Aug 20, 2024 City Council Meeting

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COMING UP NEXT ON ECN, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE

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

AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE SITTING IN AS ADVISORS.

CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY JOSEPHINE RAMIREZ SOLIS.

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

[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[A. Prayer.]

I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PRAYER.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE PASTOR PALM VALLEY CHURCH PASTOR BRANDON BELL.

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WE BOW OUR HEADS. DEAR FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO JOIN TOGETHER TODAY. PLEASE BLESS THIS MEETING.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME.

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

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR

[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO-TEM.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.

[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

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

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL.

UNDER STATE LAW, 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.

MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE

[4. MAYOR'S REPORT]

[A. TML Policy Summit 2025 Legislative Session Update]

WE'RE GOING TO JUST MOVE ON TO UNDER MAYOR'S REPORT.

I JUST HAVE ONE ITEM COUNCIL AND JUST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

I ATTENDED A TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE POLICY SUMMIT.

THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE LEGISLATURE.

THE. THEY MEET EVERY TWO YEARS, AND ALL THE CITIES COME TOGETHER TO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADVISE COUNCIL AND STAFF THAT WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A FORUM SO WE CAN START CRAFTING OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.

A LOT OF CITIES ARE ALREADY DEFINING THAT HTML HAS COME UP WITH THEIR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE LOOK AT IT, BUT THAT WE ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY, ANY ITEMS, ANY ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADVOCATE IN AUSTIN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FUNDING, IT'S ALSO ABOUT LAWS THAT ARE PASSED THAT MAY AFFECT HOW WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS.

SO I DID FORWARD THE INFORMATION I THINK, TO CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL.

SO IF Y'ALL CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT, THERE'S ANYTHING WE WANT TO INCORPORATE.

THEY ARE TAKING RESOLUTIONS.

IF THERE'S POSITIONS THAT WE DO WANT TO TAKE ON ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST.

WE WOULD NEED TO PASS THOSE RESOLUTIONS SOMETIME SOON SO WE CAN KEEP THAT IN MIND.

MAYBE WE CAN HAVE THAT FORUM SOMETIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, SO THAT WE COULD JUST BE PREPARED FOR THE SESSION THAT STARTS IN JANUARY.

THANK YOU. AND I IT'S NOT IN THE AGENDA, BUT I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY, MISS JOSE RAMIREZ SOLIS.

WELCOME ABOARD MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

AND AND ALSO RECOGNIZE MISTER OMAR OCHOA.

HE'S STILL HERE, AND HE'S SITTING THERE.

LET'S GIVE HIM A HAND, TOO. HE'S HE SERVED OUR CITY FOR FOR I THINK SIX YEARS. AND, OMAR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE TO HELP OUR CITY AND AND WISH YOU THE VERY BEST.

[5. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS]

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SERVICE TO OUR CITY.

[A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the STX Broncs 14U Fastpitch Team as the 2024 Fastpitch]

WE HAVE ITEM A, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM.

PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE SOUTH TEXAS BRONX 14TH FAST PITCH TEAM AS THE 2024 FAST PITCH AMERICAN SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.

ALL RIGHT, REQUESTED BY JUAN RODRIGUEZ.

AND. I THINK WE HAVE THEM HERE.

AND IF YOU COULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND WE'LL GO DOWN THERE WHILE THE PROCLAMATION IS READ AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

WHEREAS IN 2023, THE SOUTH TEXAS BRONX SOFTBALL TEAM TRAVELED TO PLANO, TEXAS, TO COMPETE IN THE FAST PITCH AMERICAN SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION FAR SOUTHERN NATIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP AND WON FIRST PLACE.

THEY ATTENDED THE 2024 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM JULY 15 TO 20, 2024, IN BRANSON, MISSOURI, AND WON FIRST PLACE IN THE 14TH DIVISION.

THIS MARKS BACK TO BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

AND WHEREAS THE SOUTH TEXAS BRONX IS A FAST PITCH SOFTBALL TEAM COMPOSED OF ATHLETES FROM THE EDINBURG CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BELLE GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND BARRIENTOS MIDDLE SCHOOL, TAKING ON THE NAME OF THE CITY'S ORIGINAL UTPA BRONCS. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF SAVANNA FARFAN, ADDISON CANTU, ACA TREVINO, JERELYN MÉNDEZ, JUDITH ARROYO, MICAELA FLORES, OLIVIA REALE, NATALIE DIAZ, CLARISSA RODRIGUEZ, KATARINA CEPEDA, SADA GARZA, CHLOE AND CHLOE RAMIREZ.

WHEREAS THE SOUTH BRONX HAVE BEEN COMPETING IN NUMEROUS NATIONAL EVENTS LOCALLY, OUT OF TOWN AND OUT OF STATE, THE GIRLS COMPETE IN PRACTICE YEAR ROUND, SHARPENING THEIR SOFTBALL SKILLS.

THIS COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO BECOME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TWO YEARS IN A ROW. AND WHEREAS GOING INTO THE FISA WORLD SERIES IN BRANSON,

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BUT THE BRONX WERE UP TO THE CHALLENGE.

AND WHEREAS THE GIRLS BEGAN THEIR TOURNAMENT WITH AN EARLY BRACKET LOSS TO A VERY SEASONED ARKANSAS SECOND YEAR TEAM WITH THEIR BACKS AGAINST THE WALL, THE BRONX PLAYED TOUGH, EARNING THEIR SPOT IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, ONLY TO MEET UP WITH THE SAME TEAM THAT HANDED THEM THEIR FIRST LOSS.

AND WHEREAS THE SOUTH BRONX WENT INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AS THE UNDERDOG TEAM, COACHES AND PLAYERS KNEW THAT IF THEY WERE TO COME OUT CHAMPIONS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BEAT THE UNDEFEATED TEAM NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE, PER FORZA. WORLD SERIES RULES.

WHEREAS THE SOUTH BRONX WENT INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITHOUT FEAR AND INSTEAD WERE DETERMINED TO LEAVE THEIR MARK IN MISSOURI, FIGHTING AND SACRIFICING EVERY MINUTE OF THE GAME, THEY BEAT THE UNDEFEATED SECOND YEAR ARKANSAS TEAM TWO GAMES IN A ROW TO BECOME THE 2024 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF EDINBURG IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SOUTH TEXAS BRONX SOFTBALL TEAM AND COACHES JUAN RODRIGUEZ, PETER CANTU, AND JORGE ARROYO FOR EARNING THE 2024 NATIONAL TITLE AND MAKING THEIR SCHOOL, FAMILY AND CITY PROUD.

NOW, THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE SOUTH TEXAS BRONX SOFTBALL TEAM AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE SUCCESS OF THESE STUDENTS AND COACHES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST GRATITUDE TO MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DAN DIAZ, JASON DE LEON, DAVID SALAZAR, AND DAVID WHITE.

THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION FOR OUR GIRLS, FOR THE BRONX SOFTBALL TEAM.

MY NAME IS JUAN RODRIGUEZ, ALONG WITH COACHES PETER CANTU AND JORGE ARROYO. WE COACH THE BRONX 14 YOUTH SOFTBALL TEAM.

THIS TEAM'S ORIGINS BEGAN AND ORIGINATED IN EDINBURGH, WHERE THE EDINBURGH PARKS AND REC SOFTBALL PROGRAM. TAKING OUR NAME AND OUR COLORS FROM THE ORIGINAL MASCOT FROM OUR PREVIOUS UTPA BRONCS PROGRAM.

I MEAN, WHAT A BETTER MASCOT TO REPRESENT OUR CITY THAN THE ORIGINAL MASCOT, BUCKY THE BRONC. COACH CANTU AND I BEGAN AS VOLUNTEER COACHES FOR PARKS AND REC OVER FIVE YEARS AGO, AND EACH OF OUR YOUNG ATHLETES HERE TODAY WERE PLAYERS THAT CAME THROUGH PARKS AND REC PROGRAM, AND THAT WE COACHED BACK WHEN WE WERE STARTING IN THE CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE. THESE GIRLS, SINCE THEY WERE EIGHT YEARS OLD, HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY PRACTICING DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT.

FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING IN WORK, CONSISTENTLY ATTENDING PRACTICES, FUNDRAISERS ON OUR OWN TO BE ABLE TO GO AND REPRESENT OUR CITY AND OUR TEAM AT THESE NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS, PLAYING, COMPETING AGAINST TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION TO BE ABLE TO BRING BACK HOME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES BACK TO BACK IN 2023 AND 2024.

THIS IS TRULY A BLESSING AND A TESTAMENT TO THEIR HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT.

BUT TO SAY THAT WE DID IT ALL ON OUR OWN WOULD BE A LIE.

OUR COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN OUR SUCCESS.

AS WE ALL KNOW, FUND RAISING FUNDS IS NOT AN EASY TASK.

YET THESE GIRLS HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE SUPPORT FROM NOT ONLY OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, FROM OUR CITY RESIDENTS WHO ALWAYS COME OUT AND SUPPORT THESE GIRLS AT EVERY EVENT WE HAVE. IT'S A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE FOR US WHEN WE SEE THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY HAS IN OUR GIRLS. THANK YOU ALSO TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING US, FOR ALWAYS ALLOWING US TO USE THEIR SOFTBALL FIELDS TO EITHER HOLD PRACTICES OR HOLD TOURNAMENTS. AS THE SAYING GOES, IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

AND THE QUOTE IS NOTHING BUT TRUE.

IN CONCLUSION, I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM PARENTS FOR ALLOWING US TO COACH YOUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST, CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT YOU HAVE IN US.

WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THERE'S A FAMOUS QUOTE FROM A FAMOUS MAN THAT SAYS, DON'T JUDGE ME BY MY SUCCESS.

JUDGE ME BY HOW MANY TIMES I FELL DOWN AND GOT BACK UP.

THIS COULDN'T BE MORE ACCURATE FOR OUR TEAMS. TO MY GIRLS, CLARISSA, EDDY, JUDITH, ASIA, MAKAYLA, NATALIE, ADDIE, SAVANNAH, JAYLEE, KAT AND GERA.

I AM SO PROUD OF EACH AND ONE OF Y'ALL.

IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO COACH YOU ALL.

IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME. IT'S A BLESSING FOR ME TO SEE YOU GUYS SUCCEED AND SEE THAT THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT COME TO FRUITION.

I LOVE YOU ALL. ENJOY THIS WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION AND LET'S COME BACK TO PRACTICE TOMORROW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, COACH AND YOUNG LADIES, BACK TO BACK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CHAMPIONS.

WAY TO GO. GREAT JOB GUYS.

[B. Presentation Recognizing the City of Edinburg Parks & Recreation Department Texas Amateur]

WITH OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, TEXAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION 2024 SUMMER STATE GAMES TOP WINNERS.

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ONE MORE HAND, GUYS. THAT'S JUST GREAT NEWS.

THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR SPORTS MANAGER, I WANT TO HAVE A FEW WORDS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OCCURRED.

WE HAVE A SUMMER PROGRAM, OF COURSE, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FABULOUS COACHES THAT COME FROM COLLEGE DOWN HERE AND COACH IN THE SUMMER TRACK, TENNIS, SWIMMING AND GOLF AS WELL.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COACHES FIRST FOR, FOR, FOR GETTING OUR KIDS.

WE ALSO START IN APRIL, WHICH IS THE PRESEASON WORKOUTS.

THEY GO IN THE GYM, OF COURSE, AND THEY GO IN THE WEIGHT ROOM AS WELL.

SO THEY'VE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD. THEY'RE VERY TALENTED, BUT THEY WERE HARD WORKERS AS WELL.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COACHES FOR DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB.

ONE OF OUR COACHES IS HERE IS MARTIN MARTINEZ, HOMETOWN HERO AS WELL. SO HE'S HERE WITH WITH WITH WITH WITH OUR BOXING KIDS.

AND JUST TO INTRODUCE YOU GUYS OUR MEDALIST, OUR GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALIST IS OUR SPORTS MANAGER, RONNIE RODRIGUEZ. RONNIE.

THANK YOU. COACH. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS RONNIE RODRIGUEZ, CITY OF PARKS, RECREATION, RECREATION MANAGER. BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND OF COURSE, OUR CITY MANAGEMENT FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING OUR PROGRAMS THERE AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION.

TONIGHT, I HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING SOME OF OUR AMAZING YOUNG ATHLETES.

THESE ATHLETES THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT COMPETED IN THE 2024 STATE GAMES OF TAFT IN BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PARENTS, OF COURSE, FOR TAKING THEM TO THESE LONG PRACTICES.

WE HAD PRACTICES IN THE MORNING OR THE AFTERNOON OR EVEN LATE INTO THE NIGHT.

AND THANK YOU, PARENTS FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS. THIS SUMMER. WE HAD OVER 600 TAFT ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN TRACK AND FIELD, TENNIS, SWIMMING, GOLF AND BOXING.

FROM THOSE 600 ATHLETES FROM THE CITY OF EDINBURG, 100 OF THESE ATHLETES COMPETED AND QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE GAMES.

OUT OF THOSE 100 ATHLETES, THESE ATHLETES THAT I WILL BE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT MEDALED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES.

SO LET'S HEAR IT FOR THESE KIDS.

FIRST UP FOR OUR TENNIS, OUR BRONZE MEDALIST MR. CALLE EL SAMORA. IN BOXING SILVER MEDALIST ANDRES BEZANILLA.

IN BOXING, GOLD MEDALIST JOSEPH CABALLERO MR. CABALLERO WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE STILL GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. IN GOLF, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF EDINBURG, ALSO GOLD MEDALIST MR. RAMIRO BETANCOURT. IN TRACK AND FIELD, WE HAD A 16 YEAR, FOUR BY 400 METER RELAY BRONZE MEDALIST, MR. COREY ALEMAN. MR. RYAN ZUNIGA.

MR. DAVID DE LA GARZA AND MR. RIGOBERTO RAMOS. THE THIRD.

IN THE TEN 800 METER RUN BRONZE MEDALIST ERBEN GARZA.

NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ALSO IN THE 14 U.

DISCUS SILVER MEDALIST JACKSON EVANS.

THIS NEXT GENTLEMAN MEDALED THREE TIMES IN THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN THE 14 U.

110 HURDLES BRONZE MEDALIST ANGEL RODRIGUEZ.

IN THE 14 U. 300 HURDLES SILVER MEDALIST ANGEL RODRIGUEZ.

AND IN THE 14 U. HIGH JUMP SILVER MEDALIST ANGEL RODRIGUEZ.

GREAT JOB. ANGEL. AND IN 16, YOU SHOT PUT MISS A GOLD MEDALIST, MISS DANIELA SALAZAR. CONGRATULATIONS, ATHLETES, AND GREAT JOB.

SIR. THAT.

WAS. PRETTY.

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AND? IT'S RIGHT ON THE CHEST.

I KNOW YOU WANT TO DO THAT.

OKAY. NO.

AMEN. HALLELUJAH! CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. WOW. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. I SEE SOME OF THESE YOUNG ATHLETES, AND I'VE SEEN THEM SINCE THEY WERE VERY LITTLE AT OUR PARKS AND REC. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THEM NOW COMPETING AND.

AND, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS STATEWIDE.

THESE MEDALS ARE FROM ALL CITIES AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE THE ATHLETES, ALL THE PARENTS.

THANK YOU. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS GO TO PRACTICE AND EVERYTHING.

AND TO ALL OUR PARKS AND REC, ALL THE COACHES.

[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM SIX.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES, SIR.

MAYOR. THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR A SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I'LL BE TAKING TIME.

PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY. WE WELL, WE ARE HERE IN ANOTHER CITY MEETING WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US THAT WE CAN HAVE ANYTHING WE WANT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF EDINBURG HAVE GREAT CREDIT.

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN A RECESSION AND THE PRICES OF FOOD AND GAS ARE INCREASING, WE SHOULD BE JOYFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE A WAY OF GIVING PEOPLE EVERYTHING WE WANT. YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CITY HAS A $280 MILLION DEBT, AND THAT MEANS THAT EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD HAS A DEBT OF $3,000.

THAT IS OKAY. IT'S ALL OKAY BECAUSE THE 2025 THREE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL ARE RUNNING FOR REELECTION, AND THEY NEED TO SHOW PROGRESS.

SO IF WINNING MEANS THAT THE CITY DEBT MUST BE DOUBLED AND SOME PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY THE TAXES, THAT IS THE PRICE OF PROGRESS TO ME.

YOU SHOULD LOWER THE TAX RATE AND THAT WOULD MAKE THE VOTERS VERY HAPPY.

HOW IS EVERY INCREASING THE PRICE OF WATER BY 67% GOING TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY IF THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE MORE WATER? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE IF YOU INCREASE THE COST OF WATER, YOU CAN USE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE BONDS AND THE COUNCIL CAN SAY IT DID NOT RAISE TAXES. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS STILL NO MORE WATER AND NOW THERE IS MUCH HIGHER DEBT.

THIS TRICK FOR TAKING MORE FROM THE PEOPLE IS COSTING INDIVIDUALS $350,000 A MONTH, OR $4,200,000 A YEAR. BUT IT MAY BRING MORE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR CAMPAIGNS.

AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE POINTS WITH THE VOTERS, LOWER THE TAX RATE. ALSO TONIGHT I HAVE SIGNED UP FOR EIGHT B.

I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THAT YOU WILL PASS THE ORDINANCE THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT TONIGHT, AS THEY ARE. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PRAY FOR ISRAEL AND FOR THE HOSTAGE FOR ISRAEL TO WIN THIS BATTLE, AND THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE AN ALLY TO THE UNITED STATES AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS ITEM EIGHT B.

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SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY I BELIEVE THAT BEING JUDGED BY A JUDGE, RATHER THAN HAVING OVERSIGHT BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE, IS THE BETTER APPROACH FOR MANAGING THIS CRITICAL ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT ENSURES IMPARTIALITY.

JUDGES ARE TRAINED TO INTERPRET THE LAW BASED ON EVIDENCE, FACTS AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES.

THEIR DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY THE RULE OF LAW, NOT BY OPERATIONAL PRESSURES OR DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITIES.

THIS IMPARTIALITY IS CRUCIAL WHEN DEALING WITH THE RECORD ROTATION, WHICH INVOLVES NOT ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT ALSO SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS INTERESTS.

HAVING A JUDGE OVERSEE DISPUTES OR DECISIONS RELATED TO THIS LIST ENSURES THAT EVERY PARTY INVOLVED, WHETHER A WRECKER SERVICE PROVIDER OR A CITIZEN, RECEIVES A FAIR AND UNBIASED HEARING.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN THE CHIEF OF POLICE OVERSEES THE WRECKER, ROTATION IS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR PERCEIVED BIAS.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS LAW ENFORCEMENT, NOT BUSINESS REGULATION.

WHILE THE POLICE ARE EXPERTS IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY, THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN REGULATING THE RECORD ROTATION LIST CAN BLUR THE LINES BETWEEN ENFORCING THE LAW AND MANAGING COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.

THIS CAN LEAD TO DECISIONS THAT MIGHT FAVOR CERTAIN PROVIDERS, OR THAT ARE MADE BASED ON FACTORS OTHER THAN STRICT ADHERENCE TO FAIRNESS AND LEGALITY.

ANOTHER KEY POINT IS THAT JUDGES BRING A WEALTH OF LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO THEIR DECISIONS. THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE COMPLEX LEGAL ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE IN DISPUTES OVER THE RECORD ROTATION LIST, INCLUDING CONTRACT LAW, DUE PROCESS, AND FAIRNESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.

THE JUDGE'S DECISION IS INFORMED BY A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF LEGAL PRECEDENTS AND PRINCIPLES, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IN ENSURING THAT ALL ACTIONS RELATED TO THE RECORD ROTATION LIST ARE NOT ONLY FAIR, BUT ALSO LEGALLY SOUND.

THE CHIEF OF POLICE, WHILE HIGHLY SKILLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME DEPTH OF LEGAL EXPERTISE. DECISIONS MADE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEVEL MIGHT BE MORE INFLUENCED BY THE NEED TO MAINTAIN DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCY OR MANAGE OPERATIONAL CONCERNS. THIS COULD INADVERTENTLY LEAD TO DECISIONS THAT, WHILE OPERATIONALLY EXPEDIENT, MIGHT NOT FULLY RESPECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE RECORD COMPANIES OR THE INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED.

TRANSPARENCY IS ANOTHER CRITICAL FACTOR.

JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, PROVIDING ALL PARTIES WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE. THIS TRANSPARENCY HELPS TO BUILD TRUST IN THE PROCESS, AS EVERYONE INVOLVED CAN SEE THAT DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE BASED ON LEGAL STANDARDS AND ARE OPEN TO SCRUTINY.

IN CONTRAST, DECISIONS MADE INTERNALLY BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MIGHT LACK THIS LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY, LEADING TO CONCERNS ABOUT FAIRNESS OR POTENTIAL FAVORITISM. FINALLY, THE APPEALS PROCESS IS A VITAL SAFEGUARD THAT IS INHERENTLY BUILT INTO JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT.

IF A PARTY BELIEVES THEY HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY TREATED, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL A JUDGE'S DECISION, ENSURING THAT THERE IS A MECHANISM TO CORRECT ANY POTENTIAL ERRORS.

THIS APPEAL PROCESS IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR LEGAL SYSTEM, AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE FAIRNESS OF DECISIONS.

IN CONCLUSION, WHILE THE CHIEF OF POLICE PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY, THE OVERSIGHT OF THE RECORD ROTATION LIST INVOLVES LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE BETTER MANAGED UNDER THE IMPARTIAL AND TRANSPARENT OVERSIGHT OF A JUDGE. JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT ENSURES THAT DECISIONS ARE MADE FAIRLY, LEGALLY, AND TRANSPARENTLY, WHICH IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE RECORD INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS JUSTIN HASSELL REGARDING ITEM EIGHT B.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYORS AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

FOR ME, IT'S THE REDUCTION OF RECORDS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TODAY. I STAND HERE TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RECORDS ON THE ROTATION LIST FROM, I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT 14 TO 10, A DECISION REPORTEDLY BEING MADE AT THE BEHEST OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

I WANT TO BEGIN BY EMPHASIZING THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THAT MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THE RECORD INDUSTRY HAVE MADE TO MEET THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE. TO COMPLY WITH THESE REGULATIONS, I HAVE INVESTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO MY BUSINESS. THIS INCLUDES PURCHASING SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, MAINTAINING A FLEET OF RECORDS, ENSURING THAT MY TEAM IS FULLY TRAINED AND COMPLIANT WITH ALL NECESSARY CERTIFICATIONS, AND ADHERING TO THE STRINGENT STANDARDS SET BY THE ORDINANCE.

THESE INVESTMENTS WERE MADE IN GOOD FAITH, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AS LONG AS WE MET THE CRITERIA, WE WOULD REMAIN ON THE ROTATION LIST AND CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TO NOW FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING REMOVED FROM THE ROTATION LIST, DESPITE MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS IS SIMPLY INCONCEIVABLE.

IT UNDERMINES THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT WE AS BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE PLACED IN THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE PLAYED BY THE RULES, INVESTED HEAVILY IN OUR BUSINESSES AND BUSINESSES, AND OPERATED WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT OUR EFFORTS WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED BY CONTINUED INCLUSION ON THE ROTATION LIST. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF WORKERS FROM 14 TO 10 WOULD NOT ONLY BE UNFAIR TO THOSE OF US WHO HAVE MADE THESE INVESTMENTS, BUT IT COULD ALSO HAVE SERIOUS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVICE

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MOREOVER, THE RATIONALE FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF WORKERS SEEMS UNCLEAR AND LACKS TRANSPARENCY. DISCUSSIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD NOT BE MADE WITHOUT THOROUGH ANALYSIS AND INPUT FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO WILL BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED. IF THIS DECISION IS BEING DRIVEN BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE, I WOULD URGE THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH A REDUCTION IS TRULY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVICE EFFICIENCY, OR IF IT MIGHT INADVERTENTLY FAVOR CERTAIN OPERATORS AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE ALSO INVESTED HEAVILY TO MEET THE CURRENT ORDINANCES REQUIREMENTS.

THE PROPOSED REDUCTION IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF BUSINESS, IT IS A MATTER OF FAIRNESS AND EQUITY.

TO REMOVE RECORD COMPANIES FROM THE ROTATION LIST AFTER THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITH EVERY REQUIREMENT IS NOT ONLY UNJUST, BUT ALSO HARMFUL TO THE LIVELIHOODS OF THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES.

IT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT INVESTMENTS AND ADHERENCE TO REGULATIONS CAN BE DISREGARDED, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT TO SET.

I STRONGLY URGE THIS COUNCIL TO REDUCE, TO REJECT THE PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RECORDS ON THE ROTATION LIST.

LET'S MAINTAIN THE CURRENT NUMBER OF ABOUT 14 RECORDS, ENSURING THAT ALL WHO HAVE INVESTED IN MEETING THE ORDINANCE'S REQUIREMENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS APPROACH NOT ONLY RESPECTS THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT ALSO PRESERVES THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE RECORD SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I TRUST THAT YOU WILL SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAIRNESS AND CONSISTENCY IN THIS MATTER, AND WILL ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY BY KEEPING THE CURRENT RECORD INTACT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RUBEN GARZA.

REGARDING ITEM EIGHT B.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

I AM HERE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON RECORD.

FEES, WHICH HAVE PASSED IN ITS CURRENT FORM, COULD HAVE SERIOUS LEGAL AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR CITY.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE SETS A TROUBLING PRECEDENT BY ALLOWING TRACTOR TRUCK RECORDS TO CHANGE LIMITLESS FEES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME CAPPING THE FEES FOR SMALLER RECORDS AT A RATE THAT IS UNFAIR AND UNSUSTAINABLE.

THIS DISPARITY CREATES AN UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY DISADVANTAGES SMALL RECORD OPERATORS WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO MEET THE COST OF PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE UNDER INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT CONDITIONS.

THIS KIND OF IMBALANCE IS NOT JUST UNFAIR, IT'S LEGALLY QUESTIONABLE.

BY PERMITTING LIMITLESS FEES FOR ONE GROUP WHILE RESTRICTING ANOTHER, THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS OPENING ITSELF UP TO POTENTIAL LAWSUITS.

THESE LEGAL CHALLENGES COULD BE COSTLY AND DAMAGING, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S REPUTATION.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE AVOID CREATING A SITUATION WHERE THE CITY IS FORCED TO DEFEND ITSELF IN COURT OVER AN ORDINANCE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REVISED AND IMPROVED FROM THE START. PASSING THIS ORDINANCE, AS IT IS CURRENTLY STANDS, WOULD BE A MISTAKE. IT WOULD NOT ONLY HARM SMALL OPERATORS, BUT ALSO EXPOSE THE CITY TO UNNECESSARY LEGAL RISKS.

INSTEAD OF MOVING FORWARD WITH A FLAWED ORDINANCE, WE SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO REVISE IT, ENSURING THAT IT IS FAIR, EQUITABLE AND LEGALLY SOUND.

I STRONGLY URGE THIS COUNCIL TO NOT PASS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN ITS CURRENT FORM.

WE NEED TO PAUSE, REVISIT THE FEE STRUCTURE AND INVOLVE ALL STAKEHOLDERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE RECORD INDUSTRY, WHO WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES AND THE REVISION PROCESS.

BY DOING SO, WE CAN CREATE AN ORDINANCE THAT SERVES THE INTEREST OF ALL PARTIES FAIRLY AND PROTECTS THE CITY FROM POTENTIAL LEGAL CHALLENGES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

I TRUST THAT YOU WILL SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD, AND WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO REVISE THE ORDINANCE TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU AND YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

AND THIS IS ONCE AGAIN IN REFERENCE TO THE RECORD ORDINANCE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

FIRST OF ALL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TODAY.

AS A VETERAN WHO HAS PROUDLY SERVED THIS COUNTRY, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREFUL PLANNING, STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING, AND ENSURING THAT EVERY ACTION TAKEN IS THE RIGHT ONE IN THE MILITARY. WE LEARNED THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL THROUGH REVIEW ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY MISSION.

IT IS IN THIS SPIRIT THAT I COME BEFORE YOU TO REQUEST THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BE DELAYED UNTIL IT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY REVIEWED AFTER CLOSING.

AFTER CLOSELY EXAMINING THE ORDINANCE, IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT IT CONTAINS SEVERAL ERRORS. THOSE ERRORS, THOUGH PERHAPS MINOR ON THE SURFACE,

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IN MY EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT IS IN COMBAT OR IN CIVILIAN LIFE, SMALL MISTAKES CAN LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD.

WE MUST TAKE THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT ANY LEGISLATION WE PASS IS ACCURATE AND FREE FROM FLAWS. WHAT FLAWS? WHAT CONCERNS ME EVEN MORE IS THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS NOT REVIEWED BY ANYONE IN THE RECORD INDUSTRY, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO WILL BE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY IT. IN THE MILITARY, WE ALWAYS INVOLVE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHEN MAKING DECISIONS THAT WILL IMPACT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS.

WE RELY ON THE EXPERTISE TO GUIDE US AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR PLANS ARE SOUND.

SIMILARLY, THE RECORD INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS HAVE INVALUABLE INSIGHTS AND EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THIS ORDINANCE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. THEIR ABSENCE IN THIS PROCESS IS SIGNIFICANTLY AND OVERSIGHT.

THE RECORD INDUSTRY OPERATES UNDER UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS THAT THOSE OUTSIDE OF IT MAY NOT FULLY GRASP.

WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS, THERE IS A REAL RISK THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE INEFFICIENT, IMPRACTICAL, PERHAPS EVEN COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.

WE SHOULD NOT RUSH TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY VETTED BY THOSE WHO KNOW THE INDUSTRY BEST. AS A VETERAN, I KNOW THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS ARE THOSE WHERE EVERY POSSIBLE OUTCOME HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AND EVERY POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE. BEFORE MOVING FORWARD, WE MUST APPLY THE SAME LEVEL OF DILIGENCE AND THOROUGHNESS TO OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

BY DELAYING THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE, WE ALLOW OURSELVES FROM THE TIME TO BE CORRECTED FROM THE ERRORS, GATHER INPUT FROM THE RECORD INDUSTRY, AND ENSURE THAT THE FINAL ORDINANCE IS ONE THAT TRULY SERVES THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT HALTING PROGRESS.

IT IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE DO MOVE FORWARD, WE DO WITH CONFIDENCE, KNOWING THAT WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET IT RIGHT. THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE RECORD INDUSTRY, LIKE THOSE OF US WHO WILL SERVE IN UNIFORM, DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND THEIR EXPERTISE RESPECTED. I, RESPECTFULLY, I RESPECTFULLY, URGE THIS COUNCIL TO DELAY THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE UNTIL IT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY REVIEWED AND REVISED, WITH INPUT FROM THE RECORD INDUSTRY.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE LEGISLATION THAT IS ACCURATE, EFFICIENT AND TRULY BENEFICIAL FOR ALL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT. THANK YOU MUCH.

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

[A. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from]

ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH E COUNCIL.

AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE WHAT I DO IS OPEN UP THE HEARING.

AND ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY COMMENTS ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS, YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEMS A, B, C, D, AND E. IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT OR PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR ANY OF THESE ITEMS, YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME.

HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

THERE ARE NO COMMENTS.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THEM ONE BY ONE. ITEM A CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL CG DISTRICT BEING A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT SIX BLOCKS ONE JOHN CLOSNER SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3430 SOUTH LONGORIA ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY GERARDO AGUSTIN CASTRO SALAZAR AND SYLVIA NORA LOPEZ.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

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

[B. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Industrial,]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. BE. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM INDUSTRIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT 1.02 ACRES BEING ADA LOTS 25, 26, 27 AND OUT OF LOT 15.

SHUEY SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 1325 EAST JUNIOR STREET, AS REQUESTED BY RIO DELTA ENGINEERING ON BEHALF OF MARCO ANTONIO VERA AND RAMADA LIMITED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

[C. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from]

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT.

BEING ALL OF LOT FIVE IOWA STATE LOCATED AT 2110 EAST IOWA ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY JULIO MONTEMAYOR.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY DISCUSSION.

A MOTION TO DENY. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND.

GO AHEAD. SIR. COULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS? THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AND EVERYTHING. THIS IS A A CURRENTLY A SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIALLY ZONED LOT.

IT IS IN AN AREA WHERE WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES TO OTHER LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN REZONED TO MULTIFAMILY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOKED AT WHEN WE APPROVED THIS IS HOW MANY HAVE BEEN CHANGED IN THE AREA, AND THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL.

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SO THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT WE CONSIDERED WHEN WHEN WE APPROVED IT.

I WILL SAY THAT WHEN THE ITEM WAS TAKEN TO PNC, THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION.

HOWEVER, WE DID GET SOME OPPOSITION LATER ON.

WE DID GET THREE LETTERS AGAINST.

AND THEN WE GOT ONE LETTER THAT CAME IN RECENTLY WHERE TWO PEOPLE WERE ALSO IN OPPOSITION OF THIS REQUEST.

ARE THOSE THE ONES WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF US NOW? THOSE ARE THE LATEST ONES, CORRECT? YEAH. AND THE ONLY REASON I MADE THAT MOTION AND OF COURSE I WAS READING IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW. AND I KNOW WE WE WE NOTIFIED EVERYONE.

WE PUT A SIGN. I JUST DON'T KNOW ANY RESIDENT THAT WOULD WANT APARTMENTS NEXT TO THEIR HOME. WHAT? HOW MANY UNITS ARE THEY PLANNING TO PUT THERE? IT WAS.

IT WAS PROPOSED TO DO A FOURPLEX.

A FOURPLEX? YEAH. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HOW MANY MULTIFAMILY UNITS ARE AROUND THAT AREA? I COULD PUT THE ZONING LAYER MAP AND YOU'LL SEE.

YOU'RE THE ONES IN ORANGE. THE ONES IN ORANGE ARE MULTIFAMILY.

YEAH. SO I KNOW WE HAVE TO ASSESS THE AREA.

IS THERE A REASON WHY EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO IT IS SINGLE FAMILY? WHY WOULD WE RECOMMEND FOUR APARTMENTS WHEN IT'S ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE USE IS A FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

NOW I WILL SAY THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP GROUPS SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY TOGETHER. IT'S AUTO URBAN.

MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CHANGE. AND THEN JUST EITHER STRICTLY SINGLE FAMILY OR MULTI-FAMILY. I'M JUST GOING BASED ON WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE SUBMITTING.

AND THAT'S THEIR MAIN OPPOSITION.

THESE TWO LETTERS THAT WE GOT TODAY, THEY'RE THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS, AND THEY'RE STATING THAT THEY'RE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO IT.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE AGAINST IT. CORRECT.

THEY HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. AND THIS WOULD BE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEXT TO THEM.

RIGHT? THERE'S ALREADY A MULTIFAMILY UNIT RIGHT THERE ACROSS THE STREET, I GUESS, FROM THEIR ALREADY ZONED MULTIFAMILY.

YEAH, THERE'S THERE'S TWO WITHIN THAT SAME SUBDIVISION. AND THEN THERE'S SOME SOME FURTHER SOUTH AND SOME FURTHER WEST.

AND THOSE ARE COMPLEXES, CORRECT? MOST OF THEM ARE DUPLEXES, RIGHT? RIGHT. BUT THEY'RE NOT ON A LOT THE SIZE LIKE THIS FOR A FOURPLEX.

THEY'RE NOT ON A LOT LIKE THIS. NO, THIS ONE'S 11,000FT².

RIGHT. AND THE LOT. I MEAN, THE LOT NEXT TO THE CORNER LOT.

IS THAT INCLUDING THAT IN THAT WHOLE PROPERTY? BECAUSE I ONLY SEE THE ONE ONE SQUARE.

IT'S THE SECOND LOT FROM THE SECOND LOT.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CORNER LOT IS GOING TO BE NEXT TO IT. RIGHT.

IT'S ALSO VACANT. IT'S VACANT.

YEAH. SO THAT COULD BE ANOTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOME THERE OR SOMETHING ELSE? POTENTIALLY, YES. JUST MAYBE HELP YOU GUYS OUT A LITTLE BIT TO THE LEFT OF THE SQUARE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S A MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING. THE ONE HAS THE HORSESHOE, RIGHT? RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. THAT'S A 2028 UNITS OR SOMETHING IN THERE? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF YOU GO BACK DOWN ON, YOU GO TO IOWA AND YOU TURN SOUTH ON CITRUS, CITRUS LANE AND THE STREETS ACROSS IT IS ORANGE, OR THERE'S A FEW STREETS ACROSS IN THERE.

RIGHT THERE. IT IS A MIXTURE OF MULTIFAMILY AND.

DON'T DON'T COUNT THE APARTMENTS ON THE SOUTH WHERE THEY GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH. RIGHT, RIGHT BACK UP. GO BACK A LITTLE BIT SO YOU CAN SEE THE APARTMENTS AND COME ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DEAD END AT CITRUS.

SO GO SOUTH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

RIGHT THERE. THOSE THINGS COME BACK INTO AND GO TO A MULTIPLEX.

A LOT OF THESE ONES ON THE SOUTH SIDE RIGHT OFF OF CITRUS ABOVE THAT, THAT THOSE BECAUSE THOSE ARE NEWER APARTMENTS, A LOT OF THOSE ARE MULTIFAMILY HOUSES.

YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, BY THE WAY, THE ROOF IS OR DUPLEXES.

THERE'S A LOT OF DUPLEXES IN THERE.

SO THIS WHOLE AREA KIND OF CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

THERE'S A BIG APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A COUPLE NOW. JUST REMEMBER FROM MY PATROL DAYS. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THAT AREA OFF OF IOWA.

THERE REALLY WASN'T A LOT THERE.

A BUNCH OF A BUNCH OF THESE ARE ALL SINGLE FAMILY, RIGHT? YEAH. AND I THINK, CHIEF, THAT WAS MY POINT, IS THAT YOU DO HAVE MULTIFAMILY, BUT THEY'RE ALL PART OF A COMPLEX AND EVEN CITRUS. THAT'S A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S PART OF A MULTIFAMILY, RIGHT? PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

AND THIS YEAR IS NOT THIS IS ONE LOT RIGHT NEXT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST SOMEBODY TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING DOING A FOURPLEX. IT'S JUST THAT WE HERE HAVE TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF LOTS FOR FOURPLEXES AROUND THE CITY.

SO, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ZONED THAT WAY AND THEY'RE DEVELOPED THAT WAY.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST MY MY THOUGHTS.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY ANYBODY? AND THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY TO OVERTURN.

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SO ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO DENY.

ALL OPPOSED TO DENY. SO WE HAVE A MAJORITY BUT NOT A SUPERMAJORITY.

SO THE THE ZONING PASSES, IS THAT CORRECT?

[D. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from]

CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL, RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT BEING 39.334 ACRES OUT OF LOT FIVE, SECTION 248 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY LOCATED AT 3200 NORTH EMERALD, AS REQUESTED BY MILTON AND HUNT ON BEHALF OF CREATIVE HOTEL GROUP, LLC.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

[E. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Voluntary Annexation of 84.66]

MOTION CARRIES. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 84.66 ACRES OUT OF CHAPIN ROAD.

RIGHT OF WAY. ALAMO ROAD RIGHT OF WAY.

RICHARDSON RIGHT OF WAY AND ALAMO ROAD RIGHT OF WAY ON BLOCKS 249, 250 AND 267. AND OUT OF LOTS NINE AND 16.

BLOCK 250. TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED AT 1101 NORTH ALAMO ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY PAUL ARTHUR ON BEHALF OF ESCONDIDO LP.

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

ANY DISCUSSION? I HAD A QUESTION HERE.

JUST MORE FOR MAYBE CITY MANAGER.

JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THIS SECTION.

BECAUSE I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.

I MEAN, I'M FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, ACCEPTING THE PETITION TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY, BUT IF IT IF YOU CAN PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN.

SO THIS IS TAKING ALL OF RICHARDSON.

IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR CITY. AND THEN IT GOES UP ON ALAMO ROAD.

CORRECT. AND IT INCORPORATES THIS PROPERTY.

SO I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE FOR OUR SERVICES THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE THERE'S GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT OF HOMES HERE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

ADJACENT TO ECONOMEDES HIGH SCHOOL.

JUST CATTY CORNER. CATTY CORNER. WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE TO ALAMO ROAD? DO WE KNOW OF ANY AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT? DO WE KNOW AT THIS TIME? I MEAN, I KNOW THEY'RE JUST STARTING THE PROCESS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN MEETING WITH YOU, ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT.

I'M JUST WONDERING BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HOMES AND AND IT'S GREAT GROWTH, ALL THAT.

BUT WHAT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT PLANS ARE THERE, IF ANY, FOR ALAMO ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE IT LEADS RIGHT INTO THE SCHOOL.

WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL DO DURING THE SUBDIVISION PHASE IS WE'LL DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROADS AND IMPOSE SIDEWALKS, STREET WIDENING. ALL OF THAT WILL WILL HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT AND EITHER ESCROW IT OR THEY DO IT. AND SO WHAT ABOUT ON RICHARDSON ROAD? THAT THAT'S NOT THEIR PROPERTY.

RIGHT. SO IT'S NOW GOING TO BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR CITY, RIGHT. AS THIS AS, AS PART OF THIS.

SO HAVE WE LOOKED AT WHAT PLANS WE HAVE.

DO WE HAVE ANY I MEAN, AND I'M ONLY BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED TO US. WE'RE GROWING AND IT'S GREAT.

BUT I JUST ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING RESPONSIBLE.

HOW WE, FOR EXAMPLE, SIDEWALKS.

WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT CONSTANTLY CALL US.

THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS IN THIS AREA. AND SO NOW WE'RE TAKING IN RICHARDSON GREAT THIS AREA.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT SIDEWALKS, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF THE OWNER, TO BE FAIR.

BUT THAT FALLS ON US, THE CITY.

AND SO I'M JUST I'M IN COUNCIL.

I'M ONLY BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS PART OF WHAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

I MEAN, I'M FOR IT, YOU KNOW, BRING IT IN.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PLANNING ACCORDINGLY. THAT'S MY BIGGEST THING HERE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE WE HAVE SOME ISSUES, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN CERTAIN AREAS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING THOSE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT, LIKE ON SIDEWALKS. I MAY CORRECT ME IF I'M MISTAKEN, BUT AS THEY DEVELOP, THAT'S PART OF THE THE CODE, RIGHT? THEY'VE GOT TO DO THE SIDEWALK AND ANYTHING. THAT'S WHY WE HEAR SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT VARIANCES, RIGHT. BECAUSE WE DON'T REQUIRE THEM TO DO SOME OF THE THINGS. WE DO KNOW THAT SIDEWALKS ARE AN ISSUE.

WITH THIS ANNEXATION, AS THEY, AS THEY DO DEVELOP ONCE THEY GET ANNEXED AND THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR CODE.

CORRECT. AND THAT'S CORRECT. BUT THAT ADDRESSES THE IMMEDIATE PROPERTY.

BUT I THINK THE MAYOR IS TALKING ABOUT THE ROAD. RICHARDSON.

SO I'M TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY, IT'S NOT HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SCREEN THERE. BUT WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR PACKET, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S THE DISTANCE BETWEEN OUR CITY LIMITS TO THIS PROPERTY.

IT'S ABOUT 0.7 MILES ABOUT.

SO IT'S ABOUT A MILE, ALMOST A MILE.

CORRECT. SO THERE'S ABOUT A MILE IN BETWEEN COUNCIL FROM OUR CITY LIMITS TO THIS PROPERTY WHERE THAT THAT FALLS ON US, NOT ON THE DEVELOPER.

THE DEVELOPER ONLY OWNS THAT PROPERTY THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP. SO WE NOW HAVE TO PROVIDE

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OKAY. WE ACCEPT THIS PETITION COUNCIL.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST US, RIGHT? TO JUST MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE THE SERVICE. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. TO BE FAIR TO THEM, OF COURSE. AND THEN TO US, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A SITUATION.

DO WE HAVE AN IDEA HOW MANY HOMES IS AN EXAMPLE? 380 PLUS HOMES. ABOUT 380.

YEAH. AND SO THAT'S ALL I'LL ASK.

I JUST WOULD LIKE CITY STAFF TO KIND OF HELP US ASSESS THESE THINGS.

I MEAN, I'M, I'M I'M OKAY WITH.

ALL RIGHT. ACCEPTING THE PETITION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROPERLY PLANNING AS WE THIS GETS DEVELOPED.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE MORE TRAFFIC. IT'S GOING TO HAVE OTHER NEEDS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE.

COULD WE AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE? I KNOW WE CAN'T PUT CONDITIONS ON THIS, BUT AS PART OF THE SUBDIVISION, IF THEY COME BACK AND WANT, LET'S SAY, VARIANCES ON SIDEWALKS OR ON NOT OVERSIZING A LINE OR ON NOT WIDENING ALAMO ROAD COULD WE ACCEPT THIS PETITION WITH THAT IN MIND, OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD BE ABLE TO DO BY ANY CHANCE? ONE OF THE ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES IS HERE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THEY IN OUR INITIAL TALKS, THEY DID NOT WANT ANY VARIANCES AT ALL.

NO, I UNDERSTAND. AND THIS IS REALLY MORE A QUESTION FOR US BECAUSE THEIR DEVELOPMENT IS THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADHERE TO OUR REQUIREMENTS. BUT THERE'S A LONG GAP THERE BETWEEN OUR CITY LIMITS TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. SO. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT MORE CLOSELY.

I KNOW THERE'S A PLOT THAT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. TO THE CITY. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND JUST LET THEM KNOW, DON'T COME BACK WITH A VARIANCE ON SIDEWALKS OR WIDENING THE ROAD.

TELL THEM THAT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH FIRM ON THAT, SO WE'LL DO WELL.

I THINK, MAYOR, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I DON'T THINK WE CAN PUT A STIPULATION ON IT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CAN PUT A STIPULATION ON STAFF THAT IF THIS DOES COME BACK, YOU REMIND US THIS IS WHAT WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION TODAY AND IN OUR WRITTEN NOTES.

RIGHT. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO. AND BEFORE WE GO THERE, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE ON THIS ONE, TOO. SURE. CHIEF, THERE'S A QUESTION.

YEAH. AND THIS NORTH ALAMO SERVICE AREA, IS THAT CORRECT? THIS IS NORTH ALAMO FOR FOR WATER.

IT'S A CITY OF EDINBURG FOR SEWER.

HOWEVER, THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE BINDING INTO AN AGREEMENT TO DO THE SEWER WITH NORTH ALAMO AS WELL. OH, I SEE. OKAY.

CHIEF, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE HAD A QUESTION.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE'VE GOT THIS. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE JUST GOING TO ANNEX THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE ON A STRIP OF ROAD.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO NORTH, AND WE'RE GOING TO ANNEX THE ROAD ALL THE WAY UP TO TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TO GET TO THESE.

NOW THIS IS GOING TO BE ALL.

BECOME AN AREA OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY WITH THIS BIG GERRYMANDERING OR FLAGGING OUT OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO? AND HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT YOUR MAN? YOU KNOW, JUST THE HIGH SCHOOL ITSELF IS GOING TO COST YOU SOME MORE MANPOWER ISSUES.

YOU KNOW, THE CITY, IT'S NOT INSIDE, BUT THE TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT HAPPEN ON THAT ROAD ARE GOING TO FALL BACK ON THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.

I'M WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE CHIEF.

ANYTIME THAT WE WE FRAGMENT OR MOVE OUT AND AND ANNEX PROPERTY THAT THERE'S A SEGMENT, IT REALLY MAKES THINGS COMPLICATED FOR OUR 911 SYSTEM AND DISPATCHING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING FROM CITY TO COUNTY BACK IN THE CITY AND WHATNOT.

SO ABSORBING THAT THAT THAT PIECE OF LAND THAT YOU MENTIONED THE HIGH SCHOOL IS IN.

IT'S GOING TO INCREASE OUR PRESENCE, OUR VISIBILITY IN WHAT WE WILL NEED TO DO.

HOW MANY CALLS FOR SERVICE. IT WOULD INCREASE. CREASE. YEAH. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY HAVE TO GET WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING NOW. BUT IF WE START DEVELOPING NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHATNOT, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASE TO VACANT SLOTS OF LAND. BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE YOU'RE GOING TO END UP ANNEXING, ALTHOUGH YOU WON'T HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY'LL END UP HAVING THE ROAD THAT GOES RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT BEFORE THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO THOSE ARE GOING TO TURN INTO ALL THE CITY'S PROBLEMS. ANY ACCIDENTS, ANY FIGHTS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT REALLY TURNS ON.

AND THEN WE GOT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW ON EAST RICHARDSON.

THAT'S AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT THAT.

CAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST TRYING TO BRING TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION THAT WHEN YOU FLAG THESE PIECES OUT, YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD FOR THE 300 HOMES.

BUT THERE'S ISSUES THAT DRAW OUT, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT'S AREA OF ETJ OR HOWEVER THEY DO IT. THE COUNTY DOESN'T PAY US FOR SERVICES OUT THERE ANYWAY.

WE DO IT OURSELVES. BUT THERE'S NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRASH SERVICES OUT THERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVING THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE JUST TO PICK UP

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THERE'S JUST THERE'S SMALLER ISSUES THAN THAT. GET DEVELOPED IN THERE. JUST JUST BRING TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION THAT THAT DRAGON. AND I KNOW, I ALREADY KNOW YOUR ANSWERS THAT WERE MINE. I JUST NEEDED YOU TO SAY IT DOES COMPLICATE PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.

WELL, AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP ALSO COUNCIL, IS THAT, AGAIN, I WENT TO THAT HTML POLICY SUMMIT.

AND AS FAR AS ANNEXATION AUTHORITY, WE HAVE NO.

SO IN THE PAST, I MEAN, THIS IS PRETTY ROUTINE, RIGHT? WE GO BACK AND SAY, OKAY, WE EARMARKED THIS AREA AND SAY, OKAY, IN OUR NEXT ANNEXATION PLAN, WE NEED TO INCORPORATE THIS AREA SO THAT THERE'S NO GAP. WE CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE.

THE STATE DOES NOT ALLOW CITIES TO ANNEX UNLESS IT'S THROUGH VOLUNTARY.

SO IT LEAVES IT ON US TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES WE CAN, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A BIG GAP, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE INCREASE OF HOMES, THE ROADWAYS, THE CRASHES AND US HAVING TO RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE THE CITY'S GROWING AND WE KNOW IT'S GROWING AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE GROWTH. BUT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT IN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOW WE MANAGE IT.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THE WAY THAT THE CITY WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MANAGE.

AND IT GOES TO THE CHIEF'S RESPONSE TO IF SOMEBODY RUNS OUT ON RICHARDSON ROAD AND FLAGS DOWN ONE OF OUR OFFICERS BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS BEING BURGLARIZED RIGHT THERE OFF OF RICHARDSON, WHICH IS OUTSIDE CITY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TELL THEM WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE TECHNICALLY IT'S THE COUNTY. SO WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A OTHER THAN PROBABLY AN ETHICAL ISSUE TO TO RESPOND.

WE SHOULD AND WE WILL.

I KNOW, I KNOW THE GUYS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, THEY WILL.

AND NOW WE WE, WE GET OURSELVES IN AFFECTED ALL THOSE ISSUES OF LIABILITY AND WHATEVER ELSE HAPPENS WITH IT TOO.

SO YEAH, WE HAVE WE HAVE A DUTY TO RESPOND, AS YOU KNOW AND WE WOULD CERTAINLY SUMMON THE COUNTY TO COME AS WELL.

BUT WE HAVE A DUTY TO RESPOND NO MATTER WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND IF WE'RE IN A HOSPITAL IN ANOTHER CITY WITH A PATIENT, THERE'S STILL A DUTY FOR OFFICERS TO TO TAKE ACTION.

RIGHT. AND I GUESS THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH AND AND I THINK THE CITY IS EXPANDING AND PEOPLE WANT TO ANNEX IN.

THERE'S OBVIOUS REASONS.

BUT I MEAN, IF YOU JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON HOW OTHER LARGER CITIES DO IT AND, AND THE WAY THEY COVER COSTS AND KIND OF PLAN IT OUT, AS WITH IMPACT FEES, THE WAY IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR CITY, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR BUDGET.

AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO START TO CONSIDER TO LOOK AT NOW AS WE GROW AND INCORPORATE LARGER AREAS LIKE THIS.

THAT'S TRUE. OTHER CITIES CHARGE A LIST OF DEVELOPMENT FEES THEY CHARGE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO GET INTO THAT RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THERE'S THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS ITEM, SO I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO.

IT'S NOT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS PARTICULAR.

BUT, MAYOR JUST CIRCLING BACK AROUND TO YOUR COMMENTS YOU KNOW, THE CITY WILL HAVE TO TAKE IN OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALAMO ROAD AND RICHARDSON AS WELL. SO IT'LL BE FOR ALL OF ALAMO ROAD AND RICHARDSON.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, RIGHT? YES. THE WHOLE ROUTE FOR ANY FOR ANY REPAIRS OR ANYTHING TO.

BECAUSE RICHARDSON'S NOT A IT'S A COUNTY ROAD. RIGHT. OR IS IT A STATE HIGHWAY. IT'S A STATE ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY.

SO WE WOULD WE WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE IT INTO OUR AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

STATE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS.

[8. ORDINANCES]

[A. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg Title XI: Business]

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

ITEM EIGHT. ORDINANCES.

ITEM A CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG.

TITLE 11, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 110 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY ADDING SECTION ONE 10.11 BRING YOUR OWN BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, CREATING A PERMITTING SYSTEM FOR BYOB ESTABLISHMENTS.

COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE DISCUSSION.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. YES, SIR.

IF WE JUST HAVE AN EXPLANATION ON, ON ON THIS ORDINANCE, I KNOW THERE WAS COMPLAINTS ON LATE NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS, AND I THINK THIS IS HOW WE GOT HERE.

MAYOR. COMMISSIONER, THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS THE THE CITY TO REGULATE BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHMENTS THAT THAT OFFER BYOB ON THEIR PREMISES.

THAT INCLUDES REGULATION OF HOURS, TIMES IN WHICH THEY CAN OPERATE AND PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE THIS MIRROR IS? BROWNSVILLE. BROWNSVILLE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE IT MIRRORS THE ORDINANCE THAT BROWNSVILLE HAS? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE. I BELIEVE IT WAS MODELED SIMILAR TO BROWNSVILLE AND MCALLEN.

OKAY. MAYOR, AND COUNCIL.

HOW MANY POLICE CHIEF? SO THERE'S A HISTORY OF AFTER OUR BYOB ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE COUNTY.

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WE HISTORICALLY HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE LONG TERM BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY. BUT THE NEW BUSINESS THAT JUST RECENTLY POPPED UP IS BECOMING A AS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE. SO BOTH OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE REALLY A NUISANCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THEY'RE AROUND. THERE'S SOME RESIDENTS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY BEING IMPACTED BY THE, THE BYOB BUSINESS THAT'S ON SOUTH MCCALL ROAD THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH AND TRYING TO TRYING TO IMPROVE THE THINGS AROUND THERE.

BUT THEY'VE HAD TRESPASSING. THEY'VE HAD INTOXICATED PERSONS ON THEIR PORCH AND SOME OTHER THINGS. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED IMPAIRED DRIVERS THAT ARE LEAVING THESE THESE PLACES STAY OPEN TYPICALLY TILL 5 OR 6 IN THE MORNING.

AND THEY ABLE TO BRING THEIR, THEIR OWN BEVERAGES AND CONTINUE TO DRINK AFTER HOURS. STATE REGULATIONS THROUGH TABC.

IF YOU'RE A LICENSED PREMISE.

IT'S 2:00 IN THE MORNING AND EVERYTHING HAS TO BE OFF THE TABLE BY 215.

AND SO THIS KIND OF MIRRORS THAT THIS PART OF THE ORDINANCE MIRRORS WHAT STATE LAW IS FOR LICENSED PREMISES. SO TO BE ABLE TO STOP PUBLIC CONSUMPTION IN BUSINESSES THAT HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN OUR CITY BETWEEN 2 TO 215 WHEN IT HAS TO ALL BE LIFTED, AND 10 A.M.

THE WAY THIS ORDINANCE READS, THEN IT RELIEVES A LOT OF THE CONTINUAL PARTYING AND INCREASING OF RISK TO OUR ROADWAYS, WHICH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, LAST YEAR WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FATAL CRASHES. AND WE'RE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD AT IMPAIRED DRIVING.

SO TO HAVE THESE ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE DRINKING ALL NIGHT LONG IS IS BECOMING A REAL NUISANCE TO THE CITY.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE BOOKS TO ADDRESS BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THIS IS A NEW ORDINANCE THAT AS FAR AS LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT GOES, THIS ORDINANCE GIVES US SOME ABILITIES TO RESTRICT WHAT IS HAPPENING BEFORE.

HAVE THEY GOT A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY? AS I UNDERSTAND IT, MR. ROOSEVELT CAN PROBABLY EXPLAIN BETTER THEIR FUNCTIONING AND OPERATING AS THEIR CEO LETS THEM DO. BUT IF THEY DON'T HAVE A LICENSE, IF THEY'RE NOT A LICENSED PREMISE, THEY CAN THEY CAN BRING MUSIC AND THEY CAN BRING LIQUOR AND BEER AND CONTINUE THE PARTY IN A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO THIS REGULATES THAT.

YES, SIR. THAT RIGHT NOW WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO REGULATE.

YES, SIR. AND THERE HAVE BEEN AS MENTIONED, THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE IMPOSED ORDINANCES SIMILAR TO THIS THAT HAVE HAVE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT AS WE UNDERSTAND IT. SO WOULD THIS ORDINANCE HAVE THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY OR HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK? YES, IT'S PERMITTED THROUGH PLANNING.

THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, THEY HAVE TO REGISTER AND GET A PERMIT AND WHATNOT. AND SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO NOTIFY THOSE THAT ARE OPERATING? ARE THEY REQUIRED TO COME IN TO REGISTER THEIR BUSINESS OR ACCORDING ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE. IT IS THERE'S NO GRANDFATHER.

IT IS RETRO TO ANYBODY THAT'S CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING.

AND SO, YES, THEY WOULD THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE NOTIFIED SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR PERMIT. MR., DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE A SPECIAL USE APPLICATION THAT WE'LL MODIFY FOR THE BYOB BUSINESSES, AND WE USUALLY GIVE IT TO THEM FOR FOR THE FIRST YEAR.

AND THEN WE REEVALUATE IT.

IS IT AN EVERY YEAR APPROVAL? IT COULD BE FOR THE SPECIAL USE.

WHAT IS THE ORDINANCE STATE.

DO WE KNOW IT'S A YEARLY.

IT IS. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH.

AND JUST AND THE REASON I MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT, IT'S WE HAVE NOTHING IN PLACE.

SO IF SOMEBODY IS OFFENDING NEIGHBORS HAVING REAL ISSUES, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS OR ENFORCE FOR THEM TO, YOU KNOW, BE A FRIENDLY BUSINESS.

AND, AND BEING IN HEALTHCARE, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT THAT WORK ALL DAY OR WORK ALL NIGHT AND ARE UP ALL DAY.

AND I KNOW SOME OF THEM LIKE TO FIND LATE ESTABLISHMENTS, THOSE THAT WANT TO FOLLOW THE ORDINANCE AND BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND COURTEOUS TO EVERYONE AROUND. IT'S NOT TO TO BE AGAINST ANYONE THAT HAS THOSE TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENTS, BUT THE ONES THAT DO BECOME A NUISANCE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE TO TO ADDRESS IT.

CAN YOU GO AGAIN ABOUT THIS? THIS PASSES TONIGHT. HOW HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE BEFORE THEY.

WHAT'S THE TIME LIMIT FOR THEM? IS THERE A GRACE PERIOD? YEAH.

WHEN DO YOU GIVE THEM A 30 DAY NOTICE? YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE.

OR IS IT TWO WEEKS OR IS IT THE ORDINANCE GOES INTO EFFECT AS SOON AS IT'S PASSED.

BUT YOU CAN DO THAT. THAT OKAY.

OKAY. YEAH, I THINK I THINK IT'S REASONABLE THAT WE HAVE A, A PHASE IN PERIOD TO WHERE WE CAN NOTIFY THESE BUSINESSES AND THEY CAN EITHER PROTEST AND OR GET THEIR PERMITS SO THEY CAN BE IN COMPLIANCE.

WELL ALL RIGHT. GOOD. ANYBODY ELSE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

[B. Consider Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edinburg at Title XI: Business]

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

ITEM B CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE 11, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 118 VEHICLE WRECKER AND TOWING

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CHAPTER 2308. PROVIDING FOR REGULATION OF SAID SERVICES AND ESTABLISHING A RECORD ROTATION PROCESS. MOTION TO TABLE WITH THE SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO TABLE AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO.

HOPEFULLY THE GUYS WILL TABLE THIS AND WE GO BACK INTO TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE GOT SOME RECORD DRIVERS, I THINK.

I'M NOT SURE WHO WAS ON THE COMMITTEE. HOPEFULLY THERE WAS A COMMITTEE OF RECORD DRIVERS THAT WERE GOING TO BE WHEN I FIRST DISCUSSED IT.

BUT I'D LIKE TO GO FROM THERE AND MAYBE LOOK AT WHAT THAT COMMITTEE IS.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO TABLE.

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

SAME SIGN. MOTION IS TABLED.

WHEN DOES THIS COME BACK? THE NEXT MEETING OR.

I'D LIKE. I'D LIKE. I'M NOT SURE WHO THE COMMITTEE WAS, BUT MAYBE TAKE ANOTHER SAMPLE OF THE RECORD DRIVERS WHO WERE ON THE COMMITTEE.

I REMEMBER WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS WAS GOING TO BE SOME SOME REPRESENTATION FROM THE RECORDS DEPARTMENT. SO AND I JUST GOT DONE TALKING TO ONE RIGHT NOW.

I ASKED THAT ASK THAT HE BE PUT ON IT AND APPARENTLY HE WASN'T.

SO I DIDN'T ASK YOU, CHIEF.

SO IT WASN'T YOU. YEAH.

OKAY. AND AND YOU HAD A COMMENT, BUT WE'RE TABLING IT.

SO WHAT THE NEXT MEETING WILL.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO IF YOU LIKE. I MEAN, IT'S TABLED AND I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR ANY, ANY RECORD COMPANIES IN THE AUDIENCE, TABLING MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON HOLD AND WE CAN UNTIL WE CAN DISCUSS IT FURTHER. GO AHEAD. MAY I ALLOW YOUR COMMENT? GO AHEAD. WELL, THE OWLS WERE CALLED IN A FEW WEEKS AGO.

AND FROM A LADY, AN INDIVIDUAL, I BELIEVE IT WAS HER SON THAT HAD HAD A WRECK AND GOT HIS CAR TOWED AWAY.

AND I NOTICED THAT THE COURT OVER THERE.

MUNICIPAL COURT DOES NOT WORK FROM 9 TO 5.

I BELIEVE THAT THE JUDGE IS ALSO AN ATTORNEY ON THE SIDE.

SO HE'S NOT THERE ALL DAY LONG.

AND I KNOW THE LINES ARE VERY, VERY LONG FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT WHAT GOD GOT ME WAS THAT AFTER WE WERE CHECKING AND TRYING TO FIND THIS LADY'S VEHICLE SOME OF THEM, IT'S A PARTICULAR ONE.

WAS NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES THE CITY HAD SET FOR THE RECORD COMPANY.

THE VEHICLES WERE. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS HELD OUT OF THE CITY AND THE LADY COULD NOT FIND IT. THEY ALSO THIS PARTICULAR RECORD OFFICE COMPANY, DID NOT HAVE AN OFFICE THAT WAS OPEN.

SO THE LADY KEPT CALLING AND CALLING AND CALLING AND DAY AFTER DAY WHAT HAPPENS? THE BILL GETS HIGHER AND HIGHER AND HIGHER.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY NEED TO HAVE.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S IN HERE. I CHECKED IT TO HAVE SOMEONE THE VEHICLES HAVE TO BE IN THE CITY, THEY CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT.

AND THEN YOU CAN'T MAKE THE PEOPLE FOR DAYS TRY TO FIND A WRECKER SERVICE.

THAT WAS NOT FAIR. AND I BELIEVE THE LADY PAID ABOUT $800, AND I DON'T BELIEVE SHE HAD THE MONEY.

SHE HAD TO BORROW IT FROM FRIENDS AND THINGS.

SO WHAT I READ IN THIS NEW DEAL, I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED GOOD.

I TRUST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE MORE TIME THAN A COURT THAT IS NOT WORKING ALL DAY LONG. THE POLICE, I BELIEVE, ARE THERE NINE.

ALL 24. SINCE I GUESS WE'RE IN DISCUSSION.

THE HISTORY OF THIS THING CAME BACK BECAUSE OF THE ABUSE OF THE BECAUSE OF THE ABUSE OF THE INDUSTRY AT THE TIME.

OKAY. WELL LET'S GET SOME PEOPLE WOULD PAY $125 FOR TOW TRUCK AND THEY LOOK YOU UP AND SAY, OH, YOU LOOK LIKE 350.

THAT'S 350. SO THEY CAME DOWN AND REGULATE THAT.

AND IT SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY WE GOT SOME REGULATION DONE.

SO IT'S BEEN REVAMPED A FEW TIMES.

MY THING IS RIGHT NOW WHAT YOU'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW IS PART OF THE ORDINANCE TODAY.

YES, THAT'S WHAT I'M IT'S ALREADY IN THE ORDINANCE THAT'S ENFORCEABLE TODAY.

IT'S NOTHING NEW TO THE ORDINANCE, RIGHT? IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING OUR MUNICIPAL COURT TO COME IN AND HAVE THE HEARINGS.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED.

BUT ALSO IT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN EFFECT.

THE OTHER THING IS THERE IS A THING OF I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL $75 FOR A FOR FOR A WRECK.

THERE'S DIFFERENT A DIFFERENT VALUE IN A PERSON RUNNING A BUSINESS FOR TAKING A CAR THAT'S PARKED PERFECTLY.

GOOD. NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, NO DAMAGE TO IT, AND A CAR THAT JUST GOT MANGLED UP BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT.

A VEHICLE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, GOD WILLING, THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN A FATALITY, AND YOU'VE GOT HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CAR.

THERE'S DIFFERENT VALUES TO THESE THINGS. BUT WE DID THIS A LONG TIME AGO. WE JUST KIND OF PUT A VALUE ACROSS THE BOARD.

BUT THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN AND CHANGED.

WE HAVE A GOOD BUNCH AND WE HAVE ONES THAT NEED KIND OF A CIRCUS ISH.

SO BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GET OUR GOOD RECORD, OUR GOOD PEOPLE THAT JUST WANT TO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING FOR AN HONEST DAY AND NOT TO TAKE TO TAKE PEOPLE THAT CANNOT MAKE A PHONE CALL AND SAY, I NEED MY CAR, I HAVE THE MONEY I CAN.

THAT'S ALREADY IN THE ORDINANCE. THEY SHOULD HAVE AN OFFICE OPERATING. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE CONTACTED 24 HOURS.

THE PD SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL THEM WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO UNLESS IT TOOK, UNLESS IT WAS A CAR TOWED FROM SOMEBODY THAT HAS THE NO PARKING SIGN.

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THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH HAPHAZARD. AND THEY GO TO WHERE THEY GO BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT CONTROLLED UNDER THE ORDINANCE. AND THE PD DEPARTMENT IS THE ONE THAT DID ALL THE WORK ON HELPING US FIND THE VEHICLE AND GETTING IT FOR THE LADY.

THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL UP THAT CALL, SLIP THE LOCATION. IF THEY GIVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, THEY'LL TELL THEM WHO HAS THE VEHICLE. WELL, THEY WOULDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE EVEN FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I DO BELIEVE THAT. BUT HOPEFULLY THEY FILED A COMPLAINT AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S A THE IT'S A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. IT'S A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR.

I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE LADY.

LIKE I SAY, THE COURT IS SO BACKED UP.

I WISH Y'ALL WOULD DO SOMETHING WITH THE COURT.

THE ISSUE AND PROBABLY CHIEF CAN ATTEST TO IT. I'M NOT GOING TO ASK HIM TO COME DO IT, BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO IS THEY WOULD COME BACK ONCE THE UNREPUTABLE WOULD COME BACK AND CHARGE YOU $300. BUT WAIT, THE ORDINANCE SAYS I ONLY HAVE TO PAY 210 AND I CALL THE PD. I IS THE PD BACK AT THE TIME AS INVESTIGATOR TAKING CARE OF THIS, I CALL THEM. HEY, YOU KNOW I MADE A MISTAKE.

JUST TELL HER BACK OVER HERE AND IT'LL BE 210. NO CRIME.

BECAUSE NOW THE PARTY THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE VICTIM DOESN'T WANT TO BE THE VICTIM.

BECAUSE SHE ASKED FOR HER TO BECOME THE VICTIM, SHE HAS TO COME UP TO 300 BUCKS FOR THE 210. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND I'M HOPING, AND IT LOOKED LIKE TO ME, FROM WHAT I READ, THE NEW ORDINANCE TAKES CARE OF A LOT OF THAT UNSCRUPULOUS PEOPLE OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THE ITEMS TABLED, UNLESS YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP AGAIN, CHIEF.

[9. RESOLUTIONS]

[A. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Municipal Maintenance Agreement]

YEAH. WE NEED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. SO ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE RESOLUTIONS A CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS.

[B. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement with the Texas]

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

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM. BE.

CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 14 FLOCK POLE MOUNTED AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY IN EDINBURG.

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

[10. AWARDING OF BIDS]

[A. Consider Selection of a Firm and Authorize the City Manager to negotiate a professional services]

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

ITEM TEN AWARDING OF BIDS.

ITEM A CONSIDER SELECTION OF AFFIRM AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR RFQ 2024 003.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. DISASTER RECOVERY. CHAPIN PUMPS REHABILITATION.

DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO SAMES INCORPORATED HIGHEST RANKED FIRM PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S ORDINANCE AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL. MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

[B. Consider Awarding RFQ 2024-004, Real Estate Appraisal Services to Qualified Firm(s) and]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM B CONSIDER AWARDING RFQ 2024 004 REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL SERVICES TO QUALIFIED FIRMS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. CONTRACT WITH SUCH FIRMS AS PROJECTS ARISE.

COUNCIL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT APPRAISAL HOUSE.

I'LL SECOND THAT. MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION. I HAVE A QUESTION HERE.

IS IT FOR YOU, I GUESS, ON APPRAISALS? IT SAYS HERE THE LIMITING THE SELECTION FIRMS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 WILL ENSURE EACH FIRM.

GET A. THERE'S A PROJECT THAT MAY COME UP.

WOULD YOU ALL NEED MAYBE TWO OR OR JUST ONE? GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. CITY ENGINEER.

SO EVERY TWO YEARS, WE SELECT FOR ALL THESE SERVICES THAT ARE COMING UP.

AND WE TRY TO BE FAIR TO EVERYBODY AND GIVE ENOUGH PROJECTS.

SO HAVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 HELPS SO THAT THERE'S ENOUGH PROJECTS FOR EVERYBODY.

YEAH. AND I GUESS THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS WOULD YOU ALL WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE? SO THAT THERE'S NOT JUST ONE? SURE. I CAN I CAN AMEND THAT TO ADD LEONEL GARCIA, JUNIOR ASSOCIATES. I SAW THAT BEFORE.

IT WAS ONLY ONE APPOINTED.

NO, WHAT WE HAVE WITH ASTERISKS ON ALL OF THEM IS THE ONES THAT ARE ON OUR CURRENT ROTATION. YEAH. AND SO ON.

ON ON THE APPRAISERS. I ONLY SEE ONE ASTERISK.

RIGHT. BECAUSE HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S IN THE CURRENT ROTATION. THE 2224.

RIGHT. SO, SO YOU'RE AMENDING YOUR MOTION TO ADD LEONEL GARCIA.

[C. Consider Awarding RFQ 2024-005, Right of Way Acquisition Services to Qualified Firm(s) and]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C CONSIDER AWARDING RFQ 2024 005 RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES TO QUALIFIED FIRMS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. CONTRACT WITH SUCH FIRMS AS PROJECTS ARISE.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, THIS HAS TO DO WITH.

RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MAINTAIN COBB FAMILY AND ASSOCIATES AND HARRIS ASSOCIATES.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

[D. Consider Awarding RFQ 2024-006, Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Materials Testing]

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

ITEM D CONSIDER AWARDING RFQ 2024 006.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES TO QUALIFIED FIRMS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. CONTRACT WITH SUCH FIRMS AS PROJECTS ARISE.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT B TO Z ENGINEERING.

MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING GROUP AND TERRACON.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I HAD A QUESTION ON THIS.

HOW MANY PROJECTS ON ON AVERAGE DO WE TYPICALLY HAVE THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A ROTATION? WELL, IN THIS CASE IT'S A LITTLE BIT OFF BECAUSE REMEMBER THAT BEFORE WE USED TO HAVE THE SUBDIVISION AS PART OF THIS ROTATION.

SO THAT'S WHY WE CURRENTLY SHOW THAT APPROXIMATELY THEY THEY GOT NINE WITHIN THOSE THESE LAST TWO YEARS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OFF.

SO MAYBE 3 OR 4 EACH RIGHT.

A FAIR STATEMENT. COME UP.

YEAH. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR ON THE ROTATION ON THE ROTATION ON THE ONES IN ASTERISK ON YOUR AGENDA.

MAYOR I DON'T MIND MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT ON MY.

YOU WILL MAKE AN AMENDMENT ADDING ROBERT KUSHNER.

OKAY. YEAH, THEY'RE CURRENTLY ON THE ROTATION.

I CAN SECOND THAT. SECOND.

OKAY. SO WE AND THAT WILL MAKE IT FOUR.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THE AMENDED MOTION ADDS ROBERT KISTNER TO THE B2C ENGINEERING MILLENNIUM AND TERRACON. IS THAT CORRECT? ALL RIGHT.

AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME

[E. Consider Awarding RFQ 2024-007, Land Surveying Services to Qualified Firm(s) and Authorize the]

AND JUST BEFORE. WELL GO AHEAD IF THERE'S A MOTION.

SORRY. MOTION TO ADD HALF ASSOCIATES.

MELTON AND HUNT AND ASSOCIATES RIO DELTA ENGINEERING.

SAMES AND SUPREME ENGINEERING.

SECOND FOR A MOTION TO SECOND.

AND MY SAME QUESTION. HOW MANY PROJECTS ON THIS? JUST AS FAR AS LAND SURVEYING ON THIS ONE.

THIS IS CITY LAND SURVEYING.

CORRECT? NOT CORRECT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT WE'RE DESIGNING IN HOUSE, WE GET A SURVEYOR TO GET THE INFORMATION FOR US.

SO THE 2022 2024 HAS FIVE FIRMS. THEY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY THREE PROJECTS EACH.

GOT IT. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE HOW MANY I'M SORRY.

ON THE ROTATION LIST. WE HAVE CURRENTLY FIVE FIRMS. FIVE CURRENT. ALL RIGHT.

AND I BELIEVE WE SELECTED SEVEN.

SIX. SIX. THE OTHER SIX.

CAN YOU RESTATE THEM FOR THE RECORD? YES. AND I'M GOING TO RESTATE IT AND ADD ANOTHER HALF A HALF.

ASSOCIATES KCI TECHNOLOGIES, MELDON AND HUNT AND ASSOCIATES, RIO DELTA, SAMES AND SUPREME ENGINEERING.

[F. Consider Awarding RFQ 2024-008, Architectural Services to Qualified Firm(s) and Authorize the]

SO WE HAVE AMENDED MOTION.

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

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM F.

CONSIDER AWARDING RFQ 2024 008 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES TO QUALIFIED FIRMS, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH SUCH FIRMS AS PROJECTS ARISE.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ALVARADO ARCHITECTS AND ASSOCIATES, ERO ARCHITECTS MILNET AND SAM GARCIA, ARCHITECT.

[G. Consider Awarding RFQ 2024-009 Professional Engineering Services to Qualified Firm(s) and]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM G.

CONSIDER AWARDING RFQ 2024 009 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO QUALIFIED FIRMS, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE TO ENTER INTO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH SUCH FIRMS AS PROJECTS ARISE.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. YES, SIR.

B2Z ENGINEERING. ENGINEERING HAFSLUND ASSOCIATE.

JAVIER HINOJOSA. ENGINEERING.

KCI TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING.

HOLD ON, MELVIN AND HUNT.

MILLENNIUM. NORRIS. LEAL.

QUINTANILLA. HADLEY AND ASSOCIATES. RIO DELTA ENGINEERING TEAMS. SOUTH TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP.

SUPREME ENGINEERING AND TRINITY MEP.

I'LL SECOND YOU. GOT HIM.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE IT TO YOU AGAIN? I DIDN'T GET THE SECOND ONE. YES.

THE SECOND. YEAH, THE SECOND ONE.

IT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER EIGHT.

NUMBER EIGHT. OKAY. NUMBER EIGHT.

NUMBER TEN. HOW MANY DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE ROTATION LIST? WE CURRENTLY HAVE 14. 15.

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AND HOW MANY DID DID WE SELECT? I DON'T KNOW. OR ARE YOU OKAY WITH AMENDING YOUR MOTION TO ADD INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP? I WAS JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION I MISSED THEM. ALL RIGHT. SO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. HOW MANY DOES THAT? HOW MANY IS THAT TOTAL? I BELIEVE IT'S 15, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

14. 15. 16. 16. AND HOW MANY PROJECTS ARE TYPICALLY FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING? I KNOW THERE'S ROUTINE.

THEY JUST GOT ONE. YEAH, THROUGH THE TWO YEAR CYCLE.

AND HOW DO YOU YOU'VE ALREADY QUALIFIED ALL THE ENGINEERS. SO HOW DO YOU ALL GO ABOUT SELECTING. SO HOW YOU JUST CALL THEM OUT.

THAT'S HOW WE PUT THEM ON THE LIST. OKAY.

[11. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]

[A. Consider Approval of EEDC Mid-Year Budget Amendments for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. [Raudel]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 11 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF EDC MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL JAVIER GARCIA WITH EDINBURG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN JUNE, AND BASICALLY A LOT OF IT IS TRANSFERRING MONIES FROM OUR RESERVE ACCOUNTS INTO THE GENERAL FUND SO THAT WE COULD PAY FOR SOME VERY ACTIVE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING THIS FISCAL YEAR.

TOTAL OF INCREASES, ABOUT $19 MILLION.

AND THE TOTAL INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES ALSO BALANCES OUT.

MOST OF THAT INCREASE IS BASICALLY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

AND ALSO IN THE BOND ACTIVITY.

[12. BUDGET]

[A. Consider Approving the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget Transfers for the Following: [Ascencion]

ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM 12 BUDGET. CONSIDER APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THE FOLLOWING. OKAY. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GENERAL FUND FROM OTHER CAPITAL OUTLAY TO OFFICE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. IT IN THE AMOUNT OF 2200.

COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA GENERAL FUND FOR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING TO TRAVEL TRAINING MEETINGS IN THE AMOUNT OF 5000 VIA GENERAL FUND, FROM TRAVEL TRAINING MEETINGS TO OFFICE SUPPLIES IN THE AMOUNT OF 500 CULTURAL ARTS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND FROM PRINTING SERVICES, RENTS AND CONTRACTUAL FINE ARTS, INSURANCE, MAIN ENTRANCE RENTAL PROTECTION RENTAL, PORTABLE RESTROOMS, DRY CLEANING OF LINENS, LINEN SERVICES AND HOMETOWN OF HEROES BANNERS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF 65,481 AND $0.22. SO MOVED.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

DOES THIS AFFECT OUR FUND BALANCE IN ANY WAY? NO, SIR. THEY'RE WITHIN. WITHIN THE SAME FUND.

NO. NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[B. Consider Certification of 2024 Anticipated Debt Collection Rate and 2023 Excess Debt Collection.]

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM B, CONSIDER CERTIFICATION OF 2024, ANTICIPATED DEBT COLLECTION RATE AND 2023 EXCESS DEBT COLLECTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. A WHERE? MOTION AND A SECOND. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THIS ON THE SO THIS IS DOES THIS AFFECT IN ANY WAY OUR ABILITY TO SET THE TAX RATE, THE NEW TAX RATE, OR IS THIS JUST SEPARATE AND APART FROM IT DOESN'T AFFECT IT BECAUSE DEPENDING ON THE COLLECTION RATE, THAT'S HOW WE DETERMINE THE TOTAL LEVY, HOW MUCH WE CAN INCLUDE IN OUR BUDGET.

SO IT DOES AFFECT IT. WE ARE AT 100%.

[13. APPOINTMENTS]

[A. Consider Appointments to the Following City Advisory Board, Council, Commission and Committee:]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 13 APPOINTMENTS.

ITEM A CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING.

CITY ADVISORY BOARD, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE.

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ONE MEMBER.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO APPOINT DUSTIN GARZA.

CAN YOU REPEAT THE NAME? I'M SORRY. DUSTIN GARZA.

DUSTIN GARZA, IS THERE A SECOND?

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 14.

CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM A, B, C, D, E, AND F.

COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE OUT OR I'LL TAKE A MOTION ALTOGETHER.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL. OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE A THROUGH F, AND THERE'S A SECOND.

[15. OTHER BUSINESS]

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

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

ALL RIGHT. OTHER BUSINESS ITEM 15 COUNCIL.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE REQUESTED FOR NEXT MEETING?

[16. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

WE'RE COMMITTING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 721.

ITEM EIGHT, CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY.

ITEM B DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

PROJECT FB ITEM C DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS.

ITEM D DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

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ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR.

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

AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE SITTING IN AS ADVISER, CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY JOSEPHINE RAMIREZ SOLIS.

AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL.

THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS 6:00 BY MY WATCH. AND WE'RE VISIBLY I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT AT THIS TIME IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PRAYER.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE PASTOR PALM VALLEY CHURCH PASTOR BRANDON BELL.

WE DON'T HAVE THE PASTOR HERE. MISTER MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU WANT TO LEAD US IN PRAYER? SHALL WE BOW OUR HEADS? DEAR FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO JOIN TOGETHER TODAY. PLEASE BLESS THIS MEETING.

KEEP US ALL WITH OPEN MINDS AND HEARTS SO WE CAN WORK IN UNITY FOR THE BEST OF OUR CITIZENS. IN ALL OUR DECISIONS.

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME.

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

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.

YES, SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON AUGUST 16TH, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M..

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

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL.

UNDER STATE LAW, 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.

MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO JUST MOVE ON TO UNDER MAYOR'S REPORT.

I JUST HAVE ONE ITEM COUNCIL AND JUST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

I ATTENDED A TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE POLICY SUMMIT.

THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE LEGISLATURE.

THE. THEY MEET EVERY TWO YEARS, AND ALL THE CITIES COME TOGETHER TO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADVISE COUNCIL AND STAFF THAT WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A FORUM SO WE CAN START CRAFTING OUR LEGISLATIVE.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOW BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

IT IS 9:32 P.M., AND I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME ITEMS THAT REQUIRE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR, BASED ON THE DISCUSSION FOR ITEM A.

I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION RATIFYING EDC ACTION FOR PROJECTS.

TONKA. TUESDAY. NEXT GENERATION HOSPITALITY AND ALUMINUM FOIL ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN

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SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

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

MOTION CARRIES. ALSO UNDER ITEM D, I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH SUBMITTING A BID ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AND THEN I DO BELIEVE THERE'S SOME ACTION REQUIRED ON ITEM C.

YES. COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION? YES, YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT JOSEPHINE RAMIREZ SOLIS, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.

SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND.

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

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. NO OTHER ACTION REQUIRED, MAYOR.

VERY WELL. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'RE ADJOURNED. 9:34 P.M..

MY NAME IS JACQUELINE SABURIDO.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF ME BEFORE I WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER.

BEFORE THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE TWO OF MY FRIENDS DIED BEFORE I NEEDED MORE THAN 40 OPERATIONS. THIS IS ME WHEN MY LIFE WAS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE IN COLLEGE.

THIS IS ME AFTER BEING HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER.

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ARE WE READY? OH, WOW.

YOU READY? YOU CAN INTRODUCE HER.

RIGHT NOW. I THINK IF YOU'RE READY TO GO.

ARE THEY GOING TO INTRODUCE US OR NOT? IT'S GOOD TO GO.

ARE YOU GOING TO? I GOT ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO? I'LL JUST ESTABLISH QUORUM AND THEN YOU CAN OPEN IT UP. OKAY.

OKAY. HI. YES I DID. YES.

YOU HAD A LONG DAY. OH, WE JUST STARTED.

NO, BUT I HAD. YEAH, I'VE HAD IT ALL DAY.

IT'S BEEN WORSE. YEAH.

ARE WE READY TO GO? LET ME KNOW WHEN WE'RE READY. YES.

I THINK THEY'RE LITERALLY WAITING FOR FIVE MINUTES. YES.

WHAT SHOULD I DO? I DON'T KNOW WHERE DAN IS.

SO MIDTOWN. AND COMING UP NEXT ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL, ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR.

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

AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE SITTING IN HIS ADVISORS, CITY MANAGER MYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY OMAR OCHOA, AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL.

THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING. MY WATCH AT 6:20 P.M.

AND VISIBLY, I DO SEE WE HAVE A QUORUM.

SO WE DO HAVE QUORUM. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE EDINBURG EDC TO ORDER AS WELL.

AND I ALSO AM FROM A VISUAL STANDPOINT, HERE WE HAVE QUORUM.

SO I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

AND IF WE COULD ALL PLEASE JOIN FOR A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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THANK YOU. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.

MR. GARZA, IT'S BEEN ON.

IT'S BEEN POSTED THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF DAYS. YES, MA'AM. WE POSTED ON JULY 26TH AT 5:00.

ALL RIGHT. DISCLOSURE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST I CAN TAKE.

I'LL READ IT ONCE FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT, BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN WE CERTIFY THE CITY PART? I'M SO SORRY. YEAH. YES, SIR.

MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON JULY 26TH, 2024 AT 7:45 P.M.. SIR. ALL RIGHT.

NOW, SECTION THREE FOR BOTH GOVERNING BODIES, UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A 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 CANNOT PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? I'M ON PROJECTS NINE AND TEN OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I DON'T HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST, BUT I WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY AND I KNOW THEY INVOLVE THAT, SO I HAVE STEPPED OUT OF ANY CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH REGARD TO THOSE AND WILL AGAIN TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. DID ANYBODY SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. FOR THE CITY? YES.

FOR THE CITY. OKAY. YES.

THE CITY COUNCIL AND THIS IS A JOINT MEETING, SO WE'LL. YEAH. GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. I MUST ADMIT THAT EVERY TIME YOU GUYS GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO COST US MONEY.

YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THE EDC IS GOING TO SELECT A DEVELOPER TO DO SOMETHING WONDERFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT NOT NOT WORRY.

THE CITY IS ONLY GOING TO PAY PART OF THE DEAL.

GENTLEMEN AND LADIES, WE ARE.

NOW WE KNOW THAT THE MONEY THE EDC HAS COME THAT HAS, COMES FROM THE CITY, AND THAT THIS IS AN EFFORT TO MAKE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY AND THE EDC ARE WORKING TOGETHER.

IS IT TRUE YOU ARE USING THE EDC TO AVOID THE ADVERTISING PROCESS THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW? THIS IS WHAT THE PUBLIC ASKED ME.

THIS IS NOT TRANSPARENT.

IT IS DECEPTIVE. AND WE WILL ALSO BE WATCHING THE NEXT ELECTION ON PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING HOW AND WHAT Y'ALL SPEND THEIR MONEY ON, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO PUT Y'ALL BACK IN THE CHAIRS THAT YOU'RE IN TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM FIVE IS ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATION.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY FIVE A.

AND IT'S GOT THE LIST OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED.

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

CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

OKAY. FOR THE CITY PART, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS A AND B OF THE CITY AGENDA.

IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'RE NOW GOING TO CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION.

IT IS SIX. 6:24 P.M.. WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 750 ON MY WATCH AND.

YEAH, 750 ON MY WATCH.

AND JUST WANT TO GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE.

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

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. AND BY MY TIMING IS 751.

AND I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO ENTER BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.

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OKAY. MOTION APPROVED.

AND I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE OR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOTION IS APPROVED.

OKAY. AND NOW WE ARE ON ITEM SEVEN.

COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO COUNCIL HAS.

YEAH. I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND BASED ON THE DISCUSSION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

AYE. UNDER ITEM A MOTION TO RATIFY EDC ACTION REGARDING PROJECT CAVE, PROJECT M, AA AND PROJECT FB ALL IN THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

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

MOTION CARRIES. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON THE CITY AGENDA TO ITEM SIX A.

IS THAT THE SAME ITEM? YES. OKAY. YES. IT'S A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EDC.

EDC THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

MR. GARZA ON YOUR PACKET AND ON THE SCREEN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A SUMMARY OF A DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN. WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

AND SO WE SET OUT SOME GOALS.

AND THEN WITHIN THOSE GOALS, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME MORE DETAIL AND I'LL GO BRIEFLY THROUGH IT.

THE FIRST GOAL BEING RECRUITMENT, BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THE FIRST GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THAT BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PLAN.

THE SECOND GOAL IS TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES.

THE THIRD GOAL WOULD BE TO FINALIZE BOND PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AREA.

AND FOURTH GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES AND ENTERTAINMENT, DINING AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES.

THIS IS FOCUSING ON RETAIL, COMMERCIAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. AND THEN THE FIFTH GOAL HAS TO DO WITH ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL EFFICIENCIES IS TO TRY TO ENHANCE THOSE EFFICIENCIES.

THIS IS THE REAL QUICK SUMMARY OF IT.

THE PROCESS ITSELF WE STARTED IN JUNE, ON JUNE 21ST.

WE MET HERE AND WE WENT THROUGH A LITTLE EXERCISE, A BOARD RETREAT THAT LASTED BASICALLY ALMOST TWO DAYS.

AND THEN THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH AGAIN.

THE FIRST GOAL. GOAL. NUMBER ONE RECRUITMENT, BUSINESS RETENTION, RECRUITMENT AND WORKFORCE. THERE'S A START DATE AND A COMPLETE DATE THAT WE HAVE ON ON EACH OF THESE ITEMS. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING TO THIS AS WE GO ALONG.

BUT THE START DATE WHEN WHENEVER THERE'S A FISCAL YEAR 2025, THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR PROGRAM OF WORK FOR NEXT YEAR OR AT LEAST PART OF IT, OUR PROGRAM OF WORK. AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FOR 1.1, INVEST IN WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYERS AND STUDENTS DOING ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, EXTERNSHIPS SUPPORTING MENTORSHIPS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE CONDUCTED BY OTHER ENTITIES.

IT ALSO INCLUDES DEVELOPING OUR MORE FORMALIZED BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM. THERE ARE SOME METRICS THERE THAT INCLUDE VISITS ON AVERAGE TEN BUSINESSES PER MONTH CONDUCTING SURVEYS, RECORDING RESPONSES, THAT TYPE OF THING. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TABS OF EACH OF THOSE VISITS, EACH OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING ON THE BUSINESS RETENTION SIDE.

ON THE BUSINESS RECRUITMENT SIDE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ATTENDING AT LEAST 20 EVENTS A YEAR AND THEN INCREASING OUR LEADS BY 5% PER YEAR BASED ON OUR DATA THAT WE ARE COLLECTING ON HUBSPOT.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE METRICS THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE ALSO ADDING TO THIS THAT, AGAIN, THIS IS THE DRAFT.

WE'VE HAD SOME COMMENTS FROM SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FINALIZE. BUT WE'RE ADDING THE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A POSITION FOR THAT, THAT EFFORT AS WELL, ON THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO DEVELOP THOSE 300 ACRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT ATTRACTING AT LEAST FIVE BUSINESSES TO THE AIRPORT WITHIN THIS NEXT THREE YEARS.

DEVELOPING LAND FOR THE INDUSTRIAL.

FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ALONG OR NEAR I-69 AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALIZING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AT NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE AS FAR AS NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK.

WE HAD A GROUNDBREAKING TODAY FOR OUR RIO GRANDE VALLEY RGV, CDL TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF TRANSACTIONS THAT CLOSED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

ONE OF THEM WAS WITH SILL WITH JOAQUIN SPAMMER.

THE OTHER ONE WAS WITH BAGLEY PRODUCE.

SO WE'RE MOVING ALONG IN TERMS OF FILLING UP THAT, THAT INDUSTRIAL PARK. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE, MORE LAND IN THE FUTURE. ON THE

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AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THAT. WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND OUR PHILIP PROGRAM REALLY TO FOCUS ON THE EAST SIDE OF, OF THE COURTHOUSE AND OFF OF UNIVERSITY ON 107. AND THEN ALSO JOINING TEXAS DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS PROMOTE AND MARKET THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

GOAL NUMBER FOUR AGAIN, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS IN THE CITY BY UTILIZING A HOTEL STUDY AND HOTEL INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

WE'VE KIND OF STARTED THAT PROCESS ALREADY.

INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FULL SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND THEN SECURING OTHER ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES AS WELL.

SO WE'LL START PUTTING NUMBERS TO, TO THESE TO THESE TASKS AND STRATEGIES.

AND THEN ON GOAL NUMBER FIVE IN RELATED TO INTERNAL EFFICIENCIES CREATING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR STAFF REVIEWING INTERNAL POLICIES AND BOARD DOCUMENTS FOR THE BYLAWS.

BOARD COMMITMENT FORMS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS, DEVELOPING ONBOARDING PROCESS AND MATERIALS FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

WE HAVE SOME OF THAT ALREADY, BUT WE JUST NEED TO TO GET IT FINE TUNED.

AND THEN IMPROVING OUR COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY AND AIRPORT, INCLUDING JOINT MEETINGS WITH THE CITY AND SEMIANNUAL UPDATES FROM THE AIRPORT, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET REALLY MORE INVOLVED IN TRYING TO DEVELOP THAT ACREAGE AROUND THE AIRPORT. CONTRACTING, PROFESSIONAL MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES TO ENHANCE OUR ALREADY FAIRLY ROBUST MARKETING STRATEGIES CONDUCTING CEO EVALUATION ON A YEARLY BASIS AND THEN REVIEWING ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE. THAT'S BASICALLY IT IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN RIGHT NOW.

THERE WILL BE MORE MEAT ADDED TO IT AS WE GET ALONG.

BUT THEN HOPEFULLY BY THE NEXT MEETING WE'LL PRESENT THAT TO TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND THEN TAKE IT TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? YEAH, I JUST WANT TO IF I COULD ASK COUNCIL, I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP IN EDC BUT AS COUNCIL LOOK AT 3.3 EXPAND PHILIP PROGRAM.

I SUGGESTED THAT WE MAKE THAT A LINE ITEM FOR EDC BUDGET EVERY YEAR SO WE CAN KNOW THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP 40 TO 50.

EVEN IF WE EXPANDED ANOTHER 100,000 TO 500,000 EVERY YEAR, WE COULD HELP 40 TO 50 BUSINESSES BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A SUCH A POSITIVE PROGRAM.

SO MANY PEOPLE ASKING, HOW DO WE HOW DO WE GET IT, YOU KNOW, IN NEXT YEAR, IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN? WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. AND FURTHERMORE, THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME BUSINESSES THAT DIDN'T EVEN APPLY THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPLY, DON'T HAVE A MEANS TO APPLY. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CAN WE CAN REACH OUT TO.

SO IF I COULD GET THE BOARD SUPPORT AND COUNCIL SUPPORT TO MAKE THIS A YEARLY THING THAT WE HELP 40 TO 50 BUSINESSES.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I MEAN, WE WHEN WE WOULD GO TO THE BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE PHILIP MONIES.

THEY WERE ALL SO VERY GRATEFUL.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH IN THE, IN THE CITY THAT NEEDS FACADE IMPROVEMENTS, PARKING LOTS MAYBE EVEN EXPANDING AND DEPENDING UPON THE NEEDS.

BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY DOING A LOT TO BEAUTIFY THE CITY AND ALSO THEN TO DRAW NEW BUSINESS TO THE CITY. AND AS, AS WE'VE LEARNED A LOT OF THESE SMALLER, SMALL BUSINESSES, WHICH WE KNOW IS, YOU KNOW, THE THE HEART OF ALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE NATION, THEY'RE RENTING AND THE OWNER DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY OR THEY THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

SO IT'S JUST JUST A PERFECT BRIDGE TO ELEVATE THEIR WHOLE BUSINESS.

NO, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A FORUM LIKE FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, TO PROMOTE IT, BECAUSE I KNOW IT PROMOTES ITSELF. RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S FUNDING NEEDED, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY. THEN HEAR FROM THEM DIRECTLY.

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME COMMENTS, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER DIAZ BRINGING IT UP THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I QUALIFY, I'M RENTING.

BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK MAYBE HAVING A SMALL BUSINESS FORUM, YOU KNOW, HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE OTHERS WITH THE THAT WE HAVE.

I THINK IT WILL GO A LONG WAY. MAYBE WE SHOULD DO LIKE AN ANNUAL PROGRAM. AND THAT WAY PEOPLE ARE ASKING SAY HEY, IN OCTOBER, JUST AN EXAMPLE, MAKE SURE YOU ATTENDED THE FORUM, RIGHT.

THAT'S WHEN WE OPEN UP APPLICATIONS FOR THE PHILIP OR ANYTHING ELSE.

SO BUT NO, I APPRECIATE THE EDC DOING THIS.

I THINK I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD COMMENTS. STARLIGHT, I THINK WAS A PART OF IT.

RIGHT? IT WAS STARLIGHT, ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES OR OR WERE THEY NOT? BECAUSE THEY IMPROVE THEIR THEIR FACADE.

THEY REDID THEIR WHOLE RESTAURANT.

I THOUGHT THEY DID, BUT ANYWAY.

BUT A LOT THERE'S A LOT OF NEED OUT THERE AND, AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PROGRAM FOR THAT.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD. THE COMMERCIAL RECRUITMENT AND THE FLIP CAN BE PROMOTED AND PROMOTED IN A FORUM. AND THE LIFT FUND.

[02:10:03]

YEAH, THEY'RE STILL WE HAVEN'T FINALIZED IT.

BUT BUT THIS IS BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S A DRAFT FORMAT TO BEFORE WE FINALIZE IT THOUGH.

SO WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR SO WE'LL FINALIZE IT.

SO YEAH. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, SO IS THIS A THREE YEAR PLAN OR IS THIS IT'S A THREE YEAR IT'S A THREE YEAR PLAN. AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY PLANS TO INCLUDE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ON SOME OF THESE THINGS? FOR EXAMPLE YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING OR CREATING THESE INTERNSHIPS OR ON SOME OF THIS JUST SAYS SUPPORT OR INCREASE, BUT I DOESN'T HAVE A DOLLAR.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE WERE SIGNING ANY DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO.

WELL, THAT WOULD BE IN THE PROGRAM OF WORK ON THE BUDGET. AND SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT NEXT. OKAY.

BUT YEAH. AND THEN ALSO WOULD THERE BE ANY METRICS LIKE CAPITAL INVESTMENT OR JOBS TO BE CREATED IN ANY OF THESE GOALS? YES. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY, GREAT.

NO, IT'S A GREAT GUIDE TO HAVE.

AND I THINK FOR THE CITY TOO, THAT WE KNOW THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON, RIGHT. IN TERMS OF OUR PLAN OF ACTION.

SO ONCE IT'S ADOPTED, WE'RE ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO REVIEW IT ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS AT EVERY MEETING.

HAVE IT PART OF OUR BINDERS, IF YOU WILL, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TRACK. OKAY. ALSO, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON ITEM 5.6 HAS I MEAN, I KNOW WE DO WHERE THE CITY MANAGER AND ALL THAT.

HAS THAT EVALUATION BEEN DONE ALREADY BY EDC? NO. OKAY. WHAT WAS YOUR START DATE? I STARTED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, NOVEMBER OF 2022, AND I JUST MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE WE DID THAT TOO. AND IT HAD BEEN A WHILE AND IT JUST GETS THINGS UP AND GOING. YEAH, I WOULD SAY THIS HELPS ALSO BECAUSE IT GIVES ME METRICS. YEAH, EXACTLY.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS.

WE HADN'T DONE THE CITY MANAGER I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP. AND AND YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH IT TO, YOU KNOW, BE CONSISTENT BECAUSE WE HADN'T DONE MYRA UNTIL RECENTLY.

SO WE DID EVALUATION ON HER.

SO WE NEED TO KNOW MORE TO THE CITY MANAGER.

WELL, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO ANNUALLY, BUT WE JUST DID.

I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG AGO, BUT WE HADN'T DONE IT SINCE IT HAD BEEN OVER TWO YEARS. ALSO, MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS.

I COULD HAVE SWORN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR.

ME TOO. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT DOING THAT.

YEAH. BRING IT UP TO THOSE GUYS.

YEAH, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT DOING THAT. FOR ME, IT'S BEEN LIKE A YEAR.

I'M A TRUE BELIEVER IN HAVING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, SO. RIGHT. AND JUST ANOTHER THING.

I JUST WANT TO SEE THE BREAKDOWN.

IT CAN BE SOMETIME TOMORROW AND ALL THAT, BUT I WANT TO SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING SERVICES THAT WE'RE DOING. I JUST WANT TO SEE EXACTLY WHO WE PAID OUT FOR THAT. THAT COST FOR THE THIS YEAR.

SO JUST ANYTIME TOMORROW WITH THE BUDGET THE BUDGET ON THAT.

I JUST WANT TO SEE THE THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT.

YEAH. WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY.

NEXT ITEM THAT WAS JUST PRESENTATION.

SO Y'ALL CAN CALL THE NEXT ITEM.

WHAT'S THAT? THE NEXT ITEM.

OH, OKAY. YEAH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET.

ITEM EIGHT, BUDGET AND PROGRAM OF WORK.

ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY HIGH LEVEL DRAFT BUDGET.

BECAUSE MY BOARD HASN'T EVEN REVIEWED IT, EXCEPT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT TO IT'S BASICALLY LOOKING AT OUR OPERATING EXPENSES MORE THAN ANYTHING.

BUT I'LL START ON THE REVENUE SIDE.

WHAT WE HAVE PROJECTED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS ABOUT $9.4 MILLION ON OUR AMENDED BUDGET, WHICH HAS YET TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, IS $9.5 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR, SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE CURRENT TRADE TRACK IS $9.8 MILLION.

THAT'S THAT'S MY ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT 3% INCREASE OVER OVER OUR NUMBERS THIS YEAR.

SO TRYING TO KEEP IT CONSERVATIVE, INTEREST EARNED ON OUR OPERATING FUNDS, 105,000 IS MORE OR LESS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING.

FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD 100,000 BUDGETED.

I THINK THAT WE'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE ON 60,000 ON SALE OF EDC PROPERTY THIS YEAR.

SO FAR WE HAVE $1.75 MILLION THAT WE HAVE CLOSED ON.

I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ON ANYTHING IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS OR SO.

SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE NUMBER WHERE WE'RE AT.

I NEED TO DO THE ANALYSIS ON WHAT WE EXPECT TO CLOSE ON IN THE NEXT YEAR.

IT ALSO DEPENDS ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF

[02:15:04]

WE HAVE ABOUT $10 MILLION SO FAR.

WE HAD PROJECTED 13.8 FOR NEXT YEAR.

I'M NOT PROJECTING ANYTHING BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY JUST LOOKING AT THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE 9.9, ALMOST $9.9 MILLION REVENUE STREAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO ON SALARIES I STILL HAVE TWO POSITIONS THAT I'M TRYING TO FILL UP.

SO WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR SALARY VERSUS THE BLACK NUMBER IS THE SECOND COLUMN IS OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW. OUR PROJECTIONS ARE THE FIRST COLUMN, AND THEN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET IS THE THIRD COLUMN ON THE FURTHEST RIGHT SALARIES, LONGEVITY, OVERTIME, VEHICLE ALLOWANCE, ALL OF THOSE ARE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY WORKING AND THE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE FILLING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

YOU SEE A LARGE INCREASE THERE BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR OTHER LEGAL SERVICES NEXT YEAR. SO I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED TO INCREASE THAT BUDGET ITEM OR ACCOUNTING SERVICES.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY DOING SOME INTERNAL ACCOUNTING VERSUS A LOT OF THE CITY STAFF DOING ALL OF OUR FINANCIALS.

SO THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THAT LINE ITEM, OUR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING SERVICES WE'RE INCREASING OR SUGGESTING AN INCREASE WE'RE ALLOWED BY STATUTE TO SPEND UP TO TEN, 10% OF OUR REVENUES WHICH IS DOUBLE THIS AMOUNT.

BUT WE'RE PROJECTING IS ABOUT $480,000 IN MARKETING AND ADVERTISING SERVICES.

ON COMMUNICATION SERVICE AGREEMENTS. THAT'S MOST OF OUR PHONES AND IT STUFF.

IT'S ABOUT $1,000 A MONTH THAT WE'RE PROJECTING ON THE NEW OFFICE SPACE UTILITIES.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH IN UTILITIES PRINTING.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH IN PRINTING.

BUT THOSE NUMBERS ARE THERE.

THEN WE HAVE RENTS AND CONTRACTUAL.

THIS IS AGAIN IS INTERNAL COPIERS AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

OFFICE SPACE LEASE. AT THIS POINT WE'RE ON TRACK TO STAY WITHIN THE BUDGET AT 33 680.

BUT IF WE MOVE OVER TO THE TRANSIT CENTER, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASE.

AND THAT'S ACCOUNTED FOR IN THAT NUMBER, THE ADMINISTRATION FEE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY GIVES US IS AT HALF $1 MILLION.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY ADJUSTING THAT, BUT AT THIS POINT, AGAIN, FOR THE DRAFT BUDGET, I HAVE KEPT IT AT HALF $1 MILLION RESEARCH STUDIES AND OTHER CONTRACTS.

AT THIS POINT, WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 112,000.

I'VE PUT IN 300,000 IN CASE WE WANT TO TRY TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS.

ALONG THE WAY. THIS YEAR, THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS ONE OF THOSE STUDIES THAT WE DID THE MASTER PLAN THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE AIRPORT IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE STUDIES. IF WE'RE GOING TO START DOING DEVELOPMENT OF SOME OTHER INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE SOME OF THAT MONEY ALSO. AND SO THAT'S WHY THAT MONEY SET ASIDE FOR TRAVEL TRAINING AND MEETINGS, THIS IS MOSTLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AS THE STAFF INCREASES, THERE MIGHT BE AN INCREASE. AND THAT'S WHY I HAD IT INCREASED FROM OUR $60,000 BUDGET TO 78,000.

AGAIN, THIS IS BEFORE WE START REFINING EACH OF THOSE TRIPS.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LIST OF THOSE TRIPS.

AND WE CAN SEPARATE OUT BY TRIP.

AND HOW MANY PEOPLE GO AND HOW MUCH PER PERSON, THAT TYPE OF THING. SO WE'RE GOING TO FINE TUNE THOSE NUMBERS.

CONTINUING EDUCATION AGAIN, 18,000 IS JUST KEEPING UP WITH WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. CONFERENCES THIS HAS TO DO WITH WHEN WE GO TO THE DIFFERENT EVENTS, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT INCREASING OUR PRESENCE AT SOME OF THOSE CONFERENCES AND SOME OF THOSE TRADE SHOWS.

THAT'S WHERE THIS NUMBER IS COMING IN FROM. SO, SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'RE PROBABLY PROJECTED TO BE AT ABOUT $70,000.

THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE JUST STAFF.

THIS IS ALSO BOARD MEMBERS.

WHEN BOARD MEMBERS TRAVEL AS WELL, OUR MEMBERSHIP DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE BELONG TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

WE'RE ADDING SOME NUMBERS BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY DURING OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, OFFICE MAINTENANCE AND CONTRACTUAL.

THIS IS IT. IT'S 6000.

BUT IF WE GET INTO NEW OFFICE SPACE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THAT. OUR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.

FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE BUDGETED $800,000.

THAT'S. I JUST SAW WHERE I NEED TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER.

THAT $800,000 IS NOT GOING TO BE EXPENDED THIS YEAR.

NOT ALL OF IT. SO SOME OF THAT WILL HAVE TO CARRY OVER TO TO NEXT YEAR.

[02:20:04]

WE'RE NOT GOING TO FINISH ALL THOSE IMPROVEMENTS BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

I HOPE WE DID. BUT WHICH WHICH PROPERTIES ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK. OKAY.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT $700,000 WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS TO DO.

BUILDING NEW ROADS, EXTENDING SANITARY SEWERS, DRAINAGE, EVERYTHING. AND THAT'S GOING TO OPEN UP PROBABLY ABOUT $2 MILLION WORTH OF PROPERTY. SO A GOOD RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT.

BOARD EXPENSES, OFFICE SUPPLIES, WEARING APPAREL, OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE.

WE'VE INCREASED THE OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE JUST TO ACCOMMODATE NEW OFFICE SPACE AND ADDITIONAL PEOPLE.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ON PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. WE'VE GOT 4.6 BUDGETED THIS YEAR DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO.

THAT MIGHT BE EXPENDED.

IF NOT, THEN WE CARRY IT FORWARD.

AND THEN I HAVE SET ASIDE TWO ALMOST $2.3 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND WE'VE DISCUSSED SOME OF THAT POTENTIAL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR THIS YEAR.

SO FAR WE'RE ON TRACK FOR ABOUT 200,000 OF THAT 500,000 THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE FOR NEXT YEAR BASED ON OUR COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING PROBABLY ABOUT $1.2 MILLION CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY THIS YEAR FOR THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE DID WAS AT $13.1 MILLION.

I LEFT THAT BLANK BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT ONE. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ONE IN THE FUTURE.

ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE FLIP? DOES THAT INCLUDE THE COMMERCIAL RECRUITMENT AND THE LIFT FUND? ALL OF THOSE ARE IN THERE. IT INCLUDES NOT PHILIP, BUT INCLUDES ALL THE COMMERCIAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS. IT INCLUDES. THE I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE FOR SOME OF THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT LISTED HERE.

WHAT WE DO HAVE LISTED IS, FOR EXAMPLE, DOMAIN DEVELOPMENT $400,000.

THEY'RE JUST ABOUT DONE WITH EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO EARN THOSE $400,000 ON THEIR TWO PLAZAS MGM CAPITAL THEY'VE COMPLETED THE JERSEY MIKE'S AND DUNKIN DONUTS, AND THEY HAVE EARNED $49,000, WHICH WILL BE PAID OUT BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. CHAPEL. THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR INCENTIVE.

SO THIS YEAR, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO EARN ABOUT $40,000.

NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE DOUBLE THAT BECAUSE THEY JUST OPENED UP THIS YEAR.

BUT IT DOES INCLUDE, AGAIN, ALL THE OTHER INCENTIVES THAT THAT WE'VE ALREADY PUSHED OUT SO FAR THIS YEAR.

THE $200,000 WOULD INCLUDE THE PANERA BREAD.

SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHUNK OF THAT MONEY.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD A LINE ITEM FOR PHILIP, WE NEED TO ADD IT ON HERE.

IT HASN'T BEEN INCLUDED.

A LINE ITEM FOR PHILIP IS AND THE TITLE SAYS JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. OKAY.

SO THAT'S 189,500 THAT HAS BEEN EXPENDED THUS FAR, NOT JUST ON PHILIP, BUT IN OTHER SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE DONE.

SO WE'VE GOT 515,000 SET ASIDE FOR THAT THIS YEAR.

400,000 OF THAT. 515 IS IS FLIPPED.

SO FOR NEXT YEAR, I'VE GOT 600,000 SET ASIDE FOR THE FLIP.

200 FOR 400 FOR PHILIP, AND THEN 200,000 FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, WHICH WILL BREAK DOWN LATER ON.

BUT GOING BACK, OUR DEBT SERVICE ON PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST IS NOT VERY DIFFERENT YEAR OVER YEAR. SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT $2.6 MILLION IN BOND DEBTS THAT WE'RE PAYING OFF BOND FEES AND THEN SPONSORSHIPS. WE'VE KEPT IT AT ABOUT WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT $93,000, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS KEEP SOME EXTRA IN CASE SOMETHING COMES UP THAT WE NEED TO DO.

WHICH IS ABOUT $12,000 PER MONTH GENERAL INSURANCE AGAIN.

DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH PROPERTY WE ACQUIRE THAT NUMBER MAY GO UP AS WELL.

SO THAT'S A VERY PRELIMINARY BUDGET.

LIKE I SAID, I JUST SAW WHERE I NEEDED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MY OPERATING BUDGET.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR BOND FUNDS.

SO WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $1.8 MILLION THAT WE NEED TO TO EXPAND ON THE WORKFORCE RESOURCE CENTER. SO I'M PROJECTING THAT WE'LL DO THAT NEXT YEAR, ALONG WITH SOME INTEREST EARNED ON THAT MONEY. THIS IS THE REVENUE FOR THAT FUND ITSELF. AND THEN IF WE EXPAND IT ALL, THEN WE MAY NOT HAVE THAT,

[02:25:02]

THIS IS THE 2021 SERIES.

BONDS. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT ABOUT $2 MILLION THAT NEEDS TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE AS WELL.

AND THAT'S REFLECTED IN THESE NUMBERS.

AND THAT'S KIND OF A QUICK RUNDOWN ON A PRELIMINARY DRAFT BUDGET.

SO WE WILL NEED TO DO OUR OWN WORKSHOP.

WE WERE WANTING TO DO IT ON AUGUST 12TH, WHICH IS IN TWO WEEKS.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

OKAY. YEAH. AND WHEN WHEN DO WE NEED THE EDC BUDGET? BECAUSE WE ALWAYS APPROVE IT AS PART OF THE CITY BUDGET.

RIGHT. MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, TYPICALLY.

SO WE WOULD FINALIZE IT ON OUR LAST MEETING IN AUGUST AND THEN TURN IT OVER FOR THE FIRST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER. RIGHT.

SO WE'LL BE TURNING IN BY AUGUST THE 16TH.

WE SHOULD HAVE A A CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET.

SO THAT I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM, THE THAT PROVIDES FINANCE HELP.

YEAH. THE FUND. IS THAT SOMETHING THE BOARD IS LOOKING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN? I THINK, AND HOW'S THAT? HOW'S IT WORKING, OR. I'M JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S THERE'S ABOUT $10,000 LEFT IN THAT FUND FROM THE CITY'S PORTION, BECAUSE BEFORE IT WAS FUNDED, 50, 50, 50,000 EACH FOR 100,000.

AGAIN. AND THAT'S PART OF ARPA.

CORRECT. THAT WE HAD ARPA MONEY THAT THE CITY HAD.

RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S THAT IS CORRECT.

THE 50,000 FROM THE CITY WAS ARPA MONEY, AND THEN THE EDC USED A 50,000 FROM THEIR FUNDS AS WELL. I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY OUTLINED THAT, BUT WE HAVE ENOUGH IN OUR.

AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A REALLY I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM, SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM.

THAT HELPS THIS SAYS JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, BUT IT'S MORE THAN JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, RIGHT? THE SLASHES WEREN'T THERE.

SO THERE'S $600,000 SET ASIDE FOR THAT.

OKAY. SO MY ASSUMPTION IN THAT 600, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE DETAILS, BUT I KNOW IT'S THE LIFT FUND.

AND THEN YOU HAVE VIDA.

AND THEN WE DID ANOTHER PROGRAM WITH ITS SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT I'M ASSUMING IS WRAPPED IN THAT 600,000. WELL, IN THE 515 FOR THIS, THE 515 FOR THIS YEAR, BUT THE PROPOSED 600,000 FOR NEXT YEAR.

BUT DEPENDING ON HOW MANY OF THE PHILIP RECIPIENTS ACTUALLY GO THROUGH BY SEPTEMBER WE MAY HAVE A CARRYOVER FROM SOME OF THE FUNDING FROM THIS YEAR.

GOT IT. OKAY. SO THAT'S 600 MAY CHANGE.

OKAY. IF A DEVELOPER COMES IN TOWN AND YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE THEM OUT, SHOW THEM AROUND AND ALL THAT, YOU TAKE THEM OUT TO EAT. WHAT WOULD THAT FALL UNDER? TYPICALLY THAT IS THEIR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING.

IT'S MARKETING. SO ON THE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING.

OKAY. SO IT'S PART OF THAT, THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. RIGHT.

SO LET ME JUST ASK, SINCE WE HAVE ALL OUR BOARD HERE ON THE BUDGET WORKSHOP ON THE 12TH, IS THAT IS EVERYBODY AVAILABLE ON THE 12TH? AND IF SO, AT WHAT TIME WERE YOU THINKING OF DOING THAT? 530. OKAY. IS THAT A MONDAY? YES, 12TH IS A MONDAY.

THE 12TH. 12TH IS A MONDAY.

THE TUESDAY. LET ME LOOK AT MY CALENDAR FOR US.

CHECK FOR US. IT'S A MONDAY.

IT'S A MONDAY. MONDAY IS TUESDAY.

I'M SORRY. IT WOULD BE THE 13TH.

THE WEEK OF THE 12TH. 13TH.

THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. I HAVE ANOTHER BOARD MEETING AT THAT TIME, BUT I GUESS I CAN. I CAN SKIP THAT AND COME HERE IF THAT'S.

WHAT IF EVERYBODY'S AVAILABLE.

OKAY. WE'LL CHECK ON AVAILABILITY.

IF NOT THAT DATE, THEN WE'LL WORK ON ANOTHER DATE.

OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE SOME TIME BEFORE OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING.

YEAH. NOT TO CLOSE IN TIME BECAUSE IT MAKES IT TOUGH FOR FOLKS.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, AND MAYBE FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, I'D LIKE TO JUST GET A LIST OF ALL PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN.

THAT'S PRETTY SHORT. YEAH, BUT ALSO FROM THE CITY, BECAUSE THE CITY WE OWN QUITE A BIT OF LAND.

SO I JUST LIKE AS PART OF OUR BUDGET, I JUST LIKE TO GET A LIST, YOU KNOW, OF ALL THE PROPERTIES WE OWN.

YEAH. WE'VE GOT THREE LOTS THAT ARE SIX ACRES EACH.

WE'VE GOT A 25 ACRE TRACT THAT'S WE'RE SUBDIVIDING.

AND THEN THAT'S REALLY WELL, BUT BUT WE OWN, DON'T WE? AND THEN SOME PROPERTIES OVER HERE. YEAH, YEAH. BUT DON'T WE STILL OWN PROPERTIES AT THE OTHER INDUSTRIAL PARK OR.

WE SOLD THEM ALL. OKAY.

YEAH. I JUST LIKE TO GET A LIST OF WHAT WE OWN AS FAR AS THE CITY,

[02:30:01]

WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME PROPERTIES HERE.

YEAH, JUST IT'D BE GOOD TO GET A LIST.

YEAH, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT.

AND CERTAINLY I'M ASSUMING WITH FACILITIES AS WELL, ALL CITY OWNED FACILITY PROPERTIES OR JUST VACANT LOTS FOR THE CITY.

VACANT? YEAH. I MEAN, YEAH.

AND I THINK I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF SPACE AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. SO BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY OR ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HAVING AN INTERNATIONAL PERSON THAT COMES IN.

THEY NEED SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY MARKET.

YEAH. AND THE AIRPORT'S A BIG, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AREA TO FOCUS ON.

YEAH. WE HAVE WHAT, 300 ACRES THERE AT LEAST FOR AND AGAIN, THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN OUR LIST THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY THAT CAN'T BE DEVELOPED, RIGHT, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

BUT THERE IS I THINK IT'S ABOUT 300.

RIGHT. WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT MASTER PLAN FOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AIRPORT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

SO WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAYOR IS WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE ITS INITIAL INTENDED PURPOSE OR, OR IF THERE WAS NO PURPOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, INITIALLY INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE, OF THE LAND AND WHAT MAYBE WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE AT IN THOSE AREAS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY WELL.

ANY ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE EDC BOARD MEMBERS.

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION PASSES.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE CITY? JASON, YOU CAN GO NOW. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, MOTION SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. IT IS 823 FOR NOW.

YEAH.

EXPLAIN THIS TO ME AGAIN.

OKAY. WE GOT HAMMERED TODAY, RIGHT? YEAH, WELL, SO DID A LOT OF OUR FANS.

THEY GO TO EACH OTHER'S HOMES AND HAVE GAME WATCHING PARTIES.

WHAT HE'S SAYING IS WHAT? BOB WAS OUT THERE GETTING BLITZED. SORRY, BOB. IT'S OKAY. OUR FANS ARE GETTING BLITZED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? WE'RE STILL IN THESE PADS. THEY'RE OUT THERE DRIVING HOME NOW TO GAME WATCHING PARTIES CAN MAKE DRUNK DRIVERS PASS UP THAT DRINK OR PASS OFF YOUR KEYS.

YEAH, HE WAS MY CLOSEST FRIEND. HE WAS LIKE MY BROTHER TO ME. NOW 11, WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY? IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY BAD COLLISION.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT AT FIRST, BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, I HIT ME. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE FATALITIES.

HE WAS ALWAYS LAUGHING, ALWAYS PLAYING JOKES ON SOMEBODY THAT I MISSED OUT A LOT ABOUT HIM.

HE'S BLEEDING PRETTY BAD.

[02:41:07]

[02:41:09]

GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER BY MY WATCH.

IT IS 545. FIRST ITEM, THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

NUMBER THREE. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM.

I CAN SEE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ARE PRESENT EXCEPT THE MAYOR WHO IS REPRESENTING THE CITY IN DC AT THIS TIME.

ITEM NUMBER TWO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES, SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM, THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON MAY 31ST, 2024 AT 4:30 P.M..

SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM 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 OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER CAN PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO, SIR. NO, NO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILOR ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, SIR. THAT BEING THE CASE, WE'LL GO TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS FIVE A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TERM THREE BOARD MINUTES FOR THE MEETING HELD MAY 16TH, 2023.

COUNCIL. SO MOVED. THANK YOU.

WE GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM B, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS REPORT ON APPLYING AGREED UPON PROCEDURES TO COST REIMBURSABLE.

REIMBURSABLE TO BURNS BROTHERS LIMITED DATED MARCH 31ST, 2024. PREPARED PREPARED BY MCCALL GIBSON SWEDLUND BAREFOOT PLC CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. SO MOVED.

SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? FINANCE. JUST ONE QUESTION.

I DID READ THAT. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, EVERYTHING IS ABOVE BOARD.

WHAT YOU GUYS REVIEWED AND SAW, I SAW THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH ON THE INTERESTS AND JUST KIND OF A RECORD OF WHAT'S BEEN TAKING PLACE.

YES, SIR. NELDA RAMIREZ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER YES.

EVERYTHING IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPENSES AND COSTS THAT THEY'VE INCURRED OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR RECORDS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. GET A MOTION ALREADY, I DID THAT.

I'M SORRY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM C CONSIDER APPROVING THE COUNTY TAX INCREMENT PAYMENT OF 471, FOUR, 38 AND $0.46.

AND THE CITY OF EDINBURG TAX INCREMENT PAYMENT OF 455 TWO 4462 TO THE BURNS BROTHERS LIMITED CONNECTION WITH THE REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS.

SO MOVED. SECOND. GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

ANYTHING ELSE? MYRA. COUNSELOR.

NOT AT THIS TIME. ITEM SIX IS ADJOURNMENT.

CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

CITY HALL MEETING. WILL WILL CONTINUE AT 6 P.M.

SHARP.

MY NAME IS JACQUELINE SABURIDO.

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BEFORE TWO OF MY FRIENDS DIED.

BEFORE, I NEEDED MORE THAN 40 OPERATIONS.

THIS IS ME WHEN MY LIFE WAS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE IN COLLEGE.

THIS IS ME AFTER BEING HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE'VE ESTABLISHED A QUORUM.

LET'S PLEASE RISE FOR PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. YES, SIR. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, WISDOM AND SUPPORT AS WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING.

HELP US TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION.

ALLOW US TO GROW CLOSER AS A GROUP AND NURTURE THE BONDS OF COMMUNITY.

FILL US WITH YOUR GRACE, LORD GOD, AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR CITY AND CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT ALL THAT WE DO HERE TODAY.

ALL THAT WE ACCOMPLISH IS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY.

WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR HOLY NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.

YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, STAFF DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE 5TH OF JULY AT 4:15 P.M..

THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE BOARD? NONE. OKAY. NO. CHAIRMAN.

MEETING PROCEDURES. ALL THE ITEMS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA AS EACH ITEM IS INTRODUCED.

STAFF WILL PRESENT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ITEM BEING CONSIDERED.

THE PARTY MAKING THE REQUEST MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AND MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ISSUES ARISING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEM BEING CONSIDERED.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE DESIRING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION MAY DO SO.

A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH PERSON INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THE ITEM. THE USE OF A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED.

ONCE THE CHAIR CLOSES THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE COMMISSION MAY REQUEST AN ANYONE AND MAINTAIN ANY DISCUSSION WHICH CLARIFIES THE PROPOSAL AND WILL TAKE WHAT ACTION IT FEELS TO BE APPROPRIATE. SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. BUT ALSO, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU CAN'T SPEAK ON THE ITEM ONCE THE ITEM COMES UP, AND I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THAT TIME.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR.

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE EXCUSE EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONER MEMBER RODOLFO RUDY RAMIREZ FROM THE JUNE 11TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE JUNE 11TH, 2020 REGULAR MEETING. MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT A, WE CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT.

BEING A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT SIX, BLOCK ONE, JOHN CLOSNER SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3430 SOUTH ROAD.

STAFF. YES, SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, RITA GUERRERO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING.

THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH LONGORIA AND EAST WISCONSIN ROAD. A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 169FT ALONG SOUTH LONGORIA AND 200FT ALONG EAST WISCONSIN ROAD, FOR A TOTAL OF 0.77 OF AN ACRE.

A REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS FOR COMMERCIAL GENERAL.

THERE IS SURROUNDING USES OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITHIN THE AREA, AS WELL AS VACANT LAND AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONAL USES.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE ZONING MAP, WE DO HAVE THIS AREA LARGELY ZONED AS AGRICULTURAL ZONING. THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN DECEMBER 10TH OF

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IN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES, IT WOULD BE AGRICULTURAL ZONING.

WE DO HAVE PROPERTY THAT IS LOCATED TO THE WEST THAT IS ALSO ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL.

THE PROPERTY IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 77 OF AN ACRE.

THE DEVELOPER IS REQUESTING TO REZONE IT TO ESTABLISH A COMMERCIAL PLAZA.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS AREA IS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USES.

STAFF DID NOTICE THE PUBLIC FOR 20 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REQUEST IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST AND MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS DURING THE PROCESS.

THANK YOU. YES. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

NO COMMENTS. GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. OH, YOU HAVE A COMMENT, MA'AM? YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.

CONVENTION IN GARDENS.

IT'S ON WISCONSIN. RAUL LONGORIA ON THE CORNER.

IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS BOBCATS AND THIS IS WISCONSIN. OKAY. OKAY.

ARE YOU IN FOR OR AGAINST? YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR? IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SPEAK. OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR.

COMMISSION. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

DO WE KNOW WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PLANNING TO PUT THERE? BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL. ACROSS FROM A SCHOOL.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS.

WE HAVE A COMMERCIAL PLAZA.

THEY DIDN'T SPECIFY WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE COMMERCIAL PLAZA.

THEY JUST SAID THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A FEW SUITES.

NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT WE DO ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT PARKING, MANEUVERING, LANDSCAPING AND GREEN SCAPE.

SO WE WOULD TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS.

I THINK THE GENTLEMAN IS HERE. I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT HE'S PLANNING TO PUT THERE, PLEASE.

I'M SORRY. IT'S A RENTAL SPACE, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR.

EXCUSE ME, SIR, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? RENE MARTINEZ. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ARE YOU THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? NO, I'M THE BUILDER. OKAY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF RENTALS OR WHO'S GOING TO BE IN THERE? IT IS ACROSS FROM A SCHOOL.

YEAH. NO, I'M NOT. I'M NOT PARTICULARLY AWARE RIGHT NOW OF WHO'S GOING TO RENT.

THEY JUST SAID RETAIL SHOPPING STRIP.

PROBABLY A PHONE COMPANY OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, THAT KIND OF THING. BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, AS FAR AS I KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE A RESTAURANT OR ANYTHING. THERE'S A PICTURE IN THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID THAT OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID THAT.

YES WE DID. WE HAVE A DRAWING OF IT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO PULL IT UP.

THAT'S NOT THE ONE I WAS LOOKING AT.

THAT WAS LIKE A COLOR PHOTO OF THE ONE BEFORE THAT.

YEAH, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE JUST SHELL SPACES, RIGHT? THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

YEAH, YEAH. ON OURS. WE HAVE IT.

OH, YEAH. IT'S JUST THE.

[A. Consultation with City Attorney. (§551.071. Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting; §551.087)]

CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE? SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION TO SECOND.

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

JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT.

THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

BUT, COUNCIL, I THINK THERE'S TWO ITEMS THAT DO NEED ACTION BASED ON DISCUSSION.

EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES.

A RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 16 BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? SO MOVED.

SECOND. A MOTION AND SECOND.

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

[OPEN SESSION]

MOTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

[17. ADJOURNMENT]

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ANY OTHER ITEMS? NO. NO.

ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

846.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.