* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY. [00:00:11] NOTICE OF [CALL TO ORDER] THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION. NORM 19, 20, 24. TIME IS, UH, 5 34 AND WE WILL HAVE ROLL CALL. YEAH, WE GOT EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY. WE HAVE EVERYBODY. UH, OKAY. ITEM NUMBER NUMBER TWO IS, UH, THEN THE NEXT ONE IS BE, UH, PROCLAMATIONS. BUDGET OF ALLEGIANCE. OH, I'M SORRY. YES. YOU HAVE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND PLEASE REMAIN SILENT FOR THE INVOCATION. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES AMERICA REPUBLIC NATION. THAT WAS GOOD. UNDER A TEXAS FLAG, I PLAYED EGS TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GUARD ONE. YOU NEED TO COME TO ALL OF OUR MEETINGS, , LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S, UH, LET'S PRAY. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE'RE SO VERY GRATEFUL TO GATHER HERE WITH SO MANY OF OUR CITIZENS AND SUCH A TIME TO REJOICE FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. WE, WE OFFER OUR, OUR PRAISE AND HONOR AND GLORY INTO THEE. WE SEEK TO CONTINUE TO SEE THY HAND IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD. WE PRAY THAT WE MIGHT BE UNIFIED AND WORK TOGETHER AND COME TOGETHER, THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE OF SELFISH INTEREST, BUT OF COMMON INTEREST FOR ALL THAT ARE HERE, AND THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE THAT ARE BEFORE US POLICE, BEST US WITH THE WISDOM TO ACT APPROPRIATELY AND TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE BE OF, BE IN BEST INTEREST OF ALL. WE LOOK TOWARDS THEE. WE PRAISE THEE ALWAYS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, COMM COMMISSIONER. NOW WE GET THE PROCLAMATIONS. [PROCLAMATION(S)] THE FIRST ONE'S GONNA BE LATA FROM SANTO COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNITION, LAVATA SAN BENITO AS ONE OF THE 50 BEST TACOS IN TEXAS BY TEXAS MONTHLY MAGAZINE, CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS. WHEREAS IN 2006, MIGUEL ANGEL CHAVEZ AND HIS WIFE, IIDA CHAVEZ AMARK, ON AN ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY, LEVERAGING THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS JOURNAL, EXCUSE ME, AS GENERAL EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS TO CREATE SOMETHING INNOVATIVE AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN TRADITION. THEY ENVISIONED A TACO SHOP THAT WOULD BRING THE AUTHENTIC FLAVORS OF MEXICO'S MATO STYLE TACOS IN THE TEXAS VALLEY, OFFERING THEIR REGION AN AUTHENTIC TASTE OF WHAT IS COMMONLY ENJOYED ALONG THE MEXICAN BORDER. STARTING WITH A MODEST MENU OF TACOS AT S FEATURING STEAK , THEY FACE THE CHALLENGES OF COMPETING IN A SATURATED MARKET, YET THEY WERE DETERMINED TO MAKE THEIR MARK. AND WHEREAS IN AN EFFORT TO STAND UP, THE CHAVEZ FAMILY INTRODUCED AN IRRESISTIBLE OFFER, TACOS PRICED AT JUST 26 CENTS EACH. THIS BOLD MOVE QUICKLY CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMUNITY DRIVING IN CROWDS EAGER TO EXPERIENCE THE DELICIOUS, AUTHENTIC FLAVORS WITH THE SUCCESS. THE CHA CHAZ FAMILY EXPANDED TO A NEW, NEW LOCATION IN SANTO, TEXAS IN 2007 AND BEGAN OFFERING A NEW SPECIALTY, MPO TACOS. THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS NAMED LATA AND BECAME AN INSTANT FAVORITE. AND WHEREAS THE POPULARITY OF LAVATA GREW, THE CHAVEZ FAMILY CONTINUED TO PRESERVE THE TRADITION OF ARTESIAN THROMBO TACOS WHILE UTILIZING MODERN MARKETING STRATEGIES, INCLUDING NEWSPAPER, RADIO, AND TELEVISION ADS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THEIR DELICIOUS OFFERINGS. TODAY, LAQUITA IS NOT JUST A LOCAL FAVORITE, BUT A REC, A NAME RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND BEYOND. AND WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO THEIR IN-PERSON SUCCESS, LAQUITA HAS GROWN A STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE, INCLUDING A YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH OVER 180,000 SUBSCRIBERS WHERE THEY SHARE RECIPE COOKING TECHNIQUES AND TIPS FOR INSPIRED, UH, RESTAURANT RESTAURANT. YEARS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, MIGUEL, ANITA HAVE BUILT A PLATFORM THAT EMPOWERS OTHERS TO FOLLOW THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL DREAMS, ATTRACTING VISITORS AND TACO AND S FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. WHERE IS THE SUCCESS OF THE LAQUITA TESTIMONY TO THE CHAVEZ FAMILY? HUNG WEAVER AND DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND, AND COMPLIMENT TO QUALITY. THE FOCUS ON THE ADDICTIVE FLAVORS, EXCEPT THE SERVICE AND FOSTERING A STRONG FAMILY ORIENTATED TEAM HAS ENTERED, EARNED THEM, AND LOYAL FOLLOWING AND CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR INCLUSIONS IN TEXAS, MONTHLY PRESTIGIOUS LIST OF 50 BEST TACOS IN TEXAS. NOW, THEREFORE BE PROCLAIMED I [00:05:01] RICARDO CITY OF SANTO , TEXAS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SANTO AND THE CITIZEN OF SANTO, HEREBY EXTEND OUR HELP OUT CON CONGRATULATIONS AND RECOGNITION TO MIGUEL ANGEL CHAVEZ AND EDITH CHAVEZ FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR INCREDIBLE SUCCESS WITH LATO AND WITNESS OF, I HEAR UNTO SET MY HAND ON THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER ON THE YEAR OF THE LORD 2024. AND LET ME JUST ADD, I BELIEVE THIS IS Y'ALL'S THIRD TIME ON TEXAS MONTHLY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. SO, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S GO. 3, 1, 2, 3. ENJOYING IN I VOTE. WE MAKE, UH, SANTO THE, UH, ILLA CAPITAL OF TEXAS COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER, 2024 AS CHILDREN'S BRIEF AWARENESS MONTH AND NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024, AS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY IN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS. WHEREAS GRIEF IMPACTS NUMEROUS CHILDREN IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, AND IT AFFECTS THEIR EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IN WAYS THAT CAN HAVE LASTING EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. AND WHEREAS MANY GRIEVING CHILDREN, WHEREAS MANY GRIEVING CHILDREN SUFFER IN SILENCE AS THERE IS OFTEN A LACK OF AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, COPING WITH PROFOUND LOSS, RESULTING IN FEELINGS OF ISOLATION AND LONELINESS. AND WHEREAS THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER, RIO GRANDE VALLEY, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO HELP GRIEVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE HEALING PROCESS. AND WHEREAS BY RECOGNIZING IN NOVEMBER AS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH AND NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024, AS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY, WE CAN EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY, RAISE AWARENESS AND FOSTER COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN, AND GO AHEAD. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN BENITO'S COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVE THE EMOTIONAL CARE AND UNDERSTANDING THEY NEED DURING DIFFICULT TIMES, THEREBY BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE CHILDREN FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND VALIDATED. NOW THEREFORE, BE PROCLAIM ICAO GU, RAMEZ CITY, SAN METOS, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION, AND THE CITIZENS OF SANTO HERE PROCLAIM THE MONTH ON NOVEMBER 24 AS CHILDREN GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH AND NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024, AS CHILDREN GRIEF AWARENESS DAY IN SANTO, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION TO WEAR BLOOM ON THIS DAY, PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND JOINT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT GRIEVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND WITNESS IS THERE OF, I HAVE, I HAVE HERE ON TO SEND MY HAND ON 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024 IN THE YEAR OF LORD IN THE YEAR OF LORD 2024. [00:10:25] THIS TIME, JOIN IN. WE GET CLOSER, CLOSE IT. GO BACK THERE. SO WE GONNA GO INTO THE BATHROOM? GO. WANT ME? GO AHEAD. I'LL READ IT. UH, WE'LL GO ON TO, UH, [ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANNOUNCEMENTS AND, UM, WE'LL START OFF WITH NUMBER ONE. THAT'S, UH, THE CITY OF SAN BENITO HAS BEEN AWARDED A $232,000 GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DOT THROUGH THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL SS SS FOUR A PROGRAM. THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALL ROADWAY USERS. THE GRANT MADE POSSIBLE BY REPRESENTATIVE VICE GONZALEZ WILL HELP ELIMINATE ROADWAY FATALITIES AND INJURIES. THE PLAN WILL IDENTIFY HIGH, HIGH RISK LOCATIONS AND PROPOSE MEASURES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, WE, WE DID GET THAT GRANT. AND I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, DEANNA GARZA, YOU KNOW, HER WORK, UH, TO, TO PUT THIS THING TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT, DONALD BRINKMAN FROM, UM, CSRS. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA KEEP BRINGING GRANTS TO THE CITY, SO, THANK YOU. WANT TO THANK HER? GOOD DAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO'S. WARNING, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2024 FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM THAT'S SOME VOLUNTEERS HERE. ARE THEY BACK HERE SOMEWHERE? OH, THERE THEY ARE. THEY THERE? THEY ARE. SIGNED UP. SO WE'VE GOT SOME, UH, CERTIFICATES FOR Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL WANNA STAND UP AND COME UP AND BE RECOGNIZED. S YOU WANT ME TO, YOU WANT ME TO READ THEM? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. WE CAN READ 'EM, BUT MORNING. YEAH, LET WANNA TAKE A PICTURE UP THERE? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. GO AHEAD AND TAKE A PICTURE. I'M GONNA READ THE NAMES AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU THE CERTIFICATES. 'CAUSE THEY MAY NOT ALL BE HERE. UM, ADAM PENA, ARI DELGADO, CALEB ALEMAN. COREY HERNANDEZ, ELI DONALDSON, ERNESTO GARCIA. GAVIN PEREZ, WILLIE ROSALES JR. AXEL HERNANDEZ. GRAYSON MORALES. GUADALUPE VARRIO. VALERIO. JAIME, MAL JOE, FREDDIE RAGU, JONATHAN SANCHEZ. JOSEPH OJEDA. JUAN LEAL, JULIAN SANCHEZ. KEVIN MYRICK JR. KYLE RICHARDSON. LEO WADO, LESLIE COOK, MALAKA TAPIA, MANUEL GARCIA HERNANDEZ, MASON BEEZ. PHILLIP AND YOLANDA SERNA. RODRIGO ALVARADO, SB BULLIES. AND WILLIAM REESE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. TAKE NOTES. SEE IF WE CAN FIND, SURE. I WANNA GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO BEAUTIFY SAN BENITO AND THE CITY STAFF. ELIDA, EDWARD, ALL OF Y'ALL THAT, UH, PUT THIS TOGETHER. ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS THAT HELPED, AND THE FOLKS THAT PROVIDED THE, UH, TRASH RECEPTACLES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [00:15:08] SORRY. HOLD ON. JUST A START. WE, OH, WHY? UH, OH, HERE COMES A GOOD ONE. ONE EVERYBODY'S BEEN WAITING FOR. IT'S HERE, RIGHT? THERE'S A CORRECTION. OH, THERE IS. OKAY. THAT'S CORRECTION. ALRIGHT. OH, FOR THE KIDS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WE'RE GONNA READ ITEM NUMBER THREE. AND THAT'S THE CITY OF SANTO IS AWARDING CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION IN SAN BENITO. BULLIES SIX U FOOTBALL TEAM, AGES FIVE THROUGH SIX. OH, YOU GUYS LOOK OLDER THAN THAT, WHO MADE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. NOW THERE'S AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SAYS THEY ACTUALLY WON THE FINAL FOUR THIS SATURDAY. AND NOW WE'LL BE ADVANCING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRISCO, TEXAS. THE GAME WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, THE 24TH AT 10:30 AM PROBABLY BE BETTER THAN WATCHING THE COWBOYS. THEY WILL BE PLAYING INSIDE THE DALLAS COWBOY TRAINING FACILITY, ALSO KNOWN AS STAR STADIUM. CONGRATULATIONS, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN UP HERE. YEAH, GO AHEAD. COME ON UP HERE. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO. BUT LET'S TAKE, HERE YOU GO. RODRIGO RADO. SP BULLIES. WILLIAM REESE. AXEL HERNANDEZ. WELL, THESE ARE THE SAME ONES. GRAYSON MORALES, ALL Y'ALL VOLUNTEERED TOO. HI, MEL. IT'S USUALLY THAT WAY. THAT'S GOOD. JONATHAN SANCHEZ, THE ONE THAT, JOSEPH OJEDA. JULIAN SANCHEZ. KEVIN MYRICK, JR. KAY. KYLEN RICHARDSON. LEO WADO. GAVIN PEREZ. ELI DONALDSON. COREY HERNANDEZ. JULIAN. WOW. CALEB ALEMAN. FUTURE LEADERS. ADR DELGADO. ADAM PENA. MALACHI TAPIA. MANUEL GARCIA. HERNANDEZ. MASON. ILLA. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. GET THESE TWO. HERE YOU GO, COACH. THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS. SORRY. GOT MIXED UP. ALRIGHT GUYS. SORRY FOR MIXED UP ALL. NO WORRIES. EVERYBODY. KIDS GET GET CLOSER. GET CLOSER TO EACH OTHER. 'CAUSE YOU'RE, THERE'S A LOT OF YOU GUYS. THERE YOU GO. YEAH. MAKE TWO ROWS, PLEASE. MAKE TWO ROWS. THAT'S GOOD. WANTS TO BE IN THE FRONT. THE TALL ONE. THE TAKE YOUR HOOD OFF. ELA. ELA. ELA. TAKE YOUR HOOD OFF. SMILE. SMILE. HERDING CATS. . ELI, HOLD YOURS UP LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. NOW WE LOOK GOOD. YEAH. HI, EVERYBODY. ONE, TWO. ONE MORE. ONE MORE. READY? 1, 2, 3. YEAH. . CAN WE ALSO HAVE THE PARENTS RAISE THEIR HAND [00:20:01] OF THESE FINE CHILDREN? BECAUSE I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TRAVELING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THESE ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. WAY TO GO GUYS, GUYS. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. I WANT, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR YOU COME ON A TIME. WAY TO GO, DAD. WAY TO GO. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. I'M TIRED. I'M TIRED ALREADY. WOW. THANK YOU. BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, DAVID ROCHA. HE'S ACTUALLY PART OF THE PART OF THIS TEAM. DAVID, CONGRATULATIONS MAN. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP. NO, WE KNOW. BEEN FIGHTING FOR ALL THE LIGHTS AND ALL THE PRACTICE FIELDS, SO WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAVID. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY. OKAY. PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENTS] COMMENTS. OKAY, NOW, PUBLIC COMMENTS. RUTH, ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, MAYOR MS. UM, ANDREA PALACIO. MS. PALACIOS? MM-HMM. . MM-HMM. . GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANDREA PALACIO. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF DELFINO MEDIA, 1950 RICHMOND AVENUE IN HOUSTON. WAYNE IS VERY SORRY THAT HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE ASKED ME TO SAY HI FOR YOU TO, YOU WE'RE HERE THOUGH, TO DEMAND THE RELEASE AND THE INSPECTION OF THE PETITION SIGNATURES THAT WERE HANDED IN FOR THE RECALL PETITION. YOU HAVE CLAIMED THE CITY HAS CLAIMED THAT THE PETITION FAILED. NOW, THE, UH, MR. SANDOVAL IS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT THE PETITION DID NOT MEET THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER TO BE ACCEPTED. I WOULD ASK, WHICH PETITION ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO. WE HAVE AFFIDAVITS, SWORN AFFIDAVITS BEING SIGNED FROM THE RECALL WORKERS THAT SAY THAT MORE THAN 750 SIGNATURES WERE TURNED IN FOR THE RECALL PETITION FOR THE 2023 ELECTION. THAT WOULD BE TO RECALL THE MAYOR, TO RECALL DEBORAH, ME, AND ALSO TOM GOODMAN. THAT WAS FOR THE 2023. SO WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY IS SAYING ONLY 350 SIGNATURES WERE TURNED IN. THIS IS AN A MASSIVE, A MASSIVE DISCREPANCY. AND WE FIND THIS UNBELIEVABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT IS TO LET US SEE THIS SIGNATURES, TO LET US INSPECT WHAT WAS TURNED IN. WE ASK FOR THESE RECORDS ON THE 11TH OF NOVEMBER. THEY ARE PUBLIC RECORD. THERE'S NOTHING TO BE REDACTED. THERE'S NO REASON AT ALL TO HOLD UP PRESENTING THESE PETITION SIGNATURES TO US. I GOT HERE 45 MINUTES BEFORE, FIVE O'CLOCK TONIGHT, AND I WAS IGNORED. AND I WANT THESE PETITION SIGNATURES RELEASED TO US AT THE END OF THIS COUNCIL MEETING. THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW, AND THE LONGER THESE PETITION SIGNATURES ARE HELD FROM PUBLIC VIEW, THE LONGER YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE HIDING THE RECORDS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL OF THE SIGNATURES THAT WERE TURNED IN FOR THE 2023 [00:25:02] PETITION RECALL PETITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, RUTH. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. MIKE? TRAVIS. MR. TRAVIS, WELCOME BACK, MR. TRAVIS. WELL, THANK YOU. GOOD TO BE BACK. FORTUNATELY, I HAD TO BE AWAY. MIKE TRAVIS, 1695. RUSSELL LANE, SAN BENITO, TEXAS, THE AKA CITY. AND I DON'T MEAN IT IN THE BAD WAY, IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, UH, ANYWAY, I'M BURNING TIME HERE. SO, UH, I HAVE A LOT OF STUFF I WANNA COVER FIRST, BUT FIRST I WANNA GIVE SOME SHOUT OUTS. I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT, UH, TO PUBLIC WORKS. I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR MOWING. THE TRACTOR MOWING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST ONE TRACTOR GUY, OR YOU GOT A COUPLE OF THEM OR WHATEVER, BUT, UH, I SEE THE SAME GUY EVERY TIME. SO I SUSPECT IT'S A, ANYWAY, UH, FOR MOWING ON OUR RUSSELL LANE AND KEEPING US, UH, NEAT AND TIDY. ALL OF US THAT HAVE PROPERTY PRETTY MUCH TAKE CARE OF OUR EASEMENT PROPERTY. BUT THERE ARE SOME FIELDS AND SOME OWNERS THAT DON'T, YOU KNOW, FARMER, I, I DON'T WANT, I'M NOT, I DON'T WANNA BE CRITICAL, BUT ANYWAY, I GET IT. UH, I GREW UP ON THE FARM AND ALSO FOR THE SHOVELING. UH, I NOTICED ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS SOME CREWS WERE SHOVELING, LIKE STUFF OUT OF THE GUTTERS AND STUFF TO GET 'EM UNCLOGGING, THE, UM, DRAINS. I WANNA, UH, APPRECIATE THAT AND, AND SHOT THAT OUT. ALSO, SAN BENITO POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE. UH, NOT, NOT ONLY ON FABULOUS SAM, UH, RUSSELL LANE, BUT ALSO AROUND THE CITY AND STUFF. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. HOUSING AUTHORITY, UH, FOR MOWING. UH, THE, YOUR EASEMENTS OVER THERE ON GS G-A-U-S-E STREETS OVER THERE OFF OF MCCULLOCH, AND THEN THE LIBRARY FOR BEING AN OASIS IN THE HEARTS OF SAN BENITO. AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M ALL ABOUT LIBRARY. OKAY. UH, YOUNG LADY, UH, ACCORDING TO THE CITY STUFF, THE CITY HAS 10 BUSINESS DAYS TO RESPOND WITH THE DOCUMENT. SO YOU'RE ASKING TONIGHT, THAT'S NOT WITHIN THE 10 DAYS. THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ALL 10 DAYS, SIR. AND THERE'S NOTHING TO BE REDACTED. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS SHOW THAT THE PETITIONS TO US. YOU WERE OUT OF ORDER, BUT I'LL LET IT GO BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, OKAY. NOW THEN, UH, TO THE AMENDMENTS, UH, I DIDN'T GET HERE EARLY ENOUGH TO COMMENT BEFORE THE OTHER, THE PREVIOUS MEETING. BUT, UH, ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT WAS ON THERE, NOT TO THINK MORE HIGHLY OF MYSELF THAN I SHOULD, BUT IT WAS THE ONE ABOUT THE RESIDENCY OF THE, UH, CITY MANAGER. I ACTUALLY STOOD HERE AND MADE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ASK ONE OR MORE TO, UH, CHANGE THAT. AND YOU DID. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT, THAT I THINK THE VOTERS SPOKE. AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO PUT YOUR RV OVER AT MY HOUSE AT, AT, UH, RUSSELL LANE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU. I'M RUNNING OUTTA TIME, SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND YOU ARE MY DULY ELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING TIME TO LISTEN TO ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. EDDIE LOA. MR. LOA, I'M GONNA WAIT HEARING, PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S IT. OKAY. OKAY. AND NOW WE GOT THE PRESENTATION [PRESENTATION(S)] OF, UH, SOME OF THE FINANCIALS. GOOD AFTERNOON. STEPHANIE AAND, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. UM, HERE I'M PRESENTING FOR YOU, UH, SEPTEMBER, 2024. UH, FINANCIALS FOR SEPTEMBER, UH, 2024 COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER, 2023, WE HAVE TOTAL ASSETS OF 18 MILLION 122,678, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF 17,549,000 156. FOR, UH, TOTAL LIABILITIES FOR, UH, 2024, WE HAVE 2,323,225 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME, 2 MILLION 171,000 136, TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE OF 18 MILLION 122,678 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF 17,549,000 156. FOLLOWED BY THAT, YOU'LL HAVE OUR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT. SO, TOTAL REVENUES COLLECTED MONTH TO DATE, ACTUAL FOR THE MONTH OF, UH, SEPTEMBER, 2024. WE HAVE 902,857, [00:30:01] I'M SORRY, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF 1,000,330 4,382. YEAR TO DATE, ACTUAL, UH, THE YEAR COLLECTED 16,739,416, FOLLOWED BY THAT, WE HAVE OUR LIST OF EXPENSES. MONTH TO DATE, ACTUAL FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, WE, UM, SPENT, UH, 1,000,320 8,590 YEAR TO THE ACTUAL, WE SPENT 16,000,056 WITH 59, UH, REVENUES UNDER EXPENSES FOR THE MONTH OF 425,733 WITH A YEAR TO THE ACTUAL REVENUES OVER EXPENSES OF 683,357. FOLLOWED BY THAT, WE HAVE OUR SALES TAX. UH, THIS IS THE YEARLY, UM, ACQUIRED. SO WE COLLECTED 7,353,746 WITH 83 CENTS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. WE COLLECTED 641,519 WITH 56 CENTS. SO IT IS AN INCREASE OF 1.22%. THEN YOU SEE THE CHART ON THE BOTTOM AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS STRAIGHT FROM THE CONTROL LIST, SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE WE DID RECEIVE THE 641,519 WITH 56. FOLLOWED BY THAT WE ADDED THE HOTEL MOTEL BALANCE SHEET. THIS IS, UH, FOR OUR RECORDS TO SEE HOW WE WERE DOING LAST YEAR AND HOW WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR. SO FOR SEPTEMBER, 2024, UH, TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE OF 785,817, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF 757,234, TOTAL REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH, 13,787 YEAR TO THE ACTUAL 111,623 TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE MONTH. UM, WE HAVE 8,467 YEAR TO THE ACTUAL, UM, WE'RE REVENUE OVER EXPENSES 44,822. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIALS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER? PRESENTATIONS NEXT, NEXT PRESENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU STEP. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. YEAH, THE, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UM, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. AND I GOTTA TELL YOU GUYS, I AM JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS. ALL OF YOU DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION HERE THAT JUST IS REALLY, REALLY OUTSTANDING. I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS. AND REALLY, UH, DO WE HAVE, YEAH, IF WE CAN KIND OF, YOU WANNA WALK US THROUGH SOME OF IT, STEPHANIE? SURE. SO, UM, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. THIS IS BASICALLY TO KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED WHAT THE CITY DID THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM, SO MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA DO EVERY THREE MONTHS, UM, ALONG WITH THE FINANCIALS. THAT WAY WE CAN SEE A GOOD QUARTER AND SEE HOW THE CITY IS DOING AND WHAT IS IT THAT WE, UM, ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER, SECOND QUARTER, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THIS TIME AROUND, WE DID IT A YEARLY. IT WAS, IT WAS A LOT OF WORK FOR ALL, ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO PUT ALL THE INFORMATION TOGETHER. MS. STEPHANIE? YES. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE THE CITY HAS DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS, THIS HAS BEEN THE FIRST TIME. THANK YOU. THEY DO KEEP THEIR OWN RECORDS, BUT NOT, NOT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND NOT IN A PRESENTATION LIKE THIS. OKAY. UM, AND THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON, IT'S AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY WEBSITE FOR ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON IT AND WANTS TO SEE IT MORE IN DEPTH. THANK YOU. SO, STARTING BY OR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, YOU GET TO SEE, UM, HOW MANY ONBOARDINGS WE DID, HOW MANY TERMINATIONS, UM, THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, THE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, THE TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE THAT DEPARTMENT HEADS AND EMPLOYEES WENT AND ATTEND TO, FOLLOWED BY THAT, YOU WILL SEE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS MY DEPARTMENT, AND WHAT WE GOT ACCOMPLISHED. UM, WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GFO AWARD. WE INCREASE OUR CREDIT, UM, SCORE WITH S AND P AND OUR EXTERNAL AUDIT CAME OUT CLEAN, WHICH IS, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD FOR FINANCE. AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THAT, WE HAVE OUR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. UM, THEY'RE ONLY AVERAGE OF A ATTENDANCE. THE YEARLY IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY HIGH. SO LIBRARY IS DOING REALLY GOOD. I'M NOT GONNA GO IN INTO TOO, INTO DETAIL BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF, IT'S A LOT OF DATA HERE. SO YEAH, YOU CAN SCAN THROUGH IT. YES, IT'S A LOT OF DATA TO GO ONE BY ONE, BUT WE TRY TO PUT IT AS MUCH INFORMATION IN ONE SLIDE SO EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF WHAT IS IT THAT EACH DEPARTMENT IS DOING, FOLLOWED BY THAT WE HAVE A PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND HOW MANY SUBDIVISION REVIEW, RE ZONE SETBACK, VARIANCE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING THAT IT WAS DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM, THAT'S LIKE KINDA KIND OF CRUNCH INTO IT CULTURE. BUT THIS IS OUR CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT, HOW MANY EXHIBITIONS THEY HOLD, THEY HOLD IN THE, DURING THE YEAR, THE VISITOR ATTENDANCE, THE UNIQUE EVENTS, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HOW, HOW'S THE TREND LOOKING LIKE? [00:35:01] AND THEN THIS IS WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE YEAR WITH GOT A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD WITH U-T-R-G-B. THEY GOT OVER A THOUSAND FOLLOWERS. THEY WERE TOP THREE IN RIO GRANDE VALLEY MUSEUM. UM, THEY EXPANDED THE STAFF FROM TWO TO THREE MEMBERS. THEY FINALIZED PLANNING FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING EXHIBITION OF FRED DEFENDER. SO, UM, THEY DID ACCOMPLISH A LOT WITHIN THIS YEAR AS WELL. TOP FIVE IN TEXAS TWICE. SO, AND THEN AGAIN, THIS IS ALL AVAILABLE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GO AND SEE THE METRICS ON IT. THIS IS OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, DEPARTMENT. AND WHAT IS IT THAT THEY DID? UM, TRUCTURE DEMOLISHED JUNK VEHICLES. NOTICE JUNK VEHICLES TANKED. SO ALL THAT GOOD STUFF THAT THEY SENT , MS. STEPHANIE, ONE POINT THERE IS THE PROPERTIES MOWED BY CITY CONTRACTORS, 68 PROPERTIES. MOW PREVIOUS, UH, THIS ADMINISTRATION, WHEN I STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY CONTRACTED TO MOW THESE ABANDONED WEEDY LOTS. UM, AND THIS COMMISSION HAS RESTARTED THAT, CORRECT? AND I'M, I THINK MOST CITIZENS ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT TO TRY TO KEEP SAN BENITO BEAUTIFUL. SO THAT'S THE GOAL. THAT'S, I EVEN GET LETTERS AND I CUT THE GRASS TWICE A MONTH, SO EVERYONE'S GETTING THEM. SO DON'T FEEL, DON'T FEEL CALLED OUT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ALL DOING OUR FAIR SHARE. NO, NOT TWICE A MONTH. IT WAS A RAINY WEEK. I'M SORRY, . OKAY. UH, FOLLOWED BY THAT. WE HAVE OUR BUILDING AND PERMITS DEPARTMENT. HOW MANY, UM, PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR RESIDENTIAL, FOR RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION, FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FOR COMMERCIAL RENOVATIONS, UH, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND HOW MANY PLANS, REVIEWS, HOW MANY INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED, AND HOW MANY OFFICE FIELD CONSULTATIONS, AND HOW MANY GARAGE SALES WE HELD THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR THE YEAR. WE HAVE OUR, OUR STORM WATER DEPARTMENT, UM, APPLICATIONS REVIEW, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, UH, CONSTRUCTION, INITIAL AND ROUTINE INSPECTIONS, MEETINGS, TRAININGS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, FOLLOWED BY THAT WE HAVE, OR, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND IF YOU SEE THAT PRETTY MUCH EVERY, EVERYTHING, IT'S IN RED. AND THEN THE ONES IN GREEN ARE AT THE GOOD ONES. SO, UM, THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN METRICS. CALL FOR SERVICE, INCIDENT REPORTS, ARRESTS, TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, CITATIONS, WARNINGS GIVEN OUT. AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO REALLY INVOLVING OUR COMMUNITY. SO THIS IS HOW MANY EVENTS THEY HELD DURING THE YEAR. SO, AND WE, I ADD SOME PICTURES SO YOU ALL COULD SEE WHAT IS IT THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO GET ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY. MUNICIPAL COURT, WE HAVE THE TOTAL CITATIONS, SORT OF VIOLATIONS TO THE GRANTS ISSUES, FELONIES, RENTS, THE TRAFFIC COURT, UH, HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS APPEAR TO COURT, UM, AND HOW MANY ARRANGEMENTS BY, BY EACH OF OR JUDGE JUDGES. AND YEAH, WE HAVE OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH ALSO THAT'S LIKE KINDA MOVE AROUND. SO AVERAGE RESPONSE, RESPONSE TIME, SIX MINUTES, 36. SECOND, IT'S A 5% IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. UH, FIRE INCIDENTS, VEHICLE INCIDENTS, HAZARD CONDITION, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AND THEN THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS. THEY ALSO HOLD, UH, HOST A LOT OF GOOD EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND DO A LOT OF TRAININGS FOR KIDS TO, UM, BE AWARE OF HOW TO REACT TO, UH, IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN. THEN WE HAVE, OR, UH, CITY OF SAN DIEGO FIRE MARSHAL. HOW MANY TRAININGS, HOW MANY, UM, INSPECTIONS THAT THERE THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE. HOW MANY TRAINING HOURS, PAST INSPECTION, FAILED INSPECTIONS, NEW BUSINESSES REVIEWS, RESIDENTIAL PLANS, UH, FOLLOWED BY THAT. WE HAVE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OR, UM, FOUR EVENTS HOSTED DURING THE YEAR. HOT WATER OR FEST. MOVIES AT THE PLAZA, BACHATA UNDER THE SKY. AND THEN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION HAVE SOCCER SEASON. WE HAVE SUMMER FUN DAYS, FLAG FOOTBALL. AND THEN WE DO OUR UT HEALTH TO AL ENTA, UM, WHERE WE PROVIDE FREE CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITIES. UH, WE GET UP TO 25 ATTENDEES PER SESSION. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, OR NATURE AND IN SPORTS INITIATIVES, WE HAVE OUR WETLANDS AND THE BIRD, THE BIRD FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO COME AND, AND VISIT OUR WETLANDS. WE ALSO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT OUR STREET DEPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY. ON THIS ONE, IT'S KINDA LIKE A LOT OF INFORMATION. WE DID IT MONTHLY. SO, UM, IT'S EVERYTHING THAT THEY GOT DONE THROUGHOUT EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR. SO THAT'S TWO [00:40:01] SLIDES OF IT. HOW MANY STREETS THEY FIX, HOW MANY, UM, HOW ALL THE, ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN. REMOVE BRUSH ON THE RAILROAD AVENUE AND SWAPPED SOME HOUSTON BOULEVARD COMPLETED HOT ASPHALT OVERLAYS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. WE HAVE TWO SLICES OF THIS BECAUSE WE HAD TO BREAK IT DOWN 'CAUSE THEY DO SO MUCH. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC GROUNDS, UM, OR, OR PARKS. TAKES CARE OF ABOUT 10, UH, PUBLIC ROUNDS, INCLUDING THE CEMETERY. SO, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR GENERAL MAINTENANCE, WHICH ALSO TAKES CARE OF A LOT OF, OR, UM, BUILDINGS FROM A EP BUILDING TO THE CITY HALL, TO THE COMMUNITY BUILDING TO THE MUSEUM. THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR WASTEWATER PLAN. THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE CANNOT LIKE, HAVE TO LIKE CRUNCH. UH, AND WE ALSO DID IT BY MONTH. SO EV THE REBALANCE AND ALIGN PUMPS, THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, THE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID, UM, IT'S THERE. AND, UH, OUR UTILITY DEPARTMENT, HOW MANY COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS WE HAVE, HOW MANY RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTS WE HAVE. SOME OF THEM CLOSED, OPEN. UM, THEY'RE ALSO LISTED THERE FROM LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR. AND THEN THAT'S THAT. I HOPE THAT CANNOT SUMMARIZE WHAT THE CITY'S WORKING ON. ALL RIGHT, THE FIRST THING I WANNA DO IS I WANNA OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR, OUR WORKERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S, I HAVE BEEN, I ASKED FOR THIS. I'M STANDING UP ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS FOLKS REALLY IS CRITICAL. THIS IS A LOT OF GOOD NEWS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS A LOT OF WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE. AND I AM JUST SO VERY PROUD OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THESE GREAT JOBS. AND WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO, BUT WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THIS LAST YEAR. THIS WILL BE UP ON THE WEBSITE. PLEASE GO TO IT, DIGEST IT, LOOK AT IT. AND WE ALSO NOW HAVE A BASELINE TO OPERATE FROM. SO WHEN WE GO NEXT QUARTER, WE CAN SAY, OKAY, WE DID THIS BEFORE, NOW WE'RE DOING THIS, AND NOW WE'RE DOING THIS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING ABLE TO QUANTIFY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE DOING AND BEING ABLE TO THEN REPORT TO US SO WE CAN REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SAY, HEY, LOOK, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS TREMENDOUS. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SANTO IS REALLY GREAT UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION. I'D LIKE TO THANK FRED AND ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE AND, AND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HERE IN TOWN FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, SIR. WELL, AND JUST TO ADD TO THIS, I WANNA THANK STEPHANIE AND ALL THE STAFF. I MEAN, THIS WAS A BIG EFFORT. UH, I THINK TO, TO THE EARLIER POINT THAT THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. UH, IT'S, IT IS IMPORTANT. WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS A PART OF OUR, UH, OUR AUDIT AND OUR, UH, OUR CER AND THIS, THIS, WHAT YOU SAW THERE IS GONNA BE THE BASIS FOR OUR ANNUAL REPORT THAT WILL BE COMING OUT HERE IN A, IN A FEW MONTHS. AND THAT WILL LEAD INTO THE MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THAT, AND YET ALL OF THOSE WILL BE THE FIRST THANK YOU. HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE. IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE. UH, BUT, BUT THE, THIS IS GONNA GIVE US, UH, TO TOM, TO, TO COMMISSIONER GOODMAN'S POINT, UH, A BASELINE TO WORK OFF OF. BUT AGAIN, THE, THE WHIRLWIND STOPS FOR NO ONE. I MEAN, EVERYTHING HAS TO HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY. UM, FROM THE SMALLEST COMPLAINT TO THE BIGGEST ONE, UH, OUR FOLKS TAKE CARE OF IT. SOMETIMES IT'S A WHEATY LOT, SOMETIMES IT'S, YOU KNOW, A CATASTROPHIC EVENT AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT, THE WATER PLANT. BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE WORKING. UM, I WANNA THANK THE STAFF AGAIN. I WANNA THANK STEPHANIE FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE FIRST ROAD. THIS IS THE FIRST VERSION OF IT. UH, WE'RE GONNA PUT IT MORE IN A TABULAR FORMAT WHERE YOU ALL CAN LOOK AT IT, UH, A LITTLE BIT EASIER. IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, MORE STATISTICAL. WELL, YEAH, THERE YOU GO. IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE ACCOUNTING. IT LOOKED MORE LIKE AN ACCOUNTING, UH, SPREADSHEET AS OPPOSED TO AN ANNUAL REPORT. BUT THE POINT IS, THIS IS WHAT IT IS. UH, WE WANTED TO INCLUDE THE PHOTOS, INCLUDE AS MUCH AS WE COULD, AND I WANTED THE STAFF TO KIND OF LET THEIR HAIR DOWN, WHICH IS WHAT THEY DID. UH, WE'LL BE DOING THIS EVERY, EVERY QUARTER. AGAIN, THIS WILL BE THE BASIS FOR OUR ANNUAL REPORT. GOT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO, YOU KNOW, DO ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND, AND THE HIGH RES STUFF THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED FOR IT. BUT THEN ALSO USE THAT ANNUAL REPORT FOR OUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS SO THE MAYOR CAN ADDRESS EVERYBODY IN JANUARY. SO THAT'S THE GOAL, FOLKS, AND WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING TO IT. SO, AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL'S EFFORT AND Y'ALL SUPPORTING US ON THIS. THANKS AGAIN TO THE STAFF. AND, OKAY, NEXT ONE'S GOING. [1. Public Hearing to abandon or grant access to a 20’ wide alley right of way by relocating the fire hydrant adjacent to Owens Subdivision.] WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO, UH, PUBLIC HEARING. I KNOW WE HAVE, [00:45:01] UH, THREE ITEMS. YEP, THREE ITEMS. UM, WE'VE GOT ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO ABANDON OR GRANT ACCESS TO 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY BY RELOCATING FIRE HYDRANT AND JUSTIN OWENS SUBDIVISION. UH, THE SECOND ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A BAR AND GRILL. AND THAT PERSON AATE, UH, THE APPLICANT IS CARMEN AR LUNA. AND NUMBER THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING. AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252 DASH AA DASH 11 DASH 2024. UH, REQUESTING A REZONE ON 2385 WEST EXPRESSWAY 83. AND THE APPLICANT IS CHRIS GONZALEZ. UH, WE CAN OPEN THE, OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ITEM ONE AT THIS POINT. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY, ANY COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE, UM, ABANDONMENT OF THE OR OR GRANT ACCESS TO THE ALLEY. THE TIME IS, UH, SIX 19. WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO A PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UH, MY NAME IS MELISSA CORTES. I AM THE RESORT MANAGER OF FUN AND SUN RV RESORT, LOCATED AT 1400 Z LOCK ROAD. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE RESIDENTS OF FUN AND SUN. SOME ARE WHO ARE HERE WITH ME, IF THEY CAN PLEASE STAND. UM, THE REST OF THEM ARE BACK HOME. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THAT WE ARE OPPOSING, UH, THE ALLEY WAY THAT WAS STATED EARLIER AS PUBLIC USE. UH, THIS ALLEY HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS IN WHICH MY RESIDENTS HAVE BUILT STRUCTURES, WHICH ARE THEIR HOMES, WHICH THEY'VE, UH, INVESTED MANY, MANY MONETARY VALUE INTO THEIR SITES. UH, MY RESIDENTS ARE DISABLED IN MANY CASES, LOW INCOME, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ABANDONED ALLEYWAY WOULD PUT A TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON THEIR LIVELIHOOD. AND SO I AM HERE TO REPRESENT THE RESIDENTS BEHIND ME AND ALL THE 400 SIGNATURES THAT WERE COLLECTED TODAY TO OPPOSE, UH, THIS CONSIDERATION. UM, AND SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE RESIDENTS OF FUN AND SON, WE WOULD LIKE TO OPPOSE, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, THAT WAS SET FORTH EARLIER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, ALL TAG TEAM ONTO HER. GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS SANDON. UH, MY NAME'S MATTHEW JONES. I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH JONES GALLIGAN. KEON LOSANO OVER IN WESLACO, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING FUN AND SON. ALSO. I WAS HERE AT THE P AND Z MEETING LAST NIGHT AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER AND, UM, ABANDONING EITHER ABANDONING THE, UH, I DUNNO IF Y'ALL HAVE THIS, DO Y'ALL EVEN KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? YES. HAVE Y'ALL SEEN THIS? SO THE ALLEYWAYS AND STREETS THAT WERE ON A PLAT DONE IN 1954 IS WHAT, UH, YOU'RE ASKED TO CONSIDER. AND P AND Z RECOMMENDED THAT YOU, UM, MAKE THEM PUBLIC, OPEN THEM TO THE PUBLIC AS OPPOSED TO ABANDONING THEM. THAT CREATES, UH, SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THIS FUN AND SUN HAS BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS, AS YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL AWARE, OUR CLIENTS HAVE OWNED IT SINCE I THINK 1998. SO 26 YEARS. THIS, IT IS ALL BEEN UNDER FENCE. IT'S FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES. IT'S AN OVER 55 COMMUNITY. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. THIS WOULD CHANGE ALL THAT AND LET THE PUBLIC DRIVE THROUGH AT ANY TIME WITH ANYTHING THEY WANT THROUGH THIS PARK. FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING, THE CITY IS NEVER ONCE MAINTAINED OR TAKEN ANY ACTION TO TREAT, UH, THE ALLEYWAYS IN THIS THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE PLAT AS PART OF ANY CITY IMPROVEMENTS OR ALLEYS. SO WHEN OUR CLIENTS ACQUIRED IT, IT WAS ALL WITHIN THE FENCE. AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY BEFORE, AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY EVER SINCE. AND SO IF YOU TAKE THIS ACTION, YOU COULD, AS MS. CORTEZ MENTIONED, DISPLACED SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES. AND YOU WOULD ALSO BE ALLOWING FULL ACCESS INTO WHAT HAS BEEN A OVER 55 COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THERE'S SOME OTHER LEGAL ISSUES WITH THE DOCUMENTS THAT I'VE RAISED IN AN EMAIL TO YOUR CITY ATTORNEY, JUST BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO UNDERSTAND. UM, SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS WE HAVE ABOUT WHETHER THESE COULD EVEN BE CONSIDERED, UH, PART, ANYTHING THAT THE CITY HAS RIGHTS TO, BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE. I JUST WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPACTS THAT THIS COULD HAVE ON THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, THAT THAT WOULD BE A REALLY BAD RESULT. WE'VE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS AND IN THE PAST WE'VE ALLOWED AGREEMENT, UH, USE OF OUR ROADWAYS TO, UM, MR. LAU AND OTHER NEIGHBORS, WHICH WE'RE STILL WILLING TO DO WITH PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS THAT WE'RE WILLING TO AGREE TO WITH THEM. BUT THAT'S A PRIVATE ARRANGEMENT WITH ONE OR TWO LANDOWNERS THAT ARE ADJOINING THIS, THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESS. SO WE CAN HANDLE THOSE ISSUES. BUT YOUR [00:50:01] ACTION, IF YOU WERE TO OPEN THIS TO THE PUBLIC, WOULD ALLOW ANYBODY, NOT JUST THE TWO LANDOWNERS IN QUESTION THAT ARE HERE OBJECTING, BUT ANYBODY, NOT JUST FROM THIS COMMUNITY, BUT ANYWHERE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF AN OVER 55 PARK THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR SEVERAL DECADES. SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT, UM, YOU EITHER ABANDON THEM THE ROAD OR I'M ALSO WILLING TO, IF YOU WOULD TABLE IT AND GIVE US TIME TO WORK WITH YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND DEMONSTRATE THAT WE CAN REACH AGREEMENTS WITH THE OWNERS, WE'RE ALSO WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT AS WELL. WE JUST ASK THAT YOU DON'T OPEN IT TO THE PUBLIC TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. I'M KENNETH ROBERTS. I'M A RESIDENT OF SAN BENITO AT FUN AND SUN, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT DIANA MILLER. SHE'S OVER 90 YEARS OLD. SHE LIVES IN A HOUSE THAT WOULD SUFFER FROM THIS, AND SHE IS GOT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD GARDEN THERE. SHE'S LOOKING TO LIVE OUT THE REST OF HER LIFE. AND SO THIS, SHE DOES NOT HAVE MONEY TO MOVE ANY PLACE. THIS WOULD BE A VERY DISADVANTAGED ITEM FOR HER. I HOPE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, YOU JUST SEE LI LETTERS ON A PAPER. IT'S REALLY DEVASTATING TO SOME PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE? NONE. OKAY. HELLO? UM, MY NAME'S MARTHA ANO, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY MOM WHO LIVES ON TWO 16 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD. UM, JUST PIGGY BIG BACKING OFF OF SOME OF THE STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THAT WE OPPOSE ALSO, UM, THE OPENING OF THIS EASEMENT BECAUSE WE, MY MOM, IT, MY MOM WOULD BE ACTUALLY AFFECTED BY OPENING THE EASEMENT. UM, WE JUST RECENTLY LOST MY DAD, SO SHE LIVES ALONE IN THAT AREA, OPENING IT UP IN A PUBLIC ACCESS, LIKE, UM, THE GENTLEMAN STATED, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S COMING IN AND OUT. SHE WOULD ALSO BE AFFECTED BY HAVING TO MOVE A LOT OF THE STYLE ITEMS IN HER PROPERTY. IT WOULD BE A FINANCIAL IMPACT ON HER. SHE'S 77 YEARS OLD, LIMITED INCOME. SO IT, IT'D HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON HER. SO I JUST WANT THAT TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE FOR, MY NAME IS BARBARA . EXCUSE ME. I HAVE A BAD THROAT. AND I MOVED TO FUN AND SUN IN NINE 19, YOU KNOW, 20 21, 20 0 1. EXCUSE ME, , FORGET HOW OLD I AM. I'M 83 IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING. AND I HAVE LIVED THERE THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME. AND WE'VE HAD YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY TOOK ONE OF THE OTHER NURSE, UH, ONE OF THE OTHER, UH, UNITS OFF OUR SIDE, YOU KNOW, OUR, ANOTHER PARK. IN OTHER WORDS, THE, THE KIDS, THEY ALLOWED KIDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND WE WERE HAVING KIDS RUNNING IN AND STEALING FROM PEOPLE WHEN THEY GO IN THE FALL OR WHEN THE SPRING. UM, JUST, EVERYTHING WAS JUST GEE HIGH AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ALLOWED IN THE PARK. THEY KNEW THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED IN THE PARK. INSTEAD, THEY STILL CAME. AND, AND ONE LADY ACTUALLY HAD A MAN COME IN AND, UH, TAKE A KNIFE TO HER, THREATENED TO KILL HER IF HE DIDN'T GIVE, SHE DIDN'T GIVE HIM ALL HIS MONEY. SO THIS IS ALL ON THE RECORDS, ON THE POLICE RECORDS, I'M SURE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT A POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD A SAFE AND, AND HAPPY PLACE TO LIVE UNTIL NOW. AND NOW EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE EVERYBODY WANTS IT AND EVERYBODY WANTS THIS AND THAT AND THE OTHER THING, BUT THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR IT. WE ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? [00:56:17] I APOLOGIZE ANO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THAT, UM, WANTED TO SAY, SAY THAT. I, WE DID TALK TO A COUPLE OF THE NEIGHBORS YESTERDAY AFTER THE MEETING THAT WE HAD. AND BASICALLY ALL THEY WANT IS ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO COME IN THROUGH THEIR BACKYARDS. SO I THINK EVERYBODY'S IN LINE WHEN, AS LONG AS IT'S GRANTED THROUGH FRONT AND CENTER, WHEREVER THEY'RE HAPPY, AS LONG AS THEY'RE ABLE TO ACCC, THEY HAVE THAT ACCESS THROUGH THE BACK END OF THEIR HOMES. SO I JUST WANTED THAT NOTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EDDIE. EDDIE LOA, 2 48 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD, SANTO, TEXAS. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO, TO MENTION YOUR CONSIDERATION OF OPENING UP THE EASEMENT. IT IS GOOD THING FOR ALL THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA. I HOPE YOU ARE NOT CONSIDERING ABANDONMENT. IT NEVER WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER ABANDONED. SANTO POLICE USE THE EASEMENT AS, AS WELL AS THE TRASH TRUCKS, UPS AND FEDEX. ANY SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE BACK OF OUR PROPERTIES WILL BE GOOD FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO OUR BACK PROPERTIES. I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS, AND IT, IT WOULD BE KIND OF DIFFICULT FOR THE, THE RESPONDERS SAFETY RESPONDERS TO GO BACK TO MY PROPERTY. I DON'T HAVE MUCH ENTRANCE TO THE FRONT OF MY PROPERTY. IT SEEMS THAT SANTO IS MOVING FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YOUR CONDUCT TO THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? FOUR AGAINST? NONE. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM [2. Public Hearing for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Bar and Grill at a property located on 236 W. Robertson, at an existing building zoned C-1 “Commercial Restricted Business” bearing a Legal Description Being: Lot Number Nine (9), Block Twenty-One (21), Original Townsite of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas according to map recorded in Volume 2, Page 5, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Carmen R. Luna.] NUMBER TWO, THE BARGAIN GRILL ON THE, UH, 2 20 36, UH, WEST ROBERTON. IS THERE A CORRECTION IN THE LAST NAME? IS IT LUNA OR LMA? BECAUSE YOU SEE ON THE APPLICATION IT SAYS LMA. I DO YOU HAVE IT? IF THERE IS A CORRECTION, WE'LL MAKE IT, BUT YES, IT IS . YES, IT'S . OKAY. SO DULY NOTED ON THE, IT JUST ON THE APPLICATION. IT LOOKS LIKE LUNA SAY . ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD STILL. IT'S THE APPLICANT IS CARMEN R LITMAN. OKAY, NUMBER TWO, FOUR AGAINST NONE. OKAY, [3. Public Hearing & First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AA-11-2024 requesting to rezone a property located on 2385 W. Expressway 83 bearing a Legal Description of: Being 22.00 acres out of Block 121, San Benito Land and Water Subdivision, recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of Map Records of Cameron County, Texas and being out of the tracts conveyed to Sunny Glen Homes, recorded in Volume 368, Page 64 and Volume 368, Page 66 both in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas from AO “Agriculture & Open Space” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: Chris Gonzalez.] WE GO. UH, UH, NUMBER THREE PER, UH, 2385 WEST 83 4 AGAINST GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSION. MAYOR, UH, MR. SAL. UM, CHRIS GONZALEZ, 6,001, UH, NACOTA, UM, CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR FOR SUNNYLAND. WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT WE HAD A REZONE. UH, WE SUBMITTED ALL THE PAPERWORK WE WAS ASKING AND BEING SUPPORTIVE OF IT. WE'VE BEEN IN SANTO FOR 88 YEARS AND SERVING CHILDREN, AND IT IS, WE JUST WANNA CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE? OR AGAINST NONE? THEN? UH, TIME IS, UH, 6 33. I'M CLOSING THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY. COUNSEL, WHAT EMMA, UH, [EXECUTIVE SESSION] TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS TIME AND THE TIME IS, UH, 6 33. WE'RE GO INTO EXHIBITOR SESSION. [01:00:05] OKAY. TOMMY IS, UH, SEVEN 14. WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE GET THE CONSENT [CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)] ITEMS. OKAY. YOU GONNA PULL UP? YES, SIR. OKAY. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, ITEMS ONE THROUGH 26, AND WE CAN TAKE, UH, THOSE ITEMS NOW AND CONSENT, OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE ANY OUT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WE COULD DO THIS. DO SO AT THIS TIME, UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE YESTERDAY THE, UH, P AND Z MET. AND SO I, I WOULD, THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THEIR RESULT WAS ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE US TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE EXPEDITIONS MANNER THAT THEY WENT, BUT, UH, BUT WE'LL, EVERYTHING WAS APPROVED AND THEY VOTED ON OPENING THE ALLEY, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS APPROVED. THEY VOTED ON OPENING THE ALLEY, CORRECT? ON NUMBER 14. THAT WAS THEIR CON THEIR, UM, WHAT THEY VOTED ON. OKAY, I'D LIKE TO PULL NUMBER 14 THEN. UM, AND THEN ALSO IT APPEARS THAT NUMBER 10 WE'RE SUPPOSED TO VOTE ON SOMETHING IN TERMS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON THAT. YES. YEP. SO THOSE WOULD BE ONLY TWO ITEMS THEN THAT I WOULD BE, UH, AND NUMBER SIX? YES. ANY OTHER ONES UNTIL WE GOT SIX AND 10, 14 TO BE PULLED OUT OF CONSENTING AGENDA. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY. THEN, UH, PUT OUT NUMBER SIX, 10 AND 14. UH, CONSENT. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, PROCEED WITH ALL THE OTHER ONES? MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE ALL THE OTHER CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ACCEPTING SIX, 10, AND 14. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. MAYOR, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PURCHASES OF THE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR STAFF, I LOOKED AT THEM PICTURES AND, UM, AND THEY WERE IN DIRE NEED OF THESE, OF THESE VEHICLES. SO I, I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT YES, THERE IS PROGRESS GOING ON. UM, AND I JUST HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU GUYS THAT Y'ALL HAD TO BE DRIVING THEM VEHICLES, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT BRIGHTER DAYS. THANK YOU. IT'S TAKING THIS LONG. I'M SORRY, BUT WE'RE GETTING IT DONE. OKAY, THEN WE'LL GO TO [6. Consideration and possible action to award RFA Number 2024-0117-001 and approve Resolution Number 2024-1119-003(R) pertaining to the City of San Benito Banking Depository Bank Services to Texas Regional Bank and PNC Bank authorizing the Mayor to execute the contracts and all necessary agreements.] NUMBER SIX, PLEASE. OKAY, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, ITEM NUMBER SIX. UM, SORRY ABOUT THAT. ITEM NUMBER SIX, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO AWARD RFA NUMBER 2 0 2 4 DASH 0 1 7 DASH 0 0 1 AND APPROVE. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 4 DASH ONE NINE DASH ZERO THREE ARE PERTAINING TO THE CITY OF SANTO BANK AND DEPOSITORY BANK SERVICES TO TEXAS REGIONAL BANK AND PNC BANK, AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS IN ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT ALL SUBMITTALS AND PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SIR, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MAYOR, I GOT A SECOND BY MAYOR PO. TIM GARVAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. ITEM [10. Discussion and possible action on matters pertaining to the Cameron Appraisal District: a) Nominate one candidate for each of the five open positions from the Official Ballot b) Approval of Resolution Number 2024-1119-004(R) ] NUMBER 10 IS CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE. OH. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO CAMERON APPRAISAL DISTRICT. AND THAT'S ITEM A NOMINATE ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OF THE FIVE OPEN POSITIONS FROM THE OFFICIAL BALLOT. AND ITEM B IS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 4 DASH 1 1 9 DASH 0 0 4 DASH R. OPEN UP THOSE NOW AT THIS POINT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINEES? UH, NO. YEAH, THIS DOESN'T EVEN, OR HOW DOES THIS WORK? YEAH, THIS IS A NEW ONE TO ME, SO I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS WORKS, BUT WE JUST NAMED NAMES AND GO FROM THERE. WELL, THERE'S ALREADY A LIST OF NAMES THAT WE HAD ON THERE OF RUTH, DID YOU FOLLOW UP ON ANY DETAILS ON, IS IT ONE PER BOARD OR ONE FOR EACH? YOU JUST PUT CHOOSE NAME ON THE . IT SAYS THAT ON THE, THE LETTER I READ IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE 70 UP TO 70 UP TO 70 VOTES. YES. SO EVERYBODY GETS 10 OR 20. I CAN LET THEM WAY WANT. YEP. YOU CAN GIVE ALL DO WE, DO WE NEED FIVE ESE THOUGH? WE COULD JUST PICK ONE NOMINEE AND GIVE THEM ALL THE POINTS. YES, YOU CAN DO THAT TOO. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WELL BRING IT UP. 'CAUSE WELL, I'M, MY [01:05:01] LEFT IS IS LOCKED, SO I CAN DO IT. I CAN SEE IT. SO, UH, WHAT DID YOU WANT ME TO READ? YEAH, READ THEM. ALEJANDRA RETE. DAVID ARIGHT. GLORIA CAZA. DAVID A. GARZA COUNTY COMMISSIONER. CURRENTLY THE CHAIRMAN, UH, HECTOR JUNIOR GOMEZ. LUIS D JUNIOR GONZALEZ, JESSICA GONZALEZ, JUDGE JESSICA GONZALEZ. MAN, ERRA GUERRERO, DAVE KUSH, RUBEN MARTINEZ, KENNETH MEADOWS, VICENTE MENDEZ, DEBORAH MORALES, COMMISSIONER DEBORAH MORALES, ATI TI ATI UNA, BARRY PATEL, VEDO SANCHEZ. DANIELA LOPEZ VALDEZ, JESSE AL AND TONY JUNIOR. ISARE KE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR. SO I WOULD, UM, WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THE, UM, WHAT THE COMMISSIONER MORALES. WELL, UH, THE, THE PROPOSAL IS FOR US TO TURN IN A NAME WITH A NUMBER OF VOTES. OKAY. UH, BY DECEMBER 15TH. SO CAN DO WE HAVE TO, UH, IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MEETING BEFORE THEN, CAN EVERYBODY GO BACK AND LOOK AT, THERES BIOGRAPHIES UP THERE. THERE'S SOME OF 'EM HAVE BEEN SITTING ON THIS BOARD ALREADY FOR SOME YEARS. IF WE'RE EXPECTING A, ANOTHER MEETING BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH, WE CAN COME BACK. AND WHAT IS IT WE WANT, WHAT IS IT THE BOARD NEEDS TO ACCOMPLISH? I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE, WHAT ARE THEY TASKED WITH DOING? THEY REVIEW THE PETITIONS, THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD. I MEAN, I'VE STOOD IN FRONT OF 'EM BEFORE, BUT I'M JUST ME TOO . I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT'S STILL STILL THE CASE. SO JUST REVIEW PETITIONS. SO THERE'S TWO ENTITIES. THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD, AND THIS IS FOR THE, A CAMERON APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THE ONE THAT HIRES THE CHIEF APPRAISER. OKAY. SO THIS IS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, YEAH. UH, OKAY. SO, AND PREVIOUSLY ALAN UNA HAS SAT ON THERE FOR US. UH, IT'S, IT WAS NEVER PRESENTED TO US IN THIS MANNER, SO THAT'S WHY I'M KIND OF SHOCKED THAT WE, WE GET 70 VOTES. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ONE. YEAH. WELL, I MOTION, SO WE MUST HAVE GIVEN ALL VOTES TO ALAN PREVIOUSLY. MS. RUTH, DO YOU KNOW, I, I I MOTION THEN THAT WE TABLE THIS, GET SOME MORE CLARIFICATION ON IT AND BRING IT BACK AGAIN NEXT, UM, AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. OKAY. YOU GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN TO TABLE THIS A SECOND. SECOND. I GET A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. ALL IN FAVOR A. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 10. OKAY. NUMBER [14. Consideration and possible action to abandon or grant access to a 20’ wide alley right of way by relocating the fire hydrant adjacent to Owens Subdivision.] 14. ITEM 14 IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO ABANDON OR GRANT ACCESS TO A 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY BY RELOCATING THE FIRE HYDRANT ADJACENT TO OWEN SUBDIVISION. I MOTION THAT WE, UH, TABLE THIS ONE. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO TABLE ITEM 14. OKAY. WE'LL GO OUT [1. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-Z-11-2024 amending ordinance Number 2252 and sections of the Code of Ordinances that pertain to Business Regulations, and codified in the Code of Ordinances in Chapter 4, to add Section 4.13, Requirements for a Flea Market Business.] TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. AND THAT'S, UH, ITEM ONE WOULD BE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252 DASH Z DASH 11 DASH 2024 AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 IN SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT PERTAIN TO BUSINESS REGULATIONS AND CODIFIED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IN CHAPTER FOUR TO ADD SECTION 4.13 REQUIREMENTS FOR A FLEA MARKET BUSINESS. THIS IS THE FIRST READING ONLY. UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, STAFF IS HERE. OKAY. THIS IS COMING UP AS A RESULT OF JOANNA ENLIGHTENING US. ? NO, WE CHE WE HAD A BUSINESS THAT IS INTERESTED IN OPENING A FLEA MARKET AND WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR IT. UM, THEY DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND WE WORKED WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT AND WE TOOK SOME IDEAS FROM OTHER CITIES AND, UH, SO FAR IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY. OKAY. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A A, THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE A HEARING, DOES IT? NO, NO. JUST THE FIRST READING. NO. OKAY. THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO THERE'S NO ACTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, [2. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2626-11-2024, an ordinance establishing an Economic Development Program pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Local Government Code, to be administered by the City Manager; containing findings and other provisions related to the subject; providing for incentive programs and expenditure of public funds; adoption and incorporation of Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 380; clawback and enforcement; and repealing all resolutions and ordinances in conflict; severability; and providing for an effective date.] AND THAT'S FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 2 6 2 6 DASH 11 DASH 2 24. ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO CHAPTER THREE, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY MANAGER CONTAINING FINDINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, ADOPTION AND INCORPORATION OF TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER THREE 80, CLAWBACK AND ENFORCEMENT, AND REPEALING ALL [01:10:01] RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, FIRST READING ON THIS AND, UH, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND. YEAH, I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND SO THAT WE CAN, UH, CLARIFY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND, AND GIVE THE TOOLS THAT NEEDED TO BE GIVEN IN THE RIGHT WAY SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THIS DEVELOPMENT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS. YOU'RE WELCOME, MR. WE'RE HERE FOR, OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT'S JUST [3. Acknowledgment of Recall Petitions initiated by Jesus Aguilera, Jr., and their failure to meet the minimum number of registered voter signatures required by the City of San Benito Charter for each individual elected official.] FIRST READING ON THAT. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECALL PETITIONS INITIATED BY JESUS ALETA JR. AND THEIR FAILURE TO MEET THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTER SIGNATURES REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO CHARTER FOR ITS INDIVIDUAL, INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIAL, UM, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, AS Y'ALL WELL KNOW, WE DID RECEIVE A PETITION REQUEST FOR A RECALL OF ALL OF Y'ALL, UH, GOING BACK TO THE 2023 ELECTION, GOING BACK TO THE 2024 ELECTION. SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, GOODMAN, COMMISSIONER, MORALE, MORALE, COMMISSIONER GALMAN, AND COMMISSIONER NOLA. WE DID, UH, RECEIVE THOSE PETITIONS. THEY WERE DELIVERED TO, UH, CITY STAFF AND SIGNED IN. UH, THEY WERE RECORDED AS SUCH. WE RECEIVED 199 INDIVIDUAL PAGES. THOSE ARE RECORDED. UM, THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT IS, UH, 35% OF THE VOTERS THAT VOTED IN THAT PARTICULAR ELECTION. SO THAT WOULD MEAN FOR 2023. UH, ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY RECORDS, THE TOTAL NUMBER BALLOTS CAST IN 2023 WAS 2,176. 35% OF THAT IS 761.6. SO, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS SUBMITTED, UH, AND I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING BECAUSE I THINK, UM, TO, TO, UH, MS. PALACIO POINT EARLIER TODAY, UH, AND, AND, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF CONFUSION ABOUT THIS, YOU CANNOT RECALL AN ELECTION. YOU CAN RECALL AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE, UH, AND, AND DOING SO BY CHARTER REQUIREMENTS. THOSE PETITIONS NEED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL, UH, INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS. UM, IT'S NOT CUMULATIVE. THERE'S A MINIMUM. AND THE MINIMUM FOR 2023 WAS 761.6. AND I WILL READ YOU THE, UH, THE COUNTED PETITIONS BY SIGNATURE THAT CAME IN FOR, UH, ALL THREE OF Y'ALL. UH, RICARDO GUERRA. THE COUNTED PETITIONS WERE 258 TOM GOODMAN 2 0 8, DEBRA MORALES 2 56. UH, MY MATH IS TELLING ME THAT THAT'S WAY BELOW 761. YOU DO NOT ADD THESE UP TOGETHER. CONTRARY TO SOME PEOPLE'S OPINION, THESE ARE INDIVIDUAL, THEY, YOU CANNOT RECALL AN ELECTION. YOU RECALL THE INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIAL. UH, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY, UH, WELL, NO, FORTUNATELY, I'M SORRY. FORTUNATELY, THEY DIDN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO THE 7 61. IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2024 ELECTION FOR PEDRO ALVAN AND JOSE NAVARRO, UH, THERE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENCE THERE BECAUSE THERE WAS, UH, TOTAL BALLOTS CAST. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE FROM THIS, THIS IS FROM REMY GARZA FROM THE COUNTY. IT WAS 2,140 35%. CHARTER AMEND WOULD REQUIRE 749. UM, AGAIN, PEDRO LAN RECEIVED 227 SIGNATURES FOR RECALL, JOSE NAVARRO RECEIVED 210. SO AGAIN, MY MATH IS TELLING ME THAT THERE ARE NOWHERE NEAR 7 49. THE GOOD NEWS IS IF YOU DO THE MATH ON, UH, WHAT, HOW MANY CITIZENS WE HAVE IN SAN BENITO, UH, I BELIEVE 99% OF THE CITIZENS ARE PRETTY HAPPY WITH WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING. SO AGAIN, WE RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THEY TRY TO EXERCISE THEIR, UH, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR RIGHTS BY CHARTER AND BY, I GUESS BY CONSTITUTION, HOWEVER, THEY FELL SHORT. SO AGAIN, UH, WE JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO VOTE. WE WILL BE ISSUING A PRESS RELEASE AND WE'LL BE FREE TO RELEASE ALL, UH, ALL APPLICABLE, UH, SIGNATURE PAGES AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS TO DO WITH IT, UH, UH, TOMORROW AFTER WE RELEASE OUR PRESS RELEASE. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. NONE OF THAT. WELL, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME AT THIS POINT, UM, SINCE WE DO HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE HERE THAT, UH, THAT STILL VOTE HERE, REPRESENT US. AND, UH, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY AS WE HAD EARLIER, UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A, THERE WAS AN INTERVIEW WHERE I WAS, UH, PUT IN A POSITION THAT, UH, I NORMALLY DON'T GET PUT INTO. UM, I TRY TO THINK OF MYSELF AS PROFESSIONAL. I TRY TO THINK OF MYSELF AS A ROLE MODEL, NOT ONLY TO MY CHILDREN, BUT ALSO TO [01:15:01] MY STAFF. AND THEY PUT ME IN A POSITION WHERE I LOST MY TEMPER. AND, UH, I SAID THAT I WOULD NEVER MOVE TO SAN BENITO. AND FOR THAT I APOLOGIZE. SINCERELY, I APOLOGIZE TO THE MAYOR, THIS COMMISSION, AND I, MOST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE TO THE CITIZENS OF SAN BENITO BECAUSE THAT WAS NEVER MY INTENT. MY INTENT IS TO WORK FOR THIS CITY TO DO THE BEST JOB I CAN. AND IF THE CHARTER REQUIRES ME TO LIVE HERE, THEN I WILL. BUT THE CHARTER'S REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHEN I HAVE TO DO IT. AND I THINK THAT WAS WHAT I THINK GOT ME, UH, A LITTLE BIT FIRED UP. IT IS STILL UP TO THE TO COMMISSION AND IT IS UP TO, UH, TO THIS BOARD TO, UH, FORCE ME TO, TO, TO MOVE HERE. AND THANKFULLY Y'ALL HAVE BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO COMMUTE. UH, I DO PLAN TO BUY SOME PROPERTY HERE. I'M NOT IN THAT POSITION JUST YET 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING. I WILL BE, UH, BRINGING, UH, UH, AN RV HERE TO LIVE AT, UH, FUN AND SUN. SO I GUESS I'LL BE THE ONE NEXT ONE OVER HERE FIGHTING FOR OUR ALLEY. SO I'M ON YOUR SIDE. DON'T WORRY, WE'RE GOOD. BUT AGAIN, MY SINCERE APOLOGIES TO, TO, ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH, FRED, TO GO LIVE THERE? UNFORTUNATELY, I AM . I, I AM. BUT AGAIN, UH, AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES TO, UH, THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION. IT WAS NEVER MY INTENT TO EMBARRASS ANY OF Y'ALL. UH, I DO, I DO LOVE THIS CITY AND I'M HUMBLED AND HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. AND I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE TO, TO SERVE THE CITIZENS BEST WAY I CAN. THANK YOU, FRED. WHO CAN'T LOVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH THEM TACOS THAT WE GOT WAITING OUT THERE FOR US. WELL, I'M SORRY I STOOD BETWEEN THAT AND ONE, ONE MORE ITEM FOR THE SESSION. OKAY. WHAT IS IT? WE HAVE ONE MORE AGENDA ITEM FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. DO WE? WHICH ONE? ONE IS THAT? NO, THAT WAS JUST THE, OH, THAT WAS JUST THE CATCHALL. THERE WAS NO, THERE WAS NO ACTION ITEM ON THAT. OH. OH, I'M SORRY. ITEM NUMBER ONE, I'M SORRY. [POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ITEM(S) AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION] YOU'RE CORRECT. THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM IS ATTORNEY CONSULTATION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS FIVE 5.1 DASH OH 7 1 1 AND TWO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, FOR LEGAL ADVICE AND COUNSEL IN CONNECTION WITH A LAWSUIT STYLED IN DUMBED JULIAN RIOS VERSUS SAM NITO ETAL CAUSE NUMBER 2 0 24 DCL OH 6 0 9 1 IN THE 197TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS. UH, I MAKE A MOTION, I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE, UM, ATTORNEYS TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. I GOT A, GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. NOW WE CAN GO EAT TACOS. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY THANKS? NONE. OKAY. THE TIME IS 7 32. WE AJOUR. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.