Sep 02, 2025 City Council Meeting

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COMING UP NEXT ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL. ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR RAMIRO GARZA, JUNIOR. MAYOR PRO TEM JASON DE LEON. COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL DAN DIAZ, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID SALAZAR, JUNIOR. AND COUNCIL MEMBER JERRY LOZANO. SITTING IN AS ADVISERS. CITY MANAGER MYRA AYALA AND CITY ATTORNEY JOSE RAMIREZ SOLIS. AND NOW LIVE FROM EDINBURG CITY HALL. THE EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THIS EVENING'S MEETING. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL OF EDINBURG TO ORDER AT 6 P.M.

SEPTEMBER 2ND. I DO SEE VISIBLY WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT, AND

[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[A. Prayer.]

[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]

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YES, SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS CLOSED IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON

[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]

[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

[4. MAYOR'S REPORT]

SO I APPRECIATE IT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN THE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

MOVING ON TO CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY I HAVE TWO ITEMS, TWO CITY EVENTS ACTUALLY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT. FIRST, WE HAVE SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THROUGH OUR CULTURAL ARTS DIVISION. THE CITY OF

[A. Prostate Cancer Wellness Event]

[5. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS HERE. RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

RECENTLY, SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW WE LOST ONE OF OUR LOCAL HEROES. ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS,

[A. City of Edinburg Events:]

[ South Texas International Film Festival]

[ Library Card Sign Up Month]

[6. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS]

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE FAMILY TO JOIN US UP HERE WHILE THE PROCLAMATION IS READ. FOR

[B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing John Henry Olivarez†, City of Edinburg Police Officer for His]

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FELLOW OFFICERS, FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO GREET MR. OLIVARES WITH A POWERFUL DISPLAY OF RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR SOMEONE WHO HAD SPENT HIS LIFE SELFLESSLY SERVING AND SHOWING UP FOR OTHERS. AND WHEREAS, ON AUGUST 11TH, 2025, JOHN HENRY OLIVARES LOST HIS BATTLE TO CANCER, AND WHEREAS OFFICER JOHN HENRY OLIVARES SERVED THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR NEARLY 23 YEARS, WITH AN UNWAVERING LOVE FOR THE COMMUNITY HE GREW UP IN, HE WAS MORE THAN EXCEPTIONAL POLICE OFFICER. HE WAS A HUSBAND, FATHER, MARINE, A HERO, A TREMENDOUS PERSON WITH INTEGRITY AND SOMEONE YOU COULD RELY ON. AND WHEREAS JOHN HENRY OLIVARES LEGACY OF SERVICE WILL CARRY ON IN THE LIVES OF HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, EVERYONE WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HIM AND IN THE COMMUNITY HE PROUDLY SERVED. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JOHN HENRY OLIVARES, POLICE OFFICER THREE, EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR HIS HEROISM, DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, AND DEVOTED LEADERSHIP TO THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. HI EVERYONE. AS YOU HEARD, I'M JOHN RYAN OLIVARES. THIS IS MY BROTHER JOHN ALEXANDER AND MY MOM, SONYA OLIVARES. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY PEOPLE OF EDINBURG. FOR ALL THE SUPPORT WE'VE GOTTEN SINCE MY DAD PASSED AND SINCE EVEN BEFORE WHEN HE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED, I WOULD ADMIT THAT WHEN I LOST MY DAD, IT WAS REAL HARD. AND I'M SURE IT WAS HARD FOR MY MY BROTHER AND MY MOM AS WELL. I FELT LIKE I LOST MY PROTECTOR, MY GUARDIAN, MY HERO. BUT SHOWING UP TO SCHOOL ON THE FIRST DAY, SEEING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE FOR ME, SEEING PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORTING ME AND JUST I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR IT. JUST THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THANK YOU. MAN. I'D LIKE TO SAY FIRST THAT I WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I WAS AWARE AND MADE AWARE OF THAT, THAT ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, THEY WERE THERE. YOU FELT YOUR FATHER'S PRESENCE. AND I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT PERSONALLY. YOU KNOW, I BEEN THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT Y'ALL WENT THROUGH, LOSING MY FATHER A VERY EARLY AGE, AND IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S SUCH A DIFFICULT SITUATION. BUT YOU SEEING YOU STANDING THERE WITH YOUR MOTHER IS, YOU KNOW, IT JUST MAKES YOU THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE JUST FINE. YOU HAVE THE COMMUNITY BEHIND YOU. YOUR FATHER WAS A LONGTIME OFFICER OF US. THAT WE ARE A BETTER CITY BECAUSE OF YOUR FATHER AND WHAT HE DID IN SERVING AND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY, AND HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THIS PROCLAMATION THAT WE'RE DOING IS A RECOGNITION JUST FROM OUR BEHALF, TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'LL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN HERE IN OUR CITY. AND I KNOW THE COUNCIL HERE AND THE COMMUNITY FEEL THE SAME WAY, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE A PART OF A CITY FAMILY. YOU KNOW, HE WAS EMPLOYED HERE FOR A LONG TIME

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LET'S GIVE THEM. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER PROCLAMATION. NOW WE HAVE RECOGNITION FOR GILBERTO GUSTAVO MEDINA JUNIOR FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. I TALKED TO MR. MEDINA BRIEFLY BEFORE THIS, AND HE SAYS, IS THIS GOING TO BE QUICK? I SAID, I DON'T THINK

[C. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Gilberto Gustavo Medina, Jr. for His Many Years of Service to]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNTY JUDGE, I AM SO SORRY. OUR COUNTY JUDGE, RICHARD CORTEZ, IS HERE ALSO. SO YOU HAVE MISTER MEDINA. YOU'RE COVERING YOUR BASES HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, COUNTY LEVEL AND THE STATE LEVEL. SO ANYWAY. YEAH, THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. MR. MEDINA, LONG TIME FRIEND. WE GOT A RESOLUTION FROM THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND WE HAVE A FLAG TO PRESENT TO YOU THAT WAS FLOWN OVER THE CAPITOL IN YOUR HONOR. AND WITH YOUR GRACE, WE'LL READ IT TO YOU. WHEREAS GILBERTO GUSTAVO MEDINA JUNIOR HAS DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE EDINBURG COMMUNITY, AND HIS EFFORTS ARE INDEED DESERVING OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION. AND WHEREAS A NATIVE OF THE CITY, MR. MEDINA GRADUATED FROM EDINBURG HIGH SCHOOL IN 1966. AFTER BEING DRAFTED INTO THE US ARMY IN 1968, HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING THREE YEARS TOURS OF DUTY AND WHEREAS, MR. MEDINA SPENT SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE US POSTAL SERVICE BEFORE EMBARKING ON A DISTINGUISHED 28 YEAR TENURE WITH THE US CUSTOMS SERVICE. DURING THIS TIME WITH THE AGENCY, HE SERVED AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR AND COMPLETED DETAIL WORK IN BOLIVIA AND MALTA AND ON CYPRUS ISLAND, AND TRAINED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. HE ALSO WORKED IN CONTACT CONTRACT SECURITY FOR THE FEDERAL BUILDING. FROM 22,002 TO 2016, WHEREAS MR. MEDINA HAS FURTHER BENEFITED HIS COMMUNITY AS A VOLUNTEER WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AN ACTIVE MASON AND SHRINER, AND HAS HELD MULTIPLE POSITIONS AT THE REGIONAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS, INCLUDING AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMANDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGIONS OF HONOR. AND WHEREAS, GILBERTO MEDINA HAS CONTRIBUTED TO HIS FELLOW CITIZENS THROUGH A LIFETIME OF PURPOSEFUL ENDEAVOR, AND IN SO DOING, HE HAS SET AN INSPIRING EXAMPLE OF DEDICATED SERVICE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT GILBERTO GUSTAVO MEDINA JUNIOR BE COMMENDED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OF EDINBURG AND THAT HE BE EXTENDED, SINCERE BEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE. HOPING TO JOIN WITH MAYOR. I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD GILBERTO GUSTAVO MEDINA JUNIOR. WHEREAS ON APRIL 24TH, 1947, GILBERTO GUSTAVO MEDINA WAS BORN TO GILBERTO GUSTAVO SENIOR AND ALTAGRACIA MEDINA IN EDINBURG, TEXAS, AND WAS A 1966 GILBERTO MEDINA JUNIOR GRADUATED FROM EDINBURG HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY ON MARCH OF 1968. AND WHEREAS IN MARCH OF 1970, AFTER SERVING TWO YEARS, MR. MEDINA RE-ENLISTED FOR A THIRD YEAR, AND WHEREAS HE WAS MARRIED TO MARIA CORRALES FROM DECEMBER 11TH, 1970 UNTIL SHE LOST HER LIFE TO CANCER IN JUNE 2006. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, MEDINA AND ERIKA MEDINA, AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN, ROBIN VEGA, RENE RENE PONCE, AND JEAN-LUC PONCE. MR. MEDINA MARRIED HIS PRESENT WIFE, NELDA MEDINA, ON AUGUST 2009, AND WHEREAS ON AUGUST 21ST, 1971, MR. MEDINA WAS HIRED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, SERVING THE COMMUNITY UNTIL APRIL OF 1974, WHEREAS IN APRIL 1974 MR. MEDINA WAS EMPLOYED WITH US CUSTOMS. THROUGH HIS 28 YEAR CAREER HE WAS FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR, THE DETAIL WORK IN BOLIVIA, MALTA AND CYPRUS ISLAND AND TRAINED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. MR. MEDINA ALSO DID CONTRACT SECURITY FOR THE FEDERAL BUILDING FROM 2002 TO 2016 ONWARDS. MR. MEDINA HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MASON SINCE 1984, WHERE HE HAS SERVED IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS AT REGIONAL AND STATE LEVELS. HE IS AN ACTIVE SHRINER SINCE 1994, SERVING IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS REGION, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. HE WAS THE HIGHEST OFFICER RANKING INTERNATIONAL COMMANDER OF LEGION OF HONOR 2016 TO 2017, AND WAS. MR. MEDINA BEGAN VOLUNTEERING AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN 2022, AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. ALBERTO MEDINA JR FOR HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY LAW, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE ALBERTO GUSTAVO MEDINA JUNIOR

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SO. RESOLUTION. I THINK. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT. I MEAN THE.

THANK YOU. MR. STAY HERE SO YOU CAN START. I'LL START. THANK YOU. READ THIS.

OKAY. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS NOÉ MEDINA. AND ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR APPROVING THE AWARD. RECOGNIZING MY FATHER, GILBERT MEDINA JR, FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THIS HONOR IS DEEPLY MEANINGFUL NOT ONLY TO HIM, BUT TO ALL OF US WHO HAVE WITNESSED HIS LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND COMMUNITY. YOUR DECISION TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS REFLECTS THE VALUES OF RESPECT, APPRECIATION, AND UNITY THAT MAKE EDINBURG SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT HIS SACRIFICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS ARE BEING CELEBRATED IN SUCH A THOUGHTFUL AND PUBLIC WAY. THANK YOU FOR ENSURING THAT HIS STORY WILL STAND AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE, HONOR AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

THIS RECOGNITION IS SOMETHING OUR FAMILY WILL CHERISH FOR YEARS TO COME. CONGRATULATIONS, DAD. WE LOVE YOU. I SECOND THAT. HONORABLE MAYOR ROMERO GARZA, JUNIOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STATE REPRESENTATIVE CANALES AND HIDALGO COUNTY JUDGE. HE'S OVER THERE. HE'S STILL HE'S RIGHT THERE. COUNTY JUDGE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER. EXCUSE ME, SIR.

JUDGE. I AM DEEPLY HONORED AND GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE THIS. THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO. THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR, THE CITY, THE CITY COUNCILOR.

COUNCILMAN BEN DIAZ. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALSO MY DAUGHTER ERICA AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER, RENEE, FOR. FOR RECOMMENDING. FOR WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S ORCHESTRATED? ORCHESTRATING? I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT ONE BEFORE. ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK YOU, ERICA AND RENEE. AND ALSO AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE, MY LADY NELDA. ELDA. NELDA HAS BEEN 100% SUPPORTIVE THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS. SHE'S SHE'S BEEN THERE WITH ME AND AT TIMES I DIDN'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE. SHE MADE ME GO SO, SO MANY YEARS.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 16 YEARS ON THIS, 16 YEARS WE WERE TOGETHER. WE GOT VERY ACTIVE WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE SHRINERS, THE SONIC AND ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR AND THE

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AND YOUR STAFF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US, FOR THE FAMILY AND FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. I'VE SEEN YOU A LOT ON TV. I'VE SEEN YOU EVERYWHERE. AND NOW I GET TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU. AND I SALUTE THE VETERANS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ONE MORE THING, SIR. I'D LIKE TO THANK STATE REPRESENTATIVE CANALES FOR THIS PRESENTATION, SIR. I'VE KNOWN HIM BEFORE, AND WE MET BEFORE AT THE COURTHOUSE BACK IN 2016.

AND BEFORE THAT. SO IT WAS ALWAYS IN A HURRY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STATE REPRESENTATIVE CANALES. THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE HIM ANOTHER HAND, PLEASE. MR. MEDINA, IT WAS A MAYOR. IF I COULD SAY. MR. MEDINA, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S. YOUR FAMILY IS ONE OF THE FIRST FAMILIES. I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING HERE, MOVING TO EDINBURG. AND IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO SERVE, CONTINUE TO SERVE, CONTINUE TO SERVE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKE EDINBURG SPECIAL. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO NOW DO A FINAL PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. YES, SIR. I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD, PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2025. WHEREAS PROSTATE CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED FORM OF CANCER AND THE SECOND LEADING

[A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing September 2025 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. [Clarice]

CANCERS THAT WITH BENIGN CELLS AND OFTEN HAVE NO EARLY SYMPTOMS. AND WHEREAS PROSTATE CANCER IS MORE COMMONLY COMMON IN OLDER MEN AND MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN MEN WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF PROSTATE CANCER, OTHER RISK FACTORS INCLUDE GENETIC FACTORS, RACE, LIFESTYLE, DIETARY HABITS, AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH EXERCISE. AND WHEREAS PROSTATE CANCER IS HIGHLY TREATABLE IF DETECTED EARLY AND BECAUSE OF EFFECTIVE SCREENING OPTIONS, THE DISEASE CAN BE CAUGHT BEFORE IT SPREADS. AND AS A WHOLE, SURVIVAL RATES ARE GOOD. AND WHEREAS ALL MEN ARE AT RISK FOR PROSTATE CANCER AND EDUCATION REGARDING EARLY DETECTION AND SCREENING IS KEY TO PROTECT YOUR OWN HEALTH OR SAVING THE LIFE OF THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEREAS

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, I'M GOING TO RECESS AT 6:00. REGULAR MEETING TEMPORARILY. I'M JUST GOING TO CALL THE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA THAT WE HAVE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. THIS IS POSTED FOR 605. SO IT'S PASSED BEYOND THAT. SO I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. AND THIS MEETING IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THESE ARE AUTHORIZED BY RULES OF DECORUM WHICH ARE NOT CODIFIED HERE IN OUR CITY ORDINANCES. AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SEVERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

YES. SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS FOR A SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I'LL BE TAKING TIME.

PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. MAYOR AND COUNCIL I HAVE TEN PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS MR. ALBERTO ORTIZ COMMENT ON THE DISABLED PARKING VIOLATIONS. THE SUBJECT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MAY SEEM LIKE IT MIGHT BE TRIVIAL, AND I'M SITTING AROUND TRYING TO DECIDE OF WHAT I CAN TALK ABOUT, BUT I HAD A VERY SERIOUS TRAGEDY IN MY FAMILY THAT PROMPTS WHAT I'VE BEEN CONSCIOUS OF. I LOST MY WIFE TO A BRAIN TUMOR AFTER SIX YEARS OF MARRIAGE. SHE WAS CRIPPLED AND I HAD TO TAKE HER TO RADIATION, THE HOSPITAL, THE DOCTORS, ETC. AND I CAME BECAME VERY AWARE OF DISABLED PARKING, VERY AWARE. AND AS I GO EVERYWHERE AT MY AGE, I'M ALSO PARTIALLY DISABLED. I NOTICE THAT DISABLED PARKING IS BEING TREATED VERY, VERY CASUALLY, OVERLY CASUALLY AND PEOPLE MAY BE IN A HURRY OR JUST DON'T CARE. SO WE HAVE A GREAT POLICE CHIEF. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. HE DOESN'T HAVE THE POLICE FORCE TO GO THROUGH PARKING LOTS LOOKING FOR VIOLATIONS, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE BECOME AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. RESPECT THAT. IT'S THE AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT, AND I SUGGEST IT TO THE CHIEF. AND I'M GOING TO SUGGEST IT TO MUNICIPAL JUDGE HECTOR BUSTOS THAT WE ISSUE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ENFORCING THE DISABLED PARKING REGULATION AND SEE IF THAT HELPS. SO I WOULD ASK THAT ALL OF YOU BECOME AWARE THAT THIS CITY IS LOSING CONTROL, RESPECT AND DISCIPLINE WHEN IT COMES TO DISABLED PARKING AND GIVE THE POLICE CHIEF WHATEVER SUPPORT HE NEEDS TO TRY TO ENFORCE IT WITH MORE STRICT MEASURES. JUDGE HECTOR BUSTOS START FINDING PEOPLE. THE WORD WILL GET AROUND ON FACEBOOK THAT SOMEBODY GOT A TICKET FOR PARKING VIOLATION AND DISABLED PARKING, AND WE CAN DO BETTER. SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'M HERE TO ASK, IF WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SAYS THAT TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED, PERHAPS THAT WILL HELP. BY THE WAY, WE HAD A GREAT FOOTBALL GAME. GOING TO A LIGHTER NOTE, WE HAD A BIG CROWD, A BIG, BIG CROWD, AND THE POLICE WERE THERE CONTROLLING THE PARKING, TRYING TO KEEP THINGS IN ORDER. SO OUR POLICE CHIEF SHOWED US THAT HE IS DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE FUNDING THAT HE HAS. SO I'M NOT HERE TO MAKE ANYBODY LOOK BAD. JUDGE HECTOR BUSTOS IS THE FRANK CAPRIO OF JUDGESHIP. VERY CONSIDERATE, VERY THOUGHTFUL. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE TRY TO BRING THIS UNDER CONTROL OUT OF RESPECT TO THE DISABLED AND THE ELDERLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MR. MCCLARTY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY. AFTER SITTING

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AND AS SOON AS THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER, THERE WILL BE A PUSH FOR SELLING BONDS, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER TO REQUEST POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. ISN'T THAT TRUE? MY ONE PENNY REQUEST IS THAT IT IS EXISTING TAX RATE OF $0.63 BE LOWERED TO $0.62. BUT THAT IS NOT ALL I WANT. I WANT THE PROMISE THAT THIS COUNCIL WILL NOT SELL BONDS UNLESS THEY ARE APPROVED BY THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL INCREASE THE PUBLIC DEBT.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY PAYS A LITTLE OVER $8 MILLION A YEAR IN INTEREST FOR THE CURRENT BONDS. THIS IS INTEREST PAID ON THE DEBT, AND THE ONLY THING THE PEOPLE GET IS TO PAY THE BILL. THIS REDUCTION IN THE TAX RATE CAN EASILY OVERCOME BE EASILY OVERCOME BY THE NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ALSO, TYPICALLY, THE COST OF THE BONDS IS WORKING INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET. BUT IF YOU DECIDE THAT REDUCING THE TAX RATE BY $0.01 IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, I WILL SPEAK AGAINST THE REELECTION OF EVERY ONE OF THE EXISTING COUNCIL MEMBERS. ELECTED OFFICIALS CANNOT KEEP INCREASING OUR DEBT BECAUSE THEY NEED TO GET REELECTED. 25% OF OUR POPULATION IN EDINBURGH LIVE IN POVERTY NOW. INCREASING TAXES WILL ONLY INCREASE POVERTY. WHY INCREASE THE DEBT FOR THINGS PEOPLE DO NOT NEED OR WANT? THIS COMMITMENT IS TO DELIVER. A TAX REDUCTION WILL PUT MY INFLUENCE ON THE PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH TO THE TEST. LET'S SEE WHO WINS. GET OUT AND VOTE AND REMEMBER THAT IT'S COSTING US TAX MONEY. ALL THE NEW BUSINESSES, ALL THE NEW HOMES THAT WEREN'T HERE LAST YEAR, ALL THAT IS EXTRA MONEY THAT EACH ONE OF YOU COULD ACTUALLY LOOK AT. BUT YOU'RE CONSTANTLY GIVING MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, THIS IS JUST A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE HURTING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM, THANK YOU. MISS MCCURDY ALSO HAS COMMENTS ON ITEM SEVEN. SEE THROUGH SEVEN F. VARIANCE NINE A AND SEVEN G. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS CECILE ADAMS REGARDING A BAR ON CANTON AND MACAU ROAD. HEY GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CECIL ADAMS. I LIVE AT 4002 MICHAEL BOULEVARD, EDINBURG, TEXAS. I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPOSED BAR LOCATION. WE HAVE A SCHOOL THAT'S BEEN THERE FOREVER. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR KIDS TO KNOW ABOUT. AND I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPOSED LOCATION, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO DIRECT TRAFFIC THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NORMALLY DOESN'T GET USED JUST TO KEEP FROM SEEING THE COPS AND STUFF. THAT'S A VERY BAD INTERSECTION FOR ACCIDENTS.

ANYWAY. I'VE HAD TWO OF THEM IN MY YARD, LOST SOME TREES, I'VE LOST SOME LANDSCAPING, AND WE LOST A IRRIGATION STANDPIPE ON TWO DIFFERENT. ACCIDENTS IN MY YARD. PEOPLE TEND TO RUN THAT LIGHT. YOUNG KIDS ESPECIALLY, AND. JUST, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THAT THEY COULD FIND A

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AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S ON THE SAME TOPIC. EDINBURG IS A CITY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS BRAND NEW CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, KNOWN FOR ITS FOCUS ON INTELLECTUAL PURSUIT WITH UTRGV AT ITS CENTER, FAMILY FRIENDLY WATER PARKS, BEAUTIFUL MUNICIPAL PARK, WORLD BIRDING CENTER AND NOT TO MENTION THE HEALTH FOCUSED HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL. NEAR VERY NEARBY CANTON IS A STREET THAT WELCOMES THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES DAILY, SAFELY AND QUIETLY GETTING TO THEIR HALLOWED SPACES, THEIR HOMES. THERE'S A BRAND NEW ASSISTED LIVING ALZHEIMER'S HOME NEARBY, A BELOVED DOCTOR'S OFFICE, THE SHINING EXAMPLE OF OUR CITY'S TEACHERS CREATING ONE OF THE BEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AT CANTERBURY ELEMENTARY AND MORE THAN A DOZEN OF EDINBURGH'S FINEST NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS NEW PROPOSED BUSINESS WILL NEGATIVELY MARK AND DETER ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY. WHAT CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY TO A CITY WHERE BARS WERE PRIORITIZED. WE ARE NOT MCALLEN. EDINBURG CHOOSES PEACE AND INTELLECTUAL PURSUIT OVER SUPERFICIAL BARS THAT SHOW UP OVERNIGHT AND JUST AS QUICKLY DISAPPEAR, OR GET TRANSFERRED OFF TO THE NEXT HAPHAZARD OWNER. MCALLEN. JACKSON ARE 50 MILE PER HOUR CORRIDOR STREETS, AND THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL IS JUST MINUTES AWAY. WE DON'T NEED A BAR ALTERING THE PEACEFUL LANDSCAPE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AS RESIDENTS OF CANTON STREET, WE WANT A FAMILY FRIENDLY, HEALING FOCUSED HAVEN WHEN WE HEAD TO OUR HOMES. NOT ANOTHER STRESSFUL DETERRENCE AND POSSIBLE HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT TRAP WITH PEOPLE HASTILY CREATING SEMI INEBRIATED TRAFFIC. WE ALREADY GET TAXED ENOUGH. OUR PEACE AND SAFETY AS RESIDENTS AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS DOESN'T NEED TO BE TAXED AS WELL. TODAY WE GET TO CHOOSE FOR THE FUTURE OF EDINBURG. ONCE A LOCATION IS SET AS A BAR, WHETHER TOMORROW OR TEN YEARS DOWN THE LINE WITH SOME OTHER CENTER OF ILL REPUTE, THERE'S NO GOING BACK. TODAY. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS A CITY TO PROTECT SOME OF OUR MOST ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS TO NOT ODDLY AND SPORADICALLY PLACE BARS AND RESTAURANTS TO CREATE FUTURE DISTURBANCES ON EACH OF THE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES DAILY TRAVEL. HEADING HOME. LET'S TAKE A MEANINGFUL STAND ON THE WHOLESOME AND BRIGHT FUTURE FOR EDINBURG, PAVING THE WAY AND LEADING THE VALLEY IN ARTS, IN HEALTH, IN SPORTS AND INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS. LET'S NOT FALL DOWN THE PATH OF MCALLEN FOR PUTTING BAR VENTURES ABOVE OUR HARDWORKING FAMILIES, OUR POLICE FORCE, AND OUR PEACE AS A COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MISS SONIA ENRIQUEZ REGARDING OF AWARENESS ANNOUNCED KIWANIS OF EDINBURG EVENT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY. YOU ALL KNOW WHO I AM, BUT MY NAME IS SONIA ENRIQUEZ. I AM PRESIDENT ELECT WITH THE KIWANIS CLUB OF EDINBURG. I ALSO HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MISS LEON GUTIERREZ AND MISS IMELDA RODRIGUEZ. SEPTEMBER IS RECOGNIZED AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND WE WERE GOLD AS A SYMBOLIC COLOR REPRESENTING STRENGTH AND COURAGE. THIS MONTH IS RECOGNIZED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PEDIATRIC CANCER, SUPPORT AFFECTED FAMILIES, AND INSPIRE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN HOSTING A OUR KIWANIS CARNIVAL OF HOPE FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. THIS YEAR OUR THEME IS PEDIATRIC CANCER THE BOOT, AND WE INVITE EVERYONE TO DRESS UP YOUR COWBOY HAT AND JOIN US AS WE HOST CHILDREN FROM ACROSS THE RGV WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER. THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WILL HAVE FREE FOOD, GAMES, PRIZES, MUSIC FOR OUR CHILDREN ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH FROM 1 P.M. TO 4 P.M. AT THE EDINBURG ACTIVITY CENTER. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED THAT WE HAVE OVER 20 GROUPS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COMING OUT TO VOLUNTEER TO MAKE A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR THEM. WE EXTEND AN INVITE TO YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AND HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US. THANK YOU AND MANY BLESSINGS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MARIA CANTU REGARDING A COMPLAINT ABOUT OPEN RECORDS. WILL YOU KNOW ME? I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BAD JOB OF ZONING AND PLANNING AND ZONING. SO I ASKED FOR OPEN RECORDS ON AUGUST 11TH AND UP TILL NOW FOR I ASKED FOR FOUR ADDRESSES. I ONLY HAVE GOTTEN TWO PERMITS THAT WERE APPROVED, ONE OF THEM THE SAME DAY THAT THEY WERE BUILDING THE CARPORT.

NO VARIANCES, NO, NO MAILS TO THE NEIGHBORS AROUND SO WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S COMING.

SO I MEAN, I TELL US SOME SOMETHING IS GOING TO HIT US. SO WE I DON'T HAVE THE OPEN RECORDS, THE BEAUTY SALON, I DON'T HAVE ANY OPEN RECORDS SINCE AUGUST 11TH. NONE. AND THEN ONE DAY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT GUY SAYS SHE ALREADY HAS A PERMIT. THEN THE

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SEE, I HAVE RENTALS AND RENTALS DON'T GET ANY DISCOUNT AT ALL. SO USUALLY EVERY YEAR I GET LIKE 30% INCREASE IN PRICES. AND I IF I PUT A LITTLE FLOWER I GET AN INCREASE. SO YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU'RE TAXING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COME A DAY LIKE THE STUCK IN CALIFORNIA. STOCKTON CITY PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY THE TAXES. THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT PROPERTY TAX. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM, THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS ALFONSO GUZMAN REGARDING ITEM SEVEN. SEE? MR. GUZMAN ALFONSO GUZMAN. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS JUANITA LOPEZ REGARDING CELL PHONE TOWER.

GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS JUANITA LOPEZ. I'M ELENA CANTU. WE'RE HERE TO FIND OUT, I GUESS, FOR STARTERS. THERE IS A CELL PHONE TOWER THAT IS BEING ERECTED NEXT DOOR TO JUANITA. IT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE ZONING, AND I GUESS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, I GUESS OVERNIGHT DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE RESIDENTIAL. DESIGNATION TO COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL. SO WE ARE NOT. JUANITA IS JUST SHE OPENS HER BACK DOOR AND SHE'S GOING TO FIND THIS GIGANTIC THING WHO'S SUPPOSEDLY 195FT TALL, PER ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ. SHE WORKS FOR MR. URIBE, OR WHICHEVER ONE OF THOSE, AND NOBODY NOTIFIED THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS THING WAS GOING TO BE ERECTED THERE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING SAYS THAT THE CITY SHOULD NOTIFY EVERYBODY WITHIN 200FT, I GUESS 200FT. WE DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE. WE DIDN'T. NOBODY SAID, WE'RE GOING TO ERECT A TOWER IN YOUR AREA. THE THE PERSON THAT IS ERECTING THIS TOWER HAS ABOUT FOUR ACRES IN, IN BACK OF HIS HOUSE OR, I'M SORRY, NOT IN BACK OF HIS HOUSE. IN BACK OF ENEDINA GARCIA'S HOME. AND WE THINK THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE TOWER ERECTED BACK OVER THERE NEAR HIS HOUSE. HE HAS A PAVED ROAD GOING TO THAT AREA ALREADY. AND SO I DON'T SEE HOW BEING BETWEEN TWO RESIDENCES AND IT IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HER DRIVEWAY AND TO THE HOUSE NEXT NEXT TO THAT. SO WHAT WE NEED IS TO HAVE THIS PERSON ERECTED SOMEWHERE ELSE. I MEAN, WE DON'T WE DON'T WANT HIM TO LOSE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS A MONEY MAKING OPERATION. YOU KNOW, THERE IS MONEY INVOLVED. SO WHAT WE NEED IS FOR FOR THEM TO, TO PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE ON HIS PROPERTY SO HE CAN GET THE MONEY. BUT JUANITA IS WE ARE WE'RE ALL SENIORS THERE FROM 72 YEARS OLD TO 88. NOW YOU. HER UNCLE IS 88 YEARS OLD. OKAY, SO WE'RE ALL SENIORS THERE. WE

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OKAY. SO THEN. MISS JUANITA LOPEZ. WILL YOU BE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS, MISS LOPEZ? THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. FOR THAT PERSON TO SPEAK. AND THEN THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS RAUL RANGEL. REGARDING ITEM EIGHT A. GOOD EVENING ON BEHALF OF SACRED HEART CHURCH, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE TO REPRESENT THEM. I REPRESENT SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM THE DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE THAT BEGAN OVER 100 YEARS AGO AS PART OF A MISSION CHURCH FOR THE DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI. FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN PART OF THE DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE, BUT OUR FESTIVAL IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THROUGHOUT EVERY YEAR AS PART OF OUR FUNDRAISING. AND BUT MOST IMPORTANT, FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND UNITY. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THE MISTER ACEVEDO AND THE REST OF THE STAFF THAT HAVE HELPED ME ORGANIZE AND PLAN FOR THIS EVENT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND INVITE YOU AND THE COMMUNITY TO COME JOIN US THIS SATURDAY FROM 4 TO 10, AS WE CELEBRATE 98 YEARS AS A PARISH WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE. IT IS A TRULY A GREAT PARISH THAT HAS TRIED TO HELP AS MANY OF OUR CITIZENS AND THROUGH WORKS OF MERCY AND THROUGH OTHER SERVICES THAT WE ARE ASKED TO PERFORM AND HELP OUT. BUT ON BEHALF OF SACRED HEART, FATHER RENE AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR EVENT IS SUCCESSFUL. SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO HELP US OUT. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, COUNCIL, WE NEED TO ADJOURN THIS PORTION. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MEETING. CAN I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION, A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'VE ADJOURNED. NOW THE SUPPLEMENTAL. MEETING AND WILL NOW GO BACK TO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

IT'S ITEM SEVEN. PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEMS A, B, C, D, E, F AND G, AND ITEM G. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED. IS THAT

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS, ITEMS A THROUGH F, YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME. THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN, SO YOU MAY NOW COME TO THE PODIUM AND SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US. I'LL LET HER GO FIRST. I AM I'M MARY ADAMS, I LIVE AT LAKE JAMES AND

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YOU DO. Y'ALL DO KNOW WHERE THIS IS LOCATED. IT'S RIGHT THERE AT MCCALL AND YOU TURN AND GO ON CANTON. YOU HAVE LAKE JAMES ON YOUR RIGHT. AND WE HAVE THERE'S A NEW ONE JUST TO THE NORTH, ON THE SAME SIDE OF THIS PROPERTY YOU HAVE THAT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A HOME HEALTH CENTER OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE THERE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. WE HAVE CANTERBURY SCHOOL NOW, THE THE PUBLIC EYE. THEY FROM MCCALL ALL THE WAY TO JACKSON AND THEN TURN A LITTLE EVERY DAY AT SCHOOL. THERE'S CARS PARKED THERE BECAUSE THEY GOT TO GET THEIR CHILDREN AND THEN LIKE YOU SAY, WE'VE GOT DOCTOR'S OFFICES ACROSS HERE. WHY? WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU WANT TO PUT A BAR? AND I WANT TO REMIND Y'ALL, I SAW THE NEWS. MATT GALLEN HAD A MATT GALLEN HAD A POLICE WOMAN GET BEAT UP THE OTHER NIGHT BY SOME KIDS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE OLDER ONES POSSIBLY THAT WERE DRINKING, BUT THEY WERE ALL THERE. OR MAYBE THEY DID GET BOOZE AND BEATING UP. NO, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED RIGHT THERE IN THOSE THOSE HOMES. AND I GUARANTEE YOU, THE PEOPLE THAT COME THERE WITH THE TRAFFIC BEING SO IN THE IT'S BAD. LIKE SHE SAID, THEY RUN RED LIGHTS.

THEY'RE CONSTANTLY THEY'RE GOING TO CUT IN OR TRY TO CUT IN TO LAKE JAMES. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DRUNK AND THEY'RE GOING TO DRIVE DOWN, MAKE THE CURVE, GO AROUND AND TRY TO HIT SECOND STREET TO TO MISS TRAFFIC. BECAUSE IF YOU TRY TO GO DOWN WISCONSIN OR WE CALL IT MOPAC ROAD, THE TRAFFIC IS UNBELIEVABLE. SO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM WANTING TO PUT ALCOHOL RIGHT THERE WHERE THE THE FAMILIES ARE THE KIDS PLAYING AND YOU HAVE DRUNKS AND YOU HAVE THE RUNNING TRAIL. AND I BELIEVE THAT ON SECOND STREET A LOT OF TIMES, AND THERE'S NOT EVEN A BAR THERE. THEY HAVE MEN THAT DROP THEIR PANTS AND AND ASSAULT WOMEN. SO YOU WANT TO PUT THAT IN EDINBURGH? MY GOODNESS. OKAY. THAT'S THAT ONE. I HAVE A QUESTION ON. SEE I WONDERED I LOOKED UP I DON'T HAVE MY PAPERWORK. IT WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY LOTS ARE GOING TO BE THERE. AND THE SECOND ONE IS GOT A LOT OF LOTS. IT'S OVER 100 AND SOMETHING.

AND BOTH OF THESE ARE ON MCCALL AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY. I HOPE THAT YOU'LL SHOW UP ON THE FILM WHERE THEY'RE AT. AGAIN. OUR SEWER SYSTEM SUCKS OVER THERE IN MCCALL. AND THE WATER.

YOU KNOW, WE KEEP HEARING WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF WATER. UNLESS Y'ALL DO SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD ALL THESE EXTRA ONES. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE THE NUMBER.

I HOPE YOU'LL TELL WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE SEWER AND THE WATER AND THE TRAFFIC? BY THE WAY, I DO LIVE ON MCCALL AND THE TRAFFIC IS GETTING HORRIBLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. HELLO. GOOD NIGHT GENTLEMEN, I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE THE

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AND WE DO LIKE TO WAKE UP EARLY AND TAKE A WALK. I THINK THE ENTRANCE ON THE CANTON FOR JAMES COURT, WHEREAS THE SUBDIVISION THAT I LIVE, THE ENTRANCE ON THE CANTON SIDE, WILL BE SHARED WITH THE PICKLEBALL ESTABLISHMENT. AND I WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY ABOUT PEOPLE WITH HAVE CONSUMED ALCOHOL, MAYBE NOT EVEN DRUNK, MAYBE JUST CONSUMED ALCOHOL AND AND SHARING THE THE GATES AND THE ENTRY TO THE SUBDIVISION ALONG WITH EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN KIDS ARE ALREADY UP AND THAT AREA SUBDIVISION, JAMES COURT AND ALSO THE SURROUNDING SUBDIVISIONS ARE HEAVILY DENSE WITH YOUNG KIDS. THERE'S CANTERBURY ELEMENTARY, WHICH THAT'S ELEMENTARY I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH IN AND THERE'S A, A CLINIC, A LIKE A PEDIATRIC CLINIC AROUND AS WELL THAT, YOU KNOW, IT GENERATES A LOT OF TRAFFIC. AND ALSO THE NOISE. RIGHT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR ESTABLISHMENT. THEIR HOURS ARE PRACTICALLY GOING TO BE 24 OVER SEVEN. HAVE YOU. IT'S IT'S THAT'S THE WAY THEY OPERATE.

AND THEY HAVE MUSIC. RIGHT. IT'S IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A FUN BAR TYPE OF AMBIANCE. AND THE MUSIC, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY I DON'T KNOW HOW THE ORDINANCE ABOUT NOISE WILL BE ENFORCED. IT'S AN OUTDOOR ESTABLISHMENT AND THEY HAVE MUSIC WITH WITH SYSTEMS THAT GENERATE BASS. RIGHT. A LOT OF LOUD BASS THAT YOU CAN HEAR IT ALL OVER THE SUBDIVISION. THE I DID TAKE A DRIVE ON ON, ON 23RD AND BY MEMORIAL MAKAI JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENT JUST TO TEST OUT THE NOISE LEVEL AND THE AMBIANCE. AND AT 12, FROM 12 TO 1, PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY GOING TO GO PLAY A GAME OF PICKLEBALL.

THEY'RE GOING TO GO, YOU KNOW, DRINK AND HAVE FUN THAT WAY. SO THAT'S JUST MY MY CONCERN. AND JUST JUST LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE THAT INTO, INTO ACCOUNT. AND YES, JUST FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR YOUNG ONES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. HELLO. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ALFONSO GUZMAN. I AM HERE WITH TRI-MET CONSULTANTS AND I'M HERE TO DEFEND ITEM C, WHICH WOULD BE THE CHANGE OF ZONE TO TOWNHOMES.

IT'S THAT SUBDIVISION THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT RIGHT NOW ALONG MCCALL. I DID HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT 100 LOTS, BUT OUR PROJECT IS PROPOSING 42 TOWNHOME LOTS WITH A PRIVATE COMMUNITY MANAGED BY AN HOA. AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS A COMMUNITY THAT KEEPS THE RESIDENTS HAPPY. AND WE WE WILL INTEGRATE SOME SOME PARKS AND LANDSCAPED AREAS. THE REASON WHY WE'RE PROPOSING TOWNHOMES IS BECAUSE WE DID NOTICE THAT ALONG THE MCCALL AREA, THERE IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF MULTI-FAMILY. SO TOWNHOMES BRING A A LOWER DWELLING DENSITY, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE LESS TRAFFIC COMPARED TO MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS. THEY'LL BE LESS STREET CROWDING, LESS NOISE. AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THIS IS ALSO TO SUPPORT LOCAL HOUSING. AND THIS GIVES NEW FAMILIES A CHANCE OF HAVING A HOUSE IN THIS ECONOMY. THERE IS A PROJECTED THERE IS 42 NEW LOTS THERE. THERE'S AN ESTIMATED REVENUE OF 48,000 TO TO 55,000 IN TAXES THIS YEAR. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT AT THIS TIME ON ANY ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC HEARINGS? WE HAVE ITEM SEVEN A THROUGH F.

I DID WANT WE DON'T HAVE THE ITEM. IT'S BEEN PULLED. BUT I THINK JUST AGAIN JUST WE HAVE RESIDENTS HERE. MR. AZEVEDO, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I MEAN THIS THAT AREA IS ALREADY ZONED COMMERCIAL. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. WHEN WAS IT ZONED COMMERCIAL? I DON'T I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT IT IS ZONED COMMERCIAL. IT'S A PERMITTED USE. WHEN DID THE SUBDIVISION GET RECORDED. IT'S IT'S SHABBY SUBDIVISION.

PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. AND THEY DID THE REZONING BACK THEN.

YEAH. AND I THINK FOR PURPOSES AND AGAIN WE HAVE PUBLIC HERE I SO AT THIS TIME THE WHAT'S BEEN

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ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE ALCOHOL PERMIT. NORMALLY THERE'S A DISTANCE REQUIRED.

DISTANCE MINIMUM FOR CHURCHES. SCHOOLS. WHAT WHAT IS OUR REGULATION ON THAT? IT'S 1000FT 1000FT, THOUSAND FEET. AND THEY DO NEED TO NOTIFY THE SCHOOLS. AND I BELIEVE THEY'VE BEEN NOTIFIED. AND IS CANTERBURY WITHIN 1000FT. IT IS WITHIN 1000FT. SO JUST JUST FOR MATTER OF SPEAKING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE REQUIRE A VARIANCE JUST FOR THE LIQUOR OR THE BEER OR LIQUOR LICENSE IF THEY WANTED THAT THEY'RE WITHIN THE THOUSAND FEET. NOT NECESSARILY.

THEY CAN STILL SELL ALCOHOL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A BAR. IT'S GOING TO BE A RESTAURANT. IF THEIR SALES EXCEED OVER 51% IN ALCOHOL, THEN IT TRIGGERS THAT I SEE. SO SINCE THERE'S NOT AN ITEM TO DELIBERATE, I WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST. YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. WE'LL TAKE THEM ONE BY ONE.

ITEM SEVEN A CONSIDER THE ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES TO OTHER URBAN USES, AND THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED LOCATED AT 3420 SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281, AS REQUESTED BY MELTON AND HUNT. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT

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

[B. C. D. E. F. G. Zoning]]

SO MOVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THIS. THIS IS JUST THAT CORNER THAT'S BEING CHANGED. ZONING. IS THERE OTHER PROPOSED? I KNOW IT'S OUTSIDE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE OR THAT'S FOLLOWING THIS, OR IS THIS THE ONLY AREA THAT'S GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL? THIS IS THE ONLY THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME, THEY'RE THEY'RE MAKING THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL LOT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. GOT IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C, CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED LOCATED AT 1201 NORTH MCCALL ROAD AS REQUESTED BY

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

[Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Commercial,]

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

THAT BEING THE CASE, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? ALL OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES ITEM E. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT,

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

MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

[Subdivision, Unit No. 3, Located at 906 Esperanza Street, as Requested by Jessica Marie Capetillo. [Jaime]

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM F CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED. LOCATED AT 2898 NORTH MCCALL ROAD AS REQUESTED, SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G

[Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Special Use Permit for On-Premise]

SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A VOTE ON THIS ITEM DUE TO THAT WITHDRAWAL. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT UNDER ORDINANCES. ITEM EIGHT CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A

[8. ORDINANCE]

[A. Consider Ordinance Providing for a Temporary Special Use Permit for “Sacred Heart Catholic Church]

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

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[9. VARIANCE]

[A. Consider Variance Request to the City of Edinburg Unified Development Code, Article 5, Subdivision]

[10. CONTRACTUALS]

[A. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Interlocal Agreement Between the City of]

[B. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Interlocal Agreement Between the City of]

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ELLIE TORRES, FOR PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO WIDEN THIS MUCH NEEDED ROAD. WEST JUNIOR. SO THANK YOU TO PLEASE PASS ALONG OUR THANKS TO OUR COMMISSIONER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN

[C. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Interlocal Agreement Between the City of]

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNDER ITEM 11, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEM A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SPONSORSHIP OF THE 11TH ANNUAL SOUTH TEXAS

[11. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]

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

[12. CONSENT AGENDA]

[A. Consider Approving the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Transfers for the General Fund and Solid Waste]

[B. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Amend the Existing Grant Agreement Between the]

[C. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Renew the Smart Water Meter Software Annual Subscription to]

[D. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Approve Amendment Number One (1) to the Memorandum of]

[E. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment Number One (1) to the Interlocal]

[F. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment Number Two (2) to the Interlocal]

[13. OTHER BUSINESS]

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

[14. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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