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DIAZ. COUNCIL MEMBER, JASON DE LEON. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNNY GARCIA. AND MAYOR PRO TEM DAVID WHITE. SITTING IN HIS ADVISERS MANAGER MYRON L. AYALA ATTORNEY OMAR CHUA, AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURGH CITY HALL, EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING BY MY WATCH. IT IS 601 PM I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL REGULAR, UH, SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 16TH BY MY WATCH AT 601. PM I DO SEE THAT VISIBLY. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNSEL BEING PRESENT AT THIS TIME. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH PRAYER. WE DO HAVE PASTOR DR DAVID AND ALEXANDER FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HERE IN EDINBURGH THAT WILL LEAD US IN PRISON. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS CIRCLE TALK TO YOU AGAIN. MY GOD, WE. RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN AS LORD AND SOVEREIGN. THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL DAY.
[1. Call Meeting to Order, Establish Quorum A. Prayer]
[B. Pledge of Allegiance]
[2. Certification of Public Notice]
[3. Disclosure of Conflict of Interest]
[4. Meeting Procedures]
[The following are the meeting procedures used by the Planning & Zoning]
[Commission:]
[A. All the items are generally considered as they appear on the agenda as each item is introduced.]
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
[A. Consider excusing the absence of Commissioner Mr. Rene Olivarez from the October 10, 2023 Regular Meeting.]
[A. Consider the Rezoning Request Agriculture Open Space (AO) District to Residential Primary (RP) District, Being a 0.90 acre of land out of Lot1, Section 245, Texas Mexican Railway Company ‘s Survey, Located at 3430 West Mile 17 ½ Road, As Requested By Frank and Itzel Castillo]
[B. Consider the Rezoning Request from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) District to Residential Multifamily (RM) District, Being a 6.415 Acres out of Lot 1, Block 2, Steele & Pershing Subdivision, Located at 2900 South McColl Road, As Requested By Nico Holdings, LTD]
[C. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential Primary (RP) District to Commercial General (CG) District, Being Lot 10, 281 Estates Subdivision, Located at 614 West Orange Avenue, As Requested By Jontue Echavarria and Veronica Villarreal]
[D. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential Primary (RP) District to Residential Multifamily (RM) District, Being Lot 4 and the West ½ of lot No. 5, Block 336,Original Townsite of Edinburg, Located at 316 East Champion Street, As Requested By Samuel Saldana on behalf of Alvaro & Melissa Luna]
[E. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential Primary (RP) District to Commercial General (CG) District, Being Lot C1, Los Lagos Phase VII – B, Subdivision, Located at 2708 Los Lagos Drive, As Requested By Rio Delta Engineering on Behalf of Los Lagos Development LLC.]
[F. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential Primary (RP) District to Residential, Urban & Townhome (RU) District, Being 1 acre out of the north 10.0 acres of lot 5, section 274, Texas Mexican Railway Company Survey, Located at 1218 S Jackson Road Unit A, As Requested By Sheriff Muse-Ariyoh, on behalf of Joe Hernandez]
[G. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential Primary (RP) District to Residential, Urban & Townhome (RU) District, Being 1 acre out of the north 10.0 acres of lot 5, section 274, Texas Mexican Railway Company Survey, Located at 1218 S Jackson Road Unit B, As Requested By Sheriff Muse-Ariyoh, on behalf of Teresa Hernandez.]
[H. Consider the Rezoning Request from Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) District to Residential, Urban & Townhome (RU) District, a 1.00 acre tract of land being a portion of Lot 5, Section]
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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S A 533. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE[00:33:15]
EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ORDER UM, WOULD YOU PLEASE MR GARCIA, TAKE ROLL.[00:33:27]
BUT ONLY GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT OLDER SEND THIS THERE YOU ARE, SIR. PRESIDENT. AND HERE'S HERE.[00:33:37]
SABRINA WALKER HERNANDEZ PRESENT. AARON RIVERA. AND ROLAND IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE[00:33:45]
TODAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO QUORUM IS PRESENT. UM LET'S DO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF YOUR[00:33:50]
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. THE REPUBLIC. HOPE EVERYONE'S ENJOYING THIS GREAT WEATHER WE'RE HAVING OUTSIDE. LET'S SEE HOW MANY DAYS IT LAST US. SURE IS NICE, THOUGH. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. I THINK IT'S BEEN ON FILE THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF DAYS. THAT RIGHT, MR WESTON? YES, MA'AM. UM WE WERE POSTING THIS ON OCTOBER 27TH BEFORE FIVE O'CLOCK. OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU, AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. OMAR. YES MA'AM. UNDER STATE LAW, A COMPLIMENT INTEREST EXISTS IF THEY BOARD MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS. THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN AN AGENDA ITEM. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD MEMBER CAN'T VOTE OR PARTICIPATE ON THE ITEM, WHETHER ANY COMPLEX TO DISCLOSE I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S A CONFLICT, BUT THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. TODAY IT AFFECTS YOU. TRG V. THAT'S MY EMPLOYER. SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGAINST JUST BEING CAREFUL. I'M GOING TO[00:35:03]
ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THAT ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT PUBLIC COMMENTS JACK UNIQUE PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE BOARD MEETING HELD IN SEPTEMBER. 26 2023 HOPE EVERYBODY'S HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES. AND IT'S SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION APPROVED. PRESENTATION OF YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL REPORT INDEED, SEPTEMBER 30TH 2023, AND YOU DO HAVE THAT AS WELL IN YOUR PACKET. THE REPORTS, MR GARCIA. UM THE FIRST PAGE ACTUALLY IS THEY ARE NUMBERED. BY THE WAY IN YOUR PACKET. I'M USING MY NOTES THAT I TOOK FROM SO I DON'T HAVE THE TABS. BUT YES, GO READY. 16 IS THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE BALANCE SHEET SHOWS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OF 13,000,007 72 4 52. SELF TAX RECEIVABLE OF 8 64 7 71. NET RECEIVABLES OF $3.7 MILLION SANTANA. NET RECEIVABLES OF 10.4. RESTRICTED CASH. AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AS SLIGHTLY OVER $3 MILLION AND THEN THE INVESTMENTS OF 16.651. GIVING US A TOTAL ASSETS OF 48,000,005 26 8 79. HARD LIABILITIES, CURRENT LIABILITIES OR 313 421. FUND BALANCE. TOTAL FUND BALANCE UNRESTRICTED IS 11,300,000. 111. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME RESTRICTED FUNDS ALSO BALANCE OUT THE POOR 48,000,005 26 8 79. ON THE SECOND PAGE. AFTER THAT, YOU HAVE THE MONTHLY BUDGET ACTIVITY REPORT. THIS IS THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 30TH 2023 UM . OF NOTE IS THAT WE WERE PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH MOST OF THE GOALS ARE GENERAL SALES AND USE TAX. WAS THAT 96% OF THE BUDGET. IT'S SO IT WAS SLIGHTLY UNDER EVERYTHING ELSE WAS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE. WE DIDN'T TRANSFER WHOLE LOT INTO THE GENERAL FUND YET. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE FINAL PERIOD OF RECONCILIATION, WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH UP WITH OUR ACCOUNTING, SO IT'S STILL AN INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UM MOST OF OUR EXPENDITURES UNTIL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WERE AT 88% OF OUR BUDGET. OUR PROGRAMS WERE 39% OF OUR BUDGET. UM ARE PROPERTIES WE REALLY DIDN'T SPEND MUCH ON THE PROPERTIES. WE HAD SET ASIDE SOME MONEY FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITION, WHICH WE DID NOT EXPANDING. IT'S CARRYING OVER UNTIL NEXT YEAR. WE'VE GOT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS THAT WERE NOT AND WE'VE ALREADY GONE OVER THIS AND DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS THAT WE'RE NOT EXPANDED. UM WE WERE DEAD ON ON THE DEBT SERVICE AND THEREFORE LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING. OUR ANSWER OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHOW THAT WE'RE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AT THE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM. ONE OF THE OVER EDGES ON THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH POSITIVE UM. ON THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. MOST OF THAT IF I AM CORRECT WAS ON THE AUDIENCE. HE ALSO TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER, AND THUS THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CHARGED TO US ON THE AUDITING. GET DOWN. I'M SORRY.THAT'S THAT'S A THAT'S A WRONG ATLANTA. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER EXPENDITURE. THE VERY LAST ONE UNDER ITS EXPENDITURE, SELF WE BUDGETED 50, BUT WE SPENT 70. I'D HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE IS THAT IS THAT TRAVEL OR NO? NO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IS LEGAL SERVICES INCLUDES ENGINEERING PIECE, WHICH WE RARELY HAVE. ANOTHER OTHER FEES RELATED TO THAT BUT WE CAN GET THAT ANSWER TO YOU IN JUST A BIT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.