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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
THE TIME IS NOW 5:34 PM IF YOU ARE BLESSED WITH A SEAT, PLEASE TAKE IT.
AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE STANDING, WE'LL TRY TO GET IT TO YOU OUT OF HERE SOON AS POSSIBLE.
[Item 1 - Call to Order]
WE ARE CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.IT IS 5:34 PM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THE COMMISSION.
ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
[Item 1a - Invocation]
I'LL ASK IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US AS COMMISSIONER MESMER LEADS US IN THE INVOCATION.I WOULD LIKE TO, LIKE TO READ PSALM 50, UH, FOR ME AND FOR MANY AROUND THE WORLD.
THIS IS HOLY WEEK, AND EASTER IS ON SUNDAY.
AND THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT HAVE MERCY ON ME OF GOD.
ACCORDING TO YOUR GREAT MERCY, AND ACCORDING TO THE FULLNESS OF YOUR COMPASSIONS, BLOT OUT MY TRANSGRESSION MORE THOROUGHLY.
WASH ME FROM MY LAWLESSNESS, AND CLEANSE ME FROM MY SIN.
FOR I DO KNOW MY LAWLESSNESS AND MY SIN IS EVER BEFORE ME AGAINST YOU.
ONLY OF I SINNED AND HAVE DONE THE EVIL BEFORE YOU, SO THAT YOU ARE RIGHTEOUS IN YOUR WORDS AND CONQUER IN YOUR JUDGING.
IN INIQUITIES I WAS CONCEIVED AND SINS MY MOTHER BORE ME FOR BEHOLD, YOU HAVE LOVED TRUTH, THE UNSEEN AND HIDDEN THINGS OF THE WISDOM YOU HAVE SHOWN ME.
YOU WILL SPRINKLE ME WITH HISP AND I WILL BE CLEANSED.
YOU'LL WASH ME AND I WILL BE MADE WHITER THAN SNOW.
YOU WILL MAKE ME HEAR JOY AND GLADNESS.
THE HUMBLE BONES WILL REJOICE.
TURN AWAY YOUR FACE FROM MY SINS AND BLOT OUT ALL MY INIQUITIES.
CREATE A CLEAN HEARTENED MEAL, GOD, AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT IN MY INWARD PARTS.
DO NOT CAST ME AWAY FROM YOUR FACE, AND DO NOT TAKE YOUR HOLY SPIRIT FROM ME.
GIVE ME BACK THE JOY OF SALVATION AND MAKE ME STEADFAST WITH A GOVERNING SPIRIT.
I WILL TEACH THE LAWLESS YOUR WAYS, AND THE IMPIOUS WILL TURN AROUND TO YOU DELIVERING ME FROM BLOOD.
AND MY SALVATION AND MY TONGUE WILL REJOICE IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
LORD, YOU WILL OPEN UP MY LIPS AND MY MOUTH WILL PROCLAIM YOUR PRAISE.
FOR IF YOU HAD WILL TO SACRIFICE, I WOULD'VE GIVEN IT.
YOU WILL NOT WELL WILL HOLD BURNT OFFERINGS.
A SACRIFICE TO GOD IS A SHATTERED SPIRIT, A SHATTERED AND HUMBLED HEART.
GOD WILL NOT DESPISE DO GOOD LORD ZION.
AND IN YOUR PLEASURE AND THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM BE REBUILT, THEN YOU WILL, WELL WILL SACRIFICE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OFFERING AND HOLD BURNT OFFERINGS.
THEN THEY WILL OFFER UP CALVES UPON YOUR ALTAR.
NOW, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[Item 1b - Pledge of Allegiance]
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC WHITE NATION.[Item 2 - Conflict of Interest]
IF YOU'D READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, PLEASE.UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OF 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 CAN THEY VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE.
[Item 3 - Announcements]
ITEM NUMBER THREE, ANNOUNCEMENT.WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS NOT LISTED ELSEWHERE ON THIS AGENDA, THE CITY COMMISSION MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING ANNOUNCING COMMUNITY EVENTS, ANNOUNCING EMPLOYEE OR COMMUNITY RECOGNITION.
[Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements ]
A MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, MAYOR? I DO.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UM, OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER TO INTRODUCE PET OF THE WEEK.
ANGELA, I COULDN'T SEE WHO WAS BACK THERE.
UM, SO ANGELA HAS BROUGHT VALKYRIE THIS TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON.
VALKYRIE IS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD.
UM, THE REASON SHE WAS TURNED INTO US IS SOMEONE HAD GIVEN HER TO A FRIEND OF THEIRS TO TRY TO REHOME BECAUSE THEY WERE MOVING OR LEAVING THE AREA.
THIS LADY TRIED TO DO HER BEST TO FIND VALKYRIE A GREAT HOME, BUT WAS UNABLE TO.
SHE LIVED IN A VERY SMALL APARTMENT, WHICH REALLY WASN'T FAIR TO VALKYRIE BECAUSE SHE IS VERY ENERGETIC.
SHE LOVES TO GO WALKING, LOVES TO GO FOR A JOG.
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SO SHE WOUND UP TURNING HER INTO US IN HOPES THAT WE WOULD HAVE A BROADER REACH OF PEOPLE THAT WE COULD REACH OUT TO AND TRY TO FIND HER A HOME.SO VALKYRIE IS OUR PET OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK.
SO, BOYS AND GIRLS AND PARENTS.
VALKYRIE IS AVAILABLE AND AT THE HARLAN AND ANIMAL SHELTER AND HOW BEAUTIFUL.
SHE'S HOUSEBROKEN AND SPAYED AND SHE ALSO KNOWS A FEW COMMANDS.
SO SHE'S, CAN SHE GO TO WORK FOR US? I WISH.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, AMANDA.
[Item 3b - City Manager's Announcements]
ANNOUNCEMENTS.UM, MAYOR, DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MOTHER'S DAY EVENT FOR NEXT FRIDAY? YES.
UM, WE'RE GONNA PLAN A MOTHER'S DAY EVENT.
UH, OSCAR ADAS PLANNED FOR WHAT TIME? FOR FIVE 30.
FIVE 30 AT, UH, UH, GUTIERREZ PARK.
JUST A REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY THAT YOU'RE INVITED, UH, ESPECIALLY THOSE MOMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND, UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME OUT TO THE AUDITORIUM AND ENJOY A GOOD, UH, MOTHER'S DAY EVENT.
SO THIS IS, UM, FRIDAY, MAY 10TH.
MAY 10TH, AND IT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND H-C-I-S-D.
UM, KIDS ARE, ARE PERFORMING, UH, DOOR PRIZES, AND I THINK THERE'S LIKE MASSAGES GIVING A NEW MASSAGES, PEDICURES, UH, A PAIR OF WESTERN BOOTS.
AND IT'S FREE TO THE COMMUNITY AT THE HARLINGEN MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM.
THOSE ARE GONNA BE WOMEN'S BOOTS GIVING OUT, RIGHT? YES.
[Item 3c - City Commission Member's Announcements]
C, CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS.[Item 4a - Presentation of Award- Gutierrez Middle School "Jaguars" Boys Golf Team]
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS, UH, FOR A GUTIERREZ MIDDLE SCHOOL JAGUAR BOYS GOLF TEAM.THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO BE HERE WITH US.
UM, OUR FIRST AWARD IS GOING TO THE GUTIERREZ MIDDLE SCHOOL JAGUAR BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF TEAM.
THE BOYS TEAM WAS CROWNED DISTRICT CHAMPIONS AT THE TREASURE HILLS GOLF CLUB, AND THEN THE GIRLS TEAM PLACED SECOND OUT OF 11 TEAMS. SO, UM, TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, UM, I'M GONNA INVITE THEIR COACH, UH, CESAR GONZALEZ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US AND OUR TEAM FOR, UH, GMS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, OUR KIDS HAVE WORKED EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
UM, GOLF IS A YEAR ROUND SPORT FOR OUR KIDS, AND THEY PRACTICE EVERY SINGLE DAY DURING NINTH PERIOD, RIGHT? SO, RAIN OR SHINE, THEY'RE OUT THERE PRACTICING, UH, PARENTS PICKING THEM UP OVER THERE.
THEY KNOW THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UM, HALF THE SEMESTER GONE, WE'RE IN CHRISTMAS.
THESE GUYS ARE STILL WORKING, UH, COMING BACK FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK, STILL WORKING.
THEN WE HAVE OUR GOLF TOURNAMENTS, RIGHT? UH, OUR BOYS AND GIRLS PLAYED THREE TOTAL TOURNAMENTS.
OUR GIRLS PLAYED SECOND IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH WAS GREAT, AT ABOUT 12 TEAMS. AND OUR BOYS, THEY GOT FIRST, THEY GOT FIRST PLACE OUT OF, UH, LOS FRESNO, SANTO AND HARLINGEN.
SO OVER ABOUT 25 TEAMS TOTAL, 80 PLUS KIDS.
AND THESE GUYS RIGHT HERE TOOK THE FIRST PLACE.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS, UM, VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM.
BUT WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? WE CAN'T HELP, WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE HELP OF THEIR PARENTS MAKING SURE THAT THESE GUYS ARE HERE.
AND, AND NOT ONLY THAT IS THE COMMITMENT THAT I, I'D LIKE TO JUST GIVE THESE, THESE KIDS RIGHT HERE, THE COMMITMENT, NOT ONLY FROM THEM, THEIR PARENTS, GRANDMAS DEALS, AZZ PICKING 'EM UP, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY, WHEN THE MOM AND DAD CAN'T COME, THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE.
AND THAT RIGHT THERE JUST SHOWS THE COMMITMENT FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF.
AND I'M JUST VERY HAPPY THAT THEY'RE GETTING RECOGNIZED FROM OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY OF HARLINGEN.
AND, UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
UH, BUT THIS IS, THIS IS Y'ALL'S DAY.
THIS IS THEIR AWARD, AND THEY DESERVE IT.
AND IF I CAN GET THE COMMISSION TO JOIN ME TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS WITH THE KIDS.
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FANTASTIC.OKAY, READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
CAN WE GET ANOTHER ROUND OF THE APPLAUSE? SEVENTH, EIGHTH GRADE.
LOT OF GREAT SCHOLARSHIPS, COACH, GOLF.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING YOU IN YOUR CAREER.
[Item 4c - Presentation of Award - Marine Military Academy Boys Tennis Team]
FOUR, UH, C AND D, UH, PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO THE MARINE, UM, MILITARY ACADEMY BOYS TENNIS TEAM, AND, UH, MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY BOYS GOLF TEAM.SO OUR NEXT TWO RECOGNITION AWARDS ARE GOING TO MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY, ONE TO THE TENNIS TEAM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE T-C-S-A-L-A-L STATE TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN SOUTHERN MARCOS, TEXAS.
AND THEY, UM, WERE PLACED, UH, DOUBLES CHAMPIONS, WHICH WAS JAYDEN WIN.
I HOPE I SAY YOUR NAMES RIGHT.
SECOND PLACE WAS JINSU WONG AND JACK WOOSTER.
AND TO SAY MORE ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THEIR TEAM, I'LL INVITE THEIR HEAD COACH, RAY ORES TO COME UP HERE.
HELLO, UH, MY NAME IS RAY ORDONEZ, A TENNIS COACH.
UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THESE GUYS FOR THE YEAR.
UM, WE GOT TWO NEW GUYS JUST COME ONTO THIS TEAM THIS YEAR.
UH, LA CONNIE AND YUEN, UH, THEY MADE QUITE THE SPLASH IN OUR TEAM.
UM, THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR, UH, COMPETING IN THE T-C-S-A-A-L LEAGUE.
AND THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR WE CAME AROUND WITH THE, CAME OUT WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
UH, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO IT, UH, FOR CONTINUING THE LEGACY AND THE DOUBLES.
UM, WE HAD EIGHT PEOPLE COMPETE IN THE TENNIS, UH, TOURNAMENT AND OUT OF THOSE EIGHT, FIVE OR SENIORS THIS YEAR.
SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD TENNIS YEAR, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OF THESE SENIORS HERE.
SO, UH, FOR YOUR SENIORS, GOOD GUYS, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO IT.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
UH, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD LAST, UH, GOOD TIMES AND I'M GONNA MISS YOU GUYS.
YOU WANNA INVITE THE UP HERE SO WE CAN GET A, MY GLASSES
SO THE, UH, THE CITY OF ARNOLD, YOU, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PROUDLY PRESENTS THIS AWARD WITH THE MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY TEAM 2020 FOURS TOURNAMENT, TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS, MARCH AND SECOND, 2024.
ANI ZU YOUNG TRACKSTER AND HEAD COACH FOR EXCEPTIONAL SEASON, OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN SPORTSMANSHIP.
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OUR DOUBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS WIN AND ANI AND OUR SECOND TODAY BY OUR MAYOR.WELL, THE ACADEMY, WELL, THAT'S IMPORTANT.
CENTER AND HOLD THE, UH, HOLD THE DEAL.
YOU CAN'T SEE, RIGHT? CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU SHOULD MENTIONED ROAD HOUSES.
[Item 4d - Presentation of Award -Marine Military Academy Boys Golf Team]
SO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION AWARD ALSO GOES TO MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY, UH, FOR THEIR GOLF TEAM AT THE T-C-S-A-A-L STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE CRYSTAL FALLS GOLF CLUB IN LEANDER, TEXAS.AND THIS AWARD IS FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL SEASON AND OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS, INCLUDING GIO GARCIA, WHO PLACED INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION, AND PAUL PERSONS WHO WAS SECOND PLACE INDIVIDUAL.
AND TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, I'LL INVITE THEIR HEAD COACH GILBERT ELIZONDO, UP TO THE PODIUM.
YOU KNOW, COACH, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THIS SO THAT WAY ALL THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE CAN HEAR.
IS THIS ON? ALRIGHT, SO YOU MAYBE ADDRESS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A BIG AUDIENCE TODAY.
CAN Y ALL HEAR ME? CHECK, CHECK.
NO, I JUST WANT, MY NAME IS GABRIEL SANDO.
UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, I TOOK OVER THE TEAM HALFWAY THROUGH THE AIR THIS YEAR, TOOK OVER FOR, UH, COACH LO RO.
AND, UH, I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THEY OFFERED ME THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
UH, ONE THING THAT I DO THAT KNOW THAT MY OTHER, UH, FELLOW COACH IN TENNIS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ONLY HAVE A VERY SMALL TIME WITH THESE KIDS AT THE MOST, MAYBE AN HOUR, AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES TO HELP THEM COACH AND BRING THEM UP AS FAR AS TENNIS AND GOLF GOES, AND SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE TO REALLY FOCUS HARD TO GET THEM TO, UH, TO KIND OF GET THROUGH WHAT IT IS THAT WE NEED TO GET THROUGH.
BUT THE BOYS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
ALSO, WANT TO THANK JEFF OVER TONY BUTLER'S PUTTING UP WITH THIS FOR SO LONG.
UH, BUT WITHOUT HIS HELP, UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WHAT WE, WHAT WE'VE DONE, BUT VERY PROUD OF THE BOYS FIRST PLACE TEAM, AND ALSO FIRST AND SECOND AND STATE.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
JUDGE, IF WE CAN, I CAN DO THE SAME WITH YOU.
AND I'M YOU CONGRATULATES AND FINALLY PRESENTS THIS AWARD IN THE MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY GOLF TEAM 2024 T-C-S-A-A-L STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT, CRYSTAL FALLS GOLF CLUB, LEANER, TEXAS, MARCH 24TH AND 25TH.
SERGIO GARCIA, PAUL PARSONS, TRAVIS ASHLEY, RYAN LAY, TREVOR CHRISTENSEN HEAD COACH MR. ELIZONDO, FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL SEASON, AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE AND SPORTSMANSHIP, SPECIFICALLY MR. GARCIA, INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION.
AND PAUL PERKIN'S, SECOND PLACE OR SECOND RUNNER UP.
SO WELL DONE, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR.
[Item 4e - Presentation of Award- Harlingen High School "Cardinals" Ladies Soccer Team]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, E PRESENTATION OF AWARD.AND THIS WOULD BE TO THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL
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CARDINALS LADY SOCCER TEAM.SO OUR NEXT NEXT RECOGNITION AWARD GOES TO THE HARLINGEN LADY CARDINALS SOCCER TEAM.
THEY WERE UNDEFEATED DISTRICT CHAMPIONS, UH, 10 TO ZERO BY DISTRICT CHAMPION, WHERE THEY, UH, BEAT MISSION 10 TO ZERO, UH, AREA CHAMPION, WHERE THEY BEAT SAN ANTONIO O'CONNOR, ONE TO ZERO REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL WINNER, WHERE THEY BEAT SAN ANTONIO, WARREN TWO TO ONE, AND REGIONAL SEMI-FINALIST IN AGAINST AUSTIN WESTLAKE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
AND TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, I WILL INVITE THEIR HEAD COACH, JOSE GALVAN, UP TO THE PODIUM TO SHARE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, THE COMMISSIONERS, AND, UH, OUR MAJOR FOR, FOR INVITING US AND TO RECOGNIZE THESE YOUNG LADIES.
UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR PARENTS, UH, FOR SUPPORTING THEM, SUPPORTING MY STAFF.
UH, I WANT TO THANK OUR, OUR PRINCIPAL, UH, FROM HARLING AND HIGH.
I WANT TO THANK MY, MY, UH, ASSISTANT, MY STAFF THAT IS HERE.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE GIRLS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, YOU KNOW, UH, TO WORK WITH THEM.
AND I KNOW THAT THE SKILLS THAT THEY LEARN IN THE, IN THE SPORT, THEY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN LIFE.
AND I JUST WANNA WISH THE BEST OF LUCK TO MY SENIORS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR HAVING US, THE STUDENTS.
YEAH, LET TAKE A FEW STEPS BACK.
AND A THE PICTURE? NO, WE CAN HAVE THE SEATED WITH THE BOARD, PLEASE.
[Item 4f - Proclaiming May 1, 2024 , as "The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley" as a top-rated university to be championed by the City of Harlingen"]
F, PROCLAIMING MAY 1ST, 2024, AS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS A TOP RATED UNIVERSITY TO BE CHAMPIONED BY THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.SO BEFORE I INVITE VERONICA GONZALEZ, THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, I'M GOING TO READ THE POPULATION AS FOLLOWS, WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, RIO GRANDE VALLEY OPENED ITS DOORS TO ITS INAUGURAL CLASS OF STUDENTS ON AUGUST 31ST, 2015,
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AS THE FIRST MAJOR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN TEXAS ESTABLISHED IN THE 21ST CENTURY, WELCOMING AN OVERALL STUDENT POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 STUDENTS, THEREBY BECOMING THE SECOND LARGEST HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION IN THE NATION.AND WHEREAS COMPRISED OF THE ASSETS, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF TWO RENOWNED LEGACY INSTITUTIONS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN-AMERICAN, ALONGSIDE THE REGIONAL ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS IN EDINBURG AND HARLINGEN.
AND WITH THE ADDITION OF A LONG AWAITED SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, U-T-R-G-V CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC AND ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY HAS CONSI CONSISTENTLY RANKED U-T-R-G-V AS A LEADING INSTITUTION, SECURING THE TOP SPOT AMONG ALL TEXAS UNIVERSITIES, AND AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER 60 NATIONWIDE, BASED ON CRITERIA INCLUDING SOCIAL MOBILITY, PUBLIC SERVICE, AND RESEARCH.
FURTHER DISTINGUISHING ITSELF AS NUMBER ONE IN TEXAS.
AND NUMBER TWO, NATIONALLY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF PELL GRANT STUDENTS.
NUMBER ONE, IN NET PRICE OF ATTENDANCE, AND NUMBER ONE IN BEST SOCIAL MOBILITY AMONG ALL TEXAS UNIVERSITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION RECOGNIZES U-T-R-G-V AS THE NUMBER ONE FASTEST GROWING DOCTORAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN TEXAS.
AND NUMBER THREE, NATIONALLY DEMONSTRATING ITS RAPID, ITS RAPID ASCENT TO THE ACADEMIC SPHERE.
AND WHEREAS DEGREE CHOICES ESTEEMED EDUCATION RESEARCHERS HAVE POSITIONED U-T-R-G-V AT NUMBER ONE AMONG ALL PUBLIC TEXAS UNIVERSITIES.
AND NUMBER 15 NATIONWIDE BASED ON ECONOMIC VALUE AND UNDERSCORING ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORTS COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION BASED ON 19 KEY MEASURES OF ACADEMIC QUALITY HAS EVALUATED U-T-R-G-V TO BE NUMBER SIX AMONG ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN TEXAS.
A REMARKABLE 72 PLACE RAISED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, ALSO RECOGNIZING IT AS THE NUMBER ONE TOP PERFORMER IN SOCIAL MOBILITY AMONG ALL PUBLIC TEXAS UNIVERSITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE HISPANIC OUTLOOK ON EDUCATION MAGAZINE, A LEADING SOURCE FOR EDUCATIONAL RANKINGS HAS RANKED U-T-R-G-V HIGHLY AT NUMBER TWO IN BACHELOR'S DEGREES, NUMBER THREE IN MASTER'S DEGREES, AND NUMBER FOUR IN A FOUR YEAR SCHOOL.
ENROLLMENT, U-T-R-G-V WAS ALSO FEATURED ON THE OCTOBER, 2023 COVER FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO HISPANIC EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
WHEREAS U-T-R-G-V REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH INNOVATIVE MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION DEDICATED TO STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS, LEADING RESEARCH, HEALTHCARE ADVANCEMENTS AND APPLICATION OF UNIVERSITY DISCOVERIES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND OVERALL WELLBEING.
NOW THEREFORE, I, NORMA VELA, MAYOR OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS, BY VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS A TOP RATED UNIVERSITY TO BE CHAMPIONED BY THE CITY OF HARIN TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
VERONICA GONZALEZ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION.
I THINK I, I CAN SAY WHOLEHEARTEDLY THAT U-T-R-G-V IS CHANGING LIVES, CHANGING LIVES FOR THE BETTER, NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ATTENDING OUR UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATING, BUT FOR THEIR ENTIRE FAMILIES.
UH, AS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT WHO THEN GOT THE BUG OF EDUCATION AND WENT ON TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL, I, I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE THAT AN EDUCATION CAN MAKE IN YOUR LIFE.
AND I'VE SEEN IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH OUR STUDENTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED US HAS BEEN AMAZING, TREMENDOUS.
UM, WE, WE LOVE BEING HERE IN HARLINGEN.
WE WANNA CONTINUE TO EXPAND HERE.
AND ONE OF THE POINTS THAT DR. BAILEY LIKES TO TELL PEOPLE, UM, ONE OF THE FACTS THAT THAT'S COME OUT IS THAT SINCE WE OPENED OUR DOORS IN 2015, BETWEEN 2015 AND 2023, WE'VE ALREADY GRADUATED 50,000 STUDENTS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT THAT IS LARGER THAN SOME OF THE CITIES HERE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY? AND TALK ABOUT THAT BEING SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, CHAMPION BECAUSE, UH, WE NEED THE WORKFORCE AND THE WORKFORCE IS EDUCATED AND IT'S READY TO GO TO WORK.
UH, IN FACT, THESE STUDENTS MAY BE YOUR NEXT, UM, CITY COMMISSIONERS, UH, YOUR MAYORS, YOUR LAWYERS, YOUR DOCTORS, YOUR NURSES, YOUR BANKERS, YOU NAME IT.
UM, THEY WILL, THEY WILL BE THE ONES THAT WILL BE TAKING CARE OF US IN A FEW YEARS.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY GET THE BEST EDUCATION THAT THEY CAN AND THE BEST EXPERIENCE THAT THEY CAN.
UM, AGAIN, NONE OF THIS HAPPENS ALONE, UH, WITHOUT GREAT PARTNERS.
AND, UH, THE CITY, THE CHAMBER, THE E, THE EDC, UH, THE ISD, ALL OF THE AFFILIATE GROUPS OF HARLINGEN HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU AND WE WANNA CONTINUE TO GROW THIS VALLEY TOGETHER.
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ITEM 4G.NOPE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, I'M SORRY.
I ALSO HAVE WITH ME MY ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, RICHARD, UH, Y'ALL PROBABLY KNOW RICHARD SANCHEZ.
RICHARD, DID YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? OH, NO, NO, JUST THANK YOU.
WELL, AND DID, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, TO TO BOTH OF YOU AND TO THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION HERE, TREMENDOUSLY GRATEFUL TO BE PARTNERED WITH UT TO HAVE YOU HERE IN OUR, IN OUR BACKYARD.
YOU KNOW, EDUCATION IS THE GREATEST EQUALIZER.
AND WITHOUT EDUCATION, WE DON'T HAVE A FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE YOU, WE CAN LEAN ON YOU, WE CAN PARTNER FROM EVERYTHING TO SMALL BUSINESS TO YES.
YOU KNOW, FOLKS GETTING OUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PUTTING OUT DOCTORS RIGHT HERE AS A CITY OF, I MEAN, AT UT R GB IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A UNIVERSITY, AND I KNOW THAT THE ENTIRE REGION KNOWS THAT ROOM.
WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE YOU HERE, AND SO WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HONOR TO HONOR YOU.
JOIN US SO WE CAN TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH.
[Item 4g - Proclaiming May 1, 2024, as "The Age Friendly Rio Grande Valley Initiative"]
ITEM 4G, PROCLAIMING MAY 1ST, 2024 SDH FRIENDLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY INITIATIVE.PA TI UP HERE, I AM GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS.
WHEREAS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY COMMUNITIES HAVE A PREDOMINANTLY YOUNG POPULATION WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
AND CONSIDERING THE PROJECTED GLOBAL POPULATION OF INDIVIDUALS AGED 60 AND ABOVE, NEARING 2 BILLION BY 2050.
AND WHEREAS THE AGE-FRIENDLY CITY INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE MOVEMENT AIMED AT CULTIVATING INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER ACTIVE AGING AND ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND WHEREAS THE AGE-FRIENDLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY INITIATIVE, SPEARHEADED BY DR.
TI AND THE U-T-R-G-V SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORTED BY SEED GRANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LRGV AREA AGENCY ON AGING, ALIGNS WITH THE AGE-FRIENDLY CITY FRAMEWORK SET FORTH BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND A A RP WORKING TO ESTABLISH AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THAT PROMOTE RESPECT, INCLUSION, ENGAGEMENT, AND ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICIES, WORKPLACES, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF OLDER AMERICANS PREFER TO AGE IN PLACE, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR AGING INDIVIDUALS.
AND WHEREAS ACTIVE AGING IS NOT ONLY ABOUT CREATING ENVIRONMENTS CONDUCTIVE TO OLDER ADULTS, BUT ALSO ABOUT FOSTERING COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES.
AND WHEREAS AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES PRIORITIZE THE WELLBEING AND INCLUSION OF OLDER ADULTS THROUGH INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICIES, WORKPLACES, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, STRIVING TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITIES, AND ENCOURAGING ACTIVE AGING BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH ACTIVITY AND SECURITY WITHIN THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE HARLEEN CITY COMMISSION REALIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ADAPTING TO CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS TO BETTER SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, COMMITTING TO EMBRACING THE PRINCIPLES OF AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AND LEADING EFFORTS TO OPTIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, NORMA VELA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION, HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND ENDORSE THE AGE-FRIENDLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY INITIATIVE AND PLEDGE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN WILL ACTIVELY ADOPT THE AGE FRIENDLY FRAMEWORK AND WORK TOWARDS CREATING AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND HIGH QUALITY LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR CITIZENS OF ALL AGES.
PAI, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP,
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WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UH, CITY MAYOR AND, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS FOR, UH, RECOGNIZING THE AGE-FRIENDLY INITIATIVE, UH, COMING OUT OF, UH, UTR GV SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK.AND THIS INITIATIVE HAS BEEN, UH, UH, DESIGNED TO AS A RESEARCH STUDY LEADING TO, UH, SOME ACTION THAT COULD, UH, SHAPE THE COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE AGE FRIENDLY, UH, ENVIRONMENT FOR, UH, OLDER ADULTS ESPECIALLY, BUT, UH, WHICH COULD ALSO HELP, UH, EVERY AGE GROUP.
SO THIS STUDY HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING A LOT OF DATA FROM ACROSS THE VALLEY.
AND ALSO WE'LL BE SHARING THE RESULTS WITH THE CITY, UH, VERY SOON.
AND WE ARE PLANNING TO HOST A ROUND TABLE ON AUGUST 21ST HERE, INVITING ALL THE CITIES FROM THE VALLEY.
SO THERE ARE OTHER CITIES AS WELL.
THEY ARE, UH, WORKING ON THE PROCLAMATION, BUT HOLLAND CITY OF ALL ENGINE IS A FRONT RUNNER ALREADY.
SO YOU HAVE EMBRACED THE PROCLAIMED FOR OTHERS.
I'M VERY GLAD TO, UH, UH, HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT FROM CITY OF ALL ENGINE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS.
AND, UH, I WILL, I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH YOU ALL AND, UH, IN, UH, ACCOMPLISHING THIS AGE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OUR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND OTHER AGE GROUPS.
[Item 5 - Citizen Communication]
NUMBER FIVE.SHOULD WE WAIT FOR MR.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CITIZENS COMMUNICATION.
AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE CITY COMMISSION AND SPEAK ON ANY MATTER, NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED ON PUBLIC HEARING ELSEWHERE IN THE AGENDA.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND TO COMMENTS OR DELIBERATE ON TOPICS ADDRESSED.
MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE, UH, CITIZEN, MR. RAYMOND REYES, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, UH, RAYMOND REYES, 7 0 6 NANTUCKET DRIVE IN HARINGTON, TEXAS.
UM, SO I MEAN, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON IN HARINGTON, LIKE I STATED BEFORE, BUT AS I'VE STATED BEFORE IN THE PAST, AND AS I'VE REALIZED IN MY VAST EXPERIENCE IN MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS, UH, THERE'S ALWAYS THE GOOD, AND OF COURSE THERE'S ALWAYS THE BAD.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT Y'ALL'S JOB IS TO OVERSEE AND MAKE SURE THAT CARNAGEN AND THE CITIZENS OF CARNAGEN, UH, GET THE BEST OUT OF YOU INDIVIDUALS, UH, AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS NO MATTER WHO'S INVOLVED OR WHAT THE CASE MAY BE.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, BEING EX-MILITARY AND THE ONES WHO ARE EX-MILITARY, I LOVE BEING IN THE TRENCHES AND PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT PROBABLY THE UPPER ECHELON, AS THEY SAY, AREN'T AWARE OF, UH, I GATHER FACTS.
UH, I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT A SOLID CASE, WHICH I'VE DONE BEFORE IN THE PAST.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE KEY TO ANYTHING, WHETHER IT'S IN POLITICS OR IN BUSINESS, WHICH I KNOW VERY WELL, IS OVERSIGHT AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY IN PLACE.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, UH, RECENTLY WE HAD, UH, THE ACTORS FROM SONIC THE HEDGEHOG COME DOWN, AND WE WERE WORKING WITH A CERTAIN ORGANIZATION
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THAT DOES IT EVERY YEAR.THEY DO A HUGE FESTIVAL, CLOSE DOWN FOUR CITY BLOCKS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION.
AND THE DOWNTOWN BOARD THAT I'M ON, UM, WE WERE KIND OF UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GONNA BE ALLOWED TO UTILIZE THE CITY STAGE, AND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY WAS GONNA SPONSOR THAT.
BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE, BASICALLY LIKE THREE HOURS BEFORE, UH, THE PROMOTERS WERE NOTIFIED THAT NO, THEY WERE GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS STAGE.
ANYWAY, TO SUMMARIZE, THAT LEFT A BIG SOUR TASTE IN THE PROMOTER'S MOUTH THAT WERE ACTUALLY PLANNING ON HAVING THE FESTIVAL HERE EVERY YEAR FROM THAT POINT FORWARD.
SO NOW MACALLAN JUMPED IN THERE AND THEY SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE GOT YOU AND STUFF.
AND AFTER MY TEAM PUT IN A LOT OF WORK, 'CAUSE WE GOT SPONSORS TO, TO PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE CITIZENS OF HARINGTON.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ALREADY GOING THROUGH A LOT AND STUFF.
I GOT ANOTHER FESTIVAL THAT HAVEN'T PUT OUT THERE YET, UH, IN AUGUST THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BRING IN 300 SHOW CARS, OVER 150 MOTORCYCLE CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES AND VANS AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF.
THEN I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
SO I'VE GONE THROUGH THE EMAILS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT OUT, AND APPARENTLY AT SOME POINT, CERTAIN THINGS DIDN'T QUITE MAKE ANY OF THOSE EMAILS THAT WERE PRESENTED, AND THAT'S HOW THAT FEE INCURRED.
UH, AGAIN, IN THIS INSTANCE, IT LEFT A SOUR TASTE IN THAT PROMOTER'S MOUTH.
SO HE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? HE JUST MOVED IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO I THINK I TAKE THAT AS A LOSS FOR HARING WHEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY GOOD.
SO AGAIN, OVERSIGHT'S THE KEY.
I'M ALREADY LATE FOR AN EVENT THAT I HAVE TO GO INTO.
UH, I'M ACCOUNT FOR BIRTHDAY PARTY, BUT, UM, AS USUAL, THE, THE CLOCK BE ME THIS TIME, I GUESS.
WE HAVE NO MORE, UH, PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP FOR CITIZENS COMMUNICATION.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, FOUR UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS, MAYOR.
[Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]
PROCEED WITH ITEM NUMBER SIX.APPROVAL AMENDMENTS, A REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 6TH, 2024, AND B, SPECIAL MEETING OF MARCH 14TH, 24.
ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS? YEAH, I SENT MY AMENDMENTS TO STAFF.
IT WAS JUST, UH, TWO THINGS ON THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 6TH, 2024.
SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UNLESS YOU HAVE ONE.
OH, NO, I WAS GONNA MENTION SOMETHING.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT THEY WANTED TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP.
PUBLIC CO AT LIKE, AT A HEARING.
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION OR PUBLIC HEARING CITIZEN.
I'M SORRY, CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD TO SIGN UP.
AND, UM, OKAY, GIMME ONE SECOND.
LET'S JUST, IS THERE AN AMENDMENT TO, AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS I'VE ALREADY SENT TO AMANDA SECOND.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE A PROCESS HERE IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN WHERE YOU DO HAVE TO SIGN UP, UM, WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO, UH, FOR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.
BUT ARE THERE NEW MEMBERS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK? CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? IS IT JUST YOU, SIR? OKAY.
IS IT THE SAME ORGANIZATION? I SEE Y'ALL WITH YOUR SHIRTS AND I WAS WONDERING, I SAID, WELL, IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE HERE.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHY YOU WERE HERE.
BUT, UM, WHAT I CAN DO IS WE CAN HAVE, IF, IF YOU WANNA DESIGNATE JUST ONE PERSON AND, AND THEN COME UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
BUT IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU COULD DEFINITELY SIGN UP AND CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
UM, FIRST OFF, YET, I HADN'T FIRST TIME SPEAKING, UM, SO I HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO SIGN UP, BUT THANK YOU MR. PEREZ FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
I'M A PARENT AND ACTUALLY A COACH FROM THE CELTIC SOCCER CLUB.
WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS JUST USAGE OF THE HAR SOCCER FIELDS.
UM, SO KINDA GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK BACKGROUND.
UH, CELTIC UH, SOCCER CLUB HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES.
UH, WE WERE UNDER THE ARROYO, UH, WHEN ARROYO WENT AWAY.
UH, WE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE THERE AT THE HAREN SOCCER COMPLEX.
RIGHT? UM, SO RIGHT NOW, KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON IS, UH, HAREN, UH, HAREN UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB NOW HAS A CONTRACT UNDER, UM, FOR THE SOCCER COMPLEX.
OKAY? SO CURRENTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IS, IS WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE FIELDS UNLESS WE'RE RENTING THEM.
SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE WANNA ASK FOR RIGHT NOW IS ACCESS TO THE SOCCER FIELDS.
WE'RE ALL, UM, FOR THE MOST PART, WE'RE ALL HARINGTON RESIDENTS.
UM, OUR KIDS GO TO HARINGTON SCHOOLS.
SO OUR INTEREST IS JUST THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KIDS, NOT JUST IN THE SOCCER ASPECT, BUT IN, IN GENERAL, RIGHT, UM, SOCIETY
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AS WELL.SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR RIGHT NOW IS JUST ACCESS TO THE SOCCER FIELDS.
WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, HARING UNITED C DOES HAVE THE CONTRACT FOR THE FIELDS.
UM, SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS ACCESS, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PRACTICE.
UH, WE DID TAKE IT UPON OURSELVES TO RENT THE FIELDS WHEN THERE WAS NO, UM, ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION, UH, OVER THE HUNTINGTON STOCKER COMPLEX.
UM, SO THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR, RIGHT? IT IS JUST FOR SOME TIME, UM, TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE AND SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
UM, I HAVE AGREED UPON TO MEET WITH, UH, PARKS AND REC, ALSO WITH HAREN UNITED FC BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, SO WE CAN TRY TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
UH, BUT WHAT WE ASK HIM FOR, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING, IS JUST ACCESS TO THE FIELD SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PRACTICE.
UH, THE ONLY OTHER THING IS IN THESE TYPES OF MEETINGS, UNFORTUNATELY, IN CITIZEN COMMUNICATION, WE'RE UNABLE TO ENGAGE AND TALK.
SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT SO YOU DIDN'T FEEL LIKE NO ONE, NO ONE IS LISTENING.
UM, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY, AND I, UH, HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET WITH DIRECTOR, UM, FROM PARKS.
AND SEE IF YOU CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT TOGETHER.
AND AT SOME POINT, MAYBE THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION UNDERSTAND.
[Item 7 - Consent Agenda]
NUMBER SEVEN, CONSENT AGENDA.NO DISCUSSION IS ANTICIPATED ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS SECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE ROUTINE BUSINESS.
WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS, OR HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AS A STAFF REPORT OR DISCUSSION ITEM.
THIS ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED COLLECTIVELY BY A SINGLE VOTE, UNLESS A COMMISSION MEMBER REQUESTS AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH D MOTION? SECOND.
[Item 8 - Staff Reports and Other Discussion Items: ]
EIGHT, STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEMS IN THIS SECTION ARE EXPECTED TO REQUIRE ACTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND ARE GENERALLY FOR INFORMATION ONLY.HOWEVER, ANY ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION MAY BECOME AN ACTION ITEM WITH THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR OR AFTER THE REQUEST OF ANY TWO COMMISSIONER MEMBERS OR THE CITY MANAGER, A CITY
[Item 8a - City Manager's Report]
MANAGER'S REPORT.UH, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT, UM, UNDER ITEM B, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PRESENTATION ON ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE ON OUR CITY PARKS.
AND AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE PLAN TO COME UP WITH A, UM, A DISCUSSION ON PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO UNDERTAKE AT THE VARIOUS PARKS.
SO THIS IS JUST AN FYI FOR THE, UH, COMMISSION TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL HAVE A, A FRANK DISCUSSION ON WHAT PARKS YOU WANNA PRIORITIZE AND WHAT EXACTLY YOU WANT DONE IN EACH OF THEM.
[Item 8b - Staff Report - Presentation by Javier Mendez, Parks and Recreation - status regarding city parks]
ITEM, A B STAFF REPORT PRESENTATION BY JAVIER MENDEZ, PARKS AND RECREATION STATUS REGARDING CITY PARKS.UM, JAVIER MENDEZ FOR THE, UH, FOR THE RECORD, I'M THE PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR.
UM, THIS IS A RECAP OF, UH, THE LAST PRESENTATION WE DID.
UM, UH, JUST TO LET, UM, UH, Y'ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE 32 EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE, UH, 24 GROUND KEEPINGS, UH, TWO TECHNICIANS, AND THEN FOUR PART-TIMERS.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO SUPERVISORS.
UM, WE HAVE 24 PARKS, UH, CONSISTING OF 612 ACRES.
UH, WE DO MAINTAIN, UH, 19 BUILDINGS.
THE GROUNDS, UH, 14 CANAL BANKS, UH, FIVE MILES ON LOOP, 4 99, UH, 50 ISLANDS, AND RIGHT OF WAYS, UH, 39 SPORTS FIELDS, 22 MILES OF MULTIPURPOSE TRAILS.
AND THEN, UH, WE DO OFFER SUPPORT FOR, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE ANNUAL, ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS.
SOME ARE THE CITIES AND SOME ARE, UM, WHERE PEOPLE RENT THE PARKS.
UM, SO OVER THE LAST, UM, 12 MONTHS OR SO, UH, THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WORKED ON, UH, HERE AT BONUM PARK.
WE, UH, WE DID RECEIVE FUNDING FROM CDBG, AND WE DID, UH, INSTALL, UH, SOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT ALONG THE, UH, IT BUTTS UP AGAINST BONUM PARK, BUT IT ALSO, UH, IS ALONG THE, UM, THE MEG JOIN TRAIL.
UM, AND SO WE, WE INSTALLED EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, AND THEN WE ALSO INSTALLED SHADE.
AND THOSE ARE OUR, OUR CREW, THE PARK CREW, UM, POUR AND SLAB AND INSTALLING THE EQUIPMENT.
UM, THIS IS OUR STAFF WORKING ON, UM, SOME LIGHT REPAIRS AT HAREN, UH, AT PENDLETON PARK, UH, THE HAREN HOMETOWN HEROES, THERE WAS 18 LIGHTS THAT WERE OUT.
UH, SO WE DID WAS WE REPLACED 18 LED LIGHTS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE TRAIL.
SO ALL OF 'EM ARE LIT RIGHT NOW.
WHEN DID YOU DO THAT?
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LEMME GUESS, RECENT, MAYBE ABOUT, IT WAS ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO.AND ARE THEY ALL WORKING? YES.
UM, AND THEN, SO THIS IS A, A, A VIDEO, SHORT VIDEO ON THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE OUT AT THE SOCCER COMPLEX, IF WE CALL IT IRRIGATION.
UM, SO THE SYSTEM, AND WE'VE KIND OF GONE OVER IT BEFORE, UM, THE SYSTEM.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN THIS MIDDLE, UH, PHOTO HERE, THAT'S THE, THE MAIN LINE, THE MAIN, UH, TRUNK LINE.
IT'S A FOUR INCH PIPE, AND IT HAS A LOT OF SEDIMENT BUILDUP IN INSIDE OF IT.
AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WHEN WE RUN THE, THE SYSTEM AND EVERY ZONE, IT PUSHES THAT, THAT, UH, DEBRIS THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE UP HERE ON TOP.
THIS IS WHAT COMES OUT OF THE, THE SPRINKLER HEAD.
UM, SO THE GUYS ARE HAVING TO OPEN UP THE SPRINKLER HEAD, REMOVE THE, THE LITTLE, UH, FILTER AND REMOVE THE DEBRIS TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN.
SO THEY'RE HAVING TO DO THAT EVERY CYCLE THAT THEY GO THROUGH.
AND SO, WHAT WE'VE, WHEN WE MET, UM, WITH, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS, UH, AND OUR ENGINEER, WHAT WE WANNA DO IS WE WANNA GO IN THERE AND, OF COURSE, REMOVE ALL THE, THE, THE, WELL NOT REMOVE ALL, BUT WE WANNA REMOVE ABOUT EIGHT INCHES OF SOIL, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THIS PICTURE.
UH, PUBLIC WORKS HAS ALREADY STARTED.
UM, AND SO WE WANNA REMOVE IT, BRING IN, UH, SOME SELECT FILL.
WE WANNA ALSO, UM, MIX IT IN WITH, UM, WITH SOME MULCH AND SOME SAND.
AND THEN WE WANNA REPLACE THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
WHAT PUBLIC WORKS DID WAS THEY RAN THEIR JETTER THROUGH THIS MAIN LINE, AND THEY CLEANED UP AS MUCH AS THEY COULD.
UH, SO WE'VE ESTIMATED MAYBE ABOUT 90%, UH, CLEAR.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS ALL THE LATERAL LINES WE'RE GONNA REPLACE, UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE, THE MAIN LINES IN PLACE.
UH, THESE PICTURES HERE, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, UH, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, UH, BACK, UH, MAYBE I THINK IT WAS JUNE OR JULY, WE ASKED, UM, THE, UH, SOCCER CLUB IF THEY WOULD GIVE US 30 DAYS TO GO IN THERE.
AND WE WANTED TO AERATE THE FIELDS, UH, OF COURSE, BRING IN SAND.
WE WANTED TO, UH, APPLY HERBICIDE AND THEN, UH, A, UH, FERTILIZER.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THE SYSTEM, THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IS, IS OLD AND WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT.
SO IT REALLY DIDN'T HELP US A WHOLE LOT.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO GET STARTED ON, UM, AGAIN, UH, BRINGING IN THE DIRT, BRINGING IN SOIL BACK ON FIELDS THREE AND FOUR, AND GET 'EM TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN, UH, SEED THEM AND THEN GET THE, UH, IRRIGATION SYSTEM BACK IN PLACE.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE, THE SPRINKLER HEADS, THE, THE CONTROLS, THE VALVES, UH, AND THEN PROBABLY THE PUMP.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE GETTING PRICING.
WE ALREADY HAVE PRICING FOR ALL THE MATERIAL FOR THE IRRIGATION.
UH, WE JUST NEED TO PRICE FOR THE PUMP.
AND THEN, UH, OUR ENGINEER IS WORKING ON THE DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT OUT FOR BID.
SO, UH, JAVIER ON THAT, WE WERE USING EFFLUENT BEFORE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
AND WE'RE GONNA SWITCH TO, WE SWITCHED ALREADY TO PORTABLE WATER, UH, FROM HARINGTON WATERWORKS.
UH, SO WE HAVE TWO METERS THERE.
AND WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, ABANDONED THE, UH, THE EFFLUENT.
AND SO WE THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT CAUSES BUILDUP IN THE PIPES.
UM, SO THIS IS, UH, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE GONE THROUGH, UM, ALL THE PLAYGROUNDS.
SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY HAVE A, UM, A WARRANTY.
AND SO WHAT I GOT WITH THE GUYS ON IS WE HAVE A SCHEDULE WHEN THOSE, THE, WHEN THOSE WARRANTIES ARE GONNA EXPIRE.
AND SO WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF 'EM WITH THE MANUFACTURER.
AND SO HE, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ALL THE PARTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND, AND, UH, AND INSTALLED.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE STARTED DOING HERE.
UM, WE'VE, WE WENT THROUGH THAT ONE AND WE GOT ALL THE PARTS AND WE, OUR STAFF INSTALLED THEM.
AND THIS IS A, UM, A PROJECT WHERE WE, WE HELPED OUT WITH, UH, THE AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE OVER AT PENDLETON PARK.
THEY DONATED THIS, UH, SCOREBOARD, UH, TO THE CITY.
AND THEN WE, OUR, OUR STAFF INSTALLED IT AND RAN ELECTRICITY, UH, TO IT.
THIS IS ON THE MAIN FIELD THAT THEY HAVE.
AND THEN, UH, OVER AT LOSANO PLAZA, UM, ORIGINALLY WHAT WE DID WAS WE INSTALLED THESE, UH, SMALL LED LIGHTS ON 'EM.
UH, WHAT WE DID WAS, UH, RECENTLY, UH, PROBABLY IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, FIVE MONTHS, UH, WE INSTALLED THESE, THEY'RE CALLED, UH, WALL WASHERS, AND THEY'RE LED.
UM, AND SO WE INSTALLED THOSE ON THIS SIGN.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE, ON THE BOTH ENDS HERE.
WE WERE MISSING TOO, 'CAUSE WHEN WE GOT 'EM, UM, THEY WERE, UM, THEY WERE DAMAGED.
AND SO WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THOSE TO COME, COME BACK IN SO WE CAN
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GET THOSE INSTALLED.SO THE ENTIRE LIGHT, I MEAN, THE ENTIRE SIGN WILL BE LIT.
UM, SO I KNOW I MENTIONED, UH, AND I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AS THE, THE RESTROOMS, UH, IS TRYING TO SPRUCE 'EM UP.
AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE STARTED DOING.
WE GOT ALL THE RESTROOMS PAINTED.
UH, WE INSTALLED HAND SOAP DISPENSERS AND ALL OF 'EM.
UM, AND SO THIS ONE HERE, THIS IS A PHOTO OF, UM, THE RESTROOM AT, UM, UH, HUGH RAMSEY NATURE PARK.
AND SO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THIS CEILING WAS SHEET ROCK, RIGHT? AND SO WE REPLACED IT WITH PLYWOOD, WE GOT IT PAINTED, PLANTED THE, THE, THE BLOCK, AND THEN WE, YOU KNOW, PUT A TRIM, PUT NEW LIGHTS IN.
UM, SO WE'RE SPRUCING THEM UP.
THE NEXT STEP IS WE'RE GONNA REPLACE SOME OF THE, THE FIXTURES IN THEM.
UH, AND SO WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH ALL THE ENTIRE CITY AND, AND START WORKING ON THOSE.
DO YOU HAVE A SCHEDULE? SO WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND AS TIME PERMITS, WE, WE, SO WE ONLY HAVE TWO TECHNICIANS, RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS, IS WHENEVER THEY HAVE SPARE TIME, WE'RE, WE'RE SENDING 'EM OUT THERE TO GO DO THIS.
AND SO THIS ONE HERE WAS DONE THAT, THAT SAME WAY, RIGHT? WE STARTED, UM, WE TOOK 'EM AWAY AND THEY CAME BACK.
UM, THE HB TENNIS CENTER, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE, THE WAC TOURNAMENT.
AND SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THERE.
WE PUT THIS MURAL UP ON, ON THE LOBBY.
UM, WE CHANGED, UH, THESE SCREENS, TV SCREENS, UM, AND IT CAME IN PERFECT WHEN, 'CAUSE THEY WERE LIVE STREAMING THE, UH, TOURNAMENT.
PEOPLE CAN SEE IT INSIDE THE, THE, THE PRO SHOP.
UH, WE DID PUT THE WAY FINDING SIGN HERE AT THE, UH, CORNER OF, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S MORGAN, AND, AND, UH, THE ENTRANCE TO PENDLETON.
UM, AND THEN WE, OF COURSE, WE IMPROVED THE LANDSCAPING UP FRONT.
AND THEN HERE WE LOWERED THE FENCE.
UH, THIS FENCE WAS AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE.
AND SO WHEN THE, UH, SPECTATORS DURING THE TOURNAMENT, UH, WE, WE LOWERED IT SO THAT THEY CAN VIEW THE, THE ACTUAL GAMES.
UM, THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT WE WORKED ON RECENTLY, PROBABLY IN THE LAST 30, 40, 45 DAYS, UM, AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX, UH, WILSON, UM, WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE, UH, RED DIRT.
IT WOULD PILE UP AGAINST THE, THE LIP ON THE OUTFIELD.
AND SO IT WAS, IT WAS BECOMING DANGEROUS.
SO WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING, WE REMOVED THE ENTIRE, UH, INFIELD.
WE REMOVED ALL THE GRASS, AND WE BROUGHT IN THIS RED DIRT.
SO IT'S GONNA BE EASIER FOR STAFF TO MAINTAIN.
UM, AND THESE ARE KIND OF LIKE WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, AND THEN WE STARTED BRINGING IN THE RED DIRT.
YOU KNOW, WE STARTED RAKING IT, AND THEN THIS IS THE FINAL PRODUCT OVER HERE.
SO WE'D DONE, UH, WE DID ALL FOUR FIELDS ALREADY.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THING I, I WANNA BRING UP, UH, WE MET OUT THERE WITH COMMISSIONER PEREZ, AND THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WANTS TO BRING TOURNAMENTS TO THE CITY.
AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE WAS REQUESTING.
UM, AND SO MATTER OF FACT, HE CAME INTO THE OFFICE YESTERDAY TO TRY TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING, UH, TO BRING SOME TOURNAMENTS IN.
YEAH, EVER SINCE HE'S SEEN THE IMPROVEMENTS YOU GUYS HAVE MADE, HE'S BEEN HAPPY.
AND SO THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT WE DID.
UH, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER, I THINK WE DID A PRESENTATION, DAVID HERNANDEZ WITH
UM, HE BROUGHT THIS IDEA TO THE CITY WHERE HE WANTED TO BRING IN THE 9 1 1 COORDINATE SYSTEM.
AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE, WE GOT THESE SIGNS MADE, AND THEN OUR, OUR, UM, WITH HIS STAFF, HE GOT, HE GAVE US THE COORDINATES.
WE WENT OUT AND THERE INSTALLED, UH, THE SIGNS ALREADY.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UM, THEY'RE, UM, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE TRAIL, THROUGHOUT THE, THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL AND ALSO THE ARROYO TRAIL.
AND THEN, SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE DID WE'RE, UH, MAKING THE CONNECTIONS TO THE BUILDING FOR THE WATER AND SEWER RIGHT HERE IS, UM, IS A SEWER LINE.
UM, THEY CAME OUTTA THE BUILDING.
SO WE WE'RE MAKING THE CONNECTION TO THE, THE, UH, MANHOLE IN THE, IN THE ALLEYWAY.
AND THEN WE'VE ALREADY MADE THE CONNECTION FOR WATER RIGHT HERE.
UM, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S READY.
UH, THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON IS A KAYAK LAUNCH.
UH, THIS IS JUST A PLANNING GRANT, UH, OR PLANNING PROJECT.
AND SO THIS IS THE DESIGN, UH, THE LATEST DESIGN.
UH, THESE PLANS HERE ABOUT 90%.
UM, AND SO, UM, WE'RE READY RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL STAGE.
WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING THE, UM, THE CONSULTANT, UH, GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND, AND THROUGH THE, UM, THE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO GET CLEARANCES.
AND SO, UM, THE, UM, SO THE PLANS ARE READY SO WE CAN SUBMIT TO THEM, THIS IS WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE UP HERE ON TOP.
THIS IS A, A DA, UH, LAUNCH, UH, FOR, UH, FOR KAYAKERS.
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THEN THIS IS GONNA BE A, UH, PRE, UM, PRE, UH, CONSTRUCTED OR PREFAB, UH, RESTROOM THAT WE WANNA PUT OUT THERE.AND SINCE THERE'S NO SEWER THERE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT A GRINDER PUMP AND THEN PUMP INTO THE HARING AND WATERWORKS SEWER LINE, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE BACK HERE.
UM, SO WE'RE WORKING ON, ON THOSE PLANS RIGHT NOW.
UH, THIS IS A LONGE HILL, UM, TRAIL.
HAVE YOU HAD ON THAT OTHER BATHROOM, IS THIS POSSIBLE TO USE A SELF COMPOSTING BATHROOM? WE COULD, WE USED TO HAVE THAT AT, UM, AT RAMSEY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT, BUT WILL THAT ALSO, SORRY.
ON TOP OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET A LOT OF RAIN, THAT WHOLE AREA FLOODS, WILL THAT PREFAB BUILDING BE ABLE TO SURVIVE? UH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE WATER UP TO THE BRIDGE RIDGE? YEAH.
UM, THE, THERE'S A, UM, THE BLUFF IS RIGHT, RIGHT AROUND HERE, RIGHT? SO THIS PARKING LOT IS GONNA BE ON TOP OF THE, OF THE BLUFF, AND THEN IT'S, IT DROPS DOWN.
SO RIGHT HERE YOU COULD SEE THAT, WHERE THAT, UH, AXIS TO THE ROYAL, THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS TO DROP.
AND THEN LEADS TO THE, TO THE, TO THE LAUNCH AREA.
WHERE'S THE BATHROOM GONNA BE? THE BATHROOM IS GONNA BE RIGHT THERE, A WHITE SQUARE.
AND IS THAT PATHWAY, IS THAT A, A WALKING TRAIL OR LIKE A TRUCK TRAIL? LIKE NO, IT'S, IT IS GONNA BE PRETTY MUCH A WALKING TRAIL.
SO WE CARRY, CARRY A KAYAK, RIGHT? YOU CARRY A KAYAK.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS THE LAUNCH HEEL TRAIL THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
UM, PUBLIC WORKS IS ALREADY, UH, COMPLETED THE TRAIL, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONCRETE TRAIL.
SO OUR GUYS RIGHT NOW IS, IS THERE, WE DRILLED THE, THE FOOTINGS FOR THE LIGHT POLES.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THE GUYS ARE POURING THE CONCRETE.
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE FINAL PRODUCT.
UM, SO PROBABLY MONDAY OR TUESDAY WE'RE GONNA START, UM, ASSEMBLING THE LIGHT POLES AND, AND PUTTING THEM IN.
UM, SO THIS IS KIND OF A, A PICTURE THAT WE GOT OFF THE, THE WEBSITE.
THIS IS WHAT THE LIGHT, UH, FIXTURE'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
AND THEN THIS IS GONNA BE THE WATER FOUNTAIN THAT WE'RE GONNA INSTALL THERE ON THE TRAIL.
UM, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE, UM, THAT I SPOKE ABOUT.
UH, OF COURSE, CINCO DE MAYO, S VIVA STREETS, UM, THAT'S COMING UP THIS FRIDAY.
AND SO IT'S GONNA, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WEATHER, UH, COOPERATES.
UM, BUT THIS IS PRETTY MUCH GONNA BE OUR LAST, UH, EVENT THAT WE HOST, UH, AT PARKS AND REC.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA GET READY FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAM.
UM, I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN.
UM, BUT IT IS WHERE WE, WE TAKE THE RESTROOMS OUT.
THIS IS OUR EASTER, UH, X EXTRA EXTRAVAGANZA THAT WE HAD AT THE, THE SOCCER COMPLEX.
UM, AND THEN THIS ONE HERE IS OUR LIGHTING OF THE ARROYO.
SO WHAT WE DO IS, ASIDE FROM JUST OUR EVENTS, UH, WE DO HELP OUT OTHER, OTHER, UM, AGENCIES, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, WE DO TAKE OUT THE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, WE'LL LOAN 'EM RESTROOMS OR OUR STAGE.
UM, THESE ARE SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE, UM, ITEMS THAT WE DEAL WITH, UH, DAILY.
UM, OF COURSE WE, WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOT OF VANDALISM.
UM, AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE MET WITH SET HILL, UH, WE'VE GONE OUT TO SOME OF THE PARKS WHERE WE, WHERE WE'VE EXPERIENCED, UH, HIGH VOLUME OF VANDALISM.
AND SO WE WANNA TRY TO GET SOME CAMERAS PUT UP, UH, ONE OF 'EM, LAUNCH HILL RAINVILLE, UM, AND, UH, GET THOSE, GET THOSE INSTALLED.
YOU CAN SEE THE GRAFFITI, UH, AND THE RESTROOMS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GO OUT THERE.
UH, WE DO HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF, OF, UH, PD, THEIR GRAFFITI, UH, PERSON.
HE GOES OUT THERE AND PAINTS THEM.
UH, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT HE PAINTS IT A DIFFERENT COLOR RIDE.
SO WE HAVE TO GO IN THERE AND TRY TO COVER IT UP.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID WAS WE WENT OUT AND WE GOT A, A NEUTRAL COLOR.
UM, AND SO THEY'RE ALL PAINTED THE SAME COLOR, SO IT'LL BE EASIER FOR, FOR ALL OF US WHEN WE HAVE TO COVER THIS, THE GRAFFITI UP.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE VANDALISM.
THIS IS AT THE SOCCER COMPLEX WHERE THEY BROKE THE, UH, THE SLIDE, UH, RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS CY HILL WHERE THEY BROKE, UH, THIS, THIS COMPONENT HERE.
UH, AND THEN THIS IS OUR STAFF HERE WORKING ON WATER LEAKS, RIGHT? UH, OR IRRIGATION LEAKS.
AND THEN THIS IS THE PEDESTAL FOR THAT LITTLE, UM, SPRAY FEATURE AT CY HILL.
UH, THEY BROKE IT AND WE, UH, WE HAD TO, UH, REBUILD IT AND REMANUFACTURE ONE.
IT'S BE HARDER FOR 'EM TO BREAK.
UM, AND THEN AGAIN, THIS IS OUR CREW.
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THIS IS, UM, VICTOR POOL.WE HAD A MAJOR LEAK, UH, IN THE PUMP ROOM.
UH, SO WE HAD TO REPLACE THIS, THIS PIPE HERE.
UH, IT'S A SCHEDULE 80 HIGH PRESSURE PIPE THAT WE HAD TO REPLACE.
UH, AND THEN THIS IS OUR GUYS WORKING AT THE HEB TENNIS CENTER.
WE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH PLUMBING.
AND IN HERE, UM, THIS IS ONE OF OUR ELECTRICAL BOXES, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A BIRD, UH, IN THERE.
UM, WE GOT BURNT UP AND SHORTED IT OUT.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE GOT THE LIGHTS WORKING.
SO WE, WE, AGAIN, EVERY SEASON, THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SEASON FOR EVERY LEAGUE, WE GO OUT THERE AND DO A WALKTHROUGH WITH THEM, AND WE TRY TO SEE WHAT, UH, WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHAT THEY NEED TO GET REPAIRED.
UM, AND SO AT VICTOR PARK, UH, THEY JUST OPENED THEIR SEASON, AND SO WE WALKED IT, UH, AND WE NEEDED TO GET THEIR LIGHTS WORKING.
SO WE DID, WE GOT THEIR, UM, THEIR LIGHTS FUNCTIONING.
AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO.
OF COURSE, WE, WE, UH, WE MOW, WE, WE SQUARE AND STRIPE, UH, 12 FOOTBALL FIELDS, SOCCER FIELDS.
AND THEN WE MOW AND DRAG AND, AND STRIVE 29 FOOTBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS.
UM, THE GROUNDSKEEPERS, THEY OPEN AND CLOSE RESTROOMS, AND THEN THEY ALSO CLEAN IN, UH, RESTROOMS AND PAVILIONS FOR THE RENTALS THAT WE HAVE ON THE WEEKENDS.
UM, AND IN OUR TECHNICIANS TROUBLESHOOT, YOU KNOW, LIGHTING OR, UH, ANY PLUMBING OR ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? TRYING TO BE QUICK.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME AND PRESENT THIS.
I KNOW THAT, UH, AND YOU AND I TALK ALL THE TIME AND, AND OSCAR, AND I JUST WANNA COMMEND THE BOTH OF YOU FOR, AND, AND CHRIS, I DON'T KNOW IF CHRIS IS BACK THERE, THERE'S CHRIS FOR COLLABORATING BECAUSE REALLY BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS, UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT THE, THAT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE REALLY TRULY KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU GUYS DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND, UM, SOME FOLKS MAY THINK YOU JUST GO AND CUT THE GRASS ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL DAY.
AND THAT IS JUST SO FAR FROM THE TRUTH.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH THAT IS BEING DONE.
AND THE, THE SAVINGS OF THE EX, YOU KNOW, SAVINGS IN TAX DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE CREWS, WITH YOUR, WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS.
AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF THAT SAVINGS CAN GO BACK INTO THE, INTO THE, INTO THE PARKS TO BE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE A BETTER GREEN SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALL YOU DO.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT THESE GUYS ARE GONNA WORK REALLY HARD TO TRY TO, UH, DESIGNATE WHERE WE WANNA WORK FIRST, BUT ALL THE PARKS NEED SOME TLC AND I.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT THAT PRIORITY LIST LOOKS LIKE.
UM, BUT WE DO VALUE YOUR OPINION AS WELL.
SO IF YOU WANNA SHARE THAT WITH US AT THE NEXT, AT THE NEXT, UH, MEETING THAT WE HAVE, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
MAYOR, THAT'S, THAT'S THE PLAN TO BRING BACK THE, UH, THE, THE PARKS PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT, UH, IF IT, IF WE DON'T GET IT BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE IT ON FOR THE, FOR THE ONE FOLLOWING.
AND I JUST, THE HAVING YOUR INPUT TOO, I THINK IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.
'CAUSE WE WANT, WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO WORK IN ALL OF THEM, BUT THERE'S SELECT AMOUNT OF TIME, CERTAIN AMOUNT OF, UH, STAFF, UH, AND RESOURCES.
AND SO IF YOU CAN HELP US WITH THAT, 'CAUSE YOU ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE IN IT EVERY DAY AND, AND KNOW WHAT IS MOST IN NEED AND WHAT'S FEASIBLE.
AND I, I ALSO WANT TO THANK, YOU KNOW, PUBLICLY PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, THEY, THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, VERY HELPFUL.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES, UH, AND STAFF AND, AND, UM, THE EXPERTISE.
AND SO THEY'VE BEEN HELPING US QUITE A BIT, UH, GETTING A LOT OF THESE THINGS DONE.
SO, AND I REALLY LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PHOTO WAS, BUT ONE OF YOUR GUYS WITH THE, THE SORETO, THAT WAS LIKE THE PERFECT PICTURE
I, I THOUGHT THAT WAS, THAT WAS GREAT.
HEY, JAVIT, WHEN ARE WE GONNA BE DONE WITH, UH, UP, UH, UPDATING AND UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING, UH, THE HARLINGEN SOCCER COMPLEX? 'CAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF THESE PARENTS ARE HERE AND THEY HAVE THEIR COMPLAINTS ABOUT, NOT BECAUSE OF YOU, BUT BECAUSE THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH ALL THE CLAY AND ALL THAT.
WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET THAT UP AND RUNNING FOR THEM? RIGHT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS, JUST TO KIND OF LET Y'ALL KNOW, SO WE DID TEST THE, THE SOIL FROM THE EXISTING FIELDS, AND SO WE GOT IT BACK.
UM, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SET UP A, UM, A MEETING WITH THEM.
'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IS THEY'RE GONNA PROPOSE, UM, A METHOD OF HOW TO, HOW TO TREAT IT, RIGHT? AND SO THERE'S CHEMICALS THAT WE CAN APPLY TO THE EXISTING SOIL, UH, TO BREAK IT UP AND TO, TO, UM, TO MAKE IT WHERE IT'S MORE PERMEABLE.
AND THEN, SO THEN WE'RE GONNA START WORKING ON, UH, BRINGING IN THE DIRT AND PUBLIC WORKS IS ALREADY BRINGING IN DIRT, STOCKPILING IT ON THE SITE.
UM, SO ALL WE NEED TO DO IS JUST GET THE MATERIAL, UH, THE, THE, THE MATERIAL THAT WE'RE GONNA ADD TO IT, UM, AND THE SAND SO WE CAN START APPLYING IT.
AND THEN, UM, BUT WE NEED THE PLANS FOR THE, UM, FOR THE IRRIGATION.
UH, AND THAT'S GONNA BE THE, THE FINAL, PRETTY MUCH THE FINAL THING RIGHT AFTER WE BRING IN THE DIRT AND WE GRADE IT AND WE, WE, UH, WE HAVE IT LEVELED, THEN WE'RE GONNA COME BACK AND THEN PUT THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN.
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I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE WOULD TAKE, UH, FOR ALL OF THAT TO, TO HAPPEN.OF COURSE, WE NEED THE, THE FUNDING AS WELL, RIGHT? SO WE MAY BRING BRINGING, UM, THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, WELL, WE'LL BE BRINGING, UM, THAT PROBABLY AT ONE OF THE, WHENEVER WE'RE GONNA DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
GABE'S GONNA TAKE 7 MILLION FROM THE, UH, FROM OUR, FROM OUR, UH, RAINY DAY FUND AND JUST GIVE IT TO YOU IN THE ONE TIME BOLUS.
BUT DO YOU HAVE LIKE A BALLPARK? GIMME A ROUGH ESTIMATE.
I'M NOT GONNA CRUCIFY THAT SECOND NUMBER, BUT I'M GONNA GUESS IT'S PROBABLY GONNA TAKE US MAYBE 45 DAYS OR SO.
DO WE CAN START GETTING, UH, PUT THE DIRT IN.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE ONLY DOING TWO FIELDS, RIGHT? SO WE CAN GET THAT DONE.
UM, MAYBE IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR LESS, WE CAN BRING IT IN AND THEN, UM, WE CAN START SEEDING IT.
AND SO WE'RE GETTING READY TO ORDER A, UM, HYDRO SEEDED, RIGHT? SO THAT WE CAN APPLY THE SEED OURSELVES.
UM, AND THEN WE CAN DO IT, UH, WHAT I WANT TRY TO DO IS TO USE THAT EQUIPMENT TO OVERSEE DURING, UH, OFF SEASON, RIGHT? SO WE CAN SEED IT.
UM, AND SO, SO WE DON'T LOSE THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE, IF THE KIDS ARE ON THE FIELDS ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, WE CAN SEED IT RIGHT AWAY AND THEN, UH, GET THAT GRASS GROWING.
SO EVERYTHING DONE, ALL THE FIELDS DONE END OF THIS YEAR.
OH, I'M SORRY, I'M ASKING ABOUT EVERYTHING.
ARE YOU ASKING THE, UH, I THINK THE CREWS THAT WE'RE GONNA USE TO HELP SPREAD THE DIRT OF THE WARRANTS ARE ACTUALLY WORKING.
THE, THE LA UH, LAZANO DETENTION.
AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT, THE GOLF COURSE, DOING THE CAR PATH AS WELL.
UM, YEAH, SO RIGHT NOW THE PRIORITY'S GONNA BE THE GOLF COURSE BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE GOLF COURSE PROBABLY SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO REPAIR THE CART PATHS.
WE DID GET A QUOTE FROM, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S OUT THERE, MIDAMERICA MIDAMERICA, TO REPAIR THE SIDEWALKS.
AND THEY GIVE US A BID OF $210,000.
WE CAN DO IT OURSELVES FOR ABOUT 45,000.
SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE THOSE GUYS ACTUALLY WORK ON THE, ON THE CART PASS TO GET THEM UP AND RUNNING.
WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON, ON REPAINTING THE BATHROOMS THERE FOR THE OPENING.
AND THEN ONCE WE GET THAT DONE, THEN WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON, ON GETTING THE, THE, THE BULK OF YOUR GUYS OUT THERE TO THE, TO THE SOCCER COMPLEX.
SO ABOUT WHEN DO WE THINK WE CAN HAVE THIS PROJECT DONE?
WE NEED TO GIVE HIM AN ANSWER.
I GIVE DEPOSITIONS FOR A LIVING.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP COMING BACK SO I GET AN ANSWER.
SO I THINK, UM, JUST TO KIND OF, I KNOW WE ALL WANNA KNOW, I WANNA KNOW, UM, LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE WANNA KNOW, BUT NEXT WEEK ARE, ARE YOU GONNA HAVE MORE OF TIMELINES FOR US IN TERMS OF PROJECTS? AND WOULD THIS BE PART OF THAT? I COULD, WE CAN.
BUT YEAH, THAT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME TO GET IT DONE.
COMMISSIONER, MAYBE WE NEED TO DO A WORKSHOP INSTEAD OF A MEETING, UM, FOR PARKS.
WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG DISCUSSION.
RIGHT? SO A LOT OF IT'S GONNA HAVE TO DO WITH THE FUNDING.
HEY, GABE, GABE'S ATM RIGHT THERE.
WHERE'S MY WAND? I'M JUST KIDDING.
OKAY, SO IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS WE'LL HAVE, UH, AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE, CORRECT? YEAH.
WELL, REMEMBER, IT'S, WE CAN'T HAVE IT BY THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT ONE TO GET YOU THE TIMELINES BECAUSE, SO REALLY THINK THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE IT AT THE COMMISSION MEETING.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO A WORKSHOP SPECIFIC, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA TALK ABOUT ALL THE PARKS AND WE'RE IT, HE JUST DID A PRESENTATION AND LOOK AT, LOOK WHAT TIME IT IS ALREADY.
SO IF WE HAVE A WORKSHOP, THEN WE CAN REALLY FLESH OUT, UM, EACH INDIVIDUAL PARK THAT'S IN EACH DISTRICT.
DO YOU THINK, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW MY, RIGHT NOW, AN ESTIMATED YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, SO WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE A BALLPARK FIGURE OF WHEN WE CAN HAVE THIS.
WE WANNA, WE WANNA DO IT RIGHT SO WE CAN MAINTAIN IT FROM HERE MOVING FORWARD.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THIS ISSUE HAPPEN AGAIN.
SO WE'D RATHER TAKE OUR TIME AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
AND IT'LL BE A LOT BETTER FOR US TO MAINTAIN 'EM LIKE THAT.
NO, I MEAN, IT, IT, I MEAN WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET THIS ONE DONE AND NEXT THERE'S A BUNCH OF LAWYERS IN THE ROOM.
WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET DONE IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS OR SO.
SO THREE AND FOUR, WE'LL GET DONE IN TWO MONTHS.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONES.
WE'RE GONNA DO INCREMENTS OF TWO FIELDS EACH TIME.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DO THE TWO FIELDS? WELL NOW IT, THIS, THIS PROCESS, SINCE IT'S NEW AND WE'RE, WE'RE GATHERING DATA FROM, FROM CERTAIN PEOPLE AND WHAT'LL WORK BETTER THERE AT THE SYSTEM? THAT'S WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG.
ONCE WE HAVE IT DOWN, IT'LL BE A LOT FASTER.
HOW LONG HAS IT TAKEN US TO DO THESE TWO FIELDS? WE'VE BEEN, WHEN DID WE SCRAPE THAT DIRT? ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
SO WHAT, THREE MONTHS PER TWO FIELDS, HOW MANY FIELDS ARE OUT THERE?
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20 FIELDS.I THINK, I THINK ONCE WE GET THE PROCESS DOWN, WE CAN EXPAND OUT A LOT FASTER.
SO WORST CASE SCENARIO, 30 MONTHS.
YES, I THINK IT WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE A WORKSHOP.
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE TOO LONG TO SAY.
STREET ANSWERS HELP EXPEDITE THINGS.
HAVING, OH, AND ANNA, I'M SORRY.
I MEANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING US ALL THIS MONEY FOR PARKS, YOU AND YOUR GRANTS DEPARTMENT.
UH, I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT US A BIG GRANT FOR VICTOR PARKS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT ARE DOING AS WELL.
[Item 8c - Presentation by Cascos & Associates, PC , regarding the City of Harlingen Annual comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.]
ITEM EIGHT C PRESENTATION BY COSTCOS AND ASSOCIATES PC REGARDING THE CITY OF HARLINGEN ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.
UH, WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR END, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
AND WE HAVE, UM, HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM, UH, COSTCO'S AND ASSOCIATES COME AND MEET WITH GABE TO GO OVER THE AUDIT REPORT IN DETAIL LAST WEEK.
AND THEY DID COME ON MONDAY TO GO OVER IN DETAIL WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, UM, THE DETAILS OF THE REPORT.
AND WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM, UH, COSTCOS AND ASSOCIATES HERE, UH, TO PRESENT, DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE AUDIT REPORT.
MR. COSTCOS HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS SCOTT, LITTLE SCOTT SCHOOL SAID, I WAS TELLING ROBERT THAT WE DIDN'T SEE HIM.
I THOUGHT HE'D BAILED
YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE MET WITH CITY MANAGER AND FINANCE.
WE, I THINK WE MET ON FRIDAY, AND THEN WE MET WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ON MONDAY.
NOW IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SHOULD HAVE A BIG, THICK REPORT.
AND THEN WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED WHAT WE CALL THE, THE, THE SUMMARY.
IT'S A FINANCIAL SUMMARY ALONG WITH OUR COMMENTS.
THAT FINANCIAL SUMMARY, IT CAPSIZES THIS 300 PLUS PAGE REPORT AND BRINGS IT DOWN INTO, INTO ONE PAGE THAT KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS THE, UH, THE, THE ACTIVITY OF, OF THE CITY.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, YOUR STAFF, UH, IS GREAT TO WORK WITH.
UH, WE GOT IT OUT, UH, THE LAST DAY THAT IT WAS DUE, UH, IN THE PAST.
IT, IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS ALWAYS DELAYED FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE IT WITHIN 180 DAYS THAT THAT WAS REQUIRED FOR, FOR GFOA.
SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND HELP YOUR STAFF GET THAT OUT.
UH, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO DO, I'VE GOT ALFRED VEDA, WHO'S THE MANAGER, WHO'S THE LEAD AUDITOR, YOU KNOW, UH, ON THIS JOB.
AND HE'LL BE PRESENTING MORE DETAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
UH, IF YOU DON'T THEN, THEN WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
BUT I'M, I'M GONNA LEAVE IT UP TO THE DISCRETION AND THE, AND THE WISHES OF THE, OF THE COMMISSION.
SEEMS YOU GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB, STAFF, GREAT JOB AS WELL.
I SEE ZERO COMMENTS UNMODIFIED, RIGHT? SO THAT'S, YEAH.
AND IN THE ACCOUNTING WORLD, UNMODIFIED IS, IS A GOOD THING.
AND SO THAT MEANS THAT WE, WE FOUND NO ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED ON THE REPORT OR TO, OR TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL THAT ARE IN THE KNOW, UH, THE, UH, AN UNMODIFIED OPINION IS THE MOST FAVORABLE OPINION THAT ANY CPA FIRM CAN GIVE AN ENTITY, WHETHER IT'S THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR THE, OR THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR THE GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR.
AND YES, THANK YOU, MR. COSTCOS.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH FINANCE.
I KNOW WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT EVEN WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS, UH, SUBMITTED TIMELY.
AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND, AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO IT.
IT'S, IT'S EXCITING NEWS FOR THIS COMMISSION AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MAYOR, THE, UH, AND I'LL, I'LL LET ALFRED DO THAT JUST REALLY BRIEFLY ON WHERE YOU WERE LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF DAYS OF OPERATIONS.
AND YOU ARE, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
I I WISH YOU HADN'T SAID THAT BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE GONNA KNOW WHERE TO GET SOME MORE MONEY FOR
I WAS WAITING FOR HIM TO, I TOLD JUST 7 MILLION
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AS MR. COSTCO SAID, UH, THE CITY OF HARLAN JIN HAD IN PRIOR YEAR, 208 DAYS OF OPERATIONS.
AND THIS YEAR, AFTER HAVING AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF $35,063,000
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AND EXPENDITURES OF 58 MILLION, 72,000, WHICH WE TAKE AND WE DIVIDE THAT BY 365, YOU GET $159,100.THAT MEANS THAT THE CITY, IT TAKES THAT MUCH FOR THE CITY TO OPEN ITS DOORS EACH AND EVERY DAY.
NOW, IF WE TAKE THAT UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF THE $35,063,000 AND WE DIVIDE IT BY THE 159,100, YOU GET AN INCREASE OF 220 DAYS, OR TOTAL OF 220 DAYS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S, 208 DAYS OF OPERATIONS.
SO THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE WITH NO MORE MONEY COMING IN FOR 220 DAYS.
WE NORMALLY RECOMMEND AN ENTITY TO HAVE BETWEEN 60 TO 90 DAYS, BUT ANYTHING OVER THAT IS, IS VERY GOOD.
SO THE CITY IS IN, IS IN GREAT SHAPE FINANCIALLY.
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AND THAT WOULD IMPROVE OUR BOND RATING, MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE OUR BOND RATE, YES.
THAT, THAT WOULD MAINTAIN IT, SIR? YES, SIR.
AND WHAT IS OUR CURRENT BOND RATING? DOUBLE A PLUS DOUBLE DOUBLE A PLUS, WHICH IS WHAT IS THE HIGHEST BOND RATING? YOU CAN HAVE THE HIGHEST, UH, TRIPLE A TRIPLE CLOSE.
WE'RE GETTING THERE NEXT YEAR WORKING THERE.
RIGHT? YOU UNFORTUNATELY, OUR BOND RATING IS BETTER THAN THAT OF THE USA REALLY? YEAH.
AND, AND MR. COSTCOS, AND I'LL JUST SAY, I, YOU PROBABLY HEARD WHAT WE WERE SPEAK SAYING EARLIER, BUT I THINK THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON SAVING MONEY AND DOING MORE WITH LESS MONEY.
AND, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE BURDEN, UH, FALLS ON THE BACKS OF THESE GUYS IN PUBLIC WORKS AND IN PARKS TO BE ABLE TO DO THE, THE WORK THAT WE ARE NEEDING TO GET DONE.
I MEAN, YOU HEARD GABE TALKING ABOUT THE SAVINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE AT THE GOLF COURSE, UM, JUST, UH, BASED ON UNDOING THINGS IN HOUSE.
SO WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE, THE WORKERS IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, FROM THE DIRECTORS TO THE, TO THE GUYS OUT ON THE FIELD AND TO CITY MANAGEMENT.
AND OF COURSE, UH, FINANCE FOR KEEPING US, KEEPING US IN CHECK AND ANNA, FOR GETTING US ALL THE GRANTS TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO.
SO, UH, GREAT TEAM HERE IN THE CITY OF HARLING AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE PAPER REFLECTS THAT.
AND I THINK EVERYBODY HERE ON THIS COMMISSIONED DID TOO.
[Item 9a - Public hearing for a rezon i ng request from Residential, Single-Fam il y ("R-1") District to Residential , Duplex (" R-2 ") District for properti es beari ng a legal description of Lot 13A, Block 1, Elliff Kubota Subd ivision , and Lots 19 -21 , Homeland Addition , located at 222, 318, 322 , and 326 W Oklahoma Street Applicant: Fernando Pecina c/o Noemi Pecina.]
NUMBER NINE, PUBLIC HEARINGS.AT THIS TIME, THE MAYOR WILL INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FILLED OUT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FORM.
TO ADDRESS EACH ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE TOPIC OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK DURING EACH TOPIC, PROVIDED YOU HAVE FILLED OUT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FORM FOR THE APPROPRIATE TOPIC.
IF YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR TWO OR MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS, YOU WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES FOR ALL TOPICS.
UM, IF WE CAN HAVE JOSE RODRIGUEZ TO COME TO THE PODIUM, JOSE RODRIGUEZ.
SO, UM, SINCE IT WAS FOUR OF US, THEY DECIDED TO SPEAK FOR THEM SO I CAN GET MORE TIME TO ELABORATE ON WHAT THE POINT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACROSS.
SO AS, UH, SAY, SECRETARY SAID, YOU CAN COME TO THE PODIUM AND SINCE YOU ARE, UM, GOING TO SPEAK, I THINK IT'S FOR EVERYONE, YOU GET FIVE MINUTES, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, YES.
AND IF YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME.
SO, UM, I DID, UH, SUBMIT A COUPLE PICTURES INFORMATION.
UM, THE FIRST PICTURE THAT I SUBMITTED WAS, UM, DIFFERENT THINGS, UH, DIFFERENT TIMES THAT THE POLICE WAS CALLED ON THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE TRYING TO BE CHANGED TO A DUPLEX.
UM, THE LAST ONE, UH, I BELIEVE THE MOST LATEST ONE WAS FROM 2024 FOR, UM, THE PROPERTY THREE 18.
UH, IT WAS DRUG ACTIVITY TWICE IT WAS CALLED FOR THAT.
SO, UM, PRETTY MUCH, UM, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT THE RENTERS THAT MR. PINA HAS, UH, WE'VE HAD TO CALL THE POLICE ON THEM MULTIPLE TIMES.
SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN FOR LOUD MUSIC AT TWO, THREE IN THE MORNING.
UM, SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN FOR THEIR ANIMALS BEING LOOSE.
UM, ALSO, UM, THE, ANOTHER TIME HAS BEEN A GENTLEMAN THAT LIVED AT THREE 18 WOULD COME OUT COMPLETELY NAKED, UH, DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND JUST KIND OF WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, WE DO HAVE CHILDREN, SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PRETTY ALARMING.
UM, MS. GLORIA RIGHT HERE, UM, SHE LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO 3 26.
HER MOTHER IS 101 YEARS OLD AND SHE TAKES CARE OF HER.
UH, THE LADY THAT LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO HER, THE 3 26 OKLAHOMA STREET, WHICH IS MR. PINA'S AS WELL.
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UM, SHE HAS SEVEN DOGS.SO THOSE DOGS ARE BARKING NONSTOP.
THE, WHAT IS IT? THE, UH, SOCIETY, THE HUMANE SOCIETY, THE POLICE.
AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR HER.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE TURNOVER FOR THESE, UH, RENTERS IS, IS HIGH.
LIKE WE SEE NEW PEOPLE IN THEIR, ON A EVERY THREE MONTHS OR EVERY TWO MONTHS VERY OFTEN.
LIKE I SAID, WE'VE HAD TO CALL THE POLICE EITHER FOR, FOR THEFT, FOR LOUD MUSIC, FOR THE PETS, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, OF CONCERN THAT WE HAVE.
THE SECOND THING, THE OTHER PICTURE THAT I SENT MR. PINA HAD MENTIONED THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THAT STREET.
UM, THE PICTURE ON THE ITEM NUMBER NINE, UM, SHOWS THAT A CAR LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO ONE OF, UM, THE PROPERTIES.
THE PROPERTY IS TWO 17 OKLAHOMA STREET.
UM, NO ONE LIVES THERE AT THIS TIME.
THAT LADY WAS A LITTLE ON THE ELDERLY SIDE AND SHE MOVED INTO A NURSING HOME.
BUT, UM, A CAR JUST LOST CONTROL AND WENT TO, WENT INTO THE PROPERTY.
MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS, WHICH SOME OF THEM ARE HERE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN RAISE YOUR HAND.
UM, SO MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE ELDERLY.
SO IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT THEY CAN'T GO OUTSIDE AND, YOU KNOW, WALK, YOU KNOW, OR TAKE OUT THEIR PETS OR US THAT WE HAVE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, WALK AROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
AND THEN THE, THE OTHER CONCERN WAS SOME PICTURES THAT I ALSO PRESENTED WERE FOR SEWER PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING.
UM, WE RECENTLY, UH, HAVE SUNLAND COUNTRY APARTMENTS THAT OPEN UP.
THEY'RE NOT AT A HUNDRED PERCENT, UH, FILLED YET.
SO, UH, SINCE THEY OPEN UP, WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF SEWER ISSUES, UH, USUALLY HAPPENING AT THE NIGHTTIME.
UM, I, THOSE PICTURES, ACTUALLY, I HAVE A VIDEO OF, OF, OF THAT.
UM, MR. CERVANTES SAID I COULDN'T SUBMIT THE VIDEO, ONLY PICTURES I COULD SUBMIT.
SO, UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY MOM'S HOUSE.
UH, IT WAS SEEPING SEWER WATER.
LIKE YOU CANNOT STAND OUTSIDE WITHOUT WANTING TO ACTUALLY THROW UP.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF THINKING, HOW IS IT THAT WE'RE GONNA ADD MORE FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, BY THESE DUPLEX THAT MR. PACINO WANTS TO DO WHEN WE ARE ALREADY HAVING SEWER ISSUES? YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO, I FEEL LIKE, UH, WE HAVE THE SEWER ISSUES, WE HAVE THE RENTERS, THE, YOU KNOW, THE CHARACTERS THAT HE RENTS THESE PROPERTIES OUT TO.
UH, WE HAVE THE, UM, THE, THE TRAFFIC, THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THESE NEW APARTMENTS AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, ALSO OUR TAXES.
UM, I DID GO PERSONALLY DURING MY LUNCH HOUR TO SPEAK TO SOMEBODY AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THEY SAID, ANY, UH, CHANGES IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF MY HOME CAN BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN MY TAXES.
SO, UM, I'M KIND OF THINKING, OKAY, WE ALREADY HAVE ALL THIS GOING ON, AND KIND OF THE CHERRY ON TOP IS LIKE, OKAY, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, I'M GONNA GET MORE TAXES.
YOU KNOW, IF HE DOES MAKE THAT CHANGE GOING FROM A SINGLE FAMILY TO A, UM, DUPLEX, UM, MULTI-FAMILY.
UM, SO MAINLY THOSE ARE CONCERNS.
WE KNOW THAT MR. PINA DOES NOT LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SO HE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH HIS RENTERS.
HE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SEWER PROBLEM WE HAVE, AND HE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE.
UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, MY, MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE ELDERLY, ARE RETIRED.
SOME DON'T DRIVE SOME, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THEY DO WANT TO WALK OUTSIDE.
AND THEY DO WANT THAT PEACE THAT I, I FEEL LIKE WE ALL DESERVE, RIGHT? WHEN WE GO HOME.
UM, AND LIKE I SAID TO ME, MR. PINA SEES THIS AS A BUSINESS, UM, AND THAT'S FINE, BUT THESE ARE OUR HOMES, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANNA BE ABLE TO GO HOME AND HAVE THAT COMFORT OF NOT HAVING TO BE CALLING THE POLICE BECAUSE THEY DON'T TURN OFF THE MUSIC AT TWO, THREE IN THE MORNING.
WE JUST WANT A PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS THAT SHE'S KNOWN MY MOM THERE IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S GONNA BE MY HOME 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM FAMILY, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S IT.
I DON'T WANNA LOOK OVER WORKING ON THE YARD AND THERE'S A FRONT, NO FRONT LAWN AS PARKING LOT.
AND LIKE SHE SAID, PEOPLE, HIS RENTERS ARE NOT, ARE NOT CONSISTENT.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S GONNA BE NEXT DOOR.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY PROBLEM.
WE, WE APPRECIATE, UM, YOU, YOU BEAT THE
I KNOW, I, I DIDN'T RECOG REALIZE THERE WAS, UH, SO, SO MUCH REPRESENTATION.
UM, SO IF THERE'S ANY, I, I DON'T WANNA LIMIT, SINCE I DIDN'T REALIZE HALF OF THE SIDE WAS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO IF THERE'S ANY, ANY OTHER PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, FEEL FREE TO COME TO THE MIC EVERY TWO WEEKS,
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BUT IT, BUT IT, UM, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE AT THE PODIUM.ANYBODY ELSE WANT? YEAH, I'M A CONCERNED ALSO, JUST YOUR NAME HUN MARTHA JUAREZ AND I LIVE ON 1 26 OKLAHOMA.
UM, I WASN'T AWARE UNTIL RECENTLY.
THAT'S WHY I WASN'T HERE AT THE OTHER MEETING.
UH, BUT ONCE I WAS AWARE, I DECIDED TO COME AND SUPPORT BECAUSE I DO HAVE A LOT OF GRANDKIDS AND I DO FEAR FOR THEM AS WELL BECAUSE AS SHE SAID, THEY RENT, UH, MR. PINA RENTS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S AWARE OF HIS RENTERS OR CHECKS BACKGROUNDS, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN TROUBLE WHETHER THE POLICE HAS TO COME, THEY'RE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT REAL FAST THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, DRUG ACTIVITY, LIKE SHE SAID, AND IT'S NOT SAFE.
UM, IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THAT WAS, IF THE CASE WAS DIFFERENT THAT HE WOULD, YOU KNOW, BE SUBJECT TO WHO HE'S GONNA RENT TO.
UM, BUT FOR MY FAMILY, MY GRANDKIDS, AND OF COURSE THE ELDERLY THAT LIVE THERE TOO, THAT HAVE LIVED THERE MORE LONGER THAN ME, UM, IT'S ONLY FAIR TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION ARE, YOU KNOW, HOW WE FEEL.
SO I HOPE THAT A RIGHT DECISION IS MADE FOR THE BEST OF ALL OF US THERE.
AND I, DO YOU READ THIS? OH NO, WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
UM, AT THIS TIME, HAVING NO ONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST, UM, THIS ORDINANCE.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, ITEM NINE, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REZONING.
I THINK THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE CLOSED.
YEAH, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S SIGNED THERE FOR THAT ONE.
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OKAY.UM, SO WE HAVE ITEM NINE B AND HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR SIGNED UP ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.
WAIT, WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON YEAH, THE RUNNING AT LARGE COORDINATE.
IS THIS A PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY.
TEXAS PUBLIC HEARING AND TEXAS, THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.
UH, SO MAY I SPEAK BRIEFLY ON IT, YOUR HONOR? HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK ON, ON WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING? WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THINK THE COMMISSIONER FROM DISTRICT THREE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
YOU JUST SAID NINE B WITHOUT ANY EXPLICIT OR SPECIFIC, AND I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH ANIMALS.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO DID YOU SIGN UP MR. LAZANO? 'CAUSE YOU I'VE BEEN, HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE EVERY SINGLE COMMISSION MEETING.
HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR THIS? OH, WELL, LET, I DON'T, I DIDN'T QUITE HEAR ALL YOUR OKAY, THEN I NEED YOU TO HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.
I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T HEAR ALL YOUR QUESTION.
IF YOU, I I WILL REPEAT MYSELF SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE CLARITY, BUT IF YOU COULD PLEASE HAVE A SEAT OR I WILL ASK THE OFFICER TO PLEASE.
SO THIS IS, IS NOT PUBLIC HEARING WHERE SOMEONE AS A PART OF THE CITY CAN SPEAK? NO, SIR.
IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU SIGN UP, YOU CAN 'CAUSE ATTORNEY CY HAD BROUGHT UP AN ISSUE AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT.
OKAY, THIS IS SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO, THIS IS SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO PHONE IN.
CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, SIR? WELL LET JUST TELL YOU SO YOU CAN HEAR IT.
I'M TRYING TO LET YOU FOMENT THIS ISSUE.
[Item 9b - Public hearing amending Harlingen Code of Ordinances Section 6- 146 Running at Large Prohibited , Exceptions, establishing minimum fines , and other matters.]
ALL RIGHT.AND ITEM NINE B, THE PUBLIC HEARING AMENDING THE HARLAN GEN CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION 6 1 46, RUNNING AT LARGE PROHIBITED EXCEPTIONS, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM FINES AND OTHER MATTERS.
AND HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THAT HAVE SIGNED UP AS INDICATED ON THE AGENDA.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HEARING AND CLOSE THE HEARING.
[Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Residential , Single-Family (" R-1 ") District to Residential , Duplex (" R-2") District for properties bearing a legal descriptions of Lot 13A, Block 1, Elliff Kubota Subdivision , and Lots 19-21 , Homeland Addition , located at 222 , 318, 322 , and 326 W Oklahoma Street Applicant: Fernando Pecina c/o Noemi Pecina .]
MOVE ON TO ITEM 10, AMANDA, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR RE FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R ONE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX R TWO DISTRICT FOUR PROPERTIES BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT 13 A BLOCK, ONE ELTA SUBDIVISION AND LOTS 19 THROUGH 21 HOMELAND ADDITION LOCATED AT 2 22 3 3 18, 3 22, AND 3 26 OKLAHOMA STREET.APPLICANT, FERNANDO SINA IN CARINA.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT THIS ZONING REQUEST.
OKAY, WE'LL, WE'LL NEED THE, UM, CAPTION, THE CAPTION TO BE READ BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
IN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R ONE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX R TWO DISTRICT FOR PROPERTIES BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT 13 A BLOCK, ONE EIF KUBOTA SUBDIVISION AND LOTS 19 TO 21 HOMELAND EDITION LOCATED AT 2 22 3 18, 3 22, AND 3 26 OKLAHOMA STREET.
YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT THIS.
IS THERE ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION THAT WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION? OKAY, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ONES, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, UM, SO THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO REJECT AND SO THERE WILL, IT WILL NOT BE MOVING FORWARD.
HEY, JAVI, BEFORE WE MOVE OFF THIS TOPIC, UH, WAS THE CITY AWARE OF THE OVERFLOW ISSUES THAT YES, SHE SENT PHOTOS OF, UM, NOT MYSELF.
UH, UTILITIES MAYBE, BUT NOT MYSELF.
MY CONCERN IS WE'VE HAD THIS, THIS AREA COME UP A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE AND, UH, I KNOW FRANK AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME CONCERN THAT WE JUST APPROVED A SUBDIVISION RIGHT BEHIND IT, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
UH, AND THAT'S GONNA PUT EVEN MORE STRESS.
I PULLED UP THE, THE, THAT LITTLE MAP THAT TIM GAVE US OF ALL THE OVERFLOWS AND ALL THAT.
AND THAT LAMB LINE IS CLEARLY AT ITS BREAKING POINT.
SO, UM, YEAH, THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S WHY ALL THE PROJECTS THAT TEAM EXPLAINED IN, IN FOR THE WATER RATES, UH, IS SO IMPORTANT TO GET THOSE PROJECTS, UH, MOVING BECAUSE, UH, THE, THE SYSTEM IS IN THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THAT PART OF THE CITY IS, IS OVERLOADED.
OKAY? AND THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN GIVE THEM, UH, TEMPORARY RELIEF UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY, UM, I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
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CLOSEST LIFT STATION TO TRY TO GIVE HIM RELIEF RIGHT AWAY.'CAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN LITTLE CREEK WHERE I LIVE OR BEHIND ME, LITTLE CREEK GREEN WAY THEY GET IT.
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A PHOTO OF, YOU SEE THAT WATER? LET'S SEE, IT'S COMING UP.
UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT SEWAGE AND FOOD.
BUT ANYWAYS, LET'S JUST TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COMMISSIONER DIGESTED FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading amending Harlingen Code of Ordinances, Section 6-146 Running at Large Prohibited , Exceptions, Establishing minimum fines and other matters.]
ITEM 10 B, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ELECTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OF FIRST READING, AMENDING HARLING AND CODE OF ORDINANCES.SECTION SIX DASH 1 46, RUNNING AT LARGE PROHIBITED EXCEPTIONS, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM FINES AND OTHER MATTERS ATTACHED CITY ATTORNEY MARCH.
HONOR
KNOW, AND WHAT IS IT YOU READ THE ORDINANCE? YES.
WANT ME TO CATCH IT IN? IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, EM, ADMITTING HARLINGEN, COURT OF ORDINANCES SECTION SIX DASH 1 46, RUNNING AT LARGE, PROHIBITED, PROHIBITED EXCEPTIONS, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM FINES AND OTHER MATTERS.
I THINK THE COMMISSIONER HAD SOME QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS THIS? WHO'S RUNNING WILD? IT IS YOU COMMISSIONER.
[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on second and final reading amending Chapter 36 of the Harlingen Code of Ordinances establishing prohibited activities in the City Parks.]
10 C, UH, CONSIDERATION.OH, DOES MARK HAVE TO READ THE, OR? HE ALREADY DID.
C, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.
AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE HARLINGEN CODE OF ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY PARK.
YOU WANNA READ THE CAPTION MARK IN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36, PARKS AND RECREATION, ARTICLE FIVE, PUBLIC CONDUCT AND THE USE OF PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
DIVISION ONE, GENERALLY AMENDING SECTION 36 DASH 1 0 6 PARK RULES AND POLICIES BY AMENDING PARK HOURS, EDITING PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN CITY PARKS AND FACILITIES, AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF $200 FOR EACH OFFENSE.
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE FOREGOING.
UM, MAYOR, SO WE, UM, WE DID ADD SOME ITEMS, UM, TO THE, UM, TO THE ORDINANCE.
I LEFT A COPY ON YOUR, IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.
AND SO WHAT I HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, UM, IS WHAT WE ADDED.
SO O THE ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE EXISTING WITH THE, WHICH IS CHAPTER 36, IT DOES REFERENCE, UM, THE, UM, THE TIME WE HAD A CURFEW, WHICH WAS, WHICH WE WERE RE WE WERE, UH, FOLLOWING IT WAS IT'S 10:00 PM TO 6:00 AM.
AND SO WHAT I DID WAS I ADDED THAT SO WE CAN CHANGE THAT, UM, IN THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE.
UM, SO WE ADDED SUN SUNRISE TO SUNSET, AND WE REMOVED THE 10:00 AM I MEAN, 10:00 PM TO TO 6:00 AM AND THEN ON NUMBER ONE, UM, WE, WE DID HAVE A SECTION, UM, WHICH WAS 36 DASH 1 0 7 THAT DID TALK ABOUT, UM, OH, INTERRUPT.
SHOULDN'T I SAY FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE RATHER THAN SUNRISE TO SUNSET? YEAH.
BUT THAT HAS ME THINKING JUST ABOUT, WE'RE PUTTING, WE'RE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY ON LIGHTS AT PARKS, UHHUH, BUT THEN WE'RE CLOSING THEM AT NIGHT BRINGING, WE NEED TO RECONSIDER THIS A LITTLE BIT AND GO THROUGH IT A LITTLE, RIGHT? 'CAUSE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE LIKE THE WINTERTIME, RIGHT? WHEN YOU HAVE WHAT DARKNESS COMES AT SIX MM-HMM.
AND I AGREED WITH YOU AT THAT TIME, RAINY THAT SUNRISE AND SUNSET WAS A BETTER IDEA, BUT, WELL, I'LL JUST SAY THAT JAVI, IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT SENDING, UM, OVER INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER COMMUNITIES AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WIDELY ADOPTED TO NINE O'CLOCK, RIGHT? OR 10 O'CLOCK OR, YES MA'AM.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO, TO HELP PARKS, WE SAW THE GRAFFITI AND ALL THOSE ISSUES.
AND SO THOSE WERE MY CONCERNS, BUT I SHARE YOURS AND I GAVE IT MORE THOUGHT WHEN I, WHEN I WENT
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HOME AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT.AND THEN JAVI SENT ME, UH, NICELY.
HE DIDN'T SAY, HEY, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THIS MAYOR, BUT HE JUST, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THESE OTHER CITIES, UM, BECAUSE WE WANNA, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE TRAILS, RIGHT? UM, WE, AT SOME POINT WE WANT THEM ALL TO, TO CONNECT AND WE DO HAVE A TIME FOR THEM TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, THAT DOES APPLY WHERE IT'S DARK.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE TRAILS, BUT YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE GET SOME GRANT MONEY AND WE DO HAVE A LIGHTED TRAIL.
AND, AND WE WANNA HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FOLKS, UH, YOU KNOW, BE ON THE TRAIL IF IT'S SAFE, UH, CERTAIN PORTIONS.
AND WE'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TYING YOUR HANDS IF, IF WE DO THIS.
AND SO, UM, EVEN THOUGH I WAS A BIG PROPONENT FOR IT, UH, AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHY IT'S HERE, UH, UH, IT WAS MEANT IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND TO HELP PARKS.
BUT I'M NOT SURE HAVING LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE REGION AND THE MONEY THAT WE'RE GONNA GET IN THE PLAN FOR VICTOR PARKS SPECIFICALLY, UM, THE LED LIGHTING AND ALL THAT OUT THERE, MAYBE THEY ARE PLAYING BASKETBALL OR, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT OUT THERE TOO, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND SO MAYBE A LOT OF YOUR FOOTBALL GAMES MAY ARE GONNA BE AT NIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND MY KIDS ARE GONNA BE LIKE, HEY, WE, WE, YOU KNOW, CAN'T PLAY FOOTBALL.
I KNOW THAT WE HAD THE EXCEPTION THOUGH, RIGHT? FOR THE GAMES, RIGHT.
AND FOR, UH, RENTED, UH, PARTIES AND, AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WHAT IF I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, RANDOM NORMA WANTS TO GO OUT TO THE PARK AT SEVEN O'CLOCK, UM, OR EIGHT O'CLOCK AND THE TIME HAS CHANGED AND IT'S SLIGHTLY, UH, THE SUN, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ALREADY DARK AND I CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE VIOLATING THIS, UM, ORDINANCE.
SO, UM, I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE COMMISSION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, TO CAN BE COMPROMISE B EXCEPT FOR LIGHTED PARKS.
I MEAN, IT'S SUNSET SUNRISE EXCEPT FOR LIGHTED PARKS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, IAN? I MEAN, I LIKE THE IDEA ABOUT CLOSING IT EARLY BECAUSE LIKE Y'ALL MENTIONED RIGHT? ABOUT THE GRAFFITI, WE HOPEFULLY THAT IT WOULD, IT WOULD CURVE THAT.
BUT, UM, YEAH, I MEAN, UM, IT'S HARD.
WE COULD MAKE THAT EXCEPTION, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LIGHTED UM, THE TRAILS.
WE DID TALK TO SOME OF THE LEAGUES AND WE DID MENTION TO 'EM THAT THEY MAY NEED TO ASSIST US WHEN, 'CAUSE LET'S SAY THEY HAVE GAMES AFTER SUNSET.
UH, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE THE RESTROOMS FOR US.
AND SO, UM, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE OPEN LIKE VESTAL AND SOCCER AND SO ON, I THINK, UM, IF I'M HEARING FROM THE COMMISSION, WE WANNA KIND OF DEFER TO YOU SINCE IT'S YOUR DEPARTMENT.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE REASON FOR IT.
AND SO, UM, YEAH, I'M NOT MARRIED TO ANY IDEA AND I THINK IT'S WHATEVER'S BEST, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT COMPROMISE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ENFORCE THAT.
UM, I MEAN, IT SEEMS CLEAR, RIGHT? IT'S A LIGHTED LIGHTED PARK, BUT AT SOME POINT WE WANT ALL THE PARKS TO BE LIGHTED, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND WE DID GET A GRANT FOR, UM, LIGHTING THE, UH, ROYAL TRAIL, SO, MM-HMM.
AND THAT ONE DOES HAVE AN ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW THAT DOES, UM, REFERENCE THE SUNRISE SUNSET, WHICH WE'D HAVE TO REVISIT MM-HMM.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE FUTURE OF HARLINGEN AND I HATE THAT WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, COME BACK AND REDO THINGS.
IS THAT YOU DEFERRING TO
AND, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE IT PARK BY PARK, NOT DO A BLANK AND SAY, OKAY, WE, WE GOT IT COVERED AND THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME ISSUES.
PEOPLE ARE NOT GONNA WAIT TILL MIDNIGHT.
NOW YOU WERE TO TURN AROUND AND GET SOME TYPE OF CAMERAS OR LIGHTING THAT WOULD LIGHT UP WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN THE AREA.
THAT WOULD DETER, THAT'S THAT PARTICULAR, ALRIGHT.
SO WE MIGHT HAVE TO REALLY CONSIDER WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE INSTEAD OF JUST TRY TO COMPROMISE.
AND, AND I LIKE THE IDEA THOUGH.
OKAY, WELL IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A WORKSHOP, I MEAN, COULDN'T WE JUST ROLL THIS INTO IT AND GET A YES WE COULD OUT OF A PARK BY PART, WE COULD.
'CAUSE THIS IS A SECOND AND THIS SECOND AND FINAL READING.
SO WHAT, MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WANTED TO PROVE THAT IT'S, SO THEN I WOULD ACTUALLY DO, IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE BY COMMISSIONER? YES.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES MORE HOMEWORK.
IF YOU COULD LOOK AT NUMBER 14 AND JUST FIGURE OUT A CLEANER WAY OF SAYING THAT THAT'S ALL
[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat for the proposed Agave Estates Subdivision , bearing a legal description of 15.76 acres tract of land , being all of Block 4, and a part or portion of Blocks 3, 5, and Block 17, Stuart Place Subdivision, located along the east side of South Palm Boulevard , approximately 480 feet south of Business Highway 83 . Applicant: Javier Hinojosa c/o Jason E. Garza.]
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D, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND FINAL PLAT FOR THE PROPOSED EIGHT.EIGHT GAVE A GRAVE OR ESTATES SUBDIVISION BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 15.76 ACRES.
TRACK OF LAND BEING ALL OF BLOCK FOUR AND A PART OR PERSON OF BLOCK THREE, FIVE AND BLOCK 17 STEWARD PLACE SUBDIVISION LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH PALM VALLEY PALM BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 480 FEET SOUTH OF BUSINESS HIGHWAY 83.
APPLICANT JAVI OSA IN CARE OF JASON E. GARZA.
THE REZONING FOR THIS SUBDIVISION WAS APPROVED JUST ONE MONTH AGO.
NOW IS THE SUBDIVISION, THE APPROVAL OF THE SUBDIVISION.
AND THIS IS COMING BEFORE YOU BECAUSE OF THE PARK FEES, THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO PAY $36,000 IN, IN PARK FEES.
UH, WHEN THE SUBDIVISION IS COMPLETED, HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THIS THE, THE DISTRICT THAT THIS PARK FALLS INTO? SO IT'S, UH, THE SOUTHWEST.
SO FAR, ALL, ALL THE PARK ZONES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU HAVE ALL ARE, THEY'RE ALL GOING TO ZONE ONE.
WHICH ONE DOES THAT ZONE ONE HAVE SO FAR? SO WE HAVE, UH, THIS IS THE FOURTH APPROVAL.
UH, AND THEY'RE ALL GOING TO THAT TO THAT.
SO RECENT, THE RECENT GROWTH IS, IS ALL GOING TO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE CITY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BALANCE IS? IS THAT WHAT THE COMMISSIONER'S ASKING FOR THAT ZONE? UH, WELL RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING COLLECTED BECAUSE THE, THE SUBDIVISIONS HAVE TO BE GET BUILT AND THEN AT THE END BEFORE RECORDING, THAT'S WHEN THAT'S WHEN THEY PAY.
NO, BUT THEORETICALLY, IF WE WERE TO COLLECT THAT FEE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? SO FOR THIS DIVISION IT'S 36,000.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK IT'S LIKE 150.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES QUESTIONS.
[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between The Lower Rio Grande Valley TPDES Stormwater Taskforce Partnership, Inc. and the City of Harlingen for the preparation of a Regional Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Stormwater Permit Application and Stormwater Program Plan]
ITEM 10 E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, UH, STORM WATER TASK FORCE PARTNERSHIP INC.AND THE CITY OF HARLINGEN FOR THE PREPARATION OF A REGIONAL TEXAS POOL, UH, DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM, STORM WATER PERMIT APPLICATION AND STORM WATER PROGRAM PLAN.
MOTION APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER LOPEZ.
[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve Victor Insurance Managers as the Broker of Record for windstorm insurance.]
10 F CONSIDERATION A POSSIBLE ELECTION TO APPROVE VICTOR INSURANCE MANAGERS AS THE BROKER OF RECORD FOUR.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSION, FA HERNANDEZ, BENEFITS AND RISK MANAGER.
AND UH, WE'RE ASKING FOR A BOR TO BE APPROVED SO VICTOR INSURANCE CAN DO RESEARCH ON OUR BEHALF.
UH, FOR INSURANCE POLICIES, THIS WOULD ONLY BE FOR WINDSTORM.
WINDSTORM IS A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
WHAT ARE THEY CHARGING US? THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THE BROKER OF RECORD.
AND IT WOULD ONLY BE FOR TWO POLICIES.
THEY'RE GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO DO THE RESEARCH FOR HOW MANY INSURANCE AGENCIES ARE OUT THERE THAT PROVIDE THIS, UH, WINDSTORM 85,000 OR MORE.
THAT'S ALL THEY DO? I BELIEVE SO, YES.
AND THE TWO POLICIES THAT THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR ARE TO GET INSURANCE FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER, CITY HALL AND CAA DE SOLD JUST THOSE THREE.
WHY NOT ALL OF THEM? WHY NOT ALL THE PROPERTIES LIKE LON HILL AND THE LIBRARY AND ALL THAT? BECAUSE FOR, UH, I DON'T KNOW THE REASON WHY, BUT THE CITY HAS 'EM SCATTERED.
WE ARE TRYING TO COMBINE THEM.
WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? WHY? JUST THOSE ALL OUR BID BUILDINGS GETTING I'M SORRY MAN.
UH, WHY AREN'T ALL OF OUR CITY BUILDINGS GETTING WINDSTORM? WHY IS IT JUST THESE THREE? UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME UNDER TML, AREN'T THEY? YES.
WELL, THE, THE TML COVERS THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY AND UH, TWE WE HAVE SEVERAL COMPANIES THAT HELP US WITH THE WINDSTORM AND WE, WE USE TWE ALSO.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHY THESE WERE SEGREGATED OUT.
UH, I KNOW CITY HALL MAY BE BECAUSE IT'S OLDER, UM, BUT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE OTHERS.
UM, AND SOMETIMES IT COMES UP LIKE A CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING WHEN NOW WE NEED THE INSURANCE POLICY FOR THAT BUILDING AS OF LET'S SAY TODAY.
SO IT'LL BE OFF COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHERS, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO BRING THEM, UNITE THEM.
SO IT'LL BE JUST ONE ALL TO ONE COMPANY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
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THEY ALL WILL EXPIRE AT THE SAME TIME INSTEAD OF SCATTERED AROUND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.SO I THINK THE QUESTION IS WHY ARE YOU JUST DOING THE RESEARCH ON JUST THE THREE BUILDINGS INSTEAD OF ALL OF THEM? BECAUSE THESE THREE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE UP FOR, UH, RENEWAL IN, UH, JULY.
THE OTHERS ARE NOT UP FOR RENEWAL.
THEY'RE ON THE SCATTERED SCHEDULE.
THEY'RE ALL WITH THE SAME COMPANY THOUGH.
NO, THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
WHY WOULD YOU? BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S TEXAS WINDSTORM INSURANCE.
ULTIMATELY IT'S TEXAS WINDSTORM INSURANCE.
BUT WHY, WHY IS IT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, MIKE OR GABE, WHY ARE THEY ALL WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES? WHY WOULDN'T THE CITY JUST PICK ONE? I HAVE NO CLUE.
UH, I, I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN, AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I'M GOING TO, UH, GUESS AS TO WHY IS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN, UH, LEFT OFF INITIALLY.
I KNOW THE, UH, THE CONVENT CENTER WAS, WAS BUILT, UM, RECENTLY.
AND SO WE HAD TO, WHENEVER IT WAS BUILT AND OCCUPIED, WE HAD TO GET THE POLICY THEN, UH, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE, UH, CASA DTA IN CITY HALL.
AND AND THESE ARE 12 MONTH CONTRACTS? YES.
BUT THIS IS A CONSULTANT, RIGHT? TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE LET'S DO THE RESEARCH FOR US TO DO THE RESEARCH.
SO, UM, AND, AND THIS MAY BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT SINCE THERE'S NO COST, WHY WOULD THEY NOT JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THE BUILDINGS AND THEN BASED ON, BECAUSE IS IT 'CAUSE THE PRICES CHANGE WHEN, UH, WHEN THEY EXPIRE? IS THAT THE REASON WHY? YES.
AND OUR, OUR LAST, UM, BROKER OF RECORD FOR THESE WAS OUT OF CORPUS CHRISTI WAS CARLISLE AND WE'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH HIM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.
[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to reject the bid from South Texas Pumps due to the vendor's modification of the submitted bid, resulting in an increase and failure to meet the submission deadline and accept the offer from J&F Petroleum in the amount of $1,225,436.86 on 11/14/2023.]
ITEM 10 G, CONSIDERATION A POSSIBLE ACTION TO REJECT THE BID FROM SOUTH TEXAS PUMPS DUE TO THE VENDOR'S MODIFICATION OF THE SUBMITTED BID, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE AND FAILURE FAILURE TO MEET THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND ACCEPT THE OFFER FROM J AND F PETROLEUM IN THE AMOUNT OF 1 MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE, FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY $6 AND 86 CENTS ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2023.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, UH, COMMISSIONERS.
CHRISTOPHER TORRES, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO REJECT THE BID FROM SOUTH TEXAS PUMP.
UM, INITIALLY THEY, THEY SUBMITTED A BID, UM, AND WHEN WE STARTED THE, THE INITIATION PROCESS OF, UH, AWARDING THE PROJECT, UM, THE CONTRACTOR WAS GIVEN A DEADLINE TO SUBMIT, UH, A PERFORMANCE BOND AND A, UH, CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE.
HE, WE, HE, UM, WE GAVE HIM A DEADLINE AND HE FAILED TO SUBMIT THE, THOSE, UM, UH, THAT PAPERWORK IN ADDITION, UM, HE DID, UH, INCREASE HIS BID BY $74,550.
AND SO WE, WE ASKED HIM TO COME IN INTO THE OFFICE AND TO EXPLAIN TO US WHY HE HAD INCREASED HIS BID.
UM, HE DID SAY THAT SOME OF THE MATERIALS THAT HE HAD SUBMITTED THROUGH HIS, UH, UH, INITIAL BID HAD AN INCREASE, UH, THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD FROM HIS INITIAL BID TO WHEN WE GAVE HIM THE, THE, UH, LETTER OF AWARD.
AND SO WE SAID, OKAY, SO CAN YOU PLEASE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GIVE US A, A, UM, A, A TIME SHEET, BUT ALSO GIVE US WHY THOSE, HOW THOSE, THOSE UH, MATERIALS WERE INCREASED.
AND WE GAVE HIM A DEADLINE OF 10 DAYS AND, YOU KNOW, HE SUBMITTED SOME OF THOSE INCREASES BUT REALLY DID NOT PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK FOR THAT.
AND SO, IF I COULD JUST INTERJECT REAL QUICK, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED ALSO IS WHEN WE OPENED THE BIDS, THESE ARE SEAL, UH, SEALED BIDS, SO THAT PRICE IS SET.
HE DID COME IN AND INCREASE HIS AMOUNT BY $75,000.
AND I, I MET WITH OSCAR AND CHRIS AND I SAID, LOOK, THESE WERE SEALED BIDS.
WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE THE PRICE WITH HIM 'CAUSE THIS WAS NOT A PROPOSAL.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO EITHER HAVE HIM, UH, COMPLY WITH THE ORIGINAL BID OR WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REJECT IT AND GO WITH THE NEXT BIDDER.
SO HE CAME BACK AND SAID, OKAY, HE WOULD, UH, HONOR THE INITIAL BID AND THEN WE GAVE HIM THE DEADLINE FOR THE, UH, THE INSURANCE DOCUMENTARY WE NEEDED FOR THE BOND.
AND, UH, HE, THE FIRST DEADLINE CAME AND WENT, GAVE HIM A SECOND DEADLINE, AND IT CAME AND WENT.
SO AT THAT POINT WE SAID, LOOK, WE'RE HAVING ALL SORTS OF ISSUES WITH THIS BIDDER ALREADY.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED THE PROJECT, SO LET'S GO BACK TO CITY COMMISSION AND REJECT HIS BID AND GO WITH THE SECOND BIDDER.
NOW IT IS, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? UH, IT'S THE DIFFERENCE OF, UH, $353,000.
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IT'S BIG.BUT WE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE, UH, UM, THE INCREASE.
WELL THERE'S NOT VERY MANY, UH, COMPANIES THAT DO THIS KIND OF WORK TO BEGIN WITH.
AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT GOING OUT FOR BIDS AND BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT THEY BID, WE FIGURED THAT WE MAY NOT GET THE SECOND BID, UH, THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO RIGHT NOW.
SO STAFF REACHED OUT TO HIM, ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD HONOR HIS BID.
SO THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDED, AND WE HAD TO REJECT THE INITIAL BIDDER ANYWAY.
SO WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU REJECT HIS BID AND THEN GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO, UH, HIRE THE SECOND BIDDER.
WERE DID YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE TO TRY TO GET THAT DOWN SLIGHTLY? NO.
WE, THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS WHEN WE ISSUE THE BID, UH, HAVE CHANGE ORDERS TO TRY TO REDUCE THE AMOUNTS, BUT I, UH, I NEED TO CHECK WITH STAFF TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY POSSIBILITY OF ELIMINATING SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
WELL, SO THESE ARE FOR, FOR, UH, FUEL PUMPS, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND SO THERE MAY NOT BE MUCH, UH, LEEWAY RIGHT.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK STAFF TO, TO START, UM, COMPILING IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, A LIST OF FOLKS THAT YOU'VE HAD ISSUES WITH SO THAT WAY WE KNOW IN THE FUTURE, KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY USED TO WRITE THE HOT CHECKS AND YOU'D POST A PHOTO ON THE, ON THE DOOR, THAT YOU KIND OF NEED TO HAVE THAT INTERNALLY SO THAT WAY, 'CAUSE WE DEPEND ON YOU.
UM, AND WE WANNA KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE, THE LOWEST BIDDER, IT'S THE, THE, YOU KNOW, QUALITY, QUALITY MATTERS TOO.
AND SO I THINK WE LEARNED THAT HERE.
AND, AND, AND WHAT WE DO ALL AS WELL, WHENEVER WE RUN INTO A VENDOR THAT THAT REALLY DID NOT DO THE PERFORM THE WORK AS SUGGESTED.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO REJECT, MOTION TO REJECT SECOND AND TO WAIT TO AWARD C TO APPROVE? WELL, I'D LIKE TO AMEND THAT MOTION.
RIGHT? SO MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT AND ALSO GIVE GABE THE AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH PETROLEUM.
WELL ON J AND F PETROLEUM, WE, WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE, WE CAN ONLY HAVE CHANGE ORDERS TO REDUCE PART OF THE WORK AND POINT IT OUT.
I'M JUST, IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT IT'S LIKE $350,000 FROM PERSON ONE OR COMPANY ONE TO COMPANY TWO.
WELL, UH, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE LOWEST BIDDER INITIALLY WHEN HE, WHEN WE ASKED HIM TO COME IN WITH, UH, THE INFORMATION WE, WE NEEDED AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE HIS BID BY 75,000 AND WE, WE WERE KIND OF FLABBERGASTED SAYING, WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT? AND SO HE, HE MAY HAVE THOUGHT HE WOULD UNDERBID THE PROJECT AND THEN JUST CHANGE OVER.
BUT NORMALLY YOU START TO WORK AND THEN REALIZE THAT THERE'S INCREASES TO THE WORK PRODUCT THAT YOU ASKED FOR.
THAT'S THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN CHANGE ORDER A PROJECT.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD COST IN YOUR SUPPLIES, UH, DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN INCREASE IT UNLESS THAT'S THE WAY YOU BID IT.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
WE ASKED FOR THE COMPLETE TURNKEY PACKAGE AND HE GAVE US A BID, BUT IT JUST, IT, IT WASN'T THE, THE PRICE OF COPPER IS SUPER HIGH.
THAT COMMODITY IS GOING THROUGH THE ROOF AND MOTORS OF COURSE HAVE LOTS OF COPPER IN IT.
WHAT WAS A GOOD POINT BETWEEN, THIS IS NUMBER TWO, RIGHT? BID NUMBER TWO, WE ONLY HAD TWO.
OKAY, SO WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A THIRD ONE.
AND IF YOU CAN'T REJECT THE BIDS AND GO OUT FOR NEW BIDS, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE YOU'LL GET THIS.
BECAUSE NOW THEY KNOW THAT WHAT EVERYBODY BID, RIGHT? RIGHT.
SO, UH, AND, AND STAFF FELT THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT FROM THE CONTRACTOR.
SO WE DID REACH OUT TO THEM AND SAY, LOOK, IF WE GO TO THE COUNCIL AND DO THIS, WILL YOU HONOR THAT BID? AND HE SAID HE WOULD.
I, I'M SORRY, YOU WANT TO CONTINUE YOUR MOTION? WHO? I'M SECOND.
AND OKAY, SO THE MOTION WAS TO REJECT A BID AND APPROVE ACCEPT A.
AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ.
[Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve a request from Remi Garza, Cameron County Elections Administrator, to use the following locations as Early Voting Sites for the Primary Runoff Election and the Democratic and Republican Election.]
H, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ELECTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST FROM REMI GARZA, CAMERON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR TO USE THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AS EARLY VOTING SIDE FOR THE PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION AND THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN ELECTION.THE LOCATIONS ARE CULTURE, ART CENTER, UM, CITY HALL, THIS ROOM RIGHT, THE CONFERENCE, THIS, UM, MEETING ROOM AND THE, UM, OKAY, WELL THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AND THE CITY HALL WOULD BE FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY THE 20TH THROUGH THE 24TH FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM THE HARLINGEN OUTREACH CENTER, UH, WOULD BE ON TUESDAY, MAY THE 28TH, 2024 FROM 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM
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THIS REQUEST WAS PRESENTED TO MR. TORRES FOR HIS TO VERIFY IF THE DATES WERE AVAILABLE AND HE DID CONFIRM YES.SO STAFF RECOMMENDS MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER LOPEZ HAS ABSTAINED FROM THIS VOTE.
[Item 10i - Consideration and authorization to reject the single bid received in response to Bid Number 2024-03 Vestal Park Lighting Improvements - Phase Ill (Field #1 ) Project.]
AYE, CONSIDERATION AND AUTHORIZATION TO REJECT THE SINGLE BID RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO BID NUMBER 24 20 24 0 3 VEST PARK LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS PHASE THREE, FIELD NUMBER ONE, PROJECT PARTS AND RECREATION.I MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT THIS BID.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TI ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to authorize City Manager to award and execute contract to Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, utilizing Buy Board Cooperative Purchasing Program for the purchase and installation of sports lighting for Field Number 1 at Vestal Park. ]
J.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD AND EXECUTE CONTRACT TO MOSCOW SPORTS LIGHTING.
LLC UTILIZING BUYBOARD COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SPORTS LIGHTING FOR FIELD NUM, FIELD NUMBER ONE AT VESTAL PARK PARKS AND RECREATION THERE.
UM, MR. MENDEZ, IF I, IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GONNA CORRECT, YOU KNOW, SET, SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
UM, UH, UNDER THE BUYBOARD IS, IS THIS MUST GO, UH, SPORT LIGHTING, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
AND THEY ENDED UP WITH THREE DIFFERENT, UH, SUBCONTRACTORS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
I THINK I, I JUST ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION 'CAUSE I WAS, UH, BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE WORK YOU DID HERE.
SO THE, THIS IS THE QUESTION I HAVE REGARDING THE, THE LAST ONE.
GOING BACK, BACK TO THOSE GAS TANKS, MAN, THOUGH MM-HMM.
AGAIN, KUDOS JAVIER, FOR DOING A GREAT JOB.
BUT COULD WE GO TO THE BUYBOARD TO SEE IF WE CAN BRING DOWN THAT PRICE ON THE INSTALLATION OF THESE, UH, GAS STORAGE TANKS FOR YOU? THERE'S NOT TOO MANY VENDORS THAT ARE ON WHITEBOARD THAT DO THAT TYPE OF WORK.
THERE'S SOME, SOME OUT OF THE VALLEY.
HOW FAR OUT OF THE VALLEY? HOW MUCH CHEAPER? I DON'T KNOW.
WE DIDN'T, I MEAN, HOUSTON AREA.
SEE, HERE'S THE THING, THE DIFFERENCE IS NOT 300, IT'S 400 AND SOME ODD THOUSAND.
FROM, ON, ON, ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE.
SO IT WOULD, WE WOULD HAVE TO I AGREE WITH DANIEL THERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, LET, LET ME GO CHECK.
I'LL GET TOGETHER WITH OSCAR IF I CAN FIND SOMEBODY THAT DOES IT CHEAPER AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK.
SECOND, THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to approve an agreement between the City of Harlingen and Spectrum for a Right of Entry to a parcel at the golf course to provide an upgrade or other service for the FAA/Airport outer marker beacon .]
LETTER K, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND SPECTRUM FOR, FOR RIGHT OF WAY OF ENTRY TO A PARCEL AT THE GOLF COURSE TO PROVIDE AN UPGRADE OR OTHER SERVICE FOR THE FAA AIRPORT ELDER MARKER.BEACON CITY MANAGER IS THERE MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[Item 11 - Board Appointments]
11.UH, FOR THE SENIOR ASSISTANT ADVISORY BOARD, I'M GONNA BE APPOINTING MIKE ZEL.
I DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT I JUST, UM, I WANT TO LAST AT THE LAST MEETING WE TALKED AND, UH, SHANNON'S NOT HERE, BUT SHE RECOMMENDED THAT WE APPOINT JASMINE AND I THINK COMMISSIONER MEMER THOUGHT THAT HE HAD AN APPOINTMENT, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.
AND SO THAT LEAVES US WITH HAVING TO FILL TWO APPOINTMENTS WITH THE CITY, WITH THE, THE SHELTER.
WAIT, THE SHELTER ADVOCATE FOR THE, THE ADVOCATE FOR THE, THE WEALTH, THE WELFARE ANIMAL WELFARE ADVOCATE, NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, UM, OPERATIONS, UH, MANAGER, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN, UH, WHICH WHICH HAVE BEEN JASMINE.
AND SO NOW, UM, EVERYBODY ON HERE HAS MADE APPOINTMENTS.
I HAVE ONE LEFT, BUT WE NEED TWO.
SO I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE THAT WITH Y'ALL SO YOU CAN REFLECT AND, AND JUST CLARIFY.
BRITTANY MCCORKLE, HER TERM EXPIRES IN MARCH OF 25.
RIGHT? I THINK WE UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU, OR YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD A VACANCY.
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MINDED.WELL, AT THE LAST MEETING YOU INDICATED THAT YOU HAD A VACANCY, SO WE SAID, OKAY, PERFECT.
THE TWO OF US, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO WE NEED TO, UH, AS I'M, AS I SAID BEFORE, EVERYBODY, I HAVE ONE, BUT I CANNOT, I HAVE ONE MORE, BUT I CAN'T APPOINT TWO.
AND SO, UH, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ HAS FIT THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO DO IT AGAIN, BUT I CAN'T DO THE ADDITIONAL ONE.
SO THOSE OF YOU THAT'S, UH, KINSLEY, UH, MORALES, REINI AND MIKE, SO I COULD APPOINT ONE OF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE, REMOVE YOUR, YOUR, YOUR APPOINTEE AND APPOINT ONE THAT WOULD COMPLY.
UM, SO THAT WAY THEY CAN MEET.
'CAUSE IF NOT, THEY'LL NEVER MEET.
IS THAT RIGHT? AND AND DANIEL'S ALWAYS THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA FIX THE ISSUE TODAY.
WHAT, WHAT'S GONNA BE THE NAME OF THIS NEW BOARD? IT'S THE SAME BOARD.
IT'S JUST WHEN YOU, YOU GUYS, WELL BEFORE, BEFORE THE LAWYERS WERE HERE, YOU CHANGED IT, MESSED IT UP.
AND NOW WE'RE JUST PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
UM, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
SO IT'S THE SAME BOARD, JUST THE MAKEUP IS DIFFERENT.
JUST SO MARK, YOU GUYS ARE GONNA NEED TO HUDDLE TOGETHER AND FIGURE, DRAW STRAWS ESSENTIALLY.
AND THEN GOING BACK, SORRY TO THE POINT YOU BROUGHT UP LAST TIME, RIGHT? WE GAVE THAT GENTLEMAN THE DOCTOR, UM, THAT AWARD OR THAT PROCLAMATION TODAY? MM-HMM.
WE WERE GOING TO, UH, MODIFY THE SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD.
AND THEY'RE NOT ALL SENIOR CITIZENS.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE YEAH, WE CAN CHANGE THE NAME AND ALL THAT.
SO MARK, IF YOU CAN GET WITH THE MAYOR, FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED FROM HER OR THE, FROM THAT BOARD AND THEN WE CAN AMEND IT.
I'M GONNA HIRE HIM WHEN HE DOES THE PROBATE LAW, HE DOES ALL THAT.
HE ELLE'S MOM OR FATHER? I'M SORRY.
AND, AND I THINK WE ALL HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO, TO MAKE ON, ON THAT AND SO, UM, WE'LL FI WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
BEFORE THEY'RE MEETING IN AUGUST, THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING SOME THING AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, SO WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT NEXT, NEXT MEETING OR SOMETHING.
AND SO THAT'S THE HOUSEKEEPING THAT I HAD ON THE BOARDS.
I DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENTS, UH, MIKE, YOU DON'T EITHER.
I HAD A QUESTION ARE HAVE WE MADE ANY EFFORTS AGAIN TO UM, BRING UP THE KEY PARING AND BEAUTIFUL BOARD? OH YEAH.
WE, WE ARE TRYING TO GET A DATE, UM, THAT THEY'LL, THEY CAN ALL MEET.
WE SENT OUT TWO AND THAT DIDN'T WORK.
SO WE HAVE TO REGROUP AND COME UP WITH ANOTHER DATE.
AND WERE WE GOING TO KEEP IT AT THE NUMBER IT SAT RIGHT NOW OR? WELL, NO, WE WANNA CHANGE IT, BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE IT UNTIL THEY MEET.
AND SO UNTIL WE CAN GET A QUORUM.
SO WE TRIED ONCE ALREADY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HERE.
YEAH, I REMEMBER ACTUALLY WE WERE ONE SHORT OF A QUORUM AND WE HAD, WE AT THE START OF THE DAY, WE HAD A QUORUM TO MEET, I DUNNO WHAT HAPPENED.
AND AMANDA WENT TO GO CHECK AND YEAH.
WASN'T EITHER THE PERSON SAID NO OR SHE COULDN'T REACH HER.
IS EVERYONE FULLY BOOKED UP ON THAT ONE? WELL, I NO, JUST FOUR VACANCIES THAT I, THAT I RE THAT UM, AMANDA HAS SENT TO ME, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL HIM, TALK TO HIM.
AND I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA POINT HIM, BUT, UM, I TRIED TO DO A LITTLE CONVERSATION BEFOREHAND.
UM, AND SO I THINK THAT, BUT IT'S STILL, I STILL HAVE, I HAVE NICK, BUT NICK IS, IS SERVING.
IS IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, HE'S, AND SO I HAVE ONE MORE AND I, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
I THINK THAT'S, UM, BRIANNA OR, AND SO WHAT I HAD ASKED FROM CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT THE LAST MEETING WAS FOR YOU TO CONTACT EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WAS ON THERE AND TO REPORT TO THE COMMISSION, UM, WHICH ONES WANT TO SERVE AND WHICH ONES DON'T.
SO DO YOU HAVE THAT FOR US? SO THAT WAY WE KNOW YEAH, I THINK I WILL HAVE IT FOR YOU TOMORROW.
WE WERE WAITING ON, UM, SOME, WE WERE WAITING ACTUALLY ON SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT RESPOND BACK TO US.
HE WOULD CALL BUT THEN CALL BACK.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL DO ANOTHER TRY AGAIN.
I THINK THAT COULD BE AN EMAIL, UM, THROUGH, THROUGH GABE AND JUST NOT REPLY ALL SO EVERYBODY KNOWS AND THEN YOU COME WITH YOUR APPOINTMENTS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
AMANDA, COULD YOU SEND THEM THE EMAIL YOU GUYS SENT ME? UH, FOR THE SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISOR? OH YES.
THEY JUST DID IT FOR ME YESTERDAY.
DEFINITELY BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO YELL AT ME FOR NOT APPOINTMENTS.
I I'M GONNA HAVE HER AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.
I'LL HAVE IT CLEANED UP AND THEN WE'LL SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY.
AND NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY PICKS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MY NOMINATION OF MIKE GAZELLE TO THE SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.[Item 12 - Executive Session]
OKAY.ITEM NUMBER 12, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL ITEM, ALL ITEMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION WILL BE DELIBERATED IN A CLOSED SESSION.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT GENERALLY PERMITTED TO AT TO ATTEND A CLOSED SESSION.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED AS AN ACTION ITEM AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR, HOWEVER, CITY COMMISSION WILL TAKE WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ENCLOSED.
SESSION LETTER, A EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL CONSULT PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.0712 REGARDING THE PROPOSED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LABOR AGREEMENT HARLINGEN PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION B PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0.0711 AND TWO ATTORNEY CONSULTATION SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 REGARDING BEST PRO LAND USE ISSUE C.
DISCUSSION ON PURCHASE OF PROPERTY MOTION.
TIME IS NOW SEVEN 50 AND WE WILL BE RETIRING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WHERE IS MY, THE TIME IS NOW 8:12 PM AND WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AND BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
[Item 13 - Action on Executive Session Items]
ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. THE CITY COMMISSION WILL CON RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AND MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION OF THIS AGENDA, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ELECTION ON ITEMS 12 A, 12 B, AND 12 C.IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED? SECOND.
CAN, CAN WE IDENTIFY THE ITEM, UH, MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED ON ITEM A 12 A, UH, 12 A.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AND NO ACTION
[Item 14 - Adjournment ]
ON ITEM 12 B AND 12 C.