CITY & COUNTY
News from Hollywood Park, San Antonio & Shavano Park
COMPILED BY EDMOND ORTIZ
Bexar County Commissioners Court Meets June 6 and 20 at 9 a.m. at the Bexar County Courthouse, MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS HOLLYWOOD PARK City Council voted April 18 to revise Voigt Park swimming pool rules, allowing $600 family season pass purchasers to distribute the six provided wristbands however they want. The city previously required family season pass purchasers to distribute wristbands only to family members. The pool is open until Sept. 30.
Council renews fire, emergency services contract 10-year agreement with the San Antonio Fire Department to keep providing firefighting, paramedic and hazardous material responses in Hill Country Village. Hill Country Village’s City Council SAN ANTONIO City Coun- cil voted April 20 to renew a voted Jan. 19 to renew the agree- ment with the city of San Antonio at a yearly rate of $272,950, up from $265,000. San Antonio began providing firefighting and EMS services to Hill Country Village in summer 2011. Hill Country Village officials said they get more value from San Antonio’s inclusion of EMS services in the contract and its ability to dispatch personnel from any of three nearby San Antonio Fire Department stations.
Shavano Park implements rules for dangerous dogs SHAVANO PARK City Council on April 24 finalized strengthening city rules regarding dogs deemed danger- ous, aggressive or a public nuisance. City officials said Shavano Park previously only required dogs be leashed in public and be vaccinated, but lacked stronger regulations for aggressive or dangerous dogs. The new ordinance spells out three types of dogs—pub- lic nuisance, aggressive and dangerous—that, along with their owner or custodian, could be called an offender by police depending on their level of misbehavior. Anyone owning, keeping or controlling a dog deemed dangerous, aggressive or a public nuisance commits a Class C misdemeanor and could face a fine of $500-$2,000, depending on the severity of the case. City Manager Bill Hill said the city has had no reports of dangerous or aggressive dogs, but has had multiple com- plaints that now would be considered a public nuisance. City officials said the three-tiered structure was designed to help police categorize dogs based upon their actions, adding that reports of troublesome dogs will help build a registry and contribute to any investigations. Police Chief Gene Fox said the city was moved to bolster its loose dog rules by a February incident in San Antonio where an elderly man was killed and three other people were injured following a dog attack. Fox said there have
AIDING THE HOMELESS San Antonio and Bexar County officials said $14.6 million in new federal funds will support the following programs.
NEW RULE REGULATES DOGS An amended Shavano Park animal rule now has a three- tiered structure for regulating dogs in order of severity from lowest to highest.
Additional rental assistance programs Additional transitional housing options
More housing resources for the chronically homeless More funding for housing navigation support
More housing vouchers More capacity to manage vouchers effectively Increased street outreach funding
Public nuisance dogs, the least severe cases, are those that run loose three or more times in a year or behave in ways that bother people. Aggressive dogs are defined as dogs that commit unprovoked attacks and injure people or other animals. Dangerous dogs commit unprovoked attacks on people that cause serious injuries, which are the most severe cases.
SOURCES: CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, SOUTH ALAMO REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
San Antonio, Bexar County receive 47 stability vouchers, $14.6M to boost homelessness services
100 Dolorosa St., Ste. 2.01, San Antonio. 210-335-2011. www.bexar.org Hollywood Park City Council Meets June 20 at 6 p.m. at 2 Mecca Drive, Hollywood Park. 210-494-2023. www.hollywoodpark-tx.gov San Antonio City Council
SOURCE: CITY OF SHAVANO PARK/SAN ANTONIO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SAN ANTONIO The city and Bexar County secured a total of $14.6 million in grants and 47 stability vouchers from the federal government to help address local homelessness, participants of an April 17 news conference said. South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless officials said San Antonio/Bexar County was one of 29 U.S. communities to receive a total of $171.2 million in grants from
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support 115 projects to help unsheltered indi- viduals in urban and rural settings. News conference participants said Opportunity Home, San Antonio’s public housing authority, received 41 stability vouchers, and the Bexar County Housing Authority receiving six vouchers. According to HUD, stability vouchers immediately aid people experiencing or are at risk
of homelessness, or those fleeing things such as domestic violence, human trafficking or stalking. Officials with SARAH, the lead local Continuum of Care agency, said they are eager to partner with the San Antonio Hope Center, San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries and Haven for Hope on initiatives affecting permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and street outreach.
been some less severe issues regarding loose dogs in Shavano Park in recent months. “I think we have a pretty extensive ordinance now,” Fox said. If a resident’s dog leaves their property and wanders around more than once but does not bother any human or other animal, Fox said city officials are willing to work with those dog owners to rectify their issue before it gets out of hand. “I think this will have a positive effect on our ability to protect our residents,” Hill said.
Meets June 1, 8 and 15 at 9 a.m. at 114 W. Commerce St., San Antonio. 210-207-7040 • www.sanantonio.gov
Shavano Park City Council Meets June 26 at 6:30 p.m. at 900 Saddletree Court, Shavano Park. 210-493-3478. www.shavanopark.org
STONE OAK 23026 US Hwy 281 N (210) 497-1322 DE ZAVALA 5219 De Zavala Rd (210) 561-0900
VINEYARD 1309 N Loop 1604 W (210) 408-8206
RECTOR 819 E Rector Dr (210) 340-2244
LEGACY 2003 N Loop 1604 E (210) 494-8600
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