A public commenter asked the San Antonio City Council on April 17 to remove a county harm-reduction agreement from the consent agenda, saying the $100,000 measure would pay for syringe distribution and other supplies.

Jack Finger, who identified himself during the meeting, read aloud a highlighted section of the item and said it included “jeringas” and “programas de intercambios,” and asked, “¿Qué diablos estamos haciendo aquí?” Finger also listed “juegos de para fumar” and “condones, lubricantes” among materials he said the money would buy.

The comment prompted the council to remove the consent-item listing (item 0.22 in the published agenda) for separate discussion. Mayor Ron Nirenberg presided over the meeting. Councilmembers and staff did not vote on item 0.22 during the portion of the transcript provided.

Councilmember Cor (as identified in the meeting record) spoke in favor of the city’s broader investments in addiction prevention and mental-health services earlier in the meeting, describing those investments as aimed at “mantener a los residentes seguros y evitar la expansión de esta práctica.” That remark was offered during the consent-agenda discussion prior to the public comment.

Separately, the council approved an ordinance (item 0.20 on the agenda) authorizing interlocal agreements with Opportunity Home San Antonio and the Laakland Independent School District for fleet maintenance, fuel and repair services. The ordinance covers service through Sept. 30, 2025, allows up to four one-year extensions and estimates annual revenues of $358,600 to be deposited into the city’s fleet service fund. The council moved and seconded the item and voted to approve it with no public comment recorded on that item in the excerpt provided.

Votes at a glance: the council approved routine minutes and a consent agenda with items removed for separate consideration; item 0.20 (fleet services interlocal agreements) was adopted; item 0.22 (the county harm-reduction agreement) was pulled from the consent agenda after public comment and not resolved in the available transcript.

The meeting proceeded to scheduled ceremonial recognitions for Fiesta San Antonio and other proclamations; those presentations occupied the bulk of the transcript excerpt provided and did not include further recorded action on item 0.22.

What happens next: The transcript excerpt ends before any recorded council vote or staff presentation resolving the pulled harm-reduction item. The council will need to return to item 0.22 later in the meeting or at a future meeting to decide whether to approve the county agreement, and staff materials identified during the public comment were cited as available in the packet for council members to review.