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YES,[1. Welcome. ]
IT'S PROBABLY ON HERE.NOTICE OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY, SANTO CITY COMMISSION IS MAY 16TH, 2023.
AND ITEM NUMBER ONE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY.
AND ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG.
AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE, UH, INVOCATION BY PASTOR NOVATO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, UNITED STATES AMERICA.
FOR WHICH ONE? NATION, GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
JUSTICE UNDER TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE, THE UNDER GOD AND INVISIBLE FASTER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER'S NEW ONES.
UM, WHEN GOD CALLED MOSES FOR A BIG, BIG TASK TO GET THE PEOPLE, UH, OF ISRAEL, OF ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT, GOD TOLD MOSES, GO AND TELL PHARAOH, LET MY PEOPLE GO.
AND MOSES SAID, I'M GOING, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GOING WITH ME, I'M NOT GOING.
AND THEN YEARS LATER, SOLOMON BECAME A KING OF ISRAEL.
DAVID DIED, AND SOLOMON BECAME A KING.
AND GOD ASKED HIM, WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO TO YOU? HE SAYS, THIS IS A BIG NATION.
JUST GIVE ME WISDOM TO HANDLE THIS.
AND GOD SAID, I WILL GIVE YOU WISDOM, AND I WILL GIVE YOU GOLD MONEY AND WEALTH.
MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CONGRATULATIONS.
GOD BLESS YOU, AND MAY GOD USE YOU.
THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE, MAYOR.
SO I'M PRAYING FOR YOU AND FOR YOU ALL TO DO A GOOD JOB FOR SAN BENITO.
FATHER IN HEAVEN, I COME TO YOU TODAY AND I'M ASK YOU FOR A BLESSING UPON THE MAYOR.
I'M ASKING FOR A BLESSING UPON THE COMMISSIONERS, AND I'M ASKING FOR A BLESSING UPON THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SANTO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT GOD.
SO WE ASK YOU FOR WISDOM, HUMILITY, AND GIVE US ENDURANCE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF SAN BENTO.
[4. Announcements: Items of Community Interest.]
NUMBER FOUR, UM, ITEMS OF A COMMUNITY INTEREST, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY ITEMS, ANYTHING YOU WANNA BRING UP? UM, YEAH, MAYOR, I SIMPLY WOULD LIKE TO, UH, AGAIN, RECOGNIZE AS YOU DID EARLIER, THE, UH, PEOPLE OF SANTO AND FORGETTING OUT FOR ALL THE WORK DONE TO, TO GET PEOPLE HERE.AND I JUST, MY HEART GOES OUT.
I AM HONORED TO BE HERE, AND I JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROCESS AND WISH WE EVEN HAD MORE PEOPLE THAT WOULD, WOULD GET OUT AND SEE AND UNDERSTAND.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF THE VOTERS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ELABORATE AS WELL AS MR. GOODMAN.
WELL, COMMISSIONER GOODMAN, UM, I REALLY THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TO VOTE.
UM, THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT I SEE.
I'M EXCITED FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I'M EXCITED FOR US AS A WHOLE THAT, YOU KNOW, WORKING TOGETHER TO PROGRESS, UH, THE, THE FUTURE OF SAN BONITO.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING YOUR VOICE AND YOUR ADVOCATE.
I LIKE, I LIKE TO JUST CONGRATULATE, UM, THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I LOOK, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM.
AND I, I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYBODY THAT RAN DURING THIS LAST ELECTION.
WE, THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING UP UP, THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING UP HERE FOR A WHILE KNOW HOW HARD OF A TASK IT IS TO MAKE EVERYONE SATISFIED IN THE CITY.
UM, BUT WE TRY TO DO OUR BEST UP HERE.
UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE THIS CITY IN A POSITIVE AND A IN A BRIGHT DIRECTION.
AND THEN SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO NOTE, UH, MARKET DAYS IS ON MAY 20TH.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN GETTING TOGETHER ON ROBERTSON STREET.
IT'S OUR, HIS OLD HISTORICAL SITE.
IT'S FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM PLEASE GO OUT AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SMALL VENDORS.
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THANK YOU.UM, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALSO THE, UH, THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM VSOS.
I KNOW THEY TOOK OFF BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO BEAT THE, UH, THE TRAFFIC AND MAYBE THE, THE, THE TIME.
BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE, THE VSOS THAT CAME OVER HERE TO SEE THIS AND, UH, SEE US, UH, SWORN IN.
UM, I KNOW THERE WAS ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE FROM, UH,
UM, I THINK SHE ALREADY TOOK OFF.
I DON'T SEE HER, BUT, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK HER FOR COMING THIS WAY AND PLUS ALL OF YOU, THE, THE, THE PEOPLE, THE CITIZENS OF SANTO FOR, UH, TAKING YOUR TIME TO COME THIS WAY.
AND, UH, WE GOT A BIG TASK TO, UH, FULFILL WHAT IS SUPPOSED, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, WHAT THE PEOPLE HAVE ELECTED US TO DO.
AND, UH, WE DON'T WANT TO, UH, WE WANNA DO THAT, UH, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE.
SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, ANYBODY ELSE? NO, COMMISSIONERS.
THERE'S A HURRICANE SEASON STARTS JUNE 1ST.
IT'LL BE A SANDBAG DISTRIBUTION ON SATURDAY, MAY 27TH FROM 7:00 AM TO 11:00 AM AT THE CITY'S SERVICE CENTER.
THAT IS THE FACILITY LOCATED ON 9 25 WEST SANGER STREET, SIX BAGS PER RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLD OR BUSINESS.
BE PREPARED BY GETTING YOUR SANDBAGS.
[5. Presentation of a proclamation to the San Benito Elks Lodge Number 1661.]
IF I PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION OF THE SAMUEL ELKS LODGE NUMBER 1661.AND, UM, WE HAVE THIS FOR THEM TO PREPARE, UM, MR. WIL, AND CAN YOU ALL COME THIS WAY PLEASE? AND YOU CAN STAND RIGHT THERE.
WE'LL GET YOU, UH, SO WE HAVE AN PROCLAMATION AND, UH, EACH ONE OF US IS GONNA BE WITH A SMALL PORTION OF IT.
SO, UH, THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE, THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION, THE RECOGNITION OF THE CITY, SOMEBODY HELPS ELKS LODGE NUMBER 1661 CITY OF SANTO, TEXAS.
WHEREAS THE SANO ELKS LODGE WAS INSTITUTED IN APRIL 20TH, 1944 WITH 107 CHARTER MEMBERS.
THEIR MODEL WAS NO ORGANIZATION IS WORTHY OF ITS EXISTENCE UNLESS IT RENDERS A REAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE FIRST EXALTED RULER WAS, UH, MR. FELIX L GAY SR.
UH, GROUND WAS, UH, BROKEN ON APRIL, ON JULY, EXCUSE ME, ON JULY 23RD, 1949.
AND CORNERSTONE LAID ON APRIL 7TH, 1949.
THE MEMBERSHIP MOVED INTO THE NEW BUILDING ON, ON, UH, FEBRUARY 20TH, 1950, HOLDING THEIR FIRST INITIATION ON AP ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 1950.
ALSO, UH, WITH 61 CANDIDATES BEING INITIATED.
AND, AND I'M GOING PUT THIS ON.
YEAH, WE'VE GOT IT RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN, WHEREAS THE BROWNSVILLE LODGE NUMBER 10 32 WAS THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION AND THEIR EFFORT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. HENRY LAMB DISTRICT, DEPUTY SAN ANTONIO AND MR. CE, SMOKEY JOE SCHMALTZ, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS ELKS STATE ELKS STATE ASSOCIATION, AND SECRETARY OF THE SAN ANTONIO LODGE PERFORMED THE INSTITUTION AND INSTALLATION CEREMONIES INSTITUTED THE CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE SANITA LODGE NUMBER 1661.
AND WHEREAS THE SANITA ELKS LODGE SOLELY GREW TO ITS PEAK MEMBERSHIP OF 645 MEMBERS IN JANUARY, 1953, THEY SPONSORED THE HAREN MCALLEN, WEK KINGSVILLE, AND ALICE ELKS LODGE.
WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ELKS PROGRAM SPONSORS DRUG FREE PROMPTS OR GRADUATING PARTIES, DEVELOP MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH AND INVOLVING THEM IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND IN THEIR ELK VETERAN YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, PROVIDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AIDING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND TEACHING DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAMS, WORKING WITH VA CENTERS ACROSS THE NATION, DEVOTED TO PROGRAMS KEEP TRUE TO THEIR PLEDGE.
THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS WILL NEVER FORGET THEM.
WHEREAS MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, ELKS PLEDGED TO MAKE ART COUNTRY STRONGER AND MORE BOUNTIFUL THROUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO PHILANTHROPY.
A PLEDGE UPHELD TO THIS DAY, FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1944 TO NOW, THE SANTO ELKS LODGE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARD THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, THE STATE, AND THE NATION.
NOW THEREFORE, BE PROCLAIM CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 16TH, 2023 AS 70 ELKS LODGE NUMBER 1661 DAY.
AND I CALL UPON THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF
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ALL OUR CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF SANTO, TEXAS, IN WITNESS ZERO OF I HEREBY SEND MY HAND ON 16 DAY OF MAY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2023, CONGRATULATE THEM[6. Public Comments]
SIX, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.RUTH, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? UM, YES MA'AM.
WE HAVE, UH, MR. FRANCISCO VALEZ.
VALEZ, SIR? YES, THE FIRST ONE.
NICE TO, NICE TO SEE YOU HERE, SIR.
WELL, I'VE LIVED HERE FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
I LOOKS LIKE MEXICANO, RIGHT? IT'S THE, AND I HAVE, UH, I HAVE TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE IT'S VERY CLOSE FROM MEXICO, AND VERY NICE PLACE.
AND, UH, ALL PEOPLES IS VERY NICE.
IN 2319 WEST EXPRESSWAY, WE HAVE A PROJECT FOR, UH, FOR PARKING TRAILER PARKINGS FOR, UH, FOOT TRAILER PARKING.
THEN, UH, WE HAVE A VERY NICE PLACE, BIGGER SAFETY
I, I TRY TO CAMP TO BRING BUSINESS OVER HERE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLES, I HAVE, UH,
WHY YOU HAVE TO GO THERE IF YOU HAVE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, NICE PLACES.
UM, WHERE IS THE PERSON?
I'M REALLY FEEL HAPPY BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE.
RUTH, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR.
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OKAY.[7. Consideration and possible action on the appointment of a Mayor Pro Tempore for the period of May 16, 2023 through May 31, 2024.]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDERATION AND, UH, PO UH, POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR POIN FOR, UM, FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 16TH, 2023 THROUGH MAY 31ST, 2024.AND I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP FOR NOMINATIONS.
AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, COMMISSIONER PETE GALVAN.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE MR. TOM GOODMAN.
SO WE GOT, UH, MR. P GALVAN AND MR. GOODMAN.
SO SINCE MR. P WAS FIRST, UH, SECOND.
I NEED A SECOND FOR MR. P GALVAN.
SO WE'VE GOT THE PETE CAN, UH, CAN THE COMMISSIONER BOTH FOR HIMSELF OR NOT? YES, YOU CAN.
MR. PETE, I DIDN'T MEAN TO ASK YOU IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE IT OR NOT.
SO YOU WOULD, UH, WOULD YOU CONSIDER THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
SO WE HAD, UH, THREE AYES AND ONE NAME.
NEXT, UH, MAYOR TIM, PETE GALVAN HAVE ANOTHER MOTION.
WHAT'S THAT? IS THE OTHER MOTION JUST VOIDED, OR NO, THERE WAS A MO THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO THE OTHER SECOND GOT THE, SO WE TOOK IT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
ACCORDING TO THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER THAT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, ONCE THE FIRST MOTION IS MADE, UH, SECOND AND THE, WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THE SECOND MOTION, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
RIGHT? UNLESS THE FIRST MOTION DIED.
[8. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2022 City of San Benito Special City Commission Meeting.]
OKAY.ITEM EIGHT, UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE, UH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 13TH, 2023.
UH, CITY, CITY, UH, COMMISSION MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
DO WE ABSTAIN FROM THIS SINCE WE WEREN'T PART OF THAT MEETING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM A, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION? MAYOR, MAY I GOT THE MAYOR
UH, I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THAT MAYOR, UH, MAY BE INAPPROPRIATE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THESE MINUTES ARE QUITE FAR BEHIND.
UH, WILL THERE BE A TIME WHEN WE'LL SEE THEM MORE CURRENT? WE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON THAT'S DOING IT.
UH, BELIEVE OUR CITY SECRETARY WITH ALL THE WORK THAT SHE'S GOT, SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES IT.
AND SO SHE NEEDS TO, SO I'M PICKING ON YOU, RUTH, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
SO TO GET THIS GOING, SO, YEAH.
UH, ALL THE CITY WORK AND EVERYTHING, SO SHE DOES IT WHENEVER SHE CAN.
CAN WE DO SEVERAL TO CATCH UP SOMEHOW? I MEAN, BUT I MEAN, I KNOW THE WARDROBE IS ON YOU AND YOUR HELP, BUT IS IT, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, RIGHT?
SO IF THE MEETING LASTS TWO HOURS, I WOULD, I'M SAFE TO ASSUME THAT IT PROBABLY TAKES YOU SIX HOURS TO GO AND, AND, AND WRITE WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I, HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE ME FOR WHATEVER THE PROFESSOR WAS DOING.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SPEED UP THE VIDEO, CUZ YOU CAN DO THAT.
RIGHT? BUT SHE HAS TO TAKE DOWN EVERY SINGLE THING, MOSTLY EVERYTHING, THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT ARE NOTED.
BUT HELPING THAT DEPARTMENT IS SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS.
[9. Consideration and possible action to approve Order Number 2023-002 a Declaration of Disaster due to a humanitarian, security, and economic crisis resulting from mass migration through the City of San Benito, Texas.]
OKAY.AT NUMBER NINE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDER NUMBER 2023 DASH ZERO TWO, A DECLAR DECLARATION OF A DISASTER DUE TO A HUMANITARIAN SECURITY AND ECONOMIC CRISIS RESULTING FROM A MASS MIGRATION THROUGH THE CITY OF SANTO.
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AND I GOT THE POLICE CHIEF, UH, MARIO PER GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO AND COMMISSIONERS POLICE CHIEF MARIO PERERA, FOR THE RECORD.LAST THURSDAY, MAY 11TH, THE MAYOR SIGNED A DECLARATION OF DISASTER IN ANTICIPATION OF THE END OF TITLE 42.
WE WANTED TO BE PROACTIVE IN THE EVENT THE CITY OF SANTO WAS AFFECTED IN ANY WAY.
THE DECLARATION IS GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS, HOWEVER, IT'S GOING TO GET, IF IT'S GOING TO GET EXTENDED, IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COMMISSION BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION.
I WANTED TO QUICKLY BRIEF YOU ON THE STATUS OF THE MIGRANT ENCOUNTER, SPECIFICALLY IN THE RGV SECTOR.
I RECEIVED AN EMAIL YESTERDAY FROM BOARD PATROL THAT ENCO, THAT ENCOUNTERS HAVE DROPPED TO A MANAGEABLE LEVEL.
THEY WENT FROM TWO, TWO TO 3000 ENCOUNTERS PER DAY TO 500 ENCOUNTERS PER DAY HERE IN THE RGV SECTOR.
SO FAR, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED IN ANY WAY BY THE, THE END OF TITLE 42.
I DID SPEAK WITH CAMERON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT JUST PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE LEANING TOWARDS EXTENDING THE COUNTY DISASTER DECLARATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
WAS PART OF THE, THE PERHAPS SLOW DOWN DUE TO WEATHER? I MEAN, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF WEATHER ISSUES, I THINK ON, ON THAT DAY WAS PRETTY CLEAR.
AND, UH, SO WE, WE HAD SENT AN OFFICER OVER THERE JUST TO KIND OF KEEP ME UP, UH, KEEP US UPDATED ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THEY SAID ONCE IT ENDED THAT IT JUST, UH, THEY DIDN'T EX THEY DIDN'T GET THE SURGE THAT THEY WERE EXPECTING.
IS THERE ANY KIND OF DISCUSSION OR, OR COMMUNICATION ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL FUTURE? THEY HAVE NOT RELAYED THAT INFORMATION TO US.
UH, WE, THE EMAIL DID INCLUDE, WE WERE SENDING OFFICERS OVER THERE ON OPERATION, UH, STONEGARDEN ON THE GRANT TO ASSIST, UH, BORDER PATROL.
UH, THE EMAILS DID SAY THAT THEY WANTED US TO RESUME, UH, OUR NORMAL OPERATIONS, WHICH IS ON 2 81.
SO WE NO LONGER HAVE TO SEND 'EM OVER THERE TO BROWNSVILLE.
SO THE CONTINUUM OF THIS RESOLUTION MEANS WHAT THEN? IF WE, IF WE DO THIS, IT PRETTY MUCH JUST MEANS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE EXTENDING IT IN CASE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.
UM, BUT THAT, LIKE I SAID, THAT THAT'S, UH, MS. CHERYL'S DECISION RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN, UH, ANYTHING AFFECTING THE CITY.
UH, AS FAR AS, UH, WITH THE END OF TITLE 42, NO MANY HAVE.
HOW DO YOU, UM, WHAT DO YOU SEE ABOUT FROM THE OTHER, UH, CITIES OR, OR GOVERNMENT? AND THAT WAS PART OF THE, UH, QUESTION THAT I HAD FOR, UH, CHIEF PETTY, THE MAYOR WAS, WAS THE COUNTY GOING TO EXTEND IT? SO, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONERS COURT GONNA EXTEND IT BY ONE WEEK.
AGAIN, THEY DO HAVE THAT, THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE IS THE COUNTY SEAT FOR CAMERON COUNTY.
SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT.
SO, UM, THE WAY THAT THIS, UH, DISASTER DECLARATION WAS PREPARED FOR YOU HAS NO END DATE.
UM, WE CAN ALWAYS AMEND IT, BUT A VERY SPECIFICALLY LEFT IT THAT WAY IN THE EVENT THAT YOU AS A COMMISSION WANTED TO ADOPT IT IN, IN THAT MANNER.
AND ALSO IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S SOME FUTURE FUNDING, UH, LAST WEEK IN THE VALLEY MORNING STORE LAST THURSDAY, THE ENTITIES IN SOUTH TEXAS THAT WILL RECEIVE FUNDING INCLUDE THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE AMOUNT OF 13.1 MILLION.
THE CITY OF BROWNSFIELD RECEIVED 6.2 MILLION.
THE CITY OF MACALLAN RECEIVED 5.7 MILLION.
THERE HAVE BEEN 35 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP THE DHSS MULTI-AGENCY PLANT AND THE INCREASING COUNTERS AT SOUTHERN BOOR BORDERS, WHICH MEANS 35 AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN AGGREGATE WILL RECEIVE 332.5 MILLION IN FUNDING.
YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THOSE CITIES.
SO, SO THE, THE ISSUE IS THAT WHATEVER WE DO NOW, WE HAVE EMERGENCY FUNDS ABOUT 300,000 WE SET ASIDE FOR JUST EMERGENCY.
SO ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THE AMERICAN ISSUE, UH, CAN ISSUE A DECLARATION IF WE NEED IT.
WE HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT ARE SET ASIDE ALREADY THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND.
AND THEN WITHIN A SEVEN DAY, UH, TIME PERIOD, IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION TO EXTEND IT.
AND AT THAT TIME, YOU WOULD ALLOCATE FUNDS, EITHER STATE FUNDS, FEDERAL FUNDS.
UM, MEAN THE STATE, UH, UH, THE STATE HAS ITS OWN VISION WITH THE BORDER UNITS AND, AND, UH, ASSIGNMENTS OF, UH, THE TEXAS MILITARY DEFENSE AND DPSS.
UM, THE PRESIDENT HAS HIS OWN.
AND SO WE ARE NOT SEEN SINCE WE HAVE NO BUS STOPS, NO GREYHOUND, NO OTHER BUS STOPS, NO, UH, UH, AIRPORTS.
SO, UNLESS DP, UNLESS, UH, AN AGENCY DECIDES TO DROP OFF THESE, UH, MIGRANTS IN TOWN, WHICH WITH DOCUMENTATION, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN ROAM OUR STREETS BECAUSE THEY'RE LEGALLY HERE, THEY'VE BEEN PROCESSED UNDER NOW TITLE EIGHT.
UM, WE DON'T REALLY FORESEE THAT, IF ANYTHING, THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GO NORTH.
UM, SO AGAIN, IT WAS CRAFTED IN SUCH A MANNER.
I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY NECESSARY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S, UM, I AGREE.
ONCE THE GOVERNOR OR, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ISSUES A EMERGENCY DECLARATION, WE WOULD WORDSMITH IT TO THAT.
IT WOULD STILL HAVE TO COME BACK.
SO THE MAYOR AT ANY TIME CAN PROTECT THE COMMUNITY BY ISSUING IT A DISASTER DECLARATION.
SO WHEN'S THE DATE, UH, THE END DATE ON THIS ONE? I THINK IT
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WAS SIGNED, UH, MAY 11TH.UH, SO SEVEN DAYS FROM THERE WOULD BE, IT WAS THURSDAY.
SO THIS THURSDAY? YEAH, THIS THURSDAY.
SO WE GOT UNTIL IT'S STILL IN EFFECT TO THE, UH, MAY THE 18TH.
SO, AND, UH, SO WITH ALL THAT, UH, WE STILL FEEL THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING HAS SLOWED DOWN, BUT, UH, AT THE TIME THAT WE WERE LOOKING INTO IT WAS, UH, IT WAS THE UNKNOWN.
THERE WAS STILL UNKNOWN MM-HMM.
SO WITH THAT, UM, THAT'S WHY WE SIGNED IT.
AND NOW, LIKE THE, THE CHIEF SAID, UM, THE, UH, NUMBERS HAVE DRASTICALLY, YOU KNOW, LOWERED.
SO, UM, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THEN.
UM, DO WE NEED, WE NEED TO STOP IT, RIGHT? DO WE NEED TO STOP IT? NO, I WOULD JUST LET HER RE KNOW.
AND IF YOU TABLE IT, THAT MEANS YOU'RE GONNA BRING IT UP.
COMMISSIONER, I WOULD JUST TAKE NO ACTION.
AND, AND WE'LL RESURRECT IT WHEN, WHEN WE NEED TO AGAIN.
NO, I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FURTHER COMMENT THOUGH.
I, I, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FIND VERY INTERESTING IS, IN THE INITIAL FUNDING MENTIONED BY MR. DELAROSA, IS THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES WHO'S OUT THERE FIRST.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, AND I, I SAID DURING THE, DURING THE CAMPAIGN, WAS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES HERE IN TOWN TO WHERE CHURCHES BEGIN TO TAKE ON EVEN A GREATER ROLE IN, IN HELPING MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE.
WHILE WE MAY NOT ALL DISAGREE ON, ON WHY OR HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING ACROSS, THERE'S STILL PEOPLE, THERE'S STILL A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS.
AND SO WE STILL NEED TO TAKE ACTION INDIVIDUALLY AS, AS HUMAN BEINGS TO BE ABLE TO ORGANIZE OURSELVES, EVEN IN CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS TO ADDRESS WITH, WITH THESE, ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
WE SHOULDN'T LEAVE IT UP TO THE POLICE CHIEF OR THE GOVERNMENT ALONE TO DO THESE THINGS.
SO I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE TO AND JUST ENCOURAGE ALL IN YOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, YOUR CHURCHES IN PARTICULAR, WHICH ARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PERHAPS PREPARE FOR THESE KINDS OF EVENTUALITIES OR EVENTS.
SO, UM, DO I HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION FOR NO ACTION OR JUST, UH, WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT ALONE? NO, JUST ACTION THERE.
BUT HE, HE'S MADE A MOTION, SO I NEEDS TO BE RESCINDED.
I'LL RESEND THE MOTION TO TABLE IT.
SO ITEM NUMBER NINE, NO ACTION.
[10. Consideration and possible action to approve a Concession Agreement with 80's Bar and Grill, LLC to provide alcoholic beverage sales at the 2023 ResacaFest on Saturday, July 1, 2023.]
ITEM 10, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH THE EIGHTIES BAR GRILL BAR LLC, TO PROVIDE THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGES FOR THE SALE ON 2023.UH, LASKA FEST ON, UH, SATURDAY, JULY 1ST, 2020 23.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, NIKKI SERRANO PARKS AND RECREATION SPECIAL PROJECTS PLANNER.
FOR THE RECORD, STAFF IS PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING EVENT, OSAKA FEST 2023.
SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS WE PROMOTE ARE LIVE MUSIC, FIREWORKS, VENDORS, ACTIVITIES, AND COLD BEVERAGES.
THIS ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE TERMS OUTLINED IN THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT AND TO SECURE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH EIGHTIES BAR AND GRILL, ALLOWING THEM TO PROVIDE THE SALES OF ADULT BEVERAGES.
BAR AND GRILL WILL OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PERMITS REQUIRED FROM THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
SO I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ.
[11. Consideration and possible action to approve a Contract for Display of Fireworks by Liberty MJ Fireworks, LLC for the fireworks display at the 2023 ResacaFest.]
REMEMBER, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT, UH, FOR DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS BY LIBERTY MJ FIREWORKS, LLC FOR THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON 2023 ROSAK FEST.
NIKKI SERRANO PARKS AND RECREATION SPECIAL PROJECTS PLANNER.
FOR THE RECORD, ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF OSAKA FEST IS THE FIREWORKS SHOW.
STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING TO SECURE A DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS BASED ON AVAILABILITY AND PRICING OF SERVICES.
A PROPOSAL FROM LIBERTY FIREWORKS FOR PROFESSIONAL, FOR A PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED AT THE PREVIOUS CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT FROM LIBERTY FIREWORKS WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO CONTINUE WORKING TOWARD SECURING A PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY BY THE PYROTECHNIC COMPANY.
DO I HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, THIS IS BUSINESS IS LOCATED IN SAN ANTONIO, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, MA'AM.
I'VE SEEN NOW IN THE PAST, HOW MUCH WERE WE PAYING BEFORE IN THE PAST? HOW LONG AGO,
SAME PRICE? YES, THEY DID, UM, HONOR THE SAME PRICE ON THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NIKKI? WAS THERE OTHER VEN LOCAL VENDORS THAT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID THIS OUT? YES, WE
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DID, UH, REACH OUT TO A FEW THAT WERE LOCATED HERE IN THE VALLEY.UM, HOWEVER, ONE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE AVAILABILITY AND THE FEES WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE SO RIGHT.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
[12. Public Hearing: To solicit input regarding a request to Rezone a property located on La Palma Boulevard, bearing a Legal Description of: 0.262 acre of land consisting of all of Lot Number 1, Save and Except the East 10 feet, of the Stolts Subdivision As recorded in Cabinet 1, Slot 1404-B of the Cameron County, Texas, from SF-1 'Single Family One' to SF-2 'Duplex Residential'. Applicant: Sandra E. Aguilar & Juan Aguilar, Jr.]
12, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT THE INPUT REGARDING THE, UH, REQUEST, UH, TO REZONE AND PROPERLY LOCATED ON LAMA BOULEVARD, BURN A, A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A 0.26, TWO ACRES OF LAND CONSISTENT OF ALL OF LOT, UH, NUMBER ONE, SEVEN, EXCEPT ON EAST, UH, 10 FEET TO THE STTS, UH, SUB DIVISION IS RECORDING CABINET.ONE SLOT, UH, 1404 DASH B CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS FROM SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY ONE TO SF TWO DUPLEX, UH, RESIDENTIAL AND, UH, APPLICANT, UH, SANDRA, UH, E AGUILAR, AND, UH, JUAN AGUILAR JR.
A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SAN BENITO NEWS ON APRIL 14TH, 2023.
A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FOOT RADIUS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST.
JOANNA, WAS THIS A SEPARATE NOTICE, PUBLIC NOTICE FROM WHEN THE PUBLIC, UH, FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS? NO, WE USUALLY SEND 'EM OUT AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEN WE DO A SEPARATE ONE FOR THE SECOND HEARING FOR COMMISSION.
IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS? YES.
WELL, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ONE IS THE FIRST READING FOR COMMISSION, AND THEN SECOND READING IS WHERE YOU ACTUALLY, UH, VOTE.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE, UH, THE NOTICE ALSO FOR, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING.
SO WE USUALLY SEND OUT THE NOTICE ONLY TWICE.
UH, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR OPEN PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE TIME IS 6 0 3.
AND LET'S OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANYBODY FOR OR AGAINST IT.
UH, WE JUST NEED TO HEAR NOBODY, JOHN, ARE THE APPLICANTS HERE, DO THEY WISH TO SPEAK? NO, WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
SO THE, I SAW THE MAP, IT WAS ONLY TWO RES A BUSINESS AND THEN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEXT DOOR, AND THEN PROBABLY A SINGLE FAMILY OR MULTIFAMILY ACROSS THE STREET, RIGHT? YES.
SO ACROSS THE STREET, IT'S ACTUALLY ZONED FOR MULTI-FAMILY.
THIS WOULD STILL BE, IT'S AN SF ONE, SO IT'S, UM, NOT AS, IT'S LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN THE MULTI-FAMILY.
IT'S STILL A FORM OF SINGLE FAMILY.
UM, DO YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE THE LOT SIZE? I BELIEVE I DO.
I THINK FOR SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX, IT HAS TO MEET A, A MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT.
DO YOU KNOW THE DIMENSIONS? 60 BY 193? UH, POINT 32.
SO 60 FEET WIDE BY 193 ME SIR.
I, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHEN DID SAN SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX COME INTO PLAY? I, I SAW IT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN WE APPROVED THE ONE BY BERTHA KAVA.
I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT'S BEEN IN THE ORDINANCE.
UM, BUT I MEAN, IT'S BEEN THERE.
YEAH, THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT WAS WHEN WE SINGLE FIRST FINGER, SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE PRIOR COMMISSION THAT I, I'VE BEEN SITTING ON, WAS BY BERTHA KAVA.
AND IT, THE REQUIRE, IT'S JUST ONE FLOOR, RIGHT? IT DOESN'T GO UP.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOBODY, THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS POINT.
YES, BUT, UH, STILL NEED TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
I LIVE AT 6 75 SOUTH MCCULLOUGH STREET.
CURRENTLY, I'M A COMMISSIONER ON THE PUBLIC HOUSING BOARD, AND WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A WAITING LIST OF PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND APARTMENTS HERE
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IN SAN BENITO.I THINK THE WAITING LIST IS OVER 600 PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO LIVE HERE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE THE, UH, APARTMENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE HOMES AVAILABLE TO 'EM.
UH, I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON, ON, UH, A COUPLE OF PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE TO TRY AND BUILD APARTMENTS.
BUT, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, THIS PIECE OF LAND IS, IS CONDUCIVE FOR DUPLEXES FAMILY, AS I MENTIONED.
THAT'S ONE REASON THAT THE, UH, THAT THE, UH, SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS, YOU KNOW, ALLOWED IT TO BE IN MOST CITIES IN SINGLE FAMILY.
SO I WOULD STRONG, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS, UH, UH, THIS REZONING DUE TO OUR NEEDS IN THE CITY FOR, UH, APARTMENTS.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS THEN? UH, THE TIME IS 6 0 6 AND CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING.
[13. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-F to Rezone a property located on La Palma Boulevard, Bearing a Legal Description of: 0.262 acre of land consisting of all of Lot Number 1, Save and Except the East 10 feet, of the Stolts Subdivision as recorded in Cabinet 1, Slot 1404-B of the Cameron County Map Records, Cameron County, Texas, From SF-1 'Single Family One' to SF-2 'Duplex, Residential'. Applicant: Sandra E. Aguilar & Juan Aguilar, Jr.]
ITEM NUMBER 13, FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 22, UH, 52 F TO RESORT, UH, THE PROPERTY LOCATED LA PALM BOULEVARD, BARRING LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF POINT, UH, 2 62 ACRES OF LINE CONSISTENT OF ALL LA ONE, UH, NUMBER ONE SEVEN, EXCEPT, UH, TO THE EAST 10 FEET ON THE STOLES, UH, SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN CABINET ONE SLOT 1404 B OF THE CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS MAP RECORDS.CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS FROM SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY ONE TO SF TWO, DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL APPLICANT, UH, UH, SANDRA E. AGUILAR AND JUAN AGUILAR JR.
AND, UH, AGAIN, UH,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP INDICATES THE PROPOSED LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AS GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
A DUPLEX UNIT IS BEING PROPOSED, UM, AND REQUIRES SF ONE TWO DUPLEX DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONVEYED ON APRIL 27TH, 2023, AND HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THIS REZONING.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? JOANNA? I HAVE A QUESTION.
IS THERE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THE FIRST AND SECOND READING FOR THIS TYPE OF ITEM? POSSIBLY NOT TODAY, RIGHT, MARK, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.
BUT FOR FUTURE USE, IS THAT POSSIBLE TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS? NO, SIR.
SO THE CHARTER WOULD'VE TO BE CHANGED.
IN A YEAR IN THE NEXT ELECTION,
SO WE CAN GET IT ALL APPROVED.
SO WE CAN DO THAT IF IT'S PRETTY FAVORABLE.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S PRETTY FAVORABLE.
IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO.
COMMISSIONER, LET ME CLARIFY THAT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE TWO READINGS, EVEN IF IT'S A, YOUR CHARTER DOES FOR THIS PURPOSE OF THIS, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, BONDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE, ARE EXEMPT FROM THAT.
AND WITH THE CURRENT STATE, UH, LEGISLATURE IN SESSION, THEY'RE ATTACKING, UM, THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS, IS MAKING SOME OF THESE REZONING ISSUES, UH, VERY ONEROUS NOWADAYS.
IT LOOKS LIKE INSTEAD OF A A 200 FOOT AREA, IT'S GONNA BE ALMOST A HALF A MILE OR EVEN A ONE MILE NOTIFICATION.
IT'S, IT'S GONNA CREATE A, A, A LOT MORE NOTIFICATIONS AND, AND STUFF.
SO, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL SEE WHAT THE, WHAT THE, WHAT THE LAWS ARE GONNA BE WHEN AT THE END OF THIS SESSION.
AND I, I STILL QUESTION THE NEED FOR TWO HEARINGS, TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I'M NOT, IF WE CAN CUT THAT DOWN, WE'LL LOOK AT THAT.
YOU KNOW, UH, COMMISSIONER, I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT.
I THINK THE ORDINANCE SAYS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I THINK IT TRADITIONALLY, IT'S BEEN DONE IN BOTH PLACES.
UH, AND THE REASON BEING, I THINK, UH, THE, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION IS A RECOMMENDING AUTHORITY, BUT IT CAN BE THERE.
IT'S A REC, A LOT OF, UH, C D BG HAS PUBLIC HEARINGS AND, AND CREATED.
SO I THINK THEY, IT CAN COME, CAN BE COME BACK TO ONE.
IT'S JUST BEEN THE PRACTICE OF TWO.
WELL, AND I THANK YOU, JOANNA, FOR MENTIONING THE, THAT THE P AND Z, IT DID, UH, LOOK AT THIS AND APPROVE THIS.
I, THAT IT, IT ADDS MORE VALIDITY TO THOSE PEOPLE ON THAT BOARD, OF WHICH I WAS ONE TO, UH, SITTING THERE AND, AND RECOMMEND MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO THIS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INCLUDING THEM IN, IN YOUR COMMENTS.
I DON'T, NO, THAT'S JUST READING.
NO, IT'S JUST THE FIRST READING.
I HAVE A QUESTION JUST ON THAT.
IS THERE ANY NEGATIVITY THAT'S GONNA COME BACK TO IT? SO LET'S SAY THEY CAN'T GO TO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.
ARE WE NOW STOPPING THEIR ACCESS TO ATTEND A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING? UM, WHO CAN'T ATTEND THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING? LIKE THE, THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC? WE, WE STILL HAVE THE MEETINGS.
UM, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE MEETING.
SO WHAT'S REALLY GONNA CHANGE? JUST THE ADDITIONAL, IT'S THE TIMEFRAME.
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I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT PUB.THEY, THEY CAN SUBMIT, EVEN IF THEY CAN'T PERSONALLY ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEY CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS AND ALL KINDS OF LETTERS AND ALL THOSE DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS.
SO IT'S, YES, IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT AN EXCLUSION THING.
I'M NOT TRYING TO EXCLUDE ANYBODY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHT, THOUGH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO, JUST FOR THE, PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 6TH, AND THAT'S WHEN THE SECOND AND FINAL READING WILL OCCUR, POSSIBLY PENDING APPROVAL.
SO THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL JUNE 6TH.
THAT'S WHEN YOU ALL WILL VOTE ON IT.
[14. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-G, amending Ordinance 2252 and sections of the Code of Ordinances that pertain to Businesses, and codified in the Code of Ordinances in Chapter 4, to add Section 4.01 Requirements, Permit Fees, Expirations and Renewals for Business repealing any other ordinances in conflict therewith, as provided by the City of San Benito and providing for an effective date.]
AEM 14.FIRST READING, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252, UH, DASH G G AMENDING ORDINANCE 2252.
AND, UH, SECTIONS OF THE COURT OF ORDINANCE, UH, THAT PERTAINS TO BUSINESS AND CODIFY IN THE COURT OF ORDINANCE IN CHAPTER FOUR, AS THAT IN, IN, UH, 4.01 REQUIREMENTS, UH, PERMIT FEES, EXPIRATION, AND, UM, RENEWALS FOR BUSINESS, REPEALING ANY OTHER ORDINANCES CONFLICT, THE RISK THEY'RE WITH, THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SANTO AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND, UH, MS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS TO REQUIRE ALL PERSONS OPERATING A BUSINESS TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT AND REGISTER WITHIN THE CITY.
UH, SO CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE, UH, YEARLY BUSINESS RENEWALS, UM, THAT IS IN OUR FEE SCHEDULE, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE SPECIFIC RULES ON HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO APPLY WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO APPLY.
THERE WAS NOTHING FOR US TO REALLY GIVE GUIDANCE TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE FIXING.
WE WENT AHEAD AND, UM, CREATED A SECTION IN THE ORDINANCE SO THAT THEY KNOW WHEN THEY CAN APPLY, HOW THEY CAN APPLY, UH, WHAT THE FEES ARE.
WELL, THE FEES WAS ALREADY THERE, BUT IF THEY DO NOT APPLY, WHAT HAPPENS? YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF, OF NOTIFYING BUSINESSES, OF RENEWALS? WILL YOU BE NOTIFYING THEM? SO, WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFYING BUSINESS OWNERS, UM, THAT THEY ARE EXPIRED.
THEY HAVE EXPIRED BUSINESS LICENSES.
WE, UH, FIRST TRY TO GO TO THE BUSINESS AND LET THEM KNOW.
UH, WE TRY TO MAKE CONTACT FIRST.
IF WE CAN'T, THEN WE'LL SEND 'EM A LETTER, GIVING THEM SO MANY DAYS TO ACTUALLY COME TALK TO US, AND THEN WE HELP 'EM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
I, I'VE HEARD ON FROM BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE PAST, IT WAS BASED ON THE HONOR SYSTEM THAT THEY WOULD COME BACK AND PAY THEIR BUSINESS FEE, RIGHT? YES.
UH, THAT IS, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.
WE STARTED, UM, BACK BEFORE DECEMBER.
UH, WE'VE BEEN GOING OUT AND TRYING TO GET THE BUSINESS OWNERS TO COME IN AND COMPLY.
I WAS GONNA, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE ALSO ADDRESSED WITH THE NEW ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT WE PURCHASED FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
THAT WILL COMPLETELY TAKE THAT CORRECT QUESTION.
IT WILL, UM, SEND US UPDATES ON WHO'S EXPIRED AND WHO WE NEED TO CALL, OR WHO WE NEED TO NOTIFY.
MY OTHER QUESTION HERE IS, IS I NOTICED THAT THERE'S SIGN REQUIREMENTS IN THIS, UH, IN THE REVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? UM, YOU'VE GOT, THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION ON, ON SIGN AND SIGN REGULATIONS, BUT WHY WOULD IT BE NECESSARY TO MENTION THAT HERE IN THE, IN THE PERMITTING OR THE LICENSING? I, I, I JUST SEE IT AS A ALMOST CONFUSING SOMETIMES TO TRY TO YES.
WHAT PICTURES THAT I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE SECTION THREE, JUST LET ME SEE, THREE SECTION F PARAGRAPH THREE.
THE ZON RINS, IT'S, I CAN KIND OF SEE HIS POINT, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE, PART OF THEIR PROCESS.
WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING AS A NEW BUSINESS, UM, THEY NEED TO OBTAIN THEIR SIGNED PERMITS.
YOU LIKE TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR THEM, RIGHT? SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S ALONG THE WAY.
A ALONG, WHAT HAPPENS A LOT OF TIMES IS THAT THEY WILL NOT COME IN FOR THEIR SIGN PERMIT AT ALL.
UH, THEY FORGET, OR THEY THINK THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO OBTAIN A SIGN.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO OUT, WE DO AN INSPECTION AND WE REALIZE THEY HAVE A SIGN.
WE NEED TO TELL THEM TO COME IN AND, AND PLEA TO, TO GO AHEAD AND APPLY.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT SOMETIMES THAT SIGN IS ALREADY UP OR THEY'VE ALREADY INSTALLED IT, AND IT MIGHT NOT MEET OUR REGULATIONS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID THOSE PROBLEMS. THE SIGNS YOU'RE JUST, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE ARE, ARE A NAME OF BUSINESS SIGNS, RIGHT? SPECIFICALLY, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE GONNA ELECTRONIC, MAKE SURE WINDSTORM CERTIFIED, THINGS LIKE THAT, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE GONNA OPEN A BUSINESS,
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YOU'VE GOTTA OBTAIN YOUR SIGN PERMIT.WHAT DOES THAT COST? WHAT DOES THAT, WHAT DOES THAT COST ON THE SIGN PERMITS? I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT IT, IT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT POLITICAL SCIENCE.
BECAUSE EVERY BUSINESS HAS HUNDREDS
YEAH, NO, IT'S, IT'S, YOU'RE GONNA START DINGING THEM FOR THAT
SO WHEN THEY COME IN FOR A PERMIT, YOU'LL HAND THEM INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEIR SIGNS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OR NOT BE.
SO, SO THAT ALSO GOES BACK TO OUR NEW SOFTWARE.
WHEN OUR NEW SOFTWARE COMES INTO PLAY, UM, THE APPLICATION THAT THEY WILL BE RECEIVING HAS EVERY, IT'S ONE APPLICATION.
IT HAS EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO APPLY FOR.
UM, CURRENTLY BECAUSE OF OUR SOFTWARE, WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM.
THERE'S A WALL THAT HAS ABOUT 10 TO 15 TO 20 DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS.
UM, SO OUR STAFF DOES HELP THEM, WALKS THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
BUT THE NEW APPLICATION WILL BE MUCH MORE STREAMLINED, EASIER TO FILL OUT MORE INFORMATION.
UH, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT HELPS US HELP THEM.
WELL, HATS OFF TO YOU FOR THE NEW, GETTING THE NEW SOFTWARE.
AND I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY'VE BEEN WANTING, A STEP BY STEP BY STEP BY STEP OF WHAT THEY NEED.
THAT WAY THEY CAN BE PREPARED, HAVE EVERYTHING THOUGHT OUT AHEAD OF TIME.
SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN THERE.
SO THE FIRST READING, NO, ACTION IT.
[15. Consideration and possible action to approve Change Order Approval Request Form Number 3 from Hanson Professional Services, Inc., for the El Camino Number 1 Lift Station Improvements Project RFP#2022-001-0201. ]
15, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER APPROVAL.REQUEST FOR, UH, NUMBER, UH, FORM NUMBER THREE FROM HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, INC.
UH, NUMBER ONE, LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, PROJECT R F P NUMBER 2022 DASH ZERO ONE DASH 0 2 0 1.
AND, UH, MR. GARCIA MAYOR, MAYOR PROTE COMMISSIONERS AN GARCIA INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION IS, UH, AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE EL CAMINO LIFT STATION.
UH, THEY'RE REQUESTING, UH, AN ADDITIONAL 31 DAYS, UH, TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A PRE-STARTUP ON THE LIFT STATION.
UM, WE SHOULD BE COMING OFF OF THE BYPASS, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK, AND HOPEFULLY CLOSING OUT THAT PROJECT BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE REQUESTING, UH, THIS EXTENSION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SO, WHEN'S, UH, WHEN'S, UH, THE DUE DATE AND THEN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? IT WOULD BE JUNE 30TH OF NEXT MONTH, OR THE NEXT MONTH WOULD BE THE COMPLETION DATE.
CLOSEOUT THE, THAT GIVES THE CONTRACTOR ENOUGH TIME TO, UH, FINISH UP, UH, MORE AESTHETICS OUTSIDE FENCE PERIMETER, UH, AND FINISH OFF, UH, JUST LIKE I SAID, UH, THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE, ON THE LIFT STATION.
BUT AS FAR AS, UH, THE MAIN, UH, CONCERNS, WE'VE, UH, IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED, SO.
DO YOU SEE ANY MORE DELAYS BEYOND THIS OTHER THAN, UH, THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS? WEATHER? UH, THAT'S BEEN ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES, WHICH WE WILL GO INTO THE NEXT, UH, CHANGE ORDER.
THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS, UH, IN REGARDS TO THAT, WE'VE HAD A, A COUPLE WITH, UH, A E B.
SO THEY'RE KIND OF BACKLOGGED, OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE, WITH THE STORMS THAT WE'VE HAD.
UH, SO THAT KIND OF PUT US ON A, ON, ON THE BACK END OF THAT.
UH, THEY'RE ADDRESSING MORE, UH, SERIOUS CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY AND IN CERTAIN OTHER AREAS.
UH, SO IS IT COSTING US ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE DELAYED? NO, SIR.
UM, MS. JOHNNY, THE ORIGINAL COMPLETION WAS 250 DAYS, NOW WE'RE UP TO 438.
UM, A LOT OF THOSE DAYS WERE MATERIALS.
UH, LEAD TIMES WERE, I KNOW WE HAD A KIND OF HARD TIME AND THEN, UH, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, UH, FOR THE PANELS THAT, THAT WE DID GET TO RUN OUR PUMPS.
I, I THINK THE ONLY CONCERN WAS SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA WERE HAVING ISSUES IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
BUT THEY, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THEM, THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES.
UH, THE ONLY THING THAT STILL UPSETS ME IS HOW THEY NICKEL AND DIME US FOR THAT FENCE.
ARE THEY GONNA HAVE COATING TO, TO BLOCK THE VIEW OR TO THIS? IT'S NOT AN EYESORE, I BELIEVE.
NOT LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE LITTLE FLAGS THAT GO YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE SLOTTED.
SO THAT, THAT'LL BE, THAT COST IS CRAZY.
TO ME THAT'S A, A LITTLE HIGH.
AND CONSIDERING, UH, NOW THE PUMPS AREN'T GONNA BE TOP MOUNTED.
UH, THOSE ARE GONNA BE SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS.
SO THERE, IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT QUIETER AND NOT SUCH AN EYESORE, UH, ESPECIALLY DOWN BUSINESS 77, SO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR GALVAN.
SECOND, AGAIN, BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
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MOTION PASSES.[16. Consideration and possible action to approve Change Order Approval Request Form Number 5 from Hanson Professional Services, Inc., for the Alameda Lift Station Improvements project RFP #2022-002-0501. ]
OKAY.ITEM NUMBER 16, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO CHANGE ORDER APPROVAL.
REQUEST FOR FORM NUMBER FIVE FOR HANSON PROVISIONAL SERVICE, INC.
FOR THE, UH, AA LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENT FOR PROJECT, UH, REV, R F P 2 22 DASH ZERO TWO DASH 5 0 1.
MR. GARCIA, MAYOR, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER SAN GARCIA, FOR THE RECORD, UH, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
UH, THE ITEM OF OUR DISCUSSION GOES ALONG THE LINE, SAME AS THE PREVIOUS ONE.
UH, JUST ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION SO THE CONTRACTOR CAN, UH, FINISH OUT, UH, THE LAST, UH, FINISHING DETAILS ON THAT LIFT STATION.
UM, THAT ONE WAS ACTUALLY, UH, WE HAD A LIGHT, UH, POLE THAT NEEDED TO GET REPLACED.
UH, WITH AP BEING BACKLOGGED, THAT KIND OF PUT US ON THE BACK BURNER AS WELL.
SO IN ORDER FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO FINISH THAT, THAT PROJECT, HE NEEDS TO GET THAT POLE REPLACED.
UH, SO, UH, WHEN WE SPOKE TO HIM APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO, THEY, THEY TOLD US, HEY, TWO WEEKS.
AND THEN WE'VE HAD RECENT STORMS, ESPECIALLY THIS PAST WEEKEND, SO THEY'VE KIND OF PUSHED IT NOW.
SO, UH, THEY ARE ASKING AN, AN EXTENDED 56 DAYS TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? IT DOES SHOW AN INCREASE, SO OF 53,521, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S, UH, PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDER, MA'AM.
UH, THAT WAS, UH, CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE.
UM, THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION ALREADY.
I WOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION AGAIN.
DO WE THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA GET THIS COMPLETE WITHIN 56 DAYS? UH, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WELL, SPEAKING WITH, UH, HANSEN PROFESSIONALS, WHICH ARE THE PROJECT MANAGERS HANDLING THE, THAT REHABILITATION ON THAT LIFT STATION, UH, THEY THINK THAT THAT'LL BE AN ACCURATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO, TO FINISH THAT LIFT.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING TO HELP KEEP THE PRESSURE UP ON GETTING THIS STUFF DONE? OH, I'M ON 'EM ON, ON A DAILY BASIS, SIR.
YOU UNDERSTAND MY QUESTION? YES, SIR.
SO, I, I'M IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM TO KIND OF EXPEDITE, WE DID REACH OUT TO ME AND, UH, MR. LARO AS WELL.
WE TALKED, UH, TOUCH BASE WITH A E P, THEIR SCHEDULERS, UH, TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPEDITE THAT POLE, UH, REPLACEMENT.
UM, AND THEY GAVE US THE, THE SAME ANSWER STATING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BACK LOGGED ON.
AM I READING THIS CORRECTLY? THIS PROJECT IS 310 DAYS BEYOND COMPLETION, ORIGINAL COMPLETION DATE, ORIGINALLY 60, 60 DAYS NOW, 370 DAYS.
SOME OF THESE SUPPLIES WERE 180 DAYS DELIVERY, SIX MONTHS DELIVERY.
SO, UM, WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME PRETTY TOUGH TIMES.
SO, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S JUST BEEN TOUGH.
AND WE DO, I DO HAVE, UH, MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE CONTRACTORS AND THE, UH, PROJECT MANAGERS.
UH, THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, A, A DOWNTIME, UH, ON THE LEAD TIMES.
SO THEY'RE STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE MATERIALS, UH, CERTAIN, UH, MATERIALS A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN OTHERS.
BUT, UH, THEY ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME, UH, PROGRESS IN THAT.
WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN AN ORIGINAL ENGINEERING KIND OF QUESTION OR DESIGN AND, YOU KNOW, FAULT MAYBE FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, NOT ANTICIPATING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES WHEN WE PUT THE PROJECT TOGETHER? NO, SIR.
AND, AND THE REASON BEING IS THE, WHEN THE CONTRACTOR, WHEN THE ENGINEER WON'T KNOW, BECAUSE HE WON'T KNOW WHO THE CONTRACTORS ARE WHEN THEY'RE BIDDING, EACH CONTRACTOR HAS THEIR OWN SUPPLIER.
THOSE SUPPLIERS WILL DETERMINE WHAT THEIR DELIVERY SCHEDULES ARE.
SO, UH, AND, AND, AND BECAUSE, UH, JUST THE SUPPLY CHAIN, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY USES THESE, UM, UH, THESE FLIGHTS.
THEY'RE, IT'S FOR SKIMMING, UH, WATER OFF AND, AND, AND DEBRIS THAT'S FLOATING ON TOP.
A LOT OF OUR MATERIALS ARE NOW MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THEY COME FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AND GET IN IT, SHIPPED ON, ON BOATS.
SO THESE DELAYS HAVE BEEN WORLDWIDE, AND WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH IT FOR A BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS.
THE, UH, THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ARE, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVE TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER, AND THEY'RE SUBMITTED AN ENGINEER SIGNS OFF WHEN HE PRESENTS THAT YES, THESE ARE VALID PLACED ON SUPPLY CHAIN BASED ON DELIVERIES.
UH, EDO WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF THERE.
THE FIRST DELAY WAS THE, UH, THE, THE TORNADO THAT STRUCK SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
THAT WAS THE FIRST LA AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER ONE.
SO, AND IF YOU'LL GO ON STINGER, YOU'LL SEE AEPS ALREADY GOT GENERATORS WITH ALL THESE STORMS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING.
EVEN THE CONTRACTOR CAN'T PUT THE, CAN'T GET THE WIRING DONE.
IF THE POLE DOESN'T GO IN PLACE AND WE'RE ABOUT TO POUR A NEW DRIVEWAY, THEY CAN'T GET POURED BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, ELECTRICAL WIRING THAT'S GONNA GO UNDERNEATH IT THROUGH.
AND I SAID, WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST DO IT THROUGH CONDUITS? I SAID, NO, IT'S NOT AS EASY AS THAT
SO IN, IN BIDDING THIS PROJECT, WOULD HANSEN HAVE KNOWN THAT MATERIALS WOULD BE THAT FAR BEHIND? NO.
BECAUSE THEY, UH, WHEN THE, WHEN IT'S BID
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AND WHEN, AND, UH, WHEN THE CONTRACTS ARE EXECUTED, THAT CAN BE A 30 DAY PERIOD.AND, AND CONTRACTORS AREN'T GONNA ORDER IT UNTIL THE MAYOR SIGNS THE CONTRACT.
AND AT THAT POINT, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COMMIT TO HOLD ANY INVENTORY UNTIL THEY GET AN EXECUTED CONTRACT.
AND AT THAT POINT, THEY NOW TELL YOU WHAT THE DELIVERERS ARE GONNA BE.
I THINK WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS WHEN SOME, SOME, SOME OF THE BIDDING PROCESS STARTS RFQ PROCESS.
SOME OF THE ENGINEERS WILL PROMISE VERY NICE, UH, DELIVERY DATES.
AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THIS ONE, THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, WENT FROM 60 DAYS TO 378 DAYS, AND ANOTHER CONTRACTOR OR ENGINEER MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN THE BID JUST BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT A VERY, VERY, UM, AWESOME DELIVERY DATES.
BUT, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST BID WAS 2022.
THE PANDEMIC STARTED EARLY IN THAT YEAR.
SO YEAH, THERE WAS A LOT OF SUPPLY CHAIN.
WELL, JUST DOESN'T, IT JUST DOESN'T GIMME A WHOLE LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN HANSEN.
WE KNOW WHEN I SEE THIS, THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.
WELL, I'M SURE PREDICTING A WORLD PANDEMIC, BUT NO, AND HANSON IS, IS A NATIONWIDE, THEY'RE NOT JUST IN BROWNSVILLE.
THEY, THEY'RE A LARGE, THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES.
BUT AGAIN, HANSON IS JUST DESIGNING.
WE U UH, SOME OF THESE CONTRACTORS ARE LOCAL DOWN FROM THE VALLEY.
IF, UM, AND WE, WE DO HAVE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THESE CONTRACTS, BUT WE, WE, UH, IF THEY CAN, UH, IDENTIFY WHAT IT IS CONTRACTUALLY, THEN YOU GET TO THE SIDE, AND THEN THAT BECOMES A, A LEGAL ISSUE IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT IT, AND, AND RAIN DAYS, IF YOU, IF, UH, AND IF YOU'LL SEE, WHEN YOU SEE ONE OF THESE CONTRACTS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ARE, ARE NTUS THING, BUT NOT REALLY HURT.
AND THE REASON BEING IS THAT IF YOU GET THAT REPUTATION THAT YOU'RE JUST ZINGING THEM, THEN THE CONTRACTORS WILL SUPER BID THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE PREPARING THAT YOU'RE GONNA ZING THEM.
AND THEN ALL THE PRICES GO UP.
AND WE'VE SEEN SOME PRICES, UH, YOU MIGHT RECALL THE CITY YARD LIFT STATION, THE PROJECTED COSTS, AND WHEN IT ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO BID WAS $900,000 MORE AND WAS ANTICIPATED BASED ON THAT SUPPLY.
AND THEN NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE A HANDSOME LOOK AT IT, WE HAD US WATER SERVICES.
AND THERE, HERE IN THE ROOM, OUR UTILITY CONTRACTORS HAD THEIR ENGINEERS LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID, THAT IS THE PRICE.
SO WE, WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT COMMISSIONER TO, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I, AND I, I TRUST THAT ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY PREVIOUS COMMISSION AND STUFF IS FINE.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT QUESTIONING THAT.
I'M JUST, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THESE THINGS AND I'M GOING, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WHERE, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? AND LIKE OUR WATER LINE ON 77, THAT'S THE ORIGINAL BED WAS THE, THE BUSINESS 77 WATER LINE.
THE EIGHT INCH REPLACEMENT WAS ABOUT 3.2 MILES.
UH, I MEAN, 3.2 MILLION BACK IN 2018, AND IT IS ALMOST 10 MILLION NOW.
IT GOT VOTED DOWN AND NOW WE HAVE TO PAY.
YEAH, JOHN, BY, BY WAITING FIVE YEARS.
DON'T QUESTION THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED, BUT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BUT YEAH, KEEP UP THE, KEEP UP THE, UH, PRESSURE.
UH, I JUST, AT LEAST IN MY BOOK, THAT'S WHAT I SEE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
[17. Consideration and possible action to award a contract to Westar Construction Incorporated for the construction of the San Benito Waterline Crossing in the amount of $122,825.00.]
OKAY.EMER 17, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO AWARD THE CONTRACTOR, WEST STAR CON, UH, CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE, UH, 70 WATER LINE CONS CROSSING IN THE AMOUNT OF $122,825.
MR. GARCIA MAYOR, MAYOR PRO COMMISSIONERS ON THE GARCIA, FOR THE RECORD, THE ITEM OF CONSIDERATION IS TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO WESTSTAR CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $122,825 FOR THE OSAKA WATERLINE CROSSING.
UH, AND THAT IS, UH, CONDITIONAL TO, UH, THE FINALIZED AGREEMENT THAT WE, UH, THAT THE COMMISSION, UH, UH, APPROVED ON THE LAST MEETING, UH, WITH, UH, CAMERON COUNTY IRRIGATION DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, UH, WE'RE JUST PENDING THAT FINALIZATION FROM, UH, ON THEIR SIDE.
UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON, UH, THIS WATERLINE CROSSING.
MR. GARCIA, WHERE WAS THIS AT? THE, THIS IS A WATERLINE CROSSING OVER BY CROSS CHURCH MAYOR.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. VE I SEE A PART OF THE BID INCLUDED BRUSH
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CLEARING.I KNOW THERE WAS QUITE A BIT THERE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SILT FENCING? THAT'S FOR, I MEAN, I, I'M, I'M CONFUSED ABOUT THE SILT FENCING.
IS IT BEING NE IS IT NECESSARY? LET ME GET THE COMMISSIONER, LET ME GET THE, UH, THE ENGINEERS.
IS, UH, VICENTE HERE? I BELIEVE SO, YES.
UH, DAVID, MR. SALINAS, WILL YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND, AND, UM, AMTECH ENGINEER? THERE HE IS.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
AND I'M DAVID SALINAS, REGIONAL MANAGER FOR US WATER UTILITY SERVICE GROUP AT, UH, VICENTE IS AN ENGINEER WITH AMBI TECH ENGINEERING WHO'S BEEN DESIGNING THIS PROJECT.
AND, UH, THE SILT FENCE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF YOUR MS FOUR PERMIT.
SO WE DON'T POLLUTE THE OSAKA, AND IT IS YOUR WATER DRINKING SOURCE.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IN CASE WE DO HAVE RUNOFF FROM RAIN, IT PREVENTS POLLUTANTS FROM ENTERING INTO THE, INTO THE SOCK, ESPECIALLY SILT FROM THE EXCAVATION.
THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE DONE TO THE WAR PITS.
SO THIS IS YOUR TEAM, YOUR ENGINEER, AND OUR ENGINEER REP.
AND, AND, UM, UH, AND THEN US WATER SERVICES IS THE UTILITY PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR THE CITY.
AND LIKE MR. SALINA SAID, THAT'S BASICALLY THE REASON TO HAVE THE EROSION CONTROL.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT A MOTION BY SECOND COMMISSIONER, UH, GOODMAN.
[18. Consideration and possible action to approve Payment Number 1 to Southern Trenchless Solutions, Inc. as recommended by Hanson Professional Services, Inc., pertaining to the Alameda Lift Station Improvements project in the amount of $117,233.33.]
NUMBER 18, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT NUMBER ONE, TO SELL THE SOUTHERN NUTRITION SOLUTION INC.AS RECOMMENDED BY HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INC.
PERTAINING TO THE ATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 117,233 AND 33 CENTS.
AND MR. GARCIA, MAYOR, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS GARCIA, FOR THE RECORD, UH, THE ITEM OF FOR DISCUSSION IS, UH, THE FIRST PAYMENT TO SOUTHERN TRENCH LIST SOLUTIONS, UH, RECOMMENDED BY HANSON PROFESSIONALS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $117,233 AND 33 CENTS.
UH, THIS IS THE FIRST PAYMENT TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I, I, I'M GETTING A LITTLE CHUCKLE OUT OF THIS BECAUSE HERE WE ARE, 310 DAYS LATE.
SO THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS TO GET PAID ON THIS.
THIS WAS THEIR FIRST SUBMITTAL OF, OF THEIR REQUEST PAYMENT BECAUSE THEY HADN'T GOTTEN THE SUPPLIES AND OTHER THINGS IN ORDER TO GET IT DONE.
UH, THAT'S
YOU'LL FIND OUT A LOT OF STUFF.
I'M WHAT? YOU'LL FIND OUT A LOT OF STUFF LATER ON
SO WAS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL SECOND.
UM, SO I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER GOODMAN, SECOND BY MIRACLE, TIM, UH, GALVAN.
[19. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase and manufacture of two brush truck fire skid units in the amount not to exceed $215,000.00 using the Cameron County Emergency Service District (CCESD) Funds.]
19.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF MANUFACTURER OF TWO BRUSH TRUCKS.
GET THE UNITS IN THE MONTH OF, UH, NOT TO EXCEED THE 215,000.
USING THE CAMERA COUNTING EMERGENCY, UH, SERVER DISTRICT CCC E S D FUNDS.
COMMISSIONER BATISTA, FIRE CHIEF.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWO, UH, SKID UNITS FOR THE CHASSIS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED.
UH, THE, THE BUILD WILL INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURER, THE SKID UNITS, ALL EQUIPMENT, LIGHTS AND DECALS THAT WILL GO ON THE BRUSH TRUCKS.
UH, SKIER BRUSH TRUCKS IS THE ONES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE RECOMMENDING.
THEY'RE PART OF THE PIERCE FIRE, UH, TRUCK MANUFACTURING.
UM, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST MANUFACTURERS OF BRUSH OF, UH, FIRE TRUCKS AND BRUSH TRUCKS, AND IS, UH, LOCATED IN HILLSBORO, UH, TEXAS.
AND THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF, UH, THE DALLAS FOR FOURTH AREA.
UH, THE, THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES THE TRANSPORT OF THE CHASSIS AND DELIVERY AFTER COMPLETION.
UH, THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE GENERAL, UH, BUDGET AND IT WOULD COME OUT OF THE FIRE APPARATUS OR THE CC S D NUMBER ONE FUNDS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
SO THE TWO PICTURES THAT WE HAVE HERE, UH, THAT, UH, YOU SENT US, IS THAT WHAT IT'S, WHAT THE, UH, THE COMPLETION IS CORRECT.
UH, OF COURSE EVERY BUILD IS UNIQUE.
UM, OURS MAY HAVE MAYBE ONE OR TWO THINGS THAT AREN'T ON THERE, BUT, UM, THE ONE THAT FROM SKIER IS, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PICTURE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE TRUCKS WILL LOOK LIKE.
CHIEF, I WANNA KNOW HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAD LOOKING THROUGH THESE TOYS.
IS THERE ANY STIPULATION WITH THE FUNDS THAT WERE, THAT, THAT COME WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE USING TO PURCHASE THESE THINGS? OR ANY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO
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NO.HAVE TO DO JUST, JUST UN UNENCUMBERED FUNDS.
THESE ARE THE, THESE ARE THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNDS THAT CAMERON COUNTY PROVIDES.
THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR PROVIDING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS.
E SD ONE EMERGENCY SERVICES, THE TERRITORY THAT WE'RE ASSIGNED TO.
AND THESE ARE THE CHIEF'S FUNDS AND HE WANTS TO BUY TOYS.
BUT DOES THIS HAVE A, YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS.
I SEE SOME OF THE STUFF, BUT I CAN'T, CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
DOES IT CARRY, UM, GALLONS UH HUM.
400 GALLONS OF WATER? CORRECT.
SO THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP, I I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOME THAT WAS ON THE EJ AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE ABOUT THEM NOT BEING VERY CLOSE TO A FIRE HYDRANT CORRECT.
SO, SO THESE BRUSH TRUCKS ARE DE ARE DESIGNED MORE FOR LIKE GRASS FIRES, BRUSH FIRES, UM, AND THEY'RE SEVERE DUTY, SO THEY'RE MADE TO GO INTO THAT BRUSH.
UM, SO WITH THAT, WE, YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT OUR TANKER THAT CARRIES, UH, MORE GALLONS.
SO WHAT CAN, JUST FOR YOU HAVE, I KNOW YOU HAVE THIS NUMBER, WHAT WOULD AN AN AVERAGE SIZE HOME TWO, LET'S SAY 2000 SQUARE FOOT, 1500, 2000 SQUARE FOOT, HOW MANY GALLONS OF WATER WOULD IT TAKE? WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A, ABOUT IF THE WHOLE THING ABOUT 10,000 GALLONS.
THESE, I THINK THOSE ARE FUN FACTS THAT I'M GONNA WIN AT TRIVIA NIGHT.
JUST, JUST REMEMBER, THESE ARE NOT, UH, FOR FIRE, UH, UH, STRUCTURED FIREFIGHTING.
UH, THE STRUCTURES, I MEAN, THE OPERATORS THAT WE HAVE, THOSE ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
SO THESE ARE TWO PEOPLE ABLE TO GET INTO AREAS THAT OUR LARGE TANK TRUCKS CANNOT GET INTO.
AND, UH, WHAT'S THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF? IT'S ABOUT 10 YEARS.
AND THEN YOU CAN, UH, PUT 'EM ON RESERVE.
UH, THE BRUSH TRUCKS ABOUT 10 YEARS.
YOU PUT A RESERVE FOR MAYBE ANOTHER FIVE, SEVEN YEARS.
UM, AND THEN WE GO BACK TO CAMERON COUNTY FOR MORE FUNDS AT THAT POINT.
WELL, THAT, THAT, UH, CONTRACT RENEWS EVERY YEAR, SO, YEP.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION? OKAY.
SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER UH, MORALES.
[20. Consideration and possible action to approve a two-year agreement with TMobile Connecting Heroes Program for the City of San Benito cellular and data plans.]
ED 20 CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE T-MOBILE CON CONNECTION HEROES PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF SANTO CELLULAR AND, UH, DATA PLAN.AND, UM, MS. STEPHANIE? HI, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.
UM, TODAY I AM REQUESTING CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH T-MOBILE CONNECTING.
HERES PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF SANTO CELLULAR AND DATA PLANTS.
SO THE CITY OF SANTO CURRENTLY USES VERIZON.
HOWEVER, UM, WE DID A RESEARCH OUR STAFF AND TRY TO SEE A WAY FOR SAVINGS FOR, FOR THE WHOLE CITY.
UM, IF YOU MIGHT SEE ON YOUR, UH, ATTACHED SUPPORT, WE CAN DID A CURRENT CHARGE ESTIMATE COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE PAYING RIGHT NOW WITH VERIZON TO WHAT T-MOBILE WILL CHARGE US.
AND IT'S, IT IS, UH, A WIN-WIN FOR THE CITY.
WE ARE GETTING OVER $40,000 IN SAVINGS AND DEVICES, BRAND NEW DEVICES THAT THE CITY IS NEEDING.
SO MY, UM, CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON THIS ONE.
IS THERE ANY PENALTY FOR EXITING THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH VERIZON OR, OR CURRENT? WE, WE DON'T HAVE A CURRENT CONTRACT IN PLACE.
HOWEVER, WE HAD SOME DEVICES THAT ARE STILL PENDING PAYMENTS.
IT'S LIKE AN EARLY TERMINATION FOR THE DEVICES THAT WERE LEFT OFF, NOT FINISHED PAYING FOR THE MOST RECENT THAT WE TOOK OUT.
UM, IT'S ONLY $2,000 AND 30 2030.
SO, UM, AFTER ALL, EVEN IF WE PAY THAT FEE, WE'RE STILL GONNA BE SAVING FOR THE FIRST YEAR, UM, $3,000.
WOULD T-MOBILE OFFER TO PAY THAT? I KNOW.
I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT LIKE A THEY, THEY HAVEN'T MUCH OVER.
I DO HAVE MR. FABIAN SPARA MAYBE, UM, HE'LL BE, UH, WANTING TO JOIN AND DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU.
IF THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO, TO PAY FOR THAT FOR US.
UM, I THINK CAROL'S RIGHT, THAT WOULD BE A SURE.
UH, UM, SO TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IS, NORMALLY IF YOU BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE AND REQUIRE AND USE IT WITH YOUR, UH, SERVICE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO DO THAT.
THAT'S MORE ON THE CONSUMER SIDE.
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ARE RECEIVING ARE AT ZERO COST, SO IT'S MORE OF A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOR THE DEVICES.UH, NOT YOUR LOWER END DEVICES.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE SOME, UH, IPHONE EIGHT OR SOMETHING.
IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE HIGHER END, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE JUSTIFIABLE.
UM, AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE, UM, CHIEF
SO WE HAVE AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP.
AND I THINK FOR US, UM, I'M A LOCAL ACCOUNT MANAGER, UM, RGV RAISED, RGV BORN.
UM, AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING HELPING YOU ALL.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MADE SURE WE DID BEFORE WE EVEN, UM, DID, UH, LOOKED INTO THE SERVICE WAS, UH, WE SENT OUT SOME DEMOS AND WE WERE AT, UM, HAVEN PARK.
UH, WE WENT TO HAVEN PARK AND WE WENT TO THE FAIRGROUNDS WHERE WE, WE WERE ABLE TO TEST THE, UH, HOTSPOTS THAT ARE GONNA CONNECT TO THE, UH, THE CARD READERS.
UH, MS. SORANO WAS OUT THERE AND WE WERE OUT THERE WITH, UH, THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND, UH, WE MADE SURE THAT WE HAD A CONNECTION.
SO AS OPPOSED TO JUST SAYING, HEY, THESE ARE GONNA WORK, UH, WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT THERE, UM, AND WE PUT IT TO THE TEST AND YOUR TEAM, UM, WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THEY WERE WORKING.
SO IT'S VERY INDI IT WAS INDICATIVE OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING A GOOD TEAM THAT IS, UH, LOOKING TO GET A SOLUTION THAT'S BEST FIT FOR THEM.
I, UH, I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT.
I HAVE A, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WORKS WITH THE, UM, THE US GOVERNMENT MM-HMM.
HOW DO, HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT, HOW DID YOU GUYS TEST THE APPLE PRODUCTS? I SEE THAT THIS IS GONNA BE APPLE PRODUCTS.
IS COULD WE CURRENTLY HAVE SAMSUNG, RIGHT? CORRECT.
BUT ARE THE APPLE PRODUCTS GONNA BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEMS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS LIKE PICTURES AND LINKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? DID YOU TEST THAT? THE FUNCTIONALITY, THE ONLY ONES THAT WON'T BE, UM, MERGING, UH, WITH APPLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE.
UM, IT'S OR METER READERS OR METER READERS GET A SPECIFIC PROGRAM THAT IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE WITH APPLE.
SO THEY WOULDN'T BE GETTING THE NEW DEVICE, BUT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE IN VERIZON.
SO WE COULD JUST PUT THE SAME CARD TOWARDS THE OLD DEVICES THAT THEY USE.
SO THE ONES THAT WE'RE GETTING, THEY SHOULD WORK FINE RIGHT NOW, PRESENT TIME.
SOME OF OUR STAFF DO HAVE SAMSUNG AND UM, APPLE PHONES.
SO I DON'T SEE THAT TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.
SO YOU DONE YOUR RESEARCH AND IS THERE, ARE, ARE WE GETTING THE RIGHT QUANTITY WHEN WITH THE SAVINGS? DO WE NEED ANY MORE DEVICES? WELL, WE DID, WE, UM, STAFF, UM, GATHER ALL INFORMATION BASED ON WHAT DIRECTORS TOLD US THAT THEY NEED.
SO IT, THE, THE NUMBERS ARE ACCURATE BASED ON WHAT EACH D DEPARTMENT REQUESTED.
BECAUSE I NOTICED THERE'S A SHIFT FROM SO MANY PHONES TO MORE TABLETS.
CUZ SOME OF THE LINES WERE INACTIVE, BUT WE HAD THE PHONES, SO THAT'S WHAT, AND SOME OF THE PLACES ARE BACON, SO WE DON'T DISCONNECT THE PHONES.
SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING INTO HAVING WHAT WE ACTUALLY NEED AGAINST TO WHAT WE HAVE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING THE TIME TO LOOK AT OUR, AT OUR STATEMENT AND BE SEEING EXACTLY WHAT THE CITY NEEDS AS OF RIGHT NOW.
BUT I THINK IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, TABLETS ARE LIKE A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER THAN A REGULAR PHONE WITH PROGRAMMING, ACCESSIBILITY, EVERYTHING.
AND THE MAIN INCREASE OF TABLETS, UH, PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS LACKING AND PUBLIC WORKS AND OTHER, FOR OTHER PURPOSES OTHER THAN METER READERS RECORD EVEN HAD ONE NEEDED THE TABLET TOO.
SO THEY REQUESTED AN INCREASE OF TABLETS.
SO WE'RE DOWN RIGHT NOW TO THE POINT OF THE STILL, THE $2,030 THAT WE HAVE TO GET RID OF, THAT'S UP TO HIM.
I KNOW THAT THESE PHONES, ELECTED OFFICIALS PHONES, SO WE HAVE HOTSPOT.
TETHERING SO THAT WE CAN CONNECT OUR LAPTOP WHEN WE'RE AT CONFERENCES.
IS THAT STILL GONNA BE AVAILABLE? YES.
UM, UP TO A CERTAIN GIGABYTES.
I ASSUME THAT WAS ONE OF THE, WE, LIKE I SAID, WE HAD, THEY HAD PROVIDED US ONE TYPE OF HOTSPOT, THEN WE WENT AND RESEARCHED AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WORK FOR ALL MEANS AND THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE EVENTS.
SO YOU GUYS WILL BE RECEIVING WHATEVER YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW, JUST AN IPHONE 13 AND A NEW HOTSPOT DEVICE THAT WAS ACTUALLY TESTED FOR OUR STAFF THAT IT HAS A REALLY GOOD CONNECTIVITY.
SO, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE IPHONE WE'RE ON NOW.
WE'RE GETTING THE THIRTEENS THOUGH, RIGHT? WE'RE GETTING THE 13.
WE'RE ON THE 14, BUT WE'RE GETTING THE 13.
THIS WILL, WILL, THE IPHONE 13 WILL HAVE HOTPOT COM UH, HATS, HOTSPOT COMPATIBILITY.
UP TO HOW MANY GIGABYTES? 11 GIGS OF HOTSPOT INCLUDED.
WE DO HAVE THE OPTION TO ADD ADDITIONAL AS, UH, WITH THE FEE.
IT GOES $10 UP FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 10 GIGS THAT YOU RETIRE.
IT'S JUST, I DON'T THINK THE ONES THAT WE HAVE CURRENT ARE THAT HIGH AND GET RIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE, MAYOR.
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MOTION BY MAYOR POT GALVAN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.THANK YOU FOR THE RESEARCH AND THE WORK.
[21. Presentation of the City of San Benito Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2023]
PRESENTATION OF THE CITY SANTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2023.UH, MS. STEPHANIE, GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN.
STEPHANIE SA, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UM, I'M PRESENTING TO YOU THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR MARCH, 2023.
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2023, HAVE A TOTAL OF 19 MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SEVEN, THREE THIRTY COMPARED TO LAST YEAR FOR 17,635,694.
HAVE TOTAL, UH, LIABILITIES OF 2 MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE SIX SEVENTY SEVEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
200, 2 MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND TWO, NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE.
IS, IS THIS THE POINT WE CAN STOP AND ASK QUESTIONS OR SHOULD WE WAIT TILL THE END? HOWEVER YOU WANT, SIR, YOU WANT ME TO STOP? WHAT'S THAT? AS YOU GO, I THINK YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
UH, ON THE FIRST PAGE, I NOTICED THERE WAS A LOT MORE CASH, UH, AVAILABILITY.
RIGHT NOW, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? CASH AVAILABILITY.
SO IF YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THE MONEY LAST YEAR, I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY HOW MUCH WAS ALLOCATED, BUT IF YOU SEE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, IT'S FAIRLY THE SAME, BUT IT WAS SPREAD OUT DIFFERENTLY.
SO, UM, VEREX, WE HAD FOUR MILLIONS, THAT'S A CD.
UM, FOR TEXAS REGIONAL BANK, WE HAVE A MILLION, UH, OH FOUR FOR THE MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE.
SO IT'S THE MOVEMENT OF THE MONEY AROUND AND WE'RE BEING COLLECTING QUITE GOOD INTEREST.
SO IT'S, IT IS, IT IS INCREASING.
EXCUSE SOME OF MY QUESTIONS AS I STILL LEARN HOW TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS BETTER.
NO, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AT ANY TIME.
ON, ON THE NEXT PAGE YOU SAYS LIABILITIES.
I SEE THAT THE, THAT THE, UH, ACCOUNT'S PAYABLE IS HALF A MILLION MORE THAN LAST YEAR.
SO THOSE ARE, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE INPUTTED AND WE NEED TO PAY FOR.
SO WE HAVE MORE STUFF THAT WE NEED THAT IT'S, I INPUT IN OUR SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE TO PAY, BUT WE HAVEN'T PAID.
BUT IF YOU SEE AGAIN, THE TOTAL AMOUNT, IT'S NOT, IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, IT'S JUST THE ALLOCATION OF IT.
I, I'M JUST IN BUSINESS AND I DON'T LIKE TO HAVE A HUGE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, SO, WE'LL, WE'LL PRO WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL TRY TO PROCESS THOSE PAYMENT AS SOON AS THOSE JOBS ARE COMPLETED.
IF I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE THE INTEREST RATE THAT WE'RE SEE WE'RE RECEIVING ON ALL THOSE CDS SO THAT IT'S MORE, I CAN SEE IT ON ONE PAGE VERSUS I HAVE TO GO AND LOOK? SURE.
IS THAT POSSIBLE? UM, WE COULD PROBABLY ADD ANOTHER, NOT END THIS, UH, BALANCE SHEET, BUT WE COULD PROBABLY ADD AN ADDITIONAL SCREEN OR AN ADDITIONAL SLIDE SO I COULD SHOW YOU HOW MUCH WE'RE BEING COLLECTED.
FOR, FOR INTEREST, I KNOW THEY'RE CHANGING VARIABLY RIGHT NOW WITH THE TIMES, BUT WE'RE DOING GOOD.
YES, WE ARE DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SO, UH, TOTAL LIABILITY FUND BALANCE FOR, FOR MARCH 31ST, 2022.
WE HAVE 19,270,331, UM, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND FUND BALANCE REPORT.
WE HAVE, UH, TOTAL REVENUES MONTH TO DATE OF 1,000,200 AND 20,850 WITH 45 CENTS YEAR.
TODAY WE HAVE 9.6 MILLION, ABOUT 9.7 ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE LAST YEAR COMPARABLE TO, TO WHAT GOES ON.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES, UH, FOR THE MONTH WE HAVE 1.5 MILLION YEAR.
TODAY WE HAVE 7 MILLION EXPENSES OVER, UM, REVENUES OF TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE YEAR.
TODAY WE ARE UP ON REVENUES 2 MILLION 3 83 972.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I GOT A MOTION BY YES,
SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER MOR MORALES.
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PASSES TO ADJOURN.THE TIME IS SIX 50 AND, UH, WE'RE ADJOURNED.