Y'ALL READY TO GO? COMMISSIONER KELLY, YOU READY TO GO?
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ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.COMMISSIONER CALVERT, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE REVEREND COPELAND AND DO THE PLEDGE?
[1. Opening Prayer: Rev. Dr. Claudette Copeland, New Creation Christian Fellowship (Tommy Calvert)]
THANK YOU.IT IS MY GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE ONE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST THEOLOGIANS, DOCTOR CLAUDETTE COPELAND.
REVEREND DOCTOR CLAUDETTE ANDERSON COPELAND WILL DELIVER THE INVOCATION FOR TODAY'S MEETING.
SHE EARNED HER MASTER'S DEGREE FROM THE INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, HER DOCTORATE OF MINISTRY FROM UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN DAYTON, OHIO, AND HER POST-DOCTORAL CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
REVEREND DOCTOR COPELAND'S ACHIEVEMENTS ARE NUMEROUS AND IMPRESSIVE.
SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO ADDRESS THE ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH IN A MAJOR URBAN VENUE.
I THINK MY DAD HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT.
SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE SAN ANTONIO WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME IN 2020.
WOULD YOU ALL STAND? LET US PRAY TO THE LORD.
BLESSED ARE THE AGNOSTICS WHO DOUBT, WHO CAN STILL BE SURPRISED, WHO AREN'T SO SURE ABOUT EVERYTHING, WHO HAVE THE HUMILITY TO ASK AND TO SEEK.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER, FOR WHOM DEATH IS NOT AN ABSTRACTION.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO'VE BURIED THEIR LOVED ONES WHOSE TEARS COULD FILL AN OCEAN.
BLESSED ARE THOSE? WHO'VE LOVED ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT LOSS FEELS LIKE.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO NO LONGER HAVE THE LUXURY OF TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED ANYMORE.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO CAN'T FALL APART, FOR THEY HAVE TO KEEP THINGS TOGETHER FOR EVERYONE ELSE. BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO STILL AREN'T OVER IT YET.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN IN THE WAKE OF STORMS AND HURRICANES AND DISASTERS.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO NO ONE ELSE NOTICES.
BLESSED ARE THE KIDS WHO SIT ALONE AT MIDDLE SCHOOL LUNCH TABLES.
BLESSED ARE THE LAUNDRY GUYS AT THE HOSPITAL, THE SEX WORKERS, THE NIGHT SHIFT STREET SWEEPERS.
BLESSED ARE THE FORGOTTEN, THE CLOSETED, THE UNEMPLOYED, THE UNHOUSED, THE UNIMPRESSIVE, THE UNDERREPRESENTED.
BLESSED ARE THE WRONGLY ACCUSED.
THE ONES WHO CAN NEVER CATCH A BREAK.
WE PRAY AND WE BLESS THE ONES FOR WHOM LIFE IS HARD.
WE PRAY THIS MORNING AND WE BLESS THE UNDOCUMENTED, THE ONES WITHOUT LOBBYISTS, THE ONES WHO MAKE TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE BUSINESS DECISIONS FOR THE SAKE AND THE GOOD OF OTHER PEOPLE.
WE PRAY FOR THE BURNED OUT SOCIAL WORKERS, THE OVERWORKED TEACHERS, THE PRO BONO CASE TAKERS.
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BLESSED ARE THESE THAT WE PRAY FOR THIS MORNING.AND BLESSED ARE THE TROPHY WIVES WHO RAISE MONEY FOR THE UNDERSERVED.
BLESSED ARE THE KIDS WHO STEP BETWEEN THE BULLIES AND THE WEAK.
BLESSED ARE THESE WE PRAY FOR AND WITH TODAY.
FOR EVERY ONE WHO HAS EVER FORGIVEN US THAT WE DID NOT DESERVE IT.
WE PRAY FOR THEM THIS MORNING.
FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO TOTALLY GET IT.
BLESSED ARE YOU, FOR YOU ARE OF HEAVEN AND JESUS BLESSES YOU.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOONEY IS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
[5.a. 9:05 a.m. - Presentation of a proclamation on behalf of Commissioners Court recognizing the first anniversary of the October 7,2023, terrorist attack on Israel and proclaiming support for Israel in its war on terrorism.]
I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO INTRODUCE OUR NEXT GUEST.I'M SURE IT DOESN'T ESCAPE ANYONE HERE.
THAT YESTERDAY MARKED ONE YEAR SINCE THE TRAGIC AND BRUTAL ATTACK ON OUR FRIEND AND ALLY, ISRAEL.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE ALL THE WAY FROM ISRAEL.
WHAT IS IT, 7000 MILES PROBABLY, THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAVE TRAVELED TO TO BE HERE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE RABBI STERN FROM JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO.
PLEASE ARISE. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO COMMISSIONER MOODY FOR THE INVITATION TO OFFER THIS PRAYER, AND TO JUDGE SAKAI AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
BUT IT HAS ALSO SERVED AS A CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL.
FOR ALL OF US TO COME TOGETHER AND BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT.
AS WE BEGIN OUR MOMENT OF REFLECTION, LET US REMEMBER THE WORDS OF THE PROPHET OF THE PROPHET MICAH.
HE HAS TOLD YOU, O MAN, WHAT IS GOOD AND WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU BUT TO DO JUSTICE? AND TO LOVE KINDNESS AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN YOUR FAITH TRADITION AS I PRAY IN MINE.
WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION AS WE NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD.
WE THANK COMMISSIONER MOODY, JUDGE SAKAI AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT.
SHIELD US FROM VIOLENCE, DISCORD AND CONFUSION, FROM PRIDE AND ARROGANCE, AND FROM EVERY EVIL PATH.
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DEFEND OUR LIBERTIES AND UNITE THE MULTITUDES BROUGHT HERE FROM VARIOUS NATIONS AND LANGUAGES INTO ONE PEOPLE.ENDOW THOSE TO WHOM WE ENTRUST THE AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT IN YOUR NAME WITH THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM, THAT THERE MAY BE JUSTICE AND PEACE WITHIN OUR BORDERS, AND THROUGH OBEDIENCE TO YOUR LAW.
MAY THE FLAME OF FREEDOM INSPIRE LIBERTY AND HOPE WHILE SERVING AS A WARNING LIGHT TO OPPRESSORS.
MAY GOD'S PROTECTION SURROUND THEM ON LAND AND AIR AND AT SEA, AND GUIDE US TOWARD ENDURING PEACE AS WE WORK TOWARDS FULFILLING THE PROPHETIC PROMISE OF WHEN A NATION WILL NO LONGER FIGHT AGAINST ANOTHER NATION AND PREPARE FOR WAR NO MORE.
AND THE WORLD AS THE WORLD IS IN TURMOIL, WE TURN TO YOU FOR GUIDANCE TOWARD PEACE.
LEAD US TOWARDS THIS PEACE AS IT IS WRITTEN.
ADONAI YISHMAEL MICHAEL YISHMAEL NAFCHA ADONAI YISHMAEL VEDALAM GOD WILL SHIELD YOU FROM ALL EVIL. HE WILL GUARD YOUR SOUL.
GOD WILL SAFEGUARD YOUR DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL FROM NOW AND FOREVER.
WE PLACE OUR TRUST IN YOU, THE ONE WHO HEARS THE PRAYER OF ALL.
ON THIS SOLEMN DAY, I WOULD LIKE TO TO ASK FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE IN THE COURTROOM FOR THE VICTIMS OF OCTOBER 7TH, THEIR FAMILIES, THE HOSTAGES THAT REMAIN IN GAZA, AND ALL THE INNOCENT LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST IN THIS FIGHT AGAINST EVIL AND HATE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ OUR BEXAR COUNTY PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS ONE YEAR AGO, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2023, AS ISRAELIS WERE WRAPPING UP THE SEVEN DAY LONG JEWISH FESTIVAL OF SUKKOT, THE COUNTRY WAS BESIEGED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP HAMAS IN A SURPRISE ATTACK.
AND WHEREAS THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT LIVES WERE CUT SHORT BY THE BRUTAL ATTACKS AND REPORTS OF KIDNAPINGS TORTURE AND OTHER ATROCITIES AGAINST ISRAELI CIVILIANS AND EVEN SOME AMERICANS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED.
AND WHEREAS MONDAY 2024 YESTERDAY MARKED THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THIS DARK DAY IN ISRAEL'S HISTORY, AND OVER 100 HOSTAGES REMAIN HELD BY HAMAS IN UNKNOWN CONDITIONS.
AND WHEREAS IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT SOME HOSTAGES WERE IN FACT MURDERED BY HAMAS IN CAPTIVITY, AND WHEREAS ANY ENDURING PEACE IN THE REGION BEGINS WITH THE RECOGNITION THAT THE BRUTAL VIOLENCE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND THREATS THEREOF COMMITTED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP HAMAS CAN NEVER BE ACCEPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER UNDER HAMAS, WHICH HAS BLOCKED AID SHIPMENTS, USED HUMAN SHIELDS AND UTILIZED CIVILIAN PROTECTED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MILITARY USES.
AND WHEREAS IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO SUPPORT OUR ALLY ISRAEL AND PRAY FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF EVERY HOSTAGE, THE END OF THE TERRORIST THREAT OF HAMAS, AND FOR AN ENDURING ARAB PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS ITS SUPPORT TO STAND WITH ISRAEL AND REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF OCTOBER 7TH, 2023.
SIGNED YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.
I'D NOW LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO NAMI ICHILOV.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY.
THANK YOU. JUDGE SAKAI AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
AS COMMISSIONER MOODY MENTIONED, WE HAVE SOME GUESTS WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO US FROM ISRAEL.
THEY CAME TO US FROM THE WESTERN GALILEE, THE SAN ANTONIO JEWISH COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP REGION, WHICH IS IN THE NORTHWEST OF ISRAEL, WHICH CURRENTLY HAVE CITIZENS THAT ARE HAVE BEEN RELOCATED DUE TO THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, AND IT IS OUR HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE BAND TO THEIR FIVE MEMBERS WHO THEY'LL SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES.
SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THEIR FROM THEIR INTRODUCTION, BUT I'D LOVE TO INVITE THEM UP.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE DEEPLY MOVED TO BE HERE TODAY AND FOR YOUR INVITATION.
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WE ARE A GROUP OF EDUCATORS AND MUSICIANS THAT STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF MUSIC TO HEAL.WE HELD MORE THAN 90 SHOWS ALL OVER ISRAEL FOR EVACUEES, FOR SURVIVORS.
WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED FROM THE TERRIBLE ATTACK OF THE OF OCTOBER 7TH.
WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED SMALL CHILDREN WHO WE CANNOT SING.
ONLY LAST WEEK WE WERE ASKED BY ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH TO HELP THEM DO THEIR OWN CEREMONY WITH MUSIC BECAUSE THEIR LEADING MUSICIAN WAS MURDERED ON OCTOBER 7TH.
THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE STORIES WE TACKLED AROUND THAT LAST YEAR, AND WE ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATED.
THE HELP, THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY HERE.
SHE LIVES IN SDEROT AND WE MET A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE WORKED TOGETHER.
A FEW YEARS AGO, SHE ALSO MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE.
THERE'S A PICTURE OF THEM RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT HERE. THEY GOT MARRIED, AND THEY BUILT THEIR HOME IN KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, WHICH IS A VERY SMALL PLACE, JUST RIGHT ON THE BORDER WITH GAZA.
RONI, WHICH IS THREE YEARS OLD, AND ALMA, WHICH IS JUST A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 7TH, TERRORISTS ATTACKED THEIR HOME, KIBBUTZ NICHOLAS.
THEY WENT INTO THEIR HOUSE AND THREATENED THEM WITH GUNS.
AND HE WOULD DO WHATEVER THEY SAY.
SO THEY TOOK THE WHOLE FAMILY.
THEY PUT THEM IN THEIR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, AND THEN THEY TOOK OMARI AWAY.
AND LASHAI, MY FRIEND, SHE MANAGED JUST TO TO SAY TO HIM THAT SHE LOVES HIM AND ASKED HIM NOT TO BE A HERO AND JUST DO WHATEVER HE IS TOLD.
AND SINCE THAT DAY, OMRI IS KEPT, KEPT IN CAPTIVITY IN GAZA AND HIS LIFE IS NOT THE SAME AND HER DAUGHTERS LIVES ARE NOT THE SAME.
THEY WAIT EACH DAY FOR THEIR BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER TO COME BACK HOME.
SHE DOES WHATEVER SHE CAN, BUT THOSE FAMILIES AND ANOTHER 100 PEOPLE LIKE OMRI THAT ARE HELD IN CAPTIVITY IN GAZA FOR A WHOLE YEAR, THEY DO WHATEVER THEY CAN, BUT WE WANT TODAY TO SING FOR THEM, TO PRAY FOR THEM.
WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US IN THIS CALL SO THEY ALL COULD SAFELY COME BACK HOME.
SO PLEASE JOIN US IN THIS SONG AND PRAYER.
SHALL MIGHTY SHALL DAVID IN HIM.
I CALLED HIM LA ELOHIM, THE SHATTA SON OF HIM.
YOU DO WHAT I CALL THE GROOM OF MYSTERY.
YOU MAKE ME SHOUT HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH.
LASTLY, MY I'VE I HAVE MY VOW.
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HA NA NA SHAM NU YAHAN.YOU SAY I TOOK THE NAME IN VAIN.
WELL. REALLY? WHAT'S IT TO YA? THERE'S BLAZE OF LIGHT IN EVERY WORD.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH YOU'VE HEARD.
HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH.
I COULDN'T FEEL, SO I TRIED TO TOUCH.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT ALL WENT WRONG.
I'LL STAND BEFORE THE LORD OF SONG.
WITH NOTHING ON MY TONGUE BUT HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, DO YA? HALLELUJAH. HALLELUJAH.
HALLELUJAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[5.b. 9:10 a.m. - Presentation of a Hidalgo Award to James Adams for his 26 years of service on the Bexar County Hospital District Board of Managers.]
AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I'M GOING TO DO THE NEXT PRESENTATION OF AN AWARD TO MR.[00:25:04]
JAMES ADAMS. MR. ADAMS, WOULD YOU PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE PODIUM THERE WITH YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND US REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE HERE WITH YOU.AND I'LL BE HONEST, ANYBODY ELSE YOU WANT? MR. ADAMS, YOU CAN ASK THEM TO PLEASE JOIN YOU AS WE RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR LONG YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND AS MAYOR, MR. ADAMS. NO, YOU JUST STAND RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO. IF YOU IF I COULD, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ INTO THE RECORD.
BEXAR COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
HIDALGO. A NOBLE MAN OR WOMAN, A PERSON OF NOBLE DESCENT.
THE TITLE OR STYLE OF HIDALGO WAS CONFERRED BY DECREE OF THE SPANISH KING ON THE SETTLERS FROM THE CANARY ISLANDS, WHO RESPONDED TO THE CROWN'S APPEAL FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO THE PROVINCE OF THE NEW PHILIPPINES.
TODAY, BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF BEXAR, IT IS CONFERRED ON THOSE DEEMED WORTHY OF SO HISTORICAL AND EXALTED A TITLE IN THE NAME OF, AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY BEXAR, I CONFER UPON YOU THE NOBLE TITLE OF HIDALGO, TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.
GREETINGS. KNOW YE THAT JAMES ADAMS IS HEREBY APPOINTED HIDALGO DE SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COUNTY OF BEXAR, WITH ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND EMOLUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE SAID OFFICE, SIGNED BY ME AS YOUR COUNTY JUDGE.
I KNOW THAT MR. ADAMS HUMBLY DEMURRED THAT HE DIDN'T NECESSARILY NEED THIS, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE HIS LONG YEARS OF SERVICE AND ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THAT HE'S A GOOD OLD SOUTH SIDE GUY THAT GREW UP DOWN THERE.
SO LET ME JUST BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT, JIM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE ALLOW ME.
HE HAS SERVED A DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
HE'S A FORMER CEO OF TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.
ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, HE HAS ALSO SERVED ON THE HARLANDALE EDUCATION FOUNDATION ALONG WITH MY WIFE RACHEL, WHO HE IS KNOWN LONGER THAN ME WHERE HE WAS FOUNDING PRESIDENT.
WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS PUBLIC SERVICE AND FOR ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'LL ASK MR. ADAMS OR AND WHOEVER ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. JAMES ADAMS WITH THE HONORARY TITLE OF HIDALGO.
CAN WE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
I PART OF THE REASON I DIDN'T WANT TO BE HERE IS I GET KIND OF EMOTIONAL ON THIS.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF REMEMBRANCES.
I I'VE WORKED OVER MY CAREER WITH MANY PEOPLE, MANY SKILLS, MANY DIVERSITY IN THERE.
AND I WOULD TELL YOU, GENTLEMEN AND LADIES, THAT WE HAVE IN MY MIND THE STRENGTH, LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND MISSION SPEECH OF TYPE OF ANY ORGANIZATION I HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SINCE FIVE, AND YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ALONG THE COLLEAGUES OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS.
AGAIN, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE SENT OVER TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST.
WE'VE ALL BEEN COMMISSIONED FROM THE SKY TOWER, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY AND THE ROBERT GREEN CAMPUS DOWNTOWN.
AND AS YOU KNOW FROM THE BUDGET, IT ENDS UP COSTING MONEY.
BUT WE'VE GOT REALLY GOOD STUFF.
I'M PROUD THAT WE HAVE THINGS LIKE THE SKY TOWER.
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I'M TIRED OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN INSTEAD OF WHAT'S DOWNTOWN.WHAT WILL COME? THERE'S TWO HOSPITALS UNDER UNDER TRANSITION RIGHT NOW.
I ALSO AM VERY PLEASED THAT OUR THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH IS NOW SHOWING UP MANY PLACES AS THE NUMBER ONE PLACE TO GO FOR SERVICE.
THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S OWNED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE YOU GUYS AND YOUR YOU REPRESENT.
AND IT CAN STAND UP AT ANY PLACE AT ANYBODY AND SAY, WE HAVE A REALLY FIRST CLASS OPERATION.
AND FRANKLY, WE'VE GOT MORE ROOM TO GROW AND QUALITY AND GROW AND PEOPLE.
I TELL YOU, WE DO HAVE A SUPERGROUP STUFF THAT CARRY THIS OPERATION ON FORWARD.
AND PART OF THE REASON I JUST FELT IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF HERE.
I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEM, BUT THAT IS NOT A SIMPLE SIDE GROUND.
VARIOUS BETTER WAYS I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCH THE FUTURE.
I USE FUTURE TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS.
MR. CHAIR, YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT TAB FOR FOLLOWING A NUMBER OF THINGS AND HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND VERY DIRECTIVE AND THINGS, OR YOU NEED TO DO.
AND WE APPRECIATE VERY, VERY MUCH.
THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE, I THINK.
THANK YOU, MR. ADAMS. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
SO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE SOUTH SIDE.
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE SOUTH SIDE.
IT'S SO GOOD TO TO SEE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.
A LOT OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING MY APPOINTEE, PAT HASSELL.
AND I SEE YOU EVEN BROUGHT GEORGE OUT OF RETIREMENT.
SO YOU GOT TO WAKE UP EARLY TO GET HERE.
BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THEM WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE BUILDING OF OUR NEW SOUTH SIDE USS HOSPITAL.
CONGRATULATIONS. GREW UP IN HARLANDALE.
JIM, LET ME LET ME JUST JOIN IN THE CHORUS OF THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK OVER THE YEARS.
JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME.
I KNOW AN EFFORT ON YOUR PART.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
YOUR LEADERSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR FAMILY AS WELL.
MY BOARD MEMBER, ANITA, IS HERE.
THERE SHE IS. ANITA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ON AGAIN.
GETTING GEORGE IN A SUIT AFTER HIS RETIREMENT.
SO, GEORGE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS SPOKEN HIGHLY ABOUT THE BOARD.
AND THE NEW CEO IS HERE AS WELL.
YOU ALL KNOW THAT NOTHING GETS DONE FROM THE STAFF LEVEL WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT PARALLEL THINKING IN TERMS OF A VISION FOR THE DIRECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THEN EXECUTING THAT VISION IS EVEN HARDER. SO, JIM, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
WE WISH YOU WELL AND GODSPEED.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE US LEADERSHIP HERE TODAY AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, BUT A GREAT DEAL OF THAT IS DUE TO TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, JIM AS THE BOARD CHAIR.
AND YOU'RE SUCH A HUMBLE SERVANT LEADER.
YOU KNOW, IT REALLY STANDS OUT.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.
JIM, EVERY TEAM HAS A CAPTAIN, AND YOU'VE BEEN THAT CAPTAIN FOR A GENERATION NOW.
BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT YOUR IMPACT WILL REDOUND FOR MANY, MANY, MANY GENERATIONS.
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IT REDOUNDS IN THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER.IT REDOUNDS IN THE NEW HOSPITALS AND THE 25 PLUS CLINICS THAT YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF DEVELOPING.
AND YOU'VE GUIDED THIS TEAM, A GREAT TEAM, A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, AN AWARD WINNING TEAM IN A VERY HUMBLE WAY WITH INCREDIBLE INSIGHTS FROM YOUR CORPORATE DAYS.
AND WE ARE GRATEFUL BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT, BUT IT'S NOT A BIG PAYCHECK FOR YOU.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PAYCHECK FOR YOU, AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT IF YOU TOOK ALL OF THESE OF THESE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE AND THEIR SACRIFICE OF TIME YOU TOOK FROM YOUR FAMILY.
SO WE'RE WISHING YOU A GOOD TIME DOING WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
IF YOU WANT TO BE IN TAHITI, GO FOR IT.
IF YOU JUST WANT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, YOUR FAMILY, THAT'S WONDERFUL TOO.
BUT WE CONSIDER YOU OUR FAMILY, OUR COUNTY FAMILY.
I HAD A COUSIN AND A BIG COUNTY DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION THEIR NAME, AND HE WAS UNDERGOING SOME SURGERY.
HE DECIDED TO GO TO ANOTHER COUNTRY NOT FAR FROM HERE TO DO THE SURGERY, BUT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, IF HE LIVED IN SAN ANTONIO, IN BEXAR COUNTY, I WOULD FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE SENDING HIM TO THE COUNTY HOSPITAL BECAUSE SOMEONE SAID TO ME, MY FAMILY SAID, WELL, HE COULD HAVE GONE TO THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
I SAID, NO, NOT THERE, BUT IN BEXAR COUNTY.
WE HAVE, THROUGH YOUR TEAM CAPTAIN LEADERSHIP, BECOME THE MARQUEE MEDICAL PLACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY.
AND I THANK YOU FOR LEADING IT.
THANK YOU. SO, MR. ADAMS, IF I COULD INDULGE YOU AND YOUR GROUP, I'D LIKE A GROUP PICTURE.
BUT I THINK BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE, I'D ASK THE COURT IF WE COULD JUST STAY ON THE DAIS.
AND IF YOU ALL COULD COME FORWARD.
AND COULD WE TAKE A GROUP PICTURE? WOULD YOU. WOULD YOU DO THAT FOR ME? ALL RIGHT. SO COME UP.
EVERYBODY WHO EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE IN THE PICTURE.
LET'S GO. HEY, DOCTOR KELLY, THANKS FOR COMING.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? HEY, DOC.
ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE APPLAUSE FOR MR. JIM ADAMS. MR. ADAMS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU JIMMY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
OH, HEY. HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO WE STILL HAVE A LONG LIST OF CEREMONIALS, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US.
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WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.NICOLE, IF I COULD GET YOUR ASSISTANCE WHEN WHEN THEY COME UP THE FIRST EMPLOYEE WE'RE RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEES OF 25 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE. THE FIRST ONE IS THE HONORABLE KRYSTAL DAWN CHANDLER, 25 YEARS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
JOE, DO YOU WANT TO COME? AND YOUR STAFF? ANYBODY ELSE? FAMILY, FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE FOR JUDGE TAYLOR? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI.
AND COMMISSIONERS, FIRST, LET ME SAY BEFORE WE BEGIN AT THE INVITATION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN ANTONIO, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF MY STAFF AND MYSELF HAD THE, THE PLEASURE OF OF ATTENDING A CONCERT THAT WAS GIVEN BY THIS REMARKABLE GROUP WHO TRAVELED ALL THE WAY FROM ACROSS THE WORLD.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THEM MENTIONED, BUT THEY'RE A GROUP OF EDUCATORS.
WHEN THEY'RE NOT MUSICIANS, THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO BRING MUSIC TO THE WORLD.
BUT WHAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT IS FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THEY DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
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THEY ARE EDUCATORS.I THINK I REMEMBER ONE OF THEM WAS ACTUALLY IS ACTUALLY A PRINCIPAL.
THEY ARE ALL INVOLVED IN IN GUIDING HIGH RISK YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC SERVANTS ACROSS THE GLOBE.
BUT THAT IS TO SAY THAT WE ALSO HAVE TALENTED PUBLIC SERVANTS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SIX INDIVIDUALS THAT WE WANT TO GIVE SERVICE PINS TO.
HALF OF THEM COME FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
AND SO I IT IS MY HONOR TO TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT EACH ONE OF THE THREE RECIPIENTS.
AND I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH, JOE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET THE OTHER TWO ON OR YOU WANT TO SEPARATE? NO, JUDGE. WE CAN BRING YOU. CAN WE GET JESSICA BOGARDUS AND ALEX OROZCO? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STEP FORWARD WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OR COLLEAGUES, THEY ARE WELCOME TO STAND WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT, JOE JUDGE, I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH JUDGE CHANDLER, WHEN WHEN I FIRST HIRED HER FROM A COUNTY COURT BENCH, I TOLD HER THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO IS LOSING YOUR TITLE.
YOU ARE KRYSTAL CHANDLER TO US.
BUT TODAY I'M GOING TO RESURRECT HER TITLE FOR THIS.
FOR THIS DAY JUDGE CHANDLER HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL MEMBER OF OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SINCE I CAME INTO OFFICE, I APPOINTED HER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER.
SHE HAS IMPROVED THAT DEPARTMENT 100 FOLD BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP THERE.
THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THAT APPLY FOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY.
BUT BEFORE THAT, SHE'S GETTING A 25 YEAR PIN.
BEFORE THAT, SHE SERVED ABOUT 16 YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
SO IT IS WITH MY HONOR THAT I OFFER UP TO THE DIOCESE AND THIS COMMUNITY JUDGE CRYSTAL CHANDLER, AND CONGRATULATE HER. THANK YOU.
I WROTE NOTES BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M LONG WINDED.
I JUST THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE DAY THAT I GET MY PEN.
IT JUST MADE IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
I'M I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY FOR 25 YEARS AS A PROSECUTOR, AS A JUDGE, AND NOW AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER.
THE WORK WE'VE DONE AT THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE SUPPORT OF THIS HONORABLE COURT COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY JUDGE SAKAI, HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE.
TOGETHER, WE HAVE BUILT A POWERFUL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS MISSION ALONGSIDE OF ALL OF YOU, AS WE STRIVE TO BUILD A SAFER, STRONGER COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. THIS NEXT PERSON COURT IS A PERSON THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
SHE IS MY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR IN OUR OFFICE.
CAN I CALL HER A JACK OF ALL TRADES, I THINK.
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SHE RESPONDS TO PHONE CALLS.SHE IS TRULY THE CONDUIT BETWEEN ME AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT JESSICA BOGARDUS.
AND IT IS TRULY AN HONOR OF MINE TO BE ABLE TO TO PRESENT HER TO THE COURT AND TO TAKE PART IN, IN HER RECEIVING HER 25 YEAR PIN. BEFORE SHE CAME TO WORK FOR US, SHE WORKED IN THE IN THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.
SHE HAD MANY ROLES IN THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF SUPERVISOR.
SHE SPENT A TOTAL OF ABOUT 20 YEARS IN THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.
AND SO A TOTAL NUMBER OF 25 YEARS AS A PUBLIC SERVANT.
I WILL NOTE, THOUGH, I THINK THE REASON THAT SHE IS SUCH A STRONG LEADER IS SHE IS A VETERAN.
SHE IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
SO HOW ABOUT THAT? LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HER.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP JESSICA BOGARDUS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU, JOE.
AND AS YOU KNOW, JUDGE, SO MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED THROUGHOUT THAT TIME.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
WE HAVE. I MEAN, I EVEN SAT IN YOUR COURT WHEN WE WERE CREATING A CROSSOVER COURT IN JUVENILE.
KIM TURNER, WHO HAVE BEEN SO MONUMENTAL IN AND GUIDING ME THROUGH EVERYTHING I KNOW.
AND SO WITHOUT THESE PEOPLE, I WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE TODAY.
I'M SORRY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
HE IS HEAD OF WHAT WE CALL THE LITIGATION SUPPORT DEPARTMENT.
AND ALSO YOU SEE HIM AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS DEPARTMENT FROM TIME TO TIME HERE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.
I'M ACTUALLY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN RECEIVING THIS 30 YEAR PIN TODAY.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DA MR. JOE GONZALEZ AND YOU GUYS, COMMISSIONERS COURT.
THANK YOU. JOE, CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE? COME FORWARD. WE'LL STAND PLEASE.
GROUP PHOTO. FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE.
HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SIR.
HEY, CRYSTAL. HOW ARE YOU, MISS MILLER? GOOD MORNING. THERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
SHERIFF. YOU HERE OR YOU'RE IN? LISA MARIE CASTELLANO.
FRIENDS, PLEASE COME FORWARD FOR THE 25 YEAR PIN.
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS MORNING, WE ARE HONORING ONE OF THE QUIET PROFESSIONALS.
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AND SHE IS AMONG THE QUIETEST OF THE PROFESSIONALS IN HOMICIDE.AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR HOMICIDE UNIT JUST LIKE YOU.
BUT THEY DO IT JUST AS THE CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS THAT THEY ARE.
SO THIS MORNING, WE'RE GOING TO BE HONORING INVESTIGATOR LISA CASTELLANO FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE.
SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN AUGUST OF 1999.
SINCE BEING PROMOTED TO INVESTIGATOR, SHE'S WORKED IN NIGHT GIU, WHICH IS GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, AND HAS BEEN A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATOR SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
SHE WAS WORKING OFF DUTY AT THE MAYAN THEATER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY.
ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2012, WHEN SHE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN ACTIVE SHOOTER WHO FIRED AT HIS FORMER EMPLOYER AND COWORKERS, THE SHOOTER ALSO FIRED AT AN SAPD OFFICER WHO WAS RESPONDING TO THE SHOOTING.
SHE ENGAGED HIM INSIDE THE THEATER, THEREBY STOPPING HIS DEADLY CONDUCT.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, AND I'M HONORED.
I WAS SURPRISED YOU SAID THAT, BUT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
IT YOU ALL IN THE ROOM? WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE FRANK CANTU AND KIMBERLY TURNER.
GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
SO Y'ALL, FRANK CANTU, KIMBERLY TURNER, YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS CAN ALSO COME UP.
ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY ELSE CAN COME STAND BEHIND TO.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A LARGE GROUP TODAY.
SO FIRST UP HERE IS FRANK CANTU.
HE'S BEEN WITH BEXAR COUNTY FOR 30 YEARS.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE FRANK AS PART OF THE TEAM.
FRANK STARTED OUT AS A DATA SECURITY ANALYST.
HE'S BEEN AN ANALYST PROGRAM OR TWO, AND HE'S CURRENTLY AN APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER, TOO.
HE STARTED OUT AND HE USED TO USED TO PROGRAM IN THE MAINFRAME.
BUT HE WAS PART OF OUR NEW WAVE OF DEVELOPMENT.
HE DEVELOPS APPLICATIONS FOR A LOT OF OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS.
DAVID MARQUEZ EVEN SAID, HEY, WE DON'T WANT THAT TO START UNTIL FRANK IS AVAILABLE TO WORK ON IT, RIGHT? SO FRANK IS VERY CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED.
AND OUR CUSTOMERS LOVE WORKING WITH HIM.
WE LOVE OUR WE LOVE FRANK FOR BEING THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF.
SO, FRANK, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND THANK YOU, MARK, FOR THAT.
THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS.
IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING 30 YEARS.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT. I'M EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY HONORED TO TO TALK ABOUT KIMBERLY TURNER, 35 YEARS.
AND I'LL START WITH THIS. SO I DON'T FORGET, KIMBERLY IS ACTUALLY RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MONTH, SO SHE SHE STARTED HER CAREER WITH BEXAR COUNTY IN JUVENILE PROBATION OR THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.
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I WORKED WITH HER.SO KIM STARTED OUT SHE WAS A LIFE SKILLS TEACHER FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER WHEREBY SHE FOSTERED COLLABORATION OR POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG STUDENTS THAT WENT THROUGH THAT THAT PROGRAM.
SHE WAS ALSO JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM, WHEREBY SHE HELPED YOUTH APPLY LEARNING TO REAL WORLD, REAL WORLD CHALLENGES.
SHE WAS ALSO A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COORDINATOR WITH THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.
KIM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT WE HIRED IN IT.
AND SHE APPLIED FOR A PROGRAM MANAGER JOB FOR OUR STRATEGIC SERVICES DIVISION.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO STAND UP A STRATEGY THAT ALIGNED WITH THE COUNTY MISSION AND VISION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS DELIVERING THE VALUE THAT WAS NEEDED TO OUR OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS AND BY, IN TURN THE COMMUNITY IN AND OF ITSELF.
FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, KIMBERLY HAS BEEN AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGER, WHICH IS A NEWER POSITION FOR IT, WHICH IS REALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE THAT HAPPENS WITH THE ROLLOUT OF APPLICATIONS TAKES PLACE IN, IN THE COUNTY.
RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ROLLING OUT TECHNOLOGY, BUT IT'S ABOUT END USER ADOPTION.
SO SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HEADING UP THAT AND THOSE PRACTICES.
SO WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S DONE FOR THE COUNTY OVER 35 YEARS.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HER, AND WE'RE SAD TO SEE HER GO AT THE END OF THE MONTH, SO.
I'M GOING TO BRING THIS DOWN. I'M A LITTLE SHORT.
OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S HARD TO SUM UP A 35 YEAR CAREER IN 60S, BUT I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST.
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FOLKS FROM THESE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE WITH ME.
MY EXPERIENCES ARE ALL REMARKABLE BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM I SHARED THOSE EXPERIENCES.
THEY WERE TEAM PLAYERS AND DEDICATED TO DOING A JOB WELL.
IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.
PERSEVERE DURING CHALLENGING TIMES AND TO ALWAYS SHOW UP AND DO MY BEST.
THANK YOU. SO, KIMBERLY, I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHO IS EASY TO WORK WITH JUVENILES OR YOUR IT COLLEAGUES? I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. WHY DON'T YOU ALL COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE? OH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEY, MARK.
ALL RIGHT, SO I'VE GOT A WHOLE ENTOURAGE HERE.
DO YOU WANT US TO SQUISH IN TO THE CENTER OR SOMETHING? YEAH. YOU WANT TO LET THE HONOREES THERE? THERE YOU GO. MARK, NEED TO GET THEM OUT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU MADE ME LAUGH AT THAT ONE.
OH, HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? OKAY. I BELIEVE WE HAVE DONE THE PRESENTATION.
NICOLE, WE GOT ANY MORE? THAT'S IT. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE.
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I BELIEVE WE HAVE AARON BLAY HERE AND OUR FRIENDS FROM OLDER ADULTS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.OATES. IF YOU'LL COME TO THE DAIS, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION IN THE NAME.
WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
OATES FROM AARP, IN COORDINATION WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS, WILL OBSERVE DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK, OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH 11, 2024, TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR ADDRESSING HOME INTERNET ACCESS, PERSONAL DEVICES AND TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS THE 2024 THEME OF FOR D.W.
IS STRONGER TOGETHER MOBILIZING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY, AIMED AT BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND THRIVE.
AND WHEREAS, THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, SENIOR PLANET FROM AARP, OATES WORKS CLOSELY WITH OLDER ADULTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, SCHOOL OF NURSING, CAREGIVING FOR THE CAREGIVER PROGRAM, MEALS ON WHEELS, SAN ANTONIO OASIS, THE WELLMED FOUNDATION, THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION SALSA INITIATIVE, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO CREATE EXTRAORDINARY INCLUSIVE AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.
AND WHEREAS DIGITAL EQUITY ENSURES ALL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES HAVE THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY NEEDED FOR FULL PARTICIPATION IN OUR SOCIETY, DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY AND IS NECESSARY FOR CIVIC CULTURAL PARTICIPATION, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS OCTOBER THE 7TH THROUGH THE 11TH, 2024, AS DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND COMMEND OATS AND PARTNERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO INCREASING DIGITAL EQUITY IN OUR COUNTY.
WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024.
SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.
GREETINGS. MY NAME IS DARRYL GRAHAM.
I'M THE REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER FROM OATS FROM AARP.
AS WE KNOW, OLDER ADULTS OFTEN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO DIGITAL LITERACY.
WHILE SENIORS ARE BECOMING MORE DIGITALLY SAVVY, THEY STILL ENCOUNTER OBSTACLES LIKE AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS, LIMITED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND MANY OTHER FACTORS. DURING DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OATS, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SENIOR SERVICE, THE UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION, WHELMED, MEALS ON WHEELS, OPPORTUNITY HOMES AND MANY OTHER PARTNERS WILL HIGHLIGHT LOCAL RESOURCES AIMED AT BRIDGING THIS GAP.
OATS FROM AARP AND ITS PARTNERS ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO DIGITAL TOOLS AND SKILLS, ESPECIALLY SENIORS, THROUGHOUT DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK AND EVERY DAY AFTER, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE, WE'LL FOCUS ON PROVIDING OLDER ADULTS WITH DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN WORLD.
LET ME PASS THIS. THIS DIGITAL INCLUSION.
THERE YOU GO. IF YOU HOLD IT UP AS WE TAKE A PICTURE.
MISS BLY, HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. YOU ALL A GOOD DAY.
NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THE PRESENTATION.
PROCLAMATION. ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL FOUR-H WEEK IN TEXAS AND COMMEND THE FOUR-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE.
AND THE MANY MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE THE PROGRAM A SUCCESS.
COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL FOR A WEEK WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
IT READS. WHEREAS THE COUNTY OF BEXAR IS PROUD TO HONOR THE FOUR-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF PROVIDING EXPERIENCE BASED EDUCATION TO YOUNGSTERS THROUGHOUT THE LONE STAR STATE.
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KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS AND FORM ATTITUDES TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME SELF-DIRECTED, PRODUCTIVE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY.AND WHEREAS IT'S MORE THAN 550,000 URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL YOUTH PARTICIPANTS RANGING IN AGE FROM 8 TO 19 HAIL FROM THE DIVERSE ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND TRULY REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF THE STATE.
AND WHEREAS THE PROGRAM UNDOUBTEDLY COULD NOT HAVE ACHIEVED THE SUCCESS IT HAS TODAY, WERE IT NOT FOR THE SERVICE OF MORE THAN 22,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME, TALENTS, ENERGIES AND RESOURCES TO THE YOUTH OF TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT ITS PROUD HISTORY, THE FOUR-H PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR COUNTLESS TEXANS AND THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING PROGRAMS, CONTINUES TO BUILD CHARACTER AND TO INSTILL THE VALUES THAT HAVE MADE OUR STATE STRONG AND GREAT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY DESIGNATES OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH 12TH NATIONAL FOUR-H WEEK IN TEXAS AND COMMEND THE FOUR-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS A&M EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE MANY MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE THE PROGRAM A SUCCESS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT.
THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION.
JUDGE SAKAI. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
IT HAS NOW BLOSSOMED INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST, IF NOT THE LARGEST, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, REACHING OVER 500,000 YOUTHS JUST HERE IN TEXAS ALONE EVERY YEAR HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.
WE'RE HONORED THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST FOUR-H ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE REACH OVER 3300 MEMBERS WITHIN OUR CLUBS, BUT THROUGH OUR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ON OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FRONT HERE IN THE COUNTY, WE REACH OVER 30,000 YOUTHS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE GREENS URBAN FARM, WHICH WILL BECOME OUR HUB OF OPERATIONS HERE, HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, NOT ONLY FOR OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US EVERY YEAR.
THANK YOU. COME UP, COME FORWARD.
HERE. WE'RE TAKE A PICTURE BY OUR COUNTY COUNCIL.
SO WE SHOULD HOLD OUR PLAQUES UP.
OH, LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THE BABY.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, HOLD YOUR PLAQUES UP.
COUNTY. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
LET'S GO. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL.
COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? I THINK SO. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS.
COURT RECOGNIZED IN OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU.
JUDGE. CAN WE HAVE EVERYBODY THAT IS EASILY IDENTIFIABLE IN PURPLE COME TO THE PODIUM? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
PLEASE, MARIA, EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
AS YOU CAN ALL TELL, EVERYBODY'S COORDINATING THEIR OUTFITS.
THE COURTHOUSE EVEN HAS PURPLE LIGHTS.
I WANT TO THANK THE FACILITIES FOLKS FOR GETTING THAT DONE.
SO LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION.
IT READS. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A SERIOUS AND PREVALENT CRIME THAT AFFECTS ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN BEXAR COUNTY AND ACROSS THE NATION WHERE, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, 1 IN 3 WOMEN AND 1 IN 4 MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE FROM AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR LIFETIME.
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THOUGH THE BURDEN OF VIOLENCE FALLS HEAVIEST ON BLACK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR AND LGBTQI+ COMMUNITIES.AND WHEREAS 2024 MARKS THE FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO FORMALLY CONVENE LOCAL LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT, THE, THE JUDICIARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER ED TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN BEXAR COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY JOINS OTHER COMMUNITIES EVERY OCTOBER TO OBSERVE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, DURING WHICH WE UPHOLD OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL AS THOSE WHO CAUSE HARM.
OBSERVANCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, WE CALL ON BEXAR COUNTY TO JOIN THE PURPLE PORCH CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES, WE ASK OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLACE A PURPLE BULB IN THEIR PORCH LIGHT, OR HANG A PURPLE WREATH ON THEIR DOOR TO SIGNIFY SUPPORT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS WHO MAY EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 AS DOMESTIC NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.
SIGNED BY COUNTY JUDGE SAKAI AND YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ADVOCATES HERE.
THANK YOU. I'M DOCTOR ANDREA GUERRERO.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR BEXAR COUNTY.
I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF JUDGE MONIQUE DIAZ, WHO IS AT HOME WITH HER NEW LITTLE NEWBORN AND WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT SENDS HER REGARDS TO ALL OF THE FOLKS HERE AND TO INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS OF THE CCTV.
OUR MEMBERS ARE THE BEXAR COUNTY, DA UNIVERSITY HEALTH CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THE PEACE INITIATIVE, THE BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER, AND OF COURSE, OUR OWN STARS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS THAT ARE HERE.
YOU SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS EFFORT.
GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS MONTH OF OCTOBER IS VERY CRITICAL FOR THE CDB TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORK AND THE WORK THAT THE COUNTY IS DOING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY AND THE MANY PARTNERS HERE BEHIND ME.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL AGAIN FOR THE SUPPORT, AND OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE AND TO COLLABORATE FOR A SAFER BEXAR COUNTY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY FEELS SAFE AT HOME.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY.
ALL RIGHT. ARE WE READY FOR A PICTURE? COME ON. FORWARD.
WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU? IT'S ABOUT TIME. JUDGE.
OH MY GOSH! DON'T MESS WITH THIS CROWD.
DON'T MESS WITH PATRICIA CASTILLO, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
I GOTTA GET UP THERE WITH YOU GUYS.
WE'RE STAYING UP HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
YEAH. CAN YOU GET EVERYBODY IN THERE IN THE PICTURE? NO. NO.
CAN. YOU TAKE A PICTURE WITH MY CAMERA SO I CAN SEND IT TO YOU? THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 10TH, 2024, AS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY IN BEXAR COUNTY.
SO ALL THOSE FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION TO THE RECORD IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON OCTOBER 10TH, AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD AND MOBILIZE EFFORTS TO SUPPORT A MENTAL HEALTH. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME, MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK EMPHASIZES THE CRITICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND WORK, AND WHEREAS SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING, QUALITY OF LIFE AND PRODUCTIVITY.
AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY'S WELLNESS PROGRAM AND HUMAN RESOURCES PROMOTE EMPLOYEE MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE MINE YOUR THOUGHTS EVENT, THE HEADSPACE APP, TELADOC, AND AETNA'S ABLE TO PROGRAM.
AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROMOTES MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS BY WEARING GREEN TO SYMBOLIZE HOPE AND ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS TO SUPPORT OTHERS BY TAKING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASSES OR LEARNING FROM THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED, THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND PROCLAIM OCTOBER 10TH, 2024, AS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, AND WE CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM, HUMAN RESOURCES, PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE WORKFORCE.
WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO JOIN US IN PRIORITIZING MENTAL HEALTH AND TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE.
SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT.
GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER, JUDGES, JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS.
THE OTHER WAY AROUND. LETICIA DOMINGUEZ, PART OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY.
IT IS A WORKFORCE ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
OUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, OUR WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, OUR, AGAIN, PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR EVEN OUR HR.
SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS AND GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR HONORING THIS DAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
WE'RE READY FOR A PICTURE. WOULD YOU ALL STEP FORWARD, PLEASE? DOCTOR, A SOMEBODY HOLD THAT.
WELCOME. YOUR HONOR, IT'S A GREAT ONE, YOUR HONOR.
OH. HOLD ON. DID I GIVE YOU THE.
WHICH ONE DID I GIVE YOU? OH. THERE YOU GO.
HERE WE GO. OH! MY GOD, IT'S. SO GOOD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION.
ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING OCTOBER 14TH AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY TO PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
WHEREAS OCTOBER 12TH, 1492 WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL DATES FOR ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAS SINCE IT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE COLONIZATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THAT FOREVER CHANGED THEIR IDENTITIES, CULTURES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE 2007 UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IS A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT WORLD GOVERNMENTS ARE DEVELOPING A NEED TO FOCUS ON INDIGENOUS IDENTITY.
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A COMMUNITY DEVASTATED THROUGH THE YEARS OF COLONIZATION.AND WHEREAS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, BY THEIR CLOSENESS TO MOTHER EARTH, HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TO CREATING MANY OF THE MAINSTAY AGRICULTURAL FOODS, PRINCIPALLY CORN, BEANS, SQUASH, CHOCOLATE, AVOCADO, PEANUTS AND MANY MORE, THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE NOT SOLELY IN AGRICULTURE BY ALL RESPECTS OF TODAY'S SOCIETY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, MAINTAIN THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT FUEL THE ECONOMY OF AMERICA AND ARE DELIGHTED TO HOST THE 24TH ANNUAL INDIGENOUS DIGNITY DAY HUMAN RIGHTS MARCH ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2024, IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO.
NANCY. NANCY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
IT'S IT'S ALWAYS A BITTERSWEET EVENT FOR US TO REQUEST THESE RECOGNITIONS.
BUT AS I'VE SAID FOR MANY YEARS NOW, WE ARE LUCKY TO BE LIVING IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT OUR INDIGENEITY.
OUR IDENTITIES AS ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AND NOT BE HUNG BY THE NEAREST TREE, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE NORM JUST BACK 100 YEARS AGO. SO WE ARE TRULY APPRECIATIVE.
BUT I KEEP SAYING IT IS BITTERSWEET BECAUSE THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES.
IF WE PROCLAIM, AS WE ARE DOING TODAY TO BE INDIGENOUS, WE ARE CONSIDERED UPON THE LOWEST PERCENTILE OF POPULATION WITHIN OUR AREA, WHEN IN REALITY WE ARE THE LARGEST.
IT IS THROUGH COLONIZATION THAT WE NO LONGER RECOGNIZE OURSELVES AS WHO WE ARE.
SO THAT IS WHY WE CONTINUE AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL CONTINUE EVEN AFTER I'M GONE.
A MOVEMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ANCESTORS, THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND OURS IN THE PRESENT DAY THAT WE CONTINUE, HOPEFULLY TO BE A POSITIVE FORCE AND INFLUENCE ON OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. I'M FROM DISTRICT THREE.
WHAT THIS WORLD IS COMING TO A LOT OF INJUSTICES BEING PLACED ON OUR PEOPLE FROM HERE.
WE WERE HERE FIRST, BUT WE STILL TAKE Y'ALL'S STROLL.
YOU KNOW THE STRUGGLES THAT Y'ALL PLACE ON US.
A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW ARE HURTING.
WHAT'S GOING ON? GOD WANTS TO KNOW.
ARE YOU REALLY DOING FOR HIS PEOPLE? ARE YOU DOING FOR YOURSELVES? I HAVE A SONG THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SING FOR THE HEALING OF THE OF OUR LAND, OUR CONTINENT.
HERE. HEY YA, HEY YA, HEY YA, HEY YA! YEAH. NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH.
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HELLO. MY NAME IS NICK GREGO AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, EVANGELINA GREGO.
WE ARE PROUD CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE TAKAI, FOR HAVING US AGAIN THIS YEAR.
AND ALSO, I'D LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT MY FATHER SAID.
MOST LATINOS IN BEXAR COUNTY AND EVEN AMERICA HAVE AN INDIGENOUS DESCENT, AND MOST OF THEM UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM LITTLE BIT SLOWLY.
WE CANNOT THEY CANNOT JUSTIFY WHO THEY ARE.
BUT AS AMERICANS AND AS YOUNG NATIVE AND FOR OUR YOUNG GENERATION, WE'RE STANDING UP AND WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO CONSERVE OUR RIGHTS AND OUR HERITAGE. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY.
CAN WE ALL STEP FORWARD? ANTONIO, TAKE A PICTURE.
ARE YOU GUYS SELLING THOSE SHIRTS? WHERE CAN I GET ONE? YES. OKAY.
THERE WE GO. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
THE NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE A PROCLAMATION.
I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
WE'RE NOT. WE'RE STILL IN CEREMONIAL, MR. FINGER. YES.
YOU WERE. WELL, WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
OH, YOU WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE CEREMONIAL? I AGREE, YES. THREE F.
ALL RIGHT, MR. FINGER, YOU SIGNED UP FOR THREE F.
PUT THEM ON A TIMER. JUDGE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.
I NOTICE YOU'RE OBSERVING INDIGENOUS CITIZENS DAY, AND THAT'S FINE IF YOU WANT TO HONOR THE NATIVE AMERICANS OF OUR COUNTRY.
BUT I RECALL THAT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED.
I NOTICED IT'S ESTABLISHED RIGHT ALONG THE LINES OF THE OTHER.
ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY, SUCH AS OCTOBER THE 12TH, WHICH WE ESTABLISHED AS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY.
SO HERE'S THE QUESTION WHY? WHY ISN'T CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS THE FOUNDER OF OUR NATION? WHY ISN'T HE NOT CELEBRATED HERE AT COMMISSIONERS COURT? I'M JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN, IF IT WASN'T FOR MR. COLUMBUS, WE WOULD NOT.
NONE OF US WOULD BE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT HERE AT THIS MOMENT.
NONE OF US WOULD BE RECEIVING OUR NATURAL RIGHTS.
NONE OF US WOULD HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT DEFENDS US IN SUCH THINGS.
I DON'T SEE ANY COMMEMORATIVE FOR HIM.
THE QUESTION IS, WHY NOT? CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICANS ARE FINE.
BUT YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, THEY THEY DID NOT DISCOVER AMERICA.
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THEY LIVED HERE.THEY LIVED HERE, BUT THEY DID NOT.
THEY FOLLOWED THE DEER AND THE BUFFALO WHEREVER THEY WENT.
THEY DID NOT ESTABLISH A SOVEREIGN NATION SUCH AS MR. COLUMBUS DID WHEN HE CAME HERE AND FOUNDED IT.
YES, I, I REALLY DO THINK THAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT YOUR SCHEDULE FOR THE FUTURE AND ESTABLISH CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY EVERY EARLY MIDDLE OCTOBER, AS YOU DO IN THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION.
SO AS YOU ALL PLEASE STEP UP FOR SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK.
I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS GEEKDOM, SAN ANTONIO'S COLLATERAL STARTUP COMMUNITY, WILL HOST THE NINTH ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK FROM OCTOBER 14TH TO OCTOBER 18TH, 2024, IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO.
AND WHEREAS THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK IS INVEST IN.
EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTMENT IN THE LOCAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM, ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURS TO INVEST IN THEMSELVES, FUNDERS TO INVEST IN LOCAL FOUNDERS AND THEIR STARTUPS, AND EVERYONE TO INVEST IN SAN ANTONIO'S ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS, SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR BRINGING TOGETHER ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS, SEASONED INVESTORS, INDUSTRY EXPERTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES, SHARE INSIGHTS, AND IGNITE GROWTH.
AND WHEREAS, THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE PROGRAMING THAT HIGHLIGHTS DIVERSE GROUPS SUCH AS LATINX, WOMEN AND MILITARY VETERAN FOUNDERS SHOWCASING THE INCLUSIVE NATURE OF SAN ANTONIO'S STARTUP COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS, THE EVENT FEATURES KEYNOTE ADDRESSES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS, PITCH COMPETITION THAT WILL AWARD SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TO FOUNDERS AND THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 14TH THROUGH THE 18TH, 2024 TO BE SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK, AND WE CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES AND MISSIONS OF GEEKDOM AND IN BUILDING SAN ANTONIO, ONE ENTREPRENEUR AT A TIME, WITNESSED BY THE COURT.
AND THANK YOU, COUNTY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BRING TO THE CITY SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK NEXT WEEK.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO NOT BE DOING THIS WORK ALONE, AND WE HAVE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY THAT SUPPORT US, WITH US, AS WELL AS YOUR GRACIOUS SUPPORT FROM THIS COUNTY.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS THAT ACTUALLY ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS TO COME OUT AND TRY THEIR HAND AND BECOME A FIRST TIME ENTREPRENEUR. AND WITH THE WEEKEND WORKSHOPS THAT ARE SUPPORTED AND SPONSORED BY THE COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU, WE ARE HAVING TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
SO NEXT WEEK WILL NOT ONLY BE JUST TO CELEBRATE AND UNITE THE COMMUNITY.
WE LOVE THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPIRIT THAT HAS CAPTURED SAN ANTONIO.
WE DO EXPECT OVER 2000 IN ATTENDANCE NEXT WEEK TO BE GETTING TOGETHER, BRINGING TOGETHER SPIRITUAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEAS TO BUILD.
WE WANT TO MOTIVATE, GET THEM GROWING AND GOING IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION TODAY.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING JULY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2025, AS THE OPERA'S 10TH ANNUAL SEASON.
I'LL READ OUT IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY.
PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS OPERA SAN ANTONIO IS COMMITTED TO PRODUCE AN OPERA OF UNCOMPROMISING ARTISTIC QUALITY AND TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.
AND WHEREAS, THE COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING AND SHARING OPERA AS AN ART FORM THAT IS RELEVANT, INSPIRATIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.
AND WHEREAS OPERA SAN ANTONIO HAS BEGUN ITS 10TH SEASON OF PROGRAMING IN THE RESIDENT OPERA COMPANY OF THE TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, BY BRINGING TOGETHER TWO MUSICAL CULTURES, MARIACHI AND OPERA, WITH THEIR PRODUCTION OF CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA.
AND WHEREAS, OPERA SAN ANTONIO WILL COMPLETE ITS PERFORMING SEASON BY PRESENTING A CONCERT, VOICES OF BEAUTY, AT THE BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER AND CLOSED ITS SEASON WITH A PRODUCTION OF MADAMA BUTTERFLY.
AND WHEREAS THE COMPANY WILL HOST FREE PERFORMANCES AT 50 SCHOOLS AND 20 COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS EACH PRECINCT IN BEXAR COUNTY IN THE 20 2425 SEASON, ALLOWING OPERA SAN ANTONIO TO REACH 20,000 CITIZENS AND VISITORS THIS SEASON.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS OPERA SAN ANTONIO 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, JULY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025.
AND WE CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES AND MISSIONS OF OPERA SAN ANTONIO, A LOCAL NONPROFIT WHOSE GOAL IS TO SERVE, EDUCATE, UPLIFT ALL OF THE SAN ANTONIO THROUGH THE MAGIC AND POWER OF OPERA.
OUR SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF OFFICE SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF OUR COURT.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LAUREN MEEKER, AND I'M THE GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF OPERA SAN ANTONIO.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING.
PLEASE ACCEPT MY DEEPEST THANKS ON BEHALF OF OPERA SAN ANTONIO'S STAFF AND BOARD AND ARTISTS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF YOU, JUDGE SAKAI AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OPERA SAN ANTONIO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN OVER 20,000 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ANNUALLY.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON, AS YOU MENTIONED.
AND WITH THAT OPENING, WE ACHIEVED SEVERAL MAJOR FIRSTS FOR BOTH THE COMPANY AND FOR THE COUNTY.
THIS WAS THE FIRST SPANISH LANGUAGE OPERA PRODUCED ON THE MAIN STAGE AT THE TOBIN CENTER.
AFTER BEING FINANCIALLY STABLE AND IN THE BLACK FOR ALL TEN YEARS OF OUR COMPANY SO FAR.
THROUGH OUR PRODUCTION OF THE MARIACHI OPERA CRUZAR, LA CARA DE LA LUNA AND OUR ACCOMPANYING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, THIS FALL, WE WILL HAVE SHARED ARTS EDUCATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 5000 STUDENTS.
JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND AND BY THE END OF OUR SEASON IN JUNE, WE WILL HAVE WORKED WITH OVER 100 SCHOOLS, AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE SHARED OPERA WITH VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND OTHER UNDERSERVED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE TRULY BELIEVE OPERA IS FOR EVERYONE.
NONE OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM A COUNTY THAT IS COMMITTED TO FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING A RICH AND DIVERSE OFFERING OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR HELPING US KICK OFF OUR 20 2425 SEASON WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL PROCLAMATION, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE OPERA THIS SPRING FOR OUR PRODUCTION OF MADAMA BUTTERFLY.
GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU.
WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP IN THE SPRING.
GREAT. SO COMING UP SOON? YEAH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
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ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT MY THIRD ANNUAL HARVEST TROT.
FIVE K. YOU CAN RUN, WALK OR CRAWL.
IT IS THIS SUNDAY THE 13TH AT 8 A.M.
ON AT MISSION COUNTY WALK MISSION COUNTY PARK.
SO WE CAN GET OUR COMMUNITY EXERCISING, GET SOME FRESH AIR.
SO AT THIS TIME, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO DO A PROCLAMATION.
FOR LUCY'S CAKE 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
BEVERLY, ARE YOU HERE? SO ANYONE WHO LIVES IN PRECINCT ONE KNOWS IF THERE'S A WEDDING OR A QUINCEANERA COMING UP, YOU GOT TO STOP BY LUCY'S CAKES.
THEY HAVE BEEN A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND PRECINCT ONE.
SO I'D LIKE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS LUCY'S CAKE SHOP HUNG ITS FIRST SHINGLE IN 1974, AFTER LUCY MAJORS HAD BEGUN BAKING AND DECORATING CAKES FOR FRIENDS OUT OF HER HOME IN THE LATE 1960S, SHE LEARNED TO DECORATE CAKES WHILE LIVING IN GUAM WITH HER US AIR FORCE HUSBAND.
AND WHEREAS, LUCY'S MAJOR HUSBAND WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND WOULD OFTEN HELP AFTER WORK, MEN LISTEN UP HUSBANDS AFTER WORK AND EVENTUALLY STARTED HELPING FULL TIME.
HER DAUGHTER BEVERLY TOOK OVER IN 1996, WHEN MRS. MAJORS RETIRED.
SHE STARTED WORKING AT THE SHOP FULL TIME WHEN SHE TURNED 18.
MISS DONOVAN'S HUSBAND BOB ALSO NOW WORKS AT LUCY'S DOING THE BOOKKEEPING AND DELIVERIES.
AND WHEREAS THE BAKERY IS STAFFED WITH MANY LONG TIME EMPLOYEES, SOME WHO HAVE WORKED THERE FOR 30 TO 40 YEARS, EVERY CAKE IS A PIECE OF ART CRAFTED WITH METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND WITH SATISFACTION IN MIND FOR ANY OCCASION.
CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE HERE.
I NEVER THOUGHT MY MOM DOING SOMETHING THAT SHE LOVE FOR ALL HER LIFE.
I'D BE STANDING HERE CELEBRATING 50 YEARS.
WE OPENED OUR SHOP AND LITTLE BITTY THING.
MY DAD SAID, LUCY, NO ONE'S GOING TO BUY CAKES FROM YOU.
AND 50 YEARS LATER, WE'RE STILL STANDING STRONG.
AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND TO RECOGNIZE WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
DO YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD FOR A PICTURE? DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE WITH YOU? EVERYTHING'S WORKING OKAY? YES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
CAN I TAKE YOUR PHONE? THANK YOU.
OKAY. I HAVE A SCARF TO WEAR FOR THIS.
DOES IT MATCH WITH MY RED? BUT IT MATCHES RIGHT HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, WORKERS, STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN WITH US ALL MORNING.
I SAW DAVID CARVER HERE FROM GV.
I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY PRECINCT.
SO AND ALSO SUSAN IS HERE, NEW PRESIDENT OF TOYOTA.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR BEING HERE FOR YOUR PRESENCE.
WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS OBSERVES NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY, THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY OCTOBER TO ADDRESS COMMON MISPERCEPTIONS BY GIVING MANUFACTURERS A PLATFORM TO OPEN THEIR DOORS AND SHARE WHAT THEY DO WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY IN 2012, THE EVENT HAS GROWN ANNUALLY WITH THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE 01,000% INCREASE IN EVENTS NATIONWIDE, WITH MORE STUDENT PARTICIPATION EVERY YEAR.
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AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS INDUSTRY AND COMMENDS ALL COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S MANUFACTURING MONTH ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY, ADVOCATING FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CAREER PATHWAYS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.AND WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY SOLVE THEIR CRITICAL SKILLS GAPS AND RAISE AWARENESS AMONG OUR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR THEIR FUTURES.
CONGRATULATIONS IN FUERTE APLAUSO.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, VERY MUCH.
IT'S REALLY QUITE REMARKABLE TO ME WHEN WE STARTED DOING THIS.
YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE BEEN PROUD OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE WITH TOYOTA FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
BUT TODAY, TO SEE THE DIVERSITY AND THE DEPTH OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY CONTINUES TO GROW AS A RESULT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND OTHER PARTNERS DO.
THEIR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
OF COURSE, WE MENTIONED DAVID CARVER, OUR FRIEND FROM JCB.
WE ALSO HAVE FROM MISSION SOLAR IN YOUR COMMISSIONER CALVERT'S PRECINCT.
WARREN ORR IS HERE REPRESENTING AVANZAR.
WE HAVE AZRIEL LUGO AND DARRYL GERALD.
PARDON ME. DARREN BARNET ARE HERE.
SO THESE THIS IS THE AND THEN REPRESENTING THE SMALLER SOME OF THE SMALLER MANUFACTURERS DAN YOXALL.
SO THAT REPRESENTS THE KIND OF CORPORATE MANUFACTURING SIDE OF IT ON THE PARTNER SIDE OF OUR COLLABORATION TODAY WE HAVE ROMANITA MATTARELLA REPRESENTING BOTH GREATER SAT AND ESSAR WORKS, AS WELL AS TRICIA GARZA FROM THAT ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE FROM WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS.
ADRIAN LOPEZ WAS HERE EARLIER BUT HAD TO LEAVE.
WE HAVE ANGELIQUE DE OLIVEIRA AND REPRESENTING PROJECT QUEST.
FRANCISCO MARTINEZ WAS HERE AGAIN.
IS JOE MORGAN AND MIKE RAMSEY AND OUR FRIEND AT CHRYSALIS MINISTRIES, NINO TARANTINO, AND THEN REPRESENTING WHAT WE CALL THE STREAMS OF CANDIDATES THAT WE TRY TO GET INTO THESE AMAZING CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING.
WE'VE GOT OUR FRIENDS FROM CHRYSALIS MINISTRIES HERE.
THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR STEVE DAHN AT HAVEN FOR HOPE.
WE ALSO HAD A HOPE TO HAVE SOMEONE HERE FROM THE 8020 FOUNDATION TODAY.
THEY'RE PLANNING TO SUPPORT THE EARLY STAGES OF PERHAPS PUTTING A FAST TRACK PROGRAM AT HAVEN FOR HOPE, OR AT LEAST IN SUPPORT OF HAVEN FOR HOPE RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE FOSTER YOUTH POPULATION THAT'S THERE, AND THEN REPRESENTING ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT PARTNER FOR OURS, THE BEXAR COUNTY MILITARY AND VETERAN SERVICES.
OF COURSE, LLOYD KUYKENDALL, GEORGE WESTFALL AND AMY WEST ARE HERE.
AND THEN FROM OUR OWN FAST TRACK PROGRAM, I HAVE VELMA ALVAREZ AND RICHARD ALCABES.
THE REST OF THAT TEAM IS OUT WORKING.
TODAY IS THE SECOND DAY OF CLASS FOR OUR CURRENT COHORT AT TEXAS FAST TRACK.
SO, COMMISSIONERS, ON BEHALF OF THIS GROUP, I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU.
AND I WANT TO INVITE SUZANNE KOUZOUNAS UP HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.
AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE MANUFACTURING MONTH WITH THIS HONORABLE COURT AND WITH THE MANUFACTURERS FROM ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY AND ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT SUPPORT THE MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY.
TOYOTA TEXAS IS PROUD TO BE LOCATED IN BEXAR COUNTY PRECINCT ONE.
AND WE'RE THANKFUL TO YOU, JUDGE SAKAI, AND OUR COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, AND TO THE REST OF THE COURT FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT TO TOYOTA, TEXAS, AND THE MANUFACTURERS IN BEXAR COUNTY.
THE US CENSUS DATA SHOWS THAT THERE ARE NEARLY 50,000 MANUFACTURING JOBS IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND THAT IS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THE VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY, THROUGH OUR NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS LIKE SAMA AND ESSAR WORKS, AND THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM BEXAR COUNTY.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THOSE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN TOYOTA AND OUR 23 ON SITE SUPPLIERS.
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FAME, WHICH THIS COURT HAS BEEN A GREAT SUPPORTER OF, ALSO THROUGH OTHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS, VETERAN HIRING PROGRAMS AND JUST WALKING UP TO A JOB FAIR.SO AS I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO TOYOTA AND WHEN SOMEBODY ENTERS A MANUFACTURING FIELD, IT'S NOT JUST A JOB, IT'S A CAREER. IT'S ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN ENTER THE WORKFORCE AS AN HOURLY EMPLOYEE, AND YOU CAN EXCEL ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE TOP CHANNELS OF LEADERSHIP. AND I'VE GOT TO ADD THAT, LIKE MANY OF THE MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTED HERE TODAY, WE'RE HIRING AT TMT.
WE'RE HIRING SKILLED TRADE TEAM MEMBERS RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT OUR NEW FACILITY THAT THIS COURT.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON.
[4. SPECIAL PRESENTATION ITEM(S)]
COMMISSIONER, IF WE COULD TAKE UP THE ITEM FOR A AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE MAYBE TAKE THE PICTURE AND WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION, JUST KIND OF GIVE THE STATE OF MANUFACTURING.SO ITEM FOUR A THE SPECIAL PRESENTATION.
ARE YOU MOVING ON TO FOUR A THEN.
JAY. WELL LET ME, LET ME, LET ME GET IT ON THE RECORD THEN.
THE COURT'S GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL UP FOR A AGENDA FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CELEBRATE OCTOBER'S MANUFACTURING MONTH AND THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR MANUFACTURING CAREERS.
MR.. MARQUEZ, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
I FAILED TO MENTION EARLIER, OF COURSE, DEBORAH CARTER WAS HERE, BUT SHE'S OFF TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS CONFERENCE TODAY IN MILWAUKEE AND MELINDA HIGGINS AS WELL REPRESENTING TOYOTA AS THEIR INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXTERNAL AFFAIRS PERSON.
SO OUR MANUFACTURING STRATEGY, AS YOU KNOW, JUDGE, HAS BEEN BUILT AROUND THIS MULTI-STATE REGION WHERE A FINAL ASSEMBLY FACILITIES AND OTHER PRIMARY MANUFACTURERS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ATTRACT OTHER SUPPLIERS INTO THE AREA.
TOYOTA, OF COURSE, IS THE LEAD ON THAT, WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIER BASE HERE, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL CATERPILLAR AND JCB NOW COMING ONLINE. SO THIS STRATEGY CONTINUES TO GROW.
WE DIDN'T, I SHOULD SAY WE DIDN'T PURSUE.
THEY CAME BECAUSE THIS INDUSTRY IS REACHING A LEVEL OF DENSIFICATION.
THESE ARE FANTASTIC CAREER MIDDLE CLASS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY OF OUR BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO COULD SEE THEMSELVES IN THESE JOBS, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK COLLECTIVELY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THIS IS OUR WE CALL IT THE SPAGHETTI CHART THAT SHOWS HOW A PERSON TRAVELS FROM ANY STREAM REENTRY.
THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THE NURSING SHORTAGE.
BUT IN MANUFACTURING, THIS IS REALLY BUILT AROUND THE GROUP THAT YOU SEE BEHIND YOU.
I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THIS ALSO BRINGS TO THE TABLE ALL THE OTHER PARTNERS WHO SUPPORT THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO RECRUIT WHAT WE DEEM AS SPECIAL POPULATIONS, THOSE WITH WHO MAYBE NEED ADDITIONAL WRAPAROUND SERVICES.
AND WE WORK WITH ANY AND ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE IDENTIFIED, THAT THEIR BARRIERS ARE OVERCOME AND THAT THERE HELPED HELPED INTO THESE GREAT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
RIGHT NOW, WE SHOW THE KIND OF PRIMARY THREE PATHS THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF OTHERS, BUT TEXAS FAME CONTINUES TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT PATHWAY FOR THE TWO YEAR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP THAT'S MANAGED NOW BY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, ALAMO, AS WELL AS ALAMO COLLEGES IN THE TWO COLLEGES THAT THEY HAVE THAT PROVIDE THAT FANTASTIC CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THAT.
THE FAST TRACK, WHICH WE WERE PREVIOUSLY CALLING FAST, IS OUR TEN WEEK BOOT CAMP TYPE PROGRAM THAT CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT HELPING INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM COLLEGE IS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER AT THAT POINT, TO GET INTO THESE CAREERS MORE RAPIDLY.
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AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR A WHILE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT GOOD GOODWILL, ALONG WITH SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS, PRIMARILY AVANZAR, LOOKING AT THE NEED FOR EVEN ENTRY LEVEL WORKERS TO GET THEM INTO THE INDUSTRY.AND SO CREATING AN OPERATOR ASSEMBLY BOOT CAMP WITH GOODWILL IS WELL UNDERWAY.
IT'S A FANTASTIC RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITY.
IT KIND OF REPRESENTS THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL OF GETTING INDIVIDUALS INTO MANUFACTURING.
ALL OF THESE MANUFACTURERS NEED THAT TYPE OF WORKER.
SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER THOSE ANY AT ALL TIMES.
THAT REPRESENTS THE PIPELINE HERE AGAIN.
THE COMPANIES YOU SEE LISTED ACROSS HERE ARE JUST AMONGST MANY OTHERS.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT WORK AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT'S THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY TODAY.
AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS MANUFACTURING MONTH.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, VERY MUCH.
SURE. SO I WANT TO COME FORWARD FOR A PICTURE.
LET'S GO OVER HERE. DO YOU WANT US? TO TAKE SO MUCH LONGER? I GOT IT.
COME ON. QUICK! WE'RE GOOD. YEAH.
OH. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THERE YOU GO.
IT'S TIME FOR LUNCH. IT'S ALMOST.
I'M READY TO CALL LUNCH, BUT LET'S TRY TO GET.
IF FOR SOME REASON WE GET UP TO THE BASEBALL FIELD, THEN WE WILL BREAK.
BECAUSE THE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'VE BEEN TOLD TO COME AFTER LUNCH AT ONE.
[6. Request of Commissioners Court to identify items from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion and to approve remaining Consent Agenda items.]
ALL RIGHT. WHERE ARE WE? SIX. REQUEST OF COMMISSIONERS COURT TO IDENTIFY ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION TO APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES ANY MATTERS TO DISCUSS.
ANYTHING ELSE? NOT FOR ME. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
YOU'RE GOOD, COMMISSIONER CALVERT.
OVER HERE. NICOLE. I HAVE A CORRECTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 12.
ALL RIGHT. AND THE CORRECTIONS, MISS NICOLE.
SO THE MONTH OF AUGUST SHOULD ACTUALLY READ THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER SO THAT IT.
ITEM 12 READS APPROVAL OF TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS REPORT OF TAXES COLLECTED IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND APPROVAL OF THE ORDER TRANSFERRING TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 FROM UNALLOCATED RECEIPTS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.
HOPEFULLY YOU ALL GOT THOSE CORRECTIONS ONTO THE RECORD.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING MEMBERS?
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
SAVE AND ACCEPT, I BELIEVE ITEM 66, WHICH WE'LL TAKE UP ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
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HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.
YES. I'D JUST LIKE TO ABSTAIN ON ITEM 1551.
ALL RIGHT. FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER MOODIE ABSTAINS.
ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD REFLECT.
COMMISSIONER MOODIE ABSTAINS ON 1551.
ANY OTHER CLARIFICATIONS? FOR THE RECORD ON CONSENT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE UP THE INDIVIDUAL.
[66. Approval of a request from Commissioner Grant Moody, Precinct 3, to allocate outside agency funding in the total amount of $87,950 for the agencies and amounts listed; as part of Precinct 3's Contributions to Outside Agencies from the General Fund.]
RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.66 IS LISTED WITH SO MANY NON-PROFITS TOGETHER.
AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD NON-PROFITS HERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS CAUGHT SOME PEOPLE IN THIS COURT, MADE A BIG TO DO LAST MONTH OR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN WE SUPPORTED FUNDING TO GET AMERICANS REGISTERED TO VOTE, WHICH IS AN AMERICAN. RIGHT. AND THERE'S ALL THIS TALK ABOUT NONPARTISAN AND BIPARTISAN AND ALL THIS.
YET IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS REPUBLICAN.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO PARTIZAN GROUPS.
SO NO ONE TAKES WHAT I SAY OUT OF CONTEXT, WHICH THEY ALWAYS DO.
I SUPPORT WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.
SO WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE AGAINST IT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT NONPROFITS HERE.
SO I THINK THIS ITEM, AS LONG AS THE THE FUNDS GO TO THE NON PARTIZAN EFFORTS, THE SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES RELATED TO THE HONORING THE SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN AND NOT TO THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.
WHICH, OKAY, SO HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE USED FOR THAT.
YOU'RE WELCOME. SO AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, I JUST HAD TO POINT OUT THAT IT TWO OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SAY REPUBLICAN, WHICH WE SHOULD NOT BE GIVING FUNDS TO. NONETHELESS, I DO SUPPORT WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA AND THE EFFORT AND THE REST OF THE NONPROFITS LISTED HERE.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY, I CAN JUST CLARIFY WHAT WHAT LARRY SAID.
THAT IS THE CASE, RIGHT? NONE. NONE OF THESE GROUPS RECEIVE A DIME OF THIS MONEY.
IT'S PURELY A PASS THROUGH TO RACE ACROSS AMERICA TO HONOR OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS OF THIS COUNTRY.
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS.
I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[7. Filing for record the following legal and administrative documents and directing the Criminal District Attorney's Office to take action, if necessary]
WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM SEVEN, WHICH IS THE FILING OF THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, AND DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY.FOR THOSE LISTED A THROUGH N, AND THE COURT TAKES JUDICIAL NOTICE OF THOSE DOCUMENTS.
[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Monday, September 9, 2024 & Tuesday, September 10, 2024.]
2024. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.[02:05:02]
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SECOND.SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS.
[9. Communications from citizens who signed the register to speak.]
LET ME KIND OF PUT ON RECORD FOR THE COURT.WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 78, WHICH WILL BE THE DISCUSSION OF SAN PEDRO CREEK DISTRICT COURT CREEK PROJECT.
SO WE WILL BE BREAKING FOR LUNCH.
AND SO THIS WILL WE'LL HANDLE IT ACCORDINGLY.
ALL RIGHT. SO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
WHAT IS MINE? WELL, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, AND IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL DAY TO DAY LISTENING TO ALL THE THINGS YOU DO.
AND THANK YOU REALLY FOR HONORING THE MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS.
MY MOTHER SERVED AND WORKED FOR THE COUNTY FOR 20 YEARS, AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU DO THAT.
WESKER HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY FOR.
IT'S BEEN NOW EIGHT MONTHS AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE PAYMENT.
WE'RE OWED OVER $527,000 LAST YEAR.
THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN TERMS OF US, WE GOT TO THE END OF THE CONTRACT AND THEN THE COUNTY DECIDED TO JUST NOT PAY CERTAIN BILLS THAT WERE ACTUALLY PRE-APPROVED AND IN THE SCOPE OF WORK, LEAVING US WITH A DEFICIT OF 72,000.
WE CHOSEN TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FUNDER HAS AN ISSUE WITH AMERICORPS.
WE HAVE CERTAINLY VISITED WITH THE FUNDER.
AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT WHAT THE COUNTY DOES IN SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD IS WHAT THE COUNTY DOES.
IN FACT, SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE FUNDING THRIVE AMERICAN INDIANS IN TEXAS.
WE WORK WITH AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND DO THE RIGHT THING.
IF ANYBODY NEEDS ANY HELP, WE'LL CERTAINLY BE THERE TO DO THAT.
BUT I'M JUST ASKING I THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN YEAR ONE, AND I WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO ACTUALLY JUDGE WOLFF AND TO MR. SMITH, WHO INTERVENED BECAUSE WE HADN'T BEEN PAID FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR AND WE WERE OWED OVER $800,000, AND WE WERE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND HE INTERVENED AND ACTUALLY HELPED US GET THAT CLEARED UP. AND IT WAS SMOOTH SAILING FROM THEN ON, FROM THEN ON.
AND I THANK YOU, MR. SMITH, FOR DOING THAT.
BUT WE'RE BACK AT THE SAME ISSUE.
WE'RE BACK AT THE SAME POINT AGAIN.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT THE COUNTY THERE'S BEEN NO NO ISSUES.
AGAIN, OUR CONTRACT GOT SIGNED IN THE 10TH MONTH OF A 12 MONTH CONTRACT.
LAST YEAR. IT WAS SIGNED IN THE 11TH MONTH OF A 12 MONTH CONTRACT.
AND WE HAVE DONE GOOD WORK IN GOOD FAITH.
AND WE JUST ASKED TO BE CONSIDERED.
AND I AND I DO AND I DO SPEAK THIS.
I DO SAY THIS BECAUSE, AGAIN, WESTCARE ACTUALLY HAS THE BANDWIDTH.
WE WE HAVE DONE THAT AND CONTINUE TO WORK.
BUT BUT THE THE NONPROFITS WHO ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE, THEY CAN'T.
THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM.
SOME OF THEM WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS.
PLEASE. WE I BEG YOU, BECAUSE NONPROFITS, WE DO THE WORK WE HAVE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE US TO TO WORK WITH THE DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.
BUT MOST PEOPLE CANNOT CARRY THAT KIND OF WEIGHT.
WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE BLESSED TO DO THAT.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU ALL, I WISH YOU THE ABSOLUTE BEST.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS BEXAR COUNTY.
A SECOND ONE SIGNED UP FOR THE AGENDA.
MISS. I ASSUME IT'S MISS COLUMBIA WILSON.
CAN WE JUST ASK, IS THERE ANY.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE.
IS SHE. CAN YOU CALL HER NAME IN THE HALL? COLUMBIA. WILSON.
AS WE'RE DOING THAT, MR. FINGER, YOU ALSO SIGNED UP FOR SECOND THIS YEAR, ASKING ON 77.
NO, NO. YOU GOT THREE MINUTES, MISS WILSON.
WELL, YOU NEED TO GIVE ME MORE, PLEASE.
OKAY. MY NAME IS COLUMBA WILSON.
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I LIVE IN DISTRICT TEN, AND I HAVE A GRANDSON THAT'S AUTISTIC, INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED, SEVERE.AND THE GROUP HOME WILL ABUSE HIM.
PHYSICALLY. THEY THROW HIM AGAINST A WINDOW, AND THEN THEY CALL THE POLICE.
HE WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE TRYING TO GET HELP.
HE IS A MAN OF A THREE YEAR OLD, 2 TO 3 YEAR OLD.
SO LAST TIME HE BROKE A WINDOW WITH THE BROKEN WINDOW IN THE HOUSE.
LADY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SON IN LAW IS BOBBY BARRERA.
SO BOBBY BARRERA CONTACTED THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY AND HE SAID HE'S GOING TO GO TO JAIL.
HE CHARGED HIM WITH A CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
AND I WENT TO PAY THE LADY THAT I DIDN'T KNOW.
SO I WENT IN AND PAID THE LADY THE $800 FOR THE WINDOW BECAUSE THOSE CHARGES WERE RIDICULOUS.
SO BOBBY BARRERA DECIDED THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE PUNISHED HIM.
SO THE TWO DAYS ARE SUNNY AND BIANCA.
BOBBY RIVERA FINISHED HIS LAWSUIT.
LAWSUIT TO WHO? WHAT DOES HE WANT? SO HE'S SUING THE THE THE THE THE HOUSE.
THE DAYBREAK IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.
THERE'S SO MUCH ABUSE IN THIS CASE, AND I FIND NOBODY TO HELP ME.
I FINALLY CALLED MR. MOODY'S OFFICE OR LEAVE A MESSAGE OR WHATEVER, AND.
AND ONE OF YOU LADIES WAS ABLE.
BECAUSE CHRISTIAN WAS WITH ALL THE EVERYBODY POPULATION.
RELATIONS. HE IS A MAN OF A THREE YEAR OLD, FOR GOD'S SAKE.
AND THEN THEY PUT HIM WITH A MENTAL HEALTH WHERE HE WAS ASSAULTED.
THEY THREW HIM IN THE IN THE SHOWER AND THEN ASSAULTED HIM.
AND FINALLY, AFTER YOUR LADY TALKED TO ME.
SO SHE WAS ABLE TO US THE MENTAL HEALTH UNIT TO REMOVE HIM TO THE BASEMENT.
BECAUSE I KNOW DISTRICT TWO YOU ARE TALK TO YOUR OFFICE ONE TIME.
NO, THEY DON'T, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT CRIMINALS.
SO THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL RELEASE HIM, HE WAS.
HE WILL GO TO THE SAN ANTONIO SLC FOR DISABILITY.
NOW THE CRAZY HOUSE IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
BUT WHEN THEY HAVE OUR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES, I HATE DOGS.
HE WAS ALREADY ASSAULTED BY A ROOMMATE.
BROKE HIS IPOD, BROKE HIS PHONE.
SO WHAT CAN THEY FEEL? A HOSPITAL THAT WE CAN TAKE THOSE CHILDREN.
I CANNOT HANDLE HIM BECAUSE HE'S AGGRESSIVE.
AGGRESSIVE? NOT BECAUSE HE'S MEAN.
HE IS A DISMAL INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND HE HAS SCHIZOPHRENIA.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I TALKED TO HIM AND HE SAID, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK TO YOU.
I'M TALKING ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES TO TALK.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THESE KIDS? THEY THINK THAT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE INCARCERATED AND THEY RAPE ALL THE TIME.
THERE'S NO PLACE TO TAKE THEM.
AND THERE'S PARENTS THAT WE HAVE TO LIKE.
LIKE ME. I HAVE TO LIKE MYSELF AND MY HOUSE LIKE MY DOOR.
SORRY THAT HE TOLD ME IF HE TOUCHES ONE MORE PERSON, I'M GOING TO PUT HIM IN JAIL FOR 1 TO 3 YEARS.
I HIRED AN ATTORNEY, JESSICA GONZALEZ, AND SHE CALLED ME AND SAID, WE CANNOT DISMISS THE CRIMINAL CHARGES BECAUSE BERETTA HAS THE LAWSUIT THAT I HAVEN'T RECORDED IN 20 MINUTES.
I MEAN, I HAD PUT MY I CALL THE POLICE ON MY, MY OLDER GRANDSON.
HE HITS ME, YOU KNOW, WHICH HE DOESN'T.
HE'S THIS HE'S LIKE A THREE YEAR OLD BABY AND HIS MIND.
AND HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU.
WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN? HE DOESN'T KNOW.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY HOSPITALS.
YOU TAKE HIM. IT'S ONLY LIKE FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS BECAUSE THEY SAID KIDS WITH AUTISM.
BUT WHEN THEY'RE AUTISTIC AND MENTALLY RETARDED, THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM.
SO I'M SORRY I TOOK LONG, AND I APOLOGIZE.
YOU NEED TO WRAP IT UP, MISS WILSON.
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SO IF YOU COULD.THERE. RIGHT THERE. TURN RIGHT AROUND.
SHE'S RIGHT THERE. SHE'S GOING TO HELP YOU.
AND THEN OUR PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE CAN ALSO BE OF ASSISTANCE.
I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD UNDER AGENDA ITEM NINE.
MR. FINGER, WE'LL GET TO YOU WHEN WE GET TO ITEM 77 AND THEN COURT.
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SIGNED UP ON AGENDA ITEM 78, AND WE'LL TAKE THAT UP AFTER LUNCH.
WE WILL BE BREAKING FOR LUNCH.
I JUST ALERT Y'ALL THAT AS WE GET TO THE INDIVIDUALS, WE MAY BE BREAKING EARLY.
MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, BEFORE LUNCH.
SO IF WE GET THERE, BE READY TO GO.
ALRIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE TO INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEMS.
[75. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the approval of the Engineering Services Agreement between Bexar County and WSP USA Inc. for Professional Engineering Services in an amount not-to-exceed $400,000 for fees related to the SS4A Safety Action Plan. Countywide.]
75 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND WSP USA, INC.FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000 FOR FEES RELATED TO THE SS FOR A SAFETY ACTION PLAN COUNTY WIDE. MR. WEGMAN. GOOD MORNING JUDGE.
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS DAVID WEGMAN, REPRESENTING PUBLIC WORKS FOR THIS ITEM.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BACK TO EARLY IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCED FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR THE PROVISION OF SAFE STREETS GRANT MONEY, AND WE WERE GIVEN PERMISSION COURT GRANTED PERMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2022 FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THAT GRANT APPLICATION.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM WSP ENGINEERING HERE.
IN THE EVENT THAT THE COURT HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ON THIS ITEM.
SO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS EXECUTED WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, AND WE BEGAN SCOPING FOR THE PROVISION OF THAT SERVICE.
THIS LITTLE GRAPH JUST SIMPLY SHOWS YOU, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BLUE LINE AT THE BOTTOM THAT THE NUMBER OF TOTAL FATALITIES AND INJURIES SINCE 2010 TO 2020 HAS BEEN INCREASING.
THIS IS KIND OF THE PLAN OF ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAFE STREETS PLAN.
WE'LL BE DOING SOME GOAL SETTING AND DEVELOPING A TIMELINE.
THEY'LL BE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC COLLABORATION.
THE PUBLIC WORKS UTILIZES THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN IN ITSELF IS GOING TO FOCUS ON AREAS POTENTIAL COUNTERMEASURES SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM TARGETS, AND AN ACTION PLAN.
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 12 TO 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
ONCE WE HAVE THE APPROVED ACTION PLAN, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000 FOR FEES RELATED TO THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL SAFETY ACTION PLAN COUNTYWIDE. ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COURT? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. HI, DAVID.
HI. SO HOW LONG DID YOU SAY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS? THIS HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS.
THIS IS THE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY WAS ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.
IN JANUARY OF 23 IS WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE GRANTED THAT MONEY.
AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARD THAT TO THIS END.
CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO HIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
[02:20:02]
SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
COULD YOU JUST HELP US, DAVE, WITH THE TIMELINE HERE FOR THE ACTUAL STUDY AND KIND OF WHEN WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THE THE ACTION PLANS ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED AND DEVELOPED? SURE. WELL, WE'RE READY TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH WSP.
THE ACTION PLAN, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS, BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPING OF THE MAPS, OF WHERE THE INJURIES AND FATALITIES ARE TAKING PLACE, THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. WE'RE EXPECTING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE WE GET APPROVAL OF THE ACTION PLAN.
SO YOU'RE A FEW YEARS AWAY FROM FROM SEEING ANYTHING ON THE GROUND.
AND SO IS IS THE FOCUS ON BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN, OR CAN THIS BE ANY KIND OF LIKE SAFETY ISSUE THAT'S IDENTIFIED AT THE COUNTY? IT COULD BE FOR ANYTHING.
WE WERE JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT AS A PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE, BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE SEEING A HIGHER INCREASE OF INJURIES AND FATALITIES THAN MOTORISTS, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT.
UNDERSTANDABLE. I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AS AS WE IDENTIFY SAFETY ISSUES ON OUR STREETS, THAT THAT POP UP VERSUS KIND OF A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF HOTSPOTS AND EVERYTHING THAT MAY IDENTIFY SOME PROJECTS VERSUS KIND OF AD HOC PROJECTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED BY PUBLIC WORKS.
LIKE, HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT UTILIZING THAT? OR IS THIS SOLELY THE FUNDING FOR THE THE STUDY? THIS IS JUST THE FUNDING FOR THE STUDY.
SO THE FUNDING FOR THE ACTUAL PROJECTS WOULD STILL COME THROUGH THE COUNTY OR MPO OR.
I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.
YOU KNOW, AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT UNINCORPORATED BEXAR COUNTY, I ASSUME, AND WHERE WE OWN THESE ROADWAYS, TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THE BIKE FATALITIES WOULD BE, PLACE PROBABLY MORE LIKELY THAN THE URBAN CORE WHERE THERE'S MORE PEDESTRIANS.
I JUST THINK ABOUT THE COUNTY OWNED ROADS IN PRECINCT THREE, AND THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT MORE BICYCLERS OUT THERE THAN THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS ON THOSE ROADS.
BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE STUDY AND AND HOPEFULLY THIS CAN MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER ALL AROUND.
THANK YOU. AND IT BEARS MENTIONING, AND I FAILED TO MENTION IT DURING THE PRESENTATION, THAT AS PART OF THAT GRANT FUNDING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS GRANT FUNDED, THE COUNTY $300,000 OUT OF THAT $400,000 CONTRACT.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.
LET ME LET ME FOLLOW UP ON COMMISSIONER MOODY'S QUESTION.
MAYBE IS WSG HERE? LET ME LET ME ASK YOU ALL TO STEP FORWARD.
AND FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS LAURA MAYES WITH WSP AND LARRY PICASSO.
OKAY. WELL, I'LL ASK THE QUESTION.
Y'ALL FIGURE OUT WHO BEST CAN ANSWER.
NO, I SAY LET'S LET'S GET THIS THING DONE.
BUT MY QUESTION IS, WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE GETTING WHEN WE FINISH? AND THEN MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH IT? IS IT ANOTHER STUDY THAT GOES ON THE SHELF? HOW DOES IT COORDINATE WITH THE COMMISSION? I ASSUME EACH COMMISSIONER KNOWS THE NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE USED THE WORD HOTSPOTS.
YOU ALL KNOW THE INTERSECTIONS OR THE STREETS THAT NEED PERHAPS IMPROVEMENT.
TELL ME HOW THIS ALL COMES TOGETHER.
I SEE ALL THESE PROJECTS, ISSUES, INPUT.
WHAT'S THIS STUDY GOING TO DO THAT HELPS US AS A COUNTY MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS? WHO WANTS TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.
AND SO TO YOUR POINT, JUDGE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PART OF THIS PLAN IS WORKING WITH COUNTY STAFF TO LOOK AT THEIR CURRENT PROJECTS, THINGS THAT THEY HAVE INITIALLY, THIS IS HAVING A DATA DRIVEN PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS FOR PRIORITIZING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS.
SO THIS PLAN WILL DEVELOP ALL OF THAT.
AND THEN IT COMES, AS DAVE MENTIONED, COMES BACK.
CAN YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING REAL SPECIFIC THAT I CAN KIND OF WHAT WOULD YOU ALL IDENTIFY FOR US.
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SO THIS WOULD IDENTIFY LIKE CORRIDORS, AS COMMISSIONER MOONEY MENTIONED, THAT THEY HAVE HIGH FATALITIES FOR BIKE INJURIES.AND SO WE LOOK AT HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THAT CORRIDOR, WHETHER IT'S IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT KINDS OF SAFETY MEASURES OF SHARED USE PATHS, FOR EXAMPLE, DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PEDESTRIANS THAT ARE ALL PEDESTRIANS THAT ARE USING THE ROADWAY.
AND WILL THE STUDY ALSO LOOK AT OUR PARTNERS TXDOT, CITY, FEDERAL I DON'T KNOW FEDERAL JUMPS INTO THIS, BUT HOW DO WE TIE IN IF ESPECIALLY I WOULD ASSUME COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES YOUR FAR WEST PART OF PRECINCT ONE, WHICH I KNOW IS I'VE BEEN OUT THERE. IT'S PROBLEMATIC.
I THINK WITH THE GROWTH, RAPID GROWTH AND THE DATA CENTERS OUT THERE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WOULD YOU ALL HANDLE THAT? WE HAD AN INCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE HAD WE HAD A TRAFFIC DEATH ON 211, AND I WANT TO APPLAUD TXDOT.
AND I BELIEVE THE DEVELOPER AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY WAS INVOLVED, AND WE GOT A STOPLIGHT OUT THERE PRETTY QUICK AFTER THAT INCIDENT, BECAUSE I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOODS WANTED TO HAVE A SAFER DRIVE THERE BECAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS.
SO IS THAT AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU WOULD.
GIVE US AFTER THIS STUDY TO SAY YOU NEED TO WATCH THESE AREAS AND THEN WHAT I.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO GRASP IS THEN OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THESE PROJECTS REALLY NEED.
RIGHT. OR WE NEED FUNDING FROM THEM.
SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW YOU BRING THIS ALL TOGETHER.
AND BECAUSE ULTIMATELY I WANT INTEGRATED.
INTEGRATION OF THE EACH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE WITH YOU.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY KNOW THEIR PRECINCTS BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
GOOD MORNING JUDGE I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE.
Y'ALL KNOW YOUR CONSTITUENTS BEST AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SITTING UP HERE.
OUR PLAN WOULD BE TO INTERACT WITH YOUR PUBLIC PUBLIC AGENCIES YOUR COLLABORATORS, TO ENSURE THAT WE SET UP A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE ON POINTS OF MAYBE THERE'S A PROJECT THAT'S COMING UP OR A PROJECT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND NEEDS THAT OTHER FUNDING.
LIKEWISE, WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE HEARING AS WELL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO THE MORE WE BRING THOSE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER, THE BETTER IT INFORMS THE PLAN.
AND YOU HAD AT 5:00, FOUR LANES OF 35 COMPLETELY FLOODED TWO YOU KNOW, TRUCKS AND JEEPS.
ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE CHANGE OF THE WATERSHED IN OUR UNINCORPORATED AREAS AT A RAPID PACE WITH DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR DRAINAGE ARE NOT WORKING.
THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF STRUGGLES, AND IT'S CAUSING LOSS OF LIFE.
IT'S CAUSING LOSS OF LIVESTOCK.
IT'S CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH RESPECT TO EVEN FARMERS NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THEIR HAY SOLD BECAUSE THE LANDS, THE DRAINAGE AND THE RUNOFF IS NOT, IS NOT WORKING ACCORDING TO OUR COUNTY PLAN.
SO I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU THE CLIFFNOTES RIGHT NOW.
THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION HAS COMPLETELY DECIMATED OUR FLOODING PLANS IN THE URBAN DOWNTOWN, AS WELL AS IN OUR URBAN UNINCORPORATED AREAS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME REAL HELP TO IDENTIFY THOSE THOSE PARTICULAR HOTSPOTS.
WHICH IS KIND OF WHY I MENTIONED BIKING, YOU KNOW, AND BICYCLISTS AND PRECINCT THREE.
BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY CONDUCTING THIS STUDY WITH AN EYE ON IMPLEMENTATION.
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PART WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT THERE.AND THEN AS THIS RELATES TO THOSE FIXES OR FUTURE PROJECTS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW THAT POTENTIALLY TIES IN WITH MPO FUNDING.
I KNOW COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES AND I AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT SERVE THERE.
SO HOW WE THINK ABOUT GETTING THOSE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE STUDY AND THEN FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN ALSO LEVERAGE MPO FUNDING ALONGSIDE COUNTY MONEY TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THESE THINGS SOLVED, I THINK MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TRY TO CONNECT THE DOTS THERE AND THEN LET ME CLOSE THIS WITH TO DAVE AND TO THE ART OVER THERE.
I THINK Y'ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE, THE, THE VENDOR HERE AT WSG AND WITH THE COURT AND MAKING SURE THERE'S CONNECTIVITY WITH ALL THE INPUT THAT'S NECESSARY IN ORDER.
AND I THINK THIS IS AN EFFORT TO TRY TO BE PROACTIVE AND IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL.
AND I THINK, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU'RE VERY CORRECT THAT UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THIS CONSTRUCTION AND SOME OF THE DESIGNS THAT ARE BEING PUT OUT ARE CREATING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET AHEAD OF IT, KNOWING THAT WHEN WE GET THE DOUBLE DECK ON 35, THERE'S GOING TO BE POINTS THERE THAT ARE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE PREPARED, AT LEAST I PRESUME IN THE COUNTY PART, THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME CONGESTION AS A RESULT OF THAT.
SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK THERE WAS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND, BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS.
[76. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the approval of a Real Estate Purchase Agreement authorizing the purchase of a property known as 612 Nogalitos Street, being approximately 1.549 acres of land, said property being Lot 4, New City Block 10125, as recorded in Volume 3700, Page 256 of the Deed and Plat Records of Bexar County, Texas, from C.A.N. Industries, Inc. for a total consideration of $10,000,000, plus applicable closing costs. Precinct 1, To include: a. Consideration and adoption of a reimbursement resolution expressing intent to finance expenditures to be incurred. b. Approval of a Budgetary Amendment to set the total project budget to $13,000,000.]
AS 612 NOGALITOS STREET, BEING APPROXIMATELY 1.459 ACRES OF LAND.SAID PROPERTY BEING LOT FOR NEW CITY BLOCK 10125 AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 3700, PAGE 256 OF THE DEED AND PLAT RECORDS OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS FROM C A N INDUSTRIES, INC., FOR A TOTAL CONSIDERATION OF $10 MILLION PLUS APPLICABLE CLOSING COSTS IN PRECINCT ONE TO INCLUDE A CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING INTENT TO FINANCE EXPENDITURES TO BE INCURRED.
MR. DAN CURRY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
DAN CURRY, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, FOR THE RECORD.
TODAY WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION BUILDING PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH YOU GUYS.
THE BUILDING IS A 60 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ON ABOUT ONE AND A HALF ACRES.
IT'S LOCATED WITHIN PRECINCT ONE, ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX.
35,200FT² AND CHANGES THE ACTUAL LIVABLE OR USABLE OFFICE SPACE.
IT ALSO INCLUDES ABOUT 25,000FT² OF ENCLOSED COVERED PARKING AND STORAGE AREAS.
A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND ON THE BUILDING.
AND SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE.
THAT IS PART OF THE ADDITIONAL PROJECT.
SO A LITTLE MORE ON JUST ROUNDING OUT THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS PURCHASE.
SO IT IS TECHNICALLY A GOOD DEAL FOR THE COUNTY.
IT'S NOT JUST A GIANT OPEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE TO KIND OF CRAM ONE OFFICE DEPARTMENT INTO.
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THE COVERED AND SECURED AREA OF THAT PARKING AREA GIVES US ABILITY TO PROTECT COUNTY ASSETS SUCH AS VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, SPARE PARTS.AND THEN THE OFFICE OF SPACE REASSIGNMENTS WILL ALLOW US FLEXIBILITY WITH VACATING ADDITIONAL SPACE HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN COMPLEX TO ACCOMMODATE WHICH WE KNOW IS ON YOUR RADAR, THOSE FUTURE COURT FUNCTIONS THAT HELP REDUCE JAIL POPULATION AND MOVE COURT DOCKETS FORWARD.
AS MENTIONED BY THE JUDGE PREVIOUSLY, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
YEAH. THANK YOU, DAN, FOR WORKING ON THIS.
MY FIRST QUARTER, I MET WITH EVERY SINGLE COUNTY DEPARTMENT, AND THROUGH THAT CAME VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT WE NEED SPACE.
AND THEN FOUR YEARS LATER, WE'VE GROWN EVEN MORE.
AND ALSO FOR CONSTITUENTS, THIS WOULD BE A THIS IS IN MY PRECINCT, BUT IT'S JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN.
RIGHT. THERE'S THEY'LL BE FREE PARKING THERE FOR SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
THAT'S MORE OF A HASSLE FOR SOME OF OUR CONSTITUENTS TO GET TO.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
I MEAN, THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT.
I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE GROWTH OF THE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTY.
AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE FACILITY.
IT'S A NICE FACILITY AND ALMOST PLUG AND PLAY.
SO THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO FREE UP SOME SPACE HERE DOWNTOWN FOR THOSE COURTS AS WELL.
THAT KIND OF PART OF THE THOUGHT.
THANK YOU JUDGE. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
WE'VE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS ON THAT FRONT.
SO I GUESS FIRST OF ALL, THOUGH, FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT, IS THIS WITHIN THE THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR, FOR NEXT YEAR OR WHERE WOULD THESE FUNDS COME FROM FOR CAPITAL PURCHASE? SO IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME PART OF A DEBT ISSUANCE AT SOME POINT, THE PURCHASE PRICE, IT WOULDN'T BE IMMEDIATE BECAUSE WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THE STRATEGY.
IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD REIMBURSE OURSELVES THROUGH A DEBT ISSUANCE.
SO THIS IS THIS WOULD BASICALLY TAKE THE PLACE OF ONE OF THE CURRENT EXISTING PROJECTS IN THE FUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR DEBT. IS THAT.
A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION ALLOWS US TO TAKE EXISTING CASH FROM PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE IN OUR BUDGET.
IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE BUDGETED PURPOSE ORIGINALLY.
OKAY. WELL, I THINK THE SECOND PART OF THIS, WHICH COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ WAS KIND OF GETTING AT, IS SO WHERE'S THE THE SAVINGS? WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL SPACE, BUT HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT OUR ALTERNATIVES? YOU KNOW, IF WE DIDN'T GO FORWARD WITH THIS PURCHASE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE OUR NEXT BEST OPTIONS AND WHAT KIND OF SAVINGS ARE WE GOING TO SEE BY MAKING THIS
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PURCHASE AND BEING ABLE TO MOVE AND THEN BEING ABLE TO BACKFILL THOSE COURTS OR OTHER YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED THERE.SO IT'S A IT'S A NEBULOUS QUESTION, RIGHT? SO THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE DOMINOES THAT HAVE TO FALL DOWN.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF THEM ARE PREDECESSORS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, OTHER FUNCTIONS, OTHER, YOU KNOW, EVENTS THAT HAPPEN AFTER THAT.
IT'S KIND OF A GAME OF 3D CHESS.
WILL THIS SOLVE ALL OF OUR SPACE PROBLEMS? ABSOLUTELY NOT. AND I THINK I'VE SAID TO THE COURT BEFORE THAT THERE'S A MUCH BIGGER NEED OUT THERE.
AND SO THE QUESTIONS OF WHAT SPACE REALLY NEEDS, IT REALLY LIES AT THE COURT'S FEET.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT THIS ALL THIS PRESSURE ON YOU, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON, YOU KNOW, WHO SHOULD LIVE IN THAT SPACE AND WHAT SPACE CAN BE BACKFILLED AND LEVERAGED.
SO WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY PARTICULAR GROUP WORK GROUPS IN THIS PRESENTATION TODAY, BUT IT WILL ABSOLUTELY NEED TO YIELD RESULTS TO THOSE THE JUDGE SAID WHEN HE WAS FIRST ELECTED ROI.
OKAY. JUST TWO FINAL COMMENTS.
I THINK THIS DOES SPEAK, THOUGH, TO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT IS NEBULOUS AND BECAUSE IT IS CHESS AND IT'S COMPLICATED, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER OUT WITH OUR VISION AND HORIZON AS FAR AS WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE.
AND BECAUSE IF WE HAVE THAT TEN YEAR HORIZON VERSUS A FIVE YEAR HORIZON.
OTHER POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS MAY COME INTO PLAY.
RIGHT. THAT MAY BE MORE OPTIMAL.
BUT AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DO THAT TODAY.
BUT I JUST THINK THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO ON THAT FRONT, MORE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO OPTIMIZE IN THIS GAME OF CHESS AND MOVE IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AROUND TO TRY TO LEVERAGE THE SPACE WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT THE LOWEST COST TO TAXPAYERS.
RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
I WOULD ALSO JUST REITERATE, LISTEN, I THINK THIS IS A NEED.
I THINK THAT YOU'VE MADE THE CASE FOR IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO GO FORWARD.
BUT THIS DOES COME BACK TO TO THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD AROUND OUR DEBT.
AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER ARGUMENT FOR THE SUGGESTIONS THAT I MADE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THAT WE DO TAKE PROACTIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE OUR OVERALL DEBT BURDEN.
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT THAT POINT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CALVERT. ALL RIGHT.
AND SO AS AS COMMISSIONER MOODY HAS POINTED OUT, IT'S KIND OF A RUBIK PUZZLE.
WE MOVE ONE PIECE AND IT MEANS WE HAVE TO THEN TOTALLY ADJUST.
AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE COURT TO BE PATIENT IN REGARDS TO WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE GOING TO PUT INTO THESE SPACES? WE WANT TO BE VERY STRATEGIC.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER DEPARTMENTS ARE MOVING TO THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING, IF THIS MOTION PASSES, IS I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MOVE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE PROBABLY GOING TO SERVE THE PUBLIC SO THAT IT WILL BE MORE PUBLIC ACCESSIBLE, AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO DEAL WITH DOWNTOWN PARKING.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOES HAVE PARKING COVERED, PARKING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EMPLOYEES, WHICH SHOULD I DON'T THINK WE'RE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES SHOULD TAKE SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES PARKING OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH I UNDERSTAND.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER WAITING LIST OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NEEDING PARKING.
AND SO THE PARKING ISSUES IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.
ALSO, TWO, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS SPACE.
THIS USED TO BE WHAT WAS CALLED TAPESTRY, WHICH WAS THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RAN COMMUNITY BASED CARE FOR FOSTER CARE THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER. AND OBVIOUSLY THAT PROGRAM DID NOT SURVIVE, BUT IT LEFT A BUILDING THAT THEY BUILT, I BELIEVE, AS I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY, THAT THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT FOR THAT PARTICULAR NONPROFIT'S NEEDS.
I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY FULLY OCCUPIED THE SPACE WE'RE TAKING.
WE'RE TAKING THE BUILDING AND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN IT.
WE ARE WE ARE BENEFICIARIES OF AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RENOVATION, RENOVATIONS.
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AND SO I THINK, COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAD ALWAYS IN PRIOR DISCUSSIONS AND PRIOR COURTS THAT AUTHORIZED US TO MOVE FORWARD.YOU ASKED DAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT THE BEST DEAL.
AND WE'VE GOT A FINAL PURCHASE PRICE THAT GOES UNDER THAT.
CORRECT. MR.. DAN CURRY SO OBVIOUSLY TOO, IT'S IT'S OBVIOUSLY CHEAPER TO BUY A BUILDING, ESPECIALLY A BUILDING THAT'S BEEN BUILT UP TO THE STATUS OF THIS NOW. I WANTED ALSO TO COMPARE SPACE.
WE KNOW THAT THIS BUILDING IS ABOUT 35,000 SQUARE FOOT.
SO IN ESSENCE, THE BUILDING WE ARE IS ADDING THREE MORE FLOORS TO THE PET TOWER.
RECOMMENDED REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION PROVIDES US TIME TO IDENTIFY THE CAPITAL FUNDING NEEDS.
SO, MR. SMITH, YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ULTIMATELY WILL PAY FOR THIS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD I SUPPORT IT.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.
I'M GOING TO ASK THE COURT. CAN WE GO AHEAD AND GO AND TRY TO GET ITEM 77, WHICH MAY MEAN WE'RE GOING TO GO PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT INTO THE LUNCH HOUR, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A BREAK AND THEN WE'LL BE TAKING UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 78.
[77. Discussion and appropriate action regarding authorizing negotiation of an agreement with Catholic Charities, Archdiocese, Thrive Youth Center, Inc., SAISD, House of Neighborly Service of SA, and American Indians in Texas providing for the NOFA - Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) grant through Request for Proposal (RFP) Event #1108. Contingent upon successful negotiations, the agreement will be brought to Commissioners Court at a later date for consideration and award.]
SO 77 I WANT TO TAKE IT UP NOW.DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE, THRIVE YOUTH CENTER, INC., CISD HOUSE AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICE OF S.A.
AND AMERICAN INDIANS IN TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE NOFA STRESS AND TRAUMA.
RECAST GRANT THROUGH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP EVENT NUMBER 1108.
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, DOCTOR A, HAVE A SEAT.
MR. JACK FINGER, YOU'VE ASKED TO SPEAK.
WELL, JUDGE SAKAI, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK EMPFINGEN, AND I NOTICE THAT ITEM NUMBER 77 IS ABOUT.
AND I'M READING FROM YOUR BACKUP DOCUMENTS HERE AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATION OF AGREEMENT WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING RESILIENCE, RESILIENCE, TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES AND EQUITY.
THERE'S THAT WORD EQUITY IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE RECENTLY FACED WHAT? CIVIL UNREST, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND OR COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND ASSIST HIGH RISK YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN BEXAR COUNTY PRECINCTS NUMBER ONE, TWO AND FOUR, ONE, TWO AND FOUR.
WELL, COMMISSIONER MOODY, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THAT NO ONE, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IN COMMISSION IN PRECINCT THREE HAVE OR EXPERIENCING CIVIL UNREST AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND COLLECTIVE TRAUMA.
THIS IS GOOD TO KNOW. I BUT MY QUESTION IS, WILL THE TAXPAYERS WHO ARE HELPING SHELL OUT FOR ALL THE MONEY FOR THIS? WILL THEY IN PRECINCT THREE, WILL THEY GET A REBATE FOR ALL THE MONEY THAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR THIS? YOU KNOW, SINCE THEY'RE NOT TO BE EXPERIENCING ANY OF THIS.
YOU KNOW, I NOTICED THAT I WOULD THINK THAT WE A LOT OF THIS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, UNREST, YOU KNOW, IT COULD A LOT OF IT COULD BE REALLY ELIMINATED IF OUR SHERIFF HAD WOULD YES.
IF HE WOULD DO HIS JOB, ARREST THEM SO THAT I WOULD ELIMINATE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THIS STUFF.
ONE OF THEM IS CALLED A THRIVE YOUTH CENTER, JUST FOR INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF IT.
THAT IS A SADLY, THAT ADVOCATES FOR THE HOMOSEXUAL LIFESTYLE AMONG THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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IDEA ABOUT AND INCULCATING EVEN MORE OF THE CIVIL UNREST, THEY CAN MAYBE GET THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE FREEDOM.AND FINALLY, YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDST OF THIS I JUST.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER YOUR NAME.
I WANT TO SAY. SAY THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR ITEM NUMBER 66.
I'LL TELL YOU. YOUR OPPONENT WOULD BE MISS PRADO.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO RUN AGAINST YOU ANYMORE.
DOCTOR ANDREA GUERRERO, COME FORWARD.
IT'S STILL. GOOD MORNING, SIR.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS JUDGE.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR ANDREA GUERRERO.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR BEXAR COUNTY.
I AM HERE TO ASK FOR AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS WITH RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED UNDER A NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER THE RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITIES AFTER STRESS AND TRAUMA, OR BETTER KNOWN AS THE RECAST GRANT.
THE RECAST GRANT IS A FEDERAL GRANT FUNDED OUT OF SAMHSA, WHICH IS A FIVE YEAR GRANT.
WE ARE IN OUR THIRD YEAR OF OUR COMPLETING THE THIRD YEAR OF A FIVE YEAR GRANT.
AND SO THE THE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE WOULD BE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS WAS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN AND AFTER CIVIL UNREST IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI, AND HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. SO THE THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE BASED SERVICES FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION, COMMUNITY, YOUTH AND THE ADULTS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THEM, AS WELL AS AND WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON TRAUMA INFORMED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
AS I MENTIONED, THIS GRANT IS A FIVE YEAR GRANT.
WE'VE ALREADY FINISHED. WE'RE FINISHING UP THE THIRD YEAR OF THAT GRANT.
AND SO WE HAVE TWO MORE YEARS TO TO GO ON THIS FIVE YEAR GRANT WITH SAMHSA.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT $2 MILLION LEFT TO ALLOCATE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
SO IT'S A 1 MILLION, 1 MILLION A YEAR.
SO SOME OF THOSE FUNDS ARE INTERNAL FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION AND SALARIES.
AND SO REALLY ARE, ARE FUNDS TO ALLOCATE 815,000.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE ARE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING AS A RESULT OF THE RESPONSES TO THE NOFA CATHOLIC CHARITIES, THRIVE YOUTH CENTER, SA ISD, HOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICE OF SAN ANTONIO, AMERICAN INDIANS OF TEXAS, THE SPANISH COLONIAL MISSIONS.
WE RECEIVED 22 RESPONSES TO THESE TO THE NOFA.
WE HAD AN EVALUATION TEAM THAT MET ABOUT FOUR TIMES.
THERE ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND EVALUATED ALL OF THE PROPOSALS AND MADE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU BASED ON THE PROPOSALS.
AND I CAN GET INTO MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT EACH IS PROPOSING.
WE HAVE MAPPED OUT THE LOCATIONS THAT THEY WILL SERVE.
SO SPECIFIC EITHER ZIP CODES ADDRESSES, LOCATIONS OF WHERE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THE SERVICE AREA EXTENDS PRETTY FAR WITHIN PRECINCTS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR.
FIRST, WE HAVE CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE.
SO THAT'S K THROUGH 12 AND THEIR FAMILIES.
YOU'LL SEE HERE. AND I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE OUTCOMES.
BUT AGAIN, OUR APPROACH IN PUBLIC HEALTH IS TO START WITH THE END IN MIND.
AND SO FROM AN EVALUATIVE STANDPOINT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AND WHAT WE ASKED EACH OF THE RESPONDENTS TO PROPOSE WAS VERY SPECIFIC, DETAILED, MEASURABLE OUTCOMES THAT ARE TIME BOUND OVER THE YEAR.
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LGBTQ PLUS AND TO PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE.MANY HOMELESS YOUTH ARE THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, LGBTQIA+, AND ARE OFTEN UNHOUSED AS A RESULT OF THEIR COMING OUT TO THEIR FAMILIES. AND SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE HOUSED ON THE CAMPUS OF HAVEN FOR HOPE, THEY DO EXTENSIVE OUTREACH INTO THE INTO PRECINCTS ONE, TWO AND FOUR AND PRECINCT THREE.
NONE OF THE RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS ONLY SERVE JUST RESIDENTS OF ONE, TWO AND FOUR.
THEY'LL TAKE ANYONE THAT COMES IN FROM BEXAR COUNTY.
SO THRIVE CENTER DOES EXTENSIVE OUTREACH IN ALL THREE OF THE PROPOSED PRECINCTS.
LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REALLY TARGETED ON PROVIDING THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT YOUTH NEED TO TO GET JOB, FINISH THEIR GED, GET IDS AND ALL OF THE THINGS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME SUCCESSFUL AND PROVIDE AND ACCESS STABLE HOUSING.
CISD IS PROPOSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE ROOMS, WHICH ARE FOCUSED ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.
INSTEAD OF TAKING A DISCIPLINARY APPROACH, THEY WOULD THEY ARE PROPOSING TO TAKE A MORE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE APPROACH TO REALLY MINIMIZE THE, THE, THE PUNITIVE ASPECT OF SOME BEHAVIORS. AND THEN HOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICE.
THIS THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE.
THIS ONE IS ONLY SERVING PRECINCT TWO.
IT'S A SMALLER NONPROFIT THAT WE HAVEN'T WORKED WITH BEFORE.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT THEY THEIR OUTCOMES AND PROPOSED THEIR PROPOSED GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES WERE EXTREMELY SPECIFIC AND WILL ACCEPT FOLKS FROM OTHER PRECINCTS AS WELL AS PRECINCT TWO.
AMERICAN INDIANS IN TEXAS, THEY ARE.
THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WE THAT RESPONDED TO THE NOFA THAT IS FOCUSED REALLY ON YOUNG MEN AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITHIN YOUNG MEN TO PROMOTE THEIR SENSE OF SELF, THEIR SENSE OF FAMILY, THAT THEY WILL REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF YOUNG BOYS AND MEN AS A PART OF A FAMILY AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE A DETERRENT TO BECOMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED.
SO OUR RECOMMENDED MOTION IS THE TO AUTHORIZE OUR DEPARTMENT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THESE RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS TO BE SUBRECIPIENTS OF THE RECAST GRANT FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW IN ANOTHER YEAR.
IS THERE A MOTION? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
BOSCH. MEMBERS COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? SO, DOCTOR ANDREW, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN INTO IT.
AND SO WHEN YOU PRESENTED THIS TO ME AND TALKED ABOUT IT, I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED.
SO HOPEFULLY THOSE STUDENTS WILL HEAR ABOUT IT AND WILL USE THOSE PEACE ROOMS. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE RAMON FROM AMERICAN INDIANS IN TEXAS.
SO I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
DOCTOR, A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
I KNOW WE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT ABOUT THIS AND YOU KNOW, IN A CERTAIN REGARD, VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE BECAUSE THERE WERE WHAT WAS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OF APPLICATIONS BY DOLLAR AMOUNT? 22. OH, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.
IT WAS A IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.
THIS JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE JUST $1 MILLION GRANT.
SO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR FOR MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
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CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO INCLUDE THE LOGIC MODELS THAT ACCOMPANY EACH OF THESE.THESE ARE THESE ARE BASICALLY WHAT WE USE FOR EVALUATION.
SO EACH OF THE PROPOSED OUTCOMES THAT ARE THERE COME STRAIGHT FROM THE THE THE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES.
AND SO WE HAVE A PROGRAM DIRECTOR THAT MONITORS THESE.
HER SOLE HER SOLE JOB IS TO MONITOR EACH OF THESE CONTRACTS TO IT'S DONE ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.
AND SO WHEN THE PROGRAMS SUBMIT INVOICES FOR PAYMENT BASED ON AND DOCUMENT THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COMPLETED UNDER THIS, THEN WE ARE ABLE TO REIMBURSE FOR THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED, SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED.
OKAY. AND THESE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS, IS THAT RIGHT? FEDERAL DOLLARS FROM SAMHSA.
RIGHT. I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S THAT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST NECESSARILY CHECKING A BOX, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT COMPLIES WITH THOSE REGULATIONS AS WELL.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING THAT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN A RECIPIENT, BEXAR COUNTY HAS BEEN THE GRANTEE OF RECORD FOR THESE DOLLARS FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS. AND SO, YES, WE WE ARE WELL VERSED IN THE REQUIREMENTS.
AND THE BURDEN IS NOT JUST ON US, BUT IT ALSO IS ON THE ORGANIZATION.
THEY KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
BUT YOUR STAFF'S WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT, IS THAT RIGHT? YES. THESE ARE SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACTS.
OKAY. AND THEN I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION IS YOU MENTIONED THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF CARRYOVER.
DOES THAT HAPPEN AT THE END OF THIS TERM OR AND WHO MAKES THAT DETERMINATION? SAMHSA WOULD AT THAT POINT.
SO BASICALLY SAMHSA REQUIRES US TO DOCUMENT ACTIVITIES AND THOSE THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DOCUMENTED, THEY PROVIDE THOSE GRANT FUNDS TO US AND WE RELEASE THEM TO THE GRANTEE OR TO OUR SUBRECIPIENT.
IF FOR ANY REASON, ANY OF THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE NOT WELL DOCUMENTED AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY THEM, WE ALSO WORK WITH OUR OWN INTERNAL AUDITORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOCUMENTING ALL OF THOSE EXPENSES.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU, MR. MOODY. GOOD MORNING.
WELL, AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I DO WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE THE PRECINCT THREE PIECE THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER.
AND THEN I THINK YOU HE TRIED TO SPEAK TO, BUT BECAUSE CLEARLY PRECINCT THREE HAS NEEDS AS WELL, RIGHT? I KNOW WE WE TRY TO IDENTIFY AND EACH ONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR OWN LOCATIONS AND OWN DEMOGRAPHICS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SERVE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE DO HAVE ISSUES IN PRECINCT THREE, SOME OF WHICH I SAW THIS WEEKEND.
RIGHT ALONG WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT AGAIN? BECAUSE IS IT BECAUSE THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE CHOSEN BY YOUR TEAM ONLY HAVE LOCATIONS IN THE OTHER PRECINCTS? WHY YOU'RE NUMBERING THEM ONE, TWO AND FOUR AND NOT THREE.
RIGHT. SO THIS GOES BACK TO NEEDS ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE DONE PRIOR TO MY TENURE.
AND SO, SO NEEDS ASSESSMENTS WERE PERFORMED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS FIVE YEAR CYCLE THAT IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND PROMISE ZONES IN PRECINCTS ONE, TWO AND FOUR TO ESTABLISH WHERE THE GRANT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
AND SO WE'RE STILL UNDER THAT CONTRACT.
AND SO THAT THE EXPANSION WAS INTENDED TO HAVE HAPPENED IN YEAR ONE OF THIS FIVE YEAR CYCLE.
AND SO NOW WE'RE JUST EXPANDING NOW INTO YEAR FOUR.
AND SO REALLY THOSE THOSE PRECINCTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN YEAR ONE.
I'M A CONSTITUENT IN PRECINCT THREE.
SO I UNDERSTAND LIVING THERE AND AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES THERE, WHICH ARE SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS TO SOME OF THE OTHER PRECINCTS, BUT THAT THAT WAS A PROCESS THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN YEAR ONE OF THIS FIVE YEAR GRANT.
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TRY TO COOKIE CUT EVERYTHING INTO.WELL, THESE ARE THE ZIP CODES.
THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE NEED HELP.
AND OUTSIDE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY MUST BE JUST FINE.
AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE AN APPROACH THAT'S FLEXIBLE AND THAT IS ABLE TO TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ZIP CODE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR STREET ADDRESS. AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE FLEXIBLE IN THAT.
BUT SO I THINK THAT THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT WE NEED TO GET AT HERE.
THIS IS MAYBE A TOUGH QUESTION, BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ENTITIES WITHIN, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SPACE THAT WE CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH AT THE COUNTY OR PROVIDE FUNDING TO.
I CAN SAY FROM, FROM MY DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE LIKE JUST WITH OUR ARPA CONTRACTS, WE HAVE ABOUT 28 AND THERE ARE PROBABLY ANOTHER TEN BEFORE THE THE PUBLIC HEALTH RFP.
WE STILL HAVE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE FOR OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS.
SO THIS WOULD BE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA.
NOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH MY DEPARTMENT.
BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE THAT WERE DONE BEFORE I CAME ON.
SO WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING 40 TO 50 IN THAT RANGE.
OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A BIG NUMBER.
YOU KNOW, THEIR OBJECTIVES, THEIR METRICS.
HOW CAN WE MANAGE ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH YOUR OFFICE OR THROUGH OTHER COUNTY OFFICES? IT SEEMS LIKE AN AWFUL LOT.
SO FOR ALL OF THE GRANTS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY GOTTEN, WHETHER IT'S FEDERAL DOLLARS AND OUR ALL THE FEDERAL DOLLARS, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE, THERE IS A LINE ITEM FOR AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR.
SO A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION CONSULTANT THAT WOULD COME IN AND MONITOR, IN ADDITION TO THE FULL TIME STAFF PERSON THAT WE HAVE TO MONITOR THE ONGOING OPERATIONS, IN ADDITION TO PROCESSING INVOICES AND JUST DOING CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.
IT'S DONE THROUGH SITE VISITS.
IT'S DONE THROUGH RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.
SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND OVERSIGHT, BOTH FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL, THAT IS PERFORMED BY NOT JUST OUR INTERNAL STAFF, BUT BY EXTERNAL EVALUATORS AS WELL.
UNDERSTAND OBVIOUSLY BECOMES REALLY COMPLEX WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT MANY ORGANIZATIONS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO AND THIS ISN'T JUST A MENTAL HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SPACE, RIGHT.
BUT WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, WE ALSO HAVE TO WE HAVE TO GET THE DATA AND THE METRICS TO ASSESS WHO'S WHAT OUR BEST PRACTICES, WHO'S DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB IN THIS SPACE.
AND THEN ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, EITHER EITHER GROUPS NEED TO YOU KNOW, CONFORM TO THOSE BEST PRACTICES OR, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFY THE WINNERS THAT WE WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON BECAUSE THEY'RE PROVIDING THE BEST RESULTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY VERSUS, YOU KNOW, THE PEANUT BUTTER SPREAD ACROSS DOZENS AND DOZENS OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE ALL RELATIVELY TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THAT NEXT.
SO HOW DO THESE FIVE WAS IT FIVE? YES. HOW DID THESE FIVE DIFFER FROM THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, 40 THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY CONTRACTING WITH IN TERMS OF SERVICES THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING? SOME COULD BE SIMILAR, SOME COULD BE SIMILAR.
BUT BECAUSE THEY RESPONDED SPECIFICALLY TO THIS NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY, THEIR OUTCOMES ARE MUCH MORE SPECIFIC AND RELATIVE OR ALIGNED WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE RECAST GRANT IN THAT THEIR TRAUMA INFORMED THEIR FOCUS ON YOUTH.
THEY'RE FOCUSED ON RESILIENCY AND COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF MORE, LIKE I SAID, SPECIFICITY RESPONDING TO THE RECAST GRANT SPECIFICALLY, COULD THESE HAVE BEEN FUNDED THROUGH ARPA DOLLARS? PROBABLY. YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ALIGNED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRIORITIES AS WELL.
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BUT BECAUSE THEY RESPONDED TO THIS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO THE RECAST GRANT.OKAY. AND SINCE DO ANY OF THESE FIVE CURRENTLY HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY OR THESE WERE PREVIOUSLY LEFT OUT? NONE OF THESE DO, EXCEPT FOR RSD.
WE ARE I THINK YOU JUST RECENTLY APPROVED THAT.
AND WE ALSO SACHSE RECEIVED ARPA DOLLARS FOR SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL.
OKAY. NOT THROUGH MY DEPARTMENT.
I CAN'T SPEAK TO EVERY OTHER SINGLE DEPARTMENT, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I DON'T THINK SO.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS RECEIVED SOME DOLLARS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
TWO MORE YEARS. TWO MORE YEARS.
RIGHT. AND ULTIMATELY I'M READING THROUGH HERE.
SOME OF THESE ARE TALKING ABOUT HIRING ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.
RIGHT. SO I HOPE, YOU KNOW, THE SAME CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING HAD WITH WITH THESE GROUPS UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A GRANT AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEES OF ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS BEING ABLE TO TO CONTINUE.
I MEAN, WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS HERE IN THE COMING YEARS.
BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO ENSURE THAT THAT WE ARE LIKE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND THINKING ABOUT THAT WHEN WE'RE SELECTING ENTITIES THAT THAT SAY SPECIFICALLY THAT THEY'RE HIRING ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL BECAUSE THAT'S POTENTIALLY A LAYOFF NEXT YEAR OR IN TWO YEARS.
WE DO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD IT CONFIRMED, CONFIRMED FROM SAMHSA TO DATE THAT THEY COULD RENEW THIS GRANT FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, AND WE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO REAPPLY FOR IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT IS A IT'S A POTENTIALITY THAT COULD HAPPEN.
YEAH, BUT IT'S THE KEY WORD THERE WAS COULD RIGHT.
COULD. BUT WE DO ALSO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU SPEAK OF ABOUT IT BEING GRANT FUNDED.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE RSD.
SO. FIRST OF ALL, THIS THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING THAT WE PROVIDED FOR WITHIN ARPA. CORRECT. YES.
BUT IT COULD BE SUPPLEMENTAL TO THAT ENTIRE EFFORT WITHIN WITHIN RSD SCHOOLS, THEY ARE RECEIVING DOLLARS FOR PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS, ALSO FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
AND THESE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ROOMS OR PEACE ROOMS WOULD BE A COMPLEMENT TO THOSE OTHER SERVICES.
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH WHAT A PEACE ROOM IS.
PIECE ROOM. IN THE BEST WAY I COULD DESCRIBE IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT.
LIKE THE THRIVE CENTER AT SOMERSET.
THERE ARE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE WORK WITH THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THESE ROOMS. THEY'RE USUALLY LIKE IN A CLASSROOM THAT IS UNUSED, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE DE-ESCALATION ROOMS WHERE A CHILD OR STUDENT CAN GO TO CALM INSTEAD OF ESCALATING A SITUATION. IF THEY'RE HAVING A BAD DAY.
SOMETIMES THEY CAN JUST GO AND WORK WITH THE COUNSELORS AND WITH OTHER STAFF THAT ARE ON THAT ARE ON STAFF TO MANAGE A POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATION TO OR TO TO DE-ESCALATE IT.
IT CAN ALSO BE A ROOM FOR MEDIATION IF THERE'S A CONFLICT AMONG STUDENTS TO BRING THOSE STUDENTS INSTEAD OF JUST GOING TO A DISCIPLINARY ACTION, MAYBE THAT SITUATION COULD BE MEDIATED.
TO MITIGATE THAT CONFLICT AMONG AMONG EITHER STUDENTS OR GROUPS OF STUDENTS.
IF A SITUATION ESCALATES TO THE POINT OF EXPULSION FOR A STUDENT OR IF STUDENTS GET, YOU KNOW, HAVE ENOUGH DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT THEY WOULD RESULT IN THAT, THEN THEY CAN.
THESE PEACE ROOMS CAN BE USED TO TO DETER THAT OR TO PROVIDE PROVIDE A DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THAT.
WE HAVE FOLKS FROM CCISD HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
SORRY, WHAT WAS THE LAST PART? WE HAVE FOLKS FROM SA, SA ISD HERE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THEM MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT IF I MIGHT NOT BE DOING IT JUSTICE.
ARE THEY HERE? GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
WELL, I KNOW SHE WAS KIND OF EXPLAINING THE HIGH LEVEL PART OF THE PEACE ROOMS. IT'S NOT A TERM I'VE SEEN BEFORE.
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SO $200,000.WHAT WHAT IS THAT BUYING? BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT REBUILDING, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU REFITTING A ROOM THAT WAS FOR SUSPENSION OR.
SAN ANTONIO ISD IS ACTUALLY PUTTING FORTH THE THE BULK OF THE FINANCING BEHIND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE ROOMS FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH 12, AND THIS GRANT WOULD FUNCTION TO BE A SUPPLEMENT TO THAT, TO PROVIDE CRITICAL TRAINING FOR STAFF SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE MINDSET SHIFT FROM A MORE PUNITIVE OR EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE APPROACH TO A MORE RESTORATIVE DISCIPLINE APPROACH.
BUT SAN ANTONIO ISD HAS ALREADY PUT FORTH AN ENRICHMENT TO PROVIDE THE STAFF SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT EARLIER ON HOW WE CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN STAFF INTO THE FUTURE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS ALLOCATED BUDGET FOR THE STAFF.
WE JUST NEED IN NEED OF MONEY FOR THE TRAINING AND SOME OF THE SUPPLIES.
OKAY. WELL AND SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY METRICS ON ON THE PEACE ROOMS THEN.
ONE IS A NEW BIANNUAL STUDENT SURVEY THAT WE'RE ROLLING OUT THAT MEASURES CASTLE'S FIVE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES, AS WELL AS STUDENTS SENSE OF BELONGING ON CAMPUS AND THEIR SENSE OF SAFETY ON CAMPUS.
SO WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON THOSE MEASURES THROUGH A TWICE ANNUAL SURVEY FOR STUDENTS MOVING FORWARD.
WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING AT DISCIPLINE RATES, AND WE ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO AS A DISTRICT IN REDUCING OUR AMOUNT OF EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES. IN OTHER WORDS, KEEPING STUDENTS ON CAMPUS WHERE THEY UNDERSTAND AND THEY FEEL THE DEEPEST LEVEL, THAT THEY ARE PART OF THAT COMMUNITY, AND THEY HAVE ADULTS IN THOSE SPACES THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP CONNECTIONS WITH, THAT THEY HAVE TRUSTED ADULTS THERE ON CAMPUS TO CONNECT WITH.
AND THAT IS DEEP IN THE RESEARCH, NOT JUST HERE IN TEXAS, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THERE ARE OTHER LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE USING PEACE ROOMS TO NAME TWO.
TWO BIG ONES, DALLAS ISD AND OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA, THAT ARE SEEING GREAT SUCCESS WITH THE METRICS THAT WE ARE ALSO HOPING TO SEE SUCCESS WITH.
WE WILL ALSO BE MONITORING ATTENDANCE DATA, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT DISCIPLINE DATA, ATTENDANCE DATA, AND THEN STUDENTS SKILLS AND SELF-REPORTING OF THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS TO THE SURVEY.
WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE DATA ON THOSE THOSE EXAMPLES THAT YOU MENTIONED, DALLAS AND OAKLAND.
JUST BE BE FRANK, I'M, I'M SOMEWHAT SKEPTICAL OF THIS AND BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT WHICH, YOU KNOW, SUSPENSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TOOL THAT'S BEEN USED FOR, FOR CHILDREN, TEENS THAT ARE, THAT ARE OUT OF LINE IN THE CLASSROOM AND THAT NEED SOME KIND OF CORRECTION. SO, YEAH, I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE.
BUT BUT I HAVE CONCERNS NOT NOT ONLY WITH, YOU KNOW, PEACE ROOMS. I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK ON, ON ESSER ISD, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE 40, 50 DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT IN THIS SPACE.
WE KNOW THERE'S A NEED IN MENTAL HEALTH.
AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, AS I MADE THE COMMENTS EARLIER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS ABOUT HOW WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WITHIN THIS SPACE GOING FORWARD, WITHOUT THE FEDERAL DOLLARS SUBSIDIZING IN A BIG WAY OR SUPPORT.
BUT ANYWAY, THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS.
I HAVE JUST SOME CONCERNS ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING, HOW WE'RE GOING THERE.
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INVEST IN THIS SPACE.BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.
THANK YOU JUDGE. COULD I GET RAMEN FROM AMERICAN INDIANS IN TEXAS TO COME UP? AND ALSO, I WANT TO ASK OUR FRIEND FROM SAIC TO COME BACK.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES HERE TODAY? COME ON BACK. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES? OKAY, GREAT.
WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? OKAY. COME ON UP, COME ON UP.
ANYBODY FROM THE THRIVE CENTER? WHERE IS THE THRIVE CENTER? OH, GOOD TO SEE YOU, JUSTIN.
THANK YOU FOR. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS GRANT.
THIS GRANT WAS ACTUALLY STARTED IN THE COUNTY EIGHT YEARS AGO.
THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO TRANCHES OF FIVE YEAR FUNDING.
ON AUGUST 9TH, 2014, AN 18 YEAR OLD IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI, NAMED MICHAEL BROWN WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING.
AND BEVERLY WATTS DAVIS, WHO USED TO BE THE US DRUG CZAR, HELPED TO GET SAMHSA TO DO A GRANT THAT WAS NATIONWIDE FOR CITIES THAT HAD HIGH INCIDENCES OF POLICE USE OF FORCE, HIGH NUMBERS OF PROTEST.
AND SO AT THAT TIME, PRECINCT FOUR, AND IT STILL IS.
THE CASE HAD THE MOST PROTESTS AND INCIDENTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND USE OF FORCE.
IT ALSO PROVIDED IT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZED THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS GOING THROUGH ITS OWN STRESSES AND HAD ITS OWN THINGS THEY WERE COMING TO WORK WITH AND AND TO TRY TO DEAL WITH WHAT SOME IN THE COMMUNITY MAY CALL THAT DISTRUST OR TRIGGER HAPPY, IF YOU WILL, FOR, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE PEJORATIVE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO BE DESCRIPTIVE.
AND SO IT ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF CRIME, OF, OF POLICE USE OF FORCE SO THAT VICTIMS HAD HELP WITH THE CONNECTIONS TO OUR VARIOUS CENTERS THAT HELP WITH THE FUNERAL COSTS OF OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY FROM THAT.
THIS IS A GRANT THAT I HELPED READ AND WRITE AND LOBBY FOR AND AND SO I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND REALLY WHY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WROTE THIS AND THE EFFORTS THAT THAT WENT INTO IT.
IT FEELS A LITTLE WILLIE LYNCH ISH, IF YOU WILL.
TO HAVE A TRAUMA DONE TO THE CREATOR OF THE GRANT.
AND THIS IS NO ASPERSION, AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYONE HERE.
BUT SOME TRAUMAS HAVE BEEN CREATED AS A RESULT OF EVEN THIS PROCESS.
SO I'M HERE TO HELP YOU HEAL, AND I'M HERE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY HEAL FROM WHAT HAS BEEN PERCEIVED AS MISTREATMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION FROM THE COUNTY TO THE NONPROFIT SECTOR FOR HOLDING MONEY, AS YOU HEARD TODAY.
AND I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PAYMENTS ARE DONE ON TIME SO THAT YOU I MEAN, WESTCARE FOUNDATION IS THE LARGEST MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY IN THIS WESTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES. THEY DO HAVE THE FUNDS TO WITHSTAND 700, 800, $500,000.
SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN TO YOU.
THE PROMPT PAYMENT ACT WILL GET YOU A COPY OF THAT STATUTE.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS GRANT WAS MOST BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES NEEDING IS STILL SERVICE.
AND I THINK, I THINK THE ONLY ORGANIZATION BASED IN PRECINCT, MAYBE THERE'S TWO.
BUT I KNOW AMERICAN INDIANS IS RIGHT IN COMMERCE.
AND SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
I AM HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THE PEACE ROOM SITUATION AS WELL.
I AM VERY OPEN TO RESTORATIVE DISCIPLINE AND JUSTICE.
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IT'S NOT THREE YEARS PREVIOUS.EIGHT YEARS OF WORK IS IN PRECINCT FOUR.
WE DOUBLED THE MEDIAN INCOME OF OUR SERVICE AREA HERE.
SO IF PEOPLE AREN'T DEALING WITH TRAUMAS, THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN ACHIEVING THEIR DREAMS. AND WE CAN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THAT HAS SO BEEN AN ALBATROSS AROUND THE NECK OF.
AS A COUNTY WITH THE BIGGEST POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES PER CAPITA.
RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S REALLY PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING.
IT'S ABOUT RESILIENCE FROM TRAUMA AND STRESS.
ALL OF YOU HAVE THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE PROGRAMING REFINED AND RETUNED TO THE INTENT OF WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA FIRST DID, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK AT THIS POINT.
WELL, I THINK IT WILL BE PRESIDENT HARRIS WILL BE ELECTED.
THESE FUNDS THAT YOU'RE NOW ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING UP SO I COULD SEE YOU AND KNOW YOU.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
I'M A PROUD GRADUATE OF BRACKENRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
SAISD AND I JUST HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT I HAVE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN COMMISSIONER.
AND WITH THAT, FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO PASS $20 MILLION TO PARTNER WITH OUR ISDS TO PAY FOR MORE THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS IN OUR SCHOOLS TO BREAK THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO HEAR THIS HEAR IT.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT MORE FUNDING INTO MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR SCHOOLS.
SO SOMETHING LIKE A PEACE ROOM WHERE, TO USE YOUR WORD, DOCTOR ANDREA CAN DE-ESCALATE INSTEAD OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DEALING WITH SITUATIONS THAT THEY DID NOT CHOOSE, NOT KNOWING HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE SITUATIONS AND LASHING OUT IN GETTING THROWN IN JUVENILE AND LEADING THEM TO THE OVERCROWDING IN JAILS.
AND THERE'S LOTS OF RESEARCH DONE ON IT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF THE PEACE ROOMS IN 60.
PLEASE INVITE ME TO DO SOME TOURS.
I WISH I HAD THAT ACCESS AT BRAC WHEN I WAS THERE, FRANKLY, JUDGE SAKAI, DAVID SMITH, WE PROBABLY NEED TO PUT FUNDING INTO A PEACE ROOM HERE AT BEXAR COUNTY FOR SOME OF OUR STAFF WHO ARE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
AND ON DAYS LIKE TODAY AT COMMISSIONERS COURT, SO THAT I MYSELF CAN GO INTO ONE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO FUND AND SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
ANYTHING ELSE? THEN I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ONE ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR LUNCH BREAK.
LET'S TAKE ABOUT A 45 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK, WHICH WILL SHOULD TAKE US 115 ISH.
WE'LL, WE'LL WE'LL TRY TO PACE IT.
SO LET ME ALSO LET THE STAFF WHEN WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND OPEN COURT AND, AND AFTER THE RECESS, WE'LL TAKE US CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON ITEM 78.
WE WILL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO DISCUSS, SO THAT WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO RESOLVE.
AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK UP, WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM AGENDA 78 FOR A VOTE.
SO WITH THAT, LET'S COURT CALLS A RECESS.
[78. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a Memorandum of Understanding by and among Bexar County, the City of San Antonio, Designated Bidders, LLC, and Weston Urban Management, LLC for the financing, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of a multipurpose facility to host Minor League Baseball games for the San Antonio Missions, to also be utilized for other community events and covering certain other project related items including proposed project funding sources, agreements, new development and private direct investment. (Part 1 of 2)]
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UTILIZED FOR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS AND COVERING CERTAIN OTHER PROJECT RELATED ITEMS, INCLUDING PROPOSED PROJECT FUNDING SOURCES, AGREEMENTS, NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND PRIVATE DIRECT INVESTMENT.AS I INDICATED, I WANTED TO BE COURTEOUS TO THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
SO I'M HOPING THAT EVERYBODY'S IN THE ROOM.
IF NOT, PLEASE LET PEOPLE IN THE HALLWAY KNOW THAT WE'RE CALLING CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
THE FIRST ONE IS ROMANITA MATA BARRERA.
SO HOW DO YOU WANT TO READ IT OR JUST.
AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF GREATER SACHSE.
THIS TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT IS MORE THAN JUST A NEW FACILITY.
THIS INVESTMENT IS NOT JUST ABOUT SPORTS.
NEW MODERN FACILITIES, LIKE THE ONES PROPOSED BY THE MISSION STADIUM, WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE ATTRACTING PREMIER EVENTS, ENHANCING OUR STATUS AS A DESIRABLE DESTINATION FOR BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, AND ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHWESTERN SIDE OF DOWNTOWN.
FUELED BY THIS PROJECT REFLECTS THE REGIONAL APPROACH WE BELIEVE IN AT GREATER SAT X.
THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST BUILDING A STADIUM AT GREATER SAT.
THE NEW MISSION STADIUM, COUPLED WITH SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT, WILL PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS THAT ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR FAMILIES WHILE STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY BONDS AND DRIVING SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE SAKAI AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
I'M DEREK BAYS, GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO OF THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.
IN 2018, ALONGSIDE THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE CELEBRATED THE GRAND OPENING OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE UNIQUE SAN PEDRO CREEK CULTURE PARK, LOCATED IN THIS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT WESTERN CORNER OF DOWNTOWN AND THE BIRTHPLACE OF SAN ANTONIO.
THE CULTURE PARK SYMBOLIZES TRANSFORMATION, HAVING CONVERTED A CONCRETE DRAINAGE DITCH IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN INTO A VIBRANT CULTURAL SPACE THAT CELEBRATES BOTH OUR HISTORY AND DIVERSITY AS THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND ACTIVATION OF THE SAN PEDRO CREEK CULTURE PARK.
OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, THIS $300 MILLION INVESTMENT BY BEXAR COUNTY HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND OTHERS, AS SUCH AS UTSA'S EXPANSION, THE FROST TOWER, AND THE NEW FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.
WE AT THE RIVER AUTHORITY WELCOME THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT A PROPOSED BALLPARK AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COULD FURTHER BRING TO THE CULTURE PARK, CONTINUING THE TRANSFORMATION THAT BEGAN IN 2018 AND ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF THE PARK AND USE BY BOTH LOCALS AND VISITORS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE OWNERSHIP GROUP TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS THAT PRIORITIZE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY AND TRASH MITIGATION THAT PROTECT THE COUNTY'S PRIOR INVESTMENTS, AND THE CREEK'S HEALTH AND CLEANLINESS COOPERATION SUCH AS
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THIS UNDERSCORES ALL OF OUR COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP MOVING FORWARD.I AM HERE AS A NOT AS A 35 YEAR SEASON TICKET HOLDER OF THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
THIS EFFORT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BASEBALL.
IT HAS TO DO WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AT SA SPORTS, WE COMMISSIONED A STUDY THAT HAD SIX OTHER CITIES PROVEN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENED AROUND A DOWNTOWN MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM.
TWO OF THOSE CITIES ARE CHARLOTTE AND NASHVILLE, THAT ARE NFL CITIES THAT DECIDED TO TAKE AN OVERLOOKED PART OF THEIR DOWNTOWN AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT A MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM.
AND DEVELOPMENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF IT.
IT TRULY IS NOT A BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.
IT IS GUARANTEED BY THIS OWNERSHIP GROUP.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THEIR REQUEST.
HI. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO START BY THANKING COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, COMMISSIONER MOODY AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT FOR BEING HERE, LISTENING TO LISTENING TO ME TODAY AS WELL AS JUDGE SAKAI.
I HAVE JUST RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THE IDEA OF A NEW BASEBALL STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO.
AS A SAN ANTONIO NATIVE, I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS.
GROWING UP HERE HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.
I'M SO PROUD OF EVERYTHING FROM OUR UNIQUE CUISINE TO BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES AND CITY VIEWS.
THIS BASEBALL FIELD IS JUST THE BEGINNING FOR SO MANY KINDS OF SPORTS FANS.
IT IS A BRAND NEW DOOR OPENING.
PEOPLE, INCLUDING MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF, WILL BE COMING FOR THE CHEAP MINOR LEAGUE TICKETS AND LEAVING WITH THE EXPERIENCES AND MEMORIES OF A LIFETIME. I PERSONALLY HATE WATCHING BASEBALL ON TELEVISION, BUT BEING THERE IN PERSON IS JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL.
I HAVE MET PEOPLE AND MADE FRIENDS THAT I STILL HAVE TO THIS DAY.
FROM BASEBALL GAMES I'VE SILLY VIDEOS OF MY FRIENDS DANCING AND SINGING IN THE STANDS.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME TO SAN ANTONIO FOR THE BASEBALL AND STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SEAN TRAHAN.
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT A BASEBALL STADIUM POSSIBLY BEING BUILT IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO, MY MIND IMMEDIATELY STARTED BRAINSTORMING THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS CAN HAVE ON BRINGING THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY TOGETHER.
THIS CAN BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TRULY BECOME ONE, AS WELL AS HAVE PEOPLE COME OUT IN SUPPORT TO WATCH THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS BASEBALL GAMES FOR AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.
CURRENTLY, I FEEL THAT THE ENERGY OF DOWNTOWN IS MORE CONDENSED AND EXCLUSIVE, BUT A BASEBALL STADIUM BEING BUILT IN DOWNTOWN CAN CHANGE THAT ENERGY INTO BEING MORE UPBEAT, ACTIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND UNIFYING.
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EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES TO OFFER EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU'RE FROM.THIS CAN HELP THE AREA ITSELF HAVE PEOPLE KEEP COMING BACK AND VISITING MORE OFTEN, AND ACTIVELY PLAY THEIR PART IN KEEPING THE ENERGY OF DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO ALIVE AND VIBRANT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I'M TRYING TO READ. I HOPE I DON'T MISPRONOUNCE.
IS IT CADEN ROBERTSON? HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THE FIRST NAME? CADEN. CADEN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMING HERE TODAY.
I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT AT UMW ALONG A KAPPA SIGMA CHAPTER RESIDENT.
THIS REMINDS ME, IT TAKES ME BACK TO A TIME WHEN ME AND MY FATHER WOULD GO TO A BASEBALL GAME IN DALLAS, AND THIS WAS A TIME BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. SO THIS COMING TO SAN ANTONIO, ME NOT BEING A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO REALLY BRINGS A WHOLE AND JOYOUS HEART TO ME.
THE STATE OF THE ART OF BASKETBALL THE STATE ART OF BASEBALL STADIUM RIGHT HERE IN STADIUM IN SAN ANTONIO, A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN GATHER AND FRIENDS CAN REUNITE.
THE STADIUM WILL NOT JUST BE A VENUE FOR GAMES.
IT WILL BE THE HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY, A SPACE WHERE YOUNG ADULTS CAN HONE THEIR SKILLS, AND FANS AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALIKE CAN SHARE THEIR PASSION FOR THE GAME. IT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, BUSINESSES TO FOSTER YOUTH PROGRAMS AND IGNITE PRIDE IN OUR CITY.
BUT SOMETHING AFFORDABLE SUCH AS BASEBALL, IS MORE KEEN TO US THAN A GAME AT A SAN ANTONIO SPURS.
SCHOOL LIFE BALANCE IS NICE AND AFFORDABLE, WHICH IS WHY BASEBALL WOULD BRING THIS TO OUR LIKENESS NOT JUST TO UW, BUT TO UTSA AND COLLEGES ALIKE.
SAN ANTONIO BRINGS VIBRANT AND ETHICAL SPEECH.
WHAT COULD BE MORE? SO IN CLOSING, LET'S RALLY TOGETHER AND CREATE A BASEBALL STADIUM THAT ONLY ENHANCES THE CITY BUT STRENGTHENS OUR BONDS OF COMMUNITY AND PEACEFULNESS ALIKE.
JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL.
I'M A RETIRED SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICER, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET ALL OF YOU ALL KNOW WHAT MY INVOLVEMENT WITH MISSIONS WAS OVER THE MANY YEARS, 25 PLUS YEARS WHILE I WAS ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I HAD THE HONOR TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF A PROGRAM CALLED THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE, THE PAL PROGRAM, AND IN THE PAL PROGRAM, WE WOULD WE WOULD REACH OUT TO INNER CITY CHILDREN, AND IT WAS PRIMARILY THROUGH SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
BUT WE WE WE WOULD REACH OUT TO ALL THESE CHILDREN THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS YEAR ROUND.
AND IT WAS MY HONOR FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO BE WORKING WITH THE MISSIONS BASEBALL ORGANIZATION EVERY SUMMER TO RUN THE MISSION'S ROOKIE BASEBALL LEAGUE, AND THE MISSIONS WOULD PAY FOR THIS PROGRAM.
EVERY SUMMER, WE WOULD REACH ANYWHERE FROM 300 TO 400 CHILDREN EVERY SUMMER.
AND THIS WAS NOT A REAL COMPETITIVE LEAGUE.
IT WAS A A RECREATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE.
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AND IT WAS A COED LEAGUE.SO WE WE DIDN'T EXCLUDE GIRLS.
IT WAS A BOYS AND GIRLS LEAGUE.
AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH SUMMER LEAGUE WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE A, A MINI TOURNAMENT SO THAT FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE KIDS AND AS I SAID, THE MISSIONS WOULD PAY FOR EVERYTHING.
WE WOULD FEED ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AND ALL THE, THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD SHOW UP TO WATCH THE GAMES.
AND AT THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT, WE WOULD GIVE EVERYBODY TROPHIES.
SO IT WAS LIKE A FIELD OF DREAMS FOR ALL THESE KIDS.
BUT IT CONTINUES BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THAT I'M RETIRED, THIS PROGRAM IS STILL CONTINUING.
THERE'S OTHER OFFICERS THAT TOOK TOOK UP AFTER WHAT I WAS DOING.
SO THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO IS GOING TO CONTINUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL.
JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS BRITTANY LOPEZ, AND I HAVE BEEN A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR FOUR YEARS AND COUNTING FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. EVERY SUMMER I TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT BASEBALL STADIUMS AND HAVE NOW BEEN TO 21 MAJOR LEAGUE AND 15 MINOR LEAGUE STADIUMS ACROSS THE US.
AS A TOURIST IN THOSE CITIES, IT WAS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WHEN THOSE BASEBALL FIELDS WERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA NEAR PLACES OF INTEREST, SUCH AS RESTAURANTS OR IN WALKING DISTANCE FROM A HOTEL.
THAT IS NOT AN OPTION WITH THE CURRENT LOCATION AT THE WOLFF.
HAVING VISITED 36 PLUS BASEBALL FIELDS ACROSS THE US, I LOVE THE CULTURE OF THE CITY THAT YOU FIND AT THE BALLPARK, SUCH AS THE HOT LOBSTER ROLLS AT THE PORTLAND, MAINE SEA DOGS.
THE CRISPY APPLES SOLD IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, AFTER THEIR MASCOT, JOHNNY APPLESEED.
IT IS TIME FOR SAN ANTONIO TO GET AN UPGRADED STADIUM FOR THE MISSIONS.
HOW CAN WE INCORPORATE OUR WELL-KNOWN FIESTA AND HISPANIC CULTURE INTO IT? DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO VISIT BASEBALL STADIUMS? IT IS MEANT TO CHAT WITH FELLOW BASEBALL LOVERS IN OTHER CITIES AND SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES.
TO SHARE. A FEW ABOUT THE MISSIONS THAT TOURISTS HAVE POSTED INCLUDE.
GOING TO A BASEBALL STADIUM IS ABOUT MAKING MEMORIES WITH OTHERS.
HONORABLE JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK HERE.
THAT WAS A WHILE AGO, A FEW YEARS BACK.
WE BOTH HAD A LITTLE DARKER HAIR, TOO.
1963 HOUSTON WAS HOLDING A TEAM CALLED THE HOUSTON BISONS.
THEY LATER BECAME THE HOUSTON COLT 45 SECONDS AND WERE AWARDED A FRANCHISE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, THEY BOUGHT THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS BECAME THE SAN ANTONIO BULLETS.
THAT FRANCHISE ONLY LASTED A YEAR WHEN HOUSTON SOLD THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
AND WE WERE WITHOUT BASEBALL HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS.
MILWAUKEE THEN MOVED THEIR FRANCHISE HERE TO SAN ANTONIO.
LOOKING FOR A MINOR LEAGUE TEAM.
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HOWEVER, WE DIDN'T HAVE A STADIUM TO PLAY, SO WE WERE PLAYING AT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY AS A SAN ANTONIO MISSION SAN ANTONIO BREWERS IN THE TEXAS LEAGUE.WOLFF STADIUM WAS BUILT IN 1994.
I'D LIKE TO MENTION SOME OF THE TEAMS THAT WERE HERE IN THE OLDER YEARS OF THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
THEY WERE CALLED THE SAN ANTONIO BEARS.
AND IN THE 50S IT WAS CALLED THE DIXIE SERIES LEAGUE.
WE HAD BELONGED TO THE ORIOLES, THE CUBS, THE CLEVELAND INDIANS, THE TEXAS RANGERS, LOS ANGELES DODGERS, SEATTLE MARINERS, AND NOW THE SAN DIEGO PADRES. WE ALSO BELONG TO THE BREWERS AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME.
SAN ANTONIO NEEDS A NEW STADIUM TO WELCOME A HIGHER CALIBER OF BASEBALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
IN QUESTION, YOU ALSO HAVE TO LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT HEMISFAIR DID FOR THE AREA IT WAS BUILT IN, AS WELL AS OUR ALAMODOME, HOW IT REVISED AND REBUILT THE AREA IT WAS BUILT IN.
WE NEED TO HEAR GO MISSIONS GO! IN COMPARISON, THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS BASEBALL HAS BEEN IN SAN ANTONIO SINCE 1888 COMPARED TO THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS 1973. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE SAKAI AND ESTEEMED COMMISSIONERS.
I AM JUSTIN MUNOZ, CHIEF OF STAFF AT VISIT SAN ANTONIO.
AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE BASEBALL STADIUM AND RELATED DEVELOPMENT.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR MISSION AT VISIT SAN ANTONIO IS TO WELCOME THE WORLD TO SAN ANTONIO.
A DOWNTOWN THAT OFFERS RICH EXPERIENCES FOR THEM AS WELL.
SAN ANTONIO IS KNOWN FOR MANY THINGS, INCLUDING A YEAR ROUND WARM WEATHER DESTINATION INCLUDING THE RIVERWALK, THE UNFORGETTABLE ALAMO, AND ENTERTAINMENT GALORE.
IN CERTAIN CIRCLES, WE ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR GREAT TO BE IN A GREAT SPORTS TOWN HOME TO THE SPURS, SAN ANTONIO FC, UTSA, UAW AND OF COURSE, MICHIGAN'S BASEBALL.
IN ADDITION TO OUR HOME TEAM, SAN ANTONIO IS ALSO KNOWN TO HOST GREAT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS AT THE ALAMODOME, SUCH AS THE UIL STATE COMPETITIONS.
BOTH THE HOME TEAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS WILL BE A KEY ATTRACTION FOR THE NEW BASEBALL STADIUM DOWNTOWN, WHICH WILL ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF FANS AND NEW VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN.
LOOKING FOR MODERN FACILITIES IN AN IDEAL, IDEAL, WALKABLE LOCATION.
ADDITIONALLY, THE RESIDENTS AND NEW HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES IN THE AREA WILL EXPAND THE ACTIVE FOOTPRINT OF DOWNTOWN AND MORE CLOSELY CONNECT DOWNTOWN TO THE WEST SIDE OF OUR GREAT CITY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WILL ACTIVATE AND UP UNTIL NOW, QUIET AREA IN OUR URBAN CORE.
BOTH LEISURE TRAVELERS AND MEETING GROUPS SEEK OUT DESTINATIONS THAT OFFER DIVERSE AMENITIES.
CALL HIS NAME IN THE HALL, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE PAST ANTONIO DIAZ.
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WELL, I AM HERE IN OPPOSITION TO THE MOU THAT YOU ALL ARE CONSIDERING.I KNOW YOU'VE TAKEN A FIRST STEP ALREADY.
OTHERWISE, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EVEN CONSIDER CREATING A STADIUM IN THAT LOCATION.
THE CONGESTION IT WILL CREATE FOR THAT ALREADY CONGESTED ACCESS AREA.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS UNIMAGINABLE.
FOX TECH, I THINK, HAS BEEN ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK FOR YEARS.
YEARS. BUT IT IS THE ONLY INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL LEFT IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO ANY ANY MORE TAKING OF ITS PROPERTY OR AREA IS NOT EVEN TO BE CONSIDERED.
WE'VE I LIVE THERE IN BEACON HILL AREA AT MY HOME THERE, AND IT'S QUITE NEAR IT.
AND IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET UP ON 35, IT'S EVEN WORSE.
I HEARD THAT THE ONLY ACTUAL RENOVATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED AT WOLFF STADIUM OR THE KITCHENS IS THE KITCHEN. AND GENTLEMEN, PUT IT QUITE SUCCINCTLY WHEN HE SAID, WHEN WHEN YOU OWN YOUR HOME AND YOUR KITCHEN NEEDS UPGRADING, DO YOU GO AND PURCHASE ANOTHER HOME WITH AN UPGRADED KITCHEN, OR DO YOU SIMPLY UPGRADE THE KITCHEN AND THE HOME THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE? I DON'T AGAIN, WE'RE TOTALLY AGAINST THIS.
I THINK WOLFF STADIUM, IF THEY RENOVATE THAT KITCHEN, THEN THOSE VENDORS AND THOSE BUSINESSES AROUND THE STADIUM THAT HAVE DEPENDED AND STILL DEPEND ON THAT ECONOMY CAN CONTINUE TO DEPEND ON IT INSTEAD OF TAKING IT FROM HIGHWAY 90 AREA AND THOSE RESIDENTS AND MOVING IT INTO WHERE IT WILL BE A BURDEN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO CREATE ANYTHING OTHER THAN MAYBE A FEW LUXURY.
WHAT? ONE LUXURY HOTEL AND SOME UPSCALE APARTMENTS THAT ARE NOT AFFORDABLE.
I KNOW WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING AS WESTERN URBAN ALREADY OWNS THOSE APARTMENTS, BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIZED PROPERTY.
AND YOU ALL ALSO NOT AGREEING TO THIS.
IT GOES AGAINST OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP EXTEND ANYTHING OTHER THAN DISPLACE MORE PEOPLE.
NOT THE WAY YOU'RE GOING TO DISPLACE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE.
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ANOTHER GENTRIFIED AREA THAT WE SAN ANTONIO'S CANNOT AFFORD TO BE IN.
URIEGAS. ISN'T ALLOWED TO ALLOCATE HER TIME TO ME.
DOES THAT MR. COME UP HERE AND TELL ME YOU'RE YIELDING YOUR TIME? YOU CAN GIVE YOUR TIME IF YOU WANT.
OKAY. HAVE A SEAT, MR. VARGAS. I WAS RUSHING MY SPEECH BECAUSE I KNEW I ONLY HAD THOSE THREE MINUTES.
GO AHEAD. WELL, AGAIN, IT'S SIMPLY TRULY A TERRIBLE IDEA.
I KNOW THAT WEALTHY CORPORATIONS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S ASKING FOR TERSE, TERSE BOND MONEY OR TERSE BOND FUNDS WHICH ARE STILL TAXED.
IT'S TAXATION THAT THAT WE'VE PAID INTO TO RENOVATE CERTAIN AREAS, AND WE WON'T HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO RENOVATE THOSE AREAS IN THE WEST SIDE OR BY SAN PEDRO CREEK UNTIL THE STADIUM ACTUALLY STARTS TO PRODUCE SOME, SOME, SOME, SOME CASH FLOW TO BE ABLE TO PAY BACK THE LOAN. SO TO FUND A BILLIONAIRE'S DREAM, WHICH IS A NIGHTMARE FOR US, BUT A DREAM OF THEIRS, AND WE HAVE TO FUND IT THROUGH TERS BONDS.
TAXATION IS IS YOU'RE STARTING BAD ON BAD.
WHEN BACK WHEN I MANAGED BUSINESSES, ONE OF OUR MAIN THINGS WAS LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.
AND IT'S A BAD LOCATION SIMPLY FOR TRAFFIC AND THEN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS.
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EVERYTHING INVOLVED IN IT IS BAD.THE ONLY THING GOOD ABOUT IT WOULD BE FOR THE BIDDERS, THE WESTERN URBAN BIDDERS THAT HAVE PURCHASED THE EMISSIONS MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM THERE.
FOR THEM, IT'S ALL UP, UP, UP.
NO, NO DOWNSIDE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT EVEN PUTTING IN ALL THE MONEY THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO.
THEY'RE GETTING $126 MILLION BOND MONEY FROM THE COUNTY.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MONEY YET OR BUT I'VE SEEN THAT AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THEM TO OPEN UP A STADIUM.
AND NOW THIS MOU, WHICH IS BASICALLY A CONTRACT SAYING, YEAH, YOU CAN GO FORWARD.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO A FEW MILLIONAIRES, THEY WANT IT BILLIONAIRE, THEY WANT IT.
BUT JUST REGULAR WORKING FOLK.
AND IF YOU'RE CLOSING SACHSE CLOSING 15 SCHOOLS STILL TRYING TO DECIDE HOW TO USE THAT SPACE.
HOW ARE ALL THESE ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP FOR OUR COMMUNITIES? AND YET BUILDING A STADIUM IS A SOLUTION, I GUESS.
A NERO SAID, BUILD THE COLOSSEUM.
ENTERTAIN. ENTERTAIN THEM AND THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT PROBLEMS FACE THEM EXPIRED.
NICK GREGO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE NOT YET.
I WANT TO POINT OUT, I THINK WE HAD REQUESTED THAT INTERPRETATION BE AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE WHO'S SPANISH SPEAKING.
AND SHE STILL HASN'T GOTTEN IT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT KNOWN.
OKAY, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT.
I WANT TO HOLD ON SO THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT REAL QUICK.
YES. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE REQUEST? OH, YEAH.
WHERE'S MONICA? I KNOW THERE'S TWO PEOPLE BACK BEHIND TRANSLATING, SO THEY SHOULD HAVE MONICA.
WHERE'S MONICA TO DEAL WITH THAT EARLIER? WHERE'S OUR PIO? WE GOT IT.
THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO READ A LETTER.
A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF A RESIDENT OF THE SOAP FACTORY APARTMENTS.
OH. THEY'RE STILL SETTING IT UP.
I DON'T HAVE CASH LIKE SOME OF THE.
OTHER DUDES. EVERYTHING OKAY? ARE WE GOOD? WE GOOD? WE GOOD? SURE.
JUSTIN. LISTOS PUEDEN ESCUCHAR.
HERE TO READ A LETTER ON BEHALF OF A RESIDENT OF THE SOAP FACTORY APARTMENTS.
THE REPRESENTATION IN THE ROOM WAS VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN WE SEE TODAY.
DURING THE DAY AT 1 P.M., I JUST WANT TO NOTE THERE'S A MUCH BROADER COMMUNITY OUT THERE THAT HAS VERY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW. THAT SAID, I DO ALSO WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU ALL MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO BE AT THIS MEETING AND HOLDING THE HEARING AT 1 P.M..
OKAY. I'M SORRY THAT I CAN'T BE HERE WITH YOU IN PERSON TODAY.
AS A RESIDENT OF THE SOAP FACTORY FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, I WANT TO ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER YOUR ROLE IN WESTON URBAN'S PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WILL DISPLACE HUNDREDS OF WORKING CLASS SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MANY FAMILIES, THE ELDERLY, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND THOSE WHO HAVE CALLED THE SOAP FACTORY HOME FOR ANYWHERE FROM THREE WEEKS TO 30 YEARS.
THE WORD OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN THROWN AROUND A LOT IN REGARD TO THIS BASEBALL STADIUM AND WESTON'S URBAN WESTON URBAN'S PLAN TO REPLACE THE SOAP FACTORY WITH LUXURY LIVING FOR WHOM, THOUGH CERTAINLY NOT THE CHILDREN ACROSS THE HALL FROM ME WHO WILL FACE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL STRUGGLES AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISPLACEMENT.
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WORKERS WHO KEEP DOWNTOWN RUNNING WHILE THEY CLEAN OUR STREETS, GIVE DIRECTIONS TO TOURISTS, MAKE OUR FOOD, AND CONSTRUCT THE VERY BUILDINGS THEY'RE TOLD THAT THEY DON'T QUALIFY TO LIVE IN.WE'VE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT WE DON'T DESERVE ANYTHING.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL WE'RE GETTING ANYTHING AT ALL.
FIRST, WHY SHOULD A BILLIONAIRE PROFIT OFF THE BACKS OF WORKING CLASS RESIDENTS WHILE BEING SUBSIDIZED BY THE SAME CITY AND COUNTY TO WHICH THESE RESIDENTS PAY TAXES? SECONDLY, WHY SHOULD WE BE GRATEFUL FOR AND APPLAUD THE PERFORMATIVE HELP BEING OFFERED BY DEVELOPERS AND THE CITY? WHAT WESTERN, URBAN AND THE CITY ARE OFFERING THE RESIDENTS OF SOAP FACTORY IS AN INSULT.
$2,500 TO PACK UP A LIFE YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE DOESN'T SCRATCH THE SURFACE.
NO ONE IS COUNTING THE COST OF JOBS LOST, TRANSPORTATION NEEDED, OR COMMUNITIES BEING RIPPED APART.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO KNOCK ON DOORS TO ACTUALLY SPEAK WITH EACH RESIDENT.
CURRENTLY, THEY SIT IN A VACANT APARTMENT WAITING FOR RESIDENTS TO COME, OR CONVERSELY, THEY'VE SHOUTED AT PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COMPLEX TO COME SIGN UP FOR THEIR FREE MONEY.
THEIR OFFICE HOURS ARE DURING TIMES WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE WORKING, WHILE THEIR WEBSITE CLAIMS THEY ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD BY POLICYMAKERS. THEY'VE NEVER STOOD WITH US, THE RESIDENTS, AS WE MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD IN THESE VERY SPACES.
THE RESIDENT HAD MORE TO SAY, BUT THANK YOU FOR MY TIME, I APPRECIATE IT.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THANKS FOR TAKING TIME TO LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS.
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AFTER SERVING IN AN ELECTED ROLE MYSELF TO HEAR THESE OPINIONS.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR DIVERSE ANSWERS.
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS.
WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IN THIS COMMUNITY IS THEIR PAIN.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES THEIR IS IS THEIR GROWTH AND NEW OPPORTUNITY.
WE WILL FACE MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO WHAT WE DO WITH DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO, WHETHER IT'S HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, NEW ARENAS, NEW FACILITIES, NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS, NEW ROADWAYS, NEW FIGHTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SORES AND PLACES DOWNTOWN, IT'S DISRUPTIVE.
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO A BETTER PLACE TO BE, A PLACE THAT IS A MAGNET FOR OUR COMMUNITY, A MAGNET FOR THE CITIZENS, WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE WITH THIS BASEBALL ARENA FACILITY IS JUST AMAZING TO ME BECAUSE I'M NOT A BASEBALL FAN, BUT I AM A FAMILY FAN, AND I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MY FAMILY TO PLACES LIKE MISSION BASEBALL BECAUSE IT'S AFFORDABLE, IT'S FAMILY FRIENDLY, AND NOW WITH THE COMING DOWNTOWN, I'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND BE A PART OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY.
MYSELF, EVEN THOUGH I'M A NORTH SIDE RESIDENT, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS MOU.
JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND MR. WEBSTER, YOU HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER ADDRESSED TO ME, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND I'LL ASK TO BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD.
AND IF THE COURT WISHES TO REVIEW IT, I HAVE IT HERE FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW.
AND THE LAST THING, IF I CAN ADD, JUDGE, ON THE 10TH OF THIS MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM OUR JUDGE ABOUT SPEAKING ON THE STATE OF THE REGION, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMITMENT TO OUR REGION.
COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS MICHELLE MADSEN.
I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SAN ANTONIO HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION.
ON BEHALF OF OUR NEARLY 300 MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT THE HOSPITALITY, THE FACE OF HOSPITALITY TO MILLIONS OF VISITORS TO OUR GREAT CITY, EVERY YEAR WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM.
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HAVING A MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM DOWNTOWN, ALONG WITH A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPONENTIAL GROWTH BY ADDING TO THE VIBRANCY OF OUR CITY'S CORE AND GIVING LOCALS NEW OWNERSHIP OF THEIR DOWNTOWN AS SUPPORTERS OF ONE OF OUR BELOVED SPORTS SPORTS FRANCHISES.AS AN INDUSTRY THAT EMPLOYS ONE OUT OF EVERY SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS AND PAYS OUT OVER $4 BILLION IN WAGES ANNUALLY, ONE OF THE BEST WAYS THE COUNTY CAN SUPPORT OUR HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE IS TO HAVE A STRONG DOWNTOWN WITH A VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS, GREEN SPACES AND EVENTS.
THE STADIUM WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL VENUE IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTY THAT EXPANDS OUR PORTFOLIO OF AMENITIES AND VENUES THAT MAKE US MORE ATTRACTIVE AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, GROUPS AND SPORTING EVENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NEED TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR THEIR MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
THESE GROUPS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE OVERALL $19 BILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT GENERATED BY OUR VISITORS, INCLUDING 31 MILLION SPECIFICALLY TO BEXAR COUNTY THROUGH HOTEL OCCUPANCY AND PROPERTY TAXES.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT GROWS THE WALKABLE FOOTPRINT OF OUR DOWNTOWN, INTRODUCING LOCALS AND VISITORS, VISITORS ALIKE OR LOCALS, AND VISITORS TO PROJECTS LIKE SAN PEDRO CREEK, WHICH THEY MAY NOT HAVE DISCOVERED ON THEIR OWN.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE TEAM AND THE DEVELOPER FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN FOR THE BASEBALL PARK THAT ALLOWS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT TO PAY FOR THE INVESTMENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED PROGRESS FOR OUR TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT.
AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED NEW SAN ANTONIO MISSION STADIUM.
I'M A LOCAL STUDENT HERE AT UW.
AS A SEMI-NEW RESIDENT TO THE SAN ANTONIO AREA.
COMING FROM A FAMILY THAT USUALLY WORKS FOR EVERYTHING AND DOESN'T HAVE THINGS HANDED OUT, WE REALLY USUALLY NEVER ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL FUNCTIONS AND GAMES, LIKE AT THE ALAMODOME FOR THE UTSA AND THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS GAMES.
HOWEVER, BASEBALL WAS ALWAYS A GOOD WAY FOR THAT.
WE GOT TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER JUST EITHER ME AND MY GRANDFATHER GOING TO GAMES OR WATCHING IT ON TV.
IT DEFINITELY MAKES MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
HOWEVER, BASEBALL WAS ALWAYS AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO HAVE FUN AND GO ENJOY SOMETHING WITH MY FRIENDS.
BRINGING BACK MEMORIES, KNOWING THAT THE POSSIBILITIES OF THERE BEING A NEW STADIUM GIVES US AN INCENTIVE TO TRAVEL INTO DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS CLOSER TO US INSTEAD OF ALL THE WAY OUT ON 90 BY LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN ALAMO HEIGHTS BECAUSE WE GO TO SCHOOL THERE, AND GETTING OUT IS A GREAT BEING ABLE TO GO NOT JUST FOR BASEBALL, BUT FOR FUTURE EVENTS AND THE PARKS AROUND THE STADIUM AS WELL. IT'LL KEEP US BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT KIDS AROUND FOR A WHILE AND PASS IT ON TO OUR CHILDREN AND HOPEFULLY MAKE NEW MEMORIES LIKE THE ONES WE HAD AS KIDS.
MY NAME IS JAMES BEACHAM, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THE SOAP FACTORY APARTMENTS AND A STUDENT AT UAW.
EFFECTIVE. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE NONPROFIT, BUT RATHER WESTERN URBAN.
THEY HAVE REMOVED THEM FROM THE LEASING OFFICE SPACE.
WESTERN URBAN HAS NOT EXACTLY BEEN FORTHRIGHT ABOUT THIS.
IN MY OWN PARTICULAR EXPERIENCES WITH BUILDING WIDER COMMUNITIES, THEY HAVE EXPRESSED WORRY TO ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE EVERY UNIT WITH RELOCATION COSTS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE A WAY TO CONTACT EVERY RESIDENT.
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ESSENTIALLY, ESSENTIALLY, WESTERN URBAN CONTRACTED A NONPROFIT TO HELP RESIDENTS, BUT IS NOT HELPING THEM TO HELP RESIDENTS.THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE IT SHOWS A DISINTEREST IN HELPING RESIDENTS, AND IT IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING TO FIND THAT WESTERN URBAN IS PAYING BUILDING BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES $5,000 A WEEK TO BE AT THE SOAP FACTORY, ONLY TO ASSIST THEM IN SUCH A LIMITED CAPACITY.
IS IT NOT CONCERNING THAT RESIDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO ARE SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE 2500, BUT THERE IS NOT AN ADEQUATE PROCESS FOR THEM TO RECEIVE IT YET? SEPARATELY FROM THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IF THE BASEBALL STADIUM MUST BE BUILT, HAVE THE DECENCY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST ARE TAKEN CARE OF. THAT IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED.
I'VE HEARD THAT THIS STADIUM WILL BE A PLACE FOR COMMUNITY, A PLACE FOR BELONGING.
BUT FOR WHO IS THE QUESTION? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR LENDING AN EAR TODAY.
I AM A STUDENT AT THE ALAMO COLLEGE DISTRICT AND A RESIDENT AT THE SOAP FACTORY APARTMENTS.
AND I TRULY DO THINK THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I ALSO WANT.
BUT WHY IS IT THAT I'M SEEING A LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT? I THINK THAT IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IN PROJECTS LIKE THESE, I BELIEVE THAT PROJECTS LIKE THESE THAT WILL USE EVERYBODY'S TAX DOLLARS SHOULD BENEFIT EVERYBODY. WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT PROJECTS SUPPOSEDLY MADE FOR THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT CAUSE SUCH A DIVIDE IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THE ONE THAT I HAVE BEEN SEEING FOR THESE PAST WEEKS. THIS DIRECTLY GOES AGAINST WHAT THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO ULTIMATELY WANT, WHICH IS A BONDED COMMUNITY THAT CAN GROW TOGETHER.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR UP SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO EDUCATE YOU GUYS THAT WHEN WESTERN URBAN INITIALLY INTRODUCED THIS MOU, THE SOAP FACTORY PLAN CONSISTED OF A SINGLE SLIDE, QUITE LITERALLY CALLED THE RESIDENT DISPLACEMENT PLAN, WHICH ONLY HAD THREE BULLET POINTS.
THERE WAS NO MONETARY ASSISTANCE OFFERED UNTIL WE, THE RESIDENTS, STOOD UP AND SAID SOMETHING.
EVEN NOW, WE ARE ONLY BEING OFFERED 205 HUNDRED 2500 PER UNIT.
THIS IS A NUMBER. THAT ONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO MOVE.
TWO A NUMBER THAT WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO SAY IN COPS.
METRO OFFERED THAT NUMBER FOR US, BUT NOT ONCE DID THEY COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT IT.
AND THREE, NOT EVERYBODY QUALIFIES TO USE THAT 2500 BECAUSE HALF OF THAT MONEY COMES FROM FEDERAL ARPA FUNDS, MONEY THAT SHOULD BE CONTINUED TO BE USED FOR COVID 19 EMERGENCIES AND NOT PROBLEMS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED BY BILLIONAIRES.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE THAT WE ARE BEING OFFERED TO MOVE INTO WESTERNS.
URBAN'S CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION HOUSING PROJECTS.
AND TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, FOR EXAMPLE, MY PARTNER AND I, FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO CAN ONLY TAKE OUT PART TIME JOBS, WOULD HAVE TO MAKE ROUGHLY AROUND 47,000 A YEAR TO QUALIFY TO LIVE THERE.
THAT BEING SAID, ARE WE REALLY BEING OFFERED ASSISTANCE IF WE ARE STILL FEELING UNSURE OF OUR FUTURE? I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU, THE JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, TO TRULY CONSIDER THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THIS PROJECT.
I TRULY WANT THE ENTIRE ROOM TO UNDERSTAND THE HEAVINESS OF THIS PROJECT, AND THAT GOOD THINGS DO NOT HAVE TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF HURTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND ERASING ONE OF THE LAST AFFORDABLE PLACES TO LIVE IN DOWNTOWN.
WOULD DISPLACING THE WORKING CLASS THAT KEEPS SAN ANTONIO RUNNING? STUDENTS WHO WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE AND PUSHING PEOPLE INTO HOMELESSNESS REALLY BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HOW'S EVERYONE DOING TODAY? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY I'M NOT A BILLIONAIRE.
NOT A GOOD DAY. I MIGHT BE 100 ESSER.
I'M JUST A WORKING CLASS PERSON ON A FIXED INCOME.
AND THE MISSIONS ARE ONE OF THE FEW FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT THAT I CAN AFFORD ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I'VE BEEN A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.
EVERY CITY THAT I'VE BEEN TO THAT HAS A STADIUM DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.
I'VE TALKED TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS AROUND THERE.
I'VE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR THERE AND THEY ALL LOVE IT.
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THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT.THIS IS A WIN WIN SITUATION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
AND THE INVESTORS ARE WILLING TO PUT UP ALL THE MONEY.
I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU ALL LOSE? THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RISKS AND PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING.
THEY WILL TAKE A NEGLECTED PART OF DOWNTOWN AND TURN IT INTO AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
HOW CAN THE CITY LOSE NOW? THE MISSIONS HAVE BEEN AROUND IN SAN ANTONIO FOR 136 YEARS, AND I'M HOPING YOU WILL APPROVE THIS SO THEY'LL BE AROUND ANOTHER 136 YEARS.
CARRASCO. CALL THE NAME OF THE HALL, PLEASE.
CAN YOU CALL THAT NAME, PLEASE? HAPPY. ME HAPPY.
I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE COPIES.
IT APPEARS TO BE A LETTER SUPPORT.
AND I'LL MAKE THESE LETTERS PART OF THE RECORD.
I ALSO HAVE A LETTER FROM DOCTOR DAMASO A OLIVA JR ADDRESSED TO THE COURT, ADDRESSED TO ME AND THE COURT, AND IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE A LETTER OF SUPPORT.
IT APPEARS ALSO TO BE A LETTER OF SUPPORT.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WE DID NOT CALL THAT HAD SIGNED UP? IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WE HAVE NOT CALLED YOUR NAME? BUT YOU HAD SIGNED UP.
THE NEXT ACTION ITEM WE WILL TAKE IS THE COURT WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION (DISCUSSION ONLY: CLOSED TO PUBLIC)]
THE TIME IS 2:16 P.M..ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON.
I HAVE A LONG LIST TO READ IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTION 0.551071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE COURTS ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS, AND THE MATTERS OF JOHNSON, WALKER ET AL.
THE STATE OF TEXAS VERSUS JACQUELINE CALLINAN THREE.
ACOSTA VERSUS ALEXANDER FOR SMITH VERSUS SANCHEZ FIVE.
BLACK BUSINESS. SAN ANTONIO VERSUS CATHERINE BROWN ET AL.
BE MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SPECIFICALLY ONE FIRST AMENDMENT TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, OR SCHMOYER RHINEHART LLP, FOR CERTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, RELATED TO THE MATTERS OF PRUNEDA VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY, TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF CERTAIN OTHER EMPLOYMENT RELATED LEGAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WESTERN URBAN MANAGEMENT, LLC FOR THE FINANCING, DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE OF A MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY TO HOST MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES FOR THE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM KNOWN AS THE MISSIONS, TO ALSO BE UTILIZED FOR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS AND COVERING CERTAIN OTHER PROJECT RELATED ITEMS, INCLUDING PROPOSED PROJECT FUNDING SOURCES, AGREEMENTS, NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND PRIVATE DIRECT INVESTMENT.
SECTION 0.551 OF 087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING A A MEMORANDUM OF STUNNING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
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BASEBALL GAMES FOR THE MINOR LEAGUE KNOWN AS THE MISSIONS, TO ALSO BE UTILIZED FOR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS AND COVERING CERTAIN OTHER PROJECTS RELATED ITEMS, INCLUDING PROPOSED PROJECT FUNDING SOURCES, AGREEMENTS, NEW DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.AT THIS TIME, THE COURT WILL NOW CLOSE THE OPEN SESSION.
ASK THOSE THAT I WILL ASK MY CHIEF OF STAFF, WITH THE COURT'S PERMISSION, MATTHEW POLANCO, TO STAY IN JUST FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE BASEBALL PROPOSAL.
THAT IS ONE OF THE MANY THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO THEREFORE I'M ASKING ALL THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.
I THINK OUR ATTORNEY, OUR COUNTY MANAGER, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.
EVERYBODY ELSE. WE WILL THEN RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
BRING UP THE AGENDA ITEM FOR A VOTE.
SO PLEASE STEP OUT DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE COURT IS BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ACTION ON ONE AGENDA ITEM.
I'M GOING TO CALL UP AGENDA ITEM 79.
[79. Discussion and appropriate action related to pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement offer in the matter of: Larry Johnson, Wendy Walker, Amelia Pellicciotti, National Federation of the Blind of Texas, The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities v. Jacquelyn F. Callanen, In Her Official Capacity as the Bexar County Elections Administrator, et al.]
DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFER IN THE MATTER OF LARRY JOHNSON, WENDY WALKER, ET AL.VERSUS JACQUELINE CALLINAN IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR.
DURING EXECUTIVE, THE COURT CONSIDERED A COURT ORDERED AMOUNT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES AWARDED IN THE MATTER OF LARRY JOHNSON, WENDY WALKER, AMELIA PELLICCIOTTI, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF TEXAS, THE COALITION OF TEXANS WITH DISABILITIES VERSUS JACQUELINE F COUNCILMAN.
IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR, ET AL.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS.
LET US NOW GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM 78, WHICH I'VE ALREADY READ INTO THE RECORD.
[78. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a Memorandum of Understanding by and among Bexar County, the City of San Antonio, Designated Bidders, LLC, and Weston Urban Management, LLC for the financing, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of a multipurpose facility to host Minor League Baseball games for the San Antonio Missions, to also be utilized for other community events and covering certain other project related items including proposed project funding sources, agreements, new development and private direct investment. (Part 2 of 2)]
AND THAT'S THE DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE MOU AMONG THE BEXAR COUNTY CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DESIGNATED BIDDERS, LLC, WESTERN WESTERN URBAN MANAGEMENT, LLC.MR. DAVE SMITH, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CALLED THE SAN PEDRO CREEK PARK DISTRICT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
FIRST OF ALL, JUST SOME BASICS.
WHO WOULD THE PARTIES TO THIS MOU BE? BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
DESIGNATED BIDDERS, LLC, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS, TO BE CALLED THE TEAM, AND WESTERN URBAN MANAGEMENT, LLC, THE DEVELOPER HOPES THE PURPOSES OF THE MOU, IN A BROAD STROKES, ARE TO ENDEAVOR TO INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT OF AT LEAST $575 MILLION IN NEW TAXABLE VALUE IN THE NEAR NORTH OF DOWNTOWN, LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HOUSTON STREET TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, ALSO KNOWN AS A TORRES. ANOTHER GOAL IS TO FINANCE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW MULTI-USE OUTDOOR EVENT FACILITY.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE BALLPARK THAT WILL SERVE AS THE NEW HOME FOR THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
WHY? BECAUSE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS TOLD THE TEAM THAT NELSON WOLFF STADIUM, WHERE THEY CURRENTLY PLAY, DOES NOT MEET MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S STANDARDS FOR DOUBLE-A BASEBALL, AND THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY PLAYING THERE UNDER A TEMPORARY WAIVER.
MLB HAS SET A DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 15TH FOR APPROVAL OF THIS MOU IN ORDER TO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE MISSIONS TO OPERATE UNDER THAT WAIVER.
DAVID, COULD YOU POINT OUT WHERE THAT SEIZED PROPERTY WOULD BE ON THIS?
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SITE ON CAMERON.HE'S ASKING WHERE IN THE ORANGE IS THE TWO AND A HALF ACRES NORTH FLORES OR.
I THINK I KNOW, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GUESS SO.
FAVORITE ZERO. IS THERE A MOUSE ON THIS? YEAH, IT'S EASIER TO SEE ON PAGE FIVE, ISN'T IT? WHEN WE GET TO THE A COUPLE SLIDES.
DO YOU HAVE COLOR CODED. GO TO PAGE FIVE.
WELL I DON'T HAVE A MOUSE OR A POINTER.
RIGHT. SO IT'S EASIER TO SEE IN A COUPLE SLIDES OVER.
WELL WHAT STREET IS IT CLOSE TO THERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ANSWER? DOES THAT HELP? DOES THAT HELP? CAN Y'ALL JUST TELL US WHAT TRACT OF LAND.
JUDGE, THAT THAT ONE'S NOT ALL THAT HELPFUL.
SO I'D ASK SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER COMMISSIONER CALVERT'S QUESTION.
NOW, WE REFERENCED EARLIER AT LEAST 575 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL DOWNTOWN TAXABLE DEVELOPMENT.
THE DEVELOPER IS ACTUALLY CONTEMPLATING NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE AND FOUR PHASES.
ALTHOUGH WITHIN THIS MOU ONLY PHASES ONE AND TWO ARE GUARANTEED PHASES.
ONE OF THE NEW TAXABLE DEVELOPMENT ARE COLORED IN YELLOW.
PHASE THREE IS A SORT OF PURPLE SORT OF COLOR.
COMMISSIONER FLORES AND PHASE FOUR IS THE GREEN IN TOTAL.
IF ALL FOUR PHASES WERE TO HAPPEN, IT WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $900 MILLION WORTH OF TAXABLE VALUE.
SO HOW WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE BALLPARK? IT INVOLVES SEVERAL STEPS.
I'LL EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE DETAIL, A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE.
THIS NEW GOVERNMENT CORPORATION WOULD OWN THE BALLPARK.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE BALLPARK WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSTON STREET TOWERS, AND SOME OF THE FUNDING STREAMS FOR THE BALLPARK ARE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE A TEAM EQUITY CONTRIBUTION OF $34 MILLION, $126 MILLION IN BONDS TO BE ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY, AND THOSE BONDS WOULD BE BACKED BY A PLEDGE OF REVENUE FROM THE HOUSTON STREET TOURS, WHERE BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, WHICH PLEDGE THEIR TAX REVENUES TO SUPPORT THE PAYMENT OF THAT DEBT SERVICE.
THE DEVELOPER IN THE MOU HAS ALSO AGREED TO PAY THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY A $1 MILLION ANNUAL LEASE FOR USE OF THE BALLPARK, AS WELL AS PAY THE AUTHORITY A $2 FEE PER TICKET FOR ALL TICKETED EVENTS AT THE BALLPARK.
SO WHAT IS THE TERRORS? WHAT IS THE HOUSTON STREET TERRORS? IT'S ANOTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT WAS FORMED SOME YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS FORMED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THE TOURS IS TO CAPTURE PROPERTY VALUES OFF OF NEW GROWTH IN ASSESSED VALUE AND NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THAT TORRES.
PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTS, IN THIS CASE, THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, CONTINUE TO COLLECT THEIR EXISTING TAX LEVIES OFF THE EXISTING ASSESSED VALUES IN PLACE WHEN THEY EACH JOIN THE TOURS.
BUT AS THE ASSESSED VALUE GROWS, BOTH ENTITIES AGREE THAT THE PROPERTY TAXES ON THIS NEW INCREASED VALUE, CALLED A TAX INCREMENT, IS CAPTURED BY THE TOURS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE COUNTY REJOINED THE TOURS IN 2015.
OUR BASE VALUE OF TAXABLE VALUE FOR THE COUNTY IN THE TOURS AT THAT TIME WAS $786 MILLION,
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WHICH THE COUNTY STILL LEVIES AND RECEIVES OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES ON.SINCE THEN, HOWEVER, THE TAXABLE VALUE IN THE TORRES HAS GROWN TO ABOUT $2 BILLION.
THEREFORE, THE COUNTY'S TAXES ON THE GROWTH OF 1.21 BILLION IS CAPTURED BY THE TURKS.
THE TURKS BOARD, THEN THE TURKS BOARD, THEN SPENDS THE INCREMENT ON INVESTMENTS AND PROJECTS WITHIN THE TURKS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND STIPULATIONS WITHIN THE WITHIN THE ADJOINING DOCUMENTS.
SO WHAT IS THE SAN PEDRO CREEK DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY? IT'S A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.
IT'S CREATED JOINTLY BY THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, THE MOU CONTEMPLATES THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL HAVE THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY, THREE FROM THE COUNTY AND THREE FROM THE TEAM SLASH DEVELOPER.
THE TEAM WILL CONTRIBUTE 250,000 A YEAR, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HALF A MILLION A YEAR FOR MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BALLPARK.
THE TEAM ALSO COMMITS TO CERTAIN SWIM GOALS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BALLPARK.
IN TERMS OF PRIME CONTRACTORS, IF THE PRIME CONTRACTORS HOME BASE IS NOT SAN ANTONIO, THEY WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO JOINT VENTURE WITH LOCAL VENDORS. OUTREACH.
PRIME VENDORS WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH PLANS FOR IDENTIFYING LOCAL, SMALL, MINORITY, WOMEN OWNED AND VETERAN SUBCONTRACTORS, AND THE GOALS WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION PACKAGES WILL BE ASSIGNED GOALS FOR QUIMBY CONTRACTING FOR SUBCONTRACTORS.
THE TEAM ALSO AGREES TO DEVELOP A YOUTH PROGRAM TO INCLUDE FREE TICKETS PER YEAR TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH YOUTH GROUPS AND TEAMS. THEY AGREED TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR RSD STILL BEING STILL BEING DISCUSSED AND NEGOTIATED.
BUT THE CONCEPTS ARE THINGS LIKE INTERNSHIPS, ACCESS TO THE BALLPARK FOR RSD AND STAKEHOLDER DAYS SITTING IN THE COUNTY ARE EACH TO HAVE USE OF THE BALLPARK FOR FIVE DAYS A YEAR EACH THAT CANNOT CONFLICT WITH OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS, THOUGH THE TEAM AGREES TO CONTRIBUTE AT LEAST 200,000 ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT LOCAL INITIATIVES REGARDING CHILDREN AND HOMELESS VETERANS.
THE TEAM WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO HIRE VETERANS FOR GAME DAY OPERATIONS.
THE TEAM AGREES TO PAY FULL AND PART TIME EMPLOYEES AT LEAST $1,800 AN HOUR, $1,818 AN HOUR.
OKAY. AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MIRROR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
MINIMUM WAGE AS THAT INCREASES OVER TIME.
AND THE TEAM AGREES TO, QUOTE, BAN THE BOX AS A FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER.
SO WHY ARE WE INTERESTED IN DOING THIS? SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH POTENTIAL FINANCIAL BENEFITS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE BALLPARK FOR RSD.
THE $575 MILLION IN NEW DEVELOPMENT.
WE ESTIMATE THAT IN FACT, I THINK THEY ESTIMATE THAT OVER THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, THAT WOULD GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL $110 MILLION IN NEW PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS THAT CAN BE USED FOR WHAT'S CALLED THEIR IN'S PAYMENT, WHICH IS BASICALLY PAYMENT OF THEIR DEBT SERVICE.
THE COUNTY, SEPARATELY FROM THIS MOU, HAS PROPOSED NEGOTIATING A REDUCED ANNUAL RENT FOR THEIR USE OF OUR EXISTING QUINCY STREET PARKING GARAGE, AS WELL AS AFTER HOURS USE FOR A PORTION OF THAT GARAGE FOR SIZED FLEET VEHICLES, WHICH THEY CURRENTLY ARE NOT ABLE TO DO BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE BUSINESS HOURS ACCESS AT THE END OF THE LEASE.
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THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS GARAGE CONTRACTUALLY REVERTS TO CISD.THE COUNTY HAS ALSO PROPOSED THAT THE COUNTY WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW GARAGE OF AT LEAST 250 SPACES FOR CISD USE, FREE OF CHARGE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
THIS IS TO POTENTIALLY REPLACE THE 250 SURFACE LOTS THEY WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE LOST.
AND AS IS THE CASE WITH THE QUINCY STREET GARAGE, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT OWNERSHIP OF THE NEW GARAGE WOULD ALSO REVERT TO CISD AT THE END OF THE LEASE. OTHER TAXING ENTITIES ALSO WOULD RECEIVE BENEFIT FROM THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT.
THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY DOES RECEIVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES EVERY YEAR.
AND THAT'S JUST FROM PHASES ONE AND TWO.
THAT AMOUNT WOULD INCREASE IF PHASES THREE AND FOUR HAPPEN.
AND THAT COULD BE USED TO SUPPORT NEW PROJECTS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE WEST SIDE CREEKS PROGRAM.
UNIVERSITY HEALTH, WE ESTIMATE, WOULD RECEIVE ALMOST $66 MILLION IN NEW PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
AGAIN, JUST PHASES ONE AND TWO.
AND THAT COULD BE USED TO SUPPORT ANY NUMBER OF INITIATIVES AT THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH, INCLUDING EXPANDING SERVICES TO AGREE TO INCREASE TO ADDRESS POPULATION INCREASES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PREVENTATIVE HEALTH OR PROPERTY TAX REDUCTIONS, AND FURTHER EXEMPTIONS. NOW ONE OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS IS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SOAP FACTORY.
THE CURRENT SITE OF THE SOAP FACTORY APARTMENTS.
THE. JUST TO JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, WESTON URBAN LLC ALREADY OWNS THESE APARTMENTS.
SO THE THE REDEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED TO TAKE PLACE IN THREE PHASES.
PHASE ONE IS DOWN NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THIS PICTURE, AND IT STARTS IN OCTOBER OF 2025 OR ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW.
PHASE TWO, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT UPPER LEFT HAND SIDE, STARTS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2027 OR SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW.
AND FINALLY PHASE THREE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE STARTS IN 2029.
IN THE MOU ARE LISTED SEVERAL SEVERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR TENANTS WHO MIGHT BE NEED TO RELOCATE.
THAT WOULD BE FUNDED BY $250,000 FROM THE DEVELOPER AND ON THE DEVELOPER'S FUNDS.
THERE WOULD BE NO INCOME RESTRICTIONS, BUT AND IT APPLIES ONLY TO CURRENT RESIDENTS, I.E.
LEASES EXECUTED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
ANOTHER 250 FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS.
IT HAS TO BE 80% OR LESS OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AND THEY MUST HAVE LIVED IN THEIR UNIT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
A PHASE ONE TENANT THAT CHOOSES TO STAY IN ANOTHER PHASE THAT HAS A VACANT FACTORY WOULD STILL RECEIVE THE $202,500 RENTAL RELOCATION PACKAGE, BUT ONLY ONCE THEY FINALLY LEAVE THE SOAP FACTORY APARTMENTS.
ANY UNUSED FUNDING FROM PHASE 1ST MAY BE USED FOR PHASE TWO AND THREE TENANTS.
IF THE TENANT LEAVES THE FACTORY APARTMENTS BY SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.
THIS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS BEING ADMINISTERED BY BUILDING BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES.
BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES WILL ALSO HELP IDENTIFY OTHER PROPERTIES APPROPRIATE FOR EACH RESIDENTS, INDIVIDUAL INCOME AND OTHER NEEDS, AND FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, BUILDING BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES WILL PROVIDE BILINGUAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS INVOLVING RENT, MOVING AND UTILITIES FOR
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TENANTS. SO THOSE ARE THE BASIC TERMS OF THE MOU.YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER TODAY.
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE COUNTY ASSUMING COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVAL TODAY, WE WOULD BEGIN WORK WITH THE CITY ON THE CREATION OF THE SAN PEDRO CREEK DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, WHICH WOULD HAPPEN SOMETIME THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS IT CAPTURES NEXT YEAR AS A NEW INCREMENT.
FINALLY, WE NEED TO NEGOTIATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AGAIN IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
THE TEAM'S LEASE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT SOMETIME NEXT YEAR AND GET THE AUTHORITY FINANCING DOCUMENTS, I.E.
THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ISSUE DEBT NEXT YEAR.
AND FINALLY THE TERMS OF FUNDING AGREEMENT.
WITH THAT, THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDED MOTION, JUDGE, AND WE'RE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
I WILL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION, BUT I'LL MAKE THE MOTION NOW.
THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
IS THERE A SECOND? WELL, I GUESS IF NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO SECOND IT I WILL, BUT I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ASK THE DEVELOPERS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS.
I MET WITH SOME OF THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT IN MY PRECINCT.
I GENERALLY RESERVE MY COMMENTS TO THE END OF ALL THE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM I'D LIKE TO REFRESH AND REMIND THE COURT THAT IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, COMMISSIONERS COURT NOW MOSTLY AUTHORIZED ME AS COUNTY JUDGE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A LETTER OF INTENT REGARDING THE COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE SAN PEDRO CREEK PARK DISTRICT PROJECT, A PROPOSED DISTRICT TO SUPPORT A BASEBALL STADIUM, MULTI-USE FACILITY, AND ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT.
BY CREATING AN OVERLAY DISTRICT AND USING THE TERMS INCREMENT YOUR HOMEOWNER.
PROPERTY TAXES WILL NOT BE FUNDING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
WE HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC.
THE PROPOSAL HAS SEVERAL PHASES OF REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THE MOU.
THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO BUILD WHAT THEY HAVE PROMISED IN ORDER TO ACCESS PUBLIC FUNDING.
THEY HAVE TO BREAK DIRT, SO TO SPEAK.
IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE THIS PROJECT TOGETHER, THESE PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL PROPERTY VALUE INCREMENT CAPTURED, WHICH SHALL THEN BE USED TO ISSUE BONDS TO BUILD THE BASEBALL MULTI-USE FACILITY.
THE STRUCTURE OF THIS MOU HIGHLIGHTS THE REQUIREMENT OF SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN A PHASED MANNER, AS A CONDITION TO BE MET FOR ANY PUBLIC FINANCING.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE HAVE FORECASTED, AS DAVID SMITH HAS PUT ON THE RECORD, SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FOR THE RSD SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, WHICH I WILL REMIND THE COURT.
WE HAVE THE WEST SIDE CREEK PROJECT, WHICH IS A HUGE OVERHAUL OF THE WEST SIDE CREEKS THAT IS STILL LACKING ADDITIONAL FUNDING. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I HOPE THE PUBLIC WILL UNDERSTAND FROM A BIG PICTURE, SO TO SPEAK, NOT JUST FOR THIS AREA, BUT FOR THE WEST SIDE IN REGARDS TO THE WEST SIDE CREEKS ALSO.
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CAN CONSIDER INCREASING THE EXEMPTIONS FOR SOME TAX RELIEF FOR OUR TAXPAYERS IN BEXAR COUNTY.MOU HAS SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS OF SOAP FACTORY APARTMENTS, AND WE MUST ENSURE THAT THOSE TENANTS, THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST AFFECTED BY THIS PROJECT ARE PROTECTED.
FURTHERMORE, IN MY LEADERSHIP, BEXAR COUNTY HAS INVESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO, WHICH IS REALLY THE ESSENCE OF THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I WANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH THE COURT SUPPORT THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN PARTNER, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BEXAR COUNTY TO PARTNER WITH SAN ANTONIO ISD IN ORDER TO LOOK AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN BUILD IN THE INNER CORE.
WITHOUT GROWTH, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL DIE ON THE VINE.
SO I WANTED THIS NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING ON THROUGH OUR PSC PUBLIC FINANCE CORPORATION HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH I BELIEVE IS WELL WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TO STRATEGIZE AS TO HOW TO MAKE IT SO THAT ALL LEVELS OF ARMY ARE INCLUDED IN OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
TODAY, AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATION, WHICH I WAS ALLOWED TO BY UNANIMOUS VOTE IN JUNE TO NEGOTIATE THIS MOU, I AM SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED TERM SHEET AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OWNERSHIP AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
I'LL CLOSE BY SAYING THIS THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THERE ARE FURTHER STIPULATION DETAILS THAT MUST BE HAMMERED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO HOW IT AFFECTS THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, APPROVING THIS MOU IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THERE WILL BE ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS TO INCLUDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH A PACKAGE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, THE BASEBALL OWNERSHIP, AND THAT WILL BE SATISFACTORY TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED.
SO THEREFORE, I INTEND FOR THIS VOTE.
IS THERE I WILL PASS THE FLOOR.
WHO WISHES? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? GREAT. THANK YOU. JUDGE.
DAVID, THANKS FOR THE THEIR PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND MAYBE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
BUT BUT LET ME FIRST ADDRESS THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOAP FACTORY.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE HERE OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STICKING WITH US AND BEING HERE.
HOSTED A COUPLE MEETINGS AT MY OFFICE.
WAS INVITED TO A BARBECUE THERE AT THE SOAP FACTORY AND VISITED WITH ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS.
AND THEN, IN FAIRNESS, I KNOW WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF FOLKS TODAY.
BUT I ALSO WENT TO THE SA ISD HOSTED A MEETING LAST NIGHT.
I THINK THE MEETING WENT ON FOR THREE THREE HOURS AND LISTENED TO THOSE FOLKS AS WELL, SOME OF WHOM WERE WERE RESIDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, TO TO PAINT A CLEARER PICTURE. I MEAN, A LOT OF FOLKS OBVIOUSLY ARE CONCERNED AND NOT AS FOR THIS PROJECT AS I THINK, WHAT WAS REPRESENTED TODAY.
SO I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO UNDERSCORE AND BE SENSITIVE TO.
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SO I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.BUT I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LET ME ASK DAVID A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE THE SPECIFICS OF THE MOU.
FIRST OF ALL I KNOW WE'VE GOT OUR LAWYERS ON ON THE LINE AS WELL.
MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE THE THE MOU, I KNOW A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS, BUT THIS IS A CONSISTENT MOU THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY SIGNED OR WILL BE SIGNED BY THE CITY, NEGOTIATED WITH THE CITY.
BUT THESE ARE NOT TWO SEPARATE MOU.
IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
YES, SIR. OKAY. AND SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT BECAUSE WHILE IT'S NOT PERFECT AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF US MAY WANT SOME CHANGES, I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE DEADLINE THAT MISSIONS BASEBALL HAS WITH MLB, WHICH I THINK IS NEXT WEEK GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN COUNTY CHANGES AND CITY CHANGES AT THIS JUNCTURE IS A LITTLE BIT IMPRACTICABLE.
BUT I WILL ALSO POINT OUT, AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TODAY, THAT IT'S NOT A BINDING DOCUMENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS STILL TO BE WORKED OUT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR PURPOSES OF, I THINK THE RESIDENTS AND I'VE COMMITTED TO THEM TO FIGURE OUT, I KNOW THE CITY NEGOTIATED THIS NUMBER.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE, THEY'RE RENTERS THAT IS THEIR HOME.
SO YOU YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
DAVID, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT STILL NEED TO HAPPEN.
THERE'S ALSO THE MATTER OF PARCELS WITHIN THE TORRES BEING MOVED AROUND.
SO THOSE THINGS HAVE TO STILL HAPPEN.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT A BINDING DOCUMENT, LET ME SAY THIS TO WITH RESPECT TO THE THE DEVELOPER.
I HAVE FOUND IN MY INTERACTIONS WITH THEM TO BE HONEST, BROKERS AND ACTING ON GOOD FAITH.
SO I'M NOT ANTICIPATING THE RUG TO GET PULLED OUT FROM ANYBODY.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE AND YOUR EFFORT.
AND SO I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT BINDING, PEOPLE AREN'T BEING TRUTHFUL.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT.
AND SO I THINK THOSE ARE CHECKPOINTS ALONG THE WAY TO REALLY HOLD EVERYBODY ACCOUNTABLE.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE IN COMMUNICATION IF FOR SOME REASON YOU KNOW, SOMETHING IS NOT THERE'S NO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH RESIDENTS OR THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING'S NOT LIVED UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION.
SO I'M CONFIDENT OF THAT IN MY DEALINGS WITH WITH THEM.
AS IT RELATES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I KNOW THAT IS STILL AN ISSUE THAT IS BEING NEGOTIATED.
I WAS THERE AT THE LIKE I MENTIONED AT THE DISTRICT LAST NIGHT FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND LISTENED.
THE JUDGE MENTIONED SOME OF THAT RELATED TO NEW DEVELOPMENT.
NEW POTENTIAL HOUSING, NEW FAMILIES.
ENROLLMENT OBVIOUSLY IS A BIG DEAL.
BUT LET ME ASK ABOUT AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT A, A A SCHOOL FUNDING EXPERT.
DAVID, I DON'T THINK YOU ARE EITHER.
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THROUGH 2055 FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS NOT A PART OF THE TRS.
SO THEY'LL COLLECT AND THEN I KNOW FOLKS WOULD ARGUE, WELL SOME OF THAT IS IS SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.
I THINK THAT'S ON THE NO SIDE.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE DEBT SERVICE, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.
THAT'S THE ROBIN HOOD PLAN THAT THE STATE REFERS TO.
SO IN ESSENCE, THEY COULD USE THOSE FUNDS, ADDITIONAL COLLECTIONS TO PAY DOWN EXISTING DEBT AND THEREFORE INCREASE CAPACITY FOR WHETHER IT'S NEW, NEW SCHOOLS OR RENOVATING SCHOOLS.
IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS WELL, DAVID? YES, SIR. OKAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS I WAS CLEAR ON THAT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN SOLVE THAT TODAY, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO MY MIND, AND THIS PREDATES A LOT OF US, IS WHEN THE COUNTY MADE ITS INITIAL INVESTMENT IN THE REBIRTH OF THE SAN PEDRO CREEK, IF YOU WILL.
YOU WOULD SEE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE CREEK.
PART OF THAT PROMISE HAS STARTED WITH, IN FACT, ANOTHER WESTERN URBAN PROJECT IN THE CONTINENTAL, SOME OTHER OFFICE AND IN LIVING AMENITIES.
IT'S PART OF THE COUNTY'S PFC.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO AND THIS IS PART OF I THINK THE JUDGE'S VISION IS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE COUNTY'S ROLE IS IN PROMOTING ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND I'M NOT REALLY ASKING A QUESTION.
I'M JUST PONTIFICATING A LITTLE BIT.
DAVID, I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING TODAY, BUT I THINK FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, THE YOU KNOW, THE SOAP FACTORY SITUATION, THE WHAT'S BEEN CREATED HERE IS EMBLEMATIC OF, I THINK, THE THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PARTICULARLY IN OUR INNER CITY. AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO HELP NOT JUST THE SA ISD, BUT I THINK THE, THE DOWNTOWN AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
SO I HOPE THIS PROVOKES A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOW WE CAN INVEST IN OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE IT'S WE KNOW IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING, JUDGE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE A FUTURE WORK SESSION ON.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S POTENTIAL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES UNDER OUR CURRENT PFC.
THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED, IT ONLY RELATES TO THE REHABILITATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES.
THE PEOPLE I VISITED WITH A LOT OF THEM LIVE AND WORK DOWNTOWN.
AND SO THEY EITHER WALK TO WORK OR THEY CATCH A CONVENIENT BUS TO WORK.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO OUR PARTNERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THOSE THAT EMPLOY A LOT OF THESE FOLKS, RESTAURANTS, THE TOURISM INDUSTRY. TO HELP SOLVE THIS, THIS, THIS ISSUE.
I MEAN, THIS IS YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE SUPPORTING DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO PRICE PEOPLE OUT WHO SUPPORT THE ECONOMY THAT DRIVES DOWNTOWN IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT'S PART OF THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL.
I THINK, JUDGE, THAT'S ALL THE THE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR NOW, BUT I JUST WANTED THEM TO KNOW THAT MY COMMITMENT AND I THINK THE THE DEVELOPER'S COMMITMENT AS WELL, IS TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A PROJECT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF, THAT WE CAN ALL CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN.
SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS JUDGE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TO A POSITIVE OUTCOME.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
SO, YOU KNOW, GROWING UP HERE OUTSIDE OF MY PRECINCT DOWNTOWN IS MY FAVORITE PART OF TOWN.
AND SO AS A KID WHO GREW UP HERE, I WANT TO SEE PROGRESS FOR MY COUNTY, FOR DOWNTOWN AND FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS.
SO I WANT TO SUPPORT THIS AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER.
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NEW JOBS.I PAY TAXES IN CISD, SO I WANT TO SEE CISD GET MORE MONEY.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO HAVE A COMMITMENT TO OUR RESIDENTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE HERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND OF COURSE, THERE WERE THOSE PROMISES THAT WERE MADE WITH THE FROST BANK CENTER ON THE EAST SIDE.
HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING TODAY IS GOING TO HAPPEN? WELL, THE DEVELOPER CAN AUGMENT THIS, BUT CONTRACTUALLY SPEAKING, THERE WILL NOT BE A BALLPARK, UNLESS THAT DEVELOPMENT IN PHASES ONE AND TWO HAPPENS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC AND THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT IT IS IN THE CONTRACT.
SO WE'RE NOT HAVING THE SAME THING FOR GENERATION LATER.
DO Y'ALL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD? BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR Y'ALL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, DANIEL ORTIZ 112 EAST PECAN HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OWNERSHIP.
BUT AS WAS NOTED, THE OWNERSHIP IS HERE AS WELL.
REID. RYAN. I'LL TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER TO ANSWER YOUR INITIAL QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.
TO ADD TO WHAT THE COUNTY MANAGER INDICATED, FIRST, TO BE VERY CLEAR, AND I THINK THE JUDGE NOTED THIS IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT YOU MENTIONED, SPORTS STADIUMS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE NOW, WHICH I BELIEVE IS UNPRECEDENTED, THE BONDS TO BUILD THE STADIUM WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNLESS THERE'S PROOF OF BOTH.
IT HAS TO BE STARTED ON TOP OF THAT.
IF IT GETS BUILT AND THE PROJECTED REVENUES, FOR WHATEVER REASON, DON'T COME IN AT A LEVEL THAT DON'T YIELD THE TAX INCREMENT THAT ALL OF THIS IS STRUCTURED ON, THEN PUTTING IT PLAINLY, THEN THE DEVELOPER HAS TO MAKE UP THAT INCREMENT, WRITE A CHECK TO TO TO MAKE UP THAT BALANCE. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT GUARANTEES IN THE DEAL TO ANSWER TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT WE HEARD FROM DAY ONE.
AND ANOTHER THING I KNOW, IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION WE JUST HAD, BUT I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY PUBLICLY HEAR ABOUT THE COMMITMENT TO SMALL, MINORITY OWNED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES FROM THE DEVELOPER'S END.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT WANTING TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.
BUT AGAIN, AS YOUR ATTORNEY STATED, IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING IT IN THE CONTRACTS.
SO WHAT KIND OF PUBLIC COMMITMENT AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT PART OF THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO GOING TO BE TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES? YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ARE WE ABLE TO PUT THE SLIDE BACK UP THAT OUTLINED THAT COMMITMENT? DAVID. DAVID, SLIDE BACK UP.
COMMISSIONER. THANKFULLY THE A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF WORK.
YOU CAN RAISE THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY. IS THAT BETTER? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM.
A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF WORK AND THE BULK OF THESE GOALS WILL FLOW THROUGH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
AND THERE ARE THERE ARE NOT SO MANY GENERAL CONTRACTORS CAPABLE OF BUILDING A FACILITY LIKE THIS THAT WE HAVEN'T INTERACTED WITH MOST OF THEM ON SOME LEVEL.
AND THANKFULLY, ALL OF THEM HAVE WELL-ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO REACH DEEP INTO THE THE SWIM COMMUNITY. AND SO FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE AS A GOAL AND INCLUDING THIS ONE.
AND THE HOW OF DOING THAT IS VERY WELL ESTABLISHED.
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GET POINTS, LET'S SAY, WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A POINT SYSTEM.SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
COMMISSIONER. AND WE'LL ALSO, COMMISSIONER, SORT OF IN THE SAME VEIN AS THAT FIRST QUESTION, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY STAY UP HERE BECAUSE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE FROM THE RESIDENTS TO COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ'S COMMENTS AS WELL.
I WILL SAY THAT THE, THE MOU AND THE TERM SHEET IS BINDING.
BUT I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT IT'S ESSENTIALLY COMMITTING TO AGREE TO FURTHER STEPS AND MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT DETAILED DOCUMENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE SABOTAGE PLAN.
SO WHILE YOU'RE HEARING THE SUMMARY OF WHAT THE COMMITMENTS ARE, THERE WILL BE TOUCH POINTS IN ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WHERE WE COME BACK WITH THE MORE DETAILED DISCUSSIONS AND IF THOSE ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED THROUGH IN THOSE DOCUMENTS, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VET THOSE AT THAT TIME.
OKAY, WELL, I KNOW YOUR NUMBER, SO I WILL CALL YOU SOME OTHER QUESTIONS.
SO THIS IS SPECIFIC QUESTION FOR ONE OF THE RESIDENTS BASED ON A ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS JUST NOW WHEN IT TALKED ABOUT THE $2,500, IT SAID IN RENTAL LOCATION ASSISTANCE, DOES THAT IMPLY THAT THERE ARE PARAMETERS TO HOW THOSE $2,500 CAN BE USED? COMMISSIONER, THERE IS A $500,000 BUCKET OF MONEY, CORRECT? 250 AND 250. THE CITY'S DOLLARS ARE INDEED RESTRICTED NOT ON HOW THEY CAN BE USED, BUT WHO THEY CAN GO TO.
OUR DOLLARS ARE ENTIRELY UNRESTRICTED, AND ON NEITHER SIDE OF THAT EQUATION ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON USE? OKAY, SO THIS IS A SCENARIO THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN I MET WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE YOUNGER COLLEGE STUDENTS.
LET'S SAY THEY SOMEONE DECIDES TO MOVE HOME BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION.
THEY DON'T HAVE RENTAL LOCATION FEES OR WHATEVER.
THEY'LL STILL GET THE $2,500 FEE ABSOLUTELY OUT OF OURS.
AND IF THE CITY CHANGED THAT, THAT WOULD BE ON ON THEIR SIDE OF THAT.
OKAY. NO, I KNOW WE CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE CITY.
I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT YOUR BUCKET OF FUNDING.
YES, MA'AM. SO ANOTHER QUESTION, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WANT TO KNOW $2,500 IS FOR ALL RESIDENTS, INCLUDING RESIDENTS WHO MAY CHOOSE TO MOVE INTO A LATER PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
LEAVE SOAP FACTORY? YES, MA'AM.
OKAY, DANIEL, YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE MIC.
I'M SORRY. WHAT? WE'LL PAY THE MOVING EXPENSES.
WE'LL PAY TO HAVE THE RESIDENT MOVED FROM PHASE ONE TO PHASE 2 OR 3.
AND THEN IN ADDITION, WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY GET $2,500.
BUT THAT'S ONLY. YOU ONLY PAY THE MOVING EXPENSES IF THEY MOVE INTO A LATER PHASE.
THEY ALSO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THAT FUNDING IS GOING TO BE RECEIVED.
THEY WANT TO KNOW IS IT GOING TO GET $2,500? CHECK, $2,500 CASH, $2,500 GIFT CARD.
THE COMMITMENT AT CITY COUNCIL WAS TO HAVE THIS PROCESS IN PLACE BY THE END OF OCTOBER.
AND THEN HOW'S THAT GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE RESIDENTS SO THEY CAN BE NOTIFIED OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT FUNDING? THERE'LL BE MULTIPLE WAYS FOR THE RESIDENTS TO, TO, TO BE COMMUNICATED WITH CONCERNING THE $2,500.
THE TIP OF THE SPEAR FOR US IS BUILDING BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE A TENANT PORTAL THAT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE.
WE HAVE EMAIL FOR SOME RESIDENTS AND WE HAVE PHONE NUMBERS.
AND THEN THE OFFICE HOURS WILL CONTINUE.
SO CAN THEIR RENT BE ADJUSTED? IF IF THE RENT OF THE APARTMENT THEY ARE MOVING INTO IS LESS, IT WILL ABSOLUTELY BE ADJUSTED DOWN.
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BUT IF THE RENT IS LOWER, OKAY, IT WOULD BE ADJUSTED DOWNWARD.THEY JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.
ALSO, AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE TELLING ME.
BUT THEY WANTED TO CLARIFY HOW OPPORTUNITY HOME IS ASSISTING THEM BECAUSE THERE'S A SCENARIO AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM ARE SITTING HERE. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL WHEN THIS IS OVER, YOU SEE WHO THEY ARE.
AND THEN OPPORTUNITY HOME WAS LIKE, NO, YOU DON'T QUALIFY.
OKAY. BUT. BUT OUR COMMITMENT IS THAT BUILDING BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES.
AND WE DO HAVE A COMMITMENT FROM OPPORTUNITY HOME AND FROM WESTERN URBAN IS TO WORK WITH FOLKS TO, AGAIN TO DELIVER ON THE PROMISES MADE IN THIS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN.
AND PART OF THAT WAS OPPORTUNITY HOME AVAILABILITY IN THEIR MIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO.
OKAY, SO IF THAT WASN'T CLEAR Y'ALL CAN ASK THEM ABOUT THIS.
AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION THAT THEY HAD FOR ME WAS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE LIVED THERE LONGER.
IS THERE SOME RESIDENTS WHO HAVE LIVED THERE FOR DECADES, EVEN? ARE THEY GOING TO GET MORE ASSISTANCE? MORE IN TERMS OF MONETARY.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
NOW, I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF NON-MONETARY ASSISTANCE THAT'S HAPPENING, AND BOTH OURSELVES AND BUILDING BROADER COMMUNITIES REALIZE THAT WHILE THIS CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR ANYONE, IT CERTAINLY COULD BE MORE CHALLENGING FOR SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES AND ON IN A NUMBER OF THESE FOLKS.
AND I DO KNOW MANY OF OUR LONGER TENURED RESIDENTS, A NUMBER OF THEM ARE SENIOR CITIZENS, AND THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF, OF CHALLENGES AND, AND, AND RESOURCES THAT BRANDON AND BUILDING BROADER COMMUNITIES CAN OFFER THEM AND WALK ALONGSIDE.
AND I WANT TO THANK OUR RESIDENTS FOR BEING HERE.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THERE'S SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOP AND WORKING WITH THE CONSTITUENTS.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOU ALL TRYING TO SUPPORT THEM.
BUT I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS, NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE IN THE SAME ROOM, IF YOU COULD TALK AFTERWARDS TO TRY AND IRON SOME THINGS OUT AND MAYBE ASK FOR THEIR NUMBER SO YOU CAN CALL THEM AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS DIRECTLY.
COMMISSIONER MOODY. WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE.
I THINK I MAINLY JUST HAVE SOME SOME COMMENTS I WANTED TO MAKE HERE.
FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW WE SAY IT QUITE OFTEN ABOUT THANKING FOLKS FOR WORK, BUT I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK DONE ON, ON THIS PROPOSAL FOR, YOU KNOW, A LONG TIME.
BOTH COUNTY STAFF THE, THE TEAM AND THEIR LEADERSHIP.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE TIME THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THIS, AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS AS A COUNTY, AS A COMMUNITY AND AS A CITY.
WE GOT FIVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS UP HERE, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER 11 ACROSS THE STREET.
SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CHALLENGING SITUATION TO TO BE IN.
I WANT TO I WANT TO SAY ON THE RECORD HERE THAT THAT I HONESTLY BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A BAD DEAL, AT LEAST AS STADIUMS GO IN MY OPINION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONCESSIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE BY THE LEADERSHIP GROUP.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE COULD HAVE MADE IT BETTER, IN MY OPINION.
AND YOU KNOW, I WON'T GET INTO ALL THE DETAILS THERE, BUT I THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOME PROPOSALS, SOME FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE FURTHER PROTECTED THE COUNTY FINANCIALLY. BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME PROVISIONS THAT HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, I JUST SAW TODAY THAT I THINK HAD BEEN INSERTED MAYBE BY THE CITY
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THAT THAT COULD BE CHALLENGING FOR THE MISSIONS TO, TO COMPLY WITH.I DON'T WANT TO MICROMANAGE $1 BILLION IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, BUT I DO WANT TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND THAT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY AS COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT THREE.
SO I'LL JUST KIND OF CLOSE IN SAYING, I THINK THAT THE CLOCK HERE HAS RUN OUT ON THIS MOU.
WE KNOW WE HAVE A CLEAR DATE HERE OCTOBER 15TH.
THAT THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION HERE ON.
AND SO TODAY I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS VOTE.
BUT I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THE WORK AND ALL THE DIALOG THAT'S, THAT'S TAKING PLACE.
AND I THINK WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T THE END OF THE ROAD.
I THINK WE'VE IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TO CONTINUING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS DEAL BETTER FOR THE COUNTY, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AND FOR TAXPAYERS. THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER CALVERT THANK YOU.
JUDGE. I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS.
AND I'VE GOT SOME OF THEIR QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO SHARE FROM A PRECINCT FOUR PERSPECTIVE.
AND I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT I DO RESPECT COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ'S BOUNDARIES ON THIS.
AND WE'VE WORKED THAT WAY IN THE PAST, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SO I THINK THERE ARE THERE'S A CONTEXT IN PRECINCT FOUR OF A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT PROMISE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS REALLY PART OF THE COUNTY'S EFFORT TO DO SO, BUT NEVER REALLY HAD THE VISION TO DO SO OR THE POLITICAL WILL.
THE SPURS ARENA IS THE MOST PROMINENT.
MY CONSTITUENTS ARE CONED OFF BY THE USE OF CONES.
THAT HAS PREVENTED PEOPLE FROM GOING TO RESTAURANTS AND BARS, EVEN TO THE POINT OF GEORGE GERVIN'S RESTAURANT BEING CONED OFF ACROSS AT WILLOW SPRINGS YEARS AGO. AND IT'S NOT JUST IN TERMS OF RESTAURANTS AND BARS.
IT'S ALSO IN TERMS OF WHO LIVES THERE.
AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FRIENDS AT SOAPWORKS.
OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR DECADES, AND THE FACT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NEEDED IN OUR MARKETPLACE, AND WE NEED TO BE MORE THAN MINDFUL OF THAT.
WE NEED TO BE TRIPLING OUR ACTIONS ON THAT.
I WANT TO PREFACE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT.
THE QUESTIONS I ASK ARE QUESTIONS I'VE BEEN ASKING IN THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ON THE BURNERS FOR A DECADE NOW, AND SO I'VE HAD TOWN HALLS FOR NINE, EIGHT, NINE YEARS ASKING ABOUT THE FOLKS IN PRECINCT FOUR, HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
I'VE EVEN HAD CONSULTANTS COME IN AND HELP US MODERATE SOME OF THESE THESE CONVERSATIONS.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE REALLY BEING RESPONDED TO.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY'RE THE QUESTIONS ARE ASKED, BUT BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY BEING RESPONDED TO.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE BUSINESS RESPONSE, BUT IT'S ALSO THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE.
THE GOVERNMENT ISN'T RESPONDING.
SO I WANT TO ASK WHAT OUR RESPONSE IS TO THESE CONCERNS.
AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR A RESPONSE.
SO LET ME JUST LET ME ASK THE MISSION'S OWNERSHIP GROUP.
THE CURRENT DESIGNATED BIDDERS, REPRESENTATIVES.
WHO'S GOING TO COME UP FOR THIS? FIRST QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
OKAY. SO THE FIRST QUESTION THAT THEY ASKED WAS, WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AROUND NELSON WOLFF'S CURRENT LOCATION OFF OF HIGHWAY 90? DUE TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE MISSIONS AND THE CONCERTS AND EVENTS THERE AT WOLFF STADIUM.
SO COMPARING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE EXISTING STADIUM.
WELL, I'M SORRY I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
WHAT WAS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AT THE EXISTING STADIUM? ONE OF THE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS I'VE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE AND WE'VE WE'VE GONE AROUND TRYING TO FIND BEST PRACTICES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
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AREA THAT YOU HOPE TO AFFECT.BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE RIGHT UP AGAINST IT.
PARKING CAN BE SEPARATED INTO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS THAT ALREADY HAVE PARKING.
AND SO IT'S A IT'S A BETTER OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY FOR NEW NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO TO REVITALIZE SOME THAT MAYBE HAVE GONE DORMANT IN AN AREA. YEAH.
I JUST WANT TO WRAP UP THE BOOK ON THE 90 AREA.
ARE THERE THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN THE GREATEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF, YOU KNOW, THE BALLPARK THERE? I MEAN, ANYTHING? I MEAN, WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THAT I MET WITH JUDGE WOLFF AND DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE TEAM AND TALKED ABOUT IT.
AND HIS VERY WORDS WERE, WHEN WE PUT THE STADIUM IN THAT LOCATION, THERE WERE THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING THERE, AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT LOCATION. THINGS WERE GOING TO TO BUILD UP IN THAT AREA.
AND IT JUST IT JUST DID NOT HAPPEN FOR WHATEVER REASON.
THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST THE CITIZENS QUESTION.
DANIEL, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? SURE. COMMISSIONER, LET ME ADD I THINK TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE'S BEEN DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE STADIUM, I THINK THAT BRINGS US BACK TO THE COMPARISON.
IT'S A FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT STRUCTURE.
AND I THINK THAT IS A BIG TAKEAWAY.
SO THOSE THOSE GUARANTEES ARE NOT ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM A WE HOPE IT WILL HAPPEN TO IT MUST HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR THE BONDS TO BE ISSUED ALSO AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.
SO THE EXISTING STADIUM IS OWNED BY THE CITY.
AND THAT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION THAT IS GOING TO BE LED BY THE CITY.
BUT THEY HAVE THAT SURROUNDING COMMUNITY HAS VERY SPECIFIC ASKS AND NEEDS, AND I THINK THE CITY IS TRYING TO TAKE THE LEAD ON HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE AS PART OF A FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT. NOT SPEAKING FOR THE CITY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU AS IT MOVES FORWARD, THAT IS SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO.
ALL RIGHT. SO THEY ASKED ME WHAT WHAT DOES THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MLB DO FOR SAN ANTONIANS? WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS A HIGHER PROFILE.
THERE ARE INDEPENDENT TEAMS. THEY AND IT'S BUT IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TYPE OF EQUATION.
THE MY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ACTUALLY HAS ALL THE PLAYERS.
THAT'S THAT'S EVERYTHING THEY COVER.
SO WE'VE HAD MANY HALL OF FAMERS COME THROUGH THE MISSIONS THROUGH THE YEARS.
SO IT'S IT'S A ENTIRELY DIFFERENT BRAND OF BASEBALL.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KNOW ABOUT IT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
WHEREAS AN INDEPENDENT TEAM IT'S GOING TO BE SMALL LITTLE REGIONAL THING.
ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO HELP ASSIST BY ENTERING INTO A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WHERE ASSIST MAINTAINED OWNERSHIP OF THEIR PARKING LOT. AND YOU WORK TO DEVELOP A PARKING GARAGE WITH HOUSING THAT TEACHERS COULD AFFORD TO LIVE IN ON TOP OF THE PARKING GARAGE.
NOT THAT ANYTHING IS AGREED TO, BUT THEY'VE COME UP WITH A GOOD PROCESS, I THINK, TO HELP US GET TO A POSITION WHERE NOT ONLY CAN WE HELP END UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR US, BUT IT WORKS BETTER FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS IN THE LONG RUN.
IT'S IT'S AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT.
AND TO THE TO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE TO HELP ON THAT.
WE'D LIKE TO HELP. BUT BUT I THINK I'D BE PREMATURE PRESUPPOSING WHAT CISD WOULD WANT OR AGREE TO.
IT'S WE'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH WHAT WORKS FOR THEM.
SO WHO ARE THE WOMEN OWNED AND HISPANIC, AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNED BUSINESSES? I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF THEM COME TO ME, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO HAVE A PIECE OF THE PIE.
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BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS BEEN DOING THE ARCHITECTURE.THERE'S THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURE.
BUT ON THE APARTMENTS IN THE STADIUM, WHO ARE THOSE NIMBYS THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH? YEAH. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.
ON ON ON THE BALLPARK SIDE, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THE EXTENT OF ANY DESIGN HAS BEEN MASSING.
AND BY THAT, I MEAN IT'S JUST DOES A BALLPARK FIT HERE.
AND THERE ARE A SMALL NUMBER OF FIRMS THAT DESIGN MINOR LEAGUE BALLPARKS.
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH EACH OF THOSE ON VARIOUS SITES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
SO NO DESIGN SELECTIONS ARE MADE, NO FIRMS ENGAGED.
ON THE APARTMENT SIDE, WE ARE AT WHAT I WOULD CALL A SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE.
AND IN THE IN THE MULTIFAMILY WORLD, THAT'S WE HAVE YET TO ENGAGE ANY SUBCONTRACTORS.
OKAY. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY WAS, WOULD THE DESIGNATED BIDDERS BE WILLING TO PUT INTO THE BONDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDING SO THAT MORE COMPANIES COULD GROW INTO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT? I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT THE COUNTY HAS A FUND OF 2 MILLION, $3 MILLION THAT WE'RE STARTING.
AND THE MORE PARTICIPANTS FROM BANKS TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE BONDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHEN WE HAVE, LET'S SAY, A COMPANY WITH A $300,000 BONDING CAPACITY, BUT THERE'S A $400,000, $500,000 OPPORTUNITY, THE BONDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CAN FILL THAT 5 TO $200,000 GAP AND ALLOW THAT COMPANY TO GROW THEIR BONDING CAPACITY AS PART OF THIS EFFORT.
COULD THE DESIGNATED BIDDERS PUT IN FOR THAT PARTICULAR POT OF FUNDING.
IS THAT IS YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE THE, THE BALLPARK PROJECT AND THOSE BONDS ISSUED HAVING A COMPONENT TO I THINK IT HELPS BOTH WITH THE APARTMENT SIDE TO GROW OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR THE BALLPARK SIDE.
SO NOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SOME SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE TROUBLE GETTING COMPLETION BONDS.
AND SO WE'RE SETTING UP A REVOLVING LINE OF OR WILL BE ASKING THE COURT TO SET UP A REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT, ALONG WITH VARIOUS TRAINING AND PROGRAMS THAT GO WITH IT, TO HELP THEM BE ABLE TO ACCESS BIDS THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN'T QUALIFY FOR.
THANK YOU. LOOK, I WILL TELL YOU FROM FROM THE BALLPARK SIDE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AND LOOK INTO.
AND FURTHERMORE, I THINK IT'S IT CAN GO A LOT FURTHER IF IT'S OUR COMMUNITY LOOKING INTO THIS.
AND SO THERE ARE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, THE SAN ANTONIO BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, THE SAN ANTONIO ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS, THAT I THINK WE'D WANT TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE TO HAVE A REAL IMPACT THAN JUST US.
YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE USE OF PUBLIC PROJECT PUBLIC DOLLARS, RIGHT? SO ON YOUR APARTMENT SIDE, YOU'VE GOT THE ABATEMENTS, WHICH IS USING PUBLIC DOLLARS IN MANY CASES, MAYBE NOT ALL OF THE FUTURE ONES, BUT IN THE PAST.
AND SO IT'S ABOUT REPLENISHING THAT FUND, IF YOU WILL, THAT CAN GROW.
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE HAPPY TO KIND OF GET MORE INTO THAT.
BUT I THINK THAT SOME OF THE OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN PART OF A GROUP THAT'S DEALING WITH DIVERSITY.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW CATERPILLAR, USAA, BUT IN ANY EVENT, WE'LL EXPLORE THAT.
LET ME ASK I WAS HAPPY TO READ THAT THAT THERE IS A BAN THE BOX POLICY AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION.
ARE THERE ARE YOUR CONTRACTORS GOING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR SECOND CHANCE JOB FAIR? GIVEN THAT WE HAVEN'T SELECTED ANY, I'M CERTAINLY RELUCTANT TO SPEAK FOR SOMEONE THAT WE HAVE NOT SELECTED.
BUT BUT I WILL COMMIT TO HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND YOU, IF YOU LIKE.
AND SOMETHING, I MEAN. BUT BUT THERE ARE NO CONTRACTORS YET.
LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
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WHO ARE WHAT ARE THE BOUNDARIES? IS IT ONLY WESTERN URBAN PROPERTIES? HIGH COMMISSIONER BLAKELY FERNANDEZ WITH BRACEWELL, THE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WILL CAPTURE SEVEN OF THE EIGHT NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES.I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SEE THAT DEVELOPMENT SLIDE, BUT THERE'S ONE PROPERTY IN PHASE FOUR THAT'S OFF TO THE EAST A LITTLE BIT, AND SO THAT ONE WON'T BE INCLUDED BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRAW IT CONTIGUOUSLY.
THAT ONE WILL NOT. BUT THE OTHER SEVEN NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES.
SO IT'S ALL JUST THE WESTERN URBAN PROPERTIES.
OKAY. I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE I REPRESENT DOWNTOWN.
SO I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW THAT.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WITH RESPECT TO THE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IS, DO YOU PLAN TO LEVY THE SALES TAX PORTION? THAT'S AN OPTION. NO.
OKAY, OKAY. WE WOULD JUST MIRROR CENTRO'S ASSESSMENT.
WHAT WILL BE THE COMPOSITION OF THAT BOARD OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD.
WE'LL PUT IN INITIAL DIRECTORS AND AND OUR APPLICATION WOULD PROPOSE THAT THE CITY APPOINT THE BOARD AFTER THAT RATHER THAN HAVING AN ELECTED BOARD, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SMALL GROUPING.
POTENTIALLY A PARKING GARAGE OR LINEAR PARK.
IS THAT LINEAR PARK THE LINK OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE PROPOSED? IT'S YOU HAD DISCUSSED THE LINK WITH US, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE'VE WE'VE DETERMINED WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
RIGHT. THAT THAT WE WOULD PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY ON THE THINGS THE COUNTY WANTS TO PARTNER ON.
BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE DETERMINED.
BUT TO TO CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, COMMISSIONER IT DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE LINK AT ALL WHERE WE PUT THE BALLPARK THERE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHICH OPTION YOU'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OPEN.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROCESS TO THAT.
WE GO THROUGH AND DESIGN AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
YEAH, I JUST I WAS JUST I NOTED, YOU KNOW, THOSE TWO SPECIFIC ITEMS ON PAGE 12.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS SOME OTHER PLANNED DESIGNS THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT.
OKAY. WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE FACILITY.
AND DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS WHEN THERE'S NOT AN EVENT GOING ON.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS ASKED BY THE COMMUNITY WAS WITH RESPECT TO IF THE IF THE DEAL STRUGGLES, IF, YOU KNOW, OCCUPANCY RATES ARE DOWN AND TICKET SALES ARE DOWN.
THERE WAS NO MENTION OF NAMING RIGHTS IN THE IN THE CURRENT DOCUMENTS WE HAVE.
WOULD THE OWNERSHIP GROUP BE OPEN TO USING NAMING RIGHTS OF THE BALLPARK IN ORDER TO RAISE REVENUE TO SHORE UP THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS WERE UNDER, WELL, PART OF THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS IN THE WAY THAT IT'S STRUCTURED IS THAT TEAM REVENUES WOULD COME BEFORE EVEN THE GUARANTEES.
SO BEFORE THOSE GUARANTEES CAME INTO PLACE, THE TEAM WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF IT.
AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE NAMING RIGHTS.
THERE'S NO THERE WON'T BE ANY EXCLUSION.
LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY. SO THERE'S SO THERE IS SOME THOUGHT ABOUT NAMING RIGHTS.
YES, SIR. OF THE OF THE BALLPARK.
YES, SIR. THAT WILL BE SOMETHING ON THE HORIZON, I SUPPOSE.
OKAY. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS.
I WILL, I WILL I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY.
I WILL YIELD AND HEAR THE REST OF THE DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
VOTE. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.
I'LL ABSTAIN. THE COUNTY JUDGE VOTES I.
I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES THAT AGENDA ITEM.
IS THERE ANY AGENDA ITEMS? IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING? NOPE. ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
THANK YOU. JUDGE, I DO HAVE A FEW FOLKS HERE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING IN HONOR OF THE FIRST IS JOANN COCKRELL, LONGTIME EDUCATOR IN CISD AND FORMER PRINCIPAL, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
RAMON ACUNA, PAUL TREVINO FATHER CHRIS JANSEN, WHO WAS THE HEAD PRIEST AT HOLY ROSARY ROSE ALFANO
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AND ROMY VELA, LONGTIME HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH.AND FINALLY, NORMA ARACELI RANGEL, WHO IS THE CO-OWNER OF LA SORRENTINA RESTAURANT.
COMMISSIONER. MOODY. COMMISSIONER.
CALVERT. JUDGE. I'VE. MARGARET.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN IN BEHALF OF JORDAN ELAINE MARIE GIBBS, WHO'S THE DAUGHTER OF A LONGTIME COUNTY EMPLOYEE, ELIJAH GIBBS, WHO WORKS IN THE, I BELIEVE, THE OVER IN THE DISPATCH OFFICE OF THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
COULD I HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE RECOGNIZING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS? I'M WEARING MY PINK SHIRT BECAUSE MY WIFE PULLED IT AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO WEAR THIS IN BEHALF, OBVIOUSLY FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
IT IS SOMETHING VERY PERSONAL AND I WOULD ALTHOUGH I'M NOT MOVING TO ADJOURN, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY'S MEETING IS IN HONOR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM BREAST CANCER AND FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR ME, MY MOTHER, ROSEMARY SAKAI, MY AUNT NELLIE KAWAHATA, AND MY AUNT MARY OKAZAKI.
THEY ALL HAD BREAST CANCER AND PASSED AS A RESULT.
SO LET US BE REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE THAT HAVE THAT SITUATION.
SO WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ADJOURN. ANY ABSTENTION.
Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.