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[CALL TO ORDER:]
NOTICE THAT THE RE MEETING OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY SANTO IS 5 32, APRIL 2ND, 2024.UH, WE'RE IN THE ANNEX BUILDING.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, RUTH, UH, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
I KNOW THAT HE'S ABSENT TODAY.
UH, COMMISSIONER TOM GOODMAN, PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER DEBRA MORALES PRESENT.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MAYOR TO ORDER.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG.
AND PLEASE REMAIN SILENT FOR THE INVOCATION.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES MAYOR AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH TO STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG OF ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS AS WE ENTER SPRINGTIME, WHICH IS A TIME OF GROWTH AND RENEWAL, AND WE ASK THAT YOU MOVE US FORWARD THIS SEASON AND LEAD US WITH YOUR MIGHTY HAND.
HELP US GREET THIS WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR WITH A SMILE AND A PROMISE TO DO BETTER FOR YOU, OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER IN YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST.
[PROCLAMATION(S)]
THE PROCLAMATION.WE'VE GOT TWO PROCLAMATIONS RIGHT NOW.
FIRST ONE IS GONNA BE FOR THE, THE, UH, PROCLAMATION FOR MS. JUAN JUANA JUANITA GAAN, IN RECOGNITION OF OUR CELEBRATION OF OUR 100TH YEAR OF EXTINCT EXTENSION, WELL EXTRAORDINARY LIFE.
AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR HER COMMISSIONERS.
WHEREAS JUANA JUANITA GALVAN WAS BORN ON MARCH 20TH, 1924 IN MONTEREY NOVAL, LEON, MEXICO TO MARGARITA AND ALEJANDRA, UM, MARGARITA AND ALEJANDRA GA GAETAN WITH HER SISTER GLORIA AT THE AGE OF 16, MARRIED BENJAMIN GUEVARA AND WELCOMED HER FIRST DAUGHTER, ROSA MARIA GOMEZ.
AT THE AGE OF 17, SHE HAD A SECOND DAUGHTER, ALEJANDRA DAVILA AT 19 DETERMINED TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY.
SHE DISPLAYED UNPARALLELED RESOLVE BY VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO TOGETHER PLANTS TO SELL, TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY, A TANGIBLE EXPRESSION OF HER ENDURING LOVE FOR HER DAUGHTERS.
AND WHEREAS JUANITA GALVAN, LATE IN THE 1940S, DRIVEN BY A VISION FOR A BETTER LIFE, MADE A COURAGEOUS DECISION TO MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES WITH HER DAUGHTERS SETTLING IN SAN MANTO, TEXAS.
HER COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING FOR HER FAMILY LED HER TO UNDERTAKE VARIOUS ROLES, INCLUDING CLEANING HOMES, COOKING AT ELCHO, HARIN, AND SANTO, AND CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS.
AND WHEREAS JUANITA GAAN DAUGHTER, ROSA MARIA STARTED HER FAMILY IN SAN BENITO WHILE ALEJANDRO MOVED TO CALIFORNIA TO START HER OWN FAMILY.
JUANITA HELPED ROSA WITH HER CHILDREN AS SHE WORKED AND WAS DEDICATED TO NINOS, INC.
HEAD START PROGRAM IN CAMERON COUNTY.
FOR OVER 33 YEARS, JUANITA ALWAYS VOLUNTEERED AT EVENTS AND CONFERENCES BY ROSA SIDE.
SHE ASSISTED AT VOTER POSE AND AT THE SAN BENITO CID PARENTAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
JUANITA'S DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE EXTENDED FAR AND WIDE EDUCATION HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HER HEART WITH HER ENCOURAGEMENT.
MANY OF HER GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN HAVE PURSUED A HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACCOMPLISHED TRADE CERTIFICATIONS, BACHELOR'S DEGREES, MASTER DEGREES, AND DOCTORATE.
JUANITA WAS A CHURCH ELDER, TEACHING SUNDAY SCHOOL LET THE WOMEN'S GROUP AND VISITED LOCAL NURSING HOMES, BRING IN FRIENDSHIP AND HAPPINESS TO FRIENDS AND FORMER CHURCH PARISHIONERS.
IN 2018, SHE LOST HER BELOVED DAUGHTER ROSA.
DESPITE HER HEARTBREAK, SHE FOUND STRENGTH IN HER UNWAVERING FAITH IN GOD AND THE LOVE OF HER GRANDCHILDREN, WHOM SHE HELPED RAISE.
AND WHEREAS JUANITA GATON CELEBRATES HER CENTENNIAL YEAR OF LIFE, HER LEGACY ENDURES THROUGH LOVE, SERVICE, AND ACKNOWLEDGED.
SHE'S AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE TO EVERYONE WHO KNOWS HER, SHE IS BLESSED BY HAVING TWO DAUGHTERS, 12 GRANDCHILDREN, 34 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, AND 24 GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
HER LIFE IS EXTRAORDINARY AND ENDURING INSPIRATION, A TESTAMENT TO RESILIENCE, SACRIFICE, AND AN UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO FAMILY, FAITH, AND COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE PROCLAIMED, I RIC RAM, THE CITY OF SANTO CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS,
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TO HEREBY DECLARE APRIL 2ND, 2024, JUANITA GAAN 100 BIRTHDAY.IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE, UH, SUCH A GREAT, UH, CITIZEN AMONG US.
AND I CALL THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL OUR CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF SANTO, TEXAS IN WITNESS THEREOF.
I HAVE, UH, HERE ON TUESDAY, MY HAND ON THIS SECOND DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR OF LORD 2024.
OKAY, NOW THAT'S A NICE PICTURE, ALTHOUGH YOU DON'T, I SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, UH, ON BEHALF OF HER, OF HER FAMILY, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS FOR US.
I KNOW WE CONTACTED YOU BACK IN EARLY JANUARY AND ASKED THAT YOU RECOGNIZE HER, AND YOU ALL YOUR STAFF WAS AMAZING.
MS. MCGILLIS HELPED US GREATLY CONTACTING US, BUT YOU ALL, AS YOURSELVES CALLING US AND EMAILING, SAYING, YES, WE DEFINITELY WANNA DO SOMETHING FIRST.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF SAN BENITO.
THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS, AND THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF.
FYI, IT'S MY PERSONAL GOAL TO LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD ALSO
WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS GONNA BE IN DECLARATION FOR APRIL, UH, 2024 AS A CHILD ABUSE, UH, UH, PREVENTION FOR THIS MONTH OF CITY SANTO.
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO BUILD A ROBUST FAMILY WELLBEING SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY SUPPORTS FAMILIES WHEN THEY'RE IN CRISIS, BUT IS IN IT IS INTENTIONAL, BUT IS INTENTIONAL IN SUPPORTING FAMILIES BEFORE THEY ARE IN CRISIS.
IN TEXAS, WE BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN THRIVE IN SAFE, STABLE, NURTURING FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, THROUGH ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES THAT CAPITALIZE ON THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
WE CAN BUILD STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN CAN THRIVE.
AND WHEREAS SADLY, CHILD MALTREATMENT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, COMMUNITIES THAT LACK ACCESSIBLE SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES CAN EXPERIENCE INCREASED RISK FACTORS THAT LEAD TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
DESPITE THE COMPLEX FACTORS THAT CAN LEAD TO CHILD MALTREATMENT, IT CAN PREVENT IT.
AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL WORK BEING DONE ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES BEFORE A CRISIS OCCURS, AND OFFER THEM ACCESSIBLE LIFELINES THAT MITIGATE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION OCCURS DAILY THROUGH THE DILIGENT WORK, TIRELESS ADVOCACY AND SIMPLE ACTS OF KINDNESS UNDERTAKEN BY TEXAS FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, HOUSE OF FAITH, ADVOCACY GROUPS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE LONE STAR STATE.
AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CAN BE ASKED, CANNOT BE TASKED TO ONE COMMUNITY AGENCY OR SYSTEM BEHIND MANY FAMILIES THAT SUCCEED.
THEIR ON THEIR OWN IS A STRONG COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDED WAY FOR THE FAMILY TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
ALL TEXANS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND BUILD LOCALIZED SUPPORTS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE, CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELLBEING OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND
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KEEP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE AND TOGETHER.I ENCOURAGE ALL TEXANS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MANY ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES WORKING HARD TO CREATE POSITIVE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR GREAT STATE AND NATION.
TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS, AND ENSURE FUTURE LEADERS HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE AND REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE PROCLAIM I DE CASO RAM CITY, SANTO CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS HEREBY PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2024 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF SANTO, TEXAS.
INERTS A APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION WHEREOF IN WITNESS THEREOF.
I HAVE ON TO SET MY HAND ON THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR OF LORD 2024.
AND THUS, OKAY, WE HAVE THAT FOR THEM.
YOU GUYS WANNA STAND OR
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ONE.THE NEXT ITEM IS GONNA BE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS RIGHT NOW? UM, MAYOR, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY WE ADD OUR HOG WATER EVENT.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO IT.
IT WAS, I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST ONES WE'VE HAD.
UM, NOT TAKEN AWAY FROM THE PAST, BUT THIS ONE WAS JUST LIKE SPECIAL MAYBE.
'CAUSE I'M COMMISSIONER NOW,
BUT THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT WAS A TREMENDOUS THING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS, THAT, WHICH WE'VE USUALLY JUST HAD ONE DAY.
SO MY HAT'S OFF TO THE STAFF THAT HELPED IN CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EVENT.
UM, ALSO, I WANNA SAY AUTISM AWARENESS.
UM, THANK YOU CHIEF PADRE FOR ACKNOWLEDGING IT, BRINGING THIS TO US.
UM, AND ALSO THE CHAMBERS HOSTING A CANDIDATE FORUM APRIL 4TH, WHICH IS THIS THURSDAY AS WELL, CORRECT? WELL, WE DO HAVE AN IMPER, UH, IMPORTANT PERSON ALSO, OUR SENIOR MANAGER, HE GOT UP THERE AND, UH, HE SANG WITH, UH, LITTLE JOE
HE SANG WITH LITTLE JOE WITH THERE.
SO I THINK HE GAVE HIM GOOD COMPETITION ON IT.
I THINK IT WAS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA THAT, YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG HIT, THAT MASCOT.
MY ONLY QUEST IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER DOES NOT SING AGAIN.
UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE AS TO ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT, UH, LET'S WISH THE PUBLIC DIRECTOR AL GARCIA, FOR A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE HERE? HAVE A BIRTHDAY TODAY? NO.
UH, SECOND ITEM IS GONNA BE, UH, MARKET CALENDARS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH, THE CITY HALL FOR ALL FROM, UH, SEVEN TO 4:00 PM THAT'S A CULTURE HERITAGE MUSEUM AT THE TWO 50 EAST HAYWOOD STREET.
MEET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT LEADERS AT THIS, UH, FREE COMMUNITY EVENT.
AND NUMBER THREE IS GONNA BE THE TRASH BASH.
IT'S SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 13, FROM 7:00 AM TO NOON AT THE CITY SERVICE CENTER, 9 25 WEST STINGER ROAD, EXCUSE ME, STINGER STREET.
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE SEMIAL RESIDENCE ONLY.
FOURTH ONE IS GONNA BE THE FINAL.
FINALLY, AS WE ENTER THE MONTH OF APRIL, KEEP IN MIND THAT MARKET DAY ON HIS HISTORICAL, UH, ROBERT THE STREET IS, UH, THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM THIS, UH, MONTH, UM, IS ON APRIL 20TH.
AND THE LAST ONE, UH, THE FIFTH ONE IS GONNA, BETO HOSTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IS ON APRIL 25TH FROM SIX TO EIGHT AT THE A BC EVENT CENTER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? NO, SIR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CITY HALL FOR ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YES, YOU CITY FOLKS, FOR REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE.
UM, I, I JUST STILL WANNA GET THE WORD OUT THAT PEOPLE CAN COME AND, AND, AND BE THERE AND VISIT WITH YOU GUYS, AND HOWEVER WE CAN GET THAT WORD OUT.
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WELL, AND ALSO, THE TRASH BASH.UH, WE REALLY NEED TO START CLEANING UP A LOT OF OUR, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS, OKAY? IN ORDER TO ATTRACT, UH, THE BUSINESS TO COME INTO SANTO AND TO MAKE OUR CITY A LITTLE BIT MORE BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW, UH, SO WE REALLY NEED THE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND LOOK AT THE EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, START THE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE, YOUR, YOUR, UH, YOUR YARD, YOUR BUS, UH, YOUR BUSINESS EVEN ALSO.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
IS GONNA BE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.RUTH, ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MAYOR, MR. UH, MIKE TRAVIS.
MIKE TRAVIS, 1695 RUSSELL LANE.
NOT VERY MUCH TIME, SO I'M GONNA JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.
UH, DIDN'T GET TO SAY EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY LAST MEETING.
UH, SO I WANT TO CONTINUE ON THAT, BUT NOT ALONG THOSE TOPICS TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, PEOPLE AND DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, I HAVE WORKED WITH OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, UH, AND HAVE BEEN A VERY HELPFUL, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT HERE.
AND THESE ARE NOT IN ANY ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
SO, UM, DON'T READ ANYTHING INTO THAT.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UH, MS. JASMINE PARTITA, UH, I HAVE QUESTIONS.
I NEED FORMS. I TURN IN FORMS, AND SHE'S VERY, UH, SHE HELPS WITH ALL OF THAT.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, THANK THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR MOWING THE RIGHT OF WAY, UH, FROM THE CURB TO THE FENCE ON GAAL STREET, WHERE THE OLD, ONE OF THE OLD PROJECTS WAS, UH, OVER THERE FOR HELPING KEEP, UH, NEAT.
LIKE WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE AND, UH, SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, MS. JENNIFER.
I DIDN'T GET HER LAST NAME, BUT SHE HELPED ME TRACK DOWN WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOWING OVER THERE, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING.
UH, MS. LONDO, MS. JOANNA NADO, MS. MONICA RODRIGUEZ, MS. ENRIQUE, UH, HERNANDEZ, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, I'VE WORKED WITH ALL OF THOSE, AND I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET INTO ALL THE OCCASIONS, BUT I WANNA THROW A SHOUT OUT FOR THEM.
SALMON NEIL POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, CHIEF PEREA, CAPTAIN CORTEZ, THE PATROL OFFICERS, UH, THE DISPATCHERS EVEN.
'CAUSE I CALL OVER THERE OCCASIONALLY TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR PATROLLING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THEY, THEY HEAR FROM ME, BUT EVERYBODY, AND AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO SAY ALL OF THE INSTANCES AND STUFF, THE TRAFFIC STUDY, THE REGULAR PATROLLING, UH, THE PERIODIC RADAR PATROL, AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR OF THE OFFICERS THAT I'VE HAD, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN CONTACT FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
UM, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND TO KEEP RUSSELL LANE A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD, STREET, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, MR. GARCIA, UH, YOU, UH, AND MS. NORMA OVER THERE.
SHE'S MY CONTACT PERSON, BUT, UH, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
AGAIN, I CAN'T GO INTO 'EM, BUT, UH, I WANT SHOUT OUT FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND THE RIGHT OF WAY, MOWING ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND STUFF.
KEEPING THINGS NEAT AND, UH, PRESENTABLE THERE.
AND, UM, ALSO PAVING BOWIE STREET.
NOW, SOME MIGHT BE WONDERING, UH, OKAY, I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.
UH, THE ROMAN EMPIRE HAD GOOD TRANSPORTATION.
IT FACILITATED COMMUNICATION, UH, BUSINESS MOVING TROOPS AND STUFF.
UH, I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER ISSUE.
UH, MIKE, NEXT TIME PLEASE BRING ABOUT 10 MORE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE CITY.
WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE THAT ALL DAY LONG.
AND MAYOR, COULD WE HAVE THE PEOPLE THAT HE DID MENTION JUST STAND UP FOR? WE COULD APPLAUD THEM.
'CAUSE MANY TIMES WE DON'T GET THE GOOD COMMENTS, WE GET THE NEGATIVE, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THANK YOU, SIR, MR. TREVOR, FOR DOING THAT.
UM, BUT CAN WE HAVE THE ONES THAT THAT MENTIONED HAVE STAND UP? AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ABOUT.
WE'RE FINDING SOLUTIONS SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WELL, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ONLY THEM.
I MEAN, UH, WE STILL HAVE THE, UH, UH, ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE, ALL THE OTHER STAFF THAT, UH, THEY DON'T GET TO, UH, COME TO OUR MEETINGS, BUT, UH, THEY ALSO, YOU KNOW, THEY TAKE A LOT, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE SCENES DOING A, MOVING THE CITY FORWARD.
SO, AND I, I DIDN'T MEAN TO DISCOUNT, YEAH, NO.
BUT, UH, BUT THESE FOLKS I LIVED WISH IT BY NAME, EXACTLY.
YEAH, YOU HAVE THE CONTRACT WITH THEM.
SO, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE, UH, YOU KNOW, AT, UH, I KNOW RUTH HAS A LOT TO DO WITH ALL THIS TOO.
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THE MONEY, PLEASE.SO, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS, THE, THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW, AND I'LL, I WILL SAY IT, A LOT OF THE, THE COMPANIES HAVE NOT COME BACK FROM COVID.
THE CITY RAN DURING COVID BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER COVID.
OKAY? AND THEY WERE STILL HERE MOVING THE CITY FORWARD, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID? THEY HELD ON, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE DID GET SICK AND EVERYTHING, BUT THEY CAME BACK.
THEY CAME BACK AND STILL MOVED THE CITY FORWARD.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR THEM THAT, UH, THEY HELD ON.
UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING.
[PRESENTATION(S)]
NEXT ONE IS GONNA BE, UH, PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIALS.STEPHANIE EZ, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UM, TODAY I'M PRESENTING TO YOU THE FINANCIALS FOR THE MONTH OF, UH, ENDING IN FEBRUARY 29, PAGE NUMBER TWO, YOU WILL FIND OUR BALANCE SHEET, UH, WITH A TOTAL ASSETS OF 20,507,400 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, DURING THE SAME TIME A DAY SHORT.
UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD 28 DAYS THIS YEAR, 29 OF 19,343,578, FOLLOWED BY THAT.
ON PAGE NUMBER THREE, WE HAVE OUR TOTAL LIABILITIES FOR THE MONTH OF, UH, CURRENT MONTH OF FEBRUARY OF 2,303,992, COMPARED OF LAST YEAR.
AND DURING THE SAME TIME OF 2,328,000 670 67, I'M SORRY, UH, TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE, UM, YEAR TO DATE, ACTUAL OF 20,507,400 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF 19,343,578, FOLLOWED BY THAT, WE HAVE A REVENUE AND EXPENSE REPORT FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
WE HAVE MONTH TO DAY ACTUAL TOTAL REVENUES OF A MILLION 184,393.
YEAR TO DATE, WE HAVE 9,309,540 MONTH TO DAY DURING THE SAME TIME, BUT FOR LAST YEAR, 2023, 1,000,038, 440.
ON PAGE NUMBER FIVE, WE HAVE, OR TOTAL OF EXPENSES FOR THE MONTH, MONTH, UH, TO DATE, ACTUAL FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY OF 1,000,250 7,940.
YEAR TO DATE, ACTUAL OF 6 MILLION 171,715.
UM, MONTH TO DATE ACTUAL, WE HAVE, UH, REVENUES UNDER EXPENSES OF 73,547.
YEAR TO DATE, ACTUAL FOR THE YEAR 2024, WE HAVE REVENUES OVER EXPENSES OF 3 MILLION 137,825.
ON PAGE NUMBER SIX, YOU WILL SEE OUR SELL STOCK COMPARISON FOR THE COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF, UH, JANUARY, WE COLLECTED 593,000 HUNDRED AND 12 WITH 7 CENTS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR OF ZERO POINT 39%.
STEPHANIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING IT THIS WAY.
IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
IN THE REST OF THE REPORT, I WAS, UH, LOOKING FOR THE, UH, HOTEL TAX COLLECTION INFORMATION, BUT I, MAYBE IT'S THERE, BUT I JUST, IT'S ON THE, ON THE ACTUAL PACKAGE, IF YOU WISH TO, FOR ME TO INCLUDE IT.
I MEAN, YOU CAN GET WITH CITY MANAGEMENT, DON'T, NOT NECESSARILY.
I JUST WAS LOOKING FOR IT, AND THE REST OF IT, I DIDN'T SEE IT, BUT IT'S IN THERE SOMEWHERE.
I'LL, I'LL LOOK FOR IT, AND THEN THE END, I'LL, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT WE'LL PAGE YOU.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I DON'T, MR. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU.
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]
NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE THE, UH, ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO, UH, TAKE OUT SO WE CAN TALK? OR DO WE USE THE WHOLE FROM ONE THROUGH NINE, SEVEN, AND EIGHT? CAN WE PULL PLEASE? OKAY.I WAS INTERESTED IN FIVE AS WELL.
SO, 5, 7, 8, 5, 7, 8, 5, 7, AND EIGHT.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS, EX ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS EXCLUDING FIVE, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.
I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
[5. Consideration and possible action to approve payment in the amount of $30,000 to Research Applied Technology Education and Services (RATES) for installation of Device Numbers 2 and 3 of the Real-Time-Hydrologic-System (RTHS) Stations installation completed on March 9, 2024.]
FIVE, CONSIDERATION.POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED PA IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 TO RESEARCH, APPLY TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND SERVICES RATES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF DEVICE NUMBERS TWO AND THREE OF REALTIME HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM RTHS
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STATIONS.INSTALLATION COMPLETED ON MARCH 9TH, 2024.
OKAY, SO THE INFORMATION'S ALREADY BEEN THERE.
STUFF'S ALREADY BEEN THERE, SO WE'RE JUST PAYING FOR WHAT'S BEEN DONE.
THE, SO THE AGREEMENT WAS THAT WE WEREN'T GONNA PAY FOR ANY EQUIPMENT UNTIL IT WAS ACTUALLY INSTALLED.
UM, LAST MEETING I BROUGHT THE FIRST ONE, AND THEN SINCE THEN, THEY'VE INSTALLED THE LAST TWO.
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS FOR? BECAUSE I, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
SO THESE ARE DEVICES THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS SO THAT WHEN IT RAINS, WE CAN GET SOME CALCULATIONS TO KIND OF GIVE US DATA ON WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE FLOODING ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND ALL THIS DATA IS GOING TOWARDS RATES TO HELP US WITH GRANTS AND, UM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WELL, COMMISSIONER, ALL THIS STARTED, UH, THAT I CAN REMEMBER 2019 WHEN THEY, THEY, THEY CAME TO US AND, UH, THEY WERE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO SIT THIS, YOU KNOW, THEY WANTED TO SET THIS KIND OF, UH, DEVICES HERE IN, NOT, NOT IN, UH, OUR CITY.
SO IN A SENSE, UH, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE.
AND SO, UH, I THINK IT STALLED.
SO THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE LOCATIONS OF WHERE WE WANTED THEM PLACED.
SO WE FINALLY AGREED ON SOME LOCATIONS AND WE WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE, OR THEY WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT, THE RIGHTS TO ACTUALLY INSTALL IT BECAUSE, UM, I THINK WE WENT WITH LOCATIONS THAT WERE OWNED ALREADY BY THE IRRIGATION OR DRAINAGE DISTRICT, WHICH MADE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
SO THERE'S HOW MANY LOCATIONS? THERE'S THREE.
THERE'S THREE, AND IT IS ACTUALLY ONLINE AND RUNNING.
UM, STAFF HAS THE LINK AND YOU CAN GO ON THERE AND VIEW, UH, THE DATA THAT'S COMING IN.
OF COURSE, WE NEED MORE RAIN, RIGHT? BUT IT, THEY'RE UP AND RUNNING.
DOES THAT GIVE US A THOROUGHNESS COVERAGE TO BE ABLE TO ASSESS OUR POTENTIAL FLOODING ISSUES IN THE FUTURE? SO IT'S GONNA GIVE US SOME NUMBERS, BUT COMBINING IT WITH ALL THE OTHER INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER HELPS US APPLY FOR GRANTS.
IT, IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH OUR STORM WATER PROJECTS THAT WE DO.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AGREE PAYMENT.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
[7. Consideration and possible action to allow the Mayor to sign a Subscription Agreement between the San Benito Police Department and Interactive Data, LLC., for the use of the idiCORE intelligence gathering service.]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION, AND ALLOW THE MAYOR TO SIGN A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND INTERACTIVE DATA LLC FOR THE USE OF ID COURT AND INTELLIGENCE GATHERING SERVICES.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD.
THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS, UH, IT'S AN INT INTELLIGENCE GATHERING SERVICE.
SO IF AN OFFICER'S INVESTIGATING A CRIME, UH, AND THEY'RE GOING OFF A NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH THAT WE CAN'T FIND IN OUR SYSTEM, WE CAN PLUG IT INTO THIS SYSTEM AND IT'LL GIVE US PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR NAMES, UH, ADDRESSES, UH, KNOWN ASSOCIATES, UM, PAST PLACES, UH, WHERE THEY LIVED BEFORE.
SO WE'RE USING SOMETHING SIMILAR RIGHT NOW IT'S CALLED CLEAR THOMPSON ROUTERS.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, UH, THIS ONE IS $75 A MONTH FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD, AND THE OTHER ONE IS $461 AND 85 CENTS A MONTH.
SO WE'VE BEEN, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN PAYING, UH, UH, AND IT'S BEEN GOING UP EVERY, EVERY YEAR.
SO THE OFFICERS, UH, TOLD THE INVESTIGATORS, HEY, TRY SOMETHING THAT'S SIMILAR, SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA WORK JUST AS WELL.
THEY TRIED THE TLO ONE THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR ATTACHMENTS, AND THEY, THEY TRIED THE IDA CORE, AND OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN USING CLEAR AND, UH, THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THEY LIKED THE IDA COURT, UH, A LOT BETTER THAN THEY CLEAR.
SO WE'RE ASKING TO TRY IT OUT FOR, FOR A YEAR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION? NO.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
[8. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of five (5) Flygt Submersible Pumps from Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc., for the City of San Benito Wastewater Treatment Plant for the total amount of $163,957.50.]
NUMBER EIGHT, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION.UH, TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FIVE FLIGHT SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS FROM ZY WATER SOLUTIONS, USA FOR THE, UH, SANITA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR TOTAL AMOUNT OF HUNDRED $63,957 AND 50 CENTS.
I, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE PUT, PULLED THIS ONE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANIBAL COME UP HERE AND BEG FOR MONEY IN A LONG TIME.
THIS IS THE FIRST, UH, COMMISSIONERS MAYOR.
UH, THE PURCHASE OF THESE, UH, FIVE FLIGHT PUMPS, UH, IS TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ONES THAT ARE ON SITE.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE FOUR, UH, THAT ARE IN FULL OPERATIONS.
UM, THE FIFTH ONE WE HAD TO GET IT REBUILT.
MULTIPLE OF THOSE, UH, OF THOSE PUMPS HAVE BEEN REBUILT ALREADY.
UM, THOSE WERE INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 17 YEARS AGO WHEN THE LIFT STATION OR WHEN THE WHOLE PLANT WAS, UH, COMMISSIONED.
UM, NORMALLY ABOUT A 10 YEAR SHELF LIFE OR, UH, OPERATION LIFE ON THOSE.
UM, SO WE'RE AT YEAR 17, WE'VE REBUILT THEM.
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CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, UPGRADING OUR, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR SEWER SYSTEM AND, UH, MULTIPLE LIFT STATIONS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.UM, BUT THAT'S OUR MAIN LIFT STATION.
IF THAT ONE GOES DOWN, THEN WE'D HAVE BIGGER ISSUES.
UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, ADDRESSING THAT.
SO, UH, GETTING AHEAD OF IT, UH, I WANTED TO PLACE IN THE ORDER TO, TO PURCHASE THE PUMPS.
I'M CURRENTLY ALSO HAVING THE ACTUAL LIFT STATION, UH, RE-SCOPE, UM, SOME OF THE RAILINGS WHERE THESE PUMPS ARE VERY SPECIFIC ON HOW THEY, THEY, UH, THEY'RE MOUNTED AND, AND THEY SLIDE IN THERE.
UM, WE'RE GETTING THAT RE-SCOPE AS WELL.
UM, BUT JUST TO GET AHEAD OF IT, 'CAUSE OF LEAD TIMES WITH THESE PUMPS, JUST TO HAVE THEM, UH, ONCE WE GET THAT SCOPED OUT, WE'LL WE WILL BE PRESENTING THAT AS WELL TO YOU GUYS, UH, TO HAVE THAT RETROFITTED AND, AND, AND REHABBED.
UM, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SOME OF THE RAILINGS, UH, ALL THE GASES THAT GO INTO THOSE LIFT STATIONS, UH, EVEN STAINLESS STEEL, UH, EVENTUALLY ERODES.
SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING THOSE, UH, THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO, TO THAT MAIN LIFT STATION, AND THEY'RE AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT.
AND MR. GARCIA, THE REASON WHY I PULLED IT WAS I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE THREE QUOTES.
I LOOKED AT THEM, I KNOW YOU DID YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND PREPARING THIS, SO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.
ARE WARRANTIES WITH THIS? YES.
SO YOU GOT 17 IN YOUR YEARS OUTTA THE LAST ONE, SO I JUST KIND WANTED TO YES, UH, THEY DO.
UH, WHERE ARE THESE, WHERE'S THE FUNDS COMING FROM FOR THIS ARPA.
LET ME, LET ME ASK YOU, UM, ARE THIS ONLY FOR THE, UH, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN ONLY? YES.
CAN THEY BE DONE FOR ANY, UH, UH, OF THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LIFT STATIONS? UH, NO, THESE ARE, THESE ARE WAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE, YEAH, THESE ARE WAY BIGGER PUMPS.
THEY'RE PROJECT SPECIFIC FOR THE HEAD ROOF? YES.
THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING YOU IS BECAUSE, UH, I JUST GOT A PHONE CALL, UH, CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL.
THEY'RE REALLY NEED, UH, SOMEBODY TO, UH, OUR ATTENTION.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU THE ADDRESS FOR IT.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
OKAY, RED, DO WE NEED, UH, ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION? NOT, NOT THAT I KNOW OF, UNLESS COMMISSIONER, YES, I WOULD LIKE TO YOU.
IF, IF WE DIDN'T LIST SOMETHING FOR SESSION, WE CAN'T GO UNLESS IT'S REGARDING THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED, WHICH OTHERWISE WENT THROUGH.
SO ISN'T IT IN GENERAL THOUGH, THAT THERE'S, THERE'S NO ITEMS LISTED, SO NO EXACT.
WE HAVEN'T HAD NO, IF, IF WE WANT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE, WE'VE GOT LISTED UNLESS IT'S ISSUES THAT WE HAVE REGARDING THE OTHER ITEMS. THE OTHER ITEMS OH, THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA? CORRECT.
SO THEN THE TIME IS, UH, TIME.
THE TIME IS, UH, 6 0 5 A RECORD.