City Council B Session

City of San Antonio

Meeting Minutes

City Council B Session

State of Texas

County of Bexar

City Hall Complex

105 Main Plaza

San Antonio, Texas 78205

FINAL

2:00 PM Municipal Plaza BuildingWednesday, August 17, 2016

The City Council of San Antonio convened in the B Room of the Municipal Plaza Building.

City Clerk Leticia Vacek took the Roll Call and noted the following Councilmembers present:

11 - Mayor Taylor, Treviño, Warrick, Viagran, Saldaña, Gonzales, Lopez,

Medina, Nirenberg, Krier, and Gallagher

PRESENT:

A Briefing on the City’s State Legislative Program for the 85th State Legislative

Session. [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Jeff Coyle, Director,

Government & Public Affairs]

1.

Jeff Coyle presented an overview of the 85th State Legislative Program. He stated that the

Council-Approved State Legislative Program guides staff and consultants to advocate on

behalf of the City of San Antonio (COSA). He noted that Regular Legislative Sessions

begin in January every odd-numbered year and convene for not more than 140 days. He

reported that in the 84th Legislative Session, COSA tracked 2,223 bills and 220

City-Related Bills were passed. He stated that 83% of COSA Initiatives were approved

with 90% of bills actively opposed by COSA defeated.

Mr. Coyle reported that there would be at least 22 new House of Representative Members

and at least 3 new Senators as well as numerous new Committee Chairs in the House and

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Senate. He outlined the Program Timeline noting that the Final Legislative Program would

be approved by the City Council on September 1, 2016. He spoke of the structure of the

85th State Legislative Program which would include: I. Priorities; II. Endorsements; III.

Protection of Community Interests; and IV. Partnerships. He highlighted priorities to

include Revenue Caps, Annexation Authority, and Local Control and endorsements within

Economic Development and Transportation & Infrastructure. He stated that they would

support legislation that would benefit the City and oppose legislation that would be

detrimental to the City’s Interests. He outlined Partnerships with CPS Energy, Brooks

City-Base, and San Antonio Water System. Lastly, he presented a timeline in which June

18, 2017 was the last day that the Governor could sign or veto bills.