* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] YES, SIR. [1. Welcome] UH, THE TIME. WELL NOTICE OF A REGULAR, UH, REGULAR MEETING IN THE CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION. FEBRUARY 7TH, 2023. IT'S, UH, 5 31. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY. UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO U US FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG. AND, UH, PLEASE REMAIN STAND FOR THE INVOCATION I PLEDGE OF ALLEG FLAG, UNITED STATES, WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE JUSTICE TOMORROW UNDER TEXAS. FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGENCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE, INVISIBLE. LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY IN, IN HUMILITY AND FAITH. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN US AND THE MANY BLESSINGS IN OUR LIVES. WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND STRENGTH. SHOW US THE WAY, AND FILL US WITH COURAGE AND WISDOM. HELP US TO REMEMBER YOUR LOVE AND GRACE, AND TO BE FAITHFUL IN OUR SERVICE TO YOU. GIVE US THE PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING TO FACE LIFE'S CHALLENGES WITH GRACE. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. HE'S ON HIS WAY ALSO. COULD YOU SEE? YES, SIR. UH, OKAY, ADAM, NUMBER FOUR. UH, [4. Announcements: Items of Community Interest.] INTEREST OF, UH, COMMUNITY INTEREST, UM, ITEMS. I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONERS. ANYTHING Y'ALL WANNA BRING UP? NO COMMISSIONER, ANYTHING? OKAY. UM, THEY GAVE ME THIS. SO IS THIS GONNA BE IN THE WEBPAGE? IT'S ON, IT'S, UH, RIGHT IN THE WEBPAGE. OKAY. UH, WE HAVE THE, UH, NOTICE OF A EARLY, UH, VOTING ELECTION ON THE CITY OF SANTO AND, UH, AND THE, UH, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALSO, ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD MAY 6TH. UH, WE DO HAVE EARLY ELECTIONS, UM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS GOING START ON, UH, APRIL 24TH THROUGH MAY 2ND. THOSE ARE THE EARLY ELECTIONS. AND THEN THE MAIN DATE IS GONNA BE, UH, MAY 6TH. AND, UH, WE DO HAVE THIS, UH, INFORMATION ON THE, UH, UH, CITY WEBPAGE. UM, YOU HAVE THE COMMUNITY, UH, SOMEBODY, COMMITTEE BUILDING, AND ALSO THE PRECINCTS ALSO ON THERE. SO EVERYTHING'S THERE. OKAY. AT NUMBER FIVE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. AT NUMBER SIX, [6. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the July 19, 2022 Regular City Commission Meeting.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR JULY, UH, 19 20, 22. REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. DO I, CAN I GET A MOTION? I WAS PRESENT. OKAY. YOU WANT? OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA, SECOND BY MAYOR FRANCO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? I'M GONNA ABSTAIN. ABSTAIN. OKAY. I GOT TWO ABSTAINS BY COMMISSIONER, UH, GALVAN AND, UH, COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ. AND, UH, SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND, UH, TWO ABSTAINS. UH, MOTION PASSES. OKAY. EDITOR NUMBER SIX, [7. Consideration and possible action to approve the Facility Usage Agreement with San Benito Youth Sports for the year 2023.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACCIDENT TO APPROVE THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT FOR THE SAN BERNARD UTAH SPORTS FOR THE YEAR 2023. AND MR. RAM RODRIGUEZ. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD. RAMON RODRIGUEZ, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF SANTO. THE SANTO YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL LEAGUE IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT FOR YEAR 2023. THE LEAGUE OFFERS HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AND TEENS AT SAFE HAVEN, WHERE THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR BASEBALL SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN STRUCTURED PLAY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? IS THE LIABILITY INSURANCE, EVERYTHING'S SAFE IN ORDER, CUSTOMARY FOR THIS TYPE OF EVENT? [00:05:01] YES, SIR. IT MEETS THE, UH, IT ADMITS, IT MEETS THE, YEAH. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE YES. REQUIREMENT? YES. YES, SIR. HOW MANY KIDS, UH, HAVE THEY BEEN ENROLLED? UH, SO FAR? WE HAVE, SIR. SO WE CAN GET YOU ON THE, ON THE, THE RECORDING. SAL CASTILLO, PRESIDENT OF THE THANK YOU FOR COMING. UH, SO FAR WE HAVE LIKE 300 KIDS REGISTERED SO FAR. OKAY. OKAY. MR. SAL, PARENTS ARE ALWAYS ASKING FOR PLACES WHERE THEY CAN PRACTICE OR TEAMS ARE, IS THIS GONNA BE, ARE THEY, ARE THEY ABLE TO PRACTICE THERE, OR DO YOU HAVE PRACTICE DAYS? YES. YES. WHAT WE DO IS, UH, WE DIVIDE EVERY FIELD, FIVE 30 TO SEVEN, SEVEN TO EIGHT 30. AND THEY, THEY PRACTICE THERE. OKAY. WE JUST HAVE SO MANY TEAMS, IT'S RIDICULOUS. MM-HMM. , IT'S HARD. THAT'S GOOD. YEAH. YEAH. IS GOOD. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? MOTION TO APPROVE? YES. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY MARI FRANCO. SECOND. SECOND. I GOT A SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER GALVAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. CASTILLO, WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU ALL. YOUR GROUP. OKAY. EDITOR NUMBER EIGHT. [8. Consideration and action to approve the artist contract with BLG Management for a performance at the 2023 Hog Waddle Concert.] UM, CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE ARTIST CONTRACT WITH THE B L G MANAGEMENT FOR THE PERFORMANCE. PERFORMANCE AT THE, UH, 2023 HOG WADDLE CONCERT. AND MS. NIKKI SERRANO. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, NIKKI SERRANO PARKS AND RECREATION SPECIAL PROJECTS PLANNER. FOR THE RECORD, THE CONTRACT PRESENTED TO YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO SECURE AN AWARD-WINNING ARTIST TO OPEN UP FOR THE MAIN ACT AT THE HOG WADDLE CONCERT, AS WELL AS TO HELP US ADVANCE OUR GOAL OF BECOMING OUR GOAL OF PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY WITH QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT AND PROMOTING TOURISM TO THE AREA STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. OKAY. YOU MAKE SURE IT'S, ANY QUESTIONS? MS. NIKKI, HOW'S THE TICKETING GONNA WORK? UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT ONLINE TICKETING AGAIN THIS YEAR. UM, I THINK WE HAD A REALLY GREAT TURNOUT LAST YEAR. UM, YOU KNOW, HELPS PEOPLE PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE DAY OF. THEY CAN MAKE PLANS BEFOREHAND. WHAT I, UH, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS FOR THE TICKETING WHERE I SAW THEY, THEY WERE GETTING A, A PER, NOT A PERCENTAGE, A, A SET FEE, RIGHT. FOR SELLING EVERY TICKET. MAYBE WE CAN HOLD THEM MORE, UM, TO LIKE A STANDARD LIKE, HEY, IF YOU SELL THIS MANY TICKETS, WE'LL MEET THAT RATE, BUT IF YOU ONLY SELL THIS, YOU GET A LOWER RATE. RIGHT. SO YOU DON'T, YOU KIND OF GIVE 'EM AN INCENTIVE TO HIT THAT GOAL SO THAT THEY GET THAT FULL, THAT KIND OF THING. FLAT RATE THAT WE WERE CHARGING ONTO ADDITIONALLY INTO THAT TICKET. MM-HMM. , WE ARE, UH, LOOKING AT THE PROPOSALS AND STUFF, UHHUH, , AND THEN, SO, YOU KNOW, I CAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS WITH THEM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEIR RATES ARE BASED ON THE PRICE. RIGHT. IT'S GOOD THAT IT'S GOOD TO MARKET IT OUT MORE, BUT MAKE 'EM WORK FOR THEIR MONEY. MM-HMM. , BECAUSE WE'RE DOING ALL THE WORK, THEY'RE JUST PUTTING IT ONLINE INSTEAD, IT HERE AND THERE, AND THEY'RE GETTING, YOU KNOW. YEAH. UM, THE ONES WE WORKED WITH LAST YEAR, AND THE WAY THAT MOST OF THE ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, THEY DO HAVE LIKE AN EMAIL LIST FROM EVERYONE THAT HAS PURCHASED TICKETS IN THE PAST. UM, SO THEY, THEY SEND THOSE, RIGHT? THEY SEND EMAILS TO THOSE WHO HAVE PURCHASED TICKETS AND, UM, THEY HELP WITH DISTRIBUTING POSTERS AS WELL. MM-HMM. , DO WE HAVE ALREADY THE, UH, GROUP THAT'S GONNA PLAY? I'M SORRY, SIR. DO WE HAVE THE GROUP THAT'S GONNA PLAY THE HEADLINER? THIS ONE IS FOR YES. THIS ONE, ONE IS FOR THE SECUR, THE SUPPORTING ACT, THE ONE BEFORE THEM. OKAY. THE ONE BEFORE THEM. SO THE COMPANY NOT ONLY, UH, CHARGES US A FEE, BUT THEY ALSO HELP PROMOTE THE EVENT. YES, SIR. FOR TICKETING. YES. THEY BEHOOVES THEM TOO MONDAY. IT BEHOOVES THEM TOO. THE MORE THEY SELL. RIGHT. OF COURSE. THE MORE THEY LIKE IT IS AN INCENTIVE, LIKE HE SAID, AN INCENTIVE FOR THEM. THE MORE THEY SELL, THE MORE THAT THEY PROFIT. OKAY. CAN WE ANNOUNCE THE HEADLIGHT? UM, WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, YOU KNOW, LIKE VIA FACEBOOK AND STUFF. YEAH. KIND OF BUILD THE ANTICIPATION A LITTLE MORE. SO, WAIT. OKAY. COMING SOON. STAY TUNED GUYS. I SAW THAT. OKAY. STAY TUNED. STAY TUNED. . OKAY. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FRANCO. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GAR GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. OKAY, ADAM, NUMBER NINE, [9. Consideration and possible action to approve a Concession Agreement with 80's Bar and Grill, LLC to provide alcoholic beverage sales at the San Benito Hog Waddle Concert on Saturday, March 25, 2023.] CONSIDERATION A POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, CONCESSION AGREEMENT [00:10:01] WITH THE EIGHTIES, UH, BAR AND GRILL, LLC TO PROVIDE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALE AT THE SEMI HOG WA ON SATURDAY, MAY 20, EXCUSE ME. MARCH 25TH. 2023. AND MS. UH, SERRANO? YES, SIR. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. NIKKI SERRANO. PARKS AND RECREATION SPECIAL PROJECTS PLANNER FOR THE RECORD. EIGHTIES BAR AND GRILL HAS PROVIDED CONCESSION SERVICES AT SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS EVENTS WITH SEVERAL YEARS IN THE BUSINESS. THE ORGANIZATION IS FAMILIAR WITH T A B C RULES AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING PERFORMING PROPER ID CHECKS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? DID A GOOD JOB LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. I MAY HAVE LIKE A LARGER VER I HATE THESE. NO, I WAS SUPER EXCITED. THEY DID A GOOD JOB AND THEY HAD A BETTER VARIETY OF DRINKS, SO I THINK THAT REALLY INCREASED A LOT OF SALES, SO, NO, I'M EXCITED THEY DID. YES. THANK YOU. SO, I, I SAID TO GO LOCAL THE WHOLE TIME. , I JUST WANT OUT TEAM IN. I SAID THAT RIGHT? OH, NO. THANK YOU TO THE EIGHTIES BAR AND THANK YOU NIKKI FOR GOING LOCAL. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ AND SECOND BY FRANCO. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, NICKI. OKAY, ADAM 10. [10. Discussion and update on pending Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects and available funds.] UH, DISCUSSION. AN UPDATE ON THE PENDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, C B G PROJECTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS. AND, UH, MR. MARTIN SCIENCE. PRESENT THIS ON GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD. MARTIN SIGN CITY BG COORDINATOR. TODAY I WANNA BRIEFLY UPDATE YOU ON THE PENDING CITY BG PROJECTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CITY BG AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S 210,266 AND 27 CENTS. $43,788 WAS ALLOCATED FOR PROJECTS AT FIGAN AND LANDRUM PARKS FROM 20 17 20 18 AWARD YEARS LEAVING MORE THAN 190,000 AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THESE TWO PARKS. VALLEY PARK IS, UH, WORK IS PENDING ON CONSTRUCTION OF A PAVILION. THE PROJECT COMPLETION DEADLINE IS 2024. WE HAVE ALREADY BEGAN PREPPING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH, UH, GETTING QUOTES FOR THE PAVILION, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ON, UH, FIGAN PARK? HOW'S THE PROJECT GOING? AND, UH, I'M SURE THAT, UH, MAYBE SOME OF THE PUBLIC DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT WE STARTED WITH, UH, FIGAN? THE FIGAN PARK? UH, PARK? FIGAN PARK IS, UH, RIGHT NOW IT HAS TO BE COMPLETED BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEADLINE ONE TO USE CDBG FUNDS. SO SINCE 2017 TILL NOW, UH, IT'S THE, IT'S THE, IT'S COMING UP CORRECT. REALLOCATED FUNDS NOT CORRECT. CORRECT. IF I CAN'T, UM, IS THE REALLOCATED SLIDE BACK ON FLIGHT BACK? YEAH. GO BACK ON SLIDE. AND IF, UH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE SITE, TO ASK THE PARKS DIRECTOR TO POINT OUT WHAT'S GONNA GO ON THAT SITE AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD. I'M RODRIGUEZ PARKS RECREATION DIRECTOR. UH, YOU SEE, YOU GUYS SEE THAT, UH, GRAY SLAB RIGHT THERE? THAT'S WHERE THE PAVILION'S GONNA GO. IT'S ABOUT 40 BY 40, ACTUALLY. 40 BY 40. THAT'S WHERE THE OLD, UH, PAVILION STAND BEFORE IT WAS, UH, DESTROYED BY HURRICANE DALIA, I BELIEVE. UM, WE ALREADY GOTTEN THE ENGINEERING DONE. UH, WE HAVE ALL THAT. UH, WE GOT, UM, THE TWO QUOTES FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR THE PAVILION STRUCTURE ITSELF. ONE OF 'EM FELL THROUGH, SO WE'RE WAITING FOR A THIRD ONE. UM, AND EVERYTHING'S IN, IN, IT'S DOING GOOD. OKAY. SO IF WE DON'T FINISH IT UP, IF WE DON'T FINISH IT UP, THEN THE MONEY HAS TO BE RETURNED BACK. WE CAPTURED. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, UH, THAT WE COMMENCE WITH THAT ONE. CORRECT. MR. RUIZ, I HAD A QUESTION, UM, THAT SLAB THAT, THAT YOU SHOW US TODAY. YES, SIR. ARE YOU GOING, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? THAT'S, THAT'S GONE. THAT'S GONE. WE, WE TOOK EVERYTHING OUT. YEAH, WE'RE STARTING. SO YOU'RE NOT USING THAT? NO, NO, SIR. EVERYTHING'S GONE. UH, BRAND NEW. UH, WE GOT AN ENGINEER ROOM UNIFORM TO COME AND GIVE US THE, THE, THE SPECS FOR WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD BASED ON THE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT ON THERE. WE HAVE ALL OF THAT ALREADY. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE STRUCTURE WE GO IN WITH AFTER ALL. NOW WE'RE NOT GOING WITH THE TRADITIONAL WOODEN ONE. WE HAD, IT'S GONNA BE A METAL STRUCTURE, MA'AM. IT'S, UH, IT'S A, IT STANDS WEATHER A LOT BETTER THAN, THAN WOOD. OKAY. MM-HMM. , IS IT ONE OF THE MILL BUILDINGS? SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I'M SORRY, SIR. IS IT ONE OF THE MILL MILLER BUILDINGS? SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SIR? YES. OKAY, GOOD. YOU'LL SEE THE DESIGN WHEN IT COMES TO, FOR THE CONTRACT [00:15:01] NEXT. SO YOU'LL SEE DRAWINGS AND MM-HMM. , IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE. THAT'S GREAT. DID YOU, UH, GO ALSO WITH THE, UH, WE HAVE A LOCAL YES, SIR. WE, WE, WE REACHED OUT TO THEM ALSO. OKAY. MM-HMM. . GREAT. ALRIGHT. JUST WANT BUY LOCAL IF WE CAN. OKAY. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, NO, NO. OKAY. THIS IS ONLY DISCUSSION, SO IT'S NOT, UH, FOR VOTING OR ANYTHING. SO, CONTINUING ON, UH, MEANWHILE, ALAN PARK, AVAILABLE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO BUILD RESTROOMS. THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 2025. SO THAT'S THE PROJECT THAT'LL BE CONTINUING RIGHT AFTER FIGAN. SO, PRETTY MUCH, UH, RIGHT NOW, THE ESTIMATE, COULD YOU GO BACK TO LANDRUM? YES. WHERE ARE THE RESTROOMS GONNA BE LOCATED ON THERE? THOSE ARE, UH, ON THE SOUTH END OF THE MAP RIGHT THERE. THE, THE LOWER END, YOU SEE THE GREEN LINE, THEY WILL GO OFF TO THE SIDE OF THAT GREEN LINE, UH, IN BETWEEN THE CIRCLE AND THE, AND THE TRAIL. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU HAVE A, THE PAVILION AND THE CENTER, UH, YES. THE CENTER'S A PAVILION. YEAH. SO IT, IT'LL BE, YOU SEE WHERE THAT, UH, STRUCTURE RIGHT THERE IS ON THE BOTTOM, UH, RIGHT HAND SIDE. THINK IN THAT AREA. THINK POINTER. DOES IT NOT HAVE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, I DON'T THINK ABOUT THIS WAY. UH, NO, IT DOESN'T WORK. YEAH, YEAH. IN THAT AREA. SORRY, YES. ON THE SECOND. YEAH. RIGHT. HIGHER UP. YEAH. WEIRD. YEAH. SEE THAT THE GREEN LINE RIGHT THERE? THAT'S THE, THE, THE SEWER LINE THAT GOES THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE PARK. OKAY. SO WE'RE GONNA BE NEAR THAT. OKAY. I HAVE, UH, AS WE'RE MAKING THESE NEW IMPROVEMENTS, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO ACQUIRE TO PROTECT THESE ASSETS? THAT WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. YES, SIR. UH, WE'VE INSTALLED A PERMANENT, UH, SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS PARK. THAT'S OPERATIONAL, THAT'S RECORDING. AND AT THESE OTHER, UH, FACILITIES, WE HAVE, UH, GAME CAMERAS. UH, WHEN, UH, IN CASE WE HAVE ANY, UH, VANDALISM, WE GO BACK TO THOSE. OKAY. I KNOW THAT THROUGHOUT THE, OUR PARKS, UH, THE RESTROOMS ARE A BIG QUESTION. ALSO, LIKE I TOLD, UH, UH, CITY MANAGER, UH, MANNY, THAT, UH, JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE I GO, ANY EVENT I GO TO, SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARE THERE SAID, UH, MAYOR, HOW COME, UH, THE, UH, RESTROOMS GET, UH, CLOSED PRETTY EARLY. SO, I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS CONSTANTLY, I KEEP TELLING, I SAID, WELL, SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE THE VANDALISM THAT GOES ON, YOU KNOW, IT, UH, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE AND SAY, WELL, CAMERAS, I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY'RE NOT AS SIMPLE JUST TO PUT UP CAMERAS ON THERE. I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO BE HIGH. YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW MUCH ARE THE CAMERAS WE TALKING ABOUT? IT? IT DEPENDS ON THE CAMERA THAT WE GET THROUGH. BUT THE PROBLEM, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE CAMERA, SOMEBODY GOES INTO THE RESTROOM AND BREAKS THE TOILET. IT'S HARD FOR US TO TELL THAT HE WAS THAT PERSON THAT DID IT. OKAY. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEING HIM ACTUALLY DOING IT. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING INTO THAT RESTROOM. UH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE RUNNING TO WHEN WE SEE 'EM OUT THERE DOING GRAFFITI OR STUFF, WE CAN SEE WHO WAS DOING IT ON THE OUTSIDE. OH YEAH. WE CAUGHT SOMEBODY GLUING THE LOCKS, UH, SHOT. SO WE SAW WHO THEY WERE. UH, BUT INSIDE, ONCE THEY GO INSIDE AND THEY BREAK THOSE, UH, UH, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR, FOR US TO KNOW. I WAS ASKING WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, AND THIS CAME UP, THAT AT 1.1 CITY WAS CHARGING A SMALL FEE TO USE THE RESTROOM. LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU GO UP INTO THESE BIGGER CITIES MM-HMM. , YOU HAVE TO PAY A FEE OR YOU HAVE TO BE A, USING THEIR BUSINESS. IS THAT EVEN A, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'VE SEEN OR VIABLE OPTION OR YOU THINK IT'S CRAZY? I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ANYWAYS. CRAZY. IT'S CRAZY. YEAH. IT'S, UH, I THINK IT'S CRAZY. HE'S NOT VIABLE. I MEAN, REALISTICALLY, YOU PAY YOUR QUARTER, GO IN THERE AND DESTROY THE PLACE. RIGHT. FOR A QUARTER. YEAH. OKAY. THERE THINK YOU STILL, OH, SORRY. AHEAD. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, YOU STILL HAVE TO OF COURSE, DO SOME KIND OF SURVEILLANCE. YES, WE DO, SIR. AND, UH, OUR PARKS, UH, UH, PERFORMING IS CONSTANTLY, UH, PATROLLING THESE AREAS. HE'S ALWAYS OUT THERE AND ENSURE THAT WE, WE WILL ENFORCE YES. MM-HMM. , WHATEVER. AND POLICE IS VERY ACTIVE, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO CHIEF VIOLATION HELPING US WHEN IT COMES TO VANDALISM, ONCE WE IDENTIFY SUSPECTS, POLICE IS VERY QUICK TO, TO STEP IN AND HELP US WITH THAT, I THINK IS A WHOLE OTHER STORY. I THINK WE NEED TO SEE THE CHIEF ON THE BIKE AGAIN. WE NEED TO SEE THE CHIEF ON THE BIKE AGAIN. CHIEF, THE CHIEF ON THE BIKE. AGAIN, . THERE HE IS. , THEY DID DO SOME TRAINING CLASSES. THEY DID 'EM FOR A REASON. SO I DEFINITELY THINK THAT WE NEED MORE LIGHTING AND OF COURSE MORE CAMERAS OUT THERE. SO, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF LIGHTING WHERE THERE'S SOLAR LIGHTING OR SOME TYPE OF LIGHT. BUT MOST PARKS TOO CLOSE. THEY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UH, RESTROOMS AT SUNDOWN. UH, YEAH. CARTON DOES IT. UH, A LOT OF THE CITIES, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. AND THAT'S OUR PRACTICE. WE CLOSE 'EM AT SAND DOWN RIGHT NOW, UM, DURING THE SUMMER. IT'S A LITTLE LATER. SO FIRE HELPS US WITH THAT. UH, WE [00:20:01] TRY TO KEEP 'EM UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, BUT ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN, IT, IT'S TOUGH TO, TO CONTROL, UH, WHAT GOES ON IN THERE. OKAY. THERE'S A WAY, SOMEHOW. THERE WAS ONE COMPANY THAT CAME TO MY, THERE WAS A PROPOSAL, RIGHT? THAT THEY WANTED TO DO, UM, SET UP A WIFI SYSTEM AND A CAMERA SYSTEM AND DO CONTACT TRACING, JUST LIKE ANYWHERE YOU GO. IF I CAME TO CITY HALL AND I SIGNED IN, OR IF YOU GO TO HEB, YOU SIGN INTO THEIR WIFI MM-HMM. , THEY AUTOMATICALLY GOT ALL YOUR STUFF. RIGHT. FACEBOOK DOES THAT ALREADY. AND PEOPLE SAY, OH, INVASION OF PRIVACY. BUT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY HAS FACEBOOK, DOESN'T KNOW THAT THEY GET CONTACT TRACE OR GOOGLE. SO THERE WAS A COMPANY THAT WAS GONNA DO THAT WITH WIFI, AND YOU SIGN INTO THE CITY WIFI AT THE PARK, THEY KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHO WAS THERE AT THAT WI MM-HMM. WITH IP ADDRESS. IS THAT A, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE LOOKING INTO? THAT'S SOMETHING I, I'VE LOOKED INTO, SIR. THE, THE, THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THE COST. IT'S, IT'S A COST ARE VERY, VERY HIGH. UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO, UH, SET UP WIFI CONNECTIVITY AT THE PARK. UH, AND THEN THE, THE, THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF IS VERY EXPENSIVE. UH, SO, YEAH. OKAY. CARRY ON. GOOD. SO, MOVING ON. UM, FOR FAGIN PARK, THE ESTIMATED, UH, APPROXIMATE ESTIMATED 60,000 FOR THE PAVILION AND WORK FOR FAGIN PARK. LANDRUM PARK, UH, RESTROOMS ARE AN ESTIMATED 120,000. AND THAT'S OUT OF THE 210,266 THAT WE HAVE FOR GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS. THAT WAS THE REMAINING BALANCE OF 30,000. CORRECT. IF ALL, IF UNASSIGNED, WE STAY AS, RIGHT NOW, IF WE STAY WITHIN THE BUDGET, THEN WE CAN DECIDE, OR IF WE REACH THOSE NUMBERS, THEN WE COULD DECIDE, UH, LATER ON WHAT WE DO WITH THOSE 30,000. YEAH. CUZ UM, I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR KENNEDY PARK FOR A LONG TIME, AND THEY'RE DUE FOR AN UPGRADE OR UPLIFT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. EVEN THE RESTROOM SETS BACK TO THOUSAND. ARE WE GONNA PUT ANY, LIKE TABLE OR CHAIRS UNDER CIVILIAN THE BUDGET OR? YEAH, THE, THE, THE PLAN IS TO GET PICNIC TABLES ON THERE. MM-HMM. BACK TO KENNEDY PARK. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. GO AHEAD. YOU'RE GOOD. NEXT WE HAVE THE CBGS CV ALLOCATION. THAT'S, UH, 403,977. UH, CURRENTLY WE'RE CREATING A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT, UH, AND RELOCATING THE FUNDS FROM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO A PROJECT THAT WILL HELP US USE TO ALLOCATE IN AMOUNTS. UH, PREVIOUSLY WE WERE, UH, AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED THREE APPLICANTS, UH, THAT SUBMITTED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CDBG CV AND NONE HAVE QUALIFIED. SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO, UH, REALLOCATE THE FUNDS TO A DIFFERENT, UH, HUD QUALIFYING PROJECT. NEXT, WE HAVE THE YEAR 48. THIS CURRENT YEAR, UH, THE ALLOCATION, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE, UH, THE PAYMENT FOR THE STREAM IMPROVEMENT, DEBT PAYMENT, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, CITY PARKS, UH, THE THREE SUBRECIPIENTS AND A TOTAL PROPOSED, UH, CURRENT YEAR ALLOCATION, THAT STREET PAYMENT, UH, DEBT PAYMENT. WHEN IS, ARE WE CLOSE TO THE LAST ONE? 2024? YES, SIR. ONE MORE YEAR. YES, SIR. SO, 2024. SO YOU COMMISS YOU HAVE THOSE FUNDS UNTIL 2025. OKAY. SO 2024 FUNDS ARE STILL, SO WE'RE IN DEBT FOR ONE MORE YEAR THIS YEAR. NEXT YEAR. YES, SIR. AND THEN WE CAN ALLOCATE 2213. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO. GOOD. OKAY. GOOD JOB, MR. SIGNS. THANK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. AT NUMBER 11, CONSIDERATION [11. Consideration and possible action to approve a Subscription Agreement with Visual Labs, Inc., for the San Benito Police Department's body camera system in the total amount of $15,040.00.] POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE SUB SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WITH THE VISUAL LABS INC. FOR THE SEMI, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT BODY CAMERA SYSTEM IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF, UH, $15,040. AND MR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MAYOR PROTE, COMMISSIONERS POLICE CHIEF MARIO, FOR THE RECORD, LAST YEAR WE TESTED A BODY, BODY WORN CAMERA SOLUTION FROM VISUAL LABS THAT UTILIZES A CELL PHONE AS A BODY CAMERA DEVICE. THE GOAL WAS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO MAKE OUR EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT STORAGE CLOUD BASE. CURRENTLY ALL OUR DIGITAL EVIDENCE IS STORED AND MANAGED ON AN IN-HOUSE SERVER. THIS IS PROVEN TO BE TIME CONSUMING FOR OUR CASE PREPARATION OFFICER AND DETECTIVES WHEN SEARCHING AND LABELING VIDEOS. THIS NEW SOFTWARE FROM VISUAL LABS DOWNLOADS BODY CAMERA VIDEOS. AS SOON AS THE OFFICER TURNS A CAMERA OFF, REGARDLESS OF THEIR LOCATION, IT OFFERS GPS TRACKING REDACTION. SOFTWARE AND A LINK TO EVIDENTIARY VIDEOS CAN BE DIRECTLY EMAILED TO THE DA'S OFFICE OR MUNICIPAL COURT. IN ADDITION, IT OFFERS LIVE VIEWING, WHICH MEANS IF AN OFFICER IS IN DISTRESS, A DISPATCHER CAN LOG IN AND LIVESTREAM FROM THE OFFICER'S CAMERA, ALLOWING THEM TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL INFORMATION TO BACKUP OFFICERS. THIS PROJECT GIVE APPROVAL WILL BE PURCHASED WITH ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I'M [00:25:01] AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. HOW MANY BUDDY TIMES? UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT 16, MAYOR. SO IS THAT NOT EVEN HALF THE DEPARTMENT? RIGHT? YEAH, WELL, RIGHT NOW, CUZ SINCE IT'S IN THE FIRST YEAR, WE TESTED 'EM OUT FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. I MEAN THREE MONTHS LAST, LAST YEAR. AND, UH, THREE OFFICERS USED THEM AND, UH, THEY TRIED DIFFERENT DEVICES CUZ THE CELL PHONE THEY SENT US INITIALLY WAS KIND OF BIG. SO WE, WE WENT TO THAT GALAXY FLIP, WHICH TURNS IT INTO A SMALLER SQUARE. SO THE OFFICERS WERE WEARING THAT. AND, UH, WHAT THE GOAL IS RIGHT NOW IS, UH, YOU KNOW, PILOT IT FOR THE YEAR, UH, THE WHOLE YEAR ON A SUBSCRIPTION. AND, UH, IT'LL GIVE US 16 CAMERAS. SO THAT MEANS, UH, THE PATROL SHIFTS WILL, WILL SHARE 'EM. UH, SO IF ONE OFFICER'S WORKING THE NEXT OFFICER'S OFF, AND THEN WHEN THAT OFFICER COMES IN, HE'LL HAVE A FULL CHARGED, UH, CAMERA SINCE THAT OFFICER HAS BEEN OFF FOR THE, THE TWO DAYS. SO HE'LL GRAB THAT CAMERA. SO HE, IT'S GONNA BE ONE CAMERA PER, UH, PER, UH, TWO OFFICERS. SO THAT MEANS TOO, IF THEY COME IN AND ONE OFFICER GRABS IT FROM AFTER HIS DAYS OFF AND SEES IT AND IS DAMAGED, THEY CAN REPORT IT RIGHT AWAY. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S KIND OF, THEY'RE GRABBING CAMERAS, UH, OFF THE DOCKS RIGHT NOW. SO, AND THEY, THEY WRITE 'EM IN, WHICH IS THEY'RE USING, BUT, UH, WE DO FIND SOME DAMAGED ONES, BUT I THINK THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THESE A LITTLE MORE KNOWING THAT IT BELONGS TO EITHER THEM ASSIGNED TO SOMEONE YEAH. AND THEN ROTATE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. OKAY. MAYOR, IF WE WERE TO GET EVERYBODY, ALL 40 OFFICERS OR 45, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 38,000. SO THIS IS TO TEST THEM UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. IT'S THE BEST APPROACH. AND THEN WE GET THIS UTILIZATION BY SHARING THESE. OKAY. OKAY. SO THE FIRST YEAR WILL BE A TRIAL BASIS, AND THEN IF WE LIKE TO PROGRAM, WE NEED SOME TYPE OF, UH, DEVICE OUT THERE FOR THEM REGARDLESS. SO WHETHER IT'S THIS ONE OR ANOTHER ONE, BUT YEAH, CHIEF, CHIEF HERE SAYS THERE'S A USAGE FEES THAT YOU GO OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CAMERAS OR FEED TIME MM-HMM. . AND IF IT, THEY PUT 15, 1500 HOURS, THAT'S PER, UH, UH, UH, OFFICER, THEY EXPLAINED THAT AND HE SAID THE REASON THEY DID THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD A DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD PUT 'EM UP LIKE POLE CAMERAS AND RUN A LIVE STREAM. SO IT WAS TAKING UP A LOT OF STORAGE ON THE DATA. SO SAY, HEY, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE TO KIND OF, UH, LIMIT THE AMOUNT, BUT HE SAYS YOU GUYS WON'T GET CLOSE TO THAT. UM, SO THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S, UH, AND A LOT OF TIMES TOO, WE CAN, WE CAN, UH, DELETE THE VIDEOS. UH, WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THIS ONE IS YOU CAN GO IN AND EASILY, UH, CLICK A VIDEOS AND STORE 'EM FOR THE PERIOD YOU NEED THEM TO. AND THE OTHER ONES WILL FALL OFF AFTER 180 DAY RETENTION PERIOD. WHO GETS TO DO THAT? THAT WOULD BE, UH, ADMINISTRATION OF COURSE. AND THEN IT WOULD ALSO BE, UH, UH, TO PREPARE 'EM AND DOWNLOAD 'EM. THAT WOULD BE EVERY, TO DELETE 'EM. OH, NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO DELETE 'EM? NO. YEAH. THAT, THAT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE UP TO ADMINISTRATION, BUT THOSE AUTOMATICALLY HAVE A RETENTION PERIOD. SO IT, THAT THAT'S, UH, USUALLY IT'S 90 DAYS, UH, BUT WE DO A HUNDRED, THE WAY WE HAD IT SET UP WAS 180 DAYS. SO ONCE, IF THERE'S NO EVIDENT ENTRY VALUE TO 'EM, AND IT'S JUST A, A REGULAR CITIZEN'S INTERACTION, IT JUST, IT, IT DELETES 'EM OFF THE, BUT IF IT HAS SOME SORT OF EVIDENTIARY VALUE. YEAH. WE'LL, WE'LL, AND I'M SURE THAT FOLLOWS, UM, RETENTION REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT CODE, RIGHT? CORRECT. YES, SIR. HUNDRED 80 DAYS, 90 DAYS, MAYBE THE NOT ONLY GOVERNMENT CODE, BUT ALSO FOLLOWS THEIR POLICIES COMMISSIONER. CORRECT. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SO THE TEST PERIOD IS FOR ONE YEAR? YEAH. IS IT SOMETHING THAT, HOW DID YOU ARRIVE TO THAT? IT MUST BE ONE YEAR OR, WELL, THEY HAD OFFERED A THREE YEAR, UM, BUT I WANTED TO SEE SINCE, UH, THIS IS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GONNA GO WITH A CLOUD BASE. AND I, AND LIKE I SAID, THE, THE THREE MONTHS THAT WE HAD IT, IT WORKED REALLY WELL. UH, WE WERE, UH, OFFICER WAS SEARCHING A VEHICLE. WE, WE CLICKED IN AND WE LIVE STREAMED, AND WE SAW EVERYTHING HE WAS DOING, AND IT WAS JUST DURING THE TEST PERIOD, UM, AS SOON AS HE WOULD TURN THAT BODY CAMERA OFF, UM, TWO MINUTES, THE VIDEO WAS ALREADY IN THE CLOUD AND IT WAS ALREADY SAVED FOR RETENTION. SO, UH, THAT, THAT'S THE, THE MAIN FEATURE WE LIKED ABOUT IT, THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO COME TO THE STATION. RIGHT. UH, HIT, HIT IT. I GET IT. BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS, SO IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU A YEAR TO DECIDE, OR, OR THAT'S THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ONE YEAR. YEAH. THEY, THEY OFFERED A THREE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION, BUT I, I ASKED THEM IF WE COULD DO MAYBE A ONE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS THE SYSTEM THAT WE WANTED TO GO WITH, AND THAT'S FINE. UH, I JUST WANT TO MM-HMM. , UH, THE SOONER THE BETTER. YES, SIR. UH, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY AGREE THAT, UH, THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF CAM ON THEM. MM-HMM. , UH, THERE, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING OUT THERE, UH, TO PROTECT THEM AND THE PUBLIC. YES, SIR. CORRECT. I AGREE. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE, MR. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR. SECOND. SECOND, TAKEN BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. TAKE IT TO, THANK YOU. OKAY. AT NUMBER 12, [12. Consideration and possible action to ratify the GDJ Engineering Agreement Number 1 for Professional Services for the Stenger Road Preliminary Engineering and the RAISE Grant Preparation in the total amount of $152,480.00.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO VERIFY THE G D J UH, ENGINEERING AGREEMENT. NUMBER ONE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FOR THE STINGER ROAD, UH, PRELIMINARY, PRELIMINARY, UH, ENGINEERING AND THE RAISE, GRANT [00:30:01] AND PREPARATION FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $150,480. AND MS. MAL, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONER, MY NAME IS JONA MALANO, PLANNING MANAGER. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT IS TO ALLOW G D J ENGINEERING TO SUBMIT THE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE TOTAL AMOUNT, UH, PAYABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS $152,480 TO BE PAID FROM THE UNASSIGNED FUNDS. AND MAYOR COMMISSIONER, AS YOU MIGHT RECALL, I SENT THIS, UH, PROPOSAL OUT TO YOU. I RECEIVED NEW OBJECTIONS FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION. THIS IS PART OF A, UH, RAISE, WHICH IS AN ACRONYM FOR A FEDERAL, UH, A FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT WITH A FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023 DEADLINE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MEET. SO, UM, AS PART OF THAT COMMUNICATION WITH YOU WAS, IT WAS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS WOULD BE, UH, STINGER ROAD FROM, UH, BUSINESS 77 TO F AND FIVE 10, UH, WOULD BE AN IDEAL ROAD FOR THIS GRANT. UH, WE MAY NOT GET THE FULL FUNDING, OR WE MAY GET A PORTION OF IT, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT BY HIRING AN ENGINEER WITH THAT CAN DO THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS, THE ENVIRONMENTALS AND EVERYTHING FOR THIS APPLICATION, THAT WE SHOULD SCORE FAIRLY WELL. AND THAT IS OUR HOPE. AND THAT IS WHY WE'VE, UH, UH, UH, RECEIVING NO OBJECTION. THE MAYOR, UH, EXECUTED THE AGREEMENT. SO WE'RE RATIFYING THIS AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME. SHALL WE'RE READY PROJECT REACH? YES, SIR. YES. AND THEN AGAIN, IT'S, UH, STINGER ROAD. SO MUCH NEEDED. EXACTLY. MUCH NEEDED. OKAY. SECOND. I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION O ON THAT PROJECT. UH, YOU, YOU SAID THAT IT'S FROM, UM, BUSINESS 77. BUSINESS 77. CLEAR ON TO FM FIVE 10 UP TO FM FIVE 10. OKAY. AND YOU SAID WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET ALL THE FUNDING. WELL, UM, AND, AND IF WE DON'T, WELL MIGHT MEAN THAT'S FINE, BUT WOULD WE PRIORITIZE A CERTAIN SECTION? BECAUSE IF YOU DRIVE FROM BUSINESS 77, CLEAR ON THROUGH, I WANNA SAY TRAVIS, I GUESS THE FIRST STREET HERE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEMS AGAIN YES, SIR. IT'S ALL THE WAY CLEAR OUT TO FIVE 10. SO THOSE ARE THINGS YEAH. WE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THAT FROM FREDDIE FENDER, THE, THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE, UH, THE OSAKA, ALL THE WAY TO EASTWARD TOWARD F AND FIVE 10 IS THE ONE THAT NEEDS MORE ATTENTION. YES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE AREA ON STINGER AT STUY, BECAUSE IT'S FLOOD PRONE, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MM-HMM. , THE, UH, THE MAXIMUM OF THE GRANT, IF IT'S GRANTED FOR THE FULL AMOUNT, IS 25 MILLION. WHOA. SO WE ARE, UH, THIS PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BE SOMEWHERE, UH, AROUND 18 TO 20 MILLION. AND IF WE CAN GET THAT PORTION, THEN THERE'S OUR MATCH. AND BECAUSE, UH, CAMERON COUNTY IS A DIS, A DIS WAS CONSIDERED A DISTRESS COUNTY. RIGHT. IT WOULD LOWER FROM 20% MATCH DOWN TO 14% MATCH. SO THERE ARE SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME BENEFITS TO THIS, BUT IF WE DON'T GET THE FULL AMOUNTS, THAT SECTION YOU WOULD DETERMINE BASED ON ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION AND STAFF AS TO WHAT WE THINK CAN BE ADDRESSED. AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO EITHER WORK WITH CAMERON COUNTY REGIONAL MOBILITY, CAMERON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S CORE, THE RGV M P O OR OKAY. THE, FOR OTHER ADDITIONAL FUNDING, SORRY, AS YOU HAVE DONE FOR O OSCAR WILLIAMS ROAD, BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS MANNY. UH, THE, UH, RIGHT THERE BY THE GIN. THERE'S A, THE RAILROAD USED TO GO THROUGH THERE, THERE'S A BIG HUMP. WOULD THAT BE, WOULD YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S GONNA BE MAYBE LEVELED OFF? THAT WAY IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO. YEAH. THE, THE OLD TRACKS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, YES. UH, THOSE OLD TRACKS AND ARE, ARE NOT ABANDONED. THERE'S SOME MISCONCEPTION THEY ACTUALLY BELONG TO A, A SUBSIDIARY, UH, LIKE UNION PACIFIC, AND I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE WHITE HORSE OR IRON HORSE, IRON HORSE COMPANY. SO THAT, THAT'S WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MOWING IT. BUT YEAH, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE ELEVATED TO CORRECTED. WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO INFORM THEM BECAUSE IT IS THEIR, LIKE AN EASEMENT. YES. BUT THOSE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WILL, WILL ADDRESS OKAY. THE BRIDGE ISSUES WILL ADDRESS. GREAT. OKAY. GREAT. OKAY. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. OKAY. EMER 13, [13. Consideration and possible action to approve payment to GDJ Engineering for Invoice Number 2023-023 pertaining to the Stenger Road Preliminary Engineering and 2023 RAISE Grant Preparation in the amount of $27,546.00.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE, UH, G D J ENGINEERING TO IN INVOICE NUMBER 23 20 23 DASH 23, PERTAINING TO DISTINGUISHER ROAD, UH, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING 2023 RACE, UH, GRANT OF PREPARATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF, UH, $27,546. [00:35:01] AND MS. MAL MAL THE INVOICES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR PREPARATION OF A FEDERAL DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATION GRANT. UH, THE AMOUNT IS 27,546. THIS WAS ACTUALLY GONNA BE THE FIRST PAYMENT, UH, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED UP UNTIL NOW. THIS IS PART OF THE 1 52? YES. OKAY. MOTION TAKEN. OKAY. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE? UM, IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET YEAH. THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF 10 TRACKS THAT THEY, THEY PLAN ON DOING. EACH ONE HAS A PERCENTAGE THAT THEY'VE COMPLETED. UM, CORRECT. ANYWHERE FROM I'VE SAW 15 TO 25% ON EACH ONE. THEY'VE, THEY'VE COMPLETED, THEY BASICALLY ARE PUTTING THE PACKET TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO THE PUBLIC TO KNOW. I I SAW IT, BUT JUST SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE MONEY'S GONNA BE USED FOR. RIGHT. OKAY. SO, OKAY. UM, OKAY. SO WHO WAS THE FIRST ONE? I'M SORRY. UH, FIRST MOTION. UH, OKAY. MARI 10, FRANCO SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 14, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE [14. Consideration and possible action to approve bids received for the City of San Benito Resaca Waterline Crossing Project to the apparent low bidder being Westar Construction Incorporated with a base bid of $122,825.00.] ACTION TO APPROVE BIDS ARE RECEIVED FOR THE CITY SANTO, UH, LIKE A WATERLINE CROSSING, UH, PROJECT TO THE, UH, APPARENT LOW BIDDER BARREN WEST STAR CONSTRUCTION, INCORPORATED WITH A BASE, UH, BID OF 120 2008 $825. AND, UH, MS. GARCIA, I'M SORRY, I'M VERY SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE IT. MR. GARCIA? ADAM MAYOR. MAYOR PROTE COMMISSIONERS A**L GARCIA ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS RECORD FOR THE RECORD, THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION IS AWARDING OR APPROVING THE BID RECEIVED FOR THE OSAKA WATERLINE CROSSING, UH, OVER OFF ON THE FRONTAGE, UH, NEXT TO CROSS CHURCH IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF A $122,825. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. AND WHERE IS THIS PROJECT AT? IT'S OFF THE FRONTAGE, UH, NEXT TO CROSS CHURCH, UH, WHERE THE OSAKA CROSS, UH, THE WATER LINE THAT WAS, UH, IT'S DAMAGED. SO, UH, YEAH, THE PROJECT, UH, INTENDS TO, TO BORE UNDERNEATH THE OSAKA AND RUN A NEW, UH, PVC PIPE TO, SO WE CAN, UH, GET THAT WATER LINE BACK ACTIVE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S, IT'S THE LINE THAT WAS HOLDING UP WITH THE TWO BY FOURS UNDER THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. IT WASN'T THAT BAD THE PICTURES, SO YEAH, WHY NOT? WHY NOT PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS? YEAH. ON TOP. THAT'S NOT WHAT WAS APPROVED BY THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT. OKAY. OKAY. SO THE BORING, UH, I HAD A, UH, MR. DAVID SALINAS WITH US WATER SERVICES CORPORATION IS SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. THAT'LL BE THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. BUT, UH, THE BORING UNDERNEATH THE, THE OSAKA IS 10 FEET BELOW THE BASE OF THE CHANNEL. SO THERE'S GOING WAY DEEP. SO, UH, YOU, YOU MAY HAVE A DRAWING OR YOU'LL SEE IT. WHEN IS IT IN HERE? IT'S NOT IN THIS, IT, IT WAS IN DOWNLOAD. IT WAS A, I WILL SEND IT TO YOU, BUT, UH, YOU WERE INQUIRING MAYOR. SO, UH, THE, THE, UH, THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT WILL REQUIRE THAT YOU, UH, ENTER INTO AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THEM. UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE FOR THE ONE THAT'S BEEN THERE, AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR DECADES. UH, BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE, IT'S NOT MAINTENANCE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY UPGRADING, YOU'LL BE REQUIRED INTO, INTO A, UH, AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT. SO I HAD THAT CONVERSATION EARLIER WITH MR. SALINAS AND THE ENGINEERS, UH, WILL, WILL PROVIDE, UH, WORK OUT, UH, THAT, UH, THAT DOCUMENT PROVIDED TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR YOUR EXECUTION. BUT THAT'LL BE, UH, COMING TO YOU WHEN WE, AND HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT MEETING WHEN WE PRES PRESENT THE CONTRACT, IF THIS AWARD IS, IS GRANTED THIS EVENING, BUT IT JUST TELLS YOU WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS, UH, WE MEET THIS LINE, BECAUSE IF NOT, THERE'S ONLY ONE SOURCE TO THAT AREA. FIXING THIS LINE CREATES WATER FROM TWO SOURCES OKAY. TO IT. THAT'LL BE LOOPED. YES, SIR. OKAY. IN EFFECT, YES. IS THAT GONNA BE A ONE TIME PAYMENT? NO. YET THE 1 22. OH, YES, SIR. YEAH. MINUS WHATEVER WE OLD IRRIGATION DISTRICT. AND, UH, THE NEXT ONE IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT. I MEAN, MR. GARCIA DOES A GOOD JOB AND WE HAVE CITY ENGINEER, BUT, UH, PART OF THE REASON WE HAVE US WATER SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE SOME UTILITY PROGRAMMING FOR US, UH, OVERSIGHT OF THESE WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS. OKAY. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SHALL MOVE. GOT A MOTION BY, UH, UH, MAYOR DE FRANCO. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. OKAY. ADD NUMBER 15, [15. Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order Number SB 002-2-1222 designating U.S Water Services Corporation as Utility Program Manager overseeing the Resaca Waterline Crossing Project Phase II.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE TASK ORDER NUMBER SB 0 0 2 DASH TWO DASH [00:40:01] UH, 1222 DESIGNATED, UH, US WATER SOURCE CORPORATION AS A UTILITY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, UH, MANAGER OVERSEEING THECA WATERLINE CROSSING PROJECT, UH, PHASE TWO. AND MR. GARCIA MAYOR, MAYOR PROMP. COMMISSIONER AN GARCIA ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD, THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION IS TO ASSIGN A US WATER AS THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. ARE THEY HERE? YES. MAYOR, MR. DAVIDSON SALINAS FROM US WATER. OKAY. SAL, YOU'LL STEP UP. YOU WERE HIDING. I DIDN'T SEE YOU. I'M SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. MAYOR DAVID SALINAS, UH, US WA, US WATER REGIONAL MANAGER FOR SOUTH TEXAS. YES. UH, I WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THE CONTRACTOR'S USING THE PROPER MATERIALS, THE PROPER TECHNIQUES, HAS ALL THEIR SAFETY, UH, PROTOCOL SET UP. MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE USING THE RIGHT, RIGHT EQUIPMENT AND DO FOLLOWING THE LAWS SO NOBODY GETS INTO TROUBLE. OKAY. NOW, UM, I'LL ASK YOU ONE QUESTION. I KNOW I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT JUST SO THE PEOPLE CAN SEE, UM, CAN WE PROVIDE A CASING FOR IT JUST IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS THAT WE CAN, THAT ONE, SINCE IT'S GOING 10 FEET, IS NOT RECOMMENDED WITH THE CASING, CUZ IT'S GONNA BE A DIRECTIONAL POOL. SO WE'RE BASICALLY BORING IT AND PULLING IT ALL THE WAY. SO THIS PROJECT, ONCE IT GETS STARTED, SHOULD TAKE NO LONGER THAN A WEEK. MORE OR LESS THE CONTRACTOR IS IN THE ROOM. SO, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WENT WITH, UH, FUSIBLE PVC. CUZ IT, IT GETS QUICK. WE GET OUT OF THE WAY. WE'RE NOT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO, UH, AND, AND IT DOES, IT IS THE PIPE IS PVC PIPE IS WARRANTIED FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. SO, SO, OKAY. FOR ANY DAMAGE OR INSTALLATION, I MEAN, FOR ANY, WHAT DO YOU CALL THE MANUFACTURER ISSUES WITH A PIPE. SO IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES THAT WE CAN PROVE OR BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THEY'LL REPLACE IT. SO, OKAY. WELL, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA LEAVE A HUNDRED YEARS, BUT NO, NO, SIR. THAT THING'S GONNA PROBABLY OUTLIVE ALL OF US. YES. I DON'T KNOW. BUT, UH, YEAH. ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. NO. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER GALVAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. NO. ADD NUMBER SIX IN CONSIDERATION [16. Consideration and possible action to approve Payment Application Number 4 to Ferguson Service Systems, Inc., as recommended by Hanson Professional Services, Inc., pertaining to the El Camino Number 1 Lift Station Improvements in the total amount of $34,489.75.] POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT. UH, APPLICATION NUMBER FOUR FOR FERGUSON, UH, SERVICE, UH, AND SYSTEM, UH, SYSTEM INC. THAT'S RECOMMENDED BY HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INC. PERTAINING TO THE, UH, EL CAMINO, UH, NUMBER ONE LIFT STATION, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $34,489 AND 75 CENTS. MR. GARCIA PRESENT THIS MAYOR, MAYOR PROTE COMMISSIONERS AN LUCIA IN PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION IS PAYMENT TO FERGUSON SY, UH, SERVICE SYSTEMS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 34,489 AND 75 CENTS FOR MATERIALS, UH, THAT THE CONTRACTOR, UH, HAD, UH, IN STORAGE. THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING THEM INTO THE JOB WORK SITE. UM, THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 40% COMPLETED. UM, THEY'RE DEMOING THE, OUR O LIFT STATION, CONVERTING INTO A SEARCH TANK. AS, AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE FROM THE PROJECT THAT THAT WAS APPROVED. UM, CURRENTLY GONNA BE BYPASSING, UH, THE NEW LIFT STATION TO INSTALL THE NEW, UH, MANHOLE, UH, AND OR WET WELL, AND THEN BYPASS IT BY MANHOLES AND, AND INSTALLING, UH, RECEIVING MANHOLES AS WELL. INSTALLING PUMPS, UH, NEW CONTROL PANELS AND EVERYTHING. THAT'S WHAT THE, THIS PA PERTAINS TO. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. I, I KNOW IT'S SAYS ACCOUNT NUMBER, BUT IT, WHERE IS THIS? IS THIS BUDGETED FOR FROM THE SAME ACCOUNT? YES. THIS THE SAME, UH, PAYMENT FROM FOR THE, YOU'VE BEEN THE SAME PROJECT. YEAH, IT'S BEEN COMING FROM THE SAME ACCOUNT. MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. RIGHT? NONE. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM FRANCO. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. MARK, WELCOME. THANK YOU . ADAM, 17 [17. Consideration and possible action to approve payment for the rehabilitation of the City of San Benito's 2008 International 4300 water truck, Unit # 310-33, to Art's Trucks & Equipment in the total amount of $34,200.00.] CONSIDERATION, UH, IMPOSSIBLE ACTION. TO APPROVE A PAYMENT FOR THE REHABIL REHABILITATION FOR THE CITY OF SANTO. UH, 2008 INTERNATIONAL 4,300, UH, WATER TRUCK UNIT NUMBER, UH, THREE 10 DASH 33 AS A ARTS, UH, TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 34,200. AND MR. GARCIA MAYOR, MAYOR PRO COMMISSIONERS, AN GARCIA ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION IS REHABILITATION OF SANTOS, 2008 INTERNATIONAL 4,300 WATER TRUCK, UH, WHICH IS UTILIZED FOR, UH, STREET IMPROVEMENTS FOR PREPPING. UM, THE, [00:45:01] THE TRUCK THAT WE HAD HERE IN PUBLIC WORKS, UH, IS IN, UH, FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION. UH, OBVIOUSLY WATER, COR ROADS, A LOT OF STUFF. SO WE NEEDED A NEW WATER TANK. UH, WE DID TAKE IT OUT TO ARTS TO GET IT ASSESSED. THEY DID RECOMMEND, UH, UH, INSTALLING A NEW WATER TANK NEW, UH, UH, PIPING SYSTEM. WA UH, PUMPS EVERYTHING, UH, AND BASICALLY MAKE IT, UH, RENEW EVERYTHING. AND, AND THAT WAY WE CAN STILL UTILIZE IT. THE, THE TRUCK HAS ROUGHLY BARELY OVER 10,000 MILES. SO IT'S, IT'S IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION. SO, UH, INSTEAD OF PURCHASING A NEW ONE, WE RECOMMENDED, UH, REHABILITATING THIS, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. UH, WE WILL BE USING FUNDS, UH, THAT WERE, UH, GONNA BE COMING FROM, UH, EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES THAT WERE, UH, AUCTIONED OFF BACK IN 2000, UH, 2021. UM, SO WE'LL BE USING THOSE FUNDS TO REINTRODUCE 'EM BACK INTO THE, THE EQUIPMENT AND, UH, VEHICLES THAT WE DO HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. NOW. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. UH, THE TANK, IS THERE GONNA BE A POLY TANK OR IT'S GONNA GO BACK TO A METAL TANK, OR WHAT IS IT? IT'S STILL GONNA BE A, A STEEL METAL TANK, BUT, UH, THEY'LL RE UH, THEY'RE GONNA RECODE IT ON THE INSIDE ALSO TO KIND OF GIVE IT, REINFORCE IT. THAT WAS ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT THEY DID GIVE US TO, DUE TO OUR CURRENT TANK. RIGHT. UM, BUT BY SANDBLASTING IT, THAT WOULD, UH, UH, COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE TANK. UM, EVEN THOUGH THEY'D CODE IT, UH, THEY RECOMMENDED, HEY, YOU KNOW, UH, JUST WE RECOMMENDED PUTTING A NEW WATER TANK IN THERE TO, TO LONGEVITY PURPOSES. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHAT IS THE MAIN USE OF THIS WATER TANK? THE WATER TANK. THEY USE IT. WE'RE PREPPING FOR THE STREETS, UH, WATERING DOWN WHEN THEY, UH, LAY DOWN, UH, CHE AND, AND START PREPPING TO DO OVERLAYS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YEAH, IT HAS SPRAYERS. THEY'LL, THEY'LL INSTALL A, A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE, UH, WHICH COMES WITH THE NEW WATER SYSTEM PUMP EVERYTHING. SO, UH, IF WE NEED IT TO WASH DOWN ROADS, UH, ESPECIALLY WE CAN USE IT IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AS WELL, NOT JUST ON OUR STREET DEPARTMENT. WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT FOR OUR, UH, OUR COLLECTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION, UH, CLEANUP PURPOSES AS WELL. SO, SO WHAT DID, UH, ORDER A NEW TRUCK COST ROUGHLY? THOSE WOULD BE OVER, DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES, THEY RUN OVER A HUNDRED, 120,000. UM, NEW THEY DID PROPOSE, HEY, WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME REHABILITATED ONES THAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, UM, AND EVEN THOSE ARE RUNNING UPWARDS OF LIKE 70,000, UM, OLDER MODELS, BUT WITH MILES ON THEM. BUT, UM, WE HAVE A GOOD, UH, YEAH, YOU KNOW, GOOD TRUCK WITH LOW MILES ON IT. SO REHABILITATING, THEY'LL REDO THE WHOLE CHASSIS, AS YOU CAN TELL ON, ON THE QUOTE THERE THAT, THAT YOU GUYS RECEIVED. THEY'LL REDO CHASSIS BODY, EVERYTHING WILL GET REDONE ON THAT TRUCK, SO IT'LL BE BRAND NEW. OKAY. SO GREAT MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS MAYOR, YOU'VE, UH, MET WITH ME. I KNOW COMMISSIONER GARCIA'S MET WITH ME. UH, AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH, UH, MR. GARCIA ABOUT SOME OF THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE THAT THEY'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS, WHICH WE FIND UNACCEPTABLE. I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE IT. AND SO HE'S ADDRESSING THAT. SO A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES EITHER BEING REHAB, NEW SEATS, NEW, WHATEVER IT NEEDS, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS STILL USABLE UNTIL EITHER WE REPLACE 'EM WITH NEWER VEHICLES OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. OKAY. SO THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED. GOOD. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, GO AHEAD. GOING ALONG WITH THE COMMISSIONER GALVAN'S COMMENTS. UM, YOU KNOW, I I ALSO A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED BECAUSE $34,000 TO REHAB SOMETHING, UH, VERSUS GETTING A NEW, UH, TRUCK. THIS IS A 2008, UH, THAT'S WHAT, 25 YEARS NOW? I MEAN, 15 YEARS, SO MM-HMM. , YOU STOP AND THINK, OKAY, IS IT WORTH RE REHABILITATING THIS TRUCK VERSUS A NEW ONE? UH, AND OF COURSE THE MAINTENANCE PART OF IT, BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS, YOU, YOU ALREADY SAID THAT, UH, THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AT, AT THE CHASSIS, WORKS AT IT'S IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. THAT IS CORRECT. IT IS. OKAY. SO, SO LAST US MANY MORE YEARS. I HOPE THE ISSUE WAS THE, THE WATER TANK THAT WE'RE HAVING. SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, IT HAS NO MORE THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE, ON THE, ON THE VEHICLE. OKAY. AND IT'S, IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. THEY, THEIR ENGINES ARE, ARE PRETTY STRONG. SO THEY SHOULD LAST US, UH, FOR A WHILE LONGER. THAT'S WHY WE WENT THE ROUTE OF REHABILITATING VERSUS OKAY. UH, PURCHASING THE NEW ONE. CONSIDERING WE HAVE YEAH, OF COURSE. IT'S CAN BE SOMETHING GOOD FOR US TO REHABILITATE RATHER THAN BUY A NEW ONE BULLET STORE. YEAH. YES. AND COMMISSIONER, UH, YOU SAID 15 YEARS AND, AND THAT'S ACCURATE. THE, UM, UH, IF YOU WERE BUYING FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND THE MAYOR AND CHIEF BATISTA CAN TELL IT'S YOU HAVE A, WHEN YOU HAVE THESE COMMERCIAL CHASSIS MM-HMM. THE PRIMARY VEHICLES FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS, AND THEN THE SECOND 10 YEARS, THEY BECOME SECONDARY VEHICLES, EVEN IF IT'S FIVE MORE YEARS. FIVE YEARS WILL BUY US SOME MORE TIME ON A, ON A PIECE OF A VEHICLE THAT WE DON'T USE THAT MUCH, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. SO THE [00:50:01] LONGEVITY OF KEEPING THAT CHASSIS FOR 20 YEARS IS ABOUT THE OPTIMAL BEFORE WE START CONSIDERING REALLY GETTING RID OF IT. AND IT'S NOT USED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED FOR THE ROAD JOBS. IF NOT, WE AND THE ROAD PROJECTS ARE GONNA CONTINUE. YES. THIS IS GONNA BE AN ONGOING EFFORT AND IT'S GONNA BE CONTINUOUS. YEAH. THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT AT THIS TIME. IN THE FUTURE, WE MAY ADD TO IT AND KEEP THIS RUNNING UNTIL IT DOESN'T RUN ANY LONGER AND WE JUST SUPPLEMENT IT WITH ANOTHER, ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHETHER IT'S USED OR NEW. YEP. WELL, IT COULD BE USED A FIRE TRUCK TOO. FIRE TRUCK. OKAY. JUST KIDDING. MOTION TO APPROVE. . YOU GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN. SECOND. THANK YOU. TAKEN BY AMER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. NUMBER 18, CONSIDERATION [18. Consideration and possible action to approve Payment Number 4 to Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority pertaining to the City of San Benito Commitment for North Williams Road, (Phase 1) Project, per Agreement Number 2022-0510-4(A), in the amount of $25,803.08.] POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT NUMBER FOUR TO A KA COUNTY REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE CITY OF, UH, COMMITMENT TO FOUR NORTH WILLIAMS ROAD, PHASE ONE PROJECT, UH, PER AGREEMENT NUMBER 2022 DASH FIVE 10 DASH FOUR A IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,803 AND ZERO 8 CENTS. AND, UH, MR. ROSA PRESENT. GOOD EVENING. ELI ROSA, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. WE'RE PRESENTING PAYMENT NUMBER FOUR, UH, FOR THE CAMERON COUNTY REGIONAL MOBILITY, UM, AUTHORITY. THIS IS PHASE ONE FOR THE NORTH WILLIAMS, UH, PROJECT. IT'S FOR 25,000 803 0 8, AND THIS ONE IS, UH, 23RD, 23% COMPLETED. I BELIEVE MR. DEL LAROZA DID FORWARD THAT EMAIL FROM MS. MAGA, I THINK THAT'S HOW YOU SAY HER NAME, LULU MAGA. UM, BACK, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SHE DID RESPOND THAT IT WAS ABOUT 23% COMPLETED. OKAY. ON THIS PROJECT. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NO. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER UH GARCIA, SECOND BY MAYOR VILLA FRANCO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 19, [19. Consideration and possible action to approve Payment Number 5 to Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority pertaining to the City of San Benito Commitment for the South Williams Road (Phase II) Project, per Agreement Number 2022-0510-3, in the amount of $16,656.56.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT. I MEAN, PAYMENT NUMBER FIVE TO KERA COUNTY, UH, REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE CITY OF SANTO, A COMMITMENT FOR THE SOUTH, UH, WILLIAMS ROAD, PHASE TWO PROJECT PER AGREEMENT. UH, NUMBER, UH, 2022 DASH 0 5 10 DASH THREE IN THE AMOUNT OF, UH, $16,656 AND 56 CENTS. THIS IS PAYMENT NUMBER FIVE, AGAIN TO THE CAMERON COUNTY REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. THIS IS FOR THE SOUTH WILLIAMS ROAD, PHASE TWO. UM, PROJECT NUMBER, UM, AGAIN, PROJECT NUMBER, UH, PAYMENT NUMBER FIVE, AND THIS IS 26.6% COMPLETED. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? IS THIS COMING FROM, UH, UNASSIGNED FUNDS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. IT IS. YES. I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT. YES, IT IS. MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. AT NUMBER 20, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE [20. Consideration and possible action to cancel the February 21, 2023 Regular City Commission Meeting for Elected Officials and Administration to attend the RGV Partnership Days at the Capitol.] ACTION TO CANCEL THE FEBRUARY 21ST, 2023 REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATION TO ATTEND THE R GB PARTNERSHIP DAYS AT THE CAPITOL. AND, OKAY. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, THE, UH, THIRD WEEK OF FEBRUARY FROM, UH, FEBRUARY 21ST, WHICH IS A TUESDAY THROUGH THE, THAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON, YOU, YOU'VE ALL, UH, HAVE, UM, INFORMED US YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE RGV DAY AT THE CAPITOL. SO WE'VE MADE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS. SO SINCE THE 21ST IS A REGULAR MEETING, WE'RE ASKING THAT THAT MEETING BE CANCELED. SHOULD WE HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL CALL MEETING? IT'LL BE FOR THOSE ITEMS ONLY NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE REGULAR MEETING IN MARCH. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA, SECOND BY MAYOR FRANCO. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? OKAY. MOTION PASSES TO, UH, CANCEL FEBRUARY 21ST, 2023. REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 21, [21. Executive Session] UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION 21 A. [00:55:01] DISCUSS THE SEMIAL, UH, E UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. INCENTIVE, UH, TO, UH, PROJECT START PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 2 0.131. UH, ITEM 21 B, UPDATE ON PROJECT COWBOY PURSUANT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT. CODE 5 52 0.1311 C UPDATED ON PROJECT, UH, NUMBER, UH, 2018 DASH 0 0 3. PRESENT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 52 0.13 AND 21 D UH, CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 52 0.1071 TO DISCUSS PRIVILEGE, UH, COMMUNICATION, PROTECTING BY, UH, ATTORNEY CLIENT, UH, PRIVILEGE AND 21 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 51 0.074 A PERSONAL MATTERS, UH, DELIBERATION, DELIBERATE, DELIBERATE, THE ROUTINE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER. AND THE TIME IS, UH, 6 27. AND WE'RE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION READY? YES, SIR. WE'RE READY, MARK. AND THE TIME IS, UH, 7 59. WE'RE BACK FROM AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UM, ITEM NUMBER 22, [22. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in Executive Session.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 21 A, DISCUSS THE SEMI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. INSTEAD OF, UH, UH, PROJECT STAR PURSUANT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. AND, UH, REMEMBER BOTH HIM I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO FINAL REVISIONS BY LEGAL COUNSEL. OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAY? MOTION PASSES. OKAY, ADAM, AGAIN ON, UH, WHAT WE'RE STILL IN ITEM NUMBER, UH, 22 FOR ITEM, UH, UH, 21 A, UH, UPDATE ON, UH, PROJECT, UH, COWBOY PURSUANT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. UH, THERE'S NO ACTION ON THAT ONE, MARY. THAT'S 21 B. YOU JUST, UH, 21 B, I'M SORRY. UPDATE ON, UH, PROJECT 21, UH, CUB BOY. PURSUANT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION ON 21 B. SO ITEM NUMBER 21 C, UPDATE ON PROJECT, UH, NUMBER 2018 DASH ZERO 3% TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THAT WOULD BE NO ACTION. ALSO, THAT WAS NO ACTION ON ONE. RIGHT? UH, MARI REPORT ON D DON'T SEE ON 21 C. C NOW. OH, NO. ACTION. OKAY. 21 C. NO ACTION. OKAY. 21 D CONSULT WITH, UH, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, PURSUANT TO A TEXAS CITY ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS PRIVILEGE, UH, COMMUNICATION PROTECTED BY, UH, ATTORNEY'S, UH, CLIENT, UH, PRIVILEGE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THAT ONE? 21 D, THERE'S NO ACTION. THERE'S NO ACTION. NO ACTION. OKAY. 21 D, NO ACTION. I'M C. OKAY. 21 E FROM THE EXECUTIVE STATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, PERSONAL MATTERS DE DELIBERATE THE ROUTINE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER. UH, MAYOR, THE CITY COMMISSION HAS COMPLETED ITS EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER. UH, THE RAW SCORE WAS 40 98. THE AVERAGE SCORE WAS 4.09, WHICH IS AN ABOVE AVERAGE SCORE. AND WHAT I WOULD DO IS I'M GONNA ATTEND THE CITY SECRETARY, A SUMMARY OF THE EVALUATION. I'LL BE FILING COPIES OF NEEDED JOB INDIVIDUAL EVALUATIONS BY DETERMINING THE COMMISSION FOR THE CITY IS SECRETARY, AND ASK THAT TO BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE RECORD, THE COMMISSION. OKAY. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? UH, A MOTION IS TO APPROVE, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND RECORD, UH, CITY MANAGER'S EVALUATION REPORT IN HIS PERSONAL FILE. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO APPROVE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 23. I GOT A MOTION TO FOR ADJOURNED BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ. HELLO. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? THE TIME IS 8 0 2 AND WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.