Nov 28, 2023 EEDC Meeting

[ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS]

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FANTASTIC. YOU SMELL GOOD. THANK YOU, SABRINA. JIM. LET ME JUST SEND THIS REAL QUICK. OOPS. THE TRAVESTY. YEAH. I HAVE A GAVEL. WATCH OUT. GOOD EVENING,

[1 CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH A QUORUM A. Pledge of Allegiance.]

YES MA'AM, BUT ALSO PRESENT. TO SEND. THIS IS NOT HERE. EDDIE GARZA. PRESENT. DAN DEALS.

PRESIDENT SABRINA WALKER. ATLANTA IS PRESIDENT. ERIN RONNIE RIVERA. ROLAND GOMEZ IS NOT HERE. HAVE A QUORUM. AND CAN YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ELITE? THE FLAG. THE UNITED

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[2.CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]

[3.DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

[4.PUBLIC COMMENTS]

[5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS]

IF YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THEM OVER, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE NETS?

[A. Consider Approval of Minutes for the Board Meetings held on October 30, 2023 & November 15, 2023.]

[B. Consider Approval of the Façade and Lot Improvement Program (FLIP).]

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EUROPE WILL REQUIRE THEM TO SEND A PROMISSORY NOTE. WELL IT'S BASICALLY WHERE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PROTECT OURSELVES INTO SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT THAT SAYS, IF YOU DON'T COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE PLACING A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY OR JUST GOING OFF THE PROMISSORY NOTE. AS A PROMISE TO PAY I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO BE PLACING A LIEN THAT ALSO ADDS TO THE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE AND, UH, THE ADMINISTRATIVE TIME. OF DOING THINGS. I THINK THAT IT'S MORE SINCE WE ARE APPROVING A PROJECT. PRIOR. TO LETTING THEM PROCEED WITH THE WORK. WE ARE QUALIFYING, THE VENDOR. UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL. AND THEN VENDOR. REQUIRES. A LOT OF THEM BUT REQUIRE ADVANCED PAYMENT. YOU KNOW, 50% DOWN OR 25% DOWN.

PERHAPS IF THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S COMING FROM US, AND THEY'LL ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. BUT I HAVEN'T I REALLY THOUGHT THAT A LIEN WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT. AS LONG AS WE'RE PAYING DIRECTLY THIS THAT HELPS A LOT. AND IF THE VENDOR DOESN'T OH, DO THE WORK. COMPLETE THE WORK, THEN I THINK AT LEAST THEN WE HAVE A DOCUMENT FROM THE RESIDENT FROM THE BUSINESS OWNER THAT SAYS THAT THEY'RE LIABLE, WHICH THEY WOULD TURN AROUND THEN AND BRING IN THE BRING IN THE PERSON WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THE WORK. BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE SOME POSSIBILITY OF A REMEDY. UM AGAIN. I DON'T LIKE GOING AFTER PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM HAVING IT LATER IS IT'S NOT THERE. UM, BUT

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AND IT REALLY KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT THE TOTAL PROJECT IS. $10,000 IS NOT A BIG PROJECT FOR MOST LOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AND SIGNAGE AND THAT TYPE OF THING, SO IT'S KIND OF GO PRETTY FAST, SO FOR THEM TO ASK FOR PAYMENTS, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. THAT TELLS ME THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE, UM I DON'T SEE THESE KIND OF PROJECTS LASTING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF PRINTING THEM. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY A GOOD IDEA. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. AND WE WOULD START THIS IN JANUARY. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT WOULD GIVE OMAR A CHANCE TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE PAPERWORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NEEDS ARE MET AND THAT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THEM WITH A YOU KNOW, AN OPPORTUNITY TO START LOOKING AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO DO. WE START IN JANUARY WITH ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. THE FIRST MEETING AND AT THE END OF JANUARY FOR THE BOARD CAN WE CAN START REVIEWING APPLICATIONS. UM AND THEN AGAIN EVERY OTHER MONTH AFTER THAT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADVERTISE IT? CAN WE GET THE CHAMBER INVOLVED WITH IT AS WELL? WITH WITH ADVERTISING THE PROGRAM AND WE WILL DO WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO, WHICH IS A PUBLIC PRESS RELEASE. SOCIAL MEDIA GET CHAMBER INVOLVED AND ALSO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. OKAY. FOR WE MAY FINALLY GET THIS PROJECT OFF THE GROUND. I THINK IT'S GREAT TO SEE FOR CHANGING. BUSINESSES BEAUTIFIED. SO IF EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH THE PROGRAM AND THE DISCUSSION WE HAD IN TERMS OF THE PAIN THE VENDOR DIRECTLY NOT WANTING TO FRONT THE MONEY. UM HAVING A PREFERENCE FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE IN MOST NEED. THEN CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FLIP PROGRAM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO

[C. LiftFund Interest Buy Down Program Status Update.]

PROMOTION APPROVED. LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE APPLICATIONS. ALRIGHT ANOTHER ONE TO HELP BUSINESSES. THE LIVE FUND INTEREST BY DOWN PROGRAM STATUS UPDATE. SO A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, THE CITY AND THE DC STARTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH LIFT FUND. WHERE WE WOULD BUY DOWN THE INTEREST RATE ON LOANS. AND SO THE INTENT WAS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE TRYING TO REACH EXPANDED BUSINESS IMPROVE THEIR FACILITIES. UM ANYTHING THAT'S WORKING CAPITAL RELATED AND SO I WAS GOING TO ASK. CATALYST TO KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE LEFT FRONT PROGRAM. WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS AND, UM CARLOS, GO AHEAD AND SHARE WHAT WE HAVE.

RECEIVE. THANK YOU. WE DID RECEIVE SEVEN APPROVED LOANS. THERE ARE STILL THREE THAT ARE PENDING AND OUT. OF THOSE THREE THAT ARE PENDING TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN THE TALKS FOR MOVING TO THE APPROVAL SIDE, SO IN TOTAL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE NINE APPROVED LOANS. THREE THAT HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND THREE THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN APPLICATIONS. THE TOTAL INTEREST IS $48 MILLION, AND 269 THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT DOWN. 48 40,000 EXCUSE ME. SORRY AND I KNOW NOT MILLION. SORRY. I WAS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY WAS TESTING. WE HAD A TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT OF 257,284. WITH A TOTAL JOB CREATION OF 19 AND 29 JOBS RETAINED FOR THESE BUSINESSES. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE

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AND YOU'RE DIVIDED BY GOT 29 AND 19. SO THAT BE 998 48. $1000 1000 DOLLARS PER JOB. OKAY BY THE WAY, IN TERMS OF INCENTIVES FOR MOST THERE'S A VERY LOW NUMBER UM, THE TYPICAL INCENTIVE PACKAGE AND PROGRAM. THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO ABOUT 10,000 PER JOB. WOW THAT'S THAT'S GOOD VERY WELL BY BUSINESS. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE WE'RE GOING TO BE USING UP ALL THE MONEY VERY QUICK. HERE. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THE DEADLINE IS THROUGH MARCH. SO WE HAVE TILL MARCH 2. TWO YEARS OF THESE TO USE UP THE FULL 50,000. OKAY THAT'S CORRECT. CONTINUE TO SHOW THESE, UH. OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WORD OF NOW MARKETING ON A QUESTION ON THESE BUSINESSES. I CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK THAT PART OF THE REASON WE AGREED ON THE LEFT FUND WAS TO TRY AND MITIGATE THE I MEAN CONSTRUCTION DOWN ONE OF SEVEN. SO WITH THOSE BUSINESSES CONTACTED AND ANYBODY APPLY I'M NOT RECOGNIZING ANY OF HIS NAME'S COUNSELOR, DAN WE DID BLOCK WALK. THAT AREA. WE PASSED OUT PAMPHLETS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THE PROCESS OF LIFLAND. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INQUIRIES , BUT I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT APPLY UH, WE'RE NOT WERE REJECTED DUE TO, UH, SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT LIVE FROM HIS ASKING, BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SYSTEM THE DIDN'T THEY REQUIREMENTS LIFT AND HAD SOME OF THEM DIDN'T DIDN'T QUALIFY. YES, BUT THERE WAS ONE. THAT DID APPLY AND GET DON'T I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANY NAMES, BUT THEY DID APPLY AND THEY DIDN'T GET RECEIVED $50,000 SO THAT IS ON ISSUE DIVERSITY. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE DON'T NEED ANY MOTION ON THIS ITEM DOING NO. OKAY, SO THAT'S JUST AN UPDATE. ALL RIGHT? ITEM SIX IS

[6. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

OKAY WE ARE. IT IS NOW 552, AND WE'RE MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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YES MA'AM, DON'T FEEL AND SELLERS PRESENT. THE HOLDER TO SEND THIS IS NOT HERE. EDDIE GARZA. PRESENT. DAN DIAZ. PRESIDENT SABRINA WALKER AT LAND IS PRESIDENT. ERIN RONNIE RIVERA. ROLAND GOMEZ IS NOT HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND CAN YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ELITE? OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. YEAH. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. ONE NATION.

CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN ON FILE THE REQUIRED PERIOD OF TIME. WOULD YOU CONFIRM THAT MR GARZA? YES MA'AM MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AT THE CITY OFFICES HERE IN EDINBURGH. UH, FIVE OCLOCK ON NOVEMBER 22ND 2023 OKAY, GREAT. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE DRILL. BUT OMAR WILL TELL US ANYWAY. SURE SO UNDER STATE LAW, AND CONFIDENT INTEREST EXISTS THAT 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 PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? YOU LIKE IT. THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENTS. JACKIE ANYBODY SIGN UP. ITEM FIVE, THEN REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. CONSIDER CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE BOARD MEETINGS HELD OCTOBER 30TH 2023 IN NOVEMBER. 1520 23, IF YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THEM OVER, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? 2ND AND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, AYE. EMOTIONS ARE TRUE. AH! THE ITEM BE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FACADE AND LOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE FLIP PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR SOME TIME NOW. IT'S ITEM. I GUESS TO IN YOUR, UM NOTEBOOK HERE. YEAH. IF I MAY. BASICALLY, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST WAY TO DO A BESIDE IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WAS AND AFTER SEVERAL REGURGITATION WITH COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL WHICH IS HERE IN YOUR PACKAGE, AND THE PROPOSAL IS BASICALLY, UM, THAT IT WOULD STILL BE, IT WOULD BE A REIMBURSEMENT GRANTS. UM SO PEOPLE CAN APPLY AND ONCE APPROVED THOSE QUALIFIED BUSINESSES OF OUR TROOPS. I CAN GO THROUGH THE DETAIL IF YOU ALL WANT ME TO BUT IF THAT APPLICANT IS APPROVED THAN ONCE. THEY, UH SHOW US EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE IMPROVEMENTS, WHETHER IT'S A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT, LANDSCAPING SIGNAGE SOMETHING ON THE EXTERIOR, UM AND WE WILL REIMBURSE THEM UP TO THAT AMOUNT. UH, NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. IF SOMEBODY SHOULD CAN SHOW THAT THEY HAVE A HARDSHIP AND CANNOT FRONT THAT MONEY, THEN WE WILL BASICALLY ALLOW THEM TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

UH BUT INSTEAD OF THEM, MAKING THE PAYMENTS WOULD BE LENDING THEM THE MONEY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY COMPLETE THE PROJECT. IF THEY DON'T COMPLETE THE PROJECTS OR IF THEY TAKE THE MONEY AND DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT. OTHER THAN WHAT'S APPROVED. THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIABLE FOR THAT MONEY AND HAVE TO PAY IT BACK, AND THAT'S WHY IT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A PROMISSORY NOW. EVERY TIME WE BASICALLY MADE A PAYMENT DRUGS TO PAY OFF IN REIMBURSED SOME OF THEIR EXPENDITURES. BUT IT'S ALL GOING TO BE APPROVED AHEAD OF TIME ANYWAY. SO UM SOMEBODY SAYS OKAY

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OTHERS SPREAD ALL OF US. YOU WON'T SEE THE IMPACT. SO. I GUESS WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS, AND THEY COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE THEY GET THEY CAN PROCEED. AND YOU ALL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO SELECT THOSE WHO ARE BUT HIGHER PREFERENCE TO THOSE THAT ARE WITHIN THAT THAT GENERAL AREA IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? SO AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIED, THOUGH. I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIED IN HERE. YEAH, I THINK THE WERE BECAUSE WE ARE ALLOWING APPLICANTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY. BUT WE ARE GIVING THE PREFERENCE TO THOSE AREAS THAT ARE THE MOST NEED. YEAH. NOT RATHER THAN YOU MENTIONED THAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO FRONT THE 10,000 UP FRONT. EUROPE WILL REQUIRE

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AS A PROMISE TO PAY I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO BE PLACING, AND THE LIEN THAT ALSO ADDS TO THE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE TIME. OF DOING THINGS. I THINK THAT IT'S MORE SINCE WE ARE APPROVING A PROJECT. PRIOR TO LETTING THEM PROCEED WITH THE WORK. WE ARE QUALIFYING, THE VENDOR. UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL. AND THEN IF THAT VENDOR REQUIRES. A LOT OF THEM BUT REQUIRE ADVANCED PAYMENTS. 50% DOWN OR 25% DOWN. UH PERHAPS IF THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S COMING FROM US AND WILL ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. BUT I HAVEN'T I REALLY THOUGHT THAT A LIEN WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT. AS LONG AS WE'RE PAYING DIRECTLY THIS THAT HELPS A LOT. AND THAT'S THE VENDOR DOESN'T UM, DO THE WORK. COMPLETE THE WORK THAT I THINK AT LEAST THEN WE HAVE A DOCUMENT FROM THE RESIDENT FROM THE BUSINESS OWNER THAT SAYS THAT THEY'RE LIABLE, WHICH THEY WOULD TURN AROUND THEN AND BRING IN THE BRING IN THE PERSON WHO LISTENS SUPPOSED TO DO THE WORK, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE SOME POSSIBILITY OF A REMEDY. UM AGAIN. I DON'T LIKE GOING AFTER PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM HAVING IT LATER IS IT'S NOT THERE. BUT IF IT MAY BE THAT IF WE PAY THE VENDOR DIRECTLY, WE CAN. WE'RE GOING TO CIRCUMVENT A LOT OF THAT PROBLEM. AND THEN IF THE VENDOR FOR SOME REASON DIDN'T COMPLETE IT WELL, WE HAVE A REMEDY AGAINST THE BUSINESS OWNER. BUT THE BUSINESS OWNER FROM GO AGAINST THE VENDOR AND TRY TO RECOVER IT THAT WAY TOO MUCH WORK TO, UH REQUIRE. THAT WE WILL PAY AS IT AS WE GO. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DO A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE JOB. WE GIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY INSTEAD OF GIVING MONEY UP FRONT.

GETTING IT STARTED. CAN'T WE MAKE A REQUIREMENT THAT OR NOT A REQUIREMENT IN AGREEMENT THAT, UH, WHATEVER VENDOR IS THE PLANE . IT WILL HAVE TO DO THINGS THIS WAY TO HER. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO PART OF THE WORK WITH HIM THAT PART WE PAY HIM THAT WAY. THAT WAY WE GET IN. WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIM, NOT EVEN STARTING THE WORK OR FINISHING THE WORK. THEY WON'T GET THE FOUND HIM UNTIL HE FINISHED. YEAH, I THINK SO. AND REALLY KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT THE TOTAL PROJECT IS. $10,000 IS NOT A BIG PROJECT FOR MOST LOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AND SIGNAGE AND THAT TYPE OF THING, SO IT'S KIND OF GO PRETTY FAST. UM, SO FOR THEM TO ASK FOR PAYMENTS, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. THAT TELLS ME THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE, UM I DON'T SEE THESE KIND OF PROJECTS LASTING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF PRINTING THE MONEY. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY A GOOD IDEA.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. AND WE WOULD START THIS IN JANUARY. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT WOULD GIVE OMAR A CHANCE TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE PAPERWORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NEEDS ARE MET AND THAT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THEM WITH A YOU KNOW, AN OPPORTUNITY TO START LOOKING AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO DO. WE START IN JANUARY WITH ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. THE FIRST MEETING AND AT THE END OF JANUARY FOR THE BOARD AND WE CAN START REVIEWING APPLICATIONS. UM AND THEN AGAIN EVERY OTHER MONTH AFTER THAT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADVERTISE IT? CAN WE GET THE CHAMBER INVOLVED WITH IT AS WELL? WITH WITH ADVERTISING THE PROGRAM AND WE WILL DO WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO, WHICH IS A PUBLIC PRESS RELEASE. SOCIAL MEDIA GET CHAMBER INVOLVED AND ALSO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. OKAY. WELL, WE MAY FINALLY GET THIS PROJECT OFF THE GROUND. GREAT TO SEE. SOME CHANGES. BUSINESSES BEAUTIFIED. SO IF EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH THE PROGRAM AND THE DISCUSSION WE HAD IN TERMS OF PAIN THE VENDOR DIRECTLY NOT WANTING TO FRONT THE MONEY.

HAVING A PREFERENCE FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE MOST NEEDED. THEN CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FLIP PROGRAM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO IMPROVE ITS DISCUSSED. MOTION SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION APPROVED. LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE APPLICATIONS. ALRIGHT

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WHERE WE WOULD BUY DOWN THE INTEREST RATE ON LOANS, AND SO THE INTENT WAS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE TRYING TO REACH EXPANDED BUSINESS AND OTHER FACILITIES. ANYTHING THAT'S WORKING CAPITAL RELATED AND SO I WAS GOING TO ASK. CARLOS TO KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE LIFT FUND PROGRAM. WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS AND, UM CAR. LET'S GO AHEAD AND SHARE WHAT WE HAVE. RECEIVE. THANK YOU. WE DID RECEIVE SEVEN APPROVED LOANS.

THERE ARE STILL THREE THAT ARE PENDING AND OUT. OF THOSE THREE THAT ARE PENDING TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN THE TALKS FOR MOVING TO THE APPROVAL SIDE, SO IN TOTAL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE NINE APPROVED LOANS. THREE THAT HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND THREE THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN APPLICATIONS. THE TOTAL INTEREST IS $48 MILLION, AND 269 THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT DOWN. 88,000 EXCUSE ME. SORRY AND I KNOW MILLION. SORRY I WAS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY WAS TESTING. WE HAD A TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT OF 257,284. WITH A TOTAL JOB CREATION OF 19 AND 29 JOBS RETAINED FOR THESE BUSINESSES.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE DID SHOW A MAP OF THE CORRIDORS. WE HAVE SOME OF THE NORTH AREA AS WELL AS THE SOUTH EDINBURGH AREA. SO THOSE TWO BUSINESSES THAT ARE PENDING. ONE OF THEM WILL HIT THE E D. C CAP WITH 50. THEN THE CITY'S PORTION WILL COVER THE REMAINING APPS. THAT IS CORRECT. SO IF WE'VE GOT TIME LOOKING AT UM. 29 JOBS RETAINED 19 JOBS CREATED. I'M JUST THINKING HOW MUCH IS THE HER? HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING US PER JOB. IN OTHER WORDS? YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, UM DEFINITELY WITHOUT 50,000. AND YOU'RE DIVIDED BY GET 29 AND 19. SO THAT BE 998 48 AM. SO $1000 1000 DOLLARS PER JOB. OKAY BY THE WAY , IN TERMS OF INCENTIVES FOR MOST THIS IS A VERY LOW NUMBER. UM THE TYPICAL INCENTIVE PACKAGE AND PROGRAM. THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO ABOUT 10,000 PER JOB. WOW THAT'S THAT'S GOOD VERY WELL BY RETURN ON INVESTMENT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE WE'RE GOING TO BE USING UP ALL THE MONEY PRETTY QUICK. HERE. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THE DEADLINE IS THROUGH MARCH. SO WE HAVE TILL MARCH 2. TWO YEARS OF THESE TO USE UP THE 50,000. OKAY, THAT'S CORRECT. CONTINUE TO, UH, SHOW THESE, UH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WORD OF MOUTH MARKETING. ON A QUESTION ON THESE BUSINESSES. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK THAT PART OF THE REASON WE AGREED ON THE LEFT FUND WAS TO TRY AND MITIGATE THE COMING CONSTRUCTION DOWN ONE OF SEVEN SO WITHOUT BUSINESSES CONTACTED, AND DID ANYBODY APPLY? I'M NOT RECOGNIZING ANY OF THESE NAMES. COUNCIL MEMBER DAN WE DID BLOCK WALK THAT AREA. WE PASSED OUT PAMPHLETS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THE PROCESS OF LIP FUND. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INQUIRIES, BUT I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT APPLIED UH, WE'RE NOT WERE REJECTED DUE TO, UH, SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT LIVE FROM HIS ASKING, BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SYSTEM. THEY THEY REQUIREMENTS AND HAD SOME OF THEM DIDN'T QUALIFY. YES, BUT THERE WAS ONE.

THAT DID APPLY AND DID GET. I DON'T WANNA SAY ANY NAMES, BUT THEY DID APPLY AND THEY DIDN'T GET RECEIVED $50,000. SO THAT IS ON A UNIVERSITY. THAT'S GOOD. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE DON'T NEED ANY MOTION ON THIS SITE. UM, DO WE? NO. OKAY, SO THAT'S JUST AN UPDATE. ALL RIGHT? ITEM SIX IS OUR. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO AT THIS TIME, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? TROUBLED MOVED IN SECOND IN FAVOR, SAY

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ALRIGHT COUNSEL. IT IS NOW 752. AND I GET A.

IT'S STRAIGHT UP 10 O'CLOCK AND I THINK WE ARE GOOD TO GO. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. IT IS ANOTHER AWESOME AND EXCITING DAY IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. I AM REALLY PROUD TO STAND HERE TODAY AS YOUR EMC. I'M ROXANNE LET MONEY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA. FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CITY. TODAY WE GATHER HERE TO UNVEIL SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY SPECIAL IN OUR CITY, THE NEW AND IMPROVED JOSE NIETO, CONSUELO ALFARO'S ROBLEDO CENTER, LOVINGLY KNOWN AS THE RECREATIONAL CENTER. I THINK THAT IS. THIS CENTER IS. YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THE ONLY ONE WE GOT. IF YOU'RE WELL DOWN AND LOOKING BODY ABOUT IT, CONSERVE WATER CAN BE A CLEAN TAKE CARE OF TEXAS. CHANGING Y'ALL. KEVIN FOWLER HERE. TEXAS HAS CLEAN AIR , RIVERS AND LAKES. LET'S GET OUTDOORS AND ENJOY THEM. VISIT TAKE CARE OF TEXAS DOT ORG PLEDGED TO HELP KEEP IT THAT WAY , AND WE'LL SEND YOU A FREE TEXAS STATE PARK GUIDE. YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE OF TEXAS ONLY ONE YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING. THIS SCIENTISTS CALL IT MICROSOFT PROBLEM. START TO GET DROUGHTS, AND THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW SLIP INTO THESE MICRO SLAVES. BIGGER PROBLEM. AT 70 MPH TRAVEL OVER 100 FT. 22ND.

SO IF YOU NOD OFF FOR EVEN A FRACTION OF THE SECOND YOU COULD END UP HERE. FOR HERE. BEFORE HERE. DON'T IGNORE THE EARLY WARNING SCIENCE. AND THEY START IT'S TIME TO STOP. SURVIVE.

SURVIVE.

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WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN THE COURSE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON NOVEMBER 9 2023 AT 740. PM, SIR. THANK YOU.

ITEM THREE IS DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENCE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE CAN HAVE THE D. C D SET AS WELL.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AS WELL ON NOVEMBER 9TH AT FIVE O'CLOCK. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. YES SIR. UNDER STATE LAW AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN AN AGENDA ITEM, IF THERE IS A CONFLICT MEMBER CAN PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MOVE ON TO ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? VERY WELL. UH ITEM FIVE IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. DON'T MOVE, TAKING A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I'LL POST SAME SIGN. MOTION CARES ARE GOING TO CONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION AT SEVEN. 03. I LIKE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR A T C TO GO TO EXECUTIVE PROFESSION. SECOND. PAPER PAPER. ALL THOSE AGAINST MOTION. CONVENIENT EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALRIGHT IT IS 819 AND WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE FROM COUNCIL? THE MOVE, MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. RESERVES. THE RIGHT HAND, ALL OPPOSED.

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TAKE IT. COMPARABLE. WOULD BE RE CONVENIENCE. CAN I HAVE A LOCALLY COUNTRY? SECOND THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. SO ON THE COUNCIL, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY ACTION REQUIRED. BUT I BELIEVE THE DC DOES THIS YEAR. I WANT TO MAKE A I WANT TO HAVE A MAKE A MOTION.

TO HAVE STAFF. SUPPORTED DISCUSS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, CHECKING CHECKING. THAT WAS THE FIRST I GUESS UNCOMFORTABLE. IN FAVOR. YEAH, WELL, THAT MADE THAT. SECOND AND I SECOND, THE MOTION AND THANK GOD MR GARZA SECONDED. OCEAN APPRECIATE. OKAY WE CAN WE JUST TAKE THE BOAT ONE MORE TIME . JUST TO BE CLEAR YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALONE AGAIN. ALRIGHT CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM THE COUNCIL? 2ND 2ND WAS IN FAVOR OF YOUR RIGHT HAND. AS OPPOSED WORD JOURNEY. NOT SECURE ADJOURNED FOR ABC MOVED HOW DOES IT FAVOR VERY COLD. WHAT CAN BE.

ALRIGHT GAME WATCHING PARTY. PASS UP THAT DRINK OR PASS OFF YOUR KEYS. MEAN HOMBRES JACQUELINE SABRIDO, CONDUCTOR IN TOXIC AWAY. AND RAMIREZ UNDERSTANDING OPERATIONS.

PERSONA. YES THAT'S ALL YOUR. OUR NO THOMASSEN NUNCA.

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LET US PRAY BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING, UNITED STATES A MOMENT TO THANK THE LORD GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE, WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD THE COMMON GOAL OF ENRICHING OUR CITY AND ALL THE WORK HERE. LORD WE PRAISE YOU AND WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE US IN THIS MEETING THAT WE MAY BE UNITED IN THE SPIRIT OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND BE HEALTHY EXCHANGE OF OUR IDEAS. HELP US WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. PLACE. PLAY. I BELIEVE I FAILED TO CALL THE QUORUM. WHICH WILL BE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MAYOR OF COUNCIL'S PRESIDENT HERE TODAY, SITTING IN FOR HER ATTORNEY IS IT'S KEVIN PINION. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES, SIR.

MAYOR COATING. QUITE THE MEETING WAS POSTED. OF COURSE, THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON NOVEMBER 1720 23 X 750. PM I REMEMBER THREE, WHICH IS DISCLOSURE. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. YES YOUR HONOR. UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. COUNCIL MEMBER CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM. MEMBERS WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION NOR THE VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CAN'T CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ANYONE WISHES DISCLOSED AT THIS TIME? I'M NOT PART OF THE. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS PROCLAMATIONS RECOGNITION.

PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING JOHNNY GARCIA FOR HIS DEDICATION AND YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE ON THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL. HERE, JOHNNY. GOOD EVENING. THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. JOHNNY GARCIA, FIRST CHAIRMAN COUNCILOR REPLACED THREE FROM 2019 2023.

2023 AS COUNCIL MEMBER, MR GARCIA SERVED ON THE AMIGOS ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ALSO SERVED THE CITY AND COMMUNITY IN MANY CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE EDINBURGH CRIMESTOPPERS AND MORE MEMBER OF THE EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BRUNO, DIRECTOR AT SEBACEOUS FUNERAL HOME AND CONTINUES TO RECORDING VOLUNTEER ALONGSIDE HIS FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES HIS WIFE AND HIS BEEN MARRIED TO FOR 25 YEARS THIS TO CHILDREN. THE ENGINE OF GARCIA AND THE SUMMARY GARCIA AND HIS GRANDDAUGHTER MADISON, FIRST TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. PCH APPRECIATES YOU, JOHNNY GARCIA. WELL JOHNNY WAS A PLEASURE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF SERVING WITH YOU AND THE COUNCIL AND WE DID A LOT OF GOOD THINGS, AND I KNOW YOUR HEART WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THE CITY EVENT. AND I THANK YOU. YES. YEAH AND JOHNNY WHEN EFFORTS GOT IN, COUNSELED HE INVITED ME TO HIS OFFICE SHOWED A LOT OF INSIGHT. BEEN HERE TWO YEAR HEAD START A LOT OF BACKGROUND WITH PEOPLE IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. FOR ALL THE GUIDANCE YOU GAVE. THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY. JOHNNY I JUST WANT TO SHARE. THANK YOU. LIKE I SAID LAST WEEK FOR

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HUGHES SHOWED UP HERE IN THE MEETING. HE SHOOK DAVID'S HAN. AND THAT JUST SHOWS THE INTEGRITY THAT THAT JOHNNY GARCIA HAS. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE COMMUNITY JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THAT INTEGRITY. SO THANK YOU. AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GUYS. CAN WE WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY? HOW ARE YOU SEEING HIM? HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WILL EVERYONE HELP US THING? CAN WE CAN WE DO THIS? TOGETHER? THE COUNT OF THREE. 123 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. BIRTHDAY TO YOU. BIRTHDAY DEAR JOHNNY.

BIRTHDAY. THAT'S ON BEFORE YOU GO, JOHNNY, WE'VE GOT A NICE PARTING GIFT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOR YOUR WORDS. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION, NOT TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS, AND I WOULD SAY THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS EVER HAD THIS KIND OF RECOGNITION LEAVING OFFICE, SO IT JUST SHOWS THAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP, THE DEDICATION THAT WE HAVE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND I GOTTA TELL EVERYBODY WE'VE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY WITH ONE GOAL, AND THAT IS TO MAKE A CITY BETTER, BUT IT WAS BEFORE AND IT'S ABOUT HAVING A QUALITY OF LIFE. YOU KNOW, DAVID AND I TALKED EVEN BEFORE THE RACE DURING THE RACE AND AFTER THE RACE EVEN JUST EVENING BEFORE WE STARTED, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT WHETHER HIS ON THE SEAT OR ANSWERING OR ANYBODY ELSE TALK ABOUT KEEPING THE CITY MOVING FORWARD IN THE DIRECTION THAT IT NEEDS TO MOVE. THE MORE IMPORTANT IN A POSITIVE WAY THAT WE CONTINUE TO SHARE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITH NOT ONLY OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE, BUT THE CHILDREN ARE COMING IN THE FUTURE, AND THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT LEADERS THERE, BUT THEY WERE THERE TO REPRESENT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, AND I JUST HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY OR NORTH SIDE EAST SIDE, BUT TO CONTINUE TO GROW AS ONE FAMILY ONE UNITY AND CONTINUE TO BE HERE FOR THE FUTURE. SO THANK YOU FOR DINNER AND BEER. THANK YOU GUYS.

AND JUST LIKE JOHNNY SAID, THIS, UM WE TELL EVERYONE EVERYTHING WE DO AS LONG AS WE MAKE EVERYTHING A LITTLE BIT BETTER AS THE YEARS GO BY, AND AS THESE FEEDS CHANGE PEOPLE. WE MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER EVERY YEAR, WILLING TO PUT SOMETHING REALLY GRAND, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN ENCOURAGE ALL OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS TO SEE FORMER OR FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYORS. BE, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZE WITH GRACE. GOOD. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM B. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. COMING UP, CHIEF. EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND TENURE DELIBERATION. WHEREAS FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS THE EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AND CONTINUES TO SERVE THE CITY OF EDINBURGH WITH COURAGE AND DIGNITY. AND WHEREAS ON JANUARY 1 1921 FRANK BAKER WAS APPOINTED THE FIRST CITY MARSHAL FULL OF YEARS LATER IN 1923, THE CITY OF EDINBURGH FOUND AT THE EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND, WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS POLICING AND THE STRUCTURE OF POLICE AGENCIES CHANGED, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHANGED ITS STRUCTURE AND APPOINTED JESSE AVERAGE ER TO SERVE AS THE FIRST CHIEF OF POLICE. AND WHEREAS IN 1966, THE CITY OF EDINBURGH CITY COMMISSION APPOINTED GONZALEZ AS CHIEF OF POLICE. AND WHEREAS IN 1983 WITH A TOTAL OF 25 OFFICERS IN BOTH THE PATROL AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION, THE EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

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HONOR GUARD AND MORE SPECIFIC DIVISIONS THAT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING DIVISION TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING DIVISIONS. MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS, CANINE OFFICERS, FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS AND PATROL OFFICERS, WHEREAS THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE PROFESSIONALISM AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION OF THE EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST 100 YEARS. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH BY THE POWER VESTED IN DENVER LAW DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE EDITOR.

POLICE DEPARTMENT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH SAFE. AMERICA COUNCIL, HAVING AN L, A POLICE CHIEF AND I HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE FAMILY HERE WITH US TO COMMEMORATE TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THE PROCLAMATION 100 YEARS AGO. WE FIRST HAD A POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY. UH 40 YEARS AGO WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY REALLY DID THE COMMEMORATION OF ANYTHING WITH A BLACK AND WHITE BOOK. AND NOW WE'RE HERE AT 100 YEAR MARK AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO OVERTIME WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND A SUPPORTIVE BOSS. THAT'S SUPPORTIVE AMERICA COUNCIL AND SO WE OFFERED A COMMEMORATIVE BADGE THAT SOME OF US ARE WEARING THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT THE REST OF THIS YEAR AND WENT IN THE NEXT YEAR AND OFFERED A GIFT TO YOU GUYS AND COMMEMORATION OF 100 YEARS OF THE EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH A BADGE AND THE LOOSE IT PAPERWEIGHT TYPE OF I THINK I THINK THEY CAME OUT REALLY NICE AND A COMMEMORATIVE COIN FOR YOU ALL AS WELL. SO WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US THROUGHOUT TIME, AND AS WE LOOK FORWARD, AND TO CONTINUE TO POLICE, THIS COMMUNITY, WE KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THAT BOURBON.

TOP TEETH. I THINK YOU FIRST POLICE CHIEF CHIEF GONZALES AND I BELIEVE YOU SERVED UNDER GONZALES. JUST ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THERE. THAT'S THAT'S AMAZING RIGHT THERE. I CAME IN UNDER CHIEF KARSA, WHICH WHICH WE WANNA REPLACE CHIEF GONZALES. SO THE DEPARTMENT'S COME A LONG WAY. WHEN I KNOW WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN 91. THERE WAS TIMES OUT THERE WERE RESPONDING AN ANIMAL CONTROL TRUCK. THAT'S THE VEHICLE THAT WERE LEFT WERE DRIVING MARKED UNITS WITHOUT PATROL UNIFORM SERVICES. AND WE'LL BE DRIVING WHATEVER WOULD ROLL THAT NIGHT. WE COULD GET REAL MONEY. AND FINALLY WE STARTED MAKING A CHANGE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. HEADFIRST COME A LONG WAY AND I AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE TIME THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND, IT'S BEEN VERY PROFESSIONAL. DO THE BEST JOB WE COULD, WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAD. I KNOW YOU'VE KEPT UP THAT 10 YEAR OF WHAT IT IS, ALTHOUGH I THINK YOUR FINANCES ARE A LOT BETTER THAN YOUR FINANCIAL. YOUR DEPARTMENT'S FINANCED A HECK OF A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN THIS IN THIS, UH YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT THE CITY HAS GONE THROUGH, SO EVERYBODY WANTED TO LOOK AT SOME SOME OF THE OLD PHOTOS WITH THE OLD BUBBLEGUM TOP. ON THE MACHINE AND SOME OF IT HERE. SOME OF THE OLD STORY LIKE MYSELF, SERGEANT SANDOVAL AND RESPONDING WHEN THE LIGHT TOWER WAS LIT UP, THAT'S HOW YOU DO FIND A CALL. AND IF SOMEBODY COULD FIND YOU A LOT OF HISTORY THAT COMES IN AND THAT'S NO, THAT'S NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT TIME. WE HAD CARS, NOT ON HORSEBACK AND DOING WHATEVER THEY HAD TO DO, BUT WE'RE IN A GREAT CITY. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS DO. I LOVE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC PUBLIC SERVICE, YOU KNOW? FIRE DEPARTMENTS RIGHT BEHIND YOU FROM THE SAME SIDE. BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. FOR WHAT? YOU DO THAT ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN NOWHERE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. YEAH AND ON MY BEHALF, CHIEF I SAY ALL THE TIME WE CAN TALK ABOUT STRUCTURE, STREETS BUILDINGS.

EVERYTHING THAT NOTHING. MEANS ANYTHING WE DON'T HAVE LAW AND ORDER HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY PROUD OF WORKING ALONGSIDE PD OF THAT. I GOT TO START A MESS WHEN MSN PD WERE AT THE SCENES TOGETHER. UH COULD SAY STORIES THAT WOULD PROBABLY GET ME IN TROUBLE NOW TACKLING PEOPLE AND JUST, YOU KNOW, HAND IN HAND WITH THE WITH THE COPS. IT'S A DIFFERENT DEAL BACK IN THE EARLY

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THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT. YES. WE GOT A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. COME DOWN, PLEASE.

I DON'T KNOW THE BLOCK.

LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM C. PRESENTATION OF THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 12 THROUGH 1820 23 YEARS PRACTITIONER RE THERE'S PRACTITIONER WEEK. WE HAVE ANYBODY EXACTLY COME. WE COULD HAVE ALL THE MPS IN THAT AND IN ATTENDANCE, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. WHERE AS NURSE PRACTITIONERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE AS TRUSTED PROVIDERS OF HEALTHCARE FOR PATIENTS IN OUR STATE NURSE PRACTITIONERS WORK TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES PROMOTE HEALTH. EQUITY IN CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, FRAUD AND WHEREAS PATIENTS DEPENDS ON MORE THAN 355,000 LICENSED NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN THE UNITED STATES TO DIAGNOSE, MANAGE AND TREAT THEIR CHRONIC AND ACUTE HEALTHCARE CONDITIONS, AND WHERE IS THIS PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY ACUTE AND SPECIAL SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, WHILE EMPHASIZING HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COUNSELING. GUIDING PATIENTS TO MAKE SMARTER HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE TOWARDS CHOICES EVERY DAY. AND WHERE IS THE CONFIDENCE THAT PATIENTS HAVE? AND THERE'S PRACTITIONERS DELIVERING HEALTHCARE IS EVIDENCED BY THE MORE THAN 1 BILLION VISITS MADE ANNUALLY TO NPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND WHEREAS MORE THAN FIVE DECADES OF RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT HIGH QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS, BETTER UTILIZATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS THROUGHOUT MURDER, MODERNIZED TEXAS STATE LAWS AND IMPROVED POLICIES CREATES BETTER HEALTH. THE MORE ACCESSIBLE, EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE AND HIGHER QUALITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORE THAN HALF OF THE NATION, INCLUDING 27 STATES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GARMENT, WARM AND THE NORTH, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS HAS ADOPTED FULL PRACTICE AUTHORITY LEGISLATION OFFERING PATIENTS FULL AND DIRECT ACCESS TO THE OUT SETTING CARE PROVIDED BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS. AND WHEREAS LEADING GOVERNMENTAL AND POLICY ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS AND NURSING NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION AND FEDERAL COMMISSION HAVE TAKEN NOTICE OF THE BENEFITS OF PROVIDING PATIENTS FOOD AND DIRECT ACCESS TO NURSE PRACTITIONER DELIVERED CARE. AND WHEREAS JEWISH PRACTITIONERS SERVED AS A PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR MANY CITY OF EDINBURGH RESIDENTS AND PLAY PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR, THE SERVICE OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS INTERSTATE NOW THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE NOVEMBER 12 TO 1820 23 S NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNT THIS CONTRIBUTION.

PRACTITIONERS HAVE MADE OVER THE PAST HALF CENTURY AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. FRAGILE ATIONS. HMM.

SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER DAN. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER WEIGHT LOSS OUT AND JASON THE LION FOR ALLOWING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. SO WE ARE A COUPLE OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, SO THERE'S ACTUALLY 385,000 PRACTITIONERS IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE PART OF 40,000 NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE ROLE OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER WAS

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COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND KEEP ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OR HEALTHCARE NEEDS HERE IN THE ROOM AND VALUE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ERIN. AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, HOW DO YOU BECOME A NURSE PRACTITIONER WILL FIRST YOU HAVE TO BE IN? RN AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO CONTINUE GOING TO SCHOOL, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE MASTERS LEVEL OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER. I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH. YEAH, THEY'RE ALL SAYING NO. WELL I'LL SAY SANDY WORKED WITH MCCALLUM MEDICAL CENTER, ER, SHE STARTED OFF THERE AS A CLERK. AH MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. SHE'S NOW A NURSE PRACTITIONER DON'T SAY, ALSO MCALLEN MEDICAL ER NURSE WHO WAS A NURSE PRACTITIONER WORKING IN THE ER. ERIN HE'S A FORMER PARAMEDIC. RN AND NOW THERE'S PRACTITIONER RUNNING THE RN PROGRAM FOR YOU. T R G V ROBBIE IN THE MIDDLE, IS AN ICU NURSE WHO BECAME A NURSE PRACTITIONER. AND HE RAN MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER. YOU ARE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, LADIES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR SPECIALTIES? AWESOME. GREAT AND, LIKE KAREN WAS SAYING NURSE PRACTITIONERS IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT LEVEL OF CARE, SOME SOME WONDER FIRST STARTED SOME AREAS WOULD HAVE ZERO CARE DOCTORS CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE, AND NURSE PRACTITIONER HAVE HAD A LOT OF AUTONOMY TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT. AARON WAS THE ADVOCATE FOR THIS.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP HERE. VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. UH, ANYBODY. NOBODY WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. YOU GUYS ACTING SHY TODAY. UM FOR THE PICTURE. I SEE SOME HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. I SEE THE CEO OF EDINBURGH LANCET. IF YOU'LL COME UP FOR THE PICTURE, PLEASE. AND I SEE KIM PEDIATRIC DIRECTOR ALSO SEE TERRY CANALES OR STATE REP. WOULD YOU COME UP FOR THE PICTURE WITH THE NPS TERRY? YEAH, ANYBODY ELSE ANYTHING? I JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN MY DOCTOR. I DIDN'T SEE MY MP AND THEN YEAH , THAT SAYS A LOT RIGHT THERE. WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU ANYMORE. LIKES TO CHANGE JUST SO MUCH SO YOU KNOW, NOT LIKE THIS CHART TO JESSICA PORTER IS MY MP THAT WE SEE ALL THE TIME. SO TAKE A PHOTO. THANK YOU.

THAT WILL BRING US INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS THE REASON THEY NEED TO SIGN UP. YES. YOU'RE WAITING FOR ATTEMPT. THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL LAST FOR A SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES I WILL BE TAKING TIME. PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC CONCRETE IS NOT INTERACTED. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME MIRACLE TIMON COUNCIL. THERE ARE FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UM, WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PHONE. HIS NAME IS JESUS MENDOZA. HE STARTED WITH HIM. YES. MR MENDOZA. YES SIR. YOU HAVE THE FOUR, SIR. CAN YOU? CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, YES.

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AMONG APPEARANCE. PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PEANUT ALLERGIES. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WITHOUT KNOWING IT MORE THAN 150, MILLION AMERICANS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE US POPULATION, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. ARE SUFFERING SYMPTOMS AND SCIENCE TEACHER WHICH MIMICS THE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS FOR MOST ILLNESSES. INCLUDING CATASTROPHIC REVERSAL AND THEN THE ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. ACCORDING TO EXPERTS, THE DRAMATIC INCREASE OF PEOPLE WITH DHS WAS CAUSED BY THE MASSIVE DEPLOYMENT OF POWERFUL AND HARMFUL MILITARY GREAT WIRELESS MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES. AND BY THE INCREASES INCREASED EXPOSURE TO LET MERCURY, ARSENIC AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS. SOME OF THE FACTORS MOST CLOSELY GUARDED. SECRETS INCLUDE SO WITHOUT EXPERTISE IN THE PRINCIPLES AND TESTING. ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. IN MOST CASES. THERE ARE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS, SIGNS AND ILLNESSES. THAT WITHOUT EXPERTISE IN THE PRINCIPLES AND TESTING OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, IN MOST CASES, THEIR DIAGNOSIS, MEDICATION AND TREATMENT. ARE BASED ON PROBABILITIES. TRIAL AND NEVER EVEN WILD GUESSES. ESSENTIALLY A GAME WAS CHANCE OR A RUSSIAN WILL LIVE. AND THAT, DESPITE THAT THERE ARE IN THE DARK OR IN THE NILE ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. THEY CONTINUE MISS NOTHING AND MISTREATING THE HARM CAUSED BY RADIATION AND CHEMICAL. HARMFUL CHEMICALS AND RADIATION, INCLUDING BOB WAS FULL AND BROAD. HIGHLY ADDICTIVE AND THEN PAINKILLERS AND DAILY EX RACING, CHEMO AND RADIO THERAPY. IT'S MY SISTER. MEDICAL ERRORS ARE CLOSING ANY POSSIBILITY OF A CURE ON MILLIONS OF CHILDREN, ANOTHER DEFENSELESS AND SUSPECTING VICTIMS. SYRIAN THE PURPOSE. AMERICAN CARE, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS. KILLED OR DISABLED. ALMOST 800,000 AMERICANS EVERY YEAR. THIS NUMBER IS ALMOST TWICE THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS KILLED BY CORPORATE ON THE YEAR 2020. THIS NUMBER IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS KILLED BY NASTY FROM THE DAY ON NORMANDY BEACH DURING WORLD WAR TWO. AND THIS NUMBER IS MORE THAN 250 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE MURDERED BY TERRORISTS ON THE 911 TRAGEDY. AND I WILL SAY THAT IS A VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS, SAYS DR K. P. THE. THE EVIDENCE PROVING THE FRAUD ON THE COURSE TO CONCEAL THE HARM CAUSED BY THIS MASSIVE MEDICAL ERRORS. DETAILED PARENTS ALERT OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2020 POSTED ON THE CASE LAW SECTION OF J. MENDOZA WIRELESS WATCH BLOOD.

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REQUESTING YOUR DOCTORS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. AND REQUESTED YOU LEGISLATORS TO INTERVENE. TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN CAN SAVE IMMENSE PAIN AND SUFFERING AND THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AND AWARDED BECAUSE SUSPECTED VICTIMS. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE A DUTY TO VERIFY. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM A CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY. HERE I AM AGAIN TO ASK THAT YOU STOP SPENDING. I HAVE BEEN. I HAVE BEEN ASKED. WHY DO YOU KEEP TELLING THEM TO STOP SPINNING? YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO I SAID YES, I KNOW. BUT I AM HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL START ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S PERFORMANCE. NAME ONE COMPANY IN WHICH THE CITY HAS INVESTED THAT HAS PRODUCED LONG TERM PERMANENT JOBS. LAST WEEK, THIS COUNCIL CONDUCTED AN EXECUTIVE MEETING CONCERNING SANTANA THIS WAS ONE OF THE ONE OF THE CITY'S GREAT INVESTMENT AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF NONPAYMENT, IT REVISED THE CONTRACT EXTENDED THE LOAN. THE CITY COULD HAVE FORECLOSED BUT NEVER DID. IF IT WISHED TO GET THE PROPERTY BACK THE NEGOTIATION WITH THE I R S STARTS IF I'M NOT WRONG AT $15 MILLION BUT HOW ABOUT A DIFFERENT APPROACH? ALLOW A PRIVATE COMPANY WITH THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SATISFY THE I R S AND PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. THE RESULT WOULD BE THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE A NEW INVESTOR IN THE COMMUNITY AT NO COST TO THE PEOPLE JUST ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT. AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL. SOME SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT. AT THE STARTING RATE. I BELIEVE IT EIGHT CENTS. IT COULD HAVE WENT TO 25 AND TOP SQUARES. 75 CENTS. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONE ALSO APPROVED THE CREATION OF A HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND IT IS NOW AT 27.63 CENTS, WHICH IS THE SAME TAX RATE IS BEAR COUNTY. THE PEOPLE OF HIDALGO COUNTY DODGED A BULLET THAT DAY AND I GIVE GOD THE GLORY FOR IT. MY POINT IS THAT REDUCING THE TAX RATE AND ALLOWING EVERYONE TO FINANCIALLY IMPROVED IS A BETTER WAY OF GETTING PUBLIC SUPPORT. THAT THE CURRENT METHOD OF GIVING SPECIAL FAVORS CURRENTLY WE CAN ALL SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND VOTE ACCORDINGLY. BUYING PROPERTY LIKE WE DID WITH THE BIRD OGDEN ARENA ARE THAT I'M HEARING THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT BUYING THE HCB PART. FIXING IT UP AND THEN SELLING IT BACK TO THE DEVELOPER OR THE FOOTBALL TEAM ARE MAKING THE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR IT. I'VE SEEN ENOUGH CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES IS THE CITY TAXPAYERS HAVE PAID FOR IT. THEY MAKE ALL THE BOOKS ONCE AGAIN.

WE SEE WHY WE COULD NOT HAVE THE TAX RATE LORD BECAUSE OF YOUR ANTICIPATION OR SPENDING MORE, ESPECIALLY IF WE START ADDING UP THE COST TO THE PUBLIC AND MATCHING IT TO POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER ELECTION, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, SO I SUPPOSE WE SHOULD EXPECT AN INCREASED NUMBER OF BRILLIANT IDEAS ON HOW TO SPEND MORE. AND GET LESS, BUT IT SEEMS BETTER TO DISCUSS PROJECTS IN PUBLIC AND SHOW PEOPLE THE BENEFIT AS WELL AS THE COST. AGAIN. WE DO NOT WANT TO BUY A FOOTBALL. BUILD NOT FOR THE DALLAS COWBOYS. MY GRANDCHILDREN LOVE THEM, BUT THE TAXPAYERS CANNOT AFFORD IT. MS MCCARTY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 13 FT. THEN. DURING THE. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RUNNING AROUND REGARDING SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. GOOD EVENING. EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

RONNIE LAROCCO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. A LOT OF YOU ATTEND A LOT OF OUR RIBBON CUTTING EVENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. ANYTHING WE DO. UM YOU GUYS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAYS. OBVIOUSLY THANKSGIVING IS AROUND ABOUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY, BUT

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CLOSE THE ITEM. ENTERTAINING THE MOTION. WHAT SHOULD APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT ON.

YEAH. COMPOSED MOSTLY CARRIER. ITEM TO BE HOLD PUBLIC CREAM. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REASON YOU REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT 50.493 ACRES OF LAND IN SAN JUAN JOSE BY SURVEY, AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA NOTICE LOCATED AT 17. 100 NORTH 1690 ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. IN THAT HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY. PLEASE COME FORWARD. DO YOU KNOW WHAT COME FORWARD MOTION, MOST CLOSED THE HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. PROOF. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ANSWERED THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REASON YOU REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL 80 DISTRICT 600.85 ACRES OF LAND IN THE ONE BY SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 290 DOUGLAS COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING A PORTION OF THE SAN SALVADOR AND LOOK AT IT. 15 600 NORTH INTERSTATE 69 C ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. HEARING IS NOW OPEN. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY FORWARD. SEE YOU. NONE NOW BECAUSE THE HEARING AND THEN THE MOTION. MOTION APPROVAL DISCUSSION. MOTION AND SECOND GOOD. JUST FOR THE RECORD. I MEAN, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THESE TWO ITEMS, AND WHAT ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE AIRPORT? I MUST HAVE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD THAT THESE ARE TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE RECENTLY ANNEXED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE PLANNING ZONING, THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF THEM SIX. ACRES AND THE OTHER ONE IS A LITTLE BIT LESS. IT'S ABOUT 50. 50.493 ACRES, AND THESE ARE PROPERTIES. ONE OF THEM IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT AND THE OTHER ONES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT IS WHERE RESULTING THEM TO INDUSTRIAL, WHICH IS THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE AIRPORT SO THAT THEY COULD ALL BE THE SAME ZONING WHEN THE PROPERTY IS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS, IT COMES IN AS PROPERTY. THAT'S AGRICULTURALLY ZONED SO THIS IS THE NEED WHAT WE NEED TO RESULTED TO DESCRIBE AIRPORTS EXPANDING FOR FUTURE EXPANDING YOUR PLAN CORRECT? THAT'S ALL I HAD. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR

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HOPEFULLY CURING AND CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE RENAMING OF BRANDY LANE, A PRIVATE ROAD IN STONE BROOK ESTATES SUBDIVISION TO TURK ELAINE, AS REQUESTED BY ERIC ECONOMICS. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS. I DON'T PLEASE COME FORWARD. PRO TEAM MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL MAY PLEASE THE COUNCIL, SO REPRESENT ERIC LLC. MY WAS TERRY CANALES, ERIKA'S A I'M $35 MILLION APARTMENT COMPLEX. SLASH URBAN LIVING DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL HAVE A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT . WE'RE FINISHING PHASE ONE, THE LEASING OFFICE GOING TO OPEN IN MID JANUARY AND CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION IN FEBRUARY. THAT IS PHASE ONE OF THE $35 MILLION PROJECT. AND WE'VE GONE BACK IN HISTORY TO LOOK WHAT THE NAME OF THE STREET THAT WERE CHANGED BRANDY LANE. WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY SORT OF HISTORY.

WE BELIEVE IT WAS NAMED BY THE DEVELOPER, PROBABLY AFTER SOMEBODY HIS FAMILY BECAUSE IT IS THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION. THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD WE BELIEVE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE RESIDENTS. IF IT'S NAMED AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT THAT ACTUALLY IS, THE APARTMENT COMPLEX LENDS TO BEING ABLE TO EASILY IDENTIFYING GOOD PEOPLE, THE ADDRESS AND IT LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? CLOSED THE HEARING. EMOTIONAL APPROVED SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OUR POST MOTION CHARACTER. IT'S GOING TO ITEM EIGHT, WHICH IS VARIANCES. CONSIDERED VARIOUS REQUESTS TO THE CITY. UNITED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT QUOTE SECTION 5.203 DASH ONE RIGHT AWAY AND PAVING WITH AND TO SECTION 5.209 SIDEWALKS FOR ARCHIE STATES FACE FOR SUBDIVISION BEING A SIX ACRE CHECKED OUT. BLOCK 10 BLACK 23 CENTERED GUARDIANS. NUMBER TWO, LOCATED AT FORTUNE WHEN SEVEN BENITO EIGHT EMILIA'S ROADS AS REQUESTED, BY AND ASSOCIATED ENTERTAIN A MOTION. EMOTIONAL, PROVEN DISCUSSION. THE MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND IN A SECOND. UM, THIS WAS. THIS WAS A STEP RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS. COULD YOU JUST TOUCH ON THAT? ACTUALLY, STAFF RECOMMENDED AGAINST THE VARIANTS. WE WANTED THE SIDEWALK FOR THE BROTHER SIDEWALK AND FOR THE STREET, THE WAIVER OF THE STREET FEES. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THEY WAVE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT'S NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THAT SECTION OF THE STREET IN FRONT OF A SUBDIVISION. PNC UH, VOTED THIS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO GRANT THE VARIANCES OF THE APPROVED VOTE OF THEM, BUT THEY DID ASK THE DEVELOPER TO DEDICATE THAT RIGHT AWAY FROM THE CITY OF THE REASONING WAS THAT THE SUBDIVISION IS 2.5 MILES FROM THE CURRENCY LIMITS. TJ AND 2.9 MILES AWAY FROM THE NEAREST SCHOOL. SO OKAY AND THEY DID AGREE TO GIVE THE LAND CORRECT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE FROM POSSIBLE COMPANIES OFFICER TODAY. ABOUT LONDON. YOU WANT TO SPEAK? ANY QUESTIONS OR NO. YEAH I KNOW. I WASN'T SURE IF THIS WAS THE ONE THAT WAS ACTUALLY DEDICATED THE RIGHT AWAY TO THE CITY. IF THEY ARE DEDICATED, OKAY? THANK YOU SIDEWALKS, UH, ANY SIDEWALKS FOR PEOPLE TO BE WALKING IN THE NO, COUNCILMAN.

THIS IS KIND OF LIKE BALLS IN THE RECENT ONE THAT WE SAW THE WIND ROAD WHERE IT WAS GONNA BE SIDEWALKS TO NOWHERE SO MANY TO TREAT THE TRADEMARK THAT HAVEN'T MISSED. I ALWAYS SAID SIDEWALKS AND NOWHERE AS LONG AS WE GET THE LAND THE CAUGHT UP TO IT, AND IT COULD BE A SIDEWALK TO SOMEWHERE SO WHAT ELSE? FAVORITE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT ARM. OUR POST. MOTION CARRIES. AND WAS GOING TO BE CONSIDER VARIANTS REQUESTS TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE NUMBER.

13.102 DASH ONE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED LOCK AND BUILDING STANDARDS, COMMENTS, SIDE YARD SETBACKS AND NUMBER 23.102 DASH ONE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, NOT AND BUILDING STANDARDS LOTS WITH

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FAVORITE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THE PHONES. MOTION CARRIED BOARDING OF BIDS. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF POLICE OFFICER, APPAREL AND EQUIPMENT FROM GULF LLC THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE BY BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 698-23 AND THE AMOUNT OF 281,843 MOTION. I SHOULD APPROVE. MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OUR POST. MOTION CARRIED. CONSIDER IT AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF UNIVERSAL NEXT BOOK CONTINUES FROM TWITTER LLC OF STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THROUGH SOURCE WELL PER UNIT PRICE LISTED. MOTION. CHECK IT. THE SECOND IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. SEE CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF COMMERCIAL METAL CONTAINERS FROM ROLLOUTS USA THROUGH BY BOARD AND WASTE GROUP LLC. DO SOURCE. WALL UNIT PRICE LISTED. MOTION GROUP. MOTION IS SECOND ON FEBRUARY RIGHT HERE. OPPOSED MOTION CARRIER. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF RESCUING EXTRA CATION TOOLS FROM MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 698 23 IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 36,950. MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. CHEAP AND SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, THESE ARE THE JAWS OF LIFE THAT DAVE AND THE OTHER MEDICS THERE IN THE IN THE ROOM HAVE SEEN VIABLE TO MOVE PATIENTS OUT OF VEHICLES. HOW MANY THIS IS TO EQUIP ANOTHER TRUCK, RIGHT? I WAS READING GOOD EVENING, OMAR GARCIA EDINBURGH PARTY. THIS IS THE QUIVER THAT TRUCK THAT WE PURCHASED THROUGH COVID MONEY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, AND THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO GET ON THE ROAD. SO THIS IS YOUR EDUCATION TOOLS? HOW MANY OF THOSE DO WE HAVE THE JOBS OF LIFE? WE HAVE FIVE SETS RIGHT NOW. UH HUH. REAL QUICK.

DO YOU SAY IT TOOK US TWO YEARS TO GET IT ON THE ROAD? IT'S THAT'S NOT FULLY EQUIPPED YET.

SO, YES, WITH THIS PAIR OF TOOLS WILL HAVE IT EQUIPMENT. THANK YOU TOOK US SO LONG TO GET I WILL BE BY A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FIRE TRUCK. IT'S PROBABLY NOT FAIR TO YOU RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M LOOKING AT CITY MANAGER. I WILL BE BY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FIRE TRUCK AND PUT IT ON THE ROAD RESPONSIBLE, BUT HASN'T BEEN RESPONSIBLE AS A RESCUE TRUCK. THAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED UNIT. YES WE'RE UTILIZING THE VEHICLE, BUT WE'RE FULL POTENTIAL AS A RISK AND WE BUY STUFF LIKE THAT. IT'S GOT TO BE. YES YES, THAT IS IT. THAT'S NOT FAIR TO OUR COMMUNITY, OR YES, IT WAS BEING UTILIZED. BUT IT WASN'T ME THAT ONE. WAIT A MINUTE. COMING UP. THANK YOU, SIR. FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. CONTRACTUAL. NUMBER 11. CONSIDER

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OH THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR FULLY REIMBURSE EVERY TIME THEY'RE DEPLOYED THE STATEMENT REIMBURSE US FOR THEIR TIME. CORRECT? YES, SIR. FAVOR WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. BEAT CONSIDER AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGED TO ENTER INTO JOB TASK ORDER NUMBER EIGHT WITH ROBERT CHRISTNER THANK FOR MATERIAL TESTING SERVICES FOR THE NORTH TO 81 ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 40,815 AND 26. CENTS AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGED TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT RELATING THERE, TOO. PROOF. DISCUSSION DISCUSSION. ON FEBRUARY RIGHT NOW. CARRIES C. CONSIDER OPERATION CITY MANAGED TO EXECUTE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND RED ROCK REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LTD'S PURSUANT TO SECTION 212.172 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CALLED 28.352 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING PART OR PORTION OF LAST 12 AND THREE POCO BUENO SUBDIVISION COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP, OR PLAN THEIR RECORDING VOLUME 15 PAGE 20 METRIC COUNTY, TEXAS. AND PART OR PORTION OF LAST. 1517 70, TEXAS MAKES IT GENERALLY COMPANY SURVEY COUNTY, TEXAS, AS REQUESTED BY KING, TONYA HAILEY AND ASSOCIATES INC ENGINEERING ON BEHALF OF RED ROCK REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LTD'S WHAT SHOULD APPROVALS. EMOTIONAL 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION APPROVED. JUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NUMBER, 12 CONSIDERED POOL OF EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION . CDC BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024. THE MOTION. 1ST 2ND. DISCUSSION. REBEL JUST FOR THE RECORD. BRINGING. THE ITEM IS REALLY MOVING $5,850,000 FROM OUR RESERVE FUND TO OUR OPERATING FUND SO THAT WE CAN TRANSFER THOSE MONIES INTO THE CITY SO THAT THE CITY CAN CONDUCT THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS OR COMPLETE THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS. ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS IS THE WATER TOWER PROJECT THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH TRANSFERRING $2.1 MILLION FOR THAT ONE. NO ONE IS A SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. FOR $1.75 MILLION AND THE OTHER ONE IS $2 MILLION TO ENHANCE SOME OF THE BASEBALL FIELDS BY ADDING TURF. TO THOSE FIELDS. SOUNDS GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. I ENTERTAIN THEM. GLOAT. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. RESOLUTIONS. EIGHT. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS. PRO PLAN AMENDING, JACKSON WROTE FROM JACK TAPING STREETS, MONTECRISTO ROAD. THE MOTION. PUSHING A PROOF. DISCUSSION. A FIRST AND A SECOND AND DISCUSSION. BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD. GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY ENGINEER, SO THIS IS AN ITEM TO REDUCE THE YEAH. THE THERAPY FOR PLAN FROM 120 FT. TO 100 THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING RIGHT AWAY FOR JACKSON, RHODA. ON THE SECTION THAT SPECIFIED HERE. AND THIS WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE. HAVE TO DO BUYOUT. CURRENTLY WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE. WE'RE LOOKING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER THAT WE NEED TO BUY. THANK YOU. OKAY? FAVORITE RAZOR RIGHT HERE. THOSE OPPOSES MOTION

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Y'ALL PUT NAMES OUT, SO IT'S UP TO EACH ONE OF THE TAXING ENTITIES. RIGHT SO IN THIS CASE, THE ONES THAT ARE ALWAYS THERE ALREADY THERE THEY CALL THE ADVOCATE FOR ASKED FOR SUPPORT.

UM I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER NAMES THAT ARE NOT ON THOSE LISTS. ACTUALLY THERE ARE A LOT MORE ON THE LIST THIS TIME AROUND SOMEONE TO SUPPORT EDINBURGH PEOPLE, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD PUT ABOARD ON THE REPRESENT THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. WHO ELSE THERE'S FROM EVERYWHERE. WELL I'LL CHECK THAT. THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO GET MORE STUFF. NICE IF YOU PUT NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN EDINBURGH HAS GOT TO BE MORE PROBLEMS. THAT'S THE NAMES THAT ARE GIVEN TO US. MOST OF OUR BOARDS. IF NOT ALL OF OUR BOARDS. WE HAVE A SIGN UP SHEET.

WHO WANTS TO BE PART OF OUR BOARD? THE SAME THING YOU GET. THIS IS A LIST OF NAMES THAT SOMEBODY'S COME AND SEAN. INTERESTING TO SERVE RIGHT. SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND SAY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THE BOARD. SOMEBODY'S GOT TO COME UP WITH AN INTEREST. AND IF YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE IT, I SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE'S NAMES BECAUSE MY ACT JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE CAN BE ON THE BOARD THE INTEREST JUST LIKE WHEN WE RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL, BUT JUST DON'T PUT SOMEBODY ON THE WAY WE ARE CAME UP AND SAID WE'RE INTERESTED IN DOING THIS, AND THEN WE RAN. IT'S THE SAME THING WITH THESE BORDERS. YOU RUN AGAINST, AND WE VOTERS GET TO VOTE FOR ALL OF YOU. THE ONLY ONES THAT VOTE FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THIS BOARD IS EACH ONE OF THE TAXING ENTITY, THE CITY, THE COUNTY, THE SCHOOL AND PLACES LIKE THAT SO BEST TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY. SO I DO MY BEST TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY. BUT THE COMMUNITY TELLS ME THEY WANT EDINBURGH PEOPLE TO DO THIS STUFF THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH. PUT MY NAME ON THAT IN TWO YEARS, AND I'LL GET SOME OTHER NAMES FROM EDINBURGH. WE NEED TO HAVE AGREED WITH YOU. ARGUE WITH YOU. I'M AGREEING WITH YOU. JUST PUT YOUR NAME UP THERE, SO WE HAVE A NAME TO PUT YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WE NEED PEOPLE TO STEP UP ITS LIKE THE MAYOR, CITIZENS, 2040 COMMITTEES AND ALL THE OTHER STEP UP. WE NEED SOMEBODY STEP UP WITH IT'S HARD TO MY FRIENDS ALL THE TIME TO TRY TO PUT THEM.

AND THEN I GET CRITICIZED FOR THAT. WELL, IT'S HIS FRIEND. HE'S PUTTING HIM ON THAT. THAT WE PUT OUT ON OUR OUR WEB PAGE AND ALL THAT STUFF THE BEST BEST WE CAN. YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. BUT THE ANSWER THE QUESTION WILL GET MY RECORD. GET SOMEBODY THAT TO GIVE YOU THAT ANSWER. TELL YOU WHERE TO FIND IT. BUT YEAH, IT'S ESPECIALLY TODAY YOU KNOW WITH THE CITY IS TODAY. AND STUFF LIKE THAT IS THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. MY CORRECT

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SANCHEZ. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. THAT PUTS US ON APPOINTMENTS. YES THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO APPOINTMENTS ON BOARDS RIGHT NOW. AND YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF APPLICATIONS AND BOARDS AND STUFF THAT WE KNOW THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED. THAT'S WHERE WE GO THROUGH. ON OUR OWN TIME BACK IN. THEY'RE NOT USUALLY RIGHT NOW. YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR DECISIONS MADE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET THIS. THEODORE MILLER. I KNOW TO WHO HE IS, BUT HE'S ASKING TO BE ON SOMETHING. WELL, WE'RE ON. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THIS? CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING BOARDS. DO YOU READ ABOUT AND READ IT. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING CITY OF OUR REPORT, COUNCIL COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD OF SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF EDINBURGH, ONE MEMBER COMMUNITY COUNCIL ONE MEMBER AND CHARTER COMMITTEE, ONE MEMBER. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT ROLAND GOMEZ ON THE AIRPORT. SECOND TAKEN WITH DISCUSSION. ROAMS ON ANOTHER BOARD. STEP DOWN, OR ARE WE GOING TO IT? IS THAT, OKAY? UNDER ONE BOARD AT A TIME. ALL IN FAVOR CRAZY RIGHT NOW. SECOND, FORD IS. REPORT ADVISOR COMMUNITY ELEMENT COUNCIL. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. FAMILY APPLICANTS. WE HAVE OUR SALAMONE, SALAMONE, SALAZAR AND LUSITANIA. AND WE HAVE HOW MANY POSITIONS WHAT MOTION. TABLE THAT ONE TO THE NEXT MEETING. AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD. THE NEXT ONE IS THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE TO THIS IS THE AIRPORT. PARDON ME. WE JUST WE ALREADY DID. THE AIRPORT WERE ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. AND I THINK WE'VE DECIDED ONE COUNCIL MEMBER EACH ON THAT HAD ALREADY IMPORTANT. THESE ARE BLIND, OKAY? SO I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE CYNTHIA RACE. IMPERIOUS. EVERY SECOND. TAKE IT. ONTO THE RAZOR RIGHT HERE.

SUPPOSED MOTION CARRIED THAT IS YES, FOR THAT ONE. YES. ITEM B. RANDY LEAVE. APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL AS MAYOR, PRO TEMP LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL MEMBER DAN DIAZ AS MAYOR, PROTEIN. SECOND THEY WOULD SECOND ON FEBRUARY IS YOUR RIGHT HAND. I'LL OPPOSE THAT YOU SHOULD OPPOSE IT OPPOSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU ON THAT. IT'S SOMETHING WE MADE. AND FOR MR SALAZAR WE GOT HERE.

WE KIND OF SAT DOWN ON THE TALKS ABOUT TWO YEARS AND APPOINTMENT WHERE WE CAN DO ON THE APPOINTMENT, BUT WE SAT DOWN AS THIS AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER. THEY TURNED THE WAY WE'RE SET UP, AND WE COULD EACH HAVE A YEAR. OF BEING THE MICROPHONE AWAY AS THIS GENTLEMAN AGREEMENT. WE ALL DECIDED THAT WAY WILL ROLL THROUGH THE TO THE POSITIONS THAT WE ALL GET A SHOT FROM 10 YEARS, SO I GUESS THAT SHOULD BE HELD AND THEN, UH, FOUR. YOU PROBABLY WEARS RED TIE THAT DAY, OKAY? AND I WILL TAKE IT BUT CHEAP. YOU HAVE TO FINISH THIS MEETING. OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU. FOR THE LAST YEAR MAYOR PRO TEM TEST TAKING NOW. HI, FERN.

WHAT'S THE NEXT ITEM? C CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF A CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL MEMBER AS DESIGNATED BOARD MEMBER AND DESIGNATED ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBER TO LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AMIGOS RIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AND ARE MADE TO THE L R G. D C. AND DAVID TELL ASATO VIABLE. TAKE IT. DISCUSSION.

THEY WILL BE, UH, MEMBER ALTERNATE. REMEMBER? MEMBERSHIP MEMBER. AND WE'RE KEEPING I PUT IN. THAT MAKES SENSE TO THEM, ER SOMEBODY ELSE NOW. BECAUSE REMEMBER WHITE AS ALTERNATE,

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MAD AT US.

OKAY WE'RE BACK AT 742 ECHO. 742 . FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ENTER BACK INTO OPEN SESSION? MOTION TO ENTER BACK INTO DRINK ENGLISH. MOTION. 2ND 2ND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION APPROVED, OKAY? GOING INTO THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SIX A ONE PROJECT HEALTH UM. CAN I GET A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO REAL ESTATE AGREEMENT UNDER THE TERMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED? UM REGARDING SITE ONE. I MAKE A MOTION. SECOND IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION APPROVED. ITEM TWO PROJECT. KOBE UM, CAN I GET A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THAT'S FINE. PROJECT. OKAY THAT'S APPROVED NUMBER THREE OFFICE SPACE AND NO ACTION. ON NUMBER FOUR WORKFORCE RESOURCE

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[The EEDC will convene in Executive Session, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Vernon's Texas]

OKAY, ITEM BE THAT NO ACTION. AND THOSE ARE ALL OF THE ITEMS. WE HAD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW

[Statutes and Codes Annotated, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D, Exceptions to Requirement that Meetings be Open. The EEDC May Elect To Go Into Executive Session On Any Item Whether Or Not Such Item Is]

VERY GOOD NUMBERS AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE SEEING SO FAR. IN YOUR PACKET. ALSO, YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON I 69 UPDATES ON FROM THE I 69 ALLIANCE. UM THEY ALL HAVE DRIVEN UP NORTH.

THERE'S STILL SOME CONSTRUCTION ON 281, BUT PREMONT RELIEF ROUTE HAS FINALLY BEEN COMPLETED TO WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING AROUND THAT, UH, THEY'RE CLEANING UP SOME OF THE SMALL DETAILS THERE.

THERE'S SOME CONSTRUCTION ON THE ALICE. RELIEF ROUTE AS WELL. AND THEN ON 77. THERE'S SOME OTHER ACTIVITY GOING ON, BUT WE'RE REALLY MORE CONCERNED WITH WHAT HAPPENS ON 281. WE HAVE SOME SOCIAL MEDIA MONTHLY REPORTS. WE'VE GOT SOME NEW PAGE LIKES ON FACEBOOK OF 56. OUR TWITTER ACCOUNT IS REALLY ONE OF THOSE THAT DOESN'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY SINCE IT TURNED TO X INSTAGRAM. WE HAVE LOST A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWERS, BUT ON LINKEDIN. UM WE'VE GOT 4040 FOLLOWERS SO FAR, SO THAT WOULD CERTAINLY GO UP. THAT'S ALMOST A 10% INCREASE. WHAT'S THE SEEING MORE OF THAT? BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY USE THAT THAT PLATFORM FOR A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. UPCOMING CONFERENCES OF NOTE. ICSC RED RIVER IS COMING UP JANUARY 31ST OF FEBRUARY, 2ND. SO IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ALONG WITH US, WE ARE CONSIDERING A BOOTH LAST YEAR. WE DIDN'T DO THE BOOTH. WE JUST WALKED THE FLOOR. UM BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH RIO GRANDE VALLEY PARTNERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WERE GONNA DO A BOOTH. THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY. UM, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY BE THERE. RETAIL STRATEGIES WILL BE THERE WITH US AS WELL. SET UP SOME APPOINTMENTS. SO LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE ALL ARE INTERESTED, AND THEN WE CAN MAKE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS. THERE IS A BASIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORCE BEING OFFERED BY TDC. IT'S ALMOST SUPPORT A COURSE FEBRUARY 27 THROUGH MARCH, 1ST. LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT. I KNOW THAT I'M GONNA BE SENDING STAFF HERE IF I CAN. SO THAT THEY CAN SHARPEN THEIR THEIR TOOLS. UPCOMING EVENTS OF NOTE. THERE WAS A GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE WATER TOWER, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN, UH ON THURSDAY. 1030 SO PLEASE, UH.

MAKE PLANS TO BE THERE SINCE WE'VE CONTRIBUTED QUITE A BIT TOWARDS THAT PROJECT. AND, OF COURSE, THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS HAVING QUITE A FEW ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS, THE LIGHTING OF THE TREE ON NOVEMBER 30TH. PARADE ON DECEMBER 1ST AND SENDING BLUE SANTA'S TOY DRIVE ON DECEMBER 8TH. JUST ANOTHER UPDATE IS THAT WE DO HAVE AN AN INTERN FROM UT RGB. HE HAS A MASTER'S CANDIDATE THAT IS WORKING WITH US ON A PART TIME BASIS RIGHT NOW FOR A FEW WEEKS. PLAYERS CRUISE SO CLARENCE HAS BEEN HELPING US CATCH UP ON SOME OF THE DATA ENTRY AND OTHER THINGS AROUND THE OFFICE AS WELL. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. NO, I JUST SAID THANK YOU. IT'S A WIN. WIN YEAH, STUDENT A JOB AND GET SOME. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY HAD INITIATED AND LAST DISAGREE, HAD SOME SPACE FOR AN INTEREST IN CLEARANCE WAS VERY EXCITED NOW. I'M EXCITED TO HAVE CLEARANCE THERE BECAUSE HE IS

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WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 170,000 AND COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL PERMITS. AND WE DID HAVE A LOT OF FOUR COMMERCIAL ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. ONE THING THAT DID POINT OUT BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WAS THAT WE HAVE A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS FOR THIS MONTH OF 78 NEW HOMES.

BUILDING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THEY WERE SAYING THAT AVERAGE THEY HAVE AROUND 40 THIS MONTH.

WE HAD 78, WHICH IS A LOT OF HOMES. THEY'RE COMING IN. WHAT ARE THE THINGS I DID WANT TO NOTE? UM WE HAVE WELL OVER $356 MILLION WORTH OF PERMITS ISSUED OUT IN 2023. IF YOU ALL LOOK AT WHAT THE OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES AND ARE COMPETING CITIES ARE DOING AND IN THE VALLEY YOU'RE ABOUT HALF OF THAT. SO WE'RE WE'RE GROWING VERY, VERY FAST. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A PART OF IT. AS REQUESTED. WE ARE GATHERING THAT DATA SO WE CAN SHOW YOU ALL WHAT WE COMPARE WITH OTHER CITIES. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL REPAIRS GOING ON LIKE NEW RESTAURANTS.

UH, INCLUDING A NEW BARBECUE, RESTAURANT, KOREAN BARBECUE RESTAURANT AND A NEW TACO RESTAURANT GOING ON IN CLOSET. SO WE HAVE 62 SUBDIVISIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 38 UNDER REVIEW AND 62 UNDER PRELIMINARY VIEW AS PER ANNUM ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. LOT OF CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CARLOS. WHEN YOU UPDATE US ON THE WEST BANK. MADAM PRESIDENT. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING WEST TECH. WEST TECH IS, UH IS A CONVENTION THAT GOES ON AT LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA ORGANIZED WITH TEXT TEAM TEXAS AGAINST TEXAS, A GROUP OF CEOS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS FROM ACROSS VARIOUS REGIONS IN TEXAS, AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW BUSINESSES AND WALK AROUND BOOTS TO PROVIDE HOW TO EXPAND IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. UM AGAIN, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT PLATFORM TO TRY TO GET KEY DECISION MAKERS, TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS AND LEADERS AROUND MANY FACTORING AND SPECIFICALLY AEROSPACE THAT WE WERE GETTING IN THIS CONVENTION. SO OUR BOOTH SPECIFICALLY ATTRACTED A DIVERSE RANGE OF VISITORS, INCLUDING 15 MACHINERY , SEVEN TECHNOLOGY TOTALLING TO AROUND ABOUT 40 LEADS THAT WE GATHERED JUST ON OUR BOOTH ALONE. DURING THIS CONVENTION AGAIN, ALL THESE BUSINESSES ARE INTERESTED IN COMING SPECIFICALLY TO TEXAS. SO AFTER WE GATHER THOSE LEADS, IT'S JUST SHOWING THEM PROPERTIES AROUND THAT WE CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, MOVE THEM FROM HERE FROM CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS. SO THIS IS AROUND THE ENTIRE STATE, NOT AROUND THE VALLEY NECESSARILY CORRECT.

AWESOME. THANK YOU. THAT DOES IT FOR REPORTS. THANK YOU, ADELE. UM. SO WITH THAT WE GET TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. THIS IS WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND FAVOR SAY

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