Aug 06, 2024 Commission Meetings

UH, COMMISSIONER MORALES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, RUTH.

AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

TIME IS AGAIN, I'M SORRY, BUT THE TIME IS, UH, 5 34.

UH, ITEM TWO AND THREE, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US FLAG.

AND THE, UH, PLEASE REMAIN STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.

I PLEDGE ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

FLAG FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, JUST FOR ALL, FOR ALL UNDER TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE JUST TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE .

LET US PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, AS THE MONTH OF AUGUST UNFOLDS BEFORE US, WE EMBRACE THE NEW CHAPTERS YOU'RE WRITING IN OUR LIVES.

GUIDE US IN YOUR TRUTH, AND TEACH US FOR YOU ARE THE GOD OF SALVATION.

HELP US WALK CONFIDENTLY ON THE PATH YOU HAVE SET BEFORE US.

WE PRAY YOU PROVIDE US WITH CLARITY AND DIRECTION, CLEARING OUR VISION SO WE MAY SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU PLACE BEFORE US.

IN YOUR MOST HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU HERE.

AND, UH, WE GOT

[ANNOUNCEMENT(S)]

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

JOIN US ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH AT HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK FOR OSAKA FEST.

2024.

WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, PLENTY OF FOOD AND COLD BEVERAGES, FUN ACTIVITIES, A SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAY, AND A BARBECUE CONTEST.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S FREE ADMISSION.

OUR NEXT CITY HALL FOR ALL IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH AT THE SAN BENITO EDC.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY ADMINISTRATORS.

JOIN US AT THIS FREE COMMUNITY EVENT, AND THIS MONTH'S MARKET DAYS ON HISTORIC ROBERTON STREET IS SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH, FROM FIVE TO 9:00 PM THIS IS BACK TO SCHOOL BASH FEATURES, FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, COURTESY OF UNITED HEALTHCARE.

UNITED HEALTHCARE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

UH, COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT THAT Y'ALL HAVE? NONE.

MIKE TRAVIS, UH, 1695 RUSSELL LANE.

RUTH, PUBLIC COMMENTS?

[PUBLIC COMMENTS ]

YES, MA'AM.

WE HAVE MR. MIKE, UH, TRAVIS.

MR. TRAVIS.

GOOD EVENING.

I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I WANNA COVER.

SO FOR, UH, I'LL, I'LL PASS THE FORMALITIES OF THANKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

OH, I DID IT ALREADY.

ANYWAY, UH, FIRST I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR KEEPING, UH, THE RIGHT OF WAYS, TRIMMED.

AND I KNOW WE HAD LOTS OF RAIN AND EVERYTHING'S OUTTA CONTROL, BUT THANKS.

AND I ALREADY CALLED, UH, MS. NORMA OVER THERE AND SAID THANK YOU.

SO HOPEFULLY SHE'S PASSING THAT ON, UH, TO THEM.

ALSO, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE ON, ON LINE 17 ROADS KNOWN AS RUSSELL LANG.

AND, UH, THANK YOU TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.

ANYBODY FROM HOUSING AUTHORITY HERE? NO.

PEOPLE TO VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BUT LOOK AT THE RECORDS OF THE CANDIDATES RECORDS PAST HISTORY, NOT WHAT THEY'RE TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW.

SEPARATE ENTITY, BUT THEY CAME A MOWED OVER ON GAU STREET.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, AND I WILL CALL THEM HOPEFULLY TOMORROW, GOD WILLING.

AND, UM, MR. SAND, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, MAKING THINGS MORE TRANSPARENT.

AND I, I REFER SPECIFICALLY TO ATTACHING TO THE AGENDA TO SEE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT GOES WITH THAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND I SAID BEFORE TO SOME OF YOU, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, UM, LIVESTREAM AND THE VIDEO ARCHIVE.

UH, OKAY.

WHERE AM I? OKAY.

UH, NEXT THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS, IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH EITHER, ALL OF Y'ALL, NOT JUST HERE, BUT THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM.

THIS IS THE BEST PLACE, I THINK, TO MAKE THIS PROJECT OR AGENDA, 2025, NOR THE OPPOSITES AGENDA OR PROJECT 2030.

I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU LOOK INTO IT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT HAS A DIRECT EFFECT, UH, ON OUR ELECTION COMING UP IN JUST A FEW SHORT DAYS KIND OF THING.

AND ALL I'M GONNA SAY ON THAT, I'M NOT GONNA TRY TO PERSUADE

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AND, UH, MAKE A DECISION ON THAT.

AND PLEASE VOTE.

HISTORICALLY, THERE'S LOTS OF VOTER APATHY.

25% DON'T VOTE.

SO IT'S CRITICALLY VITAL THAT EVERYBODY VOTES RESIDENCY.

I DON'T CARE.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU LIVE HERE, IF IT'S IN THE CHARTER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS, BUT I WOULD RESPECTFULLY SAY, PLEASE MAKE A MOTION.

SOMEONE AMEND THE CHARTER SO THAT THE PR THE CITY MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE TO LIVE HERE.

THE GRANTS, I'M, I'M, I'M, THERE WERE LOTS OF, UH, CHOICES TO MAKE.

AND AS MY, MY MOST FAVORITE ECONOMICS PROFESSOR THOMAS SOWELL, DR.

SOWELL SAYS, THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS.

THERE ARE ONLY TRADE-OFFS.

AND, UH, I AGREE WITH, I HAVE A LOT OF THE STUFF, BUT I JUST WANNA LEAVE IT AT THAT AND SAY THANK YOU AND BLESS YOU.

UH, AND, UH, EVERYBODY VOTE PLEASE.

THANK YOU, SIR RUTH.

ANYBODY ELSE? MR. EDDIE LOA.

MR. LOA, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS EDDIE LOA, AND I LIVE AT 2 48 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD.

SANTO.

I'M HERE IN REFERENCE TO A LETTER WE RECEIVED FOR A CONDITIONAL PERMIT FOR US TO BUILD THE STORAGE BUILDING FOR MR. RAMIRO SINA.

I'M OPPOSED TO THIS CONDITIONAL PERMIT UNTIL MS. MR. SINA IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH HIS EIGHT FOOT FENCE.

ON A PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETING, MR. COMMISSIONER PETER GALVAN STATED THAT ANY FENCE BEING OVER SIX FEET FENCE NEEDS TO BE A WINDSTORM CERTIFIED AND HIS IS NOT.

ON MAY 7TH MEETING, MR. PASINA WAS COMPLAINING AND STATED THAT MY METAL BUILDING POSTS A HAZARD TO HIS PROPERTY.

THIS INDIVIDUAL IS IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF 6.03 STORAGE BUILDING ORDINANCE THAT I GOT FROM CITY CHARTERS THAT STATES ONLY ONE STORAGE BUILDING IS ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY REGARDLESS OF ZONE OR SIZE.

MR. PINA IS CURRENTLY HAS ONE STORAGE BUILDING AND HE'S NOW ASKING FOR A PERMIT TO BUILD ANOTHER, WHICH IS HE IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF CITY ORDINANCE.

I AM VOICE VOICING MY CONCERN THAT YOU NOT APPROVE ANY PERMITS UNTIL HE COMPLIES WITH A FENCE ORDINANCE BEING WINDSTORM CERTIFIED AND ONLY HAVING ONE STORAGE BUILDING LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND I WANNA TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK MR. MARIO PERERA FOR HAVING SOMEBODY GO OUT THERE ON A COMPLAINT THAT MY COMPRESSOR WAS TOO LOUD.

THEY MEASURED THE DECIBELS, AND IT'S ONLY 54 DECIBELS, NOT 80.

I'M NOT VIOLATING ANY COMP.

I'M STILL IN COMPLIANCE.

I'M, I'M DOING ALL THIS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, THE CITY ORDINANCE.

I'M STILL WAITING FOR HER RESPONSE AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, GIVEN.

THANK YOU, CHARLES RUTH.

ANYBODY ELSE? MR. LUIS CHAVEZ.

MR. CHAVEZ, HELLO.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I CAME HERE TO REPRESENT DENNIS OF THE DIVISION.

COULD YOU, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE? UH, YES.

UH, MY NAME IS LUIS CHAVEZ, REPRESENTING SUBDIVISION IN 400 PERS LAND ROAD, BROWNVILLE, TEXAS.

AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, OWNERSHIP FROM, UH, PROPERTY HERE IN SANTO, WHICH IS LOCATED IN STOCKY IN STOCKY ROAD NEXT TO EXPRESSWAY, WHICH, UH, DOESN'T HAVE A, A PA PA, UH, STREET, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN, UH, TRYING TO, UM, COMMENT HERE WITH MS WITH PLANNING, UH, AND DEVELOPMENT WITH MS. JOANNA SINCE JANUARY 12TH FROM THE PRESENT YEAR.

AND WE HAVEN'T, UH, RECEIVED ANY ANSWER SINCE THEN.

ALSO, UH, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT HER THROUGH MANY, SEVERAL WAYS.

WE SENT A SECOND LETTER, AND THEN I CAME HERE FOR THE CITY, UH, MEETING WHEN I MET HER PERSONALLY.

AND THEN WE TRIED TO MAKE A MEETING AT THE END OF THE DAY.

I COULDN'T GO.

I HAVE, DUE TO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, I TRIED TO ATTEND, BUT I COULDN'T.

SO I ENDED UP SENDING HER AN EMAIL, WHICH HASN'T BEEN RESPONDED NEITHER.

SO TODAY, UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, I,

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THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? NO, NO SIR.

NO.

YOU GOT THE EMILY UPSHAW.

SO THE NEXT ONE IS, UH, PRESENTATIONS.

[PRESENTATION(S)]

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS EMILY UPSHAW.

I AM WITH VALLEY VIEW CONSULTING, AND I APPRECIATE THE INVITATION TO BE HERE.

UM, I DON'T THINK WE COULD HAVE SELECTED A BETTER TIME TO COME PRESENT THE QUARTERLY REPORT.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY, WHICH WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON HOW YOU CAN INVEST AND WHERE RATES ARE HEADED.

SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME.

I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT BRIEF.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT TO COVER TONIGHT, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THE ECONOMY'S HEADED.

UH, WE DID HAVE THE FOMC, THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SET THE FED FUNDS RATE THAT HAS A RELATIVELY DIRECT EFFECT ON, UH, THE RATES THAT YOU INVEST IN.

'CAUSE YOUR PORTFOLIO STAYS SHORT TERM, TWO YEARS AND LESS.

UH, THEY WILL LIKELY BE LOOKING AT CUTTING THE FED FUNDS RATE COME THEIR MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS ALL OF THE SHORT TERM RATES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY UTILIZING WILL LIKELY DECREASE BY AT LEAST 25 BASIS POINTS, MAYBE MORE, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY CUT THAT RATE BY AND FURTHER ON, UH, HOW OFTEN THEY CONTINUE TO CUT THAT RATE.

SO, UH, I DO WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THESE VERY HIGH RATES FOR QUITE SOME TIME, LONGER THAN MANY PEOPLE EXPECTED.

UH, BUT IT IS TIME THAT WE WILL START SEEING A PLATEAU AND THINGS WILL START COMING DOWN.

SO I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.

UM, WHEN WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE GET THEIR BUDGET SET, WE'RE TRYING TO STAY CONSERVATIVE AND UNDERSTAND THAT RATES ARE GONNA START COMING DOWN.

UH, SO YOU WILL LIKELY SEE THAT IN YOUR BUDGET FOR THE, UH, NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO WITH THAT, FOR YOUR QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE SUMMARY PAGE, WE HAVE THE CHANGE FROM QUARTER TO QUARTER.

THERE WAS NOT TOO MUCH OF A CHANGE HERE.

YOU HAD ABOUT A DECREASE OF ABOUT 541,000 OVERALL.

THIS TIME OF YEAR IS TYPICALLY A SPENDING PERIOD.

YOU BRING YOUR TAX REVENUE IN, UM, AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR AND BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, AND THEN YOU SPEND DOWN THE REST OF THE YEAR.

SO WE WOULD EXPECT THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOUR AVERAGE YIELD FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER WAS 5.6%.

PRIOR QUARTER WAS ALSO 5.59.

SO WE'RE AT THAT POINT WHERE WE'RE PLATEAUING AND WE WILL LIKELY START TO SEE A DECREASE.

UM, A LOT OF YOUR INTEREST HAS COME FROM YOUR, UH, RELATIONSHIP WITH TEXAS REGIONAL BANK.

YOUR PORTFOLIO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST YIELDS WITH THEIR BANK OF ANY CLIENT THAT I WORK WITH.

SO WE HAVE BEEN HIGHLY, UM, UTILIZING THAT WHILE IT'S BEEN AVAILABLE.

THEY PAY, THEY PAY THE 90 YEAR TBI PLUS 10 BASIS POINTS.

AND SINCE WE HAVE HAD AN INVERTED YIELD CURVE, THAT THREE MONTH YIELD HAS BEEN THE HIGHEST OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE'VE HAD SUCH HIGH INTEREST RATES.

SO THE FACT THAT THEY'RE PAYING THAT PLUS 10 BASIS POINTS HAS RESULTED IN A LOT OF INTEREST INCOME FOR THE CITY.

SO WE'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT WHILE WE CAN, BUT NOW WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT RATE WILL START COMING DOWN PRETTY QUICKLY.

SO THE STRATEGY NOW SHIFTS.

WE WANT TO START USING SOME FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS, SO WE CAN SET UP AN INVESTMENT LADDER TO HELP CARRY THE PORTFOLIO YIELD OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

SO YOU MIGHT START TO SEE THAT SHIFT.

WE HAVE HAD SOME CDS IN THE PAST, UH, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO START ADDING MORE AS TIME GOES ON, UH, JUST TO PREPARE THE PORTFOLIO GOING FORWARD.

SO YOUR QUARTERLY INTEREST INCOME THIS TIME OF YEAR, OR THIS QUARTER WAS 624,000.

PRIOR QUARTER WAS 644,000.

AGAIN, IT'S JUST KIND OF, UM, IT'S TIMING WITH SOME OF THE INTEREST.

UH, BUT YOU WILL LIKELY START TO SEE THAT COMING DOWN AS WE START SEEING RATES FALL ON THE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW, I ALWAYS POINT TO THAT TOP LEFT CHART, THE TREASURY YIELD CURVE, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE INVERTED YIELD CURVE.

SO YOU'LL SEE THE SHORT TERM RATES ARE HIGHER THAN THE LONGER TERM RATES.

THAT'S WHERE WE'VE REALLY BENEFITED FROM THAT 90 DAY T BILL PLUS 10 BASIS POINTS.

SO AS THE FOMC STARTS LOWERING THEIR RATE, WE WILL EXPECT TO SEE THOSE SHORT TERM RATES COME DOWN, UH, MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN THE LONGER TERM RATES.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE'LL START TO SEE MORE OF A NORMALIZED YIELD CURVE.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'VE HAD AN INVERTED YIELD CURVE.

WE'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.

UM, SO THE CITY'S REALLY BENEFITED, UH, FROM THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BANK.

CURRENTLY ON YOUR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PAGE, EVERYTHING ABOVE THAT BLANK LINE IN THE MIDDLE, UH, IS CURRENTLY LIQUID.

SO YOU COULD ACCESS IT WITHIN ONE DAY IF YOU NEEDED TO.

EVERYTHING BELOW THAT LINE IS CURRENTLY FIXED INCOME.

YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF CDS WITH EAST WEST BANK.

THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN PAYING SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES.

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WE DID SET UP A LITTLE BIT OF A LADDER JUST AS KIND OF AN INSURANCE POLICY, UH, AS THINGS STARTED TO LOOK LIKE RATES WERE GONNA START COMING DOWN.

LUCKILY THEY STAYED HIGH, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD TO REALLY RELY ON THAT.

UH, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO START INCORPORATING MORE CDS AS WE GO FORWARD.

YOUR PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION IS HEAVILY LIQUID.

UH, WE'LL START SHIFTING THAT NOW.

UH, BUT LIKE I SAID, YOU'VE BEEN BENEFITING FROM IT.

YOUR TOTAL PORTFOLIO HAS HAD INCREDIBLE GROWTH.

UH, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL CONTINUE.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO, TO SET THE PORTFOLIO UP FOR SUCCESS AS YIELDS START TO DROP.

THAT TOTAL PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE CHART REALLY SHOWS HOW YOU'VE BENEFITED.

UM, A LOT OF FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS DO NOT TYPICALLY LOOK LIKE THIS.

THEY WILL HAVE A LINE THAT'S WELL BELOW THE BENCHMARKS.

YOURS HAS EXCEEDED IT WHEN WE HAD THESE HIGH INTEREST RATES.

UH, SO YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL, BUT IN A GOOD WAY, UH, IN THIS MARKET ENVIRONMENT.

FOR THE BOOK AND MARKET VALUE COMPARISON PAGE, THIS REALLY JUST COMPARES THE PRIOR QUARTER, THE CURRENT QUARTER.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE MOVEMENT IN YOUR CASH AND THE INTEREST THAT YOU'VE EARNED OVER TIME.

AND THEN WE HAVE YOUR FUND ALLOCATION PAGE.

SO THIS JUST SHOWS ALL OF YOUR ACCOUNTS AND YOUR INVESTMENTS AND WHAT IS ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THE FUND GROUPS THAT YOU HAVE.

UH, SO LIKE I MENTIONED, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF A LADDER SET UP WITH FIXED INCOME.

SO WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT AND WE'LL START GETTING IT SET UP OVER SOME OF THESE PORTFOLIOS.

UH, BUT WE'RE REALLY PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE HAD SUCH A GOOD RETURN, UH, WITH YOUR SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS.

BUT NOW IS THE TIME.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT CRITICAL NOW THAT WE START SHIFTING THE PORTFOLIO, UH, AND THAT EVERYBODY KIND OF PREPARES AND BRACES THEMSELVES FOR LOWERING INTEREST RATES.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, UM, RELATED TO THE PORTFOLIO.

UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, I KNOW WE HAVE THE BANK RFA GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO OUR GROUP IS ALSO INVOLVED WITH THAT.

UM, I'M NOT THE BANKERS INVOLVED WITH THAT.

I DON'T HAVE A BANKING BACKGROUND, UH, BUT I CAN'T ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS RELATED TO IT.

SO YEAH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH.

UM, HOW, HOW LONG ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO TIE UP FUNDS IN ORDER TO GET THE BETTER RATES LATER ON? I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING, WE'RE WE'RE GOING FROM VERY LIQUID TO NOW, YOU'RE SAYING THE OTHER.

SO WHAT'S GONNA BE THE LENGTH OF PERIOD THAT WE TIE THINGS UP? SO WE WILL DO A CASH CASHFLOW ANALYSIS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA HAVE ANY LIQUIDITY ISSUES, RIGHT? BUT YOUR POLICY WILL RESTRICT YOU TO TWO YEARS OR LESS.

SO WE WILL SET UP A PORTFOLIO ESSENTIALLY THAT HAS A MATURITY ONCE A MONTH OR ONCE A QUARTER, JUST DEPENDING ON STAFF AVAILABILITY AND PREFERENCE.

SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE FUNDS COMING IN THE DOOR WHEN THEY'RE ANTICIPATED, THEY, THEY WILL NEED TO BE SPECED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE.

OKAY, MA'AM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

NOW WE GOT, UH, ANOTHER PRESENTATION FOR STEPHANIE.

STEPHANIE SA, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.

UM, PRESENTING TO YOU JUNE, UM, 2020 FOURTH MONTHLY FINANCIALS.

SO ON PAGE NUMBER TWO, YOU WILL SEE YOUR OR BALANCE SHEET WITH THE TOTAL ASSETS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE AND CURRENT MONTH.

WE HAVE 19,027,964 AS COMPARED TO JUNE, UM, DURING THE SAME MONTH, BUT IN LAST YEAR WE WERE AT 18 MILLION 5,908.

TOTAL LIABILITIES FOR THE MONTH, WE HAVE 2,387,000 WITH 11 CAB OF LAST YEAR OF 1,000,915, 183 FOR A TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE OF 19 MILLION TWENTY SEVEN NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR COMPARED OF LAST YEAR OF 18 MILLION 59 1 0 8.

FOLLOWED BY THAT, WE HAVE A REVENUE AND EXPENSE REPORT.

ON THIS ONE, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THE REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, MONTH TO DATE.

ACTUAL WE'VE COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 928,819 COMPARED TO MONTH TO DATE, UM, LAST YEAR DURING THE SAME MONTH OF 925,784 FOR A YEAR TO DATE, ACTUAL COLLECTION OF REVENUES OF 12,978,485.

NEXT WE HAVE OUR EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT MONTH TO DATE, ACTUAL FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, WE HAVE A MILLION 155,539.

COMPARE US LAST YEAR DURING THE SAME MONTH OF 996,000 HUNDRED AND 62 YEAR TO THE ACTUAL TOTAL EXPENSES OF 11,479,389.

REVENUES UNDER EXPENSES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE OF 226,720.

REVENUES OVER EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR TO THE ACTUAL

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FROM, UH, OCTOBER 1ST TO JANUARY, I'M SORRY, JUNE, 2024 OF 1,000,400 99,096.

FOLLOWED BY THAT WE HAVE OUR SALES TAX COMPARISON.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MONTH OF MAY FOR THE THREE MONTHS, UM, CANADA WAITING PERIOD.

WE HAVE, WE COLLECTED 594,000 WITH 36.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT WE COLLECTED BACK IN 2023.

HOWEVER, THE OVERALL SALES STACK COLLECTION, IT'S INCREASED.

UM, IT'S IN A POSITIVE WAY, UH, THREE POINT 29% FOR THE WHOLE YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

AND THEN YOU SEE THE LITTLE GRAPH WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE RED ONE.

IT'S KINDA LIKE A LITTLE BIT BELOW, BUT IT'S, IT'S HIGHER THAN WHAT IT WAS.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE, UH, THE FORM FROM, UH, THE CONTROLLER'S WEBSITE.

SO YOU COULD SEE THAT WHAT WE COLLECTED IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TAKING IN CONSERVATION, UM, ASIDE FROM GIVING THE 25% THAT BELONGS TO, TO EDC.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS ONE IS QUESTION.

THIS ONE IS, WELL, COMMISSIONER, I KNOW, UH, SHE SAT DOWN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, NO, THAT'S FINE.

TRYING TO CLEAR UP A QUESTION.

I'M SORRY.

WE'LL TAKE ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT ONE.

WE GOT THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THIS, UM, I GUESS WE'LL TAKE IT ONE BY ONE.

AND, UH, SO THE TIME IS, UH, WE WILL OPEN UP THE, TO THE FLOOR.

TIME IS, UH, 5 55 AND

[1. Public Hearing and consideration and possible action to approve a request for a Conditional Use Permit to place a Storage Building greater than 200 square feet at a residential property located at 232 Charles Barber Rd., Zoned SF-1 “Single Family One”, bearing a Legal Description of Lot Twelve (12), Block One (1), Owens Subdivision, in Cameron County, Texas, according to map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 17, Page 13, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Ramiro Pecina]

LET'S, UH, PUBLIC HEARING, UH, CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED.

REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO PLACE A STORAGE BUILDING GREATER THAN 200 SQUARE FEET AT A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

LOCATED AT 2 32 CHARLES BARBER ROAD ZONED SF ONE, SINGLE FAMILY ONE.

AND THE APPLICANT IS RAMINA MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS, UH, JOANNA MALDONADO.

THIS PUB, UH, PUBLIC HEARING WAS TAKEN BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING ON JULY 25TH.

IT'S FOR A STORAGE UNIT THAT WILL BE 40 BY 30.

USUALLY AGAINST, AGAINST.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC HEARING? IF THERE'S ANYBODY TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ITEM? UP TO, AGAINST THE ITEM? I KNOW WE HAD ONE, UH, MR. I MEAN, UH, MAYBE FOUR OR AGAINST, AGAINST BEFORE AGAINST YOU? NO, NO.

IF IT'S, YEAH, THERE'S SOME AGAINST THAT I GUESS ASK FOR, BUT IF THERE'S GONNA BE AGAINST THE, THE COUNSEL ME BACK.

I THINK IT WAS A MR. LOWER THAT WAS AGAINST IT.

SO HE WAS BEFORE, I MEAN, HE WENT ON A PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC, SO HE ALREADY LEFT, BUT HE WAS AGAINST IT.

THAT, UH, DO YOU KNOW THAT THE, THERE'S ANOTHER STORAGE.

DOES HE HAVE ANOTHER STORAGE THAT, UH, THE WAY MR. UH, LOA WAS SAYING? YES, HE DOES.

DOES HE HAS AN EIGHT BY 10 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVED IT WITH THE CONDITION THAT HE WOULD REMOVE IT.

SO HE'S AWARE THAT HE HAS, HE'S GOING TO REMOVE THE EIGHT BY 10.

SO, SO WITH THE CONDITION, HE IS GONNA REMOVE THAT.

CORRECT.

SO HE'D BE IN COMPLIANCE.

ALRIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

DO I, CAN I OBTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS MOTION TO PROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT? JOANNA, WHY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND NOT A VARIANCE SIZE OF THE BUILDING? UM, OUR ORDINANCE REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ANY STORAGE UNITS OVER 200 SQUARE FEET.

DOESN'T HE HAVE TO RE LIKE IT REAPPLY FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT? NO.

NO.

UM, BUT IT CAN BE REVOKED.

IT CAN BE IN THE FUTURE, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO REAPPLY.

THAT'S JUST OKAY.

'CAUSE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, WE CAN REVOKE THEM AT ANY TIME.

YES, YOU CAN IF THEY MEET AGAIN, IF THEY DON'T MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, YES.

YOU CAN JUST FIND IT ODD.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

CONDITION OF USE PERMIT.

WE GOTTA CLOSE THE FLOOR.

OH, YOU GOTTA CLOSE THE HEARING.

THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING.

YEAH, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING.

YOU CAN TAKE ACTION.

YOU CAN JUST DO THE WHOLE THING.

Y'ALL HAVE LIKE TO HAVE TO TAKE ACTION SHIFT.

WE CAN

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TAKE ACTION.

YOU HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND ALSO THE ACTION.

ALL CAN TAKE CARE OF IT NOW.

UH, ITEMS ONE AND TWO ARE, ARE ACTIONS.

THE OTHER ONES ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS, SO, OKAY.

THEN, UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE, WE'RE THE TIME IS 5 58 AND WE'RE CLOSING IT.

WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION AND ONLY HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO, UH, TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

ITEM TWO IS CON, UH, PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A STRIPES CONVENIENCE STORE WITH 24 HOUR FUELING ALCOHOL SALES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION AT A PROPERTY ZONED C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUSINESS ONSITE CONSUMPTION.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

[2. Public Hearing and consideration and possible action request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Stripes Convenient Store with 24-hour fueling, alcohol sales, and onsite consumption at a property Zoned C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”, bearing a Legal Description of Being 2.52 Acre Tract of land out of Ten (10) Acres out of Block 130, Instrument Number 2011-0023009, and out of 65.37 acres of land consisting of that portion of Lot Twelve (12) lying North of the North Right of Way line of U.S. Highway 77, out 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. Applicant: George Willett]

IT'S FOR A STRIPES CONVENIENCE STORE.

ONSITE CONSUMPTION THAT NO, ON ONSITE YOU'RE GONNA DRINK AT A STRIPES.

STRIPES IS NOW RE REQUESTING ONSITE CONSUMPTION.

THEY WILL HAVE MARGARITA MACHINES THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SIT THERE AND DRINK.

IT'S NEW.

I'VE SEEN ONE OF THESE RECENTLY, I THINK IN EDINBURG OR SOMEPLACE UP THERE THAT, YEAH, SAN ANTONIO.

IT'S NOT A BAD SETTING ACTUALLY.

CHIEF, WHERE'S THE CHIEF? IS IT OKAY? OKAY.

UM, WHAT STRIPES? THIS WILL BE ON THE CORNER OF RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FUNERAL HOME AND THE PD OSCAR WILLIAMS. OH, THAT'S GONNA BE A NEW STRIPES COMING IN.

REMEMBER ALL THE COMMERCIAL? THEY ALREADY ASKING? THEY ALREADY PLATTED.

UM, THEY RECENTLY GOT THEIR PLAT FINISHED AND NOW THEY'RE COMING IN FOR THEIR BUILDING PERMITS, BUT THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF FIRST.

OPEN.

WELL, WE HAVEN'T FIN HE HASN'T FINISHED, UH, READING IT, SO WE GOT OFF TRACK.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I JUST, THAT THREW ME FOR A LOOP.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UH, LET ME SEE HERE.

IT'S, UH, C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUSINESS.

GENERAL RETAIL, UM, AND IS A 2.52 ACRE TRACT OF LAND.

AND, UH, THE, THE APPLICANT IS GEORGE WILLETTE.

SO IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, SO THE TIME IS, UH, 6 0 1.

WE'LL OPEN IT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY AGAINST, I YOU HAVE QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THERE? QUESTION HERE.

QUESTION.

ANYBODY WANTS TO QUESTION IT? NONE.

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE FACILITY WILL LOOK LIKE? IS THAT PART OF THAT? CAN WE GET INTO THAT DISCUSSION? UH, SIR, STATE YOUR RIGHT BEING THAT WE'RE, YOU'RE ASKING FOR A CONSUMPTION PERMIT.

WHAT, WHAT DOES A FACILITY LOOK LIKE? WHAT KIND OF A, IT, IT JUST, I, EXCUSE ME.

MY NAME IS GEORGE WILLETT.

I REPRESENT LASOW DEVELOPMENT AND I LIVE AT 2 1 8 KNOX STREET IN HOUSTON.

UM, THIS IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT FROM SEVEN 11.

I AM NOT A SEVEN 11 REPRESENTATIVE.

I'M, WE'RE DOING A FULL BUILD TO SUIT.

THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING THESE UP ALL OVER SOUTH TEXAS.

UH, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THEM HERE IN THIS AREA.

UH, I'VE ACTUALLY GOT ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY AND PUT IN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AT THE CORNER OF 83.

AND, UH, IT'S CALLED LINE M, BUT WE KNOW IT IS SCAPE.

WE'RE GONNA PUT ONE ON THE CORNER THERE ACROSS FROM MARK'S.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S, UH, ON THE AGENDA AS WELL.

UH, THE MARGARITA MACHINE, LIKE A LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS IS A WINE-BASED DRINK.

IT'S NOT TEQUILA.

IT'S, UH, NOT UNLIKE THE LITTLE WINE THINGS THAT YOU BUY IN THE STORE THAT COME IN A GLASS AND HAVE BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR YEARS.

UM, THERE'S A BEER FRIDGE OPEN ACCESS, SO IT WON'T CHANGE BASIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE MARGARITA MACHINE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE TELLER, UH, SO, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN WATCH IT, MAKE SURE MINERS DON'T GET NEAR IT, THAT SORT OF THING.

SO IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN GOING WELL ALL ACROSS THE STATE SO FAR.

SO HOW DOES IT COME IN? UH, IS IT GONNA COME IN A CUP? YEAH, IT IS JUST LIKE YOUR NORMAL, UH, SLURPEE MACHINE.

AND HOW MANY A HELL OF A SLURPEE.

YEAH, IT'S HOW MANY, UH, HOW MANY OF THOSE CUPS CAN SOMEBODY OR IS IT, UH, ONE PER PERSON? I AM NOT AWARE OF THE DETAILS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.

ONCE AGAIN, I AM THE DEVELOPER OKAY.

WORKING ON THE FULL BUILD TO SUIT.

SO I, I THINK IF THEY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS, SIR.

THAT'S GOOD.

SO AGAIN, IF THEY COMPLY WITH THE LOCAL REQUIREMENTS, I THINK TABC WOULD TAKE CARE OF OTHER MATTERS IF THERE

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WERE TO BE ANY ISSUES.

WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WITH, LIKE, THEY, THEY'RE DOING, UH, DAIQUIRI DRIVE-THROUGHS AND THEY HAVE TO GIVE 'EM TO YOU SEALED.

WHATEVER YOU DO WITH IT AFTER THAT IS UP TO YOU.

JUST LIKE IF YOU GO BUY BEER OR ANY ALCOHOL.

CORRECT.

THEY'RE JUST SELLING A PREMIXED STRING.

YEAH, IT'S NO DIFFERENT.

INSTEAD OF THEM BUYING IT CANNED.

ALL WE HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL TABC REGULATIONS.

YEP.

AND YEP.

I THINK IT'S INNOVATIVE AND, UH, I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN IT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR, OR AGAINST IT? NO.

THEN, UH, THE TIME IS THE 6 0 4.

WE'RE CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? I GET A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

[Items 3 - 5]

OKAY, ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC HEARING.

FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 2 3 4 5.

YEAH, WE CAN DO THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE.

MAYOR.

UM, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH U DASH OH EIGHT DASH 2 0 2 4 REQUESTING A REONE OF PROPERTY BEARING LEGAL DESCRIPTION AT 13.97 ACRES OF LAND.

UM, THIS IS, UH, GOING FROM AO TO SF ONE, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY ONE.

THE APPLICANT IS EMILIO ROSE.

UH, WE'LL ALSO DO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CITY SANTO.

PROPOSED VALOR PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, 25.

AND WE'RE HAVING THE, UH, FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY OF SAN BENITO.

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, 25 AS WELL.

SO PUBLIC HEARING, UH, TIME IS, UH, 6 0 5.

WE'RE OPENING IT UP.

THE WHOLE TICKET.

UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE.

ANYBODY FOUR AGAINST ANYBODY AGAINST THREE? UH, ONCE, TWICE? NOPE.

HOW ABOUT FOUR? FOUR OR AGAINST NONE? 1, 2, 3.

THE TIME IS, UH, 6 0 5.

WE'RE CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEMS NUMBER 3, 4, 5.

ON TO, I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO CONSENT.

CONSENT.

I'LL GO

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]

ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT, UP, UP FOR APPROVAL.

UH, DOES ANYBODY, WOULD ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL, MAYOR COMMISSION LIKE TO TAKE ANYONE OUT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? IF NOT, WE COULD ACT ON ALL EIGHT OF THEM.

ONE THROUGH EIGHT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ANYBODY? ANY COMMISSIONERS? NO.

FOUR, SIX AND SEVEN.

HONOR FOUR.

ANYBODY, ANY COMMISSIONERS? NO, SIR.

OH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

IT'S, WE'RE NO LONGER IN THE, YEAH, WE'RE NOT, I'M SORRY.

IT'S NOT OPEN FORM.

SO WE WILL TAKE CONSENT ONE THROUGH EIGHT EXCEPT 4, 4, 6, AND SEVEN.

IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.

MAYOR, OR I'M SORRY, LEAVE SEVEN IN THERE.

IT SAYS FOUR, FOUR AND SIX.

OKAY, SO SEVEN IS, OKAY.

MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF FOUR AND SIX.

FOUR FOUR CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVE CONTRACT FOR SOUTHERN TRENCH LIST SUPPORT, RAILING AND BRACKET REPLACEMENT.

OKAY, SO I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES FOR 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8.

OKAY, WE'LL TAKE NUMBER FOUR.

[4. Consideration and possible action to approve a contract for Southern Trenchless for support railing and bracket replacement at the Waste Water Treatment Plant Main Lift Station in the amount of $86,000.00.]

THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MAIN LIFT STATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $86,000.

AND THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, I GOT TWO OF 'EM OUT THERE.

ONE, SOMEBODY'S GOT A, THEY HAVE A, SOMEBODY'S GONNA SAY SOMETHING.

COME ON.

YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WIFE THAT MUCH.

COME ON UP.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS , THE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND, UH, PARKS.

MR. MORALES.

HE'S GOT THE ANSWER FOR YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER FOUR.

BRACKETS AND RAILINGS FOR THE FIVE, UH, BIG PUMPS THAT WE HAVE AT THE WASTEWATER TREE FACILITY.

WHAT EVENING? MORALES? UH, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER UL MORALES, CITY ENGINEER.

BASICALLY, THIS IS TO REPLACE THE, UH,

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IT'S A, IS A LARGE LIFT STATION.

THE MAIN ONE DOESN'T HAVE A RECEIVING MAIN HOLE BEFORE, SO WE HAVE TO WORK EVERYTHING WELL COORDINATED, UH, WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT HAS ALL THE EQUIPMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE A VACUUM TRUCK, SO WE HAVE TO KEEP IT THERE TO CLEAN IT, VACUUM EVERYTHING.

UH, OUR, THE CONTRACTOR GUYS ARE GONNA GO IN WITH THE, WITH THE PP PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT BECAUSE IT'S A CONFINED AREA.

SO IT'S A SPECIALIZED WORK.

AND THIS STARTED LAST YEAR FOR SOME REASON.

TIME WENT BY AND WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND, UH, THEY, THEY'RE GONNA INCLUDE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE ELECTRICAL.

WE'RE GONNA BE ELECTRICAL WITH OUR OWN CONTRACTOR, BUT THEY'RE GONNA RE, THEY'RE GONNA REMOVE THE OLD PUMPS, REPLACE ALL THE RAILS AND BRACKETS, AND THEY'RE GONNA INSTALL THE NEW PUMPS IN THE RAILING.

UHHUH WITH THE NEW RAILS.

TIME IS STILL THIS THE NEW INSTALLATION, I MEAN THE INSTALLATION IS 17, 17 YEARS OLD, SO WE NEED TO DO THAT WORK.

STEPHANIE, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.

JUST TO ADD TO THAT, WE DID APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF NEW PUMPS BACK IN, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, FEBRUARY, WE RECEIVED THE PUMPS AND THIS IS THE RAILS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PLACE THE PUMPS.

SO JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.

EXCUSE.

WELL, THANK YOU MA'AM.

YOU JUST STOLE MY THUNDER.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DO THAT.

SORRY.

JUST GONNA GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF MY UTILITY BACKGROUND AND YOU JUST RUINED IT COMPLETELY.

I GUESS I GOT NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.

STOP DOING YOUR JOB, STEPHANIE.

SAY MANAGER.

YOU GOT, YOU GOT A PROACTIVE TEAM.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS DEFINITELY NEEDED.

SO, NO.

DO I, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? MAYOR? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NOVAR.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY MOTION PASSES? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS FOLKS.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION AND PROVE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF CIELO GROUND.

[6. Consideration and possible action to approve the Preliminary Plat of Cielo Grande Subdivision, bearing a legal description of; 13.39 acre tract of land out of Blocks 107 and 108, of the San Benito Irrigation Company's Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, according to the map thereof recorded in volume 3, Pages 16-18, of the map records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Omar Aggarwal ]

THE SUBDIVISION BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 13.39 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF BLOCKS.

1 0 7, 1 0 8.

SAN BEITA IRRIGATION COMPANY, SUBDIVISION CA COUNTY, TEXAS.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS OMAR AL.

SORRY IF I BUTCHERED THAT LAST NAME.

UM, THIS SUBDIVISION IS WAY OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

UM, NOT OUR WATER.

NOT OUR SEWER, AND NOT IN OUR CITY LIMITS AT ALL.

SO WE REALLY ARE JUST REVIEWING THE PLAT JUST FOR TECHNICALITIES.

E TJ.

YEAH, IT'S, IT IS OUR ETJ.

IT IS OUR E-T-J-E-T-J.

THEY'RE ALMOST IN BROWNSVILLE.

AND THEY'RE NOT ASKING TO BE ANNEXED? NO, THEY'RE WAY OUT THERE.

THEY'RE WAY, YEAH.

NO.

AND, UH, UM, LOS FRESNOS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MS. PLATT ALSO GOES TO THE COUNTY.

YES, BUT BECAUSE IT'S AN RETJ THAT IT HAS TO GET REVIEWED BY BOTH, SO OKAY.

SEEMS LIKE TO PROCESS UNNEC UNNECESSARY WORK.

UH, I KNOW THEY HAVE TO MEET BUILDING REGULATIONS, BUT PLATING.

SO IT USED TO BE THAT THEY WOULD DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO START ANNEXING.

AND EVENTUALLY THAT WOULD BE IN OUR YEAH.

WHAT CITY LIMITS.

HOWEVER, WITH THE NEW LAWS THAT HAVE PASSED, THAT'S MUCH HARDER.

IT'S GONNA BE VERY HARD.

AND GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THAT'S ALL YOU GOT.

SO NOW WE GOT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NO, NO ITEMS. EXCUSE ME.

THERE ARE NO, NO ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE, NO ITEMS. OKAY.

OBJECTION IS GONNA BE POSSIBLE.

ACCIDENT OF ANY ITEMS. NO, THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE.

JUST A QUICK, JUST BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE ADJOURN, MAYOR, I'M SORRY.

I'M READY.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

DID, WE DID LOOK IT OVER.

WE DID HAVE THE, UH, THE DRAFT FOR, UH, THE CHARTER ELECTION FOR THE FALL.

WE'RE COMING UP TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF CRUNCH TIME.

WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO POST.

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AND THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS, UH, WE'RE GONNA SHARE WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT MAY BE, UM, CONFLICTING WITH, WITH, WITH LAW.

UH, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY, UH, STATE LAW, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE, UH, SOME OF THE ITEMS IN HERE ARE A LITTLE BIT CONFLICTING WITH NORMAL PRACTICES.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE SH WE WILL HAVE, UH, THE GROUNDS FOR AN ELECTION, UM, TO, TO TAKE SOME AMENDMENTS TO, UH, TO THE VOTERS.

SO, JUST WANTED TO, I'M GONNA SEND THIS TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND SEE IF HE CONCURS AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD.

NOW, FRED, WILL WE BE GETTING A COMMITTEE TOGETHER FOR THIS? YES MA'AM.