City Council A Session

City of San Antonio AGENDA City Council A Session Municipal Plaza Building 114 W. Commerce Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 Thursday, September 11, 2025 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. 9:00 AM: Call to Order Members of the public can comment on items on the agenda. To sign up to speak visit www.saspeakup.com. Click on meetings and events and select the meeting you’d like to participate in. Sign up to speak or submit a written comment. NOTE: Speaker registration closes 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. Questions relating to these rules may be directed to the Office of the City Clerk at (210) 207-7253. 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Providing at least 72 hours’ notice will help to ensure availability. La Ciudad de San Antonio se compromete en ofrecer un acceso útil para reuniones, programas, y servicios de la ciudad, proporcionando de una manera razonable: servicios de traducción, interpretación, materiales en un formato modificado, y otras ayudas ó servicios auxiliaries con pedido previo. Para solicitor estos servicios, llame ó envíe un correo a (210) 207-7253 ó OOCC@sanantonio.gov, ó Relay Texas 711. Aviso de por lo menos 72 horas de anticipación ayuda a asegurar disponibilidad. For additional information on any item on this agenda, please visit sa.gov or call (210) 207-7080. PROCEDURAL 1. Invocation 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Approval of minutes for the City Council meetings of August 26, 2025 and August 27, 2025. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE PUBLIC HEARING 4. Public Hearings on the City’s 2025 Ad Valorem Tax Rate for the FY 2026 Proposed Budget and the FY 2026 Proposed Budget. [Erik Walsh, City Manager; Justina Tate, Director, Office of Management & Budget] CONSENT AGENDA Page: 2 Capital Improvements 5. Ordinance approving a construction contract with E-Z Bel Construction, LLC, for the District 9 Traffic and Mobility Improvements (Stone Oak Area) Evans Road Corridor Project for a total cost of $1,447,187.88. Funding is from the 2022 General Obligation Bond. [John Peterek, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works] Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real Property 6. Ordinance recommending A) the closure, vacation and abandonment of four unimproved Public Right-of-Way paper alleys in NCBs 7729 and 7730, and B) the issuance of one 25- year-term permit for several existing encroachments within Quintard Street Public Right-of- Way and an unimproved paper alley Public Right-of-Way in NCB 7730, as requested by Neighborhood & Housing Services representing Mission Trail Community Association, as part of the 2022 Affordable Housing Bond. [John Peterek, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]. City Code Amendments 7. Ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the City Code entitled “Animals” to prohibit the abandonment of animals. [David McCary, Assistant City Manager; Jonathan Gary, Director, Animal Care Services] Boards, Commissions and Committee Appointments 8. Approving the appointment of councilmembers to boards, commissions, and committees for a term concurrent with the 2025 - 2029 City Council term. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] A. Councilmembers Sukh Kaur (District 1) and Leo Castillo-Anguiano (District 2) to the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund (FPPF) Board of Trustees, with Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (District 2) to take the District 2 seat upon his return. B. Councilmembers Leo Castillo-Anguiano (District 2) and Misty Spears (District 9) to the Retiree Health & Wellness San Antonio Fire and Police Board of Trustees, with Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (District 2) to take the District 2 seat upon his return. 9. Approving the appointment of councilmembers to boards, commissions, and committees for a term concurrent with the 2025 - 2029 City Council term. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] A. Councilmembers Leo Castillo-Anguiano (District 2), Edward Mungia (District 4), Teri Castillo (District 5), and Misty Spears (District 9) to the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) Transportation Advisory Board, with Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez to take the District 2 seat upon return to office; Councilmember Marc Whyte (District 10) will serve as an alternate to these Councilmembers. B. Councilmembers Teri Castillo (District 5), Ric Galvan (District 6), Marina Alderete Page: 3  Gavito (District 7), and Misty Spears (District 9) to the Community Action Advisory Board (CAAB). 10. Approving the appointment of councilmembers to boards, commissions, and committees for the remainder of a term of office to end May 31, 2027. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] A. Councilmember Teri Castillo (District 5) as liaison to the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy & Educational Foundation Board of Directors. B. Councilmember Sukh Kaur (District 1) to the San Antonio Mobility Coalition (SAMCo) Executive Committee . 11. Approving the appointment of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and Councilmembers Phyllis Viagran (District 3) and Marina Alderete Gavito (District 7) to the San Antonio Economic Development Corporation (SAEDC) Board of Directors for the remainder of a two-year term expiring May 31, 2027; Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (District 2) shall take Councilmember Alderete Gavito's seat upon his return. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] 12. Approving the appointment Councilmembers Leo Castillo-Anguiano (District 2) and Phyllis Viagran (District 3) to the Visit San Antonio Board of Directors for the remainder of a term of office to expire May 31, 2029, with Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (District 2) to take the District 2 seat upon his return. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] 13. Approving the appointments of Councilmembers Leo Castillo-Anguiano (District 2) and Ric Galvan (District 6) to the San Antonio Education Partnership, Inc. (SAEP) Board for a term to expire May 31, 2027, with Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (District 2) to assume the District 2 seat upon his return. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] 14. Approving the following board, commission, and committee appointments for the remainder of a term of office to expire May 31, 2027. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] A. Appointing Jeanne Russel (District 1) to the San Antonio Early Childhood Education Municipal Development Corporation B. Reappointing Melanie Mendez Gonzales (District 1) to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women C. Reappointing Karla Gurgiolo (District 1) to the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees for a term of office to run from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2027. 15. Approving the appointment of Sandy Millman Ramirez (District 7) to the San Antonio Diez y Seis Commission for the remainder of a term of office to expire May 31, 2027. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] 16. Approving the reappointment of Ellen Clark (District 7) to the San Antonio Arts Commission for the remainder of a term of office to expire May 31, 2027. [Debbie Racca- Sittre, City Clerk] 17. Approving the reappointment of Cabrini Bustos (District 10) to the San Antonio Youth Commission for the remainder of a term of office to expire May 31, 2027. [Debbie Racca- Sittre, City Clerk] Page: 4 18. Approving the reappointment of Mary Ayala Sandoval to the LULAC 4947 seat of the San Antonio Diez y Seis Commission for the remainder of a term of office to expire May 31, 2027. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk] Miscellaneous 19. Ordinance approving the settlement of a personal injury lawsuit styled Rachel Aleman and Gloria Deams v. City of San Antonio, in the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, Cause No. 2024-CI-12445 in the amount of $195,000 for Plaintiff Rachel Aleman. [Andy Segovia, City Attorney] 20. Ordinance approving a settlement of a personal injury lawsuit styled Rachel Aleman and Gloria Deams v. City of San Antonio, in the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, Cause No. 2024-CI-12445 in the amount of $140,000 for Plaintiff Gloria Deams. [Andy Segovia, City Attorney] 21. Ordinance authorizing a contract amendment with SAP Public Services, Inc. (SAP) in the amount not to exceed $2,873,088 to provide continued Active Attention Services for the SAP system upgrade for a twenty-seven-month period. Funding is from Certificates of Obligation included in the FY 2025 Capital Budget. [Ben Gorzell, Chief of Financial and Administrative Services; Craig Hopkins, Chief Information Officer] 22. Ordinance authorizing an award of up to $3,600,000 including up to $1,527,315.46 in 2022- 2027 Affordable Housing Bond, $525,847.97 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and up to $1,546,836.57 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds for the Tezel Road Apartments Project, a multi-family affordable housing development project. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department] City Manager's Report 23. City Manager’s Report Executive Session At any time during the meeting, the City Council may recess into executive session in the C 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. Page: 5  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: 09/05/2025 04:41 PM Page: 6