[Item 10n -Consideration and possible action to approve the evaluation committee's ranking of firms and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract for associated engineering services pursuant to the City's Request for Qualifications No. 2025-01 for Professional Engineering Services for the Design and Environmental Permitting for the Arroyo Colorado Hike and Bike Trail Extension Project Phase Ill.]

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THIS THERE'S A LOT OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO THE RESIDENTS ARE REALLY UPSET. AND WE I CAN SEE THAT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, I SAW ONE A CITY COMMISSIONERS MEETING WHERE THERE WAS A RESIDENT WHO CAME AND SAID, I HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE HARLINGEN MARATHON. I THINK THIS WAS LAST YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WERE PARKING IN OUR AREA. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEY FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T TOLD WITH AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PREPARE. AND ALSO PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE PARKING IN THOSE SPOTS. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A BIG ISSUE WITH IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM, REALLY FOR CEDAR CITY LEADERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE. DIRECTLY WITH, WITH RESIDENTS AND FOR RESIDENTS TO BE, YOU KNOW, IN THE KNOW. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT. SO PRISCILLA IS WORKING WITH, WITH HER TEAM TO. COME UP WITH A WRITTEN POLICY AND TO PRESENT IT TO THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. SO THAT WAY EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE COMMUNICATION POLICY IS, STRATEGY IS. AND SO MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN IN WRITTEN FORM. SO THAT WAY THERE IS PROTOCOL AND THERE IS AN EXPECTATION. YEAH, I'M NEW TO MUNICIPALITY BUT WELCOME ABOARD I'M LEARNING. SO THANK YOU. AND WHATEVER WE DO WE STILL CAN'T USE TIKTOK. SO THAT'S OFF LIMITS. OH YEAH. NO I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY SO FOR JULY THE FREEDOM FEST JUST KEEP THAT ON YOUR NOTES TO TENTATIVELY MODIFY FOR THAT DATE. THIRD OR THE FOURTH OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PREFERENCE ON THE THIRD OR THE FOURTH OF FOURTH? FOURTH I THINK FOURTH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. YEAH. THERE WAS A TON OF PEOPLE. THERE'S FIREWORKS. YEAH. AND IT LANDS ON A FRIDAY. LET'S I GUESS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. AND IT WAS. YEAH IT WAS I MEAN I, I DIDN'T GET TO GET A SPEEDO PAPA BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT IN AN HOUR LINE. THAT'S HOW PACKED IT WAS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT THAT'S OKAY. IT IS DELICIOUS. IT'S I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU.

SO THAT WAY YOU WON'T GO GET ONE. BUT SO I. ALEXIS, I HAVE A QUESTION AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THESE OWNERS ARE HERE TO, TO KNOW AND HAVE HAVE SIMILAR, I GUESS, CONCERNS IN TERMS OF DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN. THIS CALENDAR, YOU'RE PRESENTING IT TO US. SO THAT WAY WE CAN ADOPT AND NOT MODIFY OR YOU CAN MODIFY OR MODIFY IT. YES, MA'AM. SO WHAT IS THE WHAT IS WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION IN TERMS OF DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN? SURE. SO THIS DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN IDEA WAS TO BE ONLY HELD DURING THE SUMMER TIME. SO WHEN WE DID THAT FOR THE TWO MONTHS, THAT VERY FIRST YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND WITH THAT, I GOT WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND WE DECIDED TO MOVE IT TO WHERE IT WAS ANOTHER ALL YEAR ROUND EVENT. WELL THEN ALL YEAR ROUND ENDED UP BEING TO WHERE IT TACKLED A LOT OF RESOURCES FROM THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND HAVING US DO TWO MONTHLY EVENTS NOW CONSECUTIVELY. AND SO FOR THE DOWNTOWN. SO WITH THAT, WE DID MEET WITH CITY LEADERSHIP AND WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO WHERE IT ONLY WAS HOSTED SEVEN MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. SO WE GOT A LITTLE BREAK FROM DOING TWO EVENTS A MONTH. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO PICK THAT BACK UP IN MARCH. MY RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO REPLACE BLUES ON THE HILL. THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT IT WASN'T. IT WAS JUST AN IDEA THAT YOU ALL HAD PUT TOGETHER TO WHERE YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN EVENT THAT WAS DURING THE SUMMERTIME AT A NOTE LIKE THE HEAT WISE, IT WAS TOO HOT DURING MARKET DAYS AND SO FORTH. SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO LIKE A NIGHT MARKET FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YEAH, BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED, IT WAS LIKE ABOUT ALMOST, WHAT, THREE YEARS AGO? YEAH, IT CAME UP TO I HAD THE IDEA AND THEN I PUT IT ON FACEBOOK AND I WAS ASKING THE COMMUNITY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING A NIGHTTIME FESTIVAL SIMILAR TO MARKET DAYS? AND THE FEEDBACK FROM THAT WAS OVERWHELMING. SO ONCE I GOT THE FEEDBACK FROM THAT, I GOT WITH GABE, AND THEN OUR STAFF GOT TOGETHER AND ALEXIS DID A WONDERFUL JOB IN CREATING AND GETTING THE IDEA AND APPLYING IT AND CREATING THIS EVENT. AND YEAH, SO IT'S BEEN GREAT. YEAH. WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A COUPLE OF HOOPS, YOU KNOW, AND ROLLER COASTERS THROUGHOUT THE WAY. BUT WITHIN THE CHANGE THAT WE MADE THIS LAST COUPLE, THIS LAST SEASON, I THINK IT'S WORKED REALLY WELL. BUT I WILL HAVE TO

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RECOMMEND JUST ON STAFF RESOURCES AND A LOT OF THE, YOU KNOW, CONSECUTIVE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN BUT DOWNTOWN STAFF ALSO HELPING AT OTHER CITY EVENTS. IT COULD GET A LITTLE OVERWHELMING WITH THE SEPTEMBER IF WE GET TO SEPTEMBER. IF YOU ALL WILL SEE HERE WE FOR DOWNTOWN, WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK. OKAY. AND ALSO IT INCLUDES PARKS. IT INCLUDES PUBLIC WORKS. IT INCLUDES OTHER ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO GET, YOU KNOW, TO HELP US. BUT WE HAVE MARKET DAYS. WE HAVE FIESTA DE PINATAS, WHICH REQUIRES A LOT OF STAFF RESOURCES. FOR THAT. WE HAVE SUNDOWN THAT NEXT DAY, ART NIGHT, WE'RE NOT AFFILIATED WITH, BUT THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WE HAVE MARKET DAYS BACK UP AGAIN. SO GO AHEAD. SO WHAT WERE THE DAYS? BECAUSE I KNOW, NORMA, YOU ASKED IT EARLIER, WHAT ARE THE DAYS THAT WHAT IS THE EVENTS THAT YOU DO ON A MONTHLY BASIS? YOU SAID IT WAS MARKET DAYS, BUT THAT'S ONLY THE HALF FROM COMMERCE. YEAH. THAT'S IT AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO IT'S ONLY ONE DAY THAT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD REALLY HAVE TO BESIDES MARKET DAYS IF IT'S WITHIN THE THAT TIMEFRAME. CORRECT. OKAY. SO IS BLUES ON THE HILL STILL VIABLE.

NO IT'S NOT. IT'S DEAD. OH IT'S NOT ON AT ALL. WE HAVE NO DATES FOR BLUES ON THE HILL. OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GETTING AT OKAY I KNOW I REMEMBER AS GOING DOWN FROM 3 TO 1 AND NOW IT'S NONE. OKAY, I. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, SO JUST THE DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN. I DO WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE. JUST ANOTHER, ANOTHER MOMENT TO. I THINK THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION FROM THE BUSINESS OWNERS, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT ACTUALLY WORKING WITH DOWNTOWN TO HELP WITH STAFFING, IF THAT'S AN ISSUE. SO I THINK IT'S PRETTY AND I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD IMAGINE YOU WOULD AGREE THAT IT'S SIGNIFICANT THAT A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR REVENUE COMES FROM DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN. AND SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS REALLY KEEPING THEM AFLOAT. CORRECT. AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO REMOVE OR OR MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT, THAT YOU'RE THE WEATHER. I THINK THAT WE ALL CAN AGREE. I'VE BEEN THERE ON, ON DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN, WHERE IT WAS TOO COLD AND EVERYBODY WENT HOME. SO THOSE THINGS I THINK YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH, WITH WEATHER. BUT ASIDE FROM FROM THAT, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT EVENT AND TO GIVE IT TIME TO BE SUCCESSFUL, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. AND WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT. THAT, I MEAN, THE ONLY WAY EVENTS ARE REALLY GOING TO WORK AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE NOTIFIED, I MEAN, WE'RE GETTING MESSAGES LEFT AND RIGHT ABOUT SUNDOWN. WHEN IS IT COMING BACK UP? IS IT THE SATURDAY AND SO FORTH. SO WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT, BUT WE DO NEED THE SUPPORT AND GO AHEAD. THE CONSORTIUM I LOVE THAT NAME BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE SPECTER FROM LIKE JAMES BOND. I LITERALLY GOT A TEXT MESSAGE LAST NIGHT. THE CONSORTIUM WANTS TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA. I'M LIKE, WOW, ALL RIGHT. IT WAS PRETTY DAUNTING, RIGHT? BUT IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME NONETHELESS. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC. THEY WANT TO HELP PUT IN THE SWEAT EQUITY. RIGHT. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY RESOURCES. RIGHT. AND I DON'T WANT TO BURN THEM OUT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THEIR ROLE IS, YOU KNOW, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, WHICH WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OTHER ROLES THAT THEY THAT TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION, MAIN STREET PROGRAM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT THING GOING ON. RIGHT.

AND SO IT'S LIKE, HOW DO WE MAINTAIN DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN? HOW DO WE KEEP THE EVENT GOING? BUT WE CAN WORK WITH OUR BUSINESS OWNERS FOR OWNERSHIP, FOR PARTICIPATION, AND FOR, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THAT SWEAT EQUITY. YEAH. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME MONTHS I'M SORRY THAT WE CAN'T HAVE IT BECAUSE JUST THE WEATHER IS NOT GOING RIGHT. YEAH. AND I MEAN, YES, WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT. YOU KNOW, MOTHER NATURE BUT ALSO AS A PART OF OUR TEXAS MAIN STREET PROGRAM, WE NEED TO GET VOLUNTEER HOURS CORRECT. AND IN ORDER TO BE ACCREDITED PROGRAM, WE NEED TO MEET THAT MINIMUM AMOUNT. AND IF WE CAN FAR PASS THAT MINIMUM AMOUNT, I MEAN, THAT'S EVEN BETTER FOR US. BUT THEY WANT WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT? I THEY DON'T HAVE IT LISTED ON THEIR REPORTING, BUT THEY WANT NOW THEY CHANGED THEIR NEW REPORTING THIS LAST YEAR. AND SO THAT WAS A STRIKE IN OUR IN OUR REPORT THAT WE'RE JUST NOT GETTING ANY VOLUNTEERS AND CITY WORKERS THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME ARE NOT COUNTED FOR VOLUNTEER TIME. SO WE IN THE PAST HAVE WORKED WITH THE ROTARY. WE'VE WORKED WITH DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, NONPROFIT

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ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE THESE EVENTS FOR DOWNTOWN AND TO BRING IN THOSE VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR US.

AND THAT IS OUR WAY OF PROOFING, PROOFING, YOU KNOW, TO THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM THAT THOSE ARE OUR VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND THAT IS WHAT MAIN STREET PROGRAMS ARE ALL ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER AND HELPING SUPPORT OUR MAIN STREET PROGRAM. SO IN DOWNTOWN ALEXIS, WHAT YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE AND WHAT WHAT ARE WHAT ARE THEIR TITLES? SO WE HAVE REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS. WE HAVE A PROMOTION AND EVENTS MANAGER, WE HAVE A MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR AND THEN MYSELF AS THE DIRECTOR. SO THE PROMOTION AND SAY THAT AGAIN, EVENTS MANAGER OKAY. AND THEN A MARKETING PERSON OR THAT'S THE SAME PERSON, THAT'S THE SAME PERSON. AND I HELP WITH THOSE EFFORTS OF MARKETING AS WELL. SPECIALISTS. SO THAT'S NORMA.

SHE THE REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, HELPS ME WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE INCENTIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE NEW FACADE IMPROVEMENTS, SIGNAGE AND EVERYTHING ARE PROPERLY WELL EXECUTED BEFORE THEY GET TO ME. THAT WAY I MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CORRECT BEFORE OUR FOR OUR BOARD TO APPROVE OF, AND IT'S A FAST, YOU KNOW, APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OUR PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO GET TO GET THEM INTO THEIR FACADE. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN START THEIR BUSINESS. WHAT ARE THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE IN THE BACK, RIGHT? YES. SO DOWNTOWN JUST HAS A TEAM OF FOUR. WE DO HOPE THAT DELMA AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT OFFERING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR OUR EVENTS. BUT YEAH, I MEAN, WE DO IT. I HAVE MY SECRETARY, I HAVE MY MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR AND MYSELF AND MY EVENTS MANAGER RUNNING THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN EVENTS. SO THERE'S A SECRETARY TOO. SHE'S THE REDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST. YEAH. YOU'RE GIVING HER ALL THESE NAMES? YEAH. YEAH, WELL, SHE'S A JACK OF ALL TRADES, TOO, SO. YEAH. NOW I'M JUST THINKING, AND I. AND I'VE SHARED THIS WITH, WITH, WITH GABE AND WE'RE GOING A LITTLE BIT OFF TOPIC. SO I'LL JUST SAY THIS THAT I THINK THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF TALENT HERE IN THE CITY, ESPECIALLY IN THAT BUILDING THAT Y'ALL ARE HOUSED IN. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF KIND OF WORKING ON THESE SILOS, THAT, THAT THERE'S MORE COLLABORATION WITH ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS. AND MAYBE THAT MEANS A KIND OF A RESTRUCTURING OF HOW WE DO THINGS. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE GOT ONE PERSON THAT IS REALLY GOOD AT AT EVENTS, YOU'VE GOT YOU'VE GOT EDGAR THAT IS PHENOMENAL. YOU'VE GOT DOWNTOWN AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS THIS COORDINATOR. IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING TOGETHER IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AND THEN REMEMBER THAT WE ALL ARE ONE CITY. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND IF YOU, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATIONS, I KNOW THAT BRANDON, HE'S NOT HERE, BUT HE IS UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND HE'S JUST HE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON. AND SO WE HAVE TO BE KIND OF BE BE AWARE OF THAT. AND SO I THINK HAVING SOME TYPE OF ORGANIZATION AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THAT PERSON'S SKILL SET IS AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TO THEIR POTENTIAL AND NOT STIFLING THEM BY ANY, BY ANY MEANS. AND, AND I THINK IF WE DO THAT, THEN Y'ALL WILL BE ABLE TO DO MORE AND NOT JUST I'D LIKE JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATIONS WORKS WITH DOWNTOWN. I LIKE DOWNTOWN TO WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND CVB. AND I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK AND YOU HAVE TO WRITE FOR ESPECIALLY LIKE MARATHON AND BIG EVENTS. BUT I THINK EVEN IF THE SMALLER EVENTS, IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO UTILIZE EVERYBODY, WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT THE TAGS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. WE DO THAT ALREADY FOR OUR BIGGER EVENTS LIKE THE PARADE, RIO FEST. WE BRING IN EVERYBODY AND THAT'S HOW AND THAT'S AND THAT'S REALLY HOW IT WORKS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, EVENTS GOING ON AT PARKS AND SO YOU'VE GOT EVENTS. IT JUST IT'S TOO MUCH. AND THAT'S WHY THINGS GET LOST.

BECAUSE THERE IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION AND THERE AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY. THEY PROBABLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY THAT IS REALLY GOOD AT PROMOTIONS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT THE LIBRARY ALWAYS HAS SUCCESSFUL EVENTS SO WE CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM. RIGHT. AND THEY'RE PART OF THE CITY TOO. SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE COLLABORATE MORE AND WE WORK ON THAT STRUCTURE AND, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE MAKE EVERY EVENT MORE SUCCESSFUL, INCLUDING OBVIOUSLY, THE DOWNTOWN EVENTS. BUT I WENT OFF ON A TANGENT. SO SEVEN, SEVEN MONTHS IS AND SO FROM WHAT MONTH TO WHAT MARCH THROUGH SEPTEMBER. MARCH THROUGH SEPTEMBER. CORRECT. OKAY. SO NOW IT I'M SORRY IT GOT CUT TO SIX MONTHS BECAUSE IN OCTOBER WE

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HELD OUR BREWS AND TUNES LAST YEAR. SO WE HAD TO CUT OUR OCTOBER EVENT FOR SUNDOWN NEXT YEAR FOR LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR, BREWS AND TUNES WAS HELD IN OCTOBER. RIGHT. AND SO WE HAD TO THAT WAS AN ORIGINAL DATE FOR SUNDOWN AND WE HAD TO CANCEL IT. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH OUR CALENDAR THAT WE ARE, WHICH WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE CALENDAR, IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE OVERLAPPING COMPETING EVENTS. AND TO THAT POINT OR IS THAT DID YOU DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN? BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO MOVE ON. ARE YOU THE ONE THING YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS THAT WE NEED? COULD YOU SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION ALL THAT INFORMATION FROM THE THC MAIN STREET PROGRAM, THE METRICS THAT FOR WHICH WE'RE JUDGED BY AND RECENT CORRESPONDENCE WE'VE HAD WITH THEM? YEAH. AND I JUST SUBMITTED OUR OUR LAST YEAR, 2024 ANNUAL REPORT. SO I WILL ALSO BE SENDING THAT I SENT IT TO YOU AND GABE AND JOSH AND OSCAR. BUT I JUST SUBMITTED THAT. SO HOPEFULLY IN MARCH AND APRIL WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A IF WE GET ACCREDITED ACCREDITED NATIONAL MAIN STREET AMERICA ACCREDITATION. BUT YES, THERE IS NEW REQUIREMENTS AND NEW RULES FOR THAT. SO I WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL. I HAD A QUESTION ON THAT. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THAT? LIKE THE MAIN STREET AND THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND ALL THAT. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THAT TO THE CITY? LIKE, I'M NOT LIKE, I HEAR THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT, BUT I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW, LIKE WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? LIKE, WHAT DO WE GET OUT OF IT? SO WE'VE BEEN A TEXAS MAIN STREET PROGRAM FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. THE CITY HAS. AND THE BENEFITS THAT WE GET OUT OF THAT IS A NETWORKING OF DIFFERENT MAIN STREET SMALL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, SHARING THE SAME GOALS THAT WE'RE SHARING, WORKING TOGETHER, GOING TO CONFERENCES, GOING TO WEBINARS.

THEY WE HAVE A EMAIL BLAST SYSTEM WITH ALL OF THE DOWNTOWN MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE TEXAS MAIN STREET COMMUNITY. WE ARE ALSO OFFERED A TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AS WELL THAT WE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF. BUT AS FAR AS THAT, THAT JUST SHOWS THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, AND, YOU KNOW, SHINING A LIGHT IN DOWNTOWN. AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE. AND OUT OF 84 COMMUNITIES, WE'RE ONE OF THEM WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WE ALSO ARE A NATIONAL MAIN STREET PROGRAM. SO WE ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRUST FUND AS WELL, AND A TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION AS WELL. SO WE DON'T GET ANY LIKE GRANTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN. YES, I'VE BEEN WORKING.

EVER GOT ANY? NO. BUT THIS YEAR WE ARE WORKING WITH ANA ON CREATING A HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY FOR ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN, WITHIN THE ENTIRE CITY. SO YES, BECAUSE WE ARE A NATIONAL, I MEAN, A TEXAS MAIN STREET PROGRAM. WE'RE A PART OF THAT. WE'RE ABLE TO APPLY FOR CERTAIN GRANTS AS WELL. ONE OF THE THINGS WE GOT RECENTLY, I THINK I TOLD YOU GUYS IS IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER, THE THC CAME DOWN WITH OUR ARCHITECTS TO SHOW US HOW WE CAN BETTER MAINTAIN OUR BUILDINGS FOR PRESERVATION, FOR APPEARANCES. RIGHT. AND SO WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE PROGRAM PERSONALLY, IS THAT IT CREATES ACCOUNTABILITY, AND IT GIVES US THE GUIDELINES FOR WHICH WE SHOULD MAINTAIN OUR DOWNTOWN.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND TO FORGET, YOU KNOW, OF, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE A TEXAS MAIN STREET PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 30 PLUS YEARS, AND IT REALLY HAS SHOWN A GREAT SUCCESS OVER THE LAST YEARS OF HOW HOW DO WE ADVERTISE THAT WE DO IT THROUGH OUR OUR PROMOTION, OUR DIRECTORIES WE PUT ON THERE THAT WE ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM, WE, THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, TO ALSO ADVERTISE WHAT MAIN STREET CITIES ARE INVOLVED. AND SO IT'S OUT THERE. IT'S JUST WE NEED TO SHOWCASE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. YEAH. AND PROMOTE IT. SO FOR 30 YEARS AND I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE 30 YEARS. NO, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG. WELL, THAT'S HOW OLD I AM. SO. YEAH. OH WOW I KNOW, I KNOW. OH, WONDERFUL. AND IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFETIME. YES. GO FOR IT.

THERE HAS THERE'S BEEN NO LEVERAGING OF THIS DESIGNATION EVER. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING HERE IS ABOUT LIKE, WHAT DO THEY TELL US. THEY SAID THAT THE DID SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARILY AN LIKE AN EVENTS AN EVENTS COMMITTEE. SO THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO USE THE SWEAT EQUITY THAT THE CONSORTIUM'S WILLING TO DO, WHICH I THINK ARE PHENOMENAL PARTNERS. AND HOW DO WE KEEP DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN? HOW DO WE GROW IT TO BE AN ICONIC EVENT? RIGHT. BUT ALSO GET TO SUPPORT FROM DOWNTOWN? YEAH, WHICH WE CAN START APPLYING FOR GRANTS. WE CAN START TO PLAN FOR THESE OTHER THINGS. YEAH.

BECAUSE OUR OUR TEXAS MAIN STREET PROGRAM IS THERE WAS A LETTER THAT WAS SENT AND IT BASICALLY SAYING YES, YOU KNOW THAT EVENTS ARE WE ARE AN EVENT HEAVY PROGRAM AND THAT SHOULDN'T

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BE THE CASE. IT SHOULD BE MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH US TO SUPPORT US.

IT'S ONLY ONE EVENT, ISN'T IT? JUST MARKET DAYS? THAT'S THE ONE THAT COMES ON ON A MONTHLY BASIS, RIGHT? MARKET DAYS AT A MONTHLY BASIS? YES. AND THEN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IT'S FROM MARCH THROUGH SEPTEMBER. AND HOW ARE WE THE ONLY ONE IN THE VALLEY THAT DOES THAT HAS THAT DESIGNATION IN THE VALLEY AS FAR? NO, BROWNSVILLE DOES. AND THEN RIO GRANDE CITY DOES AS WELL. OKAY. SO MCALLEN ISN'T ONE OF THEM. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BUT WE ARE THE MOST ACTIVE MAIN STREET COMMUNITY THAT'S WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. BROWNSVILLE IS ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR ACCREDITATION. AND OKAY, I'LL FIGURE THAT OUT. YEAH. SO. NEVER MIND. I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL JUST CHAT LATER BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO GO HOME. I KNOW, I KNOW, SO I THINK THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. MY QUESTION JUST ON THE CALENDAR IS YOU HAVE THE CONVENTION CENTER HERE, YOU HAVE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HERE IS THIS IS THIS A CITY CALENDAR? IT OR IS IT? SO ARE WE DOING WITH. SO I GOT ASKED TO INVITE THE EDC, THE CHAMBER, THE CONVENTION CENTER, BECAUSE THEY DO HOST CERTAIN CITY EVENTS THAT WE YOU ALL, AS COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR LIKE TO ATTEND AS WELL. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE ALSO IN, IN THE KNOW OF THESE EVENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ALSO CONFLICTING WITH THEIR EVENTS, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS LAST YEAR THAT WAS CONFLICTING WITH A CITY EVENT AND A CONVENTION CENTER EVENT. SO I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN, TO GO THROUGH YOU TO GET ON THE CALENDAR. CAN THEY STRAIGHT IN? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN GET WITH CITY MANAGEMENT ON IF THEY WANT TO AUTHORIZE ME TO DO THAT. SO I WANT I BUT I AM THE DOWNTOWN DIRECTOR. WELL, YEAH. YES, YES. I JUST WANT TO. SO HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE THAT THE THAT THIS CALENDAR IS ACCURATE. RIGHT. BECAUSE I THINK I'VE ASKED I ALWAYS I POOR JOSH I SAID ALL OF THE EMAILS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL ASK THEY SAY I WANT TO I WANT TO VOLUNTEER MY TIME AND I WANT TO ATTEND AN EVENT AND I WANT TO SHOWCASE MY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. OR THERE'S NONPROFITS THAT WANT TO BE INVOLVED AND WHERE CAN I FIND A CITY CALENDAR? AND SO THEN I SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, BRINGING YOUR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION. I'M GOING TO DEDICATE I'M GOING TO SEND YOU TO JOSH. AND JOSH TELLS THEM WHAT'S AVAILABLE. BUT IF THIS IS GOING TO LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE, YES. CAN WE ENSURE THAT IT IS UP, THAT IT IS ACCURATE AND IT'S UPDATED? BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE YOU, RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT SHOULDN'T BE? YEAH, I WANT TO SAY IT SHOULDN'T BE THE EVENT COORDINATOR. SO OKAY. NOW THE ONE THING THAT I HAVE TO POINT OUT THOUGH IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ACCURATE WITH ALL CITY EVENTS, BECAUSE ONCE YOU APPROVE IT, WE CAN'T CHANGE IT WITHOUT COMING BACK TO THE COMMISSION. THAT'S WHAT I DON'T WANT. YEAH, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED.

AND IT CAN CAUSE JUST THAT REPETITIVE. THAT'S, THAT'S I THINK THAT'S PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WHAT IF. YEAH. AND WE ONLY MEET TWICE A MONTH AND WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE LIKE, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE THE DATE THAT IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE ON, BECAUSE THIS WAY IT WOULD PREVENT ANYBODY FROM ASKING, HEY, CAN WE CHANGE THIS DATE? AND WE SAID, NO, THE COMMISSION'S ALREADY APPROVED IT. WE CAN'T CHANGE IT. OKAY. THE ONLY DATE THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO PERTAIN TO ARE THE CHAMBER, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY CAN CHANGE ANY, ANY EVENT THEY'VE GOT. AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER ONE HERE IS, IS THE EDC AND THE CONVENTION CENTER. THEY CAN ADD AN EVENT WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO US. YEAH THEY CAN OKAY OKAY. THEY DON'T NEED OUR PERMISSION TO DO ANYTHING.

THEY CAN JUST DO IT. I WAS GOING TO SAY, BECAUSE IF NOT, THAT'S VERY TEDIOUS. BUT EVERY TIME THEY THE RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY TIME THEY'LL NEED OUR PERMISSION IS IF THEY'RE ASKING TO USE ONE OF OUR PARKS. OKAY. AND GENERALLY THEY ASK FOR THE CITY TO BE A SPONSOR FOR THE PARK.

AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE CAN SAY, NO, YOU CAN'T USE IT BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING AN EVENT THE SAME DAY SOMEPLACE ELSE. OKAY. SO THAT THIS WILL REALLY HELP OUT FOR CITY EVENTS. WELL, I THINK THAT WHAT WE NEED IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CALENDAR THAT SITS, THAT LIVES ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND WE ARE GOING TO INCLUDE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I THINK EVERYBODY ELSE IS, IS CITY, THE CONVENTION CENTER. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING ONLY THE EVENTS THAT ARE SPONSORED BECAUSE THERE'S SOME ON THERE. THEY HAVE A TON OF EVENTS. AND SO DOES THAT MEAN ALL OF THEIR EVENTS ARE GOING TO BE ON THE. NO. SO WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH ALL OF THE INTERNAL CITY DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CHAMBER AND THE EDC AND THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND HE BASICALLY JUST GAVE US JUST HIS MAIN ONES. AND YEAH, SO IT WASN'T THOSE OTHER SMALL EVENTS THAT THEY HOST WITHIN THE CONVENTION CENTER. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I THINK WE SHOULD INCLUDE IT. BUT WHAT

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I, WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR THERE TO BE I DON'T WANT CITY STAFF TO HAVE TO DO IT. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER ONCE A MONTH TO SEND IT OVER TO THE EVENTS COORDINATOR AND SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE EVENTS THAT I'VE GOT GOING ON THE CHAMBER ALSO. I MEAN, THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. I DON'T MIND PUTTING ALL THE, THE, THE MIXERS AND THINGS. SO THAT WAY WHEN SOMEBODY IS COMING TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT EVENT? IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS MODIFY THIS CALENDAR TO WHERE IT'S ONLY INTERNAL CITY DEPARTMENT CALENDAR. SO THAT WAY WE MAKE SURE IT'S CONSISTENT AND ACCURATE. AND THEN WE CAN ASK THE CHAMBER, THE EDC AND THE CONVENTION CENTER TO MONTHLY TO SUBMIT THEIR MONTHLY EVENTS TO US, TO THE EVENTS COORDINATOR. AND SHE WILL BE ABLE TO MODIFY THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. I THINK WE NEED TO ADD THE EVENTS THAT WE ACTUALLY SPONSOR AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, LIKE THE BIRDING FESTIVAL. YEAH, YEAH, WE SHOULD. STATE OF THE CITY. YEAH, I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT ARE ACTUALLY MARATHON. YEAH. WE NEED TO ADD THOSE. YES, SIR. SORRY. IT BECAME PRETTY LENGTHY. I KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I GUESS SO I IT'S AN ACTION ITEM. IT IS AN ACTION ITEM. I WOULD I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE IT. YEAH I THINK YEAH WE SHOULD APPROVE IT. AND I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER PEREZ THAT IF THERE'S ANY EVENTS THAT WE CAN COMBINE. RIGHT. I LEAVE THAT TO STAFF TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION, COMBINE EVENTS SO THAT WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW. SO IS THAT A FIRST? YEAH. I'LL MAKE A SECOND. WELL HOLD ON. SO ARE YOU GOING TO CONDITION IT BECAUSE I THAT WAS MY CONCERN. LIKE OKAY NOW YOU'VE DONE THIS. OH NO. NOW MARKET DAYS IS AT 9 A.M. AND THE MIGRANT SHIP IS AT AT THIS TIME OR WHATEVER. AND NOW WE CAN'T MESS WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN. WELL, NO, HE SAID HE WOULD GIVE US THE AUTHORIZATION TO CHANGE HIM IF WE HAD TO. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE CONDITIONING IT? YEAH. IF THEY NEED TO CHANGE IT, TO COMBINE IT. RIGHT. IF IT'S GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BETTER ANIMAL SHELTER, MICROCHIP, MICROCHIP CLINIC AT THE SAME TIME AS WHATEVER, DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN. YEAH, WE SHOULD JUST DO IT RIGHT. BUT ONLY ONE PERSON IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, RIGHT? YEAH. WE CAN, LIKE, COORDINATED BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT, LIKE, THE ONE DEPARTMENT CHANGING EVERYTHING GOES TO ONE PERSON, THE EVENTS COORDINATOR. YOU JUST APPROVE IT. YEAH I CAN DO THAT. WORKS WITH. YEAH. OKAY. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION AS LENGTHY AS IT WAS. I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO IT AGAIN. YEAH. NO, ABSOLUTELY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve a request to convert one (1) part-time position for a pro shop cashier into a full-time position and create three (3) part-time positions, to meet operational needs and enhance customer service.]

SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HERE WE GO TO END. MAY WE GO TO END? YEAH. DO WE HAVE ANY THOSE FOR PEOPLE. OH YES. AND OKAY. AND THEN SORRY MELINDA I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GIVE IT BACK TO YOU HERE IN A MINUTE OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO NOW TO TEN N CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE EVALUATIONS COMMITTEE RANKING OF FIRMS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NUMBER 2020 501.

FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, FOR THE DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING FOR THE ARROYO COLORADO HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL EXTENSION PROJECT. PHASE THREE AND ON IS GOING TO TAKE THIS ON. THE BEFORE YOU START MAY ASK QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH IS THIS STUDY GOING TO COST? MORE OR LESS. YES. SO THE GRANT AWARD WAS 170. LET ME SEE 176,568. AND SO WE HAVE TO COVER 21% OF THAT 21%. SO, SO ROUGHLY 35,000. CORRECT? OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO TALK. CAN I LET ME BEFORE YOU TALK, I KNOW YOU GOT A LOT TO SAY SO, BUT JUST SO THAT WAY YOU UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT OF WHY, YOU KNOW, WE GOT ALL THESE RULES AND WE CAN'T TALK. AND SO THIS IS THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT. I ASKED ON IT TO AND I ASKED GABE TO PUT THIS BACK ON BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WAS THAT AT THE LAST MEETING, IT WAS NOT PRESENTED, THAT THESE FUNDS WERE ALREADY OBLIGATED, AND THE MATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. AND SO NOT GOING FORWARD WITH IT WOULD MEAN THAT WE WOULD LOSE THAT MONEY. SO, OKAY, NOW, YOU KNOW, I'D BE HAPPY TO LOSE THAT MONEY. THIS IS LOOK, I'M A CHEAP GUY.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, I NEVER LOSE MONEY ON ANYTHING. BUT WHAT THIS IS, IS AN ISSUE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROLLING PEOPLE'S LIVES AND MICROMANAGING PEOPLE'S LIVES. GOVERNMENT, AT BEST, IS INEFFICIENT, AND GOVERNMENT AT WORST KILLS PEOPLE. AND WHAT YOU ALL ARE PROPOSING TO DO IS SEIZE LAND FROM 22 PROPERTY OWNERS. AND MR. KEMP, NINTH GRADE CIVICS. THAT'S DISGUSTING. I

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WANT YOU ALL TO BE GREEDY AND THINK OF THE MONEY THAT CAN BE SPENT IN YOUR DISTRICTS, ON YOUR PARKS. I WON MY ELECTION. NOT BY A BIG MARGIN THIS TIME, BUT EVERYONE IN THAT AREA VOTED FOR ME BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE WALKING IN THEIR BACKYARD, EVEN THOUGH IT'S DOWN THE HILL, BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTY AND THAT'S THREATENING. WE'VE HAD A DEAD PERSON DUE TO DRUG DEALS ON THE PARK ON THE TRAIL LAST YEAR. I DON'T WANT THIS AT ALL. I WANT FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE CONSTITUTION ARE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS COUNTRY A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. AND SO I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO DEFEAT THIS, AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO BE GREEDY AND HAVE MONEY ALLOCATED TO YOUR DISTRICTS FOR YOUR PARKS. AND DON'T INVADE PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES. AND LAST TIME I SPOKE IN GERMAN, RUSSIAN, ITALIAN AND POLISH NOT TO DO IT. PLEASE, I BEG YOU ALL, DON'T TAKE PEOPLE'S LAND FROM THEM. I'M DONE. I DON'T CARE HOW MANY MORE. NOW, PRIVATE PROPERTY ALONE. ANNA? YES. THANK YOU. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ANNA HERNANDEZ. I'M THE SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THIS PLANNING PROJECT, AS WELL AS PRESENTING THE RISKS OF NOT CONTINUING THE PROJECT. THE PLANNING OF THE ARROYO TRAIL EXTENSION, OR WHAT WE REFER TO AS PHASE THREE, WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT THAT WAS AWARDED BY THE RGV. MPO STANDS FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES. SET ASIDE ANY FUNDS. ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SUCH AS BIKE LANES, TRAILS, AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. THE CITY WAS GIVEN 141,568 ORIGINALLY TO COMPLETE THIS PLANNING PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLANNING EFFORT IS TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING OF THE TRAIL EXTENSION. SO IT'S A PLANNING CONCEPTUAL STUDY HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. WE'RE NOT CONSTRUCTING THE TRAIL AT THIS POINT. AND SO IN THE APPLICATION WE DID NOT INDICATE A SPECIFIC ROUTE, JUST THE START AND THE END POINT OF THE TRAIL. AND SO THE PROJECT LIMITS ARE MCKELVEY PARK. AND IT WILL CONNECT TO MCCULLOCH PARK AND HUGH RAMSEY FOR A TOTAL OF 1.1 MILES. THE CONCEPT FOR THIS PLANNING PROJECT CAN BE TRACED BACK TO SEVERAL COMPREHENSIVE AND MASTER PLANS ADOPTED BY THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION, AND THOSE ARE LISTED HERE IN THIS SLIDE. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT TWO OF THESE PLANS ESTABLISH A VISION FOR A REGIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM CONNECTING HARLINGEN WITH NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CAMERON COUNTY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO POINT THAT OUT. SO THE PROJECT IS NOT ONLY LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT, BUT IT'S ALSO REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT. THIS PLANNING PROJECT ENCOMPASSES TWO TRAILS LISTED IN THE TRAILS MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS THE TABLE THAT YOU SEE HERE, AND THEY ARE THE ARROYO CENTRAL AND ARROYO EAST, AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED VERY HIGH PRIORITY. SO HERE'S A TIMELINE OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY STAFF. ON AUGUST 31ST, 2021, THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AUTHORIZED THIS PROJECT TO RECEIVE A TESSA. TESSA FUNDS. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CITY RECEIVED A NOTICE OF AWARD FROM THE RGV MPO, AND ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2022, THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT, OR RFA, AND I WILL BE REFERRED TO I'LL BE TALKING, I GUESS, REFERRING TO IT AS AN FAA, FAA OR GRANT AGREEMENT.

IT'S THE SAME THING. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2022, THAT THE CITY COMMISSION KIND OF HEARD ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND STAFF FORMALLY REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT. SO WE ALSO FINALLY ON OCTOBER 30TH, WHICH IS A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CITY

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ENTERED INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH WITH TXDOT AS WELL AS ISSUE A PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THE REQUIRED STATE INDIRECT COSTS. AND SO THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT HAS THAT WAS PAID TO DATE AT THAT POINT, 4800. SO MOVING OVER AFTER EXECUTING A GRANT AGREEMENT, STAFF RELEASE RFQ 20 2311 TO PROCURE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF PHASE THREE. SHORTLY AFTER, ON APRIL 18TH, 2023, THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RANKING FIRM, AND A MONTH LATER, THE CITY ISSUED A LETTER OF INTENT TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RANKING FIRM. SO UP TO THIS POINT, STAFF FOLLOWED THE CITY'S STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR PROCURING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AND SO, HOWEVER, ON IN OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2023, TEXTILE REVIEW, THE CITY'S RFQ DOCUMENT AND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, AND CITY STAFF WAS ACTUALLY NOTIFIED OF THE STEPS. FOLLOW THE TEXAS UPDATED GUIDELINES FOR TESSA PROJECTS AND SO AS A RESULT, THE TESSA OR THE I'M SORRY, THE RFQ PROCESS HAD TO BE BASICALLY REDONE. STAFF ALSO HAD TO UPDATE THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT HANDBOOK FOR TESSA PROJECTS TO ALIGN WITH FEDERAL GUIDELINES. SO ON MAY 22ND, 2024, THE NEW PROCUREMENT HANDBOOK WAS APPROVED BY TXDOT, AND IT WAS ALSO LATER ON APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2024. I'M SORRY, I SKIPPED JULY 16TH. SO WHILE THIS WAS UNFOLDING THAT WE HAD TO REDO THE PROCUREMENT MANUAL, THE CITY WAS ALSO NOTIFIED BY THE MPO THAT AVAILABLE TESSA FUNDS HAD BEEN THE OBLIGATED FROM ANOTHER CITY, AND SO THAT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN COULD BENEFIT FROM THOSE. SO WE RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $35,000. AND SO THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT THE ORIGINAL GRANT AMOUNT TO 176,568. AND THAT'S AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2024, THE NEW RFQ WAS APPROVED BY TXDOT AND WAS REISSUED BY THE CITY. AND SO THIS BRINGS US TO THE LAST CITY COMMISSION MEETING, WHEN STAFF REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO SELECT THE HIGHEST RANKING FIRM AND AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATIONS. AND THE REQUEST WAS, YOU KNOW, AS YOU MAY KNOW, IT WAS THE NINE. SO I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A GRANT TRAINING A FEW A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THIS QUOTE ACTUALLY SHOWED UP WITHIN THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF THAT TRAINING. AND IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT THIS PROJECT. AND THIS IS WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THAT I, THAT I SAID THIS, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M GOING TO COVER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AVOID SOME OF THE RISKS OF BREAKING THE CONTRACT. AND SO THERE'S THIS MISCONCEPTION THAT GRANTS ARE FREE MONEY WITHOUT ANY STRINGS ATTACHED. AND SO THAT THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE. GRANTS ARE LIKE OUR CONTRACTS. AND LIKE ANY CONTRACTS THERE'S RAMIFICATIONS.

AND WE IF WE DECIDE TO BREAK THEM. SO IF THE CITY TERMINATES THE CURRENT GRANT AGREEMENT, THE CONSEQUENCES, YOU KNOW, CAN INCLUDE IMMEDIATE THE OBLIGATION OF FUNDS, WHICH AFFECTS THE CITY'S GRANT PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS THE RGV IMPOSE. THIS FUNDING IS NOT ONLY LOST BY THE CITY, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE LOST, YOU KNOW, TO THE REGION. IT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPROGRAMED FOR OTHER PROJECTS. SO NOW WE'RE DOING HUMAN SACRIFICES. LET'S LET'S LET HER FINISH HER PRESENTATION. YES. AND SO THERE'S ALSO RISK TO FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WE SUBMITTED THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF 2.8 MILLION THAT WE POTENTIALLY MIGHT BE AT RISK OF LOSING. THERE'S ALSO THIS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON BRAND REPUTATION, REDUCING COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVENESS FOR ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE AND THE LONG TERM GOAL, LONG TERM GOAL. THERE'S ALSO A HIGHER INDIRECT STATE COST FOR FUTURE PROJECTS DUE TO INCREASED RISK ASSESSMENT, WHICH CAN HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, IF WE GET THE FUNDS, THE OBLIGATED, AND WE CAN GO FROM A LOW TO A HIGH RISK IN NO TIME. SO WHY SHOULD WE CONTINUE THIS PLANNING PROJECT? THROUGH THIS PLANNING EFFORT, THE CITY AIMS TO FIND THE BEST ALIGNMENT WITH MINIMAL DISRUPTIONS TO NEIGHBORS AND WILDLIFE. THE TRAIL WILL BE LOCATED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE ARROYO COLORADO FLOODWAY. LIKE. LIKE THE OTHER PHASES, IT WILL FILL A CRITICAL GAP BETWEEN MCKELVIE, MCCULLOCH AND Q RAMSEY. AND THEY'RE ALL GREAT. PARKS ENCOURAGE LIFESTYLE, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY ATTRACTING ECO TOURISM AND ACTIVE TOURISM. AND IT WOULD ADVANCE HARLINGEN'S LONG TERM VISION FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. SO STAFF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OVERALL IS TO PROTECT CURRENT AND FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, MAINTAIN CREDIBILITY AND PLAN A COMMUNITY ASSET. STAFF IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDING TO CONTINUE THE PROJECT TO COMPLETION, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF WE DO THIS. YES. OKAY. AND THEY COME BACK AND THEY SHOW US ALL THESE VARIOUS DIFFERENT PLANS AND IT STOPS AT THAT POINT. WHAT WHAT WHAT DANGER OF FORFEITURE

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OF ANYTHING IS THERE. SO THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE THE SCOPE OF WORK OR WHATEVER WORK THAT WE AGREED TO DO. AND THAT WILL BE THE END OF THE PROJECT. THERE WON'T BE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE CITY AT THAT POINT. YES. SO THIS SPECIFICALLY IS TO ALL THE CONCERNS FROM THE RESIDENTS ABOUT EROSION, TAKING PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, EXERCISING EMINENT DOMAIN, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING OUT TO, TO FIND OUT. AND THAT'S WHY WHEN IT FIRST CAME TO THE COMMISSION, WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION. I WAS NOT A VOTING MEMBER AT THAT TIME. I WAS A NEW MAYOR. AND THIS COMMISSION, I THINK IT WAS FOUR TO 4 TO 1. AND WE GAVE DIRECTION TO, TO CITY STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. AND SO THE ONLY REASON IT CAME BACK WAS BECAUSE OF THOSE NEW GUIDELINES AND THE REVIEWING OF, OF THE, OF WHAT THEY HAD PRESENTED SO THAT THEY'D HAVE TO GO BACK. IT'S MORE OF AN AMENDMENT THAN, THAN AN ACTUAL STARTING OF A NEW OF A NEW PROJECT. AND I WILL TELL YOU. WHAT ANA IS SAYING IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I SIT ON THE RGV MPO, GABE ATTENDS ALL OF THE MEETINGS AS WELL, AND WE HAD I'M AN ALTERNATE, HE'S AN ALTERNATE AND HE GOES A LOT AND HE'S THERE EVEN EVEN WHEN I AM THERE. BUT AND ANA WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE MPO AND ANA JUST WAS RECOGNIZED AT THE COG FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK AND, AND IS ADMIRED FOR ALL OF HER WORK. BUT THIS SITUATION SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED IN BROWNSVILLE AND BROWNSVILLE, HAD TO OBLIGATE THE FUNDS AND THE BOARD WENT CRAZY. WHY IS IT THAT YOU ARE ACCEPTING GRANT MONEY AND TAKING IT AWAY FROM ANOTHER COMMUNITY? IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT? AND IT WAS, I MEAN, AND I THINK MAYOR COWAN HAD JUST COME ON BOARD AND HE WAS LIKE, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THAT BECAUSE IT DOES LOOK BAD. IT AFFECTS YOUR REPUTATION YOU'RE AT, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING BACK TO THE SAME ENTITY AND ASKING FOR MONEY WHEN YOU DIDN'T USE THE MONEY THAT THEY GAVE YOU. AND SO THAT IS PROBLEMATIC.

AND WE AND THEN IN YOUR SLIDES THERE WAS A SECOND PAYMENT ALREADY MADE. AND SO I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS. OBVIOUSLY I'M HERE TO SERVE ALL OF HARLINGEN, BUT WE CANNOT DECIDE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE ANSWERS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE'RE IN FEAR OF WHAT MIGHT COME OUT OF THIS STUDY. AND HAVING SPOKEN TO ANA, I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EYE OPENING. THE INFORMATION THAT WE DO RECEIVE BECAUSE OF, OF THE DISTANCE AND, AND SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'VE WE'VE DISCUSSED. BUT THIS IS NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION. IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU MOVE FORWARD RESPONSIBLY. AND THAT'S WHY SHE WAS GIVEN THE AUTHORIZATION PREVIOUSLY. AND WHAT MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING TO STAFF? IF ONE DAY WE SAY YES AND THEN THE NEXT DAY WE SAY NO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN TREASURE HILLS AND THEIR CONCERNS. I MEAN, I HAVE A FENCE IN MY BACKYARD SO I CAN SIT ON MY BACK PORCH AND DRINK A BEER AND NOT SEE THE PEOPLE WALKING UP AND DOWN THE ALLEY. BUT I ALSO LOOK AT IT, AND I WISH THIS HAD BEEN PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING. WE GOT A LOT OF SKIN IN THE GAME HERE. IF JUST DOING THE STUDY MEETS THE NEEDS TO GET THE GRANT, IT DOESN'T COMMIT US TO FINALIZING A PROJECT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I CAN LIVE WITH THAT. I KNOW IT'S A VERY TOUGH I MEAN, I, I DON'T LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT, MIKE, BUT I GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS FROM YOUR FOLKS SINCE THE LAST MEETING. SO, I MEAN, I REALIZE THAT, BUT I THINK WE I THINK WE CAN LOSE QUITE A BIT HERE IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD AND JUST COMPLETE THE PLANNING PART. I HAD A QUESTION. HOW ARE WE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR LAND THAT WE DON'T OWN? WELL, BECAUSE THE PARK ITSELF, WE DO OWN AND TECHNICALLY WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, WHICH IS KIND OF THE CONCEPT THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING, IS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR A LICENSE FROM THE IBWC TO KIND OF BUILD THIS PROJECT. AND THAT'S MY OTHER QUESTION. RIGHT. SO LIKE IN BROWNSVILLE PARK HAS AND I THINK EVEN IN YOUR DISTRICT, DO YOU HAVE BEHIND THE HOUSES? I THINK IT'S LIKE THE PROPERTY OWNER OWNS, OWES, OWNS THE LAND TO THE LIKE THE MIDDLE OF THE RESACA. BUT THEY DON'T. BUT LIKE OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES LIKE CAN DREDGE IT. AND IT'S NOT A REAL OWNERSHIP. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE? I THINK IT'S A LICENSE. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN EASEMENT SITUATION BECAUSE I THINK SOME OF SOME THERE'S SOME PROPERTIES IN BROWNSVILLE THAT THEY DO OWN ALL THE WAY TO THE HALF OF THE RESACA. BUT FOR MOST INSTANCES WHEN YOU REVIEW A PLAT, YOU ASK FOR A MAINTENANCE EASEMENT OR A NAVIGATION EASEMENT OF SOME SORT. SO THERE'S LIKE SOME

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MECHANISM IN PLACE, LIKE A, LIKE AN EASEMENT THAT YOU COULD DO FOR THE CITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE WATER. AND IN THIS CASE, TECHNICALLY, I MEAN, THE ARROYO IS BELONGS TO THE STATE, RIGHT? IT'S A STATE BODY OF WATER. SO, OKAY, WE'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING WITHIN THE FLOODWAY. AND THE FLOODWAY TECHNICALLY IS 50FT, I GUESS, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARROYO. AND SO AGAIN, THE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR AN EASEMENT, BUT WE'RE ASKING FOR A LICENSE TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE TRAIL. AND SO IT WAS DONE. AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE OWN TO THE WATER AND SOME OWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WATER.

AND YOU SEE, I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A POINT OF DISCUSSION OR CONTENTION. I DON'T THINK STAFF I DON'T THINK IT'S IN THE OPINION. WELL, OF COURSE, THE IBWC OWNS EVERYTHING THAT HAS A WATER IN IT IN THIS COUNTRY, THE WATER, THEY HAVE THE RIGHTS. IT'S THE WATER IN WHAT'S ADJACENT TO IT, 50FT OR LIKE A RIGHT OF WAY. YEAH. AND EVEN MORE SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THAT'S THE POINT OF DOING THE STUDY. SO WE COULD HAVE EASILY ASKED FOR MONEY TO DO THE PLANNING AND DO THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE DIDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE WE KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE, I THINK FROM THE PAST. I WASN'T HERE FOR THAT. BUT I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I HEARD, THAT THERE WAS OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME OPPOSITION IN THE FUTURE, AND SO WE DECIDED TO DO THE PLANNING STUDY SO WE COULD ACTUALLY EVALUATE ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT TO ME, THAT'S LIKE THE MOST CAREFUL APPROACH THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR THIS PROJECT, SINCE IT SEEMS TO, YOU KNOW, SINCE IT'S CONTROVERSIAL. SO THE END RESULT WILL BE THE LEGAL CERTAINTY OF WHETHER IT IS THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT OWNS THE LAND AND OR THE WBC. RIGHT. LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S THE MOST CAUTIOUS WAY. YEAH. OKAY. I LEARNED A LOT FROM IT BECAUSE AT FIRST INITIALLY THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I SAID.

WELL, AND LIKE YOU, WELL ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M SITTING HERE IS BECAUSE OF PROPERTY. PROPERTY RIGHTS. RIGHT. YEAH. AND SO I, I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE PARK WOULD RESIDENTS AND DON'T WANT TO INFRINGE ON WHAT'S, WHAT'S THERE. BUT AFTER TALKING TO SPAT TO STAFF, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY NOT THEY MAY THINK THAT THEY OWN THAT BUT THEY MAY NOT. WE DON'T KNOW. AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS TO DO THESE TYPES OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES. SO I THINK IT'S THE RESPONSIBLE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS WE WANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GAPS IN THE TRAIL, WE HAVE A VISION. THIS COMMISSION HAS A VISION, I THINK I THINK WE ALL SHARE THE SAME VISION IS THAT WE WANT TO CONNECT ALL OUR TRAILS. WE WANT TO CONNECT OUR TRAILS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S GREEN SPACES FROM EVERY HOME IN IN THE FUTURE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 15, 20, 25, 30 YEARS FROM NOW. WE WANT ANYONE TO BE ABLE TO WALK FROM THEIR HOME TO A GREEN SPACE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN SHOP AND MOVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY THROUGH THE TRAILS. AND SO PEOPLE THAT ARE ON BIKES OR WALKING OR OFF THE STREETS AND THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO ISSUE. YOU SEE, YOU WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THESE FATALITIES. AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THIS IS NOT JUST A CITY ISSUE. WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT THROUGH THE COUNTY. AND I KNOW JAVIER AND ANA WORK REALLY HARD TO TRY TO WORK WITH THE REGION TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THE IN THE FUTURE THAT WE HAVE THAT CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AND WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT CAMERON AND HIDALGO CONNECTING. AND SO THIS ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A GAP. AND THAT GAP IS BECAUSE THIS COMMISSION DOESN'T WANT TO GET THE ANSWERS.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO CONNECT, AND WE NEED TO HAVE EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULDN'T DO IT. AND THIS IS THIS IS WHAT THE STUDY IS COMPLETE, THEN SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT RENNIE'S GOING TO BE DOING ON THIS PARK ISSUE OUT THERE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR AND AGAINST THE SIMILAR TYPE THING COULD BE DONE TO GIVE THESE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO AIR THEIR CONCERNS. CORRECT. MICHELANGELO, AND GATHER THE FOLKS OUT THERE TO COME IN AND MAKE THEIR. PITCH FOR THEM. REMEMBER, WE INVITE WE HAD A MEETING JUST WITH THEM ALSO. YES. THAT WAS I THINK YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I THINK I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE, BUT WE, WE, WE INVITED THEM JUST TO KIND OF HAVE SOME JUST OPEN DISCUSSION.

THEY HAD A LOT TO SAY. AND THAT'S WHY I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF OPPOSITION. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE FORWARD THINKING AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO LOOK TOWARDS MAKING THAT CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT, BUT WE'RE DOING IT RESPONSIBLY. AND WE'VE GOT ALL THE ANSWERS THAT WE THAT WE NEED, AND WE'RE NOT EQUIPPED TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT. BUT WHAT'S THE PROJECTED LENGTH TO ACCOMPLISH THIS? TECHNICALLY, WE HAVE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE IT, 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE IT. 12 EXCUSE ME. ANNA. WELL, THIS STUDY ADDRESSED TRESPASSING ISSUES. TRESPASSING, THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO GET SCHEMATICS, LET'S SAY, FOR A TRAIL ALIGNMENT OR LIKE HOW THE TRAIL IS GOING TO RUN AROUND THAT AREA. ASSUMING

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THAT WE DO HAVE WE'RE NOT ENCROACHING ON ANYONE AND THAT WE HAVE THE SPACE OR WE HAVE THE

[Item 9 - Public Hearings]

PERMISSION TO DO THAT. AND SO WE CAN PROPOSE, LIKE FENCING AND LANDSCAPING TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN BY TRANS PASSING? YES, BECAUSE THIS HASN'T HAPPENED IN THIS AREA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE'RE CONSIDERING IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE RANGERVILLE SIDE WHERE THE ARROYO IS AT. OKAY. THERE'S BEEN COMPLAINTS ON THAT ONE. THERE'S BEEN POLICE REPORTS. THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. OKAY. SO I UNDERSTAND HIS POINT. I UNDERSTAND THE FACT THAT I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON LOSING OUT ON POTENTIAL GRANTS IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY. I KNOW THAT WE NEED PLENTY, AND I JUST BROUGHT IT UP EARLIER. AT THE BEGINNING AT THE OFFSET. WE NEED A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THAT TRAFFIC CONGESTION. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO GET THAT SITUATION. WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT. WE HAVE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE MORE PRESSING OKAY. BUT I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE ANY FUNDING. AND EVERYBODY, EVERY PROPERTY

[Item 10a -Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Not Designated ("N") District to Light Industry ("LI") District for 12.45 acres of land out of Block 68, Palmetal Company Subdivision , located along the north side of FM 106, approximately 1,295 feet east of FM 509. Applicant: Chris Hamby c/o Whiting Investments, Ltd]

OWNER ALONG THIS ARROYO DOESN'T WANT PEOPLE IN THEIR BACKYARD SNOOPING AROUND AND TAKING WHATEVER THE HECK THEY WANT TO. SO WE NEED TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE FUNDING. SO AND I'M IN A REAL SITUATION HERE, CHIEF, SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT CAN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM? NO. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HEAR OF ISSUES AT RANGERVILLE AND PEOPLE CALLING THE POLICE IN REGARDS TO ISSUES ON THE ARROYO, IS THIS A SOMETHING COMMON? NO I HAVEN'T. WE'D HAVE TO RESEARCH IT. AND UNLESS THERE, YOU KNOW, RANDOM

[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit ("SUP") to allow a bar/lounge in a General Retail (" GR") District located at 712 North 77 Sunshine Strip, Suite 34, bearing a legal description of Lots 1-2 & North Part of Lot 3, Coronado Acres Subdivision 3. Applicant: Karlos Esquivel. ]

CALLS HERE AND THERE. BUT WE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM I DON'T I HAVEN'T SEEN A PROBLEM IN THE ALMOST THREE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. I HAVEN'T HEARD A SINGLE ISSUE. I DID HEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU MENTIONED IN THE DRUG USE AND, AND, AND I THINK I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT BUT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT THIS ISN'T A NO. WE'D BE ADDRESSING IT. I THINK IF WE HAD A PROBLEM, WE'D BE ADDRESSING IT PROBABLY SENDING UNITS. WE DO SEND UNITS EVERY NOW AND THEN.

MATTER OF FACT, MY WIFE AND I WERE EATING AT A RESTAURANT NEXT TO THE ARROYO, AND THERE WAS A UNIT GOING BY LAST NIGHT. WHERE THE ARROYO TRAIL, LIKE MCELVEY OR. YEAH, WELL, MCKELVEY. YEAH, BUT BUT SPECIFICALLY RANGERVILLE THAT THERE HAD BEEN ANY. YEAH. WE'D HAVE TO RESEARCH. WE CAN WE CAN RUN SOME REPORTS AND FIND OUT WHAT HOW MANY CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. I'D LOVE TO FOR THAT AREA. WE CAN DO THAT. SOUNDS GOOD. PLEASE DO. YES, SIR. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YOU STOOD UP. I'M SORRY. NO, NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO RESPOND TO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ ON THE ON HOW WE WOULD GET THE HOW WE WOULD GET THE, THE APPROVAL TO BE ABLE TO BUILD IT IN THE ARROYO WITHIN THE FLOODWAY. RIGHT. SO WE'VE KIND OF SET PRECEDENTS, RIGHT, WITH THE FIRST PHASE, THE SECOND PHASE. AND THEN ON THIS ONE. RIGHT. SO WE'D GO BACK TO IBWC TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THE TRAIL IN THERE. YEAH. BECAUSE LIKE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE OTHER PORTION, TH, THE ORIGINAL PORTION FROM MCKELVIE TO BOGUS OR SAM'S FORD, NOW YOU DO GO BY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I FORGET THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S NAME, THE ONE THAT HAS THE LITTLE PARK AT THE

[Item 10c -Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading amending the City of Harlingen's Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 .]

END, RIGHT THERE ON THE BACKSIDE OF TAFT. RIGHT. CB WOULD CB WOULD CB WOULD THANK YOU. THE CB WOULD BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE THE SAME ARGUMENT. CORRECT. RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE THE NOVEL ISSUE, BUT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING FOR US TO KNOW HOW IT WORKS. YEAH, I DON'T DO THIS TYPE OF YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? YOU'RE AMAZING. ANNA, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. THIS IS A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION. I THINK IT GAVE US ANSWERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS. IF THERE'S NO OTHER MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE.

OPPOSED? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ANNA. ALL RIGHT. I AM GOING TO HAND THE MEETING OVER. DO I HAVE ANY SO MUCH YOU SAID. FOR ONE REASON. OKAY, OKAY. I WAS GOING TO. IS THERE ANYONE. DO WE HAVE TO MOVE ANYTHING ELSE UP? NO. OKAY, SO THEN I THINK WE'RE BACK AT

[04:20:01]

ROBERT GIVING HIS INVEST IN. OH, NO. SANDY, SANDY AND ROBERT. NOW WE CAN WE CAN ALWAYS SAVE THOSE FOR THE NEXT MEETING IF YOU'D LIKE. OKAY. SO WE CAN WE CAN MOVE ON. ACTION ITEMS. YEAH.

OKAY. I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE GOLFERS SINCE THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE HERE. THEY'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, YES. OKAY. SO YES. LET'S MOVE. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE ITEM NUMBER H H TEN H, TEN H? I THOUGHT YOU ALL JUST WANTED TO BE HERE TO HANG OUT. TEN H CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST TO CONVERT ONE PART TIME POSITION FOR A PRO SHOP CASHIER INTO A FULL TIME POSITION, AND CREATE THREE PART TIME POSITIONS TO MEET OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE. JEFF. TIM. I'M SORRY. JEFF. YES, SIR.

RIGHT OUT THE GATE. TIM MADE THAT POINT. SORRY. I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU. TIM. WHAT WAS YOUR ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR? ORIGINALLY, WE HAD TO PUT IT IN THE BUDGET FOR EIGHT PART TIME POSITIONS, RIGHT? ONE FULL TIME AND EIGHT PART TIME. NO, EIGHT PART TIME. JUST ONLY EIGHT PART TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. WAS IN THE BUDGET. I'M SORRY. IT WAS IN THE BUDGET LAST APRIL. NO, IT

[Item 10l - Consideration and possible action to appoint Alfredo Alvear as Interim Chief of Police for the Harlingen Police Department, effective February 11, 2025, due to Chief Michael Kester's retirement.]

WAS NOT IN THE BUDGET. HE PUT IT. IT WAS IN THE BUDGET. SUBMITTED HIS REQUEST, BUT IT WASN'T APPROVED IN THE FINAL. IT WASN'T APPROVED. BUT THERE WAS LIKE 88 POSITIONS, I THINK.

OKAY, SO BUT LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I GOT THIS UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO THERE IS THIS ASSUMPTION THAT ALL OF THESE ARE IN THE BUDGET.

SO THEY ARE NOT IN THE BUDGET. NO. THEY WERE ASKED FOR AND DENIED. OKAY. SO BUDGETED AMOUNT. IS THIS HERE? NO. THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET. AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET. YES. SO WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR WAS GIVEN. YES. WHAT HE ASKED FOR. ACTUALLY WHAT HE ASKED NOW IS WHAT WE BUDGETED. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, HOW DO YOU HAVE MORE IN YOUR BUDGET JUST THEN GO THEN JUST GO HIRE THEM IS WHAT IN MY MIND. SO YOU HAVE USED YOUR BUDGET? NO, THERE'S MONEY ENOUGH. WHERE THERE'S A THERE WAS THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OVER IN THE BUDGET. SO WE HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY FOR THESE PEOPLE. IN THE CURRENT BUDGET. I MAY HAVE TO MOVE SOME FROM PART TIME FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO THE OTHER, WHICH IS THE PRO SHOP DEPARTMENT TO THE SNACK BAR DEPARTMENT. BUT THERE'S STILL ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE EIGHT, THE EIGHT PEOPLE? NO, THE FOUR PEOPLE HERE. YEAH. HE'S MADE SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THESE. AND WE WOULD WHENEVER I SPOKE TO JEFF ABOUT ADDING MORE PEOPLE, IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN THAT THIS NUMBER HERE ACTUALLY BEEN TWO PART TIMERS AND CONVERTING TO FULL TIME, BUT I THINK THE BOARD APPROVED MORE. WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE I HADN'T CHECKED THE BUDGET TO SEE IF WE CAN COVER ALL THAT RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT ROBERT AND I TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT AT LOOKING AT THIS REQUEST. SO HE HAD ENOUGH TO COVER THIS SO HE CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT HE'S GOT PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE TO SEE IF WE CAN COVER ANY MORE. BUT I THINK, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDED. WE'D GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT OKAY. IN THE FUTURE FOR ANY OTHER. BUT BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH. TIM MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE GOING TO BUY MORE HOT DOG BUNS WHEN YOU'RE OUT. WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING THAT YOU CAN'T GO OUT AND GET THEM? WE HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO GO BUY THE HOT DOG BUNS. SO WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF NO, WE'RE NOT RUNNING OUT OF HOT DOG BUNS. OCCASIONALLY THAT HOT DOGS HAVE BEEN OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT AT SAM'S AND WE CARRY THE SAME HOT DOGS. SO WE ARE DOING THAT. I BOUGHT A NEW FREEZER SO THAT WE CAN NOW STORE MORE ITEMS. SINCE WE'RE SELLING MORE ITEMS. THAT'S HELPING.

WE'RE NOT REALLY RUNNING OUT OF THINGS RIGHT NOW. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. ADMIN DOESN'T APPROVE. WHETHER YOU GO TO SAM'S OR WE DON'T APPROVE ANY OF THAT, YOU GO ON YOUR OWN. AND SO WHEN HE SAID THAT, I WASN'T SURE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. YEAH, I, A FEW PEOPLE HAD BROUGHT THAT TO MY ATTENTION AND I WANTED TO FIX THAT. IF THAT WAS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO GO TO GET THAT STUFF, I HAVE TO GO TO SAM'S. IT'S RELYING ON WHAT THEY HAVE AT THE TIME. WHEN I GO, WE CAN'T GET EGGS RIGHT NOW, I HAVE SOME EGGS BECAUSE I GOT SOME, BUT IT'S HARD TO GET SOME OF THE PRODUCT THAT WE GET. NOBODY CAN GET EGGS RIGHT NOW.

SO, SO WHEN OKAY. BECAUSE I WANT TO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR WHEN THE SNACK BAR CLOSES, IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T GONE SHOPPING, NOT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO SHOP OR BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO BUY. NO, THERE'S STUFF TO BUY AS LONG AS WE HAVE. WE HAVE HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS. IF THEY'RE OUT, THEN WE DON'T HAVE THOSE THINGS AT THE TIME. HOT WINGS WE DON'T HAVE SOMETIMES. AND BUT I HAVE THE BUDGET TO GO GET THE STUFF WHEN THE SNACK BAR CLOSES. IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO PUT IN THERE, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO PUT IN THERE.

OKAY, SO WHEN IT CLOSES, YOU DON'T NEED ANY AUTHORIZATION TO SHOP. YOU CAN DO THAT ON YOUR OWN. YOU'VE GOT IT IN THE BUDGET. YOU JUST NEED SOMEBODY. SO THE ONLY THE REASON WHY IT

[04:25:03]

CLOSES IS NOT BECAUSE YOU RUN OUT OF FOOD. IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY TO MAN THE SNACK SHOP. CORRECT. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE COVERED WITH THIS. SOME OF IT. YES. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THAT? THREE PART TIMERS. THREE PART TIMERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE BEVERAGE CART. ALL THREE OF THEM. THEY WERE. YES. NOT AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULD IMAGINE. NO, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO THEY WERE GOING TO DIVIDE UP. WE'RE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND SO WE NEEDED CAN YOU WORK IT SO THAT SOME OF THEM ARE IN HELPING YOU IN THE RESTAURANT? THEY WEREN'T THEY WERE NOT PLANNED TO AT THIS TIME. BUT T CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. JEFF. IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY OUT THERE IN THE SELLING BEER AND THEY'RE BEING PRODUCTIVE BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE ONLY TIME YOU BRING THESE PEOPLE ON BOARD IS WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE TEE TIMES ARE FILLED. CORRECT. YOU WOULDN'T USE THEM ON A DAY LIKE TODAY. SO IF THEY'RE OUT THERE SELLING BEER AND MAKING REVENUES, THEY CANNOT BE WORKING THE KITCHEN, RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHY HE'S ASKING FOR THREE. THREE PERSONS DOING THE BEER RUNS. RIGHT. CORRECT. THE THREE TO

[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve a request from Richard Uribe, owner of Richard's Mexican Restaurant, to repair damages sustained to the Parking Lot located at 1116 S. Commerce St. , Harlingen, TX 78550 , caused by t he city's refuse units while servicing the garbage containers. Total estimated cost of $6,558 .72 , which includes cost of repairs, equipment, materials and labor]

COVER TO COVER THE SEVEN DAYS SO THAT WE'RE RUNNING. I MEAN, IT'S RARE THAT WE HAVE DAYS LIKE THIS WHERE IT'S REALLY COLD, BUT WE'D HAVE THREE PEOPLE SO THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY WORKING A SHIFT, YOU KNOW, AND COVERING IT FROM OPENING UNTIL AROUND 3 OR 4 EVERY EVERY DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SINCE WE'RE BRINGING THIS UP, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, GABE. WHY DOESN'T THE GOLF COURSE HAVE A CISCO OR BENNY KEITH OR A GROCERY COMPANY COMES IN AND PROVIDES THEM WITH THE MEALS? WELL, WE'VE LOOKED AT DOING THAT. WHAT WE'VE LOOKED AT DOING THAT. AND CISCO HAS, AS WE'VE SET THEM UP AS A VENDOR, THEY KEEP CHANGING THE SALESMAN. THEY KEEP WHAT, CHANGING THE SALESMAN. SO THE SALESPERSON SALES PERSON CHANGES ALL THE TIME. BUT WE'VE LOOKED AT DOING THAT. BUT IT DOES COST MORE. AND I'M GOING TO SAM'S SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK NOW. AND TO GET THE FOOD GUIDE TO GO PICK IT UP. WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR FREEZER? GOT IT. SAM'S. NO. BUT WHEN? PROBABLY RIGHT AROUND WHEN WE OPENED AROUND NOVEMBER. OKAY. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUY MORE NOW AND THEN JUST STOCK IT UP. OKAY. NOW IT'S A SMALL AREA. WE HAD A VERY SMALL FREEZER. THIS IS ANOTHER SMALL FREEZER, BUT IT'S GREATLY HELPED US. NOW WE GOT STOCK WHERE I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, 12 OR 13 PACKAGES OF HOT DOG IN THERE. NOW OPPOSED TO WHAT WE USED TO HAVE WITH 3 OR 4 AT A TIME. SO, JEFF, I WAS WONDERING AND I AND I, AND I, I DON'T KNOW, I TALKED TO I'M NOT SURE WHO I TALKED TO ON THE BOARD ABOUT IT. AND I MENTIONED TO GABE AND I, AND I THINK THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AT THE BOARD WITH, WITH YOUR BOARD. WHAT ABOUT ENTERTAINING, LEASING OUT THIS SPACE? SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT PAYS YOU FOR TO RUN THE CONCESSION FOR LIKE A YEAR TO SEE THE SUCCESS. WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT I DON'T WOULD YOU GIVE THEM THE BEER SALES BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE. NOW I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO WANT THE BEER SALES, I PROMISE YOU. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I'VE GOTTEN I HAD GOTTEN AN EMAIL I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MAYBE I TOLD YOU THAT SOMEBODY WAS LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY OPEN UP LIKE A THEY WANTED TO DO LIKE A RESTAURANT, LIKE THE COUNTRY CLUB WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT ALL THE RENOVATIONS THAT WERE HAPPENING AT THE GOLF COURSE. AND SO MAYBE SO THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPEND ANY FUNDS AND YOU ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY, YOU KNOW, A CONSISTENT AMOUNT, AND YOU RENT OUT THE SPACE THEY AND CONDITIONED UPON, HEY, YOU NEED TO BE OPEN THIS, YOU KNOW, ON THESE HOURS AND YOU'RE JUST SELLING FOOD AND YOU NEED TO OPERATE AT, YOU KNOW, FROM THIS TIME TO THIS TIME AND THEN KIND OF MONITORING TO SEE HOW BUSY THEY ARE. AND THEN YOU COULD UTILIZE THE STAFF THAT YOU HAVE TO SELL BEER AND YOU KNOW, ANYTHING ELSE THAT, THAT YOU NEED. AND THEN IF YOU SEE THAT IT IS IT TAKES OFF AND THAT IT'S SUPER CONSISTENT THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE MAKING, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S PRETTY EASY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'RE MAKING MONEY OR NOT BASED ON JUST THE PURE PRESENCE OF PEOPLE BUYING. THEN THEN I THINK THEN YOU'D HAVE. OKAY, WELL, LOOK, WE'VE SEEN THIS ALL YEAR AND IT'D BE SOMETHING THAT IS BEST TO ABSORB. AND THERE'S REVENUE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, HONESTLY, WITH THE COST OF, OF ESPECIALLY LIKE BREAKFAST TACOS RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A PROFIT ON THAT OR NOT, OR IF IT'S MORE OF JUST A SERVICE.

BOTH. BUT WE MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON HOT DOGS AND HAMBURGERS AND LIKE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF YOU LIKE HOW WHAT WHAT IS A LOT OF MONEY IN TERMS LIKE A MONTH ON, ON A MONTHLY BASIS? WHAT WOULD BE THE REVENUE FOR THE SALES? LET'S MAKE SURE I'VE GOT IT. I GOT IT RIGHT HERE. I JUST CAN'T

[04:30:03]

HARDLY SEE IT. BEVERAGES FOR THIS YEAR. THIS FISCAL YEAR. NOT THE BEER BUT WELL THE BEVERAGE IS $6,000. BUT THAT'S ALSO COKES AND SODAS AND STUFF WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO WANT THAT TOO.

IT'S 6000 6000 FOR THE YEAR. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH IS OCTOBER 1ST TILL YESTERDAY. AND THEN THE FOOD. IS $2,188. THAT'S YOUR EXPENSE OR YOUR REVENUE. THAT'S THE REVENUE IN. SO THAT'S NOT A LOT OF REVENUE. IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT. SO IMAGINE IF YOU RENTING OUT THE SPACE YOU COULD FIND SOMEBODY THAT WANTED TO DO THAT. AND IT'S I DON'T KNOW. THEY'RE GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR THEM TO MAKE IT. BECAUSE THESE THREE DAYS HERE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE MAKING ANYTHING. THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE HE'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. MY MONEY'S IN THE BEER. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT SELLING IT. THEY'RE GOING TO WANT THE BEER. SO WHO'S THE CHAIR NOW OF THE OF THE BOARD? CHARLIE, CHARLIE, CHARLIE. BUT IF THE IF THE BEER WERE OPEN, YOU KNOW, 7:00 IN THE MORNING TILL IN THE, IN THE HOLY SMOKES ARE DRINKING BEER AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING. WE DO HAVE PEOPLE. YES. AND ALL THE WAY IN THE SUMMER. EIGHT 3830 AT NIGHT. AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT'S WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SELL DRINKS ON THAT TIME. THE RESTAURANT'S NOT GOING TO WANT TO DO THAT. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT COMES IN AND DO THERE AND WANTS TO RUN THE RESTAURANT FROM LIKE SEVEN IN THE MORNING TILL 2 OR 3 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THEN WE THEN WE CAN HANDLE ALL THE SNACKS AND DRINKS. BUT IF THEY WANTED TO DO A REAL RESTAURANT, THAT'S MY THINKING. OR THEY COOK ACTUAL RESTAURANT FOOD, WELL, I'M JUST THINKING $8,000 A YEAR IS REALLY NOT A LOT OF REVENUE FOR THE YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE A STOVE. WE'RE NOT IN A HOT MONTH SO YET EITHER. I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A JACKS UP. WE DON'T HAVE A STOVE AND OUR GRILLS ELECTRIC, WHICH YOU CAN'T PUT ANY MORE THAN ABOUT 4 OR 5 HAMBURGERS ON IT, OR IT LOWERS THE TEMPERATURE AND WON'T COOK THEM. SO THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THAT. SO IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE A WHOLE KITCHEN RENOVATION TO GET YOU UP AND RUNNING FOR FULL. AND IT'S TINY. THERE IS NO STOVE. YOU AND I CANNOT BE BACK TO BACK IN THERE. RIGHT. SO WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? HOT DOGS AND TACOS. HOT DOGS, TACOS AND HAMBURGERS. AND WE'VE DONE LIKE WE HAD A TOURNAMENT FRIDAY. THE ENGINEER TOURNAMENT EVEN. IT WAS COLD AND WE COOKED 59 HAMBURGERS FOR THEM. AND WE CATERED FOR OUR OPENING

[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to authorize the filing of an application for financial assistance with the Texas Water Development Board for funding the design and construction of priority wastewater capital improvement projects]

TOURNAMENT. WE COOKED THE HAMBURGERS FOR THAT TOO. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING ON TERMS. WE'RE OFFERING THE CATERING. WE CAN COOK HAMBURGERS, CHIPS AND A DRINK FOR THE PEOPLE. CHARGE $8.50 PER PER PACKAGE, $8.50 FOR A BURGER AND CHIPS AND A DRINK. A FOUNTAIN DRINK. SUPER CHEAP. YEAH. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU'RE NOT MAKING

[Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the city manager to submit a grant application to the Lowes 100 Hometowns Program.]

ANY MONEY. YEAH. JUST SAYING. WELL, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE $13 AT WHATABURGER. CIRCLING BACK TO THE AGENDA ITEM, RIGHT? THREE, THREE AND ONE. YES. YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT. YOU THINK WE CAN? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO HAVE THE PERSONNEL OUT THERE TO SELL THE BEER. THIS GIVES YOU THE FLEXIBILITY YOU NEED TO OPERATE IN THE FUTURE. WE NEED TO MOVE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF WE CAN COVER THE OTHERS OUT OF HIS BUDGET. IF NOT, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY, MAYBE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. BUT SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COVER

[Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the city manager to submit multiple grant applications for flood mitigation and secondary power source projects to the Texas Division of Emergency Management under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program.]

THIS THREE FOR ONE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT HE CAN PAY FOR THIS. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. THIS IS COVERED TODAY. YES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT. BUT HE STILL WANTS US TO LOOK AT THE OTHERS TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE IT WORK. AND ONE OF THE DEALS WAS A FULL TIME COOK, SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A COOK FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING, INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE PERSON THERE THAT'S TRYING TO GET PEOPLE THE BEER AND DRINKS AND THEN TRYING TO COOK AT THE SAME TIME, AND THAT'S NOT WORKING VERY WELL. EVERY TIME I TALK TO THIS DEAL CHANGES. SO, SO, SO, SO I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M TIM, YOU'RE A BUSINESSMAN. YOU GOT THE BUSINESS HAT ON AND YOU HOP ON UP HERE, BUDDY. SO, SO WE'VE GOT IF YOU HAVE A POTENTIAL OF MAKING $6,000 A YEAR IN REVENUE AND YOU WANT TO GET A FULL TIME COOK, THAT'S GOING TO COST YOU 30 GRAND. NOT A YEAR, NOT A YEAR. IT'S A QUARTER FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS IN THE LAST. OH, OKAY. I WAS LIKE, WHAT? ARE YOU

[Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution nominating VHS Harlingen Hospital Company, LLC for designation as a qualified business and enterprise project under the Texas Enterprise Zone Program under the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Chapter 2303, Texas Gov't Code.]

OKAY? NO, NO, IT'S JUST THESE ARE THESE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY AT. GOT IT, GOT IT. OKAY. $6,787. OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU SAID LAST FISCAL YEAR, THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

WELL WHEN DO WE OPEN. YEAH. AND COOK IS ONLY PART TIME. NO, HE WANTS A FULL TIME. I WAS THE COOK. HE JUST SAID THAT. THAT'S WHAT HE JUST SAID. A FULL TIME COOK. WORK SEVEN TO 2 OR 3.

[Item 10m - Consideration and possible action to cancel the City Commission Meeting of March 5, 2025]

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TO MEET HIM EVERY TIME I TALKED TO HIM. THE DEAL CHANGES, SO I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH, WHATEVER Y'ALL WILL GIVE ME. SO. SO, YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS. THIS IS IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW THAT THE BOARD REALLY WANTS AND DOES THE COMMISSION I

[04:35:06]

MEAN, WE $5.5 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY. WE WANT THE GOLF COURSE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. ONE OF THE DIRECTIVES THAT WE GAVE GABE WAS NOT TO GIVE THE GOLF COURSE ANY MORE MONEY, BECAUSE WE HAD WE HAD GIVEN SO MUCH AND WE WANTED THE GOLF COURSE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN'T BREAK THE BANK. RIGHT. BUT HAVING, YOU KNOW, REFLECTING ON THAT, I THINK THIS

[Item 11 - Board Appointments ]

COMMISSION WAS GAVE DIFFERENT GUIDANCE WHEN WE SAID, OKAY, LET'S DO GOLF CARTS, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE CAN'T WE CAN'T HAVE A STATE OF THE ART GOLF COURSE WITH CRAPPY GOLF CARTS. RIGHT.

AND SO THAT WAS IMPORTANT. SO WE MADE THAT. AND SO WE WANT TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE RESOURCES. BUT WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU NEED. AND THAT IS FROM JEFF AND FROM THE BOARD. SO THAT WAY WE JUST NOW WE KNOW IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF IT'S EIGHT POSITIONS, BUT THOSE ARE NOT BUDGETED, WE'VE GOT 4 OR 4 PART TIME THAT ARE WITHIN THE BUDGET. HOW MANY, HOW MUCH MORE. SO THAT WAY THAT THE GOLF COURSE IS GOOD, BECAUSE NOW WE LEARNED TODAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW. BUT WE LEARNED THAT YOU CAN GO BUY WHATEVER YOU NEED. YOU DON'T NEED ANY AUTHORIZATION, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE MICROMANAGING ANY OF THAT. WE WANT YOU TO BE, YOU KNOW, INDEPENDENT AND BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN. BUT WHAT'S IT GOING TO WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE? HOW MANY POSITIONS? I KNOW IT'S LIKE, BUT LET ME LET ME JUST GIVE YOU OUR NUMBERS QUICK. THIS YEAR, THIS FISCAL YEAR COMPARED TO TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD ALL 27 HOLES OPEN THIS YEAR, FISCAL YEAR IS OCTOBER 1ST TO YESTERDAY. WE'VE DONE 14,219 GREEN FEES AND PLAYERS, AND TWO YEARS AGO WE DID 10,285. SO WE HAVE A POSITIVE 3934 PEOPLE IN 89 DAYS. WE'VE ALSO ON REVENUES. WE ARE OVER THE REVENUES WE HAD THAT YEAR BY $102,000, 870, $62.50. SO WE'RE 100,000 102,000. SO WE'RE LEAD WITH THAT. NEXT TIME WE'RE WAY OVER. WE ARE WE'VE GOT STANDING LINES CONSTANTLY. THE GOLF COURSE WE WE'RE THE PEOPLE ARE COMING. WE'RE WE'RE BUSY AS WE CAN BE. IT'S YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE AVERAGING OVER 100 PLAYERS A DAY OR SOMETHING RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW WE CAN COVER THIS. IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE BUDGET. CAN I SUGGEST THAT WE APPROVE THIS? AND THEN ROBERT AND I NEED TO GET TOGETHER. AND AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL COME BACK WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE CAN AFFORD TO GET HIM TO, WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE. ABSOLUTELY. BUT I WANT SOMETHING IN WRITING FROM YOU TO THE COMMISSION WITH AMPLE TIME, EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT AND THAT