* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GET GOING. UH, GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS IS OUR SECOND PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUENA VISTA HISTORIC DISTRICT. I'M JENNY HAY. I'M THE SCOUTS, A PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND TODAY WE ALSO HAVE JESSICA ANDERSON JOINING US. UM, JESSICA IS THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIALIST ON THE SCOUT SA TEAM, AND SHE'LL BE MANAGING THE APPLICATION, UM, AND, UH, UH, ASSOCIATED PROCESS FOR THIS CASE, UM, MOVING FORWARD. SO, UM, TODAY, UH, WE ARE GONNA ANSWER A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED BY EMAIL AND, UM, FROM PHONE MESSAGES LEFT ON THE BUENA VISTA HOTLINE. UM, JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU CAN ACCESS DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED DISTRICT IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH BY CALLING 2 1 0 2 0 7 7 9 6 8. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A QUESTION, UM, FOR OUR LAST MEETING, WHICH TAKES PLACE NEXT MONTH, UM, PLEASE CALL THAT HOTLINE OR YOU CAN SEND US AN EMAIL AT OHP@SANANTONIO.GOV. SO BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE QUESTIONS, UM, I WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPOSED DISTRICT AND DESCRIBE WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. SO, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, WHICH I WILL CALL O H P, UH, RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED BUENA VISTA HISTORIC DISTRICT ON JUNE 2ND. THAT APPLICATION WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR 12 MONTHS, AND DURING THAT TIME, WE HAVE TO HOLD AN INFORMATION MEETING, MAIL BALLOTS TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND VERIFY WHETHER YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE STARTING THE DESIGNATION PROCESS. IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, THOSE BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS BASED ON CURRENT RECORDS AT THE BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THE BALLOT LOOKS LIKE A POSTCARD. IT'LL HAVE PRE-PRINTED DETAILS ABOUT EACH PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE OWNER NAME, THE ADDRESS, AND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS THAT PROPERTY OWNERS NEED TO COMPLETE. FIRST CHECK YES, TO INDICATE THAT YOU SUPPORT STARTING THE DESIGNATION PROCESS OR NO, TO INDICATE THAT YOU OPPOSE. SECOND, SIGN THE BALLOT ON THE SIGNATURE LINE. AND THIRD, INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS WHERE STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION CAN REACH YOU TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION ON THE BALLOT. IF THERE'S MORE THAN ONE PROPERTY OWNER, ONLY ONE SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED. THE BALLOT IS PRE-ADDRESSED AND POSTAGE PAID. SO ONCE YOU'VE COMPLETED THESE THREE SECTIONS, YOU CAN FOLD IT AND EITHER TAPE OR STAPLE IT TOGETHER AND DROP IT IN THE MAIL TO RETURN IT BACK TO US. STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION WILL CONTACT YOU USING THAT PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU PROVIDED TO VERIFY YOUR RESPONSE. THE DESIGNATION PROCESS FOR A NEW HISTORIC DISTRICT REQUIRES, UM, HEARINGS BY THE HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION BY THE ZONING COMMISSION, AND THEN FINALLY BY CITY COUNCIL. UM, THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS ONLY START AFTER WE DOCUMENT SUPPORT FROM 51% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. WE HELD OUR FIRST INFORMATION MEETING ON AUGUST 7TH, AND A RECORDING OF THAT MEETING IS AVAILABLE BOTH ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT WE REVIEWED AT THAT MEETING ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON OUR WEBSITE IN A P D F DOCUMENT. OKAY, UH, THAT'S, UH, THE END OF MY INTRODUCTION, SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO JESSICA TO GET US STARTED WITH THE QUESTIONS. THANKS SO MUCH, JENNY. UM, WE GOT A LOT OF REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL, UM, ANSWER SOME OF THE THINGS YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT SINCE WE LAUNCHED THE PROPOSED DESIGNATION PROCESS. UM, THE FIRST QUESTION WE RECEIVED WAS, DO I HAVE TO JOIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT? SO IF YOUR PROPERTY IS INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PROPOSED BOUNDARY, UM, WHICH WE SENT OUT ON THE MAP IN THE COUPLE LETTERS, AND IT'LL COME AGAIN IN THE BALLOT LETTER AS WELL, THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT. UM, IF CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO APPROVE THAT DISTRICT, YOUR PROPERTY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BUENA VISTA HISTORIC DISTRICT. HOWEVER, BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS CAN EVEN BEGIN, AS JENNY SAID, WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT THAT 51% SUPPORT, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU GET TO TELL US WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGNATION. AGAIN, BALLOTS SHOULD GO OUT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, SO PLEASE WATCH FOR THEM AND SEND THEM BACK TO US AS SOON AS YOU CAN. UM, WE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMES IN THE PROPOSED DISTRICT. SO THERE ARE 498 TOTAL PARCELS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUENA VISTA HISTORIC DISTRICT. ABOUT A HUNDRED ARE ZONED COMMERCIAL, SO THE REST ARE ZONED RESIDENTIAL. IS THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY INCLUDED IN [00:05:01] THE HISTORIC DISTRICT? YES. SO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT APPLICATION REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO OWN PROPERTY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT. UM, SOMEONE ASKED THE AVERAGE AGE OF HOUSING. SO HOUSING IN THE PROPOSED DISTRICT RANGES FROM THE LATE 19 HUNDREDS TO THE LAST DECADE. UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY SERVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE DON'T HAVE AN AVERAGE AGE YET, BUT WE'LL SHARE THAT WHEN WE HAVE THE INFORMATION. UM, TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMEOWNER RESIDENTS IN THE SUBJECT AREA. SO WE DETERMINED THIS BY LOOKING AT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS ON YOUR, UH, TAXES EACH YEAR. SO OF THE 498 TOTAL PARCELS IN THE PROPOSED DISTRICT 214 CARRY THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH INDICATES THAT THOSE ARE OWNER OCCUPIED. UM, A RESIDENT ASKED ABOUT VACANT LOTS IN THE SUBJECT AREA. AS I SAID, STAFF IS CURRENTLY SERVING THE NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA YET. UM, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, IF APPROVED, WILL THERE BE AN INCREASE IN FUNDS FROM THE CITY FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SIDEWALKS AND STREETS? SO WHILE HISTORIC DESIGNATION DOESN'T NECESSARILY RESULT IN MORE FUNDS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT DOES MEAN THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE HISTORIC DESIGN GUIDELINES. SO QUESTIONS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS CAN GO TO EITHER YOUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT OR THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS ALSO T C I. UM, WILL ANY FUNDS BE DESIGNATED BY CITY COUNCIL TO IMPROVE THE PROPOSED DISTRICT? SO THERE ARE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS TO HISTORIC DISTRICTS. THE SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION TAX CREDIT OFFERS A 10 YEAR TRANSFERABLE BREAK ON CITY TAXES FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. O H P ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL EVENT CALLED REHAB ORAMA, WHERE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE FREE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ON HOMES ON ONE OR TWO BLOCKS. WHILE OUR SCHEDULED EVENT WAS AFFECTED BY COVID, WE STILL PLAN TO HOLD THE NEXT REHAB ORAMA EVENT WITHIN THE PROPOSED DISTRICT IN THE NEXT YEAR. BACK TO YOU, JENNY. GREAT, GREAT, THANKS. THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS, UM, THAT I'M GOING TO ANSWER ARE ABOUT TAXES AND AFFORDABILITY. UM, WE RECEIVED THIS QUESTION, UM, THERE'S NO PROPOSED INCREASE IN TAXES, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES THAT WILL, IN TURN RAISE TAXES? UM, SO YOU'RE RIGHT. TAXES ARE BASED ON PROPERTY VALUE AND TAX RATES AND HISTORIC DESIGNATION IS NOT A FACTOR IN YOUR PROPERTY VALUE ASSESSMENT. IN 2015, UH, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION PUBLISHED RESEARCH ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THAT STUDY FOUND THAT TAX INCREASES CORRELATED WITH INCREASED DEVELOPMENT AND NOT DESIGNATION. WE FIND THAT TAX INCREASES ARE TIED TO OWNERS' INVESTMENTS IN THEIR PROPERTY THROUGH REHABILITATION PROJECTS. UM, AND REMEMBER, UH, AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ON YOUR PROPERTY, YOU GET AN AUTOMATIC 20% TAX BREAK ON YOUR CITY TAXES FOR UP TO 15 YEARS, AS LONG AS YOU REMAIN IN THE HOME. UM, IF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IS APPROVED. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ME SAY THAT A COUPLE MORE TIMES IN THIS PRESENTATION, I THINK. UM, THE NEXT QUESTION, UH, IS ABOUT, UH, WHAT RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE PLACED ON HOMEOWNERS WHO WANNA DO WORK ON THEIR PROPERTIES? UM, SO WORK ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE, UM, IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL BY EITHER O H P STAFF OR THE HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW PERMISSION. UM, OWNERS CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR A, A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS ONLINE. UM, O H P APPROVES 97% OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE, AND ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THOSE CAN BE APPROVED BY STAFF WITHOUT, UM, HAVING TO GO BEFORE THE HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION FOR A HEARING. UM, AND MANY OF THOSE, UM, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS ARE COMPLETED WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS. UH, THE NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT JUST THE GENERAL AFFORDABILITY OF LIVING IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT. SO HISTORIC DESIGNATION DOES NOT AFFECT THE COST OF LIVING TO REMAIN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AGAIN, UH, THAT, UM, UH, ECONOMIC STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2015, UH, REALLY REVEALED THAT, UM, AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES WAS TIED TO, UM, INCREASED REHABILITATION, UM, INCREASED DEVELOPMENT. UM, AND ONCE MORE, IF YOU, UH, LIVE IN THE HOME THAT YOU OWN AND YOU HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, UM, YOU WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AUTOMATIC 20% TAX BREAK ON THOSE CITY TAXES, UM, FOR UP TO 15 YEARS IF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IS APPROVED. UM, [00:10:01] OKAY. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF GENTRIFICATION THAT HISTORIC DISTRICTS HAVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES AND WHAT HAVE BEEN THE EFFECTS, UM, OF OTHER HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN SAN ANTONIO? UM, HISTORIC DISTRICTS BROADLY ARE ABOUT MANAGING CHANGE OVER TIME AND ENSURING NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY. UH, HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN SAN ANTONIO REFLECT THE CITY AS A WHOLE. DESIGNATION PROVIDES VALUE TO HOMEOWNERS BECAUSE IT HELPS TO ENSURE THAT CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WON'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE IMPORTANCE OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. UM, DISTRICTS PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST NEIGHBORS CONSTRUCTING SOMETHING VERY OUT OF PLACE OR INAPPROPRIATE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, UM, AND THAT MIGHT COMPROMISE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION ALSO PROVIDES FOR THAT REDUCTION IN CITY PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL OWNER OCCUPIED STRUCTURES, UM, RESIDENCES RATHER WITHIN NEW HISTORIC DISTRICTS. UM, AGAIN, IT'S GOOD FOR UP TO 15 YEARS AS LONG AS YOU STAY IN THE HOME. UH, IN FACT, PART OF THE LAVACCA HISTORIC DISTRICT JUST REACHED THAT 15 YEAR MARK, AND WE HAD SEVERAL RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVED THAT TAX INCENTIVE FOR THE FULL 15 YEARS. UM, HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION ALSO ALLOWS FOR A TAX INCENTIVE FOR SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION OF BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. UM, IT PROVIDES DESIGN REVIEW FOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURES, UM, AS WELL AS DESIGN REVIEW FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. UM, IF NEW CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT, THERE ARE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULD BE IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, CARE WOULD BE GIVEN TO CONSTRUCT A NEW, UH, THAT NEW BUILDING THAT WOULDN'T OVERSHADOW THE HISTORIC RESOURCES, UM, WITHIN THAT HISTORIC DISTRICT. OKAY. NEXT QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH HAVE PROPERTY TAXES INCREASED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THESE AREAS ARE INCORPORATED AND FIVE YEARS AFTER? SO, UM, AGAIN, I'M GONNA REFERENCE THE ECONOMIC STUDY THAT WAS DONE IN 2015. UM, THE TAX INCREASES THAT ARE SEEN, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE TIED TO OWNERS' INVESTMENT IN THEIR PROPERTIES, UM, OR IN DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE AREA, NOT TO DESIGNATION, UM, NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED, UH, AS HISTORIC SEE TAX INCREASES AT THE SAME RATE AS NON-DESIGNATED PROPERTIES. OKAY. THAT'S IT ON TAXES AND AFFORDABILITY. UM, JESS, YOU WANNA GO THROUGH THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS? ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS LAST BLOCK OF QUESTIONS, UM, ARE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF DESIGNATION ON PROPERTY OWNERS. SO DO I HAVE TO REPAIR MY HOME? SO THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS ONCE THE DISTRICT IS DESIGNATED. UM, WE TALKED AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT WINDOW AC UNITS AND BURGLAR BARS. IF YOU HAVE THEM NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMOVE THEM. UM, BUT AS WITH ANY OTHER PROPERTY IN THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S IN HISTORIC DISTRICT OR NOT, UH, STRUCTURES DO HAVE TO MEET THE HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. UM, NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPOSED? ONCE A DESIGNATED AREA IS CERTIFIED? OWNERS OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS PART OF AN HISTORIC DISTRICT MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR WORK ON THE EXTERIOR OF THEIR HOMES, INCLUDING HARDSCAPING AND LANDSCAPING. THOSE OF YOU WHO TUNED IN LAST TIME, THAT SET CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, IT'S AN ONLINE APPLICATION, APPLICATIONS FOR ROUTINE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE LIKE PAINTING OR REPLACING WOOD ON A DECK OR SIDING, REPAIRING YOUR ROOF KIND OF ROUTINE. HOME REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ARE APPROVED TYPICALLY WITHIN ABOUT 48 TO 72 HOURS, AND THAT ALLOWS OWNERS TO PULL ANY PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THAT PROJECT. LARGER SCOPES OF WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, A LARGE ADDITION TO A HOME OR DEMOLITION OF A PROPERTY THAT WAS DESIGNATED AS PART OF THE DISTRICT. THAT KIND OF WORK REQUIRES A HIGHER LEVEL OF REVIEW AND TYPICALLY TAKE LONGER, UM, DEPENDING ON THE REQUESTED PROJECT. SO O H P APPROVES ABOUT 97% OF THE APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE. ALL PROJECTS, INCLUDING NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE DISTRICT, ARE SUBJECT TO THE HISTORIC DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHICH HELP GUIDE PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR PROPERTIES THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO EACH STRUCTURE'S HISTORIC FABRIC AND TO THE CONTINUITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, SOMEBODY ASKED WHAT TYPE OF PENALTIES ARE IMPOSED ON PROPERTY OWNERS NOT ADHERING TO THE NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS? SO IF AN OWNER DOES WORK WITHOUT OUR OFFICES REVIEW AND APPROVAL, OUR STAFF MAY ISSUE A STOP WORK ORDER, BUT THEN WE TYPICALLY WORK PRETTY CLOSELY WITH THE OWNER TO GET THE PROPER APPROVALS ON FILE SO THAT YOUR PROJECT CAN CONTINUE. CITY CODE INCLUDES A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE OWNERS TO COURT IF THEY DON'T COOPERATE [00:15:01] OR IMPOSE FINES FOR WORK OUTSIDE OF APPROVAL. BUT WE, OUR OFFICE RARELY DOES THAT. UM, LAST QUESTION. WHO GETS TO SIT ON THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE OF THE BUENA VISTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY? SO, DISTRICT DESIGNATION DOESN'T REQUIRE A COMMITTEE OR HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPECIFIC TO THE DISTRICT, BUT SOME NEIGHBORHOODS DO CHOOSE TO START A SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW PROJECTS THAT IMPACT THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. O H P ISN'T INVOLVED IN THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES, UM, BUT THE COMMISSION TAKES FEEDBACK FROM THEM PRETTY SERIOUSLY. THE HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION IS A VOLUNTEER BODY WITH REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY EACH CITY COUNCIL PERSON AND THE MAYOR. BACK TO JENNY TO WRAP US UP. OKAY. UM, THE VERY LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE LISTENING, UM, WAS THAT WE HAD SEVERAL FOLKS REACH OUT TO US SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE OUTREACH EFFORTS, UM, UH, FROM OUR OFFICE TO SHARE INFORMATION. FOLKS WANTED TO KNOW, HOW ARE PEOPLE HEARING ABOUT THIS, OUR MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, AND, UM, WHAT ABOUT FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET? SO, UM, WE SHARE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT REACHING EVERYONE. UH, COVID ONLY MAKES ALL OF THIS HARDER, AND SO WE'RE USING EVERY STRATEGY THAT WE CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT. UM, CODE REQUIRES THAT WE MAIL THOSE NOTICES AND THEN BALLOTS LATER. UM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE DISTRIBUTED GOOR HANGERS. UM, I HOPE THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE THE BANNER THAT WAS HUNG, UM, ON BUENAVISTA AT SOUTH PINTO. UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE REFERENCED IT A FEW TIMES, BUT WE SET UP THAT BUENAVISTA HOTLINE AND WE'VE ORGANIZED THESE MEETINGS SO THAT, UM, THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE, UM, VIA A LOCAL PHONE NUMBER WITH NO, UH, ACCESS CODE REQUIRED, UM, AS WELL AS ONLINE OBVIOUSLY. SO, UM, UH, WE ARE DEFINITELY, UM, TRYING TO GET, UH, THE WORD OUT. BUT HERE'S WHERE I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. UM, PLEASE TELL THEM ABOUT THE HOTLINE. PLEASE HELP THEM FIND OUR VIDEOS. PLEASE TALK TO THEM ABOUT SENDING BACK THEIR BALLOTS. UM, INVITE THEM TO CALL INTO OUR LAST MEETING. UM, IT'S GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 11:00 AM OKAY. I THINK THAT THAT'S ALL FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LISTENING OR WATCHING. UM, ONE LAST TIME, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T COVERED YET, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A CALL, 2 1 0 2 0 7 7 9 6 8 OR EMAIL US AT OHP@SANANTONIO.GOV. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.