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THAT WAS A REGULAR[CALL TO ORDER:]
MEETING OF THE CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS, UH, PANCE, UH, TO THE US.
AND PLEASE REMAIN STAND FOR THE INVOCATION BY MAYOR.
TEAM LUMAN FLAG JELLY JONES IS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC VOTE STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, TAKE THIS FLAG.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL THANK YOU.
WE ARE INDEED GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE AS A PUBLIC COMMUNITY, AS CITIZENS WITH DESIRES TO, TO HELP AND MOVE FORWARD OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE IN NEED AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE SO THAT WE MIGHT ENJOY THE BLESSINGS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THEE.
WE PRAY THAT ON OUR PROCEEDS AND THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSS THIS EVENING, THAT WE'LL BE OPEN AND HONEST AND CLEAR ABOUT THE WHAT'S IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS.
THAT WE MIGHT DISCUSS THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD COLLECTIVELY.
WE MIGHT SHOW UNITY TO THE REST OF THE WORLD IN ALL THAT WE DO AND PURSUE.
WE PRAY FOR MY BLESSINGS UPON ALL OF OUR SICK, OUR POOR, AND OUR NEEDY, AND THOSE THAT HAVE ILLNESSES AND, AND, AND DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES.
AND THERE ARE INTERESTING AND DIFFICULT TIMES.
WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
[ANNOUNCEMENT(S) ]
IS GONNA BE ANNOUNCEMENT.UH, COMMISSIONER MORALES, PLEASE.
OF COURSE, THERE WAS NO VOTING TODAY 'CAUSE IT WAS A STATE HOLIDAY.
THE TIMES ARE FROM 9:00 AM TO 7:00 PM EARLY VOTING AT THE SAN BENITO COMMUNITY BUILDING, WHICH IS LOCATED AT TWO 10 EAST HAYWOOD AND ELECTION DAY IS MAY 2ND, 2026.
AND IT'S VOTING AT ALL LOCATIONS.
WE ALSO WISH TO CONGRATULATE THE TEXAS CONJUNTO MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM ORGANIZERS AND SUPPORTERS FOR BEING NAMED RECIPIENTS OF THE 2026 EXCELLENCE IN ARTS AWARD BY THE RGV HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PASSION AND SERVICE TO SAN BENITO.
APRIL 25TH, 2026 FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM IS HAPPY EARTH DAY, PROTECTING, PRESERVING, CARING FOR ENVIRONMENT AT THE SAN BENITO WETLAND.
MAYLIN MAYFIELD ROAD LINE 20 OFF NORTH WILLIAMS ROAD, MAY 9TH, 2026 AT 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM IS MARKET DAYS ON HISTORIC ROBERTSON, 2 2 5 WEST ROBERTSON.
YOU ALSO HAVE MAY 23RD THROUGH JUNE 27TH IS THE ART EXHIBIT BY ARTIST RAY SMITH BEFORE THE FALL, THE ARCHITECTURE OF VULNERABILITY.
AND MR. RA CVA VISIT, THE SAN BENITO HERITAGE MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 2 5 0 EAST HAYWOOD, JUNE 13TH, 2026 FROM 4:00 PM TO 10:00 PM IS FREDDIE FENDER TRIBUTE CONCERT PLUS GRAND REOPENING OF THE FREDDIE FENDER MUSEUM.
THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT THE SAN BENITO CULTURAL ARTS MUSEUM AND SAN BENITO LIBRARY AND REGULAR.
REGISTER ONLINE AT THE WWW.FREDDIEFENDER.COM FOR UPDATES.
AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE MORE, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOP.
IT'S WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2026 FROM 12:00 PM TO 1:00 PM LOCATED 7 7 0 1 NORTH BOWIE STREET IN SAN BENITO, AND IS JOINING US FOR THE CDBG SUB-RECIPIENTS APPLICATION WORKSHOP TO LEARN ABOUT THE ANNUAL CDBG PROCESS AND GET ANSWERS TO ANY LAST MINUTE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 20 26 20 27 APPLICATION.
AND THE DEADLINE IS MAY 1ST AT 4:30 PM THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS (Speaker remarks limited to three minutes) ]
BE PUBLIC COMMENTS.UH, NOAH RODRIGUEZ, MR. RODRIGUEZ.
MY NAME IS NO RODRIGUEZ IN SANTO.
I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PUBLICLY ON, UH, YOUTUBE AND ON FACEBOOK.
BUT THROUGH GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE EDC BUDGET NUMBERS, I FIND A LOT OF ALARMING SPENDING THAT NEEDS TO BE CALLED INTO QUESTION.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE SALARIES THAT HAVE BEEN INCREASED 2023 TO 2024, THE SALARIES GO FROM 191,000 SALARIES TO 272,000 2026, WHICH IS A PRETTY HEFTY RAISE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RAISE IN BETWEEN THESE YEARS BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THINGS LIKE INFLATION LEGAL
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SERVICES, WHICH GOES FROM 104,000 TO 610,000 FROM THE YEARS 2023 TO 2024 TO 610, 600 10,000 IN THE YEAR, 2026, MOST LIKELY FROM THE BRUNE LAW FIRM AND ALL OF OUR LAWSUITS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH VARCO AND POSSIBLY OTHER ACTIONS.UH, IN THE PAST MEETING MINUTES, WE HAVE A ATKINS GROUP THAT WAS MENTIONED, WHICH IS MOST LIKELY FOR BRAND IMAGING REPAIR, WHICH I MEAN, AS FAR AS LIKE SPENDING MONEY ON THAT, I FIND THAT KIND OF RIDICULOUS WHEN WE COULD JUST KIND OF REFORM OUR BEHAVIORS AND REFORM OUR SPENDING.
AND THAT WOULD BE A LOT BETTER FOR OUR BRAND IMAGING REPAIR THAN HAVING TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ON PUBLIC TAXPAYER FUNDS.
TOTAL EDC EXPENDITURES FROM THE YEAR 2023 TO 2024 WERE $1 MILLION $29,000, 507.
AND IN 2025 TO 2026, THAT BALLOONED TO $4,398,470.
OF COURSE, IN BETWEEN THEN WE'VE HAD A LOT OF, UH, EXPENSES, FOR EXAMPLE, CHARLIE CROCKETT AND FOR GEORGE LOPEZ FOR $250,000 AND $150,000 RESPECTIVELY.
AND I UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYBODY HAS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, HUGE, HUGE AMOUNT OF SPENDING IN REGARDS TO THOSE TWO PEOPLE.
BUT IN GENERAL, MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE ON THE EDC BOARD AND ON THE CITY COMMISSION AS WELL, AND ESPECIALLY INSULTING IS THE CARPAY MAX HIRED BY MR. FRED SANDOVAL FOR $37,000, UH, GIFT OR A RAISE OR A EXTRA SERVICE FEE, EVEN THOUGH THE DUDE HAS ALREADY PAID $90,000 A YEAR SALARY, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS $90,000 A YEAR, I WOULD SAY IF YOU DID A GOOD JOB, YOU SHOULD JUST STICK WITH THE SALARY THAT YOU WERE CUT WITH THE CITY AND NOT NECESSARILY GET MORE TAXPAYER FUNDS ON TOP OF THAT.
SO I'M IN HUGE DISAGREEMENT WITH THAT.
AND IN GENERAL, I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THESE INFLATIONARY TIMES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY TAX DOLLARS TO BE VERY, VERY SCRUPULOUS TO BE SPENT IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY AS POSSIBLE.
I MEAN, I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY WATER AND, AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF SPENDING, I MEAN, YOU CAN GO ON YOUR PHONE, IT'S JUST ON THE WALL, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S SERIOUS ISSUES.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE DISMISSIVE ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD ALL BE IN THE INTEREST OF THE TAXPAYER BECAUSE WE'RE PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SIGNED UP TO DO TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.
EDDIE EDDIE LOA, 2 48 CHARLES BARBARA ROAD.
I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A MATTER OF CONCERN REGARDING TWO CITATIONS.
I TOLD YOU GUYS BEFORE ABOUT THAT ISSUED TO MY NEIGHBOR, RAMIRO SINA.
THESE CITATIONS WERE SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE SHOWING VIOLATIONS AND NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCES.
HOWEVER, THEY WERE LATER DISMISSED BY THE CITY PROSECUTOR VICTORIA FLORES.
I WANT TO THANK MR. ENRIQUE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM FOR CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES AND DOCUMENTING AND ISSUING THESE CITATIONS.
FOLLOWING THE DISMISSAL, I SUBMITTED OPEN RECORDS REQUEST TO OBTAIN THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PROSECUTOR AND LED TO THE, TO THIS DECISION.
AFTER 10 DAYS, I RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM CITY SECRETARY MS. MCGINNIS, INDICATING THAT I SHOULD EXPECT A REPLY FROM THE LAW FIRM, HANLON DE DEMORA AND CASTILLO.
AS OF NOW, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF REQUEST FROM AN ATTORNEY GENERAL RULING, GIVEN THAT THIS CASE IS CLOSED AND NO LONGER PENDING, THE REQUESTED INFORMATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC UNDER THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT.
WITHHOLDING SUCH RECORDS RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
ADDITIONALLY, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF RE INVOLVING CITY ATTORNEY ERIC FLORES AND CITY PROSECUTOR VICTORIA FLORES, WHO ARE MARRIED.
THIS RELATIONSHIP PREVENTED ME FROM FILING A COMPLAINT OR RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROSECUTOR'S DECISION THROUGH APPROPRIATE INTERNAL CHANNELS.
I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE CITY COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE SITUATION, INCLUDING BOTH THE HANDLING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS AND THE APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
THE CITY OF SAN BETO NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW LEADERSHIP, AND NOW IS IN TIME TO COME OUT AND VOTE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LEADER LEADERSHIP THAT PRO PRIORITIZES ETHICAL DECISION MAKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SANTO.
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ALEC LUNA.TODAY I WANTED TO SHED LIGHT AND, UH, BRING TO LIGHT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN MAKE A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SAN MANTO.
AND MOST OF ITS RESIDENTS CAN ATTEST THAT THE SIDEWALKS, UH, FROM NON LIKE DISTRICT OR COMMERCE AISLES AND RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALKS ARE NOT UP TO PAR.
AND SO I WANTED TO BRING TO LIGHT THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE MORE CHANGES TO THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR SIDEWALKS.
MANY OTHER MAJOR CITIES HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED MANY DIFFERENT FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION, SUCH AS SCOOTERS OR ELECTRICAL BICYCLES, AND I THINK THAT US IMPROVING OUR SIDEWALKS CAN MAKE A GREAT FIRST STEP TO THAT, UH, EVENTUAL FUTURE.
ALONGSIDE WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS HOW IT WOULD HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
MAINLY I HAVE A, I HAVE A NEIGHBOR THAT HAS A DISABILITY AND HELPING HER UP AND DOWN THE SIDEWALK PROVES TO BE A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING WHEN SHE'S CARRYING GROCERIES OR I'M NOT THERE TO ASSIST HER.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP TO LIGHT AND SAY THANK YOU.
MIKE MICHAEL HOFFMAN, 1400 Z LOCK ROAD.
UM, I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE 585 ANNUAL RESIDENTS OF FUN AND SON.
UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS RECENTLY OVER THE, THE ALLEYWAY.
UM, FUN AND SUN HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY OR PART OF CAMERON COUNTY SINCE 1970.
UM, THEY'RE, IT'S A 55 AND OLDER COMMUNITY.
WE RESPECTFULLY HAVE THEM UNDER SECURITY, UNDER LOCKING KEY.
AND THE NOTE THAT THIS POTENTIALLY COULD BE OPENED UP TO ANY SORT OF PUBLIC, UM, ALLEYWAY HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF CONCERN TO OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO COME TO ANY SORT OF CONCLUSION WE CAN WITH THE CITY COUNCIL OF WHAT, WHAT WE CAN DO TO REACH SOME SORT OF FAIR AGREEMENT.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW, AND WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION TO THIS MOVING FORWARD.
ANYBODY ELSE? KEVIN GUTIERREZ.
MR. GUTIERREZ, MY NAME IS KEVIN GUTIERREZ.
UM, I'M REPRESENTING FOR UTHB.
UH, THIS IS, UH, WORK CONDUCTED BY DR.
GALLAN FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
UM, THEY'RE TRYING TO, CAN YOU YOUR MIC SO I CAN READ THAT.
THEY'RE TRYING TO RESTORE THE LOS AKAS AND WETLAND IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
UH, OUR WATER IS A BIG CONCERN AND A BIG ISSUE.
THIS IS THE SAME WATER THAT WE USE TO BRUSH OUR TEETH, SHOWER AND WASH OUR DISHES, THE SAME WATER THAT OUR HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES USE.
UM, COMING IN WITH SPACE TEST COMING INTO, INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE OTHER SPONSORS, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, AGRICULTURE THAT FARMERS HAVE TROUBLE WITH, UM, WITH THE CROP BEING TOO SALTY WITH ALL THE, WITHOUT THE INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS FROM THE, FROM EVERYTHING COMING FROM SOUTH PINE ISLAND.
AND THIS IS BEING AFFECTED FROM BROWNSVILLE ALL THE WAY TO MACALLAN.
AND WITH THEIR RESEARCH THAT THEY'VE CONDUCTED, IF THE WATER ISN'T BEING FIXED, EVERYTHING FROM HERE, THE WHOLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL BECOME A CANCER CLUSTER BECAUSE, UH, EVERYTHING THAT'S IN OUR WATER DOESN'T JUST CAUSE CANCER.
IT'S, UH, IT, UH, SORRY, I'M NERVOUS.
UM, THE SOCIAL IMPACTS THAT IT HAS IS THAT, UM, WHAT IT'LL END UP DOING IS THAT WITH THAT CANCER CLUSTER, NONE OF US WILL BE ABLE TO COME BACK FROM THAT, AND IT'LL BECOME TOO MUCH TO, UH, TO FIX.
SO IN REGARDS TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO, FOR THAT PROBLEM TO BE FIXED NOW, OR ELSE THERE WON'T BE NOTHING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO ABOUT IT.
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JOE RODRIGUEZ, SEMINARY RESIDENT.IT WARMS MY HEART THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING UP NOW, BESIDES JUST ME.
SO MY FIRST COMMENT REGARD, THE, THE REPUBLIC SERVICE, THE WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT IS BACK ON THE AGENDA.
UH, I JUST WANNA REITERATE MY SUPPORT FOR REPUBLIC SERVICE.
UH, THEY HAVE BEEN OUR COMPANY FOR TRASH SINCE 2001, AND IN ALL THOSE YEARS, THEY'VE ONLY BEEN LATE ONCE.
AND BECAUSE ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES GOT SICK AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET ANOTHER DRIVER.
SO THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY SHOW UP AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING WHERE THEIR NORMAL PICKUP TIME IS BETWEEN NINE AND 10.
SO I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THEM.
LOOKING AT THE B TABULATION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, COMPARING THE, THE RESIDENTIAL RATE LE LAST TWO WEEKS AGO, I MADE THE WRONG COMMENT ABOUT THE RATES.
REPUBLIC SERVICES IS $13 AND 14 CENTS, I THINK, AND THE OTHER COMPANY'S CHARGING $25 PER PICKUP, WHICH IS CHEAPER, 50% CHEAPER IF YOU CALL WITH REPUBLIC SERVICE.
NOW, LOOKING AT BOTH COMPANIES WEBSITES, REPUBLIC SERVICE HAS A CUSTOMER BASE ALL OVER THE RIO VALLEY.
THEY HAVE MULTIPLE POLICE STATIONS, THEY HAVE TRANSFER STATIONS, THE CLOSEST ONE BEING IN LAIA FOR SANTO.
SO THEY CAN DO THE JOB BASED ON THE RFP REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU NEED, THAT YOU OUTLINE.
THE OTHER COMPANY IS BASED IN DALLAS.
THEIR CUSTOMER BASE IS DALLAS, FORT WORTH, METRO AREA, HILLSBOROUGH, TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO, HOUSTON AUSTIN, AND FURTHER SOUTH EAST CORPUS CHRISTI.
SO THERE'S NO MENTION IN THE WEBSITE OF LANDFILLS OR TRANSPORTATIONS IN THE VALLEY.
SO IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS WHO YOU SHOULD PICK, WHICH IS REPUBLIC SERVICE, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN LOYAL TO US, BUT THEY'RE DEPENDABLE.
AS FAR AS THE OTHER COMPANY, ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THEY'RE NOT FROM HERE.
AND OF COURSE, WE WANNA GO LOCAL, AS I ALWAYS HEAR.
UH, LET ME GO TO THE SECOND TOPIC, AND IT'S GOT TO DO WITH THE AMENDED ORDINANCE FOR THE FENCE.
THERE'S A, I'M THINKING OF PUTTING A FENCE THIS SUMMER.
SO I LOOKED AT THE ORDINANCE, THE AMENDED, AND THE PERMIT FEE IS $40, WHICH IS STANDARD.
NOW, THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL FEES IN THERE.
ONE IS CALLED, UH, ALL APPLICABLE FEES, AND THE OTHER ONE IS, UH, PLAN REVIEW FEES, BUT THERE'S NO AMOUNT.
IT JUST SAYS ALL APPLICABLE FEES AND PLAN REVIEW AMOUNT.
NOW IN TEXAS, IT, IT IS GENERALLY A CITY CANNOT CHARGE FEES UNLESS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED BY AN ORDINANCE, BYLAWS, STATE STATUTE, AND ONE OTHER THING, I CAN'T REMEMBER,
BUT YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU WANNA CHARGE ME A FEE, BUT YOU DON'T WANNA TELL ME WHAT IT IS.
SO IT'S GONNA BE DECIDED AT THE TIME OF THE REVIEW AND WHATEVER ELSE APPLICABLE FEES THEY COME UP WITH.
SO THAT IS MY ONLY CONCERN, THAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THAT, MAKE SURE THAT IT APPLIES TO THE LAW, THAT IT'S GOTTA BE ORDINANCE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
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NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE THE, UH, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.YOU WANNA GO FIRST?
YEAH, THERE'S A COUPLE ITEMS. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE, UM, PUT IN FRONT OF Y'ALL, UM, THE PROTOTYPE FOR OUR, OUR MAILER THAT WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OUT WITH.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT MONTHLY.
UM, THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE MOCKUP.
UM, EVENTUALLY WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE LEGAL SIZE, I THINK, UH, WE JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST GONNA DIAL IN THE, THE, THE POSTAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE POSTING THIS.
WE'RE GONNA BE SENDING THIS OUT HARD, HARD MAIL TO ALL THE RESIDENTS.
AND, UH, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, PUTTING IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
AND THEN ON ALSO, UH, PUTTING A, AN AD IN THE SAN BENITO NEWS SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY
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WE CAN GET OUT, UH, TO ALL THE, ALL THE CITIZENS AND KEEP 'EM ABREAST OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, AND, UH, WHAT'S COMING UP, WHETHER IT'S A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE TAKING ON, OR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, UH, NOT ONLY AS A CITY ARE RECOGNIZING AS A CITY.SO THAT'LL BE GOING OUT THIS FRIDAY.
UH, AGAIN, IT'LL BE ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
SO, UM, IT'S THE BEGINNING OF, OF, OF THAT MONTHLY, THAT MONTHLY, UH, UNDERTAKING.
SO I WANTED TO LEAVE YOU ALL THAT COPY.
UH, THE OTHER THING TOO IS, UM, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE DID START OUR PONY MID-SEASON TOURNAMENT.
UM, THAT'S UNDERWAY AS WE SPEAK.
WE'VE GOT 31 TEAMS, UH, UNFORTUNATELY IN GAMES TONIGHT ARE POSTPONED, OBVIOUSLY DUE TO RAIN.
THE FIELDS ARE NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO BE PLAYED ON.
BUT, UH, GETTING A LOT OF INTEREST.
WE GOT A, A LOT OF TEAMS PLAYING AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT SAN BENITO'S BEING ABLE TO HOST THAT, UH, UH, ON, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF PONY AND ON BEHALF OF OUR, OUR CITY.
UM, SO THE OTHER THING IS WE, WE STARTED OUR, UM, AN EPAY OPTION FOR UTILITY BILLS.
SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT.
WE CAN DO TEXT TO PAY AUTOMATED 24 HOURS.
IT'S A PHONE LINE, AND YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE, MAKE THIS PROCESS A LITTLE EASIER FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOLKS THAT MAYBE DON'T, DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN OR, OR WANT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, AS A, AS AN ALTERNATIVE COMING IN THE CAR, UH, AND WAITING IN LINE.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY TO IMPROVE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OUR OUTREACH TO OUR, UH, TO OUR CITIZENS.
NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE MS. STEPHANIE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, STEPHANIE
SO I'M BRINGING UP TO YOU THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER FOR THE YEAR.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE QUARTER FOR THE YEAR, AND I'M GONNA SEE WHY.
I THINK IT IS MS. RUTH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME A LITTLE BIT WITH THIS 'CAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING.
ON PAGE NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE OUR BALANCE SHEET WITH, UH, TOTAL ASSETS FOR DECEMBER 20, 25 OF 23 MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE, FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT, 23,443,290.
UH, FOR A TOTAL LIABILITIES OF 4 MILLION 146,000 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF, OF 3,788,000 189, TOTAL FUND BALANCE AND LIABILITY, LIKE I MENTIONED, UH, 23,669,443 FOR THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, SAME QUARTER, 23,443,290.
SO, UH, REVENUES COMING IN, OR PROPERTY TAXES.
THIS IS LIKE THE TIME OF PROPERTY TAXES THIS QUARTER RIGHT HERE.
SO, UH, PROPERTY TAXES FOR LAST YEAR WERE 5,557,000 AND HUNDRED AND 22 COMPARED TO, UH, THIS QUARTER OF 6 MILLION TEN, THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE.
SO WE DO SEE AN INCREASE THERE ON OUR PROPERTY TAXES.
SO TOTAL REVENUE FOR THIS QUARTER, WHICH ALSO BE THE ONE FOR THE COMPLETE YEAR.
UH, FOR LAST YEAR WE WERE AT 7.4, ALMOST 0.5 MILLION.
THIS YEAR WE'RE AT EIGHT POINT, ALMOST 4 MILLION.
AND, UM, MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE OUR EXPENSES, AND THIS IS WHERE I LIKE THE MOST, BECAUSE WE, REVENUE OVER EXPENSES IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES.
HOPE IT CONTINUES BEING LIKE THAT.
SO, UH, FOR LAST QUARTER WE WERE, UH, REVENUES ARE EXPENSES OF 3.7 MILLION, AND FOR THIS YEAR WE'RE AT 3.5 MILLION.
SO STILL GOOD NUMBERS FOR TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE, FOR THIS QUARTER OF 3.7.
SO YES, OUR EXPENSES ARE GOING UP A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT ALSO OUR REVENUES.
AND THEN OVER HERE WE HAVE OUR SALES TAX.
SO, UM, YEAR, TODAY, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.
UH, YEAR TO DATE, THE CITY OF SANTO HAS COLLECTED 2.2 MILLION, 2 MILLION 195,568, WHICH THAT 25% SCHOOLS TO OUR EDC OF, UH, 548, UH, THOUSAND 892.
FOLLOWED BY THAT, WE HAVE OUR HOTEL MOTEL BALANCE SHEET.
THIS IS REALLY JUST TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE SITTING ON, ON OUR, ON OUR HOTEL FUND.
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE OF 400 AND, UH, 46,327 AS OF THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OF 807,486.
ANY QUESTIONS? AND THIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON OUR, ON OUR CITY WEBSITE FOR ANYBODY TO REVIEW
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ALONG THE PRESENTATION ALONG WITH THE WHOLE, UH, REPORT FROM OUR ERP PROGRAM.STEPHANIE, I SEE THE, UH, SALES TAX REVENUES, UH, AND I THINK I LOOKED AT THE SHEET INSIDE AND IT'S, WE'RE UP LIKE 14%.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S REALLY COMMON WHEN WE'RE IN DECEMBER.
DECEMBER, IT'S A HIGH VOLUME, UM, SALES TAX MONTH.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M, I LIKE THE FIRST QUARTER.
'CAUSE WE HAVE OUR PROPERTY TAXES AND WE HAVE OUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, SO IT'S, IT'S GREAT TOO.
BUT, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S A RISE OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR, THOUGH.
UH, THAT'S A GOOD POSITIVE IN MY MIND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? STEPHANIE? WHEN WILL WE GET THE, UH, THE NEW BASE VALUES FOR, UH, PROPERTY TAX VALUES FOR THE NEW YEAR? WE NORMALLY GET THOSE AROUND JUNE.
JUNE, THAT'S LIKE THE PRELIMINARY ONES.
AND THEN JULY, AROUND THE 14TH, JULY, WE GET THE ACTUAL VALUES.
SO YOU WOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN, UM, IN REVENUE IF THE PROPERTY VALUES WENT UP? YES.
BUT THE SALES TAX IS A GOOD INDICATOR THAT THERE'S DOING SOME MORE SHOPPING HAPPENING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
OR SOME MORE BUSINESSES OPENING UP BY LOCAL.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO HARLINGEN ANYMORE TO GET CHICK-FIL-A, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE ONLY THING THAT WITH THE PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP IS THAT PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT THAT AND THEY GO, WELL, MY TAXES ARE GOING UP.
NOT INTO NOT, AND, AND LOOK TO US AND TRY TO MAKE THAT.
YEAH, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT, JUST FOR THE RECORD.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH BASE VALUES, BUT WE DO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH OUR OWN TAX RATE.
WE ALWAYS POINT EACH FINGERS AT EACH OTHER, BUT I THINK WE'RE BOTH CONTRIBUTORS TO THE VALUATION
THEY'RE THE ONES OPINION, GIMME ME YOUR CHANGES.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT MODEST AND, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DECIDE TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES LIKE THAT, THAT REFLECT LIKE, BIG INTO EVERYBODY'S BUDGET, INCLUDING OURSELVES.
WHAT WE DO WITH THAT EXTRA REVENUE WILL BE IMPORTANT.
OKAY, NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE THE INVESTMENT, CORRECT? YES.
SO, UM, AGAIN, THIS WILL BE ALSO PLACED ON OUR, ON OUR CITY WEBSITE FOR EVERYBODY'S RECORD.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THE, THE INVESTMENT REPORT.
NOW WE'RE DOING IT IN HOUSE, SO, OR QUARTERLY INCOME.
UM, REALLY, UM, THE REST OF THE INFORMATION, IT'S VERY, UH, IT'S VERY GENERAL AND IT'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR MONIES.
BUT THIS, UH, PART RIGHT HERE, PAGE NUMBER TWO, IT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANNA LOOK AT.
THIS IS COMPARING LAST QUARTER TO THIS QUARTER.
SO, OR BOOK VALUE WENT FROM 41 TO 42 AND OR TOTAL PORTFOLIO, UH, FOR THIS QUARTER IT'S 3.8, WHICH IS, WHICH IS GOOD.
UH, QUARTERLY INTEREST INCOME FOR 268,921, JUST BUT FOR SUBMITTING, UM, PUTTING OUR MONIES IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
UM, THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO BRING UP TO LIGHT FROM THIS SUMMARY.
IF YOU GO TO THE FOLLOWING PAGES, IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME INFORMATION SPLIT UP WITH MORE, UM, EXPLICIT INFORMATION OF HOW MUCH WE'RE GETTING PER EACH, WHERE WE HAVE OUR MONIES AT.
AND THEN WE HAVE PERCENTAGE RIGHT HERE, HOW WE HAVE SPLITTED OUR MONIES.
AND THEN THIS IS THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE FIRST, BUT I JUST WANT IT TO BE MORE, UM, DETAILED ON THE FOLLOWING.
UM, ON THE, AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM, I KNOW YOU SEE MATURITY DAYS, THOSE ARE MONTHLYS.
AND THEN, UM, THIS IS INFORMATION FROM THE FIRST QUARTER.
SO I ADDED A NOTE DOWN THERE, UM, THAT WE RENEWED THOSE TWO FOR SIX MORE MONTHS.
SO THEY'LL BE UP TO DATE TILL JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.
MS. MS STEP, I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? YOU SAID, BECAUSE I SEE A MATURITY DATE IN JANUARY, 20 JANUARY.
SO THAT MONEY IS AVAILABLE AT US AT ANY TIME.
BUT IF YOU SEE SOUTH SIDE BANK AND VEREX BANK, UM, THOSE WE RENEWED, THEY, UM, THEY MATURE ON THE SIX 11, RIGHT? I'M SORRY.
THEY MATURED BACK IN JANUARY, AND I RENEW IT FOR THE SIX 11.
SO THAT'S, WE PUT IT IN FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS BASED ON MARKET.
THOSE, THE ONES THAT YOU SEE, THEY'RE DUE IN, UM, JUNE, ANY QUESTIONS? THIS SAME INFORMATION, MORE DETAIL WHERE WE HAVE OUR MONEY'S SITTING AT AS OF RIGHT NOW, AS OF DECEMBER, I MIGHT SEE SOME CHANGES NEXT QUARTER.
I'M, I'M HOPING TO PRESENT THE, THE QUARTER WE'RE UP TO DATE AND WE'RE GONNA BE SIDE BY SIDE WHERE KPIS, WHICH I KNOW IT'S COMING UP.
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MS. STEFF? I STILL SEE THE ARPA GRANT MONEY SITTING IN THE FUND TOTAL, BUT IT'S BEEN EX EXPENSED, RIGHT? SO ALLOCATED, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S BEEN ALLOCATED.WE HAVE TILL DECEMBER OF 2026 TO ACTUALLY EACH FEW CHECKS.
AND THE THING IS, PROJECTS ARE BUILDING, RIGHT? SO WE'RE NOT GONNA PAY UP FRONT.
SO AS THE PROJECT IS MOVING, UM, SOME OF THEM WE'RE PAYING IN PHASES AND SOME OF 'EM UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED.
SO IF THE MONEY STILL SITS WITH US, AND THAT'S UP TO DECEMBER.
SO IF THE MONEY WAS STILL ENHANCED, WE'RE STILL COLLECTING FROM THAT.
BUT IT'S FULLY USED AND EXPENSE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE 'CAUSE IT'S COMPROMISED TO
THERE WERE SOME DEADLINES COMING UP, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
JENNA, RUTH, WOULD YOU MIND HELPING ME TOO? THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONERS, DEANNA, GOTTA STUFF FOR THE RECORD.
SO THESE ARE OUR Q2 KPI REPORTS.
AND, UM, JUST TO KIND OF BREEZE THROUGH 'EM, I KNOW IT HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY POINTS OUT OF, UH, EACH OF THESE PAGES.
SO AS YOU NOTICE, MORE RAIN EQUALS MORE GRASS EQUALS MORE WHEATY LOT NOTICES.
UM, WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE NOTICES.
UM, AND AS FAR AS THE, UH, EVENTS, MARKET DAY FOOD INSPECTIONS, THOSE HAVE GONE UP.
AND WE WILL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON MARKET DAYS AS FAR AS THE, UH, WHAT IT COSTS TO THE CITY FOR THE INITIAL FEW MONTHS.
SO THAT WAY YOU ALL ARE AWARE WE'LL HAVE THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING AS WELL.
AS FAR AS THE MUNICIPAL COURT, UH, JUST WANNA LET YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE HAD ABOUT 719 CITATIONS WITH 949 VIOLATIONS, WHICH WERE FILED IN THE COURT.
UM, 67 OF 'EM WERE MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY WARRANTS THAT WERE REQUESTED AND ISSUED.
AND WE'VE HAD ABOUT 362 INDIVIDUALS APPEAR IN COURT FOR TRAFFIC AND OR TRIALS, AND A TOTAL OF 804 CASES THAT WERE HEARD.
AND WE'VE COLLECTED ABOUT $200,117 AS FAR AS THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
UH, DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, OUR GARAGE SALE PERMITS HAVE GONE UP.
OUR PLAN REVIEW PROCESS HAVE GONE UP, OUR INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED HAVE GONE SIGNIFICANTLY UP, AND OUR OFFICE SLASH FIELD CONSULTATIONS HAVE ALSO GONE UP.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE A BUSINESS FRIENDLY CITY.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF GOES OUT THERE AND WE DO THINGS IN A TIMELY MANNER.
AND, UM, THIS IS JUST TO SHOWCASE THAT, AGAIN, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, INCREASES IN OUR RECORDED PLATS, INCREASES IN OUR SUBDIVISION VARIANCES OR REZONINGS, OUR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS HAVE GONE UP.
YOU KNOW, OUR SETBACK VARIANCES HAVE GONE UP.
OUR, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS HAVE GONE UP.
AND THAT'S JUST BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ASKING FOR INFORMATION FOR LOCATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, EASEMENT INQUIRIES, ANNEXATIONS, UH, WE'VE HAD 2D ANNEXATIONS, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
AND, UM, YEAH, SO WE'VE HAD A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OUR WORK THERE.
AS FAR AS PUBLIC WORKS IS CONCERNED.
UH, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR WORK ORDERS COMPLETED, UM, YOU KNOW, MONTH TO MONTH COMPARISON.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SEE THERE IS A VARIATION, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE FEWER WORK ORDERS DOESN'T MEAN THEY WEREN'T MORE DIFFICULT WORK ORDERS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON.
SO WE'RE STILL STILL GETTING ON THAT.
AS FAR AS OUR STORM WATER DEPARTMENT'S CONCERNED, UH, WE'VE HAD NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION REMODELING RENOVATIONS APPLICATIONS REVIEWED WITH SIGN-OFFS INCREASED, AND THEN OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION INITIAL ROUTINE INSPECTIONS INCREASED, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, OUR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT, UM, BETWEEN LIBRARY AND, UH, VISITS INCREASING NEW LIBRARY CARDS ISSUED.
UM, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF ALL THE OUTREACH THAT THE LIBRARY'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB IN DOING, UH, THE ADULT CIRCULATION AND, UH, PUBLIC COMPUTER USAGE HAS GONE UP.
AND, UH, WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THOSE NEW COMPUTERS COMING IN SOON FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
AS FAR AS HUMAN RESOURCES IS CONCERNED, UM, WE'RE ONGOING TRAINING FOR CITY STAFF.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING COMING UP HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH.
UM, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF OTHER EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD BETWEEN OUR HEART WALK, OUR WOMEN'S LUNCHEON.
UM, THE HR DEPARTMENT WAS KIND ENOUGH TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HOT CHOCOLATE AND REALLY NICE WARM COFFEE FOR US IN THOSE COLD MONTHS THAT WE HAD.
AND, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME INCREASED EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HEARD, THEY'RE SEEN, AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE APPRECIATED BY US AS FAR AS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT'S CONCERNED.
UM, BEYOND, YOU KNOW, COUNTLESS MORE TRAINING HOURS, UM, INSPECTING OUR PLAN REVIEWS, HAZMAT TRAININGS.
WE'VE HOSTED AN FBI TRAINING, WE'VE HOSTED TESS TRAININGS,
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AND, UM, YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR, OUR AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME.BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS ALWAYS.
SO AS FAR AS THE FIRE MARSHAL ACTIVITIES, UM, HE'S, HE'S BEEN KIND OF INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING DOWN THESE REGIONAL TRAININGS, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO SO AND MAKE SURE WE BRING EVEN LARGER REGIONAL TRAININGS.
UM, HE'S ALSO, UH, INCREASED OUR FIRE PREVENTION REVENUE, UM, INCREASED IN FIRE PERMITS, UM, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR, UM, BUSINESSES ARE OUT THERE CONDUCTING, UM, THEIR BUSINESS SAFELY.
AS FAR AS PUBLIC RELATIONS IS CONCERNED, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT HAS, YOU KNOW, INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE'RE PUTTING AS MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT EVERYONE'S INFORMED AND AS, UH, AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AS FAR AS WATER TREATMENT'S CONCERNED.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE TREATING MORE WATER, WE'RE DISTRIBUTING MORE WATER, AND WE'RE MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING THAT AS IN THE CLEANEST, SAFEST WAY POSSIBLE WORKING ON OUR WATER TOWERS.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT DONE BY, YOU KNOW, EARLY THIS SUMMER.
SO AS FAR AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, IS CONCERNED, THE WATER, I'M SORRY, JUST FROM THE WATER, HOW IS IT? WE'RE PURCHASING LESS WATER, BUT PROCESSING MORE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
WE'RE TRYING TO SEE, UM, TRYING TO RAISE THE RASAKA A LITTLE BIT TO TRY AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT, UH, LOWERING OUR TREATMENT, UH, DOLLARS.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WITH THEM RIGHT NOW TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT, UM, MAKING IT MORE, UH, EFFECTIVE FOR US.
SO MORE WATER CAPACITY? WE'RE TRYING, YES.
MORE WATER, YOU KNOW, THE BETTER QUALITY WATER THAT COMES IN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AS FAR AS THE PARKS AND RECS CONCERNED, UM, WE HAVE SOME NEW PROGRAMS. WE HAVE PONY, WE HAVE OVER 350 KIDS.
WE JUST FINISHED UP THE NFL FLAG FOOTBALL.
UM, WE'VE HAD A FEW, UH, RIBBON CUTTING EVENTS, A FEW TREE PLANTING EVENTS, MORE TO COME.
UH, WE'RE EXPANDING OUR REGISTRATION AND, UM, WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, REALLY TRYING TO EXPAND OUR, OUR COMMUNITY.
GREAT ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, OUR EVENT DIVERSITY AND PARTICIPATION.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE, WE KEEP AS MANY PEOPLE ENGAGED AND INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE WITH OUR PARKS AND REC, CULTURAL ARTS.
UH, WE HAVE FREDDY FENDER COMING UP AND, UM, THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL EXHIBITS.
THEY'VE HAD FIVE EVENT CATEGORIES, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN WORKSHOPS, ISD BANQUETS.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE, WE KEEP THAT PARTNERSHIP GOING.
UM, EXHIBITION OPENINGS, UM, OUR SHIFT IN ATTENDANCE PATTERNS HAVE BEEN DUE TO LIKE THE PROGRAM TYPE, UM, IN COMPARISON TO THE PRIOR YEARS.
THERE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, LARGER, FEWER, WE'RE DOING SMALLER, BUT, UM, A MORE VARIETY OF EVENTS.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE UP AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE MUSEUM.
AND, UH, YEAH, WE'VE GOTTEN RECOGNITION FROM U-T-R-G-V THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP AWARD.
THIS IS THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT WE'VE GOTTEN IT.
SO WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE WE, YOU KNOW, KEEP THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, WHETHER IT'S WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, WHETHER IT'S WITH UNIVERSITIES, AND WHETHER IT'S WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MAKING SURE THOSE ARE STAYING, STAYING STRONG.
AS FAR AS THE SAN MANINO POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, ROBBER'S DOWN, BURGLARY'S DOWN THEFT, LARCENY, ISS DOWN, AND, UH, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT IS ALSO DOWN.
UM, THE, WHILE THE CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE DECREASED A BIT, UM, INCIDENT REPORTS HAVE DECREASED A BIT AND, UH, TRAFFIC COLLISIONS HAVE DECREASED.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING NICE TO NOTE.
I'M GONNA SKIP THE, YEAH, IT'S JUST MORE DATA FOR THAT FIRST PAGE.
AS FAR AS THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT'S CONCERNED, UM, THE NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS THAT THE CITY HAS OPENED, WHETHER THEY'RE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR MULTI-USE UNITS, HAVE ALL INCREASED DURING THE SECOND QUARTER.
THIS IT DEPARTMENT, IT'S JUST A CONTINUATION.
UM, THOSE NUMBERS ARE JUST, UH, FROM LAST YEAR, BUT THEY'RE ALSO RELEVANT FOR THIS YEAR.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO WITH IT.
WE'RE WORKING ON SEEING HOW WE CAN, YOU KNOW, MAP OUT OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM AND, UH, MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT AS FAR AS GRANTS.
THESE ARE ALSO SOME OF THE GRANTS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE TEXAS PARK AND WILDLIFE GRANT.
WE HAVE THE SCADA GRANT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE HAVE WATER LINES, WE HAVE SAFETY STREETS FOR ALL THAT'S KICKED OFF.
WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THE TREE CANOPY GRANT.
UH, ALL THE PD GRANTS, JUST TO, JUST TO SHOW YOU ALL THAT, THESE ARE ALL LIKE, ACTIVE GRANTS THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON RIGHT NOW WITH, UM, SEVERAL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, UM, FROM THE BOSS ALL THE WAY DOWN.
SO, SO AT THE STATE OF THE CITY, UH, WE DID, THERE WAS ANNOUNCED NINE POINT HOW MANY, $4 MILLION IN GRANTS, UH, AROUND THERE.
LITTLE UNDER LITTLE SHY OF $10 MILLION.
WELL, I'M VERY HAPPY TO HEAR WE'RE NOT RESTING ON OUR LAURELS, SO YES, SIR.
I'M GLAD TO SEE ALL OF THE OTHER APPLICATIONS GOING FORWARD.
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WELCOME.AND THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAD.
UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS.
ANY OTHER QUESTION? COMMISSIONERS? NONE.
CITY STAFF, WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR GREAT WORK.
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)]
ONE'S GONNA BE CONSENT AGENDA, FRED ONE THROUGH SEVEN, SIR.MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN ARE CONSENT.
WE CAN TAKE THOSE ALL IN ONE MOTION OR WE CAN REMOVE ANY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THEM INDIVIDUALLY AT THIS POINT.
MAYOR, TWO COMMENTS ON, UH, FIVE AND SIX.
SO FIVE LEGALS OKAY WITH IT, SO LONG AS IT DOESN'T READ.
IMMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORIZATION THROUGH ORDINANCE 2, 6 3 7, WHICH WILL CONNECT TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH WILL BE ITEM SIX.
UM, YOU'RE OKAY WITH PROCEEDING WITH FIVE, SO LONG AS IT DOESN'T READ THAT SIX, WE'D ASK, UM, THAT IT BE, UH, TABLED FOR ANOTHER MEETING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, CAN WE TAKE THOSE TWO TO EXECUTIVE STATION? UH, I CAN, IF WE DO 5, 5, 1 0 7 1, IF YOU DO HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION, UH, IN REGARD TO THE IM IMMINENT DOMAIN, THAT'D BE OKAY.
YES, I, I MEAN THAT'S, I GOT A QUESTION ON THAT ONE.
SO WE'LL MOVE, UM, ITEMS FIVE AND SIX TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A VOTE ON THAT, MAYOR.
MOTION TO, UM, TAKE, UH, FIVE AND SIX ON THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
TAKE, UH, FIVE AND SIX ON THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION TO APPROVE, THEN THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.
WELL, ON NUMBER THREE IT WOULD BE, UH, ONE THROUGH FOUR AND THEN SEVEN.
OKAY, SO THERE'S A QUESTION ON THREE THAT WOULD TAKE THAT ONE OUT, OR YOU WANT TAKE THAT ONE OUT OUTTA THE CONSENT.
I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS NUMBER SEVEN AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, IT SEEMS WE'RE MOVING THREE AND SEVEN.
MOTION TWO, UH, PROOF CONSENT ITEMS. ONE, TWO, AND FOUR.
I HAVE A, A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES FOR CONSENT ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR.
MOTION PASSES FOR ONE, TWO, AND FOUR UNDER CONSENT.
ALRIGHT, MAYOR COMMISSION, UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION SHOULD PROVE SECOND AND FINAL READING.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 BG 0 4 2 1 2 6.
AND THAT'S AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 T 0 5 2 2 2 0 2 4.
UM, AND THAT IS THE, UM, AMENDING ORDINANCE, CODIFY CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 14, A PERTAINING OFFENSES, AMENDED FENCE REGULATIONS AND OTHER ORDINANCE CON IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
UM, TAKE THAT I'M ON IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
YEAH, I THINK THERE WAS, UH, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS QUESTIONING IT, HE, HE WAS QUESTIONING THE FEES.
SO ANY ADDITIONAL FEES OR APPLICABLE FEES, THAT'S IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DO THE FENCE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
THAT'S A FEE OF DOUBLE PERMIT FEE.
IT'S ALREADY APPROVED AND I THINK THE, IT WAS DECEMBER 5TH, 2024 WITH OR FEE SCHEDULE ORDINANCE 25 73 FEE 10 20 24.
SO THAT ADDITIONAL FEES IDENTIFIED IN THE FEE SCHEDULE, CORRECT? IT'S IN THE, IT'S IN THE FEE SCHEDULE.
IF FOR PERMITS THAT, I MEAN WE CAN CLARIFY IT IF YOU'D LIKE ON THIS ORDINANCE FOR PERMITS THAT THEY DIDN'T PULL, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PULL, PAY A DOUBLE FEE, AND THE PLAN REVIEW FEE IS $50.
THAT, THAT ONE DOES MENTION IT IN THAT ORDINANCE.
SO IT'S THE, UH, THE FEE TO START IT.
AND IF THEY DIDN'T DO IT, THEN IT'S GONNA BE DOUBLE THEN YEAH, IF THEY DIDN'T PULL THE PERMIT.
YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS A DOUBLE FEE FOR ANY PERMITS THAT THEY DON'T PULL.
COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, WE OKAY WITH IT THEN? DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE AND I'LL REVIEW IT BEFORE IT GOES, UH, FOR FINAL, UH, CODIFICATION MAYOR, DON'T WORRY.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER THREE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
ITEM FIVE AND SIX, WE DISCUSSED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS RELATED TO FIVE AND SIX.
FIVE AND SIX, SO I WOULD JUST MIGHT AS WELL DISCUSS THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WELL.
IT IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND IT'S PART AND PARCEL TO FIVE AND SIX.
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OKAY.SO WE WOULD'VE TO TAKE MAYOR CONSIDERING THAT IT WOULD BE TIED TO THOSE FIVE AND SIX AND IT DOES HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION BEHIND IT.
UM, I'D ASK YOU TO TAKE THIS ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 5 5 1 0 7 1 REQUIRE A MOTION TO SECOND AND A VOTE.
OKAY? SO IT WOULD BE FOR CONSENT, UH, I MEAN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN TO BE TAKEN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? MOTION TO MOVE ITEM SEVEN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO, UH, DO I HAVE A, UM, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAYOR PRO TIM GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NOVARRO.
SORRY, MAYOR HAD A PEN MALFUNCTION.
[1. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution 2026-0421-001(R), authorizing the Mayor to execute a Texas Department of Transportation Agreement for the temporary closure of a State Right-of-Way on Sam Houston Boulevard for the dedication ceremony of the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway. ]
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.ITEM ONE, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED RESOLUTION 2 0 2 6 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 R AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT FOR A TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT OF WAY ON SAM HOUSTON BOULEVARD FOR DEDICATION CEREMONY OF LIEUTENANT MILTON RESENDEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP COMMISSIONERS.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, POLICE CHIEF MARIO, PER THIS ITEM IS JUST A ROAD CLOSURE REQUEST THAT I GOT SENT TO TEXAS OUT.
UH, MAY 12TH IS WHEN WE'RE PLANNING THE CEREMONY.
THEY'RE GONNA UNVEIL SIGNS ON NORTH SAM HOUSTON AND ON SOUTH SAM HOUSTON BY THE EXPRESSWAY, DEDICATING SAM HOUSTON AS A LIEUTENANT MILTON TO SEND THIS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
UH, SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR THIS, UH, TEXT OUT AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED SO I CAN START MOVING FORWARD WITH TDOT AND, UH, WORKING WITH 'EM.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? NO.
DO WE HAVE A TIME ON THAT? UM, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE IN THE MORNING 'CAUSE IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE PRETTY HOT THAT DAY.
SO, OR IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT A 30 MINUTE, UH, CEREMONY AND, UH, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN THERE AND, UM, THAT'LL PRETTY MUCH BE IT.
SO WE JUST HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE SCHOOL'S THERE.
AND I, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL, I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE THAT CONTROL.
EVERYBODY SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL BY THEN, HOPEFULLY, SO.
UH, YEAH, WE GOT SOME DETOURS SET UP AND EVERYTHING.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS MOTION MAYOR? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND NOVATO.
OKAY, SECOND BACK, MR. NOVATO.
[2.Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution 2026-0421-002(R), a resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to submit and accept a grant application to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for the Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Program. ]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION, APPROVE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 6 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 R.RESOLUTION GRANTING MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT AND ACCEPT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY FOR THE CATALY CONVERTER THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM CHIEF.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT APPLYING.
UH, THE RESOLUTION IS JUST THAT, UH, THAT YOU'RE GIVING ME THE AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR IT AND ACCEPT ANY REWARDS, UH, THAT, THAT WE GET.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING YET.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST, UH, UH, WE HAVE TO DO THE RESOLUTION PRIOR TO THE, TO APPLYING.
UM, THERE IS A 20% MATCH, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT SOME, UH, DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDERS.
IT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO LOOK TO GET.
AND, UH, THOSE WOULD BE, THEY WOULD TAKE A NINE ONE ONE CALL COMES OUT THE DRONE, LIFTS UP AND GOES TO THE CALL FIRST, GETS THERE BEFORE THE OFFICERS OR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND, UH, AND ASSESSES THE AREA.
OFFICERS CAN CONTROL THE DRONE FROM A COMPUTER AND, UH, SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY OUT THERE.
SO, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO, UH, LOOK AT GETTING.
UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE DO GET AWARDED THE GRANT, BUT IT'S, IT'S PRETTY COMPETITIVE.
BUT THAT WOULD BE THE OFFICER WOULD BE IN THE, UH, FROM THE STATION.
THE OFFICER COULD BE AT HOME AS LONG AS HE LOGS ON AND, UH, HE CAN SEE EVERYTHING AND START RADIOING EVERYTHING IN.
AND DISPATCH CAN DO THE SAME AS LONG AS THEY'RE TRAINED.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALE.
[3.Presentation and discussion of plan of finance for the issuance of Combination Tax and Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026.]
THREE, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION.A PLAN OF FINANCE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF COMBINATION TAXES, SURPLUS REVENUE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2026.
THANK YOU, MR. ON, UH, GOOD EVENING.
UH, MAYOR, UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANDREA WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES, A CITY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
UH, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE, UH, POTENTIAL ISSUES OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
UH, I PASSED OUT A HANDOUT, SO YOU MAY HAVE THIS IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, SO AS A MATTER OF RECAP, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, LAST YEAR, THE CITY WAS INVITED TO APPLY FOR A LOAN AND GRANT, THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
THE ROUNDING NUMBER WAS ROUGHLY $9,530,000, UH, THAT WE HAD, THAT WE, UH, HAD APPLIED FOR.
UH, THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD DID, UH, GRANT THE CITY A 70%.
THEY CALL IT PRINCIPAL FORGIVENESS.
UH, HOWEVER, FOR THE CITY TO ACCESS THAT GRANT, THEY'RE ASKING THE CITY TO MATCH $2.9 MILLION.
THE STATE IS WILLING TO LEND THE MONEY TO YOU,
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UH, AT SUBSIDIZED RATES.THEREFORE, THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO FINANCE OUR MATCH HERE.
UM, THE CITY, UH, DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO FLOAT THIS DEBT.
UH, THIS DEBT ALONE SHOULDN'T IMPACT YOUR UTILITY FUND FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.
SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, IS THE ISSUANCE OF A COMBINATION TAX AND SURPLUS REVENUE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION UP TO 30 YEARS IN AMORTIZATION.
THAT'S WHAT THE STATE APPROVED.
WE CAN GO LESS IF WE WANT TO, OR WE CAN STAY AT 30.
NOW, WHY DID WE DO A COMBINATION TAX AND SURPLUS REVENUE? BECAUSE THAT GIVES YOU THE HIGHEST CREDIT SCORE.
THE HIGHER THE CREDIT SCORE, THE LOWER THE INTEREST RATE THAT THE STATE WOULD GIVE TO YOU.
IT IS A FORMULA THAT THEY USE.
THEY HAVE A CURVE THAT THEY TAKE AND THEN THEY SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA SUBSIDIZE THOSE INTEREST RATES BY 35% BASED ON WHATEVER RATING YOU HAVE.
SO WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, IS TO BUDGET A THREE POINT 12% INTEREST RATE FOR THE 30 YEAR PERIOD.
SO WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN A BUDGET IS A THREE POINT 12% THAT IS, THAT HAS A CUSHION, UH, BASED ON WHAT THE FINANCIAL MARKETS HAVE BEEN DOING.
THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD DOESN'T PRIZE THAT TRANSACTION MONTHS IN ADVANCE.
THEY LOCK THE RATES A WEEK BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY APPROVE THE AGENTS OF THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS.
SO WE HAVE THE RISK UP UNTIL THAT DATE.
UH, AS FAR AS THE SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE, AGAIN, AS I, AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A $9,533,000, UH, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM THE STATE.
UH, IT IS A CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION FOR US THAT IS $2.9 MILLION AT SUBSIDIZED INTEREST RATES.
SO $6.6 MILLION IN CHANGE AS A GRANT TO THE CITY.
UH, WHAT IS THAT MONEY GONNA BE USED FOR? SO ROUGHLY MOST OF IT WILL BE USED FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, THE STATE DOES CHARGE A FEE TO GET THIS DONE.
UH, AND THEN THE REST OF THE FINANCING COSTS ARE TO PAY ATTORNEY GENERAL, UH, BOND COUNSEL, UH, FA PAYING AGENTS, AND ALL THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS THAT GET INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION.
UH, THIS IS, UH, JUST A NUMERICAL, UH, REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE NUMBER, BUT WHAT I WANTED TO ILLUSTRATE HERE, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, IS THAT THE BUDGET FOR THIS TRANSACTION IS ABOUT $150,000 PER YEAR BASED ON THE THREE POINT 12% INTEREST RATE THAT WE'RE BUDGETING.
WE COULD BE IN A SCENARIO WHERE THE INTEREST RATE IS LOWER.
WE COULD BE IN A SCENARIO WHERE THE INTEREST RATE IS HIGHER, BUT ALL ELSE EQUAL.
THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY CAN CASH FLOW BASED ON WHERE YOU ARE FINANCIALLY IN THE UTILITY FUND AS A MATTER OF NEXT STEPS.
SO IF THIS, UH, COMMISSION APPROVES, UH, THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROCEED, WE HAVE TO PUBLISH THAT IN THE NEWSPAPER.
WE HAVE TO LET IT, UH, SIT THERE FOR NO LESS THAN 46 DAYS UNTIL YOU CAN APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE.
UH, SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IS AGAIN, IF YOU DECIDE TO PROCEED, IS THAT WE COME BACK IN JUNE, UH, WITH A FULL PACKAGE, UH, FROM THE STATE AS WELL, WHERE THEY WILL SAY, HERE'S YOUR FINAL AMORTIZATION, HERE'S YOUR FINAL INTEREST RATE, HERE'S YOUR GRANT AGREEMENT.
AND YOU WOULD BE CONSIDERING THOSE THINGS ON JUNE 16TH.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE STATE DOESN'T LOCK THE INTEREST RATES UNTIL FIVE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE WHEN YOU ACT ON THIS DEAL.
SO THEY WOULDN'T BE LOCKING THE INTEREST RATES UNTIL JUNE 9TH.
AND THEN ONCE THAT HAPPENS, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, WE GO TO, UH, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SO THAT THEY CAN REVIEW THE TRANSACTION AND WITHIN 30 DAYS OR SO AFTER THAT, THE TRANSACTION IS READY TO CLOSE.
THE FUNDS DON'T COME, COME TO THE CITY, THEY COME TO AN ESCROW AGENT.
THAT'S WHAT THE WATER BOARD DOES.
SO THEY, THEY ASK US TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY HOLDING THE MONEY AND THEN YOU CAN SUBMIT DRAWS AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES.
JUST AS A, I'M SORRY, JUST, JUST AS A, UH, A NOTE FOR EVERYONE, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING ON, UH, BUSINESS ALONG BUSINESS 77, ABOUT SIX MILES OF NEW WATER LINES, UH, IN THROUGH TOWN, WHICH WILL REPLACE SOME OLD BADLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT, FRED? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO IT'S, UH, TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE 70% OF THIS, I THINK IS A, IS A HUGE PLUS.
AND IT WOULD REALLY HELP TO, UH, PROVE WATER QUALITY CUT DOWN ON, ON UH, J B'S JOB OF FIXING LINES AND, AND, UH, DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR US.
WELL, THE COST ALSO, UH, THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED THE, FOR TAKING OUT THE OLD WATER LINE.
SO I'LL, THIS ONE THAT'S, BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE ENGINEERING PART, IF WE CAN, UM, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TELL US HOW MUCH IN PENNIES WOULD NEED TO BE OBLIGATED TO FULFILL THIS NEED INTO THE INS FUND? THIS WOULDN'T BE ON THE TAX RATE.
THIS WOULD BE ON THE UTILITY FUND.
HOW MANY PENNIES OUT OF THE UTILITY FUND? PENNY? ONE, TWO.
SO, UH, LET ME GO BACK TO, IF YOU DON'T WANNA PUT THE CASH FLOW THERE.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THE, THE WATER RATES WON'T GO UP
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AS A RESULT OF THIS AND NOT EXPECTED TO GO UP AS A RESULT OF THIS ALONE.NO, WE HAD, UH, SO STEPHANIE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.
WE HAVE, DID WE NOT HAVE SOME DEBT FROM WATER JUST RECENTLY PAID OFF OR RIGHT.
WAS IT, WHAT WAS YOUR I'M CONFUSING IT.
STEP FORWARD TO MR. VILLALOBOS.
SO, UM, YES, STEPHANIE SAID ON THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE A SEAT SEAT.
UM, SO YES, WE DID HAVE ONE BOND THAT, THAT IMMATURE.
SO WE STOPPED PAYING THAT FROM THE UTILITY WATER.
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS THAT WITH THE REVENUES THAT WE COLLECT EVERY YEAR FROM THE WATER FUND WITHOUT INCREASING WATER RATES, WE ALLOW US TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT.
UM, IN THE TERMS OF LIKE IT STAYS WITHIN.
THIS IS A, THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ESTIMATING HOW MUCH WE WERE GONNA END UP PAYING AROUND 150 EVERY YEAR FOR, TO GET THIS BOND OUT.
UH, WHICH IS FAIRLY COMPARABLE, A LITTLE BIT LESS WHAT WE USED TO PAY, WE USED TO PAY AROUND 66 EVERY, EVERY HALF A YEAR.
SO IT WAS AROUND 1, 1 30 WHAT WE USED TO PAY, BUT THE OTHER BOND THAT EXPIRED, UM, THAT MATURE LAST YEAR.
SO IT'S, IT'S DOABLE IF YOU ASK ME, UM, WHEN IT COMES AND THEY DID REVIEW OUR REVENUES STREAMLINED.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE NEED TO TAKE ON DEBT.
IF THE, IF WE HAVE MONIES IN THE UNASSIGNED FUNDS OR WHAT YOU JUST SHOWED US.
WELL THAT'S, THAT'S A GENERAL FUND.
THIS IS A PROJECT FROM THE UTILITY SIDE.
SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE UTILITIES, WHICH IS ALSO, I DID NOT DO A PRESENTATION ON IT, BUT IT'S ALSO IN YOUR PACKET, THE FINANCIALS FOR UTILITIES.
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT FRONT OR IN PHASES, THAT'S, THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL TOO.
USUALLY THE UTILITY FUNDS ARE SELF-SUSTAINABLE.
I NEVER REALLY SEE A MAJOR SURPLUS FROM THEM.
OR WE USED TO NOT BECAUSE WE USED TO PUT A LOT OF IT INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
REMEMBER THE DATA AND SOME RANDOM PROCESSING FEES.
I RECALL SAVED US A MILLION AND A HALF.
BUT SO WHY WOULDN'T, I DON'T LIKE TO TAKE ON DEBT.
IT'S GONNA SAVE US TWO POINT, I DON'T KNOW, 2.10 4 5, 1 0.1.
IF WE JUST PAY IT, WELL THAT, THAT'S, THAT'LL BE A TOTAL DIFFERENT PROCESS.
THIS, THIS IS A PROCESS WHERE WE LEND THE MONEY AND THEN WE START PAYING ALPHAS OF THE BOND.
UM, IF YOU WANNA PAY IT JUST LIKE STRICTLY IN PHASES OR LIKE ME, THAT'S, THAT'S TOTALLY A DIFFERENT PROCESS.
AND UM, I'M, I'M NOT AWARE IF THAT'S A DOABLE THING WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT.
'CAUSE THEY DO SAY WE NEED TO TAKE OVER 20%.
THAT'S MORE A QUESTION TO, TO THEM AND TO MR. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT.
SO IS DO I, IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? BASICALLY, DO I WANT TO TAKE ON DEBT OR DO I WANT TO KNOW INTEREST? SO TYPE OF OPTION.
COMMISSIONER LAN, HERE ARE YOUR CHOICES.
SO YOU EITHER TAKE THIS AS DEBT OR YOU COME UP WITH $2.9 MILLION CASH.
THAT'S AS SIMPLE AS I CAN PUT IT.
WELL, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THIS.
SO DO WE HAVE YOUR FA DO WE HAVE MEANS TO DO THAT? YES.
AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, I THINK WE DO.
AND I WOULD, WE RATHER USE THE CO OR CERTIFICATE OBLIGATIONS GOING OUT FOR DEBT FOR MUCH BIGGER PROJECTS.
RIGHT? SO IF YOU DECIDE TO PAY CASH, YOU LOSE $2.8 MILLION RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
IF YOU DO THIS, YOU'RE, YES, YOU ARE PAYING THE INTEREST ON THE OBLIGATION.
'CAUSE I DON'T IMAGINE THAT THEY WOULD FINISH THIS PROJECT IN A YEAR.
YOU HAVE TO PUT THE MONEY UP UPFRONT AND GIVE IT TO THE ESCROW AGENT.
NOW, WHAT I WAS GONNA, WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS THAT IF YOU FLOAT THIS BOND, YOU'RE PAYING THESE SUBSIDIZED RATES FOR 30 YEARS.
SO THAT'S, WE'RE BUDGETING THREE POINT 12%.
IF YOU WERE TO PRICE THAT TODAY, IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE 2.8 IF YOU WERE TO PRICE IT TODAY.
SO THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY, IF YOU KEEP CASH ON HAND, YOU CAN INVEST IT AT A HIGHER RATE THAN THAT IN THIS MARKET.
THAT'S KIND OF, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M, I'M THINKING HERE, I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND I'M GOING, YEAH, I'LL TAKE 3% MONEY ANY DAY, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THINGS.
UH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MY, MY QUESTION GOES ALONG THE LINES OF, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS FOR 30 YEARS.
IS THERE ANY REAL BENEFIT FOR MAYBE EVEN REDUCING IT TO 15 OR OR FEWER YEARS? SO IF YOU, YOU CAN, UH, YOU CAN REDUCE IT TO LESS THAN 30 YEARS.
IT'S JUST A QUESTION FOR THE STATE.
AND THEY GENERALLY SAY YES, 'CAUSE THEY LIKE TO GET PAID BACK FASTER.
THAT WILL SAVE YOU ON INTEREST.
HOWEVER, IT PUTS PRESSURE ON YOUR BUDGET.
SO IF RIGHT NOW WE'RE BUDGETING $150,000 TO PAY THIS BOND, IF YOU SHORTEN THE AMORTIZATION TO 15 OR 20 YEARS, YOU HAVE TO PUT OUT MORE THAN 150,000.
STEPHANIE, WHAT WAS THE SURPLUS, I GUESS, FROM THE WATER? IS THIS WATER AND WASTE WATER OR JUST WATER? WATER.
SO WHAT WAS THE, DO YOU HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP? YEAH.
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I HAVE IT IN HEAD.I HAVE IT IN THE, SO THEN I GUESS YOU'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THEM TO SEE IF WE CAN ACTUALLY FULFILL THESE OBLIGATIONS COMFORTABLY.
WELL, THERE'S A, WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT MORE STRESS ON THE CITIZENS, THERE'S A BUNCH OF REQUIREMENTS, UM, THAT THEY REQUEST FROM FINANCE, FINANCIALS, EVERYTHING, UH, REVENUES AND EXPENSE REPORTS TO SEE, WE'RE ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF DOING THAT JUST BASED ON THE LAST ONE, THE MATURE.
UM, BUT HOWEVER, IT'S UP TO YOU ALL.
IF YOU WANT TO COMPROMISE THE MONEY INTO A BOND UNTIL A 15, A 30, YOU WANT TO DO IT UP.
THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY NOT UP TO US.
UM, THIS IS AN OPTION THAT WE DO HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF AFFORD, AND IT WOULD NOT, IT WOULD LEAVE US WHERE WE WERE, BECAUSE ONE OF THEM REALLY JUST EXPIRED.
UM, THE GREAT THING HERE IS THAT WE GOT A PROJECT, 9 MILLION WORTH FOR 2.9 WITH 6 MILLION BACK FROM THEM THAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF.
WE JUST NEED TO PUT THAT 2.9 UP FRONT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO THE, THE REALLY QUESTION IS HOW, UM, AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE, THEY'RE HERE.
AND I WANNA EXPAND ON SOMETHING, UH, MAYOR AND, AND COMMISSIONERS.
IF YOU GO TO PAGE FOUR, WHICH IS THAT ON THE SCREEN, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT YOUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET ON THE UTILITY SIDE THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THE FIRST NUMBER, YOUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET ON THE UTILITY FUND WAS 1,692,000 8 0 1.
IF YOU ISSUE THIS DEBT AS PRESENTED, WE GO TO NOW COLUMN G, THE SECOND FROM THE TOP, OUR AGGREGATE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH YOU JUST ISSUED A BOND, GOES DOWN FROM ONE POINT, ALMOST 1.7 MILLION TO ROUGHLY 1.5 MILLION.
SO, MATHEMATICALLY, YOU CAN SEE THAT EVEN IF YOU TAKE THE BOND, YOU'RE OVERALL UTILITY DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS GO DOWN.
UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, I DO HAVE A COMMENT ON THIS.
AND THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH OUR FA BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS PROJECT PREDATES ME A LITTLE BIT.
UM, I KNOW THAT THE, UH, THE ENGINEERS IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO, UM, THE TWDB FOR CONSIDERATION.
AGAIN, WE'VE HAD KIND OF A UP AND DOWN RELATIONSHIP WITH TWDB FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY, YOU KNOW, BY OUR ENGINEER AND, AND SOME OF OUR CONSULTANTS.
SO, UH, AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT AT THIS POINT, BUT WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY A FEW THINGS.
'CAUSE AGAIN, I, UM, WE'VE GOT ONE GRANT THAT DEANNA DIDN'T INCLUDE IN THERE WAS OUR, OUR NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, UH, TA GRANT.
AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE RIGHT AT THE POINT OF KICKING OFF THAT WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.
AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH, WITH, WITH, UH, ANDRE ABOUT THAT.
UM, ONCE THAT PLAN IS FINISHED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF DOING IT IS TO COME UP WITH A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT'S GONNA TAKE US INTO THE NEXT 20 TO 25 YEARS.
THAT'S GONNA INCLUDE WATER, SEWER, UH, LIFT STATION, ELIMINATION, YOU KNOW, CONSOLIDATION, POSSIBLY A WATER PLANT EXPANSION, WASTEWATER PLANT EXPANSION, UM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE LAST ONE I WAS INVOLVED IN THAT WAS A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
OKAY? AND THAT'S JUST UPFRONT, UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY'S IN NEED OF A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
NOT JUST TO EXPAND, BUT JUST TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR CORPORATE CITY LIMITS.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF YEARS OF APATHY AND DISREPAIR AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP.
AND THIS PROJECT, AND A, YOU KNOW, JB SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, HE'LL TELL YOU, I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A 12 INCH WATER LINE ALONG 77, AND I THINK IT'S, THERE'S NOT A WEEK THAT GOES BY THAT WE DON'T HAVE A BREAK ON THAT.
OKAY? SO YOU HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT HOW THAT'S COSTING US TIME, MAINTENANCE, UH, MAN HOURS, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S COSTING US MATERIALS.
'CAUSE WE GOTTA BUY THOSE CLAMPS AND GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO, HOW TO FIX THOSE, THOSE, THOSE BREAKS.
NOT TO MENTION DOWNTIME FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND WHATEVER FOLKS LIVE IN THAT AREA.
BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT THIS IS PART OF THAT, UM, IT IS 30 CENT, I MEAN, IT'S 70 CENT DOLLARS THAT WE'RE GETTING ON, ON, ON OUR INVESTMENT.
UM, I WAS CONCERNED AS WELL, I HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH HIM ABOUT GETTING OVEREXTENDING OURSELVES WITH OUR BONDING ABILITY, BECAUSE I KNOW MORE IS COMING.
OKAY? AND I DON'T KNOW, UNTIL WE FINISH THAT ENGINEERING STUDY, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WATER LINE IS GONNA BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
I KNOW IT IS A PRIORITY, UH, BUT AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY GONE
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THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH TWDB, AND AGAIN, THERE, THERE ARE LITTLE, THERE ARE LITTLE, UH, UH, I WANNA BE AS POLITICALLY CORRECT AS I CAN.WE, WE, WE MADE THE CUT, AND WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO LIVE UP TO THAT BECAUSE, UH, WE NEVER, WE HAD BEEN, UH, PUT IN A DIFFERENT, IN A DIFFERENT ECHELON WITH THEM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
WE FINALLY MADE THEIR, UH, GOOD BOY LIST, I GUESS, OR GOOD GIRL LIST.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN AWARDED THE, WE'VE AWARDED THIS GRANT.
AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT DEBT.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF CASH, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT, I MEAN, THIS, THIS WATERLINE NEEDS TO GET DONE.
AND WE'RE ALREADY A LITTLE TOO FAR INTO IT.
NOW, HOW YOU ALL DECIDE HOW YOU WANNA GO FORWARD.
I MEAN, WE THOUGHT THAT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD WITH DEBT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE MAKE THE MOST SENSE, ONLY BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE'VE GOTTA HAVE CASH ON HAND BECAUSE WE DO HAVE BREAKS.
WE HAVE WATER, WE HAVE LIFT STATIONS THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR AND ARE GOING DOWN EVERY DAY.
SO THE, WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF IN A CRISIS MODE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE MONDAY, AND I JOKE ABOUT THIS WITH THE STAFF, BUT EVERY MONDAY I MEET WITH THE STAFF, WE PLAN OUT THE WEEK, AND I GET, AND I GET THE PLAN FOR THE WEEK.
A PUMP IS OUT OR SOMETHING'S HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, UH, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO BE REACTIVE AS OPPOSED TO PROACTIVE.
AND I'M, ONCE WE GET THIS, ONCE WE GET THIS MASTER PLAN COMPLETED, WE WILL HAVE A TEMPLATE TO GO FORWARD, WORK WITH OUR FA, WORK WITH OUR ENGINEERS, WORK WITH OUR STAFF, SO THAT WE HAVE A PLAN GOING FORWARD.
AND YEAH, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO 10 YEARS.
AGAIN, YOU ISSUE DEBT AS YOU GO, BUT I MEAN, I, I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S GONNA BE IN THE A HUNDRED MILLION MARK, I MEAN, EASILY.
UM, AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET SUBSIDIES, TO GET OUR GRANTS, TO GET, UH, HELP FROM OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR FEDERAL FOLKS AND, AND OUR CONGRESSMEN AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
BUT YOU CAN'T GET THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PLAN.
AND THAT PLAN IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO COMPLETE RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, I THINK GOING FORWARD, UH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL KNEW THAT IT IS A PRIORITY.
AND I SAID, THERE, THERE, THERE IS NO, THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
UM, THIS IS AN ENGINEERING QUESTION, I GUESS FRED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT EXPLANATION.
UH, HOW, HOW DOES THIS EVENTUALLY FIT IN AN OVERALL MASTER PLAN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? CAN IT FIT IN IT AND DOES IT, I MEAN, BUT AGAIN, I DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT ANSWER RIGHT NOW, THAT'S PER SE.
BUT I MEAN, THAT'S PART OF THE, THE THINKING PROCESS IS DOES THIS FIT IN TO THAT MASTER PLAN GOING FORWARD? UM, IT, IT DOES WEAR PRO TEM.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, AFTER BEEN, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO, UM, THE CONSULTING ENGINEER ABOUT THIS.
NOW HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, THEY DID DO A, A PRETTY, PRETTY EXTENSIVE STUDY OF OUR, OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, TO PUT US IN COMPLIANCE WITH TCEQ.
SO, I MEAN, UH, DEFINITELY IS A PRIORITY.
IT IS, IT DOES FALL IN LINE WITH, WITH OUR NEEDS.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE'RE JUST GETTING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF THE MASTER PLAN, BUT, UH, AND IT'S JUST AN OP OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, I GUESS TO GET GOING.
WELL, THIS ITEM IS, UH, PRESENTATION DISCUSSION.
I DON'T SEE ANY ACTION ON THIS.
IS THAT CORRECT? UH, IT'D BE THE NEXT, NEXT, NEXT ITEM.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, MAYOR, JUST THE LAST THING IS, UH, THIS COMMITMENT, UH, AS CURRENTLY STANDS EXPIRES ON AUGUST 31ST.
THEREFORE, THE SCHEDULE WE HAVE PROPOSED HERE.
SO THE STATE IS GIVING US UNTIL AUGUST 31ST TO CLOSE THIS TRANSACTION.
ABSENT A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
CAN, UH, ANDRE, CAN YOU WORK BACKWARDS FROM THAT DROP DEAD DATE SO THAT THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT WE'RE KIND OF ON A TIGHT LI TIMELINE, BECAUSE WELL, THE, YOU'RE LETTING THEM KNOW THAT IT'S AUGUST.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME AND WE REALLY DON'T.
SO, SO CAN YOU GO WORK BACKWARDS FROM THERE AND EXPLAIN HOW THOSE MILESTONES ARE GONNA BE MET? ABSOLUTELY.
SO TODAY, UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, WELL, WE WANTED TO DO HERE IS SIMPLY TALK ABOUT THE PLAN.
THIS DOES NOT COMMIT THE CITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
UH, YOU'RE NOT APPROVING A DEBT OBLIGATION.
ALL YOU'RE DOING TONIGHT, IF YOU DECIDE TO PROCEED AT THE NEXT ITEM, IS APPRO A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE $2.9 MILLION WORTH OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
NOW, WHY DO WE HAVE THIS ELONGATED TIMELINE? SO THE STATE HAS VERY SET DEADLINES ON HOW THEY PROCESS THESE FINANCINGS.
SO, BASED ON THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WHAT, WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN IS IF WE GO AND, AND START TODAY, AND YOU DECIDE TO PROCEED TODAY, WE WOULDN'T BE READY TO CONSIDER A BOND ORDINANCE UNTIL MID-JUNE.
THAT PUTS YOU ON A CLOSING IN MID-JULY.
SO, IF YOU WERE TO SAY, LET ME THINK ABOUT IT.
BUT THEN YOU PUT YOURSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU START THE PROCESS, LET'S SAY IN MAY, YOU'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO APPROVE THE DEBT UNTIL JULY,
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AND THEN YOU'RE RUNNING OUTTA TIME FOR A CLOSING IN AUGUST.YOU WOULD'VE TO DO, YOU WOULD'VE TO DO MORE, UH, SPECIAL MEETINGS.
BUDGET'S EASIER, WHICH SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NO.
[4.Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2026-0421-003 authorizing publication of Notice of Intention to issue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026. ]
COMMISSIONERS.UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 4 1 0 0 3, AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF, OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2026.
AND THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM.
STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
OKAY, COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR? MOTION MAYOR.
I GET A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, ALVAN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
ITEM FIVE IS AN, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION AS, UH, APPROVED BY COUNSEL, UH, LEGAL COUNSEL.
ITEM SIX IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO AND GARCIA INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTANTS, LLC, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.
UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS THE PLAN, UH, THAT I WAS ALLUDING TO.
WE DID, I DID WRITE THE GRANT FOR THIS.
AND WE'VE GOT $150,000 FROM NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, I THINK MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM.
UH, WE SKIPPED NUMBER FIVE 'CAUSE IT'S AN EXECUTIVE POSITION, BUT WE DIDN'T VOTE ON WHERE TO GO TO EXECUTIVE.
THAT WAS ON THE OTHER, UH, CONSENT ONES.
NUMBER FIVE, WHAT WOULD YOU ERIC, ERIC, NUMBER FIVE WAS ONLY VOTED ON THAT BEFORE.
[5.Discussion and action on awarding the waste management contract.]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, INDIVIDUAL, THE WASTE MANAGE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.THEY SAID WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, SO THE APPROPRIATE WAY PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT WOULD BE IF SOMEBODY HAS A LEGAL QUESTION, IT APPEARS SOMEBODY DOES HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION.
UM, I'D ASK THAT IT BE VIA MOTION, UH, UNDER 5 5 1 0 7 1, UH, MOTION SECOND.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR, UH, TO TAKE ADAM ON THE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION FOR ADAM NUMBER FIVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'LL TAKE THAT.
I GOT, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, GOODMAN TO TAKE FIVE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MAYOR SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARRAN.
FIVE GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[6.Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement between the City of San Benito and Garcia Infrastructure Consultants, LLC, for the development of the City’s Water and Wastewater Master Plan. ]
UM, AS I READ IT EARLIER, THIS IS, UH, WE DID GO OUT FOR SOLICITATION FOR ENGINEERS, AND WE DID GET, UH, SEVEN SOLICITATIONS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ALL SEVEN WERE BROUGHT TO Y'ALL AND APPROVED, GOT A CI INFRASTRUCTURE AS ONE OF THOSE CONSULTANTS.UH, WE NEED THIS AUTHORIZATION TO FINALIZE OUR CONTRACT WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND, UM, STAFF, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
FRED, WERE THESE, UM, ENGINEERING FIRMS, WAS THERE LIKE A, A RUBRIC SYSTEM OF SELECTING THE PREFERRED OPTION CRITERIA CHECKLIST? YES.
WHERE IS THAT? OH, UH, YOU MEAN LIKE A WRITTEN ONE, RIGHT? WELL, WE ONLY GOT SEVEN SUBMITTALS AND, UH, WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T WEED ANYBODY OUT, SO THE RUBRIC WAS NOT NECESSARY.
SO THEY'RE ALL GONNA WORK ON THIS? NO, SIR.
WE HAVE A STABLE OF ENGINEERS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, AND I WILL BRING THOSE TO YOU AS NEEDED, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ENGINEERING, UH, DISCIPLINE WOULD REQUIRE.
THIS IS GARCIA INFRASTRUCTURE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PROCESS ENGINEERING FIRMS IN THE STATE.
AND, UH, THEY ARE PART OF THAT ORIGINAL SOLICITATION AND, AND YOU ALL APPROVED THEM.
SO THIS IS JUST THE CONTRACTUAL SIDE OF IT, SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
SO THEY'RE THE MOST QUALIFIED BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION? THAT IS CORRECT.
IS THERE ANY, ANY DOLLARS COMING OUT OF THE BUDGET FROM THE CITY SIDE, OR IS THIS ALL GRANT FUNDED? A HUNDRED PERCENT.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE FINAL CON CONTRACT LANGUAGE.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH LIKE 30,000.
I, I, I'M NOT SURE, COMMISSIONER, DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT.
UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE STAFF, BUT, UH, THERE IS A, THERE IS A SMALL MATCH MATCH FROM THE CITY SIDE.
UH, BUT REMEMBER, I WANNA BE REAL CLEAR, THIS $150,000 THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THEM IS NOT GONNA GET US A COMPLETE PLAN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME EXTRA MONEY IN ORDER TO GET A ROBUST PLAN THAT'LL GET US A TRUE MASTER,
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A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT WE NEED.UH, USED TO BE 250,000, THEY'VE CUT IT DOWN CONSIDERABLY.
UH, 250 WOULD'VE BEEN A LOT BETTER.
UH, BUT CONSIDERING THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR TA OFFERS AT THIS POINT, UH, WE'LL TAKE IT.
SO IT'S GONNA BE, UH, WITH THE BUDGET, WHAT IT TELLS US TELLS US THAT RIGHT HERE, THREE 31,000 YES.
THAT'S, YEAH, WE'D HAVE TO COME UP WITH THAT TO GET THE ONE 50.
SO THIS IS JUST AN AGREEMENT TO SELECT THEM, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY SCOPE OF WORK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH THAT HAS TO GET APPROVED BY THE, THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU, YOU'ALL.
BUT I MEAN, IT'S BASIC, IT'S BASIC PLANNING, UH, MODELING AND, UH, AND, AND INVESTIGATION.
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA TAKE THIS, UH, FROM? WHAT LINE ITEM? BUDGET? WITH THE BUDGET BE ON THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
SHOULD WE NOT HAVE THE SCOPE OF WORK FIRST, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA PERFORM? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT 'EM, I HATE TO GET HALFWAY THROUGH A PLAN AND THEN THEY SAY, OH, WAIT, THERE'S MORE
AND THEN CONTINUE DOWN THAT ROAD.
SO THAT'S WHY I WANT, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT DESIGNING ANYTHING HERE.
COMM COMMISSIONER, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS INVESTIGATING, MODELING, UH, PUTTING TOGETHER WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE NEEDS ARE.
UH, SOME OF THAT DATA'S ALREADY AVAILABLE, SO A LOT OF THAT'S JUST GONNA BE COLLECTION.
SOME OF IT'S GONNA BE ACTUAL, UH, INVESTIGATION AND LOOKING AT, UH, WHAT WE CAN DO FROM A, FROM A DEVELOPMENTAL STANDPOINT.
AND WE DO HAVE, THERE IS, THERE IS A SCOPE OF SERVICES, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED.
FINALLY, WITH, WITH, UH, NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, WE NEED TO GET THIS SO WE CAN GET THE CONTRACT WITH THEM.
AND I, I CAN BRING THAT BACK TO Y'ALL TO FINALIZE IT.
CAN WE, I KNOW WE HAVE A BASKET OF ENGINEERS TO PULL FROM.
CAN WE NOT GET THREE OF THEM AND HAVE THEM SUBMIT SOMETHING TO PER TO SAY THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MASTER PLAN? WOULD THAT NOT BE BETTER SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF SAYING THE STABLE YEAH.
OR THE CITY POOL OF ENGINEERS.
THEY ALL MAY NOT DO THE SAME, UH, THING.
COMMISSIONER, TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS, UH, THE CITY WILL HAVE A STABLE, YOU KNOW, OF ENGINEERS FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, SEISMIC SURVEYING OR ROADS OR VERTICAL STRUCTURES, UH, OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF ALL SEVEN RIGHT? OR THE SIX IN THIS EXAMPLE, UM, WOULD DO THIS TYPE OF SERVICE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD DEFINITELY ASK THE CM TO PULL THE STABLES TO SEE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS.
AND THEN I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THEY'RE GONNA WORK ON.
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT HAVING EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF US.
SO IT, IT WOULD BE LIKE A BROAD RANGE COMMISSIONS TO WORK ON THIS CITY.
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT, I GUESS, FACILITY.
UM, SO THEY WOULD MODEL THAT ENTIRE PROJECT.
SO IT WOULDN'T, I DON'T, I I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM A VERY SPECIFIC SCOPE.
LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE GONNA WORK ON, WELL, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, VERTICAL STRUCTURE, AND MAYOR, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DID WE NOT HAVE AN ENGINEERING FIRM ALREADY DO A SURVEILLANCE OF THINGS THAT WE WERE NEEDING TO, I GUESS, UPDATE OR TAKE CARE OF? I KNOW THAT THERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SELF PATROLLING OURSELF BEFORE.
JUST DON'T, DON'T LET IT GET OUT T BEFORE TCQ GETS A HOLD OF IT.
SO WE DID DO SOME SERVICE OUT THERE.
UH, MR. MARINA, DO YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I KNOW THAT, UH, IT WAS, BECAUSE IT WAS CALLED, IT WAS, IT WENT THROUGH OUR, OUR, UH, UM, COUNCIL
CAN YOU COME REAL QUICK? WELCOME.
WELL, I DON'T, CAN HE SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SINCE IT'S NOT IN THE AGENDA? I, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE HERE.
I, THAT'S WHY I WANT TO HAVE, I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE SOME OF THIS WORK ALREADY.
SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? UM, WHY, WHY THIS, WHY NOW? UM, I KNOW WE NEED TO DO THIS.
UM, MAYOR, I DON'T WANT TO GO AWAY FROM THE AGENDA AND GO DOWN A RABBIT HOLE, BUT WE'RE ALREADY THERE.
CAN WE, UM, TABLE THIS UNTIL WE HAVE A MORE OF CONCLUSIVE IDEA OF WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE? CONSISTENT, CONCISE IDEA OF WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING
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ON.I'M LOOKING AT, WAS IT INCLUDED? I'M LOOKING AT THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF, AND I'M SEEING IDENTIFY CRITICAL NEEDS, PRIORITIZE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SUPPORT GROWTH, ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
SO THAT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME AS WELL.
SO WE DO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO SEE IT SO WELL AND, AND BE GOOD US.
I THINK IT'S ALREADY STATED THAT, THAT THEY WOULD PULL FROM THE EXISTING WORK AS AND, AND, AND WHAT'S BEEN DONE AS WELL, WHICH WOULD I'M SURE WOULD HELP TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME OR, OR EXPENDITURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT.
AND SO I I, I'M NOT DISCOUNTING THAT BY SAYING THAT WE MAY HAVE DONE THAT, BUT IT'S GOTTA BE UPDATED.
HOW LONG AGO WAS IT DONE? THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
AND SO I I, I'D LIKE TO SEE US MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT ALL THE INFORMATION.
I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH INFORMATION HERE.
NO, WE'RE MISSING QUITE A BIT.
NO, WE NEED I MOTION, WE NEED A PLAN.
I GOT A MOTION TO TABLE BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN.
COMMISSIONER MORALES, ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE.
OKAY, IT WAS COMMISSIONER MOR, UH, MORALES, COMMISSIONER GALVAN, AND ANYBODY ELSE? NAVARRO.
OKAY, SO I SAY NA, BUT, UH, I SAY NA MOTION PASSES TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
SO BRING HIM BACK WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT, UH, SHOULD BE IN THE PAST.
SO, UM, COMMISSIONER GALVAN, JUST SO THE RECORD READS CORRECTLY, WHAT INFORMATION WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM? RIGHT, OR FOR THIS ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT'S ANTICIPATED.
USUALLY THERE'S A FEE STRUCTURE, THERE'S A PERCENTAGE, THERE'S A TIMELINE.
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED.
[7.Consideration and possible action to approve the public infrastructure for Tierra Prometida Subdivision located on FM 509 bearing a legal description of: Being a 5.13 acre tract of land out of Block One Hundred and Twenty One (121), of the San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map records of Cameron County, Texas; and further being that same property recorded in Volume 7907, Page 101 of the Official records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Vela’s 4 Stars LLC.]
NUMBER SEVEN.ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ELSE YOU CAN PROVE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TIERRA PROB SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON FM 5 0 9.
UH, THAT IS, UM, BEARING, UM, LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF FIVE 5.13 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 121 A SAN BENITO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS VELAS FOUR STARS, LLC.
THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL WAS APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.
THIS IS JUST TO ACCEPT THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY DID, WHICH INCLUDED, UH, THE WATER, THE SEWER BEING EXTENDED, FIRE HYDRANT BEING INSTALLED, AND SIDEWALKS TO THIS, UH, SUBDIVISION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL PER THE ATTACHED WARRANTY LETTER THAT'S IN THERE, WHICH STATES ALL MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND WORKMANSHIP ARE GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR POT GOODMAN.
[8.Consideration and possible action to approve payment to Hurricane Fence Company for the installation of a new chain link fence on the west side of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount of $16,693.85.]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVE PAYMENT OF HURRICANE FENCE COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW CHAIN LINK FENCE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,693 AND 85 CENTS.ANY QUESTIONS? THERE'S BEEN THREE, UH, THREE BIDS, RIGHT? I GOT THREE BIDS AND THE BEST ONE'S THERE.
NO THREE BIDS, BUT THE TWO SUBMITTED, ONE DIDN'T.
SO DO I HAVE A QUESTION? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PO TIM GOODMAN TO APPROVE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[9.Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of kiddie cushion mulch from Southern Stone and Soil to be installed at all City parks in the amount of $12,950.00. ]
ITEM NINE, CONSIDERATION POPS.A KITTY CUSHION MULCH FROM SOUTHERN STONE AND SOIL TO BE INSTALLED AT ALL CITY PARKS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,950.
THESE ARE FOR THE PLAY, PLAY STRUCTURES AND ALL THAT AREA THERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? NONE.
DO I HAVE MOTION FOR NUMBER NINE? MOTION.
I GET MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SESSION.SO WE'LL BE TAKEN FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL TAKE, UH, FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN.
ALSO ON THE, UH, INDIVIDUAL WILL BE TAKING, UH, CONSIDERATION WILL BE TAKING ITEM NUMBER FIVE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION TIME IS, UH, MAYOR, WE COULD GET A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A VOTE TO BREAK TO EXECUTIVE.
DO I HAVE A, A MOTION TO PROCEED INTO EXECUTIVE
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SESSION? MOTION.MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES? DO I SECOND? SECOND.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS MOTION PASSES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO DO I NEED TO MENTION IT'S ANOTHER DAY? NO.
CONTINUATION, UH, TIME IS, UH, UH, 0 0 0 14.
[POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ITEM(S) AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
SESSION AND, UH, WE'LL GO WITH[Items 5, 6 & 7]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE.UH, MAYOR, WE TOOK ITEMS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN AND TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'LL START WITH, UM, FIVE FROM CONSENT, AGENDA ITEM.
YOU JUST WANT READ, READ THE ITEM REALLY QUICK.
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 4 0 7 DASH 0 0 3 R.
RESOLUTION OF, UH, APPROVING PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROJECTIONS, UH, OF THE SEMINARY ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC.
UH, PERTAINING TO THE PROJECT, UH, SERGEANT HOLKA, UH, ENGINEERING AND, UH, OPTIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, UH, EMINENT DOMAIN, UH, AUTHORIZATION THROUGH ORDINANCE NUMBER, UH, 26 37, ABDUCTION, ABDUCTION OF, UH, PIPELINE CROSSING AGREEMENT.
MR. CLOS, MAYOR, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY UNDER 5 5 1 0 7 1, LEGAL WOULD ASK YOU TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UM, FOR THIS ITEM SO LONG AS IT DOES NOT READ IMMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORIZATION THROUGH ORDINANCE 26 37, WHICH WILL EFFECTIVELY KILL ITEM SIX, MOTION TO, UH, PROCEED AS DIRECTED BY AS RECOMMENDED BY COUNSEL.
AND THEN SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW.
SO I'LL GET A MOTION BY AM MAYORAL TIM GOODMAN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORRA.
YEAH, I'M SLEEPING BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
SO ITEM SIX WOULD BE NO ACTION.
SO ITEM SIX, I AM GONNA ASK FOR AN OFFICIAL ACTION, JUST SO IT DOES NOT, SO, UM, LEAGUE WOULD ASK YOU TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DENY, UM, ITEM SIX.
UM, I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PROAM, UH, UH, GOODMAN, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, ONE, ONE QUICK, UH, CLARIFICATION ON ITEM FIVE, UH, SINCE THE EMINENT DOMAIN PIECE WAS TAKEN OUT, UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, ANY, ANY, ANY EMINENT IF EMINENT DOMAIN WOULD BE NECESSARY? CORRECT.
IT'D BE HANDLED BY CITY ATTORNEY, CORRECT? YEAH.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION FOR THE RECORD, THE CITY WANTS TO, UH, CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR IMMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
THAT'S WHAT I, WHICH IS VESTED TO THEM BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
WE WANT TO KEEP THAT ANY IMMINENT DOMAIN, UH, THAT IS NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC USE, UM, WILL BE EXECUTED, UH, BY THE, UH, FUNCTION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
NUMBER SEVEN ON CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER SEVEN.
WE TOOK THIS ITEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIVE AND SIX.
I ANSWERED YOUR ALL'S LEGAL QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO 5 5 1 0 7 1 CONSULTATION.
UH, LEGAL COUNSEL, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO EITHER APPROVE OR DENY.
I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR POT GOODMAN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND MAYOR.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARVAN.
THIS WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW, JUST FOR THE RECORD VOTE REVIEW.
NOW, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
MAYOR, WE DID TAKE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 5 5 1 0 7 1.
I'VE ANSWERED THOSE QUESTIONS.
UM, YOU ALL ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
UM, AS WE DISCUSSED, WE DID SEVEN ALREADY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AWARD THE WASTE MANAGEMENT TO REPUBLIC SERVICES AS CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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OKAY.SO JUST FOR THE, UM, RECORD HERE, IT IS ALSO TO MAKE SURE ENSURE, UH, IT IS THEIR LOWEST RATE AND THEN TO AWARD AND GIVE, UH, FINAL EXECUTION POWERS, UH, TO THE CITY MANAGER, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SUCH CONTRACT.
SO THAT STILL STANDS, UH, COMMISSIONER? YES.
YOU OKAY WITH THAT, MR. NAVARRO? SECOND? I'M SECOND.
SO I GOTTA, UH, FIRST, UH, BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
I BELIEVE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OTHER ITEM THAT I WANTED TO COME BACK FOR RECONSIDERATION.
MAYOR, I WANTED TO RESEND MY MOTION.
UH, SO JUST READ THE ITEM, MAYOR, OR IS IT WORTH I'LL READ IT.
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY, THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN MANTO AND GARCIA INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTANTS, LLC, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.
THE SCOPE OF SERVICES WAS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
MAYOR, CONSIDERING COMMISSIONER ALVAN MADE THE ORIGINAL MOTION WITH A SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER MORALES.
MS. MORALES, WOULD YOU, UH, TAKE YOUR SECOND BACK? YES.
ALL MAYOR, NOW YOU CAN TAKE A VOTE TO, UM, DO I HAVE A VOTE? UH, CAN I HAVE A, A VOTE ON THIS? UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX, MAYOR, I, I'M SORRY, RUTH JUST INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NAVARRO THAT SECONDED.
OKAY, SO, UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX, UM, NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX? MOTION TO APPROVE, MAYOR.
I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER
SO IT WOULD BE ONLY FOR, UM, TO REDO THE VOTE AND THEN WE WILL THEN BRING IT BACK FOR APPROVAL.
AND THEN SECOND, MR. NODO HAS AGREED.
SO ALL IN FAVOR? STILL ON TABLE? AYE.
ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO ON TABLE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX? MOTION MAYOR.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
AND THEN NOW WE HAVE, UM, LEFT FOR THE TRUE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM, UH, WHICH WAS PERSONNEL 5 5 1 0 7 4.
UM, WE WILL PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, YOU MAY, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE A VOTE, UM, TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION TO MOTION TO PROCEED AS, UH, IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER NOVAR.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
MAY THERE BE NO FURTHER ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED? UM, YOU MAY CONSIDER A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
I MOTION TO ADJOURN AT, UH, 1222.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, MORALE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARRAN.