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COMMISSIONER.[CALL TO ORDER]
OKAY.ORDER IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY.
CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY.
UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG.
AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES MAYOR.
HONOR TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY JUSTICE, ALL UNDER TEXAS FLAG APPLIED TOITY, TEXAS.
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER SUMMER BRINGS COMMUNITIES TOGETHER FOR GATHERINGS AND CELEBRATIONS.
WE PRAY FOR UNITY AMONG NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, AND ASK THAT THE BONDS OF FELLOWSHIP GROW STRONGER.
MAY WE FIND COMMON GROUND, BUILD CONNECTIONS AND CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT ENRICHES OUR LIVES.
IN YOUR HOLY AND LOVING NAME, WE PRAY.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MARKET DAY IS ON HISTORIC ROBERTSON STREET.
IS THIS SATURDAY, JULY 20TH, MY BIRTHDAY FROM 5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM ROCK IN THE USA IS THIS MONTH'S THEME.
COME TO SEE WHERE THE OSAKA CITY HAS IN STORE FOR YOU FOR RENTER INFORMATION CALLED THE NUMBER.
JOIN THE SALMON NEEDLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WENT FOR ICE CREAM WITH A COP ON JULY, FRIDAY, JULY 26TH AT ICE MONKEY.
LOCATED AT 2 0 5 WEST BUSINESS 77.
COME OUT FOR SOME FUN AND COOL TREATS.
WHERE'S THE CHIEF
OKAY, MA, MAYOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT JULY 20TH IS MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY.
IT'S NO LONGER GOODMAN'S BIRTHDAY.
MUCH RATHER HAVE HER FOURTH BIRTHDAY.
I, I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT, YES, THE SAN BENITO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING AN AWESOME JOB IN KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS SAFE.
THEY'RE OUT THERE WITH THE COMMUNITY, UM, BUILDING THEIR RAPPORT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I, AND I LIKE SEEING THAT.
SO, CHIEF, I HAVE MYSELF, YOUR STAFF JUST THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU'RE GETTING PROGRAMS OUT THERE FOR US, SAVING US MONEY AS WELL.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALSO THE PUBLIC WORKS.
I KNOW THAT THEY'VE DONE SO MUCH ON THE, UH, A LOT OF PAVING THAT THEY'VE DONE.
UH, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ALSO THAT THE, UH, STUCKEY PARK IS NOT PART OF THE CITY.
JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW IT IS PART OF THE CITY.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE, WE'RE PAVING.
AND, UH, SINCE WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT GO IN THERE BECAUSE OF THE, THE PARK, THE BASEBALL, THE SOCCER, AND ANY OTHER EVENT THAT'S OUT THERE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S, UH, IT'S BEING PAVED.
SO I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT, UH, WE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE PAVING.
UM, YOU KNOW, 5 0 1 C3 OR NONPROFIT.
IT'S THE CITIES AND WE NEED TO KEEP IT UP.
AND THEY'RE DOING THE, THE PUBLIC WORKS.
THEY'RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB ON IT.
AND, UH, ALSO WITH OTHER CITIES, I MEAN, OTHER STREETS THAT, UH, THAT ARE OUT THERE.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE.
SO WITH THAT, UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS? NONE.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
RUTH PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR.MR. ME? HELLO? UH, GOOD EVENING.
MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM AND COMMISSIONERS.
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MY NAME IS EDITH TAMEZ.I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SAN BENITO.
I LIVE, LIVE AT 7 68 COMFORT LANE, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE RECENTLY FORMED NON-PROFIT.
AND TODAY WITH ME IS BILL TURNER.
HE'S ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF FURRY FRIENDS, RGV, AND WE ALSO HAVE A FEW OF OUR STAFF, UH, VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES ATTENDING THE MEETING TODAY.
THE REASON WE ARE HERE IS TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION THAT WE MADE FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
IN SAN BENITO, CITIZENS ARE FORCED TO DEAL WITH THE HEALTH ISSUE OF STRAY PETS AND THE STRAIGHT STATE STRAY PET POPULATION.
AND OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR THESE CITIZENS TO HAVE LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER, TO HAVE A WAY TO CARE FOR THEIR PETS AND TO HELP FIGHT EUTHANASIA AT OUR LOCAL SHELTER.
THE VOLUNTEERS OF FURRY FRIENDS HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO ALREADY START A RAPPORT WITH THE CITY OF SAN BENITO ANIMAL SHELTER.
WE COMMUNICATE WITH THEM ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS SO WE CAN SAVE THE ANIMALS AT THE SHELTER.
WE PROVIDE TICK MEDICATIONS, VETTING, BOARDING, TRANSPORTATION.
AND HERE IS ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE OF, OF DEREK.
DEREK CAME TO THE SHELTER BECAUSE HE WAS A STRAY.
HE, I THINK HE WAS A AUSTRALIAN LIBERTY ESTATE, AND HE WENT ONTO A PROPERTY AND HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH A DOG THERE.
AND, BUT THE FAMILY DIDN'T WANT HIM THERE.
SO HE CAME TO THE SHELTER AND HE WAS GONNA BE PUT DOWN.
UH, HE WAS NOT EASILY ADOPTABLE.
HE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF HIS CRATE.
SO WE PULLED HIM FROM THE SHELTER, BUT WE COULDN'T GET HIM ADOPTED BECAUSE HE WAS SO AFRAID.
AND WE HAD TO SPEND MONEY FOR TRAINING AND BOARDING AND OTHER EXPENSES TO GO WITH BOARDING A DOG.
UH, BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS TAKES A LOT OF MONEY.
SO WE'RE NOT ASKING THE, THE CITY FOR MONEY DIRECTLY, BUT WE DID SEE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THIS GRANT MONEY.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S $300,000 THERE FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. SO WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO HELP US HELP THE COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY.
WE ARE ALREADY AN EXTENSION OF THE CITY, UH, BY HELPING THE SHELTER ON A DAILY BASIS.
SO I WOULD, I THANK YOU FOR HEARING US TODAY AND TAKING US UNDER CONSIDERATION.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU APPROVE OUR APPLICATIONS SO WE CAN HELP THE CITY MORE AGGRESSIVELY AND MORE WIDELY, AND OUR PETS.
UH, ON WHICH ENTITY? RIGHT HERE, MA'AM.
FRIENDS OF THE SANTO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
UM, I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T ANSWER ME BACK, AND I'M ONLY HERE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE GRANT THAT WE APPLIED FOR.
UM, I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL RUMORS THAT IT WAS TURNED DOWN, AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY.
I HAVE A COMPLETE COPY OF IT HERE.
UM, AND LIKE I SAY, I DON'T LIKE THE RUMORS.
THAT'S WHY I AM HERE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.
NOW, UH, IF IT WAS INCOMPLETE, THEN I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL.
IF IT'S NOT COMPLETE, LET ME KNOW.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE CHILDREN THAT DEPEND ON THIS LIBRARY.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE EDUCATION OF THEIR FAMILY, WHICH IS SAD, NOT PUTTING THEM DOWN, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THE EDUCATION.
AND SO THEY ONLY DEPEND ON THE SCHOOLS AND OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY, YOU KNOW, THESE KIDS WALK INTO THE LIBRARY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEIR ATTITUDE CHANGES.
THEY, THEY TURN INTO PALEONTOLOGISTS, THEY TURNED INTO RESEARCHERS, UH, THEIR SPEAKERS, THEIR RESEARCHERS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE DREAMERS, THEY'RE READERS.
AND WITHOUT HELP, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FURTHER WE CAN GO ON.
UH, WE DO HAVE A SMALL TOWN AND EVERYONE IS AIMING FOR THE SAME MONEY FROM EVERYONE.
IT GETS VERY HARD SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS, FUNDRAISERS.
SO, LIKE I SAY, I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER ME,
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BUT LIKE I SAY, I WOULD APPRECIATE A PHONE CALL THAT THE, IT WASN'T COMPLETE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE I KNOW IT WAS COMPLETE.BUT, UH, JUST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION LATER, AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
MS. FOREST WALKER AGAIN, AND THIS IS GONNA BE FOR THE SAN BENITO FOOD PANTRY.
I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN BENITO FOOD PANTRY.
UM, LIKE I SAID, I KNOW YOU CAN'T SPEAK BACK TO ME, BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THE GRANT.
AGAIN, ALL THE RUMORS GOING AROUND THAT IT WAS INCOMPLETE OR WE'VE BEEN TURNED DOWN AND THIS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WHY IS IT TURNED DOWN? WHY IS IT INCOMPLETE WHEN I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL? YOU KNOW, JUST THE COURTESY AND THE DIGNITY WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO GET A PHONE CALL.
UH, BUT I'M UPSET A LITTLE BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR COMMUNITY ALSO.
AND I MAY OWN THE PLACE AND I MAY RUN THE PLACE, BUT THIS IS A COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY THAT DESPERATELY NEEDS HELP TO SERVE AT THIS POINT, 6,200 PEOPLE A MONTH.
IT COSTS US ALMOST $50,000 TO FEED THESE PEOPLE.
AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE BANK.
SO WHERE AM I GONNA GET MONEY? THE WINTER TEXANS IS WHERE MOST OF OUR MONEY COMES FROM, BUT WHEN THEY LEAVE, IT'S, IT'S HELL.
AND WE HAVE NEVER EVER, EVER ASKED FOR MONEY FROM THIS CITY, EVER.
AND IN 45 YEARS BEING IN BUSINESS FOR THIS COMMUNITY, THE CITY OF SAN BENITO HAS GIVEN US THAT MUCH MONEY.
NOT ONE DIME, NOT A CANNED GOOD.
I BEG YOU TO COME AND SEE WHAT WE DO.
JOIN IN IF YOU WOULD LIKE, UH, WHEN WE FIRST OPENED, MAYOR CAME.
HE BROUGHT US SOME SWEETS, FAT MESS UP, MAYOR.
BUT ANYWAY, JUST YOUR CONSIDERATION.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR THIS.
I HAVE NO OTHER, UH, PERMITS OUT THERE.
I PRAY THE LORD'S BLESSINGS UPON US, ONE AND ALL.
UH, MIKE TRAVIS, UH, 1695 RUSSELL LANE.
UH, I'M GONNA JUMP RIGHT INTO IT, UH, 'CAUSE I'M LIMITED ON TIME.
UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, MR. SANDAL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, ADDING ATTACHMENTS TO THE, UH, AGENDA.
AND, UH, I WANNA TALK TO YOU LATER ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE AND STRATEGIC PLAN.
I'LL CALL AND SEE IF I CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OR SOMETHING.
WE CAN GET TOGETHER ON THAT IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND.
AND THEN I WANT TO GET INTO TO, UH, MIKE TRAVIS.
NOT TO BE A STEAMING MYSELF MORE HIGHLY THAN I SHOULD, BUT, UH, I THINK SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO IS THIS GUY? MIKE TRAVIS.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
MIKE TRAVIS IS A CHRISTIAN WHO BELIEVES THAT JESUS TO CHRIST IS HIS LORD AND SAVIOR.
MIKE TRAVIS IS AN OKLAHOMA NATIVE TRANSPLANTED TO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON THE RIO GRANDE IN THE SUMMER OF 1988.
HE IS A RETIRED TEXAS SECONDARY TEACHER CERTIFIED TO TEACH GERMAN WITH A LIFETIME CERTIFICATE.
SPANISH WITH A LIFETIME CERTIFICATE, COMPOSITE SOCIAL STUDIES, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, GEOGRAPHY, AND ECONOMICS WITH A FIVE-YEAR LICENSE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY EXPIRED.
AND ALL OF THIS IS VERIFIABLE ON, UH, TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SBOE, MICHAEL DAVID TRAVIS.
HE HAS TAUGHT FROM COLLEGE LEVEL TO SIXTH GRADE.
HE IS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FITNESS AND AS SUCH, HE HAS, UH, PURSUED MARTIAL ARTS FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE.
HE'S A GREEN BELT IN TAEKWONDO, COR REIN STYLE COTE A BLUE BELT IN BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU, FIRST DEGREE BLACK BELT HAN JAPANESE STYLE KARATE, NAN JUDO SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT IN
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JUDO.THE SPORT OF JUDO IS NOT A MARTIAL ARTS A SPORT.
AND HE HAS DABBLED WITH AKIDO TAI CHI QIGONG, GRECO GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING ENSEMBLE.
HE IS A NATIONAL LEVEL JUDO COACH THROUGH USA JUDO EXPIRED.
HE HAS COACHED A VERY SUCCESSFUL JUDO TEAM AT THE MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY FOR SIX YEARS.
AND BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT, HE IS 12 THUMBS UP ON THE FITNESS STUDIO.
IT'S A STUDIO, RIGHT? NOT THE COURT 12 THUMBS UP.
AND HE PLANS TO USE IT EXTENSIVELY.
AND MOSTLY HE IS A CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO WANTS THE VERY BEST FOR OUR FABULOUS CITY OF SAN BENITO.
THE LORD BLESS US AND KEEP US ALL ONE AND ALL.
OKAY, RUTH, MS. UH, LINDA GONZALEZ.
UH, MY NAME IS LINDA BRIES, 4 6 4 LV STREET.
I HAVEN'T MET MR. NAVARRO IN PERSON OR IN THE TOWN HALLS, BUT HOPEFULLY LATER.
MOST OF YOU I'VE TALKED TO, UH, I'M HERE TO JUST, AGAIN, REITERATE THAT A LOT OF THE LADIES AND FAMILIES IN THE CITY HAVE ISSUES RELATED TO THE ANIMAL, UM, ABANDONMENT STRAYS AND THE ISSUES OF OVERPOPULATION.
UH, I KNOW OF LADIES WHO ARE SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY INSTEAD OF MAYBE SPENDING IT ON THINGS FOR OUR CITY WHERE THERE'S GENERATING REVENUE FOR SALES TAXES AND SUCH.
UM, THERE IS ALSO SOME AVENUES, I THINK IF SOME OF YOU, LIKE I KNOW MR. SANDOVAL LAST TIME IN A TOWN HALL, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE, WHICH WAY DO WE GO? HOW DO WE APPROACH THIS? I KNOW MS. MORALES HAS GIVEN ME, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO HEAR ME OUT.
AND MR. GOODMAN, OF COURSE, HE WAS TRYING TO GET HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND THIS CITY AS YOU BECAME COMMISSIONER.
BUT I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND AGAIN, THAT THERE IS ISSUES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE I TELL YOU NEED TO COME AND TALK TO THE MAYOR.
YOU NEED TO GO TALK, CALL YOUR COMMISSIONERS.
YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR CITY MANAGER SO YOU CAN TELL THEM WHAT'S OUT THERE IN THE FIELD, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING.
AND I THINK THAT THE CITY, IF ONE OF YOU, TWO OF YOU, THREE OF YOU, IF YOU GIVE THE TIME TO OPEN THAT DOOR TO WHATEVER, UH, NONPROFITS, OR EVEN I KNOW, THE LAST CITY MANAGER SAID, WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT A NONPROFIT, CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE A NONPROFIT.
SO, ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE NOT ORGANIZED.
UH, BUT WE DO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION NOW.
I SUPPORT IT AS MUCH AS I CAN, BUT I DO HAVE OTHER INTERESTS THAT I WANNA SUPPORT FOR THE CITY.
UH, OBVIOUSLY SHE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LIBRARY AND SUCH.
BUT I SEE THAT THE NEED IS SO MUCH WITH THE ANIMALS.
SHE DIDN'T, I DIDN'T PUT HER NAME, BUT SHE HAS HAD EXPERIENCE AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK WE COULD TAP AND, BUT I, WE NEED YOU ALL SUPPORT.
UH, MS UH, MS. MARIBELL, CAN YOU EXPLAIN SOME OF THE, UH, ARENAS THAT PERHAPS ARE FREE AND CAN BE OFFERED TO CITIZENS? OF COURSE.
UH, MARIBELL LORENNA, UH, I WAS THE ANIMAL CONTROL ADOPTION COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF WESTCO.
UM, JUST A QUICK, I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING OUT TIME.
THERE'S A LOT OF NONPROFITS THAT CAN HELP YOU.
UH, PETCO LOVE GIVES, UH, YOU THE CITY, IF YOU APPLY, UH, TO BE A PARTNER.
FREE VACCINES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THESE ARE EVERY, EVERY VACCINE THAT YOU GIVE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU GET A $3 STIPEND BACK.
UM, AND THESE ARE FREE VACCINES THAT YOU GET FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UH, YOU'RE TALKING DISTEMPER PAR PARVO.
SO BEFORE THE, YOU GIVE THOSE OUT.
AND IF THE DOG LANDS IN THE COMMUNITY OR IN THE SHELTER, THEN THE DOG'S ALREADY PROTECTED.
UH, YOU COULD PET SMART CHARITIES ALSO GIVES ADOPTION, UH, PREP GRANTS AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT CAN, CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY AND HELP YOUR PEOPLE AND HELP YOUR ANIMALS.
AGAIN, I GOTTA GET THE MICROPHONE AGAIN.
WE NEED, WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY.
UH, I, I MEAN, I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU, OKAY.
UM, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SAN MANTO.
I RESIDE AT 2 48 CHARLES BARBER ROAD HERE IN SANTO, TEXAS.
I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT HAS, THAT I HAVE IN REGARD HAVING ACCESS TO THE EASEMENT NEXT TO FUN AND SUN BEHIND MY PROPERTY.
LAST TIME, APPROXIMATELY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I TALKED TO MS. JOANNA UNA, NOW ALONG WITH OTHER CITY WORKERS, AND ASKED ME FOR THE RECENT SURVEY ON MY PROPERTY.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY OUT THERE AND BACKED MY PROPERTY.
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IT SHOWS THE PLOTTED ALLEY, WHICH ALSO IS RECORDED IN THE CAMERON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.AFTER THE OBSERVATION, MS. MADDO STATED ENCROACHMENT FROM FUN AND SON BUILDING OVER AN EXISTING ALLEY.
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER, BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
FUN AND STONE RESORT HAS RESTRICTED ME AND ONLY ME FROM HAVING ACCESS TO THE EASEMENT.
MY NEIGHBOR HAS FULL ACCESS TO THE EASEMENT WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
I FEEL SINGLED OUT AND DISCRIMINATED.
I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO THE, UH, AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE, UH, ON THE, FROM THE AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO TAKE US ITEM 2, 3, 4, AND SEVEN, LIKE TO TAKE THOSE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER ON THE AGENDA THAT WANT TO BE TAKEN OUT? NO.
SO, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WANTED TO TAKE OUT NUMBER EIGHT.
UH, GOING TO, THAT'S GOING, UH, MAYOR PRO, IS THAT GONNA BE EIGHT IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE.
SO I STILL WANT THE ITEM NUMBER 2, 3, 4, AND SEVEN ON THE, TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AND GONE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO TAKE, UH, ADAMS 2, 3, 4, AND SEVEN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NOW ON THE CONSENT, UH, AGENDA, I, UH, FOR ITEMS 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, AND 10, ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
SO DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
UH, UH, BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO, UH, PASS 1, 5, 6, 9, AND 10 AS A CONSENT.
DO YOU WANNA DO NUMBER EIGHT RIGHT NOW? YEAH, LET'S COME BACK.
WE'LL COME BACK TO IT AFTER WE, OKAY.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
A MOTION TO, UH, LIKE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS MOMENT.UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
ANY NAY MOTION PASSES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? THE TIME IS, UH, 5 56.
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RUTH, RUDY, COMMISSIONER.AND LET'S GET AT TIME IS, UH, 7 0 8.
WE'RE BACK FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WE WILL GO, WE'LL TAKE
[Items 2 & 3]
IT ONE AT A TIME UNDER CONSENT AGENDA UNDER NUMBER TWO.ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE, UH, I'M SORRY, BE CONSIDERATION.
POSSIBLE ACTION RATIFY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 4 DASH 0 7 0 2 DASH 0 0 1 R TO ADOPT AND ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR AN OUTDOOR FITNESS COURT AS PART OF THE 2024 NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN.
AND, UH, THIS SHOULD READ COURTS IF WE'RE GONNA DO BOTH, BUT WE'RE OPEN TO DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ON NUMBER TWO AND THREE? WELL, EVEN IF WE APPROVE RE EVEN IF WE APPROVE RESOLUTION, DOES IT MEAN WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TWO? I CAN SPEAK TO, OH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
DEANNA GARZA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD.
AND WE CAN SPEAK TO, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM TOMORROW MORNING TO DISCUSS IF THERE'S GONNA BE ANY CHANGES.
AND, UM, THAT'LL, THAT CAN BE DETERMINED TOMORROW IF WE CAN REDUCE THE SCOPE OR, UH, KEEP THE SCOPE.
UH, THEN I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE FOR THE TWO, BUT SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL DETERMINATIONS IF WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO YOU, YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION FOR, I'M MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH OF THEM.
TO APPROVE BOTH OF THEM WITH THE, UH, WITH THE, UH, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SCOPE MAY BE CHANGED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I, I WANTED A DISCUSSION.
UM, MS. DIANNA, IT'S A $340,000 ALLOCATION, RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS GRANTS? YOU SAID $50,000 EACH, SO IT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
AND THEN HOPING FOR ANOTHER $80,000 COMMUNITY MATCH FROM SOMEBODY IN KIND, CONTRIBUTION.
AND, AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING ANY POSSIBLE NAMING SPONSORSHIPS.
CERTAIN THINGS THAT CAN ALSO KNOCK THAT THREE 40 DOWN THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN OUR PARK ALREADY.
I SEE MAYBE ONE OR TWO FOLKS USING IT.
I, UM, THESE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE IT, IT LOOKS VERY NICE.
IT LOOKS VERY APPEALING, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A HIGH HIGH TICKET ITEM.
AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS PARKS AND REC.
AND I'M SURE THESE, THIS COMPANY WOULD ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY TO, I WANT TO SEE WHAT PARKS AND REC BOARD WANT THINKS OF THIS.
I THINK A SURVEY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK OF THIS IS, THIS IS THE, IS THIS THE NEED? THAT'S, IS THIS GONNA BE WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS? DO THEY WANT A SKATE PARK? DO THEY WANT BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELDS RENOVATED? 'CAUSE THAT BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELD HAS APPARENTLY ONE OF THE LARGEST TURNOUT ACROSS THE, UH, THE REGION.
SO DO THOSE NEED IMPROVEMENT FIRST? DO WE HAVE ANY GOOD BASKETBALL COURTS? DO WE HAVE WATER FOUNTAINS ON THE TRAIL? DO WE HAVE, UH, CAMERAS? SO THIS MONEY'S COMING FROM UNASSIGNED FUNDS, RIGHT? CORRECT.
INITIALLY, AGAIN, BARRING, YOU KNOW, IF WE'D GET SPONSORSHIPS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, IT'S A COOL, WE'RE BUYING INTO A CONCEPT AND WE'RE BUYING INTO A BRAND.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THE COST CAN GO UP.
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I JUST THINK THAT WE FIRST NEED TO FIND OUT WHERE'S THE NEED AND WHAT WILL BE USED IN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE WE PUT IT THERE.UM, I, I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT OUR OLD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND I SAW THAT PEOPLE COULD RATE ON A SCALE FROM ONE TO FIVE WHAT THEY THINK WAS NEED.
AND I THOUGHT A SKATE PARK WAS A NEED, BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY A VERY SMALL SKATING COMMUNITY.
BUT I STILL WANT A SKATE PARK, BUT THAT'S ME.
SO, BUT I'M NOT ANSWERING FOR MYSELF.
I'M ANSWERING FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT WILL THEY ACTUALLY USE? WE HANDS DOWN HAVE ONE OF THE BEST PARKS PROBABLY.
I WOULD COMPARE IT TO THE AUSTIN TRAIL SYSTEM AND I, OURS DOESN'T FLOOD LIKE, UH, NEXT DOOR, BUT NOT YET.
YEAH, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PARK, BUT I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY'S ACTUALLY GONNA USE.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT SOMETHING AND THEN THEY DON'T USE IT.
DID YOU ALSO MENTION THAT THERE WAS A FEASIBILITY STUDY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS? CORRECT.
UM, THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN DID PROVIDE US WITH AN EXTENSIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY.
UM, IT SURVEYED OUR ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT, UM, THE PARKS THAT THE INITIAL TWO PARKS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO PUT THESE AT ARE SOME OF THE MOST HIGHLY USED IN OUR AREA.
SO THEY'RE VERY PLEASED BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, WHEN COMPARED TO HOW MUCH THESE FACILITIES ARE ACTUALLY BEING USED.
AND SO, YEAH, THEY'RE VERY, VERY SURPRISED AT, UM, HOW MUCH OUR SAKAS USED, HOW MUCH KENNEDY PARKS USE SOUTH PARK.
AND YES, SO WE RATED REALLY HIGH.
COULD WE, COULD WE EXPAND THE FEASIBILITY STUDY TO, UH, INCLUDE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT'S BEING ASKED BY MAYOR PRO TEM? OF COURSE.
AND ACTUALLY I DID REVIEW THE, THE MASTER PARKS PLAN.
IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE DATED AND, UM, ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THERE I BELIEVE WAS MORE RECREATIONAL, UM, EQUIPMENT OUT AT PARKS.
UH, WE ARE WORKING ON DOING A PARK SURVEY.
UH, WE JUST FINISHED THAT LIGHT SURVEY.
THE SAME INDIVIDUALS ARE GONNA BE DOING A PARK SURVEY AND THEY'RE GONNA BE LETTING US KNOW WHAT CONDITION ALL OF OUR PARKS ARE IN OUR EQUIPMENT AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF.
AND YEAH, A LOT OF THE STUFF ALONG THE TRAIL IS LITTLE DATED, LITTLE KNEES REPLACING.
AND SO THESE, UM, FITNESS COURTS STUDIOS ALSO COME WITH LIKE A QR CODE WITH WORKOUTS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO.
AND, UM, THEY'RE FULLY COMMERCIAL.
THEY'RE OUTDOOR GRADE AND YEAH, PRETTY NICE.
SO, UH, IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, WHAT DO WE LOSE? UM, IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, UM, WE COULD, WE WILL LOSE THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
UM, AND, UM, POSSIBLY, UM, LOSE HAVING, UM, I GUESS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY IN THE FUTURE ON THESE GRANTS ON THIS LEVEL.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC, PRIVATE, UM, GRANT AWARDING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NATION.
SO JUST IF WE APPROVE IT AND DON'T MOVE FORWARD, ARE THERE ANY CONSEQUENCES FINANCIALLY? I DON'T THINK SO.
NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT I CAN FIND OUT TOMORROW AT THAT MEETING.
SO I WOULD THEREFORE CONTINUE MY MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER FACTORS THAT WE, I I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM ON THIS MATTER.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT, THE SURVEYS OF THESE PARKS, BECAUSE THEY'RE IN DIRE NEED, UM, YOU GO AROUND DRIVING AROUND, YOU SEE OUR PARKS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ENHANCEMENTS OF WHAT WE PLAN TO DO TO THESE PARKS.
UM, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SPORTS CLEX.
UM, BUT AGAIN, LIKE MAYOR PRO TEM SAID, WE JUST DON'T SPEAK FOR OURSELVES.
UM, AS FOR TWO, I'M KIND OF NOT LIKING THE TWO, YOU KNOW, IF ANYTHING, ONE TO SEE HOW IT WORKS AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
UM, BUT THAT'S JUST, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S MY OPINION.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE THAT WHAT WE DO HAVE MORE IMPROVEMENTS TO, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PARKS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES AREN'T GETTING UTILIZED BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY'RE APPROACHED, I MEAN, HOW THEY LOOK, THEIR APPEARANCE, YOU KNOW, SOME ARE DANGEROUS, BE QUITE HONEST, SOME ARE DANGEROUS.
SO, UM, THIS IS A BASIC, IT'S A HARD DECISION.
YOU KNOW, I ASKED A FEW PEOPLE THAT DO EXERCISE, GO TO THE GYM REGULARLY.
THEY LOVE THEIR, I MEAN, DURING THE PANDEMIC THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN GOOD, RIGHT? UM, AND I ASKED THEM WOULD THEY GO THERE AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, WILL THERE BE A COVERAGE STRUCTURE? 'CAUSE IT'S VERY HOT IN SOUTH TEXAS.
WELL, SO WHENEVER I WANNA DO AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE PARK, I WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S FOR EVERYBODY, A MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY AND NOT A SELECT
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FOR YOU.CAN WE DO ONE, ONE OF 'EM INSTEAD OF DOING BOTH OF THEM? ONE OF THE PARKS THAT WAY? I MEAN, LIKE, UH, MISS DEANNA SAID, UH, WE DON'T LOSE THAT GRANT.
WE CAN ALWAYS SAY NO, BUT YET WE'RE TRYING TO PROVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL TAKE ONE OF THE PARKS, ONE OF THEM, WE CAN APPROVE ONE OF THEM INSTEAD OF BOTH OF THEM, AND THEN WE CAN GO AT IT FROM THERE.
AND KENNEDY SCORED THE HIGHEST FY AND THAT FEASIBILITY KENNEDY SCORED THE HIGHEST.
WE HAVE A MOTION RIGHT NOW FOR, TO APPROVE BOTH OF THEM.
NOW DO I HAVE A SECOND OR IS IT GONNA DIE? DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THE TO APPROVE BOTH OF THEM? UH, ITEMS THREE, UH, TWO AND THREE.
OKAY, COMMISSIONER, I'M SORRY.
NOW I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ONE OF THEM.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? YEAH, I GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOR.
SHE'S GONNA SAY SOMETHING, BUT NO.
OKAY, SO I GOT A, A SECOND BITE.
COMMISSIONER GOODMAN, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
UH, NAVARRO, COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
OKAY, SO MOTION PASSES WITH UH, ONE NAY BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
SO, UM, WE'LL GO ON ITEM FOUR.
SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS TWO AND THREE.
SORRY, THAT WAS TWO AND THREE.
TAKE CARE OF THE RESOLUTION AND WE WILL DO ONE, THE TWO, ONE OUT THE TWO, AND WE WILL ADJUST THE NUMBERS ACCORDINGLY.
AND DEANNA, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LOOKING FOR THESE GRANTS.
WE KNOW IN ANY FORM WANNA DISCOURAGE YOU FROM SEEKING OTHER GRANTS.
WE JUST GOTTA, LIKE, MAYOR PROTO SAYS, LOOK OUT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR CERTAIN GROUPS, BUT IT'S A START OF DOING ONE.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE ZUMBA GROUP THERE FOR SURE.
WELL, I WASN'T, I'M JUST STATING A FACT THAT THAT'S ALL.
[4. Discussion and action to consider the Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 CDBG funding allocations. ]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR.UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSSION, ACTION AND CONSIDER FISCAL YEAR 2024.
2025 CDBG FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.
OKAY, WAS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO.
UM, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION BY ADMINISTRATION, I'D LIKE TO APPROVE WITH THE ALLOCATIONS, UM, THAT WERE RECOMMENDED WITH ONE ADJUSTMENT.
UM, FOR CASA REQUESTED 20,000.
THE RECOMMENDATION BE 15,000 AMIGOS.
THE RECOMMENDATION BE 15,000 AND PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE FOR SENIORS LRGV DC THEIR REQUEST WAS 30,000.
AND THEIR RECOMME, THE RECOMMENDATION I HAVE IS $21,330 AND 20 CENTS.
OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PERAM.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
UH, ON THIS, DEANNA, CAN WE PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE RECIPIENTS THAT WEREN'T APPROVED? SEND OUT A LETTER TO THEM, EVEN HAVE MAYBE A, A, A COFFEE WITH THEM OR WHATNOT.
UM, BUT LET THEM KNOW WHAT TRANSPIRED, WHY IT WASN'T APPROVED.
'CAUSE I KNOW THEY CAME TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, AND I THANK THEM FOR THAT.
I THINK WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY IS GREAT.
UM, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS OUT THERE, UH, THAT NEED TO BE, UM, ADDRESSED.
AND I APPRECIATE IF YOU, YOU TAKE THAT ON, PLEASE, ON BEHALF OF US COMMISSION AS WELL.
AND I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA GET PHONE CALLS AS WELL, BUT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS WELL OF THE DOS AND DON'TS, SO WE COULD ADDRESS THEM AS WELL.
BUT I WOULD ADDRESS IT TO THEM WITH A LETTER, YOU KNOW, THE APPROVAL, NOT APPROVAL.
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GONNA START DOING WORKSHOPS IN THE FUTURE TO HELP THEM AS WELL.
UM, THAT WILL HELP THE PROCESS AND THAT WILL ACTUALLY WILL CLEAR A LOT OF THE ONES THAT CAN APPLY, WILL KNOW UPFRONT, SO IT'S NOT A WASTE OF THEIR TIME.
OKAY, SO ITEM GOING NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 7, 7, 8.
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THAT'D BE WELL.WE COULD DO SEVEN MAYOR INDIVIDUALLY, UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH FOR A 36 MONTH UNIFORM RENTAL SERVICE WITH UNI FIRST CORPORATION.
I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE, LET ME, LET ME DEVIATE FROM THE AGENDA A LITTLE BIT.
'CAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY THE RETENTION.
SO LET ME, UH, APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
[8. Consideration and possible action to revoke awarded Bid Number 23-12-006 for a 36- month uniform rental service agreement with Cintas Corporation.]
LET'S DO NUMBER EIGHT.POSSIBLE ACTION TO, TO RESCIND THIS REVOKE SHOULD BE RESCIND AWARDED BID NUMBER 23 12 0 0 6 FOR A 36 MONTH UNIFORM RENTAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH TIS CORPORATION AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND RECI MOTION TO RESCIND THE AGREEMENT.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN, SECOND BY MAYOR POT GWAN.
[7. Consideration and possible action to approve a Customer Service Agreement for a 36- month Uniform Rental Service with UniFirst Corporation. ]
NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR A 36 MONTH UNIFORM RENTAL SERVICE WITH UNI FIRST CORPORATION, AND AGAIN, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMERS? NO.
MAYOR PROAM COMMISSIONERS CHRISTINE CASTILLO FOR, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
WE BRING THIS ITEM, UM, NUMBER SEVEN TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA EXTEND THE, THE AGREEMENT WITH UNI FIRST.
UM, WE DID HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH NUMBER EIGHT, SO WE WANNA GO AHEAD AND EXTEND THE OFFER TO UNI UNIVERS AND CONTINUE WITH THE SERVICE FOR ANOTHER THIR THREE YEARS.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[1. Consideration and possible action on the appointment of a Mayor Pro Tempore. ]
OH, THE LAST ITEM.WHICH ONE? OKAY, I GET THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
CONSIDERATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTION AND APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR.
TIM, I'D LIKE TO, UH, SORRY ABOUT THAT, MA'AM.
YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, STILL RECOMMEND, UH, UH, AMERAL ATTEMPT TO PLEASE, UH, STILL KEEP HIM AS A MARIAL ATTEMPT FOR NOW.
IS THAT A MOTION? THAT'S MY MOTION.
I GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, MAYOR, THAT WOULD BE, UH, MAYOR PROTE WOULD BE COMMISSIONER PETE GAVAN, CORRECT.
WHAT'S THE MIDDLE INITIAL? WHO IS NOW MAYOR PROTE.
I DON'T, I DON'T, I'M SO USED TO CALLING YOU DOC.
SO, UH, IT'S, WE GOTTA BE FORMAL ON THAT, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
SO, UM, ANY OTHER THING? NO, MA'AM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? TO ADJOURN? NO, I DON'T.