The City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department will conduct a public hearing to name the Southside Lions Community Center and Gym to Ramon V. Quintero Community Center, located in City Council District 3 at 3100 Hiawatha Street. The hearing will be held in-person on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Southside Lions Community Center. This meeting will also be live streamed via the Department’s YouTube channel. 

PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Members of the public may provide comment consistent with procedural rules governing the committee meeting and state law. Public comment may be provided as follows:
 

1. Submit written comments (up to 300 words maximum) via email by Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. to the Committee liaison: [email protected]. Please include your full name and home or work address. These comments will be read at the time the item is heard. 

2. Drop off written comments (up to 300 words maximum) to the Parks and Recreation Department Director’s Office located at 114 W. Commerce in the Municipal Plaza Building by Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.  Please include your full name and full home or work address. These comments will be read at the time the item is heard.
    
3. Sign up to give your comments in-person during the meeting by Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 5:45pm p.m. at the Southside Lions Community Center.

*Note: Comments may be submitted in English or Spanish. Written comments and requests to make comments during the meeting in-person in Spanish must be received by Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. to give time for translation. We will not accept comments or sign ups after this time for Spanish translation.

After the meeting is convened, the Committee shall consider the naming of Southside Lions Park and Gym to Ramon V. Quintero Community Center. 

Background
Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran has submitted a recommendation that the Southside Lions Community Center and Gym be named Ramon V. Quintero Community Center.

The naming of the community center and gym is to recognize Mr. Quintero’s long-time civic leadership and his dedication to improving the quality of life for San Antonians, specifically those in City Council District 3.  He was instrumental in the founding of the Sunny Slope/Pasadena Heights Neighborhood Association in 1982 and led efforts to get the gym built at the Southside Lions Community Center.  Mr. Ramon V. Quintero was a World War II Veteran who served in the United States Army from 1941-1945 in the Fiji Islands.

The naming of the facility at Southside Lions Community Center will serve as a timeless memory of his advocacy and his invaluable contributions for the city and his community.

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