City of San Antonio AGENDA
City Council A Session Municipal Plaza Building
114 W. Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Thursday, September 14, 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
3.
Approval of minutes for the City Council meetings of August 29, 2023, August 30, 2023, and August 31, 2023.
Ordinance adopting the Annual Consolidated Operating and Capital Budgets for the City of San Antonio Fiscal Year 2024 that begins October 1; approving projects included in the FY 2024 to FY 2028 Five-Year Infrastructure Management Plan; approving the FY 2024 to FY 2029 Six-Year Capital Improvements Program for the City of San Antonio; approving certain contracts; providing for a one-time annuity increase for retirees and their beneficiaries and a revision to the City’s contribution rate in connection with the Texas Municipal Retirement System; authorizing personnel complements; appropriating funds; and amending related ordinances. [Erik Walsh, City Manager, Justina Tate, Director, Management & Budget]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance ratifying the adoption of the FY2024 Budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the FY2023 Budget. [Erik Walsh, City Manager, Justina Tate, Director, Management & Budget]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance setting the Ad Valorem Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operation of the City of San Antonio at 33.009 cents per $100 of taxable valuation for the Tax Year beginning on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2023. [Erik Walsh, City Manager, Justina Tate, Director, Management & Budget]
Ordinance setting the Ad Valorem City Property Tax Rate to pay the principal and interest on the funded debt of the City of San Antonio at 21.150 cents per $100 of taxable valuation for the tax year beginning on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2023. [Erik Walsh, City Manager, Justina Tate, Director, Management & Budget]
Ordinance amending fees as included within the fiscal year 2024 budget within the General Fund and certain restricted funds and amending the City Code of San Antonio, Texas to reflect such changes. [Erik Walsh, City Manager, Justina Tate, Director, Management & Budget]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance carrying forward certain FY 2023 Funds; amending prior appropriations; appropriating Funds for requirements in City projects and departments; and appropriating funds. [Erik Walsh, City Manager, Justina Tate, Director, Management & Budget]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance approving a contract with Qiagen, LLC, for the purchase of one EZ2 Connect Instrument for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District for a total cost of $82,321.10. Funding is from the COVID-19 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services. [Ben Gorzell Jr., Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance approving a construction contract with E-Z Bel Construction, LLC in an amount not to exceed $1,392,656.59 of which $284,250.08 will be reimbursed by San Antonio Water System for necessary adjustments to their existing infrastructure related to the Contessa Drive Drainage Improvements project. Funding is from the Storm Water Operating Fund included in the FY 2023 - FY 2028 Capital Improvement Program. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance authorizing the City of San Antonio to declare as surplus and sell a portion of City-owned property located at 5500 Castroville Road within New City Block 13962, as requested by CMD Holdings, LLC for a fee of $111,100. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works Department]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance recommending the closure, vacation and abandonment of an improved E. Elmira Street Public Right-of-way within New City Blocks 7008 and 6791, as requested by Oxbow Real Estate, LLC, for a fee of $87,100. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works Department]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Approving the At-Large reappointments of John Bonillas, Evelyn Brown, Celencia Hayes, and Razmin Riahi to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for the remainder of a term of office to expire on May 31, 2025. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
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 Sandi Wolff (District 8) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Education
B. Appointing Anamaria Suescun-Fast (District 10) to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women
C. Appointing Jennifer Neal (District 1) to the City of San Antonio Commission on Strengthening Family Well-Being
Ordinance approving the following At-Large appointees to the SA: Ready to Work Advisory Board for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire on May 31, 2025 [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
A. Appointing Alexandra “Allie” Perez to the Community Organization category
B. Reappointing Jerry Graeber and Amanda Wright in the Current/Previous City Workforce Development Program Participant category
C. Appointing Stefanie Gaines and reappointing Jennifer Cantu, Sonia Garza and Benjamin Peavy in the Local Employer – In Demand Occupation category
D. Appointing Geronimo Guerra in the Trade/Labor Organization category
E. Appointing Priscilla Aguilar in the Training Provider/Higher Education Institution category
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance approving the settlement of a motor vehicle accident lawsuit styled Edward Battles v. City of San Antonio, Cause No. 2020-CI-07779, in the 225th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas for a total amount of $120,000. [Andy Segovia, City Attorney]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance approving a Professional Services Agreement with Geekdom, LC to manage and operate Launch SA for a total amount of $1,743,668 for a three-year term ending September 30, 2026, with two, two-year renewal options. Funding is from the Economic Development Incentive Fund FY 2024 Proposed Budget. [Alejandra Lopez, Assistant City Manager; Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, Director, Economic Development]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance approving the naming of the Walker Ranch Senior Center Dining Hall as the “Honorable Joe and Cyndi Krier Dining Hall” located at 12603 West Avenue. Funding in an amount up to $5,000 to update the name is from the General Fund FY 2023 Adopted Budget. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager, Melody Woosley, Director, Human Services]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance approving an agreement with David A. Marks, MD, PA for medical oversight and staffing for the San Antonio Fire Department Wellness Center, for a term of three years with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods. The first year of this agreement is $321,280.00 from the FY 2024 General Fund Budget, funding for subsequent years is contingent upon City Council approval of the annual budget for a potential five-year contract not to exceed $1,648,000.00. [Maria Villagómez, Deputy City Manager; Charles N. Hood, Fire Chief, Fire]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
Ordinance extending the city limits by full purpose annexation as requested by the property owner, BryCap Farm Properties, LLC, of one property, legally described as 16.371 acres out of CB 5088, generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Weichold Road and Interstate Highway 10 East, which is contiguous to the city limits of San Antonio and located within the City of San Antonio’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) in east Bexar County, and approving a Service Agreement. Staff and Planning Commission recommend Approval. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Rudy Niño, Interim Director, Planning]
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2023-11600041 (ETJ – Closest to Council District 2): Ordinance amending the IH-10 East Corridor Perimeter Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use classification from “Urban Living" to "Community Commercial" on 35.668 acres out of CB 5088, generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Weichold Road and Interstate Highway 10 East. Staff and Planning Commission recommend Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2023-10700157)
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
ZONING CASE ZONING-Z-2023-10700157 (ETJ – Closest to Council District 2): Ordinance assigning zoning to property currently located Outside the City Limits by applying “C-2 CD AHOD” Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for Manufactured Home/Oversize Vehicle Sales, Service, and Storage on 16.371 acres out of CB 5088, generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Weichold Road and Interstate Highway (IH)10 East, and amending the Zoning District Boundary from “C-2 AHOD” Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District, and “NP-10 AHOD” Neighborhood Preservation Airport Hazard Overlay District to “C-2 CD AHOD” Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for Manufactured Home/Oversize Vehicle Sales, Service, and Storage on 19.297 acres out of CB 5088, generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Weichold Road and Interstate Highway (IH)10 East. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval. (Associated Plan Amendment PA-2023-11600041)
One or more files are marked confidential or are not available at this time.
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).
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.
