May 06, 2025 Commission Meetings

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SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE THAT HARD NOTICE

[CALL TO ORDER]

IT'S, UH, MAY 6TH, 2025.

THE TIME IS, UH, 5 34.

UM, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO WHERE WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

SECOND IS GONNA BE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO A US FLAG IN THE TEXAS FLAG, AND PLEASE REMAIN STAND FOR THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE RESULT OF JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR.

FLAG PLEDGE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER, OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE TODAY AND AS COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND AS THOSE WHO HAVE INTEREST AND DESIRES TO HELP US ALL MOVE FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE PRAY THAT WORDS WILL BE CIVIL AND ALL THINGS WILL BE UNDERSTOOD CLEARLY, THAT WE MIGHT UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BETTER AND KNOW THAT OUR HEARTS ARE INTENSE OR AND TOWARDS THOSE THAT ARE HERE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE PRAY THAT TH WILL HELP US TO BE RESOURCEFUL WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN TO DO.

SO WE PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY AND OUR NATIONWIDE, FOR, FOR THE, THAT PEACE AND, AND HAPPINESS MAY, MAY REIGN THAT PROSPERITY, MAY FIND ITS WAY INTO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE PRAY HUMBLY IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, MR. OH, EVERYBODY.

OKAY.

[ANNOUNCEMENT(S)]

UM, I, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ONGOING DIALOGUE, UM, WITH THEM TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD AND ALSO WANNA THANK THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR, WAS IT THE THIRD, THIRD ANNUAL ELBO? IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.

IF YOU DIDN'T GO, YOU GOTTA TRY IT NEXT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

ANYTHING ELSE? ALSO, WE WANNA WISH MR. VILO WAS A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY.

I KNOW HE'S NOT HERE, BUT HE'S JOINING.

HE'S HAVING A NICE DINNER WITH HIS FAMILY.

TOLD HIM NOT TO WORRY.

HIS 21ST BIRTHDAYS IMPORTANT.

THE 21ST.

HE TOLD ME IT WAS 15 .

NO.

OKAY.

WELL, OKAY.

UM, WISHERS, ANYTHING ELSE? NONE.

OKAY.

UM,

[PROCLAMATION(S)]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF MUNICIPAL CLERK'S WEEK MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2025.

CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS.

WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND AS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS.

AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL CLERK, ALSO KNOWN AS CITY SECRETARY, AND THE DUTIES ARE STATUTORILY MANDATED IN THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TWO 2.071 AND TWO 2.073.

AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT ALL, AT OTHER LEVELS, I'M SORRY.

AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL CITY SECRETARIES HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY, IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL AND SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY CONTINUE TO STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE PROVISIONAL COUNTY INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY CONSISTS OF RUTH A MCGINNIS CPM, CITY SECRETARY, AND YOLANDA GZA, TRMC, ASSISTANT SECRET CITY SECRETARY, AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY ARE MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION, INC.

AND ARE ENROLLED IN THE TEXAS REGISTERED MUNICIPAL CLERKS TRMC CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

NOW, THEREFORE, I PEOPLE CLAIM I RICARDO ROMERO CITY MENTO CITY COMMISSION, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS RECOGNIZED THAT THIS WEEK OF MAY 1ST, MAY 4TH THROUGH MAY 10TH, 2025 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK'S WEEK AND FURTHER EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO THE CITY OF, UH, OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THE EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT IN WITNESS THE OATH I HAVE HERE UNSET MY HAND ON THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY IN THE YEAR OF LORD 2020 25.

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THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU ALL.

DID THEY GET A DAY OFF? DID GET A DAY OFF.

UM, WEEKENDS.

CAN WE GET OVER A PICTURE OR NO? NO.

UM, YEAH.

DO WE HAVE A PICTURE? PICTURE OR GUYS? YEAH.

GET OVER HERE ON CAMERAS IN THE BOTTOM.

OKAY.

TAKE 3, 2, 1.

OKAY.

WHAT DO WE HAVE COMMENTS? WE HAVE PRESENTATION, PUBLIC COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

UH, YES.

MR. 80 LOA MR. LOA, EDDIE LOA, 2 48 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD, SAN MANTO, TEXAS.

I WANNA THANK MR. UH, WE SINO FOR KEEPING THE CITY COMMISSION IN CHECK ON ISSUES THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE HIDDEN AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC.

ON ONE OF THE LAST MEETINGS, MR. MIKE RAVITZ, HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, HE MENTIONED HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO FIGHT LEGAL BATTLES AGAINST MR. WAYNE DELINO.

I I WONDER IF HE'S GONNA DO A BLANK CHECK.

I AM ALSO A RESIDENT AND TAXPAYER OF SANTO, AND I DO NOT WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CITY COMMISSION WRONGDOING.

ON ANOTHER NOTE, I HAD A CONCERNED CITY CITIZEN REACH OUT TO ME TO SEE IF YOU GUYS CAN FIX THE STREETS ON OLD BERTA SCHOOL THAT HAVE MASSIVE POTHOLES.

OTHER, OTHER RESIDENTS COMPLAINING OF SEWER SMELL WHEN THEY'RE DROPPING OFF THEIR KIDS AT FRED BOOTH ELEMENTARY.

THEY HAVE PERSONALLY CONTACTED CITY COMMISSION AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

EXPOSURE TO, TO SEWER CAN HAVE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS.

IT'S WHO YOU KNOW THAT HELPS YOU GET DONE THINGS AROUND HERE IN SANTO.

AS YOU, AS YOU GUYS KNOW ALREADY, I ALREADY HAD MY, MY DAY IN COURT WITH NEIGHBOR ISSUES.

I'M HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME.

I WANNA ME MENTION THAT A CERTAIN COMMISSIONER THAT IS PRESENT HERE TODAY TOOK A DAY OFF, DROVE ALL THE WAY TO BRONZEVILLE TO TESTIFY ON HIS BEHALF.

I TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT BECAUSE I HAVE EMAILED CALLED HIM TO SOLVE EASEMENT ISSUES, OTHER ISSUES, NEVER ANSWERED MY CALLS NOR EMAILS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WANTS TO BE THE NEXT MAYOR.

ALL THAT I'M SAYING IS TO BE CAREFUL WHO YOU VOTE FOR.

RESIDENTS OF SAN BENITO.

TRY TO GET SOMEBODY THAT IS THERE TO HELP EQUALLY, NOT SOMEONE THAT IS THERE TO HELP CERTAIN PEOPLE TO BENEFIT THEMSELVES.

ALSO, THIS PERSON IS USING A FAKE PROFILE ON FACEBOOK.

SO MUCH FOR TRANSPARENCY.

THANK YOU MR. PETER GALVAN.

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I'LL HAVE YOU REFRAIN FROM DIRECTING THE COMMISSION DIRECTLY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

YES, SIR.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

THANK YOU.

KEEP UP YOUR WORK.

OH.

SO MR. FLORES, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT I KNOW WHEN THE PEOPLE COME UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEY GIVE THEIR ADDRESS.

I REALLY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT GIVING THEIR ADDRESS AS LONG AS THEY PUT IT ON THE PAPER.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO? UH, THEY DON'T HAVE TO ANNOUNCE IT PUBLICLY.

AND IN FACT, I WAS CONSULTING, UH, WITH MS. DEANNA HERE.

UH, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR, A LITTLE BIT IN OUR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, POLICY.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT TOMORROW.

THANK YOU, RUTH.

ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR.

OKAY.

OKAY.

NOW PRESENTATIONS.

[PRESENTATION(S)]

HELLO.

GOOD EVENING.

OKAY.

I CAN SEE IT'S LOVELY.

WONDERFUL.

SO I HAVE PHYSICAL PRINTED COPIES IN CASE ANYONE WOULD LIKE ONE.

MY NAME IS REBECCA LO AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE UT HEALTH HOUSTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN BRONZEVILLE.

YEAH, A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO MY TAKE, PLEASE.

OH MY GOODNESS.

THANK YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

OH MY.

OKAY.

SORRY, Y'ALL , EVERYONE'S GONNA HAVE TO HEAR MY VOICE.

REALLY AMPL AMPLIFIED TONIGHT.

UM, SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT OUR 2024 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE LU ENTA PROGRAM.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF SAN BONITO TO OFFER THIS FREE PROGRAM TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

ON THIS FIRST PAGE, WE COULD, WE REALLY WANTED TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT AND HIGHLIGHT LETICIA GOMEZ, WHO IS OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HERE IN THE CITY.

LETICIA HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, I BELIEVE FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW, IMPLEMENTING THE ENTA PROGRAM.

UM, ON THIS FIRST PAGE, YOU CAN LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HER AND ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT SHE GETS TO DO.

UM, WE CONSTANTLY HEAR WONDERFUL FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS, UM, PARTNERING CITIES AS WELL, BUT ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT LETTI DOES AND THE EXAMPLE SHE IS FOR OUR QUINTA PROGRAMMING.

UM, AND WHILE WE DON'T HIGHLIGHT DEANNA ON OUR REPORT ON THIS FIRST PAGE, I DO WANNA GIVE HER A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT AS WELL.

SHE'S SUCH A GREAT PARTNER.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BOTH HER AND LETTI AND ALL OF YOU TO IMPLEMENT THIS ENTA PROGRAM.

UM, ON HERE YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES AND PRECINCTS THAT WE GET TO PARTNER WITH AS PART OF THE ENTA PROGRAM.

UH, TO ME, THIS IS JUST REALLY HEARTENING TO SEE HOW MUCH WE'VE SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND WE ARE ALL JUST WORKING TOWARDS THAT COLLECTIVE GOAL OF A, A HEALTHIER REGION.

AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, OR ON THE NEXT PAGE, WE GET TO THE FUN STUFF ABOUT OUR PROGRAMMING RESULTS.

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I DO WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAM REALLY IS.

SO THE ENTA PROGRAM IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY COMMUNITYWIDE CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON IMPROVING INDIVIDUALS MODIFIABLE BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC DISEASE.

AND WE PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY FOOD CHOICE.

AS I MENTIONED OVER THE YEARS, IT'S REALLY EXPANDED ITS REACH AND SERVICES TO IMPACT MORE COMMUNITIES HERE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

OUR PRIORITIES INCLUDE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY POLICY AND ENVIR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

AND AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I THINK WE ALL CAN UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGGIES.

AND WE PROBABLY KNOW WE PROBABLY SHOULD EXERCISE A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT IT'S JUST NOT THAT EASY, RIGHT? AND SO WITH THIS ENTA PROGRAM AS A COMMUNITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN, WE FOCUS ON DIFFERENT CORE COMPONENTS THAT ARE LISTED HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, UM, WHICH ARE MEDIA, SOCIAL SUPPORT, RISK FACTOR SCREENING, BEHAVIOR CHANGE COACHING, WHICH IS DIRECTLY WITH LETICIA GOMEZ AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICY CHANGE.

AND BY ADDRESSING EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS WE'VE SEEN, OR THE, THE DATA HAS SHOWN THAT IT REALLY HELPS IMPROVE PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES.

SO FOR 2024, OR IN 2024, WE HAD OVER 52 TELEVISION SEGMENTS, UM, THAT AIRED ON TELEVISA, WHICH IS A, UH, SPANISH CHANNEL.

WE HAD OVER 180 CLASS CLASS SERIES INITIATED, WHICH INCLUDE OUR FREE EXERCISE CLASSES, FREE NUTRITION CLASSES, AND FREE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM CLASSES.

WE HAD OVER 588 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND THAT IS ON OUR DIRECT, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.

THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PROMOTION THAT EACH OF OUR PARTNERS GET TO DO ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.

AND THEN WE HAD OVER, WHICH IS REALLY PHENOMENAL, OVER 193 FREE EXERCISE CLASSES OFFERED ON A WEEKLY BASIS THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

UM, IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, UM, THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS.

IT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

AND SO IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL JUST TO SEE, UM, HOW MANY FREE CLASSES ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.

FOUR PARTICIPANTS WHO AGAIN MET WITH LETTI, UM, FOR TWO OR MORE, UH, VISITS, THEY HAD SHOWN TO SHOW IMPROVE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE, WEIGHT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND, AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION.

AT EACH OF

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AND IN THOSE VISITS, SHE OFFERS A FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK FREE.

UH, BMI CHECK.

SHE ALSO OFFERS AN EDUCATIONAL MODULE, UM, ON DIFFERENT HEALTH TOPICS LIKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FOOD AND VEGGIE CONSUMPTION.

AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, THEY NOT ONLY PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO PARTICIPANTS, BUT THEY ALSO CAN CONNECT THEM TO WONDERFUL RESOURCES THAT ARE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

'CAUSE THEY WILL OFTEN OPEN UP ABOUT, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MAY BE IMPACTING THEIR HEALTH OR THEIR LIFE.

AND AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, SHE REALLY FORMS THAT BRIDGE BETWEEN ALL THE GREAT THINGS Y'ALL DO AND, UM, AND OUR PROGRAMMING AS WELL TO REALLY JUST HELP THE PARTICIPANT IMPROVE THEIR LIFESTYLE OVERALL.

AND SO FOR THESE PARTICIPANTS, UH, 62% IMPROVE THEIR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE WITH AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF ONE POINT 56 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PER DAY.

60% IMPROVE THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 69% DECREASE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE.

AND 20% OF PARTICIPANTS, UH, WHO FIRST WHEN THEY FIRST MET, UM, ANY OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WHO HAD HYPERTENSION WERE THEN, UH, BY THE END OF HAVING TWO OR MORE FOLLOW UP VISITS, THEY THEN HAD A NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE RESULT, WHICH IS REALLY QUITE AMAZING, IF I, IF I CAN SAY SO MYSELF.

AND SO ON THE NEXT PAGE, SO NOW TALKING NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE PROGRAM OUTCOMES, BUT ALSO ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF PROGRAMMING THAT WE GET TO TOUCH ON AS PART OF IT.

SO, UM, I THINK DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE OBVIOUSLY, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T RECOMMENDED FOR US TO BE IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE.

SO WE, UH, OUR PARTNERS REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON SOME NATURE-BASED PROGRAMMING TO GET PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE.

NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT WAY TO GET PEOPLE MOVING, BUT ALSO THE DATA HAS SHOWN THAT IT HELPS IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AS WELL.

AND SO WE REALLY, WE PARTNERED WITH THE GADA GADA TRAILS TO OFFER THROUGH ADA GADA TRAILS CLASSES.

SO IT'S JUST FREE EXERCISE CLASSES OUTDOORS IN A FUN AND FRIENDLY WAY.

THESE ARE SOME OF OUR LOCATIONS THAT WE, WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH IN 2024.

UH, BUT WE ARE, WE WERE REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE FITNESS COURT GRAND OPENING HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO.

AND WE HOPE THAT FOR 2025 WE CAN START OFFERING THROUGH QUINTA CLASSES OUT THERE.

AND ALSO LISTED HERE AS ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS FOR, UH, CLASSES ALONG THE CAR, CAR TRAILS.

THE CITY OF SAN BENITO ALSO HAD A CHALLENGE, RGV COMPETITION.

UM, IF YOU HADN'T HEARD THE CHALLENGE, RGB PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS AND LASTING LIFESTYLE CHANGES.

SO PARTICIPANTS WILL WEIGH IN AND GET THEIR MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN A PUBLIC SETTING IN JANUARY, AND THEN THEY'LL COME AND WAIT OUT IN APRIL.

WE DO FOR, WE ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS WHEN APPROPRIATE.

UM, THE DATA HAS SHOWN THAT WHEN PARTICIPANTS LOSE 5% OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT, IT COULD, IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE DIABETES BY UP TO 50%.

SO, PARTICIPANTS WHO, WHO, WHO, UM, WHO WIN THE, I GUESS THE, THIS HEALTHY COMPETITION, UM, DO GET MONEY MONETARY PRIZES.

AND SO WHILE IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO PARTICIPATE, SOME PARTICIPANTS DO END UP WALKING AWAY WITH SOME MONEY, WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN TO SEE.

UM, SO FOR THE CHALLENGE ARCH OF, YOU HAD OUR BIG KICKOFF IN FINALE EVENTS IN BRONZEVILLE AND EDINBURG, BUT WE ALSO DID HAVE A WEIGH IN EVENT HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING.

I THINK IT'S RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

WE HAD A RECORD BREAKING OF OVER 1800 PARTICIPANTS WEIGH IN, AND IN TOTAL, OVER 2200 POUNDS WERE LOST.

AND OVER 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WHO WEIGHED OUT DID END UP LOSING WEIGHT, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME AND FUN TO SEE.

THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST ON THIS LAST PAGE.

SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YES.

SO, UH, AS PART OF THIS , UM, WE NOT ONLY OFFER THESE FREE VISITS WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER AND THE EX EXERCISE CLASSES, THERE'S ALSO DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF OUR PROGRAMMING THAT WE, THAT WE ALL GET TO PARTICIPATE IN.

UM, AS A PARTNER, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES WORK WITH THE CAR, CAR TRAILS TO BRING PROGRAMMING THAT KIND OF PROGRAMMING TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

THE CAR CAR TRAILS HAS A VISION.

I'M CREATING A 428 MILE TRAIL NETWORK FOR A MORE HEALTHIER AND MORE CONNECTED LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

WE ALSO LET, LET THESE ALSO A LIFESTYLE COACH WITH THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM.

SO THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM IS ANOTHER FREE OPPORTUNITY THAT'S AVAILABLE TO CITY OF SAN BENITO, UM, MEMBERS WHERE IT IS A YEAR LONG PROGRAM WHERE PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY BE AT RISK FOR DIABETES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS LIFESTYLE, UM, CHANGE PROGRAM AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE RISK FOR OF DIABETES FOR A THEN BRIGHTER FUTURE.

THE CITY OF SANTOS, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COLLABORATIVE ACTION BOARD THAT IS DEDICATED

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UH, THE COLLABORATIVE ACTION BOARD ARE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE CAB TO, FOR SHORTER, IT IS COMPRISED OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHO MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, UM, TO IMPLEMENT HEALTHY CHANGE IN THE, IN THE VALLEY.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND I THINK THIS IS, UH, SOMEWHAT OF A PARTICIPANT FAVORITE, IS THE LAINA LEOR, THE HAPPY KITCHEN.

THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER FREE PROGRAM THAT'S AVAILABLE TO CITY OF SAN BENITO, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHERE IT IS A SIX WEEK FREE NUTRITION, A HEALTHY COOKING CLASS WHERE PARTICIPANTS COME IN AND THEY NOT ONLY LEARN AND GET TO TASTE A HEALTHY RECIPE, UH, BUT I THINK EVERYONE'S FAVORITE PART, I KNOW IT'S MY, MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT IT IS THEY ALSO GET TO, THEY ALSO ARE GIVEN THE REST, THE INGREDIENTS TO THEN REPLICATE THOSE RECIPES AT HOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

'CAUSE WE UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES WE WANT TO TRY HEALTHIER THINGS.

WE WANT TO EAT HEALTHIER, BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL LIKE IT.

AND SO MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT LA RE IS IT NOT ONLY TEACHES PARTICIPANTS HOW TO MAKE THESE RECIPES, BUT THEN GIVES THEM THE INGREDIENTS TO REPLICATE THEM AT HOME WITH, FOR, FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

AND SO WITH THAT, UM, I DO, I DO WANNA GIVE US A LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO FOLLOW US ON OUR QUINTA FACEBOOK PAGE TO JUST STAY CONNECTED AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMMING.

AND ALSO THE CITY OF SAN BENITO PARKS AND RECREATION FACEBOOK PAGE TO STAY CONNECTED WITH ALL THE LUTA PROGRAMMING HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY, UM, THERE'S A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF WHAT OUR TEAM, OUR TEAM LOOKS LIKE.

WHILE NOT EVERYONE IS HERE TODAY, I AM, UH, HONORED TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT OUR TEAM HERE TODAY IN THE CITY OF SANTO.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR YOUR TIME.

AND THEN IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW, MA'AM.

I DO.

I GOT A QUESTION.

I DON'T THINK I'LL ALLOW YOU TO COME BACK AGAIN.

WHAT? NO, BECAUSE THEY LOST IT, IT FOUND ME.

NO .

BUT NO, Y'ALL DID AN AWESOME JOB.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, PARTNER OUT MORE.

YES.

AND, UH, FOR, FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE HERE.

SO, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK.

UH, SHE'S NOT HERE, RIGHT? NO.

LET, NO, I BELIEVE SHE MAY BE IN THE CLASS RIGHT NOW.

OH, SHE'LL BE IN CLASS.

OKAY.

MAYBE WE CAN GET RID OF THIS.

MAYBE WE ALL NEED TO GO OVER THERE.

THAT WOULD BE FUN.

FUN, FUN.

YOU WOULD'VE REGRET IT FOR SURE.

I LIKE THE HAPPY KITCHEN IDEA.

YES.

IT, UM, I THINK THE CITY OF SANTO JUST WRAPPED UP THEIR, THEIR COURSE FOR THIS YEAR, LAST WEEK.

AND SO I HEARD WONDERFUL THINGS FROM LAIA ABOUT THE CLASS THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU.

BUT THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM OFFERED EVERY YEAR WITH .

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NO, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HER? NONE.

NO? OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

OKAY.

NO.

ON, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[1. Public Hearing on a request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Mobile Food Truck Park at a property located at 1939 W. Business 77 zoned C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business” bearing a Legal Description of: Lot One (1), Alerik Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas according to the map or plat thereof recorded in/under Document No. 14277, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Sergio Guerra.]

MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR.

FOUR, UH, FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE'LL START OFF WITH, UH, SO WELL THE, THE TIME IS, UH, 5 57.

WE'RE OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.

OKAY.

UM, WE CAN OPEN 'EM ALL UP OR YOU WANNA DO ANYTHING? YEAH, JUST OPEN UP ALL AND ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK AGAINST SOMETHING.

THAT WAY WE CAN GO A LOT MORE FASTER FORWARD.

NOW LET ME DESCRIBE 'EM REAL QUICK.

NUMBER ONE IS, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A MOBILE FOOD TRUCK AT 1 19 39 WEST BUSINESS 77.

IT IS ON CCE TWO COMMERCIAL.

THE APPLICANT IS RA ITEM NUMBER TWO.

THAT'S A PARK, RIGHT? JUST NOT JUST A TRUCK, BUT A PARK.

IT'S ACTUALLY A PARK THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, TO ANYBODY AGAINST IT, YES, WE'RE OPENING IT ALL, BUT AS WE'RE GOING, I WOULD JUST TRY TO, ANYBODY AGAINST IT? NO.

OKAY.

NUMBER TWO.

[2. Public Hearing on a request for a Conditional Use Permit to place a Storage Building greater than 200 square feet at a property located at 1750 W. Expressway 83 zoned C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business” bearing a Legal Description of: Lots 3, 4 and 22, Ebony Heights Subdivision, out of Block 123, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, according to Map recorded in Volume 5, Page 45 of the Map Records, Cameron County, Texas, save and except 1.818 acres conveyed to State of Texas by Adolph Properties Inc. recorded in Volume 729, Page 494, Deed Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Hector Castillo.]

ANOTHER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO PLACE A STORAGE BUILDING GREATER THAN 200 SQUARE FEET OF A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1750 WEST EXPRESSWAY.

83.

AND THAT IS ZONE C TWO.

IT IS A GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS.

AND THE APPLICANT IS HECTOR CASTILLO.

OKAY.

AGAIN, ANYBODY AGAINST IT? NOPE.

OKAY.

[3. Public Hearing on a request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate an Automobile Sales Establishment at a property zoned C-1 “Commercial Restricted Business” located at 1035 S. Sam Houston bearing a Legal Description of: Lots 1 & 2, Palm View Addition to the City of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, according to the map thereof recorded in Volume 6, Page 37, of the Map Records, Cameron County, Texas; save and except the North 5 feet of Lot 1. Applicant: Marco Cortez.]

LOCATED AT 10 35 SOUTH SAM HOUSTON.

UM, THE APPLICANT FOR THAT IS MARCO CORTEZ.

AGAIN, IT'S JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.

YES.

ANYBODY AGAINST IT? NONE.

OKAY.

FOUR.

ITEM

[4. Public Hearing on a request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Murphy Oil USA Convenient Store with 24 hour fueling and alcohol sales at a property located at 1126 W. Business 77 zoned C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”, bearing a Legal Description of Being 0.2996 of one acre or 13,052 square feet of land in the city of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas being Lot 2, Block 1, shown on the plat of Murphy USA #6855 – Walmart #1296, recorded in Cabinet 1, Slot 2911A, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas being out of Block 196, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, in the Concepcion de Carritos Grant, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Murphy Oil USA Inc.]

USA CONVENIENCE STORE WITH 24 HOUR FUELING AND ALCOHOL SALES.

ALCOHOL SALES WILL NOT BE 24 HOURS AT A PROPERTY LOCATED 1126 WEST BUSINESS.

77.

THAT ZONED C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL

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THIS IS AT THE EXISTING, UH, WALMART PROPERTY AND THE APPLICANT IS MURPHY OIL, USA.

OKAY.

ANYBODY AGAINST IT? NONE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

CLOSE MEETING.

SO TIME IS, UH, 5 59.

WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY? OKAY, SIR, GO ON TO, UH,

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]

UM, YOU CAN TAKE THESE AS ONE ITEM, UH, OR WE CAN PULL ANYONE OUT AT THIS POINT AT THIS TIME.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER BETWEEN ONE 14.

ANYBODY WANTS TO TAKE ANYTHING OUT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? NUMBER 14.

NUMBER 14.

ALRIGHT, CHANGE THAT NUMBER 10.

YOU GONNA CHANGE THAT COLOR? 10.

ANYONE ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE? SO I HAVE A, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR, UH, 10 AND 14 TO BE TAKEN OUT FROM CONSENT? MOTION.

SECOND.

A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

SECOND.

SECOND, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE NEED A YEP.

MAYOR, YOU CAN.

YEAH.

SINCE THE, UH, INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER MEMBERS DID REQUEST TO PULL THOSE, YOU WON'T NEED A MOTION TO TAKE THOSE OUTTA CONSENT.

SO YOU'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, FOR THE REMAINING ITEMS THAT ARE IN CONSENT.

OKAY.

SO FOR THE REMAINING ITEMS. OKAY, SO MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, REMAINING ITEMS, UH, ONE THROUGH 14, EXCLUDING 10 AND 14.

10.

14.

OKAY.

CORRECT.

SO I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

SECOND, SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

CORRECT.

NUMBER 10? YES, SIR.

MAYOR COMMISSION.

WE HAVE, UM,

[10. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2628-05-2025 an ordinance amending Chapter 4, Business Regulations, by adding Section 4.13 concerning establishments not licensed by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC); updating the city's fee schedule to include annual permit and inspection fees for businesses that allow patrons to bring their own alcoholic beverages on the premises; and addressing related provisions.]

SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 6 2 8 DASH ZERO FIVE DASH 2025.

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER, BUSINESS CHAPTER FOUR, BUSINESS REGULATIONS BY ADDING SECTION FOUR 13 CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENTS NOT LICENSED BY THE TABC, UPDATING CITY'S FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE ANNUAL PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES FOR BUSINESSES, FOR BUSINESSES THAT ALLOW PATENTS TO BRING THEIR OWN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

ON THE PREMISE OF THE, AND ADDRESSING RELATED PROVISIONS, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS AGAIN, UH, THE ORDINANCE, THE AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WE COULD, SO WE COULD REGULATE, UM, SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE, UH, BUSINESSES THAT ALLOW FOLKS TO BRING IN THEIR OWN ALCOHOL AND SO THEY DON'T STAY OPEN AFTER TWO 2:00 AM.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER MORE? YES.

YES.

MAYOR.

MY, MY QUESTION IS THIS, WE'RE GIVING THEM A PERMIT, RIGHT? TO HAVE THE, THEIR CUSTOMERS COME IN, LET'S SAY WITH THE WINE BOTTLE OR WHATEVER YES.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE.

YES.

THEY WILL HAVE TO APPLY FOR A CONDITION USE PERMIT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CONDITION USE PERMIT.

IF AN ISSUE WERE TO ARISE, WE WILL REVOKE THAT PERMIT.

OKAY.

BECAUSE MY, MY CONCERN IS THE REST OF THE BUSINESSES HERE, YOU KNOW, THAT DO SERVE ALCOHOL, HAVE THEIR LICENSES AND WHATNOT.

YES.

AND THAT HOLDS THEM A RESPONSIBILITY TO, IF THEY HAVE TOO MANY DRINKS OR WHATNOT, WHAT IS GUARANTEEING THE SAME ESTABLISHMENT IS GONNA DO THE SAME BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER'S BRINGING IT IN.

SO THIS IS THE NEW PROCESS.

MM-HMM .

UM, FOR ANY, ANY, UM, BUSINESS SELLING ALCOHOL, THEY DO NEED TO GO THROUGH THAT CONDITION USE PROCESS, WHICH HOLD HOLDS US, YOU KNOW, MORE, UM, I GUESS TO REGULATE THEM AS FAR AS THE, IN THIS CASE, HOW THEY, THEY'RE GONNA BE STAYING AND BASICALLY FOLLOW ANY RULES THAT WE HAVE THAT N-T-A-B-C HAS FOR THE CITY AS WELL.

TO YOUR, TO YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU REGULATE SOMEBODY WHO BRINGS THEIR OWN STUFF.

THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING HOW YOU WOULD REGULATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I DON'T, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.

MM-HMM .

I, NO.

THIS, THIS IS SIMPLY TO REGULATE THE HOURS.

YEAH.

CORRECT.

NOT NECESSARILY THE CONSUMPTION.

I MEAN, I DEFER TO LEGAL ONE THAT'S DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.

WE DO, YES.

YES, WE DO.

THIS IS, UM, A NORM WITHIN THE, I GUESS, CITY PRACTICES, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT REGULATED BY TABC THAT WILL PULL A CONDITIONAL USE, UH, PERMIT.

RIGHT? SO THIS BUSINESS, THE CITY IS ALLOWED TO REGULATE BECAUSE OF THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE, UH, POWER WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THEY CAN REGULATE THE TIMES.

RIGHT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, UM, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT MORE CLOSELY, UH, BUT WE CAN ADD A LITTLE BIT FURTHER REGULATION TO ENSURE, UH, THAT THERE ISN'T SORT OF SOME SORT OF PSEUDO DR.

SHOP, UM, LIABILITY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.

NONE.

OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

SECOND.

SECOND.

SECOND BY AMERAL GALVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER

[14. Consideration and possible action to approve a proposal from Teni-Trak, Inc., for the resurfacing and color coating of two basketball courts at Kennedy Park, in the total amount of $33,630.00.]

IMPROVE A PROPOSAL FROM ATTENDEE TRACK INC.

FOR THE RESURFACING AND COLOR CODING

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UH, BLUE OF TWO BASKETBALL COURTS AT KENNEDY PARK.

AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $33,630 PUT THERE.

I DIDN'T SEE, UH, IS THERE A WARRANTY ON THE, ON THE RESURFACING? YEAH, I SAW IT.

UH, OR IS, UH, IS THE ORGANIZATION HERE TODAY? NO, MR. JOEY'S HERE.

YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? I'M A PARKED, UH, REC COORDINATOR FACEBOOK HANDLE.

UH, DEFINITELY HAVE WARRANTY.

I DON'T HAVE THE WARRANTY INFORMATION ON ME RIGHT NOW, BUT IT DOES HAVE, I BELIEVE, A 10 YEAR WARRANTY TO START OFF WITH.

SO IT'S, IT'S A DECENT WARRANTY.

AND THAT IS FOR A PRICE FOR TWO COURTS, NOT ONLY THE ONE ON KENNEDY CLOSEST TO THE AKA ON 77, BUT THE ONE CLOSEST TO THE EXPRESSWAY ALSO.

SO THAT ONE'S ALREADY EXISTING.

WE'RE NOT GONNA REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING ON THAT ONE.

IT'S JUST TOTAL RESURFACING PER, YOU KNOW, THE NEEDS OF THE, THE CITIZENS.

AND THE ONE CLOSEST TO 77 IS MORE OF A RE-IMAGINING, TRYING TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL SIZE WITH BRAND NEW BACKBOARDS AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT LIKE THAT.

SO WE CAN HOST SOME EVENTS IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE SOME HIGH SCHOOL, LITTLE THREE ON THREE TOURNAMENTS OR THINGS THAT THESE, UH, TEENAGERS REALLY WANT TO KEEP THEM BUSY.

OKAY.

THAT WAS MY ONLY CONCERN.

THE, THE WARRANTY, THE FADING OF THE, THE TECHNOLOGY.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT IT.

I, I WAS LOOKING THEM UP AND SAW, IS IT LA IS IT PAINT? IT'S, UH, OR IS IT THE, IS IT CEMENT LIKE A RESURFACE OF CEMENT OR A RUBBERIZED TEXTURE? IT'S, YEAH, IT'S A TEXTURE COATING.

UH, IT'S THE SAME COMPANY THAT DOES, UM, ALL OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.

IT IS A SOLE SOURCE COMPANY.

THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT DO ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

WE TRY TO FIND SOME COMPETITORS OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT COULD GIVE US A QUOTE OR A BID, BUT IT ALWAYS CAME BACK TO, UH, TENNIS TRACK.

SO, UM, THEY'RE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, SO WE JUST WENT WITH THEM.

OKAY.

AWESOME.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN, I THINK WE, I SAY WE, THE KIDS THE KIDS HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TOO.

YEAH.

NOT SLIP RESISTANT MATERIAL AND BETTER LINING.

YES, IT DOES HAVE GRIP AND IT IS QUICK DRYING, AND THEN OF COURSE IT'S SLIP RESISTANT ALSO.

'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN, EVERY TIME WE GET YOU GUYS TO PAVE IT OR PAINT IT, IT LOOKS GREAT.

AND THEN A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST GOES BACK TO WHERE IT WAS.

RIGHT, EXACTLY.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH THE WARRANTY OF IT.

RIGHT.

AND, AND I'LL DEFINITELY GET SOME MORE OF THAT, OF THAT INFORMATION IF THERE IS, UH, UH, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE WARRANTY.

IF, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN COME AND RESURFACE OR SOMETHING.

WE'LL MAKE, DEFINITELY KEEP TRACK OF THAT BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES.

SO MAYBE WE CAN RESURFACE IT BEFORE IT DOES ELAPSE.

YEP.

THANKS MR. JOEY, FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM LOOKING INTO THIS.

OKAY.

ALSO, MAYOR.

YES.

I'D LIKE TO SAY ELOY, JOEY AND THEIR CREW.

I DROVE BY, I BELIEVE IT WAS THURSDAY, RIGHT? ELOY OVER THERE.

STOGIE PARK.

THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN CLEANING UP THAT PARK.

YOU TAKE A DRIVE BY THERE.

THEY WERE, THE WHOLE CREW WAS OUT THERE WORKING ON IT, CLEANING IT UP.

SO, THANK YOU GUYS.

YES.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? MAYOR, I I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR GALVAN.

SECOND.

SECOND.

SECOND BACK.

COMMISSIONER.

MORALE.

MORALE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES ITEMS

[1. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2629-06-2025, an ordinance adopting Model Subdivision Rules; providing for standards in accordance with State Law for water and wastewater services in subdivisions]

ITEM NUMBER ONE, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 6 2 9 DASH 6 20 25.

ORDINANCE ADOPTING MODEL SUBDIVISION RULES OF PROVIDING FOR STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES IN SUBDIVISIONS.

UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS FIRST READING.

UM, THIS PUTS US, UH, IN LINE AND, AND, AND MAKES US CONGRUENT WITH MOST CITIES IN TEXAS.

TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD REQUIRES MODEL SUBDIVISION RULES.

AND, UH, WE DON'T, WE HAVE NEVER ADOPTED TO THEM, SO WE'RE GETTING IN LINE WITH THAT.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF, IT'LL ALSO HELP US WORK WITH THE COUNTY, UH, WHEN THEY'RE BRINGING IN SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OUR CITY LIMITS.

UH, SO WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER OVERSIGHT ON THIS, AND IT'LL HELP US GOING IN THE FUTURE FOR GRANTS AND, AND ANYTHING ELSE WE'RE APPLYING FOR WITH THE WATER INVOLVEMENT BOARD? 1989, FRED, SORRY.

1989.

THAT'S WHAT I SEE HERE, THAT WE, UH, HAVEN'T DONE THIS.

THAT WAS A GOOD YEAR.

UH, YEAH, THAT WAS A GREAT YEAR.

.

THANK YOU FOR BEING ON TOP OF THIS.

THIS IS GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING US THERE.

SORRY I DIDN'T GET HERE SOONER, BUT YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

BUT THE STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT, AND, UH, APPRECIATE IT.

ENRIQUE MARIKA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, BUT YEAH, I MEAN, IT, IT JUST GETS US CONGRUENT WITH ALL THE OTHER CITIES.

WAY TO GO.

UH, AND AGAIN, JUST FIRST READING, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO,

[2. Consideration and possible action to approve amendment to the City of San Benito Personnel Policy Manual to Chapter V Section 3 Overtime and Compensatory Time Under During City and/or State Declared Disaster.]

IMPROVE AMENDMENT TO CITY SAN BENITO PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL TO CHAPTER FIVE, SECTION THREE, OVERTIME AND COMPENSATORY TIME.

UNDER, UNDER,

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UH, THIS JUST GIVES US THE OPTION TO, UM, PAY OVERTIME DURING THOSE, UH, PARTICULAR EVENTS.

AND WE DID NOT HAVE THAT IN OUR PERSONNEL POLICY, SO WE'RE AMENDING IT TO REFLECT THAT.

JUST, JUST SO THAT IT'S CLEAR.

AND I, I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS.

EXEMPT EMPLOYEES ARE GENERALLY SALARIED EMPLOYEES, AND THEY, THEY WORK A NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK.

AND HERE WE'RE ASKING THEM TO COME OUT DURING A DISASTER.

CORRECT.

AND SO IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT WE, UH, WE COMPENSATE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THAT.

CORRECT.

AND IT ALSO PUT HELPS US WHEN WE'RE TIMEKEEPING AND IF, IF AND WHEN WE DO GET ANY KIND OF MONEY BACK FROM, OR ANY KIND OF REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE OR THE FEDS, UH, THIS HELPS US WITH THAT AS WELL.

SO, DO I GET PAID TOO? NOPE.

SORRY.

YOU'RE OUTTA UP.

YOU'RE OUTTA LUCK.

LOOK AT, UH, LOOK AT STEPHANIE.

GETTING PAID.

NO PIZZA.

UH, OKAY.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT.

UH, COMMISSIONER GOODMAN, IF YOU COULD MAKE THE, YOUR MOTION, UH, SUBJECT TO FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.

YEAH.

UH, MOTION TO APPROVE A MINUTES SUBJECT TO FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.

I'M SORRY.

FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.

FINAL DEBRIEFING.

FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.

FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.

WE CAN DEBRIEF AFTER IF YOU WANT.

WE CAN DEBRIEF AFTER THAT OLD AGE.

CAN'T HEAR.

IT'S OKAY.

EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCENE.

THAT'S GOOD.

MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, BASED ON FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

I THINK EVERYBODY'S THINKING ABOUT 1989, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT.

SECOND.

OKAY.

SECOND.

I, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, GOODMAN.

SECOND BY MAYOR GALVAN.

TO ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT? AYE.

AYE.

ANY, ANY MOTION PASSES THE UPON REVIEW ITEM NUMBER THREE,

[3. Consideration and possible action amending the City of San Benito Personnel Policy Manual to include the Social Media Policy and Procedures.]

UH, NO.

THIS WAS REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND, AND, UH, COMMISSIONER MORALES.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.

HOWEVER, UH, THIS, THIS IS NOT A STANDALONE, IT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PERSONNEL POLICY.

SO AFTER, UH, TALKING TO LEGAL, WE FIGURED THIS WAS THE BEST ROUTE TO GO.

SO, UH, AGAIN, IT'LL BECOME PART OF OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO NOT JUST ALL OUR, NOT NOT JUST OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT, UH, ALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE.

OKAY.

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

SECOND.

SECOND MAYOR.

SECOND BY MAYOR GALVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

OKAY.

ITEM FOUR,

[4. Consideration and possible action to approve ratification of payment to Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) in the amount of $81,805.49 for the Stenger Road Concrete Path Project and the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Project, pursuant to the Commitment Outlined in the Interlocal Agreement.]

AND THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE SET ASIDE OR TASA PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE COMMITMENT OUTLINED IN OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, WE, UM, HAD A LITTLE DISCONNECT WITH THESE FOLKS, AND THESE ARE GOING BACK TO LIKE NOVEMBER.

SO THIS IS, IT'S NORMALLY THEY'RE A LOT SMALLER, BUT THIS IS, I DON'T KNOW, 4, 5, 6 MONTHS WORTH OF, UM, PAYMENTS.

SO WE'D LIKE TO GET CAUGHT UP, MAKE SURE WE'RE WHERE WE NEED TO BE BECAUSE, UH, TDOT IS STARTING THE LETTING PROCESS ON THIS.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE UP TO DATE.

SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

SO THIS ONE'S GONNA BE FROM, UH, MORE OR LESS FROM BUSINESS SEVEN SEVEN TO, UM, THE BRIDGE.

UH, FIRST PHASE, YES.

THE FIRST PHASE.

FIRST PHASE.

BUT EVENTUALLY IT'LL BE ALL THE WAY TO YES.

BUT IT'S IN FOUR PHASES.

YES, SIR.

THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE TO THE BRIDGE.

JUST PASSED THE BRIDGE.

FRANK, COULD YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THIS PROJECT WHERE WE'RE AT? WELL, AS RIGHT NOW? RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST AT THE, UH, I THINK TDOT IS PREPPING IT FOR LETTING, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST PHASE WILL, WILL BE, AS THE MAYOR STATED, BE FROM BUSINESS 77 UP TO AND PAST THE BRIDGE.

THE BRIDGE WILL BE INCLUDED.

IT'LL INCLUDE, UH, REWORKING OF THE TRAVEL LANES AND, UH, INCLUDE SIDEWALKS, A NEW A, THEIR NEW PROTOTYPICAL SIDEWALKS OR SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES, OR AT LEAST ONE SIDE, I'M SORRY.

UH, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR NEW PROTOTYPES ARE PRETTY LARGE AND, AND PRETTY SPACIOUS.

AND THEY INCLUDE, UH, MULTI-USE, NOT JUST PEDESTRIAN, BUT ALSO, UH, BICYCLES AS WELL.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE KIND OF AN INTERESTING THING, HOW YOU MIX THOSE TOGETHER.

BUT, UH, IT IS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, A JOINT VENTURE PROJECT WITH THE C-C-R-M-A AND, UH, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING ON WILLIAMS AND SOME OF THE OTHER MAJOR THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY.

SO, UH,

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SO WE'RE HOPING THE WORD IS THAT IT'S, UH, CLOSE TO MAYBE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, I HOPE.

I DON'T KNOW.

UH, BUT, UH, I'LL GET Y'ALL AN A COMPLETE UPDATE ON, ON THIS.

YEAH.

FROM THE, THE PROJECT ENGINEERS, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, BUT, UH, ALL THAT, UH, ALL THE, UH, CALLS THAT WE GET ABOUT THE STINGER NOT BEING, YOU KNOW, UP TO PAR ALL THIS.

I KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE GET IT.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ALSO TO HELP US OUT.

UH, IT'S A MAJOR, MAJOR WORK ON IT.

AND, UM, SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S GONNA BE STRIPING, YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE ALSO THERE.

BUT, UH, UH, AGAIN, I THINK IT'S THE, THE SIDEWALK, THE WAY THEY KEEP TELLING US, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A DOG ON A LANE ITSELF, BUT 20 FEET WIDE.

AND SOMETIMES THAT'S HOW THE, THE WAY IT SEEMS THAT THE BIKES, PEOPLE HOPEFULLY HANDICAPPED, YOU KNOW, WHEELCHAIR ARE GONNA BE ALSO FOR THAT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

OKAY.

SO FRED? YEAH, FRED, ANOTHER COMMENT.

FRED, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHEN THEY DO THAT PROJECT THAT WE ADD THE, UH, ANY LOCAL FLARE CHARACTER TO IT.

I MEAN, IT'S LIKE AT SOUTH POTTER ISLAND, YOU GO TO THE SIDEWALKS AND THEY'VE GOT THE IMPRINT IN THE, THE CEMENT OF THE, THE, THE CITY LOGO AND PAINTED AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

AND ANYTHING ELSE, WHETHER IT'S, UH, UH, PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO REST OR, YOU KNOW, OR, OR BENCHES OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER ELSE THAT WE CAN DO OVER THERE TO, TO DRESS THAT UP.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IN TERMS OF, UH, COMMUNITY BRANDING AND MAKE THINGS, YOU KNOW, REALLY, UH, REALLY SANTO STYLE.

OKAY.

I'LL TRY TO PUT MY HANDS IN THERE TOO.

OKAY.

, UH, MAYOR WAS HERE.

FRED, CAN WE GIVE AN, I'M SORRY, MAYOR.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

UM, CAN WE GIVE AN, AN UPDATE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE OF THIS, YOU KNOW, PROJECT? I KNOW IT'S BEEN, LIKE YOU SAID, BEEN SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LAST YEAR.

UM, WE HAVE HAD SOME RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR THING.

UM, I KNOW SOMETIMES OUR RESIDENTS GET AHEAD OF THEMSELVES BECAUSE IT WAS ANTICIPATED LAST YEAR, BUT AS LONG AS WE GIVE 'EM AN UPDATE, I THINK MAYOR, THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING, THAT, UM, WE SHOULD ANSWER A LOT OF THEIR QUESTIONS FROM THAT.

I GUESS AS LONG AS WE DON'T PUT A DATE, BECAUSE IF NOT, THEY'LL HANG US FOR IT.

OH, YES.

BUT WE'RE NO, IT'S, IT IS NOT UP TO US.

I MEAN, WE, WE TRY TO GET THE PROJECTS COMING TO US.

UH, WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON OTHER ENTITIES.

SO PLEASE, IF I TELL YOU IT'S IN, UH, POSSIBLY AUGUST, DON'T HANG ME FOR IT.

IF IT DOESN'T COME, PLEASE, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THEM, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ENTITIES TO COME IN, SO I KNOW.

NO, BUT I'M, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT YOU HAD COMPLETE CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING IN THIS TEAM.

, THEY SAY I DO.

I DON'T .

HONESTLY, YOU DON'T.

BUT ANYWAY, IT'S COMING.

OKAY.

IT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU.

I HOPE IT'S THIS YEAR.

OKAY.