[Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to approve the invoice from Cameron County Elections Department for the November 4, 2025, District 1, 2 and Mayor (At-Large) Regular City Elections.]

ADDITION ALSO ASKED FOR FOR ITEM C, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOPEZ.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY PEREZ? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM SEVEN, CONSENT AGENDA. YOU'RE GOING TO BE REMOVING ITEM. WHAT WAS YOUR ITEM, COMMISSIONER? THAT'S TEN. OH, OKAY. SEVEN B. THERE'S TEN K BUT I NEED TO PULL SEVEN B'S. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING SEVEN B ALSO. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL THE. C D E F G H. I J AND K AND L. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL THOSE JUST FOR THE SAKE OF OF OF DISCUSSION. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH WOULD BE SEVEN A AND. C AND SEVEN A MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND SENT ITEMS SEVEN A OKAY. SO SEVEN A AND THERE'S A MOTION BY LOPEZ, A SECOND BY PEREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED MOTION. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SEVEN B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FLOCK SAFETY. MOBILE SECURITY TRAILER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND FLOCK SAFETY COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. YES, ANA.

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OR THE POLICE CHIEF? WHOEVER'S YOU CAN JUST DIRECT THOSE QUESTIONS OF INQUIRY TO THE CHAIR, OKAY? THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP. ANA, IF YOU CAN COME. DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR YOU.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN JUST HAVE THE GRAND TOTAL. OKAY. YES. SO GIVEN THAT IT'S IT'S NOT ADDING UP, IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM? MOTION SECOND. OKAY, MAYOR, OUR TIMELINE ON THIS. CORRECT. NO, NO. OKAY. OR IS THERE A WAY FOR YOU TO GET IT AND COME BACK OR IS IT I MEAN, I CAN TRY, I HAVE THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT, SO LET ME JUST DOUBLE CHECK. OKAY? OKAY, SO WE'LL JUST CIRCLE BACK WHILE YOU LOOK FOR FOR THAT. YES. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE. ITEM SEVEN C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A FACILITY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND THE HARLINGEN UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR USE OF FIELD SOCCER FIELDS 12345, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE AND TEN AT THE HARLINGEN SOCCER COMPLEX AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND ATTACHMENT ON THIS ITEM AND ALL THE OTHER ITEMS. I DID ASK MARK TO LOOK OVER THE AGREEMENTS AND JUST TO ENSURE THAT LEGAL SIGNS OFF ON ON THEM, SO THEY MAY NEED SOME FINE, SOME FINE TUNING, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE HERE FROM THE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB. I, I HAVE SOME, YEAH. OKAY. COMMISSIONER MESSMER. YES. THERE'S SOMEONE HERE FROM PARKS AND REC. JUST DIRECT THE QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR. YES, I ASK PERMISSION, I KNOW, BUT JUST TO CONSIDER ME AND THEN GO TO. YES. TO WORK. CAN YOU FOLLOW THE RULES? I THOUGHT I DID, I KNOW, I KNOW, SO WHAT IS YOUR WHAT IS YOUR POINT OF INQUIRY? OKAY, SO I, I'LL ASK THE QUESTION ONCE, NOT 9 OR 12 TIMES. HAVE YOU AND ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ARE THEY LEGALLY TITLED? DO THEY HAVE A TAX ID NUMBER? DO THEY HAVE INSURANCE, LIABILITY INSURANCE? AND HAVE THEY FILED NINE 90S? YES, SIR. THEY DID. ALL THEIR PAPERWORK HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

THANK YOU. I THINK ON THOSE IN THE FUTURE, I THINK MAYBE JUST HAVING THEM AS PART OF THE PACKET. I KNOW IT'S IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, BUT JUST IF THE COMMISSION HAS ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, THEY CAN LOOK OVER WHAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED. ABSOLUTELY. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE PENDING MARK'S REVIEW OF THE CONTRACT? YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. IS AREN'T THE AREN'T THE AMENDMENTS ALREADY PUT INTO THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THERE THERE ARE. BUT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. AND SO WHAT I DID TELL MARK IS TO LOOK AT THEM. ENSURE THAT THE.

IF THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THE. THAT THE CITY HAS ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CONTRACTS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE CONTRACT EXPIRES AND WHETHER DEPENDING ON. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T LIST ALL REASONS FOR CAUSE. SO WHAT'S IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WITH AMENDMENTS SECTION FOR A. THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE IN THERE ALREADY.

CORRECT. SO THEN YOU WANT MORE ON TOP OF THAT, I'D LIKE FOR HIM TO LOOK AT IT AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY COMMISSION TO SEE IF THEY WANT. IF THAT IS, IT IS IN A BETTER FORMAT MOVING FORWARD. OKAY, SO YOU WANT A MOTION TO TABLE BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO US ANYWAYS. THE THING IS, SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THESE LEAGUES ARE KIND OF ALREADY WANTING TO GET STARTED AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET STARTED IF WE DO THAT. WELL, THIS IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT STILL NEEDS TO COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING SO THEY CAN BE APPROVED AS IS FOR NOW. HOW MANY THERE WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND. OH, THEY'RE NOT ORDINANCE. OKAY. SO WHERE'S DANNY? IF THESE ARE NOT THESE ARE NOT APPROVED. DOES THIS MEAN THAT THEY CANNOT CONDUCT THEIR TOURNAMENTS OR THEY CAN'T? THEY CAN'T. OKAY. ALL RIGHT THEN. THEN THAT'S FINE. SO LONG AS EVERYBODY HAS REVIEWED THROUGH THEM AND FEEL CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE INFORMATION ON THOSE DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS OR LINE ITEMS, ON ENSURING THAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CONTRACT SHOULD THAT ARISE. THEN I THEN THAT'S FINE. WAS

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THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO WHAT WHAT IS YOUR SPECIFIC CONCERN? OKAY, SO LET'S JUST REMEMBER TO JUST WAIT AND LET'S I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF NEW FOR EVERYBODY, BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE, THE RULES OF, OF, OF ORDER. BUT MY CONCERN ON THESE WERE THAT WE'VE HAD NOT WITH THIS SPECIFIC CONTRACT OR REALLY ANY OF THESE, BUT IN THE PAST, THERE HAD BEEN SOME CONCERNS WITH OTHER CONTRACTS WHERE THE CITY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CONTRACT. AND THERE WERE ISSUES REGARDING A SPECIFIC LEAGUE. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THE CITY WASN'T ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU WANT TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND THE THE PLAYERS AND THE PARENTS AND EVERYONE INVOLVED. AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN, IN THOSE IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS. AND BECAUSE THE CONTRACT WAS WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY, WHEN YOU HAVE PARENTS COMING TO THE COMMISSION AND ASKING, YOU KNOW, ON CERTAIN ISSUES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES, THEN IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THE COMMISSION TO TAKE ANY ACTION IF ALL WE'RE DOING IS PROVIDING THE SPACE FOR A DOLLAR FOR THEM TO RENT IT, AND THEN JUST KIND OF LEAVING IT TO THEM TO TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE LEAGUE AND THE PARTICIPATION AND THE, THE WAY THAT IT'S STRUCTURED, THERE'S JUST THE CITY HAS NO SAY. SO THERE WERE SEVERAL PARENTS THAT WE SAT DOWN WITH, AND OSCAR AND I SAT DOWN WITH SEVERAL PARENTS THAT WERE CONCERNED WITH DIFFERENT LEAGUES ON LACK OF PARTICIPATION, INABILITY TO USE FIELDS FOR PRACTICE. IT WAS JUST MULTIPLE CONCERNS. AND BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, YOUR CONCERN IS THAT THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AMENDMENTS DO NOT COVER YOUR CONCERNS. CORRECT. BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE VIOLENCE. YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT WOULD BE CRIMINAL IN NATURE, WHICH CLEARLY I THINK THAT THE CITY WE WOULD YOU KNOW, THAT THAT COULD ALL BE RESOLVED IN ONE LINE INSTEAD OF LAID OUT INDIVIDUALLY THE WAY THAT IT IS FRIDAY. BUT IF WE PASS IT DOWN, WE. AND SO, I MEAN, I SEE SOME NODDING OF HEADS HERE, AND IT'S. AND I AND I'M SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT I DO THINK THAT IT IS INCUMBENT ON THE COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT IF WE ARE PROVIDING SPACE, THAT IS, CITY SPACE TO LEAGUES, THAT WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THEY ARE PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, THAT IT IS EQUITABLE AND FAIR FOR ALL. AND I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE LANGUAGE IN THERE FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THAT, IN THAT MANNER. IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION EIGHT, SECOND LINE, IT'S IT SAYS, ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY MAY IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT OPPORTUNITY TO CURE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VIOLENCE, THREATS, ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, OR DISORDERLY CONDUCT THAT COVERS WHAT YOUR YOUR CONCERN IS OR NO, NO, I DON'T THINK IT'S CRIMINAL IN IN NATURE. DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON THAT, DANNY. WELL, ON THE CONTRACT, THERE'S SOME WHERE IT SAYS THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR WILL WRITE OR MODIFY THE LEAGUE SCHEDULE TO ALLOW PUBLIC ACCESS, CITY PROGRAMS OR OTHER USES IN THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTERESTS. ALL FACILITIES ARE OWNED BY THE CITY. THE CITY RETAINS ULTIMATE AUTHORITY OVER ACCESS AND USE OF AT ALL TIMES. SO I THINK WE'VE COVERED THAT. AND THAT WAS AN ISSUE AT VISTA PARK. AND I THINK IN OTHER PARKS, IN TERMS OF LIMITING ACCESS OF PUBLIC SPACE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT WE ALSO HAD OTHER ISSUES. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THOSE CONCERNS. NO. SO I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THESE CONTRACTS, IF THERE ARE CONCERNS OF THE OF THE OF THE PUBLIC, THAT WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO ADDRESS THOSE AND ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. AND IT IS MORE OF. JUST MAKING SURE THAT IT'S RECREATION FOR KIDS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PROVIDING A SPACE AT A NOMINAL FEE TO ENSURE RECREATION. AND NOT SO MUCH OF A COMPETITIVE, YOU KNOW, ONLY CERTAIN KIDS CAN PLAY. ONLY CERTAIN KIDS CAN BE REGISTERED.

ONLY CERTAIN KIDS CAN CAN PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT TEAMS. AND SO THAT IS THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE BECAUSE THERE ARE COMPETITIVE LEAGUES. AND AND IF WE'RE GOING. AND IF THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTRACT FOR, THEN WE SHOULD SAY THAT. BUT THESE ARE NOT THESE ARE FOR RECREATION, FOR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE, TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. YES. SO CAN. MAYOR, CAN WE PASS THIS RIGHT TO MARK AND MARK SAYING THAT IF WE PASS IT RIGHT NOW WITH SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVISION AND HE SAYS HE CAN GET THIS STUFF DONE BY FRIDAY, SO CAN WE WOULD THAT WORK? THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. IF IF I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT CONCERN, THEN I MEAN, THAT'S FINE. JUST

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DO YOUR MOTION TO TO PASS AS IS. THAT'S FINE. NOW MY QUESTION IS IF IT FEELS LIKE THE LANGUAGE THAT MARK INCLUDED, WE CAN APPROVE IT SUBJECT TO LEGAL. BUT MY CONCERN IS I THINK LEO DID A GOOD JOB OF DRAFTING THIS IN PRETTY BROAD LANGUAGE, BECAUSE IF YOUR CONCERN IS CRIMINAL, IT SAYS ANY MISCONDUCT, UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR OR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY IS A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. SO I FEAR AND WE CAN JUST PROVE IT SUBJECT TO LEGAL. CAN I JUST INTERJECT REAL QUICK? I THINK HER CONCERN IS NOT CRIMINAL, BUT THINGS. FOR INSTANCE, IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO CLEAN THE BATHROOMS, RIGHT? THEY REPEATEDLY DON'T CLEAN THE BATHROOMS AND WE HAVE TO GO IN. THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT A CRIMINAL ISSUE, BUT IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACTUALLY TERMINATE THE CONTRACT FOR NOT, NOT JUST THAT, BUT OTHER THINGS SIMILAR TO THAT. SO I DO THINK THAT IS IN THE THAT IS IN THE IN THE CONTRACT. AND MY, MY CONCERNS ARE MORE RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, JUST THE PARENTS FOR, FOR OVER A YEAR, I'VE BEEN GETTING EMAILS AND SITTING DOWN WITH PARENTS THAT ARE UNHAPPY WITH DIFFERENT LEAGUES WITHIN THE CITY. AND OSCAR AND I HAVE BEEN THE ONES SITTING DOWN WITH THE PARENTS AND TELLING THEM THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OF, OF HOW THE LEAGUES FUNCTION, THAT WE PROVIDE THE SPACE. AND THAT'S ALL WE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE DO. AND SO THOSE ARE THE REASONS WHY I THINK THAT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LANGUAGE WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING FOR FOR MARK AND I, WHAT I THOUGHT IS POTENTIALLY MAYBE THERE IS NO SPECIFIC REASON WE'RE IN WE'RE PROVIDING A SPACE AT A NOMINAL FEE. I THINK THAT THE CITY SHOULD RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SAY WE WILL. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THESE SPECIFIC CAUSES IF WE WANT TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CONTRACT, BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL THAT THE WAY THAT THE LEAGUE IS BEING RUN OR, YOU KNOW, THE THE WAY THAT IT'S BEING HANDLED, OR IF IF KIDS ARE BEING EXCLUDED, THEN THAT'S NOT SOMETHING REPRESENTATIVE, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT THE CITY'S NAME BEHIND. NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S HAPPENING WITH, YOU KNOW, EACH AND THERE'S SOME THAT WE HAVE NO ISSUES WITH WHATSOEVER, BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT WE HAVE HAD. AND IT'S AND IT'S JUST AND IT'S NOT THE MAJORITY, IT'S REALLY THE MINORITY WHEN IT COMES TO ALL OF THE LEAGUES. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR ONE, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT THE SAME FOR ALL. SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THOSE ARE MY THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. BUT AGAIN, IF IF THERE'S. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? I DO. SO IF YOU WANT TO ADD THAT WITH LIKE YOU JUST MENTIONED, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ TO ADD THIS WITH THE WITH THE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, I MEAN, DOCUMENTATION OF THIS OF SUCH. SO THAT YOU WANT TO BE THE SPECIFIC. WOULDN'T YOU PUT THIS AS LEGAL WOULD DOCUMENT IT AND THEN PUT FAILURE TO COMPLY SHALL CONSTITUTE A MATERIAL BREACH OF CONTRACT INSTEAD AS WELL. YEAH. YEAH. CORRECT. I THINK SO. IT GOES BACK TO YOUR POINT. CORRECT. TO COMMISSIONER PEREZ'S POINT, WE'LL JUST I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO SUBJECT TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO LEGAL SO THAT WE CAN MOVE IT ALONG SO WE CAN MOVE. THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID INITIALLY, BUT THAT'S GREAT. BUT THAT'S FANTASTIC.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING. MAYOR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MARK CAN GET DONE BECAUSE HE TOLD ME RIGHT NOW FRIDAY, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S SOMETHING SOON BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WANT TO GET STARTED ALREADY AND NEED TO GET STARTED ALREADY. SO IS THAT SOMETHING? MARK IS ALREADY DONE? FRIDAY, 5:00. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S FINE. IT IS. IT'S ALL AND I AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, I SEE SOME OF YOU, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU ALL NODDING YOUR HEADS. YES. AND YOU MAY NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING AND ADDRESSING I WE ARE STILL HERE.

EVERYBODY HERE ON THE COMMISSION WORKS FOR, YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN. YOU HAVE CONCERNS. YOU NEED TO COME TO US. I JUST WANT TO EMPOWER THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO BE A VOICE FOR YOU WHEN YOU COME TO US. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. BUT THE MAJORITY WE HAVE, WE HAVE NO NO ISSUES. AND WE WANT YOU ALL TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RECREATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME AND THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTED. AND THAT'S WHY WE GET INTO THESE AGREEMENTS. NOWHERE ELSE CAN YOU FIND WHERE YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, LEASE A PROPERTY FOR A DOLLAR FOR A CONTRACT. BUT IT'S DONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT FOR REVENUE FOR THE CITY, IT'S FOR THE BETTER, THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER LOPEZ TO APPROVE THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS. IS THAT CORRECT? SURE. YES. DID YOU WANT DID YOU WANT TO PULL VICTOR PARK OR. NO.

YOU ASKED ME TO PULL THEM OUT OF CONSENT BECAUSE OF. NO. OKAY, SECOND AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PEREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND SO ON. VICTOR PARK, IF YOU JUST. I WILL HAVE STAFF REACH OUT TO YOU. WE DO

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HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE COMING ALONG THE WAY. AND SO THAT WAY WE CAN JUST RELAY THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. THAT'S ITEM TEN N TEN N NANCY TEN N CORRECT. OKAY. THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK TO THEM NOW. MY APOLOGIES. MAYOR OSCAR MET WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TODAY AT THE PARK YESTERDAY, YESTERDAY, YESTERDAY. OKAY. SO FOR THE BID. OKAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOVING MOVING ON TO STAFF REPORTS. YES, SIR. CAN WE MOVE UP? YES. AND KATE, REMY'S BEEN VERY NICE AND PATIENT. WE ARE GOING TO JUST TAKE THINGS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEM TEN K CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE INVOICE FROM CAMERON COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025, DISTRICT ONE TWO AND MAYOR AT LARGE REGULAR CITY ELECTIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS REMY GARZA. I'M THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR CAMERON COUNTY. THE INVOICE I THINK, WAS FORWARDED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO THE CITY AND ESSENTIALLY OUTLINES THE EXPENSES THAT WERE OCCURRED FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 ELECTION. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF EIGHT ENTITIES THAT WERE CONDUCTING ELECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME. IT INCLUDED AS ONE OF THOSE EIGHT AND AND WITH THE OVERALL COST THAT WERE ALLOWED TO BE SHARED ACROSS ALL ENTITIES, HARLINGEN CONTRIBUTED 11% OF OF THE SHARE OF THAT COST. THERE WERE OTHER AREAS WHERE THAT FIGURE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACE, OR AN EXPENSE THAT WAS RELATED TO A PUBLICATION, PERHAPS IN HARLINGEN. BUT OVERALL, THERE WERE 11 ELECTION DAY LOCATIONS THAT WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND THERE WERE FOUR EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS. BUT THIS WAS A COUNTY WIDE ELECTION.

AND SO VOTERS FROM HARLINGEN WERE ABLE TO VOTE AT ANY OF THE SOME 50 LOCATIONS THAT WERE OPEN THROUGHOUT CAMERON COUNTY FOR THAT ELECTION. THE, THE, THE BACKGROUND OF 57 LOCATIONS, I'M SORRY, IN THE 21 EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 469, 699 VOTES, WHICH REPRESENTED ABOUT 18% TO 19% OF THE OVERALL TURNOUT THAT WERE PARTICIPATING IN THAT. AND THE TOTAL COST OF THE ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN COMES OUT TO 102,443 42, AND THAT IS A HIGH NUMBER. BUT I HOPE YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE PREVIOUS ELECTION IN 2024, WHICH WAS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE COST TO THE CITY OF HARLINGEN WAS $168,000. AND SO WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON CONTROLLING THE COSTS OVERALL FOR THE FOR THE CITY. AND I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU MOVED TO NOVEMBER, GETTING THAT HIGHER LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION WAS ONE OF THE GOALS AND ALSO PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE VOTERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION. AND I THINK WE'RE WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS FOR REMY ON THIS ITEM? NO. OKAY. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOTION TO APPROVE. APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE WORKING FOR YOU. FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ ABSTAINED. THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU IN TWO YEARS. THANK YOU. YOU COULD COME BY SOONER IF YOU'D LIKE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT. STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM EIGHT, A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, DAVE? NO. NO, MA'AM. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY C, C, D, D FIVE, AND THAT'LL BE OUR REPORT. OKAY. AND SO WE FOR STAFF REPORTS, THERE'S NONE FROM STAFF, BUT WE DO HAVE ITEM EIGHT C PRESENTATION BY ROLANDO VELA. DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. MY NAME IS EXCUSE ME. MY NAME IS ROLANDO VELA. I SERVE AS THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR CAMERON COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. ON THE SCREEN YOU SEE THREE PEOPLE AT OUR REPORT TO STEVE JENNINGS, NICK AND JERRY WADE. THOSE ARE THREE BOARD MEMBERS THAT OVERSEE THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. I LIKE TO AS I PROCEED ON MY PRESENTATION, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO

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SHARE GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IN OUR DISTRICT AND ALSO WITH THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. BUT BEFORE I DO SO, I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU THAT I DON'T WORK ALONE. I SURROUND MYSELF WITH THREE EXCELLENT STAFF MEMBERS VERONICA, BRIANNA, AND ELOY.

IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO WORK WITH THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS. WE WORK ON A LOT OF PROJECTS.

I'M ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU, AND IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, NOT ONLY IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY IN THE VALLEY, BUT ALSO ALONG THE COASTAL BORDER REGIONS OF THE STATE. IN A NUTSHELL, WE'RE FLAT. WE ARE LITERALLY FLAT. AND IF YOU'VE GONE TO AUSTIN, THE HILL COUNTRY, YOU'LL SEE NATURAL FLOODWAYS WE ARE FLAT, WE'RE DELTA. SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MOVE WATER, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND WE HAVE TO BUILD DETENTION PONDS, DRAINAGE CHANNELS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE WATER DOWNSTREAM WHERE WE SEND IT TO THE ARROYO AND DETENTION PONDS, WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO TEMPORARILY STORE THE WATER. WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS TO CONTROL THE PEAK FLOW. QUESTION MIGHT BE ASKED, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PEAK FLOW? THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S TRAVELING THROUGH THE CHANNEL. OUR OBJECTIVE IS WE DON'T WANT IT TO OVERFLOW. SO IF IF WATER, WE'RE GETTING SO MUCH RAIN AT ONE TIME, OBVIOUSLY IT MAY END UP OVERFLOWING. BUT THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE DETENTION PONDS. WE'RE ABLE TO SOMEWHAT DIVERT THAT EXCESS WATER INTO THOSE PONDS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO TEMPORARILY STORE THAT WATER. AND AS SOON AS THE THE WATER IN THE CHANNEL STARTS TO RECEDE, THEN THAT WATER FROM DETENTION POND STARTS TO SPILL OVER INTO THE DRAINAGE CHANNELS.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU, ON THE SCREEN, THERE'S A TERMINOLOGY ARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. OVER FOUR YEARS AGO, MY BOSS AND I, FORMER BOSS ALAN MOORE, WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, ROLANDO, WE HAVE ARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. OF COURSE, ME BEING AN ENGINEER ENGINEER THAT I AM, I ASKED, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THESE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ARE MAN MADE? 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO WE WORKED WITH REPRESENTATIVE LOPEZ. WE FOUND HAD HER FILED LEGISLATION FOR THE STATE TO RECOGNIZE, FOR THE STATE TO RECOGNIZE THIS TERM, ARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. AND I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT IF YOU GO TO THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, YOU WILL FIND ARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. AND IT GIVES YOU A DEFINITION OF WHAT THESE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE, WHAT THEIR CHALLENGES ARE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR TESTIFYING 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO. THANK YOU, COMMISSION, FOR ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THAT LEGISLATION. SO. WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU NOW, SO IN ORDER FOR US TO TRY TO LESSEN THE SEVERITY OF FLOODING, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE WATER, WE HAVE TO GO AFTER GRANTS. WE GOT TO TRY TO CAPITALIZE ON GRANTS. I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE'S A LIST OF SOME OF THE GRANTS WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH. WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH ABOUT $70 MILLION IN GRANTS. THOSE GRANTS ARE WIDENING OF CHANNELS, BUILDING OF DETENTION PONDS, AND WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. AND YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE IT VERY CLEARLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, 3 OR 4 DETENTION PONDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF OUR DISTRICT, CLOSE TO PRIMERA, THOSE ORANGE COATED AREAS SIGNIFY ABOUT 92 ACRES OF DETENTION PONDS. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IT'S A WIDENING STRIP CUTTING OF OUR NORTH MAIN DRAIN. IN ADDITION TO DETENTION PONDS. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE WE OBTAINED THIS GRANT OVER FIVE YEARS AGO. WE'RE ABOUT TO GET THIS THESE PROJECTS AND THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. NOT ONLY

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ARE WE OUT THERE WORKING ON GRANTS, WE'RE ALSO STUDYING WHEN WE GET MAJOR EVENTS, WE'RE STUDYING WHAT HAPPENED, WHERE THE RESTRICTIONS, WHERE ARE THE BOTTLENECKS? ONE OF THE MAJOR BOTTLENECKS WE HAD IN THE 2019 EVENT, IT WAS VERY CLEAR TO US ON BUSINESS 77 AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON THE INDUSTRIAL WAY. THE WATER WAS NOT TRAVELING FROM THE WEST SIDE TO THE EAST SIDE. THERE'S A MAJOR BOTTLENECK THERE. AND SO WE APPLIED FOR $2.5 MILLION GRANT FROM TETUM. I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU, WE SECURED THAT GRANT TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE'RE ALREADY IN PHASE ONE, WHICH IS A DESIGN PHASE. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHEN WE SUBMITTED THAT APPLICATION, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THIS WHEN WE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION. AND WE'RE PROPOSING A BORE FIVE SEVEN STEEL FOOT PIPES UNDER

[Item 9 - Public Hearings]

BUSINESS 77. AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS. WE REVISE THOSE PLANS. SO WE'RE WE'RE PROPOSING WE ARE PROPOSING A BORE THREE EIGHT FOOT BY EIGHT FOOT CONCRETE BOXES UNDER BUSINESS AND RAILROAD TRACKS. WE SUBMITTED THOSE PLANS ALREADY AT THE STATE LEVEL. THEY'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THEM. ONCE THEY APPROVE THOSE PLANS, WE GO INTO CONSTRUCTION. SO WE RECOGNIZE A BOTTLENECK. WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT. NOT ONLY ARE WE IN THE BUSINESS OF BUILDING DETENTION PONDS, WIDENING CHANNELS, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE NORTH MAIN DRAIN CHANNEL. THIS IS A NORTH MAIN DRAIN CHANNEL THAT LEADS TO THE ARROYO. IT'S ABOUT 17 MILES LONG. IT'S ABOUT 30 40FT WIDE. SO WHAT WE DID TWO DECEMBERS AGO, WE. AND YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE TOP PICTURE WE REGRADED THAT NORTH MAIN DRAIN CHANNEL. WE NOTICED ON THE TOP PICTURE NICELY GRADED AFTER THE MARCH 2025 EVENT. WE SENT BACK THE DRONE A WEEK LATER. WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT WAS THE DAMAGE? THE QUESTION THAT MAY BE ASKED WHAT HAPPENS? WHAT HAPPENS IF THE NORTH MAIN DRAIN CHANNEL SHOULD COLLAPSE? GOD FORBID WE WOULD END UP GETTING THE WATER BEING THROWN BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES. SO THIS IS THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. THIS IS A CHANNEL THAT CONNECTS INTO THE ARROYO. AND SO IF YOU NOTICE ON APRIL 9TH, THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT WAS A WEEK AFTER THE MARCH EVENT. AND SO WHAT WE DID THEREAFTER, WE MET WITH THE NATURAL CONSERVATION RESOURCE SERVICE UNDER THE USDA AND BASICALLY SHOWED THEM THE BEFORE AND AFTER FOOTAGE. WE ASKED FOR MONEY. I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT WE GOT AWARDED A $13 MILLION PACKAGE A WEEK BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO LOCK IN THE MONEY. AND SO WE'RE CURRENTLY ON THE DESIGN PHASE. WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING STEEL SHEET PILING LIKE YOU SEE ON THE TOP PHOTO, ALONG WITH COMPACTING THE DIRT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT'S NOT ON YOUR SCREEN, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WE DID SECURE A GRANT TO CERTIFY THE LEVIES. YOU MAY ASK, WELL, WHAT IS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IF YOU NOTICE YOUR FLOOD RISK MAPS RIGHT NOW ON YOUR PROPERTY, YOUR FLOOD RISK, THOSE WERE DONE OVER 50 YEARS AGO. SO WE SECURED A GRANT TO UPDATE THOSE COUNTY WIDE. AND WE HAVE TO BE WORKING WITH IBEW.

[Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (" SUP" ) to allow a recycling center, ferrous in a Light Industry ("LI") District located at 1318 N. Commerce Street, bearing a legal description of 3.40 acres out of Block 1, Harlingen Land and Water Company Subdivision. Applicant: Nicole Ortiz.]

THEY HAVE TO BE DOING THEIR SHARE, THEIR IMPROVEMENTS WHILE WE DO THE INTERNAL STUDY. THE GRANT WAS A 50% GRANT. WE MAY BE COMING TO YOU FOR SOME ASSISTANCE. WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS ALL ABOUT DEVELOPMENT. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEIR TRUE FLOOD RISK IS ON THE PROPERTY THEY OWN OR YOURSELVES, YOUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS WELL. DEVELOPERS NEED TO KNOW.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE SOME PENDING PROJECTS REAL QUICKLY. REAL QUICKLY. THIS IS COMMS. DISHMAN ELEMENTARY AND 2019, 130, 138 HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET FROM DISHMAN

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ELEMENTARY FOR UNDER 18IN OF WATER. THE SCHOOL SPENT ALMOST HALF $1 MILLION ON REPAIRING THE DAMAGES TO THE SCHOOL. WE WENT IN THERE. WE WENT IN THERE AND BOUGHT PROPERTY AND DUG A LITTLE OPEN DRAIN TO CONNECT TO THE DETENTION POND THAT CONNECTS TO THE WILSON TRACK LATERAL. IT HEADS TO NORTH MAIN DRAIN. WE DID THAT THREE, THREE YEARS AGO. SO WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MARCH 2025 EVENT? I BELIEVE THERE'S ONLY 1 OR 2 HOUSES AT WATER. THERE'S NO WATER IN THE

[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Not designated ("N") District to General Retail (" GR") District located at 33470 FM 509, bearing a legal description of 1.75 acres out of Block 167, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision. Applicant: Raul Viramontes.]

SCHOOL. BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THE GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO DO ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.

WE GOT TEXTILE TO DONATE THE CONCRETE PIPES TO BORE THE CONCRETE PIPES UNDER THE EXPRESSWAY. WE WANT TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY FOR DETENTION PONDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM. ON THOSE. YOU SEE THOSE SQUARES. SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA. ANOTHER ONE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IS THIS $26 MILLION PROJECT. I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ ABOUT THIS ON THE RIGHT. AT THE BEGINNING OF THAT. THE THE YELLOW AREA IS BUSINESS 77. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT. CONCRETE LINING THE NORTH MAIN DRAIN AND CONCRETE LINING THE NORTH MAIN DRAIN. IN ADDITION TO BUILDING ADDITIONAL DETENTION PONDS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT CONCRETE LINING WITH DETENTION PONDS UP TO BREEDLOVE. THIS IS HUGE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE OVERALL SYSTEM. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE PAST FEW MONTHS, ONE

[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow an event center with alcohol in a General Retail ("GR") District located at 350 N. Loop 499, bearing a legal description 2.72 acres out of 21.7986 acres out of Block 67, Harlingen Land and Water Company Subdivision. Applicant: Eduardo Pena.]

OF MY HIGHLIGHTS WORKING AT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT IS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH YOUR STAFF.

CHRIS, OSCAR, ROBERT, RUTH. WE LITERALLY TALK EVERY DAY. AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS, I'M NOT KIDDING YOU. SOMETIMES I'M CALLING OSCAR. I'M SORRY. SOMETIMES I'M CALLING HIM AT 630 IN THE MORNING. WE'RE ON THE PHONE. WE'RE BOTH DRIVING TO WORK. WE ARE DRIVING TO WORK. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT IS WE SERVE THE SAME PEOPLE. AND I'LL NEVER FORGET I WAS WITH ROBERT AND, AND RUTH. WE WENT AND MET WITH SOME PROPERTY OWNER. AND ACROSS THE STREET THERE WAS ONE OF OUR OPEN, ONE OF OUR DRAINS. IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP. RUTH LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, LINDA, LET ME KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP. AND SO WE'RE HERE ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER. I HAVE TO COMMEND THEM. IT MAKES MY LIFE MY JOB EASIER. IT'S ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER. AND WE AT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE. SO WHAT I DID, I LISTED SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THE WIDENING OF THE NORTH MAIN DRAIN ON BUSINESS 77. YOU'VE SEEN THAT PROGRESS. THE WIDENING OF THE OPEN DRAIN FROM PERIMETER ROAD TO BUSINESS 77, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON ALL THOSE PROPERTIES ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THERE WILL BE SOME RELIEF THERE. THE EXCAVATION OF THE EXCAVATION OF WHAT WE CALL THE DAVID AND STEVENSON DETENTION POND. AND I'LL I'M I'M SHOWING THAT AREA. IT'S IT CONNECTS TO OUR NORTH MAIN DRAIN AND OUR. DAVID STEVENSON LATERAL, THAT LITTLE RED AREA. WE OWN THOSE 13 ACRES RIGHT NOW. WE'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO ACQUIRE THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES AND HOPEFULLY MAKE THAT INTO A 4050 ACRE DETENTION POND. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I KNOW, MR. LOPEZ, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THAT'S GOING TO

[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from General Retail (" GR") District to Planned Development ("PD" ) District to allow a mixed-use development (commercial and multifamily) for properties bearing a legal description of 30.52 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Block 182, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, Concepci6n De Carricitos Grant, located northeast of Camelot Drive and Victoria Lane. Applicant: Berenice Chapa (Halff Associates) c/o Economic Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc.]

HAVE A HUGE BENEFIT TO HARLINGEN. AND AND THEN THE OTHER AREA THAT I OUTLINED IN RED. 13TH STREET, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF ON WIDENING 13TH STREET, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL CROSSING SEVEN BY SEVEN ON OUR ROAD. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE CONNECTING TO THE NORTH MAIN DRAIN PROJECT THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO WORK ON THAT I HIGHLIGHTED

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EARLIER. NOT ONLY ARE WE WORKING ON THESE DRAINAGE PROJECTS, THESE GRANTS, THESE GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVE, THESE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH YOUR CITY, BUT WE'RE ALSO DOING.

INITIATIVES IN HOUSE. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL LAND. I THINK I CONFUSED THE THE APPRAISER WITH SO MANY PROPERTIES THAT I ASKED HIM TO APPRAISE, BUT WE WANT TO SEE WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT EXPANDING OUR DETENTION PONDS. WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT WIDENING OUR DRAINAGE CHANNELS ANYWHERE WE CAN. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT UPGRADING CROSSINGS. SOME OF THE CROSSINGS WE'VE SEEN ARE

[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in a General Retail ("GR") District, located at 211 N. Ed Carey Drive, bearing a legal description of Lot 3, Block 1, Dorris Subdivision Unit 1. Applicant: Richard Rivas c/o Panthers Petroleum Ill, LLC.]

THREE BY THREE CONCRETE CONCRETE BOXES THAT WERE DONE IN THE 30S. SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ONGOING THAT WE'RE PART OF. AND. LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD. A FEW WEEKS AGO WE HAD WE'RE PART OF A REGIONAL COALITION. WE ASKED THE EC STEINEBACH WITH WATER ASSOCIATION, WE HAD BRIAN MCMATH WITH THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HERE. AND I'LL NEVER FORGET STACEY. STACEY WAS. STACEY WAS PRAISING THE ORGANIZATION. SHE SAID, IT'S VERY UNIQUE WHEN YOU HAVE CITIES, DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS WORKING TOGETHER. AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON COLLABORATING, WORKING ON REGIONAL PROJECTS, OUR IDEAS TO WORK ON LEGISLATION, HAVE SOMETHING DONE BY OCTOBER, BE WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS TO FILE LEGISLATION. WE HAVE A DAY AT THE CAPITOL FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 10TH OF NEXT YEAR.

SO WE CONTINUE HAVING BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS MYSELF FOR MANY YEARS OUT THERE AS AN ADVOCATE.

WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE KICKING THAT CAN FORWARD AND RAISING AWARENESS ON WHAT THE ISSUES ARE. AND I PUT STORM PREPAREDNESS BECAUSE A FEW WEEKS AGO WE HAD BARRY GOLDSMITH WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HERE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING MEETINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO GET READY FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON. AND ONE PROJECT, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I INCLUDED IT HERE, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR DISTRICT AND I THINK TO THE WHOLE AREA. AND THAT IS THE NEED FOR A PARALLEL CHANNEL. WE KNOW, WE KNOW HARLINGEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE GOING THROUGH A LOT OF GROWTH. THE MORE DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE, THE

[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the loading/unloading of bulk liquid (ethanol} in a Light Industry (" LI") District located at 2201 N. Commerce Street, bearing a legal description of 23.4100 acres out of Block G, Survey 26, Boyce Tract. Applicant: Frank Cunningham c/o Saint Claire Group, Inc.]

MORE CONCRETE IS POURED, THE MORE CONCRETE IS POURED, THE MORE IMPERVIOUS THE GROUND BECOMES. THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO CARRY STORM MORE STORM WATER THROUGH THE SYSTEM. MY BOARD HAS BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS, ABOUT EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING A PARALLEL CHANNEL ABOUT A HALF A MILE NORTH OF WHERE OUR NORTH MAIN DRAIN IS, POSSIBLY ACQUIRING 2 OR 300FT OF RIGHT OF WAY ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MILES LONG. AND WE FEEL, AS WE THINK OF THE FUTURE, THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RELIEF. AND WE ESTIMATE THIS PROJECT MAYBE 15, $20 MILLION. WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT PROPERTY SURVEYED, WE'RE GOING TO GET IT APPRAISED. AND THE MY BOARD WILL HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS I MENTIONED TO MAYOR SEPULVEDA THIS MORNING WAS THE IDEA OF ALSO POSSIBLY ADVOCATING FOR DIRECT ALLOCATION FOR THE STATE. THIS IS NOT A DRAINAGE MATTER. THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT MATTER.

THIS IS A QUALITY OF LIFE. AND SO WE'RE THINKING FUTURE AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ADDITIONAL PROJECT. AND WE HOPE TO GET SOME TRACTION ON IT AND MOVE FORWARD ON IT. I'M GOING TO END MY PRESENTATION WITH A QUOTE THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER MONITOR, AND I HAVE IF YOU WALK INTO MY OFFICE, YOU'LL SEE THIS QUOTE ON THE SCREEN. AND THAT'S A QUOTE.

SOMETIMES YOU WONDER WHETHER YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE, BUT YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING YOU'VE

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DONE LEADING TO THAT DAY IS THE REASON WHY YOU WERE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL TODAY. SO EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING COLLECTIVELY OURSELVES AT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH YOU IS HEADED TO SOMETHING POSITIVE. AND SO ALL THOSE STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN PLACE. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOURSELVES AND YOUR STAFF PROVIDES THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MY BOARD, MY STAFF WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ROLANDO. WE. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE HAVE PUT INTO THIS PRESENTATION. AND OF COURSE, WE, YOU KNOW, REALLY VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE COLLABORATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXECUTE WITH STAFF AND, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU.

AND TO THE BOARD, I'LL OPEN IT UP. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROLANDO? YEAH. YES. YOU MENTIONED ON THE 10TH YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DAY OF THE CAPITAL. BUT YOU ALSO SAID IN IN OCTOBER YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME LEGISLATION DONE OR PREPARED. CORRECT. WE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AT THE AT THE REGIONAL COALITION MEETING MONTHLY EVERY 5 OR 6 WEEKS, WORKING ON WHAT OUR WHAT IS OUR REGIONAL AGENDA? I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT OUR PRIORITIES. DRAINAGE. WHEN YOU TALK TO ALL THESE CITIES, IT'S ABOUT 11 OR 12 CITIES. IN THIS EFFORT. DRAINAGE IS A PRIORITY. AND SO. AND OUR IDEA IS TO DRAFT SOME LEGISLATION, HOPEFULLY BY SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, SUBMITTED TO OUR LEGISLATORS BY NOVEMBER, AND THEY'LL SUBMIT IT TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THEY'RE REVIEWING IT. WE'RE CURRENTLY COORDINATING GETTING OUR REPRESENTATIVE, WHO'S IN THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, TO COME MEET WITH US NEXT MONTH. WE'RE TRYING TO GET SENATOR PERRY, AS WELL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO BE ACTIVE. DO YOU HAVE A LOBBYIST? NO. I MEAN, I TRY TO. IS THAT YOU? I MEAN, I, I WORK ON IT. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ONLY DOING IT FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BUT I, I MEAN, I'M AN ADVOCATE AND WE WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE ALL BENEFIT FROM THIS. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. THAT'S AWESOME. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ROLANDO? I JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROLANDO, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. MAN. IN DISTRICT TWO, YOU ALL HAVE PLAYED A MASSIVE ROLE. NO. IN THE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO DO IN DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. WE'RE VERY EXCITED. EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING FOR US, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, THE TEAM AND YOUR COMMISSIONERS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I LOVE THE QUOTE I TEACH ABOUT THIS GUY IN MY CLASS, IN MY CLASSES, IN MY CLASSROOM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING FORWARD TO ITEM NINE PUBLIC HEARINGS. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, BUT WE WILL GO THROUGH THEM IN OPEN AND CLOSED ITEM NINE, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN S, U, P TO ALLOW RECYCLING CENTER FERRIS IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY LOCATED AT 1318 NORTH COMMERCE STREET, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 3.40 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK ONE, HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION AT THIS TIME WILL OPEN ITEM NINE A HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR ANYONE TO SIGN UP, WE'LL CLOSE ITEM 9A9B PUBLIC HEARING. I'M HERE FOR THAT. UNDERSTAND YOUR SIR, BUT YOU ARE OUT OF OUT OF ORDER. WE HAVE A SIGN UP SYSTEM IF YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH HIM. MELINDA. ITEM NINE B PUBLIC HEARING FOR REZONING REQUEST FROM NON-DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 33. EXCUSE ME. 470 FM 509. BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 1.75 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK 167 SAN BENITO WATER SUBDIVISION. THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NINE B HAVING NO ONE HERE HAVING SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, WE'LL CLOSE ITEM NINE. B ITEM NINE C PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN S, U P TO ALLOW AN EVENT CENTER WITH ALCOHOL IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 350 NORTH LOOP 4.99, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 2.72 ACRES OUT OF 21.7986 ACRES

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OUT OF BLOCK 67, HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION THIS TIME WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. HAVING NO ONE HERE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NINE D PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FOR GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ALLOW A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY FOR PROPERTIES BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 30.52 ACRE TRACT OF LAND MORE OR LESS OUT OF BLOCK 182 SAN BENITO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. HAVING NO ONE HERE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NINE E PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN S, U, P TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON SITE CONSUMPTION IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 211 NORTH DRIVE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK ONE DORIS SUBDIVISION, UNIT ONE.

THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NINE E HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST SIGNED UP ON THIS ITEM, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NINE F PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN S U P TO ALLOW THE LOADING UNLOADING OF BULK LIQUID IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY LOCATED AT 2201 NORTH COMMERCE STREET, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 23.4100 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK G SURVEY 26 BOYS TRACK. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST SIGNED UP ON THIS ITEM, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO THE ACTION ITEMS ON TEN. A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR AN S, U, P TO ALLOW A RECYCLING CENTER. FERRIS IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY LOCATED AT 1318 NORTH COMMERCE STREET, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 3.40 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK ONE, HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. MARK, IF YOU COULD READ THE CAPTION, PLEASE. YES, MAYOR. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NUMBER 16 DASH EIGHT OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN TO ISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO NICOLE ORTIZ TO ALLOW A RECYCLING CENTER AND A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1318 NORTH COMMERCE STREET. DURING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 3.40 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK ONE, HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? YES. SO IS THIS WHERE THE OLD RECYCLING CENTER WAS DECADES AGO? YES. AND THIS, SAYS FERRIS. WILL THEY BE ACCEPTING ALUMINUM OR IS IT FERROUS METALS? OKAY, SO STEEL ONLY I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. WELL, HALLELUJAH. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA FROM THE COMMISSION? MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER PEREZ. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MIKE MESSMER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NINE C PUBLIC HEARING FOR A S U P TO ALLOW AN EVENT CENTER WITH ALCOHOL IN A GENERAL. WAIT. HOLD ON, I SKIPPED ONE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ITEM NINE I'M SORRY. TEN B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR REZONING.

REQUEST FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 33 470 FM 509. BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 1.75 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK 167 MARK, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. REZONING FROM NOT DESIGNATED IN DISTRICT TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 33 470 FM 509, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 1.75 ACRES AT A BLOCK 167, SAN BENITO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANNA ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONERS HAVING NO QUESTIONS FOR ANNA. IS THERE

[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on second and final reading to abandon and vacate an existing 20-foot utility easement located within Midway Subdivision, being a 0.30 acre out of Lots 1-9, Block 4, Midway Subdivision, located at 3744 N. Expressway 77. Applicant: Emiliano Rosel of Moore Land Surveying, LLC, c/o Harlingen Oak LLC.]

A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TEN B CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR REZONING. REQUEST FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 33 470M 509. BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 1.75 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK 167. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MIKE MESSMER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR AN S, U P TO ALLOW AN EVENT CENTER WITH ALCOHOL IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 350 NORTH LOOP 499 BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION, 2.72 ACRES OUT OF 21.7986 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK 67. HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION MARK AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT

[Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed Aloch II Subdivision, bearing a legal description of 1.959 acres of land out of 8.53 acres out of the South half of Block 23, of the amended Lon C. Hill Subdivision, located east of Rangerville Road, approximately 2,578.94 feet south of South Expressway 83. Applicant: Southpoint Surveying c/o Aloch Properties.]

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ISSUED TO EDUARDO PENA TO ALLOW AN EVENT CENTER WITH ALCOHOL AND A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 350 NORTH LOOP 499, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 2.72 ACRES OUT OF 21.7986 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK 67, HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING. ANY INQUIRY QUESTIONS FOR ANNA. MAY I COMMISSIONER MESSMER, IS THIS AN EXISTING BUILDING OR A BUILDING WILL BE BUILT? THIS IS AN EXISTING VACANT LOT, AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO LOTS. AND THEN THE THE EVENT CENTER IS GOING TO BUILD ON ONE OF THE LOTS. AND WHAT WILL GO ON THE OTHER I DO NOT KNOW. OKAY. WE'RE ONLY CONCERNED WITH THE EVENTS. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? YES. COMMISSIONER GOMEZ, WILL YOU SHOW US AGAIN? I'M HAVING A SLOW MOMENT ON MY ON MY COMPUTER. WILL YOU SHOW US ON? THERE WE GO. IS THERE ANY ANY CONCERN REGARDING THE

[Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed Pelican's Landing Subdivision Phase IV, bearing a legal description of 8.65 acres of land out of Block 99, Wilson Tract Subdivision, located approximately 2,271 .50 feet north of Wilson Road. Applicant: Moore Land Surveying, LLC c/o Har-Tex Construction, LLC.]

TURNAROUND ON THE LOOP FOR. NO CONCERNS THERE. IT STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS. AND FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL AS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? HAVING NO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TEN D TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT TO PLAN THE REQUEST FROM GENERAL RETAIL.

DID I PASS IT? I'M SORRY. SORRY. THE S U P TO ALLOW AN EVENT CENTER WITH ALCOHOL AND A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 350 NORTH LOOP 499. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECONDED BY MORALES, SECOND BY PEREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ALLOW A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY FOR PROPERTIES BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 30.52 ACRE TRACT OF LAND MORE OR LESS OUT OF BLOCK 182 LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION, CONCEPCION DE CASITAS BRANCH, LOCATED NORTHEAST OF CAMELOT DRIVE AND VICTORIA LANE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. REZONE FROM GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

PD DISTRICT TO ALLOW A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY FOR PROPERTIES BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 30.30 .52 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, MORE OR LESS AT A BLOCK 182, SAN BENITO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OR ENTERTAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING. THIS IS WHERE IT'S ALL GOING THERE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? COMMISSIONER, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? HAVING NO QUESTIONS, WE CAN MOVE THIS ON TO A VOTE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED SECOND MOTION BY MESMER, SECOND BY MORALES FOR A REZONING REQUEST FROM GENERAL RETAIL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NINE. I'M SORRY. TEN E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR AN S, U, P TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON SITE CONSUMPTION IN A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 211 NORTH DRIVE, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK ONE DORIS SUBDIVISION, UNIT ONE MARK. CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE. OH. HANG ON. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUED TO EDUARDO PENA TO ALLOW AN EVENT CENTER WITH AN ALCOHOL AND A GENERAL RETAIL GR DISTRICT LOCATED AT 350 GENERAL RETAIL G R DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 350 NORTH LOOP 499. BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 2.72 ACRES OUT OF 21.7986 ACRES AT A BLOCK 67. HARLINGEN LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING. ANY QUESTIONS FROM.

FOR ANNA, MAY I COMMISSIONER MESSMER? THERE'S AN EXISTING GAS STATION THERE. YES. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING THE GAS STATION? NO, THEY'RE ONLY APPLYING FOR AN SAP FOR ALCOHOL SALES. OKAY. SO THE GAS STATION WILL STAY THERE ONLY. THEY'RE ASKING TO SELL ALCOHOL.

YES. ON PREMISES. DON'T THEY ALREADY HAVE A BEER LICENSE? THEY CHANGE IT. THEY ORIGINALLY HAD A. I THINK THEY CHANGED IT TO THE WINE AND MALT BEVERAGE RETAIL DEALERS ON PREMISE PERMIT. THAT'S THE NEW PERMIT THEY'RE TRYING TO APPLY. OKAY. THIS IS WHAT THE OTHER STORES HAVE BEEN DOING. ALL THE STRIPES. RIGHT. ONE THAT I WAS OPPOSED TO, BUT THE ENTIRE

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COMMISSION SAID IT WAS GREAT. SO NOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND SET THE PRECEDENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. HAVING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MORALES. SECOND. SECOND BY PEREZ FOR AN S U P TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON SITE CONSUMPTION IN A G R DISTRICT

[Item 10j -Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed Tesoro Village Subdivision, bearing a legal description of a 20.00-acre tract of land, more or less, being the west 20.00 acres of Block Twenty-Nine (29), Palmetal Company Subdivision, located south of Grimes Road, approximately 5,138.57 feet west of FM 509. Applicant: Scheibe Consulting, LLC c/o Paul Daniec.]

LOCATED TO 11 NORTH ED CAREY DRIVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN F CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A REQUEST FOR AN S, U, P TO ALLOW THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF BULK LIQUID ETHANOL IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2201 NORTH COMMERCE STREET, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 23.4100 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK G SURVEY 26 VOICE TRACK MARK AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUED TO FRANK CUNNINGHAM, CARE OF SAINT CLARE GROUP INC TO ALLOW THE LOADING, UNLOADING OF BULK LIQUID AND A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2201 NORTH COMMERCE STREET, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 23.4100 ACRES OUT OF BLOCK G SURVEY 26 BOISE TRACK, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? MAY I COMMISSIONER? OKAY, IS THERE A BUILDING THERE OR THEY WILL BUILD A BUILDING. THERE'S NO EXISTING BUILDING. IT'S A THERE'S NO EXISTING BUILDING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE OCCUPYING. IT'S JUST A TRANSLOADING OPERATION. SO BASICALLY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TRUCKS COMING IN THROUGHOUT THE DAY, IN AND OUT. ANY RAILROAD ON THE RAILROAD, IT'S. SO YOU CAN SEE THE RAILROAD, THE TRACK LINES OR THE TRACKS. THEY'RE LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE. OKAY. SO BASICALLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE PICKING UP, I GUESS, TRANSLOADING FROM THE, THE, THE TRAIN TRACKS INTO THE TRUCK AND THEN LEAVING THE EXITING THE SITE. SO I'M CURIOUS. THEY'RE DEALING ONLY IN ETHANOL. YES. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION.

YES. HOW MUCH ETHANOL ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I'M NOT SURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE, BUT I THINK THEY WERE STATING THAT IT WILL BE LIKE ABOUT SIX TRUCKS THAT WILL BE OPERATING SIX TRUCKS PER SIX OPERATORS ON SITE, PER DAY, MONTH PER DAY.

[Item 10l - Consideration and possible action to approve the Filming Guidelines for the City of Harlingen, authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements with entities seeking to film in Harlingen, Texas in support of the City's efforts to obtain Film Friendly Certification.]

YOU GOT ME CURIOUS. SO WHERE'S ALL THIS ALCOHOL GOING? I AM NOT SURE. ABOUT THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. WE'VE SEEN SIMILAR THERE IF YOU ALLOW ME.

YES, WE'VE SEEN SIMILAR OPERATIONS, BUT IT'S USUALLY FROM THE PORT AND THERE'S FUEL.

RIGHT. WHICH ETHANOL COULD BE CONSIDERED A FUEL FOR RACE CARS ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF. RIGHT.

THIS IS PRETTY COMMON PRACTICE. IF YOU RECALL COMMISSIONER, ORIGINALLY THEY WANTED TO DO IT

[Item 10m - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Cameron County Drainage District No. 6 (CCDD6) for the coordination and disposal of excavated material from the Hickory Hill Detention Pond Project.]

BEHIND THE OLD OLYMPUS GYM IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN THEY CORRECT. IT WAS THE SAME, I IMAGINE. AND THEN THEY MOVED IT OVER TO THIS AREA, WHICH IS A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSE IT'S INDUSTRIAL. THE ISSUE YOU HAVE IS THE WEIGHT OF THESE VEHICLES. CORRECT. AND SO THE ISSUES I HAVE SEEN IN ANOTHER CAPACITY IS THAT IF OVER, IF THEY OVERFILL THESE TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO. AND THE EXAMPLE I WAS SEEING IS THAT THEY WERE MOVING TO MEXICO.

RIGHT. SO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THEY WOULD LOAD UP AT THE PORT OF HARLINGEN, THEN MOVE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND THEN LOAD UP, LET'S SAY A TRUCK AND A HALF INTO ONE TRUCK TO CARRY MORE WEIGHT. BUT THAT TRUCK WOULD THEN GO INTO MEXICO. THAT WAS THE ISSUE, WAS MAKING SURE IT WAS DONE CORRECTLY, AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT THOSE TRUCKS WERE NOT ON TEX-DOT ROADS OR TEXAS ROADS, BECAUSE YOU CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THEM IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE OVERWEIGHT AND ALL THAT. SO I PRESUME ON ALL THIS HAS GONE THROUGH AND THEY HAVE ALL THEIR. YES. CORRECT.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE CONDITIONS FOR ISSUING THE SUV AS WELL. I MEAN, I KNOW THEY HAVE PERMITS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENTAL. I THINK PD REQUIRE A HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, LIKE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT MEASURES FOR SAFETY. COMMISSIONER MORALES, WHAT DAYS OF THE WEEK AND WHAT TIMES WOULD THEY BE DOING THE TRANSFERS? SO IT WILL BE MONDAY, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OKAY. AND THEY'RE PLANNING ON USING MOSTLY WILSON

[Item 10n - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to award a construction contract for Bid No. 2026-02 for the Victor Park Improvements Project. ]

ROAD AND THEN FRONTAGE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERN THESE TRUCKS GOING INTO COMMERCE. SO SO THEY AGREED THAT THEY WOULD MOSTLY USE WILSON. WOULD THEY BE GOING NORTH OR SOUTH AFTER

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THEY GET TO THE FRONTAGE? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE ROUTE, BUT THAT WAS WHAT WE AGREED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I HAVE A QUESTION. COMMISSIONER. DOES. DO WE? CITY OF HARLINGEN HAVE ANYTHING. BECAUSE IT FALLS UNDER COMMISSIONER LOPEZ'S DISTRICT ON THE. THE WEIGHT OF OUR. OF THE TRUCK, THE TRUCKS ON THE STREET FOR. I'M THINKING PUBLIC WORKS THE STREET. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING. ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THAT TO ME. OKAY. WE HAVE OVER EIGHT COURT ORDERS THAT ARE APPROVED BY TEX DOT. AND SO THE TRUCKS WOULD HAVE TO STAY ON THOSE ROADS AND GET A PERMIT. IT'S NOT FREE. RIGHT. AND THE COMMISSIONER IS CORRECT THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING INTO MEXICO. AND THEN SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY WITHIN THAT THAT GPS WHEN THEY GET ON TO ON TO THE OVERRIDE COURT ORDERS ARE MOSTLY STATE. AND SO DPS WOULD BE MONITORING THAT. THEY MONITOR THAT. BUT SINCE THEY'RE ONLY USING FROM THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO THE EXPRESSWAY, THAT'S THE THAT'S THE AREA THAT FALLS UNDER COMMISSIONER LOPEZ'S DISTRICT.

THAT'S THE AREA THAT'S ALWAYS IT'S A HARD PART FIT. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS THAT.

HOW DO WE MONITOR THAT AND ENFORCE IT? THEY'RE NOT OVER THERE JUST GETTING TO ONE. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WILSON IS NOT NECESSARILY DESIGNATED AS AN OVERSIZE OVERWEIGHT CORRIDOR. SO THESE ARE JUST REGULAR TRUCKS. SO THEY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY MEET THAT CRITERIA. AND SO IT'S JUST, I MEAN, I GUESS THE, THE AMOUNT OF TEAR AND WEAR THAT THEY COST ON THE STREET, THAT WOULD BE THE. SO I KNOW THAT THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES. I DON'T THINK THE CHIEF IS HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME CALLS AND I THINK IT LOOKS IT APPEARS THAT THERE WERE OTHER BUSINESSES OR COMPANIES OR TRUCKS OR WHATEVER DOING IT WITHOUT AN SUV. SO I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE COMING TO THE CITY AND GOING THROUGH THE THE PROPER PROCESS TO GET IT DONE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REGULATED, BUT I THINK THAT'S MORE OF A, A STATE, A STATE ISSUE. GPS, USUALLY WHEN YOU SEE THEM DRIVING, IF I MAY, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING FROM SAN BENITO TO OLMEDO. YEAH, I SEE THEM THERE AND THAT'S WHERE TEXT OUTWEIGHS THEM. BUT YOU'RE CORRECT TO YOUR POINT. NORMALLY AT THE PORT, THEY WOULD FILL IT UP AND SAY THIS. WE GAVE YOU 100 GALLONS. HYPOTHETICALLY, 100 GALLONS WEIGHS THIS MUCH AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT A TAG ON YOU FOR THAT STUFF. YOU'RE CORRECT. IT DOESN'T SEEM WE HAVE THAT. YEAH, I GET IT. OKAY, MAYOR, A MAYOR, MAY I? I UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF WEIGHING THEM ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND SO FORTH. I I'VE SEEN THEM MANY TIMES. WE ALL SEE THEM IF WE TRAVEL. THAT'S A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE, LIKE YOU JUST MENTIONED, THE PART WHERE WE THEY LEAVE AND THEN THERE'S A WEAR AND TEAR ON WILSON ROAD BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY TRAVELED, HEAVILY TRAVELED AREA. THAT'D BE INTERESTING. I KNOW IN MY STUDIES, RIGHT? LIKE A, LIKE A MONK THAT COUNTIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY CAN DO LIKE THE WEIGHT AUTHORITY. AND IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF HPD CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. MARK, WE HAVE DO WE HAVE DO DO MUNICIPALITIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE A DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT DOES WEIGHT CONTROL FOR THEIR FOR THE STREETS? I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT INFRINGES ON TECHSTATS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TECH STOCKS, CORRECT? THE COUNTY CAN DO IT FOR COUNTY ROADS, RIGHT? I KNOW, CHIEF, WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH DPS AND WE ARE DISCUSSING CREATING A UNIT FOR THAT. GO. I'M SORRY. I KNOW THE CHIEF HAS ACTUALLY BEEN MEETING WITH DPS AND WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING OUR OWN KIND OF LIKE BROWNSVILLE PD ACTUALLY HAS THAT. AWESOME, WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? NO.

YEAH. ONE. MORALES. HOW MANY GALLONS? YOU SAID A REGULAR TRUCK. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK TRANSPORT, I BELIEVE. SO I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH ME. SO, I MEAN, I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE. HE'S BEEN ATTENDING ALL OF THE HEARINGS. SO. YEAH, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA, LET'S SAY THE MAX IS 20,000 GALLONS AND THAT'S OVER THE THE WEIGHT. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE SIX TRUCKS GET 18 OR 19,000 GALLONS OF FUEL MAX. ONCE THEY START GOING OVER THAT, THEN WE GOT SOME PROBLEMS. I MEAN, I THINK THAT WOULD THAT WILL BE REGULATED BY THE STATE, BUT THEY HAVE A PERMIT AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE A LIMIT. AND SO SO THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY FALL WITHIN LIKE HOW CAN WE ENFORCE THAT ASSUMING WE PUT A LIMIT. AT OUR LEVEL. I REALIZE T E, C, Q AND THE STATE WILL HAVE THAT. OKAY. OBVIOUSLY, IF EVERYBODY FOLLOWED THE RULES, DPS WOULD

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NOT BE WEIGHING THESE TRUCKS AND ALL THE ONLY TO MAKE IT EASIER ON OUR PD. IF THERE WAS A MAXIMUM OR A AMOUNT OF GALLONS PER TRUCK, WE COULD SATISFY THAT REAL FAST. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, A GALLON OF WATER WEIGHS 8 POUNDS A GALLON OF ETHANOL. PURE WEIGHS 6.61 POUNDS PER GALLON. SO IT'S LIGHTER THAN WATER. SO THERE'S THERE'S THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND THIS ITEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONCERN. IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM AND ASK FOR THE APPLICANT TO BE HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING? NO. I THINK WE SHOULD VOTE ON IT. OKAY. WELL THEN IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS. A SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED NAY, MOTION. COMMISSIONER, I DIDN'T GET YOURS. OH. NAY. NAY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I WAS STILL IN MY ZONE. I OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM. COUNT THE VOTE ON THAT. I'M SORRY. TWO, I THINK. 242. ALL RIGHT. TEN G SORRY. THANK YOU. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING TO ABANDON AND VACATE AN EXISTING 20 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN MIDWAY SUBDIVISION, BEING A 0.30 ACRE LOT, ONE THROUGH NINE BLOCK FOUR MIDWAY SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3744 NORTH EXPRESSWAY. 77 ORDINANCE AMENDING AND VACATING AN EXISTING 20 FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN MIDWAY SUBDIVISION BEING A 0.30 ACRES OUT OF LOTS 1 TO 9 BLOCK FOR MIDWAY SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 3744 NORTH EXPRESSWAY 77. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? HAVING NO QUESTIONS FOR ANNA, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PEREZ. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORALES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY ITEM H CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 1.959 ACRES OUT OF LAND OF LAND,

[Item 10o - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to award Bid No. 2026-03 for a Supply Contract - Materials for the Street Improvement Project 2026.]

OUT OF 8.53 ACRES OUT OF THE SOUTH HALF OF BLOCK 23 OF THE AMENDED LANCE HILL SUBDIVISION LOCATED EAST OF RANGEVILLE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 2578.94FT SOUTH OF SOUTH EXPRESSWAY. 83 MARK.

I'M SORRY, JUST GOT IN THE HABIT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS HERE FOR ANNA? THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS ON THE PROPOSED ALEC TWO SUBDIVISION. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY MIKE MESSMER. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND, SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM I CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED PELICANS LANDING SUBDIVISION. PHASE FOUR, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 8.65 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 99, WILSON TRACK SUBDIVISION, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2271.50FT NORTH OF WILSON ROAD. QUESTIONS COMMISSION FOR ANNA. YES. I HAD A QUESTION. I KNOW WHERE'S HE AT? YEAH. DUSTIN, I HAD QUESTIONS BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE HAD THE FLOODING LAST YEAR IN MARCH, I KNOW THERE BY AROUND PINK FLAMINGO AND SWAN LAKE. THOSE AREAS WERE HEAVILY FLOODED. AND NOW THAT YOU'RE BUILDING MORE, I'M WONDERING LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING TO HELP MITIGATE THAT? BECAUSE FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, WHEN ESPECIALLY ON PINK FLAMINGO, THAT WATER WAS FLOODED, THE PEOPLE WERE KIND OF STRANDED IN THEIR HOMES AND THEY COULDN'T GET OUT. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I REACHED OUT TO THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND TO EVERYBODY LIKE, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT THEY'RE THAT THERE'S TWO WAYS THAT THE BECAUSE THE FRONT OF THE SUBDIVISION WAS FINE, THEY DRAINED OUT. I MEAN, NOT REALLY. IT DRAINED OUT RELATIVELY QUICK, BUT THE LAST TWO STREETS DID NOT. BUT THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT THAT DRAINAGE GOES SOMEWHERE ELSE. CORRECT. SO THE SOUTH HALF DRAINS SOUTH AND KIND OF GOES IT'S CALLED LIKE THE FERRIS LATERAL GOES BY LIKE AVALON AND THOSE SUBDIVISIONS THERE, THE NORTH HALF GOES INTO THE, I THINK THE, THE DRAINAGE