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SOCIAL BUTTERFLY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION
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AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF THE COMMISSION. AS EVERYONE IS PRESENT AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE RISE AS CITY COMMISSIONER RENE PEREZ LEADS US IN OUR INVOCATION. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TODAY[00:15:02]
IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. GRANT US WISDOM, PATIENCE, AND COMPASSION AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS. HELP US TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND TO ALWAYS SEEK THE COMMON GOOD. BLESS OUR CITY, OUR FAMILIES, AND THOSE WHO SERVE IT. MAY PEACE AND PROGRESS GUIDE OUR WORK TONIGHT. AMEN. AMEN. 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. EDDIE, WILL YOU READ AS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST? YES. UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A COMMISSION MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM.MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION NOR VOTE ON ON THE AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE.
NONE. NONE. NO. NONE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM G. IT'S WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALL RIGHTY.
OKAY. ITEM THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS. WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS NOT LISTED ELSEWHERE ON THIS AGENDA. THE CITY COMMISSION MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING ANNOUNCING COMMUNITY EVENTS, ANNOUNCING EMPLOYEE OR COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS. ITEM THREE A MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MAYOR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? SO YES. I DO WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY SAY THAT EARLIER THIS MORNING, COMMISSIONER KINSLEY AND COMMISSIONER PEREZ AND I AND SOME OF THE PD I KNOW WENT OUT OVER TO WHELMED, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL FACILITY THAT I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT UNTIL TODAY. THIS FACILITY IS NOT FEDERALLY FUNDED. THEY HAVE A FOUNDATION AND THEY ARE ABLE TO RAISE FUNDS TO OPERATE THIS FACILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT IS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE 60 YEARS OR OLDER, AND THEY HAVE A ALMOST LIKE A FITNESS CENTER, IF YOU WILL, A COMMUNITY CENTER. AND IT'S FREE FOR ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 60. THEY HAVE ZUMBA, THEY HAVE YOGA, CRAFT CLASSES, POOL. THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS, AND IT IS REALLY JUST A NICE SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND TODAY THEY CELEBRATED ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS AND IT WAS HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY TODAY. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. AND THIS INDIVIDUAL, SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW BECAUSE HE'S BEEN IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, MR. ALVAREZ, AND HE IS A WORLD WAR TWO VET AND JUST AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING AND HAS CONTRIBUTED A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO IT WAS SUCH A NICE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE THERE AND CELEBRATE HIM. SO JUST IF YOU SEE HIM AROUND TOWN, TELL HIM HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HE STILL DRIVES, HE STILL ATTENDS COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND SO IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU WILL SEE HIM AROUND TOWN. JUST GIVE HIM A HIGH FIVE OR A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND I'M SURE HE'LL APPRECIATE THAT. THE OTHER I WANTED TO JUST THANK STAFF FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE WORK, THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST REALLY PUTTING TOGETHER AN AMAZING STATE OF THE CITY AND EVERYONE THAT TOOK, YOU KNOW, TOOK PART IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FROM THE COMMISSION. AND WE KNOW THAT IT WAS A LOT OF PLANNING AND COULD BE STRESSFUL. BUT YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. AND SO SOME OF YOU THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, YOU CAN FIND IT ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. AND YOU CAN ALSO I BELIEVE IT'S ON FACEBOOK AND IT WAS STREAMED THERE AND AVAILABLE ALSO. AND SO THANK YOU TO BRANDON WHO DID LOTS OF THE VIDEO CONTENT AND DID AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE CITY COMMISSIONERS VIDEOS. VERY INFORMATIVE, VERY IMPACTFUL, AND ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT THE STATE OF THE CITY IS THAT IT IS A TIME TO GIVE BACK. AND SO THIS YEAR, WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO CONTINUE ON THAT TRADITION. AND WE GAVE $50,000 OF PROCEEDS THAT WENT TO NONPROFITS AND 10,000 WENT TO THE RGV FOOD BANK, WHO IS AN INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION. AND DURING THE FLOOD ALSO HELPED FEED MANY, MANY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE ABLE TO RESTOCK THEIR SHELVES AND FURTHER THEIR MISSION. AND THEN ANOTHER 40,000 WENT TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HARLINGEN TO PROVIDE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. AND IN PARTICULAR, THEY'RE BE THEY'RE GOING TO BE FUNDING A PODCAST STUDIO FOR THE YOUNG KIDS THERE SO THAT THEY CAN WORK ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SPEECH AND JUST JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO SHINE
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AND DEVELOP A SKILL THAT'S GOING TO ASSIST THEM LATER IN LIFE. AND SO I KNOW THAT OUR CREW HERE WILL BE VERY HELPFUL AND MENTORING THEM AS WELL. AND THEN SOME. THE REST OF THOSE PROCEEDS WILL GO FOR ALL THE PROGRAMING AND THE REST OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO THERE. SO THANK YOU.THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED UP. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO LISTEN OR SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEW PODCAST CALLED LET'S TALK HARLINGEN. AND THE FIRST EPISODE DROPPED LAST WEEK, THURSDAY. AND IT IS A PODCAST ALL ABOUT HARLINGEN. AND YOU WILL HEAR, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION REGARDING CITY, CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH PROJECTS, ALL THINGS HARLINGEN. AND SO YOU CAN FIND US ANYWHERE. YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCAST. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT ON YOUTUBE AND ON FACEBOOK, I BELIEVE. AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS IS LIKE THE STATE OF THE CITY, NO TAXPAYER DOLLARS WERE USED TO BE ABLE TO BUY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT. IT WAS ALL THROUGH THE PEG FUND, AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT OF HOW THAT MONEY CAME ABOUT. BUT WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE CITY WAS PROVIDED THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER PLATFORM FOR YOU ALL TO ENJOY AND TO GET INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CITY. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I GOT. OKAY. ITEM THREE CITY MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. MR. GONZALEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? YES I DO. I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO THE LIBRARY. RIBBON CUTTING ON JUNE 16TH AT 2 P.M, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NEWLY REMODELED CHILDREN'S AREA. I ALSO WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THE JUNIOR LEAGUE FOR THEIR DONATION TO THE CITY. THAT HELPED SPUR ON THE REDEVELOPMENT, SO THANK YOU. SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, PLEASE COME BY THE LIBRARY ON JUNE 16T. AND FOR ALL YOU FATHERS OUT THERE, I WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY FOR JUNE 15TH AND FOR ALL OF YOU CELEBRATING A FATHER. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE HOLIDAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ITEM THREE CITY COMMISSION MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ANNOUNCE? I'LL LET THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER PEREZ KNOW THAT I GOT MY GREEN T SHIRT AS I WAS LEAVING. I'M READY TO JOIN THE TEAM. THEY'RE TERRIFIC. NOW THAT'S ALL I KNOW. NONE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY DISTRICT FIVE, THAT NEXT WEEK, MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT FIVE, WILL BE CONDUCTING A TOWN HALL MEETING ON NEXT THURSDAY FROM 530 TO 7 AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. SO ALL OF YOU DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENTS, THAT'S EVERYTHING WEST OF THE EXPRESSWAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES, ANY CONCERNS, YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S WHAT'S BEEN DONE IN OUR DISTRICT WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, WHAT'S UPCOMING IN THE DISTRICT? PLEASE FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT OUT THERE. SO AGAIN, IT'S NEXT THURSDAY ON THE 12TH FROM 530 TO 7 AT THE HARLINGEN CONVENTION CENTER. ITEM FOUR PROCLAMATION. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS. ITEM FOUR A HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER. PET OF THE WEEK.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. CITY COMMISSION. TONIGHT. JASMINE HAS BROUGHT PINA. SHE WAS SUPER ACTIVE A FEW MINUTES AGO, BUT SHE'S ABOUT A ONE YEAR OLD, I BELIEVE. LAB MIX. OR SHE MAY HAVE SOME HEELER IN HER, BUT SHE'S BEEN AT THE SHELTER FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS, AND SHE'S WAITING TO FIND HER, HER FOREVER HOME. ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN PINA OR ANY OF THE OTHER ANIMALS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT (956) 216-5250, OR THEY CAN GO BY 1106 MAKOWSKI AND SEE ALL THE DOGS AND CATS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR FOSTER OR ADOPTION THERE AT THE SHELTER. I DID WANT TO JUST THROW OUT REAL QUICK. THIS SATURDAY, THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BE AT PETCO IN WESLACO, AND THEY'LL HAVE ANIMALS OUT THERE FOR ADOPTION FROM 12 TO 3. THAT'S FANTASTIC. SHE IS SUCH A CUTIE. ANY VACCINE CLINICS COMING UP? WE HAVE A MICROCHIP CLINIC THIS MONTH ON THE 21ST, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HAVING VACCINES THIS MONTH.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM B PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION, I WILL INVITE MONICA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO ACCEPT, BUT I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AS FOLLOWS. WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF THIS CITY
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BY WORKING, CAREGIVING, VOLUNTEERING, AND ACTIVELY PRESERVING CUSTOMS, RITUALS AND TRADITIONS. AND WHEREAS, ABUSIVE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, AND IN 2024, THERE WERE OVER 100,000 COMPLETED CASES OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSON ABUSE IN TEXAS. AND WHEREAS ABUSE AGAINST OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS GROSSLY UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE OF SOCIAL STIGMA, EMBARRASSMENT AND FEAR.WHEREAS ADULT ABUSE AFFECTS MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME AND ABILITY LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS IN COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, RAISING AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE AND PROVIDING RESOURCES AND EDUCATION CAN EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE, PREVENT AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO ABUSE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, NORMA SEPULVEDA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2025 AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. MONICA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR SEPULVEDA AND COMMISSIONERS, LET ME FIRST, THANK THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. THE APS PROGRAM REMAINS FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE. ON BEHALF OF OUR PROGRAM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OF OUR JUDICIAL PARTNERS FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT IN HELPING APS CARRY OUT THE MISSION, WHICH IS TO PROTECT OUR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IT IS THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION THAT WE ARE FORMING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY STRONGER SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED AND WHERE EXISTING CONNECTIONS MUST BE REINFORCED AS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP TOWARD DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST ELDER ABUSE.
TO REPORT ANY ABUSE, NEGLECT OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, YOU CAN CALL OUR HOTLINE AT 1-800-252-5400 OR ONLINE AT TX ABUSE HOTLINE.ORG. THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN HELPING US WORK TOWARD ADDRESSING THE UNDERREPORTED ISSUE OF ELDER ABUSE. THANK YOU.
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. IT IS ESSENTIAL, UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IT IS HARD WORK. AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OF COURSE, THE CITY OF HARLINGEN STANDS READY TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY, ANY SHAPE OR FORM THAT YOU NEED US. AND WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE CHAMPIONS OF WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU NEED MOVING FORWARD. SO IF I COULD HAVE THE COMMISSION JOIN, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION. THAT'S MY SENIOR YEAR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE HAVING A. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. SO. FOR YOUR FIRST. ONE. AND THEN RIGHT OVER HERE. AND ONE, TWO OVER ONE TWO, THREE AND ONE, TWO, THREE THAT. THANK YOU. SIR. MOVING RIGHT ALONG MISS BELINDA. OKAY. 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. WE HAD A TOTAL OF FOUR CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS. MAYOR WILL BEGIN WITH MISS LORRAINE GALARZA. OKAY. LET ME KNOW WHEN, PLEASE. YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN I'LL START. MY NAME IS LORRAINE GALARZA. MY ADDRESS IS 210 EAST LINDA STREET IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS. 78550 OKAY. MY NAME IS LAUREN GALARZA AND I RESIDE IN DISTRICT ONE. I HAVE
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DEDICATED MY TIME AND EFFORTS TO FOSTERING A BETTER COMMUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR DISTRICT.HAVING SERVED ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, I FOUND FULFILLMENT IN CONTRIBUTING TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR HELPING CONNECT RESOURCES TO THOSE IN NEED. I LOVE COMMUNITY.
CURRENTLY, I HOLD THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN DISTRICT ONE AND SERVE ON THE CASA BOARD, FURTHERING MY COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND ADVOCACY. MY CAPACITY ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD WAS AS PARLIAMENTARIAN, WHERE THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE BOARD IS TO REVIEW FEDERAL BLOCK GRANTS AND RECOMMEND THEIR DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE LOAVES AND FISHES, FAMILY CRISIS CENTER, AMONG OTHERS, AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR PARKS, HOME REPAIRS AND HOME PURCHASES, JUST TO MENTION A FEW. THE COMMUNITY BOARD OPERATES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO DISCUSS AND EVALUATE APPLICATIONS FOR THESE GRANTS. IT IS A ROLE THAT DEMANDS DEMANDS, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, QUESTIONING AND COLLABORATION WITH APPLICANTS, ENSURING THAT TAX DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED WHERE THEY ARE MOST IMPACTFUL. HOWEVER, MY TENURE ON THE BOARD WAS MARRED BY UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES DUE TO THREATS AND HARASSMENT FROM JIM YOUNG, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND APPOINTED TO THE BOARD BY YOU, RENEE PEREZ. THIS HARASSMENT WENT SO FAR AS TO INCLUDE THE USE OF THE F WORD, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WAS BOTH HOSTILE AND UNTENABLE. DESPITE REPORTING THE FIRST INCIDENTS OF HARASSMENT TO THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION IN MAY OF 2023, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. TRAGICALLY, HISTORY REPEATED ITSELF LAST WEEK, LEAVING ME IN A POSITION WHERE I FELT UNPROTECTED AND UNSUPPORTED. INSTEAD OF RECEIVING THE SAFEGUARDS ONE WOULD EXPECT, I NOW FIND MYSELF FACING RETALIATION AND BEING REMOVED FROM THIS BOARD ENTIRELY. FOR THOSE WHO KNOW ME, MY COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IS UNWAVERING. THESE EVENTS ARE DEEPLY DISHEARTENING, BUT I REMAIN STEADFAST IN USING MY VOICE AND EFFORTS TO ADVOCATE FOR FAIRNESS, EQUALITY, AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION HAVE NO PLACE IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND I HOPE THAT MY EXPERIENCE SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR CHANGE, ENSURING THAT NO ONE ELSE ENDURES. WHAT I HAVE FACED. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS SANDY ALVAREZ AND LED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JOSH RAMIREZ. I'M RECOMMENDING THE REMOVAL OF JIM YOUNG. THANK YOU, MISS INTERNAL AUDIT. THANK YOU. OF ITS DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE RON LOZANO. GOOD AFTERNOON. APPROXIMATELY FOR TWO YEARS I'VE LAMENTED THAT THE PR BS HAD GONE FROM ZILCH A FEW YEARS AGO TO OVER $1 MILLION EXPENDITURE TO LEND THE CORRECT PERCEPTION TO POLITICIANS FOLLIES. LOOK WHERE WE'VE LANDED. I GOT THE GALL TO SAY WE'RE DOING GOOD. AND EMBLAZONING THAT ON CITY PROPERTY AND PARTICULARLY THE VEHICLES. SO ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT DON'T GET OUT AND ABOUT CAN BE ALERTED TO HOW GREAT YOU ALL ARE. AT LEAST THREE OF YOU HAVE NO CONCEPTION OF THE TERM HUMILITY. HOWEVER, ONE OF YOU HAS HEARD ME SAY SOMETHING.
WELL, OF THE AFOREMENTIONED JIM, BUT IT IS REGRETFUL THAT THE TRUE CULPRIT IS APPEASED, AND SOME OF THOSE THAT FEEL YOU'RE SO GALLANT IN THE ARMED FORCES. YOU SHOULD KNOW, CHAMBERLAIN.
YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE APPEASEMENT LEADS AND HIS LATEST VICTIM IS DISCHARGED. PERCEPTION HURTS. EVENTUALLY, THIS DICTATOR DESPOT WILL RETURN TO WHERE HE CAME, AND WE CAN ALL LEAD MORE TRANQUIL LIVES. BUT PERCEIVED APPEASEMENT WILL ONLY EMBOLDEN JIM. MAYBE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
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OF SOMETHING WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. BUT THESE FREQUENT 1000 YEAR TORRENTS WERE SUBJECTED TO, PERHAPS THE ALMIGHTY IS TRYING TO ALERT US. OH YES, HE DOES EXIST. THEY MAY.WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS REGIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LOZANO. NEXT UP WE HAVE ROBERT LEFTWICH. ROBERT LEFTWICH, NINE ON NINE EAST PARKWOOD. THE LAST I CHECKED, VERBAL ABUSE IS A CAN BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. AND WE JUST HEARD A VICTIM OF THAT WITHIN THE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE CITY. AND FOR THAT PERSON THE PERPETRATOR NOT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IS JUST APPALLING.
THE FACT THAT THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE HAS BEEN TERMINATED OFF THIS BOARD. AND. FOR COMMISSIONER KINSLEY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THAT WE'VE SEEN ONE OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS FALL. ANOTHER LADY FROM THE VETERANS BOARD, YOU DID NOT SUPPORT HER.
YOU DID NOT HAVE ANY LOYALTY. YOU HAVE NO LOYALTY. NOW THE CITY IS SHOWING THAT THEY ARE READY TO COVER UP AND MOVE ON. WHETHER IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER IT'S COLLUSION, BREAKING OPEN MEETINGS, LAWS OR OTHER THINGS, TALKING ABOUT YOURSELVES AMONGST YOURSELVES OUTSIDE OF MEETINGS, DOES IT HAPPEN? WHO KNOWS? BUT I FIND IT UNIQUELY CURIOUS THAT A REPLACEMENT, AND I'M ASSUMING IT'S A REPLACEMENT, HAS ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S ALREADY BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM A BOARD JUST IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. I HOPE THAT'S NOT THE CASE. I HOPE THAT THAT'S NOT HOW THAT PANS OUT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THIS CITY IS IN TROUBLE ETHICALLY, AND I PROPOSED AND IT WAS VOTED AND APPROVED FOR AN ETHICS COMMISSION MANY YEARS AGO. AND I AM TELLING Y'ALL NOW THAT Y'ALL NEED TO STAFF THAT ETHICS COMMISSION AND CREATE SOME TYPE OF AVENUE FOR CITIZENS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO CONTROL.
THE POLICE CHIEF REPORTS TO Y'ALL, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS TO Y'ALL, THE CITY AUDITOR REPORTS TO Y'ALL. NOBODY OUTSIDE THE CITY CAN SAY ANYTHING OR HAVE ANY COMPLAINT THAT CAN GO ANYWHERE. IT ALL GETS COVERED UP. YOU'VE GOT THE AIRPORT WHERE THE FAA HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION. THE DA HAS SAID THEY'RE IN AN INVESTIGATION, BUT YET THERE IS THERE AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. THERE'S NOT EVEN AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, IS THERE? WE HAVEN'T READ ABOUT ONE. IS THERE ONE? I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE ON THE AGENDA. HOW CAN THAT BE THAT YOU GUYS ARE CONTROLLING? Y'ALL ARE LIKE THE WOLF IN THE IN THE HENHOUSE. I MEAN, THERE'S IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE WHAT Y'ALL DO AND WHAT Y'ALL COVER UP. A PERSON SHOULD BE HELD CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERBAL ABUSE, AND YET THE VICTIM IS THE ONE THAT'S TERMINATED. IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. TIME IS UP, MR. LEFTWICH. NEXT, WE HAVE MR. RAYMOND REYES.
RAYMOND REYES, 706. EXCUSE ME. NANTUCKET DRIVE. SO, BASICALLY, I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY. SO AS ALWAYS, AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION, POLITICIANS IN GENERAL ARE ELECTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. AND SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS PAN OUT. TRUST ME, I KNOW THIS. MY FAMILY'S BEEN INVOLVED IN POLITICS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SO IF THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT SHOULDN'T BE GOING ON, THEN THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THERE NEEDS TO BE OVERSIGHT. YOU HEAR ALL THE TIME ABOUT, WELL, IF I ONLY WOULD HAVE KNOWN OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING. AND I THINK MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW AND LADIES KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS SAY SOMETHING. AND I HAVE SUFFERED REPERCUSSIONS FROM THAT FOR THAT WHERE, YOU KNOW, ORDINANCES HAVE
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BEEN CHANGED THAT AFFECT MY BUSINESSES DIRECTLY. BACK IN THE DAY, AN ORDINANCE WAS CHANGED. I HAD THE POLICE HANDING OUT TICKETS AT ONE OF MY VENUES, COST ME $200,000 IN LOSSES, FILED LITIGATION. AT THAT TIME, THE CITY ONLY HAD A LITTLE POT OF $3 MILLION. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY MY ATTORNEY SUED FOR 10 MILLION AND WE WERE GOING TO WIN BECAUSE OF THE GRANDFATHER CLAUSE FOR A LITTLE SIMPLE OVERSIGHT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY, I GUESS, FORGOT ABOUT.SO WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY WENT TO LAW SCHOOL. NOW THE CITY HAS 38.1 MILLION, APPARENTLY IN THE RESERVE FUND AND STUFF. SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST PROCEED WITH CAUTION BECAUSE THAT MONEY DIDN'T COME OUT OF THE OUT OF THE AIR. THE TAXPAYERS HELPED RAISE THAT FUND. AND FOR IT TO BE JUST LOST BECAUSE THERE'S NOT CORRECT OVERSIGHT OR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I GOT SOMEBODY BACK, I DON'T FOR ME, I DON'T DO BUSINESS LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, I DO BUSINESS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE. AND IF I SMELL SOMETHING THAT'S NOT RIGHT, THEN I DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS. AND WHEN IT COMES AROUND AGAIN, THEN THEY USUALLY SUFFER FOR THAT. SO I'VE LASTED A LONG TIME DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. BUT I HAD A VERY GOOD TEACHER, MY FATHER. SO YOU GUYS WERE ELECTED FOR A REASON. SO I JUST SAY DO THE RIGHT THING. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT THAT ARE GOING ON IN HARLINGEN, AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TAINTED. WE DON'T WANT THAT MESSED UP WHEN ALL THE EFFORT HAS BEEN PUT IN TO MAKE IT A GREAT PLACE. AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I HAVE, IS JUST REMEMBER, YOU GOT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR DUE FOR DOING THE WRONG THINGS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND I BEAT THE BUZZER. SO I'M OUT OF HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. REYES. THAT CONCLUDES THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. MAYOR. SEEING THAT WE. ITEM SIX, THERE ARE NO MINUTES TO REPORT AT THIS TIME. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN. CONSENT AGENDA. NO DISCUSSION IS ANTICIPATED ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS SECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE ROUTINE. BUSINESS, WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS, OR HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AS A STAFF REPORT OR DISCUSSION ITEM. THIS ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED COLLECTIVELY BY A SINGLE VOTE, UNLESS A COMMISSION MEMBER REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE REMOVE ITEM SEVEN G FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO REMOVE H PLEASE G AND H ANYTHING ELSE? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER A THROUGH F MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW MOVING ON. ITEM G CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST EXTENSION TO THE 2023 2025 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HARLINGEN CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF HARLINGEN FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025 2026, PLEASE. DID YOU GET INPUT FROM THE CHIEF ON THIS? AND IS THIS THE RECOMMENDATION? YES. HE'S THEY'RE JUST GOING TO RENEW THIS FOR ANOTHER YEAR. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OKAY. FROM AND YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
ABSTAIN. MOTION CARRIES. AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER PEREZ HAS ABSTAINED FROM THIS ITEM. MOVING ON. ITEM H CONSIDERATION. EXCUSE ME. SORRY. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED HUMPS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. THIS ITEM WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER RENEE PEREZ AND MAYOR PRO TEM FOR KINGSLEY.
FIRST UP IS STEWART PLACE ROAD FROM BUSINESS 83 TO GARRETT ROAD, AND I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE 1400 BLOCK OF SOUTH G PLUS THE 3500 BLOCK OF WESTLAND. AND I'LL ADD THE 500 BLOCK OF NORTH S STREET S AS IN STEVE. AND JUST TO RENEW COMMISSIONER LOPEZ'S CONVERSATION ON LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT, I THINK WOULD BE LESS COSTLY AND MORE EFFECTIVE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT. STAFF IS LOOKING INTO THAT, THAT ORDINANCE. SO WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS. AS I RECALL THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT IT. SO YOU SAID WE HAD TO HAVE LIKE A STUDY DONE. RIGHT. SORRY TO CALL YOU ON THE SPOT.
OKAY. SO THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATED THOROUGHFARE AMENDMENT MAP THAT PRETTY MUCH OUTLINES EXISTING PROPOSED XYZ. WE'RE IN THAT PHASE RIGHT NOW.
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WE'RE WORKING WITH ENGINEERING AND FREESE AND NICHOLS TO REDLINE SOME OF THE HIGHWAYS AND STREETS AND MAJOR CORRIDORS. WE CAN ALSO MENTION TO THEM THAT WE'RE PROPOSING LOOKING AT MAYBE LOWERING THE SPEED ON SOME. SO TODAY WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION FOR THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, PARTICULARLY JACKSON AND VAN BUREN. SO WE WILL MENTION THIS TO THEM AND HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND JUST ALL THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS TOO, RIGHT? CORRECT. IT'S GOING TO BE CITYWIDE. OKAY. WELL, NEIGHBORHOOD WIDE RESIDENTIAL, CORRECT? CORRECT I APOLOGIZE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THOSE ADDITIONS, CAN WE GET A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM EIGHT. STAFF REPORTS ANOTHER DISCUSSION. ITEMS. ITEMS IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE ACTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION, AND ARE GENERALLY FOR INFORMATION ONLY. HOWEVER, ANY ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION MAY BECOME AN ACTION ITEM AT A FUTURE MEETING WITH THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR, OR AFTER THE REQUEST OF ANY TWO COMMISSION MEMBERS OR THE CITY MANAGER.ITEM EIGHT A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. MR. GONZALEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? JUST THAT WE ARE HAVE STARTED THE BUDGET PROCESS. AND SO WE'LL BE SENDING OUT AN EMAIL TO THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS WITH SOME POSSIBLE DATES FOR WORKSHOPS. I DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING ANY THIS MONTH, BUT WE'LL START FOR NEXT MONTH, SO WE'LL GET THOSE OUT TO YOU HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK IN JULY. YES. AND THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAVE OKAY. ITEM B STAFF REPORTS. WE HAVE DANNY DIAZ, DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS DANNY DIAZ, PARKS DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR. WE GOT A SHORT PRESENTATION HERE FOR YOU GUYS HERE IN THE PARKS MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE 29 EMPLOYEES, CONSIST OF ONE PARKS SUPERINTENDENT, ONE PARKS GROUND SUPERVISOR, TWO MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS, 21 GROUND KEEPERS, AND FOUR PART TIME MAINTENANCE WORKERS. THEY MAINTAIN 28 PARKS, 40 CANAL BANKS, LOOP FOR 99 MEDIAN 15 RIGHT OF WAY ISLANDS, 39 SPORTS FIELDS, 26 MILES OF MULTI-USE TRAILS AND 20 CITY BUILDINGS. A MONTH AND A HALF AGO WE COMMENCED WORK HERE IN HARLINGEN FIELD. THE STAFF WORKED AGGRESSIVELY TO CONVERT THE BASEBALL FIELD INTO A SOCCER FIELD, CURRENTLY BEING USED BY THE SOCCER TEAM, AND TWO SOCCER GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED THERE SO FAR. THE HARLINGEN FIELD BUILDINGS STAFF REPAIRED THE PLAYER LOCKER ROOMS, PRESS BOX, MERCHANDISE ROOM, VIP AREA, RESTROOMS AND PRESSURE WASH. THE WHOLE FACILITY AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND THAT'S THE COMPLETED SCOPE OF WORK. AFTER STAFF DID ALL THAT WORK. WOW. PENALTY PARK STAFF CLEARED OVERGROWN TREES AROUND THE POND, ADDRESSED THE EROSION CONTROL STAFF WILL ALSO BE INSTALLING THE POND FOUNTAIN. I PUT A LITTLE SAMPLE THERE ON THE RIGHT CORNER OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND WE WANTED TO BE RED, WHITE AND BLUE AT THE SAME TIME, SO I THINK THAT WILL BE GREAT FOR THAT POND. THE PIER ON THE NORTH SIDE WILL BE RENOVATED. BROUGHT UP TO COMPLIANCE IS NOT ADA COMPLIANT AT THE TIME. SO IT'S OUT OF SERVICE. SHRUBS AND NATIVE PLANTS WILL BE PLANTED AROUND THE POND. SHADE STRUCTURES AND BENCHES WILL BE ADDED ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE POND, AND DUCK FEEDERS WILL BE INSTALLED AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT THE WHERE THE PEOPLE THAT GO OUT THERE AND FEED THEM, THERE'S NO GRASS, THE DUCKS ARE JUST TEARING IT UP WHEN THEY'RE EATING. SO WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL SOME DUCK FEEDERS SO WE CAN GET THAT GRASS BACK ON THERE. MCELWEE PARK STAFF CLEARED OVERGROWN TREES AS WELL WITH BRUSH AND BRUSH AT THE BUSINESS 77 DRAINAGE OUTFALL THAT WERE IMPEDING THE FLOW OF STORMWATER. WE WERE GETTING COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO USE THE TRAIL BECAUSE IT WAS BAD. AND WE ENDED UP, YOU KNOW, GOING OUT THERE AND DOING AN ASSESSMENT.
AND WE HAD PEOPLE LIVING IN THOSE IN THAT BRUSH, SO WE HAD TO REMOVE THEM FROM THERE. SO STAFF WILL BE INSTALLING A WATER PUMP AT THE TOP, A WATERFALL PUMP AT THE TOP OF THE HILL WITH LANDSCAPE SHADE STRUCTURES AND BENCHES FOR THE PUBLIC. AND THIS IS WHAT STAFF IS WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AT THE TIME. SO THAT'S KIND OF AN IDEA OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK AFTER IT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL DONE WITH THAT. SO. VISTA PARK, THE STAFF COMPLETED THE WALKING TRAIL AND BASKETBALL COURTS WITH THE HELP OF PUBLIC WORKS. PUBLIC WORKS DID ABOUT 75% OF THIS WORK THERE. SO APPRECIATE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS COMMENCED THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR LIGHTS AS WELL. AND
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HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK WE SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THOSE LIGHTS.BONITO POCKET PARK, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POCKET PARK HAS COMMENCED. IT'S GOING TO HAVE A BIOSWALE THERE WITH RIVERWALK WALKING TRAIL, SOME NATIVE PLANTS AS WELL IN EXERCISE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL IN THAT PARK. SO. OH, AND A BRIDGE TO CROSS THE ROAD. STEWART PLACE POCKET PARK. THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. IT'S ON THE WORKS. IT'S GOOD. THAT'S THE LAYOUT FOR IT. PROPOSED BASKETBALL COURT, WALKING TRAIL, KIDS PLAYGROUND AND THE PARKING. THAT'S THE PRELIMINARY PLAN. PLANNING LAYOUT. DIXIELAND PARK CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW BASKETBALL COURT WILL COMMENCE NEXT MONTH. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ME WITH THIS PROJECT. I HOPE THEY WILL, CHRIS. PICKLEBALL COURTS. THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ARE 90% COMPLETE. YOU CAN SEE THAT LITTLE BUILDING ON THE EAST SIDE ON THE LEFT PICTURE RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE TRANSFORMING THAT LITTLE PLACE INTO A LIKE A MERCHANDISE ROOM. WE'RE PAINTING IT, PRESSURE WASHING IT. WE'RE CLEANING IT ALL UP. STAFF IS ALREADY WORKING ON THAT. SO HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE PLAYING ON THESE THESE COURTS.
ATHLETICS. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THAT STAFF AND I KNEW THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND THE ONLY WAY THAT THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WAS IN ORDER FOR US TO CREATE AN ATHLETIC CREW. SO WE CAME UP WITH ONE AND NOW THIS CREW, THAT'S ALL THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY JUMP ON OUR FIELDS, THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF AND THEY'RE UP TO COMPLIANCE WHERE THE LEAGUES NEED THEM. THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND OUR POOLS STAFF CLEAN AND PRESSURE WASHED AND PAINTED BOTH POOLS, THE POOL AND POOL. WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH WITH AQUATIC SUPERVISOR TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO WHERE THESE POOLS WILL BE USED ALL YEAR. WE DON'T WANT THEM SITTING THERE, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS, SEVEN MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
THAT'S NOT GOOD. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? WHY DON'T WE START ON THE PARKS EARLIER I'M SORRY. THE POOLS EARLIER. THAT'S BECAUSE SUMMERTIME IS ALREADY HERE. KIDS ARE LOOKING TO JUMP IN QUESTION. I ASKED WHEN I CAME ON BOARD.
COMMISSIONER. YEAH. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THAT. AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPLASH PAD THAT'S RIGHT THERE BY THE PARK. YES.
YEAH. ARE YOU WORKING ON IT ANY TIME FOR IT TO BE OPEN ANYTIME SOON? HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD BE WORKING BY NEXT FRIDAY. NEXT FRIDAY. OKAY. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE PLAN. THE POOL AND THE AND THE SPLASH PAD. OKAY. ARE WE GOING TO BE HAVING SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE POOLS? YES, SIR.
OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND STAFF ON THE BASEBALL FIELD. NOW SOCCER FIELD I WAS OUT THERE THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH MY FAMILY AND IT WAS EVERYBODY HAD A BLAST. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE NOSTALGIA GOING ON BECAUSE I DON'T, YOU KNOW, JUST THINKING ABOUT THE WHITEWING GAMES AND THINGS THAT WE USED TO DO BACK, BACK IN THE DAY, IT SEEMED IT FELT LIKE THAT THERE WAS LOTS OF FAMILIES, THE FACILITIES LOOK GREAT AND EVERYBODY WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME. I THINK THAT IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK, SO WE APPRECIATE IT. I, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE POST SEASON FOR THE RED CROWNS FOR US TO HAVE KIND OF LIKE A RECAP ON HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM AND IMPROVE THE FIELDS. I DID NOTICE A LITTLE LITTLE THINGS ON THE FIELD ITSELF, JUST BECAUSE I THINK AS A I WASN'T JUST A SPECTATOR, I WAS ALSO KIND OF LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE. AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS, BUT OVERALL I THOUGHT IT WAS FANTASTIC. FACILITY LOOKED GREAT, FAMILIES WERE HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME AND THIS IS GOING TO BE SUCH A GREAT ADDITION FOR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. PENDLETON. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION. I KNOW WE HAD A LADY COME OUT HERE AND PROVIDE US SOME CONCERNS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE CHECKING THOSE BOXES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BALANCING SAFETY AND ALSO PRESERVATION AND OUR DUCKS THAT EVERYBODY THAT EVERYBODY LOVES. I LOVE THE FUTURE LAYOUT THAT YOU'VE GOT THERE. MCKELVEY I KNOW I MET WITH OSCAR A LOT. THAT'S ONE THAT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON. AND JUST I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE OUR, THE, THE MEDIA TEAM. SO THAT WAY THE COMMUNITY IS ABREAST OF WHAT IT IS THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING AND THE REASONS WHY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY SAFETY IS AN ISSUE, BUT MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, ALSO STORMWATER THINGS THAT THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR REASONS THAT AS LONG AS THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ALONG THE WAY.
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BUT I THINK YOU'VE STEPPED INTO THIS ROLE, DANNY, AND ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND WE I THINK WE ALL KNEW THAT YOU WOULD. SO WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK. THE PICKLE, THE PICKLEBALL. I THINK WE'RE ALL EXCITED. YOU SAID 90%. SO IT'S SUMMERTIME. IF YOU HAD TO PUT A DATE ON IT, WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT THEN IT WILL BE OPEN? I WOULD SAY ABOUT TWO WEEKS. IT SHOULD BE PLAIN OUT THERE. SURE.YOU WANT TO TELL ME THAT? WEATHER PERMITTING. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ON THEM SINCE SPRING BREAK ABOUT THIS, YOU GUYS KNOW, BUT THEY'VE BEEN DOING FANTASTIC. THEY'VE BEEN STAYING ON TOP OF IT. THEY WENT OUT THERE AND THEY ARE FINE TUNING SOME OF THE PAINT. THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS TOLD ME LAST NIGHT. THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, DISCREPANCIES AS YOU CALLED THEM EARLIER. YEAH. SO GREAT JOB GUYS. SO ON THAT NOTE, I THINK THAT IT'S PROBABLY TIME TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION OF MAYBE SOME OF THE BUILDINGS GOING BACK TO PARKS JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PUTTING ALL THIS MONEY AND INVESTMENT, ESPECIALLY INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE BACK, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE COMMUNITY CENTER INDOORS. THEY NEED A COMPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER. AND SO IT MAY WITH ALL THE PROGRAMING THAT YOU HAVE WITH THAT AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER PARTNERS PROBABLY I MEAN, I THINK I'LL LEAVE THAT TO, TO OSCAR AND TO AND TO YOU TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT, IS IT ALL THE BUILDINGS OR JUST SOME OF THE BUILDINGS? I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS. I KNOW YOU'RE MAINTAINING THEM, BUT I THINK THAT WAY THERE'S BETTER COLLABORATION BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, THE STUFF WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THIS WEEK ON THE, ON THOSE CLASSES. SO BUT GREAT JOB OVERALL EXCITED FOR ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE PARKS. AND I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY BE REALLY HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE PRIORITIZING THESE POOLS BECAUSE WE GET THOSE COMPLAINTS QUITE, QUITE A BIT AND WE GOT A LOT OF COOL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO TRAIN ALL LEVELS, WHETHER THEY'RE IRONMAN OR, YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO GO OUT AND PLAY BASKETBALL. RIGHT. AND SO I THINK HARLINGEN GIVES IT ALL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU DANNY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IF I MAY, I'VE BEEN AT BOTH OF THE HOME GAMES FOR THE RED CROWNS. AND Y'ALL HAVE DONE AN AMAZING TRANSITION. I MEAN IT'S TREMENDOUS, BUT THE CONCESSION STAND IS A HORRIBLE FAILURE. I KNOW WE'RE NOT RUNNING IT, THAT THEY NEED SOME HELP, SOME GUIDANCE, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STANDING IN THAT LINE FOR 30 MINUTES AND THEY GET UP THERE AND THERE'S NOTHING LEFT. AND SO, I MEAN, THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE SUPPORT MAYBE ON THAT SIDE, BUT OTHERWISE THAT'S A HOME RUN. AND I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THAT AFTER THIS LAST GAME, BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY LIKE MY KIDS OR EVAN, HE DOESN'T DRINK SODAS, HE JUST DRINKS WATER.
OTHER IT WASN'T YEAH, THAT'S MY CHILD. AND SO THERE WAS NONE. SO THERE'S NO WATER. THERE'S SODAS AND STUFF. BUT I THINK THAT THEY WERE KIND OF TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR IT. BUT I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE BETTER PREPARED FOR THIS NEXT GAME, SINCE THE OTHERS WILL BE OUT AND THEY'LL BE BACK, I THINK, AT THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT I SECOND THAT. BUT IT ALSO SEEMED REALLY, REALLY HOT FOR THEM BACK THERE. I WHEN WE GOT UP TO THE FRONT, I COULD FEEL THE HEAT. YEAH, YEAH. GREAT TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. QUESTION. YES, SIR.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? STAFF WISE LEVEL. I NEED SOME STUFF FOR SURE. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT ON YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE. WE NEED TO. WE NEED TO CATCH UP WITH BEHIND SCHEDULE, BIG TIME. JUST REMEMBER, BUDGET TIME, GAMES, FAVORITE TIMES COMING UP. SO BUDGET TIME, WE CAN ASK THAT QUESTION IN JULY. TABLE THAT QUESTION RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM NINE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
AT THIS TIME, THE MAYOR WILL INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FILLED OUT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FORM TO ADDRESS EACH ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE TOPIC OF THAT PUBLIC HEARING. IF MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD, YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK DURING EACH TOPIC PROVIDED YOU HAVE FILLED OUT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FORM FOR THE APPROPRIATE TOPIC. IF YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR TWO OR MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS, YOU WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES FOR ALL TOPICS. THERE WERE NO SUBMISSIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS. MAYOR OKAY, I'LL GO THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. ITEM NINE A PUBLIC HEARING AMENDING THE CITY OF HARLINGEN CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 105, ARTICLE TWO, SECTION 16 DEFINITIONS. BY ADDING DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO REPETITIVE LOSS AND INCREASED COSTS, COMPLIANCE, MODIFYING THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT DEFINITIONS, AND ADDING SECTION 105 64 PERTAINING TO REPETITIVE LOSSES OF THE HARLINGEN CODE OF ORDINANCE, THIS TIME HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST. ITEM NINE A WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NINE B PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN SUP REQUEST TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS IN GENERAL. RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1706 EAST TYLER AVENUE, SUITE EIGHT AND NINE. BARRING A LEGAL
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DESCRIPTION OF LOT TWO TYLER PLACE SUB SUBDIVISION. AT THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. ARE OKAY. ARE YOU THE APPLICANT? OKAY, SO TYPICALLY YOU WOULD FILL OUT A FORM TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. BUT SINCE YOU'RE BUT SINCE YOU'RE THE APPLICANT WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. I MEAN I'M BASICALLY JUST HERE JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WE APPLIED FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. I MEAN, BECAUSE I'M HERE WITH MY PARTNER MIKE. I MEAN, THIS IS OUR CAREER. THIS IS WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING. SO THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I WORK TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW? SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET OUR BUSINESS UP AND OPERATING, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE YOU MR. RIVAS? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. RIVAS. AT THIS TIME, HAVING NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NINE C PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 88.4 ACRES OF LAND AT A PORTION OF BLOCKS 15 AND 16, SUBDIVISION C, LOCATED ALONG KROGER AVENUE, LAFAYETTE AVENUE, WEST OF CHESTER PARK ROAD. THIS TIME WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MELINDA. ITEM TEN ACTION ITEMS CITY COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ANY ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY ON ITEMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OR AN ORDINANCE. ITEM TEN A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING. AMENDING THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 105, ARTICLE TWO, SECTION 16. DEFINITIONS. BY ADDING DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO REPETITIVE LOSS AND INCREASED COST COMPLIANCE. MODIFYING THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT DEFINITIONS, AND ADDING SECTION 105 64 PERTAINING TO REPETITIVE LOSSES OF THE HARLINGEN CODE OF ORDINANCES, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. CAN WE GET A READING OF THE ORDINANCE? YES, MR. MAYOR, ORDINANCE 25 READS AS FOLLOWS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 105 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION BY ADDING DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO REPETITIVE LOSS AND INCREASED COST COMPLIANCE, MODIFYING THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT DEFINITIONS, AND ADDING SECTION 106 SIX FOUR PERTAINING TO REPETITIVE LOSSES. PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TEN B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS TATTOO STUDIO IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1706 EAST TYLER AVENUE. SUITES EIGHT AND NINE.
BARRING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT TWO, TYLER PLACE SUBDIVISION APPLICANT DIMAS RIVAS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NUMBER 16, DASH EIGHT OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN TO ISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS, SPECIFICALLY A TATTOO STUDIO, IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1706 EAST TYLER AVENUE. SUITES EIGHT AND NINE. BARRING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT TWO TYLER PLACE SUBDIVISION, SO MOVED. SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. ITEM TEN C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 88.4 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF A PORTION OF BLOCKS 15 AND 16 SUBDIVISION C, LOCATED ALONG KROGER AVENUE, LAFAYETTE AVENUE, WEST OF CHESTER PARK ROAD. APPLICANT JAVIER HINOJOSA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN BY ANNEXING FOUR FULL PURPOSE, 88.4 ACRES OUT OF A PORTION OF BLOCKS 15 AND 16. HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY, SUBDIVISION C, LOCATED ALONG THE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF KROGER AVENUE LAFAYETTE AVENUE WEST OF CHESTER PARK ROAD, BINDING THE LAND TO ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY. APPROVING AN ANNEXATION SERVICES AGREEMENT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOT A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND, ANY
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DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. REQUEST TO ALLOW A COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT ON A PROPERTY BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 5.9236 ACRES OUT OF 8.617 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK 55 DAVID AND STEVENSON SUBDIVISION, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BREEDLOVE STREET AND NORTH LOOP 499 APPLICANT ALAN OZUNA. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 21ST, 2025. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE.SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND CAN WE GET A READING OF THE ORDINANCE? YES. MR. MAYOR, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 16, DASH EIGHT OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN TO ISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT ON A PROPERTY BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 5.9236 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF 8.17670 ACRES OF BLOCK 55. DAVID AND STEVENSON SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BREEDLOVE STREET AND NORTH LOOP 499. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. ITEM TEN E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND TEXT RESOLUTION R 1332 FOR INTERSTATE 82. R.O.W MAINTENANCE. PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD EVENING. APPROVE. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, IT'S BECAUSE EVERYONE ON THIS COMMISSION READS THEIR PACKETS.
AND STAFF DOES AN AMAZING JOB PROVIDING US THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED. AND ALL OF THAT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. ITEM 11 BOARD APPOINTMENTS, SPECIFICALLY APPOINTMENT OR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO INCLUDE APPOINTMENT AND OR REMOVAL OF ANY POSITION, SUBJECT TO APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL BY STATUTE, ORDINANCE OR BY LAWS.
NONE. NONE. NONE. NONE. NONE. NONE. ALL RIGHT. SO NO MOTION NEEDED. AND THAT'S IT. WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION OR ACTION. JUST LET THE RECORD REFLECT. IT IS NOW 6:27 P.M. AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING. HELLO. OH, WOW.
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