Apr 16, 2024 City Council Meeting

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COMING UP NEXT ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH 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 ADVISER, CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA, AND CITY ATTORNEY OMAR OCHOA.

AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL, THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER IT IS 6:00.

[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]

WE HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEING PRESENT.

WE'RE GOING TO START THIS EVENING WITH PRAYER, AS WE ALWAYS DO.

AND WE HAVE RABBI ASHER HAQ FROM CHABAD RGB BEACON.

[A. Prayer.]

JUST. I FEEL HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO BEGIN THE MEETING WITH A PRAYER.

I JUST ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CHABAD RGV JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR THE PROCLAMATION THAT WILL BE GIVEN LATER IN HONOR OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE, THE LEADER OF THE CHABAD MOVEMENT'S 122ND BIRTHDAY, WHICH WILL PROCLAIM THIS FRIDAY EDUCATION DAY.

EDINBURG. GOOD EVENING FRIENDS.

LET US JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER.

ALMIGHTY GOD, WE HAVE ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNAL SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

AND WHAT MAKES THIS CITY EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL IS THE VERY FACT THAT ITS MONTHLY MEETINGS BEGIN WITH YOU, GOD, IN MIND, THROUGH THIS VERY PRAYER.

BLESS OUR WORK HERE TODAY.

BLESS THE WORK OF THE HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCILORS, CITY MANAGER, CITY OFFICIALS AND ALL THEIR STAFF ALONG WITH ALL OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

BLESS US THAT OUR EFFORTS BEAR GOOD FRUIT, THAT OUR THOUGHTFUL, HONEST AND RESPECTFUL DIALOG LEAD TO CONSTRUCTIVE RESULTS.

PLEASE GUIDE OUR HAND AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IN OUR CIVIC SERVICE, WE FULFILL THE MANDATE THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US. INSTRUCTED TO NOAH IN HIS DAY AND CONVEYED THROUGH MOSES AT MOUNT SINAI, KNOWN AS THE SEVEN UNIVERSAL ETHICS.

ONE TO WORSHIP YOU AND YOU ALONE.

TWO NEVER TO CURSE YOUR HOLY NAME.

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FIVE NOT TO STEAL, LIE, OR CHEAT SIX.

NOT TO BE CRUEL TO ANY LIVING CREATURE, AND SEVEN.

THAT EVERY SOCIETY BE GOVERNED BY JUST LAWS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOU, O GOD, AS THE SOVEREIGN RULER OF ALL HUMANKIND AND ALL NATIONS, AS THIS ASSEMBLY IS DOING RIGHT NOW, BY OPENING THIS MEETING WITH A PRAYER AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORK FOR THIS GREAT CITY.

ALL TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN OUR WORLD, WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO INHABIT A SAFE, MORAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE PLACE.

A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, ONE FILLED WITH GOODNESS AND KINDNESS THAT EXPRESSES THE BEAUTY OF THE DIVINE INTENT, ALMIGHTY GOD AND THE MERIT OF OUR SINCERE EFFORTS.

BLESS US ALL WITH GOOD HEALTH, SUCCESS IN ALL OUR ENDEAVORS AND POSITIVE RESULTS FROM OUR WORK.

BLESS OUR WONDERFUL CITY AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT IT CONTINUES TO PROSPER AND GROW.

TO BE A MODEL CITY WITHIN OUR GREAT STATE AND OUR BELOVED COUNTRY.

ALMIGHTY GOD. BLESS US WITH CLARITY, BLESS US WITH STRENGTH, AND BLESS US WITH PEACE, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE HARD TIMES.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR

[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]

YES, SIR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON APRIL 12TH, 2024 AT 7:15 P.M..

[3. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

[A. Future Work Sessions to be Held]

YES, SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL, THAT THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING A PERIODIC WORK SESSIONS TO BE HELD AT LEAST APPROXIMATELY ONCE OR EVERY MONTH AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR.

EXCUSE ME, PRIOR TO A REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING AT ABOUT 5:30 P.M..

THESE WILL BE WORK SESSIONS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL AS WELL ON PROJECTS THAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

SO THEY WILL BE PERIODIC.

WE'RE WE'RE AIMING TO HOST THEM POSSIBLY THE SECOND MEETING AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH AND BUT OTHERWISE YOU KNOW, AS DIRECTED BY COUNCIL.

GREAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

I GET A QUESTION. YES. YES.

I'VE BEEN NOTICING IN CAMERON COUNTY, THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING OUT TO GET THEIR RESIDENTS OUT TO FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WE'LL BE DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO TO TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT. AND IT'S I BELIEVE SOMETIMES IT'S PART OF OUR BUDGETARY PROCESS.

SO DEFINITELY WE CAN GO AHEAD AND AND TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT.

I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE, BECAUSE YOU ONLY HAVE A TIME LIMIT BEFORE IT'S CORRECT. YOUR YOUR VALUES STUCK THIS YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WILL DO.

[4. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

YES, SIR. 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 MEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO, SIR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS COUNCIL UNDER ITEM SIX.

[6. RESOLUTION]

[A. Consider Resolution Formally Retiring Call Sign Eagle 1 900 in Honor of the Late Fire Chief Shawn Michael Snider. [Omar Garza, Fire Chief]]

THIS IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION FORMALLY RETIRING CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900, IN HONOR OF THE LATE FIRE CHIEF SHAWN MICHAEL SNYDER.

MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND. BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE.

I KNOW MISS EDNA IS HERE, AND I THINK WANTED TO SEE IF SHE CAN COME UP AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE TO RETIRE.

THIS CALL SIGN FOR BELOVED CHIEF.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR DOING THIS FOR SHAWN.

I JUST CAN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE BEING CALLED EVIL ONE.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR COMING TO SPEAKING WITH ME LAST MONTH TO. SO I COULD TELL YOU WHAT I WHAT MY REQUEST WAS.

YOU WERE VERY, VERY GRACIOUS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TO WITNESS THIS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A RETIRED HIS NUMBER, BUT TO ME THAT WAS UNOFFICIAL, AND I JUST WANTED IT TO BE RECORDED IN THE BOOKS OF THE CITY THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD USE HIS, HIS CALL SIGN OR THAT UNIT NUMBER.

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ABSOLUTELY. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME IF I MAY ASK ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION.

ABOUT REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION? YES. YES. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS.

AT EACH MEETING. I TOLD HIS WIFE A FEW MINUTES AGO I DIDN'T GO TO HIS FUNERAL BECAUSE I COULDN'T, BECAUSE HE STANDS THE BACK OF THAT ROOM AT EVERY MEETING.

SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THIS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THIS RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE CHIEF SNYDER ON HIS RETIREMENT AS CALLSIGN EAGLE ONE 900.

CHIEF SNYDER, LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED. AND THIS RESOLUTION IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. YOUR RECOGNITION OF CHIEF SNYDER CONTRIBUTION NOT ONLY HONOR HIS MEMORY, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE PROFOUND IMPACT HE HAD ON THE EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF.

MAYOR. THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

I JUST ADDED I MEAN, I KNOW A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY CAN'T SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT YOU SEE OUR SECOND FLOORS FILLED WITH FIREMAN, THE FIREMEN AND THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE TO HONOR SEAN.

MAN, I'D LIKE TO CALL A FRIEND.

HAD A BUNCH OF GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND WORK TOGETHER. MANY OF OUR 2025 YEARS ARE REAL PROUD TO BE A PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT, AND I THANK EVERYONE. I THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN, THAT BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION, THAT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE. AND SOMETIMES THAT STUFF WE WE MISS OURSELVES, BUT STUFF THAT SHOULD BE DONE IN THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU.

AND I WANT TO SAY, MISS EDNA BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT.

ANYONE THAT THAT SERVES ON THE FRONT LINES KNOWS THE CALL SIGN IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING. AND IT'S LIKE WEARING SOMEBODY'S UNIFORM, BOOTS OR GEAR. NOBODY WOULD EVER TAKE THAT CALL SIGN.

I THINK THAT'S AN UNWRITTEN RULE.

I KNOW IT'S TRUE IN PD, IT'S TRUE IN EMS AND FIRE.

THE FACT THAT THAT WE'RE DOING IT HERE OFFICIALLY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS, I COMMEND WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THE IDEA SOMETHING THAT THAT, LIKE CHIEF SAID, SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG TIME AGO.

BUT I THANK ALL THE SUPPORT HERE FROM FROM ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MISS EDNA, FOR BRINGING THIS UP TO US.

YOU KNOW, THIS HERE TONIGHT MAKES IT OFFICIAL, AND IT'S ON THE RECORD BOOKS, AND IT'S MY HONOR TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

SO ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE EVENT OR CEREMONY.

I THINK THAT WILL BE HELD FOR THIS TO BE ACTUALLY PUT UP OFFICIALLY.

SO WE'LL KEEP JUST KEEP US POSTED ON WHEN THAT IS AND WHAT THAT IS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS EDNA AGAIN.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT A.

[8. PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS]

[A. Presentation by U.S. Border Patrol Awarding the Edinburg Police Department with Forfeiture Funds. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]]

HOW MAY ALL OF THE POLICE CHIEF WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE RGV SECTOR CHIEF GLORIA CHAVEZ WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE A PRESENTATION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD EVENING.

IT IS A SINCERE HONOR TO BE HERE ON THIS NIGHT.

AS YOU HONOR THE MEMORY OF SUCH A GREAT COLLEAGUE.

CHIEF SCHNEIDER, MY CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF YOU IN THE COMMUNITY OF EDINBURG.

TODAY WE ARE GATHERED HERE TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND CRUCIAL ROLE THEY PLAYED IN AN EVENT THAT EXEMPLIFIES THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ON APRIL THE 5TH OF FIFTH OF 2023.

THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR INTELLIGENCE UNIT INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS TEAM IDENTIFIED A VEHICLE EXHIBITING SUSPICIOUS AND TRAVEL PATTERNS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 281.

THANKS TO THE VIGILANCE AND EXPERTISE OF OUR INTELLIGENCE UNIT, CRUCIAL INFORMATION WAS SWIFTLY RELAYED TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES WAS EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE BORDER PATROL HAD ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO STOP THIS VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONTACTED OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DUE TO THEM BEING BUSY,

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EDINBURG PD DID RESPOND AND DECIDED TO SPOT THE VEHICLE HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 281.

ACTING PROMPTLY UPON THE INTELLIGENCE, THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP, CITING A LEGITIMATE TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

DURING THE SUBSEQUENT CONSENSUAL SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM WERE FURTHER SHOWCASED AS THEY UNCOVERED AND SEIZED 25 BUNDLES OF CURRENCY, TOTALING AN ASTONISHING $711,240 IN US CURRENCY, WHICH SHOULD BE NOTED, WAS THE LARGEST BULK CASH SEIZURE CONDUCTED BY A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY BASED OFF US BORDER PATROL INTELLIGENCE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER PACHECO AND HIS K9 PARTNER, TRINA OR TINA. THAT'S HERE.

IF YOU CAN JOIN ME UP FRONT.

THE SUCCESS OF THIS INTERDICTION SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORKING SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER TO COMBAT CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH TEXAS.

TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOUR SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTIONS HAVE NOT ONLY LED TO THE REMOVAL OF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ILLICIT FUNDS FROM CIRCULATION, BUT ALSO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING AND PROTECTING OUR HOMELAND. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION ON THAT DAY. OFFICER PACHECO AND YOUR K-9 PARTNER, TINA.

WE PRESENT TO YOU A CHECK FOR $503,000 THAT THE US BORDER PATROL HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. APPROVED.

THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TOTAL.

WE USUALLY SPLIT THE COST 5050 FOR TWO AGENCIES ON A SEIZURE.

BUT HEADQUARTERS BORDER PATROL APPROVED A 70% INVESTMENT TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR.

THANK YOU, CHIEF, VERY MUCH FOR COMING HERE.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS COLLABORATION WITH YOU ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

MYRA, YOU HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH TO ASSIST IN THE MENTAL HEALTH.

I THINK THIS IS A RESTRICTED.

YES, I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

THANK Y'ALL. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD WITH CHIEF CHAVEZ.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM FIVE.

[5. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS]

[A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing IDEA Edinburg Eagles Powerlifting Team, 2024 Texas High School Powerlifting Association 3A Division State Champions, as Requested by Coach Aida Gonzalez. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

HAVE YOU HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION? CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, MYRA? LYRA. WHEREAS THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM ATTENDED THE 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON MARCH 22ND, 2024, IN ABILENE, TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS, THE IDEA EDINBURG EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM PREPARING FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2023 2024 SEASON.

AND WHEREAS, THE EAGLES COMPETED AT FOUR INVITATIONAL MEETS AND WITH THEIR STRONG PERFORMANCES AT LOCAL MEETS, THE EAGLES HAD ALL SEVEN POWERLIFTERS QUALIFIED TO THE SPAR REGION FIVE DIVISION THREE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, WHERE THEY FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE AND HAD FIVE LIFTERS QUALIFIED TO STATE.

AND WHEREAS, WITH ONLY TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT IN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING, THE EAGLES SHOWED THEIR TRUE COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT BY SPENDING THEIR SPRING BREAK WEEK PRACTICING FOR THE BIG EVENT.

AND WHEREAS GOING INTO THE STATE MEET, COACHES KNEW THE COMPETITION WAS STRONG.

THEY STRATEGIZED, STRATEGIZED, AND PREPARED TO FACE ANY OBSTACLES THAT COULD ARISE. THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM KNEW THAT EVERY POUND LIFTED WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND WHEREAS THE BOYS GAVE EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY THEY HAD DURING THE SQUAT, BENCH AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE DEADLIFT WITH THEIR FOCUS ON GRIT AND GRIT. THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES CAME OUT ON TOP, WINNING THE 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE THREE A DIVISION, MAKING HISTORY ON MARCH 22ND, 2024, IN ABILENE, TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS, THE EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM IS MADE UP OF AN OUTSTANDING GROUP. FABIAN SOLIS, JOSE RINCONES, GIOVANNI PACHECO, HUELVA.

FUERTE, ALEXIS SALINAS, ELEAZAR REYES, NELSON QUINTERO.

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THEY WERE COACHED BY A FEMALE TRIO, ADA GONZALEZ, MONICA MORALES AND MELANIE MORALES.

AND WHEREAS THE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM FOR EARNING THEIR FIRST EVER BOYS POWERLIFTING STATE TITLE AND MAKING THEIR SCHOOL, FAMILY AND CITY PROUD.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE SUCCESS OF THESE STUDENTS AND COACHES.

THREE. TWO. ONE. TWO. ANYBODY? OKAY, Y'ALL.

THANK YOU. WELCOME TO CHURCH TO WORK, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. WHAT CAN I SAY A FEW WORDS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE.

MAYBE THEIR NAMES? YEAH.

GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

HERE BEFORE ME IS THE EDINBURGH POWER LIFTING TEAM IDEA.

EDINBURGH POWER LIFTING TEAM.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AND RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM.

THE BOYS TEAM IS THE FIRST TEAM AT OUR SCHOOL TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP IN POWER LIFTING. SO THEY DID THEY MADE SCHOOL HISTORY, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM. MY COACHES HERE AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET TO WHERE WE EXPECTED YOU ALL TO GET TO.

AND GREAT JOB AND CONTINUE THE HARD WORK.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE AND FOR RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

GREAT WORK. CONGRATULATIONS.

[B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing April 14-20, 2024 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]]

COUNCIL CAN WE HAVE BORDER CONTROL. AND THEN IF WE COULD WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU GUYS PLEASE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 14 TO 20, 2024 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.

WHEREAS IN JUNE 2019, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT SIGNED HOUSE BILL 1090 CLASSIFYING TELECOMMUNICATORS.

911 OPERATORS, DISPATCHERS OR COMMUNICATION OPERATORS AS FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND WHEREAS THESE PROFESSIONALS ARE THE UNSEEN FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE TO THINK AND RESPOND QUICKLY TO CRISIS SITUATIONS AND LEND A SUPPORTING VOICE TO REASSURE CONFUSED, FRIGHTENED OR UPSET CALLERS.

TELECOMMUNICATORS SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP SAVE LIVES EVERY DAY.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES, THEY RELAY ACCURATE INFORMATION TO FIELD OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS TO ASSIST WITH THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE THE EDINBURG EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.

AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS MUST USE THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO MAKE EMERGENCY DECISIONS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CALLERS ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFIC REQUESTS.

TELECOMMUNICATORS MUST REMAIN CALM AND PROFESSIONAL WHILE HANDLING EMERGENCY CALLS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS.

AND WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS AT THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS, TELECOMMUNICATORS MONITOR MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCIES AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THEY MAINTAIN LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL DATABASE WITH INFORMATION ON WANTED INDIVIDUALS AND WHERE EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, PROFESSIONALISM, AND REMAIN UNWAVERING IN THEIR DEDICATION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 14 TO 20, 2024, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE PUBLIC SAFE.

DO YOU HAVE THE RESOLUTION? BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION SHOULD BE READ.

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WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR VISIT THIS AFTERNOON WITH OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS. THESE ARE THE VOICES BEHIND THE MYSTERIOUS WALL THAT WE CANNOT SEE.

BUT THEY'RE THERE IN CALMNESS.

THEY'RE THERE TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD.

THEY ARE THERE SUFFERING AND DEALING WITH THE SAME TRAUMA THAT OUR OUR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD ARE DEALING WITH.

AND MANY TIMES THEY FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE THEY'RE AT A TERMINAL AND THEY CAN'T HELP BUT THEY WANT TO HELP. SO WE TRULY APPRECIATE Y'ALL RECOGNIZING OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS THIS WEEK AS WE CELEBRATE THEM NATIONWIDE.

AND AGAIN, WE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. IN RESPONDING TO POLICE, FIRE AND AMBULANCE.

ANY OF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? DO YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ISIDRO.

I'M A COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE RECOGNITION.

WE DON'T GET THIS TOO OFTEN, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WENT BY THIS AFTERNOON.

SO THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS MAKING US LOOK BACK BECAUSE THEY GOT SOME NICE PACKAGE GIFTS FROM THEM FOR EACH OF THEM, BUT VERY WELL DESERVED.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO. LIKE I MENTIONED TO YOU ALL TODAY, WE HAVE THE EASY JOB UP HERE.

YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES IN THE FRONT LINE. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE RESPONDING, BEING THERE FOR OUR CITIZENS YOU KNOW, AT AT A MOMENT'S CALL.

AND SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT, Y'ALL DO. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RECOGNITION.

I THINK RECENTLY DISPATCHERS WEREN'T WEREN'T RECOGNIZED AS AS FRONTLINE WORKERS.

AND THEY HAVE NOW BEEN INCLUDED.

LIKE CHIEF SAID, THEY'RE THE FIRST FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.

THEY'RE THE FIRST ONES THAT GET THE CALL. THEY RECEIVE THE SAME TRAUMATIC PTSD EFFECTS.

I WILL SAY IN EMS, ANYTIME WE WERE LOST AND WE DIDN'T GET THERE, I SAID, CALL DISPATCH. IS THEIR FAULT.

JUST KIDDING. THAT'S FINE IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IF THEY DON'T GET THE RIGHT INFORMATION, THE RIGHT ADDRESS, THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT TO SEND, THE RIGHT RESPONSE.

IT'S A VERY, VERY CRITICAL THING. AND AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

IT'S A CERTIFICATION. THERE'S AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH.

THERE'S DIFFERENT CERTS THAT YOU HAVE TO TRAIN FOR.

YOU HAVE TO GET THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION.

SO IT'S NOT JUST HEY, I WANT TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND, AND DISPATCH PD OR EMS AND FIRE.

IT'S, IT'S ACTUAL COURSE AND TESTING.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.

AND IF I MAY SAY ONE MORE THING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE DEAL WITH IN THIS BUSINESS AT THIS TIME, AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

SO ON BEHALF OF EVERY ONE OF THESE TELECOMMUNICATORS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS, WE APPRECIATE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SUPPORT TO HELP US IN THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THESE OPERATORS. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANKS AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND, EVERYBODY.

HE WANTS ME TO BE MAYOR.

I THINK IT'S ONLY RIGHT.

WE TAKE A QUICK QUESTION.

JUST A REAL QUICK PHOTO WITH ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE HERE FOR A RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF CHIEF SNYDER.

YES, IT'S MISS EDNA HERE, CHIEF.

HEATHER, J.J.. GOOD MORNING.

I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

OKAY. THIS IS THIS IS.

I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION REAL QUICK.

YEAH. OKAY. I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION.

FOR SOME. REASON I HAVE IT HERE.

OH, DO YOU NEED A BIG GROUP OF US? I THINK WE CAN DO IT RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF.

SO. YEAH, AS EVERYBODY LINES UP.

THIS THING WENT AWAY. I THINK WE COULD STAND UP HERE IN A BIT.

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WE'LL PUT THE FAMILY UP HERE. HEY, HOW YOU DOING? CAN I GET MY FAMILY? RUBY.

COME ON. COME ON. EVERYBODY LINE UP AND LET ME READ IT FIRST.

GUYS. I GOT IT, I GOT IT, YEAH.

SO. YEAH. THEN WE'LL STAND AS SOON AS I READ IT.

YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

IF I CAN HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION REAL QUICK, I KNOW WE'RE LINING UP ALL THE SUPPORTERS THAT ARE HERE FOR CHIEF SNYDER.

AND WE'VE APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, BUT I THINK IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT I READ IT BRIEFLY, JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE.

AND IT IS ALREADY ON THE RECORD, BUT I WANT TO READ IT.

ADDITIONALLY, AT THIS TIME.

SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF EDINBURG FORMALLY RETIRING CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900, IN HONOR OF LATE FIRE CHIEF SEAN MICHAEL SNYDER.

WHEREAS IN 1991, SEAN MICHAEL SNYDER WAS HIRED BY THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND WHEREAS, SEAN SNYDER DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHERS. A TRUE LEADER WHO INSPIRED HIS TEAM TO BE THE BEST THEY COULD BE, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, IN 1999, SEAN WAS APPOINTED AS FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SERVED AS FIRE CHIEF FOR 25 YEARS UNDER THE CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900 AND WHEREAS CHIEF SNYDER EXEMPLIFIED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM, COURAGE AND DEDICATION, EARNING THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE, NOT JUST AS A PROFESSIONAL BUT AS A PERSON IN GENERAL. AND WHEREAS EAGLE ONE 900 ANSWERED HIS LAST ALARM ON MAY 1ST, 2023 AT THE AGE OF 58.

AND WHEREAS FIRE CHIEF SHAWN SNYDER HAS PASSED AWAY, LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF SERVICE THAT WILL BE FOREVER REMEMBERED AND CHERISHED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. HAVING SERVED THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 32 YEARS, PROTECTING AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDINBURG DO HEREBY HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE LATE FIRE CHIEF SHAWN SNYDER AND FORMALLY RETIRE HIS CALL SIGN, EAGLE ONE 900, AS A SYMBOL OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE.

AND JOINING THE COUNCIL.

OKAY. OKAY. YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN WHEN SEAN TOOK OVER THE FIRE STATION, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS THAT MANY FIREMEN IN THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S HOW MUCH HE TOOK IN. AND HE'S HE'S GROWN THE GROWN THE PLACE BACK THEN.

BUT THERE WAS ONLY, LIKE 20, MAYBE NOT COUNTING THE VOLUNTEERS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING US TO READ THE RESOLUTION. AND HAVING ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS HERE IN HIS HONOR.

[C. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the Cool City Celebration in the City of Edinburg to be held on April 27, 2024. [Vincent A. Romero, Director of Public Works]]

YES, SIR. MAYOR. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE CITY CELEBRATION IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH TO BE HELD ON APRIL 27TH, 2024.

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STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT ARBOR DAY BE CELEBRATED FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES WITH THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY URBAN FOREST, PROMOTE TREE PLANTING TO INCREASE SHADING, ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE, DECREASE THE ASSOCIATED COSTS OF UNABATED STORMWATER, LOWER HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR URBAN LIFE.

AND WHEREAS, THE WEEK OF APRIL 1ST THROUGH FIFTH, 2024 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

THE CDBG PROGRAM IS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ANNUAL FUNDING AND FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE DECENT, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY CELEBRATION WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, AND PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COAL CITY CELEBRATION AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY BY PLANTING AND CARING FOR TREES AND SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR TREES. REFLECTING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH'S COMMITMENT TO FORESTRY AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL.

VINCENT ROMERO, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

SO WE'RE COOL. CITY CELEBRATION IS BACK.

APRIL 27TH, AS THE PROCLAMATION READS, I WANTED TO GIVE THE DIRECTOR FROM CDBG, MISS CLAUDIA FARIAS, A FEW MINUTES TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE HAVE ROBERT VALENZUELA, STORMWATER MANAGER, AND THEN WE HAVE LEO DURAN, THE ARBORIST. SO IT'S A CELEBRATION OF MANY THINGS.

SO LET ME LET THEM HAVE A FEW CHANCE, A FEW WORDS.

SORRY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

CLAUDIA FARIAS, DIRECTOR OF THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE.

WHAT? WE'RE EXCITED THAT THE COOL CITY CELEBRATION IS COMING BACK, BECAUSE WE'RE EXCITED TO AS ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT'S GOING TO BE FEATURED THAT DAY IS TO TO HIGHLIGHT NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK. WHICH IS REALLY SPECIAL THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CDBG GRANT, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS GRANT IS THAT IT WAS IT CONSOLIDATED SEVEN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BACK IN 1974.

SO PRESIDENT GERALD FORD HAD BEEN IN OFFICE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND SIGNED THIS PROGRAM INTO LAW THAT GAVE COMMUNITIES FLEXIBILITY, WAS ABLE TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES WITH ITS FUNDING, AND IT'S REMARKABLE.

WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT EDINBURGH WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES. NOT EVERY COMMUNITY CAN SAY THAT.

SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY AND THANKFUL FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDED THAT THAT CONTRIBUTION AND HAS KEPT ON PROVIDING THAT CONTRIBUTION.

AND AS WE KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, CDBG IS STILL WORKING.

IT'S STILL PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S STILL KEEPING ITS PROMISE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO BE RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS.

SO WITH THE CDBG FUNDING, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIKE LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO FUND CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES THAT THAT PROVIDE NEEDS THAT WE KNOW OUR RESIDENTS ARE, THAT THERE IS A GAP LIKE AMIGOS DEL VALLE, CASA, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.

SO THESE AGENCIES WILL BE WITH US ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH. SO WE WE WERE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOWCASE THE DIFFERENCE THAT CDBG MAKES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ROBERT VALENZUELA, STORMWATER MANAGER FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COOL CITY CELEBRATION IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY THE 27TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

HERE AT THE CITY HALL COURTYARD.

THIS IS BEING ORGANIZED TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING OUR CITY. WITH EARTH DAY BEING APRIL 22ND NATIONAL ARBOR DAY BEING APRIL 26TH. AND ALSO WITH STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK, WE PLAN ON CELEBRATING THIS EVENT, PROVIDING THE RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND ITEMS TO STRENGTHEN THE MESSAGE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND INCREASING THE CITY CANOPY THROUGH PLANTING TREES AND PLANTS.

AND ALSO DECREASING THE THE POLLUTION IN THE CITY, IN OUR CITY WATERS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS EVERYONE'S MISSION.

WE ARE INVITING YOU, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR AND THE CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

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EARTH DAY AND ARBOR DAY WERE FOUNDED AS A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT. IT SERVES AS A CALL TO ACTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO DO THEIR PART IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL.

ONE WAY OF DOING THIS IS BY PRESERVING OUR URBAN GREEN SPACES AND PLANTING TREES.

TREES AND GREEN SPACES BENEFIT OUR LIVES IN COUNTLESS WAYS.

THEY HELP REDUCE THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, PREVENT EROSION, FILTER WATER, AND REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF.

BEYOND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, THEY HELP ENRICH OUR LIVES IN WAYS THAT ARE DEEPLY PERSONAL. THEY OFFER US A PEACEFUL RETREAT FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH TO HELP CELEBRATE OUR ANNUAL COOL CITIES EVENT HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY HALL COURTYARD. WE WILL BE PROVIDING SEEDLINGS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS TO THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. INVITE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT APRIL 27TH FOR THIS EVENT HERE AT CITY HALL COURTYARD. THANK YOU.

[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. THE CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR A SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

I WILL BE TAKING TIME.

PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS ACTUALLY A PROCLAMATION.

FOR THE RABBI. YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR? YES, SIR.

EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY APRIL 19TH, 2024.

WHEREAS A QUALITY EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT FOUNDATIONS FOR THE CONTINUING SUCCESS OF OUR STATE, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR SOCIETY AT LARGE, AND IN THE CITY OF EDINBURG, WE STRIVE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL OUR CITIZENS THROUGH AN INCREASED FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND SHARING.

AND WHEREAS, THROUGH PROVIDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WITH WHICH TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RIGOROUS STUDY, WE CAN CREATE HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER, KINDER AND MORE UNITED AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY.

AND WHEREAS THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MUST ALSO FOCUS TO BUILD CHARACTER BY EMPHASIZING THE CULTIVATION OF UNIVERSAL MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES THAT HAVE BEEN THE BEDROCK OF SOCIETY FROM THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION, INCLUDING THE VALUES KNOWN AS SEVEN NOAHIDE LAWS. AND WHEREAS ONE OF THE LEADING GLOBAL ADVOCATES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LUBAVITCHER RABBI, RABBI SCHNEERSON OF RIGHTEOUS MEMORY, STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF MORAL AND ETHICAL EDUCATION AS THE BEDROCK OF HUMANITY AND THE HALLMARK OF A HEALTHY SOCIETY, AND STRONGLY URGED THAT EDUCATION BE REINFORCED BY THE INOCULATION OF STRONG MORAL VALUES.

AND WHEREAS, IN RECOGNITION OF THE RABBIS UNDERSTANDING AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS IN WORLD EDUCATION, MORALITY, AND ACTS OF CHARITY, HE WAS AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS HAS ESTABLISHED HIS BIRTH DATE AS A NATIONAL DATE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND STRENGTHEN THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN.

AND WHEREAS APRIL 19TH, 2024 WILL MARK 122 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH, AND THE DATE WILL BE CELEBRATED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE GLOBE IN TRIBUTE TO THE REBBE'S VISION, GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP.

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS RECOGNIZED AND HONORED THE RABBI'S VISION EACH YEAR ON THE DATE BY PROCLAIMING IT EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY U.S.A.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 19TH, 2024 AS EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY IN EDINBURG, TEXAS, AND CALL UPON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORK TO CREATE A BETTER, BRIGHTER, AND MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS A SENSE OF GRATITUDE.

I BROUGHT MY SON HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M SO PROUD TO BE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

I SERVED THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE EMPHASIS OF THIS PROCLAMATION IS WHILE WE RAISE OUR YOUTH TO IN ACADEMICS, AND WE WANT THEM TO BECOME CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY.

THE FOCUS HERE IS A DAY OF EDUCATION FOR MORALS AND ETHICS.

SO I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS WILL BECOME SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ENCOURAGED THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND BEYOND. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW TYPE OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A MECHANISM FOR ELIMINATING THE ABILITY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO INCREASE TAXES FOR ANY PURPOSE, WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

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WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR PUBLIC CREDIT CARD AWAY, BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAX RATES IN THE COUNTY AND HAS CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED THEIR ADOPTED BUDGET.

WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THIS COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN ELECTION FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT AN ORDINANCE REFLECTING THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ALS AND THE PROSPERITY HIDALGO PAC WILL GATHER SIGNATURES SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED ACTION AND COMMITTING TO NOT VOTING FOR THE REELECTION OF THE EXISTING INDIVIDUALS IF THE SPENDING KEEPS GOING.

THIS ACTION IS MADE NECESSARY DUE TO THE CONTINUED SPENDING ON ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE THE DEBT AND RESULT IN FAMILIES LOSING THEIR HOMES.

EXAMPLES. THE PROPOSED BUILDING OF A HIGH RISE PARKING FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN EDINBURG, GOOD FOR THE COURTHOUSE.

THE GIVEAWAY OF $10 MILLION TO A PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT HOSPITAL.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS ARENA, $93 MILLION NO BID CONTRACT TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A $10 MILLION SPORTS TRAINING FACILITY.

NO BID DEVELOPER HAS THE RIGHT TO SUBCONTRACT THE FACILITY AND KEEP THE INCOME.

VOTE TO INCREASE WATER SERVICE RATES WITHOUT EVALUATING IMPACT ON THE HOMEOWNERS.

DISCUSSING CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT WHICH WOULD INCREASE TAXES.

AND TONIGHT ALONE ON 11 F, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUYING A $51,000 ELECTRIC 4X4 VEHICLE. WHY? WHAT IS THE COST OF A GAS TRUCK? WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED? THE PLUG IN IS DIFFERENT IN ALL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

HOW MUCH THE STREET WILL NEED TO BE THICKER? BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MUCH HEAVIER THAN THE REGULAR GAS ONES.

INTERIOR ON THIS WILL BE A DARK SLATE CLOTH.

THANK GOD. REAR VIEW CAMERA.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT YOU BUY.

I LOVE IT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HEATED CLOTH FRONT SEATS.

WE GOT A REAR VIEW CAMERA.

WE GOT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE BEING PURCHASED.

WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED? HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE? I KNOW HOW EASY IT IS TO GO TO THE FILLING STATION AND FILL YOUR TRUCK UP WITH GAS.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU'LL LOOK AT THE PRICE ON THAT.

I KNOW Y'ALL WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONES TO HAVE ONE OF THESE, BUT HOW ABOUT CHECKING THROUGHOUT THE THE THE STATE TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE BEFORE WE END UP BUYING ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT PROVEN AND THEY ARE HEAVY AND THEY DO CATCH ON FIRE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING THE INVITE TO COMMUNITY TO WE ARE ONE CONCERT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL ARTS.

THIS IS AN INVITATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL TO ATTEND THE WE ARE ONE CONCERT AS PART OF OUR SPRING CONCERT SERIES.

WITH ME TODAY IS ONE OF THE LOCAL MUSICIANS WHO'S GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THIS EVENT.

TO LET US KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CONCEPT OF THIS CONCERT IS ABOUT. HELLO, COUNCIL! MY NAME IS RAM DANESI, I'M A LOCAL MUSICIAN AND DURING COVID AND DURING LOCKDOWN, I WROTE A SONG, COLLABORATED WITH 13 OTHER LOCAL ARTISTS, AND WE PERFORMED THE SONG ONLINE.

WE RELEASED A SONG TO RAISE MONEY FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.

DURING THAT TIME, AND WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND EDINBURGH ARTS FOUNDATION, WE'RE BRINGING THAT CONCERT OR THAT PERFORMANCE TO LIFE.

SO THIS FRIDAY FROM 7 TO 10 P.M.

AT PROMENADE PARK. ALL THE ARTISTS ON THE VIDEO AND I WILL PERFORM FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONCERT, WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM THE SONG ALL TOGETHER.

AND YEAH, WE WANT TO BRING THE MUSIC AND THE ARTS TO THE PEOPLE THIS TIME AND JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT. FRIDAY, 7 TO 10 P.M., PROMENADE PARK.

AND IT'S THE WE ARE ONE CONCERT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING DONATION PRESENTATION TO EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION.

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AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO MR. ELIAS SO HE CAN SAY A FEW WORDS ON THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY. YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO COME UP HERE. WELL, YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE. YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE HERE REPRESENTING. I HAVE ARLENE LARSON WITH ME.

WHO'S OUR NEXT PRESIDENT AT EDINBURGH ROTARY.

AND THIS FALLS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY 20TH YEAR IN ROTARY.

SO IT'S IT'S A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL FOR ME TO BE HERE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THIS THIS EVENT THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN CALLED EDINBURGH OUR EDINBURGH ROTARY CAJUN FEST. AND DURING COVID, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TO CONTINUE IN THAT RESPECT. AND WE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

AND NOW IT'S CALLED THE BREW FEST.

AND THANKS TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN ROTARY THAT HAVE REALLY TAKEN THIS THING ON, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT FOR THE CITY AND AND FOR THE ROTARY CLUB. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION.

THEY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN OUR SUCCESS AND THE SUCCESS OF EDINBURG AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE A DONATION WE'D LIKE TO MAKE TO THE ARTS FOUNDATION FROM THE EDINBURG ROTARY CLUB FOR $6,500 TO THANK THEM FOR, FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

THANK YOU, ROTARY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE USED THIS SUMMER FOR THE MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATER.

BRINGS DOWN A COUPLE OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING IN THEATER.

YEAH. SO THAT'S WHERE THESE MONEYS GOING.

THANK YOU. EDINBURG ROTARY.

MR. LONGORIA. MR. MANUEL CANTU.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS IN HELPING US PUT THIS TOGETHER. IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SECOND ANNUAL AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS YEARLY EVENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

EVERYBODY GET IT. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET? COME ON. PEDRO. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE BACK.

I'M TALLER.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS VIVIANA CABALLERO TO PROMOTE THE DIA DE LOS NINOS DIA DE LOS LIBROS FESTIVAL.

VIVIANA CABALLERO WITH DUSTIN MICHAELS AT MEMORIAL LIBRARY LIBRARY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE TO INVITE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR MAJOR AND THE COMMUNITY TO OUR UPCOMING EVENT, DIA DE LOS NINOS.

DIA DE LOS LIBROS CHILDREN'S DAY, BOOK DAY.

THIS IS A CELEBRATION, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES, IN LIBRARIES AND ALSO IN MEXICO.

SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY TO CELEBRATE THIS EVENT.

AS I SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE DUSTIN MICHAELS MEMORIAL LIBRARY ON APRIL 27TH AT 6 P.M.. SO FROM 6 TO 9 YOU CAN JOIN US.

WE WILL HAVE FREE BOOKS FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY GAMES, PERFORMANCES, ACTIVITIES FREEBIES, AND ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN THERE.

AGAIN APRIL 27TH AT 6 P.M.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS ERICA GARCIA, SEWER ENGINEERING, ALBERTA RECONSTRUCTION PHASE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN.

WITH THE START OF THE ALBERTA RECONSTRUCTION, I WANTED TO SEE IF ON 1702 WEST ALBERTA, IF WE COULD GET CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEPTIC.

SO I WANTED TO SEE JUST WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S BEING DONE IF WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION.

WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.

DEFINITELY. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MARIBEL VELASQUEZ MUNICIPAL COURT DEPARTMENT AWARD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MARIBEL VELASQUEZ WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT DEPARTMENT. JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE AND RECOGNIZE MY STAFF FOR FOR THE AWARD THAT THEY RECEIVED ON APRIL 4TH.

THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS TRAVELED TO SAN ANTONIO AND RECEIVED AN EMMY AWARD IN THE MEDIUM CATEGORY BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS.

EDUCATION. MUNICIPAL COURTS ACROSS THE STATE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN 23, WITH COUNTLESS TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THIS YEAR, TMC, THROUGH THEIR TXDOT FUNDING MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES GRANT TO RECOGNIZE 24 MTC AWARD WINNERS AND 17 HONORABLE MENTION.

THE COURT HELD OVER 46 EVENTS, DISCUSSED ROADWAY SAFETY AND DISTRIBUTED TRAFFIC SAFETY MATERIAL, CREATED POWERPOINT, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS ON IMPAIRED AND DISTRACTED DRIVING.

WE PARTNERED WITH OUR COP DIVISION TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC STOPS.

THE COURT WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE EXISTING AND NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

THANK YOU. AND I. OF COURSE, I BROUGHT MY STAFF HERE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

I HAVE MY ASSISTANT COURT ADMINISTRATOR ROCIO CASTILLO, ALSO JUVENILE CASE MANAGER RUBI LUMBRERAS, ANOTHER JUVENILE CASE MANAGER, AND GUADALUPE GARCIA, SORRY, AND THEN ALSO MISS ROCIO MORALES.

THEY'RE ALL STAFF MEMBERS THERE OF THE COURT. JUST WANTED TO TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING JOB THAT THEY DO. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DO FOR US. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

WHERE DO YOU GO?.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. MAYOR. COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE,

[B. Presentation on the City's Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]

B, THIS IS A PRESENTATION ON THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTORY UTILITIES. SO TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. CAN YOU SPEAK IN THE MIC? I'M SORRY, I DON'T THINK. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MIC IS ON.

OKAY. SO FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.

AND TONIGHT I WILL BE DOING A PRESENTATION ON THE WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. SO WHAT IS THE PLAN? IT IS THE CITY'S STRATEGY OR COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES TO ENSURE WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND MONITOR AND RESPOND TO WATER SHORTAGES OR DROUGHTS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO OVERALL, TO CONSERVE WATER.

AND SO THIS PLAN IS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

THIS PLAN IS UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS.

AND IN OUR PLAN, THERE'S FIVE STAGES.

AND I'LL, I'LL, I'LL LIST THOSE STAGES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

SO STAGE ONE IS THE VOLUNTEER CONSERVATION.

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STAGE THREE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS THE WATER WARNING.

STAGE FOUR MANDATORY COMPLIANCE.

WATER SHORTAGE. STAGE FIVE IS ALSO MANDATORY COMPLIANCE AND WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY.

SO AS YOU GO FROM FROM STAGE ONE ALL THE WAY TO STAGE FIVE, THERE'S IT GETS STRICTER ON THE ON THE ON THE RESTRICTIONS.

SO ON OUR PLAN THERE'S DIFFERENT TRIGGER REQUIREMENTS.

THE FIRST CATEGORY WOULD BE THE DEMAND.

RIGHT. SO ON OVERALL WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE AT STAGE ONE ON VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION.

BECAUSE WE WANT TO WE WANT TO PRETTY MUCH ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE WATER.

RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S A VALUABLE RESOURCE.

SO IN THIS BASICALLY AS THE DEMAND REACHES FROM 85 TO 100% 100%, THEN THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT STAGES THAT THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH TRIGGER THIS YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT STAGES. SO THE OTHER CATEGORY THAT WOULD TRIGGER THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAGES WOULD BE THE THE SUPPLY TRIGGER.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AT, AT A REGIONAL AREA, WHICH IS WHAT THE OTHER WATER PURVEYORS AND MUNICIPALITIES ARE LOOKING AT.

SO BASICALLY AT THE LEVELS AT AMISTAD AND FALCON RESERVOIR LEVEL.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IT GOES FROM AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN STAGE ONE, WHICH IS A VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION.

AND THEN IT GOES FROM 23%, 18%, 13% AND 10%.

BASICALLY, IF THE LEVELS OVER THERE AT THE AT THE FALCON AND AMISTAD LEVEL REACHED TO A POINT, THEN THAT'S WHEN THOSE DIFFERENT STAGES WOULD TRIGGER ITSELF.

THE OTHER ONE, AND IS BASICALLY THE EMERGENCY.

IF FOR SOME REASON THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM OUTAGE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OR SUPPLY SOURCE CONTAMINATION.

THEN THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO REDUCE THE WATER.

WATER USE LEVELS AS AS AS REQUIRED.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT FOR MY PRESENTATION.

I'LL, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DID WIN A STATE.

THAT AND ALSO TO OUR CITY MANAGER.

I DID TALK TO BROWNSVILLE MAYOR COWAN.

HE DID REACH OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING TO GO TO STAGE THREE.

THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE IS AND SO THERE IS A LETTER COUNCIL THAT WILL BE DRAFTED SO THAT THE SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CITIES SIGNS ON JUST TO SEND OFF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REALLY ESSENTIALLY JUST TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO VISIT THAT TREATY WITH MEXICO.

SO THAT MAY BE COMING UP.

SO COUNCIL WILL SEND YOU ALL A COPY OF THAT.

I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY GOING TO HELP US.

SO BUT PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP US POSTED ON ANY STAGES THAT WE NEED TO MOVE TOWARDS TO ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF IT.

SO I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD, JERRY, WAS THAT THOSE STAGES ARE ARE VALLEY WIDE OR THEY'RE DONE BY CITY.

THEY'RE DONE BY CITY. SIR.

OKAY. SO THEN THAT BRINGS ME TO THE POINT.

LIKE WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO FOR US TO CONSERVE OTHER CITY IS NOT.

IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET GET ON THE SAME PAGE? I KNOW THAT THE THROUGH THE SOUTH TEXAS WATER UTILITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION THE COUNTY HAD, YOU KNOW, DONE A HAD DONE A LITTLE I GUESS THEY TALKED TO US, THE DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT ASSOCIATION. RIGHT. WHICH WE JOINED LAST, LAST YEAR. AND SO ONE OF THE EFFORTS THAT THEY'RE POSSIBLY LOOKING AT IS TO SEE IF MAYBE IN HIDALGO COUNTY IS IF MAYBE THE OTHER WATER PURVEYORS OR MUNICIPALITIES WANT TO GET TOGETHER AND HAVE BASICALLY THE SAME CRITERIA, THE SAME PERCENTAGES AS FAR AS TRIGGERING.

RIGHT? SO BASICALLY WHAT THAT WOULD DO IS THAT IF THE LEVELS GET AT 20% RIGHT AT FALCON STATE, THEN EVERYBODY TRIGGERS THAT SAME OR THAT SAME STAGE, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW I MEAN, WE DO HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES AS TO WHAT OTHER OTHER WATER PURVEYORS AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE.

BUT AGAIN, THE PERCENTAGES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ON EVERY SINGLE.

THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THERE'S NO REQUIRED ACTION AT THIS TIME ON THIS ITEM.

NO, SIR. NOT ON THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT RELATED TO THIS THAT DOES REQUIRE ACTION.

YES, SIR. THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA. ITEM 11 D, I BELIEVE.

IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT YES, SIR.

WHICH IS THE ORDINANCE? YEAH. AND THAT ORDINANCE, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IS JUST WILL IT REFLECT THE STAGE THAT WE'RE ACTING ON OR JUST THE ACTUAL PLAN.

SO IT'LL BE JUST THE PLAN.

THE PLAN T-C-E-Q AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AS PART OF THEIR SUBMISSION. THEY DO REQUIRE FOR IT TO BE ADOPTED THROUGH ORDINANCE.

[9. ORDINANCES]

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[A. Consider Ordinance Providing for the Voluntary Annexation of 199.997 Acres, Being all of Lots 38 and 39, Baker’s Subdivision of the Cucharia Tract, According to the Plat Thereof Recorded in Volume 2, Page 46, Maps of Records in the Office of the County Clerk of Hidalgo County, Texas, Being Located at 8601 North Jasman Road, as Requested by the City of Edinburg. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

WE HAVE ITEM A CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 199.997 ACRES BEING ON THE LOT 38 AND 39 ACRE SUBDIVISION OF THE TRACT, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME TWO, PAGE 46. MAPS OF RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED AT 8601 NORTH JASMINE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I ONLY HAD A QUESTION, MR. ACEVEDO, ON THIS. WE TOOK ACTION.

LAST MEETING IS THIS. WAS THAT THE PETITION? THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE, CORRECT? OKAY. AT THE LAST MEETING, WE WE ACCEPTED THE PETITION.

AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE.

THE ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

[B. Consider Ordinance Providing for the Voluntary Annexation of All of Share 4 Containing 125.17 acres, Tract of Land out of Mutual Partition of Tract 158 San Salvador Del Tule Grant, as Per Map or Plat Thereof Recorded in Volume 16, Page 11, Maps of Records in the Office of the County Clerk of Hidalgo County, Texas, Being Located at 8601 North Jasman Road, as Requested by the City of Edinburg. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

ITEM B CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF ALL OF SHARE FOUR CONTAINING ONE 25.17 ACRES.

TRACT OF LAND OUT OF MUTUAL PARTITION OF TRACT 158 SAN SALVADOR DEL.

GRANT, AS PER MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 16, PAGE 11. MAP OF RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED AT 8601 NORTH JASMINE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM C CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

TITLE THREE ADMINISTRATION. CHAPTER 30 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 30.018 CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED.

SECOND MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD SIR. THIS IS THE ONE THAT FORCES OMAR NOT TO LEAVE, RIGHT. IS THAT IS THAT THE ORDINANCE? NO, NOT EXACTLY FOR THE RECORD.

JUST FOR THE RECORD. EXACTLY THAT. SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU COULD EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THAT ONE. SURE.

SO THE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED WOULD INCLUDE AN ORDINANCE, A REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AN IN HOUSE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO ALL THE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.

AND THEN IT ALSO MAKES CLEAR THAT THEY REPORT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE CHARTER, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNCIL GETS TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE CITY ATTORNEY.

IT JUST MAKES CLEAR THAT THIS PERSON IS FULL TIME, IN-HOUSE AND ACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU. AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, IN IN THE MANUAL THAT'S ONLINE OR IN THE ORDINANCE, IT SAYS THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR CURRENT ATTORNEY, BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH AND THE ACTUAL NEED OF OF AN IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY, 24 OVER SEVEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME, OMAR, I'M LIKE, DIDN'T YOU EVER SEE HIS TRUCK? IT WAS ALWAYS PARKED HERE AT CITY HALL.

IT'S. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK. AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

YEAH. THANK YOU. IT'S A IT'S A FULL TIME JOB, SO IT'LL BE IT'LL BE A NICE THING FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THE REPORTING.

HE SAYS THAT IT REPORTS TO CITY MANAGER, NOT THE COUNCIL.

RIGHT. SO IS THAT HOW IT'S SET UP IN OTHER CITIES THAT ARE.

HOW ARE THEY SET UP? I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS.

SURE. BECAUSE WE DO THE APPOINTMENT.

BUT YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW OTHER CITIES ARE SET UP.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

IT'S ACTUALLY MORE IN LINE WITH HOW THE OTHER APPOINTEES WITHIN THE CITY ARE SET UP.

SO CITY SECRETARY, FOR EXAMPLE IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BUT STILL FALLS UNDER THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE REPORTING UP TO THE CITY MANAGER.

SAME THING WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK.

SO IT JUST FALLS IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THOSE APPOINTEES. NOW, AS FAR AS WHAT OTHER CITIES DO I'LL BE HONEST, I HAVEN'T DONE A VERY, YOU KNOW, CLEAR COMPARISON ON THAT, BUT IT DOES FALL IN LINE WITH THE WITH THE WITH THE CITY'S APPOINTEES. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

[10. AWARDING OF BIDS]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TEN A BIDS.

CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2020 402.

PHASE ONE UPGRADES TO EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT TO JMJ, DS CORP, DBA JMJ CONSTRUCTORS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 23,000,664 569 AND EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES.

IS THERE A MOTION?

[11. CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT, OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE? YES. I'D LIKE TO REMOVE F ITEM F ANY.

ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.

[A. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 2 to the Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Edinburg and the City of McAllen for Jackson Hike and Bike Phase 2 and Execute Any Documents Related Thereto. [Mardoqueo Hinojosa, P.E., CFM, City Engineer]]

[B. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Energy under the Fiscal Year 2023 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program and to Execute all Grant Documents Relating Thereto. [Mardoqueo Hinojosa, P.E., CFM, CPM, City Engineer]]

[C. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment Number One (1) to the Agreement Between the City of Edinburg and Melden & Hunt Inc. for Professional Engineering Service for Wastewater System Improvement to Incorporate a Phased Schedule and Execute Any Documents Related Thereto. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]

[D. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinance of the City of Edinburg, Texas at Title V, Public Works, Chapter 53, Water Regulations, Revising the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]

[E. Consider Authorizing the Disposition of Approximately 18 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]]

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH E.

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

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MOTION CARRIES. SO NOW WE'LL TAKE ITEM F.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT FOR THE RECORD? CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2024 DASH TEN PURCHASE OF ONE 4X4 ELECTRIC TRUCK TO THE SEAWALL FAMILY OF COMPANIES FROM ODESSA, TEXAS, FOR THE UNIT PRICE OF 51,090.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AT THIS TIME TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM.

OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION TO SUSPEND A MOTION A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

GO AHEAD. SIR. JUST TO BE FAIR WITH EVERYBODY, I WAS READING THROUGH THE THE PACKET ON THIS ONE, AND I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT VEHICLE WE'RE BUYING OTHER THAN A 2023 ELECTRIC 4X4 VEHICLE EQUAL WITH, I THINK APPARENTLY A SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION. DOESN'T SAY A FORD.

CHEVY DODGE. JAPANESE.

CHINESE. AND I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THIS DOCUMENTATION.

I LOOKED THROUGH THE BID TABULATION FORM.

DOESN'T TELL US WHAT VEHICLE IT IS.

AND ACTUALLY THE AWARD THAT THE COMPANY THAT SUBMITTED IT FOR DOESN'T TELL US WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE IT IS. I CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR, FOR THE RECORD. WHEN DOING THIS BID, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULDN'T BE SPECIFIC WITH THE PARTICULAR BRAND.

SO WE PUT OUT A BID FOR ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK.

THE ONLY ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK IN THE MARKET CURRENTLY IS THE FORD F-150.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE BIDS CAME BACK WITH.

WE GOT EIGHT BIDS FOR NO.

5 OR 6 BIDS FOR AN F-150.

OKAY. WELL, TO BACK UP, CHIEF THERE IS A THERE IS AN ELECTRIC TESLA THAT'S, LIKE, TRIPLE THE COST.

SO HE'S JUST KIND OF KIND OF OF SAYING, LIKE, IF WE COULD NARROW THE SCOPE AND IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO.

EVEN WHEN YOU DO WEAPONS AND STUFF WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE MAY SPECIFY ACTUALLY THE SPECS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE REALLY SPECIFIED TOWARDS PROBABLY ONLY ONE GUN AWARD. BUT THE COMPANY THAT PUTS IT AND WE BRING IT TO COUNCIL, WE TELL THEM WHAT THE GUN IS.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DO ANY RESEARCH ON WHAT THIS IS.

I CAN'T COMPARE A PRICE.

I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHETHER THERE'S ANOTHER COMPETITIVE VEHICLE.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO HERE. SO THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE RIGHT NOW IS JUST 2023 GOLF CART THAT SOMEBODY CAN BRING OUT.

AS LONG AS IT'S A 4X4.

AND THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT A SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION IS. MOST OF THEM ARE MULTIPLE SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. YOU HAVE FIRST GEAR, SECOND GEAR, THIRD GEAR. AND THIS IS ONE SPEED.

SO ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MAINLY SINGLE SPEED.

SEE THAT? THAT'S WHAT REQUIRES US AS COUNCIL WHEN WE GET THIS STUFF.

YOU GUYS HAVE DONE YOUR RESEARCH AND I HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION AND DO THE RESEARCH. AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FAIR TO US BECAUSE I GET THIS.

THIS ONE'S NOT AS BIG AS SOME OF THEM. SOMETIMES WE GET 5 OR 6000 PAGES.

WE GET THEM ON A FRIDAY, LATE FRIDAY, AND WE'RE HERE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WE JUST THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN READ AND I CAN'T.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DIGEST EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS.

THIS IS JUST THE ONE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH CONSENT AGENDA.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS PROBABLY NOT FOR YOU. THIS IS FOR THE CITY MANAGER. IS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A LAUNDRY LIST OF STUFF.

THAT'S IT'S DAILY REOCCURRENCE.

REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO READ ANY OF IT. IT'S JUST STUFF THAT HAPPENS. BUT AS SOON AS I FIND SOMETHING I CAN'T GET THE ANSWER FROM, FROM THE PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT WE GET.

WE GET A ON THE PACKET, IT'LL TELL US THE.

IT'S CALLED THE. THE CONSENT.

WELL, THIS IS A CONSENT AGENDA. JUST TELL US A LITTLE DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE PRODUCT.

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT STAFF IS TRYING TO DO.

IT'LL TELL US ABOUT WHERE THE COMPARISONS IS, OUR COST. AND THEN FROM THERE, YOU GO BACK AND START DIGGING IN FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO FIND OUT. AND THERE'S NOTHING FOR HIM FOR HEARING ME.

SO AND TO. TITS. AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT WITH IT.

ALL. AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO CATCH ANYBODY OFF GUARD. NO, NO. YOU GUYS DIDN'T NOTICE IT? WELL, NOBODY NOTICED. IT IS LIKE YEAH, I KNOW THERE'S SOME JAPANESE.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING ON FACEBOOK AND STUFF. THERE'S SOME. ALWAYS SOME JAPANESE OR CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT POP UP THAT ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED TRUCKS. SO BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERE. BUT THIS DOESN'T GIVE ME THE INFORMATION I NEED. WELL, WE CAN MAKE A NOTE OF THAT FOR FUTURE ITEMS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHY ARE WE LOOKING FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE? JUST. WE. YES. COUNCILMAN.

JASON. ANSWER THAT ONE. NO.

JUST. ORIGINALLY, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL, I SAID WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT ELECTRIC BECAUSE ELECTRIC WAS BECOMING VERY POPULAR AND STILL IS. AND SEE IF WE COULD FOCUS ON CUTTING COSTS IN OTHER WAYS, LIKE GASOLINE AND GREEN ENVIRONMENT GOING INTO MORE GREEN. SO THIS WOULD KIND OF BE LIKE A LITTLE TRIAL RUN TO SEE IF IT'S WORTH IT OR SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK INTO IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY THEY DECIDED TO GO THIS ROUTE, JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

I WAS THINKING WE WERE THINKING LIKE A LIBRARY VEHICLE, NOT AN INDUSTRIAL 4X4.

GO OUT ON THE GO OUT IN THE BOONDOCKS, APPARENTLY.

I THINK IT'S FOR SURE WHERE YOU'RE GOING AHEAD WITH IT. THE FORESTER. THAT'S WHERE THE CITY FORESTER, CORRECT? YEAH, IT SAYS FOR THE FORESTER.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ANY NEEDS OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO I GUESS IT'S A DISCUSSION WITH JASON.

SO, YOU KNOW, THESE VEHICLES ARE COMING OUT WITH STANDARD CHARGERS.

[01:15:01]

QUICK QUESTION. PUBLIC COMMENT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING HEAVIER.

IS THERE ANY DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT? THERE'S NO TRUTH TO THAT.

I MEAN, THEY WEIGH UNDER 10,000 POUNDS LIKE ANY OTHER PICKUP.

WITH AS FAR AS THE REAR VIEW CAMERAS, EVERY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AFTER 2018 IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A REAR VIEW CAMERA. SO THAT'S NOTHING SPECIAL.

THEY DO HAVE BEEFIER TIRES BECAUSE THE TORQUE THAT'S GENERATED WITH THESE ENGINES, THESE ELECTRIC ENGINES, THEY NEED, LIKE, LIKE A HEAVY DUTY TEMPLATE TIRE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THEY WEIGH JUST ABOUT THE SAME.

AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE THAT'S BEING USED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS MILEAGE PER DAY COMPARED TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE MILEAGE PER BATTERY CHARGE, HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO CURRENTLY, THE CITY FORESTER DOESN'T HAVE A VEHICLE.

IT WAS A NEWLY CREATED POSITION THAT WAS CREATED LAST YEAR.

SO THIS IS GOING TO FILL THAT GAP.

OKAY, SO WE USED TO HAVE A FORESTER THAT GOT AWAY WITH IT.

WE DID AWAY WITH IT OR WHAT. HE RETIRED AND IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE ANOTHER ONE WAS HIRED. IT WAS OUR FORESTER.

CORRECT. YEAH. OR IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE WILL NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO DENY. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY.

IS THERE A SECOND? IF NOT, IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.

[F. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2024-10, Purchase of One (1) 4x4 Electric Truck to The Sewell Family of Companies from Odessa, Texas Per the Unit Price of $51,090.00 as Listed. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

[12. OTHER BUSINESS]

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

OTHER BUSINESS COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT FUTURE BUSINESS.

EXCUSE ME, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP FOR OUR NEXT MEETING FOR CITY MANAGER?

[13. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'RE GOING TO RETURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS 7:15 P.M..

DISCUSS ITEMS A THROUGH F, A CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CITY ORDINANCES AND CITY CHARTER.

BE CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PHARR.

SEE DISCUSSION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, REMUNERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND THE FINANCIAL TERMS AND OTHER TERMS OF THE CITY MANAGER'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS.

E DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. F CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS.

[01:20:45]

MAYOR PRO TEM DANIEL DAN DIAZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JASON DELEON, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID SALAZAR JR.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE.

SITTING IN HIS ADVISER, CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY OMAR OCHOA. AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL, THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT AT 6:00.

FOR THIS EVENING'S EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEING PRESENT.

WE'RE GOING TO START THIS EVENING WITH PRAYER, AS WE ALWAYS DO.

AND WE HAVE RABBI ASHER HAQ FROM CHABAD RGV BEACON.

PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR PRAYER AT THIS TIME? GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

JUST. I FEEL HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO BEGIN THE MEETING WITH A PRAYER.

I JUST ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CHABAD RGV JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR THE PROCLAMATION THAT WILL BE GIVEN LATER IN HONOR OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE, THE LEADER OF THE CHABAD MOVEMENT'S 122ND BIRTHDAY, WHICH WILL PROCLAIM THIS FRIDAY EDUCATION DAY.

EDINBURG. GOOD EVENING FRIENDS.

LET US JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER.

ALMIGHTY GOD, WE HAVE ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNAL SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

AND WHAT MAKES THIS CITY EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL IS THE VERY FACT THAT ITS MONTHLY MEETINGS BEGIN WITH YOU, GOD, IN MIND THROUGH THIS VERY PRAYER.

BLESS OUR WORK HERE TODAY.

BLESS THE WORK OF OUR HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCILORS, CITY MANAGER, CITY OFFICIALS AND ALL THEIR STAFF ALONG WITH ALL OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

BLESS US THAT OUR EFFORTS BEAR GOOD FRUIT, THAT OUR THOUGHTFUL, HONEST AND RESPECTFUL DIALOG LEAD TO CONSTRUCTIVE RESULTS.

PLEASE GUIDE OUR HAND AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IN OUR CIVIC SERVICE, WE FULFILL THE MANDATE THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US, INSTRUCTED TO NOAH IN HIS DAY, AND CONVEYED THROUGH MOSES AT MOUNT SINAI, KNOWN AS THE SEVEN UNIVERSAL ETHICS.

ONE TO WORSHIP YOU AND YOU ALONE, TWO NEVER TO CURSE YOUR HOLY NAME.

THREE NOT TO COMMIT MURDER, FOUR NOT TO COMMIT ADULTERY, INCEST, OR ANY SEXUAL MISDEEDS FIVE NOT TO STEAL, LIE, OR CHEAT SIX. NOT TO BE CRUEL TO ANY LIVING CREATURE, AND SEVEN. THAT EVERY SOCIETY BE GOVERNED BY JUST LAWS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOU, O GOD, AS THE SOVEREIGN RULER OF ALL HUMANKIND AND ALL NATIONS, AS THIS ASSEMBLY IS DOING RIGHT NOW, BY OPENING THIS MEETING WITH A PRAYER AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORK FOR THIS GREAT CITY.

ALL TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN OUR WORLD, WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO INHABIT A SAFE, MORAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE PLACE.

A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, ONE FILLED WITH GOODNESS AND KINDNESS THAT EXPRESSES THE BEAUTY OF THE DIVINE INTENT. ALMIGHTY GOD.

AND THE MERIT OF OUR SINCERE EFFORTS.

BLESS US ALL WITH GOOD HEALTH, SUCCESS IN ALL OUR ENDEAVORS AND POSITIVE RESULTS FROM OUR WORK.

BLESS OUR WONDERFUL CITY AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT IT CONTINUES TO PROSPER AND GROW.

TO BE A MODEL CITY WITHIN OUR GREAT STATE AND OUR BELOVED COUNTRY.

ALMIGHTY GOD. BLESS US WITH CLARITY, BLESS US WITH STRENGTH, AND BLESS US WITH PEACE, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE HARD TIMES.

AND NOW LET US SAY AMEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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YES, SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON APRIL 12TH, 2024 AT 7:15 P.M..

SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

YES, SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL, THAT THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING A PERIODIC WORK SESSIONS TO BE HELD AT LEAST APPROXIMATELY ONCE OR EVERY MONTH AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR.

EXCUSE ME, PRIOR TO A REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING AT ABOUT 5:30 P.M..

THESE WILL BE WORK SESSIONS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL AS WELL ON PROJECTS THAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

SO THEY WILL BE PERIODIC.

WE'RE WE'RE AIMING TO HOST THEM POSSIBLY THE SECOND MEETING AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH AND BUT OTHERWISE YOU KNOW, AS DIRECTED BY COUNCIL.

GREAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MAYOR, I GET A QUESTION. YES. YES.

I'VE BEEN NOTICING IN CAMERON COUNTY, THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING OUT TO GET THEIR RESIDENTS OUT TO FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WE'LL BE DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO TO TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT. AND IT'S I BELIEVE SOMETIMES IT'S PART OF OUR BUDGETARY PROCESS.

SO DEFINITELY, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND AND TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT.

I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE, BECAUSE YOU ONLY HAVE A TIME LIMIT BEFORE IT'S CORRECT. YOUR YOUR VALUES STUCK THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WILL DO.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

YES, SIR. 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, THE MEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS COUNCIL UNDER ITEM SIX.

ITEM SIX. EXCUSE ME. SIX A, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.

THIS IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION FORMALLY RETIRING CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900 AND HONOR OF THE LATE FIRE CHIEF SHAWN MICHAEL SNYDER.

MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE, I KNOW MISS EDNA IS HERE, AND I THINK WANTED TO SEE IF SHE CAN COME UP AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE TO RETIRE.

THIS CALL SIGN FOR BELOVED CHIEF.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR DOING THIS FOR SHAWN.

I JUST CAN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE BEING CALLED EAGLE ONE.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR COMING INTO SPEAKING WITH ME LAST MONTH TO SO I COULD TELL YOU WHAT I WHAT MY REQUEST WAS.

YOU WERE VERY, VERY GRACIOUS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TO WITNESS THIS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A RETIRED HIS NUMBER, BUT TO ME THAT WAS UNOFFICIAL, AND I JUST WANTED IT TO BE RECORDED IN THE BOOKS OF THE CITY THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD USE HIS, HIS CALL SIGN OR THAT UNIT NUMBER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ABSOLUTELY, MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, IF I MAY, ASK ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION.

REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION? YES.

YES. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS.

AT EACH MEETING. I TOLD HIS WIFE A FEW MINUTES AGO I DIDN'T GO TO HIS FUNERAL BECAUSE I COULDN'T, BECAUSE HE STANDS AT THE BACK OF THAT ROOM AT EVERY MEETING.

SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THIS RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE CHIEF SNYDER ON HIS RETIREMENT, HIS CALLSIGN EAGLE ONE 900.

CHIEF SNYDER, LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED. AND THIS RESOLUTION IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. YOUR RECOGNITION OF CHIEF SNYDER CONTRIBUTION NOT ONLY HONOR HIS MEMORY, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE PROFOUND IMPACT HE HAD ON THE EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. I JUST ADD, I MEAN, I KNOW A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY CAN'T SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT YOU SEE OUR SECOND FLOORS FILLED WITH

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MAN, I'D LIKE TO CALL A FRIEND A BUNCH OF GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND WORK TOGETHER.

MANY OF OUR OUR 20, 25 YEARS.

REAL PROUD TO BE A PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT.

AND I THANK EVERYONE. I THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN, THAT BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION, THAT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE. AND SOMETIMES THAT STUFF WE WE MISS OURSELVES, BUT STUFF THAT SHOULD BE DONE TO THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

AND THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU.

AND I WANT TO SAY, MISS EDNA BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT.

ANYONE THAT THAT SERVES ON THE FRONT LINES KNOWS THE CALL SIGN IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING. AND IT'S LIKE WEARING SOMEBODY'S UNIFORM, BOOTS OR GEAR. NOBODY WOULD EVER TAKE THAT CALL SIGN.

I THINK THAT'S AN UNWRITTEN RULE.

I KNOW IT'S TRUE IN PD. IT'S TRUE IN EMS AND FIRE.

THE FACT THAT THAT WE'RE DOING IT HERE OFFICIALLY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS, I COMMEND WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THE IDEA SOMETHING THAT THAT, LIKE CHIEF SAID, SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT I THANK ALL THE SUPPORT HERE FROM FROM ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MISS EDNA, FOR BRINGING THIS UP TO US.

YOU KNOW, THIS HERE TONIGHT MAKES IT OFFICIAL, AND IT'S ON THE RECORD BOOKS, AND IT'S MY HONOR TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

SO ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE EVENT OR CEREMONY.

I THINK THAT WILL BE HELD FOR THIS TO BE ACTUALLY PUT UP OFFICIALLY.

SO WE'LL KEEP JUST KEEP US POSTED ON WHEN THAT IS AND WHAT THAT IS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDNA AGAIN.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT A ALSO.

THIS IS FOR A PRESENTATION I SEE OUR BORDER PATROL CHIEF THAT IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY US BORDER PATROL AWARDING EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH FORFEITURE FUNDS AT THIS TIME.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HOW MAY ALL OF THE POLICE CHIEF WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE RGV SECTOR CHIEF GLORIA CHAVEZ WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE A PRESENTATION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD EVENING.

IT IS A SINCERE HONOR TO BE HERE ON THIS NIGHT.

AS YOU HONOR THE MEMORY OF SUCH A GREAT COLLEAGUE.

CHIEF SCHNEIDER, MY CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF YOU IN THE COMMUNITY OF EDINBURG.

TODAY WE ARE GATHERED HERE TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND CRUCIAL ROLE THEY PLAYED IN AN EVENT THAT EXEMPLIFIES THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ON APRIL THE 5TH OF 2023, THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR INTELLIGENCE UNIT. INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS TEAM IDENTIFIED A VEHICLE EXHIBITING SUSPICIOUS AND.

TRAVEL PATTERNS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 281.

THANKS TO THE VIGILANCE AND EXPERTISE OF OUR INTELLIGENCE UNIT, CRUCIAL INFORMATION WAS SWIFTLY RELAYED TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES WAS EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE BORDER PATROL HAD ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO STOP THIS VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONTACTED OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DUE TO THEM BEING BUSY, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

EDINBURG PD DID RESPOND AND DECIDED TO SPOT THE VEHICLE HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 281.

ACTING PROMPTLY UPON THE INTELLIGENCE, THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP, CITING A LEGITIMATE TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

DURING THE SUBSEQUENT CONSENSUAL SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM WERE FURTHER SHOWCASED AS THEY UNCOVERED AND SEIZED 25 BUNDLES OF CURRENCY TOTALING AN ASTONISHING $711,240 IN US CURRENCY, WHICH SHOULD BE NOTED, WAS THE LARGEST BULK CASH SEIZURE CONDUCTED BY A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY BASED OFF US BORDER PATROL INTELLIGENCE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER PACHECO AND HIS K-9 PARTNER, TRINA OR TINA THAT'S HERE IF YOU CAN JOIN ME UP FRONT.

THE SUCCESS OF THIS INTERDICTION SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORKING SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER TO COMBAT CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH TEXAS.

TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOUR SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTIONS HAVE NOT ONLY LED TO THE REMOVAL OF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ILLICIT FUNDS FROM CIRCULATION, BUT ALSO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING AND PROTECTING OUR HOMELAND. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION ON THAT

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THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TOTAL.

WE USUALLY SPLIT THE COST 5050 FOR TWO AGENCIES ON A SEIZURE.

BUT HEADQUARTERS BORDER PATROL APPROVED A 70% INVESTMENT TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S MY GOOD.

THANK YOU, CHIEF, VERY MUCH FOR COMING HERE.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS COLLABORATION WITH YOU ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

MYRA, YOU HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH TO ASSIST IN THE MENTAL HEALTH.

I THINK THIS IS A RESTRICTED FUND.

I KNOW WHAT IT IS. Y'ALL, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD WITH CHIEF JARVIS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM FIVE.

PROCLAMATIONS FIVE A. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING IDEA EDINBURG EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION THREE A DIVISION STATE CHAMPIONS, AS REQUESTED BY COACH ADA GONZALEZ.

HAVE YOU HEARD FOR THE PROCLAMATION? CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM? MYRA.

WHEREAS THE IDEA. EDINBURG EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM ATTENDED THE 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON MARCH 22ND, 2024, IN ABILENE, TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS, THE IDEA EDINBURG EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM PREPARING FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2023 2024 SEASON.

AND WHEREAS, THE EAGLES COMPETED AT FOUR INVITATIONAL MEETS AND WITH THEIR STRONG PERFORMANCES AT LOCAL MEETS, THE IDEA EAGLES HAD ALL SEVEN POWERLIFTERS QUALIFIED TO THE REGION FIVE DIVISION THREE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, WHERE THEY FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE AND HAD FIVE LIFTERS QUALIFIED TO STATE.

AND WHEREAS, WITH ONLY TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT IN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING, THE EAGLES SHOWED THEIR TRUE COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT BY SPENDING THEIR SPRING BREAK WEEK PRACTICING FOR THE BIG EVENT.

AND WHEREAS, GOING INTO THE SPA STATE MEET, COACHES KNEW THE COMPETITION WAS STRONG.

THEY STRATEGIZED, STRATEGIZED AND PREPARED TO FACE ANY OBSTACLES THAT COULD ARISE.

THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM KNEW THAT EVERY POUND LIFTED WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND WHEREAS THE BOYS GAVE EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY THEY HAD DURING THE SQUAT BENCH AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE DEADLIFT, WHAT THEY FOCUS ON GRIT AND GRIT. THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES CAME OUT ON TOP, WINNING THE 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE THREE A DIVISION, MAKING HISTORY ON MARCH 22ND, 2024, IN ABILENE, TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS, THE EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM IS MADE UP OF AN OUTSTANDING GROUP. FABIAN SOLIS, JOSE RINCONES, GIOVANNI PACHECO HUELVA.

FUERTE, ALEXIS SALINAS, ELEAZAR REYES, NELSON QUINTERO.

TEAM MANAGERS PATRICK DE LEON.

THEY WERE COACHED BY A FEMALE TRIO EIZA GONZALEZ, MONICA MORALES AND MELANIE MORALES.

AND WHEREAS THE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE IDEA. EDINBURG EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM FOR EARNING THEIR FIRST EVER BOYS POWERLIFTING STATE TITLE AND MAKING THEIR SCHOOL, FAMILY AND CITY PROUD.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE SUCCESS OF THESE STUDENTS AND COACHES.

THREE. TWO. ONE. TWO. GARIN.

ANYBODY Y'ALL WANT TO.

INFORMATION FOR YOU. THANK YOU.

WELCOME, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MAYBE THEIR NAMES? YEAH. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

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EDINBURGH POWER LIFTING TEAM.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AND RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM.

THE BOYS TEAM IS THE FIRST TEAM AT OUR SCHOOL TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP IN POWERLIFTING.

SO THEY DID THEY MADE SCHOOL HISTORY, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM. MY COACHES HERE AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.

YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET TO WHERE WE EXPECTED YOU ALL TO GET TO.

AND GREAT JOB AND CONTINUE THE HARD WORK.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE AND FOR RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

GREAT WORK. CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B.

COUNCIL CAN WE HAVE BOARD CONTROL. AND THEN IF WE COULD WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL.

AND MISS EDNA TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU GUYS PLEASE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD.

PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 14 TO 20, 2024 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.

WHEREAS IN JUNE 2019, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT SIGNED HOUSE BILL 1090 CLASSIFYING TELECOMMUNICATORS.

911 OPERATORS, DISPATCHERS OR COMMUNICATION OPERATORS AS FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND WHEREAS THESE PROFESSIONALS ARE THE UNSEEN FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE TO THINK AND RESPOND QUICKLY TO CRISIS SITUATIONS AND LEND A SUPPORTING VOICE TO REASSURE CONFUSED, FRIGHTENED OR UPSET CALLERS.

TELECOMMUNICATORS SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP SAVE LIVES EVERY DAY.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES.

THEY RELAY ACCURATE INFORMATION TO FIELD OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS TO ASSIST WITH THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY.

AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.

AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS MUST USE THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO MAKE EMERGENCY DECISIONS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CALLERS ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFIC REQUESTS.

TELECOMMUNICATORS MUST REMAIN CALM AND PROFESSIONAL WHILE HANDLING EMERGENCY CALLS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS.

AND WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS AT THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS TELECOMMUNICATORS MONITOR MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCIES AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THEY MAINTAIN LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL DATABASE WITH INFORMATION ON WANTED INDIVIDUALS AND WHERE EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, PROFESSIONALISM AND REMAIN UNWAVERING IN THEIR DEDICATION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 14 TO 20, 2024, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE PUBLIC SAFE. THANK YOU. BRING UP THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION TO BE READ.

OH! MAYOR COUNCIL. I NOW WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR VISIT THIS AFTERNOON WITH OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS. THESE ARE THE VOICES BEHIND THE MYSTERIOUS WALL THAT WE CANNOT SEE.

BUT THEY'RE THERE IN CALMNESS.

THEY'RE THERE TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD.

THEY ARE THERE SUFFERING AND DEALING WITH THE SAME TRAUMA THAT OUR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD ARE DEALING WITH. AND MANY TIMES, THEY FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE THEY'RE AT A

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SO WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU ALL RECOGNIZING OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS THIS WEEK AS WE CELEBRATE THEM NATIONWIDE.

AND AGAIN, WE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. IN RESPONDING TO POLICE, FIRE AND AMBULANCE.

ANY OF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THANK YOU. HELLO, COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ISIDRO, A COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE RECOGNITION.

WE DON'T GET THIS TOO OFTEN, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WENT BY THIS AFTERNOON.

SO THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS MAKING US LOOK BACK BECAUSE THEY GOT SOME NICE PACKAGE GIFTS FROM THEM FOR EACH OF THEM, BUT VERY WELL DESERVED.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO. LIKE I MENTIONED TO YOU ALL TODAY, WE HAVE THE EASY JOB UP HERE.

YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES IN THE FRONT LINE AND, YOU KNOW, RESPOND. AND BEING THERE FOR OUR CITIZENS YOU KNOW, AT A MOMENT'S CALL. AND SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RECOGNITION. I THINK RECENTLY DISPATCHERS WEREN'T WEREN'T RECOGNIZED AS AS FRONTLINE WORKERS. AND THEY HAVE NOW BEEN INCLUDED.

LIKE CHIEF SAID, THEY'RE THE FIRST FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.

THEY'RE THE FIRST ONES THAT GET THE CALL. THEY RECEIVE THE SAME TRAUMATIC PTSD EFFECTS.

I WILL SAY IN MS, ANYTIME WE WERE LOST AND WE DIDN'T GET THERE, I SAID, CALL DISPATCH. IT'S THEIR FAULT. JUST KIDDING.

IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IF THEY DON'T GET THE RIGHT INFORMATION, THE RIGHT ADDRESS, THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT TO SEND, THE RIGHT RESPONSE.

IT'S A VERY, VERY CRITICAL THING. AND AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

IT'S A CERTIFICATION. THERE'S AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH.

THERE'S DIFFERENT CERTS THAT YOU HAVE TO TRAIN FOR.

YOU HAVE TO GET THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION.

SO IT'S NOT JUST HEY, I WANT TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND, AND DISPATCH PD OR EMS AND FIRE.

IT'S, IT'S ACTUAL COURSE AND TESTING.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.

AND IF I MAY SAY ONE MORE THING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE DEAL WITH IN THIS BUSINESS AT THIS TIME, AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

SO ON BEHALF OF EVERY ONE OF THESE TELECOMMUNICATORS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS, WE APPRECIATE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SUPPORT TO HELP US IN THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THESE OPERATORS. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANKS AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. LET'S GIVE HIM A HAND, EVERYBODY.

HE WANTS ME TO. MAYOR.

I THINK IT'S ONLY RIGHT. WE TAKE A QUICK QUESTION.

JUST A REAL QUICK PHOTO WITH ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE HERE FOR A RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF CHIEF SNYDER.

YES. IT'S MISS EDNA HERE, CHIEF J.J..

GOOD MORNING, GUYS. THIS IS THIS IS I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION REAL QUICK.

YEAH, OKAY. I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION FOR SOME I HAVE ANYONE.

OH. DO YOU NEED TO BE A BIG GROUP OF US? I THINK WE CAN DO IT RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF.

SO, YEAH, AS EVERYBODY LINES UP THIS THING WENT WAY.

AWAY. I THINK WE COULD STAND UP HERE IN A BIT.

YEAH, ON THE FRONT RIGHT THERE. SO I'LL LET EVERYBODY LINE UP AND.

WE'LL PUT THE FAMILY UP THERE. HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? CAN I GET MY SABLAN? RUBY.

COME ON. RUBY! COME ON. EVERYBODY LINE UP! HEY, LET ME READ IT FIRST, GUYS.

I GOT IT, I GOT IT, YEAH.

SO. YEAH. THEN WE'LL STAND AS SOON AS THEY'RE READING.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IF I CAN HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION REAL QUICK, I KNOW WE'RE LINING UP ALL THE SUPPORTERS THAT ARE HERE FOR CHIEF SNYDER.

AND WE'VE APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, BUT I THINK IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT I READ IT BRIEFLY, JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE. AND IT IS ALREADY ON THE RECORD, BUT I WANT TO READ IT.

ADDITIONALLY, AT THIS TIME.

SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF EDINBURG FORMALLY RETIRING CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900, IN HONOR OF LATE FIRE CHIEF SEAN MICHAEL SNYDER.

WHEREAS IN 1991, SEAN MICHAEL SNYDER WAS HIRED BY THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND WHEREAS, SEAN SNYDER DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHERS. A TRUE LEADER WHO INSPIRED HIS TEAM TO BE THE BEST THEY COULD BE, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, IN 1999, SEAN WAS APPOINTED AS FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY

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AND WHEREAS EAGLE ONE 900 ANSWERED HIS LAST ALARM ON MAY 1ST, 2023 AT THE AGE OF 58.

AND WHEREAS FIRE CHIEF SHAWN SNYDER HAS PASSED AWAY, LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF SERVICE THAT WILL BE FOREVER REMEMBERED AND CHERISHED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. HAVING SERVED THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 32 YEARS, PROTECTING AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDINBURG DO HEREBY HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE LATE FIRE CHIEF SHAWN SNYDER AND FORMALLY RETIRE HIS CALL SIGN, EAGLE ONE 900, AS A SYMBOL OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE.

COMMISSION AND COUNCIL.

OKAY. OKAY. OH MY GOD.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN WHEN SEAN TOOK OVER THE FIRE STATION, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS THAT MANY FIREMEN IN THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S HOW MUCH HE TOOK IN. HE'S. HE'S GROWN.

THE GROWN THE PLACE BACK THEN.

BUT THERE WAS ONLY, LIKE, 20. MAYBE NOT COUNTING THE VOLUNTEERS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING US TO READ THE RESOLUTION. AND HAVING ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS HERE IN HIS HONOR.

SO THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON BACK TO ITEM C UNDER PROCLAMATIONS.

YES, SIR. MAYOR. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE CITY'S CELEBRATION IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH TO BE HELD ON APRIL 27TH, 2024.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF EDINBURGH CODE CITY CELEBRATION IS A TIME FOR EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY, ARBOR DAY AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK TO PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS THE FIRST EARTH DAY WAS CELEBRATED ON APRIL 22ND, 1970 WITH THE GOAL OF INSPIRING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, ENCOURAGING THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND APPRECIATION OF OUR NATION'S NATURAL RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS, IN 1872, J.

STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT ARBOR DAY BE CELEBRATED FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES WITH THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING A HEALTHY URBAN FOREST, PROMOTE TREE PLANTING TO INCREASE SHADING, ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE, DECREASE THE ASSOCIATED COSTS OF UNABATED STORMWATER, LOWER HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR URBAN LIFE.

AND WHEREAS THE WEEK OF APRIL 1ST THROUGH FIFTH, 2024, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

THE CDBG PROGRAM IS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ANNUAL FUNDING AND FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE DECENT, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY CELEBRATION WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, AND PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COAL CITY CELEBRATION AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY BY PLANTING AND CARING FOR TREES AND SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR TREES. REFLECTING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH'S COMMITMENT TO FORESTRY AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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VINCENT ROMERO, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

SO WE'RE COOL. CITY'S CELEBRATION IS BACK.

APRIL 27TH. AS THE PROCLAMATION READS.

I WANTED TO GIVE THE DIRECTOR FROM CDBG, MISS CLAUDIA FARIAS, A FEW MINUTES TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE ROBERT VALENZUELA, STORMWATER MANAGER, AND THEN WE HAVE LEO DURAN, THE ARBORIST.

SO IT'S A CELEBRATION OF MANY THINGS.

SO LET ME LET THEM HAVE A FEW CHANCE, A FEW WORDS.

SORRY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

CLAUDIA FARIAS, DIRECTOR OF THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE.

WHAT? WE'RE EXCITED THAT THE COOL CITY CELEBRATION IS COMING BACK, BECAUSE WE'RE EXCITED TO AS ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT'S GOING TO BE FEATURED THAT DAY IS TO TO HIGHLIGHT NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK WHICH IS REALLY SPECIAL THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CDBG GRANT, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS GRANT IS THAT IT WAS IT CONSOLIDATED SEVEN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BACK IN 1974.

SO PRESIDENT GERALD FORD HAD BEEN IN OFFICE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND SIGNED THIS PROGRAM INTO LAW THAT GAVE COMMUNITIES FLEXIBILITY, WAS ABLE TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES WITH ITS FUNDING AND ITS REMARKABLE.

OR WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT EDINBURG WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES. NOT EVERY COMMUNITY CAN SAY THAT.

SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY AND THANKFUL FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDED THAT THAT CONTRIBUTION AND HAS KEPT ON PROVIDING THAT CONTRIBUTION.

AND AS WE KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, CDBG IS STILL WORKING.

IT'S STILL PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S STILL KEEPING ITS PROMISE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO BE RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS.

SO WITH THE CDBG FUNDING, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIKE LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO FUND CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES THAT THAT PROVIDE NEEDS THAT WE KNOW OUR RESIDENTS ARE, THAT THERE IS A GAP LIKE AMIGOS DEL VALLE, CASA THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.

SO THESE AGENCIES WILL BE WITH US ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH. SO WE WE WERE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOWCASE THE DIFFERENCE THAT CDBG MAKES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ROBERT VALENZUELA, STORMWATER MANAGER FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COOL CITY CELEBRATION IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY THE 27TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

HERE AT THE CITY HALL COURTYARD.

THIS IS BEING ORGANIZED TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING OUR CITY. WITH EARTH DAY BEING APRIL 22ND NATIONAL ARBOR DAY BEING APRIL 26TH. AND ALSO WITH STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK, WE PLAN ON CELEBRATING THIS EVENT, PROVIDING, THE RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND ITEMS TO STRENGTHEN THE MESSAGE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND INCREASING THE CITY CANOPY THROUGH PLANTING TREES AND PLANTS, AND ALSO DECREASING THE THE POLLUTION IN THE CITY IN OUR CITY WATERS.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS EVERYONE'S MISSION.

WE ARE INVITING YOU, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR AND THE CITIZENS OF EDINBURG TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M LEO DURAN, THE CITY FORESTER WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

EARTH DAY AND ARBOR DAY WERE FOUNDED AS A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT. IT SERVES AS A CALL TO ACTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO DO THEIR PART IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL.

ONE WAY OF DOING THIS IS BY PRESERVING OUR URBAN GREEN SPACES AND PLANTING TREES.

TREES AND GREEN SPACES BENEFIT OUR LIVES IN COUNTLESS WAYS.

THEY HELP REDUCE THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, PREVENT EROSION, FILTER WATER, AND REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF.

BEYOND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, THEY HELP ENRICH OUR LIVES IN WAYS THAT ARE DEEPLY PERSONAL. THEY OFFER US A PEACEFUL RETREAT FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH TO HELP CELEBRATE OUR ANNUAL COOL CITIES EVENT HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY HALL COURTYARD. WE WILL BE PROVIDING SEEDLINGS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS TO THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. INVITE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT APRIL 27TH FOR THIS EVENT HERE AT CITY HALL COURTYARD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. YES, MAYOR.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. THE CITY COUNCIL ASK FOR A SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

I WILL BE TAKING TIME.

PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND

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YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR? YES, SIR. EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY APRIL 19TH, 2024. WHEREAS A QUALITY EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT FOUNDATIONS FOR THE CONTINUING SUCCESS OF OUR STATE, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR SOCIETY AT LARGE, AND IN THE CITY OF EDINBURG, WE STRIVE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL OUR CITIZENS THROUGH AN INCREASED FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND SHARING.

AND WHEREAS, THROUGH PROVIDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WITH WHICH TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RIGOROUS STUDY, WE CAN CREATE HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER, KINDER AND MORE UNITED AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY.

AND WHEREAS THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MUST ALSO FOCUS TO BUILD CHARACTER BY EMPHASIZING THE CULTIVATION OF UNIVERSAL MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES THAT HAVE BEEN THE BEDROCK OF SOCIETY FROM THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION, INCLUDING THE VALUES KNOWN AS SEVEN NOAHIDE LAWS. AND WHEREAS, ONE OF THE LEADING GLOBAL ADVOCATES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LUBAVITCHER RABBI RABBI SCHNEERSON OF RIGHTEOUS MEMORY, STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF MORAL AND ETHICAL EDUCATION AS THE BEDROCK OF HUMANITY AND THE HALLMARK OF A HEALTHY SOCIETY, AND STRONGLY URGED THAT EDUCATION BE REINFORCED BY THE INOCULATION OF STRONG MORAL VALUES.

AND WHEREAS, IN RECOGNITION OF THE RABBIS UNDERSTANDING AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS IN WORLD EDUCATION, MORALITY, AND ACTS OF CHARITY, HE WAS AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS HAS ESTABLISHED HIS BIRTH DATE AS A NATIONAL DAY TO RAISE AWARENESS AND STRENGTHEN THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN.

AND WHEREAS APRIL 19TH, 2024 WILL MARK 122 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH, AND THE DATE WILL BE CELEBRATED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE GLOBE IN TRIBUTE TO THE REBBE'S VISION, GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP.

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS RECOGNIZED AND HONORED THE RABBI'S VISION EACH YEAR ON THE DAY BY PROCLAIMING IT EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY, U.S.A..

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 19TH, 2024 AS EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY, EDINBURG, TEXAS, AND CALL UPON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORK TO CREATE A BETTER, BRIGHTER, AND MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS A SENSE OF GRATITUDE.

I BROUGHT MY SON HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M SO PROUD TO BE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

I SERVED THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE EMPHASIS OF THIS PROCLAMATION IS WHILE WE RAISE OUR YOUTH TO IN ACADEMICS, AND WE WANT THEM TO BECOME CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY.

THE FOCUS HERE IS A DAY OF EDUCATION FOR MORALS AND ETHICS.

SO I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS WILL BECOME SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ENCOURAGED THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND BEYOND. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW TYPE OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A MECHANISM FOR ELIMINATING THE ABILITY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO INCREASE TAXES FOR ANY PURPOSE, WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

THIS MEANS NO BONDS FOR HIGH RISE PARKING, TRANSPORTATION, FACILITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OR PARTICIPATION IN A WONDERFUL SCHEMES WITHOUT THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR PUBLIC CREDIT CARD AWAY, BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAX RATES IN THE COUNTY AND HAS CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED THEIR ADOPTED BUDGET WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THIS COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN ELECTION FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT AN ORDINANCE REFLECTING THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ALS AND THE PROSPERITY HIDALGO PARK WILL GATHER SIGNATURES SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED ACTION AND COMMITTING TO NOT VOTING FOR THE REELECTION OF THE EXISTING INDIVIDUALS IF THE SPENDING KEEPS GOING.

THIS ACTION IS MADE NECESSARY DUE TO THE CONTINUED SPENDING ON ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE THE DEBT AND RESULT IN FAMILIES LOSING THEIR HOMES.

EXAMPLES. THE PROPOSED BUILDING OF A HIGH RISE PARKING FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN EDINBURG, GOOD FOR THE COURTHOUSE.

THE GIVEAWAY OF $10 MILLION TO A PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT HOSPITAL.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS ARENA, $93 MILLION NO BID CONTRACT TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A $10 MILLION SPORTS TRAINING FACILITY.

NO BID DEVELOPER HAS THE RIGHT TO SUBCONTRACT THE FACILITY AND KEEP THE INCOME.

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DISCUSSING CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT WHICH WOULD INCREASE TAXES.

AND TONIGHT ALONE ON 11 F, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUYING A $51,000 ELECTRIC 4X4 VEHICLE. WHY? WHAT IS THE COST OF A GAS TRUCK? WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED? THE PLUG IN IS DIFFERENT IN ALL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

HOW MUCH THE STREET WILL NEED TO BE THICKER? BECAUSE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MUCH HEAVIER THAN THE REGULAR GAS ONES.

INTERIOR ON THIS WILL BE A DARK SLATE CLOTH.

THANK GOD. REAR VIEW CAMERA.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT YOU BUY.

I LOVE IT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HEATED CLOTH FRONT SEATS.

WE GOT A REAR VIEW CAMERA.

WE GOT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE BEING PURCHASED.

WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED? HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE? I KNOW HOW EASY IT IS TO GO TO THE FILLING STATION AND FILL YOUR TRUCK UP WITH GAS.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU'LL LOOK AT THE PRICE ON THAT.

I KNOW Y'ALL WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONES TO HAVE ONE OF THESE, BUT HOW ABOUT CHECKING THROUGHOUT THE THE THE STATE TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE BEFORE WE END UP BUYING ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT PROVEN AND THEY ARE HEAVY AND THEY DO CATCH ON FIRE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING THE INVITE TO COMMUNITY TO.

TWO. WE ARE ONE CONCERT.

THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL ARTS.

THIS IS AN INVITATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL TO ATTEND THE WE ARE ONE CONCERT AS PART OF OUR SPRING CONCERT SERIES.

WITH ME TODAY IS ONE OF THE LOCAL MUSICIANS WHO'S GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THIS EVENT.

TO LET US KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CONCEPT OF THIS CONCERT IS ABOUT. HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RAM DANESI.

I'M A LOCAL MUSICIAN AND DURING COVID AND DURING LOCKDOWN I WROTE A SONG, COLLABORATED WITH 13 OTHER LOCAL ARTISTS, AND WE PERFORMED THE SONG ONLINE.

WE RELEASED THIS SONG TO RAISE MONEY FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.

DURING THAT TIME, AND WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND EDINBURGH ARTS FOUNDATION, WE'RE BRINGING THAT CONCERT OR THAT PERFORMANCE TO LIFE.

SO THIS FRIDAY FROM 7 TO 10 P.M.

AT PROMENADE PARK. ALL THE ARTISTS ON THE VIDEO AND I WILL PERFORM FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONCERT, WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM THE SONG ALL TOGETHER.

AND YEAH, WE WANT TO BRING THE MUSIC AND THE ARTS TO THE PEOPLE THIS TIME.

AND JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT.

FRIDAY, 7 TO 10 P.M. AT PROMENADE PARK.

AND IT'S THE WE ARE ONE CONCERT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING DONATION PRESENTATION TO EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE WITH US TODAY.

WE HAVE THE ROTARY CLUB, AND THEY'RE HERE TO PRESENT A CHECK TO THE ARTS FOUNDATION, AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO MR. ELIAS SO HE CAN SAY A FEW WORDS ON THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY, YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.

AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHEN THEY PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO COME UP HERE.

WELL, YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THAT? WELL, YEAH, I HAVE A LITTLE. YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE HERE REPRESENTING.

I HAVE ARLENE LARSON WITH ME.

WHO'S OUR NEXT PRESIDENT AT EDINBURG ROTARY.

AND THIS FALLS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY 20TH YEAR IN ROTARY.

SO IT'S IT'S A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL FOR ME TO BE HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THIS THIS EVENT THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN CALLED EDINBURG OUR EDINBURG ROTARY CAJUN FEST. AND DURING COVID, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TO CONTINUE IN THAT RESPECT. AND WE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

AND NOW IT'S CALLED THE BREW FEST.

AND THANKS TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN ROTARY THAT HAVE REALLY TAKEN THIS THING ON.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE ROTARY CLUB. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION.

THEY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN OUR SUCCESS AND THE SUCCESS OF EDINBURG AS WELL.

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THANK YOU, ROTARY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE USED THIS SUMMER FOR THE MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATER.

BRINGS DOWN A COUPLE OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING IN THEATER.

YEAH. SO THAT'S WHERE THIS MONEY'S GOING.

THANK YOU. EDINBURG ROTARY, MR. LONGORIA MR. MANUEL CANTU.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS IN HELPING US PUT THIS TOGETHER, IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

IN SECOND ANNUAL. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS YEARLY EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

EVERYBODY GET IN. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET? COME ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE BACK.

I'M TALLER.

THAN. THREE.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS VIVIANA CABALLERO TO PROMOTE THE DIA DE LOS NINOS DIA DE LOS LIBROS FESTIVAL.

VIVIANA CABALLERO WITH DUSTIN MICHAELS AT MEMORIAL LIBRARY LIBRARY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE TO INVITE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR MAJOR AND THE COMMUNITY TO OUR UPCOMING EVENT, DIA DE LOS NINOS.

DIA DE LOS LIBROS CHILDREN'S DAY BOOK DAY.

THIS IS A CELEBRATION, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES, IN LIBRARIES AND ALSO IN MEXICO.

SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY TO CELEBRATE THIS EVENT.

AS I SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE DUSTIN MICHAELS MEMORIAL LIBRARY ON APRIL 27TH AT 6 P.M.. SO FROM 6 TO 9 YOU CAN JOIN US.

WE WILL HAVE FREE BOOKS FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY GAMES, PERFORMANCES, ACTIVITIES FREEBIES, AND ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN THERE.

AGAIN APRIL 27TH AT 6 P.M.

TO CELEBRATE CHILDREN AND LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS ERICA GARCIA, SEWER ENGINEERING, ALBERTA RECONSTRUCTION PHASE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. COUNCILMAN. WITH THE START OF THE ALBERTA RECONSTRUCTION, I WANTED TO SEE IF ON 1702 WEST ALBERTA, IF WE COULD GET CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEPTIC, SO I WANTED TO SEE JUST WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S BEING DONE IF WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION.

WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.

DEFINITELY. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MARIBEL VELASQUEZ MUNICIPAL COURT DEPARTMENT AWARD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MARIBEL VELASQUEZ WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT DEPARTMENT. JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE AND RECOGNIZE MY STAFF FOR FOR THE AWARD THAT THEY RECEIVED ON APRIL 4TH.

THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS TRAVELED TO SAN ANTONIO AND RECEIVED AN AWARD IN THE MEDIUM VOLUME CATEGORY BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS.

EDUCATION. MUNICIPAL COURTS ACROSS THE STATE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN 23, WITH COUNTLESS TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THIS YEAR, TMC, THROUGH THEIR TXDOT FUNDING MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES GRANT TO

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THE COURT HELD OVER 46 EVENTS, DISCUSSED ROADWAY SAFETY AND DISTRIBUTED TRAFFIC SAFETY MATERIAL, CREATED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS ON IMPAIRED AND DISTRACTED DRIVING.

WE PARTNERED WITH OUR COP DIVISION TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC STOPS.

THE COURT WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE EXISTING AND NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

THANK YOU. AND I, OF COURSE.

I BROUGHT MY STAFF HERE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

I HAVE MY ASSISTANT COURT ADMINISTRATOR, ROCIO CASTILLO, ALSO JUVENILE CASE MANAGER.

RUBY LUMBRERAS, ANOTHER JUVENILE CASE MANAGER.

GUADALUPE GARCIA. SORRY.

AND THEN ALSO MISS ROCIO MORALES.

THEY'RE ALL STAFF MEMBERS THERE OF THE COURT. JUST WANTED TO TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING JOB THAT THEY DO. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DO FOR US. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

WHERE'D YOU GO? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. MAYOR. COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT B.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION ON THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. SO TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. CAN YOU SPEAK IN THE MIC? I'M SORRY, I DON'T THINK. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MIC IS ON.

OKAY. SO FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.

AND TONIGHT I WILL BE DOING A PRESENTATION ON THE WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. SO WHAT IS THE PLAN? IT IS A STRATEGY OR COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES TO ENSURE WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND MONITOR AND RESPOND TO WATER SHORTAGES OR DROUGHTS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO OVERALL, TO CONSERVE WATER.

AND SO THIS PLAN IS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

THIS PLAN IS UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS.

AND IN OUR PLAN, THERE'S FIVE STAGES, AND I'LL, I'LL, LIST THOSE STAGES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

SO STAGE ONE IS THE VOLUNTEER CONSERVATION STAGE TWO MANDATORY COMPLIANCE WATER ALERT.

STAGE THREE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE WHICH IS THE WATER WARNING.

STAGE FOUR MANDATORY COMPLIANCE.

WATER SHORTAGE. STAGE FIVE IS ALSO MANDATORY COMPLIANCE AND WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY.

SO AS YOU GO FROM FROM STAGE ONE ALL THE WAY TO STAGE FIVE, THERE'S IT GETS STRICTER ON THE ON THE ON THE RESTRICTIONS.

SO ON OUR PLAN THERE'S DIFFERENT TRIGGER REQUIREMENTS.

THE FIRST CATEGORY WOULD BE THE DEMAND RIGHT.

SO ON OVERALL WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE AT STAGE ONE ON VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION.

BECAUSE WE WANT TO WE WANT TO PRETTY MUCH ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO ALWAYS CONSERVE WATER. RIGHT. BECAUSE IT'S A VALUABLE RESOURCE.

SO IN THIS BASICALLY AS THE DEMAND REACHES FROM 85 TO 100% THEN THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT STAGES THAT THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH TRIGGER THIS YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT STAGES. SO THE OTHER CATEGORY THAT WOULD TRIGGER THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAGES WOULD BE THE THE SUPPLY TRIGGER.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AT, AT A REGIONAL AREA, WHICH IS WHAT THE OTHER WATER PURVEYORS AND MUNICIPALITIES ARE LOOKING AT.

SO BASICALLY AT THE LEVELS AT AMISTAD AND FALCON RESERVOIR LEVEL.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IT GOES FROM AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN STAGE ONE,

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AND THEN IT GOES FROM 23%, 18%, 13% AND 10%.

BASICALLY, IF THE LEVELS OVER THERE AT THE AT THE FALCON AND AMISTAD LEVEL REACHED TO A POINT, THEN THAT'S WHEN THOSE DIFFERENT STAGES WOULD TRIGGER ITSELF.

THE OTHER ONE AND IS BASICALLY THE EMERGENCY.

IF FOR SOME REASON THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM OUTAGE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OR SUPPLY SOURCE CONTAMINATION, THEN THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO REDUCE THE WATER.

WATER USE LEVELS AS, AS AS REQUIRED.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT FOR MY PRESENTATION.

I'LL, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DID WANT TO STATE THAT.

AND ALSO TO OUR CITY MANAGER. I DID TALK TO BROWNSVILLE MAYOR COWAN.

HE DID REACH OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING TO GO TO STAGE THREE.

THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE IS AND SO THERE IS A LETTER COUNCIL THAT WILL BE DRAFTED SO THAT THE SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CITIES SIGNS ON JUST TO SEND OFF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REALLY ESSENTIALLY JUST TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO VISIT THAT TREATY WITH MEXICO.

SO THAT MAY BE COMING UP.

SO COUNCIL WILL SEND YOU ALL A COPY OF THAT.

I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY GOING TO HELP US.

SO BUT PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP US POSTED ON ANY STAGES THAT WE NEED TO MOVE TOWARDS TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF IT.

SO. SO THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD, JERRY, WAS THAT THOSE STAGES ARE, ARE VALLEY WIDE OR THEY'RE DONE BY CITY.

THEY'RE DONE BY CITY. SIR.

OKAY. SO THEN THAT BRINGS ME TO THE POINT.

LIKE WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO FOR US TO CONSERVE OTHER CITY IS NOT IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET GET ON THE SAME PAGE? I KNOW THAT THE THROUGH THE SOUTH TEXAS WATER UTILITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION THE COUNTY HAD, YOU KNOW, DONE A HAD DONE A LITTLE I GUESS THEY TALKED TO US THE DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT ASSOCIATION. RIGHT, WHICH WE JOINED LAST, LAST YEAR. AND SO ONE OF THE EFFORTS THAT THEY'RE POSSIBLY LOOKING AT IS TO SEE IF MAYBE IN HIDALGO COUNTY IS IF MAYBE THE OTHER WATER PURVEYORS OR MUNICIPALITIES WANT TO GET TOGETHER AND HAVE BASICALLY THE SAME CRITERIA, THE SAME PERCENTAGES AS FAR AS TRIGGERING.

RIGHT. SO BASICALLY WHAT THAT WILL DO IS THAT IF THE LEVELS GET AT 20% RIGHT AT FALCON, THEN EVERYBODY TRIGGERS THAT SAME OR THAT SAME STAGE, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW I MEAN, WE DO HAVE SIMILARITIES AS TO WHAT OTHER OTHER WATER PROVIDERS AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE, BUT AGAIN, THE PERCENTAGES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ON EVERY SINGLE.

THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THERE'S NO REQUIRED ACTION AT THIS TIME ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT RELATED TO THIS THAT DOES REQUIRE ACTION.

YES, SIR. THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA. ITEM 11 D, I BELIEVE.

IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT YES, SIR.

WHICH IS THE ORDINANCE? YEAH. AND THAT ORDINANCE, JUST TO BE CLEAR.

IT'S JUST. WILL IT REFLECT A STAGE THAT WE'RE ACTING ON OR JUST THE ACTUAL PLAN? SO IT'LL BE JUST THE PLAN.

THE PLAN AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AS PART OF THEIR SUBMISSION.

THEY DO REQUIRE FOR IT TO BE ADOPTED THROUGH ORDINANCE.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCES. ITEM NINE.

WE HAVE ITEM A CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 199.997 ACRES, BEING ALL OF LOT 38 AND 39 BAKER SUBDIVISION OF THE TRACT, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME TWO, PAGE 46. MAPS OF RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED AT 8601 NORTH JASMINE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I ONLY HAD A QUESTION, MR. AZEVEDO, ON THIS. WE TOOK ACTION.

LAST MEETING IS THIS. WAS THAT THE PETITION? THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE, CORRECT? SO I'M CLEAR. OKAY. AT THE LAST MEETING, WE WE ACCEPTED THE PETITION.

AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM B, CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF ALL OF SHARE FOR CONTAINING ONE 25.17 ACRES TRACT OF LAND OUT OF MUTUAL PARTITION OF TRACT 158 SAN SALVADOR. GRANT AS PER MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 16, PAGE 11. MAP OF RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED AT 8601 NORTH JASMINE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM C CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

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IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD SIR. THIS IS THE ONE THAT FORCES OMAR NOT TO LEAVE, RIGHT? IS THAT. IS THAT THE ORDINANCE? NO.

NOT EXACTLY, FOR THE RECORD. IT'S NOT EXACTLY THAT.

SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU COULD EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THAT ONE.

SURE. SO THE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED WOULD INCLUDE AN ORDINANCE, A REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AN IN HOUSE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO ALL THE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.

AND THEN IT ALSO MAKES CLEAR THAT THEY REPORT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE CHARTER, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNCIL GETS TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE CITY ATTORNEY.

IT JUST MAKES CLEAR THAT THIS PERSON IS FULL TIME, IN-HOUSE AND ACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU. AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, IN IN THE MANUAL THAT'S ONLINE OR IN THE ORDINANCE, IT SAYS THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR CURRENT ATTORNEY, BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH AND THE ACTUAL NEED OF OF AN IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY.

24 OVER SEVEN. EVAN, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME, OMAR, I'M LIKE, DID YOU EVER SEE HIS TRUCK? IT WAS ALWAYS PARKED HERE AT CITY HALL. IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF WORK.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

YEAH. THANK YOU. IT'S A IT'S A FULL TIME JOB, SO IT'LL BE. IT'LL BE A NICE THING FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THE REPORTING.

SAYS THAT IT REPORTS TO CITY MANAGER, NOT THE COUNCIL.

RIGHT. SO IS THAT HOW IT'S SET UP IN OTHER CITIES THAT ARE.

HOW ARE THEY SET UP? I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS.

SURE. BECAUSE WE DO THE APPOINTMENT. BUT YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW OTHER CITIES ARE SET UP.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

IT'S ACTUALLY MORE IN LINE WITH HOW THE OTHER APPOINTEES WITHIN THE CITY ARE SET UP.

SO CITY SECRETARY, FOR EXAMPLE IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BUT STILL FALLS UNDER THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE REPORTING UP TO THE CITY MANAGER.

SAME THING WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK.

SO IT JUST FALLS IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THOSE APPOINTEES. NOW, AS FAR AS WHAT OTHER CITIES DO I'LL BE HONEST, I HAVEN'T DONE A VERY, YOU KNOW, CLEAR COMPARISON ON THAT, BUT IT DOES FALL IN LINE WITH THE WITH THE CITY'S APPOINTEES.

RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYBODY ON COUNCIL? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM TEN A BIDS. CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2020 402.

PHASE ONE UPGRADES TO EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT TO JMJ, DS CORP DBA JMJ CONSTRUCTORS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 23,000,664 569 AND EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES.

IS THERE A MOTION? IF THERE'S NO MOTION, WE'LL MOVE ON AT THIS TIME.

ITEM 11, CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT, OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE? YES, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE F ITEM F ANY.

ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.

ONLY ITEM F. SO IS THAT FORM OF A MOTION COUNCIL A MOTION TO APPROVE A THROUGH E? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH E.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. SO NOW WE'LL TAKE ITEM F.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT FOR THE RECORD? CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2024 DASH TEN PURCHASE OF ONE 4X4 ELECTRIC TRUCK TO THE SEAWALL FAMILY OF COMPANIES FROM ODESSA, TEXAS, FOR THE UNIT PRICE OF 51,090.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AT THIS TIME TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM.

OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION TO SUSPEND A MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. GO AHEAD.

SIR. JUST TO BE FAIR WITH EVERYBODY, I WAS READING THROUGH THE THE PACKET ON THIS ONE, AND I HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT VEHICLE WE'RE BUYING OTHER THAN A 2023 ELECTRIC 4X4 VEHICLE WITH, I THINK APPARENTLY A SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION.

DOESN'T SAY A FORD. CHEVY DODGE.

JAPANESE. CHINESE. AND I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THIS DOCUMENTATION.

I LOOKED THROUGH THE BID TABULATION FORM.

DOESN'T TELL US WHAT VEHICLE IT IS.

AND ACTUALLY, THE AWARD THAT THE COMPANY THAT SUBMITTED IT FOR DOESN'T TELL US WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE IT IS. I CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR, FOR THE RECORD. WHEN DOING THIS BID, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULDN'T BE SPECIFIC WITH THE PARTICULAR BRAND.

SO WE PUT OUT A BID FOR ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK.

THE ONLY ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK IN THE MARKET CURRENTLY IS THE FORD F-150.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE BIDS CAME BACK WITH.

WE GOT EIGHT BIDS FOR 5 OR 6 BIDS FOR AN F-150.

OKAY. WELL, TO BACK UP, CHIEF THERE IS A THERE IS AN ELECTRIC TESLA.

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SO HE'S JUST KIND OF KIND OF SAYING LIKE, IF WE COULD NARROW THE SCOPE AND IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO EVEN WHEN WE DO WEAPONS AND STUFF WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE MAY SPECIFY ACTUALLY THE SPECS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE REALLY SPECIFIED TOWARDS PROBABLY ONLY ONE GUN AWARD.

BUT THE COMPANY THAT PUTS IT AND WE BRING IT TO COUNCIL, WE TELL THEM WHAT THE GUN IS.

SO THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DO ANY RESEARCH ON WHAT THIS IS.

I CAN'T COMPARE A PRICE.

I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHETHER THERE'S ANOTHER COMPETITIVE VEHICLE.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO HERE. SO THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE RIGHT NOW IS JUST 2023 GOLF CART THAT SOMEBODY CAN BRING OUT.

AS LONG AS IT'S A 4X4.

AND THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT A SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION IS. MOST OF THEM ARE MULTIPLE SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. YOU HAVE FIRST GEAR, SECOND GEAR, THIRD GEAR. AND THIS IS ONE SPEED.

SO ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MAINLY SINGLE SPEED.

SEE THAT? THAT'S WHAT REQUIRES US AS COUNCIL WHEN WE GET THIS STUFF.

YOU GUYS HAVE DONE YOUR RESEARCH AND I HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION AND DO THE RESEARCH. AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FAIR TO US BECAUSE I GET THIS.

THIS ONE'S NOT AS BIG AS SOME OF THEM. SOMETIMES WE GET 5 OR 6000 PAGES.

WE GET THEM ON A FRIDAY, LATE FRIDAY, AND WE'RE HERE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND WE JUST. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN READ. I CAN'T THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DIGEST EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS.

THIS IS JUST THE ONE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH CONSENT AGENDA, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS PROBABLY NOT FOR YOU. THIS IS FOR THE CITY MANAGER. IS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A LAUNDRY LIST OF STUFF.

THAT'S IT'S DAILY REOCCURRENCE.

REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO READ ANY OF IT. IT'S JUST STUFF THAT HAPPENS. BUT AS SOON AS I FIND SOMETHING I CAN'T GET THE ANSWER FROM, FROM THE PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT WE GET.

WE GET A ON THE PACKET, IT'LL TELL US THE.

IT'S CALLED THE. THE CONSENT.

WELL, THIS IS A CONSENT AGENDA. JUST TELL US A LITTLE DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE PRODUCT.

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT STAFF IS TRYING TO DO.

IT'LL TELL US ABOUT WHERE THE COMPARISONS ARE COST.

AND THEN FROM THERE, YOU GO BACK AND START DIGGING IN FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO FIND OUT.

AND THERE'S NOTHING FOR HIM FOR HEARING ME.

SO AND. THEN THAT'S WHERE I'M AT WITH IT.

ALL. AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO CATCH ANYBODY OFF GUARD. NO, NO, YOU GUYS DIDN'T NOTICE IT? WELL, I JUST WANT NOBODY NOTICED. IT IS LIKE YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SOME JAPANESE. I'VE BEEN LOOKING ON FACEBOOK AND STUFF. THERE'S SOME ALWAYS SOME JAPANESE OR CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT POP UP THAT ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED TRUCKS. SO BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERE.

BUT THIS DOESN'T GIVE ME THE INFORMATION I NEED. WELL, WE CAN MAKE A NOTE OF THAT FOR FUTURE ITEMS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHY ARE WE LOOKING FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE? JUST. WE COUNCILMAN JASON, ANSWER THAT ONE.

NO, JUST ORIGINALLY WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL, I SAID WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT ELECTRIC BECAUSE ELECTRIC WAS BECOMING VERY POPULAR AND STILL IS, AND SEE IF WE COULD FOCUS ON CUTTING COSTS IN OTHER WAYS, LIKE GASOLINE OR GREEN ENVIRONMENT GOING INTO MORE GREEN. SO THIS WOULD KIND OF BE LIKE A LITTLE TRIAL RUN TO SEE IF IT'S IF IT'S WORTH IT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK INTO IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY THEY DECIDED TO GO THIS ROUTE, JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

WELL, I WAS THINKING WE WERE THINKING LIKE A LIBRARY VEHICLE, NOT A INDUSTRIAL 4X4 GO OUT ON THE GO OUT IN THE BOONDOCKS.

APPARENTLY. I THINK IT'S FOR SURE WHERE YOU'RE GOING AHEAD WITH IT. THE FORESTER.

IT'S FOR THE CITY FORESTER, CORRECT? YEAH, IT SAYS FOR THE FORESTER.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ANY NEEDS OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO I GUESS IT'S A DISCUSSION WITH JASON.

SO NOW THESE VEHICLES ARE COMING OUT WITH STANDARD CHARGERS.

THEY'RE COMING UP WITH THE UNIVERSAL CHARGERS SO THEY CAN CHARGE THEM ANYWHERE. IT'S NOT LIKE BEFORE THAT EACH ONE HAD THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL CHARGER. NOW THIS ONE'S COMPATIBLE WITH THE TESLA CHARGERS AS WELL.

QUICK QUESTION. PUBLIC COMMENT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING HEAVIER.

IS THERE ANY DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT.

THERE'S NO TRUTH TO THAT.

I MEAN THEY WEIGH UNDER 10,000 POUNDS LIKE ANY OTHER PICKUP.

WITH AS FAR AS THE REAR VIEW CAMERAS, EVERY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AFTER 2018 IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A REAR VIEW CAMERA, SO THAT'S NOTHING SPECIAL. THEY DO HAVE BEEFIER TIRES BECAUSE THE TORQUE THAT'S GENERATED WITH THESE ENGINES, THESE ELECTRIC ENGINES, THEY NEED LIKE, LIKE A HEAVY DUTY TEMPLATE TIRE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THEY WEIGH JUST ABOUT THE SAME.

AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE THAT'S BEING USED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS MILEAGE PER DAY COMPARED TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE MILEAGE PER BATTERY CHARGE.

HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO CURRENTLY, THE CITY FORESTER DOESN'T HAVE A VEHICLE.

IT WAS A NEWLY CREATED POSITION THAT WAS CREATED LAST YEAR.

SO THIS IS GOING TO FILL THAT GAP.

OKAY, SO WE USED TO HAVE A FORESTER THAT GOT AWAY WITH IT.

WE DID AWAY WITH IT OR WHAT. HE RETIRED AND IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE ANOTHER ONE WAS HIRED. ED CAPRAL CORRECT? YEAH. OR IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE WILL NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO DENY. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY. IS THERE A SECOND? IF NOT, IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION?

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IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION.

SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OH EXCUSE ME. ITEM 12.

OTHER BUSINESS COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT FUTURE BUSINESS.

EXCUSE ME, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP FOR OUR NEXT MEETING FOR CITY MANAGER? ANY ITEMS AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM 13.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'RE GOING TO RETURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:15 P.M..

DISCUSS ITEMS A THROUGH F, A CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CITY ORDINANCES AND CITY CHARTER.

B CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PHARR.

C DISCUSSION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, REMUNERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND THE FINANCIAL TERMS AND OTHER TERMS OF THE CITY MANAGER'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. D DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS.

E DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. F CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS.

[02:44:49]

MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR.

MAYOR PRO TEM DANIEL DAN DIAZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JASON DELEON.

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AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE.

SITTING IN HIS ADVISER, CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY OMAR OCHOA. AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL, THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT AT 6:00.

FOR THIS EVENING'S EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEING PRESENT.

WE'RE GOING TO START THIS EVENING WITH PRAYER, AS WE ALWAYS DO.

AND WE HAVE RABBI ASHER HOCH FROM CHABAD RGV IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR A PRAYER AT THIS TIME? GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

JUST I FEEL HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO BEGIN THE MEETING WITH A PRAYER.

I JUST ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CHABAD RGV JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR THE PROCLAMATION THAT WILL BE GIVEN LATER IN HONOR OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE, THE LEADER OF THE CHABAD MOVEMENT'S 122ND BIRTHDAY, WHICH WILL PROCLAIM THIS FRIDAY EDUCATION DAY.

EDINBURG. GOOD EVENING FRIENDS.

LET US JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER.

ALMIGHTY GOD, WE HAVE ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNAL SERVICE, ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

AND WHAT MAKES THIS CITY EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL IS THE VERY FACT THAT ITS MONTHLY MEETINGS BEGIN WITH YOU, GOD, IN MIND THROUGH THIS VERY PRAYER.

BLESS OUR WORK HERE TODAY.

BLESS THE WORK OF THE HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCILORS, CITY MANAGER, CITY OFFICIALS AND ALL THEIR STAFF ALONG WITH ALL OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

BLESS US THAT OUR EFFORTS BEAR GOOD FRUIT, THAT OUR THOUGHTFUL, HONEST AND RESPECTFUL DIALOG LEAD TO CONSTRUCTIVE RESULTS.

PLEASE GUIDE OUR HAND AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IN OUR CIVIC SERVICE, WE FULFILL THE MANDATE THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US. INSTRUCTED TO NOAH IN HIS DAY AND CONVEYED THROUGH MOSES AT MOUNT SINAI, KNOWN AS THE SEVEN UNIVERSAL ETHICS.

ONE TO WORSHIP YOU AND YOU ALONE.

TWO. NEVER TO CURSE YOUR HOLY NAME THREE.

NOT TO COMMIT MURDER. FOUR.

NOT TO COMMIT ADULTERY, INCEST, OR ANY SEXUAL MISDEEDS FIVE.

NOT TO STEAL, LIE, OR CHEAT SIX.

NOT TO BE CRUEL TO ANY LIVING CREATURE, AND SEVEN.

THAT EVERY SOCIETY BE GOVERNED BY JUST LAWS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOU, O GOD, AS THE SOVEREIGN RULER OF ALL HUMANKIND AND ALL NATIONS, AS THIS ASSEMBLY IS DOING RIGHT NOW, BY OPENING THIS MEETING WITH A PRAYER AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORK FOR THIS GREAT CITY.

ALL TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN OUR WORLD, WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO INHABIT A SAFE, MORAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE PLACE.

A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, ONE FILLED WITH GOODNESS AND KINDNESS THAT EXPRESSES THE BEAUTY OF THE DIVINE INTENT, ALMIGHTY GOD, AND THE MERIT OF OUR SINCERE EFFORTS.

BLESS US ALL WITH GOOD HEALTH.

SUCCESS IN ALL OUR ENDEAVORS AND POSITIVE RESULTS FROM OUR WORK.

BLESS OUR WONDERFUL CITY AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT IT CONTINUES TO PROSPER AND GROW.

TO BE A MODEL CITY WITHIN OUR GREAT STATE AND OUR BELOVED COUNTRY.

ALMIGHTY GOD, BLESS US WITH CLARITY, BLESS US WITH STRENGTH, AND BLESS US WITH PEACE, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE HARD TIMES.

AND NOW LET US SAY AMEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.

YES, SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON APRIL 12TH, 2024 AT 7:15 P.M..

SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

YES, SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL, THAT THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING A PERIODIC WORK SESSIONS TO BE HELD AT LEAST APPROXIMATELY ONCE OR EVERY MONTH AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR.

EXCUSE ME, PRIOR TO A REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING AT ABOUT 5:30 P.M..

THESE WILL BE WORK SESSIONS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL AS WELL ON PROJECTS THAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

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THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I GET A QUESTION.

YES. YES. I'VE BEEN NOTICING IN CAMERON COUNTY, THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING OUT TO GET THEIR RESIDENTS OUT TO FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WE'LL BE DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO TO TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT. AND IT'S I BELIEVE SOMETIMES IT'S PART OF OUR BUDGETARY PROCESS.

SO DEFINITELY, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND AND TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT.

I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE, BECAUSE YOU ONLY HAVE A TIME LIMIT BEFORE IT'S CORRECT. YOUR VALUES STUCK THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WILL DO.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

YES, SIR. 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 MEMBER CANNOT PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO, SIR.

NO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS COUNCIL UNDER ITEM SIX.

ITEM SIX. EXCUSE ME. SIX A IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.

THIS IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION FORMALLY RETIRING CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900, IN HONOR OF THE LATE FIRE CHIEF SEAN MICHAEL SNYDER.

MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE.

I KNOW MISS EDNA IS HERE, AND I THINK WANTED TO SEE IF SHE CAN COME UP AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE TO RETIRE.

THIS CALL SIGN FOR BELOVED CHIEF, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR DOING THIS FOR SEAN. I JUST CAN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE BEING CALLED EAGLE ONE.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR COMING INTO SPEAKING WITH ME LAST MONTH TO. SO I COULD TELL YOU WHAT I, WHAT MY REQUEST WAS.

YOU WERE VERY, VERY GRACIOUS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TO WITNESS THIS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD RETIRED HIS NUMBER, BUT TO ME THAT WAS UNOFFICIAL, AND I JUST WANTED IT TO BE RECORDED IN THE BOOKS OF THE CITY THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD USE HIS, HIS CALL SIGN OR THAT UNIT NUMBER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ABSOLUTELY. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, IF I MAY, ASK ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION.

ABOUT REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION? YES, YES. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS.

AT EACH MEETING. I TOLD HIS WIFE A FEW MINUTES AGO I DIDN'T GO TO HIS FUNERAL BECAUSE I COULDN'T, BECAUSE HE STANDS AT THE BACK OF THAT ROOM AT EVERY MEETING.

SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THIS RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE CHIEF SNYDER ON HIS RETIREMENT.

HIS CALL SIGN, EAGLE ONE 900.

CHIEF SNYDER. LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED. AND THIS RESOLUTION IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. YOUR RECOGNITION OF CHIEF SNYDER'S CONTRIBUTION NOT ONLY HONOR HIS MEMORY, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE PROFOUND IMPACT HE HAD ON THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. MAY I JUST ADD, I MEAN, I KNOW A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY CAN'T SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT YOU SEE, OUR OUR SECOND FLOOR IS FILLED WITH FIREMAN, THE FIREMEN AND THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE TO HONOR SEAN.

MAN, I'D LIKE TO CALL A FRIEND A BUNCH OF GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND WORK TOGETHER.

MANY OF OUR OUR 2025 YEARS ARE REAL PROUD TO BE A PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT, AND I THANK EVERYONE. I THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN THAT BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION, THAT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE. AND SOMETIMES THAT STUFF WE WE MISS OURSELVES, BUT STUFF THAT SHOULD BE DONE THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO SAY, MISS EDNA BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT.

ANYONE THAT THAT SERVES ON THE FRONT LINES KNOWS THE CALL SIGN IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING. AND IT'S LIKE WEARING SOMEBODY'S UNIFORM, BOOTS OR GEAR. NOBODY WOULD EVER TAKE THAT CALL SIGN.

I THINK THAT'S AN UNWRITTEN RULE.

I KNOW IT'S TRUE IN PD. IT'S TRUE IN EMS AND FIRE.

THE FACT THAT THAT WE'RE DOING IT HERE OFFICIALLY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS, I COMMEND WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THE IDEA SOMETHING THAT THAT,

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BUT I THANK ALL THE SUPPORT HERE FROM FROM ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MISS EDNA, FOR BRINGING THIS UP TO US.

YOU KNOW, THIS HERE TONIGHT MAKES IT OFFICIAL, AND IT'S ON THE RECORD BOOKS, AND IT'S MY HONOR TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

SO ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE EVENT OR CEREMONY.

I THINK THAT WILL BE HELD FOR THIS TO BE ACTUALLY PUT UP OFFICIALLY.

SO WE'LL KEEP JUST KEEP US POSTED ON WHEN THAT IS AND WHAT THAT IS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS EDNA AGAIN.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT A.

ALSO THIS IS FOR A PRESENTATION I SEE OUR BORDER PATROL CHIEF THAT IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY US BORDER PATROL AWARDING EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH FORFEITURE FUNDS AT THIS TIME.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JAIME ADA, THE POLICE CHIEF. WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE RGV SECTOR CHIEF GLORIA CHAVEZ WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE A PRESENTATION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD EVENING.

IT IS A SINCERE HONOR TO BE HERE ON THIS NIGHT.

AS YOU HONOR THE MEMORY OF SUCH A GREAT COLLEAGUE.

CHIEF SCHNEIDER, MY CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF YOU IN THE COMMUNITY OF EDINBURG.

TODAY WE ARE GATHERED HERE TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND CRUCIAL ROLE THEY PLAYED IN AN EVENT THAT EXEMPLIFIES THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ON APRIL THE 5TH OF 2023, THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR INTELLIGENCE UNIT INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS TEAM IDENTIFIED A VEHICLE EXHIBITING SUSPICIOUS AND TRAVEL PATTERNS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 281.

THANKS TO THE VIGILANCE AND EXPERTISE OF OUR INTELLIGENCE UNIT, CRUCIAL INFORMATION WAS SWIFTLY RELAYED TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES WAS EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE BORDER PATROL HAD ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO STOP THIS VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONTACTED OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DUE TO THEM BEING BUSY, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

EDINBURG PD DID RESPOND AND DECIDED TO SPOT THE VEHICLE HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 281.

ACTING PROMPTLY UPON THE INTELLIGENCE, THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP, CITING A LEGITIMATE TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

DURING THE SUBSEQUENT CONSENSUAL SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM WERE FURTHER SHOWCASED AS THEY UNCOVERED AND SEIZED 25 BUNDLES OF CURRENCY TOTALING AN ASTONISHING $711,240 IN US CURRENCY, WHICH SHOULD BE NOTED, WAS THE LARGEST BULK CASH SEIZURE CONDUCTED BY A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY BASED OFF US BORDER PATROL INTELLIGENCE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER PACHECO AND HIS K-9 PARTNER, TRINA OR TINA THAT'S HERE IF YOU CAN JOIN ME UP FRONT.

THE SUCCESS OF THIS INTERDICTION SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORKING SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER TO COMBAT CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH TEXAS.

TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOUR SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTIONS HAVE NOT ONLY LED TO THE REMOVAL OF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ILLICIT FUNDS FROM CIRCULATION, BUT ALSO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING AND PROTECTING OUR HOMELAND.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION ON THAT DAY.

OFFICER PACHECO AND YOUR CANINE PARTNER, TINA, WE PRESENT TO YOU A CHECK FOR $503,000 THAT THE US BORDER PATROL HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC APPROVED.

THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TOTAL.

WE USUALLY SPIT SPLIT THE COST 5050 FOR TWO AGENCIES ON A SEIZURE, BUT HEADQUARTERS BORDER PATROL APPROVED A 70% INVESTMENT TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR.

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AND THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS COLLABORATION WITH YOU ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

MYRA, YOU HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH TO ASSIST IN THE MENTAL HEALTH.

I THINK THIS IS A RESTRICTED.

YES, I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

Y'ALL, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD WITH CHIEF CHAVEZ.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM FIVE.

PROCLAMATIONS FIVE A. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING IDEA EDINBURG EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION THREE A DIVISION STATE CHAMPIONS, AS REQUESTED BY COACH AIDA GONZALEZ.

HAVE YOU HEARD THE PROCLAMATION? CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM? MYRA? WHEREAS THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM ATTENDED THE 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON MARCH 22ND, 2024, IN ABILENE, TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS, THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM PREPARING FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2023 2024 SEASON.

AND WHEREAS, THE EAGLES COMPETED AT FOUR INVITATIONAL MEETS AND WITH THEIR STRONG PERFORMANCES AT LOCAL MEETS, THE IDEA EAGLES HAD ALL SEVEN POWERLIFTERS QUALIFIED TO THE REGION FIVE DIVISION THREE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, WHERE THEY FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE AND HAD FIVE LIFTERS QUALIFIED TO STATE.

AND WHEREAS, WITH ONLY TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT IN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING, THE EAGLES SHOWED THEIR TRUE COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT BY SPENDING THEIR SPRING BREAK WEEK PRACTICING FOR THE BIG EVENT.

AND WHEREAS GOING INTO THE STATE MEET, COACHES KNEW THE COMPETITION WAS STRONG, THEY STRATEGIZED, STRATEGIZED AND PREPARED TO FACE ANY OBSTACLES THAT COULD ARISE.

THAT'S THE IDEA. EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM KNEW THAT EVERY POUND LIFTED WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND WHEREAS THE BOYS GAVE EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY THEY HAD DURING THE SQUAT, BENCH AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE DEADLIFT WITH THEIR FOCUS ON GRIT AND GRIT, THE EDINBURGH EAGLES CAME OUT ON TOP, WINNING THE 2024 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE THREE A DIVISION, MAKING HISTORY ON MARCH 22ND 2024 IN ABILENE, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, THE EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM IS MADE UP OF AN OUTSTANDING GROUP. FABIAN SOLIS, JOSE RINCONES, GIOVANNI PACHECO, HUELVA.

FUERTE, ALEXIS SALINAS, ELEAZAR REYES, NELSON QUINTERO.

TEAM MANAGERS PATRICK DE LEON.

THEY WERE COACHED BY A FEMALE TRIO EIZA GONZALEZ, MONICA MORALES AND MELANIE MORALES.

AND WHEREAS THE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE EDINBURG EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM FOR EARNING THEIR FIRST EVER BOYS POWERLIFTING STATE TITLE AND MAKING THEIR SCHOOL, FAMILY AND CITY PROUD.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE IDEA EDINBURGH EAGLES POWERLIFTING TEAM AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE SUCCESS OF THESE STUDENTS AND COACHES.

THREE. TWO. ONE. THREE.

HARRISON. READY TO GO? QUICKLY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO WORK EVERYBODY.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY A FEW WORDS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR NAMES.

GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

HERE BEFORE ME IS THE EDINBURGH POWER LIFTING TEAM IDEA.

EDINBURGH POWER LIFTING TEAM.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AND RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM.

THE BOYS TEAM IS THE FIRST TEAM AT OUR SCHOOL TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP IN POWER LIFTING. SO THEY DID THEY MADE SCHOOL HISTORY, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM. MY COACHES HERE AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET TO WHERE WE EXPECTED YOU ALL TO GET TO.

AND GREAT JOB AND CONTINUE THE HARD WORK.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE AND FOR RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

GREAT WORK. CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B.

COUNCIL CAN WE HAVE BORDER CONTROL. AND THEN IF WE COULD WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL TO

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THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 14 TO 20, 2024 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.

WHEREAS IN JUNE 2019, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT SIGNED HOUSE BILL 1090 CLASSIFYING TELECOMMUNICATORS.

911 OPERATORS, DISPATCHERS OR COMMUNICATION OPERATORS AS FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND WHEREAS THESE PROFESSIONALS ARE THE UNSEEN FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE TO THINK AND RESPOND QUICKLY TO CRISIS SITUATIONS AND LEND A SUPPORTING VOICE TO REASSURE CONFUSED, FRIGHTENED OR UPSET CALLERS.

TELECOMMUNICATORS SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP SAVE LIVES EVERY DAY.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES, THEY RELAY ACCURATE INFORMATION TO FIELD OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS TO ASSIST WITH THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY, AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE THE EDINBURG EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.

AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS MUST USE THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO MAKE EMERGENCY DECISIONS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CALLERS ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFIC REQUESTS.

TELECOMMUNICATORS MUST REMAIN CALM AND PROFESSIONAL WHILE HANDLING EMERGENCY CALLS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS.

AND WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS AT THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS, TELECOMMUNICATORS MONITOR MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCIES AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THEY MAINTAIN LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL DATABASE WITH INFORMATION ON WANTED INDIVIDUALS AND WHERE EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, PROFESSIONALISM AND REMAIN UNWAVERING IN THEIR DEDICATION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 14 TO 20, 2024, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE PUBLIC SAFE.

WE NOW HAVE THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION TO BE READ.

OH. YES.

THANK YOU.

MAYOR COUNCIL. I NOW WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR VISIT THIS AFTERNOON WITH OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS. THESE ARE THE VOICES BEHIND THE MYSTERIOUS WALL THAT WE CANNOT SEE.

BUT THEY'RE THERE IN CALMNESS.

THEY'RE THERE TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD.

THEY ARE THERE SUFFERING AND DEALING WITH THE SAME TRAUMA THAT OUR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD ARE DEALING WITH. AND MANY TIMES, THEY FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE THEY'RE AT A TERMINAL AND THEY CAN'T HELP BUT THEY WANT TO HELP.

SO WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU ALL RECOGNIZING OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS THIS WEEK AS WE CELEBRATE THEM NATIONWIDE.

AND AGAIN, WE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. IN RESPONDING TO POLICE, FIRE AND AMBULANCE.

ANY OF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? DO YOU HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU. NO. COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ISIDRO. I'M A COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE RECOGNITION.

WE DON'T GET THIS TOO OFTEN, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WENT BY THIS AFTERNOON.

SO THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS MAKING US LOOK BACK BECAUSE THEY GOT SOME NICE PACKAGE GIFTS FROM THEM FOR EACH OF THEM, BUT VERY WELL DESERVED.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO. LIKE I MENTIONED TO YOU ALL TODAY,

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YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES IN THE FRONT LINE AND, YOU KNOW, RESPOND. AND BEING THERE FOR OUR CITIZENS YOU KNOW, AT A MOMENT'S CALL. AND SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RECOGNITION. I THINK RECENTLY DISPATCHERS WEREN'T WEREN'T RECOGNIZED AS AS FRONTLINE WORKERS. AND THEY HAVE NOW BEEN INCLUDED.

LIKE CHIEF SAID, THEY'RE THE FIRST FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.

THEY'RE THE FIRST ONES THAT GET THE CALL. THEY RECEIVE THE SAME TRAUMATIC PTSD EFFECTS.

I WILL SAY IN EMS, ANYTIME WE WERE LOST AND WE DIDN'T GET THERE, I SAID, CALL DISPATCH IS THEIR FAULT. JUST KIDDING.

IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IF THEY DON'T GET THE RIGHT INFORMATION, THE RIGHT ADDRESS, THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT TO SEND THE RIGHT RESPONSE.

IT'S A VERY, VERY CRITICAL THING. AND AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

IT'S A CERTIFICATION. THERE'S AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH.

THERE'S DIFFERENT CERTS THAT YOU HAVE TO TRAIN FOR.

YOU HAVE TO GET THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION.

SO IT'S NOT JUST HEY, I WANT TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND, AND DISPATCH PD OR EMS AND FIRE.

IT'S, IT'S ACTUAL COURSE AND TESTING.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.

AND IF I MAY SAY ONE MORE THING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE DEAL WITH IN THIS BUSINESS IN THIS TIME, AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

SO ON BEHALF OF EVERY ONE OF THESE TELECOMMUNICATORS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS, WE APPRECIATE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SUPPORT TO HELP US IN THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THESE OPERATORS. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANKS AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND EVERYBODY. HE WANTS ME TO PUT HIM UP FOR MAYOR.

I THINK IT'S ONLY RIGHT.

WE TAKE A QUICK QUESTION.

JUST A REAL QUICK PHOTO WITH ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE HERE FOR A RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF CHIEF SNYDER.

YES, IT'S MISS EDNA. HERE SHE IS.

GOOD. MORNING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS THIS IS. I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION REAL QUICK.

YEAH. OKAY. I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION FIRST.

I HAVE IT HERE. OH, DO YOU NEED A BIG GROUP OF US? I THINK WE CAN DO IT RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF.

SO. YEAH, AS EVERYBODY LINES UP.

THIS THING WENT AWAY. I THINK WE COULD STAND UP HERE IN A BIT.

YEAH. YEAH. SO I'LL LET EVERYBODY LINE UP AND I'LL BE RIGHT HERE AND.

WE'LL PUT THE FAMILY UP HERE. HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? CAN I GET MY FAMILY? RUBY! COME ON. COME ON. EVERYBODY LINE UP.

LET ME READ IT FIRST, GUYS. I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

YEAH. SO. YEAH. THEN WE'LL STAND AS SOON AS I READ IT.

YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

IF I CAN HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION REAL QUICK, I KNOW WE'RE LINING UP ALL THE SUPPORTERS THAT ARE HERE FOR CHIEF SNYDER.

AND WE'VE APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, BUT I THINK IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT I READ IT BRIEFLY, JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE.

AND IT IS ALREADY ON THE RECORD, BUT I WANT TO READ IT.

ADDITIONALLY, AT THIS TIME.

SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH FORMALLY RETIRING, CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900, IN HONOR OF LATE FIRE CHIEF SEAN MICHAEL SNYDER.

WHEREAS IN 1991, SEAN MICHAEL SNYDER WAS HIRED BY THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHEREAS, SEAN SNYDER DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHERS. A TRUE LEADER WHO INSPIRED HIS TEAM TO BE THE BEST THEY COULD BE, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, IN 1999, SEAN WAS APPOINTED AS FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SERVED AS FIRE CHIEF FOR 25 YEARS UNDER THE CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900 AND WHEREAS CHIEF SNYDER EXEMPLIFIED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM, COURAGE AND DEDICATION, EARNING THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE, NOT JUST AS A PROFESSIONAL BUT AS A PERSON IN GENERAL. AND WHEREAS EAGLE ONE 900 ANSWERED HIS LAST ALARM SALAAM.

ON MAY 1ST, 2023 AT THE AGE OF 58, AND WHEREAS FIRE CHIEF SEAN SNYDER HAS PASSED AWAY, LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF SERVICE THAT WILL BE FOREVER REMEMBERED AND CHERISHED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. HAVING SERVED THE EDINBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 32 YEARS, PROTECTING AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDINBURG DO HEREBY

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COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL.

OKAY. YEAH.

YOU KNOW, MAYOR, I THINK WHEN WHEN SEAN TOOK OVER THE FIRE STATION, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS THAT MANY FIREMEN IN THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S HOW MUCH HE TOOK IN. HE'S. HE'S GROWN.

THE GROWN, THE PLACE. BACK THEN, THERE WAS ONLY, LIKE, 20. MAYBE NOT COUNTING THE VOLUNTEERS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING US TO READ THE RESOLUTION. AND HAVING ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS HERE IN HIS HONOR.

SO THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM C UNDER PROCLAMATIONS.

YES, SIR. MAYOR. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE CITY CELEBRATION IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH TO BE HELD ON APRIL 27TH, 2024.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF EDINBURGH CODE CITY CELEBRATION IS A TIME FOR EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY, ARBOR DAY AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK TO PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS THE FIRST EARTH DAY WAS CELEBRATED ON APRIL 22ND, 1970 WITH THE GOAL OF INSPIRING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, ENCOURAGING THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND APPRECIATION OF OUR NATION'S NATURAL RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS, IN 1872, J.

STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT ARBOR DAY BE CELEBRATED FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES WITH THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY URBAN FOREST, PROMOTE TREE PLANTING TO INCREASE SHADING, ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE, DECREASE THE ASSOCIATED COSTS OF UNABATED STORMWATER, LOWER HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR URBAN LIFE.

AND WHEREAS, THE WEEK OF APRIL 1ST THROUGH FIVE, 2024 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, THE CDBG PROGRAM IS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ANNUAL FUNDING AND FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE DECENT, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY CELEBRATION WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, HEALTHY MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, AND PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COAL CITY CELEBRATION AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY BY PLANTING AND CARING FOR TREES AND SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR TREES. REFLECTING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH'S COMMITMENT TO FORESTRY AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.

VINCENT ROMERO, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

SO WE'RE COOL. CITY CELEBRATION IS BACK.

APRIL 27TH, AS THE PROCLAMATION READS.

I WANTED TO GIVE THE DIRECTOR FROM CDBG, MISS CLAUDIA FARIAS.

A FEW MINUTES TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE HAVE ROBERT VALENZUELA, STORMWATER MANAGER, AND THEN WE HAVE LEO DURAN, THE ARBORIST. SO IT'S A CELEBRATION OF MANY THINGS.

SO LET ME LET THEM HAVE A FEW CHANCE, A FEW WORDS.

SORRY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

CLAUDIA FARIAS, DIRECTOR OF THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE.

WHAT? WE'RE EXCITED THAT THE COOL CITY CELEBRATION IS COMING BACK, BECAUSE WE'RE EXCITED TO AS ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT'S GOING TO BE FEATURED THAT DAY IS TO TO HIGHLIGHT NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK. WHICH IS REALLY SPECIAL THIS YEAR

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WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS GRANT IS THAT IT WAS IT CONSOLIDATED SEVEN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BACK IN 1974.

SO PRESIDENT GERALD FORD HAD BEEN IN OFFICE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND SIGNED THIS PROGRAM INTO LAW. THAT GAVE COMMUNITIES FLEXIBILITY, WAS ABLE TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES WITH ITS FUNDING, AND IT'S REMARKABLE.

WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT EDINBURGH WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES. NOT EVERY COMMUNITY CAN SAY THAT.

SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY AND THANKFUL FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDED THAT THAT CONTRIBUTION AND HAS KEPT ON PROVIDING THAT CONTRIBUTION.

AND AS WE KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, CDBG IS STILL WORKING.

IT'S STILL PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S STILL KEEPING ITS PROMISE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO BE RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS.

SO WITH THE CDBG FUNDING, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIKE LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO FUND CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES THAT THAT PROVIDE NEEDS THAT WE KNOW OUR RESIDENTS ARE, THAT THERE IS A GAP LIKE AMIGOS DEL VALLE, CASA THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.

SO THESE AGENCIES WILL BE WITH US ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH. SO WE WE WERE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOWCASE THE DIFFERENCE THAT CDBG MAKES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ROBERT VALENZUELA, STORMWATER MANAGER FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COOL CITY CELEBRATION IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY THE 27TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

HERE AT THE CITY HALL COURTYARD.

THIS IS BEING ORGANIZED TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING OUR CITY. WITH EARTH DAY BEING APRIL 22ND NATIONAL ARBOR DAY BEING APRIL 26TH. AND ALSO WITH STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK, WE PLAN ON CELEBRATING THIS EVENT, PROVIDING THE RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND ITEMS TO STRENGTHEN THE MESSAGE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND INCREASING THE CITY CANOPY THROUGH PLANTING TREES AND PLANTS.

AND ALSO DECREASING THE THE POLLUTION IN THE CITY IN OUR CITY WATERS.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS EVERYONE'S MISSION.

WE ARE INVITING YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR AND THE CITIZENS OF EDINBURG TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT EVENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M LEO DURAN, THE CITY FORESTER WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

EARTH DAY AND ARBOR DAY WERE FOUNDED AS A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT. IT SERVES AS A CALL TO ACTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO DO THEIR PART IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL.

ONE WAY OF DOING THIS IS BY PRESERVING OUR URBAN GREEN SPACES AND PLANTING TREES.

TREES AND GREEN SPACES BENEFIT OUR LIVES IN COUNTLESS WAYS.

THEY HELP REDUCE THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, PREVENT EROSION, FILTER WATER, AND REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF.

BEYOND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, THEY HELP ENRICH OUR LIVES IN WAYS THAT ARE DEEPLY PERSONAL. THEY OFFER US A PEACEFUL RETREAT FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH TO HELP CELEBRATE OUR ANNUAL COOL CITIES EVENT HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY HALL COURTYARD. WE WILL BE PROVIDING SEEDLINGS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS TO THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. INVITE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT APRIL 27TH FOR THIS EVENT HERE AT CITY HALL COURTYARD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. YES. MAYOR.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. THE CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR A SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

I WILL BE TAKING TIME.

PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS ACTUALLY A PROCLAMATION FOR THE RABBI.

YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR? YES, SIR. EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY APRIL 19TH, 2024.

WHEREAS A QUALITY EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT FOUNDATIONS FOR THE CONTINUING SUCCESS OF OUR STATE, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR SOCIETY AT LARGE, AND IN THE CITY OF EDINBURG, WE STRIVE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL OUR CITIZENS THROUGH AN INCREASED FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND SHARING.

AND WHEREAS, THROUGH PROVIDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WITH WHICH TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RIGOROUS STUDY, WE CAN CREATE HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER, KINDER AND MORE UNITED AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY.

AND WHEREAS THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MUST ALSO FOCUS TO BUILD CHARACTER BY EMPHASIZING THE CULTIVATION OF UNIVERSAL MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES THAT HAVE BEEN THE BEDROCK OF SOCIETY FROM THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION, INCLUDING THE VALUES KNOWN AS SEVEN NOAHIDE

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AND WHEREAS, IN RECOGNITION OF THE REBBE'S UNDERSTANDING AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS IN WORLD EDUCATION, MORALITY AND ACTS OF CHARITY, HE WAS AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, HAS ESTABLISHED HIS BIRTH DATE AS A NATIONAL DATE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND STRENGTHEN THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN.

WHEREAS APRIL 19TH, 2024 WILL MARK 122 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH, AND THE DATE WILL BE CELEBRATED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE GLOBE IN TRIBUTE TO THE REBBE'S VISION, GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP.

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS RECOGNIZED AND HONORED THE REBBE'S VISION EACH YEAR ON THE DATE BY PROCLAIMING IT EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY U.S.A.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 19TH, 2024, AS EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY IN EDINBURG, TEXAS, AND CALL UPON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORK TO CREATE A BETTER, BRIGHTER, AND MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS A SENSE OF GRATITUDE.

I BROUGHT MY SON HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M SO PROUD TO BE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

I SERVED THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE EMPHASIS OF THIS PROCLAMATION IS WHILE WE RAISE OUR YOUTH TO BE IN ACADEMICS, AND WE WANT THEM TO BECOME CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY.

THE FOCUS HERE IS A DAY OF EDUCATION FOR MORALS AND ETHICS.

SO I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS WILL BECOME SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ENCOURAGED THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND BEYOND. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW TYPE OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A MECHANISM FOR ELIMINATING THE ABILITY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO INCREASE TAXES FOR ANY PURPOSE, WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

THIS MEANS NO BONDS FOR HIGH RISE PARKING, TRANSPORTATION, FACILITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OR PARTICIPATION IN A WONDERFUL SCHEMES WITHOUT THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR PUBLIC CREDIT CARD AWAY, BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAX RATES IN THE COUNTY AND HAS CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED THEIR ADOPTED BUDGET.

WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THIS COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN ELECTION FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT AN ORDINANCE REFLECTING THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE OWLS AND THE PROSPERITY HIDALGO PAC WILL GATHER SIGNATURES SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED ACTION AND COMMITTING TO NOT VOTING FOR THE REELECTION OF THE EXISTING INDIVIDUALS IF THE SPENDING KEEPS GOING.

THIS ACTION IS MADE NECESSARY DUE TO THE CONTINUED SPENDING ON ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE THE DEBT AND RESULT IN FAMILIES LOSING THEIR HOMES.

EXAMPLES. THE PROPOSED BUILDING OF A HIGH RISE PARKING FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN EDINBURG.

GOOD FOR THE COURTHOUSE.

THE GIVEAWAY OF $10 MILLION TO A PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT HOSPITAL.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS ARENA.

$93 MILLION. NO BID CONTRACT TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A $10 MILLION SPORTS TRAINING FACILITY.

NO BID DEVELOPER HAS THE RIGHT TO SUBCONTRACT THE THE FACILITY AND KEEP THE INCOME.

VOTE TO INCREASE WATER SERVICE RATES WITHOUT EVALUATING IMPACT ON THE HOMEOWNERS.

DISCUSSING THE CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY.

EXCUSE ME. DISTRICT WHICH WOULD INCREASE TAXES.

AND TONIGHT ALONE ON 11 F, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUYING A $51,000 ELECTRIC 4X4 VEHICLE. WHY? WHAT IS THE COST OF A GAS TRUCK? WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED? THE PLUG IN IS DIFFERENT IN ALL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

HOW MUCH THE STREET WILL NEED TO BE THICKER? BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MUCH HEAVIER THAN THE REGULAR GAS ONES.

INTERIOR ON THIS WILL BE A DARK SLATE CLOTH.

THANK GOD. REAR VIEW CAMERA.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT YOU BUY.

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WE GOT A REAR VIEW CAMERA.

WE GOT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE BEING PURCHASED.

WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED? HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE? I KNOW HOW EASY IT IS TO GO TO THE FILLING STATION AND FILL YOUR TRUCK UP WITH GAS.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU'LL LOOK AT THE PRICE ON THAT.

I KNOW Y'ALL WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONES TO HAVE ONE OF THESE, BUT HOW ABOUT CHECKING THROUGHOUT THE THE THE STATE TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE BEFORE WE END UP BUYING ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT PROVEN AND THEY ARE HEAVY AND THEY DO CATCH ON FIRE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING THE INVITE TO COMMUNITY TO WE ARE ONE CONCERT.

SORRY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL ARTS.

THIS IS AN INVITATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL TO ATTEND THE WE ARE ONE CONCERT AS PART OF OUR SPRING CONCERT SERIES.

WITH ME TODAY IS RAMDASI, ONE OF THE LOCAL MUSICIANS WHO IS GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THIS EVENT TO LET US KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CONCEPT OF THIS CONCERT IS ABOUT. HELLO, COUNCIL! MY NAME IS RAMDASI. I'M A LOCAL MUSICIAN AND DURING COVID AND DURING LOCKDOWN I WROTE A SONG, COLLABORATED WITH 13 OTHER LOCAL ARTISTS, AND WE PERFORMED THE SONG ONLINE.

WE RELEASED THIS SONG TO RAISE MONEY FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.

DURING THAT TIME, AND WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND EDINBURGH ARTS FOUNDATION, WE'RE BRINGING THAT CONCERT OR THAT PERFORMANCE TO LIFE.

SO THIS FRIDAY FROM 7 TO 10 P.M.

AT PROMENADE PARK ALL THE ARTISTS ON THE VIDEO AND I WILL PERFORM FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONCERT.

WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM THE SONG ALL TOGETHER.

AND YEAH, WE WANT TO BRING THE MUSIC AND THE ARTS TO THE PEOPLE THIS TIME, AND JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT.

FRIDAY, 7 TO 10 P.M. AT PROMENADE PARK.

AND IT'S THE WE ARE ONE CONCERT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING DONATION PRESENTATION TO EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE WITH US TODAY.

WE HAVE THE ROTARY CLUB, AND THEY'RE HERE TO PRESENT A CHECK TO THE EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION.

AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO MR. ELIAS SO HE CAN SAY A FEW WORDS ON THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY, YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.

AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHEN THEY PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO COME UP HERE.

WELL, YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THAT? YEAH, I HAVE A LITTLE. YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE HERE REPRESENTING.

I HAVE ARLENE LARSON WITH ME.

WHO'S OUR NEXT PRESIDENT AT EDINBURG ROTARY.

AND THIS FALLS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY 20TH YEAR IN ROTARY.

SO IT'S IT'S A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL FOR ME TO BE HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THIS THIS EVENT THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN CALLED EDINBURG OUR EDINBURG ROTARY CAJUN FEST. AND DURING COVID, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TO CONTINUE IN THAT RESPECT. AND WE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

AND NOW IT'S CALLED THE BREW FEST.

AND THANKS TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN ROTARY THAT HAVE REALLY TAKEN THIS THING ON, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE ROTARY CLUB, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE TIME.

WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE EDINBURG ARTS FOUNDATION.

THEY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN OUR SUCCESS AND THE SUCCESS OF EDINBURG AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE A DONATION WE'D LIKE TO MAKE TO THE ARTS FOUNDATION FROM THE EDINBURG ROTARY CLUB FOR $6,500 TO THANK THEM FOR, FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

THANK YOU, ROTARY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE USED THIS SUMMER FOR THE MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATER.

BRINGS DOWN A COUPLE OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING IN THEATER.

YEAH. SO THAT'S WHERE THESE MONEYS GOING.

THANK YOU. EDINBURG ROTARY, MR. LONGORIA MR. MANUEL CANTU.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS IN HELPING US PUT THIS TOGETHER, IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

IN SECOND ANNUAL. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS YEARLY EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

EVERYBODY GET IN. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET? COME ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE BACK.

I'M TALLER.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS VIVIANA CABALLERO TO PROMOTE THE DIA DE LOS NINOS DIA DE LOS LIBROS FESTIVAL.

VIVIANA CABALLERO WITH THE DUSTIN MICHELSON SEKULA MEMORIAL LIBRARY LIBRARY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE TO INVITE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR MAJOR AND THE COMMUNITY TO OUR UPCOMING EVENT, DIA DE LOS NINOS, DIA DE LOS LIBROS CHILDREN'S DAY, BOOK DAY.

THIS IS A CELEBRATION, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES, IN LIBRARIES AND ALSO IN MEXICO.

SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY TO CELEBRATE THIS EVENT.

AS I SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE AUSTIN MICHAELS MEMORIAL LIBRARY ON APRIL 27TH AT 6 P.M.. SO FROM 6 TO 9 YOU CAN JOIN US.

WE WILL HAVE FREE BOOKS FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY GAMES, PERFORMANCES, ACTIVITIES FREEBIES AND ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN THERE.

AGAIN APRIL 27TH AT 6 P.M.

TO CELEBRATE CHILDREN AND LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS ERICA GARCIA, SEWER ENGINEERING, ALBERTA THE RECONSTRUCTION PHASE.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.

COUNCILMAN. WITH THE START OF THE ALBERTA RECONSTRUCTION, I WANTED TO SEE IF ON 1702 WEST ALBERTA, IF WE COULD GET CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEPTIC.

SO I WANTED TO SEE JUST WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S BEING DONE.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THAT.

OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION. WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.

DEFINITELY. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MARIBEL VELASQUEZ MUNICIPAL COURT DEPARTMENT AWARD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MARIBEL VELASQUEZ WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT DEPARTMENT. JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE AND RECOGNIZE MY STAFF FOR FOR THE AWARD THAT THEY RECEIVED ON APRIL 4TH.

THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS TRAVELED TO SAN ANTONIO AND RECEIVED AN MTCI AWARD IN THE MEDIUM VOLUME CATEGORY BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS.

EDUCATION. MUNICIPAL COURTS ACROSS THE STATE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN 23, WITH COUNTLESS TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THIS YEAR, TMC, THROUGH THEIR TXDOT FUNDING MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES GRANT TO RECOGNIZE 24 MTC AWARD WINNERS AND 17 HONORABLE MENTIONED.

THE COURT HELD OVER 46 EVENTS, DISCUSSED ROADWAY SAFETY AND DISTRIBUTED TRAFFIC SAFETY MATERIAL, CREATED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS ON IMPAIRED AND DISTRACTED DRIVING.

WE PARTNERED WITH OUR COP DIVISION TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC STOPS.

THE COURT WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE EXISTING AND NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

THANK YOU. AND I. OF COURSE, I BROUGHT MY STAFF HERE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

I HAVE MY ASSISTANT COURT ADMINISTRATOR, ROCIO CASTILLO, ALSO JUVENILE CASE MANAGER, RUBY LUMBRERAS, ANOTHER JUVENILE CASE MANAGER. GUADALUPE GARCIA.

SORRY. AND THEN ALSO MISS ROCIO MORALES.

THEY'RE ALL STAFF MEMBERS THERE OF THE COURT. JUST WANTED TO TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING JOB THAT THEY DO. THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

WHERE'D YOU GO? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. MAYOR. COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT.

B, THIS IS A PRESENTATION ON THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. SO TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. CAN YOU SPEAK IN THE MIC? I'M SORRY. I DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW IF THE MIC IS ON.

OKAY. SO FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.

AND TONIGHT I WILL BE DOING A PRESENTATION ON THE WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. SO WHAT IS THE PLAN? IT IS A STRATEGY OR A COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES TO ENSURE WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND MONITOR AND RESPOND TO WATER SHORTAGES OR DROUGHTS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO OVERALL, TO CONSERVE WATER.

AND SO THIS PLAN IS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

THIS PLAN IS UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS.

AND IN OUR PLAN, THERE'S FIVE STAGES.

AND I'LL, I'LL, I'LL LIST THOSE STAGES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

SO STAGE ONE IS THE VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION.

STAGE TWO H2 MANDATORY COMPLIANCE.

WATER ALERT. STAGE THREE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS A WATER WARNING.

STAGE FOUR MANDATORY COMPLIANCE.

WATER SHORTAGE. STAGE FIVE IS ALSO MANDATORY COMPLIANCE AND WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY.

SO AS YOU GO FROM FROM STAGE ONE ALL THE WAY TO STAGE FIVE, THERE'S A IT GETS STRICTER ON THE ON THE ON THE RESTRICTIONS.

SO ON OUR PLAN THERE'S DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.

THE FIRST CATEGORY WOULD BE THE DEMAND.

RIGHT. SO ON OVERALL WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE AT STAGE ONE ON VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION.

BECAUSE WE WANT TO WE WANT TO PRETTY MUCH ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE WATER.

RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S A VALUABLE RESOURCE.

SO IN THIS BASICALLY AS THE DEMAND REACHES FROM 85 TO 100%, THEN THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT STAGES THAT THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH TRIGGER THIS YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT STAGES. SO THE OTHER CATEGORY THAT WOULD TRIGGER THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAGES WOULD BE THE, THE SUPPLY TRIGGER.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT, AT, AT, AT A REGIONAL AREA, WHICH IS WHAT THE OTHER WATER PURVEYORS AND MUNICIPALITIES ARE LOOKING AT.

SO BASICALLY AT THE LEVELS AT AMISTAD AND FALCON RESERVOIR LEVELS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IT GOES FROM AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN STAGE ONE, WHICH IS A VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION.

AND THEN IT GOES FROM 23%, 18%, 13% AND 10%.

BASICALLY, IF THE LEVELS OVER THERE AT THE AT THE FALCON AND AMISTAD LEVEL REACHED TO A POINT, THEN THAT'S WHEN THOSE DIFFERENT STAGES WOULD TRIGGER ITSELF.

THE OTHER ONE, AND IS BASICALLY THE EMERGENCY.

IF FOR SOME REASON THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM OUTAGE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OR SUPPLY SOURCE CONTAMINATION, THEN THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO REDUCE THE WATER.

WATER USE LEVELS AS AS AS REQUIRED.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT FOR MY PRESENTATION.

I'LL, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS. I DID WANT TO STATE THAT.

AND ALSO TO OUR CITY MANAGER. I DID TALK TO BROWNSVILLE MAYOR COWAN.

HE DID REACH OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING TO GO TO STAGE THREE.

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SO THAT MAY BE COMING UP.

SO COUNCIL WILL SEND YOU ALL A COPY OF THAT.

I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY GOING TO HELP US.

SO BUT PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP US POSTED ON ANY STAGES THAT WE NEED TO MOVE TOWARDS TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF IT.

SO THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS THAT THOSE STAGES ARE ARE VALLEY WIDE OR THEY'RE DONE BY EACH CITY. THEY'RE DONE BY CITY.

SIR. OKAY. SO THEN THAT BRINGS ME TO THE POINT.

LIKE WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO FOR US TO CONSERVE OTHER CITY IS NOT.

IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET GET ON THE SAME PAGE? I KNOW THAT THE THROUGH THE SOUTH TEXAS WATER UTILITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION THE COUNTY HAD, YOU KNOW, DONE A HAD DONE A LITTLE I GUESS THEY TALKED TO US, THE DIFFERENT CITIES THAT WERE PART OF THAT ASSOCIATION. RIGHT. WHICH WE JOINED LAST, LAST YEAR. AND SO ONE OF THE EFFORTS THAT THEY'RE POSSIBLY LOOKING AT IS TO SEE IF MAYBE IN HIDALGO COUNTY IS IF MAYBE THE OTHER WATER PURVEYORS OR MUNICIPALITIES, THEY WANT TO GET TOGETHER AND HAVE BASICALLY THE SAME CRITERIA, THE SAME PERCENTAGES AS FAR AS TRIGGERING.

RIGHT. SO BASICALLY WHAT THAT WOULD DO IS THAT IF THE LEVELS GET AT 20% RIGHT AT FALCON, THEN EVERYBODY TRIGGERS THAT SAME OR THAT SAME STAGE, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW I MEAN, WE DO HAVE SIMILARITIES AS TO WHAT OTHER OTHER WATER PURVEYORS AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE.

BUT AGAIN, THE PERCENTAGES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ON EVERY SINGLE.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THERE'S NO REQUIRED ACTION AT THIS TIME ON THIS ITEM.

NO, SIR. NOT ON. THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT RELATED TO THIS THAT DOES REQUIRE ACTION.

YES, SIR. THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA. ITEM 11 D, I BELIEVE.

IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT YES, SIR.

WHICH IS THE ORDINANCE? YEAH.

AND THAT ORDINANCE, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IS JUST WILL IT REFLECT THE STAGE THAT WE'RE ACTING ON OR JUST THE ACTUAL PLAN? SO IT'LL BE JUST THE PLAN.

TC AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AS PART OF THEIR SUBMISSION.

THEY DO REQUIRE FOR IT TO BE ADOPTED THROUGH ORDINANCE.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCES. ITEM NINE.

WE HAVE ITEM A CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 199.997 ACRES BEING ON LOT 38 AND 39 BAKER SUBDIVISION OF THE TRACT, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME TWO, PAGE 46. MAPS OF RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED AT 8601 NORTH JASMINE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I ONLY HAD A QUESTION, MR. AZEVEDO, ON THIS. WE TOOK ACTION.

LAST MEETING IS THIS. WAS THAT THE PETITION? THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE, CORRECT? OKAY. AT THE LAST MEETING, WE WE ACCEPTED THE PETITION.

AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES ITEM B ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF ALL SHARE FOUR CONTAINING ONE 25.17 ACRES.

TRACT OF LAND OUT OF MUTUAL PARTITION OF TRACT 158 SAN SALVADOR DEL.

GRANT AS PER MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 16, PAGE 11. MAP OF RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED AT 8601 NORTH JASMINE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. TITLE THREE ADMINISTRATION. CHAPTER 30 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 30.018 CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT.

SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD SIR. THIS IS THE ONE THAT FORCES OMAR NOT TO LEAVE, RIGHT. IS THAT IS THAT THE ORDINANCE? NO. NOT EXACTLY. FOR THE RECORD, IT'S EXACTLY THAT.

SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU COULD EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THAT ONE.

SURE. SO THE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED WOULD INCLUDE AN ORDINANCE, A REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AN IN-HOUSE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO ALL THE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.

AND THEN IT ALSO MAKES CLEAR THAT THEY REPORT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE CHARTER, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNCIL GETS TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE CITY ATTORNEY.

IT JUST MAKES CLEAR THAT THIS PERSON IS FULL TIME, IN-HOUSE AND ACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES OF THE CITY.

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24 OVER SEVEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME, OMAR, I'M LIKE, DIDN'T YOU EVER SEE HIS TRUCK? IT WAS ALWAYS PARKED HERE AT CITY HALL. IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF WORK.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

YEAH. THANK YOU. IT'S A IT'S A FULL TIME JOB, SO IT'LL BE IT'LL BE A NICE THING FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THE REPORTING.

HE SAYS THAT IT REPORTS TO CITY MANAGER, NOT THE COUNCIL.

RIGHT. SO IS THAT HOW IT'S SET UP IN OTHER CITIES THAT ARE.

HOW ARE THEY SET UP? I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS.

SURE. BECAUSE WE DO THE APPOINTMENT.

BUT YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW OTHER CITIES ARE SET UP.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

IT'S ACTUALLY MORE IN LINE WITH HOW THE OTHER APPOINTEES WITHIN THE CITY ARE SET UP.

SO CITY SECRETARY, FOR EXAMPLE IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BUT STILL FALLS UNDER THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE REPORTING UP TO THE CITY MANAGER.

SAME THING WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK.

SO IT JUST FALLS IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THOSE APPOINTEES. NOW, AS FAR AS WHAT OTHER CITIES DO I'LL BE HONEST, I HAVEN'T DONE A VERY, YOU KNOW, CLEAR COMPARISON ON THAT, BUT IT DOES FALL IN LINE WITH THE WITH THE CITIES APPOINTEES.

RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYBODY ON COUNCIL? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM TEN A BIDS. CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2020 402.

PHASE ONE UPGRADES TO EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT TO JMJ.

DS CORP DBA JMJ CONSTRUCTORS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 23,000,664 569 AND EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES.

IS THERE A MOTION? IF THERE'S NO MOTION, WE'LL MOVE ON AT THIS TIME.

ITEM 11, CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT, OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE EM ALL AT ONCE? I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM F ANY.

ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.

ONLY ITEM F. SO IS THAT FORM OF A MOTION COUNCIL.

A MOTION TO APPROVE A THROUGH E.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH E.

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. SO NOW WE'LL TAKE ITEM F.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT? FOR THE RECORD, CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2024 DASH TEN PURCHASE OF ONE 4X4 ELECTRIC TRUCK TO THE SEAWALL FAMILY OF COMPANIES FROM ODESSA, TEXAS, FOR THE UNIT PRICE OF 51,090.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AT THIS TIME TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM.

OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION TO SUSPEND A MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

GO AHEAD. SIR. JUST TO BE FAIR WITH EVERYBODY, I WAS READING THROUGH THE THE PACKET ON THIS ONE, AND I HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT VEHICLE WE'RE BUYING OTHER THAN A 2023 ELECTRIC 4X4 VEHICLE, BUT I THINK APPARENTLY A SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SAY A FORD.

CHEVY. DODGE. JAPANESE.

CHINESE. AND I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THIS DOCUMENTATION.

I LOOKED THROUGH THE BID TABULATION FORM.

DOESN'T TELL US WHAT VEHICLE IT IS.

AND ACTUALLY, THE AWARD THAT THE COMPANY THAT SUBMITTED IT FOR DOESN'T TELL US WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE IT IS. I CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR, FOR THE RECORD. WHEN DOING THIS BID, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULDN'T BE SPECIFIC WITH THE PARTICULAR BRAND.

SO WE PUT OUT A BID FOR ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK.

THE ONLY ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK IN THE MARKET CURRENTLY IS THE FORD F-150.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE BIDS CAME BACK WITH.

WE GOT EIGHT BIDS FOR 5 OR 6 BIDS FOR AN F-150.

OKAY. WELL, TO BACK UP, CHIEF THERE IS A THERE IS AN ELECTRIC TESLA THAT'S, LIKE, TRIPLE THE COST.

SO HE'S JUST KIND OF KIND OF SAYING, LIKE, IF WE COULD NARROW THE SCOPE.

AND IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO EVEN WHEN YOU DO WEAPONS AND STUFF WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE MAY SPECIFY ACTUALLY THE SPECS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE REALLY SPECIFIED TOWARDS PROBABLY ONLY ONE GUN AWARD.

BUT THE COMPANY THAT PUTS IT AND WE BRING IT TO COUNCIL, WE TELL THEM WHAT THE GUN IS.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DO ANY RESEARCH ON WHAT THIS IS.

I CAN'T COMPARE A PRICE.

I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHETHER THERE'S ANOTHER COMPETITIVE VEHICLE.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO HERE. SO THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE RIGHT NOW IS JUST 2023 GOLF CART THAT SOMEBODY CAN BRING OUT.

AS LONG AS IT'S A 4X4.

AND THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT A SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION IS. MOST OF THEM ARE MULTIPLE SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. YOU HAVE FIRST GEAR, SECOND GEAR, THIRD GEAR. AND THIS IS ONE SPEED.

SO ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MAINLY SINGLE SPEED.

SEE THAT? THAT'S WHAT REQUIRES US AS COUNCIL WHEN WE GET THIS STUFF.

YOU GUYS HAVE DONE YOUR RESEARCH AND I HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION AND DO

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THIS ONE'S NOT AS BIG AS SOME OF THEM. SOMETIMES WE GET 5 OR 6000 PAGES.

WE GET THEM ON A FRIDAY, LATE FRIDAY, AND WE'RE HERE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AND WE JUST THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN READ.

I CAN'T, THERE'S NO WAY I CAN.

DIGEST EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS.

THIS IS JUST THE ONE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH CONSENT AGENDA.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS PROBABLY NOT FOR YOU. IT'S FOR THE CITY MANAGER. IS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A LAUNDRY LIST OF STUFF.

THAT'S IT'S DAILY REOCCURRENCE.

REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO READ ANY OF IT. IT'S JUST STUFF THAT HAPPENS. BUT AS SOON AS I FIND SOMETHING I CAN'T GET THE ANSWER FROM, FROM THE PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT WE GET.

WE GET A ON THE PACKET, IT'LL TELL US THE.

IT'S CALLED THE. THE CONSENT.

WELL, THIS IS A CONSENT AGENDA. JUST TELL US A LITTLE DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE PRODUCT.

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT STAFF IS TRYING TO DO.

IT'LL TELL US ABOUT WHERE THE COMPARISONS IS, OUR COST. AND THEN FROM THERE YOU GO BACK AND START DIGGING IN FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO FIND OUT. AND THERE'S NOTHING FOR HIM FOR HEARING ME.

SO AND. THEN THAT'S WHERE I'M AT WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT? AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO CATCH ANYBODY OFF GUARD. NO, NO. YOU GUYS DIDN'T NOTICE IT? WELL, NOBODY NOTICED.

IT IS LIKE YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SOME JAPANESE.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING ON FACEBOOK AND STUFF. THERE'S SOME ALWAYS SOME JAPANESE OR CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT POP UP THAT ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED TRUCKS.

SO JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERE, BUT THIS DOESN'T GIVE ME THE INFORMATION I NEED. WELL, WE CAN MAKE A NOTE OF THAT FOR FUTURE ITEMS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHY ARE WE LOOKING FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE? JUST. WE COUNCILMAN. JASON, ANSWER THAT ONE.

NO, JUST ORIGINALLY WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL, I SAID WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT ELECTRIC BECAUSE ELECTRIC WAS BECOMING VERY POPULAR AND STILL IS, AND SEE IF WE COULD FOCUS ON CUTTING COSTS IN OTHER WAYS, LIKE GASOLINE AND GREEN ENVIRONMENT GOING INTO MORE GREEN. SO THIS WOULD KIND OF BE LIKE A LITTLE TRIAL RUN TO SEE IF IT'S IF IT'S WORTH IT OR SOMETHING THAT WE'D LOOK INTO IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY THEY DECIDED TO GO THIS ROUTE, JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

I WAS THINKING WE WERE THINKING LIKE A LIBRARY VEHICLE, NOT AN INDUSTRIAL 4X4.

GO OUT ON THE GO OUT IN THE BOONDOCKS, APPARENTLY.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING AHEAD WITH IT. THE FORESTER FOR THE CITY FORESTER, CORRECT? YEAH, IT SAYS FOR THE FORESTER.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ANY NEEDS OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO I GUESS IT'S A DISCUSSION WITH JASON.

SO, YOU KNOW, THESE VEHICLES ARE COMING OUT WITH STANDARD CHARGERS.

THEY'RE COMING UP WITH THE UNIVERSAL CHARGERS SO THEY CAN CHARGE THEM ANYWHERE. IT'S NOT LIKE BEFORE THAT EACH ONE HAD THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL CHARGER. NOW THIS ONE'S COMPATIBLE WITH THE TESLA CHARGERS AS WELL.

QUICK QUESTION. PUBLIC COMMENT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING HEAVIER.

IS THERE ANY DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT.

THERE'S NO TRUTH TO THAT.

I MEAN THEY WEIGH UNDER 10,000 POUNDS LIKE ANY OTHER PICKUP.

WITH AS FAR AS THE REAR VIEW CAMERAS, EVERY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AFTER 2018 IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A REAR VIEW CAMERA, SO THAT'S NOTHING SPECIAL. THEY DO HAVE BEEFIER TIRES BECAUSE THE TORQUE THAT'S GENERATED WITH THESE ENGINES, THESE ELECTRIC ENGINES, THEY NEED LIKE LIKE A HEAVY DUTY TIRE.

RIGHT, RIGHT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THEY WEIGH JUST ABOUT THE SAME. AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE THAT'S BEING USED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS MILEAGE PER DAY COMPARED TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE MILEAGE PER BATTERY CHARGE, HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO CURRENTLY THE CITY FORESTER DOESN'T HAVE A VEHICLE.

IT WAS A NEWLY CREATED POSITION THAT WAS CREATED LAST YEAR.

SO THIS IS GOING TO FILL THAT GAP.

YEAH, WE USED TO HAVE A FORESTER THAT GOT AWAY WITH IT.

WE DID AWAY WITH IT OR WHAT. HE WAS TIRED AND IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE ANOTHER ONE WAS HIRED. IT WAS OUR FOREST.

CORRECT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE WILL NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO DENY. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY. IS THERE A SECOND? IF NOT, IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON.

TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. OH.

EXCUSE ME. ITEM 12. OTHER BUSINESS COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT FUTURE BUSINESS. EXCUSE ME, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP FOR OUR NEXT MEETING FOR CITY MANAGER? ANY ITEMS AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM 13.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION.

AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

WE'RE GOING TO RETURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 07:15 P.M..

DISCUSS ITEMS A THROUGH F, A CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CITY ORDINANCES AND CITY CHARTER.

BE CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INTERLOCAL

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SEE DISCUSSION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, REMUNERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND THE FINANCIAL TERMS AND OTHER TERMS OF THE CITY MANAGER'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. F CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS.

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 ADVISER, CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY OMAR OCHOA, AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURGH CITY HALL, THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

IT IS 6:00 FOR THIS EVENING'S EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEING PRESENT.

WE'RE GOING TO START THIS EVENING WITH PRAYER, AS WE ALWAYS DO.

AND WE HAVE RABBI ASHER HAQ FROM CHABAD RGV BEACON.

PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR PRAYER AT THIS TIME? GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

JUST. I FEEL HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO BEGIN THE MEETING WITH A PRAYER.

I JUST ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CHABAD RGV JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR THE PROCLAMATION THAT WILL BE GIVEN LATER IN HONOR OF THE LUBAVITCHER RABBI, THE LEADER OF THE CHABAD MOVEMENT'S 122ND BIRTHDAY,

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LET US JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER.

ALMIGHTY GOD, WE HAVE ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNAL SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

AND WHAT MAKES THIS CITY EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL IS THE VERY FACT THAT ITS MONTHLY MEETINGS BEGIN WITH YOU, GOD, IN MIND THROUGH THIS VERY PRAYER.

BLESS OUR WORK HERE TODAY.

BLESS THE WORK OF THE HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCILORS, CITY MANAGER, CITY OFFICIALS AND ALL THEIR STAFF ALONG WITH ALL OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

BLESS US THAT OUR EFFORTS BEAR GOOD FRUIT, THAT OUR THOUGHTFUL, HONEST AND RESPECTFUL DIALOG LEAD TO CONSTRUCTIVE RESULTS.

PLEASE GUIDE OUR HAND AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR CIVIC SERVICE. WE FULFILL THE MANDATE THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US, INSTRUCTED TO NOAH IN HIS DAY AND CONVEYED THROUGH MOSES AT MOUNT SINAI, KNOWN AS THE SEVEN UNIVERSAL ETHICS.

ONE TO WORSHIP YOU AND YOU ALONE.

TWO NEVER TO CURSE YOUR HOLY NAME.

THREE NOT TO COMMIT MURDER.

FOUR NOT TO COMMIT ADULTERY, INCEST, OR ANY SEXUAL MISDEEDS FIVE NOT TO STEAL, LIE, OR CHEAT SIX.

NOT TO BE CRUEL TO ANY LIVING CREATURE, AND SEVEN.

THAT EVERY SOCIETY BE GOVERNED BY JUST LAWS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOU, O GOD, AS THE SOVEREIGN RULER OF ALL HUMANKIND AND ALL NATIONS, AS THIS ASSEMBLY IS DOING RIGHT NOW, BY OPENING THIS MEETING WITH A PRAYER AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORK FOR THIS GREAT CITY.

ALL TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN OUR WORLD, WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO INHABIT A SAFE, MORAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE PLACE.

A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, ONE FILLED WITH GOODNESS AND KINDNESS THAT EXPRESSES THE BEAUTY OF THE DIVINE INTENT, ALMIGHTY GOD, AND THE MERIT OF OUR SINCERE EFFORTS.

BLESS US ALL WITH GOOD HEALTH, SUCCESS IN ALL OUR ENDEAVORS.

[C. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg, Title III: Administration, Chapter 30 Administrative Code; Section 30.018 City Attorney Department. [Omar Ochoa, City Attorney]]

[C. Discussion of duties, responsibilities, remuneration, and possible action to amend the financial terms and other terms of the City Manager’s employment contract. (§552.074 Personnel Matters and §551.071 Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting).]

[OPEN SESSION]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. YES, SIR. UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A COUNCIL

[A. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2024-02, Phase 1 - Upgrades to Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant Project to JMJ Diaz Corp. DBA JMJ Constructors in the Amount Not to Exceed $23,664,569.00 and Execute Any Documents Related Thereto Pursuant to the City's Ordinances and Procurement Policies. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]

ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO, SIR.

NO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS COUNCIL UNDER ITEM SIX.

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THIS IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION FORMALLY RETIRING CALL SIGN EAGLE ONE 900,

[14. ADJOURNMENT]

MOTION TO MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE.

I KNOW MISS EDNA IS HERE, AND I THINK WANTED TO SEE IF SHE CAN COME UP AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE TO RETIRE.

THIS CALL SIGN FOR BELOVED CHIEF, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR DOING THIS FOR SEAN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.