Sep 16, 2025 Commission Meetings

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[CALL TO ORDER]

IT'S, UH, 5 36 SEPTEMBER.

THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.

OKAY.

UM, ROLL CALL.

UH, EVERYBODY'S HERE.

OKAY.

NUMBER TWO IS, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG.

AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDED FOR THE INVOCATION BY TEAM GOODMAN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE AMERICA, AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS ONCE THEY UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL, OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE ARE INDEED GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE TODAY AND GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN CONVERSE WITH EACH OTHER IN WAYS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD.

WE ARE STRIVING TO DO THAT, TRY TO BE WISE IN WHAT WE DO, AND WE PRAY THAT THEY'LL HELP US TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS THAT ALL OF THE, THE UNNECESSARY THE, THAT ARE OUT OF THE WAY THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO, TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.

WE PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT THE DIVISIONS THAT EXIST AND THAT, THAT WE ALL MIGHT FIND PEACE AND, AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WELL WITH EACH OTHER DESPITE ALL THE DIFFICULTIES THAT WE FACE.

WE PARTICULARLY PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED THAT MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH HEALTH OR OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE INJUSTICES IN THEIR LIVES, THAT THEY WILL BE COMFORTED AND HELPED.

WE PRAY THAT WE MAY BE WISE IN ALL THAT WE DO.

AGAIN, WE LOOK UNTO THE ALWAYS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

AMEN.

OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS.

APRIL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, EVERYTHING ELSE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING UP.

ALRIGHT.

[ANNOUNCEMENT(S)]

SEPTEMBER 18TH, TWO DAYS FROM NOW.

UH, THREE DAYS FROM NOW.

TWO DAYS FROM NOW.

ANNUAL HOMECOMING PARADE OF SANTO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM 6:00 PM TO 7:00 PM THROUGH SAM HOUSTON BOULEVARD.

SO WE HAVE THAT COMING UP THIS WEEK ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, WE HAVE CHICK-FIL-A SANTO GRAND OPENING, LOCATED AT 10 62 WEST 77, HALLELUJAH.

SEPTEMBER 20TH.

WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENT OF ON UNWANTED ITEMS AT OOKY PARK, LOCATED AT 5 28 NORTH OOKY ROAD FROM 12:00 PM PLEASE BRING PROOF OR ID OR WATER BILL OF YOUR RESIDENCE, BUT PLEASE BRING THE ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF.

LET'S GET OUR CITY CLEAN.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT HERE.

SO, SO FAR.

COMMISSIONER, UH, MAYOR.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONS.

UH, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? MAYOR, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IF YOU COME OUT HERE MORE.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD WHAT, TWO INCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEK? YES.

AND THERE'S BEEN NO INJURIES, NO FATALITIES, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR RESIDENTS, SO THANK YOU.

YES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COMMISSIONER? DONE? OKAY, NEXT

[PROCLAMATION]

WHERE'S THE GENTLEMAN? OH, YEAH, THERE'S A HANDSOME GENTLEMAN OUT THERE.

OKAY.

UH, THE READING OF PROCLAMATION HONORING L MR L.

OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT I WANNA SAY.

I DON'T KNOW HIS LAST NAME.

AND RECOGNITION FOR HIS SEVEN, SIX BIRTHDAY AND APPRECIATION FOR HIS, UH, CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DONE A LOT FOR SOTO AND DON'T KNOW.

HE SAID HE IS, UH, SEVEN, SIX YEARS OLD.

I LOOK OLDER THAN HIM.

I KNOW THAT, BUT DAMN, THIS GUY IS A WORKING HORSE.

I MEAN, YOU CAN OUTWORK HIM.

HE'S GOT DONE GOOD FOR SANTO AND, UM, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR HIM TO HONOR HIM.

THIS GENTLEMAN AND, UM, COMMISSIONER MORALES, DO US A FAVOR, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

YOUR, YOUR HONOR.

UM, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNITION OF MR. OWL.

I'M SORRY, WE'RE NOT GONNA SAY YOUR NAME BECAUSE WE CAN'T PRONOUNCE IT.

MR. OWL ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 76TH BIRTHDAY, A TESTAMENT OF LIFETIME SERVICE, CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS.

WHEREAS MR. OWL, A NATIVE OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1949 TO ALFRED AND FLORENCE W HE MARRIED MARIA MINA, GLORIA DECEASED ON OCTOBER 3RD, 1970 IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WHILE SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, THEY HAD TWO BOYS, ALFRED JUNIOR AND MIGUEL V.

HE AND HIS FAMILY MADE SAN BENITO THEIR HOME IN MARCH OF 1982, BRINGING WITH HIM A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, UNWAVERING INTEGRITY, AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

AND WHEREAS MR. AL, FROM HIS EARLY EMPLOYMENT AS A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AT HOLIDAY INN,

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JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH AND AT QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND LATER HIS IMPACTFUL CAREER AS A CITY INSPECTOR, MR. AL CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE, PROFESSIONAL LIVING, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A SERVANT'S HEART.

AND WHEREAS MR. ALFRED ZELISKY, ZELISKY BEGAN HIS ENDURING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EFFORTS IN 1982 AS A VOLUNTEER AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR, AND THROUGH OVER 600 HOUR HOURS OF FEMA AND DEM TRAINING BECAME ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED AND CAPABLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATORS IN THE REGION.

UPON HIS OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT IN 1991, HE SERVED WITH, WITH DISTINCTION AS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR OVER 25 YEARS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENSURING THE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS OF OUR CITY THROUGH NUMEROUS EMERGENCIES AND NATURAL DISASTERS, DISASTERS.

AND WHEREAS ALFRED JW TIRELESS EFFORTS LED TO THE PROCUREMENT OF VITAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING CITYWIDE GENERATORS, STORM SHUTTERS, VECTOR CONTROL, EQUIPMENT, AND PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION GRANTS, AS WELL AS THE CO-AUTHORING OF AN AN INSTRUCTIONAL FEMA COURSE BACK THEN.

AND WHEREAS ALFRED J VOL KY HOLD PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TDLR, MASTER ELECTRICIAN, T-S-B-P-E, PLUMBING INSPECTOR, TCEQ, BACKFLOW PREVENTION, TCEQ, WASTEWATER COLLECTION, TDA NON-COMMERCIAL VECTOR CONTROL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION.

IT WAS THE CITY'S FIRST LICENSED CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HOLDS A FCC, GENERAL RIDDLE TELEPHONE LICENSE WITH RADAR ENDORSEMENT AND FCC EXTRA CLASS IMMATURE LICENSE SINCE 1965.

NOW THEREFORE BE PROCLAIMED I CITY SANTO CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, YOU HEREBY DECLARE AS SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2025 AS L WA ZELINSKI DAY IN THE CITY OF SANTO, IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE MR. ALFRED W AND WE'LL REC, AND, UH, WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO ENJOY IN RECOGNITION AND HONORING, UH, HIS, UH, OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION.

LIFELONG SERVICE AND PRO, UH, PROFOUND LEGACY CONTINUES TO, UH, UH, TO BUILD WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND WITNESS.

I HAVE HERE SET, UH, MY HAND TO, UH, AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF CITY SUBMITTED TO AFFIX ON THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, OF THE YEAR OF LORD 2025.

SO, L THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

ALRIGHT, NOW ONE MORE.

ALRIGHT.

1, 2, 3.

ALRIGHT, THANKS.

I NEED THE SAME.

GET A EXTRA STEPHANIE.

STEPHANIE, YOU TOO.

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READY? 1, 2, 3.

1, 2, 3.

SKETCHERS, LEARN SOMETHING.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU.

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WHEN'S HIS BIRTHDAY? UH, NOT UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

OH, OKAY.

TWO WEEKS.

WELL, IF, UH, Y'ALL DON'T KNOW THE SIREN THAT YOU HEAR AT NOONTIME, THAT'S AL SIREN.

OKAY.

HE'S THE ONE WHO BROUGHT IT BACK TO LIFE.

SO ANY NOISE MAKER.

THAT'S HIM.

THAT WAS HIM.

OKAY.

UM, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? UH, PUBLIC

[PUBLIC COMMENTS (S]

MIKE TRAVIS, PLEASE.

MR. TRAVIS.

MIKE TRAVIS SANTO, TEXAS.

UH, HE RAN OFF BEFORE I COULD PERSONALLY THANK HIM FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE AND HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY, MR. W AND AGAIN, I WON'T TRY TO MISPRONOUNCE HIS NAME AND BE RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL LIKE THAT.

UH, BUT ANYWAY, I'LL JUST ECHO ALL THE SENTIMENTS THERE.

UH, THANK YOU AGAIN.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE.

I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME TO, TO BE HERE.

IT'S, IT'S A HANDFUL.

I KNOW.

I SEE.

I'VE SEEN OVER THE MONTHS AND THE YEARS, UH, A LOT OF THE STUFF YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES, AND IT'S NOT JUST COMING TWICE A MONTH TO SIT HERE BEHIND THE, THE, THE BENCH THERE IN, IN THE CHAIRS.

UH, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AGAIN.

UH, AND OF COURSE, UH, ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES AND BACKUP, UH, SUPPORT STAFF AND EVERYONE HERE WORKING, EVERYONE VERY PROFESSIONAL AS I'VE ALREADY ACCOMMODATED PREVIOUS TIMES, BUT TODAY, I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO TELL A POLICE STORY.

AND NOW I GOT THE ALMOST TWO MINUTES TO TELL IT.

I WANTED TO TELL IT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT SOMETHING WAS ALWAYS PRESSING, SO I ONLY HAD THREE MINUTES TO TALK, SO I HAD TO LEAVE IT OUT.

ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

UH, I'VE BEEN OUT TO EAT WITH A FRIEND.

WE GOT BACK TO MY HOUSE.

MY FRIEND DROPPED ME OFF.

AS WE PULL UP TO MY HOUSE.

THEY'RE ON RUSSELL LANE.

UH, THERE ARE TWO PATROL UNITS PARKED EACH SIDE OF THE STREET ON RUSSELL LANE RIGHT THERE.

SO I'M RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, SO IMMEDIATELY PERKS MY ATTENTION.

AND SO WE, WE PULL UP, PULL UP THE DRIVEWAY, I GET OUT, THEY GET OUT, UH, AND THEY'RE, UH, INFORMING ME THAT, UH, THEY'RE GETTING A NINE ONE ONE CALL FROM MY ADDRESS.

AND OF COURSE, I WAS 9 1 1.

OKAY? THERE'S NOBODY IN THERE, BUT NONETHELESS.

SO, UH, UM, THEY COME WITH ME AND, UH, WE GO IN THE GATE, WE GO DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, UP THE DRIVEWAY, WE GET TO THE FRONT DOOR.

I, UH, UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH MY KEYS, WHICH THEY OBSERVED.

AND, UH, SO I WAS LEAD ELEMENTS.

UH, THEY WERE BACKING ME UP.

WE GO IN, THEY ANNOUNCE, UH, SAN MIGUEL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND, UH, WE GO IN, I PEEK AROUND, THEY'RE BACKING ME UP IN THERE.

BUT WE, WE DETERMINED THAT NO, THERE IS NO ONE IN NEED OF 9 1 1 SERVICE.

AND, UM, SO THEY ASKED TO CHECK THE PHONE.

I, I STILL HAD A LANDLINE.

AND SO WE LOOKED AT THE LANDLINE, PICKED IT UP, IT WAS FULL OF STATIC, PUT IT BACK DOWN, EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.

AND THEY WENT ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.

BUT I WANNA SAY, UH, PROTECTING SAN BENITO, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT, TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING OUT AND LOOKING OUT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A NON-EMERGENCY KIND OF THING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

SO, ANYWAY, THANK YOU AGAIN, AND I'VE BEEN WANTING TO TELL THAT STORY FOR A LONG TIME.

AND, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, MR. JAR.

OKAY.

[PRESENTATION(S)]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS.

UM, IT'S BEEN A SHORT WEEK FROM LAST WEEK.

I GUESS WE HAD TWO, UM, TWO MEETINGS BACK TO BACK, SO I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT.

I JUST DO WANNA SAY AGAIN, UM, THANKS TO ALFRED AND ALL HE DOES HERE FOR THE CITY.

AND IT'S, UH, HE'S ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I MET WHEN I GOT HERE.

AND I REALIZED THAT HE, UH, HE, HE, UH, HE REALLY CARES ABOUT THE CITY.

HE REALLY CARES ABOUT HIS JOB, AND HE REALLY CARES ABOUT THE CITIZENS.

SO THAT'S REALLY A, A, A RARE COMBINATION.

AND, UH, PERSONALLY, I, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TEACH HIM HOW TO HUG.

YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE KIND OF FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT TODAY, BUT, UH, HE ALWAYS GOES TO THE WRONG DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, BUT, UH, BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN HIS LAST NAME.

WE'RE, YOU KNOW, HE'S GONNA LEARN HOW TO, HOW TO GIVE A TRUE RASO.

BUT, UH, FOR THE RECORD, HIS NAME IS ALFRED LESKI.

I KNOW THAT THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF CONSONANCE, AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THAT.

IT, THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT SOUNDS, BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

UH,

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IT WAS, UM, IT WAS A QUICK AND, WELL, IT WAS A FAST TWO DAYS.

I WANNA THANK, UH, CHRISTINE AND HER STAFF, NINA, ALL Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB.

I MEAN, IT WAS, UH, A LOT TO, TO UNDERTAKE AND GET ALL THESE FOLKS SIGNED UP.

UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL AS WELL, THE MAYOR COMMISSIONERS FOR, UH, TRUSTING US, TRUSTING ADMINISTRATION TO RECOMMEND THIS NEW, THIS NEW, UM, HEALTH INSURANCE.

IT'S GONNA BE REALLY GOOD FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

IT'S, IT'S A ZERO COPAY AND A ZERO DEDUCTIBLE.

WE DO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION THAT ACTUALLY IS, UH, PART OF THAT HEALTH, UH, HEALTH GROUP, UH, HEALTH INSURANCE GROUP.

AND HE SPEAKS HIGHLY OF IT.

SO I'M EXCITED.

I'M EXCITED FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

I'M EXCITED.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET THEM THE CARE THAT THEY NEED, GET THEM AHEAD OF THE CURVE WHEN IT COMES TO GOING TO THE DOCTOR, BUT ALSO, UH, SAVE 'EM A LITTLE MONEY SO THEY CAN HAVE SOME, SOME, UH, SOME DISPOSABLE INCOME TO DO OTHER THINGS.

SO, AGAIN, I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR HELPING US WITH THAT.

UM, AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, SOME MORE OF THESE, UH, RIBBON CUTTINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS WEEK.

AND, UH, THERE'S MORE TO COME.

SO, THAT'S ALL I HAD.

MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, UNLESS Y'ALL HAD SOMETHING FOR ME, CAN YOU, UH, TELL US ABOUT HOW, UH, HIRING PROCESSES COME? I'M SORRY, MY, MY, MY QUESTION IS JUST SIMPLY, UH, WE, WE SAW AN INCREASE IN, IN, UH, APPLICATIONS, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY GEARED TOWARDS THAT.

WHAT ARE WE STILL, ARE WE STILL SEEING GOOD, GOOD, UH, AMOUNTS OF APPLICATIONS COMING? YES, SIR.

COME ON UP, CHRISTINE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

CHRISTINE CASTILLO A, UM, HR DIRECTOR.

SO YES, THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS YES, WE ARE SEEING A HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS NOW THAT IT'S BEING POSTED FREQUENTLY.

WE ARE SEEING OUR MAYBE 20 APPLICATIONS A DAY.

SO YES.

SO WE ARE SEEING A HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS.

NICE.

THAT'S GOOD.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? OH, ALSO, AND THIS IS PROBABLY ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, UM, FRED, IS THERE ANY WAY, I'M SORRY.

NO, WE'RE HR, THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY WAY WHEN, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE SAID, I KNOW THEY SAY THEIR NAME AND STATE THEIR ADDRESS.

IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD ELIMINATE THEIR ADDRESS? AS LONG AS IT'S ON THE PAPER FORM, BUT NOT SAYING IT OUT LOUD FOR EVERYBODY COULD HEAR THEIR ADDRESS DUE TO PRIVACY.

WE, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

I, I, WE'VE ALWAYS, I'VE ALWAYS JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, NEVER ADDRESS.

SO I THINK WE CAN INSTRUCT THEM ON THAT OR CHANGE THE, THE, THE ACTUAL FORM TO, TO DELETE THAT.

JUST WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE PEOPLE NO.

CAN MISCONSTRUE YOUR COMMENTS AND NO, I UNDERSTAND , I UNDERSTAND.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

[PUBLIC HEARING(S)]

ITEM 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UM, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

I'M SORRY, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SORRY, I HEARD THE MAYOR SAY IT.

SO I SAID IT.

SO WE'LL START WITH NUMBER ONE.

WE'LL OPEN, UH, NUMBER ONE FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

LET ME, UH, LET ME READ IT.

PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A MASSAGE PARLOR AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 51 WEST EXPRESSWAY, 83 ZONE C ONE COMMERCIAL.

UM, THE APPLICANT IS, HERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO AGAIN.

G LU G LU.

SO WE HAVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

MARY, YOU WANNA OPEN IT? YEAH, WE, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT TO ALL FOUR OF 'EM.

OKAY.

AND, UH, UM, NO, GO AHEAD AND READ 'EM.

OR YOU WANNA JUST GO ONE THROUGH ISSUE? NO, LET ME, LET ME READ 'EM ALL, I GUESS, AND THEN YOU CAN JUST OPEN IT UP.

YEP.

PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR CONDITION USE PERMIT TO PLACE A PORTABLE OFFICE BUILDING ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 26 84 SCHAEFER ROADS ON C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS.

UM, THAT IS THE APPLICANT IS JOHN JAY BUTLER.

WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO REQUEST VOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITH CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ALLOWED BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM, BESS IN AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE.

UH, AND THAT IS AN ADDRESS OF 1123 EAST EIGHTH STREET.

UM, AND THE APPLICANT IS SSI 26 LLC.

AND THEN THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING IS A REQUEST TO ABANDON A 10 FOOT UTIL EASEMENT AND A 13 FOOT INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTIES AT 1170 EAST STINGER STREET AND 1176 EAST STINGER STREET.

UH, THE APPLICANTS ARE JESUS TIINA JR.

AND VICKI BARTOS AND JOHN A CORTES.

WE CAN OPEN THOSE UP AT THIS POINT.

OKAY.

THE TIME IS, UH, 5 57 AND WE'RE OPENING UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANYBODY AGAINST? YES, SIR.

MIKE TRAVIS SANTO, TEXAS.

UH, I WAS, UH, HOPING

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UH, NUMBER ONE, UH, WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE WEEDS AND DRAWING THIS OUT, UH, I AM, UH, FOUR, UH, THE MASSAGE.

MM-HMM .

PARLOR.

AND, UM, OKAY.

UH, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, UH, PREVIOUSLY, BUT I, I AM FOR IT, UH, WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE WEEDS, UH, ON THAT.

UM, UH, NUMBER TWO, THE, UH, PORTABLE OFFICE AT THE 84 LUMBER PLACE.

UH, I'M FOR IT.

UH, I KNOW SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE OVER THERE ARE KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, UH, THAT THEY'RE AFRAID IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF JUNKY AND LOOKING WITH ALL THIS EQUIPMENT THAT THIS, THIS OUTFIT WANTS TO BRING IN AND PUT UNDER THEIR STORE.

SO THERE WAS A REC, UH, THEIR, UH, SHEDS.

SO THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING AND ZONING FROM ONE OF THE, THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS THAT, UH, HAVE SOME KIND OF A, A, A SHIELDING OR SOMETHING TO PUT ON THE FENCE TO BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE WHATEVER THEY'RE GONNA BE STORING IN THEIR EQUIPMENT.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S GONNA BE WIRE AND CABLES AND ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WHATEVER IT IS.

'CAUSE IT IS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THERE, AND IT'S OPEN SPACE ACROSS THE STREET FROM OVER THERE.

UM, UH, SO THAT WAS, UH, WHAT WAS, WHICH ONE WAS THAT FOR? MY, THAT WAS TWO.

THANK YOU.

UH, NUMBER THREE, CONDITIONAL USE ON THE, UH, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.

OH, YES, YES, YES, YES.

UH, WE, AND I SPEAK FOR A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

I SPEAK FOR LINE 17 COMMUNITY, AND I ALSO SPEAK FOR A NUMBER OF, UH, RESIDENTS OVER HERE, UH, IN THIS AREA OFF OF EIGHTH AND STE.

UH, THEY'RE NOT HERE TO THIS EVENING, BUT THEY WERE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THAT WAS PREVIOUS THERE.

UH, SO I HAVE KIND OF A SPOKESPERSON FOR THEM.

SO I'LL SPEAK PUBLICLY AND SAY, UH, WE SUPPORT THE TERMINATION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO GET RID OF IT.

AND I'LL JUST ADD ANOTHER CO COUPLE OF COMMENTS, IF I MAY.

UM, AS A CITIZEN, UH, I SAY MOVING TO THE FUTURE, WE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. UH, THEY'RE DANGEROUS.

UH, WE DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THEM.

UH, AND QUITE HONESTLY, I'LL TELL YOU, THIS IS TIED TO THE AGENDA 2030 THAT I ADDRESSED WAY BACK WHEN FROM THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, THAT THE 2015, THE ADMINISTRATION AT THAT TIME, I WON'T SAY THE NAMES, BUT GOT US SIGNED UP FOR THAT.

AND THAT'S WHY THERE WAS SUCH A BIG PUSH FOR ALL OF THIS RENEWABLE ENERGY AND STUFF.

UH, SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

UH, AND THEN, UH, NUMBER FOUR, THE, UM, EAST STINGER, I LIVED SIX YEARS ON EAST STINGER IN THE VICINITY OF THIS IN THOSE DAYS.

UH, 88, 89, 94.

AND IT WAS WIDE OPEN COUNTRY BACK THEN.

NOW IT'S TOWN AND STUFF.

SO, UH, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NO EASEMENTS, UH, TALKING TO VARIOUS PEOPLE.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE TO GET IN THE WAY.

SO I SUPPORT THIS ONE AS A CITIZEN.

UH, AND I SEE THIS ALSO AS A, A WAY TO, I GET THE VIBE THAT WE'RE, UH, THE CITY ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO DEREGULATE HOUSING AND BUILDING AND ZONING AND SUCH AS THAT, UH, AS WE SAW THE LAST MEETING OR THE MEETING BEFORE WITH, UH, SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ZONING AND THE REZONING, UH, SITUATION THERE.

AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANNA DRAG THIS ON ANYMORE 'CAUSE I KNOW SOME, UH, WANNA WRAP THIS UP, THIS MEETING UP.

BUT I DO, UH, AS A CITIZEN, UH, I'M ALSO FOR THAT ONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANYBODY ELSE GOING ONCE, TWICE.

OKAY.

TIME IS 6 0 1 CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]

WE'LL GO ONTO CONSENT.

AND THAT'S ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT.

WE HAVE THOSE ITEMS UNDER CONSENT.

WE CAN TAKE THOSE IN ONE MOTION OR WE CAN REMOVE ANY, WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THOSE INDIVIDUALLY AT THIS TIME.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY, ANY CON UH, ANY ITEM BEING OUTTA CONSENT? NO.

HAD QUESTION HERE? YES.

NUMBER SIX, TAKE OUT NUMBER SIX, SEVEN A.

THAT WAS ALL OKAY TO TAKE, UH, THE SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT .

OKAY.

GO AHEAD.

MOTION FOR THE REST.

MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT TO JET ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE.

OKAY, GO

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UH, GOOD LUCK FOR CONSENT ON ONE THROUGH FIVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION YOUR PASSES.

[6. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2572-01, an ordinance amending Ordinance Number 2572 and establishing regulations for the parking of trucks, truck tractors, and trailers within the City of San Benito.]

ITEM SIX, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 7 2 0 1.

ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 7 2.

AND ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE PARKING OF TRUCKS, TRUCK, TRACTORS, TRAILERS, AND WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO.

AND THIS IS A FINAL READING.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR.

UH, MY NAME IS JUAN RODRIGUEZ.

I'M A PLANNER HERE WITH THE CITY.

UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON THIS ORDINANCE.

UM, IT'S DESIGNED TO LESSEN THE CONGESTION IN THE CITY STREETS AND THEIR AFFAIRS.

FACILITATE THE FLOW OF BOTH EMERGENCY AND NORMAL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

LESSEN DAMAGE TO STREETS CAUSED BY LARGE VEHICLES AND LEAKAGE FROM REFRIGERATION AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTION? COMMISSIONERS? UM, ONE QUESTION THAT COMES UP IS THE WINDMILL FARMS ARE MOVING VERY LARGE TRAILERS THROUGH PASO.

IS THIS GONNA LIMIT THEM? THERE'S ALWAYS A HEAVY TRAFFIC ISSUE THERE WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THROUGH THAT TURN.

SO THAT IS GONNA BE ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ROUTES THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE ON THE, THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE.

YES.

IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO GET A PERMIT OR USE RPD TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC? I DON'T KNOW IF CHIEF WANTS TO HELP ME ON THIS ONE.

I'VE SEEN THAT BEING A BIG ISSUE THERE.

WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT TURN, THEY HAVE TO REVERSE FORWARD, REVERSE GO BACK.

SO USUALLY WITH A CHIEF FOR THE RECORD FOR YOU.

SO USUALLY WITH THOSE LOADS, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH TDO AND GET A PERMIT, AND THEN THEY, THEY SHOW 'EM THEIR DESIGNATED ROUTE AND IT HAS TO GET APPROVED THROUGH TDO OUT OF CAR CONTROL THEN? UNLESS, NO.

OKAY.

AND THEY USUALLY, AND THEY USUALLY, UH, USE, THEY, THEY HIRE THEIR OWN FOLKS SECURITIES? YEP.

UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ONE.

LEMME SEE.

NOW WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, THIS IS MORE MOSTLY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS, RIGHT? THERE IS ONE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT'S COMING AS, AS PARKING, BUT THIS IS MORE FOR LIKE THE HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS.

THE HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, YES.

BUT ALSO ON OFF STREET AND ON STREET PARKING AS WELL.

OKAY.

THE NEIGHBOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ONE IS COMING UP, RIGHT? YES.

OH, OKAY.

IT, IT'S GONNA BE THE FIRST READING TODAY.

OKAY.

AND THEN THERE WAS, THIS WAS BROUGHT UP BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ISSUE LIKE OFF OF NIXON ROAD.

THERE'S A LARGE AREA OF AO OPEN SPACE.

I THINK IT'S IN OUR ETJ, BUT NOT IN OUR CITY LIMITS, WHERE THEY KIND OF JUST THREW CALICHE DOWN, ELEVATED THE LAND IN THE PARKING.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY INSIDE SOME OF THAT, WHATEVER'S OFF OF 5 0 9.

MOST OF THAT IS INSIDE STATEMENTS.

IT'S, YES, IT'S, SO THOSE RESIDENTS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT, UM, FLOODING BECAUSE OF THAT.

MM-HMM .

SO-CALLED IMPROVEMENT TO PARK ALL THESE 18 WHEELERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS THERE.

ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING? YES.

BECAUSE THEY STARTED THIS BEFORE.

SO IF THEY, THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO PULL PERMITS FOR THAT.

AND ANYTHING OVER HALF AN ACRE WILL REQUIRE DETENTION REQUIREMENTS.

SO WE CAN STILL GO IN, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED BUSINESS, SO TO SPEAK.

DO THEY HAVE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE.

OKAY.

MM-HMM .

THAT'LL BE GOOD.

OR THEY'LL BE HAPPY THERE.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

DO DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. MOORE.

MOTION MAYOR.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARVAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

SECOND BY AIRPORT.

TIM GOODMAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

[7. Consideration and possible action to approve payment to the Hidalgo Police Department Law Enforcement Academy for the tuition cost of five police cadets in the amount of $11,500.00.]

TOGO POLICE HIDALGO.

IS IT HIDALGO OR HIDALGO COUNTY? HIDALGO INGO POLICE DEPARTMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY FOR THE TUITION COST OF FIVE POLICE CADETS IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,500.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD.

POLICE CHIEF MONTE PERE.

THIS ITEM IS TO SEND FIVE CADETS TO THE HIDALGO POLICE ACADEMY, UH, TO GET THEIR TCO CERTIFICATION.

UH, WE WILL SPONSOR THEM THROUGH THE ACADEMY.

ONCE THEY COMPLETE, THEY'LL COME ON BOARD, UH, WITH US.

UH, WE DO HAVE FIVE VACANCIES, SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

GOOD.

CHIEF, MY ONLY QUESTION IS ONCE THEY GO THROUGH THE, THIS TRAINING COURSE, WE'RE INVESTING IN THEM.

SO IS THERE A REQUIREMENT OF RETENTION? WE, THERE IS NOT.

WE HAVE TRIED BEFORE IN THE PAST TO DO A CONTRACT AND I CAN GET WITH, UH, OUR, UH, CIVIL SERVICE, UH, ATTORNEYS AND, UH, SEE IF WE CAN DRAW SOMETHING UP.

I KNOW THE LAST TIME SHE WAS KIND OF AGAINST IT.

UH, SO WE FOLLOWED HER RECOMMENDATION ON THAT.

WELL, AS LONG AS WE'RE WITHIN THE LAW, I THINK FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

EXACTLY.

IS THAT TRUE? YES.

SO, SO THEY, THEY TOOK THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM AND WE GO BY RANKINGS.

ONCE WE DO THEIR BACKGROUND, WE START

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I WOULD JUST, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S A QUESTION FOR FRED AND CIVIL SERVICE TO LOOK AT, UM, WHAT'S, WE'RE GONNA INVEST IN THEM.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RETAIN THEM FOR A SET A NUMBER OF YEARS.

MM-HMM .

WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF, UH, OF, UH, CADETS WHO START THIS? AND DON'T FINISH, DON'T GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

WE, LAST TIME, WE SPONSORED FOUR JUST RECENTLY.

AND WE ENDED UP WITH, UH, TWO, TWO OUTTA THE FOUR.

SO, UH, ONE DECIDED THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WASN'T A CAREER FOR HER, AND SHE TOOK A DIFFERENT, UH, CAREER PATH.

AND ANOTHER ONE WENT TO THE SCHOOL, SCHOOL, ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, SIMILAR PAY JUST TRANSFERRED OVER, BUT HIS EXPLANATION IS HE HAS TWO SMALL CHILDREN.

HE WANTED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, AND HE FELT THAT WAS BETTER FOR HIM AT THAT TIME.

SO THIS IS, THIS KIND OF COST IS REALLY NOT EXTRAORDINARY TO ANY OTHER TYPE OF JOB WHERE WE GOTTA DO INITIAL TRAINING, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

IT'S 2300 FOR THE ACADEMY, WHICH IS, UH, RELATIVELY, UH, CHEAPER THAN THE OTHER ACADEMIES.

I KNOW.

UH, WE DID SPONSOR ONE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS, UH, COLLEGE.

THAT ACADEMY WAS ABOUT, UH, SIX, 6,000.

AND I THINK BROWNSVILLE IS A LITTLE OVER 5,000 ALSO.

SO THIS ONE IS, UH, A LOT CHEAPER.

AND, UH, THEY STARTED SEPTEMBER.

EVERYBODY ELSE STARTS IN JANUARY, SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET 'EM AS FAST AS POSSIBLE ONTO THE FORCE.

OKAY.

WE'LL WORK ON IT.

OKAY.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PAUL.

SECOND.

SECOND MAYOR.

SECOND BY SECOND.

MR. UH, GALVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CHIEF

[8. Consideration and possible action to approve an agreement between the City of San Benito and the University of Texas - Health Science Center for participation in the Tu Salud ¡Sí Cuenta! Program for Fiscal Year 2025–2026.]

A CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TO SALU QUINTA PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 26.

2025.

2026.

MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

UM, SO THIS ITEM, IF YOU RECALL, DURING THE, I BELIEVE THIS FIRST AND THIRD BUDGET WORKSHOP, UH, WE DISCUSSED HOW THE ENTA PROGRAM WAS LOSING FEDERAL FUNDING.

AND SO, UM, BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR COMMUNITY AND, UM, BECAUSE OF THE LONGEVITY OF THE PROGRAM, UM, Y'ALL VOTED TO USE SOME OF THE, OR REALLOCATE SOME OF THE PARK FUNDING, UM, TO KEEP THIS PROGRAM ALIVE.

SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH, UH, ERIC, THE ATTORNEY AND, UH, ENT TO TRY AND FIND, UH, I GUESS, UH, A BETTER WAY OF, OF DOING THIS AGREEMENT.

ONLY BECAUSE SINCE IT'S UNCHARTED TERRITORY, THEY'VE HAD THIS FUNDING FOR WELL OVER A DECADE.

AND, UM, WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE THAT THIS CONTRACT WAS LEGALLY SOUND FOR BOTH ENTITIES.

AND, UM, ALL THE WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO SEE WHAT OTHER AVENUES THEY CAN USE TO HELP US RUN THE PROGRAM.

AND THEY'RE ABLE TO FIND UP TO $30,000 TO HELP US CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.

SO, UM, YEAH, THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE THIS PROGRAM AS MUCH AS WE ARE.

AND, UM, SO I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL A, THE ONE PAGER AND THE AGREEMENT, UM, THAT WAS, UH, GREEN LIT BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY AS WELL AS THEIR ATTORNEYS.

AND, UM, YEAH, SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH JUST THAT SERVICE AGREEMENT.

THAT WAY WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE PROGRAM.

TEN ONE COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION THAT IT SAID IT WAS UNDER LEGAL REVIEW.

THIS ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT MEANS THAT IT'S BEEN REVIEWED ALREADY, CORRECT.

AND UP TO AN APPROPRIATION OF 60,030.

WELL, WE, WE, THROUGH Y'ALL, UM, ALLOWED US TO USE UP TO 60,000 OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT COST ABOUT $60,000 TO RUN THE PROGRAM.

BUT WHILE WE WERE IN, UH, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS OR AGREEMENTS, UM, THEY WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE OR FIND UP TO $30,000 TO HELP US RUN THE PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE SAVING ABOUT $30,000 FROM WHAT WE WOULD'VE SPENT THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR.

AND IT CAN BE TERMINATED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, EVEN WITHOUT COST.

CORRECT.

ALRIGHT.

OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU DEANNA, FOR LOOKING AT THAT.

WE APPRECIATE.

YES.

WE ALLOCATED 60,000 FOR THE PROGRAM.

YOU MANAGED TO SAVE US 30 ALREADY, UH, AND WORKING WITH THIS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE WANT TO SEAT YOGA WITH THE MAYOR THIS YEAR.

? YEAH, RIGHT.

OR PILATES ONE OR THE OTHER? WE HAVE BOTH.

SO AS LONG AS I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR THE TIGHTS, I'LL SECOND THEM.

I LIKE PILATES BETTER, NOT PILATES.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UH, I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PATAM GOODMAN, SECOND GOVERNOR.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARRAN.

[00:35:01]

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, DEANNA.

THANK YOU COMMERS MAYOR.

UH,

[1. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2057-10-2025, an ordinance amending Ordinance Number 2057 to regulate the stopping, standing and parking of vehicles; prohibit unauthorized signs, signals, and devices or objects; provide time-limited parking in residential districts; authorize signage; establishing enforcement and penalties.]

UH, WE'LL HAVE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 22 0 5 7 DASH 10 DASH 2025 IN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2057 TO REGULATE THE STOPPING STANDING AND PARKING OF VEHICLES, PROHIBIT UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS AND DEVICES OR OBJECTS, PROVIDE TIME, LIMITED PARKING AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AUTHORIZED SIGNAGE, ESTABLISHING ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST READING.

OKAY.

SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE THE STAFF HERE.

QUESTIONS.

SO I DID HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, MAYOR.

IT'S, UH, WHERE WAS, UM, WHERE DID MOST OF OUR DATA COME FROM? PULLING JUST FROM WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE? YEAH, I USED WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE HERE IN THE VALLEY.

IT SEEMS PRETTY STRICT.

MM-HMM .

UM, IT'S GOOD, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, WE FINISH A, A ROAD SIDEWALKS CURB AND PEOPLE PARK ON IT EVERYWHERE DESTROYING THE CURB, AND THEN THEY WONDER WHY IT'S BROKEN.

UM, WHERE DID I READ? UM, SO IT SAYS, PREVENTS VEHICLES FROM PARKING ALONG THE ROADWAY IN FRONT OF A PROPERTY.

YEAH.

SO THIS IS FOR ANY, IF WE HAVE ANY ISSUES ON ANY OF THE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY, UM, IF, LET'S SAY PD COMES TO US SAYING THAT THERE'S, THERE'S AN ISSUE IN THAT SCENARIO, WE CAN PLACE A SIGN ON THERE THAT STATES THAT THEY CAN'T PARK THERE WITHIN MAYBE RESTRICTIONS ON A TIME DATE, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE HERE OUTSIDE.

SO PEOPLE CAN STILL PARK IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES.

LIKE WE HAVE SMALLER LOTS, 20 AS, AS LONG AS THERE'S NO SIGNS AND NO ISSUES.

HAVE A, UM, REPORTED CORRECT.

THE 25 BY, I DON'T KNOW, THE 25 WIDTH IN THE INE, SUPER SMALL LOTS MM-HMM .

CORRECT.

FOUR OR FIVE CARS, PARKING IN THE STREET.

I JUST DON'T WANNA, WE HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT, BUT IT, IT SAYS ONLY IF WE PUT SIGNS, IF WE STANDS ON YEAH.

FOR US TO RESTRICT IT.

CORRECT.

AND THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW US TO PUT IT WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK EVERY TIME TO YEAH.

TO PLACE ONE.

SO PUTTING A SIGN, DO WE HAVE, WHO'S GONNA BE THE ONE ENFORCING THIS? CODE? ENFORCEMENT OR PD? IT'LL BE, UH, PD.

OH, CHIEF.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW THAT I WORKED ON THE ORDINANCE WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE, BUT OKAY.

HOW, HOW MUCH OF THIS WILL GO TO OUR, UH, SAFETY, SAFETY AND TRAFFIC BOARD PRIOR TO PUTTING SIGNS UP? ARE THEY GONNA BE INVOLVED IN THIS? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

WE CAN TAKE IT TO THEM, BUT USUALLY WHAT, WHAT THEY DECIDE ON IS MORE OF A SPEED HUMP REQUEST.

SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S A LOT OF THEIR, MAINLY THEIR DUTIES ON, UH, TAKING BEFORE THE SPEED HUMP REQUESTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WELL, I'M, I'M GONNA SAY THIS CAREFULLY.

THE MORE YOU CAN INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR OWN DECISIONS, THE LESS FALLS ON YOU.

YES, SIR.

? YEAH.

TAKE THE BLAME OUT OF YOU, SIR.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, FIRST READING.

OKAY.

FIRST READING.

OKAY.

NUMBER TWO, SIR.

[2. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2632-10-2025, an ordinance abandoning and vacating the Ten-Foot Utility Easement and Thirteen-Foot Ingress and Egress Easement situated in Virgo Townhouse Subdivision, Lots 1 through 4, consisting of a total of .076 acre tract of land.]

ORDINANCE OF, OF MANNING AND VACATING.

10 FOOT UTIL EASEMENT AND 13 FOOT INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT SITUATED IN VIRGO TOWNHOUSE SUBDIVISION.

UM, AND IT'S, UM, LOTS ONE THROUGH FOUR CONSISTING OF A TOTAL OF 0.076 ACRE TRACT TO LAND.

AGAIN, THIS FIRST READING, I'M SEEING THE, UH, A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION SURVEYS, WORK AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF DONE HERE.

IT WAS GREAT TO GET ALL THE RESPONSES FROM ALL THE UTILITIES THAT MIGHT HAVE HAVE, UH, WANT TO BE IN THAT AREA.

SO THAT, THAT WAS GOOD.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS.

UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER TYPE OF, UM, HOW WILL THIS BE CONVEYED TO THEM OR WILL IT BE CONVEYED TO THEM, OR, OR ARE WE JUST ABANDONING THE EASEMENT? I GUESS IT'S AN EASEMENT.

YEAH, IT'S AN EASEMENT, NOT AN ALLEY OR, OR RIGHT OF AWAY.

SO IT'S THEIR PROPERTY.

WE JUST HAD AN EASEMENT WITHIN THAT PROPERTY.

OKAY, GREAT.

OKAY.

JUST DISSOLVES.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU.

IT LOOKS LIKE LOTS THREE AND FOUR ARE ALREADY USING IT AS A PERSONAL DRIVEWAY.

RIGHT.

AND THERE'S NO CURRENT UTILITIES UNDER THERE.

NO, THERE'S NOT.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ALL THE LETTERS TO SHOW THAT.

ARE THERE PLANS TO DEVELOP TOWN HOMES THERE? CONDOS? NO.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, ONE HOUSE ON TWO LOTS.

ANOTHER HOUSE ON THE OTHER TWO LOTS.

AND THE ONE ON THE CORNER, MR. TIINA, HE'S PROPOSING TO PLACE A STORAGE THERE.

HE'S THE ONE THAT STARTED THE, THE REQUEST ON THIS WITH HIS NEIGHBOR.

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COULD WE DO A TRADE OFF? ARE WE GONNA NEED SOME OF THAT STANGER RIGHT OF WAY? UM, FOR THE WIDENING OF THAT STREET? THAT WAS THE PROPOSAL.

RIGHT.

AT ONE POINT, WE'RE GONNA KIND OF WORK ON, WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME OF THE FRONTAGE THERE, AREN'T WE? OR DO WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM ALREADY? HAVE WE MEASURED THAT FAR YET? NO, I NEED TO CHECK WITH THE ENGINEERS.

I MEAN, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO ACQUIRE SOME, WE'D PROBABLY HAVE TO ACQUIRE SOME PARCELS.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH, I NEED TO SEE THE, THE, THE FINAL MAP.

BUT I MEAN, THAT'S PROBABLY, LOOKS LIKE IT'S PHASE TWO, SO IT MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN TO THAT, BUT I'LL SEE THE PARTIAL MAP.

I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LEVERAGE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE.

WE'RE JUST ABANDONING EASEMENTS.

THEY ALREADY OWN THE GROUND.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I'VE SEEN ALL SORTS OF STUFF COME UP, BUT, UM, IT'S JUST AN EASEMENT.

DON'T SAY THAT.

.

OKAY.

OH, WELL, OKAY.

IT'S NICE.

WE'LL HELP 'EM LOOKING FOR A TRADE OFF.

I DON'T WANT IT WHEN WE'RE COMING TO COME BACK AND WE'RE GONNA WIDEN STAGGER, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE LIKE, YEAH, I WANT 50 GRAND FOR EACH PIECE.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

THIS IS, THESE ARE THE BACK OF THE LOTS AND NOT IN THE FRONT, SO I UNDERSTAND.

BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH GIVING THEM 10 FEET, GIVE US 10 FEET FROM THE FRONT.

THEY COULD SAY NO OR YES, WE'RE GONNA ASK TO PUT SIDEWALKS, BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD IT.

WHAT'S THAT? THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD IT THOUGH.

I THINK WE'RE MIXING UP MIXING EASEMENTS AND RIGHT OF WAY.

SO IT'S, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

ONE'S PERMISSION AND THE OTHER ONE'S OWNERSHIP.

SO IF YOU HAD TO EXPAND, YOU WOULD'VE TO, SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF RELEASING THE, THIS EASEMENT HERE? I GUESS THAT, SO THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS CAN UTILIZE IT WITHOUT, THEY CAN ALSO JUST GET A VARIANCE, RIGHT? THERE'S NO SENSITIVE VARIANCE.

I MEAN, IF, IF THERE'S NO UTILITIES THAT NEED IT, AND I REALLY HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT INTO IT, BUT IF THERE ISN'T, I MEAN, THERE'S NO PURPOSE.

OKAY.

I JUST DON'T SEE THE, THE RATIONALE.

IF THEY'RE ALREADY USING IT, LIKE YOU SAID, RIGHT.

THEY CAN ALREADY USE IT HOW THEY WANT.

WELL, IT WOULD GO TO THINGS LIKE FENCING IT, UH, SECURING IT SO THAT NOBODY ELSE CAN ACCESS IT, OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHEREAS IT IS RIGHT NOW, IF THEY PUT A FENCE UP AND PEOPLE DO THAT ALL DAY, I KNOW, BUT STILL, IT JUST, IF THEY DO IT AT THE RIGHT WAY, LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, WHICH I COMMEND THEM, I THINK IT'S GREAT.

SO IF HE WERE TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT RIGHT NOW FOR THE STORAGE, IT'LL BE ENCROACHING ON THE, ON ONE OF THE SETBACKS, THE, NOT THE SETBACK.

SO THE EASEMENT, THE EASEMENT THAT'S THERE EXISTING RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S TRYING TO AVOID, TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT FURTHER TO THE BACK.

LIKE THE REGULAR STORAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, THE SETBACK AND FROM THE BACK IS HOW MUCH? FIVE FEET.

THAT'S THE MINIMUM.

THEY COULD ASK FOR A VARIANCE THEY CAN CORRECT, WHICH IS A HUNDRED BUCKS.

UH, TWO 50 OR TWO 50, MM-HMM .

OKAY.

I'M GONNA ASK FOR AN EASEMENT.

I'M GONNA ASK FOR MY EASEMENT TOO, THEN.

[3. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2635-10-2025, an ordinance amending the City of San Benito’s participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS), authorizing an increase in the employee contribution rate from five percent (5%) to six percent (6%).]

GREAT.

NUMBER THREE.

NUMBER ITEM NUMBER THREE.

FIRST READING OF WARNES NUMBER 2 6 3 5 DASH 10 DASH 2025.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF SAN'S PARTICIPATION IN TEXAS MUNICIPAL DRIVER SYSTEM, OR TMRS AUTHORIZED AN INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE, UH, CONTRIBUTION RATE FROM 5% TO 6%.

UM, AND THIS WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.

UH, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, UH, MAKE THAT CONGRUENT WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

WELL, IT'S FIRST READING, BUT FIRST READING.

JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT IT'S OKAY.

[4. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2025-0916-001, approving and adopting the Small Business Investment Program.]

ITEM FOUR, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 25 0 9 16 DASH 0 0 1, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SMALL BUSINESS IN INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

THIS IS, UH, WAS APPROVED AT THE EDC.

THIS IS JUST, UH, THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE USING TO, THAT'S BEEN AMENDED A FEW TIMES SO THAT WE CAN HELP, UH, SOME OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND IT WAS APPROVED BY THE, UH, EDC BOARD.

SO WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL.

I, I JUST WANT TO, UH, INDICATE THAT I, I, I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME GOOD IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLAN.

IT, UM, IT MEANS IT'S, UH, GOT MORE TEETH, MORE MEANING TO IT THIS TIME THAN WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE.

SO, UM, I COMMEND THE IMPROVEMENTS.

WELL, IT MAKES IT MORE ATTAINABLE TOO.

MAYOR PRO TEM, I THINK.

YEAH, THAT WAS THE OTHER THING.

UH, WE WERE, WE HAD A LOT OF, WE HAD A LOT OF CRITERIA THAT WERE, THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IN ITS PREVIOUS FORMAT, AND THIS MAKES IT A LOT MORE USER FRIENDLY.

SO WE'RE GETTING A LOT MORE INTEREST, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP MORE PEOPLE.

OKAY.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

OKAY.

YOU GOT A MOTION BY MEMBER GOODMAN? SECOND.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

[00:45:01]

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER

[5. Consideration and possible action to ratify Resolution Number 2025-0916-002, ratifying and approving Economic Development Incentive Grants in furtherance of the Summer Concert Series.]

ACTION RATIFY.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH NINE 16 DASH ZERO TWO.

RATIFYING AND APPROVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE GRANTS AND FURTHERANCE OF THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.

AGAIN, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU KNOW, UH, THIS WAS PART OF A, A, A GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE UNDER THAT WE UNDERTOOK THIS SUMMER.

UH, AS PART OF OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, WE, UM, WE GAVE OUT, UH, CONCERT TICKETS TO OUR BUSINESSES ALONG AROUND THE COMMUNITY, MOSTLY RESTAURANTS AND SOME FOLKS THAT HAD FOOT TRAFFIC, UH, TO HELP THEM, UH, SPUR BUSINESS AND INCREASE SALES.