Mar 05, 2020 City Council A Session on 2020-03-05 9:00 AM

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GOOD MORNING.

WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 5TH, 2020.

COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROJA GARCIA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.

PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER VEDA HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER PAEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE.

AND MAYOR BERG HERE.

MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

[1. Invocation]

WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION AGENDA.

THE TIME IS 9:14 AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

TO BEGIN TODAY, I'LL ASK, UH, FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA TO INTRODUCE OUR INDICATOR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND, UH, IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE PETER RE.

PETER RE WAS RAISED IN SOUTHWEST SAN ANTONIO AND IS A PROUD RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR.

HE'S AN ELDER AND THE OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

HE IS A SENIOR ADVISOR TO DR.

LASALLE ARVAN, SENIOR PASTOR AND MINISTRY FOUNDER.

HE ALSO SERVES AS BOARD SECRETARY OF THE NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS AN OFFICER ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NEW BEGINNINGS CHILDREN'S HOME AT CANNON LAND, UH, LAND RANCH IN 2000 OF MARCH OF 2000.

AFTER 20 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, HE RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND TRANSITIONED INTO FULL-TIME MINISTRY AT NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER.

HE HAS SERVED IN MINISTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND MANAGED VARIOUS BUILDING PROJECTS AND COORDINATED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

MR. RE ESTABLISHED AND DIRECTED A HOME BUYER'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FANNIE MAE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.

HE HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD, THE BEAR COUNTY BLUE RIBBON CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TASK FORCE, THE VOICES OF CHILDREN'S ABUSE AND NEGLECT TASK FORCE, SAN ANTONIO VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION, ACTIVE IN DISASTERS AND THE SCHOOL CHOICE FOR ALL WORKING GROUP IN AUSTIN.

HE HAS COORDINATED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FORUMS. MR. OLFER SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN ANTONIO 9 1 1 MEMORIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE, WHICH ADVOCATED FOR THE INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BEXAR COUNTY ALAMO CITIZEN CORPS PROGRAM.

HE CURRENTLY IS A MEMBER OF THE SA TOMORROW PORT SAN ANTONIO AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLANNING TEAM.

HE'S MARRIED TO, HE WAS MARRIED TO HIS LATE WIFE, ALISON RE FOR 18 YEARS.

HE IS A PROUD FA FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN.

DANIELLE, DESIREE, JOSHUA, AND ERIN.

MR. RE, WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING, NURNBERG COUNSEL, CITY MANAGER.

WALSH, IF, IF I COULD FOR A MOMENT JUST SAY THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA FOR THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THE INVOCATION TODAY.

AND ON BEHALF OF OUR PASTOR, DR.

AL ARVAN AND OUR COMMUNITY OF FAITH AT NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER, WE LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN YOU CAME OUT AND TOURED OUR FACILITY AND WE ASKED YOU NUMEROUS QUESTIONS AND WE ASKED ONE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT IS THE CITY DOING ABOUT THE HOMELESS? AND YOU WEREN'T PREPARED.

YOU HAD JUST COME INTO THE POSITION AND YOU SAID, I'M NOT PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I WILL.

I PROMISE YOU I WILL COME BACK AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS YOU REQUIRE.

A MONTH AND A HALF LATER, YOU PRO PROVIDED A FORUM WITH 15 ENTITIES, CITY, COUNTY, NONPROFITS, AND YOU CAME AND GAVE

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AND BUT WITH THAT, YOU INSPIRED US TO START OUR OWN HOMELESS OUTREACH INITIATIVE.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING US TO DO THAT AND WE'LL BE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, TODAY WE'RE TRAINING WITH CAM AND WE'LL BE HAVING AN EVENT ON THE 21ST OF MARCH.

SO THANK YOU.

AND IF I COULD PREFACE MY PRAYER TO THE COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU AND UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF BURDEN.

THE BURDEN, BURDEN OF PURPOSE THAT IS ON EACH ONE OF YOU.

AND THE HUGE RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE.

THE SCRIPTURE SAYS, TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED.

AND AS YOU DO THE WORK AND SPECIFICALLY WITH THE BUDGET, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU, MANY OF YOU ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A MORAL DOCUMENT AND, AND COUNCILMAN PERRY, UH, RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS BIBLICAL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, FOR CONTINUING TO, TO FACTOR THAT INTO THE BUDGET.

AND IF EQUITY MAYOR EQUATES TO JUSTICE, THAT'S GREAT AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT WORK THAT IT'S WITHIN THE DOCUMENT AND THAT IT CONTINUES BECAUSE THE FOUNDATIONS OF HIS THRONE ARE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE.

AND I'LL JUST SHARE THIS MOMENT TO GIVE YOU AN ENCOURAGEMENT.

UH, DON'T GROW WEARY AND WELL DOING FOR INDUCE SEASON.

YOU WILL REAP A HARVEST IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP.

AND I PRAY THAT HARVEST WOULD BE A HARVEST OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

ONE DONE THAT DOES WHAT'S RIGHT BY GOD AND RIGHT BY MAN.

LET'S PRAY.

LORD GOD, OUR GOD, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, YOU CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH.

YOU HAVE ALL POWER AND ALL AUTHORITY.

YOUR NAME IS GREATLY TO BE PRAISED.

WE COME BEFORE YOU HUMBLY AND WE ASK THAT YOU FORGIVE OUR SINS AND TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST YOU AND ONE ANOTHER.

WE COME BEFORE YOU CONFIDENT IN THE GRACE AND FORGIVENESS THAT YOU HAVE MADE AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH YOUR SON, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

YOUR WORD SAYS WE SHOULD LEAN NOT TO OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING, BUT IN ALL OF OUR WAYS.

WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND YOU WILL DIRECT OUR PATHS TODAY.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY AND INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE AS WE DEDICATE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO YOU.

I PRAY TODAY'S MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A WAY THAT HONORS YOU, THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE AND THOSE WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE.

YOUR WORD SAYS ALS, ALL AUTHORITY COMES FROM YOU.

AND THOSE IN POSITION OF AUTHORITY HAVE BEEN PLACED THERE BY YOU.

THUS, AS YOU COMMAND US, WE PRAY, RESPECT AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR OUR GREAT CITY.

LORD, BLESS THE MAYOR, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, THE CITY MANAGER, AND ALL STAFF INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

GIVE THEM WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT FOR EVERY DECISION THEY MUST MAKE.

BLESS THEM FOR THEIR FAITHFUL COMMITMENT TO SERVE YOUR PEOPLE, CREATING THEM A PURE HEART, CLEAN HANDS, AND A STEADFAST SPIRIT.

LORD BLESS THE WORK OF THEIR HANDS.

YOUR WORD SAYS, PRAY FOR THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE FOR OF YOUR CITY.

PROSPERS ALL SHALL PROSPER.

LORD, BLESS OUR CITY WITH YOUR DIVINE PROSPERITY AND PROTECTION.

WE HAVE SEEN THE REPORT THAT STATES THAT SAN ANTONIO HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF POVERTY AMONG LARGE CITIES.

LORD, I ASK YOU TO GIVE OUR LEADERS THE WISDOM TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT WILL DECREASE THE RATE OF POVERTY IN OUR CITY.

WE'RE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH THE REPORTED RISK OF A CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

I PRAY THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES COOPERATE IN THE SPIRIT OF HUMILITY TO ACHIEVE UNITY.

AND THAT YOU'LL COMMAND YOUR BLESSING HERE AND TURN BACK THIS VIRUS AND ALSO HEAL ALL THOSE THAT ARE AFFLICTED BY IT TODAY.

LORD, YOU ARE A SON AND A SHIELD.

YOU BESTOW FAVOR AND HONOR.

NO GOOD THING WILL YOU WITHHOLD FROM THOSE WHO WALK UP RIGHT BEFORE YOU HEAR MY PRAYER TODAY AND MANIFESTS YOUR GOODNESS AND LOVING KINDNESS TO US.

IN JESUS' NAME I PRAY.

AMEN.

[2. Pledge of Allegiance]

THANK YOU PASTOR.

[3. Approval of Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of January 30, 2020, City Council Special Meeting of January 30, 2020, City Council Special Meeting of February 10, 2020, and City Council Regular Meeting of February 12, 2020]

SECOND.

OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES, PLEASE VOTE.

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OKAY, BEFORE WE B BEGIN OUR, UH, CONSENT AGENDA, WE DO HAVE

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DINA KILPATRICK, COME ON UP.

DINA IS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SHE IS WITH HER STAFF.

UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, DINA, CONGRATULATIONS.

UM, BECAUSE DINA'S WORK IS INVOLVED, UH, WITH MAKING SURE OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ARE IN THE BEST SHAPE POSSIBLE TO DO THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO.

UH, I CAN SAY WITH, UH, PERSONAL TESTIMONY THAT DINA WILL STRAIGHTEN YOU OUT IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING, UH, YOUR BODY'S NOT FEELING RIGHT.

UH, AND SHE IS WELL QUALIFIED TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO TO SAVE SO MUCH TIME, MANPOWER MONEY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THEM ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION.

SO DINA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

YOUR STAFF AS WELL.

I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ.

WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2020, THE ATH ALAMO ATHLETIC TRAINER ASSOCIATION WILL JOIN THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS ASSOCIATION NATA IN OBSERVING THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH.

AND THIS YEAR'S SLOGAN IS ATS IMPACT HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE NA THROUGH ACTION.

AND WHEREAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ARE HIGHLY SKILLED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE FOR ATHLETES, MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL, FIRE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT STAFF, CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND PERFORMERS.

AND WHEREAS ATS PROVIDE INJURY EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION, HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION AND EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE.

AND WHEREAS THE GOAL OF THE MONTH LONG OB OBS OBSERVANCE IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ATHLETIC TRAINER AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON PATIENT HEALTH AND SAFETY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I RON NURENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND RECOGNITION THEREOF DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH, 2020 TO BE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AITA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I THANK YOU MAYOR.

MAYOR NUREMBERG FOR THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH AS NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH AND HELPING TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING.

THE THEME OF NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH THIS YEAR IS ATS IMPACTS HEALTHCARE THROUGH ACTION.

ATHLETIC TRAINERS ARE SKILLED ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE.

ATHLETIC TRAINERS PROVIDE PREVENTION, INJURY EVALUATION, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS ACROSS THE NATION.

IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF AD'S ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DOCUMENT OVER $4 MILLION IN COST SAVINGS.

S A F D PERSONNEL ARE KEPT ON THE JOB OR RETURNED QUICKLY AND SAFELY THROUGH USE OF THIS PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF ALL ATHLETIC TRAINERS, WHETHER IT BE IN THE COLLEGIATE SETTING, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE INDUSTRIAL SETTING, PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS, OR IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SETTING.

THANK YOU.

AND HAPPY NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH.

SO YOU GUYS, WE'LL PUT MAYOR, SO YOU TWO AND THEN MAYBE LET'S SEE WHERE WE HAVE.

SO MAYBE YOU TWO COME TO THIS SIDE OVER HERE.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

BUT TRY AND CENTER YOURSELF A YEAH.

SO MAYOR'S AND, UH, THREE AND THEN HOLD POSITION.

1, 2, 3.

1, 2, 3.

MM-HMM.

.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'M DUE STILL.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU DINA, FOR BEING HERE AND AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT DENA DOES FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND HER STAFF.

UH, SHE TRULY IS HER OPERATION TRULY IS ONE OF THE SECRET WEAPONS, UH, THAT MAKES OUR DEPARTMENT ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION.

OKAY.

UH, THE NEXT ITEM, UH, PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP, UH, ALBERT CARUS AS WELL AS PRESIDENT TAYLOR ADY.

WHAT? OH, OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRO, UH, DINA AND YOUR TEAM.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON, UH, JUST THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

I KNOW IT'S YOU AND IT TAKES YOUR TEAM AS WELL.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE THAT YOU COME UP

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SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING HISTORY AND CONTINUING TO MAKE HISTORY AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT STOP.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.

OKAY.

NOW, PRESIDENT AMY, UH, ARE AT OUR DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, LIZ CAMPOS.

ALBERT'S NOT COMING UP, BUT WE HAVE A SPECIAL INTRODUCTION FROM U T S A.

MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW FOOTBALL COACH, JEFF TRAY.

UH, THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND, UH, MAYOR NIERENBERG FOR BEING SO HOSPITABLE THE ENTIRE TIME.

AND, UH, MR. WALSH FOR, UH, HAVING ME THIS MORNING.

UH, JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US AND, UH, SHARING YOUR GREAT FACILITY, THE ALAMO DO WITH US, AND ALL THE UPGRADES YOU'VE DONE FROM THE BATHROOMS TO THE SCREENS, TO THE ACOUSTICS, TO THE DRESSING AREA, UH, IT HELPS US IN RECRUITING.

IT MAKES IT A GREAT EXPERIENCE ON GAME DAY.

AND WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR THAT.

UH, OUR SPRING GAME, BE APRIL THE 18TH.

WE'D LOVE YOU TO COME OUT.

UH, WE'D LOVE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND HONOR YOU THERE.

AND, UH, I LIKE THOSE CAPS YOU GOT ON RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, APPRECIATE PRESIDENT AMY AND, UH, DR.

COMPOST FOR BEING WITH ME HERE TODAY.

AND, UH, DR.

COMPOST DID A GREAT JOB GETTING Y'ALL THOSE CAPS THIS MORNING.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO, BUT SHE GOT THAT DONE FOR Y'ALL.

SO, BIRDS UP.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

THANKS, COACH.

STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

I THINK WE HAVE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT WANT TO OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE YOU AS WELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER PAL.

COACH, WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO.

UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THIS JOB AT U T SS A, UH, I'M EXCITED.

I I'M GONNA MAKE A CONFESSION.

IT'S JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

DON'T TELL ANYBODY ELSE.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, I BEGGED MY DAD, CAN I PLEASE GO OUT FOR FOOTBALL RIGHT AT SCHOOL? AND MY DAD SAID, IF YOU GOT TIME TO PLAY FOOTBALL, YOU GOT TIME TO READ BOOKS, GET UPSTAIRS AND GO READ BOOKS, RIGHT ENDS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I SAID, DAD, I WANNA GO OUT FOR FOOTBALL.

AND HE SAID, IF YOU GOT TIME TO LOOK FOR FOOTBALL, YOU GOT TIME TO WORK ON YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT.

GET UPSTAIRS.

RIGHT? AND SO MY DAD AND MY MOM NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD FOOTBALL.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE IMMIGRANTS.

AND, UM, IT WAS NEVER SOMETHING THAT WE WERE RAISED WITH.

AND MY DAD, UH, TO THIS DAY STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M MAD AT HIM, UH, FOR NOT TEACHING ME FOOTBALL.

AND, UM, I, UH, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL.

I REALLY DON'T.

AND, UH, I STILL TO THIS DAY, SORT OF CAN'T WRAP MY ROUND MY MIND AROUND IT.

AND, UM, I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE THE GUY THAT HELPS ME, UH, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND A LITTLE MORE.

SO I NEED YOUR HELP.

I, SO I NEED YOUR HELP.

I, I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO REALLY GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND, UH, GIVING YOU SOME TIPS ON, ON WHAT NOT TO DO, UH, TO, TO WIN A FOOTBALL GAME.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS, UH, AND, UH, DR.

AMY, UH, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PICK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MANNY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

SURE.

VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER PAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M AN AGGIE, RIGHT? GOT THREE MYSELF, .

ABSOLUTELY.

BUT I WILL DO THIS TODAY 'CAUSE YES, I DO SUPPORTS U T S A, EXCEPT WHEN Y'ALL ARE ON A AND M'S SCHEDULE.

OF COURSE.

YEAH.

I UNDERSTAND.

BUT ANYWAY, GOOD LUCK TO YOU, COACH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, OH MY GOSH, I SEE ALL THE PICTURES BEING TAKEN.

.

YEAH.

YOU'LL NEVER SEE NO, THE 12TH.

THE 12TH, THE 12TH MAN JUST ROLLED OVER.

.

EXACTLY.

EXACTLY.

EXACTLY.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR FUTURE HERE, AND, UH, LOOK FOR ALL THE SUCCESS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, WELCOME COACH TO SAN ANTONIO.

I LOVE FOOTBALL.

I GREW UP WITH FOOTBALL.

I KNEW ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL.

I WANNA DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO TEACH MANNY ABOUT FOOTBALL, , IN FACT, UH, I'M GONNA ASK, MAYBE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO GET HIM IN SOME, IN SOME PADS.

LET'S DO IT.

AND A HELMET, WE START TO, I'LL GO OUT THERE, I'LL JOIN YOU.

HE'S ALREADY PADDED ENOUGH, BUT WE'LL PUT SOME EXTRA PADS ON HIM AND, UH, LET'S GO OUT THERE.

I'LL JOIN HIM IN THAT.

UH, MAYBE WE CAN THROW THE FOOTBALL A LITTLE BIT, TEACH HIM HOW TO THROW A PERFECT SPIRAL.

UH, BUT JUST WANNA WISH YOU THE BEST ON THIS GREAT SEASON.

UH, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE, UH, U T S A FOOTBALL HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

IT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MANNY.

WE START TUESDAY, MARCH THE 17TH.

WE'LL BE TEAM MEETING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.

YEAH, YOU'LL LIKE THE FIRST PRACTICES NO PADS FOR TWO DAYS.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE BEST ONE TO START FOOTBALL ON.

I CAN PROMISE YOU, MAN.

MANNY ALSO HAS FOUR YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY.

AWESOME.

WHAT, WHAT YOU, I KNOW YOU DID SCIENCE AND READING, SO YOU'LL ALSO HELP MY TEAM.

G P A.

SO COME ON.

MANNY ,

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THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND, UH, COACH, I WILL GIVE YOU THIS CONFESSION.

I NEVER WANTED TO PLAY FOOTBALL , BUT I WATCH IT ALL THE TIME.

AND SO, UM, THANK YOU.

AND I WANNA LET MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT I WAS SO EXCITED.

I GOT TO GO TO THE, UH, INTRODUCTION OF COACH TRAY.

AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO BE THERE.

AND, UM, LITERALLY THE ENERGY THAT YOU HAD, UM, HOW THE PLAYERS WERE LOOKING AT YOU, EVERYBODY JUST IN THE ENTIRE ROOM, EVERYBODY WAS REALLY, UH, HAPPY.

AND THEY, I SAW SOME ENTHUSIASM THAT I HADN'T SEEN IN, IN A WHILE.

AND SO I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT ENERGY.

I WAS READY TO SAY, PUT ME IN COACH.

AND I'M EXCITED.

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UM, I WOULD LOVE TO, UH, COME OUT TO, TO, UM, TO APRIL THE 18TH.

I WILL BE, UH, FOR SURE.

AND THEN I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I'M ON THE TRAILER TRAIN AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SO, WELCOME.

THANKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE MOVIE, UH, WATER BOY? UH, I COULD SEE YOU BEING LIKE, WATER BOY.

I GOT THAT GIRL.

SHE WOULD, SHE WOULD SEE BALL AND GET BALL, I CAN PROMISE YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHE GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER CURRIES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, I REMEMBER WHEN U T S A DIDN'T HAVE A FOOTBALL TEAM, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A BASKETBALL TEAM WHEN I FIRST WENT.

UH, AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'VE EXPANDED INTO THE ATHLETIC AREA.

'CAUSE I KNOW IT ADDS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE INSTITUTION, AND IT'S ADDED A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, FOR MANY YEARS WE HAD THE SPURS, AND WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, BUT I THINK THAT, UH, U T S A FOOTBALL HAS ELEVATED THE, UH, SPORTS INTEGRITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, MY WIFE AND I BOTH GRADUATED FROM U T SS A, SHE GOT AN M B A, I GOT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.

I GOT MY TEACHER CERTIFICATE THERE.

UH, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY HAVE ATTENDED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT CREDIT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND, AND FOOTBALL IS A VERY ENTERTAINING, UH, YOU KNOW, SPORT TO WATCH.

AND SO MY WIFE AND I HAVE GONE TO THE GAMES THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE'D LIKE TO AGAIN.

UH, AND WE HOPE THIS YEAR YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A REALLY, REALLY SUCCESSFUL WINNING SEASON.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WELL, PRESIDENT AMY SAYS IT BEST, AND I DO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE FRONT PORCH OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE VERY VISIBLE.

WE'RE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

SO, UM, AS THE, AS THE, UH, REVEREND SAID WHILE AGO, TOO MUCH IS GIVEN.

TOO MUCH IS EXPECTED.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE, AND WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN, IN BEING WHAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WANTS AND U T S A AND THE VISION THAT DR.

COMPOST AND PRESIDENT AMY BOTH HAVE.

WE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOHN.

SURE.

AND YOU KNOW, I HOPE EVERYBODY STAYS HEALTHY ALL YEAR.

AMEN.

MAINLY OUR QUARTERBACKS, .

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HVAR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL, AS A NATIVE SANTON, AS AN ALUM OF U T SS A, I GOT MY M B A THERE.

UH, WELCOME, WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR TEAM COACH.

UH, THIS IS OUR, OUR, UH, COLLEGE FOOTBALL HOMETOWN TEAM, AND WE ALL RALLY BEHIND IT.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE.

AND BIRDS UP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER KEO, HARVARD COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREWS SULLIVAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU, LIZ.

THANK YOU, COACH.

UM, TO KNOW THAT TEXAS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FOOTBALL STATE, AND SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN BEGGING FOR FOOTBALL TO HAPPEN.

AND I AM JUST SO ELATED TO HAVE YOU IN DISTRICT TWO BECAUSE YOU JUST BRING ALL THINGS THAT ARE LIFE AND COLORFUL WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR, YOUR TAILGATING PARTY, AND THEN YOU GO FROM THERE INTO THE DOME, AND IT JUST MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN OUR AREA.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IS BRINGING OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OUT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT DOES U T S A DO ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

AND SO WE ARE GONNA DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO PUSH THAT AND, UM, LOOKING TO HAVE A WINNING SEASON.

AND YES, KEEP THE QUARTERBACKS HEALTHY BECAUSE WE NEED THEM ON THE FIELD, BUT I JUST WANNA BE A KICKER FOR A DAY.

THAT'S ALL.

.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREWS SULLIVAN, COUNCIL MEMBER GRA THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, WELCOME COACH.

HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU, DR.

AMY, DR.

CAMPOS, CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT PICK.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE GR RIGHT FIT IN SAN ANTONIO.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY.

THERE'S O I ONLY LIKE COLLEGE FOOTBALL, SO I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE, UM, YOU HERE IN SAN ANTONIO TO WORK HARD FOR US, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT SEASON.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRO.

UM, COACH, I'VE GOTTEN A FEW CHANCES, UH, TO VISIT WITH YOU AND TO INTRODUCE YOU IN VARIOUS PLACES ALREADY.

BUT, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT I WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY, UH, THAT I DON'T THINK WE CAN SAY ENOUGH.

UH, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN A SHORT BUT, UH, FAIRLY ESTEEMED HISTORY FOR

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UH, AND SO, UH, YOUR JOB IS A CHALLENGING ONE.

IT'S A, IT'S A GROWING INSTITUTION WITH A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS.

UH, YOU TAKE THAT UNWILLINGLY, UM, AND PEOPLE WANNA SEE WINS ON THE FIELD, BUT WE ALSO WANT SEE GOOD MEN.

WE WANT TO SEE GOOD MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU AS A COACH, I FOUND OUT IN EARLY JANUARY WHEN YOU EXPLAINED THAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN BLACKOUT PERIODS WHERE YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE, CAN'T PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION AS A TEAM, UH, BECAUSE OF NCAA RULES, YOU DID TELL YOUR TEAM, UH, A NEW TEAM THAT YOU WOULD BE DOWN WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND OUR COMMUNITY MARCHING IN OUR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

PAR, UH, MARCH.

AND, UH, YOU SAID THAT YOU CAN'T REQUIRE THEM TO BE THERE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND YOU WANNA SHOW WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT, YOU CAN COME DOWN AND JOIN US.

I THINK YOU SAID THERE WERE ABOUT 40, 50 PLAYERS THAT SHOWED UP ON THEIR OWN VOLITION IN THEIR U T S GEAR, U T S A GEAR TO SHOW THIS COMMUNITY WHAT U T S A FOOTBALL MEANS UNDER COACH TRAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING A GREAT LEADER.

UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR SUCCESS ON THE FIELD, BUT MORE THAN THAT, LOOK FORWARD TO YOU, YOU BEING AN EXAMPLE, UH, THE WAY ATHLETIC PROGRAMS SHOULD RUN AT THE DIVISION ONE LEVEL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COACH, AND WELCOME, MS. ANTONIO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON

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AND AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

UM, SO I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS FROM WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO, UM, ITEM NUMBER 17, PLEASE.

17.

ANY OTHERS? UH, IF YOU'RE GONNA HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING, UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOLKS, UH, UP TO SPEAK.

AND THEN JUST MAKE SURE YOU TAP YOUR SPEAKER BUTTON.

ALRIGHT, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR ITEM 17.

OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, WE'LL BEGIN NOW WITH, UH, CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL BEGIN WITH ELIZABETH CORTEZ.

YES, .

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR NUREMBERG AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO.

UH, I'M ELIZABETH CORTEZ, DISTRICT SIX RESIDENT, AND I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THE SAN ANTONIO 2030 DISTRICT, WHERE A NONPROFIT GROUP OF, UM, BUILDING OWNERS WORKING TO, TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY CRISIS IN THE URBAN CORE.

AND, UH, I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 22 ON THE AGENDA, THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM OR PACE WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS ITEM'S ON THE AGENDA.

UM, A PACE PROGRAM WILL HELP OUR BUILDING OWNERS TO, UH, EXECUTE CASH FLOW POSITIVE, FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE PROJECTS THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR CITY'S EXISTING BUILDING STOCK, REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AND SAVE TENANTS MONEY ON OPERATING EXPENSES WHILE ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY CRISIS.

SO I'M DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF IT, AND ALSO WANTED TO OFFER OUR ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT IN HELPING TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO STAKEHOLDERS, UM, ABOUT PACE ONCE WE'VE, UH, FINALLY HAVE A PACE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN OUR CITY.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MS. CORTEZ.

DAVID MALA.

ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS DAVID MATTIA.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL OF TEXAS CHAPTER, OR U S G B C.

UH, U SS G B C IS A, UH, NONPROFIT MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT CHAMPIONS GREEN BUILDINGS.

THE LEAD RATING, GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM IS THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM.

UM, TEXAS HAS BEEN IN THE TOP 10 OF OF STATES IN THE UNITED STATES, IT'S SINCE DROPPED OUT, BUT TEXAS IS A GREEN BUILDING STATE.

UM, GREEN BUILDINGS ARE SUPERIOR BUILDINGS TO NORMAL ONES.

THEY PERFORM BETTER IN TERMS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WATER EFFICIENCY.

THEY'RE BETTER IN TERMS OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, BETTER, BETTER AIR QUALITY BUILDINGS BUILT AND DESIGNED, OPERATE AND MAINTAINED AT HIGHER STANDARDS.

UM, THE GREENEST BUILDING THAT YOU CAN BUILD IS THE ONE THAT'S ALREADY BUILT, UH, TO TAKE AN EXISTING BUILDING AND IMPROVE IT

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GREEN BUILDINGS, UM, HAVE HIGHER, UM, PERFORMANCE RATES IN TERMS OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES.

STUDENTS WHO GO TO GREEN SCHOOLS, UM, BUSINESSES THAT, UH, WHERE THEIR EMPLOYEES SHOW UP TO WORK IN, IN GREEN BUILDINGS, LOWER RATES OF, UH, EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM, HIGHER RATES OF PRODUCTIVITY.

SO THAT GREEN BUILDING, THAT BUILDING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN BUILT, MAKING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT, THAT IS WHAT THE PACE PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE PACE IS RIGHT FOR SAN ANTONIO.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON PACE IN TEXAS SINCE 2013 AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

UH, AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE EXCITED TO SEE IT PASSED AT THAT, UH, AT, AT THE ESTATE LEVEL.

AND THEN TO SEE IT, UM, IMPLEMENTED ACROSS TEXAS, UH, WAS OUR OUR NEXT MISSION, UH, USING THE PACE IN A BOX MODEL, UH, TO MAKE IT EXPORTABLE TO EVERY COUNTY IN IN TEXAS AND, AND EVERY JURISDICTION THAT THAT WANTED IT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SAN ANTONIO FOR A WHILE.

UM, I AM DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT WE ARE POISED TO HAVE IT COME, COME TO SAN ANTONIO.

UM, WE BELIEVE PACE IS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

UH, IT WORKS.

IT WILL IMPROVE SAN ANTONIO'S BUILDING STOCK.

EXISTING BUILDING STOCK, UH, PACE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH A LONG-TERM FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY, OF LOWERING SAN ANTONIO'S CARBON FOOTPRINT, MAKING THE CITY MORE SUSTAINABLE.

UM, BUILDINGS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN TERMS OF THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF SAN ANTONIO, AND PACE IS A GREAT FUNDING MECHANISM AND A GREAT TOOL TO ACHIEVE BETTER BUILDING STOCK.

UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE LEADERSHIP IN THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, PARTICULARLY UNDER DOUG MELNICK AND HIS COLLEAGUES.

UM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK THIS MORNING IN SUPPORTIVE PACE IN SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU, MR. MATT, JACK FINGER.

WELL, MAYOR NUREMBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M.

FINGER.

YES.

WELL, I DO, I AM THANKFUL FOR, FOR SMALL MIRACLES.

THE TODAY'S INVOCATION HAD NO REFERENCE TO WHITE SUPREMACIST.

THANK YOU, .

IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT.

THE, UH, ON TODAY'S AGENDA, FEW, I'LL WAIT.

A FEW THINGS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

ITEM NUMBER, NUMBER 18.

YES, ORDINANCE APPROVING.

UH, THE IDEA TO REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF BABY CHANGING STATIONS IN NEW OR MODIFIED BUILDING TYPES WITH SPECIFIC USES, BABY CHANGING STATIONS.

YOU KNOW, THE IDEA THAT YOU'RE REQUIRING PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO SPEND MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT THERE MAY NOT BE A NEED FOR.

UH, THAT ALWAYS, UH, TICKLES MY FANCY THERE.

YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A NEED FOR BABY CHANGING STATIONS, WHY DON'T YOU LET THE PRIVATE SECTOR TAKE CARE OF THAT? PRIVATE SMALL BUSINESSES WILL PUT THEM IN IF THEIR CUSTOMERS DEMAND IT.

YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE PEOPLE SPEND MONEY ON IT.

YOU, THE, OUR CITY LEADERS WHO ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS, MAKING PEOPLE SPEND MONEY.

WHAT I LIKE, YEAH, THAT'S MR. AUDIO VISUAL MAN.

PUT THAT UP THERE.

LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE UNDERLINED AREAS THERE.

LET'S JUST SAY THERE.

YES.

UM, YEAH, JUST BLOW IT UP A LITTLE BIT THERE.

YES.

IT WASN'T SAFE.

AND READ IT THERE.

WE'LL REQUIRE THAT EVERY FLOOR OF NEW BUILDINGS AND EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE RESTROOMS ARE AT A NEW RESTROOM, HAVE ALL ACCESSIBLE BABY CHANGING STATIONS.

YES.

AND WHAT I, WHAT I LIKE IS, ESPECIALLY THE, THE, THE BOTTOM PART, THE CIRCLE PART, WHICH SAYS FISCAL IMPACT.

YES, FISCAL IMPACT.

THERE IS NO FISCAL IMPACT.

, THANK YOU.

RETURN THE CAMERA, IF YOU WOULD, TO THE PODIUM.

THERE NO FISCAL IMPACT.

I, I, I LOVE THAT.

UH, OF COURSE, THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE, YOU, THE, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE BUREAUCRATS THAT, THAT, UH, DECIDE TO DO THAT.

BUT , BUT TO YOU, THE PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, , OTHER ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 20, OH, UH, 20 D AGAIN, REAPPOINT ELENA WADO TO THE CITY'S BOND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT.

UH, MS. HARTO WAS A PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL PERSON, AND SHE HAD THE DISTINCTION OF BECOMING THE VERY FIRST LESBIAN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL SHE WAS RAN FOR REELECTION, THEN SHE WAS DE ELECTED.

BUT, UH, YES, I, I NE NEVER SAW THE, UM, THE QUESTION OF APPLICATION

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I WONDER IF HOW SHE WOULD'VE ANSWERED THAT.

YES.

AND FINALLY, THANK YOU, JACK.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON NOW TO, UH, THE VOTE.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE, OH, I'M SORRY.

GETTING USED TO THE, UH, SPEAKER QUEUE HERE, FOLKS.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.

THANKS, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, A COUPLE OF ITEMS. UM, THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM NUMBER 12.

IT'S OUR SOUTH SIDE LIONS PARK AT BOND PROJECT.

I'M EXCITED BECAUSE WE ARE PUTTING A SHADE CANOPY OVER THE EXISTING BASKETBALL COURTS.

UM, SOMETHING THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WANTING FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND IT'S JUST ADDING TO ALL THE AMENITIES THAT WE'VE ALREADY DEVELOPED IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF SOUTH SIDE LIONS PARK.

AND IT REALLY IS A GEM AND A REGIONAL PARK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ANOTHER ITEM THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER SPEAKERS CAME AND HIGHLIGHTED WAS THE PACE PROGRAM.

EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, ELIZABETH, FOR BEING HERE FOR SO LONG AND WATCHING US DO ALL THIS BASKETBALL STUFF THIS MORNING, TOO, .

THANK YOU.

UM, BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US WHEN IT COMES TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND ESTABLISHING, UH, THESE PARTNERSHIPS.

AND SO THANK YOU ACOG, FOR PARTNERING WITH US ON THIS.

LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING, UH, THIS FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRO.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA, UH, THANK ONE OF THE SPEAKERS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WHO REMINDED ME OF SOME VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS WE'RE APPROVING TODAY THAT I WILL LIKE TO, TO HIGHLIGHT.

WE HAVE THREE RESIDENTS FROM, UH, DISTRICT SEVEN, WHO ARE BEING, UH, REAPPOINTED OR APPOINTED TO COMMISSIONS, TO ADVISORY AND BOARD COM, TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE AT THE CITY.

AND I AM SO PROUD TO HAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

UH, GREG HAMMER, WHO IS CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF OUR LINEAR PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, REPRESENTS DISTRICT SEVEN IN ALL OF SAN ANTONIO, SERVING AS THE CHAIR.

UM, WE HAVE ALEJO SOTO, UH, A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AT THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, WHO WILL NOW BE ON THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEJO.

AND, UH, OF COURSE, COUNCILWOMAN ELENA GUDO, UH, WHO'S, UH, ONLY WAS ABLE TO SERVE ONE TERM, BUT TREMENDOUSLY DEDICATED TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT SEVEN IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND I'M PROUD, UH, IF SHE WAS THE FIRST L G B T Q WOMAN TO SERVE, UH, ON, ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

I, I THINK THAT'S, UM, THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO HIGHLIGHT FOR HER, FOR HER BRAVERY AND HER SERVICE TO, TO OUR CITY.

UH, THE OTHER ITEM I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS ITEM 22, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, THE APPROVAL OF THE PACE PROGRAM.

UH, THIS COULD NOT COME SOON ENOUGH.

I KNOW THE MAYOR AND I HAVE BEEN WANTING, UH, WANTING TO SEE THIS GO FORWARD, UH, FOR, FOR A WHILE NOW.

SO I WANNA THANK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT, UH, THAT FINALLY MOVED THIS FORWARD.

THAT WAS DOUG, WHO WORKED ON IT FOR, UH, A LONG TIME.

OH, THERE HE IS.

UH, AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, WHO TOOK THAT BABY AND IS, UH, IS BASICALLY MAKING THE TOUCHDOWN, UH, TODAY.

SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK.

UH, I ALSO WANNA THANK OF COURSE, UH, THE FULL COUNCIL FOR ESTABLISHING THE PACE PROGRAM TODAY IN SAN ANTONIO.

AS PART OF OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, UH, ACOG WILL BE COORDINATING THEIR EFFORTS WITH THE CITY, UH, TO PROMOTE AND MARKET THE PACE PROGRAM TO OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.

UH, AS YOU MAY RECALL FROM THE PRESENTATION WE HEARD LAST TIME IS PACE IS GREAT FOR BIG BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN OR THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY HOTEL, UH, HOTEL REMODELS, BUT IT'S ALSO GREAT FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE MANY OF OUR RIAS, OUR, UM, OUR AUTOBODY REPAIR SHOPS, AUTOBODY PAINT SHOPS.

UH, SO THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR THE PACE PROGRAM TO WORK IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

UM, THE OTHER THING I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST MEASURES WE ARE IMPLEMENTING FROM OUR CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN.

AND, UH, WHEN FOLKS WERE A LITTLE BIT SCARED ABOUT, OR TENTATIVE ABOUT ADOPTING THAT PLAN, UM, I TRIED TO REMIND THEM THAT ALL OF THE MEASURES IN THE PLAN ARE WIN-WINS.

SO THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE EMISSIONS, AND IT'S GOING TO SAVE OUR COMMUNITY MONEY.

SO WHY WOULD WE, WHY WOULD WE NOT MOVE FORWARD ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, MS. DIANE WRATH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US, UH, TODAY ABOUT THE, THE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCILWOMAN AND MEMBERS.

UH, WE REALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS IT SINCE IT FIRST PASSED IN 2013,

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I MEAN, SOMETIMES WE FORGET WHO REALLY BROUGHT IT FORWARD FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING YOUR PARTNER.

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

OUR R F P IS DRAFTED AND IT'S READY TO BE RELEASED TODAY OR TOMORROW, SO WE'LL GET THAT ON THE STREET.

SO WE REALLY CAN SELECT, UH, OUR PARTNER IN ADMINISTRATING IT AND BE ABLE TO ROLL IT OUT VERY, VERY QUICKLY.

I'LL SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD, UH, INTEREST, UH, WITH A LETTER OF INTENT, SO THIS BABY IS READY TO ROLL.

SO I THINK THERE'S JUST REALLY GOOD THINGS TO COME, AND PARTICULARLY FOR BOTH THE LA THE APARTMENT OWNERS, HOTELS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND ALSO, UH, THE RESIDENTIALS THAT ARE LARGER THAN FOUR, YOU KNOW, FIVE OR MORE CAN MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY ACROSS.

SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH, AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT, BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 11.

IT'S A PROJECT TO FUND AN ENGINEERING STUDY FOR SATO CREEK THAT PASSES THROUGH LADY BIRD JOHNSON PARK, THAT OVER THE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EROSION AND DAMAGE FROM WATER, AND NOT ONLY WATER, BUT, UH, FROM PEOPLE USING THAT.

UH, AS, AS YOU MAY KNOW, UH, THE TRAILWAY SYSTEM GOES THROUGH THAT AREA AS WELL.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH THAT PORTION OF THAT TRAILWAY, BASICALLY FROM, UH, FOUR 10 AT THE TOBIN TRAIL HEAD ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH MCALLISTER PARK, IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'D NEVER KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN SAN ANTONIO.

YOU'D THINK YOU'RE UP IN THE MOUNTAINS SOMEWHERE, CLIMBING THROUGH STREAMS AND THAT KIND OF THING.

SO THIS PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY A LOT OF THAT DAMAGE AND, AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO CORRECT THOSE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND, UH, OPEN THAT UP AND MAKE IT SAFE FOR OUR PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO USE THAT FOR HIKING AND BIKING AND LOOK FORWARD, UH, RAZZY TO WORKING WITH IT'S PUBLIC WORKS NOW, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

YEAH, I'M TRYING TO MAKE THAT SWITCH FROM T C I TO PUBLIC WORKS HERE.

IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE, BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.

BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH Y'ALL ON THIS PROJECT, TOO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, COUNCIL MEMBER POLITE.

THANK YOU.

FIRST, UH, WHEREVER MIKE SHANNON IS, UH, I, I WANNA THANK HIM FOR HELPING ME SO MUCH FOR THE, UH, UM, HARD WORK ON THE BABY CHANGING STATIONS, UM, ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PASSING.

UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE, UH, PARENTS OF, OF OLDER CHILDREN OR BABIES, UH, ALL OF YOU HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH PARKING LOTS.

UM, AND YOU'VE SEEN THAT POOR GUY IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK, OR IN THE BACK OF HIS VAN, CHANGING A BABY.

UM, AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WHATEVER RESTAURANT, HOTEL OR BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, HE WAS, HE WAS IN, DIDN'T HAVE A BABY CHANGING STATION IN HIS, UH, IN, IN THAT, IN THAT RESTROOM.

UH, WE WENT OUT AND SPOKE TO A LOT OF PARENTS, UH, AND WE HAVE YET TO MEET A PARENT OUT THERE WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A BAD IDEA TO PROVIDE DADS WITH, UH, WITH BABY CHANGING STATIONS AND LET 'EM FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN A PARKING LOT .

UM, HOWEVER, IT WASN'T JUST THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WE SPOKE TO.

WE SPOKE TO THE RESTAURANT, UH, ASSOCIATION, THE GROUP THAT REPRESENTS ALL THE RESTAURANTS IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND, UH, THEY WERE ENTHUSIASTIC, UH, AND THEY SUPPORTED, UH, WE ALSO SPOKE TO THE TEXAS HOTEL LO, I'M SORRY, THE SAN ANTONIO HOTEL LODGING ASSOCIATION, UH, THE OTHER PLACE THAT OFFERS MOST OF THE BATHROOMS IN TOWN.

UM, AND, UH, THEY WERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTIVE.

WE TALKED TO, UH, THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL, UH, WHO TOUCHES PRETTY MUCH ALL OTHER, UH, ISSUES REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING AND, UH, BUILDINGS.

AND THEY WERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY, UH, SUPPORTIVE.

AND SO, UH, THIS IS A CONSENSUS EFFORT, UH, THAT CAME ABOUT, UH, BECAUSE EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD, UH, AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN A PARENT AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER.

UM, AND SO WE'VE GOT RESTAURATEURS, UH, WHO HAVE BEEN CHEERLEADERS, UH, OF THIS, UH, PARTICULARLY THE BARRIOS FAMILY.

AND, UM, THEIR CHAIN OF RESTAURANTS AND THE CORTEZ FAMILY HAVE BEEN, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THE METRA, UH, YOU KNOW, OWNERS HAVE BEEN, UM, CHEERLEADERS OF THIS AND HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AT ADVISING US HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

UH, AND SO I CAN'T, I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH.

NOW, I ONLY WISH I, I, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT I WISH MY MY KIDS WERE TINY, SO THAT I CAN NOW HELP MY WIFE, UH, BUT I'M SO GLAD I'M NOT, UH, CHANGING DIAPERS ANYMORE.

BUT, UM, I EVEN, I WAS THAT GUY, YOU KNOW, IN THE PARKING LOT, UM, YOU KNOW, IN COME RAIN OR SHINE OR HAIL OR, YOU KNOW, STORMS, UH, WHO STILL NEEDED TO GO OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND DO IT.

AND SO, UH, I, I HAVE A FEELING THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF MOMS OUT THERE WHO ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE, THAT WE DID THIS TODAY.