* 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. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:09] THOSE OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF SANTO, UH, CITY COMMISSION. THE TIME. UM, IT'S, UH, JUNE 3RD, 2025. THE TIME IS 5 32. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US, FLAG AND TEXAS, THE 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 FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL FOR THE LIBERTY OF FOR ALL UNDER A TEXAS LIFE. I PLEDGE TO ITY TEXAS, ONE STATE, AND I GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL FOR SURE, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE THIS EVENING AS COMMUNITY, AN INDIVIDUAL'S CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN OUR TOWN FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OTHERS, MORE PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED. AND WE PRAY FOR THY BLESSINGS UPON THOSE THAT DO HAVE NEEDS, THAT THEY WILL BE COMFORTED AND HELPED IN THE WAYS THAT ARE NECESSARY. WE PRAY THAT THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US, THAT WE MIGHT FEEL, UH, UNITY AND, AND CARE FOR EACH OTHER, THAT WE MIGHT PUT ASIDE OUR PERSONAL FEELINGS, FEELINGS, AND, AND ISSUES, AND, AND WORK FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE, THAT ARE, THAT ARE RIGHT AND GOOD AND UPLIFTING, AND THAT WILL MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD. WE PRAY UNTO THEE FOR THAT HELP. ALWAYS. WE RECOGNIZE HE IS GOD AND WE DO SO IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. NEXT ONE [ANNOUNCEMENT(S)] IS, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMMISSIONERS. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS RIGHT NOW? OH, I THINK, YEAH, MAYOR. UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, UM, A SHOUT OUT TO MAYOR PROAM THIS PAST WEEK, UM, WEEKEND. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY KNOWS. HE DID A, HIS FIRST COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY FOR IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM, FOR LEADING THE WAY FOR OUR FUTURE AND SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR US. AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY. GOOD. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYBODY ELSE? NONE. OKAY. PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENTS] COMMENTS, RUTH, ANYBODY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR. UM, MIKE TRAVIS. MR. TRAVIS. MIKE TRAVIS, 1695 RUSSELL LANE. GOOD EVENING. I PRAY THE LORD'S BLESSINGS UPON US. ONE AND ALL, UH, DIRECTLY TO SHOUT OUTS. SHOUT OUTS. UH, PUBLIC WORKS. PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU. ALL YOU DO. I, I SEE YOU'RE AROUND TOWN WORKING CLEANING DRAINS ALSO, IN PARTICULAR, UH, THE, THE BUSH HOGGING GUY THAT COMES DOWN RUSSELL LANE AND KEEPS US VERY NEAT AND TIDY. 'CAUSE SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS THERE ARE NOT VERY DILIGENT ABOUT DOING THAT. FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. UH, I SEE YOU PATROLLING FIRE. ARE YOU HERE? UH, PATROLLING, SHOWING, UH, SHOWING OFF THE SUPER FANTASTIC EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED, UH, PD POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALSO SEEING A PRESENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ALSO, JUST EVEN EARLIER TODAY, A RADAR UNIT OVER THERE CATCHING THE SPEEDERS THAT FLAT THROUGH THE 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT RIGHT THERE. AND OF COURSE, THE, UH, YOU COMMISSIONERS MR. MAYOR, UH, FOR ALL Y'ALL DO IT, IT, IT'S, UH, AND OF COURSE, MR. CITY MANAGER, BUT YOU A PAID GUY. YOU'RE THERE AND PAID GUY AND STUFF. UH, THAT, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO, UH, BEING THERE IN MY STEAD, I APPRECIATE THAT GREATLY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. AND IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK. I KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE SEEN YOU ALLALL HAVING THE, UM, THE WORKSHOPS AND DIFFERENT TRAININGS AND SO FORTH, AND COMING BACK AND REPORTING ABOUT TRAININGS THAT, THAT INDIVIDUALS OF YOU HAVE GONE TO AND ATTENDED TO COME BACK AND HOPEFULLY MAKE SAN BENITO, UH, EVEN BETTER PLACE THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. FITNESS COURT, 12 THUMBS UP IN MY BOOK. I'M SUPER EXCITED. I'VE ALREADY BEEN ON THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. IN FACT, PROBABLY EVERY TIME I GO BY THE, TO THE POST OFFICE, I PROBABLY STOP. I DO SOMETHING VERY QUICKLY. AND I WAS REALLY VERY, UH, ENCOURAGED TO SEE SOMETHING THAT I KIND OF SAW FROM FRUITION BACK WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT. AND NOW IT'S ACTUALLY THERE. SO SOMETHING CAME TO FRUITION THERE. UH, BUT I REALLY ENJOY IT. AND I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD ADDITION TO OUR CITY TO HELP PROMOTE, UH, HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND FITNESS. UM, I SEE SAKA VILLAGE IS [00:05:01] ONE OF THE TOPICS ON EXECUTIVE SESSION. I SAID IT BEFORE, I'LL JUST SAY IT AGAIN. REPEAT MYSELF. UH, SPEND MY TAX DOLLARS HOWEVER YOU NEED TO, TO FIGHT THIS. IT WAS A SCREWY DEAL FROM THE GET GO. AND NOW WE'RE, THE WAY I SEE IT, WE'RE DEALING WITH THE FALLOUT ON THIS. SO PRESS ON AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING TIME TO LISTEN TO ME. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? YES, SIR. MS. FORESTS WALKER. MS. WALKER? IT'S ME. OH MY GOODNESS. HI, MY NAME IS FORESTS WALKER. I LIVE HERE IN SAN BONITO. I AM THE OWNER OF THE PANTRY. AND I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. UM, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF ANY CLIENTS OF OURS CALL ANY OF YOU. PLEASE REFER THEM TO ME. UM, AND DON'T CALL MY VOLUNTEERS, PLEASE. I DON'T SHARE MY BUSINESS WITH MY VOLUNTEERS. IT'S MY BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, JUST THE SAME AS WHEN Y'ALL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YOU DON'T COME OUT AND BLURT EVERYTHING YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT. SO, UH, THAT'S ALL I WANNA SAY. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL DO. BUT LIKE I SAY, JUST REFER PEOPLE TO ME BECAUSE I DON'T LOOK FOR PROBLEMS. I LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS. AND SO ANYWAY, I CAN HELP THESE PEOPLE IF THEY'RE MAD, EVEN IF IT'S ABOUT ONE OF MY VOLUNTEERS OR ME, IT'S OKAY IF THEY HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT ME. HI, MISS ALMA. AND I CAN HANDLE IT. BUT LIKE I SAY, JUST LEAVE MY VOLUNTEERS OUT OF IT BECAUSE I DON'T DO BUSINESS THAT WAY. OKAY? AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, ALL HELPING OUT THE PEOPLE, GIVE ALL THE FOOD TO THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR, VERY MUCH, MS. RUTH. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. JOE RODRIGUEZ. MR. RODRIGUEZ? THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY SHOUT OUTS, SO I'LL JUST SHOUT OUT TO EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY THE NEW PARKING AT THE PARK THAT CAME OUT. REALLY NICE. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. I'M SORRY, NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. WHOSE NAME? YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. MY NAME IS JOE RODRIGUEZ. I DON'T GIVE OUT MY ADDRESS. IT'S NOT REQUIRED, MR. RODRIGUEZ. IT IS NOT REQUIRED ANYWAY. OKAY. UH, YOU THREW ME OFF THERE. OH, THE STREET. THE PARKING. THE STREET PARKING. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 'CAUSE NOW IT'S, IT'S MORE CONVENIENT TO PARK INSIDE INSTEAD OF, UH, PARALLEL. AND IT'S ALSO RE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES. SO THANK, SHOUT OUT TO THAT FOR THAT. UH, TWO QUICK POINTS. UH, FIRST ONE IS I'M GOING TO ADDRESS, UH, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. AND THAT'S GOT TO DO WITH THE, THE HUDDLE HOUSE AMENDMENT. AND AS I WAS READING IT, FIRST, FIRST COMMENT I WANNA MAKE WAS ON THE, THE FOURTH, WHEREAS WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT THE, THE $100,000 AMOUNT, AND IT, IT ADDRESSES DISCRIM, THE DISCRIMINATION OF BOYCOTTING AGAINST ENERGY COMPANIES, FIREARM, FIREARMS ENTITIES, ASSOCIATIONS, OR ISRAEL. AND I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE TALKING THE COUNTRY OF ISRAEL HERE. UH, MAYBE THE ATTORNEYS CAN EXPLAIN WHAT THE CITY OF SANTO HAS TO DO WITH THE COUNTRY OR ISRAEL. UH, THAT'S ONE POINT. MY SECOND POINT IS, UH, ON NUMBER FOUR, SAME TOPIC UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS. NUMBER FOUR, IT SAYS, BEGINNING ON THE DATE THAT THE EO TEXAS HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COMPANY SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN NO LESS THAN 10 EMPLOYEES LOCATED STRICTLY AT THE EO HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT, NO OFFSITE REMOTE PAPA. MY QUESTION WAS, UH, IT'S NOT VERY SPECIFIC, WHETHER THEY'RE FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME. SO THEY CAN OPEN WITH 10 PART-TIME, AND THE NEXT, AND THE NEXT DAY THEY CAN FIRE A FIREARM AND THEY STILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT. SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC, WHETHER THEY'RE FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME, OR A COMBINATION. UH, UNDER COMPENSATION, IT SAYS, IT IS AGREED THAT THE COMPANY WILL QUALIFY TO RECEIVE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF $5,000 [00:10:01] ON THE DATE THAT THE HUDDLE RESTAURANT, HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLICS AND VERIFY TO THE CITY, ITS 10 EMPLOYEES. SO WE'RE GIVING THE COMPANY 10, $5,000 JUST TO OPEN THE STORE WITH 10 EMPLOYEES. THREE MINUTES ARE OVER. OKAY. I HAVE ONE, UH, ONE MORE, BUT I WILL EMAIL YOU THAT ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WROTE? NO, SIR. OKAY. UM, NEXT ONE IS [PRESENTATION(S)] GONNA BE PRESENTATION OF THE CITY MANAGERS. GREAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. UM, LET'S START OFF WITH THE MAYOR. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. THAT'LL BE NEXT WEEK, NEXT THURSDAY AT FIVE 30 AT THE CULTURAL ARTS MUSEUM. UH, I KNOW A LOT OF THE BOARD'S, UH, COUNCIL'S BEING DRAFTED TO DO SOME, UH, SOME VIDEOS FOR THAT. SO WE'RE INVITING THE PUBLIC. WE'RE GETTING, WE GOT SOME SPONSORS LINED UP. WE, I, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT EVENT. SO I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY OF THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC REALIZES THAT. UH, WE ALSO HAVE A BUSY WEEK. WE'VE GOT FREDDIE FENDER, THE FREDDIE FENDER, UH, MEMORIAL PERGOLA DEDICATION TOMORROW AT 9:45 AM AND THAT'S AT THE SAN MANTO MEMORIAL, UH, PARK CEMETERY. SO THAT'LL BE TOMORROW AT 9 45. UM, IT'S A NEW ADDITION TO THE GRAVE SITE AND, AND THE MEMORIAL. AND, UH, STAFF DID A GOOD JOB PUTTING IT TOGETHER. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, SOME, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PUBLIC OUT THERE. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 'CAUSE THEY, UH, THEY APPROVE THE FUNDING FOR THIS. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, WE DID FINISH THE PARKING SPACES ON FREDDIE FENDER DRIVE, INCLUDING, AND NOT ALSO INCLUDING THE, THE PAVING OF FREDDIE FENDER DRIVE. SO WE HAVE 48 PARKING SPACES WITH, UH, HANDICAP ACCESS AS WELL. SO IT'S A NEW, A GOOD ADDITION TO A VERY NARROW STREET. AND, UH, GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK, EVEN AS, AS RECENT AS TODAY AND EVEN LAST NIGHT. A LOT OF FOLKS ARE COMING IN FROM THE TOWN AND FROM OUT OF TOWN. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REAL THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE THE EXTRA SPACE NOW, AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. UH, THE RGV FOOD BANK WILL BE DOING A FOOD DISTRIBUTION TOMORROW AT, UM, NINE, NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. UH, IT'LL BE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AT THE NEWMAN BUILDING, UH, FROM NINE TO 11. SO THAT'LL BE RUNNING OUT THERE AS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CONCURRENT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING. SO, AGAIN, THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO WE'RE GONNA INCLUDE THAT. UM, DEANNA HAD HAD, DEANNA AND I HAD BEEN SCHEDULING SOME ONE-ON-ONES WITH THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND I'VE GOT SOME SUMMARIES OF THOSE. AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE, THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GOOD OUTREACH. UH, SHE'S DOING A GOOD JOB REACHING OUT TO THE, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND, UH, GOT KIND OF A, A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. SO, LIBRARY WILL BE KICKING OFF AT SUMMER READING PROGRAM. UM, YOU KNOW, FREE LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 1130 TO 1230. SO THAT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE GOOD FOR THE KIDS. UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE, UH, EXPANDING THEIR PUBLIC PRINTING SERVICES, YOU KNOW, DOING LARGE POSTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THEY GOT THE, THE PRINTER FOR THAT PURCHASED THROUGH THE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. THEY GOT THEIR NEW, UH, THEIR NEW VAN. SO THAT'S GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT MAYBE COMBOING THAT WITH, UH, OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS THROUGH PARKS AND REC, AND SEE IF WE CAN DO SUMMER READING AND MAYBE EVEN, UM, UH, MOVIE NIGHTS. SO WE'RE, THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CITIZENS ACADEMY IS SET TO BEGIN IN JULY. UM, IT'S, AGAIN, REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON, AND WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT OUT ON OUR, UH, ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT INTERVIEWS FOR THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. AND THEIR, UH, WE AIM TO CAPTURE THE VOICES AND MEMORIES OF COMMUNITY ELDERS AND HIGHLIGHT CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT'S GONNA BEGIN THIS MONTH. SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE DO HAVE A, A, UH, A STAFFER THAT'S ACTUALLY DEDICATED TO THAT FULL-TIME. HE'S GONNA BE OUR, OUR, OUR REGISTERED HISTORIAN, OUR IN-HOUSE HISTORIAN. SO, UH, GOT A LOT OF HISTORY, A LOT OF CULTURAL HISTORY HERE. SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT, UH, RECORDED. AND, UH, FOR FUTURE, FUTURE GENERATIONS. UM, WE'RE ALSO, UH, THEY'RE ALSO LEADING THE, THE MURAL PROGRAM. SO WE'LL BE DOING SOME OF THAT THIS FALL. BUT SOME OF THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE AT, UH, AT SOME OF THE PARK SPACE THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED. YOU'VE SEEN SOME FACELIFTS TO SOME OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE MURALS ARE GONNA BE A PART OF THAT. AND WE'VE GOT THAT PARTIAL FUNDING FOR THAT FROM, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS WELL. SO WE WANNA THANK THEM FOR THAT AS, UH, ALSO, UM, SO THE, UH, THE FOLKS FROM FEMA OPENED [00:15:01] UP THEIR, UM, THEIR COMMUNITY OUT OUTREACH OFFICE, UH, AT, AT OUR A EP BUILDING HERE AT HAVEN PARK THAT OPENED LAST WEEK. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE GOT REPRESENTATIVES FROM FNA, WE GOT, UH, SBA, WE'VE ALSO GOT GLO THERE. SO IT'S A REAL GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO COME OUT, UM, GET THEIR, YOU KNOW, GET THEIR, UH, ISSUES SORTED OUT WITH FEMA AND HOPEFULLY GET WELL ON THEIR WAY TO GETTING SOME SORT OF ASSISTANCE. UH, WE ALSO HAVE OUR CDBG CV HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THERE AS WELL. SO THAT'S GONNA, THAT'S STILL OPEN. WE'RE OFFERING A, YOU KNOW, AID FOR RENTAL, MORTGAGE AND UTILITY EXPENSES. SO, UH, WE'RE ASKING THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OPEN THERE, MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY'S PROVIDING. SO, UH, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET A LITTLE RELIEF IF THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE A LITTLE DOWN ON THEIR LUCK. SO WE'RE HOPING WE CAN HELP THEM WITH THAT. UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST YEAR, WELL, 23 THROUGH 24 HAVE BEEN A 10% DECREASE IN REPORTED OFFENSES IN THE CITY. SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. UM, CHIEF'S DOING A PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD JOB. UH, HE'S GOT A ROBUST TRAINING PROGRAM ONLINE, ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, WE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING THIS ON A DAILY BASIS. IT'S, IT'S INGRAINED IN THEIR, IN THEIR PROGRAM. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT AS WE'RE CHANGING OFFICERS, IF WE'RE YOU LOSING SOME TO ATTRITION THAT OUR OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, REMAIN TRAINED AND GET TRAINED, ESPECIALLY THE NEW ONES. SO WE'VE GOT SOME PENDING ONES COMING ON WITH, UH, PLANNING PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS, BUT WE'LL BE, UH, WE'LL BE LETTING YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAD. IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE. OKAY. IF NOT, WE CAN MOVE ON. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMERS? NONE. OKAY. NEXT ONE'S GONNA [1. 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 237 West San Jose Ranch Road zoned SF-1 “Single Family One” bearing a Legal Description of: Lot One (1), Block One (1), Raymond’s Estates Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, according to the map thereof recorded under Document Number 2024-14844 of the Official Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Ly Kear.] BE THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING. GOT IT. YEP. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONDITION USE PERMIT PLACE, A STORAGE BUILDING GREATER THAN 200 SQUARE FEET AT, UH, 2 37 WEST SAN JOSE RANCH ROAD. UM, THE APPLICANT IS LIKE HERE, LIKE HERE, AND IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. SO WE'LL OPEN IT UP. UH, THE TIME IS, UH, 5 49. AND ANYBODY FOR OR AGAINST UP HERE? NONE. ONCE, TWICE. OKAY. CLOSE TIME IS, UH, FIVE 50. IT'S CLOSED CONSENT [CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)] AGENDA, UH, ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10. CONSENT. UH, WE CAN TAKE THOSE ALL AT, UH, ALL AT ONCE OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO REMOVE ANY, WE CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS. ADAM, ONE TO 10. CONSENT AGENDA. ANYONE TAKE ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. I JUST HAVE ONE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE HEARING WE JUST HAD. YES, SIR. YES, WE CAN HAVE . YES, SIR. GLAD TO SEE WE'RE CLEANED UP. THE JUNKYARD . OKAY. I JUST, IF NOT HAVE ANYTHING, JUST MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST PULL NUMBER TWO SO I HAVE A QUESTION NUMBER TWO. OKAY. PULL NUMBER TWO OUT. ANYBODY ELSE? NONE. OKAY. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, PROCEED WITH, UH, ONE THROUGH 10, EXCLUDE TWO. DO I HAVE MOTION FOR THAT? MOTION TO APPROVE. UM, ALL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WITH EXCEPTION OF NUMBER TWO. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. OKAY, NUMBER [2. Consideration and possible action to approve the Preliminary Plat and Master Plan of Los Cielos Subdivision, Being 29.76 acres of land consisting of that portion of Lot Twelve (12) lying north of the South Right of Way line of U.S. Highway 77, and all of Lot Thirteen (13) lying North of U.S. Highway 77, out of Block One-HundredTwenty-Five (125), and all of Block One-Hundred-Thirty (130) of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Spirit II Family, LLC.] TWO, . SURE. UH, CONSIDERATION ACTION APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT AND MASTER PLAN OF CIELO SUBDIVISION, UH, 29.76 ACRES. AND THE APPLICANT IS SPIRIT TWO FAMILY LLC. GOOD AFTERNOON, ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ. UH, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION ON THAT ITEM? HOW YOU DOING MR. ENRIQUE? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE RIGHT OF WAY ON RUSSELL. IS IT RUSSELL LANE? YES. UM, BECAUSE OF THAT SUBDIVISION, AND WE HAVE RUSSELL RANCH ALREADY OPENING UP FURTHER DOWN, AND THEN A POTENTIAL DUPLEX, UM, REZONING THAT HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BACK. THE INCREASED TRAFFIC COUNT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN ON HANE DRIVE, ESPECIALLY COMING FROM I IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THEN THAT OTHER SUBDIVISION THAT'S COMING UP ON BUS. MY CONCERN IS [00:20:01] THAT DID WE SAVE ENOUGH SETBACK ROOM FOR US TO EXPAND THE ROADWAY IF NEED BE? AND IF WE WERE GONNA INCLUDE THAT NOW BEFORE THEY START CONSTRUCTION? OR HOW DO WE GO ABOUT THAT? YES, THE RIGHT OF WAY IS BEING ACCOUNTED FOR. IT'S A COLLECTOR ROAD. SO THEY DID PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY. SO 40 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE. YEP. AND THEY ALSO PROVIDED A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND UH, WE HAD AN ENGINEER REVIEW IT AND HE SAID EVERYTHING, UH, WAS GOOD. AND, UH, KEEP IN MIND ALSO WE WILL, UM, WILLIAMS ROAD IS BEING EXPANDED, SO THAT'S GONNA COUNT FOR SOME OF THE TRAFFIC AS WELL. THE OTHER THING IS THE, DOES THE FIRE MARSHAL STILL REVIEW THESE PLATS AS WELL? YES. HE'S PART OF THE REVIEW BECAUSE I SEE A BUNCH OF, UH, CUL-DE-SACS. THERE IS TWO INLETS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT GO OVER HOW MANY HOMES CAN THAT CAN BE BACKED UP INTO A CORNER? UM, I THINK THERE WAS OVER 30 SOMETHING. IS THERE A LIMITATION ON THAT? YEAH, ANYTHING OVER 30 LOTS REQUIRES A SECOND, UH, EGRESS OR SECOND AXIS. THEY DID PROVIDE US, SINCE THEY'RE FACING IT OUT, THREE PHASES. THEY PROVIDED AN AFFIDAVIT WHICH FIRE MARSHAL REQUIRED, AND THEY PROVIDED THAT TO US THAT THEY'LL BE IMPLEMENTING THAT SECOND, UH, AXIS OFF OF WILLIAMS ON THE SECOND PHASE. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. LOOKS GOOD. MR. ENRIQUE. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HELPING THESE DEVELOPERS GET THEIR PROJECT OFF THE GROUND. NO PROBLEM. THERE'S MORE COMING. ALRIGHT, . ALRIGHT. WHAT ABOUT THE, UH, ON THE CULDESACS, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRUCKS, ARE THEY GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TURNAROUNDS CHIEF? YEAH, I WOULD FIGURE OUT THE, THE CUL-DE-SACS. YEAH. THEY'RE REQUIRING 96 FEET DIAMETER FOR THE TURNAROUND AND THEY'RE COMPLYING. OKAY. THAT'S WITH THE VEHICLES ALREADY IN THERE OR WITHOUT THE VEHICLES? WELL, THEY, THEY JUST REQUEST FOR THE IFC, UH, 2024. THAT'S WHAT THEY REQUIRE. AN I SIX. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE, I MEAN, I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S GONNA BE SOME CARS THERE, BUT YEAH, THEY'RE MEETING, MEETING THE IIFC CODE, SO. OKAY. PROB, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MAYOR. LOOKS GOOD? NO. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? MOTION TO APPROVE. MAYOR, I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM GAVAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEMS, SIR. INDIVIDUAL [1. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2409-H-C an ordinance amending ordinance numbers 2409-H, 2409-H-A and 2409-H-B, Section 13.03.020, Capital Improvement Fees, and adopting amended fire hydrant installation fees.] CONSIDERATION. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 4 0 9 H DASH C ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBERS 24 0 9 A 24 0 9 HA AND 24 0 9 HB SECTION 13 0 3 0 2 OH. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEES AND ADOPTING AMENDED FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATION FEES. IT'S THE FIRST READING, BUT WE'RE JUST SCREWING UP OUR FIRE HYDRANT FEES WITH, UH, MARKET. BUT AGAIN, JUST FIRST READING. OKAY. WE'LL DO, UH, FRED? YES SIR. I KNOW IT'S THE FIRST READING, BUT WHEN YOU SAY MARKET, IS IT COMPARABLE TO CAMERON COUNTY OR HI DOG COUNTY? BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG JUMP. IT DOUBLED, RIGHT? YEAH, IT DOUBLED DUE TO THE CURRENT PRICES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR ECONOMY RIGHT NOW. AND WE DO HAVE, UH, AN INVOICE FOR THE FIRE HYDRANT ITSELF. AND OF COURSE IT DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR. OH YEAH, SHE'S RIGHT. . OKAY. JUST, JUST 'CAUSE WE ALWAYS WANT TO ENCOURAGE, WELL DEVELOP GOOD DEVELOPMENT, GOOD PLANNING, RIGHT? CORRECT. BUT WE, WE DON'T WANT TO NICKEL AND DIME THE DEVELOPER. WE WANNA DO IT, MAYBE MEET 'EM HALFWAY. UH, SOME PEOPLE SAY WE'RE NOT A BUSINESS, WE'RE HERE TO JUST KEEP IT MAINTAINED AND THIS KIND OF JUST HELPS THEM. BUT ALSO WE CAN'T JUST, UH, TAKE A LOSS ON EVERYTHING. SO THANKS FOR LOOKING AT THOSE FEES. THREE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NUMBER TWO, SIR. GOOD MORNING. ITEM TWO. OH, SORRY, GO AHEAD. [2. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2630-06-2025, an ordinance providing for the regulation of motor vehicle speed on FM 2520 (IH 69 East. to Stoakes Road) providing for an effective date; providing for publication; providing for severability and ordaining other provisions related to subject matter hereof.] ITEM TWO, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 26 30 0 6 20 25. ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SPEED ON FM 25, 20 I 69, EAST TO STOKES ROAD, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, SEVERABILITY AND OR, AND ORDAINING. OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. AGAIN, THIS IS A SPEED STUDY. I THINK THAT WAS DONE BY TXDOT, IS THAT RIGHT? SO I RECOMMEND, I WANT TO, UH, I THINK WE'RE ALL GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK TO MODEL T 75 OR NO, WHAT IS IT? WHAT ARE WE DOING? UH, SO THEY'LL BE LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT. UM, SORRY CHIEF THAT FOR THE RECORD. THEY'LL BE LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT FROM, UH, EXPRESSWAY [00:25:01] SOUTH TO ABOUT WOODFORD. THEY'RE GONNA LOWER IT TO 30, IT'S 40 RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE GONNA LOWER IT TO 30. AND THEN WOODFORD TO, UH, I WANNA SAY IT'S TURNER, IT'S 40. AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA TURN THAT FROM PENNSYLVANIA, UH, SOUTH. THEY'RE GONNA MOVE IT TO 40 FROM THERE. AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA PROPOSE THE SCHOOL ZONE 35 WHEN LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AND THEN FURTHER OUT FROM KILGORE SOUTH, UH, IT'S GONNA TURN INTO 50. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CHANGES. THEY DID THE SPEED SURVEY BACK, BACK IN 2022. THEY'RE JUST WAITING FOR, UH, THE ORDINANCE FROM THE CITY SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH CHANGING THOSE, UH, SPEED LIMITS. I TOLD THE CHIEF WE NEED SOME MODEL TS, MAN. COME ON. SO WE'VE BEEN CHIEF, WE'VE BEEN SITTING ON THIS IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THREE YEARS IN PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. CORRECT. AND THERE'S ALWAYS ARGUMENT IF CHANGING A SPEED LIMIT HINDERS, UM, BUSINESS. WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM BACK IN THE DAY IS WHEN BUSINESS 77 CHANGED THEIR SPEED LIMIT, IT GOT REDUCED. PEOPLE STOPPED COMING THROUGH SAN BENITO AND WE LOST THAT BUSINESS AND PEOPLE JUST DECIDED TO DETOUR AND TAKE THE EXPRESSWAYS FASTER. UM, THAT, MY FEAR IS THAT, DO YOU THINK THIS WILL, WHAT I LOOK AT IS LIKE MCCULLOUGH ROAD IN, IN ANNENBURG OR IN ALDO COUNTY, 55 MILES AN HOUR AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF BUSINESS. CORRECT. AND SOME PEOPLE SAY, OH, THEY WANT IT SLOWER SO THAT PEOPLE CAN TURN INTO THESE BUSINESSES AT A SAFER SPEED. SO I LOOK AT THAT, I'M LIKE, THEY'RE GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR OVER THERE AND THEY GOT BUSINESSES LEFT AND RIGHT ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO DOES, DOES LOWERING THE SPEED, DOES IT ACTUALLY IMPROVE SAFETY? ARE YOU DOING IT? 'CAUSE THAT AREA ALWAYS FLOODS, , . WELL, WE, I JUST HAVE TO THROW THAT IN THERE. YEAH. WE DIDN'T DO THE SPEED, UH, ZONE SURVEY TEXAS. I DID. AND, AND THIS IS WHAT THEIR FINDINGS ARE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO US. THEY, THEY MAKE A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS, RIGHT. BUT THE PUBLIC'S THE ONE THAT COMES BACK AND THEY START SAYING, WHEN, LIKE, WHEN WE'RE GONNA PUT IN A MEDIAN, I'M GONNA LOSE BUSINESS, RIGHT? MM-HMM . WE'RE GONNA PUT SAFE RETURNS. YOU'RE GONNA, I'M GONNA LOSE BUSINESS. SO I DON'T WANT IT TO HINDER I UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL ZONE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE 30 MILE PER HOUR. CORRECT. ON A TDOT ROAD. MM-HMM . AND IT, IT LOWERS SEEMS LIKE A BUSY, IT DOESN'T SEEM TOO MUCH. 'CAUSE IF YOU GO FROM, UH, THE EXPRESSWAY SOUTH, IT GOES, IT'S 40 MILES AN HOUR. SO THEY, THEY STILL HITTING THOSE RED LIGHTS AND THEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE SPEEDING UP. SO IT'S JUST GONNA, IT'S GONNA REDUCE IT TO 30. SO THROUGH THERE. SO IT, IT IS GONNA LO IT IS GONNA SLOW IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WOODFORD AND THEN WOODFORD ON IT WILL BE FROM 40. AND THEN FROM TURNER, I THINK TO PENNSYLVANIA IT'S 50. SO IT, IT DOES DROP AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. SO I MEAN, IN THAT AREA RIGHT THERE, 30, UM, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT SAFER 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE TRAFFIC'S FALLING UP, COMING TO THE LIGHT. AND IT'S A LOT EASIER TO STOP AT 30 WHEN YOU'RE GETTING TO A RED LIGHT THAN IT IS FROM 40. SO, SO WHAT WE LOSE IN BUSINESS WILL MAKE UP IN TRAFFIC, FINE INCOME, , THOSE ARE SPEED TRAPS. 50, 40, 30. I NEVER SAW IT HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, LONG AS THEY DO THE APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS. NOW WE'RE GONNA GET, Y'ALL ARE GONNA HEAR IT NOW? YES, SIR. , EVERYBODY KNOWS NOT ON THE RECORD. WHAT IF WE DON'T PASS IT? THAT IS A QUESTION I CAN POSE TO THEM. I SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST, UH, READING AND I CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, CALL 'EM BACK AND, UH, EXPRESS ANY, UH, UM, CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE. OKAY. SO THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU? NO, I HONESTLY, I DID NOT. I DIDN'T ASK HER. OKAY. BUT I, I CAN'T, I CAN'T CALL 'EM BACK AND, YOU KNOW, VOICE YOUR CONCERNS WITH THEM. OKAY. UH, DID YOU ADDRESS ANY ISSUES WITH CHANGES OVER THE THREE YEARS SINCE THEY'VE DONE THE STUDY? ? GOOD POINT. WELL, CHIEF, I HAVE A QUESTION. I MEAN, WHEN THEY'RE PUTTING IN LIKE MEDIANS AND STUFF, THEY ALWAYS HAVE A VERY ROBUST PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT KIND OF PROGRAM. CORRECT. THEY GET ALL THE FOLKS INVOLVED. THEY HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. I MEAN, I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I GUESS FOR THE PUB, THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THEY DON'T DO, THEY DON'T DO THAT WITH SPEED STUDIES. CORRECT? THEY DIDN'T DO IT ON THIS ONE. THEY DID DO IT ON, UH, THEY'RE GONNA ADD, UH, I THINK THEY WERE GONNA ADD MEDIANS TO BUSINESS 77 AND THEY DID DO, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS. SOMETHING THE MEDIANS, THAT'S A HOT BUTTON ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YEAH, I DON'T BELIEVE IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS KIND OF AN OLD STUDY MM-HMM . MAYBE WE SHOULD CONTACT, UH, THE AREA ENGINEER AND MAYBE SIT WITH 'EM. MAYBE THEY CAN TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE IN OUR CONCERNS. YEAH, I CAN GIVE 'EM A CALL TOMORROW AND UH, WE CAN SET THAT UP. YEAH. ANDY'S A GOOD GUY. I MEAN, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT BY WHEN DO WE NEED, NEED TO PASS THIS? OH, IT'S BEEN SITTING FOR THREE YEARS, SO I CAN CALL HIM IN . YEAH, I DON'T CAN YOU SIT ON HIM FOR THREE YEARS AGAIN? WAIT, THREE MORE WEEKS. I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. I MEAN, IT'S, I KNOW, UH, I MEAN MEAN THE PUBLIC'S GONNA HAVE TO FIND OUT. I MEAN, THEY, RIGHT NOW THE TIME PUBLIC THAT YOU'RE OUT THERE, NOW YOU'RE HEARING IT, UH, CALL US, TELL US YOU ALL AGREE WITH IT OR NOT. BECAUSE ONCE THIS IS IMPLEMENTED, I MEAN, WE'RE TELLING YOU THAT THIS IS COMING. [00:30:01] YOU DON'T TELL US, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST. SO WE CAN TELL THE ENGINEERS I WANT HEAR IT. PLEASE. I MEAN, THAT'S IT. I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE IT TO YOU AND, UH, WE NEED YOUR INPUT. OKAY. THE RIGHT WAY. OKAY. UH, SO YEAH, TELL US. YEAH, I'LL REACH OUT TO HIM TOMORROW, MAYOR. OKAY. ITEM [3. Consideration and possible action to ratify Resolution Number 2024-1217-002(R), approving proposed projects of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Inc., with Amended Performance Agreement.] THREE, QUICK. SURE. MAYOR, UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION RATIFY RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 24 20 12 17 DASH 0 0 2 R APPROVING PROPOSED PROJECTS, SAN BERNARDINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INCORPORATED WITH AMENDED PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. UM, YOU'VE SEEN IT, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WANNA DISCUSS THESE. THESE ARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WANNA DISCUSS THESE NEXT TWO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OR JUST TAKE ACTION ON 'EM. IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHATEVER Y'ALL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE DOING. OKAY. WELL, THE QUESTION WAS RAISED ABOUT, I'M SORRY, THE QUESTION WAS RAISED ABOUT HUDDLE HOUSE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS INTEGRATION AND THIS AGREEMENT. UM, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST SEE THIS THROUGH, UM, SEE THIS AGREEMENT THROUGH, UM, THEY HAVE EMPLOYEES, UM, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. I THINK THEY'VE GOT, YOU SAID THEY'VE GOT LIKE 30 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW. YES. SO, BUT NO FULL-TIMERS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY FULL-TIME. AND SO ALL WE'RE DOING IS AMENDING AGREEMENTS SO THAT WE CAN STILL GIVE THEM WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO. EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT CLASSIFIED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE STILL EMPLOYING PEOPLE WELL BEYOND THE HOURS AND THE WAGES OF WHAT IT IS THAT THIS AGREEMENT CALLS FOR. THAT'S CORRECT. UH, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENT. ISRAEL, I THINK THERE WAS JUST, UH, SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VERBIAGE IN THERE. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE ABOUT ISRAEL STANDARD BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED. HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH US. YEP. BUT IT'S, IT'S STANDARD. WE HAVE TO PUT IT IN ALL OUR GRIEVANCE. OKAY. SO AGAIN, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT. AMENDED AGREEMENT. OKAY. UH, GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. ITEM [4. Consideration and possible action to approve a Small Business Investment Program Agreement with Reach for the Sky Bakeshop, LLC. ] FOUR, CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH REACH FOR THE SKY BAKE SHOP, LLC. UM, THIS BUSINESS WAS AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING AND, UH, THE FLOODING INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WHILE BACK. AND, UH, THEY WERE DENIED INSURANCE COVERAGE. THEY'RE A, UM, NEWER BUSINESS DOWNTOWN. THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF GOOD, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS, I THINK, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY CAME IN, THEY QUALIFY AND EDC AGREED TO, TO HELP THEM, SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? MAYOR? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. [5. Consideration and possible action to approve a proposal with KLM Engineering, Inc., for the rehabilitation of the U.S. 77 Expressway - Freddy Fender Water Tower and the Oscar Williams Road Water Tower in the amount of $264,750.00.] ITEM FIVE, CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED PROPOSAL. KLM ENGINEERING INC. UH, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE US 77 EXPRESSWAY, FREDDIE FENDER WATER TOWER AND THE OSCAR WILLIAMS WATER TOWER IN THE AMOUNT OF $264,750. UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS. UM, WE, UH, WE DID OUR INITIAL EVALUATION WITH KLM. UH, THEY, THEY CLIMBED THE TOWERS. THEY, UH, PUT AN ROV IN THERE. I DID A PRETTY, VERY ROBUST AND VERY EXTENSIVE REPORT. SO, UH, THIS IS IN, THIS IS THE, THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS. I MEAN, AS Y'ALL CAN TELL, JUST BY LOOKING AT THESE TOWERS, IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS SINCE THEY'VE BEEN, UH, REHAB. THEY NEED, UH, THEY'RE IN SERIOUS DISREPAIR. IT'S A LOT OF YEARS OF, UH, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. WE'VE GOT METAL ISSUES. WE'VE GOT, UH, YOU KNOW, PAINT AND OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REDONE, UH, CATHODIC PROTECTION AND SUCH. SO THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE, UH, ENGINEERING PHASE OF THAT. THEY WANT TO, THE, THIS WOULD BE THE ENGINEERING SPECS PREPARATION, PUTTING THIS THING OUT TO BID. AGAIN, THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA BE A TWO FISCAL YEAR PROJECT, ONLY BECAUSE THESE ARE, UH, BIG, BIG PROJECTS. THEY TAKE A LONG TIME. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF SHIELDING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN WITH THESE, WITH THESE, ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE THEY'RE, YOU A POPULATED AREA. UH, THEY GOTTA BLAST EVERYTHING. THEY GOT SANDBLASTED TO BARE METAL. THEY GOTTA COME BACK, UH, COAT IT, REPAINT IT, UM, FIX ALL THE METAL THAT NEEDS TO BE, UH, REDONE. SO IT'S A, IT'S A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS. BUT AS I SPOKE TO SOMEBODY ALL ABOUT THIS BEFORE, UH, THESE ARE, THESE ARE GOOD PROJECTS THAT CAN BE DONE DURING THE WINTER WHEN OUR USAGE IS LOW. BUT ALSO WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NORTHERN CONTRACTORS THAT, UM, BASICALLY GO ON WELFARE. SO, [00:35:01] UH, THEY DON'T, I MEAN, THEY GOT NO WORK. IT'S TOO COLD. SO WE, UH, USE THESE FOLKS BEFORE, UH, UH, USE THAT SAME PROCEDURE DURING, DURING WINTER. AND, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD RESULTS. AND THESE FOLKS, UH, WILL GET US SOME GOOD CONTRACTORS THAT'LL GET OUR TOWERS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, UH, IN LINE WITH TCEQ REGS AND ALSO, UH, GET, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, PROVIDE HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR OUR CITIZENS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF AN ONGOING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. UH, WE DO HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR IT THROUGH ARPA. UH, AGAIN, THIS IS GONNA BE A COUPLE OF, AT LEAST TWO FISCAL YEARS BEFORE WE GET THIS THING DONE. BUT, UH, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL SO WE CAN GET THIS THING GOING. OKAY, FRED, WE'VE GOT A 264, 260 $5,000 EXPENDITURE HERE, AND I'M ASSUMING WITH PART OF THAT ENGINEERING THEY'VE GIVEN US, DO WE REALLY HAVE AN IDEA WHAT IT'S GONNA COST TO COST TO COMPLETELY RENOVATE THESE THINGS? YES. THE, I MEAN, THE ESTIMATE'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE NORTH OF 1.5 MILLION. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S FOR BOTH OF THEM COMBINED. NOW. THEY DID A VERY EXTENSIVE, UH, INSPECTION. SO, I MEAN, I THINK THEIR, THEIR NUMBERS ARE CLOSE. GONNA BE GOOD. WAS THAT AN INAPPROPRIATE QUESTION? WHAT, WHAT IS THIS? UM, WHAT IS THE PRICE TAG HERE THEN? THAT'S FOR ENGINEERING PREPARATION OF SPECS, PREPARATION OF, UH, THE, THE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS, GETTING THIS THING BID OUT AND GETTING IT, YOU KNOW, GETTING IT STARTED. THIS IS TO GET US TO THE POINT OF REHAB. MM-HMM . YES, SIR. AND THEN ANOTHER 1.5. YES, SIR. YEAH, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THAT'S THE QUESTION. AND THEN WHICH ONE WE START FIRST? UM, I DON'T KNOW YET. WE'VE DISCUSSED THE HYDRO PILLAR OF THE FREDDIE FENDER. PROBABLY DOING THAT ONE FIRST. I, THE SECOND ONE. THE SECOND ONE, WHICH IS ON OSCAR WILLIAMS. THAT ONE WAS, UH, I KNOW WHERE JB JB I KNOW I DON'T PUT YOU ON STUFF. UM, THE QUESTION THAT THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE OSCAR WILLIAMS WATER TOWER OUTLIVED ITS TIME. NO, SIR. AND WANTED TO DEMOLISH IT AND TO GET RID OF IT. THAT WAS ONE PROPOSAL A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND I THINK BEFORE INTERVIEW COMMISSIONERS CAME IN. BUT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH IN, UH, TIME HAS PASSED SO MUCH AND HAS BEEN IN REPUTATION, UH, THE LARGE, UH, DOOR THAT WAS ON TOP OF THE, THE, UH, THE WATER TOWER FLEW OFF AND IT ALMOST HIT THE CAR. WHAT I UNDERSTOOD. AND THAT'S A BIG HEAVY FROM ALMOST THE 120 FEET DIE AND IT FELL DOWN AND CLOSE TO A CAR. SO, UM, YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRE DEFENDANT SHOULD BE FIRST BECAUSE THAT THE OTHER ONE'S GONNA TAKE A LOT MORE MAINTENANCE TO IT. BUT, UH, UH, THE CATWALK ALSO, IT'S IN DIRE NEED OF A ATTENTION ALSO. OSCAR WILLIAMS. SO, SO, UM, I THINK, I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY NEEDED. UNLESS WE DON'T WANNA SEE THE WATER TOWER, UH, TOPPLE OVER. BUT, UH, HONESTLY, UH, THIS REHAB IS DIRE NEED, NEED OF THIS, UH, . SO PLEASE, Y'ALL FIGURE IT OUT. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME. YOU CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OKAY. I, I, I MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ENGAGE, UH, KML ENGINEERING IN THIS PROJECT. THE AMOUNT INDICATED IN THE, I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER GOMAN A SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. ITEM [6. Consideration and possible action to approve ratification of payment to OMT Utilities for emergency repair of a collapsed manhole located on East Rose Street in the amount of $42,750.00.] SIX CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE HAS TO IMPROVE RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT TO OMT UTILITIES FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR OF, GUESS WHAT? COLLAPSED MANHOLE EAST ROSE STREET IN THE AMOUNT OF $42,750. JB ANOTHER MANHOLE. I THOUGHT YOU'D BE OUT THERE JUST KIND OF HOLDING THEM UP THERE. JB WHAT'S A LOT FOR THE RECORD? UM, THIS WASN'T JUST A MANHOLE, IT WAS A MANHOLE AND, UH, WORK DONE TO THE LIFT STATION, THE ROSE LIFT STATION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MAJOR LIFT STATIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE. UH, WE HAD A SUCTION LINE THAT BROKE. WE HAD A SINKHOLE IN THE LIFT STATION AREA AND A MANHOLE THAT BROKE. SO ALL OF THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THAT REPAIR. OKAY. AND IT WAS AN EMERGENCY, SO, AND IT WAS AN EMERGENCY? YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I, I HAVE ONE. MAYOR. YES. WHEN IT'S AN EMERGENCY, IS THERE A PROTOCOL THAT WE GO TO AND WHO WE'RE GONNA BE PICKING TO DO THE JOB? UM, USUALLY, UH, I'LL CALL AND SEE WHO DOESN'T HAVE WORK THAT CAN COME AND ATTEND US, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO GET FIXED MORE, MORE [00:40:01] WHEN IT'S IN THE STREET. UH, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO BARRICADE THE STREET AND HAVE IT BLOCKED FOR THE EMERGENCY, UH, RESPONDERS TO BE UP AND DOWN. SO I USUALLY CALL AND SEE WHO'S AVAILABLE. UH, OM T'S A SMALLER, UH, COMPANY STAR FOR WORK. SO THERE'S ARE THE ONES THAT ARE USUALLY NOT BUSY, BUT I DO REACH OUT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. WOULD IT BE PRUDENT TO BEGIN TO, KNOWING THAT WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE MANHOLES THAT WE'VE GOTTA DEAL WITH, WOULD IT BE PRUDENT TO KIND OF REACH OUT AND GET SOME PRELIMINARY PRICES BEFORE I CAN, I CAN, UM, BEFORE THEY BECOME EMERGENCY START, I CAN START WITH, UH, MAYBE 20, LOOK FOR 20 GOOD MANHOLES, AND THEN SET OUT FOR BIDS AND, AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FROM, I, I'M JUST, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO COMPARE WHAT KIND OF EMERGENCY PRICE WE'RE PAYING VERSUS WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ON THE STANDARD. WELL, WE, WE'VE GOT A PROGRAM FIXING TO START. EXCELLENT. COMMISSIONER THERE. YOU, SO YOU GUYS ARE ON IT. THANK YOU. UH, WE WILL, UH, WE BRING BRINGING SOME, SOME, UH, SOME BIDS BACK TO Y'ALL. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, PAYMENT TO OMT UTILITIES. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER UH, GOODMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BACK. COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JIMMY. [1. Consideration and possible action to remove, appoint, or reappoint members to the Traffic and Safety Advisory Board for the places and terms starting and expiring as shown: (a) Place 3- Term June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028 (b) Place 4- Term June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028] UH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION TO REMOVE APPOINT OR REAPPOINT MEMBERS TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD FOR PLACES AND TERMS STARTING AND EXPIRING AS SHOWN. PLACE THREE. PLACE FOUR, SAME TERM. THIRD JUNE 30TH, 2025. JUNE 30TH, 2028. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR THE RECORD, MICHAEL CORDEZ, CAPTAIN SANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALSO THE LIAISON TO THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY BOARD. JUST TO REVISIT FROM THE LAST MEETING, UH, WE HAVE PLACES THREE AND FOUR OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD THAT ARE EXPIRING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. SO, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, UH, REMOVAL OR, OR REAPPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBER OF PLACES. OKAY. UH, PLACE THREE. MAYOR PROBE. I'M GONNA TABLE, MAYOR. OKAY. MOTION TABLE SECOND. OKAY. I GOT, UH, SO I'VE GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COMM, UH, MAYOR GAVAN TO TABLE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO TABLE. UH, PLEASE. THREE. TABLE. TABLE. OKAY. MOTION. OKAY. SO COMMISSIONER NAVARRO WANTS, UH, MAKES A MOTION TO TABLE PLACE FOUR ALSO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO TABLE. PLACE FOUR. THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A HOLDOVER UNTIL REAPPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL, RIGHT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT ONE. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] EXECUTIVE SESSION. MAYOR, ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. NOPE. OKAY. THE TIME IS SIX 15 AND WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SORRY, TIME IS, UH, SEVEN 15. WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. UM, [POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ITEM(S) AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION] NEXT ITEM IS GONNA BE THE POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ITEM DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM NUMBER ONE, NO ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO. IT'S GONNA BE A POSSIBLE, UH, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ASSEMBLY, EDC, UH, DEVELOPMENT CO, UH, CORPORATION BOARD MEMBERS, NOT LIMITED TO THREE REAPPOINTMENT APPOINTMENT REPLACING OR FILLING VACANCIES. MAYOR, YOU HAVE ONE VACANCY AND FOUR TERMS THAT HAVE EXPIRED. CORRECT? IS IT? SO WE'LL TAKE ITEM NUMBER ONE. I MEAN, UH, PLACE ONE. PLACE ONE, PLACE ONE. I, UH, NOMINATE MAYOR GUERRA TO CONTINUE IN DE POSITION IN PLACE. ONE ON THE EDC. I GOT THE COMMISSIONER, UH, GOODMAN FOR, UH, MAYOR GARRA FOR PLACE ONE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. PLACE TWO. I MAKE A MOTION FOR MAYOR PROAM GALVAN. OKAY. I GOT A, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES FOR, UH, MAYOR PO. TIM GALVAN FOR PLACE TWO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. PLACE THREE. THAT'S MY NOMINEE. I'D LIKE TO APPOINT DEBORAH MORALES. MOTION TO APPOINT DEBORAH MORALES COMMISSIONER. OKAY. UM, A MOTION BY MAYOR POT GALVAN FOR COMMISSIONER MORALES OR PLACE THREE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. PLACE FOUR. COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. YES, I'D LIKE TO REAPPOINT MR. HECTOR GOMEZ, JR. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION [00:45:01] BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. GOMEZ. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THAT'S IT TO CLEAR. DOES THAT COVER MS. RU? DOES THAT COVER EVERYBODY? YES. YEAH, JUST TO BE ONE IN THREE. OKAY. YEAH. JUST TO BE CLEAR, NO ONE WAS TAKEN OFF OF THE BOARD. WE SIMPLY ADDED ONE MORE PERSON IN A VACANT POSITION THAT WE HAD. THAT'S CORRECT. EDC. YEP. THAT'S IT. SO THE TIME IS, UH, SEVEN 17. WE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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