The time is now 5 06 p.m.

on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, and the City of San Antonio City Council public comment meeting is called to order.

Madam Clerk, please call roll.

Councilmember Corps.

Councilmember Mickey Rodriguez.

Councilmember Via Gran.

Councilmember Mungia.

Councilmember Castillo.

Councilmember Galvan.

Councilmember Alderete Gavito.

Councilmember Mesa Gonzalez.

Councilmember Spears.

Councilmember White.

Mayor Jones.

Here.

Mayor, we have a quorum.

Great.

Thanks, Madam Clerk.

There's a public hearing scheduled for today as well as public comments.

We'll begin the meeting with a public hearing and then move on to public comment.

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Uh written comment may be submitted to the city clerk.

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Thank you.

Item number one is a public hearing for proposed substantial amendment number one to the fiscal year 2026 annual action plan and budget for the reprogramming of 2,11,424 and 68 cents of prior grant savings from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to support four affordable housing development activities.

Okay, thank you.

Looks like we have two members of the public signed up to speak on this item.

Um Antonio Diaz, followed by Diana Flores Uriegas.

I'm I'm here basically I have I have questions because to me it's like you're taking money that's in one pocket and put in another.

And I just want to know why, if it's actually gonna benefit low income renters, homeowners, or is it just going to benefit developers?

Is it just to develop a certain area and have that money ready to be used in the I know it's had money, so it's already this in the city's uh hands, but it's being transferred, and it's that's what got my mind to thinking is why is it being transferred?

Is it not being able to be used for what it was uh first gotten for?

What is the purpose?

What is the reasoning for changing it to another pocket?

How is it going to be used?

I know it says affordable housing, but if affordable housing is still the median income at 50,000 or something, there's not affordable in San Antonio.

So um, I'm just basically wanting to know if uh within this developments, we're going to be able to push these developers to have a few units that actually are affordable, such as low-income units and the percentage if there's going to be at least 10% of those units within those developments actually to be affordable, which is low income, somewhere underneath 30,000 or so, 20,000 maybe, being realistic in San Antonio.

But that's what's running through my mind.

So sorry, it's just I don't know the particulars exactly since you all are the ones that actually get to see all this information before we do, and either make agreements that we know nothing about until they're done.

And so I'd just like to know if the majority of our poorer population that's out there working part-time, two part-time jobs at a time, getting paid anywhere between eight to ten dollars an hour, will actually be able to afford this apartments or housing.

Uh because like I said, I don't really know how it's going to be used or why why it's being transferred from one pocket to another.

I know the city already has it.

It's just why the particulars as to why, and if it's just to help developers that are already fairly wealthy, uh, to somehow mitigate their costs, and they'd be able to develop and say, Well, we want to beautify that this area, and somehow uh what you all consider affordable is not actually affordable.

Let's look at Mati.

Well, like he says, uh Antonio says, uh, a lot of these people are not making the wages to afford these apartments, you know that some of them are still getting paid minimum wage.

You gotta think about it, but it won't affect y'all because y'all are rich.

Think about us, the citizens from San Antonio, the poor people, and now those that are living uh on fixed income, you know.

They're struggling, and this uh what y'all are doing is is not right, and I'm against Marble, too, you know, because they're billionaires, they don't need no other, you know, uh building or whatever.

We've already given them two.

Hopefully, you didn't give out the money for the city, because the city really needs the money to be fixed, the streets, floodings or whatever.

There's a lot of these streets that really need fixing, and y'all probably haven't even gone through your district completely to check them out, see what they need.

Have you spoke to the people around there?

Maybe a few, but talk to a whole bunch more because that's what I do when I run.

The thing is, they're asking for help, and they're not getting it, and that's why I ran.

But think about it before you vote for the rich.

We're a whole bunch of us, and that that y'all are starting to charge for the fiestas.

I'll go to them to celebrate and release my stress and whatever.

And now I have to pay to go in.

Yeah, five dollars is not an not a lot for y'all, but it could be something for us.

We don't have that much money after we pay our bills, and we gotta stretch it out for the whole month.

Think about it.

Why y'all want to get more richer?

Give us something free.

Thank you.

It's the final speaker, correct, Debbie.

Okay.

Having heard all comments from those persons wishing to speak on this item.

The public hearing is now closed.

The time is now 5 14 p.m.

We'll now move on to public comment.

Public comments, an opportunity for members of the public to address the city council regarding any subject pertaining to city business.

Because these items are not posted.