Meeting
City of San Antonio

AGENDA
City Council A Session
City Hall Complex
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Thursday, August 4, 2022 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 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
3.
Approval of minutes for the City Council meetings of June 15, 2022, June 16, 2022, June 22, 2022 and June 23, 2022.
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
 
CONSENT AGENDA
 
Purchase of Services, Supplies and Equipment
 
4.
2022-08-04-0534
Ordinance approving a contract with Stryker Sales, LLC, to provide the San Antonio Fire Department with 60 McGrath video laryngoscopes for a total cost of $194,706.00. Funding is available from the FY 2022 Adopted General Fund budget. [Ben Gorzell Jr., Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
5.
2022-08-04-0535
Ordinance approving a contract with Gomez Floor Covering, Inc., to provide floor care maintenance services at multiple locations throughout the City for an estimated annual cost of $80,000.00, totaling an estimated cost of $400,000.00 over the entire contract period, including renewal options. Funding in the amount of $80,000.00 is available from the FY 2022 Facility Fund Budget. Funding for future years is contingent upon City Council approval of annual budget. [Ben Gorzell Jr., Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
6.
2022-08-04-0536
Ordinance approving a contract with Infax, Inc., to provide a new Electronic Visual Information Display System (EVIDS) at the San Antonio International Airport for an estimated total cost of $750,000.00 over the entire contract term, including renewal options. Funding for the first year is available from the Aviation Capital Improvement Program in the amount $363,922.00. Funding for subsequent years, in the amount of $386,078.00 annually, will be available from the Aviation Operations & Maintenance Fund and 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.
2022-08-04-0537
Ordinance awarding the 2022-2023 Task Order Contract for Flatwork and Street Improvements, Package 2 to F.D. Concrete, LLC in an amount not to exceed $5,344,777.00 of which $240,000.00 will be reimbursed by San Antonio Water System for the necessary adjustments to their existing infrastructure. Funds are available and included in the FY 2022 – FY 2027 Capital Improvements Program and may also be funded from various funding sources to include, but not limited to, the General Fund, the Advanced Transportation District Fund, debt proceeds, or other funding sources.   [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
8.
2022-08-04-0538
Ordinance approving a Contribution Agreement between the City of San Antonio and Chesmar Homes, LLC. in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for the completion of the Alley Improvements Project located in Council District 8; and authorizing the appropriation and amending of the FY 2022 – FY 2027 Capital Improvement Program with funds in the amount of $90,000 from Chesmar Homes, LLC. to the Alley Improvements project. Funds in the amount of $350,000 are available from the Alley Improvements Project included in the FY 2022 – FY 2027 Capital Improvement Program for a total project budget of $440,000. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
Grant Applications and Awards
 
9.
2022-08-04-0539
Ordinance approving the submission of a grant application and the acceptance of funds upon award of approximately $71,000.00 for reimbursement of allowable costs for Interlibrary Loan services from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for the period of August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022. [David W. McCary, CPM, Assistant City Manager; Ramiro S. Salazar, Director, Library]
10.
2022-08-04-0540
Ordinance ratifying the submission of a grant application to the Department of Labor for the Apprenticeship Building America Grant program, authorizing the acceptance and appropriation of funding in the amount of $2,983,433.00 for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026, and approving a program budget. [Alejandra Lopez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Ramsey, Executive Director, Workforce Development Office]
11.
2022-08-04-0541
Ordinance approving the acceptance of funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for the Community Health Workers (CHW) for COVID Response and Resilient Communities Grant to continue to train and deploy CHWs and strengthen COVID-19 recovery efforts in an amount up to $4,800,000.00 for the period of August 31, 2022 through August 30, 2024, approving amendments to subcontracts with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Northwest Vista College and San Antonio Area Foundation for services related to grant deliverables, approving the execution of Memoranda of Agreement that enhance program services with no exchange of funds associated with this grant-funded project, and approving an existing personnel complement. [Erik Walsh, City Manager; Claude A. Jacob, Director, Health]
Boards, Commissions and Committee Appointments
 
12.
Approving the following appointments to the Airport Advisory Commission for the remainder of unexpired terms of office ending as stated below [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Reappointing Mark Fessler as Aviation Industry Representative for a term initiating on March 19, 2022 and expiring on March 18, 2024
B. Appointing Jeffrey Fair and Jeremy Roberts as Business Community Representatives for a term initiating on March 19, 2022 and expiring on March 18, 2024
C. Reappointing Rogers Dillard, William Pat Garrison, and Deborah Omowale Jarmon as Community Representatives for a term initiating on March 19, 2022 and expiring on March 18, 2024
D. Reappointing Earl Jackson Jr. as Federal Aviation Representative for a term initiating on March 19, 2022 and expiring on March 18, 2024
E. Reappointing John Grisell as Ground Transportation Representative for a term initiating on March 19, 2022 and expiring on March 18, 2024
F. Appointing Mayra Levy as Travel & Tourism Representative for a term initiating on March 19, 2022 and expiring on March 18, 2024
13.
2022-08-04-0542
Ordinance reappointing Gwendolyn Bolden (District 2) to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee; and waiving the residency requirement for this appointment. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
14.
Approving the following Board, Commission, and Committee appointments for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2023 or for the terms shown below [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Reappointing Rudy Garza (District 9) to the Brooks Development Authority
B. Appointing Lawson Picasso (District 2) to the City Bond Oversight Commission
C. Appointing Burrell Parmer (District 2) to the City Commission on Veterans Affairs
D. Reappointing Celina Escamilla (District 7) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Strengthening Family Well-Being
E. Reappointing Patrick Lang (District 2) to the Ethics Review Board for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire April 25, 2023
F.  Reappointing Jennipha Ricks (District 2) and Dr. Adena Williams Loston (Mayoral) to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women
G. Appointing Dr. Adrian Guardia (At-Large) to the Municipal Civil Service Commission
H. Reappointing Brandon Logan (District 2) to the San Antonio Early Childhood Education Municipal Development Corporation
I. Appointing Mohammad Rasool (District 2) to the Small Business Economic Development Advocacy (SBEDA) Committee
15.
Approving the following Board, Commission, and Committee appointments for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2023 or for the terms shown below [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Appointing Robert Melvin (District 2) to the Brooks Development Authority
B. Reappointing Susan Wright (District 2) to the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee
C. Appointing Elizabeth Holmes (District 2) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Education
D. Appointing Alexandra Bachran (District 9) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Strengthening Family Well-Being
E. Appointing Efrain Sosa (District 6) to the Ethics Review Board for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire April 25, 2024
F. Appointing Carol Carlberg (District 2) to the Linear Creekway Parks Advisory Board
G. Appointing Dr. Diana Sanchez Lira (District 7) to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women
H. Appointing Bert Pickell (District 6) and Elizabeth Waguespack (District 9) to the Parks and Recreation Board
I. Appointing Jamie Kowalski (District 8) to the Port Authority of San Antonio
J. Reappointing Kimberly Bragman (District 9) to the Zoning Board of Adjustment
16.
Approving the following Board, Commission, and Committee appointments for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2023 or for the terms shown below [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Reappointing Heberto Gutierrez and Police Chief William McManus to the Bexar Metro 911 Network Board of Directors for the remainder of an unexpired term ending February 28, 2024
B.  Appointing Brenda Morgan (District 8) to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women
Miscellaneous
 
17.
2022-08-04-0543
Ordinance adopting the $26,392,967.44 FY 2023 Action Plan and Budget for the four federal grant programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program; authorizing a staff complement of 49 positions; and authorizing contracts to execute program budgets. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Interim Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department]
18.
2022-08-04-0544
Ordinance ratifying insurance procurement for the City of San Antonio's Commercial Property and Equipment Insurance policy for a one-year policy period effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 with Alliant Property Insurance Program (APIP) for an estimated cost of $6,500,000. Funding in the amount of $1,625,000 is available in the FY 2022 Liability Insurance Fund budget and $4,875,000 is contingent upon approval of the FY 2023 Liability Insurance Fund budget. [Ben Gorzell Jr. Chief Financial Officer; Debra M. Ojo, Director, Office of Risk Management]
19.
2022-08-04-0545
Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the City of San Antonio, Texas General Improvement Bonds, Series 2022, in one or more series and in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $64,750,000, and authorizing other matters incident and related thereto. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
20.
2022-08-04-0546
Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the City of San Antonio, Texas General Improvement Bonds, Taxable Series 2022, in one or more series and in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,600,000, and authorizing other matters incident and related thereto. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
21.
2022-08-04-0547
Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the City of San Antonio, Texas Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2022, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $89,500,000, and authorizing other matters incident and related thereto. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
22.
2022-08-04-0548
Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the City of San Antonio, Texas Tax Notes, Series 2022, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $53,500,000, and authorizing other matters incident and related thereto. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
23.
2022-08-04-0035R
Resolution by the City Council of the City of San Antonio, Texas establishing the City’s intent to reimburse itself for the prior lawful expenditure of funds from the proceeds of one or more series of tax exempt or taxable obligations to be issued by the City for authorized purposes and as further designated by series and federal tax treatment; authorizing other matters incident and related thereto; and providing for an effective date. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
24.
2022-08-04-0549
Ordinance requesting the City of San Antonio, Texas Public Facilities Corporation (the “Corporation”) to issue up to $620,000,000 in principal amount of Lease Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2022 (Convention Center Facilities Project) (the “Bonds”) for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the Corporation’s outstanding Improvement and Refunding Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2012 (Convention Center Refinancing and Expansion Project) (the “Refunded Bonds”); approving the form and distribution of a preliminary official statement and a final official statement relating to the Bonds; authorizing the approval and execution of an Amended and Restated Lease Agreement and a Purchase Contract in connection therewith; approving the form of a Bond Resolution to be adopted by the Corporation; consenting to the execution and delivery by the Corporation of an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, the Purchase Contract, and all other related documents and agreements, all in connection with the issuance by the Corporation of the Bonds; authorizing the Corporation to call the Refunded Bonds for redemption; approving and authorizing the execution by the City of all other documents and agreements related to the issuance of the Bonds; authorizing other necessary actions relating thereto; amending and replacing Ordinance No. 2022-06-16-0450 approved on June 16, 2022, relating to essentially the same subject; and providing for an effective date. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer]
25.
MFC 2022-08-04-0002R
Resolution of the City of San Antonio, Texas Public Facilities Corporation authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of up to $620,000,000.00 in principal amount of City of San Antonio, Texas Public Facilities Corporation Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2022 (Convention Center Facilities Project) (the “Bonds”) for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the Corporation’s Improvement and Refunding Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2012 (Convention Center Refinancing and Expansion Project) (the “Series 2012 Bonds”), and financing improvements to the City’s Convention Center; approving the form and distribution of a preliminary official statement and a final official statement relating to the Bonds; delegating authority to a pricing committee to select Series 2012 Bonds to be refunded (the “Refunded Bonds”) and approve all final terms of the Bonds; approving the form and execution of an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, an Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, and a Purchase Contract in connection therewith; calling the Refunded Bonds for redemption; authorizing other necessary actions related thereto; and amending and replacing Resolution No. PFC 06-16-0001R approved on June 16, 2022, relating to essentially the same subject [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer]
26.
2022-08-04-0550
Ordinance approving the settlement of a lawsuit styled Alberto Rivera v. City of San Antonio, Cause Number 2018-CI-19389 pending in Bexar County District Court, in an amount of $75,000.00. [Andy Segovia, City Attorney]
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 collective bargaining pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
D.
Legal issues related to litigation involving the City pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
E.
Legal issues relating to COVID-19 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: 11/28/2022  03:14 PM