[Item 1 - Call Meeting to Order]
          [Item 2 - Conflict of Interest]
          [Item 3 - Citizen Communication]
          [00:03:53]
          IS THAT GOING TO BE PRACTICALLY? THERE'S JUST A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE READ OFF FIRST AND THEN CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FOR THE WATER. YES SHE DOES. OKAY. IT'S GOOD. REGULAR CITY COMMISSION. JACKIE, CAN YOU HEAR US? I SURE CAN. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOU ON MUTE AND HIDE YOU UNTIL YOUR ITEM COMES UP. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. I SURE APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. 
          [Item 4a - Consideration and possible action by the Harlingen Waterworks System and the Harlingen City Commission to approve a n ordinance authorizing the issuance and delivery of the City of Harlingen, Texas Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (WLAF); in the amount of $2,480,000 authorizing the execution o f a paying agent/registrar agreement and an escrow agreement relating t o such bonds; and pledging the revenues o f the city's waterworks and sewer system to the payment of the principal and interest on said bonds; and ordaining other matters relating thereto]
          [00:07:22]
IT'S FREEZING. IT IS. IT'S A LITTLE COLD. YES. I'M NEVER COLD. YOU'RE HOT. IF WE HAD MORE TIME, I WOULD GO SAY HELLO. DANIEL'S MAKING ME LOOK BAD OVER HERE. BUT WE KNOW YOU LOVE. ALL RIGHT. YES. I THINK HE'S READY FOR THAT COLD FRONT THIS WEEKEND, BABY. NO, THAT'S NOT IT. BUT BIG OLD JACKET ARE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION AND THE HARLINGEN WATER WORKS. THE TIME IS NOW 5:33 P.M. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THE CITY COMMISSION. 
          AS ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT. WE'LL OPEN UP THE MEETING FOR THE CITY COMMISSION, AND WE'LL PASS IT TO THE HARLINGEN WATER WORKS TO OPEN UP THEIR MEETING. MAYOR. 
          COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF THE HARLINGEN WATER WORKS BOARD. EVERYBODY'S HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND WE WILL START WITH THE CITY COMMISSION ON THE CONFLICT. UNDER STATE LAW, CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE COMMISSION MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM. MEMBERS WITH THE 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? WE'LL START WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER. NONE. NONE NONE. NONE. NONE. OKAY. ON BEHALF OF WATERWORKS, UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A COMMISSION MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM. 
          MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION NOR VOTE IN THE AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE BY THE WATERWORKS BOARD AT THIS TIME? NONE. NONE NONE. NONE. NONE. NONE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP AS OF RIGHT NOW FOR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION? WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING TODAY. IT IS GOING TO BE DESI MARTINEZ. RIGHT. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. DESI. GOOD AFTERNOON AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS A WONDERFUL EVENING OF JOINT 
          [00:10:05]
COLLABORATION THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO PIQUE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HARLINGEN AND THIS THAT WE RECEIVE EVERY MONTH AT HOME. AND OTHERS, OF COURSE, ARE TAXED PROPERTY TAXES ON THE NOTES THAT YOU'RE ALL GOING TO COSIGN TODAY, IF I MAY USE THE TERM, BECAUSE KEEPING IT BONDS ARE BONDS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN YOU GET ELECTED, REPRESENT US. 
          THE ONES THAT OWN THESE SYSTEMS. BEAUTIFUL SYSTEMS THAT ARE THROUGHOUT NOT ONLY COVERING HARLINGEN CITY LIMITS, BUT TEN CONTRACTS, VARIOUS CITIES, RURAL CO-OPS, WATER AND SEWER, ETC. WE HAVE A LARGE CCN. I'M A FORMER BOARD MEMBER OF THE WATERWORKS, SO I KNOW HOW IT WORKS. BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS, THERE ARE VERY SPECIAL TIMES AND WHEN THE LEADERSHIP AND THEIR APPOINTEES GET TOGETHER. BUT THERE ALSO IS A NEED FOR PLANNING, AND THERE ALSO IS A NEED FOR INFORMATION IN YOUR WEBSITES. I LOOKED FOR INFORMATION ON THESE BONDS, AND ALL I GOT WAS I COULDN'T FIND THE ATTACHMENTS EITHER. NEITHER. NEITHER OF THE WATERWORKS OR THE CITY. YOU NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE. WHAT ARE THE PROJECTS? WHY HAVE THEY CHANGED FROM THE MASTER PLAN OF 2022, ETC. BUT IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY AND I WILL SPEAK TO THE WATER WATER BOARD IN MY NEXT THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR FOR OUR ACTION ITEMS. CITY COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ANY ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY ON THE ITEMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION. WE DO NEED TO JUST PASS IT OVER TO THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP. I'M SORRY. 
          THAT'S FINE, THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I'LL STEP OUTSIDE AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF COFFEE. 
          YES, SIR. PLEASE EXCUSE ME, MR. MURPHY, DO YOU HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION? NO. WE DON'T. NO, WE DO NOT, I DO. MR. MARTINEZ SAYS HE SIGNED UP FOR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS. HE DID. WE DO HAVE HIM ON RECORD THROUGH THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. BUT THAT'S IT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL WE HAD SPECIFICALLY. HE DIDN'T SELL THAT FOR US. OKAY. AND THE PROCEDURE FOR HARLINGEN WATERWORKS IS TO SIGN UP PRIOR TO THE MEETING. YES. OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE A I DIDN'T SEE ONE. I'M SORRY. I WENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR AGENDA. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR. MARTINEZ. OKAY. GO AHEAD. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ITEM FOUR 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 ANY ORDINANCE ITEM FOR A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION BY HARLINGEN WATERWORKS SYSTEM AND THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,480,000, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF PAYING AGENT REGISTRAR AGREEMENT AND AN ESCROW AGREEMENT RELATING TO SUCH BONDS, AND PLEDGING THE REVENUES OF THE CITY'S WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM TO THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS, AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WE'LL PASS IT TO THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS. YEAH. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ITEMS HERE IN FRONT OF YOU A THROUGH F, AND WE CAN TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME. IT'S GREAT NEWS. WE'VE GOT VERY LOW INTEREST RATES BONDING THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO TO CLOSE ON AS WELL AS GRANTS. AND SO WE'VE GOT TO THE TUNE OF $42 MILLION. MOST OF IT IS GRANTS FOR HARLINGEN WATERWORKS. SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PROGRAMS AT TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS WE'VE GOT OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR HERE TO HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION FOR YOU, AND THEN WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. 
          YES, I. ALL RIGHTY. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS AND MR. GONZALES, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AND MR. RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE BACK IN 
          [00:15:03]
HARLINGEN. AS MR. RODRIGUEZ STARTED TO DISCUSS. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A HANDOUT IN FRONT OF YOU, IF I MAY ASK YOU TO TURN TO PAGE ONE. YOU READ THE FIRST BONDS, THE SERIES 2026. THERE ARE AN AGGREGATE OF THREE BOND ISSUES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THESE ARE FROM TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THEIR WATER LOAN ASSISTANCE FUND, AND THEIR ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED FUND. BOTH THE 26 AND 26 BONDS. WE START OFF. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 26. YOU'RE RECEIVING A TOTAL OF 8,260,000 IN FUNDING, OF WHICH 5,000,780 IS A GRANT. AND THEN WE'RE REFERENCING THAT 2.48 MILLION LOAN THAT YOU REFERENCED, MAYOR, THE TRUE INTEREST COST ON THAT IS A 2.78% BELOW MARKET. AND AGAIN, THAT'S ONLY ON THE LOAN COMPONENT. THE 5.78 MILLION IS A GRANT. THEY ALLOW THAT TO GO OUT FOR 30 YEARS. AND WE HAVE A CALL DATE OF MAY 1ST, 2036. THE SECOND IS ANOTHER WATER LOAN ASSISTANCE. THE TOTAL FUNDING ON THAT IS 8,000,305. 5,810,000 IS A GRANT. THE BALANCE 2,000,004.95 IS A 30 YEAR LOAN AT A 2.78%, AGAIN A SUBSIDIZED RATE. MA'AM. YES, WE HAPPEN TO HAVE YOUR POWERPOINT ON FOR THE PROJECTOR SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE IT. NO, I'M A VISUAL GUY. I LIKE THINGS VISUALLY. YES, SIR. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THAT. OKAY? WE DON'T HAVE A POWERPOINT. AND THE LAST THE LAST ONE IS THE ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS, WHICH IS 25,116,000, OF WHICH 12,555,000 IS GRANT AND THE LOAN PORTION IS 12,000,560. THAT RATE IS A 3.94, AND THAT'S A 20 YEAR TERM. SO AS MR. RODRIGUEZ TALKED ABOUT, YOU'RE GETTING A TOTAL OF 41,681,404 IN FUNDING, 24,146,000 IS A GRANT, 17,000,535 IS A LOAN. SO OF THIS, ALMOST $42 MILLION, 58% OF THIS IS A GRANT. THE REMAINING PORTION ARE BELOW MARKET INTEREST RATES. WE CALCULATED ON A WEIGHTED AVERAGE BASIS THE AGGREGATE INTEREST RATE ON WHAT YOU ARE BORROWING IS A 3.61%. AND SO THAT IS JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE. WE'RE HAPPY TO GO INTO ANY MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YES. I MUST DISCLOSE TO YOU ONCE AGAIN, I'M SECURITIES LICENSED. THE FEDERAL RESERVE MEETS NEXT WEEK. I SUSPECT THEY WON'T DO A THING WITH INTEREST RATES. AND ARE ANY OF THESE BONDS CALLABLE? IF SO, WHEN? YES, SIR. 
          COMMISSIONER MESSMER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. FIRST, ONE THING ABOUT THE TIMING ON THIS, THESE PROGRAMS WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAVE VERY STRINGENT TIMING REQUIREMENTS. THIS PARTICULAR TWO OF THESE PARTICULAR COMMITMENTS EXPIRE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. AND IF WE DO NOT CLOSE BEFORE THEN, THEN THESE OBLIGATIONS GO AWAY. THOSE GRANT DOLLARS GO AWAY. SO WE AFTER THERE'S CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, ALL THE DOCUMENTS HAVE TO GO TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WHICH TAKES ABOUT A MONTH. WE'RE PLANNING ON CLOSING THIS FEBRUARY 21ST WITH ONLY REALLY ONE WEEK TO SPARE. SO WE COULD NOT DELAY THE SETTING OF THE INTEREST RATES OR THE TIMING OF THIS BOND SALE. IF WE HAD, WE WOULD HAVE LOST THE TWO WATER LOAN ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS. AND YES, ALL OF THESE HAVE A CALL DATE. 
          THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD DOES NOT ALLOW ANYTHING SHORTER THAN A TEN YEAR CALL DATE. SO ALL THREE OF THESE COULD BE PREPAID EARLY ON MAY 1ST, 2036. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO JUST TAKE A TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE HARLINGEN WATER WORKS BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK, AND ALSO TO MR. RODRIGUEZ IN MAKING SURE THAT WE MET THESE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY THE, YOU KNOW, THE BEST POSSIBLE ROADMAP MOVING FORWARD, AND TO SEE 58% IN GRANT FUNDING IS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN BE PROUD OF. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. AND I DO THINK THAT I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER LOPEZ THAT I LIKE 
          [00:20:03]
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THINGS TO FULLY UNDERSTAND. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE RACHEL IS. WE GOT A FULL HOUSE, BUT IF WE CAN JUST GET STAFF TO PUT THIS ON OUR WEBSITE. SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE THE COMMUNITY SEE, YOU KNOW, JUST REALLY HOW WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE, THAT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR IN TERMS OF REALLY LOW INTEREST LOANS FOR THE REMAINDER AND THE BULK OF IT BEING GRANT FUNDING TO DO THE WORK IN THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND NOT JUST IN IN ONE IN PARTICULAR DISTRICT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? ROY, CAN YOU GIVE US AND THE PUBLIC AN OVERVIEW ON WHAT THESE THREE PROJECTS ARE? SURE. SO WE'VE GOT TWO OF THEM ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. WHEN IS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT? AND WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE IS THAT WE'RE INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE ONE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE ACTUALLY FOCUSING ON THE HEADWORKS. THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THE SANITARY SEWER ENTERS THE PLANT. AND WITHOUT THAT, THERE'S BASICALLY NO MORE CAPACITY THAT YOU CAN BRING UPSTREAM. THE SECOND PROJECT IS LITTLE CREEK. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THAT ONE, JUST SO WE CAN FLESH IT OUT A LITTLE MORE. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SANITATION PLANT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE ON THE EAST SIDE BY THE HARLINGEN SOCCER COMPLEX. YEAH. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. JUST JUST SOUTH. I'M SORRY, OF THE PUBLIC WORKS WAREHOUSE. AND WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? SEWAGE IS WHEN PEOPLE FLUSH THEIR TOILETS, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE FLUSHING OUR TOILETS IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED TO IMPROVE THAT SEWAGE PLANT TO INCREASE CAPACITY. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE GROWTH ON THE WEST SIDE AND GROWTH THROUGHOUT HARLINGEN, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB TO PAT ALL OF OURSELVES ON THE BACK, RIGHT. 
          WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GROW THAT FACILITY SO THAT THE CITY CAN CONTINUE GROWING. THAT'S RIGHT. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE IN THE BOOKS FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, SPECIFICALLY ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE, AND YOU NEED A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. 
          AND WITHOUT THEM, YOU CAN'T DO ANY OF THEM. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THIS IS BASICALLY INCREASING YOUR CAPACITY AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT FOR TREATMENT. AND AS I RECALL, AT ONE POINT WHEN WE WENT OVER THIS PROJECT PLAN FOR THE THE WATERWORKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, LIKE TWO YEARS AGO, YOU SHOWED US A MAP, AND THAT MAP HAD READ RED, GREEN AND YELLOW DOTS. SO MY NEIGHBORHOOD HAD GREEN DOTS, MEANING THAT IF I FLUSHED MY TOILET, I'M FINE. BUT THE CITY LAKE AREA, THEY HAD RED DOTS. MEANING CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT RED DOT AGAIN? I THINK IT WAS IF THEY GOT LIKE A FOOT OF RAIN OR SIX INCHES OF RAIN, THEN THEY COULD NO LONGER USE THEIR TOILETS. YEAH. YOU KNOW, SO WHAT THOSE WHAT THOSE COLORS MEANT WAS THE LEVEL OF RISK, RIGHT, FOR HAVING WHAT WE CALL BACK FLOWS INTO OUR SYSTEM. AND SO THE CAPACITY IN THOSE AREAS WHERE THOSE RED DOTS ARE, WE'VE GOT REAL CAPACITY ISSUES. SO IT'S NOT ONLY THE PLANT BUT IT'S THE PROJECT. IT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT VERY AREA. SO YOU'RE RIGHT, IF WE DON'T MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE RED DOT AREAS, WE WILL HAVE BACKUPS INTO HOMES, BUSINESSES AND SO ON. I BELIEVE IT WAS THAT AREA. I THINK WE HAD A YELLOW DOT AND LITTLE CREEK AREA. AND SO IT'S THROUGHOUT THE CITY, I THINK, IN COMMISSIONER MORALES DISTRICT OVER THERE ON THE WEST SIDE ON BUCHANAN. YOU HAD SOME YELLOW DOTS IN THAT. CORRECT. 
          AND SO IN FACT, THIS, THIS PROJECT THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS LOAN FOR, THAT'S GOING TO DIRECTLY IMPROVE SEWAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. YES, SIR. IT WILL. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LITTLE CREEK INTERCEPTOR. RIGHT. HOLD ON, HOLD UP. THIS IS THE 2025 MILLION THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND. CORRECT. THAT'S WHERE THIS PROJECT, THE 25 MILLION, IS GOING TO GO TOWARD THE SEWER PLAN. CORRECT? OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, LITTLE CREEK, EVEN THOUGH WE CALL IT LITTLE CREEK, AND IT ACTUALLY VIRTUALLY GOES UNDER LITTLE CREEK STREET, LITTLE CREEK INTERCEPTOR IS WHAT WE CALL IT, IS THE MAIN ARTERY OF THE ENTIRE WASTEWATER SYSTEM IN HARLINGEN. AND SO THAT IS THE BACKBONE WHERE MOST OF THE WASTEWATER IN THE ENTIRE CITY GOES THROUGH TO GET TO THE WASTEWATER PLANT. SO YOU FIRST UPGRADE THE PLANT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO UPGRADE THAT BACKBONE. OTHERWISE, AGAIN, YOU HAVE A CAPACITY PROBLEM GETTING WASTEWATER FROM THE ENTIRE CITY TO THE PLANT. THAT IS A HUGE PROJECT. OUR ESTIMATE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MILLION, MAYBE MORE. WE THINK THAT THAT NUMBER MAY MAY COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT IS A MASSIVE PROJECT. IT'S A 36 INCH SANITARY SEWER LINE THAT WILL BE IN SOME AREAS GREATER THAN 25FT DEEP. AND SO IT IS CRUCIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. SO THOSE TWO COMBINED WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM THE MOST. WITHOUT THOSE TWO, YOU CAN'T DO THE REST. SEWER WATER SYSTEM. CORRECT? RIGHT. AND JUST REMIND 
          [00:25:04]
ME, PLEASE, FOR THE THE $25 MILLION, WHAT IS THAT $25 MILLION GOING TOWARDS SPECIFICALLY? WELL, THE AGGREGATE OF THE 42 MILLION ARE THE THREE PROJECTS, CORRECT? OKAY. AND SO BUT THAT 25% IS THAT GOING INTO DESIGN? IS THAT GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION? BOTH. 
          OKAY. WE CAN USE IT FOR BOTH. PERFECT. AND THAT WILL COVER THAT WHOLE THAT WHOLE ISSUE. 
          YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE LITTLE CREEK, HOW MUCH WAS THAT ONE. THAT'S PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 30 TO $35 MILLION. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE USING THE $42 MILLION FROM THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BUT WE ALSO HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK, QUOTE UNQUOTE, RIGHT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUPPLEMENT. SO THAT'S THAT'S ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT WILL NOT IMPACT THE RATES ON THE ON THE RATEPAYER. AND WHEN WE HAD THOSE RATE, THOSE RATE INCREASES ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ACTING AS COLLATERAL TO PAY OFF THESE BOND NOTES. CORRECT. THAT'S RIGHT. AND SO THERE WAS A PLAN TO INCREASE WATER AND SEWER RATES. WE DID. SO THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED IT IN MAY OF 2024. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE NOT HAD A RATE INCREASE, MAINLY BECAUSE WHAT WE DETERMINED WAS THAT WE NEEDED QUITE A BIT OF TIME FOR DESIGN OF THESE PROJECTS. THESE ARE MASSIVE PROJECTS, RIGHT? SO WE NEEDED TIME TO COMPLETE THEM. AND WE JUST THE BOARD DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO INCREASE THE RATES WHEN WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO START BUILDING. AND SO THAT INCREASE IS GOING TO COME THIS YEAR, THIS COMING YEAR, PROBABLY OCTOBER OF 2026. BUT THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE RATEPAYER WAS ABLE TO FOREGO TWO INCREASES IN JANUARY OF 25 AND IN JANUARY OF 26. RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO INTERJECT AND THEN I'LL LET YOU GO INTO THE NEXT PROJECT. BUT JUST FOR THOSE AND JUST BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED IT AND FOR THOSE SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FOLKS HERE IN IN THE MEETING PRIOR TO MR. RODRIGUEZ COMING ON AS GM FOR HARLINGEN WATERWORKS. AND WE ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT BOARD, A COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT, BUT WE WOULD BE IN OUR THIRD RATE INCREASE. AND BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF THIS BOARD, THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE WERE ABLE TO NOT GO UP ON ON RATES WHICH WE HAD COMMITTED TO AS A COMMISSION. SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND WE DO THAT BY LEVERAGING THESE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FROM THE STATE. AND ON TOP OF THAT AS 
          [Item 4b - Consideration and possible action by the Harlingen Waterworks System and the Harlingen City Commission to approve an Agreement Executive Resolution authorizing the agreement with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the City of Harlingen, Texas for funding in the amount of $5,780,000 in reference to Series 2026 (WLAF).]
WELL, FOR THOSE THAT ARE FOLLOWING ALONG IN, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN YEARS KIND OF IN THE MAKING, 2022 WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN EVEN APPLIED FOR ANY WATER TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT MONEY FOR THE CITY CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN. AND SO I THINK THAT WE'RE EVOLVING AS A AS A COMMUNITY AND DOING ALL WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT OUR RATEPAYERS, WHO ARE ALSO TAXPAYERS, WERE LISTENING. WE'RE TRYING TO LESSEN THE BURDEN AS MUCH AS AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT'S THROUGH THIS STRONG PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE WITH THE WATERWORKS. SO I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS AND IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE 
          [Item 4c - Consideration and possible action by the Harlingen Waterworks System and the Harlingen City Commission to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance and delivery of the City of Harlingen, Texas Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026A (WLAF); in the amount of $2,495,000 authorizing the execution of a paying agent/registrar agreement and an escrow agreement relating to such bonds; and pledging the revenues of the city's waterworks and sewer system to the payment of the principle and interest on said bonds; and ordaining other matters relating thereto.]
OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO GROW. LIKE LOPEZ MENTIONED. I'LL LET YOU GO INTO THE NEXT PROJECT. 
          SO NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE JEFFERSON, THE JEFFERSON WATER LINE. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT ONE? SURE. SO THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO BASICALLY REPLACE THE EXISTING RAW WATER LINE. THE RAW WATER MEANS WATER COMING FROM THE RIO GRANDE RIVER THROUGH THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE, AND INTO OUR WATER PLANT. AND SO THAT'S A VERY OLD, OLD LINE, DECADES OLD. AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THAT LINE INTO THE WATER PLANT. AND IT'S THE ONLY LINE THAT GOES IN THERE WITH GRANTS AND LOW INTEREST LOANS, IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR US. SO THAT'S THE THIRD PROJECT. SO TWO ON THE SEWER SIDE AND ONE ON THE WATER SIDE, THAT WATER PLANT OR THAT WATER LINE THAT'S OVER THERE BY BOGUS STADIUM BETWEEN ESSENTIALLY LIKE BOGUS AND THE LIBRARY OR THE THE WATER TREATMENT AT CITY LAKE. CORRECT. 
          RIGHT. AND SO IT ACTUALLY COMES IN THROUGH IRRIGATION DISTRICT NUMBER ONE INTO THE CITY LAKE AND THEN INTO OUR WATER. OKAY. AND WE'VE HAD THIS ONE ON THE BOOKS PROJECT WISE FOR AT LEAST SINCE 2022. YES. RIGHT. OKAY. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T REPLACE IT? WELL ULTIMATELY IT WILL FAIL. IT WILL FAIL. AND IT'S THE ONLY TRANSMISSION LINE GOING INTO THE PLANT, INTO THE 
          [Item 4d - Consideration and possible action by the Harlingen Waterworks System and the Harlingen City Commission to approve an Agreement Execution Resolution authorizing the agreement with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the City of Harlingen, Texas for funding in the amount of $5,810,000 in reference to Series 2026A (WLAF).]
POND. SO IT'S GOT TO GET REPLACED. AND I YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE GOTTEN REPLACED NO MATTER WHAT, WHETHER WE GET THE GRANT OR NOT. BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS ALLOW US TO DO IT AT A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE RATE FOR THE REPAIR. PERFECT. AND SO THAT I MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE THAT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC. THIS ONE SECOND PAGE. SO ON THE FIRST PROJECT AGGREGATE FUNDING AMOUNT OF $8.2 MILLION, AND YOU ALL GOT A GRANT FOR 5.7. CORRECT. SO THE ONLY MONEY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TO RAISE MONEY FOR OR TO PAY OFF IS THAT LOAN AMOUNT OF 2.4 MILLION. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO EVEN TO THE 
          [Item 4e - Consideration and possible action by the Harlingen Waterworks System and the Harlingen City Commission to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance and delivery of the City of Harlingen, Texas Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026B (EDAP); in the amount of $12,580,000 authorizing the execution of paying agent/registrar agreement and an escrow agreement relating to such bonds: and pledging the revenues of the cities waterworks and sewer system to the payment of the principle and interest on said bonds: and ordaining other matters relating thereto.]
          [00:30:08]
MAYOR'S POINT, YOU KNOW, ALMOST WHAT, TWO THIRDS OF IT WE GOT FREE MONEY, QUOTE UNQUOTE. 
          WE'LL CALL IT FREE MONEY. FREE MONEY. RIGHT. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET IT. BUT IT'S US THIS TIME. CORRECT. AND AS THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CITY OF ARLINGTON HAS EVER RECEIVED MONEY FROM THEM. AND THE REMAINING BALANCE OF THE 2.4 MILLION, WE'RE GOING TO PAY THAT 2.7% INTEREST. WE JUST ROUND IT UP TO 2.8, RIGHT? SO WE ONLY PAY INTEREST ON THAT SMALLER AMOUNT OF 2.4, THE SAME THING FOR THE NEXT ONE. THE NEXT PROJECT WAS 8.3 MILLION. 
          OF THAT 8.3 MILLION, 5.8 MILLION IS FREE MONEY. CORRECT. AND THE REMAINING BALANCE OF 2.3 ROUNDED UP TO 2.5. RIGHT, 2.5. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PAYING THE BALANCE ON. CORRECT. AND AGAIN, AT A VERY LOW INTEREST LOAN. MIKE I THINK I LOOKED IT UP RIGHT NOW. PRIME IS LIKE SIX AND A HALF. SO WE'RE PAYING WAY LESS THAN PRIME. AND THEN FOR THE LAST ONE THE BIG KAHUNA WHICH IS THAT THE THE SEWAGE PLANT, THAT'S A $25 MILLION PRICE TAG OF THAT 25 MILLION. 
          WE GOT HALF OF IT WITH THAT FREE MONEY. AND THEN THE REMAINING HALF, WE'RE PAYING THAT ESSENTIALLY 4% INTEREST RATE. AND THAT'S THE 30 YEAR NOTE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. 
          [Item 4f - Consideration and possible action by the Harlingen Waterworks System and the Harlingen City Commission to approve an Agreement Execution Resolution authorizing the agreement with the Texas Waterworks Development Board (TWDB) and the City o f Harlingen, Texas for Harding in the amount of $12,556,404 in reference to Series 2026b ]
THAT'S A 20 YEAR NOTE. 20 YEAR. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. SO TO THE WATERWORKS BOARD YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IN THE PAST WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO FOOT THE WHOLE BILL OURSELVES. AND THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO SAVE US HALF OF IT UP FRONT AND NOT WELL ON JUST ONE OF THEM, MORE THAN HALF THAN THE OTHER TWO, AND GET SUCH LOW INTEREST RATES. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOU GUYS ARE SAVING US A LOT OF MONEY ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO NOW YOU'VE SET THE BAR REALLY HIGH. WE EXPECT YOU TO KEEP DOING IT. I GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THAT 8.3 IS THAT FOR THE JEFFERSON PROJECT. SO AGAIN COMMISSIONER, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS THAT WE'RE AGGREGATING ALL OF THE MONEY. RIGHT. AND THIS IS STILL NOT ENOUGH FOR THE PROJECTS. 
          [Item 5 - Adjournment]
ONE PROJECT ALONE IS $35 MILLION, OR WE'RE AGGREGATING THE TWO, THE THREE I'M SORRY FOR FOR THE PROJECTS, BUT WE'VE GOT LOAN AND GRANT COMPONENTS FOR ALL THREE. YOU GOT DESIGNS FOR THE JEFFERSON PROJECT ALREADY? YES, THAT'S UNDER UNDER DESIGN. CURRENTLY ALL THREE OF THEM ARE. THAT'S ACTUALLY THE EASIEST ONE BECAUSE IT'S A WATER LINE. THE THE MOST DIFFICULT IS LITTLE CREEK. AND THAT'S ABOUT 60% COMPLETE DESIGN WISE. WE THINK THAT BY THE JUNE TO AUGUST TIMELINE, THAT'S BEEN OUR TARGET FOR SOME TIME. THAT WILL 
          [Item 1 - Call Meeting to Order]
BE COMPLETE AND WE SHOULD VERY POSSIBLY GO TO CONSTRUCTION BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SAME THING ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE. I'M SORRY, THE WASTEWATER PLANT, IT'S ABOUT 60% COMPLETE ON THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE FINISHED THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE WHAT WE WANT IS FOR BOTH OF THEM TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU. YES. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. APOLOGIES FOR THE COFFEE AND WALKING OUT EVERYBODY. SO I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT IT'S NOT ONLY THE BOARD THAT DOES THE WORK, IT'S ALL THE EMPLOYEES AT ORANGE WATERWORKS THAT MAKE US A BETTER, BETTER AT WHAT WE DO. BUT I WISH I COULD THANK ALL OF THEM. IF THEY WERE HERE, I WOULD, BUT THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THEY REALLY DO. GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. I, I CONCUR AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE TEAM OVER AT HARLINGEN WATERWORKS AND BEING INNOVATIVE AND GOING AFTER THESE GRANTS, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU KEEP SAYING FREE MONEY, BUT THE TRUTH IS IT IS FREE, BUT IT IS VERY COMPETITIVE. AND SO NOT ONLY ARE THE GRANT FUNDING COMPETITIVE, BUT THE LOANS AS WELL. NOWHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO FIND SUCH A LOW INTEREST IN THIS, IN THIS WORLD, 
          [Item 2 - Conflict of Interest ]
IN THIS ECONOMY. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY, VERY FORTUNATE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT. 
          NOW, HAVING SAID THAT, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THESE ITEMS SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND THEN THE COMMISSION TO TO CONFIRM SO WE CAN GET THIS WORK DONE. SO WE'VE ALREADY READ FOR A FOR A. AND SO THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS NEEDS TO YOU NEED TO DO YOUR PART FIRST. SO THAT WAY WE CAN DO OURS. YOU CAN HAVE BIKE DO IT BECAUSE. ALL RIGHT. PARDON ME. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO. WE'VE ALREADY READ THAT. IF YOU WANT TO JUST TAKE A VOTE OR 
          [Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements ]
ON ON ITEM FOUR A4A, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW FOR THE CITY COMMISSION. 
          ITEM FOUR A CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND MOTION. EVERYBODY'S EXCITED. MOTION 
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FROM COMMISSIONER MIKE MESMER. SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PEREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM FOUR. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS SYSTEM IN THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT. EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS, FOR FUNDING THE AMOUNT OF 5,780,000, IN REFERENCE TO SERIES 2026. AND THAT'S FOR THE BOARD MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE 
          [Item 3b - City Manager's Announcements]
          [Item 3c - City Commission Member Announcements]
IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. GET A MOTION FOR THE COMMISSION. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. SECOND BY MESSMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM FOUR C CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS SYSTEM AND THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM REVENUE BOND SERIES 2026 A IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,495,000, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PAIN AGENT AGREEMENT AND AN ESCROW AGREEMENT RELATING TO SUCH BONDS, AND PLEDGING THE REVENUES OF THE CITY OF THE CITY WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM TO THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS, BONDS AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO TO ANITA. READING OF THE CAPTION MARK ON THAT ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD. I CAN DO IT. OKAY. ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026, A AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF PAYING AGENT REGISTRAR AGREEMENT AND AN ESCROW AGREEMENT RELATING TO SUCH BONDS, AND PLEDGING THE REVENUES OF THE CITY'S WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM TO THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS, AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S FOR THE BOARD. MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. CARRIED. 
          AND FOR THE COMMISSION. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. MOTION BY PEREZ. SECOND BY 
          [Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter - "Pet of the Week']
MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS SYSTEM AND THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT EXECUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS, FOR FUNDING THE AMOUNT OF 5,810,000, IN REFERENCE TO SERIES 2026 A AND FOR HARLINGEN WATERWORKS TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. AND FOR THE COMMISSION. MOTION. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CAVAZOS GOMEZ. CAN I GET A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY MORALES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION. POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS SYSTEM AND THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS. 
          WATERWORKS SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026 B IN THE AMOUNT OF 12,560,000, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR AGREEMENT AND AN ESCROW AGREEMENT RELATING TO SUCH BONDS. PLEDGING THE REVENUES OF THE CITIES AND WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM TO THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS, AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERE TO AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026 B AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR, AGREEMENT, AND ESCROW AGREEMENT RELATING TO SUCH BONDS, AND PLEDGING THE REVENUES OF THE CITY'S WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM TO THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS, AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO, SHOULD BE APPROVED. SECOND. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES A MOTION ON THE COMMISSION. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION BY PEREZ. SECOND 
          [Item 4b - Certificate of Recognition — Harlingen High School South "Hawks" Band]
BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM FOUR F CONSIDERATION. POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS SYSTEM AND THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT EXECUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS. FUNDING. 
          THE AMOUNT OF 12,556,404. REFERENCE TO SERIES 2026 B IN THE EDAP. MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. MOTION BY THE COMMISSION. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION BY MORALES. SECOND BY MESSMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT IS ALL SHE WROTE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE FOR THE 
          [00:40:01]
CITY COMMISSION, AND WE WILL ADJOURN THIS SPECIAL JOINT MEETING ON SIDE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. THAT'S YOUR MEETING. MOTION TO ADJOURN SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE ABOUT TWO MINUTES TO GET A ADJUSTED HERE. 
          AND THEN WE WILL START WITH THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. 
          [Item 4c - Certificate of Recognition - Small Business Advisory Committee]
          [00:51:12]
ALL RIGHT. IF WE CAN TAKE OUR SEATS, IF THERE ARE SEATS, WE'LL GO 
          [00:51:17]
AHEAD AND GET STARTED. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION. IT IS NOW 6:16 P.M. WE. THIS HAS BEEN POSTED AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF THE COMMISSION AS EVERYONE IS PRESENT AT THIS TIME, WE ASK ■FOR EVERYBODY TO PLEASE STAND AS COMMISSIONER PEREZ LEADS US IN OUR INVOCATION. LET US PRAY. 
          HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, GRANT US WISDOM, HUMILITY, AND OPEN HEARTS AS WE WORK TOGETHER TONIGHT. HELP US LISTEN WITH RESPECT, COLLABORATE IN GOOD FAITH, AND PLACE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY ABOVE ALL ELSE. MAY OUR DECISIONS BE GUIDED BY FAIRNESS, COMPASSION, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD. 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. MOVING ON. YES, MA'AM. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 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. WILL WE WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM THREE A 
          [Item 4d - Certificate of Recognition - Nicholas Consiglio]
FOR MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. MAYOR, I DO JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE. THEY'RE NOT WITH US HERE TODAY, BUT WE HAD TWO FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE HARLINGEN FIRE DEPARTMENT, ERIC RAMIREZ AND ROMEO SOLIS. THEY JUST COMPLETED THEIR BIG BEND ULTRA MARATHON, WHICH IS NO SMALL FEAT. AND SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE GENTLEMEN FROM THE HARLINGEN FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND IN BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE SOMETHING THAT VERY FEW ARE ABLE TO DO, AND IT JUST SHOWS WHAT WE HAVE AT THE HARLINGEN FIRE DEPARTMENT. ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, THEY ALSO HAVE A CALENDARS THAT ARE BENEFITING THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER. YOU CAN PICK THOSE UP AT ANY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          MOVING ON TO THREE B CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS. MISTER. MISTER GONZALEZ. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM THREE. CITY COMMISSION MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          COMMISSIONER CAVAZOS, I HAVE NONE. THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE DID THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION WALK IN PALM SUBDIVISION AND GAIL SUBDIVISION. I REALLY WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR JOINING ME ON A COLD, DRIZZLY DAY. IT WAS CHRIS AND ANOTHER FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE REALLY GOING TO MAKE SOME BIG IMPROVEMENTS OVER THERE IN BOTH THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN I WANT TO THANK MANNY FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT ON MONDAY. I, I MAKE IT A POINT THAT WHEN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHES OR NEIGHBORHOODS WANT TO MEET WITH ME, I MEET WITH THEM WITH STAFF SO THAT WE CAN DIRECTLY ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. MANNY WENT WITH ME RIGHT INTO THE LION'S DEN AND EVERYONE LOVED HIM. HIS ANSWERS WERE PERFECT AND AS IN, GAVE EVERYONE AN UPDATE. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK MANNY FOR TAKING TIME. RECORDING STOPPED. OH, AND I'M THAT BAD, APPARENTLY, RIGHT. BUT ANYWAYS. 
          [00:55:01]
CUT HIM OFF. CUT HIM OFF. I REALLY WANT YOU DOWN. YEAH, I REALLY WANT TO THANK MANNY. AND STAFF WERE COMING OUT ON THEIR WEEKENDS AFTER 5 P.M. TO REALLY ADDRESS RESIDENTS CONCERNS. 
          WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE THEM. MY HIT IT ON THE HEAD THIS PAST MEETING. I KNOW RENEE DID LAST MEETING. IT'S STAFF THAT DOES IT. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH JOSH CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL BROADCASTING AND RECORDING PLEASE? I THINK THEY CAME OUT AND SAID YES OKAY, OKAY, GOOD. ALRIGHTY. COMMISSIONER MESMER. NONE. NOTHING. I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 
          MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR FOR PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS, STARTING WITH ITEM FOUR A, WE HAVE THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER PRESENTING THE PET OF THE WEEK. ARE YOU SURE THE PET DIDN'T GO AWAY WITH ANY OF THESE KIDS THAT ARE HERE TODAY ALREADY? YES. STEALING HEARTS. STEALING HEARTS. THAT'S WHAT WE COUNT ON. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT RING. IS IT? I CAN'T SEE, I THINK WITH THE CROWD, SOMEBODY MAY HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BASHFUL. OH. HE'LL BE BACK. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. CITY COMMISSION. TONIGHT WE HAVE BANDIT, A STEALER OF HEARTS. HE CURRENTLY IS RESIDING AT THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER. HE IS WAITING FOR HIS FOREVER HOME. HE IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. ANYBODY LOOKING TO ADD TO THEIR FAMILY, ADD A FUR BABY TO THEIR FAMILY IS WELCOME TO GO BY THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER AT 1106 MARKOWSKI, OR GIVE THEM A CALL AT 956216 5250 AND VISIT BANDIT OR ANY OF HIS OTHER FRIENDS THERE AT THE SHELTER. ALSO, WE WILL BE AT PETCO THIS WEEKEND IN WESLACO FROM 10 TO 2 WITH ANIMALS UP FOR ADOPTION. AND BY THE WAY, BANDIT IS ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS OLD. HE'S A CUTIE AND I HEAR HE WANTED TO GO HOME WITH THE HAWKS. I THOUGHT IS WHAT I HEARD. YEAH, ALL THESE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GO HOME TONIGHT AND SAY, MOM AND DAD, LET'S ADOPT. LET'S ADOPT BANDIT. 
          [Item 4e - Mayor's Business o f the Month "Tone U p Health & Fitness"]
WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER TO COME IN AND LOOK AROUND AND ADOPT. BANDIT IS THERE, ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF HIS OTHER FRIENDS WHO ARE ALL WAITING FOR FOREVER HOMES. YEAH, I SEE SOME CARDINAL ALUMNI RIGHT THERE TOO. THEY CAN TAKE THEM HOME. 
          CARDINALS. WE'RE NOT PICKY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. 
          MOVING ON. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR B. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH HAWKS BAND. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO HARLINGEN SOUTH MIGHTY HAWK BAND. BEFORE I INVITE THE DIRECTOR TO SAY A FEW WORDS, I WILL READ THE RECOGNITION. THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH MIGHTY HAWK BAND BROUGHT EXCEPTIONAL PRIDE AND DISTINCTION TO HARLINGEN CISD, THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH AN OUTSTANDING AND MEMORABLE MARCHING BAND SEASON CUMULATING IN POWERFUL PERFORMANCES AT THE UIL TEXAS STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 
          PARTICIPATION AT THE UIL TEXAS STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR MARCHING BANDS IN TEXAS, AND THE MIGHTY HAWK BAND EARNED ITS PLACE AMONG THE STATE'S ELITE THROUGH DEMANDING AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATION PROCESS. THE BAND ADVANCED BY EARNING A DIVISIONAL ONE RATING AT THE ANNUAL PIGSKIN JUBILEE IN MID-OCTOBER, FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSFUL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH THE AREA G MARCHING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD TWO WEEKS LATER IN MERCEDES, TEXAS. THE MIGHTY HAWK BAND SEASON WAS MARKED BY CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE AND CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE FALL. THE BAND BEGAN THE SEASON BY BEING NAMED CLASS CHAMPIONS BY THE PRESTIGIOUS BANDS OF AMERICA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MCALLEN, WHERE THEY ALSO RECEIVED AWARDS FOR BEST MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND BEST GENERAL EFFECT. IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENT, ALL STUDENTS WERE AWARDED GOLD MEDALS. CONTINUING THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS, THE MIGHTY HAWK BAND TRAVELED TO LA JOYA, TEXAS, WHERE THEY EARNED FIRST PLACE IN FIVE-A BEST BRASS ENSEMBLE, BEST GENERAL EFFECT, AND WERE NAMED OVERALL GRAND CHAMPIONS. AT THE EVENT. 
          THE BAND CONCLUDED ITS PRE STATE COMPETITION SEASON IN MERCEDES, TEXAS, ONCE AGAIN EARNING FIRST PLACE IN FIVE-A GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP, COLOR GUARD AND OVERALL GRAND CHAMPIONS. 
          THE MIGHTY HAWK BAND IS LED BY DIRECTOR OF BANDS RONNY RIOS, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS VICTOR GARZA, MELANIE KALUGA, LAURA BENAVIDES AND RAUL RAUL LEONARDO ANTONIO HERNANDEZ SERVING AS COLOR GUARD TECHNICIAN. THIS YEAR'S HIGHLY ACCLAIMED MARCHING PRODUCTION, TITLED THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, SHOWCASED THE STUDENTS ARTISTRY, DISCIPLINE, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. REFLECTING ON THE SEASON, DIRECTOR RONNY RIOS STATED, TOGETHER WITH OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS, WE WILL NEVER FORGET THIS INCREDIBLE SEASON AND THE JOY IT BROUGHT 
          [01:00:02]
TO ALL OF US AND ESPECIALLY OUR AUDIENCES, THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH MIGHTY HAWK BAND STANDS AS A TESTAMENT OF POWER TO THE DEDICATION, TEAMWORK, AND EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTH MIGHTY HAWK BAND, ITS STUDENTS, DIRECTORS, AND STAFF ARE HEREBY RECOGNIZED AND COMMENDED FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES, AND OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATION OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, MR. RIOS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, I DO HAVE STUDENTS ALL AROUND ME BACK HERE. MEMBERS OF THE HARLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTH MIGHTY HAWK BAND. WE'RE VERY HONORED AND APPRECIATIVE OF THIS HONOR AND RECOGNITION. TODAY. I DO WANT TO ADD SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR READING ALL THAT. I DO WANT TO ADD BECAUSE THIS IS WE'RE SO VERY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS. WE WERE ACTUALLY THE VERY HIGHEST RATED BAND FROM ANY LARGE SCHOOL BAND, FIVE A-6A IN THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY UP TO LAREDO, EAGLE PASS, AND DEL RIO. SO THAT'S A SUPER ACCOMPLISHMENT AND EVEN PROUDER THAT THIS WAS THE HIGHEST PLACEMENT FOR A HARLINGEN, TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BAND IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HISTORY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM BEHIND ME BACK HERE. I'M SO PROUD OF THEM. CAN I GET THEM TO STAND JUST SO YOU CAN SEE WHO THEY ARE? PLEASE STAND. OR ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY PROUD. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE ALL OF THEM. AND WE'D LOVE FOR ALL OF YOU TO JOIN US UP HERE IN FRONT OF THE DAIS SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE COMMISSION. OKAY. GOOD, GOOD. 
          YEAH. ANYONE ELSE, LIKE, ONE SECONDS ALREADY? OVER HERE, OVER HERE, RIGHT HERE. AND THREE. TWO. ONE THREE AND THREE. TWO. ONE AND THREE. TWO. ONE. I'M GOING TO POST ABOUT RECEPTION OVER HERE AND IT GETS A LITTLE SECTION THREE. AND THREE, TWO ONE. AND THREE, TWO AND ONE. OKAY. ANY OTHER PARENTS. THANKFULLY THE OTHER 199 STUDENTS. GIVE ANOTHER BIG WARM. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG MONDAY. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY, I ALWAYS DO. FOR THOSE OF YOU WATCHING AT HOME, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AT HOME THAT SAW THIS TO GO ON YOUTUBE, AND YOU CAN WATCH THEIR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT I SAW IT, I CAN'T EVEN COUNT THE MANY TIMES I SAW IT WHEN I WENT TO GO SEE Y'ALL PLAY, AND I GOT TO SEE MY SON PLAY THE TROMBONE AND ALL THAT. 
          AND EACH AND EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I SAW IT, IT GOT BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER. SO JUST TO REITERATE, WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AND THE PARENTS. I KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS WERE GOING THROUGH. I DID, YOU KNOW, STAYING UP FOR PRACTICE, TAKING THEM HERE, TAKING THEM THERE, TRAVELING TO SAN ANTONIO, TO MERCEDES, TO ALL THE MEETS THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THEY DID. AND IT TAKES A LOT. THESE KIDS SUCCEEDED. THEY HAD A TREMENDOUS YEAR. AND AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PARENTS AND THE BOOSTER CLUB AND ALL THAT. SO YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC. AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO A FANTASTIC 
          [01:05:04]
YEAR. AND THERE'S A REASON WHY WE'RE A STEP ABOVE AT SOUTH. SO GOOD JOB. COMMISSIONER. YOU CHOKED UP THE MAYOR. I KNOW SHE'S CONVERTING FROM RICARDO TO HAWK. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO JACKIE FOR PULLING ALL THE HARD WORK AT HOME. MOVING FORWARD. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR, A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. GOOD EVENING. BEFORE WE INVITE THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE UP, I'LL BE READING A FEW WORDS OF RECOGNITION. THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION IS PRESENTED TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING, ADVOCATING FOR, AND STRENGTHENING THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS. ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2023, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS SERVED AS A VITAL BRIDGE BETWEEN CITY HALL AND THE ENTREPRENEURS WHO SERVE AS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY. THROUGH MONTHLY COLLABORATION AND PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP, YOU HAVE TRANSFORMED THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY. WE RECOMMEND THE COMMITTEE FOR THESE SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES. 
          REGULATORY ADVOCACY. SUCCESSFULLY REVISING THE CITY'S FLAG ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FEATHER FLAGS DIRECTLY, INCREASING VISIBILITY FOR LOCAL STOREFRONTS, ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT, FOSTERING LOCAL INVESTMENT THROUGH THE LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS SERIES, PROVIDING A ROADMAP FOR ASPIRING OWNERS, DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT. ORCHESTRATING 
          [Item 5 - Citizen Communication]
THE BOOST HARLINGEN GRANT FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE AND THE PLATE IT FORWARD INITIATIVE TO CHAMPION OUR LOCAL CULINARY INDUSTRY AND POLICY INNOVATION. COLLABORATING WITH CITY DIRECTORS TO MODERNIZE FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCES, PARKING REGULATIONS AND PERMITTING PROCESSES TO BE MORE SMALL BUSINESS FRIENDLY, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS PROVEN TO BE AN ESSENTIAL VOICE FOR OUR LOCAL MERCHANTS, ENSURING THAT HARLINGEN REMAINS A PLACE WHERE INNOVATION THRIVES AND SMALL BUSINESSES CAN SUCCEED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AND NOW WE INVITE THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE UP FOR A FEW WORDS. 
          SORRY. SO I'M NOT SURE IF MARIA IS HERE. IS MARIA HERE? THERE SHE IS, I JUST I. YES. CAN WE GIVE MONEY A BIG. I DO WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE, BUT I WANT TO FIRST RECOGNIZE MARIA. AND I DON'T KNOW IF JANE IS HERE. IS JANE NOT HERE? SO, YOU KNOW, IN IN 2022, WHEN I FIRST TOOK OFFICE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS COMMISSION WANTED TO DO WAS TO ENSURE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES WERE SUPPORTED. AND SO WE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE EDC AND HAD THIS DREAM OF HAVING STRONG VOICES FROM THE FROM THE COMMUNITY, REPRESENTING SMALL BUSINESSES TO KIND OF LET US KNOW HOW WE COULD, WHAT WE COULD DO BETTER AND HOW WE COULD BE A VOICE FOR OTHERS AND KIND OF STRATEGICALLY PICKED PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES TO BE REPRESENTED. AND THIS WAS AN IDEA. BUT THEN WE PUNTED THAT OVER TO THE EDC, AND MARIA AND JANE HAVE REALLY FOSTERED IT AND REALLY HAVE BEEN THE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. I KNOW THAT WHEN I'M IN THE COMMUNITY, I OFTEN HEAR ABOUT MARIA AND JANE AND ALL OF YOU TOO, THAT REPRESENT THE SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN HARLINGEN. YOU ALL DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER, AND IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE GET DOWN TO BUSINESS WITH ALL THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE AS WELL. SO NOT ONLY DO YOU, YOU KNOW, POUR YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO YOUR OWN BUSINESSES, YOU DO THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO FOR OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. THIS IS A VERY SMALL RECOGNITION FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO, BUT I HOPE IT IS. YOU KNOW THAT IT IS FROM THE HEART, FROM EVERYONE HERE. SO I'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO. MARIA, IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THESE AMAZING PEOPLE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO. I'M NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, I WILL. I WILL SAY A FEW WORDS BECAUSE THEY DO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. WE DO MEET MONTHLY. THEY COME TO ME AND THEY'RE LIKE, WENDY, I HAVE A PROBLEM. WHAT CAN WE DO? CAN WE TALK TO ANNA FROM A BUILDING? CAN WE GO TALK TO? AND I'M CONSTANTLY BOTHERING, YOU KNOW, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS FROM THE CITY, AND I DO FEEL BAD. I'M SORRY, NOT BOTHERING, BUT I DO. I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE. AND MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THANK YOU. BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR TIME AND EFFORT, THEY SHOW UP, THEY'RE COMMITTED AND THEY'RE INNOVATIVE. THEY COME UP WITH IDEAS. THEY CAME UP WITH THE FORWARD. THEY PITCHED THE HARLINGEN GRANT, WHICH IS VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE EDC. SO WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THEM. SO THANK YOU TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO. KNOW. OKAY. 
          I'D LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH EVERYONE AND THE COMMISSION AS WELL. AND ORLANDO, I SEE YOU THERE. I'M SORRY YOU SNUCK UP ON ME LIKE A CAT BACK HERE. THAT. 
          [01:10:26]
OH, MY GOD, I'M JUST NOT MYSELF, BUT. YOU CAN SEE YOU. HAVE. YOU CAN'T SEE, YOU KNOW. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST GOING TO SIT RIGHT HERE BETWEEN YOU. THAT'S OKAY. JUST GET RIGHT. RIGHT HERE. RIGHT OVER HERE. THANK YOU. READY? AND IN THREE, 21321. ONE MORE AND THREE. TWO ONE. I WANT TO GET ONE REALLY QUICKLY. READY. 123. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR. OKAY OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM 4D. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR NICOLAS CONSIGLIO. I'LL BE READING THAT RECOGNITION. SOMEONE HAS A FAN. THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION IS PRESENTED TO NICOLAS CONSIGLIO, RECOGNIZING 18 YEARS OF VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE KEEP HARLINGEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SINCE 2007, YOU HAVE BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF OUR CITY'S PROGRESS THROUGH 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AS BOARD PRESIDENT, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS RESHAPED HARLINGEN'S LANDSCAPE AND FOSTERED A SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY PRIDE THAT WILL RESONATE FOR GENERATIONS. WE PROUDLY HONOR YOUR LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SECURING $500,000 IN GOVERNOR'S ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GRANTS, AND EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING RECYCLE CENTER REVENUE. A GREENER FUTURE THE PLANTING OF 5000 PLANTS AT THE DIXIELAND BEDS AND THE ENDURING OAK TREES ALONG THE 2020 FIFTH STREET TRAIL. COMMUNITY RESTORATION. THE RESTORATION OF THE F STREET CITY CEMETERY, AND THE TIRELESS EFFORTS TO ERADICATE GRAFFITI. COMPASSIONATE SERVICE YOUR INITIATIVE TO ASSIST ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN OUR ORIGINAL TOWN SITE. BRINGING RELIEF AND DIGNITY TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS. YOUR ADVOCACY, PARTICULARLY DURING THE CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC, ENSURED THAT HARLINGEN REMAINED COMMITTED TO ITS MISSION OF CLEANING UP, GREEN UP AND STEPPING UP. YOUR LEGACY IS FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE SOIL OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, NICOLAS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION. I AM VERY PROUD AND HONORED TO HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION TO KEEP HARLINGEN BEAUTIFUL, AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS PARKS. ALL THE CITY STAFF, INCLUDING OUR CVB DIRECTOR, AND WHAT THEY DO TO KEEP HARLINGEN AND TO KEEP HARLINGEN BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR. WELL, WELL, DON'T DON'T GO ANYWHERE. WE DO LIKE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU AS WELL. BUT I DID WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SAY HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR ALWAYS WILLING TO TO HELP AND SUPPORT, NOT JUST WITH KEEP HARLINGEN BEAUTIFUL. YOU'VE BEEN MY APPOINTMENT. YOU WERE MAYOR BOSWELL'S APPOINTMENT ON THE PNC. YOU CONTINUE TO BE THERE. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO TO TO TO BE THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME BECAUSE YOU REALLY DO BRING, YOU KNOW, JUST A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO, TO THE, TO THE BOARD. A LOT OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE TO THE BOARD AS WELL FOR NEW MEMBERS. 
          AND I KNOW NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS HAVE POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU AND STAFF DOES TOO, SO THAT YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY SPEAKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP. I AGREE THAT THE CVB DIRECTOR IS WONDERFUL, AND THE CITY OF HARLINGEN IS BETTER BECAUSE OF THE CONSIGLIO, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S VERY KIND. 
          [01:15:16]
OF. AND 3211 MORE AND 321. 
          OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR E. WE DO HAVE MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. TONE UP HEALTH AND FITNESS. BEFORE WE INVITE THE OWNER UP. WE HAVE A VIDEO WE'VE PREPARED FOR YOU. 
          MY NAME IS ANTHONY. I'M THE OWNER OF TONE UP HEALTH AND FITNESS. WE'RE NOT JUST A GYM, WE'RE A HEALTH AND FITNESS ARENA WHERE OUR FOCUS IS TO BUILD PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE OUR CUSTOMERS, REALLY OUR MEMBERS OVERALL EXPERIENCE. SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW A PERSON TO BENEFIT FROM WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY PEOPLE WANT TO FOCUS ON THEIR HEALTH. WE PROVIDE A FACILITY THAT ALLOWS A PERSON TO GET THE RESTORATION, GET THEIR HEALING AND THEIR FITNESS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL TO ASSIST THEM WITH LOOKING FOR A REFERENCE TO THEIR GOALS AS WELL. WHY A GYM? AGAIN, IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN A GYM. IT WAS A DREAM. A DREAM FOR ME TO PROVIDE A SANCTUARY FOR THE COMMUNITY BASED ON WELL-BEING, WHICH IS EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AGAIN FOR RESTORATION AND HEALING. IT'S 1500 WEST HARRISON SUITE A WE HAVE A NORTH ENTRANCE AND A SOUTH ENTRANCE. WHEN YOU COME TO TONE UP HEALTH AND FITNESS, YOU'RE NOT JUST A CUSTOMER OR A MEMBER. YOU BECOME A FRIEND. YOU BECOME FAMILY. A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND TO FOCUS ON A LARGER SCALE GYM. WE HAVE THAT WITH A TOUCH OF FAMILY ORIENTED BUSINESS. SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE BIG MAN UPSTAIRS. WITHOUT HIM, NOTHING IS POSSIBLE AND WITH GOD ALWAYS POSSIBLE, IT'S COMPASSION, THE CONSTANT ACT OF PUTTING PEOPLE BEFORE YOU AT ALL TIMES. NOT ONLY DO I DO THAT, BUT EVERY ONE OF OUR ELITE TEAM MEMBERS THAT COMPOSED AND MAKE FUN OF HEALTHY FITNESS. MR. ANTHONY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. I DIDN'T EXPECT A WELCOMING LIKE BANDIT. WOW. THIS IS I'M OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW WITH EMOTIONS. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TO EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN FOR MAKING THIS DAY POSSIBLE. EVERYONE FROM THE SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSIONERS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYER INVOLVING HUMILITY. I UNDERSTAND HUMILITY IS THE VIRTUE OF LEADERSHIP AND SUCH GREAT LEADERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE PERSON IN FRONT OF US, SUCH EMPOWERMENT, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, JUST STRENGTH, HUMILITY. NORMA SEPULVEDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE. WHEN I SAY US, IT'S NOT ME. I KNOW YOU'RE VERY BOLD AND I'M VERY BOLD. 
          OKAY? YOU'RE VERY BOLD PERSON, BUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SEE THE BALD GUY, THE MUSCLES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT BEING NAMED BUSINESS OF THE MONTH, IS IT TRUE DEDICATION TO OUR TEAMS? A TRUE TESTAMENT TO OUR TEAM'S DEDICATION. AND IT'S NOT THE BALD GUY. IT'S NOT THE MUSCLES. 
          IT'S BEHIND ME, THE DRIVING FORCE. AND ABOVE US, MY WIFE. WOW. SHE'S BEEN THERE. HOT AND COLD, THICK AND THIN. SHE MAKE IT POSSIBLE. IF ANYBODY KNOWS HOW THINGS ARE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE UP. AND BUTTERFLIES AND RAINBOWS NORMAL, YOU KNOW THAT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU ALWAYS HAVE SUPPORT. UNWAVERING SUPPORT. TO MY WIFE. YES. BEHIND ME, ROSIE, OPERATIONAL MANAGER. I'M THERE CALLING HER FOR IDEAS. OUR TEAM, MY MY BUSINESS PARTNERS. I COULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THEM BEHIND ME. SIZE DON'T MATTER. ELIZABETH VILLAREAL. YES, SHE'S. 
          SHE'S AMAZING. SHE'S AMAZING. AND JESUS, I MEAN, WITHOUT THEM. TO MY WIFE AND I, OUR TEAM WOULDN'T BE HERE. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S AN HONOR. IT'S A TRUE. IT'S A TRUE. 
          JUST THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO EXPRESS IT TRUTHFULLY. THERE'S SO MANY BUSINESSES YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM. WHAT BETTER MONTH THAN JUST KICK START THE YEAR? ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZING ON HEALTH. OUR DREAM IS ALWAYS TO BUILD A SANCTUARY, ALL OF US HOLISTICALLY, TO PROVIDE THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS. SO THANK YOU ALL SO, SO MUCH. IT ALLOWS 
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US TO RAISE THE BAR NOT ONLY HEALTH BUT THROUGH DIGNITY, EQUITY AND RESPECT. NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU HAVE YOUR VISION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. FROM HEALTH AND FITNESS TO THE WHOLE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TO EVERYONE WHO WE INSPIRE, WHO EVERYONE WHO INSPIRES US. AGAIN, I'M GLAD TO PUT THE THE NAME TO THE TO THE FACES AND THE FACES TO THE NAME WHICH IS JESUS, ELIZABETH, ROSIE DIAMOND, MYSELF. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, NONE OF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE WITH SUCH GREAT LEADERSHIP, WITH SUCH GREAT HUMILITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUCH AN AMAZING, AMAZING GOD, THE CREATOR OF OUR UNIVERSE, OUR OUR OUR AMAZING FATHER, LORD JESUS CHRIST. THANK YOU ALL SO, SO MUCH. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL. 
          WE'RE VERY HONORED AND WE PRAY FOR EVERYONE'S HEALTH AND PROSPERITY THIS YEAR. WE DON'T WANT TO LOOK BACK NO MORE. LET'S LOOK FORWARD. I KNOW ONE THING YOU HAVE, MA'AM. IT'S A LOT OF FAITH, OKAY? AND WITH THE SIZE OF A SEED OF A SIZE OF A MUSTARD SEED, YOU CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS. AND YOU'RE DOING THAT. YOU'RE DOING THAT FOR THE CITY OF GRONINGEN. AND YOU INSPIRE ME. YOU INSPIRE HIM, HER, HER, HER, ALL OF US TO DO THE SAME THING. CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU, YOUR HEALTH AND PROSPERITY, THE TEAM AROUND YOU AS WE WE ACCEPT THE PRAYERS AS WELL. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING NOT AS US ONLY, BUT AS A CITY HOLISTICALLY. SO THANK YOU AND EVERYBODY BEHIND US, WHOEVER'S WATCHING. THANK YOU LORD. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT WITH US. AND THANK YOU FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR AFTERNOON WITH US. 
          WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW STAFF WAS SUPER EXCITED TO FOR THIS. THEY'RE ALWAYS EXCITED FOR ALL BUSINESSES, BUT THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT THIS ONE AND BEING ABLE TO SHOWCASE ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT YOU DO HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I DO AGREE THAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS PARAMOUNT. WE, YOU KNOW, WE WE ARE IN A REGION WHERE DIABETES IS PREVALENT, AND WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT SUFFER FROM DIFFERENT ILLNESSES AND DISEASES, AND WE CAN ALL CHANGE THAT. BUT IT STARTS WITH HAVING A SUPPORT SYSTEM AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL ARE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU AGAIN. SPEAKING OF PHOTOS, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SEE A LOT OF THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT BRANDON, YOU ARE AMAZING. 
          YES, YOU YOU COULD NOT HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER. YES, YES, IT'S SO KIND. IT MAKES IT SO EASY FOR EVERYBODY. BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY SEE YOU, THE BOLD AND THE BALD GUY. BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW AGAIN THANK YOU BRANDON. THANK YOU ALL SO SO MUCH ON THE SIDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. THEY ARE A VERY SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM AND THEY DO EXCEPTIONAL WORK. AND WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT WE DO IN THE, IN THE CITY TO PROMOTE AND TO SHARE AS MUCH AS WE DO TO GET TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT THEM. AND YEAH, BRANDON IS A GEM AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR HIM, BUT NOW WE'D LOVE FOR HIM TO USE HIS TALENTS TO TAKE OUR PHOTOS. YOU CAN JOIN US. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. FOLLOW YOU. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          OH THANK YOU. YOU. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE? I WOULD LIKE YOU IN THE MIDDLE. OKAY. RIGHT HERE. 
          YEAH, YEAH YEAH, YEAH, I THINK HERE IN THE MIDDLE, WHEREVER YOU WANT. OKAY. THIS IS SUCH AN HONOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FROM FROM EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. FIRST REVIEW HERE ON THE PHONE. 
          READY. AND GO AHEAD. AND 321321 AND ONE MORE. 321 OKAY. HOLD THAT SPOT RIGHT THERE. AND 321321. AND LAST ONE AND 3213. SO WHAT WERE THOSE LITTLE LUCKY SHOTS. GINGER SHOTS. GINGER SHOTS FOR INFORMATION. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CAYENNE PEPPER A LITTLE TURMERIC FOR INFLAMATION NATURAL REMEDIES. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG. BUT ANYBODY EVERYBODY'S INVITED TO TRY ONE OUT I PROMISE EVERYONE YOU GO TO. THREE. GINGER SHOT ON. OH. ON HERE. YOU HEARD THAT. THANK YOU. SHE'LL DO IT AT THE BALL GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 
          [01:25:07]
NUMBER FIVE. WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE CITY COMMISSION AND SPEAK ON ANY MATTER NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGENDA. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND TO COMMENTS OR DELIBERATE ON TOPICS ADDRESSED. MAYOR. TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE SEVEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH MISS MARY LOPEZ. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS LOPEZ. IF YOU'D I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S STILL HERE. IS THERE ANYBODY OUTSIDE? NO. MISSUS LOPEZ. NO. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. WE DO HAVE MISTER RAYMOND REYES. I DID SEE MR. REYES THERE. RAYMOND REYES, 706 NANTUCKET HERE IN HARLINGEN. 
          JUST A QUICK NOTE. THE VENDING MACHINE DOWNSTAIRS IS NOT WORKING. IT TOOK MY MONEY, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT TOMORROW. SO. ONE THING THAT THAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO TOUCH BASES ON IS I KNOW THAT POLITICIANS IN GENERAL, THE COMMISSION, MAYOR, EVERYBODY IT ROTATES, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY STAYS UP THERE FOR AN EXUBERANT AMOUNT OF TIME. IT'S ALL BASED ON PERFORMANCE. BUT ONE THING THAT DOES STAY IN PLACE FOR AN EXUBERANT AMOUNT OF TIME IS THE CITY STAFF. SO. PLEASE DRINK SOME WATER. YOU KNOW, STAY HYDRATED. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I THINK THE CITY STAFF DOES A VERY GOOD JOB AND STUFF. BUT ONE THING I THINK THAT APPARENTLY IS LACKING AND IT CAN. I ONLY SAY THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AROUND HERE FOR A GOOD MINUTE, IS TO BE ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE BOARD MEMBERS TO DO WHAT THEY DO, AND THAT IS MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN. THEY'LL GET BLOWBACK. TRUST ME, I GET BLOWBACK ALL THE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE I DEAL WITH, BUT THEY CALL ME. I DON'T CALL THEM BECAUSE THEY WANT AN HONEST OPINION. AND APPARENTLY I'M VALUED BECAUSE EVEN NOW, IN RETIREMENT, I'M DRAWN EVERY WHICH WAY. I HAVE PROJECTS GOING ON IN HOUSTON, OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT STATE, AND I ENJOY VERY MUCH. 
          [Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]
          [Item 7 - Consent Agenda]
SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE EXCUSES THAT THEY GIVE PEOPLE TO WHY THINGS FAIL. THINGS FAIL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PROPER OVERSIGHT, IN MY OPINION. A GOOD EXAMPLE, IN MY OPINION, IS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE WATERWORKS. WE KNEW THAT THE WATERWORKS. SYSTEM IN PLACE WAS LACKING. WE KNEW IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, BONDS ARE HAPPENING AND BURDENS ARE BEING PASSED ON TO THE TAXPAYER. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GETTING GRANT FUNDING AGAIN, IF THE STAFF KNOWS, BECAUSE THE STAFF HAS BEEN AROUND IN SOME INSTANCES FOR A LONG TIME, THEY GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY REMIND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ELECTED THAT, HEY, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. HARLINGEN IS GROWING. IT MAY BE GROWING SLOW, BUT IT'S GROWING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO THAT'S ONE THING I WANT TO TOUCH BASES ON AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE, AGAIN, PROPER OVERSIGHT. THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE STREETS IN GENERAL. I JUST TOUCHED BASES WITH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. 
          THAT'S FINE. WE KNOW EVERYBODY'S BUSY, BUT TRUST ME, TEX-DOT KNOWS WHO I AM. I ALREADY TOUCHED BASES WITH THEM ABOUT A CERTAIN SCENARIO THAT'S GOING ON, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY OFFERED TO WORK WITH THE THE DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO ERADICATE CERTAIN ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. OF COURSE, IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM, I REACHED OUT TO THEM AS WELL. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON 
          [Item 8c - Presentation by the Public Works Department regarding the status and future planning o f the Comprehensive Street Lighting Program.]
TOP OF THE THINGS AND DO THE BEST WE CAN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES. THE BUZZER GOT ME THIS TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND Y'ALL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. DIAZ. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. WE DO HAVE A LUIS VALDESPINO. LUIS VALDESPINO, 420 EAST AUSTIN AVENUE. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR. I WANT TO START BY THANKING THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS INTEREST IN BUILDING A DATA CENTER IN CAMERON COUNTY, AND THAT CONCERNED CITIZENS ARE NOT MERELY MISLED BY AI REPORTS. 
          WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE RECENT PUBLIC REMARKS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS, THE MAYOR, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS BOARD AND THE HARLINGEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON THE RECORD 
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THAT HOPEFULLY YOU ALL MAY ADDRESS IN THE PUBLIC IN THE NEAR FUTURE. FIRST, SEVERAL OF THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGE INTEREST IN BUILDING A DATA CENTER, BUT SEEM TO INSINUATE THAT THIS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS VERY LIMITED SAY IN SUCH A PROJECT. UNLESS THE PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD A DATA CENTER WITHIN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. THAT LEADS ME TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. WHAT INFLUENCE DOES DO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR HAVE OVER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU ALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, ZONING AND TAX INCENTIVES. WHAT INFLUENCE DO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR HAVE OVER THE HARLINGEN WATER WORKS BOARD? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU ALL NOT ONLY APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE HARLINGEN WATERWORKS BOARD, BUT THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT HARLINGEN WATER WORKS BOARD PRESENTS. ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY NEEDS AND APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE RATES. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON WHAT MAY BE MADE PUBLIC WHEN AN NDA IS IN PLACE, BUT IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT BEFORE YOU OR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU OVERSEE, GOES INTO AN NDA, THAT YOU COULD TALK WITH THE COMMUNITY, US ABOUT THE TYPES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING FOR OUR AREA. IS THAT NOT REASONABLE? I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WHEN RESEARCHING THE DATA CENTER PROJECTS, ASK WHETHER THE CITY OR THE DATA CENTER GETS PRIORITY. IF THE WATER RESOURCES OR POWER RESOURCES ARE LIMITED, AND WHAT SAFETY NETS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS NOT PENALIZED. IF THINGS DON'T GO AS PLANNED. DO NOT APPROVE ANY TAX INCENTIVE, ANY TAX INCENTIVES FOR SUCH PROJECTS. DISINCENTIVIZE THE BUILDING OF A DATA CENTER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER LOCAL POLITICIANS TO PREVENT THE BUILDING OF A DATA CENTER IN CAMERON COUNTY OR ANYWHERE TOO CLOSE TO US. AND FINALLY, DON'T WAIT. SCHEDULE SOME TOWN HALL MEETINGS SOON TO OPENLY DISCUSS COMMUNITY CONCERNS ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. VALDESPINO. OKAY, OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. 
          WE DO HAVE DESI MARTINEZ. I BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE ALREADY LEFT STEPPED UP. YES. OKAY. 
          MOVING TO THE NEXT ONE. WE DO HAVE A FRED URIBE. OKAY. WE'LL COME BACK TO HIM. WE'LL COME BACK TO MR. URIBE. OKAY. OH, WAIT, WAIT. HERE HE COMES. THE MAN OF THE HOUR. GOOD EVENING. 
          MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. FIRST AND FOREMOST. FIRST AND FOREMOST, HAPPY NEW YEAR. I WANT TO START BY SAYING, HARLINGEN. I BRING YOU A PRAISE REPORT WHEN WE CRY OUT, SAVE ME, LORD. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN SAVE ME FROM SIN. IT CAN HAVE MANY DIFFERENT MEANINGS. 
          IT MIGHT BE A PLEA TO BE RESCUED FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY A MONTHLY BILL OR THE WATER BILL, OR PERHAPS REQUEST TO LORD, SAVE ME FROM EATING THESE FORT TACOS AT A RESTAURANT. AS YOU CAN SEE, SAVE ME LORD CAN CARRY A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MEANINGS. AS A SMART BUSINESS OWNER IN MY COMMUNITY HERE, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I FIND MYSELF CRYING OUT, LORD, SAVE ME! BECAUSE BUSINESS IS SLOW. AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, WE OFTEN FEEL WORRIED, SAD, DISAPPOINTED, AND FRUSTRATED. SOMETIMES THE CHALLENGE MAKES US WANT TO THROW THE TOWEL AND GIVE UP. 
          YET THROUGH IT ALL, I CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD, TRUSTING THE LORD THAT BRIGHTER DAYS ARE AHEAD OF US. SINCE APRIL OF 2023, I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE MEET MONTHLY AND DISCUSS A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, FROM POLICIES TO PROJECTS TO IDEAS TO IMPROVE OUR LOCAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, OR WAYS TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO COME AND OPEN A SMALL BUSINESS. HERE IN HARLINGEN, MANY PEOPLE HAVE PROBABLY HEARD THE PROGRAM THAT OR THE LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. THIS EVENT IS DESIGNED FOR ASPIRING ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS, WHETHER THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR EXISTING BUSINESS, CONNECT WITH COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERS, OR SIMPLY LEARN HOW TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS HERE IN THE 
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CITY OF HARLINGEN. IT'S AN AMAZING PROJECT THAT WE HAVE TWICE A YEAR. A YEAR AGO, MISS MARIA ESCOBAR FROM THE EDC INTRODUCED A PROGRAM CALLED PLAY IT FORWARD, INSPIRED BY PAY IT FORWARD. IT'S A CONCEPT THAT WE MEET MONTHLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF 2025. WE GATHER AT VARIOUS SMALL BUSINESS RESTAURANTS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. THE GOAL IS TO ENJOY LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP, SHARE CONVERSATIONS, SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES. IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO CONNECT, PROMOTE AND HELP STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. FROM THE MOMENT WE WALK THROUGH THE DOORS, YOU CAN SEE THE OWNERS AND THE FACES OF THE EMPLOYEES, HOW THEY LIGHT UP WHEN WE WALK IN, THE JOY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE WAY THEY FEEL THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE HOPE FOR THAT DAY. WHAT WE DO, WE GET TOGETHER, WE TAKE PICTURES, WE UPLOAD THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE GIVE THE BUSINESS A SHOUT OUT, WE TAG OUR FRIENDS, AND EVEN SOMETIMES I TRY TO TAG MY MY FRIENDS FROM MYSPACE AS WELL. AFTERWARDS, I ORDER HOW WE STAND IN LINE TO PAY OUR BILLS AND I COULD HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL OKAY, DID YOU JUST. OKAY. I THINK IT GOT STARTED BEFORE HE STARTED. I OBSERVE HOW WE STAND IN LINE TO PAY OUR BILLS, AND I COULD HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND OF THE CASH REGISTER. CHA CHING, CHA CHING, CHA CHING. AND THEN WHEN I GET TO THE RESTAURANT, OR WHEN I GET TO THE CASH REGISTER, I SOMETIMES SAY, CUANTO? NADA? GRACIAS. AS WE WALKED OUT THE DOOR, THE OWNERS AND THE STAFF ARE SO APPRECIATIVE THAT THEY SAY, THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESS AND I FIND MYSELF REPLYING TO EVERYBODY. NISHIMURA K, NISHIMURA NISHIMURA. THOSE MOMENTS ARE MY MOMENTS. IT'S TRULY PROFOUND TO SEE HOW THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE CAN EXTEND A LITTLE LOVE AND HOPE TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS, TO OFFER THEM ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT WHEN WE NEED IT THE MOST. THAT FEELING THAT I SAY HARLINGEN STRONG. BEFORE I FORGET, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR GIVING ME THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE ADVISORY, THIS ADVISORY BOARD. YOU HAVE GIVEN ME A GIFT THAT I COULD TRULY SAY. I HAVE FOUND MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. WE DO HAVE MISS ANGELA VALDESPINO. GOOD EVENING. SO I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED DATA CENTER. SO HARLINGEN'S WASTEWATER WILL STILL BE TREATED AT OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS BEFORE POSSIBLY DIRECTED TO THE DATA CENTER. AND HARLINGEN WATER WASTEWATER WILL STILL BE TREATED BEFORE IT'S RELEASED INTO THE AURORA, COLORADO. BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL PLACES AFTER HARLINGEN ALONG THE ARROYO THAT STILL NEED ALL OF OUR EFFLUENT WATER FOR IRRIGATION AND FARMLAND? IS THE DATA CENTER GOING TO BE FILTERING THEIR WASTE OUT OF THE WATER ONCE IT IS USED BEFORE SENDING IT INTO THE ARROYO? WE CAN'T JUST THINK ABOUT HARLINGEN. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THE ENTIRE REGION. HERE ARE A FEW THINGS I RECENTLY LEARNED. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER HAS UNVEILED A PLAN TO PROTECT OUR NATION'S FARM AND RANCH LAND, CRITICAL IRRIGATION ZONES, AND STRATEGIC WATERSHEDS FROM THE RAPID SPREAD OF DATA CENTERS? IT'S CALLED THE AGRICULTURE FREEDOM ZONE. AND HE WAS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. LAST WEEK TO MEET WITH GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS. IT WOULD REDIRECT DATA CENTERS AND OTHER LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO NON AGRICULTURAL AREAS. DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEW TECHNOLOGY ON THE HORIZON CALLED SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS? THESE COULD BE ENOUGH ENERGY FOR DATA CENTERS TO POWER THEMSELVES. THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE TO BE COOLED WITH GROUNDWATER. DID YOU KNOW THAT COMPANIES LIKE STAR CLOUD, LONE STAR, GOOGLE SPACE ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING AND TESTING DATA CENTERS IN SPACE BECAUSE SPACE OFFERS ABUNDANT ENERGY, PROVIDING GIGAWATTS OF ENERGY WITHOUT BATTERIES, AND BECAUSE SPACE OFFERS SUPERIOR RADIATIVE DEEP SPACE COOLING. THE LONE STAR COMPANY PLANS TO HAVE A DATA CENTER ORBITING THE MOON BY 2028. ONCE THESE DATA CENTERS OPERATE IN SPACE, I BELIEVE ALL COMPANIES WILL SOON FOLLOW. AND WHAT DOES THAT LEAVE IN HARLINGEN? A MASSIVE, UNUSED BUILDING THAT WILL NOT DECOMPOSE. A BUILDING THAT NO ONE WILL BUY, LAND THAT CAN NO LONGER BE USED FOR FARMING. I ASK EVERY CITY OFFICIAL TO DO 
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THEIR OWN RESEARCH REGARDING DATA CENTERS, INSTEAD OF RELYING ON SOMEONE ELSE FOR THE INFORMATION. MY LAST QUESTION TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND HARLINGEN EDC. WHY GO RECRUIT A COMPANY TODAY THAT WE CANNOT SERVE IF THEY NEED THINGS WE DON'T HAVE? WHY ARE WE RECRUITING THEM TODAY? WE DON'T HAVE WHAT THEY WANT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS ESPINO. AND FINALLY, FOR OUR SPEAKER HERE, WE DO HAVE TAMMY LOZANO. GOOD EVENING. TAMMY LOZANO AND I LIVE IN TREASURE HILLS, SO I WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DATA CENTER. AS THE OTHERS HAVE HAVE MENTIONED. HOWEVER, I HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THIS. SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. SO SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME. DEFINITELY NOT. YOU HAVEN'T REALLY MET ME, BUT I MOVED HERE FROM FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA. SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH ITS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY. IT'S KNOWN AS DATA ALLEY, AND IT HAS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF DATA CENTERS NOT IN THE NATION, NOT IN A COUNTY, BUT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. SO I WANT YOU TO TO SEE IT FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE THAT I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM NOW. WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT YOU MIGHT ASK, WELL, OKAY. GREAT. WHAT IS CAMERON COUNTY HAVE TO DO WITH IT? WELL, QUITE A BIT ACTUALLY. 
          SOMETHING ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS IS I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THERE NOT A LOT OF JOB CREATORS. IN FACT, THEY'RE VERY WEAK JOB CREATORS. WHY ARE THEY WEAK JOB CREATORS? WELL, QUITE FRANKLY, A DATA CENTER CAN BE LOOKED AT REMOTELY FROM ANY PLACE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. 
          I KNOW THIS BECAUSE ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS ACTUALLY WORKS IN A DATA CENTER DOING THAT, AND HE IS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY ALTOGETHER. SO BIG, EMPTY SPACE, LOTS OF SERVERS, AND NOT A LOT OF OF JOBS. SOMETHING ELSE THAT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE IS THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION AND THE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC DISTRESS. AND THE REASON I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IS BECAUSE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES ARE REALLY WEALTHY COUNTIES. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IS THE 20TH 25TH WEALTHIEST COUNTY IN THE NATION. NO OFFENSE OF CAMERON COUNTY. I LOVE CAMERON COUNTY. I GREW UP HERE, BUT WE'RE NOT THE 25TH WEALTHIEST COUNTY IN THE NATION AND THEY ARE STRUGGLING. SO IF THEY'RE STRUGGLING, I THINK WE NEED TO SEE IT FROM A MUCH LARGER PERSPECTIVE. AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER MENTIONED, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WE CAN JUST SIT HERE WITH A BUNCH OF DATA CENTERS AND NO PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT GOING TO HELP US ECONOMICALLY. IT'S GOING TO REALLY POLLUTE OUR ENVIRONMENT. AND THAT IS EVEN ASSUMING, ASSUMING THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF ARGUMENTS RIGHT NOW FOR THE TYPE OF ENERGY THAT IS BEING USED IN DATA CENTERS. ONE IS GAS TURBINES. SO LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT GAS TURBINES. ALL RIGHT. NOW I KNOW THAT HASN'T COME UP IN HARLINGEN YET, BUT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT ONE SPECIFICALLY OUT OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE IS THE HOME TO XII, XII. YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR NEIGHBOR OVER HERE, ELON MUSK AND GROK. RIGHT. SO SHARON WILSON, WHO IS A THERMODYNAMIC PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE PERMIAN BASIN, SHE ACTUALLY TAKES A LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND SHE TAKES PHOTOS AND OH, SORRY, I SPEAK AND I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I WANTED TO SAY IS SHE TOOK PHOTOS OF THAT AREA OF THE DATA CENTER OUT IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AND IT WAS MORE DENSE THAN ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN IN ANY OF OUR OIL RIGS AND ANYTHING OUT IN THE PERMIAN BASIN. SO I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING. NOW, IF WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER THING IS GREEN AMMONIA, YOU'LL HEAR A LOT OF NEW DATA CENTER PRODUCERS TALK ABOUT GREEN AMMONIA. WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT. WE'RE GOING TO USE WATER SYSTEMS. I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE THE CITY OF HARLINGEN TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE RISKS AS WELL, TOO. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF DATA CENTER COMPANIES ARE HIDING BEHIND NDAS. AND THEY SHOULDN'T THEY SHOULD BE HONEST WITH THE PEOPLE OF THESE COUNTIES OF OUR TOWNS. WE'RE A SMALL TOWN. THAT'S A LOT TO ASK OF A SMALL TOWN. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. AND I WANTED TO TO SAY AS WELL THAT I, I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING, WHETHER IT IS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, WHETHER IT IS CITY PETITIONS, SOMETHING IN ORDER TO AT LEAST GET ANSWERS FROM THESE COMPANIES. I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I DID REACH OUT AND I 
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TALKED TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND IT WAS REALLY FRUSTRATING. IT WAS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE THEY DID NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO ME. AND THEY TOLD ME, WELL, THE CITY, THE COMPANY WILL DO ITS DUE DILIGENCE. REALLY, IT'LL DO ITS DUE DILIGENCE. SO I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF HARLINGEN COULD REALLY TAKE A STRONG LOOK. 
          AND CAMERON COUNTY ITSELF COULD TAKE A STRONG LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW. DO WE TRUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER PLACES? WE'VE SEEN WHAT BILLIONAIRES DO WHEN THEY MOVE IN THE NEXT DOOR. SO LIKE I SAID, NO ONE IS AGAINST PROGRESS. BUT I REALLY THINK THIS IS A BIPARTISAN ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS ACROSS CITIES AND COMMUNITIES. 
          IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, INDEPENDENT, IT DOESN'T MATTER. 
          BUT WE DO HAVE TO FIND AN ANSWER. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WITH DATA CENTERS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS LOZANO. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX APPROVAL OF MINUTES. WE HAVE ITEM SIX A REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 6TH, 2025. IS THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE MINUTES? NONE. MAKE A MOTION. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. CONSENT AGENDA. NO DISCUSSION IS ANTICIPATED ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS SECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE ROUTINE BUSINESS. WE'RE 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 TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE REMOVED? HAVING HEARD NONE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? ITEM SEVEN A THROUGH E? SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WE DO HAVE 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 THE CITY MANAGER. WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT, A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY. ITEM EIGHT B STAFF REPORTS AT THIS TIME. THERE'S NO STAFF REPORTS FOR THIS MEETING. AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO ITEM C, PRESENTATION BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE STATUS AND FUTURE PLANNING OF THE COMPREHENSIVE STREET LIGHT PROGRAM. THIS ITEM WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER RENE PEREZ AND COMMISSIONER DE LA CAVAZOS GOMEZ. HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONERS. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. AND TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE DOING A BRIEF AND QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION, INCLUDING STAFFING, ASSETS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RECENT LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OKAY, SO THE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION CONSISTS OF THREE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNICIANS AND ONE TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPERVISOR TO SUPPORT THE CITYWIDE OPERATIONS, THE DIVISION UTILIZES TWO BUCKET TRUCKS, TWO MAINTENANCE TRUCKS, AND ONE SUPERVISOR VEHICLE. THIS ASSET ALLOWS US STAFF TO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY EFFICIENTLY MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT ACROSS THE CITY. FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL INTERSECTIONS. OUR TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF 90 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS AND INTERSECTIONS THROUGHOUT HARLINGEN. ON AVERAGE, THE DIVISION RESPONDS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MAINTENANCE CALLS PER MONTH. THESE INCLUDE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIRS, AND ALSO VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SUCH AS GRASS AND TREE TRIMMING AT INTERSECTIONS. STAFF HAS ALSO COMPLETED WHAT WE SAID. WE DIVIDED INTO THREE PHASE INSTALLATION OF ILLUMINATED STREET NAME SIGNS. THE PHASE ONE WAS COMPLETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, WHERE WE INSTALLED 65 OF THESE SIGNS. PHASE TWO WAS COMPLETED IN 2025. WE INSTALLED 56 OF THESE SIGNS, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN PROGRESS OF INSTALLING 30 OF THESE ILLUMINATED SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. FOR SCHOOL ZONES, THE DIVISION MAINTAINS AND SUPPORTS 88 SOLAR POWER SCHOOL ZONE FLASHERS. WE SERVE 23 HARLINGEN ISD SCHOOLS AND FIVE PRIVATE CHURCH SCHOOLS. WE ALSO COORDINATE WITH THE COORDINATES 
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STAFF COORDINATES ANNUALLY WITH EACH SCHOOL TO PROGRAM THEIR ACADEMIC CALENDARS INTO THE SYSTEM AND RESPOND TO APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 MINUTES CALLS PER MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN ADDITION, TRAFFIC OPERATION MAINTAINS 32 OVERHEAD FLASHING BEACONS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND ON STREET LIGHTS. SO THE CITY CITYWIDE, WE DO HAVE A TOTAL OF 4465 STREET LIGHTS. OF THOSE, 4033 ARE ARP AND 432 OF THOSE LIGHTS ARE MAGIC VALLEY. 
          RIGHT NOW, THE ARP AND MAGIC VALLEY ARE CONVERTING ALL FIXTURES THAT ARE NOT REPAIRABLE INTO LED. SO LITTLE BY LITTLE WE HAVE BEEN CONVERTING THOSE INTO LED. WE HAVE ABOUT CLOSE TO FROM THOSE 4000, ABOUT 800 CITYWIDE THAT WE'VE CONVERTED ALREADY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. OUR OUR TECHNICIANS CONDUCT ROTATING, IF I MAY INTERRUPT. YES, OF COURSE, THEY DON'T WANT TO CONVERT STREET LIGHTS TO LEDS. THE CITY OF HARLINGEN PAYS FOR THE ELECTRICITY. AND THEY'RE INCANDESCENT. MERCURY VAPOR BULBS DRAW LOTS OF ENERGY AND LEDS DON'T. AND WE WANT THEM TO CONVERT ALL THE LIGHTS TO LEDS. BUT IT'S ALL A GAME. YES. NO YOU'RE CORRECT. SO THE LED WE DO HAVE ENERGY SAVINGS WHEN WE CONVERT THE THE FIXTURE INTO AN LED. SO IT'S A SLOW PROGRESS. BUT WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THE RETROFITS OF LED LIGHTING. 
          OUR TECHNICIANS ALSO CONDUCT BIWEEKLY NIGHTLY INSPECTIONS BY DISTRICT. SO EVERY TWO WEEKS WE DO DISTRICT INSPECTIONS, AND WE TRY TO COMPLETE EACH DISTRICT EVERY TWO WEEKS TO WHERE THEY'RE DOING NIGHTLY AUDITS, AND THEY'RE IDENTIFYING THOSE STREET LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT AND THROUGH AN APP THAT THE UTILITY PROVIDERS HAVE, LIKE AP, THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND REPORT THOSE STREETS THAT ARE OUT AS THEY'RE SEEING THEM THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT THE NEXT DAY TO CALL THEM IN. THEY PUT THEM THROUGH THE APP. WHAT I AM HEARING IS THAT RIGHT NOW THERE IS I GUESS THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK ORDERS, RIGHT? SO WE ARE SEEING BETWEEN 5 TO 7 DAY TURNAROUND ON THESE WORK ORDERS TO BE COMPLETED BY BY THEM FOR, FOR THEM TO GO AND FIX OUT ANY OUTAGES LIKE THAT. AND RUTH, ARE YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE DISTRICT AUDITS AND, AND THOSE ARE BEING REPORTED, Y'ALL ARE FOLLOWING UP TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS DONE AND YOU'RE SEEING 5 TO 7 DAYS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES. SO WE DO FOLLOW THEM UP. WE HAVE THE APP. SO IN THE APP IT SHOWS US WHICH ONES ARE STILL OPEN. AND AT THAT POINT WE DO HAVE A REALLY CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH AP AND MAGIC VALLEY TO WHERE WE CAN GO AHEAD. 
          AND ARNOLD, OUR SUPERVISOR, CAN GO AHEAD AND CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY WITH SOMEBODY THERE RATHER THAN JUST CALLING THE OFFICE. RIGHT. HE DOES HAVE A CONTACT DIRECTLY THERE TO FOLLOW UP ON ANY PENDING WORK ORDERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO YES. SO STAFF NOT STAFF. 
          SORRY. I KNOW THE COMMISSIONERS DO A GREAT JOB. THEY ALSO KIND OF GO THROUGH THEIR DISTRICTS AND DO THEIR RIDE ALONGS AND REPORT FOR FOR RESIDENTS THAT ARE WATCHING AT HOME AND THEY WANT TO REPORT, CAN THEY REPORT THROUGH THE CITY OF HARLINGEN APP, OR DO THEY HAVE TO REPORT AND KIND OF GO LOOK AND GET THE NUMBER AND REPORT TO AEP OR TO MAGIC VALLEY? SO RIGHT NOW IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THROUGH THE CITY OF HARLINGEN WEBSITE, RIGHT THROUGH THE THERE'S NO APP IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN WHERE IT CAN TAKE THEM DIRECTLY TO REPORT A LIGHT OUT. THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL US DIRECTLY. AND I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT THAT AS I WAS DRIVING OVER HERE TO COORDINATING WITH MEDIA, RIGHT, TO MAYBE HAVING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF HOW THEY CAN REPORT A STREETLIGHT OUT AND DO IT THEMSELVES, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT OR THROUGH THAT APP. SO NOT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN APP, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO THEN THEN WHAT IS THAT? SO THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA. IT HAS BEEN YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED VERY FREQUENTLY ON WHAT THE PROCESS IS. AND I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS KIND OF KNOW WHICH PROVIDER IS THE SERVICE THAT THAT SERVICES THE PARTICULAR POLES OR LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT. BUT IT'S HOW WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD FOR THEM TO REPORT AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP. SO IF YOU COULD JUST SHARE WHAT THAT WHAT WHAT YOU PREFER, WHAT THE DEPARTMENT PREFERS. SO THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY MAYBE MEDIA CAN KIND OF CUT THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT. YES OF COURSE. NO. SO IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR THEM TO DO IT THROUGH THE APP FROM THE THEIR PROVIDER. RIGHT. IT'S NOT IN OUR WHAT I MEANT TO SAY 
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IS NOT IN OUR CITY WEBSITE CURRENTLY. RIGHT NOW LIKE A LINK STRAIGHT TO TAKE HIM TO THAT TO THAT APP. BUT WE CAN WORK ON PUTTING SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN OUR WEBSITE SO YOU CAN DIRECTLY TAKE THEM TO THAT, TO THAT APP SO THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND REPORT IT DIRECTLY. BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT IS IF THEY'RE ABLE TO REPORT IT DIRECTLY TO THE PROVIDER AND THEY CAN FOLLOW UP DIRECTLY TO THE PROVIDER, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THAT WE'RE DOING THE AUDITS, WE'RE REPORTING IT TO THE PROVIDER, AND THEN WE'RE FOLLOWING UP, YOU KNOW, AS WELL. SO THEY'RE IF THEY'RE REPORTING IT TO US, WE STILL HAVE TO REPORT IT TO TO THE PROVIDER. AND THERE'S A YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIKE THE MIDDLEMAN IN OTHER WORDS OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS EXACTLY MY QUESTION. SO WE WANT THE WHAT WHAT THE THE RESIDENTS. 
          THE BEST WAY IS FOR THEM TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO AEP. IF THEY SEE THAT THERE IS A LIGHT OUT. 
          CORRECT. IF THEY CALL YOU, THEN PUBLIC WORKS IS GOING TO MAKE THAT PHONE CALL AND THEN DO THAT AND AND MAKE THAT AND DO THAT PROCESS. HOWEVER, MAYBE THERE COULD BE SOMETHING ON OUR WEBSITE THAT GIVES A KIND OF A STEP BY STEP ON HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT. SO THAT WAY THEY KNOW WHERE WHO TO CALL AND WHAT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO MAKE THAT REPORT. YES, AND THAT'S WHAT I'LL WORK WITH RACHEL TO PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE FOR ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE, SO WE CAN HAVE THAT EASY ACCESS TO THE RESIDENTS. MAYBE THEY CAN ALSO JUST LET US KNOW THERE'S A LIGHT OUT ON WHATEVER CORNER OF THE STREET, AND THEN WE CAN DO THE REST FROM THEM. I'VE GOTTEN EMAILS MYSELF ABOUT THAT, AND I JUST FORWARDED IT TO PUBLIC WORKS, AND THEY THEY TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ELSE. THE REASON WHY I LIKE FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO DO IT IS BECAUSE YOU GUYS FOLLOW UP AND YOU HAVE A METHOD OF FOLLOWING UP, AND THEN WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. I THINK THAT THE STRUGGLE AND THE FRUSTRATION OF THE RESIDENTS IS THAT THEY CALL, AND IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS, AND THEN THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A WAY OF FOLLOWING UP TO MAKE SURE THAT. AND UNLESS THEY'RE LIKE, OH, THE LIGHT IS WORKING, RIGHT, THEY DON'T HAVE A TRACKING SYSTEM. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY THAT CAN IT BE ADDED TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN APP? I KNOW, Y'ALL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE STREET LIGHT OUT. IT'S ON. IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE APP. 
          SO RIGHT NOW ALL IT DOES RIGHT NOW WHEN PEOPLE BECAUSE I USE THIS TOO WHEN I DO MY DRIVE BYS AT NIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW ALL IT'S DOING IS JUST FILING A REPORT WITH YOU GUYS. AND THEN ARNOLD IS THE ONE THAT CALLS OVER THERE TO AP OR FILES A REPORT. CORRECT? RIGHT. AND THEY CAN TRACK IT THERE THOUGH OR. NO. CORRECT. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU SUBMIT IT. YOU'RE I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW AND IT SAYS YOU HAVE A LITTLE MARKER HERE TAB. AND YOU SAY SUBMITTED IN PROGRESS OR AT GREEN IT SAYS RESOLVED. THE ISSUE I'VE BEEN HAVING IS I'VE BEEN SUBMITTING THEM. THEY SAY RESOLVED BUT THEY'RE NOT RESOLVED. THAT'S CORRECT. THERE IS NO TRACTION. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PHOTO, TOP LEFT CORNER, OSCAR HAS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE OVER IT A NUMBER OF TIMES. I KNOW THAT'S LIKE A WIRING ISSUE. I'M LOOKING THE BRIDGE, THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. I'VE REPORTED THAT LIKE 2 OR 3 TIMES AND I'M NOT IT'S NOT A STAFF ISSUE. RIGHT. WE ARE ONLY THE CONDUITS, PUN INTENDED OF THE INFORMATION. RIGHT. BUT IT'S WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT FOLLOW UP, BECAUSE I'VE HAD TO REPORT THE SAME STREET LIGHT OUT THREE TIMES, AND IT'S ON COMMERCE BETWEEN ALICIA'S AND A, A LAUNDROMAT. I'VE HAD TO REPORT THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME BETWEEN CITY HALL AND RICHARDS RESTAURANT THAT I'VE HAD TO REPORT A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND I REPORT THEM, BUT I'M NOT GETTING THE SOME OF THEM ARE FIXED, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ONES WE FIXED FOR SOME REASON. BUT AND I KNOW IT'S NOT YOU GUYS, SO I TRY NOT TO JUMP ON YOU ABOUT IT. RIGHT? I KNOW THAT ARNOLD'S DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AND HE'S DOING WHAT HE CAN, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO GIVE BECAUSE. AND I KNOW WE DON'T HANDLE THESE, BUT WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THE ONES ON THE EXPRESSWAY, BECAUSE BETWEEN BETWEEN SAM HOUSTON AND ED CARRY ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH LIGHTS IN CHARGE OF THE ONES THAT WE ARE, THE ONES IN THE EXPRESSWAY. AND WE HAVE TO WE DON'T FIX THEM OURSELVES, BUT WE AND I CAN DRIVE YOU GUYS AROUND IF YOU LIKE. YOU KNOW, WE CAN PICK UP SOME POPCORN, YOU KNOW, I THINK AND I KNOW THAT THIS THE STAFF IS ALREADY KIND OF WORKING ON THIS IN TERMS OF A DASHBOARD ON FOR PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I REALLY THINK THAT IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY USEFUL TO HAVE A DASHBOARD WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS, BUT I THINK IF WE HAVE THAT AND PEOPLE CAN VISUALLY SEE AND AND FOR IT TO BE ACCURATE BECAUSE IT IS FRUSTRATING IF YOU KNOW, YOU SHOW THAT IT'S IT'S RESOLVED AND IT'S AND IT'S NOT RIGHT. AND YOU, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LIGHT IS OUT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, I THINK, FOR STAFF TO KNOW AND NOT TRUST THAT PROCESS TO, BECAUSE THEN YOU'D HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND PHYSICALLY CHECK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AGAIN, RIGHT. TO ENSURE THAT THE WHAT YOU'RE REPORTING IS ACTUALLY ACCURATE. 
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SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CAN THAT CAN WORK IN ORDER FOR US TO, TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          THAT IS AS ACCURATE AS, AS AS POSSIBLE. BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE COMMISSIONERS GO WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND MAYBE THEY CAN ALSO HELP WITH THAT TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION THAT IS BEING PRESENTED ON THIS DASHBOARD, IF IT'S BY DISTRICT OR WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT IT IS IN FACT ACCURATE, BECAUSE I'M SURE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE SEEING IT AND IT'S SAYING THAT IT'S RESOLVED, BUT IT'S NOT. AND THEN TO FEED THAT INFORMATION. SO THAT WAY WE HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY. NO, I CONCUR WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WHAT I'M HEARING. AND, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT BE INCORRECT, BUT ON OUR SIDE, WHEN YOU SUBMITTED THROUGH THROUGH THE WEBSITE, IT GOES INTO OUR E-GOV SYSTEM, RIGHT? IT DOESN'T GO DIRECTLY TO AP OR MAGIC VALLEY, RIGHT? GOV. SO WHEN STAFF IS COMPLETING IT AS RESOLVED, MEANING THEY RECORDED IT, WE RECEIVED YOUR ORDER, WE SUBMITTED OUR REPORT AND IT'S BEEN REPORTED. RIGHT. SO I'M I'M THINKING THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE LEAVE IT OPEN FOR SEVEN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. RIGHT. IT TAKES 5 TO 7 DAYS SOMETIMES TO GET IT RESOLVED. IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN. AND THEN IT FLAGS US AS OVERDUE, OVERDUE, OVERDUE. THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A BUNCH OF OVERDUE ON OUR END, BUT MAYBE WE CAN WORK. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING, RIGHT? THAT IT'S SHOWING US RESOLVE. IT'S NOT RESOLVED. IT'S BECAUSE ON OUR END WE RECEIVED THE WORK ORDER, WE SUBMITTED IT, AND WE DID OUR PART ON SUBMITTING THE REPORT. RIGHT. BUT THEN THERE HAS TO BE A LOOP THAT NEEDS TO BE CLOSED. 
          SO YOU HAVE IT SEPARATE. WHEN YOU DO, THE DISTRICT AUDITS YOURSELVES THROUGH YOUR TEAM. 
          AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE SUBMITTING IT THROUGH THESE WORK ORDERS. AND SO WITH THE WORK ORDERS, IT'S COMPLETE WHEN IT'S BEEN REPORTED. BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU FOLLOWING UP ON THOSE WORK ORDERS THE SAME WAY THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING UP ON THE DISTRICT AUDITS TO KNOW THAT IT WAS DONE RIGHT? YES, YES YOU ARE. THERE SHOULD BE FOLLOWING UP. BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT THEY'RE NOT RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF TO FIND OUT WHERE THE THAT IS THE DISCONNECT IS THERE. RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S BEEN WORK ORDERS THAT YOU'VE SUBMITTED AND THEY'RE RESOLVED BUT THEY'RE NOT BEING RESOLVED. COULD WE I'M SORRY, I MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT COULD WE FINISH THE PRESENTATION SO THAT AT THE END WE COULD DO THE THE MORE QUESTIONS TO THE PEOPLE WATCHING AT HOME, I'M SURE THAT SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. SO WE DO TAKE CARE OF THE EXPRESSWAY LIGHTING AS WELL. THERE'S A TOTAL OF 308 FIXTURES AT THE EXPRESSWAY LIGHTING. SO FROM THE EXPRESSWAY WE DO FROM FM 800 ALL THE WAY TO WAYLAND ON INTERSTATE TWO. AND WE DO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FIXTURES THERE ON THE EXPRESSWAY LIGHTING. ALSO, WE STARTED DOING SOLAR LIGHTING FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS. SO FAR, WE'VE HAD 76 SOLAR LIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING 45 NEW ONES THAT WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 MONTHS FOR NEW THAT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR. THE DIVISION ALSO DOES TRAFFIC STUDIES. THEY ASSIST ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE METRO TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM. 
          THIS ONE IS USED TO COLLECT DATA TO FOR APPROVALS OF SPEED HUMPS OR STOP SIGN INSTALLATIONS. WE ALSO DO BANNER INSTALLATIONS. THERE'S ABOUT 20 TO 25 BANNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THIS IS OUR ONLY PERMITTED THROUGH THE TXDOT LOCATIONS LIKE TYLER AND HARRISON ON THOSE FOUR LOCATIONS. IF I MAY GO BACK TO STREET LIGHTS OUT, IF YOU JUST TYPE IN AEP STREET, LIGHT OUT, A WEB PAGE AUTOMATICALLY OPENS UP AND THE INDIVIDUAL CAN REPORT THAT STREET LIGHT. IT'S THAT EASY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE INTERNET. MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING OUT THERE TO SEE DO NOT HAVE THAT. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE INTERNET. OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. TRAFFIC DIVISION ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH THE BUCKET TRUCK FOR FOR EXAMPLE, THEY THEY ASSIST WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE ILLEGAL DUMPING CAMERAS. THEY ALSO ASSIST DOWNTOWN OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR THE OTHER DIVISIONS. NOW ON SOLAR STREET LIGHTS FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE WERE GRANTED A THROUGH CDBG FOR 45 STREET LIGHTS. DURING THAT ONE, WE DID DIVIDE NINE STREET LIGHTS PER DISTRICT. AND RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE THE THE LOCATIONS FOR EACH DISTRICT. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR DISTRICT ONE. THOSE WERE THE NINE LOCATIONS WHERE THE NEW SOLAR STREETLIGHTS WERE INSTALLED. THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR DISTRICT TWO. THIS ONE IS THE DISTRICT THREE. THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR DISTRICT FOUR. OKAY. AND THIS ONE IS FOR DISTRICT FIVE. NORTH. IN 2025, 
          [02:05:15]
WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL SOLAR LIGHT FUNDING THROUGH CDBG FUNDS. AND ALSO THROUGH OUR REGULAR GENERAL BUDGET. WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE TEN THROUGH ORIGINAL BUDGET AND THEN 12 THAT WERE THROUGH THE CDBG FUND. SO IT'S AN ADDITIONAL 22. AND WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO GET 12, I'M SORRY, NINE THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL BOARD. SO THERE'S A TOTAL OF ABOUT 31 NEW LIGHTS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN 2025 THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT FUNDINGS. SO THESE WERE THE ONES THAT WERE INSTALLED THROUGH THE CITY. BG GRANT IN 2025. THESE ARE THE REST FOR THE CITY. BG GRANT. AND THEN THROUGH OUR BUDGET, OUR REGULAR GENERAL BUDGET, THESE WERE THE LOCATIONS. AS WELL AS THESE FOR THROUGH A REGULAR BUDGET. AND THEN THE KEY PARTNERSHIP. 
          BEAUTIFUL BOARD FUNDED LIGHTING FOR THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT, WHICH WAS THE NINE SOLAR STREET LIGHTS, AS WELL AS 12 LED RETROFIT LIGHTS AT THE GUTIERREZ PARK AND 24 COLOR CHANGING LED LIGHTS ON. JACKSON AND I DID ADD THESE, SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE DIFFERENCE THERE AT THE GUTIERREZ PARK, ONCE THERE WAS 12 RETROFIT LIGHTS THAT WERE DONE THERE, PLUS FOUR SOLAR LIGHTS. AND NOW WHEN YOU PASS BY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL NOTICED, BUT IT'S THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE LIGHTING THERE THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE KEY PARTINGTON BEAUTIFUL BOARD AS WELL AS THESE TWO DOWN AT THE LOZANO PLAZA. AND THEN THESE THREE SOLAR LIGHTS DOWN OVER AT THE CITY PARKING LOT. THEY ALSO FUNDED SOME COLOR CHANGING LED LIGHTS ON JACKSON BETWEEN EIGHTH STREET TO THIRD STREET. AND THAT'S THE WAY IT LOOKS AT NIGHT OUTSIDE. FOR THIS ONE. FOR THE 2026, WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO APPLY FOR THE SAME CDBG GRANT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET FUNDING FOR ANOTHER 45 SOLAR STREET LIGHTS AND 240 RETROFITS. 
          SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE LOCATIONS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH SANDY TO GET THAT PO, SO WE SHOULD BE GETTING THAT PO SOON. THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING MAYBE 2 TO 3 MONTHS FOR ALL OF THESE 45 LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED AFTER WE WE GET THE, THE PO. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE THE LOCATIONS. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LOCATIONS FOR DISTRICT ONE. WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING THE NEW SOLAR LIGHTS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE DOTS. THE WHITE DOTS ARE GOING TO BE THE LOCATIONS OF THE NEW THE NEW SOLAR LIGHTS THERE. AND THE GREEN DOTS ARE ALREADY EXISTING, RIGHT. THE GREEN DOTS ARE ALREADY EXISTING ONES. AND THEN DISTRICT TWO. CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT TWO. EACH ONE IS GOING TO GET THE SAME NINE PER DISTRICT. DISTRICT THREE. 
          DISTRICT FOR. AND THIS IS JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY AS FAR AS I DIDN'T SEE DISTRICT FIVE. I MEAN I GOT EMBARRASSED. WAIT, WHERE IS THIS? YEAH, YOU DO HAVE NINE LIGHTS THOUGH. I DON'T BELIEVE UNLESS I SEE IT. SO I'M JUST. I THINK IT'S LACK OF ADVOCACY. YEAH, YEAH. SO WE DO HAVE THE NIGHT LIGHTS FOR THEM. SO IT'S GOING TO BE. THIS IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING A TOTAL OF 45. SO IF YOU ADD UP EVERYTHING IT'S CLOSE TO 200 NEW STREETLIGHTS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, NOT INCLUDING CLOSE TO ALMOST 800 RETROFITS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING CITYWIDE. SO AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I DID. THANK YOU, I DO, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. YOU WENT FIRST. GO AHEAD. 
          BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS DO THE BIWEEKLY DRIVE AROUND. DOES THAT INCLUDE DO YOU GUYS. 
          BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF LEANING TOWARD DANNY'S DEPARTMENT A LITTLE BIT, BUT DO YOU GUYS ALSO DO THE PARKS OR. NO. LIKE, DO YOU CHECK THE LIGHTS IN THE PARKS IF IT'S IT'S MAINLY THE STREET, THE STREET LIGHTS. RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE STREETS. OF COURSE, IF THEY DO SEE A PARK WITH STREETS, THEY WILL THEY WILL GO AHEAD AND NOTIFY THEM. 
          BUT IT'S USUALLY THROUGH THE STREETS. BUT IF THERE'S A PARK THERE, IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DON'T GO INTO A PARK TO GO LOOK AT THE AT THE LIGHTING. BUT IF IT'S IN A STREET AND THEY SEE IT, THEY WILL REPORT IT. SO THEN, DANNY, HOW WOULD WE DO THAT? HOW WOULD WE? BECAUSE I KNOW LIKE I, I MESSAGED YOU LIKE ABOUT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO, THREE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE I STARTED GOING TO THE WILSON SPORTS COMPLEX AND BASICALLY EVERY NIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT WHEN AS SOON AS I SAW IT, I MESSAGED, I EMAILED YOU AND SAID, HEY, LIKE WE HAVE LIKE ALL THESE LIGHTS ARE OUT. IT'S LIKE SUPER DARK AND I'M AFRAID OF THE 2020 COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE OUT. I LOVE HOW EVERY MEETING WE HAVE, YOU LIKE TO THROW IN THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING 
          [02:10:02]
TO WORK OUT LIKE, I LOVE IT, MAN. JUST KEEP THROWING IT OUT THERE. IT'S MOTIVATION DOWN. 
          YOU'RE LOOKING NICE, RIGHT? BUT LIKE HE'S LOST 9 POUNDS SINCE JANUARY. YEAH. RIGHT HERE. BUT I BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE LIKE, IF I HADN'T GONE AND SEEN THOSE I WORRIED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT FOR A LONG TIME. SO LIKE, DO WE HAVE A MECHANISM OR A PROCEDURE WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT NOT JUST IN MY DISTRICT, BUT IN ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS, THAT WE CAN FIND OUT FOR SURE THAT SOME OF THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING BECAUSE THESE LIKE MY PARK IS NOT RIGHT ON A STREET, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE IN. AND I WALKED IN, I SAW ALL THOSE LIGHTS. SO LIKE, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO? WE CAN WE CAN DO EXACTLY WHAT PUBLIC WORKS IS DOING AS WELL AND HAVE A BIWEEKLY TEAM GO OUT THERE THROUGHOUT OUR PARKS AND GET ALL THAT, ALL THAT INFORMATION. 
          I KNOW AT THE WILSON SPORTS CLUB, IT ALREADY HAS BEEN REPORTED. YEAH. AS I SEND YOU AN EMAIL WITH THE CONFIRMATION. SO WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, CAN YOU FOLLOW UP BECAUSE YOU KNOW. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. PLEASE. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE PIGGYBACK ON THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT VICTOR PARK AND OTHER PARKS, THAT THAT LIGHTING IS AN ISSUE, I THINK WITHOUT WITH THE PARKS THROUGHOUT THE, THE CITY. AND THEN STAFF WORKS DURING THE DAY. SO IT'S HARD TO KIND OF FIGURE THAT OUT WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND GET THAT DONE THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THAT WILL BE OVERTIME? AND IF SO, IS IT A WAY TO POTENTIALLY ADD IT TO THE LIGHTS THAT ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING IT? WHAT I'LL BE DOING IS SCHEDULING CREWS TO COME IN IN THE EVENINGS AND WORK OUT THROUGH THE NIGHT SO WE CAN GET ALL OUR PARKS. YOU KNOW, AT ONE TIME, NO OVERTIME, NO, I CAN DO MY DISTRICT. SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT MINE. I CAN WORK WITH YOU GUYS AND GO THROUGH THEM AND ONCE A WEEK GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD OR DIFFERENT PARK I HAVE SO YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO SPEND TIME. THE TRAILS I THINK IS THE HARDEST ONE, THE THICKETS OF THE BIG ONES. THESE GUYS HAVE BIGGER PARKS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT DISTRICT TWO. YEAH, AND A LOT OF THESE LIGHTS IN OUR PARKS, THEY'RE THEY'RE OUTDATED. THEY'RE DONE. I MEAN, THEY'LL COME AND PUT A NEW BULB ON THERE. AND THEN 2 OR 3 WEEKS LATER THEY'RE OUT AGAIN. BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? SOMETHING WENT OUT, YOU KNOW, ELSEWHERE. SO LIKE RUTH WAS MENTIONING THAT AEP IS SLOWLY, YOU KNOW, CHANGING THE LIGHTS, CONVERTING FROM THE REGULAR ONES TO THE LED. ARE THEY, DO YOU KNOW, ARE THEY DOING THE SAME THING AT THE PARKS TOO OR. NO. YES THEY ARE, THEY ARE. ARNOLD ACTUALLY SEND A FEW REPORTS FOR THE ONES RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE. THEY WENT TO FLOOD LIGHTS. THEY HAD THE REGULAR LITTLE STREET LIGHT. SO THEY REMOVED THOSE AND THEY PUT FLOOD LIGHTS. SO THEY'RE LEDS. 
          SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE NOW THAT WHEN, WHEN THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE PLAYING OKAY. YEAH. 
          BUT THAT'S THE GOAL. BUT I MEAN SOLAR LIGHTING, THAT'S THE WAY TO GO RUTH. WHEN YOU MENTIONED THERE SLOWLY HOW HOW HOW SLOW ARE THEY DOING THAT AS FAR AS RETROFITTING I MEAN CHANGING THE LIGHTS. YEAH. SO AS THEY'RE AS THEY'RE GOING OUT. SO BASICALLY THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE FIXTURE ITSELF TO GO OUT. AND THEN ONCE THEY DON'T FIX IT TO THE OLD ONE, THAT'S WHEN 
          [Item 9 - Public Hearings]
THEY CONVERT THEM. SO THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY HAVING LIKE A PROJECT WHERE THEY'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO DO PHASE ONE AND WE'RE GOING TO RETROFIT ALL OF THESE. SO THEY'RE DOING IT AS THE FIXTURES ARE GOING OUT. OKAY. WHEN WE WENT OUT THERE TO DO MY REVITALIZATION WALK, WE FOUND SOME THINGS LIKE. LET'S SAY, A TREE THAT WAS WAY OVER WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. AND WITHIN THAT TREE WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LIGHT POLE IN THAT TREE. LATER I FOUND OUT I WENT BY THERE. I, I HAPPENED TO KNOW ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS AND AND THAT NEIGHBOR LIVES ALONE. I MEAN, THAT MAN ACTUALLY LIVES ALONE. THAT'S WHY I FOUND OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE INTERNET. 
          AND AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF THAT, THE TREE AND SO FORTH. BUT THAT POLE DOESN'T HAVE HASN'T HAD THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW A POLE LIGHT EXISTED IN THAT WITHIN THAT TREE. AND SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT EITHER. SO WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT AND SO FORTH. 
          BUT IT'S IT'S IT. HOW DO WE TAKE CARE OF THAT? SO THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM? LIKE COMMISSIONER LOPEZ SAID, IN DRIVING MY OWN, MY OWN AREA, A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT WE WENT TO HAVE A LOT OF CUL DE SACS, THE CUL DE SACS HAVE SO MANY OF THOSE AREAS WHERE THE THE POLE LIGHTS ARE MISSING. I MEAN, THE LIGHTS IN THE CUL DE SACS ARE MISSING AND THEY ARE DARK. THEY WERE REALLY DARK. I THINK WITHIN MY AREA I FOUND AND LIKE I MENTIONED IN YOUR AREA, YOU FOUND 20 SOMETHING YOU JUST MENTIONED RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? 25 IN MY AREA WE FOUND LIKE 16, 16. 
          IT WAS ALL WITHIN, WITHIN CUL DE SAC AREA. AND THIS IS WHAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE AND THIS IS WHY WE BROUGHT IT TO LIGHT, WHY COMMISSIONER PEREZ AND I BROUGHT IT TO LIGHT. BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT TO US, THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO US ON, ON, ON LIGHT POLES THAT ARE ACTUALLY ALREADY EXISTENT. AND THEY'RE LOOKING LIKE, WHY ARE WE WHY WE HAVEN'T TAKEN CARE OF THEM? AND THIS IS WHY WE BROUGHT THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW. AND ANOTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO GET TO KNOW, OSCAR, OUR OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, COULD YOU TELL US AND MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS, RUTH AS WELL, WHEN WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO BE YOU MENTIONED HOW 
          [02:15:04]
HOW WE, WE CHANGE THESE POLE LIGHTS OR WE'RE ADDING POLE LIGHTS AT EVERY YEAR. COULD YOU TELL US THE COST OF THESE? BECAUSE THEY DO. THEY DO LIKE EVERY NIGHT, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE LIKE NINE FOR PER PER DISTRICT. RIGHT? RIGHT. SO SOME PEOPLE TEND TO THINK THAT THAT THEY'RE JUST $100. NO THEY'RE NOT. RIGHT. SO I KNOW WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH TRYING TO GET CREATIVE, RIGHT, TO GET FUNDING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE LIMITED FUNDING THROUGH OUR REGULAR GENERAL BUDGET. WE HAVE $40,000 TO WORK WITH ANNUALLY THROUGH OUR REGULAR BUDGET. RIGHT. SO EACH SOLAR LIGHT COMES IS RANGING BETWEEN $2,500 A LIGHT. SO THROUGH OUR BUDGET, WE'RE ABLE TO GET BETWEEN 10 TO 12 SOLAR LIGHTS. RIGHT? SO THAT'S NOT REALLY MUCH IF YOU DIVIDE IT BETWEEN THE FIVE DISTRICTS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE TWO LIGHTS PER DISTRICT. SO IT'S NOT A LOT. SO WITH THE CDBG GRANT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY FOR IT TWO TIMES. WE'VE GOTTEN 90 LIGHTS OUT OF THAT. AND THEN WE'RE PLANNING ON APPLYING AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL GET GET IT AGAIN. AND ALSO, I KNOW I HAD REACHED OUT TO ANNA BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER GRANT THAT'S OUT THERE FOR I BELIEVE SHE MENTIONED OVER 900 LIGHTS, STREET LIGHTS, THAT WE COULD GET THROUGH THAT GRANT, BUT I BELIEVE THERE WAS A FREEZE ON IT AND SHE WAS GOING TO FOLLOW UP TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING WITH THAT GRANT, BECAUSE, YEAH, THERE IS A NEED THERE FOR FUNDING. EACH ONE COMES OUT TO ABOUT 2500 PER LIGHT. RIGHT? OKAY. BECAUSE I'VE BEEN REACHED OUT TO THAT. AND THEY THAT'S GOOD IMPORTANT FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS TO KNOW OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS INCLUDES. 
          IT'S ABOUT 25. I THINK WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WAS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2500 TO $3000 TO TO PLACE A POLE, CORRECT? RIGHT. IS THAT RIGHT? I'M NOT TRYING TO RISE UP. IT'S ABOUT THE RANGE. YES. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S GOOD. I'M GOOD. SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS HERE. AND I KNOW THE CHIEF IS HERE, AS HE ALWAYS IS, THAT HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT 
          [Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on the establishment, operation, expansion, or relocation o f smoke shops within the city limits to allow for review of potential amendments to City regulations and dealing with related matters.]
REGARDING STREETS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE CITY OF HARLINGEN JURISDICTION AND MAY BE STREETS THAT ARE UNDER TEXDOT. HOW DOES THAT WORK IN TERMS OF THE LIGHTING ON THOSE STREETS? YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME FATALITIES, SOME PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES. HOW CAN WE WORK BETTER WITH TEXDOT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE KIND OF HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE LIGHTING IS NOT ONLY WORKING, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, ALREADY THAT'S EXISTENT, BUT THAT IT IS SUFFICIENT IN TERMS OF MAYBE WE NEED ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, RIGHT? SO I KNOW WE DO HAVE QUITE SOME INTERSECTIONS, RIGHT, THAT ARE TXDOT, BUT WE DO HAVE AN MMA WITH TXDOT AS FAR AS LIKE THE INTERSTATE LIGHTING AND OTHER INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY THAT IT IS TEXDOT, BUT THE CITY DOES MAINTAIN THEM. IN OTHER WORDS, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM, IF THERE'S OUTAGES, WE ARE STILL GOING TO REPORT THEM TO AEP, MAGIC VALLEY, WHO, WHO THE PROVIDER IS. SO THERE IS AN AGREEMENT WITH TEXDOT WITH THE CITY. AND THAT'S WHY WE DO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERSTATE. ALTHOUGH IT BELONGS TO TEXDOT, WE DO THE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE STREETLIGHTS. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. MY QUESTION. SO THAT'S THE THING IS THAT ONE THING IS TO MAINTAIN AND FOR THEM TO AGREE FOR US TO TO MAINTAIN. BUT ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, HOW CAN WE GO ABOUT GETTING ADDITIONAL LIGHTING ON SPECIFIC STREETS LIKE BUSINESS 77? WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CITY DOES EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A CITY ROAD. CORRECT. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH THEM ON CARRY AND HOW THEY WERE GOING TO EXPAND THEM, AND WE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. THEY SAID, WE'LL INSTALL THEM, BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. AND I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO HAVE THEM IN THE IN THE MEDIAN BECAUSE IT LIGHTS UP THE ENTIRE STREET. BUT THEY TOLD US, NO, I REMEMBER THAT. SO THEN MY QUESTION WAS, HOW DID YOU DO THE ONES IN SOUTH PADRE? BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE MEDIUM. WHY WOULDN'T YOU DO THEM HERE? THEY SAID, I DON'T KNOW. THEY SAID, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, THAT WAS THROUGH A VENUE TAX. THAT'S HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO DO IT. THE ISLAND HAD. 
          YEAH. THE ISLAND. NO, I'M NOT NECESSARILY ASKING ABOUT HOW THEY THEY'RE SAYING THEY CAN'T PUT ANY LIGHTS IN THE MEDIAN ON THE ROAD. BUT HE HAS THEM AND IT'S PART OF 100. YEAH. THEY'RE SAYING THAT CONSTRUCTION WISE THEY CANNOT DO IT. YEAH. THEY CAN'T THEY WON'T LET YOU PUT EVEN IF YOU WANT TO BUILD THEM OR INSTALL THEM, THEY WON'T LET YOU PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ON THE STREET. IT'S NOT ALLOWED. NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE IS IS LOOP FOR 99 CITY OF HARLINGEN. IT'S OKAY. THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GET, ESPECIALLY FROM SEVENTH STREET TO TO MORGAN BOULEVARD, FROM SEVENTH STREET TO MORGAN BOULEVARD, IT GETS REALLY DARK 
          [02:20:03]
AND I GET THAT ISSUE QUITE SOME FROM FROM OUR CITIZENS. AND I'VE DRIVEN BY MYSELF AND I'VE LOOKED AT IT AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTACT TEXDOT ABOUT. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THAT DOES BELONG TO TEXDOT? BUT IF I MAY SAY, IF IF WE WANT AEP TO INSTALL ANY NEW LIGHTING FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, IT RANGES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 25 AND $35,000 PER POLE. LIGHT POLE? YES. AND THAT DEPENDS. IF YOU WANT CONCRETE POLES OR OR WOOD POLES, RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY IT RANGES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 25 AND 35,000. 
          YEAH. SO THAT WOULD BE THE EXPENSE OF THE CITY. RIGHT. AND I AND I GOT, I GOT THAT FROM WHAT GABE SAID. BUT SO TXDOT ROADS AND THEN WE MAINTAIN THEM. AND THEN IF WE WANT MORE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE BUILT WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THEM AND THEY JUST PAY FOR THE SERVICE. NO, WE THE CITY PAYS FOR THE SERVICE. SO NOTHING. YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY. 
          THAT'S FANTASTIC. SO IS THERE A WAY FOR YOUR TEAM AND THEN MAYBE COLLECTIVELY WITH THE COMMISSION REPORTING THE AREAS WHERE THEY SEEM TO BE MORE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS AND MAYBE 
          [Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to consider an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit ("SUP") to allow a bar/lounge in a Light Industry ("L") District located at 2669 North Expressway 77, Building D, bearing a legal description of 0.32 acres out o f 5.79 acres out of Lot 2, Block 1, West Harlingen Industrial Park Subdivision.]
GETTING WITH THE CHIEF ALSO TO SEE KIND OF AN INVENTORY OF, OF LIGHTS THAT ARE EITHER OUT OR WE NEED ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE WHAT THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT REALLY LOOKS LIKE. 
          OBVIOUSLY BEFORE WE WE GET INTO OUR BUDGET SEASON AND TO SEE IF THERE ARE. I KNOW THAT ANNA'S LOOKING AT THAT FUND, BUT IT IS FROZEN. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT FUNDING. 
          SANDY SWEATING IN THE BACK. SHE'S LIKE, OH MAN, ALL MY MONEY'S GOING TO BE THERE. I KNOW, I KNOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY THAT. YOU KNOW, TO TO COMMISSIONER'S POINT, THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES AND DON'T HAVE INTERNET AND DON'T HAVE ACCESS. 
          AND THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO SERVE THE UNDERSERVED. AND SO IF IF WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING THOSE DOLLARS FOR THAT, I THINK THAT'S QUALITY OF LIFE. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PARAMOUNT IN THOSE AREAS. SO I THINK WE DO NEED TO KIND OF THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT, ASIDE FROM DRAINAGE RIGHT NOW IS LIGHTING. I THINK THAT JUST MAKES US WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, I WOULD GET WORRIED BECAUSE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE BY VESTAL PARK. SO YOU'RE LIKE MENDEZ, ORANGE HEIGHTS. AND WHATNOT, THEIR LIGHT POLES, YOU WOULD HAVE ONE LIKE IN THE MIDDLE, LIKE AT LIKE THE CORNER, ONE IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN ONE AT THE VERY END. AND IT WAS SO FAR APART. AND YOU HAVE AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THEY HAVE MATURE TREES. JUST ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT'S A BIG, BEAUTIFUL BRANCHES, BUT THEY'RE BLOCKING BLOCKING THE LIGHT. AND SO DO WE NEED AS A COMMISSION TO LOOK AT THE SUBDIVISION RULES AND 
          [Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow and adult business (smoke shop) in a General Retail ("GR") District located at 1616 N. Ed Carey Drive, bearing a legal description of Lot9, Medical Subdivision.]
THE PLANNING AND ZONING FOR NEW SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE COMING IN, SO THAT OUR SUCCESSORS IN 30 YEARS ARE NOT HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE EXACT ISSUE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AND WE'RE FACING TODAY. 
          OH, 100%. I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TO LOOK INTO, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS. ABSOLUTELY. BUT I DO I DO AGREE WITH THAT. AND I THOUGHT THAT, I MEAN, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF POLES, BUT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. AND I HAVE MAGIC VALLEY. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE HOMEOWNER HAD TO LIKE REQUEST A LIGHT, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. AND THEN WE'D HAVE TO PAY FOR IT IN THE COUNTY. THAT'S TRUE. AND THAT WAS WHEN WHEN THAT WAS BUILT, IT WAS IN THE COUNTY. YEAH. WELL. WELL, THEY STILL TREAT IT THAT WAY IF YOU CALL. WHEN I WAS NORMA HARLINGEN RESIDENT AND I WAS LIKE, THERE'S NO LIGHT. AND IT'S LIKE, YOU CAN, BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, NOT THE CITY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE ANYMORE. OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY PAYS FOR THE LIGHTS UNLESS IT'S GOING TO BE IN YOUR PROPERTY, PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEN YOU PAY FOR IT. WHAT'S NOT. 
          YEAH, IT'S IT'S ON THE STREET. YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL YOUR COMMISSIONER. I DID. OH. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WEREN'T THE COMMISSIONER BACK THEN, SO I'LL GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THAT. AND IN A SIMILAR VEIN, CHIEF, CAN YOU POP UP HERE REAL QUICK? I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I ANTICIPATE, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT YOU GUYS PUT THIS ON WAS BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENCES WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST MONTH OR TWO, AS WELL. AND SO THE CHIEF HAS BEEN AN HPD HAS BEEN DOING A FANTASTIC JOB PUSHING OUT. PSA PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE DRIVE AND WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION WHEN WE DRIVE AND WHATNOT. CAN YOU TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE DOING? YEAH. SO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ AND I WERE DISCUSSING, OBVIOUSLY, THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND HIT AND RUNS AND HOW THE THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THAT WE GET THE 
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WORD OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SO WE ALREADY MADE PLANS TO SEND OUT A POST ONCE A WEEK, AND WE ALREADY CREATED TWO MORE. BY THE WAY I JUST GOT THE EMAIL ON THAT. WE CREATED TWO MORE POSTS AND WE'LL BE SENDING THOSE OUT. AND THE IMPORTANT THING HERE TO TO POINT OUT IS ONE THE PEDESTRIAN SIDE OF IT, RIGHT? THE IMPORTANCE OF PEDESTRIANS BEING VISIBLE AND PAYING ATTENTION, YOU KNOW, WHILE THEY'RE CROSSING CROSSWALKS OR WHILE THEY'RE CROSSING AND WHEN THEY'RE CROSSING THAT THEY USE CROSSWALKS AND JAYWALK AND OBVIOUSLY WEARING, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE JOGGERS WEARING REFLECTIVE EQUIPMENT LIKE VESTS, ETCETERA. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WITH PEDESTRIANS IS, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD, RIGHT? THAT THAT BOTTOM LINE, THEY STAY ON THE SIDEWALKS INSTEAD OF WALKING IN THE STREET, THAT THEY USE THE CROSSWALKS AND JUST USE THE, THE LIGHTING, YOU KNOW, TO GIVE THEM DIRECTION. YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A, A A A DO NOT CROSS, OBVIOUSLY DON'T CROSS. RIGHT. 
          WAIT FOR THE THE PEDESTRIAN SYMBOL. RIGHT. THE OTHER THING TOO IS THE IMPORTANT THING HERE TOO WITH THE DRIVERS THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU STRIKE A PEDESTRIAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO GET ARRESTED. AND I THINK PEOPLE'S BIGGEST FEAR IS TO IS GETTING ARRESTED. AND SO WHEN THEY HIT SOMEBODY, EVEN THOUGH THEY NOT MAY NOT BE INTOXICATED IN THEIR MIND, THEY'RE THINKING, HEY, I JUST HIT SOMEBODY, I, I'M GOING TO GET ARRESTED, I'M GOING TO JAIL. SO THEY RATHER LEAVE THAN STAY AT THE SCENE WHEN REALITY IS EVERYTHING'S ON A CASE BY CASE. RIGHT? AND SO MOST OF THE TIME, PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE ROAD, MAJORITY OF THE TIME THEY HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE THEY'RE TRAVELING ON, ON A RIGHT OF WAY, RIGHT ON A ROAD. 
          AND SO AT TIMES THESE LAST I THINK COUPLE THE ACCIDENTS, SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WE'VE HAD, MOST OF THEM WERE ACCIDENTS. WHERE HAD THE DRIVER STAYED BEHIND. THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. AND SO THEY'RE BEING CHARGED WITH THE HIT AND RUN CHARGE RIGHT. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURY. SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING OUT ON A WEEKLY BASIS. AND SO WE'VE JUST CREATED SOME SOME FLIERS. AND ACTUALLY WE'RE JUST WAITING APPROVAL FOR THEM TOMORROW OR DAY AFTER. SO WITH THESE PEDESTRIANS HOW OFTEN IS ALCOHOL OR DRUGS INVOLVED. IT SOMETIMES IT IS. SOMETIMES IT IS A FACTOR. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY, BUT THERE IS A FACTOR. I THINK IN THE LAST YEAR, MAYBE 1 OR 2 OF THEM, OUT OF THE 3 OR 4 WE HAD, WERE RELATED TO ALCOHOL. BUT YES, SOME OF THEM ARE DO INVOLVE THAT. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THAT YOU'RE NOT AT FAULT. AND SO MOST OF THE TIME YOU STICK, YOU STAY AND PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION. AND THEN POLICE WILL DO THEIR INVESTIGATION. 
          BUT AT THE MOMENT YOU LEAVE, NOW YOU'VE COMMITTED A CRIME. AND SO YOU'RE MAKING THINGS WORSE ON YOURSELF IF YOU LEAVE. AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE SPOKEN AND AND HPD BECAUSE I HAD THAT QUESTION LIKE IS HPD PROVIDE LIKE TICKETING PEOPLE FOR JAYWALKING, YOU KNOW, RUNNING THROUGH YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I DRIVE DOWN. I'VE SHARED THIS WITH YOU MULTIPLE TIMES, DRIVING DOWN TYLER OR DRIVING DOWN HARRISON, AND YOU GOT 2 OR 3 PEOPLE RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD JUST GO A BLOCK AND YOU COULD WALK ACROSS SAFELY AND, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THEY'RE IN DARK CLOTHES AND IT'S DARK OUTSIDE AND IT'S IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS. AND SO I ENCOURAGE HPD TO CONTINUE THAT EFFORT. YOU KNOW, A CITATION EVEN THOUGH IT'S IT'S FRUSTRATING. AND TO GET UPSET ABOUT IT, YOU MAY BE SAVING THAT PERSON'S LIFE. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT. BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT PALM VALLEY DOES, AND I KNOW PALM VALLEY IS REALLY SMALL. AND SO HARLINGEN HAS A BIGGER POPULATION, MAYBE MORE DIFFICULT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE ORDINANCE WE COULD DO SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY DO, THAT YOU CAN BE IN THE EARLY HOURS OR IN THE EVENING RUNNING OR WALKING OR BIKING, BUT YOU HAVE TO WEAR REFLECTIVE GEAR AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU GET A TICKET. AND I THINK, I MEAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THAT'S THOSE ARE THE RULES. KIND OF LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU CAN GET A TICKET, RIGHT? IF YOU IF YOU DRIVE TWO MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, IT'S JUST INGRAINED IN YOUR MIND. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THE CITY OF HARLINGEN CAN, CAN TAKE THOSE STEPS TO SAY IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT EXERCISING, WE WANT TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, BUT WE GOT A ROBUST TRAIL SYSTEM WHERE WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THE PARKS. BUT THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, ON LOOP 499. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE I MEAN, PEOPLE HAVE DIED RIGHT ON BIKES AND WALKING AND RUNNING OVER THE YEARS. AND IF WE CAN IF WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE, I THINK WE COULD POTENTIALLY SAVE LIVES. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WE CAN DO. WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO. AND THEN IT COMES WITH A 
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CITATION. IF THEY VIOLATE THAT, IS THAT IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO AS A COMMISSION WITH THIS POPULATION? I THINK WE CAN LOOK AT IT. MAYOR. OKAY. I MEAN, I THINK THAT WOULD HELP. WOULD YOU THINK THAT WOULD HELP HPD ENFORCE MILITARY BASIS, REQUIRE IT? SO IF YOU GO ON A MILITARY BASE, MOTORCYCLISTS, BICYCLISTS, JOGGERS, THEY'LL BE WEARING REFLECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AND AND SOME OF THOSE POPULATIONS ARE LARGE TOO IN THE MILITARY. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE REAL QUICK. JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ALSO OUR OUR CITY MEDIA TEAM, RACHEL AND HER TEAM ARE ALSO INVOLVED WITH OUR PROJECT. SO I GIVE THEM CREDIT BECAUSE THEY ALSO HELP PUT THESE THESE MESSAGES OUT. SO WE APPRECIATE THEM. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF BEFORE HE SITS DOWN? NO OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT YOUR REPORT? THAT WAS IT. 
          YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CAN YOU SEND ME THE MR. FIVE ONE? CAN YOU SEND ME THE. YES. I'M GOING TO SEND YOU THE UPDATED THE LAST UPDATED ONE WITH DISTRICT FIVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. LET YOU OUT ON PURPOSE. COMMISSIONER. NO. COULD YOU JUST SEND THE THE POWERPOINT TO ALL OF US, PLEASE? YES, PLEASE. I WAS GOING TO JUST SAY THAT. BUT ONE STEP FURTHER. IF WE COULD MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ON THE WEBSITE. OKAY, PERFECT. I WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING MOVING ON. WE ARE AT PUBLIC HEARINGS. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP. YES MA'AM. WE HAVE ONE. AND WHICH ITEM NUMBER. CHECK. SMOKE SHOP. SMOKE SHOP. THAT'S THE SEE OKAY. SO THEN LET ME GO AHEAD AND DO A AND B9A PUBLIC HEARING IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION, EXPANSION OR RELOCATION OF SMOKE SHOPS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS TO ALLOW FOR REVIEW OF POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO CITY REGULATIONS AND DEALING WITH RELATED MATTERS. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. WE HAVE SOMEONE ON THERE. YEAH. AND WE DO HAVE SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM. MR. LUIS ESPINO. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR REGARDING THE SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I AM PRO GROWTH. AND EXCUSE ME, I'M PRO BUSINESS FOR HARLINGEN AND I BELIEVE THAT HARLINGEN SHOULD BE LOOKING TO GROW AND SUPPORT ITS BUSINESSES, BUT THEY NEED TO BE BUSINESSES THAT ARE FAMILY FRIENDLY. I ASK YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES IN AN AREA THAT THE TYPE OF BUSINESSES IN AN AREA AFFECT THE TYPES OF FUTURE BUSINESSES INTERESTS IN THAT AREA. FOR EXAMPLE, FAMILY FRIENDLY BUSINESSES MIGHT BE LESS APPEALING TO FAMILIES OR LESS SUCCESSFUL IF THEY ARE NEAR ADULT BUSINESSES LIKE SMOKE SHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SHOULD STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SMOKE SHOPS ON THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ADJACENT BUSINESSES FROM PATRONS, ETC. MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT SCHOOLS AND PARENTS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS TO KEEP STUDENTS FROM 
          [Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance in second and final reading for the de-annexation from the City of Harlingen Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) consisting of 5.50 acres out of Block 41, Briggs & Coleman Subdivision in Surveys 271-272, Cameron County, Texas, located along the south side of Bowen Road, 655.42 feet east from the northwest corner of Block 41 (centerline of Ebony Road)]
SMOKING AND VAPING, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE HIGH VOLUME OF SMOKE SHOPS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LAWS THAT MAKE SELLING TO MINORS ILLEGAL HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE AS CHILDREN CONTINUALLY GAIN ACCESS TO VAPES AND SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES IN KEEPING YOUNG CHILDREN, EVEN BELOW THE HIGH SCHOOL AGES AND GRADES. FROM BECOMING YOUNG VAPERS AND SMOKERS, AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT THIS HAS ON THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NINE. A SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON NINE A AND MOVE TO ITEM NINE B PUBLIC HEARING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A BAR LOUNGE IN LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 2669 NORTH EXPRESSWAY 77 BUILDING D BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 0.32 ACRES OUT OF 5.79 ACRES OUT OF LOT TWO, BLOCK ONE WEST HARLINGEN INDUSTRIAL PARK SUBDIVISION. THIS TIME WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM OR HAVING SIGNED UP, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NINE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN SCP TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS 
          [Item 10e - Consideration and possible action t o approve an ordinance on second and final reading, Chapter 111-Zoning, by adding the new Article XXII - Historic Preservation and dealing with
related matters. Applicant: City of Harlingen]
SMOKE SHOP IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1616 NORTH ED CAREY DRIVE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT NINE MEDICAL SUBDIVISION AT THIS TIME WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS 
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ITEM. HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, OR HAVING SIGNED UP, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS ON NUMBER TEN. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE PROBLEM TO OPEN UP THIS ONE. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP ON THIS ITEM. HOWEVER, WHEN WE GET TO THE ITEM ON THE ACTION ITEM, THE COMMISSION CAN ADDRESS THE OWNER DEVELOPER. MOVING 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 STARTING WITH ITEM TEN. A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION, EXPANSION OR RELOCATION OF SMOKE SHOPS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS TO ALLOW FOR REVIEW OF POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO CITY REGULATIONS AND DEALING WITH THE RELATED MATTERS. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND EXPANSION OF SMOKE SHOPS, ALLOWING THE CITY TIME TO STUDY IMPACTS AND CONSIDER REGULATORY AMENDMENTS. 
          PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, DURATION, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. QUESTION. TO FIND TEMPORARY 100 101 80 DAYS. SO THAT'S ABOUT THREE MONTHS. OKAY. THE SIX MONTHS 180 DAYS. YES. I'M SORRY, SIX MONTHS, 180 DAYS. I KNOW I'M NOT FEELING WELL, BUT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE OTHER. I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. IT'S TAKING A WHILE. I THINK THERE'S LIKE THE THIRD. WHEREAS YOU DISCUSS LOOKING INTO PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOMETHING ABOUT ACCESS TO CHILDREN AND ALL THAT. 
          WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, WE DON'T KNOW. AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO STUDY. 
          SO ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT DEFINE STUDY AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO HOW ARE WE GOING TO STUDY IT. 
          SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH STAFF. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN INVOLVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND SO KIND OF GET TOGETHER AND DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH, YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'LL BRING SOMETHING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE 180 DAYS. THAT WILL BE A PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. YES, IT COULD BE A PRESENTATION. AND IF WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE READY, WE'LL DO THAT. AND SO MARK ACTUALLY HAS DRAFTED AN ORDINANCE AND TWO ORDINANCES. YES. AND SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION. I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND, IF POSSIBLE, TO REACH OUT TO HCISD AND TALK TO THEM TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW, BECAUSE A LOT OF YOU KNOW, THEY'LL HAVE I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'LL HAVE SOME KIND OF INPUT. 
          OKAY. DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN PARTICULAR THAT WE SHOULD. I CAN GET YOU SOMEBODY. OKAY. 
          OKAY. PROBABLY DANNY FROM. YEAH. YEAH. CASTILLO. YEAH. YEAH. I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. I KNOW THAT THE COMMISSION COLLECTIVELY EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY THIS LAST ONE THAT WAS GOING UP NEXT TO SOUTH. AND THEN HAVING HEARD FROM THE CHIEF REGARDING ISSUES SURROUNDING THESE TYPES OF SHOPS AND LISTENING TO ALSO THE PUBLIC AND THEIR CONCERNS, I THINK THIS WILL GIVE YOU ADEQUATE TIME TO KIND OF RESEARCH THE ISSUE. BUT I WILL STRESS, AS COMMISSIONER LOPEZ MENTIONED, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY SUPPORTS THE DECISION MOVING, MOVING FORWARD, SAFETY IS A BIG ISSUE. FOCUSING IN, I THINK IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. 
          ON THE THEFTS AROUND OF THE BURGLARIES AROUND THESE SPECIFIC SHOPS. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE AGE OF THE OF THE PERPETRATORS. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE'RE HEARING YOUNG KIDS BREAKING INTO THESE FACILITIES FOR THE, YOU KNOW, STUFF THAT THEY'RE SELLING THERE. AND THAT TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM, SOUNDS LIKE ADDICTION. IF WE'RE THE WAY THAT I SEE IT AS A PARENT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO TO LOOK AT. AND ALSO, I THINK PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS TO GROW WITH INTENTION AND TO ENSURE THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY AND THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WE BRING INTO THE COMMUNITY SERVES THE GREATER CITY AND WHAT IS WHAT IS WANTED BY THE COMMUNITY. AND YOU HAVE ALL THOSE METRICS, RIGHT? FROM WHAT WE RECEIVED FROM THAT ENGAGEMENT. AND KIND OF I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THE RESEARCH THAT YOU DO IN THAT STUDY TO TIE INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OKAY, CAN I GET IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? IF NOT, CAN I GET A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A 
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BAR, LOUNGE AND A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2669 NORTH EXPRESSWAY 77 BUILDING D, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 0.32 ACRES OUT OF 5.79 ACRES OUT OF LOT TWO, BLOCK ONE WEST HARLINGEN INDUSTRIAL PARK SUBDIVISION. THIS IS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NUMBER 16, DASH EIGHT OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN TO ISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO PATRICK B MCDERMOTT TO ALLOW A 
          [Item 10f - 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.]
BAR, LOUNGE AND A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2669 NORTH EXPRESSWAY 77 BUILDING D, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 0.32 ACRES OUT OF 5.79 ACRES OUT OF LOT TWO, BLOCK ONE WEST, HARLINGEN PARK WEST, HARLINGEN INDUSTRIAL PARK. PATRICK, QUICK QUESTION. YES, I SAW THAT ON YOUR PERMIT APPLICATION THAT YOU WANTED FROM 2 TO 12. YES, SIR. ARE YOU I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A RESTAURANT THERE AS WELL. MAYBE YOU SHOULD MOVE IT TO LIKE 11 TO MIDNIGHT, GIVE YOU MORE HOURS AND YOU CAN YOU CAN STAY WITHIN THAT 2 TO 12 TIME PERIOD. 
          BUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS TRYING TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE MORE TIME RATHER THAN, YOU ALL HAVE TO COME BACK. I, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LIKE THAT. YEAH. 11:00 WOULD BE GREAT. 
          RIGHT. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS WITH AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE HOURS FROM 11 A.M. TO 12 A.M. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. OH YOUR MOTION I MADE THE MOTION I SECOND, SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. 
          WELCOME TO DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. THE FIRST BREWERY. YES, SIR. YES, MA'AM. 
          EXCUSE ME. I'M THAT EXCITED. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN. SEE, WE DO HAVE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN ADULT BUSINESS AND A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1616 NORTH ED CAREY DRIVE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT NINE MEDICAL SUBDIVISION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. SO GO AHEAD. 
          AND I KNOW WE JUST PASSED THE MORATORIUM, BUT WE DO HAVE, I BELIEVE, THE OWNER HERE WANTING TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I KNOW THAT STAFF TALKED TO THEM AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE MORATORIUM. 
          STILL WANTED TO PROCEED. I THINK YOU EVEN OFFERED TO REFUND FEES, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. BUT SINCE WE HAVE THE MORATORIUM, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO READ THE ORDINANCE. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. TELL ME HOW I SAY YOUR NAME CORRECTLY. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I DIDN'T SAY IT. YOU'RE GOOD. 
          IT'S ABDULHADI. YOU COULD CALL ME ABDUL. ABDUL? YES. OKAY. LIKE PAULA ABDUL. THANK YOU. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK THE MAYOR, THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY STAFF FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR CASE. WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE HEARD. MY NAME IS ABDUL HADI AL-KHATTAB AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF CYBER SKUNK SMOKE SHOP. BEFORE ADDRESSING THIS SPECIFIC REQUEST, I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHO WE ARE. WE OWN AND OPERATE MORE THAN 30 RETAIL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS UNDER THE BRANDS MISTER PUFF, VITRUM AND MOST RECENTLY, THE CYBER SKUNK SMOKE SHOP FRANCHISE. WE ARE EXPERIENCED OPERATORS AND ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT EXPECTATIONS AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED TWO SPECIAL USE PERMITS IN THE PAST, INCLUDING APPROVALS IN THE CITY OF MCALLEN AND THE CITY OF LAREDO, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY 
          [Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to approve the purchase of two (2) residential refuse trucks to replace aging units.]
ORDINANCES, STATE LAW, AND ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO OPEN STORES THAT PREY ON KIDS OR MINORS. THAT HAS NEVER BEEN OUR BUSINESS MODEL. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN BY CREATING LOCAL JOBS, HIRING LOCALLY AND PROMOTING WITHIN, PROVIDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HARLINGEN RESIDENTS, GENERATING SALES TAX REVENUE THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE CITY SERVICES, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES REQUESTS AND INITIATIVES WHEREVER IT'S POSSIBLE. WE BELIEVE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES SHOULD STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITIES THEY OPERATE IN. THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 1616 SOUTH HICKORY DRIVE WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNDER THE CITY'S CURRENT ORDINANCES. DURING THAT MEETING, CONCERNS WERE RAISED BY STAFF DEPARTMENTS, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS EACH OF THOSE CONCERNS DIRECTLY, DIRECTLY AND RESPECTFULLY. 
          PLEASE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY IS ALSO DISCUSSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS EARLIER IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I FULLY RESPECT THE CITY'S AUTHORITY TO REVIEW POLICY AND MAKE FUTURE CHANGES. MY REQUEST TONIGHT IS SITE SPECIFIC, FILED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED UNDER EXISTING REGULATIONS. IF IF FUTURE REGULATIONS ARE ADOPTED, WE WILL COMPLY FULLY AND IMMEDIATELY. ONE CONCERN RAISED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 
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INVOLVED THE PRODUCT KRATOM, THE CATEGORY THAT WE CARRY IN OUR STORES. IT IS AN FDA AND FDA STATUS AND THE PROXIMITY OF THIS LOCATION TO THE VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER. TO CLARIFY, KRATOM IS FEDERALLY LEGAL. IT IS LEGAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND NOT BEING FDA APPROVED DOES NOT MAKE IT A PRODUCT ILLEGAL. THAT SAID, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. IF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN REQUESTS THAT WE STOP SELLING KRATOM, WE WILL GLADLY REMOVE IT. WE HAVE ADAPTED TO CITY SPECIFIC CODES BEFORE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE POLICE CHIEF AND THE CONCERNS RAISED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF RECENT CITY COMMISSION DISCUSSIONS INVOLVING SMOKE SHOP PROPOSALS NEAR SCHOOLS. CHIEF, WE RESPECT YOUR ROLE IN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE SHARE YOUR COMMITMENT TO PREVENTING YOUTH ACCESS AND REDUCING ENFORCEMENT BURDENS. AT THIS LOCATION, WE WILL INSTALL FOUR 4K HIGH DEFINITION SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, INSTALL ROLL DOWN SECURITY GATES ON ALL WINDOWS AND GLASS DOORS WHEN THE STORE IS CLOSED TO PREVENT ANY THEFTS AND ENFORCE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SALES TO MINORS. WE HAVE INSTALLED EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY TO SCAN IDS WITH EVERY SALE TO ENSURE THAT IT IS. 
          IT'S 100%. THE CUSTOMERS AND CONSUMERS ARE OF AGE, LEGAL AGE, REQUIRED CHECKS FOR ID CHECKS FOR EVERY CUSTOMER. ANYONE WHO APPEARS TO EVEN BE IN THEIR 30S WOULD BE ID'D IN OUR LOCATIONS. 
          WE ALSO FOLLOW A PROCEDURE CALLED KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER, SIMILAR TO LIQUOR STORES OR MONEY CENTERS, WHERE IF A CUSTOMER APPEARS INTOXICATED, WE REFUSE THE SERVICE. IF BEHAVIOR SUSPICIOUS OR UNSAFE, WE DO NOT COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. WE ONLY SELL LEGAL, REGULATED PRODUCTS, CLOSELY MONITORED STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, AND DO NOT SUPPORT THE BLACK MARKET. RESPONSIBLE RETAILERS HELP REDUCE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. WE DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO IT. WE ARE ALSO WILLING TO HOST OR CONTRIBUTE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON YOUTH EDUCATION, NICOTINE AWARENESS AND UNDERAGE PREVENTION. WE WILL ALSO BE INVESTING DIRECTLY INTO THE PROPERTY BY RENOVATING AND IMPROVING THE EXTERIOR APPEARANCE, PAINTING AND UPGRADING THE BUILDING, INSTALLING ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR AND PARKING LOT LIGHTING TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY FOR EVERYONE. ALL EMPLOYEES THAT WE HIRE UNDERGO MANDATORY TRAINING BEFORE WORKING, AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I PERSONALLY CONDUCT THESE TRAINING AS THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE SHOPS. THESE INCLUDE MANDATORY SIGNING OF TEXAS COMPTROLLER EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION FORM 69 117, ACKNOWLEDGING NO SALES TO MINORS, AND LEGAL AND CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES OF ANY VIOLATIONS. ANY VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION IMMEDIATELY. WE STAND OUT FROM MANY RETAIL SHOPS THROUGH COMPETITIVE PRICING, PRODUCT VARIETY, AND STRICT COMPLIANCE STANDARDS AND PROFESSIONAL OPERATION. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPERATE LAWFULLY ADULT ONLY REGULATED BUSINESS, CREATE LOCAL JOBS, GENERATE SALES TAX REVENUE AND BE POSITIVE. PART 
          [Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution updating the authorized signatory designations for the City of Harlingen's bank accounts, external investment pools, and
safekeeping agreements. ]
OF THIS PART OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, THE POLICE CHIEF AND STAFF FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE POLICE CHIEF. YES, SIR. IS 
          [Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to declare the itemized list of non-real estate personal property as surplus personal property, as recommended by staff, and authorize city personnel
to conduct a live/public and online auction of said property.]
KRATOM LEGAL IN TEXAS? ACTUALLY, THE FIRST TIME I SAW THAT WAS ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND IT I JUST READ IT WAS IT WAS IT DID HAVE I THINK IT WAS A HALLUCINOGEN OR. I'M NOT SURE IT'S A NASTY DRUG. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. BUT SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT LEVEL, HOW IT'S DEFINED. I MEAN, WE CAN RESEARCH IT, BUT A LOT OF THE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED THROUGH MORE RESEARCH. AND I THINK WE NEED THAT TIME TO REALLY LOOK, LOOK AT THESE PRODUCTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SOLD. I MEAN, I'VE, I'VE DONE SOME MEDICAL RESEARCH ON IT. IT'S BAD. IT'S BAD NEWS. YEAH. SO SO I AGREE IN POLYPHARMACY. 
          YEAH. SO I AGREE THAT I THINK WE NEED TIME TO RESEARCH ALL THESE PRODUCTS. AND LIKE I SAID, I AM SPEAKING TO DEA ALREADY ON THESE PRODUCTS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO LIMIT THESE ILLEGAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE ENDING UP ON THE STREET. I'M NOT PASSING JUDGMENT ON THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS BUSINESS. I'M I THINK I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF IF I WERE IN HIS SHOES, I WANT MY BUSINESS TO RUN LEGITIMATELY, ETC. I SUPPORT BUSINESS. I THINK THAT'S I THINK EVERYBODY IN HERE AT ONE TIME SOLD SOMETHING, RIGHT. SO AT ONE TIME WE WERE ALL BUSINESS PEOPLE. RIGHT. BUT 
          [Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) for the Harlingen Mobility Master Plan with the Texas Department of Transportation (TDOT) and to approve payment of the required Direct State Costs to TDOT. ]
I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS RESEARCH IT, FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS WHAT WE WANT AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY ALLOW THE LAW ALLOWS IT. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, TOO, WE'RE ALWAYS I THINK WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILY MEMBERS. RIGHT. 
          [02:50:02]
SO I'D RATHER I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER ANYTHING THAT THAT THAT'S INCORRECT. I RATHER COME 
          [Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) for the Harlingen Smart Corridors Project with the Texas Department of Transportation (TDOT) and approve payment of the required Direct State Costs to TDOT. ]
BACK WITH MORE RESEARCH ON WHAT'S BEING SOLD ON, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THESE STORES. I DON'T KNOW IF THE GENTLEMAN IS WILLING TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE BEING SOLD AND GIVE US A LIST OF WHAT IT IS THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THEIR SHELVES. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE OR NOT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND RESEARCH AND GO FROM THERE. 
          [Item 10l - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) for the Harlingen North-South Link Corridor Planning Project with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and to approve payment of the required Direct State Costs to TxDOT.]
IF THIS IF THIS DRUG IS LEGAL, TEXAS IS HAS GONE TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. AND IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. ABDUL AS PRESENTING FROM THE COMMISSION? NO. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME. I YOU KNOW, I DO WANT 
          [Item 10m - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution of support to TG 105 Robinhood, LP's application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the competitive 9% Housing Tax Credit Program for the proposed reconstruction of Robinhood Apartments, a 69-Unit Multi-Family affordable Housing Development in Harlingen, Texas.]
YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS COMMISSION, AS YOU HEARD FROM THE CHIEF, WE ARE YOU KNOW, WE DO WANT TO GROW HARLINGEN. WE WANT TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO TO CHIEF AND TO PLANNING. AND IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE A LIST OF THAT INVENTORY OR POTENTIAL ITEMS THAT YOU'D WANT TO SELL FOR THEM TO FURTHER RESEARCH, I THINK THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN THEM RESEARCHING THESE PRODUCTS. SO THAT WAY WHEN WE DO COME BACK AND HAVE A CONVERSATION, THEN WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH BEHIND THESE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING. YES, MA'AM. I WILL GLADLY OFFER THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YES, SIR. AND SO ON. THIS ITEM, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE PASSED THE THE THE MORATORIUM, DO YOU SUGGEST THAT WE JUST NOT VOTE IT DOWN AND JUST PASS IT, OR DO YOU WANT US TO VOTE? I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO TABLE IT UNTIL THE MORATORIUM IS RESOLVED. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS UNTIL THE MORATORIUM IS LIFTED. OKAY. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOVING 
          [Item 10n - Discussion and possible action to approve a resolution, creating an Ad Hoc Planning Advisory Committee to review certain adopted plans and to report recommendations to the City Commission. ]
ON. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE. 
          AND SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE DE-ANNEXATION FROM THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, ETJ CONSISTING OF 5.50 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK 41. BRIGGS AND COLEMAN SUBDIVISION AND SURVEYS 271 272 CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS. LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF BOWEN ROAD. 65, 5.42FT EAST FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 41. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN PROVIDING FOR THE RELEASE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION CONSISTING OF 5.5 ACRES AT A BLOCK 41 BRIGGS AND COLEMAN SUBDIVISION AND SURVEYS 271 TO 272 CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF BOWEN ROAD, 655.42FT EAST FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 41 CENTERLINE OF EBONY ROAD, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING, AND AS I RECALL FROM LAST MEETING, THIS IS A NEWER STATE LAW THAT PEOPLE CAN DO THIS MANDATORY. 
          SO THIS IS JUST A FORMALITY. YES, YES. SO CAN I GET A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. 
          SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING. CHAPTER 111 ZONING BY ADDING THE NEW ARTICLE 22 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND DEALING WITH RELATED MATTERS. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED ON THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 7TH, 2026. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 111 ZONING BY ADDING THE NEW ARTICLE 22 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND DEALING WITH RELATED MATTERS. A MOTION TO REMOVE THIS OFF THE TABLE MOTION AND SECOND BY PEREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND IT IS. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GETTING WITH YOU EARLIER. THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING THAT PART ABOUT THE THE TERMS AND ALL THAT. I FORGET WHAT WAS THE REASON THAT IT WAS A32 ON THE YEARS, RATHER THAN JUST STRAIGHT THREE ON THE TERM LIMITS, NOT TERM LIMITS, BUT THE YEARS OF THE TERMS. BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IS ANYONE I POINT TO WHATEVER BOARD THEIR TERM STARTS WITH ME AND ENDS WITH MY TERM ENDS RIGHT. BUT ON THIS ONE, I THINK IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT IF WE APPOINT EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME FOR LIKE THREE YEARS FOR THE FULL TERM, THAT EVENTUALLY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME SO AS TO HAVE THAT CONTINUITY STAGGERED. YEAH. THE STAGGERED TERMS. EXACTLY. YES. SO THEN WE JUST DO IT WHERE IT'S IT WOULD BE CLUMSY WORD IF I DID IT, BUT YOU'D HAVE FOR DISTRICTS THREE, 
          [02:55:03]
4 OR 5 THEY WOULD HAVE TWO YEARS AND DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, AND THE MAYOR OR THE MAYORAL POSITION WOULD HAVE THREE YEARS. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD AFTER THAT POINT, EVERYONE WOULD HAVE THREE YEARS. THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. WE CAN WE CAN MAKE THAT CORRECTION PERFECT. AND THEN ON THE LAST THING THERE, I THINK PARAGRAPH D RIGHT BENEATH THAT IT TALKS ABOUT IF YOU DO ONE YEAR, ONE FULL YEAR, CAN WE GET RID OF THAT LINE. OKAY. THAT WAS JUST TO GIVE YOU MORE FLEXIBILITY. WHETHER YOU WANT THEM ALLOW THEM TO SERVE OR REMOVE THEM. WAIT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? BECAUSE I READ THAT PART BECAUSE I KNOW IT SAYS IF YOU GET MORE THAN ONE YEAR, IT'S CREDIT FOR OKAY. CORRECT. SO I FIGURED THEY WOULD JUST WHY HAVE THAT PART IN MY MIND? I AGREE WITH THE TWO TERMS. RIGHT. SO SIX YEARS FOR SURE. BUT IF THEY FILL IN SOMEONE ELSE'S AND IT'S LIKE PARTIAL DOES THAT, I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD COUNT AGAINST THEIR TWO TERMS. I DON'T THINK SO EITHER, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT COMPLETE TERMS. I NO, I DON'T THINK SO EITHER. I THINK IT GOES BACK TO GIVING YOU THE FLEXIBILITY, WHETHER YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT PERSON, LIKE COUNT IT AS A FULL TERM OR REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY. SO WHEN, YOU KNOW, UPON TAKING OFFICE. 
          SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE RATIONALE. SO WE CAN REMOVE IT IF YOU KNOW. SO I HAVE A QUESTION. YES SIR. SO YOU WANT TO PREVENT A NEW COMMISSIONER OR NEW MAYOR FROM REMOVING SOMEBODY AND PLACING SOMEBODY NEW. NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT IS. WHAT IS IT? OKAY. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT SAYS THAT IF SOMEONE IS REPLACED AND THEY SERVE ON THE TERM SERVE MORE THAN A YEAR ON THE BOARD, IT COUNTS AS A FULL TERM, WHICH WOULD TYPICALLY BE THREE YEARS. 
          THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, IS THAT THAT SHOULDN'T COUNT AGAINST THE VOLUNTEER. NO, YOU'RE NOT PENALIZED. YOU'RE NOT PENALIZED. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I DON'T WANT THE PENALTY. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU THINK. YES. YEAH. OKAY. THE WORLD IS OFF. SO YOU COULD JUST SAY APPOINTEES SERVE CONCURRENTLY WITH A TERM OF THEIR APPOINTING COMMISSIONER. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE THE CONVERSATION WAS WOULD THEN YOU'RE GOING TO KIND OF MAYBE POTENTIALLY REMOVE THE ENTIRE BOARD. AND SO THAT THEY'RE DOING IT STAGGERED FOR EXAMPLE. YEAH. IF COMMISSIONER PEREZ PUT SOMEONE ON THERE NOW. RIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO PUT JOHN SMITH. RIGHT. I DON'T WANT THESE TWO YEARS THAT HE'S ON THERE TO COUNT AGAINST HIM AND HURT HIM. IF IN THE NEXT TWO TERMS YOU RUN AND YOU'RE A CITY COMMISSIONER, IF YOU WANTED TO KEEP THAT PERSON, YOU CAN KEEP THEM THERE. NO, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WHY NOT JUST HAVE THEM RUN WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND BUT BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. YOU JUST SAID YOU WANTED STAGGERED TERMS, WHICH IS DIFFERENT. 
          THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. BECAUSE IF YOU RUN WITH THE COMMISSIONER, THEY'RE GOING TO BE STAGGERED ANYWAY. THEY'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE TERMS OF THE THE TERM OF THE COMMISSIONER, CORRECT? YES. YEAH. SO WITH THOSE CHANGES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. I WANT TO THANK THIS COMMISSION AND THANK STAFF. I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A MONSTER. OH I APOLOGIZE, THIS WAS A MONSTER. AND, ANNA, YOU DID A LOT OF THAT HEAVY LIFTING. THIS WAS I THINK AT ONE POINT WE HAD SIX DIFFERENT DRAFTS GOING ON AT ONE TIME. ALEXIS IS BACK THERE AND SHE HAD, LIKE, ORGANIZED US AND WAS LIKE GETTING WHAT IS IT LIKE ORGANIZING DUCKS OR GEESE? DUCKS IN A ROW OR HERDING MICE OR WHATEVER? OKAY, RIGHT. THANK YOU. SHANNON, I LIKE THAT YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CORRECTS ME ON THAT ONE. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT EVERYONE IT'S A BIG WIN. YEAH. AND A BIG THANK YOU. I DON'T SAY THIS ENOUGH, BUT, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, YOU PUT IN A LOT OF WORK, AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS YOUR BABY HERE. AND WE ALL APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING IN THE HARD WORK FOR EVERYBODY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF TWO MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. GOOD PRESENTATION. 
          [Item 10o - Discussion and possible action to establish specific dates and locations for upcoming Town Hall Meetings and Neighborhood Revitalization Walks for Districts 1 through 5 , to promote community engagement, address neighborhood concerns, and support revitalization efforts]
          [03:07:20]
I KNOW THAT. THE TIME IS NOW 8:32 P.M. AND WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION, 
          [03:07:27]
AND WE'LL CONTINUE CONTINUING ON WITH ITEM TEN F CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND DOCTOR SHELLEY MITCHELL, DVM, TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE SPAY NEUTER PROGRAM AS NEEDED FROM HEALTH. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. WAIT. I HAVE QUESTIONS TOO. QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE WILL START WITH YOU. OKAY. HOW OFTEN? HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK A MONTH AND HOW MUCH? AN HOUR. SO WHAT THIS IS, IS THE CONTRACT STATES THE AMOUNT THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE CHARGING THE CITY FOR SPAY NEUTER SERVICES. THESE SURGERIES ARE FOR THE GRANT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE ZOONOSIS GRANT AND THE PETCO GRANT. SO IT'S SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THOSE TWO GRANTS. SO SHE'S NOT SERVICING ANIMALS FROM THE SHELTER OKAY. IT'S STRICTLY SPAY NEUTER. AND SHE FITS THEM INTO HER SCHEDULE AS SHE HAS TIME OKAY. AND SO NO MONEY OUT OF OUR POCKET. THERE ARE GRANTS FOR THIS. CORRECT. WE FRONT AND THEN WE GET OH NO WE ACTUALLY GOT THE MONEY UP FRONT. SO BUT WE HAVE TO REPORT WHAT WE'RE SPENDING. SURE. HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH ARE WE GETTING GRANTS. SO THE ZOONOSIS GRANT IS $9,029. THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE TRYING TO COMPLETE RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THE PETCO LOVE GRANT WAS $20,000. 18 OF THAT 18,000 OF THAT IS GOING STRICTLY TO SPAY NEUTER OF PERSONAL PETS, OF CITIZEN PETS. 
          OKAY. THOSE ARE NICE NUMBERS. AND THEY'RE GOING TO AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO APPLY. SO THEY THE FIRST ONE WAS EXHAUSTED REALLY QUICK. AND SO THEY WENT AND APPLIED AGAIN. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY PAID OUT RIGHT NOW. WE'VE PAID OUT $7,910 OF THE $9,029. AND SHE DOES HAVE ADDITIONAL SURGERY SCHEDULED. SO WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THOSE TO COME THROUGH. BUT WE'VE ALREADY PAID OUT 7000 OF THE 9000. HOW MUCH DOES SHE CHARGE FOR SPAY NEUTER? I'M SORRY. 
          WELL, THE CONTRACT, I THOUGHT WE ATTACHED THE CONTRACT, BUT MALE CATS IS $92. FEMALE CATS IS $156 FOR DOGS. MALE DOGS 0 TO 25 IS 152. 26 TO 50 POUNDS IS 172. 51 TO 75 POUNDS IS 188, 
          [03:10:06]
76 TO 100 POUNDS IS 204. FEMALE DOGS 0 TO 25 POUNDS IS $172, 26 TO 50 POUNDS IS $200, 51 TO 75 POUNDS IS $216, 76 TO 100 POUNDS IS $244. IT'S ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE CONTRACT. 
          THANK YOU MA'AM. GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SHANNON. YES. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, SO WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN G CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWO RESIDENTIAL REFUSE TRUCKS TO REPLACE THE AGING UNITS. PUBLIC WORKS. CAN WE GET A MOTION? MAYOR, BEFORE WE DO, THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW. THE. WHEN WE WORKED ON THE BUDGET. THIS. FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A POLICY FOR THE FUND BALANCE. SO WE AGREED THAT WE WOULD USE WHAT THE CITY USES FOR NUMBER OF DAYS IN RESERVE, WHICH IS 120 DAYS. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS MONEY OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE FOR PUBLIC WORKS. SO IF WE DO THAT, IT'LL BRING IT BELOW THE 120 DAYS BY 35 DAYS. SO WE'LL STILL HAVE MONEY. WE'LL HAVE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 3.3 MILLION IN THE FUND BALANCE. AND WITH THIS WILL JUST BE 35 DAYS SHORT. AND THAT'LL BE REPLENISHED BY. OH YEAH. BUT WE'LL PROBABLY MAKE IT UP NEXT FISCAL YEAR UNLESS WE BUY MORE EQUIPMENT. AND THE COST FOR THESE TWO VEHICLES, IT'S 850,000 FOR TWO. SO IT'S ABOUT 420. AND HOW LONG IS THE DELAY TO RECEIVE THEM. SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ALREADY ON THE FLOOR. IF WE GET A PURCHASE ORDER BY TOMORROW OR FRIDAY THEY CAN HAVE IT DELIVERED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. BUT IF YOU ASK THE PUBLIC, IT IS PRICELESS, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY KEEP CALLING YOU. AND THIS IS THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THE THE ROUTES BEING DISRUPTED. AND WE DEFINITELY NEED THESE TWO TRUCKS. OKAY. 
          I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I WANTED TO COMMEND YOU. I'M SORRY MIKE, I WANT TO COMMEND RUTH AND THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. SANITATION, BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING AN AMAZING JOB. I KNOW I'VE CONTACTED YOU. LIKE I HAD A WHOLE SUBDIVISION THAT WAS COMPLAINING, AND I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE HAVING THOSE ISSUES, JUST LIKE NORMA SAID, IS BECAUSE OUR TRUCKS WERE GOING DOWN AND THIS IS OUR WAY OF FIXING THAT PROBLEM. AND SO HOPEFULLY ONCE WE GET THESE TRUCKS BACK, WE WON'T BE HAVING THOSE ISSUES AGAIN. BUT EITHER WAY, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AMAZING. YOU'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. RUTH AND ROBERT, HAVE WE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO KEEP REPLENISHING THIS FUND? YES. SO WE'RE WORKING ON DOING A DEPRECIATION ON THE UNITS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING INTERNALLY WITH OUR FLEET DEPARTMENT. AND TO HAVING THAT AND ALSO FINDING ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTRIBUTE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WE STILL HAVEN'T PRESENTED IT TO MR. GONZALEZ YET. BUT WE WILL. YES THAT'S OKAY. TRUST ME. ROBERT AND I HAD ABOUT AN HOUR DISCUSSION ON THIS FUND AND THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FUND NOW IS ZERO. CORRECT. THERE IS NO MONEY IN IT FOR VEHICLES. NO. AND SO THIS IS WHY WE SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY. OH, YEAH. THE ISSUE IS THAT HOW MANY TRUCKS DO WE HAVE TOTAL. 12. 12 TRUCKS. FOUR OF THEM HAVE ALREADY. 
          THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH OUTLIVED THEIR LIFE. THEY'RE LIKE 20 LIKE 2008 OR 2018, 2019, 2018, 2019, FOUR OF THEM. AND THEN WE ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER LIKE WHAT, 4 OR 5 THAT ARE GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE ANYWAYS. AND SO WE GOT HOW MANY YEARS ARE THEY IN OPERATIONS, 20 YEARS 2018. 
          NO, IT'S A 2018, 2018, 2018 THAT THEY'RE OUT OF. CORRECT. BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE ATTACHMENT, THESE TRUCKS LAST 5 TO 7 YEARS. AND THESE TRUCKS THAT 2018 ARE ALREADY OVER 100,000 MILES JUST IN THE CITY. THAT'S CRAZY. 100,000 MILES THAT TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. BUT WE NEED A AND OSCAR AND CHRIS AND HAVE DONE FANTASTIC JOB ABOUT HOW HOW DO WE KEEP THIS KEEP REPLACING THEM, PAY FOR THEM. SO THANK YOU GUYS. DID WE ALREADY VOTE ON THIS? NO, I MADE A MOTION. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN H CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION 
          [03:15:02]
UPDATING THE AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY DESIGNATIONS FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN'S BANK ACCOUNTS, EXTERNAL INVESTMENT POOLS, AND SAFE KEEPING AGREEMENTS. FINANCE. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES ON TO ITEM TEN, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO DECLARE THE ITEMIZED LIST OF NON-REAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY AS SURPLUS. PERSONAL PROPERTY, AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND AUTHORIZED CITY PERSONNEL TO CONDUCT A LIVE PUBLIC AND ONLINE AUCTION OF SAID PROPERTY FINANCE. TWO THINGS ONE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT WERE HAVING SURPLUS FROM CITY OF HARLINGEN HOUSING FINANCE AND ONE OTHER ONE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE AIRPORT, THE AIRPORT. THANK YOU. DO WE LOOK, I KNOW AT THE COUNTY WHEN WHENEVER WE SEE THAT THERE'S FREE LIKE FURNITURE, THAT ONE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING RID OF EVERYTHING. 
          IT LITERALLY BECOMES LIKE A LIKE A FLEA MARKET. EVERYONE KIND OF GOES IN AND SEES IF WE LIKE IT. HAVE WE DONE THAT WITH THIS EQUIPMENT? EVEN IF IT'S FROM A DIFFERENT ENTITY, FROM A DIFFERENT ENTITY? I'M NOT. SO I DON'T WE DON'T REALLY DO THAT. BUT INTERNALLY WITHIN THE CITY WE DO DO THAT FOR OURS. BIA MAY DO THAT FOR INTERNALLY FOR THEM AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THEM, BUT ONLY OUR INTERNAL ONE WITH THE CITY. WE WE DO OPEN IT UP FOR EVERYBODY TO, TO LOOK AT AND PICK AND CHOOSE. TWO. DO WE KNOW WHY THERE'S SO MANY REFRIGERATORS ON THIS LIST? I 
          [Item 11 - Board Appointments]
DO NOT, IT'S PROBABLY THEY'RE PROBABLY FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. IT WAS AN INSANE AMOUNT. IS IT. YEAH. THAT'S ALMOST EVERY YEAR. REALLY? YEAH. EVERY YEAR I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF REFRIGERATORS. YEAH. IT'S FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. YEAH. THAT'S MAKES SENSE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE HARLINGEN MOBILE MASTER PLAN WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE REQUIRED DIRECT STATE COST TO TXDOT. ENGINEERING. MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE HARLINGEN SMART CORRIDORS PROJECT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE REQUIRED DIRECT STATE COST TO TXDOT. ENGINEERING. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TEN CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE HARLINGEN NORTH SOUTH LINK CORRIDOR PLANNING PROJECT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE REQUIRED DIRECT STATE COST TO TXDOT. ENGINEERING COMMISSION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. 
          MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A 
          [Item 12 - Executive Session]
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT TO TG 105. ROBINHOOD LP'S APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE COMPETITIVE 9% HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR THE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF ROBIN HOOD APARTMENTS, A 69 UNIT MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS. CDBG. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND ADDRESS. ADDRESS. IT'S 615 SOUTH F. IT'S A ROBIN HOOD APARTMENTS. THE OLD HOSPITAL USED TO BE VALLEY BAPTIST. OKAY. 
          IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THOSE CASINOS AND. THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THIS COMPANY. I HAVE WE HAVE THE CEO FOR SIERRA HERE ON ZOOM, JACKIE WOODRING, AND ALSO MR. ADAM CASTILLO HERE. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY ANSWER. 
          SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE JUST SUPPORTING THEIR APPLICATION TO. OKAY. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN N DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION CREATING AN AD HOC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW CERTAIN ADOPTED PLANS AND TO REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED ON THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 7TH, 2026. THIS ITEM WAS 
          [Item 13 - Action on Executive Session Items]
REQUESTED BY MAYOR NORMA SEPULVEDA AND MAYOR PRO TEM DANIEL N LOPEZ. MOTION TO REMOVE OFF THE TABLE. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. OPPOSED. OPPOSED TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE, GUYS. NO, NO. TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. WE DO WANT TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. I THOUGHT WE DID. OKAY. WELL CAN YOU. SO WE'RE AWFUL. OH MY GOSH. SO WHAT IS YOUR VOTE? IT'S JUST TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. YOU TAKE IT OFF 
          [03:20:06]
THE TABLE. OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU GOT. SURE. TAKE IT OFF. ALL RIGHT. IT'S UNANIMOUS TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. IT IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. GENTLEMEN, YOU 
          [Item 14 - Adjournment]
DON'T REMEMBER BLACK LABEL BEER. OKAY, LET'S. WE WANT TO GET HOME TONIGHT. I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY, SO THIS IS OFF THE TABLE. DANIEL. OR THERE WAS SOME LOTS OF QUESTIONS LAST TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE LEFT OFF. YEAH, WELL, ON I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY. RIGHT, GABE? I SENT YOU SOMETHING. YOU SENT IT OUT YESTERDAY. I SENT OUT TUESDAY. 
          YES. YES, BECAUSE I KNOW LAST TIME WE WERE TALKING AND THERE WAS SOME, SOME ISSUES WITH THE PREVIOUS AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT WERE COMING THAT I DID NOT. I THOUGHT THAT WE COULD MAYBE IMPROVE A LITTLE BIT. AND I PROPOSED A NEW ONE. IT'S PRETTY MUCH STILL LIKE DANIEL'S. IT'S ABOUT 80% DANIEL'S, 85% DANIEL'S. THE ONLY THING I CHANGED WAS I JUST CHANGED IT WHERE INSTEAD OF IT BEING MORE COMMISSION BASED, IT WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMMUNITY BASED, WHERE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, INSTEAD OF JUST BEING, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR AND TWO COMMISSIONERS, IT WOULD BE MEMBERS OF THE SOME OF THE DIRECT THE CHAIRMAN'S OR THE, THE OR DESIGNEES FROM THE DIFFERENT BOARDS. I THINK THE BOARDS THAT WERE THERE WERE ALSO SOME OF THE ONES THAT DANIEL CHOSE, WHICH ARE THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, PARKS AND RECREATION. AND I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS LISTENING TO A LOT OF YOUR STUFF AND A LOT OF IT MADE SENSE. AND I REMEMBER YOU HAD MENTIONED HOW YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE WATERWORKS AND THAT WE WOULD GET THERE WOULD BE NOBODY THAT WOULD BE AWARE OF THE CIP PLAN AND ALL THAT. SO I SPECIFICALLY PUT THAT FOR SUPPORT BECAUSE THAT WE WOULD NEED A WATERWORKS REPRESENTATIVES THAT NOT ONLY HAS KNOWLEDGEABLE THE PLAN OR IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PLAN, SO THAT WAY THEY CAN ADD THAT LITTLE SAFETY MEASURE. THAT WAY WE WON'T BE MESSING THINGS UP. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. I PUT, LIKE I SAID, THE MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING PARKS, DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD, ECONOMIC EDC, THE CDBG, AND KEEP HARLINGEN BEAUTIFUL. AND WE, THE COMMISSIONERS AND I DIDN'T PUT THE MAYOR TO ALL WE WOULD BE DOING IS WE'D BE LIAISON. SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO THE MEETINGS, LISTEN, PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF INPUT AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT THE ULTIMATE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULDN'T BE COMING FROM US BECAUSE EVENTUALLY IT DOES COME TO US AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT ANYWAYS. BUT I WANTED TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THESE PEOPLE. ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN ANY TYPE OF THESE COMMITTEES AND WE'RE ASKING THE COMMUNITY, IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO DO IT LIKE IT'S GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP SOME OF THEIR TIME. AND BY ADDING THESE MEMBERS, THEY'RE ALREADY IN THESE COMMITTEES. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A PLUS TO HAVE THESE MEMBERS. AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH, I ALSO ADDED SOME WHERE WE WOULD GET THREE MEMBERS FROM THE GENERAL COMMITTEE WHERE I WANT THE REGULAR CITIZEN, NOT REGULAR, BUT THE OTHER, THE OTHER CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN THAT ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE BOARDS. WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, DO AN APPLICATION. I PUT ON THE ON THE RESOLUTION THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ABOUT SEVEN. WE WOULD STAFF WOULD HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS. AFTER THEY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS, STAFF WOULD LOOK AT THE APPLICATIONS AND THEN CHOOSE THREE PEOPLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. IT WOULD COME TO US, WE APPROVE IT, AND BOOM, WE GOT OUR BOARD. AND I DID PUT IN SOMETHING THAT I'M JUST PICKY ABOUT, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SERVING AFTER THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE IN SESSION AFTER 5 P.M. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES. IT'S OPEN FOR FEEDBACK BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I IT'S LIKE 85% DANIELS. I JUST WANT TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T KNOW IF DANIEL, WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT OR WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I'VE BEEN REWATCHING OUR LAST MEETING AND IT'S FUNNY, RIGHT? WE I THINK OUR STRENGTHS, COMMISSIONER PEREZ, IS THAT YOU AND I TEND TO BE VERY INVOLVED. 
          AND THE MAYOR. RIGHT. AND, COMMISSIONER GOMEZ, YOU'RE PICKING UP THAT AND I LOVE IT. 
          RIGHT. I'LL I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. SO LAST NIGHT THERE WAS AN AIRPORT MEETING. RIGHT. 
          WERE YOU THERE? YES, MAYOR. YOU WERE THERE? YES, FRANK. YOU WERE THERE? YES, MARINA, YOU WERE THERE. RIGHT. AND THAT'S GOOD. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WE'RE ASKED TO DO. 
          AND SO I THINK THE HAPPY MEDIUM IS TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, WE'RE ALL GOING TO WANT TO BE THERE. 
          WE'RE ALL GOING TO WANT TO GIVE OUR INPUT. WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST ALL BE THERE, RIGHT? AND WE CAN ACT AS A LIAISON. BUT WE'RE JUST THERE AND WE'RE ACTING. IT IS A CITY COMMISSION MEETING AND OR WORKSHOP, RIGHT? WE HAVE THE BOARD MEMBERS. I'D ARGUE I'D ADD TWO MORE JUST SO TO YOUR THREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE HAD TWO MORE. SO WE GET TO FIVE AND THEN WE LET ME LOOK OVER THE THAT LIST YOU HAVE. I THINK IT WAS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE, BUT I THINK THE DOWNTOWN BOARD HAS BEEN DISSOLVED. RIGHT. OR IT WAS NEVER. WELL, THE ONLY REASON I 
          [03:25:01]
PUT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ON YOURS. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I PUT IT. MINE IS A HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE THAT WAS APPROVED TONIGHT. I THOUGHT THE DOWNTOWN WAS ON THERE, TOO. I DON'T THINK SO, BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN FINE EITHER WAY. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT RIGHT, SO THAT EVERYONE FEELS THAT THEY HAVE THEIR PUT, THEIR INPUT. EVERYONE SAYS THAT THEY ADVOCATED FOR WHATEVER PROJECTS THAT THEY WANT, AND THEN WE PUSH FORWARD. AND I THINK THAT'S A WAY TO HAVE THAT HAPPY MEETING. SO JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND. SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING WE JUST HAVE LIKE WORKSHOPS OR COMMISSION MEETINGS ON THIS, CORRECT? OKAY. 
          I'M LIKE PERFECT WITH THAT. THAT'S INITIALLY WHAT I KIND OF WANTED TO DO, LIKE DO A LITTLE WORKSHOP AND GET ALL THESE PEOPLE TOGETHER, KIND OF LIKE WE DID. LIKE I MENTIONED LAST TIME WE WE HAD AT THE LAST TIME WE DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WE HAD A MEETING POSTED AND IT WAS ALL DAY SATURDAY. YEAH. OR ALL DAY FRIDAY AND HALF A DAY SATURDAY. I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. YEAH. AND I THAT'S WHAT I SUGGESTED EARLIER BECAUSE I LIKE THAT I LIKE THAT IDEA BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE FULL OF GREAT IDEAS AND I ALSO WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT. 
          PLEASE TELL MY WIFE THAT SHE THINKS I'M TERRIBLE. IT DOESN'T WORK. TRUST ME. ONE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT STAFF GIVE US THEIR FIRST RUN. THEY LOOK OVER THE PLANS, THEY PRESENT SOMETHING TO US SO THAT WHEN WE ARE ALL TOGETHER, WE CAN KIND OF MOVE FORWARD. BECAUSE THE LAST THING I DON'T WANT IS I DON'T WANT TO MAKE I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE ANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS UNREALISTIC OR TOO MUCH, YOU KNOW, HAVE US HAVING THEM TAKE BITES THAT ARE TOO BIG. AND THEN WHAT? THAT'S JUST OUR STARTING POINT, RIGHT? LIKE THEY PRESENT TO US WHAT THEY THINK, AND THEN WE CAN JUST START MOVING THINGS AROUND AND PUSHING FORWARD FROM THERE. AGAIN, WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ANYWAYS. IT WOULD BE. AND THAT GIVES US TIME TO PICK THE FIVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. AND FOR THE OTHER BOARD MEMBER, THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE SELECTED AS WELL. AGAIN, I'M CONFUSED. YOU WANT TO JUST HAVE CITY COMMISSIONERS? YEAH. JUST GET RID OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND JUST DO IT. NO AD HOC COMMITTEE. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THEN IF YOU'RE DOING THAT, THEN WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. THEN IT'S LIKE, OKAY, JUST DON'T DO IT. LIKE YOU'VE GOT ONE, YOU'VE GOT ONE. 
          AND YOU GUYS ARE BOTH SAYING THAT THESE ARE WORKSHOPS. AND SO THEN WE HAVE WORKSHOPS, RIGHT. SO THEN WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING. CORRECT. THAT'S THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, NOT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. NO, NO, NO. LIKE MY PROPOSAL WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO COMMIT AN AD HOC, WE WERE GOING TO CREATE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. BUT LIKE HIS IDEA, WHAT HE'S SAYING RIGHT NOW IS WHAT I WAS PROPOSING THE FIRST TIME WITH GABE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE DID THAT LAST TIME, WHETHER AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND HIS WAY OF SAYING I WAS RIGHT THE WHOLE TIME. ALL RIGHT. NO, I'M TEASING MY WAY OF SAYING IT. WHY HAVE THIS LAYER AND THIS LAYER RIGHT? COMMISSIONER MESSMER SAID IT. OKAY. SO FIRST THINGS, MARC, DO YOU HAVE ANY OPINION? I THINK THAT WOULD BE IT WOULD AVOID A LOT OF PROBLEMS THAT I SEE. WHAT WOULD AVOID PROBLEMS HAVING AN AD HOC, HAVING A NOT HAVING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, HAVING A WORKSHOP. 
          WE HAVE A NOTICE MEETING, CITY COMMISSION PRESENT, AND YOU GUYS CAN ALL TAKE CARE OF IT. 
          OKAY. BECAUSE WE HAVE GABE. WELCOME. WE'RE DOING WORKSHOPS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO NOTHING. 
          WELCOME BACK. AND WE HAVE JOSH AND WE HAVE OSCAR. AND THEY KNOW WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SAYS. YEAH. AND IT'S UP TO THEM TO RECOMMEND THINGS. AND FOR THE COMMISSION TO VOTE ON THINGS. AND WE HAVE TO TRUST THEM THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY DO, AND THEY'RE GOOD GUYS, AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE. AND WE VOTED, WHAT, $700,000 TO BUY TWO GARBAGE TRUCKS? YOU'RE RIGHT. AND THINGS COME UP AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THOSE RAINY DAYS. AND I WOULD LOVE TO ENACT EVERYTHING. THE ONE THING GETTING IN THE WAY IS MONEY, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE A WORKSHOP WHERE THE CITY MANAGERS SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE GOT, HERE'S WHAT WE NEED HERE. WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM? SO THAT WE COULD PRIORITIZE. NOW WE DO DO THAT IN A FEW MONTHS. AND THE BUDGETARY PROCESS BECAUSE GABE TALKS TO ALL THE MANAGERS, POLICE AND FIRE AND EVERYBODY ELSE, AND THEY BRING THEIR GRAND LIST AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. AND THEN OUR JOB IS TO TAKE THE SCISSORS AND SAY, NOPE, CAN'T AFFORD THAT, CAN'T AFFORD THAT, CAN'T AFFORD THAT. THAT'S HIS JOB. AND I DID ON THAT. BUT YOU GUYS DIDN'T LISTEN. YEAH, RIGHT. I WAS GOING TO SAY SO. SO I TRUST THESE GUYS. I DON'T WANT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. WE ARE THE 
          [03:30:07]
COMMITTEE. YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THANK YOU. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFEAT THE AD, CREATING AN AD HOC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SECOND, IT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY ONE ONE THING, THOUGH. I WAS AT THE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT. SO YOU'RE PART OF THE GROUP, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. I AGREE WITH YOU, MIKE. YOUR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR WISDOM SANK IN TO ME, AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY THAT EVERYONE CAN GET WHAT THEY WANT TO GET DONE. THANK YOU. DANIEL. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN O DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR UPCOMING TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION WALKS FOR DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH FIVE TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS, AND SUPPORT REVITALIZATION EFFORTS. THIS ITEM WAS REQUESTED BY MAYOR NORMA SEPULVEDA. SO ON THIS, I KNOW THAT DISTRICT ONE AND TWO HAVE ALREADY DONE THEIR REVITALIZATION WALKS. THE REVITALIZATION WALKS SHOULD BE IN EVERY DISTRICT. HOWEVER, THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS ARE BY ORDINANCE WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO I THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO IDENTIFY WHEN Y'ALL WANT TO HAVE THAT DONE SO THAT STAFF CAN GET PREPARED. AND I KNOW DANIEL LIKES TO DO MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT REVITALIZATION WALK, AND I'M SURE OTHER COMMISSIONERS WILL WANT TO TOO. BUT JUST SO THAT WAY STAFF CAN CAN PREPARE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THOSE DATES AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE, IF YOU CAN GET THEM TO STAFF. BY THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. SO THAT WAY WE CAN POST THEM FOR THE PUBLIC. WHAT DO YOU SAY SOMETHING. YES. DOES THAT MEAN STAFF IS WORKING EVERY WEEKEND? NO, THAT'S THE POINT. LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THAT THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM ADVANCE NOTICE. 
          SO THAT WAY THEY CAN SAY, WELL WE'RE DOING THIS, WE'RE DOING THAT AND THERE'S SOME TIME IN BETWEEN. SO YOU'VE GOT FIVE DISTRICTS AND YOU CAN DO ONE A MONTH OR ONE. I KNOW YOU, DANIEL, AND I HAVE BEEN DOING IT'S LIKE WE'RE ROTATING LIKE, OKAY, WELL THEN I'M DOING MY, MY, MY TRASH. MY WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE TRASH. THE TRASH. YEAH. WHERE WE HAVE A LOCATION. 
          YES, WE'RE DOING THAT. AND THEN LIKE WHEN'S YOURS? AND THEN I'M LIKE, WELL I WANT MY NEXT. AND DARREN AND I ARE LIKE IN COMPETITION HERE. AND I'M LIKE, WELL. AND THEN WE GOT OTHER THREE OF THEM. AND SO I'M WONDERING, WAIT, Y'ALL CAN'T DO THAT. SO I'M SO WE'RE GOING TO THAT'S WHY WE NEED A CALENDAR. CALENDAR. SO THAT WAY THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. 
          I REALLY DO THINK THAT THE COMMISSIONERS NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT UP THE REVITALIZATION THAT, YOU KNOW, YES, WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF AND WE'VE GOT SOME STAFF THAT PARTICIPATE. AND THEY ARE SALARY EMPLOYEES, BUT THEY WOULD LIKE SOME TIME TO TO BE OFF WITH THEIR FAMILIES TOO. 
          AND THEN THE HOURLIES, OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT TIME OFF TO BE WITH FAMILY TOO, SO WE CAN BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE'S TIME. BUT IF WE HAVE A CALENDAR, THEN WE'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MARRIED TO THAT. UNLESS, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WANTS TO SWAP OR SOMETHING FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE COMMUNITY IS ON NOTICE AND THEN WE CAN BUILD IN THAT CALENDAR SOME TIME OF REST FOR STAFF. WE CAN BRING THIS BACK AT THE NEXT. SO IF ANY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR DATES ALREADY, THEN YOU CAN BRING IT AND HAVE THEM READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR. I'M ALREADY CALLING DIBS. ON MARCH, JUNE AND SEPTEMBER I GOT MY REVITALIZE. 
          I'LL PICK THEM UP AFTER I DO FOUR IN A YEAR REVITALIZATION WALKS. THAT COVERS MY WHOLE DISTRICT, AND I'LL TAKE FEBRUARY. WE PICK A DATE FOR MY TOWN HALL. I WANT TO LEAD US OFF IN FEBRUARY. OKAY, PERFECT. SO I KNOW YOU LIKE DOING THESE THESE. AND THEY'RE GREAT, BUT TO THE POINT OF MAKING SURE THAT THAT STAFF IS NOT OVERLY WORKED, MAYBE THEY CAN ROTATE TO STAFF. THAT'S WHAT I TELL THEM. I'M LIKE, JUST TELL THEM. BUT THEN THEY DON'T. AND THEN THEY'RE ALL THERE WITH THE SELFIE. OKAY, WE TOOK SEVERAL. I MEAN, I TOOK HIM OUT TO LUNCH AFTERWARDS. THEY WANT LUNCH WITH THEIR FAMILIES. YEAH, YEAH, I TOLD THEM THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO. 
          I'M JUST SAYING BECAUSE FOUR IS QUITE A BIT AND AND AND AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS. I KNOW YOU DO THEM. I KNOW YOU DID ONE. YOU DID ONE LAST YEAR. SO DO YOU INTEND ON DOING FOUR THIS YEAR. YOU PUT THEM ON THE SPOT. NO IT DOESN'T DO AS MANY AS YOU TELL ME. OH HE JUST WANTS TO DO ONE. AND THAT'S WHY HE'S BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FOR 50 YEARS. 
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RIGHT THERE. I 47 YEARS. RIGHT? YEAH. WHATEVER HE WANTS. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING. SO. SO THIS THIS HELPS THE FEBRUARY TOWN HALL. WE HAVE TO DO THEM WITHIN THE YEAR. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY. BUT WE SHOULD DO ONE ONCE A MONTH. SO PUT ME DOWN FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH FOR YOUR TOWN TOWN HALL. TOWN HALL. OKAY. FEBRUARY, MARCH. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE EARLY PART OF MARCH, IF POSSIBLE. YOU WANT TO DO IT IN MARCH ALSO OR NOT? APRIL TOWN HALL OR TOWN HALL? BECAUSE AS MIKE'S DOING HIS IN MARCH, FEBRUARY I'M DOING LATER. I'M DOING THE END OF MARCH. SO. 
          OKAY. YEAH. LET HIM AT THE BEGINNING OF WOULD YOU MIND APRIL, AM I GOING TO BE DONE BY APRIL? RIGHT. YOU WANT TO DO MAY. THE THE BASKETBALL COURT. THAT'S WHEN IT'LL BE DONE. YOU WANT TO DO YOURS LAST? YEAH, I'LL DO MINE LAST. YOU WANT TO DO YOURS IN IN IN. DID YOU SAY APRIL? DO MY TOWN HALL SOON. APRIL. MARCH. I'M NOT FLEXIBLE. APRIL. TOWN HALL IN MAY. SO LIKE BY JUNE. SURE. YOU HAVE FEBRUARY FOR YOUR FEBRUARY. WHENEVER. SOONER THAN APRIL. 
          I'LL DO MY TOWN HALL IN JUNE. IN JUNE. OKAY, SO FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY. JUNE. YEAH. 
          DID YOU WRITE THAT DOWN? NO. SOMEBODY GOT IT. OKAY. YOU GOT IT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOURS. 
          WHEN WE DO ALL OF OURS TOGETHER. SO. SO IN JULY THEN JUNE, ARE YOU GOING TO COME TO ALL OF OURS? JUNE, I CAN, IF YOU WANT ME TO. YEAH. PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE ME. OH, YES. JUNE AND THEN JULY. 
          WE'LL DO JULY. WE'LL DO THE COMPREHENSIVE ONE. UNLESS THAT'S DIFFICULT FOR GABE BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO START THE BUDGET. PROBABLY. I'M GUESSING IN JUNE. 
          CERTAINLY WE HAVE TO START SOONER BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE SELF-FUNDED FOR THE INSURANCE. AND SO WE HAVE TO START THAT. I ALREADY SPOKE TO SCOTT GIBBS. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CALLS I MADE WHEN I GOT BACK. SO SO I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO TRY TO DO IT IN JULY. KIND OF GIVE A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TOWARDS THE BUDGET, AND THEN IF THE COMMISSION IS UP FOR IT, WE COULD DO ANOTHER ONE IN SEPTEMBER, LIKE ONCE WE OR OCTOBER, ONCE WE'VE ADOPTED THE BUDGET. BUT TOWN HALL, OKAY, WHEN IS THE STATE OF THE CITY? IT IS IN MAY. MAY? STATE OF THE CITY. FIRST WEEK OF MAY. WHAT IS THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY? STATE OF THE CITY OF THE CITY. OKAY. WELL, WE CAN DO THIS. WHY DON'T. IF YOU DON'T MIND, WHY DON'T YOU PUT EVERYTHING ON THE ON THE CALENDAR FOR US, AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT IT IF WE NEED A STAFF, IF YOU GUYS WANT US TO SPREAD THEM OUT MORE, YOU CAN SPREAD THEM OUT MORE. SO IDEALLY ONCE IT IF IT ONCE A MONTH WORKS. BUT IF, IF STAFF CAN ACCOMMODATE TWO PER MONTH THEN WHAT I'M HEARING IS THEY WOULD PREFER TO DO IT SOONER. SO TO DO IT BEFORE THE STATE OF THE CITY. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? EVERYBODY'S. I'M JUST SAYING. OH, THAT WOULD BE, AGAIN, TO BE CONSIDERATE. YEAH, YEAH. STAFF'S TIME. IF THEY GIVE IT TO US ON PAPER AND THEY THINK IT'S A LITTLE TOO MUCH CONSIDERING EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE DOING AND ALL THE OTHER EVENTS WE'RE HAVING, WE CAN SPREAD THEM OUT. OKAY. BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE THE THE WALKS OR THE TOWN HALL. JUST THE TOWN HALLS. TOWN HALLS. YEAH. AND BECAUSE TOWN HALLS TYPICALLY REQUIRE OR NOT REQUIRE, BUT A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN. WE'LL BE GOING INTO OTHER EVENTS. I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE JUST COGNIZANT. RIGHT. AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO STAFF TO FIGURE THAT OUT. NO TIME. SO SO I THINK RIGHT NOW YOU'VE GOT EVERYBODY HAS A MONTH. BUT LOOK AT THAT IN TERMS OF THE CALENDAR AND HOW THAT AND I GUESS YOU CAN GET WITH MEDIA TO SEE THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON. AND THEN IF THE, IF THE COMMISSIONERS COULD EMAIL CITY SECRETARIES WHEN THEY WANT TO DO THEIR REVITALIZATION WALKS, THEN THOSE CAN BE INCLUDED AS, AS, AS WELL. SO THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. 
          AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN TRULY ADOPT JUST AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. MAYOR, IF I MAY, WE DO HAVE A CALENDAR FOR EVENTS. MAYBE WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL SO THAT WE DON'T OVERLAP SOME OF THOSE EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON. RIGHT. JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT DOING A REVITALIZATION WORK WHENEVER WE'RE DOING A TRASH PATCH FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, RIGHT? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE SAYING. SO JUST IF YOU ALL CAN LOOK AT THAT AND THEN THE COMMISSION IS AGREEABLE TO SPREADING THEM OUT OR DOING 
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THEM CLOSER TOGETHER IF, IF THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT OVERBURDENING STAFF AND HAVING WE DON'T I DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT ONE, HAVING A COMMISSION MEETING AND DISTRICT TWO I'M SORRY TOWN HALL MEETING AND DISTRICT TWO DOING A CLEANUP AT THE SAME TIME. RIGHT. LIKE YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BECAUSE SOME OF THAT STAFF, AS YOU MENTIONED, NEED TO BE AT THAT AT THAT MEETING, WE'LL SHARE THAT. WE'LL SHARE THE CALENDAR TO THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION, PLEASE. SURE. THANK YOU. WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND ON THE TOWN HALLS, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT FOR MINE, BUT I WOULD AND I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT WE DO THE WE DO IT FOR THE ONE THAT WE DO IT ALL TOGETHER AS WE HAVE IT, LIKE AT 6 P.M. SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP TO THE TOWN HALL, ESPECIALLY THE FOR SURE THE ONE THAT WE DO ALL TOGETHER. LIKE LAST TIME WHEN WE DID LAST YEAR, THERE WASN'T THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP AND I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE TIME. SO IF WE DO A LITTLE BIT LATER, LIKE 6 P.M. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME. PLUS WE ALSO NEED TO ADVERTISE IT BECAUSE I KNOW THE LAST ONE, WE DID NOT REALLY ADVERTISE THAT MUCH, SO WE NEED ADVERTISE IT. BUT I WOULD SUGGEST YOU GUYS DO WHAT YOU WANT WITH YOUR OWN TOWN HALLS. BUT GABE, I'M LETTING YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, LIKE FOR MINE IN JUNE, I WANT IT HELD AT AT LEAST AT 6 P.M. I DON'T WANT TO DO NO. FIVE, 530. I WANT TO DO SIX TO GIVE PEOPLE AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE. AND REMEMBER, IT NEEDS TO BE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD BE, I GUESS, DANIEL, IF HE WANTS TO DO IT AT CITY HALL BECAUSE IT'S HIS DISTRICT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IN MY DISTRICT, THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID. WITH THAT, EXCEPT YOU, YOU COULD DO IT AT CITY HALL BECAUSE IT'S YOUR DISTRICT. BUT WE SHOULD BE GOING OUT TO THE PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT TO HAVE IT. AND THEN WE DID TALK. I KNOW WE HAD SOME. I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF. THEY HAD SOME IDEA ABOUT LIKE BARBECUE OR SOMETHING AT THE YES, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. BUT MAYBE THIS YEAR WHAT WE'LL DO FOR THE TOWN HALL IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT MORE INVITING, KIND OF LIKE WHAT HARLINGEN WATERWORKS DOES WITH THEIR WATER. WATER NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL DOING THAT, BUT SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT. AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE DOING A TOWN HALL. SO I THINK THE TOWN HALL WILL, WILL WILL BE MUCH DIFFERENT THIS TIME. 
          AND WE'VE GOT A TEAM THAT CAN CAN HELP US WITH THAT. SO THAT WAY WE CAN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT. AND THE TEAM HAS A GREAT WE HAVE GREAT IDEAS FOR STATE OF THE CITY. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO YEAH, THEY ARE. YEAH I HAVE AN IDEA OF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE LIKE A LITTLE MINI STATE OF THE CITY FOR EACH DISTRICT. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY CUTE. I WOULD RECOMMEND ON THE STATE CITY, IF WE CAN KEEP THE MAYOR'S SPEECH TO BE QUIET, WE TRY TO KEEP TO AN HOUR. I ALREADY TOLD THEM 30 MINUTES. SO THEY'VE GOT A HARD 30 MINUTES. THERE'S GOING TO BE THE IT'S MY GOAL. OKAY. YEAH. OF ME SPEAKING. YEAH OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN JUST FOR HOUSEKEEPING MAKE WE YOU HAVE THE MONTHS FOR EVERYONE, BUT YOU'RE GOING THE CITY COMMISSION WILL EMAIL YOU WHAT WHEN THEY WANT TO DO THEIR REVITALIZATION WALKS AND WHETHER THAT BE ONE, TWO, 3 OR 4. I KNOW DANNY ALREADY HAS DATES ON AND THEN SEEING IF THOSE CAN BE ACCOMMODATED. AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE DATES TO ADOPT AT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. DID YOU WANT TO TAKE A VOTE ON THAT ONE MAYOR MOTION? THERE'S NO THERE'S NO VOTE. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM 11. BOARD APPOINTMENTS, SPECIFICALLY APPOINTMENT OR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO INCLUDE APPOINTMENT AND OR REMOVAL OF ANY POSITION SUBJECT TO APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL BY STATUTE, ORDINANCE OR BYLAWS. DO WE HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS? I DO, I'D LIKE TO APPOINT DAN ARISA TO THE AIRPORT BOARD AND. ANY SECOND. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR TODAY. COMMISSIONER. I JUST HAVE A CORRECTION ON MINE FOR THE AIRPORT BOARD. I HAD WHENEVER I REAPPOINTED MR. PENA, I REAPPOINTED DOCTOR CANO. SO THAT SHOULD REFLECT HERE ON MY ON MY PAGE HERE. YEAH. NONE. NONE. NONE ON THE CDBG. I WAS GOING TO APPOINT VALERIE PAREDES TO THE CITY BOARD. DID YOU SEND US THAT? THAT SHE ALREADY HAS AN APPLICATION BECAUSE SHE HAD APPLIED FOR THE THEY HAD SENT IT TO US A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. OKAY. BECAUSE SHE HAD WANTED TO BE ON THE IT SOUNDS FAMILIAR. THE PARKS BOARD. OKAY. BUT THEN I REACHED OUT TO HER AND I USED TO WORK WITH HER BACK AFTER HER AND SHE SAID, YES, GREAT. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS PUT FORTH. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN 
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FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 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. ITEM 12 A DELIBERATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0-87A AND B REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072 TO DELIBERATE THE POSSIBLE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL ESTATE PROJECT. I PROJECT ORGANIC ROOSEVELT AND WELL. ITEM 12 B DELIBERATION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT 551.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATING TO THE DUTIES, EMPLOYMENT AND EVALUATION FOR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FORM, MATRIX AND PROCEDURE TO BE USED FOR THE EVALUATION OF AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE TIME IS NOW. 9:11 P.M. WILL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. BE OUT SHORTLY FOR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.