Sukh Kaur
About
Sukh Kaur's platform appears to focus on representing her district's interests and addressing community concerns, as evidenced by her engagement with the LGBTQ+ community on the rainbow crosswalk issue. Her re-election campaign also involved navigating a runoff against a conservative opponent, suggesting a platform that may appeal to a progressive base within District 1.
Campaign promises (1)
- social-issuesAdvocated for the District 1, LGBTQ+ community regarding the denied rainbow crosswalk exemption.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 97
- Total speaking time
- 13:16:16
- Avg per meeting
- 8:13
- Segments
- 14284
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Top issues during term (12)(Budget)
FY 2027 Proposed Budget
The proposed police budget is $752.2 million, incorporating $5.3 million in reductions and $4.9 million in revenue enhancements.
Spurs Arena Financing
The city plans to issue $489 million in bonds, which will be repaid through specific revenue streams like arena rent and tax zones.
Workforce Development Strategy
The program involves significant city investment in job training and education.
tax rate increase
Directly impacts property owners' tax liabilities and city revenue collection for the fiscal year.
Program Fiscal and Quality Assurance Reports
Maintains compliance required for continued receipt of federal grant monies.
Data and Transparency in Housing Investments
The cost of building and maintaining the dashboard will be discussed by the committee.
ICE Facility Assessment
Potential assessment costs for utility staff time and resources.
District 3 Aquatics Facility
The project involves an expenditure of up to $1.8 million from the TIRZ fund.
FY 2026 Commission Budget
The proposed budget totals $4.4 billion, representing a 4.1% increase in the General Fund over the previous year.
Grant Panelist Selection
The selection of panelists influences the allocation of arts funding, impacting various arts organizations and projects.
tax exemption correction
The county's initial budget projections were inaccurate, meaning the actual cost of this tax break will differ from what taxpayers were originally told.
abortion travel fund
Taxpayer money won't be going to this fund anymore, saving the city some cash.
Moved or seconded (26)
Motions Kaur personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- movedpassed2026-09-03
Councilmember Kaur moved to approve. Councilmember Whyte seconded the motion.
- moved2026-09-03
Councilmember Kaur moved to call the question cutting off further debate on the Item. Councilmember Whyte seconded the motion.
- movedpassed2026-09-03
Councilmember Kaur moved to Call the Question. Councilmember Whyte seconded the motion.
- movedpassed2026-08-20
Councilmember Kaur moved to approve.
- movedpassed2026-08-20
Councilmember Kaur moved to approve.
- movedpassed2026-08-18
Approval of the minutes from the Educational Opportunities Committee meeting from June 16, 2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-08-06
Councilmember Mungia moved to Continue the item until October.
- secondedpassed2026-06-02
Approve the minutes of the April 7, 2026 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting.
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Councilmember Castillo moved to Approve on the Consent Agenda.
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Councilmember Castillo moved to Approve on the Consent Agenda.
- movedpassed2026-05-26
Councilmember Kaur moved to Approve.
- moved2026-05-26
Councilmember Kaur moved to have PCDC recommend that the City Attorney's Office prepare an Ordinance establishing source of income protections for veterans in San Antonio for housi…
- secondedpassed2026-05-21
Councilmember Viagran moved to Approve.
- secondedpassed2026-05-21
Councilmember McKee-Rodriguez moved to Approve.
- secondedpassed2026-05-19
Approval of the minutes from the Educational Opportunities Committee meeting from April 21, 2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-04-28
recommend and forward the appointment of Robert Benke, Fazal Hussain, and David Valtierra to the Building Standards Board for a time to expire May 31, 2027 to the full City Council…
- movedpassed2026-04-21
Approval of the minutes from the Educational Opportunities Committee meeting from March 17, 2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-04-16
Councilmember Kaur moved to Continue to a B Session in April or May 2026.
- secondedpassed2026-04-16
Approve on Zoning Consent
- secondedpassed2026-04-02
Councilmember Mungia moved to Approve on Zoning Consent.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Kaur was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of FY 2027 Annual Budget (Items 5 & 10)
Adoption of Budget Ratification Ordinance (Item 6)
Ordinance approving the Workforce Solutions Alamo FY 2027 Operating Budget in the amount of $195,380,770. [Alejandra Lopez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Ramsey, Executive Director, Workforce Development Office]
Item 15: FY 2027 Proposed Annual Operating and Capital Budget
Recommend Workforce Solutions Alamo FY 2027 Operating Budget
Voting record (1)(Budget)
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