Nov 18, 2025 Commission Meetings

GREAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO.

THE READING OF PROCLAMATION HONORING THE SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED, UH, ON ITS, UH, 25TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH WE'RE GONNA BE READING.

MOVING ON TO THE OTHER ONE.

UH, WE'RE GONNA BE

[PROCLAMATION(S)]

COMMISSIONER EZ.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED 25TH ANNIVERSARY, CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS, WHERE SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED IS A NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE END OF LIFE CARE IN A PEACEFUL HOME-LIKE SETTING.

THE VISION FOR SUNSHINE HAVEN BEGAN IN 1988 WHEN A GROUP OF DEDICATED BROWNSVILLE

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RESIDENTS LED BY REGISTERED NURSE DALE CASTILLO, RECOGNIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR SUCH A FACILITY IN CAMERON COUNTY.

AND WHEREAS, WHEREAS THIS VISIONARY GROUP FORMALLY INCORPORATED THE SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED, AND IN DECEMBER 19 NINE WAS GRANTED A 5 0 1 C3 STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ESTABLISHING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THEIR MISSION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE.

IT WAS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED NOVEMBER 4TH, 2000, AND WE WELCOMED IT AS, AS ITS FIRST AND WELCOMED ITS FIRST PATIENT JUST TWO DAYS LATER.

SINCE ITS FOUNDING, SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED HAS SERVED THE LOVE AND DIGNITY OF OVER 1800 TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS, RANGING AN AGE FROM THREE DAY OLD NEWBORN TO A CENTURION , UM, OFFERING PEACE, COMFORT AND SUPPORT DURING THEIR FINAL JOURNEY.

AND WHERE A SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED HAS STOOD AS A BEACON OF COMFORT, DIGNITY, AND COMPASSION FOR ALL TERMINALLY ILL IN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT CAMERON COUNTY ALGO AND WILLESEE COUNTIES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

IT IS, IT IS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT EVERY PERSON DESERVES TO LIVE THEIR FINAL DAYS WITH PEACE AND RESPECT.

SUNSHINE HAVEN HAS PROVIDED NO, NO COST, PALLIATIVE AND COMFORT CARE FOR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS FACING END OF LIFE JOURNEYS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL MEANS.

AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATED STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SUPPORTERS OF SUN HAVEN INCORPORATED HAVE UPHELD THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WITH UNWAVERING INTEGRITY, OFFERING NOT ONLY MEDICAL CARE, BUT ALSO EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND HUMAN SUPPORT TO FAMILIES DURING LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS.

IT HAS BECOME A CHERISHED COMMUNITY INSTITUTION, BUILT ON THE VALUES OF COMPASSION, SERVICE, AND HOPE, AND CONTINUES TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.

AND WHEREAS ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, WE HONOR AND CELEBRATE SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED FOR ITS LEGACY OF CARE, THE COUNTLESS LIVES IT HAS TOUCHED, AND ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE PEOPLE OF CAMERON HIDALGO AND WILLESEE COUNTIES WITH COMFORT AND DIGNITY.

NOW THEREFORE BE PROCLAIMED I ALGO G**O CITY, SANTO CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, HEREBY HONOR AND COMMEND, UH, UH, SUNSHINE HAVEN INCORPORATED WITH 25 YEARS OF COMPASSIONATE DEIFIED AND SELFER SELFLESS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WITNESS IS THEREOF.

I HAVE SET MY, MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY SANTO BE A FIXED ON THE 15TH DAY OF NOVEMBER IN A YEAR, LORD, 2025.

SO THEY HAD, UH, I WENT OVER THERE AND I PRESENTED THE, UH, PROCLAMATION TO 'EM THIS PAST WEEKEND.

SO THEY, THEY MOVED IT UP TO THE, TO LAST WEEK.

SO NOW THIS, UH, WE JUST PRESENT THIS TO THE PUBLIC ON THERE.

SO WE THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY, THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR ALL THIS P ALL THIS TIME.

SO NEXT ONE

[PUBLIC COMMENTS ]

IS GONNA BE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

RUTH, ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? AND YES, MS. LYNN PARE MS PER, SORRY.

UM, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND GOOD TO SEE SOME OLD FACES AND SOME NEW FACES.

UM, I APPRECIATE THE EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS AND THE LIVE STREAMS OF YOUR MEETINGS SINCE I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

I FELT THE NEED TO COMMIT TONIGHT WHEN I SAW THE AGENDA.

AND LOOK AT EACH AND INDI EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND LOOK YOU IN THE EYE WHEN THE MEETING IS DONE.

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 20 25 1 1 1 8 DASH ZERO ONE R AUTHORIZING AS CHIEF OF POLICE ARE DESIGNATE TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE OF ANY OPERATIONAL LOAN STAR GRANT NUMBER, BLAH, BLAH BLAH.

STARTS IN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, ENDING AUGUST 31ST, 2026.

SOME CITIZENS MAY BE AWARE THAT THE CITY HAS VARIOUS WAYS OF GENERATING REVENUE, AND ONE IS APPLYING FOR GRANTS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE THAT JUST BECAUSE WE MAY QUALIFY FOR GRANT DOES NOT MEAN WE NEED TO APPLY.

DOES THIS GRANT HELP OR HURT THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AND THE FELLOW CITIZENS? WILL IT AFFECT THE CURRENT SAFETY, LESS REPORTING OF CRIMES, THE BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMERCE, AND THE RESPECT, NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE NATION? I QUESTION THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY OPERATION, ACTUALLY MEANING TO THE CITY AND THE PD.

WE'VE SEEN WHAT

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ANY CAN MEAN IN THE NATION.

THE CITIES OF SAN BENITO DESERVES TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE CITY AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE PERFORMANCE STATED IN THE RESOLUTION GOES BACK TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC REPORTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW NOW? WILL THERE BE ANY REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING ACTION TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE DIRECTIVES MANDATED BY THIS GRANT? IT DOES NOT TAKE A RESOLUTION OR A GRANT FOR THE CITY AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF EVERYONE IN SAN BENITO, TO CONTINUE THE SPIRIT OF LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER, TO PROVIDE CONVERSATION AND SOLUTIONS, AND KEEPING SAN BENITO STRONG.

I'M PROUD TO SAY THE CITY OF SAN BENITO HAS BEEN MY CHOSEN HOMETOWN FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND HAVE MET SOME FANTASTIC PEOPLE HERE AND THROUGHOUT THE RGV AND KNOW WE CAN DO THIS.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHICH SIDE OF HISTORY WILL YOU BE ON? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

EVERYBODY ELSE, MA'AM? RUTH.

UH, MIKE TRAVIS.

MR. TRAVIS.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MIKE TRAVIS, SAN BENITO, TEXAS.

UM, I'M JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.

I HAVE A LOT OF SHOUT OUTS I WANNA THROW OUT.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, MR. AUGUSTINE RETA, DIRECTOR OF THE SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIC LIBRARY.

YES, MAN OF THE YEAR, SANTO NEWS.

EXCELLENT.

I'VE ALREADY CONGRATULATED HIM, BUT, UH, I JUST WANNA BRING THAT OUT TO THE FOREFRONT AGAIN.

AND I LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT THE LIBRARY.

I JUST SAW THAT THEY GOT A NEW SELF-CHECKING OUT, UH, APPARATUS THERE.

I HAVEN'T TRIED IT OUT YET, BUT, UH, AS ALWAYS, UH, IT'S SUCH A BLESSING TO HAVE AN OASIS IN THE HEART OF SAN BENITO TO ESCAPE TO IN THE HEAT OR THE COLD KIND OF INSIDE JOKE THERE.

UH, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOUNG MAN.

UH, NEXT I WANNA JUMP TO PUBLIC WORKS.

UH, UH, SPECIFICALLY I WANNA SAY, UH, TO THE, THE CREWS WHO WERE, UH, SHOVELING UP, UH, ALONG, UH, THE GUTTERS AND STUFF ALONG THE STREETS, UH, FOR HAVING GOTTEN OVER TO, UH, GAUSS STREETS, G-A-U-S-E.

SO WE GET IT, UH, THERE IN THE RECORD, UH, WHICH IS, UH, PARALLELED, WHICH IS, UH, PERPENDICULAR TO MCCULLOCH OVER THERE BY THE OLD, UM, UH, PROJECTS THAT, UH, ALWAYS FLOODED ANYTIME IT RAINS.

SO IT EVENTUALLY GOT DEMOLISHED, AND I HOPE THAT THERE'S NOTHING EVER TO GO OVER THERE AGAIN.

BUT THAT'S ANOTHER TOPIC.

UH, I WANNA THANK THOSE GUYS FOR DOING THAT.

AND, UH, THE PUBLIC, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THANKS THEM.

ALSO, I SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF THE, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THERE AND ALSO THE, UH, THE BIG TRUCK THAT SUCKS THE STUFF OUT.

UH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S RELATED TO ITEM INDIVIDUAL, ITEM NUMBER FIVE THERE, UH, FIXING THE TRUCK.

BUT, UH, ANYWAY, SINCE I'M TALKING ABOUT THOSE ITEMS, FIVE AND SIX ON INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, UH, I VOTE AS A TAXPAYER AND A CITIZEN FOR MY TAX DOLLARS TO GO TO THOSE, TO PAY THOSE BILLS FOR FIXING THOSE THINGS.

AND ALSO THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH BY THE WAY, IS ALSO ON MY LIST.

UH, I SAW 'EM AROUND, THEY WERE CHECKING OUT HYDRANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UH, ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

'CAUSE I REMEMBER IT WAS KIND OF A CRITICISM BACK THEN.

BUT I'M CONFIDENT IN OUR, UH, WATER SYSTEM AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO ALSO YOU COMMISSION, I'VE, I, I'VE, I'VE THANKED YOU PREVIOUSLY, BUT I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO, TO INTO YOUR LIFE TO DO THIS.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES.

IT'S NOT JUST COMING TO A MEETING.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT, UH, THE FITNESS COURT.

I STILL LOVE IT.

IN FACT, I DID A LITTLE THING THERE BEFORE I CAME OVER HERE.

UH, THE LIVE STREAM, I LOVE THE LIVE STREAM.

I SAID IT BEFORE.

AND ALSO THE ARCHIVES AND THE NEW TRAIL SIDEWALK THAT'S GOING ALONG STINGER THERE.

UH, SUPER FANTASTIC.

AND, UH, I WAS WONDERING IF, UH, IS THERE ANY, UH, WAY TO GET A, A, UH, SOME KIND OF THING AGAINST LOUD MUSIC AND THE CARS AS THEY DRIVE BY? ANYWAY, I WOULD APPRECIATE GUIDANCE ON THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME.

THANK YOU, RUTH.

ANYBODY ELSE? UH, YES, WE HAVE, UH, MA MAJOR, UH, HERNANDEZ AND, UH, CHAIRPERSON DE LOS SANTOS

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AND, UH, DIANA YOUNG.

OH, OKAY.

GOOD.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

UM, MY NAME IS MAJOR MARIA HERNANDEZ, AND I'M HERE FROM THE SALVATION ARMY.

AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT OUR RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN THAT IS GOING ON NOW.

UM, UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH, WE RAISED FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS THE SALVATION ARMY OF HARLINGEN, WE SERVICE THE WHOLE CAMERON COUNTY AND WILLESEE COUNTY.

AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE MAYOR FROM HARLINGEN HAS CHALLENGED THE MAYOR FROM SAN BENITO AND BROWNSVILLE TO A KETTLE DAY FOR THREE HOURS TO SEE WHICH MAYOR, UM, RAISES THE MOST FUNDS.

UM, AND I KNOW THAT I WAS, UM, WITH THE MAYOR ON SATURDAY AT OUR KEO KICKOFF, AND HE ACCEPTED OUR CHALLENGE.

SO, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT TO BE FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR FROM HARLINGEN SUGGESTED WAS THAT THEY DO IT FROM 11 TO TWO, THE MAYORS, AND THEN FROM TWO TO SEVEN, SHE'S BRINGING SOME OF HER COMMISSIONERS TO STAND OUT FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY.

SO, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT, AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP WITH THAT, PLEASE JUST LET US KNOW.

UH, HELLO.

GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL AGAIN.

I JUST WANTED TO REMIND Y'ALL, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE YOU, UH, FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.

YOU KNOW THAT I'M PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE.

BUT, UH, I WANTED TO REMIND Y'ALL THAT WE DO HAVE MEMBERS ON OUR BOARD THAT SERVE AND IN AND FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.

WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM SAN BENITO.

THERE'S TWO OF US NOW AND ACROSS THE VALLEY.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON OUR NAME CHANGE BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW WE'RE INCLUSIVE.

WE'RE HERE.

WE'VE GIVEN FANS, WE'VE DONE DIFFERENT THINGS.

WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS INVITE ANY BUSINESSES, LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO SPONSOR THE KE FOR ONE DAY.

THEY CAN DONATE $150 AND THEY'LL HAVE THEIR NAME PLACED OUT IN FRONT OF IT.

AND IT'S, UH, IT'S JUST SOMETHING NEW THAT WE'RE DOING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT AFFORDABLE.

BUT SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE TIME.

AND IF THERE'S ANY BUSINESSES THAT WANNA TAKE IT FOR A DAY, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAYS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT SAVES US MONEY.

WE'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY FOR THE BELL RINGERS.

AND IT TENDS TO MAKE MORE MONEY WHEN THERE'S COMMUNITY PEOPLE AT THAT BELL AND RINGING THE BELL.

AND AT THAT WHEN THEY SEE PEOPLE THAT THEY KNOW PEOPLE WILL GIVE.

AND SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU AND TO ENCOURAGE THE BUSINESSES IN SAN BENITO TO DO THAT.

'CAUSE I KNOW SAN BENITO'S GONNA WIN.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR HAVING US HERE.

I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT THE MONIES THAT WE DO RAISE GO TO A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

WE HAVE FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTIONS, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CLOTHING, VOUCHERS.

WE GIVE OUT FANS, WE GIVE OUT ACS, WINTER COATS, BACK TO SCHOOL BAGS.

WE HAVE A CHILDREN'S CLOSET, AND OF COURSE, THANKSGIVING WITH HEB COMING UP TOMORROW.

AND WE HAVE OUR ANGEL TREE AND OUR RED KETTLE.

SO WE DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE JOIN US.

AND, UM, LET'S SEE WHO RAISES THE MOST MONEY? I'M FROM HARLINGEN, SO , I WILL TAKE THAT, I'LL TAKE THAT BACK TO, TO OUR COMM MAYOR AND OUR COMMISSIONERS.

I DO HAVE A CALENDAR.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SIGN UP TODAY, I'M HERE.

WE CAN SIGN YOU UP.

AND IT WOULD BE HERE AT YOUR WALMART.

AND YOU DO HAVE TWO DOORS, SO YOU CAN DO ONE DOOR AND SOMEONE ELSE CAN DO THE OTHER DOOR.

OKAY, MA'AM, ALL THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK, HUH? YOU DO AT WALMART.

OKAY, THAT'S GONNA BE, THAT'S GONNA BE AT THE WALMART.

ALRIGHT, SO COMMISSIONERS CHALLENGE YOU TOO.

HELP ME OUT.

HOW ABOUT THE CITY? RUTH? ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR.

THAT'S IT.

UM, NEXT ONE.

[PRESENTATION(S) ]

GENERAL MANAGER.

I WANT TO CONTINUE THAT FOR OUR VETERANS AND, AND, AND THANK 'EM FOR WHAT THEY DID FOR US AND WHY WE ENJOY OUR FREEDOM THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

COUPLE OF QUICK ONES FOR YOU, MAYOR.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

A LITTLE BIT OF A REBI THERE.

UM, FIRST THING, UM, THE, UH, US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, WE HAVE, UH, THEIR ART COMPETITION FOR THEIR VETERANS.

THIS IS THE VALLEY, UH, TEXAS VALLEY COASTAL BEND, VETERANS CREATIVE ARTS COMPETITION EXHIBITION.

THAT'S THIS THURSDAY, UH, THE 20TH FROM FIVE 30 TO EIGHT 30.

AND THAT'S LOCATED AT 2 25 STINGER STREET.

THAT'S OUR CULTURAL ARTS CENTER.

UH, BEEN TO THIS BOTH YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE AND, AND IT'S A REALLY, REALLY COOL, UM, EXHIBITION.

YOU GOT A LOT OF TALENTED VETERANS THAT USE THIS FOR THEIR THERAPY.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO GO AND JOIN US THERE.

UH, YOU DO GET TO MEET SOME OF THE ARTISTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE IN-HOUSE.

AND, UH, IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S GETTING TO BE A BIGGER EVENT, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT 'EM.

UH, AND THIS IS IN CONTINUATION TO, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL, YOU KNOW, OUR NATIONAL VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES MONTH, WHICH IS ALL MONTH.

I KNOW THAT WE CELEBRATED VETERANS DAY ON THE, ON THE 11TH, BUT, UH, ACTUALLY IT'S THE WHOLE MONTH.

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UH, ALSO ONE OTHER THING THAT'S COMING, UM, ON THE 29TH, THE DAY AFTER THE MAYOR'S BIRTHDAY, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, A GROUP OF ATVS, UH, MOSTLY UTVS, OBVIOUSLY, UH, R GV 25.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UH, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DURING OUR HOG WADDLE.

IT'S GONNA BE 200 PLUS ATVS AND UTVS THAT ARE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A LONG ROUTE.

WE WENT AND MET WITH THE SHERIFF YESTERDAY.

THERE'S GONNA BE A COUPLE OF, UM, SOME AREAS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE ON ROAD, BUT MOST OF IT'S GONNA BE OFF ROAD.

WE WILL BE, UH, BEGINNING AND ENDING IN OUR FAIRGROUNDS ON THE 29TH.

UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME MUSIC, FOOD, YOU KNOW, UH, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GONNA BE BARBECUING AND STUFF.

SO AGAIN, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, 200 PLUS, MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN THAT.

UTVS AND ATVS, UH, COMING TO SAN BENITO, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THEY'VE GOT A REALLY NICE ROUTE, BUT ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL THEIR SUPPORT VEHICLES AND EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING BACK.

SO IT'S GONNA BE A BIG EVENT.

WANNA MAKE SURE YOU ALL, UM, COME AND, AND, AND SUPPORT THESE FOLKS.

AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN, IN, UH, CONCERT WITH, UH, F AND T VALLEY MOTORSPORTS HERE IN HERE IN SAN BENITO.

UH, THEY'VE DONE A COUPLE OF BIG EVENTS OUT THERE.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT 'EM, THEIR LOCAL BUSINESS, AND THEY CONTRIBUTE A LOT TO OUR ECONOMY, AND THEY HELP US, UH, WITH, UH, ALL OUR EVENTS.

SO, ANYWAY, JUST WANNA INVITE Y'ALL.

GREAT.

AND THAT'S THE 29TH OF 11TH? YES, MA'AM.

OH, IT'S A PERFECT TIME TO THE SALVATION ARMY.

THAT'S SAME.

WE'LL PUT A, WE'LL PUT A POT OUT THERE.

A KETTLE.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

AGENDAS, RIGHT, THREE, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

UM, CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) ]

WE HAVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE.

UM, THESE ARE CONSENT.

UM, WE NEED ANY, IF Y'ALL WANNA TAKE ANYTHING OUT.

IF NOT, WE CAN TAKE 'EM ALL IN ONE MOTION.

ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A MOTION ON THE CONSENT.

ONE ITEMS, 1, 2, 3.

MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

I'VE GOT A MOTION BY MER.

TIM GOODMAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

NAYS.

MOTION PASSES.

CONSENT ITEMS. 1, 2, 3.

INDIVIDUAL ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 1118 DASH ZERO ONE R AUTHORIZING CHIEF OF POLICE OR HIS DESIGNEE, UH, TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE OF OPERATION LONE STAR GRANT NUMBER 5 1 9 5 2 0 2, THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS DIVISION ISSUES FOR THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING AUGUST 31ST, 2026.

GOING TO ITEMS,

[1. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution 2025-1118-001(R) authorizing the Chief of Police or his designee to approve the application and acceptance of any Operation Lonestar Grant Number 5195202 that the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Grants Division, issues for the period of performance beginning September 1, 2025, and ending August 31, 2026. ]

AGAIN, UH, MAYOR COMMERS, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS AN ONGOING GRANT.

WE'VE HAD IT BEFORE CHIEF'S HERE TO EXPLAIN IT OR GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, BUT IT DOES, UH, IT DOES HELP THE, THE OVERALL OPERATIONS OF THE, OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT CHIEF, GO AHEAD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD.

POLICE CHIEF MARIA PER THIS GRANT, UH, IT'S 20,000 THAT THEY AWARDED TO US, AND IT'S, UH, USED TO TARGET, UH, AREAS, YOU KNOW, OF CRIMINAL, UH, ACTIVITY, UH, DRUGS, NARCOTICS, UH, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE DO USE FOR IT, IT'S FOR THE OFFICERS OVERTIME, AND IT DOES SPECIFY THE GRANT, PERIOD.

WE HAVEN'T STARTED WORKING IT YET, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY STATS FOR IT YET UNTIL WE START WORKING ON IT.

ONCE WE GET THE RESOLUTION OVER THERE, THE MONEY GETS AWARDED TO US.

SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SO THAT'S OFF-DUTY, OFF-DUTY OFFICERS? IT NO, THEY'RE ON DUTY.

OFFICERS ON DUTY, YEAH.

THEY JUST, THEY'RE WORKING OVERTIME, WHICH GETS REIMBURSED.

SO, UH, DOES THAT LIMIT THE, UH, THE, UH, PROTECTION OF THE CITY? AS FAR AS IT, YES.

WE, LIKE I SAID, WE IDENTIFY AREAS THAT WE FEEL THAT NEED EXTRA PATROL AND OFFICERS IN THAT PRESENCE IN THAT AREA TO DETERMINE ANY TYPE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, UH, RELATED TO BOARD OPERATIONS.

WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO JOB SITES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THIS IS STRICTLY, YOU KNOW, UH, SPECIFIC, UH, THINGS THAT WE'RE, UH, IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS IN OUR CITY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, YOU SAY THIS IS FROM A CONTINUATION OF GRANTS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, CORRECT? YES, SIR.

WE'VE HAD THIS, IT USED TO BE, UH, BORDER SECURITY, AND NOW I CHANGED THE NAME TO LONE STAR.

SO IT'S THE, IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF THING THERE.

IS THERE ANY INDICATIONS BEFORE OF HOW WELL IT WAS USED AND HOW WELL IT WORKED? UM, WE REPORT OUR, UH, YOU KNOW, IF, IF WE DO GET ARREST, WE REPORT THAT TO, UH, UP WHATEVER WE, WE GET, IT'S AVAILABLE THERE.

UH, THE HOURS ARE TRACKED AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE DO SUBMIT, UH, FINANCIAL STATUS REPORTS BACK AND, UH, THAT'S HOW WE GET OUR REIMBURSEMENT, SO.

AND DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IMMIGRATION OR ANY KIND OF NO.

NO.

DID ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING THIS GRANT? NO.

CHIEF MOTION TO APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER GOODMAN? NO.

I GOT A MOTION BACK.

COMMISSIONER GAVAN, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY MAYOR POT GOODMAN.

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[2. Discussion and possible action on matters pertaining to the Cameron Appraisal District: a) Allocating the authorized 30 votes to one nominee on the Official Ballot b) Approve Resolution Number 2025-1118-002(R) ]

TWO, DISCUSSION.

POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO CAMERON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

UH, A IS NOMINATE ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OF THE TWO POSITIONS, UH, FROM THE OFFICIAL BALLOT, AND THEN APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER THAT, UM, IS IN FULFILLMENT OF THAT, WHICH IS 2 0 2 5 11 18 0 0 2 R.

DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS AT THIS, AT THIS POINT? WELL, MY ONLY QUESTION IS HOW MANY TIMES IS THIS GONNA COME UP? ? IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE DONE THIS THREE TIMES.

THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL BALLOT EVERY YEAR.

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL VOTING BALLOT.

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL MOTION FOR 30 VOTES TO JESSICA GONZALEZ.

SECOND ON CAD OFFICIAL BALLOT.

OKAY, SO I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER GALVAN.

SECOND BY MAYOR TIM.

UH, GOODMAN, DO I HAVE ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

ITEM NUMBER

[3. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2025-1118-003(R) approving proposed projects of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Inc.]

THREE, EXCUSE ME.

APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER.

I'M SORRY.

DOES THAT NEED TO BE TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS? WELL, IT WAS READ AS ONE, SO I, I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE GOOD.

UH, POSSIBLE ACTION.

APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 1118 DASH ZERO THREE R APPROVING PROPOSED PROJECT OF SAN BENITO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC.

UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

THIS WAS, UH, TAKEN TO THE BOARD AND THIS RESOLUTION IS, UH, BEING BROUGHT TO YOU ALL TO RATIFY THAT, UH, THAT APPROVAL AT THE, UH, AT THE MEETING LAST WEEK.

AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL CONSIDERING ALL OF US WERE AT THAT MEETING AND HAD EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS.

UH, I DON'T SEE ANY NEED FOR FURTHER CONCLUSION, AND THEREFORE THE ONLY ONE AS, UH, NUMBER THREE ON THERE.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET BACK SOME PERCENTAGES PRESENTED TO US.

WILL THOSE BE PROVIDED BEFORE THE FULL AUTHORIZATION? WHICH ONE IS THAT ON THE MUNICIPAL US UTILITY DISTRICT? YEAH, THERE'S, OH, YES SIR.

I WANNA MAKE SURE WE SEE THAT FULLY BEFORE THAT GETS APPROVED.

IS THAT OKAY? ATTORNEY VILLALOBOS? YEP.

WE'LL GET YOU THAT.

YEP.

OTHER THAN THAT, AS LONG AS WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS THAT WERE MISSING FROM THAT CONTRACT, WE, IS THAT OKAY? THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT.

YEAH.

MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON THE, UH, ADDITIONAL, UH, INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE, UH, AGREEMENT FOR THE, UH, MUNICIPAL DISTRICT.

SO I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALVAN.

DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION.

ANY NEEDS? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM FORWARD FOUR.

[4.Discussion and possible action to cancel or reschedule the first Regular City Commission Meeting of December, currently scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, while leaving the second Regular City Commission Meeting of December 16, 2025, as scheduled.]

CANCEL OR RESCHEDULE THE FIRST REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF DECEMBER.

CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 2025.

AND, UH, WE WOULD LEAVE THE SECOND REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF DECEMBER 16TH, 2025 AS SCHEDULED.

UH, THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 2ND.

I MEAN, I LEFT IT OPEN.

WE COULD EITHER PUSH IT BACK OR, UH, CANCEL IT.

UH, DECEMBER'S KIND OF A HECTIC MONTH.

WE WILL HAVE, UH, OUR CITY SECRETARY AND HER ASSISTANT OUT ON CITY BUSINESS.

SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE JUST CANCEL IT AND MOVE ON AND, AND HAVE ALL OUR BUSINESS ON THE 16TH.

OH, REALLY, FRED? COME ON.

UNLESS Y'ALL WANNA HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

PUSH IT BACK TO THE EIGHTH.

NOT A PROBLEM.

MOTION TO, OR NINTH, I'M SORRY.

THE NINTH.

IT'S UP TO Y'ALL.

IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S A DAY RIGHT AFTER THE PARADE AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.

IT'S GONNA BE A BUSY WEEK FOR STAFF.

YEP.

UM, MOTIONS TO CANCEL.

MOTION TO CANCEL.

AND, UH, THE, THE DECEMBER 2ND MEETING.

SECOND.

SO I, I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN TO CANCEL DECEMBER 2ND MEETING, CITY MEETING.

AND, UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORRA, UH, BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN.

FIVE, CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED PAYMENT TO J SERVICES ALL IN ONE LLC FOR REPAIRS TO THE SEWER JET COM JETTER COMBO TRUCK IN THE AMOUNT OF 15,000 277 50, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO CANCEL.

DECEMBER 2ND.

UH, CITY MEETING, SOMETHING URGENT COMES UP.

THE MAYOR CAN ALWAYS CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.

YEAH.

SPECIAL MEETING.

THAT IS CORRECT.

LIKE FRIDAY, WE HAVE ONE, UH, ITEM

[5.Consideration and possible action to approve payment to J-Services All in One, LLC, for repairs to the Sewer Jetter Combo Truck in the amount of $15,277.50.]

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SEWER JETTER TRUCK THAT WE'RE USING FOR, UH, FOR OUR, UH, STORM SEWER OPERATIONS.

UH, THERE'S A, SOME ITEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

AGAIN, YOU ALL REMEMBER THAT WAS KIND OF A, A RESURRECTION OF A, OF A UNIT THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN JUNKED.

SO WE'RE, UH, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS THING BACK ON THE ROAD AND, AND GET THESE GUYS WORKING AGAIN.

ANY QUESTIONS? NONE.

THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE VECTOR TRUCK? NO, THIS IS THE OLD VECTOR TRUCK.

THE ONE, THE OLD VECTOR TRUCK.

THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE USED FOR, OR THE LITTLE TRAILER? TRUCK? TRAILER? THE OLD VECTOR TRUCK.

OH, OKAY.

RODRIGUEZ, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THIS.

IT'S THE ONE THAT, UH, THEY HAD FIXED EARLIER THE YEAR FOR 48,000.

THE BIG ONE, THE ONE WHO DID THE ASSESSMENT ON IT.

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THE ONE ON THE CHASSIS AT LARGER.

RIGHT.

SO THE BOTTOM STRUCTURE FOR THE DRAINAGE OUTLET IS ALL DISASSEMBLED.

IT WASN'T FIXED.

SO WE NEED THAT UP AND RUNNING SO THAT WE CAN WORK ON THE STORM DRAINS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORA.

WHAT IS IT? WAS IT, I'M LOOKING AT YOU, BUT YEAH.

BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN.

SECOND BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.

ALL IN FAVOR A.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

EDWARD MOTION.

SIX, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

COMMISSIONER WAN , ITEM

[6.Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of twenty sets of Wildland Firefighting Gear from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc., in the total amount of $15,930.00]

APPROVED PURCHASE OF 20 SETS OF WILD LAND, WILD LAND FI FIREFIGHTING GEAR FROM METRO FIRE APPARATUS SPECIALIST INC.

IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,930.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

UH, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

UH, SO THIS GEAR IS JUST REPLACING OLD GEAR THAT WE HAVE, UH, THAT REALLY JUST NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

UH, A LOT OF IT ISN'T REPAIRABLE ANYMORE.

UH, AND SINCE, UH, WE'RE GETTING INTO OUR FIRE SEASON, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO DO IT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS BROKE.

THIS IS THE SECOND SET THAT YOU HAD PROMISED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, CORRECT? NO, THIS, THIS IS THE WILDLAND, OUR WILDLAND GEAR.

SO THIS IS, UH, USED FOR, UH, WILDFIRES AND, UH, VEHICLE EXTRICATION, SMALL, UH, FIRES.

AND THAT WAY WE DON'T, OH, IT'S DIFFERENT.

DO A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE OTHER GEAR.

SOUNDS GOOD.

CHIEF MOTION TO APPROVE.

MAYOR, I GOT A SECOND.

GOT A MOTION? YEAH, I GOT, LET'S SEE, LET'S PASS IT.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

SECOND BY MAYOR PAUL TIM GOODMAN.

Y ALLALL IN FAVOR.

A SEPARATE ITEM, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION, IF ANY, RELATED TO FUND AND SON RV RESORT PREVIOUSLY A TABLED ITEM.

ANY NA MOTION PASSES.

WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM THAT, UH, AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH LEGAL, UH, SIR, VERY WELL DON'T NEED TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS A MATTER OF FACT, WELL, FIRST YOU ALL NEED TO PULL IT OFF THE TAPE.

OKAY? OKAY, SIR.

SO LET ME, UH, LET ME GO TO THAT ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN, UH, OUT OF EXECUTIVE.

BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT AS

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SO WE'D HAVE TO NEED, WE NEED A MOTION TO UNT.

MOTION TO UNT I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, MAYOR TIM GOODMAN TO UNT SECOND FUND AND SON SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO UN TABLE.

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MR. AND ISSUED AGREEMENT REGARDING ACCESS.

AND SO WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY A PARTY OR SHOULD BE A PARTY TO THIS, HOWEVER, WE HAVE IN HERE AN AGREEMENT OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH A CITY OF SANTO FOR THE AMOUNT OF 20,000, BUT CITY WON'T DO IT.

AND WE ARE PART OF IT.

IT'S TOTALLY BETWEEN THEM, UH, MR. LOA AND MR. AND, AND THEY, THERE'S ANOTHER AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO SIGN, OR EVEN IF THEY DON'T SIGN BUN AND SON'S WILLING TO GIVE THEM ACCESS ANYWAY.

SO TO US, IT'S, IT'S UP TO YOU ALL WHETHER YOU WANT TO RECEIVE OR DO DO THE AGREEMENT OR NOT.

OKAY? SO WE DO HAVE TO MAKE AN AGREEMENT.

WELL, UH, YOU, BUT FOR ANY A CERTAIN AMOUNT, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE AND IT'S NO, THERE'S NO PRIVILEGE OR ANYTHING.

'CAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THERE'S NO ACCESS OR THERE WAS NEVER ANY DEDICATION WHERE IF IT WAS, IT WAS INITIALLY SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, AR HAD NEVER ACCEPTED IT.

AND IT, WE KNOW IT'S NOT PART OF ARLINGTON.

WE KNOW THAT CITY SANTO NEVER ACCEPTED IT OR NEVER WAS PARKED.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE ISSUE COMES WITH YOU ALL.

AND WE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE HAVE NO, NOT, WHEN I SAY NO INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T CARE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.

SO WHERE DOES IT, I'M SORRY? WHERE DOES THE, THE, THE, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT COME IN? THOUSAND AMOUNT OFFERED BY FOR IN, IN ESSENCE FOR THE CITY THAT HEY, WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.

SO THAT WOULD LIKE BUY US OUT.

THAT WOULD MORE OR LESS WHAT IT IS? YES.

NO.

SO IF IF WE ACCEPT THAT, THAT'S THEN WE DON'T, THEN WE'RE OUT.

AND ANY AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN THEM AND MR. LOA.

WE WERE ALWAYS OUT.

WELL, WE WERE ALWAYS OUT.

YES.

SO IS THAT THE MO IS IT, DOES THAT NEED TO BE A FORM AND A MOTION? I WOULD, IF YOU ALL WISH TO PROCEED, MOTION TO PROCEED.

HOPE TO SETTLE AGREEMENT AND SON.

AND ADDRESS IT IF IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I I THINK WE NEED SURVEYS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF THAT COMES IN WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH PROPERTIES THAT WOULD BE ON THEM.

RIGHT? BUT I'M NOT, I'M NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY AGREEMENT FROM FUND AND SON.

SO IF THEY, IF THEY ALREADY COME REACHED AN AGREEMENT, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY MONEY FROM FUND AND SON SAYING ANYTHING BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK

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WELL, THE, THE DOLLARS ARE FOR THEM TO HAVE THE PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT? NO, THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT FOR ACCESS.

THAT'S BETWEEN THEM.

RIGHT? THE $20,000 ARE JUST, HEY GUYS, YOU ALL ARE OUT TO, TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ALL HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.

UH, IT'S TYPICALLY, SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN THIS LIKE WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, UM, IF YOU LIVE ON THE OSAKA, YOU CAN BUY OUT THEIR INTEREST IN THE SAKA RIGHT AWAY.

OR EASTMANS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN IT REALLY LIKE WITH A EP OR LIKE CITIES.

I'VE SEEN IT SOMETIMES WHEN THE RAILROAD GIVES AWAY THEIR PORTION OF THE EASEMENTS.

BUT I, I'M NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY MONEY.

WE JUST NO ACTION.

I WOULD SAY YES.

UH, WE HAVE THE, THE, UH, IF THE, IF THE COMMISSION OF THE MAYOR IS WILLING TO ALLOW HIM YES.

YOU YOU WANT SOME? THAT'S FINE.

COME ON OVER.

YES.

JONES, YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.

YES, MY NAME IS MATTHEW JONES.

I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH JONES GALLAGHAN IN WESCO, AND I'M REPRESENTING FUN AND SON.

UM, THE ISSUE IS, AND THE REASON WE'RE OFFERING THE $20,000 IN RETURN FOR AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WHAT WE THINK IS REALLY CLEAR, AND MR. VILLALOBOS HAS ECHOED THE LEGAL OPINION THAT YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO THE ALLEYS.

BUT WHAT WE DON'T WANNA DO IS TO BE IN THIS SAME POSITION FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, A DIFFERENT COMMISSION, DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND COMING UP AND SAYING, OH, BY THE WAY, WE SEE THAT THERE WERE SOME ALLEYS AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE SAME EXERCISE OF TRYING TO RE-EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY THAT THEY WERE NEVER ACCEPTED.

SO WE'RE, WE ARE WILLING TO, UM, OFFER THE ACCESS RIGHTS NOT JUST TO MR. LOA.

WHAT THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDES IS THAT WE'LL OFFER IT TO EACH OF THE SEVEN LANDOWNERS WHO ADJOIN THE PARK AND WE'LL GIVE THEM THE SAME OFFER.

AND WE'RE AGREEING THAT WE'RE AGREEING TO DO THAT.

NOT BECAUSE WE'RE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO, BUT AS PART OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, WE WILL OFFER THESE RIGHTS TO THE NEIGHBORS.

IF YOU GUYS AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU'VE NEVER OWNED, YOU'VE NEVER HAD AN EASEMENT OR A RIDE OVER THESE ALLEYWAYS AND YOU DON'T CLAIM ONE NOW, WE'LL GIVE YOU $20,000 TO CLARIFY THAT.

AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE, YOU OR US IN THE FUTURE.

SO THAT'S THE BASIS FOR IT.

AND, AND I'M UNDERSTANDING WHAT MR. UH, COMMISSIONER GOVAN'S POINTS ABOUT EASEMENTS AND THINGS AND THE, I'M, I'M A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY FOR A LARGE DEGREE, AND SO I UNDERSTAND THOSE ISSUES, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE BECAUSE Y'ALL HAVE NEVER HAD THOSE RIGHTS.

YOU'VE NEVER ASSERTED THOSE RIGHTS AND NEITHER DID HARLINGEN AND THE THING'S BEEN THERE FOR 70 YEARS.

AND SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET IT BEHIND EVERYBODY.

WE'VE WORKED WITH MR. LOA ANYWAY TO GIVE HIM THE ACCESS IN THE MEANTIME VOLUNTARILY, BUT WE JUST LIKE TO MEMORIALIZE IT SO WE DON'T EVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT AGAIN.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE OFFERING THE $20,000.

ARE THERE UTILITIES? ARE YOU THERE, ARE THERE UTILITIES IN THE EASTMAN? I THINK THERE'S A, WELL I THINK MR. WE HAVE UTILITIES HERE.

I THINK THERE'S A, UM, YEAH, I THINK THERE'S A SEWER LINE IN THERE THAT IT'S LIKE PUBLIC AND THEN PRIVATE IN OUR PART AND THEN BECOMES PUBLIC AGAIN.

AND TO YOUR POINT ALSO, THERE ARE MEETS AND BALANCE DESCRIPTIONS IN THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND SURVEYS OF THE EXACT AREA.

SO THOSE ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE PROVIDED.

WHO'S GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, WHERE'S THAT EASEMENT? WHERE'S THE UTILITY LINE LOCATED IN THE UNDER GRASS DIRT OR A ROAD? I THINK IT'S UNDERNEATH THE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS ACTUALLY.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A, YOU'RE A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY.

I AM A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY.

YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT THE MAP OR WALK THE PROPERTY? WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE, I DON'T SEE, THERE'S NO EASEMENT ON OUR SURVEY THAT SHOWS WHERE THE LINES ARE.

SO SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO SHOW ME A MAP SHOWING WHERE ALL THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES ARE.

I WOULD'VE WALKED THE PROPERTY NOT PART OF IT.

WELL, IF, IF I COULD MAYOR, GO AHEAD.

COMMISSIONERS.

WHAT WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS, AGAIN, SEVERAL DECADES OF, UH, MISMANAGEMENT OF .

I'M, I'M NOT GONNA SAY MISMANAGEMENT.

I'M, I'M GONNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS PROPERTY GOT CAUGHT UP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUND AND SON PLUS THE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE THERE.

UM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER GALVAN, THEY'RE, THE SEWER LINES ARE NOT NECESSARILY AN AN EASEMENT.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY SEWER SERVICES.

EACH ONE OF THOSE HOMES IS ACTUALLY TIED INTO A SEWER, A PRIVATE SEWER LINE THAT EXISTS INSIDE FUN AND SUN.

UM, TO, TO MATT'S POINT, I MEAN, UH, THERE THERE IS NO EASEMENT.

IT'S THEIR OWN LINE.

IT'S A PRIVATE LINE THAT THEY HAVE WITHIN THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PARK.

SO WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THOSE HOMES THAT ARE TIED INTO IT AS A SERVICE DIRECTLY INTO THAT LINE, THEIR SEWER GOES THROUGH THE PRIVATE, THE PRIVATE LINES THAT EXIST IN FRONT AND SUN, AND THEN END UP IN OUR LIFT STATION OUTSIDE ON.

UM, CAN WE,

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ON TURNER, I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF QUESTIONS.

SO COULD WE DO THIS? 'CAUSE WE HAVE SOME CHILDREN THAT ARE GONNA BE DOING INDUCTION CEREMONY HERE IN, IN ALL FAIRNESS, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MR. LOA IF HE HAS ANY COMMENTS, IN ALL FAIRNESS, IF THE COMMISSION DON'T MIND, SINCE WE HAD THE ATTORNEYS FROM , EDDIE LOA.

YES, I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS.

I AM GETTING ACCESS RIGHT NOW WITH A NEW MANAGER, BUT RIGHT NOW I'M HAVING TO GO IN AND OUT AND I HAVE TO CALL HER IN EVERY TIME.

BUT, UH, THE CORRECT THING TO DO IS IT, I WOULD LIKE THE EASEMENT TO BE OPEN THAT WAY I WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT.

NOT BOTHER ANYBODY.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE CORRECT THING TO DO.

THANK YOU, MR. LAW.

YES, SIR.

UM, SO MY SUGGESTION, FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THIS TILL I SEE THE UTILITY MAPS FROM THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT AND THEN GIVE THE GENTLE, THE REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TIME TO WALK THE GROUNDS.

AND I'M GONNA MOTION TO TABLE IT SO WE CAN GO TO MUCH DEEPER CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.

I DON'T WANNA WANT THIS TO BE RUSHED, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYONE.

YOUR MOTION, MY MOTION'S TO TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING.

WELL, I I HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT TO YOUR MOTION.

UM, WHAT IS IT YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH? I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AND I WANT THE REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY TO WALK THE PROPERTY SO HE CAN HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION TOO.

IS IS THE CONCERN THAT WE MIGHT STILL HAVE LI UM, LIABILITY FOR WHATEVER UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT ARE THERE? I, I HAVEN'T EVEN READ THAT CONTRACT AGAIN.

SO HAVE YOU? NO, I HAVE NOT.

SO, MOTION TO TABLE.

THAT'S IT.

WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT.

SECOND.

OKAY, SO I GOT A MOTION TO TABLE AS A COMMISSIONER GALVAN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

OKAY, THE MOTION DIES.

THERE GONNA BE OTHER MOTIONS OR NOT? UH, WELL I THINK IT'S GONNA END UP THE SAME WAY I DO, JUDGE.

YEP.

THERE CAN BE.

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE, UH, MOTION TO MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH, UH, FUN AND SON BASED ON THE, UH, THE RESULTS BY THAT OUR, OUR PRESENT PRESENTED TO US BY, UM, BY THEM IN TERMS OF THE UTILITY EASEMENTS.

OKAY, SO THAT'S YOUR MOTION.

OKAY, SO I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.

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

ANY NA NAY, NAY? GOOD TRY.

NOW, THIS BEING DONE THIS WAY, THE LOBOS, DOES THAT STILL GIVE THEM MR. LOIS ACCESS AGREEMENT? THAT'S BETWEEN THEM? THAT'S BETWEEN THEM.

THAT'S BETWEEN THEM.

BUT I, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO MY, AGAIN, I'M NOT VOTING ON, ON THE ISSUE.

WHAT I'M VOTING ON IS A MOTION TO TABLE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT MEETING.

AND I THINK THAT SUITS EVERYBODY'S DECISION HERE.

SO I'M GONNA MOTION AGAIN TO TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING.

AND MAYOR, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.

YOU THE MAYOR? YEP.

SO MOTION TO TABLE TO DECEMBER 16TH.

IT'S, IT DIES.

IT DIED.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER OF MEETING OVER.

YEAH, MEETING IS OVER.