A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Leonel Aron Peña as Requested by Aron Peña III. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]

[B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the Age Friendly Rio Grande Valley Initiative as Requested by Dr. Sudershan Pasupuleti, Professor, UTRGV School of Social Work. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B OF OUR PROCLAMATION.

SO WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION HERE FOR THIS EVENING.

ITEM B IS PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE AGE FRIENDLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY INITIATIVE AS REQUESTED BY DOCTOR SUDARSHAN, PROFESSOR, UTRGV SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK.

WHEREAS THE AGE FRIENDLY CITY A.F.C.

INITIATIVE IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGING, ENGAGING MOVEMENT OF CITIES AND COMMUNITIES FOCUSED ON BUILDING AND SHAPING A PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS FRIENDLINESS AND LIVABILITY WHILE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE AGING AND ENRICHING LIVES. WHEREAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY COMMUNITIES ARE STILL YOUNG, BUT THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION INCREASES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND ALIGNS WITH GLOBAL PROJECTIONS, WHICH ANTICIPATE THE POPULATION AGE 60 AND ABOVE WILL REACH NEARLY 2 BILLION BY 2050, WHEREAS THE AGE FRIENDLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY INITIATIVE LED BY DOCTOR SUDARSHAN PASUPULETI, PROFESSOR OF UTRGV SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, AND HIS TEAM WITH A SEED GRANT AND IN COLLABORATION WITH RGV AREA AGENCY ON AGING, CONSISTENT WITH WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND AARP'S AGE FRIENDLY CITY FRAMEWORK, ENCOURAGES CITIES AND COUNTIES TO PROMOTE AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WHEREAS ACTIVE AGING IS A LIFELONG PROCESS WHEREBY AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IS NOT ELDERLY FRIENDLY, BUT ALSO INTENDED TO BE FRIENDLY FOR ALL AGES, WHILE FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTS THAT HONOR, SUPPORT, AND INTEGRATE OLDER ADULTS INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL LIFE.

THROUGH ALL INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICIES, WORKPLACES, HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, THE AGE FRIENDLY CITY COMMUNITY FRAMEWORK ENDEAVORS TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES, THESE COMMUNITIES PROMOTE ACTIVE AGING BY MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH ACTIVITY AND SECURITY WITHIN THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENTS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDINBURG IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF ALL RESIDENTS ARE SERVED AND AS AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, THEY WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN OPTIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS AN AGE FRIENDLY CITY COMMITTED TO PROMOTING, CREATING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES FOR ALL AGES AND SUPPORT THE AGE FRIENDLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY INITIATIVE.

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COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AGE FRIENDLY CITY AND COMMUNITY FRAMEWORK AND THEN UNDERTAKE THE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SUPPORTIVE ENABLING.

AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE OLDER POPULATION IN OUR CITY.

SO THIS INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED BY INITIALLY BY OUR SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK WITH A SEED GRANT. AND THE PURPOSE WAS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE VALLEY.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES.

SO AND THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THE EFFORT TO PROMOTE AGE FRIENDLY CITY HERE, NOT ONLY IN EDINBURGH BUT ALSO IN OTHER CITIES AS WELL.

THIS IS A VALLEY WIDE INITIATIVE AND I'M GETTING A GREAT RESPONSE.

AND INCLUDING CITY OF EDINBURGH FROM HERE, THE NEXT DOOR TO OUR UNIVERSITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY FOR EXTENDING ITS SUPPORT.

IT IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT.

IT'S NOT A ONE INDIVIDUAL EFFORT, SO ALL NEED TO GET INVOLVED AND THEN SUPPORT IT SO THAT OUR ELDERLY PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN THIS CITY, HAPPILY AND VERY HAPPILY AND WITH ENJOYMENT.

I WANT TO THANK ONCE AGAIN ALL OF YOU AND AND APPRECIATE FOR YOU RECOGNIZING THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

AND AND, MAYOR, IF I COULD ON ON THAT NOTE FOR AGE FRIENDLY AND WE DO HAVE SENIOR PROGRAMS AT FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT GONE BY, IT'S A BIG HIT.

A LOT OF THINGS THAT SENIORS CAN DO THERE.

ACTIVITIES, EXERCISES.

CHECK IT OUT. CALL THE PARKS AND REC.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM C.

[C. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing May 5–11, 2024 as Hurricane Preparedness Week. [Omar Garza, Fire Chief]]

WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 5TH THROUGH 11, 2024 AS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK.

WHEREAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH 11, 2024 AS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, CATASTROPHIC HURRICANES HAVE HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON TEXAS AND OUR NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORING STATES.

WHEREAS HURRICANES POSE SERIOUS THREATS TO TEXANS PRODUCING HEAVY WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINS, AND INLAND FLOODING AND TORNADOES. AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT ALL TEXANS BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS THEY PRESENT, PARTICULARLY TO COASTAL REGIONS? WHEREAS HURRICANES ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN JUNE 1ST AND NOVEMBER 30TH, AND WHEREAS, WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT AND PLAN AND PREPARE TO LESSEN THE LOSS OF LIFE AND MINIMIZE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

AND WHEREAS BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES SHOULD DEVELOP EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PLANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES, WHEREAS THE GOVERNOR'S DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAVE JOINED TOGETHER, URGING ALL CITIZENS TO PREPARE FOR HURRICANES AND TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY STRATEGIES. AND WHEREAS, THE LEADERS OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE AREA PREPARE AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH 11, 2024, AS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES TO BE BETTER PREPARED IN THE EVENT OF A HURRICANE. EDINBURG FIRE CHIEF.

THIS PROCLAMATION IS JUST TO BRING AWARENESS TO HURRICANE SEASON, WHICH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER STARTING JUNE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ANTICIPATING A PRETTY BUSY HURRICANE SEASON THIS YEAR, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY IS PREPARED. THEY'RE ANTICIPATING 25 NAMED STORMS, 11 HURRICANES, FIVE HURRICANES BEING ABOVE A CATEGORY THREE, AND BETWEEN 5 TO 6 HURRICANES MAKING LANDFALL ANYWHERE AMONG THE MAINLAND UNITED STATES.

SO JUST LET THE COMMUNITY WHERE TO BE AWARE OF START PREPARING FOR HURRICANES.

YOU KNOW, GET THEIR EMERGENCY KITS READY.

WATER GENERATORS, BATTERIES, YOU KNOW, THE ESSENTIALS, FIRST AID KITS, FOODS AND KEEP AWARE OF THE WEATHER SITUATION, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY? WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, ALSO ADDRESSING THE HURRICANE SEASON THAT'S COMING UP WAS THE MAYOR AND SOME OTHER CITY OFFICIALS.

SO AGAIN, JUST TO BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER AND IF THE CITIZENS HAVE ANY CONCERNS OF ANYTHING THAT'S IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE CITY AND SO WE CAN ADDRESS THEM. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU OMAR.

SO YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO FILL UP THE RESERVOIRS THIS YEAR? HOPEFULLY. LIKE JUST THE ONE WITH RAIN, RIGHT? NO WIND, NO, NO DESTRUCTION. BUT WE COULD SURE USE THE RAIN FOR SURE. A LITTLE RAIN EVENT. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OUR STAGE TWO NOW.

THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU.

[D. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing May 6-10, 2024 as Economic Development Week. [Raudel Garza, Executive Director, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation]]

ALL RIGHT. ITEM D, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 6TH THROUGH 10TH AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

WHEREAS MORE THAN 100,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR RELATED PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING, RETAINING AND EXPANDING TOP TIER OPPORTUNITIES TO FACILITATE LONG TERM, EQUITABLE COMMUNITY GROWTH.

AND WHEREAS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSION CULTIVATES THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS, CHAMPIONS SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, BOOSTS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY,

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ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND BUILDS ROBUST TAX BASES.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS OPERATE THROUGHOUT DIVERSE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN SETTINGS. LOCAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AMONG MANY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. AND WHEREAS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS SERVE AS STEWARDS, BRINGING BRIDGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS RESIDENTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES, AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS TO COLLABORATE IN PROMOTING JOB CREATION, COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCEMENTS, AND OPTIMISTIC FUTURE. AND WHEREAS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT AND PROGRESS OF EDINBURGH WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS OF HIDALGO COUNTY, AND WHEREAS SINCE 1926 THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS BEEN A LEADER AND DRIVING FORCE IN ADVANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES WORLDWIDE THROUGH EQUITY, INCLUSION, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 6TH THROUGH TEN 2024 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, WHICH SUPPORTS EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES, BETTERING LIVES, AND MOVING SOCIETY FORWARD. MAYOR.

COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION.

I THINK SINCE 1990, EDINBURG HAS HAD AN EDC AND HAS CREATED THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO THIS WEEK, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THE THE BOARDS, THE CURRENT BOARD, THE PAST BOARDS, AND EVERYONE WHO'S HAD A HAND IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY.

I THINK WE ALL SEE EVERY DAY HOW MUCH EDINBURG IS GROWING.

WE HAD A REALLY NICE MEETING TODAY AND WE HAD PEOPLE, REALTORS AND OTHERS, INVESTORS AND DEVELOPERS HERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO GROW EDINBURG IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND WITH THE INPUT FROM THE 2040 COMMITTEES AND OTHERS, I THINK WE ARE SEEING EDINBURG ON THE CUSP OF BECOMING AN EVEN GREATER AND MORE ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT CITY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WITH US TODAY WE HAVE OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS, MR. RAUL RESENDEZ, SABRINA WALKER HERNANDEZ, RICHARD GONZALEZ.

IS RONNIE HERE? I KNOW WE HAD SOMEONE ELSE HERE.

I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMEONE ELSE HERE. AND OF COURSE, OF COURSE, THE MAN WHO.

THE MAN WHO WEARS TWO HATS, DAN DIAZ.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE STAFF HERE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

JACKIE, SAMANTHA, LETTY AND RANDALL, OF COURSE, WHO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK.

AND LET'S KEEP EDINBURG GROWING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM E

[E. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing May 6-12, 2024 as National Nurses Week. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 6TH THROUGH 12, 2024 AS NATIONAL NURSES WEEK.

IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. REPRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL NURSES WEEK.

DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE? IT WAS.

I'M SURE DAN COULD. YEAH, IT WAS FOR AS YOU KNOW, NURSES WORK 12 HOUR SHIFTS.

SO WHEN SOME SAY THEY'LL BE HERE, THEY DON'T GET OFF TILL 7 P.M.. SO WE DID IT ON BEHALF OF THE UTRGV BSN PROGRAM.

AND LUCKY TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHEREAS NATIONAL NURSES WEEK IS CELEBRATED EACH YEAR BETWEEN MAY 6TH, NATIONAL NURSES DAY AND MAY 12TH, THE BIRTHDAY OF CELEBRATED NURSE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL NURSES WEEK HONORS THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES OF NURSES AND SERVES AS A REMINDER TO THANK THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO KEEP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES HEALTHY.

AND WHEREAS NURSES ARE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN GO FROM ASSISTING WITH LIFE THREATENING AIR CRISIS TO DELIVERING BABIES AND CARING FOR THE ELDERLY IN THEIR LAST MOMENTS, NURSES PERFORM SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND HEARTBREAKING TASKS IN THE MEDICAL WORLD, THEY PERFORMED THE MOST ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE TASKS AND SERVED AS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR MOST PATIENTS. AND WHEREAS NURSING IS A DISCIPLINE INVOLVED IN DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO SOCIETY, THE WORD NURSE ORIGINATED FROM THE LATIN WORD NUTRIX TO NOURISH. NURSING IS A HELPING PROFESSION.

IT IS SERVICE ORIENTED TO MAINTAIN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE, AND IT IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE.

AND WHEREAS THE ROLES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE ARE CAREGIVER CARE PROVIDER, WHERE THE NURSE PROVIDES DIRECT CARE AND PROMOTES COMFORT TO CLIENT, TEACHER PROVIDES INFORMATION AND HELPS THE CLIENT TO LEARN TO ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS.

COUNSELOR HELPS CLIENT TO RECOGNIZE AND COPE WITH STRESSFUL PSYCHOLOGICAL OR SOCIAL PROBLEM. CHANGE AGENT INITIATES CHANGES OR ASSIST CLIENTS TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS IN THEMSELVES OR IN THE SYSTEM OF CARE.

CLIENT ADVOCATE PROMOTES WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CLIENT, ENSURING THAT THE CLIENT'S NEEDS ARE MET AND PROTECTING THE CLIENT'S RIGHT MANAGER.

MAKES DECISIONS, COORDINATES ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS, ALLOCATES RESOURCES, EVALUATES CARE AND PERSONNEL PLANS.

GIVES DIRECTION. DEVELOPS STAFF, MONITORS OPERATION.

RESEARCHER PARTICIPATES IN IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH PROBLEMS.

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AND WHEREAS, NURSING PROFESSIONALS INCLUDE CLINICAL SPECIALISTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSE EDUCATORS, NURSE ENTREPRENEURS, AND NURSE ADMINISTRATORS, AND WAS A RENEWED EMPHASIS ON PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE CARE WILL REQUIRE THE BETTER.

UTILIZATION OF OUR ENTIRE NURSING RESOURCES.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE AN INDISPENSABLE COMPONENT IN THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS.

MORE QUALIFIED NURSES WILL BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE TO MEET THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX NEEDS OF HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS.

AND WHEREAS DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, IT IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER TO CELEBRATE NURSES ACROSS ALL FIELDS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING CARE AND DEDICATION FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 6 TO 12, 2024, AS NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO A NURSE FOR THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDICATION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN, ON BEHALF OF THE UTRGV SCHOOL OF NURSING, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

WE ALL TALK ABOUT HOW OUR HEALTH IS REALLY OUR WEALTH, RIGHT? AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT NURSES ARE UNTIL WE ARE IN A HOSPITAL WITH A LOVED ONE, OR OURSELVES IN A HOSPITAL AND HAVE AND NEED A NURSE TO HELP US.

THE NURSES ARE THE ONES WHO CARE FOR US, NURTURE US AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF US, WATCH OUR VITAL SIGNS AND DO SO MUCH.

AND THERE'S SO MANY LEVELS OF NURSING NOW.

I THINK WE SAW DURING THE COVID TIME THAT NURSING WAS A CRITICAL PROFESSION, AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT PROFESSION BECAUSE AS WE AGE, AND AS YOU SAW, WE'RE DOING AGE FRIENDLY CITIES AND AGE FRIENDLY, BUT OUR HEALTH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF IT. SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL NURSES AND ON BEHALF OF UTRGV, AND I'LL BE SURE TO TAKE THIS BACK TO THEM.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WITH THAT. WITH THAT SAID, THIS YEAR, THIS IS A SPECIAL ONE FOR ME.

MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM THE BSN PROGRAM AT UTRGV LAST YEAR.

SHE'S BEEN A YEAR, JUST UNDER A YEAR AT OUR END AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN SAN ANTONIO, AND SHE JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO THE DOCTORATE OF NURSING PROGRAM AT UTSA.

SO THIS KIND OF HIT A LITTLE BIT MORE HOME THIS YEAR THAN THAN GENERAL.

SO. WOW. WE'RE PROUD OF WE'RE PROUD OF OUR OUR VALLEY STUDENTS AND WHERE THEY'RE HEADED.

AND WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE MORE.

YEAH. THANK YOU. WE'RE A GROWING POPULATION, SO WE NEED MORE NURSES, MORE DOCTORS TO MORE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF EVERYTHING RIGHT IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD.

SO BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER. CONGRATULATIONS.

I WAS A PROUD DAD. I WASN'T A COUNCIL MEMBER.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE HAVE I BELIEVE,

[F. Present the Recipient for the Employee of the Month Award for the Month of April 2024. [Belinda Torres, Director of Human Resources/Civil Service]]

A RECIPIENT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.

PRESENT EMPLOYEE PRESENT.

THE RECIPIENT FOR THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024.

HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CINDY GUTIERREZ, YOUR RISK MANAGER FOR THE HR DEPARTMENT.

SO WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024.

MR. JOEL GOUVEIA IS OUR CLERK AT THE EDINBURG MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT.

HE HAS BEEN AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE CITY SINCE JULY OF 2019, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE HIS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MARIBEL VELAZQUEZ, MUNICIPAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR.

WHAT AN HONOR TO HAVE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION.

JUST A FEW WORDS ABOUT MR. JOEL GOUVEIA. ALWAYS A POSITIVE PERSON AND A MEDIATOR THERE IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

JOEL GOUVEIA BEGAN WORKING FOR THE COURT ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AS A MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK. HE CONTINUES HIS GROWTH HERE AT THE COURT AND HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENT WORK ETHICS. HE IS NOW WORKING ON EARNING HIS LEVEL TWO CERTIFICATION.

HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED HIS LEVEL ONE COURT CLERK CERTIFICATION.

HE HAS EARNED THE TITLE WITH WITH HIS DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND ENTHUSIASM.

WE APPRECIATE HIS EFFORTS AND BEING A GREAT TEAM PLAYER.

FROM PREPARING ALL NECESSARY REGISTRATION PAPERWORK TO ENSURING THAT EACH PERSON IS SEEN BY THE JUDGE WORKING THE OUTREACH DOCKET AFTER HOURS AND WEEKENDS.

JOEL, I TRULY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR COMMITMENT, DEDICATION, AND HARD WORK.

YOUR EFFORTS ARE NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND NOW FOR THE BEST PART, YOU GET TO BE PUT ON THE SPOT HERE TO SAY ANYTHING YOU LIKE. YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED. BUT JUST ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WELL-DESERVED HONOR.

THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR, GUYS. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

I HONESTLY DIDN'T EXPECT IT.

AND LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY TEAM.

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IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. EVERYBODY WORKS HARD.

THEY HELP EVERYBODY. IT'S JUST A TEAM EFFORT.

BUT IT'S REALLY AN HONOR.

AND AGAIN, I DID NOT A REALLY, REALLY IT STILL HASN'T HIT ME THAT I EARNED THIS. BUT AGAIN, I DO REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I DO ENJOY MY JOB AND I ENJOY WORKING WITH EVERYBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILY HERE.

THAT'S HERE. I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL BRING YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR, RIGHT? WHEN YOU WORK FOR THE CITY AND YOUR FAMILY IS THERE TO SUPPORT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND TO THE DEPARTMENT.

MARIBEL IS RIGHT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SUBMITTED THROUGHOUT ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND SO IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC, YOU KNOW.

AND SO IT'S A CERTAINLY AN HONOR AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU AGAIN. SIR, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. AND USUALLY THOSE WHO LEAST EXPECT IT ARE MOST DESERVING.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. EVERYONE THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO.

ON MY WINDOWS.

OKAY, I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS RECOGNITIONS WE HAVE TODAY.

SO. ALL RIGHT, MISS CITY MANAGER, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO YOUR ITEM.

ITEM FOUR. CITY MANAGER REPORT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOW PREPARING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A HURRICANE, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE CITY HAS ADOPTED A WATER CONSERVATION AND

[A. Update Regarding Water Conservation and Drought Plan]

DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN AS REQUIRED BY SEVERAL STATE AGENCIES.

THE PLAN IS A CITY STRATEGY OR COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES TO ENSURE WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND TO MONITOR OR RESPOND TO WATER SHORTAGES AND OR DROUGHTS.

THE PLAN HAS FIVE STAGES AND THREE TRIGGERS TO EACH STAGE, WHICH ARE SUPPLY, DEMAND AND EMERGENCY.

LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE WERE FIVE STAGES WHEN THE CITY OBSERVED THE COMBINED WATER LEVELS BEING BELOW 23% AT THE AMISTAD AND FALCON DAM RESERVOIRS.

IT PROMPTED THE CITY TO INITIATE A STAGE TWO OF THE CITY'S PLAN.

THE PLAN'S RESTRICTIONS, WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE WATER SUPPLY, APPLY TO ALL CITY OF EDINBURG CUSTOMERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS.

THE STAGE TWO DOES ALLOW RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS TO USE WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS AND TIMES.

SO THESE ARE THE DAYS AND TIMES THAT I'M GOING TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE SO THAT THEY KNOW WHEN THEY CAN IRRIGATE OR WATER THEIR LAWNS.

NOW THIS IS MAINLY NON-ESSENTIAL WATER RESTRICTIONS.

SO OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR DAY TO DAY ROUTINE WITHIN YOUR HOME. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU COULD STILL UTILIZE WATER.

WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY IS FOR ODD NUMBERED ADDRESSES.

THURSDAY AND SUNDAY FOR EVEN NUMBERED ADDRESSES.

AND THESE ARE FROM MIDNIGHT TO 10 A.M.

AND FROM 6 P.M. TO 11:59 P.M..

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT HANDHELD WASHING OF VEHICLES AND OTHER MOBILE EQUIPMENT IS STILL ALLOWED ON THESE SAME DESIGNATED DAYS, BUT ONLY FROM 6 P.M. TO 11:59 P.M..

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY RAIN WITHIN OUR AREA.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, TO A CERTAIN DEGREE WE'RE KIND OF HOPING FOR A HURRICANE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE NOT.

SO WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL TO CONSERVE WATER ON A DAILY BASIS.

THE CITY'S UTILITY DEPARTMENT HAS REACHED OUT TO THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS ALREADY TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE STAGE TWO SO THAT WE CAN MODIFY AND APPLY SEVERAL CHANGES TO HOW WE HANDLE OUR WATER CONSUMPTION AND USAGE AS WELL.

OTHER WATER PROVIDERS HAVE ALSO INITIATED THEIR OWN WATER RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THEIR OWN

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CITIES OR SERVICE AREAS SUCH AS MCALLEN, PHARR, BROWNSVILLE, WESLACO, NORTH ALAMO WATER SUPPLY.

SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST A MUNICIPALITY.

IT COULD BE WATER PURVEYORS OR WATER PROVIDERS THAT INITIATE THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THEIR OWN WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN.

PLEASE BE ADVISED, THOUGH, THAT DUE TO THE DECREASE OF WATER LEVELS IN THE RESERVOIRS, AS MENTIONED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, OF WHICH WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR MONITOR DAILY, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY TRIGGER ANOTHER STAGE, STAGE THREE OF THE CITY'S PLAN, IN IF AND WHEN STAGE THREE IS TRIGGERED.

OTHER RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY TO THE NON-ESSENTIAL WATER USAGE, SUCH AS MODIFYING THE DATES AND THE TIMES.

THOSE THOSE MAY CHANGE IF WE WERE TO SEE THE WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN THE AMISTAD AND FALCON DAM RESERVOIRS.

LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE YOU KNOW, THESE THIS IS FOR THE NON-ESSENTIAL USE OF, OF WATER. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS YOU KNOW, THEY CAN FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A CALL. THEY CAN CALL 311.

YOU KNOW, THEY CAN CONTACT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AT 956388 8212.

OR THEY CAN ALSO VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE YOU KNOW, FOR MORE INFORMATION. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE WELCOME ANY COMMENTS, WE WELCOME ANY INPUT. AND LIKE I MENTIONED, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WATER LEVELS AT THESE RESERVOIRS, WHICH ARE THE TRIGGER POINTS FOR OUR FOR OUR CITY'S PLAN.

COUNCIL. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. MYRA. YES, SIR. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO.

OR WHAT ARE WE DOING WITHIN OURSELVES TO REPORT BACK? SAY WATER RUNNING DOWN THE STREET, USUALLY FROM A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

IT'S USUALLY FROM SOMEBODY'S SPRINKLER SYSTEM. NOT MAINTAINED. IT'S USUALLY SOMETHING YOU'LL SEE AT NIGHT. OR LIKE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING BACK TO WORK IN THE MORNING, YOU'LL SEE THE WATER IN THE STREETS. OBVIOUSLY, IT OCCURRED AFTER HOURS WHEN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AREN'T THERE. OUR WATER DEPARTMENT IS NOT NECESSARILY THERE. WE MADE ANY RAISES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO WAS OUT 24 HOURS TO MAKE SURE THE REPORTING BACK SO WE CAN DO A FOLLOW UP OR SOMETHING IN THAT NATURE.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THAT POINT. THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD POINT. USUALLY WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS TO REPORT ANYTHING THAT THEY SEE THROUGH OUR 311.

BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY DISCUSS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE AFTER HOURS. WE DO HAVE ON CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT SHIFTS, BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN, WHICH WE CAN ALSO CONTACT ME JUST TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

IT HASN'T A LOT OF TIMES IF WE PUT TRY TO PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY BACK ON THE NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE WANT TO BE NEIGHBORS AND THEY'VE GOT TO LIVE THE REST OF THEIR LIVES FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. SO NECESSARILY DON'T WANT TO BE UNLESS THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, LIFE OR LIMB TYPE OF VIOLATION.

SO YEAH, I JUST MAKE SURE THAT SOME WAY WE'RE FINDING OUT BACK SO WE CAN DO A FOLLOW UP, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST PEOPLE JUST HAVE NO CLUE THAT THEIR SPRINKLER HEAD GOT BROKEN AND IT'S SHOOTING UP IN THE AIR UNTIL THEY GET THEIR NEXT WATER BILL AND THEY SAY, OH, THIS IS OUT OF WHACK.

SO YEAH. SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.

YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT DOES MONITOR THE VARIOUS WATER BILLINGS AND THE USAGE AND THE CONSUMPTION. IF THEY SEE A WEIRD ANOMALY IN THE, IN THE THE TREND OF THE WATER USAGE FOR ANY SPECIFIC, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS OR RESIDENT THEY WILL CONTACT HIM, THEY WILL DO A COURTESY CONTACT AND THEN THEY'LL LET THEM KNOW MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR AT THEIR WATER CONSUMPTION AND AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

I MEAN, IT COULD BE THAT THERE'S A SPRINKLER HEAD THAT'S BROKEN THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW. YEAH. SPEAKING OF THAT, NOT THAT I'M A GENIUS.

THAT'S JUST WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED.

MY WATER BILL WILL BE AT $35 MORE THAN IT WAS LAST WEEK AND SAID, OKAY, I'VE GOT A HEAD.

I GOT A HEAD BROKEN OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, YEAH, JUST JUST BE MINDFUL.

I WE KNOW WE ASK THAT. EVERYBODY BE MINDFUL AND OBSERVANT OF, YOU KNOW, ANY WATER WATER USAGE OR THAT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND YEAH, A COUPLE COMMENTS.

I DID GET A FEW PHONE CALLS ON THE WATER RESTRICTION.

BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, COULD YOU EDUCATE THE PUBLIC? WE DIDN'T WAKE UP ONE DAY AND DECIDE TO START RESTRICTING RESIDENTS WATER RIGHTS.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHERE THAT COMES FROM? WHERE DO WE GET OUR RECOMMENDATIONS? YES. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT QUESTION.

SO BASICALLY YOU KNOW, WE RECEIVED NOTICE ON THE VARIOUS WATER LEVELS AT THE AMISTAD AND FALCON DAM, AND BASED ON THE PERCENTAGES OF THE WATER LEVELS THAT WILL TRIGGER US TO INITIATE OUR WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. SO AS WE RECEIVE THOSE NOTICES AND WE START MONITORING THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, THEN WE WILL INITIATE THE VARIOUS STAGES.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY JUST SAYS, YOU KNOW, TODAY WE'RE JUST NOT GOOD.

WE'RE GOING TO RESTRICT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, IRRIGATING THE LAWN OR SOMETHING? YEAH.

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YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? MY ONLY POINT IS THIS APPLIES TO THE CITY AS WELL.

CORRECT. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. CORRECT.

DOES IT APPLY TO SCHOOL DISTRICT? UNIVERSITY? AND I'M JUST WE HAVE A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR CITY.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHO IT APPLIES TO.

YES, IT APPLIES TO ANY CUSTOMER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS.

SO WE'LL BE MONITORING, FOR EXAMPLE, ANY.

DOES THIS AFFECT OUR SPLASH PADS OR PARKS, HOWARD.

OR IT DOES. SO OUR DEPARTMENTS WILL BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. YES, SIR.

WE WILL BE MINDFUL OF THOSE.

ALL RIGHT. AND I JUST WANT TO STATE ALSO I MEAN THIS IS AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. I THINK THE IDEA HERE IS NOT TO, YOU KNOW, BE OUT THERE CITING I THINK THIS IS JUST TO EDUCATE EVERYONE THE IMPORTANCE.

I THINK WE ALL NEED TO DO OUR PART.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE CITY, SO.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR. IT'S LIKE LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT'S JUST FOR US TO BE MINDFUL THAT THE WATER LEVELS ARE LOW.

YEAH. AND I'D LIKE TO QUOTE IS TOM REINA HERE? I DON'T SEE HIM. IS HE HIDING OVER THE OTHER SIDE? YES, SIR. I'LL QUOTE TOM REINA.

HE SAID, IF ALL OF US WOULD JUST TURN THE WATER OFF WHEN WE'RE BRUSHING OUR TEETH, IT WOULD MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE I'M ONE THAT LEAVES THE WATER RUNNING WHILE I'M BRUSHING MY TEETH. SO LITTLE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND.

YES, HE REMINDS US THAT OF OF THAT EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU MAYOR. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. ITEM SIX.

YES, SIR. MAYOR. THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS 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.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THERE ARE NINE PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS ERIBERTO ANAYA REGARDING LIFT STATION ON OWASA ROAD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCILMAN.

I'M FEELING KIND OF BAD BECAUSE ABOUT THE WATER CONSERVATION.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY IS AWARE, BUT ON MY PROPERTY, I HAVE THREE ACRES AND I FLOOD AND IRRIGATE AND I DON'T KNOW, IS THAT GOING TO PERTAIN TO THAT OR NOT? I HOPE NOT. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WITH IRRIGATION DISTRICT TWO, THAT THEY HAVE THE WATER TO ALLOW US TO HAVE LAND TO BE ABLE TO IRRIGATE.

OTHER DISTRICTS DON'T HAVE THAT LUXURY, BUT I'M HOPING THAT IT WILL CONTINUE FOR A WHILE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, BUT IF YOU SEE A LOT OF MY PROPERTY FLOODED, IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE PAID FOR THAT, RIGHT? I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE MY NEIGHBORS ON OWASA ROAD.

THE CITY ANNEXED US FOR GOING ON NINE YEARS BACK IN 2015.

AND I'VE SPOKEN TO, I GUESS, THREE MAYORS, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COUNCILMEN. I SOMETIMES MIGHT COME ACROSS A LITTLE BIT STRONG, BUT I'VE WORKED HARD IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE WHAT I HAVE, THE LITTLE I HAVE. AND ALL I ASK IS THAT I AM WE ARE PAYING CITY TAXES, AND YET I DON'T SEE MUCH ON THE PART OF THE CITY.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE NEGATIVE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY WHY WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE SERVICES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.

IT'S NINE YEARS. I VISITED WITH, WAS MYRA AND OTHER, AND I HAD A MEETING WITH MR. REINA, I THINK, HERE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND HE'S HAD, I BELIEVE, LAST YEAR I HAD OFFERED TO GIVE SOME LAND, AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS I WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO.

I WAS ASKING FOR TOO MUCH.

AND THAT'S SO. I MEAN, I'M WILLING TO I MEAN, OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS. ALL I WANT IS JUST TO HAVE THE NEEDED SERVICES FOR FROM THE CITY, THAT'S ALL. ALSO, I WANT TO COMMENT ALSO ON FA, I KNOW FA HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY ON OWASA ROAD ALL THE WAY TO DAHER.

I SEE THAT THEY THEY HAVE CREWS ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

THEY MOW, THEY SHUT DOWN A LANE, THEY'LL CLEAN THE CURB.

AND ON OUR SIDE THERE'S NOTHING.

THERE'S WEEDS. THERE'S NO MAINTENANCE WHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF THE CITY.

I AM ASSUMING IT'S BECAUSE THEY OWN THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE ARE CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH ON THE NORTH SIDE, BUT WE DON'T SEE NONE OF THAT.

I'VE ASKED FOR STREET LIGHTING AND IT'S FAR.

PUT SOME OR THEY GOT IT ON THE FAR SIDE.

BUT AGAIN, EDINBURGH DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

WORK HARD FOR THAT AREA TO BE CLEAN AND TO LOOK NICE.

AND I JUST ASK FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME INPUT.

AND IF YOU CAN, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME.

I GOT A PHONE ON THE ON THAT PAPER.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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GOOD LUCK. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS BENANCIO CANO LIFT STATION AT ABOVE.

ADDRESS OUR KEIKI AVENUE.

RADKE AVENUE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY ONLY COMMENT IS WHEN I FIRST BUILT MY HOUSE BACK IN, STARTED IN 2018, AND I ASKED FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT, AND I ASKED, HOW FAR IN THE FUTURE ARE WE LOOKING AT TO GET THE LIFT STATION THERE ON OUR PROPERTY? AND I WAS TOLD BACK THEN, WHICH I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WASN'T GOING TO HOLD HIM TO IT, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS LIKE ABOUT FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

IT'S BEEN SINCE 2018 AND THERE'S THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYTHING.

CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR ADDRESS, SIR? I'M SORRY.

50 505 AKE AKE AVENUE.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME FEEDBACK, SEE WHAT. HOW MUCH LONGER ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR? YOU KNOW, FOR THAT SERVICE? OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MISS AT SOME POINT THE PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING COST OF LIVING.

ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THEY VOTE FOR THE SAME APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHO HAS BEEN INCREASING OUR PROPERTY VALUES FOR YEARS. TO THEM, HIGHER VALUE MEANS TAXES AND MORE TAXES MEANS MORE PROJECTS.

THEY DO NOT CARE THAT MORE TAXES MEAN MORE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR HOMES.

ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO TELL PEOPLE HOW GREAT AND WONDERFUL YOU ARE.

I THINK A BETTER IDEA IS TO TELL THE PEOPLE YOU'RE GOING TO LOWER THEIR TAXES, ALLOW THEM TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR MONEY.

A GREAT IDEA IS THE PLACE THE $0.01 SALES TAX GIVEN TO THE EDC.

ON THE BALLOT AND RETURN IT BACK TO THE CITY.

THE GREATEST ADVANCE ADVANTAGE A CITY HAS IS TO HAVE FULL FINANCIAL CONTROL OF ALL RESOURCES. CREATING UTILITY DISTRICTS OR OTHER SPECIAL CATEGORIES TO SEPARATE RESOURCES REDUCES FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY.

LOOK AT WHAT THIS COUNCIL DID WHEN THEY TRIED TO UTILIZE THE EDC FUNDS TO PURCHASE A SOCCER FIELD. OH YEAH, I KNOW THE CITY DIDN'T PURCHASE A SOCCER FIELD.

YOU DO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT HOW YOU DID IT, AND WE ARE GOING TO TELL THE WORLD.

WELL, GETTING BACK TO THE EFFICIENT USE OF FUNDS, THIS COUNCIL HIRED A CONSULTANT TO TELL US HOW MUCH TO INCREASE FEES FOR WATER SERVICES BEFORE THE SYSTEM IS EVEN DESIGNED.

WHEN THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED, THE CITY WILL SELL BONDS TO PAY FOR THE SYSTEM, AND MUCH AND MUCH DOES NOT MAKE SENSE ON DOING THIS AT THIS TIME.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS INCREASED WATER RATES AND THEREFORE INCREASED TAXES, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS IS PROVIDING BASIC SERVICES.

IF YOU WOULD STOP GIVING AWAY PUBLIC MONEY TO CREATE JOBS, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE MONEY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE.

30% OF OUR POPULATION IS LIVING IN POVERTY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF LIVING THAT YOU ARE CREATING.

ON ANOTHER SUBJECT, I ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE PRAY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ISRAEL, ALL THE INNOCENT YOUNG PEOPLE AND BABIES THAT WERE MURDERED AND ALL THE ONES THAT WERE RAPED. PLEASE PRAY FOR ISRAEL TONIGHT AND EACH NIGHT.

AND I WANTED TO MENTION I DO HAVE THE SOURCES FOR THE EDINBURGH.

YOU HAVE 180 VOTES, 160 WENT TO RICHARD GARZA, 20, WENT TO ALBERT CARDENAS.

WE WATCH HOW Y'ALL VOTE, AND WE WONDER WHY FOR OVER 30 SOMETHING YEARS, YOU KEEP PUTTING THE SAME ONES.

AND THEN I SAW TONIGHT THAT THE E HAS BOUGHT A PIECE OF PROPERTY ON 610 WEST CANO.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS ARTHUR FLORES REGARDING WATER PAYMENTS BY PHONE.

ARTHUR FLORES. YES, SIR.

I THE COUNCIL HAS THE LETTER.

YES. MY NAME IS ARTURO FLORES.

I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT IN THIS THIS TIME OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP,

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A LOT OF US ARE SUFFERING.

AND INSTEAD OF MAKING IT EASIER FOR US, SOMETIMES THE CITY MAKES IT HARDER.

YOU TALKED ABOUT AGE FRIENDLY CITY.

USE YOUR BRAIN COMMON SENSE, AND USE YOUR HEART.

AND BE UNDERSTANDING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING AND TRY TO DO A BETTER JOB.

I USE MY PHONE TO MAKE MY MY LIFE EASIER, AND WHEN I WANT TO PAY BY PHONE, I WANT IT TO SAVE ME TIME, EFFORT, AND MONEY.

INSTEAD, IT'S COST ME MORE MONEY TO PAY MY WATER BILL BY PHONE.

OKAY. THERE'S ANOTHER. THERE ARE OPTIONS I COULD DO. I COULD DRIVE OUT THERE AND STAY IN LINE. WASTE GAS, OR I COULD GET DOWN.

COME INSIDE AND PAY MY WATER BILL.

THAT WAY. THE COMPANY THAT IS BEING USED FOR THE TELEPHONE SERVICE, FOR PAYING THE WATER BILL.

THEY PAY YOU PAY THEM 3% PER PERSON.

AND ALSO $1.60 FOR THE CREDIT CARD CHARGE, WHICH IS KIND OF RIDICULOUS CAUSE WHEN YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT, YOU PAY FOR A LARGE MEAL.

THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY DOES NOT CHARGE YOU EXTRA FOR THAT.

WHEN YOU GO AND BUY A BISCUIT OR SOMETHING, A SMALL ITEM AND YOU USE YOUR CREDIT CARD, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. THEY MIGHT CHARGE YOU FOR THAT.

BUT TO CHARGE PEOPLE FOR A WATER BILL, WHICH IS OFTEN MORE THAN 20 OR $30 COULD BE HIGHER. OKAY, MY LAST WATER BILL WAS $100, AND I'VE GOT TWO PLACES TO CHARGE EXTRA TO USE THE CREDIT CARD. FIND ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT.

YOU CAN ALSO DO IT BY MAYBE NOT FARMING IT OUT, NOT DOING AN OUTHOUSE, BUT DOING IT IN THE CITY.

IMAGINE $3 PER CUSTOMER THAT YOU CHARGE.

IMAGINE IF THAT WAS ONE THIRD OF 100,000 CITIZENS ONE THIRD.

SO $3 TIMES ONE THIRD OF $100,000 IS $100,000.

OKAY. PER MONTH. I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF JOB.

I'LL LEARN HOW TO. I'M A COMPUTER GUY. I CAN DO THAT.

I CAN HIRE 3 OR 4 PEOPLE AND SAVE THE CITY MONEY AND MAKE MYSELF A TON OF MONEY.

$100,000 A MONTH. THAT'S JUST AN ESTIMATE.

I'M NOT AN EXPERT. AND THEY HAVE THE NUMBERS.

I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT TO SAVE WATER, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT WATER LEAKING.

IF I HAVE A WATER LEAK IN MY HOUSE, IN THE KITCHEN OR IN THE BATHROOM AND I SAY, OH, I BETTER CALL THE CITY, MAYBE THEY'LL COME OUT HERE IN 15, 20 OR 30 MINUTES. TURN OFF THE WATER.

I'VE GOT THE TOOL. I TURN OFF THE WATER MYSELF.

IF I DO THAT, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A TAMPERING FEE OF $250.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT, SIR. YOU NEED TO USE YOUR BRAIN. USE YOUR HEART.

AND THAT IS NOT TAMPERING.

WHEN I ALSO PAID MY WATER BILL AFTER I PAID IT, I WANTED TO TURN IT ON. SO I TURNED IT ON MYSELF.

THANK YOU SIR. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING BEFORE US TODAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS EDWARD REPEATING SEWER SERVICES TO ANNEX SUBDIVISION? YEAH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS EDWARD RIPSTEIN.

I'M HERE TO ECHO SOME COMMENTS MADE BY TWO GENTLEMEN HERE EARLIER IN THE EVENING.

THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS NINE YEARS AGO TO PROTEST THE ANNEXATION OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE ON OAK AVENUE. IT DIDN'T WORK, YOU KNOW AND THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE HERE DURING THAT NIGHT AS WELL YOU KNOW, EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN ANNEXED FOR 10 OR 15 YEARS ALREADY.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE SEWER SERVICE. AND I SAID, OH, WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE GUYS. WELL, I'M HERE TONIGHT AS ONE OF THOSE GUYS.

IT'S BEEN NINE YEARS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN PAYING OUR CITY TAXES AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE I HAVE TWO JOBS.

ONE OF THEM'S MY OWN BUSINESS.

I NEED ANOTHER. I NEED AN OFFICE.

I CAN'T PUT ONE IN MY YARD BECAUSE THERE'S A TANKS AND A LEACH FIELD, AND. AND I CAN'T MOVE BECAUSE THE INTEREST RATES ARE TOO HIGH. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST ASK YOU FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS LONG, LINGERING ISSUE. AND I REALLY HOPE I DON'T GET TO DOUBLE DIGITS HAVING TO WAIT.

WHERE WAS THIS AT AGAIN? I DIDN'T I? CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR ADDRESS, SIR? I'M SORRY. 5324 OAK AVENUE, ARK. AND THIS IS THE ROAD ON THE WASATCH.

YEAH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE CUL DE SAC.

THANK YOU. SIR. THANK YOU FOR COMING BEFORE US TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RICARDO PENA REGARDING PUBLIC UTILITIES ON OWASA ROAD.

YES. I'M HERE WITH MR. ANAYA IN THIS LAST GENTLEMAN.

THE SAME THING. PROPERTY IN OWASA 19.

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I THINK IS 1951, BUT I'M THE OWNER OF ARROGATE.

WE PRODUCED THERE. WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, 12 YEARS, 13 YEARS. I OWN TWO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF HIDALGO.

I MEAN, IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. SORRY. BEEN THERE NINE YEARS.

YOU GUYS WON'T LET ME IMPROVE MY PROPERTY.

MY GUYS ARE WELDING ON DIRT FLOOR BECAUSE I CAN'T PUT A CEMENT BECAUSE THE MAYOR BEFORE YOU. MAYOR BEFORE THAT.

MAYOR SAID WE COULD NOT OR THE THEIR ADMINISTRATION SAID WE COULD NOT IMPROVE OUR PROPERTY. AND THEN THEY SAID, WHEN YOU GUYS ANNEXED US, THEY SAID, WE HAVE I DON'T WANT TO QUOTE THIS 1 OR 2 YEARS TO PROVIDE SEWER, PROVIDE THE UTILITIES THAT WE NEED.

AND SO I DECIDED I CAN'T IMPROVE MY PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE'S NO SEWER.

RIGHT. SO I DID COME OVER HERE AND I FILED FOR A PERMIT.

IT GOT DENIED TWICE BECAUSE I NEED TO MAKE A SHED.

I NEED TO PARK MY VEHICLES UNDER SHADE.

CAN'T EVEN DO THAT. THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY RUNNING TO THAT NEW SHED.

I HONORED THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS DID NOT ALLOW ME TO DO THAT FOR NINE YEARS.

BUT WHEN IS IT THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR? IT'S ONLY FAIR, RIGHT? WE DO LIVE IN A CAPITALIST SOCIETY WHERE YOU PAY SOMETHING, YOU EXPECT SOMETHING IN RETURN.

YOU GO TO THE STORE AND YOU BUY GROCERIES. YOU'RE GOING TO WALK OUT WITH GROCERIES, RIGHT? COMMON SENSE. SO IF WE'VE BEEN PAYING FOR NINE YEARS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY HAS NOT PUT SEWER EVEN AFTER THE YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEAR DEBACLE OF HAVING THAT ROAD REMADE.

YOU GUYS DIDN'T EVEN JUMP ON THAT TO PUT SEWER LINES WHILE IT WAS OPEN.

AND I THOUGHT YOU DID.

I DIDN'T EVEN APPROACH THIS BECAUSE I FIGURED THEY CANNOT TEAR THIS UP WITHOUT RUNNING SEWER. AND THEN MR. ANAYA CALLED ME AND TOLD ME WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I BASICALLY MINDED MY OWN BUSINESS.

FOR NINE YEARS. I'VE HONORED WHAT YOU GUYS SAID.

DON'T IMPROVE IT. DON'T IMPROVE IT.

AND I HAVEN'T FOR NINE YEARS.

BUT IF YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE ON IT, I'M GOING TO APPLY THIS COMING MONDAY AGAIN TO AT LEAST FOR YOU GUYS TO ALLOW ME TO PUT A SHED WITH CONCRETE ON IT SO I COULD PUT MY COMPANY VEHICLES UNDER SHADE WHEN WE'RE THERE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S BASICALLY IT, GUYS.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR COMING BEFORE US TONIGHT, SIR. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS ERIC MOLINA REGARDING JUNIOR BOXING EVENT.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL.

ERIC ERIC MOLINA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE EDINBURGH PARKS AND RECREATION.

I WANTED TO COME UP HERE THIS EVENING TO THANK THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WHO CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THE JUNIOR BOXING OLYMPIC EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE THIS PAST WEEKEND IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. THE EVENT ATTRACTED A RECORD SETTING REGISTRATION OF 478 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS, 300 COACHES AND OFFICIALS FROM ALL OVER THE SABAH REGION, AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO SOUTH.

IT ALSO ATTRACTED 2500 SPECTATORS THAT GOT A CHANCE TO WITNESS OVER 300 BOXING MATCHES THAT TOOK PLACE IN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.

THE RECORD REGISTRATION MAKES THIS YEAR'S JUNIOR BOXING OLYMPIC EVENT THE LARGEST REGIONAL BOXING TOURNAMENT IN THE USA.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND MAKING THIS EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS.

HOTEL AND RESTAURANT DISCOUNTS PLAYED A HUGE PART IN THE SUCCESS OF THE EVENT AS WELL.

THE BOXING COMMUNITY AND STAFF OFFICIALS WERE IN AWE WITH THE CITY OF EDINBURGH'S HOSPITALITY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE EVENT.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF THAT DID A TREMENDOUS JOB AS WELL, AS WELL AS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR PARKS MAINTENANCE CREW, ECN MEDIA TEAM AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED WITH WITH THE EVENT.

WE CANNOT FORGET A BIG THANK YOU TO MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR SUPPORTING THESE TYPE OF YOUTH SPORTING EVENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MOLINA. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS JESSE TREVINO INVITATION TO MISS DANIEL AND FRIENDS.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JESSE TREVINO WITH SUGAR BEAR ENTERTAINMENT.

I WANT TO INVITE YOU GUYS TO TOMORROW'S EVENT.

IT'S CALLED MISS DANIEL AND FRIENDS AT PROMENADE PARK.

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IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

AS LONG AS THEY BRING THEIR LAWN CHAIRS, THEY'RE GOING TO BRING.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING A LOT OF ARTISTS OUT TO THIS THIS EVENT TOMORROW, AND IT'S FREE TO EVERYBODY.

SO I WANT TO INVITE YOU GUYS OUT THERE TOMORROW TO JOIN US, AND IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL ARTISTS THAT WILL BE CELEBRATING MR. AND FRIENDS. WE'LL BE ALSO RECORDING A TV SHOW WITH PV, WHICH IS, ALONG WITH ROCK AND ROLL. JAMES.

SO THAT WILL BE BROADCAST AT A LATER DATE.

THAT NIGHT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO RECORD THE SHOW, AND IT WILL BE OUT VIEWED IN 30,000.

I THINK THAT'S HIS HIS FAN BASE IS ABOUT 30,000 PEOPLE THAT GETS BROADCAST.

SO I WANT TO INVITE YOU GUYS OUT TOMORROW SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT IS MICHAEL CASTLE INVITATION TO MOTHER'S DAY PERFORMANCE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MICHAEL CASTLE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL ARTS. UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR VALENTINA MOTHER'S DAY CONCERT.

THIS IS A CONCERT THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THIS YEAR IT'S VALENTINA.

IT'S A PRODUCTION THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE DANCE CENTER OF EDINBURGH.

AND THEY HAVE THEIR DAUGHTER WHO RUNS THE BALLET NEPANTLA, WHICH IS, WHICH OPERATES IN NEW YORK.

THIS EVENT IS A $10 ADMISSION, FREE FOR MOTHERS AND FREE FOR CHILDREN UNDER TEN. IT'LL BE AT THE EDINBURG MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM FEATURING MARIACHI DOS MIL FROM ECONOMEDES HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THE EVENT STARTS ON MAY 11TH AT 7:30 P.M..

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, MAYOR. ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

[7. PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

AT THIS TIME TO ITEM SEVEN, WE HAVE A COUPLE PRESENTATIONS.

[A. Presentation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the City of Edinburg for Fiscal Year]

ITEM A PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ALONSO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

TODAY I HAVE MR. CANTU WITH THE FIRM OF COSTCO AND ASSOCIATES TO PRESENT THE 2022, THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. CANTU.

SORRY. I'M GOING TO HAVE IT PUT THE.

OKAY. NO PROBLEM. LIKE THAT? I BELIEVE SO, YES. THERE'S NORMALLY A LITTLE STICKY PAD HERE.

OKAY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. SIR. OH.

IT'S. IT'S FINE. WELL, WE HAVE THE PACKET HERE.

YES. SO. GOOD EVENING.

START. GO AHEAD. SIR. YES, SIR.

SIR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMISSION.

LIKE MR. ALONZO SAID, MY NAME IS ROEL CANTU, AND I COME ON BEHALF OF CASCOS AND ASSOCIATES TO PRESENT THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING Y'ALL'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.

ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. ALONSO AND HIS STAFF FOR PROVIDING ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE BEEN REQUESTING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE PRESENTING TODAY OR HIM AND HIS STAFF. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. ALONSO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE CAN JUMP RIGHT INTO IT IN FRONT OF YOU.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, AS WELL AS A SUMMARY SHEET THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION, I'M PRETTY MUCH GOING TO FOCUS ON ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU FIND ON THIS SUMMARY PAGE.

SO IF I COULD PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE VERY TOP PARAGRAPH.

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AS YOU CAN SEE ON PAGE EIGHT HERE, YOU WILL SEE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT THIS REPORT STATES IS THAT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.

OH, THERE. YES. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT.

AND I'VE INCLUDED THE PAGE NUMBERS SO YOU CAN CROSS-REFERENCE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT. SO ON PAGE EIGHT OF THE REPORT YOU WILL SEE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT. THIS YEAR, THE CITY OF EDINBURGH EARNED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS FOR THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR FOR THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES, DISCRETELY COMPONENT UNITS AND ALL THE AGGREGATE REMAINING FUNDS.

AND I REALLY WANT TO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON THE WORD EARNED.

EVERYTHING IS EARNED, NOT GIVEN.

SO IT WAS EARNED THROUGH ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DID THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.

AND CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS THE MOST FAVORABLE OPINION THAT AN ENTITY CAN RECEIVE.

NEXT, ON PAGE 149 OF THE REPORT.

HERE YOU WILL SEE THE REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS.

WHAT THIS REPORT STATES IS THAT DURING OUR TESTING OF INTERNAL CONTROLS, WE DID NOT FIND ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES.

HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LIMITED SCOPE OF OUR TESTING, THERE MAY BE SOME OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, SINCE WE CAN'T TEST EVERYTHING.

NOW, ON PAGE 151 OF THE REPORT HERE YOU WILL SEE THE REPORT ON COMPLIANCE AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL. BASICALLY WHAT THIS REPORT STATES IS THAT DURING OUR TESTING OF INTERNAL CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE FOR ALL FEDERAL PROGRAMS, WE DID NOT FIND ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES.

SAME THING, THOUGH WE CAN'T TEST EVERYTHING.

SO DUE TO THE SCOPE OF OUR TESTING, THEY MAY EXIST.

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YES.

KEEP SAYING THE WORD NEW. SIGNIFICANT FINDING.

YES, SIR. WE HAVE OLD ONES THAT WERE ADDRESSED OR NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

OR IS IT JUST A WORD? IT'S SO LIKE TOWARDS THE END OF THE REPORT.

OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GETTING THERE. YEAH.

OKAY. I'LL TAKE THAT. NO.

GO AHEAD. THAT'S NO PROBLEM. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. GO AHEAD. SIR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

SO, LIKE, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE THE MOST FAVORABLE OPINIONS AN ENTITY CAN RECEIVE. SO ON ALL THREE OF THOSE, YOU DID RECEIVE FAVORABLE OUTCOMES.

NOW ON PAGE 11 OF THE REPORT HERE YOU WILL SEE THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.

THIS IS JUST MANAGEMENT'S SUMMARY OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT OCCURRED FOR THE 23 FISCAL YEAR AS WELL AS COMPARATIVE INFORMATION.

SO YOU CAN COMPARE 23 AND 22 INFORMATION.

NEXT, ON PAGE 21 OF THE REPORT, HERE YOU WILL SEE THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION. ALL THIS IS IS OF ALL THE ASSETS, LIABILITIES, ANY LONG TERM DEBT, CAPITAL ASSETS.

ALL THAT INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE FOUND ON THERE. SAME THING WITH THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES ON PAGE 22.

THIS IS ALL THE INCOME AND REVENUES AFTER CONVERSIONS THAT YOU WILL SEE ON THOSE PAGES.

BUT FOR THIS PRESENTATION, I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON PAGE 23 OF THE REPORT. HERE YOU WILL SEE THE BALANCE SHEET.

HERE YOU WILL SEE ALL THE ASSETS, LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG FOR THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR.

AND I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE THAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FUND. THIS YEAR THE GENERAL FUND HAD ABOUT $37 MILLION WORTH OF ASSETS.

BUT THE NUMBER THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF 24 MILLION.

141. THINK OF THIS AS A RAINY DAY FUND.

EMERGENCY FUND. THIS IS MONIES THAT YOU ALL HAVE THAT HAVE NO RESTRICTIONS, AND YOU CAN USE FOR LIKE ONE TIME PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN MIND, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLES OR BUILDINGS.

WE GENERALLY DON'T RECOMMEND FOR YOU ALL TO USE IT, BUT IT IS THERE AS AN EMERGENCY.

AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF IT RIGHT NOW. ON PAGE 25 OF THE REPORT HERE YOU WILL SEE THE INCOME STATEMENT. HERE YOU WILL SEE ALL THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

SAME THING. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS YEAR YOU HAD 72 MILLION WORTH OF REVENUES AND 78 MILLION WORTH OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND. NOW, IF WE WERE TO GET THAT 78 MILLION AND DIVIDE IT BY 365 DAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A NUMBER.

THAT NUMBER IS THOUSAND 302.

SO WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT ON AVERAGE, IT COSTS THE CITY OF EDINBURGH 216,000 TO OPEN YOUR DOORS. SO NOW IF WE GET THAT NUMBER THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF 24 MILLION AND DIVIDED BY THAT 216, YOU'RE GOING TO GET DAYS OF OPERATION.

YOU ALL HAVE 112 DAYS OF OPERATION.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS, FOR SOME ODD REASON, YOU ALL WERE TO STOP RECEIVING REVENUE.

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YOU HAVE 112 DAYS OF OPERATIONS, BASICALLY TO STAY AFLOAT.

IF, ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NO REVENUES COMING IN PERCENTAGE WISE, THAT'S ABOUT LIKE 31%, 31% OF YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE COMPARED TO YOUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO SEND THEM MY WAY.

COUNCIL. YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDIT REPORT.

I KNOW IT'S A PRETTY DETAILED REPORT. MY MAIN THING I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER HAS SOME QUESTIONS, BUT THIS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND YES SIR, IT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE RIGHT NOW.

JUST ASK IN THE FUTURE WE CAN POST THIS PRIOR.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE POST THE AGENDA. I KNOW Y'ALL WERE TRYING TO GET IT TO US, BUT YES, WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THAT. THAT'D BE GREAT.

YES, I APPRECIATE IT. YES SIR.

AND IT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THIS TIME. WELL, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN JUST BEING A LITTLE TECHNICAL IN WHAT I WAS HEARING, BUT I KEPT HEARING THIS IS OUR NEW.

YEAH. SO WAS THERE AN OLD ISSUE.

YEAH. SO FOR THE 20 GET IT ADDRESSED.

YES, SIR. SO FOR THE 23 FISCAL YEAR THERE WAS NO NEW FINDINGS.

I KNOW LAST YEAR THERE WAS A COUPLE OF FINDINGS.

YOU ALL DID IMPROVE ON THOSE.

YOU ARE ABLE TO REDUCE THEM OKAY.

SO THERE'S NO FINDINGS FOUND FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

NO. BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME TOWARDS THE BACK. DID WE ADDRESS THE ONES IN THE BACK OF THE AUDIT. IT WAS MORE IT WAS MORE OF A TIMING ISSUE.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, Y'ALL DID JUST FINISH YOUR OTHER AUDIT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND WHEN Y'ALL DID BECOME AWARE OF THESE, THERE WASN'T REALLY A LOT OF TIME TO FIX A MAJORITY OF THEM. BUT YOU DID FIX A GOOD AMOUNT.

THANK YOU. I GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL. ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK IN LAYMAN'S TERMS IT'S A CLEAN AUDIT AND WE'RE FINANCIALLY HEALTHY, WHICH YOU KNOW I APPRECIATED COUNCIL I THINK THAT'S THE MAIN THING OF THIS.

THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS HERE, A LOT OF INFORMATION. BUT THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. AND I JUST. GO AHEAD.

I'M SORRY SIR. I DID ALSO FORGET TO MENTION Y'ALL DID.

YOU HAD 112 DAYS. WE GENERALLY RECOMMEND ANYWHERE BETWEEN 70 AND 90 DAYS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU ALL ARE VERY FINANCIALLY HEALTHY, RIGHT? SO I FORGOT TO MENTION SO I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, MR. ALONSO AND ALL YOUR STAFF, THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AND TO KEEP UP.

AND AND SO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

I ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD IS I DID ASK CITY STAFF TO GET ME PAST FUND BALANCES, YOU KNOW, FROM NOT JUST OUR GENERAL FUND, BUT OVERALL.

THAT INCLUDES ALSO THE THE BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED, LIKE WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE FUND BALANCES.

IF THOSE IF THOSE FUNDS ARE ON HAND, IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SPENT, THOSE FUND BALANCES WILL REFLECT THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF OH OKAY. I ALWAYS LIKE TO LOOK AT PATTERNS.

ALL RIGHT. LAST YEAR OR YEAR BEFORE, YOU KNOW AND WHEN IT COMES TO BONDS.

YES. YOUR YOUR LIABILITIES THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE, YOU'LL SEE THAT MORE REFLECTED ON PAGE.

WHERE IS IT? PAGE 21 OF THE REPORT THAT TAKES MORE INTO ACCOUNT YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS, YOUR YOUR LIABILITIES THAT ARE BONDS.

THE OTHER THE ONE THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING DOESN'T INCLUDE BONDS, WHICH IS THE BALANCE SHEET.

YEAH, RIGHT. BUT THE GENERAL FUND.

BUT I WAS REFERRING TO THE OVERALL FUND BALANCE.

MAYBE IT'S MORE A QUESTION FOR MR. ALONSO. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHEN YOU COMBINE ALL THE FUND BALANCES, THERE'S ALL THOSE FUNDS.

INCLUDE THAT THE ONE FOR THE DEBT SERVICE OR.

YES, IT DOES. WHEN WE LOOKED AT ALL THE COMBINED FUNDS, IT DOES. WE DO HAVE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

WE ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE ALL THE LIABILITIES AND ALL THE ISSUANCES THAT WE'VE DONE AND ALL THE CURRENT PAYMENTS THAT WE DO.

IT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO CURRENT PAYMENTS AND AND LONG TERM PAYMENTS.

THAT'S INCLUDED WHEN YOU INCLUDE ALL FUNDS.

DEBT SERVICE IS ONE OF THE FUNDS THAT IS INCLUDED IN THERE.

AND I GUESS MY POINT IS THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED.

AND SO THOSE BALANCES WERE HIGHER MAYBE TWO, THREE YEARS AGO.

BUT WE'RE NOW USING THEM.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THOSE PROJECTS. AND AT THE END IT REFLECTS ON THESE BALANCES.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CONFIRM I GUESS.

YES, MAYOR. BY BY ISSUING THOSE BONDS IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED OR RECOMMENDED THAT WITHIN THREE YEARS WE SPENT 85% OF THOSE BONDS.

SO THOSE BONDS ARE BEING SPENT AT THIS TIME, AND HOPEFULLY THE PROJECTS GET DONE AND AND THAT WE DON'T THE IRS DOESN'T MONITOR IF FOR SOME REASON WE DON'T SPEND THE MONEY AND WE'RE MAKING INTEREST ON THE ON THE ISSUED FUNDS WE HAVE TO PAY IT BACK TO TO THE IRS.

SO SO THERE IS A TIMELINE.

THERE WERE TAX EXEMPT.

THAT IS CORRECT. THERE WERE TAX EXEMPT. YEAH. I'M JUST BRINGING IT UP FOR COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION'S PURPOSE THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MOVE FORWARD ON, ON THESE PROJECTS. SO YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. MR. ALONSO.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS THIS

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TREMENDOUS TASK ON. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE IN THE PAST, AND I'M JUST JUST BLESSED THAT YOU'RE THERE.

STRAIGHTEN EVERYTHING OUT FOR US. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER DANON.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT, BUT I CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT.

IT'S MY STAFF AND THE DIRECTORS UPPER MANAGEMENT.

IT'S A IT'S A COMBINED EFFORT AND.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES THIS REQUIRE ADOPTION OR MOTION TO ADOPT OR.

NO, MAYOR, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ACTION. OKAY.

[B. Presentation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2023. [Raudel Garza,]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B, PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. I AM ALSO RODEL GARCIA WITH EDINBURG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FRANK FASSINA WITH COSTCOS AND ASSOCIATES IS HERE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE EDC'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS FRANCISCO PESSINA. I WAS ENTERED FOR THE AUDIT FOR THE EDINBURG EDC, AND I'M GOING TO BE GOING WELL.

BEFORE I BEGIN MY PRESENTATION, I'M JUST GOING TO MENTION THAT THE EDC REPORT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD MEMBER BACK ON APRIL 23RD.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO BE GOING OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT DURING THAT MEETING. SO THE FIRST THING, IF YOU HAVE YOUR AUDIT REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE PAGE ONE.

AND THE EDC RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AS WELL.

SO IT'S THE SAME THING. CLEAN OPINION.

SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE EDC ON THAT AS WELL.

THE NEXT SECTION OF THE REPORT IS A MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.

AND THAT BEGINS ON PAGE FOUR.

THIS SECTION IS A IT HAS COMPARATIVE INFORMATION FROM PRIOR YEAR.

AND IT'S AN ANALYSIS THAT HELPS THE READERS TO DETERMINE IF THE EDC'S FINANCIAL POSITION IMPROVED OR DETERIORATED DUE TO THE CURRENT YEAR ACTIVITIES.

THE NEXT SECTION I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE BALANCE SHEET THAT'S GOING TO BE PAGE 12.

AND ON THE BALANCE SHEET YOU HAVE YOUR ASSETS.

YOU HAVE YOUR LIABILITIES AND YOU HAVE YOUR FUND BALANCES AS WELL.

AND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE EDC HAD A FUND BALANCE OF A TOTAL FUND BALANCE OF 48 MILLION, WHICH OUT OF THOSE 48, 16 MILLION ARE UNASSIGNED.

16.8 ARE UNASSIGNED. SAME THING.

CONSIDER THIS YOUR RAINY FUND.

YOU CAN USE THIS FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES OR EMERGENCIES.

THE NEXT PITCH I WANT TO DISCUSS IS THE INCOME STATEMENT ON PAGE 14.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FUND BALANCE DID GO UP BY $6.2 MILLION DURING THE YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE THAT AT THE VERY BOTTOM, THE NET, THE NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE.

AND TO CALCULATE THE DAYS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE EDC, IT'S THE SAME FORMULA FOR THE CITY.

YOU TAKE THE YEAR'S EXPENDITURES DIVIDED BY 365.

THAT GIVES YOU A COST OF 15,565.

AND IF YOU DIVIDE THAT NUMBER BY THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, YOU GET 1075 DAYS. AND LIKE MY COWORKER SAID, WE USUALLY RECOMMEND ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO 90 DAYS, BUT THE ADC HAS 1075, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE IN A REALLY GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON PAGE 16. HERE YOU CAN FIND DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE BALANCES ON THE BALANCE SHEET AND ON THE NET POSITION.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW YOUR CAPITAL ASSET ACTIVITY WAS DURING THE YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS.

SAME THING FOR DEBT. YOU CAN SEE ANY OLD DEBT HAS BEEN PAID OFF OR ANY NEW DEBT WAS ACQUIRED AS WELL. AND THE LAST SECTION I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS PAGE 52. THAT'S THE REPORT ON COMPLIANCE ON INTERNAL CONTROLS.

SO DURING THE YEAR THERE WERE NO NEW FINDINGS OUT OF THE FIVE PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS THAT THE EDC HAD. TWO OF THOSE WERE CORRECTED AND THREE OF THOSE ARE STILL CURRENT.

BUT WE DO WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY DO SHOW IMPROVEMENT.

THOSE THREE FINDINGS. SO IF MANAGEMENT KEEPS MONITORING THESE FINDINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO, TO RESOLVE THEM IN THE UPCOMING AUDIT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS MOMENT COUNCIL.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU,

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EDC AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT, FOR ALSO PROVIDING A CLEAN OPINION AND SHOWING A HEALTHY BALANCE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND EXCUSE OURSELVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[8. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT.

WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING.

[A. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential, Primary (RP) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being Lot]

FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS TIME FOR ITEMS A AND B.

IF ANYBODY IS HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON ANY OF THE TWO ZONING HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE THIS EVENING, THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM AND MAKE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO AT THIS TIME FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS. A AND B HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS OR YOU CAN DO SO.

IF NOT THAT'S OKAY. BUT THANK YOU.

ARE YOU THE APPLICANT SIR? OH THANK YOU FOR ITEM A OR B A OKAY GREAT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.

IF NOT COUNCIL I WILL CLOSE THE, THE HEARING AT THIS TIME.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEM A, CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT, BEING LOT 12 OF SANTA CRUZ.

ORANGE GARDEN SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 39, SANTA CRUZ GARDENS. UNIT NUMBER TWO, I'M SORRY, UNIT ONE, LOCATED AT 105 WEST PALM DRIVE, AS REQUESTED MARIA BE LETICIA GRANTHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY MOTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ANY DISCUSSION.

IF NOT, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

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

[B. Leticia Grantham. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM B CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG DISTRICT.

ALL OF LOTS TWO AND THREE.

[B. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, All of]

COMMERCIAL SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 901 AND 1001 SOUTH LONGORIA ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY MONARCA INVESTMENTS GROUP LIMITED.

MOVE TO APPROVE. THANK YOU.

MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.

[9. ORDINANCES]

MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCES.

[A. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg, Texas at Title III Administration, Chapter 32, Boards, Councils, Commissions and Committees,]

ITEM NINE A CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE THREE. ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 32 BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. SECTION 32.02 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

[B. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg, Texas at Title III Administration, Chapter 32, Boards, Councils, Commissions and Committees,]

ITEM B CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE THREE. ADMINISTRATION. CHAPTER 32 BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. SECTION 32.20 ALL-AMERICA CITY ADVISORY BOARD.

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

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT.

[C. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg, Texas at Title XI. Business Regulations, Chapter 114, Oil and Gas Regulations, Section]

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE 11, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 114 OIL AND GAS REGULATION SECTION 043 REGULATING LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

[D. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg, Texas at Title XI. Business Regulations, by Adding Chapter 121 Funeral Escorts. [Omar Ochoa,]

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

ITEM D, CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE 11 BUSINESS REGULATIONS BY ADDING CHAPTER 121 FUNERAL ESCORTS.

MOVE TO TABLE. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE.

WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.

OKAY. AND THEN WE BRING THIS BACK, I GUESS, AT THE NEXT MEETING.

OR IF. IF THIS PASSES.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM IT CAN BE BROUGHT BACK WHENEVER IT'S REQUESTED.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

[10. RESOLUTION]

THIS ITEM IS TABLED. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN RESOLUTIONS.

[A. Consider Resolution Approving the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Program Budget Amendment. [Claudia L.]

ITEM A CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS PROGRAM BUDGET AMENDMENT.

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

I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

I KNOW I HAD ASKED FOR SOME INFORMATION, AND I'LL.

I'LL MAKE SURE TO DO IT WAY BEFORE NEXT TIME.

I THINK I WAS JUST ASKING FOR THAT TODAY, BUT ON THESE WE'VE MADE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THESE AND I JUST I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATIONS.

RIGHT. AND THERE WAS ALLOCATION ONE AND THEN ALLOCATION TWO, AND THEN THERE'S BEEN A SERIES OF AMENDMENTS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE KIND OF TRACKING EVERYTHING AND THAT WE'RE NOT YOU KNOW, LEAVING OUT FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN YOU KNOW, FUNDED PRIOR TO.

SO I JUST, I GUESS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF BALANCING THINGS OUT BECAUSE I KNOW WE MADE CHANGES ALONG THE WAY, AND I JUST DON'T WANT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE STILL ONGOING.

YEAH. SO BUT IF IF WE CAN.

I THINK I DID RECEIVE SOME OF THE INFORMATION, BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL THE COLUMNS RIGHT FROM THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATIONS WITH THE

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DATE OF WHEN THE COUNCIL APPROVED THEM AND THEN EACH AMENDMENT THOSE DATES.

SO I HAVE THOSE DATES, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE DATES FOR THE ALLOCATIONS. WE CAN GET THAT PROJECT SPECIFIC LIKE THE EVOLUTION.

AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE JUST THE STATUS OF SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE WE'VE HAD, I KNOW SINCE I GOT ELECTED OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND I, WE STILL THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN COMPLETED.

I KNOW THEY TAKE TIME, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A DEADLINE TO WRITE OF WHEN THESE NEED TO BE DONE. SO IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE, AT LEAST FROM MY FROM MY STANDPOINT, WHAT WHERE WE'RE AT ON SOME OF THESE THINGS I THINK THAT'D BE THAT'D BE GREAT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

AS YOU KNOW, FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, THE SECOND MEETING IN THE MONTH WE DO GIVE THE PROJECT UPDATES. WE'LL BE HAVING A LITTLE WORK SESSION ON A PROJECT UPDATE ITEMS. WE ALSO DO PROVIDE ALL THE UPDATES ON THE PAC, WHICH IS THE LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HAVING A COUNCILMAN DE LEON AND COUNCILMAN DIAZ ON THERE. SO I DO ALSO HAVE THOSE UPDATES.

BUT YES, SIR, WE WILL PROVIDE THAT.

ALL THE PROJECT UPDATES AND WITH THEIR FUNDING SPECIFICS FOR THE SECOND MEETING IN MAY. OKAY, SO IT WILL COME BACK BEFORE US.

FIRST. THAT IS THAT IS CORRECT. GREAT.

MAYOR. YES, SIR. IS THIS AN ITEM THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TABLE? GET YOUR ANSWERS FIRST OR.

WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THIS IS ONE THAT HAS TO BE. I ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE AMENDMENT COUNCIL. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AMENDMENT. WE'RE JUST ACTUALLY, I JUST I JUST WANT MORE INFORMATION, THAT'S ALL. I MEAN, BUT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AMENDMENT. I JUST I JUST WANT YOUR QUESTIONS ARE.

YEAH. WELL, I TIED TOO MUCH TO THIS WHERE, YOU KNOW, DO THIS NOW. IT AFFECTS. I'M GOOD WITH THE AMENDMENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT WE MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO. RIGHT. BECAUSE IT'S A IT'S QUITE A BIT OF PROJECTS AND AND WE DO HAVE A DEADLINE I THINK OF 2026.

IS THAT CORRECT. WHEN THESE NEED TO BE COMPLETED.

THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW AS AN EXAMPLE IN THE UPDATES.

ARE ANY OF THESE PROJECTS ARE WE RUNNING INTO AN ISSUE WITH TIMING.

BECAUSE IF SO WE NEED TO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE RIGHT ON ON TIME.

EVERYTHING IS RUNNING UP TO SCHEDULE.

THE LAST PROJECT THAT'S REALLY STARTING IS THE SERVICE CENTER.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE PLUMBING THIS WEEK HOPEFULLY WE START GETTING READY TO POUR FOUNDATION AND STILL BE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAD.

ANY ANYBODY ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

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

[11. AWARDING OF BID]

MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM 11.

[A. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2024-10, Purchase of One (1) Ford F150 4x4 Electric Truck to The Sewell Family of Companies from Odessa, Texas Per the Unit Price of]

WE HAVE ONE ITEM A. CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2024 DASH TEN.

PURCHASE OF ONE FORD F 150 4X4 ELECTRIC TRUCK TO THE SEAWALL FAMILY OF COMPANIES FROM ODESSA, TEXAS, FOR THE UNIT PRICE OF 51,090 AS LISTED.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

[12. CONSENT AGENDA]

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 12.

COUNCIL, WE HAVE CONSENT.

WE HAVE ITEMS A, B, C, AND D.

IS THERE ANY MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS A,

[A. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into Job Task Order No. 8 with B2Z Engineering, for Material Testing Services for the New Service Center for an Amount Not to Exceed $79,180.79 and Authorize the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement Relating Thereto. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]

B, C, AND D. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

[B. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Renew a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Edinburg and the Lower Rio Grande Development Council (LRGVDC) for the Purposes of Providing Basic Police Officer Training at the Derek Hernandez Police Training Academy in the City of Edinburg. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. 13. WE HAVE OTHER BUSINESS.

[13. OTHER BUSINESS]

TWO ITEMS. ITEM A CONSIDER RESCHEDULING THE THURSDAY,

[A. Consider Rescheduling the Thursday, May 23, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting to Wednesday,]

MAY 23RD, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH, 2024. SO MOVED.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

AND WE HAVE THE LAST ITEM B, WHICH ANY FUTURE ITEMS TO BE REQUESTED?

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

COUNCIL? JUST ONE ITEM.

MYRA. THE THE. JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, WE CAN'T COMMENT ON ON PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT IF WE CAN HAVE AN UPDATE IN YOUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ON THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE WITH THOSE CONCERNS FOR THE ODESSA AREA.

WE'LL PROVIDE THAT UPDATE IN THE IN THE PROJECT UPDATE FOR FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE AND COUNCIL AS WELL. SO WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT. YES, I AGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM.