* 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. [00:00:01] READY? [CALL TO ORDER] NOTICE THE REGULAR MEETING OF CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION JUNE 17TH, 2025. THE TIME IS, UH, 5 32. UH, WE DO, UH, WE'RE MISSING COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. OTHER THAN THAT, WE DO HAVE QUO. UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US. FLAG AND TICK FLAG. AND PLEASE REMAIN SILENT FOR THE INVOCATION BY, UH, PORT COMMISSIONER JOSE. I PLEDGE ALL TO THE FLAG IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN TWO FOR WAGE. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE, AN INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER, MORALE. LORD, WE'RE GATHERED HERE TO DO THE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ASK YOU TO COVER US WITH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS SEEN OR UNSEEN. WE, WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO GUIDE US, LORD, GIVE US THE DIRECTION WE NEEDED TO MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD, TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS UP AS OUR COMMISSION, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, AND ALL THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, TO CONTINUE TO SERVE WITH THE SERVANT'S HEART AS WHAT YOU GAVE US. YOU MADE US SOCIAL BEING SO WE CAN SERVE EACH OTHER. LET US NOT FORGET THAT ROAD. LORD, WE ASK YOU TO ALSO FORGIVE US FOR ALL OF OUR SINS. AND WE THANK YOU, MOST OF ALL, THAT YOU GAVE YOUR ONLY BEGOTTEN SON WHEN WE DO SO. SO IN YOUR GOOD NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, SIR. [ANNOUNCEMENT(S)] OKAY. WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS. UH, PARK AND RECREATION MOVIES AT THE PARK. NO, NOBODY. I GOT SOMEBODY HERE, SOMEBODY THE PARKING LOT. OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS, UH, MOVIES IN THE PARK. OH, THE MOVIES IN THE PARK. YES. UH, JOEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ELO AVILA PARKS DIRECTOR. YES. WE, WE HAVE A SCHEDULE AS FAR AS, UH, WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE MOVIES IN THE PARK. UM, WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT LAST WEEK, BUT IT GOT RAINED OUT, BUT, UH, IT'S GONNA BE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT THE, UM, WHAT YOU CALL IT, THE MUSEUM, LANDRUM. OH, IT'S, WELL, IT'S GOT MOVE BACK TO THE, TO THE MUSEUM. YEAH, IT WAS GONNA BE AT LANDRUM, BUT WE ARE GONNA BE MOVING 'EM AROUND DIFFERENT PARKS THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN 30. OKAY. WEDNESDAY'S. SO IT'S GONNA BE EVERY WEDNESDAY'S AT SEVEN 30. SEVEN 30. AND FOR THIS WEEK, IT'S GONNA BE AT THE, UH, AT THE, UM, UH, LIBRARY. LIBRARY. NO, I'M SORRY. THE OLD LIBRARY. NO, SIR. IT'S GONNA BE THE, UM, UH, WHAT YOU WANT. CULTURAL ARTS. CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. YEAH. CULTURAL ARTS. COME, HIT THE MIDDLE. OKAY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. OKAY. NOW WE HAVE, UH, A PUBLIC COMMENTS. RUTH, ANYBODY? UH, THIS, I'M SORRY, MARY. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I WOULD, WHERE THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UM, SOME YOUNG LADIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. UH, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE ANNAA GTA, WHICH WAS BORN IN HARINGTON, TEXAS. SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER TO GUADALUPE GTA AND ADRIANA Z GTA. UM, HER SIBLINGS ARE FRANCISCO DANIEL ISSA, ISSA GTA. NOW SHE LIKES TO LISTEN TO COUNTRY MUSIC GO SHOPPING. WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, SHE PARTICIPATED IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN BOWLING AND TRACK. SHE ATTENDS AND VOLUNTEERS, UH, ST. JOSEPH'S AND QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE CHURCH. SHE HAS VOLUNTEERED AS AN ULTRA SERVER, THEN TO A TEACHER ASSISTANT FOR CCE EVERY YEAR. SHE VOLUNTEERS IN THE FUNNEL CAKE STAND AT THE CHURCH FESTIVAL, WHICH WE LIKE THEM FUNNEL CAKES. UM, SHE ALSO, HER FAVORITE COUNTRY SINGER IS CODY JOHNSON. JASON ALDEAN AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD. SO ROY, YOU MIGHT WANNA WORK ON THEM. , UH, SHE WENT TO FRANK ROBERTS ELEMENTARY, BERTHA CABASA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SAN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL. AND SHE GRADUATED IN 2009, WHILE IN BC AND SAN BETO HIGH SCHOOL IS WHERE SHE PARTICIPATED IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS. SHE LIKES TO SHOP AT TARGET AND DOLLAR TREE. SHE WAS ANALAR SERVER FOR 12 YEARS, AND SHE VOLUNTEERED AS A CCE TA ABOUT 10 YEARS, AND A CHURCH FESTIVAL 10 YEARS. SHE VOLUNTEERED WITH PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN CLASSES. NOW, ANISA IS A HAPPY PERSON WITH A BEAUTIFUL SMILE. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO GET ADRIE, UH, AND HER SON, BROTHER, HER BROTHER, UH, TO COME WITH THIS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. WE GOT SOMETHING FOR HER PROUDLY. AND WE'D JUST LIKE TO THANK HER FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND SHE'S A SHINING STAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, [00:05:02] AMIR. THERE'S TWO, TWO MORE YOUNG GIRLS AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS WHEN OUR YOUNG GIRLS ARE, ARE, UM, VERY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT'S, UH, CALLIE HERNANDEZ, WHICH SHE'S 13 YEARS OLD, IS AN EXISTING EIGHTH GRADER AT, UH, BC MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE SHE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SILVER STARS AS A MAJOR FRENCH HORN FOR BAND, BASKETBALL, TENNIS, AND GOLF. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. SHE HAS PLAYED SEASONAL SOFTBALL AND FLAG FOOTBALL. THIS LED TO HER RECRUITMENT FOR THE NEXT GEN XRGV ALL-STAR EAST TEAM, WHICH IS IS THE FIRST TIME I BELIEVE THAT THEY'VE HAD A, A ALL-STAR, ALL FEMALE TEAM. UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT. WHILE IT HAS TAKEN PLACE FOR FIVE YEARS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TWO GIRL TEAMS WERE MADE. THE EAST TEAM TOOK THE WIN OF 20 TO 12 SUCCESS. SHE WOULD CONTINUE WITH HER LOVE FOR FLAG FOOTBALL, PLAYING IN THE SAN BENITO LEAGUE WHILE SHE CONTINUES TO GO TO VMA. UM, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THEY WERE PICKED. THERE WERE DIFFERENT GIRLS PICKED FROM DIFFERENT AREAS. WE HAD TWO THAT WERE PICKED FROM SAN BENITO. SO AT THIS TIME, SHE'S ALSO THE, THE PROUD PARENT OF COMMISSIONER CAROLYN SANCHEZ AND THE LATE DAVID HERNANDEZ. AND ON, LET ME GO AHEAD AND SAY THE OTHER YOUNG GIRL THAT WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT, UH, MS. COMMISSIONER CAROL SANCHEZ WILL BE TAKEN ON BEHALF. ALI IS 14 YEARS OLD WHOSE PASSION FOR SPORTS BEGAN WHEN SHE WAS FOUR. SHE STARTED ON HER FOOTBALL JOURNEY AT NINE, PLAYING TACKLE FOOTBALL WITH TFA SAN BENITO, GREYHOUNDS BEYOND FOOTBALL. SHE ACTIVITY PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT SAN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL, INCLUDING THE VARSITY CHEER TEAM, WRESTLING TEAM, CROSS COUNTRY TEAM AND SOFTBALL TEAM. AND HER PROUD PARENTS ARE RAMON AND MARIBELL DELAROSA AT THIS TIME. UH, COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, CAN YOU COME UP AND YOUR DAUGHTER KA? WE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WE HAVE, UH, TWO SHIRTS FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENTS] COMMENTS? GOOD. ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES. MR. EDWARD CAMILLO. EDWARD. GOOD EVENING, ADMIRAL MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF, RESIDENTS OF SAN BERNARDINO. MY NAME IS EDWARD AMARILLO. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUNSHINE HAVEN. SUNSHINE HAVEN IS THIS NON-PROFIT, SPECIAL CARE FACILITY THAT PROVIDES COMPASSION, END OF LIFE CARE AT NO COST TO PATIENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE A WARM AND HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS CAN PASS AWAY IN QUIET DIGNITY, SURROUNDED BY THEIR LOVE, BY LOVE AND KINDNESS. WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE ONLY SPECIAL CARE FACILITY IN CAMERON COUNTY. THIS NOVEMBER, SUNSHINE HAVEN WILL CELEBRATE 25 YEARS PROVIDING END OF LIFE CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SANTO AND THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. TODAY, WE HAVE SERVED OVER 1800 PATIENTS. IN 2020 3 24, SUNSHINE HAVEN PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY CARE TO SEVEN 70 RESIDENTS, TOTALING 21 NIGHTS OF STAY, VALUED AT $11,151, AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES NOR THE CITY OF SAN BENITO. OUR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH EX AND EXPER AND, UH, BLESSED TO EXPERIENCE INCREDIBLE CARE, SUPPORT, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STAFF AND THE VOLUNTEERS AT SUNSHINE HAVEN. EACH PATIENT CARED FOR IS TREATED WITH THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE IN THEIR FINAL DAYS. THIS LEVEL CARE IS A TRUE GIFT, ONE THAT I, ONE THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP SUSTAIN FOR FUTURE FAMILIES FACING SIMILAR HEARTACHE. SUNSHINE HAVEN OPERATES ENTIRELY ON GRANTS, FUNDRAISERS, DONATIONS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. YOUR VOTE TO APPROVE THE CDBG FUNDING TO SUN, TO, TO HELP SUPPORT SUNSHINE HAVEN, WILL PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE COM COMFORTABLE, UH, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND A LOVING PRESENCE OF TRAINED CAREGIVERS FOR SANTO FAMILIES IN NEED. TONIGHT, THERE IS AN ITEM BEFORE YOU PROVIDING FUNDING, NOT JUST FOR SUNSHINE HAVEN, BUT FOR OTHER AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE CONSIDER VOTING IN FAVOR OF ALLOCATING CDDG FUNDS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUBMITTED FUNDING PROPOSAL. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT SUNSHINE HAVEN, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR ORGANIZATION. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ALL DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RUTH. ANYBODY ELSE? UH, MS. DORA MARTINEZ. MS. MARTINEZ, GOOD EVENING, UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER. UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS DORA MARTINEZ. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CASA COURT, APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES FOR CAMERON AND WILLESEE COUNTIES. ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, YOU'LL DISCUSS AND APPROVE CDBG FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 26. CASA OF CAMERON AND WILLESEE COUNTY HAS APPLIED FOR FUNDING. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW THIS FUNDING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AS OF MAY, 2025. WE HAVE SERVED 25 CHILDREN SO FAR, AND COMPLETED 82 VISITS TO THESE CHILDREN'S HOMES. ONE CHILD WAS ADOPTED, TWO CHILDREN WERE REUNIFIED WITH THEIR PARENTS, AND FIVE [00:10:01] CHILDREN CUSTODY WAS GRANTED TO A RELATIVE. THESE OUTCOMES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF SAN BENITO. ALTHOUGH THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT BIG BY ANY MEANS, I ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY ONE OF THESE 25 CHILDREN RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY DURING THE TIME THEY WERE IN FOSTER CARE. UH, AND WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE CHILDREN UNTIL PERMANENCY IS ACHIEVED. SO, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF CASA, AND PROVIDING THE CHILDREN FROM SAN BENITO, WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, ALSO KNOWN AS FOSTER CARE WITH A VOICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR FUNDING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RUTH. ANYBODY ELSE? NO, NO, SIR. NO MORE. THAT'S IT. OKAY. OKAY. [PRESENTATION(S)] UM, GET THE PRESENTATIONS ON THE, UH, LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, PUBLIC SAFETY. MR. CESAR MELA. UH, YES, SIR. IT'S EITHER ONE'S FINE. ? UH, YES. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION. MY NAME IS, UH, CESAR MELA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, FROM THE LOWER GRAND VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. SO, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. I THINK THAT IT'S COMING ONLINE. THE, IT'S COMING UP. OKAY. UM, SO REALLY QUICK, UM, I WON'T TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. I, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. SO, LAST YEAR, UM, MY DEPARTMENT, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, WE HOSTED THE READY RGV CONFERENCE. IT WAS IN MAY OF 2024, AND IT BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 180 INDIVIDUALS, UM, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES OF, UH, EMPLOYMENT AND, AND, UH, TO COME TOGETHER AND FOCUS ON REGIONAL PREPAREDNESS. THIS YEAR, WE CHANGED THE NAME TO LEASE TO RGV, UH, GIVING A MORE 9 5 6 TOUCH. AND WE ARE NOW HOSTING IT SEPTEMBER 24TH THROUGH THE 26TH. OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR IS REGIONAL RECOVERY, AS WE'VE SEEN, UH, RECENTLY AND FROM THE MARCH FLOODS AND SO ON. AS A REGION, WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT RESPONDING TO SOMETHING. WE'RE VERY GOOD AT GETTING THROUGH IT, BUT THE RECOVERY IS A LONG PART THAT TAKES THE MOST TIME AND TAKES THE MOST RESOURCES. UH, SO THIS CONFERENCE IS FOCUSED ON RECOVERY FROM THE INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO A VERY LARGE SCALE INCIDENT. UM, WHO, WHO CAN ATTEND, RIGHT? ANYONE ON THE CITY COMMISSION, YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOUR FIRE, YOUR EMS, YOUR CIVILIAN AND VOLUNTEER THAT IS ACTIVATED DURING A DISASTER. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE IN THE KNOW OF WHAT'S GOING ON. THIS CONFERENCE, TWO AND A HALF DAYS, OFFERS TCO CREDIT AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CREDIT, AND IS OPEN TO ALL, UM, AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE AGAIN, RECOVERING IS WHAT TAKES THE LONGEST TIME OF ANY INCIDENT. AND AGAIN, GOING BACK TO WHAT WE LEARNED IN MARCH, EVEN IF WE GO BACK AS FAR AS COVID, WE'RE STILL RECOVERING FROM A LOT OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL. SO THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, REGIONWIDE, UM, AND SHARE RESOURCES AND BE BETTER PREPARED TO RECOVER. UH, ADDITIONALLY, IT IS GONNA BE HELD AGAIN AT THE MARGARITAVILLE HOTEL AND RESORT ON, UH, THE SOUTH BY THE ISLAND STRIP. UM, AND, UM, OUR, OUR FINALIZED AGENDA HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU ALL. AND ON THAT, UH, OUR MIXER WILL BE THAT THURSDAY NIGHT, AND IT'LL BE HOSTED BY BREAKAWAY TOURS. SO , SORRY, BREAKAWAY CRUISES. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE FROM LAST YEAR. SO THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE FUN GOING AROUND, UM, FOR THOSE THAT ARE ATTEND. UH, BUT AGAIN, I DO, MY ONLY ASK IF THERE IS AN ASK HERE IS TO HELP ME SPREAD THE WORD AND MAKE THIS CONFERENCE A FREE CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR. UH, RIGHT NOW, REGISTRATION IS A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER PERSON. IT'S STILL VERY AFFORDABLE COMPARED TO OTHER CONFERENCES IN THE STATE. AND, UM, IT ALLOWS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN, RIGHT? ANYONE, ANY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO HOST A TABLE, IT'S FREE. ALL NONPROFITS AND THOSE IN THE ROOM AS WELL. IT IS FREE OF CHARGE AS WELL. FOR PROFIT INSTITUTIONS, IT'S $200. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S BEING ABLE TO NETWORK AND BE WITH PEOPLE TO BE READY TO RECOVER FROM ANY INCIDENT. UM, PENDING ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. COMMS. ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. YEP. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ONE IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE'VE GOT A FEW FOR Y'ALL TODAY. UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE UTILITIES ONLINE BILLING IS UP AND RUNNING. GO AHEAD, PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE. . NO, WE'VE BEEN GOING, UH, WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THIS FOR A WHILE, AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO BUILD UP, UH, THE NETWORKING NEEDS, UH, THAT, THAT WERE REQUIRED, UH, TO HAVE THIS SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, SECURE, ENCRYPTED DATA. UH, BUT THIS NEW, NEW SYSTEM'S GONNA ALLOW, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO CHECK THEIR PAST BILLS, TRANSACTION HISTORY, MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT, [00:15:01] ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT GOES ALONG WITH MOST, MOST OF, UH, YOU KNOW, SYSTEMS OF THIS, OF THIS TYPE, SCHEDULED PAYMENTS REQUEST SERVICE, AND OF COURSE, REVIEW CONSUMPTION. YOU KNOW, THAT SOMETIMES BECOMES AN ISSUE FOR FOLKS TRYING TO, UM, UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES WHEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ABOVE THE MINIMUM OR THEY HAVE, UH, POSSIBLE LEAKS OR WHATEVER. SO, ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN UP AND RUNNING. IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN GOOD SO FAR, . BUT, UH, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF. I KNOW THAT, UH, STEPHANIE'S NOT HERE, BUT, UH, HER GOOD REPRESENTATIVE IS. AND, UH, ALL THE OTHER FOLKS THAT PUT THIS THING TOGETHER, DEANNA, UH, YOLANDA, I KNOW YOU GUYS WORK REAL HARD ON THIS THING TO GET THIS THING BACK UP AND RUNNING. MAIN THING IS THE DATA'S SAFE. AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST, THAT'S OUR BIGGEST CONCERN. MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S DATA IS, UH, ENCRYPTED AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, WE PROVIDE THAT SERVICE. SO, ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU ALL UP TO DATE WITH THAT. UM, WE ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH, UH, CAMERON COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT YESTERDAY, CAMERON COUNTY DISTRICT, DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER THREE. MET WITH YOUR NEW GENERAL MANAGER, CARLA, UH, MAR TORRES, AND THEIR ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, BEN ESCU. UM, UH, GREAT MEETING, JUST FANTASTIC MEETING, TURNED OUT TO BE, UH, WAY MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN, THAN I EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE. UH, WE, YOU KNOW, IT STARTED OFF A LITTLE, A LITTLE SLOW. WE DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER, BUT, UH, WE, UH, WE ACCLIMATED AND WE ALL LET OUR HAIR DOWN PRETTY QUICK. AND, UH, TURNS OUT THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS IN COMMON. UH, THEY ARE, UH, COMPLETELY BEHIND EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, PROVIDE THE BEST DRAINAGE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. SO, WE DISCUSSED A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS. MOSTLY, UH, COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, EQUIPMENT RENTALS, UH, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT SHARING, POSSIBILITY OF EVEN, UH, SOME DREDGING THAT COULD, COULD HAPPEN IN THE, IN THE AKA A LOT OF JOINT VENTURE PROJECTS. AND OBVIOUSLY, OUR, OUR REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY HAVE GOT A REALLY GOOD IDEA. WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET. SO I RALLY, I, I DON'T REALLY WANNA MENTION TOO MUCH DETAIL ABOUT THE RDF, BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY IT'S 130 PLUS ACRES. SO, UM, WE SEE THAT AS A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP OUR, OUR FOLKS DRY AND, AND HOPEFULLY KEEP A LOT OF THE WATER OUT OF PEOPLE'S HOMES. SO THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A VERY, VERY DOABLE PROJECT, AND IT COULD HAPPEN A LOT QUICKER THAN ANYTHING THAT WE'D HAVE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR, OR ANYTHING ELSE. THEY, THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY AMENABLE TO DOING SOMETHING. SO WE'RE EXCITED. THE STAFF AND I, DEANNA EDWARD ELOY, AND I MET WITH THEM. AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE PUSHING THIS THING REAL HARD, SO WE'LL BRINGING Y'ALL SOME, SOME UPDATES AND HOPEFULLY SOME, SOME BUDGET AND SOME COST SHARING, AND POSSIBLY EVEN IN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT, SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD QUICKER, SOONER THAN LATER. SO, UH, AGAIN, THAT WAS JUST A, A, A REALLY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. UH, ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, UH, THE FEMA FOLKS THAT ARE HERE, UH, DOING THE OUTREACH TO ALL OUR FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE AREA, THEY'VE GOT NEW HOURS. UH, THEY'RE, UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, THEY'RE OPEN EIGHT TO SEVEN. SATURDAY, THEY'RE GONNA BE OPEN EIGHT TO FIVE. NOW THEY'RE CLOSING ON SUNDAYS. SO, UM, I'M GONNA JUST MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE PUBLIC'S AWARE OF THAT. THEY WERE, THEY WERE GOING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THEY'RE SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT, UH, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO KEEP THEM HERE ANOTHER FEW WEEKS SO WE CAN GET AS MUCH OF THIS, UH, TAKEN CARE OF AS POSSIBLE. UH, THIS THURSDAY THE 19TH IS A HOLIDAY. THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. JUST A REMINDER FOR THAT. UM, ANOTHER BIT OF GOOD NEWS. OUR CDBG CV, WATER, UH, WATER UTILITIES CAMPAIGN. WE'RE TRYING TO HELP FOLKS WITH UTILITIES ISSUES, UTILITY, WATER, UH, ELECTRICITY, RENT, PAYMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, DEANNA AND HER STAFF GOT, UH, GOT ON WITH THE FOLKS FROM, UM, FROM CDBG, FROM HUD. AND WE LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT THE BEGINNINGS OF WHAT COULD BE, UH, AN OVER 62. UM, I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO QUALIFY. AND THERE'S CERTAIN CRITERIA WE'RE, WE, WE'VE HAD A SLOW PROCESS GETTING FOLKS TO APPLY, UH, WHETHER THAT'S JUST THEM NOT, NOT WANTING TO COME FORWARD OR, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE JUST, UH, MAYBE SOME APATHY. BUT, UH, IN THIS CASE, WE WE'RE GONNA DO KIND OF A BLANKET THING WHERE ANYBODY OVER 62, UH, SUBJECT TO SOME QUALIFICATIONS, THERE'S SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED, ASKED QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH THEM. BUT, UH, WE'LL GIVE THEM A SIX MONTH CREDIT ON THEIR WATER UTILITY BILL. SO WE'RE GONNA START FIRST WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE DELINQUENT AND THEN WORK OUR WAY BACKWARDS. UH, BUT HOPEFULLY COVER ALL OF OUR, UH, SENIOR CITIZENS AND ANYBODY OVER 62. UH, AND I HEAR RUMOR THAT THE MAYOR QUALIFIES FOR THAT, SO I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT, UH, THAT WILL BE AUTOMATIC AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD SERVICE FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO ROLLING THAT OUT. THANK YOU, DONNA. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK. UM, SO ALSO, WE HAD OUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, UM, THE MAYOR, STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS LAST THURSDAY. SOME OF Y'ALL THAT MISSED IT, YOU MISSED A GOOD SHOW. GOOD JOB, MAYOR WAS THERE. SO, UM, THE, JUST [00:20:01] A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. THE MAYOR AND I WILL BE GOING ON TOUR, SO, UH, WE'LL BE GONE FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. WE GOT A COUPLE OFFERS FROM, UH, NETFLIX AND HBO TO TAKE OUR, TAKE OUR SHOW ON THE ROAD. BUT, UH, IN ALL SINCERITY, IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT GROUP EFFORT. THINK, UH, A LOT OF FOLKS WERE SURPRISED WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING. A LOT OF FOLKS WERE SURPRISED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY. AND, UH, IT'S JUST A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUR GOOD NEWS OUT. SO, I WANT TO RECAP THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE, UH, WE, WE UNVEILED A FEW THINGS. WE UNVEILED OUR NEW LOGO ON OUR NEW SLOGAN, SO WE CAN, WE CAN RUN THAT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WE ALSO UNVEILED OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. SO, FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL THAT DIDN'T ATTEND OR COULDN'T ATTEND YOUR TOO BORN, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA RECAP THAT FOR YOU. THE RARE CULTURAL DESTINATION TRULY IS A CITY BUILT ON HERITAGE AND HARMONY, THE BIRTHPLACE OF MUSIC, HOME TO WRITERS, MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, AND GENERATIONS OF DOERS AND DREAMERS, PROUD OF OUR HISTORY, OUR COMMUNITY. A TIMELESS AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE FULL OF AUTHENTIC JOY, A SOULFUL SERENADE THAT HOLDS YOU CLOSE. WE ARE SANTO THE SOUL OF SOUTH TEXAS. BLESS YOU. BLESS YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS FOR DOING THE, UH, VOICEOVERS ON THAT. EVERY ONE OF THEM GOT THEIR LITTLE PIECE IN THAT. SO IN CASE YOU DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE VOICES, THEY, THEY USED EVERY ONE OF THEM. SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL. YEP. THAT'S, UH, THAT WAS NEAT. MINE IS UNIQUE. . I'M THE ONLY FEMALE. . YEAH, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE. UH, AND THEN WE ALSO, UH, OBVIOUSLY UNVEILED OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. SO FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL THAT DIDN'T SEE THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA RE-AIR THAT. I, THE CHURCH DOWNTOWN [00:25:10] SWIM TRUNKS. I USED TO CUT PANTS. YOU EVER EVER SEE THE CUT PANTS? HEY, IF YOU WANNA GO SWIMMING, CUT PANTS, THEN YOU FIND THE SCISSORS. THE BOTH. ARE WE GOING? FOR REALS? FOR REALS, SIT. YOU SAY GOODBYE AGAIN. YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE HIGHWAY WHERE YOUR HEART HAS ALWAYS BEEN. I COULD CUS YOU FROM, I COULD USE A THANK YOU, A HIGH FIVE. I'LL TAKE A PAT ON THE BACK AT THIS POINT. I'LL TAKE THE THUMBS UP. THAT'S ALL I NEED. SO, UH, GEAR READY, IT'S COMING. I WANNA THANK, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD, ESPECIALLY THE PRESIDENT ON AIS, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, ROY GARCIA, MARIO ANGEL, ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE HELPING PUT THIS THING TOGETHER. IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT RIDE, FOLKS. SO, UM, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, WE'RE GONNA, SUMMER'S GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING. SO ANYWAY, HOPE Y'ALL COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE. THAT'S ALL I HAD. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, COMMISSIONERS. RIGHT? AND THERE ARE SOME THAT AREN'T CONFIRMED AS WELL, RIGHT? WE SOME THAT ARE THERE RIGHT NOW. EVERYBODY'S CONFIRMED. ROY, YOU WANNA COME UP AND ADDRESS THE BOARD REAL QUICK? NOW WE WILL BE SPRINKLING IN A LOT OF LOCAL ACTS. THESE ARE JUST THE, THE BIG ONES. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LOCAL ACTS THAT ARE GONNA BE OPENING UP FOR US. SO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, ROY GARCIA, ENTERTAINMENT, EVERYTHING YOU SAW ON THE VIDEO. UM, MADAM COMM, THAT IS CONFIRMED. WE DO HAVE SOME PENDING, BUT, UH, WE'RE JUST GOING OVER THE, THE MINIMAL COUPLE OF CHANGES. BUT WE, I CAN'T DISCLOSE WHO IS PENDING. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER ARTISTS PENDING. UH, RIGHT NOW, EVERYBODY, ANYBODY WANTS TO GET SOME TICKETS. IF YOU GO TO SANTO FAIRGROUNDS.COM, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE DIS DISCLOSED. YOU HAVE TICKETMASTER LINKS THERE. YOU HAVE, UH, THE LINK, THE EMAILS TO, IF ANYBODY WANNA BE A VENDOR, FOOD VENDOR, ARTISAN VENDOR, EVERYTHING'S ON THERE. ALL THE CONTACT INFORMATION. UM, THIS IS GONNA BE, WE WILL HAVE FIREWORKS EVERY SINGLE NIGHT FOR THE THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE ALSO GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, PET FRIENDLY. YOU CAN BRING YOUR PETS WITH YOU AS WELL, DEPENDING WHAT TYPE OF PET. BUT IT'S, IT'S PET FRIENDLY , UH, KIDS. 12 AND UNDER IS GONNA BE FREE. WE'LL HAVE VERY, A LOT OF FOOD VENDORS AS WELL, LIKE, LIKE I SAID, AND IT'S, IT'S COMMUNITY FRIENDLY EVENT. UM, SO WE, RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE CONFIRMED 10 SHOWS AS OF RIGHT NOW. OKAY. CAN YOU KIND OF COVER THE PRICE RANGE OF WHAT IT'S GONNA COST FOR PEOPLE WAITING? UH, THE PRICE, RA PRICE, UH, RANGE IS GONNA BE BETWEEN $25. GENERAL ADMISSION TO $125, DEPENDING ON WHICH SHOW YOU'RE GONNA GO TO. UM, BUT IF YOU BUY GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS, YOU CAN BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIR. THERE ARE ALLOWED LAWN CHAIRS TO BRING IN THE GA SECTION. BLANKETS, UH, BLANKETS IF IT GETS COLD, BUT IT'S SUMMER, SO I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. . YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, NO. ALSO, ROY, I SPOKE TO YOU BEFORE THE MEETING. UH, THE MEETING, UM, IF WE COULD GET WITH OUR RESTAURANTS, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF OURS CLOSE EARLY, CERTAIN DAYS WE'RE OPEN AND CLOSED, BUT SINCE IT'S GONNA START ON A FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENT TO MAYBE, UM, EXTRA HOURS. 'CAUSE SOME MAY NOT EAT THERE. I MEAN, I KNOW OUR RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN HIT PRETTY HARD THIS PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS DUE TO THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE NATION. UM, IF WE COULD HELP OUT ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS, EVEN OUR LOCAL VENDORS ANYWAY, LET'S REACH OUT TO THEM AND SAY THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE UP FOR MISSED, YOU KNOW, MONEY THAT THEY MAY HAVE MISSED IN THESE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. YES MA'AM. WE DO HAVE A BIG MARKETING, UH, PLAN FOR THIS. SO I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO CERTAIN, CERTAIN, UM, CERTAIN RESTAURANTS, UH, CERTAIN VENDORS THAT I'LL BE REACHING OUT TO. SO TO GET ALL THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. GREAT. WE'RE EXCITED. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMING, SIR? NONE. [1. Public Hearing on a request for a Conditional Use Permit to sell alcohol at a Mobile Food Truck Park at a property located at 1939 West 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 Number 14277, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Sergio Guerra.] OKAY. PUBLIC HEARINGS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. WE GOT, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE. THAT'S A REQUEST FOR CUP CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOL AT A MOBILE FOOD TRUCK PARK LOCATED AT 1939 WEST BUSINESS 77 [00:30:01] ZONE C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS. UM, THE, UH, APPLICANT IS HIL GUERRA. SO WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING DOWN THERE IF YOU WANNA OPEN IT. OKAY. TIME IS, UH, 6 0 3 AND WE'LL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. UM, AND WE, IT'S FOR IT. SO ANYBODY AGAINST IT GOING ONCE, TWICE, NONE. OKAY. TIME IS 6 0 3. CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. [CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)] WE CAN GO ON TO, UH, CONSENT. WE GOT ITEMS ONE THROUGH ONE THROUGH 10. UH, THOSE CAN BE TAKEN ALL, UM, ALL IN THEIR ENTIRETY OR WE CAN PULL ANYTHING OUT THAT Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AT THIS POINT. WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION EITHER WAY. OKAY. ANY COMMISSIONERS? UH, EIGHT AND NINE. I'D LIKE TO VOTE EIGHT AND NINE. COMMISSIONER EIGHT AND NINE. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO PULL SEVEN AND 10. AND 10? YES. OKAY. 7, 8, 9, AND 10. OKAY. SO IT'S 7, 8, 9, AND 10. MM-HMM . MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT. AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX. OKAY. SO I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. UH, MORALES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. CONSENT TO ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX. OKAY. WE'RE [7. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of ten (10) Panasonic Toughbook 55 Laptops for the San Benito Police Department from Mobile Concepts Technology for the total amount of $34,990.00.] GOING ON TO SEVEN, WHICH WAS PULLED OUT FROM CONSENT. CONSIDERATION. POSSIBLE ACTION. IMPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 10 PANASONIC. TOUGH, GOOD. TOUGH BOOK. 55 LAPTOPS FOR THE SAN MANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM MOBILE CONCEPTS TECHNOLOGY, TOTAL AMOUNT OF $34,990. CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. UH, FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. CHIEF , THIS PURCHASE, UH, THESE LAPTOPS ARE GONNA GO INSIDE, UH, OUR PATROL UNITS AND THEY'RE GONNA BE USED AS OUR MOBILE DATA TERMINALS. CURRENTLY WE'RE USING IPADS, WHICH HAVE WORKED WELL. UH, BUT I THINK THE COMPUTERS ARE GONNA BE A BETTER OPTION FOR US MOVING FORWARD. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. SURE. ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE, UH, HOW LONG WERE YOU USING THE IPADS? WE'VE BEEN USING THE IPADS SINCE 2016. AND, UH, I BELIEVE IN 2020 AROUND THERE. WE PURCHASED, UH, IPAD, UH, PROS. AND, UH, BUT NOW THE, WITH THE NEW SYSTEM WE HAVE AND, UH, SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT WE HAVE IN THE UNITS, I THINK THE COMPUTERS ARE A BETTER OPTION FOR US. OKAY. SO MEANING SOME OF THE UPGRADES TO THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IN THE PAST FOR THE CORRECT. THE OPERATING SYSTEMS, THE, YEAH. OUR, UH, COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH AND OUR, UM, UM, RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS WELL AS OUR BODY CAMS. UH, LIKE I SAID, AS SOON AS THE BODY CAM TURNS OFF, THAT VIDEO'S AVAILABLE FOR THE OFFICER TO SEE IT UPLOADS ON ITS OWN. UM, SO THIS, THESE COMPUTERS WILL HELP THE OFFICERS WHEN THEY'RE WRITING REPORTS TO ACTUALLY ACTUALLY, UH, LOOK AT THEIR VIDEOS ON A COMPUTER INSTEAD OF AN IPAD. BUT, UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH, WELL, CHIEF ALSO, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR, IF I COULD, RIGHT. UM, WE DID APPROVE THE LP READERS, CORRECT. AT ALL OUR, AT ALL OUR, YOU KNOW, ALL OUR ENTRANCES AND EXITS FOR THE CITY. BUT SO THIS WOULD ALSO A, ALLOW THEM BETTER ACCESS FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE CAMERA, YOU KNOW, THAT CAMERA DA DATA AS WELL? OR IS THAT, IS THAT GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE AT THE PD? NO, EVERYBODY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT LPR SYSTEM. SO IF AN UH, INCIDENT HAPPENS, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOG IN WITH THEIR LOGIN, UM, AND, UH, RUN A QUERY ON THE LICENSE PLATE, MAKE AND MODEL THE VEHICLE, UH, JUST TO ASSIST WITH THE INVESTIGATIONS. PERFECT. GOOD. WHAT, UM, I SEE THE BUDGET IMPACT HERE. IT SAYS CURRENT FUND BALANCE. WHERE'S WHAT FUND A CITY FUND BALANCE. UH, THAT'S ONE OF OUR LINE ITEMS ON OUR BUDGET. UH, IT WAS AT, UH, ZERO, BUT I MOVED SOME MONEY AROUND TO, UH, MAKE THESE PURCHASES ON THESE, UH, COMPUTERS. UH, LIKE I SAID, WE NEED 'EM. UM, THINK IT'S A BETTER OPTION. HOLD ON. CHIEF , THESE WERE BOUGHT IN 2019. DO ARE WE GETTING BUYER'S REMORSE FROM THE LAP, FROM THE IPADS AND NOW WE WERE GOING BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL STYLE. IS IT BECAUSE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE IPADS? NO, THE, THE, I THOUGHT THE, THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT WE WANTED THE IPADS BECAUSE OF THE FUNCTIONALITY THAT IT WAS EASIER TO JUST GRAB IT AND GO AND EASIER TO LU IT AROUND VERSUS THE BIG COMPUTERS TAKING UP A LOT OF SPACE. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY WE MOVED FROM COMPUTERS TO IPADS AND NOW WE'RE GOING BACK. WE NEVER HAD COMPUTERS. IPADS WAS A CHEAPER OPTION WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE RMS AND CAT SYSTEM. UH, COMPUTERS. GENERALLY WHAT IS WHAT WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN AT THE BEGINNING? UH, BUT LIKE I SAID, SINCE WE WERE USING THE IPADS WITH THE TYLER, UH, RMS SYSTEM, UH, NOW WE HAVE THE EFORCE, WHICH IS WEB-BASED, WHICH THE OFFICERS DON'T HAVE TO LOG ON THROUGH A VPN, THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE WEBSITE. IT'S TWO FACTOR IDENTIFICATION. UM, IT'S A LOT BETTER FOR USING A COMPUTER FOR THAT TYPE OUT REPORT. IT KEEPS 'EM OUT IN THE FIELD A LOT MORE THAN, THAN THE IPADS. IPADS, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TYPE ON A, ON A NINE INCH SCREEN. MM-HMM . UH, AS OPPOSED TO, UH, THE 14 INCH SCREEN THESE WILL HAVE. SO YOU DON'T WANT IPADS ANYMORE? UH, NO. WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS THE COMPUTERS NOW. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS, BUT I COULD SEE THE UNDERSTANDING OF BEING [00:35:01] ABLE TO TYPE EASIER. SIR, ARE THEY GONNA STILL BE, UH, MOBILE? THEY'RE GONNA BE STUCK IN THE DASH? NO, THEY'LL BE MOBILE. THEY'LL BE, YOU CAN DOCK 'EM ON A, ON A DOCKING STATION AND YOU CAN TAKE 'EM OUT. YOU CAN USE 'EM, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE FIELD, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WELL, YOUR CARS, I JUST THOUGHT WE WERE TRYING TO GO THE OTHER ROUTE FROM YOUR, IF IT'S FROM YOUR BUDGET. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE CITY'S FUND BALANCE AND SAY, HOLD ON. NO, NO. IT'S COMING FROM, IT'S COMING FROM OURS. ALRIGHT. WELL IT'S THE CITIES, BUT WAIT A MINUTE TO US. WELL, IT'S YOUR DEPARTMENT BUDGET, RIGHT? PIECE THAT'S ALLOCATED TO, YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. NO. DO I HAVE MOTION? MOTION MAYOR? A MOTION TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER MORALES. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANKS CHIEF. AYE. AS AN IPAD, WHICH I COULD DO WITHOUT MOTION ARE NOT OUT, LOOKING FOR THOSE, UH, SURPLUS IPADS. UH, [8. Consideration and possible action to approve payment to J-Services All in One, LLC, for repairs to the Sewer Jetter Combo Truck in the amount of $48,300.00.] ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED PAYMENT TO J SERVICES ALL IN ONE LLC FOR REPAIRS AS TO THE SEWER JETTER COMBO TRUCK IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,300. MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, IF Y'ALL RECALL, WE, UH, WE DID REFURBISH OUR OLD, UH, VACUUM TRUCK, OUR SEWER CLEANER TRUCK. BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR, I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS, I GUESS. FIVE YEARS. UH, OKAY. FIVE YEARS. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THAT CORRECTION. UH, SO WE GOT THIS THING RUNNING. UH, WE HAD THE STAFF FIND THE, THE, THESE FOLKS THAT COULD ACTUALLY DO THIS REPAIR. IT'S A LOT. UH, IT'S REALLY, REALLY COST EFFECTIVE. IT'LL, WE'RE GONNA BE USING THIS EXCLUSIVELY FOR, UH, STORM, STORM WATER AND STORM WATER. UH, STORM SYSTEM MAINTENANCE. UH, WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO Y'ALL FOR A, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBERS 'CAUSE WE DO NEED A CDL FOR THIS. BUT, UM, THIS IS, UH, PROBABLY, UH, IF WE HAD TO BUY THIS UNIT NEW, IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 350 TO 650,000. SO WE SAVED, UH, WE SAVED THE TAXPAYERS A CONSIDERATE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, EXPANDING OUR FRANCHISE A LITTLE BIT FOR, FOR STORM SEWERS. SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, FRED. I, I REMEMBER US PURCHASING A COUPLE OF, UH, HIGH PRESSURE THINGS AND I WAS WONDERING, IS THIS ONE OF THOSE HIGH PRESSURE THINGS? BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S A REFURBISH OF SOMETHING ELSE. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING OF HOW, HOW, UH, TOUGH ELOY WAS HANDLING SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT OR JV WAS KIND OF BEATING UP ON OUR STUFF, SO. YEP. SO IS THIS A RATIFICATION THEN? I'M SORRY. YES. SHOULD IT SAY NO? NO. WELL, PAYMENT. YEAH, THIS IS TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT. HAS IT ALREADY TRUCK ALREADY BEEN FIXED? WELL THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY HIM . NO, WE HAVE TO PAY HIM. IT'S A RATIFICATION. SO YES. DOES THAT WARNING NEED TO BE CHANGED? CITY ATTORNEYS? I MEAN, WE CAN'T SAY NO, IT'S ALREADY BEEN FIXED. OKAY. YOU OF THE CENTURY. MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GUTMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM [9. Consideration and possible action to approve partial payment in the amount of $12,425.00 to Digital Print and Advertising for printing and advertisement items for Hog Waddle 2025.] NINE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED PARTIAL PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,425 TO DIGITAL PRINT AND ADVERTISING FOR PRINTING AND ADVERTISING ITEMS FOR HOG WATTLE 2025. SO I BROUGHT THIS ONE UP BECAUSE THIS WAS STUFF THAT WE DID THAT DIDN'T TAKE PLACE. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, THE EVENT DIDN'T TAKE PLACE. COMMISSIONER TO, TO BE FAIR, WE DID DO QUITE A BIT OF, UH, ADVERTISING. WE PUT OUT, YOU KNOW, FLYERS AND, UH, FOUR BY EIGHT POSTERS AND WE BOUGHT LANYARDS AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT. UM, AND THIS WAS SOME OF THE, UH, ITEMS THAT WERE PURCHASED, UH, THROUGH PARKS FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT. OKAY. BUT I MEAN, HERE WE ARE, JUNE PAYING FOR THIS STUFF. CORRECT. SO, UM, I, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THINGS HAPPENED. THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE SO MUCH. I GUESS IT'S JUST, I MEAN, THIS IS NOT USABLE STUFF AGAIN THOUGH, RIGHT? WELL, THAT'S BEEN MY QUESTION. IT IS, IT IS. IT IS USABLE AND IT'S BEEN STORED. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THAT'S, THAT'S MY, WE GOT CHICHARRON ALL OVER IT, SO, AND ELO'S GONNA TAKE REAL GOOD CARE OF IT. SO I WOULD SAY IF I HAD TO TAKE A GUESS. ELOY? YES, SIR. ABOUT 65, 70 5% OF IT IS REUSABLE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. AND THEY'RE, WE, WE, WE HAD ABOUT A 25% PERISHABLE AMOUNT AND THEN THE REST WERE, WE'RE ABLE TO REUSE. WE HAVE 'EM ALL STORED UP RIGHT NOW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, SO YES, THEY'RE READY TO GO. I, I I, OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I, I THINK IN THE FUTURE TOO, I KNOW THAT ON ASSURES WE PUT HOG WATER 2025, IF WE COULD ELIMINATE THE YEAR THAT WAY WE COULD JUST USE OUR SHIRTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE HOG WATER EVENTS. I BELIEVE THESE DON'T HAVE A DATE, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? [00:40:02] NOPE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR A. AYE. ANY, ANY MOTION PASSES? [10. Consideration and possible action to award Bid Number 2025-04-04 for NonExclusive Professional Engineering Consultant Services.] ITEM 10, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTS ACTION OF AWARD BID NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH FOUR DASH FOUR FOR NON-EXCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULT SERVICES. UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, I WANTED TO BRING TO YOU ALL WANTED TO HAVE A, A STABLE OF ENGINEERS THAT WERE PRE-APPROVED AND WE HAD GONE THROUGH PROCUREMENT FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT THAT COULD COME UP OR WILL BE COMING UP. UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, UH, SOMETIMES, UH, WE NEED TO BE READY FOR. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE ONES THAT'S MOST PRESSING IS MY GRANT THAT I GOT FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK. I DO NEED TO PROCURE AN ENGINEER TO START THAT, UH, MASTER PLAN FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER. UH, UNFORTUNATELY USED TO BE THEY, THEY PROCURE THEIR ENGINEERING SERVICES AND IT WAS PART OF THE GRANT. IT'S STILL GONNA COME OUT OF THE SAME FUNDING AMOUNT. SO IN THIS CASE, THEY, UH, THEY CHANGED THEIR, UH, THEY CHANGED THEIR PROTOCOLS AND WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO PROCURE 'EM. SO THAT'S THE MOST PRESSING ONE OUT OF ALL OF THEM. BUT ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE SOME OF THE, UH, SOME OF THE DRAINAGE AND RDF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GONNA JOINT VENTURE WITH, UM, WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME OF THESE FOLKS READILY AVAILABLE AND ALREADY PROCURED. UM, WE GOT, I THINK, SIX IN AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING ALL SIX. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GONNA USE 'EM ALL, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE 'EM PRE-PRO PROCURED AND, UH, THEY'RE READY TO GO AND WE CAN JUST START THE PROJECT AND, AND LET Y'ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE ON A, UH, CONTRACT AS NEEDED BASIS. YES, SIR. THIS IS ONLY THE, THIS IS ONLY TO APPROVE THEM THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT. ANY CONTRACTS WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED, UH, ACCORDINGLY. AND THEY'D BE SPECIFIC IN NATURE. GREAT. I LIKE THE FACT YOU GOT SIX OF 'EM THERE. THAT'S GREAT. YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A STABLE, UH, WE, WE, I LIKE TO, I LIKE TO WORK THAT WAY. 'CAUSE IT MAY GIVES US SOME, SOME VARIETY AND SOME OPPORTUNITY TO PICK AND CHOOSE. UH, AND SOME ENGINEERS ARE BETTER AT SOME THINGS THAN OTHERS. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. LAST TIME WE DID THIS, UH, RFQ FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, WE RECEIVED A PACKET OF ALL THE ENGINEERS AND THEN WE HAD A COMMITTEE EVALUATE AND SUBMIT THE, PRETTY MUCH LIKE A RUBRICS EVALUATION TO THE COMMISSION. WAS THAT DONE HERE? NO. AN EVALUATION OF ALL THE, BECAUSE IT SAYS HERE THAT THERE WAS A TABULATION AND A, A SCORING RUBRICS THAT WAS DONE, THAT WAS DONE INTERNALLY, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, THAT THEY MET ALL THE, ALL THE, THE, THE, THE REQUIREMENTS. ALL THE CRITERIA. BUT ALL THE ENGINEERS THAT SUBMITTED ARE ALL QUALIFIED. THEY'RE ALL, UH, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT. THAT'S THE OTHER THING. USUALLY WHEN A BIGGER CITY GOES OUT FOR THIS TYPE OF A, SO DID WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWED THEM? NOT THE WAY YOU'RE NOT THE WAY YOU'RE, SIR, NOT THE WAY YOU'RE SHOWING IT. LAST TIME WE DID NOT THE, THE COMMITTEE WAS INTERNAL. IT'S STAFF. YES. SO WHAT CRITERIA THROUGH FINANCE DEPARTMENT. HUH? THROUGH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT? YEAH. AND THE CRITERIA IS DEPENDENT ON CRITERIA SET BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR PROCUREMENT PURPOSES. YEAH, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE MISLEADING. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS MAYBE IN THE PAST, 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN TOO. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR A GROUP OF PROJECTS, YOU, YOU PROCURE ENGINEERING SERVICES, YOU HAVE THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE SUBMITTING FOR THE SAME THING. SO THEN YOU EITHER EITHER DO IT THROUGH STAFF. I'VE NEVER REALLY SEEN IT DONE THROUGH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT, UH, STAFF WOULD COME UP THERE. THERE'S A SYSTEM OF, OF A, A GRADING SYSTEM BASED ON, YOU KNOW, EIGHT OR NINE OR 10 DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU COME UP WITH A RUBRIC, YOU COME UP WITH A SCORE, AND THEN WHOEVER GETS THE HIGH SCORE, GETS THE, GETS THE JOB, OR AT LEAST GETS RECOMMENDED. SO THEN ALL THE, ALL THESE ENGINEERS, THESE ARE ALL THE ENGINEERS THAT SUBMITTED SEVEN. SEVEN, YES. SEVEN SUBMITTED. SEVEN, YES. WILL BE PICKED. WELL, WE'RE USING ALL SEVEN. WE'RE WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY GONNA USE ALL SEVEN. WE'RE GOING I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY ALL WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR BIDS. CORRECT. SO WHAT, UM, WHERE DO WE DO OUR ADVERTISEMENT? WE DO IT THROUGH THE SAN BERNARDINO NEWS. AND HOW MANY NEWSPAPER? HOW MANY, UH, AND IT'S, UH, STANDARD PROTOCOL. YEAH. SO THE GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT YOU, UH, CIRCULATE AT 14 DAYS IN A LOCAL CIRCULATION. SO THIS ONE WOULD QUALIFY. OKAY. MY THING IS THAT, OF COURSE YOU CAN ALWAYS DO MORE, BUT THE STANDARD IS A PAPER OF LOCAL CIRCULATION. THIS DOESN'T MAKE THE STATE REGISTRY THEN, RIGHT? IN REGARDS TO [00:45:01] THE, THE STATE IS PUBLIC, UH, PUBLICLY UPDATING ANY PUBLICATIONS FOR TRANSPARENCY. THE, THE STATE WON'T GET INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL PROCUREMENT. YEAH, WELL, THERE IS A, THERE WAS A SENATE BILL THAT WAS PASSED THAT, THAT IF IT'S ON A PUBLIC PAPER, AND THIS IS A PRIVATE PAPER, NOT PUBLIC PAPER, IT WOULD GET POSTED TO THE STATE WEBSITE SO THAT TRANSPARENTLY EVERYBODY COULD SEE THAT VERSUS GOING THROUGH A PRIVATE PAPER. SO SAMUEL USES A PRIVATE PAPER. SO, AND ALSO MY THING IS WHAT IS THEIR, WHAT IS THEIR SIZE, THEIR SCOPE, IF THEY'RE JUST DISTRIBUTING TO PORT ISABEL AND SANTO, ARE WE REALLY GETTING A GOOD QUALITY MIX OF ENGINEERS? I'D SAY SEVEN'S A GOOD NUMBER. IT IS. I DON'T SEE ANY FROM THE LOCAL AREA CONSIDERING IT WAS PUT IN SANTO NEWS. I'LL, I'LL PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE. A TOWN SIMILAR TO SAN BENITO ACTUALLY USED ONE OF THE STATE CIRCULATED WEBSITES FOR THE ENGINEERS. UH, WE ONLY GOT TWO BIDS AND WE WERE TALKING A SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. UM, AND THAT WAS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES AS WELL. SO WHEN I HEARD SEVEN, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER. WELL, AND TO BE FAIR TO THE PROCESS, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I MEAN, THE SAN BERNARDINO NEWS MAY BE LOCAL AND IT, I GUESS COMPARED TO OTHER PAPERS IN THE STATE OR AROUND THE STATE, IT MAY BE A LITTLE SMALL. UM, HOWEVER, I THINK IN THE HISTORY OF SAN BENITO, YOU'VE ALWAYS USED THE SAN BENITO NEWS. SO, UH, I THINK IT'S PRETTY COMMONPLACE FOR FOLKS TO, IF THEY'RE GONNA LOOK TO DO WORK HERE IN THIS AREA, THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE SAN BENITO NEWS WEBSITE OR LOOK THROUGH THEIR NEWSPAPER LISTINGS FOR ANY JOBS OR RF QS OR RFPS THAT ARE COMING OUT. UH, NOW COULD WE, COULD WE CAST A WIDER NET? YES, ABSOLUTELY. UH, I JUST DON'T KNOW IF, IF THAT'S GONNA GET US ANY MORE. AND IT'S KIND OF IRONIC THAT IT'S THE SAN MANINO NEWS AND NOBODY LOCAL APPLIED. I I MEAN, I DIDN'T REALLY SEE THAT. BUT AGAIN, WE, WE DID RUN THIS TWICE ACTUALLY. SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT IF WE GO, I MEAN, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST BASICALLY BUILDING A, A, A CADRE. LET ME MAKE AN EXAMPLE. ALL OF US LIVE HERE, RIGHT? HOW MANY OF US GET THE SAM NEWTON NEWS? WE DON'T WANNA DO THAT RIGHT NOW. I, I ONLINE IT'S ALSO ONLINE. YEAH. I GET ON THE WEBSITE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AS WELL. OKAY. SO YOU ALL SAW THE RFQ? NO. WELL, MY POINT, I DID. OKAY. MY POINT IS, UH, POINT PROVE IT IS BROADER THAN THAT THOUGH. MY POINT IS, IS THAT, OKAY, WELL WE HAVE THESE SEVEN ENGINEERING FIRMS THAT COME IN AND CAN, WE CAN CALL UPON THEM TO BRING ON ANY PARTICULAR PROJECT. IF WE DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT THEY FIT THE PROJECT OR ANY OF THE OTHER FIRMS THAT FIT THE PROJECT, WE CAN STILL GO OUT AND LOOK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE WHO MIGHT THEN FIT THE PROJECT. SO WE'RE NOT, THAT'S, WE'RE NOT SECLUDED TO JUST USING THESE THAT'S CORRECT. THESE ENGINEERS. IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A STABLE OF, OF QUALIFIED ENGINEERS THAT HAVE BEEN PROCURED PROPERLY AND LEGALLY. NOW AGAIN, THERE'S GONNA BE A SPECIALIZED PROJECT THAT COMES UP. MAYBE ONE OF THESE ENGINEERING FIRMS IS NOT THE FIRM. AND TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER STILL BID IT OUT. WE WOULD ACTUALLY, UH, SUB IT OUT TO SOMEBODY ELSE. SO, SO THIS DOESN'T BIND US SPECIFICALLY TO THESE FIRMS? NO, NOT AT ALL. SO THERE'S A DECONSOLIDATION WHY? I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT PROBABLY ALL THE ONES DON'T QUALIFY. SO IF THAT BE SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC, YOU'D HAVE TO GO OUT AND THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT THREE FIRMS. SO THE VERBIAGE ON HERE, AWARD BID NUMBER, DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S EXCLUSIVE. I WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING IS LIKE A REVOLVING, I MEAN WE DO THAT IN MACALLEN. YEAH. WE USUALLY GET ABOUT EIGHT, NINE ENGINEERS AND AS THE PROJECTS COMES, WHICH ONES QUALIFIES FOR IT? YEAH. TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS. OKAY. YEAH. NO DOLLAR AMOUNTS YET. AND NO PROJECTS EXCEPT FOR THE, EXCEPT FOR THE NAD BANK ONE. WE DO NEED TO MOVE ON. MR. YES. THAT'S 150,000 THAT WE GOT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COME JUDGE, I LET HAVE A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACTION TO AWARD BID NUMBER. OKAY. TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES. I'VE GOT, UM, GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. NAY. OKAY. WE'LL GO BACK. UH, ONE NAY. COMMISSIONER MAYOR PRO TE NAY AS WELL. OKAY. NAY AS WELL. GOT TWO NAYS. SO WE GOT THE THREE YAY. AND TWO NAYS MOTION PASSES. ANYTHING ELSE? [1. Discussion and action to consider the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding allocations.] NOPE. WE'LL GO ONTO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEM NUMBER ONE, DISCUSSION ACTION. UH, TO CONSIDER FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. OKAY, [00:50:04] THIS IS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26. ACTION PLAN FOR YEAR 51. UH, WHICH RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. UM, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH AND THEY RANKED THE APPLICANTS. AND, UH, WHILE LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE, UH, 11 APPLICANTS. WE DID HOST A WORKSHOP, UH, LAST MINUTE WORKSHOP FOR ANY SUBRECIPIENT THAT MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ON APPLICATIONS. I THINK THAT WE DID OUT A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY HAVE CONSIDERED CDBG FUNDS THAT JUST REALLY WEREN'T FOR THEM. UM, SO WE HAD THREE APPLICANTS. AND OUT OF THOSE THREE, UM, ALL THREE HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING BEFORE. UM, ONLY ONE DIDN'T NECESSARILY MEET CDBG CRITERIA. AND SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AWARDING THE OTHER TWO, UM, CASA AND SUNSHINE HAVEN, UM, FOR, UH, FOR THEIR FUNDS. SO 29,442 FOR CASA AND 20,000 FOR SUNSHINE HAVEN. AND, UH, THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDS THE REMAINDER FUNDS, WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY USED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS TO GO STRICTLY TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE, UH, A HEALTHY, I GUESS A FEW DOLLARS HERE, A FEW DOLLARS THERE FROM PAST, UH, YEARS THAT NEED TO BE SPENT DOWN FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS IN ORDER FOR US TO BE TIMELY. SO WE'RE GONNA BE USING THE PAST FUNDS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND THESE FUTURE FUNDS FIRST STREET IMPROVEMENTS AS BEEN TRADITIONAL IN Y'ALL'S ALLOCATION. SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. AND SO DOES THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, DEANNA ON AMIGO AYA, THERE'S THE ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS THE ELDERLY, RIGHT? PETE? THE ELDERLY? CORRECT. UM, THE REASON WHY AMIGO AYA WAS NOT, UH, FUNDED THIS YEAR WAS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO CDBG, REGARDLESS OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT YOU GIVE THEM, UM, THE SUBRECIPIENT MUST INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THEY HELP. AND, UM, TRADITIONALLY, UH, AM AVAYA HAS NOT, WE'VE HELPED THEM OR Y'ALL HAVE HELPED THEM FOR 16 YEARS AND THEY HAVE NOT, UH, INCREASED THEIR NUMBERS. SO THEY DO NOT, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN MEETING AND DO NOT MEET CDBG UH, REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. NOW TO FAULT, MAYBE NOT TO THEIR OWN AND NOT MEETING THEM EXPECTATIONS OF THEM, YOU KNOW, GETTING HIGHER NUMBERS. I MEAN, TO ME THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING IN A WAY OF NOT GETTING AS MANY ELDERLYS AS THEY WERE BEFORE. UM, I HATE TO SEE THE FACT THAT OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, UM, AREN'T GETTING SOME KIND. AND EVEN IF IT'S NINE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NINE'S A BIG NUMBER. MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, THAT WE SHOULD BE HELPING. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE. THE ISSUE IS THAT, UM, EVEN IF WE GAVE THEM A LESS AMOUNT, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, UM, THEY HELP LESS. AND WE HAVE HAD RESIDENTS COME IN AND REQUEST AMAYA'S PHONE NUMBER FOR FUND OR FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR ELDERLY, UM, PARENTS OR RELATIVES. AND, UH, THEY'VE BEEN TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THE CITY ONLY GIVES THEM A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT. AND CDBG DOES NOT WORK LIKE THAT. IT CANNOT BE THE SOLE SOURCE OF, UH, FUNDING FOR THEIR PROGRAM. THEY HAVE TO USE THE FUNDING THAT Y'ALL GIVE THEM ADDITIONALLY, WITH WHATEVER FUNDING THEY HAVE TO HELP AND INCREMENTAL INCREMENTALLY INCREASE THAT HELP. AND THEY'RE JUST, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN MEETING. SO AS FAR AS CD BG IS CONCERNED, THEY, THEY HAVE NOT AND DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR CDBG. SO IF THEY WERE TO COME BACK AND AUDIT US, THEY'D ASK US, WHY ARE YOU CONTINUOUSLY FUNDING THIS ORGANIZATION IF THEY'RE NOT MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR CDBG? NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GET CDBG FUNDING IN THE VALLEY OTHER PLACES, BUT THEY'RE, SO DOES THAT MEAN WE ARE NOT FUNDING THEM? IS THAT GONNA MEAN THAT OUR RESIDENTS THAT DO NEED THE ASSISTANCE, UM, ARE GONNA GET TURNED AWAY AS WELL? THE ONCE IT'S JUST SAY THE NINE THAT ARE THERE. CORRECT. SO EVEN IF YOU ALL WERE TO GIVE THEM LESS THAN THE AMOUNT THAT THEY WANTED OR THEY REQUESTED, UM, THEY'LL HELP LESS. SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S REGARDLESS OF THEY, WE'VE FUNDED 'EM LESS OR Y'ALL HAVE FUNDED 'EM LESS IN THE PAST AND THEY HELP LESS PEOPLE. SO THEY'RE NOT, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CDBG. SO THEY'RE KIND OF HELD IN IT AGAINST US. CORRECT. AND LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO USE CDBG FUNDS AS THEIR SOLE SOURCE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE IN, IN, YEAH. THEY GET FUNDING FROM A, YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING OUT NO MATTER WHAT. AND, AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE INCREASING. AND SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF, IF YOU WERE TO BE FUNDING THEM NINE PEOPLE FOR THIS PAST 16 YEARS, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE, YOU KNOW, NINE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, 18 AND WHATEVER ON AND ON AND ON. AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT. SO I NEED TO LOOK AT ALSO IF THAT'S, THAT'S HAPPENING. I WANT THE BUILDING. THERE'S [00:55:01] A BUILDING. OKAY. NO, I'M, I'M, I'M ASKING, I'M I'M SAYING THERE'S A BUILDING THAT THEY OWN. IT'S THROUGH SANTO. OKAY. I NEED FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO IT. WILL DO. THAT'S BULL. UH, OKAY. LOOK INTO IT. WILL DO. SO STAFF AND COMMITTEE RECOMMEND APPROVING BECAUSE GAA AND SUNSHINE HAVEN, EVERY TIME YOU ALL DO FUND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND HELPING, UM, NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN MINIMALLY HELP WITH THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS YOU'LL GIVE THEM, BUT, AND THEN SOME. SO, UM, NANA, UM, AND AND COMMISSION MAYOR, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, I SEE THAT GSA DID 25, WHICH WE GAVE THEM OVER THE 25. AND OF COURSE SUNSHINE 20, THE 5,442, UM, DIFFERENCE. IF WE WENT AHEAD AND JUST GAVE THEM WHAT THEY ASKED FOR, COULD WE DIVIDE IT BY THE TWO THAT WOULD MAKE IT ALL, IN ALL FAIRNESS, WE HAVE, YEAH. WE HAVE THE 15% OR THE, OR 49,442 THAT WE CAN SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR THE TWO IF YOU'D LIKE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST, THE COMMISSION FEELS ABOUT THAT. WELL, DID THE, THE CDBG COMMITTEE COME UP WITH THESE NUMBERS? THESE WERE NUMBERS STAFF, UM, DOES THE PRESCREENING OF APPLICANTS MM-HMM . AND WE PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE MM-HMM . AND LET THEM THEM KNOW, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING BASED ON CDBG GUIDELINES AND NOTHING MORE. AND IT WAS JUST OKAY. WHO CAME UP WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT? THE STAFF? YEAH. IT WAS JUST, YEAH, WE JUST AN ARBITRARY NUMBER. NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE CASA HAS ACTUALLY SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT THEY'VE INCRE THEY'VE HELPED MORE AND MORE PEOPLE. SO WE FIGURED GIVE THEM MORE MONEY TO HELP. SO THEN THAT WENT TO THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE APPROVED IT. CORRECT. SO THAT'S FINE. CORRECT. OKAY. I THINK WE SHOULD THE, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE THE COMMITTEE, IF THAT'S WHAT THE COMMITTEE VOTED FOR. SO I THINK WE SHOULD STAY THE WAY IT IS. UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? MAYOR? I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR GALVAN. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. [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 July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 (b) Place 4- Term July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028] GO ON TO THANKS YOUR HONOR. GOING TO BOARD APPOINTMENTS, WE'VE GOT CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE APPOINT REAPPOINT MEMBERS TO THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE PLACES IN TERMS STARTING AND EXPIRING AS SHOWN PLACE THREE AND FOUR, STARTING JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2028 FOR BOTH PLACE THREE AND FOUR. OKAY. AND WE CAN ENTERTAIN THOSE, PUT THEM APPOINTMENTS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. GO AHEAD. UM, AFTERNOON, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTAIN CORTES. I'M IN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE RECORD. UM, AND JUST, UH, POLICE THREE AND FOUR STILL, UH, WILL, THEIR TERMS WILL BE EXPIRING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. SO WE'RE, UH, RE REQUESTING OR RECOMMENDING THAT STAFF MAKES APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINT THE CURRENT MEMBERS. OKAY. PUT THERE, UM, HAVE THE, THE APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SITTING THERE, BOARD MEMBERS, EVERYTHING BEEN WORKING OUT? YEAH. AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE FOR MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE HAD AND COMMUNICATION WITH 'EM, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH ANY, ANY OF THE MEMBERS. I HAVE ANOTHER EAGER, UH, BOARD MEMBER, UH, CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO SIT ON ONE OF THESE BOARDS. SO I STILL HAVEN'T HAD THAT COMMUNICATION WITH MY CURRENT APPOINTEE. OKAY. I'M GONNA HAVE TO TABLE THIS AGAIN. MAYOR. UH, MAYOR PRO. MAYOR PRO. UM, I THINK IT'S, IF IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, THREE TABLES, IT GOES AT LARGE. WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY IN THERE. PLEASE. NO, IT'S A HOLDOVER. THAT'S A FOR THE, THAT WAS, THAT WAS FOR THE E-D-C-E-D-C. BUT IN THE WAY MANNY HAD, THE CITY MANAGER HAS SITTING, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THREE TABLES. IT GOES INTO A LARGE OKAY. UNLESS YOU WANT TO PUT HIM AT, AT THE, IN A HOLDOVER, JUST KEEP ON THEM HOLDING HIM OVER. BUT WE NEED SOMEBODY IN THERE. HE'S, HE'S THERE TECHNICALLY HE'S, TRUMP HASN'T EXPIRED YET. YEAH, IT HASN'T EXPIRED. HE HASN'T BEEN REMOVED. HE HASN'T BEEN REMOVED. IT'S ON, IT'S HERE. OKAY. HE'S STILL THERE THEN. HE, HE'S THEN HE'S HELD OVER. BUT I GUESS WE CAN, I GUESS WE CAN LOOK AT THE BYLAWS, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH. I HAVEN'T TAKEN LOOK AT IT. I DUNNO. LOOK AT, WELL, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WHAT IT REALLY SAYS AT THE ORDINANCES AS WELL. WELL, IT REALLY SAYS IS THAT THE MAYOR HAS AN APPOINTMENT FOR ALL THE BOARD [01:00:01] MEMBERS AND ON APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION. THAT'S WHAT IT REALLY SAYS. BUT WE'VE NEVER FOLLOWED THAT. WE'VE JUST ALL HAD A SEAT AT THE PLACE. 'CAUSE THE MAYOR'S BEEN, THAT WAS, THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME AGAIN ON THAT ONE. AND SO VERBALLY. BUT WHAT IT REALLY, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS THAT HE APPOINTS EVERY APPOINTMENT ON MAJORITY APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION. BUT WE CAN LOOK AT IT. I CAN READ THAT. DON'T GO ON THE WEBSITE BECAUSE THE WEBSITE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED. THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE MAYOR. ALSO, THE TWO ENLARGE AT THE, ON THE EDC WAS ALSO TAKEN AWAY FROM THE MAYOR. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S AT LARGE NOW. FIVE PLACE. FIVE AND SIX OR SIX AND SEVEN. SO, BUT AGAIN, OKAY. SO, BUT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REGULAR BOARD AND AN ADVISORY BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO THE BYLAWS. OKAY. THAT TOO. THIS IS NOT STATE. IT WAS THE PAPERWORK. NO, YOU GOTTA FIND IT . WE'LL FIND IT. BUT NOT ON THE WEBSITE. NOT ON THE WEBSITE. ON THE WEBSITE. OKAY. WE'VE BEEN, SO AGAIN, MAYOR TIM, YOU'RE GONNA TABLE YOU. THAT'S, THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR. OKAY. I GOT A TABLE FOR, UM, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S YOUR MOTION. I'LL DOCUMENT. OKAY. SECOND. UH, BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. TABLE PLACE THREE. COMMISSIONER NAVARRO, PLACE FOUR, PLEASE. FOR I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. STRIKE FOR ROMANS GOMEZ AND LET MR. LEOS FINISH HIS TURN. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S INTERESTING. MOTION. OKAY. SO THAT'S GONNA BE A MOTION. SO I GOT, UH, COMMISSIONER NAVARRO FOR HECTOR GOMEZ IN PLACE. FOUR ON, ON IT. UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY, UH, COMMISSIONER UH, GOODMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES. OKAY, MAYOR, JUST FOR THE RECORD WE DID HAVE A, UH, UNSOLICITED VOLUNTEER FOR THE TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD, MR. MIKE TRAVIS. SO IT'S, HE'S WILLING TO STEP IN. ANYBODY WANTS THEM? YEP. UH, HE'S WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO BE ON TRAFFIC SAFETY. HE DID, HE ASKED FOR THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY, BUT I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THAT. OKAY, GREAT. ALSO, FRED, IF WE COULD LOOK INTO, MAKE SURE ALL THE BOARDS THAT ARE HAVEN'T BEEN NOT ACTIVE. WE ACTIVATE SOME OF THEM AND IF THEY'RE EXPIRED TERMS. 'CAUSE I KNOW WE SHOULD HAVE IN MAY DONE THE MAYOR PRO TEM AS WELL AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET AS WELL. SAYS OUR, UH, CITY ORDINANCE AND I'LL PUT 'EM ON IN MY TIME THEN. OKAY. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S ALL. THAT'S IT. AND TIME IS, UH, 6 35 WITH ADJOURN. * 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.