[Item 1 - Call to Order ]
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THE TIME IS NOW 5:35 PM WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
IT HAS BEEN POSTED AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE CITY COMMISSION AS EVERYONE IS PRESENT AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK FOR US TO PLEASE RISE AS, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM REINI PEREZ LEADS US IN OUR INVOCATION.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER HERE TODAY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF HAREN.
WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, GUIDANCE, AND GRACE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO WE REPRESENT.
GRANT US THE STRENGTH TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, HUMILITY, AND FAIRNESS, AND TO SEEK UNITY OVER DIVISION.
BLESS THE CITY AND ALL WHO CALL IT HOME.
MAY OUR ACTIONS REFLECT THE VALUES OF COMPASSION, JUSTICE, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.
IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE ALL PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR FORWARD STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND I JUSTICE FOR ALL MARK
[Item 2 - Conflict of Interest]
UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OF A COMMISSION 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 OR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE.
SEVEN B UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA, JUST CLOSING STREETS FOR RATES.
ITEM THREE, ANNOUNCEMENTS ITEM.
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 RECOGNITIONS.
ITEM THREE, A MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? I DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[Item 3b - City Manager's Announcement ]
THREE B, CITY MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.MR. GONZALEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? YES.
UM, I'D LIKE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THIS FRIDAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR TONY BUTLER GOLF COURSE AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
UH, THEN ON SATURDAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT STARTING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
ALL THE SLOTS ARE SOLD OUT, BUT YOU CAN STILL GO OUT AND, AND JUST VIEW THE, UH, BAD PLAYERS LIKE MYSELF.
UH, OUT ON THE COURSE, UM, THE, UH, DECEMBER 4TH CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE MUSEUM.
IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE EARLY VOTING, UH, IN THE CHAMBERS.
UH, CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED, UH, ON THE 28TH AND 29TH OF NOVEMBER FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS.
AND, UM, ONE OF OUR, UH, ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES RECEIVED AN AWARD AT ONE OF THE EVENTS.
I'D LIKE, UH, OSCAR TO JUST GET UP AND INTRODUCE, INTRODUCE HIM.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, PARTICIPATED IN, UH, UH, AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS, UH, ASSOCIATION.
RODE THIS WEEKEND AT BASS PRO SHOP.
SO I'M GONNA CALL CHRIS TORRES UP HERE SO HE CAN, UH, GIVE YOU ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT WENT ON.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
CHRISTOPHER TORRES, PAULA WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
SO, UM, THIS IS EXCITING, UM, FOR ME, RIGHT? BUT I THINK IT'S EXCITING FOR THE CITY AS WELL.
SO, VICENTE RODRIGUEZ, HE IS ONE OF OUR, UH, HE'S ACTUALLY OUR DRAINAGE MANAGER.
HE COMPETED, HE COMPETED IN THE EQUIPMENT, ANNUAL EQUIPMENT RODEO THAT THE LOCAL BRANCH HAS.
THE LOCAL BRANCH, UM, HAS, UH, MUNICIPALITIES FROM ROMA ALL THE WAY TO SOUTH PATRICK ISLAND.
AND THERE IS CLOSE TO 317 MEMBERS.
WELL, UM, HE GOT THE, UH, GRAND CHAMPION LAST YEAR, AND HE DID IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT ACCO ACCOMPLISHMENT.
IT SAYS A LOT FROM OUR STAFF, RIGHT? SO, I, I, I, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
SO WHERE IS HE GONNA PARTICIPATE NEXT? OH, AND, UH, SINCE HE GOT THE GRAND CHAMPION, HE, HE GETS SPONSORED TO GO TO THE STATE AND COMPETE AT THE, AT THE STATE LEVEL, UH, IN COLLEGE STATION.
AND THIS, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND WEEK OF, UH, FEBRUARY.
CONGRATULATIONS YOU SENT THERE.
SO LET'S, UH, TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR CHAMPION.
WILL THE COMMISSION JOIN ME? YOU'RE GONNA BRING THE SAME THING FROM STATE TOO, RIGHT?
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ONE, TWO AND THREE.AND I TELL YOU OUR, UM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IT REALLY IS SECOND TO NONE.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF ALL OF THEM.
THEY CONTINUE TO, UH, COME TO THE COMMISSION MEETINGS WITH AWARDS AFTER AWARDS, AND WE, WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND REPRESENTING HARLINGEN.
[Item 3c - City Commission Member's Announcements]
ITEM C, CITY COMMISSION MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS.COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? UH, I HAVE A COUPLE REAL QUICK.
UH, NEXT WEEK IS THANKSGIVING, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED IN LIFE.
AND MOST RECENTLY, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MIND TO ME.
WE HAD A VETERAN'S DAY PARADE AT MARINE MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY, AND WE HAD A YOUNG MAN THERE THAT WAS A 99-YEAR-OLD D-DAY SURVIVOR ARMY.
HE WAS ARMY AND, UH, STILL SHARP, A LITTLE BIT FRAIL.
BUT I TALKED WITH HIM FOR QUITE A WHILE AND HE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW IT, WHAT AN HONOR IT WAS TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND HIS COUNTRY IN ONE OF THE BATTLES THAT THEY'LL BE TALKING ABOUT 200 YEARS FROM NOW.
AND I THINK WE TAKE FOR GRANTED, PEOPLE THAT LOOK AT LIFE LIKE THAT, WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THE PETTINESS OF DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES.
SO WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE THANKFUL NEXT WEEK, WHICH YOU SHOULD BE FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, JUST ALSO BE THANKFUL FOR THE FREEDOM THAT GUYS LIKE THAT.
UH, WE'RE PRIMARY REASON WHY WE'RE ALL STILL HERE TODAY.
THAT'S MY STORY, AND I'M STICKING TO IT.
UH, TEXAS LO UH, LONE STAR SHOWDOWN FOR ANY AGGIES, YOU KNOW, I HOPE IT'S A GOOD GAME, RIGHT? BUT
'CAUSE FORD IS THE ONE THAT DOES THE, THE LITTLE PLUG FOR THAT.
I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE DO HAVE RUNOFF, UH, ELECTIONS AND VOTING IS GOING TO START DECEMBER 2ND, UH, WHICH IS A MONDAY THROUGH DECEMBER 10TH.
AND THERE WILL BE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AT THE LOCATIONS THAT, UM, DAVE MENTIONED, THE HARLINGEN CONVENTION CENTER, THE CULTURAL ARTS, UH, CENTER, AND CITY HALL.
SO FOR FOLKS THAT GENERALLY GO TO THE ANNEX, TAKE NOTE THAT THE ANNEX WILL NOT BE AN EARLY VOTE LOCATION, SO MAKE PLANS TO VOTE EARLY AT ONE OF THOSE THREE LOCATIONS.
AND ON DECEMBER 14TH WILL BE ELECTION DAY FOR DISTRICTS THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE.
AND DISTRICT THREE PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO VOTE AT THEIR POLLING SITE, WHICH IS THE U-T-R-G-V, UM, U-T-R-G-V, CLINICAL CLINICAL CENTER.
AND DISTRICT FOUR IS AT BOWIE ELEMENTARY AND DISTRICT FIVE AT STEWART PLACE, OR THE HARLINGEN CONVENTION CENTER.
AND THOSE NOTICES WERE DULY POSTED BY OUR CITY SECRETARY IN THE NEWSPAPER.
SO THANK, THANK YOU FOR, FOR THAT.
MOVING ON, DO YOU HAVE ANY? NO, WE'RE FINE.
I WAS JUST GONNA MENTION THE ELECTION, BUT YOU, YOU GOT IT.
AND, UM, PRAY FOR ME WHEN WE'RE WATCHING THE COWBOYS RIGHT ON THANKSGIVING, BECAUSE I, GOOD.
TEXAS DID REAL WELL THIS PAST WEEK.
[Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter- "Pet of the Week"]
OKAY.ITEM FOUR, PROCLAMATION, PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR A HARLING AND ANIMAL SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK.
OH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COMMISSION.
TONIGHT WE HAVE BROUGHT MS. BRIDGET WITH US.
SHE IS A LAB MIX, ABOUT A YEAR OLD, SO SHE'S PRETTY MUCH FULL GROWN.
UM, SHE IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY VACCINATED.
SHE, AS PART OF HER ADOPTION, SHE WOULD BE SPAYED.
SHE LOVES KIDS, SHE LOVES TO PLAY OUTSIDE.
SHE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK RIGHT NOW JUST SITTING THERE BEING SUPER QUIET.
UM, SHE IS LOOKING FOR HER FOREVER HOME.
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UM, THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT HER SIZE WHEN SHE, SHE'S DONE GROWING.UM, THE SHELTER STAFF IS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH HER AND WORKING TO GET HER FULLY POTTY TRAINED.
AND SHE IS WELL ON THE WAY TO BEING HOUSEBROKEN.
UM, SHE'D MAKE A GREAT INSIDE DOG FOR SOMEBODY, MAKE A GREAT LAP DOG.
I DID WANNA ALSO MENTION ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN HER OR ANY OF THE ANIMALS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ARE WELCOME TO GO BY 1106 MARKOWSKI, OR THEY CAN CALL 2 1 6 52 50 AND TALK TO THE SHELTER STAFF ABOUT BRIDGET OR ANYBODY ELSE.
WE HAVE STUCK WITH OUR, UM, TREND NOW, OF ALL THE ANIMALS THAT WE BRING TO CITY COMMISSION HAVE BEEN ADOPTED.
MS. ATHENA HAS FOUND HER FOREVER HOME.
SO WE WERE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE HAD AN EVENT AT PETSMART, AND WE HAD THREE ADOPTIONS.
WE HAD AN EVENT AT TRACTOR SUPPLY, HAD TWO ADOPTIONS.
AND WE WILL BE HAVING A MICROCHIP CLINIC THIS SATURDAY FROM EIGHT UNTIL NOON, AND WE'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT.
AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE, UH, MISS ATHENA ADOPTED, AND SHE WAS, SHE HAD BEEN THERE FOR THREE MONTHS, WAS THAT RIGHT? OR, SHE HAD BEEN THERE, I BELIEVE SINCE AUGUST 5TH, AUGUST 8TH, THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.
AND BRIDGET HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE OCTOBER, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER.
I THINK YOU BROUGHT A LAB AND PURPOSE, RIGHT? SO THAT I COULD LOOK AT IT.
THANK YOU ALL AND, AND GREAT WORK.
WE DID SEE ALL OF THE ADOPTIONS AT THE TRACTOR SUPPLY AND AT PETSMART, AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
[Item 4b - Mayor's Business of the Month- "Pepe's Mexican Restaurant"]
OKAY, ITEM FOUR B, MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH, PES MEXICAN RESTAURANT.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
OUR MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH AWARD HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND THIS MONTH'S RESTAURANT, AND THIS MONTH'S OWNER NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION, BUT HERE IS A VIDEO THAT WE'VE PREPARED FOR YOU.
PEP IS A MEXICAN RESTAURANT HERE IN HARINGTON, TEXAS.
I'M MEETING IN THESE LOCATIONS, SO 1994 OR A MANAGER.
AND IT'S A, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD BUSINESS, BUT, UH, IT'S A BUSINESS HERE.
YOU HAVE TO BE THERE SOMETIMES 60, 17 HOURS A DAY, YOU KNOW, AND DEDICATION AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING COMES OUT FINE.
YEAH, I GOT FAJITAS AND SALADS, I GOT BOTAS, I GOT COMBINATION PLATES.
I GOT, UH, APPETIZERS, MARGARITAS, I GOT BEER, WINE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT I GOT RECOGNIZED.
LIKE I SAY, I JUST CELEBRATED MY 30TH ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK AND I HAD A REAL GOOD TURNOUT.
KNOW, I JUST LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME SEE US HERE AND TRY OUR FOOD AND, UH, OUR SERVICE AND THE PRICES.
YOU KNOW, I GOT GOOD PRIDE, HOUSTON, SO AS YOU GUYS HEARD, IT IS PEPPES 30TH YEAR OF OPERATION.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS BEFORE I INVITE JOE UP HERE.
I'VE BEEN EATING THE ENCHILADAS AT PEPPES MY ENTIRE LIFE, AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER ORDERED ANYTHING ELSE.
SO, JOE, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS HONOR, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND LIKE I SAY, I'VE BEEN THERE TOO MANY YEARS.
WELL, LIKE I SAID, THANKS A LOT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE FOR THIS HONOR.
YOU, SO, I'M SURE EVERYONE THAT IS IN THIS ROOM HAS EATEN AT PEPS.
UM, I, A LITTLE JUST, UM, FUN FACT, I'VE KNOWN JOE SINCE I WAS PROBABLY 13, 14 YEARS OLD.
MY WHOLE FAMILY KNOWS, KNOWS JOE.
MY MOM HAD, UM, THE CHICKEN ITOS, MY DAD LOVES THE BISTE RANCHERO.
I LIKE THE CHEESE ENCHILADAS AND THE, THE JALAPENO SOUP.
AND PEPS IS ONE OF THOSE RESTAURANTS WHERE YOU WALK IN AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT TAKES YOU BACK TO WHEN YOU WERE A KID, BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE STILL THERE.
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE GROWN UP WITH THEM AND LEARNED ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU WALK IN AND
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THEY ADDRESS YOU BY NAME.THEY KNOW WHERE YOU WANNA SIT, THEY KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT.
AND THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO YOU, JOE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE FOUND THE SECRET SAUCE WHERE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
THERE'S SOME SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE IN THE ROOM AND KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES.
AND YOU'VE DONE IT FOR 30 YEARS.
SO WHATEVER IT IS, BOTTLE IT UP AND SELL IT TO EVERYONE ELSE IN
WELL, IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN HARD, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND THE DEDICATION DEDICATE MYSELF.
NOW I HAVE MY MANAGER, MIKE RERA.
I WON'T BE THERE BECAUSE, 'CAUSE HE'S THERE EVERY DAY.
HE TAKES GOOD CARE OF ME, AND I LOVE HIM LIKE A SON, YOU KNOW? AND, AND, AND, AND I HOPE PURPOSE WILL BE ANOTHER 15, 20 YEARS.
I HOPE IF I'M ALIVE, YOU KNOW? I KNOW, I KNOW IT WILL.
RIGHT? AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR FAMILY, AND FOR YOUR WORK FAMILY TOO.
AND WE HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CELEBRATE 40 YEARS, 50 YEARS WITH YOU.
LIKE I SAID, EMPLOYEES, I GOT MY COOK.
SHE'D BEEN WITH ME ABOUT 38 YEARS.
NINE YEARS ANTONIO'S FIGURE OUT.
AND THEN MY WAITERS, I GOT FIVE WAITERS BEING THERE 25 YEARS WITH ME.
AND I GOT THREE IN THE KITCHEN BEING WITH ME 25 YEARS, I, I HAD TWO DISHWASHERS, 23 YEARS.
HE WAS AN 80-YEAR-OLD MAN, YOU KNOW, PLUS, YOU KNOW, I GOT A HOSTESS 24 YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY OTHER PLACE IN TOWN THAT HAS, HAS DONE THAT.
AND I JUST LOVE TO SEE THE SAME, YOU KNOW, THE SAME HAPPY, SMILING FACES WHEN WE WALK IN THERE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR HAR.
WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A, A, A PHOTO WITH YOU.
DO YOU WANNA BE IN THIS PICTURE? I, I WAS GONNA TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU.
[Item 4c - Recognition of Award - "Pooches Corner-1 5 Year Celebration"]
ITEM FOUR C.RECOGNITION OF AWARD GOES TO POOCH'S CORNER, 15 YEARS CELEBRATION.
SO WE'RE SELLING, CELEBRATING ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR ANOTHER GREAT HARLINGEN BUSINESS, WHICH IS POOCH'S CORNER, ALSO IN DISTRICT TWO.
ALSO IN DISTRICT TWO, JUST ALSO
AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 15 YEARS.
AND THEY'VE SERVED NOT ONLY HARLINGEN RESIDENTS, BUT THE PETS OF HARLINGEN RESIDENTS.
SO, UM, HERE IS OWNER MICHELLE, TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT HER BUSINESS.
AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
WE ARE TRULY HONORED, UH, JOSEPH, THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF PUES CORONER.
THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ FOR, FOR HER NOMINATION AND FOR ACKNOWLEDGING OUR CONTRIBUTION TO HARLINGEN.
IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS PROUD OWNERS OF CHE'S CORNER TO ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION.
UH, WE WANT TO BEGIN EXPRESSING OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE.
UM, LIKE I SAID, TO, UM, MR. COMMISSIONER DANIEL LOPEZ, UM, UM, YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TRULY, UH, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR FOR US.
WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO THIS FOR US, I I WAS TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
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WE DO, NOT ONLY FOR THE, FOR OUR FURRY CL FOR OUR FURRY CLIENTS, BUT ALSO WHAT WE DO FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY.UH, BUT THIS AWARD IS NOT JUST FOR US, THE OWNERS, UH, BUT IT'S ALSO GOES TO OUR AMAZING TEAM AND OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS, AND OF COURSE, OUR FURRY CLIENTS WHO INSPIRE US EVERY DAY TO DO OUR VERY BEST.
UH, IT IS ALSO A TESTAMENT TO THE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT, UH, HARLINGEN FOSTERS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE OURS TO, UM, TO, TO GROW AND THRIVE.
UM, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
UM, IT, IT IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE SAME PASSION.
AND, AND WE HOPE THAT WE HAVE 15, 30, 50 MORE YEARS HERE IN THAT COMMUNITY.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HONOR YOU.
AND WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
IT'S BUSINESSES LIKE YOURS THAT REALLY MAKE, IT IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COMMUNITY.
[Item 4d - Proclamation - Children's Bereavement Center Rio Grande Valley]
OKAY.NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM FOUR D PROCLAMATION GOES TO THE CHILDREN'S BEMENT CENTER, RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
SO OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION THAT GOES TO THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER, OUR GV, IS TO CREATE AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN'S GRIEF.
AND I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION BEFORE I INVITE ONE OF THEIR COUNSELORS, ANNA DE TORO, TO COME UP HERE.
AND THE PROCLAMATION READS AS FOLLOWS.
WHEREAS GRIEF IS A NATURAL AND DEEPLY PERSONAL RESPONSE TO LOSS.
AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING GRIEF OFTEN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN PROCESSING AND COPING WITH THEIR EMOTIONS.
AND WHEREAS CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH AND CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY SERVE TO RAISE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROFOUND IMPACT THAT GRIEF HAS ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING.
AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL TO INSPIRE SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT GRIEVING CHILDREN BY CREATING ENVIRONMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING COMPASSION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
AND WHEREAS PROVIDING HEALING OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN IN GRIEF CAN PROMOTE EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND ENSURE THAT NO CHILD GRIEVES ALONE.
AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY, THE CITY OF HARLINGEN STRIVES TO BUILD A COMPASSIONATE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY WHERE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING LOST, ARE EMBRACED, UPLIFTED.
AND WHEREAS DURING THIS MONTH, THE CITY WILL OBSERVE MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CANDLELIGHT VIGILS HELD BY THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 21ST TO HONOR CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY, ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WEAR BLUE AS A SYMBOL OF SOLIDARITY AND PROMOTE AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT IN THAT INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON GRIEF SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MAY, MAYOR
ANNA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, THANK YOU.
UH, WE IN, UH, HONOR OF, UH, CHILDREN'S AWARENESS MONTH AND CHILDREN'S AWARENESS DAY.
WE WANNA WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING CHILDREN WHO ARE GRIEVING.
BY RECOGNIZING CHILDREN'S AWARENESS MONTH AND DAY, YOU ARE GIVING A VOICE TO THESE YOUNG ONES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR HEALING JOURNEY.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS A MESSAGE OF COMPASSION, RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY.
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WE KNOW THAT WHEN A COMMUNITY STANDS TOGETHER TO SUPPORT GRIEVING CHILDREN, IT BUILDS A FOUNDATION OF EMPATHY, RESILIENCE THAT WILL UPLIFT US ALL.SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS MEANINGFUL PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION.
UM, MAY WE CONTINUE TO STAND TOGETHER IN COMPASSION AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR JOURNEY OF HEALING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR, FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO AT THE BEREAVEMENT CENTER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE THE ADDRESS SO PEOPLE KNOW WHERE IN HARLINGEN THAT YOU'RE LOCATED? UH, YES.
UM, WE ARE LOCATED ON THE SUNSHINE STRIP.
UH, I DON'T KNOW THE, THE ADDRESS ON TOP, TOP OF MY HEAD, SORRY.
UM, I'M NOT, I'M FROM BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.
UH, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOCATION HERE IN HARLINGEN AND ANOTHER LOCATION IN MACALLAN.
UM, AND THEN TOMORROW I DO WANNA TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION THAT WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO WEAR BLUE.
UH, WE ARE HOSTING A VISUAL FOR OUR FAMILIES AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, UM, TO JUST HAVE A SPACE TO HONOR THEIR SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED.
UM, AND WE'RE GONNA BE THERE IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED.
AND WHAT TIME IS THAT? IT STARTS AT SIX 30.
SO YOU CAN INVITE EVERYONE OUT THERE.
YEAH, THE ADDRESS IS 2302 SOUTH 77 SUNSHINE STRIP.
AND WE WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, UM, ANYONE THAT WANTS TO VOLUNTEER THERE.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS AT THE YES, WE AS WELL.
ALWAYS TAKING VOLUNTEERS IN AS WELL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE, UM, WITH THE PROCLAMATION WITH THE COMMISSION.
[Item 5 - Citizen Communication]
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 HAD ONE CITIZEN SIGN UP AND THAT WOULD BE MR. RON LOZANO.
OKAY, MR. LOZANO, UH, I GUESS THE TITLE IS TAX LEVY BILL, AND IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I GUESS I JUST BETTER CALL IT TRUST.
EARLIER THIS WEEK IN FRONT OF A SIZABLE GATHERING, MINEVA SIMPSON AROSE TO ANNOUNCE THE CORRECT DAY OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT ARRIVAL IN THE VALLEY AT A SIMILAR GATHERING ON OCTOBER 21ST, MS. MARSH SPOKE ABOUT PAY RAISES.
ACCORDING TO THE MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATION, HE MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THE BUDGET IS SACROSANCT, THAT TO TINKER WITH ONE DEPARTMENT MIGHT CAUSE COLLAPSE OF HARLINGEN.
LITTLE CAN BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH THAT NEW PROPAGANDA PR MACHINE HAS ENOUGH IN ITS BUDGET TO DO A LOT OF WHAT Y'ALL NEED TO GET ACCOMPLISHED.
AND IF YOU ENTIRELY SLASH THAT DEPARTMENT, NO ILL EFFECTS WILL OCCUR PERCEPTION OR OTHERWISE TO OUR INDUSTRIOUS CITIZENRY.
ALSO, YOU RECALL WHEN THE FINRA MATTER AROSE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, HE WAS LAPSED IN DISCUSSING IT DUE TO THE ALLEGED SETTLEMENT OF THE LAWSUIT.
NOW, ACCORDING TO MR. AL, HE'S SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE.
IF YOU CAN'T BE TRUSTED AS A FIDUCIARY, YOU'D SURELY SHOW THAT SIDE.
AND YOU'VE SURELY SHOWN THAT SIDE TO HARLAN KNIGHTS JUST SLASH A QUARTER BILLION EXPENDITURE THAT Y'ALL DID THIS PAST MARCH AND YOU RATIFIED IT IN MORE
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THAN ONE WAY.IN, IN THE, IN THE NAME THAT I MENTIONED THAT HE HAS NO IDEA ABOUT THE APPOINTING.
SO YOU CAN TELL THAT TO THOSE THAT ARE FOR FORCIBLY ANNEXED DURING THE LONG 12 AND A HALF YEAR TENURE, YOU'VE ALL DRANK THE KOOL-AID AND HARLING IN HIS LEFT WITH THE BAT, THE BITTER BILL.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.
OKAY, THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION AND MOVE ON.
[Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]
SIX, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.UH, ITEM SIX, A REGULAR MEETING OF OCTO OCTOBER 2ND, 2024.
[Item 7 - Consent Agenda]
ITEM 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 COMMISSION MEMBER REQUESTS AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE'LL BE REMOVING B, UM, SINCE COMMISSIONERS CONFLICTED ON THAT ONE.
AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? AND E AS WELL 'CAUSE THAT'S HCSD AS WELL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OTHER THAN B, E AND AYE.
OKAY, ITEM B, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST FROM SYLVIA GAMBOA, DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING FOR THE HARLINGEN CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CLOSE THE FOLLOWING STREETS.
FAIR PARK BOULEVARD BETWEEN NORTH L STREET AND NORTH J STREET, NO THROUGH TRAFFIC TO INCLUDE ALL ENTRIES AND EXITS FROM HARLINGEN PERFORMING ARTS AND CASAD PARKING LOTS FOR THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPO AT CASA MISTA.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2024 FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION? MOTION? SECOND.
AND FOR THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER BESS ABSTAINED FROM THE ITEM ITEM E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST FROM SYLVIA GAMBOA, DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING FOR HARLINGEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CLOSE THE FOLLOWING STREETS.
FAIR PARK BOULEVARD BETWEEN NORTH L AND J STREETS, NO.
THREE TRAFFIC TO INCLUDE ALL ENTRIES AND EXITS FROM HARINGTON PERFORMING ARTS AND CASA DETA PARKING LOTS FOR THEIR ELEMENTARY EXPO.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 2025 FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT CASA DETA.
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT ONE OR MULTIPLE GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE UNDER THE DISASTER RECOVERY REALLOCATION PROGRAM AND DEALING WITH RELATED MATTERS SPECIAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT.
SO WE NEED TO SWAP OUT ONE OF THE PROJECTS ON THIS ONE.
IT'S LISTED AS C UH, I BELIEVE IT'S THE, IT'S THE WILSON ROAD, UH, LINING ON THE, THE CANAL RIGHT OFF OF WILSON ROAD.
THE COUNTY AND DD FIVE ARE GONNA BE TAKING CARE OF THAT.
SO HARLINGEN IS GONNA SUBSTITUTE C FOR ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ON OUR LIST TO GO FOR, UH, GRANTS ON.
I THINK IT'S LISTED AS THREE ON EXHIBIT A NORTH MAIN DRAIN.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE, THE COUNTY IS GONNA APPLY FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO APPLY FOR THE NORTH BUSINESS CROSSING.
UM, AND DOES ANA HAVE THAT INFORMATION? YES, IT, UH, DD UH, CC DD FIVE PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO APPLY FOR THEIR BEHALF.
WE WOULD JUST NEED TO, WE WOULD JUST NEED TO, UH, REPLACE ON EXHIBIT A.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE TAKING IT OUT OF CONSENT.
AND IT WILL BE THE BUSINESS 77 AND UPPR, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE CHANGE.
UNLESS ROLANDO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT? WELL, IT'S A FANTASTIC PROJECT.
I'M, I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU MAYOR, COMMISSIONER GABE ANA, UH, FOR ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS EFFORT UNDER THE CURRENT, THIS PROGRAM BEFORE YOU ONLY CITIES AND COUNTIES CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING.
SO I TURN AROUND AND ASK GABE, CAN WE WORK WITH YOU WHERE YOU CAN FILE FOR A $2 MILLION GRANT ON OUR BEHALF, UH, TO BASICALLY ADDRESS THAT MAJOR RESTRICTION ON BUSINESS 77 AND
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YOU, THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE 2019 FLOOD.THERE WAS A MAJOR, UH, PROBLEM IN THAT AREA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RAILROAD TRACK.
SO WE'RE PROPOSING A BORE FIVE SEVEN STEEL FOOT PIPES UNDERNEATH BUSINESS 77 AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
AND SO WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, TO ADDRESS THAT.
UH, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT I WILL TELL YOU IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, THAT'S A MAJOR ARTERY.
SO ALL THE STORM WATER, WE DON'T WANNA IMPEDE THAT MOVEMENT OF STORM WATER AS WE SEND IT TO CAMP PERRY.
WE WANT IT TO MOVE AS FAST AS IT CAN.
AND I THINK BY ADDRESSING THAT RESTRICTION IS GONNA GO A LONG WAY.
WE APPRECIATE THIS PARTNERSHIP AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING.
WE DO NOT ONLY ON THIS PROJECT, BUT OTHER EFFORTS AS WELL.
HAVE, UH, HAS THE RAILROAD AGREED TO THIS YET? WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
IT'S, IT'S WELL AND PATIENCE ON LUCK.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING, WE'VE MADE CONTACT WITH 'EM AND THERE'S A, WE PROCESS ONLINE, SO WE WILL GET THAT BALL ROLLING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR SUPPORT OF, OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
SO THANK YOU AND YOUR BOARD FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND MEETING THE DEADLINES AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT, THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU ON ANA FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THEM.
SO IT IS A TEAM HERE AT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND WE CONSIDER, UH, THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM.
SO WE THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, YOU SHOULD RUN OVER TO ROLANDO'S OFFICE.
HE HAS DRONE FOOTAGE OF ALL THE CANAL SYSTEMS. UH, BOUNCE OF THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING IS PHENOMENAL.
SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING US ON THIS PROJECT AND DISTRICT TWO AND ALL THE DISTRICTS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HELPING WITH OUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WE'RE USING TECHNOLOGY NOT ONLY THROUGH THE MODELING, BUT ALSO THROUGH DRONE MAPPING WHERE WE'RE VIDEOTAPING, UH, THE CONDITION OF THE NORTH MAIN TERRAIN AND ON WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A MAJOR RAIN.
WHERE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OCCURRING ON THE BANKS, BECAUSE THEN WE TURN AROUND AND GO TO THE FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES AND SAY, LET'S SHOW, LET'S SHOW YOU THE VIDEO, SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE USING TECHNOLOGY.
THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT.
SO MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE CHANGES SPECIFIED.
[Item 8 - Staff Reports and Other Discussion Items]
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.HOWEVER, ANY ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION MAY BECOME AN ACTION ITEM AT A FUTURE MEETING WITH THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR OR AFTER THE REQUEST OF ANY TWO COMMISSION MEMBERS OR THE CITY MANAGER.
WE HAVE NO SUBMISSIONS FOR REPORTS FOR CITY MANAGER OR STAFF REPORTS MAYOR.
[Item 9 - Public Hearings]
ITEM 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 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.
WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING UNDER ITEM NINE C.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP NINE C FIRST, AND THEN I'LL GO THROUGH THE, THE OTHERS.
SO NINE C IS PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 0 2 WEST TAYLOR AVENUE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT SEVEN BLOCK 1 0 7.
THIS IS AT HARLINGEN ORIGINAL TOWN SITE SUBDIVISION.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, TO, UH, THE REASON I'M HERE IS JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THAT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 1 6 SOUTH C STREET.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY, THE DAY OF THE HEARING, WE WERE NOT IN TOWN, SO WE JUST WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A, UH, THE REQUEST PERSONA WAS DENIED AND IT WAS MOSTLY DUE TO OPPOSITION FROM ONE
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OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE REAR OF US.AND THAT NEIGHBOR YOU PROBABLY KNOW AS, UH, LARA'S BAKERY, I, I BELIEVE, UH, UH, THEY WERE THE ONES THAT HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT.
AND I THINK THE ISSUE CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT, THE, THE, UH, THE REASON FOR OUR REQUEST WAS TO REZONE FROM SINGLE FAMILY BECAUSE ALL THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS SINGLE FAMILY AND, AND ACTUALLY OUR PROPERTY IS, IS ACTUALLY, THERE'S A, UH, A HOME THERE WITH A DUPLEX IN THE BACK.
SO WE HAD REQUESTED, UM, IF WE COULD JUST, UH, CHANGE IT TO A DUPLEX AND THEY, AND, AND, UM, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE GO INTO A MULTI, UH, FAMILY USE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LOTS.
THEY, THEY THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GONNA BUILD MORE.
AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE AREA, IT DOESN'T LEND ITSELF FOR, FOR ANY MORE UNITS.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, NO, I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS, UH, EXPLAINED TO THEM.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'M HERE TO CLARIFY THAT, THAT ALL WE'RE ALL WE ARE DOING WITH THIS REZONING, THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT IS BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA ADD A, A, AN ELECTRICAL METER TO THE DUPLEX.
THE DUPLEX RIGHT NOW STANDS AS ONE WITH ONE METER AND WE WANT TO, UH, DO TWO, ONE FOR THE UPSTAIRS UNITS AND ONE FOR THE BOTTOM, BOTTOM OR THE DOWNSTAIRS UNIT.
AND THAT'S ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT BUILDING ANYTHING.
AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY UH, UM, THE ISSUE WAS WITH HIM.
I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MS. TERRY LARA OR TERRY LARA GREEN.
THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, I BELIEVE THE LA IS, UH, OWNERS TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND.
AND, AND I'D LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH 'EM AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT REALLY IS WHAT, WHAT I BELIEVE, WHAT WAS THE MISUNDERSTANDING AND AGAIN, THAT THEY THOUGHT WE WERE BUILDING MORE AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA CAUSE MORE, MORE CHAOS THERE IN, IN THE BACK OF 'EM.
SO, UM, THAT'S, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POINT WAS MADE.
AND, UH, I DUNNO IF YOU, IF OKAY.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO ME? YEAH, JUST MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE NOT BUILDING ANYTHING NEW.
YOU'RE NOT TEARING ANYTHING DOWN.
ARE YOU DOING? AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE ONLY, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPT, THE ONLY THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS IMPROVE IT BY PAINTING IT SOME MORE, BUT OKAY.
AND ALL YOU'RE GONNA DO IS ADD AN ELECTRIC METER.
THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL WE'RE REQUESTING THE RE ZONING FOR.
SO NOTHING CHANGES, NOTHING CHANGES AT ALL AT ALL.
YOU LIVE AT THAT LOCATION? NO, SIR.
WE'LL BE TAKING THE ITEM, UH, AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO IF YOU WANNA JUST HANG OUT FOR A SECOND, WE SHOULD BE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME WITH THE, THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
UM, MOVE AT THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AS THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST.
MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN SUP TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ONSITE COMMISSION IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT FOR AN EXISTING STRIPE SEVEN 11 LOCATED AT 32 0 1 EAST HARRISON AVENUE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE EL RANCHO MINIMART NUMBER 8 56.
UM, ITEM NINE B PUBLIC HEARING.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NINE A.
HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOVING ON TO NINE B PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN SUP TO ALLOW THE STORAGE CONTAINER IN LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT ONE 10 BASS PRO DRIVE BEARING ILLEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE BLOCK ONE IN CAMERON CATH CROSSING SUBDIVISION PHASE FOUR.
THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NINE D PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN DEVELOPMENT SITE.
PLAN TO ADJUST FOR DUPLEXES WITH ONE UNIT ON EACH LOT WITH A FOUR FOOT SITE SIDE SETBACK AND THE OPTION OF A GARAGE OR NO GARAGE FOR LOTS 26 THROUGH 29 AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH FOUR FOOT SIDE SETBACKS AND THE OPTION FOR A GARAGE OR NO, NO GARAGE FOR LOTS.
25, 30 AND 46, 43 THROUGH 61 AT THE CAMELOT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
NUMBER FIVE SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON VERE DRIVE AND LANCELOT DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 235 FEET EAST OF CAMELOT DRIVE.
THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR HAVING SIGNED UP, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ITEM NINE E PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 12.45 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 68 PALMETTO COMPANY SUBDIVISION LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 1 0 6, APPROXIMATELY 1,295 FEET EAST OF FM 5 0 9.
THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR ANYONE SIGNED UP, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ITEM NINE F PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF A 2.2 73 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 1 76 ADAMS GARDEN SUBDIVISION C LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BASS BOULEVARD AND PALACE DRIVE, INCLUDING ALL OF THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY ALONG BASS BOULEVARD FROM
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THE INTERSECTION WITH PALACE DRIVE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH HICK HILL ROAD.THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NINE F HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR SIGNED UP, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NINE G PUBLIC HEARING AMENDING THE CITY OF HARLINGEN CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER ONE 11 ZONING, ARTICLE 12, SPECIAL USE REGULATION AND RESTRICTIONS TO ESTABLISH SECTION ONE 11 THROUGH 3 36 CAR WASH ESTABLISHMENTS BY ESTABLISHING A TWO MILE RADIUS AND DISTANCE REQUIREMENT, ENSURING NO NEW CAR WASH BUSINESSES BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS OF AN EXISTING CAR WASH DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
THIS TIME HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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 10a - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in a General Retail District ("GR") for an existing Stripes/7-Eleven located at 3201 E. Harrison Avenue, bearing a legal description of Lot 1, El Rancho Mini Mart #856 Subdivision. Applicant: Tim llaoa c/o 7-Eleven Inc]
ITEM 10, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ONSITE CONSUMPTION IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT FOR AN EXISTING STRIPE SEVEN 11 LOCATED AT 32 0 1 EAST TERRA AVENUE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE EL RANCH MINI MARK NUMBER 8 56 APPLICANT TIM YA, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUED TO TIM ALLA TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN THE GENERAL RETAIL GR DISTRICT FOR AN EXISTING STRIPE SEVEN 11 LOCATED AT 32 0 1 EAST TERRA AVENUE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE L RANCHO MINI MART 8 56 SUBDIVISION.MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND BEFORE THIS VOTE, I JUST WANNA PUT ON THE RECORD THAT I'VE BEEN OPPOSED TO THESE, I WAS OPPOSED TO THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD CREATE A PRECEDENT AND WE WOULD HAVE MULTIPLE STORES APPLYING FOR THESE SUVS.
AND AS I DO BELIEVE IT IS OKAY FOR THE PICKUP AND GO THAT WE'VE STARTED DURING COVID, I AND HAVE HAD A MUCH SUCCESS IN DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS.
BUT THE ONSITE CONSUMPTION CONTINUES TO BE, UH, IN, IN MY VIEW SOMETHING THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
AND I HOPE THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK AT THAT TO SEE IF THAT COULD BE CHANGED.
HOWEVER, I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALL TREAT ALL, UM, BUSINESSES THE SAME.
AND, AND GIVEN THAT YOU'VE, THIS COMMISSION HAS ALREADY SET A PRECEDENT, IT WOULD BE IMPROPER TO DENY A PERMIT FOR THOSE THAT COME AFTER THE INITIAL ONE.
AND SO I THINK WE'RE LIKE AT 12 IF NOT MORE.
I WAS ABOUT TO ASK 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD A FEW, QUITE A FEW EVERY MEETING I, EVERY, EVERY SINGLE MEETING.
THEY, THEY APPLIED FOR ALL 10 AT THE SAME TIME AND, AND BECAUSE OF OUR WORKLOAD, WE ASKED IF WE COULD SPACE THEM OUT AND THEY AGREED.
BUT WE ALSO SAW THE MOM AND POP ONES IN DISTRICT FOUR.
SO THERE COULD BE OTHERS IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT? EXCUSE ME IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR WAY, CORRECT? NO, WE, WE CAN REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND IF THERE IS A POSITION FROM THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS, THE CITY COMMISSION COULD DENY THAT THE REQUEST OR YOU COULD PLACE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO PLEASE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY TO COMPROMISE WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.
BUT WE NEVER HAD ANY OPPOSITION FROM ANY OF THE CASES FROM THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.
SO THERE'S A, A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a storage container in a Light Industry (" LI ") District located at 110 Bass Pro Drive, bearing a legal description of Lot 1, Block 1, Cameron Crossing Subdivision Phase IV. Applicant: Lori Beth Browning c/o Cracker Barrel.]
ITEM B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A STORAGE CONTAINER IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT ONE 10 BASS PRO DRIVE BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE BLOCK ONE CAMERON CROSSING SUBDIVISION PHASE FOUR APPLICANT LORI BETH BROWNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUED TO CRACKER BARREL TO ALLOW A STORAGE CONTAINER IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY LI DISTRICT LOCATED AT 110 BASSPRO DRIVE BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT ONE BLOCK ONE CAMERON CROSSING SUBDIVISION PHASE FOUR, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Residential, Single-Family ("R-1 ") District to Residential, Multi-Family (" M2 ") District for a property located at 402 W. Taylor Avenue, bearing a legal description of Lot 7, Block 107, Harlingen Original Townsite Subdivision. Applicant: Greg Mar.]
C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 0 2 WEST TAYLOR AVENUE BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT SEVEN BLOCK 1 0 7 HARLINGEN ORIGINAL TOWN SITE SUBDIVISION APPLICANT GREG MARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R ONE[00:50:01]
DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY M TWO DISTRICT FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 0 2 WEST TAYLOR AVENUE BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT SEVEN BLOCK 1 0 7 HARLINGEN ORIGINAL TOWN SITE SUBDIVISION APPLICANT GREG MAR.SO, UM, BEFORE WE WE DO THAT I DID, I DID WANT TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS.
UM, SO THERE'S ALREADY A DUPLEX THERE.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A HOUSE FACING TAYLOR.
AND THEY, THESE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
SO THEY'RE CONSIDERED THE LEGAL NONCONFORMING USERS.
SO THAT'S THE HOUSE IN THE FRONT WITH ONE, ONE DWELLING UNIT AND THEN THE DUPLEX IN THE BACK, ONE UNIT IN THE FIRST FLOOR AND A SECOND UNIT IN THE, IN THE SECOND FLOOR.
SO IT'S THREE, THREE RENTAL UNITS IN THE PROPERTY AND HE JUST WANTS TO HAVE SEPARATE ELECTRIC, UM, THREE SEPARATE, UH, METERS FOR, FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT.
SO WHEN YOU SAY LEGAL NON-CONFORMING, THAT MEANS THEY WERE GRANDFATHERED IN? CORRECT.
AND SO THERE'S THREE UNITS, NOT TWO, IT'S THREE.
ONE THE HOUSE IN THE FRONT AND THEN THE DUPLEX IN THE BACK.
SO THAT'S WHY THE REQUEST IS TO FOR MULTIFAMILY ZONING AND NOT DUPLEX BECAUSE IT'S THREE, THREE DWELLING UNITS AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GET MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL METERS IS TO HAVE MULTIFAMILY.
NO, IT DEFINITELY NEED, NEEDS IT.
BUT I'M SURE ARE THERE, THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE THE SAME BECAUSE OF THE A.
IN THE OLD, IN THE OLD, OLD PARTS OF TOWN BEFORE ZONING.
I JUST, UH, I WANTED THAT CLARIFICATION.
UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading to amend the previously-approved Planned Development (" PD ") Site Plan to adjust for duplexes with one unit on each lot with a four (4) foot side setback and the option of a garage or no garage for Lots 26-29, and single family residential lots with four (4) foot side setback and the option for a garage or no garage for Lots 25 , 30 and 43-61, Camelot Retirement Community No. 5 Subdivision, located on Guinevere Drive and Lancelot Drive approximately 235 feet east of Camelot Drive. Applicant: Project Management Consulting , c/o A&R Development Construction, LLC.]
D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN DEVELOPMENT SITE.PLAN TO ADJUST FOR DUPLEXES WITH ONE UNIT ON EACH LOT WITH A FOUR FOOT SIDE SETBACK AND THE OPTION OF A GARAGE OR NO GARAGE FOR LOTS 26 THROUGH 29 AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH FOUR FOOD SIDE SETBACK AND THE OPTION FOR A GARAGE OR NO GARAGE FOR LOTS.
25, 30 AND 43 THROUGH 61 CAMELOT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY NUMBER FIVE, SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON GENEVIEVE DRIVE AND SLO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 235 FEET EAST OF KAMALA DRIVE.
APPLICANT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, AMENDING THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD SITE TO ADJUST FOR DUPLEXES WITH ONE UNIT ON EACH LOT WITH A FOUR FOOT SIDE BACK AND THE OPTION OF A GARAGE OF NO OR NO GARAGE FOR LOTS 26 TO 29 AND A SINGLE FAMILY LOTS WITH FOUR A FOOT WIDE SETBACK IN THE OPTION FOUR A GARAGE OR NO GARAGE FOR LOTS.
25, 30 AND 43 TO 61 OF THE CAMELOT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
NUMBER FIVE, SUBDIVISION LOCATED GUINEVERE AND LANCELOT DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 235 FEET EAST OF CAMELOT DRIVE PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORD.
ANY OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING YOUR MOTION.
[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on second and final reading for the voluntary annexation of a 12.45-acre tract of land out of Block 68, Palmetal Company Subdivision, located along the north side of FM 106 approximately 1,295 feet east of FM 509. Applicant: Whiting Investments, LTD .]
ITEM E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF A 12.45 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 68 PALMETTO COMPANY SUBDIVISION LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF FARM ROAD 1 0 6, APPROXIMATELY 1,295 FEET EAST OF FARM ROAD 5 0 9.APPLICANT WHITING INVESTMENTS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN BY ANNEXING FOR FULL PURPOSE.
A 12.45 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AT A BLOCK 68 PALM METAL COMPANY SUBDIVISION LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 1 0 6, APPROXIMATELY 1,295 FEET EAST OF FM 5 0 9, BINDING THE LAND TO ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY APPROVING AN ANNEXATION SERVICES AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for the voluntary annexation of a 2.273-acre tract of land out of the extreme Northwest corner of Block 176, Adam's Gardens Subdivision "C", located at the southeast corner of Bass Boulevard ( FM 800) and Palis Drive including all of the existing right-of-way along Bass Boulevard ( FM 800), from the intersection with Pa lis Drive to the intersection with Hick Hill Road. Applicant: LS Contractor Specialist, Inc. c/o AEC Engineering, LL C. ]
F, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF A 2.2 73 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 1 76 ADAMS CARTON, SUBDIVISION C LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BASS BOULEVARD AND PAYLESS DRIVE, INCLUDING ALL OF THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY ALONG BASS BOULEVARD FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH PAYLESS DRIVE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH HICK HILL ROAD, APPLICANT LS CONTRACTOR SPECIALIST, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE.EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HAR BY ANNEXING FOR FULL PURPOSE.
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A 2.273 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUTTA THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 1 96 ADAMS GARDEN SUBDIVISION C LOCATED AT THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BASS BOULEVARD FM 800 AND PALI DRIVE ALONG ALL OF THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY ALONG BASS BOULEVARD FM 800 FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH POLICE DRIVE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH HICK HILL ROAD BINDING THE LAND TO ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY APPROVING AN ANNEXATION SERVICES AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION APPROVE, IMPROVE.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE? I'M, I'M SORRY, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? IT'S A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE.
BUT, AND THEY'RE REALLY POPULAR.
RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT GABE'S TELLING ME.
THAT RED NOW WE GOTTA TAKE NO, THE ROAD IS A STATE HIGHWAY AND IT REMAINS, UH, OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY TECH STACK, BUT IT'LL BE INSIDE THE STATE LIMITS.
BUT THE, BUT THE HARINGTON PD HAS, WILL HAVE JURISDICTION, BUT UH, IT REMAINS WITH THE STATE.
THEY CONTINUE TO OWN AND MAINTAIN IT.
NOW THE CONVERSE, IF THAT BEEN A CITY, UH, LIKE A COUNTY ROAD, IF IT WAS, YES.
YEAH, IF IT WAS A COUNTY ROAD.
UH, WHEN WE GET A REQUEST LIKE THIS AND IT'S A COUNTY ROAD, THEN WE EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD BECAUSE IN THAT CASE WE DO TAKE OVER THE OWNERSHIP.
STAYS WITH THE STATE AND HOPEFULLY NO TICKETS FROM PD.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA LIKE WHEN IT'S GONNA BE UP IN, UM, LIKE COMPLETED? UH, THEY WANNA START CONSTRUCTION IN A, IN A MONTH OR TWO.
REALLY? YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE, SO THAT'S, MY WIFE WON'T MAKE ME GO ALL THE WAY TO STEWART PLACE ANYMORE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF ROOFTOPS IN THAT AREA, SO THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE HAPPY TO, AND IT COULD MAYBE, MAYBE, UH, DIGG MARKET MAYBE BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE BUILDING THOSE UH MM-HMM.
NOW THEY'RE BUILDING DIGI MARKETS.
SO THERE'S FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
SO HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE OUR FIRST, UH, DIGI MARKET.
OH, I JUST WANNA MENTION DANIEL.
[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first re ad ing amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances Chapter 111, Zoning, Article XII , Special Use Regulations and Restrictions, to establish Section 111-336, Car Wash Establishments, by establishing a 2-mile radius and distance requirement, ensuring no new car wash business be established within a 2-mile radius of an existing car wash due to drought conditions. Applicant: City of Harlingen.]
ITEM G CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING, AMENDING THE CITY OF HARINGTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER ONE 11 ZONING.ARTICLE 12, SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS TO ESTABLISH SECTIONS ONE 11 THROUGH 3 36 CAR WASH ESTABLISHMENTS BY ESTABLISHING A TWO MILE RADIUS AND DISTANCE REQUIREMENT, ENSURING NO CAR WASH BUSINESS BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS OF AN EXISTING CAR WASH DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS, ANY DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER ONE 11 ZONING.
ARTICLE 12, SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS TO ESTABLISH ONE, UH, 111, 3 36 CAR WASHED ESTABLISHMENTS BY ESTABLISHING A TWO MILE RADIUS AND DISTANCE REQUIREMENT, ENSURING NO NEW CAR WASH BUSINESSES BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS OF AN EXISTING CAR WASH, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND RETAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.
SO THIS IS MODEL AFTER THE EDINBURGH ORDINANCE, UH, AS PRE AS I PRESENTED A MONTH AGO.
THERE WILL STILL BE AREAS IN THE CITY THAT WHERE IT WILL BE ALLOWED COM, UH, SUBJECT TO COMMERCIAL ZONING, WHICH IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE, OF THE CITY ALONG THE EXPRESS EXPRESSWAY OR P 83.
AND THEN ON FM 5 0 9, IT WILL BE ALLOWED WITH COMMERCIAL ZONING AND THEN IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS BY THE, UM, BY THE AIRPORT.
AND, UH, I HAVE SOME SLIDES ON THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
SO WE'RE AT, UH, 20%, UH, CAPACITY WITH, UH, BOTH RESERVOIRS.
UH, IN OCTOBER 17, IT WAS 20 POINT 27 ON NOVEMBER 5TH IT WAS 20.06, NOVEMBER, 1920 0.01.
SO THE RESERVOIR, UH, LEVELS ARE GOING DOWN SLOWLY BUT SURELY.
I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER FOR THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE DROUGHT SITUATION IS, IS DIRE FOR AGRICULTURE.
UH, HE'S DESPERATE FOR A, A STORM OVER THERE AT THE, AT THE LAKES.
AND HE SAID THAT ANY WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, THERE WAS A SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE CONSUMPTION OF WATER.
DO YOU WANT TO SHARE THAT? IT'S IN YOUR, IN YOUR PACKET, BUT I I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR IT.
IT HAD THE NUMBERS FOR BLUE WAVE.
IT WAS LIKE WHAT, 11 MILLION GALLONS OR SOMETHING? MM-HMM.
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YOU KNOW, EARLIER DURING LUNCH WE HAD A, WE HAD A MEETING, UH, WITH ALL OF THE MAYOR, ALL OF THE MAYORS, UM, HERE AT STEFANO'S.AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOME OF THE MAYORS, UM, ABOUT THE ORDINANCES THAT THEY'VE ADOPTED AND HOW IT'S IMPACTED, UH, THEIR, THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND ONE OF THE MAYORS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS, I HADN'T CONSIDERED, UM, BUT IT WAS FROM THE CITY OF ALAMO AND HE MENTIONED HE WAS THE FIRST ONE.
I THINK THAT THAT TOOK THE LEAD ON, ON, ON THIS.
UH, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY COMMISSIONER PEREZ HAD ACTUALLY BROUGHT IT INITIALLY, BUT ON TOP OF THE WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS, THE ISSUE WAS ALSO THE REAL ESTATE THAT THE CITY OF ALAMO HAS AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT IF THEY'RE GONNA DEVELOP OFF THE EXPRESSWAY, THAT THOSE ARE RESERVED FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES THAT ARE GONNA CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY AND IN A WAY THAT IS GONNA IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND ALSO VIS VISIBLE FROM THE EXPRESSWAY.
AND WHAT PUSHED THEM WAS THAT THERE'S NO SALES TAX THAT YOU GET FROM THE, UM, CAR WASHES.
AND SO WITH NO SALES TAX, WE KNOW THAT THE BUSINESSES THAT BRING IN THE SALES TAX HELP US DRIVE DOWN OUR TAX RATE FOR PROPERTY TAXES WHEN WE HAVE MORE, UH, REVENUE COMING IN FROM, FROM BUSINESSES THAT DO COLLECT SALES TAX.
AND SO THE AMOUNT OF WATER I THINK THAT IS BEING USED, UM, BY THESE ARE SUBSTANTIAL, I THINK IT WAS 11 MILLION, 11 MILLION FOR THE, IN THE, THE, THAT WAS JUST THE BLUE WAVE, RIGHT? THAT WAS JUST THE ONE.
UM, AND SO I KNOW THAT THIS HAS COME TO THE COMMISSION A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT IT SEEMS NOW HARLINGEN IS KIND OF REALLY, UH, LATE TO THE GAME, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE CITY OF ALAMO THAT, THAT, AND YOU HAVE THAT ON A SLIDE, DON'T YOU? THAT'S ALAMO, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE HERE THE FIRST POINT.
BROWNSVILLE FOLLOWED SUIT AND THEN EDINBURG AND THEN RECENTLY MCALLEN.
SO IN EDINBURG, UM, I'M SORRY, EDINBURG, I HADN'T, WHEN WE FIRST TALKED ABOUT THIS, MACALLAN HAD NOT, IT HADN'T GONE TO THE CITY COMMISSION YET.
AND SO NOW IT HAS, AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY'VE TAKEN EVEN, UH, I THINK THEIRS IS PROBABLY THE MOST AGGRESSIVE YES.
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE DO SOMETHING.
THIS, THIS, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE IN A MAJOR DROUGHT AND I KNOW WE SIGNED A, UM, UM, A NEW AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO, BUT I DON'T, FROM WHAT I'VE READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED.
AND I THINK WE REALLY SHOULD TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION.
I KNOW THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT'S COME TO US HERE IN THE COMMISSION.
AND, UM, I JUST THINK WE ACTUALLY NEED TO ACT.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE ALL THESE OTHER CITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I JUST MENTIONED, ALAMO, EDINBURG, BRONZEVILLE, MACALLAN THAT HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD.
AND IT, AND IT KIND, IT'S KIND OF HONESTLY, IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING FOR ME THAT WE'RE JUST LAGGING BEHIND.
UM, THIS IS SOMETHING NOT ONLY THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS, BUT ALSO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
UM, THE CAR WASHES HAVE BEEN CUT, BECOME A TAGLINE, UM, FOR PEOPLE WHENEVER WE JUST, WHENEVER WE ANNOUNCED, UH, YOU KNOW, THE EDC UM, ANNOUNCES A NEW BUSINESS OR THE CHAMBER ANNOUNCES A NEW BUSINESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY, OH, IS IT ANOTHER CAR WASH? IS IT ANOTHER CAR WASH? UM, SO I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED, UM, HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND LIKE THIS IS NOT OUTTA THE ORDINARY.
THIS IS JUST, UM, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN, UM, AS A CITY, UM, WITH THE WATER.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE ONE BUSINESS ALONE TAKING 11 MILLION GALLONS, AND THAT'S JUST BLUE WAVE, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER ONES.
DO WE HAVE A NUMBER FOR ALL THE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT? NO.
UM, WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO WATERWORKS FOR NEW, NEW, SINCE MANY HAVE OPENED RECENTLY.
UH, WE, WE NEED TO OBTAIN NEW NUMBERS FROM WATERWORKS UNDER WATER CONSUMPTION.
AND, AND HONESTLY, I CANNOT, I CAN SAY THAT FROM I'VE BLOCKED WALKED DURING THIS WHOLE CAMPAIGN.
I BLOCKED, WALKED SO MANY HOUSES,
AND THAT'S ONE CONCERN THAT KEEPS COME POPPING UP AGAIN OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WHEN I TALK TO SOME OF THE RESIDENTS FROM MY DISTRICT AND THEY MENTIONED, WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THE CAR WASHES? WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THE CAR WASHES? AND I ALWAYS TELL 'EM LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH YOU.
THEY TELL ME HOW THEY DON'T LIKE 'EM.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE WATER? AND I ALWAYS TELL THEM.
I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I BROUGHT IT UP TWICE.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT WE'RE BRINGING IT UP.
I'M HOPING THAT YOU GUYS CAN, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOME SUPPORT ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY BOTHERS THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, I, I FEEL THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE LAGGING BEHIND ON THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON.
AND IT'S AMAZING FOR A COMMUNITY THAT DESPISES THEM, THAT YOU SEE THE FREAKING LINES IN ALL OF THEM.
BUT THAT YOU COULD BE THE SAME THING.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE APPLY THE SAME LEVEL OF SCRUTINY TO ANY OTHER HIGH USER.
AGAIN, I BROUGHT THIS UP BACK THE FIRST TIME THIS CAME UP.
IF SOMEBODY DECIDED TO COME IN AND BUILD A NEW LAUNDROMAT, ARE WE GOING TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT USAGE, RECYCLING, ALL THOSE TYPE THINGS? I,
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I, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.I'M, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE, THE RESERVOIRS ARE LOW.
I, I'M WITH YOU IN ALL OF IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S GOTTA BE A ONE SIZE FITS ALL IN MY WORLD.
SO IT CAN'T JUST BE CAR WASH, IT'S GOTTA BE EVERYBODY.
YOU LOSE A LOT OF, YOU USE A LOT OF WATER, YOU SHOULD BE SCRUTINIZED THE SAME.
I WOULD, I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT.
I THINK THAT'S AN, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.
AND THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE SOME WORK ON, UH, WE ARE GONNA RELY ON YOUR DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT TO US SO THAT WAY THAT CAN ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND I, AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION FROM THE COMMUNITY AND I, UM, YOU KNOW, COMMEND COMMISSIONER PEREZ FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE REALITY IS, IS THIS ISN'T ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND SAYING, WE HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT ANYMORE.
I THINK THAT THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS WATER CONSERVATION.
AND EVEN IF MEXICO WERE TO, UM, PROVIDE ALL THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE, UH, WHICH WE KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT REALISTIC AT THIS POINT.
UH, WE'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEEN UP UNTIL THIS POINT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH, UM, I GUESS THAT'S GETTING INTO THE POLITICS OF BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE US.
BUT EVEN IF THEY WERE, AND THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO GIVE EVERYTHING THAT WAS OWED TO THE, TO THE US, WE WOULD STILL BE IN A DROUGHT.
AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPACTING THE ENTIRE REGION.
AND I THINK THAT WE'RE SEEING THESE CHANGES ADOPTED BY OUR SISTER CITIES BECAUSE OF CONSERVATION.
AND THAT'S THE, THE NUMBER, THE NUMBER ONE REASON BEHIND IT.
BUT I ECHO COMMISSIONER KINSLEY'S, UH, CONCERNS THAT IT CANNOT BE JUST ONE, UM, ONE BUSINESS.
WE NEED TO BE CONSERVING WATER AND REQUIRING THESE RECYCLING, UM, COMPONENTS IN ALL MAJOR CONSUMPTION BUSINESSES.
AND I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, WE, WE WANT THAT IN ALL BUSINESSES, RIGHT? IT, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE, AND, AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT, UM, WITH EDC POTENTIALLY AND INCENTIVIZING BUSINESSES TO, TO GO GREEN AND TO, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO DO CON CONSERVATIVE, UM, I'M SORRY, CONSERVATION MEASURES WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS MODELS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YES, I HAVE A QUESTION.
GABE, HAVE YOU, UM, REACHED OUT TO THE NEIGHBORING CITIES ON, UH, TRYING TO WORK WITH THE, UH, DESALINATION PLANT? NO, WE HAVE NOT.
WOULD THAT EVER COME TO FRUITION? IF YOU START TO WORK ON IT, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH THE WATER WORKS ON BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE RIGHTS TO THE CCN FOR WATER.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM TO TRY TO REACH OUT TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY WANT TO CONSIDER.
NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT A DESAL PLANT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT FREEZE AND NICHOLS DID OR MENTIONED IN THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO I BET ROUTE TO GO IS WELLS DESAL COSTS TOO MUCH.
UH, AND THEN YOU, WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IS WE CAN'T PUMP THE WATER OUT OF THE AR ROYAL BECAUSE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE INTERNATIONAL WATER BOUNDARY ASSOCIATION THAT I, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, THEY CAN MUCH LIKE UP, CAN TAKE A WHILE TO GET BACK TO.
SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO LIKE LITERALLY PUMP, GET THE WATER FROM THE BAY, PUMP IT THIS WAY, DESAL, DESAL IT, AND IT'S SUPER EXPENSIVE.
BUT THAT'S WHY YOU WORK WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
NOT JUST HARLINGEN, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE MERCEDES WESTCO, I BELIEVE, UH, THEY'VE BEEN DOING WELLS AND I THINK THAT'S MORE COST EFFICIENT.
IT'S A CONVERSATION NOT TO BE HAD HERE.
I KNOW WE'RE GETTING OFF TOPIC.
I CAN SEE THE DIRTY LOOK YOU'RE GIVING ME.
SO YES,
MACALLAN IS ALREADY WORKING ON ONE MM-HMM.
AND THEY'RE FURTHER THAN WE ARE.
IT'S DEFINITELY A CONVERSATION FOR, FOR ANOTHER, ANOTHER DAY.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, BUT, UM, NOT PART OF THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM OR QUESTIONS FOR JAVIER? I JUST THINK GOING TO FORS, RIGHT? LIKE WE, IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT, WE NEED TO BE DOING IT UNIFORMLY.
I KNOW THAT I'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKED TO THAT THERE'S ANOTHER INDUSTRY THAT WANTS TO COME AND PUT A, AN ORDINANCE BEFORE US THAT WILL LIMIT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THAT INDUSTRY, RIGHT? AND SO I JUST CAUTION THE COMMISSION TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE PRECEDENT WE SET.
EVEN IF WE ARE SAYING, WELL, WE'RE NOT DOING IT AGAINST AN INDUSTRY, WE ARE ESSENTIALLY DOING IT AGAINST AN INDUSTRY, RIGHT? AND SO I THINK A PRIORITY IF WE PASS THIS RIGHT, IS THAT WE TAKE, UH, AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS AND STEPS TO SEE WHAT WATER CONSERVATION PLANS WE CAN DO FOR CERTAIN, FOR ALL INDUSTRIES, RIGHT? YEP.
SO I THINK I, I, I THINK IT'S CLEAR AND ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE COMMISSION MEETINGS
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AND HAS LISTENED TO THE DISCUSSION BEFORE THAT THERE WAS NO APPETITE FOR THIS AND THE CONSERVATION, UM, ISSUE IS WHAT IS A PRIORITY HERE.AND NOT HAVING THE INFORMATION, UH, REGARDING THE CONSUMPTION AND THE TABLE AND ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER, I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT WAS CRUCIAL AND NEEDED.
AND WE DON'T WANNA BE MAKING DECISIONS JUST BASED ON, UM, SPECULATION AND HAVING THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF US IS IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING THAT AND PUTTING IN THE, THE, THE WORK.
I THINK WE'RE ALSO AT A GREAT CROSSROADS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE'RE JUST GONNA BE LOOKING AT OUR ZONING, RIGHT? WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE OF, SO, RIGHT.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MIKE? NO.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO, UM, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE THERE? A SECOND.
[Item 10h - Consideration and possib le action to adopt an ordinance on first reading amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances, Chapter 103, Buildings and Build ing Regulations, Article 1, In General, to establish Section 103-6 , Affordable Housing Waiver Program, authorizing the waiver of city building permit fees to promote affordable housing. Applicant: City of Harlingen.]
H, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING, AMENDING THE CITY OF PARDONING CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 1 0 3, BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS.ARTICLE ONE IN GENERAL TO ESTABLISH SECTION 1 0 3 DASH SIX, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAIVER PROGRAM AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF CITY BUILDING PERMIT FEES TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HARLAN AND CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 1 0 3, BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE ONE IN GENERAL TO ESTABLISH 1 0 3 6 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PERMIT WAIVER PROGRAM AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF CITY BUILDING PERMIT FEES TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING.
OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.
[Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading, amending Ordinance No. 2010-37 to ensure full compliance with Chapter 2303 of the Texas Government Code. ]
MAYOR, UH, STAFF IS GONNA ASK IF WE PASS ON ITEM.UH, ED C'S NOT READY YET FOR THAT.
SORRY, JUST ONE LAST QUESTION ON THIS, THIS LAST, THIS ONE.
BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD AND I'VE OVERSEEN, WHEN WE GO TO WATERWORKS, IT'S THIS AREA THAT'S ALREADY HAVING MASSIVE ISSUES WITH THEIR SEWAGE.
AND THEREFORE IF WE DEVELOP IT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVERRUNNING EVERYONE'S SEWER SYSTEM.
SO WE'VE HAD SOME MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE MEETINGS ON THIS AND WITH HARLING AND WATERWORKS AND THEY ARE GOING TO PRIORITIZE.
SO THEY'RE JUST MOVING THINGS AROUND TO PRIORITIZE TO ENSURE THAT THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE AND IT'LL BE WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE THEY DEVELOP.
SO WE HAD SAME CONCERNS, BUT, UH, GOT EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE, CITY STAFF, UM, PLANNING, UM, MR. CALVIO AND HIS TEAM AND, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT FURTHER, UM, BURDENING THE, THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE DISTRICT FOUR.
THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS THAT IT WAS GONNA TAKE THREE, THAT WAS THE LAST NUMBER I HEARD, THREE YEARS, EVEN IF IT WAS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US TO GET SEWAGE FROM THIS AREA TO THE MAIN INTERCEPTOR AND THEN FROM THE MAIN INTERCEPTOR OUT TO THE SEWAGE PLANT.
IS THAT ACCURATE? NO, THEY'RE ACTUALLY, UM, THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE STILL GONNA DO THAT, BUT THEY'RE GONNA COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS THAT'LL TIE IN TO I THINK ONE OF THE LIFT STATIONS THAT'S CLOSER AND THEY'RE GONNA OVERSIZE SOME OF THE PIPES.
UH, THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THEIR, THEIR ENGINEERS WORKING ON IT.
AND WHAT THEY ANTICIPATE IS THAT BY THE TIME THAT ENTIRE TRACK GETS DEVELOPED, THEY'LL BE COMPLETING A LOT OF THE WORK ALREADY.
SO NOW I KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHER TRACKS IN THIS AREA THAT ALSO WANT, AND THAT'LL COVER EVERYONE.
IT'S GONNA COVER THIS ENTIRE AREA IS DEVELOPING AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SO THE HAR ENGINE WATERWORKS IS VERY, UH, UH, PROACTIVE, UH, THAT BY THE TIME THIS DEVELOP, THEIR PROJECTS WILL BE COM COMPLETED.
THAT'S WHY IT'S BARELY COMING NOW.
'CAUSE THERE WAS MULTIPLE AND THEY'RE HAVING TO CONTRIBUTE EACH SUBDIVISION THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO, TO THE PROJECT.
YOU OKAY? AND SO WE PASSED ON.
AND WE ALREADY, IT WAS ALREADY VOTE, RIGHT? YES.
[Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to approve a contract between the City of Harlingen and Dr. Shelly Mitchell, DVM to provide vaccine administration and observation services to the Harlingen Animal Shelter as needed for Fiscal Year 2025.]
J, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HAREN AND DR.SHELLEY MITCHELL, DVM TO PROVIDE VACCINE ADMINISTRATION AND OBSERVATION SERVICES TO THE HAREN ANIMAL SHELTER AS NEEDED HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
IS THERE A MOTION? WAIT, WAIT, THAT QUESTIONS.
IS THIS A NEW VETERINARIAN? IT'S AN ADDITIONAL VETERINARIAN WHO'S WILLING TO COME ON AND HELP US WITH EVALUATIONS AND VACCINATIONS.
AND WHERE DOES THIS PERSON COME FROM? SHE OWNS AR ROYA VETERINARY
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HOSPITAL.AND THEN SHE'S ALREADY HELPING US.
AND THEN WHAT IS THE COST? UM, IT WILL BE TWO 50 IF SHE'S JUST GONNA VAC $2 AND 50 CENTS IF SHE'S JUST GONNA VACCINATE FOR RABIES AND IT'LL BE $10 IF SHE'S GONNA DO AN ACTUAL EVALUATION ON THE ANIMAL.
UM, IF SHE'S GONNA LOOK IT OVER AND, AND GIVE US ANY GUIDANCE ON ANY ILLNESS THAT IT MAY HAVE OR THINGS OF THAT SORT PER ANIMAL.
IN TWO 50, YOU SAID RABIES, DOES THAT INCLUDE PARVO AND THE OTHER VIRUS? THE OTHER VACCINES? NO.
OR JUST RABIES ONLY? IT'S JUST RABIES ONLY.
THE PARVO, UH, THE DISTEMPER PARVO VACCINE, THE BOARD OF TELE VACCINE, OUR STAFF IS ABLE TO DO.
BUT THE STATE MANDATES THAT A LICENSED VETERINARIAN ADMINISTER THE RABIES VACCINATION OR BE IN LINE OF SIGHT WHILE IT'S BEING DONE.
AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT DOES THIS SPAY NEUTER RIGHT NOW FOR ALL THE PETS? YES.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to adopt the by-laws for the Friends of Harlingen Animal Shelter, Inc.]
YOU.ITEM K, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE BYLAWS FOR THE FRIENDS OF HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER INC.
UH, MAYOR, YOU HAD ASKED FOR THE US TO PREPARE A COPY OF A BYLAWS FOR THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER INC.
THIS IS A, THIS IS A SET OF PRELIMINARY BYLAWS WHICH WOULD GOVERN THE OPERATION OF THAT NONPROFIT ENTITY.
UH, THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD VOTE TO APPROVE AN INITIAL SET OF BYLAWS, AND AFTER THAT APPOINT AN INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AND SO THIS WAS ALREADY APPROVED.
IT WAS JUST NOT, UM, THE ARTICLES INCORPORATION ARE APPROVED AND FILED.
THEN THE NEXT STEP NOW THAT IS TO APPROVE A SET OF BYLAWS.
SO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARK? DID YOU HAVE ANY? DANIEL? UH, WOULD YOU BE GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE? WHAT'D YOU SAY? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR, FOR MARK? NO.
WELL, 'CAUSE USUALLY YOU HAVE LIKE, I WANNA CHANGE THIS WORD OR THAT WORD OR, OKAY.
SO THERE'S AN EXISTING ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE BOARD THAT'S, THAT'S DIFFERENT.
THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S AN ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A STATUTORY CREATION TO MAKE SURE THE ANIMAL SHELTER OPERATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC STATE LAW.
THIS IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT CAN HELP WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE SHELTER.
THEY WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
SO LIKE THE LIBRARY HAS FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
AND SO IT CAME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, IT PASSED AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL, BUT WE HAD NOT DONE THE BYLAWS YET IS RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DONATE TO THE CITY, UM, TO THE CITY SHELTER.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY FOOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS, IS MUCH EASIER.
THEY JUST BRING THE, AND THEY ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THAT.
AND THEN I THINK, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, SHANNON, BUT IF THEY WANNA DO A MONETARY DONATION, IT GOES INTO THE CITY, THEN IT GETS SENT, GIVEN TO, UM, ROBERT, AND THEN IT'S, I IDENTIFY THAT IT WAS A DONATION TO THE SHELTER, BUT THIS WILL BE A WAY TO HAVE IT ALL IN ONE.
AND WILL THIS BE A 5 0 1 C3? YES.
SO IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MARK.
IS THERE A MOTION TO PROOF? I HAVE A QUESTION IF YOU DON'T MIND.
WHERE'S THIS GONNA BE LOCATED? IT'S IT NOT.
SO THERE'S NO PHYSICAL ADDRESS, CORRECT? ON THREE ONE, IT'S, IT REVERSES, IT REVERSE, UH, REFERS TO REIMBURSEMENT.
WHAT'S RE ARE THESE, UH, BOARD MEMBERS GONNA BE, UH, REIMBURSED? WHAT ACTUAL EXPENSES? THERE IS NO, THERE IS NO, UM, UH, COMPENSATION.
IF NO, THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT, NOT A COMPENSATION.
LET ME LET, PLEASE, LET ME FINISH.
IF, IF, IF A BOARD MEMBER HAD AN EXPENSE THAT WAS A REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE AS PER CITY POLICY, THERE WOULD BE A REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE.
UH, BUT THERE IS NO COMPENSATION TO BE PAID ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION.
IT GOES FROM OCTOBER ONE THROUGH, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE.
I SAW SOMETHING THAT SAYS SEPTEMBER 31ST.
SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, BUT, UH, LET ME FIND IT DOWN.
WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE IF THAT'S THE CASE.
OTHER THAN THAT 6.1 SHOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO LEGAL.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANNA PASS ON, ON, ON THIS NEXT ONE
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UNLESS SOMEBODY'S READY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.[Item 10l - Consideration and possible action to appoint Directors to the Friends of Harlingen Animal Shelter, Inc.]
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.AND YOU'RE ALWAYS ON TOP OF IT.
JODY STRYKER TO THE FRIENDS OF HARLEEN ANIMAL SHELTER, INC.
UH, I'M GONNA PUT SHANNON ON THE BOARD, UH, AS WELL AS REAPPOINT SHANNON TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
ARE WE JUMPING TO TWO, RIGHT? NO, NO, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
SHANNON, YOU'RE MY PICK FOR THIS BOARD.
SHE'S LIKE, OKAY,
AND I'M GOING TO, TO HOLD OFF.
I'LL, UM, REAPPOINT TRACY, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT REAPPOINTING.
SO THIS IS JUST FOR THIS NEW NONPROFIT? NO.
THAT'S WHAT I UM, WHAT? ALICE? NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE TWO, UH, THREE APPOINTMENTS? MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND THEN NOW IF WE CAN JUST HAVE THIS, UM, ADDED TO OUR YES.
[Item 11 - Board Appointments]
ALL RIGHT, SO WE GO TO ITEM 11 OR WE'RE GOING TO ITEM ITEM 11.BOARD APPOINTMENT 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.
I'M GONNA BE REAPPOINTED SHANNON.
HAR SHANNON HAROLD TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD.
I DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD.
AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO DESIGNATE THE POSITION OF THE SHELTER, UM, MANAGER, UH, UM, SO THAT WAY IT'S WHOMEVER THAT IS MOVING, MOVING FORWARD.
AND THAT FITS THAT APPOINTMENT, RIGHT? YES MA'AM.
AND THAT'LL BE MY APPOINT JIM.
TRYING TO KIND OF MAKE THINGS EASIER.
AND I DO HAVE, FOR THE RECORD, FOR THE UTILITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SINCE NOW THE MAYOR HAS AN APPOINTMENT.
REAPPOINT TRACY GONZALEZ TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
YOU ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING THERE.
SO I CANNOT REAPPOINT MY APPOINTMENT.
I THINK WE'RE DOING ATTRITION, RIGHT? CORRECT.
NATURAL ATTRITION, RIGHT? OKAY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION? SECOND.
[Item 12 - Executive Session ]
ITEM 12, EXECUTIVE SESSION.ALL ITEMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION WILL BE DELIBERATED IN A CLOSED SECTION.
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 CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING REASONABLY CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.071 A CITY MANAGER, IS THERE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED.
THE TIME IS NOW 6:59 PM WE'LL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND BE OUT SHORTLY.
THE TIME IS NOW 7:44 PM WE ARE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND NOW IN OPEN SESSION MS. MELINDA, ITEM 13, ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND MAY TAKE ANY ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED IN THE EXECUTIVE SECTION SECTION OF THIS AGENDA.
[Item 13a - Consideration and possible action on Item 12(a) as discussed in executive session]
A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEM 12 A AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, A MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE REPORT AND PROCEED TO DISCUSS.[01:25:01]
AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE.