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COMING UP NEXT ON ESPN, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR EDINBURG EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL. ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA JR.
COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL DAN DIAZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID SALAZAR, JR.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE.
SITTING IN HIS ADVISERS, CITY MANAGER MAYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY JOSE RAMIREZ SOLIS. AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF JULY 1ST OF OUR EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.
[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]
WELCOME, EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE THIS EVENING TO OUR REGULAR MEETING.I DO SEE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID WHITE. HE CALLED ME.
HE'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON, AS WE DO EVERY MEETING AND START WITH A PRAYER. WE HAVE A PASTOR, ARTURO CHAPA.
DO WE HAVE MR. ARTURO CHAPA HERE?
[A. Prayer.]
MR. CHAPA, CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM? WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE RISE? AS WE ARE LED IN PRAYER BY OUR PASTOR ARTURO CHAPA FROM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY.AMEN. IT'S ALL OF OUR HEADS IN A MINUTE TO PRAY.
BUT LET ME READ A PSALM PART OF PSALM 92.
IT SAYS IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH.
LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU, LORD JESUS, FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE THINGS YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
WE ASK AT THIS MEETING THAT YOU BLESS OUR MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT YOU GIVE THEM THE WISDOM, THE ANOINTING, THE DIRECTION THAT THEY NEED TO ADMINISTER, ALL THE THINGS THEY NEED TO BE DONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS.
WE ASK YOU FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY HERE.
UNITED, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS OUR COMMUNITY IN EVERY WAY.
AND MOST OF ALL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
FOR THEIR GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
LORD JESUS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR WORK AS WELL.
THAT THEY WORK VERY HARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU.
THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED.
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE.
YES, SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON JUNE 27TH, 2025 AT 5:45 P.M..
[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]
[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]
SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE.DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]
YES. UNDER STATE LAW, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST FOR THEMSELVES OR CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH A CONFLICT.[00:05:03]
ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE RELATED TO MATTERS ON TODAY'S AGENDA? NO, MA'AM. NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU.I DON'T. COUNSELOR, I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT DIRECTLY ON ITEM EIGHT B, BUT I AM GOING TO BE ABSTAINING FROM ITEM EIGHT B.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR.
YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS EVENING I DO HAVE TWO ITEMS UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
WE DO HAVE CITY OF EDINBURG EVENTS.
FIVE K RUN. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT ON FRIDAY,
[4. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
[A. CityofEdinburgEvents]
JULY THE 4TH, THE CITY OF EDINBURG PARKS AND RECREATION WILL BE KICKING OFF THE HOLIDAY[ 2025 Firecracker 5K Run]
WITH THE FIFTH ANNUAL FIRECRACKER FIVE K STARTING AT 7:30 A.M..AT FREDI GONZALEZ DRIVE IN FRONT OF SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE ROUTE WILL TAKE RUNNERS THROUGH EBONY HILLS AND CENIZO PARK.
THE RACE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
BECAUSE WE HAVE REACHED FULL CAPACITY WITH OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS.
BUT WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE OUT THERE.
NEXT, I DO HAVE THE 2025 SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
THE DUSTIN MICHAEL SEKULA MEMORIAL LIBRARY IS IN FULL SWING WITH ITS ANNUAL SUMMER READING
[ 2025 Summer Reading Programs]
PROGRAM THEMED COLOR OUR WORLD.EACH YEAR, THIS SIX WEEK INITIATIVE HELPS STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AVOID THE SUMMER SLUMP BY REINFORCING THE READING AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS THEY'VE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM FEATURES MORE THAN 100 IN-PERSON EVENTS, CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, AND A LIVELY READING CHALLENGE.
THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE EARN SPECIAL PRIZES AND AN INVITATION TO OUR END OF SUMMER CELEBRATION. SO REGISTRATION IS FREE AND IS STILL OPEN WITH OVER 1000 PARTICIPANTS ALREADY SIGNED UP. AND SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGES CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS. SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE LIBRARY AT (956) 383-6246.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE PROCLAMATIONS.
RECOGNITIONS. WE HAVE A LOT OF CHAMPIONS HERE IN OUR EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY.
[5. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS]
[A. PresentationRecognizingtheCityofEdinburgParksandRecreationDepartment2025Spring Season:]
AND WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THEM TODAY.AND I'M GOING TO ASK, I THINK, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS, JAVIER GARZA, TO COME UP AND SHARE AND INTRODUCE ALL THE CHAMPIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY.
AND COUNCIL, IF YOU COULD JOIN ME, WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN AND MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE ALL OUR CHAMPIONS HERE IN OUR CITY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
JAVIER GARZA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE. I MEAN, I'M SO HAPPY AND GLAD AND EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE HISTORY IN THE MAKING.
OF COURSE, WE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE 1112 YEAR OLD SOFTBALL GIRLS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE OTHER ALL STARS THAT THAT ALSO PARTICIPATED AND ALSO THE CHAMPIONS OF THE LEAGUE AS WELL. SO THE, THE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS.
SO THIS IS SUCH A GREAT MOMENT.
[ Little League Softball Champions]
IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR CITY OF EDINBURGH.[ Little League All Stars Baseball & Softball District Champions]
AND FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE AND, AND THANK OUR, OUR LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH ARE PRESIDENT ARMANDO CELEDON.HE'S PRESENT HERE. VICE PRESIDENT FRANKIE JOE SALINAS.
ALSO OTIS POWERS, HE DID A DOUBLE DUTY.
HE WAS ALSO COACH AND ALSO LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD.
DANNY LIZONDO. AND AND BEN GONZALEZ.
SO I'M JUST EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE BEN GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU. YES. AND I'LL GET RIGHT TO IT.
I'LL LET OUR RECREATION MANAGER COME ON BOARD AND PRESENT ALL THE LEAGUE, ALL STARS AND CHAMPIONS AS WELL.
RONNIE RODRIGUEZ, OUR SPORTS MANAGER.
THANK YOU RONNIE. THANK YOU COACH.
MAYOR CITY COUNCIL RONNIE RODRIGUEZ, RECREATION MANAGER.
TONIGHT, I HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING AND ACKNOWLEDGING OUR SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS FROM THE T-BALL DIVISION ALL THE WAY TO THE 1314.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR US.
THIS YEAR WAS AN EXCITING YEAR BECAUSE THEY ALL GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON THOSE TURF FIELDS. IT WAS A GREAT.
AND BEING ABLE TO GO TO OTHER CITIES AND THE OTHER CITIES SAYING WHEN THEY COME TO OURS, THEY'RE LIKE, WE NEED FIELDS LIKE THAT, TAKING PICTURES SO THEY CAN GO AND PICTURE THAT. WHEN WE WENT TO ALICE THIS WEEKEND, THEY'RE LIKE, AND EVEN OUR PARENTS WERE LIKE, WHY Y'ALL MAKE US COME PLAY OVER HERE? LOOK AT THIS. I'M LIKE, I'M SORRY, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GUYS GIVE US AT CITY MANAGEMENT FOR EVERYTHING AND OUR PARENTS AND OUR KIDS ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR TEE-BALL DIVISION. THIS YEAR'S CHAMPIONS AND FIRST PLACE ARE THE LADY ISLANDERS.
FIRST UP IS MISS OLIVIA VILLALOBOS.
KAITLYN TORRES, ISABELLA ALANIS, AIDEN QUINN RODRIGUEZ,
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EIZA GONZALEZ, VIOLETA GONZALEZ DE MENDOZA, NIA RANDALL, BECCA SAN MIGUEL, JIMENA TREVINO, SOFIA DUARTE, AUBREY RUIZ, CHARLOTTE RAMOS, AND MADELINE OFRASIO.CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LADY ISLANDERS TEE-BALL DIVISION CHAMPIONS.
RIGHT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. YEAH. GOT IT. THERE YOU GO.
OKAY. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PARENTS, SO COME ON, GET YOUR. MAYOR. COUNCIL.
WHERE'S THE LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD? LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD? I KNOW Y'ALL AREN'T SHY.
YOU GOTTA GIVE YOU ALL YOUR MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT. YOU'RE ALL WINNERS OF CHAMPIONS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD.
18. YAY! BY THE WAY, IF Y'ALL LOOK AT THAT CAMERA UP THERE, YOU'RE GONNA COME OUT ON TV.
SMILE. SMILE. YOU'RE ON CANDID CAMERA.
ALL RIGHT, REALLY QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT, GUYS.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAN AGAINST THE RAILING.
THANK YOU. BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
LET'S HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR LADY ISLANDERS. FIVE AND SIX TEE-BALL DIVISION. AND NEXT UP IN OUR COACH PITCH DIVISION, THE LADY VAQUEROS, COACHED BY JULIO RODRIGUEZ, JOLIET RODRIGUEZ, KILLEEN JAMES, JIMENA GOVEA, CATALINA FONSECA, ZIVA VASQUEZ, KYRA PRICE, ALYSSA ESTRADA, ROME, ROMINA CASTILLO, SOFIA GONZALEZ, REGINA GONZALEZ, MELANIE BAJO AND YADIRA BAJO AGAIN.
COACH PITCH LADY VAQUEROS FIRST PLACE.
WE JUST KNOW EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME. ALL THE GIRLS IN THE BACK.
RIGHT OVER HERE. OKAY, GIRLS IN THE FRONT ROW.
IN THE. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH, WHEN I COME OVER. ALL RIGHT. READY? THREE. TWO. ONE. GO RIGHT HERE.
CAN WE GET ONE MORE WITH THE VISA? YEAH.
ONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LADY VAQUEROS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR NINE AND TEN, 11 AND 12 AND 1314, THEY COULD NOT ATTEND TODAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT TEAM THIS YEAR, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THREE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND OUR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL DIVISION LEADING OUR EDINBURGH 12.
YOU RED BASEBALL TEAM WAS COACH OTIS POWERS.
FIRST UP, ADAM DAVILA, ADRIAN DE LA GARZA, JOAQUIN ELIZONDO, ADRIAN GARZA, ERIC GUTIERREZ, JOHN ALEX OSUNA, MAVERICK POWERS, REAGAN RAMIREZ, ROWAN RESENDEZ, BEN REYES, RODRIGO SOLIS, AND MATTHEW VASQUEZ.
CONGRATULATIONS. 11 AND 12, YOU RED BASEBALL TEAM.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS REPRESENTING THE THE VALLEY.
TWO. ONE. I CAN BARELY SEE ABOUT THESE GUYS. NO WAY.
I'LL HAVE TO BE ON THE SIDE. DOWN THE SIDE.
CONGRATULATIONS. EDINBURG RED DISTRICT CHAMPIONS.
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AND ANOTHER OF OUR TEAM IN THE JUNIOR DIVISION, WHICH IS 13 AND 14 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS.AND OUR 14 EDINBURG RED, COACHED BY COACH CACERES AND COACH TREVINO.
BRODY GARZA, AIDEN GONZALEZ, MADDOX GONZALEZ.
ROGAN. GONZALEZ. RAFAEL GONZALEZ.
NATHANIEL OLIVER. OLAVARRIETA.
RAUL PENA. ROY PENA. JUSTIN PEREZ.
CONGRATULATIONS. JUNIOR DIVISION DISTRICT CHAMPIONS.
CITY OF EDINBURG. BIG BRO RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
I TOLD YOU, THERE'S A FOOTBALL TEAM OVER HERE.
HE'S GOING TO DO IT. OH, YEAH, I AM.
COACH. BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPS OVER THERE COMING IN, I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO THE COACHES.
THANK YOU. FRANKIE. ALSO, HIS SON, FRANK ZUNIGA JR.
HE'S NOW PRESENT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE'S JUST A BRAND NEW DAD.
SO HE'S AT THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. CONGRATULATIONS, FRANKIE. GRANDPA.
AND ALSO OUR COACH, MARCELO GALLARDO.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED RIGHT NOW, SIX OF THE COACHES, ALL STAR COACHES I COACHED WHEN THEY WERE IN SCHOOL.
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING GREAT THAT YOU GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW I COACH FRANK WAY BACK WHEN AND I COACHED HIS SON, ALSO FRANKIE ZUNIGA ALSO.
THEY'RE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. I'M PROUD OF YOU GUYS. FOR WHAT ALL YOU DO, NOT ONLY THEM, BUT OF COURSE ALL THE ALL THE PARENTS AND THE COACHES AS WELL.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING SPECIAL WHEN YOU GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FROM US FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PUT US ON THE MAP AS WELL.
I WANT TO HAVE FRANK COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HIS TEAM AND HIS COACHES AND STUFF. FRANK? COME ON. PLEASE.
OH, YEAH. YEAH, HE WAS DARN GOOD PLAYER.
HE WAS. WELL, ONE OF THE FRANKIE'S WAS A LINEMAN AND THE OTHER FRANKIE WAS A QUARTERBACK. SO YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHO'S WHO. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THANK YOU SIR.
YES, SIR. WELL, NO. THANK YOU EVERYBODY, FOR SHOWING UP TO THIS EVENT.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF THIS THIS SEASON FOR THE GIRLS COACHING THEM.
I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY EASY WHEN YOU HAVE A TALENTED GROUP, LIKE. LIKE THEM. AN AWESOME GROUP OF GIRLS.
THANK YOU. PARKS AND REC. CITY OF EDINBURGH. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, MR. ZUNIGA AND COACHES.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO. THIS IS A TEAM THAT WON DISTRICT ONE SECTIONALS AND NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO ABILENE AND REPRESENT THE CITY OF EDINBURG NEXT WEEK.
THESE YOUNG LADIES HAVE WORKED HARD ALL YEAR AND ARE THE.
IT'S PAYING OFF. THEY'RE MAKING HISTORY FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO ABILENE AND REPRESENT US, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM. FIRST UP, CALLIE GALLARDO. DENISE GALLARDO, CAMILA GARCIA, ELLA GARZA, GIGI GOMEZ, RIANNA GONZALEZ, ISABELLA RAMIREZ.
KAYLIE RAMIREZ. AILEEN RODRIGUEZ.
SOPHIA RODRIGUEZ. LAVY VASQUEZ AND LAURA ZUNIGA.
OUR DISTRICT SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS AND STATE QUALIFIERS.
CITY OF EDINBURGH. EDINBURGH 12.
YOU READ? SOFTBALL? OH. YEAH. OH, YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
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GO! OH! THE BATTER! BATTER! THERE YOU GO. I CAN'T.CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT MONDAY, THERE WILL BE HEADED OUT TO ABILENE.
LET'S GIVE HIM A WELL SEND OFF.
08:30 A.M. AT THE ACTIVITY CENTER.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME. LET'S GIVE HIM A PROPER SEND OFF.
CONGRATULATIONS. ON THE PROGRAM.
CONGRATS ON THE PROGRAM. THAT'S IT. CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST OF LUCK, GUYS. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE LATE ATANASIO GARZA AS GARCÉS REQUESTED BY CYNTHIA GARCIA.
IF YOU'RE HERE TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION, IF YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. ZACH GARZA FAMILY HERE. IF YOU COULD COME TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.
[B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Atanacio Garza† as Requested by Cynthia Garza. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]
I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD. ATANASIO GARZA.WHEREAS ON JANUARY 12TH, 1952, ATANASIO GARZA WAS BORN TO DEMETRIO GARZA AND REFUGIO ESPARZA IN EDINBURG, TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS ATANASIO GARZA HAD A DESIRE TO SERVE OTHERS, HE VOLUNTEERED IN ELSA, TEXAS, WHERE HE FOUND HIS CALLING FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS, IN THE SUMMER OF 1979, MR. GARZA MADE THE BOLD DECISION TO ACQUIRE AN AMBULANCE AND STARTED GARZA EMS, OPERATING A SINGLE AMBULANCE OUT OF HIS RESIDENCE.
AND WHEREAS IN 1982, MR. ATANASIO GARZA MET WITH EDINBURG FIRE CHIEF JOHNNY IKONOMIDIS TO DISCUSS IF HE WAS WILLING TO PURCHASE TWO MORE AMBULANCES AND BECOME THE OFFICIAL 911 EMS SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. AND WHEREAS, MR. GARZA PROUDLY SERVED THE CITY OF EDINBURG FOR OVER TWO DECADES THROUGH MS, HE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, SAVING COUNTLESS LIVES.
HE TRAINED AND WORKED WITH SOME OF THE BEST MEDICS AND WAS DEEPLY RESPECTED, ADMIRED AND KNOWN TO MANY AS MR. G. AND WHEREAS MR. GARZA GAVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS, HE PROVIDED STANDBYS FOR EVERY FIVE K RUN CITY EVENTS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS, WITH HIS TEAM ALWAYS READY TO HELP BEYOND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
MR. GARZA ORGANIZED SCHOOL EVENTS LIKE POSTER CONTESTS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AWARDING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE PRIZES WITH BIKES.
HE ALSO TREATED THE WINNERS TO LUNCH AT HACKENBECK.
AND WHEREAS MR. GARZA'S PASSION WAS FAMILY AND HIS LIFE IN MS. HE FREELY GAVE HIS TIME, RESOURCES AND TALENTS, QUIETLY IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS WITHOUT EVER SEEKING RECOGNITION.
HIS LEGACY IS ONE OF LOVE, SERVICE AND STRENGTH.
WHEREAS THE LOVE AND UNBREAKABLE BOND HE SHARED WITH HIS WIFE AURORA MARIA GARZA, AND TO HER PASSING IN 2010 WAS BEAUTIFUL LIFELONG JOURNEY SPANNING OVER 40 YEARS.
THE UNWAVERING LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY WAS A BEACON OF INSPIRATION.
AND WHERE IS MR. GARZA? WAS A DEVOTED FATHER, A DOTING GRANDFATHER AND A GREAT GRANDFATHER WHO VALUED FAMILY, ALWAYS PLANNING MEMORABLE VACATIONS, INVITING FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON FISHING TRIPS, NEVER MISSING A FAMILY EVENT, AND CAPTURING EVERY MOMENT THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS. AS MR. GARZA WAS ALWAYS WORKING ON A PROJECT WHERE THE CAPTAIN TRAUMA BAGS, ORAL AIRWAY BAGS OR TINKERING WITH OLD CAMERAS, HIS CURIOSITY AND PASSION FOR LEARNING WERE CONTAGIOUS.
HE INSPIRED THOSE AROUND HIM TO EXPLORE AND DISCOVER NEW THINGS.
AND WHEREAS, ON JUNE 9TH, 2025, ANTONIO ATANASIO GARZA PASSED AWAY SURROUNDED BY THE FAMILY, BY THE LOVE OF HIS FAMILY.
A MAN OF DEEP FAITH AND BOUNDLESS INTEGRITY, HIS GENEROSITY WAS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF GIVING AND THE IMPACT ONE PERSON CAN HAVE ON SO MANY IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE.
HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED, BUT HIS SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE COUNTLESS LIVES HE TOUCHED AND THE COMMUNITY HE HELPED BUILD. NOW,
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THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE ATANASIO GARZA FOR HIS LOVE FOR HIS COMMUNITY.THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF.
WHOEVER WROTE THAT, THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
TO THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROBERT AMON, AND IT IS WITH DEEP GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY, TO HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MY FATHER, ATANASIO GARZA, ALSO KNOWN TO MANY AS MR. G. I NEVER CALLED HIM THAT BECAUSE I GOT IN TROUBLE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REMEMBER AND RECOGNIZING MY FATHER'S LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG.
YOUR RECOGNITION IS NOT ONLY A TRIBUTE TO HIS WORK, IT IS A REMINDER OF THE VALUES THAT DEFINED HIS LIFE, OF SERVICE, OF SACRIFICE, AND THE LOVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
MY FATHER IS A TRUE PIONEER IN THE MS FIELD LONG BEFORE 911 SERVICES WERE A HOUSEHOLD STANDARD. HE HAD THE FORESIGHT AND COURAGE TO BUILD A SYSTEM, ALONG WITH MR. JOHNNY IKONOMIDIS, THAT WOULD PROVIDE A CRITICAL CARE TO THOSE IN NEED FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH.
HE DIDN'T JUST RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.
HE BUILT THE FOUNDATION FOR HOW OUR CITY RESPONDS TO CRISIS, HOW LIVES ARE SAVED AND HOW OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OPERATE WITH PURPOSE AND URGENCY.
HE WAS A KIND OF MAN WHO SHOWED UP FOR HIS FAMILY, FOR HIS TEAM AND FOR THIS CITY.
GROWING UP IN EDINBURGH, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WITNESS THAT FIRSTHAND. I SAW THE LONG HOURS, THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND THE RELENTLESS COMMITMENT. I ALSO SAW THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THAT MY MOM, MARY GODSOE, GAVE HIM WITH EVERY SACRIFICE AND EVERY SUCCESS.
THEY GAVE SO MUCH FOR THEMSELVES, FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AS A GRADUATE OF EDINBURGH HIGH SCHOOL AND SOMEONE WHO LOVES THIS COMMUNITY VERY MUCH, I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY FATHER'S LEGACY ISN'T JUST WRITTEN IN HISTORY, IT'S STILL ALIVE TODAY.
AND THE PARAMEDICS HE TRAINED AND THE PROTOCOLS HE HELPED DESIGN AND THE LIVES SAVED BY A SYSTEM, HE BUILT IT.
IT HAS A RIPPLING EFFECT EVEN TODAY.
SO ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE FAMILY, MY SISTERS, CINDY AND MANDY AND MY BROTHER ATANASIO GARZA JUNIOR, WE THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING MY FATHER, NOT ONLY FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT FOR THE HEART AND VISION BEHIND THEM.
YOUR HONOR, TODAY REMINDS US THAT A LIFE OF QUIET SERVICE CAN HAVE A LOUD AND LASTING IMPACT. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING HIM.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED LEGACY OF SERVICE THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM.
MAYOR, IF I MAY. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE GARZA FAMILY, SOMETHING I SHARED AT AT DANNI.
I KNEW HIM AS DANNY. DANNY'S WAKE.
AS I SAT THERE GOT HIT WITH GRATITUDE AND MEMORIES.
I TOOK MY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM IN THE PROGRAM THAT DANNY SPONSORED HERE IN EDINBURG.
IT WAS NEXT TO THE OLD HOSPITAL OFF OF FREDDIE.
BEFORE THAT PROGRAM, THE INTERMEDIATE. FOR THOSE THAT KNOW EMS, IT'S ANOTHER PROGRAM.
BEFORE YOU TAKE THE PARAMEDIC. I WAS DRIVING TO BROWNSVILLE THREE TIMES A WEEK, LIVING IN MCALLEN AND IN EDINBURG, STAYING IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
I EVEN ENTERTAINED STAYING AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WHEN WHEN VALLEY EMS OR EDINBURG. I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE COMPANY AT THE TIME SPONSORED THAT PROGRAM. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT HERE IN EDINBURG KIND OF HELPED SHAPE WHAT I WAS DOING.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO BROWNSVILLE THREE TIMES A WEEK I WORKED HERE.
I WASN'T SLEEPING, AND I REALIZED THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY PARAMEDIC IF IT WASN'T SO CONVENIENTLY HELD HERE IN EDINBURGH.
AND IT WAS THROUGH HIS MS, THROUGH TONY'S VISION OF TRAINING MORE PARAMEDICS. I TALKED ABOUT THAT PARAMEDIC CLASS.
I HAD GREAT MEDICS THAT STILL TODAY ARE WORKING IN BROWNSVILLE.
MS FIRE, KENNY PONCE, JJ TREVINO A LOT OF LEADERS THAT ARE STILL TODAY ON THE AMBULANCE.
AND IT WAS THROUGH THE THE LEGACY OF DANNY AND HIS FAMILY.
I SEE A YOUNG MAN THERE THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE DANNY'S SON.
SO I KNOW THAT HAS TO BE LITTLE, LITTLE JUNIOR.
WE WOULD CALL HIM, BUT THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY.
WE WE OFTEN JOKED ABOUT OUR UNIFORMS AND THE COLORS.
BECAUSE DANNY WAS VERY DEEP IN FAITH.
AND IT WAS FOR THE BLOOD OF CHRIST THAT THEY WORE THE RED SHIRTS.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON AND A LOT OF US
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WILL NEVER FORGET HIM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. I BELIEVE ON THE NEXT ITEM C, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON AFTER THIS ITEM.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. JUST SO EVERYBODY IS AWARE WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. BUT HE'S ACTUALLY IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.
SO WE CAN KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS, IF YOU WILL.
ALL RIGHT. 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 WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN OPEN FORUM.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT ALL SPEAKERS REFRAIN FROM MAKING DIRECT AND INDIRECT
[6. 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 ANAMARIE CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS FOR SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I WILL BE TAKING TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR IN COUNCIL. THERE ARE FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS CITY ATTORNEY JOSEPHINE RAMIREZ.
YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JUST BRIEFLY, IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES ON THE RECENT 13TH COURT OF APPEALS RULING, THE CITY IS AWARE THAT THE 13TH COURT OF APPEALS ISSUED A RULING ON JUNE 30TH REGARDING THE ELECTION CONTEST FOR THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL PLACE FOUR SEAT.
AT THIS TIME, THE COURT OF APPEALS HAS NOT ISSUED A MANDATE AND THAT JUDGMENT HAS NOT BECOME FINAL. THE CITY IS AWAITING CONFIRMATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIAL WILL SEEK ANY REHEARING OR APPEAL OF THAT DECISION.
THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROCEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL PROCESS, AND WE WILL UPDATE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC AS THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR CLARITY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY.
DO Y'ALL KNOW WHAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE DOING? THEY ARE DEFENDING THEMSELVES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
THE MAJORITY BELIEVE THEIR PROPERTY IS INCREASING IN VALUE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TOLD BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT APPRAISERS.
BUT MOST OF US WHO ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS KNOW EXACTLY WHY VALUES INCREASE.
IT IS THE JOB OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS TO GENERATE THE MONEY TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF THE CITIES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY.
IF THEY WERE TO REDUCE SPENDING, PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD PAY LESS.
PAYING LESS IS THE GOAL OF ALL PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND EACH YEAR WE TAKE BABY STEPS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.
IT IS NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE ABILITY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO USE PRIVATE PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL FOR SELLING BONDS.
THIS GOAL INCLUDES RESCINDING THE EDINBURGH 2012 PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP GUIDELINES TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE ABILITY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC DEBT. WE ARE INTERVIEWING ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE RUNNING WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES AS A WAY OF GETTING MORE TAX REVENUE HAS BECOME SO COMMON THAT THE STATE IS CREATING WAYS OF LIMITING THIS ACTION.
THE PUBLIC ELECTION OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD, AND WE HAVE PROPOSED BILLS ON THE BALLOT FOR NOVEMBER.
TEXAS HOUSE BILL NINE INCREASES THE BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FROM 2500 TO 125,000. TEXAS SENATE BILL FOUR WILL RAISE THE OVERALL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 100,000 TO 140,000. TEXAS SENATE BILL 23 WILL RAISE THE EXEMPTION FROM 200,000 FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE DISABLED ARE 65 YEARS OR OLDER.
VOTE FOR TAKING AWAY THE POWER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE MORE OF OUR MONEY.
AND I ASK YOU TONIGHT TO PRAY FOR ISRAEL AND THE HOSTAGES, ALIVE OR DEAD, THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COME HOME.
AND I ASK YOU ALL TO PRAY FOR THE UNITED STATES TO KEEP US STANDING STRONG AND FREE.
THE NEXT PUBLIC. MISS MCLARTY ALSO HAS QUESTIONS ON ITEM 789A, NINE B, NINE C AND 12 A.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RONNIE REGARDING EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TEXAS SUGAR. JUST A CLARIFICATION.
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I GOT THIS FROM MISS FERN.I HAD 12 SEEDS. DID 12 A OR C? YES, THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM UNDER 12.
OH. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
RONNIE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE EDINBURGH CVB. I JUST WANTED TO FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THE ATTIRE, BUT WE'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN THE COURSE.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S A BIG FESTIVAL WEEK FOR US.
TEXAS COOKHAM HIGH STAKES IN EDINBURG IS HAPPENING JULY 4TH AT EBONY HILLS GOLF COURSE. SO I'M HERE TO INVITE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY, OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL EVENT THAT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE TO ENJOY SOME GREAT GREAT BARBECUE AND GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.
ABSOLUTELY FREE. TO CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, FREEDOM, FAMILY AND BARBECUE THIS COMING 4TH OF JULY.
I'M EXCITED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS ANOTHER FULL DAY OF EVENTS.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE PRIDE AND JOY OF BARBECUE IS HAPPENING HERE IN EDINBURG.
SO THEY'RE COMPETING FOR $12,500 IN PRIZE MONEY.
THE WINNER GOES OFF TO THE AMERICAN ROYAL REPRESENTS EDINBURG FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. SO THE WINNER OF BARBECUE AND THE WINNER AT STAKE GOES OFF TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STEAK COMPETITION IN FORT WORTH.
SO IT'S A BIG STATE COMMUNITY EVENT BRINGS A LOT OF RECOGNITION TO THE CITY.
AND THE VALLEY. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO PUT IT ON ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE 19TH YEAR IN A ROW.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS CONTINUING.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WEATHER. SO WE'LL BE WORKING CLOSE WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING LOGISTICALLY, AS FAR AS IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT DAY FOR FRIDAY, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THIS BIG OF AN EVENT TAKES ABOUT A FEW DAYS TO PARTNER UP AND AND GET EVERYTHING ON THE GROUNDS UP AND RUNNING.
SO WE ASK EVERYONE TO, TO TO CONTINUE LOOKING AT EDINBURGH.
COM OR FACEBOOK PAGES TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES WITHIN THE LAYOUT.
BUT DEFINITELY IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY.
NOT YOUR TYPICAL 107, BUT YOU KNOW, 94 DEGREES IS WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE A CLEAR DAY. WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE BARBECUE THAT STARTS IN THE MORNING.
SO IF YOU'RE HAVE A YOUNGSTER THAT WANTS TO COMPETE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S BEING PROVIDED BY THE GREAT FOLKS AT HEB, EVEN THE PIT INCLUDED SO THEY CAN JUST SHOW UP AND THEY CAN REGISTER ONLINE EDINBURGH AND COOK TO COMPETE.
WE HAVE A FEW SPOTS FOR THAT, WE HAVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE HAPPENING AT FROM 8 A.M. ALL THE WAY TILL 5 P.M.
FROM REWARDS 4 P.M. THE GROUNDS OPEN.
WE HAVE, OF COURSE, THE AWARD CEREMONY.
WE HAVE DRAFT MUSIC PERFORMING AT 4 TO 4:00.
WE HAVE A WE'VE ADDED A HOT DOG EATING CONTEST AT 615.
SONIC CRUSH, HOT DOG SHOWDOWN.
WE HAVE THE FREEDOM JUMP SKYDIVE HAPPENING AT 815, SO WE'LL PARACHUTING IN.
WE HAVE THE RED TAYLOR SWIFT TRIBUTE BAND, FOO FIGHTERS TRIBUTE BAND, AND GARTH BROOKS LIVE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE BAND.
AND OF COURSE, WE ROUND OFF THE EVENING WITH FIREWORKS.
PROBABLY THE GREATEST FIREWORKS YOU'LL SEE IN THE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TRUST ME.
TEN MINUTE SHOW. SO WE INVITE THE PUBLIC, COME OUT TO EBONY HILLS GOLF COURSE.
BRING BLANKETS, CHAIRS FRISBEE FOOTBALL AND COME OUT AND ENJOY A GREAT EVENT RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS REGARDING PAY RAISES.
WE HAVE TO GIVE MR. RINALDI A BIG PAY RAISE.
HE'S ALWAYS HERE ALL THE TIME.
HE DIDN'T BRING A GOOD CONCERT THIS YEAR AT EASTON CORBIN.
CLAY WALKER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ANYHOW I WANT TO THANK WARREN MAYOR MOLINA.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE LEFT AND EVERYTHING, BUT ANYHOW JASON, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. NOW, AS WE APPROACH THIS PARKING GARAGE, WE HAVE TO BE SURE OF WHO WE HIRE.
I HAVE AN ENGINEERING COMPANY.
SUBDIVISION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP.
JASON. OH. PARDON ME. NOW, LET US BE CAREFUL ON WHAT WE DO.
NOW. AGAIN, LET US CONSIDER OF WHO WE HIRE FOR THIS PARKING GARAGE THING.
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NOT ONLY THAT, I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO CONSIDER ANOTHER VOTING PLACE FOR NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.AS INCUMBENTS. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.
I'M CONSIDERING THE EDINBURG ACTIVITY CENTER OR THE HR.
PLEASE WORK WITH ME. A PARDON? EVERYTHING THAT I'VE ASKED YOU, THERE'S DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE FBI. OKAY. AND PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE TO NOT TAKE CARE OF EDINBURGH. OKAY.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.
NO FURTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN PRESENTATION REPORTS.
ITEM EIGHT PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
[7. PRESENTATION AND REPORT]
[A. Presentation and Possible Actionon Downtown Parking Garage Schematic Design.[Mardoqueo]
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY ENGINEER.TODAY WE HAVE WITH YOU OUR CONSULTANTS, OUR DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTORS BROUGHT US CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE PARKING GARAGE SCHEMATIC AND IN OUR SCHEDULE. AND I WILL HAVE THE RENDERING FOR YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK BEFORE YOU ALL GET INTO THAT, THIS HAS TO DO. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITH OUR DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE, MAYBE AS THIS IS AN UPDATE, I THINK, AS TO WHERE WE'RE AT ON THINGS.
BUT I THINK BEFORE WE PROCEED, I HAVE GOTTEN SOME CALLS ON THIS ITEM.
I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE WHOLE PROJECT.
BUT JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT THAT WAS, I THINK, FUNDS ISSUED IN 2021.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT A DESIGN DONE.
AND I THINK MOST OF US ACTUALLY EVERYBODY THAT'S UP HERE ON THE ON THIS DAIS UNTIL WE GOT HERE, THERE WAS AN ARCHITECT SELECTED, YOU KNOW, BACK IN EARLY 2022, I BELIEVE I THINK IT WAS EERO ARCHITECTS.
THAT IS CORRECT. THAT STARTED THE THE WHOLE DESIGN PROCESS.
AND I THINK AS PART OF THAT DESIGN, WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH FUNDS AVAILABLE. SO WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO FEASIBILITY ABILITY DONE AS TO HOW MUCH PARKING WE'RE GOING TO NEED. WHAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE RIGHT AT THE TIME.
I THINK EERO ARCHITECTS DID THAT TOO.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT FEASIBILITY? THAT IS CORRECT TO 2023.
AND I THINK ONCE THEY WENT OUT FOR BIDS, WE FOUND OUT THAT THESE FUNDS THAT WERE ISSUED WERE NOT ENOUGH TO PROCEED WITH THAT.
SO I WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF FOR GETTING CREATIVE, FINDING THIS DESIGN BUILD METHOD AS A WAY TO KEEP US IN BUDGET.
AND I WANT TO THANK BROWNSTONE, ALSO, WHO'S COME ON BOARD AS OUR PROJECT MANAGER. THAT HAS HELPED KIND OF NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS.
YOU KNOW WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE.
IT'S NEEDED. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT AS I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER. RIGHT.
I'LL PRESENT THE MR. JOSEPH GONZALEZ FROM BROADDUS AND SAM GILYARD AS WELL.
OKAY. AND ON SCREEN YOU WILL HAVE THE SCHEMATIC, THE RENDERING OF WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY ON THE SCHEMATIC PROCESS.
MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH BROWNSTONE CONSULTANTS.
JUST FOR THE RECORD. SO YEAH, JUST TO BUILD ON ON WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. MAYOR WE WERE BROUGHT ON IN LATE 2024 AND NOVEMBER OF 2024 AND THEN WORKING WITH, WITH TOM, MYRON AND THE REST OF YOUR STAFF HAVE HELPED FACILITATE THE DESIGN, BUILD PROCESS AND KIND OF GET US WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
SO HAPPY TO REPORT AND ALL THAT BROUGHT US GET INTO THE DETAILS, RIGHT, THAT WE'RE ON SCHEDULE. WE'RE ON BUDGET. EVERYTHING'S MOVING THE WAY THAT THAT THAT WE EXPECTED. AND IT SHOULD HOPEFULLY AFTER TODAY, WE'LL GET AUTHORIZATION TO KIND OF FINALIZE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND THEN SOON AFTER THAT MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TO JOSEPH GONZALEZ, AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AFTER. THANK YOU. THANKS, CARLOS.
MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND ON THE CITY OF EDINBURG PARKING GARAGE.
SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROCESS OVER THE LAST 60 DAYS BROUGHT US CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR DESIGN BUILD TEAM THAT'S MADE UP OF ARCHITECTS, WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS MELVIN AND HUNT ENGINEERING AND BROUGHT US CONSTRUCTION PUTTING TOGETHER THE DESIGN SCHEMATIC DESIGN DOCUMENTS FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG PARKING GARAGE, WORKING TOGETHER WITH CITY STAFF GOING OVER ANY ISSUES, ANY LONG TERM MAINTENANCE CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE AND KIND OF JUST TWEAKING A FEW THINGS TO GET IT TO THE POINT WHERE IS PRESENTABLE WITHIN BUDGET.
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MOST RECENTLY WE PERFORMED A ESTIMATE ON THE PROJECT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW IN SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE, AND WE STILL REMAIN WITHIN THE $6.2 MILLION BUDGET THAT WAS SET ON THE ONSET OF THE OF THE PROJECT.SO I THINK ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL.
ARE Y'ALL SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING? THERE YOU GO. SO WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS A THREE LEVEL PARKING GARAGE.
A PRECAST PARKING GARAGE MADE UP OF 267 SPACES.
NOW THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THE INITIAL DESIGN WAS SET FOR, RIGHT? IT WAS 256, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND SOME EFFICIENCIES WITHIN THE IN THE DESIGN.
BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE STAIRWELLS A LITTLE BIT, FIND SOME EFFICIENCIES WITHIN THE DESIGN THAT KIND OF BUMPS THAT UP AN EXTRA TEN SPACES.
SO THIS IS IT COMES EQUIPPED WITH A THREE LEVEL ELEVATOR.
YOU HAVE YOUR TWO, TWO STAIRWELLS ON THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARKING GARAGE FOR EGRESS LIGHTING THROUGHOUT ALL LEVELS.
ON THE THIRD LEVEL, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR LIGHT POLES AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOUR WAYFINDING SIGNAGE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IN OUR SCHEMATIC DESIGN IN TERMS OF SCHEDULE.
NOW THAT WE'RE THROUGH THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE, WE'RE MOVING ON TO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE. WE ANTICIPATE THAT BEING DONE BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
AT THAT POINT, WE'LL GO OUT FOR BIDS AT DD PHASE AND BE ABLE TO SECURE A GMP BY EARLY SEPTEMBER. WE'LL BRING THAT TO THE BOARD, TO THE CITY COUNCIL, OF COURSE, WITH CITY REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING TO START CONSTRUCTION IN LATE SEPTEMBER.
THE THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IS ABOUT A YEAR 12, 13 MONTHS, 12 MONTHS IS SUBSTANTIAL.
SO THAT PUTS US IN NOVEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.
SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING'S POINTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE COURSE IS IS DOING WELL. SO AT THIS POINT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
NO, I JUST SO I'VE GOT AN UPDATE ON THIS AT OUR MONTHLY MEETING.
THAT'S ALSO THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE ONLINE AND JUST KIND OF MIRRORING WHAT I ASKED THE THE KEY WORD IS WITHIN BUDGET.
I KNOW OUR BUDGET HAD BEEN REDUCED OVER THE PERIOD OF YEARS.
PAYING THE OTHER ARCHITECT PAYING FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.
SO I COMMEND THE PROJECT MANAGER.
I'M GLAD WE BROUGHT ONE IN TO HELP KEEP THINGS UNDER THE BUDGET AND IN COST.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. 200.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SOLUTION FOR EVERYTHING, BUT IT TAKES THAT MANY VEHICLES AWAY FROM THE CURRENT PARKING SITUATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.
SO A QUICK QUESTION IF HOW MUCH AT THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AN ESTIMATE WOULD IT INCREASE IF WE HAD GONE UP TO 500 PARKING SPACES JUST OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? I MEAN, YOU'RE AT 267 RIGHT NOW.
YOU DOUBLE THAT A 6.2 MILLION.
SO MAYBE ROUGHLY BETWEEN 10 TO 12 MILLION, I SHOULD SAY.
OKAY. FOR AROUND 500, FOR AROUND 500 SPACES, MORE OR LESS. I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. RIGHT.
AND I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES, INITIALLY WE HAD TALKED ABOUT RETAIL FIRST FLOOR.
CAN YOU DISCUSS COST ON THAT AND WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO THE PROJECT AND THE BUDGET, AND WHY IT WAS INITIALLY, OR WHY IT WAS AT THE END TAKEN OUT? I THINK THAT WAS YEAH, THAT WAS A PREVIOUS DESIGN THAT WE ACTUALLY BID ON THAT. AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT CAME IN OVER BUDGET.
AND THEN SO WE WERE HIRED AS A DESIGN BUILD FIRM AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS TWEAKED. RIGHT. WE WANT TO WE WANT TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET.
SO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME THERE WAS SOME SACRIFICES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE. ULTIMATELY WE'RE GIVING YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE THE RFQ HAS SPECIFIC GUIDELINES IN TERMS OF THE THINGS THAT NEEDS TO INCLUDE, SUCH AS X AMOUNT OF PARKING SPACES, WHICH IN THIS CASE WAS 257 AND WE'RE AT 267.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN ELEVATOR, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE. SO WE HAVE THE MAIN COMPONENTS.
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THERE WAS SOME GIVE AND TAKE. SO THIS IS, THIS IS KIND OF WHERE KEEPS YOU IN BUDGET AND IN LINE.
RIGHT. AND I GUESS FOR CARLOS, WHOEVER CAN JUST SO PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT INTO BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, JUST EXPLAIN BRIEFLY ON THE DIFFERENCE IN WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD RETAIL VERSUS JUST KIND OF BARE BONES PARKING.
YEAH. SO COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO HAVING THE RETAIL ON THE FIRST FLOOR TRIGGERS A WHOLE BUNCH OF REQUIREMENTS THAT AREN'T REQUIRED IF YOU'RE JUST BUILDING A PARKING GARAGE.
SO ONE JUST JUST LOADS NEEDS FOR FOUNDATION THE SUBSTRUCTURE INCREASE IN MEP, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING.
WHETHER IT'S STOREFRONTS, WINDOWS, ETC.
IT HAS TO BE AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT THAT'S HIGHER THAN THAN WHAT IT IS NOW JUST FOR, FOR A PARKING GARAGE STRUCTURE.
SO I MEAN, THE LIST IS, IS GOES ON AND ON AND ON WITH WITH WHY THOSE ARE INCREASED THE COST OF THE FACILITY.
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IF YOU DO HAVE THAT, THAT RETAIL ON THE FIRST FLOOR. YEAH. AND I THINK THE KEY HERE IS WE'RE TRYING TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET. RIGHT. AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ASSESSMENT, NO FEASIBILITY DONE BEFORE THIS TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AT LEAST GET A BETTER SENSE, YOU KNOW, OF. ALL RIGHT.HAVING THE RETAIL DOING THE BUDGET.
I'M NOT SURE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER, I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I KNOW YOU WERE ON THE EDC BOARD THEN.
WHAT WAS LOOKED AT LIKE WHEN YOU LOOKED AT? I REMEMBER Y'ALL CAME UP WITH THE FUNDS AND THEN.
RIGHT. I REMEMBER THEY TALKED ABOUT RETAIL AND THAT WAS KIND OF THE.
HOW DID Y'ALL COME UP WITH A NUMBER? BUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS, THAT CAME FROM FROM AT THAT TIME CITY HALL WAS OVERSEEING EDC.
SO IT WAS THE SAME CITY MANAGER AND EDC DIRECTOR.
AND SO THAT BUDGET CAME FROM THERE.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME SOMEBODY ASKED HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS WHEN WE DID THE PRELIMINARY WALK THROUGH AT THE THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AND NOBODY HAD ASKED HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS WERE NEEDED.
AND I REMEMBER BRINGING THAT UP LIKE, HEY, WE NEED THAT.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, FAST FORWARD.
YEAH. AND I'M ONLY BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE BONDS WERE ISSUED I BELIEVE, IN AUGUST OF 2021. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WE WENT OUT IN JUNE, AND I BELIEVE IN AUGUST.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, ANYWAY, I DON'T WANT TO LOOK BACK.
IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO HAVE DONE SOME KIND OF ASSESSMENT AS TO WHAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE, SO THAT WE KNEW WHAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.
MY QUESTION IS ON. SO WE'RE AT SCHEMATIC DESIGN AND NOW WE'RE HEADED TO FINAL SET.
IF IT'S APPROVED TONIGHT, WELL, NO, YOU'RE GOING TO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. I'M SORRY. ANOTHER LAYER OF DESIGN RIGHT WHERE WE CAN STILL MAKE SURE WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE TESTING THE MARKET, MAKING SURE WE'RE TRACKING IN THE RIGHT.
YEAH. SO THIS PROCESS I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGES IS THAT AT SOME POINT THERE'S GOING TO BE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. CORRECT? CORRECT.
WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE THE CASE AND WHAT STEP OF THE PROCESS.
RIGHT. SO SO WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GMP PROPOSING A GMP IN EARLY SEPTEMBER EARLY SEPTEMBER. IS THAT AFTER THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE OR CORRECT.
SO WE'LL BE WE'LL BE DONE WITH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. I BELIEVE THE RFQ READ THAT WE WANTED A A GMP AT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT.
AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF DESIGN COMPLETION ARE WE EXPECTED TO BE AT BY GMP KICKS IN.
SO SO YOU'LL HAVE 100% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS.
AND AT THAT POINT, IF WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL WITHIN BUDGET, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. WE GO TO 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, RIGHT? AND SO SO IT'S NOT A I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A 75% THRESHOLD.
LIKE ONCE WE GOT 75% THEN GMP WILL KICK IN.
IS THAT NOT THE CASE OR WE'RE FURTHER ALONG THAN THAT.
OKAY. SO YOU'RE FURTHER ALONG THAN 75% AT THIS TIME? YEAH. WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE TO KIND OF FACILITATE THE SCHEDULE A LITTLE BIT IS WE'VE GONE OUT FOR, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS SEEN IT ON THE MONITOR. WE WENT OUT FOR A SOLICITATION FOR A PRECAST.
SO THE PRECAST IN THIS PROJECT IS IS KEY RIGHT.
AND SO IT'S GOT THE LONG LEAD TIME WE WANT.
IT'S GOT ADDITIONAL DESIGN WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED OR OUR DESIGN TEAM IS GOING TO NEED TO CONTINUE, RIGHT, TO GET TO THAT 100%.
THE, THE PRECAST PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
SO BIDS ARE DUE ON JULY THE 15TH.
SO WE'VE REACHED OUT TO, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE STATE, CASTED THE NET PRETTY FAR MAKING SURE WE GET GOOD PARTICIPATION.
SO AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO, IT'S GOING TO HELP US FACILITATE NOW THE PRECURSOR RIGHT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SCHEDULE WISE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS WORTH OF CALCULATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO PREPARE FOR.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT. SO THAT'S WHY WE WE'RE KIND OF MOVING THIS A LITTLE AHEAD.
THAT'S WHY THE DOCUMENTS ARE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ALONG THAN WHAT WE SAY RIGHT NOW.
AND MAYBE JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S PURPOSE, ONCE YOU SET THAT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE COST GOES ABOVE THAT? AT THAT POINT, WE ENSURE THAT IT DOESN'T.
RIGHT? RIGHT. BUT ENSURE MEANING DO WE HAVE TO CUT BACK OR WHAT? WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT POINT. JUST AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. AFTER THE GMP IS ACCEPTED, IF THERE'S OVERAGES THAT THAT FALLS ON THE CONTRACTOR.
SO JUST FOR THE RECORD THE THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO COST US HOW MUCH? WHAT IS THE BUDGET? 6.26.26.
NOW FOR THE. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE STAFF.
THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WITH THE WITH THE COMMERCIAL PLAZAS IN THE BOTTOM.
WHAT WAS THAT PRICE GOING TO BE? THE BIDS, IT CAME IN AT ABOUT 15.6 MILLION.
15.6. SO ALMOST DOUBLE IF WE WOULD HAVE GONE WITH THE COMMERCIAL.
CORRECT. AND IT WAS ONE EXTRA FLOOR.
ONE EXTRA FLOOR? YES. HOW MANY PARKINGS WERE ON THAT ONE? AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT? MAYBE 275.
I THINK WE'VE COME UP WITH A MORE EFFICIENT, I GUESS, LAYOUT DESIGN AT THIS POINT.
BE ABLE TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET. YEAH.
SO I THOUGHT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT WAS CLOSE TO LIKE 19 MILLION WITH SOME OF THE I THINK THOSE ARE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES MAYBE COULD HAVE BEEN.
BUT THE THE PROJECT CAME IN AT ABOUT 15.6.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. SO 15.6 IF WE WOULD HAVE GONE WITH THE COMMERCIAL SUITES
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AND ALL THAT IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT. SO CORRECT.OKAY. THANK YOU. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE THE, PARKING. THE NUMBER OF PARKING STALLS WAS ACTUALLY LESS.
THE LAST TIME THAN THE THE TWO 60 THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING NOW 260 PLUS.
TWO 6767. YEAH, I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT 225 TO 50.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO OBVIOUSLY TONIGHT YOU'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE TO JUST START FINALIZING.
YES, MA'AM. MAYOR, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING REAL FAST. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US WALKED INTO.
IT WAS KIND OF A HEADACHE, NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING HOW A BUDGET WAS SET FOR A PROJECT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NO FUNDS AT THE TIME.
BUT WITH THE HARD WORK FROM STAFF AND, YOU KNOW, OUR PROJECT MANAGER AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING IT TO WHERE IT'S MORE FEASIBLE AND WE HAVE THE FUNDS FOR IT TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND IT'S MUCH NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND I THINK, MISS FERN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, MA'AM? JUST WANT TO BE SURE.
BECAUSE WHEN I SEE THEM, THEY MAKE ME NERVOUS.
IT'S OUR MONEY THAT WE'LL BE DOING.
MY QUESTION ON IT, AND I KIND OF LOOKED IT UP AND THINKS I UNDERSTAND ONCE IT IS THIS WAY IS DONE, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE ORDERS BECAUSE I KNOW WATCHING THE COUNTY, WATCHING THE HOME BEING BUILT, EVERY CHANGE ORDER COST BIG BUCKS.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU ALL DECIDE ON AND VOTE ON.
THAT'S ALL IT IS. AND YOU ONLY HAVE 6.2.
SO. YEAH. THANK YOU. I DON'T I'LL LET THE PROJECT MANAGER KIND OF ADDRESS THAT.
BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE CHOSE THIS METHOD. BUT GO AHEAD. I WAS GOING TO SAY THE ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD DESIGN BUILD LENDS ITSELF TO THAT. WE HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT'S DOING BOTH THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION.
SO THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHANGE ORDERS IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.
I WON'T SAY THAT THERE WON'T BE A CHANGE ORDER IF THE CITY DECIDES MAYBE THEY WANT TO CHANGE SOMETHING OR THERE'S AN UPGRADE, BUT BUT BUT YES, THE HOPE IS THAT ONCE WE GET THE GMP THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE THE PRICE FOR THIS PROCESS. IT WON'T. OBVIOUSLY, IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THAT.
HOWEVER, IF THE CITY DOES WANT TO ADD ANOTHER FLOOR AS AN EXAMPLE, WELL THEN YEAH, I MEAN THAT WOULD CHANGE THE BUDGET. CHANGE IT. BUT THE MONEY.
RIGHT. YEAH. BUT THIS WILL KEEP KEEP US WITHIN BUDGET.
BUT YEAH A QUESTION. HAVE WE EVER DONE DESIGN BUILD BEFORE IN THE CITY.
NOT NOT US. YEAH. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HIRE SOMEONE TO BUILD A PROJECT WITH THE BUDGET GIVEN VERSUS MY QUESTION, WHICH YOU JUST MENTIONED, IF THEY COULD ADD ANOTHER FLOOR LATER ON.
I'M IN A LITTLE BIT OF CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE.
I KNOW THAT THE BASE HAS TO BE BUILT FOR THE HEIGHT OF THE GARAGE.
OR IS IT GOING TO BE BUILT? YEAH, THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THREE STORIES. WE HAD DISCUSSED SIX BEFORE AND IT WAS DOWNSIZED. RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE FOR BUDGET PURPOSES.
YEAH, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST TOUCH ON THAT. HOW? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE, WE DO THIS TYPE OF.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE DESIGN BUILD PROCESS GETS USED.
IT'S TYPICALLY MEANT FOR BIG PROJECTS AS THIS.
AND WE TYPICALLY GO WITH EITHER A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL METHOD OR FOR A A STRAIGHT BID PROCESS. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS IS DONE, RIGHT? I WANT TO MAKE SURE FERN HEARD THAT.
DID YOU HEAR THAT ONE, FERN? IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN IT FOR FERN. SO? SO AGAIN, IT'S A DESIGN BUILD PROCESS MEANT SO THAT IT STAYS WITHIN THE BUDGET.
AND AND AGAIN, AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THAT IT THE RESPONSIBILITY IT'S FROM THE DESIGN BUILD TEAM TO KEEP IT WITHIN THAT BUDGET.
AND AS FAR AS YOUR KNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITY HAS NEVER DONE THIS TYPE OF DESIGN BUILD PROCESS BEFORE. THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS.
COUNCIL. WE DO NEED ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANY MOTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM EIGHT A.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
[8. PUBLIC HEARINGS]
THIS IS ON THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR 2526 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.[A. HoldPublicHearingontheProposedCommunityDevelopmentBlockGrantFiscalYear2025-2026 Annual Action Plan as Recommended by the Community Development Council. [Claudia L. Farias, Director of Grants Administration]]
AND THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IF NOT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION? GO AHEAD. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ITEM.
HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. MR..
SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND.
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ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THIS NEXT ITEM, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO OUR MAYOR PRO TEM.I'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS ITEM.
IT'S NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S THE APPLICANT IS MY LANDLORD, SO I DON'T WANT TO ENTER INTO THE DISCUSSION.
GO AHEAD. OKAY. ITEM ITEM B, CONSIDER THE ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM OUTDOOR URBAN USES TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USES AND THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT, AS DESCRIBED LOCATED AT 1101 EAST CANTON ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY HECTOR AND ALMA DOMINGUEZ.
SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ABSTAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM C I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM C.
[B. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Auto-Urban Uses to Neighborhood Commercial Uses and the Rezoning Request from Residential, Primary (RP) District to Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) District, All Of Lot 6, Canton Heights Unit No. 1 Subdivision, Located at 1101 East Canton Road, as Requested by Hector and Elma Dominguez. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
[C. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Primary (RP) District, the East 120.00 Feet of Lots 5, 6, and 7, Block 11, Faysville Townsite Subdivision, as Recorded in Volume 3, Page 20, Map Records, Hidalgo County, Texas, Located at 11508 North I-69C, as Requested by Victor Carreon. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
YOU WANT TO READ THE ITEM? YES, SIR. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED LOCATED AT 11508 NORTH I-69C AS REQUESTED BY VICTOR CARRILLO.THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL.
SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM D I WILL OPEN UP THIS PUBLIC HEARING ALSO.
[D. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Special Use Permit for On- Premise Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages for Late Hours, Being Lot 10, Stoneworks Plaza Subdivision, Located at 4830 South Jackson Road, as Requested by Fidencio’s LLC. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning & Zoning]]
THIS IS ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR LATE HOURS, AS DESCRIBED. LOCATED AT 4830 SOUTH JACKSON ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY FIDENCIO, LLC.
ALL RIGHT. THE HEARING IS OPEN.
IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE TO COMMENT, YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME ON THIS ITEM. RIGHT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? LOCATION I'M TRYING TO FIND.
THIS IS WHERE NISMO'S USED TO BE. OR IT'S THE SAME SUITE WHERE LOS MISMOS WAS AT.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE.
ORDINANCES. ITEM A CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
[9. ORDINANCES]
[A. ConsiderOrdinanceAmendingtheCodeofOrdinancesoftheCityofEdinburg,TexasatTitleIII: Administration, Chapter 31 City Council to Include Rules of Decorum for Open Meetings, Chapter 551 Texas Government Code. [Josephine Ramirez Solis, City Attorney]]
OF EDINBURG, TEXAS AT TITLE THREE. ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 31 CITY COUNCIL TO INCLUDE RULES OF DECORUM FOR OPEN MEETINGS.CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
MOTION AND A SECOND. I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION, BUT I DID WANT TO STATE.
COME UP, MISS FERN. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE HAD.
WE DO MORE THAN WHAT THIS ORDINANCE CALLS FOR.
BUT I THINK THIS SOMEWHAT IS YOU KNOW, OUTLINED IT AS PART OF AN ORDINANCE.
BECAUSE I HAD CALLS THAT SAID, ARE WE LOSING OUR VOICE BECAUSE THEY DO WATCH. AND I SAID, NO, I AM UNDERSTANDING THIS IS FORMALIZING IT.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO TELL THEM.
THANK YOU. SO I CAN GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IF YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO.
SO. SURE. CURRENTLY, THE RULES OF DECORUM AND THE CITY CHARTER ALLOW FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REQUIRES.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE CURRENTLY PRACTICE HERE AT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IS THAT WE ALLOW FOR BOTH PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, AS WELL AS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ONLY REQUIRES SPECIFIC PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON THOSE AGENDA ITEMS. AND SO THIS ORDINANCE CODIFIES THAT NOW INDIVIDUALS CAN PARTICIPATE AND DO BOTH.
AND SO WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THAT IN RULE OR ANYWHERE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT IT WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO AS WELL AS PUT REASONABLE RULES IN PLACE WHICH IS ALLOWED UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
AND THERE WAS A STATE LAW THAT HAD PASSED ALSO REGARDING THIS.
SO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT WAS CHANGED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHICH ALLOWED SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON THE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. AND SO THAT'S HOW SOME CITIES ARE ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
WE ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENTS AS WELL AS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY CITIES, ONE OF THE FEW THAT THAT THAT ALLOWS THAT.
AND I'M CERTAINLY VERY PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE,
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I MEAN, WE'RE A PUBLIC ENTITY.SO WE HAVE TO ALLOW FOR COMMENTS YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT IS SAID OR NOT.
IT'S GOT TO BE IT'S GOT TO BE MADE AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, AND BUT I APPRECIATE STAFF AND Y'ALL COMING UP WITH THIS SO THAT IT STAYS IN PLACE. IF A FUTURE COUNCIL WANTS TO CHANGE THIS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND REPEAL IT. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WOULDN'T BE THE CASE, BUT.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. ITEM B, CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 50.05 WATER CHARGES, RATES AND CHARGES.
CHAPTER 50 GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SUBSECTION OH.
[B. Consider Approving Ordinance Amending Section 50.05 Water Charges, Rates and Charges, Chapter 50 General Provisions of the Code of Ordinances by Adding Subsection (o) Reserve for Depreciation. [Ascencion Alonzo, Director of Finance]]
RESERVE FOR DEPRECIATION.DO YOU WANT TO JUST EXPAND ON THAT, MR. ALONSO? I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS TO ADD THIS, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THIS BACK TO US FOR APPROVAL. OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ALONSO.
THIS IS TO BRING BACK OUR RESERVE FOR DEPRECIATION.
WE DID TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEPRECIATION EXPENSE CONTINUES TO GROW. SO THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT AS FAR AS THE WAY WE CALCULATED IT, BUT THIS WILL BE SETTING ASIDE 5% OF THE AVERAGE OF THE LAST FOUR AUDITED DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. SO WE WILL BE BUDGETING EVERY YEAR TO SET ASIDE THOSE, THOSE FUNDS FOR ANY MAJOR PURCHASES.
RIGHT. AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BRINGING THIS BACK.
WE'VE IN LOOKING BACK AT THIS IT SHOWS HERE THAT THIS WAS CREATED IN 1988 AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS REPEALED IN 2018.
AND SO THOSE FUNDS WERE DEPLETED, USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
AND I'M, YOU KNOW, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU, MR. ALONSO AND CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR BRINGING THIS BACK.
THIS IS WHAT PAYS FOR UNANTICIPATED, YOU KNOW, REPAIRS AND COSTS OF MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND THOSE THINGS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THIS BACK.
MISS FERN, DID YOU HEAR THAT? 2018.
THE FUND WAS CHANGED AND DEPLETED, AND NOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S MONIES TO AVOID FURTHER BONDS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 51.11 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT AND SPECIAL COLLECTION CHARGES. CHAPTER 51 SOLID WASTE
[C. ConsiderApprovingOrdinanceAmendingSection51.11ResponsibilityforPaymentandSpecial Collection Charges, Chapter 51 Solid Waste Management Collections of the Code of Ordinances by Adding Subsection (h) Reserve for Depreciation. [Ascencion Alonzo, Director of Finance]]
MANAGEMENT COLLECTIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SUBSECTION H.SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION.
THIS IS THE SAME THING FOR SOLID WASTE, RIGHT? ALL THE MAJOR WHERE WE HAD TO GO OUT FOR THOSE REVENUE BONDS.
THAT IS CORRECT. WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING FOR OUR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
ALSO FOR TO SET UP A DEPRECIATION RESERVE FOR ANY MAJOR PURCHASES LIKE HEAVY MACHINERY OR, OR EXPANSION OF THE SALES.
AND THAT'S THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS.
AND WHAT WAS THE YEAR THIS WAS THIS ORDINANCE WAS REPEALED, I THINK 2018. 2018? 2018 ALSO, I THINK THEY WERE REPEALED AT THE SAME TIME.
I SHOW THE SAME DATE NOVEMBER 27TH, 2018.
BUT BUT YES, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS BACK UP.
SO YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE IT.
SO. ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.
ITEM A CONSIDER AWARDING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NUMBER FOUR EAST AND WEST
[10. AWARDING OF BID]
CLARIFIER EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO NEWMAN REGENCY GROUP THROUGH THE LOCAL[A. ConsiderAwardingtheWastewaterTreatmentPlantNo.4East&WestClarifierEquipment Replacement Project to Newman Regency Group through the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (TIPS) Contract No. 25010401 in the Amount Not to Exceed $1,246,203.22 and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Any Documents Related Thereto. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]
GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 10401, AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1,246,203 AND $0.22, AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO.SO MOVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THE MR. MARTINEZ ON THE. I KNOW THIS IS AN EMERGENCY REPAIR, SO WE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT.
BUT ON THIS COMPANY, HAVE THEY DONE BUSINESS WITH US BEFORE? NEWMAN HAS DONE BUSINESS WITH CITY BEFORE. SO THERE'S SOMEONE THAT THAT.
YES. OKAY. THAT WE WE GO TO THAT ON ON THIS REPAIR.
AND CAN YOU JUST SHARE REAL QUICK WHAT THE REPAIR INVOLVES? YES. THE REPAIR INVOLVES REPAIRING ALL THE METAL COMPONENTS OF THE CLARIFIER MECHANISM FOR THE TREATMENT PLANT AS IT IS NOW DETERIORATED.
IT'S NOT OPERABLE. SO ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE WORKING WITH HALF OF THE PLANT RIGHT NOW. SO WE DESPERATELY NEED.
AND I HAVE A QUESTION, MAYBE FOR LEGAL OR CITY MANAGEMENT.
IS THERE A REASON WHY WE COULDN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, PROCEEDED OR AND THEN JUST RATIFY IT AT THIS TIME OR.
YOU COULD HAVE DONE AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
AND I'M ONLY I KNOW IT'S A BIG DOLLAR AMOUNT. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BRINGING IT, BUT I JUST ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
SO JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT IN MIND.
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YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 11 A, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS AND THE CITY OF EDINBURGH,
[11. CONTRACTUAL]
[A. ConsiderAuthorizingtheCityManagertoEnterIntoaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU) Between the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) and the City of Edinburg to House the Regional Director for the Peer Support Network at the Edinburg Police Department. [Jaime Ayala, Police Chief]]
TO HOUSE THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE PEER SUPPORT NETWORK AT EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND.MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL OPPOSED. POST MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 12. ELECTION ITEM EIGHT DISCUSSING CONSIDERED POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EARLY
[12. ELECTION]
[A. DiscussandConsiderPossibleRecommendationsforEarlyVotingandElectionDayPolling Locations to Submit to Hidalgo County for the City of Edinburg November 04, 2025 Municipal General Election. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]
VOTING AND ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS TO SUBMIT TO HIDALGO COUNTY FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION.I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND DASAVALA ELEMENTARY, CANTERBURY ELEMENTARY, CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY, NORMA LINDA ELEMENTARY D.H.R. THE ANNEX BUILDING, UTRGV AND JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO ARE THESE FOR EARLY VOTE OR FOR ELECTION DAY OR EARLY VOTE FOR EARLY VOTING, IF POSSIBLE. OKAY. AND ELECTION DAY? RIGHT. NO, I UNDERSTAND, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY.
YEAH. I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL FOR HAVING AS MANY POLLING SITES, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PROCESS. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THERE WILL BE FEWER EARLY VOTING POLLING SITES, BUT THE THE MAJORITY OF THEM WILL BE ON ELECTION DAY. YEAH. OKAY.
OKAY. THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY DO GO TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND THEY ULTIMATELY MAKE THE DECISION.
THEY DO LOOK AT COST AND ACCESSIBILITY.
WE DO ON OUR ELECTION, IF THERE'S OTHER ENTITIES WHO ARE ALSO HOLDING ELECTIONS, WE DO COST SHARE.
GOT IT. SO AT THIS TIME, WHATEVER WE VOTE ON, IT GOES TO THE COUNTY? YES. AND THEN THE COUNTY.
THEN THEY'LL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.
GOT IT, GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
MISS VERNON, I KNOW YOU HAD A QUESTION. YES.
I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST, I DON'T I HAVEN'T LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THE COUNTY HAS FOR THEIR LOCATIONS.
I KNOW THAT THEY HAD QUIT HAVING THEM AT SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF PEDOPHILES AND THINGS THAT THEY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT.
SO MAYBE Y'ALL NEED TO CHECK BECAUSE I HAVEN'T LOOKED TO SEE IF THEY HAVE STARTED DOING THE SCHOOLS AGAIN.
Y'ALL HAD THE BERT OGDEN ARENA, AND I FIGURED THAT WAS GOING TO COST US BIG BUCKS. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE DO I SEE WHERE THE CONFERENCE CENTER IS THERE.
AND I FIGURED THAT WOULD BE BIG BUCKS.
SO EACH ONE OF THE THE ENTITIES, THAT IS NOT ONE THAT THE COUNTY HAS, IT'S GOING TO COST US EVEN MORE.
SO I NEED Y'ALL TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
THE COUNTY HAS A MILLION PEOPLE, AND EDINBURG HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 NOW HAVE ONE ON THE EAST SIDE OR SOMEWHERE.
I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSITY BECAUSE IT'S FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
BUT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN DOESN'T GO THERE BECAUSE OF PARKING AND EVERYTHING.
SO Y'ALL MIGHT THINK ABOUT THAT ONE, BUT THINK ABOUT AND QUESTION ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE GOING BACK AND TRY TO PICK THE ONES THAT THE COUNTY IF THEY HAVE THEM, IF THEY DON'T, AT LEAST GIVE THEM ONE MORE, BECAUSE THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT THAT BIG.
ANNEX BUILDING DOES. PEOPLE STAND IN LINE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS I WISH WE COULD WORK ON COVERS OR INDOOR LINES FOR THE VOTERS.
I SEE A LOT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE SITTING OUT IN THE SUN, THE RAIN, AND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES AFFECTS VOTER TURNOUT.
IF WE COULD START ASKING THAT QUESTION, HOW CAN WE TAKE IT INDOORS? I CAN GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD AND WRITE A LETTER WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALSO ADD THAT TO THAT. AND ALSO, YES, AND ALSO TO ADD TO THAT ACCESS TO BATHROOMS. SOME OF THESE POLLING LOCATIONS I CAN ATTEST, I THINK THAT ELECTION ANNEX AT SOME POINT THE COUNTY WOULDN'T LET FOLKS.
THE CITY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. THE CITY'S ALWAYS. WE HAD TO RESORT TO PUTTING OUR OWN BATHROOMS. SO I GUESS MY POINT IS, AS YOU SUBMIT, YOU KNOW, THESE LISTS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THE FOR THE PEOPLE'S SAKE, THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW THEY WOULD THINGS LIKE THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOVING ON TO ITEM 13. APPOINTMENTS, ITEM A CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING
[13. APPOINTMENTS]
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CITY ADVISORY BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES. ALL[A. Consider Appointments to the Following City Advisory Boards, Councils, Commissions and Committees: All America City David Chavana 10K Advisory Board, One Member; Airport Advisory Board of South Texas International Airport of Edinburg, One Member; Zoning Board of Adjustment, One Member. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]]
AMERICA CITY ADVISORY BOARD, ONE MEMBER AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD OF SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF EDINBURG, ONE MEMBER ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ONE MEMBER. THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE THE ALL-AMERICA CITY ADVISORY BOARD.AND JUST REAL QUICK, I'M SORRY.
LIKE ON THESE LIKE ON THIS PRESENT MEMBER OR IS YOUR TERM UP OR IS THERE, OR HAVE THEY STEPPED DOWN OR.
AND THIS FIRST ONE IS IS NOT REAPPLYING.
OH, BECAUSE HE WAS ACTUALLY RESIGNED.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, I THINK WE'RE NEEDING TO APPOINT ONE TO THE 10-K.
ADVISORY BOARD. ANGELA, MAKE A MOTION FOR ANGELA GARCIA.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ANGELA GARCIA.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION PASSES. NEXT. THE NEXT ONE IS THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD OF SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF EDINBURG.
IT'S ONE MEMBER. THE PRESENT MEMBER'S TERM IS UP.
BUT THERE WAS CONCERNS WITH ABSENCES.
SO WE'RE SEEING HERE RIGHT NOW THE ABSENCES.
HE HASN'T SHOWED UP SINCE LAST YEAR TO A MEETING.
NO, SIR. IS THIS THE BOARD THAT'S HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE MEETING QUORUM? YES, SIR. DO WE POST THOSE NOTICES? AND DO WE SEND IT TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? YES, MA'AM. SO JUST AN EXAMPLE.
WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD, I WOULD GET EMAILS AND I GET CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO APPOINT DUSTIN BONSER.
OKAY. AND HE'S REPLACING WHO? MOISES SEGOVIA. SO HOW MANY TIMES DID MR. SEGOVIA SHOW UP IN THE LAST YEAR? HE HAS NOT. SO A LOT OF THE TIMES THE MEETINGS WERE NOT WHO'S HOSTING THE MEETINGS WITH THE WITH THE AIRPORT? THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR IS THE ONE.
WERE WE ABLE TO MEET QUORUM ON ANY OF THESE AGENDA ITEMS? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. WE HAVE THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR HERE. WELL, I MEAN, JUST A QUICK LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE HERE.
WE HAVE. I MEAN, EVERY MEETING IS ONLY TWO PRESENT.
THERE'S FIVE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD.
YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, YOUR HONOR.
HOW MANY MEMBERS ON THE BOARD? FIVE. FIVE. RIGHT THERE.
FIVE SEATS? YEAH. THE QUESTION WAS DUE TO ABSENCES, THERE WAS NO MEETING BECAUSE THERE'S NO QUORUM. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, ACTUALLY, TECHNICALLY LEGAL. BEFORE MISS JOSIE WAS ABOARD THERE MR. OCHOA, HE WEIGHED IN THAT BECAUSE IT'S AN ADVISORY BOARD.
IF JUST ONE PERSON SHOWS UP, THAT'S QUORUM.
YOU COULD HAVE. YOU COULD HAVE THE MEETING. YOU CAN CONDUCT A MEETING. IF THERE'S NO ONE THERE, WE CAN'T HAVE A MEETING.
WELL, YEAH, WE JUST NEED TO CHECK ON THAT AND MAKE SURE.
YEAH, I WILL CHECK. MEETING FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.
RIGHT. I THINK IT'S INFORMATIONAL, BUT DECISION MAKING.
BUT I, FOR ONE, AM REALLY GLAD THAT WE'VE ALWAYS I THINK COUNCILMAN WAS THERE AND HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ME SAY THERE, THE BEST THING FOR THE AIRPORT IS THAT THE BOARD DOES SHOW UP BECAUSE PART OF THE BOARD'S FUNCTION IS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH COUNCIL. SO THERE'S AN THAT ADVOCACY HAS BEEN MISSING THERE.
SO. WELL I THINK IT'S MORE FOR IF YOU HAVE ONLY TWO MEMBERS THERE BASICALLY INFORMATION YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS, YOU CAN'T CONDUCT ANY BUSINESS IF ANYTHING NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE BOARD AND THEN COME TO COUNCIL, I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TO MAKE SURE WE START FILLING THESE SPOTS THAT PEOPLE ARE MISSING. AND THIS TERM IS UP ANYWAY.
ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
AND THEN WE HAVE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
THIS IS ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ONE MEMBER THIS MEMBER WAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT BOARD. SO THERE'S A THERE'S A POINT TO ANOTHER BOARD.
YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANTONIO EL GARZA. I'LL SECOND THAT.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THAT AS A MEMBER? AS AN ALTERNATE? AS A, YOU KNOW, AN ALTERNATE, YOU KNOW. OKAY. CAN I GO AHEAD? SECOND. DISCUSSION ON THE SECOND.
I, I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE ON THE BOARD ARE ALTERNATE.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SHOULD WE CONSIDER MOVING ONE OF THE ALTERNATES TO A VOTING MEMBER AND ADDING WHOEVER GETS PUT ON THE BOARD AS AN ALTERNATE? YEAH, I THINK THAT THIS THIS WAY.
WHOEVER'S BEEN THERE THE LONGEST SHOULD BE THE THE VOTING MEMBER.
SO HE COULD WE COULD PUT HIM TOWARDS THE END AND THEN AND THEN PUT WHOEVER'S THE NEXT ONE.
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NEXT ONE. CAN YOU AMEND? I WAS READING THE LIST. I KNOW THERE'S OMAR, WHO'S BEEN AN ALTERNATE TO FILL THE VACANCY AND ADD YOUR YOUR RECOMMENDATION.I THINK WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEMBER. YEAH. ON THIS ONE. THAT TODAY WE CAN'T.
WE LIKE WE'RE NOT DOING VOTING MEMBERS RIGHT NOW, ARE WE? THEY CAN WRITE.
THEY CAN. THE SLOT IS FOR A VOTING MEMBER, RIGHT? I THINK. OH, YEAH. SO THE SLOT IS FOR A VOTING MEMBER.
YEAH. OH, OKAY. OKAY. CAN WE BRING IT BACK AND JUST, YOU KNOW, AND ADDRESS IT THAT WAY? YEAH. WE'LL BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN ADD RIGHT NOW ANTONIO.
AND THEN WE'LL BRING BACK FOR THE VOTING MEMBERS. WELL, THE ITEM THE WAY IT'S LISTED IS FOR VOTING MEMBER.
YEAH. IF YOU APPOINT SOMEBODY, WHOEVER YOU'RE ADDING IS VOTING.
SO THE REQUEST IS TO AMEND YOUR MOTION TO ADD MR. GOUVEIA AS A VOTING MEMBER.
AND SO THEN THE ALTERNATE BECOMES VACANT.
THEN YOU CAN COME BACK AND DO SO.
MR.. WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK THEN.
THAT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE THE AGENDA THAT WE JUST GOT ON SENIORITY.
SO WHY DON'T YOU LET US LOOK AT THAT AND THEN WE'LL BRING THE NO ACTION AT THIS TIME WAS THAT WE ALL PREFER. COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ IS MR. GOUVEIA NEXT IN LINE WITH SENIORITY? I DON'T KNOW, I JUST KNOW THAT THAT A LOT OF TIMES WE VOTE FOR, WE PUT PEOPLE ON BOARDS AND THEY'RE A NON-VOTING MEMBER.
THEY'RE ALTERNATES AND SOMETIMES THEY GET THEY GET JUMPED BY SOMEONE GETTING ADDED AND NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ALTERNATES THAT COULD BE MOVED UP. SO RIGHT NOW THE THE NEXT ALTERNATE TO BE A MEMBER WOULD BE ANDREW ALMAGUER, BASED ON SENIORITY BASED ON SENIORITY.
WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THAT GUIDELINE.
YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SO I MEAN, WE HAVE MOTION.
AND SECOND, DO YOU WANT US TO PROCEED OR COME BACK? IT'S UP TO JASON. WE CAN WE CAN TABLE IT AND FIX IT ON THE NEXT ONE.
ALL RIGHT. SO WOULD HE HAVE TO RESCIND HIS MOTION? NO. JUST NO ACTION. IF THAT'S THE CASE.
OKAY. YOU WANT TO RESCIND YOUR MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE WILL BE NO ACTION ON THIS.
SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 14.
CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH F COUNCIL MOVE TO APPROVE A THROUGH F SECOND
[14. CONSENT AGENDA]
MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.[A. Consider Awarding RFP No. 2025-07, On-Site Physical Examination for Firefighters to Life Extension Clinics, Inc. D/B/A Life Scan Wellness Centers in the Amount Not to Exceed $74,948 and Authorize the City Manager to Enter Into a Medical Service Agreement Execute Any Documents Related Thereto. [Omar Garza, Fire Chief]]
UNDER ITEM 15 OTHER BUSINESS, WE HAVE ITEM A,[B. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2025-18, FY 24-25 Police Officer Cardiovascular Testing to Telemedicine Group DE LLC (Sigma Tactical Wellness) in an Amount Not to Exceed $42,450.00 and Authorize the City Manager to Enter Into a Service Agreement Relating Thereto. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]]
[C. ConsiderResolutionAuthorizingtheCityManagertoSubmitaGrantApplicationtotheApache Corporation, Under the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Tree Grant Program, and Execute Any Grant Documents Relating Thereto. [Javier Garza, Director of Parks and Recreation]]
[D. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Waterline Access Agreement with North Alamo Water Supply Corporation to Provide Fire Protection Services to Owassa Place Subdivision. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]
[E. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Counter-Part Agreement with North Alamo Water Supply Corporation (NAWSC) and a Two-Party Contract with Another Closet Self Storage E Sak Edinburg LTD to Provide Water Service to SAKS Industrial Subdivision and Execute Any Documents Related Thereto. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]]
CONSIDER RESCHEDULING THE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING[F. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Counter-Part Agreement with North Alamo Water Supply Corporation (NAWSC) and a Two-Party Contract with ROTU Investments, LLC to]
[15. OTHER BUSINESS]
TO MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2025.[A. Consider Rescheduling the Tuesday, August 05, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting to Monday,]
MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. AND JUST FOR DISCUSSION, THIS IS FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
THAT HAPPENS ON TUESDAY THE FIFTH.
CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO IT'LL BE MONDAY THE FOURTH.
SO WE COULD JUST MAKE SURE WE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW INSTEAD OF TUESDAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE MONDAY. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
OH. GO AHEAD. HOLD ON REAL FAST.
I THINK WE HAVE A PROPOSED EDC MEETING THAT TIME, TOO, DON'T WE? I'M NOT SURE.
YEAH, IF THEY DO, THEN WE CAN ASK THEM TO RESCHEDULE IT.
THEN I'LL GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL RIGHT.
ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM B COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO ADD FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING?
[B. Future Items Requested by City Council. [Myra L. Ayala, City Manager]]
I DID WANT TO. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD REQUESTED THIS, BUT I DID WANT TO SEE.I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT, I THINK, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT THE ISSUE WE'RE HAVING AT SUGAR AND CANTON ROAD WITH THIS RAIN TODAY, I'VE BEEN GETTING SOME, YOU KNOW, MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE WE'RE BLOCKING OFF THE INTERSECTION DUE TO THAT MANHOLE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, ON THAT. I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF THE RAINS, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A CONSTANT ISSUE.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET A BETTER HANDLE OF THAT, PLEASE. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 16, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
CAN I GET A MOTION CONVENING THE EXECUTIVE.
SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 07:35 P.M..
ITEM EIGHT CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY.
ITEM B CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HIDALGO COUNTY. ITEM C CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. ITEM D DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. ITEM E DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.
[16. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
[02:59:38]
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOW BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE?[02:59:41]
SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.[02:59:43]
AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED?[OPEN SESSION]
[02:59:46]
MOTION CARRIES. I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT THERE WAS NO ACTION IN EXECUTIVE[02:59:50]
SESSION. AND I DON'T I THINK.[02:59:54]
IS THERE ANY ACTION NEEDED ON ANY ITEMS AT THIS TIME?[02:59:57]
YES, MAYOR, THERE ARE A FEW ACTION ITEMS.[03:00:01]
I RECOMMEND A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DIRECTED.[03:00:03]
AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.[03:00:06]
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT IN A SECOND?[03:00:10]
IS YOUR RIGHT HAND ALL OPPOSED?[03:00:12]
MOTION CARRIES ON. ITEM 16 E ONE RECOMMENDED MOTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT[03:00:21]
DEED WITH AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO.[03:00:28]
SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION.[03:00:30]
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.[03:00:34]
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED?[03:00:36]
MOTION CARRIES ON. ITEM E 216 E TWO.[03:00:42]
RECOMMEND A MOTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO PROCEED AS DIRECTED ON TERMS AND[03:00:47]
CONDITIONS, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.[03:00:51]
VERY WELL. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.MOTION. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
NO FURTHER ACTION ITEMS. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
A MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
OKAY. WHAT'S THAT? THE PAIN OF A BROKEN MARRIAGE, THE PAIN OF DIVORCE, THE PAIN OF A WAYWARD CHILD, THE PAIN OF A BUSINESS THAT'S NOT DOING SO WELL, OUR FINANCIAL CRISIS, WHATEVER THE PAIN MAY BE.
I PRAY, FATHER, THAT AS THEY SURRENDER AND SEEK TO REALIGN THEMSELVES OR ALIGN THEMSELVES FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH YOU, YOU, BY TRUSTING YOU, BY SEEKING YOU, AND BY LEAVING BEHIND THEIR OLD WAYS.
SO, FATHER, I PRAY A BLESSING OVER THEIR LIVES.
IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME AND EVERYONE SAYS AMEN.
AMEN. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.
WELL, THANK YOU, DOCTOR GONZALEZ FOR YOUR VERY INSPIRING AND HEARTFELT MESSAGE.
WELL, THIS CONCLUDES OUR 2025 EDINBURG MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST.
AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE AS YOUR EMCEE THIS MORNING.
AS WE LEAVE, LET'S CONTINUE TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER IN FAITH, PRAYER, AND COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. AND MAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED AND VERY FULFILLING DAY.
SO THE MESSAGE IS PREPAREDNESS.
HURRICANE SEASON STARTING THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 1ST.
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMIND RESIDENTS ABOUT BEING PREPARED FOR FOR THIS MAJOR HURRICANE SEASON THAT'S COMING.
WE DO ASK ALL THE RESIDENTS, FOLLOW ALL OUR CITIES AND COUNTIES SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PUSHING THINGS OUT. IF THERE IS A STORM,
[03:05:02]
THERE IS DAMAGES. HOW WE CAN DOCUMENT THAT.AND THERE IS TOOLS IN PLACE CALLED I-STAT.
WE WANT TO HAVE VALIDITY AND VERIFICATION BEHIND THE DAMAGES THAT HAPPENED.
SO WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE TO USE THESE APPS, CONTINUE TO USE THESE THESE AVENUES OF VERIFICATION THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO US BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CONTINUE TO USE THEM.
ALL THE CITIES WE'RE HERE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE'RE HERE AS ONE REGION BECAUSE WE'VE ALL GROWN INTO ONE ANOTHER. YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS LIVE IN ON.
ON ONE SIDE IS ONE CITY, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET IS ANOTHER CITY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE COORDINATE OUR EFFORTS, AND THAT'S WHAT TODAY WAS ABOUT.
PLAN AHEAD AND JUST STAY ALERT FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY COME OUR WAY.
[17. ADJOURNMENT]
THIS PARK HERE IS A PARK THAT WE KNOW HERE IN EDINBURG WAS DONATED THE LAND HERE BY WADE H.BLISS 91 YEARS AGO. AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE WANTED TO DO TO HONOR HIS GENEROSITY AND HIS FAMILY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.