Jan 10, 2024 City Commission Regular Meeting

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ALL RIGHT.

THE TIME NOW IS 5:33 PM WE ARE GOING TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY COMMISSION

[Call to order]

OKAY, LORD, AS WE GATHER IN THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, BLESSED TO PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITY STAFF.

EXTEND YOUR GRACE TO OUR RESIDENTS, GRANTING THEM HEALTH, SAFETY, AND UNITY.

GUIDE OUR DECISIONS FOR THE WELLBEING OF ALL.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

NOW, THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE IFIED IN UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN TWO ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THIS LIBERTY JUSTICE.

ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

PLEASE.

UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A COUNCIL MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM.

MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION NOR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE.

NONE, NONE, NONE, NONE, NONE.

AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, AND WE HAVE COMMISSIONER LOPEZ ON ZOOM AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE AND, UH, PRESENT FOR THE RECORD.

MOVING ON TO ITEM ONE, PRESENTATION

[Item 1 - Presentation of Awards]

WE HAVE CHRISTINA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UM, CITY MANAGER, AND OUR AUDIENCE THAT IS JOINING US HERE TODAY.

UM, THE VITAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY WON A, UM, FIVE STAR GOLD AWARD FOR THEIR WORK.

AND THEY'RE WITH US HERE TODAY.

A LOT OF WHAT THEY DO IS KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT IF YOU'VE REQUESTED YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE EVER, YOU'VE PROBABLY COME ACROSS THEM.

I KNOW THAT.

UM, I'VE INTERACTED THEM, INTERACTED WITH THEM WHEN I REQUESTED MY, A COPY OF MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

SO TODAY WE HAVE WITH US, UM, CHRIS DOROTHY, IF YOU COULD STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED CRYSTAL, AS WELL AS THE STAFF IN BIBLE STATISTICS, WHICH IS GABRIELA MONTOYA, PRISCILLA GARZA, AND MICHELLE HOFI.

MELISSA, EXCUSE ME.

AND OF COURSE, THEY COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT, UH, THE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, WHICH OVERSEES, UH, VITAL STATISTICS.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE SHANNON UP TO THE MIC FOR A QUICK, UM, SPEECH SO THAT SHE CAN TELL US WHAT THIS AWARD MEANS TO THEM AND ABOUT THEIR WORK, UM, IN VITAL STATISTICS.

SHANNON, THANK YOU.

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS THE 23RD YEAR THAT VITAL STATISTICS HAS BEEN AWARDED THIS ACHIEVEMENT.

UM, HOWEVER, THIS IS CRYSTAL'S FIRST YEAR AS BEING OUR LOCAL REGISTRAR TO CONTINUE THAT TRADITION OF RECEIVING THIS ACHIEVEMENT.

WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THIS IS OUR VITAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS TO FILE BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES WITHIN 24 HOURS AT A 96% RATE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY HIGH.

SO THEY WORK VERY HARD TO GET THAT DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THIS FIVE STAR AWARD.

UM, IT IS A SMALL DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO GET DONE.

SO WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THEM.

THANK YOU.

SO HOW ABOUT A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE VITAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, AND WE'D LIKE TO INVITE THEM ALL TO JOIN THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION FOR A PHOTO, AS WELL AS TO RECEIVE AND BE PRESENTED THE AWARD.

WONDERFUL.

LADIES, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, UM, APPROACH, SO WE CAN TAKE A PHOTO, AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS HOW PROUD I AM OF THIS CONTINUOUS, UM, OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR THIS, FOR THE STAFF AND UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.

NOW THAT THIS IS CONTINUING, THAT'S AMAZING.

I SO APPRECIATIVE OF ALL YOUR HARD WORK, AND THAT'S A, THAT'S A DIFFICULT 96%.

THAT'S A, THAT'S A HIGH BAR.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD.

APPRECIATE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANNA GET, UM, ON THIS SIDE?

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THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO THE VITAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

A LOT OF THEIR WORK AS PUBLIC SERVANTS IS BEHIND THE SCENE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

NEXT UP, UM, THE MAYOR AND STATE COMMISSION ARE OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE OF SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN HARLINGEN.

UM, AND THAT'S WHY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION STARTED THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.

AND THIS RECOGNIZES LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THIS MONTH'S MAYOR BUS MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH AWARD GOES TO K'S CLOSET ON 77 SUNSHINE STRIP HERE IN HARLINGEN.

AND THAT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, BEFORE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION PRESENT K'S CLOSET WITH THE AWARD, WE WANNA SHOW A QUICK VIDEO FOR A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO THEIR BUSINESS, OR MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.

AND SHE'S MY WONDERFUL MOM.

AW, I WOULDN'T WANNA BE WORKING WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

.

IT WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

IT WAS 2020.

MY BUSINESS BEFORE THIS, I USED TO MAKE HOMECOMING MOMS GARTERS MASKS.

AND, UM, THERE WAS NO SCHOOL.

SO I SAID, WELL, I GOTTA DO SOMETHING TO MAKE MONEY.

SO I TOLD MY OLDEST DAUGHTER, LET'S GET TOGETHER AND OPEN UP A LITTLE BOUTIQUE ONLINE.

WE'LL JUST SELL FROM HOME, UH, DO WHAT WE CAN.

AND IT WENT REALLY WELL.

SO THEN WE EXPANDED TO A, UH, BRICK AND MORTAR OVER THERE IN EL MECADO.

WE STARTED THERE IN A LITTLE EIGHT BY 20 ROOM, SUPER SMALL.

IT WAS LITERALLY A CLOSET .

AND THEN IT GREW.

WE TRY TO DO A CONTEMPORARY, LIKE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, YESTERDAY I HAD A LADY IN HERE, BEAUTIFUL CLASSY LADY.

AND, UM, SHE TOLD ME, SHE GOES, I LOVE COMING IN HERE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'M OLDER, WE STILL HAVE CUTE CONTEMPORARY CLOTHES THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKE US LOOK, YOU KNOW, STYLISH AND, AND WITH THE TRENDS.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE KIND OF AIM FOR.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ATHLETIC WEAR AS WELL.

WE JUST LAUNCHED THAT OUT TODAY.

SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED FOR THAT.

WE LOVE TO MAKE EVERYBODY FEEL WELCOMED AND THEY GET TO COME IN HERE AND TRY ON EVERYTHING.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE TO HAVE GIRLS, UM, TRY ON NEW THINGS.

WE ARE SIZE INCLUSIVE.

WE DO CARRY SIZES, UH, ZERO ALL THE WAY UP TO THREE X MM-HMM, .

UM, AND WE'RE EXPANDING THAT LINE.

WE JUST EXPANDED OUR SHOE LINE.

WE'VE GOT A NEW ROOM KIND OF COMING TOGETHER BACK THERE.

WE GOT, THAT'S OUR 2024 SURPRISE.

SO COMING OVER TO AND CHECK US OUT AT K'S.

UM, WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU LADIES HERE.

UH, TRY SOMETHING NEW.

AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU IN AND FIT YOU IN AS SOMETHING YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T LIKE TO TRY ON.

SO COME CHECK US OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

AND MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND ALSO WE HAVE AN ONLINE STORE.

IT'S KS CLOSET, ONE SQUARE SITE.

HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM, AND THEY WANTED TO SIT IN THE BACK, BUT I'D LIKE TO CALL THEIR NAMES TO BE RECOGNIZED.

UM, IF CARLY AND KELLY COULD PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED, THEY'RE THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO OWN K'S CLOSET.

AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES FROM THERE IS THE 9 5 6, UH, NECKLACE.

SO THEY HAVE AMAZING PRODUCTS, AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT ARMER WANTS TO SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH YOU ALL ABOUT THIS AWARD.

SO I'LL JUST ASK YOU LADIES TO COME UP HERE TO THE PODIUM.

I, UM, EVERY MAYOR'S, UM, BUSINESS OF THE MONTH IS, IS SPECIAL AND UNIQUE, AND THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO INVOLVED AND GET TO VOTE ON WHO'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT RECIPIENT.

AND I KNEW THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE ONE.

I I MEAN, EVEN BEFORE, UH, JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE BOTH SO AMAZING AND YOU'RE JUST REALLY JUST SUNSHINE, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO PUT IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU WALK INTO THE STORE AND NO MATTER HOW CRAZY AND HECTIC YOUR DAY IS, BOTH OF YOU HAVE BIG SMILES ON YOUR FACES AND ARE EXCITED AND WELCOMING AND IT'S, IT'S, SO, IT IS, IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY INSPIRING TO SEE A STORY, THE RESILIENCE OF COMING THROUGH CO GOING THROUGH COVID, OPENING THROUGH COVID AND EXPANDING.

AND I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS EMBRACED YOUR, THE, THE, THE VISION THAT YOU HAD TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE.

I THINK IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES FOR WOMEN TO, TO BE ABLE TO STAY ON TREND, RIGHT?

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BUT YOU LADIES, NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT CLIENTS CAN BE, YOU, YOU TAKE YOUR TIME AND YOUR PATIENT AND GIVE 'EM THAT OPPORTUNITY, WHETHER IT'S THE, WHAT IS IT, THE JUDY, JUDY BLUES OR THE MORE CONSERVATIVE, UM, SUITS.

ACTUALLY, I, I GOT A SUIT FROM K'S CLOSET WHEN WE HAD TML OVER AT THE ISLAND, AND WE HAD AN EVENT, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET A SHORT SUIT SET, AND IT WAS BLUE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

AND I GOT A TON OF COMPLIMENTS, AND I SAID, GO TO K'S BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE AMAZING.

SO IT'S, IT'S INCREDIBLE.

I'M SUPER, SUPER EXCITED FOR YOU.

I EVEN SAW YOU ON THE NEWS.

I PROMISE WE DIDN'T PLAN IT THAT WAY, BUT I SAW YOU ON THE NEWS.

SO IT'S, YOU ARE DEFINITELY ICU IN BOUTIQUES ALL ACROSS THE REGION, AND I'M EXCITED FOR YOUR SUCCESS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE JOIN YOU FOR A PHOTO.

UM, YES.

SO, UM, WE WERE REALLY SURPRISED WHEN, UH, CHRISTINA TOLD US THE NEWS YESTERDAY.

UM, WE WERE IN SHOCK BECAUSE AGAIN, WE JUST COME ON THE NEWS YESTERDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

I WAS LIKE, IS THIS A JOKE? LIKE, , THIS IS REALLY FUNNY.

SO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE HONORED AND, AND WE, WE WOULDN'T WANT OUR BUSINESS IN ANY OTHER CITY, BUT HARLINGEN, UM, WE LOVE IT HERE.

WE'RE FROM HERE.

THIS IS OUR HOMETOWN.

UM, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

UM, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT THIS SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE, UM, AND IT'S, IT'S AMAZING.

I LOVE BEING ON IT AS WELL.

SO JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR, FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THE COMMISSION WILL JOIN US AT ORLANDO.

YOU SO ONE WITH VIDEO, USE IT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, .

YOU LIKE THAT? OKAY.

PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU CHRISTINA.

AND MOVING ON TO

[Citizen Communication]

UM, THE FIRST ONE IS, UM, RAYMOND REYES.

OKAY.

MAYOR, UH, COMMISSION.

RAYMOND DAVIS, 7 0 6 NANTUCKET DRIVE, UM, HERE IN ORANGE AND LONG TERM RESIDENT.

JUST ABOUT, UM, BASICALLY, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S KINDA, I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, SOMETIMES I WONDER, UH, ACTUALLY WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT I DO KNOW IN SPEAKING WITH, UH, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT I'VE, UH, BEEN INCLINED TO COMMUNICATE WITH LATELY, AS FAR AS THE DEPARTMENT HEADS GO, IN SOME OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, IT SEEMS PRETTY, PRETTY APPARENT IN SOME INSTANCES THAT THERE'S, UH, A LACK OF FUNDING, UH, OVER DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE, I GUESS WHEN THE BUDGET WAS MADE, UH, OR PUT TOGETHER OR ANALYZED OR, YOU KNOW, I'M SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THESE BUDGETS, UH, BEING WITH MY BACKGROUND AND HAVING SEVERAL DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO, UH, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'D BE, UH, IN THE BACKGROUND OR, YOU KNOW, THE FORESIGHT THAT THE GOAL OF THE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSION AND EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY, IT'S FOR THE CITIZENS.

IT'S NOT FOR ANY PERSONAL BENEFIT.

IT IS NOT FOR ANYBODY TO MAKE CONTACTS ON THE WAYWARD SIDE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S GOING ON, BUT I'M AN OLD DOC WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE THIS.

I'VE BEEN AROUND, I WAS WITH THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE FOR 10 YEARS.

UH, I'VE DONE INTERESTING

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I JUST, UH, REALLY PLEAD THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION IS, THAT YOU GUYS ARE ELECTED FOR A REASON TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS, TO MAKE SURE THE DEPARTMENTS THAT TAKE CARE OF THE CITIZENS' NEEDS ARE FUNDED TO THE BEST, UH, THAT THAT CAN POSSIBLY HAPPEN.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS GONNA HAPPEN.

YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS GONNA GET YOUR WISHLIST AND STUFF.

I'M NOT DRIVING AROUND IN A FERRARI YET, MAYBE ONE DAY, BUT NOT TODAY.

SO AS LONG AS THAT'S KEPT IN IN MIND, THEN I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST RIGHT NOW SITTING DOWN, I'M GETTING ALL THESE EMAILS AND STUFF ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE NOW, PROBABLY BECAUSE I USED TO BE A, A PARTNER THAT OWNED CONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB THAT HAS A GOLF COURSE, UH, VERY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN.

I DIDN'T KNOW CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY JUST SENT ME, BUT I'LL PROBABLY BE SENDING OUT AN EMAIL LATER AND THINGS, UH, BECAUSE FOR WHATEVER REASON, MAYBE BECAUSE I SAY STUFF OR I SPEAK UP, UH, PEOPLE COME TO ME, THEY SEND ME STUFF.

I'VE MADE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AWARE OF CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON BECAUSE AGAIN, AS I'VE STATED BEFORE, I LIVE HERE, MY GRANDKIDS ARE HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO THROW US UNDER THE BUS IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE NICKED, MR. SO AGAIN, UH, YOU GUYS DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU GOT.

UH, WE'LL KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY MY TIME IS UP.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND I HAVE TO GO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. THE SECOND ONE AND THE LAST ONE THERE IS DONNA, RAY LEONARD.

OKAY.

MS. LEONARD, IF YOU'D LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM, DID YOU SIGN UP? NO, I DECLINED.

OH, OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? NO, NO MA'AM.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT,

[Item 2 - Approval of Minutes]

IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION? UH, JUST A COUPLE CHANGES IF YOU DON'T MIND.

UH, ON PAGE ONE, IT HAS THAT I HAD NO ABSTENTIONS.

I HAD TWO, UH, ONE ON TWO F AND ONE ON FOUR.

IF YOU LOOK FURTHER IN THE MINUTES, YOU'LL SEE THAT A DID IN FACT ABSTAIN.

DID YOU GET THAT? OTHERWISE? GOOD TO GO.

AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THOSE AMENDMENTS.

OKAY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING ON TO

[Item 3 - ConsentAgenda a) Consideration and possible action authorizing the City Manager to execute an interlocal cooperation agreement between the City of Harlingen and the City of Brownsville to purchase traffic signal equipment; and authorizing a match. Attachment. (Special Projects Department). b) Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on second and final reading amending Harlingen Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, Master Fee Schedule Exhibit "A", establishing a storage fee for the HEB Tennis Center. Attachment (Parks & Recreation) c) Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager, on behalf of the City of Harlingen Police Department, to accept a generous donation of a K-9 Explosive Detection Dog valued at approximately $8,500.00. Attachment (Police) d) Consideration and possible action to install a speed hump on the following roads: (This item was requested by Mayor Pro-Tem Rene Perez and Commissioner Ford Kinsley) 1. Dilworth Road between Business 83 and Garrett Road. e) Consideration and possible action to approve a request for street closures for the 2024 Jackson Street Market Days, first Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Attachment (Police). Close the North side intersection of Van Buren Avenue I West Street; the alleyway at the 100 Block of South West Street; the East side intersection of Jackson Avenue I "C" Street; the South side intersection of Commerce Street I Monroe Avenue; Place DETOUR sign at Commerce Street I Monroe Avenue to send traffic eastbound onto Monroe Avenue. Close the South side intersection of "B" Street I Monroe Avenue; the South side intersection of the 100 Block of North Commerce Street and the alleyway; the North side intersection of the 100 Block of South Commerce Street and the alleyway; the North side intersection of Commerce Street I Van Buren Avenue; Place DETOUR sign at Commerce Street I Van Buren Avenue to send traffic eastbound onto Van Buren Avenue; Close the North and South side intersections of Jackson Avenue I "A", "1st" "2nd", and "3rd",Streets; the West side intersection of Jackson Avenue I 4th Street. The North Commerce vehicular southbound traffic will be re-routed eastbound onto Monroe Avenue and the South Commerce vehicular northbound traffic will be re-routed eastbound onto Van Buren Ave. f) Consideration and possible action to approve a request to close Tennessee Street for the UTRGV 5K Color-Fun Run Event, Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 8:30a.m. to 11:00 a.m. beginning at the UTRGV Clinical Education Building. Attachment (Police). g) Consideration and possible action to approve a request for street closures for the 33rd Annual Jalapeno 100 Bike Ride Event, Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 5:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. beginning and ending at the Boys and Girls Club located at 1209 West Washington Avenue. Attachment (Police). Fair Park Blvd . I West Teege Ave. , Eastside of the intersection blocking east bound lane only . Fair Park Blvd. between North "L" Street and North "J" Street (No thru traffic) to include all entries and exits from Harlingen Performing Arts, Municipal Auditorium and Casa de Amistad's parking lots. North "J" Street I Washington Ave., Westside of the intersection. North "K" Street I Washington Ave., Southside of the intersection, North "L" I Adams Ave., Eastside of the intersection. North "L" Street and Adams Ave. I Teege Ave., Southside of the intersections. Include DETOUR signs at North "L" Street I Fair Park Blvd. to send traffic north and onto Wichita Avenue. ]

ITEM THREE, IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE, UM, TAKEN OUT OF CONSENT? OKAY.

AND IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS? UM, THREE A THROUGH G MOTION.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING ON TO NEW

[Item 4 - Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with a variance request regarding the minimum lot depth for Lot 26, Block 1, for the proposed Allison Subdivision, bearing a legal description of 27.91 acres of land out of Block 48, Lon C. Hill Subdivision. Applicant: Vigstol Engineering c/o Choice Land Development Attachment (Planning & Development)]

BLOCK ONE FOR THE PROPOSED ALLISON SUBDIVISION BEARING A LOG LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 27.91 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 48 CY HILL SUBDIVISION.

UM, JAVIER? YES, I'M MAYOR.

CITY COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, TWO MONTHS AGO, I, I CAME BEFORE YOU FOR THE PROPOSAL TO, UH, TAKE OVER A DITCH FROM THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT FOR, UH, PROPOSED TO SUBDIVISION.

UH, SO IT WAS APPROVED AND WE'RE DOING THE PAPERWORK TO PAPERWORK TO TAKE OVER THAT OWNERSHIP OF THAT DITCH, UH, FROM THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

I'M WORKING WITH MR. SASSY ON THAT.

SO THIS IS THE SUBDIVISION THAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF THAT ASSISTANCE, A SINGLE FAMILY, UH, HOMES.

THAT'S THE DITCH THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED, UH, SUBDIVISION THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM, FROM THAT ACTION.

AND SO THEY NEED A VARIANCE ON ONE OF THE LOTS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET THE DEPTH REQUIREMENTS.

IT MEETS THE AREA REQUIREMENTS, BUT DOES NOT MEET THE DEPTH REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO DESIGN THE SUBDIVISION.

AND SO, AND IT'S JUST ONE LAB THAT IS NEEDING THE, THE VARIANCE.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS SUBDIVISION IS COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THAT VARIANCE THAT THAT IS NEEDED.

AND THEN THE LETTER REQUESTING THE VARIANCE, THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND SONY COMMISSION, AND

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IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE MOTION? MOTION? SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC

[Item 5 - Public hearing to adopt an ordinance on first reading amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances, Chapter 111, Article X, Section 111-280, Special Sign Categories, Permitted and Prohibited, by clarifying the allowable signage for feather flag signs for commercial establishments exceeding 100 linear feet at the longest point. Applicant: City of Harlingen (Planning & Development) a) Public Hearing b) Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances, Chapter 111, Article X, Section 111-280, Special Sign Categories, Permitted and Prohibited, by clarifying the allowable signage for feather flag signs for commercial establishments exceeding 100 linear feet at the longest point.]

SPECIAL SIGN CATEGORIES PERMITTED AND PRO PROHIBITED BY CLARIFYING THE ALLOWABLE SIGNAGE FOR FEATHER FLAG SIGN FOR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS EXCEEDING 100 LINEAR FEET AT THE LONGEST POINT.

JAVIER? YES.

I GAVE A PRESENTATION, UH, TWO, THREE MONTHS AGO ABOUT THIS TO ALLOW THE BIGGER, THE BIGGER BUSINESSES TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE, UH, FEATHER FLAG, FEATHER FLAG SIGN AT ONE TIME.

AND SO WHAT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS, UH, IF YOU EXIT 50, IF YOU HAVE A HUNDRED AT THE LONGEST POINT, YOU QUALIFY FOR TWO AND THEN 50 FEET UP AFTER THAT.

ONE MORE.

SO I GAVE THE EXAMPLE THE LAST TIME ACADEMY IS 300 FEET, 300, THREE FEET LONG.

SO THEY COULD QUALIFY FOR SIX AT ONE TIME.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE IS A HUNDRED FEET AT THE LONGEST POINT, SO THEY COULD QUALIFY FOR TWO, UH, AT THE SAME TIME.

BUT I'M ALSO, UH, CLARIFYING ON THE FEES.

THAT IS GONNA BE JUST A ONE TIME FEE OF $20.

IF THEY RENEW IN PERSON, IT'LL BE $10 IF THEY RENEW ONLINE, OR IT COULD BE AN EMAIL, UH, ZERO $0.

SO IT WILL BE JUST A ONE, ONE TIME, UH, PAYMENT OF 20, UH, PER YEAR FOR BUSINESS.

UH, IF THEY RENEW SIMPLY BY EMAILING THE CITY PLANNER THAT I, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WILL QUALIFY FOR FOUR PER YEAR.

SO BY JUST EMAILING THE PLANNER, I WOULD LIKE TO GET US ANOTHER MONTH.

UH, IT COULD BE HANDLED THAT WAY AND THERE'S NO, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY MORE FEES.

SO WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FLAGS? SO IT IS FOUR PER YEAR, 30 DAYS EACH, RIGHT? SO FOUR, FOUR MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.

SO MAYBE THEY HAVE ABOUT FOUR, SO TWO MONTHS? NO, IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S, SO IF IT'S A SMALLER BUSINESS, IT'S JUST ONE FEATHER FLAG SIGN.

RIGHT.

UH, IF IT'S A BIGGER BUSINESS, POTENTIALLY TWO OR THREE, AND THEN THEY COULD DO ANOTHER, ANOTHER MONTH LATER, THE TWO OR THREE, WHATEVER THEY QUALIFY FOR.

AND THEN LATER ON ANOTHER ONE, THE, THE DURATION OF THE PERMIT IS FOR 30 DAYS.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

SO THEY WOULD GET THAT FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

SO IT'D BE FOUR, FOUR MONTHS TO 30 DAYS EACH.

OKAY.

AND IF THEY, IF THEY, UH, QUALIFY FOR, UH, BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING, RIGHT, IT WOULD BE ONE FLAG, TWO FLAGS, FOUR, SIX.

YEAH.

THEY CAN DO THAT FOUR TIMES A YEAR AT, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.

SO LONG AS THEY, UM, COMMUNICATE, UH, VIA ONLINE.

RIGHT ONLINE OR, OR A SIMPLE EMAIL TO THE CITY PLANNER, WHICH IS I THINK, UM, ONE, I DON'T KNOW WHO ON THE COMMISSION HAD ASKED WHAT, WHAT TIME IS INVOLVED FOR STAFF TO, TO DEDICATE TO DOING THE, THE PERMITS.

AND SO THAT'S TO ALLEVIATE THAT, TO BE ABLE TO NOT PUT THAT EXPENSE ONTO THE BUSINESS AND TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THOSE, UH, FLAGS UP FOR LONGER, NOT LONGER PERIODS, BUT MORE TIMES MORE FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

AND, AND NO ONE CAME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR PLANNING AND ZONING? NO.

THE, THE EDC EXPRESSED THAT SUPPORT? MM-HMM.

, UH, BUT NOBODY SHOWED UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY.

AND THE PLANNING AND SONIA COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL? UH, NOT UNANIMOUSLY, BUT IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.

OKAY.

AND SO NOW WE, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, SO NOW WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS SINCE THERE WAS ALREADY ONE IN PLANNING AND ZONING, CORRECT? CORRECT.

OKAY.

SO WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE? HAVING NO ONE TO SPEAK, UM, FOR OR AGAINST? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO.

UM, OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

GO.

WAIT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION TO READING? HE NEEDS TO READ IT.

YES.

IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF CARTILAGE AND CODE OF ORDINANCES.

CHAPTER 1 1 1.

ARTICLE 10 SECTION A HUNDRED ELEVEN, TWO EIGHTY SPECIAL SIGN CATEGORIES PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED BY CLARIFYING THE ALLOWABLE SIGNAGE FOR FEATHER FLAG SIGNS FOR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT SUCCEEDING.

100 LINEAR FEE AT THE, UH, LONGEST POINT IN PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGO.

ALRIGHT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOTION.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

WONDERFUL.

JETTE.

I WAS GONNA SAY IT.

UM, THIS SAYS, NOT,

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CAN YOU, I WANTED TO LOOK AT THIS ON TERMS OF POLITICAL SIGNS AND TEMPORARY SIGNS AND WHERE THEY CAN BE PLACED.

UM, I DID HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME AND I KNOW ELECTION SEASON IS COMING UP, COMING UPON US, OR, OR IT'S HERE IN TERMS OF WHEN THE SIGNS NEED TO BE REMOVED AND, UM, WHAT THE CITY'S DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE THE ELECTION IS OVER, THAT THOSE ARE, ARE, ARE BEING REMOVED.

BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THAT ARE THERE FOR, YOU KNOW, THAT FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND IF WE CAN ADDRESS THAT IN THE CITY ORDINANCE, WE DO NOT HAVE TIME LIMITATIONS.

RIGHT.

BUT I THINK THERE'S A STATE LAW.

SO I'LL, I'LL, UM, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT.

SO THAT WAY, WHATEVER THE STATE LAW IS, WE SHOULD BE ENFORCING THAT.

MM-HMM.

.

AND THEN MAYBE THE COMMISSION WANTS TO DISCUSS IF, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANNA DO ANYTHING.

UH, MORE STRICT.

MORE STRICT.

YES.

YEAH.

WE COULD ALWAYS GO MORE STRICT.

OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAD ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

UM, ITEM SIX, PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 0 1 WEST FILLMORE AVENUE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE BLOCK, 1 32 HARLINGEN ORIGINAL TOWN SITE.

HAVE YOU, THIS IS A, A VACANT LOT AT THE CORNER OF FILLMORE ON AN E STREET, UM, THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING AT A NEW DUPLEX IN THE PROPERTY.

YOU HAVE THE ROBIN HOOD APARTMENTS, UH, TO THE NORTH AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ALL, ALL AROUND.

SO THIS IS THE, THE AERIAL PHOTO VACANT LOT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THEN THE ROBINHOOD APARTMENTS, UH, ACROSS THE STREET.

SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS STILL LOAD DEAD THROUGH RESIDENTIAL PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY FROM FILLMORE FROM E STREET.

AND THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND SONIA COMMISSION.

NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY.

UM, COMMISSIONER, I THINK, IS THIS YOUR DISTRICT? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST ON THE STREET.

NOBODY MENTIONED ANYTHING TO ME, SO, AND I DID REALIZE IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR, FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT IF NOBODY, IF THE RESIDENT DIDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ THE CAPTION.

AN ORDINANCE IN MANY OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARINGTON REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R ONE DISTRICT, THE RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX R TWO DISTRICT FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 5 0 1 WEST FILLMORE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE BLOCK 1 32.

HARLAN AND ORIGINAL TOWN SITE.

IS THERE MOTION.

MOTION? NO SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU JAVIER.

ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDERATION IMPOSSIBLE ACTION.

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VANTAGE TECH SYSTEMS FOR 74 GOLF CARTS WITH YAMAHA GPS SYSTEMS TO BE USED AT THE TONY BUTLER GOLF COURSE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2028.

JEFF? YES, MA'AM.

THIS IS THE, UH, THE KILL SWITCH THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WILL SAVE THE, WE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO WHERE IT WILL CAUSE THE CARTS TO SHUT OFF IF THEY'RE DRIVEN TOO CLOSE TO THE GREENS OR IN AREAS THAT WE DON'T WANT THE CARTS TO, TO GO.

AND THEN, UM, THIS WILL HELP SAVE THE, THE NEW RENOVATIONS ON THE COURSE.

SO WE KEEP CARTS OFF OF THOSE AREAS.

WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUTTA GENERAL FUND.

UM, SO FAR THIS YEAR, OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS ARE 356,000 OVER LAST YEARS FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF FUNDS TO, TO DRAW FROM.

I I DO WANNA NOTE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT GONNA EVEN GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL NEXT OCTOBER.

'CAUSE THE CARTS PROBABLY WILL NOT BE HERE UNTIL THEN.

AND, AND THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY 13,000 A YEAR.

IT'S, IT'S, UH, PAYABLE OVER THE FIVE YEAR LEASE.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

IT'S FINE WITH ME.

WHAT'S YOUR MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND THEN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND THE HARLINGEN IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

CAMERON COUNTY NUMBER ONE, GRANTING THE CITY PERMISSION TO USE LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LAWN, SEA HILL DESTINATION PARK, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

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SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, ETTE.

THANK YOU .

UM, THAT'S HOW GREAT YOU ARE.

ITEM NINE, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE HARLINGEN EDC, UPDATED FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH THE 20 27 3 YEAR, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN, ORLANDO? SURE.

AUDIBLE MAYOR, UH, CITY COMMISSION.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S, UH, ORLANDO CAMPOS, CEO OF THE, UH, HARLEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

I'M BRINGING TO YOU THE, UH, UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WAS, UH, UNANIM UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

YOU'LL RECALL THAT, UH, ALL OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN A TWO DAY RETREAT OVER THE SUMMER TO LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, DEVELOP GOALS FOR THE, UH, ORGANIZATION.

AND SO THIS IS THE PLAN THAT SYNTHES SYNTHESIZES THOSE TWO DAYS WORTH OF, UH, EFFORT.

THE, UH, PARTICIPANTS IN THE, UH, TWO DAY RETREAT NOT ONLY INCLUDED, UH, ALL OF YOU, BUT ALSO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HEDC, AS WELL AS KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT PROVIDED CRITICAL INPUT FOR THE, UH, PLAN.

THE PLAN DOES INCLUDE A SWOT ANALYSIS, UH, WITH CRITICAL INFORMATION AND INPUT THAT WAS PROVIDED BY ALL THE, UH, PARTICIPANTS, UM, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INPUT, UH, FROM EVERYONE WHO, UH, PARTICIPATED.

SO WE ARE SEEKING, UH, YOUR APPROVAL AND ADOPTING THE, UH, THREE YEARS, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

I DO WANNA COMMAND ORLANDO FOR PUTTING THIS, UH, EVENT TOGETHER.

I THOUGHT IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

THE ABILITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE H-J-S-D-T-S-D-C, ALL THE OTHER LOCAL ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, UH, AND REALLY KIND OF GET ALL THE DUCKS IN THE ROW AND START PULLING THE, THE SLED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND ALL, ALL IN THE, AT THE SAME TIME, SOLANDO, I REALLY WANNA, UH, COMMEND YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND, UH, FOR, AND THE EDC, UH, BOARD MEMBERS FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

I THOUGHT AGAIN, YOU GUYS JUST DID AN AWESOME JOB.

THANK YOU.

THE PLAID MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION.

I'M SORRY.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ORLANDO.

ITEM 10, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO PRIORITIZE RECREATIONAL TRAIL PROJECTS AND TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.

ON ANNA, OR, UH, NO, I'M GONNA BE HANDLING THIS MIRROR.

UM, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A GRANT, UH, FOR TRAILS.

AND, UH, THE COMMI, THE COMMISSION HAD INDICATED THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE PROJECTS BEFORE THEY'RE SUBMITTED.

UM, THE PARKS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED ARE CITY LAKE SOCCER COMPLEX, SPORTS COMPLEX, AND HUG RAMSEY.

UM, JAVIER'S GONNA GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON THOSE.

SO, UH, JER, IF YOU WOULD.

YEAH.

SO, UM, THIS IS, UH, THE HARINGTON SPORTS COMPLEX.

AND, UM, THERE IS AN EXISTING, THERE IS AN EXISTING TRAIL, UH, THAT WHICH IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW.

UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S, UM, DECOMPOSED GRANITE.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF EROSION.

AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS TO RENOVATE THAT TRAIL.

UM, THIS IS ALMOST A MILE LONG.

UM, AND DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH MONEY WE GET, UH, FROM PARKS AND WILDLIFE, UH, WE CAN DO JUST THAT SECTION, OR WE CAN OF COURSE EXTEND IT ALL THE WAY AROUND, UM, THE COMPLEX.

BUT FOR NOW, UM, THIS IS WHAT, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UM, THE COST ESTIMATE ESTIMATE THAT WE CAME UP WITH IS 425,000.

UM, THAT'S THE MATERIAL AND LABOR THAT'S DOING IT IN-HOUSE.

UH, IT WOULD BE A, UM, NINE FOOT WIDE TRAIL, UM, OUT OF ASPHALT.

NOW HAVE YOU HAD THE, UH, MAX GRANT FROM PARKS AND WILDLIFE IS 500,000.

500,000.

UM, THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE IS CITY LAKE.

UH, THOSE OF YOU OF YOU HAVE THAT USE, UH, CITY LAKE, UM, YOU, IT'S VERY NARROW.

UM, IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.

UM, THE LIGHTS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ANTIQUATED.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE REPLACED.

UM, BUT THIS ONE IS, IS JUST UNDER A MILE.

IT'S 4,002, 4,426 LINEAR FEET.

UM, OUR COST ESTIMATE FOR THIS ONE IS 167,000 7 0 8.

UM, AND THE REASON THAT THERE'S A, A, A DIFFERENCE IS BECAUSE WE, WE WERE GONNA ADD FIVE FEET TO THE EXISTING TRAIL AND MAKE IT 10 FEET WIDE.

UM, AND SO USE THE EXISTING TRAIL AND JUST DO AN OVERLAY ON THE EXISTING PART PORTION OF IT.

UM, SO ANYWAY, THIS, THIS PROJECT HERE IS 167,000.

UH, WE CAME UP WITH AN ESTIMATE.

UM, HERE'S

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UH, AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE NINE FEET WIDE ASPHALT TRAIL.

CURRENTLY, IT'S, UH, ALSO A DECOMPOSED GRANITE TRAIL.

UM, BUT AGAIN, WE, WE'VE LOST A LOT OF THE MATERIAL.

THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, RUTS AND, AND THERE'S A LOT OF EROSION.

SO WE WANTED TO COME BACK AND RENOVATE THIS TRAIL AS WELL.

UM, WE DO GET A LOT OF USAGE ON THIS ONE.

UM, AND THEN, UH, OF COURSE, VEST.

AND, UM, Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THIS, THIS PLAN BEFORE.

UM, THIS IS, THERE'S NO TRAIL AT VEST.

UH, SO THIS WOULD BE A NEW CONSTRUCTION.

UM, AND SO THIS ONE IS, UM, 0.62 MILES.

UH, IT'LL BE NINE FEET WIDE OUT OF ASPHALT.

UM, THIS ONE HERE, WE'VE ESTIMATED, EXCUSE ME, UH, 371,839, UH, DOLLARS.

UM, UH, THE, UM, CITY MANAGER DID MENTION, UH, HUGH RAMSEY.

BUT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAILS IN THERE.

AND SO, UM, I THINK WE MAY GET A LOT OF PUSHBACK IF WE START CLEARING OUT SOME OF THE TREES.

AND SO, UM, WE MAY LOOK AT THAT ONE FOR ANOTHER DAY, UM, AND COME UP SORT OF LIKE WITH A MASTER PLAN FOR HUGH RAMSEY.

AND THEN OF COURSE, EVENTUALLY MAKE THE CONNECTION, UH, WHEN WE GET PHASE THREE OF THE ARROYO CORAL, UH, TRAIL EXTENSION.

I, I THINK IN, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN WE EVER DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING THERE, WE PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE AUDUBON SOCIETY AND YES, SIR, THE BIRDING, UH, FESTIVAL GROUP.

JUST BECAUSE THEY HELP IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE CORRECT.

OF THAT PARTICULAR PARK.

SO, MM-HMM.

, YEAH.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THEM, UM, AHEAD OF TIME, SO THAT'S WHY WE LEFT IT OUT.

UM, BUT WE LOOKED AT THE OVERALL SHEET.

I MENTIONED THAT.

'CAUSE THAT WASN'T ORIGINALLY IN THE EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED FROM YOU.

YES, SIR.

YES.

UH, SO THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE, UH, UM, ARE PRESENTING.

UM, AND WE WOULD KIND OF HOPE TO, UH, SELECT ONES.

SO, UH, WE CAN WORK ON, ON THE APPLICATION.

WE HAVE TO PICK ONE.

YES.

NOT ALL OF THEM.

NO, JUST ONE .

THERE ISN'T A MONEY TRADE.

.

WELL, I DO WANNA THANK YOU, UM, GABE AND, AND JAVI TO, FOR PRESENTING THIS IN A, IN A TIMELY FASHION AND GETTING IT IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION.

I KNOW BEFORE THERE WAS, UM, WE, WE HAD TO, TO MAKE A, A DECISION ON, ON SOME, ON GRANT MONEY AND WITH NOT A LOT OF TIME.

AND THIS IS DEFINITELY WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE.

AND I THINK IT'S A HEALTHY DISCUSSION FOR THE COMMISSION TO, TO HAVE TO DECIDE ON WHERE THE BEST, UH, COURSE OF ACTION WILL BE.

BUT I WILL JUST, MY, MY INPUT WOULD BE IF IT IS 500,000 THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR YES.

THEN WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA REACH THAT 500, 500,000.

SO ANY, ANY, WE DON'T WANNA LEAVE ANY MONEY ON THE TABLE.

MAYOR, OUR, UM, OUR GRANT WRITER JUST TEXTED ME SAYING THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS 3 75.

OKAY.

SO THAT CHANGES.

THAT'S OKAY.

I THOUGHT SO, BUT I THOUGHT IF IT'S 500,000, THIS CHANGES THINGS.

IT'S 375,000.

OKAY.

SO HAVING THAT, UM, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME OTHERS HAVE, CAN YOU DO MORE THAN ONE? IS YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE PROJECT? IS IT MONEY OR IS IT ONE PROJECT? I THINK IT'S ONE PROJECT, RIGHT? ONE PROJECT.

OKAY.

SO, UM, THE, THE ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE AT VEST, UM, IS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE SURVEY.

UH, WE DID GET A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND SO WE HAVE THAT WHEN WE ORIGINALLY WERE APPLYING TO VALLEY BAPTIST LEGACY FOUNDATION.

MM-HMM.

.

SO WE CAN USE SOME OF THAT DATA.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE ESTIMATES, UM, UH, ALL THAT INFORMATION.

UM, SO IT MAY, IT'LL MAKE IT EASIER FOR ANNA WHEN WE, UH, PREPARE THE APPLICATION.

I AT VEST PARK IS, IT'S BEEN THE ORPHAN STEPCHILD OF HARLINGEN.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE MONEY GO THERE THING.

I KNOW YOU AGREE.

OTHER THING, I'M SORRY, ONE OTHER THING THAT I, I, I NEED TO BRING UP IS THAT WE DO HAVE SOME MONEY FROM CDBG STILL, UM, OR VISTA.

AND SO, UH, IF, IF WE COULD, I MEAN, WE COULD USE IT FOR MATCH UH, MATCHING, UM, FOR THE GRANT.

NOT A LOT.

SO THE GRANT IS GONNA REQUIRE, IS GONNA REQUIRE MATCHING? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH IS IT? 50? 50, 20%.

SO IT'S 80 20.

IT'S 80 20.

YEAH.

SO 80% THEY WOULD, WOULD, UH, PROVIDE WE DO THE 20%.

SO, UM, I, I, I, YOU KNOW, I TEND TO AGREE WITH, WITH MIKE, I, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE, THE PARKS THAT YOU SHOWED, THEY ALREADY HAVE A TRAIL, RIGHT? WE ARE, THE CITY LAKE HAS ONE, THE

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THE, UM, OVER AT WILSON ROAD HAS ONE, ALTHOUGH THAT ONE NEEDS A LOT OF, A LOT OF WORK ALSO.

UM, BUT VEST DOESN'T HAVE ONE.

SO IT MAKE SENSE TO, TO AT LEAST CONSIDER THE FACT THAT IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

AND IT WOULD, IT WOULD DO A LOT FOR THAT COMMUNITY.

YEAH.

AND BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION TO DO VEST PARK, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT.

YOU HAD MENTIONED IT.

SO IT'S ON THE TABLE ABOUT EXTENDING THE ARROYO TRAIL EAST, UH, IN DISTRICT THREE ALONG THE ARROYO.

AND I WILL FIGHT THAT VEHEMENTLY AGAINST IT BECAUSE WE WOULD, UM, HAVE TO SEIZE PROPERTY FROM 22 LANDOWNERS.

AND I MENTIONED MR. KEMP, AND HE'S IN HIS NINETIES.

HE WAS MY NINTH GRADE CIVICS TEACHER.

I SAW HIM THIS SUMMER AND I TOLD HIM THAT I, I MENTIONED THEM AND HE SAID, THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING .

SO I'M AGAINST THEM IN THE DOMAIN, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT VEST PARK.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

POST MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU ANNA.

ITEM 11, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR THE HARLINGEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ADD 11 NEW POSITIONS FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS JOSHUA MANAGER.

UH, WE'RE REQUESTING TO ADD 11 POSITIONS TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

UH, WE HAD THE, UH, THE RPS WERE POSTED, IT CLOSED YESTERDAY.

WE HAVE NO SUBMITTALS FOR ANY OTHER AGENCIES TAKE OVER THE ANIMAL SHELTER, SO THEREFORE, WE ARE REQUESTING TO ADD POSITIONS.

SHANNON, WE'LL GO OVER THE PRESENTATION QUICK.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, SO AS FAR AS OPERATING THE ANIMAL, THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER, UM, THERE'S A LIST OF THE AGENCIES WE WERE REACHED OUT TO, LAGUNA MADRE HUMANE SOCIETY, BROWNSVILLE ANIMAL DEFENSE, PALM VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.

NO KILL RGV.

UM, THERE IS A TYPO WHO RESPONDED? IT? I HAD MISUNDERSTOOD.

I THOUGHT NO KILL RGV HAD RESPONDED WITH A PROPOSAL, BUT THEY HAD NOT, THEY ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO ASSIST US WITH NO KILL.

UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T MADE IT THAT FAR.

WE ARE GONNA WORK TOWARDS THAT, BUT THIS IS JUST FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE ACTUAL SHELTER RIGHT NOW.

UM, SO IT WAS ALSO ADVERTISED IN VALLEY MORNINGSTAR ADVERTISED ON FACEBOOK.

UM, WE PLANNED TO HAVE A, AN ANIMAL SHELTER MANAGER TO MANAGE THE BUILDING, AN ANIMAL SHELTER SUPERVISOR.

UM, AND JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, THIS BUILDING WILL NEED TO BE IN OPERATION SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH ANIMALS ON SITE.

IT CANNOT TECHNICALLY BE CLOSED, AND US HAVE NO STAFF THERE ON ANY GIVEN DAY.

THE ANIMALS NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF EVERY DAY.

AN ADOPTION COORDINATOR, WE WANT TO DO OUR VERY, VERY BEST TO GET THESE ANIMALS ADOPTED, UH, SENT TO RESCUE, FOSTERED, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT WE WANT.

UM, AND AN ANIMAL SHELTER, ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY, UM, UH, FOUR FULL-TIME ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIANS, THREE PART-TIME ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIANS, THAT WOULD BE THE EXPENDITURES.

SO WE'RE LOOKING, UH, FOR PAYROLL AT ABOUT 365,937.

THIS IS OUR CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER THOSE.

YEAH, I HAVE QUITE A MANY, UH, YOU MENTIONED EUTHANASIA.

UM, SO ONE CAN OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE TO LEGALLY EUTHANIZE ANIMALS.

APPARENTLY, YES.

OKAY.

WHO BUYS THE DRUGS? WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BUY THE DRUGS? DOES IT HAVE, CAN ANYBODY, CAN YOU, CAN THE CITY OR DOES A VETERINARIAN NEED TO BUY THE DRUGS? THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS A DEA REGISTRATION NUMBER TO WHERE WE CAN PURCHASE THE, THE EUTHANASIA MEDICATION.

OKAY.

AND WHAT ARE THESE DRUGS, DO YOU KNOW? IT'S SODIUM, SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL.

OKAY.

AND, UH, ARE THEY BEHIND? THIS IS THE NURSE IN ME COMING OUT? MM-HMM.

WITH NARCOTICS IN THE LOCKED CABINET, WILL THEY BE BEHIND A LOCKED CABINET? WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IS BEHIND TRIPLE LOCK.

OKAY.

I BELIEVE LAW REQUIRES IT TO BE BEHIND DOUBLE LOCK.

OKAY.

UM, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE THAT A STEP FURTHER.

WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT A, A DRUG WE WANT PLAY WITH OR, OR WANT ANYBODY TO HAVE ACCESS WITH.

SO WE ABSOLUTELY WILL DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO PROTECT THAT AND KEEP THAT LOCKED UP AT ALL TIMES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE.

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UM, I CALLED A DIFFERENT ONE TODAY, UM, WHEN I HAD A CHANCE, AND SHE'S ACTUALLY OUT, SHE'S ILL.

UM, WE WANT, WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO HAVE A VET COME IN, UM, MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK, BUT WE'D NEED TO WORK THAT OUT WITH THEM TO DO ANIMAL ASSESSMENTS, TO EVALUATE ANIMALS, UM, TO ASSIST US IN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS IF THAT ANIMAL IS SICK.

UM, HELPING TO TELL US WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT ANIMAL, IS IT POSSIBLE TO, TO TREAT IT RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, OR IS IT GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, UM, TO TRY TO TREAT MEDICALLY? UM, BUT WE WANT A LICENSED VETERINARIAN TO ASSIST US IN DOING THAT.

OKAY.

UM, WE ALL, WE ARE AS WELL, WANTING TO LOOK AT SPAY NEUTER.

UM, THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAPPEN ON DAY ONE, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY WANNA LOOK AT THAT.

AND THEN, UM, DOG COMES IN WITH PARVO CAP COMES IN WITH FELINE LEUKEMIA.

WILL YOU BE TESTING ALL ANIMALS FOR THESE DISEASES? THOSE ARE GONNA HAVE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO EVALUATE THE COST OF THOSE TESTS.

UM, I HAVE CONTACTED ONE MWI WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT.

I PLAN TO CONTACT MORE.

UM, BUT WE WANNA LOOK AT THE COST.

I'M, I'M SORRY, WHO? MWI, MIDWESTERN.

UH, I DON'T REMEMBER THE, I, OKAY.

UM, BUT IT'S VETERINARY MEDICINE.

THEY PROVIDE THE TESTS.

YES.

THEY PROVIDE PARVO TESTS, FELINE LEUKEMIA TESTS.

UM, AND SO WE WANNA LOOK AT THOSE COSTS.

I MEAN, WE, WE WANNA BE RESPONSIBLE.

WE WANNA DO WHAT WE CAN FOR THE ANIMALS, BUT AS WITH EVERYTHING, WE HAVE A BUDGET.

SO THOSE ARE ALL NEW TO US, AND WE NEED TO GET THE PRICES ON THOSE.

RIGHT.

AND SO THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD YOUR COST OF, OF PERSONNEL FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WOULD BE 365.

UM, BUT YOU'RE NOT PRICING IN A VETERINARIAN.

YOU'RE NOT PRICING IN FOOD.

YOU'RE NOT, UH, PRICING IN, UH, PARVO LEUKEMIA TESTS.

UH, YOU'RE NOT PRICING IN VACCINES.

YOU'RE NOT PRICING IN THE VETERINARIAN.

SO THE COST WILL BE WHAT? DOUBLE.

OH, THAT'S COMMISSIONER 365.

WE HAVE A COMMITMENT FROM THE FOUR B TO FUND, UH, FOR THE WHO FROM THE FOUR B.

OH, OKAY.

FOUR B, UH, TO FUND SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES.

SO THE, THE, THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS THAT WE PROBABLY WILL NOT BRING ONE ON BOARD A VETERINARIAN, BUT WE'LL WORK WITH THEM TO ACTUALLY ISSUE VOUCHERS FOR VET, FOR SPARE NEUTER FOR THE ANIMALS.

OKAY.

SO, BUT, BUT NONETHELESS, THE COST WILL BE MUCH HIGHER THAN PRESENTED BY THE CITY, WHETHER IT COMES FROM THE CITY TAX DOLLARS, UH, OR IF IT COMES FROM FOUR B, WHICH IS CITY TAX DOLLARS.