Meeting
City of San Antonio

AGENDA
City Council A Session
Municipal Plaza Building
114 W. Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:00 AM Municipal Plaza Building
The City Council will hold its regular meeting in the Norma S. Rodriguez Council Chamber in the Municipal Plaza Building located at 114 W. Commerce Street beginning at the above referenced date and time for the following items.  Once convened, the City Council will take up the following items in any order during the meeting but no sooner than the designated times.
 
9:00AM: Call to Order
 
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During the meeting, the City Council may meet in executive session for consultation with the City Attorney's Office concerning attorney-client matters under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
 
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PROCEDURAL
 
1.
Invocation
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
 
ITEM FOR STAFF BRIEFING
 
3.
Presentation of the City of San Antonio 2024 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2023. [Erik Walsh, City Manager]
ACTION ITEMS
4.
Ordinance setting the City’s proposed maintenance and operations tax rate at 33.009 cents per $100 of taxable valuation and the City’s proposed debt service tax rate at 21.150 cents per $100 of taxable valuation as recommended in the FY 2024 Proposed Budget. There is no increase in the city’s property tax rate. [Erik Walsh, City Manager]
5.
Ordinance setting the date, time and place for two Budget Public Hearings and two Ad Valorem Tax Rate Public Hearings. [Erik Walsh, City Manager]
CONSENT AGENDA
 
Purchase of Services, Supplies and Equipment
 
6.
Ordinance approving a contract with Casco Industries, Inc., to provide helmets, accessories and helmet parts for repairs for the San Antonio Fire Department beginning upon award and ending March 31, 2026, with two, one-year renewal options for an estimated annual cost of $390,000 included in the department's annual budget. Funding for subsequent years is contingent upon City Council approval of the annual budget. [Ben Gorzell Jr., Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
Capital Improvements
 
7.
Ordinance ratifying a change order in the amount of $124,126 with L.C. Mosel Co., LTD for the One Stop HVAC Repairs project to furnish labor and material to replace motors on 83 fan powered boxes and 11 heaters, increasing the total contract price from $656,039 to $780,165. Funding is from the FY 2023 Adopted Development Services Fund budget and is included in the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director Development Services]
Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real Property
 
8.
Ordinance approving a five-year lease agreement with 6723 S. Flores Street, LP for San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's operation of a Women Infant and Children's (WIC) Clinic as part of the Special Supplement Nutrition Program. The total cost over the term of the lease is $958,856. Funding in the amount of $271,356 is from WIC grant funds for year one of the lease. Funding for future years is contingent upon award of additional WIC grant funds. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Jorge A. Perez, Director, Building and Equipment Services]
Boards, Commissions and Committee Appointments
 
9.
Confirming the appointments of Councilmembers to external boards, commissions, and committees for a term concurrent with the 2023-2025 City Council term. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Appointing Adriana Rocha Garcia, Marina Alderete Gavito, and Manny Pelaez to the Alamo Area Council of Governments
B. Appointing Marina Alderete Gavito to the Alamo Area Council of Governments – Air Quality Committee
C. Appointing Adriana Rocha Garcia and Manny Pelaez to the Alamo Area Council of Governments – Committee of Six
D. Appointing Sukh Kaur, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Marina Alderete Gavito, and John Courage to the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
E. Appointing Manny Pelaez as the BioMedSA Designee
F. Appointing Teri Castillo as the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy & Educational Foundation (CECLEF) Liaison
G. Appointing Sukh Kaur, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, and Teri Castillo to the Community Action Advisory Board (CAAB)
H. Appointing Teri Castillo as the Diez y Seis Commission Liaison
I. Appointing Marina Alderete Gavito as the July 4th at Woodlawn Lake Designee
J. Appointing Melissa Cabello Havrda to the Planning Commission
10.
Confirming the appointments of Councilmembers to external boards, commissions, and committees for a term concurrent with the 2023-2025 City Council term. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Appointing Adriana Rocha Garcia, Marc Whyte, and Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez, Precinct No, 2 to the Fire and Police Pension Fund
B. Appointing Melissa Cabello Havrda, Marc Whyte, and Thomas Edwin Silliman to the Fire and Police Pre-Funded Health Care Trust Fund (The Fund)
C. Appointing John Courage to the Military Transformation Task Force
D. Appointing Jalen McKee-Rodriguez as the San Antonio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Designee
E. Appointing Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Manny Pelaez (Chair of the Economic and Workforce Development Council Committee), and John Courage (Chair of the Transportation and Mobility Committee) as Ex-Officio Members on the San Antonio Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
F. Appointing Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and John Courage to the San Antonio Education Partnership Board of Directors
G. Appointing Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Melissa Cabello Havrda, and Rep. Ray Lopez, House District 125 to the San Antonio Mobility Coalition (SAMCo) Executive Committee
H. Appointing Sukh Kaur to the San Antonio Sports Foundation
I. Appointing Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Adriana Rocha Garcia, Teri Castillo, and John Courage to the San Antonio Housing Trust Board of Directors
J. Appointing Phyllis Viagran and Adriana Rocha Garcia to the Visit San Antonio Board of Directors
11.
Approving the following board, commission and committee appointments for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2025 [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Appointing Louis Ortiz (District 10) to the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee
B. Appointing Brigitte West (District 10) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Strengthening Family Well-Being
C. Reappointing Edna Griffin (District 7) to the City/County Joint Commission on Elderly Affairs
D. Reappointing Melanie Cawthorn (District 7) to the Disability Access Advisory Committee
E. Reappointing Anne-Marie Grube (District 7) to the Historic and Design Review Commission
F. Reappointing Sara Gerrish (District 5) to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women
G. Appointing Laura Saldivar Luna (District 7) to the Parks and Recreation Board
H. Reappointing Vickie Willoughby (District 5) to the Small Business Advisory Commission
I. Appointing Jamie Coleman (District 2) and Matthew Baiza (District 7) to the Streets, Bridges and Sidewalks Advisory Board
12.
Approving the following board, commission and committee appointments for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2025 [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Reappointing Sarah Zimmerman (District 5) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Education
B. Reappointing James “JC” Smith (District 7) to the Veterans Advisory Commission
C. Reappointing Phillip Manna (District 7) to the Zoning Board of Adjustment
D. Reappointing Robert Sipes (District 7) to the Zoning Commission
13.
Approving the following board, commission and committee appointments for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2025 [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Reappointing Louis J. Fox, Roland Lozano, Milo D. Nitschke, and Bonnie Salas to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 16 – Brooks City Base
B. Appointing Michael Ingersoll to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 17 – Mission Creek
C. Appointing Janet Tovey to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 19 – Hallie Heights
D. Appointing Janet Tovey to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 – Heather’s Cove
E. Appointing Janet Tovey to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 25 – Hunter’s Pond
F. Reappointing Andrea "Andi" Rodriguez to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 30 – Westside
14.
Approving the following board, commission and committee appointments for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2025 [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Reappointing Brenda Pacheco to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 32 – Mission Drive-In
B. Appointing Michelle Hoang to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 36 – Thea Meadows
C. Appointing Aaron Schackelford and reappointing Caleb Chance, Andrew Lewis, Markus Andrew Lopez, Brian "Scott" Teeter to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 37 – Nabors
D. Reappointing Paul Basaldua, Laura Cabanilla, Todd Compton, and George Weron to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 40 – Lone Oak
15.
Ordinance reappointing Irene Zinsmeister (District 7) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Education for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2025 and waiving the City Code residency requirement for the appointment. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
Miscellaneous
 
16.
Ordinance approving a professional services agreement with Kutchins & Groh, LLC for on-call Independent Fee Estimate (IFE) services for projects at the San Antonio International Airport and Stinson Municipal Airport for a three-year term with two, one-year renewal options for an amount not to exceed $750,000, starting on the effective date of the ordinance. Services will be provided on an as-needed basis and dependent upon available funding within the adopted funding sources. [Jeff Coyle, Assistant City Manager; Jesus Saenz, Director, Aviation]
17.
Ordinance approving contracts with Veo and Bird Rides to provide dockless vehicle services in City Right-of-Way for a two-year term beginning October 1, 2023 with a one-year renewal option. Revenue generated from these contracts will be deposited into the City’s General Fund. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; John Jacks, Director, Center City Development and Operations]
18.
Ordinance approving a funding agreement with CPS Energy to assist homeowners with small scale home repairs to make ready for the Casa Verde Weatherization Program for a one year term with an optional one year extension for an amount not to exceed $1 million. Funding of $500,000 is from the FY 2023 Adopted Budget. Funding for subsequent years is contingent upon City Council approval of the annual budget. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
City Manager's Report
 
19.
City Manager’s Report 
Executive Session

At any time during the meeting, the City Council may recess into executive session in the B Room to consult with the City Attorney's Office (Texas Government Code Section 551.071) and deliberate or discuss any of the following:
 
A.
Economic development negotiations pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.087 (economic development).
B.
The purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.072 (real property).
C.
Legal issues related to litigation involving the City pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
D.
Legal issues relating to emergency preparedness pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
ADJOURNMENT
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY RECESS FOR LUNCH AND RECONVENE TO CONSIDER ANY UNFINISHED COUNCIL BUSINESS 

6:00 P.M. – If the Council has not yet adjourned, the presiding officer shall entertain a motion to continue the council meeting, postpone the remaining items to the next council meeting date, or recess and reconvene the meeting at a specified time on the following day.

Posted on: 08/04/2023  07:05 PM