A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Stephanie Meza, Miss Teen Rio Grande Valley as Requested by Filemon Meza. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]

[A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Stephanie Meza, Miss Teen Rio Grande Valley as Requested by Filemon Meza. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

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. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.

PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING STEPHANIE MEZA, MISS TEEN RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AS REQUESTED BY FILEMON MEZA.

IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION, CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM? I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD. WHEREAS MISS STEPHANIE VALERIA MEZA WAS BORN TO MIRIAM AND FILEMON MEZA ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2005, IN MCALLEN, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, AT THE YOUNG AGE OF FIVE, STEPHANIE STARTED PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL PAGEANTS.

STEPHANIE HAS WON A PLETHORA OF LOCAL PAGEANTS WHICH INCLUDE 2015 LITTLE MISS EDINBURG, 2016 LITTLE MISS RGV, 2017 PRE-TEEN SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 2017 MISS RGV AMBASSADOR 2018 MISS TROPICS OF TEXAS PRE-TEEN 2019, MISS SOUTH TEXAS JUNIOR TEEN 2020, MISS SOUTH TEXAS AMBASSADOR 2022, MISS TROPICS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND IS THE CURRENT TITLEHOLDER OF THE 2024 MISS RIO GRANDE VALLEY TEEN USA AND MISS STEPHANIE MEZA WILL GO ON TO REPRESENT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, INCLUDING THE ALL-AMERICAN CITY OF EDINBURG AT THE MISS TEXAS TEEN USA PAGEANT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ON JUNE 23RD, 2024, WHICH IS A BEAUTY PAGEANT FOR GIRLS 14 TO 19. THE PAGEANT PROGRAM INCLUDES A COMPETITION INVOLVING PRIVATE INTERVIEWS WITH JUDGES, PRESENTATION SHOWS IN ACTIVEWEAR AND EVENING GOWNS, AND A FINAL ON STAGE INTERVIEW QUESTION WHERE'S MISS MEZA? A GRADUATE OF ROBERT VELA HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED NUMEROUS EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN MATHEMATICS, HISTORY, ENGLISH AND SCIENCE, WAS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MATH HONOR SOCIETY AND GRADUATED IN THE TOP 10% OF HER CLASS OF 2024.

AND WHEREAS MISS MEZA IS A VERY DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS TRIUMPHED IN ALL HER LIFE GOALS AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXCEL IN THE FUTURE AND IS ANXIOUS TO GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL POLITICS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, GOD WILLING.

THROUGHOUT HER LIFE, MISS MEZA HAS LEARNED AND APPLIED HER ACQUIRED SKILLS TO HER SCHOOL, CAREER AND LIFE SITUATIONS.

SHE HAS HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND HAS RAISED OVER 20,000 DURING HER MULTIPLE REIGNS AS A BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER FOR LOCAL CHARITIES SUCH AS THE FOOD BANK OF SOUTH TEXAS. SHE GENUINELY CARES FOR PEOPLE AND HOPES TO SOON BE ELECTED TO A LOCAL

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OFFICE TO REPRESENT THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE STEPHANIE VALERIA MEZA FOR HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HER SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS, MA'AM.

YOU COULD GET A COUPLE WORDS. COMMENTS.

THANK SOME PEOPLE IN YOUR IN YOUR CAREER.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE.

IT IS AN HONOR. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND I LOVE GIVING BACK TO MY COMMUNITY AND I WOULD LOVE TO THANK GOD FOR GIVING ME ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES AND MY PARENTS FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

[B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing June 2024 as Elder Abuse Awareness Month as Requested by the Department of Family and Protective Services. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARENTS WHO WITHOUT.

WITHOUT THE PARENTS, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN. CONGRATULATIONS, PARENTS. ITEM B PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2024 AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH, AS REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

IF YOU'RE HERE TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD. WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, CONTRIBUTE, CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF THIS CITY EVERY DAY, ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY BY WORKING, CAREGIVING, VOLUNTEERING, AND ACTIVELY PRESERVING CUSTOMS, RITUALS AND TRADITIONS.

AND WHEREAS THESE RESIDENTS ARE VITAL AND INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, THEIR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE CAN BE SHARED TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LIVES.

AND WHEREAS ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, NOT JUST IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT ACROSS TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS ABUSE AFFECTED MORE THAN 120,069 OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, OF WHICH 83,737 WERE CONFIRMED IN TEXAS IN 2023.

AND WHEREAS ABUSE AGAINST OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS GROSSLY UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE SOCIAL STIGMA, EMBARRASSMENT AND FEAR.

AND WHEREAS ADULT ABUSE AFFECTS MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME AND ABILITY LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS IN ALL COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS MANY OF THESE CASES INVESTIGATED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS INVOLVE SELF-NEGLECT, AND IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE IN NEED.

AND WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO STRENGTHEN OUR EFFORTS TO PREVENT, REPORT AND ADDRESS ELDER ABUSE.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MARION COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 2024 AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH AND URGE EVERYONE TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

I KNOW THAT OUR MAYOR IS A VERY BUSY AND POPULAR MAN IN DC RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US. LET ME FIRST, THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

THE US CENSUS BUREAU HAS PEGGED 2034 AS THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY THAT OLDER ADULTS 65 AND OLDER WILL OUTNUMBER YOUNGER PEOPLE.

THIS FAST GROWING POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO STRONGLY IMPACT OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

OLDER ADULTS ARE VITAL, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, AND EVERYONE DESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIVE FREE FROM ABUSE.

NATIONAL RESEARCH HAS SHOWN AS MANY AS 1 IN 10 OLDER AMERICANS ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED EACH YEAR. FOR EVERY CASE KNOWN TO PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES, 24 WERE UNKNOWN, WHERE 24 ARE UNKNOWN.

THE APS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE ON BEHALF OF OUR PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OUR JUDICIAL PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN HELPING APS CARRY OUT THEIR MISSION, WHICH IS TO PROTECT OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

IT IS THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION THAT WE ARE FORMING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY WHERE STRONG SUPPORTERS ARE NEEDED, AND WHERE EXISTING CONNECTIONS MUST BE REINFORCED AS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP TOWARD DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST ELDER ABUSE.

PLEASE, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU SEE ABUSE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE DO REPORT IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

AND THANK ALL YOUR STAFF.

A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND I WILL SAY, ANYONE HAVING ANY DOUBTS, PLEASE.

LIKE SHE SAID, CALL 911.

[C. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing City of Edinburg Retiree, Jose J. Garza, Custodian, City Manager’s Department/Building Maintenance Division for 20 Years of Service. [Belinda Torres, Director of Human Resources/Civil Service]]

CALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS. PD THERE'S A PROCESS.

ANYONE THAT GOES TO THE E.R.. NURSES ARE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE.

ALWAYS TRY TO GET THEM ANY HELP.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM FOR C PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATION.

RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF EDINBURG RETIREE JOSE J.

GARZA, CUSTODIAN, CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT, BUILDING MAINTENANCE DIVISION FOR 20 YEARS OF

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SERVICE. HE'S RETIRING.

OKAY. I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD.

WHEREAS ON MAY 3RD, 2004, JOSE J.

GARZA WAS HIRED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING MAINTENANCE DIVISION. AND WHEREAS, ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2005, MR. GARZA RECLASSIFIED FROM CUSTODIAN TO CUSTODIAN ONE AND WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2014, DUE TO A COMPENSATION PLAN AMENDMENT, MR. GARCIA'S TITLE WAS CHANGED TO CUSTODIAN AND WHEREAS DURING HIS YEARS OF SERVICE, MR. GARZA ATTENDED NUMEROUS TRAININGS.

HE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING IN CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF HIDALGO COUNTY.

ESTRELLA'S HOUSE, NUMEROUS CERTIFICATES OF EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION, ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE, CUSTOMER SERVICE FUNDAMENTALS, INTERACTIONS, CYBERSECURITY, ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING, HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE, SAFETY MANUAL, TITLE SEVEN DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION. AND WHEREAS, ON MAY 8TH, 2024, AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, MR. JOSE GARZA RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JOSE GARZA, CUSTODIAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, FOR HIS YEARS OF LOYALTY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE AND WISH JOSE J.

GARZA A HAPPY RETIREMENT.

FELICIDADES. CONGRATULATIONS.

SENOR GARCIA, MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU TRABAJO.

SU DEDICATION A LA CIUDAD DE LAS PALABRAS PARA USTED.

CHIEF WHITE IS GOING TO SAY A FEW COMMENTS. OKAY, SO I DO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE SPANISH. SO I REMEMBER SEEING AROUND ALL THE TIME AROUND PD AND STUFF WHEN WE WERE WORKING THE OLD BUILDINGS AND STUFF, SO I DIDN'T REALIZE IT'S BEEN THAT LONG, BUT THANK YOU. MUCHAS GRACIAS SENOR.

AQUI ESTAMOS. AQUI ESTAMOS EN LA CIUDAD.

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

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT. NEXT ITEM IS 4D.

PRESENT THE RECIPIENT FOR THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024.

LET'S GO. I'D LIKE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, MISS MORA.

SURE. WE'RE A LITTLE EARLY.

SORRY. SORRY. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE YOU GOING TO COME IN? CAN I GET HERE? RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. HER FAMILY.

FAMILIA. FAMILY. FAMILY.

FAMILIA. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

MY LIFE IS HERE. ON THE.

COUNT OF THREE. READY? ANY. ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR.

A FEW WORDS. WELL, LET ME HAVE IT.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I SHALL SEE SOME FEW WORDS FOR ME.

YES. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL NATALIA VELASQUEZ, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SAFETY. MISS LETICIA IS A HIGHLY VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT, KNOWN FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN VARIOUS ROLES AS A PERMIT CLERK. BUILDING PLANS, EXAMINER ONE.

BUILDING PLANS. EXAMINER TWO.

IT'S HER CURRENT ROLE RIGHT NOW.

SHE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FOR HER DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND HER POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH COWORKERS AND ALSO THE INDUSTRY. OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT HER COMMITMENT AND ACQUIRING CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES. MISS MORA HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG BELIEF IN HER CAPABILITIES, AND PAVING THE WAY FOR FURTHER ADVANCEMENTS IN THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO WORK WITH MISS LETTY MORALES.

THANK YOU MA'AM. CONGRATULATIONS.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE ONCE AGAIN, POR FAVOR.

THANK YOU. AND SO THEY TOLD ME, YOU YOU JUST YOU JUST STARTED 20 YEARS AGO.

YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY.

WELL, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT.

I HAVE LEARNED A LOT TOO MUCH.

AND I REALLY ENJOY WORKING HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE APPRECIATION. I REALLY ENJOY IT.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, NUMBER FIVE. PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

I WILL BE TAKING TIME.

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

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THERE ARE FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING A CITY SEWER PROBLEM AND CITY SPENDING. COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING MY PHONE MESSAGES.

OBVIOUSLY THE MAYOR GOT ONE IN WASHINGTON.

BUT BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE SEWER PROBLEM THAT KEEPS HAPPENING, I WANT TO DISCUSS WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK YOUR PRIORITY FUNCTION IS.

YOUR PRIORITY FUNCTION IS NOT TO BUILD HIGH RISE PARKING FACILITIES.

VOTING FOR AN APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD WHO INCREASES OUR PROPERTY VALUES.

INVESTING IN PROJECTS THAT CONSTRUCT SPORTS ARENAS OR SOCCER FIELDS OR PROJECTS THAT ARE ARE SIMPLY POLITICAL PAYBACKS.

YOUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE BASIC SERVICE THAT PEOPLE CANNOT PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES, AND IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT.

NOW MY PROBLEM. SEWER.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A PICTURE TONIGHT THAT SHOULD NOT BE COMING FROM A SHORT STANDPIPE ON THE GROUND. MCCALL AND CHAPIN.

ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE.

SO WHY DO I HAVE TO REPORT A RECURRING PROBLEM AGAIN? IF THIS HAPPENED ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY, THE CITY WOULD STOP CONSTRUCTION AND IF NECESSARY, FIND THE OWNER FOR EVERY OCCURRENCE.

I DO NOT WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM.

I WANT THE CITY TO FIX IT.

IT'S NASTY. AND THE CHILDREN AND ANYONE THAT WALKS THERE IS CAN GET SICK.

NOW COME FOR MY SECOND ISSUE TONIGHT, MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY HAD INCREASED THE WATER RATES BY A MODEST 67%.

I WANTED TO DISCUSS THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY.

IF WE HAD MORE MONEY, WE COULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE.

THE CITY AUDITOR HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS HAITIANS DESCRIBED OUR BUDGET BALLOTS AS BEING HEALTHY, WHICH MEANS IT IS MORE THAN 15%.

SO IF WE HAVE THE MONEY, WHY INCREASE WATER RATES BY 67%? AND IF WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY, THEN WHY ARE WE BUILDING HIGH RISE PARKING LOTS AND BUYING ALL THE UNNECESSARY THINGS? GENTLEMEN, 2025, WE ARE ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE WANT A LOWER TAX RATE, WATER RATES AND NO HIGH RISE PARKING.

EACH OF YOU NEEDS TO GOVERN WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THESE EXPENSES. WE ARE STARTING OUR EFFORTS TO GET PEOPLE ELECTED WHO UNDERSTANDS OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. I DO HOPE THAT YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND MAYBE GO BY THERE AND SMELL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE PRAY FOR ISRAEL.

THEY'RE AT WAR AND I PRAY THAT WE CAN GET THE HOSTAGE BACK.

UNITED STATES NEED TO BE DEMANDING THIS, BUT PLEASE PRAY FOR ISRAEL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

MISS MCLARTY ALSO HAS QUESTIONS ON ITEM NINE A.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS HERIBERTO ANAYA REGARDING OWASA ROAD LIFT STATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCILMAN. I'M HERIBERTO ANAYA, AND I'VE BEEN RESIDING IN ONWUASOR ROAD FOR THE LAST SINCE I MOVED IN IN THE MID 80S.

CITY ANNEXED US BACK IN 2015.

WITH THE INTENTIONS, I GUESS, TO BE A PART OF THE CITY AND HAVING ALL THE CITY AMENITIES AND AND TO THIS DAY, WE'RE STILL KIND OF LIKE WE WERE BACK THEN, OTHER THAN THE WIDENING OF THE ROAD.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE ON THE AGENDA FOR FOR THE AWASA LIFT STATION AND SEWER EAST AND WEST, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE TIMELINE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE, AND ALSO TO KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN.

I KNOW MR. GERALDO IS GOING TO BE TALKING IN REGARDS TO THAT.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW, ARE WE HAVING DO WE HAVE ANY INPUT AS FAR AS HOW ARE THEY GOING TO INSTALL IT AND WHAT PROPERTY IS IT GOING TO BE ON THE EAST OR WEST SIDE OF THE OF OUR SUBDIVISION, THAT I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE SERVICE AND ANYTHING THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME INPUT, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR, THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT.

I ALSO SEE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT PURCHASING SOME PROPERTY THERE,

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RIGHT ON THE CORNER NEXT TO THE CHURCH THERE, AND I'M HOPING THAT IF IT DOES THAT, IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT US IN A NEGATIVE WAY. AND I'M AND I'M JUST CONCERNED LIKE WE WERE JUST THEY WERE JUST SAYING ABOUT THE SMELL. WE LIVE RIGHT THERE AND SO AND IT'S AND IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND I'M, I'M HOPING THAT'S ALL AND I'M, I'M SURE IT IS.

IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THAT.

ALSO, I REMEMBER VISITING WITH THE MAYOR AND ALSO WITH MYRA IN REGARDS TO I OFFERED SOME PROPERTY IN THE VERY FAR BACK OF MY 24 ACRES.

WE DIDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT, AND I'M ASSUMING I BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. THE CITY NEVER CAME BACK TO ME.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THEY HAD FOUND SOMETHING ELSE, SO I DON'T MIND. I STILL FEEL THAT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BENEFIT THE CITY, I'M STILL OPEN TO THAT.

THAT DISCUSSION. IF IF THE CITY NEEDS TO.

STILL, I'LL STILL HAVE IT AVAILABLE.

I KNOW I HAD TALKED TO MYRA ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND HOPEFULLY AGAIN.

I JUST WE JUST WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET IT PUT IN.

OWOSSO ROAD IS A VERY HIGHLY TRAFFICKED AREA, AND I FEEL THAT BY THE CITY DOING THAT, I FORESEE THAT THAT AREA WILL, WILL, WILL BLOSSOM AND OUR NEIGHBORS WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT THE THE AREA TOO.

AND AS FAR AS THE CITY, I'M ASSUMING IT WILL IT WILL COMPLEMENT IT ALSO. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU.

AND I KNOW SOMETIMES I'VE BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD.

I THINK ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS CALLED ME UP AND SAID I WAS BEING DIFFICULT.

IT'S JUST. I'M JUST ASKING, THAT'S ALL.

OKAY, YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

AND I WILL SAY ITEM SIX A, I MIGHT ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU'D LIKE TO STICK AROUND. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RIGO GONZALEZ JR REGARDING ITEM H.

WHICH H7H DIDN'T HAVE A NUMBER.

TEST. PROPOSED REQUEST FOR ZONING TO MULTIFAMILY.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS RODRIGO GONZALEZ JUNIOR.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING BOTANICO LLC.

WE'RE LOCATED AT 208 EAST DAVID DRIVE.

HAVE THAT PROPERTY THERE, AND THERE IS A PROPOSED REZONING OF AN AREA LOCATED BETWEEN OUR PROPERTY AND BUSINESS, 281 TO BE CHANGED TO FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY.

THERE CURRENTLY IS A MECHANIC SHOP, BODY SHOP REPAIR THAT'S THERE THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS. THE PLAZA THAT FACES KLAUSNER IS, I GUESS, BORDERS WITH THIS.

THERE IS A PROPOSED FOUR UNITS WITH A TOTAL OF 15 APARTMENTS, 4 IN 3 BUILDINGS AND THREE IN ANOTHER.

OUR ROADWAY IS VERY NARROW.

THERE ARE ARE NO LIGHTS.

THERE'S REALLY QUITE A FEW THINGS THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE AS FAR AS ENTRANCES.

THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE ANOTHER PARKING AREA BUILT BEHIND THE PLAZA TO ALLOW THEM.

SO MY STANCE IS PUTTING MULTIFAMILY UNITS IN BETWEEN TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL AREAS.

I, I ANTICIPATE OR SEE PROBLEMS THAT CAN ARISE FROM IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THERE IS CURRENTLY A MOBILE HOME PARK THAT'S DIRECTLY AT THE EAST END OF THIS ROADWAY, AND TRAFFIC FLOWS THROUGH THERE VERY, VERY FAST. BEING A BUSINESS OWNER OR THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY THERE, I SEE ISSUES FOR THE COMPANY THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE AND THE, OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED THERE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

ANOTHER GENTLEMAN CAME TO CONTEST THAT WAS ON WISCONSIN.

BECAUSE THIS WILL AFFECT OUR TAX BRACKET, OUR TAXES.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WE'RE THEY'RE PRETTY HIGH AS IT IS.

AND THEN TO BE BORDERING WITH COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY, I, I ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE ON OUR END ALSO.

AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT'S FAIR.

I DON'T THINK IT IS A BENEFIT FOR THE CITY TO HAVE APARTMENTS LOCATED BETWEEN TWO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, DON'T SEE WHERE IT BENEFITS ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THE APARTMENTS AT THIS TIME.

I DO I DID WANT TO ALSO STATE THAT AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, I BELIEVE STAFF AND THE BOARD, THE MEMBERS HERE ALL VOTED AGAINST IT.

SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU ALL WOULD SEE AND UNDERSTAND THAT AND VOTE THE SAME WAY.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

AND I WILL SAY INVITE YOU TO STATE FOR ITEM SEVEN H BECAUSE THERE WE CAN DISCUSS RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T RESPOND. THANK YOU.

YES. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS SAMUEL VALDEZ ON ITEM SEVEN H.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS SAMUEL VALDEZ.

I'M A UPPER. I'M PART OF THE OPERATIONS TEAM FOR 3G PROPANE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON MR. GONZALEZ'S PROPERTY. AND I HAD A COUPLE CONCERNS.

THE COMPANY HAD A COUPLE CONCERNS AS FAR AS THE WIDENING OF THE ROADWAY.

IT'S 18FT CURRENTLY, AS WELL AS THERE'S NO CENTER DIVISION, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TRAFFIC, BUT NO CENTER DIVISION, AS WELL AS NO POSTED SPEED LIMIT.

THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF OUR CONCERNS AS WELL AS I HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH.

DAVID DRIVE IN THE MORNINGS AND ON A MORE THAN A COUPLE OCCASIONS, I'VE HAD TO HIT A COUPLE POTHOLES ENTERING FROM KLAUSNER INTO DAVID DRIVE JUST BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT VEHICLES THAT WILL STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IN BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE BUSINESS THAT'S THERE.

CURRENTLY, THERE IS A SPECTRUM LINE.

SO I'VE COME A COUPLE OF TIMES TO HITTING THAT LINE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

[6. PRESENTATION AND REPORT]

I ALSO INVITE YOU TO REMAIN FOR ITEM SEVEN H.

[A. Presentation and Discussion on the Proposed West and East Owassa Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]

THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. ITEM SIX A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED WEST AND EAST OF WARSAW ROAD SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL.

COULD YOU PUT THE MIC, THE MIC CLOSER TO YOU, PLEASE? THANK YOU. SORRY. FOR THE RECORD GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.

AND TONIGHT I'LL BE DOING A PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE WEST AND EAST OF WARSAW SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK ON THIS TO THE PUBLIC IS THAT THESE AREAS WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE, IN THE PICTURE THERE ON THE WEST SIDE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH FROM I-69 TO TO WEST OF THAT.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE CALLING WEST.

MOST OF THOSE PROPERTIES.

ONE PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED BACK IN 2013, BUT MOST OF THEM WERE ANNEXED BACK IN 2015.

ON THE EAST SIDE, IT WAS ANNEXED BACK IN 2013.

OVERALL IN THIS PROJECT, RIGHT, THERE'S 102 PROPERTIES WHICH IS 325 ACRES. AND ON THE WEST SIDE, JUST TO BREAK IT DOWN, WE HAVE 73 PROPERTIES, WHICH EQUATES TO 122 ACRES ON THE EAST SIDE, 29 PROPERTY, 29 PROPERTIES, WHICH IS 203 ACRES.

SO ON THE ON THE WEST SIDE BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS CONSTRUCT A LIFT STATION.

AND THEN OF COURSE, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FIRST TIME SEWER TO THE AREA.

SO THE UPDATE OF THIS IS THAT CURRENTLY WE'RE ACTUALLY FOR TONIGHT, WE'RE BRINGING AN ITEM TO DISCUSS THE AGREEMENT WITH BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE FOR THE PROPERTY THAT WE NEED FOR THE LIFT STATION.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

AND AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, WHICH IS PUC, TO TO PRETTY MUCH INCORPORATE THIS AREA INTO OUR SEWER.

CCN. SO THE TENTATIVE TIMELINE WE'RE WE'RE AGAIN, THIS THIS TIMELINE COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT THIS IS THE TIMELINE THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING.

SO BY AUGUST OF OF THIS YEAR COMPLETE THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION PROCESS, IF NOT PROBABLY EARLY, RIGHT? SHORTLY AFTER WE WE COMPLETE THE ACQUISITION PROCESS, WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE THE, THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT.

SO IF WE IF WE COMPLETE THIS PROJECT BY AUGUST OF 2024, THEN WE'LL START THE DESIGN SHORTLY AFTER ON SEPTEMBER 2024 AND THEN BE COMPLETED BY, BY JANUARY OF 2025, WHICH IS, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH A SIX MONTH FOR THE DESIGN. AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED THAT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

THE THE SANITARY SEWER APPLICATION WITH THE PUC.

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SO HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME THAT WE COMPLETE THE DESIGN, THAT AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, APPROVED BY THE PUC TO INCORPORATE IT WITHIN OUR CCN. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, AFTER WE COMPLETE THE DESIGN WE'LL START ON THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WHICH WE'RE ANTICIPATING FEBRUARY 2025.

AND THEN FOR THAT TO COMPLETE IN MARCH OF 2020, MARCH OF 2025 SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THEN WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION WHICH WE ARE ANTICIPATING APRIL 20TH, APRIL OF 2025 AND COMPLETE BY DECEMBER OF 2025. SO ON THE EAST SIDE AGAIN, OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST TIME SEWER IN THE AREA. THIS AREA WON'T REQUIRE FOR US TO FOR THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT A LIFT STATION. IT'LL BE A BE GRAVITY.

THE UPDATE ON THIS IS BASICALLY WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, SO WE CAN ACQUIRE SOME OF THE EASEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE SEWER TO, TO TO THAT SPECIFIC AREA.

SO WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO TAKE A SEWER LINE FROM OWASA AND DISCHARGE TO A SEWER LINE THAT'S ALREADY THERE ALONG ALBERTA, JUST SOUTH OF THE BERT OGDEN ARENA.

THAT'S FOR THE EAST SIDE. THAT'S FOR THE EAST SIDE. YES, SIR. WE NEED A LIFT STATION.

OR YOU SAID IT. WE'RE FORTUNATELY, WE WON'T NEED A LIFT STATION, SO IT'S ALL GOING TO BE GRAVITY.

BUT LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE SOME EASEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO ACQUIRE.

MOST OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS THERE HAVE.

WE'VE TALKED TO THEM ALREADY. THEY'VE SAID YES.

IT'S JUST ONE PROPERTY THAT WE COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF A PROPERTY OWNER, BUT WE DID HIRE AN AGENT TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, LOCATE. SO THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE WITH THE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, REALTOR AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO WE'RE ALREADY HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS, BUT THEY HAVEN'T AGREED TO ANYTHING.

SO THE TIMELINE FOR EAST OWASA WE'RE HOPING THAT IF NOT EARLIER, THEN MAYBE BY DECEMBER 2024, WE'LL COMPLETE WITH THE EASEMENT ACQUISITION AGAIN. AFTER THAT, WE'LL START ON THE DESIGN WHICH WILL START ON JANUARY 2025 AND THEN BE DONE BY JUNE OF 2025. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE'LL START ON THE ON THE PROCUREMENT WHICH WILL START JULY AND THEN BE COMPLETED OF, OF AUGUST OF 2025.

AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL START ON THE CONSTRUCTION START ON SEPTEMBER 2025 AND BE COMPLETE BY JUNE OF 2026.

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

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

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL SAY FOR THE RECORD MR..

THIS IS I GOT AN EMAIL FROM A RESIDENT IN 2022.

THIS IS WHY THIS DISCUSSIONS BEGAN.

AND CITY I KNOW WENT WENT TO ADDRESS TRYING TO GET SOME LAND.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MR. NYE HAS ANY QUESTIONS THAT HE HAS ANSWERED.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO COME UP. BUT IF STAFF WOULD GO TO HIM AND ANSWER ANYTHING THAT HE HAS, ALL THIS INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ONLINE ALSO.

JERRY, THIS ALSO HAS TO DO WITH THE EDC.

THERE WAS A PARTNERSHIP ON THE EAST SIDE. CORRECT? IS THIS ALL INCORPORATED? YES, SIR. ONLY ON THE EAST SIDE.

THERE WAS SOME BUSINESSES ON THE OTHER SIDE. JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT ALSO HAVE NOT HAD SEWER FOR 20 PLUS YEARS.

WE'RE ON THE EDC SIDE OF THINGS.

WE'RE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO HELP FUND AND ATTACH ALL THOSE BUSINESSES ON THE EAST SIDE OF 281 WHO FOR TWO DECADES HAVE NOT HAD.

THEY'RE STILL ON, ON ON SEPTIC.

AND SO EAST SIDE AND WEST SIDE ARE ALL BEING TACKLED AT THE SAME TIME.

YES, SIR. AND AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT THE ON THE JUST FOR FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE WEST SIDE. LET ME GO BACK TO THE, TO THIS ORIGINAL PICTURE.

SO RIGHT NOW WE ON THE WEST SIDE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT IN PHASES BECAUSE AND ALSO PARTLY ON THE, ON THE EAST SIDE, BUT MOSTLY ON THE WEST SIDE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BREAK THESE DOWN INTO PHASES BECAUSE OF FUNDING. RIGHT. CORRECT.

THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE TO TO, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS, IS TO BUILD THE LIFT STATION AND THEN PROVIDE SEWER TO THE, TO THE, TO ALL THE RESIDENTS ALONG THERE ALONG PARK AVENUE.

AND THEN LATER ON, WE'RE GOING TO START ON THE, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS ABOUT OBTAINING EASEMENTS. SO THAT WAY WE CAN EVENTUALLY EXTEND SEWER TO ALL THOSE PROPERTIES THAT DON'T HAVE SEWER RIGHT NOW.

BUT BUT AGAIN, OBTAINING THOSE EASEMENTS, THAT'S USUALLY THE CHALLENGING PART.

YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO GET A HOLD OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND, AND YOU KNOW, GET THOSE YOU KNOW, ACQUIRE THOSE EASEMENTS FOR THE CITY.

SO. CORRECT. AND I WILL SAY MR. AND I IF YOU COULD HELP ORGANIZE SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORS, THE EASEMENTS IS ALWAYS A BIG ISSUE.

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JUST EDUCATE THEM THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET DONE THERE.

I WILL ASK STAFF TO PLEASE ADVISE THE EAST SIDE BUSINESSES AND THE WEST SIDE RESIDENTS.

LET THEM KNOW THE TIMELINES.

I CAN TELL YOU, EVEN SIDEWALKS, MR. AND I SOMETIMES WE'RE TRYING TO CONNECT SIDEWALKS TO SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE NOT THERE BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT TO SELL THE EASEMENT.

SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO KIND OF GET EVERYBODY ON BOARD.

YES, SIR. COME ON UP. IT WAS IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT LAST TIME WHEN WE SPOKE IN REGARDS TO THAT EASEMENT, THAT I WAS WILLING TO DONATE THAT EASEMENT FOR THE CITY. AND I'M TALKING ABOUT ALMOST 1000FT OF A FRONTAGE WHICH I FEEL IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE IN THAT AREA.

ALSO MY NEIGHBORS, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS.

I'M JUST I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT TO WHERE ALL OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA ARE BEING ABLE TO BE SERVICED, AND I DON'T.

I FEEL BAD THAT IF WE ONLY DO JUST A CERTAIN PART BECAUSE OF FUNDING AND MAYBE NOT GETTING BECAUSE OF THE EASEMENTS, I DON'T FEEL THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE EASEMENTS. AGAIN, IT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE PREVIOUS OR THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS.

I THINK THAT THEY'RE ON BOARD.

AND THEY WOULD THEY IT'S JUST GETTING IN THERE.

IT'S JUST IT'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM.

I JUST ON MY SIDE, THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM ON MY PROPERTY, BUT FURTHER WEST IT'S GOING TO BE I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS GOING TO DO IT.

I'M THINKING YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO JUMP IN THE ROAD AND THAT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY, PRETTY TOUGH. BUT I DON'T SEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE AS FAR AS ACQUIRING EASEMENTS.

I AGAIN, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT SERVICE.

THAT'S ALL I WILL SAY THAT THAT AT THE START OF THIS, I DID HAVE ANOTHER RESIDENT THAT WAS OFFERING LAND AND THE STAFF WAS GOING TO EVALUATE THAT. I KNOW THEY SPOKE TO YOU AND THEY CAN ANSWER WHAT WAS THE EASIEST ROUTE.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ADVOCATING FOR THIS.

ALSO THE OTHER RESIDENT THAT EMAILED ME TWO YEARS AGO BUT I DID HAVE BUSINESSES ASKING ME RECENTLY IF WE COULD UPDATE THEM WHERE WE ARE WITH THE WITH THE SEWER STAFF.

THERE'S THERE'S SOME PIECE OF PROPERTY IN BEHIND THE RESIDENTS TO THE WEST OF ME THAT I WAS THINKING MAYBE THEY COULD UTILIZE THAT IN BETWEEN.

I HAVE I HAVE A FOUR ACRES THAT THERE'S, LIKE A NO MAN'S LAND, AND IT'S AND IT'S NOT MUCH. IT'S LIKE SIX FEET.

BUT I WAS THINKING MAYBE IF THEY COULD UTILIZE THAT TO GET SERVICE, NOT TO BE OFF OFF OF THAT OWASA ROAD ON THAT FURTHER WEST.

I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE CITY AND AT THE SAME TIME MAKE IT WHERE EVERYBODY CAN HAVE THE SERVICE, BUT I'M JUST HOPING THAT WHAT MR. GERARDO IS PROPOSING THAT THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN ALL AT ONE TIME.

I'M TALKING ABOUT NOT JUST THE LIFT STATION. THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE OF THE LINE ITSELF. CORRECT. AND I'M AGAIN, I'M WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN.

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. STAFF WILL GET WITH YOU ANYTHING. ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM WILL BE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

FOR THE PEOPLE HERE. PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE A CHANCE FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE ITEMS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, AND H.

YOU CAN EITHER COME UP AND DISCUSS THEM OPENLY NOW, OR WAIT FOR THE ITEM TO COME UP AND ALSO MAKE COMMENTS.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, YOU CAN COME UP NOW OR WAIT FOR THE ITEM.

ANYONE AT THIS TIME. NO COMMENT, SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[A. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Industrial, General (IG) District, Being 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. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

ITEM MAY CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT, BEING 199.997 ACRES, BEING ALL OF LOTS 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 COUNCIL.

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

[B. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Industrial, General (IG) District, 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. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM B CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT.

ALL OF SHARE FOR CONTAINING ONE 25.17 ACRES TRACT OF LAND OUT OF MUTUAL PARTITION OF TRACT 158 SAN SALVADOR DEL TULE.

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

SO MOVED TO APPROVE. SECOND.

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I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

[C. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Primary (RP) District, Being All of Lot 13, Kenyon Heights Subdivision, Unit No. 2, Located at 1210 Virginia Drive, as Requested by Olegario Cantu and Yolanda Cantu. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS A LANDFILL.

PURCHASING LANDFILL AND REZONING FOR EDINBURGH PROPERTY.

ADAM, SEE? CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT.

BEING ALL OF LOT 13. CANYON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, UNIT NUMBER TWO, LOCATED AT 1210 VIRGINIA DRIVE, AS REQUESTED BY OLEGARIO CANTU AND YOLANDA CANTU.

COUNCIL MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

[D. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General (CG) District to Downtown (DT) District, Being all of Lots 8 and 9, Block 144, Original Townsite of Edinburg, Located at 500 North Closner Boulevard, as Requested by Armando Gutierrez on Behalf of Homer Jasso Sr. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

ANY COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM D CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDED FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG DISTRICT TO DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

BEING ALL OF LOTS EIGHT AND NINE.

BLOCK 144 ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF EDINBURG, LOCATED 500 NORTH CLOSNER BOULEVARD, IS REQUESTED BY ARMANDO GUTIERREZ ON BEHALF OF HOMER HASSELL SENIOR.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

[E. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential, Primary (RP) District to Residential, Multifamily (RM) District, Being the West Three feet of Lot 7 and All of Lot 8, Block 95, Original Townsite of Edinburg, Located at 505 West Van Week Street, as Requested by Joseph Ruiz on Behalf of E & E Professional Solutions, LLC. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM EIGHT.

CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT. BEING THE WEST THREE FEET OF LOT SEVEN AND OLIVE LOT EIGHT. BLOCK 95.

ORIGINAL TOWN SITE OF EDINBURG, LOCATED 505 WEST VAN STREET, AS REQUESTED BY JOSEPH REES ON BEHALF OF E AND E PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC. COUNSEL. MOVE TO APPROVE.

[F. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being a 2.38 Acre Tract of Land Out of Lot 5, Section 243, Texas-Mexican Railway Company Survey, Located at 3001 North I-69C, as Requested by Isael Posadas Jr. on Behalf of Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. and Deyanira Rodriguez. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM F CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT. BEING A 2.38 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT FIVE, SECTION 243 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED 33001 NORTH I-69C AS REQUESTED BY EASTSIDE POSADAS, JR ON BEHALF OF RICARDO RODRIGUEZ JR AND ANITA RODRIGUEZ.

[G. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS) District to Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) District, Being a 1.00 Acre Tract of Land, More or Less, Being the North 208.70 Feet of the East 208.70 Feet of Lot 8, Block 3, A.J. McColl Subdivision, Located at 1702 West Alberta Road, as Requested by George Cruz and Erica Garcia. (A 4/5 vote is required by the City Council to overturn the Planning & Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

MOTION AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION PASSES. ITEM G CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. DISTRICT BEING A ONE ACRE TRACT OF LAND, MORE OR LESS BEING THE NORTH 208.70FT OF THE EAST 2.7FT OF LOT EIGHT, BLOCK THREE. A.J. MCCALL SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 1702 WEST ELBERTA ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY GEORGE AND ERICA GARCIA.

COUNSEL. MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

[H. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General (CG) District to Residential, Multifamily (RM) District, Being a 0.72 Acre Tract of Land, Being Out of the West 400 Feet of the North 6 Acres of the South ½ of Lot 20, Kelly-Pharr Subdivision, (Proposed Meridien at 281 Subdivision, Lot 2), Located at 3316-3326 South Business Highway 281, as Requested by Roberto Rojas on Behalf of Durga Properties, LTD. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM H. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT. BEING 8.72 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING OUT OF THE WEST 400FT OF THE NORTH.

SIX ACRES OF THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 20 KELLY-PHARR SUBDIVISION.

PROPOSED MERIDIAN AT 281 SUBDIVISION.

LOT TWO, LOCATED AT 3316 3326 SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281, AS REQUESTED BY ROBERTO ROJAS ON BEHALF OF DURGA PROPERTIES LIMITED.

MOTION TO DENY. SECOND.

I HAVE A I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DENY.

ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM FROM CITY HALL RESIDENTS.

[I. Hold Public Hearing on the Proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan (AAP) as Recommended by the Community Development Council. [Claudia L. Farias, Director of Grants Administration]]

I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENIAL, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES TO DENY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. SO NOW WE HEAR OUR PUBLIC.

WE DO HEAR YOU GUYS WHEN YOU COME.

WE JUST KIND OF ALWAYS GO WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS IT.

BUT WE DO HEAR YOU. YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE ALWAYS ASK FOR FOR INPUT.

MAKES OUR DECISIONS EASIER WHEN PEOPLE PARTICIPATE.

THANK YOU. ITEM I HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. SO MOVED. SECOND IS THERE IS THERE ACTION ON THIS? COUNSELOR. OR IS IT JUST A HEARING? AID. IT READS AS JUST A HEARING.

THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S JUST.

IT'S JUST A HEARING. IT'S NOT FOR ACTION.

YEAH, IT'S A MOTION. GO AHEAD.

HI. GOOD EVENING. CLAUDIA FARIAS, DIRECTOR OF THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE DOCTOR LILA WITH US HERE FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. OUR

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CHAIR. AND WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE RECORD HERE.

THIS IS A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE HAVING.

THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WE'LL BE HAVING.

AND THIS IS IN REGARD TO OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROCESS.

WE HAD OUR PREVIOUS PUBLIC HEARING IN MARCH. WE'LL HAVE THE THIRD ONE AT THE END OF JUNE, JUNE 27TH IN MARCH WHEN WE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING THE DEPARTMENTS THAT REQUESTED FISCAL YEAR 2425 CDBG FUNDING, AS WELL AS PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES PRESENTED THEIR PROPOSALS. SO SINCE THEN, OUR STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE THE PROJECTS AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING PROJECTS THAT THAT ALIGN WITH OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN.

THEY ALIGN WITH OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND STRATEGY, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERIFIED TO BE ELIGIBLE.

SO WE JUST WANT TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW THESE AFTER TODAY WE'LL BEGIN A 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD THAT WILL RUN FROM JUNE 8TH THROUGH JULY THE 8TH.

[8. ORDINANCE]

THANK YOU. ANY ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM ANYONE.

NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

ITEM EIGHT A CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE 18TH ANNUAL TEXAS COOKHAM HIGH STAKES IN EDINBURG, TO BE HELD FROM FRIDAY, JULY 5TH, 2020 2024 THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 6TH, 2024 AT EBONY HILLS GOLF COURSE.

BEING A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 66.886 ACRES SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH OUT OF LOT NINE, SECTION TWO. 74 LOTS 11 AND 12.

SECTION TWO. 71 LOCATED AT 300 WEST MARK DRIVE, AS REQUESTED BY RONNIE LOTT ON BEHALF OF THE EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. SO MOVED.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? WE SHOULD HAVE. RONNIE, COME AND GIVE US A LITTLE BREAKDOWN. RONNIE, YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED.

LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO PLUG THE EVENT.

GOOD EVENING. RONNIE LAWRENCE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CVB.

AS YOU KNOW DESCRIPTION READS, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

18TH ANNUAL TEXAS HIGH STAKES IN EDINBURGH.

EVERYBODY'S YOU KNOW, LOOK FORWARD TO EVENT IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO TO HOST THIS EVENT AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CITY SUPPORT, THE EDC SUPPORT AND OF COURSE, OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

WE'VE BEEN PROUD TO, TO HAVE THIS EVENT, ESPECIALLY AT THIS GOLF COURSE YOU KNOW, FOR I THINK IT'S FOR THE THIRD YEAR NOW, WHICH HAS TURNED INTO AN AMAZING VENUE FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT.

LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CONTINUED SUPPORT. AND WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS EVENT IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN WITH YOUR SUPPORT ON JULY 6TH. SATURDAY, JULY 6TH.

AND WE HAVE A WHOLE ARRAY OF, OF, OF GREAT EVENTS HAPPENING FROM A5K FROM THE BOXING MATCH WITH BOXING MATCH WITH PARKS AND REC A FREEDOM JUMP, WHICH IS A PARACHUTE JUMP FROM WITH OLD GLORY.

IT'S A BIG FLAG, OF COURSE.

FIREWORKS BARBECUE COMPETITION WITH $20,000 ON THE LINE.

AND A LOT OF MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING SOME TEJANO ACTS.

YOU KNOW, FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WE HAVE DELTA BOYS AND SINCERO FOR ALL THE SWIFTY FANS OUT THERE, WE HAVE SCHEDULED READ THE TAYLOR SWIFT TRIBUTE BAND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S DUFNER I SAW.

AND OF COURSE OUR HEADLINER IS THE JOSH ABBOTT BAND.

SO A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON FOR THE COMMUNITY.

BEST PART OF IT, IT'S IT'S A FREE EVENT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE CITY SERVICE SUPPORT, THE EDC AND A LOT OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S PITCHING IN TO TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GREAT CITY OF EDINBURGH.

SO WE APPRECIATE WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING

[9. VARIANCE]

EVERYBODY THERE. THANK YOU RONNIE.

ITEM NINE A CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

[A. Consider Ordinance Providing for a Temporary Special Use Permit for the “18th Annual Texas Cook’Em: High Steaks in Edinburg” to be held from Friday, July 5, 2024 through Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Ebony Hills Golf Course, Being a Tract of Land Containing 66.886 Acres Situated in the City of Edinburg Out of Lot 9, Section 274 and Lots 11 & 12, Section 271, Located at 300 West Mark Peña Drive, as Requested by Ronnie Larralde on Behalf of the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]]

I'M SORRY WE WE DO NEED.

[A. Consider Variance Request to the City's Unified Development Code Article 3, Table 3.102-4 Duplex and Multiplex Lot and Building Standards, Lot Width for the proposed Serenity Springs Phase II Subdivision, Being a 4.00 Acre Tract of Land Being the East 4.00 Acres of the South 5.00 Acres of the North 20.00 Acres of Lot 7, Section 275, Texas-Mexican Rail Way Company’s Survey, Hidalgo County, Texas, Located at 1300 South McColl Road, as Requested by Quintanilla Headley & Associates. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]

OH, WE DID IT. WE HAD A MOTION A MOTION, A SECOND WITH COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

GO AHEAD. MA'AM. ITEM VARIANCE REQUEST THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE THREE, TABLE 3.102 FOR DUPLEX AND MULTIPLEX LOT AND BUILDING STANDARDS.

LOT WIDTH FOR THE PROPOSED SERENITY SPRINGS PHASE TWO SUBDIVISION BEING A FOUR ACRE TRACT OF LAND, BEING THE EAST FOUR ACRES OF THE SOUTH.

FIVE ACRES OF THE NORTH.

20 ACRES OF LOT SEVEN, SECTION 275 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 1300 SOUTH MCCALL ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY DANIEL HALEY AND ASSOCIATES.

SO MOVED. HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND.

COMMENTS. QUESTIONS? I THINK WE HAVE A COMMENT HERE.

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AND I THINK FERN. YEAH. FERN SIGNED UP FOR ITEM NINE A GO AHEAD.

YEAH. OKAY. I WANTED Y'ALL TO ASK AND CHECK.

I KNOW EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUND, THEY WANT TO MAKE THE STREETS A LITTLE NARROWER SO THEY CAN OF COURSE BUILD MORE AND MAKE MORE MONEY.

BUT WHEN SEAN WAS ALIVE, HE ALLOWED US TO GO IN AND MEASURE THE FIRE TRUCKS. AND WHEN YOU HAVE A STREET AND YOU MAKE IT MORE NARROW, YOU HAVE CARS THAT ARE PARKED OUT IN FRONT, YOU GOT CARS PARKED OUT HERE, AND NOW YOU'VE GOT EVEN A SMALLER STREET, AND Y'ALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE FIRE TRUCK THAT WON'T GO DOWN THERE. AND WHEN THESE, I BELIEVE IT SAYS 12 FAMILIES, WHEN SOMEBODY'S HOUSE CATCHES ON FIRE, THEY'RE GOING TO WISH THAT ROAD WAS TWICE AS WIDE TO GET THE FIRE TRUCKS THERE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

SO I'M HOPING THAT Y'ALL WILL DENY THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THERE WHEN THOSE AMBULANCE GOES OFF THAT SIREN LIVES ARE IN DANGER.

THANK YOU. SO WHAT ARE THEY PROPOSING AS FAR AS THE WIDTH OF THE STREET? OR WERE THEY ASKING FOR? YES. GOOD EVENING. PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR, FOR THE RECORD. WITH WITH MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS.

WE DO ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT WIDER STREETS THAN WE TYPICALLY DO.

INSTEAD OF THE 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAYS FOR MULTIFAMILY, WE REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL TEN FEET.

SO THEY'RE BUILT OUT A LITTLE BIT OVER 40FT BACK TO BACK.

AND THEIR VARIANCES FOR FOR WHAT? WIDTH OF THE STREET. NO. THE VARIANCE THAT WAS BEING REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT WAS TO HAVE 70 79 FOOT WIDE LOTS INSTEAD OF 80 FOOT WIDE LOTS.

IT'S ONE FOOT SMALLER.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR 12 INCH REDUCTION.

CORRECT. I'VE SEEN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S. IT'S OFF OF MCCALL.

WHERE'S THE ACCESS ROAD TO THAT? BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF BEHIND SOME COMMERCIAL AREA.

CORRECT. RIGHT. THERE'S A THERE'S A THERE'S AN ACCESS EASEMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING OFF OF MCCALL. IT'S GOING TO HAVE ACCESS OFF OF MCCALL. RIGHT.

AND I SEE THAT HE'S PROPOSING COMMERCIAL IN THE FRONT AND MULTIFAMILY IN THE BACK, AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY THIS VARIANCE.

YES, MAYOR PRO TEM STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AGAINST IT BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL, THE THE ORIGINAL WIDTH FOR THE MULTIFAMILY LOTS WAS 100FT.

AND THEN WE STARTED THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE IN 2022, REDUCED THAT TO 80FT. AND WE'RE STILL STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF VARIANCES, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE ALREADY REDUCED IT 20FT FROM WHAT IT ORIGINALLY WAS.

SOME OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ENCOUNTERING IS THAT WE'RE HAVING IT'S CREATED ISSUES WITH THE UTILITIES, THE EASEMENTS AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES.

WE'RE HAVING TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT THE WATER METERS.

WE'RE HAVING TO DO SIDEWALKS AROUND THE TRASH ENCLOSURES.

SO THE MORE WE REDUCE IT, THE HARDER IT'S BEEN TO GET THE UTILITIES IN PLACE. SO THAT WAS THE REASON THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL AND MYSELF RECOMMENDED AGAINST IT.

AND TO JUST TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN, THE STREETS ARE GOING TO BE TO CODE.

RIGHT. THEY'RE NOT STREETS ARE GOING TO BE TO CODE. AND LIKE I SAID, MULTIFAMILY SUBDIVISIONS ARE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD.

THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT WIDER THAN YOUR TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. AND THIS VARIANCE REQUEST, IT DIDN'T GO TO ANY OTHER BOARD. FIRST. IT WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, WHICH APPROVED THE VARIANCE.

YEAH, I DON'T SEE THAT HERE IN THE PACKET. THEY APPROVED THE VARIANCE.

THEY APPROVED IT. THEY GRANTED SEVEN ZERO TO ALLOW THE 12 FOOT 12.

WE WOULD NEED A SUPERMAJORITY TO OVERRULE THAT.

RIGHT. I WAS WATCHING THE OTHER DAY ON SPECTRUM CABLE NEWS.

I THINK IT WAS AUSTIN.

I MIGHT BE WRONG ON THE CITY, BUT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE CITY, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK INTO, HOW THE CITY IS LOOKING AT GOING DOWN, AND TO START DOWNSIZING THE SIZE OF THE LOTS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRING FOR.

I THINK THE CONVERSATION WASN'T MULTIFAMILY.

I THINK IT WAS SINGLE FAMILY.

BUT HOW THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, DUE TO THE COST OF COST OF ITEMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO A CITY LIKE AUSTIN OR MIGHT HAVE BEEN BUDDHA OR ONE OF THOSE THAT ARE UP IN THAT AREA, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF BRINGING THE SMALLER LOTS TO THEIR RESIDENTS AND THE CONSUMERS AND HELP US.

THEY MIGHT BE HAVING A MORE LAND ISSUE THAN WE ARE UP TO CONSTRUCT TO CONSTRUCT THE RESIDENCE THAT THEY NEED IN THAT AREA, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO, TOO, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT, WE KEEP GOING BACK TO WHERE WE USED TO BE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE OLD EDINBURGH, LOTS ARE HUGE ON THE THE UPPER LOTS TRYING TO SAY THIS PUBLIC PUBLICLY CORRECT.

THE YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO THE THE WORKING MAN SIDE OR THE BLUE COLLAR SIDE OF THE CITY AND THE LOTS ARE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THE WHITE COLLAR. MAYBE THAT'LL BE POLITICALLY CORRECT. AND THE LOTS ARE HUGE ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHERE THERE'S SO MUCH WASTED LAND ON SIDE YARDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS AND WE GET THE MORE INFLUX OF PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE, AS WHERE SHOULD WE ADD? WHAT DO WE DO AND BE AHEAD OF IT, NOT JUST CATCHING UP.

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KNOW. SO THAT'S WHY I'M KIND OF BEEN FAVORING THE SMALLER LOTS.

I FERN CAUGHT ME WHEN SHE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE STREAKS.

I DON'T REMEMBER READING ANYTHING ABOUT THE STREETS BEING SMALLER, SO IT'S KIND OF SHOCKED WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT I'M GLAD IT'S NOT BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN MY IN MY LITERATURE READING SOMETHING THAT THAT THE REQUEST FOR WAS FOR SMALLER ROADWAYS, RIGHT? YEAH. BECAUSE THERE'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE. IF THERE IS SMALLER ROADWAYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THEN OUR FIRE MARSHALS SHOULD BE DEFINITELY UP HERE.

AND YOUR SUPPORT ON ALL OF THESE, BUT IT'S NOT FOR SMALL ROADWAYS.

SO SO I HAVE A QUESTION.

THE SMALLER LOT SIZE, HOW MANY EXTRA UNITS ARE IN PLACE IN THAT AREA VERSUS THE ONE FOOT VARIANCE? ACTUALLY THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT GAINING MORE.

WHAT THEY DECIDED TO DO IS THEY DECIDED TO LEAVE ONE LOT AS A COMMON AREA LOT WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO PARK THEIR THEIR BOATS, THEIR RVS.

SO IT'S THE SAME NUMBER OF LOTS. SO IT'S NOT INUNDATING THE IT'S NOT GOING TO INCREASE THEIR NUMBER OF. THAT'S CORRECT. I SEE OUR FIRE CHIEF. ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT CHIEF, YOU CAN JUST SAY NO IF YOU WANT IT OR YES.

ONE MORE QUESTION. IS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE 80FT OR 60FT? 80. THE ROAD WIDTH IS 60.

THE ROAD IS 60. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, OMAR GARCIA, EDINBURG FIRE CHIEF. YEAH.

SO I THINK I'M KIND OF HIT IT RIGHT ON THE NAIL.

SO ORIGINALLY THIS WAS 100 AND WE REDUCED IT TO 80.

WE KIND OF KIND OF SHOT OURSELVES IN THE FOOT BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE ASKING FOR LESS, RIGHT? SO WE'RE REALLY IT'S 21FT, RIGHT.

THAT THEY'RE KIND OF ASKING FOR.

SO IT JUST MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BECAUSE NOW IT ALSO REQUIRES OTHER REQUIREMENTS. SO NOW THE SIDE SETBACK ALSO IS GOING TO BE REDUCED FROM A SIX FOOT TO A FIVE FOOT SIDE SETBACK. SO IT'LL BE FIVE AND FIVE.

SO IT WILL BE ONLY TEN FEET SEPARATION 12FT.

IN ORDER TO FIT THESE APARTMENTS ON THAT, THAT 79 FOOT SIDE LOT.

THERE'S ALSO LIKE I WAS SAYING, THERE'S ALSO ISSUES WITH THE LOCATIONS OF THE TRASH CANS AND THE WATER METERS AND THE SIDEWALKS AND THE FIRE HYDRANTS.

SO IT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KIND OF PUT EVERYTHING INTO THAT SMALL LOT.

BUT AS FAR AS FIRE SAFETY, NOTHING ON THE, YOU KNOW, ON THE YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO NOW REDUCING THE SIZE SETBACKS. SO I MEAN THE HOUSES OR APARTMENTS ARE MUCH CLOSER THAN THEY WOULD BE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT THE STREET WIDTHS ARE GOING TO REMAIN THE SAME. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

[10. RESOLUTION]

OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

[A. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Under the Fiscal Year 2024 COPS Hiring Program (CHP), and Execute Grant Documents Relating Thereto. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police].]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM TEN A CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING POLICING SERVICES UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOR COPS HIRING PROGRAM AND EXECUTE GRANT DOCUMENTS RELATING THERETO.

COUNCIL. SO MOVED. SECOND.

A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. NO DISCUSSION.

I'M SORRY. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? WANTING TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION.

LET ME SEE WHO'S HERE FOR THE.

OH, CHIEF. OH, I SEE. THAT'S WHY YOU WANT ME TO PUT YOU ON THE HOT BURNER, CHIEF DUFNER. THERE WE GO.

PEOPLE SAY MY HEAD TURNS RED.

COUNCIL CHAD DUFNER, EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT CHIEF HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE YOU ASKING FOR? FOR? FOR OFFICERS. ANYBODY ELSE?

[11. AWARDING OF BID]

[A. Consider Awarding RFQ No. 2024-2, Phase 1 Upgrades to Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant - Professional Engineering Services: Construction Material Testing Services to Millennium Engineers Group, Inc. the Highest Ranked Proposal, and Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Negotiate an Agreement Related Thereto. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]

NO FURTHER COMMENT. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

ITEM 11 A CONSIDER AWARDING RFQ NUMBER 2020 4-2 PHASE ONE UPGRADES TO EXISTING WATER TREATMENT PLANT. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES TO MILLENNIUM ENGINEERS GROUP AND THE HIGHEST RANKED PROPOSAL AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT RELATED THERETO.

COUNCIL. SO MOVED. SECOND.

[12. APPOINTMENTS]

[A. Consider Appointments to the Following City Advisory Boards, Councils, Commissions and Committees: All America City David Chavana 10K Advisory Board, Four Members; Airport Advisory Board of South Texas International Airport of Edinburg, Two Members; Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals, One Member; Community Development Council, Two Members; Cultural Activities Board, One Member; Downtown District Steering Committee, One Member; Edinburg Golf Board, Two Members; Edinburg Little League, Four Members; Environment Advisory Board, One Member; Public Library Board, One Member. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]

A MOTION A SECOND. COMMENTS.

QUESTIONS. CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES 12 A APPOINTMENTS.

CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY ADVISORY BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. THE ALL-AMERICA CITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR MEMBERS.

I SAY WE TAKE IT ONE AT A TIME.

FIRST ONE WILL BE ALL-AMERICA CITY ADVISORY BOARD.

COUNCIL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE THE.

OKAY, NEVERMIND. THERE'S FOUR MEMBERS FOUR VACANCIES AND FOUR MEMBERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SERVING. CHICKEN REAL QUICK.

THEY ALL REPLIED YES, YES.

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THE PRESIDENT MEMBERS REAL GOOD.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP THE PRESIDENT MEMBERS SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD OF SOUTH TEXAS, TWO MEMBERS. I MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP CALEB REYNOLDS AND APPOINT THEODORE TED MILLER, JUNIOR. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

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

MOTION PASSES. BUILDING.

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS. ONE MEMBER.

TO APPOINT. NEELEY. NOLAN.

GILMER. SECOND MOTION A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. RAISE ANY.

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

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, TWO MEMBERS.

WELL, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY APPLICANTS. CAN WE BRING THIS ONE BACK? I THINK WE HAVE TWO, DON'T WE? AM I MISSING IT? THERE'S NOBODY.

RIGHT. AND THERE'S A NO.

I'M ON THE OTHER ONE. YEAH.

MISS LASSUS GETS EXCLUDED.

SHE WAS JUST APPOINTED. DO YOU. HAVE YOU HAD TWO APPLICANTS? FOR THE TWO VACANCIES, I SEE LOYDA AND SALOME SALAZAR.

SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. NEXT SPORT IS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BOARD.

ONE MEMBER COUNCIL. I DON'T HAVE AN APPLICANT.

I SAID WE JUST KNOW APPLICANTS.

OKAY, WE'LL WE WILL TABLE THAT.

NEXT BOARD IS DOWNTOWN DISTRICT STEERING COMMITTEE. ONE MEMBER MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE.

I'LL. SECOND THAT. THAT ONE IS TABLED.

DID YOU SAY TABLED? I'M SORRY. YEAH.

WE'LL MOVE ON. EDINBURGH GOLF BOARD TWO MEMBERS MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT EZEQUIEL MORALES AND MARIO GUERRERO.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? CALL FOR VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES. EDINBURG LITTLE LEAGUE FOR MEMBERS.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT JOSE JUAN SOTO, BENJAMIN GONZALEZ, DANIEL ELIZONDO AND ARMANDO SALGADO.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES. NEXT ENVIRONMENT ADVISORY BOARD ONE MEMBER.

WE HAVE NO APPLICANTS.

WE WILL TABLE THAT. PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD ONE MEMBER.

AND THE CURRENT MEMBER DID APPLY.

COUNCIL. LET'S REAPPOINT CHAVEZ.

SECOND, THE MOTION. AND SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 13. MAYOR PRO TEM FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BOARD.

THERE IS ONE VACANCY AND THERE WAS ONE APPLICANT.

IT'S THIS CASABA. WHAT BOARD WAS THAT? THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

SO MOVED. CASSAVA. CASSAVA.

CASBAH. CASBAH. I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 13. CONSIDER INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF PURCHASE ORDER P24065 3 TO 7 DAY ADDICTION, LLC IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3280 FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SHIRTS.

SO MOVE. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND.

[13. CONSENT AGENDA]

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

[14. OTHER BUSINESS]

CALL FOR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 14. COUNCIL A FUTURE ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO OUR AGENDA.

[15. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

COUNCIL. NONE. THAT BEING SO.

ITEM 15, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND CLARICE WILL READ FOR THE.

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FOR THE RECORD. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. DISCUSSION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, REMUNERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF CITY ATTORNEY.

CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY.

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COMING UP NEXT ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.

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ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR.

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MAYOR PRO TEM DANIEL DAN DIAZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JASON DELEON,

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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 EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. MY NAME IS DAN DIAZ.

I SEE THAT WE HAVE QUORUM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR MAYOR, WHO'S REPRESENTING THE CITY IN DC AT THIS TIME.

ITEM NUMBER ONE, CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM A IS PRAYER.

TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE LED BY DOCTOR DAVID ALEXANDER FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN EDINBURG. CAN EVERYBODY STAND, PLEASE? HONORABLE COUNCIL OFFICIALS.

ESTEEMED RESIDENTS. GOOD EVENING. LET'S PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, HOW MAJESTIC IS YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH.

WE PRAISE YOU, LORD, FOR TODAY WE THANK YOU FOR LIFE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING.

LORD. I THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO LEAD THIS CITY, TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND OUR DEPENDANCE UPON YOU, FOR ALL THINGS THAT YOU'VE ENTRUSTED US WITH.

I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST GUIDE THEM IN THIS MEETING WITH WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, THE ABILITY TO RELATE TO THE FOLKS THAT HAVE PRESENTATIONS OR TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS THAT HONOR YOU. SO, LORD, WE INVITE YOU TO BE HERE AND BE PRESENT AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED

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BE TO YOUR HONOR AND GLORY IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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. ITEM NUMBER THREE.

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

I'M SORRY. ITEM NUMBER TWO. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.

YES, SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM, THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON MAY 31ST, 2024 AT 4:30 P.M..

SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER THREE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A COUNCIL MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM.

IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE MEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.

PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING STEPHANIE MASON, MISS TEEN RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AS REQUESTED BY PHILIP MESA.

IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION, CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM? I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD. WHEREAS MISS STEPHANIE VALERIA MESA WAS BORN TO MIRIAM AND FILEMON MESA ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2005, IN MCALLEN, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, AT THE YOUNG AGE OF FIVE, STEPHANIE STARTED PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL PAGEANTS.

STEPHANIE HAS WON A PLETHORA OF LOCAL PAGEANTS WHICH INCLUDE 2015 LITTLE MISS EDINBURG, 2016 LITTLE MISS RGV, 2017 PRE-TEEN SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 2017 MISS RGV AMBASSADOR 2018 MISS TROPICS OF TEXAS PRE-TEEN 2019 MISS SOUTH TEXAS JUNIOR TEEN 2020. MISS SOUTH TEXAS AMBASSADOR 2022, MISS TROPICS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND IS THE CURRENT TITLEHOLDER OF THE 2024 MISS RIO GRANDE VALLEY TEEN USA AND MISS STEPHANIE MEZA WILL GO ON TO REPRESENT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, INCLUDING THE ALL-AMERICAN CITY OF EDINBURG, AT THE MISS TEXAS TEEN USA PAGEANT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ON JUNE 23RD, 2024, WHICH IS A BEAUTY PAGEANT FOR GIRLS 14 TO 19. THE PAGEANT PROGRAM INCLUDES A COMPETITION INVOLVING PRIVATE INTERVIEWS WITH JUDGES, PRESENTATION SHOWS IN ACTIVEWEAR AND EVENING GOWNS, AND A FINAL ON STAGE INTERVIEW QUESTION.

WHEREAS MISS MEZA, A GRADUATE OF ROBERT VELA HIGH SCHOOL, RECEIVED NUMEROUS EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN MATHEMATICS, HISTORY, ENGLISH AND SCIENCE, WAS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MATH HONOR SOCIETY AND GRADUATED IN THE TOP 10% OF HER CLASS OF 2024.

THROUGHOUT HER LIFE, MISS MEZA HAS LEARNED AND APPLIED HER ACQUIRED SKILLS TO HER SCHOOL, CAREER AND LIFE SITUATIONS.

SHE HAS REPRESENTED HER SCHOOL IN EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS SUCH AS THE MISS TEXAS TEEN USA 2023, WHERE SHE WAS BLESSED TO MAKE IT INTO THE MUCH SOUGHT FINAL 17, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH AND HAS BEEN A ROLE MODEL TO HER FELLOW STUDENTS, SHOWING THAT THROUGH HARD WORK, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. AND WHEREAS THE EDINBURG NATIVE IS ALSO VERY GENEROUS AND HELPFUL INDIVIDUAL, SHE HAS HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND HAS RAISED OVER 20,000 DURING HER MULTIPLE REIGNS AS A BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER FOR LOCAL CHARITIES SUCH AS THE FOOD BANK OF SOUTH TEXAS. SHE GENUINELY CARES FOR PEOPLE AND HOPES TO SOON BE ELECTED TO A LOCAL OFFICE TO REPRESENT THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE STEPHANIE VALERIA MEZA FOR HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HER SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS, MA'AM.

YOU COULD GET A COUPLE WORDS. COMMENTS.

THANK SOME PEOPLE IN YOUR IN YOUR CAREER.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARENTS WHO WITHOUT.

WITHOUT THE PARENTS, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN. CONGRATULATIONS, PARENTS. ITEM B.

PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2024 AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH, AS REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

IF YOU'RE HERE TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD. WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, CONTRIBUTE. CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF THIS CITY EVERY DAY. ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY BY WORKING, CAREGIVING, VOLUNTEERING, AND ACTIVELY PRESERVING CUSTOMS, RITUALS, AND TRADITIONS.

AND WHEREAS THESE RESIDENTS ARE VITAL AND INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, THEIR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE CAN BE SHARED TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LIVES.

AND WHEREAS, ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, NOT JUST IN THIS COMMUNITY BUT ACROSS TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS ABUSE AFFECTED MORE THAN 120,069 OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, OF WHICH 83,737 WERE CONFIRMED IN TEXAS IN 2023.

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AND WHEREAS ABUSE AGAINST OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS GROSSLY UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE SOCIAL STIGMA AND EMBARRASSMENT AND FEAR.

AND WHEREAS ADULT ABUSE AFFECTS MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME AND ABILITY LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS IN ALL COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS MANY OF THESE CASES INVESTIGATED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS INVOLVE SELF-NEGLECT, AND IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE IN NEED.

AND WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STRENGTHEN OUR EFFORTS TO PREVENT, REPORT AND ADDRESS ELDER ABUSE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

I KNOW THAT OUR MAYOR IS A VERY BUSY AND POPULAR MAN IN DC RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US. LET ME FIRST, THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

THE US CENSUS BUREAU HAS PEGGED 2034 AS THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY THAT OLDER ADULTS 65 AND OLDER WILL OUTNUMBER YOUNGER PEOPLE.

THIS FAST GROWING POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO STRONGLY IMPACT OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

OLDER ADULTS ARE VITAL, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, AND EVERYONE DESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIVE FREE FROM ABUSE.

NATIONAL RESEARCH HAS SHOWN AS MANY AS 1 IN 10 OLDER AMERICANS ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED EACH YEAR. FOR EVERY CASE KNOWN TO PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES, 24 WERE UNKNOWN, WHERE 24 ARE UNKNOWN.

PLEASE, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU SEE ABUSE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE DO REPORT IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

AND THANK ALL YOUR STAFF.

A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND I WILL SAY, ANYONE HAVING ANY DOUBTS, PLEASE.

LIKE SHE SAID, CALL 911.

CALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS. PD, THERE'S A PROCESS.

ANYONE THAT GOES TO THE ER NURSES ARE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE.

ALWAYS TRY TO GET THEM ANY HELP.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM FOR C PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATION.

RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF EDINBURG RETIREE JOSE J.

GARZA CUSTODIAN, CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT, BUILDING MAINTENANCE DIVISION FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE'S RETIRING.

OKAY. I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD.

WHEREAS ON MAY 3RD, 2004, JOSE J.

GARZA WAS HIRED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING MAINTENANCE DIVISION. AND WHEREAS, ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2005, MR. GARZA WAS RECLASSIFIED FROM CUSTODIAN TO CUSTODIAN ONE.

AND NOW, WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2014, DUE TO COMPENSATION PLAN AMENDMENT, MR. GARCIA'S TITLE WAS CHANGED TO CUSTODIAN.

AND WHEREAS DURING HIS YEARS OF SERVICE, MR. GARCIA ATTENDED NUMEROUS TRAININGS, HE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING IN CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF HIDALGO COUNTY, ESTRELLA'S HOUSE, NUMEROUS CERTIFICATES OF EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION, ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE, CUSTOMER SERVICE FUNDAMENTALS, INTERACTIONS, CYBERSECURITY, ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING, HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE, SAFETY MANUAL, TITLE SEVEN DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION. AND WHEREAS, ON MAY 8TH, 2024, AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, MR. JOSE J. GARCIA RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JOSE J.

GARCIA, CUSTODIAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, FOR HIS YEARS OF LOYALTY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE AND WISH JOSE J.

GARZA A HAPPY RETIREMENT.

FELICIDADES. CONGRATULATIONS.

SENOR GARCIA. MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU TRABAJO.

SU DEDICATION A LA CIUDAD.

YO NO QUIERO HABLAR, PERO AQUI EN LAS PALABRAS PARA USTED.

CHIEF WHITE IS GOING TO SAY A FEW COMMENTS. OKAY, SO I DO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE SPANISH. SO NOW WE MEMBERS SEEING AROUND ALL THE TIME AROUND PD AND STUFF WHEN WE WERE WORKING THE OLD BUILDINGS AND STUFF. SO I DIDN'T REALIZE IT'S BEEN THAT LONG, BUT THANK YOU. GRACIAS, SENOR.

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AQUI ESTAMOS. AQUI ESTAMOS EN LA CIUDAD.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT. NEXT ITEM IS 4D.

PRESENT THE RECIPIENT FOR THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024.

LET'S GO. FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, MISS MORA.

SURE. WE'RE A LITTLE EARLY.

SORRY. SORRY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COME IN? HERE.

RIGHT HERE. YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

HER FAMILY. FAMILIA. FAMILY.

FAMILY. FAMILIA.

LIFE IS HERE. ON. THE COUNT OF THREE.

READY? ONE. TWO. THREE.

FOUR. WELL, LET ME HELP YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE SHALL SEE SOME FEW WORDS FROM ME.

YES. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.

NATALIA VELASQUEZ, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SAFETY. MISS LETICIA IS A HIGHLY VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT, KNOWN FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN VARIOUS ROLES AS A PERMIT CLERK.

BUILDING PLANS. EXAMINER ONE.

BUILDING PLANS. EXAMINER TWO.

IT'S HER CURRENT ROLE RIGHT NOW.

SHE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FOR HER DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND HER POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH COWORKERS AND ALSO THE INDUSTRY. OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT HER COMMITMENT AND ACQUIRING CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES. MISS MORA HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG BELIEF IN HER CAPABILITIES AND PAVING THE WAY FOR FURTHER ADVANCEMENTS IN THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT.

IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO WORK WITH MISS LETTY MORALES.

THANK YOU MA'AM. CONGRATULATIONS.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE ONCE AGAIN, POR FAVOR.

THANK YOU. AND SO THEY TOLD ME, YOU YOU JUST YOU JUST STARTED 20 YEARS AGO.

YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY.

WELL, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT.

I HAVE LEARNED A LOT TOO MUCH.

AND I REALLY ENJOY WORKING HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE APPRECIATION. I REALLY ENJOY IT.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, NUMBER FIVE. PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

I WILL BE TAKING TIME. PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AT THIS TIME IN COUNCIL, THERE ARE FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS MISS FERN MCLARTY REGARDING A CITY SEWER PROBLEM AND CITY SPENDING. COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING MY PHONE MESSAGES.

OBVIOUSLY THE MAYOR GOT ONE IN WASHINGTON.

BUT BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE SEWER PROBLEM THAT KEEPS HAPPENING, I WANT TO DISCUSS WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK YOUR PRIORITY FUNCTION IS.

YOUR PRIORITY FUNCTION IS NOT TO BUILD HIGH RISE PARKING FACILITIES.

VOTING FOR AN APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD WHO INCREASES OUR PROPERTY VALUES.

INVESTING IN PROJECTS THAT CONSTRUCT SPORTS ARENAS OR SOCCER FIELDS OR PROJECTS THAT ARE ARE SIMPLY POLITICAL PAYBACKS.

YOUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE BASIC SERVICE THAT PEOPLE CANNOT PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES, AND IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE.

BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT.

NOW MY PROBLEM. SEWER.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A PICTURE TONIGHT THAT SHOULD NOT BE COMING FROM A SHORT STANDPIPE ON THE GROUND. MCCALL AND CHAPIN.

ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE.

SO WHY DO I HAVE TO REPORT A RECURRING PROBLEM AGAIN? IF THIS HAPPENED ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY, THE CITY WOULD STOP CONSTRUCTION.

AND IF NECESSARY, FIND THE OWNER FOR EVERY OCCURRENCE.

I DO NOT WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM.

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I WANT THE CITY TO FIX IT.

IT'S NASTY. AND THE CHILDREN AND ANYONE THAT WALKS THERE IS CAN GET SICK.

NOW COME FOR MY SECOND ISSUE TONIGHT, MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY HAD INCREASED THE WATER RATES BY A MODEST 67%.

I WANTED TO DISCUSS THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY.

IF WE HAD MORE MONEY, WE COULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE.

THE CITY AUDITOR HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS DESCRIBED OUR BUDGET BALLOTS AS BEING HEALTHY, WHICH MEANS IT IS MORE THAN 15%.

WE WANT A LOWER TAX RATE, WATER RATES AND NO HIGH RISE PARKING.

THEY'RE AT WAR AND I PRAY THAT WE CAN GET THE HOSTAGE BACK.

THE UNITED STATES NEED TO BE DEMANDING THIS, BUT PLEASE PRAY FOR ISRAEL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

MISS MCCURDY ALSO ASKED QUESTIONS ON ITEM NINE A.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS HERIBERTO ANAYA REGARDING OWASA ROAD LIFT STATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMAN. I'M HERIBERTO AND I'VE BEEN RESIDING IN ON WARSAW ROAD FOR THE LAST SINCE I MOVED IN IN THE MID 80S.

CITY ANNEXED US BACK IN 2015.

WITH THE INTENTIONS, I GUESS, TO BE A PART OF THE CITY AND HAVING ALL THE CITY AMENITIES AND AND TO THIS DAY, WE'RE STILL KIND OF WE LIKE WE WERE BACK THEN OTHER THAN THE WIDENING OF THE ROAD.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE ON THE AGENDA FOR FOR THE LIFT STATION SEWER EAST AND WEST.

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE TIMELINE.

AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE AND ALSO TO KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN.

I KNOW MR. GERALDO IS GOING TO BE TALKING IN REGARDS TO THAT.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW, ARE WE HAVING DO WE HAVE ANY INPUT AS FAR AS HOW ARE THEY GOING TO INSTALL IT, AND WHAT PROPERTY IS IT GOING TO BE ON THE EAST OR WEST SIDE OF THE OF OUR SUBDIVISION THAT I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE SERVICE AND ANYTHING THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME INPUT.

I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR, THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT. I ALSO SEE THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT PURCHASING SOME PROPERTY THERE, RIGHT ON THE CORNER NEXT TO THE CHURCH THERE.

AND I'M HOPING THAT IF IT DOES THAT, IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT US IN A NEGATIVE WAY. AND I'M AND I'M JUST CONCERNED LIKE WE WERE JUST THEY WERE JUST SAYING ABOUT THE SMELL. WE LIVE RIGHT THERE AND SO AND IT'S, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND I'M, I'M HOPING THAT'S ALL AND I'M, I'M SURE IT IS.

IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THAT. ALSO, I REMEMBER VISITING WITH THE MAYOR AND ALSO WITH MYRA IN REGARDS TO I OFFERED SOME PROPERTY IN THE VERY FAR BACK OF MY 24 ACRES.

WE DIDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT, AND I'M ASSUMING I BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. THE CITY NEVER CAME BACK TO ME.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THEY HAD FOUND SOMETHING ELSE, SO I DON'T MIND. I STILL FEEL THAT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BENEFIT THE CITY, I'M STILL OPEN TO THAT THAT DISCUSSION.

IF THE CITY NEEDS TO STILL, I'LL STILL HAVE IT AVAILABLE.

I KNOW I HAD TALKED TO MYRA ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES, AND HOPEFULLY AGAIN, I JUST WE JUST WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET IT PUT IN.

OWOSSO ROAD IS A VERY HIGHLY TRAFFICKED AREA, AND I FEEL THAT BY THE CITY DOING THAT, I FORESEE THAT THAT AREA WILL, WILL, WILL BLOSSOM AND OUR NEIGHBORS WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT THE THAT AREA TOO.

AND AS FAR AS THE CITY, I'M ASSUMING IT WILL IT'LL COMPLEMENT IT.

ALSO. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU.

AND I KNOW SOMETIMES I'VE BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD.

I THINK ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS CALLED ME UP AND SAID THAT WAS BEING DIFFICULT.

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IT'S JUST I'M JUST ASKING, THAT'S ALL.

OKAY, YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

AND I WILL SAY ITEM SIX A MIGHT ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU'D LIKE TO STICK AROUND. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RIGO GONZALEZ JR REGARDING ITEM H.

WHICH H7H DIDN'T HAVE A NUMBER PROPOSED REQUEST FOR ZONING TO MULTIFAMILY.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS RODRIGO GONZALEZ JUNIOR.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING BOTANICO LLC.

WE'RE LOCATED AT 208 EAST DAVID DRIVE.

HAVE THAT PROPERTY THERE, AND THERE IS A PROPOSED REZONING OF AN AREA LOCATED BETWEEN OUR PROPERTY AND BUSINESS, 281 TO BE CHANGED TO FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY.

THERE CURRENTLY IS A MECHANIC SHOP, BODY SHOP REPAIR THAT'S THERE THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS. THE PLAZA THAT FACES KLAUSNER.

IS, I GUESS, BORDERS WITH THIS.

THERE IS A PROPOSED FOUR UNITS WITH A TOTAL OF 15 APARTMENTS, FOUR AND THREE BUILDINGS, AND THREE IN ANOTHER.

OUR ROADWAY IS VERY NARROW.

THERE ARE ARE NO LIGHTS.

THERE'S REALLY QUITE A FEW THINGS THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE AS FAR AS ENTRANCES.

THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE ANOTHER PARKING AREA BUILT BEHIND THE PLAZA TO ALLOW THEM.

SO MY STANCE IS PUTTING MULTIFAMILY UNITS IN BETWEEN TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL AREAS.

I SEE ISSUES FOR THE COMPANY THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE AND THE THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED THERE. AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. ANOTHER GENTLEMAN CAME TO CONTEST THAT WAS ON WISCONSIN.

BECAUSE THIS WILL AFFECT OUR TAX BRACKET, OUR TAXES.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WE'RE THEY'RE PRETTY HIGH AS IT IS.

AND THEN TO BE BORDERING WITH COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY, I, I ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE ON OUR END ALSO.

AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT'S FAIR.

I DON'T THINK IT IS A BENEFIT FOR THE CITY TO HAVE APARTMENTS LOCATED BETWEEN TWO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, DON'T SEE WHERE IT BENEFITS ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THE APARTMENTS AT THIS TIME.

I DO I DID WANT TO ALSO STATE THAT AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, I BELIEVE STAFF AND THE BOARD, THE MEMBERS HERE ALL VOTED AGAINST IT.

SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU ALL WOULD SEE AND UNDERSTAND THAT AND VOTE THE SAME WAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

AND I WILL SAY INVITE YOU TO STATE FOR ITEM SEVEN H.

BECAUSE THERE WE CAN DISCUSS RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T RESPOND.

THANK YOU. YES. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS SAMUEL VALDEZ ON ITEM SEVEN H.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS SAMUEL VALDEZ.

I'M A UPPER. I'M PART OF THE OPERATIONS TEAM FOR 3G PROPANE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON MR. GONZALEZ'S PROPERTY. AND I HAD A COUPLE CONCERNS.

THE COMPANY HAD A COUPLE CONCERNS AS FAR AS THE WIDENING OF THE ROADWAY.

IT'S 18FT CURRENTLY, AS WELL AS THERE'S NO CENTER DIVISION, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TRAFFIC, BUT NO CENTER DIVISION AS WELL AS NO POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF OUR CONCERNS AS WELL AS I HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH DAVID DRIVE IN THE MORNINGS AND ON A MORE THAN A COUPLE OCCASIONS, I'VE HAD TO HIT A COUPLE POTHOLES ENTERING FROM KLAUSNER INTO DAVID DRIVE JUST BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT VEHICLES THAT WILL STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IN BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE BUSINESS THAT'S THERE.

CURRENTLY, THERE'S A SPECTRUM LINE, SO I'VE COME A COUPLE TIMES TO HITTING THAT LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

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I ALSO INVITE YOU TO REMAIN FOR ITEM SEVEN H.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. ITEM SIX A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED WEST AND EAST OWOSSO ROAD SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL.

COULD YOU PUT THE MIC, THE MIC CLOSER TO YOU, PLEASE? THANK YOU. SORRY. FOR THE RECORD GERARDO CARMONA, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.

AND TONIGHT I'LL BE DOING A PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE WEST AND EAST OWOSSO SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK ON THIS TO THE PUBLIC IS THAT THESE AREAS WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE, IN THE PICTURE THERE ON THE WEST SIDE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH FROM I-69 TO TO WEST OF THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING WEST. MOST OF THOSE PROPERTIES.

ONE PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED BACK IN 2013, BUT MOST OF THEM WERE ANNEXED BACK IN 2015.

ON THE EAST SIDE, IT WAS ANNEXED BACK IN 2013.

OVERALL ON THIS PROJECT.

RIGHT. THERE'S 102 PROPERTIES WHICH IS 325 ACRES.

AND ON THE WEST SIDE, JUST TO BREAK IT DOWN, WE HAVE 73 PROPERTIES, WHICH.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 1115 ON MY WATCH.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND. MOTION SECOND.

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

MOTION CARRIES. I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT.

THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I BELIEVE COUNCIL, THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT DO REQUIRE ACTION.

YES, MAYOR, BASED ON THE DISCUSSION FOR ITEM A I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION AUTHORIZING AMENDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE LIMITED. ON THE TERMS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.

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

THEN WE HAVE ITEM D, I BELIEVE.

YES, MAYOR. ITEM D, BASED ON THE DISCUSSION, I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION, RATIFYING THE EDC'S AGREEMENT RELATED TO PROJECT FORCETT.

SO MOVED. VERY WELL. WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES AND NO OTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

MAYOR, BASED ON THE DISCUSSION. VERY WELL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

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

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. IT'S 1117.

[OPEN SESSION]

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OKAY, I SEE WE ARE LIVE AGAIN.

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CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN?

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REGULAR SESSION. SO MOVED.

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SECOND, HAVE A MOTION.

[The City Council will convene in Open Session to take necessary action, if any, in accordance with Chapter 551, Open meetings, Subchapter E, Procedures Relating to Closed Meeting, §551.102, Requirement to Vote or Take Final Action in Open Meeting.]

AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'RE NOW IN OPEN SESSION.

FOR THE RECORD, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, COUNSELOR. YES, SIR. BASED ON THE DISCUSSION FOR ITEM A, I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO MOVE. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND.

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

ALSO, BASED ON THE DISCUSSION REGARDING ITEM B, I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A RIGHT OF WAY PROPERTY ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

COUNCIL. SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED?

[16. ADJOURNMENT]

SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES AND NO OTHER ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

NO OTHER ACTION. ITEM 16.

MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. SO MOVED.