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COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER AL.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROADCAST.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COURAGE.

COURAGE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARY MAYBEDO.

TESTIMONY.

HOUSTON

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WROTE THE WEST POINT.

IT'S SAN ANTONIO

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SAN ANTONIO

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ANTONIO

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OKAY.

CORPORATION

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ROAD SERVICE CENTER.

AND,

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AUTHORITY.

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OKAY.

OKAY.

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THE CHEF STEVE HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ REPRESENT

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CHEF IS JOHNNY HERNANDEZ.

CHEF ELIZABETH JOHNSON.

E CHEF STEVEN.

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HERNANDEZ.

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THEY VISIT SAN ANTONIO.

VISIT THE SAN ANTONIO.

SAN ANTONIO.

SAN ANTONIO

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HERNANDEZ LUIS FISHER IS GLORIA BELINDA HARDWICK.

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GONZ.

CIA CHEFS WILLIAMS,

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OKAY.

PERFECT.

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BUT WHAT CHEF US IN I SPECIFIC I

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IN PARTICULAR,

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AND MARTIN

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SAFETY SERVICES RESPONSE PERMITTED.

THIS IS FOR NATIONAL DISASTERS ACROSS THE 48 CONTIGUOUS US STATES.

WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 20,000 DISASTER TRANSPORTS THIS YEAR ALONE FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER, INCLUDING THE MORE THAN 650 CA UM, CASUALTIES AT THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING AT AN OUTDOOR CONCERT.

UM, THERE'S NO WAY THAT IN LIGHT OF THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SELECTED PROVIDER AS A B L SS FIRST RESPONDER ORGANIZATION FOCUSED IN CENTRAL TEXAS HAS NEAR PERFECT EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND AND, AND, AND, UM, EXPERTISE COMPARED TO COMPANIES LIKE MYSELF AND THE OTHER COMPETITORS.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO EVALUATE THE CHOICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE.

AND I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER HAVING PRESENTATIONS BY THE VENDORS TO THE COUNCIL SO YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION.

THIS IS A ALMOST A 10 YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUR PREMIER EVENT CENTER.

UM, AND YOU'D BE LOCKED IN FOR A LONG TIME TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE INFERIOR PROVIDER WHO DOESN'T EVEN AMEND THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF THE R F P.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. RALEY.

NEXT WE HAVE EDWARD REYES.

GOOD AFTERNOON COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS ED EDWARD REYES.

I'M OWNER OF FIRST MEDICAL RESPONSE, ALSO WAS ONE OF THE BIDDERS IN THE R F P FOR THE EVENTS.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE, UM, AS MR. UH, ROWLEY, UH, EXPLAINED, UM, I'M HERE FOR THE SAME REASON.

I, I'M OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS OF US SAFETY SERVICES IN, IN THE REGARDS THAT THEY DON'T MEET, THEY DIDN'T EVEN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE R

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IF YOU LOOK AT THE R F P PAGE FOUR, UNDER THE SCOPE OF SERVICES, YOU KNOW, IT STATES THAT AN AMBULANCE SERVICE WILL BE REQUIRED IN EVENTS ANY AMBULANCE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD CONTAIN AT, SHOULD CONTAIN ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT MEDICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT.

US SAFETY SERVICES DOES NOT HAVE THAT CAPABILITY, NOR DOES THE ACTUAL, UH, AMBULANCE SUBCONTRACT PROVIDED THAT THEY PROVIDED IN THEIR R F P.

ALSO, IF YOU LOOK, THERE WAS SOME CHANGES.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS AN ERROR IN THE EXECUTED AGREEMENT.

THE THAT IS WAS SIGNED BY THE OWNER OF, UH, US SAFETY SERVICES.

THE WORDING WAS CHANGED, UH, UNDER THE SCOPE OF PRACTICES.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT SIGNED AGREEMENT BY, UM, US SAFETY SERVICES, THE ONE YOU GUYS ARE ASKED TO BE, TO APPROVE TODAY, IT STATES THAT, UH, SECTION 17, WHICH STATES ABOUT ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT IN THE R F P HAS BEEN OMITTED AND REMOVED FROM THAT CONTRACT.

AND THE ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF, UM, OFF THAT AGREEMENT THAT, THAT, THAT IS ASKED OF YOU GUYS TO APPROVE.

SO IT DOESN'T MATCH THE R F P REQUIREMENTS.

UM, I HAD INQUIRED WITH THE FINANCING OFFICE AND THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IN REFERENCE TO THAT.

I RECEIVED A, UH, EMAIL LATE LAST NIGHT FROM, UH, MS. ESPARZA, UM, UH, STATING THAT, UH, THEY HAVE REVIEWED AND THEY ADVISED THAT, UH, US SAFETY SERVICES, UH, IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED TO BE AN F R O AS AT THE B L S SERVICE.

HOWEVER, US SAFETY SERVICES HAS A L S CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES ON THEIR TEAM THAT CAN PERFORM A L S SERVICES.

AND IN REALITY AND ETHICALLY, THAT IS NOT CORRECT.

IT'S, IT'S A STATE STATE HEALTH SERVICES VIOLATION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE.

THEY COULD PROVIDE 10 PARAMEDICS AS THEY WANT, BUT THOSE 10 PARAMEDICS ARE ONLY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THIS UP TO THE LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE THAT THEY'RE LICENSED AS, WHICH IS BASIC LIFE SUPPORT.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

2018, YOU HAVE THE NCAA UH, CHAMPIONSHIP COMING TO THE ALAMODOME.

YOU HAVE A BASKETBALL PLAYER THAT GOES DOWN.

US SAFETY SERVICES HAS FIVE PARAMEDICS AND ONE AMBULANCE.

THAT PLAYER GOES DOWN IN CARDIAC ARREST, THE HEART STOPS.

THOSE MEDICS CANNOT DO ANYTHING MORE THAN DO C P R INTUBATE, PUT AN AIRWAY, ADVANCED AIRWAY IN THAT PATIENT AND START AN IV.

THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM ANY LIFESAVING MEDICATION, UH, ADMINISTER ANY LIFESAVING MEDICATIONS FOR THAT PATIENT.

AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITIES AND THE LICENSE TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE RHYTHM IS AND BE ABLE TO SAVE THAT PERSON'S LIFE.

IF, IF IT COMES DOWN TO IT, THE ONLY END RESULT'S GONNA BE IS GONNA BE THEM HAVING TO CALL 9 1 1 BECAUSE ETHICALLY AND LEGALLY THEY SHOULDN'T BE TRANSPORTING THAT PATIENT BECAUSE THE AMBULANCE IS, DOES NOT MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU MR. REYES.

NEXT WE HAVE DANIEL PONT.

HE'S GONNA BE WAIVING HIS TIME.

OKAY.

COUNCILMAN COURAGE.

THANK YOU.

UH, COULD WE HAVE STAFF COME BACK UP? DOES US SAFETY SERVICES MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR ORIGINAL R F P PROPOSAL? THEY DO.

COUNCILMAN, UH, YOU KNOW, THESE QUESTIONS WERE BROUGHT UP TO US, UH, AFTER THE PROCESS, UH, WAS COMPLETED.

AND, UH, I ALSO HAVE, UH, CAPTAIN, UH, KELLY TUR, WHO'S HERE FROM, UH, SA FIRE DEPARTMENT, E M SS, WHO WAS ON THE COMMITTEE.

SO HE WAS THE ONE THAT DETERMINED THAT ALL THE CERTIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO FORM THIS CONTRACT WERE MET.

AND HE'S CERTAINLY HERE TO ASK HER ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY.

SO WE'RE THE APPROVED, UH, ORGANIZATION MEETS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL R F P REQUIREMENTS WE PUT OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY, THEY MENTIONED THEY'RE NOT LISTED ON SOME STATE CERTIFICATIONS.

HAVE WE VERIFIED? UH, WE HAVE, AND IF I COULD ASK, UH, CAPTAIN TURNER TO COME UP AND, OR CAPTAIN WHEAT AS WELL TO, TO ADDRESS THAT.

OKAY.

FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, THEY MEET ALL OF THOSE CERTIFICATIONS.

THEY'RE LICENSED BY THE STATE, HAS A FIRST RESPONDER TO REFORM B L S BASIC, UH, SERVICES, AND HAS 18 CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES ON THEIR TEAM.

BUT HE CAN GO INTO THAT PERSON.

WE ONLY ASKED FOR BASIC, THOUGH WE DIDN'T ASK FOR ADVANCE.

CORRECT AND ADVANCE AS WELL, IF THEY CAN ADDRESS THAT, PLEASE.

SO, COUNCILMAN, I BELIEVE THROUGH THE, UM, THROUGH THE PROCESS, UH, CAPTAIN TURNER SAT ON THE REVIEW PANEL AS WELL.

AND, AND HE'S INDICATED THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED THE INFORMATION THAT EVERY COMPANY PROVIDED, UH, IN TERMS OF THEIR CERTIFICATION.

UM, AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE LEVEL OF TRAINING, UM, TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OPERATE UNDER A MEDICAL DIRECTOR, WHICH I'M OF THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IS IN THIS R F P, UM, THAT IS ACCEPTABLE.

SO WE DID VERIFY FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, VERIFIED THAT THEY WERE, IN FACT, UH, NOW LET ME ASK, IN THE CASE OF, UH, THE, UH, FINAL FOUR THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE NEXT YEAR, WILL S A P D HAVE, UH, EMERGENCY SERVICES ALSO STANDING BY IN THE VICINITY? THOSE ARE MUCH LARGER EVENTS.

SO, UH, BETWEEN THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT, SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE

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SO IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER ELSE THEY MAY HAVE, WE WILL DEDICATE, UM, UH, BOTH, UH, MEDICAL AND FIRE, UH, AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL POLICE, UH, RESOURCES THAT WE NEED FOR AN EVENT LIKE THAT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS AND I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 31.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, WE STILL HAVE SOME DISCUSSION.

COUNCILMAN BROCKO? UH, THANK YOU, SIR.

I, I JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN I SEE SUCH A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE AND I GET, IT'S AN R F P PROCESS AND YOU KNOW, ONLY ONE PERSON WINS.

UH, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTMENT ON THOSE WHO DIDN'T, BUT BOTH OF THE GENTLEMEN WHO CAME UP AND SPOKE, IT WAS JUST LIKE A DRASTICALLY OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE SAYING.

SO HAS ANYBODY MET WITH THEM TO WALK THEM THROUGH THAT, OR HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THEM OR HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM TO, TO SHOW THE, UH, MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS? BECAUSE THAT'S A PRETTY BLACK AND WHITE PIECE, RIGHT? THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE NOT REGISTERED ON THE STATE, YOU'RE SAYING THEY ARE.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S, THEY, UH, THEY DID ENGAGE FOR PERSON, STAFF TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

THEY SUBMITTED THOSE TO US IN WRITING, AND THEN WE VERIFIED BACK TO THEM THAT THEY HAD MET THOSE CERTIFICATIONS.

SO, OH, NO, NO.

I'M, I'M REFERRING YOU, YOU, I'M REFERRING TO THE TWO GENTLEMEN THAT CAME UP AND SPOKE FROM THE TWO OTHER COMPANIES HAVE, HAVE WE SHOWN, DID WE HAVE ANY INTERACTION WITH THEM AFTER THE FACT THAT TO SHOW THAT THESE COMP, THIS COMPANY, THE, THE BID AWARD, THE AWARDEE WAS NO, SIR, WE HAVE NOT, UM, WE'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO DO YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CAN DO THAT AFTER THE FACT, BUT OUR NORMAL COURSE OF PROCEDURE IS THAT WE DON'T BEFOREHAND.

WE, WE, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE MERITS OF THE PROCESS AND ON THE, THE, THE, UH, VENDOR THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING, THERE WEREN'T ANYTHING, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAME UP IN THEIR QUESTIONS THAT CONVINCED US THAT THERE WAS A, A PROBLEM WITH WHAT, UH, WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING.

AND CAPTAIN TURNER THAT'S HERE EVERY, I JUST GOT A QUESTION FOR THE CAPTAIN TURNER AND THEN, UM, UH, I JUST, CARL, I DON'T KNOW THAT, I JUST KNOW CAR WHAT WAS DESCRIBED BY THE TWO PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.

IS THAT ACCURATE? UM, LIKE I SAID, CAPTAIN TURNER WAS INVOLVED IN THE, IN THE PANEL ITSELF AND, UH, DID THE VERIFICATION.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, LEVEL OF TRAINING IS IMPORTANT.

THE I, THE, THE FACT THAT YOU'RE OPERATING UNDER A MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND THAT THE AGENCY ITSELF BE, UM, REGISTERED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OR CERTIFIED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THAT.

SO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED WAS VERIFIED BY, UH, CAPTAIN TURNER AS WELL DURING THAT PROCESS.

OKAY.

BUT, BUT MY, MY, I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT MY, MY QUESTION WAS, WAS WHAT HE DESCRIBED ACCURATE, IF, IF THAT CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURRED, WOULD LIKE A BALLPLAYER COLLAPSING, WOULD THEY HAVE TO CEASE SERVICE AND CALL ON NINE ONE ONE BECAUSE THEY OVERREACHED THEIR ETHICAL AND LEGAL BOUNDARIES OF NO, SHOULD NOT.

AS LONG AS THEY'RE OPERATING UNDER A MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND THEY HAVE THE LEVEL, THE, THE A L SS LEVEL, UH, OF, UH, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION, THEN THEY SHOULD BE OKAY.

YEAH, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO, I'M, I'M WAITING INTO, INTO TERMINOLOGY I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

SO IT'S KIND OF, I, I'M, I'M RIGHT.

SO IT IT'S THE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT.

WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GO INTO THAT, ALL OF OUR PERSONNEL IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE AT LEAST AT THE, WHAT WE CALL THE BASIC E M T LEVEL.

UH, THEY'RE ABLE TO DO BASIC LIFE SUPPORT.

SO WHEN SOMEBODY HAS A CARDIAC ARREST, THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, C P R, UM, UH, OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION.

UH, THE NEXT LEVEL IS THE A L SS LEVEL, THAT'S OUR PARAMEDICS.

AND THEY'RE ABLE TO DO MORE TO INTUBATE, TO, UH, PROVIDE DRUGS AND TO DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AS WELL TOO.

AND THIS PROVIDER CAN DO THAT.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY CAN DO BOTH.

WITHIN THIS, YOU CAN OFFER EITHER THE, THE A L S OR B L SS SERVICE, UH, WITHIN THIS CONTRACT.

AND CAPTAIN TURNER, YOU, YOU WERE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT VERIFIED THAT? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

AND THEY CAN OFFER BOTH LEVELS OF SERVICE AND THEY CAN MEET THE FULL, AND THEN IN, IN WHICH CASE, THEY'LL, IF THERE ANYTHING MOVES OUT PAST THAT, THEY'RE CONTACTING, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CALLING 9 1 1, CORRECT? CORRECT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THAT, THAT, THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN BROCK HOUSE.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 36.

ITEM 36 IS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR AN INITIAL FIVE-YEAR TERM WITH I K E SMART CITY L L C TO INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN 25 DIGITAL COMMUNITY KIOSK AT NO COST TO THE CITY WITH AN AGREEMENT

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AND AUTHORIZES I K E SMART CITY L L C TO ADVERTISE OFF PREMISES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 28, SECTION 28 DASH 10 OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE.

COUNCILMAN K.

THANK YOU.

UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED, UH, ABOUT THIS, UH, PROJECT.

I THINK THESE KIOSKS ARE GREAT.

I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT THE CITY HAS, UH, FOUND A VERY ECONOMICAL WAY OF PROVIDING THESE, UH, I THINK MOST OF US ON THE COUNCIL HAS PROBABLY HEARD, UH, ABOUT WHAT THE, THE RESOURCES ARE THAT THESE KIOSKS PROVIDE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THESE PARTICULARLY, UH, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE IN OUR PARK AREAS BECAUSE WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL PARKS THAT ARE VERY BIG EXPANSIVE.

THERE'S A LOT OF SECLUDED AREAS.

I THINK THE ADDITION OF THESE KINDS OF KIOSKS FOR SAFETY AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ARE CRITICAL IN DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OUR, OUR PARK SERVICES.

UH, AND I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE USED DOWNTOWN FOR TOURISM AND, UH, IT'S A, IT, IT APPEARS TO BE A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR US.

IT JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR WHAT YOU'VE DEVELOPED.

I THINK THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD AMENITIES TO 'EM, AND I'D SURE LIKE TO SEE US CONTINUE TO ADD MORE IN THE FUTURE.

UH, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

I APOLOGIZE.

I WANNA TAKE A ONE, ONE CITIZEN WHO DID SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AND THE IS DAVID GARCIA.

DAVID GARCIA MIGHT HAVE LEFT.

OKAY.

COUNCILMAN PALICE.

THANK YOU.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, MARIA, THANK YOU FOR, FOR, UM, REALLY TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

I, I WAS A THORN IN YOUR SIDE, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THIS R F P A WHILE BACK.

I, I SAW THE R F P I READ IT, I HATED IT.

UM, AND I SENT YOU A LONG EMAIL SAYING, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT STINKS AND WE CAN DO BETTER AND LET'S PULL IT.

LET'S GO BACK.

AND MARIA CALLED ME AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WHOA, COWBOY, HOLD ON.

WE, WE'VE GOT ACTUALLY A RESULT THAT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT ANY OF US EXPECTED, WHICH IF WE DID REDO THE R F P AND ADD ALL THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK THESE KIOSKS SHOULD DO, THE RESPONSE WE GOT FROM IKE IS WHAT YOU WOULD'VE BEEN ASKING FOR TO BEGIN WITH.

AND SO I LOOKED AND YEAH, I I, I WAS, I WAS BLOWN AWAY.

UM, SO FOR MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, I'M, I'M, I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE CAPABILITIES THAT THESE KIOSKS OFFER BECAUSE OF WHAT SMART CITY REALLY IS.

AND THAT'S LESS ABOUT GADGETS, RIGHT? BECAUSE GADGETS ISN'T SMART.

UM, WIFI IN THE PARK AND SOLAR BENCHES ARE CUTE, BUT THOSE ARE GADGETS, RIGHT? BUT, YOU KNOW, INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS WITH INTERCONNECTIVITY AND THEN BIG DATA COLLECTION OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEN ACTUALLY OFFERING TECH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT TALKS TO YOUR CITIZENS AND THEN TALKS BACK TO THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP IN A DIFFERENT WAY, UM, IS THIS IS A REALLY GOOD START, RIGHT? AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS, WE HAVE INNOVATION AS THE THIRD WORD ON THE BACK OF THESE CARDS, RIGHT? IT'S OUR PILLARS OF, UH, WHAT MAKES SAN ANTONIO, YOU KNOW, OUR CORE VALUES.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOCKED IT OUTTA THE PARK WITH THIS ONE.

SO MY CHALLENGE TO YOU IS PLEASE, RIGHT.

CONTINUE TO INNOVATE LIKE THIS, UM, AND THEN BRING BACK TO US, UM, SOME IDEA OF WHAT THE LIMITS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY ARE, RIGHT? BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE US PUSH THOSE LIMITS TO NOT JUST BE WAY FINDING KIOSKS, BECAUSE QUITE HONESTLY, THOSE ARE LAME, RIGHT? AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT MY, YOU KNOW, AND I LOVE MY COUNTY, MY FRIENDS OVER AT THE COUNTY, BUT THEY'RE CIVIC Q KIOSKS.

THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, INTERESTING PIECES OF ART, BUT THEY'RE USELESS.

I MEAN, A WAY FINDING KIOSK WITH A DIGITAL MAP.

I'M, I CARRY A DIGITAL MAP IN MY POCKET.

I DON'T NEED A KIOSK LIKE THAT.

BUT IF YOURS HAS AIR QUALITY SENSORS, IF YOURS IS ABLE TO COUNT, UM, YOU

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AND SO, UM, HIGH FIVE FROM THE DIOCESE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN PALIS.

COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT, UH, BEYOND SCIENCE, I WOULD, I, I, I ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT SCIENCE AND ART.

AND SO, UH, THANK YOU MARIA FOR, FOR MEETING ME, MEETING WITH ME ON THIS VERY ISSUE, THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.

WE KNOW THAT DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE, ARE, UH, BRINGING ART TO, TO THE, THEIR PART OF THE CITY.

UH, PEOPLE, PEOPLE WANT TO BE CLOSER TO ART, ART THAT SPEAKS ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY ART THAT CAN, UH, REALLY HELP TO, TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN AREAS.

AND, AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT VEHICLE FOR THAT.

UM, SO I, I'M CERTAINLY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS AS THE TECHNOLOGY THAT THIS BRINGS.

BUT LET'S, I THINK THE, THE, THE BEAUTY OF THIS PRODUCT IS THAT IT, IT ALLOWS FOR THE INCLUSION OF OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AND THE ABILITY TO, TO HAVE VERY UNIQUE KIOSKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

UH, LET'S NOT HAVE ANY TWO ALIKE.

LET'S REALLY MARK THE CITY WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL ARTISTIC TECHNOLOGY CENTRIC KIOSKS.

THANK YOU.

YEP.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHT, LET'S GO ON TO THE LAST ITEM HERE.

ITEM NUMBER 37.

YES, MAYOR.

AND JUST AS A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THE PREVIOUS ITEM, WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER IN FAVOR FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION CHAIR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE RECORDS.

UH, ITEM 37 IS AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A POLICY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT, OR NO OBJECTION FOR APPLICANT SEEKING COMPETITIVE 9% AND NON-COMPETITIVE 4% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

COUNCILMAN COURAGE.

THANK YOU.

UH, LIKE TO ASK MS. SOTO, COME ON UP FOR A MOMENT.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I, I BROUGHT THIS UP, NOT BECAUSE I HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO IT ON THE, UH, JUST THE OPPOSITE.

I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE, UH, OF THIS, UH, ORDINANCE, BUT I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS REALLY SHOWS KIND OF THE LIMIT THE EXTENT OF WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ABLE TO DO TO HELP AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND I, I WANNA JUST ENCOURAGE, UH, MS. SOTO AND HER DEPARTMENT TO REACH OUT BEYOND THIS TYPE OF FINANCING AND TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FINANCING AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE'RE LIMITED BY THESE PROGRAMS. WE'RE LIMITED, UH, BY THE HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM, BUT WE ALL HAVE UNDERSTOOD, WE HAVE 150,000 HOMES THAT, UH, WE NEED TO PROVIDE BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS, MORE AFFORDABLE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND AS GOOD AS THIS PROGRAM IS, AND SEVERAL OTHERS, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUR STAFF AND YOUR DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT AND FIND OTHER AVENUES FOR CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND SO I'D APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT.

OKAY.

AND I WOULD MOVE TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL.

THANK YOU.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK VERONICA AND PETER AND CHRIS, ALL THE TEAM, AND AS WELL AS MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE COUNCIL, UH, FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN CRAFTING WHAT I THINK IS A VERY STRONG POLICY THIS TIME AROUND.

WE HAD SOME CHANGES FROM, FROM THE LAST CYCLE OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE GOT, AND WE RETOOLED.

AND I THINK WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED TODAY IS, IS A STRONGER, A STRONGER PROPOSAL.

UM, IT REALLY DOES HELP US COORDINATE RESIDENTS, STAKEHOLDERS, UH, DEVELOPERS, PROPERTY OWNERS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

UM, AND I THINK IT ALSO SPEAKS TO, UH, INFORMING THE RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING IN THEIR BACKYARD AND ABOUT THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROCESS.

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SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CLARIFY THAT WITH, WITH THE RESIDENTS.

UM, SO WITH THAT SAID, I, I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY SUPPORT AND MY THANKS TO, TO MY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.

COUNCILMAN PERRY? YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. SOTO.

I, UH, IF YOU COULD STAY UP VERY FOR A SECOND.

WHEN, WHEN THIS WAS, UH, WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND, UH, UM, WAS KIND OF FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF COUNCILWOMAN SOUND OF ALL ON THAT, ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR, UH, WHEREVER THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE BEING PROPOSED.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT INCREASING THAT SCORE, AND I SEE THAT IT HADN'T INCREASED AT ALL HERE ON THIS, THIS NEW, UH, UH, LAYOUT HERE.

AND I WAS JUST WANTING TO GET YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT.

SURE.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, VERONICA SOTO WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS COMING WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE THAT MET THIS WEEK.

AND WITH REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THE POINTS ARE STILL 10 POINTS.

UH, THE VARIATION IS THAT NOW FIVE POINTS CAN BE EARNED BY A DEVELOPMENT IF THEY DO SEND PUBLIC INFORMATION LETTERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE POLICY, UM, SO THAT THEY DO INFORM AND ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO HAVE THAT, UH, INFORMATION SHARED.

IN ADDITION, NOW THE BREAKOUT HAS THAT THEY CAN EARN AN ADDITIONAL FIVE POINTS FOR HOSTING THE PUBLIC MEETING WITH A SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC ITEMS, UM, AND OUTREACH, UH, LISTED AS WELL.

SO THAT CAME FROM GOVERNANCE SO THAT IT'S NOT AN ALL OR NOTHING KIND OF APPROACH, BUT FIVE POINTS OR 10 POINTS, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, WELL, I GUESS I'M STILL GONNA STATE MY CONCERNS ON THIS IN THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THE, THE DEVELOPER THINKS HE HAS, HAS A GOOD SHOT AT THIS, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ANY ENGAGEMENT AT ALL AND STILL PASS THE MINIMUM OF 70 ON THIS.

SO I, I WILL, I WILL SUPPORT THIS WITH CONCERNS THAT, UH, I HOPE THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS, THAT, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PROPOSING THESE PROJECTS DO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH AND MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO, UH, GET POINTS IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS TO MAXIMIZE THOSE POINTS BECAUSE, UH, UH, I CAN STILL SEE A PROBLEM WHERE THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, SCORE GREAT ON ALL THESE OTHER AREAS.

AND IF THEY FEEL THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THEY DON'T HAVE TO AND STILL MEET THAT MINIMUM SCORE.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN, AND I'LL STATE IT HERE.

I'LL, I'LL LET, UH, AGAIN, I'LL SUPPORT THIS WITH THOSE RESERVATIONS AND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT GETS, IF, UH, IF THAT IS A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, I WILL CERTAINLY BRING THAT UP IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE SOME, UH, ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN PERRY.

COUNCILMAN GONZALEZ, VETO, DID YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? UM, NOT REALLY.

I HAVE JUST THE, PARDON, THE THREE POINTS FROM GOVERNANCE, ONE OF WHICH WAS ADDRESSED EARLIER.

CAN YOU PLEASE PUT IT ON THE, UM, SURE.

IT WAS JUST THE, UH, SUMMARIZING WHAT GOVERNANCE APPROVED, UM, SO THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE POLICY, SO I MENTIONED ALREADY HOW THE POINTS FOR THE PUBLIC MEETING ARE TO BE AWARDED.

UM, THE OTHER ITEM IS THAT BESIDES A NONPROFIT, BOTH THE STATE CERTIFIED HUBS AND THE CITIES SUB BETA FIRMS CAN GET FIVE POINTS IN THE SCORING.

AND THE LAST ITEM IS THAT THERE ARE NO, UH, PROJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE CITY'S E T J, THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

THAT WAS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE ITEMS THAT WENT AND WERE APPROVED BY GOVERNANCE THIS LAST TUESDAY.

OKAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I'M, I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THIS TOPIC.

WE'VE DISCUSSED IT MANY TIMES AND I WAS BRIEFED ON IT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE GENERAL COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND THAT WE SEE WHAT THE CHANGES WERE MADE, UM, SIDE BY SIDE.

UM, I, I, I'M LIKE THE COUNCILMAN RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTING FOR AN OPPOSITE REASON.

MOSTLY BECAUSE ONLY AFFORDABLE PROJECTS ARE GONNA BE REQUIRED FOR THE STANDARD.

SO IF IT WAS A LUXURY APARTMENT COMPLEX OR LUXURY HOUSING, IT WOULDN'T, THERE WOULD BE NO REQUIREMENT IF IT WERE A BIG CHAIN

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UH, AND THERE WOULDN'T BE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

SO IT'S ONLY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH I FIND TO BE DISCRIMINATORY.

AND I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN VETTED BY MY COLLEAGUES, AND WE CAME TO AN UNDERSTANDING, UH, I'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THAT DO THESE KIND OF PROJECTS.

THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED TO DOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SO IT'S NOT AN UNUSUAL REQUEST.

UH, HOWEVER, IT DOES DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AFFORDABLE PROJECTS BECAUSE IT REQUIRES AN EXTRA LAYER THAT LUXURY APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR HOUSING OR RETAIL OR ANY OTHER KIND OF DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT REQUIRE.

UH, AND SO I, UM, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING, UM, ACCOMMODATIONS AND THAT WE'RE MAKING COMPROMISES.

UM, BUT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEEN IT IN THE PRESENTATION.

WHAT WAS, WHAT CHANGES WERE MADE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S CLEAR HERE, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S ENTIRELY CLEAR WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, UH, OTHER THAN THOSE OF US WHO ARE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH, UH, THIS, THIS PRODUCT.

AND ALSO, SO, UM, WE KNOW THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE, UH, ON THE 8TH OF JANUARY FOR, UM, PROJECTS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE 9% OR THE 4%.

IS THAT RIGHT? ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE PRE-APPLICATION THAT ARE DUE? YES.

UM, I BELIEVE IT'S THE 9TH OF JANUARY, UH, FOR OUR PURPOSES, UM, WELL, I HAVE TO VERIFY THAT FOR, FOR OUR PURPOSES, WE DID CHANGE IT FROM THE FIFTH TO THE 10TH TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.

THE FIFTH OF THE 10TH OF JANUARY, YES, FOR, UH, THE CITY'S PROCESS ITSELF.

BUT AT THE STATE LEVEL, IT'S THAT FIRST WEEK, UM, IN JANUARY THAT THEY'RE DUE.

AND SO FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN QUEUE, THANK YOU.

UM, DOES THAT GIVE THEM TIME TO DO THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PART AND SEND NOTICES AND HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS? UH, WE WOULD RELEASE THE R F A SHOULD THIS ITEM PASS TODAY, TOMORROW.

UM, AND SO THERE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC MEETING THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED.

UH, WE WOULD ASK THAT THAT PUBLIC MEETING BE HOSTED PRIOR TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE, UH, MEETING.

UM, THE CURRENT SCHEDULE, UH, DOES SHOW, UM, JANUARY 17TH, BUT WE'RE ASKING THAT WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE ON THE 31ST OF JANUARY TO ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS FOR A POTENTIAL PUBLIC MEETING.

SO THAT MEANS THAT THE, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO HAVE THEIR APPLICATION IN, IN, HAVE THE MAIL OUTS MAILED OUT.

THEY HAVE TO FIND A, A LOCATION AND HAVE IT ALL DONE BEFORE THE 17TH OF JANUARY.

I'M SORRY, RATHER THE 31ST OF JANUARY? CORRECT.

OKAY.

SO, UH, WE KNOW THAT BASICALLY NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER.

PROBABLY NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY 1ST, PROBABLY NOT TILL THE SECOND.

SO THAT REALLY JUST GIVES FROM JANUARY 2ND TO THE 31ST TO MAIL OUT AND PLAN AND HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING.

AND IS THAT SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF TIME? I MEAN, IT SEEMS, YOU KNOW, JUST EVEN TO GIVE THE SEVEN DAYS THAT REQUIRED NOTICE, UM, DON'T THEY HAVE TO GIVE SEVEN DAYS BEFORE? YES.

UH, SO THEN THAT'S, SO WITHIN TWO WEEKS OR SO, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING AND GET ALL THE INFORMATION OUT AND HAVE A PRESENTATION AND THEN OUT, THEN IT, SOME POINT IT HAS TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

BY THE 31ST IT WOULD COME.

YES, MA'AM.

IT IS A SHORTENED TIMEFRAME.

IT WOULD COME BEFORE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE ON THE 31ST SO THAT WE COULD TAKE IT TO FULL COUNSEL IN FEBRUARY, BECAUSE THE STATE DEADLINE IS MARCH 1ST.

OKAY.

WELL, THAT'S A QUICK TURNAROUND, BUT I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THESE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

IT'S JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE COMMUNITY NOTICE BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY ACT.

PRETTY MUCH NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, UH, FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 2ND.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I WILL MOVE IT ALONG, BUT, UM, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I FIND THIS TO BE DISCRIMINATORY IN NATURE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ.

COUNCILWOMAN GERRAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I FIRST WANT TO THANK, UM, COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL FOR PULLING THIS, UH, FOR REALLY, UH, BRINGING THIS CONVERSATION UP TO LIGHT LAST WEEK, AND THANK YOU FOR MOVING IT TO GOVERNANCE SO WE CAN HAVE MORE OF A DIALOGUE ABOUT THAT.

AND, UM, I THINK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ, FOR HER CONCERNS IN HER NOTE, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS.

UM, I DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS LAST WEEK AS WELL AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS.

UM, LOOKING AT ONE, WHAT KIND OF AN ATMOSPHERE

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I'M GLAD WE'VE BEEN HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE AT THE, AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF EVERYTHING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A HUGE ISSUE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT IN EVERY LARGE CITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND IT'S OBVIOUS, ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES OF AN ISSUE.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE OUR MAYOR'S HOUSING TASK FORCE.

AND AT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, I ALSO ASK THE QUESTION, UM, HOW WILL THIS FOLD INTO THE MAYOR'S HOUSING TASK FORCE WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DIFFERENT FRAMEWORKS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING? WE NEED TO SEE HOW THESE CHANGES THAT, UM, WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE RIGHT NOW FOLD INTO THE MAYOR'S HOUSING TASK FORCE.

AND IT WILL BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS FOR ONE YEAR.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO THIS IS FOR THE ONE APP, ONE YEAR APPLICATION FEE.

SO WHAT WE CAN DO OR APPLICATION PROCESS, WHAT WE CAN DO IS SEE HOW THIS CAN WORK OR NOT WORK WITHIN THE, THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR MARE HOUSING TASK FORCE.

SEE WHERE THE PROS AND CONS ARE ABOUT THIS.

AND PART OF THE OTHER CHANGES APPROVED WERE, UM, THE REASONS TO PUT E T J IN THERE IS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO ENTICE OR ENCOURAGE ANY SPRAWL TO PUT ANYTHING OUT IN THE E T J THAT WE WOULD BE ENCOURAGING SPRAWL AND ALSO THE FIVE AND FIVE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THIS AS A BARRIER TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND WE ALSO WANT TO STOP ANY CONVERSATIONS OR, UM, ANY OF THE DIALOGUE OF NIMBYISM, NOT IN MY BACKYARD, ANYBODY ELSE, BUT NOT HERE.

UM, SO THAT IS ONE OF OUR CONCERNS.

'CAUSE HAVING BEEN UP ON THIS DAIS TO SEE, UM, THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THAT CONVERSATION WHEN PEOPLE SAID, NO, WE DON'T WANT IT HERE, WE DON'T WANT IT HERE, BUT EVERY PART OF THE CITY NEEDS SOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE ALL OVER.

WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE A VIOLATION OF OUR FAIR HOUSING NEITHER.

AND I THINK WE HAVE THE BALANCE HERE.

IS THAT RIGHT, ANDY? THAT'S, UH, CORRECT.

COUNCILWOMAN, UH, UH, WE WORK CLOSELY IN TERMS OF COMING UP WITH A POLICY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAYED IN THE SAFE HARBOR IN TERMS OF BEING WITHIN THE LAW, AND, UH, SO THAT IT WOULD NOT BE DISCRIMINATORY.

AND I THINK WE'RE THERE.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND TO COUNCILWOMAN, UH, SANDOVAL'S, UM, CREDIT TO, ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE WANNA DO ABOUT THIS IS ABOUT EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

UM, AND WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE THOSE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, BUT WE'VE HAD TOUGH CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST AND WE'LL CONTINUING TO DO THAT, BUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS SOMETHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR AND WORTH UNDERSTANDING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILWOMAN VIRON, COUNCILMAN TINO.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO STATE, UH, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, ABOUT THIS.

UH, WE DID DISCUSS IT, UH, DURING GOVERNANCE.

AND I, I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, SOMETIMES WE CAN PUT UP SOME UNINTENDED, UM, SITUATIONS THAT THAT CAN OCCUR, UH, BECAUSE AS, AS COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ POINTED OUT, UH, OTHER, OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED, THESE KIND OF, THESE KIND OF TREATMENTS.

AND SO, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT, THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS HAVING SOME KIND OF A LIFESPAN AND THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO REPORT BACK TO US ON A REGULAR BASIS HOW IT IS GOING SO THAT WE CAN, UH, ADJUST OUR PROCESS AS WE NEED TO.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE A, UH, A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE KIND OF DOING SOMETHING NEW HERE AND CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO, UH, ADVERSELY IMPACT THIS PROGRAM.

UH, WE'D LIKE TO SEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY AND NOT CREATE BARRIERS OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO, TO, TO PUT UP ROADBLOCKS FOR, FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO I, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY, BUT, UH, JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT OUR CAVEAT ON GOVERNANCE WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE REGULAR REPORTING ON THIS AND THAT THIS TOO HAS A LIFESPAN SO THAT WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND IF IT ACTUALLY MADE A, A, A POSITIVE IMPACT OR NOT.

CERTAINLY WE WANT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON, ON THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND WHY, WHY WE WANT THEM TO WORK.

UM, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE, UH, SITUATIONS OR LOOPHOLES THAT, THAT PEOPLE CAN USE AGAINST THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

UH, NO MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

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OKAY, WE'VE GOT A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, A COUPLE OF QUICK ITEMS AND THEN THE YEAR END FINANCIAL REPORT, UH, FOR A CITY BUDGET.

SO VERY QUICKLY, FIRST I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IN NOVEMBER, THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS PRESENTED ANIMAL CARE SERVICES WITH THE ANNUAL AMAZING MARKETING GROUP AWARD, UH, THEIR CLARION AWARD FOR A C S WORK ON THE CITYWIDE PET ADOPTION CAMPAIGN ENTITLED PETS ARE SUPERHEROES JUST IN DISGUISE THAT TOOK PLACE, UH, THIS PAST, UH, SUMMER, THE 2017 COMPETITION AND ATTRACTED ENTRIES FROM 19 STATES AND TWO COUNTRIES USING THE TAGLINE, REAL, LIKE REAL SUPERHEROES ONLY FURRIER.

THE THEME WAS CREATED TO ILLUSTRATE THE SPECIAL POWERS OUR PETS HAVE.

AND THE CAMPAIGN WAS USED TO PROMOTE PET ADOPTION FEATURING A C S AND OUR LOCAL SHELTER PARTNERS ARE OF COURSE, THE ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE.

SAN ANTONIO PETS ALIVE IN THE SAN ANTONIO HUMANE SOCIETY IN 2017.

OF THE 30,000 PETS IMPOUNDED, 91% OF THOSE WERE ADOPTED, RESCUED, OR RETURNED TO OWNER.

UH, SECONDLY, UH, THE CITY'S OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND GEEKDOM LED BY LORENZO GOMEZ AND DAX MORENO HAVE PARTNERED TO LAUNCH CIV TECH SA, A CIVIC INNOVATION PROGRAM, CONNECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH TECH AND ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES TO COLLABORATIVELY SOLVE CITY CHALLENGES AND FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF OUR LOCAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM.

THE PROGRAM WILL ENGAGE STARTUPS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND TECH WORKFORCE, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THIS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE, UH, WHILE OTHER CITIES HAVE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM, NONE HAVE BEEN TIED TOGETHER TO CREATE A TALENT PIPELINE AND GROW CIVICALLY MINDED STARTUPS LIKE THE ONE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH, UH, GEEKED THEM ON.

UH, STUDENT AND STARTUP PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE CITY'S CHALLENGES WITH VARYING DEGREES OF COMPLEXITY THROUGH EVENTS THAT ARE TAILORED TO THEIR SPECIFIC GROUP THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

OUR GOAL THROUGH THESE EVENTS, UM, AND INCREASED ACTIVITY BETWEEN COMMUNITIES, CIV TECH, UH, IS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY HELPING TO COMBAT, COMBAT, BRAIN DRAIN, PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, UH, IN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.

SO IN JANUARY, THE CITY WILL HOST A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TARGETED TO STARTUPS FOR TECHNOLOGY BASED SOLUTIONS TO SEVEN CIVIC CHALLENGES, AND THE RESIDENTS WILL BEGIN, UH, IN APRIL AND CONTINUE, UH, THROUGH JULY.

THE STARTUPS, UH, WILL EMBED WITH CITY DEPARTMENT STAFF IN APRIL OVER A 16 WEEK PERIOD TO REVIEW AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO CIVIC CHALLENGES.

AND THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WE WILL PRESENT, UH, TO CITY COUNCIL BY SEPTEMBER OF 2018.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS PARTNERSHIP AND MY COMPLIMENTS TO JOSE DE LA CRUZ, UH, MARIA VILLAGOMEZ, LORENZO, AND DAX FOR PARTNERING TO PULL THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.

WE'RE EXCITED.

UH, NEXT ITEM I WANNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR FISCAL YEAR 18 EQUITY STRATEGY.

AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY EQUITY STRATEGY MAXIMIZES THE IMPACT OF CITY SERVICES TOWARD THE VISION OF PROSPERITY.

DOCUMENTED IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT, WE DELIVER QUALITY CITY SERVICES AND COMMIT TO ACHIEVE SAN ANTONIO'S VISION OF PROSPERITY FOR OUR DIVERSE, VIBRANT, AND HISTORIC COMMUNITY.

TO THIS END, EIGHT DEPARTMENTS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING THE EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO SIX HIGH IMPACT INITIATIVES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING, SA SPEAK UP NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT SMART CITIES AND THE STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW DOCUMENTING SHORT, INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR EACH INITIATIVE.

AND THESE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR THE HIGH IMPACT INITIATIVES WILL BE COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY, 2018.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD, UH, TO SHARING THE RESULTS WITH YOU.

UH, NEXT, UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS PROVIDE YOU WITH A PRELIMINARY STATUS OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL POSITION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 THAT ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

AS YOU KNOW, I MEET MONTHLY WITH OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND BUDGET DIRECTOR, UH, TO REVIEW THE CITY'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ON ALL THE CITY'S FUNDS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE PRESENT QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 BUDGET THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN PART USING ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE REMAINING MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 AS WE PRESENT THAT BUDGET AND PREPARE IT, UH, IN JULY AND AUGUST.

AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE YEAR END INFORMATION AT THE TIME IT'S PRESENTED OR ADOPTED.

TODAY'S REPORT IS AN UPDATE SINCE BUDGET

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SO WE, UH, JUST ARE LAUNCHING OUR AUDIT PROCESS, THE EXTERNAL AUDIT, UH, THAT WILL BE COMPLETED IN MARCH.

UH, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PRELIMINARY LOOK TODAY AT THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL AS, UM, THE, A FEW OF THE RESTRICTED FUNDS.

SO THIS MONTH, THE CITY'S EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRM GRANT THORNTON WILL BEGIN THE YEAR END AUDIT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.

AND THIS REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AUDIT COMMITTEE IN MARCH.

UM, ON THE GENERAL FUND, LET ME SAY THAT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017, UM, WHICH IS $1.14 BILLION, AND BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS, THE GENERAL FUND ENDS FISCAL YEAR 20 17, 7 0.6 MILLION BETTER THAN PROJECTED, UH, 6.1 MILLION MORE IN REVENUE AND LESS EXPENSE IN 1.5 MILLION IN HURRICANE HARVEY REIMBURSEMENTS, PRELIMINARILY FOR FIRE AND, UH, POLICE PERSONNEL, UH, THAT DID PARTICIPATE IN THOSE RESCUE EFFORTS.

IN ASSISTANCE OF NOTE IS THAT OF THE 6.1 MILLION IN MORE REVENUE AND LESS SPENDING, 1.1 MILLION IS ACTUALLY MORE REVENUE AND 5 MILLION IS IN LESS SPENDING ACROSS ALL OF OUR GENERAL FUND, UH, DEPARTMENTS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THAT REPRESENTS, UH, LESS THAN UH, 1% OF OUR OVERALL GENERAL FUND BUDGET IN THE RESTRICTED FUND AREAS.

IN THE HOT ALLOCATION HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, UH, THAT RATE IS 16.75%.

IT'S LEVIED ON EVERY HOTEL ROOM NIGHT IN THE CITY.

THE CITY RECEIVES 9% OF THE TOTAL RATE OF WHICH 7% SUPPORTS THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES.

OUR CONVENTION CENTER IN ALAMO DOME ALSO SUPPORTS VISIT SAN ANTONIO ARTS AND CULTURE AND HISTORY AND PRESERVATION.

THE REMAINING 2% IS RE, IS A RESTRICTED SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER DEBT SERVICE, AS WELL AS ANY FUTURE CONVENTION CENTER RENOVATIONS.

THE 7% OF THE HOT TAX GENERATED IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, WHICH IS 66.4 MILLION, UH, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTIMATE FOR THE YEAR.

AND THE DEPARTMENT FUNDED BY THE HOT TAX CAME IN SLIGHTLY BELOW BUDGET.

SO WE'RE IN A POSITIVE FINANCIAL POSITION THERE.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHICH IS ALSO A RESTRICTED FUND, UM, AND ENTERPRISE OPERATION WHERE REVENUES COVER THE EXPENSE FOR THE OPERATION.

UH, THIS IS A $32 MILLION FUND THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE FEES PAID BY DEVELOPERS FOR PLAN REVIEWS AS WELL AS INSPECTIONS OF PROPERTIES.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT FEE REVENUES COLLECTED ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTIMATE AND DEPARTMENT SPENDING IS ALSO AT PROJECTED AMOUNTS.

BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PERMIT ACTIVITY REMAINED STRONG IN 2017 IN SOLID WASTE.

UH, OUR ENTERPRISE SOLID WASTE FUND ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THIS FUND IS 113 MILLION.

THE REVENUES REFLECTED IN THIS FUND INCLUDE THE MONTHLY FEES CAN COLLECTED FOR SOLID WASTE AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEE AND REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF OUR RECYCLABLES.

SO THOSE THAT WE COLLECT, WE THEN SELL AS COMMODITIES IN THE MARKET.

THE EXPENSES PAID BY FEES COLLECTED IN THIS FUND INCLUDE GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, RECYCLING AND ORGANICS PROGRAM, RESIDENTIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION, BRUSH AND BULKY WASTE COLLECTION, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR CLOSED LANDFILLS BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THOSE OVERALL.

THE SOLID WASTE FUND ENDS FISCAL YEAR 2017, 3 MILLION BETTER THAN PROJECTED REVENUES WERE COLLECTED.

UH, REVENUES COLLECTED WERE 2 MILLION OR 1.6% HIGHER THAN BUDGET DUE TO MORE REVENUE FROM OUR COMMODITIES THAT WE SELL BACK THROUGH THE RECYCLING PROGRAM.

AND SOLID WASTE FEES PAID BY CUSTOMERS CHOOSING TO RETAIN THE LARGER GARBAGE CANS.