March 16, 2020 Mayor Ron Nirenberg 115 Plaza de Armas, 2- Floor San Antonio, TX. 78005 Mayor Nirenberg, This is a follow up to my request to you to have the City of San Antonio Police Department minimize custodial arrests by using Cite and Release, and filing nor violent offenses at large to the extent possible. I have also made this request to City Manager Erik Walsh. Although jails absolutely serve a purpose, during a pandemic event they can inadvertently become incubators and amplifiers fora contagious illness. In efforts to contain the continued spread of COVID-19, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office seeks to minimize the jail population through alternative responses to incarceration for non-violent offenses. Just this last weekend we had six apparently homeless people arrested for criminal trespass. ‘As we all work together to protect and serve the citizens of Bexar County and ‘maintain the most appropriate response to the increasing threat of COVID-19 in our area, DA Joe Gonzales, Sheriff Javier Salazar and I request your assistance in assuring that all San Antonio law enforcement agencies under your jurisdiction work cooperatively in this effort. Lh por! saber saa el Mise Dincatomsy ‘ear Coty Shei ce: Brik Walsh, City Manager, City of San Antonio