Jun 19, 2024 City Commission Regular Meeting

ON TO ITEM FOUR, PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.

AND PUBLIC PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU CHRIS AND YOUR CREW.

[Item 4a - Presentation of Award to the Public Works Department by Texas Municipal League.]

ITEM FOUR, A PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE AWARD TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BY TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, HUMAN RESOURCES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSION.

SO TODAY WE HAVE TML HERE PRESENTING AN AWARD TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, UH, OUR, UH, CONSULTANT, JOHNNY VERA.

THANK YOU, ERICA MAYOR.

COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME.

I WAS HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, OR NOT WEEK, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA BE BACK TO PRESENT THIS AWARD.

I AM THRILLED TO BE HERE WITH YOU GUYS TODAY BECAUSE THIS AWARD IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT BY THE CITY

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OF HARING AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WITHIN ITSELF.

UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON IT, THIS IS FOR OUR ROAD READY PROGRAM INITIATIVE THAT WE KICKED OFF ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY THAT WORKS ON OR ANY OF THE ROAD STAYS SAFE OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.

SO WE PROVIDE A LOT OF EDUCATION AND A LOT OF, UH, SAFETY TIPS WITHIN THIS PROGRAM.

UH, PUBLIC WORKS CITY OF HARINGTON HAS BEEN VERY ENGAGED, THE INCEPTION OF IT.

AND, AND THAT'S WHY I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE.

ALONG WITH THE AWARD, WE ACTUALLY GIVE YOU A, UH, OFFICIAL LETTER, UH, THANKING YOU GUYS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAD OR THAT WE HAVE AND THE, THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT COMES WITH IT.

AND AGAIN, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON IT, YOU GUYS ARE THE ONLY, LIKE THE THIRD STATE, I MEAN THIRD CITY IN THE STATE, THIS AWARD SO FAR.

SO IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

UH, AND AGAIN, I REALLY DO WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS, CHRIS, HIS SUPPORT RUTH, UH, FOR THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE, UM, IT'S NOT EASY TO GET THIS.

YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE CALL MILESTONES.

YOU HAVE FIVE DIGITAL BADGES THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE CERTIFICATE, AND YOU HAVE TO GET AWARDED EACH ONE.

YOU HAVE TO EARN IT UNTIL YOU GET THE FIFTH ONE.

RIGHT AFTER THAT, YOU GET THE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

UM, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE AWARD, BUT WHAT COMES WITH IT AND THE, UH, DEDICATION THAT, THAT A DEPARTMENT IN OUR CITY HAS TO PUT INTO YOU GET THIS AWARD.

AND, UM, THAT IS WHY WE HIGHLIGHT IT IN THIS PARTICULAR WAY, BECAUSE IT REALLY SHOWS THE COMMITMENT THAT Y'ALL HAVE.

AND OF COURSE, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, THE CITY FOR ITS STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOPING EVERYBODY.

MAKE SURE THAT THEY SAFE, STAY SAFE OUT THERE, AND PROVIDING THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY NOT ONLY DO THEIR JOBS WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THEM, BUT THE EDUCATION AND THE AWARENESS THAT COMES WITH IT.

SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.

AND I, IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO COME AND PRESENT THIS TO YOU GUYS.

PUSH THE LETTER.

YOU WANNA FRAME THAT? GO AHEAD.

OR, OR WHY NOT? SURE.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY JUST A FEW WORDS.

UH, I'M NOT PROMISE, I, I'M NOT GONNA TAKE LONG.

SO, AS JOHNNY MENTIONED, THIS IS HARD.

UH, LAST YEAR, UM, I STARTED WORKING WITH JOHNNY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THREE BADGES FOR THE CITY, RIGHT? IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO GET THOSE LAST TWO, BUT I SAID, NEXT YEAR WE'RE GONNA GET IT.

SURE ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, RUTH CAME ON BOARD AND I KIND OF TASKED HER WITH THAT AND SHE RAN WITH IT, RIGHT? AND SO THIS YEAR SHE WAS ABLE TO GET US ALL FIVE, BUT ALSO, UM, WITH THE BLESSINGS OF OUR HR DIRECTOR, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT A SAFETY COMMITTEE WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS.

SO WE HAVE A CHAIR, A CO-CHAIR, WHICH IS TANYA AND DANNY.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT DANNY PUT UP ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO COME UP FOR THIS, FOR THIS, UH, AWARD.

HE ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A RODEO EQUIPMENT, WHICH, UM, A PWA AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, UH, VISIT US FOR THAT EQUIPMENT.

THEY LIKED IT SO MUCH THAT THEY SAID, WE WANNA DO THAT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THROUGH THE STATE.

AND SO DANNY'S GONNA BE ASSISTING WITH THAT.

AND SO IT'S JUST A TEAM EFFORT ON EVERYBODY'S PART, RIGHT? UM, THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, BECAUSE IF WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN'T DO THAT OURSELVES.

SO THANK YOU.

SO BEFORE WE TAKE A, TAKE A PICTURE WITH EVERYONE, I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU, CHRIS, THE WHOLE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, THE COMMISSION.

I KNOW EVERY, EVERY MOMENT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, WE LOVE TO BRAG ON YOU.

NOT BECAUSE JUST TO DO IT, BUT BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT.

I HAVE SEEN AND WITNESSED A TRANSFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SINCE DAY ONE FROM WHEN I TOOK OFFICE.

AND I KNOW THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND, UH, SAFETY IS PRIORITY FROM WHEN OSCAR WAS THERE TO WHEN YOU, YOU KNOW, TOOK OVER, WE DIDN'T SKIP A BEAT.

AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS SUCH AN EXCELLENT CHOICE TO HAVE YOU AS THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

YOU HAVE, YOU'RE SO PASSIONATE.

YOU THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND YOU HAVE THE RESPECT OF YOUR DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO WITH SUCH HIGH NUMBERS.

I MEAN, YOU PROBABLY HAVE THE MOST EMPLOYEES WITHIN, WITHIN THE CITY, AT LEAST FALL UNDER PUBLIC WORKS.

AND KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE YOU TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND I FEEL CONFIDENT SITTING HERE KNOWING THAT WE'RE PREPARED BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING.

I SEE IT, AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO SHARE OUR STORY WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA DEPARTMENT SO THAT THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY KNOWS, BUT KNOW THIS, THAT WE KNOW AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

AND I KNOW, UH, GABE FEELS THE SAME THE SAME WAY.

'CAUSE YOU MAKE HIS JOB JUST A LITTLE EASIER.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, IT MAKES ME HAPPY.

AND, UH, IT JUST GIVES ME, UH, PEACE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE YOU AND THAT YOU ARE PROTECTING EVERYBODY OUT THERE.

YOU'RE ALMOST LIKE, AND NOT ALMOST, YOU'RE LIKE FIRST RESPONDERS IN, IN, IN TERMS OF BEING OUT THERE AND

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ON THE FRONT LINES, HELPING PEOPLE IN TERMS IN TIMES OF NOT JUST DISASTER, BUT WHAT PEOPLE I DON'T THINK THAT THEY SEE IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN LIKE TWO YEARS FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE MAKING OF WORKING REALLY HARD AND NOT JUST DOING THE WORK THAT YOU DO OUT IN THE FIELD, BUT ALSO TAKING THE TIME TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS THAT GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO STAND OUT AMONGST THE REST.

AND THEN WE KNOW YOU GET ALL THESE OTHER, UM, ACCOLADES AND, UH, AND AWARDS FOR DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT STARTS AT THE TOP.

AND SO, CHRIS, YOU'RE AMAZING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, UM, PROCLAMATION, AND THEN OF COURSE OUR BUSINESS OF THE MONTH THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, WE DO HAVE OUR PET OF THE WEEK.

SEE, I THINK WE HAVE, OH, WE DO? OKAY.

SO BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.

OKAY, WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S THE NAME? OKAY, READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

ONE MORE.

ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

CAN I, ONE, TWO AND THREE.

[Item 4b - Dog of the Month]

AND THERE SHE IS.

THAT'S GORGEOUS.

I KNOW SHE, SHE OR HE IS A DALMATIAN, SO THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL DOG.

SHE'S LIKE SPARKY FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WELL, AND IT WAS MENTIONED TO ME THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE TONIGHT WITH US AS WELL, .

BUT, UM, GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS MS. PENNY.

PENNY IS ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD.

SHE WAS TURNED INTO US BECAUSE THERE WAS A DEATH IN THE FAMILY AND THEY JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CARE FOR HER AND HER TWO FIVE MONTH OLD PUPPIES.

SO WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE ALL THREE, AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

UM, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE COME INTO THE SHELTER.

WE ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM ONE TO SIX IN THE EVENING.

PENNY IS HOUSEBROKEN.

SHE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN SHE HAS TO GO OUTSIDE.

UM, AND SHE WILL ALSO LET YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE STRANGERS AT THE DOOR.

SO SHE, SHE'S NOT A HUGE BARKER, BUT IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE, SHE WILL LET YOU KNOW.

UM, SO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IS WELCOME TO CALL THE SHELTER, UM, OR GO IN AND VISIT HER OR HER PUPPIES.

THAT'S MELTDOWN.

SHE'S ADORABLE.

I WAS LIKE, MISS PENNY.

WHERE'S MISS PENNY ? LOOK AT THAT.

OH, SHE'S GONNA RUN THE SHOW.

SHE'S GONNA RUN THE MEETING.

SHE, SHE'S GONNA HELP ME WITH CALISSA.

CAN YOU GRAB A PHOTO SO YOU CAN SHARE? AND I DIDN'T REALIZE MS. PENNY HAD PUPPIES.

WELL, THERE'S TWO.

THERE'S ONLY TWO AND THEY'RE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS OLD.

SO THEY'RE, THEY ARE A LITTLE ON THE OLDER SIDE.

WE WON'T HAVE ANY MORE MISS PENNIES.

UM, BUT THEY'RE ALL AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

AND UPON HER ADOPTION, SHE AND THE PUPPIES AS WELL, THEY WILL BE SPAYED.

UM, SO

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WELL, THANK YOU.

SO FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING AT HOME, THEY CAN GO TO THE SHELTER MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TO, UM, ADOPT MS. PENNY OR, OR LOOK AT ANY OF THE OTHER ANIMALS THERE.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF ANIMALS THERE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FOREVER HOMES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE ARE PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

OR ANYONE THAT'S HERE WANTS TO TAKE MS. PENNY HOME.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, CALISTA, WHAT'S, WHAT DO YOU HAVE NEXT? OKAY, SO, SO NEXT

[Item 4c - Elder Abuse Prevention Month]

AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

AND SO BEFORE HERE TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION IS MONICA FIGUEROA, JOE CRUZ AND MARINA GUAVA.

AND BEFORE I INVITE THEM TO COME AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION, I WILL READ IT AND IT READS AS FOLLOWS.

WHEREAS PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL, GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS BY HELPING TO PRESERVE THE CUSTOMS, CONVICTIONS AND TRADITIONS OF MANY PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

AND THESE RESIDENTS ARE VITAL AND INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY AND THEIR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE HAVE ENRICHED OUR LIVES.

AND WHEREAS THE ABUSE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND IN 2023, THERE WERE 120,069 COMPLETED CASES OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSON ABUSE IN TEXAS, OF WHICH 83,737 WERE CONFIRMED.

AND WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE IS GROSSLY UNDER-REPORTED BECAUSE OF THE ELDERLY WHO ARE BEING ABUSED, FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL ANYONE OR ARE USUALLY ASHAMED AND SOMETIMES EVEN AFRAID.

AND WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE HAPPENS TO MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, WHETHER THEY ARE IN GOOD HEALTH OR INCAPACITATED IN SOME WAY IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS OR IN SUBURBIA.

AND WHEREAS MANY OF THE CASES INVESTIGATED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS INVOLVES SELF NEGLECT.

AND IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, NORMA MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HARLAN HINDU, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE AS 2024 AS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS.

WE URGE ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES.

MM-HMM, .

AND SO, UH, MONICA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, LET ME FIRST THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.

IN A SOCIETY THAT VALUES THE JUST TREATMENT OF ALL PEOPLE.

ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH REMINDS US THAT ELDER ABUSE HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL OF US.

AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS FOR IT.

UH, THEREFORE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT IT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUE ON WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY SUSPECT ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION, THE OF AN OLDER ADULT OR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DISABILITIES IS CRUCIAL.

THE A PS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE.

ON BEHALF OF OUR PROGRAM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OUR JUDICIAL PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN HELPING A PS CARRY OUT THEIR MISSION, WHICH IS TO PROTECT, UH, OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

IT IS THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION THAT WE ARE FORMING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY WHERE STRONGER SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED, AND WHERE EXISTING CONNECTIONS MUST BE REINFORCED AS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP TOWARD DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST ELDER ABUSE.

UH, TO REPORT ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, PLEASE CALL ALL HER OUR HOTLINE AT 1 802 5 2 54 0 0 OR OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.TXABUSEHOTLINE.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN HELPING US WORK TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE UNDER-REPORTED ISSUE OF ELDER ABUSE.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND PUBLIC WORKS OF HARLINGEN HAVING THOSE, UH, SANDBAGS AVAILABLE FOR OUR ELDERLY CLIENTS.

UH, I DID NOTICE IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW CITIES IN THE VALLEY THAT MADE 'EM AVAILABLE FOR OUR ELDERLY CLIENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE VITAL WORK THAT YOU DO FOR COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITIES AT LARGE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN.

THANK

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YOU.

I HAVE, UH, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, I'VE HAD SOME CLIENTS THAT HAVE, UH, HAD TO UTILIZE THESE SERVICES AND, UH, IT'S VERY HEARTBREAKING WORK.

I, I TIP MY HAT TO YOU GUYS 'CAUSE YOU GUYS SEE IT.

ALL THE PHYSICAL, FINANCIAL ABUSE, EVERYTHING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND, UH, WE'RE A BETTER COMMUNITY BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE IN IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY, SO YOU GET A PHOTO? OH YEAH.

CALISTA, TELL US ABOUT OUR BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.

PERFECT.

OKAY, READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

ONE MORE.

ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

AND GO.

READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

[Item 4d - Business of the Month "MOFI"]

THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT RECENTLY MOVED DOWNTOWN.

SO NEXT IS OUR BUSINESS OF THE MONTH, WHICH IS AN INITIATIVE THAT STARTED LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS OWNERS THAT MAKE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'VE PREPARED A VIDEO FOR YOU TO SEE BEFORE I TELL YOU WHO THAT IS.

SO MAFI IS A HEALTHY PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND ENJOY HEALTHY SNACKS, DRINKS, PROTEIN SHAKES.

UM, WE HAVE THE ACAI BOWLS, THE ENERGY DRINKS, HYDRATION DRINKS, COLD PRESSED JUICES.

YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

SO WHENEVER I MOVED HERE, I DID QUICKLY NOTICE THERE WAS NOT MANY HEALTHY OPTIONS TO GET A SNACK OR A FULL MEAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN ONCE COVID HIT, I REALIZED THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY OPTIONS.

AND SO ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER AND GOD OPENED DOORS.

EVERYTHING REALLY JUST FELL INTO PLACE AND IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING AND HAS BEEN GROWING EVER SINCE.

THESE ARE MOSTLY ALL MADE FROM SCRATCH.

OUR CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY HELP US COME UP WITH OUR RECIPES.

WE HAVE THE INGREDIENTS AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES OUR CUSTOMERS WILL CREATE SOMETHING.

AND IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE GOOD, THEN WE ADD IT TO THE MENU.

THERE'S BEEN TIMES THAT WE'VE HAD TO, UH, DOWNSIZE THE MENU BECAUSE WE, IT GETS A LITTLE, A LITTLE TOO BIG, BUT IT'S FUN BECAUSE IT HELPS OUR CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW, BE INVOLVED WITH THE BUSINESS.

SO MAFI STANDS FOR MAKE OTHERS FEEL IMPORTANT.

SO OUR GOAL IS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO FEEL BETTER WHEN THEY LEAVE THAN WHEN THEY CAME IN.

WE TRY TO GREET EVERYBODY WITH A SMILE.

WE A HELLO.

WE LIKE TO MAKE THOSE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS RATHER THAN JUST AN ORDER.

IT'S THE MOST REWARDING THING I BELIEVE YOU CAN DO.

SO AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, THIS BUSINESS OF THE MONTH IS MOFI.

AND SO ME AND BRANDON HAVE BEEN TAKING A LITTLE BIT MORE TRIPS THERE THAN WE NEED TO BE.

AND I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT HOW GREAT THIS SHOP IS, BUT I THINK THE OWNER BETTER COME AND TELL YOU HERSELF.

SO I SHOULD LIKE TO COME THROUGH.

UH, MY NAME'S CASEY.

I AM THE OWNER OF MAFIA ENERGY BAR.

UM, FIRST I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

UH, I AM NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER , SO THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY SHORT, BUT, UM,

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I THINK A LOT OF THE GRATITUDE GOES TO MY TEAM FOR SURE.

UM, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LIKE THE FOREFRONT AND, UH, DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE EVERY PERSON THAT COMES IN, YOU KNOW, FEEL, FEEL GOOD AND, UM, HELP THEM WITH WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY NEED HELP WITH.

WHETHER IT'S RECOMMENDED AN ORDER OR LISTENING TO THEIR STORY OR THEIR PROBLEMS OR THEIR, ANYTHING THEY, YOU KNOW, WANNA TALK ABOUT.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE HARLEEN FOR MANY MORE YEARS.

SO THANK YOU.

THIS IS KAYLA.

SHE'S BEEN WITH ME SINCE, UH, ALMOST DAY ONE.

SO SHE'S A LITTLE EMOTIONAL BECAUSE SHE'S THE MOST .

I CAN'T EVEN TELL Y'ALL HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS LADY.

AW.

SHE DESERVES THIS MORE THAN ANYONE AND I'M SO PROUD OF HER 'CAUSE SHE DOES A LOT FOR PEOPLE AND SHE'S SO GIVING AND SO HARDWORKING AND YOU KNOW, I, SHE DOESN'T GET ENOUGH LOVE, BUT YEAH, I LOVE HER VERY MUCH.

ME ALL LOVE HER TOO.

THANK Y'ALL.

Y'ALL ARE SWEET.

AND WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED? UH, WE ARE DOWNTOWN HARLEEN ON THE CORNER OF COMMERCE AND JACKSON.

SO RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE, THE, UM, YOU WOULD LOVE THE OFFICE.

OFFICE, Y'ALL'S OFFICE.

SO, SO MIKE IS GONNA BE A NEW CUSTOMER, I WILL TELL YOU.

'CAUSE THAT IS, THAT'S HIS JAM RIGHT THERE.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE .

YES, YES.

THERE A LOT OF CITY.

UM, PEOPLE ARE VERY LOYAL CUSTOMERS.

, A LOT OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND I KNOW THAT, UM, DOWNTOWN STAFF AND NOW MEDIA DEPARTMENT WILL BE INCLUDED.

AND I'LL JUST SAY, CASEY, YOU ARE ADORABLE.

YOU ARE A GREAT SPEAKER.

AND JUST FEEL CONFIDENT IN IT.

'CAUSE YOU JUST, AS SOON AS ANYBODY WALKS INTO YOUR STORE, EVERYBODY DOES FEEL HAPPY.

I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT STOOD FOR.

I, I KNEW IT WAS MAFI, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW.

UM, BUT IT, IT, IT MAKES, IT MAKES SENSE.

I ALWAYS WONDERED LIKE, WHERE DID THE NAME COME FROM? SO I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY, BUT THE GIRLS ARE ALWAYS HAPPY AND YOU ARE SO RESPONSIVE.

I KNOW I'LL MESSAGE LIKE, HEY, CAN I DO THIS OR CAN I DO THAT? AND YOU ARE REALLY JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU BRING THAT, THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL TO YOUR, YOUR ESTABLISHMENT AND HAVING THE LITTLE STOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF HANG OUT.

I AM SUPER EXCITED TO SEE YOUR CONTINUED GROWTH.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW.

UM, AND JUST MAKE SURE YOU STAY HERE IN HARLINGEN.

WE ARE .

WONDERFUL WELCOME MR. REYES.

CAN WE GET A, A PICTURE WITH THE GIRLS? SURE.

SOMETHING PRETTY COOL.

MY, THE SAME, I'M JUST A CUSTOMER.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SOME PICKLE BALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE GOOD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TALL PEOPLE BEHIND YOU OTHER THAN, OKAY.

READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

SO HARLINGEN, IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE IT OUT TO MAFIA, GO AND VISIT THEM DOWNTOWN AND TRY OUT THERE.

DELICIOUS.

UM, BOWLS OR SHAKES OR JUICES.

ALL HOMEMADE AND DELICIOUS.

ALRIGHT, MOVING

[Item 5 - Citizen Communication]

ON MELIN.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE.

CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.

AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE CITY COMMISSION AND SPEAK ON ANY MATTER NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGENDA.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND TO COMMENTS OR DELIBERATE ON TOPICS ADDRESSED.

MAYOR, WE DO HAVE TWO CITIZENS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR

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PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH MR. RAYMOND REYES.

UH, MAYOR COMMISSION.

RAYMOND REYES, 7 0 6 NANTUCKET.

UM, I APOLOGIZE THE LAST TIME I WAS, YOU KNOW, GOT TIED UP SOLVING SOME OTHER ISSUES, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT IT WORKED OUT IN THE END FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYBODY IN THAT PARTICULAR SCENARIO.

UM, UH, BASICALLY I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.

THERE'S ALWAYS GOING AROUND IN HARTON.

BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW, MOVED HERE IN 76 AND UH, I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH.

OF COURSE SAN ANTONIO, BORN AND RAISED, BUT I HAVE GRANDKIDS HERE.

I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AND I CONSIDER HARINGTON MY, MY SECOND HOME, IF NOT THE HOME.

UH, FOR A LONG TIME.

I GOT MULTIPLE GENERATIONS HERE.

I HAVE A LOT OF, UH, BUSINESS INTERESTS HERE AS WELL.

AND, UM, I'VE NOTICED WE CONTINUE MAKING POSITIVE PROGRESS.

OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME SETBACKS, BUT AS LONG AS WE READJUST AND MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

I BELIEVE THE DEPARTMENTS' HEADS ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN WITH WHAT THEY GOT.

I JUST, UM, FROM MY CONVERSATIONS WITH CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS, I THINK THAT IN SOME INSTANCES THINGS CAN POSSIBLY BE REALIGNED OR RE-LOOKED AT ON THE FINANCE SIDE TO MAKE SURE THESE DEPARTMENTS GET EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO, YOU KNOW, FOR THE BETTER GOOD OF THE CITY.

MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR THE CITIZENS OF HARINGTON.

UM, I ALWAYS BELIEVE AND, UH, AM I'M VERY TEDIOUS ABOUT BEING, UH, ON OVERSIGHT.

UM, I KNOW WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE RETIRED, BUT NOT REALLY.

'CAUSE I DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

I OVERSEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT MATTERS, UH, AND MULTIPLE LEVELS.

UM, IN GOVERNMENT BUSINESS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

BUT I LOVE IT.

I REALLY DO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE LIKE TO PLAY WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY, UH, AND THEY GET CAUGHT, IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY AND STUFF.

BUT I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

UH, REMEMBER THAT THE COMMISSION, THE MAYOR, EVERYBODY, UH, IN THESE KEY POSITIONS WERE ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND NOT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN ALL THE NONSENSE.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO MANY, MANY TIMES.

UM, MY FAMILY'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY WELL POLITICALLY CONNECTED AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS TRANSPIRE WHEN THEY ENTER THAT REALM AND THEN WONDER WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY JUST LOST THEIR PATH.

SO AS LONG AS WE STAY ON THE PATH OF PROGRESS FOR THE CITIZENS AND THE BETTER GOOD OF THE CITY, I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE OKAY.

AND, UM, I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT IT.

I HAVE TO GO AND BEAT THE BUZZER, SO I'M OUTTA HERE.

AND, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU ALL CONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU DO.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

MR. RODRIGUEZ, RIGHT HERE.

ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

NEXT MAYOR, WE HAVE MR. JAIME RODRIGUEZ.

MR. RODRIGUEZ.

OH, UH, GOOD EVENING.

NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS.

UH, AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK MR. VERA FOR THE, UH, MEMORIAL THE OTHER DAY.

UH, I THINK THERE'S A VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL AND AS A VETERAN, UH, APPRECIATE THAT.

I WISH I COULD DO MORE.

UH, I'M NOT THERE YET.

IT STILL'S STILL POSSIBILITY.

UM, I, I DID TALK TO MY PRECINCT, UH, REPRESENTATIVE MR. MORALES, AND, UH, I'M SURE HE'S TAKING CARE OF, UH, BUSINESS.

AND I JUST WANNA SEE, UH, THE COMMITTEE WORK THAT'S, AND, AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARDEES WHO I THINK THEY ALREADY LEFT.

BUT, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR RECOGNIZING.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU MR. RODRIGUEZ.

AND I DID GET YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I'LL ASK, UM, OSCAR, IF YOU CAN, UH, SET UP A TIME WHERE YOU CAN MEET WITH MR. RODRIGUEZ.

YES, MA'AM.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

TO ITEM SIX, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

MOVING ON

[Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]

ITEM SIX, A REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 1ST, 2024.

IS THERE A MOTION OR IS THERE ANY AMENDMENTS? MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT ANY.

Y'ALL HAVE THE PAGE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU'ALL.

UM, ANY MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON WITH THAT SUPPLEMENT? SECOND.

AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM

[Item 7 - Consent Agenda]

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

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DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH G? MAYOR, COULD I JUST ASK THAT WE, UH, CHANGE THE DATE FOR THE MICRO FESTIVAL FROM JUNE 22ND TO JULY 27TH? OKAY, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THAT SUBSTITUTION.

EIGHT, STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEMS IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE ACTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND ARE GENERALLY FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

OKAY, MOVING ON.

MOVING ON TO ITEM

[Item 8 - Staff Reports]

HOWEVER, ANY ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION MAY BECOME AN ACTION ITEM WITH THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR OR OTHER AFTER THE REQUEST OF ANY TWO COMMISSION MEMBERS OR THE CITY MANAGER.

ITEM EIGHT, EIGHT CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? NO, JUST TO, UM, LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT WE PLAN TO COME UP TO THE COMMISSION PROBABLY AT THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY AND PRESENT A REPORT ON DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE, UH, SO FAR, JUST SO WE CAN GET A HANDLE ON WHAT IT IS THAT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND NESS CREW HAVE BEEN DOING ALONG WITH THE HELP FROM OSCAR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ITEM EIGHT B STAFF REPORTS.

MAYOR, WE HAVE NO REPORTS TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME.

FANTASTIC.

ON TO ITEM NINE, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

MOVING

[Item 9 - 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 THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

IF MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD, YOU WILL 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.

MAYOR, WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

OKAY, WONDERFUL.

CAN YOU STILL READ ITEM NINE A? YES MA'AM.

ITEM NINE, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SUP TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS MICROBLADING TATTOO MAKEUP STUDIO IN A GENERAL RETAIL GR DISTRICT LOCATED AT 4 21 SOUTH 77 SUNSHINE STRIP, SUITE C BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOTS 2223, AND THE EAST 10 FEET OF LOT 24 BLOCK THREE.

WINDSOR PLACE SUBDIVISION.

APPLICANT TANYA CAN SALINA PUBLIC PLANNING AND DEPARTMENT.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NINE A, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO HAVING SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR NO ONE PRESENT FOR OR AGAINST.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO B ITEM B PUBLIC HEARING.

AMENDING THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER ONE 11 ZONING.

ARTICLE SIX, SECTION ONE 11 THROUGH ONE 40 OFF STREET PARKING BY AMENDING THE DIMEN DIMENSIONS OF THE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

ARTICLE 21, SECTION ONE 11 THROUGH 5 82, APPENDIX B PARKING AISLE WITH CHART BY AMENDING THE LENGTH AND MANEUVERING SPACE OF THE PARKING SPACES.

ARTICLE 10 SIGN REGULATIONS SECTIONS ONE 11 THROUGH 2 77 C LIGHTING AND SECTION ONE 11 THROUGH 2 77 D.

ADDITIONAL SIGNED REGULATIONS FOR BILLBOARDS BY REMOVING ANY REFERENCE TO SIGN PERMITS FOR ANIMATED SIGNS ONLY BEING ISSUED FOR THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING SIGNS TO THE SET ANIMATED SIGN.

APPLICANT CITY OF HARINGTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, HAVING NO ONE HERE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY,

[Item 10a - SUP - Microblading,Tattoo, Makeup Studio - Applicant Tania Cantu Salinas]

MOVING ON TO ITEM 10.

ACTION ITEMS CITY COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ANY ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY ON ITEMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OR AN ORDINANCE.

ITEM 10, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SUP TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS MICROBLADING TATTOO MAKEUP STUDIO IN A GENERAL RETAIL GR DISTRICT LOCATED AT 4 21 SOUTH 77 SUNSHINE STRIP, SUITE C BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOTS, 2223 AND THE EAST 10 FEET OF LOT 24 BLOCK THREE.

WINDSOR PLACE SUBDIVISION APPLICANT TANYA CONTU SALINAS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU MARK.

WE READ THE CAPTION.

YES MA'AM.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUED TO TANYA CANTU SALINAS TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS MICRO RELATING TATTOO MAKEUP STUDIO IN A GENERAL RETAIL GR DISTRICT LOCATED AT 4 21

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SOUTH SUNSHINE STRIP, SUITE C BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOTS.

2223 IN THE EAST, 10 FEET OF LOT 24 BLOCK THREE.

WINDSOR PLACE SUBDIVISION ON THIS ONE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT.

THE ONLY CHANGES I WOULD LIKE HAVE YET IS IF WE RECALL WE DID A MICROBLADING, UH, UH, ONE OFF OF THE EXPRESSWAY OFF OF AIR RANGE BILL.

I THINK THOSE HAD LONGER HOURS JUST TO GIVE, UH, THE BUSINESS OWNER MORE FLEXIBILITY.

OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE GIVING HER MORE FLEXIBILITY ON OUR, OKAY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

A AYE.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 10 B, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.

OKAY,

[Item 10b - Ordinance Adoption - Off Street Parking Spaces]

TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING, AMENDING THE CITY OF PARDONING AND CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER ONE 11 ZONING.

ARTICLE SIX, SECTION ONE, 11 THROUGH ONE 40 OFF STREET PARKING BY AMENDING THE DIMENSIONS OF THE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

ARTICLE 21, SECTION ONE, 11 THROUGH 5 82, APPENDIX B PARKING AISLE WITH CHART BY AMENDING THE LENGTH AND MANURING SPACE OF THE PARKING SPACES.

ARTICLE 10 SIGN REGULATIONS SECTION ONE 11 THROUGH 2 77 C LIGHTING AND SECTIONS ONE 11 THROUGH 2 77 D.

ADDITIONAL SIGN REGULATIONS FOR BILLBOARDS BY REMOVING ANY REFERENCE TO SIGN PERMITS FOR ANIMATED SIGNS ONLY BEING USED FOR THE CONVER CONVERSION OF EXISTING SIGNS TO THE SET ANIMATED SIGN.

APPLICANT CITY OF HARINGTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU MARK.

WILL YOU READ THE CAPTION IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HARLINGEN? CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER ONE 11 ZONING.

ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 1 11 1 40 OFF STREET PARKING BY AMENDING THE DIMENSIONS OF THE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

ARTICLE 21, SECTION A HUNDRED ELEVEN FIVE EIGHTY TWO, APPENDIX B PARKING AISLE, WHICH CHART BY AMENDING THE LENGTH AND MANEUVERING SPACE OF THE PARKING SPACES.

ARTICLE 10 SIGN REGULATIONS SECTION 111, 277 C LIGHTING, AND FOR SECTION 111, 2 77 D.

ADDITIONAL SIGN REGULATIONS FOR BILLBOARDS BY REMOVING ANY REFERENCE TO SIGN PERMITS FOR ANIMATED SIGNS ONLY BEING ISSUED FOR THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING SIGNS TO THE SAID ANIMATED SIGN, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING.

OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY HI.

GIMME A SECOND.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR SPEEDY HERE.

UM, IN, IN REFERENCE TO, TO THE WIDTH AND THE LENGTH OF THIS, UH, PARKING SPACES, I'M CURIOUS TO FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS VERSUS CARS.

BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A COMBINATION OF NATIONAL VERSUS STATE.

NO, IT'S A CITY OF HAR NATIONAL VERSUS A CITY OF HAREN.

SO, SO THE THING IS, MOST OF US DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS.

IF YOU'RE CUTTING THE LENGTH, WE'RE GONNA BE IN A PICKLE HERE.

SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT, I'M ALL FOR IT.

YOU REMOVE THE, THE, THE LENGTH OF THIS, UH, OF, OF, UH, THE, THIS PARKING SPACE.

I'M, I'M GOOD WITH THAT, BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE IT AS IS, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT.

SO JAVIER, WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT OURS MIRROR IS A NATIONAL STANDARD.

CORRECT.

WHICH WILL, UH, SAVE DEVELOPERS, UH, MONEY ON, ON PARKING LOTS BECAUSE IT WILL BE TWO LESS FEET OF ASPHALT.

UH, SO IT'S UH, LESS EXPENSIVE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS, UH, MORE GREEN AREAS.

SO IT'S GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

UH, LESS RUNOFF BECAUSE YOU HAVE LESS ASPHALT AND THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.

UH, EVERY, ALMOST ALL THE CITIES FOLLOW THE NATIONAL STANDARDS AND THE PEOPLE PARK NORMALLY JUST FINE.

UM, SO WE HAVE A BIG PICKUP TRUCK, WE CAN STILL PARK.

IF YOU HAVE A BIG, BIG PICKUP TRUCK, YOU'RE GONNA STRUGGLE.

NO MATTER IF YOU HAD A DUALLY OR YOU HAVE SOMETHING, YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA STRUGGLE NO MATTER WHAT.

THAT'S WHEN YOU GO IN YOUR WIFE'S CAR WITH .

I'M JUST, THAT'S YOUR TRUCK'S BIGGER THAN MINE.

I'M JUST KIDDING.

WELL, ERIC'S TRUCK IS, IS IS BIG AND WE TAKE, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT THAT IS THE STANDARD, THE NATIONAL STANDARD AND MOST OF IN THE RGB OTHER CITIES IN, IN NEIGHBORING AND THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS WHERE EVERYBODY, IT'S, IT'S NATIONAL HAS A TRUCK, MOST ALL DESIGNERS ALWAYS GO WITH THE NATIONAL STANDARDS.

SO WE HAVE TO TELL THE, WE HAVE TO TELL THEM NO, WE, HYDROGEN IS DIFFERENT.

UH, SO THAT RESULTS IN MORE ASPHALT, LESS GREEN AREAS, MORE RUNOFF, MORE EXPENSE.

I WAS JUST TELLING THEY CAN ALWAYS DO MORE.

THESE ARE, THESE ARE THE MINIMUM.

BUT THEY CAN, THEY CAN DO MORE IF THEY WANT TO.

AND THIS IS CONSIDERED PRO DEVELOPMENT, SO.

CONTINUE TO GROW, WE, WE NEED TO MAKE THESE CONCESSIONS AND I DON'T NOT NECESSARILY THINK IT'S A CONCESSION, IT'S REALLY DOING WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS WHAT IT'S DOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

I WAS TELLING GABE THAT IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT, UM, RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE COST FOR BUILDING OF PARKING LOTS HAS REALLY GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY.

I THINK ALMOST DOUBLE NOW THAT WITH MATERIALS AND EVERYTHING.

AND SO IT'S DIFFICULT AND IF WE WANNA

[00:45:01]

SO, UM, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MORALES? NO.

ALRIGHT.

THERE WAS A MOTION.

UM, AND A SECOND.

C, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

A AYE.

OPPOSED, OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM 10

[Item 10c - SUP - Storage Building - Applicant Ronald Richardson]

SUP TO ALLOW A STORAGE BUILDING DETACHED GARAGE GREATER THAN 144 SQUARE FEET IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD DISTRICT.

LOCATED AT 32 10 SEMINOLE COURT BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT SIX THROUGH SEVEN BLOCK THREE TREASURE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB SUBDIVISION A APPLICANT RONALD RICHARDSON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

UM, MARK YES.

IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLEEN, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A STORAGE BUILDING GREATER THAN 144 SQUARE FEET IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD DISTRICT LOCATED AT 3 10 32 10 SEMINOLE COURT DURING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT SIX AND SEVEN BLO THREE TREASURE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB SUBDIVISION PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING.

OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.

SO MOVED.

ON TO ITEM 10 D, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF FREEZA NICHOLS, INC.

MOVING

[Item 10d - Freese & Nichols, Inc.]

UNDER RFQ NUMBER 2024 DASH ZERO NINE PROFESSIONAL PLANNING SERVICES FOR A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH A SELECTED FIRM APPLICANT, CITY OF HARLINGEN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

IF I COULD JUST REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT WE DID RECEIVE A $300,000 GRANT FOR THIS PROCESS, UH, THAT IS TO INCLUDE NOT JUST THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BUT THE, UH, REZONING ORDINANCE OR ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY.

AND IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ONCE IT'S COMPLETED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR A MOTION? YEAH, JUST, JUST ONE THING IS WHEN I LOOKED OVER OUR 2016 PLAN, THERE WAS A COUPLE THINGS IN THERE THAT WE DIDN'T DO.

WHICH ONE? THERE'S THREE.

ONE WAS WE DIDN'T DO A MASTER PARKS PLAN.

I DON'T THINK WE DID.

ANOTHER ONE WE DID NOT DO IS WE DIDN'T DO A, UH, DOWNTOWN UH, PARKING STUDY.

'CAUSE IT SAYS IT WAS GONNA BE 45.

WE, WE DID DO A PARK STUDY DOWNTOWN PARKING, UH, NOT FOR DOWNTOWN PARKING, NO.

BUT IT WAS A PARKS.

THE FIRST ONE YOU MENTIONED WAS A PARK STUDY, RIGHT? WELL, YEAH, YEAH, WE DID DO THAT.

AND THEN IF IT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WE DID NOT DO IS A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, SINCE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LAST WEEK AND ALL THAT.

UH, I LOOKED OVER ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS.

THEY ALL, WHICHEVER COMPANY THIS COMMISSION DECIDES, THEY ALL ACTUALLY HAVE EXPERIENCE DOING THAT.

UM, AND I WOULD ASK THAT WE INCLUDE THAT LOOKING AT OUR RFP, IF YOU LOOK UNDER SECTION 3G, IT ACTUALLY ALLOWS US TO ADD ON, UM, THOSE EXTRA STUDIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.

THE, THE ONE THING THAT WE DID DO THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE HAVE NOW DID CALL FOR WAS TO ADOPT A MIXED USE FOR DOWNTOWN.

UM, THAT TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE FIRE CODE REQUIRED FOR SEPARATION BETWEEN, UH, BUSINESS AND A RESIDENTIAL.

WE FINALLY GOT THROUGH THAT, UH, WORKING WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL AT THE TIME AND WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH MIXED USE FOR THE DOWNTOWN.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS FOR THE CAMPLAND THAT IT CALLED FOR THE D FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

SO WE DID DO THAT.

UM, WE ALSO DID AN INTERNAL, UH, PARKING ANALYSIS FOR THE PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE TO THE DOWNTOWN.

UH, BUT THAT WAS ALL WE DID.

IT WASN'T THE FULL BLOWN, UH, DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT STUDY.

THE ONE I'M LOOKING AT, IF YOU GO ONTO THE CITY'S WEBSITE IS THE HARLINGEN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE PRIORITY LIST.

AND SO GOING OFF THE PRIORITY LIST AND THOSE, THOSE THREE, TWO THINGS AT LEAST HADN'T BEEN DONE.

AND I WOULD LIKE, BASED ON OUR LAST CONVERSATION FOR US TO TACK ON THAT PARKS MASTER PLAN.

UM, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE PRIORITY LIST CAME FROM THE CITY COMMISSION AFTER THE COMP PLAN WAS COMPLETED.

WE HAD A RETREAT WHERE THE COMMISSION PRIORITIZED ALL THOSE PROJECTS.

SO I'D LIKE TO DO THAT ONCE THIS PLAN IS COMPLETED, GO BACK AND COME UP WITH A PRIORITY LIST FROM THIS COMMISSION ON WHAT THEY WANT STAFF TO FOCUS ON.

AND THOSE WERE THE PROJECTS THAT WE ACTUALLY, UM, STARTED WITH.

SO ONCE WE HAVE A COMPLETED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT PROCESS AND DO SOMETHING SIMILAR IN THAT REGARD TO HAVE A PRIORITY LIST TO ESTABLISH BY THE CITY COMMISSION BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE HAVE, UH, GIVEN TO US.

THE, THE, THE COPPER TO PLAN, UH, PROBABLY AROUND SIX TO NINE MONTHS.

HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE, GABE? UM,

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IT, UH, 12 MONTHS IN THE, THE RFQ IS 12 MONTHS.

YEAH, BUT IS THAT, WILL IT TAKE THE 12 MONTHS? OH YEAH.

OH, OKAY.

IT DEPENDS HOW MUCH OUTREACH YOU WANNA DO AND I THINK YOU WANNA DO A LOT.

SO 12.

WHERE ARE WE? WHAT IS JULY? WELL WE'RE, WE'RE AT THE END OF JUNE, 12 MONTHS FROM THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT.

SO POTENTIALLY WHEN WOULD WE BE HAVING THIS RETREAT? OH, AFTER WE'VE ACCEPTED THREE MONTHS, WE'D HAVE TO ACCEPT THE COMP PLAN HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL.

LIKE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR? YEAH.

UM, SO IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK THAT THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE GOOD POINTS AND I, I THINK THE COMMISSION HAS GONE IN THAT DIRECTION ANYHOW WITH PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS.

IF, WAS THERE A MOTION OR? YEAH, I WOULD MAKE, OH, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

I, I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

OUT OF THESE 20 PEOPLE OR 20, UH, FIRMS THAT YOU REACHED OUT TO, YOU ONLY HAD THREE THAT, UH, THAT RESPONDED CORRECT.

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE FROM HARINGTON, RIGHT? OR MAYBE ONE.

UH, THE, THE FIRM THAT IS THE TOP RANKED BY THE COMMITTEE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BASED IN FORT WORTH, BUT THEY HAVE AN OFFICE HERE IN HUNTINGTON.

YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY THEY HAVE AN OFFICE.

FRIES NICHOLS HAS AN OFFICE IN ARLIN.

THAT'S WHAT THEY REFERRING TO.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, THE TOP SELECTION AS WELL AS TO INCLUDE, UH, ACCORDING TO GABE, RIGHT? UH, THE MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS, MASTER PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN AND THEN A MASTER DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY AS WELL AS ALLOWABLE.

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

SO WE CAN TRY TO EXPEDITE, DO AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN BE LOOKING AT AUGUST, UM, IN AND DOING THOSE PRIORITIES BECAUSE THAT'LL BE, I WAS THINKING IF IT COULD BE DONE PRIOR TO BUDGET, BUT IT CAN'T.

BASED ON THE NEXT PHASE IS TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT.

UH, MR. GONZALEZ WILL BE DOING, DOING THAT.

AND, UH, AFTER THAT IS, LET'S GET TO WORK.

JUST, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THOUGH THAT THE RP DID NOT INCLUDE THOSE THREE.

UM, CORRECT.

THAT'S WHY I SAID THERE WAS SECTION, IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION THREE YEAH.

UH, ARTICLE OR SECTION 3G, I CAN SEND YOU EXACTLY WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, MARK SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT.

FIRST OFF, I THINK HE'S TALKING ABOUT COST.

WELL, EVEN TIME THEY MAY HAVE TO COME, GO BACK TO THEIR GROUP AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT ADDITIONAL, THOSE THREE STUDIES WILL COST AND THEN GIVE US A A TELL 'EM WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE TIME THOUGH.

I AGREE WITH 12 MONTHS IS SUFFICIENT.

I ALWAYS THINKING SAY 12 MONTHS, THEY SHOULD DO NINE, BUT IT'S A BIG FIRM AND THEY HAVE A, A LOT OF STUFF.

ALL SOUNDS GOOD.

UM, DID WE VOTE? UM, NO.

NO WE DIDN'T.

NO, WE DIDN'T VOTE.

NO, WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MOTION.

YEAH, WE, UM, WE'VE GOT FOR, UM, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MIKE.

UM, ER, WE, WE DID VOTE YES.

OH, OKAY.

WE DID, YEAH, WE GOT A MOTION.

THANK COMMISSION MOTION.

WAS THERE A VOTE? YEAH, WE VOTE.

I'M GLAD I'M NOT THE .

I'M GONNA GET YOU A MOFI DRINK BEFORE MY .

I'VE GOT THE COFFEE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

I 10 E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE HARINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE 1 20 24 FORD EXPLORER.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK ALREADY.

YES, YES, YES.

WITH THE STORM COMING, SO, ALL RIGHT.

I BLAME ALBERTO.

YEAH, ALBERTO, THAT WAS GOOD.

[Item 10e - HPD Vehicle Purchase]

XLT FROM THE FEDERAL FORFEITURE TREASURY ACCOUNT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

I HAVE A YE QUESTION.

SORRY.

I I KNOW THIS IS A TH ONE MINUTE QUESTION HERE.

30 SECONDS, GABE, ON, ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AS LONG AS IT'S, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS.

AS LONG AS IT'S TIPS OR TASK B OR WHATEVER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OTHER, UH, UH, BIDS OR QUOTES, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

MAKE A CALL.

IT'S UNDER THEM.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S, THAT'S CORRECT.

UM, YES.

WAS THAT, DO YOU WANNA QUESTION THAT? IF THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO, THE THE ANSWER IS YES.

YEAH, I JUST WANNA VERIFY.

YEAH, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ONE.

I'M SURE IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE SECOND ONE.

AND THERE'S SEVERAL AGENCIES THAT, SO THE THING IS, AS LONG AS THEY'RE WITH, UH, ONE OF THESE BY BOARDS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OTHER BIDS.

CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S IT.

THAT IS CORRECT, YES.

THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE BUY BOARDS.

YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T, UH, SO YOU DON'T DO DO ANY QUOTES OR BIDS WITHIN THE BUY BOARDS? NO, I THINK WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE ON THE COMMISSION.

SO, UM, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND.

[00:55:01]

[Item 11 - Board Appointments]

ON TO ITEM 11.

BOARD APPOINTMENTS.

SPECIFICALLY APPOINTMENT OR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO INCLUDE APPOINTMENT AND OR REMOVAL OF ANY POSITION SUBJECT TO APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL BY STATUTE, ORDINANCE OR BYLAWS.

UH, COMM, UH, FEE GUILLEN REAPPOINTED TO THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BOARD.

IT'LL BE DEBBIE REYES TO THE, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

I DON'T HAVE ANY.

NONE.

NONE, NONE.

I WANNA REAPPOINT IDA VIAL TO THE KEY CARNAGEN.

BEAUTIFUL BOARD.

SPEAKING OF THAT, NOW THAT Y'ALL HAVE APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE A MEETING SCHEDULED? WE, WE, I THINK WE HAVE 'EM FOR MONDAY.

UH, AMANDA, WE ABLE TO GET A QUORUM ON WHAT? ON THE KEY BEAUTIFUL BOARDS? UH, WE HAD 10.

'CAUSE YOU WANTED 10? THAT, THAT, THAT, NO, I WANTED AT LEAST 10.

I WE GET MORE.

IT'S BETTER, BUT AT LEAST 10.

WELL, WE GOT NINE.

WE HAD 10, BUT ONE DR ONE SAID NO, I'LL DO CALL BACK.

YOU'LL DO IT, SIR? YEAH, I'M, I'M ON THE BOARD SO I'LL GET ON.

CAN YOU BE THERE MONDAY? UH, PROBABLY WHAT TIME? SAME TIME.

1730.

WHAT IS THAT? FIVE 30 .

1730.

I'M SORRY, I HAD TO TRANSLATE THAT FIRST.

1730 IN MY WORLD.

AND ALL THE MARINES WILL BE THERE, ? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

1730.

READY TO GET MY CLASS ON HOW HOTEL .

FANTASTIC.

OKAY, GOOD IDEA THEN.

OKAY, SO THEN WE GO FORWARD.

OKAY, WE'LL POST TOMORROW.

I HAVE THE AGENDA READY AND EVERYTHING SIR.

SO I DID SEND YOU A ANOTHER DRAFT.

YES SIR.

YOU SENT ME ANOTHER ONE? YES.

I SENT YOU ONE THAT WAS APPROVED SO I, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

CAN I SEE IT? THE DRAFT PLEASE? OH YEAH, SURE.

I'D LIKE TO SEE BEFORE POST.

CAN YOU SEND IT TO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ AND COMMISSIONER LEY? YES, I WILL.

AND WHOEVER THE OTHER GUY IS.

NO REALLY GOT BUMPED OFF.

OH, OKAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

I THOUGHT I WOULDN'T, I DIDN'T REMEMBER WHO TEMPORARY THEY TOOK COMMISSIONER.

UM, SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS? MOTION.

[Item 12 - Executive Session]

12, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL ITEMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION WILL BE DELIBERATED IN CLOSED SESSION.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT GENERALLY PERMITTED 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 NOT TAKE ANY ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION.

ITEM 12 A PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.0711 AND TWO ATTORNEY CONSULTATION SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 REGARDING 83 77 PROPERTIES PD MANAGER MOTION.

I GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:30 PM AND WE WILL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND BE OUT SHORTLY.

LET'S SEE.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:39 PM AND WE ARE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ITEM

[Item 13 - Action of Executive Session Items]

[Item 13 - Adjournment]

13, ACTION.

ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AND MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION OF THIS AGENDA.

ITEM 13, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEM 12 A.

AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, MAY A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, PROCEED AS DISCUSSED.