 proceed to the regularly scheduled citizens to be heard and same I will call the first name up on the list if you can also call the next person in line if you can be prepared to come forward because we do have quite a few people would like to speak. I know we have a very distinguished guest and I'm gonna call him first if you all don't mind and that is our very dear Archbishop Gustavo Garcia Scheller. I have come before you today in that spirit of those first Franciscans missionaries who arrived three centuries ago to read the gospel message of love and care for the poor and marginalized. They brought not only the faith but also a commitment to education and a more stable way of life for the native people who were already here and those who would come later. My hopes and concerns are the same in the context of today. In the presence of mayor Nuremberg and the council they are beginning new sustainable life for our beautiful city. I also support the expansion of downtown UTSA campus and increase access to education that it will provide. At the same time I am deeply concerned for the residents who live nearby. They have lived simply and with pride in their homes which have been long in their families for decades and they have forged strong neighborhoods caring for and helping one another. Very concerned about information I have been hearing from parishioners in this neighborhood. Over the past three years some can be seen the value of the houses in El Matica and their property taxes increased like 50, 70 and 200% or more. Others find themselves harassed by real estate speculators who report a threat of government violations pressing them to start their homes. Many of these residents live on fixed incomes, disability support, limited pensions and so forth. Then they have a longer afford to remain in their homes and so some have had to sell their houses and move out of their long-time neighborhoods. At the same time the city has extended tax rebates, fee reductions and offer financial incentives to developers. However, when homeowners improve their residents then taxes go up even more. We need a plan to help homeowners keep their homes but the city has a plan to help homes have already been displaced. That means that these neighborhoods have already been disrupted and they no longer have the support and sense of security they once enjoyed. So today Mayor, Mayor and members of the City Council, I come before you all as a citizen and as a faith leader of Roman Catholics who live in our city. I ask that you act with urgency to address the effects of the indirect displacement of our poor and vulnerable citizens. I am very aware of the complexity of the issue. I am confident that you and your staff have the information you need as well as the part in creativity to find solutions to your needs. As well as the part of creativity to find solutions that support both the continued growth of our city and the needs of our citizens, please don't delay. Art now to protect our citizens and help them keep their homes. Casteful values and needs of the poor and vulnerable led me to present these requests to you. Thank you for listening to my concerns. Mayor and Mayor, Councilwoman Gonzalez, we commend you for your actions this week in prioritizing displacement prevention. This is a step in the right direction, but we are concerned about the implementation timeline. In yesterday's media report, City staff stated that it would take 12 to 18 months to complete a root cause study. Why do we need another study? Does the city use happening in the arts world with data from Mayor's Housing Task Force? Does the city fund them now, perhaps, neighborhood vulnerability study? The developers said they needed a sense to keep building and use the City Council to make the money. Neighborhoods are being disrupted now. Displacement is happening now. We need action now. We should implement the recommendations. We do not even need a study. We need action. Do we want to become Austin, Seattle, or any other major city where even a six-figure income is not enough? Today, we gave some recommendations. They come from studies conducted by the University of Austin, Texas, and Austin. Put these recommendations into you, not to have study, are the Mayor's Your Housing Task Force to create a displacement prevention policy now. It can be studied and adjusted as needed. It has engaged in development practices that focus on the government, not the people who are selected, without asking about the human cause. It is time for the city to re-focus its priorities on Neighborhoods. Thank you.