THROUGH. I DON’T THINK THEY WERE GOING TO GET THROUGH WHAT WE’VE GOT. SO YEAH.
IT’S TIME FOR OUR KSAT Q AND A
AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW
I HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE I’VE BEEN
HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THE
LAST 27 YEARS. A SAN ANTONIO
CITY COUNCILMAN SUSPENDED OF
HIS COMMITTEE DUTIES AND TAKEN
TO TASK EVEN BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY FROM THE DIOCESE ABOUT
HOW HE WAS TALKING TO AND
TALKING ABOUT ONE OF HIS.
>> FOR FELLOW COUNCIL PEOPLE
WERE TALKING ABOUT MARIO BRAVO.
>> AND HIS INTERACTION WITH
SOUND OF ALL. WE’RE JOINED BY
MAYOR RON NIRENBERG, A MAYOR.
I KNOW YOU MADE THE ULTIMATE
DECISION ON ON WHAT SHOULD
HAPPEN HERE.
>> WHY DID YOU MAKE THE
DECISION THAT YOU MADE?
> OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE
EXPECTATIONS OF DECORUM AND
BEHAVIOR OR FOR ANYONE IN THE
SEA ORGANIZATION, WHETHER THAT
STAFF.
OR IT’S AN ELECTED I WOULD SAY
IS A MEMBER OF THE ELECTED BODY
THAT WE HAVE TO HOLD OURSELVES
TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD.
AND SO WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES
THAT COME UP ON THE STAFF SIDE
WITH REGARD TO CONDUCT AND
DECORUM, THERE’S A PROCESS FOR
DEALING WITH AND WE’RE GOING
TO TAKE THE SAME TACKED ON THE
ELECTED SIDE OF THE HOUSE AS
WELL. AGAIN, THAT’S NOT AN
EPISODE. WE WANT TO SEE
REPEATED. SO WHEN IT DOES WHEN
IT DOES HAPPEN, I THINK IT
DESERVES SO FULL OF FULL
THOROUGH REVIEW AND DESERVES
SOME ASSURANCES THAT WE CAN GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED,
BUT ALSO ENSURE THE PUBLIC THAT
THAT WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> AND COUNCILMAN BRAVO HAS
BEEN SUSPENDED FROM HIS
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AS A
RESULT OF THAT CONFRONTATION
BETWEEN HE AND SANDOVAL AHEAD
OF THE BUDGET VOTE A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AGO. THERE’S AN
INVESTIGATION PIECE HERE THAT’S
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. TALK ABOUT
THAT PROCESS. FIRST OF ALL, WHO
IS CONDUCTING THAT
INVESTIGATION?
>> WELL, WHENEVER THERE IS A
AN ISSUE LIKE THIS, WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT FACT
FINDING AND THAT’S BEST DONE
BY SOMEONE INDEPENDENT OF THE
THAT WOULD COME INTO THE
SITUATION WITH ANY BIAS.
SO WE THERE ISN’T AN
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR
HANDLING THAT PART OF IT, OF
COURSE, BASED ON WHAT WE WE
HAVE ALREADY SEEN AND THE
INTERACTIONS AND THE FOLKS THAT
THAT THE COMMENT ABOUT IT.
THERE WERE SOME INNER
INTERMEDIATE STEPS THAT NEED TO
HAPPEN. AND SO I TOOK THOSE
WITH REGARD TO THE SUSPENSION
FROM COMMITTEES AND EXTERNAL
APPOINTMENT. SO THOSE PROCESSES
ARE ALL GOING TO BE DONE AGAIN,
MAKING SURE THAT WE DON’T JUMP
TO ANY CONCLUSIONS. ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE ACTIONS TAKEN TAKING
PLACE IMMEDIATELY. BUT A
THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE
SITUATION
IS WARRANTED AND WE OBVIOUSLY
WHEN THAT INVESTIGATION IS
COMPLETE, I WILL DETERMINE WHAT
TO DO MOVING FORWARD FROM
THERE, RIGHT? SO THAT’S WHEN
YOU’LL DECIDE HOW LONG THE
SUSPENSION
>> TAKES PLACE IN AND DEAL WITH
IT. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
>> THAT’S CORRECT. AND ALSO SAY
YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER
BROTHER IS STILL A VOTING
MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. THERE
ARE NO ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE
WITH RESPECT TO COUNCIL
ORDINANCES OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT. ZONING CHANGES THINGS
LIKE THAT. NONE OF THOSE
DECISIONS ARE MADE EXCEPT FOR
THE FULL BODY OF COUNCIL SAID
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE WORK.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE BUSINESS OF
THE CITY PER USUAL.
>> I WANT TO CHANGE. I WANT TO
MOVE ON BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
YOU’RE KIND OF LIMITED BY WHAT
YOU CAN AND CAN’T SAY WITH WERE
WITH REGARDS TO COUNCILMAN
BRAVO. BUT THERE IS A THERE’S
A PLAN FOR SAINT MARY’S AND
FOR THE TOBIN HILL AREA THAT
BASICALLY SAYS RESIDENTS CAN
HAVE PARKING PERMITS BETWEEN 10
O’CLOCK AT NIGHT AND 04:00AM IN
THE MORNING. THAT’S ONE OF THE
SOLUTIONS. IT’S KIND OF BEEN
PLAYED OUT THERE. HAVE YOU BEEN
FOLLOWING THAT AND DO YOU THINK
THAT’S A VIABLE SOLUTION TO?
THE NOISE TO SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT THEY’RE SEEING IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. I MEAN, IT SEEMS
TO HAVE BASICALLY DIVIDED THE
BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY INTO YOUR MEAL.
>> YEAH. AND THIS IS NOW
BECOMING A COMING FROM CENTER
BECAUSE OF THE MEETINGS THAT
HAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY.
SO I HAVE NOT REVIEWED THAT
PROPOSAL. I WILL TELL YOU EVERY
RESIDENT IN SAN ANTONIO IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE
COMMUNITY HAS A REASONABLE
EXPECTATION TO BE SAFE. TO
ENJOY THEIR THEIR QUALITY OF
LIFE. AND SO WE WANT TO SOLVE
ISSUES THAT GET IN THE WAY OF
THAT. I WILL SAY, WHAT HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED TO ME IN TERMS OF THE
PROPOSED A PERMIT DOESN’T SEEM
TO SOLVE THOSE AND IN FACT,
WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT,
CLOSING OFF WHOLESALE CLOSING
OFF A PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.
THAT RAISES SOME SOME CONCERNS.
FOR ME. THERE IS A BIG, BIG BAR
THAT HAS TO BE TO REQUIRE THE
CLOSURE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS OF
WAY. AND SO WE’VE GOT AGAIN
IDENTIFY WHAT WHAT’S THE ISSUE
THAT WE’RE SOLVING AND A SCRIBE
SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE. AND
IT’S THE THE PROPOSAL ITSELF
DOESN’T SOLVE THE ISSUE THAT
WE NEEDED. TRY SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT WHAT’S BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME
DOESN’T SEEM LIKE IT’S GOING TO
SOLVE THAT ISSUE.
>> YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, THERE IS
A REAL ISSUE OF BALANCE HERE
WITH CONCERNS THAT NEIGHBORS
ARE SEEING IN THAT AREA AS WELL
AS THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF THOSE
ALONG THE SAINT MARY’S STRIP
AND FOR PEOPLE NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THAT AREA, THERE WERE
HOMES RIGHT UP AGAINST THESE
BARS AND VENUES THAT ARE
LOCALLY OWNED. IT’S A UNIQUE
SPOT IN SAN ANTONIO, A LONG
HISTORY, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IN TERMS OF
THE PROCESS OF MOVING FORWARD
WITH THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM THAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN WHERE THE
CONCERNS OF BOTH OF THOSE
NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE
THERE AND THESE BUSINESS OWNERS
CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE SAME
TABLE.
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, SAY THAT
THE SAINT MARY’S STRIP HAS BEEN
A THE CORRIDOR OF A ACTIVITY
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
I YOU KNOW, AS A STUDENT THERE,
ATTORNEY UNIVERSITY, IT WAS THE
SAME AIR STRIP. THEY’VE ALWAYS
BEEN HOMES SO THERE THERE ARE
GOING TO BE ISSUES THAT ARISE
AND WE’VE GOT TO DEAL WITH
THOSE ISSUES. SO THE CHARACTER
OF THE COMMUNITY.
NUMBER ONE IS SOMETHING THAT
WE’VE WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT. AND AND WORKING TO
ADDRESS WHEN ISSUES ARISE FOR
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND SO,
YOU KNOW, I I WHAT I WOULD SAY
IS THAT WE WANT TO HEAR THE
CONCERNS OF FOLKS IN THE AREA
AND WE WANT TO ADDRESS THOSE
CONCERNS. BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO
DO IT IN A WAY THAT DESTROY
THE CHARACTER OF THE SAINT
MARY’S STRIP THAT THAT PEOPLE
HAVE COME TO KNOW FOR A VERY
LONG TIME. THERE ARE LOCALLY
OWNED BUSINESSES ALONG THE
CORRIDOR THAT ARE VIBRANT.
PARTS OF SAN ANTONIO AND
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL REMAIN THAT
WAY FOR FOR THE A LONG TIME IN
SAN ANTONIO, IF NOT FOREVER.
YEAH. A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESSES
DOWN THERE FEEL LIKE THEY’RE
BEING HIT BY THE DOUBLE WHAMMY
TO OF THIS PARKING IDEA.
>> PLUS, THERE’S CONSTRUCTION
TAT’S BEEN GOING ON THERE FOR
QUITE SOME TIME. SO.
>> I’M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT.
YEAH, STEVE, BECAUSE HERE
HERE’S THE THE BIG ISSUE.
AND THAT IS THE CONSTRUCTION
ZONE. THOSE PROJECTS NEED TO
BE DONE. YEAH, THOSE PROJECTS
ARE COMPLETED AND THEY’RE
TAKING FAR TOO LONG. BUT WHEN
THOSE PROJECTS COMPLETED, I
THINK A LOT OF THE ISSUES ARE
GOING TO BE GOING TO BE
RESOLVED.
AND ALSO WITH RESPECT TO THE
BUSINESSES, REMEMBER THAT THERE
ARE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE AND
THEY ALSO NEED PLACES TO PARK,
WHICH IS ONLY BEEN EXACERBATED
BY THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND
DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION. WE KNOW
THERE WAS A WATER ISSUE THERE
THIS WEEKEND. SO A LOT OF THOSE
THINGS NEED TO BE SOLVED.
REGARDLESS OF THE ISSUES
RELATED PARKING AND, YOU KNOW,
OTHER ACTIVITIES. AND WE’RE
WORKING TO DO THAT AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE. MET WITH CITY
MANAGER ERIK WALSH THIS WEEK
ABOUT THAT. AND THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY TOP OF MIND FOR HIM
AS WELL. YEAH, A COUPLE
DIFFERENT LAYERS HERE TO WHAT’S
GOING ALONG. THE SAINT MARY’S
STRIP MAYOR RON NIRENBERG,
ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
ANOTHER SEGMENT ARE ON THE
MOVE. IS THAT WHAT WE’RE
CALLING THIS WHEN YOU CAN?
AND I THINK IT KIND OF PARKED,
THOUGH. I NOTICE THAT HE’S NOT,
YOU KNOW, WHERE HE’S HEADED
SOMEWHERE. I DON’T HAVE MY SEAT
BELT ON BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
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