A Successful First Term

Property Tax Exemption.

Advocated for and approved the adoption of the maximum allowable homestead exemption for San Antonio residents (20%).  This action will help minimize the property tax burden faced by our homewoners.

More police on the streets

Immediately after his election, Marc was named to the Public Safety Committee.  His work on the committee included pressing for funding for more police to patrol San Antonio’s streets to keep our residents in safe.  In the 2024 budget, Marc was successful in obtaining funding for more than 100 new San Antonio police officers.

Infrastructure improvements

Marc joined with his fellow councilmembers in obtaining more than $137 million to repair the City’s streets and sidewalks.  In total, District 10 received an unprecedented amount of funding for its’ infrastructure needs.

Homeless Encampment Cleanups

In the 2024 budget, Marc pushed for funding that would enable the City to enact a policy to clean up homeless encampments that were being established throughout the city – including many near our neighborhoods.  The effort was successful, and the funding received through this effort has allowed the City to clear out more than 700 homeless encampments since the fall of 2023.

Improve District 10 EMS Response Times

Since taking office, Marc has secured a new EMS unit for District 10 – located at Fire Station 40.  Through this action, emergency response times through the District should be significantly reduced.  Additionally, associated funding also allowed for the hiring of 32 new firefighters for San Antonio.

New CCR Ordinance

Council members often solve problems by submitting Council Consideration Requests (CCRs) through which new policies are adopted.  Upon recognizing that the CCR process was broken (it took too long and many CCRs were never heard), Marc drafted a new CCR ordinance to make the process more efficient.  City Council overwhelmingly voted to approve the new ordinance.

Small Business Assistance

City-initiated construction in front of local businesses causes a loss in revenue for those businesses.  Marc authored a CCR to establish a city fund to assist those businesses that could show losses due to such construction.  City Council approved of the CCR and the construction mitigation fund was created.

Minimize or Eliminate Future CPS Energy Rate Hikes

Marc strenuously fought against the CPS Energy rate hike.  The result of this effort was a new city policy in which some of CPS Energy’s out of market sales will now be reinvested into the utility with the stated purpose being to offset or minimize future rate hikes (as opposed to City Council spending this money on various pet projects).

Better Use of Tax Dollars