[Rio Grande Valley Public Utility Agency on April 2, 2026.]
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THE REAL GRAND VALLEY PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY NOTES A SPECIAL ORGANIZATION MEETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCIES.
AND I LIKE TO CALL THIS COMMUNITY TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH FOR THE FORM.
WE DO HAVE A QUO I'D LIKE TO PRESENT, UH, UM, TO MY LEFT.
I GOT, UH, PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
MAYOR GONZALEZ FROM, UH,
WE GOT ALSO MAYOR
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING AND WELCOME TO EVERYBODY ELSE TO FROM, UH, TO SANTO.
AND, UM, I REMEMBER TOO IS GOING BE PLEDGE RELIGIOUS TO US.
AND PLEASE REMAIN FOR THE NEW OCCASION.
PLEDGE TO FLY FROM THE MASS STATES OF AMERICA AND ON ONE NATION UNDER GOD, TEXAS ONE GOD FATHER, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY IN THIS RIVER GRAND VALLEY, AND TO BE DEALING WITH ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR, TO US AND ALL OF THOSE THAT LIVE HERE, PARTICULARLY OUT OF WATER.
WE PRAY FOR RAIN AND THAT THE SSES WITH MOISTURE AND RAIN, WE MIGHT REVIVE OUR ECONOMIES AND OUR FAMILIES IN OUR HOMES.
WE PRAY THAT OUR MINDS AND HEARTS WILL BE CLEAR AS WE DISCUSS THESE MATTERS, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN A UNIFIED MANNER THAT WILL ENABLE US TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS AS WE PLAN FOR THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
OKAY, FOUR INTRODUCTION, RIVER AND, UH, DISCUSSION PURPOSES OF THE EVENT OF THE RG PDU, A INCLUDING OPPORTUNITY FUNDING THE
UM, MR. RUBENSTEIN COUNT, THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
UM, ANYBODY ELSE THAT YOU WANNA BRING UP? YEAH, I'LL INVITE YOU AS WELL.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT FOR SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WATER SECTOR ALL MY LIFE, UH, THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY FOR THE VALLEY, BUT FOR TEXAS AS WELL.
YOU ALL ARE SERVING AS A MODEL TO THE REST OF THE STATE.
UM, AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THROUGH TIMES, WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT AREAS LIKE THE VALLEY, BUT AREAS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE, THEY ALL ARE HAVING WATER PRESSURES, WATER ISSUES.
AND IN MANY RESPECTS, THE WATER ISSUES ARE BEYOND ANY INDIVIDUAL ENTITY TO ADDRESS.
BUT IF YOU TRY TO GO AT IT ALONE, USUALLY IT ENDS UP COSTING A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND WHEN WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR USERS AND WHAT THEY'RE PAYING, FINDING THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE, THE WAY TO KEEP THOSE PROJECTS AFFORDABLE IS KEY.
A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT IS THROUGH REGIONAL COLLABORATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE SEEN THROUGH TIME IS THAT ENTITIES WANT TO COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER, BUT NOT TO THE DEGREE WHERE THEY FEEL THAT THEY'RE GIVING UP SOME LEVEL OF CONTROL.
CREATING A PUA LIKE YOU ALL DID, AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, ALLOWS YOU EACH ONE OF YOU ALL THE, THE ENTITIES YOU REPRESENT TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF CONTROL YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN.
BUT WHERE, WHERE YOU CAN WORK WITH YOUR PARTNERS IN THE AREA FOR A REGIONAL SOLUTION AS IT RELATES TO WATER TO DO THAT.
IS THERE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS? ABSOLUTELY.
THERE HAVE BEEN AUTHORITY ALREADY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
DAVID CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
UM, DAVID AND I WORKED TOGETHER AT THE TCQ YEARS AGO.
UH, AND I RELIED, UH, UPON HIM AS A LAWYER THEN.
AND I STILL CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT HIS ABILITIES AS WELL.
AND I KNOW HE WON'T BE SHY ABOUT CORRECTING YOU, BUT THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE THESE COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS HAD ALREADY EXISTED.
AND IN FACT, A PUA ACTUALLY ALREADY EXISTS IN TEXAS, WEST TRAVIS PUA, IT GOT CREATED WHEN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY HAD TO GET OUT OF THE UTILITY BUSINESS AND WANTED TO CONCENTRATE ON OBVIOUSLY FLOOD AND POWER, WANTED TO GET RID OF THE WATER ASPECTS OF IT.
THEY NEEDED SOMEONE TO TAKE ON THOSE, THOSE UTILITIES, BUT KEEP IT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
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THAT GOT CREATED.WE ALWAYS FELT THAT THAT WAS A VERY GOOD WAY OF ADDRESSING ISSUES.
WHEN I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD BEFORE I RETIRED THROUGH THE STATE, I RECOGNIZED THAT IF AS CHAIRMAN I HAD TO DEAL WITH 10 DIFFERENT PROJECTS FOR 10 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, MEANING 10 DIFFERENT CONTRACTS, THERE WERE INEFFICIENCIES IN DOING THAT.
EACH ONE HAD TO REPEAT WHAT THE OTHER ONE'S GONNA DO.
I WOULD RATHER HAVE ONE LARGE CONTRACT RIGHT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD BACK THEN THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE STATE 10 CITIES, BUT ALLOW THEM TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN HOW THEY DO IT.
AND NOW WE'RE HAVING THE MECHANISM TO DO THAT IN ORDER TO, TO GET US HERE.
WE LOOKED AT OTHER STATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAD THE SAME SIMILAR KIND OF MODEL, AND WE BEGGED AND BORROWED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS BEST IN OTHERS.
AND SEVERAL OF US GO, HAVE YOU INCLUDED HOW YOU CHAIRMAN? HOW ARE YOU, UH, UH, HAVE YOU INCLUDED? WE WORKED ON BRINGING THOSE IDEAS THAT WORK IN OTHER STATES AND TRIED TO AMEND STATE LAW IN TEXAS TO BRING THOSE BENEFITS HERE.
AND UNDER SENATE BILL 1169 PASSED DURING THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IN FACT, IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED BOTH IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
AND IF I'M CORRECT, IT PROBABLY WAS THE FIRST WATER BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR DURING THAT SESSION.
AND, BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT HE SIGNED IT BEFORE THE SESSION ENDED, WHICH TELLS YOU THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT IT HAD.
WHAT PROTECTIONS DID WE BRING? THE PROTECTIONS THAT WOULD'VE KEPT YOU ALL FROM COLLABORATING IF WEST LAKO WANTED TO JOIN AN EFFORT.
BUT MERCEDES FELT THAT BY JOINING THAT EFFORT, SOME OF MERCEDES USERS WOULD END UP PAYING FOR BENEFITS ONLY FOR WESTLAND.
THAT'S NOT AN INCENTIVE TO COOPERATE, RIGHT? WELL, GUESS WHAT? WE HAVE THAT IN LAW NOW.
THERE IS NO CROSS COLLATERALIZATION UNLESS YOU ALL AGREE ON A DISCRETE PROJECT THAT ALL OF YOU WILL BENEFIT.
BUT YOU GET TO DEFINE THE LEVEL OF THE DEBT SERVICE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU WILL TAKE, YOU WILL TAKE ONLY THE PORTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOUR USERS CORRECTLY.
WHAT ABOUT THE USERS THEMSELVES AND RATES? EVERYTHING YOU DO IS GOVERNED BY THE PUC RATE.
SETTING AUTHORITY AND APPELLATE JURISDICTION REMAINS UNCHANGED.
THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR USERS.
THE BIGGEST ASPECT OF IT IS THIS IS A PUBLIC ENTITY.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THE MEDIA HERE AS WELL TO COVER.
'CAUSE I THINK THIS IS, UH, A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, UH, AS WELL.
A ANOTHER ASPECT THAT WE ADDED TO THE LAW IS IF COMMUNITY WANTS TO JOIN A PUA AND SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, IT WASN'T FROM THEM, HOW DO YOU GET OUT? IS THIS A MARRIAGE THAT YOU CAN'T BREAK? NO COMMUNITY COULD LEAVE A PUA 180 DAY NOTICE.
IF DEBT HAS BEEN ISSUED ONLY FOR YOU, YOU TAKE THAT DEBT WITH YOU, YOUR OWN.
SO NOTHING IS, NOTHING IS MANDATORY ABOUT THE PARTICIPATION.
THE OUTSIDE IS THE BENEFITS OF IT.
I'M GONNA LET JORGE YOU SPEAK IN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO SPEAK AS A REGIONAL VOICE.
I'LL TELL YOU THIS, WE ALL KNOW THAT LAST NOVEMBER, TEXANS VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR PROJECTS, UH, TO ADVANCE WATER SUPPLY STATEWIDE.
TEXANS HAVE ALWAYS DONE THAT, RIGHT? BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THESE FUNDS ARE, THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH PUBLIC MONEY THAT'S A REALITY.
AND THEY'RE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE.
WE ALREADY KNEW BECAUSE LIO, UH, ASSISTS A LOT OF COMMUNITIES.
WE DO THROUGH WFX OF WHICH ROGELIO IS THE LEAD ON.
UH, THAT BEING ABLE TO SCORE HIGH ON THOSE PROCESSES IS KEY TO GETTING THE MONEY, TELLING SOMEONE THAT THERE'S MONEY AVAILABLE, BUT NOT HAVING A WAY TO GET THAT MONEY DOESN'T FIX ANYTHING.
BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THAT MONEY FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE ALLOWS YOU TO DO THAT.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU SCORE HIGHER IS TO BRING A REGIONAL PROJECT TO THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
IN FACT, I WAS ASKED THAT AT A SIMILAR EVENT IN CORPUS CHRISTI, WHEN WE'RE ASKED TO TALK, HOW MANY POINTS DO YOU GET FOR REGIONALIZATION AND SCORING UP TO 30 POINTS, 30 POINTS OF HOW MANY? GREAT QUESTION.
IF YOU ALL WORK INDIVIDUALLY, YOU MISS OUT ON THOSE 30 POINTS.
YOU WORK COLLABORATIVELY, YOU CAN GET A PORTION OF THOSE 30 POINTS, IF NOT ALL OF 'EM.
THAT IS KEY TO BECOMING MORE COMPETITIVE TO ADVANCE YOUR PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.
YOU ALL ARE GONNA TAKE CARE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
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ACTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO FORM THE PUA.DAVID WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THAT.
BUT THEN WE HAVE TO GET THE GROUND RUNNING.
HOW DO WE GET THE GROUND RUNNING? YOU ALL ALREADY HAVE VERY GOOD PLANS OF WHAT YOU THINK YOUR NEEDS ARE FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU, UH, AND TO HELP YOU DETERMINE WHICH ONES SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN FIRST AND THEN WORK AND ASSIST ON MAKING SURE THAT YOU CAN GET THE FUNDING FOR IT.
BUT WHEREVER WE CAN MAKE THOSE REGIONAL PROJECTS SO WE CAN SCORE BETTER, WE WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.
IN FACT, ON THE WAY DOWN HERE, KNOW YOU GOT THE EMAIL AS WELL.
ONE NEW FUNDING SOURCE APPLICATION WINDOW OPENED UP TODAY.
THESE WINDOWS, IF, IF WE PASS UP AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR FUNDING IN THE WINDOW, WE HAVE TO WAIT UP TO NEXT YEAR.
WE DON'T WANT TO PASS UP ON ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING.
HERE'S THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE GONNA BE LOOKING AT REGIONAL PROJECTS AT SCALE, IT WILL ALSO BE ATTRACTIVE TO PRIVATE CAPITAL PARTICIPATION.
SO NOW YOU OPEN UP THE ABILITY OF DOING A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
THE BENEFIT TO YOU, YOU GET TO TRANSFER THE RISK.
THAT IS A GREAT BENEFIT TO YOUR USERS.
RIGHT NOW, IF YOU PURSUE A PROJECT AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG, YOU PURSUE IT BY YOURSELF AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG, NOT INTENTIONALLY, BUT IT DOES.
WHO'S LEFT HOLDING THE BACK? YOU ARE UNDER A P THREE.
YOU GET TO TRANSFER THAT RISK TO A PRIVATE INVESTOR.
P THREE IS NOT THE ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING.
BUT WHERE IT IS THE ANSWER, WE SHOULD EXPLORE IT.
AND BY REGIONALLY COLLABORATING, YOU WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
SO THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS OR SO, WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU ON WHAT ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING AT MOVING IN THE NEAR TERM, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE APPLICATION WINDOWS, WORKING WITH YOU, DEVELOPING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WORKING WITH ALL OF US THAT ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU GOING FORWARD ON HOW TO CAPITALIZE ON THE TIMELINES THAT WE HAVE.
AND THEN COMING UP WITH A PREDICTABLE SCHEDULE OF WHEN THESE PROJECTS NEED TO TAKE PLACE.
IN MY MIND, I ENVISION, AND I KNOW THAT OTHERS THAT ARE HERE IN THE ROOM HAVE A VISION.
WE HAVE CERTAIN MILESTONES THAT WE THINK ARE ACHIEVABLE BY YOU ALL OVER THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS, THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, THE NEXT EIGHT MONTHS, ALL THE WAY TO 15 MONTHS.
AND I THINK AT THE TIME TO START NOW, CONGRATULATIONS FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW.
I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT DOING IT.
A LOT OF US HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT AT RISK, UH, NO COST TO ANYBODY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE FUTURE OF TEXAS.
IN FACT, I WILL CLOSE WITH THIS AND THEN I'LL ASK FOR HIM TO COME IN.
WHEN THE BILL WAS BEING HEARD AT THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE AT THE COMMITTEES BEFORE IT WAS VOTED ON AT THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING ON THE SENATE SIDE, CHAIRMAN PERRY, YOU CAN LOOK THIS UP 'CAUSE IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE ON THE SENATE SIDE.
WHEN THE TESTIMONY WAS CONCLUDED FOR SENATE BILL 1169 AND BEFORE THEY VOTED, SENATOR PERRY, WHO WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT COMMITTEE, SAID, REGIONAL COLLABORATION IS CRITICAL FOR TEXAS.
IT BRINGS ECONOMIES TO SCALE AND HELPS KEEP COSTS DOWN.
THIS IS THE KEY WORD THAT JUST MADE IT ALL WORTHWHILE TO ME.
HE SAID, I FIRMLY BELIEVE PUA ARE THE FUTURE FOR WATER IN TEXAS THAT CAME THROUGH TO OTHER ENTITIES THAT WERE THERE THAT HAVE PARTNERED WITH WFX TO TRY AND FACILITATE THIS KIND OF REGIONAL COLLABORATION.
AND WITH THAT, IN YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS ON FINANCES, FINANCE EXCHANGE THAT SERVED AS A DIRECTOR.
UH, WATER FINANCE EXCHANGE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES FIGURE OUT WATER ISSUES, WATER, WASTEWATER, FLOODING, AND WE TAP INTO AS MANY RESOURCES.
WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WATER AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IS AN ESSENTIAL PROBLEM.
WE WORK WITH 80 COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS AND WE'VE HELPED CATALYZE OVER $300 MILLION WORTH OF FUNDING.
RIGHT? SO WHAT CARLOS, UH, CARLOS IS SAYING IS JUST SO RIGHT.
LAST YEAR, THE STATE THERE WERE, THERE WERE ONLY 12% OF THE APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED FOR STATE MONEY THAT ACTUALLY GOT IT OUT OF THE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
RIGHT? SO ONLY 12% ACTUALLY GOT MONEY.
SO WE DO ALL THESE THINGS WITH THESE COMMUNITIES TO HELP YOU HELP FIGURE OUT HOW DO, HOW DO WE MAKE YOU MORE COMPETITIVE? AND AS CARLOS WILL SAY, THE THE, THE THREE BIG AREAS FOR GETTING POINTS ARE REGIONALIZATION, DISADVANTAGED, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A, UH, A, A REGULATORY PROBLEM.
THOSE ARE THE THREE BIG WORDS, RIGHT? COMMUNITIES THAT CAN CHECK THE BOX OF TWO OUT OF THREE WILL RANK HIGH.
MOST OF THAT FUNDING THAT WE'VE GOTTEN HAS BEEN AT 70%
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GRANT, RIGHT? SO WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A CAPITAL STACK THAT HAS TO HAPPEN HERE, RIGHT? THE WAY, THE WAY THINKING ABOUT FUNDING WATER IS CHANGING.IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO FUND WATER, JUST DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
SO HOW DO YOU BUILD A CAPITAL STACK THAT'S AFFORDABLE? AND PART OF THAT IS GRANTS, LOW INTEREST LOANS, STATE MONEY, FEDERAL MONEY, P THREES.
ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ORDER TO REALLY BUILD GOOD SYSTEMS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHEN ALL THIS WAS STARTING, AND CARLOS AND CARLOS ASKED ME, HEY, DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS TO HELP SET IT UP? I WAS EXCITED.
'CAUSE I KNEW THAT THE PUA, THE SB SENATE BILL 1169 PUA WAS GOING TO BE A WAY THAT COMMUNITIES CAN CHANGE THEIR APPROACH TO WATER.
SO I IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHT? WHERE CAN WE SET YOU UP? HOW CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS? HOW CAN WE ARTICULATE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE? WELL, I TALKED TO NATALIE AND MAD BANK GENEROUSLY OFFERED A $50,000 GRANT TO HELP PROVIDE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION, LEGAL INFORMATION.
HOW DO YOU SET THIS UP? HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU GET COMMUNITIES TO, TO, TO DO A P, RIGHT? SO WE TOOK THAT GRANT MONEY, WE APPLIED IT TO THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE HERE, SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THAT ONE, THIS IS POSSIBLE.
AND NOW WE HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP.
HOW DO WE GET MONEY? RIGHT? SO WHAT, UH, CARLOS WAS SAYING, YES, THE WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM OPENED UP JUST TODAY.
IT'S A BILLION DOLLARS IN PURE GRANT MONEY, RIGHT? IT'S GOING TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE.
BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE PLANS? WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO? WE MAY NOT BE READY TO BUILD ANYTHING, BUT WE ARE READY TO DESIGN.
WE ARE READY TO THINK ABOUT, WE ARE READY TO PUT ON PAPER WHAT DOES OUR REGION WANT TO LOOK LIKE, UH, AS FAR AS WATER WASTEWATER AND FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WE CAN APPLY FOR THAT MONEY.
WE CAN APPLY FOR, UH, WHAT'S CALLED, UH, PLANNING, ACQUISITION, AND DESIGN MONEY, RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUILD ANYTHING.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO ASSISTING YOU ALL AND HELPING TO GET SOME OF THAT MONEY SO WE CAN SHOW TEXAS HOW COMING TOGETHER AS A REGION REALLY DOES A LOT OF THINGS, RIGHT? IT BRINGS MORE AFFORDABLE COST, IT BRINGS MORE, UH, FUNDING, CHEAPER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
IT BRINGS MORE PRIVATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT BRINGS HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY TO YOUR COMMUNITIES.
AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON FOUR, SETTING UP FOUR OTHER UAS.
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN TEXAS UNDER SENATE.
SO HERE'S, AND, UH, Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY RIGHT NOW? IT'S TIME.
I MEAN, UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU GUYS WORKED EXTREMELY HARD AND I KNOW YOU'VE COME TO OUR CITY AND YOU'VE EXPLAINED, YOU KNOW, THE THE ADVANTAGES, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE, THE BUMPS THAT WE MAY RUN INTO, RIGHT? AND THAT'S, THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US HERE TO, TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF NEED IN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE, THE ONE THING THAT WE ARE DOING IS WORKING AS A REGION.
UH, WHEN I GO AND I SPEAK, I ALWAYS SAY, YES, I, I REPRESENT WESTCO, BUT IT'S A REGION.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL GOTTA WORK TOGETHER.
AND I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE, WE HAVE, I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE THINKING THE SAME NOW, AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO THE BEST FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
BUT WE'RE GONNA DO IT AS A TEAM.
UH, I SEE THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS ONE BIG TEAM, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, WE CAN USE EACH OTHER TO HELP EACH OTHER AS FAR AS GETTING STUFF THAT, THAT, THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE.
AND, AND I THINK THAT, UM, THIS PQA IS JUST A START.
I'M EXCITED, UM, ON, UH, SEEING HOW WE CAN ALL, YOU KNOW, WORK TOGETHER AND, AND CONTINUE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO CONTINUE IMPROVING OUR, OUR, OUR AREAS.
AND, UM, LIKE I SAID, THE, THE, THE THE WATER NEED IS, IS, UH, Y ALL KNOW.
I MEAN, THIS WEEKEND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE, HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME WATER.
NOT TOO MUCH, BUT, UH, WE WANT SOME WATER.
UH, BUT AGAIN, YEAH, SO I'M EXCITED.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THIS, UM, JUST REMEMBER THAT THE FLOODING, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, AFFECTS EVER SEEN, OKAY, SOME, A LOT MORE THAN OTHERS.
THE, UH, THE WATER ISSUE RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE THE DROUGHT THAT'S GONNA AFFECT EVERYBODY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE PREPARED FOR, FOR THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE TO SECURE WATER FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.
AND EACH CITY HAS TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST FOR THEIR EACH, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF US.
AND WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, TO, TO WORK
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TOGETHER.AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, WHEN THEY ASK ABOUT DOING THIS, I'M ALL FOR IT.
LET'S SECURE WHAT WE NEED FOR TESTING CHOICE.
AND I HOPE, UH, WE CAN GET THINGS DONE FOR EVERY, FOR EVERY CITY.
AGAIN, NOT ONLY FOR OUR, BUT EVERY SINGLE CITY THAT WE REPRESENT.
AND ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COME IN, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU GUYS.
OKAY? UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS LITTLE THING? WELL, WHAT I'D LIKE TO, TO DO IS THANK YOU ALL, UH, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
I THINK, UH, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR THE VISION, FOR EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO CREATING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER EASILY.
'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, GETTING A, GETTING FOUR MAYORS UP HERE AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NO SMALL TASK AND, AND CREATING, UM, A STRUCTURE I GUESS THAT ALLOWS US TO WORK TOGETHER IS, IS, UH, IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND, AND I, MY MESSAGE IS, THANKS FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS LIKE THIS TO WORK TOGETHER ON SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS US, WE MAY FEEL BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, BUT WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF IT TOO.
AND, AND SO WE WANT TO BE READY WHEN, WHEN THE TIME COMES.
AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR, UH, TAKING TIME TODAY AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO TO MAKING IT POSSIBLE AND EASY.
I DON'T WANNA SAY EASY, BUT AT LEAST AT LEAST POSSIBLE FOR, FOR MULTIPLE CITIES TO WORK TOGETHER ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN A WAY THAT'S EASY.
AND, UH, AND, AND, AND, UH, IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR CITIES TO DO THIS WITHOUT ALL THE OBSTRUCTIONS THAT HAPPEN POLITICALLY.
I WANNA THANK, UH, CS FOR HOSTING THIS MEETING.
YOU, UH, MR. MARINE, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER.
SO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE TO HELP US OUT.
AND, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD BECAUSE THIS, THIS IS VERY, VERY SERIOUS BECAUSE OF THE SEA.
A LOT OF, UH, CITIES STRUGGLING TO GET WATER.
AND, AND THIS IS ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND, MAKE SURE THAT WE GET VIDEO WATER FOR OUR CITIZENS, FIRST OF ALL.
AND I, I BELIEVE, LIKE WHAT I READ TODAY, UH, IS THAT, UH, COURT FORCE IS, UH, KIND OF A RESTRICTING SOME WATER FOR THE INDUSTRY AND MAKING SURE THAT THE CITIZENS GET THE WATER FIRST.
SO THAT'S ONE THING WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND IS MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF OUR WATER, MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF OUR AQUIFER, AND THERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND MOVE SMOOTHLY.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE STRUGGLING AND WORRYING ABOUT BURNING OUT WATER AND ALL THESE.
OKAY, MAYOR, MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND, UH, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS? NONE THEN.
MS. GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, QUALIFIED DIRECTORS AND ADMINIS OATH.
OFFICE AND STATEMENT OF OFFICERS.
UM, GET THIS BASICALLY YOUR RIGHT HAND AND ARE WE GONNA ALL DO TOGETHER OR YES, DO IT TOGETHER.
I MAYOR AL, THE OFFICE OF OFFICE OF GRAND VALLEY, VALLEY PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY, PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY AS BOARD DIRECTOR TEXAS WILL TO THE BEST LIABILITY OF PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT, AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE TO HELP.
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THANK YOU, RUTH.UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND, UH, TAKE ACTION FOR EV OF OFFICERS.
MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, EXCUSE ME.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.
UM, AS FOLLOWS, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AS PRESIDENT, UH, MAYOR AGENT GONZALEZ, THE WESCO, MYSELF AS VICE PRESIDENT FROM THE CITY OF MERCEDES, UH, MAYOR
SO, SO I TAKE OVER ALL, ALL RIGHT.
WE GOT, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER SEVEN.
RE UH, RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY? NO.
ALRIGHT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT.
CONSIDER DIS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF SERVICE CONTRACTS, INCLUDING A INTERIM GENERAL COUNSEL, B, INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND C INTERIM MANAGER.
UH, AS FAR AS AS INTERIM GENERAL COUNSEL, UM, THAT WOULD BE YOURSELF.
I'M A PARTNER AT, UH, BOY GOSLIN IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
AND, UH, I'VE, AS HAS BEEN SAID BY OTHERS, I'VE HAD THE, THE OPPORTUNITY, WHICH I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF, IS TO HELP PREPARE, UM, TO GET Y'ALL TO THIS, THIS POINT TODAY FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE.
COMPLIANCE, UM, AS, UH, MR. RUBINSTEIN HAD POINTED OUT THERE IS THE WEST TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.
AND, AND THAT IS A-A-P-U-A THAT I'VE WORKED WITH FOR OVER 10 YEARS, UM, GETTING STARTED.
SO, UM, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND, UM, SERVE THE GENERAL COUNSEL AS NEEDED UNTIL, UM, I KNOW YOU MAY BE WANT TO DO A, A MORE FORMAL, UH, SEARCH.
UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE, UM, ON A DAY BASIS.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU, UH, MR. PLY.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO, ARE WE GONNA TAKE ACTION ON EACH ONE OR ARE WE, DO WE DO WE DO IT ALL IN? YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO IT HOWEVER YOU WANT FOR EFFICIENCY.
IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE ALL THREE.
SO, ON THE, UM, IS EVERYBODY GOOD WITH, UH, MR. KLEIN? THANK YOU FOR ITEM A.
YOU WANT THAT ON ALL OF THE MOTION OR NO? I THINK THEY SAID WE COULD DO IT ALL THREE TOGETHER.
ALL THREE TOGETHER? YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.
SO AS FAR AS THE INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, THAT WOULD BE, I THINK THE POINT IS, IS THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, UM, WOULD BE THE CITY AT WHICH WE'RE HOLDING THE MEETING.
AND THEN INTERIM MANAGER WOULD BE
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT A, B, AND C.
MOTION FOR APPROVE AS A REQUEST? SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR VOTE BY SAYING AYE.
ITEM UH, NINE, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO ATE OFFICIALS GOLDMAN FOR THE R-G-E-P-U-A AND, AND MR. MR. RESIDENT BERTO ON RECORD FOR AS INTERIM MANAGER TO MAKE A POINT TO GO SLIGHTLY BACK ON NUMBER EIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST YOU, TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST YOU IN THE CREATION AND THAT IN THE OPERATION NOW OF THE, UH, RGAP UUA.
AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU THESE THREE, UH, ITEMS SO THAT YOU KNOW US.
AND AS A FOOTNOTE FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THOSE ARE PRO BONO, THOSE ARE, WE ARE WORKING AT YOURS AT YOUR SERVICE TO SERVE YOU AND YOURS IN THIS BOARD AND ALONGSIDE ANY OTHER PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ACTIVE IN THIS, THIS POA AND, UH, FOR THE MOMENT, UNTIL WE GET TO THE PROPER PROCEDURES TO PROCURE THOSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, WE WILL BE WORKING FOR, FOR FREE.
ALRIGHT, WHAT NUMBER NINE, UM, DISCUSSION ACTION DESIGNATED, OFFICIAL SPOKE SOURCES FOR THE R-G-V-P-U-A, UM, MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING ON THIS ITEM, SO LET YOU KNOW, I'VE GONE OVER THE BYLAWS AND I'VE GONE OVER SOME
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OF THE, UH, OTHER LEGAL POINTS, UH, WITH MR. DAVID KLEIN, SOME OF THESE THINGS.SO I'M HERE TO HELP YOU TO PROCEED ALONG WITH THE AGENDA, UH, ANY LEGAL, ANY LEGAL, UH, PARAMETERS.
I'M GONNA DEFER THAT TO MR. MR. KLEIN.
SO WITH THIS ITEM, WITH ITEM NUMBER NINE, UH, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU, THAT I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE, UM, ASKED OR THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME INQUIRIES BY THE MEDIA OR BY YOUR CONSTITUENCY ASKING ABOUT THE PROGRESS OR THE STATUS UPDATE OF ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU ARE GONNA BE PERFORMING.
RIGHT? YOU CAN ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS BY ANY COMPREHENSIVE, ANY COMPLEX INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO DEFER TO.
YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL ME OR YOU CAN ALWAYS DEAL DIRECTLY WITH MR. CARLOS STEIN.
MR. CARLOS STEIN, AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, IS THE, IS IF NOT, UH, UH, A, THE AUTHORITY, THE SPOKEPERSON
AND WE WELCOME THE ABILITY TO FACILITATE, TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY INQUIRIES, IN ANY PR, ANY PUBLIC RELATIONS, ANY MEDIA, UH, PRESS RELEASE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO.
WE'D HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE FOR YOU.
BUT IN, IN, UH, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE ASKED, GO AHEAD AND PROCEED IN THAT FASHION, BUT IF YOU NEED ANY HELP WITH SOME OF THE ALGEBRA, LET US KNOW.
ALRIGHT? SO IT BE YOURSELF, MR. RUBENSTEIN, RIGHT? EITHER ONE OF US, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.
DO WE NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS ITEM, MR. YES, I DO.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM, UM, NUMBER NINE, MOTION TO APPROVE AS A MR.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR AND THE SECOND BY, UH, MAYOR PRO 10 AL.
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO ADOPT AN INTERIM BUDGET.
THIS ITEM ITSELF, YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET A A DRAFT OF A BUDGET.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING A SUGGESTION, THAT SUGGESTION THAT YOU TAKE THIS ITEM.
DID YOU TAKE THIS, THIS DRAFT, BUT THIS WORKING BUDGET, TAKE IT TO YOUR FINANCIAL, UH, DEPARTMENT.
LOOK OVER THESE BUDGET AND LOOK OVER THE BUDGET.
AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IT IN THERE UNLESS I DON'T SEE IT.
I'LL FORWARD A A DRAFT BUDGET FOR YOU.
IT IS A VERY PRELIMINARY DRAFT BUDGET.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS FOR YOU TO TAKE THAT BACK TO YOUR FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTS, LOAD THEM OVER, UM, HAVE THE, UH, COMEBACK WITH YOUR CONSIDERATIONS AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ON THOSE BUDGETS.
SO THEREFORE, I'M ASKING YOU TABLE THE ITEM AND COME BACK AFTER YOU HAVE THAT PROPER CONSIDERATION.
ALRIGHT, ON ITEM 10, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE NO ACTION.
ITEM 11, DISCUSS, UH, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION CON UH, CONCERNING ORDER ADOPTED AN OFFICIAL SEAL FOR THE R-G-V-P-U-A THAT AGAIN, IT, THIS ITEM IT IS NOT IN YOUR, IN YOUR, UH, IN YOUR PACKET.
THIS IS, IS IT NOT? JUST I DON'T SEE IT.
YOU GUYS ARE HIDING THE GOOD STUFF.
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO AGAIN, UH, ALSO IN THIS IS WE CREATED A CO FOR THE, UH, AN OFFICIAL SEAL, UM, MR. KLEIN AND IS IS PER THAT FOR US.
AND WE CAN FORWARD THAT FOR YOU.
WE CAN SEND THAT FORWARD TO, TO YOUR OFFICES AND, UH, I CAN TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS REVIEW.
ALRIGHT? AND AGAIN, NEXT, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WOULD RECOMMEND, I MEAN, I, I'M PRETTY SURE ALL OF US HERE, YOU KNOW, ARE GONNA BE FINE WITH WHAT YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER.
LEGAL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT? SURE.
UM, THERE WAS AN ORDER THAT SAYS ATTACHED THE SEAL TO APPROVE IS A COPY OF IT.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S YOUR TYPICAL ROUND SEAL.
THAT'S WHO WE ARE IN THE COUNTY.
UM, ARE YOU FINE ON JUST VOTING ON THAT? YEAH, YEAH.
I MEAN, AS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, THESE, WE NEED TO HAVE THESE THINGS.
THAT'S, THESE ARE THE WHOLE POINT OF THE AGENDA.
ITEMS TONIGHT ARE BOILERPLATE, UH, LEGAL COMPLIANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OF WHICH A PUA IS ONE, SIR.
UM, ALRIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SEAL MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEC SEAL, UH, PRESENT TO US.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR GDA AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO
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ITEM 12, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ANY ACCUSATIONS OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR DIRECTOR AND OFFICER LIABILITY.I BELIEVE MR.
I AM ASKING AND REQUESTING THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE CAPACITY, THE AUTHORITY TO LOOK FOR, FOR A PROPER INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR YOU AND BRING THEM BACK THAT FOR YOUR, OUR NEXT MEETING SO THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER THAT AND TAKE ACTION AUTHORITY.
ALRIGHT, SO WE JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
JUST, UH, OR HAVE TO, I WOULD SAY, OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE, UH, WE AUTHORIZED MR. GAZA TO, UH, UH, UH, TO LOOK FOR THE, YOU KNOW, TO, TO DO, I GUESS DO THE HOMEWORK ON ACCUSATION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE INSURANCE AND OFFICER LIABILITY.
I HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, MAYOR PRO SNA.
I HAVE A SECOND BY, UH, MAYOR AL.
MAYOR GON ALL IN FAVORABLE BY SAYING AYE A.
ITEM 13, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE ACTION CONCERNING ORDER DESIGNATED TIME FOR REGULAR BOARD NOTES.
MR. PRESIDENT ON THIS ACTION, WE WENT AHEAD AND SERVED IT AND RETALIATE YOUR, ALL YOUR BOARD MEETINGS AND WE CAME UP WITH A DATE, A ONCE A MONTH, UH, MEETING THAT IS AMENABLE TO YOUR SCHEDULES AND YOUR ITINERARIES.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, AND, UH, IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU, I LIKE FOR THE YEAR, THANK GOD, I'M SORRY, I ONLY ONE HOLY THURSDAY IN THE YEAR.
WELL, TRULY IT'S UP TO Y'ALL TO, TO DECIDE.
I, I CAN MAKE IT DURING THE DAY IF THAT'S THE, OF THE YEAH, I'M GONNA SAY ALL THE TIME, MAN.
MAYOR, GIVE US A THURSDAY BETWEEN, ANYTIME, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL DECIDE WHETHER IT'S AT 10:00 AM SHOOT, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 2:30 PM THIS I WOULD SHOOT 10:00 AM 10:00 AM OR THURSDAY AT 10:00 AM SO MOVED THAT OUR MEETINGS BE HELD MONTHLY ON THE FOURTH THURSDAY AT 10:00 AM ALRIGHT, I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR
I GOT A SECOND BY MAYOR GONZALEZ FOR OUR MEETINGS TO BE HELD THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT 10:00 AM ALL IN BY SAYING AYE.
ITEM 14, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION CONCERNING ORDER DESIGNATED THE LOCATION FOR POSTING NOTICE, UH, MR. PRESIDENT.
ON THIS ITEM, WE, UH, WE HAVE UM, WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS AND, UH, I'M GONNA DEFER THAT TO, TO LEGAL TO, TO HAVE A, A, UH, GOOD, UM, THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION.
HAPPY, HAPPY TO, UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO POST NOTICE, UH, WITH THE COUNTY OR WEBSITE ONCE WE GET THE WEBSITE, AND THEN ALSO WITHIN LOCATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PUA.
SO AS WE DID FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT, WE RECOMMENDED THAT THE MOST EASIEST AND PREDICTABLE TO THE PUBLIC EASY LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WERE NOTICES OF THIS MEETING WOULD BE, WAS TO GO TO THE BULLETIN BOARDS OF THE CITIES AND ON THEIR OWN WEBSITES.
AND SO THIS ORDER CONTEMPLATES, UM, THE FOUR CITY HALLS AS THE, THE POSTING LOCATIONS, OFFICIAL POSTING LOCATIONS FOR THE PUA, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE DID FOR THIS MEETING.
SO THE OFFICIAL LOCATION POSTING NOTICES FOR OUR MEETINGS WOULD BE AT EACH OF THE CITIES, BOARDS AND WEBSITES.
ALL FAVORABLE BY SAYING AYE A.
ITEM 15, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE AN ACTION CONCERNING ORDER DESIGNATED R-G-V-P-U-A OFFICES.
OKAY, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS ONE.
THIS ONE'S, THIS ONE IS RELATED TO THE, THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM.
AND AGAIN, UM, DEPENDING ON THE, WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE MEETING FOR THE DESIGNATED MEETING FOR THE CITY HOLDING THAT MEETING, WE'RE ASKING THAT WE, UH, WE HAVE ACCESS, THE PUA HAS ACCESS IN, IN THE SENSE IN AN AREA, IN AN AREA THAT YOU FIND COM THAT WE CAN, WE HAVE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS TO WORK SOME OF THE OFFICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES THAT, THAT WERE SET UP, THAT WERE SET UP ON BYLAWS.
SO WHAT WE COULD HAVE SOME ROOM IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING, DOING FOR OFFICE SPACE.
YEAH, I MEAN WE HAVE OFF OFFICE SPACE.
OMAR, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME ROOM.
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DO WE MAKE THE MOTION THAT YOU PROVIDE WITH US? YEAH, WE MOVING CAN BORROW.SO, SO, UM, BE RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING, UM, TO, BECAUSE THE ORDER TO, UM, DESIGNATE AGENCY OFFICES SHOULD BE LIKE LOCATION THAT AS, AS EMERGE, I JUST SAID.
BUT ALSO WE'D LIKE TO DESIGNATE OUR OFFICE AS A MEANING LOCATION TOO, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE A LOCATION WHERE RECORDS OF THE PUA WILL BE KEPT.
AND AT SOME POINT WHEN THE, THE PUA HAS AN ENGINEER OR IF THE ENGINEER IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SIMILARLY THE CITY ENGINEER, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT NEED TO ADD THAT LOCATION AS WELL.
BUT FOR TODAY WE ARE JUST ASKING THAT YOU MAKE IT, UM, THE CITY OF WESCO AND IN MY OFFICE, WHICH IS AT EIGHT 16 CONGRESS SUITE 1900, AUSTIN, TEXAS 7 8 7 0 1.
UM, AND THEN THE MEETING LOCATIONS WOULD BE THE FOUR, THE FOUR CITIES.
MR. THAT'S AS FAR AS POSTING RIGHT? THE, WELL WE NOT POSTING, BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HOLD A MEETING AT ANY OF THE POSTING.
SO AGAIN, UM, CONDUCTING PUA BUSINESS AT WESLACO, DEFENDANT LLOYD GOSLING, BUT THE MEETINGS OF THE PUA WOULD BE AT ANY OF THE FOUR CITIES.
SO, SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR ONE LOCAL OFFICE FOR YES.
AT THIS TIME WE CAN ALWAYS AMEND.
LET ME, LET ME ASK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS.
WOULD IT BE BENEFICIAL OR WOULD IT BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO TRY TO CREATE SOME KIND OF OFFICE PRESENCE IN EACH OF THE CITIES? OR THAT BE JUST CONFUSING? IS IT BETTER JUST TO HAVE ONE IN YOUR VIEW? I THINK THAT, UM, WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE SENTIMENT, IT, IT ADDS A LOT MORE WORK.
SO WHEN, WHEN, WHEN, UM, MAYOR GONZAL NO LONGER PRESIDENT, WE MOVE TO THE OTHER, WE MOVE IT AND, AND FOR EXAMPLE, MAYOR TAKES OVER OR YEAH, YOU TAKE IT OVER, THEN WE CAN MAKE THE CITY OF MERCEDES AN OFFICIAL RECORD, UH, OFFICE OF THE, SO WITHOUT GOING THROUGH ALL OF ALL THIS ALL OVER AGAIN, IF NOW WE'RE, WE'RE ABLE TO JUST MOVE IT, YOU KNOW, ONE YEAR HERE, ANOTHER YEAR THERE.
SO THEN THE MOTION THEN, MR. PRESIDENT WOULD BE TO, TO, UH, DESIGNATE WESCO AS THE OFFICIAL OFFICE.
LOCAL OFFICE FOR THE, UH, R-G-V-P-U-A AND, AND AND LLOYD.
ALRIGHT, ALL DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO RATIFY FILING OF AN APPLICATION AT THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES FOR AN EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
PRESIDENT
FOUR SIX, WHICH IS THE FOUR SIX.
IF THAT WAS IN THE MOTION, THEN I, THEN I MISSED IT, BUT, UM, NO, EVERYONE ON THE SIXTH IT WAS IN THERE.
YEAH, IT WAS STATED THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT UH, IT WAS GONNA BE, UH, WEST SCHOOL, THEN AUSTIN, AND THEN ALL THE, UH, POLICIES.
WITH REGARDS TO ADAM 16, UM, I'M RECOMMENDING AND SUGGESTION THAT YOU PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO GIVE THE AUTHORITY CAPACITY TO GO SEEK OUT YOUR EMPLOYEE, YOUR EIN NUMBER, YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT HOUSEKEEPING FOR YOU.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION IS STATED BY PROCEED.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AUTHORIZE MR. GAA.
ALL IN FAVOR GO BY SAYING AYE.
ITEM 17, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION CONCERNING ORDER DESIGNATED THE R-G-V-P-U A'S FISCAL YEAR.
MR. GAA? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS.
IN TALKING WITH DAVID AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING A SUGGESTION THAT YOU, THAT YOU ADOPT A YEARLY, NORMAL YEARLY FISCAL YEAR, NOT THE ONE THAT
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YOU ARE, THAT YOUR MUNICIPALITY HAS AT THIS MOMENT, CAL YEAR.UM, IF YOU VERY MUCH, I'D LIKE TO ENTER INTO A DISCUSSION INTO THAT OR WE, WE CAN JUST DO THAT OPENLY AT THIS VERY, VERY MOMENT.
WHAT THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT, UH, YOU TYPICALLY HAVE YOUR, YOUR WORKSHOP SESSIONS BETWEEN MAY AND AUGUST, AUGUST AND AUGUST.
AND THEREFORE IF WE ADOPT, IF THE PA ADOPTS A A NORMAL YEARLY CALENDAR AND WE'LL BE READY WITH OUR BUDGET ANALYSIS AND, UH, A REQUEST BY THAT MOMENT, BY THE TIME YOU HAVE YOUR WORKSHOPS DONE, IT UH, WILL CREATE SOME CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES IF WE DO IT THE OTHER WAY.
AND THEREFORE WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE ADOPT A NORMAL FISCAL YEAR, JANUARY, TUESDAY, JANUARY ONE.
AND THAT, JUST TO ADD ON TO, TO THOSE, THOSE POINTS, WHICH I TOTALLY AGREE WITH, UM, FINDING AN AUDITOR WHEN THEY'RE ALL BUSY AND TAKING CARE OF EVERYBODY ELSE, UM, CAN, CAN POST SOME CHALLENGES AS WELL.
AND SO LET'S, LET'S GO A LITTLE OFF CYCLE AND, AND, UH, WE'LL GET YOU, WE'LL GET, MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CITY HAS THE DAY THAT IT NEEDS OVER REACTION TIME.
DO I HAVE A MOTION, MOTION PRESENTED, UH, BY, FOR JANUARY, DECEMBER FOR FISCAL YEAR? I HAVE A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO GO AHEAD AND GO BY MR. GARA, JANUARY ONE FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR.
ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVORABLE BY SAYING AYE.
18 ITEM 18, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION CONCERNING ORDER AUTHORIZING R-G-B-P-A DEPOSITORY AND AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A BANK ACCOUNT.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, UH, WHAT, UM, I'M ASKING YOU HERE IS TO AGAIN, MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AND GIMME THE CAPACITY TO ATE THE PROPER ELECTION OF A DE DEPOSIT PROPER DEPOSITORY FINANCIAL, UH, SERVICE PROVIDER.
MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED WITH, UH, MR.
I HAVE A MOTION TO, I HAVE A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, TO APPROVE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD A BACK PART DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE ACTION TO RATIFY ACTIONS TAKEN BY DIRECTORS AND CONSULTANTS OF THE R-G-V-E-U-A PRIOR TO THE OR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
UM, THE PURPOSE HERE IS, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A CLEARLY A BRAND NEW ENTITY HAVING YOUR FIRST MEETING, THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WERE DONE BEFOREHAND TO GET TO THIS POINT.
UM, MAYBE NOT THINGS BY, BY THE FOUR OF YOU IN PARTICULAR, BUT, BUT YOU KNOW, THE PREPARATION OF THE AGENDA, THE BACKUP MATERIALS, UM, CALLING THE MEETING, WORKING TO MAKE SURE, UH, WE HAVE A LOCATION TO MEET AND TO DO THESE THINGS.
AND SO THIS IS THE INTENT OF THIS MOTION IS FOR Y'ALL TO RATIFY THOSE, THOSE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN.
SO THE MOTION TO RATIFY THE ACTIONS AS, UH, THINK ABOUT THE DIRECTORS OF BY MR. CLIENT.
ITEM 20, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS NECESSARY FOR THE CREATION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE R-G-V-P-U-A.
I'LL, I'LL TAKE THIS ITEM AS WELL.
UM, THE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM PURPOSE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BROAD, IS NOT BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU TO, TO TAKE TO, TO, TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ANYTHING.
BUT REALLY JUST TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE PLAN TO BE DOING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, UM, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY HAVING ANOTHER MEETING IN IN TWO WEEKS.
UM, WE MAY BE BRINGING BACK, UM, ESTIMATES TO YOU, UH, ABOUT WEBSITES, UH, TO HELP WORK LESSEN THAT WORKLOAD.
UM, AND JUST ALSO LET YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE BRINGING THE BYLAWS TO YOU.
YOU'LL PROBABLY GET, WE'LL SEND YOU COPIES SO THAT YOU CAN EACH NOT TOGETHER TO, UH, LOOK AT THEM AND TO, AND FIGURE OUT, UH, HOW YOU WANT THEM TO LOOK.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE WORKING ON THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, WHICH IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN EACH OF THE FOUR CITIES AND THE PUA THAT WILL LAY OUT A GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF HOW THIS PARTNERSHIP WORKS FORWARD.
SO IN TWO WEEKS WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVING A, ANOTHER MEETING OR A WORKSHOP.
I I I'M CERTAIN THERE'S GONNA BE SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON.
UM, AND, AND BY, I DON'T BY ANY MEANS MEAN TO BE TELLING YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING.
I, I, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IF YOU'RE, WELL, I MEAN THE, THE, THE START IS JUST YOU, YOU'RE KIND OF EDUCATING US.
'CAUSE I KNOW THIS IS NEW TO ALL OF US.
YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE HERE LEARNING TOGETHER.
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THAT ADMITS YOU DON'T SAY NAH, I MEAN, I'M HERE TO LEARN AND, AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUA, THE DO'S AND DON'TS, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN OUR NORMAL MUNICIPALITY, YOU KNOW, UH, MEETINGS AND, AND HOW WE CONDUCT BUSINESS.ALRIGHT, WELL WE WOULD, IF YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN SCHEDULE IT FOR 10:10 AM YES, SIR.
UM, ON THE, I GUESS THAT'D BE THE SIX 16TH OF APRIL, THURSDAY.
SO I'M ADDING, I I OFF NEEDS TO BE THE 23RD.
23RD, 23RD, 10:00 AM THREE WEEKS AWAY.
AND SO I GUESS REALLY WHEN I, WHEN I SAY THAT, THAT WE, WE WERE LOOKING AT ANOTHER MEETING, IT'LL BE THE REGULAR MEETING.
SO, UM, I GUESS I DO, I WOULD LOVE TO GET, I DON'T NEED A MOTION, BUT IF, IF VIRGIL AND I COULD GET DIRECTION DOES, IS IT ALL RIGHT IF WE DO A LITTLE RESEARCH TO BRING BACK TO YOU THE PROCESS OF HAVING A WEBSITE? YEAH, JUST GO AHEAD AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED, YOU CAN BRING IT BACK TO OUR, TO, TO THAT MEETING AND WE CAN AT THAT POINT DISCUSS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO MOVING FORWARD AS FAR AS WITH THE WEBSITE WITH ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED.
UM, SO THIS IS KIND OF JUST A INFORMATIVE FOR US, RIGHT? YES SIR.
WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
IT'S MORE OF A, HEY YOU GUYS, YOU'RE JUST LETTING US KNOW WHAT Y'ALL ALL GONNA BE WORKING ON.
AND UH, NEXT MEETING, NEXT MEETING, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND YOU CAN TELL US.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT ONE.
ON ITEM 21, UH, WOULD BE EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE GO INTO ITEM 21, I'D LIKE TO GO BACK FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES.
ON ITEM NUMBER SIX, DISCUSSING CITY TAKE ACTION.
I WOULD OF OFFICERS, I THINK WE DISCUSSED THE LIKE OF OFFICERS, BUT I'D LIKE TO PUT ON RECORD CLARIFICATION AS TO THE TERM OF THE OFFICERS.
UM, AND ALSO THE VENUE OF THE, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY YOU WOULD MISS SOMETHING HERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE GOT OFF.
THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION YES.
SO WE SELECTED THE OFFICERS AND WE SELECT, BUT WHAT I NEED FROM YOU NOW IS I NEED FROM THE REPORT NOW IS TO BE NEXT IN LINE.
WHO'S GONNA BE THE, THE, THE, THE, UH, THE NEXT PRESIDENT, THE SELECTION OF THAT, THAT PROCESS AND THE VENUE WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING ON TO AND SO FORTH AND SO FORTH.
SO I, I, I BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE SAID IS A YEAR, YOU KNOW, NOW WITH THIS, WITH THIS, UH, WITH THIS ORGANIZATION, RIGHT? WE GO A YEAR.
AND THEN FROM THAT IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE PRESIDENT GOES DOWNWARDS AND THEN THE VICE PRESIDENT MOVES UP, SECRETARY MOVES UP TO VICE PRESIDENT.
SO WE'LL FOLLOW THAT TREND AND WE'LL DO IT, I MEAN, EVERY YEAR.
SO JUST FOR PRESENTATION PURPOSES.
SO VICE PRESIDENT WOULD THEN BE THE PRESIDENT IN AFTER ONE YEAR? YES.
IN THE THIRD YEAR WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE FOLLOWING NEXT IN LINE.
AND THEN, UM, I WOULD ASSUME THAT, UH, WHERE WHOEVER THE, THE PRESIDENT AT THE TIME IS, THAT'S WHAT WE WILL BE HOSTING THE MEETINGS AND, UM, THAT STAFF WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER.
UM, WE HAVE AN IN-HOUSE ENGINEER AND HE'D BE A PART OF IT, YOU KNOW.
SO, UM, WITH US, IT'D BE MY STAFF, MY ENGINEER, UH, WE HAVE STAFF AS WELL THAT COULD PUT, YOU KNOW, HELP YOU GUYS PUT THINGS TOGETHER.
UM, SO, AND I GUESS THAT'S THE WAY WE CAN TRICKLE IT DOWN.
WELL, I, WELL IF WE'RE DONE WITH THAT, WELL, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY IF WE WANT MAKE THAT A PART OF THE MOTION, WE WANNA MAKE A SECOND MOTION ON, ON ITEM SIX TO SAY THAT THE TERMS OF THE OFFICERS ARE FOR ONE YEAR.
WHAT ABOUT THE, UH, THE SUCCESSION? SUCCESSION AND THEN THE SUCCESSION? YES.
THE ORDER OF MOVING UP RESET, SO TO SPEAK.
SO I THINK IT BE SECRETARY TREASURER TO THE SECRETARY, THE VICE PRESIDENT.
SINCE I MADE THE ORIGINAL INADEQUATE MOTION TO ME.
AND YOU GOTTA DO THAT YOURSELF.
SO, SO MY MOTION THEN WOULD BE THAT THE TERM FOR THE OFFICERS THAT WE JUST, UH, APPROVED WOULD BE FOR ONE YEAR.
AND THEN THE SUCCESSION FOR, UM, FOR THE FOLLOWING YEARS WOULD FLOW FROM, FROM VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER TO SECRETARY.
SO AS EACH CITY SUCCEEDING YEAR, EACH OF THOSE OFFICERS WOULD, WOULD, UH, MOVE UP IN, IN THAT DRIVE INTO THE PRESIDENT ROLE.
AND I GUESS THE PRESIDENT WOULD ROTATE INTO ANOTHER, ANOTHER ROLE AS WELL.
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WE JUST KIND OF THROUGH, UH, IT'S A VERY LONG MOTION, BUT IN THE INTEREST OF EVERYONE NOT HAVING TO DO A THIRD MOTION IN A MINUTE, I JUST THOUGHT I'D EXPLAIN THAT SO THAT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE MOTION.OH, WE GOT THAT ON RECORD, RIGHT? YOU ALL JOTTED BACK DOWN ABOUT TO REPEAT IT
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR VOTE BY SAYING AYE.
ALL OPPOSED, MOTION PASSES AHEAD.
UM, LOT OF EXCITING STUFF GOING ON.
I ALSO WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD WITH YOU ALL'S PERMISSION AND WITH YOU ALL THAT AS WE ROGE AND I COMMENTED, APPLICATION WINDOWS ARE PRESENT RIGHT NOW WHILE ALL THIS IS GETTING SET UP, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE IDENTIFY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, WE'D LIKE TO BRING THAT TO YOU ALL.
UH, AND IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT PROVIDING WATER TO OUR EXISTING USERS, WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN THE VALLEY.
AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT MATERIALIZES, WE, WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT, BUT YEAH, IT'S ABOUT THE WATER, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT ALL THAT, ALL THOSE THINGS SPRING FROM THE WATER.
WELL, AND, AND THIS IS JUST ME TRYING TO BE TIDY ABOUT THINGS, BUT THE ONLY ACTION ITEM WE DID NOT TAKE, UH, ACTION ON WAS THE BUDGET.
AND THAT WAS BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY GOT A COPY OF THAT AHEAD OF TIME.
AND WE CAN, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE CAN'T TAKE THAT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT, UM, I DON'T REALLY, I MEAN, IT'S NOT A COMPLICATED BUDGET.
UH, IT'S, IT'S, AND, AND IF THERE'S BENEFIT IN US, UH, CONSIDERING THIS NOW VERSUS LATER, WE CAN, I DON'T IF IT HURTS ANYTHING, YOU WAIT THREE WEEKS IF, IF WE WANT TO, BUT I CAN WAIT.
BUT, BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UH, YEAH.
IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY 15,000 I THINK.
IS ALL, IS ALL WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH PRETTY MODEST AMOUNTS TO GIVE EVERYONE THE ABILITY TO, TO DO WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE, FOR THE PUA.
UM, I MEAN, YOU'RE GONNA BE WORKING FOR FREE FOR A WHILE, BUT AT SOME POINT PEOPLE'S TIME TO WORK.
AND MR. AND MR. VICE CHAIR, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO, TO GO BACK AND, AND, AND WE'RE ASKING, I GUESS PLEASE IS COMING OUT TO GO BACK AND, AND, AND, UH, REVIEW THAT WITH YOUR FINANCIAL DIRECTORS AND, AND UH, MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT WHEN ALRIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVEN MYSELF, LIKE I, I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO MY FI UH, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR AND THE REST JUST SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME INSIGHT AS WELL AND NOT JUST BE ME MAKING THAT DECISION FOR BEN.
UM, SO YEAH, NEXT MEETING WE CAN GO AHEAD AND, AND TAKE ACTION ON THAT.
I LET HIM HAVE ANOTHER FIT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THE BUDGET, TRUST ME GET, I GET TO KNOW ALL THE TIME.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, WE DON'T HAVE AN EXECUTIVE UH, SESSION ON, RIGHT? SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH 21, BUT BEFORE I ADUR WE ADJOURN THAT MEETING.
I JUST WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE, UH, OUR CHAIRMAN FOR THE PORT OF BRO, MR.
I SAW HIM WALKING IN THANK YOU MEETING AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AT ONE POINT.
WE ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT OR GREEN IRRIGATION DISTRICT NUMBER TWO DISTRICT.
WE, YOU HOPEFULLY YOU'RE HERE TO WORK WITH US ALSO.
SO, UM, LET'S GET THINGS GOING FOR PEOPLE AND UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING NOWHERE.
AND, AND IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT WE WANT TO KIND OF RECOGNIZE IT? I, I HAVE MY ASSISTANT C RIGHT THERE, BUT HAD NO CHOICE BUDGET
I TOLD HIM YOU'RE WORKING, YOU ARE WORKING OVERTIME TODAY, MAN.
SEE YOU HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME TOO ON A, ON A MINI FRIDAY.
I JUST WANT THANK RUTH ALSO FOR DOING ALL THIS.
PUT A LOT FOR, HE DOES PUT A LOT WITH US AND THANK YOU RUTH.
I, YEAH, I WANT TO THANK YOU 'CAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD THE CITY SECRETARY AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
I TELL MY CITY SECRETARY THAT SHE PRETTY MUCH ONE MY LIFE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I HAVE MOTION TO
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ADJOURN.DO I HAVE TO SAY IT SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, MEETING THE TIME IS 6 31 AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.