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IS THIS THE ONE YOU'RE GOING IN? WE'RE DOING A VERY SIMILAR PARTY. THERE YOU GO. YEAH. COOL.
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GREAT. HELLO, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO TODAY'S SPECIAL MEETING. IT IS 5:30 P.M, AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. CAN YOU DO ROLL CALL, PLEASE, SIR? AARON.RONNIE RIVERA, PRESENT. RICHARD. PRESENT. SANDRA ALANIZ. PRESENT. MARK MORAN PRESENT. DAVID SALAZAR. PRESENT. VERONICA GONZALEZ. PRESENT. AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER, GREGORY VASQUEZ.
PRESENT. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WELCOME GREG VASQUEZ. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET TO OUR BOARD, SO WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU. SIR. OKAY. SEEING THAT WE HAVE QUORUM, I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK THAT WE DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
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STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT.[A. Pledge of Allegiance.]
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CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. ITEM TWO. THERE WAS A MEETING POSTED PROPERLY. YES, SIR. THE[CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]
MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT. ON JULY 3RD, 2025, AT OR BEFORE 5:00.THANK YOU. NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. UNDER TEXAS LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHEN A BOARD
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[DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]
MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST. IN A MATTER BEFORE THIS, BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM BOTH DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? NO, SIR. NO, SIR. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR. PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. ALRIGHT. THAT'S AWESOME.[4.]
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WITH GIFTS LIKE THAT, YOU MIGHT HAVE FOUR MINUTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.GOOD. I GOT ONE RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU. JACKIE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. RONNIE LARRALDE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND YOU GET AN EXTRA MINUTE.
EDINBURGH. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGH THE YEARS. WE'RE JUST COMING OFF OUR 4TH OF JULY EVENT, TEXAS COOKHAM HIGH STAKES IN EDINBURGH. IT WAS THE 19TH ANNUAL AND WE FINALLY GOT SOME REST, BUT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. WE'RE ESTIMATING AROUND 10,000 PEOPLE.
WE HAD 63 TEAMS COMPETE AND WE HAD, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING JUST GOT BIGGER. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A BIGGER FAMILY FUN ZONE. THE, THE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT WE HAVE WITH THE WITH THE SKYDIVE JUMP. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS JUST HAVING A FREE EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE SAW MANY PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE VALLEY ENJOYING EBONY HILLS GOLF COURSE, A NICE GREEN SPACE IN THE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL. QUALITY OF LIFE EVENT WHICH FEEL FILLS A ROLE IN OUR MISSION AND WHAT WE DO HERE. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE EDC, AND OF COURSE OUR CITY, EDINBURGH, THE COMPLETE STAFF. BUT I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALL WORTH IT. YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND MANPOWER AND ALSO ON A HOLIDAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SIT THERE AT THE VERY END AND ENJOY SOME TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THANK EVERYTHING FOR WHAT WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY THE FREEDOM AND WHERE WE LIVE. I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, A GREAT, GREAT EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I DID WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I SAW MANY FACES THERE OUT THERE ENJOYING THE EVENT RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. SO A TERRIFIC EVENT. WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO HIT THE 20TH YEAR COMING NEXT YEAR. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RONNIE, I WANT TO JUST COMMEND YOU ON AN AMAZING EVENT. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, THAT FIREWORKS DISPLAY. IT WAS BEYOND IT REALLY WAS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY, TO YOU AND THE TEAM.
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IT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC TO SEE THE CITY OF EDINBURGH ALL OUT AS A COMMUNITY TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HONESTLY, RONNIE, I HAVE TWO THINGS TO SAY. NUMBER ONE, MY KIDS LOVED THE TAYLOR SWIFT TRIBUTE BAND, BUT I LOVED THE FOO FIGHTERS TRIBUTE BAND. Y'ALL DID AN AWESOME JOB WITH THE MUSIC ACTS THIS YEAR, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS DO NEXT YEAR, MAN. BUT IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT. GREAT JOB TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE AGENDA ITEMS. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR SPECIAL BOARD MEETING HELD ON JUNE 23RD, 2025.THE MINUTES ARE IN THE BOARD PACKET AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN READ. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO
[A. Consider and take action on approval of Minutes for the Regular Board meeting held on June 23, 2025.]
THE MINUTES? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. SAME MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM IS FIVE B. CONSIDER PRESENTATION APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP FOR RGV LEAD[B. Consider presentation and approval of a Sponsorship for "RGV LEAD Regional Workforce Alignment and Leadership Engagement."]
REGIONAL WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT AND LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MARCO SILVA. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR RGV LEAD. I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME THIS TIME TO BE HERE. I'M REPRESENTING RGV LEAD. IF YOU'RE NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE ORGANIZATION, IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS WITH THE GOAL OF ALIGNING OUR CLASSROOMS TO THE INDUSTRY AND THE MOVEMENT OF OUR WORKFORCE DEMANDS, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, OUR CTE DIRECTORS AND OUR SUPERINTENDENTS. WHAT WE DO AND WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A LABOR MARKET REPORT. SO FOR US, OUR THREE DECADES, WE HAVE PRODUCED THIS LABOR MARKET REPORT THAT IS SPECIFIC TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPROVES CAREER CLUSTERS THAT THEN FUNNEL DOWN TO OUR ISD'S, AND THEY BUILD THEIR CTE DEPARTMENTS UNDER THIS DIRECTION. BUT WE DO. WHAT WE DO IS WE FIND THE JOB AVAILABILITY FOR THESE FOR THESE CAREERS AND THE AREAS IN WHERE STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE CERTIFICATIONS. WE ATTACH THOSE JOB OPENINGS TO THESE CAREER CLUSTERS, TO THE AMOUNT THEY'RE GOING TO GET PAID. AND THEN WE SHOWCASE WHAT A STUDENT NEEDS TO HOW LONG A STUDENT NEEDS TO GET EDUCATED, WHAT INSTITUTIONS THEY CAN GO HERE IN THE VALLEY TO RECEIVE THESE CERTIFICATIONS TO GET THESE JOBS. AND SO THIS LABOR MARKET REPORT, IT'S ALMOST A CAREER PATHWAY REPORT. AND WHERE WE SHOW FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WHAT IS AVAILABLE, HOW THEY CAN GET THOSE CERTIFICATIONS. AND OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE TRIED TO EXPAND WHO THIS REPORT GOES TO. SO WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS THAT THIS YEAR WE TURN THIS REPORT INTO SPANISH, ALLOWING THESE CONVERSATIONS TO HAPPEN AT HOME WITH OUR FAMILIES AND MAKING SURE THAT MORE INDIVIDUALS GET THIS INFORMATION OF JOB AVAILABILITY, WHAT YOU ALSO HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS OUR IMPACT REPORT FROM THIS LAST YEAR, REALLY SHOWCASING SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'VE HAVE MADE IN THE ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE CLUBS IN ALL OUR PARTNERING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH WE SERVICE AROUND 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE IN THE VALLEY, AND WE HAVE CONFERENCES FOR STUDENTS, WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND MONTHLY CTE MEETINGS, AND HAVE MEETINGS WITH SUPERINTENDENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. AGAIN, ALL OF THEM ALIGNING WHAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS ARE FOR OUR REGION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR CLASSROOMS. AND WHAT I'M HERE FOR TODAY IS TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR US TO CONTINUE DOING THIS WORK. YOU HAVE A SPONSORSHIP PACKET IN FRONT OF YOU THAT HAS THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS. THE FIRST LEVEL IS FOR US TO CONTINUE WORKING ON OUR LABOR MARKET REPORT AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THIS NOT ONLY FOR OUR SCHOOLS, BUT TO OUR FAMILIES, AND ALSO EXPAND SOME OF THE INFORMATION THERE TO LET EDC'S KNOW SOME OF THE CERTIFICATIONS, THE NUMBERS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE BEING CERTIFIED WITH WHAT TYPE OF EDUCATION OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO BETTER PREPARE THEM AS THEY'RE LOOKING OUT FOR CORPORATIONS TO COME DOWN, OR TO SAY, WE NEED TO LOOK AT SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND SEE WHAT ARE THEY CERTIFYING, RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO EXPAND THE INFORMATION ON OUR LABOR MARKET REPORT. THE SECOND TIER IS TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR OUR EVENTS, TO BE PRESENTERS, TO BE IN MEETINGS WITH SUPERINTENDENTS, WITH STUDENTS, AS A FORMER COUNSELOR, AS A FORMER FORMER TEACHER, THERE'S ONE THING TO BUILD A PATHWAY. THERE'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER THING TO GET KIDS INTERESTED IN THAT PATHWAY. AND SO THE WAY THAT WE'RE DOING IT IS WE HAVE FOUR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES FOR THE REGION, FOR STUDENTS, TYPICALLY FOR ABOUT 300 STUDENTS IN EACH. AND WE ARE PRESENTING SOME OF THE FUTURE JOBS, SOME OF THE FUTURE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE COMING INTO OUR REGION. AND SO WE'RE CREATING THAT INTEREST SO THAT[00:15:05]
PERHAPS IT WILL BE AN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB IN THEIR SCHOOL, BUT THAT TURNS INTO AN INTEREST ENOUGH TO HAVE A CAREER PATHWAY THAT LEADS INTO SOME OF THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR IN YOUR, IN YOUR CITY. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE PUSH OF, OF SOHO AND, AND THEIR PRESENCE.RIGHT. WHAT WHAT CAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT NOW THAT WILL BETTER POSITION THEM TO FIND EMPLOYEES HERE IN THIS REGION AND AROUND THE CITY. RIGHT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS FOR US TO REALLY BE THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE EDC AND THE ISD AND ISD SURROUNDING HOW CAN WE BUILD MEETINGS? HOW CAN WE DO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE STAFF, TO THE CTE DIRECTOR AND THE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SO THAT WE CAN ALL ALIGN SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO THE, THE, THE GOALS OF THE EDC. AND SO AGAIN, WE'RE HERE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR THIS UPCOMING UPCOMING YEAR. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GRACIOUS WITH US ALREADY.
ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS REALLY HELPED US OUT WITH LAST YEAR WAS THE STATE OF EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY AT THE OGDEN. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME SPACEX CAME TO THIS SIDE OF THE VALLEY AND HAD A PUBLIC PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN BROWNSVILLE, AND FOR US, IT WAS REALLY FOR THIS SIDE TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER THERE. HOW DO WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FROM THIS SIDE FOR JOBS OVER THERE SO THAT THEY'RE STILL IN THE VALLEY AND THEY'RE NOT LOOKING ELSEWHERE IF THEY NEED TO? SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS PARTNERSHIP. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK WITH YOU YEAR ROUND. AND SO THIS IS THIS IS THE START TO THAT. SO MARCUS, I HAVE A QUESTION. EDINBURG ISD IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. I NOTICED THEY WEREN'T A MEMBER. DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY'RE NOT A MEMBER? WE'RE ACTUALLY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND HAVE MET WITH DOCTOR SALINAS. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE THAT IN THE NEXT, THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. BUT WE DO MEET WITH, WITH ALL CTE DIRECTORS MONTHLY THROUGH REGION ONE WORKSHOPS AND HAVE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ENGAGE WITH US. OKAY.
AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN EXISTENCE? I KNOW RGV HAS BEEN AROUND A WHILE, BUT I JUST DIDN'T REMEMBER HOW LONG. 32 YEARS. OKAY, AS EDINBURG EVER BEEN A PART OF RGV LEAD? YES.
AND IT'S A IT'S A YEAR MEMBERSHIP. SO EVERY YEAR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN. AND SO OBVIOUSLY THAT THAT FLUCTUATES DEPENDING ON LEADERSHIP DEPENDING ON ON WHO'S WHO'S IN CHARGE THAT YEAR. SO EVERY YEAR WE ACTUALLY ARE STARTING THAT RIGHT NOW WORKING ALREADY WITH OUR WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENTS AND OUR CTE DIRECTORS TO, TO RENEW SOME OF THOSE MEMBERSHIPS. AND HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE EDINBURG HAS BEEN A PART? I'M JUST CURIOUS. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY MEASURABLE OUTCOME THAT WE CAN EXPECT ON HOW IT HAS IMPACTED EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH STUDENTS OR OR BUSINESSES? YEAH, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE WE WANT WE WANT TO GO RIGHT. ONE ONE OF THE THINGS WITH THIS, WITH THIS SPONSORSHIP IS THAT WE LOOK AND DO A LOT MORE RESEARCH ON HOW ARE WE ENGAGING OUR STUDENTS HERE. WE CAN FIND METRICS ON ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR END, BUT REALLY, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE EDC? I MEAN, A PRIME EXAMPLE JUST HERE, RIGHT NOW WITH US IS OUR OUR OUR INTERN, RIGHT. A UT STUDENT WHO WAS PART OF THE YOUTH MAYOR COUNCIL HERE IN THE CITY. AND SO NOW SHE'S SHE'S INTERNING IN OUR OFFICE.
AND LIKE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE WE HAVE CLUBS IN EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS, AND THEIR FOCUS IS TO HELP THEIR CTE DEPARTMENTS RECRUIT FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND INTO THEIR. AND SO THERE IS DEFINITELY MEASURES THAT WE CAN PUT IN PLACE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WE WANT TO FORM, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST SO WE CAN SEE HOW WE'VE BEEN IMPACTED IN THE PAST? I, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE THAT WITH ME. BUT AGAIN, I CAN DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. I JUST WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU. I LIKE TO SEE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME EDINBURG CISD WAS INVOLVED AS A MEMBER, AND WHEN IS YOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS? OF COURSE. AND I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL GOING DOWN THE SAME PATH. WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FOR. EDINBURG IS ALSO NOT ON THE EDC SIDE, BUT AS A COUNCILMAN, MYSELF AND THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, EDINBURG COMES FIRST. AND WE WANT TO KNOW WE'RE IMPACTING SOMETHING. I MEAN, IT'S MORE ABOUT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE AND TO PURSUE, PURSUE THEM IN THE COMMUNITY. YEAH. AND SO I THINK THAT'S VERY KEY FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THIS. AND ALSO WHAT HAS IT DONE ON THE BUSINESS SIDE, THE IMPACT OF THE STUDENTS FROM OTHER AREAS, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP AND GROW AT IN GENERAL. NO COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY WORK ON, YOU KNOW, TO OUR TO OUR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE PART OF THIS, WE DO WE DO LOOK AT THIS AS REGIONAL PUSH. RIGHT. WE, WE LOOKED AT FOR EXAMPLE, 30% I THINK OF THE BUSINESS IN BROWNSVILLE. I'M BLANKING ON THE NAME BUT COME FROM EDINBURG LNG.
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RIGHT. SO LIKE WE DO SHARE A LOT OF THE WORKFORCE. AND SO A LOT OF THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT FORWARD SOME OF THE EDC GOALS FOR THE FUTURE AND THAT WE WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR EDUCATORS TO ALIGN, ALIGN SOME OF THOSE, THOSE PATHWAYS. ALSO. DO YOU SEE THAT YOU DO HAVE VANGUARD ACADEMY? DO YOU HAVE ANY NUMBERS OF WHAT'S BEEN AFFECTED HERE AS FAR AS THOSE STUDENTS, AS FAR AS DEVELOPING THEM AND GOING INTO THE FUTURE? YEAH. SO WHAT WHAT WE DO. SORRY, WHAT WE DO ALSO IS WE DO A LOT OF MENTORSHIP. AND SO SOME OF THESE STUDENTS YEARLY GET PARTNERED WITH WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WILL THEN MENTOR THEM TO, TO DO ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGES. AND SO MUCH OF OUR MATRIX IS BASIC IS ESSENTIALLY CONNECTING THEM TO THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. HI. MY NAME IS MARICELA. I'M THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR RGV LEAD, AND I FEEL WHAT I'M HEARING FROM, FROM THE BOARD IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE VALUE THAT WOULD BE ADDED FOR EDINBURG EDC TO TAKE PART IN THIS INITIATIVE. JUST KNOW THAT RGV LEAD DOES REGIONAL IMPACT. BUT WHAT WE'RE ALSO WANTING TO DO IS MAKING SURE THAT WE SUPPORT AND BUILD COLLABORATIONS WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SUCCESSFULLY OVER THE YEARS IS ENGAGING IN THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH INDUSTRY. AND AS A CITY AND EDC, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE CONNECTING INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND CREATING THAT WORKFORCE AND DELIVERING THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF EDINBURG. AND I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EDC TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 32 YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT IS MY HOPE AND MY DETERMINATION TO GET THEM ON BOARD, BECAUSE IT'S VERY CRUCIAL AND IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT CONNECTOR. WE'VE WORKED WITH ALL MAJORITY, ALL OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE VALLEY. AND BEING A VALLEY, I MEAN, BEING AN EDINBURG NATIVE, IT'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EDINBURG SETS THAT TONE AND THAT DIRECTION OF WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE DOING. I THINK THAT OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE VALLEY IS GOING TO BE IMMENSE AND YEARS TO COME, AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EDINBURGH TO BE THE STEWARD OF THAT GOING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING SAMARCO SOME TIME TO SPEAK ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REPORT FROM LAST YEAR OR PREVIOUS YEARS BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION ON ON WHAT LEVEL OF SPONSORSHIP WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN JUST START OFF WITH THE FIRST LEVEL OR END UP WITH THE LAST ONE, BUT I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT IMPACT IT'S HAD ON EDINBURG. SOMETHING THAT BRINGS US CLOSE. YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. WE DO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WE DO HAVE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE WANTING IS HOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE THAT PERFORMANCE OUTCOME OF HOW MANY STUDENTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR REGION ARE GOING TO BE ENTERING A WORKFORCE, WHETHER IT BE IN EDINBURG OR OUTSIDE OF EDINBURG? CAN WE PROVIDE THAT SPECIFICALLY? NO, BECAUSE EDINBURG HASN'T REALLY BEEN A PARTNER. EDINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NOT REALLY BEEN A PARTNER. BUT CAN WE COLLECT THAT DATA AND SHOW YOU HOW OTHER SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN DOING? YES, WE CAN, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH HISTORICAL DATA FOR WHEN THEY WERE PARTICIPANTS AND USE IT AS A REFERENCE POINT GOING FORWARD. I ABSOLUTELY, AND IF YOU CAN BRING BACK THAT HISTORICAL DATA AS TO WHEN EDINBURG WAS PARTICIPATING, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR AMAZING INTERN, GABRIELA. SHE WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT WE WENT TO COLORADO TOGETHER AND BROUGHT HOME THE ALL-AMERICA CITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS GABRIELA. SHE WAS REALLY AN AMAZING PART OF OUR OF OUR DELEGATION FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG. YOU'RE WELCOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE'LL WE'LL BE IN CONTACT. YES. I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO COME BACK. DEFINITELY. THANKS. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS FIVE C. CONSIDER PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF WORKFORCE. NO NO NO. ON FIVE C I'D ASK THAT THE BOARD TABLE THAT ITEM OKAY OKAY. SO[C. Consider presentation and approval of Workforce Development Training Program with South Texas College (STC).]
THEN IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED SECOND. THE FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. OKAY. WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:48 P.M. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING IN TODAY. WE GO.[01:12:01]
OKAY. WE ARE ENTERING INTO OPEN SESSION. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER OPEN SESSION. SO MOVED. WE[01:12:08]
ARE IN OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 6:35 P.M. OKAY WE CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED[7. OPEN SESSION]
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IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM SIX, A ONE MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND. ALL[01:12:22]
THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION[01:12:26]
PASSES. OKAY. AS A. OVERDONE BEING, THERE IS NO FURTHER ACTION TO DISCUSS. CAN I GET A[8. ADJOURNMENT]
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MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. RAISE[01:12:40]
YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION PASSES. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:35 P.M. OKAY. DAVID. THAT WAS FAST.[01:14:17]
JASON, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. NOW, AS WE APPROACH THIS PARKING GARAGE, WE HAVE TO BE SURE OF[01:14:28]
WHO WE HIRE. I HAVE AN ENGINEERING COMPANY AND A CONSULTANT ON YOUR. SUBDIVISION[01:14:43]
THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT. UP, TURNED IN TO THE FBI. 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[01:15:02]
THING. 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. ORDER, 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 EDINBURG. OKAY? HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. SIR. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. MAYOR. 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.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY ENGINEER.
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