Jun 17, 2025 City Council Meeting

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COMING UP NEXT ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL, ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA, JUNIOR. MAYOR PRO TEM JASON DE LEON. COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL DAN DIAZ, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID SALAZAR, JUNIOR. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE. SITTING IN

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[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[A. Prayer.]

LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY. TODAY IS THE DAY YOU HAVE MADE, AND WE HAVE REJOICED AND ARE GLAD IN IT. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING TO US OF YOUR FAITHFULNESS. CONSTANT GRACE. LORD, MAY WE ALSO BE A BLESSING TO YOU. MAY WE BLESS YOU BY THE WAY THAT WE CONDUCT BUSINESS AND RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND WE BLESS YOU BY THE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE ENTRUSTED TO US. AND WE BLESS YOU BY WALKING IN INTEGRITY. AND LORD, THAT AT THE END OF THIS MEETING, WE MIGHT ALL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT YOU WERE HERE, AND THAT YOU WERE GLORIFIED BY WHAT WENT ON. MAY THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTH AND MEDITATION OF OUR HEART BE PLEASING AND ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN, AMEN. THANK YOU PASTOR. 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. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND

[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]

[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]

[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

[4. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

[• Juneteenth Commemorative Ceremony]

[• Movies with a Cop]

MY NAME IS STACY SANCHEZ AND I'M THE EVENTS COORDINATOR AT THE EDINBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

YES. SO AS I STATED, WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING OUR TEXAS COOKHAM EVENT. THIS IS OUR HIGH STAKES IN EDINBURG, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON JULY 4TH AT THE EBONY HILLS GOLF COURSE.

AND WE DO WANT TO STATE THAT IT IS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. AND GREENS OPEN AT 4 P.M. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ATTRACTIONS THAT INCLUDE A KIDS FUN ZONE THAT IS PRESENTED BY THE OMAR OCHOA LAW FIRM. WE HAVE OUR CARS AND STRIPES AUTO SHOW PRESENTED BY BERT OGDEN, GMC AN AMAZING LIVE

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OF COURSE, I WANT TO THANK USE THIS TIME TO BE ABLE TO THANK OUR MAJOR PARTNERS, CITY OF EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH EDC, HEB AND BERT OGDEN GMC. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS FOR ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. IF YOU'RE HERE

[5. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS]

ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH REMINDS US THAT ELDER ABUSE HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL OF US, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS TO IT. THEREFORE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT IT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUE AND WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY SUSPECT ABUSE, NEGLECT OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF AN OLDER ADULT OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IS CRUCIAL. THE APS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE. ON BEHALF OF OUR PROGRAM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OUR JUDICIAL PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN HELPING APS CARRY OUT THEIR MISSION, WHICH IS TO PROTECT OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IT IS THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION THAT WE ARE FORMING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY WHERE STRONGER SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED AND WHERE EXISTING CONNECTIONS MUST BE REINFORCED AS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP TOWARDS DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST ELDER ABUSE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN HELPING US WORK TOWARD ADDRESSING THE UNDERREPORTED ISSUE OF ELDER ABUSE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL Y'ALL DO AND PROTECTING OUR ELDERLY AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PROCLAMATION. THIS IS TO RECOGNIZE JUNE 2025 AS NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS

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[B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing June 2025 as National Cancer Survivors Month as]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, FIRST OF ALL, TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY AS WE BRING FORTH THIS INFORMATION AWARENESS. NATIONAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IS FOR NOT ONLY THOSE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE CANCER, THOSE HAVE HAD HAD CANCER, THOSE THAT ARE THAT WILL ALWAYS BE SURVIVORS AND OUR FAMILY MEMBERS. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING THE AWARENESS INTO OUR CARETAKERS OF ALL THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, AND WE WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING US WITH THIS SAID, MY NAME IS MARIO LIZCANO. I'M THE ADMINISTRATOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS FOR DHR HEALTH. ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF GOVERNORS, OUR OVER 700 PHYSICIANS, 6500 EMPLOYEES, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY ON BEHALF OF DR. HEALTH TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO INVITE OUR COMMUNITY OVER TO THE NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVOR AWARENESS FIVE K THAT WE WILL BE HAVING IN OUR EDINBURG COMMUNITY. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY, JUNE THE 28TH. IT'LL TAKE PLACE AT THE EDINBURG MUNICIPAL PARK, AND WE INVITE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR SURROUNDING AREAS TO PLEASE COME IN AND SUPPORT EVERY TYPE OF CANCER AND SUPPORT AND HONOR ALL OUR CANCER SURVIVORS WILL BE TAKING PLACE. WE HAVE ASKED OUR HONORABLE MAYOR, MR. MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA, TO BE OUR SPECIAL GUEST THAT DAY AND PROVIDE A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE GET THE RACE STARTED. SO AGAIN, IT'LL BE SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH. AT THE RACE STARTS FIVE K STARTS AT 8 A.M. AT EDINBURG MUNICIPAL PARK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON BEHALF OF DR. HEALTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LAZCANO. AND YES, HAVING GONE THROUGH PERSONAL JOURNEY MYSELF, I CAN JUST ASSURE EVERYBODY THAT, YOU KNOW, PLEASE GET CHECKED. I'M JUST GOING TO USE THIS FORUM AGAIN TO SAY MINE WAS A PROSTATE CANCER.

BUT THERE'S SO MANY CANCERS OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO LIGHT. AND AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET CHECKED AND THIS IS FOR MALE AND FEMALE, I'M OFTEN CRITICIZED THAT I'M ONLY PUSHING MEN'S HEALTH AWARENESS. IT'S FOR EVERYONE TO GET CHECKED. SO THANK YOU. MR. LEE'S GOING TO BRING THIS UP. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO JOIN THIS THIS EVENT THAT'S COMING UP. AND YOU KNOW, CHECK ON ON YOUR HEALTH PLEASE. EVERY TIME YOU CAN. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX. PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES, SIR. MAYOR, AS A REMINDER TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING OPEN FORUM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE

[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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PICKING UP DISPOSAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IS A DAILY NECESSITY FUNCTION. ALSO, THE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION SAY THAT OTHER PURPOSE SUCH AS CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, PURCHASING, RENOVATING, ENLARGING AND IMPROVEMENT. CITY STORMWATER, CULVERTS, DITCHES, DETENTION POND AND RELATED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ARE INCLUDED. SO THE QUESTION BECOMES IS HOW MUCH OF THE FUND IS FOR THE SOLID WASTE? AND WHAT HAPPENS IF A MAJORITY OR A MAJOR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FAILS? COUNCIL MEMBERS, I KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOTICE, SUBJECT TO LEGAL APPROVAL, BUT YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT. DON'T SHIFT MONEY FROM A DEPARTMENT THAT IS VITAL AND DOING GREAT TO ONE THAT IS NOT. GOLF COURSES WILL NEVER PAY THEIR OWN WAY AND SHOULD BE FUNDED ONLY IF ALL OTHER PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED. USE EXISTING FUNDS. FUNDING FROM THE SALES TAX TO SUPPORT BASIC SERVICES AND IMPROVE CONDITION IMPACTING SMALL BUSINESSES.

SALES TAX FUNDING IS ABOUT $30 MILLION A YEAR AND TAX REVENUE IS ABOUT 34 MILLION. SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE 70% OF ALL FULL TIME PERMANENT JOBS, IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WILL PRODUCE MORE TAX REVENUE. WE JUST ASK YOU TO REMEMBER WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM AND WHERE THE MONEY GOES AND HOW YOU MAKE MONEY. AND I ALSO, AGAIN, WILL ASK EVERYONE TO PRAY FOR ISRAEL AND ESPECIALLY THE UNITED STATES. RIGHT NOW WE'RE KIND OF IN A DANGEROUS TIME, BUT PRAY FOR ISRAEL TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THIS WAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU. MISS MCCURDY ALSO HAS COMMENTS ON ITEMS EIGHT A AND NINE B. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS DIANE TEETER REGARDING ITEM EIGHT A. O THE BUDGET AND. GOOD EVENING, DIANE TEETER. MY COMMENTS WILL BE ON THE CITY'S BUDGET AND WATER RATES. A FEW MEETINGS IN THE PAST, RESIDENTS COMMENTED ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE LARGE MAJORITY WERE IN SUPPORT OF OUR POLICE. IT IS EVIDENT THAT OUR POLICE ASSISTANT ARBITRATION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS FOR VARYING REASONS, AS DISPLAYED IN THAT MEETING. BUT OUR POLICE ALSO STRAP ON THEIR BODY ARMOR AND WEAPONRY AND RISK THEIR LIVES FOR US, AND ARE ESSENTIAL TO KEEP US SAFE. SO I AM PERPLEXED THAT WITH THE CITY BUDGET BEING DISCUSSED FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, SOME PEOPLE WOULD OBJECT TO A 3% SALARY INCREASE TO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO LET'S COMPARE SALARIES BETWEEN MCALLEN AND EDINBURG. MCALLEN POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVED A 5% INCREASE IN 2025, FOLLOWED BY 3% INCREASES IN 2026 AND 2027. EDINBURG POLICE OFFICERS SECURED A 3% ANNUAL PAY INCREASE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. LET'S COMPARE FIREFIGHTERS WHO ALSO RISKED THEIR LIVES FOR US AND OUR SAFETY. MCALLEN FIREFIGHTERS SECURED A 12.5% PAY INCREASE OVER FOUR YEARS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2021. EDINBURG A 3%

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PERHAPS WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS SITUATION. HAD THE BUDGETARY MONEY FOR PAST WATER IMPROVEMENTS NOT MET WITH CRIES OF TOO MUCH IN YEARS PAST. AN EXAMPLE IS MCALLEN AGAIN, WHICH IS IN A BETTER POSITION WATER WISE SINCE IT DIVERSIFIED ITS SOURCES BEYOND THE RIO GRANDE AND INVESTED IN GROUNDWATER TREATMENT AND DESALINIZATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL AND STAFF, FOR YOUR CONTINUING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DEDICATION TO STEER OUR CITY TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT IS OBED MONTOYA REGARDING PAY RAISE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR PRO TEM AND ANDY. AS MR. WHITE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS LADY LIVES AT. I DON'T. BUT YOU KNOW, FOR HER TO DEFEND THE BUDGET, WE HAVE 17 DIRECTORS CURRENTLY MAKING OVER $150,000 A YEAR. I DON'T WANT TO MENTION NAMES AND 11 ASSISTANT DIRECTORS MAKING OVER $80,000 A YEAR. I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES, I DON'T, BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS THIS THING, THIS BUDGET COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WHILE SOME OF THESE YOUNG LADIES RIGHT HERE, I'M STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO GET THE BIG CHAIR.

THEY DESERVE IT. THEY DESERVE IT. AND I, WHEN FRIEND TELLS ME COST NO, I COME HERE EVERY WEEKEND TO LOOK AT THE AGENDA, OKAY. AND MEDITATE ON THE CITY COUNCIL THAT MY COUSIN RICH GARCIA BUILT. OKAY, MAYOR JOE OCHOA WOULD STILL HAVE US BACK THERE IN THAT OLD SHACK OVER THERE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. MY COUSIN IS THE ONE THAT BUILT THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY HALL, AND I WANT EVERYONE HERE AT CITY HALL TO UNDERSTAND THAT, TO PROJECT 2040 YEAR FROM NOW.

OKAY? NOW, MY THING IS NOT ABOUT THINGS AND POLITICS. YOU KNOW, I HAVE PEOPLE COMING INTO MY HOME.

THIS NEXT ELECTION TELLING ME THAT SOME OF THE FAMILIES THAT ARE RUNNING OKAY, AND I WON'T MENTION NAMES, CLARIFY THEY'VE CALLED US FOR DOWNTOWN EDINBURG RIGHT HERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING UP ONE STREET LIGHT. AFTER TEN YEARS OF ME ASKING THAT. NOW I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO PLEASE CONSIDER IMPROVING THESE OLD LIGHTS TO LED LIGHTS. NOW I'M AVAILABLE. Y'ALL KNOW WHERE I LIVE AVAILABLE AND I WILL WALK THE STREETS WITH YOU. OKAY, UNBIASED. LET'S TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. THANK YOU ALL. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU SIR. THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS. ITEM A PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INSURANCE CONTRACT CONSULTANTS RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY OF

[7. PRESENTATION AND REPORT]

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WE HAVE OVER 1700 MEMBERS ON THE PLAN. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT 1100 PHARMACY MEMBERS ACTUALLY UTILIZING THE PLAN AND THE DENTAL REPORTS. SO WE HAVE ABOUT 1100 ON THE DENTAL PLAN AND ABOUT 1700 WITH DEPENDENTS. ABOUT THE SAME CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MEDICAL AND THE DENTAL PLANS. SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING THE NEXT 12 THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF THE MEDICAL PLAN, HOW THE LOSS RATIO HAS BEEN PERFORMING OVER THE LAST SINCE MAY 2024 TO APRIL 2025, WE'VE BEEN HAVING AN ANNUAL PREMIUM SPEND OF $9.6 MILLION. MEDICAL PAY CLAIMS OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS HAVE BEEN ABOUT 5.7 AND PHARMACY BEING 2.4, WHICH ALL IN WE HAVE BEEN AROUND $8.1 MILLION IN MEDICAL AND OUR EXPEND, WHICH LEADS US TO ABOUT A MEDICAL LOSS LOSS RATIO, ABOUT 84%, WHICH IS ACTUALLY UNDER THE INDUSTRY STANDARD, WHICH WE ARE, WHICH IS 85%. SO WE ARE PERFORMING WELL OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. SO ACTUALLY, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WITH THE LOSS RATIO TREND FROM 2022 TO CURRENT, WE'RE ACTUALLY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS TRENDING IN A GOOD DIRECTION. WE HAVE WE HAVE BEEN UNDER THE STANDARD LOSS RATIO OF 85%. AND THIS IS WHY WE FEEL WE ARE IN A GOOD A GOOD SPOT TO GOING OUT TO BID TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE. WE CAN GET MORE COMPETITIVE RATES AND BENEFIT AND ENHANCE THE BENEFITS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION, SINCE WE ARE IN A GOOD WE ARE PERFORMING WELL IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE WANT TO LOOK AT BOTH OPTIONS. WE CURRENTLY ARE FULLY INSURED WITH BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD. WE WANT TO LOOK AT TAKING THIS OUT TO BID FOR THE CITY FOR FULLY FUNDED AND SELF-FUNDED. SO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ADVANTAGEOUS, YOU KNOW, PROPOSAL. WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND WE CAN HAVE A BETTER BENEFITS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. AND ALSO WITH THAT, WE WANT TO SOLICIT PROPOSALS FOR ALL THE VOLUNTARY PRODUCTS WHICH YOUR VOLUNTARY PRODUCTS ARE YOUR DENTAL, YOUR VISION, YOUR LIFE, CANCER, CRITICAL ILLNESS, JUST SHORT TERM LONG TERM DISABILITY AS WELL. WITH THAT, WE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING. AS FAR AS YOUR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS, THIS IS FOR YOUR CAFETERIA PLANS. THE SECTION 125, ALL THE PRODUCTS I JUST MENTIONED. THAT'S WHAT THAT IS FOR. CAFETERIA PLAN, THE 457 RETIREMENT PLAN, A CONSOLIDATED BILLING AND AN ENROLLMENT PLATFORM FOR YOUR EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, WHICH THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE AN EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR, A SYSTEM LIKE THAT THAT CAN GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND HAVE ALL THAT STORED IN ONE EASY SYSTEM. ANY QUESTIONS WITH US? TODAY WE HAVE OUR SENIOR CONSULTANT, MR. RODRIGUEZ. I FORGOT TO INTRODUCE HIM. MAYOR. YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN TO OUR PUBLIC. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY LOSS? IT'S KIND OF LIKE. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A NEGATIVE THING. HEY, YOU GUYS ARE LOSING. OH, A LOSS TO EXPLAIN TO. SO A LOSS RATIO. THE EASIEST, EASY EXAMPLE IS YOU PUT A SAY YOU HAVE $100 THAT GOES TOWARDS YOUR MEDICAL PREMIUM AND SAY EIGHT. IN THIS CASE IT'S 84, RIGHT? $84 GETS SPENT BACK ON THE PLAN. SO FOR MEDICAL CLAIMS OR FOR PHARMACY CLAIMS. SO OUT OF THE $100 THAT YOU'RE SPENDING ON YOUR PREMIUM, 84 IS BEING SENT BACK FOR CLAIMS FOR RX OR MEDICAL CLAIMS. SO THE INSURANCE MONEY IS ACTUALLY MAKING THE DIFFERENCE ON THAT. SO THERE IS SOME SOME SAVINGS THAT WE SEE THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY FIND FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. THAT'S I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEBODY MIGHT. YEAH. MY QUESTION IS MORE FOR CITY MANAGER ON I KNOW TYPICALLY BEFORE WE GO OUT FOR PROPOSALS THINGS LIKE THAT. WE NORMALLY HAVE AN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE. DO WE HAVE THAT? I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM EMPLOYEES ALSO BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT OBVIOUSLY USE THESE. I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THEIR FEEDBACK ON I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A RATE INCREASE. SO WE NEED TO EVALUATE THAT. RIGHT. BUT ALSO OTHER EMPLOYEES GET USED TO YOU KNOW, THEIR YOU KNOW, THEIR INSURANCE, RIGHT, THAT THEY USE.

AND THAT COMMITTEE ALWAYS HELPS GET THAT FEEDBACK. SO AT THIS TIME THE WE DO NOT HAVE AN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE. IT'S AN EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. AND BUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN, I GUESS ATTENDED BY OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AS

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WELL, I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE WE GET MAYBE EMPLOYEES FROM A CROSS SECTION JUST JUST TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL. ESPECIALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT UTILIZE IT. YOU KNOW THIS AND IT'S GOOD TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK. BUT THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ON VOLUNTARY PRODUCTS. SO ARE WE YOU ALL SUGGESTING NOT NOT ONLY A GROUP HEALTH BUT ALSO ALL THE VOLUNTARY PRODUCTS ALSO TO LOOK AT. AND DO WE HAVE A CONTRACT ON THAT RIGHT NOW OR NO. YES, SIR. MAYOR AND ROGER, I'M THE SENIOR ADVISOR THERE AT THE OFFICE. SO WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT A LOT OF THE PRODUCTS ARE TIED INTO YOUR MEDICAL. SO YOU HAVE RATE INCREASES ON ONE END AND SLOWER INCREASES ON ONE END. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE CALL IT LIKE SQUEEZING THE WATER BALLOON. SO WHAT ONE'S GOING. ONE IS BEING CONTROLLED. THE OTHER ONE IS INCREASING. SO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET THE MOST COMPETITIVE OFFERS, WE HAVE TO DETACH THEM OFF FROM EACH OTHER SO THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO GET BETTER RATES AND BETTER BENEFITS FOR YOU. SO A LOT OF THEM ARE TIED INTO THE. YES, SIR. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. SORRY, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION JUST TO UNDERSTAND IT. SO THE PAST THREE YEARS, OUR USAGE OR OUR LOSS, OUR LOSS RATIO HAS BEEN DECLINING. SO NORMALLY EVERY YEAR WHEN WE REDO OUR INSURANCE WE PRAY FOR NO INCREASE. RIGHT. AND SO A NO INCREASE RATE IS ALWAYS A GOAL. YOU'RE SUGGESTING TO GO OUT BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE UNDER THE NO INCREASE ROLL RATE BECAUSE OF OUR OUR RUN LOSS PERFORMANCES FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE THERE. SO WE DID AN EVALUATION OF OTHER ENTITIES IN THE SIMILAR SIZE AND SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY LARGER SIZE. AND YOU SEE A STABILIZATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS. WE CALL THEM CONTRIBUTION PREMIUMS. SO YOU ACTUALLY SEE A DECREASE. SO WE DID A COMPARISON. AND WE DID FIND THAT OUT OF THE THREE ENTITIES SIMILARLY IN SIZE YOU ACTUALLY GO HIGHER THAN ALL OF THEM. SO WE DID GO TO THE CARRIER. WE DID ASK THEM TO COME DOWN TO A ZERO. AND ACTUALLY WE ASKED FOR MORE INCENTIVES BECAUSE THEY ARE PROVIDING A LOT OF INCENTIVES. AND THEY DECLINED TO DO THAT. SO THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE OFFERING A ZERO NO, NO, NO, THEY'RE ACTUALLY PROPOSING AN INCREASE. AN INCREASE RIGHT NOW. YEAH OKAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW. IF WE GO OUT FOR THE MORE PRODUCTS WILL THEY STILL WHAT IF IT COMES OUT HIGHER? WILL BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD STILL KEEP WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING OR. WELL, THE OFFER FROM THEM IS AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 15% UNDER THE DENTAL. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BUDGE FROM THAT. THEY'VE ALREADY SET THAT. SO THAT'S TIED INTO YOUR MEDICAL. IF YOU PROVIDE BOTH THE WAY YOU ACCEPT BOTH OF THEM, ONE, 7 OR 7% INCREASE AND THE OTHER WILL HAVE A 14.9% INCREASE. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A SIZABLE INCREASE.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS DETACH ONE AWAY FROM THE OTHER, AND THEN TRY TO GET BOTH COMPETITIVE OFFERS FROM OTHER OTHER ENTITIES AS WELL. WHY WAS IT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THIS YEAR? IT WAS OUR LOSSES A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS. IT'S A COMMUNITY RATING IS WHAT I CALL IT. SO IT TECHNICALLY WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS KEEP PACE WITH ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN UNDER SEVEN. WE BELIEVE YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN THE 70S, BUT THEY KEEP THE RECORDS SO WE CAN'T SEE WHAT THEY HAVE. WE CALL IT WE CALL THOSE CLOSED CONTRACTS. SO YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT THEY HAVE. THEY CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE, BUT WE CAN'T SEE WHAT THEY HAVE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET MORE TRANSPARENT FIGURES BY BEING MORE COMPETITIVE. SO WHEN WE SOLICIT THAT, YOU SEE THE COMPETITORS THAT COME BACK OUT AGAIN FROM THE OTHER CARRIERS. IF WE HAD PARTNERED UP, SAY, WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GET MORE EMPLOYEES, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOWER THE RATE OF WHAT WE'RE PAYING? IT'S A POSSIBILITY. I'VE SEEN I'VE SEEN OTHER ENTITIES ATTEMPT TO DO THAT, SUCH AS ACTUALLY ONE ONE NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBORING CITY. BUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT DEAL IN CONSTRUCTION, AND THEIR THEIR CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT MORE THAN WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE. SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE MORE ONCOLOGY CASES AND THEY HAVE POSSIBLY MORE DIABETIC CASES. WHEREAS IN YOUR IN YOUR END YOU PROBABLY HAVE MORE HEART CONDITIONS. SO THEY KIND OF DIFFERENT. SO TRYING TO OBTAIN A BETTER RATE IT DOESN'T BECOME COMPETITIVE BECOMES MORE EXPENSIVE. ARE YOU SEEING IT ACROSS THE BOARD. EVERY CITY THEY'RE IT'S GOING UP IN GENERAL. ARE YOU SEEING IT ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE HEALTH CARE PLANS ARE GOING UP. IT IS IN SOME CASES, PARTICULARLY IN THE MID VALLEY, YOU SEE A LOT OF YOU SEE SKYROCKETING PREMIUMS. BUT IN IN THE IN THE WEST HERE IT SEEMS TO BE STABILIZING A LOT. SO THERE'S A STABILIZATION ONE END AND THE EAST END IS A LOT OF STABILIZATION AS WELL.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE CENTER IS HAVING SOME INCREASES NOW. WELL THE QUALITY OF CARE BE THE SAME IF WE SWITCH TO ANOTHER COMPANY OR COMPARED TO LIKE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, WILL THEY STILL PROVIDE THAT SAME SERVICE, A USER FRIENDLY THROUGH AN APP, OR IS IT GOING TO BE THE SAME TYPE

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SAYS OPEN ENROLLMENT IS AUGUST 11TH TO 15TH. WE'LL BE ABLE TO MEET THAT WITH OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS OCTOBER 1ST. BUT YES, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THAT DEADLINE. GOOD. SO THIS WILL COME BACK BEFORE. SO THEY'LL HAVE LIKE 30 DAYS TO SUBMIT, I GUESS. YES. AND THEN THAT COMES BEFORE US AND I THINK IN IN AUGUST I GUESS. YES. SO WE HAVE ALL THE DATA THAT WE NEED NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IT TO THE VENDORS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND POSSIBLY BY AUGUST THE 5TH, I THINK, IS THE WHEN IT COMES BACK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BUT ALSO POSSIBLE ACTION I GUESS WE NEED AN ACTION ON THIS ITEM. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CONSULTANT. SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN, ITEM EIGHT IS PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE A, B, C AND D. THERE'S FOUR ITEMS HERE. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS OPEN

[8. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

PHYSICAL WELLNESS, COMMUNITY VIBES. YES, WE ALL KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS AND HOW THE PARK IS HEAVILY UTILIZED. FLOOD CONTROL PARK AND SURROUNDING YARDS ACT LIKE SPONGES, ABSORBING RAINFALL AND SLOWING DOWN THE FLOODING INTO STORM DRAINS. CONSIDER OUR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD IS

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HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO ATTRACT URBAN DWELLERS WHEN THERE ARE FEW HOUSES FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY AND TO RETIRE, OR TO WORK FROM? BECAUSE OUR CITY CAN ONLY SUPPLY APARTMENTS AND CONDOS NEARBY? WITH THIS CHANGE OF ZONING, DO YOU ENVISION A DOWNTOWN AREA LIKE THAT OF SMU IN UNIVERSITY PARK, OR DO YOU ENVISION ANOTHER LIKE OUR WALMART STORE ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE, WITH THE SURROUNDING MULTIFAMILY HOUSING AND STRIP SHOPPING CENTERS? IN SHORT, INCOMPATIBLE USE, IT SHOULDN'T GO TOGETHER. HIGHEST AND BEST USE. WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR A PROPERTY AND FUTURE LAND USE? WHAT THE CITY ENVISIONS FOR THE AREA. PLEASE CONSIDER THESE COMMENTS AND OPPOSE THIS ZONING CHANGE. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. I, I ALSO LIVE THERE. OKAY. AND I'M GOING TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. I'M SORRY, DEBORAH WORLEY OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY FLAT OUT NO, DON'T WANT IT. WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH PARKING CARS. UNITS OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THEM, SO IT WILL DEFINITELY AFFECT ME. I AM OUT AND OUT ASKING, YOU KNOW, I WILL CONTINUE COMING BACK IF SHE CONTINUES TO TRY TO DO THIS BECAUSE I KNOW IN 12 MONTHS TIME SHE CAN APPEAL WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN. I WILL BE BACK IN 12 MONTHS BECAUSE THIS ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE APARTMENTS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OF FAMILY. KIDS JUST KNOW. THANK YOU MA'AM, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT WISH TO COMMENT ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS FOR ALL FOUR ITEMS, NOT JUST ITEM A, IT'S A, B, C, AND D. HOW ARE YOU? MY NAME IS ROBERTO REY.

I LIVE IN DAVIS ROAD AND THIS IS REGARDING NUMBER EIGHT C8C OKAY. YES SIR. YES SIR I WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET THE PROJECT. WHAT IS IT THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO. CLEAR. IT WAS JUST A DRAWING AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CHANCE THAT WE CAN SEE THAT. WE CAN ASK MR. ACEVEDO. SO THIS IS AN APPLICATION TO REZONE THE PROPERTY. CORRECT. SO THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A LAYOUT AT THIS TIME. THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO CHANGE THE USE OF THE PROPERTY. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THEY'RE I BELIEVE, CHANGING IT FROM URBAN USES TO SUBURBAN USE AND FROM AGRICULTURE TO OPEN SPACE DISTRICT. BUT MR. ACEVEDO COULD MAYBE EXPAND ON THAT REQUEST. BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST A CHANGE IN ZONING REQUESTS. THAT'S CORRECT. MAYOR JAIME ACEVEDO, PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR. WE HAVE A PRELIMINARY PLAT AND IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET, AND IT SHOWS 19 HALF ACRE LOTS. SO THERE ARE LARGE, LARGE LOTS ALSO. IT'S OKAY. SO THERE YOU GO, SIR. OKAY. AND THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED. BUT I GUESS SOMETIMES THEY DO SUBMIT IT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED TONIGHT. TONIGHT. IS THIS THE ZONE CHANGE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COVER THE CANAL. I'M NOT SURE. THIS IS JUST PRELIMINARY. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU SAY I HAVE AN IDEA? SO DEFINITELY I OPPOSED TO. YOU'RE ON THE RECORD. OPPOSED. OKAY.

FOR THE FOR THE REASONS ARE FIRST, THE IMPACT THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE IN THE ENVIRONMENT. I MOVED TO THAT AREA MORE THAN 15 YEARS AGO BECAUSE I AM A BIRD WATCH ENTHUSIAST. DEFINITELY ALL THIS IS GOING TO BRING DOWN MY HOBBY. I TRAVEL 45 MINUTES TO MY JOB BECAUSE I DO WANT TO LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS QUIET AND THERE IS NO POLLUTION, AND THERE'S NO TRAFFIC AND THERE'S NO NOISE AND

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MAYOR. THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION AT THE PNC MEETING AND NOTHING WAS SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE CITY. OKAY. BUT YOU LIVE RESIDE IN YOU'RE AGAINST THE REQUEST. AND ANOTHER REASON THIS THIS PROJECT, THE WAY THAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, IS GOING TO BRING THE VALUE DOWN TO THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE DON'T HAVE. I MEAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DEVELOP SOMETHING, IT SHOULD BE TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT TO BRING IT DOWN. WE DON'T HAVE LOTS THAT ARE LESS THAN 1.51 ACRE AND 25 IN THE ENTIRE AREA. AND IF YOU'RE BRINGING HALF ACRES, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOUSES IS THAT, BUT DEFINITELY IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC, THE POLLUTION, THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS. WE WALK ON THAT AREA. THAT'S WHY I LIVE THERE. THEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH WITH ELECTRICITY. OUR ELECTRICITY GOES DOWN VERY OFTEN. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING TO BE WITH ELECTRICITY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO, BECAUSE THAT IS A FLOOD AREA THAT IT DOES. IT DOES FLOOD LIKE LIKE VERY, VERY QUICK TELECOMMUNICATION. WE WERE LIKE FIGHTING FOREVER TO GET CABLE. FINALLY WE HAVE IT. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE PLAN ON THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DEVELOP SOMETHING, IT SHOULDN'T BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE. IT'S GOING TO BRING THE VALUE DOWN. AND THEY SHOULD IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1.5 ACRE LOT. NOT LESS THAN THAT, SIR. BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE PODIUM, SIR, COULD YOU PUT THAT MAP UP SO WE CAN SHOW US WHERE HIS RESIDENCE IS? AND YOU DON'T FIND IT? CAN YOU SEE IT ON YOUR FEELINGS? YES, YES, THIS IS MY. YES. YOU'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET THERE. YES, SIR. THIS IS MY AREA. THIS IS MY HOUSE. AND ALSO. SO THIS IS THIS DAVIS ROAD IS A VERY, VERY NARROW ROAD. AND I WOULDN'T LIKE TO BE THE BACK ALLEY ALSO OF ANY DEVELOPMENT. ALL THIS AREA IS, IS, IS GRASS. AND THERE'S A CANAL HERE WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF WILDLIFE. WE HAVE BEES AND WE HAVE LIKE BIRDS. AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS. IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG IMPACT. AND AT NIGHT THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY, WHICH THERE'S NO PUBLIC LIGHT EITHER. I KNOW THIS IS JUST FOR THE ZONING, BUT THERE DURING THE PROCESS OF THROUGH PLANNING, ZONING, YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES TO MAKE SURE THERE'S IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH ANY TYPE OF DRAINAGE, ANY TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU ALL ARE THE ONES THAT GO THROUGH ALL THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS UP TO PAR TO CODE. THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS IS JUST A REZONING AT THIS TIME. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONINGS. TO THE NORTH YOU HAVE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS THE LARGEST RESIDENTIAL LOTS THAT YOU CAN HAVE HERE IN THE CITY. SO IT'S NOT ONE AND A HALF ACRES, BUT IT'S IT DOES MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL LOT. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. RIGHT NOW THIS IS JUST FOR THE CHANGE ZONING. BUT ANYTHING THAT IF IT'S NOT UP TO CODE, ALL Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES TO TALK WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE UP TO PAR. THEY HAVEN'T DISCUSSED HOW MANY LOTS THEY'RE GOING TO BE YET OR WE'RE NOT THERE YET. YEAH, THEY HAVE A PRELIMINARY PLAT SHOWING 19 LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL, BUT IT'S SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH AN APPROVED DRAINAGE REPORT. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THOSE. THE FIRE SAFETY AS WELL. ALL THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CONSIDER BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. APPROVING THE PLAT. I KNOW MULTIFAMILY JUST. OKAY FOR A DEVELOPMENT, OR AT LEAST IT'S PRELIMINARY, BUT WOULD THEY BE REQUIRED TO? I THINK THE CONCERN IS THAT THE ROAD, IT'S NARROW. WOULD THEY BE REQUIRED TO WIDEN THAT OR NOT? JUST THERE'S A POSSIBILITY IF FRONT STREET IS MORE THAN LIKELY, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WIDEN DAVIS ROAD. WE HAVE 15 CARS. THAT'S A DEAD END. AND HOW MANY LOTS ARE YOU PLANNING TO BRING? ARE THE DEVELOPERS PROPOSING 19 RESIDENTIAL 19 TIMES THREE. SO YOU'RE GOING TO PUT LIKE 60 CARS IN THE SAME ROAD THAT WE HAVE 15 CARS RIGHT NOW. WHEN I WALK WITH MY FAMILY, WHEN I RUN WITH MY FAMILY AND NOT ONLY MYSELF, WE DO HAVE SOME NEIGHBORS HERE WITH SAME CONCERNS. THEY SEND A GUY WITH AN ACCENT TO TALK. YOU'RE YOU'RE DOING JUST FINE, SIR.

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THAT'S THERE. THERE ARE SOME OLDER PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOTS OF PROPERTY, LIKE THEY'RE ACREAGES, BUT THEY'RE THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOREVER. THEY'VE BEEN IN IT. THEY'RE PEOPLE FROM EDINBURGH.

THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOREVER. WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY, WE WERE TOLD THAT ACROSS FROM US USED TO BE. AIRPORT, THE CROP DUSTERS. SO THERE WAS CHEMICALS THROWN THERE. THERE WAS THINGS THROWN THERE. SO OUR QUESTION IS, IS IT LIKE TIED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DEVELOPED. AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP STUFF AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DIRT AROUND AND THINGS ARE GOING TO COME OUT AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT PROPERTIES THERE. WHAT IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE THERE, AND HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT US IN OUR ASPECT OF OUR ROADS? ARE WE THE ALLEYS TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD? BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE'RE ON RAMSEIER AND THAT DEVELOPMENT IS HORRIBLE. I'M SORRY, I KNOW IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY, BUT THAT DEVELOPMENT IS HORRIBLE. THEY PUT A PUSH PUMP THERE.

JASMINE BROKE THE LAST TIME THAT IT RAINED REAL HARD. JASMINE THE STREET ACTUALLY BROKE THROUGH YOU ALL. ELLIE TORRES WENT AND THEY FIXED IT. AND I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST A PATCH UP OR A FIX, BUT IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN OVER THERE? NOW IS MY CONCERN BECAUSE WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE? LITTLE HOUSES LIKE THAT? I KNOW HALF ACRE LOTS. WHAT ARE GOING TO BE THEIR REQUIREMENTS? WHAT IS LIKE, ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE SQUARE FOOTAGE HAS TO BE A CERTAIN WAY, A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

I'VE BEEN PAYING PROPERTY TAXES. YES, I DO HAVE SOME AG USE BECAUSE I HAVE CATTLE THERE, BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN PAYING PROPERTY TAXES. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS THROUGH COVID. I WENT AND I APPEALED AND THEY TOLD ME, WELL, YOU DIDN'T MEET IT ON TIME. IT WAS COVID. I PAID. THEY DIDN'T. THEY TOOK AWAY MY AG USE WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. AND IT WAS LONG STORY SHORT, WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE. AND LIKE I SAID, MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE EPA. ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO CHECK THE DIRT UNDERNEATH THERE BEFORE MOVING IT AROUND? BECAUSE THE NEW OWNERS ALREADY PUT SOMETHING THERE? ■THEY'VE ALREADY THEY ALREADY THREW DIRT. THEY HAVE A PLAN. SO IS IT ALREADY BEEN APPROVED? AND WE'RE JUST HERE DOING FORMALITIES OR HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED. SO YEAH THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE. AND LIKE I SAID, WE DIDN'T GET A LETTER. WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING JUST BECAUSE HE BUMPED INTO US ON SUNDAY AND TOLD US, HEY GUYS, SHOW UP. WE'RE LIKE, WHAT? LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON? SO ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION. ANOTHER QUICK. IF YOU CHECK HOW MANY ACCIDENTS FATALITIES HAVE BEEN ON DAVIS GOING IN OFF THE HIGHWAY, YOU'D BE AMAZED. THAT STREET IS SO SMALL. YEAH, SMALL. I MEAN, YEAH. SO THAT'S WELL, I APPRECIATE WHO'S GOING TO DO THE SEWAGE. YEAH. YEAH. NO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE. THERE'S A NOTICE THAT'S SENT OUT. HOW MANY FEET? 300 OR 200FT AROUND THE PROPERTY. BUT 300FT. IS IT 300FT. YEAH. WE ALSO PUT A SIGN OUT THERE. YEAH, WE SAW THE SIGN ON THE HIGHWAY. YEAH. AND IT JUST BLEW OFF OF THE STORM. YEAH. IT'S NOT EVEN THERE. YEAH, WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE RECORD HERE AGAINST THE REQUEST. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE. TODAVIA NO ESTA DISPONIBLE. ENTONCES LA CIUDAD DE LA MEJOR. NO ESTA LISTO PARA PODER DESARROLLAR TODA ESA PARTE PORQUE SYRIAN TERRENOS CHICOS NECESITAN. USAR ESTE. SKEPTICAL.

ENTONCES ES COMO MAS. PARA ESTE TIPO DE COSAS. DE ESTE LADO TENEMOS MAS GRANDES Y NO SE VE CERCA NINGUNO DE LOS SERVICIOS DE TODAVIA. TODAVIA NO ESTA LISTO PARA. MUCHO TIEMPO. TODO

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IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. THIS MOTION IS DENIED. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT

[A. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment]

[B. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment]

[C. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment]

SO I'M GLAD THAT SOMEBODY SAW THE SIGN AND ALERTED YOUR NEIGHBORS. THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR.

SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK THAT MY NEIGHBOR GOT SOMETHING I DIDN'T.

THEY THINK THERE'S SOME SORT OF LIKE YOU SAID, MAYBE IT'S TOO LATE. WE WANT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE NEIGHBORS. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE LANDOWNERS AROUND THERE. THAT'S WHAT THE SIGN IS, IS, IS PUT THERE FOR SO WE CAN. IF YOU DIDN'T GET A LETTER, MAYBE YOU'LL SEE THE SIGN TO YOUR NEIGHBOR. SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT WORKED HERE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED TOWARDS, AND I'M REAL HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS SHOWED UP TODAY AND ON THAT, ON THAT MAYOR, TOO. I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY FOR EVERYBODY, MAYBE OUR AUDIENCE. THANKS FOR COMING. IT MEANS A LOT. THIS WOULD HAVE PASSED. YOU GUYS CAME AND YOU MADE A VALID ARGUMENT.

YOU MADE A GOOD POINT. AND THAT'S THE WHOLE PROCESS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO UP HERE. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. INSTEAD OF JUST COMING UP HERE AND HEARING EMPTY SEATS, AND NEXT THING WE GET CRITICIZED. WELL, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT. WELL, THIS IS WHAT WAS THIS IS WHAT IT WORKS. WE HAVE TWO, TWO SETS OF OUR RESIDENTS ACTUALLY FROM TWO SEPARATE AREAS OF THE WHOLE TOWN. THEY CAME UP AND MADE THEIR POINT. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORT YOU MADE AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY ELSE WILL START. RIGHT. AND THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WE HAD ZERO COMPLAINTS, ZERO PROCESS OF PEOPLE SAYING WHY THEY DON'T WANT IT. SO THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE, IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PASSED IF YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO DENY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. MOTION IS DENIED. DOES NOT PASS. ITEM D, CONSIDER THE ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES TO OTHER URBAN

[D. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment]

ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCES. ITEM NINE A CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

[9. ORDINANCES]

[B. Consideration and Appropriate Action on an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of "City of]

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WHY, WHY OVER THE TERM OF THE THESE WILL BE CALLABLE IN TEN YEARS. SO THAT'S GENERALLY THE PRACTICE WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THE OPEN MARKET IS USUALLY WITHIN TEN YEARS. AT THAT TEN YEAR MARK. THAT'S WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR BONDS, THEY WANT TO BE GUARANTEED SOME SORT OF PAYOUT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A TERM OF 20. YOUR, YOUR, YOUR ABILITY TO PAY OFF OR TO REFINANCE IN THE 10TH YEAR IS AVAILABLE TO YOU. AND JUST SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, THESE ARE REVENUE BONDS. AND THE REASON WE DON'T PAY OFF WITH THE REVENUES BECAUSE YOU'RE USING THE REVENUES FOR THE OPERATION AT THE SAME TIME. YES, SIR. THE PLEDGES, THE TAX RATE, BUT IT'S REALLY BEING PAID BY THE REVENUES OF THE SYSTEM. BUT THE REASON YOU DO THAT IS SO YOU GET A BETTER INTEREST RATE. IF YOU ONLY DID THE PLEDGE AND SOLELY ON THE REVENUE, THEN THIS WOULD BE A MUCH HIGHER INTEREST RATE. SO THIS IS THIS IS AN EFFORT TO SAVE YOU MONEY. I SEE AND JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE SOLID WASTE IS A IS A HUGE MONEY MAKER FOR THE CITY. IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP OR LOWER OUR TAX RATE. SO IF WE WERE TO LOSE ANY SORT OF ABILITY TO OPERATE THAT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO RAISE TAXES BECAUSE OF.

CORRECT. IT'S A IT'S A IT'S AN ASSET TO THAT. YEAH. IT'S AN ASSET TO THE CITY. YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY. I BELIEVE THIS IS FOR A NEW CELL.

SO AS THE VALLEY AND A BUNCH OF YOUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE TIPPING OR DOING TIPPING FEES TO HELP YOU COLLECT THEIR TRASH, AND IN TURN, THAT HELPS YOUR YOUR OVERALL BUDGET AS A CITY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. WELL, ONE WAS I THINK COUNCILMAN DIAZ ALREADY TOUCHED ON IT. ON THE PLEDGING OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. I KNOW I HAD QUESTIONS ON THAT. AND I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED IT, BUT THAT'S JUST TO GET A BETTER RATE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE PLEDGING OUR GENERAL FUND, BUT WE'RE NOT USING THAT. CORRECT. AND AGAIN, LIKE WE MENTIONED WE GOT ABOUT FOUR. WHAT WAS IT FOUR, 47A DAY. YEAH. IF, IF, IF WE HAD DONE IT THE OTHER WAY WHICH IS NOT ADVISABLE TO BE MUCH HIGHER, BUT IT DOESN'T AFFECT OUR ABILITY FOR OPERATIONS OR TO EVEN ISSUE OTHER DEBT FOR OUR STREETS AND DRAINAGE AND ALL THAT. CORRECT?

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AND THAT HAD NEVER HAPPENED IN AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, IN THE HISTORY OF. SO WE HAD AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE THAT REQUIRED US EVERY YEAR TO BUDGET AMOUNTS TO SET ASIDE FOR ANYTHING THAT ANY BIG CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT WOULD COME UP THAT WERE NOT PART OF OPERATIONS, WHETHER IT BE A BIG WATER LINE OR A BIG PROJECT, A SOLID WASTE, A BIG MACHINERY MACHINE THERE, THERE MACHINES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. SO THAT FUND WAS USED TO SUBSIDIZE ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT OF OPERATIONS, REGULAR OPERATIONS, LIKE THERE WAS A $500,000 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THAT WAS NEEDED. WE WOULD GO TO THAT RESERVE FUND. SO IT WAS LIKE A SAVINGS FOR REPLACEMENT OF PERISHABLE ITEMS, WHETHER THEY BE MACHINES OR OR WATER LINES OR ALL OF THEIR OTHER MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS. MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS. YES. SO THEN I'LL ASK STAFF CITY MANAGER IF THEY COULD GIVE US THE BACKGROUND ON THAT. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IT PUT BACK IN THE ORDINANCE WHERE WE NO ONE CAN NO ADMINISTRATION. WE ALREADY STARTED DOING THAT AS PART OF OUR BUDGET, BUT WE GOT TO BRING THAT ORDINANCE BACK IF WE DON'T HAVE IT. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. I THINK MISS VERNON, YOU HAD A COMMENT. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

AGAIN. ONE THING I WANT TO IN THERE, IT TALKS ABOUT BEING VERSING YOURSELVES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS? I'M SURE IT CAN BE EXPLAINED. YES. I THINK THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT IN THE EVENT WE DO START THE PROCESS, I GUESS WITH FUNDS, YOU MAY HAVE HAD A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION BEFORE, I THINK. ARNOLD. SO I THINK IF YOU HAD EXPENDED ANY FUNDS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE, THEN YOU'D REIMBURSE WHAT YOU EXPENDED ON THE PROJECT. BUT WE HAVEN'T SPENT ANY FUNDS, HAVE WE, OR. JOHN? YES, WE BROUGHT THIS TO COUNCIL BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW THE TIMING. THE BEST TIME TO GO OUT TO SELL THIS ISSUE IS BONDS. SO WE DID THAT IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEEDED TO BID IT OUT. WE COULD BORROW TEMPORARILY THROUGH THE BONDS WERE ISSUED. SO IT WAS A TEMPORARY FINANCING OUT OF SOLID WASTE BECAUSE THEY DID HAVE AMPLE FUNDS. SO IT WAS JUST IN CASE WE WERE TO GO OUT AND NEEDED THE FUNDING BEFORE, BEFORE WE GOT THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS. BUT WE DID NOT USE IT. WE DID NOT USE IT. IT WAS JUST IN CASE WE NEEDED TO BID OUT THE PROJECT SOONER THAN WE WOULD HAVE THAT IN PLACE. OKAY. SECOND QUESTION YOU TALKED ABOUT

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WELL AND I KNOW I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WERE HERE, BUT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY NOW BECAUSE Y'ALL SWORN IN. AND OUR THING IS, WHAT KEEPS YOU OFF FROM DOING IT AGAIN? OR ANYONE THAT'S COMING. AND LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS THE CASH COW. THIS IS THE ONE THAT BRINGS IT IN. AND YOU GIVE IT TO DEPARTMENTS THAT EITHER WEREN'T BRINGING ANYTHING IN OR WHATEVER THE REASON. AND THAT'S WHERE THE QUESTIONS HAVE COME TO ME. WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAD TO PULL IT OUT? YEAH, WE GOT TO ASK FOLKS THAT WERE HERE IN OFFICE IN 2019. BUT I CAN TELL YOU, AT LEAST FROM THIS STANDPOINT, WE'VE BROUGHT IT BACK. SO FACT THAT'S FOR THOSE OF YOU TO KEEP UP WITH OUR BUDGET MEETINGS ALWAYS. I STARTED ASKING THAT WAS THERE A DEPRECIATION RESERVE FUND. AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DONE AWAY WITH. I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO BRING IT BACK. SO I'M GLAD IT'S BEEN BROUGHT BACK. AND YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN PAY FOR THESE THINGS IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE NOT HAVE TO ISSUE BONDS. SO BUT YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THE ANSWER IS A LITTLE MORE EASIER AND BE A LITTLE MORE DIRECT. AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT FOR ME, THE JUST GO BACK TO LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST. YOU GIVE ME THE FIVE, $6 MILLION THAT CAME OUT OF THAT FUND, AND I'M GOING TO SPEND IT AND I'M GOING TO GET SOME MORE VOTES, AREN'T I? SO I CAN SPEND IF YOU GO BACK TO THE COUNCILS BACK THEN AND YOU JUST HAVE TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND LOOK, THESE GUYS ARE NOT AS VOCAL AS I AM AS STRAIGHT UP. AND I'LL TELL YOU, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. STILL WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK THEN, YOU SHOULD SEE ALL THE TVS AND STUFF THAT GOT PUT UP IN THERE. YOU SHOULD SEE SOME OF THE CITY RESOURCES THAT STARTED REALLY COMING UP. SOME OF THE INSTEAD OF BUYING THE, THE F250, THAT WAS THE REGULAR ONE. NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING THE XLS AND WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING ELSE. THE HIGHER PACKAGE AND ALL THAT STUFF HAD A COST. EVERYBODY LOVED IT AND THEY ALL SEEN IT.

THEY LOOK AT THE GROWTH OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, BUT SOMEBODY'S PAYING FOR IT. AND ALL WE DID, ALL THAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME WAS WE KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, AND NOW WE'RE TRYING TO KICK. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH THE CAN. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS COUNCIL IS DOING. WE'RE CATCHING THE CAN AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT BACK ON. AND IF SOMEBODY ELSE KICKS IT DOWN THE ROAD, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT PARTY THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY PUT BACK OVER HERE. BUT AN ORDINANCE THAT IT CAN'T BE DONE, ORDINANCES CAN BE REDONE. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS TO COME BACK TO THE PEOPLE IS A CHARTER AMENDMENT ORDINANCES. EVERY COUNCIL CAN CHANGE THE ORDINANCE. YEAH, WE CAN CHANGE ORDINANCE TODAY AND WE CAN MAKE IT ALL THAT STUFF. AND THEN THREE DAYS LATER WE CAN CHANGE IT BACK TO WHAT WE WANT. IT'S JUST WHAT YOU GET AND WHAT YOU PUT IN OFFICE. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO. WOULD YOU LIKE I'M DONE WITH MY SOAPBOX, MAYOR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. IS THAT WHO YOU ELECT MATTERS YES OR NO? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS SOME ACTION THIS EVENING. OKAY. COUNCIL MAYOR, FIRST AND A SECOND. WE WERE ALREADY ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN. RESOLUTIONS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I MAY SAY, I PROVIDED MR. BALDERAS WITH THE SIGNATURE PAGES TO A

[10. RESOLUTIONS]

[A. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Grant Application to the Federal]

[B. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City’s Support of the Edinburg Arts Foundation for its]

THIS IS GREAT. HOPEFULLY WE GET IT AND IT'LL HELP US WITH ALL OUR PROGRAMING. SO YES, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT YES, WE DO GET IT BECAUSE IT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP US TO PROVIDE THIS WONDERFUL FREE CONCERT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 11. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SPONSORSHIP OF THE 19TH ANNUAL TEXAS SKOOKUM HIGH STAKES EVENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT

[11. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]

[A. Consider Approval of the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors]

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

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 12, BUDGET ITEM A CONSIDER APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 BUDGET

[12. BUDGET]

[13. APPOINTMENTS]

[A. Consider Appointments to the Following City Advisory Boards, Councils, Commissions and]

I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S UP. WHO'S UP REAL QUICK? I'M SORRY. CAN WE JUST LET ME SEE HERE FOR THE ITEM? IT WAS AARON RIVERA, RICHARD GONZALEZ AND SANDRA ALANIS. OKAY. OKAY, SO WE HAVE.

LET'S TAKE THEM ONE. YOU MADE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? TO COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ? MOTION.

WE'RE ADDING TO HIS MOTION. DO YOU WANT A SECOND? OH, YOU WERE ADDING. OKAY, WE'RE ALL ADDING TO THIS. OH, OKAY. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE DO THAT COUNCIL SEPARATE, DO WE? OKAY. AND UNLESS YOU. LET'S SEE OBJECTS. I'M GOOD. NO. I'M GOOD. HARVEY, I WANT TO DO IT. WHAT WAS THAT ONE? GREG VASQUEZ WAS. THAT WAS ADDED. IS ALREADY A CURRENT MEMBER. SO THAT TERM IS NOT MINE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? NO, NO. JUST CONTINUE DOING IT ALL TOGETHER.

I'M OKAY WITH OBVIOUSLY. YEAH, I'M OKAY WITH MISS SANDRA CONTINUING AS WELL. I THINK SHE'S UP. SHE WAS FILLING SABRINA'S TERM. IS THERE ANY OTHER. THAT'S THREE. WE HAVE FOUR. THE OTHER ONE. YEAH. NO, THAT'S FOR RICHARD GONZALEZ. YEAH. RICHARD GONZALEZ OKAY. YOU WOULD ADD HIM OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE FOUR. SO IS THAT A MATTER OF A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER. YES I'M GOOD WITH THAT. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COULD YOU REPEAT THE NAMES? I HAVE AARON RIVERA, WHO'S BEING REAPPOINTED? SANDRA. ALANIS. SANDRA. OKAY.

REAPPOINTED. RICHARD GONZALEZ IS REAPPOINTED, AND THEN GREG VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ. GREG. VASQUEZ.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. AND WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD. SO I GUESS THERE'S THREE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. KRYSTAL SOLIS AND. ALEJANDRO ROSALES, SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. PARKS AND RECREATION. WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RON JACKSON AND RUBEN RAMIREZ. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 14.

COUNCIL. WE HAVE ITEMS A, B, C, AND D. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT FOR DISCUSSION OR AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT ITEM B JUST FOR DISCUSSION, BUT ANY OTHER ITEMS? NOT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE OTHER A, C AND D SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS A, C, AND D. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES B CAN WE GET A MOTION? I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THIS

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

[B. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Aid-of-Construction Agreement with AEP]

[01:25:07]

[15. OTHER BUSINESS]

COUNCIL. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? MAYOR, JUST REAL QUICK. PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. DID YOU ALSO WANT THE ORDINANCE, THE ONE THAT YOU ALL WERE SPEAKING ABOUT ON THE OR DID YOU JUST WANT THE INFORMATION, THE ONE FOR THE DEPRECIATION RESERVE FUND? YES.

YEAH I'D LIKE TO. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. IF WE CAN BRING IT BACK OKAY OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. IT IS 7:23 P.M. AND WE'RE NOW GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM EIGHT DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. ITEM BE DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. PROJECT WHAT ITEM C CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY. ITEM D DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. ITEM E CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING C-352323F TEXAS CORDIA VERSUS CITY OF EDINBURG. ITEM F DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS, PROJECT LAKES. ITEM G DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS, PROJECT ALBERTA.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.