Nov 04, 2025 Commission Meetings

GET YOUR FREE FLU VACCINE AT SAN BENITO ANNEX BUILDING NUMBER TWO AT THE 7 0 5 NORTH BOWIE STREET FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM AND PLEASE CALL LETTI GOMEZ AT (956) 357-4564 TO REGISTER AND RESERVE YOUR SPOT.

NOVEMBER 12TH AND NOVEMBER 14, SAN BENITO PD AND THE SAN BENITO FIRE THANKSGIVING DONATION FOOD DRIVE AT OUR SAN BENITO WALMART AT 1126 WEST BUSINESS 77 FROM 8:30 AM TO 3:30 PM ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE SAN BENITO FOOD PANTRY.

NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS AT 7:00 AM AT THE A BC EVENT CENTER PARKING LOT, 9 2 3 EAST GINGER STREET FOR DR. CASH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MILLER JORDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND COLGATE ACADEMY.

SO WE HOPE TO SEE WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.

HOPE YOU COULD JOIN US IN SOME OF THESE EVENTS.

ONE'S GONNA BE, UH, PROCLAMATION COMMISSIONER, OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF DECLARING NOVEMBER, 2025 AS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025 AS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AND AWARENESS DAY IN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

UH, NEXT

[PROCLAMATION(S)]

WHEREAS CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF A LOVED ONE FACE CHALLENGES THAT CAN AFFECT THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, AND OVERALL WELLBEING.

AND WHEREAS MANY GRIEVING CHILDREN NAVIGATE THESE DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES QUIETLY, OFTEN WITHOUT SUPPORT OR UNDERSTANDING THEY NEED.

AND WHEREAS THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER, RIO GRANDE VALLEY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE CARE, GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HEALED.

AND WHEREAS BY RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025 AS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY, WE HONOR THESE CHILDREN RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE COMFORT AND UNDERSTANDING.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN'S DEDICATED TO CREATING A NUTRIENT ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY CHILD FEELS SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND ENCOURAGED ON THEIR JOURNEY OF HEALING, NOW THEREFORE BE PROCLAIM.

I CITY SANTO CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 25TH AS THE CHILDREN GRIEVE AWARENESS MONTH AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025.

AS A CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY IN CITY SANTO, I URGE ALL CITIZENS, RESIDENTS, BUSINESS AND, UH, ORGANIZATION TO WEAR BLUE, PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL EVENTS, AND JOIN IN, UH, OFFERING SUPPORT, CARE, AND HOPE TO GRIEVE, UH, GRIEVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND WITNESS THEREOF.

I HAVE SET THE HEARSAY MY HAND ON THE, THIS FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER AND THE DAY OF OUR LORD, 2025.

I HAVE SOMEBODY.

WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE.

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CAN I GET MY PICTURE MADE WITH YOU? YES, OF COURSE.

DID WE STAND UP HERE? YEAH, I COULD GET IN THE MIDDLE.

THAT'S WHY I GO IN THE MIDDLE.

PERFECT.

YOU'RE GOOD.

YOU MORE? NO, NO, NO.

I CAN FROM HIM.

MAYOR, ARE YOU IN FRONT US THERE? CAN WE, YES.

YEAH.

WE'RE PRETTY TALL.

I GOT EVERYBODY HERE.

I'M GONNA DO IT ONE, LIKE, THERE YOU GO.

TAKE ONE MORE CHEESE.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, WHAT COLOR? BLUE WE IN HARLINGEN AND IN MCALLEN, AND SO WE SERVE THE WHOLE VALLEY.

YOU WANT GIVE A SPEECH, BUT YOU PROBABLY GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO.

YES, WE DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE, AND FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THIS BE DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY IN OUR OFFICES.

THANK.

NEXT ONE IS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

RUTH, PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE HAVE, UM, EDDIE LOA, PLEASE, MR. LOA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER NAME'S EDDIE LOA, 2 48 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD, SANTO, TEXAS.

IN THE PAST, I'VE BEEN COMING HERE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING ACCESS BACK TO THE EASEMENT.

THEREFORE, I AM KINDLY ASKING THE COMMISSION TO PUT THIS ITEM BACK IN THE COMMISSION AGENDA.

I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE CAN FINALLY BE RESOLVED.

HAD GONE TO VISIT THE CEMETERY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? MS. MARIA? FELIPA.

ALDO, MA'AM? MM-HMM .

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I FIND MYSELF HERE TODAY HAVING BEEN HERE AS A SPEAKER, BUT I HAVE A CONCERN THAT I'M BRINGING TO EVERYONE.

AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL.

I HAVE PRAYED TO OUR FATHER, JESUS, TO GIMME THE WORDS OF WISDOM, TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, WHICH ARE THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE FOR THE CITY CEMETERY PARK, WHICH I BELIEVE EVERYONE THAT'S ON BOARD TODAY AND THOSE THAT COULD NOT BE PRESENT.

AFTER ALL, Y'ALL WORK UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.

AND THAT'S FOR THE PEOPLE OF SANTO TEXAS.

WHEN A PERSON OR MORE HAVE CONCERN AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND HURT, THAT PERSON IN CHARGE SHOULD TAKE ACTION AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CITY CEMETERY, PHASE TWO.

GOING WITH THIS, I HAVE YET GOTTEN ANYTHING RESOLVED WITH PHASE TWO WHERE MY MATRIC WAS LAID TO REST.

ALL I ASK IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA TO PURCHASE FIVE OR MORE PLOTS.

AND WE'RE GOING BACK MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF.

SO I END UP PURCHASING WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO DUE TO CITY MANAGEMENT.

BAYLOR NEVER GOT AN ANSWER.

THEN IF A SECOND, I REQUESTED A SECOND V TO BE HONORED.

NEVER GOT AN ANSWER AFTER ALL.

I SEE THAT THE CEMETERY HAS DOUBLE VAS FOR ONE PERSON, AND I CAN GO ON AND ON.

I BELIEVE HAVING TWO VAES IS NOT GOING TO HURT ANYONE.

IT MIGHT JUST MAKE IT MORE BEAUTIFUL HAVING PRETTY FLOWERS AND GETTING RID OF THE OLD ONES.

WOULD YOU AGREE? WOULDN'T YOU AGREE? IT HAS BEEN CLOSE TO TWO YEARS AND STILL WAITING.

BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR NOT ASSISTING THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY.

I FIRST CAME TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE BEFORE ELO IN CHARGE OF THE CITY MEMORIAL PARK IN RECREATION, AND NOTHING WAS DONE.

I'VE SPOKE TO A LAWYER, LEON, WHEN HE GOT EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF SANTO IN PERSON AT ONE TIME ONLY, AND NOTHING WAS DONE.

AFTER A YEAR PLUS, I HAVE COME TO THE CITY MANAGER, MR. SANDO, AND, UH, THIS WAS YESTERDAY.

I HAVE COME TO HIM AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD NO IDEA, UM, ABOUT ANYTHING THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED TO HIM.

I, UNDER, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HE COULD NOT KNOW OF MY CONCERN IF HE HAD ALREADY BOUGHT, IF MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

I ALSO ASKED HIM IF HE

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HE HAS.

HE SAID HE HADN'T DONE THAT.

I ASKED HIM IF HE SHOULD GO SEE AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR CEMETERY AND OTHER CEMETERIES.

I DID MENTION ALSO THAT ELOY HAD MENTIONED THAT HE GOES BY THE CITY MANAGER'S POLICIES.

I'M NOT TRYING TO POINT FINGERS HERE TO NOBODY.

I JUST WANT THINGS TO GET DONE TODAY.

I RECEIVE A CALL AFTER WAITING FOR A LONG TIME FROM MR. JOSE RAMOS.

I'VE NEVER MET THE GENTLEMAN IN PERSON.

AND FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY.

MR. RAMOS, WHO I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY, ELEVEN FOUR TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY FIVE, WHO WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, TOOK THE TIME TO HEAR ME OUT WITH MY CONCERN, RESOLVE THE SITUATION THAT THE CITY THREE MINUTES ARE OVER.

I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MINUTE, MA'AM, BUT THAT'S IT.

THAT THE CITY'S THE MANAGEMENT OF CITY SANTO PUT IN HOLD FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF.

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO DO YOUR JOB, JUST SOME EFFORT.

YOU ARE GETTING PAID TO DO YOUR JOB.

IF YOU'RE VOLUNTEERED YOUR POSITION, YOU'RE STILL RESPONSIBLE TO ACT ON YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

MR. RAMON HERNANDEZ, I WANNA THANK HIM AND I CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DONE, EVEN THOUGH HE CAN'T DO VERY MUCH.

HE ANSWERED MY QUESTION, SHOWED ME THE AREA.

MOST OF YOU DON'T.

HE DID NOT IGNORE MY CALL.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CITY HAS CAUSED MANY FAMILIES DESPAIR IN NOT PURCHASING THE HEADSTONES OR MONUMENT BENCHES.

THEY WOULD HAVE WANTED FOR THEIR LOVED ONES DUE TO WORD OF MOUTH AND LACK OF EDUCATION AND BELIEVING CITY EMPLOYEES THREATENED THAT THERE WOOD STONES WOULD BE REMOVED ON FACT THAT THEY FAILED TO READ THE CONTRACT.

THEY TOLD ME I COULD NOT PURCHASE A CERTAIN MONUMENT AND I COULDN'T DO THIS, AND I COULDN'T DO THAT.

THIS CONTRACT, IT JUST TAKES TIME TO READ IT.

AND THE CITY GAVE ME THE TIME TO READ IT OVER AND OVER TO MAKE SURE THAT I WASN'T GOING CRAZY.

IT NEVER SAYS NOTHING ABOUT PHASE TWO, THAT YOU CAN'T PURCHASE A UPRIGHT MONUMENT, PUT A BENCH.

IT ONLY SAYS ONE VASE.

THE CITY HAS CONCENTRATED AND LOST THEMSELVES ON ONE MINUTE, IT'S OVER PHASE ONE OF FRED DEFENDER.

I'M DONE.

RUTH.

ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR.

PUBLIC HEARING, WE GOT THE ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

[PRESENTATION(S)]

FRED.

CITY MANAGERS.

UM, YEAH, THAT'S IT, RIGHT? THAT'S IT.

JUST, UH, HAD A COUPLE OF REPORTS, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE WILL BE, UM, WE WILL BE ATTENDING THE, UH, THE, UM, THE FOOTBALL GAME ON FRIDAY.

WE WILL BE HAVING A CITY HALL FOR ALL THERE.

UH, AT THE, AT, AT OUR, AT OUR BIG RIVALRY ON FRIDAY.

UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE STAFF THERE.

WE WILL HAVE SOME, UH, SOME FOOD.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE INVITING THE PUBLIC TO COME BY AND SAY HELLO.

AND OF COURSE, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND, UM, AT THE STADIUM, THE BATTLE OF THE ROYAL.

SO WE'LL BE THERE.

UH, IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE MINI CITY HALL ON CALL.

UM, ALSO WE BE, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR VETERAN'S DAY EVENT COMING UP NOVEMBER 15TH.

WE'RE COORDINATING THAT THROUGH THE SCHOOL AND THROUGH MR. ROY GARCIA AND PARKS AND RECS.

SO BE LOOKING OUT FOR THAT.

WE'LL BE, UH, GETTING WITH STAFF.

SO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, THAT THAT GOES OUT OFFICIALLY SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

UM, AND THIRDLY, AND LASTLY, I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN ON CITY BUSINESS, LEAVING TONIGHT WITH THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR, PRO TEM WILL BE GOING TO SAN ANTONIO.

GOT A MEETING WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND THE ADKINS GROUP AND ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT GROUP WILL BE OUT TOMORROW.

AND I'LL BE BACK TOMORROW EVENING.

SO IF Y'ALL NEED ME, I'LL BE AVAILABLE BY PHONE.

THAT'S ALL I HAD.

MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME? YEP.

HEY, THANK YOU.

UM,

[PUBLIC HEARING(S)]

YES, SIR.

UM, ITEMS, UH, WE GOT, UH, LEMME SEE HERE.

OKAY, WE GOT THE, UM, ITEMS ONE AND TWO ARE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ITEMS TWO AND FOUR REZONING.

UM, WE CAN GO THROUGH 'EM AT THIS POINT.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR STORAGE BUILDING.

AND THE APPLICANT IS ORLANDO GARZA.

ITEM TWO IS, AGAIN, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EVENT CENTER.

AND THE APPLICANT IS ROMEO PUENTE.

UH, PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER THREE IS, UH, REZONING OF 24 9 8 7 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.

AND THE APPLICANT'S ARE FELIPE QUI AND DIANA GONZALEZ.

ITEM FOUR IS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN TO REZONE PROPERTY ON SCHNEIDER ROAD.

AND, UH, THE APPLICANT IS EMILIANO ROSE.

OKAY, TIME IS, UH, 5 47 AND WE'RE OPENING UP FOR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT, UH, ANYBODY AGAINST IT, ANY OF THESE ITEMS. NOW'S THE TIME TO,

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UH, TELL YOU PEACE.

ANYBODY HERE? IT'S OPEN PUBLIC.

ANYBODY CAN COMMENT GOING ONCE, TWICE.

TIME IS, UH, 5 48 CLOSING PUBLIC COMMENT.

PUBLIC HEARINGS.

PUBLIC HEARING ARE GO ON

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]

TO CONSENT? YES.

OKAY, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT, CONSENT AGENDAS, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, WE CAN TAKE THOSE ALL IN ONE MOTION.

OR IF YOU'D LIKE, WE CAN REMOVE ONE AT THIS AT ANY TIME TO, UM, TO DISCUSS INDIVIDUALLY AND I'LL OKAY.

TAKE THAT MOTION AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONERS, UH, ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT ON THE CONSENT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM THREE, FIVE.

THREE AND FIVE.

DO I HAVE MOTION FOR FIRST? MOTION? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS. 1, 2, 4, 6.

YOU WANTED, UH, SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.

SIX.

JUST SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT.

1, 2, 4, 6, 7 AND EIGHT.

THREE AND FIVE WOULD BE TAKEN OUT FOR INDIVIDUAL.

SO I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALE MORALES, SECOND BY MEMBER GOODMAN ON ITEMS 1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 7, AND EIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR A.

CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

THREE.

[3. Consideration and possible action to approve a variance to allow the installation of a six-inch water line to service a proposed subdivision located inside city limits. The property is located on Schneider Rd. and is legally described 10.60 acres of land out of Lots 27, 31, 34 and 37, Rose Suburban Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas recorded in Volume 2, Page 17, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Emiliano Rosel.]

ITEM THREE.

APPROVE A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF SIX INCH WATER LINE TO SERVICE A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION LOCATED INSIDE CITY LIMITS.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON SCHNEIDER ROAD AND IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS 10.60 ACRES OF LAND.

AND THE APPLICANT IS EMILIANO ROSE, THE A, I'M SORRY, MONICA RODRIGUEZ, COUNTY MANAGER HERE WITH THE CITY.

THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE PROPOSED NINE LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS TO BE SERVED BY CITY OF SAN BENITO BY INSTALLING A SIX INCH WATERLINE CITY STANDARDS.

CHAPTER 10 TO 11 SIX E STATES WATER MAIN SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN EIGHT INCHES IN DIAMETER IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

IT WAS A UNANIMOUS DECISION BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD? CORRECT.

IS THERE A REASON WHY THEY'RE UNDERSIZING THE LINE? IT'S BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE ONE ON SCHNEIDER ROAD IS A, IS A, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, A TWO INCH WATER LINE.

TWO.

MM-HMM .

ARE THERE ANY FIRE HYDRANTS ON THAT ROAD? UH, CURRENTLY, UH, NO.

IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A FIRE HYDRANT.

THE FIRE MARSHAL DID, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON THIS AS WELL.

HE HAD NO ISSUES DUE TO A NINE LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ON THIS SUBDIVISION.

HE DIDN'T HAVE ISSUES WITH IT.

THAT THE, IT'S 300 FEET, ISN'T IT? OR, OKAY.

UM, WHAT, WHAT IS THE MINIMUM FOR A FIRE HYDRANT? IT WOULD BE AN EIGHT INCH INCHES.

FREDDY SHOULD, WHY, WHY DON'T WE JUST PUT, WHY DON'T WE PUT THE EIGHT AND THEN THEY ADD THE REST OF THE EIGHT SO WE CAN GET THOSE HOMES A FIRE HYDRANT.

THERE'S A MOBILE HOME PARK THERE ALSO, ISN'T THERE RIGHT BEFORE THE SUBDIVISION? CORRECT.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

I DON'T WANNA WORK BACKWARDS.

I WANNA WORK FORWARD.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT A FIRE HYDRANT THERE EVENTUALLY THAT, THAT'LL COME WITH THIS WHEN THEY SUBDIVIDED THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD BE THEN IT'S, UH, IN PROCESS.

THAT'S GONNA BE ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS WE'RE GONNA ASK FOR AS WELL.

BUT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO, IF IT'S A SIX INCH LINE, THEY, THEY WILL BE, I BELIEVE.

UM, WHERE'S FIRE MARSHAL? FIRE MARSHAL BILL.

MM.

YOU REMEMBER THAT ONE? NO, COMEDY CENTRAL.

LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHING, ENRIQUE.

OH, WELL ACTUALLY THE MAYOR WAS A FIRE MAYOR.

DO YOU KNOW, CAN WE PUT A YEAH, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE, MAN.

YEP.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAYOR ANICA? DO YOU REMEMBER? UH, GOOD EVENING.

UH, ENRIQUE HERANDEZ, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

SO, UH, MINIMUM THE FIRE HYDRANT MINIMUM TO CONNECT TO IS A SIX INCH LINE.

UH, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PUT IN FIRE HYDRANTS ON LINE 17.

THERE'S AN EXISTING SIX INCH WATER LINE.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CONNECTING A SIX INCH LINE.

THEY WOULD'VE TO CONNECT THE SIX INCH LINE FROM LINE 17 ALL THE WAY INTO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEY WILL BE, UH, REQUIRED TO INSTALL FIRE HYDRANTS WITHIN, EXCUSE ME, 500 FEET.

SO I SEE

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WELL I SEE THAT THEY, THE ENGINEER THAT APPROVED THIS OKAYED IT.

I WOULD TOO IF I WAS THE ENGINEER WORKING ON THE PROJECT.

BUT DID OUR FIRE MARSHAL SIGN OFF ON IT? 'CAUSE I DON'T SEE LIKE WHERE HIS SIGNATURE WOULD BE OR IS HE HERE? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING, BUT HE DID PROVIDE COMMENTS AND THAT THE SIX INCH WATERLINE WOULD SUFFICE.

PENDING A VARIANCE.

OF COURSE, I DON'T WANNA HOLD ANYONE BACK FROM DEVELOPING, BUT I FEEL LIKE IF WE'RE ALREADY THERE, WE SHOULD MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS.

RIGHT.

THIS IS JUST THE VARIANCE ONCE THEY DO SUBDIVISION.

SO WHY AREN'T OUR ORDINANCES, WHY DON'T OUR ORDINANCES JUST READ A SIX INCH LINE THEN? IS THIS A NATIONAL STANDARD, OR WHY DON'T WE JUST MAKE IT EASIER? BECAUSE I REMEMBER ONE DEVELOPMENT WE DID WAS A 10 INCH LINE.

YEAH.

COMMERCIAL IS A 10 INCH AND RESIDENTIAL IS EIGHT.

IT WAS A RESIDENTIAL.

THAT'S, UH, WHAT THE ORDINANCE READS.

DOES IT DEPEND ON HOW MANY HOMES TOO? I MEAN, IF, IF NEEDED BE, I MEAN, THEY CAN RUN A WATER PRESSURE TEST AND EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE IT'S GONNA HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE.

BUT A SIX INCH LINE WOULD SUFFICE FOR, FOR THE FIRE HYDRANTS REQUIRED FOR THAT SUBDIVISION.

AND IT WAS ENGINEERED BY THEIR ENGINEER, AND THEN IT WAS REVIEWED BY OUR CONSULTING ENGINEER AND FIRE MARSHAL.

WHO'S THE CONSULTING ENGINEER FOR THE CITY THAT REVIEWED IT? UH, IT'S, UH, SHABI CONSULTANTS FROM HARLINGEN AND AUSTIN, I THINK.

I THINK, UH, COMMISSIONER, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS THAT THE, THE, THE MORE FIRE LOAD, WHAT WE CALL THE FIRE LOAD BACK THEN.

UM, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, LIKE A LIMB, LUMBER YARD, DISTRICT PARK.

THAT'S A BIG HEAVY FIRE LOAD.

SO YOU REQUIRE MORE 8, 10, 10 INCH WATER LINES.

RIGHT.

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.

SO THE, THE LOAD OF IT, UM, THE MORE HOMES, THE, THE BIGGER, THE TALLER REQUIRES MORE, MORE WATER ON IT, THE MORE FIRE PROTECTION ON IT.

UM, IF IT'S ALSO HOSPITAL FIRE LOAD, WE, WE HAVE THE ENGINEER HERE FOR THE DEVELOPER IF HE WANTS TO.

NO.

MR. MILANO.

JOSE, IS THIS THE A TJ OR IS THIS THE CITY LIMITS? CITY LIMITS? IT IS.

OH, UH, GOOD EVENING.

UH, I'M THE ENGINEER FOR THE, THE PROJECT FOR MORELAND SERVING EMILIANO.

SO, UM, TYPICALLY THE, I MEAN, I GUESS IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT Y'ALL'S ORDINANCE IS AS FAR AS LIKE NATIONAL, UH, STANDARDS FOR A SIX INCH WATER LINE SERVICING A FIRE HYDRANT.

WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME IN THE CITY OF HAULING, THAT'S THEIR STANDARD, ACTUALLY.

UM, THE MINIMUM, YOU KNOW, SIZE OF THE WATER LINE WOULD BE A SIX INCH.

SO THAT'S TYPICALLY ALSO WHY WE ASK FOR VARIANCE BECAUSE, UM, TYING INTO A SIX INCH, UM, WE JUST WANTED TO CONTINUE THAT LINE DOWN THE ROAD, SCHNEIDER ROAD WITH A SIX INCH.

AND SO, I MEAN, IF IT'S APPLICABLE WITH HARLINGEN, WE'D FIGURED MAYBE IT WOULD BE ALLOWED HERE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT WITH THE VARIANCE.

UM, BUT AS FAR AS LIKE A NATIONAL STANDARD, IT'S NOT REALLY.

SO IT'S A TWO TO A SIX OR IT'S A SIX TO A SIX.

A SIX TO A SIX, SIR.

I HEARD TWO WITH TWO TO A SCHNEIDER THE ROAD.

THIS, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, OH, OKAY.

SIR, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, YOU JUST SAID, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED HARDEN.

YES, SIR.

YOU'RE GOING BY THEIR ORDINANCE OF SIX INCH MINIMUM.

RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

BUT I MEAN, HE'S SAYING THAT IF IT'S LIKE A NATIONAL STANDARD, LIKE ALL THE WAY THROUGH, LIKE WITHIN EIGHT.

RIGHT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT I KNOW YOU'RE ALL'S ORDINANCE SAYS EIGHT INCH.

RIGHT.

AND WE'RE NOT, I'M NOT DENYING THAT, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING THE VARIANCE, BUT I'M JUST SAYING LIKE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A NATIONAL STANDARD, IT'S JUST DEPENDING ON WHAT CITY YOU'RE IN, OUR CITY GOES BY DEPEND EVERY CITY IS DIFFERENT OR, YOU KNOW, EVERY, MAYBE FIRE MARSHAL INTERPRETS THINGS DIFFERENTLY WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT ORDINANCE IN EVERY CITY.

SO, SO FROM LINE 17 ROAD, ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A 16 OR THE A SIX, A SIX INCH? YES, SIR.

THAT IS CORRECT.

I JUST DOUBLED IT.

SO YOU'RE GONNA REPLACE THE OLD ONE? YES, SIR.

AND THE, LIKE, THEY, ENRIQUE AND, AND MONICA MENTIONED THAT THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY APPROVED IT AND THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS, I UNDERSTOOD A TWO, CONNECTING TO A SIX AND WE WERE GONNA LEAVE THE OLD ONE, BUT WE'RE REPLACING THE WHOLE THING A WHOLE SIX INCH TO THAT WHOLE AREA.

YES, SIR.

NOT JUST THE, THE NEW PORTION OF SCHNEIDER ROAD.

NO, WE'RE NOT CONTINUING OFF OF THAT TWO INCH.

WE'RE GONNA REPLACE THE ENTIRE THING ALL THE WAY TO LINE 17 ROAD WHERE IT'S A SIX INCH.

BACK IN, UH, JUST WHAT'S TIED INTO, THEY'RE TYING INTO A SIX, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO TIE AN EIGHT INTO A SIX TO, TO FEED FROM IT.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

AND COMING

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SO I THINK THAT'S THE OTHER, THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, I GUESS THE RATIONALE FOR IT.

I'VE PLAYED MARIO PIPES.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS .

OKAY, ITEM FIVE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF FUN AND SUN SUBDIVISION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

GET A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? BY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS MOTION PASSES? NO.

IS IT FUN?

[5. Consideration and possible action to approve the Preliminary and Final Plat of Fun N Sun Subdivision, located on the North East corner of Zillock Road and Ratliff Road with a legal description of: Being 40.00 acres of the East One-Half (1/2) of the North East One-Fourth (1/4) and the East One-Half (1/2) of the South East One-Fourth (1/4) of Block One Hundred Eighteen (118), San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in volume 1, Page 6, map records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: MHC Fun N Sun, LLC.]

UM, THAT IS ON NORTHEAST CORNER OF ZUCK ROAD AND RATLIFF.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS MHC, FUN AND SUN, LLC.

THE SUBDIVISION CONSISTS OF ONE LOT OF, ONE LOT WITHIN CITY OF SAN BENITO LIMITS.

THE DEVELOPERS ARE PROPOSING TO PLACE 177 MOBILE HOMES ON THE LOT.

THE LOT WILL CONNECT TO THE CITY'S WATER AND SOURCE SYSTEM TO SERVE THE PROPERTY.

TOLL FIRE HYDRANTS WILL BE INSTALLED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT.

BOTH THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAS MEET ALL APPLICABLE CITY ORDINANCES AND STATE REQUIREMENTS.

WHAT, WHAT SIZE OF LINE IS THIS? THE CONNECTION HAPPENING FROM ACROSS THE STREET, OR I THINK THERE'S A, A LINE ON, IS IT RATLIFF, CHARLES BARBER OR TURNER? AN EIGHT INCH LINE ON COMING FROM RATLIFF.

WHAT ABOUT THE, THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFF THE HIGHWAY? WE CAN'T COME OFF OF THAT OR ACROSS THE STREET.

UM, WE DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT.

THAT THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S NEAREST TO THIS LOT.

IT'S RIGHT.

ABUTTING THE LOT ON RATLIFF.

ON RATLIFF, CORRECT.

BUT THAT ONE'S ACROSS THE STREET ON CHARLES BARBER.

NO, IT'S RIGHT, RIGHT OFF OF RATLIFF.

IT'S ON RATLIFF.

THERE'S ALREADY A WATER LINE THERE.

OR IT'S JUST THE WATER LINE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ADDING.

IT'S THE ONE WE'RE GONNA BE ADDING.

IT'S THE ONE WE'RE GONNA BE ADDING THE EXISTING, THE EXISTING WATER LINE, THE EXISTING WATER LINE ON CHARLES BARBER AND THE LOC.

AND THEY'RE GONNA CROSS OVER TO THE, THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND RUN IT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONTAGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS LIKE 2,600 LINEAR FEET.

THEY'RE GONNA RUN IN, UH, 12 INCH LINE.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

THEY'RE TYING INTO OUR EIGHT INCH LINE EVENTUALLY WHAT WE PUT ON THAT ONE.

SO THIS IS THE MAYOR VILLALOBOS ONE.

I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT, QUESTIONS ABOUT, ACTUALLY, I THINK IT, I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT ONE.

I THINK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT A DIFFERENT, IT IS A DIFFERENT AREA, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING PENDING ON APPLICANT, UM, ARE WE ABLE TO WITHHOLD MOVING THE, THE PROJECT FORWARD? NO.

THAT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS.

ITS ALL REQUIREMENTS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOOD.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR UNE GOODMAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES? NOPE.

THANK YOU FOLKS.

UH, ITEMS FOR

[Items 1 & 2]

UH, WE'RE ON TO ITEMS, UH, ONE AND TWO ARE THE, ARE THE, UH, IN FULFILLMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO IT'S, UH, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE.

I'M SORRY, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH AK DASH 11 DASH 2025.

AND THAT IS, UH, REZONING OF 24 9 87 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.

ITEM TWO IS THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 AL 11 20 25.

AND THAT'S A REZONING OF SCHNEIDER ROAD.

THOSE ARE, UH, THOSE HAVE BEEN, UH, BROUGHT TO Y'ALL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THESE ITEMS, UH, FIRST READING ON BOTH OF THEM, SO OKAY.

NO, NO.

ACTION THERE.

ACTION.

[3. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2025-1104-001(R) finding that Texas Gas Service Company's, a division of One Gas, Inc., statement of intent to increase rates filing within the City should be denied; finding that the City's reasonable rate case expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company; finding that the meeting at which this resolution is passed is open to the public as required by law; requiring notice of this resolution to the company and legal counsel.]

ITEM THREE IS, UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 25 11 0 4 DASH 0 0 1 R.

FINDING TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY'S DIVISION ONE GAS, INC.

STATEMENT OF INTENT TO INCREASE RATES.

UM, THIS IS A STANDARD, WE DO THESE, UH, ALMOST EVERY YEAR.

IT'S A STANDARD RESOLUTION WE HAVE TO ADOPT AND STAFF, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

THE RESOLUTION BASICALLY SAYS WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING WHAT THEY'RE SENDING US.

IS THAT CORRECT? I'M SORRY.

THE RESOLUTION ESSENTIALLY SAYS WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING THAT WHAT THEY'RE SENDING US IS A SUPPOSED INCREASE.

AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO, UH, SOME SORT OF A MEDIATION OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE, THEY'VE GOT SOME LITIGA, WELL, I DON'T WANNA SAY LITIGATION.

THEY'VE GOT SOME, SOME, UH, QUESTIONS FOR THAT, THAT GROUP.

AND THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA ADDRESS THOSE.

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UH, MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAYOR PRO TIM GOODMAN.

DO I HAVE SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

[Items 4 & 5]

ITEM FOUR AND FIVE, GROUP TOGETHER, PD, UH, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ELECTION.

IMPROVE A MASTER SERVICE AND PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED WITH PURCHASE OF THREE AXON, THREE FLEET CAMERAS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER API INTEGRATION FOR FIVE YEAR ANO PAYMENTS OF 99.

2040.

CHIEF'S GONNA FUND THAT OUT OF ALL THE SEIZED ASSETS.

ITEM FIVE IS CONSIDERATION.

POSSIBLE ACTION RATIFY A TWO YEAR MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AND LEX BULL, LLC FOR GRANT WRITING SERVICES FOR THE SAN BENITO POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TOTAL OF 8,925.

WE TAKE THOSE FOUR AND FIVE AT THIS TIME.

CHIEF.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD.

CHIEF EA, THE L PPRS FOR MAXON FLEET.

THEY INTEGRATE WITH OUR FLOCK SYSTEM, SO IT'S JUST GONNA PUT THREE MORE CAMERAS IN A, A UNIT TO, LET'S MAKE IT KIND OF MOBILE.

UH, WE CAN ACTIVATE HOT LISTS OFF THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF A LICENSE PLATE POPS OUT, ONE OF OUR OFFICERS COMES ACROSS IT, IT'LL ALERT 'EM THAT THAT VEHICLE'S EITHER STOLEN OR THERE'S A WANT.

MIGHT BE A WANTED PERSON IN THERE.

UM, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.

I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I SAW ONE OF THESE CARS WITH THESE CAMERAS ON THE BACK TAKING PICTURES.

IT WAS AT A, WAS AT THE MOVIE THEATER IN HARLINGEN.

I SAID, WHAT IS ALL OF THAT STUFF? THIS BEEN YEARS AGO? AND I STOPPED AND THEY TALKED TO ME AND I, AND I UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS, AND I WAS KIND OF FASCINATED THAT THEY COULD SO QUICKLY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES.

THIS WAS A COMPANY THAT DID REPOSSESSIONS FOR NONPAYMENT, CORRECT? YES.

AND SO, UH, CHIEF, I'M JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE FOR YOU WORKING TO KEEP, CONTINUE TO KEEP US SAFE AND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE WITH THE COMMUNITY PLUS THE, UH, THE GRANT WRITING THINGS AS WELL.

AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S ALREADY PANNING OUT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM SIX CONSIDERS POSSIBLE ACTION.

ARE WE GONNA HAVE A UNIT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A PERSON DRIVING IT? NO, NOT YET.

UH, AND DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? MOTION? MOTION? YOU GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN? SECOND BY COMM SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MORALES.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

[6. Consideration and possible action to approve an Object Loan Agreement for a three-year partnership with the Veterans Affairs Texas Valley Coastal Bend Harlingen Office and the City of San Benito to display the Annual Veterans Art Competition Exhibition at the San Benito Cultural Center.]

APPROVE THE OBJECT LOAN AGREEMENT FOR A THREE YEAR.

IT WAS A THREE YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VETERANS AFFAIRS TEXAS VALLEY, COASTAL BEND HARLINGEN OFFICE FOR CITY OF SAN BENITO TO DISPLAY THE ANNUAL VETERANS ART COM COMPETITION, EX EXHIBITION AT THE SAN BENITO CULTURAL CENTER.

THIS IS AN ONGOING, UH, PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE VETERANS FOLKS.

AND, UH, IT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL.

I'VE BEEN TO THE LAST COUPLE OF 'EM THAT WE'VE HAD.

ADA'S, UH, YOU KNOW, DOES A GOOD JOB DISPLAYING THEM AND SOME REALLY TALENTED VETERANS AND, UH, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS? NONE.

DO I HAVE MOTION? MOTION? MAYOR? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALE.

SEVEN CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ASK TO ACCEPT FISCAL YEAR 2025.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS, WHICH PASSES? ITEM

[7. Consideration and possible action to accept the Fiscal Year 2025 COPS Hiring Grant awarded to the San Benito Police Department in the total amount $250,000.00.]

COPS HIRING GRANT AWARDED TO THE CITY SAN MANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TOTAL AMOUNT OF $250,000.

GEEZ.

AND THE MONEY KEEPS COMING.

PLEASE MAKE, MAKE A MOTION.

ANYBODY SECOND? THANK YOU.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER EZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GAVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY? IT WAS AN EASY ONE.

WE'LL GET YOU COVERED.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WELL, DON'T, DON'T FORGET.

BRING IT BACK AGAIN.

WE GOT, WE GOT, WE GOT ANOTHER GRANT.

HOLD ON.

WE GOT ANOTHER GRANT.

OH, OKAY.

THAT'S FINE.

UH, DON'T, DON'T SAVE SOME OF YOUR APPLAUSE.

[8. Consideration and possible action to award RFP Number 2025-11-01 to CSRS, LLC, for professional consulting and planning services for the Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan in the amount of $274,000.]

ITEM A CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION AWARD.

RFP NUMBER 20 25 11 DASH OH ONE TO C-S-R-S-L-L-C, UH, FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING AND PLANNING SERVICES FOR THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL ACTION PLAN.

AND THE AMOUNT OF $274,000.

AND THAT, AS THEY SAY, IS THAT, THAT'S ANOTHER GRANT.

SO DONALD, DONALD IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

UH, WE DID GET, WE DID APPLY FOR THIS.

THIS IS GONNA PROVIDE FUNDING TO COME UP WITH, UH, OUR PLANNING FOR, UH, SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS AROUND THE CITY.

UH, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER UP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SOME OF THOSE AREAS.

UH, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO, ONCE YOU HAVE THIS IN PLACE, YOU'RE ABLE TO CHASE SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS, NOT ONLY STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

SO, UM, STAFF WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

GREAT.

I, I, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

I APPLAUD THIS.

DONALD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO BRING THIS STUFF TO US.

WHAT I WANT ARE ACTIONABLE ITEMS. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, IS ITEMS THAT WE CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, BEGIN TO REALLY TAKE AND SINK OUR TEETH INTO.

'CAUSE I SEE ALL THESE PRETTY PICTURES AND STUFF THAT'S GOING ON, AND I'M KIND OF GOING, OKAY, WELL, LET'S MAKE IT REAL.

HOW DO WE DO THAT? THAT'S, THAT'S, I, YOU

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KNOW, PLANS ARE GREAT, BUT ACTION'S EVEN BETTER.

SO THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING FOR.

MAYOR, I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT THESE ARE THE MOST GRANTS THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME COMING.

EXACTLY.

SO KEEP THEM COMING.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THANK YOU FOR DOING, I KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL HAS GOTTEN SOME GRANTS TOO, SO WE'RE DOING GOOD.

I KNOW THEY JUST LANDED.

I MEAN, UH, WE JUST LAND.

GO BACK.

WE FORCED HIM, WE FORCED HIM HERE A LITTLE EARLY, BUT, OKAY.

WELL, HE WANTED TO BE HERE.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

MORE MORALE.

AND TO YOUR POINT, UH, MAYOR PRO TIMM GOODMAN.

THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ACT, AN ACTIONABLE, UM, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LIST.

SO, AND THAT'S HOW YOU CHASE THOSE DOLLARS.

BUT WE NEED TO QUALIFY 'EM, WE NEED TO RATE 'EM, AND WE NEED TO PUT OUR OWN HIERARCHY TO 'EM, AND THEN WE CAN GO OUT AND GET MONEY.

GREAT.

[Items 9 - 12]

ITEMS 9, 10, 11, AND 12 ARE ALL, ARE ALL TIED TOGETHER.

IT'S THE, UH, TWDB AWARDED US MONEY FOR WATERLINE RELOCATION ON 77.

SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT CUMBERSOME, BUT IT'S BASICALLY JUST TO FOLLOW PROCUREMENT.

SO ITEM NINE IS CONSIDERATION.

POSSIBLE ACTION AND REQUEST, UH, AN RFP STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY OF SAN MANINO FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL FINANCING PROJECTS, AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH POSSIBLE LOAN GRANT OR DISADVANTAGED FUNDING THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT OR TW TWDB.

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADVERTISE FOR FA.

WE DO HAVE ONE ON BOARD.

SO, UH, BUT WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THIS.

SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

SO THE THREE, YOU CAN TAKE ALL FOUR OF 'EM TOGETHER? YES.

YOU WANNA TAKE 'EM ALL TOGETHER? UH, ITEM 10 IS CONSIDERATION.

POSSIBLE ACTION ISSUE.

ANOTHER REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH MAY LEAD TO AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE SAME THING.

DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH, UH, THE, THE, THE REVOLVING FUND AND THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

TWDB ITEM 11 IS CONSIDERING IMPOSSIBLE ACTION TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND STATEMENTS OF ATION QUALIFICATIONS FOR BOND CONSOLE SERVICES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE POSSIBLE LOAN AND TO PROVIDE OBJECTIVE LEGAL OPINION WITH RESPECT TO VALIDITY AND OF AUTHORIZING AND ISSUING EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS, THE OBLIGATIONS FOR CAPITAL FINANCING, AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH POSSIBLE LOAN GRANT OR DISADVANTAGED FUNDING THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONSIDERATION.

POSSIBLE.

ITEM 12 IS CONSIDERATION.

POSSIBLE ACTION TO REQUEST TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM.

UM, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS SOME OF THE, UH, WELL, THIS IS ALL THE PRELIMINARY, UH, REQUIREMENTS THAT, UH, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH TO, UH, CONTINUE OUR PROCESS WITH TWDB.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOAN COMPONENT.

THERE'S SOMEWHAT OF A GRANT COMPONENT.

UH, WE DO HAVE, WE DO HAVE THE AWARD, WHICH AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, I THINK THERE WAS LIKE 13% OF THE, OF THE APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED AND WE WERE ONE OF THAT 13%.

SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS.

WE'RE ON A KIND OF A TIGHT TIMELINE.

WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY PUSHED IT ON US PRETTY, PRETTY LATE.

UH, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE COMPLY.

WE'VE GOT A FEW WEEKS LEFT, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, WE DO ALL WE CAN TO DO OUR PART SO THAT, UH, WHEN WE DO GET TO THEM, WE, UH, WE'RE IN WE'RE COM WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A FINANCIAL ADVISOR.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ENGINEER.

WE'RE LOOKING AT BOND COUNCIL BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT, IF I RECALL READING 13,500 FEET, WHICH IS 6.1 MILES OF WATER LINES, NEW WATER LINES, 12 INCH WATER LINES.

UH, AND THAT THEN, UH, ALSO THEN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WHATEVER RELATING TO THIS, THIS IS ALL REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS, WHICH IS $9.2 MILLION OF WHICH WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH ABOUT TWO, 2.7.

CORRECT.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

AND THANK YOU FOR SUMMARIZING THAT.

MOTION TO APPROVE ALL FOUR ITEMS. OKAY.

GOT A MOTION BY MEMBER TIM GOODMAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NORO.

ITEM 13 IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION PROOF PAYMENT NUMBER 12 AND PAYMENT NUMBER 13 TO C-C-R-M-A PERTAINING TO CITY OF SAN MANINO, NORTH WILLIAM ROADS.

[13. Consideration and possible action to approve Payment Number 12 and Payment Number 13 to Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) pertaining to the City of San Benito Commitment for North Williams Road, Phase I Project, per Agreement Number 2022-0510-4(A), in the amount of $89,764.26.]

PHASE ONE PROJECT, UH, THAT IS A PEN, AN AGREEMENT THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE.

IT'S AGREEMENT NUMBER 20 22 0 5 10 DASH FOUR A IN THE AMOUNT OF $89,764

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AND 26 CENTS.

AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, AN AGREEMENT THAT'S ALREADY, UH, EXECUTED AND, UH, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

14.

I GOT NUMBER 14.

OH, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT ABOUT 14.

[14. Consideration and possible action to approve Payment Number 4 to Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) in the amount of $20,096.76 for the Stenger Road Concrete Path Project and the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Project, pursuant to the Commitment Outlined in the Interlocal Agreement.]

14.

IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED PAYMENT NUMBER FOUR TO C-C-R-M-A IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,096 76 CENTS FOR THE STANGER ROAD CONCRETE PATH PROJECT AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES SET ASIDE, TOSS A PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE COMMITMENT OUTLINED IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

AGAIN, THIS IS A, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE, UH, BACK IN 23.

AND, UH, THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT PROJECT, SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON 13 AND 14.

ANY QUESTIONS? ONE IS .

THAT'S CORRECT.

TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS? YES.

BOTH.

CCR MAY YEAH.

BOTH C-C-R-M-A DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDING.

YEP.

UH, TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

YEP.

AND THEY WANT THEIR MONEY.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.

MORE MORALE DO I? A SECOND.

BY MAYOR CLINTON GOODMAN ON ITEMS THREE 13 AND 14.