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THAT WAS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY,
[CALL TO ORDER]
TIME IS, UH, WELL, UM, RUTH, CAN WE HAVE A, CAN GET IT? CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL BOOTH, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
PRESENT MAYOR PRO, PEDRO GALVAN.
COMMISSIONER DEBRA MORALES, PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER JOE NAVARRO PRESENT.
NEXT ONE IS GONNA BE ITEM NUMBER TWO AND THREE.
IT'S GONNA BE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US, FLAG IN TEXAS.
FLAG, AND PLEASE REMAIN STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO APPLY THE UNITED STATES OF TO THE REPUBLIC FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN JUSTICE, ALL UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG.
IP ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US AND OUR COMMUNITY.
HELP US TO TRUST THAT YOU ARE IN CONTROL, EVEN IN CHAOS.
LET YOUR PEACE AND LOVE REIGN OVER US NOW AND ALWAYS.
[PROCLAMATION(S)]
NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE THE, UH, PROCLAMATION.OKAY, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, PRESENTED TO, UH, ENTERING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR FALLEN, UH, POLICE, UH, LIEUTENANT MILTON GABRIEL RESENDEZ ON HIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION AND REMEMBRANCE OF OUR LATE POLICE, LIEUTENANT MILTON GABRIEL RESENDEZ, HONORING HIS SERVICE AND ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ON HIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY, CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS.
WHEREAS MILTON G RESENDEZ WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1969 TO MILTON AND SUSAN M RESENDEZ.
HE GREW UP WITH FIVE SIBLINGS AND ATTENDED RAINVILLE ELEMENTARY AND BERTHA CASO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
BEFORE GRADUATING FROM SAN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL IN 1987, HE FURTHERED HIS EDUCATION AT TEXAS SOUTH MOS COLLEGE AND GRADUATED FROM THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL REGIONAL POLICE ACADEMY, PURSUING HIS BELOVED CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HIS CAREER INCLUDED SERVICE WITH THE BROWNSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE PALM VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE SAN BENITO CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE DEDICATING 26 YEARS TO THE CITY OF SAN BENITO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND WHEREAS MILTON G RESENDEZ MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, MELISSA G RESENDEZ ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1996, AFTER THEY MET AT TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE, A DEVOTED COMIC BOOK AND TOY COLLECTOR, HE ENJOYED WATCHING MOVIES.
CHEERED FOR THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS AND HOUSTON, TEXAS, FOLLOWED WWE WRESTLING AND CHERISHED HIS FAVORITE BAND, KISS, A TRUE ANIMAL LOVER.
HE DOTED HIS PETS COCO MIKA, I HOPE I'M SAYING THESE NAMES RIGHT.
UH, MIA DOBY, EMMA ALI, SNOOPY, AND DOLLY, OFTEN TAKING THEM FOR DRIVES.
AND WHEREAS MILTON G RUES FOUND PROFOUND FULFILLMENT IN PROTECTING AND SERVING HIS COMMUNITY, DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE COURAGE AND DEDICATION UNTIL THE TRAGIC END OF HIS LIFE ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2023.
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE HE MADE IN SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY RESONATES DEEPLY, LEAVING AN IMMEASURABLE IMPACT OF HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, DEPARTMENT, AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS MILTON RESENDES IS SURVIVED BY HIS SPOUSE, MELISSA RESENDES, HIS SIBLINGS, JOSE DE LOS SANTOS, SERRATO, TERRY BELL, MARICIO RESENDES, XAVIER ES, AND JACQUELINE ES, AS WELL AS NUM, NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND BY HIS 11 GODCHILDREN, CALISTA REYES, DANIELA ANDRA, CHRISTINA CARDENAS, VALERIE GARCIA, AUBREY LOA, UL GARCIA, ADOLFO RODRIGUEZ II, MARCUS GARCIA, ELIJAH GONZALEZ, AMANDA SERRATO, AND MICHELLE SERRATO.
AND FOR ARIZONA THIS DAY, WE GATHERED TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF OUR LIEUTENANT MILTON ES, WHO SERVED THE COMMUNITY WITH UNWAVERING DEDICATION.
UN EMBODIED THE VALUES OF BRAVERY, INTEGRITY, AND SELFISHNESS, LEAVING A PERMANENT MARK IN OUR HEARTS AND SERVING AS A TREASURE REMINDER OF THE RISK FACED BY THOSE WHO SERVE AND PROTECT.
AND WHEREAS WE STAND UNITED IN SUPPORT OF LIEUTENANT MILTON ANDA'S WIFE, MELISSA, FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES WHO CONTINUE TO FEEL THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF HIS,
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OF THIS LOSS.NOW THEREFORE BE PROCLAIM I DE CITY SANTO CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS DO HEREBY COMMEMORATE AND THE AUGUST, I MEAN OCTOBER 17 AS LIEUTENANT MILTON G EZ REMEMBERS DAY AND CALL TO THE ATTENTION TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO HONOR AND REFLECT ON SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE CITY OF SANTO, TEXAS IN WITNESS THEREOF.
I HAVE UNTO SEND MY HAND ON THIS, UH, 15TH DAY OCTOBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2024.
SO, AND FAMILY, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS I Y'ALL READY
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ANNOUNCEMENTS.UH, RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR MULLIGAN PARK PAVILION WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2024 AT 10:00 AM LOCATED AT 1400 WEST COMB STREET, UM, BLUE MASS AND REMEMBRANCE OF LIEUTENANT MILTON RESENDEZ, AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 AT ST.
BENEDICT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, LOCATED AT 3 5 1 SOUTH BOWIE STREET AT 6:00 PM A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL CEREMONY AND HONOR, REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF LIEUTENANT RESENDEZ WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 AT THE SAN BENITO POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, LOCATED AT 6 0 1 NORTH OSCAR WILLIAMS ROAD AT 7:00 PM AND I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS, RESIDENTS, UM, COME IN, REMEMBER THE LIFE THAT LIEUTENANT RESENDEZ HAS AND THE SUPPORT THAT HIS FAMILY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE FROM THIS CITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UM, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SAY ONE OTHER THING.
UM, RECENTLY, UM, SOME CITY OFFICIALS WENT TO A CONVENTION IN HOUSTON FOR TML, WHICH IS OUR TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, WHICH GOVERNS THE BODY THAT WE GOVERN OURSELVES ON ACTUALLY, AND THEY GOVERN US.
I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW THAT THINGS THAT WE DO, DO GO AND TO CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE THAT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE ON BEHALF OF YOU GUYS IS THERE FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, I, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT MR. FRED SANDOVAL, I HAVE TO APPLAUD
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YOU BECAUSE DURING THAT CONVENTION I VISITED, THERE'S OVER 300 VENDORS THERE.I VISITED PROBABLY ABOUT 85% OF THEM, AND THEY EACH SAID SOMETHING ABOUT FRED SANDOVAL, EITHER I'VE TALKED TO YOUR CITY MANAGER, I'VE MET WITH HIM, I'M GONNA MEET WITH HIM AND KNEW HIM BY HIS NAME, WHETHER IT WAS FIRST OR LAST NAME.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I, AS A COMMISSION LOOK AT TO SEE, TO MAKE SURE THAT HEY, OUR CITY MANAGER IS DOING WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS COMMUNITY.
AND TO THAT, MR. FRED SANDOVAL, I APPLAUD YOU AND THANK YOU.
OKAY, COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE? NONE.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
PUBLIC COMMENT.DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? RUTH? YES, SIR.
MR. DOO AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
FIRST, UH, UH, I'LL TRIBUTE, UH, TO YOUR HUSBAND.
UM, WE ALL APPRECIATE THE FOLKS WHO PROTECT US.
UM, SINCE YOU WENT TO TML, I'M SURE YOU LEARNED SOME STUFF.
UH, I'M SURE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT BECAUSE IN AUGUST WHEN YOU DID THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS, UH, YOU BROKE IT.
UM, THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT IS VERY CLEAR THAT ANY ITEM THAT COULD BE CONTROVERSIAL CANNOT BE DONE ON A CONSENT AGENDA, AND YOU SIMPLY IGNORED THAT.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE UP HERE HAS ACTUALLY READ YOUR OWN CITY CHARTER.
I'VE READ IT MORE THAN ONCE THE LAST FEW DAYS.
AND ARTICLE NINE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY INTERESTING.
IT HAS THE SPECIFIC WAYS YOU CAN PROPOSE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
ONE IS, AND 12 YEARS AGO, 12 YEARS AGO WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID IT, AND YOU HAD A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION OF CITIZENS.
THIS TIME, YOU DIDN'T CARE ABOUT WHETHER THE CITIZENS HAD ANY INPUT IN THIS, SO YOU DIDN'T DO IT THAT WAY, AND YOU DIDN'T GET A PETITION SIGNED BY QUALIFIED VOTERS.
WHAT YOU DID DO IS AN ORDINANCE, BUT IF YOU READ YOUR CITY CHARTER, IT SAYS BY ORDINANCE CONTAINING THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND EFFECTIVE UPON ADOPTION.
OKAY? SO THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
WHERE YOU BROKE THE LAW AND YOU BROKE YOUR CITY CHARTER IS WHEN YOU PROPOSED THIS.
YOU HAD A BUNCH OF NUMBERS, PROPOSED ORDER, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE TEXT AND YOU VIOLATED YOUR CHARTER AND YOU VIOLATED THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
AND I'M NOT A CITIZEN OF ETO, SO I CANNOT SUE YOU, BUT IF I WAS YOU GUYS, I WOULD EITHER REMOVE IT FROM THE BALLOTS OR I WOULD PREPARE TO SPEND MONEY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, A STUPID WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY DEFENDING A LAWSUIT THAT I'M SURE ONE OF YOUR CITIZENS IS GOING TO FILE BECAUSE THERE IS, IT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT YAHOO YOU PAID THAT TOLD YOU YOU COULD DO IT THAT WAY.
BUT ANYONE WHO READS THIS, AND IT'S ONLY ABOUT 10 LINES, YOU CAN READ IT.
YOU CAN'T DO IT THE WAY YOU DID IT.
UM, AND YOU DID IT IN A WAY TO HELP MR. SANDOVAL, WHO SIMPLY DOESN'T WANNA MOVE HERE.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
AND IF THAT'S WHAT THE CITIZENS WANNA DO AND THEY DON'T CARE ANYMORE, THEN IT'S HYPOCRISY.
UH, BECAUSE JUST MONTHS AGO, MR. SANDOVAL SAID WHEN HE HAD A CONTRACT, HE'D MOVE.
NOW HE DOESN'T WANT TO, THAT'S FINE, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A BALLOT AMENDMENT JUST FOR HIM.
AND IT IS CONTROVERSIAL IN THIS CITY.
IT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HUNDREDS, PERHAPS VERY CLOSE TO THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN GIVEN ON A RECALL PETITION.
UM, I GO AROUND THE STATE AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, IN FACT, UM, INVESTIGATING GOVERNMENTS.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS A LITTLE STARTLING TO ME THAT AFTER MONTHS OF WHAT I KILL CALL EMBARRASSMENT.
ANYBODY ELSE? UH, MR. EDDIE LOA.
MR. LOA, EDDIE LOA, 2 48 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD.
I WANTED TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT IN THE PAST PREVIOUS MEETINGS, ONE OF RECURRENT COMMISSIONERS HERE CONSISTENTLY BROUGHT UP TO THE FACT THAT SHE'S HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IF THAT'S THE CASE, THE CITY HAS A PLAGUE OF MOSQUITOES.
ANYBODY WHO ATTENDED THE LAST FOOTBALL FOOTBALL GAME CAN SAY THAT MOSQUITOES WERE HORRIBLE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LEFT 30 BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF MOSQUITOES DURING THE GAME.
ON ANOTHER ISSUE, THE COMMISSION HAVE ORCHESTRATED FOUR CITY PROPOSITIONS TO BENEFIT THEMSELVES.
IN MY OPINION, MY OPINION, PROPOSITION A AND B ARE GOOD FOR THE CITY OF SAN BENITO.
IN MY OPINION, PROPOSITION C AND D,
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THEY'RE NOT.I'M VOTING NO, BECAUSE IT BENEFITS THE CURRENT CITY COMMISSIONERS AND NOT THE CITY CITIZENS OF SAN BENITO.
I URGE ALL THE OTHER CITIZENS OF SAN BENITO SANTO TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.
REMEMBER, YOU ARE THE VOICE OF THE CITY, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT A WHILE BACK, I WAS PICKING UP RECALL SIGNATURES.
I'M PRETTY SURE YOU KNOW WHERE THE ALAMO STREET IS AT RESIDENCE.
THERE, THERE I GOT SEVERAL SIGNATURES THERE.
WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW CURRENT CITY COMMISSIONERS PROMISE THEY WOULD FIX POTHOLES ON THEIR STREETS.
ANYONE DRIVING ON ALAMO STREET HAVING SUSPENSION ISSUES ON THEIR VEHICLE SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY OF SANTO TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS.
AGAIN, SANTO RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO ME ON THESE ISSUES.
I HAVE BEEN TEACHING FOR 15 YEARS NOW, AND I ALWAYS TELL MY STUDENTS THAT IF YOU DON'T VOICE YOUR OPINION ON WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT, THE THE SITUATION IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND DO IT NOW.
THANK YOU, MS. UH, EDITH THOMAS.
I LIVE AT 7 68 COMFORT LANE, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING VERY FRIENDS.
AND WE HAVE HAWK TODAY WITH US.
AND, UH, WE WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIM AND WHAT HE NEEDS.
HAWK WAS A, A PART OF A GROUP OF DOGS THAT WE RESCUED FROM THE SHELTER BECAUSE THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A B INFESTATION, SO WE HAD TO GO IN QUICKLY AND WE TOOK LIKE 10 DOGS.
THERE WAS NO PLAN FOR THEM, AND HE WAS ONE OF THEM.
AND WE HAD TO PUT 'EM IN BOARDING.
AND WE'VE BEEN PAYING ABOUT $2,000 A MONTH TO PUT 'EM IN BOARDING.
AND THEN THIS PARTICULAR DOG, HE WAS LIMPING.
AND, UM, SO WE TOOK HIM TO THE VET AND WE FOUND OUT THAT HE HAS A DISLOCATED HIP, AND HE WILL NEED, UH, AN AMPUTATION, WHICH IS GONNA COST $1,200.
SO WE ARE HERE TO ASK THE CITY IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN HELP US WITH, WITH HAWK, HE'S ONE OF OUR OWN SANTO SHELTER DOGS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADOPT OR A RESCUE BECAUSE OF HIS CONDITION.
AND ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR FUNDRAISER, WE'RE HAVING OUR, WHAT WE CALL OUR FALL FUNDRAISER FOR FURRY FRIENDS.
WE'RE SELLING TICKETS FOR $10.
WE HAVE A, UM, A GUIDED FISHING TOUR FOR FOUR HOURS FOR TWO PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A JURASSIC EXPERIENCE.
IT'S A $450 VALUE WHERE THESE DINOSAURS COME TO YOUR PARTY AS ANOTHER PRIZE.
WE HAVE DINNER FOR FORT THE LONGHORN AND A COUPLE OF OTHER BUSINESS.
BLANCAS ESS CORNER AND RGD, UM, DESIGN HAVE ALSO DONATED TO OUR CAUSE.
SO WE ASKED THE, WE ASK THE CITY, WE ASK ALL THE CITIZENS FROM SAN BENITO TO PLEASE HELP US IN OUR FUNDRAISER SO WE CAN GET BUSINESS TAKEN CARE OF FOR HAWK, SO HE CAN BE ADOPTED.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FRANCIS.
I LIVE AT 4 64 ALBEA STREET, SANTO, SO, OH, THERE SHE IS.
JUST, UH, A FEW THINGS THAT I'LL SAY, AND THEN I'LL LET FRANCIS, UM, WE'RE STILL GETTING SOME FEEDBACK WHEN WE'RE OUT IN THE PUBLIC WITH THE ANIMAL, UH, ADVOCACY.
WE'RE STILL GETTING FEEDBACK RELATED TO THE CITIZENS THAT HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH ANIMALS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF, ANIMALS THAT ARE ABANDONED.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES THE POLICE IS CALLED AND, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON CRIME AND OTHER THINGS.
SO WE STILL, CITIZENS, WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM.
A LOT OF YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP.
A LOT OF YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR MAYOR, CALL YOUR COMMISSIONER, CALL YOUR STATE REP.
WE, WE'VE GOTTA MAKE SOME CHANGES.
AND I THINK SAN BENITO BEING THAT WE NOW HAVE $350,000 HOMES, I THINK WE DESERVE TO
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HAVE, UH, CHILDREN WITH THEIR STROLLER AND THEIR MAMA AND DADDY WALKING DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT HAVING A STICK BECAUSE PEOPLE LET THEIR DOGS LOOSE AFTER HOURS.OR THEY'RE JUST HAVING KITTENS AFTER KITTENS, AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE PICKS UP THE SLACK BECAUSE THEY'RE ANIMAL ADVOCATES AND THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY BECAUSE THEY HATE TO SEE ANIMALS SUFFER.
FRANCIS, YOU WANT TO SAY SOME EXPERIENCES THAT YOU'VE SEEN OUT THERE? I CAME, NOT PREPARED, BUT I'M SURE IT'S LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH STRESS DOGS BEING DUMPED RIGHT NOW.
I'M WORKING ON A DOG THAT WAS DUMPED ON MAMA.
YOU KNOW, I CAN COME IN AND COMPLAIN, AND I HAVE, NOBODY PAYS ATTENTION BECAUSE IT'S DOGS.
I BETTER THINGS TO DO, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS OR THAT.
I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THAT IN THE PAST WITH, YOU KNOW, OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
THEY JUST SAY, OH, OKAY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
WE HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH STRAYS DOGS BEING DUMPED.
I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL IN MY AREA.
YOU CAN SEE 10 AT A TIME CHASING A FEMALE, A FEMALE DOG BEING EAT.
AND LIKE SHE SAID, THERE'S KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF THOSE DOGS ARE MEAN OR WE DON'T KNOW.
THAT HAS TO, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH A PLAN OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT'LL HELP SPAY AND NEUTER AND HELP.
BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S THE SAME.
WE'VE HAD IT FOR YEARS AND YEARS, AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE.
I HOPE ONE DAY, REALLY, THAT Y'ALL WILL PAY ATTENTION TO US CITIZENS AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S A GRANT OUT THERE THAT WILL HELP SPAY AND NEUTER AND WORK FROM THERE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT, IT'S GONNA GET WORSE.
[PRESENTATION(S)]
OKAY.YOU GET THE PRESENTATION OF THE, UH, NO, THE BOYS AND GIRLS, THE PRESENTATION THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
THE CLUB WAS, UH, WAS CANCELED.
UH, WE'LL BE POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
PRESENTATION FOR UPDATE ON THE STREET.
COMMISSIONERS AVILA, PUBLIC WORKS PARKS.
UH, WE HAVE THE 20 23 20 24 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATES.
SO FAR WE IDENTIFIED 20, UH, STREETS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF ABOUT 98 CITY BLOCKS.
ONE CITY BLOCKS IS APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 350 FEET, ABOUT 24 FEET WIDE.
AND ONE CITY BLOCK COSTS THE CITY ABOUT $89, LITTLE OVER $89 A TON, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $9,000 PER BLOCK.
ELDEN STREET, WE HAVE DONE DEN STREET, UM, WHICH IS FOUR BLOCKS FROM WAYLAND ROAD TO PINTAIL.
THE NEXT ONE IS BALLINGER TO SAN PATRIZIO, WHICH IS FOUR BLOCKS FROM ALGO STREET TO SAN PATRIZIO.
THEN YOU HAVE THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOWIE STREET, WHICH IS THREE BLOCKS FROM BALLINGER STREET, UH, TO FRONTAGE.
AND THEN EIGHT BLOCKS FROM BAT STREET TO US.
UH, THEN, THEN WE HAVE COKE STREET, WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS FROM TURNER STREET TO BALLINGER STREET.
BY THE WAY, THE, THE VIDEO HERE WERE DONE BY OUR PD, THANKS, UH, COMMERCE STREET.
WHICH IS FOUR BLOCKS FROM DOROTHY STREET TO FREDDIE FENDER LANE, ERLING STREET, FIVE BLOCKS FROM WHITNEY STREET TO RASAKA DRIVE, UH, SOUTH FANON STREET, WHICH IS, UH, FOUR BLOCKS FROM TURNER STREET TO BINGER STREET.
UH, FRANCISCO MADERO STREET, SIX BLOCKS FROM WHITNEY STREET TO AKA STREET, UH, FRANKLIN, LAREDO, LA GLORIA, AND CARLOS.
UH, ONE BLOCK FROM CARLOS STREET TO FRONTAGE.
ONE BLOCK FROM LAREDO STREET TO FRONTAGE, AND TWO BLOCKS FROM RAT STREET TO FRANKLIN STREET, NIXON ROAD, WHICH THREE BLOCKS.
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UH, PON STREET, FOUR BLOCKS FROM STINGER, STRAIGHT TO SBY PARK ROAD.UH, ROSSON IS TWO BLOCKS FROM REAGAN STREET TO DICK DOWNING STREET, SAN PATRIZIO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S YOUR PARKING LOT, CHIEF.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOUTH MILLON, UM, MILAM.
SIX BLOCKS FROM FRONTAGE TO RAILROAD, STOOKY PARK, WE HAVE DONE ALL THE PARKING LOTS THERE.
OOKY PARK, TWO, ANOTHER PARKING LOT.
THREE AND ONE MORE AT OOKY PARK.
THOSE ARE ALL THE PARKING LOTS.
UM, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ALSO TAKE THANK RUBEN HERE WITH HIS DEPARTMENT.
THEY'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND, UH, WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAVE, UH, WHICH WE NEED IMPROVEMENTS BY THE WAY.
UH, THIS IS WHELAN, SIX BLOCKS FROM FRONTAGE ROAD TO SCHAEFER ROAD, UH, S TO MCCULLOUGH.
IT'S 21 BLOCKS FROM SAM HOUSTON TO EIGHTH STREET AND PARTIAL.
AND THEN WE DID PARTIAL STREETS.
AND, UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON, UH, WHICH IS, WHICH IS, UH, THE, WHAT IS THAT BALANCE? THAT'S HIS WRITING.
WHAT IS THAT BALANCE? YEAH, ACTUALLY WE DID EXPRESS, YEAH.
WHICH IS THE, UH, HEY, ROBERT, YOU TELL THE MIC, PLEASE.
WE DID DO EXTRAS THAT CAME UP, WHICH WAS, UH, LINE 17 AND MC, IT WAS A FEW, UH, LIKE 800 LINEAR FEET.
THEN NORMA LINDA, WHICH ENDED THESE TWO STREETS, ENDED WITH CAZA COUNTY.
AND THEN CITY, THE CITY LIMITS CAME IN AND WE DID, UH, NORMA LINDA, UH, AGAIN, ANOTHER EIGHT, EIGHT, UH, HUNDRED LINEAR FEE.
AND THE OTHER EXTRA WAS THE, UH, UH, BUOY.
YEAH, THE GER STREET FROM SOUTH SEVENTH HOUSTON TO SOUTH BUOY.
THOSE ARE THE EXTRA THAT CAME UP DURING THIS, UH, PROPOSAL.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE GOT CREW GOING ON, UH, CONTINUED.
WE, WE HAD A LITTLE STOPPAGE, OR WHAT YOU CALL IT, A BREAK ON THE, UH, RIO ON THE STREET BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, NOT TO MENTION THE, UH, CHANGE OF THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR.
AFTER THAT, WHEN WE GET GOING AGAIN, UH, WE'LL BE ON ALAMO STREET.
WE HAVE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER CREW.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO CREWS IN THAT AREA, WHICH IS RIO AND ALAMO STREET.
THEN WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH, UH,
SO IF THE CURB IS NOT GOOD, THAT'S HOW IT'S GOTTA COME OUT AS WELL.
AND RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, ALSO, WE'RE IN THE, UH, INDUSTRIAL PARK AREA.
FOLLOW MR. LLOYD OUT THERE AND TELL ME, COMING UP.
SO I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE.
UM, BEFORE I CAME ONTO THIS COMMISSION, THE PAST PREVIOUS FIVE FISCAL BUDGETS, 70 SOMETHING BLOCKS WERE DONE, INCLUDING THE CITY PARK, THE CDPD PARKING LOT, AND INCLUDING THE FIREMAN'S, UH, PARKING LOT, 72 BLOCKS.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 15 BLOCKS A YEAR.
AND THESE GUYS WERE ABLE TO DO 98, CLOSE TO A HUNDRED BLOCKS IN ONE FISCAL BUDGET.
AND WE'RE DOING IT AT A RATE IN-HOUSE WHERE WE'RE SAVING A TON OF MONEY.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR FINDING SOME PROGRESS ON THOSE STREETS, AND YOU'RE DOING IT QUICK AND LEARNING AS WE GO.
I TALKED TO OUR OLD PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WORKS IS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IN HARLINGEN NOW THE TML CONFERENCE.
AND HE SAID, WE HAVE THE BEST GUYS.
SO HE'S COMING AFTER Y'ALL, AND I'M NOT LETTING Y'ALL GO.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO, UH, ADVISE YOU THE, THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE OUT THERE.
I MEAN, IT'S, WE'RE PICKING AND CHOOSING AS MUCH AS WE CAN THE MOST, UH, STREETS THAT ARE DILAPIDATED OR TORN DOWN.
I MEAN, TO UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, THE OSA SUBDIVISION OF RIO GRANDE, ALAMO, FRESNOS, THOSE, UH, HAVE TAKEN SO MUCH, SO LONG BECAUSE, UH, WATER GETS INTO THE, THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE, UH, FOUNDATION OF THE STREET.
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DO, I MEAN THE, THE, UH, WE CANNOT, UH, JUST REPAVE IT.THE CURB GUTTER NEEDS TO BE GET OUT.
SO NOW THERE'S MORE MONEY THAT OUT OF THE BUDGET THAT NOW WE HAVE TO DO THE CURB GUTTER ALSO.
AND LIKE YOU SAID, UH, THE STREETS, UH, SIDEWALKS.
SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND, I MEAN, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD, SOMEBODY TO AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS WE CAN.
PEOPLE MIGHT NOT THINK SO, BUT WE ARE.
AND, UH, IT'S ONLY THE WORKERS THAT WE HAVE THAT, UH, ARE HELPING TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
AND LIKE I SAID, BE PATIENT, PLEASE.
I KNOW IT'S, IT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, DOGGING US OUT.
THE MOSQUITOES WE DO OUR BEST TO GO WITH.
AND THERE'S SOME PLACES THAT WE'VE DONE IT FOR THREE TIMES.
WE, YOU KNOW, THEY PASSED IT ABOUT THREE TIMES.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE, MORE EQUIPMENT, MORE CREWS, AND IT JUST TAKES MORE MONEY, YOU KNOW, MORE PEOPLE.
AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH IN THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR TO YOU ALL.
AND, UH, SO LIKE I SAID, UH, IT JUST, UH, BE PATIENT WITH US.
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE MONEY FOR, FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, YOU KNOW, TO DO EVERYTHING.
I WISH WE COULD TELL YOU THAT THE, THE DOGS, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR DOG POND CAN BE UPGRADED TO STATE OF THE STATE OF THE ART, BUT WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, WE, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE, WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
OKAY? SO WITH THAT IN MIND, UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, FROM ONE TO 16.UH, I WANT TO TAKE OUT, UH, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE OUT NUMBER 10 AND NUMBER 16 OUTTA THE CONSIDERED AGENDA.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THOSE TO TABLE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND MOTION? A MOTION? OR A SECOND? SECOND.
AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO TABLE ITEMS NUMBER 10 AND 16.
NOW, ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH 9 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 AS A CONSENT AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR, TO APPROVE? AS A CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE.
MAYOR, I GOT, UH, BY COMMISSIONER, UH, UH, GALVAN TO APPROVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WOULD PULL THE MAYOR.
SO IS THAT A, A MOTION COMMISSIONER? YES.
OKAY, MO, SO IT'S GONNA BE A TABLE ALSO? NO, THEY GONNA TAKE THEM? NO.
OH, TAKE, TAKE THEM OUTTA CONSENT.
SO THE MOTION MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE 1, 1, 2, 3, 4.
I HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES UNDER CONSENT.
[9. Consideration and possible action to approve an agreement between Tyler Technologies and the City of San Benito for cloud software services in the amount of $103,512.00.]
ADAM, NINE.CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION, APPROVE AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN TYLER TECHNOLOGY AND THE CITY OF SAN BENITO FOR CLOUD SOFTWARE SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $103,512.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
DEANNA GARZA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD.
SO THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES IS A SOFTWARE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY USING FOR SEVERAL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S FINANCE IN REFERENCE TO UTILITIES, UH, PAYMENTS, BILLING, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR PLANNING AND, UM, SEVERAL OTHER DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
AND SO THIS CLOUD SERVICE IS TO HELP US WITH OUR SERVERS BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME EXTREMELY DATED SERVERS AT THE MOMENT.
UM, ALMOST THE CRASHING POINT.
AND SO THIS IS GONNA HELP US PROTECT OUR DATA, UM, ENSURE WE HAVE THAT DATA, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF OUR SERVERS.
AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO ASPECTS OF THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE'RE GONNA JUST, UH, WE'RE
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ADVANCING OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS. IT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THAT PART IS.SO DO YOU WANNA ADD TO IT? YES, SURE.
SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE SERVICES OF TYLER TECH, BY THE WAY, STEPHANIE, FINANCE DIRECTOR WITH THE CITY OF SANTO.
UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WE DO PAY, UH, A FEE TO THIS EFFECT.
HOWEVER, IT'S THROUGH A SERVER.
'CAUSE WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE SERVERS.
NOW IT'S, IT'S CHANGED TO 1 0 3 FOR BEING IN THE CLOUD.
AND WHAT THAT WOULD DO, BASICALLY, UH, WE DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY TO BE HERE WITH OUR SERVICE, BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS ONLINE REMOTELY, WHEREVER WE'RE AT, AND WE'LL BE SAFE FOR US TO DO SO.
UM, THE OTHER THING THAT, THAT COUNTS WITH THIS NEW ONE OR THIS JUMP, IT'S THAT THERE'S SEVERAL FEATURES FROM IN CODE, AN ADDITION VERSION IN CODE 10.
WE'RE CURRENTLY AT, AT, IN CODE NINE.
SO SOME OF THOSE FEATURES WILL BE GIVEN BY DEFAULT BY MOVING TO THE CLOUD THROUGH THAT ONLINE ACCESS THAT NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE.
THANK I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NOVARRO.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES 12.
[12. Consideration and possible action to approve Tyler Payments-Utility Access Bundle for online payment services in the amount of $17,085.00]
ITEM NUMBER 12, CONSIDERATION, IMPOSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED.TYLER PAYMENTS UTILITY ACCESS BUNDLE FOR ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,085.
THIS IS KINDA LIKE ENTER THE SAME EFFECTS OF MOVING FORWARD.
UM, THIS IS ANOTHER SOFTWARE UPDATE, UM, PROVIDED BY THE SAME COMPANY THAT WE'RE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WHICH IS TYLER TECHNOLOGIST OR INCO SYSTEM THAT AS MS UH, DEANNA MENTIONED, WE USE IT FOR EVERYTHING.
UH, THIS WOULD BE A LIFETIME PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR CITIZENS, WHETHER IT'S COURT, WHETHER IT'S PERMITS, IT'LL ALLOW THEM TO PAY THOSE THINGS ONLINE.
AND WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING WITH THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE NOW GONNA HAVE IN THE CLOUD.
AND ON THE SERVER, IT'S GONNA BE, IT WON'T BE EITHER OR.
WE'LL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH.
UM, AND IT WOULDN'T BE ANY THIRD PARTY ASSOCIATED WITH, SO IT WOULD AVOID THE HUMAN TOUCH BETWEEN THAT TRANSITION FROM YOU MAKING YOUR PAYMENT ONLINE TO THE SYSTEM ITSELF.
JUST UPDATING IT IN A LIFETIME BASIS VERSUS WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WHICH IS A THIRD PARTY.
YOU GO DO YOUR PAYMENT ONLINE, THERE'S A REPORT THAT NEEDS TO GET UPDATED TO THE SOFTWARE AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE SEE YOUR ONLINE PAYMENTS.
THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE THAT PORTION OF THE EQUATION.
UM, ALSO SINCE, UM, DEANNA GARZA AGAIN AND SINCE WE'RE BE, WE'LL BE GOING WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, HOPEFULLY, UM, IT IS ENCRYPTED END TO END.
SO, UM, THERE IS MINIMAL SECURITY ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO USING A SOFTWARE THAT, UM, TALKS TO ITSELF WHEN IT COMES TO ONLINE PAYMENTS.
WE WON'T HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH ANY THIRD PARTY VENDORS.
UM, HAVING TO TALK TO THE SYSTEM WE CURRENTLY USE.
AND LIKE STEPHANIE SAID, WE'RE REMOVING THAT HUMAN ASPECT OF THAT TRANSACTION SO IT'S INSTANTANEOUS.
UM, AND ALSO, UM, IT'S FAIRLY, FAIRLY COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
IT WOULDN'T BE AS MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE OF THE FEE THAT THEY PAY FOR DOING AN ONLINE TRANSACTION, AT LEAST TO THE CITIZENS.
IT DOES COME WITH A MAINTENANCE FEE, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SOFTWARE.
BUT THAT COMES TO THE CITY, NOT TO THE, WE DON'T PASS THAT TO THE CITIZENS.
UH, WOULD ALSO, THIS QUOTE ALSO INCLUDES ONE-TIME CHARGES, WHICH IS THE, UM, THE CAR READERS.
SO PHYSICAL CAR READERS, UH, WE'RE GONNA UPDATE THOSE.
WE HAD OURS FOR, FOR QUITE QUITE LONG.
AND SOME OF THEM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT UP TO DATE AND THEY'RE, THEY JUST ENDED THEIR LIFETIME AND THEY NEED REPLACEMENT.
SO THIS QUOTE ITSELF OF 17 MENTIONED, UH, IT INCLUDES, UM, 15 CAR, NEW CAR READERS FOR ALL THE PLACES THAT WE NEED IN MUSEUM PARKS.
UM, PD PERMITS OURSELVES FOR ALL THE LOCATIONS NECESSARY.
DOES THAT MEAN I, THE CITIZENS WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO WALK BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN BOTH BUILDINGS? HOPEFULLY, YES.
WE'RE IMPROVING, WE'RE IMPROVING THE PROCESS.
AND THIS INCLUDES UTILITY, THE WATER BILL.
SINCE I KNOW THE SYSTEM'S DOWN, CORRECT.
SO THAT, THAT'S WHAT MAKES US LOOK IN, IN OTHER DIRECTIONS.
AND THEN IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, MUNICIPAL COURT.
UH, SO YOU COULD ALSO PAY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE AND DO ALL THAT.
IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT TOO LONG 'CAUSE THERE'S A PROCESS TO IT, BUT IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
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YOU.I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
STEPHANIE, DEANNA, UM, FOR THE GEN, FOR THE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET UP.
JUST, UM, TIMELINE FOR THE COMMISSION AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR DEPLOYMENT FOR THE CLOUD SERVICES.
UM, MAX, I THINK, UM, THIS IS JUST BEING, UM, BEING GENEROUS.
THREE MONTHS IS, UH, THE MAX TIME IT SHOULD TAKE.
UM, BUT IT COULD BE ANYTIME, SOONER THAN THREE MONTHS TO GET EVERYTHING IMPLEMENTED, SO, OKAY.
UM, BETWEEN GETTING EVERYONE TRAINED AND UM, GETTING THE SYSTEMS UPDATED, EVERYTHING ON THE CLOUD, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S COMPLETELY SECURE.
YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT AT THE MAX THREE MONTHS, BUT OKAY.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE LITTLE SOONER.
ALRIGHT, WELL I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GOT THAT OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NO.
THEN UH, THE TIME IS, UH, SIX 12 AND WE'RE ADJOURNED.