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SEE.[CALL TO ORDER]
OKAY.NOTICE THIS REGULAR MEETING OF CITY OF SANTO CITY COMMISSION.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY.
UM, WE DO HAVE QUORUM, UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO AND THREE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US FLAGS IN TEXAS.
FLAG, AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDED FOR THE INVOCATION BY MER TIM GOODMAN.
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FACT OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH HE STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALL TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE THIS EVENING.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER AND SPEAK.
AND AS THEY HAVE SPOKEN, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO SERVE AND TO HAVE SERVED AND PRAY THAT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS COMMUNITY AND THE, THE, THE NEW BOARD.
THAT THEY WILL COME TOGETHER AND BE UNIFIED AND WORK TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL OF MOVING OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD.
WE SEEK TH BLESSINGS UPON THEM AND UPON ALL OF US TOGETHER, OUR PARTICULAR, OUR SICK, THOSE THAT ARE SICK OR POOR OR NEEDY, THOSE THAT WE CAN HELP, WE SEEK TO DO.
WE PRAY THAT THEY'LL BE WITH US IN IN OUR RIGHTEOUS ENDEAVORS.
WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
[ANNOUNCEMENT(S) ]
AND NEXT ONE, UM, COMMISSIONER RAZ.CAN YOU DO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, PLEASE? YES, MAYOR.
UM, MAY 9TH, 2026 AT 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM WE HAVE OUR MARKET DAYS ON HISTORIC ROBERTSON, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 2 2 5 WEST ROBERTSON, MAY 11TH, 2026 AT NINE 30 A AM WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE BLUE MASS AT ST.
BENEDICT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 3 5 1 SOUTH BOWIE STREET ON MAY 12TH, 2026 AT 9:30 AM LIEUTENANT MILTON G RESENDEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY UNVEILING CEREMONY HELD AT THE CORNER OF NORTH SAM HOUSTON BOULEVARD AND SAN JOSE RANCH ROAD.
MAY 23RD THROUGH JUNE 27TH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE ART EXHIBIT BY ARTIS RAY SMITH BEFORE THE FALL, THE ARCHITECT OF VULNERABILITY AND MR. CVA VISIT, THE SAN BENITO HERITAGE MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 2 5 0 EAST HAYWOOD, JUNE 4TH, 2026 AT 5:30 PM SAFE STREETS FOR ALL PUBLIC WORKSHOP AT THE SAN BENITO MUNICIPAL BUILDING, CESAR GONZALEZ, MEETING HALL 4 0 1 NORTH SAM HOUSTON BOULEVARD.
AND ON JUNE 13TH, 2026 FROM 4:00 PM TO 10:00 PM WE HAVE THE 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 YOU COULD ALSO REGISTER ONLINE@WWW.READYDEFENDER.COM FOR UPDATES.
OKAY, DID WE WANNA ANY OF THIS? YES, GO AHEAD.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER NEWS AS WELL.
UM, YOU ARE INVITED SAFE STREETS PLANNING FOR ALL.
JOIN US TO TALK AND CONTRIBUTE YOUR IDEAS ON HOW TO CREATE SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE STREETS FOR EVERYONE.
THAT'S THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH, 5:30 PM TO 7:00 PM AND IT'S LOCATED AT SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL BUILDING, CESAR GONZALEZ, MEETING HALL 4 0 1 NORTH SAM HOUSTON BOULEVARD.
AND WE ALSO HAVE MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD, WHICH YOU COULD FIND IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE, AND PROBABLY BE UP ON OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, HAREN, AND SAN BETO, OR COLLABORATING TO COLLECT FEEDBACK ON COMMUNITY NEEDS.
YOUR INPUT WILL ASSIST THE CITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR CONSOLIDATED, CONSOLIDATED PLANS FOR FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
AND YOU COULD JOIN US AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON JUNE 4TH, OR ONE OF THE CITY'S, UH, SESSIONS BELOW, WHICH THEY'LL HAVE INFORMATION FOR YOU BELOW LOCATIONS.
ANYBODY ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS? NONE.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS (Speaker remarks limited to three minutes) ]
PUBLIC COMMENTS.UH, RUTH, ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES.
UH, I'M HERE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT, UH, ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK FUND GRANTING CDBG TO SUNSHINE HAVEN AND TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
SUNSHINE HAVEN PLAYS A VITAL, VITAL ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING 24 7 END OF LIFE CARE IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.
OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS, SUNSHINE HAVEN HAS CARED FOR NEARLY 1900 PATIENTS.
THIS HIGHLIGHTS ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO COMPASSIONATE CARE, SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND THE WELLBEING OF THOSE IT SERVES CDBG FUNDING.
IT IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND AND ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS.
SUNSHINE HAVEN'S WORK ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH THESE GOALS BY OFFERING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND ENSURING AND SECURE WELCOMING SPACES FOR THOSE
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WHO RELY ON THEM.CONTINUED FUNDING WILL ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THESE EFFORTS, BENEFITING, BENEFITING OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
I RESPECTFULLY THE URGE CITY COMMISSION, UH, TO APPROVE AND CONTINUE SUPPORTING CDBG FUNDING, NOT JUST FOR SUNSHINE HAVEN, BUT FOR THE OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE AS SAN BENITO.
THIS INVESTMENT REFLECTS SHARED COMMITMENT, COMPASSION, SAFETY, AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP FOR THE RESOURCES AND THE BETTERMENT OF SAN BENITO.
THANK YOU, SIR RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? DORA MARTINEZ.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CASA OF CAMERON AND WILLY COUNTY.
ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, YOU'LL DISCUSS AND APPROVE CDBG FUNDING FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
CASA HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING.
WE PROVIDE DIRECT VICTIM ADVOCACY TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
WE HAVE REMAINED INVOLVED IN THE CHILD'S CASE UNTIL PERMANENCY IS ACHIEVED.
SOMETIMES THAT'S MONTHS AND SOMETIMES IT'S MANY, MANY YEARS.
UH, CASA VISITS THESE CHILDREN IN THEIR PLACEMENTS COMMUNICATES WITH THE PARENTS, FOSTER PARENTS, CPS THERAPISTS, TEACHERS, ANYONE THAT IS INVOLVED.
AND OUR ROLE IS TO REPRESENT THE BEST INTEREST OF THESE CHILDREN DURING THE TIME THEY'RE IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.
SO, FUNDING FROM THIS PROJECT SO FAR HAS ASSISTED 26 CHILDREN FROM SAN BENITO, UH, THROUGH APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
PERMANENT CUSTODY OF FOUR CHILDREN WAS RECENTLY GRANTED TO RELATIVES THIS YEAR, AND THESE OUTCOMES WERE MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SUPPORT THAT THE CITY OF SAN BENITO PROVIDES THROUGH CDBG FUNDING.
ALTHOUGH THESE NUMBERS MAY NOT SEEM ALARMING AS FAR AS BIG NUMBERS, I ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY ONE OF THESE 26 CHILDREN THAT WE REPRESENT, WE ADVOCATE FOR THEM DURING THE TIME THAT THEY'RE REPRESENTED BY CASA.
SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING, UH, THE MISSION OF CASA AND PROVIDING THESE SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM SAN BENITO WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
AND WE ARE THEIR VOICE FOR THEM DURING THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? MIKE, TRAVIS.
MR. TRAVIS? I BEAR WITH ME JUST A MOMENT.
NEED TO COLLECT MY WITS ABOUT ME.
UH, I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO COVER, SO I'M JUST GONNA JUMP INTO IT.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO GIVE A GINORMOUS SHOUT OUT TO OGLE MARTINEZ, THE LAWNMOWING GUY.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? SOMEBODY TOLD ME THEY TOLD HIM ALREADY, UH, FOR KEEPING US, UH, NEAT AND TIDY ON RUSSELL LANE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS LINE 17 ROAD ON THE ORIGINAL SALMON NEEDLE, LAND AND WATER COMPANY PLAT, PAGE SIX.
BUT ANYWAY, BIG SHOUT OUT FOR HIM.
AND THEN, UH, NOT IN ANY, UH, NECESSARILY ORDER, UH, BUT I WANNA SAY TO YOU ALL COMMISSIONERS, MR. MAYOR, MR. MAYOR, PRO TEM, AND THEN YOU WERE MR. PER PRO TEM PREVIOUSLY, AND MR. UH, SANDOVAL, MR. CITY MANAGER AND MISS CITY SECRETARY? YES.
UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH, ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE FOR US HERE IN SANTO.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S PUBLIC CRITICISM RECENTLY IN THE PAPER, AND I'M SURE ON FACEBOOK AND, BUT I DON'T DO DIGITAL SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
UH, I JUST READ A GUY ACCUSED, UH, ELIMINATING COMMENTS ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE I DON'T GO THERE.
BUT I JUST, FOR ME, MIKE TRAVIS, RUSSELL LANE, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL FOR ALL Y'ALL HAVE DONE.
AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE AN EXTRA SHOUT OUT FOR MS. MCGINNIS BECAUSE IN THE INTERIM, BACK SOME YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE WITHOUT A CITY MANAGER, AND I DON'T WANNA GET INVOLVED IN THERE 'CAUSE I'M RUNNING OUTTA TIME HERE, BUT MS. MCGINNIS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATES AND SERVED NOT ONLY AS A CITY SECRETARY, BUT ALSO AS THE INTERIM, UH, CITY MANAGER.
I'M SORRY, I HAD A BRAIN FADE THERE FOR A MOMENT.
AND SO I JUST WANNA GIVE A GOOD SHOUT OUT FOR THERE.
AND THEN ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS OF NON-TRANSPARENCY.
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SAND, WHEN YOU CAME, I HAD NEVER INTERACTED WITH YOUR PREDECESSOR.I MEAN, UH, THE GUY BEFORE HIM, UH, DE LA ROSA MANUEL, OKAY? BUT EVERYBODY I KNEW THAT I TALKED TO THAT HAD DEALINGS WITH THEM WERE 12 THUMBS DOWN.
OKAY? AND I REMEMBER THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT STAND OUT TO ME.
WHEN YOU FIRST CAME HERE, AND I KNOW YOU'RE PART OF THE CRITICISM, UH, UH, HERE DIRECTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION, UH, YOU WERE ABOUT TEAMWORK.
YOU WERE QUICK TO PRAISE YOUR TEAMS, AND YOU, UH, IN MY OPINION, WERE VERY TRANSPARENT.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, SPECIFICALLY, BY ATTACHING ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS TO THE, UH, WEBPAGE THAT HAS THE, UH, AGENDA, OKAY? THE FIRST TIME I SAW THAT, I SAW ONE OF 295 PAGES.
I WAS LIKE, NAH, SOMEBODY WAS, UH, AND THEN I FINALLY WENT THROUGH IT AND FIGURED IT OUT, AND I WAS LIKE, OH, HERE'S EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT MR. TRAVIS.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE RUN OUTTA TIME.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, RUTH, ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR.
UH, NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE THE, UH,
[PRESENTATION(S) ]
CITY MANAGER REPORT, SIR.JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF, COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND SOME ITEMS. UH, DID, DID HAVE A MEETING TODAY, UH, ACTUALLY A PRETTY PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH, UM, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER ALEX MEAD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, HE'S APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
AND, UH, HE, UH, I REACHED OUT TO HIM SO WE COULD HAVE A, A MEETING AND CATCH UP ON WHAT'S GOING ON, NOT ONLY, UH, VALLEY WIDE, BUT ALSO WHAT, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN SAN BENITO.
SO WE, UH, WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME, SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING.
UH, A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT'S BEING DONE THROUGH THE C-C-R-M-A AND UNDER THE AUSPICES OF TEXDOT, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR ASSISTANCE, BUT ALSO WHAT WE COULD DO, UM, WITH TDOT AND OUR LOCAL AREA OFFICE TO ENHANCE OUR, OUR AREA AND OUR, UH, OUR STREETS HERE THAT ARE, THAT ARE PART OF TXDOT SYSTEM, AND EVEN SOME OF THE OFF SYSTEM ROADS AS WELL.
SO, ANYWAY, IT WAS A GREAT MEETING AND IT WAS, UH, A GOOD TIME.
HE DOES TRAVEL QUITE A BIT ALL OVER THE STATE ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO, UM, THAT'S AN ONGOING, AN ONGOING DIALOGUE.
WE'RE GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA BE REACHING OUT AGAIN, UH, TO GET INTO A LITTLE DEEPER DIVE ON WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO, UH, PROJECT WISE.
UM, I DO WANNA THANK ALL THE FOLKS THAT, UH, DO COME UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, MR. TRAVIS, AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL YOUR COMMENTS.
I, I THINK THAT, UH, THESE KINDS OF DIALOGUES ARE GOOD.
I THINK, UH, WE, WE AS ADMINISTRATORS, I, I KNOW I SPEAK FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES THE TRUTH HURTS.
A LOT OF TIMES, UH, THE TRUTH GETS STRETCHED A LITTLE BIT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE HERE.
UM, AND WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHEN WE ARE UP HERE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, AND WE HAVE TO, WE CANNOT RESPOND.
UM, SO WE ARE KIND OF, WE'RE KIND OF IN A, IN A PLACE WHERE WE MAY LOOK LIKE WE'RE INDIFFERENT, WE MAY LOOK LIKE WE DON'T CARE.
WE MAY LOOK LIKE, UH, WE, UH, ARE NOT REALLY WANTING TO TAKE PART IN THAT CONVERSATION, BUT BY LAW WE CAN'T.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS ON FOR THE RECORD AS WELL.
UH, AND THEN JUST FOR ME PERSONALLY, I KNOW WE HAD A, WE HAD AN ELECTION AND, AND THINGS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT ON SATURDAY, SO I WANTED TO JUST THANK, UH, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, UH, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE HERE, MAYOR, ESPECIALLY YOU, UM, COMMISSIONER MORALES, COMMISSIONER, UH, MAYOR PRO, TIMM GOODMAN, AND OF COURSE, INCOMING MAYOR, UH, PETE GALVAN, FOR ALL YOU DO.
AND OF COURSE, OUR MAINSTAY IS COMMISSIONER NORO.
UM, HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE AN ELECTION.
BUT ON BEHALF OF ME AND MY STAFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY OF SAN BENITO, FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, AND FOR MYSELF.
I, I VALUE ALL AS, AS LEADERS AND AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND I VALUE ALL AS MY FRIENDS.
SO, AGAIN, GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND ANY, ANYTHING Y'ALL DO AND YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE HERE, UH, HOPEFULLY TO, TO SERVE, UH, IN YOUR, IN YOUR, IN YOUR STEAD.
[PUBLIC HEARING(S) ]
PUBLIC COMMENTS, I MEAN, PUBLIC HEARINGS.UM, WE, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS RIGHT NOW FROM, UH, ONE THROUGH FOUR, YOU WANNA GO THROUGH 'EM OR JUST I CAN, I CAN OPEN 'EM IF YOU WANNA OPEN 'EM UP.
AND I'LL GO THROUGH 'EM REAL QUICK.
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LET'S OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.THE TIME IS, UH, 5 47 AND, UH, ONE THROUGH FOUR.
UM, ANYBODY THAT AGAINST IT, AGAINST THE, THE ALL THIS ITEMS. SO ONE THROUGH FOUR, THAT'S GONNA BE THE, UH, IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN COME UP AND, UH, AND UH, JUST SAY WHICH ONE IS YOUR AGAINST SO WE CAN HAVE IT NOTED.
LET ME JUST, UH, IF I COULD READ THEM FOR THE RECORD.
ITEM ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO LIVE TRUCK PARKING LOCATED AT 31 585 FM 5 0 9.
UH, AND THE APPLICANT IS EA MIRANDA.
ITEM TWO IS PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST RE AND PROPERTY LOCATED ON YOST ROAD.
AND, UH, THAT IS, UH, GOING FROM AO AGRICULTURAL OPEN SPACE TO SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY ONE.
THE APPLICANT IS MOEN AHMED BESPOKE REAL INVESTMENTS LLC ITEM THREE, PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST TO REASONABLE PROPERTY LOCATED ON TURNER STREET.
AND THAT IS GOING FROM AO TO O AO TO SF ONE, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY ONE.
THE APPLICANT IS DUSTIN MOORE.
ITEM FOUR, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ON PROPOSED FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2030.
AND THE FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 27 ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK RAMP PROGRAM YEAR NUMBER 52.
AGAIN, AND WE CAN ACCEPT THOSE COMMENTS AT THIS POINT.
THE TIME IS, UH, 5 49 AND WE'RE OPENING UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS.
ANYBODY, HERE'S, UH, THE MIC PLEASE OF THIS LADY.
MIKE TRAVIS, RUSSELL LANE, SAN MIGUEL, TEXAS.
UH, I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS PLAN, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, THE FACTS THAT, UH, Y'ALL ARE EVEN DOING IT AND THINKING AHEAD AND TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE IS, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH AS A, FROM A CITIZEN AND A, A TAXPAYER, UH, STATEMENT.
I WILL REVIEW IT LATER ON, BUT, UH, I, I'M VERY CONFIDENCE THAT, UH, WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB SO FAR.
AND THEN I, I HEARD CBDG, I THINK THAT WAS PART OF THE CASA THING RIGHT THERE.
UH, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, CASA UH, DOES VERY GOOD WORK AND I KNOW THIS FIRSTHAND BECAUSE MY DEPARTED WIFE, BUT SHE REST IN PEACE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN CASA, A BOARD MEMBER FOR MANY YEARS.
LETICIA BARENA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW HER OR HEARD HER NAME OR WHATEVER, BUT SHE WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH IT AND I KNOW, WELL SECONDHAND 'CAUSE SHE KNEW FIRSTHAND.
BUT, UH, VERY CLOSE THAT CASA DOES VERY GOOD WORK AND I AS A CITIZEN, UH, TOTALLY SUPPORT ANY KIND OF CONTRIBUTION TO CASA.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE GAVE THEM PREVIOUSLY.
ANYBODY AGAINST ANY OF THE FOUR ITEMS? ONE THROUGH FOUR? ANYBODY? HELLO? GOOD EVENING.
UH, MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA CORKILL AND I LIVE OFF OF Z LOCK ROAD.
I'M HERE AGAINST, UM, NUMBER ONE.
THEY HAVE STARTED A, A WHILE BACK, UM, PUTTING CALICHE TO MAKE THE ANTE.
UM, THEY DO HAVE, THEY ENCLOSED TWO BACK GATES ALREADY WITH THE CALICHE THAT'S FROM, ON THE 11 ACRES.
UM, THEY'RE TRYING TO PUSH BACK TOWARDS LOC.
THEY DID START OFF ON PA ALREADY.
IT'S ABOUT A GOOD THREE TO FIVE FEET.
UM, THERE WAS ALREADY, THEY HAD ALREADY STARTED PUTTING TRUCKS THERE.
UM, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, CHEMICALS AND ALL THESE TYPES OF THINGS.
I FEEL IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD FOR NOT ONLY ME, BUT MY NEIGHBORS.
UM, THE ONLY REASON THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF GETTING THE PERMITS IS BECAUSE AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE REPORTED IT, UM, AND WE KEPT REPORTING IT.
SO THEN THEY'RE NOW DOING IT THE PROPER WAY.
BUT I FEEL BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY GONE, LIKE DONE IT ILLEGALLY, UM, YOU GUYS CAN PUT REGULATIONS AND YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT RESTRICTIONS, BUT THEY ALREADY WENT AGAINST THEM.
SO I FEEL THAT IT'S A DANGER TO ME AND MY CHILDREN THAT LIVE THERE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
GOD FORBID AN EXPLOSION HAPPENS, GOD FORBID THERE'S, UM, MY CHILDREN KICKING CANCER LATER ON.
OR WE DON'T KNOW THE HEALTH RISK THAT IT'LL CAUSE LATER ON.
SO I JUST BEG YOU TO PLEASE DENY IT.
UM, BECAUSE IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S NOT A COMMERCIAL LOT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OFF OF PA.
LIKE IT'S, WE'RE, I SEE GRANDPARENTS PLAY WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, I PLAY WITH MY BABIES OUTSIDE.
LIKE I DON'T FEEL IT SHOULD BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL USE, EVEN IF THEY GET THE PERMIT OR GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WHICH, LIKE I SAID, IT TOOK US REPORTING AND HAVING TO FIGHT AGAINST THE WHOLE ISSUE FOR THEM TO EVEN DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO I DON'T FEEL THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS THAT
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ARE PLACED.ANYBODY ELSE? ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR AGAINST IT? NO.
[CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) ]
UH, ONE THROUGH ONE AND TWO.WELL, ONE AND TWO CONSENT AGENDA, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. UH, WE CAN TAKE THOSE ALL IN ONE MOTION OR WE CAN REMOVE ONE OF THOSE COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL TAKE 'EM ONE AT A TIME I GUESS SINCE THERE'S ONLY TWO.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON ONE AND TWO AND THE CONSENT? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I HAD A QUESTION ON NUMBER TWO.
MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE WITH REMOVAL OF NUMBER TWO.
SO I GOT A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE ITEM NUMBER ONE AND THE CONSENT AND, UH, REMOVE NUMBER TWO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.
[2. Consideration and possible action to approve the Preliminary and Final Plat of Elite Estates Subdivision, located at the intersection of North Oscar Williams Road and Russell Lane. The property consists of 42.66 acres of land comprised of all of Lot 47, Resaca Front Subdivision being 5.39 acres, recorded in Volume 2, Page 21, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas, and 37.27 acres out of Block 131, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision recorded in Volume 1, Pages 6 and Volume 1, Page 25, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas, being out of the tracts of land described in Volume 24265, Page 76, Official Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Elite Estates of Texas, LLC.]
TWO.THE QUESTION I HAD, THIS IS THE PROPERTY ON RUSSELL AND OSCAR WILLIAMS IN THE CORNER.
WAS IT CORRECT? WERE THEY, YOU WERE GONNA PUT, UM, SF TWO, IT WAS REZONED A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO SF TWO AND THEY'RE GONNA PUT IN 143 DUPLEXES.
SO YOU'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
UM, I HAVE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF AND MR. FRED BEFORE ABOUT, BECAUSE OF RUSSELL RANCH AND NOW THIS SUBDIVISION COMING IN AND THE WIDTH OF THAT ROAD IS ALREADY TOO NARROW.
WAS THERE, I COULDN'T TELL HERE ON THIS PLAQUE 'CAUSE IT WAS KIND OF, UH, TOO SMALL.
IS THERE ENOUGH RIGHT OF WAY THERE TO WIDEN THE ROAD 'CAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT'S THERE FOR A TURNING LANE? UH, BOTH CIELO SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS OFF OF ALSO WILLIAMS AND NEXT TO STRIPES AND ELITE, UH, SUBDIVISION, THEY PROVIDED TIAS AND BASED ON THE TIAS, UH, THERE WAS NO CHANGES REQUIRED FOR THE STREETS THAT MADE THE, UH, ELITE IS GONNA BE OFF OF UH, WILLIAMS ROAD, WHICH IS THIS DEVELOPMENT.
SO THEY WON'T HAVE AN EXIT TO RUSSELL LANE.
THEY HAVE TWO, UH, ENTRANCES ON WILLIAMS. YEAH, WHEN I SAW THAT, I KIND OF, UH, RELAXED A LITTLE BIT.
'CAUSE MOST OF THE TRAFFIC WILL GO OFF OF OSCAR WILLIAMS. CORRECT.
I JUST SEE OTHER CITIES, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY ALWAYS LEAVE, ESPECIALLY THESE LARGE SUBDIVISIONS, THEY MAKE 'EM LEAVE RIGHT AWAY, JUST IN CASE THAT ROAD NEEDS TO GET EXTENDED.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND COLLECT.
YEAH, THEY PROVIDED THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY.
IT'S AN 80 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY ROAD, WHICH IS A COLLECTOR ON RUSSELL LANE.
'CAUSE THAT BRIDGE ALREADY IS, UH, WINDY AND THERE'S NO LIGHT THERE.
AND WE HAVE THE OTHER SUBDIVISION THAT EXIT OFF TO RUSSELL.
AND IT MET ALL THE DRAINAGE, THE CURRENT UPDATED DRAINAGE STANDARDS.
THEY MET THE CURRENT, UH, DRAINAGE STANDARDS AND IT WAS APPROVED BY DRAIN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE NUMBER THREE.
YEAH, THE QUESTIONS, SO IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE CONSENT MOTION, MAYOR TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER ALVAN.
DO I HAVE, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES.
[1. Consideration and possible action on a Conditional Use Permit to allow Truck Parking at a property located at 31585 FM 509 zoned AO “Agriculture and Open Space” bearing a Legal Description of: Being an 11.682 acre tract (11.682 Deed) out of 22.2265 acre tract as recorded in Volume 1106, Page 607, Deed Records, Cameron County Texas being part of Block One Hundred Fifty-Four (154), San Benito Land and Water Company’s Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Mireya Miranda. ]
OKAY.WE'LL GO ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
POSSIBLE ACTION ON A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW TRUCK PARKING ON A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 1 5 8 5 FM 5 0 9.
AGAIN, THAT IS, UM, ZONED AO AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE.
AND THAT IS, UH, THE APPLICANT IS MI MIRANDA, AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS ON THE, UM, PUBLIC HEARING.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONER ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ FOR THE RECORD, THE PLAN ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL DUE TO SEVERAL CONCERNS RAISED BY NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF CALICHE OF ON THE PROPERTY, THE TYPES OF CHEMICALS THAT WERE BEING TRANSPORTED
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IN, THE TRUCKS PARKED ON SITE, AND WHETHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WILL BE STORED IN THOSE TRUCKS.RESIDENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT SUCH MATERIALS MAY POSE A RISK OF EXPLOSION OR POTENTIAL HARM TO THE NEARBY FAMILIES.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITION USE PERMIT TO ALLOW TRUCK PARKING.
THE USE IS ALLOWED IN AN AO AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
I MUST FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS MENTIONED IN ORDINANCE 2 5 7 2 0 1.
THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO PULLING ANY BUILDING PERMITS AND APPLYING FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU SEEING ANY OTHER, UH, POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA? UH, THERE ARE SOME NEW HOMES THAT ARE COMING UP, UH, BUT THAT, THAT'S ON, UH, 5 0 9 AND 800.
BUT IN THAT AREA, AREA, IT, IT IS, UH, MAJORLY, UH, RESIDENTIAL OFF OF NIXON.
THERE'S 10 TO 12 LOTS THERE HOMES.
AND THEN ALSO OFF OF LOC, THAT'S ALSO RESIDENTIAL.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR? NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
I'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM RESIDENTS, UH, THAT LIVE ON NIXON ROAD, UM, COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CALICHE BUDDING UP TO THE CHAIN LINK FENCES AND BASICALLY CLOSING THEM, CLOSING THEM INTO THEIR PROPERTY.
SO WHEN THEY DEVELOPED, WHEN WE PAVED NIXON, IT PICKED UP THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WHEN THEY THREW THE CALICHE IN THE BACK, IT KIND OF PUT THESE PEOPLE IN A HOLE.
SO WHEN THE LAST FLOOD WE HAD LAST YEAR IN MARCH, UH, THESE PEOPLE WERE UNDERWATER FOR QUITE SOME TIME BECAUSE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE DONE WITHOUT, UM, PROPER PERMITTING.
SO I AGREE WITH THE, OKAY, WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING'S RECOMMENDATION TO DENY.
SO THAT GONNA BE A MOTION, I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY.
OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.
ONE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES TO DENY ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE CONSENT AGENDAS ON THE INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ANY NAYS? MOTION PASSES TO DENY ITEM NUMBER ONE, MAYOR, EXCUSE ME.
AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA EXCUSE MYSELF.
I HAVE, IT'S MY SON'S BIRTHDAY, SO I'M GONNA GO CELEBRATE WITH MY SON.
[2. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BH-051926, a request to rezone a property located on Yost Road bearing a Legal Description: Being a 20.00 acre tract of land out of Block Twenty Seven (27), of the San Beito Land and Water Company Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 1, Page 6 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from AO “Agriculture and Open Space” to SF-1 “Single Family One”. Applicant: Mobeen Ahmed – Bespoke Rio Investments, LLC.]
OKAY.ITEM TWO, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 5 2 BH 0 5 1 9 2 6.
REQUEST REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED ON YOS ROAD.
UH, THAT IS THE SAME ONE FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE APPLICANT IS MOED BESPOKE REAL INVESTMENTS AND IT'S GOING FROM AO TO SF.
ONE SINGLE FAMILY, ONE SINGLE, IT'S A FIRST READING.
[3. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-BI-051926, a request to rezone a property located near Turner Street bearing a Legal Description: Being 2.82 Acres of Land out of Block Eight (8), Cunningham’s Subdivision of Block 35, recorded in Volume 1, Page 43, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas from AO “Agriculture and Open Space” to SF-1 “Single Family One”. Applicant: Dustin Moore. ]
UH, ITEM THREE, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 52 DASH BI 0 5 1 9 2 6.THAT IS GOING FROM AO TO SINGLE FAMILY.
ANOTHER SUBDIVISION COMING IN AND THE APPLICANT IS DUSTIN MOORE.
UH, AGAIN, THOSE ARE FIRST READINGS, SO WE'RE GOING PAST THOSE.
[4. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2026-0505-001(R) authorizing intervention in AEP Texas Inc.'s application to amend its Rider Mobile Temporary Emergency Electric Energy Facilities before the Commission; approving cooperation with the cities served by AEP Texas; hiring Lloyd Gosselink Attorneys and consulting services to negotiate with the company and direct any necessary litigation and appeals; requiring reimbursement of cities' rate case expenses; finding that the meeting at which this resolution is passed is open to the public a requested by law; requiring notice of this resolution to the company and legal counsel.]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED.RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 5 0 5 0 0 1 R AUTHORIZING INTERVENTION IN A EP TEXAS INCORPORATED APPLICATION.
AMENDS RIDER MOBILE, TEMPORARY EMERGENCY ELECTRIC ENERGY FACILITIES BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT'S THE PUC COMMISSION PUBLIC UTILITY, UH, APPROVING COOPERATION WITH THE CITY SERVED BY A P TEXAS, HIRING LLOYD GOSLIN ATTORNEYS AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO NEGOTIATE WITH COMPANY AND DIRECT ANY NECESSARY LITIGATION AND APPEALS REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT OF CITIES', RATE CASE EXPENSES, FINDING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IS A REQUESTED, OH, AS REQUESTED BY LAW.
AS REQUESTED BY, OR REQUIRE YEAH, REQUESTED BY LAW REQUIRING A NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND LEGAL COUNSEL.
IT'S A LOT
UH, ACTUALLY WE DON'T DEAL WITH IT.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DO IT.
ALL THE CITIES JUST APPROVE TO GO IN THERE.
SO WE'RE JUST APPROVING THAT, UH, TO GO TO INTERVENE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON THIS MOTION? MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENGAGEMENT.
I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[5. Consideration and possible action to approve an FSV Agreement between Toshiba Financial Services and the City of San Benito for the lease of one(1) Estudio5525AC copier in the amount of $12,300 with an associated monthly service fee of $79.70 for the San Benito Parks and Recreation Department. ]
ITEM FOUR FIVE CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION PROVEN FFSV AGREEMENT[00:30:01]
BETWEEN TOSHIBA FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE CITY OF SAN BENITO FOR THE LEASE OF ONE S.5 5 2 5 AC COPIER IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,300 WAS ASSOCIATED MONTHLY SERVICE FEE OF 79 70 FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
OKAY, MR. LAWYER? YES, THAT'S YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, ELO, AVILA, PARKS AND WRECK.
UM, SORRY, BUT I CAN'T READ RIGHT NOW.
I GOT A LITTLE DAMAGE IN MY EYEBALL, BUT ANYWAY, UM, IT'S THE, THE COPIER, WHAT WE HAVE IS OBSOLETE.
IF WE WERE TO REPLACE OR ANYTHING, UH, WE JUST CAN'T GET 'EM.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE LEASING THESE OUT.
UM, I RUN IT THROUGH STEPHANIE, SHE'S TELLING 'EM IT'S A GOOD DEAL.
SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE APPROVAL ON THOSE.
UM, GENERALLY I LOOK AT A LEASE AND IT'S A MONTHLY LEASE.
THIS IS $12,300 FOR WHAT? IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY THE COST OF THE MACHINE, BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE WHAT, AT $79.
SO, SO ARE WE BUYING IT OR LEASING IT? SO WE'RE, WE'RE PAYING IT ON PAYMENTS OR 279, I BELIEVE.
AND THEN THERE'S A 79 MAINTENANCE FEE.
UM, THAT MEANS THAT WHENEVER THEY'RE RUNNING LOW IN INK, THEY WOULD DIRECTLY CONNECT TO TOSHIBA AND THEN THEY'LL SEND THE INK THAT WE NEED.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR ALL THE, FOR OUR BUILDINGS OR ACTUAL OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
ACTUAL COPIER MACHINES LIKE THAT IN A LEASE PROGRAM.
AND THEN THE MAINTENANCE AS WELL.
THE ONLY THING IS THAT THE ONE THAT IT'S AT THEIR BUILDING, IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY OLD.
SO OLD THAT IT'S SUBSID ALREADY.
WE CANNOT REPLACE PARTS NO MORE.
WHEN I SEE, UH, $12,300, WE'RE BUYING THIS THING.
THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S A BIG LEASE NUMBER, BUT, WELL, WELL, YEAH, I EXACTLY, BUT WE'RE NOT COMING UP WITH A 12,000.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MONTHLY PAYMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS? MOTION TO APPROVE? MAYOR, WE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GALVAN.
[6. Consideration and possible action to approve Payment Number 16 to Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) pertaining to the City of San Benito Commitment for North Williams Road, Phase I Project, per Agreement Number 2252 0510-4(A), in the amount of $10,466.92.]
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED.PAYMENT NUMBER 16 TO CAMERON COUNTY REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY OR THE C-C-R-M-A PERTAINING TO THE CITY OF SAN BENITO.
COMMITMENT FOR NORTH WILLIAMS ROAD, PHASE ONE PROJECT PER AGREEMENT.
AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO TWO FIVE TWO FIVE TEN FOUR A IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,466 AND 92 CENTS.
UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT WITH THE C-C-R-M-A AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
OKAY, MR. RAND? UM, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING OF IT.
GOOD EVENING, EZ FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THIS PAYMENT NUMBER 16 FOR THE NORTH WILLIAMS PROJECT.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA CONVERT IT FROM FOUR, UH, TWO LANE TO FOUR LANE WITH A LEFT, UH, LEFT TURN LANE.
UH, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE JUST DOING, THEY'RE 70% COMPLETE ON THE GEOTECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING.
SO THIS IS JUST FOR, FOR THAT PROJECT FOR THE NORTH WILLIAMS PROJECT.
SO THIS IS JUST ENGINEERING AT THIS POINT? ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL, YES, SIR.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S GONNA COST WHEN IT'S DONE? THEY'RE, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.
IT'S PART OF THEIR TASK QUARTER, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE 70% COMPLETE ON THE TASK QUARTER.
WHERE ARE THE FUNDS GONNA COME FROM? WHEN IT'S DONE, WHEN THE ENGINEERING'S DONE? UH, ITS THROUGH.
THIS STARTED IN 2022, RIGHT? CORRECT.
YEAH, THEY'RE FEDERAL STATE FUNDS AND THE CITY WAS, UH, AGREED ON 400,000.
BUT THAT'S OUR MAX SHARE, CORRECT? YEAH.
SO WHERE ARE WE, WE ON THE FOUR? UH, AS FAR AS THE BALANCE? YEAH, IT'S, UH, MAYOR, JUST INVITE 'EM TO COME AND PRESENT.
2 87 WITH 79 CENTS AFTER THIS PAYMENT OF, UH, 20,933.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S A BALANCE? 174,287 WITH 79 CENTS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO, UH, SECOND.
DO I HAVE A, A SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER ALVAN.
[7. Consideration and possible action to approve Change Order Number 3, submitted by KLM Engineering, Inc., for additional work associated with the Oscar Williams Road Tower Rehabilitation Project, in the amount of $36,800.00. ]
CONSIDER I'M SORRY, MAYOR, GO AHEAD.OKAY, ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER, UH, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION PROVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE, SUBMITTED BY KLM ENGINEERING INC.
FOR THE ADDITIONAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE OSCAR WILLIAMS ROAD TOWER
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REHAB PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,800.UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE, UH, COMPLETED THE WORK ON THE FREDDIE FENDER TOWER.
UH, THE CREWS HAVE MOVED ON TO OUR WILLIAMS TOWER.
UH, YOU'VE SEEN THEY'VE GOT THE OUTRIGGERS OUT THERE AND THEY'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, THEIR, UH, THEY'RE BLASTING AND DOING WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO FOR, UH, THE METAL PREP.
AND AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS WAS GONNA BE FOUND ONCE WE BLASTED OR THEY BLASTED.
UH, ONCE YOU GET PAST, YOU KNOW, THE GET TO WHITE METAL, YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THE DAMAGE IS, IS REALLY, UH, IT WAS GONNA REALLY REQUIRE A LOT OF WORK.
AND, UH, THAT WAS NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BE DONE UNTIL THEY GOT TO THAT BLASTING.
THIS IS $36,000, 800 TO, UH, TO GET, TO GET TO THAT POINT.
WE CAN GET A GOOD TOWER AND GET ANOTHER 20 YEARS OUT OF IT.
UH, AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY OUR THIRD CHANGE ORDER.
UM, IT'S WELL WITHIN THE, UH, 25% ALLOTMENT AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? MOTION TO APPROVE.
YOU GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PATAM GOODMAN? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
[8. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of emergency equipment for three police vehicles from Dana Safety Supply Incorporated for the total amount of $79,750.47. ]
CONSIDERATION.IMPROVED PURCHASE OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOR THREE POLICE VEHICLES FROM DANA SAFETY SUPPLY, INCORPORATED FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $79,750 AND 47 CENTS.
MAYOR MAYORAL TEMP COMMISSION FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THESE, UH, THIS ITEM IS TO, UH, EQUIP THE THREE POLICE VEHICLES THAT WE PURCHASED WITH THE ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS.
UH, THIS WILL BE THE LIGHTS, SIRENS, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO THE POLICE CARS.
IT'S LIKE, IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO DO THIS THAN BUY THE CARS.
THE VEHICLES ARE PRETTY PRICEY.
ALSO, I, I KNOW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I THINK I FOUND AN INVOICE FOR SOME EXPLORERS.
NOW YOU WON'T GET A POLICE VEHICLE FOR UNDER 42.
AND THAT'S 'CAUSE I GOT LUCKY WITH THE TWO DODGE DURANGO.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS, UH, 50 AND UP, SO, OKAY.
OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR TIM GOODMAN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MAYOR, SECOND BACK COMMISSION.
OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE? COMMERS? ANY OTHER THING? ALL MINUTES? NOPE.
SO, UM, THERE'S NO OTHER THING THEN.
UM, THE TIME IS, UH, SIX 10 AND WE'RE ADJOURNED.