MESSAGE THIS WEEK THAT THAT WILL CHANGE. YEAH. OKAY. WE’RE ABOUT 20 SECONDS AWAY.
>> ALL THIS WEEK, THE CITY OF
SAN ANTONIO OR AT LEAST PARTS
OF DOWNTOWN AND NEAR DOWNTOWN
WILL BE PART OF AN ARMY
TRAINING EXERCISE. IT’S
SOMETHING THAT KIND OF CAME TO
A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF US.
THERE WASN’T A LOT OF LEAD UP
TO IT. WE’RE JOINED BY SAN
ANTONIO MAYOR RON NIRENBERG
LIVE NOW FOR KSAT Q AND A
MISTER MAYOR. WHEN DID YOU FIND
OUT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO TAKE
PLACE AND WHAT’S THE PROCESS
FOR THIS WHOLE THING? AND I
KNOW THEY’VE DONE IT IN LOS
ANGELES BEFORE IN OTHER
COMMUNITIES. WHY SAN ANTONIO
AND WHAT’S THE PROCESS?
> YEAH, I’VE DONE IT HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO IN THE PAST AS
WELL. I LEARNED ABOUT IT OVER
THE WEEKEND THEN AND OF COURSE,
I HAD MY CONVERSATIONS
INTERNALLY ABOUT MAKING US
AWARE OF THAT MUCH SOONER AND
WE’LL ADDRESS THOSE INTERNALLY.
BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE
EXERCISES, OBVIOUSLY SAN
ANTONIO IS ONE OF THE MAJOR
AREAS FOR OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE,
GIVING OUR MILITARY PRESENCE
AND THE BASES THAT ARE HERE
AND ALSO THE GREAT CIVILIAN
COOPERATION THAT HAPPENS.
THIS IS WHAT NATIONAL DEFENSE
LOOKS LIKE. THEY DO. A SPECIAL
OPERATIONS TRAINING IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY’RE PREPARED FOR
SCENARIOS THAT HAPPEN ABROAD
AND THEY DO THOSE PERIODICALLY
AND THEY HAVE DONE THEM HERE
IN SAN ANTONIO. WHAT WE WANTED
TO MAKE SURE, THOUGH, IS THAT
NOTIFICATIONS
ARE MADE TIMELY TO ANYONE WHO
MIGHT MIGHT ENCOUNTER THEM OR
SEE THEM SO THAT THEY’RE AWARE
WHAT’S GOING ON. I ALSO WANT TO
DO THAT IN A WAY THAT DOESN’T
CREATE AN UNNECESSARY SPECTACLE
BECAUSE AS WE’VE SEEN IN THE
SOMEBODY SPECIAL OPERATION
TRAININGS, BRING OUT CONSPIRACY
THEORISTS AND WE WANT TO AVOID
ALL THAT. THIS IS PART OF THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE. THIS IS PART
OF NORMAL MILITARY TRAINING
FOR SCENARIOS THAT THEY MAY
ENCOUNTER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE A MILITARY THAT HAS BEEN
PREPARED AND WELL RESOURCED.
DID YOU HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON
THIS TO THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE
TO APPROVE THIS. I MEAN, WHAT’S
THE?
>> THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH
TO VISIT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS.
NO, THESE ARE EXERCISES THAT
REALLY ARE DONE IN COORDINATION
WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT SAPD.
SO THAT DIDN’T COME TO MY DESK.
>> IT IT’S SOMETHING THAT’S
REALLY IN COORDINATION WITH OUR
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AND AND
HAS BEEN IN THE PAST THAT,
AGAIN, IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT NOTIFICATIONS
ARE MADE TO IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT MIGHT BE MIGHT SEE THEM
MIGHT ENCOUNTER THEM SO THAT
THEY’RE AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING
ON WITHOUT ALSO MAKING AN
UNNECESSARY A SPECTACLE OUT
OF IT.
>> AND WE SHOULD MENTION FOR
PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T ALREADY
EXPERIENCED THIS OR MAY NOT BE
FAMILIAR WITH THAT. WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT THE SOUND OF
EXPLOSIONS, LOW FLYING
HELICOPTERS, GUNFIRE OVER THE
NEXT FEW NIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK NEAR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
>> YEAH. AND SO PERIODICALLY,
WE DO THESE SORTS OF IN OUR OWN
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ON
SCENARIOS. A LOT OF THIS GOES
UNNOTICED, IF NOT FOR THE SOME
OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT WITH THAT
WERE TAKING PLACE HAPPENING
INDOORS, ET CETERA. BUT FOR
THOSE FOLKS WHO WANT TO BE
ALERTED BY SAPD ON TRAINING
EXERCISES THAT MAY OCCUR.
THEY CAN TEXT SAPD
2, 3, 9, 9, 8, 7. AGAIN, TEXT
SAPD,
2, 3, 9, 9, 8, 7, IMPORTANTLY
WELL, THAT THERE WAS FOLKS ARE
BEING ARE AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING
ON. WE DIDN’T GET ANY 3, 1, 1,
OR 9-1-1. CALLS ABOUT THE
ACTIVITIES LAST NIGHT. SO IT
DOES. IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE
FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE IMMEDIATE
AREA ARE ARE STARTING TO BECOME
AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING ON.
AND AGAIN, THAT SHOULDN’T LAST
TOO LONG. I THEY’RE SCHEDULED
TO DO THROUGH THE WEEK. YEAH,
THAT FRIDAY IS MY
UNDERSTANDING. TALK ABOUT THE
TRIP THAT YOU MADE TO A LOCAL
APARTMENT COMPLEX TODAY.
WHY YOU DID IT’S OBVIOUSLY
BEEN.
>> SOME TENANTS WHO ARE JUST
NOT HAPPY WITH WHERE THEY LIVE.
AND AND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
THERE.
>> SURE. WELL, YOU KNOW, IF
YOU ARE RUNNING RUNNING AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX AND HOUSING
RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS
A BUSINESS, WE EXPECT TO TO
TAKE TO TO HAVE CERTAIN
STANDARDS UPHELD. AND IT’S PART
OF FAIR HOUSING. IT’S PART OF
EXPECTATIONS AND WRITES THAT
RENTERS HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND FROM TIME TO TIME, WE HEAR
ABOUT COMPLEXES THAT ARE NOT
LIVING UP TO THEIR
EXPECTATIONS. AND WE’VE HEARD A
NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND WE’VE
BEEN WORKING WITH MONTHS TO
HELP TENANTS IN 7 OAKS
APARTMENTS. WE ALSO BEEN
WORKING TO HELP ADDRESS ISSUES
THAT WERE SPARKED MANNER.
SO I VISITED THOSE 2 TO SEE FOR
MYSELF AND TALK TO RESIDENTS
ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON AND
WHETHER THERE’S BEEN MUCH
PROGRESS MADE WITH THOSE
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. THERE HAS
BEEN PROGRESS MADE OUT TO YOU
AND SOME VERY NOTABLE CASES
THAT PROGRESS IS NOT
SUBSTANTIAL OR FAST ENOUGH.
AND SO WE HAVE CODE GOING OUT
THERE FREQUENTLY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
AGAIN, ARE DOING WHAT WE EXPECT
THEM TO, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE
SAFE QUALITY LIVING
ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE RENTERS
WHO ARE PAYING THEIR RENTS.
THERE’S ALSO ASSISTANCE
AVAILABLE FOR FOR THOSE FOLKS
WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THESE
PROPERTIES ARE IN DISREPAIR,
PARTICULARLY THAT PROPOSE
HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES,
WHETHER THAT’S A SEE, THAT’S
NOT WORKING OR WATER. THAT’S
NOT ON. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT
INFORMATION FROM US AS WELL.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE AS WE HAVE FOR FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. THOSE 2
PARTICULAR COMPLEXES. BUT THE
BIGGER PICTURE HERE IS THAT
THESE THINGS HAPPEN FROM TIME
TO TIME AND WE ACT ON THOSE
COMPLAINTS. AND FOR ANYONE
WHO’S LIVING IN SAN ANTONIO WAS
I’M NOT GETTING RESPONSE FROM
THE PROPERTY MANAGER ON ON
REPAIRS TO THINGS THAT NEED
TO BE THEY CAN CALL OUR CITY
CALL 3, 1, 1, AND GET CONNECTED
TO SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP WITH
THAT SITUATION. I’VE SEEN THESE
IN THE PAST WHEN I WAS IN
COUNCIL, SOME AND DESPICABLE
PLACES THAT WERE BEING AND WE
HAD TO STEP IN AND INTERVENE
SOME CASES. NEW MANAGEMENT CAME
IN TO FIX THE SITUATION.
AND BY AND LARGE, WE GET THOSE
REMEDIATION IS DONE. BUT
SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES A LITTLE
PRESSURE. AND WE’RE MAKING SURE
FOLKS ARE ARE GETTING THERE.
THEY’RE CUTTING THEIR UNITS
REPAIRED.
>> MAYOR, BEFORE WE GO, I WANT
TO ASK YOU ABOUT SOME EXCITING
NEWS. THE XFL. WE HAVEN’T HAD A
CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THAT HERE
ON THIS SEGMENT. SAN ANTONIO
BEING A HOST CITY IT’S SO
EXCITING. THERE IS ALSO SOME,
YOU KNOW, CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
BECAUSE OF THE CITY’S TRACK
RECORD WITH LEAGUES IN THE
PAST. SO DO YOU FEEL LIKE
THERE’S SOMETHING DIFFERENT
THIS TIME?
>> YOU KNOW, I I THINK THAT
THE XFL, THIS ITERATION OF THE
XFL HAS THE RIGHT PEOPLE
ASSEMBLED. AND YOU HAVE SOME
OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
LEADERS WITH AN ENTERTAINMENT
AND SPORTS CAN IN CONTROL
RUNNING THIS ORGANIZATION,
INCLUDING DWAYNE JOHNSON AND
OTHERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY WITH
THE NFL. YOU ALSO HAVE A VERY
NOTABLE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WAS
DONE BY THE XFL TO SELECT WHERE
THEY’RE GOING TO PLAY. AND
THERE’S NO SURPRISE TO ME THAT
SAN ANTONIO IS AT THE TOP OF
THE LIST. WHEN LEAGUES ARE
LOOKING AT WHERE IT IS
ESTABLISHED, I THINK WE HAVE
A GOOD PARTNERSHIP HERE.
THERE’S GOING TO BE A SERIES OF
GAMES, OBVIOUSLY HOME GAMES
HERE IN THE ALAMODOME PLAYED
STARTING NEXT SPRING. WE’RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THEY
KNOW THEY CAN ESTABLISH SOME
SUCCESS HERE. AND I LIKE THE
FACT THAT THEY’RE WORKING IN
COORDINATION WITH THE NFL AND
IN FACT, COLLABORATING ON ON
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ON
RECRUITING SCOUTING. WE HAVE
COACHES AND MANAGERS OF THESE
TEAMS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
FRANCHISES. SO I THINK THEY’RE
THEY’RE SET UP FOR SUCCESS IN
THIS LEAGUE AND WE HOPE THEY
HAVE A GOOD LONG STAY HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO. I’M HERE TO SEE
WHAT THEY SAY. WHAT THE NAME IS
GOING TO BE THE MASCOT IS GOING
TO BE. I’M HOPING I’M HOPING
FOR THE ALREADY HAVE A VISION
>> WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HELP
THEIR SUCCESSFUL ON AND OFF THE
FIELD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
MISTER MAYOR, APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME.