>> TIME NOW FOR OUR KSAT QNA EVERY WEDNESDAY WE’RE JOINED BY SAN ANTONIO MAYOR RON
NIRENBERG WHO IS JOINING US
AGAIN THIS EVENING MAYOR THANKS
FOR BEING
WITH US SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS
IN TODAY’S DAILY BRIEFING.
IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THOSE
METRICS THAT YOU IN THE COUNTY
JUDGE IN THE METRO HEALTH
DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT WANTING SAN ANTONIO TO
HIT TO REALLY PROGRESS IN OUR
COVID-19 RESPONSE WE’RE GETTING
THERE SO WHAT’S YOUR OVERALL
THOUGHT ABOUT WHERE WE
STAND TODAY.
>> WE’RE AT WE’RE IN STRONG
SHAPE. I THINK WE ALREADY ARE
BACK IN CONTROL OF THE PANDEMIC
HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR A WHILE
THERE IN LATE JUNE AND JULY AND
EVEN AUGUST.
IT HAD COME FOR ALL OF US AND
IT WAS REALLY SIGNIFICANT ONE.
WE ARE BACK IN CONTROL NOW HERE
IN
SAN ANTONIO. THE LATEST METRIC
THAT HAS NOW MOVED TO CROSS THE
THRESHOLD WE WANTED TO WHICH
THE
14 DAY DECLINE SUSTAIN THE
CLIMBING CASE TRAIT THAT HAS
HAPPENED NOW
THE REMAINING WITH THE
REMAINING INDICATOR THAT WE’RE
LOOKING AT THEM AM TRYING TO
PUSH DOWN IS THE POSITIVITY
RATE AT 6.7%.
THIS WEEK. WE NEED TO GET IT
BELOW 5% AND THEN WE’RE IN THE
GREEN
ZONE, SO BUT I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT EVEN WHEN WE’RE
IN THE GREEN ZONE, IT MEANS
THAT WE’VE GOT TO STAY CAUTIOUS
CONTINUE TO WEAR YOUR MASK
PRACTICE PHYSICAL DISTANCING,
WE’VE GOT TO INCORPORATE SOME
OF THOSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES
ALL THE WAY UNTIL WE ACTUALLY
GET A VACCINE.
>> SO ALL 3 OF US IN THIS
CONVERSATION OR PARENTS.
YOU GAVE THE SCHOOL RISK ZONE.
WE ARE AT THE LOW END OF
MODERATE ARE YOU AT THIS POINT
FEELING BETTER ABOUT IN PERSON
LEARNING AND THE FACT IT COULD
HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW. MOMENTARILY ARE
WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR 2.
>> SO I’M I’M CONFIDENT THAT
THE LEVEL OF CLASSROOM IN
PERSON LEARNING.
>> THAT IS INDICATED BY THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY CAN BE
DONE SAFELY RIGHT NOW WE’RE AT
25% OCCUPANCY, WHICH MEANS THAT
COHORTS OF 6 STUDENTS. HER
CLASSROOM CAN BE CONDUCTED
SAFELY BASED ON DISTANCING ET
CETERA. AND THAT MEANS THAT
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN BRING
BACK STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL
NEEDS WHO DON’T HAVE DIGITAL
ACCESS TO REQUIRE IN PERSON
LEARNING FROM ONE REASON OR
ANOTHER THAT CAN BE DONE
SAFELY. BUT WE’RE NOT AT THE
POINT OF OPENING UP TO 50 OR A
100% YET. WE NEED TO GOT CROSS
THROUGH THAT POSITIVITY
METRIC FIRST I AM CONFIDENT
THAT WE’RE GETTING THERE AND
WE’RE GOING TO GET THERE VERY
SOON, I’M A PARENT ALSO I’VE
GOT YOU KNOW STUDENT IN SCHOOL
AND WE ARE MAKING THE CHOICES.
PARENTS TO UTILIZE WHAT
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO WHICH
IS THAT FIRST CLASSROOM GRATING
FIRST GRADING PERIOD WE’RE
GOING TO. YOU KNOW HOLD BACK
AND WAIT TILL WE GET TO THE
SECOND GRADE KERRY BEFORE WE
CHECK OUT WHERE THE METRICS ARE
TO GO BACK TO IN PERSON
LEARNING THAT’S THE THAT’S THE
ABILITY THAT PARENTS DO HAVE
THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE THAT
CHOICE. BUT RIGHT NOW WE’RE NOT
THERE YET WE’RE ALMOST THERE,
I’M CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE
THERE VERY SOON NOW IN TERMS OF
IN PERSON LEARNING.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE EAGER
TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS
FIRST GRADING PERIOD PASSES.
>> WE KNOW NOW THAT TIME IS
SUCH A FACTOR IN THE SPREAD OF
THIS DISEASE, WE WENT
THROUGH LABOR DAY WE TALKED FOR
SO LONG ABOUT PEOPLE TAKING
PRECAUTIONS AHEAD OF THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND AS IN
PERSON LEARNING NOW BEGINS.
SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE
CITY IS ANTICIPATING OR MAYBE
EVEN METROHEALTH IS LOOKING AT
DOING SHOULD THESE NEXT
2 WEEKS APPROVED TO SHOW A
SPIKE IN CASES AFTER LABOR DAY
AS WE’VE SOUGHT SCENE AND THE
PAST WITH WHOM MEMORIAL DAY.
>> YES, THERE WE OBVIOUSLY KNOW
THAT THE
MYERS IS STILL OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY. SO WHEN YOU INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF INTERACTION
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE
CASES AND SO WE’RE READY FOR
THAT AND ONE OF THE PLACES THAT
WE’RE READY FOR THAT IS IN
SCHOOLS IF
WE FIND THAT THERE ARE
INFECTIONS OUTBREAKS IN SCHOOLS
WHICH METRO HEALTH
HAS BEEN CLEAR WE ARE GOING TO
SEE THEM ISOLATED HOPEFULLY WE
ARE GOING TO
SEE THEM. WE ARE READY TO ACT
AND WORK WITH THOSE SCHOOLS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY BRING THAT
OF THOSE CASES AND ISOLATION
ARE ABLE TO. CONTINUE TO
MOVE FORWARDS TO
SAFELY CAREFULLY. WE’RE ALSO
GOING TO PROBABLY SEE SOME OF
THAT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND
AS YOU KNOW WE’VE GOT OUR
CAPACITY RAMPED UP WITH
TESTING.
WE’RE TRACING ET CETERA TO MAKE
SURE THAT AS INFECTIONS TO COME
IN WE’RE ABLE TO CONTAIN THEM
AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AS
A COMMUNITY. >> EARLIER IN THE SHOW WE TALKED TO GRAHAM WHOSE WITH THE
HOWARD PEAKS A LINEAR PARK
ASSOCIATION HE TALKED ABOUT THE
FACT HE IS CONCERNED
ABOUT THAT ONE A CENT SALES TAX
GOING AWAY AND NOT A
CONCRETE PLAN TO
REPLACE IT. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS A LOT OF
CREEK GREENWAY ALL MOST PART
GREENWAY, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
>> BUT WHEN YOUR CREEK WAY SYSTEM IS GOING TO IT WILL CONTINUE WITH THE COMMITMENT
FROM US FROM THE COUNTY AND THE
CITY WORKING TOGETHER I SPOKE
WITH JUDGE WOLF.
MOMENTS AGO THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS COURT TOOK A VOTE
BACK IN FEBRUARY TO TAKE ON
THAT NEXT. ROUND OF A
LINEAR CREEKWAY PARK
DEVELOPMENT, THE CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION. THE CITY
AND OF THE CREEK TRAILS BOARD
THAT GREAT HAMMER
SITS ON. WE’LL CONTINUE TO
GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY WILL
MAINTAIN THOSE TRAILS SO THAT
WILL CONTINUE.
THE ONE I CHALLENGE OBVIOUSLY
AS THE PANDEMIC HAS HAS SHAKEN
UP SOME FORECAST WITH REGARD TO
PROPERTY TAX ROLLS AND KILLED
OF COURSE THE COUNTY BUDGET IS
75% PROPERTY TAXES.
SO THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THOSE
PROPERTY TAX ROLLS BEFORE THEY
CAN SCHEDULE OUT THE NEXT ROUND
OF ACQUISITIONS BUT THE
COMMITMENT
IS THERE PERSONALLY AND
COLLECTIVELY FROM A JUDGE
MYSELF AND THOSE WILL CONTINUE
THEIR SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR.
PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY HAVE EVER
DONE TOGETHER.
>> MAYOR WOULD ALSO ASK YOU
ABOUT THE THE IDEA OF POLICE
REFORM EARLIER IN THE SHOW WE
COVERED UP ANOTHER STORY ABOUT
A GROUP CALLED FIX SAPD PUSHING
A PETITION
TO DO AWAY WITH 2 LOCAL LAWS.
THEY BELIEVE PROTECT BAD ACTORS
WITHIN
POLICE DEPARTMENTS. WHAT ARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT PUSH AND
I KNOW THE CITY IS FOCUSING ON
MAKING POTENTIAL CHANGES DURING
THE NEXT
COLLECTIVE BARGAIN BARGAINING
AGREEMENT SO WHERE DO YOU STAND
NOW ON
THAT ISSUE.
>> YEAH, SO THE REFORM THE
DISCIPLINARY THAT IS NEEDED IN
THE NEXT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT IS WELL DOCUMENTED
WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT
QUITE SOME TIME.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT SOME
OF THE THE DISCIPLINARY RECORDS
OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO
ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT ARE NOT
AVAILABLE FOR. THOSE PANELS AS
ARBITRATION PANELS
TO SEE AND ALSO HAS TO DO WITH
THE FACT DISCIPLINARY ACTION
THAT’S TAKEN BY THE POLICE TO
CAN BE UNDONE.
BY OUTSIDE ARBITRATOR. SO WE’VE
GOT TO RECTIFY THAT IN THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
WE ARE ZEROED IN ON
THAT ISSUE. IT’S ONE OF THE
REASONS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
IT AS A RESOLUTION SO THE CITY
COUNCIL’S POSITION CAN BE MADE
CLEAR GOING INTO THE NEXT ROUND
OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
BUT THAT IS AN ISSUE OBVIOUSLY
THAT NEEDS TO BE NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED. IT WILL BE
ADDRESSING THAT AND WE’RE NOT
GOING ACCEPT AGREEMENT THAT
FALLS SHORT OF IT.
>> I WOULD TIE MAYOR RON
NIRENBERG ALWAYS APPRECIATE
YOUR VISIT ON WEDNESDAY.
>> WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME,