May 20, 2026 City Commission Regular Meeting 05-20-2026

[Item 1 - Call to Order]

[Item 2 - Conflict of Interest]

[Item 3 - Announcements ]

[Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter "Pet of the Week"]

[Item 4b - Presentation of Proclamation — "Historic Preservation Month"]

[Item 4c - Presentation of Proclamation — "National Public Works Week"]

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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION MEETING. WE CALL

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ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MARK, IF YOU READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A COMMISSION MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM. MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION NOR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE. YES. 7B9D TEN D. NINE D TEN D. YES, MA'AM. SEVEN B AS IN BOY. NINE D AS IN DOG. TEN. D AS IN DOG. GOT IT. ANY OTHER. NO CONFLICTS. NO ONE ELSE. I DO. I HAVE ONE ON TEN H TEN H NONE, NONE. OKAY. MOVING ON. WE HAVE OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. I JUST BRIEFLY WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT TO THE

[Item 4d - Mayor's Business of the Month - Cookies for College]

NO DRINKING AND DRIVING. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DRINK, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE AN UBER OR CATCH A CAB OR HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER. THANK YOU. IS IT A NO REFUSAL WEEKEND? CAMERON COUNTY IS NO REFUSAL. ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. YES, MA'AM. JUST A REMINDER FOR THE CORRECT.

YES. I'M SORRY. CAMERON COUNTY IS NO REFUSAL. COUNTY. MEANING IF YOU GET PULLED OVER, THEY WILL TAKE YOUR BLOOD ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND GET YOUR BACK. SO BE SAFE AND ENJOY YOURSELF RESPONSIBLY. DON'T GO TO JAIL. YES. DISTRICT THREE. FOUR. NO. COMMISSIONER. YES. I WANT TO SAY HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO EVERYBODY. AND I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR

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CONGRATULATIONS TO AVERY JANSEN, JAVIER CORONA AND JORGE GUTIERREZ BECAUSE THEY ALSO GOT SOME INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AS WELL. BUT THEY'RE JUST THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING AND THEY'RE SHOWING TIME AND TIME AGAIN WHY SOUTH IS A STEP ABOVE. THANK YOU. HERE, THE CITY COMMISSION. WE HAVE EQUAL LOVE FOR BOTH BIRDS IN TOWN. COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE I DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THE TIMES. THERE'S GOING TO BE A FLAG CEREMONY AT F STREET CEMETERY ON THE. ON MONDAY THE 26TH PLUS PENDLETON PARK WILL ALSO HAVE A CEREMONY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SHOW UP. I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE ARLINGTON WEBSITE AS FAR AS TIMES. THANK YOU. AWESOME. YES, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THOSE EVENTS AND THANK ALL THOSE THAT SERVE FAMILIES AS AS WELL. AND THEN THE TWO THAT SERVED IN THE PAST, COMMISSIONER PEREZ AND COMMISSIONER MESSMER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE HAVE SOME EXCITING PROCLAMATIONS STARTING WITH THE PET OF THE WEEK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT, JOSUE HAS BROUGHT HIM WITH US, A HUSKY WHO'S ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD. SHE WAS ACTUALLY TURNED IN BY HER OWNERS BECAUSE THEIR CHILD BECAME ALLERGIC. AND SO THEY HAD TO TURN HER IN. SHE'S HOUSEBROKEN AND SHE KNOWS HOW TO SIT, AND I BELIEVE SHE'LL SHAKE. BUT SHE'S BEEN AT THE SHELTER FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, AND SHE'S JUST VERY PATIENTLY WAITING FOR HER FOREVER. HOME STAFF IS FALLING MORE AND MORE IN LOVE WITH HER EACH AND EVERY DAY BECAUSE SHE'S SO SWEET AND CUDDLY. BUT ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO VISIT GEMMA OR ANY OF THE OTHER FRIENDS THERE AT THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER IS WELCOME TO GO BY 1106 MARKOWSKI, OR GIVE THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER A PHONE CALL AT 95621652 50. AND JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BE AT PETSMART HERE IN HARLINGEN FROM 10 TO 2 THIS SATURDAY, DOING ADOPTIONS AS WELL AS AT THE SHELTER FROM 1 TO 6. AND YES, SHE DOES HAVE ONE BLUE EYE, ONE BROWN EYE. SO SHE'S A DAVID BOWIE OF HARLINGEN. SO CUTE. I USED TO HAVE A DOG NAMED ZENA AND SHE HAD ONE BLUE EYE AND ONE BROWN EYE. THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL. YES. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING BY. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND FOREVER HOMES FOR ALL OF THE PETS OVER AT THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO THE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. DO YOU HAVE ALEXIS OR. YES. OKAY. THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ESTABLISHED MAY AS HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH IN 1973 TO PROMOTE HISTORIC PLACES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS, FOSTERING LOCAL PRIDE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY CHARACTER, AND ENHANCING LIVABILITY. AND WHEREAS, IN 2026, AS THE UNITED STATES APPROACHES THE 20 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THIS PLACES THAT BRING TO LIFE THE NATION'S FOUNDING PROMISE THAT PEOPLE WERE CREATED EQUAL. WHEREAS, THIS YEAR'S THEME ENCOURAGES COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC SITES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND LANDMARKS THAT TELL THE FULL AMERICAN STORY, HONORING BOTH PROGRESS AND THE WORK THAT REMAINS. AND WHEREAS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS TO HARLINGEN'S HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, LANDMARKS, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES AMONG RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THEIR SHARED HISTORY, INSPIRING COMMUNITY PRIDE AND ENSURING THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN EXPERIENCE AND LEARN FROM THE

[Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]

[Item 5 - Citizen Communication]

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I'M LIKE SUPER EXCITED WITH THE MEMBERS THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS APPOINTED. EACH OF YOU IS AN OUTRIGHT STUD IN WHAT YOU DO. RIGHT? AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU'RE PUTTING INTO THIS, THE EFFORT. AND I KNOW THAT THE IMPACTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE MAKING TODAY WILL BE FELT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS. AS YOU SEE, LATER ON IN THIS AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH SHOULD THEN GIVE LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE ACCESS TO GRANTS TO THEN IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTIES TO PROMOTE BEAUTIFICATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING. AND I WANT TO REALLY THANK THIS COMMISSION AND STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS. I KNOW I CAN NAG AND BE LIKE A PEST ON THINGS SOMETIMES, BUT THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME, I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH WITH YOU, ALEXIS, AND THE BOARD.

IS OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. AND KRISTIN IS OUR CO-CHAIR, OUR VICE. THERE WE GO. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE, HERE. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU. THERE YOU GO. OH, YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU COME ON OVER HERE? SET UP A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. HANG ON. OVER HERE. AND. PERFECT. OKAY. RIGHT OVER HERE.

AND IN THREE, TWO, ONE AND THREE, TWO, ONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. I'LL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.

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THEREFORE, NORMA SEPULVEDA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH THROUGH 22ND 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. I NOW INVITE RUTH AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM TO THE FRONT. PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU. RACHEL, IF I MAY SAY SOMETHING, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE CITY WORK. ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.

IT IS AN HONOR TO STAND HERE TONIGHT AND EVEN MORE OF AN HONOR TO STAND HERE ALONGSIDE PART OF MY TEAM. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SHOW UP EVERY DAY, WHETHER IT'S MORNINGS, LATE NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, DURING A STORM, EMERGENCIES. IT'S THEM, RIGHT, THAT MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY CONTINUES TO RUN NO MATTER WHAT. SO I CAN HONESTLY SAY I'M DEEPLY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED.

THEY ARE DEPENDABLE, AND THEY REALLY TAKE PRIDE IN EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT OUR DEPARTMENT STANDS FOR PRIDE, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT YET, IT STANDS FOR PROFESSIONALISM, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE, AND EXECUTION. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THESE VALUES ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DEPARTMENT. AND I SEE THEM DEMONSTRATED EVERY DAY AND THE WAY THAT THEY SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OR TAKE THE TIME TO THANK OUR MAYOR AND OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AS WELL AS OUR UPPER MANAGEMENT. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO IF IT WASN'T FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND TO MY TEAM, THIS RECOGNITION REALLY BELONGS TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, YOUR SACRIFICE, AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY. I AM PROUD OF YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR AND FOR THE RECOGNITION FOR PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. WELL, I THINK I CAN SAY FOR EVERYONE HERE ON THE COMMISSION, I'M SURE EVERYBODY HERE, THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS. YOU KNOW, YOU ALL ARE REALLY THE BACKBONE OF THIS COMMUNITY.

I'VE SEEN THE WORK THAT YOU DO, RUTH. YOU'VE REALLY, REALLY GROWN PROFESSIONALLY SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. AND YOU'RE DOING SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB. AND I LOVE TO SEE A WOMAN ■AT THE HELM OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND THE RESPECT THAT YOU HAVE GARNERED FROM THROUGHOUT YOUR TEAM IS EVIDENT IN HOW THEY SHOW UP, THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN, AND WITHOUT COMPLAINT. I DON'T SEE TANYA, BUT SHE'S ANOTHER BADDIE IN THERE. SHE IS. BUT YOU KNOW, LADIES AND ALL OF THE LADIES OF PUBLIC WORKS, Y'ALL ARE Y'ALL ARE PHENOMENAL DURING, YOU KNOW, DURING THE FLOOD. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT IT REALLY TESTED THIS DEPARTMENT AND I SAW HOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU SHOWED UP. AND THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT A PUBLIC WORKS THAT GREAT PEOPLE COME OUT OF THAT DEPARTMENT. WE'VE GOT OSCAR, WE'VE GOT CHRIS, AND NOW WE'VE GOT YOU. AND IT HAS JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL. AND SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DAY ONE, I'VE SEEN THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE PUT IN. AND I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL, NOT JUST AS, AS THE MAYOR OF, OF, OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT AS A RESIDENT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND I'M SURE THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HERE PROBABLY WANT TO SAY A WORD OR TWO. THANK YOU FOR DOING COMMERCE STREET. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. BUT REALLY COMMERCE STREET, THE WHOLE CITY THANKS YOU FOR THAT ONE, GUYS. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR EVERYBODY. I HAVEN'T CALLED ONCE AND OR SENT AN EMAIL THAT YOU ALL HAVE AN ANSWERED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GO

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OH, YOU ALL ARE AMAZING. YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT I SING YOUR PRAISES ALL ALL THE TIME. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THANKS TO YOUR EFFORTS, YOU MAKE THE CITY SHINE. SO THANK YOU. AND MIKE JUMP THE GUN. HE SAID IT BEFORE EVERYBODY. SO I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE PHOTO. YES, I COULD REPEAT MYSELF. HOW'S IT GOING? HI. HOW ARE YOU? I'M SORRY. YOU GUYS ARE. JUST GO. BEST TEAM EVER.

DON'T TOUCH MY EQUIPMENT, OKAY? WHERE IS OUR TEAM? I NEED TO FILE A CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER THERE. YEAH, OKAY. WE'RE RIGHT OVER HERE. BY THE WINDOW AGAIN. THE CAMERA'S DOWN AND SEE IF YOU GOT ONE, THREE, TWO, ONE. I'M FOLLOWING THE CHARGE ON HIM RIGHT NOW. ONE AND THREE. TWO. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HI GUYS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING. YOU JUST MISSED IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. CAN WE JUST GET ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR PUBLIC WORKS? ALL RIGHT. NOW, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. RACHEL. YES. BEFORE WE ASK THE OWNER TO COME UP, WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT BRENNAN PUT TOGETHER TO SHOW. HI, I'M MADELINE, THE OWNER OF COOKIES FOR COLLEGE. SO COOKIES FOR COLLEGE IS A LOCAL BAKERY BASED IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS. AND WE LIKE TO SAY IT'S A COOKIE WITH A PURPOSE. SO NOT ONLY IS IT A SWEET TREAT, BUT IT ALSO GOES BACK TO HELPING COLLEGE STUDENTS. WHY COOKIES? HONESTLY, IT JUST KIND OF HAPPENED THAT WAY. SO I GREW UP LOVING TO BAKE WITH MY MOM AND MY GRANDMA, BUT WHENEVER I REALIZED I HAD TO PAY FOR MY SCHOOL AND HOW EXPENSIVE THAT WAS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I CHOSE A PRIVATE SCHOOL SO I COULD PLAY BASKETBALL, I WAS LIKE, OH, I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE SOME MONEY TO PAY FOR MY CLASSES. SO AT FIRST, MY DAD WAS LIKE, WELL, I'LL COVER YOUR FIRST YEAR. AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN FIGURE IT OUT KIND OF THING, WHICH WAS STILL VERY GENEROUS OF HIM. AND AT FIRST IT WAS GOING TO BE BROWNIES FOR BOOKS, BECAUSE I NEEDED A WAY TO PAY FOR MY BOOKS, MY DORM SUPPLIES, AND MY LIVING EXPENSES WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL. AND THEN I WAS LIKE, WELL, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO AFTER THAT? AND SO THEN I DECIDED TO DO COOKIES FOR COLLEGE. I FIGURED IT WAS CATCHY. IT GOT THE POINT ACROSS BECAUSE IT'S COOKIES THAT PAY FOR COLLEGE, RIGHT? SO YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY FIND LOTS OF COOKIES EVERY WEEK. WE USUALLY HAVE SOURDOUGH BREAD AS WELL. WE HAVE HOMEMADE GOATS, MILK SOAP, T SHIRTS, MERCH, AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF. BUT FOR COOKIES, OUR MENU CHANGES MONTHLY AND WEEKLY. SO WE HAVE A SET SIX FLAVORS EVERY MONTH, AND WE'LL DROP THEM THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. AND THEN EVERY WEEK WE HAVE TWO NEW FLAVORS THAT ROTATE IN AND OUT TO KIND OF KEEP CREATING DEMAND AND ADD IN SOME FUN FLAVORS THAT WE MAY NOT DO EVERY MONTH. SO WE'RE LOCATED AT 119 WEST VAN BUREN, SUITE SIX, IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS. SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE CONFUSING, BUT WE'RE ON THE COMMERCE SIDE ACROSS FROM PUEBLO TIRES FIRST AND FOREMOST. LIKE, I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COOKIE COMMUNITY.

LIKE MY SISTER ALWAYS CALLS IT A CULT. AND I'M LIKE, THAT'S NEGATIVE. THEY'RE A COMMUNITY.

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I DID. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD. THAT'S HARD. YOU DON'T KNOW.

NICOLE SAYS. OH. IT'S REALLY GOOD. OH, THERE WE GO. GET ON. I ALREADY REVIEWED PHONE. AND THEN WITH THE CAMERA READY AND THREE, TWO, ONE. GIVE YOU THREE, TWO, ONE. ONE MORE SHOT AND THREE, TWO ONE. OKAY. AND NOW WITH THE CAMERA. OH YES, FOR SURE, FOR SURE, FOR SURE I FORGET, I FORGET, YEAH, YEAH FOR SURE, FOR SURE. OKAY. READY. AND THREE, TWO ONE. WE'LL DO ONE MORE SET AND THREE, TWO ONE. OKAY. AND THEN RIGHT HERE. READY. AND THREE, TWO ONE AND ONE MORE AND THREE AND ALL RIGHT. LOOKS GOOD. THANK YOU.

THEY HAVE GLUTEN FREE. THEY DON'T HAVE SUGAR FREE MADELINE. NO. NO SUGAR FREE COOKIES.

RIGHT. NONE FOR YOU, SIR. MAYBE WE CAN THINK ABOUT ADDING THAT TO THE MENU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES ITEM SIX, REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21ST, 2026. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE MINUTES? NONE. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED? MOTION. SECOND. SECOND BY LOPEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE. OH. MY APOLOGIES. AND WE ARE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. WE WILL START

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WE WENT FROM AMMONIA PRODUCTION TO A DATA CENTER, NEITHER OF WHICH IS VERY APPEALING. I HAVE A DOCUSIGN DOCUMENT OF A COMPLETION FOR A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE AMENDMENT, MODIFYING FUNDAMENTAL TERMS OF THE CONTRACT SIGNED IN SEPTEMBER 2025 BETWEEN ENNIS AND AEP. THE ENNIS LAWSUIT REQUESTS THE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT BE EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

THEIR REMEDY IS A FULL TRIAL, A TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PERMANENT INJUNCTIONS AGAINST THE COUNTY FROM RELEASING ALL INFORMATION. AND WHO AUTHORIZED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HARLINGEN WATER WORKS AND ENNIS TO PROVIDE OUR WATER FOR THE DATA CENTER PROJECT. NORMA'S HUSBAND'S UNCLE, ROY SHOULD MAKE THAT AGREEMENT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. YOUR NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. YOUR OBLIGATION IS TO US, NOT ENNIS ENERGY. THE CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN ARE ENTITLED TO THE TRUTH AND FULL TRANSPARENCY. YOU EXPECT US TO TAKE ALL THE RISK WITH NO INFORMATION. THE PUBLIC HAS A LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING ALL ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON OUR COMMUNITY. WE REQUEST THAT THIS MORATORIUM STUDY BE FAIR AND TRANSPARENT, CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY, NOT CITY STAFF, WHO HAVE BLINDLY AND SECRETLY AUTHORIZED AND PROTECTED THIS PROJECT INSTEAD OF PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS LEONARD. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO RAYMOND REYES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND DISTRICT. RAYMOND REYES, DISTRICT 1706 NANTUCKET DRIVE. BEEN BEEN HERE FOR EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. ONE THING THAT THAT I, I JUST IT AMAZES ME OF THE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND I'VE

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[Item 8 - Reports and Other Discussion Items]

I MEAN, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE DATA CENTER. SOME GOOD NEWS. IT SEEMS THAT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE A MORATORIUM PAUSING THE ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH INTENSITY DATA PROCESSING FACILITIES. SO FINALLY, YOU KNOW, AFTER THREE MONTHS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING AT THESE MEETINGS OR OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKING AT THESE MEETINGS, IT IS FINALLY ON THE AGENDA. UNFORTUNATELY, IN BETWEEN THAT TIME, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS ALREADY BROKEN GROUND IN THE ONE THAT IS POTENTIALLY GOING TO BECOME A DATA CENTER. THE AREA MARKED AS LAND BANKED BY IAN'S ENERGY AROUND GOMEZ ROAD AND FM 509, ALREADY HAS MASSIVE PILES OF DIRT AND PIPELINES ON PLACED ON THE GROUND, SPANNING FOR MILES. THIS CERTAINLY HAS TO BE A COINCIDENCE, GIVEN THAT WE ALSO APPROVED FOR THE USE OF 4.5 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A DAY FOR THIS POTENTIAL DATA CENTER. I STRONGLY URGE THAT YOU ALL LOOK INTO THIS. IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR THE DATA CENTER, IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR THE WATER. BUT THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE THERE'S NO POINT IN A MORATORIUM IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ALREADY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTING. IT'S GOOD THAT WE ARE HOPEFULLY PAUSING THE CONSTRUCTION OR APPROVAL OF NEW APPLICATIONS, BUT IF WE'VE ALREADY ACCEPTED ONE AND ONE IS ALREADY BEING DEVELOPED, THEN THIS KIND OF SEEMS LIKE A LIKE A RED HERRING FOR THE PUBLIC.

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S A, THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. IF YOU GUYS EVER HAVE THE TIME, GO AHEAD. I'LL JUST SAY THE ADDRESS ONE MORE AGAIN, IT'S GOMEZ ROAD FM FIVE NINE. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A DRIVE RIGHT BY. AND YEAH, THERE'S MASSIVE PIPES ON THE GROUND. YOU CAN SEE IT FROM A DISTANCE SPANNING MILES. AND IT CERTAINLY LOOKS CONCERNING. BUT, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THE, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC DOES BELIEVE IN TRUST IN YOU GUYS. AND I HOPE WE AREN'T MADE OUT TO BE FOOLS BY TRUSTING THAT THIS MORATORIUM WORKS. DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY. I'M JUST DOING MY DUE DILIGENCE AND JUST HOLDING, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ACCOUNTABLE. BUT I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING YOUR BEST. I AM THANKFUL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PLACED THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. AND THAT IS MY TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. NEWMAN. MOVING ON TO MR. JOHN VILLEGAS. MR. VILLEGAS, IF YOU COULD APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS OR DISTRICT. MY NAME IS JOHN VILLEGAS. I DECLINE TO STATE TO STATE MY DISTRICT. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THE MORATORIUM WAS ADDED ON TO THE AGENDA. I WANT TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THE, I GUESS, CONSEQUENCES OF ADDING SUCH AN INTENSITY DATA CENTER TO MRS. MYRA HERRERA, DELIA CAVAZOS, DANIEL LOPEZ, GABRIEL GONZALEZ, NORMA SEPULVEDA, THE MAYOR, MICHAEL MESMER, FRANK MORALES, RENE PEREZ, AND MARK SOUCY.

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ANGELA VALDESPINO, DISTRICT THREE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WHAT I RECENTLY LEARNED AND A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL, MAY 13TH. CAR POWER VALLEY, A SUBSIDIARY OF TURKISH SHIPBUILDER CAR KARADENIZ HOLDINGS, HAS PURCHASED A 150 ACRE INDUSTRIAL SHIPYARD IN THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE. KARADENIZ OWNS AND OPERATES THE WORLD'S LARGEST FLEET OF FLOATING POWER PLANTS. CAR POWER VALLEY WILL BRING TOGETHER MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLY, TESTING, COMMISSIONING AND DEPLOYMENT OF FLOATING POWER INFRASTRUCTURES IN THIS SINGLE LOCATION TO PRODUCE GIGAWATT SCALED FLOATING POWER SHIPS. THEY HAVE SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE JAPANESE SHIPPING COMPANY TO JOINTLY DEVELOP A NEXT GENERATION OF FLOATING DATA CENTER PLATFORMS. THIS FIRST SHIP PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR DEPLOYMENT IN 2027, SO DATA CENTERS WILL BE FLOATING IN THE OCEAN SOON, AND THERE ARE ALREADY FLOATING POWER SHIPS ALL AROUND THE WORLD. AND CHINA HAS ALREADY THE WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIAL SCALE UNDERWATER DATA CENTER, ACCORDING TO JEFF BEZOS ON CNBC TODAY. YES, HE SAID, DATA CENTERS WILL BE GOING TO SPACE. HIS COMPANY, BLUE ORIGIN, HAS SUBMITTED PLANS TO THE FCC TO SEND OVER 51,000 DATA CENTER SATELLITES INTO LOW EARTH ORBIT.

THESE SATELLITES WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY BLUE ORIGIN'S PLANNED CONSTELLATION, CALLED TERRA WAVE. HE HOPES TO BEGIN DEPLOYING THE CONSTELLATION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2027. SO THE QUESTION WE SHOULD BE ASKING IS, WHY WOULD THIS HARLINGEN COMMISSION AND MAYOR WANT TO SUPPORT A DATA CENTER BEING BUILT ON LAND? BECAUSE IT IS CLEAR THAT THESE DATA CENTERS WILL NOT BE STAYING ON LAND? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS VALDESPINO. MOVING ON TO MR. DESI MARTINEZ, STATE YOUR NAME AND DISTRICT OR ADDRESS, SIR. DESI, 1806 HAVERFORD BOULEVARD. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC WORKS, AND I HOPE YOU REMEMBER. SAFETY FIRST. AND THEIR WAGES. THEY WERE PROBABLY THE LOWEST WAGES IN THIS AREA. AND I KNOW THAT THE WAY YOU'RE DOING IT IN THE PAST, THEY DON'T HAVE A UNION. THEY DON'T HAVE THIS. THEY HAVE THEIR HARD WORK. I WAS A CONTRACTOR AND I ALWAYS RESPECTED MY SUBCONTRACTORS AND THEIR WORKERS AND THEIR SAFETY. SO I ASKED YOU THAT AS THEY'RE COMING INTO THIS SESSION OF THAT, YOU GIVE THEM BETTER WAGES. ANYWAY, AS FAR AS TRYING TO GIVE AN IMPROVEMENT TO HOW THEY PROCESS PURCHASES, I KNOW THEY NEED A ROTARY. WE NEED THE ENGINEERS INVOLVEMENT. WE NEED A MAP OF ALL THESE. IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR BOOK OF WHAT THEY SEND YOU, THE PICTURES, YOU'LL SEE A DRAIN THAT'S COMPLETELY CLOTTED, THAT HASN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF FOR HALF A CENTURY, PROBABLY, BUT YOU HAVE NO MAP THAT SHOWS YOU HOW IT'S INTERCONNECTED AND IT'S IMPORTANT WHY. AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO ENGINEER BEING THERE. WHAT YOU DON'T SEE ALSO IS THAT YOU SEE AN EMPLOYEE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HARD HAT, DOESN'T HAVE BOOTS, AND THE PROPER ATTIRE THAT THEY

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ROBERT LEFKOWITZ, 909 EAST PARKWOOD. I JUST WANTED TO START OFF WITH. WE HAD SOME NEWS COME OUT. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THE HEADLINES. ONE OF THE HEADLINES IS THAT THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, IN A RULING ON ONE OF THEIR ORDINANCE VOTES, WAS DECLARED AS UNLAWFUL. WELL, THAT'S NOT SURPRISING, CONSIDERING WHO'S WHO OUR MAYOR IS. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT MOST PEOPLE MAY HAVE SEEN SOME CONTROVERSY BEFORE THE MEETING. I HAVE A CAMERA UP HERE BECAUSE THE MAYOR REFUSES TO VIDEOTAPE CITIZENS COMMENTS FROM THE FRONT, AND THAT IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE END OF THIS MEETING. AND SO I HAVE THIS CAMERA TO CAPTURE PEOPLE OUT OF RESPECT BECAUSE SHE'S DISRESPECTFUL AND ONLY RECORD CITIZENS FROM BEHIND. AND WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN OVER HERE WHO STOLE MY CAMERA. SO I HAVE FILED CRIMINAL THEFT CHARGES ON HIM AND I EXPECT HIM TO BE ARRESTED. NOW, THE IRONY IS, IS THAT WE CAN SIT UP HERE AND GO THREE SECONDS OVER OUR THREE MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND WE'RE ACCOSTED BY HPD. THEY COME OVER HERE, THEY GET IN OUR FACES, THEY SHOVE OUR MICROPHONES DOWN AT THE AT THE COMMAND OF THE MAYOR. AND THIS GO BACK TO THE TO THIS NEWS ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT TODAY ABOUT THE LAWSUIT THAT WATER'S EDGE HAD TO FILE BECAUSE Y'ALL SENT THEM A NOTICE AND SAID, IF YOU COME UP WITH SIGNATURES, WE'LL HAVE TO DO A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE. AND I BROUGHT THIS UP LAST TIME. IT'S INTERESTING HOW WHEN IT'S FOR THE CITIZENS, YOU, MAYOR, DO NOT WANT TO GIVE THE CITIZENS THEIR DUE. BUT WHEN IT'S A BOARD, YOU WANT AN EXTRA VOTE.

YOU WANT AN EXTRA BOARD MEMBER, JUST LIKE THE AIRPORT BOARD, WHICH IS AN ONGOING FIASCO. BUT WHEN WHEN THE CITIZENS, YOU TELL THEM IT'S A BAIT AND SWITCH. OH, YEAH, COME UP WITH THE NUMBERS. WE'LL GIVE YOU. YOU KNOW, WE'LL MAKE IT TO WHERE IT HAS TO BE A SUPERMAJORITY AND THEN, OH NO, NO, IT'S JUST A SIMPLE MAJORITY AND Y'ALL LOST. GO SUE US NOW.

LET ME, LET ME, LET ME MAKE THIS POINT. THE ARTICLE SAYS THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO APPEAL IT. AND SO THE CITIZENS HAD TO SPEND THEIR MONEY TO SUE THE CITY. THE CITY USES TAXPAYER MONEY TO DEFEND ITSELF. NOW, IS THE CITY GOING TO WITHOUT GOING AND HAVING A CITY COMMISSION VOTE, GO STRAIGHT TO AN APPEAL AT TAXPAYERS EXPENSE? IS THAT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE AN AGENDA ITEM, AND IT SHOULD BE DELIBERATED IN PUBLIC. WHETHER Y'ALL EITHER DO THE RIGHT THING, PUT THIS, PUT THOSE REZONINGS BACK ON THE AGENDA, DEMAND A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE. IF IT DOESN'T PASS, MOVE ON OR PUT ON THE AGENDA THAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TO APPROVE. IN EACH WHY DID YOU GO ON RECORD THAT Y'ALL WANT TO PAY WITH TAXPAYER MONEY FOR THE APPEAL FOR THAT LAWSUIT? THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. EITHER PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, TELL US THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SUPPORT APPEALING THAT THAT JUDGE'S RULING OR PUT THE ITEM BACK ON THE AGENDA AND EXPECT THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. LEFTWICH. MOVING

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GREGORY DAVIS. REALLY, I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE CITY, TRYING TO LEARN THE LEADERSHIP STYLE, WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS, THE ECOSYSTEM FOR THE CITY. AND I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE COMMISSION MEETINGS, AND PART OF WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS THE AMOUNT OF MISINFORMATION, I HOPE NOT MORE INFORMATION, BUT MISINFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE REGARDING DATA CENTERS. FOR 20 YEARS, I WORKED IN AND AROUND A DATA CENTER. I'VE GOT GREAT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IT, AND A LOT OF THE THINGS I'M HEARING ARE HEARSAY. THEY'RE DRAMATIZED IN THIS SOCIAL MEDIA. AND IT'S THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST FORM TO BE QUESTIONING, CONSIDERING IT'S AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS COUNTY LAND. SO IT'S NOT AFFECTING THE CITY AT ALL. SO DIRECTING THOSE THOUGHTS HERE WOULD BE MORE A MATTER OF TRYING TO GAIN NEGATIVE MARKETING MORE THAN ANY KIND OF FOOTHOLD OR CHANGE IN DATA CENTERS. THE WATER THAT'S BEING USED IN THAT IS A CLOSED LOOP WATER SYSTEM FOR CHILLERS, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT PULL IN ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FROM THE CITY AT ALL. UNLESS THEY'VE DRASTICALLY CHANGED IT IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, THE WATER ISSUES THAT I HEAR PEOPLE CONTINUALLY REPEAT IS NOT AN ISSUE FOR THAT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE POWER WHEN LARGE. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN PLANNING COMMISSIONS FOR YEARS. WHEN LARGE PLANTS LIKE THIS ARE BROUGHT INTO A CITY, THEY'RE TYPICALLY ALMOST UNIVERSALLY REQUIRED TO BUILD THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICITY, AND THE CITIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO IT END UP TYING INTO THAT BENEFIT. AND THEY RECEIVE ELECTRICITY BACK AND OR INFRASTRUCTURE UPLIFT. AND THAT'S PAID FOR TYPICALLY BY THE COMPANY THAT'S COMING IN TO DO THAT WORK. I'M, I'M TRUSTING AND AFTER TALKING WITH A NUMBER OF YOU, I HEAR THAT YOU ARE DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. FOR HERE, THE LAND THAT WAS IS PROPOSED FOR THIS SITE. AGAIN, THIS IS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH. THAT AREA IS ALREADY ZONED FOR ELECTRICITY EXPANSION, SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY PUT THE CART IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND YOU'RE MANAGING MAKING SURE IT'S TAKEN CARE OF CORRECTLY. ANOTHER THING I'VE HEARD IS THE NOISE THAT COMES OUT OF A DATA CENTER AND THE POLLUTION THAT COMES OUT OF THE DATA CENTER.

THERE'S LITERALLY THAT'S NON-EXISTENT ON BOTH ACCOUNTS. WE OUR DATA CENTER AT THE TIME THAT I WORKED, THERE WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST, MOST COMPLEX DATA CENTERS IN THE WORLD. WE HAD MORE DATA RUNNING THROUGH IT ON A DAILY BASIS BY MINUTE THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD. AND THERE WAS NO SOUND COMING OUT OF THAT BUILDING AT ALL. SO THE IDEA OF SOUND HARMING ANIMALS AND, AND BIRDS AND WHATEVER ELSE NEIGHBORS ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THE OTHER PART THAT PEOPLE I'VE HEARD REPEATEDLY STATE IS THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECURITY VIOLATIONS. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN DATA AND TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCEMENT FOR DECADES. AND I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS PRIVACY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

EVERY SINGLE THING YOU DO, EVERYTHING IS RECORDED. IT IS SHOCKING HOW MUCH THERE IS. SO A LOT OF THE NOISE I HEAR IS DRAMA. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE FOR

[Item 9 - Public Hearings]

NOW WE'LL GO BACK. WE DID THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. WE'LL DO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WE'LL BE PULLING ITEM B IS AND THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT THERE. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A MOTION SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN. B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST FROM CAMERON COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO USE THE HARLINGEN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, LOCATED AT 57676 DRIVE AS A VOTING SITE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTIONS MONDAY, MAY 18TH THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 22ND FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. FOR EARLY VOTING AND TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2026 FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY. FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ HAS ABSTAINED FROM THIS VOTE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. WE'VE GOT A MOTION FROM PEREZ AND A SECOND BY. MESMER. AND I HAVE A QUESTION. COMMISSIONER, CAN WE AMEND THIS FROM THE 18TH TO

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AND AS PART OF THE THE AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT, THE COMPANY ALSO SIGNED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENT WITH THE EDC THAT WILL BENEFIT THE HARLINGEN PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND SO THEY'LL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION AS WELL TO THE CITY THIS EVENING. SO LET ME INTRODUCE MAGGIE HOWE. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COMMISSIONERS, STAFF, CITIZENS OF HARLINGEN. I APPRECIATE THE TIME THIS EVENING TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE CITRUS FLATS ENERGY CENTER. MY NAME IS MAGGIE HOWE. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AT EASTPOINT, AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO ADVANCE THE SLIDES. IS IT THIS RIGHT HERE? EXCELLENT. OKAY.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION, MANY AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT, SO I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF, BUT IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF THIS BODY. WE CAME IN 2025 FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AHEAD OF STARTING CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROJECT. AND SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A REINTRODUCTION OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS DO. SO EASTPOINT ENERGY, WE ARE A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN STANDALONE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. SO WE IT'S THE SAME TECHNOLOGY THAT'S IN YOUR CELL PHONE OR A LAPTOP, BUT A GRID SCALE APPLICATION THAT CONNECTS INTO THE TRANSMISSION GRID AND HELPS TO STABILIZE THE GRID AND CREATE A GRID THAT'S MORE CLEAN, RESILIENT, AND AFFORDABLE. WHAT IS BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE? WE, I THINK IN LIGHT OF ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT AND SOME OF THE CONFUSION WE SOMETIMES RECEIVE AROUND THE WORD CENTER IN THE NAME OF OUR PROJECTS. I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT CONNECTED IN ANY WAY TO A DATA CENTER, BUT IT IS A STANDALONE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THESE ARE AGAIN, THE SAME TECHNOLOGY THAT'S IN YOUR CELL PHONE OR A LAPTOP OR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE.

THEY ARE THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE CELLS OBVIOUSLY, THAN THAT. IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL OR GRID SCALE APPLICATION THAT CONNECTS TO THE ELECTRICAL GRID, TO AEP'S GRID, AND IT HELPS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT STABILIZE AND ENHANCE GRID OPERATIONS. IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THIS GRAPHIC HERE, YOU'LL SEE SOME REPRESENTATIONS OF TRADITIONAL SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION. SO THAT'S MEANT TO ENCOMPASS COAL, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR, WIND AND SOLAR. YOU'LL SEE A ONE DIRECTIONAL ARROW THAT'S COMING OUT TO CONNECT TO THE TRANSMISSION GRID. THAT REPRESENTS THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY OUT ONTO THE TRANSMISSION GRID, ONTO THE DISTRIBUTION GRID, AND THEN INTO THE HOMES OF RESIDENTS, INTO LOCAL BUSINESSES OR MANUFACTURING PLANTS. AND HERE TONIGHT TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND THE SCREENS SHOWING. SO THAT'S SORT OF THE TRADITIONAL GRID, AS WE HAVE BROUGHT MORE

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SO THIS THIS FACILITY IS JUST SOUTH OF THE HARLINGEN AIRPORT ON LOOP 499. SO YOU CAN SEE THE BATTERIES ARE THE MIDDLE ROW, THE INVERTERS OR THE PCS UNITS ARE THE WHITE THAT SORT OF FRAME THE OUTSIDE. AND THEN ON THE FAR SIDE IS THE SUBSTATION, WHICH IS HOW WE SAFELY INTERCONNECT TO A GRID. THIS IS ABOUT SIX TOTAL ACRES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT.

SO RELATIVELY SMALL FOOTPRINT AND AGAIN, CO-LOCATED WITH THE WITH THE AIRPORT USAGE. THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE OTHER ANGLE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SUBSTATION AND THEN THE BATTERIES AND THE INVERTERS BEHIND, AND THEN THE AIRPORT BEHIND THAT. SO YEAH, I DO WANT TO COME BACK TO THIS CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEING A LONG TERM PARTNER HERE IN, IN THE HARLINGEN COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE THE WELCOME THAT WE HAVE HAD TO DATE. AND IN ADDITION TO THE TO THE CHECK PRESENTATION, WE'LL DO IN JUST A MINUTE HERE, I WANT TO CALL OUT THAT WE INTEND TO PUT OUT A CALL TO LOCAL ARTISTS LATER THIS SUMMER. WE'RE GOING TO BE PAINTING A MURAL ON THE FRONT WALL OF THE FACILITY, SO IT'LL BE VISIBLE FROM LOOP 499. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT BIDS COME IN AS PART OF THAT. SO IF YOU KNOW ANY LOCAL ARTISTS, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. I WELCOME QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY FROM. YES, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER. SO WHERE ARE YOU IN COMPLETION? 80%. 70%. OH, SO ALL OF THE PHYSICAL EARTH MOVING HAS CONCLUDED. WE ARE NOW IN WHAT'S CALLED THE COMMISSIONING PHASE. SO WE ARE WORKING ON TESTING WITH ERCOT AND AEP TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE COME ONLINE FULLY, WE CAN DO SO SAFELY AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR REGULATIONS, MORE OR LESS. WHEN WILL YOU COME ONLINE? WELL, I KNOW THERE'S GLITCHES IN LIFE. YEAH. SO WE ARE SORT OF ONLINE RIGHT NOW, BUT UNDER RESTRICTED USE. WE'RE WE'RE DOING WHAT'S CALLED PART THREE TESTING WITH ERCOT. SO IT COULD BE AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH, IT COULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, SORT OF DEPENDING HOW LONG IT TAKES TO CLEAR THIS LAST ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLE. OKAY. WELL, I SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANT TO CHIME IN ON, BUT I DID WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND PROVIDING A BRIEF BUT INFORMATIVE INFORMATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON IT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. I KNOW Y'ALL WERE KIND OF ON THE RECEIVING END OF, OF SOME INFORMATION OUT THERE, ASSUMING THAT IT WAS A DATA CENTER AND NOT UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE AND WHAT YOUR ROLE PLAYS IN ACTUALLY SUPPORTING THE

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[Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading amending the previously approved Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a Civic Lodge in a Multi-Family Residential ("M-2") District, located at 2006 Whalen Road, bearing a legal description of 2.5420 acres out of the South 5 acres and 0.62 acres out of 2.1550 acres, also out of the South 5 acres, Lot 14, Block 147, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision. Applicant: Narciso Villela III (Commander), c/o Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2410. ]

AND THEN THE MURAL BEHIND. OKAY, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. LET ME MAKE SURE THAT I GOT ALL MY QUESTIONS. NO, SOMEBODY ELSE ANSWERED MINE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ANSWERS. I APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING. I KNOW WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS, IT WAS BLACK MOUNTAIN ENERGY THAT FIRST APPROACHED. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THE CONCEPT WAS FOR THIS DONATION, THE 170 000 TO SUPPORT THE ROTARIES, THE ROTARY CLUBS, $100,000 DONATION. AND SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS AT THE GROUNDBREAKING WHEN WE HAVE IT. AS THE PUBLIC KNOWS, WE'VE ALSO BEEN SEEKING GRANT FUNDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE HARLINGEN SOCCER COMPLEX. AND SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER GRAIN AND ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT PUZZLE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE KIDS LOVE IT OUT THERE, AND

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YES. TWO THINGS. ONE IS IF YOU COULD PLEASE JOIN THE CHAMBER AND AS A CHAMBER AMBASSADOR, WE CAN COME AND CUT A RIBBON AND GET YOU SOME NEWS MEDIA AND SPLASH! WE WOULD LOVE THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. AND WOULD WE, COMMISSIONERS, ONE QUESTION HERE. THE TRAINING YOU DID WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, IS THAT GOING TO BE ONGOING, LIKE EVERY THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, OR HOW OFTEN WILL YOU HAVE IT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I BELIEVE IT'S AN ANNUAL TRAINING ONGOING. I THINK WE DID DO TRAININGS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE ONE PRIOR TO HOT COMMISSIONING. SO BEFORE THE SITE WAS ENERGIZED AND THEN ONE AFTER IT HAD RECEIVED ELECTRICITY. AND THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CADENCE EXPECTED, ONGOING, BUT WE'RE OPEN TO ALTERNATIVE CADENCES AS REQUESTED. HOW LONG DOES HOW LONG IS THE TRAINING? LIKE 3 OR 4 HOURS. THERE'S TYPICALLY A CLASSROOM COMPONENT AND THEN A SITE VISIT AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE WE DID IT OVER SEVERAL DAYS TO ENSURE THAT EACH SHIFT

[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a bar in a Light Industry ("LI") District located at 1510 N. Commerce Street, Suite A, bearing a legal description of Lot 3, Block 1, Replat of Casa Blanca Subdivision. Applicant: Tomas Diaz. ]

ORLANDO. EXCUSE ME. ORLANDO. AS LONG AS YOU BRING CHECKS, YOU CAN CALL THEM WHATEVER YOU WANT.

AND HE'LL ANSWER TO ALL OF THEM. ISN'T THAT RIGHT, ORLANDO? THEY ARE CHAMBER MEMBERS ALREADY. OH, OKAY. GREAT. THERE'S A SHORT.

[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on second and final reading for the voluntary annexation and establishment of initial zoning of Residential, Single Family ("R-1") District upon annexation for a 1.15 acre tract of land out of Block 47, Lon C. Hill Subdivision, located on the south side of Morris Road approximately 2,630 feet east of Rangeville Road, together with a 0.16 acre tract out of Morris Road (a 60-foot right-of-way) out of Block 47, Lon C. Hill Subdivision. Applicant: Roberto Lopez.]

READY. AND 123123. OKAY. AND THEN WITH ANOTHER. IN A LITTLE BIT. 123. OH. THAT'S ON RECORD.

YOU CAN'T HAVE A LOT. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. READY. 123. TAKE ONE OF EACH 123. AND THEN THE LAST ONE. THAT'S FOR HER. 1231223. GOT IT. THANK YOU.

NOT EVEN COUNTING. TOTALLY COOL. YEAH THAT'S FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on second and final reading for the voluntary annexation and establishment of initial zoning of Light Industry (LI") District upon annexation for approximately 7.401 acres, more or less, out of Lot 5, Block 2, Harlingen Industrial Park No. 2 Subdivision, located at 109 FM 509, Cameron. County, Texas, together with any adjacent county road right-of-way required to be annexed by Texas Local Government Code Section 43.106. Applicant: JMP Holdings, LLC.]

THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NINE B PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN SUP TO ALLOW A BAR IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1510 NORTH COMMERCE STREET, SUITE A, BARRING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK ONE REPLAT OF CASABLANCA SUBDIVISION. THIS

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IS THAT HOW YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR TIME AFTER? CAN YOU CORRECT THAT TO FOUR AND ONE ONE. WELL YOU ONLY GET FIVE. YES. OH FOUR AND A HALF AND HALF PLEASE. FOUR AND 30 AND 30 30S 30S YES.

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE. IMPORTANT. MY NAME IS DESI MARTINEZ AND I'M HERE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL. OVER A HALF A CENTURY OF WORKING IN THIS AREA AND DEVELOPMENTS AND ALL, I COME TO COMMENT ON ANNEXATIONS IN OUR ETJ BOUNDARIES BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF IT, AND WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL HOW TO PROTECT OUR OUR LIMITED FUNDS AND THOSE AND HELP THESE LIGHT INDUSTRIES AND OTHER AREAS. AND I CAN SAY THAT FROM ALL THE WAY FROM LIPSCOMB.

AND WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION TO MORSE ROAD, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TO. NOW OVER HERE, FM 509, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED MOSTLY BY ROAD ACCESS AROUND. AND PEOPLE DON'T PAY PROPERTY TAXES OUT THERE. SOME INDUSTRIES DO, BUT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT BOTH ANNEXATIONS BECAUSE IT'S VOLUNTARY NOW, AND WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO HELP THESE. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS SITE THAT IS ON 509 AND PROGRESS AVENUE ROAD, IT'S A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. I GOT SOME INFORMATION FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION FROM ANNA, AND SHE TOLD ME, BROUGHT ME UP TO DATE.

WHAT'S GOING ON? ONE IS BECAUSE MY QUESTION WAS, ARE WE ANNEXING A COUNTY ROAD? AND SHE SAID, NO, JUST THE SITE WITHIN SAYS, OKAY, THEN WHY DON'T WE HELP THAT AREA? WHAT IS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO ON PROGRESS WITH EITHER WITH EITHER THE COUNTY YOU WORK FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, THE COUNTY TELL THEM UP THERE. AND BECAUSE ON OUR TOURS, ONE, YOU HAVE $1 MILLION OR MORE TO DEVELOP THAT AREA WITH THESE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. I'M BIG ON ON LAND OWNERSHIP AND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW THE REST OF TEXAS IS HELPING. AND WE'RE NOT. WE'RE JUST ZONING. WE NEED TO HELP TO DEVELOP THOSE AREAS THAT ARE MORE CONDUCIVE TO BRINGING IN JOBS. OUR HCDC HAS NEEDS TO BE DOING BETTER IN THAT RESPECT TO WORKING WITH LOCAL INDUSTRIES LIKE THIS ONE OVER ON 500, 509 AND PROGRESS, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE INTENT IN THE 80S. PROGRESS, AND WE NEED TO SEE THAT PROGRESS AND THERE'S STRATEGIES TO GET IT DONE. BUT THE AC, DC DOESN'T KNOW THE STRATEGY. THEY BRING OUTSIDERS. WE KNOW THE STRATEGIES, WE'VE DONE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY, AND WE CAN HELP YOU VOLUNTEER WHERE TO GIVE YOU THAT STRATEGY. WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDS. WE'VE GOT TURFS. YOU'VE GOT AC, DC AND YOU GOT FOUR B. HOW DO YOU USE THAT TO CREATE MORE JOBS? THE BATTERIES. GREAT JOB. WE'RE BECOMING A RAILROAD. WE'RE BECOMING A RAILROAD OF ELECTRICITY, BATTERIES AND CENTERS. THAT DATA CENTERS. IN MY CONSTRUCTION TERMS. WE'RE BECOMING THE MECHANICAL ROOM FOR THE WORLD ON AI AND BACKUP ELECTRICITY FOR THE REGION. WE NEED JOBS. THEY DON'T PRODUCE THAT MUCH JOBS, SO WE GOT TO WORK WITH THEM, I SUPPORT THEM.

I HOPE YOU DO TOO, AND I HOPE YOU SEND THIS MESSAGE TO THE EDC. ORLANDO IS HERE. HE'S

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISTER. MISTER, YOU GOT THE OTHER 30S. WE'RE YOU'VE GOT TWO SECONDS.

THANK YOU, MISTER MARTINEZ. I'LL CALL YOU AT THE NEXT ONE. OH, YOU HAVE TO CALL ME FOR EVERYONE. YES, I'M MY APOLOGIES. OKAY. I JUST FOLLOW THE RULES. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MOVING ON. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE ON ITEM NINE C, SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE D PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INITIAL ZONING OF RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT UPON ANNEXATION FOR A 1.15 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 47, LANCEY HILL SUBDIVISION, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MORRIS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 2630FT EAST OF RANGEVILLE ROAD, TOGETHER WITH 0.16 ACRE TRACT OUT OF MORRIS ROAD OF BLOCK 47. LAWN HILLS SUBDIVISION AT THIS TIME WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE DO HAVE MR. MARTINEZ FOR 30S AND YOU ARE ON. I KNOW ROBERT FROM MANY, MANY YEARS IN ALL THESE FAMILIES, AND THEY'RE ALL GOOD FAMILIES, THEIR NEIGHBORS, AND THEY SHOULD BE YOU KNOW, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THAT TOO. BUT WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB IN OUR BORDERS AND HELP THESE PEOPLE TO WORK A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AROUND THE ETJ WITH THEM. HE SAID, WELL, WE CAN'T DO ZONING. I KNOW THAT KNOW THAT 50 YEARS OR MORE, BUT YOU CAN DO

[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading imposing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for High-intensity Data Processing Facilities; providing legislative findings regarding public necessity, infrastructure capacity, water supply, electrical demand, and land-use compatibility, providing for a limited duration; providing severability; and establishing an effective date.]

PROVIDING FOR A LIMITED DURATION, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AT THIS TIME. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. WE DO HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS. WE'LL START WITH MR. MARTINEZ. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I'LL BE GOING ON HOME BECAUSE MY WIFE HAS BEEN A LITTLE UNDER. WELL, SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND BRAIN SURGERY, SO. BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO COME. I'VE BEEN ON IT FOR THREE MONTHS WITH HER. BUT ALL I WANTED TO ASK HERE IS, YOU KNOW, I DO RESPECT YOU ALL I DO, BUT YOU NEED TO REALLY GET DOWN TO IT BECAUSE WE'RE IN A BIG CROSSROADS HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE POWER PLANTS AND YOU CAN SEE THIS AND THAT. BUT WE NEED REAL JOBS AND WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE WORKERS SO THEY CAN GET BETTER, BETTER WAGES AND STUFF FOR WORKING SO HARD. SO WE NEED TO HELP WITH OUR LOCAL INDUSTRIES. I DID AND WE DID AND WE WON. WE BROUGHT OVER 500 JOBS, GOVERNMENT JOBS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ. OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE LUIS VALDEZ. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND DISTRICT. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. LUIS VALDESPINO, 420 EAST AUSTIN AVENUE, DISTRICT THREE. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS AND MAYORS, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE MORATORIUM ON THE AGENDA. IT ADDRESSES A LOT, BUT NOT ALL OF OUR CONCERNS. I APPRECIATE YOUR INCLUSION OF THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, MENTIONING THAT IN THERE. I STILL HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSED DRAFT. FIRST, IS THE PROPOSED PUBLICLY DISCUSSED PROPERTY FOR USE BY ENNIS ENERGY FOR DATA CENTER WITHIN HARLINGEN'S ETJ. SECOND, ARE THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY DATA CENTER APPLICATIONS THAT WOULD CURRENTLY BE CONSIDERED, FILED, ACCEPTED, OR COMPLETED, MEANING THAT THIS MORATORIUM WOULD NOT APPLY TO THEM? AND THIRD, HAVE ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OR MAYOR ACCEPTED ANY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANYONE OR ANY ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF OF A DATA CENTER? IF SO, WILL YOU COMMIT TO RETURN THOSE

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JUST LAST WEEK, HILL COUNTY BECAME THE FIRST COUNTY IN TEXAS TO PAUSE CONSTRUCTION ON DATA CENTERS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS FOR ONE YEAR TO ALLOW OFFICIALS TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF DATA CENTERS. I NOTICED THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT MENTION CONDUCTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY FOR DATA CENTER, A DATA CENTER OF THIS SIZE. WHY? THIS ORDINANCE ALSO DOES NOT MENTION ANY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS FOR OUR ECOSYSTEM AND WILDLIFE IN THE AREA. WHY YOU NEED TO INCLUDE THE EXPERTISE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY OR ENTITY IN THE ZONING REGULATIONS. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES USUALLY TAKE AN AVERAGE OF ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE. SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LAND EAST OF OUR AIRPORT FALLS WITHIN HARLINGEN'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND HARLINGEN'S ZONING LAWS DIRECTLY REGULATE HOW THIS LAND IS USED. THESE ZONING LAWS NEED TO BE CREATED TO MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A DATA CENTER TO BE BUILT. AND FINALLY, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO TO STOP THE TAX ABATEMENTS BEING OFFERED TO THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES BY THE COUNTY? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, HAVING NO ONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST ITEM NINE E AND MOVE INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS ITEM TEN A WE HAVE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING. AMENDING THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SUP TO ALLOW CIVIC LODGE AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2006 WAYLAND ROAD, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 2.5420 ACRES OUT OF SOUTH FIVE ACRES AND 0.62 ACRES OUT OF 2.1550 ACRES. ALSO OUT OF THE SOUTH. FIVE ACRES, LOT 14, BLOCK 147 SAN BENITO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. MARK, WILL YOU READ THE CAPTION, PLEASE? AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. AMENDING THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUED TO THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2014 TO ALLOW A CIVIC LODGE AND A RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2006 NORTH WAVELAND ROAD, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 2540 AND 20 ACRES OUT OF SOUTH FIVE ACRES AND 0.62 ACRES OUT OF 2.1550 ACRES. ALSO OUT OF THE SOUTH.

FIVE ACRES, BLOCK 14, BLOCK 147 SAN BENITO LAND AND WATER COMPANY SUBDIVISION. PROVIDING

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IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION AND APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THE FOUR CONDITIONS PUT FORTH BY STAFF, THE. WHAT THE FOUR CONDITIONS STAFF MADE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THOSE FOUR CONDITIONS. SO LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING THIS PROCEDURALLY. CORRECT. SO WOULD YOU WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION, COMMISSIONER? YES.

OKAY. AND NOW IF YOU COULD JUST REPEAT THAT, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THE FOUR CONDITIONS STAFF MAY MADE, WHICH IS OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING THE PROPER STATE AND CITY PERMITS AND PROVIDING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE WITH THE MINIMUM 30 DAY RETENTION AND COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY PLANNING AND ZONING, BUILDING INSPECTIONS, FIRE PREVENTION, HEALTH AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND HOURS OF OPERATION ARE 4 P.M. TO 2 A.M.

SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. RIGHT. AND WE GOT A MOTION WITH THOSE CONDITIONS. SECOND FROM MESMER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. DID YOU VOTE? YES. I WAS JUST QUESTIONING IF YOU MAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY AND PROVIDING ALL THE ADEQUATE INFORMATION TO MAKE IT EASY FOR US. WE APPRECIATE IT. ITEM TEN B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR SUP TO ALLOW A BAR IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1510 NORTH COMMERCE STREET, SUITE A BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK ONE REPLAT OF CASA BLANCA SUBDIVISION. MARK AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NUMBER 16-8 OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN TO ISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO THOMAS DIAZ TO ALLOW A BAR IN A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1510 NORTH. COMMENTS. COMMERCE STREET, SUITE TEN, SUITE A, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE. REPLAT OF LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE CASABLANCA SUBDIVISION AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR PACKET IN FRONT OF YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR ANA FROM THE COMMISSION? A MOTION TO APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY STAFF. SECOND. SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIAL ZONING OF RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT UPON ANNEXATION FOR A 1.5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 47, LOT C HILL SUBDIVISION, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MORSE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 2630FT EAST OF RANGER VILLE ROAD, TOGETHER WITH 0.16 ACRE TRACT OUT OF MORRIS ROAD, A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY OUT OF BLOCK 47, MUNCY HILLS SUBDIVISION. MARK. D D OKAY, WE SKIPPED C I GUESS, DID I? YEAH, I THINK SO. YEAH. I'M SORRY GUYS, THIS IS I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS A WEEK AND IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY. OKAY, LET'S JUST COMPLETE D SO THAT WAY AND THEN I'LL GO BACK IN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN BY ANNEXING FOR FULL PURPOSE OF 1.15 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AT A BLOCK 47 LANCE HILL SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MORRIS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 2630FT EAST OF RANGE RIVER ROAD, TOGETHER WITH A 0.16 ACRE ACRE TRACT OUT OF MORRIS ROAD, A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY OUT OF BLOCK 47 LANCE HILL SUBDIVISION. FINDING THE LAND TO ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER LOPEZ HAS ABSTAINED FROM THIS ITEM. AND DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOTION MOTION FROM MORALES. SECOND. SECOND FROM PEREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH AN ABSTENTION.

NOW CIRCLING BACK TO ITEM C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIAL ZONING OF LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT UPON ANNEXATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 7.401 ACRES, MORE OR LESS OUT OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK TWO HARLINGEN INDUSTRIAL PARK NUMBER TWO SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 109 FM 509 CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, TOGETHER WITH AN ADJACENT COUNTY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED TO BE ANNEXED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. SECTION 43.106 MARK AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN BY ANNEXING FOR FULL PURPOSE 7.401 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AT ABOUT FIVE BLOCK TWO HARLINGEN INDUSTRIAL PARK NUMBER TWO SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 109 FM 509, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, TOGETHER WITH ANY ADJACENT COUNTY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED TO BE ANNEXED BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 43.106 AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INITIAL ZONING OF LIGHT INDUSTRY

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FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WANT IT WAS CLARIFYING THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR AGAIN FOR THE RECORD THAT ONLY THE TRACT IS BEING ANNEXED AND NOT PROGRESS. RIGHT? RIGHT OF WAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANNA? ONE QUICK QUESTION. SO WHO WILL EVENTUALLY PAVE THAT ROAD? SO TECHNICALLY THE ROAD IS IN COUNTY OR WITHIN COUNTY LIMITS.

THE CITY, IT'S NOT IN THE INVENTORY FOR CAMERON COUNTY. SO TECHNICALLY IT FALLS ON THE CITY TO MAINTAIN THAT ROAD EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. SAY THAT AGAIN. SO THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ROAD AT THIS TIME. SO I THINK, GABE, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I HATE TO HEAR WHEN THE COUNTY SAYS THAT IT'S NOT IN THEIR INVENTORY. AND SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY THEY DON'T MAINTAIN IT. WHAT, TALKING TO GABE. IT'S A GHOST ROAD. WE CAN'T WE CAN'T MAINTAIN. WE SHOULDN'T MAINTAIN IT UNLESS WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. I'M NOT SURE WE ACTUALLY HAVE MAINTAINING AND MAINTAINING IT. I JUST WANT TO BE VERY AWARE OF WHAT OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR ROLE IS AS A CITY. BECAUSE I'VE HAD PLENTY OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ROADS NOT IN THEIR INVENTORY. SO BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHERS. AND ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE CITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THOSE. SO THERE'S. OKAY, SO THERE'S TWO THINGS.

THE THE ROAD IS IN CAMERON COUNTY, RIGHT? I REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY ENGINEER. HE CONFIRMED IN WRITING THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER INVENTORY SO THAT THEY WERE NOT MAINTAINING IT.

AND SO STAFF ALSO FOUND A RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 1980, IN THE 80S, EARLY 80S, IN WHICH THE CITY HAD TRANSMITTED THIS OR HAD PASSED THIS RESOLUTION, SENT IT TO CAMERON COUNTY, AND IT WAS THE FORMER PLANNING DIRECTOR STATING THAT THE CITY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ROAD FOR THIS ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS INDIVIDUAL. YES. JUST PROGRESS. OKAY. SO IS THEN THEN WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THIS SPECIFIC ROAD.

I MEAN, IF IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, I. BUT I WOULD RATHER HAVE ANNEXED IT IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THAT ANYWAY. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THE OPTION OF IF YOU WANT TO INCLUDE IT, WE CAN INCLUDE IT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE ADVERTISE IT BOTH WAYS, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT MIGHT AS WELL. RIGHT. YEAH. SO IT'S, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT BASED ON THE COMMENT I MADE THAT, YOU KNOW, A STATEMENT THAT WE WERE ONLY ANNEXING THE, THE ACTUAL TRACT OR THE 7.4 ACRES. BUT IT'S AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE CAN DO BOTH. OKAY. AND I THINK THE REASON FOR DOING THAT IS ALSO BECAUSE IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND IT IS INSIDE THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. YEAH, I'D RATHER JUST ANNEX IT. OKAY, COMMISSIONER PEREZ, I'M GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO ASIDE FROM THIS, CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN YOU HAVE A MOMENT? NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT GIVEN THIS CONVERSATION, LOOK UP TO SEE ARE THERE ANY OTHER ROADS THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE MAINTAINING THAT ARE NOT IN THE COUNTY'S INVENTORY AND SEND THAT. AND IF THE COMMISSION WANTS, YOU CAN SEND IT TO EVERYONE OR IF NOT, SEND IT TO ME. I HAD A QUESTION. HOW DOES THAT WORK, DANIEL? THAT IS NOT I DON'T THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE, BUT. OH YEAH, HE CAN'T TALK IN THIS. HE'S HE'S ABSTAINING FROM THIS. MY BAD.

NO, HE'S NOT ABSTAINING FROM THIS ITEM. BUT I DO THINK THAT IT'S INAPPROPRIATE. AND HE'S NOT HE'S A COMMISSIONER OF THE COMMUNITY. AND. YEAH. SO BUT THAT COULD BE A QUESTION FOR GABE. HOW DOES THAT WORK? BECAUSE IT'S CONSTANTLY TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I SEE THE THE COUNTY BASICALLY WASHING THEIR HANDS AND SAYING, OH, WE DON'T DO THIS. AND IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. SO HOW IS IT THAT THEY GET AWAY FROM FROM SHIRKING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN ROADS? IN MY OPINION, THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT BECAUSE IT'S IN THE COUNTY. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY SAY IT'S NOT IN THEIR INVENTORY. IF IT'S RIGHT OF WAY ESTABLISHED, THAT'S RIGHT OF WAY. IT SHOULD BE THEIR ROAD, WHETHER IT'S IN THEIR INVENTORY OR NOT. SO DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE FOR THAT? WELL, GENERALLY THEY'RE IN THE COUNTY, SO NOT REALLY. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS REFUSE TO MAINTAIN IT AND JUST TELL THEM, LOOK, IT'S NOT OUR ROAD. YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOUR RESIDENTS WHY YOU'RE NOT MAINTAINING IT, BECAUSE WE DON'T NORMALLY MAINTAIN ROADS IN THE COUNTY UNLESS WE HAVE SOME SORT OF MOU WITH THEM TO DO IT. AND. RIGHT. AND I THINK THE LAST TIME THAT WE DID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT WAS WITH GARRETT. BUT GARRETT HAS A LONG STRETCH OF INSIDE THE CITY. SO WE DID IT

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OKAY, SO I THINK WE'RE KIND OF DEVIATING FROM THIS ITEM, BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A HEALTHY CONVERSATION TO HAVE. AND IF YOU CAN JUST SHARE, DO THAT RESEARCH, SEND IT TO THE COMMISSION, AND THEN MAYBE IT NEEDS TO MAKE IT TO ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM OR HAVE GABE LOOK INTO IT FOR US. BUT FOR NOW, GIVEN THAT THE CITY, BASED ON STAFF GIVING US THIS INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS IN THE PAST YEARS AND YEARS AGO AND PROVIDED A RESOLUTION SAYING THAT WE WOULD MAINTAIN IT, AND YOU'RE ALREADY DOING THE ANNEXATION. IS THERE A MOTION TO INCLUDE ALL TO ADD THE ROAD TO THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, WAIT, SO YOU'RE AMENDING THIS TO NOT ONLY INCLUDE THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, BUT WE'RE VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY ANNEXING THE ROAD, THE ROAD THAT WE ALREADY SAID THROUGH 1980 ORDINANCE THAT WE OWN, BUT IT WAS MEMORIALIZED IN 1980, WHATEVER, THROUGH A RESOLUTION, BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO EXECUTION, I'M ASSUMING, BECAUSE OF WHATEVER REASON. BUT AT THIS POINT, IF WE'RE DOING THE ANNEXATION, IT MAKES SENSE TO ANNEX ALL OF IT, SINCE WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT ANYHOW. AND WE'VE ALREADY MADE UNLESS THIS I MEAN, UNLESS THE COMMISSION DOESN'T WANT TO DO THAT, THEN THAT'S FINE. BUT WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

BUT DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES. OKAY. SO WE'LL WE'LL VOTE ON THIS. AND THEN IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER ONE, WE CAN DO THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ANNA. ITEM E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING. IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH INTENSITY DATA PROCESSING FACILITIES, PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS REGARDING PUBLIC NECESSITY, INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, WATER SUPPLY, ELECTRICAL DEMAND AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY, PROVIDING FOR LIMITED DURATION, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE MARK. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING OR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH INTENSITY DATA CENTERS, DATA PROCESSING FACILITIES. PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS REGARDING PUBLIC NECESSITY, INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, WATER SUPPLY, ELECTRICAL DEMAND, AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY, PROVIDING FOR A LIMITED DURATION, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WE'VE GOT YOUR PACKET IN FRONT OF YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR IS THERE A MOTION? NO. MAY I ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE STATEMENT? YES, SIR. I START WITH COMMISSIONER MESMER. YES. THIS THEORETICAL DATA CENTER IS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. THE CITY HAS NO NO PROCESS, NO HAS NO REASON TO BAN DATA CENTERS IN HARLINGEN BECAUSE THE DATA CENTER, YOU WOULD HAVE TO ACQUIRE 600, 800, 1200 ACRES CONTINUOUS. AND I DOUBT THAT THERE'S CHEAP, EASY LAND IN HARLINGEN FOR 600, 812 HUNDRED ACRES. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE WRITTEN ABOUT EMOTION, NOT LOGIC. IN THE 60S, STAR TREK, MR. SPOCK WAS LOGIC. CAPTAIN KIRK HAD EMOTION, AND THAT'S WHAT MADE IT A GREAT SHOW. AND SO. THE AIRPORT IS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY. THE EDC IS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY. THE WATERWORKS AND SEWAGE WORKS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE CITY. THE SEWAGE, WATER AND SEWAGE IS IN HAS GOING TO SELL THEM WASTEWATER. WASTEWATER THAT GOES INTO THE ARROYO, THE WATERWORKS, WHICH WE CAN'T TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. WE'LL MAKE ABOUT $1.3 MILLION A YEAR.

INSTEAD OF DUMPING THE WATER INTO THE ARROYO, IT'LL GO INTO A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM AT THIS

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BECAUSE WE WERE ALL GOING TO DIE OF POLLUTION. AND I GREW UP IN A STEEL TOWN. I KNOW

[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to recommend to the City Commission the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed replant of Lots 19820, Parkwood Addition Subdivision, located North of Mesquite Drive and consideration of variances to the required park fees for Lot 20. Applicant: Scheibe Consulting, Inc. c/o Brry W. Jackson. ]

AND THEN THE 80S, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE FROM ACID RAIN. COAL POWER PLANTS ARE KILLING US. SO WE PUT UP SOME WINDMILLS AND SOME SOLAR. AND I THINK GERMANY, STUPID. THEY HAVE LOTS OF SOLAR PLANTS THERE AND THEY ONLY GET SOME SUN EVERY 3 OR 4 DAYS. SO WE PUT A MORATORIUM.

WE WANT TO BAN DATA CENTERS IN HARLINGEN. IT'S NOT A HARLINGEN ISSUE. IT'S A COUNTY ISSUE.

Y'ALL COME HERE AND YELL AT US. EVERY MEETING ABOUT DATA CENTERS, AND WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. AND IF THERE'S BEEN SECRET MEETINGS, AS YOU ALL SAY, I'VE NEVER BEEN INCLUDED IN ONE.

OH, WE MUST BE TAKING BRIBES AND KICKBACKS AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT I. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT. THINK SCIENCE. AND SO WE GOT RID OF ALL THIS ELECTRICAL

[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to renew the MarshMcLennan Agency (McGriff) Employee Benefits Broker Agreement for the City of Harlingen Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and to authorize the City Manager to sign the contract. ]

[Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve Interlocal Agreements between the City of Harlingen and HISD for transportation and facility use related to the City of Harlingen Summer Playground Program and the City of Harlingen Summer Track Program from May 26, 2026, through July 16, 2026.]

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THERE'S A LAWSUIT, AND IT BOILS DOWN TO MAKING SURE THAT NOBODY GETS ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A WATER AGREEMENT. ORIGINAL WATER WORKS HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT BASICALLY STATING, HEY, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH EFFLUENT WATER. BUT THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE? AND ONCE THEY USE THAT, WHO'S GOING TO WHO'S GOING TO DO THE OVERSIGHT TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY AT THAT? OTHERWISE, THEY'RE GOING TO GO AND USE POTABLE WATER. THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. A COUPLE OF HOURS NORTH OF US, WE HAVE CORPUS AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE WHOLE STATE IS IN A DROUGHT.

AND YES, WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, THEY MIGHT HAVE PLENTY OF DATA CENTERS, BUT GUESS WHO'S ALSO PAYING FOR SOME OF THAT? MARYLAND. AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. WHY? BECAUSE THEIR ELECTRICITY RATES ARE SKY HIGH AND THEY NEED. AND THOSE POWER COMPANIES NEED

[Item 10i - Presentation and possible action to approve the final report for the Windshield Historic Resource Survey prepared by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC.]

WILL THERE BE ENOUGH WATER? AND WHO'S GOING TO TAKE THE. WHO'S GOING TO DO THE. WITHOUT WATER, THERE'S ZERO LIFE. AND WITHOUT WATER. AND WITH ANY WATER THAT'S AVAILABLE, IT'S GOING TO GO TO THE DATA CENTERS AND REFINERIES AND BIG COMPANIES. AND GUESS WHAT? WE WILL BE THE LAST ONES. YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE THE LAST ONES TO GET A DROP OF WATER. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE 1 MILLION OR 10 MILLION IN THE BANK, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD YOUR OWN WATER. RIGHT NOW, IT IS ESTIMATED A DESALINATION PLANT, ONE GALLON OF WATER IS 1010 TO $11. AFTER IT'S ALL PROCESSED, WHAT WILL THAT BE IN TEN YEARS AND 20 YEARS? THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER. YES, THE DATA CENTER IS BEING LOOKED AT, IS ACROSS THE STREET. ACROSS THE ROAD IS IN THE COUNTY. GUESS WHO'S AFFECTED? WE ARE FIRST. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, BUT WE NEED TO ADD MORE TO IT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ASKED. WE CANNOT HAVE JUST MR. GONZALEZ, OUR ATTORNEY. AND SPEAKING OF THE ATTORNEY, HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO COST US FOR HIM TO REVIEW THIS? 40,050, 60. WE HAVE OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ONE OF YOU ON THIS COMMITTEE.

AND YES, I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY FROM THAT COME FROM OUT THERE ON THE FLOOR OR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S NOT STAFF TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PEREZ. OKAY. I KNOW YOU HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT, RIGHT? OKAY. HINT IN BRIEF. RIGHT. OKAY. SO, DANIEL, YOU WANT TO DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY? THIS IS COUNTY PROPERTY. IT'S NOT HARLINGEN PROPERTY.

AND MAYBE THIS WILL HELP BECAUSE I MY COMMENTS WERE GOING TO BE BRIEF AS WELL, BUT I UNDERSTAND AND I APPRECIATE YOUR. CLARIFICATION ON OUR JURISDICTION. AND I AGREE WITH YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY. THE CITY COMMISSION HARLINGEN HAS THEIR COMMISSION MEETINGS AT 530 FOR THE WORKING CLASS TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE AND PROVIDE THEIR COMMENTARY, AND SO THEY DO. SO THE COUNTY, I BELIEVE, STILL HAS THEIR MEETINGS AT NOON, MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND VOICE THEIR CONCERNS. WE'RE ALL MEMBERS OF CAMERON COUNTY. WE ALL HAVE A VESTED INTEREST. BUT THE REASON FOR THIS MORATORIUM, I THINK I HAVE BEEN ONE OF WELL, I'M NOT I'M NOT SAYING THE ONLY ONE, BUT I HAVE. I'M VERY ACTIVE AND VERY ENGAGED.

PROVIDE INFORMATION ALONG THE WAY. AND I HAVE SAID FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THAT I WAS LOOKING TOWARDS DOING THIS MORATORIUM, WORK WITH MARK, WORK WITH DANIEL, TRYING TO, TO, TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD GET THIS DONE. BUT IT'S NOT AS EASY AS MORATORIUM ON OTHER THINGS.

AND WE NEEDED TO HAVE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S BEEN SOME MISINFORMATION THAT, HEY,

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THAT'S THEIR LAND. THAT'S THEIR TAXING LAND. RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS MORATORIUM. AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS JUST RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. THAT'S ALL IT IS. OKAY. DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YOU HAD EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO RESPOND WITH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, THEN MAY I ASK A QUESTION HERE? YES, SIR.

CAN WE GO AHEAD AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS IS ONLY FOR 120 DAYS. CORRECT. IS THAT THE MAXIMUM? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE WE DO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS THOROUGHLY. CORRECT. AS WE DO OUR OWN STUDY. YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. SO KEEP IN MIND THAT IN ABOUT WHAT 120 ABOUT 90 DAYS INTO IT. WE NEED TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION. AND ALSO WE NEED TO BE UP. WE NEED TO BE UPDATED ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND NOT WAIT TILL THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE.

YEAH. THAT'S A I'M SORRY. ARE YOU THERE'S SO WE HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN STAY ON TOP OF THIS AND START COUNTING THE DAYS AND THEN GET A SECOND SIGNATURE TO DO THIS EXTENSION. BUT I'VE ALSO ASKED THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S NOT STAFF TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE. AND THE MAYOR SAYING, NO, I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSING THIS. THIS ISN'T A COMMITTEE. THIS IS A MORATORIUM. JUST LIKE WE HAD THE MORATORIUM ON THE THE THE DOPE SHOPS, THE VAPE SHOP. THIS IS FOR STAFF TO DO WHAT STAFF IS PAID TO DO. THIS ISN'T A COMMITTEE FOR SHOWBOATING AND FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND, YOU KNOW, ASK QUESTIONS AND, AND TO, TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THIS ISN'T I THINK THAT YOU'RE I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU IF IT WAS A COMMITTEE. AND WE ALL INVITE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO SERVE ON EVERY COMMITTEE FOR THAT PURPOSE. BUT THIS IS A MORATORIUM SO THAT STAFF THAT IS TASKED WITH THE JOB TO PROVIDE OUR ZONING, I GET IT, OKAY. I'M GLAD, BUT IF IF IS THERE IS THERE A REQUEST TO EXTEND THE THE MORATORIUM? IS THAT THE REQUEST? WELL, AT THIS POINT, AT THIS POINT, WE CAN ONLY DO 120 DAYS. WHAT I'M INFORMING YOU IS THAT BECAUSE OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I'LL BE ASKING FOR A SECOND SIGNATURE TO DO AN EXTENSION. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANKS FOR SHARING THAT WITH US. I KNOW THAT WE. DANIEL AND I SPOKE WITH THE I THINK IT WAS THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE LEDGE. THEY HAVE INTERIM CHARGES, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE. AND SO IT IS OUR JOB TO BE FOLLOWING ALONG THE WAY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNED WITH WHAT THE STATE PUTS OUT. AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, IT IS NOT. WE DON'T HAVE A

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I HAVE THE FLOOR TALKING ABOUT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THIS MORATORIUM THAT I ACTUALLY AM IN FAVOR OF. IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE THE 120 DAYS LIKE COMMISSIONER MORALES SAID IT WOULD BE TO DO MY OWN DUE DILIGENCE, DO SOME MORE RESEARCH. AND IN THE SAME TIME, LIKE YOU JUST MENTIONED, SPEAK TO OUR STATE SENATORS, SPEAK TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, EVEN THE COUNTY, THE OUR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO HAVE THE OTHER HEARING AND LIKE I MENTIONED, DO SOME DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND SPEAK TO MORE PEOPLE. AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER HEARING COMING UP THAT WE'D LIKE THAT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO MORE PEOPLE ABOUT. AND WE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SAY NO. HOWEVER, I AM HEARING SOME PEOPLE THAT SAY YES. HOWEVER, IT IS LIKE COMMISSIONER MESMER SAID, IT IS OUT OF OUR JURISDICTION. IT FALLS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT ONE. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE. AND THIS MORATORIUM FALLS RIGHT INTO THE 120 DAYS, WHICH IS IT WOULD BE OKAY WITH ME TO TO GO WITH IT, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY THE TIME THAT I WOULD NEED AT THIS TIME. AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULDN'T BE ASKING FOR MORE TIME BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME TO, TO DO THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. IF NOT, I WOULD BE JUST BE LINGERING IT. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, DO YOU WANT TO. OKAY. EXCUSE ME. DO YOU WANT TO WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION OR AMEND YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE HIS REQUEST? YES. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND AMEND THE MOTION TO. YOU. WANT THE ENVIRONMENTAL. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? WE JUST WANT TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT LOOK AT THIS AND GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK. RIGHT. THE WAY I ENVISION THIS IS THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY GAVE IN. MARK, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I IMAGINE ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO THE END OF THE MORATORIUM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN CONVERSATION. AND WHEN THAT DAY COMES, I WOULD LIKE US TO BE AS BEST PREPARED TO ANSWER THE PUBLIC'S QUESTIONS AS WE CAN BE. I KNOW MR. VALDESPINO HAS ASKED THE QUESTION. I'VE KNOWN THE ANSWER TO MOST OF THEM, BUT THE ONE QUESTION HE'S ASKED I'M JUST LIKE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT IS THE WATER COMING BACK INTO THE SYSTEM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE GOING BACK TO IT IS WE ARE AS WELL VERSED IN THIS, THIS INDUSTRY AS WE CAN BE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE BEST EDUCATED DECISIONS WE CAN. AND THIS WOULD INCLUDE ALL COMMISSIONERS AND IN THE PUBLIC. COMMISSIONER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE REASON THE COMMISSION IS ENTERTAINING THIS MORATORIUM IS TO EVALUATE LAND USE CAPACITY COMPATIBILITY BECAUSE OF EXTRAORDINARY DEMANDS ON INFRASTRUCTURE POSED BY DATA CENTERS. CORRECT? CORRECT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COVER ALL OUR BASES. I KNOW ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN A SO LARGER POINT AND AND OKAY, NOW I'M KIND OF REMEMBERING A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE I KNOW WE DID A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, RESEARCH INTO THIS BEFORE WE EVEN GOT TO THIS PLACE. AND SO CAN WE LEGALLY DO THAT, DO THAT? ARE WE IS THAT WE CAN DO IT? I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE PURPOSE FOR THE MORATORIUM IS NOT TO DO IT, JUST THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY. CORRECT. IT IS TO EVALUATE LAND USE CAPACITY AND COMPATIBILITY. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE DEMANDS. WATER IS CERTAINLY PART OF THAT. AND IF DURING THE TIME OF THE MORATORIUM, WE ALSO HAVE CITY STAFF LOOK INTO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, THAT'S SOMETHING TO THE SIDE. IT'S A SIDE INSTRUCTION.

BUT THAT CERTAINLY THE THE WE WOULDN'T WANT THE MORATORIUM ORDINANCE CHANGE. WE CAN DIRECT CITY STAFF DURING THAT TIME TO LOOK INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT AND AND, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC, WE, WE, IF WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT, IF WE COULD HAVE JUST RUSHED TO THIS AND DO IT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT. BUT THERE WAS A LOT THAT WENT INTO IT. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THIS MORATORIUM, AND IT'S WORDED IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE CAN IT'S LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE TO DO SO. CORRECT.

SO WHAT IS BEFORE US LOOKS AS IF IT HAS GONE THROUGH LEGAL IS LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE, BUT STAFF CAN BE DIRECTED BASED ON THIS LANGUAGE ALONE TO LOOK AT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. IS THAT

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AND THEN WE HAD A SECOND FROM LOPEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE'VE GOT. ITEM F. THANK YOU. CONSIDERATION.

POSSIBLE ACTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COMMISSION THE PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND FINAL PLAT WITH CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED REPLANT OF LOTS 19 AND 20 PARKWOOD ADDITION SUBDIVISION LOCATED NORTH OF MESQUITE DRIVE. AND CONSIDERATION OF VARIANCES AT THE REQUIRED PARK FEES FOR LOT 20. ANY QUESTIONS HERE FOR ANA? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. DO WE WANT TO IS THERE A MOTION? GIVE ME ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY. WE

[Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to award RFQ No. 2026-07 for Professional Services for the Historic Resources Survey funded through the Texas Preservation Trust Fund (TPTF) grant. ]

REPLANT. ARE WE PLANTING TREES OR WHAT. OF A IT'S A IT'S A OH IT'S A TYPO. OKAY. I THOUGHT HERE'S A NEW WORD, A TYPO. BUT I READ IT THAT WAY. YEAH. OKAY. SO IS THERE ANY IS THERE ANY

[Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign and submit the Request for Certified Local Government (CLG) Status application to the Texas Historical Commission for the City of Harlingen. ]

SO CAN I GET A SECOND, SECOND FROM LOPEZ? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RENEW THE MARSH

[Item 10l - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to award Bid No. 2026-06 for a Supply Contract for Drainage Materials. ]

WE'RE PUSHING HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IF WE WERE GETTING SIGNED AND GETTING SOLD OUT OR, OR FILLED IN 15 MINUTES, THEN I THINK WE NEED MORE SPACES FOR MORE KIDS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MENDIOLA? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. THESE ARE THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT ARE ALREADY ENROLLED IN THESE SCHOOLS. THEY CAN BE FROM SCHOOLS OR THEY CAN JUST BE CITIZENS, CHILDREN WITHIN THE AREA. SO WE COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE FACILITIES. WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES ARE THEY DOING? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT FACILITIES FOR THE KIDS, WHETHER IT'S ART WE'RE GOING TO DO. WORKOUT AEROBICS, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS LIKE THAT. WE'LL DO SOME FIELD TRIPS SO THEY'LL BE EDUCATIONAL FACTORS AND OKAY, EXERCISE COMPONENTS. OKAY, SO I'LL MAKE

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[Item 10m - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to award RFQ No. 2026-10 for Professional Consulting Services for the Harlingen Mobility Master Plan.]

[Item 10n - Consideration and possible action to show constituents' faces on video when they are addressing the Commission during the Citizen Communication]

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM A PRESENTATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL REPORT FOR THE WIND SHIELD HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY PREPARED BY INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LLC. IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS FOR ALEXIS, THERE IS A PRESENTATION BY MISS MORGAN FROM IES, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO ACTION. GREAT. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME AND SEE MY POWERPOINT? YES, MA'AM. YES. PERFECT. OKAY.

WELL GOOD EVENING. I'M PLEASED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL OUR RECENT HISTORIC SURVEY PROJECT COMPLETED BY EIS IN 2025 AND 2026. THIS PROJECT WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ALL OPINIONS, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THOSE OF THE REPORT AUTHORS. THERE YOU GO. SO HERE'S A QUICK BREAKDOWN OF WHAT TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE. I'LL INTRODUCE MYSELF AND THE PROJECT AND PROVIDE A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CITY AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT'S APPROACH, RESULTS, AND RECOMMENDATION. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE END. MY NAME IS MORGAN GRANGER. I AM EIS SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN WITH APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WORKING ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS RELATED TO NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, SECTION 106 COMPLIANCE, CONDUCTING HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEYS, SPEARHEADING BUILDING AND CEMETERY CONDITION ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER RELATED PRESERVATION AND PLANNING ACTIVITY PROJECTS. I HOLD A JOINT MASTER'S DEGREE IN ART HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH IN SCOTLAND, AND A MASTER'S OF SCIENCE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION FROM CLEMSON. I AM A I'M A SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. SIOSO. I QUALIFIED ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN AND HAVE SERVED AS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND PROJECT MANAGER MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT. I WAS ALSO ASSISTED BY THOMAS GOODWIN, OUR CULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST, WHO IS ALSO AN SOI QUALIFIED ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN. SO, IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY, WE DETERMINED THAT THE BEST APPROACH FOR THIS PROJECT WAS A HYBRID WINDSHIELD AND RECONNAISSANCE LEVEL SURVEY ACROSS FOUR SURVEY AREAS. A WINDSHIELD SURVEY SERVES AS A HIGH LEVEL INVESTIGATION OF HISTORIC POTENTIAL IN A DEFINED AREA. WINDSHIELD SURVEYS ASSESS SURVEY AREAS, LOOKING AT THE OVERALL CHARACTER, ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, AND INTEGRITY. A RECONNAISSANCE LEVEL SURVEY IS MORE FOCUSED ON RECORDING SPECIFIC BUILDINGS USING THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INVENTORY FORM. THE HYBRID SURVEY APPROACH, DESIGNED FOR HARLINGEN, ALLOWED FOR THE TARGETED RECREATION OF AN ESTIMATED 50 HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THE OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF EACH SURVEY AREA. THE WINDSHIELD SURVEY DETERMINED WHICH AREAS POSSESS HIGH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HISTORIC DISTRICTS, AND ALL FINDINGS OF THE HYBRID SURVEY ARE PROVIDED IN A SURVEY REPORT, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC CONTEXT AND PROJECT INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE THC. THE FIRST OF THE FOUR SURVEY AREAS CENTERED ON THE FORMER ARMY AIR BASE AND IS AT THE TOP RIGHT HAND ON THIS SLIDE AND INCLUDED THE MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY, HARLINGEN ARTS AND HERITAGE MUSEUM AND THE TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE. THE NEXT AREA WAS THE SUNSET SUNSHINE STRIP RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TOP LEFT. THE THIRD WAS THE PARKWOOD SUBDIVISION, HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS LAUREL PARK AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT, AND THE FINAL AREA WAS THE ORIGINAL TOWN SITE OR DOWNTOWN AT THE BOTTOM LEFT. SO THE EARLIEST EUROPEANS TO ARRIVE IN THE AREA WERE LIKELY SPANISH EXPLORERS WHO ENCOUNTERED DIVERSE LANGUAGE GROUPS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. EUROPEANS SETTLED IN

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IT WAS LATER. IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED SIX SHOOTER JUNCTION, BUT WAS LATER RENAMED HARLINGEN AFTER A DUTCH TOWN TO CATCH THE ATTENTION OF A PRESIDENT OF A RAILROAD COMPANY. THE STRATEGIC NAMING WAS PART OF HILL'S EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT A RAILROAD WOULD COME THROUGH THE TOWN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, AND SHORTLY AFTER THE TOWN'S FOUNDING, THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD, OR MOPAC, WAS ESTABLISHED. ESTABLISHED A LINE THROUGH HARLINGEN AND GROWTH RAPIDLY FOLLOWED. EARLY SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERED ON AGRICULTURE AND INCLUDED PROCESSING, STORAGE AND SHIPPING FACILITIES. HILL'S GRIDDED TOWN PLAN RAPIDLY GREW IN EARLY WOODEN STRUCTURES WERE REPLACED BY MASONRY BUILDINGS IN THE FIRST PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY. BY THE LATE 1930S, THE CITY BEGAN PUSHING FOR COMMERCIAL AIRPORT AND EVENTUALLY DREW THE ATTENTION AS A STRATEGIC NATIONAL DEFENSE SITE FOR A NEW TRAINING BASE.

IN 1941, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE HARLINGEN ARMY AIRFIELD, WHICH BECAME A CIVILIAN AIRPORT IN THE 1960S. HARLINGEN CONTINUED TO GROW IN KEEPING WITH NATIONAL TRENDS IN THE POST WAR ERA, AS RURAL TOWNS DEVELOPED INTO SUBURBAN CITIES. SO ALL EVALUATIONS MADE DURING THIS PROJECT WERE DONE USING THE SOY STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION AND THE STANDARDS FOR ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AS WELL AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CRITERIA AND INTEGRITY REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS FURTHER LATER. AND BUILDINGS SUBJECT TO THE SURVEY WERE LIMITED TO A 50 YEAR AGE CUTOFF, WHICH IS THE STANDARD FOR ESTABLISHING WHAT RESOURCE RESOURCES ARE CONSIDERED. HISTORIC AGE IN PRESERVATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 55 RESOURCES IN TOTAL WERE RECORDED AT THE RECONNAISSANCE LEVEL USING THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION SURVEY FORM AND ACCOMPANIED BY PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE FIELDWORK IS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY.

IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 40 RESOURCES TO RECORD AT THE RECONNAISSANCE LEVEL. THESE WERE INCORPORATED INTO FIELD WORK, AND THE ADDITIONAL 15 RESOURCES WERE IDENTIFIED BY ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS BASED ON THEIR CONDITION, INTEGRITY OR APPARENT SIGNIFICANCE. THE WINDSHIELD SURVEY WAS COMPLETED IN ALL FOUR AREAS. EACH AREA WAS PHOTOGRAPHICALLY DOCUMENTED AND SURVEYORS NOTED ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, CHARACTER AND NEIGHBORHOOD LAYOUT ON SMARTPHONE DEVICES. THE WINDSHIELD SURVEYS WERE INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY REPORT, AND ALL PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTED ARE INCORPORATED IN THE REPORT APPENDIX. SO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IS THE STANDARD INVENTORY MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS, DISTRICTS, SITES AND OBJECTS. THIS INCLUDES DOWNTOWNS, NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPORTANT BUILDINGS, AND OTHER PLACES WHICH MEET THESE STANDARDS. THE NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA ARE DEFINED HERE, AND THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY OUR IDEA OR OUR POTENTIAL TYPES OF SIGNIFICANCE OR AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE. AND A RESOURCE OR A DISTRICT MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF AT LEAST ONE CRITERION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE REGISTER. RESOURCE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OR IN OUR HISTORY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BROADER PATTERNS IN OUR HISTORY. SO THIS COULD INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. SIGNIFICANCE UNDER CRITERION B MEANS A RESOURCE HOLDS AN ASSOCIATION WITH AN IMPORTANT PERSON.

CRITERION C IS RESERVED FOR RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPORTANT ARTISTIC OR ARCHITECTURAL MOVEMENTS, OR THE WORK OF AN ARTISTIC OR ARTISTIC ARCHITECTURAL MASTER, OR RESOURCES WHICH HOLD HIGH VALUE. LASTLY, CRITERION D IS FOR PROPERTIES LIKELY TO YIELD IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PAST, SO THIS IS TYPICALLY APPLIED TO AN ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE. AND THIS SURVEY USED THESE CRITERIA TO DETERMINE NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY OF EACH OF THE 55 INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES AND TO TO PROVIDE OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ELIGIBILITY OF EACH OF THE FOUR WINDSHIELD SURVEY AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER, A BUILDING MUST HAVE SIGNIFICANT SUFFICIENT INTEGRITY TO CONVEY ITS SIGNIFICANCE. AS DESCRIBED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. THESE ARE THE SEVEN ASPECTS OF INTEGRITY DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, SO LOCATION AND SETTING DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE BUILDING, SPECIFICALLY IF IT'S IN ITS ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION LOCATION AND WHETHER THE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDINGS HAVE CHANGED.

DESIGN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP DEAL WITH THE PHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING AND INCLUDE ITS FORM, PLAN AND STYLE, AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES BY WHICH IT WAS BUILT. ASSOCIATION IS THE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE HISTORIC EVENT OR PERSON AND THE HISTORIC PROPERTY, AND FEELING IS THE PROPERTY'S EXPRESSION OF ESTHETIC OR HISTORIC SENSE OF A PERIOD AND A TIME. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, THESE TWO BUILDINGS, THIS IS 201 AND 209 EAST JACKSON STREET. BOTH RETAIN THEIR INTEGRITY OF LOCATION AND SETTING AS THEY'RE IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION LOCATIONS. IN DOWNTOWN 201, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT, RETAINS ITS INTEGRITY OF DESIGN, MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP AS IT

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SO THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY PROJECT SUGGEST THAT THERE'S A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN HARLINGEN AND IN THE PARKWOOD SUBDIVISION. THE AIRPORT MILITARY MARINE ACADEMY AREA HAS A LOWER POTENTIAL FOR AN ELIGIBLE DISTRICT, AS MANY OF THESE BUILDINGS ARE NOT YET HISTORIC AGE. WHILE THE MARINE MILITARY AREA MARINE MILITARY CAMPUS HAS HISTORIC AGE RESOURCES, THESE WERE LIMITED IN NUMBER AND OFTEN HAD ISSUES WITH THEIR INTEGRITY DUE TO HEAVY ALTERATIONS. THE NEARBY TEXAS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS HAS NO RESOURCES THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED HISTORIC AGE AT THIS TIME, AND THEREFORE COULD NOT CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELIGIBLE DISTRICT. AND SIMILARLY, THE HARLINGEN ARTS AND HERITAGE MUSEUM HAD FEW HISTORIC AGE BUILDINGS, AND MOST OF THOSE THOSE WHICH WERE CONSIDERED HISTORIC AGE HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE PROPERTY, THEREBY DIMINISHING THEIR INTEGRITY. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE SUNSHINE STRIP SURVEY AREA CONTAINED HISTORIC AGE RESOURCES BUT DID NOT RETAIN A HIGH ENOUGH DEGREE OF HISTORIC INTEGRITY TO WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. AND IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE DISTRICTS IN DOWNTOWN AND PARKWOOD, THE SURVEY IDENTIFIED THREE UNLISTED PROPERTIES THAT MAY BE INDIVIDUALLY ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING AND AN ADDITIONAL FIVE BUILDINGS THAT REQUIRE FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. THE THREE THAT WERE RECOMMENDED AS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER ARE THE BERT OGDEN BUILDING, THE PLANTER STATE BUILDING AND THE SINCLAIR STATION. THE BERT OGDEN BUILDING AND THE PLANTER STATE BANK BUILDING WERE BOTH PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS NATIONAL ELIGIBLE AND NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE AS PART OF PROJECTS COMPLETED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, SECTION 106. THEIR ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PUBLISHED ON THE TEXAS HISTORIC RESOURCE AGGREGATOR MAP, AND OUR SURVEY DETERMINED THAT BOTH ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR THE REGISTER UNDER CRITERION A FOR THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND UNDER CRITERION C FOR ARCHITECTURE, THE SINCLAIR STATION IS RECOMMENDED AS ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C AS A REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLE OF THE DISTINCTIVE BRAND DESIGN OF THE SINCLAIR CONSOLIDATED OIL COMPANY. TYPICAL OF THE 1930S, THE FIVE BUILDINGS DESIGNATED UNDETERMINED WERE THE MOPAC STATION, CITY HALL, CASA DEL SOL AND THE GRANDE THEATER IN DOWNTOWN, AS WELL AS THE TANIGUCHI HOUSE, WHICH IS OUT JUST OUTSIDE THE PARKWOOD SUBDIVISION. THE MOPAC STATION IS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH COMMERCE, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION. CITY HALL IS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C FOR ARCHITECTURE, CASA DEL SOL IS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C FOR ARCHITECTURE, ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME ISSUES WITH ITS INTEGRITY, THE GRANDE THEATER IS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH RECREATION AND ETHNIC HERITAGE, AND THE TANIGUCHI HOUSE IS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND CRITERION C FOR ARCHITECTURE. THESE BUILDINGS ALL APPEAR TO HAVE SUFFICIENT SIGNIFICANCE AND INTEGRITY, BUT WILL REQUIRE FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE HISTORIES TO DETERMINE IF THEY WEREN'T NATIONAL REGISTER LISTING. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND THOROUGH ASSESSMENTS OF INTEGRITY ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THESE FIVE BUILDINGS BEFORE OFFICIAL DETERMINATIONS ARE PROVIDED, SO OUR OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DOWNTOWN AND PARKWOOD SURVEY AREAS. THIS IS VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, AS THESE HAVE THE MOST POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN NATIONAL REGISTER LISTINGS, AS DISTRICTS WITH THE COMBINED INTEGRITY AND DENSITY OF RESOURCES IN DOWNTOWN HARLINGEN, THIS AREA SHOULD BE THE GREATEST FOCUS, THOUGH THE PARKWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO HAS GREAT POTENTIAL. IF FURTHER ACTION IS TAKEN ON THE AIRPORT OR A MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY AREA, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SURVEY BOUNDARY. INCLUDE THE AIRPORT CAMPUS TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL DISTRICT ASSOCIATED WITH THE OLD ARMY AIR BASE. FURTHER PURSUIT OF THE SUNSHINE STRIP NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN ANY LISTING AND THEREFORE IS NOT A PRIORITY, AS THIS IS IN PART BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE CONSIDERED COMMON RESOURCES BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND COMMON RESOURCES OFTEN HAVE ALTERATIONS WHICH DIMINISH INTEGRITY AND ARE MORE IMPACTFUL TO THE RESOURCES OR THE DISTRICTS ELIGIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, THESE RESOURCES ARE SUBJECT TO MORE SCRUTINY. PER THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S GUIDANCE, AND THE WINDSHIELD SURVEY OF SUNSHINE STRIP INDICATED THAT THE OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN TOO ALTERED TO RETAIN SUFFICIENT INTEGRITY, THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER INDIVIDUAL LISTINGS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OR STATE OR NATIONAL FOR THE THREE RESOURCES RECOMMENDED.

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AWESOME. THANK YOU. IT'S A SEPARATE ATTACHMENT. THAT'S WHY I CHECKED. I DIDN'T FIND IT.

DIDN'T FIND IT? NO, BECAUSE THERE'S TWO OTHER ATTACHMENTS AND THEY BOTH HAVE TO DO WITH BIDDING OF LIKE. YEAH, MATERIALS. I'LL GET WITH MIS BECAUSE IT WAS SENT TO THEM. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN HERE. THAT'S FINE. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE FANTASTIC INFORMATION AND REALLY PUTS US IN A BETTER PLACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MORGAN. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. AND SO WE NEED ACTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT. IS THERE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT SECOND.

SECOND BY BETTY'S. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO J. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF CITY MANAGER TO AWARD RFQ NUMBER 2020 607 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY, FUNDED THROUGH THE TEXAS PRESERVATION TRUST FUND GRANT.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SUBJECT TO, OR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM AND OR THE SECOND HIGHEST, AS YOU SEE FIT FINANCIALLY SECOND, SECOND BY PEREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM K CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND SUBMIT THE REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATUS. APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ALEXIS. ITEM L CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD BID NUMBER 2026-06 FOR A SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR DRAINAGE MATERIALS. QUESTION REAL QUICK, ROBERT, ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SPREADSHEET, RIGHT SAYS SUPPLY CONTRACT DRAINAGE MATERIALS. AND IT HAS LIKE FOUR COLUMNS.

I'VE GOT WORKS, FERGUSON, REAL VALLEY, WILSON, COX RIGHT. SOME OF THEM SAY NO BID AND THEN SOME OF THEM HAVE NUMBERS. CAN YOU JUST ANSWER THAT OR EXPLAIN THAT? SO THERE WERE DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WE REQUESTED FOR WHAT WE WOULD USE TYPICALLY ON A DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

FOR THE MOST PART WE WERE FOCUSING ON PIPING, RIGHT? WHETHER IT'S RCP OR PLASTIC PIPES. SO THERE WERE DIFFERENT ITEMS. AND WHAT I HAVE PRESENTED TODAY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE SUBMITTED. SO ITEM A BEING THE REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE. ITEM D BEING THE PRECAST CULVERTS. ITEM E POLYPROPYLENE PIPE, ITEM F PRECAST CONCRETE SAFETY AND TREATMENT AND ITEM G.

IT'S A HDPE PIPING. SO FOR THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE THERE, THERE'S A SEVEN TABLES. SOME VENDORS DO PROVIDE THAT MATERIAL. OTHERS DON'T. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE CONCRETE IT WAS ONLY KAPPA. AND THEN FOR THE H P PIPE WE HAD AGUA WORKS, FERGUSON AND WILCOX. SO WE WENT WITH WHAT IS THE LOWEST UNIT PRICE THAT WAY FOR THIS UPCOMING 12 MONTHS, IN CASE WE NEED TO DO A P O FOR X AMOUNT OF MATERIALS, WE'LL USE THAT APPROVED UNIT PRICE FOR ANY OTHER PROJECT. SO WE'RE LOCKED INTO THAT PRICE FOR THE YEAR. YES. PERFECT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. WELL, FIRST THINGS FIRST. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SETTING UP THE BIDS. AND IT'S NOT JUST ONE, SO THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS ALL OF THIS THIS WHAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PURCHASE FIVE, TEN, 20 YEARS FROM NOW? CAN THAT BE EASILY FIXED OR REPAIRED OR. YES. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING BASICALLY AS THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE COMING ALONG. MOST RECENTLY WE DID THE SPANISH SECLUDED ACRES WHERE WE'RE REALIGNING SOME OF THE PIPING MATERIAL. SO SOME OF THE ITEM G THAT ADDS THE HDPE PIPE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY THE MATERIAL AND INSTALL THE OUTFALL. THE ONES WE'RE

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WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING SOME PIPING INFRASTRUCTURE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THESE AMOUNTS FOR THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO M CONSIDERATION. POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD RFQ 2026 DASH TEN FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE HARLINGEN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE.

EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGHEST RANKING CONSULTANT, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY PEREZ? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM N CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO SHOW CONSTITUENTS FACES ON VIDEO WHEN THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. THIS ITEM WAS PUT ON BY COMMISSIONER GOMEZ AND COMMISSIONER FRANK MORALES. YES, I PUT THIS ON HERE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD I MYSELF HAD THIS QUESTION, AND I HAVE HAD PEOPLE ASK ME WHY WE SHOW, WHY WE SHOW CONSTITUENTS WHEN THEY'RE TALKING ONLY ON THEIR BACKSIDE AND NOT WHEN THEY'RE TALKING VISIBLY ON, ON THEIR FACE. AND I'VE TALKED TO COMMISSIONER PEREZ BEFORE AND HE SAYS, WELL, WE ALWAYS YOU ANSWER TO ME. COMMISSIONER PEREZ ANSWERED ME, WE ALWAYS DO THAT WITH EVERYBODY. AND THEN I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH CITY MANAGER AND HE GAVE ME AN EXPLANATION.

BUT THE BEST THING WE DECIDED TO DO WAS PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND SO THAT WE COULD DISCUSS IT

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AND WHEN I TALKED TO GABE ABOUT IT, GABE SAID, WELL, WHY NOT PUT IT ON THE AGENDA? AND SO THAT'S WHY I HAD FRANK SIGN ONE FOR ME. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALL HAVE HAD THIS

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AND SO THEY'RE PART OF THE CITY BUSINESS. THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION IS A COMPONENT OF OUR AGENDA THAT IS REQUIRED. AND WE THAT ISN'T PART OF THE CITY BUSINESS. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR TO PROVIDE COMMENT. AND THAT IS WHAT THAT'S IN, YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHAT IT'S DESIGNED FOR. SO IF

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BUT JUST SO JUST TO BE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE RGV CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, IT WAS TWO MINUTES AND I, I ASKED THE COMMISSION IF WE COULD MOVE IT TO THREE MINUTES. AND EVERYBODY UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE TIME TO SPEAK WITH. THAT MEANS THAT OUR MEETINGS GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT SOMETIMES I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS CONCERNING ISSUES RIGHT, TO BE PRESENTED TO US. BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THAT DON'T RECORD CITIZEN COMMUNICATION AT ALL, BECAUSE IT'S NOT PART OF THEIR CITIZEN COMMUNITY, NOT PART OF THEIR MEETINGS LIKE THE CITY OF MCALLEN. THEY DON'T RECORD IT. I THINK IT'S THE CITY OF MCALLEN, CITY OF PHARR, AND SOME COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONS ONLY ALLOW 1.5 MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND WE HAVE THREE MINUTES ALSO.

WE HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONTACT THEIR COMMISSIONERS. I WILL SAY, BEING HERE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS COMMISSION.

I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. I THINK YOU'RE YOU KNOW, FORD, WHEN HE WAS IN YOUR PLACE, HE DID A GREAT JOB. DANIEL DOES A GREAT JOB. EVERYBODY'S NUMBERS ARE AVAILABLE. YOU GET PHONE CALLS, YOU GET EMAILS. SO DOES EVERYBODY ELSE BECAUSE OUR INFORMATION IS OUT THERE. AND I CHALLENGE ANYBODY, AND I THINK I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, AND I THINK BETTER SAID I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THIS, THAT I THINK THAT CITY OF HARLINGEN IS THE ONLY CITY WHERE YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE, YOU GET THE CELL PHONE NUMBER, YOU GET THE EMAIL. THAT'S SOMETHING THIS CITY COMMISSION IMPLEMENTED. SO YOU GO TO BROWNSVILLE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET CITY SECRETARY, GO TO CITY OF MCALLEN, YOU'RE GONNA GET CITY SECRETARY HERE. YOU GET US, YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE WHEN I CALL, WHEN THEY WHEN I PICK UP THE PHONE, THEY'RE LIKE, IS IT REALLY YOU OR DO I LEAVE A MESSAGE? NO, IT'S REALLY ME. IT'S REALLY YOU. IT'S REALLY HIM. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE CITY ENGAGEMENT. SO PLENTY OF CITIES RECORD FROM JUST LIKE WE DO. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF CITIES DO IT JUST THIS WAY. SO IT'S NOT JUST HARLINGEN. BUT I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID IN TERMS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, LIKE, WHY DO WE DO IT THIS WAY? LOOKS LIKE MAJORITY OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DOES IT THIS WAY. MY CONCERN, THOUGH, IS THAT IF WE CHANGE THAT AND YOU TALKED TO TEN PEOPLE, TEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN.

WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE? AND I WORRY ABOUT THEM BECAUSE THEY COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND THEY'RE NERVOUS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STUTTERING A LITTLE BIT. THEY SAY, I'M REALLY YOU KNOW, IT'S THE FIRST TIME I, YOU KNOW, GIVE ME A MINUTE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN HERE. I'M NERVOUS. THERE'S A INTIMIDATION FACTOR. YOU'RE COMING TO A GOVERNING BODY AND AND YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOUR CITY COMMISSION. MAYBE IT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE YOUR CITY COMMISSIONER. ARE WE GOING TO STIFLE PARTICIPATION? BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP HERE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECORDED. AND NOW WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO SAY, THEY MAY WANT TO JUST ADDRESS YOU. THEY JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.

BUT NOW YOU'RE BEING BROADCASTED FOR EVERYBODY TO POTENTIALLY TAKE A LITTLE CLIP AND PLACE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S MAYBE THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANT TO BE RECORDED. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT AT THE LAST MEETING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY PLACED A CAMERA ON THE PODIUM AND RECORDED EVERYBODY THAT'S WRONG BECAUSE. AND AT LEAST ONE PERSON THAT WAS HERE AS LIKE, ARE THEY GOING TO RECORD ME TOO? LIKE, I DON'T WANT MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK. RIGHT? BECAUSE IT IS, IT IS UNFAIR IF YOU'RE, YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO I SEE PEOPLE RECORDING THEMSELVES ALL THE TIME. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET CONTENT AND ALL THAT. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT. I CARE ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE RECORDED. THAT DEPENDS ON THIS COMMISSION, TO TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT AND PROFESSIONALISM. THEY CAN COME HERE. THEY'RE HERE TO ADDRESS US AND NOT THE WORLD WIDE WEB. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY POSITION ON THAT. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE

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YES. IT'S BEEN ON THERE. IF ANYBODY CAN'T SEE IT, IT'S BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T LOOKING, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S BEEN THERE'S A LITTLE BLOCK RIGHT THERE ON THE PODIUM. NOBODY ELSE NOTICED.

I'VE NOTICED IT. I NOTICED IT LAST WEEK OR LAST MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. BUT YEAH, AND THEN I THINK THAT YOU AND I AND I RAISED THE QUESTION, THAT'S WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. THE LAST MEETING. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT. CAN AN INDIVIDUAL PUT A CAMERA THERE AND DO CLOSE UPS OF ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE COMING UP TO SAY SOMETHING WITH WITHOUT THEIR WRITTEN PERMISSION, BECAUSE THAT VIDEO CAN BE USED AND MANIPULATED? IT'S DISGUSTING REALLY, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE COME. NO, I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL. AND THERE WAS THE YOUNG GIRL. THEY'RE BEING RECORDED. YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME HERE. MOST PEOPLE COME HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST, RIGHT? THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE ALL THE TIME, AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE HERE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE ENGAGED. THEY'RE PART OF THE PROCESS.

THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. AND THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT DON'T, YOU KNOW, THAT DON'T THAT THAT ARE HERE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THAT'S GOING TO LEAVE A CHILLING EFFECT, THAT THEY COME AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH MY GOD, SOME RANDOM PERSON IS RECORDING ME. AND NOW I SEE MYSELF ON FACEBOOK OR WHATEVER THOSE OTHER STUFF, AND TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER. WHAT IF

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YOU KNOW, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN AT THE TIME, I KNOW ABOUT NOT GIVING CONSENT, THEN I WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING OR I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO, TO, TO, TO INTERVENE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW.

AND IF YOU'VE KNOWN FOR THREE WEEKS, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LET US KNOW IF YOU FEEL THAT THERE'S SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE GOING ON BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES TO TAKE CARE OF IT, LIKE WE'RE NOT INDIVIDUALLY, BUT BRINGING THAT TO THEIR ATTENTION AND SAYING, HEY, THIS, THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION THEN. THAT'S WHY THEY TOOK ACTION TODAY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW. WELL, BECAUSE ANYTIME THAT ANYBODY IS NOT GIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT ANYTIME ANYBODY GOES TO THE PODIUM, IT TURNS AROUND TO TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM. IT'S BEEN OKAY. I THOUGHT IT'D BE OKAY TO BE RECORDED WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. WELL, IT'S BEEN OKAY. AND GABRIEL, YOU AND I HAD A TALK ABOUT THIS, NOT ABOUT SOMEBODY RECORDING SOMEBODY ELSE. WE TALKED ABOUT IT. YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE AWARE OF YOURSELF ABOUT SOMEBODY RECORDING, SOMEBODY RECORDING, AND THAT YOU WERE AWARE. SOMETIMES YOU SEE PEOPLE RECORDING FROM THEIR SEATS, BUT NOBODY YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE AWARE THAT SPECIFIC PERSON WAS RECORDING. YEAH. THEY, THEY, THEY DO IT WITH THEIR PHONES.

THEY'LL RECORD SOMETIMES IT'S SET UP LIKE OVER THERE. THERE'S A TRIPOD. GABE, YOU SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME WHO IT WAS DOING IT. COMMISSIONER. I'M SORRY. I IF I DID TELL YOU THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU WHO THE PERSON YOU TOLD ME IT WAS, BUT YOU SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME WHO IT WAS. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME UP AND PUT CAMERAS WHEN THEY SPEAK. BUT THEN, YEAH, I SAW THAT YOUNG MAN. HE RECORDED HIMSELF. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I KNEW ABOUT. HE HAS. I MEAN, HE IF HE WANTS TO RECORD HIMSELF, THEN THAT'S FINE. AND PEOPLE DO IT FROM THE. THEY RECORD THE WHOLE MEETING FROM THEIR SEAT. OH YEAH. THAT HAPPENS. OKAY. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT.

MAY I SAY SOMETHING TO THE CONVERSATION, COMMISSIONER? IF YOU COULD REFRESH MY MEMORY. WE SPOKE IN YOUR OFFICE, AND I TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS, ABOUT ABOUT I WE YOU FINALLY DECIDED THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. WELL, I WAS TALKING ABOUT RECORDING US. RECORDING? NOT NOT ANYBODY ELSE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS JUST A MISCOMMUNICATION. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS ANY INTENT TO DECEIVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT YEAH. YEAH. WE SHOULD WHAT? MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK. WELL, IF IF WE CAN KIND OF JUST MOVE ALONG. I KNOW, BUT YEAH, I CAN'T SUPPORT THE RECORDING OF PEOPLE'S FACES HERE, BUT I DO SUPPORT THE LET'S PUT THE RULES TOGETHER. LET'S CREATE A PACKET AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. BECAUSE I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DO NEED TO HAVE THAT CONSISTENCY THAT WE ALL WANT. RIGHT? AND I AGREE WITH YOU, MAYOR, I WASN'T I THINK A NUMBER OF US WEREN'T AWARE OF THE CHANGES THAT HAD BEEN MADE THAT LAST TIME, ABOUT HOURS AND ALL THAT. SO LET'S JUST BRING THIS BACK. WE CAN CREATE THE RULES AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. IF I MAY SAY SOMETHING, THIS IS A CORPORATION. GABE IS THE CEO. HE RUNS THE CORPORATION. I UNDERSTAND ROBERT IS THE CFO.

WE ARE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND WE'RE HERE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN HOW WE SEE FIT.

THIS ISN'T FOR SIDESHOW BOB. DID YOU EVER SEE SUNSET BOULEVARD? GREAT MOVIE FROM THE 50S. I RECOMMEND IT. OKAY. BECAUSE GLORIA, WHOEVER, AT THE END, SHE GOES, I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE UP, MR. DEMILLE. SO THIS ISN'T TV. THIS ISN'T MOVIES. THIS IS A BUSINESS. AND WE'VE GOT TO RUN IT AS A BUSINESS FOR THE BUSINESS IT IS, IF I MAY, WE'RE ALL FORGETTING THAT NOT LONG AGO, WE WERE DOING JUST THAT. ANYBODY WHO SPOKE, THEIR FACES WERE BEING SHOWN. THEN IT SWITCHED. WE HAD A BLACKOUT FOR TWO MEETINGS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYTHING WAS PEOPLE'S.

THE BACK SIDE OF THEIR HEAD WERE. THAT'S WHAT WE GOT TO SEE. SO THIS IS WHERE THIS ALL COMING FROM. WE USED TO SHOW THE PEOPLE'S FACES. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL OR TWO THAT WILL PUT CERTAIN CAMERAS UP THERE. THEY'VE DONE IT HERE AND THEY'VE DONE IT AT THE AIRPORT. I CAN'T SAY YOU WEREN'T. YOU'RE OBLIVIOUS TO ALL OF THAT BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE THAT. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. THAT'S ALL THIS IS ALL ABOUT. GO BACK TO WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE, WHATEVER IT WAS, 2025. WELL, I KIND OF I KIND OF AGREE WITH MIKE. IF, IF STAFF OR, YOU

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THEY'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY GOT FIVE SPEAKERS. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANT.

THEN YOU'VE GOT AN UNLIMITED ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS TO KEEP THINGS FAST. THEY RESERVE OPPORTUNITY TO LIMIT. IF YOU'VE GOT A, YOU KNOW, SEVEN HOUR MEETING, THERE'S WAYS FOR US TO CREATE A POLICY. BUT I DO THINK THAT THE WAY THINGS ARE HERE IN TERMS OF THE VIDEOTAPING FOR FOR THE REASONS THAT I MENTIONED, THAT I DON'T THINK THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. I THINK THAT IT WOULD NOT ENCOURAGE IT WOULD IT WOULD DO THE OPPOSITE. I THINK PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ENCOURAGED TO COME UNLESS THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AND THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS. THOSE PEOPLE, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO COME WITH OR WITHOUT. THEY CAN RECORD THEMSELVES, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE AS LONG AS IT'S NOT DISRUPTIVE. TO YOUR POINT, FRANK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT AT THE AIRPORT, WHEN THEY'RE RECORDING AND I CAN VISUALLY SEE IT, THAT'S DIFFERENT VERSUS PUTTING IT AT THE PODIUM. PEOPLE CAN RECORD ME. THAT'S OKAY, I DON'T MIND. I'M WORRIED ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. SO WHEN THEY PUT A CAMERA IN ANOTHER BOARD MEETING AND IT'S FACED AT ME, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT ARE THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I WOULD MOVE TO DENY THIS REQUEST AND KEEP IT THE WAY THAT IT IS, AND THEN WE CAN CREATE A POLICY LATER INCORPORATING EVERYTHING. SO THAT'S MY MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH. I'LL SECOND TO DENY THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. FOR THE RECORD, MY KIDS GET A KICK OUT OF TAKING THEIR PICTURES HERE. I KNOW THEY I KNOW THEY DO. AND BUT I DO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD. IF STAFF WANTS TO PUT TOGETHER. GABE, IF YOU WANT TO GET WITH MARK ON A ON A POLICY, WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO AND JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD, THAT WAS NOT UNANIMOUS. SO 4 TO 2 BOARD APPOINTMENTS. WE'LL START WITH DISTRICT ONE. NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE. OKAY. EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL ITEMS LISTED IN THE SECTION. LET'S SEE. 12 A CONSULT CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0711 A REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION ITEM B PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 ATTORNEY CONSULTATION AND CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL ESTATE AND 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS PROJECT TYLER PROJECT. IT'S TIME. AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? MOTION. EXCITEMENT HERE. MOTION BY BETTIS. SECOND BY LOPEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE TIME IS NOW. 8:28 P.M. WE WILL RETIRE AT EXECUTIVE SESSION. BE OUT SHORTLY. THANK YOU. LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

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