Jul 15, 2025 Commission Meetings

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

NEXT TIME'S GONNA BE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENT(S)]

ANYBODY COMMISSIONERS YOU OKAY? UM, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SAY, UM, THIS WEEKEND'S, WELL, LAST WEEKEND'S, I'M SORRY.

CONCERTS WERE AMAZING.

UM, IF YOU DIDN'T ATTEND THEM, HEY, WE HAVE SEVERAL UP STILL COMING UP, BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY WHAT I WITNESSED, UM, BOTH DAYS, UM, YOU SEEN FATHERS DANCING WITH THEIR LITTLE GIRLS.

YOU'VE SEEN HUSBANDS WIVES DANCING, ENJOYING THEMSELF.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR EVERYBODY ELSE AS WELL, OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO GO OUT THERE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

SO, I'M GLAD THAT'S WHAT I'M WITNESSING.

I INVITE EVERYBODY THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T COME TO ONE, COME WITNESS THAT EXCITEMENT THAT WE'RE FEELING UP HERE.

EXACTLY.

COMMISSIONER, UM, SORRY.

UM, COMMERS, ANYTHING ELSE? OH, CAN ANYBODY READ THIS? YEP.

PLEASE.

ICE CREAM.

ICE CREAM WITH A COP.

HOW MUCH BETTER CAN IT BE? FRIDAY, JULY 18TH, FROM ONE TO TWO 30 IN THE AFTERNOON, 1:00 PM TO TWO 30.

BEAT THE HEAT WITH A COOL TREAT AT ICE MONKEYS.

AT ICE MONKEYS OVER THERE ON BUSINESS 77.

SO LET THE COPS COME OUT AND SHARE THEIR ICE CREAM WITH YOU.

NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UM, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND? THE GROUP, I'M SORRY, THE GROUP FOR THIS WEEKEND, OR THE FRED GROUNDS? UM, YOU DON'T HAVE IT THIS WEEKEND IS THE RIGHT, YEAH.

YOU WANNA ANNOUNCE THAT? GO AHEAD.

WELL, YEAH.

THIS, THIS WEEKEND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER CONCERT, PART OF OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, AND IT'S, UH, PELO AND SOME OPENING ACTS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO TREND.

WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AS COMMISSIONER MORALE SAID.

UM, WE ARE, UH, SORRY.

WE'RE GONNA BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS ALL, ALL SUMMER.

SO COME AND JOIN US.

AND SATURDAY WE HAVE GO TO TICKETMASTER.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

RUTH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE.

MIKE TRAVIS, 1695 RUSSELL LANE, HERE IN, UH, FABULOUS SANTO TEXAS.

UH, GREETINGS ONE IN ALL.

UH, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM IS ABSENT TODAY.

I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO ADDRESS.

I JUST WANNA REITERATE WHAT I SAID, UH, BEFORE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE AND, UH, MANAGING OUR CITY GOVERNMENT HERE.

UM, SO TO MOVE ALONG HERE, I'M LIMITED ON TIME.

UH, TWO OF THE AGENDA ITEMS I SPEC

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WERE ON THE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONS AS A, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE, UM, RELIEF FOR KIRK COUNTY.

WHATEVER MY VOICE IS WORTH, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY, UH, SUPPORT THAT.

AND ALSO, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE, UH, SUPPORTING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY, UH, SUPPORT THAT ALSO, THEY DO VERY GOOD WORK.

NOT THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DON'T DO GOOD WORK, BUT THIS IS THE ONE BEFORE US RIGHT NOW.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THOSE.

UH, I, I LAMENT THAT I WAS NOT HERE FOR THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE, UH, PLAN, BUT JUST IN SUMMARY, I SPOKE, UH, SOMEWHAT AT LENGTH WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

UH, BUT I'M, I'M 98% THUMBS UP ON, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I HAVE VERY MINIMAL THINGS, UH, TO SAY ABOUT IT.

BUT ONE THING I WILL SAY, UH, ON THE PART WHERE IT'S TALKING ABOUT, UH, FLOOD PREVENTING, UH, THE, THE REGULATIONS OR THE SUGGESTIONS AND STUFF OF HOW TO DO THAT, I JUST ASK, PLEASE DON'T LET THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE COMING UP AROUND US ON RUSSELL LANE, THROW WATER OVER ON US.

PLEASE, PLEASE PLAN FOR ADEQUATE DRAINAGE TO GET IT OUT.

AND WHEN THEY'RE DOING IT, I SEE THEY'RE, UH, UH, ON THE, UH, AROUND THE POLICE STATION THERE.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.

I KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON IT, AND I, I KNOW THEY'RE GOING WAY DOWN DEEP WITH THEIR PIPES AND STUFF.

I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.

OKAY, NEXT AGENDA ITEM HERE, 2020.

PLAN.

SHOW OF HANDS, WHO REMEMBERS THE 2020 PLAN OF THE HARLINGEN AND SAN BENITO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, ABBREVIATED MPO? NOBODY.

I DIDN'T THINK SO.

THAT WAS A PLAN CONCOCTED AS STATED WITH THE HARLINGEN.

WHERE, WHERE, WHO? SOMEBODY.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? OKAY.

I WAS AGAINST IT.

I FOUGHT IT ALL THE WAY.

UH, BUT IT WAS A PLAN CONCOCTED SOMEWHERE.

WELL, THE HARLINGEN, SAN BERNARDINO, MPO, UH, THEY WANTED TO TURN LINE 17 ROAD.

I'M SORRY, I'LL CALM DOWN.

WHICH IS HANE DRIVE AND HARLINGEN, OUR FABULOUS RUSSELL LANE AND SAN BENITO.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAM HOUSTON IS LINE 17 ROAD.

IT'S STILL ON THERE.

YOU CAN GO LOOK ON THE STREET SIGN.

THEY WANTED TO TURN IT INTO A FIVE LANE THOROUGHFARE WITH THE POSTED 45 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT WITH THE PERCEIVED PROBLEM TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION OFF OF BUSINESS 77.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO SAY WHAT I WANTED.

I THINK THE, THE FINAL ITERATION OF THAT IS THE SAN JOSE RANCH EXTENSION.

WHAT, WHAT IT FINALLY ENDED UP IN.

BUT I WILL SPEAK MORE ON THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND, UH, YOUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MS. RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? YES, MR. JULIO LOPEZ, JR.

MR. LOPEZ, HE WAS ACTUALLY WANTING TO COMMENT.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]

UM, NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE, UH, WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UM, AS PURSUANT TO, UH, 5 5 1 0.0071, UH, CITY SEMI, THE PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES FOR THE, UH, 88, UH, LEGISLATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

UH, COUNSEL.

YES, MY OPINION TO DISCUSS THE PROPER EXECUTIVE STATUTE.

BE PRESENTATIONS, UH, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

AND THE TIME IS, UH, 5 41.

AND WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TIME IS, UH, SIX 10.

AND WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UM, NEXT ONE WAS, UH, ANY POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ITEM.

UH, THERE'S NO ACTION ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NEXT ONE IS GONNA

[PRESENTATION(S) ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I THINK, UM, THE, UH, OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE BIGGER TOP RATED ELEMENTS WERE OUR FIREWORKS.

A COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH Y'ALL.

OBVIOUSLY, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, ONE OF THE EVENTS WE RECENTLY HAD WAS AKA FEST.

UM, IT WAS KIND OF A, KIND OF A NEW THING FOR US.

IT'S THE BIGGEST EVENT WE'VE, I THINK, THROWN TO DATE.

UH, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF, ALL THE FOLKS THAT GOT TOGETHER TO HELP US MOVE THIS THING.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DEALT WITH THE RAIN AND THE, AND ALL THE OTHER NATURAL ISSUES THAT WE HAD TO CONTEND WITH.

AND WE, WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A GOOD EVENT.

SO CHRISTINA ACTUALLY DID, UM, COMMUNITY SURVEY REPORT.

AND I, I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF THE RESULTS OF THAT WITH Y'ALL.

'CAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

SO WE, BIG TAKEAWAY IS, UH, ALL POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

I THINK THERE WAS VERY, VERY LITTLE NEGATIVE.

UM, IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, WELL RECEIVED.

OVERALL,

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THE LIVE MUSIC, THE LOCATION.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, PEOPLE LIKE THE LOCATION.

MAYOR 77 IS OUR NEW SPOT.

UM, EVERYBODY RATED IT A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

UM, 88% OF IT, ALMOST 89% OF THE RESPONDERS, UH, FOUR STARS ARE HIGHER.

SO, UH, NO ONE THIS IS IMPORTANT.

RATED THE EVENT AS POOR OR VERY POOR.

SO ANOTHER KIND OF INTERESTING, UM, PIECE OF INFORMATION IS COMMUNITY REACH.

UM, 63% OF THE FOLKS WERE FROM SAN BENITO, BUT THE REMAINING 37% CAME FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY, UH, PRIMARILY HARDEN.

SO, UM, WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A REGIONAL DRAW, SO THAT'S KIND OF COOL TOO.

I KNOW I DID SPEAK TO A FEW PEOPLE THAT WERE FROM HARLINGEN AND THEY WERE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH OUR EVENT.

SO AGAIN, UH, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE Y'ALL LETTING US, UH, HAVE THIS AND, AND PROVIDE THIS SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS AND THE EVENT FOR THIS CITIZENS.

BUT AS WELL, UH, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF REALLY, REALLY CAME TOGETHER SO WE COULD GET THIS THING DONE IN, IN SPITE OF ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE HAD TO, WE WERE UP AGAINST.

UM, THE OTHER, THE OTHER REPORT IS, UH, LANDAM RESTROOMS PROJECT.

UH, THAT'S COMING, THAT'S GOING BACK TO 2018.

WAY BEFORE I WAS HERE, HOWEVER, I'M HERE NOW.

AND DEANNA DEANNA'S BEEN WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY WITH THE STAFF AND THE CDBG BOARD TO GET THIS THING REBOOTED.

UH, WE, WE SHOULD BE, UH, WE FINALLY GOT OUR LAST CLEARANCE LETTER ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL.

SO WE SHOULD BE BEGINNING, UM, IN A FEW WEEKS.

PROBABLY HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL WAS A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE AGAIN, UH, THESE ARE FEDERAL FUNDS AND WE DID HAVE TO COMPLY.

UM, KENNEDY PARK WILL ALSO BE DOING, WILL BE ON UNDERGOING A RESTROOM UPDATE.

AND THAT'S GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA BE USING C DB, CDBG FUNDS FOR THAT AS WELL.

UM, AND AGAIN, WE, THAT PART OF IT WILL BE IN HOUSE.

SO WE'LL BE DOING A LOT OF THAT WORK WITH OUR OWN STAFF.

BUT, YOU KNOW, PARK IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING.

WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER, UH, OTHER MONIES THAT DEANNA'S BEEN WORKING ON SO THAT, UH, WE CAN ACTUALLY WORK ON SOME OF THE AMENITIES AND, AND THE PARKS.

'CAUSE WE DO GET A LOT OF, OF USE AND A LOT OF THAT IS DEFERRED FOR, IT'S BEEN DEFERRED FOR A LONG TIME.

SO, UH, WE'RE HERE TO FIX IT AND ADD ON.

SO I EXPECT SOME OF THESE NEW, SOME OF THESE NEW THINGS TO BE COMING IN.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRIEF Y'ALL ON THAT.

GREAT.

YES, THAT'S ALL I HAD, MAYOR, UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NONE.

GO ON TO CONSENT.

CONSENT.

SO ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX ARE CONSENT.

WE CAN TAKE THOSE ALL AT ONCE.

OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY AT THIS, WE CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME.

MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.

COMMISSIONERS, DO, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS OR DO WE HAVE A CONSENT OF ALL SIX AHEAD? NOTHING.

I'LL MAKE A

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) ]

PLACE THREE IS ACTUALLY JOSE L. MORALES.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN FOR ITEMS. MAYOR, MAY I JUST, THERE'S A CORRECTION THOUGH ON THE MINUTES ON JUNE 17TH.

UM, ITEM NINE THREE WHERE IT HAS, UH, FOR INVOCATION.

YOU HAVE JESUS MORALES COMMISSIONER.

THAT'S MY SON.

JESUS .

I'LL AMEND MY MOTION TO MAKE THE CORRECTION TO THE MINUTES.

SO NOW WHAT'S SECOND? OKAY, SO, SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE, UH, THE MINUTES FIRST.

NO, MA'AM.

JUST DOESN'T WANT THE WHOLE THING WITH THAT.

SO ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX ON THE CONSENT.

UH, I HAVE A MOTION.

DID YOU MAKE THE MOTION? WHO WAS IT? COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

AND THEN SECOND COMMISSIONER GOODMAN FOR CONSENT.

UH, ITEMS 1, 2, 6 WITH THE, UH, CORRECTIONS ON THE, UH, MINUTES.

UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

HEY, THERE WAS GOOD, GOOD ACTION OVER THERE ON THE, ON THE BACKSIDE.

I LIKED IT.

SO.

USES ON THE LAND CHART THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ADDRESSED.

SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

THAT'S, UH, ITEM NUMBER

[1. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AI-08-2025, an ordinance amending Ordinance Number 2252 to revise a]

ONE.

FIRST READINGS, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252, A AI DASH OH 8 20 25.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252 TO REVISE AND UPDATE THE CITY'S LAND USE CHART TO REFLECT UPDATED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS.

IT'S JUST A FIRST READING, BUT, OKAY.

OH, YOU WANNA COME UP AND YEAH.

GIVE, GIVE HIM A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

ENRIQUE, JACK, ALL LIKE THAT.

HE NEEDS TO COME UP.

OF COURSE, CAN'T WASTE THAT IN THE BACK.

ENRIQUE, UH, INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP COMMISSIONERS.

SO THIS IS JUST DOING SOME HOUSEKEEPING.

UH, THERE'S SOME

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UH, WE DON'T HAVE CONCRETE BATCH PLANS.

WE DON'T HAVE SEXUAL ORIENTATED BUSINESSES.

WE DON'T HAVE, UH, CIGAR SHOPS AND THERE'S BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEING ALLOWED, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO IMPLEMENT IT IN THE LAND USE CHART.

'CAUSE THEY COME AND ASK, AND WE LOOK IN THE LAND USE, AND IT'S NOT AN ALLOWED USE.

SO IT'S NOT IN THE CHART.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO SOME HOUSEKEEPING AND ADD THOSE ON THERE AS WELL AS THE BUSINESSES.

IF THEY'RE GONNA SELL ALCOHOL, THEY WOULD NEED A CUP, ALL OF THEM.

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ALLOWED PER RIGHT.

BUT THEN WE CAN'T CONTROL, IF THEY DON'T DO A CUP AND THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG AT THE BAR OR WHERE THEY'RE SELLING ALCOHOL, THEN WE CAN'T REVOKE THE PERMIT BECAUSE THERE'S NO CUP THAT WAS DONE.

SO THAT'S THE CHANGES WE'RE MAKING IN THE LAND USE CHART.

AND IT'S THE FIRST READING.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST READING.

I'M

[2. Consideration and possible action to allocate a portion of the proceeds from the 2025 San Benito Summer Concert Series to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. ]

GOING TO SECOND, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE 2025 SAN BENITO CONCERT SERIES TO THE KE COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF FUND.

MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, WE, UH, WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOU ALL.

UH, OBVIOUSLY WE, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, WE STAND WITH THESE FOLKS OVER THERE, UH, AND WE, WE WILL, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE A PORTION.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH AT THIS POINT.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU ALL, UH, BUT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST ENTERTAIN THAT.

SO WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE EDC BOARD AS WELL, UH, LATER ON THIS MONTH.

UH, AND GET THEM, GET THEIR, GET THEIR APPROVAL AS WELL.

I, I KNOW WE DID IT A LITTLE BACKWARDS, BUT, UH, CONSIDERING THE TIMING AND, AND WHAT THESE FOLKS ARE GOING THROUGH, UH, STAFF THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, PRUDENT TO PUT IT ON.

OKAY, FRED? I, I, I LIKE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, BUT AT THIS TIME, I, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO SEE, I MEAN, WHAT AMOUNT OF PROCEEDS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, WHAT WE PLAN TO DO, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE STAND WITH THE CONCERT SERIES AS WELL, BEFORE WE MAKE ANY KIND OF DECISION OF ANY KIND OF PROCEEDS COMING FROM THIS EVENT.

THAT'S FINE.

BUT AFTER ALL THIS, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE, ALL THE EVENTS, THAT WAS THE PLAN MAYOR.

AND THEN, BUT IT WOULD BE BROUGHT, WOULD BE, UH, BROUGHT BACK TO US, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

SO WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE THEM ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

SO WHEN THIS, WE NOT, I THINK THEY WOULD ENTERTAIN US GIVING MONEY AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

THEY'RE GONNA BE IN NEED OF IT ANYWAY.

UM, I JUST DON'T SEE US PREMATURELY DOING THIS JUST YET.

NOW I'M ALL FOR DOING THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE THIS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES TAKES US AND ANY PROCEEDS THAT IS COMING FROM THIS EVENT TO GIVE US A NUMBER BEFORE WE GO FORWARD.

WELL, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS SAYS IS, THIS SAYS, BASICALLY WE'RE JUST GONNA GO FORWARD WITH AN ACTION, AND IT DOESN'T SPECIFY ANY KIND OF NUMBER.

IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE EDC.

AND WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS WE'VE GOT THERE.

THIS ONLY IS JUST MORE, MORE OF A, A, UH, A VOTE OF SUPPORT FOR THESE PEOPLE AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT.

WELL, IT'S SAYING TO ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS, IT'S JUST NOT SAYING WHAT YEAH, BUT WE, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT PORTION IS, BUT WE CAN STILL VOTE TO ALLOCATE A PORTION.

WELL, THE OTHER THING TOO, MAYOR, IF I COULD, COMMISSIONER, UH, MORALES, THE REASON WE WE EXPEDITED THIS WAS WE'VE GOT FOLKS THAT ARE, UH, CONSIDERING SPONSORING SOME OF THESE EVENTS.

UH, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PERFORMING AT THESE EVENTS WITH THIS DESIGNATION.

AND THAT'S WHY WE, WE TRY TO RUSH IT.

UH, THAT OPENS US UP FOR THAT.

UM, WITHOUT IT, WE'RE KIND OF PUTTING THE CART AFTER THE HORSE INSTEAD OF BEFORE IT.

SO WE, WE'D LIKE TO, WE WANTED THE DESIGNATION SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY APPROACH THESE FOLKS AND SAY THAT SOME OF, OR A PORTION OF THEIR, UH, PROCEEDS OR THEIR DONATIONS WOULD BE GOING TO THAT.

AND EVERYONE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

UM, WE'VE HAD SOME INTEREST FROM SOME OF THE ARTISTS.

WE'VE HAD DIFF UH, SOME INTEREST FROM SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE WORKING OUT THERE.

BUT WITHOUT THE DESIGNATION, UH, WE'RE REALLY NOT, WE'RE REALLY NOT IN THE GAME.

SO THAT'S WHY STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

IT MAY HAVE, UH, MAY SEEM LIKE IT'S PREMATURE, BUT IT REALLY ISN'T.

IT'S MORE SO WE CAN GET THE DESIGNATION SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GET, UH, GET IN FRONT OF THESE FOLKS AND TELL 'EM THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, UH, IS TIED TO THIS.

RUNNING THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR US, I THINK THEY CAN DO IT ON THEIR OWN AS A, AS A, AS A CONTRACT SERVICE.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A, A, A MOTION.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SECOND MOTION.

AND THE FIRST MOTION DOES BE CLEAR.

THERE'S NO SECOND ADVICE FOR LACK OF, OKAY.

THEN DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, FOR THE ATTORNEY, ARE WE ABLE TO ALLOCATE PROCEEDS LIKE THIS TO ANOTHER CITY? GENERALLY, GENERALLY, CAN'T GIVE ANYTHING A VALUE, BUT IF YOU FIND THAT IT'S A LEGITIMATE PUBLIC PURPOSE IN THIS SITUATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY, NOT NECESSARILY OF SOME , BUT OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD TELL SAY YES.

I, I THINK IT'S KIND OF LIKE A GRAY AREA.

I MEAN, IF, IF SOMEONE'S

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AND, AND PUBLIC PUBLICLY DO IT THAT WAY.

WHAT'S THE NEXT CD, C NEED? IT'S 24TH.

I MEAN, ABLE IT TO, TO DISCUSS WHAT KIND OF PORTION, WHAT KIND OF PERCENTAGE YOU GET IT.

AND, AND THAT'S FINE.

I MEAN, UH, LIKE I SAID, CLEAN IT UP.

CLEAN IT UP LEGALLY, AT LEAST.

THE, THE ONLY THING IS, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULD BE RUN THROUGH THE EDC.

WE JUST, WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME POSITIVE, UM, PUBLIC RELATION VALUE FOR, FOR THE CITY AT THIS LEVEL.

UH, THE MONEY'S GONNA COME OUT OF THE EDC AND THE EDCS PORTION OF THIS AKA FEST.

SO ULTIMATELY, AS A, AS A PROTOCOL ISSUE, IT COMES TO YOU ALL FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

UH, BUT FROM A PUBLIC RELATIONS STANDPOINT, I THINK THAT WAS THE BIGGER, THAT WAS THE BIGGER TAKEAWAY FOR THIS.

BUT I MEAN, Y'ALL CAN, Y'ALL CAN DECIDE TO DO WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT.

I I JUST WANTED TO, UM, AT LEAST SHOW THAT WE ARE CONCERNED AND THAT WE, UH, PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO, UH, LABEL THIS, UH, PROCESS AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE IT TO SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT COULD POSSIBLY, UH, YOU KNOW, PARTNER UP WITH THIS.

WELL, I'LL, I'LL SECOND THE TABLE, UH, THAT COMMISSIONER MORALE MORALE HAS ON THE, THE FLOOR.

SO, I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER MORALE MORALES, AND I GOT A SECOND BY MAYOR .

ALL IN FAVOR TO TABLE? AYE.

ANY NAYS? NAY.

NAY.

MOTION PASSES.

MOTION PASSES TO TABLE.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON SPONSORSHIP.

ITEM THREE,

[3. Discussion and possible action on sponsorship to the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito 1st Annual Roots and Boots Gala in the amount of $8,000.00. ]

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

SAN BENITO FIRST ANNUAL ROOTS AND BOOTS GALA IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,000.

UM, I KNOW WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, MS. CHAVEZ, HERE TO COME IN IF YOU LIKE TO COME AND TALK AND TELL US WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

MS. CHAVEZ, MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, CITY COMMISSIONERS, AND CITY MANAGER.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY TO CONSIDER BECOMING THE TITLE SPONSOR OF THE UPCOMING ROOTS AND BOOTS GALA, BENEFITING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SAN BENITO.

THE SPONSORSHIP IS MORE THAN JUST A DONATION.

IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY'S FUTURE.

THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SERVES AS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE EACH YEAR, PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER PROGRAMS, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, FREE MEALS, REC, SPORTS, AND A SAFE PLACE TO GROW YOUR SUPPORT WOULD DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO NEED US MOST.

BY STEPPING IN AS A TITLE SPONSOR, THE CITY WOULD DEMONSTRATE BOLD CIVIC LEADERSHIP, SHOWING OUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE COMMITTED TO OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

THIS PARTNERSHIP ALSO POSITIONS THE CITY IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE POSITIVE LIGHT AS A TRUE CHAMPION FOR THE CHILDREN AND OUR WORKING FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AS ITS TITLE SPONSOR, THE CITY'S NAME AND LOGO WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER ON ALL EVENT MATERIALS, MEDIA COVERAGE, AND OUTREACH.

LASTLY, OUR YOUTH ARE FACING REAL CHALLENGES, MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES, ACADEMIC SETBACKS, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO POSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES.

THIS GALA, WHICH IS AN INAUGURAL AND FIRST FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, WILL HELP RAISE CRITICAL FUNDS TO EXPAND THESE LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS. AND YOUR SUPPORT WOULD MAKE A POWERFUL DIFFERENCE.

WE REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN OUR KIDS, SUPPORT FAMILIES, AND HELP SHAPE A SAFER, STRONGER FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN REGARDS TO IT.

ANY QUESTIONS? WHO ELSE HAVE YOU APPROACHED ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS? SO, FOR TITLE, SPECIFICALLY, CITI, FOR ALL THE OTHER SPONSORSHIPS WE'VE HAD, UM, COMMITMENTS FROM FROST BANK, FIRST COMMUNITY BANK.

WE'VE HAD COMMITMENTS FROM LINEBARGER, WE'VE HAD COMMITMENTS FROM, UM, WHO ELSE? THERE'S VARIOUS COMMITMENTS.

UM, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE PAPERWORK TO COME IN.

WE'RE ACTUALLY ALMOST SOLD OUT.

SO, UM, WE'VE HAD A VERY, VERY, VERY POSITIVE RESPONSE TO THIS INAUGURAL COMMITMENT.

AND SO WE REALLY WERE JUST LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE CITY'S TITLE.

I I HAVE, UM, I THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING.

AND, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT IS IN, GOES INTO PUTTING ON EVENTS LIKE THIS.

I REALLY, I CAN SEE THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

UM, AND I WOULD, PART OF WHERE I WANT TO GO IS I WANT A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.

AS FAR AS THE CITY GOES, DEFINITELY.

I WANT A BUILD A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I WANT A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL THE ENTITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE.

AND I THINK THAT THERE ARE, THERE ARE WAYS TO SUPPORT YOU, UH, AND OTHER ENTITIES

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ALSO TOO.

BUT I THINK THAT THE WAYS AREN'T JUST IN WRITING A CHECK.

I THINK THAT WE, WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR GOALS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE, I MEAN, THESE THESE PEOPLE HERE KNOW THAT I'M A, I'M A, UH, MEASUREMENT.

I'M A NUMBERS GUY.

I LOOK AT THE, I LOOK AT THE, UH, WHAT THE RETURN AND THE VALUE, WHAT RETURN IS.

AND SO MM-HMM .

I'M, I'M JUST, I'M, I'M HESITANT AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT JUST TO, TO, UH, SUPPORT THIS FOR THOSE REASONS.

I, I'M OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, I, I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I JUST, I WANT A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP INSTEAD OF JUST WRITING A CHECK.

I UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, OUR DOORS ARE DEFINITELY OPEN.

WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, UM, SOME COMMISSIONERS ON THE BOARD, UM, THAT GO AND VISIT RELIGIOUSLY.

UM, OUR DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN.

UM, OUR PAPERWORK, WE'RE SUPER TRANSPARENT.

UM, ANY NUMBERS YOU WANNA KNOW? I KNOW 'EM LIKE THE BACK OF MY HEAD.

'CAUSE I PREACH THEM ON A DAILY BASIS TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT'S WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

UM, SO I INVITE YOU TO PLEASE COME.

OUR DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN.

LIKE I SAID, UM, WE'VE HAD SOME COMMISSIONERS THAT GO AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

AND, UM, FORTUNATELY THEY KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND SO I INVITE EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY TO GO.

AND, AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO OPEN INVITE ANY DAY THAT YOU WANNA GO AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

IN WHAT WAYS CAN WE WORK BETTER TOGETHER AS FAR AS THE CITY AND THE, AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB? I THINK THAT'S A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY AND A PRIVATE.

I'M SURE IT IS.

SO I MEAN, THERE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S TONS OF OPPORTUNITIES.

UM, WE'VE BEEN SUPER RESERVED, YOU KNOW, WORKING, UH, WE HAVE A CONTRACT ON FILE THAT WE DO GET FOR ANNUAL PROGRAMMING.

UM, EVEN THAT'S KIND OF TOUGH GETTING, UH, WE BUILT A CITY BACK IN APRIL AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED YEAH, HAVEN'T SEEN ANY REPORTS ON ANY OF THAT THOUGH.

AND SO THAT'S THE THING.

LIKE WE'VE, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE PRIOR PARKS AND REC, UM, INDIVIDUAL, BUT THAT WAS CHANGING QUITE OFTEN.

AND SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO, I KNOW WE HAVE MR. AVILA NOW.

I'VE MADE CONTACT WITH HIM MAYBE ONCE.

UM, SO I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO KIND OF KEEP UP WITH THE EVER CHANGING OF, YOU KNOW, UM, ADMINISTRATION AND STUFF.

UM, WE DO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EVERYBODY, THOUGH.

I MEAN, NO, ILL RELATIONSHIP TOWARDS ANYBODY.

I MEAN, WE WANNA WORK WITH EVERYBODY.

IT'S JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.

AND I KNOW THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION FOR PARKS WOULD REQUEST REPORTS, UM, PULL OUR INSURANCE EVERY YEAR THAT WE HAVE THE CITY OF SANTO LISTED AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND, UM, I KNOW THEIR SUPPORT STAFF AS WELL WOULD COMMUNICATE WITH US AND ASK FOR THAT STUFF.

IT'S JUST, WE HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU KNOW, REACHED OUT TO OR ANYTHING.

BUT ALL THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE.

MY GOAL IS IN, IN, IN MY MIND THAT OUR GOAL SHOULD BE, I MEAN, WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.

WE'RE DOING OTHER THINGS.

WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT AND REALLY REDEFINE, YOU KNOW, WHO SAM BENITO IS AND WHAT IT IS.

MM-HMM.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOT A SOLO THING.

THAT'S NOT A A COM A CITY COMMISSION THING.

THAT'S AN EDC THING.

THAT'S A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THING.

THAT'S A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB THING.

THAT'S ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION OUT THERE TOO.

THAT'S THE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION THAT'S THAT WE HAVE HERE IN TOWN.

ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS.

AND THERE'S MONEY THERE TO HELP.

BUT I JUST, I JUST, WE'RE NOT WORKING WELL ENOUGH TOGETHER.

I GOTTA SEE IT.

AND I, I KNOW WE'VE HELPED SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, LIKE WITH SOME OF THE GRANTS THAT YOU ALL SUBMITTED.

WE'VE SIGNED OFF FOR LETTERS OF SUPPORT, UM, FOR A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

WE'VE DONE IT FOR THE POLICE CHIEF JUST TWO WEEKS AGO FOR A GRANT.

THEY'RE SEEKING, WE ARE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORTIVE FOR THE CITY.

IT'S JUST WE REACH OUT.

I MEAN, WE'RE, WE WORK WITH THEM HAND IN HAND OFTEN.

UM, THEY'VE DONE STUFF FOR US TOO, TO SECURE CERTAIN GRANTS FOR SECURITY, WHICH WE WERE AWARDED.

AND SO, LIKE I SAID, I WORKED WITH MS. DIANA.

I MEAN, WE'RE ALL READY TO SUPPORT WITH WHATEVER LETTERS.

WE HAVE A, A GROUP OF BOXERS, YOUNG MEN, BOXERS, AND I THINK THEY TRIED TO USE THE FACILITY THERE, BUT YOU GUYS, THEY ACTUALLY HAD A TOUR WITH COMMISSIONER MORALES.

UM, YES.

THE CITY MANAGER.

AND THIS FACILITY WASN'T FEASIBLE FOR IT.

IT SAYS, UM, HERE IS WHY AND HOW A CITY CAN SPONSOR A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CITIES FREQUENTLY PARTNER WITH AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

UM, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE LOCATION THEY WERE LOOKING AT.

SO WE ENTERTAINED IT AND WE WELCOMED THEM TO GO DO A WALKTHROUGH.

AND IT JUST WASN'T FEASIBLE.

IT WASN'T FEASIBLE BECAUSE OF SIZE OR, YEAH, LIKE THE SIZE OF WHERE THE LOCATION WAS, WHERE WE HAD ENTERTAINED, WHERE WE HAD EMPTY SPACE.

MS. CHAVEZ, YOU KNOW, I KNOW COMMISSIONER GOODMAN BRINGS THIS UP ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS AND WHATNOT.

I SEE YOU GUYS DOING YOUR PART.

I SEE THE CHAMBERS DOING YOUR PART.

SOMETIMES THERE'S A LACK OF ON OUR END MM-HMM .

AND, YOU KNOW, AND I'M GONNA BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT'S OUR FAULT.

UM, I AM JUST FINDING IT REALLY ODD HERE THAT WE JUST HAD A DISCUSSION OF ANOTHER THING THEY WANTED TO GIVE PROCEEDS TO THAT ISN'T EVEN PART OF OUR, OUR COMMUNITY YET, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION LIKE THIS.

UM, YOU HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK WITH THAT FACILITY BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE IN THE PAST AND WHERE IT WAS AND WHERE IT HAS BECOME.

UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTION HERE ON THIS PANEL THAT, SHOULD WE DO IT? IS IT LEGAL, WHATNOT? YOU KNOW, AND IT'S A SIMPLE GOOGLE THAT YOU COULD DO ON GOOGLE SEARCH IF, IF A CITY CAN, AND I'VE ASKED LEGAL AS WELL, SO I JUST WANNA READ IT.

WHAT IT SAYS.

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THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW CITIES TO LEVERAGE THE EXPERTISE AND COMMUNITY REACH OF NONPROFIT ADDRESS AND TO ADDRESS LOCAL NEEDS SUCH AS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

CITY SPONSORSHIP CAN TAKE VARIOUS FORMS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS LIKE USING CITY F CITY FACILITIES, AND PROBLEMATIC CO COLLABORATION, FUNDING DIRECT GRANTS OR ALLOCATION FROM THE CITY BUDGET CAN HELP BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB DELIVER THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

AND EVEN THOSE, AS FAR AS THE EXAMPLES OF CITY SUPPORT WE'RE ON THERE, SALMON NEEDLE'S ON THERE.

AND LET ME JUST CLARIFY REALLY QUICK.

LIKE, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A GALA SPONSOR, NONE OF THE GALA SPONSORSHIP MONEY IS GOING TOWARDS PUTTING ON THE GALA.

UM, IT'S GOING BACK INTO PROGRAMMING AND DELIVERING THOSE PROGRAMS FOR OUR KIDS.

UM, WE'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH JUST HAVING PEOPLE DONATE A LOT OF SERVICES FOR THIS GALA.

SO THE COST IS NONE, NO SPONSOR MONEY.

AND I WILL GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT IT'S GOING TOWARDS THE, THE FOOD, THE BUILDING, NOTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S GOING BACK INTO THE PROGRAMMING FOR THE KIDS.

AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE MAKING THAT COMMENT MS. CHAVEZ TOO AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE SO EASY TO POINT THE FINGER ONE WAY, BUT YOU'RE POINTING ONE WAY.

YOU GOT THREE MORE POINTING AT YOU.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE THE REST OF THE COMMISSION.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU GONE TO VISIT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB? BECAUSE I COULD TELL YOU, I SIT THERE AND VISIT, THERE'S A LINE OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAVE.

YOU KNOW, IT WORKS BOTH WAYS.

NOT JUST ON YOU, NOT JUST ON US.

IT WORKS BOTH WAYS.

SO I THINK THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION ON SOME PART MAY BE FAILING HERE.

AND, UM, IT'S EASY TO SIT THERE AND PASS JUDGMENT, BUT WE ALL GOTTA DO OUR PART.

IT'S NOT JUST SAYING THAT WE'RE A COMMISSIONER UP HERE, OR YOU'RE A DIRECTOR OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

WE ALL NEED TO DO OUR PART.

WE SIGNED UP FOR THIS AND WE JUST NEED TO DO OUR PART.

I I'M NOT SITTING HERE SAYING WE SHOULDN'T SUPPORT THAT.

EXACTLY.

THAT, THAT, THAT'S NOT THE, THAT'S NOT ONE AT ALL.

MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ONE OF YOUR LOW LEVEL SPONSORS PERSONALLY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE.

AGAIN, AND IT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT, THAT, WHETHER IT'S JUST THAT, YES, I REALIZE THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6:00 AM I COULD PROBABLY GO VISIT THEM BECAUSE I DO HAVE A BUSY LIFE WITH THINGS THAT GO ON.

BUT, AND I'LL MAKE AN EFFORT, I WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO GO OVER AND SIT DOWN WITH YOU AS WELL AND SO ON.

BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT THIS IS, THIS IS JUST ALL, I JUST FEEL LIKE A A, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE LEAD CHARITY ORGANIZATION.

NOT, AND I DON'T, THAT'S NOT US.

THAT'S NOT OUR PURPOSE HERE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A CITY.

WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, MS. CHAVEZ, UH, UH, DOES THE CITY, UH, SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY FINANCIALLY? SO WE DO HAVE A $10,000 PROGRAMMING AGREEMENT, UM, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PAID ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

UM, WE'VE BILLED FOR THIS PAST 2324, WHICH WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED TO DATE YET.

AND THEN WE SIT ON THE GROUNDS.

UM, SO THERE'S A GROUND AGREEMENT THAT WAS THERE BEFORE ME AND THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION, UM, TO CUT THE GRASS THAT, 'CAUSE WE SIT ON CITY LAND.

SO THAT'S EVERYTHING.

UH, FACILITY AGREEMENT BUILDINGS AND EVERYTHING IS, IS CITIES, THE, THE BUILDING FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, BELONGS TO THE CLUB.

THE CITY IS THE, THE LAND IS THE CITIES, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BASED ON ALL THE CONTRACTS AND MY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE, FROM THE OTHER PREVIOUS MANAGER, CITY MANAGER WAS THAT THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY WAS THE CITIES.

SO WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL FIND OUT.

WOULD WE'LL FIND OUT WITH THAT.

I MEAN, IF THE BUILDING'S, Y'ALL'S, I MEAN, WE'VE SPENT CLOSE TO 2.5 MILLION SINCE I'VE TAKEN OVER.

AND I MEAN, IF IT'S Y'ALL'S, I MEAN, MAYBE SHOULD SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT.

NOBODY'S HERE TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.

BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT THOUGH, THE CITY HAS, AND WE WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, BE, I MEAN, I'M AVAILABLE.

I, I'M LITERALLY THERE SEVEN 30 TO SIX O'CLOCK.

I MEAN, I RETIRED FROM MY PREVIOUS COUNTY JOB TO DEDICATE ALL THAT TIME TO SAN BENITO.

YEP.

I, LIKE I SAID, MR. GALVAN WALKS IN QUITE OFTEN.

MR. DEBRA MORALES WALKS IN QUITE OFTEN.

UH, MR. EVADO IS THERE, UM, QUITE A BIT.

I MEAN, HIS KID PLAYS IN OUR REC PROGRAM.

I'M THERE.

UM, IF YOU WANT ME TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND SEND YOU UPDATES ON A MONTHLY BASIS, I MEAN, WE HAVE A NEWSLETTER.

I CAN SEND THEM TO YOUR EMAILS, MAKE SURE Y'ALL ARE GETTING UPDATES OF WHAT THE CLUB IS DOING.

UM, WE WERE JUST RANKED NUMBER 30 IN THE NATION OUT OF 5,000 CLUBS.

I MEAN, AND IT'S SAN BENITO.

I MEAN, WHILE OTHER CITIES HAVE CLUBS CLOSING, YOUR CITY CLUB IS DOING AMAZING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

I MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, APPROVE THE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES FOR THE, TO APPROVE THE $8,000.

I, I JUST HAD A, I WANTED TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS.

SURE.

I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A, SORRY TO CUT EVERYBODY OFF THE FENCE YEAH.

GRANT THAT YOU HAD APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED.

ROOF WORK, REDOING OF SOME OF THE, UH, CRAFT ROOMS, COMPUTER ROOMS, WE'VE REDONE ALL THE ROOMS MINUS ONE ROOM AND THAT FACILITY, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE IN 2026.

SO MONEY'S, UM, IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT.

WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR FEMA TO SIGN OFF ON THE PLAN.

SO THAT'S, IT'S GONNA GET DONE THIS YEAR.

THAT'S ALL WE'RE WAITING FOR.

AND YOU HAD THE OUTDOOR PAVILION GET DESTROYED AND Y'ALL WE PAID FOR THAT AND GOT SOME ENGINEERING DONATED TO YES.

FIX THAT UP.

SOME ROOFING WORK WAS DONE BY Y'ALL.

COMPLETE

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SO I THINK THE AGREEMENTS OF FACILITY USE AGREEMENT, UM, SIMILAR TO WHAT THE, UH, JUNTO MUSEUM HAS.

BUT THE, THE, THE OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTION IS WHERE WOULD THE 8,000 COME FROM IF APPROVED BE? WE DO NOT HAVE A BUDGET FOR THAT UNASSIGNED, I DON'T PARKS AND REC, I DON'T BELIEVE PARKS AND REC HAS A LINE ITEM FOR DONATIONS LIKE THIS, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE.

I HAVE A QUESTION, MAYOR, IF I COULD SURE.

GO AHEAD.

SO MS. CHAVEZ, I SEE THAT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE BOYS CLUB.

I'M STILL ADVISORY BOARD IN FAR, UM MM-HMM .

SO I KNOW THE GOOD WORK.

UH, WE HAD A CAPITAL PROGRAM OVER THERE AS WELL.

WE, SO THIS IS GOING BACK TO PROCEEDS, IT'S GOING TO, I MEAN, BACK TO OPERATIONS, TO THE PROGRAMMING.

TO DELIVER THE PROGRAMMING.

SO YOU MENTIONED THAT NONE OF THIS IS GONNA GO TO, UH, TO FUND ANY OF THE GALA.

WHAT IS YOUR BUDGET FOR THE GALA? SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WITH FOOD AND EVERYTHING, WE'VE, WE'RE JUST UNDER FIVE GRAND.

SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE MOST THAT WE'RE GONNA SPEND ON THE GALA.

AND THAT'S BEING DONATED.

A LOT OF IT IS IN KIND, AT LEAST 50% OF IT.

OH.

WHICH WE'VE SITU WE'VE DONE WITH THE MUSICIAN, WITH THE FOOD, WITH THE LOCATION.

SO A BIG CHUNK OF IT IS BEING RETURNED IN KIND.

SO, SO, I MEAN, TO PUT ON AFTER THAT.

SO IT'S ABOUT, WE'RE LITERALLY ABOUT 5,500 AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE, WE DON'T WANNA BE SPENDING $40,000 FOR A $10,000 RETURN.

THAT'S JUST DOESN'T MAKE MONEY SENSE.

AND THEN I ALSO, YOU KNOW, SINCE I ALSO SAID ON THE EDC MM-HMM .

UM, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ASKING THE EDC AS WELL, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ACTUALLY PUT IT FOR THE NEXT AGENDA.

SO ARE YOU ASKING THAT THE CITY BE A TITLE SPONSOR FOR BOTH CITY AND EDC BE TITLE SPONSORS? SO ONLY ONE, OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO, BECAUSE I, I'VE GOT TWO REQUESTS.

SO, UM, AND I KNOW WHICH ONE I CAN FUND IT OUT OF, BUT YEAH, I, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE BOARD.

SO, UM, I REACHED OUT TO A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONERS TO ASK FOR TITLE SPONSOR THAT I WANT.

I WAS, WANTED THE CITY TO SPONSOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE TASKED TO GO OUT ALSO AND SOLICIT SPONSORS.

AND SO ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, I REMEMBER THAT.

SO ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS DID TELL ME, UM, THAT EDC, THAT I, I BARELY FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT, UH, EDC WAS SOLICITED AS WELL.

UM, I DON'T, IT WASN'T GONNA BE FOR A TITLE SPONSOR.

I STILL HAVE TO MEET WITH THAT BOARD MEMBER TO SEE WHAT THE REQUEST WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR EDC.

IT WAS $8,000.

OH, OKAY.

SO, YEAH.

SO I MEAN, THERE'S ONE, JUST FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION.

THERE'S ONE, ONE TITLE SPONSOR ONLY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE REQUESTING FOR THE CITY.

DOES IT MATTER WHERE IT COMES FROM TO YOU? NO, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE IT COMES FROM.

COULD WE SPLIT IT, FRED? UM, THERE'S A REQUEST.

THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.

I MEAN, UH, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO, I NEED TO GET WITH STEPHANIE ON.

'CAUSE AGAIN, WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY OF THIS.

UH, STEPHANIE, WHERE WOULD THAT FUNDING COME FROM? IT'S SIMILAR TO THE JUNTO, HOW THEY GET FUNDED.

THE JUNTO MUSEUM.

IT'S A BUDGETED LINE ITEM.

WHAT'S THE LINE ITEM? IS IT UNDER OUT OF PARKS AND REC? UM, CITY MANAGER? NO, STEPHANIE CITY COMMISSION.

PUBLIC SITUATION BECAUSE IT DOES, IT HELPS THE, THE YOUNG GENERATIONS AND IT SYSTEM, AND IT PROVIDES MEALS AND EVERYTHING.

STEPHANIE CAN, CAN YOU COME, UH, THE, THE MIC PLEASE? EXCUSE ME.

YEAH, , BECAUSE WE CAN, WE CAN FUND PROGRAMMING.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

SURE.

WE CAN.

SO THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE CAN FUND PROGRAMMING, UNDER MY UNDERSTANDING AND UNDER TEXAS, UH, CONSTITUTION ARTICLE THREE, SECTION 52.

SO WE COULD, UM, HOWEVER, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT THE WAY THEY HAVE IT, THOSE 10,000 THAT SHE MENTIONED, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT IN BETWEEN THE CITY AND THEM FOR TO FUND PROGRAMMING.

AND THAT WOULDN'T BEEN AN ISSUE IF THOSE 8,000 WOULD'VE HAVE BEEN ADDED AT THAT AGREEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DO IT EVERY TWO YEARS.

UM, SO IT'S NOT LIKE I DON'T WANT IT FOR YOU TO GET IT THE WRONG WAY.

THAT WE DON'T WANNA HELP, WE WANNA HELP.

IT'S JUST THAT THE WAYS OF HELP, HOW HELPING IS WHAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.

IF WE KNEW ABOUT THIS GALA BACK THEN, AND THEY, THEY TOLD US THAT IT, UH, PART OF THE AGREEMENT IT INCLUDE THIS GALA AND THE MONEY THAT WE WERE GOING TO GIVE SPECIFICALLY GOES TO A PUBLIC SAFETY HEALTH, UH, SHELTER.

PUT IT IN THAT AGREEMENT, IT WOULD'VE BEEN BUDGETED AND IT WOULD'VE EASILY GO THROUGH AT THE TIME OF THE AGREEMENT.

THIS WOULD'VE, I WOULDN'T HAVE A CONCERN OR ANY, ANY MENTION.

WELL, THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER AND BEING ABLE TO, TO, TO DO MORE TOGETHER, UH, AS, AS A COMMUNITY WITH YOU GUYS.

SO, UM, AND I'M NOT, I'M NOT, UM, QUESTIONING IF THIS IS A, IF IT'S ALSO SORT OF

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HOWEVER, UM, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AN AGREEMENT NEEDS TO BE IN BETWEEN NOT JUST A TITLE SPONSOR, UM, PACKET.

UM, IT NEEDS TO BE SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES.

THEY NEED TO PUT WHAT THEY'RE, THEY NEEDS TO BE CONTROLLED.

THEY NEED TO PROVIDE US WITH WHAT ACTUALLY THEY DID WITH THE MONEY WE PROVIDE THEM.

'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE PROHIBITED, ESPECIALLY FOR MUNICIPALITIES LIKE THE C MENTIONED, UH, THE EDC.

IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, ENTITY ASIDE FROM THE CITY THAT CAN ASSIST IT WITH LESS RESTRICTIONS THAT THE CITY DOES.

SO THAT'LL BE ANOTHER ROUTE TO TAKE AS WELL.

SO I JUST WANT YOU TO ALSO KNOWN AND KEEP THAT IN MIND.

WE DON'T, WE DIDN'T BUDGET LIKE WE DID FOR THOSE 10,000, THIS 8,000.

SO, UM, THAT'S JUST, THAT'S JUST WHAT I HAVE TO, TO ADD TO IT.

AND THEN, UH, IF I HAD TO ADD ANOTHER THING THAT WE DO HELP HIM OUT WITH, IT'S THEIR WATER BILL.

UM, I AM IN CHARGE OF UTILITIES, AS YOU MAY KNOW.

SO THEY ONLY GET, UH, CHARGED FOR TRASH SERVICES, BUT NOT FOR WATER SERVICES.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER SOMEHOW WAY THE CITY HELPS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, ASIDE FROM THE, THE PROGRAMMING MONEY, UH, ON A YEARLY BASIS, WHICH I NEED TO CHECK ON HER AND SEE WHY SHE HASN'T RECEIVED HER PAYMENT FOR THIS YEAR.

SO WE CAN, WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND SEE WHY, WHY THAT HASN'T HAPPENED.

UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO, SO, SO STEPHANIE, LET ME JUST GET THIS CLARIFICATION.

SO YOU MEAN ANYBODY THAT COMES TO US FOR A SPONSORSHIP, AND IT ISN'T, WE SAY ON OUR BUDGET, WE'RE GONNA DENY THEM.

UNLESS, UNLESS WE HAVE, WE HAVE SET ASIDE AN AGREEMENT AT THE BE OR WE, IF WE DECIDE A BUDGET TIME THAT WE SAY, OKAY, THIS IS THE MONEY WE'RE GONNA ALLOCATE FOR SPONSORSHIPS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPECIFY, BUT YOU DO BUDGET FOR IT.

LET, LET'S SAY YOU SAY WE'RE GONNA DO 25,000, RIGHT.

JUST TO SAY A NUMBER.

AND THEN, UH, THE REQUESTER COMES WITH AN AGREEMENT AND YOU ALL AGREE TO THE AGREEMENTS GOES TO LEGAL AND THEY'RE OKAY WITH IT.

AND THEY BE, THEY'RE ABLE TO TELL US HOW IT SOPHISTS THE PUBLIC.

RIGHT.

AND HOW IS IT GONNA GET BACK.

AND THEN WITH THAT MONEY GIVEN TO THAT PERSON, THEN THAT PERSON NEEDS TO COME BACK AT US AND GIVE US A REPORT, A CONTROL REPORT, AND TELL US, I'M SORRY.

IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT, BUT IT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO GIVE CHARITIES OR DONATIONS.

OR SPONSORSHIPS.

SO SHE'LL HAVE TO PULL, OKAY, WE BOUGHT THIS FOR THE, FOR THE KIDS FOR THIS IS HOW WE SERVE THE PUBLIC.

UM, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFICULT HERE.

IT'S JUST THAT NO, I'M GLAD IT'S GLAD YOU HEAR THE INFORMATION STATED.

SO YOU MEAN I COULD REQUEST TOMORROW INFORMATION OF ALL THE SPONSORSHIP, LET'S JUST SAY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT TRACK RECORD OF THAT INFORMATION.

WE SHOULD.

WE, WE CAN TURN AROUND AND REQUEST IT FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB THAT SHE MENTIONED IN THE PAST.

THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HAND BY HAND WITH HER USED TO BE THE REC AND THEY USED TO ASK THOSE.

NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT ANY OTHER SPONSORSHIP THAT WE HAVE GIVEN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS TO ANYBODY.

WE COULD REQUEST THAT.

WE CAN, WE COULD EASILY REQUEST THAT WE, AS FOR THE MONEY THAT WE, WE GIVE OUT.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NO QUESTIONS FOR ME.

I'M, I'M SORRY.

I JUST WANTED TO, UM, PUT THAT OUT THERE SO Y'ALL HAVE THE FULL PICTURE.

DON'T THING.

IT'S JUST, JUST ME TRYING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.

WHERE DOES THE, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPONSORSHIP COME OUT OF? WE DO HAVE A BUDGETED ITEM FOR, AND THEY PRESENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND WHAT CITY ADMINISTRATION.

RIGHT? I I DON'T KNOW THE, I KNOW THAT THEY'VE CHANGED NUMBER AHEAD IT, AND THEY'VE, THEY'VE, UH, IT'S A, A, A SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE FOR THE YEAR.

VERSUS COMING BACK FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT CLEANS IT UP, MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER AND SERVES A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, SUCH AS PROGRAMMING, ET CETERA, TO FALL IN LINE WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

UM, IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, THEN WE JUST NEED TO BUDGET IT, MAKE SURE THAT WE, AND WE HAVE THE PROPER APPLICATION AND WE HAVENT PAID THE ANNUAL PAYMENT.

SO MAYBE WE, I NEED TO CHECK ON THAT.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED WITH IT.

BECAUSE WE RE-LOOK AT WHAT THE ANNUAL IN HERE FOUR YEARS AND EVERY YEAR IT'S GOTTEN PAID.

UH, BUT TO ADD TO WHAT SHE'S SAYING, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CHANGES IN OUR RIGHT, UH, DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT COULD BE ALSO, I KNOW WE WOULD GET THAT INVOICE FROM MS. AMANDA.

SHE'S NO LONGER HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF SHE JUST FELL UNDER TRACKS, BUT I'LL, I'LL FIGURE IT OUT WHY WE HAVEN'T PAID HIM OUT.

'CAUSE WE DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT.

BUT WE COULD TACK THIS ONTO THAT AGREEMENT TO CLEAN THIS UP.

WE COULD FOR NEXT YEAR.

FOR NEXT YEAR.

OR BRING THE AGREEMENT AMENDED.

AND THEN WE RATIFY STUFF.

WE RATIFY STUFF ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY UP TO YOU AND UP TO LEGAL.

I'M JUST BRINGING THE INFORMATION NECESSARILY TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE BUDGET THAT THERE'S FUNDS ELSEWHERE, Y'ALL CAN CHANGE AND, RIGHT.

WE STILL GET TRANSFER.

THAT'S, THAT'S A CLAUSE THAT IT'S PART OF THE AGREEMENT, THEN THAT'S WHY THE AGREEMENT IS NECESSARY.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, YOU CANNOT GIVE AWAY ANY KIND OF VALUE, EVEN TO CHARITIES.

AND UNLESS LEGITIMATE PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IT SERVES THE PUBLIC PERSON AND THERE'S CONTROL, THE CONTROL SHE'S TALKED ABOUT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THEY HAVE TO COME MAKE REPORTS.

IT'D BE GREAT.

BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, WHOEVER YOU GET MONEY, GENERALLY YOU DON'T GET REPORTS.

BUT DO THEY USE IT FOR THE RIGHT THING? THAT'S WHAT'S, BUT WE, WE CAN CERTAINLY REQUEST THOSE REPORTS AND IT'S UP TO THEM TO PROVIDE IT TO US.

WE,

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'CAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CLAUSE THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE US CONTROLS FOR THAT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

UM, I'D JUST SECOND MS. MORALES MOTION.

I A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALE MORALES.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

ITEM FOUR, DISCUSSION.

[4. Discussion and possible action to designate a City liaison to the San Benito Animal Control Advisory Committee to support communication, coordination, and effective collaboration between the committee and City departments. ]

POSSIBLE ACTION CAN DESIGNATE A CITY LIAISON TO THE SAN BENITO ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION AND EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE AND CITY DEPARTMENTS.

AND THIS WAS PLACED BY COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE IT.

SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ITEM.

UM, SAME, SAME SAME TOPIC ANIMAL.

UH, BRINGING UP THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR IT.

IT'S BEEN INACTIVE.

UM, I'VE ASKED CITY ADMINISTRATION STAFF PD TO LOOK AT WHO IS GONNA BE IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE COMMITTEE AND WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.

SO I'VE ASKED COMMISSIONER MORALE, MORALE TO SUPPORT ME ON THIS.

AND WE'VE PUT THIS AGENDA ON THE, ON THE TABLE FOR Y'ALL TO REVIEW.

THE ORDINANCE PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP.

I THINK, UH, LEGAL IS GONNA LOOK AT IT TO SEE HOW MANY APPOINTMENTS EACH COMMISSIONER CAN HAVE.

'CAUSE RIGHT, RIGHT NOW IT READS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO.

UM, AT THIS POINT, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD RECOMMEND TABLING THIS ITEM BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE HAVE, BUT WE HAVE STARTED, UH, AN ITEM TO INCLUDE A, AN ANIMAL CONTROL SUPERVISOR TO BE WORKING OUT OF THE, UH, THAT DEPARTMENT.

I WOULD THINK THAT PERSON WOULD BE THE PERFECT LIAISON FOR THIS GROUP.

UH, OBVIOUSLY WE STILL NEED TO CLEAN UP THE, UH, THE ORDINANCE, UH, GET IT, GET IT CURRENT, AND, UH, GET IT, YOU KNOW, UP TO DATE LEGALLY.

BUT WE'RE REALLY NOT IN A POSITION AT THIS POINT UNTIL WE FINISH THE BUDGET PROCESS, UH, TO ACTUALLY DO THAT.

BUT, BUT STAFF IS COMPLYING AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE THIS THING OUT.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A PROCESS.

'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT POSITION AT THIS POINT.

UH, ONCE WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET, WE'LL HAVE IT.

UH, BY THAT TIME WE SHOULD HAVE THE ORDINANCE CLEANED UP AND TRUED UP, UH, TO STATE LAW AND ALL THE CURRENT TRENDS AND, AND, AND, AND LEGALITIES THAT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

SO, I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD RECOMMEND TABLING IT.

OR NO ACTION.

I'M SORRY.

I WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND A, A MOTION TO, UM, DIRECT STAFF TO BRING A PLAN ON BUDGET WORKSHOP THREE OR HOW WE'RE GONNA PROCEED WITH ENACTING THIS.

WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THAT BY BUDGET WORKSHOP THREE.

WE'RE DOING THAT SO THAT THERE'S A DEADLINE.

THAT'S FINE.

BECAUSE TABLE TABLING SOMETHING IS TO INFINITY AND BEYOND.

SO I WANNA SEE SOMETHING.

UH, BUDGET WORKSHOP THREE.

YEAH, THAT'LL BE OUR LAST ONE, RIGHT? OR WE'RE GONNA HAVE FOUR.

WELL, WE HAVE ONE ON THE 24TH OR 29TH.

I'M SORRY.

BY BUDGET WORKSHOP THREE.

WE SHOULD HAVE A DRAFT AND SOMETHING FINALIZED BY THE, BY OCTOBER 1ST.

RIGHT.

GO AHEAD.

SO THE CALENDAR WAS PROVIDED TO YOU TO HAVE THE FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP TO KNOW WHAT OR MINES WE'RE AT, AND WHAT WE WANNA SEE ON THIS BUDGET, THIS UPCOMING BUDGET ON, UM, THE 29TH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, UH, ON THE CALENDAR, IT'S BUDGET TO, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY MUCH COMPLETED.

SO THE THIRD BUDGET WORKSHOP, IT'S ALWAYS THERE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WANNA CHANGE.

SO IF YOU DON'T WANNA SEE THAT, I SUGGEST FOR YOU TO PUT IT IN NUMBER TWO.

SO IN CASE WE HAVE A THIRD ONE, YOU SEE THAT CHANGE REFLECTED THERE? 'CAUSE OKAY.

THEN OUR DATES IS, ARE GONNA BE SUPER CRUNCHED TO OCTOBER 1ST, AND WE WANNA ADOPT IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER.

SO CAN YOU, ARE YOU OKAY WITH, I WOULD AMEND THAT TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION FOR BUDGET WORKSHOP TOO.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.

JUST MADE EVERYBODY WORK FASTER.

THANK YOU, MS. STEPHANIE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER? UH, BY MAYOR TIM? A MOTION? YOU NEED A MOTION MOTION.

IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WHAT, WHAT HAS AN ACTION ITEM DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION DESIGNATED THAT'S NOT NO, NO.

BUT THEY KNOW WHAT TO DID.

YEP.

DESIGNATE A CITY LIAISON.

BUT YOU CAN'T ACT ON THIS 'CAUSE THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU ASKED FOR.

IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

I CAN'T

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YEAH, YOU CAN FOR THAT.

I MEAN, YEAH, YOU CAN, BUT WE WE'RE, WE'RE BUDGETING FOR THAT POSITION.

WE HAVE IT FOR THE SECOND.

THE ANIMAL ADVISORY SUPERVISOR.

CORRECT.

BUT THEN LET THAT ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED TO SAY WHAT, WHO'S GONNA HOLD THAT ROLE? SO IF I, IF I WANT TO AMEND IT, THEN I CAN AMEND IT TO SAY, I WANT TO HAVE A, A MOTION TO DESIGNATE A CITY LIAISON TO THE SAN MANTO ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY BUDGET WORKSHOP TWO TO REFLECT, UH, PROPER BUDGET TO BE REFLECTIVE ON THE BUDGET.

I SECOND THAT MOTION.

WE ALREADY, I I WANT A CITY LIAISON TO THE SAN BENITO ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE, WE ADDED OPPOSITION.

YOU WANT TO NAME SOMEONE BY NEXT BUDGET? YES.

IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

WE WOULD HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE.

TWO, TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

WE CAN HAVE A DEPARTMENT OR POSITION.

I JUST WANT TO BE CERTAIN, RIGHT? 'CAUSE HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN ASKING FOR THIS? I DON'T WANNA JUST KEEP ASKING FOR IT.

'CAUSE THEN I I FEEL REDUNDANT.

NO, IT'S NOT.

IT'S IN BUDGET AND I REPORT HIM.

AND, AND THE THING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF REDUNDANT THINGS THAT I'VE ASKED ALSO.

SO YEAH.

THAT'S GOVERNMENT.

LET'S, LET'S TRY AND SEE IF WE CAN, UH, I MEAN, FRED, YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR MARCHING ORDERS ON THIS.

SO I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY IN THE WORKS.

I MEAN, WE COULD, WHEN WE HAVE THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, WE'LL DESIGNATE THAT PERSON AS THE LIAISON AND TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING.

[5. Consideration and possible action to approve the final payment of the City of San Benito annual membership dues to the San Benito Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $8,750.00. ]

SO NO MOTION? NO ACTION.

NO ACTION.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

ITEM FIVE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED FINAL PAYMENT, CITY OF SAN BENITO, ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE SAN BENITO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE AMOUNT OF $8,750.

WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE RIGHT FROM THE CHAMBER.

MS. TONY CRANE.

WHICH ONE? GOOD EVENING.

I GUESS THIS EVENING NOW, UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, MAYOR AM MAYOR, PRO TEMP, AND CITY MANAGER.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ALMA FLORES.

SHE'S OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I, I KNOW I HADN'T INTRODUCED YOU TO HER BEFORE.

SHE WAS INTERIM FOR A WHILE.

MY NAME IS ALMA FLORES.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO GET THE BALANCE OF THE, UH, MEMBERSHIP AND SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT THAT WE HAD WITH THE CITY.

I BELIEVE Y'ALL PAID THE 8,007 50 IN JUNE.

AND SO WE'RE COMING BACK TO SEE ABOUT THE FINAL BALANCE THAT'S DUE.

I, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE SAM CHAMBER IS PROUD TO SERVE AS A STRONG AND RELIABLE PARTNER TO THE CITY OF SAN BENITO.

UH, WE, WE'RE NOT JUST AN ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE ADVOCATES FOR THE BUSINESSES HERE IN TOWN.

WE'RE ADVOCATES FOR THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, AND WE'RE PROUD TO DO SO.

AND WE'RE BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

WE WORK ON EVERYTHING.

I HAVE A ONE STAFFER, WHICH IS ALMA, AND ALL OUR DIRECTORS WORK AND WORK HARD TO, TO MAKE THE CITY LOOK GOOD AND TO MAKE THE CHAMBER LOOK GOOD.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

ALSO, WE, UH, I KNOW THAT SHE PAID THE 87 50, SO THERE'S STILL A BALANCE, WHICH IS THE BALANCE OF THE MEMBERSHIP, THE, AND YOU HAVE A PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP AND THE BALANCE OF THE EL CASINO EVENT AND THE BOOT, I MEAN, AND THE BIKE TOUR EVENT.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION, MAYOR, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IF I COULD MA'AM.

SO IS THIS A MEMBERSHIP OR A SPONSORSHIP? IT'S BOTH.

UH, IF YOU RECALL WHEN YOU WENT TO THE CHAMBER LAST YEAR, WE, YOU, YOU SUBMITTED OR WE, YOU ASKED US TO SUBMIT, UM, UH, A PLAN.

WHAT INCLUDED THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE SPONSORSHIP FOR EACH OF THE, UH, EVENTS THAT WE HOLD.

AND THAT'S THE SAME THING.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.

I KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOR THE RECORD.

YES, SIR.

EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT IT IS.

UH, AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT.

THAT'S CORRECT, SIR.

AND WHAT THE MINDSET WAS BEHIND IT.

THAT'S ALL.

ANYTHING ELSE? SO WE'RE PAYING FOR THE MEMBERSHIP.

WE'RE PAYING FOR THE, UH, WELL, THERE'S A BALANCE ON THE MEMBERSHIP AND THEN THAT'S FOR THE, THE TWO SPONSORSHIPS OR EVENTS THAT ARE LEFT.

JUST CASINO NIGHT AND THE BIKE TOUR.

CASINO BIKE TOUR.

PART OF THIS, WORKING WITH THE EDC IN PARTICULAR, AND, AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE GOT GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAD, UH, TABLED THEM CUT IT IN HALF BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF A WORKSHOP WITH THE, WITH YOU GUYS.

FRED, DID WE EVER, WE NEVER HAD THAT TAKE PLACE.

NO, WE HAVE NOT.

NOT THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING ANYTHING ELSE.

I KNOW, I UNDERSTAND.

IT JUST, AND BY THE WAY, WE MAKE, WE MAKE AS MUCH AS YOU DO TONY WORKING FOR THIS, FOR, FOR I UNDERSTAND .

SO, UH, I, I MEAN, I LOVE THE CHAMBER AS WELL.

AND, AND I'M JUST, I AGAIN, AND, AND WE MADE MENTION OF THIS BEFORE, THAT THERE'S PROBABLY EVEN MORE MONEY THAT COULD GO THE CHAMBER'S WAY IF WE CAN GET OURSELVES TO WORK TOGETHER.

WE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE IN A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT

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AND I, I WOULD LOVE TO FIND A WAY TO, TO WORK CLOSER AND GIVE YOU MORE MONEY.

WELL, THAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR US IF YOU COULD FIND A WAY WE, FRED, WILLING.

FRED, WHAT DID YOU SAY AT THE LAST MEETING, FRED, ABOUT THAT? WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT THE POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, HE, HE WAS OFFERING AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE CHAMBER.

AND, AND OFFERING A LOT MORE MONEY THAT WE COULD COME UP AND BUDGET, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CHAMBER IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO, TO, TO FIND PRODUCTIVE WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER.

I UNDERSTAND.

AND I, WE'RE THE CHAMBER'S WILLING TO WORK FOR YOU AND WITH YOU RATHER WELL.

DON'T WANT, YOU'RE NOT WORKING FOR ME.

NO, WE DON'T WORK FOR YOU, BUT WE WORK WE'LL WORK WITH YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NONE.

NUMBER SIX, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, THE FINAL PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF, I'M SORRY, THIS IS SAN BENITO, UH, CHAMBER COMMERCE FOR 87 50.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER EZ.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

MAYOR SECOND BY MAYOR POT ALVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR A.

AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

[6. Consideration and possible action to ratify the performance stage and generator rental for the ResacaFest 2025 event from SRS Advertising in the total amount of $20,000.00. ]

RATIFY THE PERFORMANCE STAGE AND GENERATE A RENTAL FOR THE FEST 2025 EVENT FROM SRS ADVERTISING IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $20,000.

MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, WE, UH, HAD TO MAKE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION LAST MINUTE.

UH, WE MOVED THE STAGE, WE MOVED THE LOCATION, AND WE HAD TO, UH, WE HAD TO PAY THESE FOLKS TO DO IT SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MM-HMM .

HERE'S THE WORD.

RATIFY.

WELL, SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GET AROUND IT, COMMISSIONER.

IT'S EITHER THAT OR DON'T HAVE THE EVENT.

WELL, I, I, UM, CANCEL IT TOO.

IT WAS A FABULOUS EVENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ALREADY.

UM, HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW WHAT THE FINAL BUDGET ALLOCATION WAS FOR THAT EVENT? TALK ABOUT IT ON THEIR AGENDA.

FOR FOR WHAT? FOR REIST? YEAH.

UH, WE, WE WE WILL, UH, WE WILL GET THE DATA TO YOU.

COMMISSIONER.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.

UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

BY, UH, COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

THAT'S IT.