Jan 02, 2024 City Council Meeting

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COMING UP NEXT ON CNN, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL ON

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[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[A. Prayer.]

WITH WELL, IT'S ONGOING THINGS GOING ON. WHAT? WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO REMEMBER THIS EVENING. THOSE IN JAPAN AND OR THAT SHE WOULD JUST GUIDE ME. DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE AND WE CAN T REMEMBER THOSE THEY'RE IN UKRAINE. THOSE THAT ARE IN ISRAEL WHERE WE PLAYED, SHE WOULD BRING PEACE AND JUSTICE. IN THOSE SITUATIONS, ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL. YOU'RE BORING.

IT'S A SMALL WORLD AND THESE THINGS ARE THOSE FAR AWAY. WE KNOW THAT THE EFFECT US TO SOME DEGREE THIS EVENING AT YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE HERE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR COUNSEL AND WISDOM. CITIZENS WHO OFFER OPINION AND COUNCIL OR JUST ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO BE

[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]

EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO

[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]

[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

[4. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

[A. New Customer Service Initiative]

[5. PROCLAMATION/RECOGNITION]

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[A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Cassandra Pedraza for Winning a $10,000.00 Scholarship at the San Antonio Livestock Show Western Art Contest. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SO YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE PODIUM WITHOUT TELLING US YOUR COMMENTS . SO I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT IN THE BEGINNING, AND YOU COULD RECOGNIZE YOUR FAMILY AND WHOEVER'S HERE, I PROBABLY THAT'S ON ME. OKAY. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT IN THE BEGINNING, SO, BUT TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. CONGRATULATIONS YOU KNOW, THIS IS AMAZING. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOUR RECOGNITION. THEN WHAT? YOU'VE HONORED BEEN ON. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY ART TEACHER, MISS GONZALES AND MY FAMILY. THEY ALL SUPPORTED ME A LOT DURING THIS TIME. IN CLASS. SHE'S ALWAYS PUSHING ME AND I PUT IN THE HOURS DURING CLASS SO SOMETIMES AFTER SCHOOL, AND I CAN AND JUST MY INSPIRATION WAS FOR IT WAS A LITTLE GIRL. I WOULD GO TO THE RANCH. MY GRANDPA HE'S HERE TODAY. AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUT THERE WITH THE HORSES LIKE THE HORSE A LOT SO I JUST MADE LIKE ATTRIBUTION TO THE HORSES AT THE RANCH AND LIKE PICTURES OF DIFFERENT EYES OF THE HORSES. AND I JUST INCLUDED THAT ALL IN ONE AND I WAS HOPING CAME TO BE. AWESOME THANKS, JOB. GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS AND. I'M HERE WITH HER PARENTS WHO WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU YOU'RE HERE WITH AND YOU KIND OF DID A SHOUT OUT TO YOUR GRANDPA AND OTHERS, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S RECOGNIZE THAT'S HERE WITH YOUR SUPPORT, MOM. BUT THEN I SAW MY SISTER LEILA WITH US. MY DAD GAVE US UP. AND IT'S GONNA BE GONZALEZ. GREAT WELL, CONGRATULATIONS AND PARENTS CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL AND EDINBURGH NORTH THE FIRST TIME AND THIS IS AMAZING. AND I KNOW YOUR FUTURE'S BRIGHT WITH JUST THIS RECOGNITION. YOU'RE GONNA GO ON AND DO SOME AMAZING THINGS TO THEM. BUT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO DO, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST IN YOUR BRIGHT PREACHER AHEAD. THANKS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PUTTING EDINBURGH ON THE MAP OF THE POSITIVE LIGHT . THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE HER SUPPORT SYSTEM. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY THANK YOU. BITE YOUR GRANDPARENTS. PICTURE WITH US. COME ON DOWN. LIKE THEY'RE A BIG PART.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO ELATION. POLICING. GETS HURT. YOUR ATTENTION.

[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL HAS PURCHASED THE DB SOCCER FACILITY . I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS A FINANCIAL EXPLANATION FOR THIS ACTION. HOW IS THE PURCHASE OF A FAILING SOCCER FIELD GOING TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF EDINBURGH? I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT ARE FACING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM PROBLEMS PAYING THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, THEY'RE BUYING FOOD AND PAYING THEIR UTILITIES. WE ARE NO LONGER LISTENING TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, BUT RATHER LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHICH IS INCREASING OUR DEBT. EARLIER THIS YEAR, 83% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED TO USE STATE FUNDS TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES. ALL THE BENEFITS OF THIS ACTION ARE GONE BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS VOTED TO KEEP THE SAME PEOPLE ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

HOMESTEAD OWNERS WERE SUPPOSED TO GET AN ADDITIONAL $60,000 REDUCTION IN THE PROPERTY VALUES . BUT INSTEAD THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT SIMPLY INCREASED THE VALUES AND WE WILL RECEIVE NO BENEFIT FROM OUR EFFORT TO LOWER TAXES. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS ARE TRYING TO HELP BUT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AH, BY INCREASING OUR VALUES HAVE NULLIFIED THAT ACTION. NOW YOU'RE TELLING US THAT YOU'RE BUYING A FAILING SOCCER FACILITY WILL IMPROVE THE ECONOMY BY CREATING JOBS. THIS IS NOT ROCKET SIZE. WE HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE THE COMMUNITY PURCHASED A SPORTS ARENA AND SUPPORTED FACILITIES FOR $93 MILLION. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANOTHER 10 MILLION IN STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT. THIS COMMUNITY IS HEAVY INVESTED IN THIS PROJECT. AND WHAT ARE WE GETTING THE CITY RECEIVED $250,000 ANNUALLY FROM THE ARENA. I BELIEVE AND WE PAY OUT $1.3 MILLION FOR THE BONDS. HOW DOES THIS BENEFIT OF CITY WITH 30% OF ITS POPULATION LIVING IN POVERTY? THE ANSWER THAT IT DOES NOT, BUT IT DOES BENEFIT EACH OF YOU. WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER IS THAT THE SAME DEAL YOU MAKE FOR THIS SOCCER FIELD WAS MADE FOR THE SPORTS ARENA AND THAT BOARD UP. NONE OF YOU ARE ON THAT BOARD. THEY'RE ALL GONE. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH HAVE THE PEOPLE FROM EDINBURGH BENEFITED FROM THAT DEAL? AND I ALSO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR 12 A, WHICH I KNOW IS IN CLOSED SESSION. AND MY THING IS, WHAT IS THIS CITY? AND HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST THE CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH? DHR TRIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO GET $7 MILLION FROM FOR A PARKING LOT WEST OF THE HOSPITAL. I THINK THAT BOARD AT THE TIME THEY SAID NO. AND ALSO ONCE THE CITY OWNS THIS PROPERTY . THE SOCCER FIELD YOU MUST GO FORBIDS THE CITY MUST FOLLOW THE LAW. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE TONIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE ONCE AGAIN, WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUND, IT COSTS THE TAXPAYERS. YOU'RE SITTING IN THOSE SEATS. RESPONSIBILITY.

[7. PRESENTATION AND REPORT]

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[A. Presentation Regarding the Edinburg Downtown District. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

OTHER CITIES DO HAVE A HISTORICAL DISTRICT. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS IN TOWN LIKE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND THE AUDITORIUM HERE IN IN OUR CITY HALL. THAT ARE REGISTERED AS HISTORICAL BUILDINGS. BUT THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A HISTORICAL COMMISSION. WITHIN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, AND ITS OUTLOOK WILL ALSO SAY THAT IT'S ALSO EXPENSIVE TO RENOVATE BUILDINGS FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION BECAUSE YOU GOT TO USE CERTAIN COLORS, CERTAIN MATERIALS, YOU GOTTA MAKE IT. OR LEAVE IT LOOKING AS IT DID BACK IN THE DAY WHEN IT WAS FIRST ERECTED. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAVE. FOR NEW BUSINESSES IF YOU'RE CONSTRUCTING OR REMODELING A BUILDING IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, IT'S CONSIDERED TO BE GRANDFATHER AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE REQUIRED TO HAVE MORE PARKING THAN THEN IT'S ALREADY PROVIDED ON SITE. SO THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE PROVISIONS THAT WE HAVE. FOR THOSE THAT ARE INVESTING IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREAS, AND ONCE AGAIN THAT'S PART OF OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET. MOST OF THE PARKING IS JUST OFF STREET PARKING. UM HOWEVER, MOST OF THE LITTLE BUILDINGS ARE SOME OF THE SOME OF THE COMMERCIALS HAVE PARKING IN THE BACK OR ON SITE. SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PARKING THESE ARE NEW PROJECTS. THAT THE CITY HAS DONE IN THE AREA. MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY HAS DONE HAS BEEN IN THE MCINTYRE AREA. THE EDINBURGH ARTS, CULTURAL AND EVENT CENTER AND THE PROMENADE PARK. THE PROMENADE PARK HAS ALREADY READY IN THE EVENT CENTERS. SHOULD BE READY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND I ALSO DID A COUPLE OF ABOUT INQUIRIES WITH OUR OTHER CITIES IN THE VALLEY AND THEN OTHER CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS OF DOWNTOWN HARLINGEN, FOR EXAMPLE. HAS THE JACKSON STREET WHERE THEY HAVE THE MARKET DAYS. THEY ALSO RECENTLY RESTORED THE REESE'S BUILDING. THIS ONE WAS RESTORED FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION. AND, UM MISSION TEXAS, ANOTHER LOCAL TOWN. HAS A DOWNTOWN STREET LIGHT AND BRICK PAVER PROJECT WHERE THEY INSTALLED OLD FASHIONED LOOKING LIGHTS AND BENCHES AND BRICK PAVERS ALONG CONWAY. THE REAL THEATER IS ALSO RECENTLY RENOVATED, AS WAS THE LEO PANGA PLACIDE APART. OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE TOWN. THE TOM LANDRY MURAL IN THE CITY OF MISSION.

DOWNTOWN FOUR. THIS IS A CITY PROJECT, THEY INSTALLED A HUB FOOD PARK. FOOD TRUCK PARTICLES.

SORRY. AND IT IS A CITY FUNDED PROJECT. THEY ALSO DID SOME LIGHTING AND ARCHES OVER THE MAIN STREETS IN FRONT OF THEIR CITY HALL THERE. AND THEY ALSO DID SOME FOUNTAINS ON THE NORTH

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THEIR POPULATION A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN EDINBURGH, BUT NOT TOO FAR OFF. BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A GREAT FOCUS ON THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT CAN BE SEEN THERE IN SOME OF THE PICTURES. IN ATHENS, GEORGIA. THIS IS THE TOWN WHERE THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA IS LOCATED. THEY HAVE A DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND THEY HAVE A COLLEGE AVENUE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND THEIR MOTTO IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO DO. SO WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE HERE IN EDINBURGH, FOR 2024 AND BEYOND. UM I THINK IF OUR GROWTH IS GOING TO HAPPEN, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN TOWARDS THE UNIVERSITY SIDE. EXPANDING WESTWARD. AND, UM THERE WAS A CONCEPTUAL THAT WAS DONE IN THE 2010. DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN THAT SHOWS THE BOOKSTORE AREA BEING RENOVATED.

BUT ALL THAT AREA NORTH OF THE BOOKSTORE, JUST EAST OF FIFTH STREET AND FOURTH STREET IS PRETTY VACANT. SO I THINK IF ANYTHING DEVELOPS, IT WOULD BE IN THAT GENERAL AREA. AND THEN THE A P. A. THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION LIST THE FOLLOWING AREAS AS A GREAT PLACES IN THIS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THEM FOCUSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SO WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WORK WITH THE U. T RGB PLANNING TO SEE WHAT IDEAS THEY HAVE? AND POSSIBLY WORK ON UPDATING OUR OR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. I THINK IF WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE UNIVERSITY, WE CAN FOCUS ON THIS CORRIDOR.

THAT'S HERE JUST WEST OF CITY HALL. AND BETWEEN CITY HALL AND FIFTH STREET. THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE FUTURE. I WANT TO MENTION THAT NICOLLIN KNICKER. FROM THE SOCIETY. 204 IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. HE'S DONE NO. GREAT JOB THERE WITH THE RENOVATION. THAT BUILDING NOW IS WORKING ON THE CITRIX THEATER AS WELL. BUT LET ME ASK YOU. GOOD EVENING. PROMENADE THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AREA. YES THE PROBLEM WITH THE CALL. THE PROMENADE DIDN'T HAVE A PROJECT ALREADY LAID OUT OR NOT PROJECT REALLY? THIS WAS A VISION. CONTINUATION OF THE VISION THAT THEY HAD IN THE PAST IS WHAT WE NEED TO PICK UP. I THINK THAT'S A MARIAN TURNING INTO OUR OWN. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID TO. I MEAN, THE UNIVERSITY IS WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY. THEY'VE DONE. UM DAVID DONE A LOT OF EXPANSION, BUT THEY HAVEN'T FOCUSED ON THE EXISTING, UM AN AREA I THINK THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON AND I THINK TOGETHER WITH THE CITY WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME GOOD PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. YEAH I SHOWED CHIEF THERE. DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN FROM 2010 IS ON THERE. A LOT OF FAMILIAR NAMES. I THINK, DANNY, YOU'RE STILL UNDER BUT YOU WERE DOING WEBSITES AND NOW YOU'RE DIRECTOR. UM I ACTUALLY WAS JOKING WITH THE MAYOR AND THE NAMES I SAW THERE, SO, UM, JUST JUST ADD ONTO A CHIEFS TALKING ABOUT DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, UH, FINALIZE IN 2010. AND A LOT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE DONE NOW IS KIND OF FOLLOWING THAT. OF COURSE, THE BIG DIFFERENCE FROM 2010 2 NOW, RIGHT? I JUST THINK WE NEED TO USE ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA AND LIKE YOU SAID, I MEAN, INCORPORATE UT OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL COMING. ATHENS GEORGIA. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM THE MAYOR AND OTHERS AND AT THIS GEORGIA IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR DOWNTOWN CAN LOOK LIKE WITH FOOTBALL COMING INTO TOWN AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PRIORITIES. WE FOCUSED ON A LOT OF THINGS.

AH! BUT I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE TWO YEARS AND I TELL EVERYONE HAS BEEN TRYING TO STEER THE SHIP THE RIGHT WAY AND FIX SOME THINGS, AND NOW IT'S TIME TO KIND OF MOVE FORWARD TO BE A LOT OF GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS YEAR. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GLAD THAT THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP AND MADE IT PART OF OUR I ALREADY IS BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN AND WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING, IT'S TIME TO DEVELOP IT, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS SOME SORT OF A BOARD OR WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT THE MAYOR? WELL, I WANTED TO HEAR FROM CITY MAGIC IS, YOU KNOW WE ASKED THIS TO BE ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET MOVING ON. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE YOU'RE MENTIONING, AND DOWNTOWN. IS IT PARTY? BUT, UM, UNLESS WE HAVE A FOCUSED APPROACH RIGHT IN OUR

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BECOME UM I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, HIGH MID DID START LOOKING INTO, UM WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING SO, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, YOU KNOW WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL? LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN WORKING IN OTHER AREAS AND THEN EXPAND ON THOSE, UM, THOSE IDEAS AND THOSE PROCESSES SO THAT WE CAN START LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN START DOING HERE IN OUR OWN DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MAP LIKE SHOULD THIS RIGHT NOW. THAT'S PART OF THE UDC. BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, I GUESS IT WAS DEFINED AS ALL RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE OUR DOWNTOWN THAT BORDER COMMITTEE. I'D LIKE FIRST THING FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS EVALUATING THAT, LIKE, LET'S LOOK AT THAT. UM BUT THEN ALSO LOOK AT OTHER THINGS AND I DON'T WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT HERE. BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS ARE ALLEYWAYS, RIGHT? WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THEM? CAN WE AND WHAT ORDINANCES OR WHAT DO WE NEED TO CHANGE? YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE SO THAT YOU KNOW, WE ALLOW OR WORK WITH FOLKS THAT ARE TRYING TO DO CERTAIN THINGS WITH THOSE BUILDINGS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE U. D C AND IT'S KIND OF DEFINED THE WAY IT IS. UM, BUT HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT TO ALLOW ENTREPRENEURS TO DO THEIR THING, YOU KNOW, AND FOR US, YOU KNOW, HELP SUPPORT ON THE PUBLIC SIDE ON THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, THE THINGS THAT WE CAN CORRECT MANY TOOLS OUT THERE. I MEAN, SOME OF THESE CITIES YOU HAVE ON HERE. I MEAN, THEY USE TAX INCOME MARIE INVESTMENT ZONES. THEY USE SO MANY THINGS, AND BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND DESIGNATE THE DOWNTOWN A TERSE WITHOUT HAVING TO PLAN WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THE FIRST, BUT WHAT YOU KNOW, UH BUT WE HAVE SOME GREAT THINGS COMING UP WITH A PARKING GARAGE IS GOING TO BE BUILT. WE HAVE. I MEAN, TEXTS ARE THAT'S DOING ALL THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO 107. UM AND WE NEED IT. WE NEED TO GET ON BOARDED. GET SOMETHING GOING SO THAT WE'RE BETTER PREPARED. YOU KNOW TO HAVE CAPITALIZED NOT ONLY ON THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT ALSO WHAT STAKEHOLDERS ARE DOING AS WELL AND HOW WE CAN COORDINATE IT TOGETHER. AS PART OF OVERALL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN. I AGREE AND INVITE THE PUBLIC TO GET ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE MASTER PLAN FROM 2010. AND WITH ALL THE SYNERGY OF ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE TECH START FOOTBALL COMING IN. SOME OF THAT HAS TO BE RIGHT. WE REVAMPED AND UPGRADED BECAUSE IF YOU READ IT TALKS A LOT ABOUT SLOWING TRAFFIC AROUND. THE SQUARE AND I WAS WORKING THERE

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WE NEED TO KIND OF REVISIT AND FIGURE OUT. ALL RIGHT. THINGS HAVE REALLY CHANGED HERE. BUT I MEAN TALKING TO SO I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES HERE THAT ARE LOOKING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE NEED TO SEE HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE SO THAT BECAUSE OF DOWNTOWN, THERE'S A LOT OF IT IS PUBLIC SPACE. UM AND SO WE NEED TO ENHANCE IT. IN ADDITION TO WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THEIR BUILDINGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. BUT WE'LL START WORKING ON THE DOCUMENTATION AND CREATING THE COMMITTEE COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. WOULD YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, SIR? AT THIS TIME? I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THINGS AND I KNOW YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF THINGS OUT THERE AND YOU'VE SEEN. I THINK YOU WENT WITH THE CHAMBER TO AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF ECHO. I'M SURE IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD. YOU KNOW THE UNIVERSITIES. HAD THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND YOU KNOW THE ALL TIME HIGH OF SUBDIVISIONS GOING ON. WELL YOU KNOW THE QUALITY OF LIFE YOU FEEL IT'S MAYBE KIND OF BEEN LAGGING BEHIND AND YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY HAS MADE WITH IMPROVING THE AREA. I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME MORE PRIVATE MONEY THAT ARE STEPPING IN AND I THINK IT'S JUST A COMMUNICATION THING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING YOU KNOW ANY ASSISTANCE ON THERE.

COMMITTEE AND PROBABLY MUCH YOU TO BE ON THAT BOARD TO BE CLOSETS DON'T MIND BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED YOUR INPUT. AH FROM THE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MAYBE WE SHOULD GET A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT FROM THE COUNTY RGB ALL ALL OF THE COMMITTEE AND IT'S LIKE ANYTHING. AND I TOLD CITY MANAGER THIS THAT YOU KNOW, UNLESS YOU KNOW WE CREATE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHERE THERE'S A DEDICATED EFFORT. IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH. I MEAN, THE CITY HAS NOT THAT IT'S NOT IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S JUST A WAY TO STAY ON TASK AND GET TO WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO AND INCLUDED. I MEAN, WE'RE UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A DOWNTOWN COMPONENT TO IT OR NOT, RIGHT, BUT WE OUGHT TO ADD THAT AS PART OF THIS AND HAVE THIS COMMITTEE TIE, UM THEIR WORK TO THAT PLAN, BECAUSE THAT'S THIS 2010 PLAN, ACTUALLY WAS BORN ARTIST OUT OF THE LAST CONFERENCE OF PLAN. EVERYBODY FELT LIKE ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR DOWNTOWN AND WE ENDED UP DOING JUST DOWNTOWN PLAN IN ITSELF, RIGHT, SO WE'RE DOING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RIGHT NOW. WE OUGHT TO ADD THIS AS PART OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. YOU KNOW AS WELL. YEAH SO BUT, BUT THANK YOU, NICK AND OTHERS. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE AND BUT IT'S BEEN I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS ON YOUR OWN, JUST LIKE THE CITY ON HER OWN. AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE'LL PROBABLY NEED A CLOSER CONNECT. YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO DO BECAUSE AT THE END THE IDEA HERE THE VISION IS TO CONNECT. OUR UNIVERSITIES ARE DOWNTOWN INTO REAL WORLD COMMUNITY AND CAPITALIZE AND IT BEING HERE. I MEAN, WE'RE PROUD THAT THE UNIVERSITY THAT WERE UNIVERSITY HOME TO U T E R G V. WE'RE PROUD THAT WE HAVE THE COUNTY SEAT, YOU KNOW, AND WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CONNECT EVERYTHING AND THERE'S SOME SYNERGY GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT WE NEED TO ALL RALLY AROUND AND I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO DO IT. THE MOMENTUM. YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SO WE CAN MAYBE HAVE AN ITEM COUNCIL, MAYBE UNDER FUTURE ITEMS. WE REALLY JUST WANT TO GET GOING WITH SOMETHING, AND I THINK THAT IF EVERYBODY IS IN AGREEMENT MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING. YOU COULD PRESENT TO US SOME OPTIONS. TO APPOINT THIS BOARD AND HAVE THEM START

[8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]

[A. Consider Approval of the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation's Facade and Lot Improvement Program (FLIP). [Raudel Garza, Edinburg EDC Executive Director]]

YES. SO I NEED TO GET A MOTION FIRST STARTED THEIR EMOTION. EMOTIONS ARE A SECOND. WE HAVE SECOND. GO AHEAD, SIR. UM SO THE BOARD HAS BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO COME UP WITH A PROGRAM THAT WOULD BENEFIT SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE NEEDING TO REVITALIZE THEIR PARKING LOTS. THERE, LANDSCAPING THEIR FACADE, THEIR SIGNAGE, THAT TYPE OF THING. AND A LOT OF IT IS REALLY KIND OF A

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THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND $10,000, AND THAT ALLOWS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL, SO IT COULD BE MORE THAN 40 BUSINESSES IN THE FIRST PHASE. BUT BASICALLY WHAT IT IS IF SOMEBODY HAS TO REPAIR THEIR PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT HAS SOME POTHOLES IF THEY WANT TO REPAINT THEIR EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, THEY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR SIGNAGE OR IMPROVE THEIR LANDSCAPING. THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM. UM NOW THE PROGRAM THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE SCORED REALLY KIND OF DEPENDS ON UM, HOW BIG THE BUSINESS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE IT'S EMPLOYING? UM SO THE SMALLER THE BUSINESS, THE HIGHER THE POINTS, SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO TARGET THE SMALL BUSINESSES. UM IT IS A MOM AND POP AND THAT'S ALL IT IS.

THAT'S KIND OF SCORE HIGHER THAN IT IS A FRANCHISE WITH 520 EMPLOYEES OR WHATEVER. UM IF IT'S A, UM NATIONAL CHAIN. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ALL CORPORATE ON STORE. IT HAS TO BE LOCALLY OWNED. OKAY? UM. AND SO ALSO, WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT GEOGRAPHY. WE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EAST SIDE IS LOOKED AT AND CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWN ARE CONSIDERED SO THE WAY THEY ARE BEING CONSIDERED IS BY HAVING MORE POINTS FOR DOWNTOWN FOR THE EAST SIDE AND THAT TYPE OF THING , THEN THEN IT WOULD BE FOR OTHER PARTS OF TOWN. AND SO AS THE APPLICATIONS COME IN, WE'LL START RANKING THEM AND THEN SCORING THEM AND THEN THE BOARD WILL GET TOGETHER AND IDENTIFY THE 40 RECIPIENTS OR MORE, BUT STAFF HAS TO GO THROUGH WHAT THE PROPOSALS ARE IN TERMS OF THE PROJECTS AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S ALL FLUSHED OUT AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO START THIS IF APPROVED TONIGHT. ON JANUARY 8TH. SO THAT'S A WEEK FROM OR NEXT MONDAY. AND FOR 30 DAYS, BASICALLY THROUGH FEBRUARY 8 WE WILL ACCEPT THE APPLICATIONS. AFTER THAT, AND, WELL, ITALIAN, EVERYTHING UP, AND THEN, UM, THE BOARD WILL DECIDE WHAT THOSE 40 OR MORE BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO BE. AND THEN WITHIN THOSE 30 DAYS, STAFF IS GONNA BE REALLY BUSY MAKING SURE THAT WE FLUSH OUT ALL THE EXPENSES AND ALL THE PROJECTS THEMSELVES. IT'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN A LENGTHY PROCESS. I KNOW THAT DANCE SERVING ON THE D C BOARD CAN ATTEST TO THAT. NO PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE THE ABC BOARD COMING UP WITH UM THIS, YOU KNOW PROGRAM, I THINK. YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN OTHER PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT HAVE HELPED THAT THE NEED IS STILL THERE. UM MONEY RIGHT NOW AND YOU KNOW THAT NEEDS STILL THERE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL LOOKING AT GEOGRAPHICALLY. YEAH I REACHED THE FOCUS ON. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. SO, UM THIS IS A ONE TIME GRANT. SO IT'S A ONE TIME GRANT. AND ALSO, IF SOMEBODY, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A MOM AND POP THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THE IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE THEIR CASH FLOW DOESN'T ALLOW THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION DOESN'T ALLOW IF THEY CAN SHOW US THAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THEN. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER THAT AND INSTEAD OF BASICALLY HAVING THEM PAY FIRST, AND THEN AUSTRIAN BURSTING THEM. THE BOARD WILL WILL BASICALLY PAY THE VENDOR. CORRECT. AND SO WHAT ABOUT DO THEY NEED TO OWN THE BUILDING BECAUSE A LOT OF BUSINESSES OR LEASING RIGHT AND SO OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE PAST OR THAT WAS AN ISSUE, UNFORTUNATELY , BUT I'M NOT SURE BAD EFFECTS, ANYONE OR ANYTHING. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY OWN THE BUILDING OR THE PROPERTY. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER CONSENTS TO THE IMPROVEMENTS, THEN THE TENANT CAN APPLY. OKAY SO THEY HAVE TO CONSENT. I THINK THAT'S BEEN THE ISSUE THAT PAST UNFORTUNATELY, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT TO MAKE SURE WE COULD. A LOT OF TIMES, AT LEAST AGREEMENTS ALLOW FOR THEM TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT. I AGREE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE IS A FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES ON THIS? SO THERE'S FEDERAL. THERE'S SEVERAL CENSUS TRACTS THAT ARE

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THERE'S OTHER RESTAURANTS THAT OR BUSINESSES THAT WE THOUGHT COULD USE THIS MONEY HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THIS KIND OF HELP. HAVE BEEN HERE HISTORICALLY FOR A WHILE, AND THEY COULD APPLY IN THE BOARD WASN'T CONSENSUS THAT WE WOULD WOULD HELP OUT. BUT BUT I THINK WITH THE CHIEFS BRINGING UP IS THAT WE APPROVE IT, THEN IT'S KIND OF WELL RIGHT NOW, LIKE THEY WOULDN'T GET POINTS LIKE THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. RIGHT NOW. IT IS ON THE APPLICATION AT THE WAY THE POINTS ARE ARE OUTLINED, UM THERE'S LIKE SOMEBODY ON SOUTH PLAZA WOULD WOULD NOT GET ANY POINTS UNDER THAT CATEGORY. RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S ALL IN THE SCORING SYSTEM, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. BUT IF YOU WILL MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION, SUBJECT TO THEN I CAN TAKE IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR THAT. SO AGAIN, WE'RE TAKING APPLICATIONS FROM JANUARY 8TH FEBRUARY 8TH AND WE'LL HAVE AN ABC BOARD MEETING IN BETWEEN SO WE CAN COME BACK AND CHANGE THAT BECAUSE I MEAN, I DON'T NO, I HAVEN'T DONE THE LITTLE GIRLS LIKE YOU GUYS DONE HERE TO FIGURE OUT THIS SONG GETS 10 POINTS. THAT'S WHEN RESERVES 20 TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S FAIR. IN THE SCHEME. I DON'T KNOW, FAMILY. PERSON TO SPEAK EXACTLY RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S FAIR FOR, SAY SOMEBODY AT 700 SOUTH KLAUSNER.

1400 SOUTH KLAUSNER, RIGHT, VERY SIMILAR TO DOWNTOWN DISTRICT SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THE 20 POINTS FOR THAT. SO THEY WOULD GET POINTS. I GUESS IT'S BASED ON OKAY. ALRIGHT WELL, THAT AND I DON'T KNOW, OMAR. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, UM IF WE HIGHLIGHT KLAUSNER, WILL THAT NEED TO GO BACK TO THE NORTH TO NORTH NORTH? YEAH LIKE SOMETHING CLOSE TO JR RIGHT? LIKE A LONG JUNIOR. ALL THAT STUFF UP THERE. YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE TRYING TO START OUT OF THEIR NORTH AND SHAPING AREA AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO I THINK ULTIMATELY, AT THIS POINT, THERE'S A BASELINE PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE CDC BOARD. IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC AREAS OR CONCERNS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO INCLUDE ON THAT, UM, YOU MAY WANT TO PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK TO THE EEC BOARD SOMEHOW, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM. UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, FOR EXAMPLE. MAKE IT MORE FORMALIZED BEFORE YOU APPROVE IT. YOU CAN MAKE THAT SUGGESTION. WE COULD ALSO BRING IT BACK. PUBLIC WE DON'T WANT TO DELAY THE I KNOW LIKE BUSINESSES TO START APPLYING. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE QUESTION HERE IS THE CLOSET AREA. IS THERE ANY OTHER AREA LOOKING? I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY'VE THEY'VE MADE HERE ON THE POINTS OF OPPORTUNITY. SO IF WE COULD JUST SEND IT BACK WITH THE CAVEAT TODAY INCLUDES SOMETHING TO INCLUDE POSITIVE POINT STRUCTURE THAT WOULD BE THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. WHAT DAVID'S SAYING IS, HE WANTS TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN EXTEND IT. SOUTH AND NORTH EXPANDED BIGGER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK THAT DOWNTOWN AREA RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY MINIMUM OR AS FAR AS SQUARE FOOT. WE TALKED ABOUT MILES. CHINA'S ATTRACT THOSE BUSINESSES DOWN JUST A BIT GOES RETRO PICKED WITH JUST WE CAN JUST ADD A CLOSET OR RIGHT CATEGORIES, YOU KNOW, JUST GO CLOSER IN GENERAL. FROM MORNING TO YOU WOULDN'T DO OVERLAP, SO ANYBODY THAT'S ON CLOSET THAT FIT THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. YOU COULDN'T DOUBLE UP. INTO. WHO THE COURTHOUSE OR WE COULD, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION REAL QUICK FOR RIDDLE, SO I MEAN BASICALLY ANYBODY CAN APPLY FOR RIGHT NOW. THEY JUST WON'T GET THESE POINTS EXTRA POINTS, RIGHT? THAT'S SO IT'S LEANING HEAVILY TOWARDS CERTAIN AREAS IN TERMS OF TRYING TO RANK THEM SO UM, THE LAST TIME WHEN, WHEN THE

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[9. APPOINTMENTS]

THERE IS WORD HANDS ALL THE POST SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES NEXT ITEM. WE HAVE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD. WE HAVE ONE MEMBER. MOTION TO APPROVE RICKY. PATRICIA, THERE'S TWO REVIEWS ON HIM. PATRICIA RIGGEN SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND ON THE POLE. SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES, UM WE HAVE NEXT THREE MEMBERS FOR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MOTION TO APPROVE PONCIANO LONGORIA. MICHAEL AARON CANTU AND ANDREW LI L YES. WHEREVER MOTION DESERVES SECOND HOLD ON. SECONDLY, WE'RE DISCUSSIONS. GO AHEAD. SO WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THREE MEMBERS ARE HERE. THEY'RE ALL UP FOR SO POINT FOR EVEN MORE BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S A CHAIR. THREE. SO HE SAID THERE FOR REAPPOINTMENT PROBLEMS THAT WE PUT ANDREW. WE'RE GONNA REMOVE MARK AND HE'S THE CHAIRMAN. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT ONE OF THE MEETINGS. THAT WOULD BE, UH I'M NOT ANYONE WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE RUNNING DOWN. THE ACTUAL. MORNING. THE OTHER. I MEAN, I WHO'S THE HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE ON THE DB A. THE MINE. NINE. IT'S NICE. YES, IT'S 9 TO 5. THERE'S FIVE PERMANENT AND THEN THERE'S FOUR ALTERNATES . GOT IT FOR ALL THESE, UH PERMANENT. THE THREE THAT ARE UP FOR YES, SIR. MEMBERS. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR. THIS IS THIS HAS COME UP BEFORE. WHEN YOU DO MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS TAKING YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DESIGNATE THEM AS EITHER A PERMANENT MEMBER OR AS AN ALTERNATE AND SLOTTING THEM AS AN ALTERNATE IN A SPECIFIC ORDER ONE THROUGH FOUR WASN'T THERE A SPOT OPEN FOR AN ALTERNATE, THEN WE STILL HAVE A ONE SPOT AVAILABLE FOR AN ALTERNATE. SCARE ALL MEMBERS.

ALTERNATE OR. I CAN'T SEE IT'S TOO SMALL AND. PEYTON. SO THE ALTERNATE. SORRY BUSY BLAZQUEZ, MARK GONZALES AND ALEXANDRA FOR THAT, I GUESS. LONGORIA, MARK MORAN AND MICHAEL COME TO OUR MEMBERS. ALTERNATE HMM. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE ALTERNATE SPOTS AVAILABLE? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE

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[10. CONSENT AGENDA]

[D. Consider Awarding RFP No. 2024-006, Doolittle Detention Pond to RBM Contractors, LLC for an Amount Not to Exceed $3,324,532.82 and Authorize the City Manager to Enter Into a Professional Services Contract and Execute Any Documents Related Thereto Pursuant to the City’s Ordinances and Procurement Policies. [Mardoqueo Hinojosa, P.E. CFM, City Engineer]]

I'M MAYOR HAPPENING HERE. YES BOTH ITEMS. THEY'RE PART OF THE 2018 BOND ELECTION. THE PROJECT IS, UH, THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OUT OF THAT. AND THIS IS HELPING THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF VETERANS AND THE FREDI GONZALEZ. SO IT'S UPGRADING THE FREDDIE PONDER IT'S PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE ADJACENT STREETS THAT NORTHWEST QUADRANT. AND WE'RE DOING IT IN MILESTONES . WE TRY AND MINIMIZE HOW MUCH WERE IMPACTING THE RESIDENTS? WE HAVE ONE MILESTONE. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WHICH IS THE INTERSECTION OF FREDDIE AND KLAUSNER. WE'RE TRYING TO TIME THAT WANT TO BE IN THE SUMMER. TO TRY AND DISRUPT THE SCHOOLS AS LEAST AS POSSIBLE. IT IS A 540 D PROJECT. I WAS LOOKING BACK, APOLOGIZE. LOOKING BACK ON THAT TIMELINE VIEW REAL QUICK.

SO ON. IT SAYS AFTER WE AWARD THIS AND ASSUMING EVERYTHING GETS BUILT AND AT COST AND EVERYTHING THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE A MILLION 22,005 78 AS A BALANCE ON THE BOND. IS THAT THE OVERALL BALANCE OR IS THAT THE BALANCE FOR JUST, UH, THIS JUST FURTHER? JUST A LITTLE PROJECT.

I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD BROKEN DOWN. WE HAVE 100 $20 MILLION THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY BROKEN DOWN PER PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN BUDGET ON ALL RIGHT, AND SO ON THAT BALANCE IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD USE FOR ANOTHER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT OR IS THIS STILL HAVE TO BE FOR THIS AREA? SO TECHNICALLY, I GUESS ONCE WE HAVE FINALIZED THE PROJECTS WHERE WE HAVE ASSIGNED THE FUNDS, WE CAN USE IT FOR OTHER DRAINAGE PROJECTS. AS LONG AS THEY'RE PART OF THE SAME ORIGINAL $20 MILLION. OKAY? ALRIGHT UM, OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM COUNCIL. IF NOT, I'LL CORPORAL. VOTE IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THE

[E. Consider Awarding RFP No. 2024-007, Schunior Detention Pond Phase 3 to MOR-WIL, LLC for an Amount Not to Exceed $496,242.85 and Authorize the City Manager to Enter Into a Professional Services Contract and Execute Any Documents Related Thereto Pursuant to the City’s Ordinances and Procurement Policies. [Mardoqueo Hinojosa, P.E. CFM, City Engineer]]

[11. OTHER BUSINESS]

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[A. Future Items Requested by City Council. [Myra L. Ayala, City Manager]]

[12. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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WITH WELL, IT'S ONGOING THINGS GOING ON. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO REMEMBER THIS EVENING. THOSE IN JAPAN AND OR THAT SHE WOULD JUST GUIDE THE DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE. WE CAN'T REMEMBER THOSE IN UKRAINE. THOSE THAT ARE IN ISRAEL, WHERE WE PRAY TO BRING PEACE AND JUSTICE. IN THOSE SITUATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL, AND YOUR GLORY. SMALL WORLD AND THESE THINGS ARE THOSE FAR AWAY. WE KNOW THAT THE EFFECT US TO SOME DEGREE THE FATHER HAD THIS EVENING THAT YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE HERE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR COUNSEL AND WISDOM. AND CITIZENS WHO OFFER OPINION AND COUNSEL FOR JUST ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO BE STEWARDS OR THE THINGS WHICH YOU'VE ENTRUSTED US WITH. TO YOUR HONOR AND GLORY IN JESUS' NAME. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. ONE NATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU . WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES, SIR. MAYOR AND THE MEETING WAS POSTING THE FOREIGN TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON DECEMBER 28 2023 AT 815. PM, SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE IS DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. YES, SIR. UNDER STATE LAW, COMPETENT INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE COUNCIL MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS

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I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS LAUNCHING A NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVE THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTING, UH, THAT WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING. STARTING THIS WEEK. WE'RE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO OFFICIALLY GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK. THERE IS NOW A CUSTOMER SERVICE SURVEY, WHICH WAS CREATED BY MR DANNY VERA, OUR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. TO RECEIVE RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE CUSTOMERS THAT WE SERVE. THIS SURVEY, FOR THE MOST PART IS ANONYMOUS. HOWEVER WE WILL ALSO BE LAUNCHING A NEW CITY NEWSLETTER AND WE WILL ASK IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A DIGITAL VERSION SO THEY WILL NEED TO PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS A LOT. YOU KNOW WHEN THEY COMPLETE THAT SURVEY THERE WILL BE A FLYER AND I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT HAVE A FLYER IN YOUR DESK AREA. UM THERE WILL BE A FIRE WITH A QR CODE THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL CUSTOMER SERVICE WINDOWS AT EVERY DEPARTMENT. ON THE KIOSK LOCATED HERE AT THE CITY HALL ENTRANCE, AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AT WWW DOT CITY OF EDINBURGH .COM. FORWARD SLASH SURVEY. R 311 CENTER, WHICH IS OVERSEEN BY MR PEREZ. WELL BB WILL BE EVALUATING THE SURVEY RESULTS AND PROVIDED REPORT TO CITY MANAGEMENT TO REVIEW AND ASSESS THE RESULTS TO EITHER CONTINUE AND ELABORATE ON WHAT IS WORKING FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND OR TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT NEW PROCESSES FOR WHAT MAY NEED IMPROVEMENT. SO UM, I JUST WANTED TO INFORM THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WILL HAVE THIS SURVEY AVAILABLE AND WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR FEEDBACK. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT UM IF THERE'S NO OTHER REPORTS, I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING. RECOGNIZING MS CASSANDRA PEDRAZA FOR WINNING A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP AT THE SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK SHOW WESTERN ART CONTESTS, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE HER HERE PRESIDENT WITH US WITH THEIR FAMILY, UM. LISA COME UP TO THE PODIUM. I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE. WE'RE GOING TO READ IN YOUR NAME. IT'S CASSANDRA. ELISE RIGHT. OKAY WESTERN ART SHOW AND CONTEST CLASS CHAMPION, WHEREAS CASSANDRA WAS BORN TO LAURA, IRIS PEDRAZA AND GABRIEL ON APRIL 27TH 2007. WHEREAS MR BARASA WAS ENCOURAGED BY HER MOTHER TO DRAW IN PAINT, SHE ENROLLED AT HER AND ART CAMPS, BUT SHE DEVELOPED GREATER SKILLS WHEN SHE TOOK ART IN SIXTH GRADE AT ELIA'S LONGORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR TEACHER AMENDED WHEN YOU MISS BELLA ROSSA EARNED THE TITLE, JUNIOR BASED CATEGORY TOO DEEP MEDALISTS. AND WHEREAS IN SEVENTH GRADE CELL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR MUNOZ SMITH'S PEDRAZA ONCE AGAIN EARNED THE TITLE JUNIOR BASE CATEGORY TWO D MEDALISTS, ADDING THIS CELEBRATING ARTIST BOOK PUBLICATION WINNER AND WHEREAS IN 2020 WHILE IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, SHE WON THE GREAT JUNIOR BASE CATEGORY TWO D MEDALISTS AND THE BASE CATEGORY TWO D MEDALIST AND PLATINUM SELECTION. AND WHEREAS FRESHMAN YEAR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MS GABRIELA GONZALEZ, MS PEDRAZA WAS AWARDED NINTH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL BASIL LORD STATE QUALIFIER AND STATE TO D MEDALISTS AND ROOT GRAND VALLEY BERNIE FESTIVAL ART CONTEST FINALLY. AND WHEREAS IN HER SOPHOMORE YEAR MISS MADRASSA UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR TEACHER MANUAL SIDES, SHE WAS ONCE AGAIN NAMED BASED TWO D REGIONAL MEDALIST. WHEREAS IN 2023 TAKING PART THREE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GABRIELA GONZALEZ, CASSANDRA ENTERED INTO THE ASCENT AFFORD EXHIBITION. THE OTHER WAS MARCOS. AND WHEREAS MS CASSANDRA. BUT I SAY EDINBURGH NORTH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENTERED THE SAN ANTONIO WESTERN ART SHOW AND CONTEST AND WON THE CLASS CHAMPION FOR HER PASTEL DRAWING, EARNING A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME EDINBURGH NORTH HIGH SCHOOL COMPETED IN THIS VERY PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS. AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL IS BROUGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CASSANDRA PEDROSA AND WISH YOU SUCCESS IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS NOW, THEREFORE, I RAMIRO THAT'S THE JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, TEXAS, BY THE HARVEST , AND WE BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE CASSANDRA, LEAST PEDRAZA, TALENTED STUDENT ARTISTS FOR HER ACHIEVEMENTS AND PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SO YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE PODIUM WITHOUT TELLING US YOUR COMMENTS . SO I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT IN THE BEGINNING, AND YOU COULD RECOGNIZE YOUR FAMILY AND WHOEVER IS HERE, I PROBABLY THAT'S ON ME. OKAY? I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT IN THE BEGINNING, SO, BUT TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. CONGRATULATIONS YOU KNOW, THIS IS AMAZING. AND YOU

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SO SCHOOL AND CAN. AND THIS MY INSPIRATION WAS FOR IT WAS A LITTLE GIRL. I WOULD GO TO THE RANCH. MY GRANDPA HE'S HERE TODAY. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUT THERE. THE HORSES LIKE THE HORSE A LOT SO I JUST MADE LIKE ATTRIBUTION TO THE HORSES AT THE RANCH AND LIKE PICTURES OF DIFFERENT EYES OF THE HORSES. AND I JUST INCLUDED THAT ALL IN ONE AND THAT WAS HOW IT CAME TO BE. AWESOME GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS AND. HERE WITH THEIR PARENTS. WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU HERE WITH AND YOU KIND OF DID A SHOUT OUT TO YOUR GRANDPA AND OTHERS, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S RECOGNIZE THAT'S HERE WITH YOUR SUPPORT. MY MOM, LAURA, NASA, MY SISTER, LEILA DOS, MY DAD ESCAPING US. GONZALEZ. WELL CONGRATULATIONS AND PARENTS CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL AND EDINBURGH NORTH THE FIRST TIME AND THIS IS AMAZING. AND I KNOW YOUR FUTURE'S BRIGHT WITH JUST THIS RECOGNITION. YOU'RE GONNA GO ON AND DO SOME AMAZING THINGS ABOUT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO DO, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST IN YOUR BRIGHT PREACHER AHEAD. YOU WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PUTTING EDINBURGH ON THE MAP OF THE POSITIVE LIGHT. THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE HER SUPPORT SYSTEM. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. BITE YOUR GRANDPARENTS WITH US. COME ON DOWN. THEY'RE A BIG PART.

RIGHT? THIS IS FOR YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. DESSERT.

CONGRATULATIONS, PICTURE.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES SIR. MAYOR EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS FOR 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 COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTED TO COUNSELING NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, AARON COUNSEL. I HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM HIS FRIEND CLARITY, AND SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM THAT IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. 12 8. COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL HAS PURCHASED THE HDB SOCCER FACILITY. I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS A FINANCIAL EXPLANATION FOR THIS ACTION. HOW IS THE PURCHASE OF A FAILING SOCCER FIELD GOING TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS? ABEDIN BURDEN? I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT ARE FACING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM PROBLEMS PAYING THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. THEY'RE BUYING FOOD AND PAYING THEIR UTILITIES. WE ARE NO LONGER LISTENING TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY , BUT RATHER LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHICH IS INCREASING OUR DEBT. EARLIER THIS YEAR, 83% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED TO USE STATE FUNDS TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES, ALL THE BENEFITS OF THIS ACTION ARE GONE BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS VOTED TO KEEP THE SAME PEOPLE ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD. HOMESTEAD OWNERS WERE SUPPOSED TO GET ADDITIONAL $60,000 REDUCTION IN THE PROPERTY VALUES. BUT INSTEAD THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT SIMPLY INCREASE THE VALUES AND WE WILL RECEIVE NO BENEFIT FROM OUR EFFORT TO LOWER TAXES. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS ARE TRYING TO HELP BUT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS BY INCREASING OUR VALUES HAVE

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IT'S ALSO DESIGNATED DOWNTOWN. CORRECT SORRY. JUST BC DOES GIVE US THE LATITUDE TO EXPAND THAT SHOULD WE WANT TO BUT THIS IS RIGHT NOW LIKE AN EXHIBIT TO THE CORRECT TIME. YES, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS WHAT'S ALLOWED. IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AS PER THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. THIS DISTRICT IS ONLY FOR EDINBURGH'S HISTORICAL DOWNSTAIRS. DOWNTOWN SQUARE AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS INTENDED TO PERMIT A RANGE OF COMMERCIAL AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USERS THAT CREATE A PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DOWNTOWN THAT WILL SERVE AS A CIVIC AND CULTURAL HEART. OF THE CITY. FOR GENERATIONS. VERTICAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS WITH RETAIL RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENT USES ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND OFFICES OR RESIDENTIAL USERS ON THE UPPER FLOORS, IS ENCOURAGED. THIS DISTRICT IS NOT APPROPRIATE OR WARRANTED IN ANY OTHER LOCATION OTHER THAN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SQUARE AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTS AND SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED IN OTHER AREAS, EXCEPT FOR EXPANSIONS AS I MENTIONED UM, THOSE EXTENSIONS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE BUT THE CITY COUNCIL SO THIS PICTURE SHOWS CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR NIXON TO HEAR WHO'S A HASN'T DEVELOPED THE SOCIETY TO AFFORD BUILDING THERE. UM IN THE CENTER OF PICTURE OF OTHER PICTURES THAT I TOOK ARE THOSE OF THE OFFICES OF TERRY CANALES. AND THEN SOME HERE ON ON CANO STREET, BUT MOST OF THE PICTURES OF DEPICT MODERN BUILDINGS. WE DON'T HAVE A HISTORICAL DISTRICT PER SE.

OTHER CITIES DO HAVE A HISTORICAL DISTRICT. UM WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS IN

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I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM THE MAYOR AND OTHERS AND AT THIS GEORGIA IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR DOWNTOWN CAN LOOK LIKE WITH FOOTBALL COMING INTO TOWN AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PRIORITIES. WE FOCUSED ON A LOT OF THINGS. UH, I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE TWO YEARS AND UNTIL EVERYONE WHICH HAS BEEN TRYING TO STEER THE SHIP THE RIGHT WAY AND FIX SOME THINGS, AND NOW IT'S TIME TO KIND OF MOVE FORWARD TO BE A LOT OF GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GLAD THAT THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP AND MADE IT PART OF OUR PRIORITIES BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN AND WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING, IT'S TIME TO DEVELOP IT AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS SOME SORT OF A ABOARD OR WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? WELL I WANTED TO HEAR FROM CITY MAGIC IS, YOU KNOW WE ASKED THIS TO BE ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET MOVING ON. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE YOU'RE MENTIONING AND DOWNTOWN IS THE PARTY BUT, UM UNLESS WE HAVE A FOCUSED APPROACH RIGHT IN OUR DOWNTOWN MEANING. HAVE ITS OWN THAT DESIGNATED COMMITTEE COMMITTEE OR, YOU KNOW, FOCUSED AREA. IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH. THE CITY HAS.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT THAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY. UM AND THERE HAS BEEN PLANS DONE IN THE PAST. UM AND BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE THAT, YOU KNOW WHO'S GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT, AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT STAKEHOLDERS RIGHT NOW HERE THAT ARE WORKING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, AND I THINK WE NEED TO SEE HOW WE CAN WORK CLOSER TOGETHER, BUT I LIKE TO SEE IF THE ADMINISTRATION CAN HELP US COME UP WITH HOW WE CAN, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS OF THE CITIES. THERE'S NO SENSE OF REMAINING THE WHEEL. THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL DOWNTOWN SOUTH THERE, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS ITS OWN. UM YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DEDICATED STAFF AND COMMITTEE. AND YES, SIR. UH SO YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THIS ON HERE, START THE DIALOGUE AND GET SOME IDEAS GOING. THERE IS A LOT THAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPY TO HAVE GOT SOME CALLS IN THIS CORRIDOR HERE OF SOME POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT YOU KNOW, WE OUGHT TO UPDATE THIS PLAN AND WORK TOGETHER WITH I KNOW YOU MENTIONED. I'M WELL, LET'S REVISIT THIS, BUT I WOULDN'T I DON'T WANT TO DO IT WITHOUT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE STAKEHOLDER SECTOR WE NEED TO INCLUDE THEM. IN THIS DISCUSSION AS WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, TOO. UM BECAUSE WE'RE STAKEHOLDERS TO CITY HALLS RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE. YOU KNOW, MCINTYRE AND SO IS THE UNIVERSITY AND, BUT SO IS A LOT OF OTHER, INCLUDING THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM AND SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FIRST OF ALL THE COUNCIL IF EVERYBODY'S IN THE SAME PAGE. YOU KNOW WHAT WE REALLY DO NEED TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS. WE DO NEED TO UM, CREATE A BOARD. LIKE A DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, UM AND HAVE SOME MEMBERS STAKEHOLDERS. SERVE ON IT, UM, THAT CAN HELP GUIDE US. UH, TOGETHER WITH WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT MAYOR, UM AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE CAN WE PRESENTED THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU SO THAT YOU CAN THAT OPEN WE CAN HAVE THAT OPEN DIALOGUE AND TO GET THE FEEDBACK, UM FROM THE COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO ON OUR END TO MOVE FORWARD, CERTAINLY HAVE DESIGNATED STAFF CREATED COMMITTEE. UH YOU KNOW, THROUGH FORM OF A RESOLUTION ORDINANCE. UM AND THAT WAY WE CAN START SETTING THE GOALS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION THE BUDGETARY PROCESS AS WELL. WHAT? WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND START INVITING ALL THE STATE COURT STAKEHOLDERS TO START HAVING THAT OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THEM AS WELL TO

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THAT'S PART OF THE U. D. C BECAUSE.

[The City Council will convene in Executive Session, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D, Exceptions to Requirement that Meetings be Open. The City Council May Elect To Go Into Executive Session On Any Item Whether Or Not Such Item Is Posted As An Executive Session Item At Any Time During The Meeting When Authorized By The Provisions Of The Open Meetings Act.]

[B. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Project Aluminimum Foil. (§551.071 Consultation with Attorney; §551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting.; §551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting.)]

[A. Consider Appointment to the Following City Advisory Board, Council, Commission and Committee: Planning and Zoning Commission, One Member; Public Library Board; One Member; Zoning Board of Adjustments, Three Members. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

FREQUENTLY ASKED OR OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU. WE HAVE A SECOND FAVORITE PLEASURES , RIGHT HAND POST. SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES ANY OTHER ITEMS. IF NOT, I'LL CALL FOR MOST OF

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