Meeting
City of San Antonio

AGENDA
City Council A Session
Municipal Plaza Building
114 W. Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Thursday, February 1, 2024 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.
 
ACCESS STATEMENT
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For additional information on any item on this agenda, please visit www.sanantonio.gov or call (210) 207-7080.
 
PROCEDURAL
 
1.
Invocation
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
 
CONSENT AGENDA
 
Capital Improvements
 
3.
Ordinance amending two contracts to increase the amount by $120,830.87 for the current Professional Service Agreements (each in the amount of $497,705) with Alamo Architects, Inc. for additional design and construction phase services for design refinements for Fire Station 52 Replacement project and Fire Station 53 Replacement project. Funding is from Certificates of Obligation included in the FY 2024 – FY 2029 Capital Improvement Program. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real Property
 
4.
Ordinance approving the addition of Veronica Sandoval to the lease agreement with Silver Spur for a one-time assignment fee of $3,000. The assignment fee will be deposited into the Market Square Fund. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; John Jacks, Director, Center City Development and Operations]
Grant Applications and Awards
 
5.
Ordinance authorizing the acceptance and appropriation of funds from the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) Grant to the Kennedy Park Lighting Retrofit Project in the amount of $10,000 for a total budget of $360,000. [David McCary, Assistant City Manager; Douglas Melnick, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Sustainability]
Boards, Commissions and Committee Appointments
 
6.
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 Francisco “Frank” Sanchez Jr. (District 4) and reappointing Michelle Mata (District 8) to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
B. Reappointing Gil Garza (District 8) to the Disability Access Advisory Committee
C. Appointing Juanita Sepulveda (District 4) to the Historic and Design Review Compliance and Technical Advisory Board
D. Reappointing Jamie Kowalski (District 8) to the Port Authority of San Antonio Board
E. Reappointing Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark (District 7) to the San Antonio Arts Commission
7.
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 Henry Brun (District 8) to the San Antonio Arts Commission
B. Reappointing Javier Tristan (District 8) to the Transportation Advisory Board
Miscellaneous
 
8.
Ordinance approving settlement of a personal injury lawsuit styled Santos Tejada, Jr. v. City of San Antonio, in the 408th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, Cause No. 2022-CI-05690 for the amount of $220,000. [Andy Segovia, City Attorney]
9.
Ordinance adding a City Council Code of Conduct to the City Code of San Antonio that outlines general standards of conduct and a process for reporting and enforcement. [Andy Segovia, City Attorney]
10.
Resolution of Support for Claudette Lofts, LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of The Claudette, a 119-unit affordable housing development, located at 137 University Avenue. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
11.
Resolution of Support for Reverb Apartments, Ltd.’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Reverb Apartments, a 55-unit affordable housing development, located at 301 Spriggsdale; allowing the construction of the development to be located within one linear mile or less from another development; acknowledging the development will result in more than 20% of total housing units in the proposed census tract being supported by housing tax credits; and acknowledging the high poverty rate in the census tract the proposed development will be located in and authorizing the development to move forward. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
12.
Resolution of Support for TX Mission Apartments, LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Mission Apartments, an 88-unit affordable housing development, located at 3400 Mission Road, and acknowledging the high poverty rate in the census tract the proposed development will be located in and authorizing the development to move forward. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
13.
Resolution of No Objection for Pedcor Investments-2023-CXCVII, LP’s application for 2024 Non-Competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits (HTC) from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the construction of a 312-unit affordable multi-family rental housing development named The Orion Apartment Homes, located at approximately 13107 SW Loop 410; allowing the construction of the development to be located within one linear mile or less from another development; and acknowledging that more than 20% of the total housing in the Census Tract is supported by HTC. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
14.
Resolution of Support for ARDC Yarrow, Ltd.’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Artisan at Yarrow, an 85-unit affordable housing development, located at the SEQ of SW Military Drive and Yarrow Boulevard. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
15.
Resolution of Support for FishPond Living at Buena Vista, LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the rehabilitation of FishPond at Buena Vista, a 55-unit affordable housing development, located at 1601 & 1615 Buena Vista Street. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
16.
Resolution of Support for Grocer Lofts LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the adaptive reuse of National Grocer Building, a 48-unit affordable housing development, located at 421 N Medina; allowing the construction of the development to be located within one linear mile or less from another development; acknowledging the development will result in more than 20% of total housing units in the proposed census tract being supported by housing tax credits; and acknowledging the high poverty rate in the census tract the proposed development will be located in and authorizing the development to move forward. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
17.
Resolution of Support for TX Culebra Apartments LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Culebra Apartments, an 88-unit affordable housing development, located at Culebra Road and Grissom Road. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
18.
Resolution of Support for Grissom Road Apartments, Ltd.’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Grissom Road Apartments, an 85-unit affordable housing development, located at Grissom Road across from Kelwood Street Lot 12, Block 8. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
19.
WITHDRAWN – Resolution of Support for Cairn Point Wurzbach, LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Cairn Point Wurzbach, a 90-unit affordable housing development, located at the 5100 Block of Wurzbach Road. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
20.
WITHDRAWN – Resolution of No Objection for DDC Merritt Cresta Bella, Ltd.’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Merritt Cresta Bella, a 160-unit affordable housing development, located at Camp Bullis & Cresta Bella. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
21.
WITHDRAWN – Resolution of Support for Rainbow Lofts, Ltd.’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Rainbow Lofts, a 59-unit affordable housing development, located at 15838 San Pedro. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
22.
Resolution of Support for SA Vista Park, LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits program for the construction of Vista Park, an 85-unit affordable housing development, located at NE of Nacogdoches Rd and Spring Farm St. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services]
23.
Ordinance approving the settlement of a lawsuit styled Kenedy Junction, Ltd. v. City of San Antonio; Cause Number: 2021CI17012 and declaration as surplus and conveyance of approximately 0.0617 acres of land adjacent to Mission Road and the San Antonio River, located within New City Block A-20, to Kenedy Junction, Ltd. in exchange for the transfer and conveyance of approximately 0.475 acres of land adjacent to St. Mary's Street owned by Kenedy Junction, Ltd. to the City of San Antonio also within New City Block A-20; and, acceptance of payment in amount of $90,000 from Kenedy Junction, Ltd. to the City of San Antonio. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
City Manager's Report
 
24.
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 related to emergency preparedness pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
E.
Legal issues related to collective bargaining 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: 01/26/2024  04:04 PM