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THOSE ARE THE REGULAR MEETING IN THE CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION.UM, EVERYBODY'S HERE EXCEPT THE COMMISSIONER GALVAN.
HE CALLED IN AND HE ASKED TO BE EXCUSED.
SO ON THAT, UH, LET'S DO, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, HIS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO USE FLAG AND TICK FLAG.
AND PLEASE REMAIN SET FOR THE INVOCATION.
I PLEDGE OF ALL, ALL TO THE FLAG FROM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER A TEXAS FLAG.
I APPLIED ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE, UNDER GOD WON AN INDIVIDUAL.
OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE THIS EVENING.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AND FOR THEIR INTEREST IN, IN THINGS THAT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY HAVE MADE.
WE'RE PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL FOR THE SEASON THAT WE ARE IN, WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR, OUR REDEEMER.
WE PRAY THAT WE MIGHT REMEMBER THAT THIS IS THE REASON THAT WE ARE CELEBRATE THIS SEASON, AND THAT WE CAN HAVE GREATER LOVE AND, AND CHARITY AND, AND GOOD FEELINGS TOWARDS OTHERS, THAT WE MIGHT CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO UNITE OURSELVES IN THE COMMON CAUSE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES HERE.
PLUS THIS IS EVENING WITH, WITH WISDOM AND THE THINGS THAT WE DO, WE PRAY UNTO THE ALWAYS AND DO SO IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UM, SO WE CAN GET THE ATTORNEY OUTTA HERE.SO, UM, YEAH, HE'S OVER THERE.
SO THE TIME IS, UH, 5 32 AND WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION RIGHT NOW.
[POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ITEM(S) AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
FIVE 40, AND WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WE'LL CONTINUE.[ ANNOUNCEMENT(S)]
ANNOUNCEMENTS.GET THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE, UH, MEANINGFUL YOUTH AND PARENTS VOCATION ADVOCATES, AND, UH, ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION FROM THE CITY OF SANTO, UH, PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FRED, DO YOU HAVE, WE HAVE ON THIS SO WE CAN WE GET PRESENTATIONS RIGHT NOW? YES, PLEASE.
SO WE GET SOME CERTIFICATES RIGHT NOW FOR SOME, SOME PEOPLE, SOME STUDENTS, SOME VOLUNTEERS.
AND APPARENTLY THEY DID SOME, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT, UH, MR. GONZALEZ, COME ON OVER.
TELL US WHAT THE, WHAT THEY DID.
WHO BETTER SUITED THAN YOU? GOOD EVENING.
UH, VICTOR GONZALEZ FOR THE RECORD, MAYOR, UH, COMMISSION.
FRED, MS. RUTH, MS. MORALES, MR. GOODMAN, UM, THE CHILDREN WENT AHEAD AND THEY WENT AHEAD AND RAISED SOME MONEY SO THEY COULD DONATE TO THE CHILDREN'S SECTION OF THE SEVEN EIGHT OH PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID FUNDRAISERS.
THEY, EACH OF THEM RAISED, UM, THEIR OWN AMOUNT.
SO, UM, WE'RE HERE TO GIVE THAT CHECK TO THE CITY FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
YEAH, YOU CAN DO OR YOU WANNA DO? YEAH, I PRESENT, I MEAN, YEAH.
UH, MR. CHRISTINE, WHAT ARE, SO YOU WANNA PRESENT THAT, UH, I WAS
UH, IT WAS A SURPRISE MS. GONZALEZ REACHED OUT THAT THE, UH, CHILDREN WERE DOING THIS, UM, TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SPECIFICALLY THE CHILDREN'S SECTION.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS TAKE THE, THE, UH, FUNDS AND, UH, UPDATE SOME OF OUR FURNITURE, GET SOME ARTWORK AND SOME, UM, INTERACTIVE, UH, UH, GAMES FOR THE CHILDREN THAT COME AND VISIT THE LIBRARY.
SO, VICTOR AND HIS FRIENDS EVERY YEAR.
UH, VICTOR AND HIS FRIENDS EVERY YEAR PICK UP AN EVENT TO DO TO, UH, RAISE MONEY OR, YOU KNOW, FOOD OR, YOU KNOW, ET CETERA FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEY WANTED TO DO, AND A LOT OF THE, THE KIDS LOVE READING, SO THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, FOR THE
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CHILDREN'S SECTION.SO THEY WERE OUT THERE SELLING CANDY, UH, HAVING GARAGE SALES, GOING TO BUSINESSES.
UM, THEY WERE SELLING BULLIES ON THE WEEKENDS, UH, DOOR TO DOOR.
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE CHILDREN, NOT ONLY THE CHILDREN, BUT THE PARENTS.
THEY'RE AMAZING BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT THE KIDS 150%.
SO THESE AWARDS ARE NOT ONLY FOR THE KIDS, BUT FOR THE PARENTS ALSO.
I'M VERY PROUD OF EACH ONE OF 'EM.
CAN WE GET A CHECK CHECK'S RIGHT THERE? A CHECK'S RIGHT THERE.
WE PRESENT THIS, BUT WE, UM, WOW.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, WE'RE JUST GONNA PRESENT THE CHECK, AND THEN WE'RE, WE WILL, UH, PRESENT ALSO THE, THE STUDENTS.
SO, AND THEY GOTTA RAISE 3, 6, 5.
CAN YOU GET US ALL IN? THIS ONE'S GONNA BE FIRST, AND THEN I'LL LET ALL THE PARENTS GO OUT.
ANY PARENTS GET YEAH, IF THE PARENTS WANNA COME IN AND, AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM.
ANY PARENTS? ANY PARENTS? COME ON OVER.
WE HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE KIDS AS WELL.
SO IF YOUR NAME IS CALLED, WILL YOU PLEASE COME OFF? DRAKE.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO, FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU ALWAYS.
I DON'T CARE FOR SAN AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S GONNA END UP ANYWAY.
Y'ALL READY? OKAY, NEXT ONE, UH,
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
IS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, RUTH, ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE SOME MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.WHERE? UNDER DECEMBER 17TH, CHRISTMAS 23RD.
IT'S IN YOUR SCRIPT RIGHT HERE IN MY SCRIPT.
CHRISTMAS PARADE, WINTER TROPHIES PRESENTATION FROM 2:00 PM TO 2:30 PM RIGHT HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 4 0 1 NORTH SAM HOUSTON.
SAN BENITO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S TOY GIVEAWAY FROM 8:00 AM TO 11:30 AM AT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING, 2 1 0 EAST HAYWOOD.
AND WE HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL AT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON HERE IN SAN MANTO.
I'M CATHOLIC, BABY JESUS SHOULDN'T BE THERE YET.
UM, I KNOW IT'S NOT HERE IN THE SCRIPT, BUT, UH, I WANT TO THANK THE, THE PUBLIC.
ALSO, THIS PAST SATURDAY, UH, WE HAD A MAYOR'S CHALLENGE.
UH, IT WAS HARGENS MAYOR
I DUNNO WHAT HAPPENED TO 'EM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, SO, UH, WE HAD THE MARRIAGE CHALLENGE AND SEE WHO COULD, UH, WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, I HAD THE, THE HOURS FROM TWO TO FOUR, AND SHE HAD IT, I THINK FROM 11 TWO, SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT.
SO SHE WAS IN WALMART, UH, WALMART AREA.
UM, THEY, THEY WERE RAISING MONEY FOR SALVATION ARMY.
BUT IT WAS A, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO SEE WHAT MAYOR, WHO, WHICH MAYOR WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE LARGER MEN WOULD, WOULD COLLECT THE LARGER AMOUNT.
SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC HERE IN SANTO FOR COMING OUT.
AND, UH, WE GOT 4,100 MAXIMUM OF 4,100.
THIS IS YOUR TIMEFRAME, BILL? YES.
IT'S ONLY MY TIME BETWEEN, UH, TWO TO FOUR.
SO I COLLECTED, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT CAME IN.
SO I THANK THE PUBLIC FOR COMING OUT AND DONATING, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.
IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS FOR SALVATION ARMY.
AND, UM, SO I JUST WANT TO TELL THE PUBLIC THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING US, AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
AND IT WAS FOR SALVATION ARMY AND EVERYTHING WENT TO THEM.
OKAY? SO THEY DO SUPPORT A LOT OF THE FAMILIES HERE IN SUMITO ALSO.
AND, UH, NOT ONLY WITH CLOTHING, UM, MAYBE UTILITY BILLS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
THERE'VE BEEN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
UH, I KNOW WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA, BUT, UH, IN JANUARY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING IN EACH ONE OF US.
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WE ATTENDED SO MUCH, UH, FUNCTIONS AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING THAT IN JANUARY.SO, MOVING FORWARD RIGHT NOW IS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
RUTH, PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYBODY? YES.
UH, MY NAME'S FRANCISCO GALINDO.
I OWN A PROPERTY IN 1123, UH, EIGHTH STREET.
THIS IS BEHIND THE WATER TOWER BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND A EP.
UH, MY QUESTION IS, WHY IS THE CITY ALLOWING AP TO INSTALL BATTERIES ON THEIR SUBSTATION? A YEAR AGO WE WERE HERE, I WAS ACTUALLY LEASING MY PROPERTY TO A COMPANY THAT WAS GONNA INSTALL BATTERIES, BUT THEN THEY WERE DENIED.
SO WHY IS AP DOING IT? I MEAN, I ASKED THEM ABOUT PERMITS, AND THEY SAID THEY'VE SUBMITTED PERMITS.
WHEN I ASKED ABOUT PERMITS, THEY TOLD ME HERE THAT, UM, THEY WERE ONLY, OR THEY HAD ONLY SUBMITTED A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BECAUSE THEY'RE SITTING ON FARMLAND.
AND THEY SUBMITTED ONE OF THOSE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, AND APPARENTLY THEY WERE ONLY GONNA SUBMIT ONE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO REDO IT EVERY FIVE YEARS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAD TO DO.
WHY IS A EP INSTALLING BATTERIES? AND THEY'RE GONNA APPARENTLY STALL MORE? 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE EIGHT TRAILERS, OR THEY LOOK AT 18 WHEELERS, BUT THOSE ARE CONTAINERS THAT HAVE BATTERIES INSIDE.
SO ARE THEY GONNA ALLOW EVERYONE ELSE TO DO IT? SO I CAN CALL THE COMPANY TO COME BACK? BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO, I CANCELED THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAD WITH ME.
WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH YOU DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, BUT IF WE CAN BRING IT UP AFTERWARDS, WE, WE CAN PROBABLY ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS THERE.
ANYBODY ELSE? UM, MR. ROBERTO RAMIREZ.
COMMISSIONERS, MADAM SECRETARY, UH, I GOT AN ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
I ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO INVITE YOU TO THE, UH, SAKA HEAVEN TRAIL.
I WALK THERE EVERY DAY, THIS TIME OF YEAR.
IT'S COOL, AND IT'S OVERCAST AND IT'S, IT'S GREAT.
BUT IN THE SUMMERTIME, I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED PEOPLE TEND TO USE IT EARLY IN THE MORNING, LIKE BEFORE SUNRISE, OR THE SUN HAS JUST SET BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT.
I BEGINNING, I BEGAN TO TAKE NOTICE OF THE TREES.
AND ACTUALLY, MOST OF THE TREES ARE AT LEAST 40 YEARS OLD.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE TREE THAT'S LESS THAN A A YEAR OLD.
YOU WON'T SEE A SINGLE TREE OF THAT AGE.
AND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I, I BE, I PAID CLOSER AND CLOSER ATTENTION TO THESE TREES.
IF YOU WANT A GOOD EXAMPLE OF TERRIBLE PRUNING WHERE THE TREE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO DIE ON FREDDIE FENDER LANE, RIGHT BY THE BASKETBALL COURT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING, BUT THAT TREE HAS BEEN, THOSE TREES HAVE BEEN MASSACRED.
AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE INADVERTENTLY IS WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU FORCE THESE TREES TO ONLY HAVE FOLIAGE UP ON TOP, SAPLINGS START TO COME OUT, OR LIKE LITTLE SUCKLINGS AND THE TREE DIES.
THE TREES, THE TREE IS RUINED.
THEY'RE GONNA DIE WITHIN TWO OR THREE YEARS, THEY'RE RUINED THE REMAINING HACKBERRY TREES, WHICH, UH, PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE WILDLIFE.
THERE'S LIKE FIVE LEFT IN THE WHOLE PARK.
THEY MIGHT HAVE LIKE THREE OR FOUR YEARS LEFT.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING 'EM DIE ONE BY ONE.
UH, WE JUST LOST TWO LAST YEAR.
THE ALAMO TREES THAT USED TO BE THERE, THE COTTONWOODS, THEY'RE ALL GONE.
THE LAST ONE JUST DIED BY THE FILTRATION PLANT.
THEY'RE NOT LONG LIVED TREES, BUT THEY PROVIDE SHADE ON THE BOWIE SIDE, THE BOWIE STREET SIDE OF THAT PARK.
THERE'S ONLY ONE SHADE TREE DURING, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.
I'VE TRIED TO WALK IT, YOU KNOW, TO BE LESS FAT.
I'M IN, I'M, I'M MIDDLE, A MIDDLE AGED BALL GUY.
I DON'T LIKE, I DON'T LIKE WEARING HATS.
AND THE SHADE ON THAT SIDE OF THE PARK DOES NOT EXIST.
UH, YOU CAN'T USE THAT PARK, UH, DURING THE DAYTIME.
YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR CERTAIN HOURS.
SO NOW WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A RACE AGAINST TIME.
BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE FRESNO TREES, EACH ONE, EACH AND EVERY SINGLE TREE HAS BEEN, UH, IT'S JUST BEEN SAVAGED WHERE THEY TOOK THE LIMBS OFF.
THEY'RE ROTTING INTO THE TRUNK.
ONE OF THESE, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, UH, FRESNOS YOU HAVE THERE IS RIGHT BY STINGER STREET BY THAT LITTLE, UH, SEED PLANT THERE.
THE THE HOLE INSIDE IS SO BIG, THE WOOD IS SO ROTTEN.
SOMEONE DECIDED TO SET UP A FIRE IN THAT TREE.
IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TREE.
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO GO LOOK AT THE TREES THAT ARE DOING VERY WELL, THERE ARE SOME CHINESE TALLS THERE BY THE CHURCH, RIGHT NEAR ORS.
THEY'RE KIND OF INVASIVE, BUT THEY PROVIDE BEAUTIFUL SHADE.
THEY, UH, THEY TURN RED IN THE FALL, IN THE WINTER.
WHAT I WOULD URGE THIS COMMISSION TO DO IS START LOOKING INTO REPLACING THEM, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE AT LEAST 30 YEARS TO GROW, TO REPLACE WHAT YOU HAVE NOW.
YOU'RE GONNA LOSE A LOT OF THESE TREES.
THEY'RE SO HEAVILY DAMAGED AND YOU'RE REALLY RACING THE CLOCK.
'CAUSE THERE ARE NO YOUNG TREES AT ALL.
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TREES, THERE'S NO SQUIRRELS, THERE'S NO NATIVE BIRDS.AND I THINK WE HAVE A CHANCE RIGHT NOW TO FIX IT BEFORE THESE TREES ARE GONE.
RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? EDDIE LOA REFOREST STATION.
MR. LOA, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
MAYOR, I WANNA START BY SAYING THAT THE SANITA POLICE STATES THAT IT IS COM COMPRISED OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
WHILE I AGREE THAT THIS IS TRUE FOR MOST OFFICERS, I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE AS IT AS, AS IT APPLIES TO TWO SPECIFIC OFFICERS ONLY.
THOSE OFFICERS ARE SERGEANT DE LA GARZA, BADGE 1 58, AND OFFICER A LUNA BADGE 180 3.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, MY NEIGHBOR HAS CALLED, CALLED TERMINATED POLICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INVOLVING ME.
IN ALL OF THOSE INCIDENTS, THE RESPONDING OFFICERS ACTED IN A PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL MANNER.
I WAS NEVER CITED OR ARRESTED BECAUSE NO WRONGDOING WAS FOUND.
MY CONCERN IS HOW THESE TWO OFFICERS HANDLE SPECIFIC INCIDENTS.
IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, I CALLED THE SAN BETO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THAT MY NEIGHBOR CAME OUTSIDE, CHAMBERED HIS SHOTGUN, AND LOOKED DIRECTLY AT ME, GIVING OUR ONGOING ISSUE.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I FELT THREATENED.
SERGEANT DE LA GARZA WAS WELL AWARE OF THE HISTORY, YET HE STATED NO HARM HAD BEEN DONE AND THERE WAS NO NEED FOR HIM TO FOLLOW UP.
I BELIEVE THIS WAS A FAILURE TO FOLLOW PRO PROCEDURE, PROPER PROCEDURE.
IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, OFFICER LUNA ACCUSED ME OF TRESPASSING AND FRONT AND SUN RESORT BASED ON MY NEIGHBOR'S STATEMENTS.
HE DID NOT VERIFY THIS INFORMATION WITH FUN AND SON MANAGEMENT.
BEFORE MAKING THE ACCUSATION, OFFICERS SHOULD VERIFY FACTS BEFORE MAKING SUCH CLAIMS, I MET WITH CHIEF PERE AT, AT THE POLICE STATION AND ASKED HIM AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE IN SERGEANT LA GARZA SITUATION.
HE RESPONDED THAT HE WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED PROTOCOL AND SPOKEN TO MY NEIGHBOR REGARDING CHAMBERING HIS SHOTGUN.
I THEN ASKED CHIEF PERE IF HE COULD RESPOND MY EMAIL.
I ASKED HIM THE SAME QUESTION IN THE EMAIL.
HE STATED HE DID NOT NEED TO SINCE WE DOING IT IN PERSON.
HE WAS REAL QUICK TO, TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO, NO TERMS OR, UH, TO THE TERMINATION FOR, TO FIRE HIM.
I'VE NEVER REQUESTED FOR HIM TO BE FIRED.
MY ONLY CONCERN WITH SERGEANT DE LA GARZA WAS TO BE ADDRESSED AND REMIND, TO FOLLOW PROPER PROTOCOL SO THAT THE SITUATIONS INVOLVING FIREARMS AND HANDLED APPROPRIATELY AND POTENTIAL TRAGEDIES CAN BE PREVENTED.
I ALSO WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON THE SANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AS A WHOLE, MANY OFFICERS HAVE, HAVE COME TREATED ME FAIRLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.
MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN PROTOCOL IS NOT FOLLOWED, IT PUTS CITIZENS AT RISK AND IT ROLLS TRUST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS, REGARDLESS OF RANK, ARE HELD TO SAME PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS.
IT IS, PROPER PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED ON EVERY CALL.
RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? SHARON, ROS.
UM, I LIVE OUT THERE ON, ON, UH, OSAKA DRIVE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, THERE'S, UH, SOME ACREAGE BETWEEN THE HOUSES.
THEY HAVE NEW, UH, SUBDIVISION RIGHT ACROSS FROM WHERE I LIVE, AND I LIVE ON THE BACK END OF THE RASAKA.
AND MY QUESTION IS ABOUT DE ANNEXATION.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE ON THE PROPERTY THAT OWN THE LAND THAT'S BETWEEN TWO HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET, THEY WANT TO DE ANNEX FROM THE CITY.
AND IT SAYS THAT THEY, THAT THERE'S, UM, CORPORATE LIMITS AND THERE'S EJ, EE TJ E TJ, AND I'M SORRY, UM, SOUNDS LIKE EXTRATERRESTRIAL, BUT JURISDICTION, BUT WHATEVER.
UM, SO MY, MY THING IS, IS HOW DOES THAT AFFECT ME? BECAUSE I'M A HOUSE OWNER THERE, UH, ALONG THE OSAKA, AND I DIDN'T KNOW, UH, I THOUGHT I WAS OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS.
LAST I KNEW I WAS A MILE OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS.
I WAS WONDERING, NOW DID THEY CHANGE IT? AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.
AND IF THIS PROPERTY OWNER IS DE ANNEXING, WHAT ARE THEY BUILDING AND HOW IS THAT GONNA AFFECT US AS HOMEOWNERS IN THAT AREA?
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AND IF THERE'S A, IF THEY GO WITH THE CITY AND THEY DE ANNEX FROM THE ETJ TO THE CITY, UH, ARE THEY BUILDING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR SOMETHING? AND IF THAT LAND BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES, IF THEY WANNA PUT DRIVEWAYS, I'M WONDERING ABOUT HOW THAT'S GONNA AFFECT FLOODING IN OUR AREA BECAUSE WE LIVE ALREADY ON THE AKA FROM THE BACK END AND, UH, HOW DRAINAGE WOULD BE AFFECTED.I DON'T KNOW WHO COULD ANSWER THEM, BUT I DID GET THIS LITTLE PAPER IN THE MAILBOX AND WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT.
SO I WAS HOPING Y'ALL COULD TELL ME.
WILL BE ABLE TO COME AT SOMETHING.
WE CANNOT, UH, INTERACT WITH YOU.
SO AFTERWARDS, RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR.
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IS GONNA BE THE, UM, SENIOR MANAGER REPORT.COMMISSIONERS, UH, DO HAVE A BRIEF, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT BRIEF REPORT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AND, AND ALL THE CITIZENS THAT CAME OUT FOR THE, FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE AND THE TREE LIGHTING.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE.
HAD A LOT OF PARTICIPATION FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO AGAIN, I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY THAT HELPED.
THE STAFF ESPECIALLY, UH, IT WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING AND, UH, THEY JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.
UH, THIS IS MY, MY THIRD PARADE, AND, UH, EVERY YEAR IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ATTENDING.
I REALLY, UH, APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS FOR COMING OUT AND, UH, OF COURSE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR SUPPORTING US ON THIS.
I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY NICE START TO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
UM, THE OTHER, THE OTHER ITEM I HAVE IS, UM, I HAD SHARED WITH YOU ALL THAT WE'D BE DOING.
WE'D BE RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEES THAT DO A, A EXTRA EFFORT AND COME THERE, WORK ABOVE AND BEYOND, UM, YOU KNOW, AROUND AROUND OTHER, THE OTHER EMPLOYEES.
AND, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN EMPLOYEES JUST STAND OUT AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SPOTLIGHT THEM, UH, ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS EVERY, EVERY MONTH.
UM, AND WE DO HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE THAT WORKS HERE AT CITY HALL.
UM, SHE'S ACTUALLY KIND OF THE GLUE THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
SHE ACTUALLY, UH, DEALS WITH THE PUBLIC, DEALS WITH, UH, SHE'S THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT EITHER BY PHONE OR IN PERSON.
SHE'S HAD THE SALVATION ARMY AND EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN.
SO, UH, SHE'S DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF, UM, NAVIGATING ALL OF THE PUBLIC, UH, AND THEIR NEEDS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ROUTES EVERYBODY.
SHE'S VERY, UH, SHE'S VERY PERSONABLE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SHE HANDLES, I MEAN, SHE'S GOT THE EQUIVALENT OF, UH, OF A 9 1 1 OPERATOR.
BUT, UH, BUT FOR DAILY STUFF, I GUESS SHE'S OUR 3 1 1 OPERATOR IN, IN REAL LIFE.
SO, UM, I WANNA RECOGNIZE HER.
SHE'S ALWAYS GOT, UH, A GREAT ATTITUDE.
AND AGAIN, SHE'S A WEALTH OF INFORMATION, NOT ONLY FOR, UM, OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO OUR, OUR CITIZENS.
AND, UH, SEEN HER HANDLE ALL KINDS OF CALLS.
AND A LOT OF TIMES SHE HANDLES 'EM HERSELF.
SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO SEND THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN AROUND THAT LONG AND SHE'S TRIED THAT HARD TO, TO LEARN HER JOB.
AND, UH, SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND AND AND TRIES TO, TO HANDLE 'EM ON HER OWN.
SO, UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF THAT.
BUT, UH, THE BIG THING IS JUST GETTING PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE SO THEY DON'T GET BOUNCED AROUND.
AND SO THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING HEARD AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HER AT THIS TIME.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOU,
OH, CAN WE DO, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU? YES.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL DO IT TOMORROW.
MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, THAT'S ALL I HAD.
UM, WE WILL BE IN VACATION MODE NEXT WEEK.
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BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, UH, FOR CHRISTMAS.AND THEN WE'LL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR, UH, NEW YEAR'S.
SO WE'LL HAVE THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK AND THREE DAYS THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
SO, UM, WE WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF ODD, ODD WORKING DAYS BECAUSE IT'S TWO DAYS ON, UM, TWO DAYS OFF, AND THEN ONE DAY BACK.
SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE POSTING EVERYTHING, MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW THAT, BUT IT WILL BE A, A KIND OF A SKELETON CREW.
SO WANNA JUST MAKE SURE Y'ALL WERE AWARE OF THAT.
AND ANYTHING YOU NEED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE FOR Y'ALL.
MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS? I'M, I'M AVAILABLE.
YEAH, AND JUST BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO A HOLIDAY MODE, UH, DOESN'T MEAN THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY SLEEPS.
I MEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON.
WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO BE, UH, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC, UH, PHONE CALLS.
YOU MIGHT GET US A COUPLE OF BUSY CALLS, OR NOT NO ANSWERS, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS MY NUMBER THAT YOU CAN CALL THE CITY NUMBER.
AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO, YOU KNOW, TO ANSWER EVERYTHING OR ANY OF THE COMMISSION.
BECAUSE WE HAVE, IT'S, UH, 24 7.
THAT'S IT, THAT'S WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR AND THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO DO.
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A PUBLIC HEARING.AND, UM, RICK, YEAH, WE'LL JUST DO, OKAY.
YEAH, WHAT THE, UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING MAYORS, UM, ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT, ONE THROUGH EIGHT.
WE HAVE THESE ITEMS ON, UM, WE CAN TAKE THEM, UH, ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY, ANY COMMENTS? WELL, ANYBODY AGAINST IT.
ANY AGAINST, YEAH, ANYBODY AGAINST ON THE ONE THROUGH EIGHT.
THEY'RE, UH, EVERYTHING'S ON THE AGENDA, YOU KNOW, SO ANYBODY THAT, THAT'S AGAINST IT, NOW'S THE TIME AND I'LL OPEN IT UP.
UH, THE TIME IS, UH, 6 0 9 AND, UH, YES, AND 6 0 9.
ANYBODY AGAINST ANY OF THE, UH, ONE THROUGH EIGHT AGENDA ITEMS. AND THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THEY'RE ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS.
SO LET ME JUST GO THROUGH 'EM REAL QUICK.
I DON'T, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS ANY, EVERYBODY'S AGAINST THEM.
GONNA READ 'EM FOR THE RECORD.
YEAH, JUST, UH, BRIEFLY, LET, LET ME READ 'EM OUT REAL QUICK FOR THE RECORD.
NUMBER ONE IS, UM, PUBLIC HEARING ON VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION IS PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, MCCULLOUGH STREET.
AND, UH, THAT IS A TRACK CONTAINING 17.23 ACRES AND THE APPLICANT IS HUES.
UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REZONING THAT'S LOCATED IN THE INTERSECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA MCCULLOUGH.
AND THAT IS A TRACK CONTAINING 17.23 ACRES.
AND THE APPLICANT IS, UM, UH, HUG AGAIN.
AND THAT IS GOING FROM AO TO OPEN, UH, TO OPEN SPACE, I'M SORRY, AO TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, SINGLE FAMILY ONE.
ITEM THREE IS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED F FM FIVE 10.
AND THAT'S, UH, NINE ACRES OUTTA LAND, UH, NINE ACRES.
AND THE, UH, IT'S GOING FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL.
AND THE APPLICANT IS JAMES MICHAEL FOX.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUESTED TO THE REQUEST TO AMEND A PDD, WHICH IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, UH, ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2024.
AND THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON BUSINESS 77 AND WILLIAMS AND IT IS SAN SE SUB SUBDIVISION.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS FABIAN CONTRERAS.
ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC HEARING ON RE REQUEST A REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 49 RAT LIST STREET, RAT LIST STREET BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION, UM, LOCK WELL RAT LIST STREET, WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
UM, AND IT'S GOING FROM SINGLE FAMILY ONE TO C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS.
THE APPLICANT IS SOER REYES DENZO.
ITEM SIX IS PUBLIC HEARING OR REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OF CUP TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOL IN A CONVENIENCE STORE.
AND THAT IS LOCATED AT 4 49 RATLIFF STREET.
AGAIN, UH, THE APPLICANT IS REZO.
ITEM SEVEN, REQUEST ON VOLUNTARY DE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.420 GROSS ACRES.
1 25 NET, LOCATED ON 29 3 76 RUCA DRIVE.
UM, THAT IS, UM, LEMME SEE HERE.
UH, THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY LIES WITHIN SANTO'S CORPORATE LIMITS AND A PORTION LIES IN THE ETJ OR EE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AS DEPICTED IN THE, UH, PREP LOCATION, 200 RADIUS MAP, UH, PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER EIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND A FINAL ONE REQUESTS REZONED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 25,961 FM FIVE 10.
UH, AND THAT IS, UH, GOING FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, WHICH IS L ONE TO C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL
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BUSINESS.AND THAT IS RAYMOND M. GARCIA AND ALICIA C GARCIA.
AND THOSE WERE THE ITEMS, UH, FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
AND YOU CAN CLOSE IT IF YOU WANT, MAYOR.
'CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY FOR OR AGAINST.
I'M NOT FOR, I'M JUST QUESTION NUMBER FOUR.
UH, JUST STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.
IT SAYS THAT IT IS AMENDING THE PDD PLAN, DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY AMENDING? THEY'RE AMENDING THE LOT SIZES AND PHASE THREE MONICA RODRIGUEZ FOR THE RECORD.
YEAH, THE, THE LOT SIZES ARE BEING REDUCED IN LOT IN PHASE THREE.
FROM WHAT TO WHAT? UM, I'M NOT SURE.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE VERY, A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
SO THEY'RE ADDING MAYBE ABOUT FIVE LOTS EXTRA FROM WHAT IT WAS BEFORE REDUCING THE LOTS.
TIME IS, UH, SIX 14 AND, UM, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
OKAY, MAYOR, WE'LL GO ON TO CONSENT ITEMS ONE
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) ]
THROUGH SIX.THOSE ARE CONSENT ITEMS. UH, WE CAN TAKE THEM ALL IN ONE MOTION OR WE CAN, UH, REMOVE ANYONE FOR DISCUSSION IF YOU ALSO WISH.
COMMISSIONERS JUST NEED A MOTION ONE THROUGH, UM, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL OUT ITEM NUMBER SIX, PLEASE.
JOE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY.
I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
[6. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Resolution 2025-1118-003(R) approving proposed projects of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Incorporated.]
RIGHT? WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS.UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX IS CONSIDERATION IMPOSSIBLE ACTION TO PROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF RESOLUTION 2 2 0 2 5 DASH 11 8 11 18 DASH 0 0 3 R APPROVING PROPOSED PROJECTS THE SAN BENITO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INCORPORATED.
UH, THE QUESTION FRED, ON HERE UNDER A, ON THE ITEM, THE THREE, I BELIEVE THE INTERLOCAL AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAN BENITO EDC AND THE SAN BENITO, UM, MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE ERCO, I BELIEVE ON OUR EDC MEETING, WE DIDN'T, WE TABLED THIS ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE.
SO ARE WE GOING TO APPROVE THIS WITH THAT ON THERE WITHOUT APPROVING IT ON THE EDC END? NO, I WOULD, I, WELL, WE CAN DO IT ONE OF TWO WAYS.
WE CAN EITHER MAKE IT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL TO, AND I DEFER TO LEGAL.
WE CAN MAKE IT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE EDC AND THEN YOU CAN RATIFY, I MEAN, IT, IT'LL BE APPROVED OR WE CAN JUST TABLE IT NOW UNTIL WE TAKE IT BACK TO THE EDC AND FINALIZE IT.
I, I PREFER TO TABLE THIS ITEM WITH THAT BEING IN HERE.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM IN CASE.
SO I GET A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOROZ TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
OH, WELL, I'M SORRY, MAYOR, EXCUSE ME.
I'D PREFER NO ACTION INSTEAD OF TABLE BECAUSE WE MAY NOT HAVE IT READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
JUST TO, THERE WERE MULTIPLE ITEMS ON THIS UNDERNEATH THIS AGENDA.
SO DID THERE, WELL KNOW THERE WAS THERE, WELL THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS INCLUSIVE AND HERE IT'S REALLY NECESSARY TO TAKE NO ACTION ON ALL OF THOSE AT THIS POINT.
WELL, I, I MEAN, I WOULD DEFER TO LEGAL.
I MEAN, COULD WE, YOU CAN'T REALLY PICK APART THE RESOLUTION, RIGHT? NO, YEAH.
SO, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND YOUR MOTION IF YOU DO IN FACT WANNA USE THIS ACTION.
IT DIDN'T GO, DIDN'T HEAR LOOKS.
UM, I WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND YOUR MOTION BECAUSE THAT MOTION WAS ALREADY ON THE FLOOR.
SO IF WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO AHEAD TABLE WHAT'S THE CONSENT? NO ACTION.
MAYOR, I, I'D LIKE TO RESCIND MY MOTION.
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SO THE ITEM ITEM SIX IS, UH, NO ACTION.DID WE VOTE ON THE OTHER ONES ONE THROUGH FIVE? YES.
ALRIGHT, SO WE CAN GO ON TO ITEMS
[1. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AM-012026, a request to approve a Voluntary Annexation of a property located near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and McCulloch Street bearing a Legal Description of: Being a tract containing 17.23 acres of land situated out of Block Number Thirty-Three (33) of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in the Cameron County Map Records, Cameron County, Texas, and further being in the same property (called 17.201 acres) as recorded in Volume 23856, Page 26 of the Cameron County Official Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Hugo Yanez.]
INDIVIDUAL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.UM, WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE AND THIS FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH DASH 0 1 2 0 2 6 REQUESTS APPROVE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, UH, PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE IN MCCULLOUGH STREET.
AND THAT IS A 17.2 ACRE, TWO THREE ACRE TRACK OF LAND.
UH, THIS WAS, UH, THE APPLICANT IS EZ AND THIS IS FIRST READING, AND IT'S THE SAME ONE WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON.
[2. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AN-012026, a request to approve a rezone for a property located near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and McCulloch Street, bearing a Legal Description of: Being a tract containing 17.23 acres of land situated out of Block Number Thirty-three (33) of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in the Cameron County Map Records, Cameron County, Texas, and further being in the same property (called 17.201 acres) as recorded in Volume 23856, Page 26 of the Cameron County Official Records, Cameron County, Texas from AO “Agriculture and Open Space” to SF-1 “Single Family One”. Applicant: Hugo Yanez.]
THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS.WHAT'S, NOT THAT I WANT ANY, BUT I'M JUST ANY, THERE'S NO OTHER, YEAH, IT'S THE FIRST READING.
THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO ACTION ON IT.
THERE'S, UH, ONE THROUGH EIGHT, UH, NO, UM, ONE FOUR IS JUST A READING.
SO I'M JUST GONNA DO IT FOR THE RECORD.
SO ITEM TWO IS, FIRST READING IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASHAN DASH 0 1 2 0 2 6.
AND THAT IS A REZONING OF PROPERTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA MCCULLOUGH.
AND THAT IS A 17.23 ACRE LAND.
SAME, UH, GOING FROM AO TO, UH, TO SINGLE FAMILY, UH, ONE.
AND THAT IS APPLICANT HUGO GIANNIS.
AGAIN, UH, SAME I, SAME ITEM THAT WE HAD, UH, IN PUBLIC HEARING SO WE CAN MOVE ON.
[3. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AO-012026, a request to approve the rezone of a property located at FM 510 bearing a Legal Description: Being 9.00 acres of land out of Block Six (6), of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map Records, Cameron County, Texas from LI “Light Industry” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: James Michael Fox. ]
READING IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH AO DASH 0 1 22 6.THAT IS APPROVED OF REZONING, UH, FM FIVE 10.
AND IT'S A NINE ACRE LAND, NINE ACRE PIECE OF LAND.
UH, AND THAT IS GOING FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUSINESS.
AND THE APPLICANT IS JAMES MICHAEL FOX.
AGAIN, WE DID TAKE THIS UP IN, UM, PUBLIC HEARING.
[4. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AP-012026, a request to rezone a property located at 449 Ratliff Street bearing a Legal Description: Being Lot 4, Block 1, Collins-Patty Subdivision, an Addition to the City of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, according to Volume 7, Page 58, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas from SF-1 “Single Family One” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: Zoila Reyes Rodenzo.]
OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH AP DASH 0 1 2 2 6.AND IS A REZONING OF A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 41 RATLIFF STREET.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THAT IS GOING FROM SINGLE FAMILY ONE TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS OR C TWO AND THE APPLICANT, ISLA REYES ZO.
[5. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AQ-012026, to approve a Voluntary De annexation request of approximately 1.420 gross acres (1.25 net acres) located at 29376 Resaca Drive, further described in the metes and bounds survey recorded for Lot 2, JO C. Elstner’s Horse Shoe Subdivision as recorded in Volume 8, Page 71, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: John L. Claudio (applicant memorandum dated October 23, 2025 on record). ]
NUMBER FIVE THAT IS THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH A OH 1 2 0 2 6 TO APPROVE VOLUNTARY DE ANNEXATION.AGAIN, THIS IS A 1.42 ACRE TRACK, 1.25 NET, UM, LOCATED AT 29,376 OSAKA DRIVE.
AND THE APPLICANT IS JOHN L CLAUDIO.
UH, AND THE, AND WE, WE HAD THIS ITEM ON PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL.
AND, AND THIS WAS YOUR CONCERN, MA'AM, ABOUT THE DE ANNEXATION THERE.
AND SO, YEAH, I, I, IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT ANY SERVICES, YOU'LL LOSE NO, YOU WON'T.
I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED IN TERMS OF, IN THE CITY LIMITS OR OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
SO I THINK RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND THAT, THAT YOUNG LADY SITTING RIGHT THERE TO YOUR RIGHT CAN ANSWER A LOT OF YOUR QUESTIONS RIGHT THERE.
[6. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AR-012026, a request to rezone a property located at 25961 FM 510, bearing a Legal Description of: Being 1.00 acre of land out of Block Six (6), of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map Records, Cameron County, Texas from LI “Light Industry” to C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business”. Applicant: Raymond M. Garcia & Alicia C. Garcia. ]
FIRST READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH AR DASH 0 1 2 0 2 6.AND THAT'S A REZONING OF PROPERTY AT 25 9 61 FM FIVE 10.
AND SO ONE ACRE TRACK OF LAND.
IT'S GOING FROM LINE INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUSINESS RETAIL BUSINESS.
AND THE, UH, APPLICANT IS RAYMOND AND GARCIA AND ALICIA C GARCIA.
AGAIN, THAT WAS IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
[7. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AS-012026, an ordinance amending Ordinance Number 2252 and sections of the Code of Ordinances that pertain to Administration and Enforcement, and codified in the Code of Ordinances in Chapter 14A, to amend Section 3.02, Building Permit Process. ]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, FIRST READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH AS DASH 2026.AND THAT'S AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252 AND SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT PERTAIN TO ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
AND, AND THEY'RE CODIFIED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IN CHAPTER 14, A TO AMEND SECTION 3.02 BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS.
MY UNDERSTANDING HERE, FRED, IS THAT THIS IS JUST BRINGING UP OUR ORDINANCES TO THE CURRENT STATE STANDARDS.
IS THAT CORRECT? UM, RIGHT HONOR.
AND IT'S JUST FIRST READING, SO WE'LL BRING IT BACK.
[8. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-WA-010626, a request to approve an amendment to the PDD “Planned Development District”, adopted on December 5, 2024, for the property located on Business 77 and Williams Road, known as San Sebastian Subdivision, bearing a Legal Description of: A 47.350 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lots 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16, Block 129, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as per Map or Plat thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Fabian Contreras. ]
READING, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH WA 0 1 0 6 2 6.AND THAT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE PDD OR PLAN DEVELOPMENT DIS DISTRICT.
UM, THAT WAS ADOPTED DECEMBER 5TH, 2024.
AND THAT'S PROPERTY LOCATED AT BUSINESS 77 AND WILLIAMS ROAD.
AND IT'S SAN SUBDIVISION, THAT'S 47.35 ACRE TRACK.
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IS FABIAN RAS, AND WE DID HAVE THAT ITEM ON AS A, AS A PUBLIC HEARING.I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT RIGHT HERE, UH, FRED MAYOR, IF I MAY ALSO, IS THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH AND THINGS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH ALL THE REZONINGS THAT FOR RESIDENTIAL, FOR COMMERCIAL, THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING.
I AND MY HAT'S OFF TO THE, TO THE CITY STAFF AND BEING ABLE TO DEAL AND WORK WITH THESE THINGS AND, AND, AND GET 'EM RIGHT.
BUT WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING AT, AT AND CONTINUED GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THESE ARE GOOD THINGS THAT IMPROVES OUR TAX BASE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE CAN THEN FIX MORE ROADS AND PROVIDE MORE SERVICES AND DO OTHER THINGS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE WISE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AS WELL IN TERMS OF, OF MANAGING THIS GROWTH, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE UPDATING ORDINANCES AND THOSE THINGS THAT, THAT HELP TO, UH, DO WELL WITH, DO WELL FOR US IN, INTO THE FUTURE.
SO I JUST, I WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF, UH, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF WITH, WITH, UH, ALL THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON HERE.
[9. Consideration and possible action to ratify Resolution Number 2025-1216-001(R), authorizing the Chief of Police or his designee to approve the application and acceptance of any Bullet Resistant Components for Law Enforcement Vehicle Grant Number 5653201 that the Office of the Governor issues for the period of performance beginning March 1, 2026, and ending February 28, 2027. ]
ITEM NUMBER NINE AND THAT IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO RATIFY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 20 16 0 0 1 R AUTHORIZING CHIEF OF POLICE OR HIS DESIGNEE TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ANY BEL BULLET RESISTANT COMPONENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE GRANT NUMBER 5 6 5 3 2 0 1.THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ISSUES FOR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE BEGINNING MARCH 1ST, 2026, AND ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, CHIEF MIKE PERELLA.
THIS, UH, RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED OF AN ORDER FOR US TO, UH, OBTAIN ANY FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT.
NOTHING HAS BEEN, UH, AWARDED YET TO ANYBODY, BUT, UH, WE DID APPLY FOR ABOUT 190,000 TO EQUIP OUR VEHICLES WITH, UH, FULLY RESISTANT, UH, WINDSHIELDS, UH, SIDE, SIDE WINDOWS, AND, UH, DOOR PANELS FOR ALL OUR UH, MARKED VEHICLES.
CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO REACH OUT AND TRY TO IMPROVE OUR, OUR STAFF AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE AS WELL.
AS MUCH AS WE HATE TO LOOK AT THESE KINDS OF THINGS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THEM, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T NEED THEM.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REACHING OUT AND, AND THIS IS A GRANT, SO IT'S NOT MONEY THAT'S NECESSARILY COMING OUT OF OUR, OUR POCKETS TO, TO DEAL WITH THIS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
SO IS ALL THE, UH, VEHICLES, ALL YOUR VEHICLES GONNA BE, UH, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY GONNA BE RETROFITTED FOR THIS OR WHAT? IT'S A 20, UH, MARKED POLICE UNITS THAT WE PUT IN FOR.
SO IT'LL BE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, UH, THE TWO SIDE MIRRORS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND ALSO THE DOOR PANELS AS WELL.
SO IT'S ONLY WHERE THE, UH, DRIVER IS CORRECT.
AND IF WE HAVE A FRONT PASSENGER ALSO.
GET A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[10. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2025-1216-002(R), authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire a 50' x 50' sanitary sewer easement needed for sanitary sewer improvements. This action may also include the use of eminent domain on a 39.28-acre tract and a 34.75-acre tract, also located within Block Sixteen (16) of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision. The 50' x 50' easement consists of a 0.057-acre portion of Block Sixteen (16) of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas, and lies within the 39.28-acre tract recorded under Document Number 2021-12508 of the Official Records of Cameron County, Texas. The acquisition is required for the construction of a grinder pump station on the property described. The resolution further authorizes the city attorney, or his designee, and other city officials to take all necessary actions to acquire the property by donation, purchase, or through the exercise of eminent domain.]
IS A LONG ONE, SORRY.CONSIDERATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTION OF APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 20 16 0 2 R.
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE A 50 BY 50 SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT NEEDED FOR SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS ACTION MAY ALSO INCLUDE THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN ON A 39.28 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AND A 34.75 ACRE TRACK OF LAND, ALSO LOCATED WITHIN BLOCK 16 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION.
THE 50 BY 50 EASEMENT CONSISTS OF A 0.057 ACRE PORTION OF BLOCK 16 AND SAN BERNARDINO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN VOLUME ONE PAGE SIX OF THE MAP RECORDS OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LIES WITHIN THE 39.2 ACRE TRACK.
RECORDED UNDER DOCUMENT NUMBER 2 0 21 DASH 1 2 5 0 8 OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE ACQUISITION IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GRINDER PUMP STATION OR, UH, OF FULL LIFT STATION.
I WANNA CORRECT THAT ON THE PROPERTY.
DESCRIBED THE RESOLUTION FURTHER AUTHORIZES CITY ATTORNEY OR HIS DESIGNEE AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS REQUIRE THE PROPERTY BY DONATION, PURCHASE, OR THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
THIS IS FOR A PROJECT OUT THERE AND, UH, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NO.
IT'S A SMALL PORTION OF LAND, BUT IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR GROWTH AND ANYBODY WHO HAS THAT LAND'S ONLY GONNA BENEFIT FROM THOSE THINGS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE ON IT.
I GOT A MOTION BY, BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE A, A LARGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON THAT CORNER.
THIS IS ACTUALLY IN FULFILLMENT OF THAT.
[11. Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution Number 2025-1216-003(R) authorizing the City of San Benito to join the Moak Casey Interlocal Purchasing Cooperative and approve the Interlocal Purchasing Cooperative Contract. ]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 2016 DASH ZERO THREE R.[00:50:01]
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO JOIN MO CASEY INTER INTERLOCAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AND APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE CONTRACT.UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO JOIN ANOTHER, UH, CO-OP FOR PURCHASING.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO BUYBOARD.
HDAC AND, UH, SOME OF THESE OTHER PER COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, UM, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE SET UP LIKE THAT.
UM, IT JUST GIVES US ANOTHER OPTION.
STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW.
SO THIS DOES NOT NEG NEGATE THE USE OF BY BOARD OR ANY OTHER THING.
IT JUST ENHANCES IT IS, IT GIVES US MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN A BROADER RANGE OF POSSIBLE.
COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS?
SO WE GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR POT GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[12. Consideration and possible action authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract Agreement with Valiant Energy Sources, LLC for Consulting Services on performance improvements, Affinity Program (Friends and Family Residential Program) and Price Negotiations for forward lock of the City's Retail Electric Provider Agreement following the expiration of the Current Contract.]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER INTERESTED TO, UH, CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH VALIANT ENERGY SOURCES LLC FOR CONSULTING SERVICES ON PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT ON PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS, AFFINITY PROGRAM, FRIENDS AND FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AND PRICE NEGOTIATIONS FOR FORWARD LOCK OF THE CITY'S RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER AGREEMENT FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT.CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRES IN 2030.
THIS IS A PROACTIVE APPROACH FROM STAFF, UH, TO, TO PREEMPT, UH, ANY CHANGES IN PRICING.
UH, IF THEY GO UP, WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, BLEND AND EXTEND.
WE DO HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM VALIANT HERE.
UH, IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, OTHER O OPTIONS THAT, UH, WITH THIS CONTRACT BEING EXECUTED, WE WILL DO AN ENERGY BILL AUDIT AND CITYWIDE STREET LIGHT UPGRADE AND EXPANSION AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
BUT I DON'T WANNA STEAL ALL THEIR THUNDER 'CAUSE RUDY'S IN THE AUDIENCE.
BUT, UM, THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
WE'RE IN 2026, THIS THING'S GONNA BE OVER REALLY.
UH, OUR CONTRACT WILL BE OVER.
I THINK RUDY, UH, FROM VALET RECOGNIZES THAT.
BUT WE WANT TO BE PREPARED FOLKS 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW, UH, WHAT ENERGY IS GONNA DO.
UH, BUT WE DO HAVE A HEDGE AGAINST THAT AND, AND THEY'RE GONNA HELP US DO THAT AMONGST OTHER THINGS.
I'M IMAGINING PARTNER WITH VALLEY ENERGY SOURCES.
WHAT OUR MAIN FOCUS IS, IS TO PROCURE AND HEDGE POWER, I WOULDN'T SAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
I KNOW THAT THE CONTRACT DOES END IN 2030, BUT FROM NOW OUR CONSULTING SERVICES DO INVOLVE A FULL BILL AUDIT.
WE DO HAVE A STREETLIGHT PROGRAM THAT'S FREE TO THE CITY TO WHERE IF ANY OF THE CITY CONSTITUENTS ARE CALLING IN, WE SET UP THOSE ORDERS WITH A EP AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ORDERS ARE GETTING PROCESSED.
IF THE CITY DOES NEED MORE LIGHTING, WE DO ASSIST WITH THAT AND DRAW THE SKETCH FOR THE CITY, CITY APPROVES IT AND SEND IT TO A EP.
AND THE A EP WILL THEN DESIGN AND BUILD OUT FROM THERE.
WE DO NOT CHARGE THE CITY ANYTHING.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU'VE HAD EVER WORKED WITH A CONSULTANT LIKE VALLEY ENERGY SOURCES, BUT WE COVER ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ELECTRICITY FOR THE CITY.
IF THERE'S IMPROVEMENTS, WE DO HAVE CERTAIN PROGRAMS THROUGH THE PROVIDER THAT WE CAN ASSIST WITH THOSE AS WELL.
ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
IN MY BUSINESS I WORK WITH A CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH ELECTRICAL RATES.
WHERE DO YOU SEE RATES GOING? UM, IN THE FUTURE 2030 MARKET? WE'RE COMING FROM, I THINK THE CITY IS ON A POSITION OF A 3.80 CENTS TO 2030.
WE'RE SEEING AROUND THE 7 CENT RANGE, 8 CENT RANGE.
AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND AND THE DATA ISSUE THAT WE HAVE HERE, GOING TO TEXAS WHERE EVERYBODY'S ALLOCATING LAND, BATTERY STORAGE TO STORE POWER AND TO SET IT OUT OF PROFIT.
SO THERE'S NO SUPPLY IN THE AREA, THERE'S NO SUPPLY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO UNTIL WE GET THE INFRASTRUCTURE GOING, WHICH WOULD BE IN 20 30, 20 33, 20, 35, THEN YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE IN A BETTER POSITION.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DON'T SEE US BEING ANYWHERE COMPETITIVE OR AS COMPETITIVE AS THE CITY IS IN THEIR CON CURRENT CONTRACT.
RIGHT NOW, AI IS EATING UP A LOT OF ENERGY.
SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST AND MAYBE BRING PROJECTS TO THE CITY IF, YOU KNOW, WE PASS THIS, UH, ACTION TODAY AND, UH, WE CAN GO, WE CAN GO FURTHER FROM THERE.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THERE'S AN AREA THAT, UH, IS, THAT NEEDS TO BE LIGHTED, IT'S DARK, WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF THE, UH, SUBDIVISIONS, SO THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN AND THEN INSTEAD LOOK AT IT? YES, WE WOULD, WE WOULD CANVAS THE CERTAIN AREAS AND WE TYPICALLY WORK WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES OR WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHERE THE DARK AREAS ARE, WHERE THE CRIME, THE HIGHEST CRIME RATE IS.
WE'LL LIGHT UP THOSE AREAS AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
BUT WE'LL BASICALLY PICK YOUR DESIGNATED ERRORS THAT YOU WANNA APPROACH FIRST.
THE ONES THAT ALREADY HAVE POS AND THERE'S NO LIGHTING THAT'S FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTOR, WHICH IS A EP, THE HALOGEN LIGHTING THAT IS CURRENTLY ON AND IS YELLOW AND DOESN'T AIN'T, YOU KNOW, IT AIN'T, IT'S NOT LED.
WE CAN CHANGE IT IF IT'S WORKING FOR $134, UH, A FIXTURE.
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SO IF THEY'RE OUT, IT'S FREE OF CHARGE IF THERE'S EXISTING LIGHTING, BUT IT'S NOT LED, WE CAN UPGRADE IT TO LED FOR OTHER WHAT ABOUT THE EXPRESSWAY?SO YES, TEXDOT USED TO, USED TO BE IN CHARGE OF IT.
NOW IT'S PA IT'S BEEN PASSED OVER TO THE CITY, I BELIEVE.
AND, AND WE CAN TALK WITH THE CITY MANAGER THAT, BUT I THINK T NO LONGER IS POWERING THE LIGHTS ON THE EXPRESSWAY.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG, UH, IT'S A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE, UH, I GO THROUGH THE VALLEY, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES AT NIGHT, TRAVEL AT NIGHT, AND IT'S NOT ONLY US, I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE US THAN ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL I STARTED TRAVELING.
YOU KNOW, GOING TO BROWNVILLE.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF SECTION OVER THERE.
THE MISCOMMUNICATION IS, IS, IS, UM, THE ENTITY STATING THAT IT'S TECH THOUGHTS, IT'S COVERING TEXT THOUGHT HAS AS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS IS NOT IN CHARGE OF THAT LAG, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD GET INVOLVED IN? YES.
SO NOW WOULD THAT, NOW THAT ONE, WOULD THAT BE A COST FOR US OR NO, WE, WE, WE, WE DO THIS AS PART OF YOUR CONSULTANTS FOR THE CITY AND THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR THAT.
WE BASICALLY SET IT UP AND THEN EITHER THE ENGINEER WITH A EP OR TEXTILE WOULD THEN BILL YOU.
SO YOU WOULD ALWAYS BE PAYING EITHER A, IT, THE BILLS WOULD BE FROM A EP OR FROM TEXDOT.
TEXTILE WOULD GIVE THE EASEMENT TO A EP TO DO THE WORK.
AND THEN THE CITY WILL PAY FOR THAT.
I FOR ONE, DON'T LIKE BEING IN THE DARK
I'M NOT, I'M NOT SCARED OF THE DARK, BUT I JUST, AND, AND, AND OUR TO LIKE FEES, OUR FEES COME FROM THE PROCUREMENT OF THE CONTRACT.
THAT'S AFTER THE CURRENT CONTRACT.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE GET PAID FROM, FROM THE, THE ELECTRICITY PROVIDER.
MOTION TO APPROVE MAYOR, WELL, TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE MOTION, IF I MAY, JUST, UH, SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW.
MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON LEGAL REVIEW.
BUT, UH, I WANT TO TALK TO, YOU GUYS ARE INVOLVED WITH THE CONTRACTS, RIGHT? LV WHAT WAS THAT? NO, I'M TALKING ONE OF FINANCE LADIES BEHIND YOU.
AM I, AM I STEPPING ON THE LAND? BUT I WANT TO KNOW, HOW DO YOU ALL SEE THIS? YOU'RE TALKING TO US.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE.
I'M ASKING THE QUESTION, HOW DO YOU SEE THIS? OKAY, SO IT'S ME.
THE MAYOR ASKING, OKAY, WHAT DO YOU SEE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THIS? I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S 2030 BECAUSE I, I REMEMBER THIS SECTION THAT MOST OF 'EM, THEY WEREN'T EVEN HERE.
I WAS, AND WHEN BELIN WENT THROUGH THIS CONTRACT, OKAY.
SHE PUT US IN A GOOD, YOU KNOW, CONTRACT.
SO, UM, I KNOW AS WE'RE GOING TO GROW, THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN THAT WE ONLY BOUGHT SO MUCH.
AND THAT'S WHERE I KNOW I, I ASKED THE CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW, UM, IF THE CITY GROWS AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH THAT WE BOUGHT AT A THAT PRICE, OKAY, THEN AFTER THAT WE MEET OR EXCEED THAT, IT WAS GONNA BE TREMENDOUS.
SO, SO THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S CLAUSES ON THE CONTRACT THAT ARE ADDING DELETE PROTECTION.
SO YOU CAN, AND ON ALL THE CLAUSES WE ASKED FOR THE MOST ADD DELETES PERCENTAGE, SO THIS WOULD BE 35%.
SO YOU COULD EITHER GROW 35% OF 10 MILLION KILOWATTS WHAT THE CITY USES ANNUALLY, OR YOU CAN DECREASE 35% IN AN ANNUAL BASIS.
SO THAT WOULD BE GOING FROM 10,000 TO 6,500 KWHA YEAR OR 10,000 TO TH 13.5 MILLION KWH PER YEAR.
AND THAT'S THE GROWTH THAT WE WOULD PUT IN THE NEXT CONTRACT.
WE CAN EVALUATE YOUR CURRENT CONTRACT AND SEE HOW MUCH DECREASING IN ADDITION YOU HAVE IN THOSE.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE CURRENT CONTRACTS, BUT WE CAN GO OVER THEM WITH YOU SO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GROWTH YOU HAVE ON YOUR CURRENT CONTRACT WITHOUT HITTING ANY PENALTIES.
OKAY? AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR T EXCUSE.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'D BE DOING FOR US? YES.
WE, WE, WE REVISE ALL THE TERMS WITH ALL THE PROVIDERS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN THE BEST PLACE POSSIBLE FOR GROWTH OR FOR, I'M NOT GONNA SAY YOU GUYS ARE NOT GONNA STOP GROWING, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S COMING TO CAMERON 'CAUSE OF THE LAND THAT'S OUT HERE.
SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU IN THE BEST POSITION POSSIBLE AND IF THE CURRENT PROVIDER OR WHOEVER DID THIS CONTRACT, THEY SHOULD HAVE SIGNED IT 10 YEARS.
'CAUSE THE GROWTH WAS, IS NOT GONNA STOP.
AND WE'RE IN THE POSITION RIGHT NOW THAT WHEN THIS CONTRACT ENDS, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE JUMPING ALMOST 50%.
YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S GONNA BE PAYING DOUBLE.
AND THAT'S JUST, THAT'S JUST THE FACTS.
GIVE YOU, YEAH, NO, AND, AND REMEMBER, WELL YOU GUYS, AGAIN, YOU GUYS WEREN'T HERE, BUT I REMEMBER THAT, UH, THEY GAVE US THE OPTION OF, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE A FIVE, EIGHT AND 10, THE 10 WOULD'VE BEEN THE BETTER OPTION AT MAYBE A LOWER RATE THAN WHAT YOU
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GUYS SAID.BUT, UH, A LOT OF US WEREN'T INTO THE, UH, ENERGY BUSINESS BACK THEN.
SO WE SAID WELL JUST, JUST GET THE EIGHT FOR NOW.
WELL, NOW WE CAN KICK OURSELF FOR IT.
BUT WE COULD OFFSET IT WITH, UH, FIGURING OUT WAYS TO DECREASE CONSUMPTION AND BE MORE SUSTAINABLE OKAY.
SUSTAINABLE AS A CITY AND, UH, GO FROM THERE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH US FOR US YES.
DIRECTLY FOR YOU GUYS? YES, SIR.
AND I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, TO UNDERSTAND.
I I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION.
I KNOW WE GET OUR AGENDA FROM MS. RUTH, YOU KNOW, AHEAD OF TIME, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRACTS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LEGAL LOOKS AT IT PRIOR TO OUR MEETINGS.
SO IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY CONCERNS, WE COULD ADDRESS THEM ON OUR MEETING.
NOT TO WAIT TILL LEGAL TO LOOK AT IT AND COME BACK AND OR DECIDE AFTER THE FACT.
I WOULD LIKE OUR LEGAL TEAM TO LOOK AT IT PRIOR.
'CAUSE WE DO HAVE TWO ATTORNEYS.
EITHER OR, OR BOTH IS BE GOOD AS WELL.
BUT TO LOOK AT THESE CONTRACTS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE LOOKING AT 'EM PRIOR TO OUR MEETINGS.
SO IF WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, THEY COULD BE ADDRESSED RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
THE PROCESS FOR EVERYTHING'S, WE, WE ALWAYS SEND THEM WHAT I'VE SEEN THAT SOME OF OUR CONTRACTS, OH, IT'S ALWAYS WAIT TILL LEGAL TO LOOK AT IT AND STUFF.
THE SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW ALSO HELPS US, RIGHT? NO, I'M ALL FOR IT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE IT TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE TIME OF OUR MEETING WHEN WE HAVE IT.
SO WE GET A MOTION BY MIRACLE, TIM? YEP.
BASED ON WHAT OUR LEGAL HAS ADVISED SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW.
UM, ITEM NUMBER, MOTION PASSES.
[13. Consideration and possible action to approve the Mayor entering into an Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation as part of the Texas Traffic Safety Grant for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program-Impaired Driving Mobilization for the period of December 9, 2025, to September 10, 2025. ]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED THE MAYOR ENTERING INTO THE MAYOR.MAYOR, YOU'RE ON THE HOOK NOW.
ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT, FRED, I'M SORRY.
OH, I WAS GONNA GO BACK AND I FORGOT ABOUT IT ON NUMBER 12.
I KNOW IT SAYS CITY MANAGER, BUT YOU DON'T SIGN CONTRACTS.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA, YOU KNOW, UH, CORRECT.
HAVE THAT CORRECTION ON THERE.
OH, WELL, YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE THAT AMENDMENT.
WE CAN MAKE THAT SUBJECT TO 13.
ITEM THREE 13 IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MAYOR ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS PART OF THE TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT FOR SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
IMPAIRED DRIVING MOBILIZATION FOR THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 9TH, 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025 FOR THE RECORD.
THIS IS A SIMILAR GRANT THAT WE GET EVERY YEAR FOR, UH, DWI STEP.
SO IT ALLOWS US TO PUT OFFICERS OUT THERE DURING A HOLIDAY SEASON AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND, UH, SO IT'S, UH, I THINK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SIX GRAND THAT THEY'RE GIVING US THIS YEAR.
SO IT'S FOR OVERTIME FOR THE OFFICERS TO, UH, BE OUT THERE ON THE STREETS.
THAT'S A MIGHTY LONG AGREEMENT FOR SIX GRAND.
THAT'S THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR YOU.
UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, CHIEF, IS THAT DECEMBER 9TH, 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026? CORRECT? YES, I SAW THAT ON THAT.
ALRIGHT, WE NEED TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, IT SHOULD BE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026.
QUESTION? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.
I, I JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR 20 YEAR EMPLOYEE HERE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT HE'S DOING.
AGAIN, BRINGING THIS IN IN TERMS OF A GRANT AND, AND MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? MAYOR? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALE WITH THE CORRECTION OF THE DATE, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026 WITH THE CORRECTION OF THE DATE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[14. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of San Benito and the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Distribution and Maintenance of Bicycle and Pedestrian Counter Equipment.]
14 CONSIDERATION.POSSIBLE ACTUALLY AUTHORIZE A MAYOR TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTAND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COUNTER EQUIPMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR, DO YOU RECOMMEND APPROVAL? WHAT, WHAT IS, UH, BUT COUNTER EQUIPMENT.
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS.
IT'S, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
AND I, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTERS, I'VE NEVER RUN INTO ONE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE ARE, BUT I NEED TO FIND OUT.
UM, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT I MEAN, IF IT'S WITH THE, IF IT'S WITH THE R-G-D-V-C,
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I MEAN, YEAH, THIS IS AN ONGOING THING WITH THEM, SO, I MEAN, YEAH.'CAUSE NOW I NEED TO FIND OUT
YOU GOT, YOU GOT ONE OUT OF ME FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT ME.
I GET A MOTION BY MAYOR PATAM, UH, GOODMAN ON ITEM NUMBER 14.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.
[15. Consideration and possible action to ratify a Master Services Agreement Contract with Digital Age Tech Consultants, LLC for Laserfiche Cloud Solution Software services in the amount of $4,961.00. ]
POSSIBLE ACTION.RATIFY A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT CONTRACT WITH DIGITAL AGE CONSULTANTS, LLC FOR LASER FI AND CLOUD.
SO SOLUTION SOFTWARE SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,961.
AND I THINK THIS IS, IS THIS FOR PD? NO, NO, NOT FOR, NO, IT'S FOR THE ORDINANCES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[16. Consideration and possible action to approve Hog Waddle 2026 Headliner deposit with Carpe Nox Industries, LLC ]
16, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION PROVE HOG WATER 2026.HEADLINER DEPOSIT WITH CARPE KNOCK INDUSTRIES.
UM, THIS IS, UH, WE NEED TO GET THIS DEPOSIT IN FOR THE HEADLINER.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET OR NOT, BUT, UH, WE CAN'T REALLY ANNOUNCE THE HEADLINER AT THIS POINT UNTIL, UH, Y'ALL MAKE A DECISION ON IT.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A, A FULL BLOWN, UM, PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT AND PRESS CONFERENCE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION IF I MUST, MOTION TO APPROVE
I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PATAM GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[17. Consideration and possible action to award RFP Number 2025-11-02 to Tanksco, Inc., the lowest bidder, for the Cleaning, Repairing, and Painting of the 1,000,000-Gallon Elevated Reservoir (US 77 Expressway/Freddy Fender Tower) and the 850,000-Gallon Elevated Reservoir (Oscar Williams Road Tower) for the City of San Benito, Texas.]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION AWARD.RFP NUMBER 20 25 11 0 2 TO TANKS CO, INC.
LOWEST BIDDER FOR CLEANING, REPAIRING, AND PAINTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO THE 1 MILLION GALLON ELEVATED RESERVOIR, UH, AKA, THE FREDDIE FENDER TOWER, AND THE 850,000 GALLON ELEVATED TOWER ON OSCAR WILLIAMS ROAD FOR THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, TEXAS MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
AS Y'ALL RECALL, WE WENT OUT, UH, PROCURED KLM ENGINEERING TO GO AND DO ALL OUR PRECURSORY WORK.
AS I TOLD Y'ALL, UH, THESE FOLKS ARE NORTHERN CONTRACTORS.
I MEAN, NORTHERN, THEY WORK WITH NORTHERN CONTRACTORS.
THESE, UH, THEY'RE BASED OUTTA MINNESOTA.
SO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO, AND THE TIMING WAS PERFECT.
GET, UH, NORTHERN CONTRACTORS TO BID ON THIS.
THEY'VE GOT A SUBSTANTIAL LIST, AND KLM IS ALL THEY, THAT THIS IS ALL THEY DO IS ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS, ALL, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES.
AND, UM, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT OURS ARE IN, UM, VERY MUCH NEED A REPAIR AND A LOT OF YEARS OF, OF, UH, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, UH, WE NEEDED TO GET TO THIS.
I KNOW THAT, UH, WE'D HAD DIFFERENT TECH, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT ESTIMATES ON WHAT IT WAS GONNA COST.
UH, THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE THEMSELVES WAS, UH, 2.3 MILLION FOR BOTH.
UH, WE DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THAT MUCH, BUT, UH, AGAIN, WE HAD, UH, 2, 4, 6 FOLKS, UH, BID ON THIS THING.
UH, REMEMBER THESE ARE TWO, TWO TANKS.
UH, BOTH, YOU KNOW, BOTH OF THEM ARE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.
UM, SO AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE GONNA COME IN, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA CLEAN THEM.
THEY'RE GONNA BLAST THEM TO, TO WIPE METAL.
THEY'RE GONNA COME IN AND REPAIR ALL, ANY METAL PARTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED OR, OR, OR, OR REPAIRED.
UH, THEY'RE ALSO DOING THE, UM, CATHODIC PROTECTION THAT PROTECTS THE INSIDE OF THE TANK AND SO ON.
AND OF COURSE IT INCLUDES THE LOGOS.
UH, THAT'S KIND OF A SEPARATE ISSUE WITH THAT.
SO WE TAKE THAT SEPARATELY, BUT WE HAD, AGAIN, UH, EIGHT BIDDERS.
THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS 2.3 MILLION.
UH, WE HAD AS HIGH A BID AS 3.297.
UH, BUT THE LOW BIDDER CAME IN AT 1.4 6 8 2 80.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THAT'S RIGHT WITHIN OUR BUDGET.
UH, IN FACT, IT'S LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
BUT AGAIN, THE PROCESS WORKED.
AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT ALLOWED ME TO DO THIS.
AND THEY WILL BE STARTING IN JANUARY.
WELL, I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE IN THE PAST, UH, THAT I CAN REMEMBER, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, 2.3 MILLION EACH.
SO I CAN REMEMBER NOT RIGHT, 2.3 MILLIONS EACH.
AND THEN THE SECOND THE WATER TANK WAS, WAS ON THE OSCAR WILLIAM, THAT ONE WAS RECOMMENDED TO DEMOLISH IT.
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GET RID OF IT SO BAD.AND, UH, I THANK GOD THAT WE HELD OFF AND NOW IT'S GONNA BE REFURBISHED.
SO, BRETT, YOU DID A HELL OF A JOB ON THIS ONE.
I TRUSTED YOU AND, UH, YOU BROUGHT US SOMETHING THAT, UH, EVEN BELOW THE COST OF YOU FOR ONE OF THEM.
THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
JUST DON'T EXPECT YOUR PICTURE ON ONE OF 'EM.
OKAY? NO, I JUST, UH, I DO I GET SOME KIND OF A BONUS ON THIS, DON'T I? IT'S LIKE 1.5 MILLION EACH THAT I SAVE, BUT WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT.
OKAY? BUT STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
THAT IS A JOKE FOR THE RECORD.
OKAY, COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECORD.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
[18. Discussion and possible action to: (1) authorize issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for exclusive citywide municipal solid waste collection and disposal services; (2) authorize the City Manager to finalize and publish the RFP, appoint a staff evaluation committee, evaluate and rank all responsive proposals, and negotiate a proposed agreement with the highest-ranked proposer; and (3) direct that any proposed exclusive solid waste franchise agreement be returned to the City Commission for consideration and possible approval, and that all legally required public notices be provided. ]
POSSIBLE BY ACTION AUTHORIZED ISSUANCE OR RFPS.REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR EXCLUSIVE CITYWIDE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES.
UH, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, FINALIZE AND PUBLISH THE RFP.
APPOINT A STAFF EV, UH, EVALUATION COMMITTEE, EVALUATE AND RANK ALL RESPONSIVE PROPOSALS, AND NEGOTIATE A PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED PROPOSER AND DIRECT ANY PROPOSED EX EXCLUSIVE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO RE TO BE RETURNED TO THE CITY COMMISSION TO BE, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE APPROVAL, AND THAT ALL LEGALLY REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICES BE PROVIDED.
MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE DO NEED TO GO OUT FOR RFPS.
AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR, UH, OUR CONTRACT WITH, UM, REPUBLIC, UM, EXPIRED IN, IN OCTOBER.
AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ON A MONTH TO MONTH WITH THEM.
IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO GO OUT THERE.
I THINK WE WERE GONNA GET, UH, PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.
AGAIN, MAYOR, YOU JUST GOTTA TRUST ME.
UH, AND WE'LL COME BACK, UH, AND BRING YOU ALL, UH, ALL OUR, WELL, THE RESULTS OF ALL THAT WORK.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO Y'ALL FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION.
BUT WE DO NEED TO, WE DO NEED TO COMPLY WITH, UH, WITH PROCUREMENT AND GET THIS, GET THIS PUT OUT, UH, OFFICIALLY.
AND THIS IS ONLY GONNA ALLOW ME TO DO THAT AND THE MECHANISM FOR THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSION? NO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
GET A MOTION BY MAYOR PLATOON GOODMAN.
[19. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of the CivicPlus Marketplace App for the City of San Benito for the total amount of $5,625.00 and an annual recurring fee of $7,500.00. ]
19.COMMISSIONERS, UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF CIVIC PLUS MARKETPLACE APP FOR THE CITY OF SAN BENITO FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $5,625 AND 0 CENTS WITH AN ANNUAL RECURRING FEE OF $7,500.
THIS APP IS, UH, GONNA BE FOR THE CITY FOR ALLOW CITIZENS TO REPORT ANY ISSUES THAT THEY SEE.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY SEE A STREETLIGHTS OUT, THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF IT, IT'LL PUT IT, PUT IT ON THE MAP, AND IT'LL SEND IT TO, UH, THE PROPER DIRECTOR.
SO IT'LL GIVE US ABOUT SIX, I THINK, UH, LICENSES.
SO WE INPUT ANY, UH, ISSUES THAT CITIZENS HAVE, OR THE MAJOR ONES.
AND WE CAN ALSO PUT ANOTHER, AND IT'LL FUNNEL IT TO THE DIRECTOR.
SO IF THEY WANNA REPORT A, YOU KNOW, A BRANCH OR A TREE THAT FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, UH, THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF IT.
IT'LL SHOW 'EM, UH, GPS COORDINATES WHERE IT'S AT, AND, UH, IT'LL FUNNEL IT TO THE DIRECTORS AND THEY'LL GO AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
IT'LL ALSO KEEP TRACK OF ALL THOSE THAT ARE COMING IN, THE COMPLAINTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, OR THE ISSUES, SORRY, THEY'RE NOT COMPLAINTS.
UH, IT'LL KEEP TRACK OF WHEN WE, WE, UH, RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT AND CHECK ON THAT AND, UH, SEE, OKAY, THE CITY IS TAKEN CARE OF.
SO A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE REPORT ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, THE CREWS GO OUT AND FIX IT, BUT NOBODY GETS BACK TO THE CITIZENS.
SO THEY THINK, WELL, NOBODY CAME OUT AND, BUT THE ISSUES RESOLVED.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOG ON IF THEY DID FILE THAT ISSUE.
AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOG ON AND KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GETTING FIXED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT WORKS FOR, UM, ANIMAL CONTROL, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, PARKS, ANY, ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, REQUIRES, UH, US TO RESPOND OUT THERE.
OKAY? IT'LL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO, OF COURSE, UH, OUR WEBSITE.
SO YOU CLICK, CLICK ON THE AGENDA ON THE APP, IT'LL SHOW IT.
EVERYBODY HAS A PHONE AND NOT EVERYBODY WILL GET ON THE COMPUTER, BUT EVERYBODY HAS A PHONE.
SO WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND AND THEY SEE AN ISSUE, THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF IT AND THEY'LL REPORT IT TO US.
YOU KNOW, CHIEF, JUST WHEN I THINK YOU CAN'T OPPRESS US ANYMORE.
AND ACTUALLY, YOU READ MY MIND.
I SEEN THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA JUST THE OTHER DAY.
WITH THE 3 1 1 AND STUFF, SO THANK YOU.
SO WE GOT THREE QUOTES FROM, UH, GO GOV, GRANICUS, AND CIVIC PLUS, UH, CIVIC PLUS JUST CAME IN, UH, A LOT LOWER THAN THE, THE REST OF 'EM.
AND, UH, WE ALREADY HAVE 'EM FOR OUR WEBSITE AND, UH, AGENDAS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO HOW LONG OF A CONTRACT IS THAT? IT'S ONE YEAR.
THE FIRST YEAR, OF COURSE, WE GOT THE THREE MONTHS.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S 5,000 AS OPPOSED TO THE 7,500.
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AND THEN, UH, I MEAN, WE COULD TRY IT OUT.IF IT WORKS WELL, WE CAN CONTINUE ON THE NEXT YEAR FOR 7,500 EACH YEAR.
OF COURSE, THEY ALWAYS DO A FOUR OR 5% INCREASE, UH, EVERY YEAR.
SO, BUT THAT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
UH, GET A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM.
[20. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of an 8.76-acre tract of land adjacent to the San Benito Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $180,000, bearing a legal description of: Being 8.76 acres of land out of Block 37, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas.]
CONSIDERATION.IMPROVE THE PURCHASE OF AN 8.76 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ADJACENT TO SAN BERNARDINO WATER TREATMENT PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $180,000.
BEARING LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 8.76 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 37, SAN BERNARDINO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY DIRECTLY CONTIGUOUS TO THE WATER PLANT.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING A WATER LINE OUT OF THE PLANT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PIECES THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRAVERSE.
UH, IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THIS ACTUAL, THIS OWNER GROUP, UM, DID, DID NOT WANT THE LAND ANYMORE.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD PRICE FOR THE PROPERTY AND IT GIVES US 8.76 ACRES OF GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR OUR WATER PLANT.
AND, UM, IT'S JUST GOOD PLANNING AND A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT PRICE.
SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS? FRED? THIS IS IN THE CITY LIMITS, RIGHT? YOU? YES.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, IF IT, IF IT ISN'T, WE WILL, WE WILL ANNEX IT.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[21. Discussion and possible action to adopt findings of emergency under Texas Local Government Code §252.022(a)(2)–(3); to ratify an emergency procurement; and to approve a contract with OMT Utilities in an amount not to exceed $162,000 for repairs to the Virginia Street Lift Station.]
THANK YOU, MAYOR.COMMISSIONERS, DISCUSS WITH POSSIBLE ACTION AND ADOPT FINDINGS OF EMERGENCY UNDER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
TWO TWO A DASH A A TWO AND THROUGH THREE TO RATIFY AN EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AND TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH OMT UTILITIES AND THE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $162,000 FOR REPAIRS TO THE VIRGINIA STREET LIFT STATION.
UM, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE, UH, A SERIOUS SITUATION THERE.
UM, WE DO HAVE, WELL, JB WAS, OH, THERE'S JB THERE IS.
IT'S, IT'S IN, IN IN NEED OF REPAIR.
WE DO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REPLACE PUMPS, CONTROL PANELS.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REDO ALL THE CONNECTIONS.
POSSIBLY EVEN A WET, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE.
JBS GONNA HAVE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A BYPASS.
WE DO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH SOME NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA, AND IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE, UM, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LOOKING TO, UH, GET SOME, AS THEY'RE CALLING THE STATE, THEY'RE CALLING THE STATE ON US.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AHEAD OF TCEQ, UM, AND, UH, J B'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ON THIS ONE LOTTO? FOR THE RECORD, WE'RE GOING, UH, REDO THIS DISCHARGE LINE AND INSTALL SOME NEW SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS.
WE HAVE SOME CHOPPERS OVER ON LANDRUM THAT CUT UP THE GREASE.
SO WE'RE INSTALLING THOSE SAME, UH, SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS IN VIRGINIA LIFT STATION AND FIXING THE DISCHARGE AND CHECK VALVES THAT ARE ON THERE.
WE'RE, UH, PUTTING THE BYPASS FOR THE CONTRACTOR AND THEN HE'LL COME IN AND CHANGE OUT ALL THE PIPES.
THAT, UH, IS IT GONNA BE FOR MORE CAPACITY OR JUST IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY TO, UH, REPAIR WHAT'S BROKEN, WHAT'S OLD? UH, WE HAVE A DISCHARGE LINE THAT BROKE, SO WE CAN'T SET THE PUMP THERE.
WE HAVE A BYPASS PUMP NOW, AND, UH, IT LETS OUT A LOT OF GASES.
SO WE GOT COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORS, A TEMPORARY PUMP THERE.
SO WE ORDERED THE PUMPS AND NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEBODY TO INSTALL IT.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN LIKE THAT? WHAT WAS THAT? HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN BEEN LIKE THAT? UH, I WANNA SAY LIKE, GOING ON THREE MONTHS WE'VE BEEN RUNNING, I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PUMPS TO GET IN.
SO I'VE BEEN RUNNING ON THAT, ON THAT BYPASS FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS ALREADY.
SO JUST WANT, I GOT A CALL FROM TCQ THAT THE NEIGHBOR WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ODOR AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THAT IS TO INSTALL THOSE NEW PUMPS THAT WE RECEIVED.
AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT WE ALREADY HAD THE PUMPS AND WE WERE GONNA GET IT, UH, START WORKING ON THAT.
SO, UH, I TALKED TO, I SPOKE TO THE RESIDENT THERE AND, AND I EXPLAINED TO HER, AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED SOME DEODORANT BLOCKS TO MASK THE SMELL FOR TILL WE GET IT FIXED.
MR. IS THERE A REASON WHY? WE JUST GOT ONE ESTIMATE FROM OMT.
IF, IF I GET, I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY OTHER INVESTIGATIONS OR HAVE TCQ HERE IN, IN THE CITY.
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IT'S KIND OF AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF THE, THE SMELL FOR THE RESIDENTS AND HOUSES ARE TOO CLOSE.BUT YOU SAID THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THREE MONTHS ALREADY, RIGHT? I WAS WAITING ON THE PUMPS TO COME IN.
UH, JIMMY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING.
AND, AND YEAH, WE DON'T WANNA BE KIND OF LEFT LAST MINUTE WITH ALL THIS STUFF.
ARE YOU LOOKING AT OTHER STUFF? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU ORDERED THESE PUMPS THREE MONTHS AGO.
ARE THERE OTHER SITUATIONS? YES.
I, WE, WE HAVE OTHER LIFT STATIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT WE RECEIVED PUMPS FOR.
AND, UH, WE'LL WE WILL GET WITH FRED ON OUR MONTHLY WEEK, UH, WEEKLY MEETING.
I SEE SOME, SOME, UH, EQUIPMENT ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF AGENDA ITEMS TO PURCHASE.
UH, FOR OUR WATER BREAKS, I WANNA HAVE A STOCK.
THERE'S ONE, UH, PARTICULAR SIZE THAT WE USE A LOT.
THERE'S A LOT OF ASBESTOS PIPE HERE, SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE USE, THAT SEVEN OH FIVE.
I DON'T HAVE TO BE BOTHERING EVERYBODY AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
WE CAN GET MR. LAU ONE MORE QUESTION.
WE'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY BEFORE.
AND THEIR WORK, UH, GOOD QUALITY WORK.
THEY DID, THEY JUST FINISHED DOING A, A REPAIR RIGHT THERE AT THE NEW LIFT STATION ON CAMINO BY THE SONIC.
THEY DID A REPAIR THAT, THAT WAS 16 FEET DEEP AND THEY'VE DONE SEVERAL JOBS FOR US.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER 22
[22. Consideration and possible action to approve a $24,000 payment to Southwest Custom, LLC for the partial demolition of a City-owned building located at 101 Doherty Street, adjacent to 925 West Stenger. ]
AND THAT'S CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A $24,000, UM, PAYMENT.WELL, I GUESS IT'S A CONTRACT TO CUS TO SOUTHWEST CUSTOM LLC FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE NOW CITY OWNED BUILDING LOCATED AT 1 0 1 DOUGHERTY STREET, ADJACENT TO 9 25 WEST STINGER.
UM, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS THE OLD MATANZA PROPERTY AND IT'S A PIECE OF, IT'S KIND OF AN ADD ON.
UM, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A PIECE OF THE BUILDING THAT IS REALLY, REALLY IN FACT, TOO CLOSE TO OUR PROPOSED BUILDING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING THROUGH ARPA.
UH, IT'S A NEW PUBLIC WORKS HQ THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUT THERE.
SO, UM, WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO DEMOLISH THIS.
THIS WAS, WE GOT TWO, WE GOT TWO QUOTES.
'CAUSE NOT JUST, NOT JUST ANYBODY WAS INTERESTED IN IT.
UM, IT'S A LOT OF CONCRETE AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
THIS IS THE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER QUOTE.
SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL SO WE CAN GET RID OF IT AND START THE PROCESS COME JANUARY.
'CAUSE UH, THE MATERIALS FOR BOTH BUILDINGS, UH, WILL BE COMING IN IN JANUARY AND WE DON'T WANNA HOLD UP THE CONTRACTOR.
WE'VE ALREADY AWARDED THE BID, SO WE NEED TO MOVE ON THAT.
AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS JUST THE WAY IT WORKED OUT.
UH, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD, WE THOUGHT WE'D HAVE A LITTLE MORE SPACE, BUT ONCE THE ENGINEERS WENT OUT AND LAID OUT THE BUILDING, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST TOO CLOSE TO THE, THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
SO WE NEED TO DEMOLISH THAT PIECE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND GET A MOTION BY AM MAYOR PO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
[23. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of multiple-sized Brass Saddles from Ferguson Waterworks in the amount of $12,624.60. ]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.APPROVE PURCHASE OF MULTIPLE SIZE BRASS SADDLES FROM FERGUSON WATERWORKS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,624 AND 60 CENTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS STOCK, UH, STOCK STOCK FOR US TO HAVE FOR, UM, FOR, UH, EMERGENCIES AND STAFF.
DO WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE THESE ITEMS BUDGETED? UH, YES SIR.
WE'RE JUST BUYING THEM TO HAVE 'EM IN STOCK SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CALL THESE FOLKS AT THREE IN THE MORNING OR SUNDAY MORNING OR CHRISTMAS MORNING OR WHATEVER ELSE.
IT'S USUALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS, RIGHT? YES.
ANYTIME AFTER FIVE AND RIGHT AFTER FRIDAY.
MURPHY'S LAW FOLKS, IT'S ALIVE AND WELL IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY.
IS THERE WAY, ANY WAY THAT WE CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THESE ARE EMERGENCY IS, IF THESE ARE EQUIPMENT THAT'S NEEDED, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO COME TO US? YOU NEED IT.
AVIDA? NO, IT'S JUST STANDARD MAYOR PROCUREMENT.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I KNOW HE IS CALLING ME.
I'M WAITING FINANCE TO APPROVE IT.
OKAY, WELL THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, MAN.
SO WE DON'T I KNOW, BUT AN EMERGENCY.
I DON'T NEED EMERGENCY TO BE HOLDING OFF.
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A MOTION ON THIS? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GET A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.SECOND BY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[24. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of multiple-sized repair clamps from Aguaworks Pipe and Supply in the amount of $43,471.00.]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE SIZE REPAIR CLAMPS FROM AGA WORKS PIPE AND SUPPLY IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,471 AND 0 CENTS.
SAME RATIONALE, MAYOR COMMISSION, STAFF OF REC.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER NOVARRO.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.
OH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION.
YEAH, THE ITEMS ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE WAS NO, NO ACTION ON IT.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OVER.
THIS IS THE LAST MEETING FOR THIS, FOR THIS YEAR, FOR THE CITY 2025.
UM, I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS WAY.
I WANNA WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW MERRY WHEN, HAPPY NEW YEAR HUNDRED AND, UH, STAY SAFE AND, UH, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN TALKING MY LANGUAGE.
I LOVE TO GUYS, WORKERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND, UH, THE MINUTE ADJOURNED TIME IS SEVEN TO FOUR.