[Item 1 - Call to Order]
[Item 2 - Conflict of Interest]
[Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements]
[Item 3b - City Manager's Announcements]
[Item 3c - City Commission Member Announcements]
[Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter - "Pet of the Week"]
[Item 4b - Mayor's Business of the Month - Harlingen Pools]
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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THE TIME IS
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NOW 5:33 P.M. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT HAS BEEN POSTED AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.[00:13:11]
WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF THE COMMISSION AS EVERYONE IS PRESENT HERE TODAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK FOR EVERYBODY TO PLEASE RISE. AS COMMISSIONER MORALES LEADS US IN OUR INVOCATION. THE FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN. ETERNAL FATHER, WE HUMBLY OFFER THEE OUR POOR PRESENCE AND THAT OF THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE WORLD AT ALL. THE MASSES THAT EVER HAVE OR EVER WILL BE PRAYED. WE OFFER THEE ALL THE PAINS, SUFFERINGS, PRAYERS, SACRIFICES, JOYS, AND RELAXATIONS OF OUR LIVES IN[Item 4c - Recognition of the Valley Morning Star 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.]
UNION WITH THOSE OF OUR DEAR LORD JESUS HERE ON EARTH. MAY THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST, AND ALL HIS BLOOD AND WOUNDS AND AGONY, SAVE US THROUGH THE SORROWFUL AND IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. AMEN. AMEN. THE PLEDGE. 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. MARK, UNDER STATE LAW, 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 OR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE NONE NONE. NONE. NONE. NONE. 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, A MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO JUST THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT THIS WEEKEND TO THE FIESTA DE PINATAS. THANK YOU TO DOWNTOWN,
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THE TEAM, OUR MEDIA TEAM, OUR CITY STAFF TEAM, THE WONDERFUL VENDORS THAT WERE THERE, OUR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I THINK I SEE FRED OVER THERE. AND ELAINE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OPENING UP YOUR DOORS AND JUST MAKING IT A INVITING EVENT FOR EVERYONE.ALL OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS DOWNTOWN AND THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TO NEXT YEAR. EVERY YEAR WE LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MAKING IT BIGGER AND BETTER EACH EACH YEAR. AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT I THINK I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSION TO TO ANNOUNCE THOSE. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THREE B CITY MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. MISTER GARCIA? NONE RIGHT NOW. OKAY, THEN, CITY COMMISSION MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY OUT THERE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE STRUGGLING, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO THEM. I CAN TELL YOU AFTER THE FACT THAT I'VE LOST A COUPLE OF DEAR FRIENDS THAT WE MISSED IT, AND IT'S A TERRIBLE THING FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY OUT THERE THAT'S STRUGGLING, REACH OUT TO THEM. I HAVE A COUPLE I WANT TO THANK, PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR WRAPPING UP AND COMPLETING THE TRAIL. THEIR CITY LAKE. IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. THE PHOTOS DON'T DO IT JUSTICE FOR HOW IT LOOKS. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR WORK. WE ARE GOING TO WE ARE PENDING THE LIGHTS ON THE BENCHES AND AS SOON AS THOSE ARE INSTALLED, WE CAN DO A RIBBON CUTTING OR DO A BIG POST ABOUT IT. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE DOWNTOWN ON THE BILLBOARD YOU GUYS GOT DONE IN ROBSTOWN. I THINK IT'S FREAKING AWESOME. SO EVERYONE COMING IN FROM SAN ANTONIO, HOUSTON, CORPUS CHRISTI, COMING DOWN TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY HAS A BIG WELCOME SIGN TO COME ON DOWN TO HARLINGEN. THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE THE LAST DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN. IT'S AT 7 P.M. TO 10 P.M. AT LOZANO PLAZA. SO COME ON DOWN AND JOIN US. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO WISH MY OLDEST SON, MOOSE, A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY. HE'S TURNING FOUR YEARS OLD. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THIS MEETING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET SOME CAKE FOR GOING ON 14. YEAH, FOUR GOING ON 14. HE'S SASSY ALREADY, SO YEAH. COMMISSIONER. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO THANK OSCAR AND A COUPLE OF THE GUYS. ON SATURDAY MORNING, WE DID THE TWO HOUR DRIVE AROUND DISTRICT THREE, NOTING POTHOLES, NOTING TREES NEED TO BE TRIMMED, NOTING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND NOTING WHAT STREETS TO BE PAVED. AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. AND THEN NEXT TUESDAY, MYRA HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ME. YES. IS THE TOWN HALL MEETING? IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE HARLINGEN COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AND IT IS AT 530. SO WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY THERE. YEAH. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO CHATTING WITH YOU ALL. OKAY. IF I'M MISTAKEN. SATURDAY IS THE ROYAL PARK KEEP HARLINGEN BEAUTIFUL.
IT WILL BE FROM 8 TO 12. I'LL. I'LL BE THERE REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS. I WILL BE THERE.
SO HOPEFULLY I'LL SEE SOME OF YOU THERE. AND I THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO WHAT FRANK SAID. WE DO HAVE THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP AT ARROYO PARK OFF NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS SATURDAY FROM 8 A.M. TO 10 A.M. WE ENCOURAGE ALL THE COMMUNITY TO COME ON OUT AND HELP CLEAN ARROYO PARK AND ALSO THE THE TRAIL AS WELL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING ANYTHING. ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE SUPPLIED BY BY THE CITY. AND ALSO WE'LL ALSO HAVE REFRESHMENTS THERE AVAILABLE AS WELL IN CASE ANYBODY WANTS WATER OR GATORADE. SO AGAIN I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME ON OUT AND JOIN MYSELF, COMMISSIONER MORALES AND HOPEFULLY THE MAYOR AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY ELSE TO GO OUT THERE AND HELP KEEP HARLINGEN BEAUTIFUL. WE ALSO HAVE NO ONE TOUCHED ON IT, BUT WE HAVE A TOWN HALL THAT WILL BE COMING UP, COMPREHENSIVE TOWN HALL. AND SO AT THIS POINT, ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ALREADY HELD, I BELIEVE, BECAUSE MIKE'S WAS THE LAST ONE TO TO BE HELD. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT UP. I THINK WE HAVE IT ALREADY UP ON THE WEBSITE. THE DATE, IS THAT CORRECT? SO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT FOR THAT. AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE THE, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS IN ALL OF THE DISTRICTS NOW AT THIS POINT. IS THAT RIGHT? WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR DISTRICT TWO THIS SATURDAY.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE ONE FOR DISTRICT TWO. AND MIKE, I KNOW YOU BROKE YOUR YOUR LEG. AND SO IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE, BUT I THINK THAT ALL THE DISTRICTS COMMISSIONER YOU DID YOURS TOO.
ALL RIGHT. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. RIGHT. SO EVERYBODY HAS DONE IT. AND SO NOW WE'LL CIRCLE BACK. AND OF COURSE, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, YOU'LL SEE HIM OUT THERE IN THE DISTRICT.
SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE. AND YOU CAN FIND THE DATES ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS. WE HAVE THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK. I THOUGHT HE
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HE OR SHE WAS COMING BY HIMSELF. THEY WERE LIKE HURRY UP. WHAT A KITTY. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CITY COMMISSION. TONIGHT, THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER HAS BROUGHT SUNFLOWER. SUNFLOWER IS A FOUR MONTH OLD FEMALE KITTEN. SHE IS WAITING FOR HER PERFECT HOME. AND SHE'S VERY RAMBUNCTIOUS, VERY PLAYFUL. BUT SHE'D ALSO LOVE TO JUST CURL UP IN YOUR LAP AND TAKE A NAP AND RELAX WITH YOU. SO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ANIMALS AT THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER IS WELCOME TO CALL 216 5250, OR GO BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER AT 1106. MAKOWSKI AND SUNFLOWER AND ALL OF HER FRIENDS WILL BE WAITING TO SEE EVERYBODY. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO FORBI MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. WE HAVE THE HARLINGEN POOLS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. CITY COMMISSIONER HARLINGEN FOR[Item 5 - Citizen Communication]
SEPTEMBER. THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH IS HARLINGEN POOLS. OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA TEAM HAS PREPARED A VIDEO PRESENTATION FOR YOU AND OUR AUDIENCE VIEWING. OUR ENGINE POOLS IS A LOCALLY OWNED CONSTRUCTION SERVICE MAINTENANCE POOL COMPANY BASED IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS. WE SPECIALIZE IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL POOLS, OFFERING RENOVATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE THERE ON AFTER. THE FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB IS TURNING THE POOL OVER TO THE CUSTOMERS WHEN AFTER THEY'VE SEEN THE PHASE FROM US EXCAVATING TO DOING THE REBAR, THE PLUMBING, TO DOING THE GUNITE, TO PUTTING IN THE PLASTER TO TILE AND THEN FILLING IT UP WITH WATER. SEEING THE KIDS JUMP AROUND AND BEING EXCITED TO GET IN THERE. AND WHEN I FINALLY SAY, HEY, YOU CAN USE IT. THAT'S THE BEST FEELING OF ALL. I'VE DONE SWIMMING POOLS SINCE I WAS ABOUT THE AGE OF 15. I STARTED WITH THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AS A LIFEGUARD, KIND OF WORKED FOR THEM EVERY SUMMER AFTER THAT, AND DID SOME WORK OVER IN SAN ANTONIO FOR ONE OF THE THEME PARKS THERE. CAME BACK HOME AND NOTICED A NEED FOR A GOOD SWIMMING POOL CONTRACTOR, TRUSTWORTHY CONTRACTOR. SO I FELT THE NEED TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD TRUST IN, FROM DESIGN TO THE LONG TERM CARE OF THE POOL. YOU CAN CONTACT US AT 956357370 5 OR 9 56365 3719. YOU CAN ASK FOR MYSELF OR MY WIFE, RUTH. WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME OUT AND TALK WITH YOU. ADVICE IS ALWAYS FREE AND ESTIMATES ARE ALWAYS FREE. ANYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR POOLS AND POOLS IS IS WHAT YOU NEED. WE DON'T ADVERTISE MUCH. WE GET WORD OF MOUTH A LOT. AND SO I'M WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO ALL OUR PAST CUSTOMERS THAT TRUSTED US TO BUILD THEM THEIR POOL, ALONG WITH THE DAVILA'S. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU HARLINGEN. HARLINGEN POOLS HAS BECOME A TRUSTED LOCAL PARTNER, HELPING FAMILIES CREATE BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD SPACES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME ERIC TORRES AND RUTH TORRES, OWNERS OF HARLINGEN POOLS. HELLO. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THANKS TO JESUS CHRIST, MY LORD AND SAVIOR. WITHOUT HIM, THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY MOM AND MY DAD AND MY KIDS FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THE 19 YEARS OF MAKING HARLINGEN POOL SUCCESSFUL. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE FOR STANDING BY ME SIDE BY SIDE THROUGHOUT ALL THE YEARS. OUR UPS AND DOWNS, THOSE HUNDRED DEGREE DAYS SLAVING AWAY AND UNDERNEATH THAT HEAT TO MAKE CARNAGE POOLS SUCCESSFUL. I'M HONORED TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY OF HARLINGEN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF GROWTH WITH THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. WELL, THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT AN WHAT AN INCREDIBLE STORY. I LOVE THESE VIDEOS BECAUSE WE LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT BEST NAME I WILL SAY SO. BEST POOL NAME. RIGHT. AND IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU STARTED HERE AT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND FELL IN LOVE WITH, YOU KNOW, THIS SPACE AND WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN THAT COULD USE A POOL BECAUSE OF EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID. IT IS 1000 DEGREES OUTSIDE ALL THE TIME, AND SO I'M SURE THAT YOU HAVE HAD POOLS BEING PUT IN IN THE WINTER TIME HERE IN TEXAS AND SO IN SOUTH TEXAS. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO CELEBRATE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.SO NICE OF YOUR FAMILY TO COME AND JOIN YOU AS WELL. AND WE'D LOVE FOR THE COMMISSION TO TAKE
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A PHOTO WITH YOU. AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. A BRAND NEW CAR. I'M JUST KIDDING. MAYBE MOOSE WILL GET A POOL. YEAH. THAT'S IT. CONGRATULATIONS. NICE TO MEET YOU. THIS. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. EVERYTHING TOGETHER? READY? AND THREE. TWO. ONE. ONE MORE.THREE. TWO AND ONE. GOT IT. GO! THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. OKAY. WE'RE READY. ONE MORE TIME.
READY? AND THREE. TWO. ONE. ONE MORE AND THREE. TWO. ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. NICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I FORGOT TO. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG. OKAY. MOVING ON.
WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO RECOGNITION OF THE VALLEY MORNING STAR 2025 READER'S CHOICE AWARDS. JASON. YES. AS WE CONTINUE EACH YEAR, THE VALLEY MORNING STAR CARRIES OUT ITS READER'S CHOICE AWARD CONTEST, WHICH ALLOWS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITE PLACES AND PEOPLE IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES. THIS RECOGNITION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT COMES DIRECTLY FROM RESIDENTS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WINNERS RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE AND RECOGNITION FROM THE VALLEY MORNING STAR, WITH US FROM THE VALLEY, MORNING STAR AND MEDIA. WE HAVE LUIS BETANCOURT, THE CITY OF HARLINGEN IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR 2025. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, DEPARTMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS WERE RECOGNIZED. AS I CALL OUT EACH EACH INDIVIDUAL OR DEPARTMENT OR ORGANIZATION, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONER, ALONG WITH MR. BETANCOURT FROM VALLEY MORNING STAR. SO BEST CITY HARLINGEN.
OF COURSE. I THINK WE'RE DOING WE CAN HAVE THE DIRECTORS JOIN US WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS HERE WITH THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION. WE CAN DO THAT HERE. AND WE CAN TAKE EACH EACH PHOTO INDIVIDUALLY. BEST POLICE OFFICER, CHIEF ALFREDO AVILA. OH. BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT,
[Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]
HARLINGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT. BEST FIREFIGHTER JAIME QUIROGA. BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT HARLINGEN FIRE DEPARTMENT. BEST MARKET DAYS SPOT HARLINGEN DOWNTOWN. BEST GOLF COURSE, TONY BUTLER.[Item 7 - Consent Agenda]
AND THE LAST CATEGORY BEST MUSEUM GALLERY HARLINGEN ARTS AND HERITAGE MUSEUM. SO WE'LL TAKE PHOTOS WITH THE MAYOR, COMMISSION AND MR. BETANCOURT, WHICH EACH OF THE DIFFERENT RESPECTIVE RECIPIENTS. AND WE'LL START WITH BEST CITY HARLINGEN. SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME DIRECTORS HERE AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS. IF WE CAN HAVE A PHOTO WITH THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION, AND WE'LL CALL OUT EACH RESPECTFULLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY.[Item 8 - Staff Reports and Other Discussion Items]
YOU GUYS READY? AND WE HAVE THREE. TWO. ONE. ONE FOUR. THREE. TWO. ONE.BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. AND CHIEF SEE YOU NEXT. YEAR. YEAH. YES. YES. NEXT IS BEST POLICE
[Item 9 - Public Hearings]
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OFFICER WITH CHIEF JAVIER.[Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed Altas Palmas Phase I Subdivision, bearing a legal description of a 25.78 acres of land comprised of Survey 140, L.L. Adams, Original Grantee, Abstract No. 201, & Lots "A" and "B" of a re-subdivision of Block 2 and 3, Survey 139 of Stuart Place Subdivision, located at the northeast corner of Rodeo Drive and Altas Palmas Road. Applicant: Moore Land Surveying, LLC c/o Zarate Home Designs, LLC.]
OKAY. YOU GUYS READY? AND THREE. TWO. ONE. ONE MORE. THREE. TWO AND ONE. AND, CHIEF, YOU CAN STAY UP THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE HARLINGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK WE HAVE SOME POLICE OFFICERS HERE THAT CAN JOIN AND JOIN US.OKAY. AND 3214321. OUR BEST FIREFIGHTERS, JAIME QUIROGA. AND 32114321. GOT IT.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLANNING. 123. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. OUR BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH CHIEF MOLINA. BY. IS HE. CAN I HAVE TWO OVER ON THE SIDE? YEAH.
THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. PERFECT, PERFECT. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. READY? AND THREE.
TWO. ONE. ONE MORE. THREE. TWO. ONE. GOT IT. THERE YOU GO. AND NEXT, WE HAVE OUR BEST MARKET DAY SPOT, HARLINGEN DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE ALEXIS ROJAS, OUR DOWNTOWN DIRECTOR. ALL RIGHT.
READY. AND THREE. TWO. ONE. ONE MORE AND THREE. TWO. ONE. GOT IT. OUR BEST GOLF COURSE TONY BUTLER. WE HAVE JEFF HART, OUR GOLF GOLF PRO. AND THREE, TWO, ONE. ONE MORE. THREE. TWO. ONE.
[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action authorizing the City Manager to execute an annexation services agreement between the City of Harlingen and Rhodes Development, Inc.]
GOT IT. WE'LL RECOGNIZE MISS ISABEL SAUCEDA, BUT THE BEST. MUSEUM GALLERY HARLINGEN ARTS AND HERITAGE MUSEUM. BUT SHE'S UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.THAT'S WHY I SAID THAT TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RECIPIENTS. WONDERFUL. MOVING
[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to approve a contract between the City of Harlingen and Dr. Shelly Mitchell, DVM to provide services for the Spay/Neuter Program as needed.]
ON. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, CITIZENS 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 HAVE THREE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE HERE. PRESENT. FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE RAYMOND REYES. RAYMOND REYES, 706 NANTUCKET DRIVE. MY APOLOGIES FOR MISSING THE LAST MEETING. I WAS TAKING CARE OF SOME OTHER BUSINESS. BASICALLY, AND KIND OF GO THROUGH THE SAME THING.
ALL THE TIME. BUT I'M VERY INSISTENT THAT WE KEEP IMPROVING HARLINGEN, WHICH I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE JUST NEED TO ALWAYS MONITOR AND STAY ON TOP OF THE THINGS WE DO AND ACCEPT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO THEM FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, NOT
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FOR PERSONAL GAIN, BUT FOR THE GAIN OF EVERYONE WITHIN THE CITY, NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL YOU MAY BE IN. BUSINESS OWNER, REGULAR RESIDENT ON. YOU KNOW, NO MATTER YOUR FINANCIAL LEVEL.ULTIMATELY, IN THE EYES OF GOD, WE'RE ALL THE SAME. WE ALL MEET THE SAME FATE. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU. THERE'S NO BLACK CARD WAITING IN THE PEARLY GATES TO TAKE YOU TO YOUR MANSION AND STUFF. YOU REMEMBER FOR YOUR REPUTATION AND THE KIND OF CHARACTER YOU PRESENTED WHILE YOU WERE HERE. NOW, BEING THAT YOU ALL WERE ELECTED CITY LEADERS, I CONSTANTLY PREACH ON OVERSIGHT. BE AWARE OF HOW THE TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT. PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL. BUT THAT WAS INSTILLED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH MY FATHER'S BUSINESSES REINFORCED IN THE MILITARY AND ESPECIALLY DURING TAX TIME WHEN I HAVE TO PAY TAXES. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY WATCHING OVER EVERYTHING. WE JUST GOT TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE. AND, YOU KNOW, SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS THE BEST WAY THEY CAN BE SPENT. IF THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO DO SOMETHING, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT. DON'T BE SHY ABOUT IT. DON'T BE WELL. SO-AND-SO'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH ME. THIS AND THAT. YOU KNOW, I'VE BROKEN PLENTY OF HEARTS BY NOT DOING THE THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WANT ME TO DO. I TRY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AT ALL TIMES, AT ANY COST. I HAVE SUFFERED FOR IT MANY TIMES, BUT I SLEEP VERY WELL AT NIGHT, KNOWING I DID THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. AND I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU CONSTANTLY THINK ABOUT AND EVEN CONTEMPLATE WITHIN YOURSELVES OF DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR
[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to approve the renewal of the Lease Document N62467-87-RP-00006 for 15.0 acres of land located at 1300 Fair Park Bivd, Harlingen TX, currently used by the Department of Army for the term beginning January 01, 2026, through December 31, 2026. ]
THE CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN, BECAUSE THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT YOU'RE ELECTED. ON THAT NOTE, I THINK I BEAT THE BUZZER, BUT I NEED I NEED TO GO TO STEP OUT. THANK YOU. AND Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND A GOOD MEETING. THANK YOU. OKAY. SECOND ONE IS GOING TO BE ROBERT LEFTWICH. I DON'T. HE'S NOT HERE. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO FRED URIBE. OH. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, ESTEEMED GUESTS, EVERYBODY PRESENT AND EVERYBODY WATCHING US ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, MYSPACE AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND TO THE PEOPLE WATCHING US FROM JAPAN. KONNICHIWA. I JUST WANT TO BRING A PRAISE REPORT ON OUR FIESTA DE PINATAS 2025 THAT TOOK PLACE THIS PAST SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 13TH AT GUTIERREZ PARK, ALSO KNOWN AS LA PLACITA DE NINFA. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR FIESTA DE PINATAS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR GIVING US SUCH A NICE EVENING. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT. THANK YOU HARLINGEN, THE COMMUNITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR COMING OUT IN SUPPORTING A FIESTA DE PINATAS TO THE DOWNTOWN STAFF. THANK YOU, MISS ANGIE. SHE WAS RUNNING AROUND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAD WHAT WE NEEDED. SHE CAME TO THE RESTAURANT WANTING SOME COLD WATER AND I WAS LIKE, LET'S GIVE HER SOME WATER WITH ICE.DON'T CHARGE HER. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, OF COURSE, TO ALEXA AND HER STAFF AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. THE CITY OF HARLINGEN STAFF, THE MAYOR, THE COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MAKING FIESTA DE PINATAS POSSIBLE TO SERVE MARTINI BAR JESSE, CARMINA, SONIA FOR SUPPORTING
[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to authorize the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) to provide $76,500 to Texas Southmost College (TSC) as a matching grant for the Patient Care Technical Training Program offered to the Harlingen residents for FY 2026.]
THE EVENT. ART FOR THE CAR SHOW THAT HE PUT TOGETHER. THANK YOU ART THE HARLINGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR KEEPING US SAFE THAT EVENING. ALSO WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE HARLINGEN CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE MARIACHI BAND THAT CAME.DOCTOR AND DOCTOR REYES. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE FIESTA DE PINATAS. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TRULY, TRULY MADE THIS EVENT SPECIAL. WHEN I FIRST MET WITH DOCTOR AND DOCTOR REYES TO SEE IF WE COULD GET THE ELEMENTARY KIDS INVOLVED. THEY WERE THE ONES THAT MENTIONED THE MARIACHI BAND. AND WHEN DOCTOR COURTIN SAID THE MARIACHI. I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE LOS COYOTES FROM LA JOLLA. AND SHE WAS LIKE, NO, SILLY. WE HAVE OUR OWN MARIACHI. AND I WAS LIKE, OH WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. AND SHE GOES, YES, THEY'RE FROM THE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, LOS GAVILANES. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. LOS GAVILANES. I SAID, LET'S BRING THEM. AND BY THE WAY,
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THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT ASKED ABOUT FIESTA DE PINATAS, I WOULD MENTION THE MARIACHI KIDS, WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS AWESOME. MY STAFF FOR WORKING THROUGH A DOUBLE SHIFT FOR 15 HOURS. AND WHEN I WAS WRITING THIS SPEECH, MISS ELAINE WAS NEXT TO ME AND SHE WAS LIKE, WHAT ABOUT ME? THANK YOU ELAINE. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT YEAH, LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND MENTION HER. THANK YOU. ELAINE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND THIS IS FOR MOOSE. SHE'S COMING HOME. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. WE LOVE YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD, HARD WORK. AND IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENING. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 4TH, 2025. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. MEETING MINUTES WITHIN THE DIGITAL PACKET. I DIDN'T SEE THEM IN OUR DIGITAL. I DID NOT SEE. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN. CONSENT AGENDA. NO DISCUSSION IS ANTICIPATED ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS SECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE ROUTINE. BUSINESSES WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS OR HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AS A STAFF REPORT OR DISCUSSION ITEM. THESE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED COLLECTIVELY BY A SINGLE VOTE, UNLESS A COMMISSION MEMBER REQUESTS AN ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYTHING TO REMOVE? NO, MA'AM.ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE ITEMS ON CONSENT. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. GREAT JOB TO OUR GRANTS DEPARTMENT. NICE TO SEE THAT PD IS GETTING ANOTHER. ANOTHER GRANT AND THERE'S NO MATCH.
THOSE ARE OUR FAVORITE TYPES OF GRANTS. AND OF COURSE, TO KEEP YOU ALL SAFE. MOVING ON, MOVING ON. ITEM EIGHT STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEMS IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE ACTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND ARE GENERALLY FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
HOWEVER, ANY ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION MAY BECOME AN ACTION ITEM AT A FUTURE MEETING WITH THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR, OR AFTER THE REQUEST OF ANY TWO COMMISSION MEMBERS OR CITY MANAGER. AND AT THE MOMENT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY FOR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. OKAY. OR STAFF REPORTS AS WELL. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PASS ON ITEM EIGHT C. OKAY.
LET'S JUST MAKE SURE IT MAKES IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE NEXT MEETING.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND AT THIS MOMENT WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO 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 THE PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED ALTAS PALMAS PHASE ONE SUBDIVISION BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A 25.78 ACRES OF LAND COMPRISED OF SURVEY 140 LL ADAMS ORIGINAL
[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to authorize the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) to grant $50,000 to Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) for FY 2026 to benefit Harlingen residents.]
GRANNY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 201, AND LOTS A AND B OF A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK TWO AND THREE, SURVEY 139 OF STEWART PLACE SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF RODEO DRIVE AND ALTAS PALMAS ROAD. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE A PRESENTATION? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION IN THE PACKET. THERE'S A VARIANCE REQUEST ON THE SEWER LINE. IT'S AN EIGHT INCH, SO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR AN EIGHT INCH CONCRETE LINE AT A CERTAIN GRADIENT. HERE THEY'RE ASKING TO DO AN EIGHT INCH PVC PIPE BUT AT A LESS STEEP GRADIENT.WELL THIS HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON SEWAGE THEIR SEWER LINES IN THE FUTURE. IT SHOULDN'T THIS ACTUALLY THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SO IT SHOULDN'T BE A CONCERN. WE DON'T HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER HERE UNFORTUNATELY, SO OKAY.
BUT IF THEY'RE FINE WITH IT, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. I'M GOOD.
OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT IS AN ORDINANCE. IT DOESN'T SAY THAT. IT IS. IT IS.
YES. OKAY. YES. AND THE ONLY REASON WHY IT'S COMING TO YOU IS BECAUSE OF THE PARK FEES. SO.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN LINE. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS. SO THE CAPTION ON THE ON THE AGENDA DOESN'T READ AS IF IT IS. BUT MARK, I MEAN, IT'S NOT SCHEDULED FOR THE READING OF AN ORDINANCE. READING OF AN ORDINANCE. SO CAN WE DO? DO WE
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NEED TO BRING IT BACK? I THINK WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK. OKAY, I KIND OF I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO ASK WHEN YOU WERE. NO, MA'AM, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL WITHDRAW MY MOTION. YEAH, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, BUT SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK SO IT CAN BE PROPERLY ON THE AGENDA TO GIVE EVERYONE NOTICE. CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S CONCERNS ARE. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A PLAT APPROVAL. SO AN ORDINANCE IS NOT REQUIRED. SO SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY IT'S COMING IS BECAUSE OF THE PARK FEES. SO IT IS NOT AN ORDINANCE. OKAY. OKAY THEN WE'RE GOOD. YES. I'M SO SORRY. IT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE THAT NEED TO BE AN ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT WASN'T. NO IT DOESN'T. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I NEED A SECOND. WE GOT A SECOND. OKAY. VERY GOOD. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. ITEM TEN B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ANNEXATION SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND RHODES DEVELOPMENT. AND THERE WAS A SECOND ATTACHMENT IN THE IN OUR TEMPLATES FOR THIS ONE. THERE WAS A THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT IN THE TABLETS. OKAY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CAN WE MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I'M JUST SAYING MORE PROPERTY. I KNOW ANNEXING INTO THE CITY. AND THEY ARE DOING A TON OF DEVELOPMENT HERE IN HARLINGEN. AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT IT'S CONTINUING. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND DOCTOR SHELLEY MITCHELL TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE SPAY NEUTER PROGRAM AS NEEDED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I. DO YOU NEED TO CHANGE SOMETHING? I DON'T NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING. BUT WE KIND OF NEED TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS. THIS IS TRUE. SO SHANNON HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET THIS PASSED. AND ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT IS TO DO THIS AND DO THIS HERE. SO WE'LL LET HER MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. BUT I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND I'M SURE THAT THE COMMISSION IS EQUALLY EXCITED. SO LET'S MAKE IT BRIEF BUT EFFICIENT TO CHECK THE BOXES. OKAY. WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WERE AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO HELP WITH LOW COST SPAY NEUTER. SPECIAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKED ON THIS TOGETHER AND WE WERE AWARDED SOME MONEY. AND SO WE ARE EXCITED TO GET THIS STARTED.
WE ARE. OUR INTENT IS TO KICK IT OFF ON OCTOBER 1ST. AND WE'RE WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THIS GOING. DEFINE SOME MONEY. WE WERE A LOT. WE WERE ALLOWED $9,000. WE APPLIED FOR MORE, BUT WE WERE AWARDED $9,000. SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO GET THIS STARTED. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO CONTINUE IT AND KEEP IT ON AN ONGOING BASIS IF POSSIBLE. WHAT MAKES THIS REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT WE ARE ALREADY PROVIDING SPAY AND NEUTER TO ALL OF OUR SHELTER ANIMALS, AND ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER HAS BEEN, OKAY, THAT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT, BUT WE NEED LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER FOR OUR PETS. AND SO THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO START WITH LOW INCOME FAMILIES. THAT WAS THE THE THE GRANT. AND THAT WAS THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT. AND SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AND A A GUIDELINE.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB AND EXHAUSTING ALL OF THOSE FUNDS.
AND THEN WE HOPE TO OPEN IT UP TO MORE RESIDENTS. AND THIS IS I'M I'M TAKING THIS AS A PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL IT IS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M SUPER PLEASED. TELL DOCTOR MITCHELL THAT WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT SHE'S WILLING TO STEP UP AND, AND AND PROVIDING THE SERVICES, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE CONCERN THAT SHANNON AND THEIR DEPARTMENT HAD, THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SOMEBODY TO ACTUALLY PERFORM THE PROCEDURES. SO SO THIS IS A ZOONOSIS GRANT. AND SO WHEN YOU SEE THE PET FRIENDLY LICENSE PLATES, THE PART OF THE FUNDS FROM THOSE PET FRIENDLY LICENSE PLATES GO TO THIS GRANT. SO THAT'S HOW WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO EVERY ONE OF THOSE PET FRIENDLY LICENSE PLATES THAT YOU SEE OUT THERE, JUST KINDLY THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION. SO THIS IS HELPING US. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CAN WE GET WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND WE HAVE A SECOND. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN D IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE LEASE. DOCUMENT NUMBER 62467 £0.87 00006 FOR 15
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ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1300 FAIR PARK BOULEVARD, HARLINGEN,E DEPARTMENT OF ARMY FOR THE TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 26TH THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. WE HAVE PARKS. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.YES, MA'AM. THE OVERGROWN GRASS. ARE WE CONDITIONING? I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER LOPEZ HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH THAT. AND YES, I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE. THERE'S TWO CHANGES I WANT TO MAKE TO THIS CONTRACT. SO I WANTED TO APPROVE. SUBJECT TO LEGAL. FIRST IS TO REMOVE DANNY FROM BEING THE POINT OF CONTACT. BEFORE IT HAD BEEN BEFORE. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ALSO OVERSAW ALL THE FACILITIES, AND THAT'S NO LONGER DONE THAT WAY. I BELIEVE WE MOVED IT. IT'S SOMEONE ELSE IN PUBLIC WORKS. SO WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE, IT'S CHRIS. SO WE WOULD PUT CHRIS AND OR SOMEONE IN HIS DEPARTMENT TO BE THE POINT OF CONTACT ONE AND TWO THAT I WANT TO PUT IN THERE, THAT THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT THAT GRASS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'RE CHANGING. I BELIEVE THEY CHANGED FROM NAVY TO ARMY OR ONE BRANCH OR ANOTHER THAT EITHER THEY DO IT OR THEY GIVE US AUTHORITY TO DO IT AND THEN CHARGE THEM, YOU KNOW, AND AUTHORITY NOT ONLY FOR THE OUTSIDE BUT FOR THE INSIDE AS WELL. SO, MARK, IF WE CAN MAKE THOSE TWO CHANGES AND WE CAN APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THOSE TWO CHANGES. ALL RIGHT THEN. AND SHOULD IT BE AN ACM OR SHOULD IT BE CHRIS, ON THE POINT OF CONTACT, WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE, WHICHEVER MY ARGUMENT WAS, WHICHEVER EMPLOYEE IS ALREADY IN CHARGE OF ALL THE FACILITIES, THIS IS JUST ONE OTHER FACILITY TO ADD TO IT. OKAY, YOU GOT ENOUGH ON YOUR PLATE, CHRIS.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE THING. OKAY. FANTASTIC. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BASED ON THOSE CONDITIONS? SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO TEN E.
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE HARLINGEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PROVIDE 76,500 TO TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE AS A MATCHING GRANT FOR THE PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM OFFERED TO THE HARLINGEN RESIDENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. ABC HONORABLE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. GOOD EVENING. I'M ORLANDO CAMPOS, CEO OF THE HARLINGEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. WE'VE PUT THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO HELP PROVIDE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,500 TO TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE TO HELP PROVIDE HIGH DEMAND JOB TRAINING AS A HIGH DEMAND JOB TRAINING GRANT THAT WILL HELP BENEFIT 34 HARLINGEN RESIDENTS WITH 352 HOURS OF
[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution amending budget #BA2526-01 adopted by the HWWS Board of Trustees for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.]
HANDS ON TRAINING IN THE MEDICAL SECTOR OR INDUSTRY, MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE IN THE ATTACHMENT. WE INCLUDED THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS DONE BY TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE.THIS WAS APPROVED BY OUR BOARD, SO WE'RE BRINGING IT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS WELL. MR. RICHARD WITH TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE IS ALSO HERE. HE CAN HELP ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM. SO I HAVE A QUESTION IN THE IN THE SUMMARY. IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, PROVIDED YOU INDICATED HERE THAT TSTC ALSO OFFERS THE TRAINING IN THIS FIELD. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM? SURE. THE DIFFERENCE IS ONE, THE WAY THAT THE PROGRAM IS PACKAGED, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE. ALSO, ON THE WAY THE CLASSES ARE MANAGED, THE CLASSES THAT TSC, TSC IS OFFERING ARE PRIMARILY HANDS ON TRAINING PROGRAM, SO THIS WILL GIVE STUDENTS ACTUAL CLASSROOM TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. A LOT OF THE COURSES THAT TSC OFFERS ARE ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMS AS WELL. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THIS IS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. SO TSC HAS ALREADY MET WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS TO SEEK THE MATCHING GRANT FUNDS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. AND THERE WAS ONE OTHER ITEM AND IT JUST SLIPPED MY MIND. AND THIS IS FOR HARLINGEN RESIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY FOR HARLINGEN RESIDENTS, 30 FOR HARLINGEN RESIDENTS. OH, THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION WAS THAT THEY HAVE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL HOSPITALS AND ARE WORKING WITH THEM, AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HELPED IDENTIFY THESE PROGRAMS AS HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS HERE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. SURE.
SO WITH TSTC, WE HAVE IN THE PAST THE THE PROGRAMS ARE REALLY GEARED TOWARDS JOB PLACEMENT. SO ARE WE GOING TO HAVE MAYBE RICHARD CAN RESPOND TO THIS. WILL WE HAVE SOMETHING
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AT THE END TO SHOW? BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS STORY TO SHOW THAT WE'VE PLACED THEM IN JOBS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE ALREADY MADE THE CONTACTS WITH THE HOSPITAL. SO THAT'S OUR GOAL FOR BOTH HOSPITALS. BOTH HOSPITALS ARE VERY MOTIVATED FOR THE TRAINING SO THEY CAN PLACE THEIR THOSE PEOPLE, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY RECRUIT FOR TO HELP WITH THE NURSING STAFF. BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER COMMUNITY CLINICS AND HOSPITALS, RATHER THE THE REHAB HOSPITALS WILL PUT THEM IN AS WELL. OKAY. AND THEN ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT WE ARE PROVIDING FOR CERTIFICATIONS, PART OF OUR PROGRAM, HANDS ON.IT'S A CPR, CNA, EKG AND THE PC. SO WE WANT TO UPSKILL THE INDIVIDUALS SO THEY CAN GET HIRED AT ANY LOCATION. OKAY. AND THEN YOU'LL CIRCLE BACK WITH US AFTER AND KIND OF TELL US WHERE THESE THESE STUDENTS, WHERE THEY ENDED UP IN, EVEN WHEN, WHENEVER THE PROGRAM IS OVER. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FROM THE EDC AS WELL. PART OF THE REPORTING. SO YES, OUR GOAL IS TO PLACE EVERYONE IN HARLINGEN. WELL THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. I GUESS HARLINGEN FIRST. RIGHT. AND THEN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN F CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE HARLINGEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO GRANT $50,000 TO VALLEY INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO BENEFIT HARLINGEN RESIDENTS. ORLANDO. HONORABLE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE
[Item 11 - Board Appointments]
CITY COMMISSION ORLANDO CAMPOS, ONCE AGAIN CEO OF THE HARLINGEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE HARLINGEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING TO ARVIDA IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO HELP PROVIDE TEN HARLINGEN LOW INCOME RESIDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES IN CAREER TRAININGS FOR HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS HERE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED FUNDING, THEY HAVE PROVIDED REPORTS AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE[Item 12 - Executive Session]
PROGRAMS TARGETING HARLINGEN RESIDENTS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. DO YOU HAVE THAT DATA? YES, WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL OF YOU.PERFECT. AND THAT WILL ANSWER BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT ON MY PACKET PAGE 99. IT SAYS OUTCOMES AND RESULTS. AND THEN THERE'S FOUR POINTS. IT SAYS 85% DO THIS, 90% DO THAT. AND WE HAVE THAT NUMBER BREAKDOWN FOR THE LAST THREE COHORTS OF HARLINGEN RESIDENTS. WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT. AND IT WILL ACTUALLY LIST THE THE NAMES OF THE HARLINGEN RESIDENTS THAT DID OBTAIN THE TRAINING, THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY ENLISTED IN AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AS WELL. AND YOU'VE BEEN BASED ON THE RESULTS THAT YOU'VE SEEN. YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH US CONTINUING THIS PARTNERSHIP. YEAH, I THINK THAT IT'S A MUCH NEEDED PROGRAM SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY TRY TO TARGET AT RISK INDIVIDUALS. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE THERE FIRST WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES TO SEEK OUT TRAINING. AND SO THIS DEFINITELY UPSKILLS THEM AND HELPS ELEVATE THEIR INCOME LEVELS TO TRY AND GET THEM OUT OF THAT POVERTY CYCLE. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO A WHILE BACK, COMMISSIONER KINSLEY AND AND AND PEREZ AND I WENT TO AUSTIN TO GO TRY TO GET SOME MONEY FOR VETERANS, AND WE LISTENED IN TO HOW THEY SCORED AND WHO GOT WHAT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTICED THAT THEY DID, AND I THINK THAT THIS COMMISSION SHOULD DO AS WELL, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOARD TO, IS TO LOOK TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS. AND SO WHAT I NOTICED HERE WAS THAT THERE WAS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $7,500. AND YOU'RE YOU'RE
[Item 13 - Action of Executive Session Items]
TALKING ABOUT TEN STUDENTS AND 42,000 IS GOING TOWARDS THE STUDENTS, AND THEN 7500 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COST. I WONDER WHY THAT COST IS SO HIGH FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, CURRICULUM? BECAUSE I WOULD THINK AND I IF I HAVE A BETTER IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THAT THEY GET FUNDS FROM DIFFERENT EDC'S AND DIFFERENT ENTITIES.AND SO COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER THEY ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. SO IS THAT AN APPROPRIATE BALANCE? BECAUSE I KNOW WE RECEIVED OVER NEARLY $1 MILLION FOR OUR VETERANS. AND THROUGH OUR STAFF, WE ARE DOING NO ADMINISTRATIVE COST. YEAH, I CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION RELATED TO WHY THEY APPROPRIATE THAT MUCH MONEY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. I DO KNOW, HOWEVER, THAT THE COST PER STUDENTS IS NOT JUST FOR TUITION, BUT IT'S ALSO TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BOOKS. AND SINCE A LOT OF THESE ARE ALSO LOW INCOME STUDENTS, THEY MIGHT ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
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TRANSPORTATION TO THE SCHOOL ITSELF AND OR WHEREVER THE TRAINING IS BEING HELD. BUT I CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO THEM AND SEEK MORE INFORMATION ON THE COST RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION. SO I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS THAT THEY PROVIDE. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC, WHETHER IT'S TUITION OR BOOKS OR WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS THAT ALL OF IT GOES TO THE STUDENTS OR A BIG A BIG PORTION OF IT GOES TO THE STUDENTS, BECAUSE I'M KIND OF JUST LOOKING AT THE COST PER STUDENT IS EACH ONE IS ABOUT 4250, BUT IT COST 7500 TO ADMINISTER THE 4000 THAT EACH ARE GOING TO GET IT. JUST THE MATH ISN'T REALLY MAPPING FOR ME. SO WHAT I CAN DO IS, LIKE THE KIDS SAY, I CAN INVITE THEM TO COME IN AND MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION IF YOU'D LIKE. OKAY. AGAIN, I THINK IT'S A GREAT INITIATIVE WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THOSE DOLLARS GOING TO THE STUDENTS. AND IF THERE IS A REASON WHY, IT'S FOR GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, JUST LIKE IN ANY WITH ANY OTHER CONTRACT, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT GOES TO. SURE, I CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THIS? I MEAN, I'M I'M SHARING THAT WITH THE COMMISSION. THAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE. WE WERE THERE FOR HOURS AND HOURS, AND IT SEEMED THAT THE FOLKS THAT WERE WITH THESE HIGH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WERE NOT GETTING FUNDED. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. I WANT TO BE GREAT PARTNERS WITH TSC. I WANT TO GREAT PARTNERS WITH TSC, UTRGV, BUT YOU KNOW, THESE ORGANIZATIONS IF, IF, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING MONIES TO GO TO STUDENTS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT GOING TO THE STUDENTS IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC NEED. I KNOW WHEN WE WERE THERE AT THE VA, THERE WAS SOME MANDATES TO THE COUNTY, LIKE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS FOR VETERANS, AND THEN IT MAKES SENSE THAT YOU NEED TO ALSO USE SOME OF THAT MONEY FOR PROBATION OFFICER OR YOU KNOW, WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULDN'T REALLY BE THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR PROGRAM. SO IF YOU'RE ASKING MONIES FOR THE STUDENTS, I'M 100% BEHIND THAT. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP. SO I JUST IT JUST QUESTION IT. I IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO TABLE IT THEN I'M FINE WITH THAT. IF YOU WANT YOU KNOW THIS TO BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN MOVING FORWARD. WE LOOK AT IT AT THE NEXT ROUND. I DEFER TO THE TO THE COMMISSION. AND TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER, MAYOR, MY WIFE IS A DIRECTOR OF A NONPROFIT AND THAT THE CONSTRAINTS, NOT CONSTRAINTS, BUT THAT THOSE NUANCES THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE YOU'RE BRINGING UP IS BECOMING COMMONPLACE IN ALL THE GRANTS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT NONPROFITS WHERE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE MELINDA GATES MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, THEY DON'T WANT THEIR MONEY GOING TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. ON THE FLIP SIDE, THOUGH, IS HOW DOES THE PROGRAM EXIST UNLESS YOU'RE PAYING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST, RIGHT. AND SO I'M FINE EITHER WAY BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE $50,000 WE ARE SPENDING ON THIS IS, YOU KNOW, MONEY WELL SPENT BECAUSE THOSE TEN KIDS OR TEN YOUNG ADULTS ARE GETTING THE BENEFIT OF IT AND ARE COMPLETING THE PROGRAM.SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. LET'S BRING THEM IN TO DO A PRESENTATION. AND I THINK WE CAN, YOU KNOW, ONE MEETING I DON'T THINK WE'LL KILL HIM. WILL IT? NO. I THINK WE NEED TO WITHDRAW THE MOTION. OKAY, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH. SO IT APPEARS THAT THE OVERHEAD COST IS 15%. WHAT, YOU WANT TO KNOCK THAT DOWN TO 14 OR 13 OR 12%? IDEALLY, I WOULD LIKE NONE.
OR I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT IT IS. OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN THAT THAT'S AND THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I WOULD NOT HAVE LOOKED AT IT SO CLOSELY IF I WOULDN'T HAVE SPENT HOURS IN THE ROOM LOOKING AT OTHERS AND SEEING WHICH ONES, YOU KNOW, HARLINGEN WAS A BENEFICIARY OF MORE MONEY THAN OTHER CITIES BECAUSE WE SAID WE WILL ABSORB THOSE COSTS. AND I UNDERSTAND TO DANIEL'S POINT, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERY ORGANIZATION CAN BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT THEY CAN SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING TO GO TO, TOWARDS, AND YOU'RE HELPING FUND THIS. THAT IS GOING TO EQUATE TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR SO THERE MAY BE A VALID REASON. IT'S JUST THAT WHEN IT'S A LINE ITEM WITH NO DESCRIPTION, IT'S, YOU KNOW, I I'M LEFT TO KIND OF JUST GUESS. AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE DOING THAT. I MEAN, IT'S Y'ALL'S MONEY, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THOSE ARE TOOLS THAT YOU USE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS AND ALSO TOOLS. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN USE AS INCENTIVES, RIGHT. SO WOULDN'T IT BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THAT MONEY TOO? SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
AND THEN I KNOW THAT THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT WERE THE WHAT IS OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT. RIGHT. FOR THE PREVIOUS ONES THAT WE'VE APPROVED. AND I'M SURE
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THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE WONDERFUL STORIES. IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CELEBRATION OR SMALL CEREMONY TO KIND OF A GRADUATION OR SOMETHING FOR HARLINGEN RESIDENTS. SO, OKAY, SO I BELIEVE THERE WAS A MOTION AND SO WILL YOU WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION? DID DID YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DON'T RECALL THAT I HAD A MOTION. OKAY, THEN MAYBE I JUST HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH COFFEE. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO TABLE. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT. MISS MYRA, THERE WAS NO OTHER MOTION. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN G IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AMENDING BUDGET NUMBER BA 2520 601, ADOPTED BY THE HARLINGEN WATER WORKS BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 THROUGH 2026. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS RON DELAGARZA, THE CFO, HARLINGEN WATERWORKS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HARLINGEN WATERWORKS APPROVED A PLAN CHANGE FOR OUR OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT AND A BUYBACK FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES. THIS REQUEST IS TO INCREASE THE COST ALLOCATION FOR OUR BUDGET FOR THAT LINE ITEM. FOR TMRS AND OUR BUDGET, WE'RE ASKING FOR $323,331 TO BE DISTRIBUTED, 227,103 TO WATER PROGRAM, AND 96,002 28 TO THE WASTEWATER PROGRAM. MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANKS, RON. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM H CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO MOVE THE CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 1ST AND OCTOBER 15TH TO OTHER DATES. SO ON THIS ONE I TALKED TO GABE ABOUT THE OCTOBER 1ST MEETING IS ON A IS ON A WEDNESDAY, OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THAT IS WHEN THE EDC IS GOING TO BE HOSTING THEIR RISE UP PITCH COMPETITION. AND SO IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THE COMMISSION TO BE PRESENT IN SUPPORTING THESE ENTREPRENEURS. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT HE HE WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND THE SEVENTH.
AT WHAT TIME IS THAT GOING TO BE AT THE COMPETITION AT 6:00? AT 6:00? YEAH, I WON'T BE HERE FOR THE SEVENTH. OKAY. SEPTEMBER. OH, I'M SORRY. IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING, COMMISSIONER MESMER, WHAT DAYS ARE YOU GONE OR SEVENTH THROUGH 15TH? OKAY. HAVE A WEDDING TO GO TO. HAVE WE KNOCKED IT OUT ON THE SIXTH THE DAY BEFORE ON THAT BE FINE. OKAY. ANY ANY TIME BEFOREHAND ON THE. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A WEDNESDAY. YEAH. MONDAY, MAY OR OCTOBER 6TH.
OKAY. I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT LATE, BUT I'M SURE COMMISSIONER KINSLEY CAN CAN CAN HANDLE IT IF I'M NOT. OKAY. SO IS EVERYBODY AVAILABLE ON THE SIXTH. YES YES YES. OKAY. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT ON THE 15TH. COMMISSIONER. AND THEN THE 15TH. SO WITH OUR NEW POLICY OF HAVING TO GET THE AGENDAS DONE QUICKLY. THE, THE, I THINK THE DATE HE WAS GOING TO PROPOSE WOULD BE THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY ON THE 22ND. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO IT WOULD NOT BE THE TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO PREPARE THE AGENDA SO WE WON'T HAVE BACK TO BACK. OKAY. SO THE SIX AND THE 22ND IS DO IT ON THE 20TH WHICH IS A MONDAY. I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. SO IT'LL BE THE FIRST MONDAY OF OCTOBER AND THEN THE THIRD MONDAY OF OCTOBER. IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU AGENDA WISE AND ALL THAT? YES. THAT'LL BE FINE OKAY. OKAY. SO THE 20TH AND THE SIX, IS THAT OKAY WITH THE COMMISSION? ANYBODY ELSE. YOU GUYS I'M GOOD I'M GOOD OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE THE CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 1ST TO OCTOBER 6TH. AND THEN THE OCTOBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 20TH? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. ITEM 11. IS BOARD APPOINTMENTS SPECIFICALLY APPOINTED 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. I HAVE NONE. NONE. NONE NONE. NONE. COMMISSIONER.
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ANY APPLICATIONS? I WANT TO KNOW. I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. HAVING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON.OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 12, EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL ITEMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION WILL BE DELIBERATED IN A CLOSED SESSION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT GENERALLY PERMITTED TO ATTEND A CLOSED SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED AS AN ACTION ITEM AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR. HOWEVER, CITY COMMISSION WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION. WE HAVE ITEM 12 A PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 .071, ATTORNEY CONSULTATION AND CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION. SECTION 551 .072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL ESTATE IN SECTION 551 .087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ONE.
PROJECT ORGANIC BEACH. TYLER. IT'S TIME SMOKE SIGNALS AND THEN ITEM 12 B IS CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551 .071 REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE ALSO CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551 .071 REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION AND LAST ITEM WILL BE CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551 .071 REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION MOTION. CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. TIME IS NOW 6:31 P.M.
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GOOD. IS THERE ANY ACTION ON ABC'S. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH. DANIEL HAS THEM[01:50:25]
RIGHT. YES, MA'AM. YOU NEED ONE JUST SO YOU CAN BE GOOD. THE TIME IS NOW 7:10 P.M. AND WE[01:50:38]
ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION, MISS MYRA. OKAY. ITEM 13 IS ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. THE[01:50:44]
CITY COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED IN[01:50:50]
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION OF THIS ITEM OF THIS AGENDA. I'M SORRY. MAKE A MOTION TO TO[01:50:57]
COME BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO, WE HAVE IT RIGHT. NO WE NORMALLY NO WE DON'T WE[01:51:02]
DON'T NEED A MOTION. JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT OKAY I APOLOGIZE, THAT'S OKAY. ITEM 13 A[01:51:07]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS 12 A ONE THROUGH FIVE AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED ON ITEM 12, A TWO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY OKAY. ITEM 13 B CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEM 12 B AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEM 12 C AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED. ALTHOUGH, SAY, A, IS THERE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE LAST ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION. ON ITEM 12. WE DID THAT. BUT YEAH, FOR THE THIRD ONE OKAY. IT'S THE ADDENDUM. THE ADDENDUM THE NEXT PAGE OKAY. AND THAT ONE IS FOR 12 DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. GOT IT. I THINK WE'VE COVERED ACKNOWLEDGE REPORT AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE REPORT AND PROCEED. ACKNOWLEDGE REPORT AND PROCEED AS DISCUSSED.
YES. SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE. THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED. OH, I KNOW, OUT OF HERE.
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