* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN BENITO CITY COMMISSION JULY 7TH, 2026. THE TIME IS 5 31. WE'LL START WITH THE ROLL CALL MAYOR PEDRO . PRESENT, MAYOR JOE NOVATO. PRESENT, MAYOR PROTE NOVATO. I'M SORRY. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER RICARDO PEREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER DANIEL CORTEZ. HERE, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. HERE, ATTORNEY ERIC FLORES. AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER CARLOS SERENA. PRESENT. WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ALL. PLEASE STAND. WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN THE INVOCATION. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE. HUNDRED GOD. ONE INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION BY MS. LAURIE FLORES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU. IF EVERYBODY COULD PLEASE BOW, REMOVE YOUR HEAD GEAR. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST BLESS YOUR HOLY, MIGHTY NAME AND WE JUST THANK YOU FATHER GOD. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORD. YOUR WORD SAYS THAT WE ARE HERE FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, AND WE BELIEVE THIS WITH OUR WHOLE HEARTS. FORGIVE US FATHER GOD, FOR ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT HAS NOT GLORIFIED YOUR NAME. FORGIVE US FOR ANYTHING THAT WE'VE GONE DONE TO EACH OTHER. DEAR LORD, HEAVENLY FATHER, ANY SINS, FATHER GOD, HELP US TO COME INTO THIS MEETING WITH A CLEAN SLATE. DEAR LORD, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE PRAY DEAR LORD, HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE TO COME UPON THIS COMMISSION, TO COME UPON THIS MAYOR TO COME UPON THE CITY'S SECRETARY AND THE STAFF. FATHER GOD, WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY. DEAR LORD, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE PRAY FOR PEACE. PEACE THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING. PEACE THAT WILL GUARD THEIR HEARTS AND GUARD THEIR MINDS. PEACE THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH COMPASSION, WITH WISDOM, WITH KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY. FATHER GOD, FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF SAN BENITO AND NOT FOR SELF, THAT THE ALWAYS, ALWAYS ON THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR MIND IS YOU. FIRST AND FOREMOST, HEAVENLY FATHER AND THE PEOPLE OF SAN BENITO. BLESS THIS MEETING, FATHER GOD, WE SUBMIT UNTO YOU, WE HONOR YOU AS WE HONOR EACH OTHER. IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME, AMEN. THANK YOU, MS. FLOTIS. [ANNOUNCEMENT(S) ] I'LL MOVE ON TO THE ANNOUNCE ANNOUNCEMENTS. JULY 10TH, 2026. FROM ONE TO THREE, THE SANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE OPERATION CHILL. COME OUT AND MEET SANTO PDS FINEST AND ENJOY FREE SLURPEE ON US AT THE STRIPES. 1396 WEST BUSINESS BUSINESS HIGHWAY 77, JULY 15TH, 2026. STARTING AT 9:00 AM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS HAVING A PAINT PLANT AND GROW. CHILDREN'S AGES SIX THROUGH 13 ARE WELCOME AT THE SAKA TRAIL PAVILION. JULY 16TH, 2026. STARTING AT 9:00 AM PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, HAVING A DANCE PARTY AND MOVES CLINIC AT ANNEX BUILDING NUMBER 2 7 0 5 NORTH BUOY JULY 17TH, 2026, STARTING AT 9:00 AM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WAS HAVING IS HAVING GOAL GETTERS SOCCER CLINIC AT STUY PARK. JULY 21ST, 2026 FROM FIVE 30 TO SIX 30, THE MONTHLY COOKIE DECORATING CLASS AT THE SANITA PUBLIC LIBRARY. 1 0 1 WEST ROSE, AND THEN AUGUST 21ST, 2026 FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM RGV FOOD BANK DRIVE DRIVE THROUGH AT THE SANITA FAIR. UH, FAIRGROUNDS AT 1501 SA SANTA GONZALEZ PARKWAY COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, MS. [PUBLIC COMMENTS (Speaker remarks limited to three minutes) ] RUTH, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, WE CALL, UM, DORA MARTINEZ. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND HAVE MS UH, GLORIA MAGENA SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CASA BOARD MEMBER MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS GLORIA MAGANA AND I AM A BOARD MEMBER FOR CASA. UH, MR. ZARE, A BOARD MEMBER AS WELL. UH, WE ARE BOARD MEMBERS FOR CASA OF CAMERON AND WILLESEE COUNTY. AND ON BEHALF OF CASA CAMERON AND WILLY COUNTY, I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY OF SAN BENITO'S BUDGET. YOUR WILLINGNESS AND INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND ENSURING THEY HAVE, UH, A VOICE DURING SOME OF THEIR MOST DIFFICULT TIMES IN THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY. CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE FACE CHALLENGES THAT NO CHILD SHOULD EVER HAVE TO ENDURE. [00:05:01] MANY EXPERIENCES, ABUSE, NEGLECT, TRAUMA, FAMILY SEPARATION AND INSTABILITY. AT GAA, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EACH CHILD WITH TRAINED, DEDICATED COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES TO SERVE AS THEIR VOICE AND, UM, CHAMPION THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THESE ADVOCATES WORK TIRELESS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN, UH, CHILDREN'S NEEDS ARE HEARD, THEIR BEST INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED, AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW UP SAFE IN A PERMANENT AND NUTRIENT HOMES. THE FUNDING YOU'RE CONSIDERING IS, DOES NOT ONLY SIMPLY IS A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION, IT IS AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF THE CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS FUNDS HELP US RECRUIT, TRAIN, SUPPORT, VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES, AND SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS MEETING WITH CHILDREN, COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS AND SERVICING PROVIDERS, ATTENDING COURT HEARINGS, AND MONITORING EACH CHILD'S WELLBEING. WITHOUT THE FUNDING, OUR ABILITY TO SERVE EVERY CHILD WITH NEEDS AND ADVOCATES BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. THE NEED OF CASA SERVICES CONTINUE TO GROW WHILE RESOURCES BECOME MORE LIMITED. AS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING IN FOSTER CARE, FLUCTUATES AND OPERATIONAL COSTS CONTINUES TO RISE. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS SUCH LIKE OURS, FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT CHILDREN DESERVE. EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE CITY OF SAN BENITO HELPS ENSURE THAT THE CHILDREN ARE NOT FORGOTTEN AND THEY HAVE CONS, UH, CONSTANT ADULTS STANDING WITH THEM DURING CRITICAL PERIODS IN THEIR LIVES. THIS FUNDS WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT ADVOCACY SERVICES, VOLUNTEER TRAINING, PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, CHILD-CENTERED RESOURCES AND OUTREACH EFFORTS TO RECRUIT MORE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS WOULD ALLOW CASA CAMERON AND WILLESEE COUNTY TO CONTINUE SERVICE TO, TO CONTINUE SERVICING CHILDREN WHO DEPEND ON US TO PROVIDE STABILITY, HOPE, AND A VOICE THAT WILL OFTEN NO ONE, NO ONE HAS HEARD. WE KNOW THAT EVERY BUDGET DECISION REQUIRES CAREFUL, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND BALANCING OF MANY IMPORTANT PRIORITIES. FOR THAT REASON, WE ARE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF CASA. YOUR SUPPORT WILL SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE THAT WELLBEING OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE MATTER, AND THAT OUR COMMUNITY STANDS UNITED IN PROTECTING THEM AND HELPING THEM ACHIEVE BRIGHTER FUTURES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF SAN BENITO. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP AS WE CONTINUE THIS CRITICAL WORK ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN WHO NEEDS US THE MOST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THREE MINUTES ARE UP. THANK YOU, MIKE. TRAVIS, BEAR WITH ME PLEASE. I THINK I WAS GETTING A LITTLE OVERHEATED THERE WEARING TOO MANY CLOTHES. PARDON ME. A LITTLE DRY. MIKE TRAVIS, LINE 17 ROAD SANTO, TEXAS AS IS DESIGNATED IN THE 1906 PAGE SIX OF THE RECORDS THAT ARE IN THE CAMERON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, BUT MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS RUSSELL LANE BETWEEN FM 5 0 9, APOSTLE ROYAL, AND ALSO SOMETIMES KNOWN AS HELEN MOORE ROAD AND LOVETT ROAD, OR A LITTLE STRETCH OF A ROADWAY THERE. SO FOR, UH, SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY HEARD ME, MR. MAYOR, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON, OH, UH, I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR VICTORIES AND STUFF, AND I LOOK FORWARD THAT WE CAN, UH, HELP MOVE SAN BENITO FORWARD. BUT PLEASE, BEFORE I GET LOST HERE, 'CAUSE I'M RUNNING OUTTA TIME, UH, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE BASIC THINGS TO ASK. BE GOOD STEWARDS WITH MY TAX DOLLARS AND, UH, USE THEM WISELY PLEASE. AND, UH, THIS WILL LEAD ME INTO NOT NECESSARILY AN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, BUT THE HICKS PAVING SUPER FANTASTIC. I WAS OVER THE TOP WHEN I FIRST SAW IT, WHAT, A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, WHENEVER IT WAS. AND THAT, UH, INTERFACES VERY NICELY WITH THE PREVIOUS PAVING, A PAVING OF BOWIE STREET, WHICH IS ALREADY 10 YEARS OR SOMETHING. UM, I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY, BUT NUMBER OF YEARS. BUT NOW IT LOOKS VERY GOOD. UH, I REALLY LIKE THAT. UH, [00:10:01] I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, UH, OGLE MARTINEZ IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION. HE IS OUR TRACTOR MOWING GUY PERIODICALLY, ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH OR WHENEVER THEY COME. AND, UH, I THINK HE WORKS WITH PARTS AND RECREATION. AND, UH, I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUTS FOR, UM, WHOEVER TAKES CARE OF THE OLD PROJECTS OVER OFF OF GAOS STREET, G-A-U-S-E, AND, UM, GR HNO OFF, I'M CALL IT OVER THERE BY THE EXPRESSWAY. WHOEVER'S TAKING CARE OF THAT, I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, ALL OF US. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW LIVES OVER THERE AND I'M OVER THERE QUITE A BIT, SO I'M VERY KIND OF FAMILIAR VERY MUCH WITH OVER THERE. SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAYS, THANK YOU, UH, FOR KEEPING THAT NEAT AND TIDY OVER THERE, AND ALSO THE GUTTERS AND STUFF WITHOUT ALL THE GRASS, UH, DIGGING ALL THE GRASS THAT WAS GROWING. UH, WHERE AM I? OH MY GOSH. UH, HICKS SANTO. THANK YOU, CHIEF. WHERE ARE YOU? I SAID THANK YOU FOR THEIR CONTINUED PRESENCE AND, UH, ONCE AGAIN, BE, UH, WISE WITH MY MONEY, PLEASE. YES, BECAUSE, UH, I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST TO KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS, AND THANK YOU MU MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TRAVIS. MR. RUTH, ELIZABETH LUCAS. HELLO, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH LUCAS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO PLACE A SMALL TRINKET TRADING BOX AT HEAVEN, AKA TRAIL. A TRINKET TRADING BOX IS A FUN COMMUNITY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEAVE A SMALL TOY STICKER, KEY CHAIN OR OTHER TINY TREASURES AND TAKE A, A DIFFERENT ONE IN RETURN. IT WORKS LIKE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AND, UM, BUT INSTEAD OF BOOKS, IT'S LIKE A KEEPSAKES. I BELIEVE THIS WOULD MAKE THE PARK EVEN MORE WELCOMING FOR FAMILIES AND VISITORS. IT ENCOURAGES KINDNESS, SHARING C, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS ENJOY FINDING LITTLE SURPRISES AND IT GIVES PEOPLE A REASON TO VISIT THE PARK MORE OFTEN. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAINTAIN THE BOX, KEEP IT CLEAN, REMOVE ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE, AND MAKE SURE IT STAYS SAFE AND ORGANIZED. I WOULD ALSO POSE CLEAR RULES SUCH AS TAKE A TRINKET, LEAVE A TRINKET AND NO FOOD. GLASS SHARP OBJECTS OR TRASH TRINKET. TRADING BOXES HAVE BECOME POPULAR IN MANY COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY CREATE SMALL MOMENTS OF JOY AND BRING NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORS TOGETHER. THEY ARE INEXPENSIVE FAMILY FRIENDLY AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SHARE INSTEAD OF THROWING THINGS AWAY IN SOCIAL MEDIA, I HAVE FOUND THAT PARENTS TAKE A MOMENT TO TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT CITIES, UM, TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SHARE THAT MOMENT WITH THEM AND EXCHANGE TRINKETS. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY IDEA. I HOPE YOU'LL, YOU'LL, YOU ALL MAY BE, BRING THIS FUN. UH, HELP ME BRING THIS FUN ACTIVITY AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY PROJECT TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. NO MORE PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY, NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [PRESENTATION(S)] WE'LL MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS. PRESENTATION OF THE CITY MANAGER MANAGER'S REPORT, INTERIM CITY MANAGER CARLOS CIENA PRESENTING THIS ITEM. UH, YES, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. JUST, I I WANTED TO ADVISE THE, THE, UH, COMMISSION THE STAFF IS WORKING ON EXPANDING MARKET DAYS. WE'RE KIND OF RESHUFFLING THINGS SO THAT WE CAN, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO SCHEDULE AND WE'LL BRING THAT TO THE COMMISSION AT THE UPCOMING, UH, MEETINGS. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO EXPAND, UM, UH, THE BOUNDARIES FROM ALL THE WAY TO SAM HOUSTON TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MERCHANTS. WE HAVE MET WITH THEM AND THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING. WE ARE LOOKING AT AUGUST THE EIGHTH, AND WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH A CAR SHOW TO TRY TO ENTICE MORE PEOPLE INTO THE, THE AREA. SO I WANTED TO ADVISE THE COMMISSION THAT THE, THE STAFF IS WORKING ON THAT. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO ADVISE THE COMMISSION THAT, UH, SPEAKING ABOUT, UH, PAVING, UH, OUR MOTOR GRADERS DOWN. UM, WE'RE HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET IT BACK TOMORROW AND WE'RE LOOKING ON TO GETTING BACK ON TRACK WITH PAVING, UM, ON WEDNESDAY, UM, ON THURSDAY ACTUALLY. UH, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT CHAPMAN STREET, UH, WHICH IS OUT FOR TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION FROM FUENTES STREET TO, UH, SAM HOUSTON. UM, THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, [00:15:01] MR. ENA. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. THIS IS FROM CHRISTINA GARCIA, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PRESENTING THE CITY EVENTS CALENDAR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. SO I KNOW THAT, UH, THE EVENTS CALENDAR IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS DO FOR THE CITY. SO, UM, HERE WE HAVE, UM, KIND OF AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT A CITY SIGNATURE EVENT IS AND WHAT A DEPARTMENT EVENT IS. SO A CITY EVENT IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE AKA FEST, HOG WADDLE, OUR STATE OF THE CITY, OUR HALLOWEEN EVENTS AND OUR CHRISTMAS ON THE AKA AND TREE LIGHTING, AS WELL AS OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE. SO THOSE ARE EVENTS THAT PROMOTE TOURISM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OR CIVIC PRIDE OR ALL THREE. AND THESE INVOLVE MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS. SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST ONE DEPARTMENT COORDINATING AN EVENT, UM, WHICH DOES TAKE, UM, A LOT OF COORDINATION RESOURCES, UM, COMING TOGETHER TO PUT SOMETHING ON FOR THE COMMUNITY, OF COURSE. SO A DEPARTMENT EVENT IS ORGANIZED BY A SINGLE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, OR ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY WHILE OTHER DEPARTMENTS MAY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE HOSTING DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND EXECUTION. SO THAT'S PRIMARILY HANDLED INTERNALLY BY THAT DEPARTMENT. SO SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD, UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE'D LIKE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER IS, UM, WE RECENTLY, UM, THIS IS BROKEN DOWN BY DEPARTMENT. SO, UH, ICE CREAM WITH A COP, NATIONAL DONUT DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, VETERANS DAY, BLUE MASS AND NATIONAL POLICE WEEK ACTIVITIES ARE SOME OF THE, UH, DEPARTMENTAL EVENTS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES BUDGET FOR AND HAD WITHIN ITS BUDGET THIS PAST, UH, FISCAL YEAR IN CODE ENFORCEMENT. THEY DO THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP, OF COURSE, IN PARKS AND REC. WE HAVE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, BOTH PONY AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND TO RECREATIONAL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL AS WELL. UM, YESTERDAY WE KICKED OFF THE MLS GO SOCCER, WHICH WAS PLANNED AND OVERSEEN BY PARKS AND RECREATION. UM, AND A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, UM, A MONTH AGO, THEY FINISHED THE NFL FLAG FOOTBALL. THEY ALSO ARE PLANNING TO COORDINATE UP IN THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, A WALKING SCHOOL BUS. UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR. UM, IT BASICALLY PROMOTES AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY WHERE, UM, RESIDENTS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS WALK TO SCHOOL TOGETHER. UM, THEY ALSO ARE DOING THE TREE PLANTING, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE SEEN. AND THIS PAST YEAR IN APRIL, WE DID HAVE EARTH DAY, UM, THAT PARKS AND RECREATION OVERSAW. THEY DO ASK DEPARTMENTS WHO WANNA PARTICIPATE TO COME OUT THERE AS WELL. UM, SOON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO LAUNCH ITS CITIZEN CITIZENS ACADEMY. UM, I THINK I JUST HEARD THAT THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING NEXT WEEK. THEY DO HAVE SOME CITIZENS WHO'VE SIGNED UP ALREADY. OF COURSE, THE CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT DOES THEIR MUSEUM EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING, UM, SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS, UM, OPENINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE LIBRARY ALSO DOES THE SAME. I'VE, I THINK YOU'VE SEEN LIKE THEIR COOKIE CLASSES OR ESL CLASSES. UM, AND THEY ALSO DO PRETTY BIG EVENTS. SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST ONES ARE THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, THE EXTRAVAGANZA, WHICH THEY COORDINATE. UM, AND WE DO ALSO HAVE SOME INTERNAL EVENTS. UH, SOME OF THESE WERE KIND OF EVENTS THAT WERE KIND OF CAME UP LIKE, HEY, LET'S DO SOMETHING FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. SO THAT ONE WAS DONE THIS YEAR. UM, AND WE DID A, A WALK IN FEBRUARY, WHICH THEY ORGANIZED FOR CITY STAFF FOR HEART MONTH AND HEART HEALTH AWARENESS. UM, THEY DID TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR EMPLOYEES AND WHATNOT, UH, FOR THEIR HEART HEALTH. AND WE DO HAVE THE HEALTH FAIR AND OPEN ENROLLMENT, UM, THAT HUMAN RESOURCES ALSO COORDINATES AND HOPEFULLY, I KNOW THERE'S CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MOVIE NIGHTS. SO WE HOPE TO PLAN THOSE THAT, UM, IS TO BE DETERMINED. AND I KNOW THAT, UM, CHIEF BEREA MENTIONED THAT NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WOULD BE GOOD TO BRING BACK AS WELL. SO WE DO HOPE TO DO THAT, UM, IF THAT'S WITHIN OUR BUDGET, OF COURSE. AND SO, UM, THOSE ARE OUR EVENTS. THE WAY IT WORKS IS THE DEPARTMENTS, LIKE I SAID, PLAN THOSE EVENTS. THEY INFORM ME, UM, I'M THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE CITY, UH, FOR THE PR DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ONE. AND SO THEN I COMMUNICATE THAT TO OUR CITY SECRETARY AND THAT'S HOW SHE INFORMS THE COMMISSION OF THOSE EVENTS. SO WE REALLY RELY ON OUR DEPARTMENTS TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY SECRETARY AND MYSELF INFORMED ON THESE EVENTS. AND THAT'S HOW YOU ALL, UM, HEAR ABOUT THEM. SO NO MATTER WHAT EVENT IS PLANNED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WE NEED TO, UM, AS WELL KEEP CITY COMMISSION, UM, CITY COMMISSION AND CITY ADMINISTRATION INFORMED. UM, AND SO FOR THE SIGNATURE EVENTS, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS, UM, A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO ABOUT WHO CREATES THE CONTENT FOR THESE EVENTS, FOR THE SIGNATURE EVENTS, WHICH ARE HOG WAAL, STATE OF THE CITY, AKA FEST, THE [00:20:01] HALLOWEEN EVENT, THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. UM, THOSE ARE DONE OVERSEEN BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENTAL EVENTS. UM, THAT'S A, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THEM HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME, UM, LIKE PD FOR DONUT DAY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR FIRE CITIZENS ACADEMY, WHICH WE'LL BE POSTING SOON IN PONY BASEBALL. SO IF A DEPARTMENT DOES REACH OUT TO PR FOR SUPPORT, UM, WE CREATE THAT CONTENT FOR THEM. AND SO I KNOW, UM, WE HAVE MARKET DAYS COMING UP IN AUGUST AND SO, UM, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THAT. SO THAT'S BECOMING MORE OF A CITY SIGNATURE EVENT. SO I'LL BE ASSISTING WITH THE CONTENT CREATION, UM, GOING FORWARD WITH THAT. AND SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE, UM, A CALENDAR OF ALL THESE EVENTS FOR JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR. AND SO NOT ALL THE EVENTS ARE ON HERE BECAUSE, UM, SOME OF THEM ARE PLANNED, YOU KNOW, TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF TIME DEPENDING ON THE, UM, THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT DEPARTMENT. BUT WE DID CREATE, UM, A LIST OF INTERNAL EVENTS, CITY EVENTS, AND OUR STAPLE EVENTS AS WELL FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. UM, AND WE KIND OF JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU. WE, UM, IN DECEMBER, WE ARE HOPING TO DO THE CHRISTMAS PARADE ON DECEMBER 5TH. WE DO HAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, UM, OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ALREADY WANNA KNOW THE DATE. SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT SET ALREADY. AND THAT'S A SATURDAY. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE ALL THE MARKET DAYS LISTED ON HERE AS WELL AS, UM, SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTAL EVENTS. DID Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKS GOOD. CHRISTINA, THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. CHRISTINA, ARE YOU, UM, ARE YOU ABLE, YOU SAID YOU'RE A DEPARTMENT OF ONE, ARE YOU ABLE TO MANAGE THIS, UH, ON YOUR OWN? SO, SO FAR, YES. IF WE WANT TO EXPAND AND DO MORE, UM, SAY WE WANTED TO DO MORE VIDEO CONTENT OR THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, THEN WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT AT DOING THAT. BUT PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE, UM, OUTSOURCED SOME OF OUR CONTENT, YOU KNOW, FOR HOG WATTLE, UM, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT NEED MORE MAJOR MARKETING AND PRODUCTION TO IT. UM, AND ESPECIALLY FOR STATE OF THE CITY. 'CAUSE THAT'S LIKE A REALLY QUICK TURNAROUND WITH ORGANIZING THAT AND PUTTING THE VIDEOS OUT. SO WHEN IT COMES TO VIDEO CONTENT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE PRIMARILY DO RIGHT NOW, UM, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY IN HOUSE. AND, AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN GET OUT, YOU KNOW, FIVE HIGH QUALITY VIDEOS AND ONE PRESENTATION. UM, AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING, WE'RE DOING GREAT WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND UM, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF COLLABORATION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTS AND MYSELF COMING UP WITH IDEAS AND BEING ABLE TO EXECUTE ALL OF THESE, UM, EVENTS. AND THESE ARE JUST EVENTS. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE GOING OUT THERE TO STREET PAVING OR YOU KNOW, WHEN PARKS IS MOWING, YOU KNOW, THE GRASS LIKE WAS MENTIONED, THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE SEPARATE AS WELL. I KNOW THAT THE EDC WAS GONNA ALLOCATE SOME MONEY FOR MARKETING PURPOSES. THEY RECENTLY, I THINK, UH, DID AWAY WITH THAT. SO MAYBE THEY'D BE WILLING TO FUND CHRISTINA'S DEPARTMENT OR EVEN HALF AND BUILD UP, UH, THAT PODCAST AND GET SOME REELS GOING. YES, I DON'T THINK TIKTOKS ARE ALLOWED. NO, THEY'RE NOT , THE STATE DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO HAVE TIKTOK ON YOUR PHONE, ON YOUR CITY PHONE. YEAH, EVEN, EVEN LIKE IF, IF IT WAS HALF THAT THEY COULD FUND, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MYSELF, UH, BECAUSE WE COULD ALSO PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL. IT CAN ALSO BE A FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, CITY PROJECTS OR CITY EVENTS. OKAY. SO I KNOW WE HAD, UH, IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD A SPECIAL EVENTS BOARD THAT HELPED IN, UH, COMING UP WITH IDEAS AND MARKETING AND GOING OUT AND GETTING DONATION AND SETTING IT UP AND EVERYTHING. UH, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP YOU IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS? YEAH, I THINK SO. UM, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE FUNDING AND EVERYTHING IS GREAT. THE MORE SPONSORS THAT WE CAN GET, THE BETTER EVENT THAT WE HAVE, WE CAN ALSO PROMOTE THE SPONSORS. SAY WE HAD A, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST AN EXAMPLE, SAY WE HAD AN ER THAT WANTS TO SPONSOR, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR EVENTS, WELL, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, THANK THEM, PROMOTE THEM AND INCLUDE THAT IN OUR SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE. SO IT WOULD BE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE EVENTS COORDINATOR AND THE PR DEPARTMENT ON, HEY, I HAVE THIS IDEA, IS IT POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA? LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THAT? AND WE DO, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST, I'M JUST SAYING FOR THE, UM, THE ACTUAL, HAVING PEOPLE GO OUT AND MAKE CONTACT WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER, UH, UH, AGENCIES THAT WANT TO HAVE EVENTS. UH, YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING YOURSELF. IF YOU HAD A, A VOLUNTEER BOARD, UH, THAT YOU COULD HELP, THAT YOU COULD HAVE GO [00:25:01] OUT AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER BUSINESSES FOR SPONSORSHIPS AND FOR IDEAS FOR, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS. YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL AS WELL. SO I DON'T THINK, UM, WE'RE REALLY DOING THAT JUST YET, BUT ONCE WE GET THE EVENT COORDINATOR ON BOARD, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL FOR BOTH OF US TO WORK WITH THE, THE EVENTS BOARD. I WOULD SUGGEST JUST BRING IT TO THE NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP AND SEE HOW WE COULD FIT IT INTO THE BUDGET. SOUNDS GOOD. YES. THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. THANK YOU. [PUBLIC HEARING(S)] ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE IS NO ACTION ON THE PRESENTATION, SO PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, I GUESS WE CAN OPEN 'EM UP TOGETHER. YES, MA'AM. LET ME READ JUST A BRIEF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A STRIPES CONVENIENCE STORE, ALLOWING ALCOHOL, SALES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION AT A PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 8 9 8 NORTH SAM HOUSTON BOULEVARD, ZONE C ONE COMMERCIAL RESTRICTED BUSINESS, AND THEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A STRIPES CONVENIENCE STORE, ALLOWING ALCOHOL, SALES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION AT A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2,500 WEST EXPRESSWAY, 83 ZONE Z TWO COMMERCIAL GENERAL RETAIL BUSINESS. WE'RE OPENING THE FLOOR FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE TIME IS 5 57. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN, SO ANYBODY FOR AGAINST THE ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS ON SAM HOUSTON DOWNTOWN BY THE CAR WASH. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS LOCATED BY THE OLD LEVI'S BUILDING OR THE COUNTY BUILDING, OR BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT, THAT STRIPES THAT'S LOCATED THERE IN THE, THE CORNER OF THE EXPRESSWAY. AND OSCAR WILLIAMS. ANYBODY FOR OR AGAINST? NO. SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING TIME IS 5 58. MOVE [CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)] ON TO CONSENT. AGENDA ITEMS, 1, 2, 3, 4, AND FIVE COMMISSIONERS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS? I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ANYBODY ELSE? ITEM NUMBER FOUR FROM COMMISSIONER MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. SO WITH THAT SAID, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ONE, TWO, AND THREE TO APPROVE CONSENT? AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA CONSENT. AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? WILL SECOND CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL AYE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND PULL OUT AGENDA ITEMS. FOUR AND FIVE WILL GO THROUGH THOSE ONE-ON-ONE [4. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 2532-01, adoption of the new Comprehensive Plan outlining the community’s long-term vision for growth, development, and investment. ] AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 25 32 DASH ZERO ONE. ADOPTION OF THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OUTLINING THE COMMUNITY'S LONG-TERM VISION FOR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT. THE ANA GARZA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PRESENTING THIS ITEM, THE COMMISSION GOT A VERY, OH, YOU HAVE THAT MIC THERE. LENGTHY PACKET THERE. I THINK THIS IS THE SECOND READING. YES. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE DONALD BRINKMAN HERE FROM CSRS. UM, THEY'VE BEEN HELPING US OR GUIDING US THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROJECT. UM, THIS IS, WE'VE HAD COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WE'VE HAD SURVEYS, WE'VE HAD, WE'VE POLLED, UM, THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN SAN BENITO, UM, THE FUTURE SAN BENITO. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, I CAN BRING 'EM UP IN REFERENCE TO IT. THIS IS JUST A SECOND READING. SO IN ORDER FOR US TO PUBLISH, UM, IT IS GRANT FUNDED. OUR LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMISSIONERS WAS IN 2016. IT WAS OUTDATED. MOST OF THE TIME WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE UPDATED EVERY 10 YEARS. THIS WAS FUNDED, UH, BY THE GLO GRANT? YEAH. CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. UH, WAS IT A HUNDRED PERCENT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY? YES. RIGHT. MR. [00:30:01] BRINKS NODDING HIS MAN YET. YES. YES. . UM, WE HAD A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WITH RESIDENTS, UM, SEVERAL WORKSHOPS AND MOST OF 'EM TOOK PLACE HERE. RESIDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND VOICE OPINIONS. YES. UM, AT THE EVENTS. I, I DO SEE THERE THAT THIS PLAN COULD BE AMENDED AT ANY TIME. SO JUST FOR REFERENCE, THERE MIGHT BE THINGS THAT WILL COME UP. AND TYPICALLY MAYOR COMMISSION DID THIS, A REQUIREMENT WHEN YOU GO UP, APPROVE, UH, APPLY FOR FRONT, UH, GRANT FUNDING. CORRECT. SO WE WOULD'VE TO DO CONSIDER THAT. MR. BRINKMAN, DO YOU WANNA JUST GIVE A QUICK SURE. LIKE YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF, UH, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SO, UH, THE WORKSHOPS HERE, UH, RESEARCH FROM PAST PLANS AS WELL AS, UH, ONLINE SURVEYS. UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD EVEN HAD A TEAM AT THE HOG WATER EVENT, UH, TO HAVE THAT COMMUNITY INTERACTION. SO, UH, VERY ROBUST, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND THEN ALSO, UH, LIKE, LIKE I SAID, THE, YOU HAVE TO ADOPT THIS, UH, AS PART OF THE GRANT. SO WE GET THE MONEY. I THINK IT'S BEEN ONLINE. THE FINAL VERSION, UH, WE'VE HAD BRIEFINGS IN THE PAST ABOUT THIS, UH, DID HAVE AN ELECTION, SO I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE GOT TO SEE THOSE BRIEFINGS, BUT, UH, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, UH, CONTINUING TO SAY, YES, THIS IS THE FINAL REDIRECT. THIS IS THE FINAL PRODUCT THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. THAT'S IT. IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS NOW. YOU GET TO, NOW YOU GOTTA HAVE TO GET TO WORK . SO ENCOMPASSES, UH, INTRODUCTION TO PLAN, COMMUNITY APPROVED GOALS AND OBJECTIVE COMMUNITY AND CULTURE, IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING HAZARD EXPOSURE, AND LAND USE TACKLE. SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS. I SAW REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN IN THERE. I SAW THE FAIR GROUNDS PROMOTION ON THERE. CULTURE, TOURISM, HOUSING NEEDS, SIDEWALKS, ACCESSIBILITY, ALL GREAT STUFF. THERE'S NO COMMISSIONER, MAYOR PRO TEMP. ANY QUESTIONS? PULL THE ITEM. YOU SAID THIS CAN BE AMENDED ANY TIME. IT CAN, THERE'S SOME VERBIAGE THERE THAT IF WE WANTED TO, WE COULD BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND AMEND ANY PART OF THE PLAN. THERE'S SOME VERBIAGE THERE. SO IT'S JUST A GUIDELINE OF WHAT TO GO BY, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, HOW DID THEY, AND THEN, UH, HOW WE AFFECT THOSE CHANGES, UH, CAN BE AMENDED AT ANY TIME. THAT'S CORRECT. COMMISSIONER JUST ALLOWS US TO GO OUT FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING THAT REQUIRES TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND AGAIN, OURS WAS, OUR OLD ONE WAS 2016, SO WE'RE RIGHT AT THAT 10 YEAR MARK. DO I HAVE A NO FURTHER DISCUSSION? DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CORTEZ? DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. I'LL OPPOSED A NAY. MOTION PASSES. I WANT TO THANK, UH, DONALD BRINKMAN AND HIS TEAM, UH, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. UH, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT'S A GUIDELINE THAT WILL TAKE US MOVING FORWARD. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND OF COURSE, PRE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION FOR GETTING THE GRANT FUNDING SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. [5. Consideration and possible action to approve the Second and Final Reading of Ordinance Number 2638, a request to close, vacate and abandon a thirty-five (35) foot wide right of way, a portion of County Road 331 situated in San Benito Irrigated Land Company in Shares 1, 2, 3 & 4, San Pedro De Carricitos Grant, recorded in Volume 2, Page 6, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. ] AGENDA ITEM FIVE. CONSIDER A CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 26 38. A REQUEST TO CLOSE, VACATE AND ABANDON A 35 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, A PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD THREE THROUGH ONE, SITUATED IN SAN DIEGO, IRRIGATION LAND COMPANY IN SHARES 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR. SAN PEDRO DETO. GRANT RECORDED A VOLUME TWO PAGE SIX MAP RECORDS OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, HAD SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS ON IT, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH, UH, MR. FLORES AND THE COMMISSION? NO PROBLEM. MARY, YOU GOT SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS? WE CAN TAKE IT UNDER 5 5 1 0 7 1 AND JUST ASK YOU TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. AND SECOND AND A VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE THIS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. COMMISSIONER, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I'LL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES TO TAKE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM FIVE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR THANK YOU MRS. RODRIGUEZ. SORRY. WE'LL MOVE [1. Consideration and possible action to approve a request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Stripes Convenience Store allowing alcohol sales and onsite consumption at a property located at 898 North Sam Houston Boulevard zoned C-1 “Commercial Restricted Business” bearing a Legal Description of Being Lots One (1) and Two (2), Basic Trade Subdivision, an Addition to the City of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Cabinet 1, Page 488-A, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Stripes Store # 40749H. ] ON TO ITEM, UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MONICA RODRIGUEZ, PLANNING MANAGER PRESENTING THIS ITEM. THIS IS FOR AN A REQUEST FOR CONDITION USE PERMIT TO OPERATE THE STRIPES CONVENIENCE STORE, ALLOWING ALCOHOL CELLS AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION AT THE PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 8 98 NORTH SAM HOUSTON BOULEVARD. THIS IS THE STRIPES RIGHT HERE ON THE CORNER OF 77 AND NORTH SAM HOUSTON. THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING THE CONDITION USE PERMIT TO OPERATE THE CONVENIENCE STORE WITH ALCOHOL. UM, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE ON-PREMISE PERMIT FROM THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR LAND USE AND ORDINANCE. UH, 2111 DASH A. THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DID [00:35:01] RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, MR. RODRIGUEZ. THE CONDITION AND USE PERMIT CAN BE PULLED AT ANY TIME IF IT BECOMES A NUISANCE. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS. I MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? A NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM [2. Consideration and possible action to approve a request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Stripes Convenience Store allowing alcohol sales and onsite consumption at a property located at 2500 West Expressway 83 zoned C-2 “Commercial General Retail Business” bearing a Legal Description of Being Lot 16R, Block 123, Ebony Heights Subdivision Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Stripes Store # 40735H. ] NUMBER TWO, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST FOR CONDITION. USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A STRIPES CONVENIENCE STORE, UH, ALLOWING ALCOHOL CELLS AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION AT 2,500 WEST EXPRESSWAY. 83. IT'S ZONE C TWO COMMERCIAL. AND THIS IS DESCRIBED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL OFF OF WILLIAMS AND THE EXPRESSWAY. UM, PLAN ZONING BOARD. RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THIS ITEM DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO SANTO HIGH SCHOOL. ISN'T THERE A STATE LAW THAT SAYS WE COULDN'T OPEN UP ALCOHOL FOR ONSITE CONSUMPTION WITHIN 300 FEET? YES. OKAY. IS IT WITHIN 300 FEET? IT IS. OKAY. YEAH. COMMISSIONERS, UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDED DENIAL DUE TO PROXIMITY TO SANTO HIGH SCHOOL. I BELIEVE WE NEED A FOUR FIFTHS SUPER MAJORITY IF YOU WANT TO OVERTURN THEIR DENIAL. THAT'S CORRECT. AMIR? UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR CONDITION OF EACH PERMIT? I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEMPT TO DENY. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. I. I'LL OPPOSED A NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU MRS. RODRIGUEZ. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM [3. Consideration and possible action to approve a variance to allow a ten foot utility easement for a proposed one lot subdivision known as Stripes San Benito, bearing a Legal Description of: Being a 6.932 acres out of Block 15, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, City of San Benito, Cameron County, Texas as shown by plat of record in Volume 1 page 6 of the Map Records of Cameron County, Texas and being a portion of a 10.367-acre tract of land described in deed of record in document Number 2020-39883 of the Official Records of Cameron county, Texas Applicant: Jaime Hora.] NUMBER THREE, PLANNING MANAGER. MRS. MONICA RODRIGUEZ. PRESENTING THIS ITEM AGAIN, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A VARIANCE TO ALLOW 10 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT FOR PROPOSED ONE LOT SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS STRIPE SAN BENITO. VERY LINGUAL DESCRIPTION BEING 6.932 ACRES OUTTA BLOCK ONE 15. SANTO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. UH, THIS IS GONNA BE OFF OF FM 7 32, AND THEY'RE ONLY REQUESTING A 10 FOOT ON THE SIDE. THAT'S ABUTTING FM 7 32. ALL OTHER SIDES WILL HAVE THE REQUIRED 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT. COMMISSIONERS. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I'LL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE ON. [4. Consideration and possible action to approve the Final Plat and Public Infrastructure for Villa Dolce Subdivision, being a 12.088-acre tract of land being out of Block 37, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, according to the Map or Plat thereof Recorded in Volume 1, Page 6, Map Records of Cameron County, Texas. Applicant: Stonespring Investments, LLC. ] ITEM NUMBER FOUR, MONICA RODRIGUEZ PRESENTING THIS ITEM. CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR F SUBDIVISION BEING A 12.088 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 37 SAN BERNARDINO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. THIS IS A PROPOSED 12 LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, WHICH LIES WITHIN THE ONE MILE ETJ OF CITY OF SANTO. IT WILL CONNECT TO EXISTING CITY OF SANTO WATER. THE LOTS WILL HAVE SEPTIC TANKS. THEY HAVE INSTALLED TWO FIRE HYDRANTS THAT WILL PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE SUBDIVISION MEETS ALL APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AS WELL. MR. RODRIGUEZ, THIS FALLS IN THE, I GUESS THE PU IT'S IN THE ENTERPRISE. WHAT IS IT CALLED? THE CCN OF THE CITY. SANTO THE C. CORRECT. WHICH IS, UM, COMMISSIONERS ALLOWS US TO HAVE WATER RIGHTS, A WATER DISTRIBUTION. THAT AREA. DOES IT? DO WE HAVE, HOW CLOSE ARE THE SEWER UTILITIES FROM THERE? 'CAUSE ISN'T THERE A LIFT STATION ON THE END OF THAT DEVELOPMENT? I'M NOT SURE IF ENRIQUE CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ONE. GOOD EVENING. ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ? UH, YES. UH, GREAT QUESTION. THERE IS, UH, AN EXISTING, UH, LIFT STATION. WHEN THIS SUBDIVISION WAS, UH, BROUGHT TO US, UH, IT WAS A LOT MORE LOTS. IT WAS ABOUT 30 SOMETHING LOTS. THEY WERE GONNA DO IMPROVEMENTS. UH, BUT THEN IT WAS DECIDED BACK THEN BY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND, UH, THE PREVIOUS ENGINEER THAT, THAT LIFT STATION DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR OVER 30 LOTS. 'CAUSE IT HANDLES ALL, UM, AL ROAD. UH, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY. IT'S A SMALL WET, UH, WELL AND EVERYTHING. SO THAT'S WHY THEY DECIDED. AND, UH, THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO REDESIGN TO GO TO SEPTIC TANKS AS WE DIDN'T ALLOW FOR ANY, ANY, ANY MORE CONNECTIONS TO THAT EXISTING LIFT STATION. SO THAT'S WHY, UH, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LIFT STATION THERE, UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO INSTALL SEPTIC TANKS. LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE ALL ABOUT ONE ACRE. YES, SIR. OKAY. LOOKS, LOOKS GOOD. HAS THE FIRE HYDRANT. [00:40:01] SO, LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEING THE PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THAT THE LIFT STATION? UM, THE, WHAT? IT'S ON, IT'S ON MARYDALE. MARYDALE. WHAT COMMISSIONER WAS SAYING IS THAT IS SUFFICIENT. I MEAN, IS IT, UH, WHAT SIZE IS THAT? IS THAT THE BIGGEST SIDE THAT THE LIFT STATION WE HAVE? OR IS THAT IT? IT WAS, IT WAS CREATED, DESIGNED FOR, SPECIFICALLY FOR LA ROAD, FOR ALL THOSE RESIDENTS ON LA ROAD, WHICH, UH, LIE, UH, WITHIN THE CITY'S SEWER. CCN, UM, IT'S MAYBE ABOUT 40 LOTS. AND, UH, IT WAS DESIGNED FOR, FOR THEM ONLY. IT WASN'T DESIGNED LIKE, FOR WHAT I'M ASKING. IT WASN'T A REGIONAL, I KNOW THERE'S SOME LIFT STATIONS THAT ARE GONNA BE, WE'RE LOOKING AT TO GET RID OF. AND THERE'S SOME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT UPGRADING. IS THIS ONE OF THOSE THAT IS GOING TO GET UPGRADED IN THE FUTURE OR NO, THIS ONE NEEDS TO GET UPGRADED. YES. IT DOES NEED TO GET UPGRADED, YES. SO FOR THE FUTURE, WE MAY BE ABLE TO, UH, EXTEND THE SEWER SYSTEM TO THEM. IF WE UPGRADE IT AND, UH, ADD THE SUFFICIENT PUMPS AND, UH, A DEEPER WELL AND EVERYTHING, THEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO TIE IN, IN THE FUTURE. IT'S, IT'S LESS THAN 300 FEET. IS IT 300 FEET? WHAT'S THE AMOUNT OF FEET? AND BEFORE THEY HAVE TO PAY, I CAN'T REMEMBER. SORRY. 300. IT'S 300. SO THEY, SO IT, IT WOULD BE A, A MANDATORY CONNECTION IF THEY'RE WITHIN RIGHT. THAT DISTANCE. IT'S A NICE SUBDIVISION. IT'S RIGHT ON THE SAKA. UH, ARE THEY GONNA REQUIRED TO DO CURB AND GUTTER ON, UM, TURNER AND MARYDALE? THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED. WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. SIDEWALKS. SIDEWALKS. IT'S IN THE COUNTY. SO THAT WOULD BE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS. UH, IT'S A, IT'S A RURAL AREA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TURNER, SO I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT. YEAH. COMMISSIONERS. OH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CORTEZ. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED A NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. [5. First Reading of Ordinance Number 2252-AY-1, an ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance Number 2252-AY-031726, including Exhibit "B" Parking Aisle Width Requirements, and any other amending ordinances codified in the Code of Ordinances in Chapter 7, Section 2 (B), pertaining to Minimum Parking and Loading Requirements, and amending Parking Regulations and repealing any other ordinances in conflict therewith, as provided by the City of San Benito and providing for an effective date.] MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. MONICA RODRIGUEZ, YOU'VE BEEN BUSY ALWAYS. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252 A Y DASH ONE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2252 A Y 0 3 1 7 2 6, INCLUDING EXHIBIT B PARKING AISLE WITH REQUIREMENTS. UM, WE ARE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE TO NINE BY 18 FEET INSTEAD OF NINE BY 20, WHICH IS WHAT IS MOST COMMON NOW IN THE AREA. IT IS ONLY THE FIRST READING, CORRECT? DO I HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING? DO I HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING FOR A FIRST READING? IT'S NO ACTION. THERE'S, I CAN'T REMEMBER. THERE'S SOME, YEAH, IT'S THE FIRST READING. NO ACTION. YEAH, THERE'S SOME THAT YOU HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE VERBIAGE FOR IT TO BE LIKE A COUNT. IS THAT CORRECT? MR. FLORES? DO I HAVE TO READ THIS WHOLE THING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING. THAT'S ONLY, IS IT ORDINANCES? THAT'S CORRECT. LIKE SPECIFICALLY STATES. YOU HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING OUT. OKAY. UM, [6. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2026-0707-001(R), a resolution authorizing the mayor or his designee to approve the application and acceptance of the House Bill 500(HB500) Water Supply and Infrastructure grant program for Fiscal Year 2026. ] ITEM NUMBER SIX. THANK YOU AGAIN, MRS. RODRIGUEZ. ITEM NUMBER SIX. UH, STEPHANIE SANIA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. AND CARLOS ENA, INTERIM CITY MANAGER PRESENTING THIS ITEM. WHO WANTS TO TAKE IT? YES. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER STAFF IS WORKING ON HB ON THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR HP 500. UH, WE ANTICIPATE, UH, BEING ABLE TO, UH, UH, APPLY FOR THE ENTIRE ENTIRETY OF THE, THE FUNDING, WHICH IS 21 MILLION TO INCLUDE, UH, UH, LINE REPAIRS, UM, TO INCLUDE, UM, UH, A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT, UH, THE CITY, UH, UH, WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. AND THIS IS JUST A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH THAT, UH, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. AND WE ASK THAT YOU ALLOW US TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE A DEADLINE OF JULY 30TH TO APPLY FOR HOUSE BILL 500. UM, ALL I SAY IS THAT WE HAVE PRESSING TIME TO SEE IF WE CAN COLLECT SOME OF THAT, THOSE FREE DOLLARS. A HUNDRED PERCENT DOLLARS FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORTEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [00:45:01] THANK YOU. [7. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution Number 2026-0707-002(R) designating Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization members.] ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 7 0 7 0 2 R DESIGNATING RIO GRANDE VALLEY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MEMBERS, UH, MS. MCGINNIS CITY SECRETARY HAD HER PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA ITEM. THE R-G-V-M-P-O? YES. MS. MCGINNIS? YES. MAYOR. WE'RE PENDING FOR YOU TO APPOINT A PRIMARY ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE R-G-B-M-P-O POLICY BOARD. UM, AFTERWARDS, UM, YOU ALSO NEED TO APPOINT SECONDARY ALTERNATE MEMBER, AND AFTER THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO APPOINT TWO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DESIGNATE 'EM AS PROXIES COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? UM, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO VOLUNTEER? BE ON THE BOARD? I'VE GONE TO ONE MEETING ALREADY. THE FIRST ONE WAS TOO EARLY. THEY MEET EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. AND TYPICALLY I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE ROTATING SITES. BROWNSVILLE WESCO UPPER VALLEY. R-G-V-M-P-O HAS A LOT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND ONLY ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN VOTE. SO WE CAN'T SEND, I GUESS IF THERE'S NOTHING PRESSING, WE CAN HAVE A CITY STAFF ATTEND. UM, WE ONLY HAVE ONE SEAT THERE AND WE HAVE TO FIGHT REALLY HARD FOR THAT SEAT, SO WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT SEAT. I'M OKAY TO CONTINUE GOING, BUT I HAVE TO APPOINT AN ALTERNATIVE AND TWO PROXIES IN CASE I CAN'T MAKE THE MEETING TO HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS OR VOLUNTOLD. THAT'D BE GOOD FOR YOU GUYS TO VOLUNTOLD. OH, VOLUNTEER. UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO FOR AN ALTERNATE. DO, UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO TO BE AN ALTERNATE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY FOR MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO TO BE AN ALTERNATE AND A PROXY VOTE AT THIS TIME. I GUESS WE'RE GOOD WITH TWO. UM, BUT IF YOU GUYS EVER HAVE A, I MEAN, YOU JUST, WHAT WE DO IS WE PUT YOUR NAME ON THERE. NONE OF US CAN GO. WE CALL YOU GUYS. IT'S JUST, IT'S GOOD TO JUST HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION AT THOSE MEETINGS. THEY'RE PRETTY QUICK. HOUR AND A HALF. YOU ALL TOLD COMMISSIONER CORTEZ? ANYBODY ELSE? YOU TWO. OKAY. SO I HAVE, UH, TWO PROXIES. COMMISSIONER CORTES. COMMISSIONER, UH, ES I. MOTION TO VOLUNTOLD. COMMISSIONER CORTEZ AND COMMISSIONER PEREZ. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO. TEMP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, RUTH, WE'RE, WE'RE READY TO GO. THANK YOU. WE'LL SEND THAT UP TO THE R-G-B-M-P-O. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. ITEM NUMBER [8. Consideration and possible action to approve the City of San Benito Street Rehabilitation Maintenance proposed for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. ] EIGHT, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CITY OF SONITO STREET REHABILITATION MAINTENANCE PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. 2027. EDWARD ENRIQUE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PRESENTING THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. UH, THIS IS JUST THE LIST THAT, UH, WE'VE COME UP. WELL, IT WAS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS. WE'RE PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD WITH IT. WOODFORD AND CHAPMAN ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW, BUT IF YOU GUYS VOTE ON THIS LIST, THIS WILL BE THE LIST THAT WILL START FROM THE, FROM THE VERY, FROM THE FIRST AUSTIN STREET, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LID ENDS ONCE APPROVED BY YOU GUYS, WE, WE HAVE RECLASSIFIED THE LIST TO, TO LIST THE OVERLAY STREETS AND ALSO RECONSTRUCTION STREETS. WE, YOU SAID WE HAVE IT OR WE HAVE IT? WE HAVE. OKAY. IT'S ON YOUR, IT'S ON YOUR PAGE. YEAH. COMMISSIONERS. WE, UM, EDWARD, WE DO, WE STILL HAVE THE LIST FROM THREE YEARS AGO. IS THERE SOME STREETS THAT ARE STILL THERE? THE FIRST TWO IN THE TOP AUSTIN STREET IS FROM 2022. MM-HMM . AND YOST IS FROM 2023. AND THEN YOU GOT GARRISON ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WOODFORD 2024. AND YOU HAVE CHAPPA STREET ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WEST BROOKS 2025. AND THEN THE REST FROM THERE DOWN ARE 2025 AND 2026. OKAY. I SEE TURNER ROAD THERE. SIX BLOCKS. IS THAT THE SIX BLOCKS THAT'S DESTROYED TURNER BY MARYDALE BEHIND THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. IT'S A, IT'S THE LAST ONE. OH, YES, SIR. TURNER ROAD. YES, SIR. THE SIX BLOCKS. BUT THE ISSUE ALL THE WAY TO THE, IS THAT WHAT YES. MM-HMM . YES, SIR. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SAY FROM WHERE, [00:50:01] LIKE WHAT BLOCK TO WHAT BLOCK? JUST NO, WE JUST, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WE MEASURE THEM. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, PURVIS STREET, IT'S TWO BLOCKS, RIGHT. BUT THEY'RE PRETTY LONG, SO WE DIVIDE 'EM. SO THAT WOULD CONSIDER FOUR BLOCKS, BUT IF YOU GUYS VOTE ON THIS, THIS WILL BE THE, THE LIST THAT WE'LL STICK TO FROM HERE ON OUT UNTIL WE'RE DONE. WHAT DO WE STILL HAVE PENDING FROM THE OLD LIST? YOU SAID JUST THOSE TWO ON THE TOP? YES, SIR. OKAY. OH, AND THEN, THEN THE 2024 FROM GARRISON ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WOODFORD. THERE'S A FEW, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON WOODFORD, AND THEN WE JUMP TO CHAPMAN STREET. THERE'S, THERE'S QUITE A FEW. WHAT BEFORE WE APPROVE MORE, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS LIKE, LET'S FINISH WHAT, WHAT OLD LIST? YES SIR. BECAUSE, UH, I, OR DOES THIS HELP THE TEAM WORK IN A CONCERTED AREA? TO MY UNDERSTANDING, UM, IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS, IT WAS A PREVIOUS MAYOR COMMISSION THAT WOULD TELL THEM WHERE TO JUMP TO WHICH WAY THEY NEVER STUCK TO THE LIST. BUT AGAIN, WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD SO THAT IF YOU GUYS APPROVE IT, WE STICK TO THE LIST. YEAH. AND THEN THERE WAS NO, UM, PEOPLE, IF THIS GETS PUBLISHED, PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY, WELL, I'M AT THE TOP AND THEN YOU'RE DOING THE LAST ONE. SO COMMISSIONERS JUST FY THAT, THAT, THAT HAPPENS. . YEAH. YEAH. WE CAN GO, LIKE I SAID, WHEN WE FINISH WOODFORD AND CHAPMAN, WHICH WE SHOULD FINISH HERE PRETTY SOON, UH, WE CAN JUMP BACK TO THE TOP AND GO DOWN FROM THERE DOWN. MY, MY THINKING ON THIS, AND I DON'T KNOW, Y'ALL CORRECT ME IF YOU THINK I'M WRONG, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T REALLY LIKE SPENDING MONEY ON OVERLAYS BECAUSE IT, IT DOESN'T LAST VERY LONG. UH, I WOULD RATHER, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, SEWERS AND WATER LINES. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO A ROAD, I'D RATHER DIG IT UP, FIX THE WATER LINE THAN SEWER LINES THAT ARE UNDER THERE AND THEN FIX THE ROAD SO THAT IT'S, IT LASTS LONGER. WE HAVE A BETTER FOUNDATION ON THERE AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS FIXED IN THERE. WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT FOR A FEW YEARS. UH, IS THAT, I I, I KNOW IT COSTS MORE. YES, SIR. BUT I, I PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER DO THAT THAN SPEND MONEY ON OVERLAYS THAT LAST A YEAR OR TWO. COULD A YEAR AND A HALF. COULD WE DO THIS COMMISSIONER? UM, WE'RE STILL IN THE BUDGET CYCLE PROCESS, RIGHT? COULD WE BRING THIS BACK LOOKING AT WHAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS WOULD COST FOR A BLOCK SO WE CAN GET, UH, A SCALE OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE BUDGET? WE CERTAINLY DO THAT. YES, SIR. AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN SEE AT THAT TIME IF WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR, FOR SOME BONDS OR SEE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS. YES. TRUE. VERY TRUE. YEAH, BECAUSE THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF CLAY LINES. IT'LL, YEAH, IT WILL, IT WILL COST A LOT MORE MONEY. SO BECAUSE WE DO DO TEST THE STREETS BEFORE WE DECIDE WHETHER IT'S A TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION OR AN OVERLAY, DEPENDING ON THE POTHOLES ON, UH, IF IT'S AN EVEN CRACKS, YOU KNOW, JUST THE STREET ITSELF DETERIORATING. THAT'S HOW WE WILL DETERMINE. AND OUR FOREMAN RUBEN, UH, ALSO WE GET TOGETHER AND WE TALK ABOUT 'EM TO SEE IF IT'LL BE A TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION OR IT'LL BE SIMPLY, WE JUST SCRAPE IT FROM THE TOP, WORK IT WITH SOME GRADE, CHECK THE SUB SUB GRADE, AND THEN WE CAN JUST OVERLAY IT, WHICH WILL LAST MORE THAN A YEAR OR TWO. I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS A A GOOD EXAMPLE. LAS SBY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST STREETS WE DID IN 2020 ABY ROAD. AND IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THAT ROAD, YOU'D HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. RIGHT. UM, AND THEY'RE FIXING SOME MANHOLE ISSUES THERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TACKLE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FIRST. IT'S ONLY BEEN FIVE YEARS. Y'ALL FIXED IT. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. YEAH. SHOULD STILL BE, SHOULD STILL. BUT THAT WAS ALSO QUICK. THERE WAS AN ELECTION AND IT WAS ALSO VERY, WE NEED TO JUST START THE PROGRAM. RIGHT. AND WE'VE LEARNED A LOT SINCE THEN. BUT I, I THINK WE TAKE IT, BRING IT TO THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. YES, SIR. SO THAT WAY WE CAN LOOK AT IT A LITTLE BIT DEEPER FOR THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. I CAN BRING YOU GUYS, UH, CALCULATE HOW MUCH IT'LL COST. I'M JUST SAYING IF WE'RE GONNA DO A RE A TOTAL REHAB ON THE ROAD, MIGHT AS WELL GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND, AND DO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE SAME, SAME TIME. YES, SIR. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. NO, OF COURSE. YES. AND LIKE I SAID, I WOULD HAVE TO DO SEVERAL BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE WOULD HAVE TO USE SOME LYME, SOME LYME TESTING, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF THAT WILL COST A LOT MORE, WHICH MIGHT TAKE LONGER AS WELL TILL WE GET THE SAMPLES FROM THE LAB. BUT I WILL, I'M SORRY. YOU GET A BETTER RESULT THAT WAY. YES, YES SIR. CAN COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU WANT TO FINISH THE OLD LIST AND CONTINUE? HAVE THE CREWS WORKING ON THE OLD LIST UNTIL WE LIST? UH, NOT QUITE THE FIRST TWO, YOU SAID THE FIRST TWO AGAIN, SOUTH AUSTIN STREET IS A 2022 AND YOST ROAD IS 2023. AND THEN FROM THERE ON YOU GOT SOME 2024. 2025. AND THEN YOST HAS SOME ISSUES TOO WITH THE YES, SIR. THE THING IS THAT TWO OF THOSE BLOCKS ARE CONCRETE, SO THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LONGER ALSO WHEN WE HIT THAT ONE TO BREAK ALL THAT CONCRETE. WELL, [00:55:01] YEAH, LET'S FINISH THOSE TWO. AND THEN, YES SIR. COMMISSIONERS, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? AND THEY'LL BRING THE REST OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. WHICH, WHICH ONE'S THE CONCRETE ONE? IS THAT YOST? YOU SAID? AUSTIN. AUSTIN. WE HOLD OFF ON AUSTIN. YOU WANNA HOLD? WE CAN, WE CAN HOLD OFF ON ALL OF 'EM IF YOU LIKE. WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS BACK IN THAT YEAR THAT WE, THERE WEREN'T ANY DUMP TRUCKS WORKING AT THAT TIME FOR THE CITY, SO THAT'S WHY THEY DID AWAY FROM DOING THOSE TILL BLOCKS 'CAUSE OF THE CEMENT. IT, IT, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF CARRYING BACK AND FORTH. SO NOW OUR CURRENT DUMP TRUCKS ARE WORKING. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY KEEP WORKING AND IF WE GO BACK TO THAT STREET, WE'LL BE READY TO GO. I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW BAD AUSTIN IS, BUT THERE WAS SOME, UH, SOME, SOME WE CAN'T GET, UH, SORRY, CAN'T TAKE ANY, UH, CONVERSATION FROM THE AUDIENCE. BUT THERE WAS, UH, UH, A TEAM THAT WOULD DO THE CONCRETE FEW INCHES, A LIQUID THAT WOULD MAKE IT A BRAND NEW CONCRETE ROAD. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WORKED REALLY WELL, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST IS. YEAH, . SO, BUT THOSE ARE JUST, LET'S JUST BRING IT BACK TO, LET'S DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE, UH, FOR NEXT, UH, NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP. RUTH WINSLOW. NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP. THE 28TH. JULY 28TH. JULY 28TH. OKAY. YEAH. I'LL MOTION TO BRING IT BACK TO THE WORKSHOP. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BEEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I'LL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY FOR TABLING TO THE 28TH JULY 28TH, BUDGET WORKSHOP NUMBER TWO, MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION. THANK YOU, MR. ENRIQUE. NUMBER [9. Consideration and possible action to approve an Agreement Amendment with Versaterm Public Safety United States, Incorporated, for 29 additional user subscriptions to the San Benito Police Department's body-worn camera and digital evidence management software platform, increasing the department's annual subscription at a cost of $19,140.00. ] NINE, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH VERSA TERM PUBLIC SAFETY. UNITED STATES INCORPORATED FOR 29 ADDITIONAL USER SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE SANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BODY WORN CAMERA AND DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PLATFORM, INCREASING THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION AT A COST OF 19,000 140. POLICE CHIEF MARIA PE PERELLA PRESENTING THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM COMMISSION FOR THE RECORD. POLICE CHIEF MARIA PERELLA. THIS IS TO ADD TO OUR EXISTING BODY CAM SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 16 CAMERAS, WHICH ARE PULLED BETWEEN OUR PATROL, UH, DIVISION. THIS WILL GIVE, UH, CAMERA TO EACH OFFICER, EACH, UH, A SUBSCRIPTION TO EACH OFFICER TO HAVE THEIR OWN. UH, THE DETECTIVES WERE USING OUR GEN ONE'S, UH, AXON CAMERAS TO DO THEIR INTERVIEWS. SO THIS IS JUST GONNA UPGRADE IT. THIS SYSTEM RUNS ON A CELL PHONE PLATFORM. UH, IT, AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT ON, IT RECORDS JUST LIKE A NORMAL BODY CAM. AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT OFF, THAT VIDEO GETS UPLOADED DIRECTLY INTO THE CLOUD. SO THERE'S NO TAMPERING ANYTHING. WE'VE HAD A SYSTEM BEFORE WHERE IT WOULD HIT OFF ACCESS POINTS WHEN WE DRIVE INTO THE, INTO THE STATION. BUT THOSE ACCESS POINTS WORK SOMETIMES AND, AND THEY DON'T WORK THE OTHER TIMES. WE'VE HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT. THE ONLY ISSUES WE'VE HAD WITH 'EM IS WHEN THEY UPDATE THE SOFTWARE, UH, SOME OF THE VIDEOS WERE INVERTED. THAT'S WHY I WAITED TO BRING THIS TO YOU ALL. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY FIXED THAT SOFTWARE UPDATE. THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IT. UM, IT ALSO, YOU'RE ABLE TO RECORD, TAKE A PHOTO WHILE YOU'RE RECORDING OF ANY EVIDENCE. UH, YOU COULD TAKE AUDIO RECORDINGS. IT HAS A LIVE STREAM. SO IF AN OFFICER'S NOT ANSWERING A DISPATCHER CAN ACTUALLY CLICK INTO THE LIVE STREAM AND SEE WHERE THE OFFICER'S AT, WHAT HE'S DOING. IT'S GOT HEAT MAPS, SO IT'LL TELL YOU WHERE THE OFFICER'S BEEN AT AND WHERE, WHAT LOCATIONS. IT ALSO HAS A PLAYBACK TRACKING, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO FOLLOW THE OFFICER'S, UH, LOCATION. SO WE GET COMPLAINTS THAT, HEY, NOBODY PATROLLED THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE ABLE TO GO BACK ONTO THAT PLAYBACK AND SAY, YES, THEY PATROLLED. AND AT THIS TIME, UM, IT ALSO, AGAIN, IT HAS A GPS, IT'S REAL TIME GPS. WE'VE HAD ISSUES WHERE WE'VE HAD, UH, NEW OFFICERS WITH THEIR FTOS, THEIR FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS GET INTO FOOT PURSUITS. UH, FTO LOSES SIGHT OF 'EM. THE OFFICER DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHERE HE IS AT 'CAUSE HE'S NEW TO THE CITY. WE CLICK ON THEIR LITTLE ICON THAT'S ON THE MAP AND IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY, HEY, THEY'RE IN A BACKYARD AT 500, UH, SO-AND-SO STREET. IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE AT. SO IT'S BEEN A GOOD SYSTEM. WE'VE HAD IT FOR, I WANNA SAY GOING ON THREE YEARS. UM, SO I'M JUST ASKING TO EQUIP EVERYBODY SO WE CAN GET AWAY FROM THAT PULL SYSTEM. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN DEVICE AND THEY'RE ABLE TO USE IT AS A CELL PHONE BODY CAM, AND UH, ALSO A, A CAMERA AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. CHIEF, THE FUNDING. WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMING FROM? IT'S COMING FROM OUR, UH, OUR BUDGET. IT WAS A BUDGET ITEM. LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T BRING IT SOONER BECAUSE I WAS WAITING FOR THEM TO, UH, DO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. BUT, UH, WE DO HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT AND WE ARE BUDGETED FOR IT. THE NEW, THE NEW COST IS GONNA BE 19,000. 19,000. WELL, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE 16 IS IT'S $70 TO BE PULLED. THE COST IS GONNA DROP DOWN TO, UH, $55 A DEVICE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE, SO THE TOTAL COST FOR ALL THE DEVICES IS GONNA BE 29,700. AND THAT'S GONNA BE FOR THE YEAR, WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT. BUT IF YOU GO WITH BIGGER BRANDS THAT DO MAYBE LESS OR ABOUT THE SAME, YOU'RE GONNA BE LOOKING TO BE PAYING A LOT AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ON A FIVE YEAR ROTATION WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO UPDATE ALL THE TIME. THIS YOU JUST, THEY DO A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THAT'S [01:00:01] WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT MY IPHONE. THESE ARE ANDROIDS. SO I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE AN IPHONE TECHNOLOGY. YEAH. AND IT'S GREAT FOR EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT. ALSO, DA'S OFFICE CALLS AS THEY NEED A VIDEO ASAP. WE'RE ABLE TO SEND THEM THAT VIDEO ON A LINK AND THEY HAVE TWO TO 14 DAYS TO DOWNLOAD IT AND THEY CAN VIEW IT INSTANTLY WHERE THEY'RE AT FROM THEIR COMPUTER. SO FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST, THE SAME THING. THEY REQUEST A BODY CAM VIDEO, WE'RE ABLE TO SEND THEM THAT LINK AND AS LONG AS THEY DOWNLOAD IT WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME WE SET TO IT, UH, THE VIDEO, THEY HAVE IT INSTANTLY. COMMISSIONERS ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF ITEM NUMBER [10. Consideration and possible action to approve a Mutual of Understanding with Neighbors in Need, Inc. and the San Benito Public Library.] 10, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A MU MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING WITH NEIGHBORS IN NEED INC. AND THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, AUGUSTIN CARRERA LIBRARY DIRECTOR PRESENTING THIS ITEM. I REVIEWED THIS ONE. SORRY. IT'S AN GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR GLAN. MAYOR PROTA COMMISSIONER IS MR. ENA AUGUSTIN CARRERA, LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. UM, THE SEVEN PUBLIC LIBRARY SUPPORTS ENTERING INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NINO'S HEAD START. THIS PARTNERSHIP REFLECTS OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND MEANINGFUL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THIS AGREEMENT FORMALIZES A COLLABORATION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SANTO PUBLIC LIBRARY AND NINOS INCORPORATED, WHILE ESTABLISHING A FRAME FRAMEWORK FOR A CONTINUED COOPERATION THAT BENEFITS CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. STAFF RECOMMENDS FOR APPROVAL OF THIS MEMORANDUM. MR. GARRA, IS THERE ANY BUDGETARY IMPACT? UH, NO SIR. COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION. DO HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY MAYOR PRO. TEMP NOVATO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED A NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CARRERO. ITEM [11. Consideration and possible action to approve a legal services agreement to assist the City of San Benito to participate in the National Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Phase 2 Settlement Program and preservation of all rights available under the court-approved PFAS settlements before the July 31, 2026 deadline.] NUMBER 11, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE LEGAL, A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO ASSIST WITH THE CITY OF SANTO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL PER AND PLURAL ALCOHOL SUBSTANCES. PFAS. OH, I HAVEN'T SAID THAT SINCE CHEMISTRY DAYS. PHASE TWO. SETTLEMENT PROGRAM AND PRESERVATION OF ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE UNDER THE COURT APPROVED PFAS SETTLEMENTS BEFORE THE JULY 31ST, 2026 DEADLINE. MR. CARLOS IENA, INTERIM CITY MANAGER PRESENTING THIS ITEM, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TABLE THIS, THIS AGENDA ITEM WE ARE WAITING FOR. WE WERE WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UM, WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AS LONG AS WE DO IT BEFORE THE 31ST, AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO GET THIS BEFORE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE? A MOTION TO TABLE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ TO TABLE? DO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY MAYOR PRO. TAP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. TO TABLE? ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO TABLE. ITEM NUMBER [12. Consideration and possible action to approve the Agreement and implementation of the Tango Tango Push-toTalk (PTT) communications platform for the San Benito Police Department in the total amount of $2,995.00. ] 12, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TANGO, TANGO PUSH TO TALK COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM FOR THE SANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2,995. POLICE CHIEF MARIO PRESENTING THIS ITEM. SO THIS, UH, IS ANOTHER, IT'S AN APP. UH, IT'S A DEVICE THAT GETS CONNECTED TO ONE OF OUR PORTABLE RADIOS. WE HAVE IT IN AN OFFICE THERE AT OUR PD AND IT'S ABLE TO TURN OUR CELL PHONES INTO, UH, RADIOS. SO IF OUR RADIO ISN'T WORKING AT ANY LOCATION, IT'S GOT AN ENCRYPTED CHANNEL WHERE I HAVE IT ON MY WORK PHONE. UH, DURING THE MICROBURST, WHEN I WAS GETTING CALLS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, I WAS ABLE, I WAS IN HARING AND I WAS ABLE TO LOG ONTO MY PHONE AND LOG INTO THE APP AND WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OFFICERS THAT WERE ON THE ROAD. SO IT'S JUST A, IT'S A GREAT TOOL. IT RECORDS ALL THE CONVERSATIONS. LIKE I SAID, IT'S IT'S OWN ENCRYPTED LINE. UH, IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S GOT GPS ALSO. I THINK IT'S, IT'S, WE HAVE GPS ON ALMOST EVERYTHING, BUT I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT. UM, SO I'M, I'M RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THIS WASN'T A BUDGET ITEM, SO IT'S COMING OUT OF THE ASSET FORFEITURE FUND. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION. MR. UH, CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE A, OKAY, SO THIS IS AS A BACKUP TO THE RADIO. YES, SIR. DO WE HAVE, UH, AREAS IN THE CITY WITH POOR RECEPTION? WHEN WE GO, THAT COMES ON THE, FOR THE RADIO. THERE IS, UH, SOME SCHOOLS, WHEN WE'RE INSIDE THE SCHOOL, SOMETIMES OUR RADIOS DON'T WORK IN THERE. SO THAT, THAT IS AN ISSUE TOO THAT WE LOOKED AT AND WE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF EACH OFFICER HAS THEIR BODY CAM THERE AND SOMETHING HAPPENS INSIDE OF SCHOOL, UH, THEY'RE ABLE TO PUSH ON THAT CELL PHONE TO WORK IN THERE. THEY'RE ABLE TO PUSH IT AND THEY'RE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH DISPATCH. THEY'RE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL THE OFFICERS, UH, OUT THERE. AND BECAUSE IT WORKS [01:05:01] ON A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY, YEAH, IT WORKS ON A, ON CELL TOWER. SO IF OUR RADIO SYSTEM GOES OUT, THE OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR PHONES AS, AS RADIOS. DISPATCH WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH, UH, THROUGH A PHONE ALSO. SO IF YOU'RE IN, IN A METAL BUILDING, IT MAY NOT WORK BECAUSE IT'S, IT BLOCKS THE RECEPTION OF CELL PHONE SOMETIMES. YEAH, THAT IS, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. YES, SIR. SO WE CAN'T AVOID THAT, BUT YEAH. MM-HMM . SO IT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF REDUNDANCY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICERS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT, SIR. THANK YOU. . I'LL REMIND YOU, PUBLIC SAFETY'S FUNDED 70% OF THE BUDGET . SO THAT'S THE, THE, THE PRICE LISTED HERE, THAT'S FOR THE YEAR OR THAT'S, THAT'S FOR THE YEAR. AND EVERY OFFICER WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE IT. IT DOESN'T CAP IT AT, AT ANYTHING. AND IT'S, IT'S A RECURRING COST EVERY YEAR. YES, SIR. SIR, IT'S A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. COMMISSIONERS. DO I HAVE, UH, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORTEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. I'LL OPPOSED A NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL MOVE ITEM ITEM NUMBER 13. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. UH, CHIEF MARIO PEREA. [13. Consideration and possible action to approve the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding allocations. ] ITEM NUMBER 13, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. 2027. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. YANA GARCIA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PRESENTING THIS ITEM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS. OUR COMMITTEE MET WITH STAFF. THEY WORK VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT, UM, WE FUND ORGANIZATIONS THAT REALLY HELP OUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CDBG COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS, UH, APPROVAL AND STAFF DOES AS WELL. UH, WE'D LIKE TO OFFER ME WITH 16,504 AND CASA AND SUNSHINE HAVEN, THE SAME AMOUNT. THEY WANTED TO DO AN EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN THE THREE AND USE THE, UH, ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE STREET AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. COMMISSIONERS. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. WHERE DOES, UH, AM WHERE ARE THEY AT? THEY ARE CURRENTLY, THEY HAVE A BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AREA. THAT'S WHERE THEY, THEY HAVE A KITCHEN AND THEY PROVIDE, UH, HOT MEALS FOR, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S, IT WAS PREVIOUSLY NINE, BUT THEY HAVE MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE PROVIDING A HOT MEAL PER DAY FOR A YEAR. SO YOU SAY THEY'RE AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK? THEY'RE YES. THEY BY THE DEHY? YES. DEHY. OKAY. BECAUSE I HAVEN'T, I I KNOW I USED TO SEE 'EM ON DIA STREET BEFORE WHEN WE HAD THAT BUILDING THERE, BUT THAT WAS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO. ANYWAYS, UH, AND THEN I KNOW THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAD 'EM HOUSED AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AT ONE POINT IN TIME. CORRECT. AND THEN THEY GOT OUT OF THERE MM-HMM . SO NOW THEY HAVE A BUILDING OVER THERE. THEY'VE HAD, THEY'VE HAD IT THERE AND A CORRECTION. IT'S $16,054, NOT 504. SO $16,054 PER THREE NONPROFITS. AND THEN THE REST, UM, WILL BE THE, WHAT IS IT? UH, 168,720. THEY WANNA ALLOCATE TOWARDS STREETS AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THOSE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARE OR ARE THOSE TO BE DETERMINED? THEY HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT AREAS, BUT WE JUST NEED TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE LOW TO MODERATE AREAS BEFORE WE CAN PROCEED. SO WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE AND LETTING 'EM KNOW THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT I KNOW YOU ALL REQUESTED A FEW, BUT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT FALL WITHIN THE, THE AREAS. SO MOTION TO APPROVE YOUR I HAVE THIS STREETS BEEN DECIDED YET THERE SIDEWALKS? NO. THERE HAS BEEN DI DISCUSSION. UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE TO DECIDE WHAT IS IT THAT THEY WANT OR THEY RECOMMEND. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU ALL TO SEE IF, UM, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR. THEY USED THE FUNDING FOR LAST YEAR THEY DID THE, UH, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, CAROL STREET. AND THEY DID SOME, A FEW STREETS AND SOME VERY LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, UH, INCOME AREAS. AND THEY JUST HAPPENED TO COINCIDE WITH THIS, THE LIST THAT WAS BEING USED BY THE STREETS DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR PAVING. SO IT WAS KIND OF NICE THAT IT OVERLAID SO IT GOT TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE WITHOUT HAVING TO IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY. WAS THERE, YOU HAVE A LIST HERE. WERE WERE THERE ANY OTHER APPLICANTS? THESE WERE THE ONLY THREE APPLICANTS. THOSE ARE ONLY THREE APPLICANTS? CORRECT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WE HAD A MOTION, UH, BY COMMISSIONER CORTEZ. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED A NAY. MOTION CARRIES AS THANK YOU AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. [14. Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of one BMW R 1300 RT-P Police Motorcycle from RGV Cycles for the San Benito Police Department's Traffic Division in the total amount of $35,385.90.] ITEM NUMBER 14, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ONE BMWR [01:10:02] 1300 RT POLICE MOTORCYCLE FROM RGV CYCLES FOR THE SANTO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S TRAFFIC DIVISION, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $35,385 AND 90 CENTS. POLICE CHIEF MARIO PE PRESENTING THIS ITEM. SO I PRESENTED, UH, FOR A MOTORCYCLE, A FEW MEETINGS BACK, AND I KNOW SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOR SAFETY SO WE CAN HAVE A TANDEM GROUP OUT THERE. UH, I DO HAVE THE FUNDS AND ASSET FORFEITURE, SO I'M, UH, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL ONE. UH, THE TWO OFFICERS THAT I HAVE UH, ASSIGNED TO THESE ARE, ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR TRAINING AND THEIR GEARS ARE ALREADY COMING IN. SO, MOTION TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, YOUR WISH CAME TRUE. HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEMP RO A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORTEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. I'LL OPPOSE A NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. FIRE CHIEF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH PD . YOU, YOU GUYS BE HERE LONG ENOUGH. YOU'LL SEE CHIEF COME UP MULTIPLE TIMES. ITEM [15. Consideration and possible action to approve payment to Mago Development, LLC, for emergency repairs to a broken manhole at the north-west corner of Kilgore Drive and Business 77, in the total amount of $59,365.00.] NUMBER 15, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT TO MA MYLO DEVELOPMENT LLC FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO A BROKEN MANHOLE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF KILGORE DRIVE AND BUSINESS 77 IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $59,365. EDWARD RODRIGUEZ, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PRESENTING THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. UH, IT'S GOOD SEEING YOU GUYS AGAIN. THE REASON THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING MAUL IS BECAUSE THEY ARE USING A FLOWABLE FAIL TO USE TO STABILIZE THIS MANHOLE VERSUS CEMENT STABILIZE, WHICH A THREE CONSTRUCTION IS USING. UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE CEMENT THAT THEY USE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY COMPACT IT, WHICH FLOWABLE FILL REQUIRES NO MECHANICAL COM COMPACTION. IT FLOWS EASILY INTO ALL VOIDS IN IRREGULAR SPACES AROUND THE MANHOLE, PROVIDING COMPLETE AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT SO IT CAN LAST LONGER THAN REGULAR CEMENT BASE STABILIZED. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING. WE HAD THREE. ONE OF THEM WASN'T, UH, BY BOARDS. THE TWO THAT WE PROVIDED IN THE BACK BACKUP FOR YOU GUYS WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT WERE BUYBOARD COMMISSIONERS. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEMP NAVARRO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. ENRIQUE. WE'LL MOVE [16. Consideration and possible action to reject all bids received for the SCADA System Improvements, Project Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2026-0519-001, as detailed in the attached bid documentation and in the attached recommendation letter from Ambiotec Engineering.] ON TO ITEM NUMBER 16, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO REJECT ALL BIDS RECEIVED FOR THE SCADA SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS RFQ 2026 DASH 0 5 9 DASH ZERO ONE AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED BID DOCUMENTATION AND IN THE ATTACHED RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM THE AMIO TECH ENGINEERING, UM, RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT ALL BIDS. DO I HAVE A MOTION, UH, RECEIPT, UH, REJECT ALL BIDS DUE TO LACK OF COMPETITIVE SUBMISSIONS? COMMISSIONERS, I, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT ALL BIDS AS ADVISED BY STAFF. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO REJECT ALL BIDS. [BOARD APPOINTMENT(S)] MOVE ON TO BOARD APPOINTMENTS. CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO REMOVE, APPOINT OR REAPPOINTMENT MEMBERS OF THE SAN NEW EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PLACE AND TERMS STATING EXPIRING AS SHOWN. MS. MCGINNIS, DO WE HAVE THE APPLICATIONS? WERE THEY PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONERS? YES, SIR. THEY WERE PROVIDED VIA EMAIL AND THEY WERE ALSO PRINTED. AND THEY'RE IN YOUR PACKETS RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO THE ONES THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED BEFORE, CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT. WE WILL START WITH PLACE ONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER RICK BED TO NOMINATE SOMEONE TO PLACE ONE? YEAH. SO MY PREVIOUS, UH, APPOINTEE, WELL OF COURSE HE HAD, UH, HE COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF, UH, HE'S, HE OWNS A BUSINESS AND SO HE'S ALWAYS BUSY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO HE DIDN'T WANNA, UH, BE NOT NOT BE AT THE MEETING. SO I GOT ANOTHER NOMINATION. MY NOMINATION WOULD BE ANA, I COMMISSIONER RICK BETIS NOMINATES ES TO PLACE ONE OF THE SANTOS EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UM, [01:15:07] OH, THE TERM WAS EXPIRED, RIGHT? SO NO REMOVAL. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RICK BETIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I HAVE THREE AYES. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. NAY, NAY. MOTION CARRIES A THREE TWO VOTE. UM, IN FAVORS, COMMISSIONER PEREZ, COMMISSIONER CORTEZ, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND OPPOSED MAYOR PETE GALVAN AND MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. MOVE ON TO PLACE SIX. MR. FLORES, DO WE GET A CONSENSUS ON THE ORDINANCE? 25. 25 THAT GIVES PLACE SIX AND SEVEN TO THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT. MAYOR APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION. MAYOR, I DID DISTRIBUTE A, UM, LEGAL OPINION TO THE COMMISSION AS WELL AS YOURSELF. UH, AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, UM, THAT ONE WOULD SPECIFICALLY, UH, ACCEPT THE EDC. THAT ONE WOULD ONLY APPLY FOR THE GENERAL BOARDS. OKAY, SO THERE IS SOME CONFUSION ON WHETHER PLACE SIX AND SEVEN BELONG TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE PER CHARTER, PER ORDINANCE, CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND LEGAL OPINION. IS THAT PLACE SIX AND SEVEN ARE AT LARGE? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. WE HAD FOUR APPLICATIONS. I KNOW COMMISSIONER PEREZ, YOU WANTED TO WAIT TILL AUGUST 1ST, WHICH IS NOT A MEETING DATE WAS A GOOD SUGGESTION. AND THEN WE, UH, WENT AHEAD AND SAID TO MOVE IT TO THIS DATE. IT WASN'T, WE MAY, IT WAS YOU THAT SAID THAT YOU WANTED, YOU PICKED THE DATE BECAUSE YOU WERE RUNNING THE, THE SHOW. SO, BUT YEAH, SO YES. SO LET ME EXPLAIN. SO THE WAY A MOTION WORKS, SINCE I MADE THE MOTION AND I ASKED FOR SUGGESTIONS, IT'S IT'S PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TO OKAY, TO ASK YOUR COMMISSION FOR SUGGESTIONS, BUT SINCE I MADE A MOTION ALREADY FOR TODAY'S DATE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. UH, WE COULD ALWAYS RECALL MOTIONS OR CHANGE THEM IF YOU LIKE. UM, BUT THAT WOULD GO AGAINST THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THAT'S WHY WE COULDN'T TAKE YOUR SUGGESTION. BUT WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE YOUR SUGGESTIONS, UM, EVEN THOUGH YOU APPOINT A PRESIDENT THAT HAD A MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT LAST YEAR IN THE EDC AND YOU JUST REAPPOINTED HER TO THE BOARD. SO I DON'T, THERE WASN'T A MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT AND YOU NEED TO REEVALUATE THAT. SO CONTINUE TO PLACE SIX. A TERM IS EXPIRED, I THINK. UH, WAS ANA SITTING ON THAT SEAT? SO MS. ANA WAS SITTING ON PLACE. SIX. I'M SORRY. YES, MS. ASH WAS SITTING ON PLAY. SIX. UM, BASED ON THE BOARDS HERE ON THE APPLICATIONS, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ALBERT LEROY GOMEZ, WHO WAS A PREVIOUS EDC PRESIDENT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. NAY, NAY. SO I HAVE TWO AYES MYSELF, MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO AND NAYS FROM COMMISSIONER PEREZ. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, COMMISSIONER CORTEZ MOTION FILES. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THERE WAS AN OVERAGE FROM EDC IN THE AMOUNT OF 134,548,000 UH, DOLLARS, UH, WHICH IS WAY SHORT OF A MINUTE. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE THREE MORE APPLICANTS HERE. WE HAVE RENATO RODRIGUEZ, KATHY BOGART, AND ANA GARNI. ANI ANNIS HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT ONTO THE BOARD. MS. KATHY BOGART'S WAS APPOINTED TO TWO BOARDS ALREADY. AND RENATO GARZA RODRIGUEZ [01:20:01] IS ANOTHER APPLICANT. DO WE WANNA WAIT TO RECEIVE MORE APPLICANTS MOTION TO, UH, APPOINT, UH, RENATO RODRIGUEZ TO A DC AT LARGE? I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CORTEZ FOR RENATO RODRIGUEZ. I SECOND A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. NAY. UH, OKAY, WE'RE GOOD. SO THAT VOTE RETO RODRIGUEZ GOES ON TO PLACE. SIX UNANIMOUSLY. ALL IN FAVOR. MOVE ON TO PLACE. SEVEN. DANIEL CORTEZ WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT AND RESIGNED LAST EDC MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION TO NOMINATE PLACE? SEVEN. I HAVE A MOTION I WANT TO NOMINATE MR. RAY GARCIA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY MAYOR PRO, TEMP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. NAY, NAY. I HAVE A NAY FROM COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. COMMISSIONER PEREZ. COMMISSIONER CORTEZ MOTION FAILS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION. MOTION TO APPOINT MR. VERAN IN THE CROWD. BEEN A BIG ADVOCATE AND BEEN ON PLANNING ZONING FOR MANY YEARS AS A BUSINESS LOCALLY. AND YOU GUYS JUST APPROVED A 12 LOT SUBDIVISION FROM THIS MAN THAT HAS VESTED A LOT OF HIS TIME. MR. VERAN, WOULD YOU ACCEPT A NOMINATION FOR PLAY? SEVEN ON THE EDC BOARD MEETS ONCE A MONTH LEGAL. AND WE HAVE THIS THE LAST TIME TOO, THAT WE COULDN'T REACH OUT TO THE, UH, AUDIENCE. SO THAT IS CORRECT. UH, THAT SAYING WHY WE DOING THAT AGAIN? SO THERE'S NOTHING IN THE BY IN THE ROBERT'S RULES THAT SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUDIENCE. SO I'M ENTERTAINING A MOTION FOR MR. VERAN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT A NOMINATION TO ACCEPT. OKAY, NO WORRIES. IF THERE WERE SOME THREE 80 AGREEMENTS YOU WERE LOOKING TO OR SALES TAX ABATEMENT, THEN IT'D PROBABLY BE A CONFLICT. UM, I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO LEGAL. THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR. YEAH, THERE'D BE A FINANCIAL, UH, CONFLICT OF INTEREST THERE. UM, HOWEVER, IF HE IS SITTING ON THE BOARD, HE COULD, UH, JUST ABSTAIN FROM THOSE, UM, THOSE AGREEMENTS. I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH MY MOTION TO APPOINT MR. GERRAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. HAVE UH, COMMISSIONER PEREZ. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ WITH AN AY. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. UH, I'M SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER CORTEZ. I NEED YOU GUYS TO SPEAK UP. I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER CORTEZ WAS A NAY. I'M SORRY. MR. GERRAN. THE MOTION DIES, IT FAILS. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY ELSE. UH, RICARDO GUERRA. I HAVE A MOTION FROM RICARDO PEREZ TO NOMINATE RICARDO GUERRA. HAS HE, HAS HE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION? YES. DOES HE LIVE IN THE CITY OF SAN YES. LIMITS AND HE OWNS A BUSINESS. HE WAS ACTUALLY YOUR PAST MAYOR. SO YOU'RE POINTING [01:25:01] THE PAST MAYOR TO THE EDC BOARD? I WOULD SAY, WHY NOT? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. BY MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. NAY. I I NEED TO GET ANOTHER VOTE. ALL ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THE OPPOSED SAY NAY. NAY. THE REASON I VOTE NO IS BECAUSE I ALSO HAD COMMISSIONER TOM GOODMAN AND COMMISSIONER MORALES ASK FOR REPRESENTATION ON THE EDC BOARD. AND I TOLD THEM THAT IF THE VOTERS VOTED THEM DOWN FOR A PUBLIC OFFICE POSITION, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY PLACE TO PUT THEM ON A BOARD AGAIN. AND THE COMMUNITY MAKES THAT DECISION. UM, BUT WITH THAT SAID, THE MOTION PASSES. THE COURT WILL GET UP TO PLAY SEVEN, UM, PER COMMISSIONER PEREZ'S NOMINATION MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO SECOND FOUR A AND ONE NAY. THAT'S THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. SO WE'RE GONNA GO INTO [EXECUTIVE SESSION] EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TIME IS 57 PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CITY MANAGER SEARCH APPLICANT'S SCREENING AND SELECTION PROCESS. TIME IS 50 AS WELL AS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. UM, AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR, TIME IS 6 58. WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TIME IS 8 0 5. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. [POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ITEM(S) AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION] POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXEC EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM NUMBER FIVE WAS PULLED FROM CONSENT, AGENDA ITEMS, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, UH, AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 26 38 TO A REQUEST TO CLOSE VACATE AND ABANDON A 35 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, A PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 3 3, 1. SITUATED SAN DIEGO IRRIGATION LAND COMPANY IN SHARES. 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR. SAN PEDROS GRANT RECORDED IN VOLUME TWO. PAGE SIX, MAP RECORDS OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS. DO I HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONERS I MOTION TO I NOT APPROVE. TO DENY. COMMISSIONER PEREZ RECOMMENDS A MOTION TO DENY THE PLANNING ZONING'S RECOMMENDATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEMP NOVATO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ NAY. MOTION PASSES. TO DENY THIS PLANNING ZONING'S RECOMMENDATION, MOVE ON TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM NUMBER ONE, CITY COMMISSION WILL CONVENE ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO ACTION. THAT'S CORRECT. TIME IS 8 0 7. MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.