Faced with raw numbers, members of the Council were clear they want to get the money in the hands of residents who need it most.
Council members Jalen McKee-Rodriguez , left, and Adriana Rocha Garcia listen to Manny Pelaez speak during a City Council work session on the city's $75 million budget surplus from CPS Energy revenue on Tuesday.San Antonio City Council members debating how to spend an extra $75 million windfall from the city’s CPS Energy revenue want to direct the money toward residents who need it the most — not big businesses.
“My challenge with the the rebate is… it’s really not targeted to people who need that assistance the most,” said Mayor Ron Nirenberg. “I know there’s a lot of folks out there who feel the same way about this.” “My residents are just a few short dollars away sometimes from becoming homeless, or from losing the ability to pay for utilities, so I really take that into consideration,” she added.
“As a city where we prioritize living wages and equity and things like that,” said Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran , “I see at least 40 businesses getting over $100,000.”“The boundaries that we have to work with in terms of a regulatory framework [require] that all ratepayers have to be treated equally, in uniform,” Elliott said of the city’s proposal.of what big businesses would receive, however, council members were clear they wanted the money to go elsewhere.
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