District 6 Report

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In This IssueHoliday Issue 2014 CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

6Letter from Councilman ................. 1

Featured Articles ............................. 1 •San Antonio Food Bank •BlueSanta

National Night Out: ......................... 2 •CableWestwoodN.A. •WestoverElm’sHOA •GreatNorthwestCIA •LindseyPlaceHOA

Policy Update: .................................. 3 •NewYMCA/Library •RichlandHills/MilitaryDr.

D6 Projects: ....................................... 3 •AliciaTrevinoLopezSenior CenterExpansion •EnriqueBarreraStreet Renaming

Calender of Events: ......................... 4

District6HolidayEvent:...............4

Important Phone Numbers ........... 4

Ray Lopez

Featured

Throughouttheholidayseason,theFoodBankworkstirelesslytoensurepeoplecreatememoriesaroundthedinnertable.OnNovember22from1-5PMattheH-E-BPluslocatedat281&Evans,youcanbeapartoftheHolidayTurkeyRoundUpbydonatingafrozenturkey.InDecember,theywillbehostingtheHolidayBoxwithFoxcampaignwhereyoucanfillupaboxforafamilyinneedandensuretheyhaveaholidaymeal.BoxesmaybepickedupandreturnedatanyWellsFargolocation.Formoreinformation,go to www.safoodbank.org.

Blue SantaProgram

In1976,theBlueSantaProgramwascreatedtohelpbringholidaycheertofamiliesandchildrenthroughoutSanAntonio.BlueSantaisallaboutbringinghopeandjoytofamiliesthatstruggletomakeendsmeetduringthetoughesttimeoftheyear.DuringthemonthofDecember,SAPDalongwithvolunteersandourBlueSanta,workveryhardtodeliveralltheneededitemstotheseunderprivilegedchildrenandtheirfamilies.Formoreinformationpleasecontact(210)370-3944.

Happy Holidays

DearConstituents,

Theholidayseasonisuponus!Aswepreparetocelebratewithfamilyandfriends,Iwishyouandyourlovedonesahappyandhealthyholidayseason.WecontinueourhardworkatCityHall,andourlatestnewsletterhasupdatedinformationregardingthevariousprojectsandpoliciesdirectlyimpactingyou.

Inourlastnewsletter,wediscussedtheproposedVistaRidgePipelineprojectdevelopedbySAWS.OnThursday,October30th,theCityCouncilunanimous-lyapprovedthepipelineprojecttodiversifyourcity’swatersupply,furtherlesseningourdependenceontheEdwardsAquifer.Alongwitheffortstobuildawaterdesalinationplant,thisnewwaterpipelinewillalsoprovidethecityalong-term,sustainablesupplyofwaterasweanticipateSanAntoniotogrowbyoveronemillionnewresidentsoverthenext25years.

Inthisnewsletter,youwillfindseveralarticlesandphotosfromourdis-trict-wide2014NationalNightOut(NNO)celebrations.Wewilldiscusstheexciting,andmuchneededexpansionoftheAliciaTrevinoLopezSeniorCen-terwhichopenedinJune,2011.YouwillalsofindanarticleaboutmyproposaltorenameOldU.S.Hwy90toEnriqueM.BarreraPkwy.Inaddition,wehigh-lighttwowonderfulorganizationsandtheireffortstoservefamiliesduringtheholidays.Andfinally,wehaveinformationonourupcoming6thAnnualDis-trict6HolidayOpenHouse.

Iknowyouwillfindplentyofvaluableinformationinthisnewsletter.PleasefeelfreetocontactmyofficeanytimeandIlookforwardtoseeingyououtinthecommunity.HappyHolidays!!!

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National Night Out 2014Cable Westwood Neighborhood Association

Thiseventhostedover300peopleandhadtablessetupbyParksandRec.,BoyScouts,S.A.PublicLibraryandtheFamilyAssistanceCrisisTeam.SpeakersincludedCouncilmanRayLopez,CableElementary,Vice-Principle,PedroChavez,VFWCommanderArmandoGonzalezandarepresenta-tivefromSanAntonioEmergencyServices. Activitiesincludedfacepainting,coloringofSAPDBadgefans,custommadeaprons,toss-a-crossgame,andhulahoopcontests.Therewasalsofunmusicandavarietyoffoodanddesserts. TheCableWest-woodN.A.wouldliketothankevery-onewhocontributedtheirtimeandsup-porttothiseventaswellasmakingthisneighborhoodthebestneighborhoodinDistrict6.

WestoverElm’sHomeOwner’sAssocation

WestoverElms/Bluffsisawonderfulsmallcommu-nitythatwasestablishedin2001.Withatotalof224homes,theyareadiversecommunitythatisfortunatetohavemanyactivedutyandretiredmil-itaryresidents.Theyenjoyawonderfulgreenzonebehindamajorityoftheneighborhoodwhichaddstoitselegance.Lastmonth,withtheparticipationofmanyCommunitymembers,theassociationsuc-cessfullyheldtheirfirstannualNNOandwereverypleasedtohaveCouncilmanRayLopez,membersofhisstaffandmembersoftheSAPDattend.

TheWestoverElmsHome-ownersAssociationBoardofDirectorsisrepresentedbythreevolunteersthathelpguide the community in its growth.ThePresidentisKermitBryant,Secretary,FrankErazoandTreasurer,BenRamirez.

Great Northwest Community Improvement Association

Tuesday,October7,2014markedthe31stanni-versaryof“America’sNightOutAgainstCrime”(NationalNightOut).Fromtheverybeginning,theGreatNorthwesthasactivelyparticipatedinthiscelebration.Overtheyears,theneighborhoodhasgrowntoalmost5,000homesinsevensub-divisions.Thisyeartherewereelevenreg-isteredeventsalongwithnumerousresidentsthatturnedontheirporchlightsandcameouttomeettheirneighbors.SpecialguestsincludedCouncilmanRayLopezandstaff,SAPDofficersandSAFDfirefighters,Explorers,McGrufftheCrimeDog,AnimalCareServicesandCodeComplianceofficers,GNWsecurityofficersandboardmembers.EveryonewasremindedtofollowMcGruff’sadvice–“takeabiteoutofcrime!”Manyareabusinessesprovidedsomegreatdoorprizesandgiveawaystotheattendees.

LindseyPlaceHomeOwner’sAssociation

LindseyPlaceresidentsshowsupportfortheircom-munitybyattendingseveralneighborhoodeventsheldeachyeartofellowshipwiththeirneighbors.Thisallowsresidentsachancetomeettheparentsofthechildrenthattheirchildrenplaywithintheneighborhoodandatschool.NationalNightOut(NNO)isoneoftheoldestneighborhoodevents.Thisyearmarkstheir14thAnnualBooBashPa-radeandCarnivalforNNO.Thisyear’sGrandMar-shallwasKENS5’sMayraMoreno.OtherguestsincludedDistrict6CouncilmanRayLopez,mem-bersofSanAntonioFireStation#35,HEBBuddy,RockyfromPeterPiperPizza,TheGreatClipsBearandmanyothers.

LindseyPlaceHOAwouldliketothankeveryoneintheneighbor-hoodformak-ingLindseyPlaceagreatplacetolive.

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Policy Update

EnriqueM.BarreraStreetRenaming

OnJuly18th,2014,CouncilmanLopezsubmittedaCouncilConsiderationRequest(CCR)torenameOldU.S.Hwy90toEnriqueM.BarreraPkwy.ThisproposedstreetrenamingwouldhonorthelegacyofformerDistrict6CityCouncilmanEnriqueBar-rera,whoservedontheCityCouncilfrom2000–2005.CouncilmanBarreraalsohonorablyservedfortwelveyearsasamemberoftheEdgewoodISDBoardofTrusteesandwasanOrdainedDeaconatSanFernandoCathedral. CouncilmanBarrerapassedawayinAugust2007,leavingbehindadistinguishedcareerofover30yearsofcommunityandpublicservice.Foradditionalinformationregardingthere-namingprocess,pleasecontactDonnaCamachoat(210)207-5016.

Coming Soon to District 6... New Library and Recreation Center

IntheMay2012BondElection,votersapprovedpartialfundingforaRecreationCenterandLibrary.CouncilmanLopezhasbeenworkingdiligentlytobringtogetherpartnerstobridgethegapandgetthisprojectmoving.CityCouncilwillvoteinDe-cemberonanagreementforapublic/privatepart-nershiptobuildarecreationcenterandanew5,000squarefootlibraryoutlet.Thelibraryisexpectedtoincludeprogramsforallagesandwillhousebothtraditionalande-books.Keepyoureyesopenforabigannouncement..

FormoreinformationpleasecontactStacyGonza-leswithTCI(TransportationandCapitalImprove-ments)(210)207-2046.

Senior Center Expansion

TheAliciaTrevinoLopezSeniorCenterisgettingbigger.TheexpansionprojectbeganconstructionontheseniorcenterattheendofAugust.Thecenterisadding4,500sq.feet,increasingthetotaltoover27,500sq.feet.Thenewsectionoftheseniorcenterwillhousetwolargeclassrooms,oneofwhichwillhousethechairvolleyballteamsalongwithtwopingpongtables.Inaddition,asocializingareawithta-blesandchairswillalsobeincluded,aswellastwonewrestroomareasandtwoadditionalofficespaces.

ThecompletionofthenewlyexpandedareaisscheduledforthefirstweekofDecember.

D6 Projects

RichlandHillsandMilitaryDr.

Congestionhasworsenedrecentlyduetoallthegrowthinthearea.CouncilmanLopezisworkingontwodifferentplanstohelpwithtrafficflow.Theshorttermsolutionistoaddaleft-turnlaneforbothEastandWestboundMilitaryDr.W.atRichlandHills.ThelongtermsolutionistowidenMilitaryDr.W.from2lanesto4lanesbetweenSequoiaHeightsandIngramRd.aswellastoextendMilitaryDr.W.fromIngramtoPotranco.FormoreinformationpleasecontactTCI(TransportationandCapitalIm-provements)(210)207-5011.

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District 6 NewsletterDistrict 6 Contact InformationFieldOffice8373CulebraRd.#202SanAntonio,TX78251Phone:(210)207-3749Fax:(210)207-0985

CityHallOffice

Email: district6@sanantonio.gov

P.O.Box839966SanAntonio,TX78283Phone:(210)207-7065Fax:(210)207-8760

Vicky Salazar,SeniorExecutiveSecretary vsalazar@sanantonio.gov

Gerald Lopez,ChiefofStaff gerald.lopez@sanantonio.gov

Raul Zamora,DirectorofConstituentServices raul.zamora@sanantonio.gov

Andy Greene,SeniorAdvisor-Transportation andy.greene@sanantonio.gov

Joseph Cortez,SeniorAdvisor-Policy joseph.cortez@sanantonio.govMartinTrevino,CommunityOutreachSpecialist

martin.trevino@sanantonio.govJoseph Lopez,CommunicationsAdvisor

joseph.lopez@sanantonio.govBonnie Weed,SeniorServicesRepresentative

bonnie.weed@sanantonio.gov

RayLopezCouncilmanDistrict6P.O.Box839966SanAntonio,TX78283-3966www.sanantonio.gov/council/d6

District 6 Staff

Calender of EventsNov. 27 Thanksgiving

Nov. 27 TheGreatTurkeyChallenge5k KingWilliamandontheRiverwalk

Dec 7 Rock‘n’RollMarathon& HalfMarathon,Relay&5k

Dec 22 District6HolidayOpenHouse SanAntonioEventCenter

District6HolidayOpenHouseCouncilmanRayLopezwouldliketoinviteallDistrict6residentstoattendour6thAnnualHolidayOpenHouseEvent.Therewillbefood,music,dancing,prizesand

muchmore.PleasecontactVickySalazarformoreinformation

(210)207-7065

Date:December22,2014

Time:4pm-8pm

Place:SanAntonioEventCenter 8111MeadowLeafDr.,78227

Pleas RSVP to: district6@sanantonio.gov

“Help a child in need & bring an unwrapped present to help with our toy drive”

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PAIDSAN ANTONIO TX

PERMIT 1001

CityHolidayHoursNovember 27 - 28 CLOSED

December 24 - January 1 CLOSED

District6HolidayHoursNovember 26 - 28 CLOSED

December 23 - January 4 CLOSED