* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:07] GOOD AFTERNOON [Item 1 - Call to order] EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION MEETING. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. UH, THIS, IT IS 5:32 PM AND THIS MEETING WAS POSTED AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THE CITY COMMISSION. I WILL NOTE THAT DISTRICT ONE WILL BE, UH, JOINING US SHORTLY ON ZOOM AND DISTRICT TWO WILL BE JOINING US IN PERSON SHORTLY. BUT NONETHELESS, WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD. SO AT THIS TIME, I ASK THAT EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE AS COMMISSIONER MEMER LEADS AS IN OUR INVOCATION, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT, UH, DEAR GOD, PLEASE HAVE MERCY UPON ALL THE PEOPLE HERE, HAVE MERCY UPON OUR CITY. AND I WILL NOW SAY, LORD, HAVE MERCY IN SIX LANGUAGES. LORD HAVE MERCY. LORD HAVE MERCY. LORD OF MERCY. SEND TEMP. DAD, SEND TEMP. DAD, SEND TEMP DAD. AMEN. NOW, THE PLEDGE, PLEDGE, ALL THE BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR RICHES FANS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. UH, MARK [Item 2 - Conflict of Interest] 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 AND AN AGENDA ITEM. MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DISCLOSE AT THIS TIME? NONE. NONE. NONE, NONE. ALRIGHT. MOVING ON TO [Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements] ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM, STARTING WITH MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS, I JUST WANT TO, UM, LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THE RED CROWNS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SEASON. NOW, THEY'VE HAD A COUPLE OF GAMES AND THEY PLAYED ON SATURDAY, ONE ON SATURDAY, AND I BELIEVE THEIR NEXT GAME IS AN AWAY GAME. BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK ON THE WEBSITE, UM, AND SIGN UP FOR TICKETS AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. [Item 3b - City Manager's Announcements] UM, MR. GONZALEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? UH, YES I DO. UM, THIS WEEKEND IS MARKET DAY, SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT TO JACKSON STREET AND ENJOY ALL THE, UH, FESTIVITIES AND, UH, VENDORS THAT'LL BE OUT THERE. AND THEN THE SECOND IS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE VETERANS, UH, IN THIS ROOM AND WATCHING. UH, WE HAD A MISHAP ON MEMORIAL DAY. WE DIDN'T LOWER OUR FLAGS, AND I RECEIVED A FEW CALLS ABOUT THAT, AND IT WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT. UH, I'VE MET WITH OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT AND WE IMPLEMENTED A STRATEGY THAT, UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SO AGAIN, UH, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I WANNA APOLOGIZE TO EACH AND EVERY VETERAN AND ANY VETERAN, UH, MAY HAVE PASSED AWAY. UM, SO MY SERIOUS SINCE. SERIOUS APOLOGIES, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. THANK YOU GABE. [Item 3c - City Commission Member Announcements] UM, COMMISSIONER FOUR, FIVE. ALL RIGHT. NO, WE'RE [Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter - "Pet of the Week"] MOVING RIGHT ON ALONG TO OUR ITEM FOUR PROCLAMATIONS, THE HARLAN AND ANIMAL SHELTER. AND WE WILL HAVE THE PET OF THE WEEK. AND SHANNON, OH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT, BRANDY HAS BROUGHT GRACIE. GRACIE IS A 4-YEAR-OLD RETRIEVER MIX. UM, SHE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN AT THE SHELTER FOR ABOUT 80 DAYS NOW. SO TALK ABOUT PATIENTS. SHE IS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR HER FOREVER HOME. ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO VISIT GRACIE OR ANY OF THE OTHER ANIMALS AT THE HARLINGEN ANIMAL SHELTER ARE WELCOME TO GIVE THEM A CALL AT TWO ONE SIX FIVE TWO FIVE ZERO, OR GO BY AND VISIT GRACIE AND ALL THE ANIMALS AT 1106 MARKOWSKI. AND JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THIS WEEKEND, UH, THE ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BE DOING ADOPTIONS ON SATURDAY AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND AT THE PETCO IN WEST LACO FROM 10 TO TWO. SO, AWESOME. WE THANK YOU. WELL, WE HOPE GRACIE FINDS HER FOREVER HOME SOON. SHE IS ADORABLE. SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE SHOULD BE IN MY HOUSE. BUT , WE, WE CAN, WE CAN ARRANGE THAT. I KNOW YOU CAN. . OH, [Item 4b - Certificate of Recognition — Harlingen South "Hawks" Boys Baseball Team] RIGHT. MOVING. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THANK YOU. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. WE HAVE THE HARLEEN SOUTH HAWKS BOYS BASEBALL TEAM. CALISTA. [00:05:01] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR THE HARLEEN SOUTH BOYS HAWKS BA BASEBALL TEAM 2025 TO 2026, IN RECOGNITION OF AN OUTSTANDING SEASON FILLED WITH DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, TEAMWORK, AND EXCELLENCE, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. YOUR COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK RESULTED IN AN EXCEPTIONAL SEASON AND BROUGHT GREAT PRIDE TO YOUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SEASON RECORD ACHIEVEMENTS, DISTRICT CHAMPIONS BY DISTRICT CHAMPIONS, AREA CHAMPIONS, REGIONAL SEMIFINALISTS, OVERALL RECORD 24 10. THE ACHIEVEMENTS EARNED THROUGHOUT THE REMARKABLE SEASON REFLECT THE CHARACTER AND DETERMINATION OF SPORTSMANSHIP TO THE ENTIRE TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS ON AN UNFORGETTABLE SEASON AND CONTINUED SUCCESS IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS PRESENTED ON THIS THIRD DAY OF JUNE. COACH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, I DIDN'T HAVE A SPEECH PREPARED. , UH, NO. THANKS YOU FOR HAVING US. UH, TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, IF YOU GUYS WANNA STAND UP, BE RECOGNIZED. UM, THESE ARE THE GUYS THAT DID ALL THE WORK, SO, NO, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. UM, AND, UH, IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING SEASON, AND LIKE I SAID, THESE GUYS DID ALL THE HARD WORK. UH, WE JUST KIND OF MOVED THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY, MYSELF AND THE REST OF MY COACHING STAFF. SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE HONOR AND THE RECOGNITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DON'T, DON'T, DON'T LEAVE. UM, , WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO BE HERE, AND ALSO TO THE FAMILY. I WALKED INTO A SEA OF ORANGE, AND IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THE FAMILY'S SUPPORT. UM, THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING HARLINGEN, YOU ARE CHAMPIONS, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU HERE TONIGHT. I KNOW IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, UM, OVERNIGHT AND WITHOUT LOTS OF HARD WORK AND FAMILY SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU TO THE, TO THE MOMS AND THE DADS AND UE AND THE PRIMAS AND THE TIOS AND EVERYBODY THAT MAKES SURE THAT YOU GET TO PRACTICE AND SUPPORTS YOU, FUELS YOUR BODY, AND DOES ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY. AND COACH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST LEADERSHIP WITH THESE GROUP OF BOYS. AND THEN I'M GOING TO PUNT IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER PEREZ, 'CAUSE I KNOW HE IS, UM, VERY HAPPY WHEN HE WALKS IN AND SEES A SEA OF ORANGE. SO, YEAH, I WAS GOING TO, UM, MENTION THAT. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE EVERY MEETING WHEN WE WALK IN, WE JUST SEE ORANGE ALL OVER THE PLACE, . UM, BUT EITHER WAY, I WANNA SAY, UM, CONGRATULATIONS GUYS, TO EACH COACH AND TEACH AND TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS OUT THERE, I KNOW YOU GUYS PLAYED YOUR HEART OUT. YOU DID, UH, AN INCREDIBLE JOB AND YOU MADE THE CITY PROUD. SO THANK YOU, COACH. WHAT, WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM? WELL, WE'RE ACTUALLY THE, UH, HAR AND SOUTH HAWKS. UH, BUT WE ALSO GO BY THE DIRT BAGS. UM, , I, I THINK, I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT I CAN CALL SOMEBODY THAT AND NOT OFFEND ANYBODY, . IT'S GOT A MEANING TO US. AND, AND SO TO US, AND WE TALK ABOUT IT EVERY DAY, IT'S SOMEONE WHO'S, UH, WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO HELP THE TEAM WIN. I LOVE IT. SO WE JUST TALK ABOUT BEING BIGGER, PUTTING OUR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING OUR TEAM FIRST AND WE OVER ME AND DOING WHAT WE GOTTA DO TO WIN THE GAME. AWESOME, AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU, COACH, AND, UM, THE TEAM AND THE COMMISSION. OF COURSE. YEAH. SO GUYS ON THIS SIDE, GUYS ON THIS SIDE. SCOOT OVER. SCOOT OVER. SCOOT OVER. SCOOT OVER. SCOOT OVER MORE. Y'ALL CAN SCOOT OVER. JUST GET ON THIS SIDE WITH COACH LUKE. JOAQUIN. JOAQUIN, LUKE, UNDER THE, ARE THEY SUGAR FREE? JUST, ARE THEY SUGAR FREE? NO. DO YOU WANT THIS ONE? NO, NOT YET. I CAN'T SEE NATE, BUT THEY'RE, LEMME TO IT DOWN. OKAY. OH, I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. HEAD OVER SOMEBODY'S SHOULDER. TAKE PICTURES. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. THE CAMERA. ONE, TWO. NO MORE ONE. SO WE'LL THAT, AND THEN RIGHT OVER HERE. NEXT. SO WE FIND [00:10:01] A WINDOW. YOU CAN'T SEE THE CAMERA, THE CAMERA CAN'T SEE YOU RIGHT ON HERE. READY? CAMERA. GO IN. 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, AND ONE MORE. AND 3, 2, 1. ALL RIGHT. MOVING [Item 4c - Presentation of Proclamation — "Elder Abuse Awareness Month"] ON. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. CALISTA, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AS FOLLOWS. WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELLBEING OF THIS CITY BY WORKING, CAREGIVING, VOLUNTEERING, AND ACTIVELY PRESERVING CUSTOMS, RITUALS, AND TRADITIONS. WHEREAS ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IN A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. IN 2025, THERE WERE 125,382 COMPLETED CASES OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSON ABUSE IN TEXAS. AND WHEREAS ABUSE AGAINST OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS GROSSLY UNDER REPORTED BECAUSE OF SOCIAL STIGMA, EMBARRASSMENT, AND FEAR. AND WHEREAS ADULT ABUSE AFFECTS MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME AND ABILITY LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS IN ALL COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS ABUSE AGAINST OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES NEED, RAISING AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE AND PROVIDING RESOURCES AND EDUCATION CAN EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE, PREVENT, AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO ABUSE. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, NORMA VELA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, HEREBY PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2026 AS ELDER ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. MS. MONICA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT UP. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. UH, LET ME FIRST THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN. IN A SOCIETY THAT VALUES DIGNITY AND JUST TREATMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE, THIS MONTH IS A VITAL REMINDER THAT ELDER ABUSE AFFECTS US ALL. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE RAISING AWARENESS AND ACTIVELY TAKING STEPS TO PREVENT MISTREATMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON WARNING SIGNS AND KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY SUSPECT ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION ON OLDER ADULTS OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. IT IS CRUCIAL. I CAN'T HEAR THE MEETING. ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES WILL REMAIN DEEPLY FOCUSED. I CAN SEE ON THIS MISSION. ON BEHALF OF OUR PROGRAM, I WANT TO THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND JUDICIAL PARTNERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. IT IS THROUGH THIS VITAL COLLABORATION THAT WE ARE BUILDING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY WHERE STRONGER SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED. WORKING TOGETHER IS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP TOWARD DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST ELDER ABUSE. TO REPORT ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. OUR HOTLINE IS 1 802 5 2 54 0 0, OR ONLINE@TXABUSEHOTLINE.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN HELPING US WORK TOWARD ADDRESSING THE UNDER-REPORTED ISSUE OF ELDER ABUSE. SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW THAT, UM, IT'S HARD WORK AND I WANNA THANK YOU YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR, UM, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THERE, THERE'S ADVOCATES FOR OUR ELDERLY POPULATION. I KNOW A LOT OF US ARE OF THAT AGE WHERE WE ARE CARING FOR OUR ELDERS, AND WE WANT THEM TO BE IN GOOD HANDS WHEN THEY ARE VISITING THE DOCTOR, WHEN THEY'RE IN THE HOSPITAL, WHEN THEY'RE IN A FACILITY, OR THEY HAVE A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. AND SO, IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALL VOICES FOR THE ELDERLY. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU AND, UH, GIVE YOU A PROCLAMATION. [00:15:06] WE'LL DO THE PHONE FIRST. OKAY. READY? AND IN 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1. I'M GONNA DO ONE LONG WAYS AND THREE, TWO, AND ONE. OKAY. AND THEN JUST ONE ON THE CAMERA. OKAY. READY? AND THREE, TWO, AND ONE. ONE MORE. AND THREE. TWO. AND, ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG. WE HAVE [Item 5 - Citizen Communication] CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL ASK YOU TO PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. STATE YOUR NAME AND THE DISTRICT, AND WE WILL START DISTRICT OR, OR ADDRESS, WHICHEVER IS MORE, UH, CONVENIENT FOR YOU. WE'LL START WITH ENZO, AKA MR. ENZO. ANYONE OUTSIDE? NO. OKAY. WE'LL CIRCLE BACK TO HIM. UH, MS. DON RAY LEONARD. SO GABE, IN LIGHT OF YOUR APOLOGY TO THE VETERANS, I APPRECIATE THAT WE ALL DO, AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND WITHDRAW MY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. LEONARD. UM, MR. LUIS VALINO. LUIS VALINO, DISTRICT THREE. GOOD EVENING. AT THE LAST COMMISSIONER'S MEETING, THERE WERE A FEW THINGS SAID THAT WERE A LITTLE DISHEARTENING TO ME AND OTHERS. I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW THAT WHEN WE CITIZENS ELECT YOU INTO OFFICE, IT WAS WHEN WE ELECTED YOU INTO OFFICE, IT WAS TO REPRESENT US, TO USE YOUR POSITIONS TO FIGHT FOR US. AND NOT JUST DO AS YOU WANT, BUT HOW CAN YOU EFFECTIVELY REPRESENT US OR FIGHT FOR US IF YOU DON'T KNOW OUR CONCERNS? THAT'S WHY WE SPEAK UP AT THESE MEETINGS. OUR EXPECTATION AND HOPE IS THAT YOU TAKE OUR CONCERNS SERIOUSLY. PERSONALLY, I VOTED FOR MY COMMISSIONER. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T APPRECIATE THE DISMISSIVE COMMENTS AT THE LAST MEETING. I RESPECT YOUR EXPERIENCES, BUT WE, REGULAR CITIZENS ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCES LIKE MANY OTHERS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD. I GREW UP DOING LAW AND SELLING NEWSPAPERS, WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION AND MORE. I SERVED 20 YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE MARINE CORPS, INCLUDING A 10 MONTH COMBAT TOUR. I'VE ALSO BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR 18 YEARS IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES. AS AN EDUCATOR, I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ASK QUESTIONS, TO SEEK ANSWERS. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT WE REPEATEDLY POST QUESTIONS WITHOUT GETTING ANSWERS. BUT AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN IN A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, I SEE THIS AS A RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN A CIVIC DUTY. I AM NOT NOW, NOR HAVE I EVER BEEN A SOCIALIST, I BELIEVE, FULLY IN CAPITALISM. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD NOT PROTECT OUR RESOURCES AND OUR CITIZENS. FORTUNATELY, IN THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE. WE HARLINGEN CITIZENS POSE QUESTIONS TO YOU, NOT TO ACCUSE YOU, BUT TO ASK FOR ANSWERS. WE WANT TRANSPARENCY. I IMPLORE YOU NOT TO TAKE OFFENSE AND BECOME DEFENSIVE, BUT TO FIND WAYS TO PUBLICLY GIVE US ANSWERS AND PARTAKE IN OPEN DIALOGUE. AND YES, I RECOGNIZE THAT DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR AND PROMOTION OF AI, DATA CENTER GROWTH IS INEVITABLE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE NEED TO BLINDLY INVITE THEM TO BE DEVELOPED IN PLACES AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PUT US AND OUR RESOURCES AT RISK. FINALLY, I WAS READING IN THE HARLING AND WATERWORKS BYLAWS, AND THEY SAY THAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAS THE SOLE AUTHORITY FOR QUOTE, THE FINAL ADOPTION OF RETAIL RATES AND WHOLESALE CONTRACTS FOR SUCH CITY OWNED UTILITY SYSTEMS. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ASK YOU TO INFORM THE HWWS BOARD THAT YOU WILL NOT ADOPT ANY WHOLESALE CONTRACTS THAT OFFER DISCOUNTED RATES FOR DATA CENTERS AND OTHER CONCERNING DEVELOPERS. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR PROTECTING OUR RESOURCES AND HEATING THE CONCERNS OF HARLINGEN CITIZENS. BY THE WAY, I AND OTHERS HAVE ALSO SPOKEN AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, UH, WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABOUT OUR CONCERNS, UH, REGARDING DATA CENTERS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. SINO. UH, NEXT WE HAVE RAYMOND REYES. RAYMOND REYES, 7 0 6 NANTUCKET DRIVE. UM, WELL, I MEAN, WHAT CAN I SAY THAT I HAVEN'T SAID BEFORE? SO THE FIRST THING I'LL STEP INTO IS [00:20:01] MARKET DAYS. SO, MARKET DAYS, IT'S A GOOD THING, UM, THAT WE HAVE THAT IT BRINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE AND STUFF. BUT ONE THING I, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND CANNOT COMPREHEND, AND WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD FOR THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, I WANT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU, WHILE IT'S NOT EXTENDED, UM, YOU KNOW, TO C STREET ON JACKSON, YOU, I HAVE, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE PROPERTIES THERE, THERE'S A RESTAURANT THERE. NOW, CHARLIE'S IS THERE, THERE'S OTHER BUSINESSES THERE THAT THAT CAN BENEFIT, BUT IT'S, IT IS NOT DONE. I'VE ASKED FOR IT MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT'S NOT. AND BEFORE I FORGET, THANK YOU, GABE, FOR THAT APOLOGY, BECAUSE YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT THAT. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO BETTER ON THAT ASPECT. BUT GETTING BACK TO THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S ONE, NOT EVEN A WHOLE BLOCK , BUT Y'ALL ARE REFUSING TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. AND MEANWHILE, LAST MARKET DAYS, THEY PARKED A BUS. SO PEOPLE COULDN'T EVEN SEE CHARLIE'S, WHICH IS A WELL-LIKED VENDOR HERE, SMALL BUSINESS. AND THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF SMALL BUSINESSES RIGHT NOW THAT ARE EITHER COLLAPSING OR STRUGGLING. AND IT SEEMS LIKE, OH, WELL, LOOK, I MEAN, EVEN CORPORATE ENTITIES ARE CLOSING AND HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, UH, I'M IN THIS REALM AND STUFF. ANOTHER THING I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, AND I'M STILL FUMING ABOUT IT, SO I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT. I HAD AN ISSUE WHERE I WENT TO A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL WITH PLANS ABOUT SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO ON MY PROPERTY. THEY TOLD ME I WAS GOOD TO GO. AND THEN IT TURNED OUT THAT INDIVIDUAL WASN'T EVEN CERTIFIED TO BE IN THAT POSITION. AND HE WAS THERE FOR TWO YEARS. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? WHO HIRED THAT PERSON? I AM GONNA DO A FREEDOM OF, UH, INFORMATION REQUEST, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO DO SOMETHING THAT I WAS TOLD. NOW I, I HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN. THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME. I DON'T CARE HOW MANY ZEROES ARE IN THE BANK. IT'S NOT FREE. I WORKED FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT I HAVE. MY DAD DIDN'T LEAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ME. MAYBE MY MOM, BUT NOT TO ME. I WORKED FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE. AND I EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE VETTED CORRECTLY THAT ARE HIRED BY THE CITY AND NOT, OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE COMPILER SYSTEM IS IN PLAY, AS WE JUST FOUND OUT IN THE RECENT ELECTIONS. NOT EVERYBODY HAS IT LIKE THAT. SO, UH, WE NEED TO DO BETTER, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE CITIZENS THAT ELECTED THE OFFICIALS THAT WE HAVE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND AT THE CITY LEVEL. AND FOLLOW THROUGH, NOT MAKE EXCUSES. WE'RE HUMANS. WE'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT WE CAN DO A LOT BETTER, IN MY OPINION, BEEN AROUND MAYBE TOO LONG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. UH, NEXT, UH, ROBERT LEWI. ROBERT LEWI, UH, DISTRICT THREE. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR REGARDING, SO IF YOU COULD EXCUSE ME. PEOPLE MAY WONDER, MR. LEFT DOING THIS BECAUSE THE MAYOR REFUSES TO VIDEO TAPE US FROM THE FIELD. UM, I'D ASK, THIS IS DISORDERLY CONDUCT. NEED THE CAMERA HERE? WE CAN'T, BUT IF YOU WANT TO HARASS ME, THANK YOU. COULD FOLLOW THE RULES. MR. LEFTWICH, THERE'S NO RULES THAT SAYS FOLLOW THE RULES. YOU, YOU NEED TO LEARN THE LAW, BECAUSE THE LAW SAYS THAT I CAN FACE THE PUBLIC YOUR MINUTE AS LONG AS, AS I DIRECT YOUR TIME IS, IS RUNNING, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THIS GENTLEMAN WOULD LET ME SPEAK. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT, OH, YOU GOT TWO OF THEM ON ME NOW. WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST FI UH, CRIME FIGHTING IN TOWN IS AT CITY HALL UNDER CITIZENS' COMMENTS. WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DATA CENTER. FIRST OF ALL, THAT MORATORIUMS A JOKE. IT'S A RUSE. Y'ALL JUST DID IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE YOU, YOU'RE NOT GONNA AFFECT ANY DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEXT 180 DAYS. BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING Y'ALL DID ALL VOTE FOR. THAT IS DATA CENTER RELATED. SO THE EEC GIVES $550,000 TO GARVER ENGINEERING. WELL, LET'S LOOK AT GARVER AREAS OF EXPERTISE, DATA CENTERS, FACILITY TYPES, CO-LOCATION DATA CENTERS, HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS, MICRO DATA CENTERS. HOW ABOUT THAT? YEAH. GARVER, OUR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ARE WELL VERSED IN DESIGNING CUTTING EDGE DATA CENTERS. WE UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGN CONSTRUCTION, THESE MISSION CRITICAL BUILDINGS. LET'S TALK ABOUT ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT Y'ALL HAVE ALL VOTED FOR. THE HARLINGEN BIGGEST BATTERY STORAGE PLANT SET TO OPEN IN HARLINGEN NEAR LUKE. 4,900 MEGAWATTS. THAT'S WHAT, 50, 60,000 HOMES ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS, THERE'S ONLY 29,000 HOMES IN HARLINGEN. WHERE'S THAT SURPLUS DATA? BATTERY STORAGE, ELECTRICITY GONNA GO, [00:25:01] IT'S GONNA GO TO A DATA CENTER. WHY? OH, GUESS WHAT? BLACK MOUNTAIN ENERGY. ARE THEY A DATA CENTER PROVIDER? THEY'RE NOT ONLY A BATTERY STORAGE PROVIDER. THEY ARE A DATA CENTER COMPANY. YES. BATTERY STORAGE IS INCREASINGLY VITAL FOR TEXAS DATA CENTERS SERVING BOTH AS MICROGRID SUPPORT TO, TO BRIDGE POWER BEFORE PERMANENT GRID CONNECTIONS ARE ESTABLISHED. AND YES. RELIABLE BACKUP PERIODS. YES. THEY NEED THAT BATTERY. THEY NEED TO KNOCK DOWN THE, THE SURGE POWER FOR FOUR MONTHS DURING THE HOTTEST TIMES OF THE YEAR. SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE LINE CHARGES THAT GO WITH THAT? YES, A DATA CENTER BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS CAN BE LOCATED OFFSITE IN TEXAS. THAT MEANS THAT THE BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY ON LOOP 4 8 9 4 99 CAN SUPPORT THE DATA CENTER THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. KEY REGULATIONS AND PLANNING. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. DOES BLACK MOUNTAIN, DO THEY HAVE ACTIVELY, UH, DEVELOPING DATA CENTERS? YES, THEY ARE BIG ONES TOO. $10 BILLION. ONE IN, IN FORT WORTH. 432 ACRE BLACK MOUNTAIN POWER BUYS 432 ACRES IN SAN ANTONIO FOR A DATA CENTER. THANK YOU, MR. LEWI. MOVING ON, WE'VE GOT THE, UH, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, UH, JUST FOR THE, WE HAVE COMMISSIONER, UM, FROM DISTRICT ONE, DELIA VASOS ON ZOOM. AND COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONFLICTS ON THIS AGENDA? NO, THERE'S NONE. THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT. ALRIGHT. [Item 6 - Approval of Minutes] AND MOVING ON. WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES, THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE MINUTES? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED? MOTION. MOTION BY, UH, BETOS. SECOND. SECOND BY MESMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON [Item 7 - Consent Agenda] TO ITEM SEVEN, THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION WISHES TO, UH, PULL FROM CONSENT? UH, A, PLEASE. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS B THROUGH H. MOTION. MOTION BY PETTIS. SECOND. SECOND BY MESMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE TESTING AND POTENTIAL INSTALLATION OF SPEED HUMPS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. WE'VE GOT 600 SOUTH CALIFORNIA 1000 BLOCK OF ORANGE GROVE SIEGEL LANE BETWEEN ALBATROSS AND KLU STREET, PALMA DRIVE BETWEEN BECKHAM ROAD AND PALMETTO DRIVE. WE'LL START WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER MORALES, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD? YES. UH, THE FIVE 600 BLOCK OF, UH, SOUTH AMP. THAT'S IT. OKAY. ANY, ANYONE ELSE? NO. ALRIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A WITH THE ADDITION FROM COMMISSIONER MORALES OF 500 TO 600 BLOCK OF M MOTION? SECOND. MOTION BY BETIS, SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO OUR REPORTS. UM, MR. GONZALEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY REPORTS? NO, BUT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A COMMISSION'S OPINION. OKAY. UM, THE, UH, CONSULTANT THAT IS PROVIDING THE ANALYSIS ON THE IMPROVEMENTS TO, UH, BUILDINGS HERE IN CITY HALL IS ASKING IF WE WANT TO HAVE A WORKSHOP MM-HMM . OR JUST DISCUSS THAT AT A REGULAR OR ITEM DURING THE CITY COMMISSION. UM, ARE YOU, IT IT MIGHT BE, I'M GONNA SAY ABOUT A 30 TO ONE HOUR DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM. I WOULD SAY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A WORKSHOP. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT WAY WE DON'T EXTEND OUR ARM AND THAT WAY WE CAN FULLY, UH, HAVE A MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION. WOULD THAT BE OKAY WITH THE COMMISSION? UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WERE, WERE YOU, YOU'RE REFERRING TO SNYDER, AREN'T YOU? YES, SIR. SNYDER. OKAY. OKAY. I'LL ASK, UH, MYRA TO POLL THE COMMISSION SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A DATE FOR THAT. OKAY, GREAT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. AND WE DON'T HAVE [Item 8 - Reports and Other Discussion Items] ANY STAFF REPORTS, SO WE [Item 9 - Public Hearings] WILL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, BUT WE WILL GO THROUGH THEM AS REQUIRED. ITEM NINE. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM NON NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT FOR 41.72 ACRES OF LAND COMPRISED OF 39 POINT 59 ACRES OUT OF SURVEY ONE 40 LL ADAMS SUBDIVISION 1.58 ACRES OUT OF LOT A AND 0.55 ACRES OUT OF LOT B OF A RE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS TWO AND THREE. SURVEY 1 39 [00:30:01] OF STEWART PLACE SUBDIVISION LOCATED NORTH OF BECKHAM ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 882 FEET EAST OF DALE DRIVE. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING NINE B PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO REZONE FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT FOR 7.899 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS OUT OF LOT 16 CUNNINGHAM SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF F MEADOW ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1,411 POINT 16 FEET WEST OF US 77 FRONTAGE ROAD. THIS TIME WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING NINE C PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A FOOD TRUCK, PARK AND LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 61 21 FM 1 0 6, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK TWO, ROYAL VIEW SUBDIVISION. THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST. ON THIS ITEM, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ITEM D PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TWO RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME DISTRICT FOUR 6.143 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 18 RA CUNNINGHAM SUBDIVISION, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PRITA ROAD AND US FRONTAGE ROAD. THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, HAVING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. ITEM [Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading to rezone from Not Designated ("N") District to Residential, Single Family ("R-1") District for 41.72 acres of land comprised of 39.59 acres out of survey 140, L.L. Adams Subdivision, 1.58 acres out of Lot "A" and 0.55 aces out of Lot "B" of a Re-sunbdivision of Blocks 2 and 3, Survey 139 of Stuart Place Subdivision, Located North of Beckham Road, approximately 882 feet east of Rodeo Drive. Applicant: Moore Land Surveying, LLC c/o Zarate Management, LLC.] 10, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING TO REZONE FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT FOR 41 POINT 72 ACRES OF LAND COMPRISED OF 39 POINT 59 ACRES OUT OF SURVEY ONE 40 LL ADAM SUBDIVISION 1.5 ACRES OUT OF LOT A AND 0.55 ACRES OUT OF LOT B OF A RE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS TWO AND THREE. SURVEY 1 39 OF STEWART PLACE SUBDIVISION LOCATED NORTH OF BECKHAM ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 882 FEET EAST OF RODEO DRIVE. UM, MARK, IF YOU COULD READ THE CAPTION YES. CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO REZONED FROM NOT DESIGNATED END DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R ONE DISTRICT FOR 41.72 ACRES OF LAND COMPRISED OF 39 POINT 59 ACRES OUT OF SURVEY LOT ONE 40 LO ADAM SUBDIVISION, 1.58 ACRES OUT OF LOT A AND 0.55 ACRES OUT OF LOT B OF A RE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS TWO AND THREE. SURVEY 1 39 OF STEWART PLACE SUBDIVISION LOCATED NORTH OF BECKHAM ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 882 FEET EAST OF RODEO DRIVE, UH, APPLICANT MOORELAND SURVEYING. ALRIGHT, AND WE'VE GOT THIS, UM, IN OUR PACKET. DOES THE COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, FOR STAFF? UH, COMMISSIONER BETIS, YOUR DISTRICT? NO MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. OBJECTION. UH, TO APPROVE BY BETIS. SECOND BY MESMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UM, COMMISSIONER, WE YOU HAVE, YOU'RE ON. I DIDN'T, WE CAN'T HEAR YOUR VOTES. YES. IF I'M NOT, UM, IF I'M NOT ANSWERING, IT'S A, IT'S A YAY. OKAY. I THINK WE NEED TO HEAR IT FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. YEAH. YAY. YAY. OKAY. PERFECT. UM, THANK YOU. SO, UM, MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER, UM, LOPEZ IS NOW ALSO, UM, PRESENT ITEM, UH, BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, JUST WANT TO, UH, ANY CONFLICTS? NONE. OKAY. 10 B [Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading to rezone from Not Designated ("N") District to Light Industry ("Ll") District for 7.899 acres of land, more or less, out of Lot 16, Cunningham's Subdivision, located on the south side of Primera Road approximately 1,411.16 feet west of US 77 Frontage Road. Applicant: Orlando Campos, c/o Development Corporation of Harlingen.] CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING TO REZONE FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT FOR 7.89 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS OUT OF LOT. 16 CUNNINGHAM SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PRI MEADOW ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1,411 POINT 16 FEET WEST OF US. 77 FRONTED FRONTAGE ROAD, UH, MARK IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN REZONING FROM NOT DESIGNATED END DISTRICT TO LIGHT INDUSTRY LI DISTRICT FOR 7.899 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS OUT OF LOT. 16 CUNNINGHAM SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PREMERA ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1,411 POINT 16 FEET WEST OF US. 77 FRONTAGE ROAD. RIGHT. IS THERE ANY, UM, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY, DANIEL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE BY MESMER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 10 [Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a food truck park in Light Industry ("LI" District, located at 6121 FM 106, bearing a legal description of Lot 3, Block 2, Arroyo View Subdivision. Applicant: Tim Pus.] C, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOOD, TRUCK, PARK AND LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 61 21 FM [00:35:01] 1 0 6, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK TWO, ARROYO VIEW SUBDIVISION, UH, MARK IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 16 DASH EIGHT OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN, TO ISSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO TIM PUFF TO ALLOW A FOOD TRUCK PARK AND A LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT LOCATED AT 61 21 FM 1 0 6, BEARING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK TWO, ARROYO VIEW SUBDIVISION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NONE. OKAY. IS THERE MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION. MOTION BY LOPEZ? SECOND. SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO BREWSTERS WELCOME OFFICIALLY TO HARLINGEN. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, BREWSTERS WAS A WINNER OF THE RISE UP CHALLENGE, UM, UH, PUT ON BY THE HARLINGEN, EDC AND A NEW BUSINESS AND ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO TRY THEIR BISCUITS. ALL [Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading to rezone from Not Designated ("N") District to Residential, Mobile Home ("MH") District for 6.143 acres of land out of Block 18, R.A. Cunningham's Subdivision, located on the southeast corner of Primera Road and US-77 Frontage Road. Applicant: Joleigh Ares.] RIGHT. MOVING ON TO D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING TO REZONING FROM NOT DESIGNATED DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME DISTRICT FOR 6.1 43 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 18 RA CUNNINGHAM SUBDIVISION, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PRIETTO ROAD AND US 77 FRONTAGE ROAD. UH, MARK IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HARLINGEN REZONING FROM NOT DESIGNATED END DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME MH DISTRICT FOR 6.143 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF BLAH 18 RAS CUNNINGHAM SUBDIVISION, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PREMIER ROAD AND US 77 FRONTAGE ROAD. MAY A MOTION APPROVE. MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. UH, MOTION APPROVED BY LOPEZ. SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to adopt the City Commission Prioritization of Key Initiatives from the Harlingen Horizon Comprehensive Plan, Harlingen Trails, Open Space, Recreation, and Parks Master Plan, and the Downtown Master Plan.] MOVING ON TO ITEM 10 E, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE CITY COMMISSIONER, CITY COMMISSION PRIORITIZATION OF KEY INITIATIVES FROM THE HARLINGEN HORIZON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, HARLINGEN TRAILS, OPEN SPACE, RECREATION AND PARKS MASTER PLAN, AND THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. UM, OKAY. SO I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMISSION IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR, FOR STAFF. QUESTION, HOW DID WE COME TO THE NUMBERS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS? THE NUMBER IS AS IN FINANCIAL TO CONSTRUCT? CORRECT. THAT WAS JUST THE NUMBER THAT STAFF CAME UP WITH. OKAY. USING OUR, OUR, NOW THESE ARE JUST ESTIMATES WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL WE GO OUT FOR BIDS, GET, UH, ENGINEERING DESIGN PLANS. SO WE JUST CAME UP WITH A NUMBER THAT WE THOUGHT WAS A REASONABLE NUMBER, BUT IN, IN NO WAY REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL COST OF ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING A PROJECT. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE MAPS TO SHOW THE PEOPLE WE OTHER, THE ONES IN YOUR PACKET? THERE'S, THEY'RE IN THE, THERE'S SOME THAT ARE WITHIN THE, THE, THE PACKET ITSELF, BUT THEY'RE NOT VERY, UM, I, I CAN'T READ THAT. YEAH. AND DOES THIS INCLUDE MCKELVY PARK EASTWARD? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT DOES, BUT ALTHOUGH THE PARKS DIRECTOR COULD THAT PARDON? UH, THAT'S NOT, THAT WASN'T A PRIORITY PROJECT THAT WE PICKED UNDER THE PARKS MASTER PLAN. 'CAUSE I'LL REPEAT, I'M AGAINST THAT. MM-HMM . SO, UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM, FROM THE COMMISSION? NO, JUST LIKE, UH, GABE, I NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN-HOUSE, RIGHT? LIKE POLICY UPDATES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. RIGHT? RIGHT. UPDATING THE ZONING ORDINANCES, THINGS OF THAT I WOULD LIKE AT OUR NEXT MEETING, UH, FOR THE COMMISSION TO RECEIVE A TIMELINE WITH WHEN CAN WE EXPECT FOR THOSE THINGS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. NOW, THE ONLY, THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SOMEHOW FIGURE OUT IS ALL, ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED FOR FUNDING FROM PARKS HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. SO, UM, THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU OUR BEST ESTIMATE. UH, AND THESE ARE RANKED IN ORDER PRIORITY, UH, INCLUDING SHORT, MID, AND LONG TERM. SO OBVIOUSLY THE SHORT TERM, UH, PROJECTS RANKED NUMBER ONE WOULD BE OUR FIRST, UH, ORDER OF BUSINESS. BUT WE WILL COME UP WITH A TIMELINE AND, UH, JUST AS AN FYI, SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE ZONING ORDINANCE, STAFF IS WORKING ON IT ALREADY. AND WE PLAN TO BRING THAT TO YOU RELATIVELY SOON. PERFECT. IT'S ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THEY APPROVE IT. SO THE NEXT STEP IS BE CITY COMMISSION AT AT THE NEXT MEETING. YES, SIR. UH, YES. OKAY. IT'LL BE THE NEXT MEETING. YEAH. I WANT US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KNOCKING OFF THE, THE LOW HANGING FRUIT AS QUICKLY MM-HMM . AS WE CAN. [00:40:01] THANK YOU. WHEN, WHEN YOU SAY PRIORITY GAME, DO YOU MEAN LIKE PRIORITY FOR, FOR SUBMITTING FOR FUNDING OR PRIORITY? PRIORITY OF JUST GETTING IT DONE. GETTING IT DONE. OKAY. YEAH, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT, UM, LIKE THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WE CAN DO, UH, WE CAN DO THAT IN HOUSE AND IT'S REALLY NOT GONNA COST US ANYTHING. OKAY. BUT OTHERS MAY, MAY BE SOMEWHAT EXPENSIVE. WELL, NOW I'M GONNA MOVE YOU 11 UP BECAUSE I ALREADY GOT ALL THE FUNDING THAT I NEED FOR THAT, FOR THE, ON THE PARKS RECREATION. OH, THE STEWARD PLACE. YEAH. 'CAUSE I ALREADY GOT ALL THE FUNDING FOR IT. I JUST WANT TO GET IT DONE. WELL, UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOVE THAT UP BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON IT. WE'VE APPLIED FOR FUNDING FROM THE FOUR B AND IT'S BEEN APPROVED. UM, AND SO, UH, THAT'S GONNA GET STARTED. SO STAFF ALREADY THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. 'CAUSE I'M LIKE, 'CAUSE I SEE ALL THESE OTHER ONES. I'M LIKE, WELL, MINE'S ALREADY GOT ALL, ALL THE FUNDING. I JUST WANNA GET IT DONE. IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN FUNDED, THERE'S, THERE'S NO NEED TO ACTUALLY MOVE IT UP ON THE, ON THE LIST. WE'LL, JUST STAFF'S ALREADY WORKING ON IT. OKAY, COOL. AND THEN, UH, JUST LIKE HUNTER FOR INSTANCE, IT'S BEEN FUNDED ALREADY, BUT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. AND SO ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, THEN THAT'S GONNA GET WORKED ON ALSO. MM-HMM . SO, SO GABE, GIVEN THAT THIS, AND I'D ASK THAT IF IT'S, UM, ONCE THERE'S ANY AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES THAT IT BE POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE MM-HMM. SO THAT THE, THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS THE ABILITY TO GO THROUGH IT TO SEE WHAT THOSE, UH, PRIORITIES ARE, ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE IT WAS BASED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHERE WE GOT THIS INFORMATION. UM, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT WE REMOVE THE ESTIMATED COST IF WE DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S TRULY THE COST. AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THIS IS A WORKING DOCUMENT AND THEN IT IS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, ESPECIALLY LONG TERM, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE CAN'T FACTOR IN THOSE COSTS. AND THEN UPDATING IT IF ACTUAL NUMBERS, ONCE WE HAVE THEM AND THEY'RE MORE OF A TRUE ESTIMATE BASED ON ACTUAL, UM, YOU KNOW, CURRENT DAY, UH, DOLLARS, WHENEVER THOSE PROJECTS ARE COMING TO FRUITION, OR WE'RE GOING AFTER DOLLARS FOR IT, EITHER, EITHER OR IF IT'S IN-HOUSE, THEN WE SHOULD SAY IN-HOUSE MM-HMM . SO THAT WAY PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S NO COST TO THAT. AND THEN, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMISSION WOULD BE AMENABLE, BUT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS MOVING FORWARD. SO THAT WAY WE HAVE A WORKSHOP WHERE WE CAN BE, UM, GIVEN THE INFORMATION FROM STAFF TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THE PROJECTS. I THOUGHT THERE WAS SEVERAL, UH, PARKS AND ESPECIALLY PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORTH BY THIS COMMISSION, ESPECIALLY DISTRICT FIVE, SOME IN DISTRICT TWO, UM, OTHERS THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED IN, IN DISTRICT FOUR. UM, AND I WOULD SAY, I GUESS ALL OF THEM THAT HAVE BEEN PENDING FOR SOME TIME. UM, AND WE NEED TO GET THOSE AND MOVE THOSE FORWARD, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE GRANT FUNDS ALREADY. SO IF WE CAN HAVE A QUARTERLY MEETING, THEN WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION SIMULTANEOUSLY WHERE THE COMMUNITY GETS THE INFORMATION TOO. AND, AND WE JUST MM-HMM . WE'RE MARRIED TO, TO THIS, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO, UM, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE COMMISSION I'D, I'D, I'D SUGGEST WE MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A WORKSHOP, BUT FOR SURE AT A QUARTERLY MEETING UPDATES, HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE. IT, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE, BUT JUST SINCE IT'S NOT GONNA BE A REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING, I JUST WANT, UM, US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT, UH, BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION REGARDING, UH, SINCE IF WE ADD IT TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, I THINK IT'S JUST GONNA MAKE IT VERY LENGTHY. KIND OF LIKE THE SNYDER PRESENTATION. MM-HMM . SO, UM, WORKSHOP WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO, UH, MAKE ANY KIND OF SUGGESTIONS AND CHANGES AND THEN BRING THAT TO THE COMMISSION. SO THERE'S, THERE'S THAT IN TERMS OF PRIORITY. UH, IF SAY FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, ON A, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, SHE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB. SAY, HEY, THERE'S THIS GRANT AVAILABLE, YOU WANT US TO GO AFTER IT, WHICH PROJECT? AND THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TAKE ACTION. OKAY. SO, UM, ALL RIGHT. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST ONE. UH, THIS IS FROM THIS DISTANCE FROM THE MEETING WE HAD ON A SATURDAY MORNING, CORRECT? YES, SIR. MM-HMM . OH, FOR THIS TRAINING IN PART, RIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE DOWNTOWN PLAN. THE MASTER PLAN. SO WE HAD THAT, THEN WE HAD THE SATURDAY MEETING THEN THIS, CORRECT. RIGHT. BUT THE PRIORITY PROJECTS CAME FROM THAT, THAT SATURDAY MEETING. THAT STEMMED FROM THAT. YES. YEAH. THIS, AND THAT'S THE POINT. I DON'T WANT IT TO JUST BE, UM, A DOCUMENT THAT SITS ON THE SHELF. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE EXECUTE WHAT WE HAVE ON HERE. UM, COMMISSIONER, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, MAYOR, ACTUALLY, I DO AGREE WITH THAT. UM, THOSE MEETINGS, UH, TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE EVERY THREE MONTHS OR SO. I AGREE WITH THAT. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M GOOD WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU, THAT HAS BEEN STATED. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANKS. THERE'S SOME LIKE INTERFERENCE, RIGHT? GETTING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S, ALL RIGHT. OKAY. UM, SO THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE ESTIMATES BEING REMOVED AND OR UPDATED TO STATE IN-HOUSE. AND FURTHERMORE, TO GIVE, UH, STAFF FULL AUTHORITY TO PROCEED FORWARD ON THE STEWART PLACE PROJECT SINCE IT'S FULLY FUNDED. [00:45:01] AND HUNTER TOO. AND HUNTER, YES. ALL OF THEM THAT ARE FUNDED. JUST MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. YEAH, THERE'S QUITE A FEW HERE. YEAH. AND CAN WE ADD THERE FOR MYRA TO START, UM, POLLING FOR DAYS WORKSHOP FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR? VERY SMART. YEAH, I AGREE. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. SO I GOT A MOTION, UM, FROM LOPEZ SECOND BY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING [Item 10f - Consideration and possible action authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to Texas Parks and Wildlife Local Parks Non-Urban Indoor Grant Program] ON TO F CONSIDERATION. POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUB SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE LOCAL PARKS NON-URBAN INDOOR GRANT PROGRAM. UM, SO IS ANNA NOT HERE TODAY? NO, SHE'S NOT. GOOD EVENING. UH, MARY CITY COMMISSION. UH, MY NAME IS FRANCISCO MARTINEZ. I'M FILLING IN FOR MS. ANA. OKAY, FANTASTIC. UM, JUST A QUESTION. IT, IT, UM, I GUESS I READ IT RIGHT? IT'S, WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE, UM, UH, WELCOME CENTER. UH, YES. IT, WE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR THE CITY COMMISSION TO, UH, BRING THE WELCOME CENTER, UH, TO HUGH RAMSEY SO WE CAN CONTINUE RESEARCHING AND MAKE SURE IT'S A VIABLE PROJECT. WHAT HAPPENED TO YEAH, THEY, THEY FELT, AND THEY DID AN ANALYSIS AND I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THEIR ANALYSIS. OKAY. THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTER MAY NOT BE THE BEST FOR THIS SPECIFIC GRANT. OKAY. SO WE CAN LOOK FOR OTHER ONES. HOWEVER, WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS BASED OFF OF EVERYTHING THAT, UM, GABE SAID SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE FOUNDATION IS THAT WE MOVE IT, SO WE MOVE THE WELCOME CENTER FROM HUGH RAMSEY. WE MOVE IT OVER TO MCCULLOUGH PARK OR RIGHT. IT'S MCCULLOUGH PARK, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THE, IT'S CATTY CORNER. IT'S CLEARLY CATTY CORNER TO HUGH RAMSEY. WE PUT IT THERE, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THE KAYAK LAUNCH. AND WHAT WE DO IS THEN EXPAND THAT MCCULLOUGH PARK TO THEN BE ALSO A NATURE PARK AS WELL. AND SO THE BEAUTY THING IS, WHEN I TALKED TO GABE ABOUT IT, GABE WAS LIKE, WELL, PEOPLE, WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT IT, WHAT, 14 YEARS AGO? 15 YEARS AGO? IT WAS, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, I THINK WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, WHICH IS ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO. 20, YEAH. THAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HIGH. BUT I THINK IT'S A PERFECT SPOT. 'CAUSE THEN YOU WOULD HAVE LIKE A BIRD'S NEST EYE VIEW OF THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE, UH, ROYAL. RIGHT. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO TURN IT INTO A VENUE LOCATION AS WELL. NOW THE ONE THING COMMISSIONER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT IT WAS GONNA BE A WORLD BIRDING CENTER, UM, WE NEEDED TO HAVE ACCESS TO RAMSEY. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A CROSSING ON ED CAREY. SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO WORK ON A CROSSING UNDERNEATH THE CORRECT. YEAH, EXACTLY. IF WE'RE ALREADY DOING THE, THE TRAIL EXPANSIONS UNDERNEATH THE, THE BRIDGE, THAT'S HOW YOU'D MAKE THE CONNECTION RIGHT THERE. RIGHT. BUT WE DIDN'T GET FAR ENOUGH INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS TO ACTUALLY DESIGN THAT CROSSING UNDERNEATH THE, UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE. MM-HMM . SO THAT SOUNDS GREAT. UM, I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT, BUT UM, SO THIS IS DOABLE. YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PIVOT, TO DO THIS, SUBMIT IT AND GET IT DONE, BECAUSE WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET FUNDING CORRECT. SO YES, SO, SO THIS HAS BEEN WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH ENGINEERING ROBERT AND THE CITY ENGINEER, AND ALSO WITH PARKS, UHHUH. . UH, ONE OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT'S GONNA BE PLACED, WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR A, USUALLY WHENEVER YOU DO A STRUCTURE, YOU DO A FOUNDATION DESIGN JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE LOADS ARE GONNA BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DIRT UNDERNEATH IT, WHETHER IT'S A HUE, RAMSEY, MCCULL PARK, OR WHICHEVER SITE IS THE BEST PLACE. UH, IN REGARDS TO THE SUBMITTALS, WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO, UM, BE ABLE TO CREATE A SIDE PLAN AND AN APPROPRIATE ESTIMATE FOR THE GRANT. THE GRANT IS A 1.5 MILLION EACH MATCH. MM-HMM . SO I THINK WE HAVE ADEQUATE TIME. THIS IS GONNA BE DUE AUGUST 3RD. AUGUST 3RD, YES. YES. AUGUST 3RD. SO THAT GIVES US TIME FROM TODAY TO AUGUST 3RD BECAUSE, JUST BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE A FEASIBLE PROJECT. AND, AND I WAS CONCERNED BASED ON, UM, REPRESENTATIONS AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FANTASTIC IDEA. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND YOU'RE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE. UM, COMMISSIONER, YOU HAD A QUESTION? YEAH. WHEN YOU SAY WELCOME SENATOR, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT FEEDBACK TO GET FROM YOU GUYS. UH, WHAT THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE, AT THE WELCOME CENTER, WE WERE LOOKING AT, UM, CONFERENCE ROOM FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN. ALSO SOME, UH, ROOMS FOR TEACHING AT THE RECEPTION, ALONG WITH OTHER COMPONENTS INVOLVING A WELCOME CENTER. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER STUFF, JUAN? INTERIM DIRECTOR. UM, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COMMISSION. UM, SO THE WELCOME CENTER IS MORE TAILORED, AS HE SAID. UH, ROBERT SAID, BUT ALSO A NATURE CENTER WHERE WE CAN ALSO USE PROGRAMMING THERE FOR OUR YOUTH. UM, UH, WE LOOKED AT OTHER CITIES AND WE SAW SOME OF THESE IDEAS THAT THEY WE'RE DOING WITH THE NATURE CENTER WELCOME CENTER. WE THINK IT'LL BE BENEFICIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IS THAT GONNA BE STAFFED? UM, YEAH. YEAH. , WHO GONNA STAFF IT? IDEALLY? UH, PARKS. YEAH. . YES. IT WOULD BE PARKS. IT'D BE UNDER, UH, PARKS, UH, OVERSIGHT. SO JUST, I DON'T, I MEAN, THIS MIGHT BE COMPLETELY WRONG, BUT [00:50:01] WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ALREADY INDOOR FACILITIES. COULD THIS BE USED TO IMPROVE ANY OF THEM? LIKE, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW. I LIKE THE SWIMMING POOL. LIKE WE'VE GOT INDOOR SWIMMING POOL AT PENDLETON THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE USE. UM, COULD, THAT COULD, SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE EXISTING THAT COULD BE IMPROVED WITH? 'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE VISION, RIGHT? RIGHT. OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. YOU CAN TELL US MANDELA. SO, UM, IT, IT CAN BE USED TO UPGRADE, UM, INDOOR FACILITIES. THE PROBLEM THAT WE FACE WHEN IT COMES TO UPGRADING, UH, THE FACILITIES IS WE NEED TO HAVE, UM, A RECREATION ASPECT. SO WE, WHEN WE, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS GRANT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDING A LOT OF RECREATIONAL ELEMENTS, NOT NECESSARILY JUST UPGRADING FACILITIES. OKAY. SO THE PENDLETON PARK, UM, THE RECREATION CENTERS, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE LOVE THE LOCATION. THEY GAVE US $1.5 MILLION. RIGHT? FOR THE REC CENTER? YES. CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. UM, NOW WE'VE GOT A SWIMMING POOL THAT NEEDS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT. THERE'S A, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE, BUT THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE THAT DO LAP SWIMMING. MM-HMM . UM, OUR SENIORS DO A LOT OF PROGRAMMING IN THERE OF WATER AEROBICS, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT. A STUDENTS DO. I THINK HCIC APPROACHED THIS 'CAUSE THEY WERE NEEDING IT FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. UM, THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO REALLY IMPROVE THAT SPACE. UM, SO I WONDER IF INSTEAD OF CREATING FROM THE GROUND UP SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE CAN FOCUS ON WHAT WE SAID THAT WE WOULD DO, WHICH IS TRY TO IMPROVE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. AND THAT WOULD ALSO COMPLIMENT THAT, THAT THAT SPACE, UM, AND IT'S THE INDOOR ONLY COMES EVERY COUPLE YEARS, RIGHT? EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS. UM, WE, I HAD LOOKED INTO THIS EARLIER AND IT'S ACTUALLY EVERY YEAR. WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY HAD SAID WHEN WE, BECAUSE WHAT? BUT THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S FANTASTIC. UM, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING I'D POSE TO, TO THIS COMMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE WELCOME CENTER SOUNDS FANTASTIC. I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS US TO WORK ON OUR EXISTING, UH, FACILITIES. AND UNLESS, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GOING TO YOUR POINT, HOW ARE WE GONNA STAFF IT? YOU KNOW, WE, WE ALREADY HAVE STAFF THAT WORK AT THE SWIMMING POOL. WE HAVE LIFEGUARDS, WE HAVE ALL THAT STUFF. WELL, TO YOUR POINT THEN, IF YOU'RE, THE CONCERN IS THAT WE CAN'T UPDATE THE FACILITY. IF IT'S GONNA ONLY CONTINUE USING THE SAME PROGRAMMING, THEN HOW DO WE COMBINE THE IDEA OF THE REC CENTER COMING IN WITH THE IDEA? LET'S LOOK AT IT AS AN EXPANSION, RIGHT? WE HAVE THE, WE HAVE THE NEW REC CENTER AND THEN WE HAVE THE POOL. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS LIKE, AND THIS IS JUST REAL WILD AND I'M JUST SHOOTING FROM THE HIP HERE. I DON'T KNOW. KAYAKING CLASSES THAT WE CAN HAVE IN THERE, OR TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, UH, 'CAUSE I REMEMBER MY BROTHER TOOK IT IN COLLEGE AND THEY HAD TO TEACH HIM HOW TO FLIP THE KAYAK BACK WHEN HE'S, YOU KNOW, UNDERWATER OR WHATEVER. BUT LET'S LOOK AT THAT MANOLA. I KNOW YOU ALWAYS HAVE FANTASTIC IDEAS. AND SO HOW CAN WE EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO FIT EVERYTHING FRANK NEEDS TO GIVE FRANK ALL THE TOOLS HE NEEDS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL OF UPDATING THE POOL AS WELL AS GIVING Y'ALL AT THIS, UH, NEW INDOOR REC CENTER, MORE AMENITIES AND MORE PROGRAMMING. RIGHT. EVEN IF WE JUST KEEP IT WATER BASED, I FIGURED YOU CAN DO IT SOMEHOW. YEAH, THERE'S, AND I KNOW THAT WELLNESS IS IMPORTANT AND THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN, UM, SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST. WHAT ABOUT, UM, LIKE ANY KIND OF, UH, PARTNERING WITH U-T-R-G-B, LIKE THERAPY TYPE OF, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR, OUR, UH, COMMUNITY TO USE THE WATER? THAT'S COOL. YEAH. UM, BECAUSE THEY, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE THE LITTLE A DA, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT KIND OF LIKE A CHAIR CHAIR THAT ALLOWS THEM TO GO IN AND, AND THAT, AND WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT HERE IN HARLINGEN, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR SENIORS TO BE ABLE TO GET THERAPY IN, IN THE WATER. AND A LOT OF THEM GO TO THE GOLD GYM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, UM, THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT. RIGHT? THE COUNTY IS ALSO PUTTING IN A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE CREATION OF A NEW REEF. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THAT. UH, RIGHT OFF THE COAST OF SAPA ISLAND MM-HMM . PUT A NEW ROOF. SO WHEN I, WHEN WAS IN COLLEGE, I HAD TO TAKE, UH, UH, WHAT IS IT CALLED? SOME PE OR WHATEVER. I TOOK SCUBA DIVING AND WE HAD TO LEARN IN THE POOL. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF INDIANA. REALLY. THERE WAS NOTHING, I DUNNO IF WE'RE GONNA DO THAT HERE, BUT, BUT WE CAN DO THAT. WE CAN DO SCUBA DIVING CLASSES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THERE'S JUST, I'D LIKE, I MEAN, UNLESS THE COMMISSION IS NOT IN AGREEMENT AS A WHOLE, I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO TO SEE IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU, ONCE YOU SPEAK WITH, I KNOW THEY'RE REALLY GOOD ABOUT TALKING TO Y'ALL. YES. TO SEE WHETHER, HEY, THIS IS DOABLE. THIS WILL RANK HIGH, THIS WILL SCORE HIGH. UM, IF YOU PITCH IT AND IT, AND IT WORKS GREAT. IF IT DOESN'T THEN, THEN IT DOESN'T. BUT I'D LIKE FOR US, BEFORE WE START POURING MONEY INTO OTHER THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT IMPROVING WHAT WE HAVE FIRST. OKAY. WE CAN'T DO THAT. THEN IT'S GRANT MONEY. WE CAN [00:55:01] MOVE ON TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. OKAY. THAT, THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN, UH, CERTAINLY DO. MY ONLY CONCERN WITH THAT IS THAT I, I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A RENOVATION UNDER THE PROGRAM. SO WE WOULD STILL RUN INTO, UH, AN UPGRADE OF, OF THE PENDLETON, UH, POOL FACILITY AS OPPOSED TO ADDING MORE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. SO ONE, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, I BELIEVE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE REC CENTER WAS VERY COMPETITIVE WAS 'CAUSE IT WAS A MULTI-USE COURTS MM-HMM . UM, WE HAD THE, THE OUTDOOR COMPONENT AS WELL. UM, BUT THOSE, THOSE, UH, OTHER COMPONENTS THAT WE ADDED WERE DIFFERENT RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR THE APPLICATION. MM-HMM . AND SO WHILE, WHILE WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DISCUSSED, THERE ARE GOOD IMPROVEMENTS, UH, I DO BELIEVE THOSE WOULD FALL UNDER, UNDER RENOVATION. HAS, HAS ANYBODY TALKED TO THE AUDUBON SOCIETY THAT'S OUT AT RAMSEY PARK? BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THEY'RE GONNA WANT A LOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND AND YELLING AND MAKING ALL SORTS OF NOISE, WHEREAS IT'S A BIRDING FACILITY. A BIRDING CENTER. THAT'S A GOOD POINT TOO. UM, AND THAT'S, WE WERE GONNA, THE FIRST TIME WE WERE GONNA HAVE A BIRDING CENTER, SO THERE WEREN'T GONNA BE ANY, UH, PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND AND EXERCISING, SCREAMING, AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT IS A GOOD LOCATION FOR THIS TYPE OF FACILITY BECAUSE THAT'S A BIRDING CENTER. IT'S PART OF THE, THE BURES TOUR WHERE THEY GO. AND SO WHEN YOU GET THERE, THE FIRST THING IS YOU HAVE TO BE QUIET. SO I JUST WANNA, I JUST WANNA ADD THAT, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE SWIMMING POOL, WE, WE DO HAVE FUNDING TO, UM, IMPROVE THE ROOF THIS YEAR AND THE, UM, BOILER AS WELL. UM, UH, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, WE DID LOOK AT OTHER LOCATIONS FOR A, A NATURE CENTER. I, I CAN SHARE SOME OF THOSE IF YOU LIKE. UM, JUST 'CAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT THE TOTAL, UM, SOME OF THE SPOTS THAT WE CAN, WE CAN PUT IT IN, UM, BESIDES HUGH RAMSEY. SO WE DID LOOK AT MCKELVY PARK. WE DID LOOK AT THE SUGGESTION THAT YOU PROVIDED MR. UH, COMMISSIONER. UM, WE DID LOOK AT EVEN WINDSOR PARK. UM, SO WE DO HAVE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN TEAMING UP AND TALKING ABOUT. SO WE CAN PRESENT THOSE IF YOU LIKE, UH, IN MORE DETAIL. UH, IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A NATURE CENTER WELCOME CENTER STYLE. SO NOT OPPOSED TO IT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SPEAK WITH, UM, YOUR, THE COORDINATOR OR THAT IS ASSIGNED FOR US AT TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND SEE IF IT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF THE IMPROVEMENT, BUT NOT JUST IMPROVEMENTS. UM, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE CONVERSATION HERE, ADDING ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING AND COMPLIMENTING THE REC CENTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE, UM, BUILDING NEXT YEAR. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE LOCATION AND EVERYTHING THAT'S AROUND, UH, IT, I, IT, IT'S NOT JUST, UM, MAKING IMPROVEMENTS, IT'S PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS WITHIN THE POOL AND AT THE SAME TIME IMPROVING. SO IF YOU CAN JUST SEE AND THEN YOU REPORT BACK TO US AND IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL WE'LL SCORE HIGH, UM, THEN UH, WE CAN, WE CAN GO FROM THERE. OKAY. YES MA'AM. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. AND THEN IF, AND THEN WE CAN PIVOT TO, WE CAN'T DO THAT, THEN LET'S DO THE WELCOME CENTER. AND MAYBE IT'S NOT, I, I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THO THOSE ARE SOME VALID CONCERNS. I KNOW WE WENT ON A BIRDING TRIP AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS LIKE BE REAL QUIET, DON'T, DON'T SPEAK. UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO. UM, SO IF, IF YOU'VE GOT UNTIL AUGUST, RIGHT? BUT LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL AUGUST. SO LIKE AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, IF YOU CAN GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT. OKAY. WOULD THAT BE OKAY? YES. AND YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS BESIDES WELCOME CENTER? I MEAN, FOR THE MOST PART, THAT'S WHERE WE PUT A LOT OF OUR RESEARCH IN. UM, WE BENCHMARK WITH OTHER CITIES. UM, WE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THAT AND WE SAW A LOT OF THE PROS. UM, AND IT'S JUST BENEFICIAL WHETHER WE'RE HAVING OUR CHILDREN IN OUR SUMMER PROGRAM OR WE'RE TEAMING UP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR DIFFERENT NONPROFITS. UM, IT JUST SEEMED A, A VIABLE OPTION TO, TO HAVE, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, GIMME THOSE THREE LOCATIONS AGAIN. SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. THE FIRST LOCATION WAS WE WERE LOOKING AT RAMSEY. WE ALSO WERE THINKING ABOUT THE THICKET AND WE KIND OF PLANNED ON WHAT WE CAN DO THERE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT DECISION, DECISION. UH, I MEAN A GREAT UM, AREA. UM, I, I THINK THE THICKET WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE BURNING CENTER, THE RUG, GRAND VALLEY BURNING CENTER. AND THEY WANTED IT KEPT AS A NATURAL SITE FOR BURNING. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT US TO BUILD A REC CENTER THERE. AND IT WAS AN OPTION, BUT WE WERE STILL GONNA DO RESEARCH ON, ON WHAT MR. GONZALES IS MEANT. SO I TELL YOU, GET YOURSELF, GET YOURSELF A GAME. I DUNNO WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO WHEN WE'RE GONE THERE. GABE . UM, THE OTHER, UH, WAS MCCULLOUGH WE LOOKED AT, AT THAT AREA. WE HAD TO LOOK TO SEE IF WE HAD A ROOM THERE WITH THE KAYAK LAUNCH AND IF IT WAS AN OPTION. UM, I FIGURED KELBY PARK WAS ONE THAT WE REALLY DID PUT SOME EFFORT IN LOOKING INTO IT. UM, BECAUSE IT'S [01:00:01] A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. IT HAS CONNECTIVITY, UH, THROUGHOUT THE TRAIL SYSTEM. WE DID LOOK AT WINDOR PARK, UM, CONSIDERING, UH, BUT THE THING IS THE LOCATION WAS JUST IFFY. AND THEN THE LAST ONE, UM, TOWARDS THE POOL AREA IN THE BACK, THERE'S AN OLD RESTROOM, THERE'S SOME SPACE THERE. WE, WE WERE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN FIT INTO LON HILL, BUT, UM, WE WERE JUST BRAINSTORMING HERE. WELL, I WILL SAY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKING FOR, UM, MORE INDOOR RECREATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. I WAS, YOU COULD BEAT ME TOO. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, I HAVE WILSON PARKER RIGHT THERE. WE GOT A LOT OF LAND. YEAH, WE, WE, WE LOOKED AT WILSON, UM, WE LOOKED AT STEWART. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS COMING, BUT, UM, THE ONLY VIABLE LOCATION THERE AT WILSON WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH END, ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE THE SOFTBALL FIELDS THE ADULT COMPLEX. WE HAVE A LOT OF OPEN SPACE THERE. WE DIDN'T WANNA TAKE AWAY FROM THE GREEN SPACE ON THE NORTH END. UM, SO THE ONLY OPTION THERE WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WILSON. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MAYORS TO HER POINT, WE'VE ALL HEARD THE SAME THING, TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE. MM-HMM. SO WHY DON'T, UH, UH, SPECIAL PROJECTS, I'LL TAKE THE, THE LEAD ON THAT ONE. OKAY. RIGHT. AND THEN PARKS, WHY DON'T YOU START VETTING THAT LIST YOU HAVE, UH, AS A BACKUP AND YOU CAN COME BACK TO US IN TWO WEEKS OR AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND GIVE US AN UPDATE. AND I THINK MCCULLOUGH'S WOULD JUST BE FANTASTIC, BUT THAT'S JUST MY 2 CENTS. OKAY. SO AT THIS POINT WE ARE TABLING THIS ITEM. CORRECT? IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND. MOTION FROM PETTA, [Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to approve the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Group Critical Illness Interlocal Agreement. ] A SECOND FROM LOPEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. A AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY [Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with SpyGlass to conduct an audit of the city's electronic devices, communications provider agreements, and phone devices, whether used or unused, as a cost-saving measure.] CON, UH, ITEM G CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SPYGLASS TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE CITY'S ELECTRONIC DEVICES, COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER AGREEMENTS, AND PHONE DEVICES, WHETHER USED OR UNUSED AS A COST SAVING MEASURE. JOSH? HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO ALLOW A SPY GLASS COMPANY TO DO AN AUDIT OF OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, OUR PHONE LINES, AND OUR BILLING SYSTEM AS WELL IN RELATION TO COMMUNICATIONS. I DO HAVE MR. CHRIS BOX ON THE YOUTUBE HAS A LITTLE PRESENTATION TO GO OVER WITH YOU IF YOU LIKE. DID WE DO AN RFP FOR THIS? NO, THERE'S NO COST FOR THIS, MAYOR. THEY ONLY GET PAID IF THEY FIND SAVINGS. AND SO, SO IT'S, SO WE CAN DO IT THIS WAY, IS MY QUESTION? YES. YES. OKAY. YEP. DID ATTORNEY REVIEW THIS AND GIVE US THE APPROVAL? OKAY. IT'S NO COST TO US. ONLY IF THEY FIND SAVINGS OF, LET'S SAY A PHONE LINE, UH, TIMES 12, THAT'LL BE THEIR PAY IF THERE'S ANYTHING. OKAY. I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GONNA BE MUCH TO FIND 'CAUSE WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE AND OKAY. NO, I WAS JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH YEAH. WHATEVER. WE'VE GOTTA DO THE PROCUREMENT ACT. MM-HMM . OKAY. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, I, I'M JUST CURIOUS, AS I, I DO REALIZE IT'S TIMES 12 FOR THE SERVICE, UH, ELIMINATION SAVINGS, AND TIMES 12 ON ANY COST REDUCTION SAVINGS. IS THAT THE BEST WE CAN DO? YES, SIR. HAVE YOU CHECKED WITH ANYBODY ELSE? YES, SIR. OTHERS WILL. WHAT A, UH, TWO, THREE YEAR CONTRACT? THIS IS JUST A ONE YEAR THAT, THAT WHAT IS, WHAT THEY TOLD US WAS MULTIPLY TIMES THREE, THREE YEARS, NOT JUST ONE. SO THAT WAS GONNA BE A LOT MORE. AND WHY CAN'T SAN JUAN DO THIS FOR US? OH, THIS IS A, IT'S NOT A FRAUD AUDIT. IT'S A ENERGY OR THEY LOOK AT IF YOU HAVE ANY DEVICES, IT'S A WASTE. IT'S A WASTE. YEAH. IT'S A WASTE AUDIT. AND ISN'T THAT WHAT, UH, SAN JUAN DOES AS WELL? UH, AUDITS, IT'S ALSO, YEAH, BUT SHE DOES, BUT SHE DOES LIKE A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING OUT TO THE SITES AND COMPARING, UH, CERTAIN LINES, SEE IF IT'S THERE AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. PLUS TALK ABOUT SERVICE ELIMINATION SAVINGS ALSO. AND I THINK, I THINK SHE'S KIND OF BUSY AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. I DON'T THINK SHE, OKAY. THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS IF WE HAD CHECKED IF THERE WERE ANY OTHERS. UM, AND IS BECAUSE I ALWAYS FEEL THAT WHEN, UH, COMPANIES ARE OFFERING A FREE SERVICE TO TELL US IF THEY NEED, IF WE NEED ANYTHING THAT WELL, THEY'RE GONNA FIND SOMETHING. THAT'S, THAT'S MY GENERAL VIEW OF THINGS. WE, WE CAN ALSO GO OUT FOR RQS MAYOR, JUST, JUST TO SEE WHO ELSE CAN, IS WILLING TO SUBMIT IT. WELL, I WANT US TO FOLLOW THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, BUT THOSE ARE, THAT'S JUST MY, UM, A MY, MY PERSONAL OPINION, IT MIGHT NOT MEAN MUCH, BUT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH? THE ABSOLUTE YES. WELL, YES. UM, AND I, I SEE CHRISTOPHER, HE IS PROBABLY SAYING, UM, THAT'S NOT TRUE, BUT, UM, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THEY PROVIDE A SERVICE BECAUSE THEY SELL A SERVICE TOO. CORRECT. AND SO, UM, I THINK THE, THE INTENTION IS TO KIND OF LIKE WITH, WITH SCHNEIDER, RIGHT? MM-HMM . AND THEY'RE GONNA IDENTIFY ISSUES AND MM-HMM . AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO SEE THEM AND THEN WE'RE GONNA WANNA ACT AND THEN WE HAVE FORECLOSED THE OPPORTUNITY ON OTHERS. OR DO WE OPEN IT UP AT THAT TIME? WE CAN'T BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY COMMITTED THAT WE WILL [01:05:01] PAY TO THIS INDI THIS PROVIDER. SO IS THAT KOSHER? EVEN IF THEY HAVE FINDINGS THAT THEY THINK THEY'RE SAVINGS, WE HAVE TO APPROVE 'EM AS WELL. MM-HMM. WE HAVE TO AGREE WITH THAT. RIGHT. BUT WE CAN'T SAY THANK YOU FOR THESE FINDINGS. NOW WE'RE GONNA GO SEE WHO WILL DO IT FOR THE CHEAPEST. CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. THAT, THAT'S MY CONCERN. SO WHAT, WHAT DO, WHAT DO YOU ADVISED, I MEAN, YOU CAN, YOU CAN GO INTO THIS CONTRACT MM-HMM . BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT FOR PROCUREMENT, YOU, YOU HAVE THAT OPTION AND THERE'S, THERE'S NO RUSH MAYOR FOR THIS BECAUSE RIGHT. UM, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE A WHOLE LOT TO FIND. MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT I, WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE AND WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE SOME REDUCTIONS, AS MATTER OF FACT, UH, SCHNEIDER WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND DID ANALYSIS OF ALL OUR INFRASTRUCTURE MM-HMM . THAT'S HOW WE PAID FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE SAVINGS AND ELECTORAL COSTS. SO WE CAN'T GO OUT FOR RQS AND SEE IF THEY WANNA RESUBMIT AND TO SEE WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE ALSO. WELL, I'M CURIOUS TO WHAT THE REST OF THE COMMISSION, IT'S, THIS IS JUST MY OBS OBSERVATION, BUT YEAH, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NO RUSH TO GET THIS DONE. I WOULD SAY FULL SPEED. I HAVE. OKAY. AND I WOULD SAY JUST THE OPPOSITE. LET'S GO WITH FOUR RQS, RIGHT? UH, DANIEL, JOSH SAYS THAT HE ALREADY CHECKED AND THEY, THEY FOUND THAT THIS WAS THE CHEAPEST ONE THAT WE GOTTA TRUST STAFF. OKAY. I TRUST JOSH. I SEC. I AGREE. COMMISSIONER. HE'S ON MUTE. OKAY. JUST, I'M, I'M HERE. I, UM, I'M GONNA AGREE WITH, WITH, UM, LET'S, LET'S GO AHEAD AND, AND JUST LET'S GO WITH, WITH JOSH. LET'S JUST STAFF. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CHRISTOPHER THAT'S ONLINE? IF NOT GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION FROM FETA, SECOND BY LOPEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, MOVING [Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution amending the Harlingen Community Improvement Board's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget. ] ON TO H CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE HARLINGEN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT BOARD'S FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26. BUDGET. THERE IS THE ATTACHMENT THERE. UM, ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. SECOND MOTION FROM LOPEZ. SECOND BY MESMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. UM, AYE. CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL GROUP CRITICAL ILLNESS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. UM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. SECOND, UH, MOTION APPROVED BY LOPEZ. SECOND BY MESMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. J [Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to award RFQ No. 2026-09 for Professional Architectural and Engineering Design Services for the Harlingen Multi-Purpose Recreation Center.] CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD RFQ NUMBER 2026 DASH OH NINE FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE HARLINGEN MULTI-PURPOSE REC CENTER. ALL RIGHT. HELLO, COMMISSION. ROBERT HERNANDEZ, CITY ENGINEER FOR THE RECORD. THE ITEM AHEAD, UH, IN FRONT OF YOU, WE OPEN BIDS MAY 12TH. WE RECEIVED 11 RQS, UM, SHOWING ON THE SCREEN. WE HAVE THE, UH, WE HAVE 'EM RANKED FROM ONE THROUGH 11. WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR THIS TO BE AWARDED, UH, TO THE HIGHEST RANKING, UM, THE HIGHEST RANKING FIRM AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. UM, THE HIGHEST BEING RAIN ARCHITECTS. ONCE WE DO THIS, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THEIR SCOPE OF WORK. NOT ONLY THAT, THEIR TIMELINE AND THEIR, UH, THEIR FEE SCHEDULE. UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ALIGNED WITH OUR PRELIMINARY, UM, BUDGET AND IF NOT, TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO TERMINATE THE NEGOTIATIONS AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE THAT WOULD EITHER MEET OUR TIMELINE AND BUDGET. I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. UH, NUMBER ONE IS RAIN ARCHITECTS. YES, SIR. UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RAIN ARCHITECTS. I DO AS THE HIGHEST, AS THE HIGHEST RANKING, UH, FIRM. UM, OKAY. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, BUT WE DO HAVE A, A, A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION IS SECOND, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. I, I, I WAS GOING THROUGH THE RANKING, UM, AND I SEE THAT RAIN ARCHITECTS, ANA HAD THEM AT 78 MM-HMM . SO JUST IT LIKE THE, THE NUMBERS DON'T REALLY JIVE FOR ME AND THERE'S SOME CONCERNS. AND THEN I SAW THAT, UM, THERE'S SOME THAT WERE LIKE 54, 60. I CAN'T IMAGINE THEY'D BE THAT LOW, BUT, UM, IS I, I WONDER IF THE, [01:10:01] THE, THE RANKINGS WERE KIND OF A LITTLE BIT SKEWED BECAUSE THE NUMBERS WERE OFF FOR LIKE HALF OF THE RANKING, UM, TEAM THAN THE OTHER. SO JUST SOME CLARIFICATION. YES. MS. ANA IS NOT HERE, UM, TO ANSWER HER QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, BASICALLY THE RFQ, WE GIVE GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF, UH, FOUR KEY CRITERIA IN TERMS OF POINTS. ONE WAS THE APPROACH TO SCOPE OF WORK. MM-HMM . THE OTHER ONE WAS EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. I SAW 'EM. YEAH. THE OTHER ONE WAS FIRM CAPABILITY IMPACTS EXPERIENCE, AND THEN FAMILIARITY WITH APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ME, WHEN I WAS MAKING CALLS, UM, TO THE FIRMS, I MADE SURE THAT HERE, FOR EXAMPLE, LOOKING AT RAIN, UH, THEY DID WORK. UM, I, I DID WORK WITH THEM IN EDINBURG WHEN I WAS THERE IN MY TIME. MM-HMM . BUT ALSO I FOLLOWED UP WITH, UH, CITY OF FOUR, UH, MISSION. AND THE FEEDBACK WAS POSITIVE, MEANING THAT THEY WERE DOING APPROPRIATE TIME DELIVERABLES, COST ESTIMATES WERE WITHIN THE ROOM OF ERROR. MM-HMM . UM, BUT YES, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY HOW I RANKED THEM. AND OF COURSE, THERE'S ALSO SOME ROOM TO, FOR INTERPRETATION, THE WAY I RANKED MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY MS. ANA OR MR. UH, OR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. AND THE FOURTH MEMBER WAS OUR ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER. OKAY. UM, I WAS, WAS, 'CAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT YOURS AND YOU YES, MA'AM. JUST BECAUSE BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE MM-HMM . SO, SO I'VE GOT YOU AT 92. YES. AND THEN I HAD HER AT 78, SO I WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED THERE? AND THEN THE SECOND ONE YOU HAVE IS, UH, ALVARADO AND THEN THEY ENDED UP BEING NUMBER FIVE. YES. SO, AND IT GOES TO THE SAME THING. THE WAY I SCORED 'EM WAS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN OKAY. THE, THE WAY THE OTHER EVALUATORS RANK THEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, SO LONG, THIS IS A SUPER IMPORTANT PROJECT. YES. AND IF YOU , IT'S GONNA BE, SHE'S HANGING THIS RIGHT AROUND YOUR NECK MAN. AND YOU FEEL IT, FEEL IT. NO, I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THIS, BUT WE TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT AND I REALLY TRUST YOURS SPECIFICALLY. YOU'RE THE ENGINEER AND, UM, WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THEY CAN DELIVER WHAT THE COMMUNITY DESERVES. AND IF YOU FEEL GOOD, THEN I FEEL GOOD. UH, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. YES. AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE STILL GOING TO GET A CONTRACT WITH THEM. OKAY. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE SCOPE OF WORK WE ADVERTISE IS THE UNDERSTANDING. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SCOPING MEETING WITH THEM BEFORE THEY GIVE US A FEE SCHEDULE AND THEIR TIMELINE. BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE FOR THIS GRANT, UH, IS WHAT THE ARCHITECT WILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER. ARE THEY LOCAL? THEY ARE BASED FROM LIKE THE RV? YES. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEY'VE DONE REC CENTERS BEFORE? YES. JIM, OR, YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. SO WE GOT A MOTION FROM LOPEZ, A SECOND FROM MORALES. ARE THOSE IN FAVOR? DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? JUST A COUPLE THINGS. YES, SIR. I WOULD LIKE US JUST TO LOOK FORWARD, LOOK, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONCEPT OF PUTTING PARKS IN THIS BUILDING AS WELL. I THINK IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT, THAT THAT IS WHAT I, WHAT, OKAY. WELL, I SHOULD SAY, BECAUSE THERE WAS AN OPTION HERE. YEAH. IT'S, I SAW IT AS AN OPTION. IT NEEDS TO BE A, HAVE THEY, THEY NEED TO HAVE A SPACE AND CY HILL IS JUST NOT THE SPACE FOR IT. AND IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE NEED TO HAVE THE TEAM THERE. AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER THING WAS, AND I THINK IT WAS YOUR IDEA, THE INDOOR WALKING TRACK, LIKE LET'S MAXIMIZE THE SPACE. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT INDOOR WALKING BECAUSE OF THE, THE HEAT. YES. SO LET'S, LET'S, LET'S DO THAT. WE JUST, WE WANT A REALLY BEAUTIFUL FACILITY MM-HMM . UM, BUT THEN YOU GOTTA LIMIT BUDGET. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING AND HAVE BEEN ASKING HOW ARE, WE'RE FUNDING THIS, WE'RE FUNDING IT WITH GRANT FUNDS, BUT WE STILL WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THOSE DOLLARS MM-HMM . SO THAT WAY WE CAN BE PROUD OF, OF THE INVESTMENT THAT OTHER AGENCIES HAVE PLAY PUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY SCHEDULES THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO. THE SCHEMATIC, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, I THINK THE KEY PART WOULD BE THE SCHEMATIC BETWEEN OPTION A, WHERE WE ORIGINALLY HAVE OPTION B, THE ADDITION TO THE BUILDING, WHETHER IT'S A TWO STORY, MAYBE A WIND, A WING, UH, HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD MEET THIS AND WITH THE SCHEDULE. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THOSE OPTIONS ARE PRESENTED TO YOU. AND THAT WAY YOU COULD COMPARE, UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF BUDGET FOR OPTION A AND B, SO WE COULD GET THAT DIRECTION. ONCE WE HAVE THAT APPROVAL, THE ARCHITECT WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STRUCTURAL PLANS, THE FINALIZATION OF THE DESIGN INSIDE. THAT WAY, NOT SO MANY RESOURCES ARE SPENT AT THE BEGINNING. AND MM-HMM . BASICALLY WE DON'T WASTE TIME. WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE FINISH THIS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. SO CONSTRUCTION COULD START END OF YEAR, BEGINNING OF NEXT. PERFECT. AND THEN GABE, ONCE WE'VE SELECTED, 'CAUSE IT COULD BE RAIN, IT COULD NOT BE RAIN, DEPENDING ON, ON NEGOTIATIONS, RIGHT? MM-HMM . ONCE THEY, UH, ONCE YOU HAVE A FIRM SELECTED, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION. MM-HMM . UH, AND I WOULD LIKE US TO GIVE IMPACT FEEDBACK. I KNOW, UH, COMMISSIONER AND, AND MAYOR, UH, THIS, THIS IS, IT'S IN, UH, DISTRICT ONE AND MAYOR, THIS IS YOUR BABY. OBVIOUSLY WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL [01:15:01] FACILITY POSSIBLE, RIGHT? YES. AND SO, UH, ONCE WE SELECT 'EM, GABE, I'D LIKE THE GET FEEDBACK. WE WERE ACTUALLY PLANNING ON HAVING THAT ANYWAY, UH, BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUCH A HIGH PROFILE PROJECT AND, UM, IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT $6 MILLION ONCE IT'S COMPLETED. SO MAYBE MORE, I'M NOT SURE, BUT WE DID WANT TO GET THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE, FOR THE GRANTS, THEY CAN GO GET US MORE MONEY. , I THINK HE'S STILL HERE. OKAY. UH, BUT WHAT IF WE SPLIT PARKS HALF IN THIS BUILDING AND THEN HALF IN THE VISITOR CENTER SO THEY CAN RUN THAT AND, UH, WELL, I'D HAVE TO HIRE SOMEBODY. YEAH. WELL I LEAVE THAT TO YOU, BUT I, TO ME, I THINK IT MAKES MOST SENSE TO HAVE EVERYONE CONSOLIDATE. NO, I AGREE. ALRIGHT. YEP. I THINK THAT'S, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A, A GOOD PLAN. AND THEN I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE, UM, TO JUST, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH DANIEL REGARDING THE, UM, JUST THE BUILDING ITSELF, UH, I KNOW YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN TERMS, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE FUTURE'S GONNA LOOK LIKE AND, UM, PRESERVATION AND MAKING SURE THAT, UM, ANY ADDITIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY FALL IN LINE WITH THAT VISION. UM, AND SO MAKING, YOU KNOW, WHEN THOSE, THOSE DESIGNS COME BEFORE US, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE CITY OF HARLINGEN IN OUR VISION. THERE'S HIGH HOPES FOR THIS BUILDING FROM EVERYONE. AND I FEEL LIKE THE RENDERING SPO GIVE YOU A BETTER IZATION OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. I KNOW. IT'LL WAY YOU CAN GIVE THOSE COMMENTS THINGS THAT WE WANNA CHANGE. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, IS, AND SO THERE WAS A MOTION, DID WE ALREADY APPROVE? YES. MOTION APPROVE. SECOND, BUT WE NEED VOTE. WE, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING. OKAY. SO WE GOT A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM [Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to approve an agreement with Loaves and Fishes to provide a safe, temporary emergency shelter and essential support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness under the Open Arms Emergency Shelter.] K CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH LOAVES AND FISHES TO PROVIDE A SAFE, TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS UNDER THE OPEN ARMS EMERGENCY SHELTER. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU WAS, WAS APPROVED DURING THIS BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THEY'RE HERE NOW TO, UH, RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS. SO, OKAY. UH, MOVING FORWARD, UH, THE CONTRACT IS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES THEY'RE ALREADY DOING RIGHT NOW. MM-HMM . SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE SHOULD, UH, CHECK. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION. MOTION. SECOND EVERYBODY. SO EXCITED. MOTION BY LOPEZ. YEAH. SECOND BY ES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, AND [Item 10l - Consideration and possible action to authorize staff to commence the process of creating a Tax Increment Finance Zone in the downtown area.] L CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO COMMENCE THE PROCESS OF CREATING A TAX INCREMENT FINANCE ZONE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. OKAY. UH, MAYOR, THIS WILL JUST GIVE STAFF THE AUTHORIZATIONS OF START SEEKING, UH, PROFESSIONALS TO, CAN ACTUALLY HELP US WITH THIS. UH, I'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO ONE ATTORNEY AND I, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE, UM, THE PROPOSAL YET. SO ONCE I DO, I'LL PROVIDE IT TO THE COUNSEL. AND, AND THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE, UH, PROJECTS WERE JUST, UH, AUTHORIZED THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. OKAY. BEFORE YOU DO A TOURS, YOU HAVE TO RUN THE FINANCIALS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MAKES SENSE THAT IT WILL REIMBURSE ITSELF. AND THEN AT A CERTAIN POINT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CREATE A TOURS BOARD IF WE, IF THE FINANCES MAKE SENSE, CREATE A TOUR BOARD AND THEN PUT TOGETHER WHAT YOU COULD, I MEAN, WE ALREADY HAVE, WE HAVE THREE AND AT THE SAME BOX. CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO CREATE THE ACTUAL JUROR NUMBER FOUR OR WHATEVER IT'S GONNA BE CALLED, RIGHT? MM-HMM . AND THEN WE HAVE TO CREATE LIKE A PROJECT PLAN AND ALL THAT JAZZ, BUT WE GOTTA MAKE SURE IT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE FIRST. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. ALRIGHT, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. HOW DO YOU WANT TO APPLY THIS? IS THIS FOR DRAINAGE OR FOR JUST, WELL, A TOURIST CAN ONLY FUND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, SO IT'S GOTTA BE PUBLIC IN NATURE. SO PARKING, DRAINAGE, UM, STREETLIGHTS, UH, YOU SAID DRAINAGE IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN? WELL, IF, IF, IF THAT'S A PROJECT THAT IS IDENTIFIED THAT THE DOWNTOWN NEEDS, WE STILL HAVE TO DO THE ENTIRE ANALYSIS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY NEED. AND SO IT'LL BE PART OF THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION. WHEN I SAW BROWNSVILLE DO THEIRS, MAYBE LIKE 10 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST CAME BACK, THEY DID, UH, DRAINAGE, THEY DID, UH, WATER IMPROVEMENTS OR LIKE IMPROVING THE WATER LINES. WE, UH, UPDATE UPDATING THEIR ELECTRICAL. UH, SO IT WAS ALL INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES SO THAT THE BUSINESS IS THERE OR IMPROVEMENTS THERE CAN GROW. WELL, MARK CAN TELL US. GO AHEAD. SO YEAH, IT'S ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE. ALL RIGHT. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY LOPEZ, SECOND BY MORALES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. DO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER? WE LOST COMMISSIONER CASOS HER INTERNET. SHE'S HAVING INTERNET ISSUES. SO AM IS IS WORKING ON IT. DO WE NEED TO NOT THE WAY YOU SAID WE LOST HER. NO, NO. , WE DIDN'T LOSE HER. SHE'S STILL ALIVE, RIGHT? LIKE, [01:20:01] I'M JUST TEASING. SHE'S STILL, SHE'S HAVING INTERNET ISSUES. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. UM, MARK IT. WE JUST, I MEAN WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM HERE, SO. YEAH. AND THEN IT'S, IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IS VOTED IN FAVOR. WE'RE GOOD. RIGHT? OKAY. MOTION PASSES. UM, ITEM 11, BOARD APPOINTMENTS. WE WILL CIRCLE BACK WITH THE COMMISSIONER WHEN SHE, SHE, UM, LOG BACK ON. DANIEL, UH, I'M GONNA PUT JANELLE MORTON TO, UM, EXCUSE ME, WHICH ONE IS THE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT? VISUAL IMPAIRMENT BOARD. WELL, BEFORE WE KEEP GOING, I ALSO WANTED, I'M HOPING THAT SOME OF YOU GUYS GOT THE CHANCE TO LOOK AT YOUR EMAILS. 'CAUSE I KNOW MYERS SENT OUT, UM, SOME OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD AND WE STILL NEED SOME MEMBERS. WE WANNA TAKE ADVANTAGE. REMEMBER, IT'S A SUMMER, THESE KIDS HAVE LIMITED TIME. WE WANNA TAKE ADVANTAGE. SO WE NEED YOU GUYS TO APPOINT, WHAT ABOUT THIS? HOW ABOUT, CAN WE TABLE THIS MOTION, UH, THIS ITEM TILL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION? AND THEN BY THAT POINT WE SHOULD HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER EZ BACK, UH, AND THEN I CAN GIVE YOU THAT, THAT NAME. CAN WE GIVE, GIVE A MOTION? MOTION TABLE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WE WE CAN DO THAT RIGHT, MARK? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION [Item 12 -Executive Session] ITEM 12 A PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0.071 ATTORNEY CONSULTATION AND CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL ESTATE AND SECTION 5 5 1 0.087, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS, UH, PROJECT HERCULES MANUFACTURING, UH, B CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.0711 A REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION NC CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.071 REGARDING AN UPDATE ON THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE HARLINGEN POLICE OFFICERS ND DELIBERATION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OR EMPLOYMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES. SPECIFICALLY POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT, CITY MANAGER, AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS. THERE. MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION. SECOND. MOTION BY BETA SECOND BY LOPEZ. ALL THOSE FA IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE TIME IS NOW 6:54 PM AND WE WILL BE, UH, RETIRED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND BE OUT SHORTLY. , IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND THE TIME IS NOW 8:50 PM AND WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. AND NOW WE DO HAVE SOME ACTION ITEMS. I BELIEVE WE ARE TAKING NO ACTION ON ITEM 13 A. IS THAT CORRECT? CONSIDERATION OBJECTION. HUH? THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA DENY IT. OKAY. UM, SO THERE IS [Item 13a - Consideration and possible action on Item 12a (1) as discussed in executive session.] ACTION THEN. SO WE HAVE ITEM 13, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEM 12, A ONE AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO DENY? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. UM, [Item 13b - Consideration and possible action on adjustments to the compensation of the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Deputy City Manager, and granting authorization to execute any documents necessary to effectuate such adjustments] AND ITEM 13 B, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, AND GRANTING AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SUCH ADJUSTMENTS. IS THERE MOTION? MOTION PROCEED AS DISCUSSED. SECOND. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE. UM, WE ARE ADJOURNED. OH, REMEMBER, WE STILL HAVE TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS. BOARD TABLE. OH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS. LAST TABLE. IS SHE ALL RIGHT? NO. DID SHE COME BACK ON? NO. NO. OKAY. SO BACK TO, [Item 11 - Board Appointments] UM, WE ARE NOT ADJOURNED, WE ARE CIRCLING BACK TO ITEM. WE'RE UN ADJOURNED WHEN UN ADJOURNED. , UM, UH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. CAN WE HAVE A, A MOTION TO GET OUT OF THE TABLE? OH, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. MOTION TO REMOVE FROM TABLE. IS THERE, UH, A MOTION? MOTION TO REMOVE FROM TABLE? OKAY. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THIS IS NOW OFF THE TABLE AND WE WILL YOU WANNA START THE OTHER WAY AROUND ON THE TABLE? YES, PLEASE. OKAY, COMMISSIONER, UH, PETTIS? I HAVE NONE. NONE, NONE. UH, I'M GONNA PUT JANINE MORTON ON THE VISUAL, UM, SINGLE TO VISUAL IMPAIRED ADVISORY BOARD. CORRECT. AND THEN FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHAT IS THE AGE UP TO? DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? 17, THE ONE YOU WERE TELLING ME ABOUT? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT, IS THAT A CURRENT ONE OR IS THAT AN OLD ONE? NO, THOSE ARE THE [01:25:01] ONES THAT IT WAS. SO SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS IS WHAT I REMEMBER. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT WE PUT THE AGE FOR BECAUSE YOU SAID THERE WERE, WAS THAT I THINK UP TO 18? 18? YEAH, WE WE HAD TESTED IT, YES. UP TO 18. SO YOUNG ADULTS TO EACH 18. SO IT'S 18, 18 IS THE MAX? YES. OKAY, THEN I HAVE NO ONE. OKAY, SO YOU'RE, SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO, OH, EXCUSE ME. SORRY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, JANINE MORTON FOR THE BOARD AS, UH, NAMED. ALL RIGHT, SECOND, SECOND. SECOND BY PER ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW [Item 14 - Adjournment] WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.