Oct 08, 2020 City Council A Session on 2020-10-08 9:00 AM

ROLL UP OUR

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THIS IS A HARD ONE.

LET'S ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES.

THEY DON'T.

A, A MOVEMENT TRICKLED TO WOMEN OF COLOR, BUT IT SHOULDN'T SILENCE ANY DAUGHTERS OR MOTHERS, WOMEN OF ANY NATIONALITY.

AGREED.

OUR IDENTITIES AND OUR RIGHTS SHOULD BE RESPECTED EQUALLY HARD WON.

COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA IN THE PENALTY BOX.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAB HDA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER PEZ IS OUT TODAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

NO, I'M SORRY.

NO, I'M HERE.

I APOLOGIZE.

COUNCIL MEMBER PLYS.

COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY IS OUT TODAY.

MY, I APOLOGIZE.

AND MAYOR BER HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM.

GOOD.

A GOOD EAT.

SORRY, .

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

THE TIME IS, UH, 9 59 17:00 AM ON THIS THURSDAY, UH, OCTOBER 8TH, 2020.

WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION.

AS YOU SEE THINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN HERE TODAY.

UH, WE ARE BACK TO OUR IN-PERSON SESSIONS AFTER LONG LAST, UM, ASSEMBLED ON THE DAIS TO KEEP OUR, UM, PHYSICAL DISTANCING PROTOCOL ARE THE PLEXIGLASS SHIELDS, BUT THIS ALLOWS FOR US ALL TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT ONCE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

WE ALSO HAVE PHYSICAL DISTANCING MARKERS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS WELL.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE COMING HERE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL.

UH, WE WILL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THE MICROPHONE IS SANITIZED.

THERE'S ALSO SOME MARKERS ON THE FLOOR TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP PROPER DISTANCE.

SO, UH, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS AND OPERATIONS DURING THIS PANDEMIC.

THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE.

UH, AND SO WE ARE GONNA MOVE FORWARD NOW WITH OUR FIRST COUNCIL A SESSION IN QUITE SOME TIME.

TO GET US STARTED, LEMME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

[1. 20-5815 Invocation]

REVEREND BROWN IS THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTER AT THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO.

THE REVEREND ALSO SERVES THE COMMUNITY AS THE VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AND, AND EDUCATION AT PRIDE CENTER SAN ANTONIO AND IS A MAYOR, A MEMBER OF THE MAYOR'S L G B T Q TASK FORCE AS A LICENSED MASTER'S LEVEL SOCIAL WORKER.

WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE, REVEREND BROWN WORKS HARD AT SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY, BRINGING GOD TO THOSE WHO MAY HAVE FELT THAT GOD DOES NOT LOVE THEM OR SEE THEM.

AS WE PREPARE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY ON OCTOBER 11TH, I WANNA RECOGNIZE NAOMI FOR HER WORK WITH THE L G B T Q COMMUNITY AND FOR BEING A 2020 RECIPIENT OF THE TRANS ALLY AWARD BY THE TRANS POWER.

THE REVEREND HAS BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN DISTRICT ONE AND WAS EVEN PRESENT TO HELP THE CITY CUT THE RIBBON ON THE PRIDE CROSSWALK.

I WANT TO THANK REVEREND BROWN FOR BEING A MAVEN OF COMPASSION AND INCLUSIVITY, NOT JUST FOR DISTRICT ONE, BUT FOR ALL OF SAN ANTONIO.

WELCOME REVEREND BROWN, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK TO CITY HALL IN YOUR FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING.

MY NAME IS REVEREND NAOMI BAUM AND I REPRESENT THE PRIDE CENTER SAN ANTONIO, M C C SAN ANTONIO, AND THE MAYOR'S L G B T TASK FORCE.

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OCTOBER IS NATIONAL COMING OUT MONTH, AND I CHECK A COUPLE OF BOXES TODAY.

I IDENTIFY AS A QUEER BLACK MINISTER WHO'S A SOCIAL WORKER WHO LOVES GOD.

I'D LIKE YOU TO JOIN ME TODAY FOR THE OPENING VOCATION TO THE GOD OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

YOU CAN LOOK UP, YOU CAN LOOK DOWN WHICHEVER WAY HONORS YOUR GOD AND THE SPACE AND THE PRESENT AND YOUR PRESENCE IN IT.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

AS WE START THIS PRAYER, I WANT US TO START IT WITH A MOMENT AND A MOURNING TOGETHER AS WE MOURN THE 1100 OVER 1100 BEXAR COUNTY, CITY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE CORONAVIRUS.

MAY GOD BRING THOSE WHO LOVE THEM AND THOSE WHO THEY LOVE.

PEACE LOVING GOD CREATOR.

IN YOUR WISDOM, YOU CREATED A WORLD RICH WITH DIVERSITY.

TODAY AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFTS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY.

WE COME AS A PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS LEARNING, LEARNING ABOUT YOU, YOUR WONDERFUL CREATION, AND OURSELVES AND YOUR BELOVED CHILDREN.

WE RECOGNIZE TODAY THAT WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD YOUR GOOD CREATION.

WE COME CONFESSING THAT WE'VE DONE HARM IN YOUR NAME BECAUSE WE'VE NOT UNDERSTOOD YOUR GREAT DIVERSITY.

WE RECOGNIZE TODAY THAT YOU ARE A GOD OF ALL PEOPLE AND THAT YOU LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN.

GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND YOUR UNDESERVED GRACE.

WE OFFER UP THIS PRAISE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR GRACE GOES BEFORE US AND IS ALWAYS WITH US.

WE LIFT UP THOSE WHO TODAY HAVE HAD THE COURAGE TO BE THEIR TRUE SELVES, THE SELF THAT YOU CREATED THEM TO BE.

THOSE WHO MADE THE BRAVE DECISIONS BE WHO THEY TRULY ARE.

WE ASK FOR GRACE AND UNDERSTANDING.

FOR THOSE WHO SHARE THIS PART OF THEMSELVES, WE ASK FOR THAT SAME GRACE.

FOR THOSE WHO COME OUT, THAT THEY MAY FIND YOUR COMFORT AND HAVE PATIENCE WITH THOSE WHO MAY NEED TIME TO ACCEPT THIS NEW REVELATION.

GOD, YOUR EXTRAVAGANT WELCOME OVERWHELMS US.

WE CELEBRATE WITH OUR QUEER, TRANSGENDER, BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY SIBLINGS WHO CHOSE TO COME OUT AND HONOR THOSE WHO DO NOT.

MAY YOU CONTINUE SPEAKING TO US THAT WE MAY LIVE MORE FULLY INTO YOUR KINGDOM HERE ON EARTH.

AND GOD, WE ARE SO THANKFUL TODAY FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL, FOR THIS LEADERSHIP, FOR THESE PEOPLE IN THIS PLACE.

AND LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE HERE IN THIS SPACE TODAY, GOD AND EVERYDAY GOD AND LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PUT SPECIAL FAVOR ON THIS CITY LORD.

AND LORD, SINCE WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE A GOD OF UNWARRANTED GRACE, UNMERITED FAVOR, WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR AND ALL THAT WE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO IN THE NAME OF OUR SAVIOR WE ASK TODAY.

AMEN.

AMEN AND AMEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME TODAY AND HAVE A GREAT MEETING.

[2. 20-5816 Pledge of Allegiance]

ALRIGHT,

[3. 20-5817 Approval of Minutes from the City Council Meetings of June 25, 2020, and August 5, 2020]

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DO I HEAR A MOTION I MOVE.

SECOND, SIR.

OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

MINUTES OF JUNE 25TH AND AUGUST 5TH.

PLEASE VOTE YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

[4. 20-5818 Councilmember Jada Andrews-Sullivan will be sworn-in as Mayor Pro-Tem, serving the term October 28, 2020 through January 6, 2021.]

AND, UM, OUR CLERK WILL MEET YOU AT THE PODIUM.

COUNSEL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR ME AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I STATE YOUR NAME.

I, JADA ANDREW SULLIVAN.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF MAYOR PRO TEM OF MAYOR PRO TEM FROM OCTOBER 28TH, 2020 FROM OCTOBER 28TH, 2020 THROUGH JANUARY 6TH, 2021 TO JANUARY 6TH, 2021 OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LOSS OF THIS STATE, OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, WE'LL GO NOW TO OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.

[Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 2) ]

SO LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES FIRST IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

UH, AFTER WE DO THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, TAKE POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO PULL DURATION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, I THINK YOU'RE, UH, ON MUTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ITEM FIVE.

OKAY.

ITEM FIVE, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR FIVE.

OKAY.

THERE WAS A MOTION BY TREVINO.

WAS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY.

THERE WAS A SECOND.

UM, LET ME, UM, GO AHEAD AND TAKE FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS, UH, LISTED FOR CONSENT.

AFTER WE HAVE OUR, UH, POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, UH, LET ME GO AHEAD AND START THAT, UM, AND PRESENT

[Additional Item #1]

WHEREAS C P S ENERGY WILL OBSERVE PUBLIC POWER WEEK, OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2020, TO HELP CUSTOMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN BETTER ENGAGE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY OWNED PUBLIC POWER, UTILITY, AND BENEFIT FROM ALL ITS OFFERINGS.

AND WHEREAS C P S ENERGY IS ONE OF THE 2000 CITY OWNED PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH WORKS ON BEHALF OF ENERGY CONSUMERS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE WELLBEING OF LOCAL CITIZENS THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SAFETY AWARENESS.

AND WHEREAS C P SS ENERGY PROVIDES OUR HOMES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, CUSTOMER SAFE, SECURE, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND RESILIENT NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY.

AND WHEREAS BY PROVIDING MANY CONSUMER PROTECTION, C P S ENERGY CONTRIBUTES TO PROTECTING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND CONTINUES TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

NOW THEREFORE, IRAN NUREMBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN RECOGNITION THEREOF DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH 10TH 2020 TO BE PUBLIC POWER WEEK IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO C P SS ENERGY FOR ALL ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED TO C P S ENERGY THIS WEEK.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND LET ME, UM,

[Additional Item #2]

WE WANNA RECOGNIZE

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UNDER OTHER SITUATIONS WE COULD FIND COMFORT IN THE COMPANY OF OUR LOVED ONES.

THANK YOU, .

SHOULD I START AGAIN? NO.

UH, IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WE COULD FIND COMFORT IN THE COMPANY OF OUR LOVED ONES.

AN INTERESTING OBSERVATION FROM DISASTER STUDIES IS THAT IN THE DAYS AFTER A DISASTER, THE BONDS OF COMMUNITY ARE AT THEIR STRONGEST, AND PERSONS FIND SUCH A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING THAT FOR A MOMENT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH ACTUALLY IMPROVES WAR CORRESPONDED IN AUTHOR SEBASTIAN JUNGER MAKES THIS POINT, AND HE POINTS TO THE EXPERIENCE OF LONDON.

DURING THE GERMAN BLITZ, GOVERNMENT PLANNERS HAD EXPECTED THAT UP TO 4 MILLION RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE MENTAL BREAKDOWNS AND NEED HEALTHCARE.

INSTEAD, ADMISSIONS TO PSYCHIATRIC WARDS DROPPED AS MANY ORGANIZED INTO COMMUNITIES IN BOMB SHELTERS.

I POINT THIS OUT TO EMPHASIZE HOW DIFFERENT OUR PANDEMIC IS IN THAT IT'S MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO HANDLE CHALLENGES THE WAY WE HAVE BEFORE FOR MANY OF US GETTING TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILIES IS ONLY MORE OF RISKY.

RIGHT NOW.

ALL OF THIS IS TO SAY THAT AS INDIVIDUALS, WE NEED TO TAKE COLLECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH MORE SERIOUSLY AND LOOK FOR SAFE WAYS TO GET TOGETHER WITH LOVED ONES LIKE WALKS IN THE PARK, PHYSICALLY DISTANT BARBECUES AND FAMILY ZOOM MEETINGS.

AS I SHARE ON SUNDAY MORNINGS WITH MY FAMILY AND AS POLICY POLICYMAKERS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CREATE CONDITIONS FOR MENTALLY HEALTHY RESIDENTS, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH PROVIDING EMERGENCY RENT SUPPORT, EXPANDING ACCESS TO PARKS, OR INVESTING IN COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES LIKE OUR SENIOR CENTERS.

THAT ALSO MEANS ON BUILDING, THAT ALSO MEANS BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESSES.

LIKE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MENTAL HEALTH UNIT, DEPUTY CHIEF CAPTAIN FALK IS HERE TODAY, AND WE'RE ESPECIALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN AWARD-WINNING MENTAL HEALTH UNIT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AT A TIME WHEN TRADITIONAL TOOLS OF POLICING ARE BEING RECONSIDERED.

DEPUTY CHIEF, UM, THAT'S A LONGER TITLE.

YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY CAPTAIN FOX, BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT PROMOTION.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH UNIT.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT COUNCILWOMAN.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

MAYOR.

UH, COUNCIL.

NICE.

SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

ERIC.

UH, WELCOME BACK.

UH, THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR COUNCIL.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR MENTAL HEALTH UNIT, IF I MAY.

UH, THROUGH OUR C I T TRAINING PROGRAM, WE HAVE CREATED CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, UH, WITH PROVIDERS FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND THROUGH THIS COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND THIS INTENSIVE TRAINING, C I T IMPROVES COMMUNICATION, WE'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, UH, FOR THOSE IN CRISIS.

AND THIS ENSURES OFFICER AND COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY SAFETY, UH, THESE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH UNIT.

THEY EMBODY THE COMPASSION AND THE DEDICATION THAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, I COULD SAY THAT OUR CITY SHOULD BE VERY PROUD, UH, OF THIS TEAM AS THEY HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR THEIR WORK.

AND THEY REALLY HAVE SET THE GOLD STANDARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, UH, WITHIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ALSO THAT, UM, WE STARTED OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM IN 2008 WITH TWO OFFICERS.

AND WHEN CHIEF MCMANUS FIRST ARRIVED IN SAN ANTONIO, HE DECIDED, AND HE MANDATED THAT EVERY OFFICER ON OUR DEPARTMENT WAS GOING TO OBTAIN C I T TRAINING.

AND WHEN HE DID THIS, THIS, UH, MADE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRST MAJOR METROPOLITAN DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, UH, THE FIRST DEPARTMENT IN WHICH OFFICER OFFICERS WERE MANDATED FOR C I T TRAINING.

UH, SO WE, WE LED THE COUNTRY IN THAT.

AND I THINK THAT'S, UH, WHY WE HAVE SUCH GREAT RELATIONSHIPS NOW WITH, UH, OUR HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND, UH, HOSPITAL SERVICES AND, UH, EVERYBODY WHO, WHO IN OUR CITY, OUR, OUR TRYING TO MAKE LIVES BETTER FOR

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AND I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT YOU'RE RECOGNIZING THEM TODAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEPUTY CHIEF.

APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS AND THE WORK OF YOUR ENTIRE TEAM.

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THE, UH, THE ADDITIONAL, OH, WE CAN CLAP.

THERE'S ONE OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, AND THAT IS NAMI, THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS.

THEY ARE NOT WITH US TODAY, BUT THANK YOU TO BOARD MEMBER FRED SHELLENBERGER, WHO IS ENSURING THAT HIS BOARD WILL GET A COPY OF THE VIDEO.

FROM TODAY'S, UH, FROM TODAY'S RECOGNITION, NAMI WILL BE HOSTING A VIRTUAL WALK THIS SATURDAY TO RECOGNIZE WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY AND A NATIONAL DAY OF HOPE.

THEY ARE INVITING RESIDENTS TO WALK 3,500 STEPS ON SATURDAY AS PART OF A NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO SPEND THE DAY ENGAGING IN THINGS THAT BRING US JOY, LIKE EXERCISING, GARDENING, AND PLAYING BOARD GAMES.

YOU CAN EVEN DANCE IN YOUR OWN HOME IF YOU LIKE.

I'M GRATEFUL TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FOR PREPARING THE PROCLAMATION THAT WE WILL BE TRANSPORTING TO THEM, UH, THAT RECOGNIZES THE EVENT AND THE OCCASION.

AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT NAMI WALKS.ORG.

THAT'S N A M I W W A L K SS.ORG.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

ALRIGHT, LEMME TURN IT OVER

[Additional Item #3]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD WILL OPEN ITS 23RD SEASON ON SUNDAY, UH, JOIN MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD AS IT JOURNEYS ACROSS SOME OF OUR SISTER AND FRIENDSHIP CITIES.

THE, THE, THE GLOBE GLOBE OVER VISITING, UH, FROM JAPAN TO NAMIBIA, MEXICO TO CHINA, GERMANY, TO INDIA, AND BEYOND.

THE SISTER CITY'S JAZZ ENSEMBLE, UH, WHICH FEATURES ARTISTS PERFORMING VOICE, PIANO, SAXOPHONE, TRUMPET, AND GUITAR AMONG OTHERS, WILL PRESENT A PROGRAM OF HOPE AND RESILIENCE.

THE VIRTUAL CONCERT IS PRESENTED BY MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD.

AS PART OF THE RUSSELL HILL ROGERS MUSICAL EVENINGS AT SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL, THEY HAVE COMMISSIONED A GLOBAL ARRANGEMENT BY SAN ANTONIO PIANIST, DR.

AARON PARADO FOR THE ENTIRE ENSEMBLE, WHICH WILL PREMIERE SUNDAY EVENING.

DISTRICT ONE IS CROSSING ITS FINGERS THAT MUSICAL BRIDGES WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN LIVE IN-PERSON CONCERTS IN JANUARY OF 2021 AT SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL.

UNTIL THEN, UH, TUNE INTO MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD, WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE SUHIL RASTA HERE.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS FROM MUSICAL BRIDGES.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE IN PERSON.

COUNCIL, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER.

AND BACK IN 2018 WHEN WE CELEBRATED OUR TRICENTENNIAL AS A CITY MUSICAL, BRIDGES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ARTISTS FROM MANY OF THESE PARTNER CITIES AROUND THE GLOBE THAT THE COUNCILMAN MENTIONED.

WITH PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND CULTURE AND THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE, WE HAD A SISTER CITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE, WHICH PREMIERED AND THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, HAS PERFORMED AND CREATED VERY STRONG BONDS THROUGH THE ARTS AND CULTURE.

NOW, DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WHEN WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT IN PERSON, WE HAVE GONE VIRTUALLY AND OUR TEAM HAS TRAVELED ACROSS THE GLOBE FROM MUHI TO VINHO, DOSTA TO MONTEREY AND CITIES, THE GLOBE OVER TO CONNECT TO INTERVIEW OUR MAYORS AND THESE ARTISTS, AND TO PUT TOGETHER THE PROGRAM THAT COUNCILMAN TREVINO MENTIONED THAT WILL AIR VIRTUALLY AND PREMIER ON SUNDAY EVENING AT 7:00 PM AT TIMES WHEN WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT PHYSICALLY, ARTS HAS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN CONNECTING PEOPLE, AND I WANT TO THANK PERSONALLY THIS COUNCIL AND THIS CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A BUDGET THAT GOES BEYOND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX TO SUPPORT THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR CITY.

THOSE FUNDS COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, I HOPE WILL BE A LONG-TERM INCLUSION IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE IF WE IN THIS CITY BELIEVE THAT ARTS ARE MORE THAN JUST FOR VISITORS FOR THE HOTEL OCCUPIERS THAT COME TO THE CITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND.

SO I VALUE THAT SUPPORT AND I HOPE THAT IT CONTINUES.

I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'LL BE MEETING WITH EACH OF YOUR OFFICES AND TELLING YOU ABOUT THE UPCOMING KIDS TO CONCERT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH WE HAVE COMING UP.

AND WE ASKED THE SCHOOLS WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.

AND THIS YEAR, DURING A PANDEMIC, WE'VE ALSO HAD INCREASED RACIAL TENSIONS.

THEY'VE ASKED FOR AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PROGRAM, AND WE WILL BE EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART THROUGH MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO SLAVE SONGS, TO MINSTRELS, TO GOSPEL MUSIC, BLUES AND JAZZ

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AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF AND CULTURE BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S RIGHT NOW SUPPORTED BY HOT TAX EXCLUSIVELY.

SO WE MEET WITH EVERY COUNCIL PERSON TO TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES WITH CITY COUNCIL PROJECT FUNDS IN YOUR DISTRICT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN YOUR SCHOOLS.

SO WE'LL BE COMING TO YOU WITH THAT.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, AGAIN, SUPPORTING THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND WE HOPE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US ON SUNDAY.

THE, THE, THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE $4.8 BILLION THAT ARE LARGER CREATIVE SECTOR, ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE CITY, EMPLOYEE OVER 26,000 IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR, AND THAT'S ACROSS PROFIT AND A NONPROFIT.

BUT I THINK I SPEAK FOR MY NONPROFIT COLLEAGUES WHEN I SAY THAT WE SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD, WE MEET THE GAPS IN THE SOCIAL SYSTEM THAT GOVERNMENT AND COUNTY CAN'T ALWAYS COME TO.

WE ENHANCE LIFE HERE.

AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU VALUE THOSE SERVICES AND KNOW THAT ARTISTS, WHETHER THEY'RE OPERA SINGERS OR BALLET DANCERS OR ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFFERS, HAVE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND HAVE SHELTER OVER THEIR HEAD.

AND I THINK IF YOU COULD ASK ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WHY THEY'RE DOING IT, IT'S NOT FOR THE MONEY.

WE COULD BE WORKING THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

WE COMMIT OUR LIVES TO THESE OPERATIONS AND WE SERVE THE MISSION, UH, THAT OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE COMMITTED TO.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO.

OKAY,

[Public Comments]

WE DO HAVE TWO, UH, CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT.

THEN I'LL ALSO GET INTO COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS.

SO LET ME TAKE THE CITIZENS FIRST.

WE'LL START WITH JACK FINGER, FOLLOWED BY JOSHUA TRIANA.

IF YOU JUST STAND BACK, IT'LL WORK.

YEAH, JUST STAND BACK IN THE SQUARE.

IT'LL WORK.

OKAY.

WELL, MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS JACK M.

FINGER.

YES.

WELL, THERE'S A FIRST MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL HAS HAD IN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OF A HI HIATUS.

AND, UH, I MUST SAY THAT THINGS REALLY HAVEN'T CHANGED AT ALL.

I, UH, FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 12.

I LOOKED AT THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS FOR, FOR WHAT THIS IS.

IT'S, UH, BASICALLY YOU ARE APPOINTING PEOPLE TO BE A PART OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT ADVISES YOU ON GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

I CAN SUM THAT UP IN JUST THREE LITTLE WORDS FOR YOU.

THEY'RE GONNA ADVISE YOU ON CAP AND TRADE.

YEAH.

THE IDEA OF TAXING THE REST OF US FOR, FOR, UH, UH, WELL CREDIT POINTS TOWARDS, UH, SUPPOSEDLY IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTS.

AND SO WE DON'T GET HEATED UP SO MUCH, BUT WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING IS THAT, UH, I NOTICED SOMETHING IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS THAT, UH, REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE.

PERHAPS MR. AUDIOVISUAL MAN, IF YOU COULD, UH, UH, DISPLAY THAT AND SEE, SEE THE CIRCLED AREA THERE.

IT SAYS, YEAH, NOR DOES THIS ESTABLISHING, UH, BOTH COMMITTEES MAKE THE COMMITTEES THAT REPRESENT THOSE THAT, UH, THAT LIVE.

AND, UH, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN YEAH.

WORK WITH WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, INCLUSIVE, INTELLIGENT PERSONS, INCLUDING PERSONS, THE INDI INDIGENOUS PERSONS, UH, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, AND L G B T Q I A PERSONS YES.

THE LESBIAN, GAY TRANSSEXUAL, BISEXUAL QUESTIONING INTERSEX ALLY PLUS PERSONS HERE.

Q R S T U V X Y X Y Z THERE.

YEAH.

I WANT TO GET 'EM ALL IN THERE.

YEAH.

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

THERE.

UM, I, MY QUESTION IS THIS, UH, HOW ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY, HOW ARE THEY AFFECTED BY GLOBAL WARMING ANY MORE THAN THE, THE OTHER 99% OF OUR CITY IS AFFECTED BY GLOBAL WARMING SO MUCH THAT YOU HAD TO MAKE THEM A, A SPECIAL, UH, ENTITY IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE HERE, I I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT DOES TO, TO, TO THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY.

DOES, DOES IT AFFECT THEIR BEDROOM ATHLETICS IN SOME MANNER? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, INQUIRING MINDS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE ANSWERS ARE TO THIS, SIR.

UH, CONSEQUENTLY YOU'VE MADE 'EM, UH, AT LEAST IF YOU HAVE EVEN ONE PERSON OUTTA THOSE 33 THERE, YOU'VE ALREADY OVERSTATED THE, UH, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY BY AS MUCH AS 300%.

YES.

THREE TIMES THE, UH, 1% THAT THEY ARE THERE.

UH, BUT IT'S NOTHING DIFFERENT.

AFTER ALL, YOU HAD AN INDICATOR FROM THE HOMOSEXUAL CHURCH THAT THANK GOD FOR ALL THE PERVERSIONS THERE.

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JOSH TRIANA.

JOSHUA TRIANA.

OKAY.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

I THANK YOU MAYOR.

FIRST I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILY OF MR. DARRELL ZAMAL SR.

WHO IS HERE.

UM, CELESTE, THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE.

UM, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR A SPECIFIC REASON, BUT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.

UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE AGENDA, MAYOR, UH, THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN THE DISTRICT, UM, COME FROM THE INNER CITY TOURS FOR THE LOCKWOOD DIG WHITTY PARK AND THE AMOUNT OF $1.9 MILLION.

WE KNOW THAT GREEN SPACE MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND WE KNOW THAT GREEN SPACE ADDS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND FOR THE DIGNITY HILLS AREA.

UM, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES.

UM, WE WANT TO, UH, THANK STRAIGHT LINE MANAGEMENT FOR CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AS WELL.

WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, THE TURS AND LOOKING AT PUTTING IN HISTORICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, I WANNA THANK MR. CHARLES WILLIAMS, WHO WILL BE PUTTING IN THE WILLIAMS HISTORICAL NATIONAL MUSEUM, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT 5 0 6 MONTANA STREET.

ALSO, WE WILL BE HAVING HISTORICAL MARKERS THAT WILL REPRESENT AND SPEAK TO THE LIFE OF THE DISTRICT BY SAGE AND WORKING WITH THE INNER CITY TOURS TO HAVE THOSE PLACED, UM, IN AREAS OF HISTORY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

AND THEN TO HAVE A DESIGNATION AT 4 0 3 MONTANA.

AND THAT HOUSE WAS BUILT BACK IN THE 18 HUNDREDS, AND IT WAS BUILT BY A DESIGNER WHO HAS DESIGNED MANY CATHOLIC CHURCHES THAT ARE LISTED LOCALLY AND, AND NATIONALLY, WE ARE SPEAKING TO CHANGE IN A DISTRICT THAT HAS NOT HAD ITS HISTORY COMPLETELY TOLD.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO, IS TO CHANGE THE RHETORIC OF WHAT PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY LOOK AT DISTRICT TWO.

I JUST WANNA TAKE THIS TIME, MAYOR AND SAY THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK TO SPEAK TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR CONTINUING TO HELP TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO.

THESE ARE JUST THE FIRST STEPS, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF MORE WORK TO DO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE TODAY.

MAYOR, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER NINE FIRST, AND THAT IS A BOND PROJECT THAT WE ARE APPROVING TODAY FOR THE BROOKS, UM, INNER CITY ROAD, INNER CIRCLE ROAD.

AND, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M GLAD WE'RE RELEASING THAT, UH, PROJECT.

IT'S GONNA BE THREE LANE ROADWAY WITH BIKE LANES, CURBS, SIDEWALKS, AND LANDSCAPINGS TO IMPROVE THE AREA.

SO WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND COMMEND MY COLLEAGUES AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THE CLIMATE ACTION AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES, THE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CLIMATE EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE.

UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WHO HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.

UM, WE KNOW THAT, UM, I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THE SCIENCE AND BELIEVE THAT, UH, CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL AND WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES IN STEPS HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

AND I AM, UH, I'M GRATEFUL ALSO TO DAVID MCCAREY AND FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL WORKING TOGETHER WITH ME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATION AND VOICES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND LOOKING WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ADVISORY COUNCILS, BUT ALSO, UM, SUBCOMMITTEES AND JUST GIVING INSIGHT AND FOCUS GROUPS.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA WHERE WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND THE CONVERSATION TO SEE HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND PEOPLE WHO ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, LARGE BUSINESS OWNERS, ET CETERA.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU OF COURSE TO COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN, WHO'S WAS DOING A LOT OF THE, THE LISTENING AND WORK AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.

[Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2) ]

THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR ITEM FIVE.

PLEASE VOTE YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHT, ITEM

[5. 20-5355 Ordinance approving a nine month contract, with four additional one year renewal options, with Meals on Wheels San Antonio to provide the Department of Human Services with meal preparation and delivery services for the Senior Nutrition Program for an amount not to exceed $18,182,222.00. Funding for the initial nine months in the amount of $1,710,000 is available from the Senior Nutrition Program grant and in the amount of $748,000 from the FY 2021 General Fund Budget. Funding for future years of the contract is subject to City Council approval of the annual budget and future grant awards. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]]

ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING

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SAN ANTONIO TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WITH MEAL PREPARATION AND DELIVERY SERVICES FOR THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $18,182,222.

FUNDING FOR THE INITIAL NINE MONTHS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,710,000 IS AVAILABLE FROM THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANT AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $748,000 FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET FUNDING FOR FUTURE YEARS OF THE CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND FUTURE GRANT AWARDS.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, WE'RE STILL NOT GETTING YOUR AUDIO COUNCIL MEMBER, WE ARE STILL NOT GETTING YOUR AUDIO.

HOW ABOUT NOW? ? NOPE.

MIC CHECK.

1, 2, 3.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? NO.

COUNCILWOMAN.

WE CAN HEAR YOU.

COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ.

OKAY.

YOU CAN HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM.

COULD YOU PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA BACK ON? OH, WE, WE HAVE YOU LOUD AND CLEAR IN THE CHAMBERS.

YOU'RE LIVE SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

GOTCHA.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, FOR, UH, UH, OH, UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, TALK ABOUT THIS, UM, THIS ISSUE AND TO READ A LETTER, UH, FROM RICK ALAMAN AND C RICO.

I KNOW THAT MY COLLEAGUES RECEIVED IT, BUT UM, I DO WANNA SHARE IT, UH, FOR THE RECORD.

UM, TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR NUREMBERG AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS S RICO INCORPORATED HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE CITY'S OF SAN ANTONIO'S ATTEMPT TO AWARD MEAL PREPARATION SERVICES TO SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM TO MEALS ON WHEELS.

RI RICO HAS HAD THE THANKFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE SENIOR CITIZEN MEALS UNDER THIS CONTRACT FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.

AS A SMALL MINORITY AND VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS WITH STRONG ROOTS IN SAN ANTONIO, IT HAS BEEN MINE, ANDS, RICO'S HONOR TO PROVIDE FOOD SERVICES TO, TO THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WHILE I MAY NOT AGREE WITH THE OUTCOME OF THIS R F P I WILL, OR THIS PROGRAM, I WILL RECEIVE THE CON THIS CONTRACT WITH GREAT SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND PRIDE TO HAVE HELD THIS PRESTIGIOUS CONTRACT FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME AND WITH THE HOPE THAT WE HAVE MADE POSSIBLE IMPACT ON THE PROGRAM ITSELF.

OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE COME TO KNOW MANY OF THE C CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT, AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU FOR SUPPORT OF SRI RICO.

AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, RIGO HAS MANY CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND WE HAVE ALWAYS RESPECTED THE PROCUREMENT AND BIDDING PROCESS.

SO AS A COMPANY, WE WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REGROUP AS A COMPANY THAT EMPLOYS OVER 200 PEOPLE IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA ALONE.

WE PROVIDE A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN SAN ANTONIO AREA TO CONTINUE TO EMPLOY PEOPLE IN THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.

IN CONCLUSION, WE AT C RICO SERVICES ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT WE COULD NOT CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR SENIORS, BUT WE WILL OFFER THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND MEALS ON WHEELS OUR FULL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE TRANSITION PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE SENIORS DO NOT SEE ANY INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY REQUIRE, UH, AND HE GIVES HIS INFORMATION SO SINCERELY, JOHN RICK ALEMAN.

PRESIDENT.

I WANTED TO READ, UH, THIS LETTER FROMS RICO FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S, UH, SO CRITICAL THAT WE SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

UH, YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY LARGE EMPLOYERS IN DISTRICT FIVE.

SO WE REALLY GET SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, BY THE SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND SO RICOH USES OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT OUR SENIOR SERVICES, INCLUDING, UH, THE PRODUCE COMPANY AND ALSO, UM, SOME OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS BAKERIES.

UH, WE AS A COUNCIL, UM, ARE ABOUT TO APPROVE A $500,000 A BETA CONTRACT, UM, AND, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INCLUDING MORE MINORITY

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UM, NOT GOING TO, UH, IF, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND BASED ON THE CONVERSATION WITH MY COLLEAGUES FROM LAST, FROM THE B SESSION, NOT GOING TO APPROVE A MINORITY CONTRACTOR FOR AN $18 MILLION CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES SERVICES, MEAL SERVICES, THE MOST IMPORTANT SERVICE, UH, I THINK THAT WE CAN PROVIDE AS A CITY, WHICH IS NUTRITION AND FOOD, UH, AND GIVE IT TO A, A NONPROFIT, WHICH WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT MEALS ON WHEELS DID PROVIDED A GREAT SERVICE, UH, BUT THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT PREPARED TO DO THE SERVICE THAT CELL RICO DOES.

UH, WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE, UH, ASKING FOR MORE DIVERSITY ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

AND JUST BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT I SAW, THE BOARD OF MEALS ON WHEELS APPEARS TO BE AN ALL WHITE BOARD.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE AS A CITY DECIDE THAT WE WANNA HAVE MORE DIVERSITY IN OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

SO WE WOULD, AT A MINIMUM ASK THEM TO PROVIDE MORE DIVERSITY ON THEIR BOARD.

WORD.

ANOTHER CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THAT WE JUST PASSED ANOTHER ORDINANCE SAYING THAT RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

AND WHILE THIS IS NOT SO OBVIOUS, AS WE'VE SEEN WITH THE POLICE BRUTALITY, IT'S STILL A FORM OF RACISM.

WHEN WE DENY OUR LATINO ORGANIZATIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TO CONTINUE TO BID ON THESE CONTRACTS, WE AS A COUNCIL, UH, JUST APPROVED FIVE ADDITIONAL YEARS FOR RK BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN.

SO WHY COULDN'T WE CONTINUE WITH OUR, UH, PROGRAM, UM, WITH, UH, WITH C RICO FOR MEAL SERVICES? SO I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A PROCESS, UM, MELODY AND TROY AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE, UH, SAT ON THAT, UM, AND, UH, UH, MADE A RECOMMENDATION.

AND IT IS SOLELY A RECOMMENDATION, UH, INFORMED, UM, WITH SUFFICIENT PROCESS.

I'M NOT IN ANY WAY SAYING THAT.

I THINK THAT IT'S FLAWED, UH, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE IT.

UH, WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO DO AS A COUNCIL IS ACCEPT NUMBER ONE, THAT IS SOLELY A RECOMMENDATION, AND THAT WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE FINAL CHOICE.

AND ALSO, UH, THAT WE SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.

THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE NUMBERS, UH, THAT THE STAFF PRESENTED.

SAN RICO IS A COMPANY THAT HAS HELPED OUR COMMUNITY IN SO MANY WAYS, NOT JUST BY SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO IS A COMPANY THAT I HAVE CALLED ON ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY IMMEDIATELY CAME AND DELIVERED FOOD TO THE FAMILY AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME TO HELP THE FAMILY MOVE OUT WHEN THEIR HOUSE WAS DESTROYED.

SO RICOH IS A COMPANY THAT I'VE CALLED ON ON MANY OCCASIONS TO HELP WITH, UM, SUPPORT FOR, FOR OUR CHURCH LEAGUES, UM, AND, AND EVENTS ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE WE CALL ON H E B AND A COUPLE OF OTHER OF OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS TO HELP US WHEN WE NEEDED IT.

AND I JUST HAD THE UL THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR THE COMPANY, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD, UH, CONTINUE THE CONTRACT.

AND SO FOR THAT, I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE C RICO FOR OUR SENIOR SERVICES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR .

OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE RUNNER UP.

UM, CELL RICO ON ITEM FIVE.

DID I HEAR A SECOND? OKAY.

THE MOTION DIES.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE? NO.

OKAY.

UM, NO OTHER, UH, SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE.

WE DO HAVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL TODAY.

UH, SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER FLIES.

DID YOU MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION? YES.

YES.

OKAY.

WAS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.

OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FIVE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.

HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE YES.

NAYYY.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

UH, THAT'S ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR BUSINESS AGENDA TODAY.

UM, IS THERE A

[19. 20-5819 City Manager's Report]

UH, JUST REAL QUICK, UM, WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, UH, TWO ITEMS. UM, ACTUALLY THREE.

UH, I WANTED TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT THIS WEEK, UH, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, TWO INITIATIVES, UH, THROUGH THE CITY, RECEIVED AWARDS FROM THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.

THE FIRST WAS OUR, UH, SA CLIMATE, UH, READY, A ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN WAS RECOGNIZED, UH, IN THE PLANNING ACHIEVEMENT

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AND, AND WITH THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEES TODAY, THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE.

AND THEN SECONDLY, OUR EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE AWARD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES STAFF AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE, UH, FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE.

WE STILL A LOT OF WORK IN THOSE AREAS, BUT, UM, UH, THANK YOU FOR THEIR WORK.

SECONDLY, UM, THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED THE CITY'S C OVID 19 RESIDENT PORTAL FOR ITS INNOVATION, USER FRIENDLINESS AND BEST PRACTICES.

UH, THE AWARD WAS GIVEN TO HONOR US GOVERNMENTS OR ELEMENTS OF THE US GOVERNMENT, UH, THAT LEVERAGE INNOVATIVE, UH, IT AND ENHANCE, UH, SERVICES AND CONNECT CITIZENS.

SO, UH, GREAT JOB TO INNOVATION AND OUR I T S D, MANY OF YOU, WE ALL RELY UPON THOSE PORTALS NOW.

AND, UM, YES, AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, THE DASHBOARD FROM OUR RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PROGRAM WAS ADDED TO THAT, TO THAT PORTAL.

AND THEN FINALLY, MAYOR, UM, I CAN'T BELIEVE A YEAR'S GONE BY, BUT WE ARE BACK, UH, CELEBRATING NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK THIS WEEK.

UM, AND, AND OUR, UH, THE, THE OUR 3 1 1 SYSTEM, UH, ONE OF THE FIRST 3 1 1 SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY STARTED 20 YEARS AGO, UM, AND HAS RECEIVED, UH, 20 MILLION CALLS FOR SERVICE SINCE THEN.

UM, I'VE GOT A QUICK VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS, UH, TWO OF OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, NORMA AND MIRANDA, AND THE WORK THEY DO.

WE'VE RECEIVED 800,000 CALLS A YEAR AT 3 1 1.

AND AS COUNCILMAN TRAVINO BROUGHT UP DURING OUR BUDGET CONVERSATIONS, THERE'S TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO MORE, UM, WITH THE OPERATION THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR.

BUT THEY, THEY HANDLE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALLS.

AND IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A CHANCE TO SPEND 15 OR 20 MINUTES, UH, IN THE CALL CENTER, YOU JUST, YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND THE BREADTH OF, OF WHAT THEY, UH, WHAT THEY DEAL WITH AND THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO HAVE ABOUT OUR CITY AND CONNECTING RESIDENTS.

SO LET'S RUN THE VIDEO.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

LET ME LOOK IT UP FOR YOU.

WE ARE THE THIRD OLDEST 3 1 1 NON-EMERGENCY LINE IN THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE 40 PEOPLE THAT ANSWER THE PHONE, UH, AND OR PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING CITY OF SAN ANTONIO 3 1 1.

THIS, I REALLY ENJOY HELPING PEOPLE.

WE GET SOME CALLS THAT HAVE A, WHAT MAY SEEM LIKE A REALLY BIG ISSUE OR PROBLEM, AND THEY MAY BE HAVING A CERTAIN FRUSTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY JUST THAT COMMUNICATION.

SO WE ARE THAT COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITIZEN TO THE DEPARTMENT.

SO WE KIND OF HELP GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS, OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND REQUEST A PICKUP.

SAY PUBLIC WORKS GETS THE REPORT FOR THE POTHOLE.

THEY'RE OUT TO FIX IT.

THE CITIZEN DRIVES BY AND SEE THAT IT'S FIXED.

THEY'RE VERY HAPPY AND SATISFIED AND, AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL CALL BACK AND SAY, THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT POT.

HOPEFULLY.

SO THAT'S VERY SATISFYING TO SEE THE START TO FINISH, UM, ON A REPORT THAT WE TOOK FOR A CITIZEN.

WE ALSO SERVE AS THAT CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT FOR, FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR SAN ANTONIO INFORMATION.

OKAY, SURE.

I'LL TRANSFER YOU OVER, SIR.

ANYTHING ELSE? WE ARE HERE TO WORK, UH, AND TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY BETTER, BUT WE ALSO RELY ON THEIR EYES AND EARS TO LET US KNOW IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

OKAY? I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THIS REPORT TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

IT REALLY TAKES ALL 11,000 OF US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SERVICE THIS COMMUNITY IN AN EXCELLENT AND EFFICIENT MANNER, AND ALWAYS STRIVING TO BE THE BEST.

WHEN I THINK SAN ANTONIO, I THINK FAMILY.

SO WE'RE ALL ONE COMMUNITY, ONE TEAM.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU GUYS, UH, IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.

ALL RIGHT, SO SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 3 1 1, UH, OFFICE AND, AND ALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS THEY DO AND, AND ALSO, UH, TO ALL THE OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.

THAT'S IT, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ERIC.

AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING THE VIDEO SERIES.

IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE, UH, OUR EMPLOYEES AND ALSO APPRECIATE THE HIGHLIGHTING OF PAULA STALCUP.

SHE'S, IN MY OPINION, ONE OF THE HEROES OF THE CITY ORGANIZATION FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

UM, THANK YOU MAYOR AND, AND THANK YOU ERIC FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE APPRECIATED AS WELL.

UM, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE LONE STAR CHAPTER OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP IN THE RESEARCH, THE INCREASE AWARENESS AND THE RALLYING OF PUBLIC SUPPORT.

UM, AND THE 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS WHO SUFFER AND BATTLE WITH LUPUS ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER.

THERE WILL

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IT IS ONE OF THE UNDERLYING ISSUES IN A LOT OF OUR SAN ANTONIANS THAT HAVE BEEN FIGHTING, UM, TO, TO HANDLE COVID AND GOING THROUGH THIS TIME BECAUSE LUPUS IS AN IMMUNE COMPROMISING DISEASE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THAT MOMENT TO SPEAK TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO LET EVERYONE THAT IS BATTLING AND AND FIGHTING THIS DISEASE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS WITH THEM.