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[CALL TO ORDER]
NOTICE WAS AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION.THE TIME IS, UH, FIVE THIRTY ONE.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
UM, RUTH, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
PRESENT MAYOR PRO, PEDRO GALVAN.
ITEM NUMBER TWO P OF ALLEGIANCE TO US, FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG.
AND PLEASE REMAIN SILENT FOR THE INVOCATION BY MR. FAO.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH WE STAND ONE DAY NATION UNDER INDIVIDUALS.
LORD, OUR FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER AT THIS MEETING TODAY.
SO WE MAY SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND TIME WITH ONE ANOTHER.
WE PRAY THAT YOU DEEPEN OUR COMPREHENSION, BROADEN OUR THINKING, AND GUIDE US TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
MAY YOU ALSO BESTOW YOUR BLESSINGS ON THIS MEETING SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PERFORM OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR LOVE AND GENEROSITY.
IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
IS THE, UH, THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.MR. GOODMAN, UM, ANYONE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS? NO.
UH, NUMBER ONE, JOIN US FROM FOUR TO 7:00 PM ON THURSDAY, MAY 9TH AT GANTT PARK, WHERE THE AWNING IS GOING UP.
FOR OUR FOURTH INSTALLATION,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE FOURTH INSTALLATION OF CITY HALL FOR ALL.
MEET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY LEADERS TO DISCUSS ITEMS AT THIS FREE COMMUNITY EVENT.
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
PLEASE TELL EVERYBODY TO SHOW UP.
GOOD OR BAD, WE WANT TO HEAR, SO BRING 'EM OUT.
THE CITY WILL HOST A FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON THURSDAY, MAY 16TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM AT THE SANTO FAIRGROUNDS.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME AND SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE.
MARKET DAYS ON HISTORIC ROBERTSON STREET IS ON SATURDAY, MAY 18TH.
PLEASE NOTE, UH, FOR THE EX FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, MARKET DAYS WILL BE HELD FROM 5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM THIS MONTH'S FESTIVITIES WILL FEATURE A GRADUATING A GRADUATION BLOCK PARTY.
ANYTHING, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS SPONSORED BY THE RGV FOOD BANK.
THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT AND THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR ALLOWING, UH, US TO HOST IT THERE.
SO ALSO, I'D LIKE TO, UH, LET EVERYBODY KNOW TODAY IS MAYOR PROTON'S BIRTHDAY.
IF WE COULD ALL SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM.
SPEECH, SPEECH IS THAT, UH, 16 YEARS OLD.
UM, ACTUALLY SHAVE OFF THE BEARD AND HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOUT 12.
I TURNED 34 AND I'M JUST FORTUNATE TO BE HERE TODAY.
AND I HAVE A, I'M BLESSED WITH A GOOD FAM, A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, BEAUTIFUL WIFE.
A A BEAUTIFUL JOB, BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY, AND A GREAT GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS AND COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT ME.
I JUST WANNA THANK ALL THE VOTERS ALSO FOR THIS PAST, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS PAST ELECTION.
UM, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE CAME OUT TO VOTE, UM, THE FOR FOR THE SCHOOLS AND THE CITY.
SO, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR TAKING YOUR, YOUR, UH, RIGHTS TO COME AND VOTE.
I'D LIKE YOU SAY, UM, MAYBE ONE LAST THING.
UM, I'M NOT SURE, UH, THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE THAT SOME OF THE COMMISSION WENT WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS TO AUSTIN TO GO HONOR OUR LATE, UH, LIEUTENANT MILTON RESENDEZ.
UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOURN HIM.
UM, LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT HIM.
AND WHENEVER YOU SEE A POLICE OFFICER, THANK HIM FOR WHAT
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THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.UH, MONDAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT THE, UH, TO THAT EFFECT, RIGHT CAP? YES.
AND THIS IS GONNA BE A MONDAY.
LITTLE DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE GONNA DO A PRESENTATION.
UH, CAPTAIN CORTEZ SANTO PD FOR THE RECORD.
UH, MONDAY WE WILL BE HOSTING A, UH, IN HONOR OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, UH, WHICH BEGINS, UH, THIS COMING SUNDAY TO THE FOLLOWING, UH, SUNDAY THE WEEK, UH, MONDAY THE 13TH.
WE'LL BE HOSTING A CEREMONY AT, UH, 9:00 AM UH, AT THE, AT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, 6 0 1 NORTH OSCAR WILLIAMS. IF Y'ALL CAN JOIN US, IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, OF COURSE, COMMISSION.
UH, IF Y'ALL CAN JOIN US, IT'D BE, BE A GREAT WAY TO REMEMBER AND HONOR AND CELEBRATE LIEUTENANT RENEZ, ESPECIALLY, AND ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS WHO HAVE, UH, WHO SERVE CURRENTLY, AND THEN THE ONES WHO HAVE ALSO PASSED THE LINE OF DUTY.
SO, WE'D APPRECIATE IF Y'ALL CAN JOIN US.
THANK, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANNOUNCEMENT.
RUTH, PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC? NO, SIR.
[PRESENTATION(S)]
OKAY, MAYOR.UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME PRESENTATIONS.
FIRST ONE IS THE, UH, PRESENTATION ACCEPTANCE, UH, COSTCOS AND ASSOCIATES PC FISCAL YEAR 2223.
ANNUAL, ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.
MR. FOR CITY OF SAN BENITO, MR. COSTCO.
WELCOME, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON, ON, UH, ON THE VOTER TURNOUT THAT WE HAD ON SATURDAY.
UM, AND APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.
IT'S WELL EARNED, WELL DESERVED, AND WELL UNDERPAID
MY NAME IS CARLOS SCOS, AND, UH, WE'RE WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT CONDUCTS THE AUDIT.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME, LET ME CONGRATULATE THE CITY ONCE AGAIN, BUT I DON'T WANNA FORGET GIVING THANKS TO, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR ADMINISTRATION, YOUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND YOUR CITY MANAGER FOR ASSISTING IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE AUDIT.
WE HAVE ALREADY MET WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WENT OVER THE AUDIT.
UH, I TAKE YOU TO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WHICH IS THAT, THAT SUMMARY PAGE, THAT ONE? YEAH, THAT ONE CAPITALIZES THE AUDIT, AND IT, IT KIND OF, UH, IT BRINGS TOGETHER 136 PAGES INTO ONE.
AND THEN IT ALSO, IT ALSO GIVES YOU SOME, SOME REALLY NICE COLORFUL GRAPHS THAT, FOR THOSE LIKE ME, THAT LIKES TO LOOK AT PICTURES, UH, GRAPHS GIVES YOU THE NUMBERS, UH, IN, IN A, IN A, IN A PIE FORMAT.
I DO WANNA BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, THOUGH, WITH THE, THE, THE HIGHLIGHTS.
HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE CITY EARNED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.
UNMODIFIED OPINIONS ARE THE MOST FAVORABLE OPINION THAT ANY ENTITY CAN RECEIVE FROM A CPA FIRM.
NOTHING CAME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED TO ADMINISTRATION OR TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
ALSO WANTED TO TAKE YOU TO THE, THE, UH, THE AMOUNT OF DAYS OF OPERATIONS THAT THE CITY ENJOYS TODAY.
UH, IF YOU LOOK AT, AT THAT SUMMARY, YOU, YOU ENJOY 270 DAYS OF OPERATIONS.
WHAT THAT MEANS, IN ESSENCE IS THAT, UH, YOU'VE GOT 270 DAYS TO OPERATE ON, ASSUMING NO MONEY COMES IN, KEEPING IN MIND WHERE WE LIVE, OUR PROXIMITY TO THE GULF AND HURRICANES, AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES FEMA TO REIMBURSE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES.
THAT RAINY DAY FUND IS IMPORTANT.
IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS DURING A TROPICAL DISASTER, FLOODING, TORNADOES, UH, THAT HELPS YOU CONTINUE.
SO THAT RAINY DAY FUND IS NOT USED OR SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR.
SO THIS AMOUNT IS USED FOR ONE-TIME PROJECTS, WHETHER IT'S STREET IMPROVEMENTS OR ACQUISITION OF FIXED ASSETS, BUT NOT FOR, FOR OPERATIONS, YOU KNOW, PER SE.
BUT THAT SUMMARY THAT, THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU DOES CAPITALIZE THE CITY'S OPERATIONS.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
AND IF NOT, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR IS HERE.
THEY CAN ALSO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
MR. COSTCOS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL TELL YOU, I, UH, MANAGED TO STAY AWAKE THROUGH ABOUT 125 PAGES OF WHAT WENT ON HERE.
SO THERE WAS REALLY, REALLY, UH, GREAT INFORMATION.
I PARTICULARLY ENJOY JUST FOR EVERYONE ELSE'S REFERENCE ABOUT A PAGE 111 WHERE WE START TO SEE THE 10 YEARS COMPARISON OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF, OF KEY INDICATORS HERE IN THE CITY.
AND I, I VALUE THAT INFORMATION A LOT, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN START TO PULL SOME OF THAT OUT TO HELP, UH, SHOW PEOPLE HOW WELL THAT WE ARE DOING AND CAN CONTINUE TO DO AND THEN MOVE THE CITY FORWARD, UH, IN THE FUTURE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COMPILATION OF ALL THAT INFORMATION.
COMMISSIONER, UH, SUBJECT TO THAT, THE,
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THE, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THAT IS THE STATISTICAL SECTION OF THE REPORT.NOT EVERY ENTITY PROVIDES THAT, THAT IS PROVIDED.
IF YOU WANT TO EARN THE GFOA CERTIFICATE, THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATE, THAT CERTIFICATE IS THE PINNACLE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING THAT'S PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY AFTER REVIEWING THE AUDIT.
AND ITS FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS EARNED, UH, MUCH LIKE OUR UNMODIFIED OPINIONS ARE EARNED BY THE, BY THE CITY.
UH, SO THAT CERTIFICATE THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN, NOT EVERY ENTITY HAS THAT, UH, TAKE CARE OF IT, AND YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT STAFF TO DO THAT AT THE MOMENT.
SO, UH, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT AS WELL, MAYOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR I COMING THIS WAY.
WELL, YOU GOT ANYTHING? I'M SORRY, JUST ONE MORE QUICK COMMENT.
I, I, I REMEMBER READING IN THERE THAT THERE WAS PERHAPS SOME DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION THAT WAS NOT PART OF THIS AUDIT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT I, THAT, THAT WASN'T INCLUDED THAT PERHAPS WE'RE NOT INCLUDING? I'D HAVE TO FIND IT.
I'LL GET WITH YOU LATER ON ABOUT IT.
YEAH, I, I DON'T, I DON'T RECALL.
I, I CAN'T FIND IT IMMEDIATELY WHERE IT WAS, BUT I'LL TAKE A LOOK.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN AFTER YOUR FATIGUE
MR. CARTER, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THIS, THESE AUDITS ARE MAINLY SUPERFICIAL AND ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR ENTIRE BOOKS.
TO, TO MEET STATE STATUTE REQUIREMENTS.
UH, A MORE COMPREHENSIVE, MORE INTO DETAIL.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S, IT TAKES A LOT OF MAN HOURS TO DO THAT.
BUT WE DO LOOK AT PURCHASING PAYROLL, EVERYTHING FROM W NINES TO W FOURS.
MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE POLICIES THAT THE CITY ADOPTS AS BEING FOLLOWED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
IF THIS COMMISSION EVER DETERMINED THAT WE WANTED A, AN EXPLORATORY AUDIT ON A SPECIFIC SECTION, IS THAT SOMETHING YOUR OFFICE CAN, CAN HANDLE? WE DO THAT FREQUENTLY.
NOW, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT WOULD NOT BE, A LOT OF PEOPLE GET THE TERM AUDIT MIXED UP WITH DOING AN AGREED UPON PROCEDURES ENGAGEMENT.
A FORENSIC AUDIT NECESSARILY IS REALLY NOT AN AUDIT.
IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S AN AGREED UPON PROCEDURES WHERE YOU TELL THE CPA FIRM LOOK, WE WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THIS, AND THEN WE WOULD GO, BUT TO ME, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, EVERY SINGLE TRANSACTION THAT WE TEST IS A FORENSIC AUDIT OF THAT TRANSACTION.
BECAUSE WE DO TAKE IT FROM ITS INFANCY STAGE, LET'S SAY FROM THE, FROM THE REQUISITION ORDER OR THE PURCHASE ORDER THROUGH THE INVOICE, THROUGH THE ACQUISITION, THE ACQUISITION OF GOODS OR SERVICES, PAYMENT POSTINGS TO THE BOOKS.
SO THAT IN THOSE TRANSACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A FORENSIC AUDIT OF THAT PARTICULAR TRANSACTION.
COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.
MR. COSTCO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING THIS WAY.
UH, PRESENTATION OF CITY SAN BETO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY STEPHANIE.
DO WE HAVE TO ACCEPT? UH, YES, WE DO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
STEPHANIE SANANDO, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UM, I'M PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY.
THE FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE MARCH, 2024.
ON YOUR FIRST PAGE OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU WILL FIND YOUR BALANCE SHEET.
THIS BALANCE SHEET COMPARES YOUR TOTAL ASSETS FROM LAST MONTH, FROM LAST YEAR, DURING THE SAME MONTH OF MARCH TO THIS YEAR, DURING THE SAME MONTH OF MARCH.
THE TOTAL ASSETS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH DURING 2024, WHICH IS THIS CURRENT YEAR, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 20,419,842 AS OF LAST YEAR OF 19 MILLION 189,000 HUNDRED AND 35.
IF YOU MOVE FORWARD TO PAGE NUMBER THREE, YOU WILL HAVE, UH, THE TOTAL LIABILITIES, THE TOTAL LIABILITIES OF, UM, MARCH, 2024.
YOU HAVE 2,702,217 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF 2,436,952 FOR A TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE OF 20 MILLION FOUR HUNDRED NINETEEN EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE.
MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL HAVE ON PAGE NUMBER FOUR, OUR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT.
COMPARING AGAIN, THE, UM, YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2024 DURING THE SAME MONTH OF MARCH.
TOTAL REVENUES FOR, UM, THE ACTUAL YEAR 2024.
WE HAVE A MILLION HUNDRED AND 1,506.
AS OF COMPARE OF DURING THE SAME MONTH ON 2023, WE HAVE 1,000,200
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AND 20,850 YEAR TO THE ACTUAL WE'RE, UM, REVENUES OF 10,411,000 WITH 46 FOLLOWED BY THAT PAGE.WE DO HAVE, UH, OUR EXPENSES, OUR EXPENSES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH OF 2024.
WE HAVE A MILLION 164,306 FOR REVENUES UNDER EXPENSES OF 562,800 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.
HOWEVER, RIGHT NEXT TO IT, YOU WILL HAVE, UH, REVENUES OVER EXPENSES, YEAR TO DATE, ACTUAL FOR 2,574,993.
I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE SIX MONTHS INTO THE YEAR FISCAL YEAR.
AND THIS IS TYPICAL, TYPICALLY WHEN WE WOULD LOOK AT ANY BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HEAR ABOUT SOON? WE, WE'VE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THEM.
HOWEVER, UM, IF A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, IT'S WITHIN THE BUDGET ITSELF, AND THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR AN INCREASE OR A DECREASE.
IT'S JUST AN INTERNAL PROCESS.
UH, THE DEPARTMENTS DID GET TOGETHER WITH ME AND THEN, UM, WHEN GO AHEAD AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND THERE WERE APPROVED, THERE WERE VERY MINIMUM.
SO I COULD SAY THAT FOR NOW, EVERYBODY BUDGETED CORRECTLY UNTIL WE SEE THE OTHER HALF OF THE YEAR.
SO WE, WE HAVEN'T, WE DIDN'T HAVE AS, AS MANY BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AS OF RIGHT NOW FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.
THE ONLY ONE THAT I SAW THAT KIND OF WAS QUESTIONING WAS WHAT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
THERE WERE SOME $200,000 THERE.
SO, ON, ON THAT ONE, WE TRY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER FOR US TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A NIGHT ON THE EXPENSES THAT WERE HAPPENING AND BE LOOKING AT WHAT IS IT THAT THEY NEEDED.
I KNOW, UH, LAST YEAR THEY WERE PLANNING ON BUYING, I BELIEVE A NEW SER, A NEW SERVER.
UM, I'M NOT TOO, TOO FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST YEAR.
SO IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE BUDGETED THIS YEAR AS WELL.
WE MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BUDGET TO BE DECREASED FOR THAT AMOUNT.
AND THEN WHEN WE SAW HOW THE EXPENSES WERE, WE STARTED FIXING IT.
BUT THAT WAS AT A FINALS LEVEL.
UM, I WAS THE ONE THAT TOOK CARE OF IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER NEEDED TO BE COVERED, IT WAS ENOUGH TO COVER.
BUT WE KIND OF LIKE KEEP IT LOW FOR US TO SEE WHAT, HOW THE EXPENSES WERE GOING.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S YOUR ANSWER RIGHT THERE.
BUT I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE LIVING WITHIN OUR BUDGET THEN.
AND THEN, BUT THAT ONE, EVEN, EVEN THAT ONE, WE DID TRANSFER WITHIN THE SAME FUND.
WE DIDN'T INCREASE THE IT SERVICES, UH, BUDGET ITSELF.
THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED, WE TRANSFERRED FROM BELIEF COMMUNICATION.
I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I, WE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE FUND TO ANOTHER FUND, WHICH KEPT IT IN THE SAME, IN THE SAME BUDGET FOR, FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
I LIKE WHEN YOU SHOW THE, THE PERCENTAGE USED OF EACH DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, AND I CAN SEE MOST DEPARTMENTS UNDERNEATH 50%, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE UNDER BUDGET FOR THE SIX, AT THE SIX MONTHS MARK LEAVING US WITH A SURPLUS TO ROLL OVER FOR OTHER OTHER THINGS.
THE ONLY DEPARTMENT I SEE OVER, AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WILL ARGUE WITH, UM, THE REASON WHY IS THE STREET MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT MEANS ANI BO'S MOVING FAST.
HE'S MAKING PROGRESS AND, AND WE'VE, WE'VE MADE SOME MOVEMENTS THERE INTO HIS ACCOUNTS, BUT HE'S STILL GOOD FOR THE SIX MONTHS.
I KNOW HE'S A LITTLE BIT OVER, BUT NOT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BOOKLET RIGHT NOW THAT THE PRESENTATION, UH, YEAH, THE BOOKLET.
I LIKE TO SEE WHERE THEY'RE AT FOR THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT USING IT TOO FAST.
BUT ANI BOD, YOU JUST KEEP, YOU JUST KEEP FIXING THE STREETS,
I WANNA SEE A PICTURE OF YOU OUT THERE WITH A ROLLER IN YOUR HAND OR SOMETHING.
MOVING FORWARD, ON PAGE NUMBER SIX, WE DO HAVE THE SALES TAX, UH, COMPARISON FOR THE MONTH OF, UH, FEBRUARY.
WE RECEIVED 587 AND 87,000 WITH EIGHT AND 17 CENTS.
OF COURSE, 25% GOES TO OR, UH, EDC AND 75% STAYS WITH US.
UM, THERE'S A SMALL GRAPH ON THE BOTTOM WHERE THE RED TRY TO PUT A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE, WE'RE THERE, WE'RE JUST HAVING COLLECTED AS MUCH AS, REMEMBER, WE'RE THREE MONTHS BEHIND, SO WILL BE LIKE IF WE'RE THREE MONTHS IN FOR THE YEAR.
YOU JUST HAVE, IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION.
IT'S JUST THE ALLOCATION, ALLOCATION, HISTORICAL SUMMARY FROM THE WEBSITE COMPARED TO THE SALES TAX THAT WE RECEIVE.
AND WE'RE GONNA, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
ON, UH, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO SALES TAX.
DID WE EVER, I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THERE CAN BE LEAKAGE IN SALES TAX IF SOME COMPANIES NOT STAYING CURRENT, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME, UM, BUSINESSES ARE STAYING CURRENT? IS THAT UP TO US OR DOES THE COMPTROLLER HELP US THERE? OR IT'S, IT'S, DO WE EVER GET INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE BEHIND? IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT UP TO THE CITY.
IT'S, IT'LL BE THE, IT'S THE COMPTROLLER.
UM, I, I THINK I WAS LOOKING INTO ABOUT IF OUR, UM, LINEBARGER CAN HELP WITH THAT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN HELP OUT, HELP OUT WITH.
PEOPLE ARE DELINQUENT, THEY'RE BEHIND.
I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.
WE COULD, WE COULD LOOK INTO IT FOR
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SURE.JUST, UH, I I JUST ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW LIKE HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH LEAKAGE IS THERE, ACTUALLY, WHO'S BEHIND AND HOW MUCH, OKAY.
WE COULD, WE COULD PULL A REPORT LIKE THAT AND THEN I GUESS SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT IT.
I'M, IM NOT, DOES THE COMPTROLLER EVER SEND US A LIST? LIKE, HEY, YOU'RE BEHIND THIS MUCH, OR, UH, NO, THEY JUST SENT US WHAT THE AMOUNT THAT WE COLLECT.
UM, BUT WE COULD, I'M PRETTY SURE WE COULD REQUEST IT.
BUT THE, THE, THE, YOU GOT FEBRUARY NUMBERS HERE AT WHICH IT SHOWS ALMOST 11% AHEAD YEAR TO DATE.
BUT HOW, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET MARCH? I MEAN, WE'RE INTO MAY, MARCH, APRIL, JUNE.
HOW, HOW LONG DOES IT NOT TILL JUNE? NOT TILL JUNE.
AND IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.
WE, WE HAVE, IT'S NOT UP TO US THAT THE COMP CONTROLLER SAYS THAT WE NEED TO GIVE THEM TIME FOR THEM TO PAY THEIR, SO THEY HAVE TO RECONCILE AND THEN IT BUSINESSES ARE BEHIND AND THEY TAKE TIME TO PAY.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW IS THAT IN MY BUSINESS, I HAVE TO PAY LIKE THE 15TH OR 20TH MONTH.
I WISH ALL OF OUR BUSINESS WERE LIKE, YOU
SO THEY, THERE'S SOME LIKE, BUT THE SOUTH PO ISLAND'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHERE THEY'LL ACTUALLY CHARGE YOU INTEREST IF YOU'RE LATE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A SYSTEM LIKE THAT.
WE CHARGE INTEREST IF YOU'RE LATE.
THEY, THEY DO IT THROUGH THE COMP CONTROLLER AND MONEY.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING ABOUT THE LATE FEES AND WHAT, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THAT? YEP.
WHAT FORMS ARE THERE ACTUALLY OFFER DISCOUNTS FOR PAYING ON TIME AS WELL.
USUALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
ON PAGE NUMBER EIGHT, WE DID ADD ANOTHER, UM, SCREEN.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE ADDING THIS, UH, THANK YOU OTHER GRAPH IN THE FUTURE.
UM, THIS IS A HOTEL MOTEL TAX AND HOW MUCH WE'VE RECEIVED.
SO I WENT BACK AS FAR AS SIX QUARTERS.
SO YOU COULD SEE HOW MUCH IT'S MONTHLY RECEIVED.
SO WE JUST RECEIVED, UH, GUEST AMERICAN BEST VALUE AND LONE STAR IN.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S MORE OR LESS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT AT, UH, EVERY QUARTER THAT THE CITY GETS.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S FOR YOUR, YOU SAID WE ONLY RECEIVE THREE MM-HMM.
OUT OF HOW MANY? I THINK WE HAVE THREE.
I THOUGHT WE HAD MORE HOTELS THAN THAT.
WE ONLY HAVE 189 ROOMS IN THE WHOLE CITY.
SO THOSE, I'M, I'M SAYING THAT THE, THE HOTEL MOTEL COME FOR THOSE THREE HOTELS.
AND IF YOU SEE THE ONLY ONE WHERE I SEE THERE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN EVERYBODY.
IT'S FROM APRIL TO JUNE 30,000.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRIOR ONE MEANS THAT THEY, SOMEBODY PAY LATE.
LET'S CHECK ON HOW MANY WE HAVE.
OR I BELIEVE, I THINK THE LAW STATES IF THERE'S A SHORTER THAN A ONE WEEK OCCUPANCY, THEY HAVE TO FILE HOTEL MULTI OCCUPANCY TAX.
AND WOULD YOU I HAVE TWO OFF THE HIGHWAY.
THERE'S, THERE'S LIKE FOUR OR FIVE.
I THOUGHT I'LL BE HAPPY TO CONSULT AN EXPERT ON THAT.
HOW MANY, ANY, ANY, UH, ANY STAYS SHORTER THAN 30 DAYS REQUIRE 30 MOTEL MOTEL TAX PAY 30 DAYS OR LONGER? THEY DO NOT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE AIRBNBS THAT ARE POPPING UP AND THEY'RE, IT'S MAINLY MORE OF A LEAKAGE IN BIGGER CITIES, BUT, MM-HMM.
IT'S IN ORDINANCE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUSH THROUGH, BUT THAT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO LEAKAGE OF REVENUE.
THERE IS, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
THIS EXPERT'S GONNA LOOK INTO IT, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LOOK INTO IT MORE BECAUSE EVERY REPORTER WILL BRING IT IN AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF WE DID SOMETHING TO CHANGE IT.
IT'S GONNA SHOW MORE, OR WE'RE UP TO WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, STEPHANIE, THE QUESTION.
WE'LL GET TO, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS NOW.
[1. Public Hearing and First Reading on Ordinance Number 2252-L-05-2024, requesting to Rezone a property located at 248 Charles Barber Road, bearing a Legal Description of Lot Eleven (11), Block One (1), Owens Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, according to map thereof recorded on Map 17, Page 13, Map Records of Cameron, County, Texas from SF-1 "Single Family One" to C-2 "Commercial General Retail Business". Applicant: Eduardo Loa.]
OKAY.MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE ITEMS NUMBER 1, 2, 3, 4, AND FIVE.
UM, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA READ THE DESCRIPTIONS ON EACH, EACH ONE, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE.
UH, WE'LL TAKE 'EM ONE AT A TIME.
SO ITEM NUMBER ONE IS PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH L DASH OH FIVE DASH 2024.
REQUESTING TO REZONE A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 48 CHARLES BARBER ROAD.
UM, AND IT IS GOING FROM SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY, ONE TO C, THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS AT GUDO LOA.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.
AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH ZERO DASH FIVE DASH 2 2 2 0 24.
REQUESTING TO REZONE A PROPERTY LOCATED ON OOKY ROAD.
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SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY ONE TO SF TWO DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL.ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC HEARING.
FIRST READING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH P DASH ZERO FIVE DASH 2024.
REQUESTING A REZONED A PROPERTY LOCATED ON 200 2007 EAST EXPRESSWAY 83.
AND THAT IS GOING FROM AO AGRICULTURE OPEN SPACE TO C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS.
AND THE APPLICANT IS MARIO LES.
UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH M DASH 0 5 20 24 TO APPROVE A REQUEST TO REZONE A PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF US BUSINESS 77 AND WILLIAMS ROAD.
UH, AND THAT IS GOING FROM AGRICULTURAL AO AND OPEN SPACE TO C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS, SORRY.
IT IS AO AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS TO C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS.
AND THE APPLICANT IS ALIYA SAN.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH M DASH ZERO FIVE DASH 2 0 2 4.
TO SOLICIT INPUT REGARDING, UH, REQUEST TO REONE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF US BUSINESS 77 AND WILLIAMS ROAD.
UH, THAT IS GOING FROM AO AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS TO SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY, ONE APPLICANT, AGAIN IS ALIYA SANDAL PUBLIC HEARINGS NOW OPEN.
THE TIME IS, UH, 5 58 WILL TAKE, UH, ITEM, UH, NUMBER ONE.
WHAT'S THAT? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES, BUT THERE'S, IF THERE'S NO ISSUES, UH, IF THERE'S NOBODY IN THE PUBLIC, UH, AND EVERYBODY'S OKAY.
THE APPLICANT DOESN'T HAVE TO PRESENT.
IS THERE ANY, ANYONE AGAINST UH, DA YEAH.
ANYONE AGAINST, UH, UH, NUMBER ONE OR THERE'S ONE? THERE'S ONE WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE A GENTLEMAN.
YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE? MY ADDRESS IS 2 48 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD, 2 32 CHARLES BARBER, 2 32, SIR BARBER.
OKAY, SIR, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT, UH, IN SAN MANTO FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS AND MOVED FROM HARLINGEN TO SAN MANTO, MR. LOA, THAT RESIDES AT 2 48.
CHARLES BARBER, OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AS WE RESIDE DIRECTLY EAST OF 2 32.
CHARLES BARBER HAS BEEN OPERATING AN UNLICENSED AUTOBODY PAINT SHOP FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS IN A RESIDENTIAL FI.
UH, AND HE FINALLY PLEADED GUILTY SEVERAL TIMES IN 2023.
SINCE THEN, MR. LOA CONTINUES TO WORK ON HIS VEHICLES OUT OF HIS PROPERTY.
THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK IS BEING DONE FROM 5:00 PM TO ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT CHALLENGING FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO WITNESS THE OPERATION.
WE HAVE HAD A CALL SANTO PD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS TOXIC FUMES AND LOUD NOISES OF COMMERCIAL AIR COMPRESSOR TRESPASSING INTO OUR PROPERTY.
SANTO POLICE OFFICERS ALSO WITNESSED THE STRONG PAINT FUMES, TRESPASS, TRESPASSING INTO OUR PROPERTY.
POLICE OFFICERS THEN MAKE CONTACT WITH MR. LOA, AND AS THE POLICE OFFICERS LEAVE, MR. LOA CONTINUES TO PAINT AND AND DISREGARDS THE ORDERS FROM LAW OFFICIALS.
THIS HAS NOT ONLY AFFECTED OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, BUT OUR HEALTH AS WELL.
WE HAVE NOW HAVE ADDED EXPENSES TO MAKE TRIPS TO MD ANDERSON FOR CANCER TREATMENTS.
WHEN WE ASKED THE ONCOLOGISTS IF WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A DIAGNOSIS, THE ONCOLOGIST AT MD ANDERSON STATED, TOXIC FUMES FROM A PAINT SHOP WITH NO FILTERS WILL CAUSE CANCER.
MY DAUGHTER AND MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, HAVE ALSO HAD ASTHMA ATTACKS.
DURING THE PAINTING SESSIONS, WE HAVE ASKED FOR YOUR HELP IN STOPPING FURTHER DAMAGE TO OUR FAMILY BY DENYING THIS APPLICATION FOR REZONING A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO DO A FORMAL REQUEST.
UM, MY FORMAL REQUEST IS TO HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEST THE DECIBEL LEVELS OF A COMMERCIAL AIR COMPRESSOR, AS I KNOW IT PRODUCES OVER 85 DECIBEL LEVELS.
AND ACCORDING TO THE CITY ORDINANCE, ANYTHING OVER 85 DECIBEL, UH, DECIBELS IS A NUISANCE.
THE COMMERCIAL AIR COMPRESSOR RUNS AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT TILL MIDNIGHT MOST OF THE TIME.
AND THEN SECONDLY, I'M ASKING FOR THE REMOVAL, REMOVAL OF THE EXHAUST FANS THAT
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ARE INSTALLED IN THE BOTTOM OF A SHACK, JUST HAVING EXHAUST FANS SHOOTING THE FUMES RIGHT OUT THROUGH THE BOTTOM, AND MY SWIMMING POOL AND MY PATIO IN MY HOUSE WITH WINDOWS OPEN, TAKING ALL THE TOXIC FUMES ON A DAILY BASIS.AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE TO, UM, I DID RESEARCH AND ON THE TEXAS WINDSTORM ASSOCIATION, THAT METAL BUILDING IN THE BACK IS NOT REGISTERED TO BE A, A WINDSTORM CERTIFIED.
I WITNESSED THAT CONCRETE SLAB BEING POURED FOUR YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS JUST A FOUR INCH SLAB.
YOU GOT A 30 BY 40 STRUCTURE ABOVE THAT.
AND TO ME, WITH HURRICANE SEASON BEING AROUND THE CORNER, THAT POSES A, THAT POSES A HAZARD TO MY HOUSE, TO MY, TO OUR AREA WHERE WE LIVE.
UM, THAT, I HAVE SOME PHOTOS HERE IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PHOTOS.
I HAVE VIDEOS AND I HAVE VIDEOS AND PHOTOS OF WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS THAT I'M WILLING TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.
I ONLY GOT 30 MINUTES RIGHT NOW, BUT HERE'S THE PHOTOS.
AND I'D LIKE TO, HERE'S THE, THE RED BUILDING.
YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK CARS ALL AROUND.
THE EXHAUST FANS ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE.
HE TURNED ON THE AIR COMPRESSION.
WE GET ALL THE TOXIC FUMES RIGHT INTO OUR POLE, INTO OUR HOUSE WITH THE WINDOWS.
UM, YOU CAN SEE MY HOUSE IS HERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
THERE'S THE BUILDING ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK.
SO WHEN OUR WINDOWS ARE OPEN AND THE, AND THE NORTHERN AIR COMES IN, WE GET ALL THE PAINT FUMES.
THE, Y'ALL CAN HAVE THESE COPIES IF YOU'D LIKE.
AND HERE'S OUR, HERE'S OUR PETITION FOR THE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED AGAINST IT.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE THE, THE RECORDS WHERE HE'S PLEADED GUILTY AND ALSO FOR TRESPASSING INTO THE FUN AND SON AREA.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE THAT.
ARE YOU GIVING THIS TO US? YES, SIR.
SO WE'RE GOTTA GIVE IT TO, UM, TO WANT MAKE A COPIES.
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO MAKE COPIES.
THANK YOU, MR. ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE THAT, UH, AGAINST THIS ON ITEM NUMBER ONE? NONE.
THIS IS MY WIFE, MY, MY ATTORNEY.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT I WAS REGISTERED FOR THE STATE CONTROL'S OFFICE, RUNNING A BUSINESS, TRYING TO DO IT LEGIT.
AND I AM CLEARED WITH THE TCEQ, THE FILTERS AND EVERYTHING.
NO, NO, UH, NO, NO WRONGDOING.
THEY MONITORED THE, THE FUMES AND EVERYTHING.
I'M USING THE APPROPRIATE FILTERS AND EVERYTHING, SIR.
I LIVE ON 2 48 CHARLES BARBER ROAD, SANTO, TEXAS.
I APPLIED FOR A REZONING CONDITIONAL BUSINESS PERMIT, JUST LIKE THE OTHER FOUR BUSINESSES DOWN THE STREET.
I'M WORKING ON MY PERSONAL VE VEHICLES AS A HOBBY RIGHT NOW AND HAVING TO DO BUSINESS ELSEWHERE FOLLOWING COMPLIANCE TILL THIS SPRINGS OUT.
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT MY NEIGHBOR, RAMINA ON 2 32 CHARLES BARBER ROAD, IS IN VIOLATIONS OF OFFENSE ORDINANCE THAT I'VE BEEN ARGUING ABOUT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
UH, FENCE ORDINANCE SECTION 5 0 8, THAT NEEDS TO BE SIX FEET.
HE RAISED IT UP TWO FEET, TWO MORE FEET, MAKING IT EIGHT AT EIGHT FOOT FENCE.
COURT ENFORCEMENT, UH, DIRECTOR MS. JOANNA MALDONADO ADVISED MR. PINA TO PUT DIRT UNDER THE, THE FENCE TO THE, THE GAP TO AVOID ANY CITATIONS CAUSING THIS, HIS LAND PROPERTY TO BE TWO FEET HIGHER THAN MINE.
SO WHEN IT RAINS, ALL THAT WATER OVERFLOWS TO MY PROPERTY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT ON THE LAST MEETING, AN EDC MEMBER MADE A COMMENT ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT AND LOSING MONEY.
FOR THE RECORD, I'M NOT HERE TO ENTERTAIN ANYONE OR LOSE MONEY.
LIKE HE STATED, I'M HERE AS A RESIDENT OF SANTO TO HAVE THE SAME TREATMENT AS, AS OTHER RESIDENTS, NOT JUST CERTAIN PEOPLE.
AND I AM IN COMPLIANCE WITH EVERYTHING.
ELIA LOPEZ, 10 40 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, BRASWELL, TEXAS.
IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL FIND THAT MR. LO IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE.
MR. PINA CONTINUES TO MAKE COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIM.
THEY COME OUT AND TEST EVERYTHING.
MR. LOA, THERE'S NOBODY CLOSER IN PROXIMITY TO THE PAINT THAN MR. LOA.
IF PAINTING A CAR GAVE YOU CANCER, THEN HE WOULD HAVE IT.
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WHO PAINTS CARS OR GENERAL MOTORS, FORD, BMW, MERCEDES-BENZ.YOU CAN'T PEOPLE GO AND BUY A CAR WHEN THEY CHOOSE THE COLOR OF PAINT THAT THEY WANT.
PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE PAINTING CARS IF YOU WERE GONNA GET CANCER FROM THAT.
MY, MY MR. PINA IS HURTING WITH CANCER AND MY HEART BREAKS FOR HIM.
AND WHEN YOU GET SICK, YOU WANNA BLAME SOMEBODY.
BUT BLAMING MR. LOA FOR HIS ILLNESS ISN'T JUSTIFIED.
HE SAYS, SAYING THAT THIS BUILDING THAT MR. PINA, UH, BUILT IS A DANGER.
IF WE GET A HURRICANE WELL ADJACENT TO ALL OF THE PROPERTIES ON THOSE ON BARBARA ROAD IS FUN.
AND SUN MOBILE HOME, I'LL TELL YOU IF THERE'S A TORNADO OR HURRICANE, ALL THOSE RVS, ALL THOSE MOBILE HOMES ARE GONNA FLY INTO EVERYBODY'S HOUSES BECAUSE NONE OF THOSE ARE ANCHORED STRONGLY WITH BARS INTO THE GROUND.
THEY ARE MOBILE, THEY'RE MOBILE HOMES, THEY'RE RVS.
SO ALL OF THOSE MOBILE HOMES, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT IS ALL THOSE MOBILE HOMES BEHIND MY HOUSE, OKAY? VERSUS THIS LITTLE ONE BUILDING.
AND SO MR. LO IS IN COMPLIANCE.
NEXT TO HIM IS A ASSISTED LIVING HOME HEALTH.
THAT IS A BUSINESS AT THE CORNER OF BARBARA ROAD.
Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT TAXES THAT ARE GOING TO AIRBNBS AND BED AND BREAKFAST.
BEHIND THEIR HOUSES, ADJACENT TO THEIR LAND IS A BUSINESS FUN AND SUN.
SO THIS PLACE, THERE'S COMMERCIAL ALL AROUND HIM.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE BEING PUNISHED.
UH, IF THERE IS A NUISANCE HERE, IT'S THE NUISANCE OF BUILDING YOUR HOUSE, UM, TWO FEET HIGHER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE SO THAT EVERYBODY ELSE GETS FLOODED WHILE YOU DON'T.
UM, MY HEART BREAKS WITH HIM, BUT HIS CANCER IS NOT MR. LEWIS'S FAULT.
[2. Public Hearing and First Reading on Ordinance Number 2252-O-05-2024, requesting to Rezone a property located on Stookey Road, bearing a Legal Description of Lot Number Eight (8) Parque Vista, City of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from SF-1 "Single Family One" to SF-2 "Duplex, Residential". Applicant: Rudy Ochoa]
ITEM NUMBER TWO? ITEM TWO.I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT, UM, MY NAME IS LIZ QUINTANILLA AND I LIVE ON, UM, WHAT, WHAT THE ADDRESS
AND, UM, I AM VERY OPPOSED TO THE REZONING, THE SINGLE RESIDENCE TO A, UM, A DUPLEX, I BELIEVE IT IS.
AND MY NEIGHBORS ARE OPPOSED AS WELL.
AND, UH, WE ALL KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCES OR DUPLEXES, WHATEVER, YOUR HOUSE VALUE GOES DOWN.
I DON'T WANT MY HOME, YOU KNOW, MY VALUE GOING DOWN.
I'VE INVESTED SO MUCH IN, IN THIS INVESTMENT PROPERTY, AND I, I JUST DON'T, UH, AGREE WITH SOMEBODY TRYING TO PUT IN A DUPLEX JUST 'CAUSE THEY WANNA DOUBLE THEIR INCOME.
YOU KNOW? UM, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU WANT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED TO.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AREA AND, UM, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
I JUST, I JUST DON'T LIKE THE, THE WHOLE DUPLEX APARTMENT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, IT'S JUST A REVOLVING DOOR, YOU KNOW, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT.
I DON'T, I WOULDN'T WANT A DUPLEX BUILT NEXT TO MY HOME.
SO I THINK ALL OF US THAT HAVE HOMES DON'T WANT ANY KIND OF DUPLEX OR APARTMENTS COMING UP TO NEXT TO OUR PROPERTY.
ESPECIALLY SINCE ORIGINALLY IT WAS, IT IS, UM, YOU KNOW, SUPPOSED TO BE A SINGLE FAMILY AND NOW THEY WANT A DUPLEX.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T FLY WITH ME, BUT I'M SURE THINK ABOUT IT.
WOULD YOU WANT A DUPLEX NEXT TO YOUR HOME? I'M SURE NONE OF Y'ALL WOULD.
WHAT ELSE? IS THAT IT? AND I HAVE, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF, DO I GIVE THIS TO, I HAVE LETTERS FROM THE OTHER NEIGHBORS.
UH, IT WOULD'VE TO GO THROUGH THE, UH, THE SECRETARY.
SO WHO SHE IS A RECORD KEEPER? ANYBODY AGAINST? AGAINST ITEM NUMBER TWO? NO.
[3. Public Hearing and First Reading on Ordinance Number 2252-P-05-2024, requesting to Rezone a property located on 2007 E. Expressway 83, bearing a Legal Description of Lot Two (2), Block Number One (1), Valley International Christian Center, Cameron County, Texas, according to map recorded in Cabinet I, Page 1629-B, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from AO "Agriculture and Open Space" to C-2 "Commercial General Retail Business". Applicant: Mario Munoz. ]
TO REZONE FOR A REZONE.AND AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST FIRST READINGS, SO I'LL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION.
THERE'S PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WE'RE DOING THE FIRST READING AT THE SAME TIME.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, THERE'S NO ANYBODY AGAINST OR AGAINST, AGAINST IN RA AGAINST CASE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
SO YOU NEED TO TALK, I MEAN, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK OR NO?
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OKAY.WE'RE JUST DOING THE FIRST READING.
[4. Public Hearing and First Reading on Ordinance 2252-M-05-2024, to approve a request to Rezone a property located on the corner of U.S. Business 77 and Williams Road, bearing a Legal Description of Being 29.26 Acres Tract of Land out of 65.37 Acres of Land consisting of that portion of Lot Twelve (12) lying North of the South right of way line of U.S. Highway 77, and all Lot Thirteen (13) lying North of U.S. Highway 77, out of Block One Hundred Twenty-Five (125), and all of Block One Hundred and Thirty (130), of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from AO "Agriculture and Open Space"/C-2 "Commercial General Retail Business" to C-2 "Commercial General Retail Business". Applicant: Elias Sandoval]
ANYBODY AGAINST NUMBER FOUR OR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO.[5. Public Hearing and First Reading on Ordinance Number 2252-N-05-2024, To solicit input regarding a request to Rezone a property located on the comer of US Business 77 and Williams Road, bearing a Legal Description of: Being 35.05 Acres Tract of Land out of 65.37 Acres of Land consisting of that portion of Lot Twelve (12) lying North of the South right of way line of U.S. Highway 77, and all of Lot Thirteen (13) lying North of U.S. Highway 77, out of block One Hundred Twenty-Five (125), and all of Block One Hundred and Thirty (130), of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from AO "Agriculture and Open Space"/C-2 "Commercial General Retail Business" to SF-1 "Single Family One". Applicant: Elias Sandova]
FIVE, HOW ABOUT NUMBER FIVE? ANYBODY AGAINST ON NUMBER FIVE? ONCE, TWICE? NOPE.SO WE CLOSING PUBLIC COMMENT? YEP.
UH, TIME IS, UH, SIX 12 AND WE'RE CLOSING PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]
ONE, SIR.UH, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, WE'VE GOT CONSENT TO AGENDA ITEMS FROM ONE TO 13.
UM, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT TO DISCUSS, UH, OTHER THAN GOING THROUGH CONSENT? COMM, COMMISSIONER, ANYBODY? NONE.
FOR, FOR DISCUSSION? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT, UH, FOUR, FIVE,
SO ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, AND 13.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS? NUMBERED.
I GOT THE COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
[4. Consideration and possible action to approve a Concession Agreement with 80's Bar & Grill, LLC to provide alcoholic beverage sales at the 2024 ResacaFest on July 6, 2024. ]
NOW FOUR ITEM NUMBER FOUR.POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH EIGHTIES BAR AND GRILL LLC TO PROVIDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AT THE 2024 AKA FEST ON JULY 6, 20, 24.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THANK SERRANO PARKS AND RECREATION SPECIAL PROJECTS PLANNER.
FOR THE RECORD, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO ALLOW, LIKE YOU SAID, EIGHTIES BAR TO PROVIDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT THE EVENT.
UH, WE ARE PREPARING FOR RASAKA FEST, AS YOU ALL KNOW.
AND ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS TO RASAKA FEST, ALONG WITH LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT FOR FAMILIES IS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? YEAH, JUST, I KNOW WE'RE DOING 25%.
WAS THAT NEGOTIABLE? THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, RIGHT? OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE ITEM FOUR? MOTION.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES? SECOND.
[5. Consideration and possible action to approve a contract with Stefani Entertainment for the headline act at the 2024 ResacaFest. ]
YOU.NUMBER FIVE, ITEM FIVE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION OF APPROVE OF CONTRACT WITH STEFANI ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE HEADLINE ACT AT THE 2024 RECYCLE EVENTS.
AARON COMMISSIONERS, AGAIN, NIKKI SERRANO, PARKS AND RECREATION SPECIAL PROJECT PLANNER.
FOR THE RECORD, THE APPROVAL OF THE ITEM BEFORE YOU WILL ALLOW STAFF TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS AND BOOKING OF A HEADLINE ACT WITH AN ARTIST FROM STEPHANIE ENTERTAINMENT FOR A PERFORMANCE AT FEST.
THE ARTIST IS IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING NEW MUSIC, RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HANO MUSIC INDUCTED INTO THE HANO ROOTS HALL OF FAME AND THE NEW MEXICO HALL OF FAME, AND HAS WON MULTIPLE TEJANO MUSIC AWARDS, INCLUDING GENDER SPECIFIC VOCALIST OF THE YEAR, ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR, AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ITEM FIVE ANYMORE? WHAT OTHER ACTS THOUGH ARE WE GONNA HAVE? DO WE KNOW THE OTHER ACTS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE AS WELL? WE DO HAVE SOME PENDING THE APPROVAL OF THIS ONE.
AND IT IS GOING TO BE AN OPENING, A SUPPORTING ACT THAT WILL GO ALONG THIS ONE.
AND THEN FOR THE OTHER TWO, WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE LOCAL TO TRY TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAGE SETUP WE'RE DOING.
WHO'S DOING? WE? NO, WE PROVIDE STAGE AND SOUND.
ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE MOTION.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
[11. Consideration and possible action to approve the City of San Benito annual renewal membership with the San Benito Chamber of Commerce in the total amount of $17,500.00.]
ITEM NUMBER, NUMBER 11.NUMBER 11, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED CITY OF SAN BENITO ANNUAL RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP WITH THE SAN SAN BENITO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $17,500.
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GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYORS.UM, MICHELLE VELES FOR THE RECORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE SANTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UH, WE WANT TO EXTEND A FORMAL INVITATION FOR THE RENEWAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP.
IN ADDITIONAL TO THE STANDARD MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS.
WE'RE PLEASED TO OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE FOR THE INVOLVEMENT AND VISIBILITY WITHIN THE CHAMBER AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE RENEWAL AS WELL AS FOR THE TOP, FOR TOP SPONSORSHIP LEVELS FOR ALL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.
THIS IS GONNA BE COVERAGE FOR THE MEDIA, NEWSPAPERS, UM, TV, RADIO, AND ALSO FOR ANY MENTIONS.
YOU WILL BE TOP SPONSOR FOR THAT, AS WELL AS ANY BANNERS, FLYERS, AND, UM, MENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENTS AND PRIOR AND AFTER THE EVENTS, I AM OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MICHELLE? OKAY.
SO OUR MEMBERSHIP WOULD END 17,500.
I KNOW, BUT WHEN WOULD OUR MEMBERSHIP END? IS IT THE END OF THIS YEAR? ARE WE COVERING IT OVER? HOW WAS THAT MEMBERSHIP WORKING? YES.
FROM THE STATE FORWARD TO THE NEXT.
I I, I JUST THINK IT WAS A GREAT IDEA WHEN MR. SANDOVAL BROUGHT UP, LET'S JUST DO ONE LUMP SUM THAT WAY.
NOBODY'S WAITING FOR IT, SO IT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
I SEE A, A DIFFERENT PRICE ON THE, ON THE LETTER.
ARE WE GETTING A DISCOUNT OR, MM-HMM?
SO WE'RE PAYING HALF OF IT, CORRECT.
WELL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOURSELF SO THAT WE SHOW UNIFIED FRONT AND THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER.
A LOT OF TIMES THE CHAMBER GETS PUT TO THE SIDE, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PROMOTE OUR COMMUNITY AND Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING.
US WORKING HAND IN HAND BENEFITS THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? NO, SIR.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, MORALE, MORALE.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
MAYOR.SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE TIME IS, UH, SIX 19 AND WE'D ADJOURNING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ITEM(S) AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION]
IT IS SEVEN 17.WE'RE COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, ENTERTAIN MOTION TO APPROVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
THE TIME IS, THE TIME IS, UH, SEVEN 18.