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[CALL TO ORDER]
THOSE ARE THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION.UH, RUTH, CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? MAYOR RICARDO GURA.
COMMISSIONER DEBRA MORALES, PRESENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.I WAS TALKING TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
MY NAME IS LUIS CHAZ FROM DANA SUBDIVISION.
MY ADDRESS IS NORTH STRUCK ROAD HERE IN SAN.
I AM HERE NOW TO, UH, ADDRESS AN MISS ISSUE.
THAT'S BEEN, UH, SINCE TIME I, I'VE BEEN MEETING ON THESE MEETINGS SINCE REGARDING THE LETTER FROM JULY 10TH.
UH, EVERYONE, EVERYONE IN HERE, UH, UH, FROM THE A COMMISSION IS ALREADY RECIPROCATED.
UM, IT, REGARDING TO, UH, SUM LEADER LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION, UM, I, MY PROPERTY IS SHOWN AS DRAWN AS PREPARED BY THE RIOS COMPANY ON THAT 3 0 4 OF SAN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION, WHICH ARE PART OF THE, OF, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE CAMERON COUNTY IN 1920, IN VOLUME FOUR, WHICH 59 PREPARED VIA NOTARY RALPH TO A, IN A HUNDRED AND MANNER HOT TESTING HEALTH STATE OF TEXAS FOR CAMERON COUNTY THAT THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 17, UH, OF CONCEPTION, THE CARTO RAN, HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 10 LOTS UNDER THE NAME OF SAN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION.
TO PUT, TO PUT MORE INTO CONTEXT, UH, I, I, I WAS BEING TOLD THAT MY LAND WAS SUBDIVIDED WITH THIS AT THE, THE CARE THAT IT IS SUBDIVIDED.
AND, UH, I WANT, I WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THAT.
AS ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS, UM, AN IMPORTANT FACT THAT IS THAT, UM, I DON'T HAVE A STREET ON MY, ON, ON THE NAME OF, OF, OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THEY HAVE, UH, THEY, THEY'VE BEEN TELLING ME THAT I WAS AN EASTMAN AT FIRST, BUT THEN I WOULD SAY IT IS ACTUALLY A STREET BECAUSE IT HAS THE NAME OF IT.
AND I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING AND EVERYBODY AGREES THAT IT'S PART OF THE STREET, THAT IT'S A, UM, THIRD STREET.
BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE IT PAID SO WE CAN MAKE MORE DEVELOPMENTS ON IT, BECAUSE WHAT'S THE POINT ON, UM, PUTTING AN INVESTMENT IN THERE IF THERE'S NO STREET ON IT FIRST? SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE THE MAIN POINT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE IN HERE TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF CITY AND TO MAKE SOMETHING CONCRETE AT FIRST AND THE BEST FOR EVERYONE IN.
[1. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2186-A-10-2024 that repeals and replaces Ordinance 2186 on standards of conduct. ]
UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.WE'LL, UH, SINCE THIS IS A SPECIAL CALL MEETING, I'D LIKE TO DISPENSE WITH THE, UH, FORMALITIES AND JUMP INTO, UH, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDERATION.
POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 1 8 6 DASH A DASH 10 DASH 2024.
THAT REPEALS AND REPLACES ORDINANCE NUMBER 2186 ON STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
UH, WE DID HAVE THIS ON MEETING BEFORE LAST, AND, UH, WE DID NOT PUT IT ON THIS LAST ONE TO GET THE SECOND READING.
THIS ISN'T JUST FULFILLMENT OF THAT, AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
COMMERS, ANY QUESTIONS? UH, YEAH, I, I WANT TO THANK, UH, OUR ATTORNEY FOR HELPING US WITH THIS AND, AND PUTTING THIS THROUGH.
UM, I WOULD STILL PERSONALLY LIKE
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TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING, A LITTLE BIT MORE WORKSHOP TO, TO, TO BE CLEARER ON THIS SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THIS.BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M VERY GOOD WITH IT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALE.
[2. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 2573-B-10-2024, an ordinance amending Ordinance 2573-A-08-2024, providing a Comprehensive Schedule of Fees and related policies and procedures for Building Permit Fees, a stipulated.]
ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 7 3 DASH B DASH 10 DASH 2024.IN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 73 DASH A DASH OH EIGHT DASH 2024, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR BUILDING PERMIT FEES AS STIPULATED, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONER STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
WE, UH, STILL NEED TO WORKSHOP A FEW MORE ITEMS.
[3. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2625-10-2024 approving 380 Agreement transferring City properties to the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Inc. (Part 1 of 2)]
OKAY.UH, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED.
SECOND AND FINAL READING OF WARDENS 2 6 2 5 DASH 10 DASH 2024 APPROVING THREE 80 AGREEMENT TRANSFERRING CITY PROPERTIES TO SANTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC.
UH, AGAIN, THIS IS A SECOND AND FINAL READING.
WE DID TAKE THIS UP, UH, TWO MEETINGS AGO, AND THIS IS IN FULFILLMENT OF THE, UH, OF THIS ORDINANCE.
I MEAN, OF THIS, UH, YEAH, THIS ORDER, THE STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I THINK I MISSED THAT MEETING.
THE, THE, UH, UH, WHICH I DON'T LIKE TO DO.
UH, THIS IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED WHERE? THIS IS THE FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY.
THERE WASN'T APPLIED IN THERE, SO I WAS KIND OF OKAY.
WHERE AND ITEM, I THINK THERE WAS SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS THAT, UH, SENATOR WANTED DISCUSS.
THEY MAY WANNA TAKE IT INTO, OKAY.
MOTION TO TAKE IT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'LL DO IT WHEN I GUESS WE GO INTO EVERYTHING.
YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A, WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON IT.
[4. Consideration and possible action to approve the amended City of San Benito Personnel Policy Manual.]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS CONSIDERATION.POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED CITY OF SAN BENITO PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL.
UH, AGAIN, MAYOR, THIS IS JUST, UH, IN FULFILLMENT OF THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE SAN BENITO PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL.
WE DID HAVE THIS LOOKED AT BY, UM, BY OUR ATTORNEYS AND STAFF, AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
I WONDERED IF WE COULD HEAR FROM HER WHY SOME OF THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE AMENDED.
I, I IT'S AN EXTENSION COMES UP.
IS THIS THE ONE THAT'S ALSO AMENDING VACATION DAYS? NO, SIR.
NO, THAT ONE WAS, THAT ONE WAS LEFT OFF INADVERTENTLY.
WE WILL TAKE IT UP THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER.
DO YOU STILL WANT, UH, MS. CHRISTINE, CHRISTINE TO, UH, COME? WELL, I, I MEAN, IF, IF, IF IT'S, IF IT HAD TO DO WITH VACATION DAYS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STILL, IS THAT IN THIS POLICY THAT WE'RE PASSING OR NO, SIR.
SO DO WE NEED TO JUST HOLD ON THIS ONE THEN UNTIL THAT'S COMPLETE? TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. TWO SEPARATE ITEMS? CORRECT.
WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS POLICY AND THE POLICY THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING NOW? THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS NOW, BUT BY THE WAY, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, UH, CHRISTINE CASTILLO FOR, UM, HUMANITIES RESOURCES DIRECT, UH, DIRECTOR.
THIS WE BRING FOR THE SICK LEAVE.
THIS IS FOR THE SICK LEAVE DONATION.
UM, DUE TO IF ANYONE HAS A ILLNESS, UM, WE CAN TRANSFER OR WE CAN DONATE SOME HOURS TO THEM SO THAT WAY THEY CAN GET A PAYCHECK AND NOT BE ON THE NO BALANCE.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE DID EVENT ON THIS.
'CAUSE I, I SAW THAT IN THERE AS I READ THROUGH THAT, BUT I, I HAD NOT SEEN THAT KIND OF POLICY BEFORE WHERE YOU COULD DO THAT.
UM, WE USED IT, UH, ON THE, ON THE PRIOR SERVICE THAT WE HAD, UH, ANYBODY THAT, UH, IS ALWAYS SICK, UH, THAT WE USE A SICK LEAVE.
AND THEN WHEN, UH, CANCER KICKED, UH, THEY WERE WITHOUT ANY SICK LEAVE, SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE INTO, BUT BACK THEN IT WAS, WE COULDN'T DO IT PERSONALLY.
WE HAD TO GO INTO A POOL, POOL PIECE.
AND THEN, SO, SO THAT'S MORE OR LESS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN ALSO? YES, SIR.
IT'S GONNA BE, SO IT CAN NOT BE INDIVIDUAL TO ONE PERSON ONLY.
IT CAN BE TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS OUT.
SO THEY, FIRST THEY HAVE TO EXHAUST ANY
SO THIS STILL, THERE'S STILL A PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE DONE, BUT IF THERE'S, UM, IF AN INDIVIDUAL WANTS TO DONATE HOURS, SICK HOURS TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS OUT, THEN WE'LL JUST PUT IT TOGETHER AND THERE.
AND OF COURSE, IT HAS TO BE CERTIFIED BY HR AND BY CITY MANAGER.
SO THAT WAY IT, UH, IT, IT'S DEPOSITING COMPLIANCE.
AND THERE'S, I MEAN, THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS ONLY.
AND, AND THIS INCLUDES EDC STAFF AS WELL? NO, MA'AM.
FULL TIME CITY EMPLOYEES, DO THEY HAVE TO BE HERE FOR MORE THAN ME? OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY.
SO I GET A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
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AYE.ANY NAY MOTION PROCESS? THANK YOU.
[5. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of a Sewer Equipment Jetter Model 900 ECO Combination Sewer Cleaner from Houston Freightliner in the amount of $569,132.]
CHRISTINE.UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A SEWER EQUIPMENT JETTER MODEL 900 ECO COMBINATION SEWER CLEANER FROM HOUSTON FREIGHT LINER IN THE AMOUNT OF $569,132.
UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, YOU ALL RECALL WHEN I GOT HERE A YEAR AGO YESTERDAY? UM, PLEASE HOLD YOUR PLUG.
UH, WE WERE WAITING ON A VECTOR TRUCK, WHICH IS A SEWER CLEANER, VERY SIMILAR TO THIS, UM, WHEN, A WHOLE YEAR, IT LOOKED LIKE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED IN AUGUST, BUT WE DID NOT GET IT IN AUGUST, OBVIOUSLY.
UM, AND THOSE OF US THAT WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO TML, UH, IF Y'ALL RECALL, THEY DID HAVE SOME UNITS THERE.
AND, UH, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL WITH THESE FOLKS, UH, FROM, FROM HOUSTON FREIGHT MINER AND THEIR, AND THEIR SUPPLYING COMPANY, UH, TO GET THIS HERE QUICKER BECAUSE THE, UH, THE ORIGINAL UNIT WAS GONNA BE DELAYED UNTIL NEXT FEBRUARY, IF THAT, UH, I KNOW A LOT OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WERE WITH ME WHEN THEY DID ADMIT TO US
SO WE CANCELED THE PO OBVIOUSLY IT MADE SENSE BECAUSE WE HAD GONE INTO A YET ANOTHER FISCAL YEAR, UH, GOT THIS ONE TIED UP, AND, UH, THEY'LL DELIVER IT NEXT WEEK.
WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE PRICE DIFFERENCE? SIX, UH, APPROXIMATELY $58,000 BETTER HERE OR MORE.
IT'S GONNA BE MORE COMMISSIONER, BUT THE, WE'RE GETTING MORE OF A UNIT.
THE UNIT THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY SPECED THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COME, WAS A SINGLE AXLE.
UH, THIS HAS GOT MORE CAPACITY.
I THINK THAT ONE WAS A 10 YARDER.
THIS IS A, AT LEAST A, I THINK THIS IS A 15 YARDER.
UM, AND IT'S JUST A BETTER UNIT.
SO, UH, AND I DID VERIFY WITH THESE FOLKS, UH, WITH, YOU KNOW, THE PREVIOUS, THE PREVIOUS VECTOR FOLKS, IT THEY WERE, AND WHEN THEY DID ADMIT THAT THEY HAD NOT ORDERED THE, UH, CHASSIS YET FOR OUR PREVIOUS UNIT, UM, GOING TO A DUAL AXLE WOULD'VE BEEN ABOUT A 60 TO $75,000 JUMP.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
AND, UH, THE BIGGEST, THE BIGGEST PLUS HERE IS THAT WE GET IT NEXT WEEK.
UH, WE'LL TRAIN WITH THE GUYS AND WE'LL HAVE IT, WE'LL HAVE IT RUNNING, RUNNING, AND IN OPERATION.
'CAUSE IT, UH, SEEMS LIKE ALMOST, UH, UH, THE CLOSER WE GET TO GETTING THIS THING SENT, THE MORE, UH, SEWER BACKUPS WE SEEM TO GET.
AND I THINK THE LAWYERS WILL WEAR OUT EVERY SINGLE FAVOR HE'S GOT WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES TO LEND US THEIR VECTORS.
THEY'RE START CALLING YOU WHEN OURS GOES DOWN, BUT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF CONTINGENCIES FOR THAT.
BUT AGAIN, GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY, UH, WAS ABLE TO MAKE THIS DEAL WITH THEM.
AND THANK, UH, I THINK WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THE MONEY AND MOVE FORWARD TO GET THIS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF SAN DIEGO.
SO STAFF WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND APPROVAL BECAUSE WE NEED TO, UH, PUT THAT PO IN SO WE CAN GET IT NEXT WEEK.
UH, WHERE ARE THE FUNDS COMING FROM? CRAIG
SO I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
ANY NAY MOTION PASSES ON THIS ONE.
LET ME, UH, UNDERSTAND THE PLEASE.
YOU, FRED TOLD ME, I SAID THE MAYOR.
I'M GOING, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS TRUCK.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT OFF THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FRED.
THAT'S THEIR, THAT'S THEIR SHOW.
YEAH, THEY WOULD NOT, I SAID, I'VE TALKED TO 'EM IN THE PAST AND I SAID THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T SELL NOTHING ON THE FLOOR.
WELL, THIS TO ME, THAT, UH, THIS GENTLEMAN TOOK IT WELL, IS TAKING IT FROM THE FLOOR OF THE SHOWCASE AND IT'S BEING DELIVERED.
I MEAN, HE, UH, THERE'S MORE TO IT, BUT, UH, I'M NOT, UH, FOR THE VIEW OF THE PUBLIC, I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT, BUT, UH, HE DID A HELL OF A JOB.
AND, UH, FRED, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SIR, CAN WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, MAYOR? YEAH, ACTUALLY WE HAVE ITEMS NUMBER THREE.
AND SOMEBODY QUESTION ON SEVEN? YES.
SO THE REST OF MY, OKAY, SO IT'S GONNA BE THREE, SIX AND SEVEN TO GO.
AND THEN THE EXECUTIVE SECOND ITEM, THERE'S TWO ITEMS ALSO.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
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SEVEN ONE.OKAY, SO THE TIME IS, UH, 5 40, 47.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, ARE YOU SIR? GOOD? YES, SIR.
UM, ATTORNEY TIME IS, UH, 7 56.
WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[3. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2625-10-2024 approving 380 Agreement transferring City properties to the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Inc. (Part 23 of 2)]
AND NUMBER THREE, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, THE THREE AGREEMENTS WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT'S DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE DECISION SESSION? APPROVE.I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
UH, MOTION? ANY NAS? MOTION PASSES.
[6. Consideration and possible action to approve deposits for the 2025 Hog Waddle artists in the amount of $236,500.00.]
OKAY.ITEM NUMBER SIX, THERE'S GONNA BE NO ACTION
[7. Consideration and possible action to approve contracts for professional legal services.]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, NO ACTION.AND WHAT ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT FORGET? ANYTHING ELSE? NUMBER ONE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO DEFEND THE CITY.
SO, UM, IS THAT A MOTION COMMISSIONER? YES.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
AND ITEM NUMBER TWO? NO ACTION COMMERS.
ANY ANYTHING ELSE WE MESSED UP? ANYTHING ELSE? NOTHING.
ANYTHING Y'ALL WANNA DISCUSS RIGHT NOW? NOPE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING SPECIAL NEEDS LIKE THIS
READY? HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
UH, HOPEFULLY IT'S, UH, THERE'S MORE TO COME.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING WE DO, UH, ALL THE STUFF I'VE DONE.
ALSO, THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US UNTIL US EIGHT O'CLOCK.
SO LET'S GO HOME TO THE FAMILIES.