[00:01:45] COMING UP NEXT ON ESPN, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL. ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARCIA JR. MAYOR PRO TEM JASON DE LEON. COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL DAN DIAZ. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID SALAZAR, JR. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE SITTING IN AS ADVISORS. CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY JOSE RAMIREZ SOLIS. AND NOW LIVE FROM CITY HALL. THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL. EXCUSE ME. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS MAY 21ST, 06:00. THIS IS A MEETING OF EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND I DO SEE VISIBLY THAT DO WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT? [1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM] AND WE'RE GOING TO START, AS WE DO EVERY MEETING WITH THE PRAYER WE HAVE TODAY. OUR PASTOR, DOCTOR DAVID ALEXANDER WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR PRAYER, PLEASE, AT THIS TIME? HEAVENLY FATHER, IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL DAY TO BE ALIVE. THIS IS THE DAY YOU HAVE MADE, AND WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT. [A. Prayer.] THANK YOU FATHER FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING. WE CELEBRATE OUR PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. LORD, WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THEIR LABOR, AND WE PRAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GRANT THEM WISDOM AND ENERGY AND STRENGTH IN THE ENDEAVORS THAT THEY DO. WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THEM AS THE BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED TODAY. LORD, GRANT WISDOM TO THOSE THAT ENGAGE IN THAT, AND LORD, THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE FOR YOUR HONOR AND YOUR GLORY. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. [B. Pledge of Allegiance.] ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO WHICH IS CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES, SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON MAY 16TH, 2025 AT 7:15 P.M.. SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE IS DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. [2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE] UNDER STATE LAW, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST FOR THEMSELVES OR CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS, AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO [3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST] SUCH A CONFLICT. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE RELATED TO MATTERS ON TODAY'S AGENDA? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UNDER ITEM FOUR, MAYOR'S REPORT, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION BRIEFLY THIS COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ALONG WITH OUR SOME LOCAL BANKS AND OUR [4. MAYOR'S REPORT] UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, RIO GRANDE VALLEY, SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR A NEW INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT GO TO A SCHOOL HERE AT UTRGV. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY PAN AM. WE NOTICED PAN AM. I STILL CALL IT PAN AM AT UTRGV. [00:05:03] IT'S FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE JUNIORS THAT ARE WANTING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THE BANKS AND THE UNIVERSITY FOR DOING THIS. THIS IS FOR OUR KIDS. THERE'S ACTUALLY NINE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT OUR EDINBURG 2040 PROGRAM WAS KIND OF THE THE ENTITY THAT KIND OF HELPED KICK IT OFF. SO I WANT TO THANK MR. PEDRO SALAZAR AND THOSE IN THE COMMITTEE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT INITIATIVE. IT'S IT'S THESE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WORKING AT A, AT A BANK SO THEY CAN GET TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, THAT INDUSTRY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ARE GOING TO GET PAID BY THE BANKS AND GET CREDIT AT THE UNIVERSITY. SO A GREAT PROGRAM. AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND I DO HOPE THAT IT DOES CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL HELP A LOT OF OUR KIDS. THE NEXT ITEM IS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. YES, SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TO THE COUNCIL. THERE'S A COUPLE OF CITY OF EDINBURGH EVENTS. [5. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT] THE FIRST ONE BEING THE MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY. THE CITY OF EDINBURGH WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY THIS FRIDAY, MAY 23RD AT 10 A.M. AT THE EDINBURGH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH SEVENTH AVENUE. EXCUSE ME. THIS MEETING EVENT HONORS THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, WITH A SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF EDINBURGH'S OWN FALLEN HEROES. THIS PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE MEANINGFUL TRIBUTES, MOMENTS OF REFLECTION AND VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS. THE CITY EXTENDS A SPECIAL INVITATION EXCUSE ME, [A. CityofEdinburgEvents] [ Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony] TO THE FAMILIES OF EDINBURGH'S 90 FALLEN HEROES. YOUR PRESENCE, YOUR PRESENCE WILL SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE COST OF FREEDOM AND THE DEPTH OF OUR COMMUNITY'S GRATITUDE. WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO JOIN US FOR THIS HEARTFELT GATHERING OF REMEMBRANCE AND UNITY AS WE HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY. NEXT, I HAVE THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. THE CITY OF EDINBURG WILL BE KICKING OFF THE 2025 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. THESE EVENTS AIM TO PROVIDE FREE, ACCESSIBLE MUSIC EXPERIENCES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE FIRST CONCERT WILL BE TAKING PLACE WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, FEATURING RISING COUNTRY ARTIST WILLIAM BECKMANN AS A HEADLINER HEADLINER. OPENING PERFORMANCES WILL FEATURE TEXAS BASED ARTIST DUSTIN DE LA GARZA, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE EDINBURGH'S OWN SEAN MIKA, [ Summer Concert Series] WHO IS A FORMER CITY OF EDINBURG PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WHO LEFT US TO PURSUE HIS MUSIC CAREER. BUT OF COURSE, WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE AND BRING HIM BACK HOME TO PERFORM FOR US. THE TWO OTHER CONCERTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PUBLIC TO PLACE ON THEIR CALENDARS WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE THE 14TH. IT'S GOING TO BE HEADLINED BY QUEEN NATION, AND IT'S A TRIBUTE BAND TO THE MUSIC OF QUEEN. THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE SATURDAY, JULY 12TH, HEADLINED BY STRANGELOVE. THIS IS A TRIBUTE BAND FOR DEPECHE MODE. THESE EVENTS WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY'S PROMENADE PARK AMPHITHEATER, LOCATED AT 201 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, FROM 8 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT, WITH DOORS OPENING AT 7 P.M. ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR LAWN CHAIRS AND BLANKETS. WE WILL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS AND BEVERAGE VENDORS, SO NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINKS WILL BE ALLOWED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE CULTURAL ARTS DIVISION AT 956388 8224 OR VISIT 2020. FIVE CONCERT SERIES. LAST I HAVE THE EDINBURGH COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE. THIS IS AN EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD AT PARKS AND RECREATION. THE I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, WILL BE HELD BY PARKS AND RECREATION. THEY'LL BE HOSTING A COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE THIS SATURDAY, [ Edinburg Community Garage Sale] MAY 24TH, FROM 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT THE EL DULA GYMS, LOCATED AT 700 SOUTH VETERANS BOULEVARD. THEY'LL HAVE ABOUT 70 VENDORS OFFERING EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO COLLECTIBLES AND UNIQUE FINDS. THIS FREE EVENT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO BROWSE AND SHOP, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX. WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL, SPECIAL PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE CAPTAIN CARLOS MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, FOR HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO OUR COUNTRY [6. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS] AND OUR COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF OUR [A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Captain Carlos Martinez†, United States Marine Corps for] COMMUNITY. OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD. BUT IF I ASK THE FAMILY OF CAPTAIN CARLOS MARTINEZ IF HE CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION WHILE OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL READ IT FOR THE RECORD. YES, MA'AM. CAPTAIN CARLOS MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 1932, CARLOS MARTINEZ WAS BORN TO COSME AND FRANCISCA MARTINEZ IN EDINBURG, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, ON JANUARY 15TH, 1953, CARLOS MARTINEZ ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND IN JUNE 1953 WAS ASSIGNED AS DRILL INSTRUCTOR, MCRD MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. [00:10:03] AND WHEREAS, ON SEPTEMBER 1953, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS MARTINEZ WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 29TH REGIMENT, SCHEDULED FOR KOREA WITH COMPANY E, SECOND BATTALION, FIFTH MARINES ANTI TANK ASSAULT, DURING WHICH TIME HE WAS PROMOTED TO CORPORAL. AND WHEREAS, CORPORAL MARTINEZ WAS ASSIGNED TO THE SECOND BATTALION, FIFTH MAJOR RANK AS SERGEANT. SERGEANT MARTINEZ SERVED AT MANY CAPACITIES DURING HIS MILITARY CAREER. A RECRUITING OFFICER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS MILITARY POLICE CAMP PENDLETON TO INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR STAFF TRAINING RESERVES WITH THE 14TH INFANTRY BATTALION. AND WHEREAS, IN MAY 1965, STAFF SERGEANT MARTINEZ DEPLOYED ABOARD USS VALLEY FORGE AS PART OF REGIMENTAL LANDING TEAM IN OKINAWA, ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA. HE WAS PART OF OPERATION STARLITE AND WHEREAS IN OCTOBER 29TH, 1965, STAFF SERGEANT MARTINEZ WAS ASSIGNED TO MARBLE MOUNTAIN AIR FACILITY IN VIETNAM, DA NANG PROVINCE. WHEN ENEMY MORTAR FIRE FROM THE NORTH VIET CONG BROKE THROUGH THE SOUTH VIET CONG DEFENSIVE LINE, LEAVING MANY CASUALTIES. MARBLE MOUNTAIN AIR FACILITY STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO A TURBULENT PERIOD IN HISTORY, AND WHEREAS ON JUNE 1ST, 1966, SECOND LIEUTENANT MARTINEZ RETURNED TO THE STATES AND WAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS MUSTANG OFFICER, A MILITARY MEMBER WHO WAS TRANSITIONED FROM AN ENLISTED RANK TO A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. HE WAS ASSIGNED PERSONNEL OFFICER IN THE FIRST BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY TRAINING REGIMENT AND WHEREAS, ON AUGUST 13TH, 1968, SECOND LIEUTENANT MARTINEZ RECEIVED ORDERS FOR A SECOND TOUR IN VIETNAM. ON OCTOBER 2ND, 1969, UPON THE COMPLETION OF HIS TOUR, HE WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN AND RETURNED TO THE STATES, PROUDLY WEARING HIS CAPTAIN'S BARS. HE REPORTED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS SCHOOL, MARINE CORPS BASE 29 PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNTIL HE RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY ON JANUARY 31ST, 1973. AND WHEREAS, AFTER SERVING HIS COUNTRY, CAPTAIN MARTINEZ, AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, ALSO SUPPORTED HIS COMMUNITY FOR 52 YEARS. AND WHEREAS, AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST PASTORAL COUNCIL FOR THE NEWLY BUILT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, CAPTAIN MARTINEZ WAS THE FIRST EUCHARIST MINISTER IN THE HOMEBOUND MINISTRY, TAKING COMMUNION TO PARISHIONERS AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MANY EVENTS. AND WHEREAS, ON APRIL 5TH, 2025, AT THE AGE OF 92, CAPTAIN CARLOS MARTINEZ PASSED AWAY. HIS FAMILY AND MANY IN THE COMMUNITY GRIEVED THIS GREAT LOSS. WHEREAS BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE FAITHFUL SERVICE OF THIS MARINE, WE HONOR AND THANK ALL OUR VETERANS AND UNSUNG HEROES THAT HAVE PROTECTED OUR NATION AND UNCEASINGLY. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY POWER VESTED IN ME BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND BESTOW THIS HONORARY PROCLAMATION TO CAPTAIN CARLOS MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, FOR HIS MERITORIOUS YEARS OF US MARINE CORPS MILITARY SERVICE AND HIS LOVE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND FELLOW MARINES. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING. SAY SOMETHING. ARE YOU GOING TO SAY OKAY? OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR. GIVING THIS PROCLAMATION TO OUR FATHER. FOR MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW, OUR FATHER WAS IN THE MARINE CORPS FOR 20 YEARS, FROM 1953 TO 73. HE SERVED A TOUR IN KOREA, TWO TOURS IN VIETNAM. AND UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, WHEN HE WAS IN THE FIRST TOUR, HE WAS IN A HELICOPTER SQUADRON. HIM AND HIS PILOT WOULD GO TO THE ACTUAL BATTLEFIELDS, PICK UP THE WOUNDED, BRING BACK THE KEYS TO KILLED IN ACTION, AND BRING THE TROOPS BACK TO THE NEW TROOPS TO THE FIGHT. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, I DID NOT KNOW THAT ONE OF THOSE TRIPS HE BROUGHT FRANCISCO BARRIENTOS ON HIS HELICOPTER BACK SO THAT HE COULD GET THE MEDICAL CARE THAT HE NEEDED. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS. I KNOW MY FATHER AND THE HUMBLE MAN THAT HE WAS. HE WOULD HAVE NOT NOT WANTED THIS, BUT HE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO HIS CAREER. HE TAUGHT US A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GROWING UP, LIVING ON MILITARY BASES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MY MOTHER AND MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTERS AND HIS BROTHER AND SISTERS. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS HONOR. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY MARIA VILLAREAL AND ALFONSO MARTINEZ, MY UNCLE, MY SISTER IN LAW WHO CAN'T BE HERE. THEY WORKED ON THE PROCLAMATION, ESPECIALLY MY AUNT MARIA MARY, WHO REALLY TOOK, TOOK, TOOK THIS AND RAN WITH IT. SO WE'RE SORRY THAT WE DIDN'T DO THIS WHILE DAD WAS ALIVE. HE'S ONLY BEEN GONE FOR A MONTH AND A HALF. SO BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR. [00:15:03] AND, MAYOR, I WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE OUR HOMETOWN HERO, FRANKIE BARRIENTOS. HE'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO THE MARINE CORPS OFFICE FOR BEING REPRESENTED. THANK YOU. MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST SAY I WANT TO THANK. THANK THE FAMILY FOR EDUCATING US ON YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS PAST. AS A FORMER. SORRY, I GET EMOTIONAL. I LOST MY DAD RECENTLY ALSO. BUT AS A FORMER COMBAT MEDIC, THE BRAVE PILOTS AND THE PEOPLE ON THOSE CHOPPERS AND HUEYS THAT COME FOR THE MEDIC, THE MEDICS AND THE THE SOLDIERS THAT ARE INJURED, THEY'RE THE LIFE SAVERS. WE DO OUR JOB, BUT IF THEY DON'T COME PICK US UP, WE DON'T GET TO MOVE ANYTHING. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK DO WE HAVE AN ACTIVE DUTY SOLDIER HERE AMONGST US? IF YOU COULD JUST SAY YOUR NAME, SIR, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NASSAR MEDINA. I'M A RECRUITER FOR MCALLEN RECRUITING OFFICE. SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND FOR ANYONE ELSE WATCHING, IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY OUR CITY, WE ARE A HOMETOWN OF HEROES. WE ARE AN ALL-AMERICA CITY BECAUSE OF ALL OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT'S HERE. THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO BEAR ALL THE CROSSES THAT WE DON'T SEE AS VETERANS, AND LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WANT TO THANK MISS MARY VILLAREAL FOR REACHING OUT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY TO ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY TAKES PLACE. MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. I KNOW IT'S JUST BEEN RECENTLY THAT HAS HAPPENED, BUT AS OUR COUNCIL MEMBER DAN DIAZ MENTIONED, RIGHTLY SO. HE REPRESENTS WHAT EDINBURG IS ABOUT AND WE'RE HOMETOWN HEROES, AND THAT'S WHAT HE WAS, AND THAT'S HOW HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND EDUCATING US ABOUT HIM. AND MY THANKS TO ALL THE FAMILY FOR BEING HERE. AND AS MR. DIAZ MENTIONED, COUNCIL MEMBER, WE'RE HERE TO CONTINUE HELPING SUPPORT. WE HAVE A VERY NICE EVENT THIS FRIDAY. I SAY NICE EVENT, BECAUSE EVERY YEAR, MEMORIAL DAY, WE HAVE A CEREMONY. I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AND JOIN OUR FELLOW HEROES FAMILIES OF THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION ALSO FOR OUR PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. OUR HARD WORKING PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT IS HERE. YOU SAW THE EQUIPMENT OUT OUTSIDE? [B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing May 18-24, 2025 as Public Works Week. [Vincent Romero, Director of Public Works]] COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SO VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO. AND WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE ALL THAT THEY DO FOR PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. SO YES, SIR. PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, MAY 18TH THROUGH 24TH, 2025. WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. AND WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF EDINBURGH RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS MAKE EVERY DAY TO OUR HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH THROUGH 24, 2025, AS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND URGE EVERYONE TO JOIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES. EVENTS AND CEREMONIES. CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. [00:20:19] LET'S START WITH. A DRINK. AREN'T YOU GOING TO STAY HERE? OKAY. I'LL GO UP THERE. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. VINCENT ROMERO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. I ALWAYS JOKE THAT PART OF THE PREREQUISITE IS YOU GOT TO BE AT LEAST SIX FEET TALL TO WORK FOR PUBLIC WORKS. I'M THE ONLY ONE. SO BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AS WE RECOGNIZE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND THIS YEAR'S THEME, WHICH IS PEOPLE, PURPOSE AND PRESENCE. PEOPLE ARE AT THE CORE OF EVERYTHING WE DO. OUR DEDICATED PUBLIC WORKS STAFF OF EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE THE ONES WHO QUIETLY MAKE DAILY LIFE POSSIBLE. THEY ARE PROBLEM SOLVERS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND STEWARDS OF OUR CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. WITHOUT THEIR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT, OUR ROADS, DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND PUBLIC PUBLIC SPACES SIMPLY WOULDN'T FUNCTION. OUR PURPOSE IS CLEAR. TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY, EFFICIENCY AND PRIDE. EVERY SIDEWALK REPAIRED, EVERY POTHOLE FILLED, EVERY EMERGENCY RESPONSE DURING THE STORM. IT'S ALL DONE WITH THE MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING THE VISION OF THIS CITY AND OUR PRESENCE. IT'S CONSTANT. OUR CITY WORKERS ARE THERE IN THE EARLY HOURS BEFORE THE CITY WAKES UP, AND LONG AFTER THE WORKDAY ENDS. YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE US, BUT YOU FEEL THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK. EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON THE TAP, DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, OR WALK THROUGH A CLEAN AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD. CITY COUNCIL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, YOUR INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND YOUR BELIEF IN THE VALUE OF OUR WORK. TOGETHER WITH OUR PEOPLE, OUR PURPOSE, AND OUR PRESENCE. WE BUILD A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT CITY FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VINCE. APPRECIATE IT. VINCE. REAL QUICK, MAYOR VINCE, WE LOVE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE OUT THERE. WE KNOW IT'S COMING UP THE BUDGET SEASON. ARE YOU SURE YOU BROUGHT THE RIGHT VEHICLES. WE KNOW EVERYTHING. WE KNOW EVERYTHING YOU GOT MUST LOOK PRISTINE AND BEAUTIFUL LIKE THE ONES YOU HAVE OUT THERE. YES, SIR. JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW IT'S ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S. ALWAYS KEEP SENDING MONEY TO THE FINANCE AND GET EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING THE BEST WE CAN. AND WE HAVE YOU IN MIND AGAIN THIS YEAR. I KNOW THE COUNCIL FEELS THE SAME WAY, BUT I KNOW YOU PUT THE BEST AND PRISTINENESS UP ON. BUT I KNOW SOME OF THESE GUYS WORK ON SOME STUFF THAT'S THEY'RE ANXIOUS. WE'LL BE STARTING ON CHAPIN. YEAH, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET GOOD MEN AND WOMEN. THEY'LL MAKE DO WITH WHAT WE GET. THANKS. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL Y'ALL DO. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. DAY IN AND DAY OUT. Y'ALL ARE OUT THERE HELPING MAINTAIN AND TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY, BUT ALSO DURING NATURAL DISASTER. YOU GUYS ARE THERE AT THE FRONT LINES ALSO. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN. PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES, SIR. MAYOR, AS A REMINDER TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DURING OPEN FORUM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT ALL SPEAKERS REFRAIN FROM MAKING DIRECT AND INDIRECT [7. PUBLIC COMMENTS] PERSONAL ATTACKS ON CITY EMPLOYEES, STAFF, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. COMMENTS SHOULD NOT BE THREATENING IN NATURE AND SHOULD PERTAIN TO CITY BUSINESS. 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 WILL BE TAKING TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL. THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY. AS YOU MAY RECALL, I SAID THAT I WOULD REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR AND THE ACTION OF THIS COUNCIL ARE THE REASON THAT WE HAVE HIGH PROPERTY VALUES. ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THE COUNTY, THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ALLOWED TO INCREASE THEIR BUDGET BY ENCOURAGING OR GIVING A WINK TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUES. THE RESULT IS THAT APPRAISED VALUES DO NOT REFLECT THE SALE PRICE OF PROPERTY. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN SAY NO BY SUBMITTING A PROTEST. THIS MEANS WE DISAGREE WITH THE VALUE ESTABLISHED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE VALUE LISTED FOR MY PROPERTY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DOCUMENTATION USED TO ESTABLISH THIS VALUE. THE LAST DATE TO SUBMIT WAS OF COURSE MAY 15TH, BUT IT WILL BE COMING BACK NEXT YEAR. MY POINT IS THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE MORE THAN THE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD. THE OBVIOUS RESPONSE IS THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE INVESTING PUBLIC MONEY TO [00:25:05] IMPROVE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND CREATE JOBS. ELECTED OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT VOTERS HAVE GIVEN THEM THE ABILITY TO USE PUBLIC FUNDS WITH FEW RESTRICTIONS. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY SOLD BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $93 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT A SPORTS ARENA THAT HAS CREATED 15 FULL TIME JOBS. CITY OFFICIALS USED THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP LAW AND ALLOWED A DEVELOPER TO BUILD AND OPERATE A SPORTS ARENA BECAUSE IT IS A PUBLIC FACILITY. IT PAYS NO TAXES AND THE DEVELOPER IS PAID TO OPERATE THE FACILITY. THIS INCLUDES SETTING FEES AND COLLECTING MONEY. THERE IS NO. THERE IS ALSO A TRAINING FACILITY THAT WAS SUPPOSED THE SPORTS ARENA THAT COST THE TAXPAYERS $10 MILLION. IN BOTH CASES, THE DEVELOPER HAS SUBCONTRACTED FOR THE USE OF THE SPACE AND COLLECTS THAT MONEY. THE PRIVATE PART OF THIS DEAL IS WORKING WELL, WHILE THE PUBLIC PART NOT SO, SO MUCH. IN FACT, AT NO TIME HAS THE INCOME EXCEEDED THE COST BY PAID BY THE CITY. BUT WHAT MAKES ME QUESTION IS THE CITY LOGIC EVEN MORE IS THE 3% STAFF SALARY INCREASE. DID YOU KNOW THAT IF A PERSON IS MAKING $15 AN HOUR, HIS ANNUAL SALARY WILL INCREASE LESS THAN $100 A YEAR? NOW LET'S GET BACK TO ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE WATER. THE COUNCIL HIRED A CONSULTANT AND CONDUCTED PUBLIC MEETINGS TO CONSULT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE A 67% INCREASE IN WATER RATES. IT'S NOT ALL HERE YET, BUT IT IS COMING. THE IDEA IS TO SELL BONDS. THE EXISTING CITY DEBT IS $370 MILLION. SELLING MORE BONDS WOULD INCREASE THE DEBT AND THERE WILL STILL BE NO MORE WATER FOR GROWTH. IN REFERENCE TO THE IMPACT OF MORE SPENDING ON THE PEOPLE. IT'S COSTING US TOO MUCH MONEY. SO SAVE US MONEY. THANK YOU, MR. PERRY. MISS MCCLEARY ALSO HAS COMMENTS ON ITEM NINE A. EIGHT. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MISS DIANE TEETER REGARDING TAXES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DIANE TEETER, PROFESSOR EMERITA OF BIOLOGY AT STC, AND I JUST CAME FROM CLASS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXCUSE THIS RIGHT HERE. OKAY. AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE MADE ABOUT ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND HOW TAX MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT ON THESE ONLY. SO I RESEARCHED AND FOUND WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES. EXAMPLES ARE PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, UTILITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. BUT THESE CAN ALSO BE CATEGORIZED AS SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM SHORT TERM ESSENTIAL SERVICES. EMERGENCY RESPONSE. ROAD MAINTENANCE. GARBAGE COLLECTION. WATER SUPPLY. REPAIRS. TEMPORARY SHELTERS LIKE AT OUR LIBRARY. PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS. LONG TERM ESSENTIAL SERVICE. EXAMPLES ARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, HOUSING PROJECTS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, URBAN PLANNING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AS EXPANDING AND IMPROVING SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES. THIS IS MY BAILIWICK. SO CONSIDER PUBLIC EDUCATION IS FUNDED THROUGH STATE FUNDS AND LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES. STATE FUNDING. DURING GREG ABBOTT'S TENURE AS GOVERNOR. THE STATE'S SHARE OF SCHOOL FUNDING HAS DECREASED WHILE LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES HAVE TAKEN ON A LARGER BURDEN. IN 2023, THE STATE CONTRIBUTED ONLY 43% OF SCHOOL FUNDING, MEANING WE LOCAL SERVICES. LOCAL SOURCES COVERED THE MAJORITY. THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR SCHOOLS HAS STAGNATED SINCE 2019 AND WE'RE STILL WAITING NOW. RECENT PROPERTY TAX CHANGES ARE PROPOSED AND HAVE SHIFTED THE BURDEN MORE TO US. WE HAVE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASE FROM 100,000 TO 140,000. REDUCING TAXABLE HOME VALUES. WE HAVE BUSINESS PROPERTY TAX CUTS THAT ARE PROPOSED THAT WILL INCREASE FROM 2500 TO 125,000. AGAIN SHIFTING THE TAX BURDEN TO HOMEOWNERS AND US. SO AS A RETIRED EDUCATOR AND ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, [00:30:01] I REALIZE OUR CITY'S DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS MUST NAVIGATE THE INCREASING CONSTRAINTS OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE FUNDING, WHILE ADAPTING TO THE GROWING EXPANSION OF STATE CONTROL. I THANK YOU, THE COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT. ORDINANCES. ITEM A. I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S BEEN PULLED THIS ITEM. I BELIEVE THE CHURCH IS GOING TO COME BACK. SO COUNCIL, I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED ANY ACTION ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. YES, MAYOR. I GOT A CALL FROM THE CHURCH BEFORE THE MEETING. THEY'RE ACTUALLY MOVING IT TO THE PARISH HALL. SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN INDOOR EVENT. SAME DAY. THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO BE DOING IT OUTDOORS. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CLOSE ANY STREETS. THEY'RE JUST TAKING IT IN. SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO CONSIDER. NO NEED. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. THEN THAT BEING THE CASE, I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B. YES, SIR. MAYOR. CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE 19TH ANNUAL TEXAS COOKHAM HIGH STAKES IN EDINBURG, TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, 2025 AT THE EBONY HILLS GOLF COURSE, AS DESCRIBED LOCATED AT 300 WEST MARCUS BENNETT DRIVE, [8. ORDINANCES] [B. Consider Ordinance Providing for a Temporary Special Use Permit for the “19th Annual Texas Cook’Em: High Steaks in Edinburg” to be Held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 through Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Ebony Hills Golf Course, Being a Tract of Land Containing 66.886 Acres Situated in the City of Edinburg Out of Lot 9, Section 274 and Lots 11 & 12, Section 271, Located at 300 West Mark S. Peña Drive, as Requested by Edinburg Chamber of Commerce. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]] AS REQUESTED BY EDINBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NINE VARIANCES. WE HAVE ONE ITEM. ITEM A CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS FOLLOWS. ARTICLE FIVE SUBDIVISION STANDARDS. SECTION 5.210 UTILITIES. [9. VARIANCE] ITEM TWO. ARTICLE THREE. SECTION 3.102-1 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED LOT AND BUILDING STANDARDS AS DESCRIBED. [A. Consider Variance Request to the City of Edinburg Unified Development Code as follows: 1.) Article 5, Subdivision Standards, Section 5.210 Utilities, 2.) Article 3, Section 3.102- 1 Single-Family Detached Lot and Building Standards, Being 3.44 Gross Acre Tract of Land, More or Less, Out of and Forming a Part of Lot 5, Section 240, Texas Mexican Railway Company Subdivision, Located at 2900 North Mon Mack Road, as Requested by Salinas Engineering. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]] LOCATED AT 2900 NORTH MONMOUTH ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY SALINAS ENGINEERING. COUNCIL. MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. AND I KNOW WE HAD A COMMENT FROM MISS FERN, BUT GO AHEAD. SO I READ IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY PNC. BOTH ITEMS ONE. THIS ONE WITH TWO ITEMS. RIGHT. THEY WERE REQUESTING TWO DIFFERENT VARIANCES. ONE OF THEM WAS FOR THE LOT WIDTH. THEY WEREN'T MEETING THE LOT WIDTH, BEING THAT IT WAS AN IRREGULAR LOT. AND ALL OF THEM WERE JUST IT'S 3.4 ACRES. OKAY. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE FOR ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME. OH, AND CURRENTLY IT'S A VACANT LOT AND THE ONE HOME WILL BE BUILT. ONE HOME WILL BE BUILT. CORRECT? OKAY. NOW, THE OTHER VARIANTS ONE OF THEM WAS FOR THE LOT WIDTH BEING ZONED SUBURBAN, RESIDENTIAL FOR SEPTIC. IT NEEDS TO BE 90FT WIDE. IT'S ONLY 28, SO WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT ONE. AND STAFF WAS WAS OKAY WITH THE LOT WIDTH, BUT STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT THEY TIE INTO THE CITY SEWER BECAUSE THERE IS CITY SEWER ALONG. NOW, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S TEN FEET DEEP, SO THEY'RE GOING TO NEED A UTILITY CONTRACTOR. SO THE COST DOES GO UP. SO THAT'S WHY PNC VOTED TO GIVE THEM BOTH VARIANCES WHEN THE ESTIMATE COST FOR GOING TEN FEET. PRETTY EXPENSIVE. YEAH IT IS IT IS UP THERE. THERE'S NO PLANS TO WIDEN. IT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. AND THE OTHER QUESTION, THERE'S ALREADY SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, RIGHT? ALL THAT AREA. THERE'S SIDEWALK ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET. NOW, WE WILL REQUIRE THEM TO GIVE US ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM DOING. SO BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A SCHOOL CLOSE TO THERE, SO. BUT THAT WILL BE DONE AS PART OF THEIR THE PLANNING, RIGHT. OKAY. SO ANY QUESTIONS I HAD AND I DID TALK TO MISS FERN BEFORE THE MEETING AND SHE JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS FOR ONE HOME OR IF IT WAS FOR A DEVELOPER. RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY. BUT WHERE WOULD YOU GET ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY? THIS IS JUST THAT. IT'S JUST THAT LITTLE 28 FOOT STRIP. IT'S JUST THAT THAT AREA IN THE FRONT. YEAH. AND WHATEVER IS, IS NEEDED. SOMETIMES IT'S THE LAND. THE LAND ACTUALLY GOES TO THE ROADWAY. CORRECT? IT DOES HAVE ACCESS TO. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THAT THERE'S A RESIDENCE RESONANCE THERE IN THAT, IN THAT CUTOUT AREA THERE. THEY HAD NO COMMENT ON ON THIS. NOBODY SHOWED UP IN OPPOSITION. NOBODY MADE ANY COMMENTS. NO. OKAY. NONE OF THEM ARE HOOKED UP TO SEWER YET THAT I DON'T I DON'T REALLY KNOW, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. MORE THAN LIKELY MOST OF THEM ARE STILL ON SEPTIC IN THAT AREA. WELL, IF THEY ALL HAVE TO GO TEN FEET, THEY'RE PROBABLY AVOIDING THE COST, RIGHT? WELL, THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE IN THIS AREA. OR WAS IT JACKSON HAVING A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WANTING TO GET INTO SEPTIC OFF THE INTO THE SEWER? INTO THE CITY SEWER? WE HAD SOMETHING ELSE SIMILAR TO THIS. WE'VE SEEN OTHERS ALONG ROGERS IN THE PAST. I THINK THIS WAS A NORTH. SOUTH? YEAH, IT WAS A NORTH SOUTH. JACKSON, THIS IS MONARCH. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL. TOM REGAN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. YES. THIS IS AN OPTION. THE OPTION IS THERE. BUT DURING THAT TIME, WHEN WE GET READY FOR FUTURE PLANNING TO EXPAND IT. BUT WE ALSO LIKE TO DO IS UPGRADE THE SEWER LINES AND WE ADD THE TAP OUTS TO [00:35:05] IT. ONCE WE GET TO THE IMPROVEMENTS SO WE GIVE THE OPTION FOR THEM TO CONNECT NOW. SO ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE DID BRING UP DURING THIS TIME, AS FOR THIS ONE, IS WE JUST DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO COME BACK AND SAY WE DON'T HAVE CITY SEWER. THEY HAVE THE OPTION NOW TO CONNECT IT THERE. IT'S JUST GETTING THE CONNECTION. BUT WHEN WE DO FINALLY GET ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY AND DO OUR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, ONE OF THE PROJECTS IS ALSO WE LOOK AT RELOCATING THE SEWER LINE. SO AT THAT POINT WE START PUTTING IN THE TEES FOR EVERYBODY. SO THAT WAY EVERYBODY HAS AN OPTION TO CONNECT. AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS A REASON THAT CITIES GO AWAY FROM SEPTIC, SEPTIC SERVICES AND ALL THAT. AND I THINK IT'S THE SANITATION ISSUE. CORRECT, SIR. DO OUR STANDARDS SAME AS WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE COUNTY, OR IS IT GOING TO BE HIGHER STANDARDS SINCE IT'S INSIDE THE CITY? IT'S ACTUALLY WE DO NOT GOVERN THE SEPTIC TANKS. THAT IS A COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ITEM. THEY HAVE TO APPLY TO THEM. THEY DO GET THE PERMIT THROUGH THE COUNTY FOR THAT OPTION. BUT AS PER OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, IF THE SEWERS WITHIN THE 300FT, THEY HAVE TO CONNECT. THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE BRING THE VARIANCE BACK AS PART OF OUR CODE. I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD ALL ALL CONNECTIONS ARE TEN FEET FOOT DEEP. IT VARIES ON THE ON THE LINE, THE DEPTH OF THE LINE. IT COULD BE TEN, IT COULD BE 12. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THAT SECTION OF. SO THIS NORMALLY BEING IF IT WAS A DEVELOPMENT THE DEVELOPER WOULD DO IT. AND THEN THAT IS CORRECT. IT WOULD BE PART OF THE COST OF THE HOME. AND SO THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S 300FT OF THE PROPERTY LINE OR THE PIECE OF PROPERTY. THAT'S WHERE THE SEWER IS GOING TO HOOK UP FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. CLOSEST PROPERTY LINE. YES. FROM THE FRONT. CLOSEST. CLOSEST PROPERTY LINE. CLOSEST PROPERTY LINE. NOW, ANOTHER POINT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE IS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS HAS PLANS TO BUILD A HOUSE WAY DEEP INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY, SO THAT FURTHER ADDS TO HIS COSTS. I THINK MISS FERN HAD A COMMENT. YEAH. IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS. ITEM TEN A CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE JUNE 24TH, 2025, EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PROPOSAL BY TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ONE GAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY SERVICE AREA, [10. RESOLUTION] [A. ConsidertheResolutionSuspendingtheJune24,2025,EffectiveDateoftheProposalbyTexasGas Service Company, a Division of ONE Gas, Inc., Rio Grande Valley Service Area, to Implement Interim GRIP Rate Adjustments for Gas Utility Investment in 2024. [Josephine Ramirez Solis, City Attorney]] TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM GROUP RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR GAS UTILITY INVESTMENTS IN 2024. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. I HAD A QUESTION FOR COUNCIL. IS THIS IS THIS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING WITH OTHER CITIES, OR ARE WE JUST CONSIDERING OURSELVES? YES, YES. ALL THE CITIES IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AREA WERE NOTIFIED OF THE RATE INCREASES BY TEXAS GAS SERVICE, AND SO THIS WOULD BASICALLY DELAY THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THOSE INCREASES. GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES ITEM. AWARDING OF BIDS. ITEM 11. WE HAVE ITEM A. CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2020 5-06 ANNUAL CHEMICAL SUPPLIES AND DELIVERY TO COUNCIL SERVICES AND KIM WRIGHT BASED ON UNIT PRICES AS LISTED. [11. AWARDING OF BIDS] [A. ConsiderAwardingBidNo.2025-06,AnnualPoolChemicals,Supplies,andDeliverytoChemsol Services Inc. and Chemrite Inc. Based on Unit Prices as Listed. [Javier Garza, Director of Parks & Recreation]] COUNCIL. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM B CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2025. DASH 14 THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKING. INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL TO PAVEMENT MARKINGS FOR THE TOTAL BASE BID OF $104,082.60 FOR THE [B. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2025-14, Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Installation and Removal to Pavement Markings, Inc. for the Total Base Bid of $104,082.60 for the Striping Improvements to the Edinburg Downtown Square Along State Highway 107 and US Business 83. [Tomas D. Reyna, Assistant City Manager]] STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 107 AND US BUSINESS 83. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THIS SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER ONE WE HAD A WHILE BACK? WE DID SOMETHING ELSE ON STRIPING THE DOWNTOWN. THAT WAS TOM REYNA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. YES, SIR. THIS IS FOR THE INTERLOCAL THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU FOR APPROVAL FOR US TO PROCURE IT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES ITEM C, CONSIDER AWARDING RFP NUMBER 2025. DASH 005 INSURANCE BENEFIT CONSULTANT AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT RELATED THERETO. MAKE A MOTION, [C. Consider Awarding RFP No. 2025-005, Insurance Benefit Consultant and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter Into an Agreement Related Thereto. [Laura L. Cerda, Assistant Director of Human Resources]] MAYOR. REAL FAST. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN ON THIS ONE DUE TO IT'S AN INDUSTRY THAT I'M IN, AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO CONFLICT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE VALLEY RISK CONSULTANTS. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE HAVE AN APPROVAL WITH ONE ABSTENTION. MOVING ON TO ITEM D, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR MOTOROLA CONSOLES AND REPROGRAMING RADIOS THROUGH THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL. [D. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Lease Agreement for Motorola Consoles and Re-programming of Radios Through the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) Contract No.] CONTRACT NUMBER 177248ACTRA05 21 FOR MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF [00:40:04] 275,466 AND $0.11 PER YEAR, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1,000,622 AND 935. SO MOVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES THIS BENEFIT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT? YES, SIR. THIS IS FOR BOTH. THIS IS FOR THE RADIO CONSOLES, FOR THEIR DISPATCH. IS THE REST OF THE CITY ON A DIFFERENT SYSTEM? RIGHT. OR IS IT? WELL, IT'S. WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE EVERYONE, I THINK, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYBE SOLID WASTE. BUT OTHERWISE WE WILL WE WILL INCORPORATE ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. I'VE GOT CHIEF OMAR GARZA HERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT BENEFITS EVERYBODY. IT'S JUST WE'RE NOT PIECEMEALING. YES. AND END UP WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, IS WHAT? SO AS LONG AS WE'RE GETTING UNIFIED. YES, WE CONTINUE OUR UNIFICATION BECAUSE WE ARE UNIFIED AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THIS IS FOR THE CONSOLE EQUIPMENT. AND BUT WE WILL BE CONVERTING THE CURRENT RADIOS THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE PHASING OUT THE RADIOS AS WELL. AND THIS IS WHAT, A FIVE YEAR PHASE. WHAT DO YOU WHAT WHAT ARE WE IN SEVEN YEARS? YEAH. SEVEN YEARS. SEVEN YEARS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, OMAR GARCIA, FIRE CHIEF. YEAH. THIS IS A SEVEN YEAR PAYMENT PLAN THROUGH. I BELIEVE THE FIRST PAYMENT IS GOING TO BE MADE ONE YEAR AFTER THE INSTALLATION AND THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, AND THAT PAYMENT IS GOING TO BE DONE THROUGH THE EDINBURG PD ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS. BUT IT'S A IT'S A SEVEN YEAR FORFEITURE FUNDS CAN'T BE USED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE PD COUNCILS ARE LOCATED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THEY'RE REPLACING THE SIX COUNCILS AND THEN THE ONE AT THE EDC, EDC IT'S A ONE TIME PAYMENT. OKAY. IT'S A ONE TIME PAYMENT FOR FOR FOR THE I GUESS FOR THE QUESTION I WAS ASKING. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT PORTABLE RADIOS AND THEY'RE GOING TO PHASE THEM OUT. WHAT'S THE PHASE. THIS IS A SEVEN YEAR LEASE PROGRAM FOR THIS SPECIFIC PARTS. SO THIS THIS PART RIGHT. PORTABLES AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND UNIT RADIOS AND ALL THAT STUFF HAVE GOT TO EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO THE THE P25. WELL CORRECT. WELL THIS PART IS BASICALLY THE FIRST STAGE OF IT. SO THIS IS THE $1.6 MILLION IS TO REPLACE ALL THE THE DISPATCH CONSOLES AT PD AND THEN THE CONSOLE AT THE FIRE STATION AND THE REPROGRAMING. AND IT'S A SEVEN YEAR PROJECT. YES, SIR. FOR THAT POINT, IT'S A SEVEN YEAR. HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO PHASE IN OUR PORTABLES TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING INTO A NEWER SYSTEM, SO USUALLY WE PHASE EVERYTHING. WE BUY 100 RADIOS. SO ALL THE ALL OF THE EXISTING RADIOS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE WE CALL P25 COMPLIANCE. SO THEY'RE ABLE TO TRANSITION OVER. SO IN THE LONG RUN RIGHT. WE WANT TO REPLACE SOME OF THE OLDER RADIOS THAT ARE IN THE UNIT. BUT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE ABLE TO SWITCH OVER TO THIS NEW REGIONAL SYSTEM. GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM E. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A 60 MONTH MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE LEASE OF 12 POLICE PURSUIT VEHICLES FROM PNM LEASING COMPANY THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 774 DASH 24, [E. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter a 60-Month Master Lease Agreement for the Lease of Twelve (12) Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV) from D&M Leasing Company Through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) Contract No. 774-24, in the Amount of Approximately $2,113.75 Per Unit. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]] IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 2113 AND $0.75 PER UNIT. SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. CHIEF, I JUST HAD A QUESTION. IS THIS REPLACING 12 OTHER UNITS OR JUST. I JUST WANTED JUST SOME MORE INFORMATION. I KNOW WE'RE IN DIRE NEED OF, YOU KNOW, UPGRADING OUR OUR FLEET, BUT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HOW MAY I LOVE POLICE CHIEF? YES, IT IS TO PHASE OUT SOME OF THE OLDER UNITS. GETTING INTO THE LEASE ALLOWS US TO TO BRING THESE IN AND PHASE OUT SOME OF THE OLDER ONES THAT ARE BEYOND. AND WHAT DO WE BASE IT ON THE IN TERMS OF MILEAGE OR WHAT OUR FLEET SPECIALIST LOOKS AT MILEAGE MAINTENANCE. WE MIGHT HAVE ONE WITH LOWER MILES, BUT THE MAINTENANCE ON IT'S A LOT WORSE. SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE ONES THAT NEED TO BE PHASED OUT FIRST. GREAT. OKAY, CHIEF, I KNOW MAINTENANCE IS AN ISSUE IN ALL VEHICLES HERE IN THE CITY. ANY DEPARTMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE HIDALGO COUNTY HAVE GONE ELECTRIC IN ANY WAY, OR PUSHING FOR ELECTRIC OR ANYTHING. I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S AN AGENCY IN HIDALGO COUNTY THAT HAS A SMALL FLEET OF ELECTRIC TRUCKS, IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BUT I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER AGENCIES IN HIDALGO COUNTY THAT HAVE MOVED THEIR WHOLE FLEET TO ELECTRIC. NOT THE WHOLE, BUT JUST MAYBE A FEW AND ALL THAT. SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO. BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE WISE, YES, WE CAN LOOK INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM BEFORE. I JUST THINK RIGHT NOW THE THE NEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR POLICE, I WOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT FOR SPECIALTY BECAUSE OF THE PICKUP SPEED AND WHATNOT FOR FOR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. BUT FOR EVERYDAY PATROLLING THAT'S WHY WE'RE REALLY PURSUING THESE VEHICLES NOW. BECAUSE WE NEED TO REPLACE PATROL UNITS THAT WE CAN TRANSPORT PEOPLE IN THAT HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT IN THEM AND WHATNOT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD, CHIEF, WAS, WOULD THEY COME FULLY EQUIPPED? THAT'S NOT. YES. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DAM LEASING AND DANA FLEET, THE OUTFITTER. AND SO ONCE THIS IS PASSED, THEY WILL ORDER ALL THE EQUIPMENT. THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THE CARS IDENTIFIED. WE SHOULD HAVE THEM HERE JULY, EARLY JULY OR SO, SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM OUTFITTED AND GET THEM INTO USE. [00:45:02] THANK YOU. ONE MORE. JASON. JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M HALFWAY THERE. I JUST BOUGHT A HYBRID TODAY, SO. NOT QUITE INTO YOUR FULL BATTERY. NOT QUITE OUT OF THE GAS. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO. I JUST SWITCHED TO ELECTRIC, AND I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH THEM. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD GET OFF GAS, BUT ACTUALLY, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND NO MAINTENANCE ON THEM. AND JUST JUST AN IDEA OF JUST TO START OFF WITH ONE, MAYBE WE CAN DO A SHORT LITTLE DEMO ONE AND SEE HOW IT GOES. AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK, IT DOESN'T WORK. BUT AT LEAST WE TRIED. THAT'S ALL. YES. YES, WE DO HAVE ONE. YEAH, THERE'S ONE IN, I THINK PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING AND ZONING. PLANNING AND ZONING. THE FORESTER WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME MORE. YEAH, WE BOUGHT A PICKUP. YES. THE FORESTER GO GREEN, RIGHT? SO THE OTHER ISSUE JUST TO PICK UP ON THAT IS THE CHARGING STATIONS. I STILL DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY SUPERCHARGING STATIONS LOCALLY. THE CLOSEST ONE IS MCALLEN. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WERE LOOKING AT AT OUR CONFERENCE THAT WE WERE AT. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING WE'RE SOMETHING A LITTLE PUSH THAT WE'RE GOING TO START DOING THAT WE CAN HELP ON THAT SITUATION. SO YEAH, BUT IF YOU BOUGHT IT FOR OUR FLEET, YOU DID HAVE TO HAVE IT AT THE PD. IT CAN'T BE AT WALMART. EXACTLY. TAKE THE UNITS TO WALMART TO CHARGE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 12, ELECTION ITEM A, DISCUSSING CONSIDERED POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS TO SUBMIT TO HIDALGO COUNTY FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. NOVEMBER 20TH NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION. [12. ELECTION] MOTION APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SO ARE THESE THE ONLY LOCATIONS THAT THAT ARE THERE OR IS THIS DISCUSSION? IT'S DISCUSSION. YOU CAN RECOMMEND ANY. WHAT'S THE LOCATION DEADLINE ON TO SUBMIT. [A. DiscussandConsiderPossibleRecommendationsforEarlyVotingandElectionDayPolling Locations to Submit to Hidalgo County for the City of Edinburg November 04, 2025 Municipal General Election. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]] I WOULD SAY BY THE END OF JULY. OKAY. SO WE GOT TIME TO. SO WHAT CAN YOU READ WHAT THOSE ARE RIGHT NOW ON MY COMPUTER WINDOW. YOU KNOW, THE POSSIBLE POLLING LOCATIONS WOULD BE. AND THESE ARE THESE THAT I'M GOING TO READ ARE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS. SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE LISTED HERE. EARLY VOTING. EARLY VOTING. I WAS ACTUALLY REFERRING TO EARLY VOTING. EARLY VOTING. YEAH. THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT ARE THE COUNTY ELECTIONS ANNEX BUILDING AND THE UTRGV STUDENT ACADEMIC CENTER. THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE ON ON POLLING LOCATIONS IS I'VE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE POLLING LOCATIONS THAT LET THE PEOPLE WAIT INDOORS FOR TOO LONG. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WAIT OUTDOORS, THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH ISSUES. IF IT RAINS, IF IT'S COLD, WE DON'T WANT TO AFFECT VOTER TURNOUT BASED ON WEATHER BASED ON HEAT. I'D LIKE TO SEE US MOVE CLOSER TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN WAIT INSIDE IN LINE INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE. I THINK AT THE END IT DETERS PEOPLE WAITING REAL LONG. WE KNOW HOW THE WEATHER IS HERE, AND SO I'D LIKE STAFF TO LOOK AT THAT BEFORE WE DECIDE WHERE IS IT MORE COMFORTABLE? WHERE IS IT THAT THE VOTERS CAN WAIT IN LINE INSIDE, NOT OUTSIDE. AND THAT WOULD BE FOR EARLY AND AND FOR ELECTION DAY. RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH OF A DIFFERENT COST, BUT WE'VE SEEN THAT WHERE IT STARTS RAINING OR IT'S REALLY HOT AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY PASSED OUT OUT THERE WAITING IN THE SUN. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND RETRACT MY MOTION SO THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, LONGER, IF POSSIBLE. OKAY. SO WE CAN COME BACK. I'LL RETRACT MY SECOND ONLY SECOND SO WE CAN DISCUSS. OKAY, THEN I'LL BRING THE ITEM BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 13. APPOINTMENTS. CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY ADVISORY BOARD. COUNCIL. COMMISSION COMMITTEE. ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FIVE MEMBERS AND FOUR ALTERNATES. I'M JUST GOING TO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR JUST THE ACTIVE VOTING [13. APPOINTMENTS] MEMBERS. IT WOULD BE MICHAEL CANTU, ELISEO GARZA, [A. ConsiderAppointmentstotheFollowingCityAdvisoryBoard,Council,Commissionand Committee: Zoning Board of Adjustment, Five Members and Four Alternates. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]] GREGORY VASQUEZ, MARK GONZALEZ AND RUBEN RUIZ. AND THEN THE REST WOULD BE THE ALTERNATE FOR STARTING WITH ANDREW LEAL. DUSTIN GARZA, OMAR GOVEA AND MATTHEW CRUZ. IS THAT A MOTION? YES. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 14. CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A BIG OOPS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. A, B, C, D, E AND F. [14. CONSENT AGENDA] IS THERE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A THROUGH F. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 15 OTHER BUSINESS. COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO REQUEST FOR FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING? [15. OTHER BUSINESS] WELL, I MET WITH SOMEONE THAT IT'S KIND OF LIKE A BUY BOARD AND TIPS. [A. FutureItemsRequestedbyCityCouncil.[MyraL.Ayala,CityManager]] I LEFT IT IN YOUR OFFICE. THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT US TO EXPLORE. I THINK IT'S CALLED FIRST CHOICE. IT'S LIKE ANOTHER BUY BOARD AND TIP. SOMETHING THAT I LEFT IN YOUR OFFICE. JUST SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EXPLORE. IT'S ANOTHER [00:50:03] AVENUE OF BEING ABLE TO GET DIFFERENT BIDS FOR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. I DID RECEIVE THE INFORMATION AND IT WAS TO EXPLORE FOR THE NEXT MEETING, SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT ON THERE. AND AS ANOTHER OPTION. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? AN ITEM FOR FOR STAFF. AND ONCE WE GET SOME INFORMATION ALSO RECENTLY LEARNED THERE'S, THERE'S SOME APPS FOR AI APPS THAT TELL YOU PARKING LOCATIONS AND AVAILABILITY IN REAL TIME. IF WE COULD CAN RESEARCH THAT. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF CARDS ALSO THAT I GOT AT OUR LATEST CONFERENCE. I THINK IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO TO LOOK AT, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN HAVE AN APP AND KNOW WHERE THE PARKING IS AROUND A CERTAIN AREA, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET ELECTRONIC I GUESS CARDS FOR THE STAFF, OR AT LEAST FOR US AT LEAST. WHEN OUR LAST CONFERENCE, EVERYONE WAS DOING THAT AND I WAS GIVING OUT MY CARDS AND EVERYONE WAS LIKE, THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A DINOSAUR. SO JUST SOMETHING MAYBE JUST FOR US, IT STARTED OFF WITH THE HEAD DEPARTMENTS AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS CARD OR I GUESS NOW YOU TAP A PHONE AND IT GOES THROUGH YOUR PHONE. SO SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO AS WELL. WE COULD START WITH GOING PAPERLESS OR, YOU KNOW, HERE AT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THAT. SO I'M STILL GOING TO PUSH FOR THAT. I KEEP ON LOOKING AT THAT BIG BINDER OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. JASON. SO I DO I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO THE BUDGET MEETING DATES. COUNCIL. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH, SO IF YOU CAN GET CITY STAFF THE DATES, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO HAVE OUR BUDGET MEETINGS. RIGHT. SO WE ALL HAVE BUSY CALENDARS SO WE CAN LET STAFF KNOW, BECAUSE THE SOONER WE CAN PLAN, THE BETTER. SO. YES. ALL RIGHT ITEM 16, EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION. AND SECOND. TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. DISCUSS ITEMS A, B, C, D, AND E. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'RE NOW GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS 06:50 P.M.. [16. EXECUTIVE SESSION] ITEM EIGHT CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY. ITEM B DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. ITEM C DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. ITEM D DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. ITEM E CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS. ITEM D WAS DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC MATTERS. PROJECT WHAT? [OPEN SESSION] [02:22:19] WE'RE LIVE. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE? [02:22:21] SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. [02:22:24] ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? [02:22:27] SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. [02:22:29] I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. [02:22:33] I BELIEVE THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT NEED APPROVAL. [02:22:36] YES, MAYOR. ON ITEM 16 B ONE, I RECOMMEND A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DIRECTED. [02:22:43] AS DISCUSSED AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED AS DIRECTED ON THE TERMS AND [02:22:48] CONDITIONS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. [02:22:50] SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. [02:22:52] ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION PASSES. [02:22:56] NEXT ON ITEM 16 B TWO, RECOMMEND A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE [02:23:01] OF THE CITY'S INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, [02:23:05] AND TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO EFFECTUATE ALL INSTRUMENTS, [02:23:09] AGREEMENTS, AND DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY IN [02:23:13] ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE [02:23:16] SESSION, AND IS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 272 .001. [02:23:22] SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION PASSES. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE. ITEM 17. ADJOURNMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE'RE ADJOURNED. 821. THE RECORD. RECORD DID IT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.