Apr 07, 2026 Commission Meetings

IT'S OKAY.

DO YOU WANNA STAND ON HERE SO THAT WAY YOU CAN GET A BETTER PICTURE? YOU'RE OKAY, GO AHEAD.

SO YOU CAN GET A BETTER PICTURE OF YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

I'M GONNA TAKE ONE RIGHT HERE.

EVERYBODY READY? 3, 2, 1.

OH, ALRIGHT.

AND WE'RE ALL GOOD? OKAY.

UH, COMMISSIONER MORALES, PLEASE.

[Additional Item]

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

APRIL 9TH, 2026 AT 5:30 PM THE SAN BENITO STATE OF THE CITY WILL BE HELD AT THE SAN BENITO CULTURAL ARTS MUSEUM, 2 5 0 EAST HAYWOOD, APRIL 10TH, 2026 FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:11 AM THE FOOD BANK RGV MOBILE PRODUCED DISTRIBUTION WHILE SUPPLIES LAST AT THE SAN BENITO FAIRGROUNDS 15 0 1 CESAR GONZALEZ PARKWAY, APRIL 11TH, 2026 WILL HAVE OUR MARKET DAYS ON HISTORIC ROBERTSON, APRIL 20TH THROUGH THE 27TH, 2026 FROM 9:00 AM TO 7:00 PM EARLY VOTING AT THE SAN BENITO COMMUNITY BUILDING 2 1 0 EAST HAYWOOD ELECTION

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DAY IS MAY 2ND, 2026.

VOTING AT ALL LOCATIONS ON APRIL 25TH, 2026 FROM 9:00 AM TO ONE PM'S HAPPY EARTH DAY, PROTECTING, PRESERVING, CARING FOR ENVIRONMENT AT THE SAN BENITO WETLAND MAYFIELD ROAD LINE 20 OFF NORTH WILLIAMS ROAD.

OKAY, THANK YOU COMMERS.

UM, COMMERS, DO ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO, UH, TO ANNOUNCE? I I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT AND NO CHIEF IS HERE SOMEWHERE.

UM, THERE HAS BEEN A TRIAL DATE THAT HAS BEEN SET FOR THE TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING SAN BENITO POLICE LIEUTENANT MILTON RESENDEZ, UM, BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2023.

UH, TRIAL IS SET ON AUGUST 10TH AT 8:30 AM AND A PRETRIAL MOTION IS ALSO SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 24TH AT 1:30 PM I JUST WANT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE EZ FAMILY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE FOR YOU GUYS.

WE PRAY EVERY DAY FOR YOUR ALL'S SAFETY, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO, AND GOD BLESS YOU.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

PUBLIC COMMENTS.

RUTH, ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? UM, YES, MAYOR, UM, EBONY REYES.

HELLO, GUYS.

MY NAME IS EBONY.

I HAVE LIVED IN THE CITY FOR 23 YEARS, AND AS MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW, WE RUN AN ICE CREAM SHOP HERE CALLED ICE MONKEYS.

I AM HERE IN HELPS TO BRING TIA THE IDEA OF POSSIBLY CONSIDERING A SKATE PARK IN SAN BENITO.

AS A LOCAL WHO SKATEBOARDS OFTEN WITH MY FRIENDS OR BY MYSELF, MOST OF THE TIMES WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TROUBLES OF TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT AREAS SUCH AS LOS FRESNOS BROWNVILLE, OR RIDING IN THE BUMPY AND UNSAFE STREETS WITH A SKATE PARK BEING CONSTRUCTED, I FIRMLY BELIEVE IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL IDEA FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO SKATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FUN IN A SAFER PLACE THAT IS CLOSER TO HOME, WHICH IS SAN BENITO, OF COURSE, AND CAN HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO TAKE UP THIS HOBBY PAVING A WAY FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE WITHIN SAN BENITO.

I BELIEVE THIS IDEA WILL ALSO HELP TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THEIR SHARED INTERESTS, ENCOURAGE LOCALS TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE, CREATE EVENTS SUCH AS SKATING COMPETITIONS, AS WELL AS BRINGING RESIDENTS FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES TO SAN BENITO, ATTRACTING THEM TO EXPLORE OUR WONDERFUL CITY AND WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.

NOW WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I THINK IS GREAT FOR THIS PARK, UH, A LARGE FLAT AREA WOULD BE GREAT FOR NEW SKATERS TO PRACTICE SAFELY WITHOUT FEELING INTIMIDATED.

AND WE CAN ALSO ADD THINGS SUCH AS BOWS, RAMPS, RAILS, AND LEDGES FOR MORE ADVANCED SKATERS TO ENJOY FOR THE AESTHETICS OF THIS PARK.

I THINK AN ADDED MURAL PAINTED BY A LOCAL ARTIST WOULD BE THE CHERRY ON TOP FOR THIS, FOR RESIDENTS TO TAKE PICTURES AT, MAKE THE PARK POP OUT, AND BE EASILY RECOGNIZABLE FOR OTHERS TO SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR AN ALLOWING ME TO BRING THIS IDEA TO Y'ALL, AND HOPEFULLY THIS CAN BE A PROJECT WE CAN ALL WORK ON.

I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE PART ON THIS AS I AM VERY PASSIONATE AND MOTIVATED ABOUT THIS IDEA.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO MAKE THIS COME INTO LIGHT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW.

I DID GO AND ASK, UM, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF POWER STREETS AND THEY, UM, SAY, SAY THAT IT WOULD BE SUCH AN HONOR FOR THEM TO, UH, FOR THE STREET TO BE RENAMED.

OKAY, RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? ALEXANDRA CORKILL.

MS. CORKI.

HELLO, GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA CORKILL.

I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY PROPOSE THE RENAMING OF POWER STREETS IN HONOR OF A OF SAMUEL MATA, A 21-YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN WHOSE LIFE WAS TRAGICALLY LOST ON THAT VERY STREET.

THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT ONLY TO COMMEMORATE THE PLACE WHERE HE PASSED, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO RECOGNIZE THE MEANINGFUL IMPACT HE HAD ON THOSE AROUND HIM.

DURING HIS LIFE, SAMUEL MATA WAS KNOWN AS A COMPASSIONATE, SELFLESS, AND DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL WHO CONSTANTLY, CONSISTENTLY UPLIFTED OTHERS.

HE WAS DEEPLY DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY, A LOYAL FRIEND, AND A CARING NEIGHBOR.

SAMUEL OFTEN WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO HELP THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM, INCLUDING HIS N NEIGHBORS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE HOMELESS.

HIS ACTS OF KINDNESS RATHER OFFERING SUPPORT OR HIS TIME OR SIMPLY HIS GENEROSITY, LEFT AN IMPRESSING IMPRESSION ON THOSE HE DIRECTLY TOUCHED.

RENAMING THIS STREET TO SAN JUAN MATA STREET WOULD SERVE AS A LASTING TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY.

IT WOULD ENSURE THAT HIS NAME CONTINUES TO INSPIRE OTHERS AND REMIND THEM ALL THOSE WHO PASS THROUGH THE AREA OF THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS, COMPASSION, AND LOOKING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.

THIS GESTURE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE HIS FAMILY COMFORT AND HIS LOVED ONES DEMONSTRATING THAT HIS LIFE AND LEGACY ARE RECOGNIZED IN VALUE.

STREET RENAMING HAS A LONG, HAS BEEN A LONG MEANINGFUL WAY FOR COMMUNITIES TO HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE.

IN THIS CASE, IT WOULD NOT ONLY MEMORIZE A LOSS, UH, A LIFE THAT WAS LOST TOO SOON, BUT ALSO CELEBRATE A SPIRIT OF A YOUNG MAN WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE TO HIS NEIGHBORS AND IMPACTED AND IMPACTED THOSE AROUND HIM.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO EVALUATE THE RENAMING OF POWER STREETS IN HONOR OF SAN MATA.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD A NOTE THAT

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ANYBODY ELSE? UH, DANIEL DAVIS.

GOOD.

EDDIE LOA, MR. LOA, EDDIE LOA, UH, 2 48 CHARLES BARBER, BARBER STREET, SAN BENITO, TEXAS.

I'M RIGHT, I'M WRITING TO YOU FORMALLY TO RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, AS WELL AS LACK OF RESPONSE TO ONGOING ISSUES AFFECTING RESIDENTS.

SPECIFICALLY, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION INVOLVING THE CITY PROSECUTOR VICTORIA FLORES AND CITY ATTORNEY ERIC FLORES, WHO ARE MARRIED.

I SOUGHT TO DISCUSS THIS, MR. ERIC FLORES, MY DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DECISION TO DISMISS THE DRAINAGE CITATION ISSUED TO MY NEIGHBOR, RAMIRO SINA.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THE RELATIONSHIP, I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS CONSTITUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND MAY PREVENT AN IMPARTIAL REVIEW OF THE MATTER.

TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE, THE BASIS OF THIS DECISION, I HAVE SUBMITTED AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST FOR THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CITY PROSECUTOR WHO LED TO THE DISMISSAL OF THE CITATION.

ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO VIA EMAIL TO THE CITY MANAGER, FRED SANDAL AND MAYOR RICK GUERRA, REGARDING THE EASEMENT ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

THIS IS LACK, THIS LACK OF COMMUNICATION IS CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN RESIDENTS ARE SEEKING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

I HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED BY OTHER RESIDENTS THAT THEIR ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CITY OFFICIALS THROUGH CALLS AND EMAILS HAVE SIM SIMILARLY GONE UNANSWERED.

THIS RAISE, THIS RAISES BROADER CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER ALL RESIDENTS ARE BEING TREATED FAIRLY AND GIVEN EQUAL CONSIDERATION.

I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS, PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND ENSURE DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS OF SANTO.

PUBLIC TRUST DEPENDS ON FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND RESPONSIVENESS FOR THOSE IN POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

OKAY, THANK YOU, SHERIFF RUTH, MIKE, TRAVIS, MR. TRAVIS, MIKE TRAVIS, SAN BENITO, TEXAS.

UM, I ONCE AGAIN, UH, APPLAUD, UH, CITY EMPLOYEES, UH, FOR THE GOOD WORK THEY DO, UH, ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS.

UM, I ALSO, UH, FIND IT VERY AS A DIFFERENT TOPIC.

UH, I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT, UH, ON THE ONE HAND WE'RE RECOGNIZING, UH, A GENTLEMAN, MR. SALANA SENIOR FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO FARM WORK.

AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE, UH, CANCELING STATES, EL CHAVEZ.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONTROVERSY THAT'S ABOUT THAT, BUT I JUST, I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT THE TIMING OF THE REPORTING THAT CAME OUT FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, UH, IT MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT WHAT OTHER AGENDA THAT THERE MIGHT BE IN THERE.

I'M NOT TRYING TO DEFEND MR. CHAVEZ OR ANY ALLEGED ACTIONS THAT HE MAY HAVE DONE, BUT I DO KNOW AS AN EDUCATOR FOR MANY YEARS, WE WERE ASKED AS EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS TO, UH, RECOGNIZE MR. CHAVEZ THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN THE EDUCATIONAL, UH, ENVIRONMENT.

AND, UH, THE OTHER THING I FIND VERY INTERESTING ABOUT THIS BESIDES THE TIMING, IS THE, UH, THE RAPIDITY, THE QUICKNESS IN WHICH EVERYONE WAS A, WAS WILLING TO, UH, CANCEL MR. CHAVEZ, UH, FROM TEA TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND, AND I SEE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

UH, AND AS I SAID A MOMENT AGO, I'M NOT TRYING TO DEFEND ANYTHING.

I'M JUST MAKING A COMMENT THAT I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, LUKE.

MR. DAVIS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR.

UM, I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE 20 ACRE LOT ON YOST ROAD.

I SEE IT ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY WITH A REQUEST TO REZONE AND A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO ALLOW HOUSES ON SMALLER LOTS THAN WOULD CURRENTLY BE ALLOWED.

I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT I DO NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION IN TODAY'S MEETING PACKET TO INFORM THE CITY COMMISSION THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, FOR USES A LANDFILL OR THAT SUBSEQUENT PRIVATE OWNERS

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COLLECTED WASTE ON THE PROPERTY OVER THE SUBSEQUENT THREE DECADES.

I WOULD ASK THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE RISKS OF ALLOWING A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION ON TOP OF A FORMER LAND LANDFILL TO ASK WHETHER TCEQ HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SUCH PLANNING, OR WHETHER A PROFESSIONAL PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BEFORE ALLOWING THE PROPERTY TO PROCEED WITH REZONING AND TO BE DISTURBED WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT MIGHT CREATE AIRBORNE DUST OR CHANGE WATER RUNOFF AND ABSORPTION PATTERNS.

I'M CALLING, I'M COMING HERE IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME THING HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT PROPERTY THAT IS, UH, GONNA BE SUBDIVIDED OFF OF YOST.

AND I GUESS AS A, AS A WITNESS TO WHAT IT USED TO BE.

YOU KNOW, I GREW UP THERE.

MY FAMILY'S OWNED THAT PROPERTY.

I WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST ONE BORN AND AND RAISED THERE, AND I STILL LIVE THERE.

AND THAT PROPERTY WAS A, UH, CITY DUMP FOR, FOR YEARS.

AND AFTER IT WAS A CITY DUMP, THE OTHER PEOPLE CAME IN, PURCHASED THAT LAND, AND THEY USED IT FOR DUMPING TIRES, DUMPING CONCRETE.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF STUFF OUT THERE.

AND I FEEL WE NEED TO LET THE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BEFORE THEY SUBDIVIDE THAT.

AND, UH, SOMEBODY TRIES TO PURCHASE THAT OR TRIES TO PURCHASE THE LOTS.

SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING Y'ALL CAN DO, KIND OF LOOK INTO IT AND MAYBE TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LAND BEFORE THE SUBDIVISION GOES THROUGH OR TO REZONING.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

ANYBODY ELSE? NO MORE, SIR.

THAT'S IT.

NEXT ONE IS GONNA BE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UH,

[PUBLIC HEARING(S)]

WE GOT PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT, UH, FROM ANY PACKET, IT'S, UH, ONE THROUGH FOUR.

YOU LIKE TO READ EVERYTH NOW? SURE.

WE'VE GOT, UH, ITEMS 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR.

THESE ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

YOU ALREADY OPEN IT? YEAH.

UH, OPEN THE UP AGAIN.

WELL, WE CAN, UH, JUST READ IT AND THEN, UH, WE'LL OPEN IT.

UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS, UH, REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY INTERSECTION OF SOUTH MCCULLOUGH AND YOS ROAD.

UM, THAT IS, UH, 20 ACRE TRACT.

AND THE, UH, APPLICANT IS ALFONSO ALFONSO PERICO.

DEON GURA.

UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A CUP OR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

PLACE, A STORAGE BUILDING GREATER THAN 200 SQUARE FEET ON A PROPERTY LOCATED ON FIVE 60 DOUGHERTY STREET.

UM, THE APPLICANT IS JOSE AL.

UH, ITEM THREE IS PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OR CUP FOR OP FOR OPERATION OF A BAR AND GRILL AT, UH, 2 36 WEST ROBERSON STREET.

UH, THAT IS, APPLICANT IS LORENA QUE.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC HEARING TO REQUEST CONDITIONAL USE PERIMETER, CEP PLACE A PORTABLE BUILDING GREATER IN 200 SQUARE FEET ON THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 1 51 SOUTH HELEN MOORE ROAD.

AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS SOUTH TEXAS, ISD.

SO NOW, UH, THE TIME IS, UH, 5 54 AND WE'RE OPEN UP FOR ANY NEGATIVE ON ANY OF THIS ITEMS, ONE THROUGH FOUR, ANY NEGATIVE AGAINST IT? NOT THE TIME.

UH, MR. GIZO, I KNOW, UH, THAT I CAN REMEMBER.

BACK IN THE SIXTIES, I REMEMBER THAT WAS A LANDFILL.

SO, YOU KNOW WHAT, UH, WHERE'S MONICA? MONICA HERE? YEAH.

CAN YOU COME THIS WAY? CAN, THERE'S 20 ACRES IN THERE THAT I CAN REMEMBER, CORRECT? CORRECT.

AND, UH, CORRECT.

BACK IN THE SIXTIES, UH, THE, THERE WAS, IT WAS A LANDFILL.

THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A WAY.

SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? SO ON THAT ONE, SINCE THEY ARE DOING THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS, WE ARE ASKING FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, I GUESS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE REPORT FOR, FROM THE ENGINEER FOR THEM TO SUBMIT IT DURING THAT TIME.

AND IF, IF IT DOES HAPPEN THAT THEY CANNOT BILL DUE TO WHATEVER IS ON THAT LAND, THEN THEY NEED TO ADDRESS IT BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY SUBDIVISION.

NOW LET ME ASK YOU, UM, WE'LL, ANY, NO.

IF IT DOES GO THROUGH MM-HMM .

FOR THE SAKE OF IT, IF IT DOES GO THROUGH, WILL THE PEOPLE BE ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A LANDFILL IN THE PAST? I'M NOT SURE.

MAYBE THERE'S A NOTE THAT WE CAN PLACE ON THE PLAT OR, UH, MAYBE THE DEED.

THE DEED CAN HAVE IT DEED RESTRICTIONS.

THERE,

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I'M NOT EXACTLY TOO SURE.

HOW, BUT, UM, WE, WE CAN PROBABLY PUT A NOTE SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

COMMISSION.

ANY QUESTIONS? JUST, JUST TO BE CLEAR? YES.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS REZONING TONIGHT, AND IT'S NOT A FINAL SUBDIVISION CORRECT.

FLAT TYPE OF ANYTHING.

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP BEING, THIS IS THE FIRST READING AS WELL.

AND JUST A, A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ISSUE.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS GOING FORWARD THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

YEP.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

YES, THANK YOU.

BUT I DO REMEMBER YES, DOING THAT.

AGAIN, ANYBODY AGAINST ANY ON THE ONE THROUGH FOUR? ANYBODY AGAINST IT? ONCE, TWICE.

TIME IS, UH, 5 56 CLOSING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]

GO ON TO CONSENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. UM, WE CAN TAKE ALL THOSE IN ONE MOTION OR REMOVE ANY THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS INDIVIDUALLY AT THIS TIME.

I, I SAW THAT ALL OF THESE ISSUES THAT TYPICALLY TWO, THREE, AND FOUR WERE, UM, APPROVED BY, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING.

UM, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

SO I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NOVARRO.

ANY NAYS? MAY I HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE? ITEM NUMBER THREE? YES.

THAT'S THE ONLY ONE.

UH, COMMISSIONER? YES.

SO MAYOR, COMMISSIONER ABSTAIN ON NUMBER THREE.

SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UH, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, MAYOR, ON NUMBER FOUR, AND MAYBE MONICA COULD HELP, IS THERE AN ORDINANCE THAT TELLS US HOW MANY PORTABLES COULD BE ON A COMMERCIAL? ON RESIDENTIAL? IT'S LIMITED TO ONE, BUT ON COMMERCIAL THERE IS NO.

AND IT SHOULD BE IN YOUR PACKET, I BELIEVE AS WELL.

YEP.

SO I GOT A, UH, FIRST AND A SECOND.

I SAID, UH, SO ALL IN FAVOR, ANY NAYS MOTION PASSES ON THE ONE THROUGH FOUR.

AND COMMISSIONER, UH, GALVAN ABSTAINS ON NUMBER THREE.

THEY ALL PASS.

FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? YES.

UM, ON THE ITEMS

[1. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BF-042126, a request to rezone a property located near the intersection of South McCulloch Street and Yost Road bearing a Legal Description: A 20.00 acre tract of land, more or less, being the West One-Half (W ½) of the Northeast Quarter (N.E. ¼) of block Thirty-Four (34), San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, City of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Cameron County Map Records from SF-1 “Single Family One” to PDD “Planned Development District”. Applicant: Alfonso Federico De Leon Guerra.]

NEXT ONE, SIR.

GOOD OAK.

UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, WE GOT ITEM NUMBER ONE IS THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 DASH BF 0 4 1 26.

THAT'S A REZONING OF PROPERTY, UM, LOCATED ON SOUTH MCCULLOUGH AND YOS ROAD.

AGAIN, THIS IS A SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY TO PDD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND THE APPLICANT IS ALFONSO GURA.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST READING.

FIRST READING, YES.

UH,

[2. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BG-042126, an ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance Number 2252-T-05-2024, and any other amending ordinances codified in the Code of Ordinances in Chapter 14A, Section 5.08, pertaining to “Fences” and amending the fence regulations and repealing any other ordinances in conflict therewith, as provided by the City of San Benito and providing for an effective date.]

ITEM TWO, FIRST READING, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 BG 0 4 4 2 26.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER, UH, AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 22 DASH T 5 20 24.

AND ANY OTHER AMENDING ORDINANCES CODIFIED IN A CODE OF ORDINANCES.

UH, CHAPTER 14, A SECTION 5 0 8.

AND THIS IS, UH, PERTAINING DEFENSES AND DEFENSE REGULATIONS AND REPEALING ANY OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERE WITH.

UM, AND THIS IS, AGAIN, FIRST READING ON THAT.

I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMENT QUICKLY THAT I APPRECIATE THE, UH, OUR, OUR, UH, PLANNING ZONING PEOPLE WORKING ON OR, UH, WORKING ON THESE THINGS AND KEEPING OUR ORDINANCES UP TO DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTO.

YES, THERE ARE ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

ITEM THREE,

[3. First Reading of Ordinance 2129-D amending Ordinance Number 2129-C, renaming the Cesar Chavez Holiday to Community and Labor Heritage Day.]

FIRST READING, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 29 DASH D AMENDING, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 29 DASH C RENAMING CESAR CHAVEZ HOLIDAY TO COMMUNITY AND LABOR HERITAGE DAY.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST READING.

CAN THAT ONE, UM, I KNOW IT WAS ON, UH, TUESDAY.

CAN THAT ONE BE MOVED OVER TO A MONDAY AFTER EASTER? ABSOLUTELY.

BUT WE'D HAVE TO TAKE THAT UP.

BUT I JUST GREAT SUGGESTION, MAYOR.

WELL, THE THING IS THAT THE, YOU HAVE A MONDAY AND THEN A TUESDAY YOU HAVE A DAY, AND THEN EVERYTHING STOPS.

AND THEN, SO WE SAID WELL GIVE IT A THREE DAY HOLIDAY.

WELL, FOUR DAYS.

I DON'T WANNA HEAR NO GRIPING ON THAT ONE, PLEASE.

NOT FROM US MAYOR, IF IT'S POSSIBLE.

YEAH, IF IT'S POSSIBLE, JUST THE COMMISSIONER WILL LOOK INTO IT, PLEASE.

UM, TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER, UH, TIME.

WE'LL PUT IT ON THE NEW CALENDAR, MAYOR, AND TO BRING TO Y'ALL'S APPROVAL.

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FOUR, CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 4 0 7 DASH 0 0 1 R.

[4. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2026-0407-001(R), a resolution suspending the May 9, 2026, effective date of the proposal submitted by Texas Gas Service Company, a division of One Gas, Inc., to implement interim grip rate adjustments for gas utility investment in 2025 and requiring delivery of this resolution to the company and legal counsel.]

AND THAT'S A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE MAY 9TH, 2026 EFFECT DATE.

A PROPOSED SUBMITTED TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY, UM, DIVISION OF ONE GAS IMPLEMENT INTERIM GRIP RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR GAS UTILITY INVESTMENT IN 2025, AND REQUIRED DELIVERY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS? THIS, THIS BECOMES PRETTY MUCH A STANDARD REJECTION.

YES, SIR.

SO THAT WE, UH, CAN HOPEFULLY NEGOTIATE SOMETHING BETTER.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR.

I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PATAM GOODMAN.

SECOND.

I GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VO.

FIVE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED.

ITEM NUMBER

[5. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2026-0407-002(R), a resolution approving the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Inc.'s Small Business Investment Program Agreements with Healthy Hut Kitchen and Noe's Mexican Cafe.]

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 4 0 7 DASH 0 0 2 R.

RESOLUTION APPROVING SAN BERNARDINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INCS, UH, SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENTS WITH HEALTHY HUT KITCHEN AND NO EAST MEXICAN CAFE, UH, AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS.

THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE EDC BOARD, UH, QUITE A WHILE BACK, AND, UM, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON, I KNOW THE, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS FOR SOME OF THEM STAY OPEN CERTAIN DAYS AFTER 6:00 PM ARE THESE ENTITIES STAYING OPEN AFTER 6:00 PM? UM, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

UM, I DON'T KNOW.

COMMISSIONER, I, I, I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, UH, THIS WAS, THIS WAS DONE LAST SUMMER, SO I'M ASSUMING THAT, I MEAN, LAST SUMMER THEY WERE, BUT I DON'T ALWAYS CHANGE.

AND, UM, I, I'D HAVE TO CHECK.

I KNOW THEY'RE OPEN IN THE MORNING.

THAT, THAT I KNOW FOR A FACT.

YEAH, I KNOW THEY'RE OPEN.

I KNOW NO'S IS OPEN IN THE MORNING TO A CERTAIN TIME.

THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING, THREE O'CLOCK TILL THREE, THEY'RE NOT OPEN.

I KNOW.

THEY'RE, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS TO BE OPEN TILL AFTER SIX, NOT EVERY DAY, BUT LEAST OF SOME DAYS OF THE WEEK.

YEP.

AND SO, WELL RATHER, YEAH, I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, READ, WE NEED THE HELP.

SO TO ME, IT, UH, AND IT'S, IT'S CLOSE IT.

THIS, I THINK IT'S ON MONDAY.

I THINK THE MONDAY'S ON, UH, OR NOISE.

I THINK IT'S CLOSED, BUT IT'S, I MEAN, THEY'RE OPEN THE WEEKENDS ALSO, BUT IT'S ON, BUT THE HEALTHY HUT IS OPEN AND THE HU YEAH.

SO, UM, TRY TO DICTATE THE, YOU KNOW, THE HOURS THAT THEY HAVE.

IT'S KINDA HARD.

SO, UM, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS GIVEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN DRAGGING ON FOR A WHILE AND THIS WAS PROMISED TO THESE, THESE PROMISE TO THESE, THESE, UH, ENTITIES? I, I, I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE, UH, PAYMENT TO THESE ENTITIES.

I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PATAM GOODMAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MAYOR.

I GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LAN.

SIX, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

OKAY, ITEM

[6. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2026-0407-003(R), a resolution approving proposed projects of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Inc. pertaining to Project Sergeant Hulka, engineering and optional construction Professional Services Agreement; eminent domain authorization through Ordinance; adoption of Pipeline Crossing Agreement.]

PROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 4 0 7 0 0 3 R.

RESOLUTION APPROVING OBJECTIVE, PROPOSED PROJECTS, THE SAN BERNARDINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PERTAINING TO PROJECT SERGEANT HUKA ENGINEERING AND OPTIONAL CONSTRUCTION.

UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORIZATION THROUGH ORDINANCE AND ADOPTION OF A PIPELINE CROSSING AGREEMENT.

AGAIN, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS WAS, UH, TAKEN TO THE EDC BOARD.

UM, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT WITH, UM, WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WAITING, UH, ON, ON THIS OUTCOME.

SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? NONE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, MAYOR EM, UH, GOODMAN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN.

MAYOR.

CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

ITEM SEVEN,

[7. Consideration and possible action to approve an Amended Interlocal Agreement with the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, Inc., regarding Administrative Services, Sponsorships, and Use of City Properties.]

APPROVE, UH, AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN BENITO DEVELOP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, SPONSORSHIPS, AND THE USE OF CITY PROPERTIES.

AGAIN, THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE EDC BOARD, MARYLAND COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON, ON FRED, ON THIS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES? WAS IT ADDED $10,000 TO THAT CONTRACT? IS THAT WHAT MAY BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING DIFFERENT? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, NO.

UM, SHOULD BE THE SAME, THE SAME, UH, THE AGREEMENT.

THE SAME AGREEMENT? YES, MA'AM.

THAT HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADMITTED AGREEMENT? I WASN'T THERE AT THE EDC MEETING, BUT, UH, MOVE FORWARD.

YEAH, WE MOVE FORWARD.

THE MOTION BY MAYOR TIM

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GOODMAN.

SECOND.

BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

CONSIDER SOME POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY STAGING AREA FOR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS WITH A EP TEXAS INC.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT,

[8. Consideration and possible action to approve a License Agreement for Temporary Staging Area for extreme weather events with AEP Texas, Inc., at the San Benito Fairgrounds.]

AT THE SAN BENITO FAIRGROUNDS.

UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY THE A EP FOLKS AND THEIR, UM, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.

UH, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS A STANDARD AGREEMENT THAT WE CAN HAVE IN PLACE FOR HURRICANE SEASON AND, UH, FOR THEM TO, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THEM TO STAGE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY, UH, THEY'VE BEEN A GOOD PARTNER AND A GOOD CORPORATE PARTNER.

SO, UH, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

I THINK WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT IN THE PAST ALSO, SO IT'S A, IT'S A STANDARD AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE.

COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DON'T, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM EIGHT.

MOTION.

MAYOR, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION.

AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, DID, I DID SPEAK TO THEIR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, UH, PERSON TODAY.

AND ANY, ANYTHING THAT THEY CHANGE OR ALTER TO THE PROPERTY DURING THIS, UH, IF IT WAS TO BE USED, THEY WILL RESTORE BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL, UH, CONDITION.

UH, ANY DAMAGE OR ANY, UH, ANY, ANY, ANY RUTS OR ANYTHING THAT'S DONE THERE, THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD RESTORE BACK.

SO, AGAIN, UH, JUST I WANTED TO ADD THAT TO THE RECORD.

UH, ITEM NINE,

[9. Consideration and possible action to approve a Pipeline Crossing Agreement between Union Pacific Railroad Company and City of San Benito, and authorize payment of $10,000 for Project Number 0803552, the installation of one new underground 4-inch PVC sanitary sewer pipe across Railroad property at Mile Post 17.52 near San Benito, Cameron County, Texas.]

IMPROVE A PIPELINE CROSSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AND AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF $10,000 FOR PROJECT NUMBER 0 8 0 3 5 5 2.

THE INSTALLATION OF ONE U UNDERGROUND FOUR INCH PVC SANITARY SEWER PIPE ACROSS RAILROAD PROPERTY AT MILE POST 17.52 NEAR SAN BETO, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS.

AGAIN, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

THIS WAS PART AND PARCEL TO, UH, THE PREVIOUS ITEM AT NUMBER SIX.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL, THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE RAILROAD COMPANY FOR US TO ACTUALLY, UH, PROVIDE THAT CROSSING STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

FRED, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO GET THAT APPROVAL? UM, A LITTLE OVER 11 MONTHS.

11 MONTHS? UH, PROBABLY CLOSER TO 12, BUT WE'RE GOING TO JUST SAY 11.

WELL, WE HAVE IT NOW.

I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

10, DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE, NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL PROPOSAL, SORRY, UNDER RFP 20 26, 0 0 10 FOR AMENDED EXCLUSIVE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES.

[10. Discussion and possible action to authorize the City Manager to initiate, negotiate, and execute a contract with an alternative proposer under RFP-2026-0010 for amended exclusive municipal solid waste collection and disposal services. (Part 1 of 2)]

UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

IF Y'ALL RECALL, WE DID HAVE THIS ITEM PREVIOUSLY, AND I THINK, UH, THE WISHES OF THE BOARD WERE FOR ME TO GO BACK AND NEGOTIATE WITH, UH, THE, UH, WITH THE FOLKS FROM REPUBLIC.

UH, I DID, I THINK THE MAYOR WAS PRESENT AT THAT, AT THAT NEGOTIATION, AND SO WAS COMMISSIONER MORALES.

WHAT I DID AT THAT TIME WAS, UH, DELINEATE ALL THE CITY'S, UH, NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS SOME INCONGRUENCIES WITH, UH, SOME OF THEIR, SOME OF THEIR ITEMS. SO, UH, DURING THAT NEGOTIATION, WE, WE, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, SERVICES FOR THE CITY, SERVICES FOR CITY, UH, FOR CITY, UH, ENTITIES.

SOME OF OUR, UH, GROWTH THAT'S COMING ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT, UH, WE NEEDED, UH, WE, WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE TOOK CARE OF THE RATES FOR OUR CITIZENS AND, UM, AND FOR OUR COMMERCIALS, OUR COMMERCIAL, UH, RATES AS WELL.

SO, UH, DURING THAT, DURING THAT NEGOTIATION, I THINK THE CITY'S CASE WAS WELL, WAS WELL PUT.

UH, WE DID RECEIVE THE FINAL AND BEST PROPOSAL FROM, UH, REPUBLIC.

UH, THAT'S BEEN, UH, LOOKED AT BY OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND WE GOT A SUMMARY OF THAT.

BUT, UH, BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN THEY CAME IN WITH THE, UH, THEIR FINAL AND BEST PROPOSAL, UH, THEIR WEEKLY, THEIR WEEKLY, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, THEIR MONTHLY RATE FOR, FOR RESIDENTIAL PICKUP IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THEIR ORIGINAL, UH, THAN THEIR ORIGINAL ONE.

AND IT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, HIGHER THAN THE, THAN THE, UH, ONE SUBMITTED BY FRONTIER.

UM, WE'VE GOT A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT KIND OF GO WITH IT.

THERE'S SOME, UH, SERVICES THAT THE CITY WOULD GET, 30 YARDER, 30 YARD, UH, CONTAINERS.

UH, THOSE WERE, THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT, UH, THEY DON'T, THEY WERE LESS THAN WHAT, UH, REPUBLIC WAS GONNA DO.

UM, SO ALL IN ALL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY'S GONNA SAVE MONEY GOING WITH FRONTIER FOR THE RESIDENTS.

UM, WE DID MEET WITH, UH, SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE TALKING TO

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'EM ABOUT THEIR PROPOSAL, MAKE SURE IT WAS STILL GONNA STAND, THAT WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE AUDIENCE FROM FRONTIER.

BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I THINK FOR THE CITIZENS AND FOR THE MAYOR, AND AND FOR ALL OF YOU ALL TO CONSIDER IS THAT, UH, THEY HAVE INCLUDED A THREE YEAR FREEZE ON ALL RESIDENTIAL RATES.

SO FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, NO, NO RATES WILL GO UP.

SO THAT MEANS RESIDENTIAL SERVICES WILL STAY THE SAME, UH, FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND ALSO FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.

I KNOW THAT CITIZENS IS THE RIGHT WORD TO USE THESE DAYS, BUT, UH, BUT THEY ARE TAXPAYERS AS WELL.

SO, UM, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED STAFF WOULD, WOULD RECOMMEND GOING WITH, WITH FRONTIER AND THEIR, AND THEIR INITIAL PROPOSAL, UH, WITH THE NUMBERS THAT THEY HAVE AND ALLOW ME TO FINALIZE THE CONTRACT.

WELL, MAYOR, IF I MAY, UM, HOW IT'S WRITTEN UP ON THIS ITEM, DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER IN INITIATE, NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL.

FIRST OF ALL, UM, ON OUR LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, WE DID HAVE A DIRECTIVE TO GO NEGOTIATE WITH REPUBLIC, CORRECT.

NOT NEGOTIATE WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

HAVING SOMETHING HERE MEANS YOU'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING.

NO, MA'AM.

HOW DO WE HAVE THIS IN FRONT OF US? OH, BECAUSE I ASKED FOR IT THEN THAT'S INITIATING THAT.

THAT WAS, THAT WAS ACTUALLY THEIR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL.

THIS WAS NOT THEIR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL.

AND WE'VE HAD CON, UH, EMAILS WITH REPUBLIC AS WELL, WITH, WITH THE MEETING THAT ME AND THE MAYOR SAT IN ON MM-HMM .

WITH THE RESULTS OF THE, THE AMOUNTS AND STUFF.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST MIND BOGGLING THAT THE AMOUNTS THAT THEY COME UP WITH AT 1584 FOR TWO WEEKS FOR RATE RESIDENTIAL IS THE SAME AMOUNT THAT REPUBLIC DID WITH THEIR PROPOSAL.

SO I, I I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE ENTERTAINING THIS.

FIRST OF ALL, FRED, WHEN YOU DID HAVE A DIRECTIVE TO GO AND NEGOTIATE WITH REPUBLIC, SO AT THIS TIME, MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND GO WITH HOW WE HAD GAVE HIM DIRECTIVE OF GOING WITH REPUBLIC.

WELL, IF, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TABLE IT, BUT ONE THING I DID WANNA MAKE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD WAS I DID NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.

I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIVE TO THE LETTER.

AND IN FACT, UH, YOU WERE PRESENT AT THAT NEGOTIATION.

WHAT THEY SUBMITTED TO ME AND TO THE BOARD AND THE COUNCIL WAS THEIR FINAL AND BEST.

SO THEIR FINAL AND BEST RESIDENTIAL RATE IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE ORIGINAL RATE SUBMITTED BY FRONTIER.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M GOING WITH THIS.

SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

I DON'T WANNA KEEP PEOPLE WAITING.

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE CITIZENS GET THEIR SERVICE.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN ON A MONTH TO MONTH YEP.

CONTRACT BASE ANYWAY AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, UM, COMMENT ONE, ONE OF ATTORNEY, UM, CAN WE TAKE THIS AS THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, BECAUSE I MEAN, THERE'S QUESTIONS AND, UH, I WANT, I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FRED ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS.

SURE.

SO CAN WE, WELL, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THOUGH.

I MEAN, WELL, YEAH.

CAN, CAN WE, UNLESS THERE'S A SECOND, THEN THERE'S NO DEBATE ON MOTIONS TO, UH, CAN WE FINISH UP, UH, COMMISSIONERS? CAN WE FINISH UP, YOU KNOW, THE REST AND THEN, UH, AND HAVE THIS ONE MOVE TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? CAN WE FINISH IT UP THE REST OF THE AGENDA? WELL, ONE, ONE OF THE ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION AND, AND IN COMPARISONS HERE, AND, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT, UM, ONE OF THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES THAT I SAW IN THE TWO CONTRACTS WAS THE AMOUNT OF 30 YARDERS OF ROLLAWAY DUMPSTERS, WHICH WAS MANY, HOW MANY WERE BEING PROPOSED BY, UM, REPUBLIC ORIGINALLY? 34.

I'M SORRY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

MAYOR COMMISSIONS, ORIGINALLY IT WAS 34.

THAT WAS PART OF THE OLD CONTRACT WHEN WE MET WITH, UH, THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM REPUBLIC TOLD 'EM THAT WE WERE IN GROWTH MODE AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, NOT GONNA BE SUFFICIENT FOR WHAT WE DO AT THE CITY AND WHAT WE HAVE, UH, WITH THE UPCOMING SUBDIVISIONS AND, AND, AND ROOFTOPS THAT WE'RE GONNA GET.

SO WHAT THEY CAME BACK WITH WAS APPROXIMATELY 11.5.

UH, I THINK THE, UH, ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, WHICH HASN'T CHANGED FROM FRONTIER WAS 15 A MONTH.

SO WE'RE GETTING 15, UH, 30 YARDERS AS OPPOSED TO 11 AND A HALF.

ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT CONCERNS ME AND, AND I WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN WITH THE NEW PROPOSAL, WAS THE AMOUNT OF 30 YARDERS THAT WE COULD GET, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CLEANING UP TO DO HERE IN TOWN.

SO THAT BECOMES VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF INCLUSION INTO THE SERVICE AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PARK THESE THINGS AROUND TOWN AND GET YARDS CLEANED UP AND CITY PLACES CLEANED UP AND I MEAN, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF THAT, IS WHAT I SAW IN THE PROPOSAL AS WELL, UNDERSTANDING THE CLOSENESS TO THESE THINGS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT I UNDERSTAND, COMMISSIONERS, AND THE, THE THING IS THAT THE, WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS, FRED, WHEN I TOLD YOU ON THURSDAY, DID YOU SEND THE PACKAGE TO BE DOWNLOADED SO WE CAN LOOK IT OVER ON THE WEEKEND, YOU TOLD ME.

I LOOKED AT IT AND IT'S NOT THERE, SO MM-HMM .

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HOW DO WE COME UP WITH THIS WHEN I, WE NEVER SAW THIS.

SO RIGHT NOW I WANT TO TAKE IT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK AND, UH, BUT PLEASE, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP GOING WITH THE OTHER, THE, THE, THE, UM, THE REST OF THE, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDAS SURE.

AND THE INDIVIDUAL AGENDAS.

AND THEN, UH, IF WE CAN, UM, COUNSELOR, TAKE THIS ONE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AT THIS TIME RESEND THE MOTION.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

UH, MAYOR, WE'LL DO ITEM

[11. Discussion and possible action to not respond to the Public Utility Commission of Texas 2026 Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to municipal telecommunications right-of-way access line rates.]

NUMBER 11.

LET'S DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION OR TO NOT RESPOND TO THE PUC PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS 2026.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENT, CPI ADJUSTMENT TO MUNICIPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGHT OF WAY ACCESS LINE RATES BY NOT PROPOSING OR NOT RESPONDING.

IT STAYS THE SAME.

THAT IS CORRECT.

UH, MOTION TO NOT RESPOND.

DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION? CAN WE JUST NOT, DO YOU NEED TO, TO MAKE A MOTION? OKAY.

AND SECOND, SO NOT TO RESPOND.

IT DELAYS THE RATE INCREASE AS LONG AS IT CAN, AS LONG AS WE CAN BY NOT RESPONDING.

I SECOND.

SO I GOT A, UH, MOTION BY MAYOR REPORT TEAM GOODMAN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER, UH, .

DO NOT RESPOND FOR THE PUBLIC ON COMMISSION.

NUMBER 11.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO NOT RESPOND ON NUMBER 11.

NUMBER 12, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RENEWAL OF 2026.

[12. Consideration and possible action to approve renewal of the 2026 membership dues and sponsorship for the City of San Benito with the San Benito Chamber of Commerce, in the amount of $17,500.00.]

MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SPONSORSHIP FOR THE CITY OF SAN BENITO WITH THE SAN BETO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE AMOUNT OF $17,500.

UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS, UH, A COMBINATION THAT WE DO WITH THE EDC THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE LAST EDC MEETING FOR THEIR 17,500.

UH, THIS IS THE SAME REQUEST BEING BROUGHT TO THE CITY.

IT'S, IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED FOR, AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION NUMBER 12? MOTION.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 20 DELL LAPTOP, DESKTOP COMPUTERS FOR PUBLIC USE OF SAN BENITO PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM SHI, GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

ITEM 13,

[13. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of twenty (20) Dell desktop computers for public use at the San Benito Public Library, from SHI Government Solutions, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $27,808.80.]

FOR THE AMOUNT OF AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $27,808 AND 80 CENTS.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR, MAYOR PROTE COMMISSIONERS, MR. AL.

UM, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO PURCHASE THESE.

UM, THE LAST TIME THAT THEY WERE UPDATED WAS 2018.

WE STARTED OFF WITH 20, WE'RE DOWN TO 12 AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO.

WE HAVE ZERO COMPUTERS, SO WE DESPERATELY NEED THESE 20 COMPUTERS.

THEY JUST GET OLD AND DIE.

THEY'RE, UH, END OF LIFE.

UM, SO WITH THAT IN MIND, EVERY WEEK WE'RE WORKING WITH ONE OR TWO COMPUTERS THAT COME UP THAT THEY ACTUALLY TURN ON AND, AND HAVE, UH, ACCESS TO THE PRINTING, UH, WHICH KIND OF DECREASES THE PERFORMANCE, UH, INCREASES MAINTENANCE NEEDS.

SO IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO TRY AND TO UPDATE THAN TO JUST GET SOME NEW ONES.

UM, POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE A SOFTWARE THAT COMMUNICATES BETWEEN OUR CARD CATALOG AND OUR, UH, POINT OF SALES WITH THE PRINTING SERVICE.

WE CANNOT UPDATE THAT SOFTWARE, SO WE CAN'T PRINT.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE FOR THE NEW COMPUTERS AND TO INCLUDE MAKING SURE WE RECYCLE THE OLD COMPUTERS.

YES, SIR.

YOU GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMM MORALES.

WHEN DO YOU GET DELIVERY? UH, IT'S OKIE DOKE.

ITEM 14, HOPE YOU'RE GOOD WITH ABACUS .

14, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE I SHOULD IMPROVE RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT FOR CHANGE.

[14. Consideration and possible action to approve ratification of payment for Change Order Number 2 submitted by KLM Engineering, Inc., for additional work associated with the Freddy Fender Tower Rehabilitation Project, in the amount of $15,300.00.]

ORDER NUMBER TWO, SUBMITTED BY KLM ENGINEERING FOR ADDITIONAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH A FREDDY FENDER REHAB PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 15,300, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS, UH, TIME SENSITIVE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THE WILLIAMS TOWER.

I KNOW Y'ALL SAW PROBABLY, UM, EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT WE WERE DRAINING THAT TOWER SO WE COULD GET TO THE METAL WORK ON IT.

THIS WAS, UH, THE SECOND CHANGE ORDER FOR THIS, FOR THIS PARTICULAR WATER TOWER.

WE'RE WELL WITHIN THE, UH, THE ALLOTTED 25%.

IT'S BEEN A GOOD PROJECT.

AS Y'ALL KNOW,

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FREDDY FENDER IS RIGHT BACK UP IN HIS ORIGINAL GLORY, SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF PICTURES ON IT, SO, WELL, THE REAL PICTURES BACK ON THERE.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT ELON MUSK IS NOT THERE.

NO.

PLEASE.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER.

SO I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO GOODMAN.

SECOND.

BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.

15, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THREE MOTOROLA, A PX 6,500 IN-CAR EMERGENCY RADIOS FOR THE SAN MANINO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ITEM NUMBER

[15. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of three Motorola APX6500 in-car emergency radios for the San Benito Police Department patrol vehicles from South Texas Communications for the total amount of $21,575.40.]

PATROL VEHICLES FROM SOUTH TEXAS.

COMMUNICATION FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $21,575 AND 40 CENTS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR THE RECORD, POLICE CHIEF MARIA PERRA.

THIS PURCHASE IS TO EQUIP THE NEW, UH, PATROL VEHICLES WITH EMERGENCY RADIOS.

SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNICATION IS, UH, AUTHORIZED MOTOR RELEVANT FOR THIS AREA.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

CHIEF, YOU DIDN'T GET A GRANT FOR THIS ONE? LIKE YOU GOT EVERYTHING ELSE? OH, I DIDN'T.

THIS IS COMING OUT OF OUR RADIO EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT.

, CAN WE HAVE THE OLD ONES? THEY DON'T.

THEY DON'T WORK AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE LOSING THEIR SHELF LIFE.

THEY'RE STOP, THEY'RE STOP MAKING PARTS FOR 'EM AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

KINDA LIKE THE LIBRARY COMPUTER.

YEAH, SAME THING.

JUST ASKING.

USED TO BE A COMMON VIRUS.

I KNOW, RIGHT? OKAY.

COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS? MOTION? 15.

I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

SECOND BY GOODMAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? A.

OKAY, NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

AND, UM, SO WE BE, UH, ATTORNEY CLIENT, UH, PURSUANT TO THE 5 0 1 1 2 0 7, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT COURT, UH, RIOS VERSUS SANTO, UH, CASE NUMBER, UM, 2024 DCL 0 6 0 9 1, UH, 1 8 7 DISTRICT COURT, UH, CA COUNTY TEXAS, PURSUANT TO A TEXAS GOVERNMENT COURT, ALSO DELIBERATING CONCERN, UH, THE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER PLUS THE ITEM NUMBER 10.

ITEM NUMBER 10.

OKAY, SO THE TIME IS, UH, 6 23.

GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TIME

[POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ITEM(S) AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION]

IS, UH, 7 27.

WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM NUMBER ONE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR AS A, AS A RE UH, REQUESTED, I MEAN, AS A, AS APPROVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? I, I'LL MOTION FOR THAT ONE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? WHICH ONE IS THIS ONE FOR? MAYOR, ITEM NUMBER ONE.

IT'S GONNA BE THE, UH, JUDICIAL RESTRICTION, UH, FOR, UH, BRIS VERSUS SANTO.

SO I'VE GOT A SECOND BY, UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, GALVAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS, UH, NO ACTION ON EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER.

AND ITEM

NUMBER 10.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 10? I MOTION TO TABLE THIS.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MAYOR, I GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

TABLE, UH, NUMBER 10.