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>> VIAGRAN: THE TIME IS NOW 10:38 A.M. ON AUGUST 31 AUGUST 31ST, 2026, AND THE MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE MEETING IS CALLED ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL.
SO I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR INDULGING US IN THE DELAY. WE WERE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE STORM ON THE UPDATE, AND WE ARE ALL WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE INFORMATION GETS OUT AND GETS OUT ACCURATELY. SO PLEASE SHARE THAT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND I WILL MENTION THAT THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, SO IF YOU KNOW ANY GROUPS THAT NEED SOME VOLUNTEER WORK, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE -- WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT OUT THERE TOO.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? EACH GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, I'M SORRY? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE ALL OPPOSED SAY NO. MOTION CARRIES. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> NO, CHAIR, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> VIAGRAN: ALL RIGHT.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEMS THAT WERE ON CONSENT THAT ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO MOVE -- CONSENT IS ITEM 2, RECOMMENDED THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ALAMO FY2027 OPERATING BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $195,380,770 TO FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR B SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2026. DO I NEED TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT? OKAY. SO I WANT TO ON CONSENT TAKE THIS TO B SESSION TO WE CAN GET A BIGGER PRESENTATION ON THIS.
IT HAS BEEN ASKED -- I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS WANTED TO HEAR THIS ONE BECAUSE IT'S RELATED TO THE COUNTY. THE IRE HAS C.D. REQUESTED AND I'M PRETTY SURE WE'LL HAVE OTHERS. SO IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 2 TO MOVE TO A B SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2026. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO WE WILL NOT HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME, WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THE B SESSION. SO WITH THAT -- IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? OKAY.
WITH ALL THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? ALL OPPOSED SAY NO. MOTION CARRIES. THE SECOND ITEM ON THE CONSENT IS ITEM 3, TO RECOMMEND GROWTH STATE GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR AWARD. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 3 CAN I GET A SECOND? I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD THE STAFF LIKE -- WOULD THE COMMITTEE LIKE A PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S NO PRESENTATION. THIS IS A CONSENT ITEM.
WE DO HAVE A QUESTION. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. NINE OF THE 12 APPLICANTS WERE NOT ELIGIBLE? I WAS WONDERING THE DIS DISQUALIFYING REASONS?
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BRENDA ACUNA, THE BUSINESS MANAGER.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 20 APPLICANTS, AND NINE OF THEM ARE BEING RECOMMENDED, 11 OF THEM WERE FOUND NOT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REASONS OF THEY DID NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE SECOND STAGE, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATING AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF GROWTH OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR NOT HAVING AT LEAST ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF ANNUAL REVENUE.
AND THEN FOR THE SBIR, STTR GRANTS, THERE WERE -- YOU HAD TO HAVE RECEIVED AN SBIR
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GRANT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND ONE OF THE OTHER ONES FOR THE SECOND STAGE WAS NOTIN THE -- WITHIN ONE OF COSA COSA'S DISTRICTS. >> GAVITO: ALL OF THAT WAS
CLEAR BEFORE THEY APPLIED? >> THOSE WERE IN THE GRANT STAGE GUIDELINES.
>> THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IN ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? ALL OPPOSED SAY NO? MOTION CARRIES. THE REMAINING ITEMS ARE FOR BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ACTION. ITEM 4 IS A BRIEFING ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL THIS MORNING. SO WE WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF, BUT DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOUR FEEDBACK AND ANY QUESTIONS. WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK OVER THE SUMMER SINCE WE LAST MET WITH YOU ALL AT THE END OF MAY. DEFINITELY GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM BRENDA AND ASHLEY AND THE TEAM AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I'M HERE WITH TOM STELMAN AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ME ON THIS EFFORT. WE ARE NEARING THE FINISH LINE SO WE'VE GOT A DRAFT UPDATEED UPDATEED FRAMEWORK. AND WE'VE BEEN BUILDING ON THE THEMES THAT WE'VE BEEN LEARNING FROM OUR STAKEHOLDER INPUT.
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS.
WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS SURVEY. WE HAD OVER 180 RESPONSESRESPON SO WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION FROM THAT. WE ALSO REMEMBER FOUR YEARS AGO WE DID AN ONLINE SURVEY OF SITE SELECTORS AND REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS, KIND OF A PERCEPTION SURVEY OF SAN ANTONIO AS A PLACE FOR BUSINESS.
THIS TIME AROUND WE'VE BEEN DOING INSTEAD OF A BROAD SURVEY, KIND OF A TARGETED SERIES OF ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS WITH A HALF DOZEN SITE SELECTORS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH SAN ANTONIO AND CONSIDERED IT AS A LOCATION FOR PROJECTS, AND THE RESPONSES THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING REALLY I THINK VALIDATE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY POSITIVE. TOM AND A ALEXIS AND I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE POSITIVE PERCEPTION THAT SAN SAN ANTONIO HAS NOT JUST BEEN TEXAS, BUT AS A MAJOR DESTINATION FOR BUSINESS GROWTH NATIONALLY AND EVEN INTERNATIONALLY TO AN EXTENT EXTENT. WE'VE HEARD THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME CONTINUED MESSAGEING THAT CAN BE ENHANCED AND IMPROVEED FOR JUST TELLING THE STORY OF THE CITY AS BEING OPEN FOR BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY IN SECTORS WHERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING ON THE VERY STRONG WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU HAVE THROUGH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, THROUGH YOUR HIGHER EDUCATION AND K-12 PARTNERS. SO WE'VE ALSO DONE A TON OF DATA ANALYSIS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT. WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHERE THE UPDATEED FRAMEWORK IS HEADING, AND SOME OF THE NEW AND EXPANDED ITEMS. AND AS WE'RE FRAMING THE DISCUSSION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW CAN SAN ANTONIO REALLY LEVEL UP ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. AND THE WAY THAT WE'RE ANSWERING THAT IS INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETING AGAIN NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT EVERY LEVEL FROM ENTRY TO HIGH SKILLED, HIGH PAYING. AN ALSO JUST EXPANDING THE WEALTH AND THE ASSET BASE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR RESIDENTSS, FOR YOUR BUSINESSES AND FOR THE CITY ITSELF. WE KNOW THAT COMMERCIAL TAX BASE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND. SO AS WE GET INTO THE UPDATE UPDATED FRAMEWORK, WE'VE RETAINED AT A HIGH LEVEL THE SAME THREE GOALS, BUT EACH ONE HAS BEEN IMPROVEED AND AMPLIFIED. SO INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY, PLACEMAKING AND REAL ESTATE AND TALENT AND WORKFORCE. AND WE'RE REALLY ASKING HOW CAN THE CITY LEVEL UP ON EACH ONE OF THOSE, AND BEFORE WE TREATED THE CAPACITY AND REPORTSS AS GOAL NUMBER 4, WE'VE KIND OF REFINED THAT AS REALLY A SUPPORT MECHANISM, THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT ALL THREE OF THOSE KEY GOALS GOALS. AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS JUST WALK THROUGH THE -- WHAT HAS CHANGED FROM THE 2022 FRAMEWORK TO THE UPDATE UPDATED FRAMEWORK.
SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THE THREE GOALS AND SHOW YOU WHAT THE INITIATIVES AND THE ACTION LEVEL LOOKED LIKE BEFORE, AND THEN WHAT HAS CHANGED.
AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT NOTHING IS STAYING EXACTLY THE SAME.
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EVERY ONE OF THE STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS IS EITHER AN ELEVATED OR AN ENHANCED AREA OR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN NEW AND ELEVATED. SO WITHIN GOAL 1, WE STILL HAVE THE THREE GOAL AREAS. I'M GOING TO FLIP BACK AND FORTH TO BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S CHANGE AND WHAT'S NEW NEW. SO WE HAVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SO WE'VE CARRIED FORWARD A LOT OF THOSE EFFORTS, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSES YOU'VE HAD, ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS FROM NEW COMPANIES, ATTRACTING ADDITIONAL EXPANSIONS FROM EXISTING EMPLOYERS. ONE NEW ITEM THAT HAS REALLY COME UP IS TELLING THE STORY STORY, THE CITY'S STORY AS A BUSINESS DESTINATION, SO THAT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS AROUND.AND THEN ANOTHER AREA THAT HAS REALLY BEEN EXPANDED, SO I'M JUMPING TO THE PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK, WE HAD 1.3, WAS ENTREPRENEURSHIP. SO WE'VE TAKEN ENTREPRENEUR SHIP AND IT'S STILL THERE, BUT IT FITS UNDER A HIGHER INNOVATION STRATEGY.
SO THAT 1.2 IS REALLY LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE I WOULD SAY IT'S ALIGNING THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS WITH THE DIRECTION THAT A LOT OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION EFFORTS, NOT JUST STARTING A COMPANY, BUT SCALING UP A COMPANY, SO I THINK THE CHANGE IN STRATEGY THAT GEEKDOM IS REALLY DOING ON SCALING UP COMPANIES, THAT FITS INTO THIS, BUILDING ON THE GROWING STATUS AS UT SAN ANTONIO AS A MAJOR RESEARCH ENTITY, AS WELL AS TRYING TO ATTRACT MORE INVESTMENT CAPITAL FOR START-UPS AND SCALEUPS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEW AND ENHANCED.
AND THE SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY WE'VE TRIED TO REALLY TAKE TWO MAJOR CATEGORYIES, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ON THE ONE HAND WHAT ARE EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROCUREMENT, EITHER WITH THE CITY OR WITH OTHER ENTITIES SUCH AS WHAT SUPPLY SA IS LOOKING TO DO AND IS DOING, BUT THEN ALSO BE CLEARING ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME -- ALSO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES ABOUT SCALING UP THE BUSINESS GROWTH AND BUSINESSES BROADER THAN ONLY PROCUREMENT. THOSE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL NEW ACTION ITEMS UNDER THAT SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY. SO MOVING INTO PLACEMAKING AND REAL ESTATE. IN THE PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK WE HAD A LOT UNDER 2.1 WHERE WE FOCUSED A LOT OF THE RE REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.
SO WHAT WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE IS WE'VE SPLIT THAT ONE OUT INTO TWO KIND OF RELATED, BUT KIND OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. SO ON 2.1, THE NEW VERSION OF 2.1, FOCUSING ON PLACE- PLACE-BASED INVESTMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT, SO THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM DOWNTOWN TO COMMUNITY AREAS TO CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND THEN 2.2 IS FOCUSED MORE ON CREATING THOSE LARGER SCALE SITES FOR MANUFACTURERS, ADVANCED MANUFACTURERS, AND THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESS PARKS. SO WITH WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR SITE SELECTION PARTNER GLOBAL LOCATIONS STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY -- THEY DID AN ANALYSIS OF 10 DIFFERENT SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND LOOKED AT SITE READINESS, AND ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE'VE ADDED UNDERNEATH 2.2 IS BEFORE WE HAD INFRASTRUCTURE AS ITS OWN SEPARATE STRATEGY, WE FIT MOST OF THAT TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER THAT BUSINESS SITE DEVELOPMENT. SINCE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THAT FALLS WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEW ELECTRICAL CAPACITY, NEW WATER- WATER-WASTEWATER CAPACITY, TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS TO PROVIDE GREATER CONNECTIVITY TO AND FROM SOME OF THOSE BUSINESS PARKS. AND THEN THE TOURISM AND CULTURE AREA HAS BEEN ENHANCED, BUT RETAINED AS WELL.
SO FOCUSING ON HISTORY, COMMUNITY HERITAGE, ARTS AND CULTURE AND TOURISM.
SO MOVING TO TALENT AND WORKFORCE, THIS IS ONE WHERE BEFORE READY TO WORK WAS JUST KIND OF GETTING OFF THE GROUND SO IT FIT UNDER A BROADER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. WE HAVE NOW ELEVATED READY TO WORK 2.0, THE NEXT ITERATION OF THAT, AS A HIGH LEVEL STRATEGY AND WITHIN THAT IS REALLY IDENTIFYING A SUSTAINABLE FUNDING AND OVERALL PROGRAM MODEL FOCUS FOCUSING ON THE DEMAND OCCUPATIONS AND TARGET POPULATIONS POPULATIONS THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO HOPEFULLY BENEFIT FROM THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE PROGRAM.
AND CONFUSIONS ON GETTING SOME IEDC AWARDS FOR THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM.
SO REALLY SEEING THAT PROGRESS, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CONTINUED.
AND ANOTHER AREA THAT'S REALLY AT A HIGH LEVEL STRATEGY THAT'S NEW IS ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE GROWTH THAT YOU'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE AND WILL HAVE WITH A LOT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WINS THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
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AS A COMMUNITY TO LAND, WE KNOW THAT TALENT IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL AND THE BROADER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE CITY, BETWEEN -- I MENTIONED BEFORE THE VARIOUS WORKFORCE AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, BUT ALSO WITH THE EMPLOYERS THEMSELVES.SO THAT TALENT ECOSYSTEM INCLUDES NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXPANDED SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS. IT ALSO INCLUDES TAKING A LOOK AT A.I. ADOPTION AND CREATING A FORUM FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND EMPLOYERS TO COLLABORATIVELY WORK ON HOW DO WE GET OUR WORKFORCE MORE READY FOR THE DISRUPTIONS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING, BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITIES. AND THEN A DATA COMPONENT TO THAT, REALLY SHARING AND PROVIDING THAT TALENT INTELLIGENCE ACROSS ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS. AND ONE THING THAT I DID WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT, WE HAVE RETAINED, WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN RID OF THE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT, BUT IT IS NO LONGER A HIGH LEVEL STRATEGY ON ITS OWN, BUT IT FITS UNDER A BROADER TALENT RETENTION AND ATTRACTION STRATEGY, INCLUDING FOCUSED STRATEGIES ON MILITARY PERSONNEL, OTHER KEY GROUPS THAT ARE TARGETED FOR TALENT ATTRACTION. BUT ALSO TRYING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT THIS AND NOT TRYING TO PUT SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE CITY AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BECAUSE THAT WRAPAROUND SUPPORT STILL INCLUDES THINGS LIKE HOUSING, TRANSIT TRANSIT, CHILDCARE, BROADBAND, OVERALL HEALTH. SO THEN THAT CAPACITY AND RESOURCES, SO BEFORE WE HAD TOOLS, PARTNERSHIPS AND NEW STAFFING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. SO THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT NOW WHERE WE'VE -- THE TOOLS INCLUDE STILL, OF COURSE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES, FINANCING. WE'VE ALSO TAKEN A LOOK AT LAND BANKING AND PUBLIC- PUBLIC-PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AS MORE OF A TOOL RATHER THAN PUTTING THAT IN WITH THE PLACEMAKING AND REAL ESTATE. THE PARTNERSHIPS ARE THERE BUT ENHANCED FOCUS ON GREATER SATX ON OVERRULE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ATTRACTION. MANY OTHER PARTNERS, EXTERNAL PARTNERS FIT INTO THIS AS WELL AS OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND THE NEW STRATEGY HERE IS REALLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE DIFFICULT FUNDING SITUATION THAT YOU ARE IN AS WELL AS SO MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS REALLY COMING UP WITH NEW ACTIONS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING BUT ALSO PRIVATE AND PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING AND ADDING GRANT-WRITING EXPERTISE AS AN ACTION TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHICH THEN IN TURN SUPPORTS THE OVERALL CITY AND THE SERVICES THAT IT CAN DELIVER.
WE ARE LOOKING AT PROVIDING A FIRST DRAFT OF THE FRAMEWORK TO YOU ALL AND TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND LOOKING TO RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACK TO BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THE UPDATEED FRAMEWORK AND HAVE THAT READY IN PLACE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION IN ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF FROM NOW.
THAT IS HOPEFULLY A BRIEF ENOUGH UPDATE, BUT WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK
YOU ALL HAVE. THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS A PRESENTATION FOR BRIEFING ONLY, SO WE DO NOT NEED A MOTION, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I WILL BEGIN BECAUSE I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW WHERE I'M HOW YOU SEE IT DIFFERENTLY. THIS HAS BECOME VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT MEMOS THAT HAS COME OUT AND BECAUSE OF OUR CURRENT BUDGET CONVERSATION.
SO THAT IS WHY I THINK BRENDA AND ALEX AND ALSO I SEE MIKE HERE, IS THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG ASK BEFORE Y'ALL COME MID SEPTEMBER TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AND NOW THERE'S CONVERSATION ABOUT THERE MIGHT NOT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT IF WE SEE THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF A TIRZ, SO TIRZ IS ONE OF THEM THAT IS IN THAT INCENTIVES THAT WE ARE ALSO DISCUSSING DURING THE BUDGET BUDGET, AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS PART OF OUR INCENTIVE PACKAGE. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE Y'ALL ENTER IN THAT. AND THEN SOME OF OUR CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH GROUPS THAT WERE PART OF WHAT -- I'M GOING TO SAY MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE CASTILLO
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CALLED THE QUINCEANERA ASK. THERE WAS BIOMEDICAL SA WHICH DOES A LOT OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ARM ARM. WHAT WOULD THAT COST IF WE AS THE CITY HAD TO TAKE THAT ON? DO WE EVEN HAVE THE STAFF TO DO THAT AND RECRUIT FOR A BIOMED THING. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT WE HAVE BEEN PLACED IN MEMOS OR PUT IN THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WE HAD. WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GET TIGHT, BUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK AS WE CREATE OUR ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK. THE OTHER IS SAN ANTONIO EDUCATION PARTNERS AND THE SCHOLARSHIPS THERE. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I WANT YOU ALL TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU COME BACK TO -- COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER. I THINK I REALLY LIKE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE FOR THIS YEAR. I THINK WHAT WE DO NEED TO DO IS LOOK AT ON UPDATEED GOAL 2, PLACEMAKING AND REAL ESTATE, IF THERE IS A WAY WE COULD POSSIBLY LOOK AT THE BENEFITS WE'RE GETTING FROM NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT IS WITHIN OUR PUBLIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND I'LL ACTUALLY INCLUDE BROADBAND TOO BECAUSE I KNOW I HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN, COMPANIES COMING IN AND DEVELOPING AND THEN THEY OFFER IN FIBER BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BRING IT TO THEIR AREA. NOW IT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IN SOME PARTS THAT DIDN'T HAVE THAT. THE OTHER IS CONNECTING SOME PIPES THAT WEREN'T CONNECTED BEFORE BECAUSE OF SAWS. AND WE LIVE IN AN OLDER AREA AREA, SO REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT CONSIDERED. AND THEN ON THE GOAL NUMBER 2 WHERE IT'S PLACE-BASED INVESTMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT, LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND THEN ALSO REALLY LOOKING AT THE TIRZ AND WHERE WE COULD POSSIBLY GROW TIRZ OR THE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT I FEEL THE STATE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD, TAKING OPPORTUNITY OF THAT.THE OTHER THING I SEE AS WE LOOK AT THIS FRAMEWORK IS THE REAL BENEFITS IN HOUSING AND CHILDCARE AND HEALTH, AND TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE LOOKING TO DO -- I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT CHILDCARE BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO LIKE A PRE-K OR A 3-K EDUCATION EARLY MATTERS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO INCLUDE THAT INTO THEIR, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I THINK HARLANDALE IN PARTICULAR, SOUTH SAN IS ANOTHER THAT I KNOW OF AND OTHERS MIGHT HAVE THAT THERE THERE. SO I REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT LOOKED INTO.
THE HOUSING PIECE IS ANOTHER THAT WE'RE LOOKING AND WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON AND THEN ON THE FINAL -- THAT WOULD BE FOR GOAL NUMBER 3, TALENT AND WORKFORCE, IS THAT WRAP WRAPAROUND SERVICES SUPPORT. THE HOUSING CHILDCARE OR EDUCATION AND THEN OF COURSE THE HEALTH. IF WE BRING IN BIGGER COMPANIES, AND I KNOW TOYOTA IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE MY EXAMPLE, BUT TOYOTA DOES HAVE I THINK A NURSE AND POSSIBLY A DOCTOR, BUT I KNOW THEY HAVE NURSES ON-SITE. USAA USED TO HAVE A NURSE ON-SITE ALSO, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR HEALTHCARE SERVICE THERE.
THEN THE LAST WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CAPACITY AND RESOURCES RESOURCES, AND THIS MIGHT BE RETENTION AND EXPANSION. AND REALLY LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT HEADQUARTERS THAT COULD HAVE EXPANDED HERE, BUT INSTEAD OF EXPANDING THEIR HEADQUARTERS THEY DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE SATELLITE OFFICE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I'M VERY -- I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I WANT OUR HEADQUARTERS THAT ARE HERE AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN IDENTIFY THEM, BUT AGAIN, I MENTIONED USAA IS ONE WHERE COULD WE GET USAA TO EXPAND HERE, OR ARE THEY GOING TO KEEP ON MOVING TO COLORADO OR PHOENIX OR DO MORE REMOTE WORK? AND THE SAME IS WITH SOME OF OUR STALWART ONES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER, SWBC, YOU KNOW, THOUGH IT'S NOT A TRADITIONAL HEADQUARTERS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ARMY NORTH AND SOUTH, THEY RELOCATED FROM HERE, BUT THEY STILL HAVE A PRESENCE HERE AT OUR BASES.
SO REALLY TRYING TO LOOK AT THAT AS WE LOOK AT RETENTION AND SEEING WHAT IS IT THAT
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WE NEED TO DO HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO KIND OF EDGE OUT OTHER LOCATIONS FOR DEFINITELY RETAINING OUR HEADQUARTERS, BUT ACTUALLY GETTING THEM TO EXPAND HERE? AND WE JUST GOT THE PRESENTATION LAST WEEK FROM OUR AVIATION DEPARTMENT, JESÚS, AND WE KNOW THAT FLIGHTS AND TRANSPORTATION IN AND OUT OF SAN ANTONIO IS KEY SO THAT COULD BE ONE OF THE ASPECTS THAT WE DO. SO I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGES. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE SEPTEMBER 9TH FRAMEWORK, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME THINGS WE NEED TO DO AND CONSIDER AS WE PUT THINGS ON THE CONVERSATION, AND REALLY PUT A PRICE TAG ON IN TERMS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTS WE HAD ON THAT LIST, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE -- WITH CUTTING THE BUDGET AND THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO -- TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THOSE INDUSTRIES THAT WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO FOCUS ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO BIOMEDICAL AND I.T. SECURITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE CONTRACT. SO THAT'S MY -- THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. I'M SURE MORE THINGS WILL COME, BUT I REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN BEFORE SEPTEMBER 9TH. WHO WOULD LIKE AN ECONOMIC ANCHOR, AND OF COURSE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE MARKETPLACE AND WHAT KIND OF ADDITIONAL BUSINESS GROWTH COULD HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THAT. SO KIND OF LOOKING AT THE STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN EACH ONE OF THOSE THOSE, THE MAJOR REGIONAL SISTERS, DIFFERENT COMMUNITY AREAS AND CORRIDORS. SO SOME OF THE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES WILL KIND OF BE PLACE SPECIFIC, BUT SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE USED CITYWIDE AS WELL.
>> GALVAN: GOT IT. WOULD THERE BE ANY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE MARKET IN OUR CITY AND HOW TO ENHANCE THOSE? THINKING ABOUT PLACES THAT OF COURSE HAVE HIGH MARKET DEMAND FOR INVESTMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAN BE USED TO ENHANCE THAT OR TAILORED IN A WAY THAT FITS IN THAT AREA? VERSUS A SPOT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS TYPICALLY NOT HAD THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT IN THE AREA AND IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT PATHWAY LOOKS FORWARD IN TERMS OF THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE, OTHER DIFFERENT STRATEGIES YOU WILL BE PRESENTING IN THIS FRAMEWORK FOR THOSE KIND OF OPTIONS IN OUR CITY?
>> GREAT QUESTION. IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY KIND OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STRATEGIES FOR PLACES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MARKET VIABILITY OR NEED
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. >> GALVAN: RIGHT. >> THAT'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO INCORPORATE. >> GALVAN: OKAY, GREAT.
ON THE GOAL NUMBER 3 FOR THE TALENT AND WORKFORCE, I APPRECIATE THE HIGHER EDUCATION FOCUS THERE. I DID WANT TO ASK TOO WAS THERE ANY WAY TO LOOK AT THE KIND OF K-12 SUPPORT THERE. I KNOW WHEN TALKING WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES, WE TALK ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTALS STILL BEING NEEDED THERE AND MAKING SURE OUR FOLKS ARE COLLEGE READY AS WELL. I'M WONDERING WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE WITH THE K-12 K-12
SUPPORT TOO. >> I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD FIT INTO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAS, WHETHER IT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IT THE HIGHER EDUCATION, WHETHER IT'S ON THE A.I. ADOPTION. ONE OF OUR RECENT CLIENTS THAT'S WRAPPING UP THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, W WYNNETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA IN THE ATLANTA AREA, THEY HAD
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THE HIGHEST MAJOR HIGH SCHOOL IN IN THE COUNTRY FOUR YEARS AGO.THERE ARE SOME MODELS THAT I THINK WE CAN LOOK AT ON THAT K-12 ALIGNMENT AS WELL.
I THINK THAT COULD FIT IN UNDER THE WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS ALSO.
>> GALVAN: OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> VIAGRAN: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINAL REPORT IN SEPTEMBER.
I APPRECIATE THAT THIS UPDATEED DRAFT FOCUSES ON ALL LEVELS OF SUPPORT FOR JUST DIFFERENT RESIDENTSS WITH DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL DOWNEDS AND DIFFERENT TRADES AND JUST DIFFERENT SKILL SETS, AREA. I WAS CURIOUS IN TERMS OF THE A.I. ADOPTION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT -- I KNOW YOU TOUCHED ON IT IN TERMS OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO RUN IN CONFLICT WITH SOME OF OUR WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY SHEPHERDING SHEPHERDING -- A RECOMMENDATION TO SHEPHERD IN ESSENTIALLY THE ELIMINATION OF SPECIFIC JOB POSITIONS FOR THE SAKE OF EFFICIENCYIES AND/OR COST SAVINGS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M HOPING TO SEE.
THE QUESTION HAS ALREADY BEEN ASKED IN TERMS OF LIKE WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CONTRASTS BETWEEN THIS DRAFT AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE LAST PRESENTATION OR REPORT, RATHER. I WAS CURIOUS IN TERMS OF WITH THIS REFRESHED RE REENVISION INCENTIVES WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO CONCENTRATE TODAY WHEN I HAVE A LARGE SWATH OF CONSTITUENTS THAT HAVE BEEN WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ALL THAT TO SAY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT INVESTMENT COULD LOOK LIKE, FOCUSING MORE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT, I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN ATTRACT THROUGH INCENTIVES, BUT I THINK INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW BUSINESSES TO WANT TO COME TO THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE A DIRECTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITHIN THE REPORT. I APOLOGIZE.
I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP RIGHT NOW AND THE OUTAGES, IT'S A LOT.
IT'S OVERWHELMING. I'LL CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS AND FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF.
>> VIAGRAN: WE CAN COME BACK AROUND. COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZÁLEZ.
>> GONZÁLEZ: I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I KNOW THAT YOUR DISTRICT IS GOING THROUGH A LOT OVER THIS WEEKEND, SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, AND GIVING YOUR INPUT BECAUSE IT IS ABSOLUTELY VALUED. THANK YOU.
SO I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I PROMISE WE DON'T ALWAYS CRY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, Y'ALL. [LAUGHTER].
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE PLACEMAKING AND REAL ESTATE.
JUST SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT'S A BALANCE TOO IN -- I THINK THERE'S SO MUCH OF A DEEP DIVE IN EACH ONE OF THESE BUCKETS SO I'M HOPING THAT THE NEXT ROUND OF -- I GUESS THE NEXT PART OF THE REPORT AT SOME POINT COMES WITH SOME ACTIONABLE ITEMS THAT WE CAN START TO IMPLEMENT. AND EVEN ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE, OBVIOUSLY CONSIDERING THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND IT'S LIMITED, BUT ARE THERE ANY SHORT-TERM OR NEAR TERM PROJECTS THAT WE CAN DO ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE VERSUS, YOU KNOW, JUST SITTING AND WAITING FOR THOSE LONG-TERM PROJECTS THAT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAPPEN EITHER THROUGH A TIRZ OR A BOND? SO JUST KIND OF SPECIFICS AROUND ANY NEAR TERM SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN START TO IMPLEMENT SOONER THAN LATER I THINK WOULD BE
HELPFUL IN THIS CLIMATE. >> YES. >> GONZÁLEZ: THEN ON THE THE -- I GUESS IS THERE A WAY TO SHOW WHICH DISTRICTS DISTRICTS -- I GUESS THAT'S FOR US AS A COUNCIL, AS A CITY, WHICH DISTRICTS ARE READY FOR THIS APPROACH? MORE SO THAN OTHERS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE DO AFTER THIS OR IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THAT REPORT NOW? >> SO PART OF WHAT WE'VE DONE ON THE -- JUST LOOKING AT 2.2 THERE, THE SITE PRIORITIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION, WE'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF THE BUSINESS PARK SITES THAT ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO -- WITH THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS IN NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE READY FOR ATTRACTING COMPANIES. SO THERE'S -- THOSE FIT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISTRICT DISTRICT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT SAME APPROACH CAN BE APPLIED CITYWIDE. AND THAT'S MORE FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT SITES, BUT THE PLACE-BASED INVESTMENT RE REDEVELOPMENT, THERE'S -- THAT CAN APPLY IN EVERY DISTRICT. THERE ARE EXISTING AREAS THAT ARE SEEING DEVELOPMENT OR COULD SEE DEVELOPMENT. GREAT QUESTION. WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW THOSE INVESTMENTS CAN LEAD TO SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
>> GONZÁLEZ: YEAH. AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BALANCING THAT, RIGHT?
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HOW ELSE -- HOW DO WE MEASURE -- OTHER THAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, WHAT OTHER WAYS CAN WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THAT STRATEGY?I GUESS I'M TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND. >> YEAH.
I THINK GOING BACK TO THE OVERARCHING -- WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEVEL UP.
YOU WANT TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FROM ENTRY LEVEL TO HIGHER WAGE, SO THE CREATION OF JOBS, THE RETENTION OF JOBS, THE RETENTION AND GROWTH OF COMPANIES THAT EXIST ALREADY ALREADY, SMALL TO LARGE. THOSE ARE A COUPLE OTHER AREAS, IN ADDITION TO JUST THE OVERALL ATTRACTION OF INVESTMENT.
>> GONZÁLEZ: OKAY. YEAH, IF THAT -- I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT'S MADE EXPLICITLY CLEAR IN THAT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GOALS ARE HELPFUL TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE, BUT ALSO WHAT'S ALREADY THERE, RIGHT? SO IT STILL PROMOTES THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROMOTE PROMOTES THE RESIDENTSS THAT HAVE CALLED THAT PLACE HOME THAT IS PART OF OUR STORY, BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO SHARE WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THIS SPACE, AND WHEN IT COMES TO PLACEMAKING TOO, I JUST READ -- I REPRESENT THE MEDICAL CENTER AND THE MEDICAL ALLIANCE JUST PUT OUT THEIR REPORT AND THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT CAME UP FOR THEM WAS PLACEMAKING.
AND SO WHEN I SAW IT HERE ON THE SLIDE I WAS LIKE, YEP, I'M NOT SURPRISED, SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TYING THAT MEDICAL ALLIANCE REPORT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A CITY I
THINK IS IMPORTANT AS WELL. SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: ON SLIDE 12 CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ENHANCED PARTNERSHIPS? FOR EXAMPLE WITH GREATER SATX WHERE YOU SEE OPPORTUNITY FOR ENHANCEMENTS ENHANCEMENTS? SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE SAN ANTONIO STORY IS -- THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS AT THE CENTER OF IT AND -- BUT IT IS A LARGER REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKFORCE, BUSINESS, REAL ESTATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THAT PARTNERSHIP OF HAVING THE CITY AND ITS OUTWARD-FACING PROMOTIONAL ENTITY IS CRITICAL, AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT DO THAT WELL TEND TO GET MORE SUCCESS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WINS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL.
SO WE SEE THAT PARTNERSHIP NEEDING TO CONTINUE AND REALLY BE FURTHER ENHANCED
AND SUPPORTED. >> CASTILLO: CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE EXTERNAL PARTNERS
AND WHAT YOU ENVISION THERE? >> YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER EXTERNAL PARTNERS FROM THE VARIOUS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, FROM SAGE TO PROSPER WEST TO THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT FROM LAUNCH SA, GEEKDOM, VELOCITY, I'LL MISS A NUMBER OF THEM BUT I'LL MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL CAPTURED AND INCLUDED. EVERY ONE OF THOSE IS CRITICAL WHETHER THEY ARE A PARTNER THE CITY IS HELPING TO FUND OR SUPPORT, OR WHETHER THEY'RE DOING THEIR
OWN THING BUT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY. >> CASTILLO: I APPRECIATE THAT. THIS QUESTION MAY BE FOR STAFF.
THINKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M GRATEFUL WE ARE WE VISITING THE CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF THE INTERVIEWS WITH STAKEHOLDERS GAUGING WHERE FOLKS BELIEVE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND THIS MAY BE A REDUNDANT QUESTION BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT, AGAIN, IS IT HELPFUL WITHIN COMMITTEE WITH EACH OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE BRIEFIGS ON WHERE WE'RE TYING DOLLARS TO THE PLAN TO MOVE IT FORWARD. WHEN I SEE IT'S OVER $650,000 IN TERMS OF US GOING BACK AND REVISITING THE FRAMEWORK, I KNOW WE'RE DOING THE SHIP REFRESH BUT I'M CURIOUS HOW WE CAN MOVE PIECES ALONG AND HOW CAN COUNCIL HELP SHEPHERD THAT. WITH PCDC, WE ARE OFTEN GETTING BRIEFINGS WITH COMPONENTS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT WOULD JUST BE COPY-PASTE, RIGHT?
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I WANT TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THESE PLANS FORWARD AND REFRESH, WHEN WE'VE HIT METRICS IN WHICH WE'RE NOW ADDRESSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOR EXAMPLE, AT 30% AMI. I'M JUST CURIOUS OF HOW WE CAN HELP MOVE THESE PLANSFORWARD ONCE ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER. >> THAT'S A FANTASTIC QUESTION. SO HISTORICALLY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS BROUGHT FORWARD KIND OF SEMI-ANNUAL, BIANNUAL UPDATES TO EWDC FOR THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. IT HISTORICALLY HAS NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDED THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT. WE HAVE ALSO, AS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT OUR DASHBOARD 3.0, AGAIN, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS CURRENTLY ON THE DASHBOARD. AS WE LOOK AT 3.0, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE REALLY BUILD OUT SPECIFICALLY ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STRATEGIES AND HOW WE'REFARING ON THOSE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER AREA WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT WITH TIME
SPECIFICALLY TO DOLLAR AMOUNTS AS WELL. >> CASTILLO: I APPRECIATE THAT. THE PARALLEL I'M DRAWING, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE PLACE-MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE SEEN WITHIN THE LAST STRATEGIC PLAN AND THIS ONE, I THINK ABOUT THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE AND THOSE FACELIFT PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WHAT I ALWAYS SHARE WITH DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS, IT'S NOT JUST HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT, IT'S OUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL THAT DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIX THEIR FA SITUATED FACADE AND BE UP TO CODE. I'M THINKING MORE AUDIO] SO THAT WAY COUNCIL CAN STRATEGICALLY INVEST IN THOSE PROGRAMS. I THINK IT APPEARS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE GET EVERYTHING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I THINK TYING IT TO THE PLAN AND HOW IT'S HELPING US MEET THE METRICS IN TERMS OF PLACE-MAKING WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE TO HOPEFULLY GET BUY-IN FROM COUNCIL TO SAY YES, WE ARE TIGHTENING OUR BELT BUT THERE IS VALUE IN INVESTING IN PLACE-MAKING WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THAT BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT IN TERMS OF HOW EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED AND THE FACT THAT IF WE WANT TO KEEP OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES THERE, WHAT SORT OF AMENDMENTS ARE WE PUTTING FORWARD THAT KIND OF HINDER THEM, TOO, IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM ON THIS PLACE-MAKING AND IN THESE GRANTS FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENT. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO, AND THIS IS GOING TO KIND OF LEAD INTO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT, BUT YOU DID BRING IT UP ON UPDATED GOAL 1.1 IS OUR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT. AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN AGAIN CONNECTING DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER IN TERMS OF OUR SISTER CITIES AND OUR WORK WE DO GLOBALLY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF WHAT WE CONSIDER OUR LOCAL OR HAVE BEEN A BRAND HERE IN SAN ANTONIO ARE ACTUALLY A SUBSIDIARY OF A GLOBAL PARENT COMPANY. AND WE NEED TO START IDENTIFYING THAT IF WE'RE GOING -- AND WHAT WE KNOW GREATER SATX HAS SOME OF THAT INFORMATION BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS NEW COMMITTEE HAS SOME OF THAT INFORMATION, UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE GLOBAL PARENT OF SOME OF THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE CONTINUALLY GETTING CONTRACTS OR BUILDING WITH NEW DEVELOPERS THAT COME IN, WHERE THEY'RE FROM, AND HOW IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. BECAUSE I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO LEVEL UP, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT TAKE THE MISSION TRIPS TO INDIA OR MEXICO OR LONDON HAVE THAT IDEA OF WHERE THESE COMPANIES ARE AND WE BROUGHT UP THE CHAMBERS BEFORE. YOU BROUGHT UP THE CHAMBERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
IF THE CHAMBER IS GOING TO TAKE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SPAIN, THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHICH GLOBAL COMPANIES IN SPAIN ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THIS ALSO GOES NATIONALLY, TOO. IF WE HEAD TO ATLANTA, BECAUSE CMG WAS IN THE NEWS AND I KNOW CMG OWNS A NUMBER OF RADIO STATIONS AND TV STATIONS HERE, SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO GET THIS DONE. SO THAT'S WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT, IF Y'ALL COULD HELP WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DO SEE A LOT OF WHAT USED TO BE A LOCAL HOME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HAS NOW BECOME ABSORBED INTO A LARGER GLOBAL COMPANY. DOESN'T MEAN THAT FAMILY'S NOT THERE AND THEY'RE NOT RUNNING IT AND THEY'RE NOT COMING TO OUR EVENTS AND SPONSORING IT.
THEY STILL ARE. BUT THEY'RE PART OF A BI BIGGER -- A BIGGER HOUSE NOW
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AND WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THAT LIKE TO SEE. SO YOU'VE GOT THE INFORMATION, ALEX, YOU'VE GOT THE INFORMATION. YOU KNOW WHAT WE EXPECT A LOT ON SEPTEMBER 9TH BUT WE DO EXPECT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO MOVE US FORWARD. SO THANK YOU.IF THERE ISN'T ANYBODY ELSE WANT A SECOND ROUND? ALRIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER GALVAN? >> GALVAN: REALLY QUICK, I ALSO WANTED TO SEE WITHIN, I DON'T KNOW WHICH SLIDE IT WAS, AROUND ACCESS TO FINANCING.
I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF -- IF WE COULD INCLUDE THINGS AROUND KIND OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACCESS TO CREDIT AND TO CAPITAL.
I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY PRIVATE SECTOR A LITTLE MORE BUT I THINK THAT'S A KEY PART OF ALSO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION IS THE ACCESS TO CAPITAL THAT WE HAVE FOR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO START SMALL BUSINESSES, FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO PROCUREMENT. WHAT THOSE BARRIERS ARE AT THE MOMENT.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN PREVIOUS STUDIES DONE EITHER BY FOUNDATIONS AS WELL AS DHS, BECAUSE I SAT IN ON SOME OF THAT WORK, BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT IMPACTS CERTAIN AREAS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE IN OUR CITY AND THE KIND OF UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY LADDER THAT I THINK A LOT OF US ARE VERY FOCUSED ON AND INVESTED IN. SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, TOO. THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS SUPPORT, OF COURSE, MAKING SURE OUR DATA IS TIED TO SOME OF THOSE METRICS AND SPECIFIC DOLLARS AND PROGRAMS. IN THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE WE TALK ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT DO EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND YOU CAN TIE THEM TOGETHER AND SAY WAIT, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAN THIS ONE PROGRAM THAT'S $5,000 OR SO THAT IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER ON EVERYTHING. THERE'S A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP WE ARE UTILIZING AND CAN UTILIZE MORE. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO ADD, TOO, IS A LITTLE MORE ON THE K-12 PIECE WAS THINKING ABOUT ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS WE COULD FORM WITH ANY OF OUR MAJOR EMPLOYERS, ANY NEW EMPLOYERS AS WELL THAT ARE COMING TO THE CITY OR WE ARE TRYING TO RECRUIT TO OUR CITY TO SEE HOW WE CAN TIE IN THE WORKFORCE NEEDS THERE BUT ALSO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE EXACTLY BUT I KNOW IN OTHER CITIES, OF COURSE, I HAVE SEEN DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTNERSHIPS ENTITIES WILL DO, WHETHER ON DIRECT FINANCING OR SUPPORTING DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING OR INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, ANY KIND OF DIRECT TO WORKFORCE TIE-IN THEY CAN DO TO EXPOSE OUR STUDENTS TO WHAT'S POSSIBLE AS WELL AS TO HELP KIND OF THE FOUNDATION OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, TOO. THAT'S OF COURSE IN GREAT NEED HERE IN OUR CITY AND IN OUR STATE BUT IN AREAS OF OUR CITY ESPECIALLY. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY
COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ? >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. ON SLIDE SIX UNDER THE EXISTING ENERGY AND RENOVATION DISTRICTS, DOES THAT MAP EXIST, THE
INNOVATION DISTRICTS? >> THERE'S NOT A PERFECT DEFINITION OF THAT BUT IT WOULD INCLUDE PLACES LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWNTOWN WITH UT SAN ANTONIO.
IT WOULD INCLUDE CERTAINLY THE MEDICAL CENTER, NORTHWEST SIDE.
IT WOULD INCLUDE PORT SAN ANTONIO. IT WOULD INCLUDE BROOKS, VELOCITY. THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT ARE KIND OF BUILDING UP SOME INNOVATION ASSETS OR HAVE THEM ALREADY THAT COULD BE FURTHER SCALED UP.
>> GONZALEZ: BUT WE DON'T HAVE OR DO WE. >> THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS INNOVATION AREAS BUT THEY HAVE BEEN TIED MORE TO SMART CITIES AND NOT WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE SAME AS AN INNOVATION DISTRICT KIND OF IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TERMS. SO WE'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE TAKING A LOOK AT HOW THOSE OVERLAP AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRIOR WORK DOES, BUT SPECIFIC TO THIS, THIS KIND OF CATEGORY WE'LL BE LOOKING AT MORE THOSE WHAT -- I HATE TO SAY, THE TRADITIONAL KIND OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEFINITION OF AN INNOVATION DISTRICT.
THAT'S MORE COMPARABLE TO OTHER CITIES DEFINE IT, ALTHOUGH AS JOHN MENTIONED, IT'S A VERY BROAD KIND OF DEFINITION. BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING
A LOOK AT THAT OVERLAP OF THE TWO. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY.
THE EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROCUREMENT UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS, THAT'S NEW, IT WASN'T THERE THE LAST TIME, RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BY
NEW? >> YEAH, IT'S REALLY KIND OF A NEW CATEGORY WAY OF DESCRIBING IT SO WE HAD SBEDA PROGRAM, WE HAD LOOKED AT WHAT THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT EFFORTS ARE. I THINK LOOKING AT WHAT SUPPLY SA HAS DONE --
>> GONZALEZ: THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. SUPPLY SA WOULD FIT IN THAT?
>> YES. >> GONZALEZ: THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A PRIORITY PROGRAM FOR THIS
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FRAMEWORK? SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE A PRIORITY TO CONTINUEACCORDING TO WHAT THIS FRAMEWORK IS SAYING? >> YES.
>> GONZALEZ: OKAY. OKAY. THAT WAS IT.
ALSO ON -- WHERE IS IT? NINE. I THINK IT'S NINE.
ON READY TO WORK, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN READY TO WORK AND TRAINING?
UNDER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT? >> THAT WAS JUST LOOKING AT TRAINING EFFORTS BROADLY.
SO WE'RE TAKING JUST A MUCH DEEPER DIVE ON READY TO WORK PROGRAM AND THE TRAINING WITHIN IT AND THE DEMAND OCCUPATIONS AND WHICH POPULATIONS IT'S TARGETING.
>> GONZALEZ: I GUESS THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE AS A CITY OUTSIDE OF READY TO WORK, THOSE WOULD STILL -- I WAS LOOKING AT THE SLIDE BEFORE, BUT THE INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF READY TO WORK, THOSE MOVE OVER TO
MAYBE THE TALENT ECOSYSTEM? >> YEAH. I THINK THAT'S WHERE THEY WOULD FIT. IF THERE ARE MORE OF THAT KIND OF BROADER WRAP-AROUND OR TALENT ATTRACTION AND RETENTION, IT WOULD FIT IN THAT AS WELL.
>> MAYOR . >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU SO
MUCH. >> VIAGRAN: ALRIGHT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: ITEM NUMBER 5 IS AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO, DISTRICT 7, ON THE REPORTING CITY FUNDS GOING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. I'M SORRY, CAN I CALL UP THE COUNCILWOMAN NOW OR HER OFFICE TO GIVE SPEAKING POINTS OR AFTER THE PRESENTATION? I SHOULD DO IT NOW, RIGHT? YEAH.
OKAY. BEFORE THE PRESENTATION, THE COUNCILWOMAN DID PROVIDE A LETTER THAT WE ALL GOT. DO ANY -- DOES ONE OF OUR STAFF WANT TO COME UP AND JUST SHARE, I KNOW SHE INTENDED TO BE HERE BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND JUST SHARE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS OR WHAT YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT? OR YOU CAN READ THE LETTER IF YOU WANTED. BUT WE ALL READ IT, RIGHT? OKAY. INTRODUCE YOURSELF, THEN YOU CAN START READING THE LETTER.
>> DEAR CHAIR -- >> VIAGRAN: MILD PROCEDURE. INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR TITLE. THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD.
>> FIRST TIME. MY NAME IS LATIKA, COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO'S CHIEF OF STAFF. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT ON HER BEHALF TODAY.
SHE HAD A CONFLICTING EVENT BUT SHE REALLY DID WANT TO BE HERE.
SO DEAR CHAIR VIAGRAN AND MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON ITEM 5 ON TODAY'S AGENDA WHICH IS A CCR COUNCILWOMAN FILED REQUESTING THAT THE CITY REPORT ON FUNDS GOING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SHE FILED THE CCR AS A CALL FOR IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON HOW CITY FUNDS ARE SPENT LOCALLY AND THE HOPE IS THAT THIS DATA WILL BETTER HELP ALIGN OUR SPENDING WITH THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES WHILE ALSO OFFERING INSIGHT INTO WHERE THERE ARE GAPS IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND HOW WE ARE ABLE TO FILL THOSE GAPS. WE KNOW THAT LOCAL SPENDING IMPROVES THE ECONOMY AND HELPS CREATE JOBS. THIS IS PROVB WHEN 68% OF THE DOLLARS SPENT AT LOCAL BUSINESSES STAY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE KNOW SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY RECENT ITERATION OF THIS COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED.
THAT SAID, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHETHER WE'RE PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND IF NOT, LEARNING WHY THAT IS. SINCE THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS NO STREAMLINED WAY OF REPORTING AND TRACKING LOCAL SPENDING AND USING MULTIPLE DEFINITIONS OF LOCAL, THE COUNCILWOMAN HAS REQUESTED THAT CITY STAFF CREATE A STREAMLINED PRACTICE OF TRACKING AND REPORTING LOCAL SPENDING, IDENTIFY A CONSISTENT DEFINITION OF LOCAL, AND USE DATA COLLECTED TO IDENTIFY GAPS TO BETTER SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. FIRST WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE AND HOW MUCH WE ARE SPENDING LOCALLY AND THEN WE NEED TO LOOK WHERE OUR LOCAL ECONOMY IS NOT MEETING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT NEEDS AND HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER INITIATIVES. WE ALL WANT TO SEE OUR HOME-GROWN BUSINESSES THRIVE, AND WE WANT TO SEE LOCAL DOLLARS STAYING LOCAL, BUT AS CITY LEADERS CHARGED WITH STEWARDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND INVESTING IN LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T JUST TALK THE TALK, BUT ALSO WALK THE WALK. SO THANK YOU AGAIN AND COUNCILWOMAN IS APPRECIATIVE
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OF HER COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM, AND SHE ASKS THAT YOU PLEASE SUPPORT MOVING THIS PROPOSAL FORWARD TO HELP STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. ALRIGHT.
NOW WE WILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M VICTORIA REEDER. I WORK IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AS DEPARTUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR. THIS IS FOLLOW-UP TO THE CCR REQUESTING FOLLOW-UP OF FUNDS GOING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE FIRST REQUEST IS TO CREATE A UNIFORM DEFINITION OF LOCAL. ALSO TO PRESENT THE PERCENTAGES AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF CITY DOLLARS GOING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES WHICH INCLUDE GRANTS, PRIME CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER EXPENDITURES.
ALSO TO ESTABLISH A PRACTICE BY WHICH DEPARTMENTS REPORT LOCAL SPENDING DATA WHENEVER THEY PRESENT TO COUNCIL. HAVE A CITY-WIDE LOCAL SPENDING REPORT ISSUED YEARLY AND THEN TO USE THIS INFORMATION, IDENTIFY POTENTIAL GAPS IN LOCAL SERVICES AND SECTORS. REGARDING THE FIRST REQUEST, THE LOCAL DEFINITION, CREATE A UNIFORM DEFINITION OF LOCAL FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. WE RECOMMEND THAT WE ALIGN THIS DEFINITION WITH OUR LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM SO OUR LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM WILL STAY INTACT BUT AS A REMINDER, IT'S A BUSINESS THAT'S HEADQUARTERED WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS FOR AT LEAST A YEAR OR A PLACE OF BUSINESS THAT'S IN SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS FOR A YEAR WITH 100 OR MORE EMPLOYEES OR 20% OF THEIR EMPLOYEES REGULARLY BASE. SO FOR REPORTING PURPOSES OF VENDOR PAYMENTS AND FOR CONTRACT AWARDS, LOCAL WILL BE DEFINED AS A VENDOR'S REMIT ADDRESS WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS. THE NEXT REQUEST WAS REPORT THE PERCENTAGES IN TOTAL AMOUNTS OF CITY DOLLARS GOING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT INCLUDE GRANTS, PRIME CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER EXPENDITURES. USING THE LOCAL DEFINITION THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE RECOMMEND THAT WE REPORT THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS GOING TO VENDORS USING THEIR REMITTED ADDRESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'RE WITHIN SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS OR NOT. FOR LOCAL PAYMENTS, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT BUT WHAT WE CANNOT DO RIGHT NOW IS FOR SUBCONTRACTORS.
WHILE WE CAN MAYBE IDENTIFY THE CONTRACT AWARD, WHAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO WITH OUR CURRENT SYSTEM IS ANY SORT OF LOCAL PAYMENTS GOING TO SUBCONTRACTORS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHEN WE DO OUR SAP UPGRADE.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE IF THE NEW SYSTEM CAN CONFIGURE THIS AND BE ABLE TO TRACK THIS FOR Y'ALL AND BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK TO YOU. THIRD REQUEST WAS FOR DEPARTMENTS TO REPORT LOCAL SPENDING DATA WHENEVER THEY PRESENT DATA SPECIFIC SPENDING TO COUNCIL. WE RECOMMEND THE DEPARTMENTS REPORT THEIR LOCAL SPENDING DATA IN THE BRIEFING MEMOS THAT GO TO YOU ALL FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.
AGAIN, THAT THEY USE THAT DEFINITION OF WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS.
THE FOURTH REQUEST WAS REPORT CITY-WIDE EXPENDITURES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SO WE RECOMMEND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO REPORT THE AWARDED AMOUNT AND EXPENSE AMOUNT BASED ON THE REMITTED ADDRESS. WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT'S LOCALLY BEEN AWARDED AND WHAT'S LOCALLY BEEN SPENT. AND WE RECOMMEND THAT WE DO THIS ON A YEARLY BASIS DURING THE ANNUAL PROCUREMENT FORECAST SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. OF THE $1.5 BILLION AWARDED LAST YEAR, $799 MILLION WENT TO LOCALLY AND OF THE $2.2 BILLION SPENT, $905 MILLION WENT TO A BUSINESS WITH A LOCAL ADDRESS. AND THE LAST REQUEST WAS TO USE THIS DATA AND IDENTIFY SERVICE AND SECTOR SO ON THE AMOUNT THAT'S BEEN SPENT, THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW TO DO IN OUR CURRENT ERP SYSTEM. WE ARE NOT -- WE DON'T HAVE IT TOTALLY TRACKED -- WE DON'T HAVE IT TRACKED THAT HAS IT BY THE DIFFERENT SERVICE INDUSTRIES.
AS WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR NEW SAP AND NEW UPGRADE, WE WILL LOOK TO SEE IF WE CAN CONFIGURE THE NEW SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS TO TRACK HOW MUCH IS SPENT BY THE INDUSTRY. YOU CAN TRACK IT BY HOW MUCH IS AWARDED BUT NOT BY HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT. SO OVERALL, CONCLUSION, THIS SLIDE RECAPS WHAT WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK TO DO. CURRENTLY, WE CAN DEFINE LOCAL FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. WE CAN REPORT FOR PAYMENT AND CONTRACT AMOUNT, EXCUSE ME, CONTRACT AWARDS, AND WE CAN UTILIZE THE VENDOR LOCAL REMIT ADDRESS AND WE WILL SAY IT'S WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS. WE CAN REPORT LOCAL SPENDING DATA IN COUNCIL BRIEFING MEMOS AND WE CAN ALSO REPORT ANNUALLY DURING THE PROCUREMENT FORECAST HOW MUCH WAS SPENT AND HOW MUCH WAS AWARDED.
FOR FUTURE REPORTING PURPOSES -- OPPORTUNITIES, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT BEING ABLE TO SEE IF OUR NEW SAP SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO REPORT CITY DOLLARS GOING TO SUBCONTRACTORS, REPORT CITY EXPENDITURES BY SERVICE AND SECTOR INDUSTRY, AND THEN BE
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ABLE TO PROVIDE A MORE MEANINGFUL INSIGHT TO YOU ALL ON ANY SORT OF WORKFORCE GAPS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HERE TO ANSWER THEM. >> VIAGRAN: ALRIGHT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
I DID SIGN ON TO THE CCR. I THINK A COUPLE OF US DID. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT. AGAIN, THE DEFINITION OF LO LOCAL, I UNDERSTAND, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DO A DEFINITION OF METRO LOCAL TO INCLUDE THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ALSO, OR REGIONAL. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN -- YES, LOCAL IS CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND ADDRESS IN CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. HOWEVER, WE KNOW IN TERMS OF BEXAR COUNTY AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN AND AROUND, SOME GROUPS ARE HEADQUARTERED THERE SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO LOCAL, A LOCAL DEFINITION AND THEN WE COULD DO A REGIONAL LOCAL DEFINITION. I KNOW SOMETIMES THE TEAM DOES PRESENT THAT AND SAY WELL, THEY WEREN'T BASED HERE BUT THEY WERE OUT IN PLEASANTON OR OUT IN FLORENCEVILLE. WE UNDERSTAND THEY COME INTO SAN ANTONIO TO SPEND MONEY. SO THAT IS WHERE I THINK WE MAY NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE WE PUT ANYTHING OUT ON THE PUBLIC. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'D WANT TO PUT ANYTHING OUT IN THE PUBLIC, EITHER. I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF HER REQUESTS. I DON'T WANT TO DO A DASHBOARD FOR THIS.
I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE THE REPORTING COME ANNUALLY IN THE PROCUREMENT AND MAYBE AN IDEA AT SIX PLUS SIX WHAT WE HAVE SPENDING AND WHAT WE ASSUME IS GOING TO BE SPENT LOCALLY. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION TO Y YOU, DO Y'ALL NEED ANY HELP FROM THIS COMMITTEE IN OVERSIGHT SO I CAN FIND A VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH THE NEXT STEPS BEFORE WE TAKE THIS TO FULL COUNCIL? NO?
>> NO, I DON'T THINK SO. >> VIAGRAN: OKAY. I'VE GIVEN MY RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH IS A REGIONAL LOCAL OR, YOU KNOW, LOCAL A, LOCAL B, I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL ARE GOING TO DO IT BUT IF YOU CAN DEFINE THAT, THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND I APPRECIATE THE PROCUREMENT AND IF YOU COULD GIVE US A LIST, KIND OF AN UPDATE OF WHAT YOU DID IN TERMS OF DEFINITIONS, A ONE-PAGER, I LOVE THE SLIDE SHOW AND IT WAS ONLY NINE BUT IF WE CAN GET A ONE-PAGER SO I CAN SEND IT OUT, WE COULD HAVE IT FOR THE MEMBERS THAT DID SIGN THIS COMMITTEE. THEY MAY ALL BE SITTING HERE.
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. DOES ANY OF MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS LIKE TO CHIME IN ON
THIS? YES, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO FOR THIS INITIATIVE.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS SIMILAR COMMENTS IN TERMS OF LOCAL AND WHAT THAT MEANS AND THE DEFINITION. I GUESS IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE WITH SBEDA AND USE THAT AVENUE IN TERMS OF TRACKING LOCAL CONTRACTORS, AGAIN, I'M THINKING ABOUT AN ROP WE HAD FOR A FUND THAT WAS A LOCAL NONPROFIT BUT THE PO BOX WAS IN AUSTIN. AGAIN, RELYING ON THAT SBEDA INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE HELPFUL WITH THIS INITIATIVE AND UNDERSTANDING, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF A VENDOR IS A MAJOR NATIONAL CORPORATION, THAT HAPPENS TO HAVE A REMIT ADDRESS, SO HOW WOULD THAT QUALIFY AS LOCAL AND HOW WOULD THAT PLAY OUT IN TERMS OF TRACKING.
SO I DON'T KNOW OR RATHER, I WOULD ENCOURAGE USING THAT SAME SBEDA PROCESS IN TERMS OF TRACKING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> VIAGRAN: COUNCIL MEMBER GALVAN? >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S SENTIMENTS ON THE DEFINITION OF LOCAL.
YEAH. I THINK LEANING ON THE SBEDA WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE WILL HELP WITH SOME OF THAT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT IF IT'S TOO BROAD THAT -- I AGREE WITH THE CHAIR'S POINT ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS IN THE COUNTY AND THE AREA.
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. I THINK IT'S TOO BROAD TO THE POINT THAT IT'S NOT -- I FEEL LIKE THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO GET TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN SOME FORM, TO LOCALLY FA FAMILY-OWNED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE VERSUS LARGE ENTITIES THAT ARE PRETTY CAPABLE, HAVE PRETTY LARGE PORTFOLIO IN SOME WAY. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET IT TO THE FOLKS THAT AREN'T TYPICALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. THAT'S AT LEAST MY THOUGHT ON THE DEFINITION OF LOCAL IS HOW DO WE GET TO FOLKS WHO ARE TYPICALLY LEFT OUT OF THIS PROCESS VERSUS FOLKS ALREADY WITHIN THIS OR WHO HAVE VERY SIGNIFICANT ASSETS TO MAYBE NOT NEED AS MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW HOW EXACTLY YOU GET THAT DEFINITION PERFECTLY
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THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ONLY BY JUST THE ADDRESS ALONE.FOR REPORTING PURPOSES, I UNDERSTAND FOR SURE, KIND OF SAYING HERE'S WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING. I FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE IT AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF OPEN DATA. I THINK ABOUT THAT GENERALLY FOR OUR CITY, I THINK BEYOND THIS SPECIFIC FOCUS. I WOULD NEED MORE DETAILS ON WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. I KNOW OTHER CITIES DO THAT IN SOME FORM WHERE THEY SHOWCASE HERE'S THE LINE ITEM THE BUDGET GOES TO AND HERE'S THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT EXIST WITHIN THAT, HERE'S HOW IT MEETS THE METRICS. I KNOW WE STARTED TO DO THAT WITHIN OUR BUDGET PROCESS THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THIS SPECIFIC FOCUS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEE US GET THERE. HOW PRETTY THAT LOOKS, DIFFERENT ISSUE, VERSUS MAYBE A SPREADSHEET THAT SHOWCASES HERE'S WHERE THE MONEY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND WENT TO. I KNOW DASHBOARDS DO THAT IN SOME WAY. I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BIT MORE OF HOW IT CAN ALL BE IN ONE PLACE FOR FOLKS TO EASILY ACCESS IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHETHER IT'S A RESIDENT, A BUSINESS OR A COUNCIL MEMBER CAN EASILY GO TO ONE PAGE THAT HAS ALL THE KIND OF DATA AGGREGATED TO ONE SPOT VERSUS GOING TO MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT INFORMATION OR WHERE THAT MONEY'S GOING OUT TOWARDS.
THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS FOR NOW. THANK YOU.
>> VIAGRAN: COUNCIL MEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ? >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS CCR FORWARD, AND I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE STATED. FOR ME IT'S ON SLIDE THREE, JUST ALIGNING THE DEFINITION WITH OUR LOCAL PROGRAM. I'M NOT SURE IF REMIT-TO ADDRESS AND LOCAL ARE ALIGNED. SO TRYING TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THAT. >> SO WE ARE JUST SAYING WE WOULD LIKE ALIGNING WITH OUR PREFERENCE PROGRAM, JUST ALSO HAS A COUPLE MORE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE BEEN HERE AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE TO, REGARDING THE EMPLOYEES, AND NOT EVERY CONTRACT AWARD GOES TO THE LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM SO WHAT THIS MEANS, WE'RE JUST SAYING IN GENERAL ANY VENDOR PAYMENTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS, IF THEY HAVE THEIR REMITTED ADDRESS WITHIN SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS, THAT THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED
LOCAL. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY. DOES THIS WORK ALSO ALIGN WITH THE WORK THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING WITH SUPPLY SA? HOW DOES IT ALIGN, I GUESS I
WOULD SAY? THAT'S MY QUESTION. >> WELL, THE WORK -- WE DID REACH OUT TO THEM REGARDING THIS AND IT IS WORKING WITH THEM WHEN YOU MEAN LIKE HOW
THEIR OUTREACH FOR LOCAL? >> GONZALEZ: YES, DOING OUTREACH, WE'RE REPORTING IT, DO THOSE MEET UP AT SOME POINT? OR SHOULD THEY?
ARE THEY GOING TO BESILO'ED? >> ELLIOTT: WE ARE WORKING WITH SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE AND SUPPLY SA. OUR HOPE IS THAT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY WILL BECOME IN ALIGNMENT. RIGHT NOW, BASED ON HOW OUR SYSTEM'S CONFIGURED, BASED ON THE DATA WE HAVE, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THAT PROCESS. ULTIMATELY AS WE PROGRESS, WE SHOULD ALL BE IN SYNC. THE WAY I VIEW IT, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.
>> GONZALEZ: THERE'S A GOAL THERE, THOUGH, TO ALIGN? >> ELLIOTT: YES, MA'AM.
>> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. >> VIAGRAN: ALRIGHT.
IF THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, THIS WAS ALSO FOR BRIEFING ONLY.
PLEASE REACH OUT TO US IF YOU HAVE ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL.
I THINK ONE THING WE'RE SEEING IS THAT LOCAL DEFINITION, WE NEED OPTIONS
THERE. >> OKAY. >> VIAGRAN: SO IF Y'ALL COULD WORK ON THAT AND THEN BRING THAT, EVEN IF IT'S BY MEMO, JUST GIVING US AN IDEA OF OPTIONS AND WE CAN LOOK AT AGENDIZING THAT HERE BEFORE WE TAKE IT TO THE FULL COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT.
NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 6, A BRIEFING ON THE CITY'S CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT PRACTICES RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING EVALUATION OF STRATEGIES TO PROTECT ALL SAN ANTONIANS. IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> VIAGRAN: THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> GOOD MORNING AGAIN. TROY ELLIOTT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
THIS IS REALLY A CONTINUATION OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE FULL COUNCIL AND WITH THE COMMITTEE ON, AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED, SUPPORTING EVALUATION OF STRATEGIES TO PROTECT ALL SAN ANTONIANS WITH A FOCUS ON KIND OF OUR CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AS WE DEAL WITH ICE AND THE VENDORS OR CONTRACTORS OR SUPPLIERS THAT MAY DO BUSINESS WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE COORDINATION OR SUPPORT.
JUST KIND OF THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. I MENTIONED WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL 9TH.
ULTIMATELY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT WE COME TO THIS COMMITTEE ON SPECIFICALLY FIVE ITEMS. THOSE BE FORWARDED TO THIS COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION,
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EVALUATION AND NEXT STEPS. WE DID HAVE AN INTRODUCTION ON THE TOPIC ON MAY 26.WE WENT THROUGH ALL THE FIVE ITEMS. I WILL GO THROUGH THOSE BRIEFLY IN A MINUTE AND KIND OF GAVE YOU OUR RECOMMENDATION AND REALLY, THEY FALL INTO TWO BUCKETS. WE WILL DO A REFRESHER AND TALK ABOUT THAT MORE IN DEPTH. FROM A PROCUREMENT STANDPOINT, DIVIDING IT BETWEEN OUR STATUTORY PROCUREMENTS AND NON-STATUTORY PROCUREMENTS.
AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE THE FIVE ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS COUNCIL POLICY TO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH ENTITY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ICE.
WE HAVE NON-CONTRACTING POLICIES. I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THE VERBIAGE. A PROCUREMENT STANDARDS AND VALUE-BASED CRITERIA.
CAN OUR EXISTING POLICIES BE STRENGTHENED. VENDOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE. ALL THESE ITEMS, THE TOP THREE ITEMS, REALLY ALL HINGE ON OUR ABILITY FOR VENDOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KNOW ARE THEY DOING BUSINESSES WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT ICE.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE FIRST STEP AND WHERE A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATION WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY AND TOOK PLACE AT THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING AS WELL.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT INSURANCE LIABILITY AND RISK EXPOSURE, WHIT COMES TO INSURANCE LIABILITY AND RISK EXPOSURE, THERE REALLY WASN'T A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY, A LOT OF INFORMATION TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT WITH LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
SPECIFICALLY AS I TALKED ABOUT TWO AREAS WHEN IT COMES TO PROCUREMENT, NON-STATUTORY. WHEN IT COMES TO NON-STATUTORY PROCUREMENTS, I TALK ABOUT NON-STATUTORY, I'M TALKING ABOUT REALLY THOSE AREAS THAT ARE DISCRETIONARY REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, HAVE DEALING WITH PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES, LEASES OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, OTHER REVENUE-GENERATING CONTRACTS.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO NON-STATUTORY, THE CITY AND CITY COUNCIL MAY APPLY VENDOR ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, NON-CONTRACTING POLICIES OR VALUE-BASED CRITERIA ONLY TO THESE TYPE OF CONTRACTS, AS I MENTIONED. WHIT COMES TO STATUTORY, STATUTORY PROCUREMENTS ARE GOING TO BE EXACTLY THAT, ALL OF OUR PROCUREMENTS THAT ARE COVERED BY STATE STA TUT. INVITATION FOR BIDS, REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS, TYPICALLY APPLICABLE TO CONSTRUCTION, THOSE HAVE STATUTORY PARAMETERS AND THERE'S LIMITED ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING IN TERMS OF APPLYING ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES TO THOSE AREAS. SO AT THE MAY 26 EWC COMMITTEE, WE WENT THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION, THROUGH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE WERE TWO ASKS OF THE STAFF AND TO COME BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE. ONE WAS FINDINGS FROM OUTREACH TO CITIES ON POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THE OTHER WAS TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF DISCLOSURE FORMS FOR OTHER PEER CITIES OR OTHER MECHANISMS USED TO SUPPORT VENDOR TRANSPARENCY, OTHER CONTRACTING CONSIDERATIONS FOR BOTH STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY PROCUREMENTS. I THINK THE TEAM HANDED OUT IN FRONT OF YOU KIND OF A LIST OF, BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, THAT WE IDENTIFIED FROM OTHER PEER CITIES AND NATIONAL CITIES AND I CAN GO THROUGH THOSE HERE IN A SECOND IN MORE DEPTH. FIRST AS WE DID OUR RESEARCH WHEN IT CAME TO TEXAS CITIES, EVERY CITY THAT WE TALKED TO, EVERY CITY WHEN WE LOOKED AT THEIR PROCUREMENTS, BASED ON STATE LAWS THAT REALLY MANDATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COOPERATE WITH ICE, NOT SO MUCH SUPPORT BUT TO COOPERATE, THERE WAS NO TEXAS CITY THAT WE FOUND THAT HAD SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT POLICIES RESTRICTING BUSINESS WITH ENTITIES SUPPORTING ICE.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK BUT BASED ON LOOKING AT ALL THOSE, WE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU FLIP TO OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE NATION, AND I THINK SOMEONE MAY HAVE MENTIONED THAT LAST TIME WE MET, SPECIFICALLY WITH CALIFORNIA, THEY HAD THEIR CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT WHICH RESTRICTS STATE AND LOCAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM USING AGENCY RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE, INTERROGATE, DETAIN, DETECT, OR ARREST PERSONS FOR FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. THERE'S A NUMBER OF POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY SOME OF THESE CITIES, SPECIFICALLY OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
IN YOUR PACKET THERE IS A DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT FOR OAKLAND, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, THEN FOR LOS ANGELES, THERE WAS A POLICY IN YOUR PACKAGE THAT DESCRIBES WHAT THEY DO FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE. WE DID FIND CITY OF RICHMOND, IT'S IN YOUR PACKET BUT NOT IN THE SLIDE. THEY ALSO HAD DISCLOSURE POLICY WHEN THEY CONDUCTED THEIR PROCUREMENTS, THAT VENDORS MUST SIGN OFF ON BEFORE THEY CAN ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. IN TERMS OF PENNSYLVANIA, THERE'S NO STATE CODE. IT'S HANDLED INDEPENDENTLY BY EACH STATE AGENCY OR MUNICIPALITY. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, THEY HAVE AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING CONTRACTS WITH ENTITIES THAT DO BUSINESS WITH ICE AND VIOLATIONS MAY RESULT UP TO A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACTING BAN. WE ALSO LOOKED AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, LOOKING AT THEIR PROCUREMENTS. WE DID NOT FIND A POLICY OR ORDINANCE BUT IN THEIR RFPS, THEY HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THEY ASK IN TERMS OF DATA BROKER ING WITH COMPANIES OR ICE AND ALSO SEVERAL PROHIBITIONS THERE AS WELL.
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LASTLY, HERE RECENTLY, THE MAYOR OF CHICAGO JUST SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT HAD A NUMBER OF ITEMS IN THERE, IT'S ALSO IN YOUR PACKAGE IN TERMS OF CONTRACTING WITH ICE AND PROHIBITIONS THAT MAY RESULT AS WELL. AS I MENTIONED, IN TERMS OF ASKING OUR VENDORS, IN TERMS OF DISCLOSING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ICE, OR CONTRACTS THEY HAVE WITH ICE FOR THE NON-STATUTORY, WE CAN ASK VENDORS TO DISCLOESE CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENTITIES AS PART OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS. IN TERMS OF NON-STATUTORY, THAT IS ALLOWABLE.WHEN IT COMES TO STATUTORY, WE CAN ASK BUT THERE'S REALLY NOT A WHOLE LOT WE CAN DO WITH THAT BECAUSE OF THE STATUTORY PROHIBITIONS. I WILL GO INTO MORE ON BOTH THESE ON THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES IN MORE DETAIL. SO AS I MENTIONED FOR STATUTORY, YOU CAN OBTAIN DISCLOSURE FORMS FOR CONTRACTS RECOMMENDED -- FOR CONTRACTS FROM RECOMMENDED BIDDERS, INFORMATION CAN BE REPORTED TO CITY COUNCIL, A DISCLOSURE FORM MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN ASK HERE. AN ORDINANCE OF CITY'S POLICY PERMITTING DOING BUSINESS WITH ENTITIES SUPPORTED BY ICE. SOME OF THE KEY ELEMENTS MAY BE DISCLOSE THOSE CONTRACTS AND AFFIRMATION THEY'RE NOT DOING ICE, VNOTIFY CITY OF ANY CONTACTS WITH ICE DURING THAT CON CONTRACT.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THE STATUTORY PROCUREMENTS IS WE CAN'T FORCE THEM TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. IT WOULD ALMOST BE VOLUNTARY TO A CERTAIN RESPECT BECAUSE THE STATUTORY NATURE. SO INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED BUT CANNOT BE USED TO AFFECT THE RESPONSE, AGAIN, WHEN IT COMES TO STATUTORY, IT'S TYPICALLY GOING TO BE BID AND SPECIFICATIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL CAN ELECT NOT TO AWARD TO A RECOMMENDED RESPONSIBLE LOW BIDDER BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO START THE PROCUREMENT OVER, BECAUSE THAT IS THE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IN TERMS OF PRICE AND SPECIFICATIONS.
WE TALK ABOUT DISCLOSURE FOR NON-STATUTORY, THERE ARE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
I THINK UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE CONTRACTS, YOUR STATUTORY CONTRACTS WILL PROBABLY BE MORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THOSE THAT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ICE OR DETENTION FACILITY, CUSTODIAL, LANDSCAPING, MEALS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISCLOSURE AS A NON-STATUTORY OR DISCRETIONARY CONTRACTS, IT'S A LITTLE BROADER IN TERMS OF MORE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND LEASES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WHEN IT COMES TO NON-STATUTORY VENDORS, CAN DISCLOSE CONTRACTS, FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AS PART OF THE EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS AS WELL. SIMILAR TYPES OF DISCLOSURES THAT MAY BE INCLUDED, ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES HERE AT CITY COUNCIL, DO YOYOU DO HAVE E ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO RENEW CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT RENEWAL STAEXTENSIONS FOR THESE TYPE OF CONTRACTS.
YOU CAN ALSO NOT AWARD THE CONTRACT AT THE POINT WE BRING IT TO YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION AND WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT BIDDER. A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY HERE. UNFORTUNATELY, AS I MENTIONED, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IN THIS AREA, WE WOULD HAVE CONTRACTS OR CONSIDERATIONS TO ACTUALLY DO BUSINESS WITH ICE OR DETENTION FACILITIES. SO THAT'S REALLY IT IN TERMS OF THE SUMMARY. YOU REALLY HAVE THOSE TWO OPTIONS.
AS I MENTIONED IN YOUR PACKET, WE HAVE KIND OF SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS TO KIND OF PERUSE THROUGH IN TERMS OF WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. WITH THAT, CHAIR, I WOULD BE ASKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND THE NEXT STEPS YOU WOULD LIKE US AS STAFF TO PURSUE.
>> VIAGRAN: ALRIGHT. SO TROY, VOLUNTARY OR NON-VOLUNTARY, WHETHER THEY SELF-IDENTIFY OR IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, IT WOULD BE VERY SUSPECT TO ME. SO I THINK FOR ME, THIS POINT IS WE NEED TO LOOK AT BOTH YOUR FORMS, HAVE THE QUESTIONS AVAILABLE, WHETHER THEY CHOOSE NOT TO ANSWER THEM OR ANSWER THEM, THE CITY CAN GO THROUGH THE PROCESSES THEY WANT.
ULTIMATELY, IT WILL COME TO COUNCIL DECISION ON RECOMMENDING THE LOW BIDDER.
THE ONLY THING IS, AND IT'S BECAUSE I SIT IN AUDIT, Y'ALL, AND WE KNOW, WE MAY NEED TO LOOK AT ACTUALLY HAVING SOME CONTRACTS NOT GET AWARDED FOR LOW BIDDER IF THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT ANSWERED OR IF SOMETHING QUESTIONABLE HAPPENS.
FOR ME, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS ABOUT KEEPING THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SAFE AND IF WE ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE THAT DO BUSINESS THAT ATTRIBUTE TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF CRIMES AND MISTREATMENT, WE ARE NOT KEEPING SAN ANTONIO SAFE.
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SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHETHER THE QUESTIONS ARE THERE, WHETHER THEY ANSWER IT OR NOT, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS ANSWERING OR NOT ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS WAS BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH ICE OR -- AND THEN DECIDING. I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SENT REGARDING CHICAGO BUT I THINK IF THEY ARE NOT DOING BUSINESS WITH ICE, THEY WOULD BE MORE FORTHCOMING TO TELL US THEY'RE NOT DOING BUSINESS WITH ICE. SO THAT'S MY FEEDBACK ON THAT. THE NEXT STEPS IS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GO INTO MORE CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL REGARDING THIS, BRINGING UP, BRINGING TO US, BACK TO US OR TO A B SESSION, QUESTIONS WE ADD TO THE CONTRACT PROCEDURES, FULLY UNDERSTANDING WE CANNOT REQUIRE THEM TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT? COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I ULTIMATELY I THINK THIS CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING TODAY IS THAT WE AS A BODY ARE RESPONSIVE -- RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF PUBLIC DOLLARS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO ME IS ENSURING WE ARE SHEPHERDING PUBLIC FUNDS TO BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT CAUSING HARM WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND DISRUPTING THE LIVELIHOOD OF OUR SHARED CONSTITUENCY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS CONVERSATION.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION, RATHER, REGARDING BOTH STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY.
I THINK THERE WOULD BE VALUE IF THE BIDDERS FOR BOTH DO NOT SUBMIT A DISCLOSURE THAT THEY'RE DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN
CONSIDER? >> ELLIOTT: DEFINITELY ON THOSE THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY STATUTE, BECAUSE COUNCIL CAN DEEM THEM NON-RESPONSIVE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE CAN GO THROUGH A PROCUREMENT PROCESS, THEY DON'T DISCLOSE, THAT CAN BE A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AND WE DON'T EVEN BRING IT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE STATUTORY SIDE, THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.
WE CAN BRING YOU THE RESULTS OF THE PROCUREMENT, BUT BASED ON STATESTATUTE, I NEED TO BRING IT FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I WOULD ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AS FAR AS THEY EITHER SIGNED THE AFFIRMATION OR THEY DID NOT
DISCLOSE OR WHAT THEY DISCLOSED. >> CASTILLO: IT WILL BE TRACKED IF THEY DID OR DID NOT. THAT'S HELPFUL.
THOSE APPLICANTS, THAT GO TO AUDIT? WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS?
>> ELLIOTT: WE WOULD PROBABLY BRING IT THROUGH IN SOME FORM OF THE ACTUAL COUNCIL BRIEFING MEMOS TO Y'ALL. THERE WOULD BE TWO DIFFERENT PROCESSES, THOSE THAT GO TO COUNCIL, WE WOULD DISCLOSE TO YOU, STATUTORY OR NON-STATUTORY, KIND OF THE SPECIFICS RELATED TO THAT ACTUAL AWARD OR RECOMMENDED AWARD.
DID THEY SIGN THE DISCLOSURE, DID THEY DO BUSINESS WITH A COMPANY SUPPORTING ICE.
WE WOULD ALSO DO THE SAME THING FOR THOSE THAT GO THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S DELEGATION AS WELL. SO THE INFORMATION WOULD BE THERE, IS MY POINT.
>> CASTILLO: THAT'S HELPFUL. I THINK WHERE WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY THAT WE SHOULD DEEM THEM NON-RESPONSIVE, THEN APPRECIATE YOU WALKING ME THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF WHO IS BEING RESPONSIVE AND NOT AND HOW COUNCIL CAN MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT OR NOT.
THESE ARE GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS. APPRECIATE THE EXAMPLE.
I KNOW YOU ARE THROWING OUT EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. WHERE FOLKS HAVE TAKEN A SIMILAR INITIATIVE. I WOULD BE REMISS, MAYOR JOHNSON IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST MAYORS IN MODERN U.S. HISTORY WITH HIS WORK AND LEADERSHIP.
SO GRATEFUL THAT HE'S CHAMPIONED THAT INITIATIVE. BUT THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
JUST APPRECIATE THIS BRIEFING. THANK YOU.
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GALVAN? >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, TROY, FOR THE PRESENTATION. SUPPORTIVE OF MY COLLEAGUES' FEEDBACK THUS FAR ON MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN WITHIN THE VOLUNTARY FORMS ALL THE WAY, BUT I THINK BACK TO THE LAST ONE, TALKING ABOUT BEING AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE WITH OUR CITY DOLLARS IS CRITICAL TO ME AND IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN STILL REPORT -- NOT REPORT, SHOWCASE EVEN PUBLICLY ON WHETHER WEBSITES WHA , WHAT KIND OF PROCUREMENT WE'RE DOING, WHO WE'RE WORKING WITH, SHOWCASING WHO SIGNED THIS FORM OR NOT, OR FILLED IT OUT OR NOT DURING THESE CONVERSATIONS WOULD BE REALLY GOOD. JUST SO THAT THAT IS PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS TO UTILIZE AND SEE. I THINK BEYOND THAT, WOULD THE RENEWALS OR NON-RENEWALS, I GUESS, OF CONTRACTS, WITHIN THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK, RUN
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CONTRACTS? >> ELLIOTT: WE WOULD ASK THEM
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STATUTORY OR NON-STATUTORY FOR EITHER RENEWAL OR AN EMDE AMENDMENT, ASK THEM TO UPDATE THEIR DISCLOSURE FORMS SO WE HAVE A DECISION POINT AT THATPOINT WHETHER TO MISSOVE FORWARD OR NOT. >> GALVAN: THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. I JUST GENERALLY WANTED TO STATE AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE ARE SEEING, CERTAIN TIMING RIGHT NOW, TOO, OF DIFFERENT CONTRACTS EVEN THE STATE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, REVISITING THEM BASED ON THEIR VALUES IN SOME WAY OR THE COMMUNITY'S PUSHBACK. I THINK THIS IS FINE FOR OUR CITY TO DO THE SAME THING, WHETHER ON THIS ISSUE OR ANOTHER ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY, THE SAME POINT EARLIER ABOUT MAKING IT AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE, HOW ARE WE UTILIZING THESE RESOURCES, USING OUR MONEY, AND THE PUBLIC'S MONEY.
FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO SEE THAT PHYSICALLY AS THINGS POP UP, AS CONCERNS ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT ENTITIES ARE CONTACTING OTHER ENTITIES, OUR GOVERNMENT, OUR LARGER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALL THAT IS FAIR GAME FOR THESE CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU, TROY, FOR THIS WORK. I HOPE THE FEEDBACK IS
HELPFUL. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZALEZ? >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND ALL THE EXAMPLES YOU'VE PROVIDED. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE DISCLOSURE. DOES THAT INCLUDE SUBCONTRACTORS AND HOW FAR DO
WE GO? >> ELLIOTT: WE CAN, AS FAR AS DISCLOSURES, THAT'S KIND OF UP TO THE COUNCIL. WE CAN INCLUDE SUBCONTRACTORS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
WHEN WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO, GOING THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THE PRIME BASICALLY DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE THROUGH THEIR CONTRACT, BUT ALSO REQUIRE THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
SUBCONTRACTORS TO THEM. >> GONZALEZ: ON THE SIDE OF THOSE DOING BUSINESS, LIKE IF THEY'RE WORKING WITH A SUBCONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING BUSINESS WITH ICE, WE'RE
SAYING THE SAME THING? >> ELLIOTT: SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING.
WE CAN HAVE THE SUBCONTRACTORS DISCLOSE AS WELL.
>> GONZALEZ: I GUESS -- WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD THING OR IF THAT'S HOW FAR, I GUESS HOW FAR CAN WE OR SHOULD WE TAKE THAT DISCLOSURE?
>> ELLIOTT: I MEAN, IF WE ARE INTO A CONTRACT AND THE GOAL OF COUNCIL IS TO UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE WE ARE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH AND WHAT RELATIONS -- WHAT RELATIONSHIPS THEY HAVE, I THINK WE WOULD WANT TO EXPLORE ALL THE WAY FROM THE
PRIME THROUGH THE SUB. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY. JUST TO CLARIFY, I THINK YOU MENTIONED IF IT DOES NOT GET AWARDED TO THE LOWEST BIDDER, IT GOES BACK?
>> ELLIOTT: IT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK OUT. >> GONZALEZ: IT DOESN'T GO TO
THE SECOND LOWEST? >> ELLIOTT: NOT UNDER STATUTORY PROCUREMENT BECAUSE A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER UNDER STATE STATUTE'S GOING TO BE DID THEY MEET SPECIFICATION
AND ARE THEY THE LOWEST PRICE. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY.
I THINK THERE WAS, ON SLIDE NINE, I GUESS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE DISCLOSURE CANNOT AFFECT RESPONSIVENESS BUT CAN AFFECT THE AWARD VOTE. WHERE IS THAT? YEAH. INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED BUT NOT TO BE USED TO AFFECT
RESPONSIVENESS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> ELLIOTT: EXACTLY WHAT I JUST MENTIONED. A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WILL BE SOMEONE WHO MET THE SPECIFICATIONS AND ARE THE LOWEST PRICE. BASED ON THAT, WE WOULD RECOMMEND AWARD TO DO YOU KNOW BECAUSE UNDER STATE STATUTE, THE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, BUT YOU CANNOT CONSIDER THE OTHER FACTORS IN DETERMINING A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. ARE THEY DOING BUSINESS WITH ICE.
WE CAN ASK FOR INFORMATION BUT IT CANNOT BE USED TO DETERMINE RESPONSIVENESS.
>> GONZALEZ: OKAY. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S CHECKED OFF ON THAT DISTINCTION?
>> ELLIOTT: THEY DID. WE HAVE BEEN LOCKED AT THE HIP WITH THEM.
>> GONZALEZ: I'M SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. THIS IS GOING TO A B SESSION,
IS THAT CORRECT? >> ELLIOTT: BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THIS COMMITTEE, WE WOULD MOVE IT TO A B SESSION FOR FULL CONSIDERATION.
I THINK AT A B SESSION, WE WOULD PROBABLY PUT MORE MEAT ON THE BONES IN TERMS OF THE REQUI REQUIREMENTS, AND POTENTIALLY EVEN EXPLORE MAYBE EVEN A
POLICY. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY. YEAH.
I THINK IF ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING OF JUST ALL THE TYPES OF CONTRACTS THAT COME INTO PLAY WITH THIS. ON FOOD, JANITORIAL,
CONSTRUCTION, SO ARE WE LOOKING AT EVERY BIT OF THAT? >> ELLIOTT: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING THAT WE ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH. EVERYTHING THAT RUNS THROUGH
PROCUREMENT. WE WOULD ASK THESE QUESTIONS. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY.
>> ELLIOTT: SIMILAR TO THE NON-RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> GONZALEZ: OKAY. THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: YEAH.
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THANK YOU, TROY. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS IS AGAIN, THE TIMELINE, IN TERMS OF WITH THE LOW BIDS IS WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, IF PEOPLE WON'T DISCLOSE.SO THAT'S, WE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO GET INTO THE HABIT OF DISCLOSING THAT INFORMATION OR NOT, NOT APPLYING FOR -- NOT PUTTING THEIR NAME UP IN THE BID.
I THINK THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE LOCAL, IDENTIFYING THE LOCAL, WILL WORK TOGETHER AS WE TRY AND BUILD UP THE BUSINESSES HERE LOCALLY TO EXPAND AND TO MOVE INTO SOME OF THOSE REGIONAL INDUSTRIES THAT WERE MAYBE DOING THE WORK BUT ARE ALSO DOING THE WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND NOW IN TERMS OF ICE. I DO THINK ABOUT JANITORIAL SERVICES.
WE NEED -- THAT'S AN INDUSTRY WE COULD EXPAND HERE AND GET MORE ORGANIZED HERE.
I THINK ABOUT SECURITY SERVICES, TOO, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE DO NEED -- THEY WILL NOT BE HIRING -- THEY WILL NOT ALL BE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AT THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE TROUBLES COME ALSO, AND THE FOOD SERVICES.
THE IDEA OF US HAVING SOMEONE CATER AT OUR EVENT THAT ALSO PROVIDES FOOD SERVICES AT A DETENTION CENTER JUST MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ASK THESE QUESTIONS. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT COME FORWARD. SO WE'LL MOVE ON.
THIS ITEM WAS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY. ITEM 7 IS A BRIEFING AND AN UPDATE ON THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS REVIEW AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER STAFF
PRESENTATION. YOU GUYS ARE POPULAR TODAY. >> ELLIOTT: NOT SURE POPULAR.
>> GOOD MORNING AGAIN. VICTORIA REEDER. DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR.
I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A PROCUREMENT PROCESS REVIEW UPDATE.
AS A REMINDER, BACK IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, THE EDWC WAS TO FOCUS ON THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, AN AREA THE COMMITTEE HAD BEEN ACTIVELY ADDRESSING. WE HAD TWO AREAS TO FOCUS ON. EDD WERE GOING TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKE HOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WAS ASKED TO LOOK AT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. IN DECEMBER OF 2025, OUR CFO DID PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL LETTING THEM KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE STILL LIKE TO DO WITH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND THIS PAST FEBRUARY, AGAIN, WE BRIEFED YOU ALL ON TWO KEY FOCUS AREAS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WENT OVER CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT AND I WENT OVER THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS, ONE OF THEM BEING TO ALIGN FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS WITH OUR NEW ERP SYSTEM, THE SAP UPGRADE. WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS DURING THE DESIGN PHASE TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK, LET US KNOW WHAT PAIN POINTS THEY SEE DURING THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND WHAT THEY NEED FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT TO MAKE THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS EASIER. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON ON THIS PRESENTATION. SO THE SAP UPGRADES, A MAJOR UPGRADE, DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. THIS IS THE BIG PART, THE COSA CONNECT PART. WE ARE GOING TO DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE WITH THIS.
WE ARE GOING TO SEEK INPUT FROM STAKE HOLDERS AND FIND OUT WHAT TYPES OF BARRIERS ARE EXISTING. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM, GET THEIR FEEDBACK DURING IMPLEMENTATION AND TO SEE WHERE THE PROCUREMENT WORKFLOW, HOW WE CAN ENHANCE THE PROCUREMENT WORKFLOWS AND ENHANCE OUR SYSTEM EFFICIENCY. AS A REMINDER, WE DO GO LIVE NEXT YEAR.
SO BEFORE WE GO EXACTLY INTO HOW WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE STAKE HOLDERS, KIND OF GIVE YOU A BIG OVERVIEW OF COSA CONNECT FINANCE. AS YOU SEE, IT IS MADE UP OF SIX WORK STREAMS. THE ONE WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON IS THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WHICH IS FROM SOURCE TO PAYMENT, THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO END. OKAY. THE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, HOW WE GOT HERE. FIRST, WE ARE GOING TO SEND OUT A SURVEY TO ABOUT 1600 VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS, WE WANT TO CAPTURE THEIR FEEDBACK. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S WORKING FOR THEM, WHAT DOESN'T WORK. THEN WE WILL TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND HELP IT DURING OUR DESIGN PHASE. ADDITIONALLY, FROM THAT GROUP OF 1600, WE DID A RANDOM SAMPLE AND HAVE ABOUT 200 VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS ALONG WITH COSA PARTNERS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS AND YOU HAVE THAT LISTED IN YOUR PACKET OF ALL THOSE IDENTIFIED
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PARTICIPANTS. WE ARE GOING TO BRING THEM IN AND HAVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH THEM. WE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE WITH THEM AND WE ARE GOING TO ASK, FIRST WE WILL EDUCATE THEM. WE WILL LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE OF THE SAP UPGRADE, HAVE A TIMELINE, AND THEN OF COURSE, ASK FOR THEIR FEEDBACK.THIS SUMMER, KIND OF GOING OVER THE TIMELINE, THIS SUMMER WE FOCUSED ON THREE THINGS. WE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING OUR STAKEHOLDER APPROACH.
WE CAME UP WITH OUR STAKEHOLDER REPOSITORY AND THEN COMPLETED THE COMMUNICATION PLANNING PROCESS. IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, WE ARE GOING TO SEND OUT AN EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER SURVEY, WE WILL HAVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WE WILL GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO YOU ALL. SO IN CONCLUSION, WE WANT TO GET THE COMMITTEE'S INPUT ON THE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION. WE WANT TO -- WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE DISCUSSION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS IN SAP UPGRADE, THEN WE WILL SHARE THEIR INPUT AND THEIR INSIGHTS WITH YOU ALL, WITH THIS COMMITTEE AND OF COURSE, CONTINUE BRIEFING YOU ALL ON OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS UPDATES. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE ALONG WITH THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION WOULD BE LEADING THOSE IN-PERSON MEETINGS.
THEY'RE HERE. >> VIAGRAN: ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY --
COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZALEZ? >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. WHAT'S THE TOTAL PROJECT COST
FOR THIS AND THE FUNDING SOURCE? >> THE TOTAL SAP UPGRADE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $70 MILLION. WE WILL GO BACK AND CONFIRM
THAT. >> GONZALEZ: HOW MANY? >> 70 MILLION.
>> GONZALEZ: AND THE FUNDING SOURCE? >> ELLIOTT: THE FUNDING SOURCE IS COMING FROM DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SAP, PORTIONS OF IT ARE ALREADY LIVE. THE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT IS ONE PIECE.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR HR PIECE AND THEN WE HAVE THE BUDGETARY PIECE AS WELL.
>> GONZALEZ: IS IT IN THE 2027 ADOPTED BUDGET? >> ELLIOTT: IT IS.
IT'S ALSO IN PRIOR ADOPTED BUDGETS AS WELL. WE HAVE BEEN FUNDING IT FOR A
COUPLE YEARS NOW. >> GONZALEZ: WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT MADE THE CUT.
>> ELLIOTT: IT WOULD BE HARD TO STOP THE TRAIN RIGHT NOW. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY.
OKAY. THEN WILL THE EXISTING VENDOR REGISTRATIONS, DO THEY MIGRATE TO THE NEW SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY? OR DO THEY HAVE TO RE-ENROLL
OR RESUBMIT THEIR BANKING INFORMATION? >> ELLIOTT: TWO THINGS.
WE WILL GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THE DATA IS CLEAN AND THEN WE WILL MIGRATE THE
EXISTING DATA OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY.
>> ELLIOTT: THEN LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT KIND OF ON THE LOCAL, ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR AREAS TO SIMMENT OUR VENDOR DATA, OUR DATA WE WANT TO HAVE BUT DON'T
CURRENTLY HAVE. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY. ALRIGHT.
THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: ANY OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS? COUNCIL MAN CASTILLO? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAD A COUPLE GENERAL QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF THE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION.
WOULD THERE BE OPPORTUNITY FOR A TEAM TO RECEIVE A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE THAT WERE SELECTED, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS, WHO THOSE ARE THAT ARE BEABEING ENGAGED AS WELL AS SPECIFICS IN TERMS OF ADVOCACY GROUPS
BEYOND WHAT'S BEING LISTED? >> YES, I DO APOLOGIZE. MAYBE I SAID THAT TOO FAST.
THERE IS A HANDOUT THAT HAS THE LIST OF THOSE PARTICIPATIONS, ALL THE VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS AND THE ADVOCACY GROUPS WE ARE BRINGING IN.
>> CASTILLO: WAS THE LIST INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA MEMO? >> NO, MA'AM.
I THINK IT'S A SEPARATE HANDOUT. I'M SORRY.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.
I WILL REVIEW THAT. THEN MY SECOND QUESTION WAS, ARE YOU ALL OR CAN YOU ALL
ENGAGE WITH SPAC IF THAT'S NOT PART OF THE PLAN? >> YES, WE CAN ENGAGE WITH THEM. I DON'T THINK IT'S SPECIFICALLY ON THE PLAN YET
BUT WE CAN ADD THEM. >> CASTILLO: AGAIN, I WILL REVIEW THE LIST BUT JUST IN CASE IT'S NOT HOLISTIC, I ENCOURAGE ENSURING STAKE HOLDERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE INCLUDED IN TERMS OF STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> VIAGRAN: COUNCILMAN GALVAN?
>> GALVAN: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
I THINK JUST PICKING UP WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO LEFT OFF ON THE ADVOCACY GROUPS, DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL UPDATE ON THE TRADES ADVISORY COUNCIL OR BOARD?
>> VIAGRAN: WE NEED TO GATHER A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THEM FIRST. WHO ARE MY VOLUNTEERS FROM THIS COMMITTEE THAT WERE GOING TO HELP? COUNCILMAN CASTILLO, IBEW AND
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ANOTHER GOING TO START FORMING. THEY WILL GET WITH TROY ONTHAT. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. COOL.
>> VIAGRAN: I HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THAT. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ADVOCACY GROUPS, MAKING SURE THAT THE BOARD IS FORMED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THINGS LIKE THIS CAN GO THROUGH IT ONCE EVERYTHING'S FORMED.
OTHERWISE, I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION HERE. VERY EXCITING THINGS.
I KNOW IT'S PROCUREMENT BUT STILL EXCITING TO ME. THE HAVE TO MAKE SURE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE IN A STREAMLINED WAY, ABLE TO REVIEW IT AS WELL.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, I GUESS THAT'S THE THEME OF THE DAY, MAKING SURE WE CAN BE TRANSPARENT IN SOME OF THIS WORK. I THINK ON THE TABULATION AWARDS PAGE, WITH THE PROCUREMENT WEBSITE, FINDING WAYS TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THE AWARDS DIRECTLY. I MEAN, I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS HAVING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE BY THEIR LINK OF THE BID AND THE CONTRACT MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO CALCULATE FULLY ABOUT HOW MUCH ARE INTWE SPENDING ON THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN UTILIZING IT, WHAT'S THE TOTAL COST IN THE LONG RUN.
THAT'S A SMALLER FIX BUT I THINK OVERALL, WITH THIS ONE, THE OTHER PRESENTATIONS, TOO, GOING MORE IN THAT DIRECTION SO WE CAN EASILY SEE, WE COUNCIL MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC, CAN EASILY SEE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING ON THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE OUTCOMES MAY BE WITH THAT. I KNOW SOME MORE CAN BE DONE BY OUR TEAMS AND EVERYTHING OF THE SORT THERE. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS ON THIS ONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. SO SITTING ON THE AUDIT ALSO WITH COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZALEZ, WE KNOW THAT THE SAP UPGRADES ARE SOMETHING WE NEED BECAUSE THAT'S I FEEL A LOT OF WHEN WE GET AUDITS, IF WE HAVE THAT SAP UPGRADE, WE WOULDN'T SEE SOME OF THE FINDINGS THAT WE DO SEE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. I'M GLAD YOU'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND JUST WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON GETTING THE BRIEFINGS SCHEDULED. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IF THERE ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE,
THE TIME IS NOW 12:20. THE MEETING IS NOW -- >> CLERK: WE DID HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. DID YOU STILL WANT TO DO THAT?
>> VIAGRAN: I'M SORRY. ALRIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 12:21 AND WE WILL BE ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU.
>> VIAGRAN: THE TIME IS NOW 12:32. WE'VE RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. WE RESUME WITH OUR REGULAR SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 12:32, AND THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED ADJOURNED.
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