[Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on fist reading amending the previously-approved Planned Development ("PD")District to allow for 28-foot wide streets with 30-feet of Right-of-Way and smaller lot sizes, reduce common area, and a 5-foot rear yard setback for Lots 59-73 for a 90-lot single-family and 1-lot commercial development on a property bearing a legal description of 12.537 acres land out of a Portion of Lots 1,2,7, and all of Lot 8, all of Block 146, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, located on the northwest corner of Maine Road and FM 509. Applicant: Melden & Hunt c/o HDP Paso Real, LLC (Nick Rhodes) ]

DESIGNATED. AND SO ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS IS THAT YOUR ROLE IS CENTRAL TO THE PROCESS, BECAUSE ALL DESIGNATIONS ARE PROTECTED BY ZONING. AND IT GIVES THIS COMMISSION OVERSIGHT FOR ALL DESIGNATIONS. I JUST I THINK THEY'RE GOING BACK THERE TO CHECK IT OUT. THAT'S FINE.

BUT YOU CAN PROCEED. OKAY. SO THIS ORDINANCE IS FUNDAMENTALLY AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

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QUALITY OF LIFE TOOL. CITIES WITH PRESERVATION ORDINANCES CONSISTENTLY SEE HIGHER REINVESTMENT AND INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES IN DESIGNATED AREAS. AND SO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED THIS DRAFT ORDINANCE. AND SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS WELL. AND SO BEFORE WE CLOSE OUR PRESENTATIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE FRANK MARTINEZ OR FRANCISCO MARTINEZ. HE'S ONE OF OUR GRAND COORDINATORS. HE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT WORKED ON ONE OF OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, AND THAT'S TO FUND A HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY. AND HE'S GOING TO DISCUSS WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT TO THIS WORKSHOP. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE STILL STREAMING. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION. MY NAME IS FRANCISCO MARTINEZ. I AM A GRANT COORDINATOR HERE WITH THE SPECIAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT HERE TO DISCUSS AN UPCOMING PROJECT FUNDED BY THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION. SO IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR, THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE, AWARDED THE CITY OF HARLINGEN $40,000 TO THE TEXAS PRESERVATION TRUST FUND TO CONDUCT A HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY. AND THIS WILL HELP THE CITY IDENTIFY AND PROPERLY PROTECT PROPERTIES. SO WHAT IS A HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY? THE THC DEFINES THIS AS A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF IDENTIFYING PROPERTIES IN SIMPLE TERMS, IT'S A STUDY THAT HIGHLIGHTS BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES OF POTENTIAL HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF SURVEYS. THERE IS A WINDSHIELD SURVEY, AND THAT'S A VERY GENERAL OVERVIEW RESEARCH OF THE AREA. THEY DON'T REALLY TAKE A LOT OF PHOTOS, BUT THEY DO RESEARCH JUST OF THE OF THE SCOPE. THERE IS A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY. SO THIS IS A LITTLE MORE DETAILED. THEY TAKE PHOTOS OF STRUCTURES RIGHT A LITTLE BIT OF DOCUMENTATION. THERE IS A INTENSIVE SURVEY AND THAT SURVEY IS MORE DETAILED A LOT OF MORE THOROUGH DOCUMENTATION. AND THEY EVEN PROVIDE AND THEY EVEN PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION AS TO A PROPERTY CAN IS ELIGIBLE TO BE IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. SO WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY? SO IT HELPS IDENTIFY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES OF POTENTIAL HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE THAT MAY BE LOCATED NEAR A DEMOLITION OR LAND DISTURBANCE SITES. IT BRINGS PUBLIC AWARENESS OF A COMMUNITY'S HISTORIC RESOURCES.

IT HELPS LOCAL PRESERVATION ADVOCATES, LAND USE PLANNERS, AND EVEN TOURISM PROMOTERS. IT ALSO PROVIDES A BASIS FOR PRESERVATION AND PLANNING AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. SO NEXT, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION. SO WHAT YOU SEE OUTLINED IS THE ORIGINAL DOWNTOWN SITE. AND MANY OF THE BUILDINGS IN THIS AREA REMAIN INTACT. DESPITE THAT, THERE ARE NO FORMAL PRESERVATION ORDINANCES. THE BAXTER BUILDING IS ACTUALLY ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, AND THAT SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE AREA'S POTENTIAL. NEXT, WE HAVE THE AIRPORT SLASH MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY AREA. DURING WORLD WAR TWO, THIS WAS KNOWN AS THE HARLINGEN ARMY AIRFIELD AND IT WAS USED TO TRAIN AERIAL GUNNERS. IT WAS CLOSED IN 1946 AFTER THE WAR, AND IT WAS REOPENED IN 1952 FOR THE KOREAN WAR. THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ACTUALLY LISTS THIS SITE AS A POTENTIAL CULTURAL HISTORIC SITE. AND LAST, IT'S THE PARKWOOD SUBDIVISION. THIS SUBDIVISION WAS DEVELOPED IN THE 1950S OR 60S. MANY OF THE HOMES IN THIS AREA ARE DESIGNED BY ALLEN Y. TANIGUCHI AND JOHN G. YORK, AND WE BELIEVE MANY RESIDENTS WANT TO KNOW WHETHER THEIR HOMES ARE OF HISTORICAL VALUE. SO JUST TO CLOSE OFF THE PRESENTATION, WE STILL DON'T HAVE A FORMAL GRANT AGREEMENT FROM THE THC. BUT ONCE WE DO HAVE A FORMAL GRANT AGREEMENT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HIRE A CONSULTANT AND SEE WHICH ARE THE BEST LEVEL. WHAT'S THE BEST SURVEY LEVEL FOR THE AREAS? THANK YOU. SO UP NEXT WE HAVE ALEXIS RIOJAS. HE'S OUR SHE'S OUR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DIRECTOR. SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE INCENTIVES.

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF JUST GIVE YOU GUYS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF A COMPARISON OF JUST DIFFERENT TEXAS CITIES AND WHAT INCENTIVE MODELS THAT THEY THEY HAVE WITH THEIR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. WHY PRESERVATION AND INCENTIVES MATTER. TODAY, WE'RE KIND OF GOING TO DIVE INTO WHY PRESERVATION INCENTIVES ARE PIVOTAL FOR HARLINGEN. LET'S BEGIN BY EXPLORING HARLINGEN'S CURRENT APPROACH, WHICH IS

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FOCUSED ON OVERSEEING OUR LOCAL LANDMARK AND DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS. OUR HARLINGEN PRESERVATION COMMISSION WILL ALSO OVERVIEW THE CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR EACH BUILDING AND ENSURE THAT THE DESIGN, CAPABILITY AND COMPATIBILITY IN PROTECT

[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow an adult business (smoke shop)in a General Retail ("GR") District located at 803 Dixieland Road, Suite A, bearing a legal description of Lot 2, Dixieland Center Subdivision. Applicant: Ahmed Alsabahi]

HISTORIC CHARACTER. THE ORDINANCE ALSO EMPHASIZES REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT, AND THESE INCENTIVES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE IS THAT IT ENCOURAGES PROPERTY OWNER PARTICIPATION. IT OFFSETS THE REHABILITATION COSTS. THE RESTORATION OFTEN INVOLVES HIGHER COSTS, SO WE'RE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS, HISTORIC TAX CREDITS AND FEE WAIVERS TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP FOR THEM. IT SUPPORTS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT BOOSTS TOURISM, SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AREA. INCENTIVES ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND OFFSET COSTS AND SUPPORTS REVITALIZATION. HERE. I HAVE SEVERAL CITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS KIND OF JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVING THE COMPARISON ON WHAT INCENTIVES THEY HAVE. SO SUCH AS FACADE GRANTS, TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY, PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS, TOURISM INTEGRATION AND PRESERVATION LOANS FOR SOME. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE BRENHAM, TEXAS. THEY HAVE NO FACADE GRANTS. THEY HAVE A TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM AND THEY HAVE NO PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS, NO TOURISM INTEGRATION AND NO PRESERVATION LOANS AS PART OF THEIR PROGRAM. EDINBURG, TEXAS, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL ONE OF OUR LOCAL CITIES IN HIDALGO COUNTY, HAS FACADE GRANTS. IT HAS TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY, BUT IT HAS NO PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS, TOURISM INTEGRATION OR PRESERVATION LOANS. GALVESTON, TEXAS TEXAS IS REALLY BIG ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND THEY HAVE ALL OF IT. THEY HAVE FACADE GRANTS, THEY HAVE TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY, PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS, TOURISM INTEGRATION AND PRESERVATION LOANS. FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT IS VERY LOCAL FOR HIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. AND THEY HAVE ALL THEY HAVE FOUR, BUT ONE, THEY DON'T HAVE THE PRESERVATION LOANS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? YES. DEFINE TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY. SO HISTORIC. THERE'S HISTORIC TAX CREDITS THAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR. SO I I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR WITH THIS. BUT WE DID INVITE ONE OF THE HIDALGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MR. GABRIEL OZUNA, WHO CAN KIND OF ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT WHEN IT COMES TO APPLYING FOR THOSE HISTORIC TAX CREDITS. SO I'M GOING TO BRING HIM UP HERE SO THAT WAY HE CAN. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. SO I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, AND I ALSO SERVE ON A COUPLE OF LOCAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARDS IN DONNA AND MERCEDES. SO THE HISTORIC TAX CREDITS, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO THERE'S A FEDERAL, STATE, FEDERAL TAX CREDIT AND A STATE TAX CREDIT. AND THEY HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS. AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY STACK THEM ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER. AND IT APPLIES TO QUALIFIED REHABILITATION EXPENSES. SO WHENEVER A HISTORIC PROPERTY THAT IS DEEMED ELIGIBLE AND WANTS TO DO A RESTORATION OR REHABILITATION APPLIES THROUGH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, FOR THESE TAX CREDITS, THEY CAN GET 20% OF THEIR INVESTMENT BACK FROM THE IRS IN THE FORM OF A TAX CREDIT, AND AN ADDITIONAL 25% STATE TAX CREDIT. THERE'S A MARKET EXCHANGE ON THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS TAX. BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS, YOU KNOW, YIELDS UP TO 40, 40 TO 45% OF THE COST OF WHAT SOMEONE PUTS INTO A BUILDING. THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT BACK IN THE FORM OF A TAX CREDIT. SO IT'S A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM. AND IN TEXAS WE'VE ONLY HAD THE STATE TAX CREDIT FOR SINCE 2015, AND IT'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR. AND IT'S ALREADY SHOWN TO HELP REVITALIZE, YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWNS AND BUILDINGS THAT OTHERWISE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THAT THAT LOVE FROM DEVELOPERS. ARE THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY AREAS HERE IN THE VALLEY THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS CREDIT? BROWNSVILLE HAS DONE A LOT WITH THE HISTORIC TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS. EVERY QUARTER, THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION PUTS OUT A REPORT ON HOW MANY THEY'RE CALLED PART ONE, PART A, PART B, PART FEDERAL IS ONE, TWO AND THREE, AND STATE IS A, B, AND C, BUT THEY MIRROR EACH OTHER. AND SO WE GET A REPORT EVERY TIME, EVERY QUARTER TO SEE HOW MANY TAX CREDIT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR. AND SO I ALWAYS SEE BROWNSVILLE HAVE AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, ONE EVERY, EVERY OTHER QUARTER OR SO. AND WHAT'S THE LIKE USUALLY THE SIZE OF THESE CREDITS. LIKE HOW MUCH DO THEY GET THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF. THERE'S THERE'S NO CAP TO THE CREDIT.

IT'S JUST A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT IS. YEAH, 20% FEDERAL, 25% STATE. AND IT DEPENDS ON THE IRS KIND OF SETS THE CRITERIA FOR WHAT'S CONSIDERED A QUALIFIED REHABILITATION

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EXPENSE. BUT ANYTHING STRUCTURAL HVAC, ELECTRICAL. AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THOSE HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS. SO IF YOU NEED A, YOU KNOW, STRIPPED DOWN SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE OR YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, RESTORING AN ELEMENT LIKE HARDWOOD FLOORING OR SOMETHING, TO THAT EXTENT, I WILL SAY THAT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL TAX CREDIT, YOU NEED TO BE AN INCOME PRODUCING PROPERTY. AND THE STATE TAX CREDIT. SAME DEAL, EXCEPT THAT THERE IS A PROVISION FOR NONPROFITS AS WELL. SO NONPROFITS LIKE CHURCHES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE STATE TAX CREDIT. SO IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH, MAYBE YOU GOT, YOU KNOW, SOME BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND THEY'RE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY WANT TO FIX IT UP, THEY WANT TO DO IT RIGHT, GETTING, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT MONEY RAISED.

IT'S A, YOU KNOW, 20 TO 25% KNOCK OFF OF THE PRICE THAT IT WOULD COST THEM. IF THEY DO IT THROUGH THE TAX CREDITS. SO THEN RESIDENTS AREN'T DON'T QUALIFY FOR THAT SPECIFIC FEDERAL TAX CREDIT. OR AS YOU SAID, THEY HAVE TO BE INCOME PRODUCING. YEAH. INCOME PRODUCING FOR FOR BOTH TAX CREDITS OR FOR THE STATE TAX CREDIT A NONPROFIT CAN QUALIFY.

UNFORTUNATELY YOU KNOW RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES DON'T. BUT WHAT'S VERY COMMON ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THESE NICER RESIDENTIAL HOMES, THEY SOMETIMES GET CONVERTED INTO LIKE LAW OFFICES OR DOCTOR'S OFFICES, THAT KIND OF THING. AND SO THAT ENTITY THEN WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TAX CREDIT IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED AND IDENTIFIED AS A HISTORIC PROPERTY. WHAT IF I PUT MY HOUSE UNDER AN LLC AND THEN PAY THE LLC RENT TO STAY THERE? IS THAT NOW INCOME PRODUCING? I'M NOT A LAWYER, SO I COULDN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY, BUT BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE CREATIVE WORKAROUNDS TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE AN LLC THAT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT THAT PROBABLY COULD QUALIFY. YES. AROUND HERE, HOW MUCH WOULD THE CITIES BE ON THE HOOK FOR FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? THAT REALLY DEPENDS ON YOU. THE THE PROCESS TO APPLY FOR THESE TAX CREDITS. IT'S REALLY ON THE APPLICANT, ON THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY TO SUBMIT THEIR, YOU KNOW, PARTS ONE, TWO AND THREE AND A, B AND C. BUT I DO KNOW THAT WHEN CITIES CAN ASSIST WITH THAT, IT IT DOES BRIDGE THAT GAP OF, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU'RE FILLING OUT SOME OF THESE FORMS AND WITHOUT THAT ASSISTANCE IT CAN BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING. AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALSO CONSULTANTS OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, CAN CHARGE A PERCENTAGE OF THE OF THE, OF THE TAX CREDIT FOR THEIR SERVICES. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CITY THAT'S SUPPORTIVE AND IS ABLE TO OFFER THAT ASSISTANCE, IT JUST MEANS THAT THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS YOU'RE GOING TO GET IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE INCREASED. BUT THERE'S THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT. IT'S REALLY UP TO WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO. HOW DO YOU BALANCE THE PRESERVATION ASPECT WITH TRYING TO MODERNIZE? LIKE WHAT IS THE WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS? BECAUSE PRESERVATION IS FANTASTIC, RIGHT? BUT THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME STRUCTURES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE SOME KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS. WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO QUALIFY IF THEY'VE ALREADY KIND OF GONE ANOTHER ROUTE? AND NOW THEY WANT TO PRESERVE, LIKE HOW DOES HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH. SO WE HAVE A SET OF STANDARDS. THAT IS THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES. IT'S KIND OF THE PRESERVATION BIBLE. EVERYONE USES IT LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. AND IT IDENTIFIES FOUR TYPES OF TREATMENTS. SO TREATMENT NUMBER ONE IS PRESERVATION WHICH IS BASICALLY YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY MOSTLY INTACT WHEN IT COMES TO ITS ORIGINAL FEATURES. AND YOU'RE JUST DOING MAINTENANCE AND YOU'RE MAKING SURE THAT IT'S CONTINUING TO BE, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED UP, YOU'RE USING IN-KIND MATERIALS AND THAT KIND OF THING, THEN YOU HAVE RESTORATION. SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE JOHN G. YORK HOUSE, WHERE SOMEONE HAD COME, MADE SOME INAPPROPRIATE MODIFICATIONS OVER TIME. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY OUT OF A LABOR OF LOVE AND A LITTLE BIT OF, OF, OF EXPERTISE TOOK IT BACK TO THAT ORIGINAL. THOSE RESTORED THOSE ORIGINAL ELEMENTS AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO LIFE. SO THAT'S RESTORATION.

RECONSTRUCTION. THAT ONE'S VERY RARE, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH TALKING ABOUT. BUT THE MOST POPULAR ONE, THE MOST COMMON ONE IS REHABILITATION. BECAUSE WE AS PRESERVATIONISTS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE AS ITS ORIGINAL INTENDED USE. SO THERE HAS TO BE SOME FLEXIBILITY. WE CALL THAT ADAPTIVE REUSE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE BUILDING THAT USED TO BE SOMETHING. AND WE'RE GOING TO MODIFY IT SLIGHTLY WHILE RETAINING THE CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES. THOSE THINGS THAT THE THC AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAY, YOU KNOW, DON'T WANT TO REMOVE THAT CENTRAL STAIRCASE, YOU DON'T WANT TO REMOVE THOSE ICONIC CROWN MOLDING DETAILS BECAUSE

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THEY MAKE THE SPACE WHAT IT IS. BUT IF YOU CAN CHECK OFF THOSE BOXES, THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A REALLY GREAT AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY. AND THEN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR, IF YOU YOURSELF DIDN'T DO THOSE INAPPROPRIATE MODIFICATIONS OR ALTERATIONS, LET'S SAY YOU BOUGHT A PROPERTY THAT HAD ALREADY GONE THROUGH SOME RENOVATION IN THE 90S. THEN THE THC AND THE AND THE PARK SERVICE DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST THE CURRENT OWNER. OKAY. THANK YOU. RESTORATION WOULD FALL UNDER THE SAME THING AS WE HAVE LIKE THIS PAST MARCH WHERE WE HAD WE HAD A STORMS. AND THAT'S THE PART OF THE RESTORATION AS WELL. IS THAT CORRECT? EVERY PROJECT IS DIFFERENT. AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, PART OF THIS ORDINANCE WOULD HAVE THAT LOCAL REVIEW COUNCIL TO HELP MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS. BUT THE WAY THAT I SEE IT WORK IN OTHER CITIES AND IN OTHER PLACES IN TEXAS, THAT THAT WORKS THE BEST IS WHEN THERE'S DIALOG BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE HPO, AND THE AND THE COUNCIL OR COMMISSION AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO. HOW DOES THIS, YOU KNOW, BEST MEET THESE STANDARDS? AND THEN THERE'S ADVICE THAT THE HPO CAN GIVE AND SAY, WELL, THESE ARE YOUR OPTIONS. WE RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, X OR Y. BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO DO Z THIS IS HOW YOU'D BE ABLE TO DO IT OKAY.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS DISCUSSION. ONE HOW MUCH DOES A CONSULTANT GO FOR? IT REALLY DEPENDS. I BELIEVE THE CITY IS WORKING WITH SOMEONE OR IS PLANNING TO WORK WITH SOMEONE. FOR THE CASA DEL SOL PROJECT? I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY. IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF THE THE OF THE BUILDING. I KNOW THAT IN HIDALGO COUNTY, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT JUST A PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT OF A BUILDING, I GOT ONE CONSULTANT QUOTE ME LIKE $7,000 FOR LIKE A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT MOTEL. BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN HERE AND PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION. IT'S BEEN VERY INSIGHTFUL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU. SO THE LAST THING IS JUST THE OPPORTUNITIES LOOKING FORWARD, RIGHT, WITH THE ESTABLISHING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE FOR HARLINGEN SO WE CAN GO INTO A FACADE OR REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR IT. WE CAN FEE WAIVERS FOR HISTORIC PROJECTS. WE CAN PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX REBATES OR ABATEMENTS, GRANT AND TAX CREDIT ASSISTANCE. AND IT JUST BUILDS A DEEPER PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR EDC, OUR MAIN STREET TEAM AND OUR CVB, OUR TOURISM DEPARTMENTS, JUST ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO GET THIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE DONE. AND I CURRENTLY ALREADY KIND OF ALREADY DO IT. AS FAR AS THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, I, I GO OVER EVERYTHING WITH ALL OF OUR OUR PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY PROVIDE ME WITH WHAT THEIR RENOVATIONS OR THEIR REHABILITATION PROJECTS ARE. I ALREADY RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, BASED ON OUR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OVERLAY, YOU KNOW, THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR HISTORIC PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. AND SO THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN ALREADY MY ROLE IN JUST THE DOWNTOWN AREA. BUT THIS IS FOR OUR BROADER AREA OF, YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRE CITY OF HARLINGEN. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU THAT THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS THE PRESENTATIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE. I KNOW IT'S LENGTHY, SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO SECTION BY SECTION.

I YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THE TIME. I KNOW THAT IT FIRST CAME BEFORE US. IT WAS A LITTLE KIND OF A PRELIMINARY, CURSORY REVIEW, AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT I HAD. AND I FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN ADDRESSED. AND SO MY BIGGEST CONCERN WAS, OF COURSE, PROPERTY OWNERS KIND OF HAVING TO BE OBLIGATED INTO PARTICIPATING AND MAKING IT, MAKING IT A PROGRAM WHERE THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE AND IT'S MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. I THINK IT KIND OF FITS THE BILL. SO I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE THAT ONCE YOU'RE IN THE ONCE YOU'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND YOU'VE BEEN YOU, YOU HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST AND YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO BE IN IT, AND THEN POTENTIALLY YOU GET SOME TAX CREDIT. IS THERE A A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE YOU CANNOT DEVIATE AND DECIDE, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE. WHAT PROTECTIONS OR CLAWBACKS ARE ARE IN PLACE? WELL, I THINK THAT AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITHIN THE DESIGNATED DISTRICT OR YOU'RE LIKE HAVE THE LANDMARK DESIGNATION, I

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THINK YOU HAVE TO KIND OF KEEP UP WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE. AND SO AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, YOU SEE, LIKE FOR THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES THAT WERE MENTIONED BY MR. OSUNA, THOSE ARE MORE FOR LIKE COMMERCIAL TYPE OF PROPERTIES AND ALSO FEDERAL AND STATE LIKE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE LIKE NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. I THINK WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE IDENTIFIED ALREADY. AND I THINK THE BULK OF THE THE NEW PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY ARE THE LOCAL ONES, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL CREATE A PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, I GUESS PROTECT THEIR HOMES THAT ARE LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT. AND SO, AGAIN, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE, THE, THE, THE DESIGNATION, THEY HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE REQUIREMENTS. THAT PART HASN'T BEEN NECESSARILY DETERMINED YET, BECAUSE THE WAY WE DRAFTED THIS IS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS COMMISSION IS GOING TO WANT TO

[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading to rezone from Residential, Single Family ("R-1") District to Residential, Duplex ("R-2") District for a property located at 1301 S. 1st Street, bearing a legal description of Lot 1, Block 4, Finwood Heights Subdivision. Applicant: Rene Ramirez c/o Brownstar Holdings, LLC.]

DO. TAX INCENTIVE LIKE CREDIT WISE. AND SO AT THAT POINT, WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMISSION, ONCE THE BOARD MAKES A RECOMMENDATION, THEN WE WOULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION TO SAY, WHAT HOOKS DO WE HAVE IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COMPLY OR WHATNOT. AND SO RIGHT NOW WHAT THIS IS, IS JUST PRELIMINARY. LET'S GET THE ORGANIZATION STOOD UP. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE'LL THAT STUFF WILL COME TO US LATER WITH ALL OF Y'ALL'S BOARD MEMBERS GIVING INPUT. YEAH. AND SO THAT SECTION IS THE INCENTIVES FOR PRESERVATION. THAT'S THE DIVISION NINE. AND IT'S THE SECTION 111, 909 TALKS ABOUT ALL OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE CREATED. BUT AGAIN, LIKE IT NEEDS TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL.

AND I GUESS IN THE FORM OF POLICY AND THEN YOU NEED TO ADOPT IT FORMALLY. SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I JUST LIKE IN ANYTHING YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PROVISIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THIS ROUTE AND GIVE THESE INCENTIVES, AND I THINK OBVIOUSLY THE THE COMMUNITY WOULD WANT THE SAME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING INTO THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM SOME TYPE OF PROTECTIONS FOR THE FOR THE CITY. BUT ACCOUNTABILITY. RIGHT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. AND I KNOW THAT DANIEL'S BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO I THINK IT'S IT'S GREAT. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS GET THIS STARTED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. AND SO JUST JUST REALLY QUICKLY WE DO HAVE SOME MINOR CORRECTIONS. THEY'RE MORE LIKE SCRIVENER'S ERRORS TYPE OF THING ON THE ORDINANCE.

AND SO IF YOU DECIDE TO RECOMMEND IT DURING THE REGULAR MEETING, THAT WILL BE MY ONLY

[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for the voluntary annexation and to establish the initial zoning of Planned Development ("PD") District to allow internal streets to have 50 feet R-O-W with 32-feet wide paved streets, and for 135 out of 358 residential lots to be less than the required 6,000 square feet, for a property bearing a legal description of 35.754 acres out of a Part or Portion of Blocks 65, 66, and 72, and out of Reserved Horseshoe Lake, Lon C. Hill Subdivision, located of south of Morris Road, approximately 2,095.97 feet southwest of South Ed Carey Drive. Applicant: Meldent & Hunt, Inc. c/o Leonard P. Simmons III & Mary Beth Simmons]

CONSIDERATION TO, YOU KNOW, APPROVE IT SUBJECT TO SOME MINOR CORRECTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ADJOURN THE WORKSHOP AND. WE'VE GOT TWO MINUTES BEFORE WE CALL THE NEXT MEETING.

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IS THERE A PRIOR COMMISSIONER? OKAY. REMEMBER THAT. THE THING JUST REMINDED ME AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR, RIGHT? YEAH. YOU WANT IT RIGHT NOW? AS SOON AS WE CAN.

THE FIRST PROCLAMATION SO SHE CAN GET HER KIDS THING RIGHT. I KNOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN MOVE THROUGH. YEAH, I FIGURED I WOULD JUST. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW 5:30

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P.M. WE WILL CALL THIS I'M SORRY. IT'S 5:35 P.M. AND WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK EVERYBODY TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TOGETHER TONIGHT WITH GRATITUDE FOR THIS SEASON OF CHRISTMAS, A TIME THAT REMINDS US OF HOPE, PEACE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE AND FOR THE TRUST PLACED IN US AS ITS STEWARDS. AS WE CONSIDER THE ITEMS BEFORE US THIS EVENING, WE ASK FOR WISDOM, PATIENCE AND DISCERNMENT. HELP US TO SEE CLEARLY, TO LISTEN OPENLY, AND TO APPROACH EVERY DECISION WITH A HEART FOCUSED ON WHAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR CITY TODAY AND IN THE YEARS AHEAD. SOME OF THE CHOICES BEFORE US CARRY LASTING IMPACT. WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE OUR THOUGHTS AND CONVERSATIONS SO THAT OUR DECISIONS ARE ROOTED IN INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND A GENUINE DESIRE TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BLESS OUR RESIDENTS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR BUSINESSES, AND ALL THOSE WHO CALL THE CITY HOME AS WE MOVE INTO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. MAY OUR ACTIONS REFLECT UNITY, COMPASSION, AND THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP. MAY WE CLOSE OUT THIS YEAR COMMITTED TO SERVING WITH HUMILITY AND CARE, ALWAYS MINDFUL OF THE FUTURE THAT WE ARE HELPING TO SHAPE. WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR HEAVENLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. NOW THE PLEDGE 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, 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 OR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE NONE NONE NONE. NONE. NONE. OKAY. ITEM THREE IS 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, JUST REALLY QUICKLY TO ALL OF THE STAFF THAT ARE HERE, ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS THAT ARE HERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE YEAR. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. WE'VE HAD A VERY GREAT YEAR, AND I KNOW THAT THE NEXT FEW YEARS ARE GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT.

AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THAT. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OF COURSE, TO OUR CITY MANAGERS, ALSO, ALL OF OUR CITY MANAGERS WHO DO THE WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT. WE THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOPING THAT EVERYBODY HAS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY IS RESPONSIBLE IN THEIR CELEBRATIONS AND THAT WE SEE EVERYBODY HEALTHY AND BACK IN THE IN THE NEW YEAR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. ITEM THREE BE CITY MAYORS, CITY MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. SORRY OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE.

CITY COMMISSION MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMMISSIONER, I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS I'D LIKE TO START WITH. I'VE HAD A FEW CITIZENS REACH OUT TO ME AND ASKING ME TO PLEASE ANNOUNCE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE OUT DRIVING TO WHEN YOU'RE AT RED LIGHTS, TO PLEASE MAYBE STOP FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT AND AND GO ON. THEY'VE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS, SO WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASONS, I KNOW WE'RE REALLY, REALLY BUSY. I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES AN AMAZING JOB AT TRYING TO KEEP US SAFE, SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. SECOND OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO LET ALL THE DEPARTMENTS KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN DOING MEET AND GREETS THROUGHOUT THE TIME I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE ALREADY, AND I'VE ENJOYED EVERY ONE OF THEM AND THE ONES THAT I HAVEN'T VISITED YET. WE ARE MAKING THOSE SCHEDULES AND I WILL BE HEADING OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU TO THE ONES I'VE MET. I'VE MET, I'VE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. WITH THAT SAID, I'VE SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TODAY WITH THE HARLINGEN FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND I'D LIKE TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A CALENDAR COMING OUT THAT SHOULD BE OUT REALLY QUICK, PROBABLY NEXT WEEK. AND IT'S ADVOCATING THE ANIMAL SHELTER. AND THEY WILL BE IT'S IT'S A I GOT A PREVIEW OF IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT HERE YET, BUT THEY WILL BE SELLING THOSE FOR $20. SO IF YOU CANNOT ADOPT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER BUYING ONE OF THOSE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY PRECIOUS. AND THAT'S ADVOCATING FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER. AND YOU CAN DO THAT FOR THE YEAR 2026. IT'S IT'S AND YOU'RE HELPING A BEAUTIFUL CAUSE. SO THAT'S IT FOR MY ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NONE. OKAY I DO HAVE A COUPLE. FIRST THINGS FIRST A

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SHOUT OUT TO EMMA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS. THEY WON A MONTH AGO. AND THEY DID IT BY A SCORE OF LET'S SEE 42 NO 44 TO 17 FINAL. AND ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO THEIR MVP CADET DASH. AND THE LAST SHOUT OUT IS TO MY DAD WHO ALREADY HIT THE CENTURY MARK. SO WE THANK GOD FOR THAT.

I DISCOVERED HER AT HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR TEN YEARS, AND SHE'S ALSO NOW A LICENSED AGENT. I'M VERY PROUD OF HER. AND AS MENTIONED, WE DO KEEP OUR OUR BROKERAGE SMALL. WE DON'T WANT TO WE DON'T NEED THE WHOLE MARKET. WE JUST NEED OUR SHARE OF THE MARKET AS MUCH AS WE CAN HANDLE AS MUCH AS WE CAN DO, AND SERVE EVERYBODY WITH THE BEST SERVICE WE CAN PROVIDE. I LOVE OUR OFFICE LOCATION RIGHT HERE IN THE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, AND IF ANYBODY EVER HAS ANY CLEVER THINGS YOU WANT TO PUT ON THE SIGN, PLEASE TEXT ME.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS. IT'S ME. IT'S ALL ME. SO AFTER 25 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS, SHE CAN'T STAY IN BUSINESS 25 YEARS WITHOUT LEARNING A LOT OF LESSONS AND WEATHERING A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS IN MARKETS, TOO. AND. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'VE WE'VE HUNG IN, WE'VE HUNG IN.

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AND HARLINGEN IS A WONDERFUL PLACE. AND I'M ALWAYS SO PROUD TO REPRESENT ESPECIALLY WELCOME NEW PEOPLE TO HARLINGEN AND BRAG ON US, BRAG ON OUR CITY COMMISSION, ON OUR OUR GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS. AND THE PEOPLE ARE WONDERFUL HERE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEVERAL MORE YEARS. THANK YOU.

WELL, DON'T DON'T GO ANYWHERE. WE'D LOVE TO. WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. AND WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. I LOVE YOUR STORY. I YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, MY OFFICE IS ON 12TH AND HARRISON, AND THEN I COME TO CITY HALL QUITE A BIT. SO I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH, AND I AM CONSTANTLY PASSING THROUGH YOUR OFFICE, AND I ALWAYS THINK, GOSH, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO DOES THESE WITTY, YOU KNOW, LITTLE SOMETIMES THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY FUNNY AND OTHER TIMES THEY REALLY MAKE YOU THINK. AND SO IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT OUT THERE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO WELCOMING NEW PEOPLE INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS CHEERLEADERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT CARLY IS ALWAYS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OF HARLINGEN, AND THAT IS A REFLECTION OF YOU, I'M SURE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DID YOU DRINK ANYTHING? I WENT DOWNSTAIRS. AND I THINK IT. JUST. STARTED. RIGHT HERE. AND THREE, TWO. ONE GOOD. ONE MORE AND THREE. TWO ONE. GREAT.

OKAY. NOW YOU CAN THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR A THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK. OH IT'S A KING. OH. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR MENTIONING THE CALENDAR. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE BACK. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR STARS OF THE CALENDAR. SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER HERE. SHE WASN'T A FOSTER FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SHE'S ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OLD. SHE WAS IN A FOSTER HOUSE, BUT THEY HAD TO MOVE INTO A PLACE THAT DIDN'T ACCEPT ANIMALS, SO THEY HAD TO RETURN HER. THEY TOLD US THAT SHE'S VERY LOVING, VERY CUDDLY, VERY FRIENDLY, AND SHE WAS JUST A GREAT CAT. THEY WERE VERY SAD

[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading amending Chapter 111 - Zoning by adding the new Article XXII - Historic Preservation and dealing with related matters. Applicant City of Harlingen]

THAT THEY HAD TO RETURN HER. BUT SHE IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER AT 1106. MARKOWSKI. ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN THIS OR ANY OF THE OTHER ANIMALS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS WELCOME TO GO BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER OR GIVE THEM A CALL AT (956) 216-5250. AND THEN JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, THE SHELTER WILL HAVE AN EVENT AT PETCO IN WESLACO THIS SATURDAY FROM 10 TO 2. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY AT THE SHELTER OR AT PETCO. AWESOME. ANY. SHE'S SO CUTE. ANY ANY DISCOUNT, ANY LOW COST ADOPTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NOT FOR CHRISTMAS. WE DID HAVE A LOW COST, A HALF OFF ADOPTION EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO GET EIGHT, I BELIEVE IT WAS EIGHT ADOPTIONS AND TWO FOSTERS. SO IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND WE ALSO HAD PICTURES WITH SANTA. BUT WE DO LOOK AT HAVING ANOTHER EVENT IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY FOR HALF OFF ADOPTIONS AS WELL. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO FOLLOW THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER PAGE. AND IT'S LETTY. IS THAT SOMEBODY GO ADOPT LETTY I KNOW PEANUT BUTTER. MR. PEANUT BUTTER GOT IT ADOPTED. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THE SAME FOR MISS LETTY HERE. AND I CAN SEE WHY SHE WAS ON THE CALENDAR. THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO FOUR B, THE PRESENTATION OF A RECOGNITION FOR THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH HAWKS BOYS WATER POLO TEAM I SEE THEM. GOOD EVENING,

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MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. TODAY'S FIRST AWARD RECOGNITION IS FOR THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH HAWK BOYS WATER POLO TEAM FOR BECOMING DISTRICT CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEAM HISTORY. FOR THEIR GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, SPIRIT OF DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND TO COACH HECTOR CASTANEDA JUNIOR FOR YOUR DEDICATION, DETERMINATION AND CONFIDENCE IN THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH HAWK BOYS WATER POLO TEAM, BRINGING THEM TO A TRIUMPHAL WINNING. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH HAWKS BOYS WATER POLO TEAM.

I'M SORRY. OH, YEAH. WE CAN SEE YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE YOU KNOW COMING IN. AND CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATING MY TEAM. SUPER PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOUTH HISTORY, THEY WERE DISTRICT CHAMPS. AND IT'S ALL DUE TO THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION COMING IN EVERY MORNING. THEY ALREADY KNOW 645 IN THE WATER, DON'T BE LATE. AND IT'S JUST IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY A PROUD MOMENT. PROUD TO BE THEIR COACH. AND I KNOW I HAVE MY GIRLS ARE COMING IN RIGHT NOW AS WELL. SO I'M GOING TO REPEAT MYSELF AGAIN. BUT I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A COACH OF BOTH MY BOYS AND MY GIRLS TEAM AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY PROUD. HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE DO THE SAME THING AND WE ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS AGAIN. AWESOME. THANK YOU COACH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. IT'S YOU KNOW, DISTRICT CHAMPS. WE'RE ALL PROUD MAKING HARLINGEN PROUD.

AND ALSO A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS. WE KNOW THAT IT IS DEFINITELY HARD ON THE WHOLE FAMILY TO GET THEM ALL OUT AT 645 AND IN THE WATER. SO THAT IS A GROUP EFFORT. SO THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS TOO. IF WE CAN GET A PHOTO WITH THE COMMISSION AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB. GOOD. YES. GOOD. COACH. OKAY, COMMISSIONER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAND IN THE BOX HERE. YEAH. GOOD. OKAY. RIGHT OVER HERE, GUYS. SO TRY TO FIND A LITTLE WINDOW BETWEEN

[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed Oostenwind Subdivision, bearing a legal description of 11.00 acres of land out of Block 5, Lee Miner Subdivision, located south of FM 508, and west of FM 507. Applicant: Vigstol Engineering c/0 Mr. Hung Q. Tran.]

EACH OTHER, OKAY? CAN'T SEE THE CAMERA. CAMERA CAN'T SEE YOU OKAY. OVER HERE. RIGHT. AND 32114 AND 321. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, REAL CLOSE. CLOSE. OH THAT'S A LITTLE CLOSE. OKAY, OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONTINUE. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR C PRESENTATION OF RECOGNITION FOR THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH HAWKS GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM. THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH LADY HAWKS WATER POLO TEAM FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON FOR THEIR GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, SPIRIT OF DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND TO COACH HECTOR CASTANEDA JUNIOR FOR YOUR DETERMINATION AND CONFIDENCE IN THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH LADY HAWKS

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WATER POLO TEAM, BRINGING THEM TO A TRIUMPHAL WINNING CONGRATULATIONS HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH LADY HAWKS WATER POLO TEAM. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AS I SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, A REALLY BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO MY. JUST LIKE MY BOYS. MY GIRLS AS WELL.

THEY AS I SAID, 645 IN THE MORNING THEY CAME IN. DON'T BE LATE. THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THEY IT'S REALLY JUST A QUICK STORY. THIS IS FOR FOR BOTH MY BOYS AND GIRLS. THEY KNOW TO BE IN THE WATER. AT 645. I DO A COUNTDOWN. THEY KNOW 20S BEFORE YOU'RE LATE, 10S BEFORE YOU'RE LATE. AND THEN IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S THAT FIVE, FOUR, I MEAN, YOU JUST SEE EVERYONE JUST HURRYING UP, GETTING THEIR CAP ON, HURRY UP AND TRYING TO GET IN THAT WATER BECAUSE, WELL, THEY KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT IT IS AFTER AFTER PRACTICE. SO THEY KNOW NOT TO BE LATE. BUT THEY'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. PHENOMENAL JOB, BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS. SUPER PROUD OF MY GIRLS TEAM. LAST YEAR WE WE LOST OUR NUMBER ONE GOALIE LITERALLY IN THE VALLEY AND TOP SCORERS. SO A LOT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE DOUBTED THESE GIRLS AND I DIDN'T. I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND WHICH WE DID, AND I NEEDED THEM TO BELIEVE THAT. AND THEN THEY DID. THEY THEY BELIEVED IN THEMSELVES. THEY WORKED TOGETHER. AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF OF BOTH MY TEAMS. THANK YOU. COACH, WE KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING TO THE COACHING. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU GIRLS FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND WE'D LOVE. NOW I THINK YOU CAN COME ON OVER HERE AND WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU TO HONOR ALL OF YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YES.

EVERYONE. FINALLY. GETS A CAMERA. CAMERA FOR YOU. AND. AND THREE. TWO. ONE. ONE MORE

[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to enter into an agreement with Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc. (AHSTI) for the Construction Management Services for Community Development housing rehabilitation projects funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Texas Veterans Commission.]

AND THREE. TWO ONE. OKAY. SO. TWO THREE. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN LADIES. THANK YOU. SO.

[Item 10h - Discuss and consider approval of $42,000 in funding for the AIM Harlingen Matching Grant Program for local manufacturers through the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation.]

[Item 11 - Board Appointments]

NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR E MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH GREATER COFFEE COMPANY. BEFORE WE INVITE THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH UP TO SAY A FEW WORDS. WE HAVE PREPARED A VIDEO FOR THEM. SO GREATER COFFEE COMPANY, WE'RE A COFFEE SHOP HERE IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WE REALLY BELIEVE THREE THINGS. WE BELIEVE IN GREATER COFFEE. WE BELIEVE IN GREATER SERVICE. WE BELIEVE IN GREATER COMMUNITY. AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO BRING THOSE THINGS THAT ME AND MY BUSINESS PARTNERS HAVE IN SPADES. AND WE JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT TO EVERYONE THAT WE GET TO SEE WALKING THROUGH OUR DOORS. WHAT INSPIRED ME IS FOR ME, FOR SURE. IT WAS A DREAM IN COLLEGE. I'VE HAD A LOT OF BIG MOMENTS HAPPEN IN LIFE IN A COFFEE SHOP, AND THAT JUST KIND OF LED ITS WAY TOWARDS WARMING ITS WAY INTO MY HEART, AND SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS ENVISIONED FOR MYSELF.

[Item 12 - Executive Session]

KILLING RIGHT NOW. MY PERSONAL FAVORITE. IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY BASIC. IT'S JUST A BLACK POT

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