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[Item 1 - Call to Order]
EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION.IT IS, UH, 5:34 PM WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
IT HAS BEEN DULY 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 EVERYONE TO PLEASE RISE AS COMMISSIONER PETTIS LEADS US IN OUR INVOCATION.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
GRANT US WISDOM, HUMILITY, AND UNITY AS WE DISCUSS MATTERS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.
MAYOR DECISIONS REFLECT FAIRNESS, INTEGRITY, AND A COMMITMENT TO THE GREATER GOOD.
BLESS OUR CITY, ITS LEADERS AND ITS PEOPLE.
NOW, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[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 AND AN AGENDA ITEM.MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION NOR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE.
[Item 3 - Announcements]
THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS STOCK LISTED ELSEWHERE ON THIS AGENDA, THE CITY COMMISSION MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING ANNOUNCING COMMUNITY EVENTS, ANNOUNCING EMPLOYEE OR COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS.ITEMS THREE, A MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO DISCLOSE? I JUST WANNA WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE, UM, OUR FIRST MEETING.
IT LANDED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND CITY HALL WAS CLOSED, AND, UM, GAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
SO, JUST WANNA INVITE, UH, JUST WANNA WISH EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR, UH, INCREDIBLE CITY STAFF.
ITEM THREE B, CITY MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MR. GONZALEZ, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
ITEM THREE C, CITY COMM COMMISSION MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? UH, I JUST WANNA THANK, UH, MR. OSCAR GARCIA AND MR. VEZ FROM CO COMPLIANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE IN OUR DISTRICT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION WALKTHROUGH WE DID LAST SATURDAY.
THE ONLY THING I WANNA SAY IS, MISS AMANDA, THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE, AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE SURROUNDED WITH YOUR FAMILY.
I WAS, I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA, UM, DO WHAT FRANK DID, BUT I'LL WAIT TILL WE GIVE YOU THE PROCLAMATION.
BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, AMANDA FOR EVERYTHING.
UH, AMANDA RETIRED YESTERDAY AND HER HUSBAND'S GONNA RETIRE FRIDAY, SO TO GET THE REST OF THEIR LIVES TOGETHER IN RETIREMENT.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.
IF YOU'RE PLANNING ANY CRUISES OR ANY TRIPS, MAYBE I FIT IN THE LUGGAGE
MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR, PROCLAMATION, PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.
[Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter- "Pet of the Week"]
A HARLING AND ANIMAL SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT, ANGELA HAS BROUGHT ZUKO, WHO WE BELIEVE IS A HUSKY SHEPHERD MIX.
UM, SHE IS POTTY TRAINED AND CRATE TRAINED.
SO SHE'S HOUSEBROKEN, SHE'S SPAYED, SHE'S CURRENT ON ALL OF HER VACCINATIONS, AND SHE KNOWS A FEW BASIC COMMANDS.
SIT, UH, STAY, SHAKE, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER SINCE NOVEMBER 19TH, AND SHE IS LOOKING FOR HER FOREVER HOME.
SO, UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT OUR, OUR STREET CONTINUES, AJ IS WHO WE HAD HERE AT THE END OF DECEMBER IS IN A FOSTER TO ADOPT HOME, AND WE EXPECT HIM TO BE ADOPTED WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
SO THINGS CONTINUE TO LOOK GREAT.
WE KEEP CONTINUING STRIVING FOR AS MANY ADOPTIONS
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AS WE CAN GET.THE SHELTERS STILL DOING OFFSITE ADOPTIONS, UM, AND ONSITE ADOPTIONS.
ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN NEW ZUKO OR ANY OF THE ANIMALS AT THE SHELTER IS WELCOME TO GO BY 1106 MARKOWSKI, OR CALL THE ANIMAL SHELTER AT TWO ONE SIX FIFTY TWO FIFTY.
I THINK SHE'S WEARING BURNT ORANGE.
AND WHAT IS YOU, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? ME? YES.
[Item 4b -Mayor's Business of the Month - " Just Fresh"]
B, MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
SO WE HAVE THE MAYORS OF, UH, BUSINESS OF THE MONTH, WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2023 AND GOING STRONG.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE INTRODUCE LOCAL BUSINESSES TO YOU THAT WE JUST REALLY FEEL YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.
SO BEFORE I TELL YOU WHO THAT IS, I'LL LET YOU WATCH THE VIDEO WE'VE PREPARED FOR YOU.
HI, MY NAME IS JANIE LEHE AND I'M THE OWNER OF JUST FRESH.
SO WE'VE BUILT JUST FRESH AS A BRAND, UM, TO PROVIDE MEALS WITH FRESH INGREDIENTS.
WE CATER TO VARIOUS MEAL RESTRICTIONS OR MEAL PLANS.
WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR CHICKEN SALADS.
OUR CHICKEN SALADS ARE OUR MOST POPULAR OPTION FOR EVERYONE.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE PROVIDE HOMEMADE MEALS, MEALS MADE FRESH THAT MORNING.
WE CAME FROM A BIG FAMILY, SO WE'D COOK FOR, YOU KNOW, THE MASSES AND RELATIVES AND ALL THAT.
FAMILY GET TOGETHERS WERE ALWAYS BIG, SO WE ALWAYS HAD TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE WE TAKING TO THE NEXT GET TOGETHER.
UM, I DID GET, UH, LAID OFF FOR MY JOB.
SO AFTER THAT LAYOFF, I DECIDED TO GO INTO COOKING, COOKING FOR DEALERSHIPS, DELIVERING MEALS.
UM, WE WOULD DO VARIOUS THINGS.
WE GOT INTO MEAL PREPS, AND THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF THE MENU OPTIONS OR ONE OF THE OPTIONS ON OUR MENU IS OUR, OUR PREPPED MEALS.
BUT THAT REALLY IS JUST OUR LOVE FOR COOKING FAMILY AND HOW IT BRINGS OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER.
SO YOU CAN FIND US AT 1501 SOUTH H STREET.
WE ARE LOCATED ACROSS PLAINS CAPITAL BANK, EASY ACCESS RIGHT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY.
UM, YOU CAN FIND US HERE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 10 TO 3:00 PM WE ARE CLOSED SATURDAY AND SUNDAYS, BUT WE ARE OPEN FOR CATERINGS AS WELL.
WE DO CATER EVENTS, CONTINUES WEDDINGS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER TYPE OF PARTY, PARTY YOU MIGHT HAVE.
UH, MAYOR NORMA HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB AT SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR, UH, CHOOSING US AS BUSINESS OF THE MONTH, AND IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SO, AS YOU SAW, THE FIRST MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH FOR 2025 IS JUST FRESH.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE OWNER, MS. JANIE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS AND MAYBE MR. JUST FRESH TOO.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF HARLINGEN FOR MAKING IT SO EASY.
THIS IS OUR SIXTH YEAR IN BUSINESS.
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS, AND THE STAFF FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MAYOR NORMA, EVERYBODY'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.
I NEVER WANNA LEAVE, BUT
MY HUSBAND HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.
BUT THANK YOU EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY.
UM, LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES IN THIS ROOM.
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US DAY AFTER DAY AND KEEPING US IN BUSINESS AND, UM, CHOOSING LOCAL.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY JUST A FEW WORDS.
I WANNA THANK YOU, UM, FOR OBVIOUSLY FOR TAKING THE TIME AND BEING HERE AND DOING WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, OPENING A SMALL BUSINESS IS A RISK AND BOTH OF YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST, MR. AND MRS. COURAGE IS WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD SAY.
UM, THE FACT THAT YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND YOU'RE DOING WHAT IT IS THAT YOU LOVE IS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US.
WE'RE EXCITED, UM, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, JANIE, UM, WAS WITH ME YESTERDAY AT THE COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR, AND HARLINGEN IS GEARING UP.
UM, WE'VE GOT PARKS DEPARTMENT HERE TOO.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PART OF THE RGB, UH, CHALLENGE.
AND SO WE ARE HOPING THAT EVERYONE DECIDES TO EAT FRESH AND, AND, AND VISITS, UH, JUST FRESH TO HELP THEM ALONG THE WAY WITH THIS CHALLENGE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
I THINK IT'S THE 13TH YEAR, I BELIEVE, UM, THAT THIS CHALLENGE IS GOING ON.
AND SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR HARLINGEN TO PARTICIPATE
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AND WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AGAIN, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE LOVELY AND WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND DO GREAT THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, I DUNNO IF THE COMMISSION HAS ANYTHING TO SAY, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND, UM, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU AS WELL, UNLESS, COMMISSIONER, IF YOU HAVE ANY WORDS.
I TALKED TO YOU, SPOKE WITH YOUR MOM EARLIER.
SHE WANT HER TO MAKE SURE SHE TAKE, SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME PICTURES.
AND SHE'S GONNA TAKE SOME MORE.
IF IN THE FRONT ROW, IF YOU GUYS WANNA TAKE, UH, TWO STEPS TO THE LEFT.
AND SO WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF HARLAN TO VISIT JUST FRESH.
[Item 4c - Proclamation - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution]
ON TO ITEM FOUR C, PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, A PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT TO THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION, UH, WHICH READ AS FOLLOWS, BEFORE I INVITE MS. THOMAS LIPE TO COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS.
WHEREAS JULY 4TH, 2026, OUR NATION WILL COMMEMORATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
AND WHEREAS THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON OUR NATION'S PAST, ON OUR CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL AMERICANS, AND LOOK AHEAD TO THE FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO WILL CARRY FORWARD THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY THAT MAKE THE UNITED STATES A UNIQUE NATION IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IS A NONPOLITICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 1890, WHOSE MEMBERS ARE LI LEANLY DESCENDED FROM PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE PRESIDENT GENERAL'S LEADERSHIP, ALL DAUGHTERS ARE SPENDING THE NEXT THREE YEARS CELEBRATING STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER AND REJOICING IN OUR DAR TIES OF SERVICE AND FRIENDSHIP BY CELEBRATING OUR NATION'S RICH HISTORY AND DIVERSITY, PROMOTING BELONGING THROUGH MEMBERSHIP AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO GOD, HOME AND COUNTRY, AND BY COMPLETING PROJECTS IN UNIQUE, LOCAL AND IMPACTFUL WAYS.
AND WHEREAS THE, THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY IN 2023 UNTIL THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF PARIS IN 2033 DAUGHTERS ARE CELEBRATING OUR NATION'S RICH HISTORY AND DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE BY HONORING ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
THESE PATRIOTS BELIEVING THE NOBLE CAUSE OF LIBERTY FOUGHT VALIANTLY TO ESTABLISH A NEW NATION.
AND WHEREAS THE LIEUTENANT THOMAS BARLOW CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AS PURCHASED TWO TREES IN HONOR OF MEMORY OF OUR PATRIOTS AND ALL VETERANS WHO HAVE BRAVELY SERVED OUR COUNTRY, WE PROUDLY DONATE THESE TREES TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN TO BE PLACED AS A LIVING TRIBUTE AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PAVILION AT PENDULUM PARK ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025.
NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT I, NORMA THE MAYOR OF CITY OF HARLINGEN, COMMEND THIS COMMEMORATION TO ALL OUR CITY AND COUNTY STATE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN HONORING THE OWNER'S LEADERSHIP AND STAFF FOR THEIR REMARKABLE DEDICATION AND SERVICE.
MS. LE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, GOOD EVENING.
I'M TOM C LIFE REGION OF THE LIEUTENANT THOMAS BARLOW.
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THAT Y'ALL HAVE ACCEPTED OUR PLANNING OF OUR TWO TREES AT THE VETERANS PARK FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE, OF OUR COUNTRY.AND ON FEBRUARY THE 19TH AT ONE O'CLOCK, WE WILL BE PLANTING THESE TREES.
AND OUR CHAPTER IS SO HAPPY THAT Y'ALL HAVE ACCEPTED THIS FOR US FOR OUR CELEBRATION AT THE VETERANS PARK.
IF WE CAN, UM, HAVE A, A, A PHOTO WITH THE, WITH THE COMMISSION.
AND I JUST WANNA TELL YOU THAT WE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THANKFUL, WE'RE BLESSED FOR THE, FOR YOUR DONATION AND FOR CONSIDERING US.
AND WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH YOU IN THIS.
AND WE'RE EXCITED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, THE PLANTING OF THE TREES.
CAN WE, UM, GET A PHOTO? WOULD THAT BE OKAY? IF YOU DON'T MIND.
OKAY, READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
[Item 4d - Proclamation - Amanda C. Elizondo - 13 years and 7 months of service to the City of Harlingen]
D PROCLAMATION, MS. AMANDA CDO.13 YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.
SO OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS VERY, VERY SPECIAL, AND WE ARE HONORING AMANDA CDOS RETIREMENT, AND I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AS FOLLOWS.
WHEREAS AMANDA FAITHFULLY SERVED THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AS CITY SECRETARY FOR 13 YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS, DEMONSTRATING UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, AND A STEADFAST DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
DURING HER TENURE, SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THE, THE INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE CITY RECORDS, ADMINISTRATING ELECTIONS WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND FOSTERING TRUST BETWEEN CITY GOVERNMENT AND ITS RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS AMANDA HAS DISPLAYED EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP IN MANAGING THE OPERATIONS OF CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN, HAS BEEN A VALUED MEMBER OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION OFFERING INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF NUMEROUS CITY ELECTIONS, RECORD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS, CODIFICATION OF CITY ORDINANCES, PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, DEED, DEED, RECORDS, CONTRACTS, AND NUMEROUS OTHER DUTIES.
AND WHEREAS PRIOR TO CO COMING TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, AMANDA STARTED AS A VOLUNTEER AT THE CITY OF WASCO, TEXAS LATER AND WAS LATER HIRED AS THE CITY'S SECRETARY.
AND AFTER 35 YEARS, SHE RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF WASCO.
AND WHEREAS IN 1984, SHE ENROLLED IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK'S CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO FAMILI TO FAMILIARIZE HERSELF WITH THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY TO HOLD TRADITIONAL AND RIGHTFUL STANDING AS AN OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY, GRADUATED AS A TEXAS REGISTERED CITY SECRETARY NUMBER ONE 18 ON JUNE, 2011, GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT PAN AMERICAN, THE WILLIAM P HOBBY CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE OF TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER AND NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PUBLIC MANAGER CERTIFICATION.
AND WHEREAS THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED AND ENDORSED BY SECTION 22.074 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
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VERNON'S TEXAS ANNOTATED THE STATUTE MANDATES RECERTIFICATION EVERY FIVE YEARS.AND WHEREAS AMANDA IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNI MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS, TEXAS UNI MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION, SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECRETARY'S CHAPTER SECRETARY TO THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE REGION 12 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SOUTH TEXAS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY BOARD, AND SERVED IN THE FOLLOWING TMCA COMMITTEES RESOLUTIONS IN 1997, SCHOLARSHIP 1999, AND CHAIRPERSON IN 2000 AND HISTORIAN IN 2013, AND WAS AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD IN 2022.
AN APPRECIATION FOR THE SIGNIFICANT CAREER LONG CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO PROMOTE THE MUNICIPAL CLERK PROFESSION AND TMCA AND WAS RECOGNIZED AT INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONFERENCE AND WAS PRESENTED WITH AN AWARD IN RECORD MANAGEMENT.
AND DURING HER TENURE, SAD SECRETARY AND LOCAL REGISTRAR IN WESCO, TEXAS WAS AWARDED THE EXEMPLARY FIVE STAR SERVICE AWARD FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT STATE HEALTH SERVICES REPEATEDLY EVERY YEAR.
WHEREAS AMANDA'S DEDICATION TO FOSTERING A WELCOMING AND EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENT HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED CITY STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE, LEAVING A LEGACY OF INTEGRITY, DILIGENCE, KINDNESS, AND UPON AMANDA'S RETIREMENT, THE CITY OF HARLAND AND WISHES TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE AMANDA'S DISTINGUISHED CAREER, COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENDURING IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I NORMA ULA, THE MAYOR OF CITY OF HARLINGEN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 15TH, 2025 AS AMANDA C ELIS THOSES DAY IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO AMANDA FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND CONGRATULATE HER ON HER WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT.
WE WISH HER JOY, HEALTH AND FULFILLMENT IN ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
MS. AMANDA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP OH, IT IS A LONG
I FEEL A MIX OF EMOTIONS, GRATITUDE, UH, REFLECTION, AND OF COURSE A TOUCH OF EXCITEMENT FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD.
RETIREMENT MARKS THE END OF A SIGNIFICANT CHAPTER, BUT ALSO THE BEGINNING OF A NEW OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITIES, ADVENTURES, AND GROWTH.
LOOKING BACK, I'M DEEPLY PROUD OF THE JOURNEY THAT BROUGHT ME HERE WHEN I RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF WESCO AS CITY SECRETARY.
UH, AFTER 35 YEARS, THE CITY OF HARLINGEN OFFERED ME THE POSITION OF CITY SECRETARY.
DURING MY 13 YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS JOURNEY, I CAME ACROSS LEADERS WHO BECAME MENTORS AND FRIENDS, AND WHO ALWAYS INSPIRED ME TO DO BETTER.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY FAMILY AS WELL.
CITY MANAGER GABRIEL GONZALEZ, MAYOR NORMA
MY STAFF ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY MELINDA GONZALEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CYNTHIA VARGAS AND CHRISTINA MANCHACA FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND DEDICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY.
WHILE I WILL MISS THE DAILY ROUTINES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER CHAPTER IN MY LIFE, ENJOYING FAMILY TIME, TRAVELING AND SPENDING MORE TIME WITH MY GRANDKIDS.
AS I STEP INTO THIS NEW PHASE, I LEAVE WITH A HEART FULL OF GREAT, UH, GRATITUDE AND A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES.
I WISH MY STAFF THE VERY BEST AND MAY THEY CONTINUE TO SUCCEED AS WELL AS TO THE, AS WELL AS THE HARLINGIN TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS JOURNEY WITH ME.
I WILL CHERISH THIS MOMENTS FOREVER, AND I HOPE TO STAY CONNECTED WITH MANY OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
SO DON'T, DON'T GO ANYWHERE, AMANDA, I'M SURE THAT EVERYBODY ON THIS CITY COMMISSION HAS A FEW WORDS TO, TO, TO SHARE WITH YOU, BUT I DO JUST, UM, BRIEFLY, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU HOW MUCH I RESPECT YOU AND VALUE YOU.
YOU ARE SO KIND AND, AND GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
UM, I'M GONNA MISS ALL OF THE STORIES THAT YOU TELL ME AND THEY'RE GOOD STORIES.
SO FOR THE FAMILY THAT'S HERE,
SO I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN AMAZING TIME SPENDING TIME WITH THEM.
AND WE ARE JUST BLESSED TO HAVE HAD YOU HERE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR SERVICE.
IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING WHEN I WALK OUT AND, AND, AND YOU'RE NOT THERE BECAUSE JUST, UM, I THINK IT WAS, YES, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS ANYMORE, BUT IT WAS LIKE EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, AND, AND GRANDMA AND MOM AND WIFE WAS
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STILL, WAS STILL HERE AT CITY HALL WAITING FOR ME TO SIGN PROCLAMATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A TRANSITION 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO USED TO YOUR ROUTINE, BUT I KNOW THAT THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE IS GONNA BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND YOU'RE GOING TO BLESS THOSE AROUND YOU.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE, UH, ALL I WANNA SAY IS THANK YOU.
UH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE A LADY THAT LIGHTS UP THE ROOF NO MATTER WHAT.
NO MATTER WHO, YOU'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE ME.
I WAS ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
I NEVER, NEVER ONCE CONTACTED YOU FOR REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE, SO I DIDN'T GET IT IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
I, I THINK THESE TWO NAILED IT.
UH, COMING HERE AND SEEING YOU JUST ALWAYS MAKES MY DAY BETTER.
YOU SAY THAT PERSON, I DON'T CARE HOW ROUGH IT IS AT THE OFFICE, ON THE STREETS, YOU'VE JUST ALWAYS BEEN, UH, UH, JUST PHENOMENAL.
I AM GONNA MISS YOU ALWAYS BEING READY.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I'M NEVER PREPARED WHEN 10 OR YOU KNOW, LIKE, HEY DANIEL, WRAP IT UP.
AND SO I'M GONNA MISS ALL THE ASSISTANCE YOU'VE GIVEN ME AND ALL THE LOVE YOU'VE GIVEN US.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
PEACE AND LOVE AND SAFE TRAVELS IN ALL OF LIFE.
WE WISH YOU WELL AND YOUR FAMILY'S THERE AND THAT'S THE BLESSING.
AND
UM, YOU'VE ALWAYS, YOU'VE ALWAYS GIVEN WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
WHENEVER I DIDN'T KNOW WANTED SOME ANSWERS.
LIKE THEY SAID, YOU WERE RIGHT THERE.
AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE.
UM, I MEAN TO YOUR FAMILY, I TOLD YOU THIS DOWNSTAIRS, BUT YOU GUYS ARE BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL LADY, SIR, AS A WIFE, AS A MOTHER, AS A GRANDMA, SHE'S AWESOME.
AND, UM, ENJOY THE TIME THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE WITH HER NOW BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA MISS HER.
BUT, UM, NOW IT'S YOUR HARD TIME TO SPEND WITH YOU GUYS.
AND YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU THE BEST, AMANDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.
I, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, I WANNA THANK YOU AMANDA ALSO FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
UM, I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY SECRETARY DOES EXCEPT FOR THE ELECTIONS
AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE WHEN IT CAME TO THE ELECTIONS, I WOULD SAY, I DON'T KNOW, YOU GOTTA TALK TO AMANDA, YOU'RE NOT TALKING TO ME ABOUT THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT PART OF THE JOB AWAY.
UH, IT MADE IT EASIER FOR ME, UH, EASIER FOR THE CITY.
AND SO I KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN EASY TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.
BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING IT WITH GRACE AND WITH DIGNITY.
AND NOW WE WOULD LOVE A PICTURE WITH, UM, WITH AMANDA
YOU KNOW, WE ALL LOOK AMAZING.
OKAY, ALL, CAN YOU GUYS SHOOT A LITTLE BIT THIS WAY? THERE WE GO.
OKAY, READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
YOU CAN BRING ME THE, IF YOU LIKE
DO YOU WANT A, YOU WANT, YOU WANT YOUR
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UH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.WE ONLY GET LIKE TWO DAYS AFTER GET MARRIED.
I WAS LIKE, I MAKE SURE I CAN DO IT NEXT WEEK.
[Item 4e - Proclamation - Police Chief Hester]
WE HAVE, UH, PROCLAMATION TO CHIEF OF POLICE, MICHAEL KESTER, 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.WE HAVE ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION AND WE ARE HONORING CHIEF KESTERS RETIREMENT, AND I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AS FOLLOWS.
WHEREAS MICHAEL KESTER POLICE CHIEF HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL BE RETIRING AFTER 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE HARLINGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025.
HE HAS SERVED IN THE DEPARTMENT IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES WITH MORE THAN 23 YEARS IN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ROLES AND THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT HE HAS AND THE ONLY DEPARTMENT HE HAS WORKED FOR.
AND WHEREAS CHIEF KESTER BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 1990.
QUICKLY ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT IN 1993, LIEUTENANT IN 2001.
CAPTAIN IN 2003 WAS RETITLED TO DEPUTY CHIEF IN 2012.
SERVED AS INTERIM CHIEF IN 2011 FOR SIX MONTHS.
AND ON DECEMBER 15TH, WAS APPOINTED ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF BY FORMER POLICE CHIEF JEFFREY ATKI ON MAY 15TH, 2019, AND WAS APPOINTED CHIEF OF POLICE.
AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, CHIEF KESTER HAS WORKED AND SUPERVISED EVERY DIVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE PATROL DIVISION, CITY JAIL, TRAINING RECORDS, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.
AS CHIEF OF POLICE, HE OVERSAW THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS, INCLUDING 144 SWORN IN OFFICERS AND 53 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
AND WHEREAS CHIEF KESTER HAS BUILT A DISTINGUISHED CAREER THROUGH HIS COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THE HARLINGEN COMMUNITY, HE HAS SERVED WITH DEDICATION AND DISTINCTION AS A CHIEF OF POLICE FOR 35 YEARS, AND HAS EXEMPLIFIED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH HIS JOURNEY.
AND WHEREAS CHIEF KESTER IS MARRIED TO DEBORAH, HIS WIFE, AND THEY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND 11 GRANDCHILDREN, A GRADUATE OF UNIT UNITY COLLEGE IN MAINE WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN 1988, CHIEF KESTER HAS ALSO EARNED SIGNIFICANT LAW ENFORCEMENT CREDENTIALS, INCLUDING GRADUATING FROM THE 53RD LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS, BILL BLACKWOOD LEADERSHIP COMMAND COLLEGE AT SAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY IN 2006.
IN 2019, HE BECAME A CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND EARNED THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF HIS PEERS AND THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF HARLEEN.
AND WHEREAS CHIEF KESTER HAS DEMONSTRATED A UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CRIME AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND HAS BEEN A MENTOR AND ROLE MODEL TO HIS COLLEAGUES, INSPIRING THEM TO UPHOLD THE VALUES OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED, THAT WE RECOGNIZE CHIEF KESTER FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR HIS DEDICATION, SACRIFICE, TIRELESS EFFORTS IN PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY.
WE EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES TO CHIEF KESTER AS HE EMBARKS ON A WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT CHIEF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, THANK YOU.
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I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY AS CHIEF, UH, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP 'CAUSE UH, IT'S A TOUGH ENOUGH JOB.
BUT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOU, IT WOULD'VE BEEN EVEN TOUGHER.
AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED THAT LONG.
UH, THAT'S, IF YOU HAD ASKED ME 35 YEARS AGO IF I WOULD'VE BEEN STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU AS CHIEF, I, I NEVER WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT.
IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE CAREER AND, UH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.
UM, ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I'M NOT A NATIVE OF THE VALLEY OR HARLINGEN.
UH, AND THAT'S COMMISSIONER KINSLEY KNOWS.
AS A SON OF A MILITARY MAN, YOU MOVE AROUND A LOT.
SO, UH, WE ENDED UP DOWN HERE AT ONE POINT AND I HAD A COMEBACK 'CAUSE UH, THIS WAS THE, MY FAVORITE PLACE.
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AND MAINE WAS TOO COLD,BUT, UH, IT REALLY HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.
AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
UM, AND WE WILL BE HAVING A FORMAL, UH, TRANSITION OR RETIREMENT CEREMONY AT THE PD.
SO OF COURSE Y'ALL ARE WELCOME.
I KNOW ONE THAT WE HAVE TO WORK AT LEAST
UH, YOU KNOW, UM, I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE HERE.
AND WE ARE JUST SO HONORED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF HARLINGEN FOR 35 YEARS.
THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS YOU.
THAT'S A HARD THING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND EVERY SINGLE OFFICER THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED, UH, NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU, IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER, ABOUT HOW YOU LEAD AND HOW YOU ARE JUST ONE OF THAT BROTHERHOOD THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE A FAMILY MAN TOO.
AND THAT I THINK IS WHAT MAKES YOU AN INCREDIBLE LEANER LEADER.
UH, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A BIG HEART AND WHAT YOU DO, UH, FOR YOUR FAMILY AND WHAT YOU DO FOR YOUR WORK FAMILY, AND WE ALL APPRECIATE IT.
AND THE CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN ARE, WE'RE ARE BETTER OFF BECAUSE YOU'RE AT THE HELM OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WE WISH YOU, UM, ALL THE LUCK AND HAPPINESS.
AND I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE HARD JUST LIKE I TOLD AMANDA, YOUR ROUTINES.
UM, BUT THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE, YOU DESERVE IT.
AND I WISH YOU, UM, YOU KNOW, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND NOTHING BUT HAPPINESS.
UH, I WAS FORTUNATE THE OTHER DAY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE RETIREMENT FOR THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO I GOTTA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HIM AS WELL, AND WHEN I SPOKE, BUT, UH, A AS HE SAID IN 1990 WHEN HE GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY, THE THOUGHT OF 35 YEARS LATER, UH, STILL HAVING A UNIFORM ON NEVER CROSSED HIS MIND.
AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
AND, AND AS I TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, YOU, YOU, YOU REACH THAT POINT WHERE IT, IT'S, IT'S NO LONGER A COMMITMENT.
AND THE BAD THING IS, IS YOU GO ON AND ON AND GET BETTER AND BETTER.
YOUR HEAD CONTINUES TO GROW UNTIL IT POPS THROUGH YOUR HAIR
AND, UH, YOU END UP LOOKING LIKE THE CHIEF AND KNIFE.
BUT, UH, GOD BLESS YOU, BROTHER.
UH, CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
I KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I REACHED OUT TO YOU, YOU TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT YOU IS YOUR STEADY LEADERSHIP.
YOU NEVER GOT HIGH, YOU NEVER GOT LOW.
IT WAS ALWAYS, YOU'RE JUST CALM NO MATTER WHAT.
AND THEN EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT FROM MAREN, YOU REPRESENT ALL THE BEST QUALITY IS OFF HARLINGEN AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
AND SO YOU'VE ALWAYS REPRESENTED US WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY.
AND I HOPE THAT YOUR SUCCESSOR, WHOEVER THAT MAY BE, UH, HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT CAN LIVE UP TO AT LEAST HALF THE PERSON YOU ARE.
'CAUSE WE'LL BE DOING WELL WITH THAT.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, CHIEF.
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT I'VE CALLED ON YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND YOU'VE ALWAYS ANSWERED.
I I CAN NEVER THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DO REALIZE YOUR TIME AS A CHIEF, UH, IS, IS LIMITED BECAUSE YOU HAD SO MUCH GOING ON, BUT I DO THANK YOU.
SEE, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE, TAKING MY CALLS WHEN YOU COULD HAVE VERY EASILY PASSED IT ON TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY AFTER 35 YEARS YOU'RE ADOPTED, SO YOU'RE PART OF HARNESS NOW.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE CHIEF.
AND, UM, YOU'RE GONNA BE MISSED.
I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN RETIREMENT.
I DID MEAN TO ADD, ADD THAT CORIN IS MY HOMETOWN, SO I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
DON'T BE CALLING THE POLICE FOR ANYTHING,
UH, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO AFTER GABE HAS A, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
UM, MAYOR, I, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID THAT, UH, YOU CAN JUDGE HOW GREAT, UH, A LEADER SOMEONE IS IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS BY THE CONDITION THAT THEY LEFT IT IN.
AND I THINK, UH, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU REFLECT BACK ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE ACCOLADES THAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED, UH, HOW THE OFFICERS FUNCTION, HOW THEY SOLVE CRIMES, HOW THEY GO AFTER SOMEBODY TENACIOUSLY AND DON'T GIVE UP TILL THEY CATCH A BAD GUY, I THINK THAT REFLECTS ON YOU.
AND, AND I THINK YOU OUGHT TO BE COMMITTED FOR, FOR DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND SPEAKING OF PHONES, UM,
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AFTER HOURS LATE AT NIGHT, IT'S NEVER GOOD.AND, UM, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE HAD, UM, BAD INFORMATION TO CONVEY TO THE COMMISSION, UH, YOU GUYS DID SUCH A GREAT JOB IN FOLLOWING UP AND NOT LETTING THAT CASE GO, THAT CRIME GO UNSOLVED.
AND YOU STAYED ON TOP OF IT TILL YOU ACTUALLY CAUGHT THE, UH, THE SUSPECT.
AND SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR INSTILLING THAT IN YOUR, IN YOUR MEN AND WOMEN OF YOUR DEPARTMENT.
AND I'LL, I'LL DEFINITELY MISS YOU.
UH, NOT BEING ABLE TO CALL YOU AND ASK YOU A, A QUESTION ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED.
'CAUSE YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOT HAVING THAT THERE ANYMORE IS GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE MISSED.
AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOU AND YOUR WIFE AND YOUR FAMILY.
IF YOU GUYS CAN TAKE LIKE TWO STEPS TO THE, THERE YOU GO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT UP HERE.
IF YOU COULD GET A PICTURE OF THE CHIEF AND AMANDA TOGETHER WITH THEIR PROCLAMATIONS.
[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.
MARY, WE HAD A TOTAL OF FIVE, UH, CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS.
UH, FIRST ONE UP IS REYES, COME ON UP.
UH, I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD HOLIDAY, GOOD NEW YEAR, SOME TIME OFF.
AND WELL, NOW THAT ALL THAT IS OVER AND ELECTIONS ARE FINALLY DONE WITH, AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND GET BACK TO THE JOB AT HAND, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, UM, AMANDA'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL WHENEVER I CALL.
AND IN SOME INSTANCES, SOME OF, YOU KNOW, I CALL A LOT, I QUESTION A LOT OF THINGS, BUT THAT'S JUST WHAT I DO.
THE CHIEF, I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS RETIRING, BUT VERY GOOD GUY.
ALWAYS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, UH, WITH THE BUSINESSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
I KNOW I'VE REACHED OUT TO HIM ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ALWAYS MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE.
HE IS GOT A, AN EXCELLENT STAFF.
I THINK HE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB, UH, AS WELL.
BUT NOW THAT I'M DONE WITH THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DIVE RIGHT IN.
SO WITH THE NEW YEAR COMES NEW THINGS.
THERE'S, UM, BEEN A, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
UM, MY MY THING IS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
UH, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY.
UM, THE VOTERS TRUST YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, NOT NECESSARILY FOR PERSONAL GAIN.
AND, UM, I, I HOPE THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR, UH, THE INDIVIDUALS IN, IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH I, I I WILL, I'M NOT GONNA SAY, UH, I KNOW THAT FOR SURE.
YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL YOU FIND OUT SOMETHING.
WE JUST JUMP IN THERE AND SORT THINGS OUT.
AND WHOEVER'S LEFT STANDING IS LEFT
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STANDING.THE TO HAVE BEEN BLESSED IN MY OPINION, UM, BY, UH, MY FAMILY ALWAYS BEING SUPPORTIVE AND, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES IS I THINK A VERY KEY THING THAT WE NEED TO DO, ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN.
UH, DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN LACKING IN A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I THINK WITH THE RIGHT ADJUSTMENTS, WE CAN CATCH UP AGAIN.
MY FAMILY'S BEEN DOING BUSINESS HERE SINCE 1976.
I MIGHT KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO GIVE THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES A BOOST, NOT JUST ECONOMICALLY, BUT WITH BETTER SECURITY, UH, IT WOULD HELP OUT A LOT THAT SOME OF THOSE SUBJECTS WERE TOUCHED ON IN THE LAST MEETING.
BUT I THINK IF WE CAN CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT AND CONTINUE REVITALIZING HAREN, WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE.
AND NOT THAT HAREN IS NOT A GOOD, A GREAT PLACE BECAUSE I'M STILL HERE.
UH, AND, UM, IT'S MY HOME, EVEN THOUGH I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO AND I GO BACK AND FORTH.
BUT, UH, I LIKE, I LIKE HARINGTON NOW IT'S EMBEDDED IN ME NO MATTER WHAT.
SO, UH, POSITIVE, UH, THING, JUST LET'S JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
AND, UH, THE BUZZER BEAT ME THIS TIME,
AND Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
NEXT WE HAVE MARIBEL RENA, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION.
UM, I BELIEVE THIS AFTERNOON I EMAILED ALL FIVE COMMISSIONERS AS WELL AS THE MAYOR, A LETTER AND A SET OF SIGNATURES FROM THE TWO STREETS THAT ARE PARALLEL TO A PROPOSED PARK THAT WAS IMPOSED ON US APPARENTLY.
UM, ON JANUARY 2ND, UM, DISTRICT FIVE, UH, RE PEREZ COMMISSIONER, UM, ASKED THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE PROPERTY ON 32 0 4 SOUTH PALM COURT DRIVE TO COME TOGETHER AND PROVIDE OUR FEEDBACK ON A POSSIBLE PART THAT WILL BE BUILT IN THAT DONATED PIECE IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE LETTER THAT I EMAILED ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON ALL OF THE, UM, INSTANCES AS TO WHY WE ARE OPPOSED TO THAT PARK THAT NEIGHBORS A TOTAL OF 17 PRIVATE PROPERTIES.
AND SO I ENCOURAGED THE COMMISSION TO PUT US OFFICIALLY ON THEIR AGENDA IN THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT ALL OF THE RESIDENTS CAN SPEAK AND TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE ABOUT THIS PARK, BUT ALSO GIVE SPACE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO AGREE TO THE PARK IF THAT IS IN FACT THE CASE COMMISSIONER.
AND SO I WANNA OFFICIALLY, UM, REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION INCLUDE THAT IN THEIR NEXT MEETING, READ THE EMAIL THAT I SENT TO YOU ALL AND ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THERE ARE OTHER RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SIGNING THAT LETTER.
OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE MR. RON LOZANO.
I, UH, WANTED TO, UH, COMMEND AND, UM, SORT OF SOME OF THE STUFF I'D, WELL, THIS IS WHAT I JUST FINISHED TELLING AMANDA THAT, UH, I'M REINFORCING WHAT WAS STATED, THAT SHE HAD A LOT OF GRACE AND DIGNITY.
AND SO IF I COULD ASK ONE OTHER TERM BESIDES WHAT I HAD THOUGHT OF, UH, EARLIER, IS THAT SHE ALSO HAD A LOT OF A PLUM AND, UM, THE OTHER 35 YEAR TYPE EMPLOYEE, UH, THE CHIEF, I THINK ALSO SHARES THOSE ATTRIBUTES.
AND SO I WANTED TO AT LEAST, UH, LET HIM HEAR THAT.
AND, UM, HOPEFULLY, UM, SINCE HE STILL HAS SOME DAYS UP AHEAD THAT HE'LL CONTINUE THAT SAME FORTITUDE, THAT PARTICULAR KIND OF ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES COURAGE, WHICH IS, UM, WELL NOT ALWAYS DISPLAYED FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, BUT, UM, CERTAINLY THAT THESE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CAPABLE.
OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE MS. MICHELLE WIGGINTON.
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HELLO, MY NAME'S MICHELLE WIGINGTON.UH, MY ADDRESS IS 8 0 0 9 ESQUIRE LANE.
ON DECEMBER 14TH, THE RUNOFF ELECTION DAY, I WAS OUTSIDE THE U-T-R-G-V MEDICAL EDUCATION BUILDING WHEN THREE HARLINGEN POLICE OFFICERS PULLED UP IN RESPONSE TO A FALSE NINE ONE ONE CALL MADE BY DISTRICT THREE COMMISSIONER MIKE SMAR IN RETALIATION OF A VOTER EXERCISING THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH, I HAVE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED THE 9 1 1 AUDIO BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE AND INCIDENT REPORT.
I WAS ALSO A WITNESS TO THE LEAD UP.
MIKE SMAR CAME OUT OF THE BUILDING WITH TWO POLL WORKERS IN TOW, APPROACHED AND BEGAN TAUNTING HIS VICTIM WHILE TRYING TO CONVINCE THE POLL WORKERS TO ENFORCE HIS WILL.
WHEN THE POLL WORKERS ABANDONED MESMER'S PETTY PURSUIT, HE CONTINUED HIS ATTEMPTS TO ESCALATE THE VERBAL DISAGREEMENT THAT HE HAD STARTED.
BYSTANDERS WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DEESCALATE THE SITUATION AND THE TARGET OF MES MAR'S FRUSTRATION HAD WALKED AWAY.
UNDETERRED SMAR CALLED IN HARLAN AND PD TO CONTINUE THE ASSAULT ON THE 9 1 1 AUDIO, SORRY, I'M ANXIOUS.
SMAR STARTS OFF ABOUT THE SIGNS AND WHEN THAT FAILS TO ELICIT A RESPONSE, HE STRESSES THAT HE IS THE DISTRICT THREE COMMISSIONER AND HE NEEDS OFFICERS TO TALK TO THE GUY AT THE VOTING LOCATION, E-T-R-G-V BUILDING.
SMAR CLAIMS HE'S ACTING OUT, BEING BELLIGERENT.
HE'S ARGUING WITH PEOPLE HE RAN AWAY, HE'S WITH HIS SON NOW.
WHAT HE DID NOT REPORT WAS A CRIME, A FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY OR EVEN AN ONGOING DISTURBANCE.
SO WHY WAS HARLAN AND PD SO WILLING TO DISPATCH THREE SQUAD CARS AS A PRIORITY ONE OUT OF THEIR JURISDICTION TO A VOTING LOCATION JUST TO HARASS, INTIMIDATE VOTERS ON BEHALF OF THIS MULTI-TERM INCUMBENT, DOES THE BODY SUPPORT MIKE MES MOORE'S CONDUCT OR THE USE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS MANNER? I HAVE RECORDINGS AVAILABLE, ANYBODY THAT WOULD WANT TO SEE THEM.
JO, GOOD EVENING, JACQUE ROYAL, 19 5 1 4 RIO RANCH ROAD.
UH, JUST YOU WANT TO UTILIZE THIS TIME TO, UH, FORMALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I, UM, I, I AM A, UH, UH, RETIRED VET, MEDICALLY RETIRED VET, UH, RETIRED DOWN INTO THE VALLEY AT, ON MY, ON MY OWN.
I'VE, UH, BEEN INTRODUCED TO SEVERAL MEMBERS AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE REST.
UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, UH, WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.
I WEAR MANY HATS BESIDES MY PRESSURE AND HAT FATHER AND GRANDFATHER.
I'M ALSO A, UH, UH, CINEMATOGRAPHER, A SCREENWRITER, UH, ENTREPR, UH, ENTREPRENEUR AND, UM, I MEAN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND RESTAURANT BUSINESS.
UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER THINGS, UH, TO INCLUDE THE, UH, DIVERSITY, UH, WITHIN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.
AND YOU GUYS LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, ME BRINGING SO FORTH ELEGANCE, WHICH WILL BE A ELEGANT, UH, AFRICAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, UH, INSPIRED CUISINES, UH, INTO, UH, THE, UH, UH, FOOTPRINT OF HARINGTON AND HOPEFULLY GET IN, UH, RECOGNIZED AND PUT ON NEW TOURISM AND HOPE IT, IT HELPS WITH THE TA DOWN HERE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION MAYOR.
[Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]
TO ITEM SIX, APPROVAL OF MINUTES ITEM SIX, A REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024.AND ITEM SIX B, A REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 4TH, 2024.
IS THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE MINUTES? OKAY, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[Item 7 - Consent Agenda]
SEVEN, CONSENT AGENDA.NO DISCUSSION IS ANTICIPATED ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS SECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE ROUTINE BUSINESS OR 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 REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT? YES.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? UM, MINUS K.
I'M SORRY, MAYOR, I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT? OKAY.
WE GOT A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER EZ.
ITEM K, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF APPROXIMATELY 13,000 SQUARE FEET OF ASBESTOS CONTAINING TEXTURED MATERIAL AT CAA DEL
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AND TO AWARD CONTRACT TO RL ABATEMENT, INC.UM, THIS, UH, 1000, UH, 109,000, THIS IS GONNA BE DEDUCTED FOR THE 1 MILLION THAT YOU STARTED OFF WITH, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND IF WE COULD, I THINK, UM, UM, SORRY.
GABE HAD GIVEN AN INSTRUCTION WHEN THINGS ARE NOT UNANIMOUS TO RIGHT.
WE HADN'T DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE.
WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IS ALLOCATING THE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE HOT FUNDS TO THE
DIFFERENT DIFFERENT ITEMS. SAME SUBJECT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION? SECOND.
[Item 8 - Staff Reports and Other Discussion Items]
ITEM EIGHT, STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS, ITEMS IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE ACTION BY 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.
ITEM EIGHT, A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING WE'RE GONNA HAVE A REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY, SO WE'RE GONNA START UP THE, UH, DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE'LL HAVE THE HOMELESS MISS, UH, REPORT ON THE SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY.
UH, IN THE, UH, THE REPORT THAT WE HIRED, UH, ROBERT MABO TO CO, UH, CONDUCT FOR US, HE'S ALREADY FINISHED HIS FIELD WORK.
WE HAD A PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH THE MAYOR AND MYSELF, UH, AND HIM, UH, OVER ZOOM TO HAVE HIM PRESENT THE FINDINGS.
AND HE IS GONNA START WRITING UP HIS FINAL REPORT.
SO WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING AT THE SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY, AND HE'LL BE HERE TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION.
AND ITEM EIGHT B, WE HAVE NONE TO DISCLOSE.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE,
[Item 9 - Public Hearings]
PUBLIC HEARINGS.AT THIS TIME, THE MAYOR WILL INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FILED OUT, 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, 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, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS TO DISCLOSE THIS.
SO WE'LL JUST GO THROUGH THESE REALLY QUICK, UH, PUBLIC, UH, SORRY.
NINE, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT FOUR, A 2.273 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUTTA THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 1 76 ADAMS GARDEN SUBDIVISION C LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BASS BOULEVARD AND PALACE DRIVE.
UM, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, OR ANYONE SIGNED UP.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NINE B PUBLIC HEARING FOR REZONING REQUESTS FROM LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ALLOW 32 FEET WIDE STREETS WITH 50 FOOT RIGHT AWAY AND SMALLER LOT SIZES FOR A 393 LOT SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON A PROPERTY BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 73.69 ACRE TRACK OF LAND, MORE OR LESS OUT OF AND FORMING A PART OF BLOCKS 28, 36 AND 37 PALMETTO SUBDIVISION LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRIMES AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 6,500 FEET EAST OF LOOP 4 99.
THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NINE C PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF A 479.25 ACRE TRACK LAND OUT OF SURVEY 2 7, 9, AND ALL THE EXISTING RIGHT AWAY FROM THE THREE COUNTY ROADS ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, ALSO KNOWN AS BOB ER STREET FROM RIO HONDO ROAD TO WOOD, WOODALL AVENUE, WOODALL AVENUE FROM BOB UECKER STREET WEST 764.44 FEET, AND THE UNNAMED COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF RIO HONDO ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 8,540 FEET EAST OF LOOP 4 99.
THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM, AND NO ONE SIGNED UP.
WE'LL 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
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OR AN ORDINANCE.[Item 10a -Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Not-Designated ("N") District to General Retail (" GR") District for a 2.273-acre tract of land out of the extreme northwest corner of Block 176, Adams Gardens Subdivision "C", located at the southeast corner of Bass Bou levard (F M 800) and Palis Drive. Applicant: AEC Engineering c/o LS Contractors Specialist, Inc.]
A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT FOR 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 APPLICANT A EC ENGINEERING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.OKAY, IN ORDINANCE, SUBMITTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLEEN REZONING FROM NOT DESIGNATED END DISTRICT GENERAL RETAIL GR DISTRICT FOR A 2.273 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, MORE OR LESS OUTTA THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 1 76 ADAMS GARDEN SUBDIVISION C LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BASS BOULEVARD, FMA HUNDRED AND P EAST DRIVE.
[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Light Industry (" LI ") District to Planned Development (" PO ") District to allow 32 ft. wide streets with 50 ft. right-of-way and smaller lot sizes for a 393-lot single family development on a property bearing a legal description for a 73.69 acre tract of land, more or less, out of and forming a part of Blocks 28, 36 and 37, Palmetal Subdivision, located along the south side of Grimes Avenue approximately 6,500 feet east of Lo op 499. Applicant: Francisco Arriaga, c/o Solid Development Inc.]
TENBY CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM LINE INDUSTRY DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ALLOW 32 FEET WIDE STREETS WITH 50 FEET RIGHT OF WAY AND SMALLER LOT SIZES.WERE A 393 LOT SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON A PROPERTY BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR A 73.69 ACRE TRACK OF LAND, MORE OR LESS OUT OF AND FORMING A PART OF BLOCKS 28 36 AND 37 PALM MIDDLE SUBDIVISION.
LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRIMES AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 6,500 FEET EAST OF LOT 4 99, APPLICANT FRANCISCO ARGA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN REZONING FROM LIGHT INDUSTRY LI DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD DISTRICT TO ALLOW 30 FOOT WIDE STREETS WITH 50 FEET RIGHT OF WAY IN SMALLER LOT SIZES FOR A 393 LOT SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND A PROPERTY BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 73.69 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, MORE OR LESS OUT OF AND FORMING A PART OF BLOCKS 28, 36 AND 37 POINT METAL SUBDIVISION LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRIMES AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 6,500 FEET EAST OF LOOP 4 99, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND REGAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.
ANY MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.
COMMISSIONER, HOW MANY HOMES ARE GONNA BE BUILT IN THIS AREA WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED? 393.
HOW MANY, UH, ENTRANCES WILL YOU HAVE? SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE SHOWING, UH, ONE ENTRANCE ON GRIMES.
EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE MORE ENTRANCES ON THE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
AND THERE'S ONE CONNECTION TO, TO THE, TO BOB KER TO THE EAST.
RIGHT NOW, BOB KER, THAT AREA IS JUST A DIRT ROAD.
AND NEXT TO THAT YOU HAVE TELEPHONE POLES.
DO YOU HAVE A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THEN YOU HAVE A CANAL? HOW, HOW WIDE IS THAT ROAD GONNA BE AND WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR IT? SO BY ORDINANCE, THEY HAVE TO PAVE THE SIDE STREET, AND IT'S A 24 FOOT, UH, SECTION, 24 FOOT, 24 FOOT RULE SECTION.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE CAN, THAT'S WHAT WE CAN REQUIRE BY, BY ORDINANCE.
THEN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT, YOU HAVE THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN BRUSH.
WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT TO CLEAR THAT UP AND, AND, AND OPEN THE STREET.
SO THERE'S A AVA CONNECTIONS TO THE SOUTH.
THERE'S A WHAT? STAAVA CONNECTIONS TO THE SOUTH.
SO IF YOU SEE THOSE, THOSE STREETS ARE PROJECTED TO, TO EXTENT TO THE SOUTH.
SO WHEN THE PROPERTY DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTH, THAT'S WHEN IT'S GONNA BE, THEY'RE GONNA BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT AND THEY'RE GONNA CONNECT HOW FAR? UH, DEPENDING ON THE, DEPENDING ON HOW THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH DEVELOPS.
SO IT'LL BE A DEAD END UNTIL IT IT DEVELOPS.
AND THIS, THIS PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN PHASES.
SO, UH, I THINK THE FIRST PHASE IS GONNA BE THE, THE NORTH ONE THIRD AND THEN, UH, THIS AND THEN THE SECOND ONE, THIRD AND THEN SO AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE DEVELOPED ALL IN ONE.
UH, SO RIGHT NOW YOU'RE KIND OF APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN, BUT IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN PHASES.
BUT RIGHT NOW YOU'LL HAVE ONE ENTRANCE, ONE EXIT, CORRECT? ONE ENTRANCE HERE ON GRIMES AND THEN ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE, ONE HERE AND ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE.
BECAUSE THOSE OTHER TWO, THEY'RE GONNA LEAD INTO THAT DIRT ROAD AND INTO THAT DITCH AND CANAL.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT STREET UP AND GOING? YES.
WHENEVER THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH DEVELOPS.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE REQUIRE THOSE, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GONNA OPEN THE OTHER TWO SITES? YEAH.
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PEOPLE WILL BE EXIT WILL BE ABLE TO EXIT TO THE SOUTH.BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I THINK YOU POINTED TO THE TOP PORTION, CORRECT? YES.
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TWO ENTRANCE OR EXITS IN THAT PORTION, CORRECT? ACTUALLY THREE, ONE IN THE NORTH SIDE ON GRIMES AND THEN TWO ON BOB ER.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING YOU.
BOB ER IS NOTHING MORE THAN JUST DIRT RIGHT NOW IF YOU GO THERE, YES.
YES, BUT IT'S GONNA BE DURING THE SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION.
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAVE, PAVE IT 24 FEET WIDE.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.
AND THEN WHEN THEY COME IN WITH THE, UM, THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS, THAT'S WHEN ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES HAVE TO BE RESOLVED? YES.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE LIST OF CONDITIONS.
RIGHT? AND THAT'S GONNA BE A CONDITION THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE IN INCLUDING THE DRAINAGE, UH, PLAN THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER.
AND THE DRAINAGE REPORT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
OH, BECAUSE IT'S A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
BUT YEAH, RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST THE ZONING.
UH, IN A MONTH OR TWO THE SUBDIVISION IS GONNA COME IN, UH, FOR APPROVAL.
THAT GONNA FALL ON THE TAXPAYERS OR THE DEVELOPER? THE DEVELOPER.
ALL THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE, YES, THE ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE FALLS ON THE DEVELOPER.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for the voluntary annexation of a 479.25-acre tract of land out of Survey 279, and a ll the existing right-of-way from the three county roads adjacent to the subject property also known as Bob Youker Street from Rio Hondo Road to Woodall Avenue, Woodall Avenue from Bob Youker Street west 764.44 feet and the unnamed County right-of-way along the east side of the subject property, located along the north side of Rio Hondo Road approximately 8,540 feet east of Loop 499. Applicant: City of Harlingen.]
10 C.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF A 479.25 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF SURVEY 2 79 AND ALL OF THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE THREE COUNTY ROADS ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, ALSO KNOWN AS BOB YOKER STREET FROM RIO HON ROAD TO WOODALL AVENUE.
WOODALL AVENUE FROM BOB YOKER STREET WEST SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR FORTY FOUR FEET.
AND THE UNNAMED COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF RIO HONDA ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 8,540 FEET EAST OF LOT 4 99.
APPLICANT CITY OF HARINGTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDINANCE, EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN BY ANNEXING FOR FULL PURPOSE.
A 479.25 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SURVEY 2 79 IN ALL EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY FROM THREE COUNTY ROADS ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, ALSO KNOWN AS BOB YOKER STREET FROM RIO HONDA ROAD TO WOODALL AVENUE, WOOD AVENUE FROM BOB YOKER STREET WEST 764 44 FEET.
AND THE UNNAMED COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF RIO HONDA ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 8,540 FEET EAST OF LOOP.
4 99 BINDING THE LAND TO ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
HAVE YOU HAD, WITH THIS ANNEXATION, WE TOOK OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF BOB ER CORRECT.
FROM NORTH OF RIO HONDO? CORRECT.
YOU SAID THAT'S THE BEST PART OF THE ROAD.
IT'S, IT'S JUST A BE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DRIVE.
IT HAS ON AND IT WAS LIKE, LIKE IT WAS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SECTION FROM GRIMES GOING INTO THAT? YEAH.
WE'RE NOT TAKING THAT SECTION.
THIS IS TO, THIS GETS US STRAIGHT TO BEHIND THE AIRPORT.
AND THEN YOU HEAR THAT'S THE WOOD SECTION THAT WE'RE ANNEXING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL ROAD.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND DRIVE.
[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow an unmanned battery storage facility in a Light Industry (" LI ") District located at 1335 Memphis Street, bearing a legal description of the East 6.604 acres out of Block 3, Paul Hill Subdivision . Applicant: Ravenvolt, Inc.]
D, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SUP TO ALLOW AN UNMANNED BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1335 MEMPHIS STREET, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EAST SIX POINT 604 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK THREE.PAUL HILL SUBDIVISION APPLICANT RAVENAL, INC.
THIS ITEM WAS TABLED DURING THE DECEMBER 18TH, 2024 MEETING.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE AND PUT IT INTO MOTION.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITS VOW OFF THE TABLE.
IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 16 DASH EIGHT TO ISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SUP TO RAVEN VAULT LLC TO ALLOW A BATTERY STORAGE ENERGY FACILITY IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRY.
LI DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1335 MEMPHIS STREET, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EAST 6.6040 ACRES AT, OF BLOCK THREE,
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PAUL HILL SUBDIVISION.SUBJECT TO JUAN, THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE BODY OF THE ORDINANCE.
UH, THERE WAS A QUESTION LAST TIME Y'ALL WERE HERE ABOUT, UH, DAMAGING MEMPHIS, WHICH IS A RESIDENTIAL STREET.
ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU WILLING AND ABLE TO REPAIR THE ROAD IF NEEDED? UH, YES YOU ARE.
BUT THAT JURY, AND IF YOU CAN JUST IDENTIFY YOURSELF BEFORE SPEAKING.
I'M KENNETH CARGILL WITH KELLY HORN.
I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT.
UH, WE'VE DONE AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINEER AND ESTIMATE FROM THE CITY, UH, WAS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE.
SO RAVEN VOLT AND TEAM HAVE AGREED THAT IF THEY DAMAGE THE VOTE, THEY WILL REPAIR IT TO EXISTING CONDITIONS.
UM, IN, IN, IN PAST PROJECTS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS AND COMPLAINT CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, PROPERTY TAXES AND ALL OF THAT.
AND WE'VE WORKED WITH, UH, OTHER BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES TO DO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TYPE OF, UH, THEY'RE CALLED COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENTS, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU GUYS, IT'S AN INDUSTRY.
IT'S PRETTY IN THE INDUSTRY IS.
I'M GONNA, I'M MATT ALVAREZ FROM RAYMOND VOL.
UH, SO THAT'S BEEN OUR STANDARD PRACTICE MENT.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION OF CBA, UH, WITH YOUR ENTITY AND THE ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR WORKING WITH US.
JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR AS FAR AS MONETARY? NO.
SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS THAT THEY WOULD WORK WITH A LOCAL, UH, NON-PROFIT RIGHT.
TO, FOR A PROJECT THAT, OF THEIR CHOOSING.
THAT WOULD BE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
SO WHATEVER THE PUBLIC, WHATEVER PROJECT THEY WANT TO PICK, THAT WOULD BE TO IT.
AND I UNDERSTOOD THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE GABE TO DO THE NEGOTIATIONS AND THEN THAT WILL COME BACK TOO BECAUSE, SO YEAH.
IF YOU RECALL THE LAST ENTITY, THEY, THEY WANTED THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
AND I THINK THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS WITH THE SOCCER COMPLEX SOCCER LIKE THAT AND THE LIBRARY.
THOSE GUYS HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING, HAVE THEY AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION? NO.
I APOLOGIZE FOR CUTTING YOU OFF.
OH, UH, THE WAY THEY'VE NEGOTIATED, AS I UNDERSTAND, IT'S, IT DOESN'T KICK IN UNTIL LIKE, I THINK COMPLETION OF THE BATTERY PROJECT.
SO YEAH, SAME THING WITH THE LIBRARY.
COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BATTERY FACILITY.
AND THEY HAVEN'T COME IN FOR A BUILDING PERMIT YET.
I THINK ONE OF 'EM IS WORKING ON ONE.
UM, THE, THE, THE BIG PROJECT ON, ON NEW FOUR NINE, THEY, THEY DID APPLY FOR THE DEALING PERMIT AND, UH, IN, THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO, TO SELLING THE PERMIT.
SO YOU SHOULD SEE IT UNDER CONSTRUCTION VERY SOON.
THIS IS THE, WHICH ONE IS IT? THE ONE ON LOOP 4 99 CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT.
AND ALSO THE ONE ON, ON HARRIS ON, UM, JUST EAST OF, UH, FM 5 0 9.
THAT ONE ALSO WILL BE ON THEIR CONSTRUCTION SOON.
AND JAVIER, THERE WASN'T ANY, UM, OPPOSITION FROM THE COMMUNITY, IS THAT RIGHT? THERE WERE TWO PHONE CALLS, BUT NOBODY, UH, SHOWED UP TO THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND, AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE.
AND THEN THERE WAS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE AND, AND NOTHING FROM THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.
CAN CAN YOU JUST GET HIS CONTACT INFORMATION? YES, I HAVE.
SO OF THE TWO MAIN PEOPLE YEAH.
AND, UH, TOMORROW MORNING I'LL, I'LL, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER LOPEZ SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER KINSLEY.
[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to authorize the city manager to submit a letter to the Cameron County Judge to request authorization to annex Chester Park Road from the intersection of Palm Court Drive to approximately 220 feet north of the US Expressway 83 frontage road . Applicant: City of Harlingen]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE CAMERON COUNTY JUDGE TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO ANNEX CHESTER PARK ROAD FROM THE INTERSECTION OF PALM COURT DRIVE TO APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET NORTH OF THE US EXPRESSWAY 83 FRONTAGE ROAD, APPLICANT, CITY OF HARING AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, THIS IS AN ITEM IN WHICH COMMISSIONER LO LOPEZ IS ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I, I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF, OF ANNEXING THIS, THIS VOTE? I, I CAN ADDRESS THAT, UM, CHESTER PARK IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTY IS, IS OUT IN THE COUNTY.
AND SO WE ASKED CAMERON COUNTY TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROAD AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON THEIR INVENTORY LIST.
NOW WHAT THAT MEANS, I HAVE NO IDEA.
UH, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T MAKE ANY, UH, IMPROVEMENTS.
AND SO, UM, THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT ROAD, 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BEING, UH, IT'S IN HORRIBLE SHAPE.
SO IN ORDER TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO IT,
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UH, WE HAVE, THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS.ONE IS TO ANNEX IT SO WE CAN TAKE IT OVER AND MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS OR TWO, WORK OUT SOME SORT OF MOU WITH THE COUNTY.
BUT EVERY TIME WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO IT, WE'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE MOU.
SO WE JUST DECIDED TO ANNEX THAT PARTICULAR SECTION AND THERE'S, UM, A BUSINESS THAT'S IMPACTED THERE AND IT'S JUST AN, AN AWFUL CONDITION AND THE COUNTY ISN'T GOING TO, UM, ANYTHING PARTICIPATE.
AND SO, AND THIS JUST MAKES IT WHERE THE CITY IS ABLE TO DO SO.
AND THERE WAS ONE ABSTENTION ABS.
[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to authorize the Public Works Director to purchase a 2025 Ford F150 XL Super Cab vehicle for $36,823.00, to replace Unit No. 328, a Public Buildings Unit deemed to be a total loss.]
F CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO PURCHASE A 2025 FORD F-150 XL SUPER CAB VEHICLE FOUR 36,823 TO REPLACE UNIT NUMBER 3 28, A PUBLIC BUILDINGS UNIT DEEMED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS PUBLIC WORKS.HOW DID IT GET, WAS, WAS THIS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT? IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE, UM, THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ENGAGE INTO PARKING.
IT ROLLED BACK AND IT HIT A TREE.
AND SO, UM, IT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO WHERE TML, UH, DEEMED A LOSS, A TOTAL LOSS.
HOW FAST WAS THAT TREE MOVING MAN?
SO THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T GET MUCH FROM TML IN THE FUTURE.
WOULD YOU MIND JUST PUTTING THAT LITTLE SYNOPSIS THERE MM-HMM
UH, OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE VEHICLES FOR, FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS, RIGHT? SURE.
IF THERE IS A, AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS IS, GIVES A SMALL SYNOPSIS.
YOU, WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE.
[Item 10g -Consideration and possible action to approve an extension on the contract between the City of Harlingen and Dr. Robert Kellogg, DVM to continue providing services to the Harlingen Animal Shelter.]
ITEM G, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN EXTENSION ON THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND DR.ROBERT KELLOGG, DMV, TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COMMISSION.
UM, THIS IS JUST A, AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH CONTRACT FOR DR.
HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH US ALMOST AS LONG SINCE WE OPENED.
UM, WE, WE APPRECIATE HIM AND ALL THE WORK THAT HE'S DOING, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND HIS CONTRACT.
SAME COST OR DIFFERENT COST ACTUALLY, HE'S HAD SOME THINGS COME UP, SO HE'S GONNA HAVE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOURS HE'S SPENDING WITH US.
SO THE COST HAS BEEN REDUCED IN THIS CONTRACT COMPARED TO THE OTHERS.
UM, WHY JUST SIX MONTHS? LIKE WHY NOT JUST BANG OUT A YEAR? OR, I ASKED HIM THE SAME QUESTION.
LIKE, WHY KEEP COMING BACK? HE DOESN'T WANT THE YEAR CONTRACT.
THAT IT IS WHAT IT IS RIGHT? AT THIS POINT.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S COMFORTABLE WITH.
UH, I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER'S.
[Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to accept or deny a donation offered by the Lt. Thomas Barlow Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for two (2) 30-gallon sized native trees to be planted at Pendleton Park Veterans Memorial]
ITEM H, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT OR DENY A DONATION OFFERED BY THE LIEUTENANT THOMAS BARLOW CHAPTER, NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, FOR TWO 30 GALLON SIZED NATIVE TREES TO BE PLANTED AT PENDLETON PARK, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKS AND RECREATION.WE SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY DONE THIS BEFORE.
UH, WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, UH, QUESTION.
WE'RE GONNA PUT A LITTLE PLAQUE FOR THEM.
THAT'S GONNA, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE PARK.
ALL THEY ASKED US TO DO IS TO DIG THE HOLES AND PLANT THE TREES.
'CAUSE IT'S, THEY'RE GOING OUTTA THEIR WAY.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME THAT WE HAVE A LOCAL CHAPTER.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY EXISTED UNTIL THEY PRESENTED TODAY.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
NOT ONLY THIS, BUT PAST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY.
I'LL GET WITH THEM AND SEE WHAT THEY WANTED TO PUT IN THE PLAQUE.
IS THAT OKAY? YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT ON IT.
DID YOU, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE, A MOTION.
[Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to approve a three-year Lease Agreement with RGV Pro Soccer Project Organization for the Use of the field and facilities at the Harlingen Field]
AYE.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A THREE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH RGV PRO SOCCER PROJECT ORGANIZATION FOR THE USE OF THE FIELD AND FACILITIES AT THE HARDING AND FIELD PARKS AND RECREATION.
UH, JAVIER MENDEZ FOR THE RECORD.
UM, I'M THE PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR.
UM, THIS AGREEMENT HERE, IF Y'ALL RECALL, WE HAD PRESENTED, UM, UH, THE CONCEPT TO, TO Y'ALL BACK IN DECEMBER.
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AND SO I'M COMING BACK TO YOU NOW WITH A, UH, DRAFT OF THE AGREEMENT.UM, SO, UM, MR. COLBY IS NEEDING AN AGREEMENT WITH US TO BE ABLE TO, UH, I GUESS GET HIS CREDENTIALS APPROVED SO THAT HE CAN GET THIS LEAGUE STARTED.
UM, AS Y'ALL RECALL, UH, I CAME TO Y'ALL WITH, WITH SOME COST ESTIMATES OF WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO BE ABLE TO, TO BRING THE, UH, FACILITY UP TO STANDARDS, UH, FOR THEM TO, FOR THEM TO USE.
UM, AND SO, UH, ATTACHED, UH, TO THE AGENDA, OF COURSE, IS THE, UH, DRAFT AGREEMENT.
UM, AND JUST TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE, UM, WHAT WE'RE, UH, REQUESTING IS APPROVAL FOR, UM, AS FAR AS THE COMPENSATION, WE WERE ASKING FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.
UM, AND SO, AND THIS WOULD ONLY, UH, APPLY TO THE MONTHS THAT HE WOULD BE OCCUPYING THE FACILITY, WHICH WOULD BE MAY, JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.
UM, AND, UH, HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL THE CONCESSION, UH, HE WOULD BE COLLECTING THAT, AND THAT WOULD BE A HUNDRED PERCENT HIS, UH, ANY TICKET SALES WOULD BE HIS.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE IF, UH, IF THERE'S ANY CHARGES FOR PARKING, WHICH HE DID, HE DID, UH, DID NOT WANT TO DO.
UM, HE SAID THAT, UM, THERE IS A, A, UH, STIPULATION IN THE AGREEMENT THAT HE'D BE ABLE TO COLLECT THOSE FEES AS WELL.
ONE THING THAT I DO WANNA, UM, SHARE WITH Y'ALL IS, IS, UM, THERE WAS ONE SECTION IN HERE THAT HE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, UM, WAS UNDER CONCESSION RIGHTS.
UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS A, UM, WHICH I DID LEAVE IN THERE.
IT WAS A 5%, UM, UM, WHAT HE WOULD BE PAYING US FOR, FOR HIS SALES.
UM, JUST, IT'S, I THINK IT'S CLEANER IF WE JUST CHARGE HIM A BASE RENT, UH, RATHER THAN HAVING TO, TO, UM, AUDIT HIS BOOKS AND SEE WHAT HE'S SELLING AND TRYING TO COLLECT THAT 5%.
SO, UM, SO I TOLD HIM THAT WE TOOK THAT OUT.
SO WE JUST LEAVE IT AT, AT, UM, A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH.
SOMETHING I'D ASKED FOR WHEN THIS THING CAME UP WAS THAT, UH, WE PUT LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT, UH, HE PROMOTE AND, UH, STAIN IN LOCAL HOTELS.
I DON'T SEE THAT LANGUAGE IN HERE.
I CAN, UH, DEFINITELY DO THAT.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO, UM, AND THIS IS MY FAULT, I MEANT TO KIND OF TALK TO, TO GABE ABOUT IT, AND I DID TALK TO, TO JAVIER.
AND ONE OF THE SUGGESTION WAS 'CAUSE IT, IN TERMS OF, UM, PROMOTING TOURISM AND, AND ALL THAT GREAT STUFF, UM, GIVEN THAT THE MONTHLY FEE SEEMS TO BE KIND OF A NOMINAL, NOMINAL AMOUNT, UM, INSTEAD OF, UM, CHARGING THIS 1000, UM, DOLLARS PER MONTH AS A PILOT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, INSTEAD, UM, ASKING FOR THINGS LIKE, UM, ENSURING HOTEL STAYS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND ALSO PROMOTING VISIT HARLINGEN ON THEIR JERSEYS.
AND SO HIS IDEA WAS IT COULD BE IN A PROMINENT LOCATION ON THE JERSEYS, UH, WHERE IT SAYS WHERE LIKE THE TE IS OR THE
BUT OBVIOUSLY IT, THERE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, NO, THAT WOULDN'T, IT WOULD BE MORE VALUE THAN THE, THAN THE 1000.
UM, BUT THAT'S WHAT I GUESS THE GOAL IS FOR THE JERSEYS.
BUT TO HAVE VISIT HARLINGEN EITHER PROMINENTLY IN THE FRONT OR IN, IN, IN THE BACK, WHEREVER THE CITY WOULD LIKE THAT.
AND THEN HAVING VISIT HARLINGEN ON THEIR STEP AND REPEAT, AND THEN WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR OUT OF TOWN GAMES TO ALSO HAVE THE SAME, THE SAME JERSEY AND TO HAVE, UM, SOME KIND OF COMMENTARY ABOUT VISIT HARLINGEN DURING THE GAME.
AND WHAT ELSE? UM, I DON'T RECALL.
I WAS LIKE, THAT'S INTERESTING.
BUT ONE THING, ONE OTHER THING THAT HE DIDN'T MENTION WAS, UM, HE WANTED TO, TO WORK WITH THE YOUTH.
HE'S GONNA BE HOSTING, UM, AT I THINK AT NO CHARGE, UM, AND WORK.
UM, AND IT'S SAYING THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHICH ONE TO PUT ON YOUTH, UM, KIND OF LITTLE CLINICS.
AND SO DURING THAT THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, PROMOTE VISIT HAREN, BUT THAT'S A, A SERVICE HE'S GONNA GIVE TO THE COMMUNITY TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL KIDS THAT WANNA KIND OF GO INTO, UH, SOCCER.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING IF, IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO DO, THEN THEY CAN NEGOTIATE THAT, OR WE COULD JUST KEEP IT AT THE, AT THE 1000.
UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS BECOME A MORE OF A PUSH FOR TOURISM AND, AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST SEASON.
UH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, RENEGOTIATE,
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I THINK I TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A NOMINAL AMOUNT, BUT IF YOU'RE VERY SUCCESSFUL, THE COMMISSION MIGHT COME BACK AND ASK FOR MORE OF A MONTHLY, MORE OF A MONTHLY FEE DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, THE SUCCESS OF THE, WE CHARGE A THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS PER USE, NOT PER MONTH.SO HE'S GETTING A PRETTY GOOD DEAL, BUT RIGHT.
AND, AND THAT, THAT'S, BUT IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO DO THAT, WE, WE CERTAINLY CAN.
IT'S JUST A WAY, I THINK TO KIND OF, UM, GIVE THE CBB SOME MORE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THEMSELVES AND WE'RE REALLY NOT GETTING MUCH.
I, I THINK THAT THIS IS INSIGNIFICANT.
UM, IT, IT'S KIND OF, TO ME, THAT EQUIVALENT OF THE $1 THAT, THAT WE DO FOR THE, FOR THE OTHER REC, UH, GROUPS.
YOU WANT TO DESIGN THEIR SHIRTS? NO, IT THEY WHAT ON THE JERSEYS? THEY HAVE SPONSORSHIPS AND SO, AND INSTEAD OF US PAYING FOR A SPONSORSHIP, IT WOULD JUST SAY VISIT HARLINGEN, UH, ON, ON THEIR JERSEYS, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TEAM, THEY HAVE A NAME ON THEIR, ON THEIR JERSEYS, IT WOULD HAVE VISIT HARLINGEN.
AND IT'S ALSO A FORM OF COMPENSATION TO THE CITY.
SO IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS USE.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT COMPENSATION TO THE CITY WOULD BE THAT SPONSORSHIP POSITION? CORRECT.
AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
ARE THEY, UH, DO THEY HAVE A TAX ID NUMBER? ARE THEY A LEGAL ENTITY AT THIS TIME? NOT, NOT AT THIS TIME.
AND SO THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY INSURANCE AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME.
SO WHAT COMES FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG?
AND THEN SO THAT THE ORGANIZATION THAT HE WOULD BELONG TO WOULD PROVIDE THE INSURANCE, UH, FOR THE GROUP, UM, AND FOR THE FACILITY.
THE, UM, AND THEN OF COURSE HE WOULD, HE WOULD, UH, CREATE THE, WHETHER IT'S A LLC OR, OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, THE CORPORATION.
TO MIKE'S POINT, I THINK IT'D BE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE, THOSE CONDITIONS ARE IN OR MET YES.
SO THAT WAY EVERYTHING IS CLEAR TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS CONDITIONED UPON HAVING THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE AND MM-HMM
WHAT WAS THE OTHER, UH, TAX ID NUMBER AND THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND THEN MAKE SURE MARK LOOKS OVER IT AS WELL.
SO THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT.
SUBJECT TO, UH, THE SPONSORSHIP NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE, WHICH WILL BE LED BY, UH, THE CITY MANAGER, THE HOTEL LANGUAGE, UH, THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER MES MAR'S, UH, CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE REGARDING LLCS E AND APPROPRIATE INSURANCES.
DID I HIT EVERYTHING? AND MARK GIVING ITS BLESSING, UH, AT SUBJECT TO LEGAL MM-HMM
AND WE'RE GONNA WAIVE THE, UM, THE THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE STILL GONNA CHARGE 'EM A THOUSAND.
THEN ON TOP OF THAT WOULD BE THE LOGO POSITION, RIGHT? WELL, I THINK IT WAS TO NOT HAVE THAT.
OH, SO YOU WANNA GET RID OF THE THOUSAND? YEAH.
LET'S TO, TO HAVE MORE THAN 1000 IN, UM, GIVING MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE CITY AND HAVING THAT NUMERICAL VALUE OF WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE GIVING TO THE CITY INSTEAD OF THE, THE THE 1000.
SO IF IT'S, OBVIOUSLY IF IT'S NOT THAT MUCH, THEN IT WOULDN'T BE, WOULDN'T BE WORTH IT TO THE, TO THE CITY SO THAT IT WOULD BE, UM, WHATEVER THE VALUE IS FOR EACH OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED.
AND ON THE CONTRACT, IF YOU, BUT IF YOU WANNA DO BOTH, I MEAN, I MEAN, I THINK WE COULD HAVE GABE NEGOTIATE THAT AND SEE WHAT, WHAT IT IS THAT WE CAN, WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.
OR WHAT THEY'D BE AGREEABLE TO.
ONE, ONE THING, ER ONE THING THAT I DO ASK FOR, COME MAY AT THE END OF MAY, JU JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, SINCE THEY'RE JUST STARTING OFF, I WANNA KNOW THE, THE COST OF, UH, MAINTAINING THE FIELDS, THE UTILITY EXPENSES MM-HMM
THE MAINTENANCE TO THE BUILDINGS, WHICH ALSO IS PART OF THE LIGHTS, THE AUDIO, THE PARKING, ET CETERA.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE HERE THAT WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE, THAT WE'RE PICKING UP.
SO WE CAN TRY TO DETERMINE A BREAK EVEN POINT.
AND WE ALSO NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE ARE OUR FIELDS.
WE SHOULD BE MAINTAINING THEM.
AND WE WANT TO ENSURE OUR ASSET IS, UH, KEEPS ITS ITS VALUE.
SO EVEN POST, UM, THIS, UH, TEAM, WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MAINTAINING THE GROUNDS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER, UH, PARK OR FACILITY THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LIKE YOUR IDEA ABOUT THIS, LIKE LOGO STUFF, RIGHT? AND EVEN PUTTING IT ON THE, THE FRONT OF THE STADIUM, UH, AND THEN EVEN ON THE SCOREBOARD,
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THINGS LIKE THAT.SO WHATEVER, IT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT HARLAN AND IN A BIG WAY.
AND THIS MAY BE A, I MEAN, THIS MAY, EACH SHOP MAY STAY IN HARLAN AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO CAN WE GET THE VOTE ALREADY? NO, NO.
[Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreational Trails Program]
ITEM JANE, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM, SPECIAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT, DO A MOTION.THE MAYOR, MAYOR SEAT COMMISSION.
UM, AND I'M GONNA PRESENT TO YOU.
SO THIS ONE HERE IS VICTOR PARK.
UM, AND SO WE SELECTED THIS ONE BECAUSE THERE'S NO TRAIL AT VICTOR PARK CURRENTLY.
UH, THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE IS OF COURSE, THE SIDEWALK THAT RUNS ALONG, FRONTAGE AND CONNECTS TO A ROYAL PARK.
SO OUR THOUGHT WAS, IS THAT, UM, WE WOULD, WE WOULD, UM, DESIGN THE TRAIL THAT GOES AROUND IT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS, BUT THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, AN IDEA.
UH, WE CAN KIND OF RUN IT, UH, ALSO THROUGH M STREET, UM, OR WE CAN MOVE THIS SECTION HERE ON THE SIDEWALK BACK AWAY FROM THE, FROM THE FRONTAGE.
UH, BUT WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS ONE IS THAT IT CONNECTS TO AN EXISTING TRAIL THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS THE, UH, ROYAL, UH, COLORADO HIKING BIKE TRAIL.
THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT UP HERE ON TOP, THERE'S, UH, THIS, THIS DRAIN RIGHT HERE, IRRIGATION, UH, WE WANNA APPLY IN THE FUTURE, UH, TO THE STATE, TO, UM, UH, TXDOT TO SEE IF WE CAN BUILD A TRAIL RUNNING FROM FRONTAGE ALL THE WAY UP NORTH TO FAIR PARK, UH, AND CONNECT, UM, UH, LON HILL PARK.
UH, SO THAT WILL MAKE THE CONNECTION TO VICTOR, TO A ROYAL HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL AND TO LON SEA HILL, UH, PARK AS WELL.
THE NEXT, UH, ONE WE GOT IS, UH, SOCCER.
SO HERE WE HAVE AN EXISTING TRAIL.
UM, A LOT OF THE GRASS IS ALREADY GROWING IN, SO THERE'S NO CURB, UH, NOT LIKE WHAT WE DID AT VEST.
UH, BUT WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS TO, IN THE APPLICATION, IS TO SUBMIT, UH, OR INCLUDE THIS ADDITION, UH, ADDITIONAL TRAIL OR SECTION OF TRAIL CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING ONE, AND THEN IMPROVE THE EXISTING TRAIL.
PART ONE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TRAIL AND AN IMPROVEMENT OF THE EXISTING.
UM, AND SO THOSE ARE THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE, UM, UH, ARE PROPOSING.
UH, HOPEFULLY Y'ALL, UM, COULD SELECT ONE THAT WE COULD, UM, SUBMIT, UM, TO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.
AND THE GRANT IS DUE FEBRUARY 1ST.
UM, AND THE CONSTRUCTION, UH, AMOUNT IS 300,000.
WHICH ONE DO Y'ALL THINK? UH, THAT'S FOR ANNA? YEAH.
NUMBER TWO, THIS ONE, THEN LET'S DO, IF YOU THINK THAT THIS ONE HAS A HIGHER CHANCE OF GETTING, UM, APPROVAL, THE GRANT APPROVAL, LET'S JUST DO THAT.
AND THEN, UM, I THINK HOW, AND I DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD DEFINITELY NEED TO RESURFACE OR MAYBE CHANGE THE MATERIAL OF THE EXISTING, KIND OF RENOVATE THE EXISTING TRAIL BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN GOOD SHAPE, AND THEN ADD SOME AMENITIES.
SO GO IVANA, BASICALLY YOU'RE SAYING THIS ONE HAS A BETTER CHANCE? IN MY OPINION, YES.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT, IT WOULDN'T BE THESE, THIS EXACT SAME LAYOUT, BUT, UM, BUT THE LOCATION IS, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
BECAUSE I, IT'S A GOOD CANDIDATE.
AND I THINK THE FACT THAT BASED ON THE COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, THAT IT DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR CDBG, I THINK, I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD PROJECT TO PICK FOR, FOR STATE FUNDS.
I SAY WE TRIANA, SHE'S A ROCKSTAR.
NO, I, I'M NOT QUESTIONED HER.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, THE VICTOR PART CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE MM-HMM
THE OTHER PORTION AND THEN GO NORTH.
WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER GRANT APPLICATION TOO, THAT WE'RE GONNA PROPOSE.
SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THERE.
ALL I ASK ON THESE TRAILS, UH, JAVIT IS THAT THE NUMBER MAKES SENSE FOR HOW LONG THEY ARE.
I DON'T WANT IT LIKE 1.75 MILES, AND THEN YOU'RE TRYING TO LIKE, DO THE MATH WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING ON IT AND YOU'RE LIKE, HOW MANY LEFTS DO I HAVE TO DO? AND WHERE DO I NEED TO STOP NOW? SO LIKE, MAKE IT ONE MILE, HALF A MILE, QUARTER MILE, RIGHT.
OR A MILE AND A HALF, RIGHT? WE JUST SUPER EASY.
'CAUSE YOU GET A LOT OF ANGRY PEOPLE.
AND I DO WANNA SAY, UM, JUST, UH, WANNA SAY HOW MUCH WE VALUE ANA MM-HMM
AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMISSION IS AWARE, BUT WE WERE SELECTED FOR THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, UM, GRANT THAT ANA WORKED REALLY HARD ON FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
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REC CENTER.SHE, UH, SO THAT'S AMAZING FOR HARLAN.
AND SHE WAS JUST, UH, RECOGNIZED BY THE COG FOR HER WORK AND HER TEAM, UH, AND EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IF YOU THINK THAT THIS IS THE BEST, UM, THE BEST, UH, PROJECT TO, TO PUT FORWARD, THEN I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE, UH, THE COMMISSION TO FOLLOW THAT GUIDANCE.
SO THIS'LL BE A VOTE YAY OR NAY ON, UH, HARRISON.
THE HAR SOCCER COMPLEX JUSTICE ONE.
IF WE CAN JUST IN THE FUTURE, THINK ABOUT STOCKING THOSE PONDS.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT, SO THAT'D BE GREAT.
MEGAN, WE TO APPROVE, UH, THE, THAT WE PUT THIS PARK FORWARD, THAT HARRISON PARK, THE HAR SOCCER COMPLEX PARK, SECOND FORWARD FOR THIS GRANT.
AND I WANNA HEAR ABOUT ALL THE TIMES THAT DANIEL GOES OUT THERE TO RUN THAT TRAIL.
[Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a planning grant application to the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization FY 2025 - 2027 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Grant Program.]
K, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A PLAN, A PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE, SET ASIDE GRANT PROGRAM, SPECIAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT, SORRY, MY APOLOGIES.
YOU READY? AMANDA'S ONLY BEEN GONE A DAY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE ROBERT HERNANDEZ.
HE ACTUALLY, UH, PUT TOGETHER THE LAYOUT.
UH, THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT WE DISCUSSED ALL AMONG THREE DEPARTMENTS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
SO THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING, AND I THINK HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE.
I AM THE ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER.
UH, SO FOR THIS PROJECT, UH, IT GOES BACK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT CONNECTING PAPER PARK.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION FOR A PLANNING GRANT.
AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY CONNECTING FOUR, UH, TRAILS THAT WERE IN HIGH PRIORITY.
AND IT IS THE DIXIELAND, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 0.9 MILES.
IT CONNECTS FROM LINCOLN, THE DIXIE, THE DIXIELAND RESERVOIR GOING NORTH TO LINCOLN.
THEN IT GOES EAST ALONG VAL VALUE VISTA, UH, VALLEY VISTA MALL.
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY A 1.2 MILE EXTENSION.
AND FROM THERE IT'S GONNA SPLIT TWO WAYS, GOING NORTH TOWARDS THE LONG SEA HILL PARK.
ESSENTIALLY, UH, WITH THIS MONIES, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHERE IS THE BEST LOCATION TO INSTALL SOLAR LIGHTS, UH, HOW WIDE THE TRAIL WILL BE, AND GET THE MONIES TO PERHAPS HIRE A CONSULTANT TO THE, THE FULL PLANTS, AND THEN GO BACK TO, AGAIN, TO THE ENTITY FOR CONSTRUCTION MONIES.
BUT AS OF NOW, IT'S FULL PLANNING GRANTS, UH, ALONG DIXIE LAND.
YOU ALREADY, WE ALREADY HAVE SIDEWALKS THERE.
SO IT WOULD BE EXTENDING IT TO 10 FEET OR EIGHT FEET.
AS OF NOW, MOST OF OUR TRAILS ARE BEING, UM, EXTENDED FROM FIVE TO 10 FEET.
AND ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WIDENING INTO PEOPLE'S YARDS OR WIDENING INTO THE STREET? NO.
SO AS PART OF THE PLANNING WOULD BE DETERMINING WHERE THE RIGHT OF WAY IS, THAT WAY WE COULD, UM, DETERMINE IF IT WOULD FIT.
SO IN SOME AREAS IT MIGHT BE JUST EIGHT FEET, BUT IDEALLY IT WOULD BE 10 THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT.
BUT WE STAY WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
WE'VE TO STAY WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR SURE.
[Item 10l - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a construction grant application to the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization FY 2025 - 2027 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Grant Program.]
L CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A CONSTRUCTION GRANT APPLICATION TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE, SET ASIDE, CAFA GRANT PROGRAM, SPECIAL PARKS.
UH, SO FOR THIS PROJECT, WE'RE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR THE TESA GRANT.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY, UH, WE HAVE A PRELIMINARY BUDGET.
UM, IT IS APPROXIMATELY $3.28 MILLION THAT WOULD INCORPORATE SOLAR LIGHTS, AMENITIES SUCH AS HYDROS, STATION CANOPIES, UM, REPAIR, BICYCLE REPAIR SHOPS, UM, THE MINI STATIONS, EMERGENCY CALL SHOPS, UH, TRAIL COUNTERS.
AND IT WOULD INCORPORATE, UH, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES OF, UH, 10 FOOT
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WIDE, UH, WITH A TYPICAL, IF YOU GO OUT THERE, PHASE ONE AND TWO IS ASPHALT.AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, SINCE YOU ARE CROSSING THE ARROYO COLORADO, WE'LL BE ADDING APPROXIMATELY FOUR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES SO THAT YOU COULD CROSS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER TOWARDS THE EAST SIDE.
CLOSER TO FM 5 0 9, YOU SEE THAT IT PERFORMS THE LOOP.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE A, UH, TWO, AND THEN ALSO ON THE WEST SIDE, SOUTH OF, UH, HU RAMSEY NATURE PARK.
THE PHASE THREE, THAT'S THROUGH PARKWOOD? YES.
AND THEN PHASE FOUR, THAT'S THROUGH TREASURE HILLS.
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A PATH ON BOTH SIDES ON THE EAST.
SO ON PHASE FOUR, THIS PROJECT IS ONLY PHASE FOUR.
THE APPLICATION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS FOR THE CONS PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE FOUR.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT WILL BE THE PURPLE DOTTED LINE.
AND, AND YES, IT GOES TO TREASURE HILLS, AND THEN IT LOOPS, IT LOOPS AROUND.
WE'RE GONNA USE TWO PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES TO CUT
SO IN PARKWOOD AND IN TREASURE HILLS, THERE WERE 22 PEOPLE WHO OWNED PROPERTY TO THE WATER, LITERALLY HALFWAY IN THE WATER.
AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE EMINENT DOMAIN TO SEIZE THOSE PRIVATE PROPERTY LANDS.
AND I AM VEHEMENTLY AGAINST THIS.
SO THE PARKWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT WILL BE PHASE THREE, AND THAT'S NOT THE PORTION OF THE, OF THE TRAIL THAT IS BEING, UH, PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
BUT ON THE, UH, WHAT ARE THESE STREETS? UH, THEY'RE NOT MARKED HERE.
UH, WHERE IS CLIFFORD AND THESE OTHER STREETS HERE? SO PHASE, PHASE FOUR IS, YEAH, AND PHASE FOUR AT THE HUGH RAMSEY NATURE PARK.
AND, AND IT WILL, THERE'S ALREADY A PATH AT HUGH RAMSEY ALONG THE ARROYO, UM, THAT WILL THIS INTERFERE WITH ANY PROPERTY OWNERS PROPERTIES? IT SHOULD NOT, UH, IT SHOULD NOT BECAUSE IT, IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE, UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY A CITY PROPERTY ALONG HUG RAMSEY.
THERE'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, 40 OR 50 ACRES.
AND THEN, UM, THE ONLY PROPERTY, OH, IT'S WITHIN THE FLOODWAY.
SO TECHNICALLY IT SHOULDN'T AFFECT ANYBODY'S RIGHT AWAY.
AND THEN ON THE NORTH END OF THIS, IN PHASE FOUR, THAT'S THE OLD CITY DUMP.
IT'S THE, IT'S A, A SEWAGE, UH, YEAH.
AND THEN THE SEWAGE PLANT AND ALL THAT.
AND SO THIS PATH WILL, BEING ON THE NORTH SIDE WILL BE ON THE OLD DUMP AND THE SEWAGE SITE, CORRECT? UM, IT SHOULDN'T.
UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID, UM, RESEARCH FOR, WITH EPA, WE CHECKED ON THAT, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE ANY SORT OF LIKE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, FACTOR ANY CONCERNING HEALTH FACTORS.
SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOW YOU TO DIG UP AND PAVE ON THE OLD DUMP WITHOUT CREATING LITERALLY A FEDERAL CASE.
IT'S TECHNICALLY WITHIN THE FLOODWAY OF THE, OF THE ARROYO.
SO IT WOULDN'T TECHNICALLY BE ON, ON THE DUMP, RIGHT? YES.
SO I THINK IT'S KIND OF, IT WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THAT.
AND SO PHASE THREE STATUS AND DESIGN.
THAT'S A SEPARATE APPLICATION THAT, YEAH.
I WILL REPEAT, I WILL FIGHT THAT TO THE END.
SO THIS IS FOR PHASE FOUR ONLY.
ARE WE GOOD? IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO.
[Item 10m - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to submit the participation form to enter into the Kroger Opioid Settlement]
M, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE PARTICIPATION FORM TO ENTER INTO THE KROGER OPIATE SETTLEMENT.UM, THIS IS A, A LAWSUIT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILED FOR THE OPIOID, UH, SETTLEMENT.
AND THEY'VE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH KROGER.
SO THIS SIMPLY ALLOWS US TO COLLECT A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS THAT KROGER PAYS BACK TO.
I BELIEVE IT'S THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE.
WE, WE HAD A SIMILAR AGREEMENTS ALREADY IN PLACE WITH THE AGREEMENTS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS, HAS REACHED AS, WE HAVE NO KROGER'S HERE.
WHY WOULD WE GET MONEY? IT'S A NATIONWIDE, UH, OH, I, I UNDERSTAND.
THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A FINANCIAL, I FORGET HOW THEY DID IT, BUT THEY WAS A BREAKDOWN BY LIKE, POPULATION AND THEN LIKE, I WANNA SAY EVEN LIKE PRESCRIPTION WRITING.
'CAUSE THEY, AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, THE, THE DEFENDANTS, WHICH WOULD BE KROGER AND THIS ONE HAD TO AGREE TO THE SETTLEMENT, RIGHT.
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ENTITY'S GETTING LIKE A EIGHT 83 MILLION.SOUNDS LIKE IT GOES LIKE A FAR LONG WAY, BUT WHEN YOU START SPRAYING IT AMONG EVERYONE, IT'S LIKE, YEAH.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE, I, I COULD DO A 20 MINUTE MONOLOGUE ON THE ABSURDITY OF ALL OF THIS, BUT I WON'T.
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GET THE CHECK IN THE MAIL WHEN YOU'RE PART OF IT AND YOU GET 30 CENTS.
DO YOU WANT ME TO CASH THIS
HOW MUCH MONEY IS AYE? HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE THEY HAVEN'T TOLD US YET.
WE HAVE TO AGREE TO THIS FIRST BEFORE THEY COME.
BUT IT'S ESTIMATED AT 12,500 MM-HMM
AND EVERYBODY ELSE VOTED OPPOSED.
[Item 10n -Discussion and possible action to appoint a Chief of Police Review Committee for the position of Chief of Police for the City of Harlingen]
N DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPOINT A CHIEF OF POLICE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR THE POSITION OF CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN.UM, WELL, AS YOU KNOW, UH, CHIEF KESSER IS LEAVING.
UM, AND SO WE'VE STARTED THE ADVERTISEMENTS PROCESS ALREADY.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS THE CITY FOR THIS POSITION HAS APPOINTED, UH, NOT A SEARCH COMMITTEE, BUT A REVIEW COMMITTEE SO THAT ONCE WE GET THE APPLICANTS IN, THEN THE COMMISSION, UH, THE COMMITTEE THAT APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION WILL ACTUALLY LOOK 'EM OVER AND THEN DECIDE WHO THEY WANT TO INTERVIEW AND THEN CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO'LL BRING IT TO THE COMMISSION.
AND SO, UH, I'M NOT SAYING WE HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN, UH, BUT IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION TO DECIDE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS IS THIS POSITION, ESPECIALLY FOR DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT FOUR, IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET SOMEONE THAT IS REALLY GOOD FOR THIS, FOR THIS LOT, RIGHT? WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION, THAT THEY ARE, UH, GOOD, UH, UH, GOOD STEWARDS OF, UH, THE PUBLIC TRUST AND ALL THAT.
SO WHAT I THOUGHT, INSTEAD OF NECESSARILY IT BEING OUR PICKS THAT, YOU KNOW, GABE REACHED OUT TO HPDS PARTNERS, SO IT WOULD BE LIKE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, D-E-A-D-P-S, AND THAT THEY WOULD THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOMEONE THAT REPRESENTS THEIR AGENCY REVIEW THEIR REVIEW THESE APPLICATIONS SO THAT WE GET SOMEONE THAT'S WELL RESPECTED AMONGST THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY.
AND I WAS THINKING THAT WE CAN GO WITH A RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE JUDGES OR CURRENT JUDGES, FORMER JUDGES OR CURRENT JUDGES, AND THEY WOULD BE LOCAL AND THEY WOULD KNOW THE AREA.
I'M REFERRING TO THE HARINGTON, NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE, THE, JUST THE COUNTY OR THE BROWNSVILLE AREA, BUT HARLINGEN, I CAN THINK OF TWO INDIVIDUALS RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
ONE WAS HERE WHEN WE GOT, UH, SWORN IN, AND YOU KNOW WHO I'M REFERRING TO.
WHO WERE YOU REFERRING OSCAR? NO, I WAS THINKING OF JUDGE CULL.
WELL, JUDGE, I, I, UM, I AGREE WITH, WITH DANIEL, I THINK THAT THIS, THIS POSITION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
UM, AS LAWYERS, UH, WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES JUDGES AREN'T THE ONES THAT INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH THE, WITH THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT SEARCH WARRANTS.
RIGHT? AND SO I THINK THAT THEY'RE A LITTLE DETACHED AND THEY SHOULD BE, THEY NEED TO BE NEUTRAL PARTIES.
AND SO THEY DON'T REALLY KIND OF GET IN, UM, THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE IMPROPER AND UNETHICAL.
AND I THINK THAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE, THEY MIGHT NOT WANNA SERVE, UM, ON, ON SUCH A, ON SUCH A COMMITTEE.
BUT HAVING THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, UM, BECAUSE THEY ALREADY WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER, I THINK BRINGS VALUE.
UH, I THINK THE COMMUNITY WILL FEEL THAT WE ARE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND THAT WE ARE GIVING IT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT AND WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH, UM, WHENEVER THERE IS A, UM, SERIOUS ISSUE, I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, AND IT'S NONE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NO JURISDICTION OR AUTHORITY, BUT, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ISSUES.
WHEN YOU SEE SOME, UH, ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHEN THERE IS THAT NECESSITY, YOU HAVE ALL THESE AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
UM, THE ONLY THING THAT I THINK THAT I WOULD ADD, THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD TO, UM, THIS IS THAT WE WOULD, UH, INCLUDE A MAYBE ONE OR TWO LAWYERS.
ONE THAT WOULD BE WITH A HUMAN, HUMAN RIGHTS TYPE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, UM, AGENCY, UM, OR THE A CLU OR TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT.
OR THOSE TYPES OF, UH, ATTORNEYS.
UM, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, MAYBE A DEFENSE ATTORNEY.
SO YOU HAVE BOTH SIDES AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE MM-HMM
UM, INTERACTING WITH, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND YOU GET A REALLY GOOD PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE YOU HAVE BOTH SIDES.
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I THINK THAT THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT TYPICAL AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE IN THE PAST, BUT I KNOW IN THE PAST THE CITY HAS, HAS, UH, TASKED THE COMMISSION OF JUST APPOINTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.UM, ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE PROBABLY IN THIS POSITION WANT TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT KNOWS THE RIGHT, YOU KNOW, RIGHT.
QUESTIONS TO, TO ASK WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
UM, AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT, UM, GABE BE PART OF THIS, UH, COMMITTEE AND HAVE A, A VOTE ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE HE BRINGS THE HISTORICAL VALUE FROM THE CITY KNOWS EXACTLY, UM, WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS COMMISSION, UH, EXPECTS.
AND, AND, AND I THINK YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY, OF HAVING BIG SHOES TO FILL MM-HMM
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S THE, THE RIGHT CANDIDATE.
AND ULTIMATELY THIS COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE MAKING THE DECISION.
UM, OF THOSE THAT YOU'RE, UH, SUGGESTING, HOW MANY OF THOSE WOULD BE, WOULD'VE BEEN FORMER POLICE OFFICERS? PROBABLY ALL OF THEM.
FORMER PD, HARLINGEN PD? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? JUST POLICE OFFICERS.
SO WHAT, WHAT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DANIEL, BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS DEA.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WHAT AGENCIES DOES HPD OR WHAT DO WE HAVE THAT THEY HAVE A BIG INFLUENCE? SO D-E-A-F-B-I-H-S-I, WHICH COULD CONSIDER CUSTOMS OF BORDER PATROL.
UH, YOU WOULD THINK DPS, UH, YOU WOULD THINK THOSE WOULD BE THE ONES THAT COME TO THE TOP OF MY MIND.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
'CAUSE ALL THE CASES THAT, UH, WE PRESENT WOULD FOR THE MOST PART GO TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
IF THEY DON'T, WELL, FEDERAL AGENCY WOULD GO TO A USA'S OFFICE, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND THEN CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY.
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO GO, YOU COULD DO NAT BETIS IF, IF HE WAS WILLING TO DO IT.
NA BEEZ IS A TOP CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY.
UH, HE WAS FORMER BPD OFFICER.
UH, THAT'S, HE DOES VERY WELL, UH, UH, CRIMINAL CASES BECAUSE HE UNDERSTANDS POLICE PROTOCOL WELL, UH, YOU COULD PICK OR YOU COULD ALSO DO NO, I GAZA NO, I, GAZA WAS, IS A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY, BUT HE WAS A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IN THE ELTO CASE.
SO HE'S WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH HPD VERY RECENTLY.
SO I'LL LET YOU GUYS PICK ON WHO YOU GUYS WANT AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY.
BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA AS WELL.
GABE BRINGS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECT OF IT.
BUT I THINK THOSE ARE THE, IN MY MIND, IF YOU, YOU HAVE A GOOD COMMITTEE THAT UNDERSTANDS LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, FROM DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND THAT ARE GONNA INTERACT WITH HPD, I THINK THOSE WOULD BE THE AGENCIES.
I WOULD THAT FIRST COME TO MIND, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND I THINK INSTEAD OF HAVING, I MEAN THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, UM, INSTEAD OF HAVING THE, THE COMMISSION DESIGNATE WHO OUT OF EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS JUST TASK GABE, I MEAN GABE IS A CITY MANAGER, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT HE'S ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THESE DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND SEE, YOU KNOW, WHO WOULD WANNA BE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND IF THEY EVEN WANT TO CORRECT, UH, PARTICIPATE.
'CAUSE THEY MAY SAY NO, RIGHT? RIGHT.
THEY MAY SAY, NO, WE DON'T WANT TO, AND THEN WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK HERE AND DECIDE SOMETHING ELSE IF WE, IF THEY, IF THEY DECLINE.
BUT I THINK THAT THEY'D WANT TO, TO PARTICIPATE AND IT SHOWS HOW WE ARE, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS TO GET INPUT.
AND LIKE I SAID, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE COMMISSION WILL MAKE THE DECISION ANYHOW.
UM, BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY THE CITY MANAGER FROM A GROUP OF WELL-RESPECTED INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK HAND IN HAND WITH, UM, THE HARLAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THOUGHTS? DOES THAT SOUND KOSHER? SURE.
UM, WHAT YOUR THOUGHT TI I ALREADY HAVE MY NOMINEE.
I MEAN, RICK RODRIGUEZ RETIRED RESIDENT AGENT IN CHARGE OF DEA BROWNSVILLE, OR ALREADY SPOKE TO HIM, HE IS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE.
AND THAT TAKES OUT, THAT WILL CHECK THE, IN MY MIND, THE DEA BOX.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S PART OF, UM, AND I THINK, UM, TO YOUR POINT OF, YOU KNOW, RETIRED OR, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY IN THE POSITION IS JUST HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE AND THAT, THAT THAT'S WHAT THAT DOES.
THAT BRINGS THAT EXPERIENCE FROM THAT AGENCY.
AND WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME? WHAT, WHAT TIMEFRAME ARE THEY GONNA HAVE? LIKE, ARE WE GIVING THEM A TIMEFRAME? I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE, SURE.
UM, UH, QUICK, QUICKLY, BUT, UM, I, I THINK WE NEED TO GET GOOD CANDIDATES MM-HMM
UM, I DON'T WANNA HIRE SOMEBODY JUST FOR THE SAKE OF HIRING SOMEBODY.
IT'S GOTTA BE A, A GOOD FIT COMMITTEE HAS TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE APPLICANT AND SO, SO DO I MM-HMM
AND SO I THINK THAT, UM, IT, IT, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ON BOARD WITHIN THREE TO FIVE MONTHS MM-HMM
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THAT YOU WANT TO APPOINT.I I'M GOING TO APPOINT, UH, FREDDIE ARD AS THE INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE AND HE'S A DEPUTY CHIEF RIGHT NOW.
AND I THINK THAT HE'LL DO AN ENCROACHMENT AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A, A REALLY GOOD CANDIDATE.
UM, AND, AND HAVING HIM, I THINK HE'S BEEN THERE 30 YEARS OR HE'S BEEN THERE A WHILE, SOMETHING OR TWO OR MAYBE 25 YEARS.
UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID, BUT, UM, SO THE DEPARTMENT IS IN GOOD, IT WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS WHILE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS SEARCH, BUT WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, A YEAR DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE STILL HAVEN'T FILLED IT.
SO I THINK THREE TO FIVE IS, IS PRETTY AGGRESSIVE.
BUT NOTHING MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.
AND, AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD QUITE A FEW APPLICANTS COME IN, UM OH WOW.
WHEN IT WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED, THEY STARTED SENDING RESUMES TO HR, BUT WE NEED HIM TO GO THROUGH THE PORTAL.
GUY HASN'T EVEN HAD HIS RETIREMENT PARTY AND EVERYONE'S I KNOW, RIGHT.
SO IT'S STILL GONNA BE OPEN TO EVERYONE SO EVERYONE CAN STILL APPLY.
AND ALL THESE APPLICANTS JUST CAN BE VETTED BY THAT COMMITTEE THAT YOU GUYS FROM EACH OF THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, CORRECT? CORRECT.
AND THEN BASED ON THIS, AND THEY'RE, WE'RE GONNA GET THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS YES.
SO I WOULD SAY WE MAKE GABE THE CHAIRMAN, UH, OF THIS COMMITTEE.
'CAUSE HE NEEDS, NEEDS TO BE, HE SETS THE TIMELINE, LIKE YOU SAID, AND UNDERSTANDS EVERYTHING ELSE.
I, I TALKED TO, UH, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S ALLIANCE AND TALKED TO TWO OTHER MAYORS AND, AND, AND THEY, THEY DO THINGS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND THEY, THAT THEIR COMMISSION IS THEIR COMMITTEE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS GIVES THE COMMUNITY JUST AN EXTRA LAYER OF, UH, CONFIDENCE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING THIS EXTRA STEP, UM, BEFORE IT COMES, BEFORE IT COMES TO US.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED FORWARD.
UH, WE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEA, HE'S THE ASSISTANT ASAC, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL HIM.
HE WAS A RESIDENT, A RESIDENT SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE.
UH, I, I'VE HEARD OF THIS GUY.
HE, HE CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VERY SOON.
UH, SO YEAH, WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
GABE, YOU'LL BE THE, UH, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
AND THEN PLEASE GET US WITHIN THE THREE, OR WHAT'D YOU SAY? THREE TO THREE? THREE TO FIVE.
AND THEN MAYBE PROVIDE US WITH, UM, A LIST OF, OF WHO'S ON THE COMMITTEE AND PRESENT.
I MEAN THAT DOES, THAT CAN BE IN A MEMO OR SOMETHING.
SO THAT WAY WE ALL KNOW WITH A LITTLE, UH, EITHER A RESUME OR A SUMMARY OF, OF YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.
IF YOU COULD SEND ME, UH, RICK RODRIGUEZ'S CONTACT.
SO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE GONNA HAVE ON THIS COMMITTEE? I IMAGINE WHAT, SO YOU WOULD HAVE, JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, RIGHT, SO YOU HAD TO HAVE DA'S OFFICE, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM D-E-A-F-B-I, CUSTOMS, BORDER PATROL, PUT THEM TOGETHER, HSI FIVE.
AND THEN IF YOU WERE TO HAVE A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND SOMEONE FROM CIVIL RIGHTS, UH, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY, YOU'D HAVE SEVEN PLUS GABE EIGHT.
I'D BE SURPRISED IF THE FBI WANTED TO PLAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE LIKE, I THINK, UM, MAYBE OTHERS WOULD LIKE HSI PROBABLY GPS, LTPS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT, BUT THAT WOULD BE GOOD IF, IF THEY DO AND WE WANNA EXTEND THE OFFER.
AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE, I THINK AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
I THINK ED, I MEAN, MY OPINION WOULD BE EDWARD BE GOOD FOR THE DA'S OFFICE, BUT I DON'T, I KNOW HE'S GOT A LOT ON HIS PLATE.
BUT, UM, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE MY, MY RECOMMENDATION.
AND THEN KNOW LOUIS SIGNS SAID HE WAS INTERESTED.
'CAUSE I REALLY, I ASKED HIM BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE WHEN ADDICTS HAD BEEN SELECTED.
SO LOUIS SIGNS SAID HE WOULD DO IT.
DID YOU ACCOUNT FOR A DEFENSE ATTORNEY TOO? WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE SEVEN, RIGHT? LIKE THAT'S, JUST THINK OF THOSE AGENCIES AND THEN JUST A MINIMUM OF, UH, I THINK YOU NEED A MINIMUM OF FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING, INCLUDING YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE THE OTHER AGENCIES, AND IF THEY DECLINE THEN YOU KNOW, YOU'LL HAVE A SMALLER NUMBER.
BUT YEAH, A DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND A, UM, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY, THERE'LL BE SOME INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS IN THAT GROUP.
YEAH, EVERYONE'S, EVERYONE'S AT THE END OF THE DAY GOING FOR THE SAME THING.
[Item 11 - Board Appointments]
OKAY.BOARD APPOINTMENTS, SPECIFICALLY APPOINTMENT OR DISCUSSION IN POSSIBLE ACTION TO INCLUDE APPOINTMENT AND OR REMOVAL OF ANY POSITION SUBJECT TO APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL BY STATUTE, ORDINANCE OR BYLAWS? I HAVE NOT, NONE ON THESE BOARDS.
UM, GABE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING THESE APPLICATIONS TO REVIEW BEFORE.
IS THERE A REASON WHY THAT'S, THAT'S HAPPENING? I KNOW WE INITIALLY, WE WOULD GET THE BOARD, UM, APPLICATION SO THAT THE COMMISSION COULD REVIEW BEFORE,
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UH, MAKING NOMINATIONS.AND YOU MEAN LIKE THE CANDIDATE THEMSELVES? YEAH.
I REMEMBER WHEN, UH, TO THAT POINT, I REMEMBER THAT WHEN, UH, I FIRST GOT ELECTED, ANYONE I WANTED TO APPOINT TO THE BOARD, THEY HAD TO DO THAT APPLICATION.
THAT APPLICATION WAS SENT TO EVERYONE.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WITH LIKE, I THINK LIKE A WEEK BEFORE AMANDA WAS PRETTY STRICT ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN, THEN WE WOULD ALL VOTE, RIGHT? SO AT LEAST EACH OF US KNEW OKAY, WHO JOE BLOW IS WHEN ONE OF US, UH, APPOINTED HE OR SHE, JANE BLOW WHATEVER JANE BLOW
NO, I I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE, UM, WE HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING THESE APPLICATIONS AND WE'VE GOT SOME IMPORTANT BOARDS THAT NEED TO BE FILLED.
AND, UH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION BEFORE CONFIRMING ANY OF THESE APPOINTMENTS SHOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS.
UM, LIN ARE WE STILL SENDING THOSE OUT TO CANDIDATES TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATIONS? WE DO.
UM, BUT I MEAN, I THINK IT'S ONLY TO LIKE WHATEVER INDIVIDUAL HAS APPOINTED THEM.
WELL, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL START THAT UP AGAIN.
WE COLLECT THEM FROM CANDIDATES AND THEN SUBMIT 'EM TO YOU GUYS FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT BEFORE WE CONFIRM THEM THAT WE HAVE THOSE APPLICATIONS SENT TO US.
SO DID YOU SEND ANY APPLICATIONS OUT TO ANY OF THE COMMISSION FOR ANY APPOINTMENTS? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
AND CINDY WOULD BE THE ONE TO, WHAT WHAT WE'LL DO IS, UM, YEAH, I'LL HAVE STAFF SEND YOU COPIES OF THE BLANK APPLICATION.
SO IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY, MIKE, YOU CAN JUST GIVE IT TO 'EM.
IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, RIGHT? YEAH.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MAYOR, BASED ON WHAT I'M THINKING YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU WANT IT, LIKE WHEN WE GET OUR AGENDA, YOU WANT THAT APPLICATION WITH OUR AGENDA PACKET? CORRECT.
SO WE HAVE X AMOUNT OF DAYS TO REVIEW.
AND, AND AS WE GET 'EM, WE'LL PUT 'EM IN, WE'LL PUT 'EM IN THE PACKET.
IF THAT COULD JUST BE OUR, BECAUSE I, I, I WANNA SAY THAT'S, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I THINK WE WERE DOING THAT IN INITIALLY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE PART OF OUR PACKET, BUT WE WOULD GET THEM IN THE EMAIL KIND OF PIECE.
LIKE WE WOULD JUST NOTIFY YOU THAT THE, THIS WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS APPLICATION, YOU KNOW, FOR THE BOARD AND THEN WHOEVER DECIDED TO, BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES I GET APPLICATIONS FOR, UM, UH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS THAT JUST COME IN BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE'S A VACANCY.
BUT THEY SHOULDN'T COME JUST TO ME.
IT SHOULD COME TO THE ENTIRE, THE ENTIRE COMMISSION.
AND I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD INCLUDE IS THOSE APPLICATIONS THAT WE'VE SENT OUT TO CANDIDATES THAT WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED BACK, BECAUSE THAT HAPPENS QUITE A BIT.
AND YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND START THAT, UH, AMANDA WOULD SEND OUT AN APPLICATION FOR A CANDIDATE.
AND SO SHE CALLED AND CALLED AND MM-HMM
AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALSO THAT ALL OUR, OUR APPOINTEES HAVE THEIR TOMA TRAINING AND THAT, THAT THERE'S SOME FOLLOW UP FROM CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S, THAT'S DONE.
AND THEN REPORTED BACK TO RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONER THAT FALLS ON A DIRECTORS THAT OVERSEE THAT PARTICULAR BOARD.
THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, AND THEN SEND THAT TO, UM, CITY, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
SO THAT WAY YOU CAN SAY, HEY FORD, YOU NEED TO, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR GUY OR GAL HASN'T DONE THEIR TOMA TRAINING OR, OR IT'S BEEN COMPLETE, YOU KNOW, CHECK THAT OFF THE BOX.
BUT YEAH, IT SHOULDN'T BE ON CITY SECRETARY.
UM, AND THEN ON THAT NOTE, I THINK I, I, AND I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I WANNA SAY THAT I ALREADY APPOINTED THE SHELTER MANAGER.
DIDN'T I DO THAT? UM, AND SO IT SAYS HERE THAT I, THAT IT'S STILL VACANT.
UM, BUT YEAH, 'CAUSE YOU DID IT, AS I RECALL, YOU PUT THE POSITION, NOT THE PERSON.
AND YOU MADE A POINT OF THAT SPECIFICALLY MM-HMM
SO IF WE CAN JUST, UM, UP UPDATE THAT AND I DON'T, SO THAT'S NOT A VACANCY FOR, FOR ME.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS.
I HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS, UH, UTILITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SCOTT, ALEX AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS.
I ALSO HAVE TWO FOR THE, UH, UTILITY BOARDS OF, UH, TRUSTEES.
UH, DON RAY LEONARD FOR STEVE BREWER FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
REAPPOINTING, UH, RUDY MARTINEZ.
UM, I HAVE SOME TOO FOR THE C-D-B-C-D-B-C-D-B COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.
I'M GONNA APPOINT, UH, VANESSA, I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE WITH HER LAST NAME.
ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE WITH HER LAST NAME.
I DIDN'T FEEL SO MUCH BETTER ABOUT MY SPANISH.
UM, ALSO FOR THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD, I'M GOING TO APPOINT, UM, LEANDRA VI RUIZ TO THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO REAPPOINT JOHN GU GUEVARA, UM, TO THE, UM, GEEZ GUEVARA GUEVARA TO THE ORANGE AND COMMUNITY AND IMPROVEMENT BOARD PRINT I'LL BE AT.
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I, AGAIN, I AM JUST GOING TO REITERATE THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS MAYBE BEFORE THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE APPLICATIONS, BUT, UM, I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE COMMISSION TO DECIDE THE REAPPOINTMENTS.THEY'RE ALREADY ON THERE, BUT ANY APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE NEW, UH, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO FOLLOW POLICY AND PROTOCOL.
BUT, UM, YOU COULD DO THAT AT THE NEXT, BY THE NEXT MEETING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY URGENCY.
YOU GUYS WANNA WAIT OR JUST GO? NO, GO.
YOU GUYS? YOU GUYS WANNA WAIT OR GO? FRANK SAYS GO.
WELL, I THINK IT'S GOOD IF WE SEE THE APPLICATIONS AND PERSONALLY, I MEAN WE, WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.
I THINK IT'S GOOD TO, TO HAVE THEM.
I MEAN, I'D SAY WAIT, WAIT, OKAY.
I JUST, JUST THE, BUT WE GOTTA MOVE QUICKLY ON THIS ONE.
SO I RECOMMEND THAT WE TABLE IT, BUT ALL THESE APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE PUT IN, IN, IN TWO WEEKS.
EVERYONE WHERE YOU GUYS NEED TO, WHATEVER APPLICATIONS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, UH, HERLINDA, WE NEED TO GET APPLICANTS TO ALL THESE NEW PEOPLE APPLICATIONS TODAY.
SEND 'EM THE APPLICATION THAT CAN FILL IT OUT AND THEN SEND 'EM OUT TO ALL THE MAYOR COMMISSION, ALL OF THEM.
BECAUSE I'LL JUST REMIND EVERYONE, UH, I KNOW EVERYBODY KNOWS, BUT THE, THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, I, THERE WAS TWO, I DIDN'T GET THE NAMES.
TWO UP, TWO POTENTIAL, UM, APPOINTMENTS.
AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BOARD.
UM, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK IN TERMS OF, UM, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THE CITY.
AND, AND, AND THERE'S, UH, THOSE, THOSE DECISIONS MADE BY THOSE, THAT BOARD DOES NOT COME TO THE SUBMISSION AND THEY'RE NOT APPEALABLE.
YOU HAVE TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT IN ORDER TO, TO OVERTURN ANY OF THOSE DECISIONS.
SO YOU GOTTA REALLY BE THOUGHTFUL IN YOUR APPOINTMENTS.
SAME THING WITH THE HARLAN AND WATERWORKS.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE POINTING INDIVIDUALS THAT, UM, THAT YOU FEEL CONFIDENT THAT CAN, CAN BE IN THAT ROLE.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE WITH HARLING AND WATERWORKS.
WE ALL KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT LIES AHEAD.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THESE TWO BOARDS, AND I'M FULLY CONFIDENT THAT THIS COMMISSION WILL DO THAT, BUT GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO REVIEW THESE APPLICATIONS ARE GONNA BE, UM, CRUCIAL.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION THAT TABLE YES.
IF WE'RE TABLING THIS TILL THE NEXT MEETING OR IS A UTILITY, IS THE HARING OF WATER, ARE THEY GONNA HAVE A QUORUM? I BELIEVE SO BECAUSE, UM, MY, MY APPOINTMENT, UM, HAS ALREADY BEEN, WILL BE CONFIRMED OR IS CONFIRMED.
UM, I THINK HE'S GONNA BE DOING IT AT, AT THE MEETING SO THAT HE SHOULD BE FINE.
ARE YOU GONNA BE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION SO WE CAN REVIEW? I DID.
AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS DONE, UM, TO A MONTH AGO OR SOMETHING.
HE'S GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS ALREADY AND, AND, AND, UH, TOURED AND SPOKE WITH THE, WITH THE CHAIR, WITH THEIR ATTORNEY TO DID THE TRAINING AND UP TO UP, YOU KNOW, READY, READY TO GO.
SO I THINK ANY, ANY APPOINTMENT IN THAT POSITION, AND I'M SURE YOURS IS GOING TO DO THE SAME.
UH, IT'S, IT'S, UM, I THINK I HEARD RIGHT, RIGHT.
OR YOUR APPOINTMENT IS AN ARCHITECT OR NO, NO.
YOU MEAN TO THE WATER? MM-HMM
UM, I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE SOMETIMES.
THE, THE ONLY ONE I WOULD SAY IS ON ON, ARE WE GONNA WAIT ON ALL OF THEM OR WHAT I WOULD SAY YOUR REAPPOINTMENTS ARE, ARE YOU DON'T NEED THE APPLICATIONS 'CAUSE THEY'RE REAPPOINTMENTS.
'CAUSE LIKE ONE OF MINE IS A REAPPOINTMENT.
SHE SERVED ON THE SAME BOARD, BUT NOW SHE'S JUST GONNA BE UNDER ME.
SO SHE WAS LITERALLY ON THE BOARD.
SO THEN YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE REAPPOINTMENTS.
UH, SO LINDA, LEANN, UH, LEANDRA.
SHE'D BE A REAPPOINTMENT TECHNICALLY 'CAUSE SHE WAS ON THE BOARD ALREADY.
KEEP IN MIND THAT ON MINE, EXCUSE ME, ON MINE ONE IS A REAPPOINTMENT ONE HAS BEEN, UH, ON A DIFFERENT BOARD.
SO TO ME IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.
SO YOUR REAPPOINTMENT, THERE'S A MOTION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT, RIGHT? AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
[Item 12 - Executive Session]
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.
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ITEM 12, A CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.07118 TO SEEK ADVICE ABOUT REASONABLY CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION ITEM 12 B.CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.07118 TO SEEK ADVISE REASONABLY CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.
OKAY, IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? MOTION.
TIME IS NOW 7:44 PM AND WE'LL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALRIGHT, THE TIME IS NOW 8:09 PM AND WE ARE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
[Item 13 - Action on Executive Session Items]
ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. THIS CITY, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND MAY TAKE ANY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION OF THIS AGENDA.ITEM 13 A, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS 12 A AND B AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, SORRY, EXCUSE ME.
MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED.
[Item 14 - Adjournment]
ARE ADJOURNED.