[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM] [A. Prayer.] [B. Pledge of Allegiance.] [2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE] [3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST] [4. CITY HIGHLIGHTS] [5. MAYOR'S REPORT] [6. PROCLAMATION/RECOGNITION] [A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing August 04, 2026, as the 30th Annual National Night Out in] [00:10:37] GOOD EVENING. TIME IS 6 P.M. WE CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL [00:10:44] MEETING FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. DATE IS JULY 21ST, 2026. LET'S PLEASE START WITH A [00:10:50] PRAYER AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE PASTOR ZAUZMER WITH US. YES. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. FATHER, WE THANK YOU TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE GOD AND RUNNING THIS CITY. GOD MAKING THE DECISIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. HOLY SPIRIT, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST, REVEALING YOUR WILL AND YOUR PURPOSE FOR THIS CITY. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THESE MEN WISDOM AND THOSE FATHER THAT ARE WITH THEM, AND HELPING THEM PRAY THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER THEM, KEEP THEM, PROTECT THEM. I PRAY THAT, FATHER, THAT AS THEY WALK GOD IN YOUR WAYS, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM AND FATHER EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO, GOD YOU WOULD CAUSE IT TO PROSPER FOR THE GLORY AND THE HONOR OF YOUR NAME. WE GIVE YOU THE PRAISE. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. CATHERINE, YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. IT'D BE MY HONOR. I'D ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND FOR THOSE THAT ARE ABLE. PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART, FACE THE FLAG. AND LET'S SAY TOGETHER, 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, THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE, MADAM SECRETARY. YES, SIR. MAYOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON JULY 15TH, 2026 AT 7:15 P.M. SIR, NEXT ITEM IS DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. MISTER CITY ATTORNEY. MISTER MAYOR, UNDER STATE LAW, A 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 CONFLICT. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE RELATED TO THE PENDING MATTERS ON TODAY'S AGENDA? NO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ARE CITY HIGHLIGHTS. THIS IS JUST MEANT TO GIVE SOME ATTENTION TO UPCOMING CITY EVENTS BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. WE'VE GOT TWO REALLY GREAT EVENTS COMING UP, BOTH OF THEM ON SATURDAY, THIS WEEKEND, STARTING AT 6:00 AT THE WORLD BIRDING CENTER, WE WILL HAVE FAIRY FEST 2026. THIS EVENT GETS BIGGER EVERY YEAR. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER REALLY GREAT EVENT FOR THIS COMING SATURDAY. HOPE YOU ALL CAN MAKE IT OUT THERE. BUT IF YOU CAN'T, OR IF YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME MUSIC, OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES. WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF COMPLETELY FREE CONCERTS FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT AND ENJOY ALL SUMMER LONG. THIS SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A K-POP CONCERT GROUP, K-POP PRINCESSES. IF YOU KNOW K-POP AND ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MISS IT BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN IN OUR REGION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT K-POP IS, YOU ARE MISSING OUT. IF YOU SAW THE WORLD CUP FINAL THIS WEEKEND, THERE WAS A K-POP GROUP THAT PERFORMED DURING THE HALFTIME SHOW, AND WE ARE NOW HAVING THAT HAPPEN HERE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. IT'S A VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT. IF YOU HAVE YOUNG ONES WHO LOVE K-POP DEMON HUNTERS, THEY CAN COME OUT AND SING ALONG TO A LOT OF THOSE SONGS. SO AGAIN, COMPLETELY FREE EVENT THIS SATURDAY. DOORS OPEN AT 730. THE DANCE GROUP START AT EIGHT AND THEN THE PERFORMANCE WILL START AT 830. IT'LL BE NICE AND COOL. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT HERE AT OUR PROMENADE PARK, HOPEWELL. HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU ALL OUT THERE FOR THAT CONCERT. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM AND REAL QUICK, JUST YES PLEASE BOYS. PART OF K-POP. DEMON HUNTERS ARE WELCOME. SOLDIER BOYS ARE WELCOME. IT'S A THING THOUGH. IF YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU [7. PUBLIC COMMENTS] UNDERSTAND WHAT SOLDIER BOYS ARE. SO SOLDIER BOYS ARE WELCOME AS WELL. EXCELLENT. NEXT ITEM IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT. NOTHING TO DISCLOSE OTHER THAN KIND OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALREADY. NEXT ITEM IS THE PROCLAMATIONS. AND ON THIS ONE WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OUR UPCOMING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. VERY PROUD TO HAVE THIS. IT'LL BE ON AUGUST 4TH OF 2026. LET'S GO AHEAD. THE CITY SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE [00:15:05] PROCLAMATION, WE'LL COME DOWN FOR SOME PHOTOS. AND THEN THE CHIEF, IF YOU COULD STICK AROUND AFTER THAT TO TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. YES, SIR. MAYOR, 38TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. WHEREAS, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WAS INTRODUCED THROUGH AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED NETWORK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUPS, CIVIC GROUPS, STATE AND REGIONAL CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATIONS, AND VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE NATION TO SPONSOR A UNIQUE CRIME, DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. WHEREAS, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH TO JOIN FORCES WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY AND PROMOTING EFFORTS THAT HELP THE DEPARTMENT BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND CREATE SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT GIVES PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SQUAD CARS, VARIOUS EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES DURING A VARIETY OF SAFETY TOPICS AND NUMEROUS INTERACTIVE, FRIENDLY AND FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, AND WHERE THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES DEPENDS ON BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NEIGHBORS THEY SERVE, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ENHANCES THAT POSITIVE AND VALUABLE INTERACTION, WHICH IS THE KEY TO BUILDING LASTING COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL EDINBURG RESIDENTS BECOME AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND THE IMPACT THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION CAN HAVE ON REDUCING CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT BRINGS POLICE OFFICERS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN A FUN SETTING, AND GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THE OFFICERS AND ASK QUESTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF EDINBURGH PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN ASSISTING THE EDINBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH JOINT CRIME, DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN EDINBURG AND SUPPORTS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT LOCALLY NOW. THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG, TEXAS, BY POWER VESTED IN THEM BY LAW, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 4TH, 2026, AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN EDINBURG, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SUPPORT THE EDINBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE 30TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CELEBRATION. FLOOR IS YOURS, CHIEF. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL. JAIME AYALA, POLICE CHIEF HERE IN EDINBURG, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE 30TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. WE ARE PART OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE COME IN NINTH NATIONALLY FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EFFORTS THAT WE DOCUMENT AND WE SUBMIT IN A COMPETITION. I HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT HERE WITH US. YOU SEE THE WORK THAT THEY DO. THEY'RE A PHENOMENAL GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN THAT JUST COME TOGETHER AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. AND IT'S GOING TO BE NO DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE AUGUST THE 4TH FROM 6 P.M. TO 10 A.M. I MEAN, 10 P.M. RIGHT BACK HERE IN OUR PROMENADE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO UTILIZE THE ACE FOR THE PARKS AND REC IS GOING TO BE SHOWING OFF SOME OF THEIR SUMMER PROGRAM. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE ATTENDING. FOR THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BACKPACK GIVEAWAY WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES. WE'LL HAVE A FREE CARNIVAL, A CAR SHOW, THERE'LL BE FACE PAINTING. WE'RE EVEN GOING TO HAVE LUCHA LIBRE THERE AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE A PETTING ZOO. AND OF COURSE, THERE'S GOING TO BE FREE, FREE MUSIC. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING WE'LL HAVE MOON JUMPS AND WE KNOW HOW HOT IT'S GOING TO BE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF WATERING STATIONS AND SOME TENTS. AND SO WE JUST REALLY ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO COME OUT TO THIS EVENT. IT'S A HUGE HIT. EVERY YEAR THERE'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH TO DO. THERE'LL BE FOOD VENDORS THERE AS WELL. SO THERE'S JUST A NICE EVENING TO COME OUT ON A HOT SUMMER EVENING. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE WARM FOR US, BUT WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DO GREAT. WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE READY FOR IT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. EXCELLENT. ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE NIGHTS IN THE ENTIRE YEAR FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. WE'VE GOT TONS OF FAMILIES WHO COME OUT FOR. THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT GOES OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HAND OUT BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, COMPLETELY FREE EVENT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND ENJOY. YOU MENTIONED IT. WE PLACED NINTH IN THE NATION WITH OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT LAST YEAR. NOW I HEARD, I HEARD WE GOT ROBBED. I DIDN'T SAY IT. I'VE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE SAY IT, THAT WE GOT ROBBED LAST YEAR, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH HIGHER, MAYBE EVEN FIRST. SO MY GOAL FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS TO COME OUT. AND LET'S LEAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND I DO WANT TO THANK ROXANNE AND HER TEAM BECAUSE THEY PUT THE PACKAGE TOGETHER FOR US, ALL THE VIDEOING AND CAPTURING OF IT SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT. SO AS A CITY OF EDINBURGH, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT NIGHT FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THIS YEAR. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU CHIEF. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS. MADAM SECRETARY, THE EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR A SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I'LL BE TAKING TIME. PLEASE NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT INTERACTIVE. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL. THERE ARE THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS ROBERTO KOYA REGARDING THE SUPPORT OF KEEPING EDINBURG RACETRACK OPERATING. OKAY. THANK YOU. HONORABLE MAYOR AND HONORABLE COUNCILMAN. MY NAME IS ROBERTO KOYA AND I WAS HERE MAYBE ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I OVERHEARD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE RACETRACK THAT WAS NOT TOO INVOLVED IN IT UNTIL I HEARD [00:20:02] THAT CONVERSATION. BUT AS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, AS I'M AS AS I'M KNOWN, THE THE RACETRACK HAS BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OF IN THE CITY BEING A GOOD JOB OF, OF, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING A COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE YOUTH, FOR THE YOUTH WHERE THEY HAVE SOME PLACE THERE. I'VE BEEN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I'VE SEEN THE YOUTHS OUT THERE AND THEIR FRIENDS WORKING ON THEIR CARS AND WHATEVER. SO WHAT A BETTER WAY TO SPEND THE, YOU KNOW, WEEKEND NIGHTS WORKING ON THEIR CARS AND RACING IN A SANCTIONED RACEWAY THAN OUT IN THE STREET, AS YOU CAN TELL HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS. AND THAT'S AND THAT'S VERY COMMENDABLE ON BOTH THE CITY AND WHATEVER. BUT MY MAIN CONCERN OF WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING IS THAT THINGS MIGHT CHANGE. OKAY. MAYBE TO THE WORST, MEANING THAT HOPEFULLY THAT'S A ROOM FOR NEGOTIATIONS ON, ON THE CITY AND ON THE, IN, IN ON THE LEASES THAT WE CAN COME TO AGREEMENT FROM KEEPING THE RACETRACK FROM BEING CLOSED. I ROUGHLY WENT THROUGH THE THROUGH THE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE RFP, AND SOME OF THEM GOT VERY STRINGENT. I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR NEGOTIATIONS. THERE ARE LIKE PROFIT SHARING, SIGN REMOVAL, AND THERE'S NO DURATION ON CONTRACT. I MEAN, IT'S VERY HARD FOR, FOR, FOR A PERSON OR AT LEAST TO BE ABLE TO DO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IF IT'S ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS CONTRACT AND IT COULD BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME. YOU KNOW, THAT'S VERY, VERY HARD FOR ANYBODY TO INVEST MONEY AND EXPECT SOME KIND OF RETURN. THE RACETRACK IS LOOKED BY THE CITY AS A AS A AS A REVENUE MAKING MACHINE THAT IT'S IT'S NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT MUCH NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT MUCH. NOT IF YOU BRING IN A, A, A, A THIRD PARTY IS GOING TO BUILD A WAREHOUSE THERE FOR, FOR, FOR, FOR AIR FREIGHT. THAT'S DIFFERENT. BUT SO PROBABLY WHAT I'M ASKING IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. AND REMEMBER TO LOOK AT THIS MORE, MORE CAREFULLY, TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE, OF THE, OF THE, OF THE, OF THE, THE, THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE PUT OUT THERE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT TOO STRINGENT. WHY DOES THE LEASEE HAVE TO CONTRACT AMBULANCE SERVICE FROM THE CITY OF EDINBURGH? ARE THEY ARE THEY PROVIDING THE. WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THEM RIGHT NOW? SO THAT'S THE SORT OF THING I'M ASKING IS JUST LOOK AT IT FURTHER INTO IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MR. ANTEATER REGARDING GRANTS AND TAXES. GOOD EVENING, DIANE TEETER. TONIGHT'S 13 CONSENT AGENDA IS A REMINDER OF JUST HOW ESSENTIAL GRANTS ARE TO EDINBURGH'S FUTURE. EVERY ONE OF THESE ITEMS REPRESENTS FUNDING THAT PROTECTS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, STRENGTHENS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND REDUCES THE BURDEN ON LOCAL TAXPAYERS. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT KEEPS OUR CITY INVESTING IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD GRANT IS CRITICAL FOR THE LOSS, BUT NOT A WATER TOWER. METER UPGRADES AND LONG TERM WATER RIGHTS ARE THE BACKBONE OF A RELIABLE SYSTEM IN A GROWING CITY. THE DOJ COPS HIRING PROGRAM HELPS US STAFF PUBLIC SAFETY WITHOUT STRAINING THE GENERAL FUND AND TEX DOTS IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT GRANT DIRECTLY SAVES LIVES ON OUR ROADS. GRANTS ARE NOT EXTRAS. THEY ARE LIFELINES THAT ALLOW EDINBURG TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD RESPONSIBLY, EVEN UNDER TIGHT STATE REVENUE CAPS. I URGE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THESE APPLICATIONS AND AM THANKFUL TO OUR HARD WORKING GRANTS DEPARTMENT THAT MAKES THEM POSSIBLE. LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER. CORPUS CHRISTI IS LIVING THROUGH A WATER CRISIS THAT SHOULD SERVE AS A WARNING TO EVERY CITY IN SOUTH TEXAS. AFTER YEARS OF PROVIDING REFINERIES WITH WATER RATES FAR BELOW COST, THE CITY FINALLY RAISED INDUSTRIAL RATES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE REFINERIES PROTESTED TO STATE REGULATORS AND NOW CORPUS MAY BE FORCED TO REFUND TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WHILE RESIDENTS FACE HIGHER BILLS. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL [00:25:02] USERS DOMINATE A CITY'S WATER PORTFOLIO. CORPORATIONS RESIST PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE, AND THE PUBLIC IS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG. BROWNSVILLE IS FACING SIMILAR PRESSURES. SPACEX ALREADY USES MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER FROM THE PUB FOR ROCKET OPERATIONS AND COOLING. B PUB HAS WARNED THAT ITS SYSTEM IS STRAINED BY WORSENING REGIONAL WATER SCARCITY. EDINBURG MUST NOT REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKES. ZOHO HAS PURCHASED OVER A THOUSAND ACRES IN NORTH EDINBURG FOR A MAJOR TECH AND MANUFACTURING CAMPUS. THIS IS NOT A SMALL OFFICE PARK. IT IS A LONG TERM INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEM. WITH THAT SCALE COMES SIGNIFICANT WATER DEMAND, DRAINAGE IMPACTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE OBLIGATIONS. WE NEED TRANSPARENT, ENGINEERING LEVEL WATER PROJECTIONS BEFORE APPROVING ADDITIONAL REZONINGS OR EXPANSIONS TIED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. WATER SECURITY MUST COME BEFORE CORPORATE BUSINESS, CONVENIENCE AND PROFIT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS MR. MCLARTY REGARDING TAXPAYERS MONEY. I HAVE DECIDED TO DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR ACTIONS AND WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT. I HAVE DECIDED TO DISCUSS THIS TOPIC BECAUSE WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING FOR OFFICE, EACH OF YOU [8. PUBLIC HEARING - ROUTINE ITEM] PUBLISHED A LIST OF CONCERNS. HIGH TAXES WERE ALWAYS AT THE TOP OF EACH OF YOUR LIST. TO YOUR CREDIT, NO ONE SAID YOU WERE GOING TO LOWER TAXES, SO I CAN'T SAY THAT YOU SAID THAT. BUT IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PUBLIC DID NOT WANT HIGHER TAXES WHEN 25% OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING IN POVERTY AND THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS $60,000, YOU COULD BE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT WANT TO PAY HIGHER TAXES. THE ANSWER FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS IS ALWAYS THE SAME. WE ARE INVESTING IN THE CREATION OF LONG TERM JOBS. THIS COUNCIL VOTED TO GIVE $1 MILLION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, VOTED TO GIVE DE A $10 MILLION, AND INCREASED WATER RATES BY 67%. AND THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME. WE ARE CREATING LONG TERM JOBS. SO WHERE ARE THESE JOBS? AND ESPECIALLY THE PART ABOUT HIGHER TAXES PAY, I'M SORRY, IN REFERENCE TO GIVING MONEY TO D HR, I SUBMITTED A PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ASKED IF WHAT THE 300 JOBS WERE AND AND WHERE WERE THEY AT? ACTUALLY, I RECEIVED THE INFORMATION, BUT IT WAS ALL REDACTED. EVERY WORD ON THE PAGE WAS REDACTED. YOU WOULD THINK THAT IF THE CITY WAS PROUD OF ITS SUPPORT FOR CREATING LONG TERM JOBS, IT WOULD GLADLY SAY YES, THE JOBS HAVE BEEN CREATED, BUT IT DID NOT. IT OPTED TO SEND BACK NO INFORMATION. IT IS NOT ONLY THAT I OBJECT TO PAYING MORE TAXES, BUT I OBJECT TO PAYING MORE FOR THINGS THAT ARE NOT IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY. BUILDING A HIGH RISE PARKING FACILITY FOR THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE PUBLIC SUPPORT. BUILDING A COURTHOUSE THAT IS NOT COMPLETE AFTER FOUR YEARS [A. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Special Use Permit For On-] AND WILL ULTIMATELY COST $250 MILLION, DOES NOT HAVE THE PUBLIC SUPPORT. HIRING A DIRECTOR OF GOLF FOR $100,000 DOES NOT HAVE THE PUBLIC SUPPORT. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE SALARY OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS $41,352? DID YOU. DO YOU THINK THE EMPLOYEES CAN [9. VARIANCE] AFFORD A 67% INCREASE IN WATER RATES, OR DOES THE EMPLOYEE SPEND MUCH TIME AT THE PUBLIC GOLF COURSES? THE IMPORTANT FACT IS THAT WHEN THE CITY SELLS BONDS, IT IS USING FAMILY HOMES AND OUR BUSINESSES AS COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SELL BONDS, IT SHOULD BE FOR SOMETHING YOU NEED RATHER THAN SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU REPRESENT A LOW INCOME POPULATION. AND I'M HOPING THAT TODAY EVERYONE WILL [A. Consider Variance Request to the City's Unified Development Code, 1.) Article 4, Section 4.204] PRAY AGAIN, ESPECIALLY. AND HOPE YOU'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES WITH THE BATTLE AND FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE PEOPLE OF IRAN. AND TODAY I GAVE YOU. NOW I'M DOING MY. I GAVE YOU MISS THIS. DID YOU GET YOUR COPY? OKAY. BECAUSE YOU USUALLY REMEMBER, AND I HAVE THREE, NINE, A, TEN A AND 13 A. I GOT CALLS ON EACH ONE OF THEM AND I REALLY COULDN'T ANSWER. SO NINE A IS I'VE ASKED THEM TO PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS AND WHY IT'S ON THE AGENDA. AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE CONCERNS. SO PLEASE GIVE THEM GIVE AN EXPLANATION. TEN A I TALKED TO SOMEONE. I'VE ASKED THEM ALSO TO KIND OF EXPLAIN BECAUSE I [00:30:03] KEPT LOOKING AND I SAID, I DON'T KNOW, TALK SHOW 75,500. IT SHOWS THE GOLF COURSE. SO I BELIEVE HE'S GOING TO ANSWER AND TRY TO EXPLAIN IT BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO. AND THEN THE LAST ONE, WHICH IS 13AI TALKED WITH THE YOUNG LADY AND SHE EXPLAINED IT TO ME, BUT I'M ASKING HER TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS ONE MORE TIME. I'M SO TIRED OF SEEING THAT BECAUSE THAT MONEY IS OUT THERE AND EVERYBODY JUST GRABS, GRABS, GRABS. WELL, IT'S STILL TAXPAYER'S MONEY THROUGHOUT. BUT IF SHE WILL EXPLAIN, BECAUSE I DID PULL UP THE BACKUP AND THE NUMBERS WERE JUST UNREAL. AND WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO THE PERSON THAT CALLED IS THE STREETS. WE HAVE POTHOLES. EVERY TIME IT RAINS, WE GOT MORE POTHOLES. SO THAT AND SHE EXPLAINED WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THESE. SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU'LL EXPLAIN IT TO THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEIR CONCERN IS WHEN THEY'RE GOING HOME OR GOING TO WORK, HOW MANY POTHOLES DO THEY HAVE TO DODGE? HOW MANY BLOWOUTS IN THEIR FRONT TIRES WHEN THEY HIT THEM? SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. NEXT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARINGS, ROUTINE ITEMS. AS A REMINDER, ROUTINE ITEMS ARE THOSE WHERE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ALIGNS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION. AND THERE IS NO WRITTEN OPPOSITION TO THE RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED BY STAFF OR THE PLANNING AND ZONING. SO IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED, YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY BECAUSE EVERYBODY AGREES WITH YOU. SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AND I WOULD INVITE ANYBODY THAT HAS ANYTHING TO SAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE RECOMMENDATION. IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION, YOU LIKELY DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK, BUT IT IS OPEN FOR ANYBODY TO COME UP AND SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE TO ON THIS ITEM. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M THE OWNER OF A SPACE. I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO COME UP HERE NOW. SORRY, I STILL SHOW IT UP. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GENTLEMEN HAD. IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOCATION OR THE BUSINESS, AND FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE HOURS, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. BUT NO. OKAY, AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. JUST TO LET EVERYBODY ELSE KNOW, HEY, I KNOW YOU'RE WE'RE ALL FOR THE READER'S CHOICE AWARDS FOR THE MONITOR. EVERYBODY'S LET'S DO A SWEEP IN THERE EVERY DAY. VOTING. I'M WAITING FOR FOR YOU. FOR YOU, SIR. AND ALL EDINBURGH BUSINESSES. ANYTHING RELATED TO EDINBURGH. SO LET'S GET SPACE MONKEY ARCADE ON ON THAT LIST ALSO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHERS WHO WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM SEEING NONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COUNSEL, IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE FOR OPENING AN ARCADE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS VARIANCE NINE A. IF THE SECRETARY COULD READ THE CAPTION. YES, SIR. CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. NUMBER ONE. ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 4.204. BUFFER YARDS. TABLE 4.204-1. BUFFER. YOUR CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED VILLAGES ON CLUSTER SUBDIVISION AS DESCRIBED. LOCATED ON 500 EAST RUSSELL ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY TRIBUTES ENGINEERING. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. MR. ACEVEDO, COULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS? HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS. YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR. FOR THE RECORD, THE APPLICANT IS BUILDING A 36 ACRE DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNER OF RUSSELL ROAD AND KLAUSNER, AND THEY'RE BUILDING ABOUT 1900 LINEAR FEET OF CEDAR FENCING AROUND THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT. NOW, THERE'S A SECTION OF 600FT ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT BORDERS A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. SO ANYTIME YOU HAVE MULTIFAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO DO A MASONRY BLOCK WALL. THAT'S THE WAY THE CURRENT UDC READS. SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN EXCEPTION AND A WAIVER TO NOT HAVE TO DO THE MASONRY BLOCK WALL FOR THOSE 600FT. NOW IT IS IN AN AREA WHERE THE CITY'S GOING TO BE DOING A SEWER IMPROVEMENT. SO STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT WE GRANT THE VARIANCE FOR THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST. SO STAFF IS INCLINED TO APPROVE IT. AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED. THE APPLICANT IS [00:35:02] HERE. I SEE HIM IN THE BACK OF THE OF THE OF THE AUDIENCE. SO BUT THAT'S IN A NUTSHELL WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. OKAY. SO SO AS I UNDERSTAND IT THEN, SO THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING UP UNDER OUR NORMAL RULES, A MASONRY WALL WILL BE REQUIRED ALL THE WAY AROUND. CORRECT? NO. MAYBE UNDER THE BASIC RULES ANYTIME. IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOUR NEIGHBOR IS. IF YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY OR COMMERCIAL NEEDS TO DO THE MASONRY FENCE, NOT NECESSARILY THE MULTIFAMILY, BUT IN THIS CASE, WHEN YOU HAVE MULTI-FAMILY NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, IT DOES TRIGGER A MASONRY FENCE. SO OUT OF THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S ONLY A 600 FOOT SECTION WHERE THAT APPLIES BECAUSE THERE'S A TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S, THERE'S A 600 FOOT STRETCH OF LAND THAT IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. OKAY. SO ONLY FOR THAT 600 FOOT SECTION THAT ABUTS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. CORRECT. AND THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY, NO FENCE IS REQUIRED. THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO HAVE A CEDAR FENCE. THEY ARE INSTALLING A CEDAR FENCE THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. THERE'S ALSO TWO ENTRANCES ON RUSSELL ROAD ALONG THOSE ENTRANCES. THEY'RE GOING TO DO LIKE A MASONRY ENTRANCE. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE ON KLAUSNER AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO THAT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. NOW THE THERE'S ALREADY AN EXISTING CEDAR FENCE ON THAT 600 FOOT PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE. CORRECT. OKAY. AND THAT MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE FROM THE DESCRIPTION, RIGHT, IS THE REASON THAT THE CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE VARIANCE IS BECAUSE THERE IS A IN THE NEAR FUTURE PLAN TO WORK ON UTILITY LINES IN THAT AREA. THAT'S CORRECT. AND DIGGING UP THE BRAND NEW MASONRY FENCE WOULDN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE. SO THAT'S WHY STAFF IS INCLINED TO TO ALLOW THE THE CEDAR FENCE THAT IS ALREADY IN EXISTING THERE THAT'S ALREADY IN EXISTENCE THERE. OKAY. CAN I ASK BUT FOR THAT CONSIDERATION, BUT FOR THE CONSIDERATION THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, BREAK, DIG OUT MASONRY FENCE TO DO THIS UTILITY WORK? WOULD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION [10. BUDGET] STILL BE TO ALLOW THE FENCE, OR IS THAT OR IS THAT CONSIDERATION THE MAIN DRIVER FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION? WELL, MAYOR, ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS ALSO IS THAT ON THE NEW UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHEN YOU HAVE MULTIFAMILY TO SINGLE FAMILY, WE'RE NOT IMPOSING OR WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO TO BRING IT DOWN TO A CEDAR FENCE AS WELL. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER, I GUESS, FACTOR IN OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT GOING FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSED UDC CHANGES, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SCALE BACK DOWN ON AS WELL. SO THEN AS A AS A WHOLE, THE STAFF HAS BEEN LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE AND PART OF THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES, WHICH IS MY UNDERSTANDING, IS COMING VERY SOON. THE PACKAGE OF UDC REVISIONS, PART OF THAT RECOMMENDATION BY CITY STAFF IS TO CHANGE THIS REQUIREMENT FROM MASONRY WALLS TO CEDAR FENCES BETWEEN MULTIFAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL. RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE STILL LEAVING IT ON ON ANYTHING THAT BORDERS A COMMERCIAL, BUT BETWEEN MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY, A SOLID FENCE IS STILL REQUIRED, BUT WOULD WOULD BE ALLOWED. OKAY. AND WHAT, WHAT'S THE CONSIDERATION FOR THAT? WHY IS IT OKAY GOING FORWARD? ACCORDING TO, YOU KNOW, BY, BY STAFF'S CONSIDERATION TO CHANGE FROM MASONRY TO CEDAR FENCE, WE LOOKED AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING AND THE CONSENSUS THROUGHOUT OTHER BORDERING CITIES IS THAT THEY ALLOW A CEDAR FENCE BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY. OKAY, OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS. DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS FOR ANY TYPE OF CHANGE ON THIS? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE THE 600FT, THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT BEHIND SINGLE FAMILY, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. NO, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. AND HOW ABOUT PLACING THE I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO DO IMPROVEMENTS, BUT HOW ABOUT PLACING MONIES IN AN ESCROW ACCOUNT THAT WE COULD USE WHEN IT'S COMPLETED? WE CAN USE THAT MONEY TO PUT A, YOU KNOW, THE CORRECT TYPE OF FENCING AROUND THERE JUST SO THE RESIDENTS DON'T FEEL ANY TYPE OF CERTAIN WAY WITH THEIR PRIVACY. AND IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THAT OR ANY TYPE OF RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS NOT BROUGHT UP, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ENTERTAINED. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD IMPLEMENT THERE. IF THEY WERE TO PUT MONEY IN AN ESCROW ACCOUNT. BECAUSE I GUESS THE BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT IF WE ARE IF WE IF THEY PUT ON THE BLOCK FENCE, WE'RE GOING TO TEAR IT DOWN WHEN THAT TIME COMES FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. ON THAT COMMENT, I, I DISAGREE, MAKING THE DEVELOPER PUT SOME MONEY DOWN ON SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE CHANGED BY UDC CODE. BECAUSE IF WE DO THAT, THEN MOST, MOST DEVELOPERS ARE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE CHANGE WHERE THEY COULD SAVE MONEY. WHEN WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO GO FROM MASONRY TO TO WOOD. RIGHT NOW, I COMPLETELY [00:40:07] UNDERSTAND FROM COMMERCIAL, WHEN A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS RIGHT NEXT TO A RESIDENCE, THE NOISE, THE TRAFFIC, THE INCREASE, HUSTLE AND BUSTLE. WE WANT THAT BUFFER, RIGHT? BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BE RESIDENTS TO RESIDENTS, OBVIOUSLY MULTIFAMILY TO SINGLE FAMILY, I THINK THAT LIKE OTHER CITIES, I THINK WOULD, IS, IS ENOUGH TO CREATE A BUFFER OR A ANY SORT OF FENCE. SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR TO MAKE ANYBODY PUT MONEY IN ESCROW IF WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE OUR UDC. SO IF THE CHANGE IN THE UDC CODE IS IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE MULTIFAMILY, AND THEN THE IT'S GOING TO BE SINGLE FAMILY ON ONE SIDE, RIGHT? SO. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY UNITS YOU'RE PUTTING THERE IN THAT AREA? IT'S 220 LOTS. EACH LOT IS FOR A FOUR PLEX. SO ABOUT 880, IT'S 29 ACRES MULTIFAMILY BECAUSE THEY HAVE ABOUT SEVEN ACRES [11. AWARDING OF BIDS] [A. Consider Awarding RFQ No. 2026-1, Agent of Record and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate] ALONG KLAUSNER FOR COMMERCIAL. AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY IS WHAT THEY'RE ABUTTING EACH OTHER. THE LOTS ARE BORDERING EACH OTHER. SO THERE'S NO I MEAN, THE ONLY DISTANCE WOULD BE THE BUILDING SETBACKS, PROBABLY ABOUT 30 TO 40FT, MOST AT 30 TO 40FT. AND THERE WAS NO COMPLAINTS ON SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE? NO. WELL, ACTUALLY KIND OF SHOCKING THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM. READY TO PROCEED. ALL [B. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2026-11, Fountain Pool Pump House Renovation – Rebid to] RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TEN A. IF THE SECRETARY COULD READ THE CAPTION, MR. MAYOR, CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE 2025 2026 FISCAL YEAR BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REVENUES AND ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND, LOS LAGOS GOLF CLUB FUND, EDINBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT EDINBURGH FUND AND THE OPIOID FUND. ALL RIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL [12. APPOINTMENT] [A. Consider Appointment to the Following City Advisory Board, Council, Commission and Committee:] RIGHT. MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. IF YOU COULD PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ITEM. SURE, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THIS ITEM IS A. WE'RE REQUESTING PRESENTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE THAT WE APPROVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THIS ARE ITEMS THAT WERE UNFORESEEN. SOME OF THOSE. SOME OF THE. MOST OF THE ITEMS ARE MATCHES FOR GRANTS WE RECEIVED AFTER OCTOBER 1ST. ALL THIS. ALL THIS ITEM WILL BE FUNDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE, WHICH. AND ALSO FROM A CAPITAL LEASE THAT WE WAS. WE HAD SOME [13. CONSENT AGENDA] MONEY IN ESCROW, 77,500 WILL BE FROM THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT FROM THAT CAPITAL LEASE AND 1,935,388 IS FROM FROM THE FUND BALANCE. IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GO ITEM BY ITEM OR YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT HAVE THAT WERE REQUIRED, SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENTS. WE DID LOOK AT OUR FUND BALANCE. WE DID LOOK AT OUR FINANCES. WE'RE WE'RE STILL MAINTAINING A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AFTER THIS APPROPRIATIONS ARE APPROVED. IF THEY ARE APPROVED, AND WE'LL STILL BE AT A FUND BALANCE OF 26.95%, WHICH IS ABOVE THE REQUIRED 25%. SO. SO WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THESE ITEMS. WELL, IN IN PARTICULAR, I DON'T I DON'T PARTICULARLY THINK WE NEED TO GO LITERALLY LINE BY LINE, BUT WHAT I SEE HERE IN GENERAL IS THERE, THERE IS THE BACKUP THAT'S PROVIDED THAT SHOWS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT THE MONEY IS BEING APPLIED TO. AND I CAN AND I CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. RIGHT? YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A AMOUNT HERE FOR MATCH RELATED TO OUR AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS THE 20 MILLION THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO DO A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS OUT AT OUR AIRPORT. AND THAT'S REQUIRED BY BY THE STATUTE THAT APPROPRIATED THAT 20 MILLION. YES. IN THE FIRST PLACE. I ALSO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE ADA COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE. I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A LAW THAT THAT WAS PASSED THAT REQUIRED US TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR CITY WEBSITE. YES. AND SO I SEE, I SEE THAT AS WELL. AND. I GUESS THE WAY, THE WAY THAT IT'S LAID OUT HERE, I, I APPRECIATE THAT THE FINANCE STAFF WOULD GO AND DISCLOSE ALL OF THE AMOUNTS AND NOT JUST PRESENT THE WHOLE NUMBERS, AT [00:45:03] LEAST THIS WAY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE DETAILS IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS WHAT THIS IS BEING PAID, WHAT THIS IS PAYING FOR. AND THIS IS NOT BOND MONEY, RIGHT? PAYING FOR THIS, THAT IS NOT BOND MONEY. RIGHT. OKAY. AND THIS IS MONEY OUT OF THE GENERAL RESERVE BECAUSE WE HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. NO. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 11 A THE SECRETARY READ THE CAPTION. CONSIDER AWARDING ERK NUMBER 2026-1 AGENT OF RECORD, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT AND EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION. TO CLARIFY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION? YES. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S [14. OTHER BUSINESS] RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? RIGHT. HEARING NO DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [15. EXECUTIVE SESSION] ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM IS 11 B. IF THE SECRETARY CAN READ THE CAPTION, CONSIDER AWARDING BID NUMBER 2026-11. FOUNTAIN POOL PUMP HOUSE RENOVATION BID TO GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LLC. THE LOWEST BIDDER MEETING SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT RELATED THERETO. MOTION ON THIS ITEM. MOTION TO GO WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM IS 12 A IF SECRETARY READ THE CAPTION. MAYOR, CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING CITY ADVISORY BOARD, COUNCIL COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE. CIVIL SERVICE. COMMISSION. ONE MEMBER. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO REAPPOINT RAMON RODRIGUEZ, THE APPLICANT. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION AND A SECOND TO REAPPOINT RAMON RODRIGUEZ TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM. OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH F, SO MOVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION AND A SECOND. TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH F. WE DID HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEM 13. A YES. IF YOU COULD COME UP AND PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ITEM. SURE. DIRECTOR OF GRANTS ADMINISTRATION. THIS PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT IS TO REALLOCATE FUNDS FROM THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS PHASE TWO PROJECT. SAME PROJECT STILL ONGOING. STILL ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WHICH IS EVEN AHEAD OF THE EXPENDITURE DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 2026. WE WERE ASKING FOR THIS ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO CONTINUE COMPLYING WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND ALL THIS FUNDS, OR ALL OF THE FUNDING. OUR COST SAVINGS FROM COMPLETED UTILITIES PROJECTS. SO ALL EVERY CENT IS BEING EXPENDED IS HAS BEEN OBLIGATED AND IS ON TRACK TO WHERE THE CITY IS ON TRACK TO MAXIMIZE ALL ARPA FUNDS. RIGHT. I REMEMBER THIS PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING TIME PERIOD IN THE CITY, IN THE CITY'S HISTORY, IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY. OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY RECEIVED AN ALLOCATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER ARPA WITH REQUIREMENTS. IN TERMS OF HOW WE SPENT IT, WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THE MONEY IT WAS ALLOCATED TO US, AND WE WERE TOLD TO USE IT AS BEST AS WE COULD. AND FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, I KNOW THE CITY HAS BEEN APPLYING IT TO A VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROJECTS. AND SO WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THE THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED THIS MONEY TO WHERE WE DID THE WORK, WE'VE COMPLETED THE WORK, AND WE ACTUALLY SAVED MONEY FROM WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO SPEND ON THOSE PROJECTS. AND WITH THAT SAVINGS, WE DON'T WANT TO JUST MISS OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING. WE'RE ACTUALLY APPLYING IT TO. SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE PUBLIC. IS ALL OF THIS CORRECT? ALL OF THIS IS CORRECT? YES. OKAY, EXCELLENT. AND JUST FURTHER, THERE WERE 23 PROJECTS THAT WERE ALLOCATED FUNDING. SO OUT OF THE 23, 21 ARE COMPLETED. SO THERE'S ONLY TWO. SO EVERY EVERY AMOUNT OR EVERY CENT IS BEING EXPENDED. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS ARE PRIORITIZED. SO THAT'S WHERE THE COST SAVINGS WENT. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW WE ARE ALL VERY INTERESTED IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR CITY, MAKING SURE THAT IT WORKS WELL FOR EVERYBODY ALL AROUND THE CITY. SO I REALLY WANT TO [00:50:02] SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WHO HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH OUR STREET REPAVING PROGRAM THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE LITERALLY REPAVED DOZENS OF STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THEY EVEN TOOK ON THE PROJECT, MOST RECENTLY OF COMPLETING THE TOP LAYER OF ALBERTA. AND THEY DID IT LITERALLY IN RECORD TIME. I WAS SO AMAZED WITH HOW QUICKLY THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT SECOND LAYER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR TAKING THAT ON AND FOR MAKING SURE THAT OUR STREETS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION FOR ALL OUR RESIDENTS ALL OVER THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ALL OF THESE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. OTHER BUSINESS. ANYTHING. FUTURE REQUESTED ITEMS BY THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES. TIME NOW IS 641. WE ARE ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM EIGHT CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY. ITEM B CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS. ITEM C DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE CONVEYANCE, EXCHANGE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. ITEM D DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS ONE. PROJECT BRANCH TWO. PROJECT THREE. WORKFORCE RESOURCE CENTER FOUR. PROJECT 25. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.