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COMING UP NEXT ON ECN, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.
ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR.
MAYOR PRO TEM DANIEL DAN DIAZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JASON DELEON.
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID SALAZAR, JR.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE SITTING IN HIS ADVISOR, CITY MANAGER MYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY OMAR OCHOA, AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL, THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.
GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THIS EVENING'S, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
TODAY IT IS, JANUARY 16TH AND IT IS 6:00.
[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]
I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.AT THIS TIME, I DO SEE VISIBLY THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEING PRESENT.
[A. Prayer.]
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AS WE DO EVERY MEETING WITH THE PRAYER.AND I HAVE HERE, PASTOR DOCTOR DAVID ALEXANDER FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO LEAD US IN PRAYER.
THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, HONORABLE COUNCIL OFFICIALS, FELLOW CITIZENS.
LET US PRAY. FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EVENING, LORD, THAT WE ARE REMINDED OF YOUR PROVISION OF A WARM PLACE TO DO BUSINESS IN. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SHELTER.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR A PLACE WHERE WE CAN COME AND REASON TOGETHER.
SO, LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM THAT AS WE REASON TOGETHER THAT WE MIGHT SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE IN BEING THE STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE ENTRUSTED TO US. SO GUIDE OUR COUNSEL.
GUIDE THE CITIZENS THIS EVENING AS THEY DO THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY YOU HAVE GIVEN US.
[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]
AMEN. WE'RE GOING TO RECITE THE PLEDGE.ONE NATION. UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.
[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]
DOCTOR DAVID ALEXANDER FOR THAT PRAYER.WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.
[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]
GREAT. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE IS DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A COUNCIL MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM, IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE?
[4. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS]
NO NO NO SIR. THANK YOU.WE HAVE, SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING.
OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL READ OFF THE PROCLAMATIONS.
WE HAVE, THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024 AS CRIME STOPPERS MONTH.
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AND I DO SEE A LOT OF THEM HERE IN RED.SO IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, I KNOW Y'ALL AREN'T SHY.
STEP UP TO THE PODIUM BY MISS CLARISSA.
READS OFF THE YES, SIR FORMATION.
WHEREAS SINCE 1976, CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAMS HAVE EMPOWERED CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIME IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND RECLAIM THEIR SENSE OF SAFETY, CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, CITIZENS, AND THE MEDIA TO SOLVE CRIMES AND BRING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS ARE VITAL IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY MAKE AN EFFORT TO VOLUNTEER AND SUPPORT CITY EVENTS LIKE THE 41ST ALL-AMERICA CITY MILE, MIRACLE MILE, THE EDINBURG MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TRUNK OR TREAT AND THE EDINBURG CARES CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES IN THE AREA.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AS ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS, THE CRIME STOPPERS HOSTED A BURGER WITH A COP AND ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO THE TIP'S ACCOUNT.
THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE EDINBURG POLICE FIRE, A BLOCK PARTIES AND THEY WERE PART OF THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THE CRIME STOPPERS VOLUNTEER AT ALL MOVIES WITH A COP, HANDING OUT CRIME STOPPERS INFORMATION, COLORING BOOKS AND CRAYONS TO THE CHILDREN.
THE CRIME STOPPERS ASSISTED THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE SAFETY PROGRAM, AND THEY DONATED 5000 WORTH OF TOYS TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, BLUE SANTA DRIVE.
THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS PARTICIPATED AT THE EDINBURG KIWANIS PANCAKES AND HEROES EVENT, AND THEY ASSISTED PUTTING OVER 600 FLAGS ON THE TOMBS OF SOLDIERS AT THE EDINBURG KIWANIS MEMORIAL DAY EVENT.
AND WHEREAS, THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS GAVE OUT INFORMATION AND HUNDREDS OF CANDIES AT THE LONGORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL TRUNK OR TREAT HANDED OUT MEDALS AT THE WOMEN TOGETHER, WALK IN SHOES FIVE-K.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS SERVED THE COMMUNITY ENHANCING THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THE OF LIFE, THEY HOSTED THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS LOTERIA FUNDRAISER WITH OVER 200 ATTENDEES.
THEY ALSO ATTENDED THEIR 34TH ANNUAL TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS CONFERENCE IN MCALLEN.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF EDINBURG IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SERVICE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JANUARY 2024 AS CRIME STOPPERS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CRIME STOPPERS AND CONSIDER WHERE YOU MIGHT FIT AS A MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR AMAZING TEAM.
AS YOU ALL CAN TELL, WE'VE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED, TO KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED AND SAFE.
AND SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE HAD THIS PAST YEAR.
YOU YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE? I THINK A LOT OF US KNOW WHO THEY ARE, BUT WE ARE ON THE RECORD SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, REFLECT WHO I THINK A LOT OF EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO WE ARE.
WE'RE LIKE I SAY, WE'RE ALWAYS AT ALL THE EVENTS AND PRETTY MUCH.
BUT MY NAME IS SONIA ENRIQUEZ.
I AM PRESIDENT OF EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS.
MR. JOHNNY HERNANDEZ, HE'S OUR MEDIA, INFORMANT.
AND THEN WE HAVE MEMBERS, MELISSA, MISS OLGA REGALADO.
WE ALSO HAVE MISTER RZA AND OUR COP OFFICER OFFICER LADA, WHICH EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM AS WELL.
WE HAVE MISS EVA GUERRERO, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, ESTELLA RODRIGUEZ.
MISS IMELDA RODRIGUEZ, SHE IS OUR TREASURER.
WE ALSO HAVE, MISS SONIA SALINAS, OUR ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, JOE BORREGO, OUR SERGEANT OF ARMS, MR. ROMERO SANCHEZ. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MISS LETTY FLORES.
WOW. I DON'T THINK I MISSED ANYBODY.
WELL, LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A HAND, PLEASE, BECAUSE THEY DO SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU ALL ALWAYS VOLUNTEER AND PARTICIPATE.
I THINK YOU ALL EVEN HELP US WITH THE PARADE.
YES. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DO.
AND AND IT GOES A LONG WAY WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH THE AWARENESS THAT YOU'LL DO SO.
THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF AYALA.
CHIEF FOR THE GREAT SUPPORT HE GIVES US AS WELL.
THANK YOU CHIEF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
AND OFFICER THANK YOU. YES THANK YOU.
YES I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU EVERYONE.
THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO TO MAKE THE PROGRAM BETTER.
I ALWAYS SAY LET'S MAKE EVERYTHING A LITTLE BIT BETTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
SO ANYTHING WE COULD DO, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing January 2024 as Crime Stoppers Month. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]
[B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Ricardo Peralez for his Impact in the Tejano Music Community and his Service to the City of Edinburg Community. [Clarice Y.]
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NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING RICARDO PERALES FOR HIS IMPACT IN THE TEJANO MUSIC COMMUNITY AND HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY OF EDINBURG COMMUNITY.RICARDO WAS RAISED IN EDINBURG BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, AND WHEREAS RICARDO'S INTEREST FOR MUSIC CAME AT AN EARLY AGE, HE WAS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, LIVING IN LOCKNEY, TEXAS, WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS DESTINED TO BE AN ENTERTAINER.
RICARDO ANXIOUSLY WAITED FOR THE WEEKLY DANCE.
AND WHEREAS RICARDO'S LOVE FOR MUSIC CONTINUED TO GROW, IN 1960, RICARDO RETURNED TO EDINBURG.
HE LIVED IN LOS ALVAREZ COURT, SURROUNDED BY OTHERS WHO SHARED HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC AND WOULD BECOME MUSICIANS LIKE RICARDO'S COUSIN GILBERTO GIL GARCIA OF LOS DOS GILBERTO'S, OSCAR DIAZ JUNIOR OF LOS HERMANOS LEYTON, CARLOS GARCIA OF HENRY AND THE GLAZERS, SANTOS ARABIA OF SAN DIEGO AND THE SILHOUETTES AND MANY OTHERS.
ONE OF HIS FAVORITE DRUMMERS WAS EUGENIO GUZMAN, BROTHER OF RICARDO GUZMAN E LOS TRES ASES.
HIS SHOWMANSHIP WAS ENOUGH FOR RICARDO TO PURSUE HIS DREAM OF LEARNING TO PLAY THE DRUMS. IN 1968, RICARDO HEARD CELESTINO QUINTANILLA PLAYING THE ACCORDION AND BEATING ON A BASS DRUM, KEEPING TIME.
CELESTINO ASKED RICARDO QUIERAS TOCAR LOS TAMBORES.
AND SALLY PERFORMED EVERY WEEKEND, AND WHEREAS MR. PERALES WAS KNOWN IN THE TEJANO MUSIC COMMUNITY AS A LEAD VOCALIST AND DRUMMER FOR NUMEROUS TEJANO BANDS AND HIS OWN BANDS.
IN THE 1970S, RICARDO HAD A BAND CALLED SOUTHERN COUNTRY IN THE 1980S.
HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY CHAPTER.
TEJANO LEGEND. PIONEERS ORGANIZATION.
MR. PERALES SHARED HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC AS A PARISHIONER AND CHOIR MEMBER OF SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EDINBURG, AND HAD HIS OWN DJ BUSINESS CALLED COOL JAMZ, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AND JOY TO THE COMMUNITY WITH HIS LIVELY MUSIC MUSICAL SELECTIONS.
AND WHEREAS MR. PERALES WAS A PROUD GRADUATE OF EDINBURG HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1973, WHERE HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, ROSIE PERALES, WHOM HE SHARED A BEAUTIFUL LIFE AND MARRIAGE OF 47 YEARS.
THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, ROSE MICHELLE PERALES AND PRISCILLA RENEA PERALES.
MR. PERALES LOVED BEING A GRANDFATHER.
HIS FAVORITE PASTIME WAS COOKING BARBECUE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND WATCHING THE DALLAS COWBOYS.
AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH MUSIC WAS ONE OF MR. PERALES PASSION, HE WAS STRONGLY ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
RETIRING FROM THE EDINBURG CISD AFTER 27 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A DRIVER'S EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR AND THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, MR. PERALES WAS AN AVID BOARD MEMBER OF 30 YEARS, SERVING ON THE EDINBURG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FROM JULY 20TH, 1993 TO OCTOBER 13TH, 2005, AND ON THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE FROM NOVEMBER 15TH, 2005 TO JUNE 22ND, 2023.
RICARDO PERALES WILL BE GREATLY MISSED, BUT WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITY, SENSE OF HUMOR, CHARISMA, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HIS KINDNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO SELFLESSLY SERVE OTHERS.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. PERALES FOR HIS IMPACT ON THE TEJANO MUSIC COMMUNITY AND HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE RICARDO PERALES FOR HIS REMARKABLE LIFE AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR GARZA, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR ROSE MICHELLE ZUNIGA, DAUGHTER OF RICARDO RICHARD PERALES.
I ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF MY DAD AND OUR FAMILY.
ALTHOUGH DAD WAS A SHOWMAN WITH A LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITY, HE WAS ALSO A HUMBLE AND SOMEWHAT RESERVED PERSON THAT NEVER ASKED FOR RECOGNITION OR ANYTHING IN RETURN.
IF HE WERE HERE WITH US ACCEPTING THIS RECOGNITION, HE WOULD PROBABLY BE, OH, COOL MEAT.
THANK YOU. BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE, HE WOULD BE GLEAMING WITH PRIDE.
AND, AND HAVE A LOT OF, PRIDE AND JOY TO BE HERE.
DAD HAD A LOVE OF, A LOVE AND JOY FOR HIS FAMILY, MUSIC AND COMMUNITY.
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AND ALTHOUGH HE IS NO LONGER WITH US, HE HAS MADE A LASTING IMPRINT ON ALL THOSE THAT HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING AND KNOWING HIM.I WISH I KNEW ALL THE STORIES ABOUT MY DAD.
BUT NONETHELESS, I KNOW HIS STORY AS A FATHER AND PROVIDER.
A HUSBAND TO MY MOM FOR 47 YEARS.
AS A GRANDFATHER TO HIS GRANDCHILDREN, AS A MUSICIAN, AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE GREAT CITY OF EDINBURG, AS A PARISHIONER AND CHOIR MEMBER OF SACRED HEART CHURCH.
AND LASTLY AS A GENUINE, CARING AND SELFLESS PERSON.
GARZA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MISS MARISA GARZA, THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS ADMINISTRATION, WHOM HE WORKED CLOSELY WITH BECAUSE OF THE BOARDS THAT HE WAS IN FOR RECOGNIZING MY DAD POSTHUMOUSLY, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION AND IMPACT TO THE TEJANO MUSIC COMMUNITY AND HIS SERVICES.
THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO ALSO GO.
I'M ROSIE PERALEZ, MR. PERALEZ, RICHARD'S WIFE.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR ALL THIS.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SOME OF HIS MUSICIAN MEMBERS HERE WITH US.
AND THEY'RE HERE JOINING US TODAY WITH THIS.
WE HAVE SOME FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND HIS BROTHER HERE AND HIS COUSINS HERE, AND VERY CLOSE FRIENDS OF HIS THAT ARE LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS TO US.
SO WE THANK THEM ALL FOR BEING HERE WITH US TO ALSO TODAY.
IT'S. LET ME JUST SAY, IT'S AN HONOR FOR US TO RECOGNIZE MR. PERALES THIS EVENING.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE IMPACT HE'S HAD ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
AND, OF COURSE, THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE HERE IN THE CITY.
BUT FROM MY STANDPOINT, HE SERVED OUR CITY FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
SO HE WAS A PART OF THAT, EACH AND EVERY YEAR SINCE 1993.
AND UP UNTIL, YOU KNOW, LATE LAST YEAR.
AND SO WE JUST ON BEHALF OF OURSELVES, WE WANT TO THANK HIM AND YOU ALL, FOR ALLOWING HIM TO TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR ALL THAT HE'S DONE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO ALLOW HIS BAND MEMBERS THAT THEY COULD STAND TO ALSO BE RECOGNIZED, I KNOW.
COULD THEY PLEASE STAND EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE SO THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED? I THINK, THEY SHOULD ALSO COME UP HERE.
IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE.
WHAT AN HONOR. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE FAMILY.
I HAVE TO SAY, I HEARD I HEARD THE GROUP NAMED THE CRUISERS.
MY UNCLE BOBBY LEDESMA WAS PART OF THE CRUISERS.
SO I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU GUYS, HOW YOU GUYS JAM OUT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
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WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM C, PRESENT, OUR RECIPIENT OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023.[C. Present the Recipient for the Employee of the Month Award for the Month of November 2023. [Belinda Torres, Director of Human Resources/Civil Service]]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.BELINDA TORRES, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR WORKFORCE IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST ASSETS.
AND SO WE'D LIKE TO SHOW APPRECIATION AND RECRUIT AND RETAIN, BUY SOME OF THESE.
THIS MONTH, NOVEMBER 20TH NOVEMBER OF 2023.
THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IS JARRETT HERNANDEZ.
SHE'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WITH THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT.
SHE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE MAY OF 2022.
I'LL HAVE MISTER DIRECTOR EDDIE VELARDE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS ARRIETA.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, YOUR HONOR.
COUNCIL, THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION FOR THE CITY.
AS, AS BELINDA SAID THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2022, READER WAS RECOGNIZED BY A NATIONWIDE, PUBLICATION, AIRPORT BUSINESS, AS, TOP, ONE OF THE TOP 40 UNDER 40 ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A YEAR AGO, ALMOST TO THE DAY, SHE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL HERE.
SO THEN YOU ALL COULD RECOGNIZE HER FOR FOR THAT ACHIEVEMENT, AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THERE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU FLY A GULFSTREAM OR CESSNA 150 THERE.
SHE IS EXEMPLARY OF THE BEST THAT, OF THE FOLK WHO WORK, FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG THERE.
I ADMIRE HER, AND I AM PROUD OF HER.
I APPRECIATE THE NOMINATION, THE SELECTION.
I'D SAY I'M NOT THERE IN MY TWO YEAR MARK.
I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE CITY, NETWORKING, WORKING WITH EVERYBODY IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO ACCOMPLISH MORE AND BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.
AND THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS RECOGNITION.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
FOR OUR CITY AND AND AT THE AIRPORT.
GET ANOTHER PICTURE WITH YOU. YES.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. THANK YOU.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE.PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE.
THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
AARON COUNCIL THERE ARE SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS JAVIER GARZA REGARDING THE CITY OF EDINBURG 10-K AND HEALTH EXPO.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
DAVID GARCIA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR 42ND ANNUAL 10-K COMING OUT.
IT'S GOING TO BE HELD FEBRUARY THE 3RD.
WE HAVE, THREE RACES, TWO RACES ON FEBRUARY THE 3RD, WHICH IS THE 10-K AND, AND THE FUN RUN.
AND ALSO ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 2ND AT 615 IN THE EVENING WILL BE THE MIRACLE MILE.
IT'S THE BIGGEST RACE IN THE IN THE VALLEY, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
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AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE ABOUT 2200 PEOPLE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR ALL THREE RACES, SO WE'RE ON OUR WAY THERE.THE MAYOR HAD CHALLENGED, OUR COMMUNITY TO BEAT OUR RECORD OF 10,466.
YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK.
WE'RE PARTNERING UP WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COME OUT THERE AND AND JOIN US.
ALSO, OUR HEALTH EXPO WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 2ND AT AT TEN INCHES THE MORNING TO SIX IN THE EVENING THERE AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION, GYMS. WE HAVE OUR VENDORS ARE FULL ALREADY.
WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING ANY MORE VENDORS.
WE HAVE WE PARTNERED UP WITH DR., SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM AND ALSO UTRGV.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS LAURA SERDA REGARDING IT'S TIME TEXAS.
THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION, PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MOTIVATE OTHERS, VISIT LOCAL PARKS, AND DOCUMENT THEIR HEALTHY EATING THROUGH A MOBILE APPLICATION.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW MY HUSBAND AND THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE IS US.
A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE CHALLENGE STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN OUR HEALTH WAS NOT A PRIORITY.
WHEN THE CHALLENGE BEGAN, AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY DIRECTORS, I FULLY COMMITTED TO THE CHALLENGE.
AFTER LEARNING HOW TO EAT HEALTHIER AND TRAINING OURSELVES THAT FOOD SHOULDN'T BE OUR COMFORT ZONE, WE STARTED SEEING THE RESULTS SOON AFTER THE CHALLENGE ENDED, AND AT A COMBINED WEIGHT LOSS OF 150 POUNDS, I WAS SENT HOME FROM WORK SICK AND WENT TO SEE MY FAMILY DOCTOR.
IT WAS A FEW DAYS LATER, BACK AT WORK AND ABOUT TO WALK INTO A MEETING THAT I RECEIVED THE CALL.
THE DOCTORS FOUND A TUMOR ON MY RIGHT KIDNEY.
FROM THERE, EVERYTHING WENT IN.
AND THIS IS WHEN I WAS LEARNED I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMA.
TEXAS WAS THE FIRST STEP I TOOK TOWARDS A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO HIGHLY ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF BY MAKING YOUR HEALTH A PRIORITY AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS CHALLENGE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RONNIE LAIRD REGARDING UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE BEERFEST.
I GUESS I'LL WAIT TILL EVERYBODY COMES UP HERE.
RONNIE LOTT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EDINBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CVB.
TONIGHT I'M HERE WITH A LOT OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS.
BUT WE'RE HERE TO, TO, TO HELP AND RECEIVE A CHECK, YOU KNOW, FROM UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE BEERFEST.
SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2016.
THANKS TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE.
THEY FIRST CAME TO TO THE CHAMBER AND WANTED TO BRING A SIMILAR EVENT FROM ANOTHER CITY, BUT DEAL WITH CRAFT BEER, BUT ALSO HELP THE COMMUNITY. SO IT FIRST STARTED WITH HISTORICAL, LANDMARKS, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT AND THEN ALSO THE FUTURE ACE BUILDING. BUT BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL UP OUR GREAT FRIENDS, SONY AND ABBA ALBERT REGO, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE BEERFEST.
MAYOR COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS EVENT.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CITY OF EDINBURG.
WE'RE ABLE TO COME AND DO THIS EVENT.
THIS IS A WAY THAT WE CAN GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO FAR, IT'S BEEN SIX, SEVEN YEARS, SIX YEARS SINCE 2016.
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AND WE, WE ARE DONATING THIS MONEY TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG TO, EDINBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EDUCATION INITIATIVE.AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS, NOT ONLY FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, FROM THE EDC, FROM THE CITY ITSELF, AND FROM OUR SPONSORS, WHO, I MUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT OUR SPONSORS LIKE LNF, AND DISTRIBUTORS AND THOSE RESTAURANTS THAT PARTICIPATE JUST LIKE US, DO NOT CHARGE A RED CENT FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS DONATED, WHETHER IT'S THEIR TIME OR THE PRODUCT OR THE THINGS THAT ARE USED AT THE BEER FEST.
ALL OTHER EXPENSES, OBVIOUSLY THERE THERE ARE SOME AND AND EXPENSES GO UP.
BUT WE'VE MANAGED TO MAINTAIN THE, THE, THE LEVELS OF DONATIONS, TO A DEGREE THAT WE HOPE TO NEAR 100,000, PRETTY SOON AND HOPEFULLY BY THE THE NEXT BEER FEST WE GET THERE.
THIS LAST BEER FEST WAS PROBABLY THE THE MOST ATTENDED SO FAR.
ON BEHALF OF THE EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION, WE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE CREATED THROUGH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION AND THE CITY.
AND OF COURSE, THE BEAUTIFUL ACE BUILDING.
THAT WILL BE SOON HAVING A RIBBON CUTTING FOR.
RIGHT THERE. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S GET THE CHECK. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY.
WELL. COUNCIL MEMBERS GUESS WHAT MY TOPIC IS TONIGHT? IT IS THE TOTAL TRANSPARENT PROCESS OF PURCHASING A SOCCER FACILITY.
I WOULD, SUGGEST THAT YOU SPEND A LITTLE TIME AT THE TAX OFFICE WHERE PEOPLE ARE LINED UP TO PAY THEIR TAXES, OR AT LEAST MAKE SOME PAYMENTS. THEY WILL BE GLAD TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE MORE SPENDING AND INCREASING TAXES.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, 83% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED TO USE STATE MONEY TO LOWER THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX.
WELL, THEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, INCREASED THE HOMESTEAD VALUES AND TURNED THAT $60,000 REDUCTION INTO AT LEAST $1,000 INCREASE, OR ON SOME, IF NOT MORE.
SO, IF YOU WONDER WHY I AM FRUSTRATED, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE.
COULD IT BE, THAT YOU'RE WORKING IN YOUR OWN BEST INTEREST IN REFERENCE TO THE SOCCER FIELD? THIS COUNCIL HAS TAKEN A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT WAS PAYING TAXES AND TURNED IT INTO A CITY OWNED PROJECT THAT IS LOSING MONEY.
DOES IT HAPPEN IN A BACKROOM DEAL? THIS IS NOT TRANSPARENCY.
SO LET ME ASK SOME QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF THE SOCCER FACILITY.
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BENEFIT FINANCIALLY? HOW MANY FULL TIME JOBS WILL BE CREATED? WILL ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BENEFIT IN ANY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? DOES THE PROJECT INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DEVELOPER TO ADMINISTER THE FACILITY? WHEN AND WHERE WAS THE DEAL NEGOTIATED BEFORE IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY? IS THE CITY COMMITTED TO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS? THESE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS BECAUSE IN THE CASE OF THE SPORTS ARENA, THE CITY IS PAYING $1.3 MILLION ON THE BONDS AND IN A GOOD YEAR THERE IS AN INCOME OF ABOUT $300,000.THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MANAGEMENT OR OPERATION FEES.
NONE OF US THAT OWN A BUSINESS COULD OPERATE LIKE THIS.
SO WHY IS THE CITY DOING THIS? WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF DEALS WERE MADE TONIGHT.
SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU HAVE TO RAISE IT ON EVERYONE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING MLK DAY OF SERVICE.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, WE HAVE POSTPONED IT TO FRIDAY.
WE ARE INVITING EVERYBODY TO COME OUT THIS FRIDAY.
AT THE RESTAURANT AND CEMETERY.
A RESTAURANT IS INSIDE HILLCREST, HILLCREST CEMETERY.
AND, WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
WE ARE NEEDING SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS.
SO WE ASK EVERYBODY TO COME OUT.
AND IN THE SPIRIT OF MLK, DONATE YOUR TIME.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN TONIGHT FROM 8 P.M.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING RGV CHALLENGE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
A.J. LAMONT, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE AGAIN OF THE CHALLENGE.
RGV THE WEIGH-IN IS TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEK.
IT IS JANUARY 27TH, AT 9 A.M..
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ROUGHLY AROUND 220 PARTICIPANTS.
AND FOR OUR FIRST YEAR, WE'RE KIND OF PRETTY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE THIS MANY.
SO WE JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO, TO CONTINUE TO REGISTER.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ALL THE WAY TO THE WAY.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T PRE-REGISTER, YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP THERE OF THE WAY IN.
IT RUNS ALL THE WAY TO APRIL 27TH.
AND, THERE'S DIFFERENT INCENTIVES.
AND, SOME DISCOUNTS ON DIFFERENT, SHAPED SHOPS IN THE AREA.
SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME OR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE.
AND AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO REGISTER.
AND AGAIN, IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[6. PRESENTATION AND REPORT]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS.[A. Presentation on Status of Capital Improvement Projects. [Mardoqueo Hinojosa, P.E., CFM, City Engineer]]
WE HAVE ONE ITEM.ITEM A IS STATUS OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
I THINK FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS OR.
I KNOW THE LIST IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
IT'S EVERYTHING THAT WE COVER EVERY MONTH AND IT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE ALSO.
RIGHT. AND I WAS GOING TO COVER A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, JUST FOR TIME PURPOSES.
SO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO COVER TODAY, IT'S PART OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS DASHBOARD.
THERE'S THREE WAYS TO GET FROM OUR WEBSITE.
THE MAIN PAGE HAS A LINK TO IT.
THERE'S ALSO GOING THROUGH OUR ENGINEERING PAGE THAT YOU CAN GET THERE.
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AND LATELY WE ADDED ON THE GIS DASHBOARD AS WELL.THE INFORMATION IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
THE IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION WE PROVIDE COUNCIL IS THE SAME ONE WE PROVIDE OUR RESIDENTS.
THE. EVERY WEEK WE PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE THAT IS SHOWN THERE.
IT'S PROVIDED ALSO TO MANAGEMENT ON OUR WEEKLY REPORTS, AND IT'S UPDATED FOR PEOPLE AS WELL.
IT PROVIDES THE LATEST AND GREATEST, THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND WHEREVER THE PROJECT IS AT.
AND WE ALSO SHOW A PROJECT SCHEDULE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
AND IT PROVIDES A GANTT CHART AS TO WHERE IT'S AT.
AND IT'S AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME THING THAT WE PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE.
SO NOTHING REALLY CHANGES FOR THAT.
RIGHT NOW, I'LL GO A LITTLE BIT OVER THE PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED IN 23 THAT JUST ENDED.
SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE LOLA ALBERTA VETERANS JUNIOR DETENTION POND TO THE EBONY HILLS MASTER PLAN, THE CITY HALL TILE REPLACEMENT, THE MUNICIPAL POOL, THE ZAVALA PARK, CITY HALL ROOF, MUNICIPAL PARK, TURF FIELD, CANOLA TRAIL, EL TULE, JACKSON AND CHAPIN SIGNALS, JUNIOR STREET HOPS, AND THE UTILITY SIDE.
THE LIFT STATIONS 34 AND 35, PLUS THE MANHOLE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
THESE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, ARE THEY ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT OR ARE THEY? NO, THEY GET REMOVED.
THERE'S A TAB THAT WE CHANGE INTERNALLY THAT IT TURNS IT OFF.
SO FOR THIS SLIDE HERE FOR 23 OF, PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED, DO WE HAVE A TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT.
WHAT WHAT THAT AMOUNTS TO I MEAN, WE DON'T NEED IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M SAYING I'D BE GOOD TO SHOW.
I MEAN, THEY GO FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE NEXT, BUT, AT LEAST ON THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, IT WOULD JUST BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT THE MAYBE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS, THE TAB THAT YOU SHOW ON SCREEN, BUT FOR THE COMPLETED PART.
CORRECT. AND WE CAN DO IT FOR FISCAL.
SO THAT IT OR CALENDAR YEAR HOWEVER Y'ALL WANT TO TRACK IT.
THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PROJECTS FROM THIS PAGE.
AND ALSO REAL QUICK, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU AGAIN, BUT I THINK THIS MAY BE IMPORTANT.
I KNOW THE CITY ISSUED BONDS IN 2018 OR 2019, 2018, 2018.
CORRECT. SO I THINK WHAT WOULD BE GOOD ALSO IS JUST TO SHOW A SEPARATE CATEGORY JUST FOR THOSE AND WHERE WE'RE AT AS IT RELATES TO THOSE PROJECTS THAT WERE, BUT THEY'RE BEING FUNDED THROUGH THAT BOND ISSUANCE.
AND THAT SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY ITS OWN, I GUESS LINK TO TO THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE THOSE WERE BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED BY THE CITY AT THAT TIME, AND IT'D BE GOOD TO JUST KEEP TRACK OF THESE BASED ON THAT BOND ISSUANCE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE WAY TO FILTER YOU CAN FILTER BY CATEGORIES.
BUT WE CAN DO IT SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN DO IT ALSO BY FUND.
I THINK EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE IS GREAT.
OKAY, TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THOSE TAX DOLLARS THAT WERE ISSUED BONDS.
IT'S THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL PROJECTS ON THE THAT WE'RE MANAGING ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE.
THE ONLY ONES THAT COVERED JUST FROM THIS SLIDE, IT'S ON THE FUTURE PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING UP IN THE UPCOMING MEETINGS OR CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH IS TRENTON ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL BE PARTNERING OR WE HAVE ALREADY PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY.
SO MONIES ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR THAT PROJECT.
BUT, IT SHOULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY.
OR THAT THIS IS THE LIST FOR UTILITIES.
IT'S ALSO A COMPREHENSIVE LIST.
WE HAVE THE PROJECTS BROKEN DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE PRESENTATION.
AND THIS IS THE LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS.
AND WE GO FROM, LOW SUBDIVISION THAT COMPLETED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR.
THIS PROJECT THE ALONE IT WAS A $6.2 MILLION INVESTMENT.
BETWEEN DRAINAGE SIDEWALKS, THE FULL LENGTH OF THE STREET WE WERE LOOKING AT ABOUT FOUR MILES.
WORTH OF ROAD, PLUS ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF MILES WORTH OF SIDEWALKS.
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ALBERTA ROAD. WE HAD COMPLETED PHASE ONE.AND THAT'S ONLY THE SECTION BETWEEN JACKSON AND MCCALL.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER $1.7 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HALF A MILE.
VETERANS DETENTION POND ARE FAMOUS THREE STREETS.
THESE ARE THE THREE STREETS THAT WERE FULLY RECONSTRUCTED.
THEY USED TO HAVE BARRED DITCHES.
DRAINAGE OR SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE OR SANITARY SEWER.
THAT WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PHASE TWO, WHICH IS THE MAIN DETENTION POND PROJECT.
THIS JUNIOR POND. THE THE MAIN PHASE, OF THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER AND IT INCLUDED ABOUT 93,000YD³ OF EXCAVATION. THIS IS HELPING THE AREA JUST NORTH OF IT THAT USED TO HAVE A MAJOR ISSUES, THE FLOODING AND.
ANOTHER 1300 LINEAR FEET OF 72 INCH PIPE.
SO JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH THE VOLUME WE'RE ABLE TO TO DO.
WE JUST AWARDED THE PHASE THREE.
AND I'LL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
REAL QUICK. ALSO LIKE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THIS IS DETENTION PONDS ON THE ONLINE DASHBOARD.
IT'D BE GOOD TO SHOW THAT MAP OF FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
WHAT AREA MAP SHOWING THOSE AREAS THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY MAKING THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND SO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE IMPACT.
SO LIKE IN THIS CASE, IT WAS FOR THE ALBERTA PROJECT.
BUT ON THE DETENTION POND, IT SHOWS THE MAJOR AREA, CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT'D BE GOOD. LIKE ON THE, SLIDE FOR THAT PROJECT.
THAT WAY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT THE IMPACT THAT IS AND, YOU KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP US.
THE MUNICIPAL POOL REDEVELOPMENT.
THIS WAS COMPLETED ABOUT MAY OF LAST YEAR.
THIS ONE, WAS ABOUT 4.5, $5.3 MILLION INVESTMENT THAT INCLUDED THE THE THE REDOING OF THE BATHHOUSE SO THAT IT WAS DONE IN THE 1950S, PLUS THE PIRATE'S COVE THAT BECAME VERY POPULAR THIS SUMMER.
THE NEXT ONE. WE HAD THE CEREMONY LAST, EARLIER THIS YEAR.
AND THIS IS THE SAVALA, WHICH INCLUDED THE SPLASHPAD.
IT INCLUDED THE A PAVILION WITH BASKETBALL COURTS AND A WALKING TRAIL AND PARKING LOT.
THE. THIS WAS A ALMOST A $2 MILLION INVESTMENT.
A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ECISD AND HIDALGO COUNTY.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE CITY HALL ROOF THAT WAS COMPLETED EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
THIS WAS ABOUT A $442,000 INVESTMENT.
NANO TRAIL. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S ALSO COMPLETED THE.
WE DID HAVE A CEREMONY ON THIS PROJECT.
IT'S AN 80 OVER 20 MATCH WITH THE MPO FOR $183,000 WERE SPENT FOR THIS PROJECT.
IN TOTAL PROJECT COMPLETED BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
JACKSON AND CHAPIN TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
THIS IS ALSO COMPLETED LAST YEAR.
THIS ONE WAS ABOUT $280,000 WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION PLUS ENGINEERING FEES.
JUNIOR STREET. THE RECONSTRUCTION.
THIS WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY OF 2023, AND THIS WAS ALMOST A $3.5 MILLION INVESTMENT.
THE IT INCLUDED MEDIANS, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING.
SIDEWALKS. THE NEXT ONE IS THE DRAINAGE.
THIS ONE, WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A PARTNERSHIP, WITH A PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF MCALLEN.
SO WE HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, AND AND IT COSTED US ONLY $40,000 TO COMPLETE THE.
IT WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
THIS ONE WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION, BUT I'M ACTUALLY MISSED THIS ONE.
AND IT WAS A MUNICIPAL TURF FIELD.
I'M SORRY. ON HOBBS, WE WERE GOING TO GO BACK AND PAVE THAT AFTER THE DRAINAGE.
ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT NEXT, OR, PUBLIC WORKS? DO WE KNOW, DO YOU HAVE, HOBBS? IT'S JUST PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME, AND I HAD TOLD THEM THAT ONCE WE FINISH THE DRAINAGE, WE WERE GOING TO GO BACK AND AND DO AN OVERLAY.
IS THAT STILL THE CASE OR ON HOP STREET? IT IS IN THE PLANS.
CORRECT. OR DRAINAGE IS SO OKAY.
SO WHEN WILL IT BE SO? I'LL PLUG IT IN. I'LL HAVE TO PLUG IT INTO THE CURRENT LIST BECAUSE IT WASN'T.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIMELINE WHEN I MADE THIS LIST.
GOT IT. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
MUNICIPAL TURF. EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT 500,000.
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THIS WAS COMPLETED AND IT'S ALREADY IN USE.THE ACE, IT'S A PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPLETING, TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH.
THEN THIS ONE IS ALBERTA ROAD PHASE TWO.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE AREA THAT'S, WEST OF, MCCALL ROAD.
THE SOUTH SIDE IS GETTING WORKED ON.
THE DRAINAGE IS GETTING INSTALLED.
THE NORTH SIDE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
IT'S ALREADY PAVED. THE WITH THE FIRST LIFT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPETING MID THE FEBRUARY.
ONCE THAT HAPPENS AND WE SHIFT THE TO THE NEXT MILESTONE, WHICH IS THE SECTION BETWEEN JACKSON AND SUGAR, DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR EACH MILESTONE, FOR EXAMPLE? THAT ONE IS THE FIRST STEP.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO JACKSON TO YOUR RIGHT INTERNALLY.
BUT SINCE IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX I'M PUTTING IT HERE BREAKING AT THE.
BUT BUT DOES THE CONTRACTOR HAVE A SCHEDULE BASED ON THEIR SCOPE OF WORK BASED ON CONTRACT DATES? RIGHT. IT'S ALREADY BROKEN DOWN IN SO MANY DAYS PER MILESTONE.
OKAY. I JUST IT MAY BE GOOD TO ADD THAT TO IT.
I KNOW IT'S JUST MILESTONES, BUT IT'D BE GOOD TO SHOW, LIKE AT WHAT POINT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT SECTION OR WE'LL INCLUDE IT AS PART OF THE THE PICTURES THAT WE PUT IN, MAYBE SOME SORT OF A CHART.
WHAT WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS ONE IS SHALOM.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS FOR THIS YEAR.
SO IN DECEMBER WE DID A CHANGE ORDER TO INCLUDE SHALOM AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
SO SO ACTUALLY SHALOM ALL THE SANITARY SEWER HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
THE, MANHOLES ARE GETTING WORKED ON.
SERVICES ARE GETTING WORKED ON.
WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY FOR ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO GET COMPLETED.
EBONY HILLS GOLF COURSE BRIDGES.
THIS ONE, ALL THE FOUNDATION, ALL THE FOOTINGS HAVE BEEN PLACED.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPLETING THIS TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH.
SKATEPARK, RESTROOM AND PUMP STATION.
THE PORTION OF THE SKATE PARK IS ACTUALLY COMPLETE ALREADY AND FUNCTIONAL.
IT'S STILL, WAITING TO GET DELIVERED.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A THREE WEEK PERIOD BEFORE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.
FAMOUS WANTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
SO FREDI GONZALEZ AND MONICA, THE FIRST ONE I'LL COVER.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WE DID, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING WITH TEXDOT.
NOW UNLESS WE GET SOMETHING, FIRST, FROM TEXDOT.
BUT THE INTENT IS TO GET THEM PLACED AS SOON AS THEY GET RECEIVED.
THE. AS OF TODAY, SIGNS HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVED YET.
BUT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE 22ND AND THAT'S THE PLANNED DATE.
THIS SHOWS CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED TILL MARCH OF 25.
IS THAT CORRECT? WE WERE BEING CONSERVATIVE ON THAT.
IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION IF THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE.
SO THE MAIN THING IS MATERIALS AGAIN.
THE SAME APPLIES TO THE NEXT ONE WHICH IS MONTE CRISTO EMERALD.
AND WHEN THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THIS HAS A DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FROM THAT.
SO THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY THE 26TH.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE FROM THIS CASE.
THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING YET.
THE WE'RE EXPECTING TO MEET WITH THEM THIS MONTH.
BUT THERE'S STILL NO SET DATE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS ONE WOULD START CONSTRUCTION? TWO LITTLE DETENTION POND.
FAIRLY QUICKLY, WE APPROVED THE THIS AT THE LAST MEETING.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ON FEBRUARY THE 8TH.
THIS IS A 540 CALENDAR DAY PROJECT.
SO WE'LL WE'LL HAVE THAT SCHEDULED AS WE DISCUSSED FOR THE OTHER PROJECT, ON OUR WEBSITE.
SO THEY KNOW WHEN IT'S AFFECTED.
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THINGS TO NOTICE WHAT I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT WHENEVER WE GET TO THE INTERSECTION OF FREDDIE AND VETERANS, WE'RE TIMING IT FOR IT TO BE IN THE SUMMER, SO IT MIGHT SHORTEN THE TIME FRAME.HOPEFULLY. JUNIOR DETENTION POND THE SO LIKE FOR THIS PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE A SEVERAL PHASES ON IT.
THE WE'RE GOING TO START THE BREAKING AT THE.
SO PHASE TWO IS ALREADY COMPLETE.
SO WE'LL PUT THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR PHASE THREE ONLY.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME YOU WOULD ACTUALLY SEE THIS INCLUDING FOR PEOPLE.
AND SO PHASE THREE HAS THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.
I'M SORRY. ON JANUARY THE 25TH.
AND THIS WOULD BE THE FINAL STAGE OF THIS DETENTION POND.
POLICE. WE'RE WORKING ON A NEGATIVE CHANGE ORDER WITH OUR CONTRACTOR.
UPON HAVING THIS ONE COMPLETE, THE THE PROJECT WILL BE DONE IN LESS THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND WE HAVE A UTILITY'S ONGOING PROJECTS.
IF YOU WANT TO COVER THOSE HERE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR, UTILITY.
SO, WE HAVE FOUR PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UNDER ONGOING OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE MONTECRISTO AND KLAUSSNER ELEVATED WATER TOWER.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE.
WELL, LAST YEAR, IN DECEMBER, THE CONTRACTOR DID FINISH WITH THE FOUNDATION OF THE WATER TOWER.
SO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT WILL BE STARTED.
THEY WILL START GOING UP, VERTICAL.
THE ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HEADWORKS, RAW WATER PUMP WERE ALMOST DONE.
WE RAN INTO INTO SOME ISSUES IN THE DELAY OF THE MATERIAL AND SOME ISSUES AT THE PLANT, BUT WE SHOULD BE, FINALIZING THAT PROJECT IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
AND THIS WAS TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL PUMP THERE AT THE AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND TO INSTALL SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL WORK THAT GOES ALONG WITH WITH OPERATING THAT NEW PUMP.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE, 1250 KW STANDBY GENERATOR FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO AFTER IT GOES THROUGH THE TREATMENT PROCESS, THE THE SLUDGE, DOES GET DEWATERED.
AND THEN EVENTUALLY THAT GETS TAKEN TO THE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
I MEAN, I'M SORRY, TO THE LANDFILL.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WE, WE DECIDED TO ADD A GENERATOR TO THIS, TO THE FOR THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.
THE NEXT, IS, OF COURSE, THE UTILITY RATE STUDY.
YOUR UTILITY RATE AND CONNECTION FEE STUDY THAT, WE BASICALLY STARTED BACK IN JUNE 14TH, WHICH IS WHEN WE INITIALLY STARTED WITH THE TASK FORCE, AND THEN, AND THEN BASICALLY IT GOES UP TO TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION AS FAR AS ON THE, ON THE NEW RATES, ON THE PROPOSED RATES FOR THE, WATER AND WASTEWATER.
SO IF THEY DO GET APPROVED TODAY, THEN WE WOULD START A PUBLIC NOTICE AND THEN, OF COURSE, START THE GRACE PERIOD AND THEN POTENTIALLY START THE NEW RATES IN MARCH THE 1ST.
WE'RE. SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL BE WHAT'S COMING.
SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT THAT'S STILL COMING IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
I'LL FOCUS MORE ON THE LATEST PROJECTS, FOR, FOR TIME PURPOSES.
SO THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE AWAITING SALE FOR ACQUISITION.
SO I WILL JUMP A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.
BUT THE NEXT ONES THAT ARE COMING WE HAVE OUT FOR BID THE DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY ANALYZING THOSE REQUESTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STARTING THE BIDDING PROCESS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
SO THAT IMPLIES THAT WE'LL BE STARTING CONSTRUCTION ABOUT APRIL.
RESTROOMS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN.
AT COMPLETING THE PLAN SET FOR THIS ONCE ON MARCH THE 1ST.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING CONSTRUCTION ABOUT MAY.
THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN EXPEDITE THOSE.
AND. YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE PUSHING.
IS THERE ANY PRIORITY AS TO WHICH ONE? FIRST. I THINK CITY MANAGER IS AWARE WHICH ONE.
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OKAY. WELL, WE'LL WORK ON THAT.THE NEXT ONE IS THE MUNICIPAL TURF FIELDS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY 60% COMPLETE ON THE PLAN SET.
THE NEXT ONE IS ADRENALINE DRAINAGE.
THIS PROJECT, WE PUSHED A BIT FROM TODAY TO NEXT TUESDAY.
SO IT WILL BE AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AWARD.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING CONSTRUCTION, IN.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE NEW SERVICE CENTER, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GETTING THE BIDS ALSO NEXT TUESDAY.
SAME CONCEPT. WE'LL HAVE IT FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
THIS ONE WITH CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING IN MARCH.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE FREDDY GONZALEZ HIKING BIKE TRAIL.
THIS ONE IS A PROJECT THAT'S FUNDED BY THE RGV MPO THROUGH A GRANT.
AND THE THE FIRST MEETING WITH THE TEXT AT THE HAS THE BEGUN.
CURRENTLY THE IRRIGATION CANAL IS GETTING PLACED UNDERGROUND.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE EBONY HILLS DETENTION POND.
THAT IS A PROJECT THAT HAD SOME FUNDING, BUT NOT ALL.
SO THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THIS ONE WAS SUBMITTED ON ON THE EIGHTH.
GET SOME RIGHT OF WAY PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP, THAT YOU SHOULD SEE AT THE AT THE END OF THE.
THEN WE HAVE THE EDINBURG TRANSIT TERMINAL.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WE'RE AIMING TO GET THIS ONE STARTED, WITH CONSTRUCTION IN MAY.
AS ONE OF SEVEN THAT'S STILL A.
SO LONG. WAIT FOR THAT ONE. YOU WANT TO GO? SO WHAT DO THE UTILITIES UNDER PLANNING, ACQUISITION, DESIGN? AND BIDDING? WE HAVE, SIX PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING ON IN THAT PROCESS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE US HIGHWAY 281.
THOSE THAT'S THE, WATER LINE, READJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAD TO DO BETWEEN 400 AND 80 AND SH 186.
THAT'S BECAUSE TEXAS IS GOING TO BE DOING SOME HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN THERE.
AND THAT RELATES BACK TO THE CIP LOAN THAT THE THAT THE CITY OBTAINED, LAST YEAR.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THEY WON'T START CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL OF THIS YEAR.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE, DOWNTOWN WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THAT ONE. WE WILL BE RECEIVING BIDS, NEXT WEEK.
CURRENTLY, THE ENGINEER IS WORKING ON THE DESIGN FOR THE LIFT STATION, AND WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FROM TEXAS TO INSTALL THE FORCEMAIN WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY. ON THE ON THE OASIS ON THE WEST AND THE EAST OF WARSAW.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE IN THE ACQUISITION PHASE FOR BOTH PROJECTS.
THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE PENDING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO FAYETTEVILLE AND IOWA STATE DRAINAGE.
WE APPLIED, SO WE HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
SO THE WE APPLIED FOR TDM FOR THESE COUPLE OF ONES.
SO WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE UNOFFICIAL RESPONSE ON THESE YET.
AND WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT FOR THE EBONY HILLS RETENTION POND.
AND THEN ON THE CHAPIN POND PUMP STATION.
WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR KICKOFF MEETING LAST WEEK.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE CANNON VETERANS.
WE ALSO WERE AWARDED THAT PROJECT THROUGH THE RGV MPO.
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WE'RE EXPECTING A KICK OFF SOME SOMEWHERE IN MARCH.THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE FREDDY GONZALEZ AND KLAUSNER PROJECT.
THE. THAT PROJECT THE HAD THE KICK OFF ALREADY WITH TEXT OUT LAST WEEK.
I KNOW IT'S A LONG DATE. WE'RE PUSHING ON OUR END TO TRY AND EXPEDITE IT AND GET IT DONE SOONER.
SO FOR LAST YEAR ON THE UTILITY SIDE, WE DID GET, AWARDED TWO PROJECTS.
AND THIS IS TO INSTALL A, A NEW AND ADDITIONAL GENERATOR FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
CURRENTLY, WITH THE EXISTING GENERATOR, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO, RUN HALF OF THE PLANT.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE, THIS IS GOING TO GREATLY, HELP US OUT.
WHENEVER WE HAVE SOME, ANY TYPE OF POWER OUTAGES.
THE NEXT ONE IS FROM THE, BREWERY BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, FOR THE SMART WATER METER GRANT.
AND THIS IS TO, FOR A SPECIFIC AREA, WHICH IS, BETWEEN CLUSTER AND THE, 281 AND, CHENIERE AND 107 IN THAT WITHIN THAT AREA, WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH OUT, APPROXIMATELY 500, REGULAR METERS TO SMART METERS.
SO. THEN THE LAST THING, ON THIS, BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO VINCE, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS STREETS.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT FUNDING FOR INTERSECTIONS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO DO RIGHT HAND TURN LANES.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY NUMBERS THAT WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR.
SO THAT'S JUST A LIST, THAT WE PUT TOGETHER A FEW MONTHS BACK.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, COUNCIL VINCENT ROMERO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THIS IS THE EXISTING LIST THAT WE HAVE FOR THE MILL AND OVERLAY FOR WITH.
THIS IS THE CONTINUED LIST FOR THE MILL AND OVERLAY FULL WIDTH.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE PRESERVATION, WHICH WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN MARCH THROUGH, A CONTRACT.
WE HAVE 1.9 MILLION ALREADY ENCUMBERED AND, ASPHALT MATERIALS.
AND ALSO FOR CONTRACTUAL STRIPING.
WE DID HAVE A BID OPENING TODAY FOR THE CONCRETE.
SO THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE THIS IS ALSO ON THE DASHBOARD.
WEATHER HASN'T BEEN VERY FAVORABLE TO US, SO WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON IT.
OUR TARGET DATE STILL IS DECEMBER 2024.
BUT AGAIN, WE ADJUST THE SCHEDULE BASED ON WEATHER, WORKLOAD, AND SUCH.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT? YES, SIR.
THE THE WEATHER IS NOT FAVORABLE.
USUALLY IN THE WINTER DUE TO EITHER PRECIPITATION OR JUST THE COLD WEATHER.
THE ASPHALT HAS TO HAVE A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE WHEN WE LAID IT, WHEN WE LAY IT DOWN.
AND ALSO IT HAS TO BE WORKABLE WHEN THEY'RE ROLLING IT.
AND IF THE WEATHER IS TOO COLD, THEN THE MATERIAL WILL SEGREGATE.
CORRECT. I JUST WANTED THAT TO.
WHY AREN'T THEY WORKING TODAY? OR IF IT'S TOO COLD? IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT A GOOD WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PRODUCT.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE TRYING TO BE EFFICIENT.
CAN YOU ALSO JUST GIVE SOME BACKGROUND? I KNOW Y'ALL WENT OVER IN THE I THINK IT WAS THE 2041 OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, THE COMMITTEE.
I KNOW THERE'S, LIKE, A SCORING.
CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF STREETS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
IT'S GREAT. BUT I ALSO KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OTHERS THAT THAT NEED SOME WORK.
AND SO THE QUESTION COMES UP, HOW DO WE ANALYZE THAT? HOW DO WE ASSESS WHICH STREETS NEED TO GO FIRST AND NEXT.
AND JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY'S AWARE.
SO THERE'S SEVERAL SEVERAL FACTORS THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
ONE BEING OUR WORK ORDER SYSTEM, SEECLICKFIX.
WE LOOK AT HOTSPOTS WHERE WE'RE GETTING THE MOST DEMAND FOR, FOR POTHOLE PATCHING, STREET REPAIRS.
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THE OTHER IS THROUGH SEECLICKFIX CITIZENS REPORTING STREETS.AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE DO WHAT'S CALLED A PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX.
WE DO AN ASSESSMENT ON THE STREET.
WE DOCUMENT THE TYPE OF DISTRESSES, THE AMOUNT OF DISTRESSES AND THE SEVERITY OF THE DISTRESSES.
AND THERE'S A GRADING SYSTEM BASED ON THAT.
AND SO EVERY STREET GETS A SCORE.
ONCE IT GETS A SCORE, THEN WE PLACE IT INTO THE, PAVING LIST.
AND BASED ON THAT SCORE DEPENDS WHERE WE PLACE IT.
BUT THOSE ARE ONLY THOSE THAT ARE ON THAT CLICK AND FIX.
A LOT OF THEM ARE. YEAH. WHETHER THEY'LL CALL, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
THERE ARE SOME STREETS MAYOR, YOU'RE CORRECT THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF.
THERE'S TIMES THAT WE'LL GET A CALL OR SOMEBODY.
BECAUSE IF THAT HADN'T BEEN REPORTED, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ASSESSED.
IS THAT CORRECT? MORE THAN LIKELY, YES.
OKAY. AND SO THESE STREETS WE DID I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY LAST YEAR THAN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.
SO DO WE HAVE A CATALOG OF EACH STREET LIKE THIS ONE WAS PAVED, WHATEVER, 2022 OR AND THEN DO WE HAVE A CATALOG OF STREETS OF WHEN THEY WERE LAST PAVED OR TOUCHED ON? YES WE DO. WE HAVE, WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
THIS IS A LOT OF STREETS BEING PAVED IN A YEAR THAT I KNOW PREVIOUSLY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THIS.
SO JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S JUST THAT MANY MORE.
AND I JUST WANT TO ASK THE PUBLIC TO BE PATIENT WITH US.
BUT IF THERE IS ROADS THAT NEED TO BE TENDED TO, PLEASE REPORT IT SO WE CAN PROPERLY ASSESS THEM.
SO YES SIR, THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU.
OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.
MAIER UNLESS THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS.
COUNCIL IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? THIS IS ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO EVERYTHING'S AVAILABLE ONLINE.
YEAH. THE ONLY ON THE STREETS THAT WE CAN INCLUDE A MAP OF WHERE ALL THE STREETS ARE BEING PAVED.
I THINK THAT'D BE VERY HELPFUL.
ALSO, ON THE DASHBOARD AS A AS A SUMMARY.
THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN.
[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS]
PUBLIC HEARINGS.THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF I COULD JUST OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEMS A THROUGH F.
EXCUSE ME, A THROUGH E, WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? COUNCIL? YES.
YOU CAN OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING ON ALL ITEMS IF IT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY.
I'M JUST GOING TO OPEN UP FOR THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST AT THIS TIME.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ANY ITEMS. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ANY ITEMS FROM A, B, C, D, E.
ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS TO US FROM A THROUGH F? THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO, COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO STATE YOUR NAME.
AND, WE BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED A THROUGH F.
I'LL HAVE OUR CITY SECRETARY READ THE ITEMS. OKAY. PROBABLY CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG DISTRICT BEING 3.0 ACRES
[A. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential Suburban (RS) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being 3.0 Acres Out of Lot 48, Santa Cruz Ranch Subdivision, Located at 4601 North I-69C, as Requested by YAY Holdings LLC. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
OUT OF LOT 48.SANTA CRUZ RANCH SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 4601 NORTH I-69C AS REQUESTED BY Y A Y HOLDINGS, LLC.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
SANTA CRUZ RANCH SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 4601 NORTH I-69C.
AS REQUESTED BY YY HOLDINGS, LLC.
[B. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential Suburban (RS) District to Industrial, General (IG) District, Being 5.61 Acres out of Lot 48, Santa Cruz Ranch Subdivision, Located at 4601 North I-69C, as Requested by YAY Holdings LLC. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
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COUNCIL. SO MOVE.SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[C. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Commercial General (CG) District to Industrial General (IG) District, Being Lot 2, Tandy’s Subdivision, Located at 6029 North I-69C, as Requested by CC Truckers LLC. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
I'M NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL IG DISTRICT BEING LOT TWO, TANDY SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 6029 NORTH I-69C AS REQUESTED BY CC TRUCKERS, LLC.
SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[D. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Suburban (RS) District, Being a 1.30 Acre Tract of Land Out of the East One-Half of Lot 15, Section 233, Texas Mexican Railway Company Survey, Located at 5505 W Schunior Road Unit A, as Requested by Roy Luna Jr. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
ITEM D PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT.BEING 1.3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE EAST ONE HALF OF LOT 15.
[E. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Primary (RP) District, Being 24.99 Acres of Lot 15, Section 248, Texas-Mexican Railway Company Survey Subdivision (Proposed Silverstone Heights Subdivision), Located at 3201 East Mile 17 1⁄2 Road, as Requested by Carlos Gaytan. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.MOTION CARRIES ITEM E, HOLD PUBLIC HEARING.
SECTION 248 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY SUBDIVISION PROPOSED SILVERSTONE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3201 EAST MILE 17.5 ROAD AS REQUESTED BY CARLOS GAITAN. SO MOVED.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[F. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Special Use Permit for a Licensed Child Care Home, Being Lot 4, Block 199, Original Townsite of Edinburg, Located at 1112 East Kuhn Street, as Requested By Sabas Garcia on Behalf of Erica Garcia. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A LICENSED CHILD CARE HOME BEING LOT FOUR, BLOCK 199 ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF EDINBURG, LOCATED AT 1112 EAST QUEEN STREET, AS REQUESTED BY SABAS GARCIA ON BEHALF OF ERIKA GARCIA.
SO MOVED. WE'LL HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[G. Consider Notifying Residents by Way of a Public Hearing of a Potential Increase in Water and Wastewater Rates that Could Go Into Effect March 1, 2024. [Myra L. Ayala, City Manager]]
ITEM G. COUNCIL.I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPEND THE THE RULES ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? SO MOVED. WELL.
MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? NOT. I'LL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND MOVE IT TO BEHIND.
AGENDA ITEM A ON THE ORDINANCE.
I'M SORRY. WE CAN TABLE IT AND MOVE IT TO ANOTHER SPOT ON HERE.
WE CAN JUST TABLE IT, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO THE. SO TABLING IS THE, OPERATIVE ACTION IN THAT MOTION.
OKAY. CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR MOTION? OKAY. THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION JUST TO TABLE THE ITEM.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER. SO IF WE TABLE THIS ITEM, I KNOW THAT'S A SEPARATE ITEM, BUT THIS WAS JUST TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. I KNOW WE'RE NOT AT THAT ITEM.
SO ARE WE. ARE WE PLANNING TO TABLE THE NEXT ITEM TOO, OR ON THE WATER RATES THEIR DISCUSSION DURING TABLE? YOU CAN DISCUSS THE TABLING, BUT YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T GET INTO THE MERITS OF THE ITEM.
RIGHT. BUT I GUESS IT'S JUST A QUESTION ON THE MOTION.
IS THIS TO BRING BACK AT THE THE NEXT MEETING, COUNCIL MEMBER LEONE OR IS THERE, CAN I ASK THAT? OR AM I ALLOWED TO ASK THE AS FAR AS IS IT GOING TO COME BACK? OR. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION.
SURE, YOU CAN ASK THE PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS.
THE MOTION DIDN'T INCLUDE WHEN IT WOULD COME BACK.
OKAY. SO, SO OSTENSIBLY IT WOULD COME BACK, WHEN REQUESTED AT A FUTURE MEETING.
SO IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC FOR IT TO COME BACK.
THAT'S CORRECT. SO DO WE HAVE TO REQUEST IT TO BE BACK ON IF YES THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY. AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON FOR CONSIDERATION.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION IS TABLED FOR THIS ITEM.
ITEM EIGHT ORDINANCE WE HAVE GO AHEAD.
[8. ORDINANCE]
YES. A CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE FIVE, PUBLIC WORKS, CHAPTER 50 GENERAL PROVISIONS TO PROVIDE FOR CHANGES TO RATES[A. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg, Texas, at Title V. Public Works, Chapter 50 General Provisions to Provide for Changes to Rates and Charges. [Tomas D. Reyna, Assistant City Manager]]
AND CHARGES. IS THERE A MOTION?[01:20:03]
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SCENARIO ONE AS PRESENTED.SO, TOM, IF YOU COULD JUST BRIEFLY TELL US WHAT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON HERE.
GOOD EVENING, SIR TOM RIINA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
ONE IS AFTER WE REVIEWED WITH OUR CONSULTANT THAT WE PRESENTED AT OUR LAST WORKSHOP ON THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE ENCOUNTERING WITH OUR CURRENT RATES, TO FUND ALL THE UTILITY OPERATIONS AND, PROJECTS.
THE SCENARIO WOULD BE, TO SCENARIO ONE WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF FIVE YEARS STARTING IN OCTOBER OF STARTING MARCH THE 4TH, JUMPING OVER TO OCTOBER OF 25 AND THEN, THEREAFTER FOUR MORE YEARS IN, IN OCTOBER.
SO IT WOULD GO 26, 27 AND ULTIMATELY 28.
THAT WAY WE COVER OUR PLANS AS RECOMMENDED BY OUR UTILITY RATES CONSULTANT.
PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. THAT WOULD BE A CORRECTION.
SCENARIO ONE IS ACTUALLY MARCH, AND THEN OCTOBER 2024 AND THEN OCTOBER 2025.
SCENARIO TWO WOULD BE MARCH 2024 AND THEN THROUGH OCTOBER 2025.
AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE RATE INCREASES ARE BECAUSE THERE WAS DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, RIGHT.
OPTION ONE AND THEN OPTION TWO.
LET ME READ UP ON MR. CARMONA HERE BECAUSE HE'S GOT THE ACTUAL LIST ON THE ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT.
SO THAT WAY WE GET THAT ANSWER ON THE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CORRADO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.
SO ON THE FIRST SCENARIO, IT WAS A GRADUAL INCREASE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 11%, EVERY STARTING IN MARCH OF 2024 AND THEN DO ANOTHER ONE IN OCTOBER 2024 AND THEN GO ALL THE WAY TO OCTOBER 2027.
AND THEN THE, THE OTHER ONE, FOR SCENARIO TWO, WHICH IS A HIGHER INCREASE, WHICH IS ABOUT 22%.
AND THEN IT STARTS, THE YEARS AFTER THAT, IT GOES ONLY UP TO AN EIGHT, 8% INCREASE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE DIFFERENCE IS.
SO WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE? THE OPTION ONE.
FOR OPTION ONE, IT'S 11% OR, LIKE, IT'S CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEARS AND THEN AND THEN, OPTION TWO, IT'S, 22%. INCREASE FOR THE, FOR THE FIRST ONE AND WHICH WOULD BE IN MARCH.
AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WOULD JUST BE AN 8% INCREASE.
AND ULTIMATELY IT GETS YOU TO THE SAME GOAL.
IT WOULD THAT'S WHAT THE MOTION IS 11% BASED ON THE ORDINANCE.
IT WOULD BE LIKE ON SCENARIO TWO RIGHT ON THE.
OH OKAY. CAN YOU SAY THAT IN DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
THE APPROXIMATE INCREASE PER MONTH ON THE WATER RATE.
AND IT VARIES, RIGHT? BECAUSE EVERY EVERY SINGLE HOME IS GOING TO USE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
BUT IF WE USE BASED ON THE 5000, IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE TO $6, FOR BOTH WATER AND SEWER COMBINED TOTAL.
RIGHT? AGAIN, IT IT VARIES BASED ON THE CONSUMPTION.
FOR THE FIRST ONE, IT WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH HALF OF THAT.
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ.
EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOUR QUESTION WAS IN SCENARIO ONE, WHAT WOULD THE INCREMENTS BE? OKAY, SO IN SCENARIO ONE, THAT WOULD BE THE 11% INCREASE.
THE FIRST, INCREASE WOULD BE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY $2.96.
THE ONE AFTER WOULD BE ABOUT 328, THEN 364, 404 AND SO FORTH.
SO MARCH ABOUT $3, OCTOBER, ANOTHER $2, $3, AND THEN MARCH AGAIN, ANOTHER LIKE CLOSE TO 3 TO $4.
YEAH. MARCH AND THEN OCTOBER OF 24.
AND THEN IT WILL NOT JUMP UNTIL OCTOBER OF 25.
CORRECT. THAT WAS SCENARIO ONE.
AND WE'RE WE'RE CONSIDERING SCENARIO TWO WHICH IS.
YES. I JUST REMEMBER, BEFORE THE ONE OF THE OPTIONS WAS $5.
YES. APPROXIMATE A MONTH, THEN $2.
THAT WAS SCENARIO 2 OR $3, ACROSS THE BOARD.
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AND WE HAD THE THE BIG PRESENTATION LAST MEETING.BUT CURRENTLY, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR RATE NOW? ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, AND HOW.
SAY, OR SOME NEIGHBORING CITIES.
DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? YES, SIR.
MAYOR PRO TEM. SO CURRENTLY, THE CITY OF EDINBURG IS AT $26.87, WHICH IS FAR LOWER THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN ANY SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IT'S ACTUALLY LOWER THAN OUR STATE AVERAGE OF $98.57, THE CLOSEST ONE AS OF RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'S NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THEY THEY THEMSELVES MAY HAVE A UTILITY RATE INCREASE WOULD BE SHARYLAND MAYBE SHARYLAND WATER, WHICH IS AT 3751. SO THAT'S THE CLOSEST ONE TO TO US AS FAR AS THE RATES.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND JUST READING AND JUST KIND OF REPEATING SOME OF THE INFORMATION WE'VE GOTTEN IN ORDER TO, LIKE I'VE COINED THE TERM, WE KEEP KICKING, ADMINISTRATION'S KEEP KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE CITY SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED, YEARS AGO.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT NO ONE ON COUNCIL, WANTS TO RAISE RATES.
BUT IF WE'RE BEING RESPONSIBLE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE COST OF OUR GROWTH, THE COST OF OUR AGING, SYSTEMS AND AND THE COST, THAT WHAT WE'RE CHARGING NOW, IT'S BARELY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE.
AND SO THAT BEING SAID, SOME OF THE EMAILS ARE STATING THAT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS, WE HAVE TO CHARGE THIS RATE A YEAR IN ADVANCE BEFORE WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDS. COULD WE DISCUSS THAT? SO THE THE THE BECAUSE WE'RE CHARGING IN INCREMENTS, WE WON'T HAVE ALL OF THE FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE TO US.
SO THAT WAY WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT.
BASED ON ON THE AMOUNT THAT WE'LL BE CHARGING, OF COURSE, IT'S GOING TO THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT, FACTORS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, SUCH AS CONSUMPTION, DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, AND THEN, OF COURSE, INCREASING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND SO FORTH.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
THIS WOULD HELP US PREPARE FORECASTING.
A LOT EASIER WITH THE NEW RATE AT THAT POINT.
ON TO SEE WHAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
CORRECT. AND A QUESTION I HAD ALSO FROM THE LAST MEETING WITH THIS, INCREASE IN RATE AND INCREASE IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO TO INCREASE OUR WATER CAPACITY.
WILL THIS HELP REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE AREAS THAT ARE STILL UNDER SEPTIC? AND WITHOUT THIS RATE INCREASE, THERE'S NO WAY WE'D EVER REACH OUT TO THEM.
YES, SIR. CURRENTLY, WE DO HAVE SOME SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE STILL UNDER THE SEPTIC SYSTEM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE SOME OF THESE FUNDS TO TO CREATE PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP CONVERT THEIR, THEIR SEPTIC SYSTEM INTO THE THE SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS SHALOM.
YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS HAD BEEN INCORPORATED WITH THROUGH AN ANNEXATION.
GOT A GOT A QUESTION? AND THE SCENARIO THE SCENARIOS ARE PRESENTED.
I GUESS MAYBE I MISREAD SOMETHING BECAUSE EVERYTHING I HAS, IT SHOWS.
THANK YOU. THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
IN THE DECEMBER 19TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE WERE ASKED TO BRING BACK SCENARIO TWO, TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT INCREASES APPROXIMATELY $5 AND 90 SOMETHING CENTS THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN 8% AT ABOUT MAYBE 3 TO 2 TO $3 EVERY TIME AFTER THAT.
NOW THE MOTION WAS MADE FOR SCENARIO ONE, WHICH IS IT'S THE 11% INCREASE.
AND SO THAT'S THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW IS BASED ON SCENARIO ONE.
WHAT WOULD THOSE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE? WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE UP IN ONE YEAR.
SO THAT THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CONSULTANT AT THE TIME.
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THAT'S WHAT WAS PRESENTED.YES, DOUBLE, DOUBLE HIT IF IT WOULD BE SCENARIO ONE.
I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YEAH. LET ME JUST INTERJECT REAL QUICK.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDATIONS BEING PROVIDED BY THE CONSULTANT.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE IS NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND SCENARIO TWO.
SCENARIO I MEAN, NO SCENARIO ONE.
WITHIN A YEAR OR SO, RIGHT? THE ONLY WAY WE COULD ADJUST THAT TO SAY ALMOST, YOU KNOW, THAT, SCENARIO TWO.
AND THEN YOU DON'T GO UNTIL 25 OCTOBER 25TH.
YES. WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. IT'S THE MOTION.
WHAT IS THE AMOUNT? I GUESS THE WHAT IS THE AMOUNT? ON MARCH 1ST WAS GRADUALLY DOING IT RIGHT.
THE SCENARIO TWO IS GOING TO HIT UP UP FRONT ALL AT ONCE.
BUT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE THE SAME AMOUNT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
INSTEAD OF HITTING THEM ALL AT ONCE WITH SCENARIO TWO WOULD HAVE HIT THEM ALL AT ONCE WITH THAT SAME AMOUNT, WHILE SCENARIO ONE IT WOULD HIT THEM GRADUALLY SO THEY EASE INTO IT. MAKE THE EASE ON THE ONE ON THE ON THE 24 TO.
TO NOT GIVE ANOTHER RAISE UNTIL 25 OCTOBER 25TH.
THAT WOULD JUST HAVE TO BE AMENDMENT IN YOUR.
AND HOW MUCH IS THAT THAT ONCE A YEAR DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE $3 EVEN KEEL THROUGHOUT THE.
SO? SO FOR SCENARIO TWO, MARCH WOULD BE $5.91, AND THEN OCTOBER 25TH WOULD BE $2.62. TWO THAT IS SCENARIO TWO.
ONE IS THE ONE I DON'T HAVE IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW.
THAT WE'RE VOTING. YEAH. COULD YOU PUT SCENARIO ONE UP? OR SCENARIO ONE IS IS APPROXIMATELY $3 A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TERM.
OF SCENARIO ONE WOULD BE $2.96 325 TO 328.
THAT'S THAT'S THE $5 IN ONE YEAR.
THAT'S BASICALLY IT. THAT'S THE SAME $5 THERE WAS EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW.
YEAH, BUT THERE WAS THERE WAS THE REST OF THE TOMORROW.
THERE WAS AN OPTION THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY $3 WITHOUT CHANGE.
I KNOW WE DISCUSSED IT LAST MEETING, BUT BUT, MAJORITY DECIDED ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FAA TO GO WITH THE $5, IN, AT THE BEGINNING.
BUT I KNOW THERE WAS AN OPTION THAT WAS A LITTLE MORE EVEN KEELED AT ABOUT $3 A MONTH.
YEAH. SO SCENARIO ONE, COUNCILMAN DIAZ, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
IT JUST KIND OF GETS YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT THE 1ST MARCH INTERVAL SO IT DOESN'T IMPACT A $5.
IT GOES TO $3. SO YOU COULD ADJUST IN OCTOBER.
BUT IT ALL ADDED UP TO THE SAME.
THE THREE IN. SO SENATOR ONE IT STILL IS.
IT GOES TO $5 IN THE SAME YEAR.
YEAH IT JUST SPACES IT OUT JUST IN MARCH IT GOES $3 AGAIN.
NO SIR. SO IN MARCH IT WOULD BE 296, IN OCTOBER IT WOULD BE 328.
SO BASICALLY IT ADDS UP THE SAME.
AND COUNCIL. LET ME JUST INTERJECT REAL QUICK.
I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RATES, BUT THE REASON I HAD ASKED FOR THAT ITEM PREVIOUSLY, I KNOW IT ALREADY GOT TABLED BECAUSE WE JUST ADOPTED A BUDGET IN, SEPTEMBER OF OVER THREE MONTHS AGO WHERE WE TOLD THE PUBLIC WE WERE NOT GOING TO RAISE RATES THIS FISCAL YEAR.
WE WERE GOING TO KEEP THEM ALL THE SAME.
AND SO THAT'S WHY AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, Y'ALL KNOW WITH THE BUDGET, NORMALLY THAT'S WHEN YOU ADJUST RATES, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU YOU APPROVE YOUR BUDGET, YOU SET YOUR RATES, YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR EXPENDITURES ARE.
YOUR RATES ARE GOING TO STAY THE SAME FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
WE SHOULD HAVE TOLD EVERYBODY.
WELL, THERE'S A STUDY WE'RE DOING, WE MAY ADJUST RATES AND WE DIDN'T DO THAT.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING.
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AND I'M STILL ASKING FOR US TO CONSIDER, HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT WE COULD THEN ADOPT THE RATES AFTER THAT SO WE CAN NOTIFY EVERYBODY.THAT DOESN'T REALLY TELL ANYBODY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCENARIOS.
ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, I JUST THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING FOR US TO DO THAT.
I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INCREASES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED AS IT RELATES TO OUR DEBT COVERAGES AND AS IT RELATES TO THE TIMELINE OF WHEN PROJECTS NEED TO BE COMPLETED. I ASKED OUR CITY MANAGER, WHICH I THINK THEY PROVIDED A SCHEDULE OF ALL THESE PROJECTS, AND I THINK THEY'RE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
AND I JUST GOT THEM 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE, THERE'S NO PROJECT STARTING.
ALL OF THEM START 2025, LATE 24.
BUT YET WE'RE LOOKING TO RAISE RATES ALREADY IN MARCH, OF THIS YEAR.
AND I KNOW WE NEED TO MAKE SOME KIND OF ADJUSTMENT, BUT THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING, YOU KNOW, LET'S SEE IF, YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OR EVEN DELAY THE INCREASE.
MAYBE TAKE A VOTE WHERE IT TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER VERSUS, IT TAKING EFFECT IN MARCH.
THERE STILL SEEMS TO BE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHICH SCENARIO WHAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, COUNCIL WE'RE THE ONES THAT GET TO DETERMINE THE CONSULTANT AND STAFF'S GIVING US RECOMMENDATION. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT WE THINK IS BEST TO HAVE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THE SCENARIO.
THAT'S CORRECT. IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE 8% UNDER SCENARIO TWO.
AND AS IF COUNCIL IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, WE ALSO PAY WATER, RIGHT.
OUR GENERAL FUND, OUR PUBLIC OUR OUR GOLF COURSE, OUR, PARKS.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE BUDGETED FOR THAT.
DID WE BUDGET FOR THAT? THOSE INCREASES.
I MEAN, IT'S 8%, NOT JUST ON THE RESIDENTS.
RIGHT. AND OUR GENERAL FUND, OUR USE FOR, THE, THE WATER USAGE.
EVEN AT THIS CURRENT RATE, WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE'RE GOING TO USE MORE OR LESS WATER.
IN SPEAKING TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND I DID POSE THE QUESTION.
AND USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON CONSUMPTION, THAT, WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN EXACT AMOUNT OF, OF HOW MUCH WE WERE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY OUT. SO OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S INCREASED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THAT MUCH MORE, WHATEVER CONSUMPTION IS.
RIGHT. AND AND SO WE'LL PROBABLY NEED TO DO AMENDMENT TO OUR BUDGET.
IS THAT CORRECT AT THAT POINT ON OUR GENERAL FUND.
WE MAY NEED TO DO A MID-YEAR APPROPRIATION.
AND I THINK I HAD ASKED ALSO ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE.
AND THEN ACCOUNT FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE DONE.
I'M NOT SURE IF I'VE SEEN THAT WHAT THAT RATE STRUCTURE WOULD BE.
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SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR HERE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ASSIST ANSWER THAT QUESTION.WE GET TO THE PODIUM SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR.
SO GOOD EVENING, BOBBY. YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISERS.
NOW, I WOULD CAVEAT THAT, WE'RE NOT YOUR UTILITY RATE CONSULTANTS.
SO THOSE THOSE GUYS HAVE A TEAM THAT STUDY THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY'S UTILITY SYSTEM.
THEY FIGURE OUT THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS, THE EXPENSES OF THE OF THE THE UTILITY.
AND SO IF YOU NOTICE, THERE'S A, AN EXISTING LEAN NUMBER ON A, A, B, THERE'S A COVERAGE THAT COVERS.
RIGHT. BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO GO TO THE FURTHEST TO THE RIGHT, THE POST DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE CIB LOAN, WHICH IS BEING PAID BY THE THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND RATHER THAN THE UTILITY FUND, BECAUSE IT COULDN'T COVER IT WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE DEBT COVERAGES.
JUST THAT ONE BECAUSE OUR RATE IS TOO LOW.
NOT ONLY THAT, IF YOU LOOK AT COLUMN C, THE DEBT PAYMENTS ARE 380,000 FOR THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS.
WE HAD TO WORK WITH TEXDOT TO THE CIP PROGRAM TO STRUCTURE IT TO HELP MITIGATE.
YOU KNOW, PRESSURE ON THE ON THE GENERAL FUND TO HELP ADDRESS THAT.
SO SOMEBODY ELSE WENT CRAZY WITH THOSE THINGS.
BUT THOSE ARE COMMITMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO AS WELL.
SO IF YOU NOTICE ON THE FURTHEST RIGHT, AND THIS IS NOT CONSIDERING THE SIP THAT THAT WILLDAN AND STAFF WERE LOOKING AT, IF YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT THAT, THOSE THINGS WITH YOUR COMMITMENTS RIGHT NOW ON THE FURTHEST RIGHT YOU'RE STRUGGLING TO COVER, 1.25 IS THE IS THE MINIMUM TARGET TO BE AT.
AND THAT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SHOULD STRIVE TO DO.
WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WANTS TO SEE 1.25 AT LEAST.
BUT THEY DON'T WANT IT TO BE SO TIGHT.
IN IN IN IN THOSE FIRST, I DON'T KNOW, 6 OR 7 YEARS.
ONE OTHER THING TO CONSIDER IS I THINK WE'VE PROVIDED SOME MEMOS.
THAT YOU HAVE TO SHOW WATER, TAVERN BOARD OR USDA OR WHOEVER THE AGENCY IS, THE LENDERS, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE RATING AGENCIES THAT YOUR AUDIT WHEN YOU GO OUT FOR IF THESE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE IN 25 OR 26.
IF YOU WERE TO WAIT FOR TO INSTITUTE THIS RATE IN OCTOBER, THAT MEANS THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR OF 2024 ENDS IN SEPTEMBER.
SO MARCH OF 2025 WE WOULD SHOW OR YOU WOULD SHOW AN AUDIT.
NOW, IF YOU INSTITUTE IT NOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING 5 TO 6 MONTHS OF REVENUES WHERE IT MAY MAKE IT LOOK BETTER OR MITIGATE THE THE CONCERN THERE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE APPLYING FOR THEM, THEY WANT TO SEE SOME COVERAGE HERE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
NOW, AGAIN, IF YOU WERE TO WAIT FOR.
OCTOBER. THAT WOULD BE FISCAL YEAR 25, WHICH ENDS SEPTEMBER 25TH.
WE WOULDN'T BE GETTING AN AUDIT UNTIL.
MAYBE LATER BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW THINGS GO WITH WITH AUDITS, RIGHT? SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS A CAUTIONARY ITEM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A PREROGATIVE, THE POLICY OF YOU, OF HOW YOU WANT TO DO THINGS, BUT.
THIS IS. WHAT THEY WERE INSTITUTING WAS TO GET YOU GENTLY IN THERE.
AND SO ONE THING TO NOTICE HERE IS THAT IF IF THE UTILITY WAS TO START TO TAKE OVER COLUMN C.
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WOULD ALLEVIATE THAT AND PUT IT IN THE DEPARTMENT WHERE IT BELONGS, THE WATER SEWER SYSTEM.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND BOBBY, IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, YOU'VE, YOU KNOW, ORDERED OUR FINANCIALS AND ALL THAT, DO YOU THINK IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE GO AHEAD AND AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THAT WAY WE'RE NOT IN THE NEGATIVE.
AND YEAH, I THINK I AS IN A PRECAUTIONARY WAY I KNOW I KNOW IT'S NOT IDEAL.
YOU ARE THE LOWEST OF PROBABLY ANY ANYBODY AROUND HERE.
AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY FACTOR TO LOOK AT.
BUT AGAIN, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECTS AND FOR YOU BEING READY WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BECAUSE SOMETIMES BORROWING WITH WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD ISN'T JUST ABOUT GETTING GREAT RATES. SOMETIMES THERE'S GRANTS THAT COME WITH IT.
RIGHT. SO YOU WANT TO BE PREPARED FINANCIALLY TO MEET THOSE.
THOSE TARGETS. AND SO, WE, WE CONCUR WITH WITH, WITH MISTER DAN JACKSON.
WE THINK THAT. AND THE OTHER THING TOO, IS LIKE MISS MYRA SAID, IS.
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU INSTITUTE IT.
IS THERE GOING TO BE A BIG RAIN EVENT? NOBODY WATERS. THE REVENUES DON'T COME IN VICE VERSA.
SO WHEN YOU INSTITUTE IT, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHETHER THOSE TARGETS ARE.
PROPER OR THE UTILITY MIGHT FIND, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN PART OF TOWN IS LEAKING.
YOU KNOW, THINGS DON'T ADD UP.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO FLUSH OUT SOME ISSUES WHEN YOU INSTITUTE THIS.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE WOULD CONCUR WITH WITH MR. DAN, WITH DAN JACKSON.
BUT, BOBBY, IS THIS THE, FROM THIS CHART HERE IS THE UTILITY FUND.
YES, SIR. IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? AND SO THIS, COLUMN C, ISN'T THAT, IS THAT BEING PAID BY THE UTILITY FUND RIGHT NOW? NO. OH, IT'S NOT SO.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE HAD TO PLEDGE THE INS RATE BECAUSE.
NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND, BUT SO FOR PURPOSES OF JUST ANALYZING THINGS.
RIGHT, THIS COLUMN SHOULD NOT BE HERE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IS NOT BEING PAID BY UTILITY FUND.
YEAH. IS THAT CORRECT? SO IF YOU TAKE THAT OUT WHAT IS THE COVERAGE RATIO AT THAT POINT? IT'S STILL PRETTY TIGHT.
I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, COUNCIL VIEW THAT'S BEING PLUGGED IN THERE, RIGHT? AND ONE THING I WOULD ALSO CAUTION YOU TOO, IS ON COLUMN NET REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR DEBT SERVICE RESIST 6.64 MILLION.
THAT'S REVENUES MINUS EXPENDITURES.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN UNAUDITED NUMBER FROM 2022.
WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE AUDIT TO GET THE FUND NUMBERS.
BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 23.
NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING. IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE GIVING US THIS AND YOU'RE SHOWING A NEGATIVE COVERAGE RATIO.
AND I JUST WANT THE COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S INCORRECT IN MY OPINION.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT BEING PAID FOR UTILITY FUND.
SO WE'RE NOT IN A NEGATIVE COVERAGE.
IF YOU INSERT IT IN THERE IT IS.
BUT IF ASSUMING CURRENT REVENUES STAY THE SAME, AND THE CIB LOAN CONTINUES TO BE PAID AS IT IS, AS THIS COUNCIL VOTED ON, THAT COVERAGE RATIO IS NOT NEGATIVE.
I MEAN, I I'LL DO THE CALCULATION, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE OVER ONE AT LEAST 1.10 AT LEAST.
NOW, OF COURSE WE WANTED TO BE AS BEST AS IT COULD, BUT I JUST WANT COUNCIL YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT IN A NEGATIVE COVERAGE THAT THAT COLUMN, THIS COLUMN C, THAT IS BEING PAID FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT'S HOW WE VOTED AT THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO TO SO PAY FOR THAT.
SO SO THAT WAS THAT WAS PRE THAT WAS PRE THE THE TIP.
YOU KNOW THE QUESTION ON THE WHOLE THING WHETHER YOU TAKE THE GREEN COLUMN OUT THAT COLUMN C OR NOT TO THAT GOES BACK TO SOMETHING THAT WAS HAPPENING IN AS PRIOR TO YOU GUYS WITH THE CAPITAL LEASE PROGRAM.
YEAH THAT'S COLUMN D BUT THOSE THIS IS JUST FOR THIS IS JUST CAPITAL LEASE ITEMS THAT HAPPEN TO GO WHICH WOULD FIT UNDER THE UTILITY FUND, NOT THE OTHER ONES THAT THEY THEY'VE HAD IN HERE. YEAH. THERE'S OTHER ONES THAT GO TO THERE'S A PERIOD HERE WHERE MR. CARDONA AND TOM SHOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEST TO THAT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHLORINE, ABOUT THE COST OF CHLORINE.
ARE WE SURE WE'RE COVERING THE RATE? AND YOU GUYS ARE REALLY HESITANT AND TALKING ABOUT IT.
BUT THIS IS THIS IS WHERE THIS IS AT NOW.
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE TAKE OUT THE GREEN COLUMN, WE STILL DON'T HAVE 300.
WE MIGHT TAKE IT OUT OF THIS, WHICH IS WHERE IT BELONGS.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY NEVER LOANED IT, BUT WE NEEDED TO GET THIS DONE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY AND THE OTHER ONE.
SO THIS $382,000 IS ROAD PAVEMENT.
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TO, TO MAKE THE, TO MAKE THE PROJECT.NOW. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS I HAVE TO DO MY BEST FOR THE CITY.
I HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS.
AND YES, WE MIGHT HAVE SAID THAT AT THE TIME, BUT WITH THE INFORMATION WE ALL HAD, WE ALL WENT INTO IT WITH GOOD HEARTS, GOOD MINDS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DO AND TRULY TO DO. BUT THEN WE FIND OUT, YOU KNOW WHAT? OUR NUMBERS ARE BAD. WE CAME UP WITH AN AUDIT THAT CAME IN LATE.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF THAT I DISCUSSED AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT I FOUND OUT LATER.
I MEAN, THE NOBODY WANTS NOBODY WANTS TO.
IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE, PLEASE INCREASE MY MY MY TWO.
I DON'T WANT MINE. REMEMBER? MINE'S GOING UP. TWO. I'M VOTING TO INCREASE MY MY UTILITY RATES.
BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT YOU, EVERYBODY, TO COME IN HERE AND SPEND AN AFTERNOON OR SPEND TWO HOURS COMING IN HERE TELLING US WHAT YOU WANT AND DON'T WANT, AND WE HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAYS. I'D RATHER JUST DO IT THIS WAY AND SAY, HEY, I'M SORRY, I, YOU KNOW, I REALLY MEANT MY WORD.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BREAK MY WORD, BUT THERE WAS MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
THAT WAS THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY WAS WHICH YOU PUT ME IN HERE.
NOT THE BEST THING FOR DAVID WHITE, THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG.
AND I HAVE TO FEEL THAT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, THAT'S THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY.
AND IT HURTS. IT'S GOING TO HURT OUR MID-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS.
AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO AFFECT NEXT YEAR.
IT'S ABOUT FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE WE START GETTING REALLY OUT OF SOME STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS WITHOUT RATE INCREASES RIGHT HERE.
GREAT. RIGHT. BECAUSE WITHOUT RATE INCREASES ANOTHER THING TO FOUR YEARS BEFORE WE GET OUT.
RIGHT. WE CAN. RIGHT. IF NOTHING MOVES.
BUT IT'S FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN GENERAL AND TO SEE.
PROJECTS IN THE CITY TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.
AND LIKE EVERYBODY'S KIND OF SAID.
THE CANS HAVE BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD TOO MANY YEARS.
AND I JUST BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE.
THE, THE, THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
C I MEAN WE TRIED WE STRUCTURED THAT SO THAT AS THE D WAS GOING AWAY.
IT WAS TRYING TO HELP YOU FIND THAT SPACE.
SO, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE TO TRY TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO THE PEOPLE.
SO. RIGHT. AND SO, BOBBY, JUST IN A NUTSHELL, SO PRIOR ADMINISTRATION SPENDING AND OUR UTILITY RATE HAS NOT COVERED THOSE LOANS.
IS THAT FAIR TO SAY. YEAH, THOSE CAPITAL LEASES WERE WERE PRETTY BIG BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST GOT HIRED ON I THINK THERE WAS AN APPLICATION OF WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR.
60 AND WE CAME IN AND WE SAID, WELL, LET'S DRAW IT BACK TO 25 ISH.
Y'ALL ARE. Y'ALL ARE OPERATING UNDER GOOD, GOOD GOOD DILIGENCE.
ONE THING TO KNOW IS THAT WHEN WHEN YOU BORROW 25, YOU'RE DOING IT OVER 20, 30 YEARS.
AND A LOT OF THESE CAPITAL LEASES WERE 40 SOME, AND THEY WERE OVER LIKE FIVE YEARS, SEVEN YEARS.
AND BUT YOU HAVE YOU'RE OBLIGATED TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS.
BUT IF I IF I OWE MY BROTHER TEN GRAND A MONTH, RIGHT, I STILL GOT TO CORRECT.
IT'S STILL AN OBLIGATION TO ME. AND JUST TO ECHO WHAT CHIEF WHITE SAID, THE POPULAR THING IS IGNORE IT AND KICK IT, KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND MAYBE THEY GET RAISED AFTER OUR OUR TIME IS IS UP ON ON THIS COUNCIL.
BUT, I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS VERY RESPONSIBLE.
AND. IF IF IN YOUR OPINION, BOBBY.
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THE LOANS WE CAN APPLY.AND INSTITUTING ONE OF THE OPTIONS, IT WOULD, IT WOULD.
IT SHOULD BE, YES. JUST IT JUST AFFECTS OUR DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO.
REALLY? CORRECT. ALL IT REALLY IS WHEN YOU LIES OF A LIES OF A LOAN HOLDER.
IF I CAN'T, IF I CAN'T USE MY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? MY 24 AUDIT.
YEAH, THAT'S THE NUMBERS I'M GOING TO BE USED ON.
AND THEY MIGHT SAY, WELL, YOU INSTITUTED THE RATES.
RIGHT. AND BUT IF YOU SEE IF YOU SEE THIS 24 AUDIT AND THIS COMING MARCH, AT LEAST SIX MONTHS WORTH OF IT, OF REVENUES OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO TURN OUT TO BE, AT LEAST IT'LL SHOW THEM I GOT IT CORRECT.
AND WE SAW THE DIFFERENCE IN MARCH THROUGH SEPTEMBER HOW IT IMPACTED.
RIGHT. AND I'VE LEARNED THAT INTERNALLY THE CITY DOES A SOME SORT OF AN INTERNAL, RATE STUDY.
BUT BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN HOW LONG WAS IT A DECADE THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY HIRED SOMEONE TO DO AN ACTUAL RATE STUDY? IT'S BEEN 11 YEARS LONGER THAN THAT.
YEAH. AND I WOULD DEFER TO HIM TO DESCRIBE WHAT WILLDAN DOES.
BUT, THE LAST, RATE INCREASE WE HAD WAS 11 YEARS AGO.
AND I GUESS THAT'S JUST TO THE POINT OF, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF LIKE CHIEF WHITE.
WE EVEN DID A A TAX RATE DECREASE.
WE DIDN'T, BECAUSE WE HAD NOT DONE A WATER RATE STUDY IN OVER 11 YEARS.
COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ AND WHITE.
SO WE DID HAVE THIS INFORMATION AS PART OF OUR BUDGET.
IT'S A BALANCED BUDGET. SO WE DID HAVE IT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED WITH NO WATER RATE INCREASE, WAS SUFFICIENT TO COVER OUR DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE AND AND OUR EXPENDITURES FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH GENERAL FUND NO.
WELL, THE UTILITY FUND ITSELF, ALL OUR FUNDS ARE BALANCED.
WELL. UTILITY PLUS GENERAL FUND.
RIGHT. WELL, EACH FUND HAS TO BE BALANCED, RIGHT.
REMEMBER, UTILITIES HAS ITS RATE.
AND YOU HAVE OUR OUR PROPERTY TAX FOR OUR GENERAL FUND.
BUT THE UTILITY FUND'S OWN REVENUE FUND.
BUT WAS THAT A BUDGET SINCE I WASN'T HERE YOU KNOW, JUST WITH RESPECT WITH EVERYBODY, WAS THAT BUDGET PENDING ALSO THIS RATE REVIEW? NO. WHAT THAT I KNOW OF ORDERED AT THAT TIME, WASN'T IT.
YEAH. WELL LET ME CAN I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR FINANCE CHAIR? CAN MR. ALONZO COME TO THE PODIUM? HE'S OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.
HE'S. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME ANSWERS TO THIS.
SO, MR. ALONSO, LIKE IN OUR BUDGET, DO WE NOT INCLUDE IN THERE ALL OUR DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIOS? YES WE DO, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING OUR BUDGET EXPENDITURES AND ALL THAT.
YES, WE THAT THAT IS OUR GOAL AND THAT'S WHAT WE BUDGET.
AND WHEN WE PRESENT IT TO COUNCIL, IT'S EITHER, A BALANCED BUDGET OR WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO DRAW DOWN EITHER ON, ON FUND BALANCE, TO MEET SOME OF THESE COVERAGE RATIOS.
WHEN IT'S NOT SELF-SUSTAINING, WE LOOK AT THE CITY AS A WHOLE SO IT CAN BE SUBSIDIZED, HOPEFULLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD, EITHER OUT OF GENERAL FUND MONEY OR SOLID WASTE MONEY OR.
WE DON'T LIKE TO COMMIT RESOURCES THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
RIGHT. SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE UTILITY FUND DID HAVE TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE.
SO BUT WE LOOK AT THAT EVERY YEAR IN TOTAL, NOT AT A CERTAIN FUND.
YEAH. IN YOUR TIME THAT YOU WERE HERE PRIOR TO WHEN WE BROUGHT YOU BACK? HOW MANY TIMES DID THE CITY HAVE TO TAKE CAPITAL FUNDS? CAPITAL? OUR GENERAL FUND TO COVER THE THE THE PUBLIC UTILITY.
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WHEN I WAS HERE, WE NEVER DID THAT.AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY HERE DOESN'T REALIZE.
OUR UTILITY FUND, WHICH SHOULD BE PAYING FOR.
IT'S A I MEAN, IF YOU USE IT, YOU PAY FOR IT.
IT'S KIND OF WHAT IT IS. WE'RE NOT THERE TO LOOK, TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY.
SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE UTILITY FUND IS THE ALL GOES BACK INTO THE UTILITY FUND.
AND THERE'S. THE TWO, RIGHT? THE SEWER AND WATER. SO IT'S GOT TO GO BACK IN THERE.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET A BUNCH OF MONEY AND DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT.
IT'S JUST TO MAKE SURE THIS IT'S A SELF.
IT'S A SELF SUSTAINING SYSTEM.
WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT THERE. WE LOST THAT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
WE'VE LOST THAT. BUT IT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND.
AT MINIMUM IT SHOULD BREAK EVEN BREAK EVEN.
BUT IT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND THAT SELF-SUSTAINING.
AND AND WE HAVE, ADDITIONAL FUNDS WE RESERVE FOR, ANYTHING THAT'S NOT OPERATIONS THAT THINGS COME UP AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL START BUILDING THAT UP AGAIN.
YES. AND AS FAR AS, STUDIES, WE USED TO DO INTERNALLY WHEN I WAS HERE, WE DID DO A STUDY ANNUALLY BEFORE, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS PROCESS TO DETERMINE IF WE NEEDED TO RAISE, RECOMMEND, AN INCREASE.
BUT I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WITH, WE'RE CATCHING UP.
SO RIGHT NOW, THIS FISCAL YEAR, IN YOUR OPINION, MR. ALONSO, WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO COVER THIS FISCAL YEAR.
ONE OF THEM IS COMING OUT OF GENERAL FUND.
SO ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUSLY THE PLANTS THAT MAY BE ISSUED DEBT, IN THE FUTURE, SO THAT I GUESS WE COULD LOOK GOOD FOR THEIR, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL RATING AGENCIES.
THAT COULD OBVIOUSLY HELP, RIGHT.
SO IT'S ALL A PLUS PLUS TO HAVE ADDITIONAL REVENUES, RIGHT.
YEAH. AND THE OTHER THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MR.. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. JOHNSON? THANK YOU, MR. ALONSO. SO, COUNCIL, THE OTHER THING I'LL JUST MENTION, I GUESS, TO REITERATE, I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING.
AND SO I KNOW, CHIEF, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO, TO WHAT'S HAPPENED.
BUT IF YOU REMEMBER, OUR TAXES WENT UP OUR TAX RATE RIGHT IN 2019.
WE'RE JUST NOW DOING THOSE PROJECTS.
BUT THE TAXPAYERS WERE ALREADY PAYING THOSE TAXES STARTING IN 2019.
AND SO THAT WAS MY ALSO MY CONCERN HERE BECAUSE, ON THE SCHEDULE, THE INCREASE I'M NOT AGAINST, YOU KNOW, MAKING ANY KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR NOT ONLY OUR DEBT SERVICE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED, BUT ALSO FOR NEW PROJECTS.
BUT IT'S JUST THE AMOUNT AND THE TIMING.
THE WHAT THE CONSULTANT CAME UP IS A GUIDE.
I THINK ONE'S 11%, THE OTHER 8%.
OR WE COULD SAY, WELL, LET'S START WITH 5%, RIGHT.
AS FAR AS OUR DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE, IT'S JUST MOVING FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE SET UP, TO BE ISSUED, BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND I'M NOT SURE I HAVE THE LISTING HERE FROM CITY MANAGER THAT SHOWS THE TIMING OF THINGS.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, RIGHT.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE TOGETHER.
IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK, IN THAT VICINITY.
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YEAH. AND SO THOSE ARE GOING TO TAKE SOME THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST TICKET ITEMS. AND WE NEED THEM.BUT THE, JUST AGAIN, FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE, THE WATER PLANT THAT'S NOT SCHEDULED TO START THE PLANNING OF IT UNTIL OCTOBER 2026. AND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, IT'S NOT SCHEDULED TO START THE PLANNING OF IT UNTIL JULY OF 26.
I THINK, ASIDE FROM THE THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE, THE REVENUES, IT'S WHAT CAPACITY WE HAVE.
SO ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO, COUNCIL, GIVEN THE DISCUSSION, EVERYTHING WOULD, WOULD WE BE AMENABLE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING STILL? OR WHO MADE THE MOTION? COUNCILMAN DE LEON? WOULD WOULD YOU ALL BE AMENABLE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE WE RAISE THE RATES? THIS WILL TAKE EFFECT WHEN WHAT SCENARIO IS THIS AGAIN? OPTION TWO OR OPTION ONE.
BOTH ARE MARCH 1ST, 2024 OKAY.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, I GUESS THE MOTION TO STALL THE VOTE.
ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT CUT OFF HERE, SO THEY'RE ASKING ME TO TAKE A VOTE, SO.
ALL RIGHT, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE VARIANCES.
[9. V ARIANCE]
[A. Consider Variance Request to the City's Unified Development Code, Article 5, Section 5.203-1, Right-of-Way & Paving Width, Highest Praise Church RGV Subdivision, Being a 0.84 Acre Tract of Land Out of Lot 18, M.L. Woods Tract No. 4 Subdivision, Located at 818 East Trenton Road, as Requested by Rio Delta Engineering. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]]
WE HAVE ONE ITEM ITEM A CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 5.203-1 RIGHT OF WAY AND PAVING WITH HIGHEST PRAISE CHURCH RGB SUBDIVISION BEING A 0.84 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 18 EMMA WOODS TRACT NUMBER FOUR SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 818 EAST TRENTON ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY RHO DELTA ENGINEERING.MOTION A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[10. AWARDING OF BID]
[A. Consider Awarding RFQ No. 2024-001, Project Management Services to Qualified Firm(s) and Authorize the City Manager or Designated Appointee to Enter Into a Professional Services Contract with Such Firm(s), as Projects Arise. [Mardoqueo Hinojosa, P.E., CFM, City Engineer]]
ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.ITEM TEN A CONSIDER AWARDING RFQ NUMBER 2020 4-001 PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO QUALIFIED FIRMS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATE APPOINTEE TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH SUCH FIRM, OR FIRMS FOR A ROTATION POOL AS PROJECTS ARISE.
GO AHEAD. SIR. IT'S A MOTION FOR, THE CONSULTANTS TO BE THE ROTATION.
BROWNSTONE CONSULTING, SUPREME ENGINEERING, SAMS AND ASSOCIATES.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION, FOR FIRMS, AS LISTED.
SUPREME. SAMS. SAMS ENGINEERING, HALF ASSOCIATES.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? NO SECOND. IF NOT, IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? MAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADD BROWNSTONE SUPREME, SAM'S HEARTH, AND ROWE.
ON ROTATION, AS CHIEF WHITE STATED.
ANY DISCUSSION? WOULD HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT ADDING A NORRIS LLC? WHY DON'T YOU GUYS ASK ME WHEN I MADE THE MOTION? I WAS GOING TO KEEP ALL YOURS. I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD.
WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO I WOULD I WOULD NOT MIND ADDING, AMENDING MY MOTION AND ADDING NORRIS FOR THE ROTATION.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? I STILL HAVE THE SECOND. HOW WOULD YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT ADDING A B2C ENGINEERING? ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU CARE TO AMEND YOUR MOTION? I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION AND ADD B2C.
SECOND MAYOR ALL ALREADY BEEN VOTED DOWN, SO I'M NOT GOING TO TRY HERE.
SO ANYWAY, ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[11. RESOLUTION]
[A. Consider Resolution Creating a Downtown District Steering Committee. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City]
MOTION CARRIES.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WELL, WE HAVE A LIST, AND WE'RE ONE OF THE AUDIENCE HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO.
OKAY. APPOINT MISTER CANTU, BUT, IF WE HAVE TO DO IT THE NEXT MEETING, THAT.
DO. SO WE'LL BRING IT BACK FORMALLY OR COUNCIL.
DO YOU WANT TO SUBMIT NAMES, I GUESS, OR HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE ON THE COMMITTEE?
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AS MANY AS YOU WANT. CAN WE SET AN AMOUNT AS PART OF OUR MOTION OR.AT THIS TIME? YEAH. YOU CAN YOU CAN MAKE THAT PART OF THE MOTION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOOD? WE NEED AT LEAST I WOULD SAY MAYBE SEVEN, EIGHT, SEVEN, EIGHT.
WOULD THAT WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT? OKAY. SO WE CAN SUBMIT NAMES AND, WE CAN MAKE THE APPOINTMENT.
ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS COMMITTEE.
THIS IS A STANDING COMMITTEE. SO THIS IS NOT AN AD HOC.
THANK YOU ALL. ITEM 12 CONSENT.
[12. CONSENT AGENDA]
COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION?[A. Consider Authorizing the Disposition of Approximately 26 Cubic Feet (Boxes of Letter Size Records) of Non-Vital City Records in Accordance with City’s Records Management Program and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission Local Records Retention Schedules. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]
SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION.[B. Consider Approving the City Council Minutes for the following: 2023 Regular Meeting: November 02, 2023 and November 21, 2023 and 2023 Special Meeting: November 15, 2023. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]
SECOND. A THROUGH F A THROUGH F, IS THERE.[C. Consider Authorizing the Purchase of a 20 Ton and a 50 Ton Air Conditioning Unit from Carrier Corporation for Edinburg City Hall through the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) Contract No. 720-23 in the Amount of $229,700.00. [Tomas D. Reyna, Assistant City Manager]]
[D. Consider Resolution Ratifying the City Manager’s Submission of a Grant Application to the Texas Department of Transportation for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) – Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Grant and Authorize City Manager to Execute Grant Documents Related Thereto. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]]
[E. Consider Resolution Ratifying the City Manager’s Submission of a Grant Application to the Texas Department of Transportation for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) – Comprehensive Grant and Authorize City Manager to Execute Grant Documents Related Thereto. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]]
[F. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2024-03, Annual Pool Chemical Supplies to Valley Solvents & Chemical for Items 1, 3 and 6, in the Amount of $54,786.60 and to Chemsol Services for Items 2, 4 and 5 in the Amount of $25,907.50. [Javier Garza, Director of Parks & Recreation]]
IS THAT A SECOND? SECOND WE HAVE SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[13. OTHER BUSINESS]
ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.[A. Future Items Requested by City Council. [Myra L. Ayala, City Manager]]
MOTION CARRIES.IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO REQUEST? FROM MANAGEMENT FOR FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, I KNOW IT WAS ALREADY VOTED ON, BUT CAN WE, FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO LET PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT THIS WATER RATE INCREASES? YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN ITEM, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE US, JUST INFORMING THE PUBLIC WHAT WE'RE DOING.
ITEM 14. IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE?
[14. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE THAT IT IS, 810.
COMING UP NEXT ON ESPN, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.
ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR.
MAYOR PRO TEM DANIEL DAN DIAZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JASON DELEON, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID SALAZAR JR.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE, SITTING IN HIS ADVISOR, CITY MANAGER MYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY OMAR OCHOA, AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL, THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.
GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THIS EVENING'S, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
TODAY IT IS, JANUARY 16TH, AND IT IS 6:00.
I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
AT THIS TIME, I DO SEE VISIBLY THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEING PRESENT.
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SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AS WE DO EVERY MEETING WITH THE PRAYER.AND I HAVE HERE, PASTOR DOCTOR DAVID ALEXANDER FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO LEAD US IN PRAYER.
THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, HONORABLE COUNCIL OFFICIALS, FELLOW CITIZENS.
LET US PRAY. FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EVENING, LORD, THAT WE ARE REMINDED OF YOUR PROVISION OF A WARM PLACE TO DO BUSINESS IN. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SHELTER.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR A PLACE WHERE WE CAN COME AND REASON TOGETHER.
SO, LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM, THAT AS WE REASON TOGETHER THAT WE MIGHT SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE IN BEING THE STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE ENTRUSTED TO US. SO GUIDE OUR COUNSEL.
GUIDE THE CITIZENS THIS EVENING AS THEY DO THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY YOU HAVE GIVEN US.
AMEN. WE'RE GOING TO RECITE THE PLEDGE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
DOCTOR DAVID ALEXANDER FOR THAT PRAYER.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.
GREAT. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE IS DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A COUNCIL MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM, IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO NO NO THANK YOU.
WE HAVE, SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING.
OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL READ OFF THE PROCLAMATIONS.
WE HAVE, THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024 AS CRIME STOPPERS MONTH.
AND I DO SEE A LOT OF THEM HERE IN RED.
SO IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, I KNOW Y'ALL AREN'T SHY.
STEP UP TO THE PODIUM BY MISS CLARISSA.
READS OFF THE YES, SIR FORMATION.
WHEREAS SINCE 1976, CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAMS HAVE EMPOWERED CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIME IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND RECLAIM THEIR SENSE OF SAFETY, CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, CITIZENS, AND THE MEDIA TO SOLVE CRIMES AND BRING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS ARE VITAL IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY MAKE AN EFFORT TO VOLUNTEER AND SUPPORT CITY EVENTS LIKE THE 41ST ALL-AMERICA CITY MILE, MIRACLE MILE, THE EDINBURG MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TRUNK OR TREAT AND THE EDINBURG CARES CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES IN THE AREA.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS WERE CLOSELY WITH THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AS ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS, THE CRIME STOPPERS HOSTED A BURGER WITH A COP AND ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO THE TIP'S ACCOUNT.
THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE EDINBURG POLICE FIRE BLOCK PARTIES AND THEY WERE PART OF THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THE CRIME STOPPERS VOLUNTEER AT ALL MOVIES WITH A COP HANDING OUT CRIME STOPPERS INFORMATION, COLORING BOOKS AND CRAYONS TO THE CHILDREN.
THE CRIME STOPPERS ASSISTED THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE SAFETY PROGRAM, AND THEY DONATED 5000 WORTH OF TOYS TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, BLUE SANTA DRIVE.
THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS PARTICIPATED AT THE EDINBURG KIWANIS PANCAKES AND HEROES EVENT, AND THEY ASSISTED PUTTING OVER 600 FLAGS ON THE TOMBS OF SOLDIERS AT THE EDINBURG KIWANIS MEMORIAL DAY EVENT.
AND WHEREAS, THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS GAVE OUT INFORMATION AND HUNDREDS OF CANDIES AT THE LONGORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL TRUNK OR TREAT HANDED OUT MEDALS AT THE WOMEN TOGETHER, WALK IN SHOES FIVE-K.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS SERVED THE COMMUNITY ENHANCING THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THE OF LIFE, THEY HOSTED THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS LOTERIA FUNDRAISER WITH OVER 200 ATTENDEES.
THEY ALSO ATTENDED THEIR 34TH ANNUAL TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS CONFERENCE IN MCALLEN.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF EDINBURG IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SERVICE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JANUARY 2024 AS CRIME STOPPERS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CRIME STOPPERS
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AND CONSIDER WHERE YOU MIGHT FIT AS A MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER.THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR AMAZING TEAM.
AS YOU ALL CAN TELL, WE'VE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED, TO KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED AND SAFE.
AND SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE HAD THIS PAST YEAR.
YOU YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE? I THINK A LOT OF US KNOW WHO THEY ARE, BUT WE ARE ON THE RECORD SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, REFLECT WHO WE THINK A LOT OF EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO WE ARE.
WE'RE LIKE, SAY, WE'RE ALWAYS AT ALL THE EVENTS AND PRETTY MUCH.
BUT MY NAME IS SONIA ENRIQUEZ.
I'M PRESIDENT OF EDINBURG CRIME STOPPERS.
MR. JOHNNY HERNANDEZ, HE'S OUR MEDIA, INFORMANT.
AND THEN WE HAVE MEMBERS, MELISSA, MISS OLGA REGALADO.
WE ALSO HAVE MISTER RZA AND OUR COP OFFICER OFFICER LADA, WHICH EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM AS WELL.
WE HAVE MISS EVA GUERRERO, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, ESTELLA RODRIGUEZ.
MISS IMELDA RODRIGUEZ, SHE IS OUR TREASURER.
WE ALSO HAVE, MISS SONIA SALINAS, OUR ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, JOE BORREGO, OUR SERGEANT OF ARMS, MR. ROMERO SANCHEZ. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MISS LETTY FLORES.
WOW. I DON'T THINK I MISSED ANYBODY.
WELL, LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A HAND, PLEASE, BECAUSE THEY DO SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU ALL ALWAYS VOLUNTEER AND PARTICIPATE.
I THINK Y'ALL EVEN HELP US WITH THE PARADE.
YEAH. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO.
AND AND, IT GOES A LONG WAY WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH THE AWARENESS THAT Y'ALL DO.
AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF AYALA CHIEF FOR THE GREAT SUPPORT HE GIVES US AS WELL.
THANK YOU CHIEF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
AND OFFICER THANK YOU. YES THANK YOU.
YES I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU EVERYONE.
SO ANYTHING WE COULD DO, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
RICARDO WAS RAISED IN EDINBURG BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, AND WHEREAS RICARDO'S INTEREST FOR MUSIC CAME AT AN EARLY AGE, HE WAS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, LIVING IN LOCKNEY, TEXAS, WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS DESTINED TO BE AN ENTERTAINER.
RICARDO ANXIOUSLY WAITED FOR THE WEEKLY DANCE.
AND WHEREAS RICARDO'S LOVE FOR MUSIC CONTINUED TO GROW, IN 1960, RICARDO RETURNED TO EDINBURG.
HE LIVED IN LOS ALVAREZ COURT, SURROUNDED BY OTHERS WHO SHARED HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC AND WOULD BECOME MUSICIANS LIKE RICARDO'S COUSIN GILBERTO GIL GARCIA OF LOS DOS GILBERTO'S, OSCAR DIAZ JUNIOR OF LOS HERMANOS LEYTON, CARLOS GARCIA OF HENRY AND THE GLAZERS, SANTOS ARABIA OF SAN DIEGO AND THE SILHOUETTES AND MANY OTHERS.
ONE OF HIS FAVORITE DRUMMERS WAS EUGENIO GUZMAN, BROTHER OF RICARDO GUZMAN E LOS TRES ASES.
HIS SHOWMANSHIP WAS ENOUGH FOR RICARDO TO PURSUE HIS DREAM OF LEARNING TO PLAY THE DRUMS. IN 1968, RICARDO HEARD CELESTINO QUINTANILLA PLAYING THE ACCORDION AND BEATING ON A BASS DRUM KEEPING TIME.
CELESTINO ASKED RICARDO QUIERAS TOCAR LOS TAMBORES.
AND SALLY PERFORMED EVERY WEEKEND, AND WHEREAS MR. PERALES WAS KNOWN IN THE TEJANO MUSIC COMMUNITY AS A LEAD VOCALIST AND DRUMMER FOR NUMEROUS TEJANO BANDS AND HIS OWN BANDS.
IN THE 1970S, RICARDO HAD A BAND CALLED SOUTHERN COUNTRY IN THE 1980S.
HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY CHAPTER TEJANO LEGEND PIONEERS ORGANIZATION.
MR. PERALES SHARED HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC AS A PARISHIONER AND CHOIR MEMBER OF SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EDINBURG, AND HAD HIS OWN DJ BUSINESS CALLED COOL JAMZ, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AND JOY TO THE COMMUNITY WITH HIS LIVELY MUSIC MUSICAL SELECTIONS.
AND WHEREAS MR. PERALES WAS A PROUD GRADUATE OF EDINBURG HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1973, WHERE HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, ROSIE PERALES, WHOM HE SHARED A BEAUTIFUL LIFE AND MARRIAGE OF 47 YEARS.
THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, ROSE MICHELLE PERALES AND PRISCILLA RENEA PERALES.
MR. PERALES LOVED BEING A GRANDFATHER.
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HIS FAVORITE PASTIME WAS COOKING BARBECUE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND WATCHING THE DALLAS COWBOYS.AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH MUSIC WAS ONE OF MR. PERALES PASSION, HE WAS STRONGLY ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
MR. PERALES WAS AN AVID BOARD MEMBER OF 30 YEARS, SERVING ON THE EDINBURG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FROM JULY 20TH, 1993 TO OCTOBER 13TH, 2005, AND ON THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE FROM NOVEMBER 15TH, 2005 TO JUNE 22ND, 2023.
RICARDO PERALES WILL BE GREATLY MISSED, BUT WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITY, SENSE OF HUMOR, CHARISMA, AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, HIS KINDNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO SELFLESSLY SERVE OTHERS.
AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. PERALES FOR HIS IMPACT ON THE TEJANO MUSIC COMMUNITY AND HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE RICARDO PERALES FOR HIS REMARKABLE LIFE AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR GARZA, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR ROSE MICHELLE ZUNIGA, DAUGHTER OF RICARDO RICHARD PERALES.
I ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF MY DAD AND OUR FAMILY.
ALTHOUGH DAD WAS A SHOWMAN WITH A LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITY, HE WAS ALSO A HUMBLE AND SOMEWHAT RESERVED PERSON THAT NEVER ASKED FOR RECOGNITION OR ANYTHING IN RETURN.
IF HE WERE HERE WITH US ACCEPTING THIS RECOGNITION, HE WOULD PROBABLY BE, OH COOL MEAT.
DAD HAD A LOVE OF, A LOVE AND JOY FOR HIS FAMILY, MUSIC AND COMMUNITY.
I WISH I KNEW ALL THE STORIES ABOUT MY DAD.
BUT NONETHELESS, I KNOW HIS STORY AS A FATHER AND PROVIDER.
A HUSBAND TO MY MOM FOR 47 YEARS.
AS A PARISHIONER AND CHOIR MEMBER OF SACRED HEART CHURCH.
AND LASTLY AS A GENUINE, CARING AND SELFLESS PERSON.
GARZA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MISS MARISA GARZA, THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS ADMINISTRATION, WHOM HE WORKED CLOSELY WITH BECAUSE OF THE BOARDS THAT HE WAS IN FOR RECOGNIZING MY DAD POSTHUMOUSLY, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION AND IMPACT TO THE TEJANO MUSIC COMMUNITY AND HIS SERVICES.
THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO ALSO GO.
I'M ROSIE PERALES, MISS PERALES, RICHARD'S WIFE.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR ALL THIS.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SOME OF HIS MUSICIAN MEMBERS HERE WITH US, THE CRUISERS.
YES. AND THEY'RE HERE JOINING US TODAY WITH THIS.
WE HAVE SOME FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND HIS BROTHER HERE AND HIS COUSINS HERE, AND VERY CLOSE FRIENDS OF HIS THAT ARE LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS TO US.
SO WE THANK THEM ALL FOR BEING HERE WITH US TOO, ALSO TODAY.
IT'S A. LET ME JUST SAY, IT'S AN HONOR FOR US TO RECOGNIZE MR. PERALES THIS EVENING.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE IMPACT HE'S HAD ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
AND, OF COURSE, THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE HERE IN THE CITY.
BUT FROM MY STANDPOINT, HE SERVED OUR CITY FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
SO HE WAS A PART OF THAT, EACH AND EVERY YEAR SINCE 1993.
AND UP UNTIL, YOU KNOW, LATE LAST YEAR.
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IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO ALLOW HIS BAND MEMBERS THAT THEY COULD STAND TO ALSO BE RECOGNIZED THAT I KNOW.COULD THEY PLEASE STAND EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE SO THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED? I THINK, THEY SHOULD ALSO COME UP HERE.
IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE.
WHAT AN HONOR. THANK YOU AGAIN TO I HAVE TO FAMILY.
I HAVE TO SAY, I HEARD I HEARD THE GROUP NAMED THE CRUISERS.
MY UNCLE BOBBY LEDESMA WAS PART OF THE CRUISERS.
SO I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU GUYS, HOW YOU GUYS JAM OUT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
BELINDA TORRES, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR WORKFORCE IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST ASSETS.
AND SO WE'D LIKE TO SHOW APPRECIATION AND RECRUIT AND RETAIN, BUY SOME OF THESE.
THIS MONTH, NOVEMBER 20TH NOVEMBER OF 2023.
THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IS JARRETT HERNANDEZ.
SHE'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WITH THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT.
SHE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE MAY OF 2022.
I'LL HAVE MISTER DIRECTOR EDDIE VELARDE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS HARETA.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, YOUR HONOR.
COUNCIL, THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION FOR THE CITY.
AS, AS BELINDA SAID THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2022, READER WAS RECOGNIZED BY A NATIONWIDE PUBLICATION, AIRPORT BUSINESS, AS, TOP, ONE OF THE TOP 40 UNDER 40 ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A YEAR AGO, ALMOST TO THE DAY SHE APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL HERE.
SO THEN YOU ALL COULD RECOGNIZE HER FOR FOR THAT ACHIEVEMENT, AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THERE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU FLY A GULFSTREAM OR A CESSNA 150 THERE.
I ADMIRE HER, AND I AM PROUD OF HER.
I APPRECIATE THE NOMINATION, THE SELECTION.
I'D SAY I'M NOT THERE IN MY TWO YEAR MARK.
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MORE AND BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.AND THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS RECOGNITION.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
FOR OUR CITY AND AND AT THE AIRPORT.
GET ANOTHER PICTURE WITH YOU. YES.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE.
THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
AARON COUNCIL THERE ARE SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS JAVIER GARZA REGARDING THE CITY OF EDINBURG 10-K AND HEALTH EXPO.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
DAVID GARCIA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR 42ND ANNUAL 10-K COMING OUT.
IT'S GOING TO BE HELD FEBRUARY THE 3RD.
WE HAVE, THREE RACES, TWO RACES ON FEBRUARY THE 3RD, WHICH IS THE 10-K AND AND THE FUN RUN.
AND ALSO ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 2ND AT 615 IN THE EVENING WILL BE THE MIRACLE MILE.
IT'S THE BIGGEST RACE IN THE IN THE VALLEY, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THE MAYOR HAD CHALLENGED, OUR COMMUNITY TO BEAT OUR RECORD OF 10,466.
YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK.
WE PARTNER UP WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COME OUT THERE AND AND JOIN US.
ALSO, OUR HEALTH EXPO WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 2ND AT AT TEN IN THE MORNING TO SIX IN THE EVENING THERE AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION, GYMS. WE HAVE OUR VENDORS ARE FULL ALREADY.
WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING ANY MORE VENDORS.
WE HAVE WE PARTNERED UP WITH DR., SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM AND ALSO UTRGV.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS LAURA SERDA REGARDING IT'S TIME TEXAS.
THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION, PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MOTIVATE OTHERS, VISIT LOCAL PARKS, AND DOCUMENT THEIR HEALTHY EATING THROUGH A MOBILE APPLICATION.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW MY HUSBAND AND THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE IS US.
A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE CHALLENGE STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN OUR HEALTH WAS NOT A PRIORITY.
WHEN THE CHALLENGE BEGAN, AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY DIRECTORS, I FULLY COMMITTED TO THE CHALLENGE.
AFTER LEARNING HOW TO EAT HEALTHIER AND TRAINING OURSELVES THAT FOOD SHOULDN'T BE OUR COMFORT ZONE, WE STARTED SEEING THE RESULTS SOON AFTER THE CHALLENGE ENDED, AND AT A COMBINED WEIGHT LOSS OF 150 POUNDS, I WAS SENT HOME FROM WORK SICK AND WENT TO SEE MY FAMILY DOCTOR.
IT WAS A FEW DAYS LATER, BACK AT WORK AND ABOUT TO WALK INTO A MEETING THAT I RECEIVED THE CALL.
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THE DOCTORS FOUND A TUMOR ON MY RIGHT KIDNEY.FROM THERE, EVERYTHING WENT IN.
AND THIS IS WHEN I WAS LEARNED I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMA.
TEXAS WAS THE FIRST STEP I TOOK TOWARDS A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO HIGHLY ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY TO CHALLENGE YOURSELVES BY MAKING YOUR HEALTH A PRIORITY AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS CHALLENGE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RONNIE LAIRD REGARDING UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE BEERFEST.
I GUESS I'LL WAIT TILL EVERYBODY COMES UP HERE.
RONNY LARA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EDINBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CVB.
TONIGHT I'M HERE WITH A LOT OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS.
BUT WE'RE HERE TO, TO, TO HELP AND RECEIVE A CHECK, YOU KNOW, FROM UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE BEERFEST.
SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2016.
THANKS TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE.
THEY FIRST CAME TO TO THE CHAMBER AND WANTED TO BRING A SIMILAR EVENT FROM ANOTHER CITY, BUT DEAL WITH CRAFT BEER, BUT ALSO HELP THE COMMUNITY. SO IT FIRST STARTED WITH HISTORICAL, LANDMARKS, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT AND THEN ALSO THE FUTURE ACE BUILDING. BUT BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL UP OUR GREAT FRIENDS, SONY AND ABBA ALBERT REGO, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE BEERFEST.
MAYOR COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS EVENT.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CITY OF EDINBURG.
WE'RE ABLE TO COME AND DO THIS EVENT.
THIS IS A WAY THAT WE CAN GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO FAR, IT'S BEEN SIX, SEVEN YEARS, SIX YEARS SINCE 2016.
AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS, NOT ONLY FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, FROM THE EDC, FROM THE CITY ITSELF, AND FROM OUR SPONSORS, WHO, I MUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT OUR SPONSORS LIKE LNF, AND DISTRIBUTORS AND THOSE RESTAURANTS THAT PARTICIPATE JUST LIKE US, DO NOT CHARGE A RED CENT FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS DONATED, WHETHER IT'S THEIR TIME OR THE PRODUCT OR THE THINGS THAT ARE USED AT THE BEER FEST.
THIS LAST BEER FEST WAS PROBABLY THE THE MOST ATTENDED SO FAR.
MAYOR COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE ADVOCATES FOUNDATION, WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY DRAFTHOUSE AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE CREATED THROUGH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE OVERBROOK ARTS FOUNDATION, AND THE CITY.
AND OF COURSE, THE BEAUTIFUL ACE BUILDING.
THAT WILL BE SOON HAVING A RIBBON CUTTING FOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S GET THE CHECK.
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THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY.WELL. COUNCIL MEMBERS GUESS WHAT MY TOPIC IS TONIGHT? IT IS THE TOTAL TRANSPARENT PROCESS OF PURCHASING A SOCCER FACILITY.
I WOULD, SUGGEST THAT YOU SPEND A LITTLE TIME AT THE TAX OFFICE WHERE PEOPLE ARE LINED UP TO PAY THEIR TAXES, OR AT LEAST MAKE SOME PAYMENTS. THEY WILL BE GLAD TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE MORE SPENDING AND INCREASING TAXES.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, 83% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED TO USE STATE MONEY TO LOWER THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX.
WELL, THEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT INCREASED THE HOMESTEAD VALUES AND TURNED THAT $60,000 REDUCTION INTO AT LEAST $1,000 INCREASE, OR ON SOME, IF NOT MORE.
SO IF YOU WONDER WHY I AM FRUSTRATED, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE.
COULD IT BE THAT YOU'RE WORKING IN YOUR OWN BEST INTEREST IN REFERENCE TO THE SOCCER FIELD? THIS COUNCIL HAS TAKEN A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT WAS PAYING TAXES AND TURNED IT INTO A CITY OWNED PROJECT THAT IS LOSING MONEY.
DOES IT HAPPEN IN A BACKROOM DEAL? THIS IS NOT TRANSPARENCY.
SO LET ME ASK SOME QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF THE SOCCER FACILITY.
I KNOW YOU CANNOT ANSWER, BUT ASSUME, ASSUMING THAT THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH PUBLIC MONEY, THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW WILL THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FINANCIALLY? HOW MANY FULL TIME JOBS WILL BE CREATED? WILL ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BENEFIT IN ANY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? DOES THE PROJECT INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DEVELOPER TO ADMINISTER THE FACILITY? WHEN AND WHERE WAS THE DEAL NEGOTIATED BEFORE IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY? IS THE CITY COMMITTED TO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS? THESE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS BECAUSE IN THE CASE OF THE SPORTS ARENA, THE CITY IS PAYING $1.3 MILLION ON THE BONDS AND IN A GOOD YEAR, THERE IS AN INCOME OF ABOUT $300,000.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MANAGEMENT OR OPERATION FEES.
NONE OF US THAT OWN A BUSINESS COULD OPERATE LIKE THIS.
SO WHY IS THE CITY DOING THIS? WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF DEALS WERE MADE.
SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU HAVE TO RAISE IT ON EVERYONE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MIGDALE CASTLE REGARDING MLK DAY OF SERVICE.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF THE MLK DAY OF SERVICE, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR YESTERDAY ON MLK DAY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, WE HAVE POSTPONED IT TO FRIDAY.
WE ARE INVITING EVERYBODY TO COME OUT THIS FRIDAY.
AT THE RESTAURANT AND CEMETERY.
A RESTAURANT IS INSIDE HILLCREST, HILLCREST CEMETERY, AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
WE ARE NEEDING SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS, SO WE ASK EVERYBODY TO COME OUT.
AND IN THE SPIRIT OF MLK, DONATE YOUR TIME.
I ALSO LIKE TO, ON THAT NOTE OF THE WEATHER, REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE LIBRARY.
WE ARE OPEN AS A WARMING CENTER.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN TONIGHT FROM 8 P.M.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS A.J.
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LEHMAN REGARDING RGV CHALLENGE.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
A.J. LAMONT, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE AGAIN OF THE CHALLENGE.
RGV THE WEIGH-IN IS TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEK.
IT IS JANUARY 27TH, AT 9 A.M..
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ROUGHLY AROUND 220 PARTICIPANTS.
AND FOR OUR FIRST YEAR, WE'RE KIND OF PRETTY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE THIS MANY.
SO WE JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO, TO CONTINUE TO REGISTER.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ALL THE WAY TO THE WAY.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T PRE-REGISTER, YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP THERE OF THE WAY IN.
IT RUNS ALL THE WAY TO APRIL 27TH.
AND, THERE'S DIFFERENT INCENTIVES.
WHILE YOU'RE ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE CHALLENGE, SOME LOCAL GYMS ARE OFFERING FREE CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE CHALLENGE AND, SOME DISCOUNTS ON DIFFERENT, SHOPS IN THE AREA. SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME OR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE.
AND AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO REGISTER.
AND AGAIN, IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT THEN, NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS.
ITEM A IS STATUS OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.
I THINK FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS OR.
I KNOW THE LIST IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
IT'S EVERYTHING THAT WE COVER EVERY MONTH AND IT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE ALSO.
RIGHT. AND I WAS GOING TO COVER A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, JUST FOR TIME PURPOSES.
SO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO COVER TODAY, IT'S PART OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS DASHBOARD.
THERE'S THREE WAYS TO GET FROM OUR WEBSITE.
THE MAIN PAGE HAS A LINK TO IT.
THERE'S ALSO GOING THROUGH OUR ENGINEERING PAGE THAT YOU CAN GET THERE.
AND LATELY WE ADDED ON THE GIS DASHBOARD AS WELL.
THE INFORMATION IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
THE IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION WE PROVIDE COUNCIL IS THE SAME ONE WE PROVIDE OUR RESIDENTS.
THE. EVERY WEEK WE PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE THAT IS SHOWN THERE.
IT'S PROVIDED ALSO TO MANAGEMENT ON OUR WEEKLY REPORTS, AND IT'S UPDATED FOR PEOPLE AS WELL.
IT PROVIDES THE LATEST AND GREATEST, THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND WHEREVER THE PROJECT IS AT.
AND WE ALSO SHOW A PROJECT SCHEDULE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
AND IT PROVIDES A GANTT CHART AS TO WHERE IT'S AT.
AND IT'S AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME THING THAT WE PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE.
SO NOTHING REALLY CHANGES FOR THAT.
RIGHT NOW, I'LL GO A LITTLE BIT OVER THE PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED IN 23 THAT JUST ENDED.
SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE LOLA ALBERTA VETERANS JUNIOR DETENTION POND TO THE EBONY HILLS MASTER PLAN, THE CITY HALL TOWER REPLACEMENT, THE MUNICIPAL POOL, THE ZAVALA PARK, CITY HALL ROOF, MUNICIPAL PARK, TURF FIELD, CANADA TRAIL, EL TULE, JACKSON AND CHAPIN SIGNALS, JUNIOR STREET HOPS, AND THE UTILITY SIDE.
THE LIFT STATIONS 34 AND 35, PLUS THE MANHOLE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
THESE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, ARE THEY ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT OR ARE THEY? NO, THEY GET REMOVED.
THERE'S A TAB THAT WE CHANGE INTERNALLY THAT IT TURNS IT OFF.
SO FOR THIS SLIDE HERE FOR 23 OF, PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED, DO WE HAVE A TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT? WHAT WHAT THAT AMOUNTS TO I MEAN, WE DON'T NEED IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M SAYING I'D BE GOOD TO SHOW.
I MEAN, THEY GO FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE NEXT, BUT, AT LEAST ON THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, IT WOULD JUST BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT THE MAYBE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS, THE TAB THAT YOU SHOW ON SCREEN, BUT FOR THE COMPLETED PART.
CORRECT. AND YOU CAN DO IT FOR FISCAL.
SO THAT IT OR CALENDAR YEAR HOWEVER Y'ALL WANT TO TRACK IT.
THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PROJECTS FROM THIS PAGE.
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AND ALSO REAL QUICK. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT AGAIN, BUT I THINK THIS MAY BE IMPORTANT.I KNOW THE CITY ISSUED BONDS IN 2018 OR 2019, 2018, 2018.
CORRECT. SO I THINK WHAT WOULD BE GOOD ALSO IS JUST TO SHOW A SEPARATE CATEGORY JUST FOR THOSE AND WHERE WE'RE AT AS IT RELATES TO THOSE PROJECTS THAT WERE, FUNDS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED THROUGH THAT BOND ISSUANCE.
AND THAT SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY ITS OWN I GUESS LINK TO TO THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE THOSE WERE BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED BY THE CITY AT THAT TIME, AND IT'D BE GOOD TO JUST KEEP TRACK OF THESE BASED ON THAT BOND ISSUANCE.
RIGHT. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE WAY TO FILTER YOU CAN FILTER BY CATEGORIES.
BUT WE CAN DO IT SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN DO IT ALSO BY FUND.
I THINK EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE IS GREAT.
OKAY, TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THOSE TAX DOLLARS THAT WERE ISSUED BONDS.
IT'S THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL PROJECTS ON THE THAT WE'RE MANAGING ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE.
THE ONLY ONES THAT THEY'LL COVER JUST FROM THIS SLIDE, IT'S ON THE FUTURE PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING UP IN THE UPCOMING MEETINGS OR CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH IS TRENTON ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL BE PARTNERING OR WE HAVE ALREADY PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY.
SO MONIES ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR THAT PROJECT.
BUT, IT SHOULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY.
BUT ISN'T THAT THIS IS THE LIST FOR UTILITIES.
IT'S ALSO THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST.
WE HAVE THE PROJECTS BROKEN DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE PRESENTATION.
AND THIS IS THE LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS.
AND WE GO FROM, LOW SUBDIVISION THAT COMPLETED, IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR.
THIS PROJECT ALONE, IT WAS A $6.2 MILLION INVESTMENT.
BETWEEN DRAINAGE SIDEWALKS FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THE STREET.
ALBERTA ROAD. WE HAD COMPLETED PHASE ONE.
AND THAT'S ONLY THE SECTION BETWEEN JACKSON AND MCCALL.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER $1.7 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HALF A MILE.
VETERANS DETENTION POND, THE FAMOUS THREE STREETS.
THESE ARE THE THREE STREETS THAT WERE FULLY RECONSTRUCTED.
THEY USED TO HAVE BARRED DITCHES.
DRAINAGE OR SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE OR SANITARY SEWER.
THAT WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PHASE TWO, WHICH IS THE MAIN DETENTION POND PROJECT.
THIS IS HELPING THE AREA JUST NORTH OF IT THAT USED TO HAVE A MAJOR ISSUES THE FLOODING AND.
ANOTHER 1300 LINEAR FEET OF 72 INCH PIPE.
SO JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH THE VOLUME WE'RE ABLE TO TO DO.
WE JUST AWARDED THE PHASE THREE, AND I'LL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
REAL QUICK. ALSO LIKE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THIS IS DETENTION PONDS ON THE ONLINE DASHBOARD.
IT'D BE GOOD TO SHOW THAT MAP OF FOR EXAMPLE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
WHAT AREA MAP SHOWING THOSE AREAS THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY MAKING THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND SO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE IMPACT.
SO LIKE IN THIS CASE, IT WAS FOR THE ALBERTA PROJECT.
BUT ON THE DETENTION POND, IT SHOWS THE MAJOR AREA, CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT'D BE GOOD. LIKE ON THE, SLIDE FOR THAT PROJECT.
THAT WAY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT THE IMPACT THAT IS AND, YOU KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP US.
THE MUNICIPAL POOL REDEVELOPMENT.
THIS WAS COMPLETED ABOUT MAY OF LAST YEAR.
THIS ONE, WAS ABOUT 4.5, $5.3 MILLION INVESTMENT THAT INCLUDED THE THE THE REDOING OF THE BATHHOUSE SO THAT IT WAS DONE IN THE 1950S, PLUS THE PIRATE'S COVE THAT BECAME VERY POPULAR THIS SUMMER.
THE NEXT ONE. WE HAD THE CEREMONY LAST, EARLIER THIS YEAR.
AND THIS IS THE SAVALA, WHICH INCLUDED THE SPLASHPAD.
IT INCLUDED THE A PAVILION WITH BASKETBALL COURTS AND A WALKING TRAIL AND PARKING LOT.
THE. THIS WAS A ALMOST A $2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ISD AND HIDALGO COUNTY.
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THE NEXT ONE IS THE CITY HALL ROOF THAT WAS COMPLETED EARLIER IN THE YEAR.THIS WAS ABOUT A $442,000 INVESTMENT.
COUNCIL TRAIL. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S ALSO COMPLETED THE.
WE DID HAVE A CEREMONY ON THIS PROJECT.
IT'S AN 80 OVER 20 MATCH WITH THE MPO FOR $183,000 WERE SPENT FOR THIS PROJECT.
IN TOTAL PROJECT COMPLETED BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
JACKSON AND CHAPMAN TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
THIS WAS ALSO COMPLETED LAST YEAR.
THIS ONE WAS ABOUT $280,000 WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION PLUS ENGINEERING FEES.
JUNIOR STREET. THE RECONSTRUCTION.
THIS WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY OF 2023, AND THIS WAS ALMOST A $3.5 MILLION INVESTMENT.
THE IT INCLUDED MEDIANS, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING.
SIDEWALKS. THE NEXT ONE IS THE DRAINAGE.
THIS ONE, WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A PARTNERSHIP, WITH A PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF MCALLEN.
SO WE HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, AND AND IT COSTED US ONLY $40,000 TO COMPLETE THE.
IT WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
THIS ONE WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION, BUT THE I'M ACTUALLY MISSED THIS ONE.
AND IT WAS A MUNICIPAL TURF FIELD.
I'M SORRY. ON HOBBS, WE WERE GOING TO GO BACK AND PAVE THAT AFTER THE DRAINAGE.
ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT NEXT, OR, PUBLIC WORKS, DO WE KNOW? WE HAVE, HOBBS.
IS THAT STILL THE CASE OR ON HOP STREET? IT IS IN THE PLANS.
SO WHEN WILL IT BE SO? I'LL PLUG IT IN. I'LL HAVE TO PLUG IT INTO THE CURRENT LIST BECAUSE IT WASN'T.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIMELINE WHEN I MADE THIS LIST.
GOT IT. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
MUNICIPAL TURF EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT 500,000.
THIS WAS COMPLETED AND IT'S ALREADY IN USE.
THE ACE, IT'S A PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPLETING, TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH.
THEN THIS ONE IS ALBERTA ROAD PHASE TWO.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE AREA THAT'S, WEST OF MCCALL ROAD.
THE SOUTH SIDE IS GETTING WORKED ON.
THE DRAINAGE IS GETTING INSTALLED.
THE NORTH SIDE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
IT'S ALREADY PAVED THE WITH THE FIRST LIFT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPLETING MID THE FEBRUARY.
DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR EACH MILESTONE, FOR EXAMPLE? THAT ONE IS THE FIRST STEP.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO JACKSON TO JUNIOR RIGHT.
BUT SINCE IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX I'M PUTTING IT HERE BREAKING AT THE.
BUT BUT DOES THE CONTRACTOR HAVE A SCHEDULE BASED ON THEIR SCOPE OF WORK BASED BASED ON CONTRACT DATES? RIGHT. IT'S ALREADY BROKEN DOWN IN SO MANY DAYS PER MILESTONE.
OKAY. I JUST IT MAY BE GOOD TO ADD THAT TO IT.
I KNOW IT'S JUST MILESTONES, BUT IT'D BE GOOD TO SHOW LIKE AT WHAT POINT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT SECTION OR WE'LL INCLUDE IT AS PART OF THE THE PICTURES THAT WE PUT IN, MAYBE SOME SORT OF A CHART.
WHAT WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS ONE IS SHALOM.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS FOR THIS YEAR.
SO IN DECEMBER WE DID A CHANGE ORDER TO INCLUDE SHALOM AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
SO ACTUALLY SHALOM, ALL THE SANITARY SEWER HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
MANHOLES ARE GETTING WORKED ON.
SERVICES ARE GETTING WORKED ON.
WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY FOR ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO GET COMPLETED.
ALL THE FOUNDATION, ALL THE FOOTINGS HAVE BEEN PLACED.
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WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPLETING THIS TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH.I'LL SKATE, PARK, RESTROOM, AND PUMP STATION.
THE PORTION OF THE SKATE PARK IS ACTUALLY COMPLETE ALREADY AND FUNCTIONAL.
IT'S STILL WAITING TO GET DELIVERED THE ONCE IT'S DELIVERED.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A THREE WEEK PERIOD BEFORE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.
FAMOUS WANTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
SO FREDI GONZALEZ AND MONICA, THE FIRST ONE I'LL COVER.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE DID, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING WITH TXDOT.
UNLESS WE GET SOMETHING, FIRST, FROM TEXDOT.
BUT, THE INTENT IS TO GET THEM PLACED AS SOON AS THEY GET RECEIVED.
THE. AS OF TODAY, SIGNS HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVED YET.
BUT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE 22ND AND THAT'S THE PLANNED DATE.
IF THEY DO COME IN ON THIS SHOWS CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED TILL MARCH OF 25.
IS THAT CORRECT? WE WERE BEING CONSERVATIVE ON THAT.
IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION IF THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE CONSERVATIVE.
IF THEY HAVE BEEN ORDERED, WE'LL KNOW AT THE FEBRUARY 7TH MEETING AND WE'LL UPDATE ACCORDINGLY.
SO THE MAIN THING IS MATERIALS AGAIN.
THE SAME APPLIES TO THE NEXT ONE WHICH IS MONTE CRISTO, EMERALD AND GWEN.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THIS HAS A DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FROM THAT.
SO THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY THE 26TH.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE FROM THIS CASE.
THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING YET.
THE WE'RE EXPECTING TO MEET WITH THEM THIS MONTH.
BUT THERE'S STILL NO SET DATE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS ONE WOULD START CONSTRUCTION? TOO LITTLE DETENTION POND. FAIRLY QUICKLY, WE APPROVED THE THIS AT THE LAST MEETING.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ON FEBRUARY THE 8TH.
THIS IS A 540 CALENDAR DAY PROJECT.
SO WE'LL WE'LL HAVE THAT SCHEDULED AS WE DISCUSSED FOR THE OTHER PROJECT, ON OUR WEBSITE.
SO THEY KNOW WHEN IT'S AFFECTED.
SO IT MIGHT SHORTEN THE TIME FRAME, HOPEFULLY.
THE SO LIKE FOR THIS PROJECT THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL PHASES ON IT.
WE'RE GOING TO START THE BREAKING AT THE.
SO PHASE TWO IS ALREADY COMPLETE.
SO WE'LL PUT THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR PHASE THREE ONLY.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME YOU WOULD ACTUALLY SEE THIS INCLUDING FOR PEOPLE.
AND SO PHASE THREE HAS THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.
I'M SORRY. ON JANUARY THE 25TH.
AND THIS WOULD BE THE FINAL STAGE OF THIS DETENTION POND.
POLICE GROUP. WE'RE WORKING ON A NEGATIVE CHANGE ORDER WITH OUR CONTRACTOR.
UPON HAVING THIS ONE COMPLETE, THE THE PROJECT WILL BE DONE IN LESS THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND WE HAVE A UTILITY'S ONGOING PROJECTS.
IF YOU WANT TO COVER THOSE HERE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO, WE HAVE FOUR PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY, ONGOING OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE MONTECRISTO AND KLAUSSNER ELEVATED WATER TOWER.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE.
WELL, LAST YEAR, IN DECEMBER, THE CONTRACTOR DID FINISH WITH THE FOUNDATION OF THE WATER TOWER.
SO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT WILL BE STARTED.
THEY WILL START GOING UP, VERTICAL.
THE ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HEADWORKS, RAW WATER PUMP WERE ALMOST DONE.
WE RAN INTO INTO SOME ISSUES IN THE DELAY OF THE MATERIAL AND SOME ISSUES AT THE PLANT, BUT WE SHOULD BE, FINALIZING THAT PROJECT IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
AND THIS WAS TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL PUMP THERE AT THE AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND TO INSTALL SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL WORK THAT GOES ALONG WITH WITH OPERATING THAT NEW PUMP.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE 1250 KW STANDBY GENERATOR FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THE BELL PRESS. SO AFTER IT GOES THROUGH THE TREATMENT PROCESS, THE THE SLUDGE, DOES GET DEWATERED.
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SO THAT'S WHY WE WE, WE DECIDED TO ADD A GENERATOR TO THIS TO FOR THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.THE NEXT, IS, OF COURSE, THE UTILITY RATE STUDY, UTILITY RATE AND CONNECTION FEE STUDY THAT, WE BASICALLY STARTED BACK IN JUNE 14TH, WHICH IS WHEN WE INITIALLY STARTED WITH THE TASK FORCE, AND THEN, AND THEN BASICALLY IT GOES UP TO TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION AS FAR AS ON THE, ON THE NEW RATES, ON THE PROPOSED RATES FOR THE, WATER AND WASTEWATER.
SO IF, THEY DO GET APPROVED TODAY, THEN WE WOULD START THE, PUBLIC NOTICE AND THEN, OF COURSE, START THE GRACE PERIOD AND THEN POTENTIALLY START THE NEW RATES IN IN MARCH THE 1ST.
SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL BE WHAT'S COMING.
SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT THAT'S STILL COMING IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
I'LL FOCUS MORE ON THE LATEST PROJECTS, FOR, FOR TIME PURPOSES.
SO THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE AWAITING SALE FOR ACQUISITION.
SO I WILL JUMP A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.
BUT THE NEXT ONES THAT ARE COMING WE HAVE OUT FOR BID THE DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY ANALYZING THOSE REQUESTS.
ON. THE NEXT ONE IS THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STARTING THE BIDDING PROCESS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
SO THAT IMPLIES THAT WE'LL BE STARTING CONSTRUCTION ABOUT APRIL.
RESTROOMS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN.
AT COMPLETING THE PLAN SET FOR THIS ONCE ON MARCH THE 1ST.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING CONSTRUCTION ABOUT MAY.
THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN EXPEDITE THOSE.
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS WOULD APPRECIATE IT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SUMMERS.
THEIR KIDS COULD UTILIZE THE PARKS AND.
WE'RE WE'RE PUSHING, IS THERE ANY PRIORITY AS TO WHICH ONE? FIRST. I THINK CITY MANAGER IS AWARE WHICH ONE.
OKAY. WELL, WE'LL WORK ON THAT.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE MUNICIPAL TURF FIELDS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY 60% COMPLETE ON THE PLAN SET.
THE NEXT ONE IS BRENDA LYNN DRAINAGE.
THIS PROJECT, WE PUSHED A BIT FROM TODAY TO NEXT TUESDAY.
SO IT WILL BE AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AWARD.
THE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING CONSTRUCTION, IN.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE NEW SERVICE CENTER, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GETTING THE BIDS ALSO NEXT TUESDAY.
SAME CONCEPT. WE'LL HAVE IT FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
THIS ONE WITH CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING IN MARCH.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE FREDDY GONZALEZ HIKING BIKE TRAIL.
THIS ONE IS A PROJECT THAT'S FUNDED BY THE RGV MPO THROUGH A GRANT.
AND THE. THE FIRST MEETING WITH THE TEXT AT THE HAS BEGUN.
CURRENTLY THE IRRIGATION CANAL IS GETTING PLACED UNDERGROUND.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE EBONY HILLS DETENTION POND.
THAT IS A PROJECT THAT HAD SOME FUNDING, BUT NOT ALL.
SO THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THIS ONE WAS SUBMITTED ON ON THE EIGHTH.
GOT SOME RIGHT OF WAY PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP, THAT YOU SHOULD SEE AT THE AT THE END OF THE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE EDINBURG TRANSIT TERMINAL.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WE'RE AIMING TO GET THIS ONE STARTED, WITH CONSTRUCTION IN MAY.
YOU WANT TO GO? SO UNDER THE UTILITIES, UNDER PLANNING, ACQUISITION, DESIGN AND BIDDING, WE HAVE SIX PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING ON IN THAT PROCESS.
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THE FIRST ONE IS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.WE'RE IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
WHICH IS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE US HIGHWAY 281.
THOSE THAT'S THE, WATER LINE, READJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAD TO DO BETWEEN 400 AND 80 AND SH 186.
THAT'S BECAUSE TEXAS IS GOING TO BE DOING SOME HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN THERE.
AND THAT RELATES BACK TO THE CIP LOAN THAT, THAT THE CITY OBTAINED, LAST YEAR.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THEY WON'T START CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL OF THIS YEAR.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE, DOWNTOWN WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THAT ONE. WE WILL BE RECEIVING BIDS, NEXT WEEK.
CURRENTLY, THE ENGINEER IS WORKING ON THE DESIGN FOR THE LIFT STATION, AND WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FROM TEXAS TO INSTALL THE FORCEMAIN WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY. ON THE ON THE OASIS ON THE WEST AND THE EAST OF WARSAW.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE IN THE ACQUISITION PHASE FOR BOTH PROJECTS.
THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE PENDING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO FAYETTEVILLE AND IOWA STATE DRAINAGE.
WE APPLIED, SO WE HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
SO THE WE APPLIED FOR THEM FOR THESE COUPLE OF ONES.
SO WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE UNOFFICIAL RESPONSE ON THESE YET.
WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT FOR THE EBONY HILLS RETENTION POND.
AND THEN ON THE CHAPIN POND PUMP STATION.
WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR KICKOFF MEETING LAST WEEK.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE CANNON VETERANS.
WE ALSO WERE AWARDED THAT PROJECT THROUGH THE RGV MPO.
WE'RE EXPECTING A KICK OFF SOME SOMEWHERE IN MARCH.
THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE FREDDY GONZALEZ AND KLAUSNER PROJECT.
THE. THAT PROJECT THE HAD THE KICK OFF ALREADY WITH TEXT OUT LAST WEEK.
I KNOW IT'S A LONG DATE. WE'RE PUSHING ON OUR END TO TRY AND EXPEDITE IT AND GET DONE SOONER.
SO FOR LAST YEAR, ON THE UTILITY SIDE, WE DID GET AWARDED TWO PROJECTS.
AND THIS IS TO INSTALL A, A NEW AND ADDITIONAL GENERATOR FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
CURRENTLY, WITH THE EXISTING GENERATOR, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO, RUN HALF OF THE PLANT.
THE NEXT ONE IS FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, FOR THE SMART WATER METER GRANT.
AND THIS IS TO, FOR A SPECIFIC AREA, WHICH IS, BETWEEN CLOSTER AND THE, 281 AND, CHENIERE AND 107 IN THAT WITHIN THAT AREA, WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH OUT, APPROXIMATELY 500, REGULAR METERS TO SMART METERS.
SO. AND THE LAST THING, ON THIS, BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO VINCE, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS STREETS.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT FUNDING FOR INTERSECTIONS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A RIGHT HAND TURN LANES.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY NUMBERS THAT WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR.
SO THAT'S JUST A LIST, THAT WE PUT TOGETHER A FEW MONTHS BACK.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL VINCENT, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THIS IS THE EXISTING LIST THAT WE HAVE FOR THE MILL AND OVERLAY FOR WITH.
THIS IS THE CONTINUED LIST FOR THE MILL AND OVERLAY FULL WIDTH.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE PRESERVATION, WHICH WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN MARCH THROUGH, A CONTRACT.
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WE HAVE 1.9 MILLION ALREADY ENCUMBERED AND, ASPHALT MATERIALS AND ALSO FOR CONTRACTUAL STRIPING.WE DID HAVE A BID OPENING TODAY FOR THE CONCRETE.
SO THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE THIS IS ALSO ON THE DASHBOARD.
WEATHER HASN'T BEEN VERY FAVORABLE TO US, SO WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON IT.
OUR TARGET DATE STILL IS DECEMBER 2024.
BUT AGAIN, WE ADJUST THE SCHEDULE BASED ON WEATHER, WORKLOAD, AND SUCH.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT? YES, SIR. THE THE WEATHER IS NOT FAVORABLE.
USUALLY IN THE WINTER DUE TO EITHER PRECIPITATION OR JUST THE COLD WEATHER.
THE ASPHALT HAS TO HAVE A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE WHEN WE LAID IT, WHEN WE LAY IT DOWN.
AND ALSO IT HAS TO BE WORKABLE WHEN THE ROLLING IT.
AND IF THE WEATHER IS TOO COLD, THEN THE MATERIAL WILL SEGREGATE.
CORRECT. I JUST WANTED THAT TO.
WHY AREN'T THEY WORKING TODAY? OR IF IT'S TOO COLD? IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT A GOOD WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PRODUCT.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE TRYING TO BE EFFICIENT.
CAN YOU ALSO JUST GIVE SOME BACKGROUND? I KNOW YOU ALL WENT OVER IN THE.
I THINK IT WAS THE 2041 OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, THE COMMITTEE.
I KNOW THERE'S, LIKE, A SCORING.
CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF STREETS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
IT'S GREAT. BUT I ALSO KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OTHERS THAT THAT NEED SOME WORK.
AND SO THE QUESTION COMES UP, HOW DO WE ANALYZE THAT? HOW DO WE ASSESS WHICH STREETS NEED TO GO FIRST AND NEXT.
AND JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY'S AWARE.
SO THERE'S SEVERAL SEVERAL FACTORS THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
ONE BEING OUR WORK ORDER SYSTEM, SEECLICKFIX.
WE LOOK AT HOTSPOTS WHERE WE'RE GETTING THE MOST DEMAND FOR, FOR POTHOLE PATCHING, STREET REPAIRS.
THE OTHER IS THROUGH SEECLICKFIX CITIZENS REPORTING STREETS.
AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE DO WHAT'S CALLED A PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX.
WE DO AN ASSESSMENT ON THE STREET.
WE DOCUMENT THE TYPE OF DISTRESSES, THE AMOUNT OF DISTRESSES AND THE SEVERITY OF THE DISTRESSES.
AND THERE'S A GRADING SYSTEM BASED ON THAT.
AND SO EVERY STREET GETS A SCORE.
ONCE IT GETS A SCORE, THEN WE PLACE IT INTO THE, PAVING LIST.
AND BASED ON THAT SCORE DEPENDS WHERE WE PLACE IT.
BUT THOSE ARE ONLY THOSE THAT ARE ON THAT CLICK AND FIX.
A LOT OF THEM ARE. YEAH. WHETHER THEY'LL CALL, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
THERE ARE SOME STREETS, MAYOR, YOU'RE CORRECT THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF.
THERE'S TIMES THAT WE'LL GET A CALL OR SOMEBODY, AND I'M ONLY ASKING TO JUST INFORM THE PUBLIC HOW IT IS THAT THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S AN AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SO THAT, THAT WE CAN KNOW ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE IF THAT HADN'T BEEN REPORTED, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ASSESSED.
IS THAT CORRECT? MORE THAN LIKELY, YES.
OKAY. AND SO THESE STREETS WE DID I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY LAST YEAR.
SO DO WE HAVE A CATALOG OF EACH STREET LIKE THIS ONE WAS PAVED, WHATEVER 2022 OR AND THEN DO WE HAVE A CATALOG OF STREETS OF WHEN THEY WERE LAST PAVED OR TOUCHED ON? YES WE DO. WE HAVE, WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
THIS IS A LOT OF STREETS BEING PAVED, AND IN A YEAR THAT I KNOW PREVIOUSLY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THIS.
SO JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S JUST THAT MANY MORE.
AND I JUST WANT TO ASK THE PUBLIC TO BE PATIENT WITH US.
BUT IF THERE IS ROADS THAT NEED TO BE TENDED TO, PLEASE REPORT IT SO WE CAN PROPERLY ASSESS THEM.
SO YES SIR, THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU.
THAT THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. MAIER UNLESS THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS.
COUNCIL IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? THIS IS ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO EVERYTHING'S AVAILABLE ONLINE.
YEAH. THE ONLY ON THE STREETS.
IF WE CAN INCLUDE A MAP OF WHERE ALL THESE STREETS ARE BEING PAVED, I THINK THAT'D BE VERY HELPFUL.
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ALSO, ON THE DASHBOARD AS A AS A SUMMARY, THAT'D BE GREAT.THANK YOU. THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN.
AT THIS TIME, I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF I COULD JUST OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEMS A THROUGH F.
EXCUSE ME, A THROUGH E? WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? COUNCIL. YES.
YOU CAN OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING ON ALL ITEMS IF IT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY.
I'M JUST GOING TO OPEN UP FOR THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST AT THIS TIME.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ANY ITEMS. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ANY ITEMS FROM A, B, C, D, E.
ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS TO US FROM A THROUGH F? THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO, COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO STATE YOUR NAME.
AND, WE, BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED A THROUGH F.
I'LL HAVE OUR CITY SECRETARY READ ITEMS. OKAY. PROBABLY CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG DISTRICT BEING 3.0 ACRES OUT OF LOT 48.
SANTA CRUZ RANCH SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 4601 NORTH I-69C.
AS REQUESTED BY Y A Y HOLDINGS, LLC.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
SANTA CRUZ RANCH SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 4601 NORTH I-69C.
AS REQUESTED BY YY HOLDINGS, LLC.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? I'M NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL IG DISTRICT BEING LOT TWO, TANDY SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 6029 NORTH I-69C AS REQUESTED BY CC TRUCKERS, LLC.
SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
BEING A 1.30 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE EAST ONE HALF OF LOT 15, SECTION 233 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 5505 WEST JUNIOR ROAD, UNIT A, AS REQUESTED BY ROY LUNA JUNIOR.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ITEM E, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PP DISTRICT BEING 24.99 ACRES OF LOT 15, SECTION 248 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY SUBDIVISION PROPOSED SILVERSTONE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3201 EAST MILE 17.5 ROAD AS REQUESTED BY CARLOS GAYTAN.
SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A LICENSED CHILD CARE HOME BEING LOT FOUR, BLOCK 199 ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF EDINBURG, LOCATED AT 1112 EAST COTTON STREET, AS REQUESTED BY SABAS GARCIA ON BEHALF OF ERIKA GARCIA.
SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR, PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO SUSPEND THE THE RULES ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? SO MOVED. WELL.
MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? NOT. I'LL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND MOVE IT TO BEHIND.
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AGENDA ITEM A.AGENDA ITEM A ON THE ORDINANCE.
I'M SORRY. WE CAN TABLE IT AND MOVE IT TO ANOTHER SPOT ON HERE.
WE CAN JUST TABLE IT, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO THE. SO TABLING IS THE, OPERATIVE ACTION IN THAT MOTION.
CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR MOTION? OKAY, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION JUST TO TABLE THE ITEM.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER. SO IF WE TABLE THIS ITEM, I KNOW THAT'S A SEPARATE ITEM, BUT THIS WAS JUST TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. I KNOW WE'RE NOT AT THAT ITEM.
SO ARE WE. ARE WE PLANNING TO TABLE THE NEXT ITEM, TOO, OR ON THE WATER RATES, THEIR DISCUSSION DURING TABLING? YOU CAN DISCUSS THE TABLING, BUT YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T GET INTO THE MERITS OF THE ITEM.
RIGHT. BUT I GUESS IT'S JUST A QUESTION ON THE MOTION, ON THE TABLING.
IS THIS TO BRING BACK AT THE THE NEXT MEETING, COUNCIL MEMBER DELEON OR IS THERE, CAN I ASK THAT? OR AM I ALLOWED TO ASK THE SPARSE IS IT GOING TO COME BACK OR.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION.
SURE, YOU CAN ASK THE PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS.
THE MOTION DIDN'T INCLUDE WHEN IT WOULD COME BACK.
OKAY. SO, SO OSTENSIBLY IT WOULD COME BACK, WHEN REQUESTED AT A FUTURE MEETING.
SO IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC FOR IT TO COME BACK, NOT AUTOMATIC NEXT MEETING.
THAT'S CORRECT. SO DO WE HAVE TO REQUEST IT TO BE BACK ON IF YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY. AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON FOR CONSIDERATION.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION IS TABLED FOR THIS ITEM.
ITEM EIGHT ORDINANCE WE HAVE GO AHEAD.
YES. A CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE FIVE, PUBLIC WORKS, CHAPTER 50 GENERAL PROVISIONS TO PROVIDE FOR CHANGES TO RATES AND CHARGES. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SCENARIO ONE AS PRESENTED.
SO, TOM, IF YOU COULD JUST BRIEFLY TELL US WHAT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON HERE.
GOOD EVENING, SIR. TOM MARINO, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
ONE IS AFTER WE REVIEWED WITH OUR CONSULTANT THAT WE PRESENTED AT OUR LAST WORKSHOP ON THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE ENCOUNTERING WITH OUR CURRENT RATES, TO FUND ALL THE UTILITY OPERATIONS AND, PROJECTS.
THE SCENARIO WOULD BE, TO SCENARIO ONE WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF FIVE YEARS STARTING IN OCTOBER OF STARTING MARCH THE 4TH, JUMPING OVER TO OCTOBER OF 25 AND THEN, THEREAFTER FOUR MORE YEARS IN, IN OCTOBER.
SO IT WOULD GO 26, 27 AND ULTIMATELY 28.
THAT WAY WE COVER OUR PLANS AS RECOMMENDED BY OUR UTILITY RATES CONSULTANT.
PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. THAT WOULD BE A CORRECTION.
SCENARIO ONE IS ACTUALLY MARCH AND THEN OCTOBER 2024 AND THEN OCTOBER 2025.
SCENARIO TWO WOULD BE MARCH 2024 AND THEN THROUGH OCTOBER 2025.
AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE RATE INCREASES ARE BECAUSE THERE WAS DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, RIGHT.
OPTION ONE AND THEN OPTION TWO.
LET ME READ UP ON MR. CARMONA HERE BECAUSE HE'S GOT THE ACTUAL LIST ON THE ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT.
SO THAT WAY WE GET THAT ANSWER ON THE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CORRADO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.
SO ON THE FIRST SCENARIO, IT WAS A GRADUAL INCREASE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 11%, EVERY, STARTING IN MARCH OF 2024 AND THEN DO ANOTHER ONE IN OCTOBER 2024 AND THEN GO ALL THE WAY TO OCTOBER 2027.
AND THEN THE, THE OTHER ONE, FOR SCENARIO TWO, WHICH IS A HIGHER INCREASE, WHICH IS ABOUT 22%.
AND THEN IT STARTS, THE YEARS AFTER THAT, IT GOES, ONLY UP TO AN EIGHT, 8% INCREASE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE DIFFERENCE IS.
SO WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE? THE OPTION ONE.
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22% INCREASE, FOR THE, FOR THE FIRST ONE IN WHICH WOULD BE IN, IN MARCH.AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WOULD JUST BE AN 8% INCREASE.
AND ULTIMATELY IT GETS YOU TO THE SAME GOAL.
IT WOULD THAT'S WHAT THE MOTION IS RIGHT.
IT WOULD BE LIKE ON SCENARIO TWO RIGHT ON THE.
OH OKAY. CAN YOU SAY THAT IN DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
THE APPROXIMATE INCREASE PER MONTH ON THE WATER RATE.
RIGHT. BECAUSE, EVERY, EVERY SINGLE HOME IS GOING TO USE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
BUT IF WE USE BASED ON THE 5000, IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THAT.
FOR BOTH WATER AND SEWER COMBINED TOTAL.
RIGHT? AGAIN, IT IT VARIES BASED ON THE CONSUMPTION.
FOR THE FIRST ONE, IT WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH HALF OF THAT.
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ.
EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOUR QUESTION WAS IN SCENARIO ONE, WHAT WOULD THE INCREMENTS BE? OKAY, SO IN SCENARIO ONE, THAT WOULD BE THE 11% INCREASE.
THE FIRST, INCREASE WOULD BE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY $2.96.
THE ONE AFTER WOULD BE ABOUT 328, THEN 364, 404 AND SO FORTH.
SO MARCH ABOUT $3, OCTOBER, ANOTHER $2, $3, AND THEN MARCH AGAIN, ANOTHER LIKE CLOSE TO 3 TO $4.
YEAH. MARCH AND THEN OCTOBER OF 24.
AND THEN IT WILL NOT JUMP UNTIL OCTOBER OF 25.
CORRECT. THAT WAS SCENARIO ONE.
AND WE'RE WE'RE CONSIDERING SCENARIO TWO WHICH IS.
YES. I JUST REMEMBER, BEFORE THE ONE OF THE OPTIONS WAS $5.
YES. APPROXIMATE A MONTH, THEN $2.
THAT WAS SCENARIO 2 OR $3, ACROSS THE BOARD.
OKAY. AND I KNOW YOU'VE HAD, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF INPUT FROM OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, FROM THE UTILITY RATE COMMITTEE, DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT AND WE HAD THE THE BIG PRESENTATION LAST MEETING.
BUT CURRENTLY, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR RATE NOW? ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, AND HOW.
HOW FAR LOWER WE ARE THAN, SAY, OR SOME NEIGHBORING CITIES.
DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? YES, SIR.
EVERY TIME THEY SEND YOU. RUBEN.
IT IS, 936, AND WE ARE BACK FROM, CLOSED SESSION.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
JUST WANTED THE RECORD. REFLECT THAT THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME ACTION ON A COUPLE ITEMS THAT REQUIRED.
[A. Consultation with City Attorney and Possible Action Regarding Reimbursement Agreement with Cuatro Noventa. (§551.071. Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting; §551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting.)]
SESSION. SO MOVED.SECOND, A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[B. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Conveyance, Exchange, or Lease of Real Property Related to Project Swap. (§551.071 Consultation with Attorney; §551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting.; §551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting.)]
MOTION CARRIES.RELATED TO ITEM B, TWO RECOMMENDED MOTIONS BASED ON THE DISCUSSION.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
AND THEN, ALSO FOR ITEM B, I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION, RATIFYING, EDC ACTION RELATED TO PROJECT SWAP AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE EDC RELATED TO PROJECT SWAP ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE CAN DO TWO DIFFERENT MOTIONS.
YES. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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THAT MOTION CARRIES.NO OTHER ACTION AT THIS TIME, MAYOR.
ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WE'RE ADJOURNED. IT'S 938.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.