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>> MAYOR JONES: GOOD MORNING. THE TIME IS NOW 9:03 A.M.
ON WEDNESDAY, 21ST, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SPECIAL SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL.
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GREAT. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS THE RESULT OF A SPECIAL MEETING REQUESTED BY SEVERAL OF OUR COLLEAGUES REGARDING THE PROCESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEMS SO WE MAY BEGIN DISCUSSING. OKAY.IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE THREE TRICHAIRS THAT I HAVE NAMED, TWO OF THE THREE ARE ABLE TO JOIN US THIS MORNING. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO -- WELL, ONE, I'M THANKFUL THEY'RE HERE THIS MORNING. I'M THANKFUL GIVEN THEIR LONG RECORD OF SERVICE AND EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, SO BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT A NEW PROCESS, I'D LIKE TO. SO THE FIRST ONE IS MR. LYNN LEBLANC JAMESON WHO IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR THE CENTER OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES, MR. JAMESON IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR BEXAR COUNTY. YEAH LYNN BRINGS 37 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, PREVIOUSLY SERVING AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFER FOR CPS, WHERE SHE LED A TEAM OF 1,853 EMPLOYEES AND MANAGED AN OPERATIONAL BUDGET OF $500 MILLION. PRIOR TO THAT, YEAH LYNN SERVED AS DEPUTY WITH OVERSIGHT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION, CODE COMPLIANCE AND THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION TEAM. DURING HER 24 YEARS WITH THE CITY, JELYNNE HELPED DEVELOP MY ECONOMIC PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY, THE 2001 EXPANSION OF THE HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER AND THE RENOVATION OF THE CARVER CULTURE CENTER. KEY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INCLUDE TOYOTA, RACKSPACE, TEXAS A&M-SAN ANTONIO CAMPUS AND OVER A BILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. JELYNNE ALSO SERVES AS CHAIRWOMAN OF THE WATER SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND AS YOU KNOW SHE'S LEADING A MONUMENTAL EFFORT IN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE AND THE DIVERSION CENTER THAT -- AGAIN, IT'S REALLY HER LEADERSHIP THAT'S GOTTEN THE COMMUNITY WHERE IT IS ON THAT ISSUE.
I'M ALSO THANKFUL THAT WE'VE GOT MARIO ROBLEDO, JR., HERE WHO'S CHIEF AND GOFF AFFAIRS OF THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK, SERVES 100,000 INDIVIDUALS A WEEK, A SAN ANTONIO NATIVE, HE HAS NEARLY 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. AND HE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH TEXAS. HE HAS PUBLIC SERVICE AT VARIOUS LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, AS MENTIONED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AS WELL AS AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL AS WELL AS AT THE CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL.
JIM PERCHBOCK, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PORT SAN ANTONIO, HE'S ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH SOME OUT OF STATE DEVELOPERS AND EMPLOYERS. I HAVE SOME COMMENTS, THOUGH, THAT I WILL READ ON HIS BEHALF. AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PORT SAN ANTONIO, HE LEADS THE TEAM THAT IS DEVELOPING THE 1900-ACRE TECH PORT INNOVATION CAMPUS AS A NATIONALLY IMPORTANT DESTINATION FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING AERO SPACE AND OTHERS.
THE ACCORDING TO A 2025 STUDY, THE PORT GENERATES A REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER $20 BILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE E REGION AND ACROSS THE STATE. PER SH DSBOCK IS ALSO BOARD CHAIR OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS K THROUGH 12 LEARNING PROGRAMS AND ADULT WORKFORCE EFFORTS CENTERED IN SAN ANTONIO
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REGIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. JUST LAST WEEK, WE RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE MAKING, THERE'S NOBODY, NOBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS DONE THAT BETTER THAN JIM PER SHBOCK AT THE PORT. THE THING I ALSO APPRECIATE AND JIM'S LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE OTHER TWO THAT I'VE DESCRIBED HERE, ANYONE THAT'S TALKED TO JIM AND HE TALKS ABOUT THE PORT, HE TALKS ABOUT THE ENTITY AND HE TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF -- ABOUT DEVELOPING AN ENTITY THERE THAT IS COGNIZANT OF THE NEEDS ON A WEST SIDE, THAT'S WHY HE TALKS ABOUT A GROCERY STORE, CHILDCARE, ALL THE THINGS THAT ENABLE NOT JUST THE PORT, BUT THAT ENTIRE SIDE OF TOWN SO THAT WE ARE A STRONGER SAN ANTONIO. SO THESE THREE FOLKS, I'M THANKFUL, AGAIN, FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY TO THIS POINT.THEY ARE KNOWN, THEY ARE EFFECTIVE LEADERS, AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE PRESS RELEASE DESCRIBING THEM, OUR CITY'S INFRASRUCTURE STRUCTURE INVESTMENTS SHOULD BE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY NEED WHILE ALSO CONSIDERING THE HISTORIC DISPARITIES. JELYNNE MARIO AND JIM ARE THE PERFECT LEADERS FOR THIS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMENT.
COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO'S RECOGNIZED. >> CASTILI'M SORRY. THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS. MARIO ROCHA.
OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO, GO AHEAD.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. IN SUMMARY, IN A JOINT STATEMENT BY COUNCILMAN MARC WHYTE AND ALDARETE GAVITO, WE UNDERSTAND WITH THE LIMITED BOND CAPACITY, IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE A STRONG REPRESENTATION AT THE TABLE AND GETTING THERE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
BRINGING THE TRICHAIR APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL MAKES SURE EVERY DISTRICT HAS A VOICE IN HOW THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
ALLOWING CITY COUNCIL INPUT ON THE SELECTION OF TRICHAIRS WHO ARE TASKED WITH SHEPHERDING MILLIONS AND IN SOME INSTANCES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PUBLIC DOLLARS IS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, AND IS OVERALL CORE TO GOOD GOVERNANCE, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ORDINANCE TODAY AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR JONES: WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. PLEASE SIGN IN, COUNCOUNCILMAN
MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, PLEASE? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO THE MEMO THAT WAS SIGNED THAT ASKED FOR A THREE- -- THE THREE-SIGNATURE MEM THOUGH THAT ASKED FOR A SPECIAL MEETING ASK THAT WE ESTABLISH THAT THE TRICHAIRS BE CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL AND THEN IT ESTABLISHES A SUBCOMMITTEE OF DISTRICT ONE AND 3 TO REVIEW PRIOR TO COUNCIL ACTION. I'M WONDERING WHY DOES THE ORDINANCE THAT'S ATTACHED BASICALLY CREATE A BRAND-NEW PROCESS THROUGH WHICH DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT THREE HAVE THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO PICK PEOPLE AND THEN SEND THEM HERE? WE'RE STARTING FROM SCRATCH IN THIS PROCESS. WHAT IS THE -- HOW DID THAT COME TO BE?
>> WALSH: WELL, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE ORDINANCE REFLECTS THE MEMO AND WHAT I WOULD -- AUDIO] -- IS THAT COUNCILWOMAN KAUR AND COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN WOULD INITIATE A PROCESS NOT NECESSARILY -- COULD INCLUDE THE THREE CANDIDATES -- OR THE THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT THE MAYOR HAS APPOINTED, BUT IT WILL BE UP TO THEM TO SET THAT. THEY ARE -- AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BASED ON THE MEMO, THEY ARE REVIEWING AND WILL BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR FULL COUNCIL APPROVAL.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WHAT WILL THEY BE REVIEWING? >> WALSH: ANYBODY WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN BEING A BOND TRICHAIR, MAYBE THERE'S OUTREACH FROM INDIVIDUALS ON THE COUNCIL ASKING INDIVIDUALS IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE. I SUSPECT THAT THAT WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION THAT ANDY AND I WILL NEED TO HAVE WITH THE COUNCILMEMBERS IF THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED IN SHORT ORDER. THAT'S INTERESTING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT'S HOW I READ THE THREE-SIGNATURE MEMO, MAYBE YOU HAD MEETINGS WITH THE COUNCILMEMBERS OUTSIDE OF THIS AND THEY CLARIFIED THAT THAT WAS THE INTENTION. EITHER WAY, IT'S JUST THREE PEOPLE. SO, YEAH, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
I AM INTERESTED IN THE PURPOSE OF THIS. IF I WAS LOOKING -- IF I WAS A CONSTITUENT, AND OFTEN BEFORE I GOT ELECTED I WOULD LOOK AT WHAT WAS GOING ON ON CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND IF THERE WAS CONFLICT LIKE THIS OR IF THERE WERE DECISIONS BEING MADE, I WOULD WONDER, YOU KNOW, WHY ISN'T ANYBODY SAYING -- LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY DO YOU NEED TO DO THIS? AND SO IF I WAS SITTING AT HOME RIGHT NOW, I WOULD WONDER WHAT IS A
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TRICHAIR, I'VE NEVER MET A TRICHAIR, WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO ME AND WHY DOES COUNCIL NEED A SPECIAL SESSION TO CALL IT. AND SO I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO DESCRIBE TO ME WHAT DO THE TRICHAIRS DO?>> WALSH: WELL, THE TRICHAIRS HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT TO THE BOND COMMITTEE -- COMMUNITY COMMITTEE PROCESS AND GENERALLY THEIR APPEARANCE AND ATTENDANCE AT THOSE MEETINGS IS IMPORTANT JUST TO SHOW CONTINUITY IN TERMS OF THE BOND PROCESS.
THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF AUTHORITY IN THE MIDDLE -- YOU ALL WILL DECIDE WHAT EVENTUALLY PROJECTS WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE BOND, BUT THEIRS IS MORE OF AN OUTWARD FACING POSITION. I THINK THEIR POSITION BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT ONCE THE COUNCIL -- IF THE COUNCIL CALLS AN ELECTION, BECAUSE THEY WILL BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF CAMPAIGN AND FUNDRAISING, THINGS THAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE ABLE TO DO -- OR YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO. AND SO THAT -- IT'S BOTH A BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PROCESS THAT REQUIRES THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY OR NEIGHBORHOODS OR SPEAKING CIRCUIT FOR GROUPS OR NEIGHBORHOODS TO LEARN ABOUT THE BOND PROCESS -- OR THE BOND PROJECTS. AND SO THAT'S GENERALLY WHAT THEIR ROLE IS.
ESSENTIALLY THEY ARE -- OKAY. SO BASED OFF -- AND I'M GOING TO GO BASED OFF OF MY RECOLLECTION OF 2022 BOND PROCESS THAT I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN AS A COUNCILMEMBER AND I ATTENDED MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, SO WHAT HAPPENS IS CITY COUNCIL SAYS, HEY, THESE ARE THE -- THIS IS THE DRAFT LIST OF PROJECTS, THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES, THIS IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS YOU ALL ARE GOING TO WORK WITHIN THIS TO BASICALLY CONFIRM EITHER THIS OR TO ADD PROJECTS OR REMOVE PROJECTS AND THE LIKE BASED OFF OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, THEIR OWN DISCUSSION AND ANY GUIDANCE THEY MAY FURTHER RECEIVE FROM THEIR COUNCIL -- THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO APPOINTED THEM. THEN THAT GOES TO THE TRICHAIRS AND THE 10 -- OR HOWEVER MANY COCHAIRS OF EACH OF THE COMMITTEES TO DRAFT BASICALLY A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT OF WHAT IT WAS THAT THE COMMITTEES PUT TOGETHER. IT FINALIZES THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, SENDS IT TO US, THEY GIVE A SPEECH TO THE DAIS, AND THEN THEY ANSWER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND THE LIKE, THEY HIRE THE FUNDRAISER, THEY HIRE THE PEOPLE WHO WILL DO FIELD, THEY MANAGE THAT SORT OF CAMPAIGN OPERATION.
IS THAT ACCURATE? >> WALSH: YEAH, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT YOU ALL GIVE THE PROPOSED PROJECTS TO THE TRICHAIRS AND THEY GIVE IT TO THE COCHAIRS -- IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE COCHAIRS.
THERE'S NOT A VETTING PROCESS THAT THE TRICHAIRS GO THROUGH.
THEY'RE THERE TO PROVIDE KIND OF THAT OUTWARD EXPOSURE AND, YOU KNOW, TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN TERMS OF THE PROPOSED ELECTION AND THE PROJECTS AND THE MOMENTUM. THEY'RE REALLY CRITICAL TO THAT PIECE ONCE THE
COUNCIL HAS CALLED FOR AN ELECTION. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS, AND SOMETHING THAT GOT BROUGHT UP WAS THE MAYOR'S MEMO BASICALLY -- PROPOSING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE BOND THAT STATED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SPORTS CENTER ENTERTAINMENT STRUCTURE SHOULD BE FUNDED OUT OF THE TIRZ, AND THAT DISTRICTS 1 THROUGH 5 SHOULD GET, WHAT WAS IT, 85% OF THE BOND CAPACITY. AND THAT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE, WE DIDN'T -- THERE WASN'T A MASS OF COUNCILMEMBERS THAT SAID THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO IN, SO WE DIDN'T GO IN THERE.
IF THE EVENT THAT THE MAYOR WAS TO CHOOSE TRICHAIRS AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS STILL WHAT I WANT TO DO, COULD THE TRICHAIRS SUPERSEDE WHATEVER THE COUNCILMEMBERS SAID WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.
>> WALSH: NO, I WOULDN'T LET THEM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SO WHAT TANGIBLE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY DO THE TRICHAIRS HAVE?
>> WALSH: SO TANGIBLE IS PROBABLY SUBJECTIVE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WHAT
ACTION DO THEY TAKE. >> WALSH: THEY ARE AN EXTENSION OF THE
COUNCIL -- >> MAYOR JONES: FREEZE THE TIME, PLEASE.
>> WALSH: WHAT? >> MAYOR JONES: YOU CAN GO AHEAD, THANKS.
>> WALSH: THEY ARE AN EXTENSION OF THIS COUNCIL OUTWARDLY TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AS IT RELATES TO A PROPOSED BOND PROJECT. SO THEY ARE EXTENSIONS OF YOU ALL, RIGHT, AND THEY DO -- THEY WILL SERVE A ROLE THAT YOU CAN'T AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND SO
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CRITICAL APPOINTMENTS. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SO
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WE'RE UP HERE DOING THIS, A SPECIAL MEETING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT LEADERS AT THE TABLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE LEADERS WOULD NOT BE CHANGING -- THEY WOULD NOT BE TAKING ACTION TO DICTATE ANYTHING RELATED TO THE ACTUAL CATEGORIES, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED, AND SO WHAT IS -- AND SO WHAT ARE WE REALLY HERE FOR? AND IT'S TO -- I REALLY DON'T -- I REALLY DON'T KNOW.WE'RE HERE TO ELONGATE AND CREATE AND MANUFACTURE CONFLICT RELATED TO THE BOND, DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN FIGURED OUT THE FINAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, WE HAVEN'T EVEN FIGURED OUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING OUR TIME ON. SO I THINK THIS -- LIKE I -- I THINK THIS IS REALLY SILLY. I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD -- I WOULD LOVE FOR SOMEONE TO EXPRESS TO THE COMMUNITY WHY IS THIS NOT A MANUFACTURED CONFLICT, WHY IS THIS NECESSARY, WHAT DOES THIS MATTER TO THEM AND WHY -- LIKE HOW IS THIS NOT JUST COUNCIL BEING MEAN? HOW IS THIS NOT -- LIKE WHAT IS THIS? THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. I SAID I WOULD DO IT. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ JIM PERSHBOCK'S E-MAIL, YOU ALL RECEIVED THIS AT 5:00 P.M.
BECAUSE HE'S NOT HERE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHARE IT.
>> I AM REACHING OUT TO MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING MY POSSIBLE ROLE AS A TRICHAIR OF THE 2027 MUNICIPAL BOND PROGRAM. OBVIOUSLY I WEAR MY PORT SAN ANTONIO HAT EVERY DAY SO I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AND [READING] IN SHORTED, I DON'T THINK THIS CREATES AN INHERENT CONFLICT WHILE SERVING A AS TRICHAIR FOR THE OVERALL BOND PROCESS.
IN MY REVIEW OF PRIOR BOND PROGRAMS THESE COMMITTEES HAVE ALWAYS INCLUDED PEOPLE WHO ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN SAN ANTONIO THROUGH BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND THERE IS PROCEDURAL PRECEDENT FOR APPOINTING PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE PROFESSIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, PHILANTHROPIC OR PROPERTY-RELATED QUESTIONS TO PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION. IN THE LAST BOND, THE CITY SPECIFICALLY CONTEMPLATED THAT A COMMITTEE MEMBER COULD ENCOUNTER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ON AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT AND RECOMMENDED RECUSAL IN THOSE SITUATIONS. THIS VERY QUESTION WAS ADDRESSED IN AN OCTOBER 21ST, 2021, PRESENTATION GIVEN BY CITY STAFF AS AN ORIENTATION TO BOND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MY UNDERSTANDING OF THESE CITIZEN BOND COMMITTEES IS TO BE ADVISORY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL HAVING THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON WHICH PROJECTS TO FUND.
FURTHER MORE, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF THE TRICHAIRS IS PRIMARILY TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE BOND ELECTION. MY COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS TO MAKE THE SAME APPROACH AS HAS BEEN ADVISED AND PRACTICED IN THE PATION. MY COMMITMENT IS TO PROMOTE MY CITY AND SUPPORT A SUCCESSFUL BOND ELECTION AND PROGRAM IRRESPECTIVE WHETHER FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO PORT SAN ANTONIO. I'LL BE COMPLETELY UP FRONT ABOUT MY ROLE AT THE PORT AND IF THE PORT'S PROJECT CAME UP WHERE IT MAKES SENSE FOR ME TO STEP ASIDE FROM DISCUSSIONS, I WOULD.
THAT STILL LEADS PLENTY OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO HELP LEAD A FAIR, THOUGHTFUL PROCESS FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE. I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS BY PHONE IF YOU WISH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION. JIM. OKAY.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.
I DO -- I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN JALEN MCKEE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: , I THINK WE HAVE MANY MORE IMPORTANT TOPICS AS IT RELATES TO WHEN IT COMES TO THE BOND. FOR EXAMPLE, SHORTLY WE'LL HEAR ABOUT FINALLY WHETHER OR NOT HOW FE FEEL ABOUT UTILIZING THE PFZ MONEY TO SAVE $30 MILLION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE IT'S INVESTED IN THEIR STREETS AND THEIR SIDEWALKS, SO WE'VE GOT MANY MORE THINGS TO DO. SO LOOK FORWARD TO WRAPPING THIS UP.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE ON THIS ORDINANCE.
OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. THE TIME IS 9:22 P.M., THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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