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Committee Briefing on City Facility Maintenance and Surplus Properties - January 20, 2026

Council CommitteesTuesday, January 20, 2026
BodySan Antonio, Texas
SessionCouncil Committees
DateTuesday, January 20, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:07

Good morning, everybody.

0:08

Thank you for being here.

0:09

I hope you had a fantastic uh MLK day yesterday.

0:13

Um we're gonna go ahead and get started with the meeting.

0:16

It is now 1007.

0:17

Madam Clerk, can you please please read the roll?

0:20

Councilmember Corr.

0:22

Councilmember member Mungia.

0:25

Present.

0:25

Councilmember Alderite Gabito.

0:27

Here.

0:28

Councilmember Spears.

0:30

Chair McKee Rodriguez.

0:32

Present.

0:32

Chair, we have quorum.

0:34

Thank you so much.

0:35

Do we have any members of the public sign up to speak?

0:37

We do not, Chair.

0:38

Okay.

0:38

Um we're gonna start off with approval of the meetings from our December 2nd meeting.

0:42

Can I entertain a motion for approval?

0:44

So move.

0:46

We have a motion and a second.

0:47

All in favor.

0:48

Aye.

0:49

Thank you.

0:50

We have two items on the agenda today.

0:51

Uh number one is going to be a briefing on an overview of existing processes related to uh maintenance and condition of some of our city owned facilities.

0:59

Uh I'll turn the floor over for our presentation.

1:05

All right, uh good morning, committee members.

1:07

Um, I'm Mike Shannon.

1:08

I'm with the Capital Delivery Department director, and I'm gonna talk.

1:11

I have two presentations for you today.

1:12

Uh the first one, as as mentioned, uh city facilities overview, um, and a quick discussion of how we prioritize our projects.

1:22

So we'll talk about our city facilities real quick, um, what we do to manage uh facilities and the maintenance of them, uh, how we come up with prioritizations and certainly some funding sources as we're constantly um you know maintaining uh and sometimes replacing facilities, certainly adding new ones as well.

1:41

So big broad overview, the city has almost 500 facilities uh that we uh manage and maintain.

1:48

And I just a list of of course we all know this.

1:50

Um, you know, certainly aviation at the airport has uh you know dozens and dozens of buildings, um, but we have the two airports, uh senior centers, health clinics, parks, libraries, police and fire, community centers, um, libraries, uh, the convention center is our largest, of course.

2:08

Um, but there's 500 facilities or so in our database that we manage to maintain uh through a variety of ways.

2:17

So general maintenance oversight, um, you know, we every facility, including the one we're standing in, um, you know, routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, um, upkeeping repairs, uh there's those are managed by multiple departments.

2:31

So we don't just have one department that does it all.

2:34

Um we have multiple departments uh that are assigned certain facilities, of course, uh that they oversee manage day to day, uh, and they know what the repairs are needed uh as they're uh uh managing their facility.

2:46

Um these needs are uh reviewed annually uh through the city's buddy budget process.

2:52

So uh departments get together through the budget process, working through the city manager's office, OMB, um, and and and all those city leadership to really to prioritize the projects that they need uh to get their mission done, whether it's a library, community center, convention, et cetera, et cetera.

3:10

Um city council, you'll review the annual budget, the CIP budget, uh, and then also uh the bond process is another uh significant process where we put a lot of money towards uh our facilities, whether it be new or maintenance, uh, to keep up with the demand uh for our city services.

3:30

So this slide really just reminds us that uh we have a uh capital improvement program.

3:35

Uh we look at it, we do a six-year uh plan, uh we look at our facilities.

3:39

Uh so we have these three big buckets, if you will, uh, that we deal with facilities.

3:44

Uh our deferred maintenance program, I'll talk a little bit about that.

3:48

Um that's a 30 million dollar six-year program.

3:51

Uh hits you know, some of our basic uh general maintenance of our facilities.

3:56

Uh certainly, you know, our bond programs are just listed the 2017 and 2022.

4:00

We'll talk more about that tomorrow at the B session.

4:03

Uh, but you see that uh there's about 130 million in there.

4:06

And then our overall capital improvement program.

4:08

If you look at our budget, approved budget document was about 4.1 billion.

4:12

Uh when you take out streets and drainage from that from the capital investments, uh, this 2.34 billion.

4:18

Of course, most of that is the airport project that's going on right now.

4:22

But what you see is there's a lot of funding buckets that we put towards facilities to maintain uh and again sometimes build new and replace.

4:30

So uh this is just a slide to show you uh and remind us where those buckets are.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Public Engagement███████████████15%
Zoning and Land Use██████████████14%
Budget█████████9%
Infrastructure███████7%
Public Safety██████6%
Procedural███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Committee Briefing on City Facility Maintenance and Surplus Properties - January 20, 2026

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met on January 20, 2026, at 10:07 AM to receive two briefings: an overview of city-owned facility maintenance processes and a briefing on surplus properties. The meeting adjourned at 10:55 AM. No public comments were made. The committee approved the minutes from the December 2, 2025 meeting.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of minutes from the December 2, 2025 meeting (motion passed unanimously).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • None.

Discussion Items

  • Facility Maintenance Overview: Mike Shannon, Director of Capital Delivery, presented on the city's nearly 500 facilities, the deferred maintenance program ($30 million over six years), bond programs (2017 and 2022 totaling $58 million and $136 million respectively), and the capital improvement program ($2.34 billion excluding streets and drainage). Chair McKee Rodriguez expressed concern about the lack of a comprehensive condition assessment and requested a detailed list of all facilities, including age, last renovation date, condition, and use data. Councilmember Mungia asked about the status of the Polartec aquatic center and multi-gen center (still under construction) and Fire Station 10 property acquisition (ongoing, no property secured yet). Councilmember Gabito requested a list of vacant facilities and a map of their locations. Councilmember Spears asked for condition ratings, projected funding gaps, and criteria for moving projects from deferred maintenance to capital improvement. Staff agreed to compile a comprehensive list with metrics and return to the committee.
  • Surplus Properties: Mr. Shannon presented on 51 surplus properties (totaling about 10 acres) with no planned use. The city maintains a GIS dashboard updated monthly. Chair McKee Rodriguez requested that the list be provided by council district and suggested exploring restrictive covenants to prevent undesirable developments (e.g., gas stations, car washes). Councilmembers discussed the importance of zoning information, maintenance costs, and the potential use of sale proceeds. Councilmember Mungia proposed using proceeds from property sales to fund the deferred maintenance program. Councilmember Spears asked for sales data from the past five years. Staff will provide lists with zoning, environmental constraints, and other details by the March 2026 meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Staff will provide a comprehensive list of city-owned facilities, including age, condition, last renovation, use data, and geographic distribution, within the coming months.
  • Staff will provide a list of surplus properties by council district, including zoning, environmental constraints, past sales data, and maintenance costs, by the March 2026 committee meeting.
  • The committee will consider a policy change to direct proceeds from property sales to the deferred maintenance program or district-specific improvements.
  • Staff will research the feasibility of implementing restrictive covenants on property sales to prevent undesirable uses.
  • The next Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting is scheduled for February 3, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being here. I hope you had a fantastic uh MLK day yesterday. Um we're gonna go ahead and get started with the meeting. It is now 1007. Madam Clerk, can you please please read the roll? Councilmember Corr. Councilmember member Mungia. Present. Councilmember Alderite Gabito. Here. Councilmember Spears. Chair McKee Rodriguez. Present. Chair, we have quorum. Thank you so much. Do we have any members of the public sign up to speak? We do not, Chair. Okay. Um we're gonna start off with approval of the meetings from our December 2nd meeting. Can I entertain a motion for approval? So move. We have a motion and a second. All in favor. Aye. Thank you. We have two items on the agenda today. Uh number one is going to be a briefing on an overview of existing processes related to uh maintenance and condition of some of our city owned facilities. Uh I'll turn the floor over for our presentation. All right, uh good morning, committee members. Um, I'm Mike Shannon. I'm with the Capital Delivery Department director, and I'm gonna talk. I have two presentations for you today. Uh the first one, as as mentioned, uh city facilities overview, um, and a quick discussion of how we prioritize our projects. So we'll talk about our city facilities real quick, um, what we do to manage uh facilities and the maintenance of them, uh, how we come up with prioritizations and certainly some funding sources as we're constantly um you know maintaining uh and sometimes replacing facilities, certainly adding new ones as well. So big broad overview, the city has almost 500 facilities uh that we uh manage and maintain. And I just a list of of course we all know this. Um, you know, certainly aviation at the airport has uh you know dozens and dozens of buildings, um, but we have the two airports, uh senior centers, health clinics, parks, libraries, police and fire, community centers, um, libraries, uh, the convention center is our largest, of course. Um, but there's 500 facilities or so in our database that we manage to maintain uh through a variety of ways. So general maintenance oversight, um, you know, we every facility, including the one we're standing in, um, you know, routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, um, upkeeping repairs, uh there's those are managed by multiple departments. So we don't just have one department that does it all. Um we have multiple departments uh that are assigned certain facilities, of course, uh that they oversee manage day to day, uh, and they know what the repairs are needed uh as they're uh uh managing their facility. Um these needs are uh reviewed annually uh through the city's buddy budget process. So uh departments get together through the budget process, working through the city manager's office, OMB, um, and and and all those city leadership to really to prioritize the projects that they need uh to get their mission done, whether it's a library, community center, convention, et cetera, et cetera. Um city council, you'll review the annual budget, the CIP budget, uh, and then also uh the bond process is another uh significant process where we put a lot of money towards uh our facilities, whether it be new or maintenance, uh, to keep up with the demand uh for our city services. So this slide really just reminds us that uh we have a uh capital improvement program. Uh we look at it, we do a six-year uh plan, uh we look at our facilities. Uh so we have these three big buckets, if you will, uh, that we deal with facilities. Uh our deferred maintenance program, I'll talk a little bit about that. Um that's a 30 million dollar six-year program.

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