1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,700 It's 10.05. We'll go ahead and get this international bridge board meeting for September 23 of 2 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:13,980 2026. Anico, we do roll call, please. Yes, sir. Mayor Álvaro Arriola. Board member Mario Bosquez. 3 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:23,160 Board member Rubeninho. Board member Frank Mendoza. You have a quorum, Mayor. At this time, can we stand 4 00:00:28,890 --> 00:00:35,710 for the 5 00:00:44,970 --> 00:00:48,090 I don't believe we have any citizens comments? 6 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:57,860 Okay, next item be item number five approval of the minutes meetings meeting minutes for July 28 and August 26. 7 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:00,240 Do I have a motion to approve? 8 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:09,340 Any questions everybody got to review it everything was all right okay all the 9 00:01:09,340 --> 00:01:10,540 favorite next 10 00:01:15,470 --> 00:01:19,930 item mayor's comment I don't have anything to say other than we 11 00:01:19,930 --> 00:01:28,470 had a very good turnout for the ports of plane a plane we had close to 349 12 00:01:28,470 --> 00:01:35,090 restaurant it was a very successful three-day event which was great it is shows 13 00:01:35,090 --> 00:01:41,750 that actually I-27 route is in existence. It's going to be a reality. It's no 14 00:01:41,750 --> 00:01:46,330 longer a vision and a dream. So that is going to be supporting our second 15 00:01:46,330 --> 00:01:51,330 international bridge once we get into that. So that's my comment unless any of 16 00:01:51,330 --> 00:01:53,330 the board members want to make a comment. 17 00:01:58,630 --> 00:02:01,370 Thanks, sir. Next item will be a monthly 18 00:02:01,370 --> 00:02:03,150 report for Joe Castillo. 19 00:02:04,170 --> 00:02:04,850 Thank you. 20 00:02:05,630 --> 00:02:06,590 Thank you, Mr. Mayor. 21 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:07,590 Morning board. 22 00:02:08,030 --> 00:02:08,250 Ma'am. 23 00:02:08,850 --> 00:02:09,330 Gentlemen. 24 00:02:10,030 --> 00:02:10,990 Please go to page 8. 25 00:02:10,990 --> 00:02:11,510 We'll get started. 26 00:02:14,460 --> 00:02:18,220 This will be the vehicle crossing analysis for the month of August. 27 00:02:18,460 --> 00:02:22,080 Autos decreased of 12,790 vehicles. 28 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,560 Trucks on increase of 875 vehicles. 29 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:27,180 Just go to page 9. 30 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:31,940 This will be the monthly traffic report. 31 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,340 Cars and pickups for the month of August decreased by 8.25%. 32 00:02:36,340 --> 00:02:45,780 percent, commercial traffic increase of 15.93%, bikes increase, 24.66% and pedestrian traffic 33 00:02:45,780 --> 00:02:47,660 increase of 19.7%. 34 00:02:48,940 --> 00:02:50,300 Let's go to page 11. 35 00:02:54,710 --> 00:02:57,270 This will be the International Bridge monthly total bank deposits. 36 00:02:58,670 --> 00:03:08,150 For the month of August, toll-crossed income, $544,438.12, prepaid in-house, $51,107, 37 00:03:08,150 --> 00:03:18,030 dollars. Web payments, $154,639.50. Wire transfers, $16,271. Total bank deposit for the month 38 00:03:18,030 --> 00:03:24,790 of August, $766,455.62. Please go to page 12. 39 00:03:28,020 --> 00:03:29,300 This will be the Superintendents Operation 40 00:03:29,300 --> 00:03:34,580 Report. August 9th, the next item on the bridge near the turnaround on the northbound side 41 00:03:34,580 --> 00:03:42,040 of the bridge. The bridge was shut down by Del Rio PD from 1225 p.m. to 1255 p.m. Red Chevy truck struck 42 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,820 multiple cars as driver of the red truck as apparently having a stroke, no fatal injuries, 43 00:03:45,980 --> 00:03:51,300 no damage to city property. August 11th, federal contractors accompanied by U.S. Border Patrol 44 00:03:51,300 --> 00:03:55,280 agents arrived to inspect future work site on the new border fence installation near the tow 45 00:03:55,280 --> 00:04:00,740 closet area. Also on the late August 11th, a technician from Lofton Equipment Company arrives 46 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:03,180 to perform a test on the emergency generator by the bridge grounds. 47 00:04:04,420 --> 00:04:09,220 August 21st, U.S. Customs shifts the bridge down from 9.54 to 10.14 AM, no explanation 48 00:04:09,220 --> 00:04:09,480 given. 49 00:04:10,420 --> 00:04:15,220 And on August 27th, TransNet Communication Company, Representative Jorge Mendez arrives 50 00:04:15,220 --> 00:04:19,460 to look at the fixed, the fixed, and fixed, excuse me, and fixed security cameras in 51 00:04:19,460 --> 00:04:21,120 polls number 41 and 19 on the bridge. 52 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:22,180 That's all I have. 53 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,360 Any questions from Mr. Fist? 54 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:28,520 to. 55 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:39,920 Checked as in, first of all, once every two years, the text dot comes and they do 56 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,120 a complete inspection. The reason I ask is Monday I went to 57 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:50,660 Acunia and the entire bridge was covered with cars waiting in 18 wheelers and we just sat 58 00:04:50,660 --> 00:04:54,460 there for a while. I mean, I'm thinking of myself, my God, with all that weight. 59 00:04:55,900 --> 00:04:59,260 Yeah, and that is one of the things that's looked at by text dot. There's a report that's 60 00:04:59,260 --> 00:05:08,260 given every two years all right okay thank you I am I guess the last three 61 00:05:08,260 --> 00:05:13,800 months we've been increasing on commercial right since July August and 62 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:21,620 now September we had 6369 trucks right across yeah but in May it went down 63 00:05:21,620 --> 00:05:25,160 but previous to that one two three four five the six previous months yes they 64 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:25,560 So we're going up. 65 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:25,780 Yeah. 66 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:26,920 So that is awesome. 67 00:05:27,260 --> 00:05:30,240 I think that's, you know, helping our revenue there. 68 00:05:30,540 --> 00:05:31,940 So that's great. 69 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,120 You just got to keep going to the end of the year. 70 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,920 And one of the things that's helping also is because of the long waitlines in Eagle Pass, 71 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,520 we've noticed that we've had a lot of more companies coming over to open up accounts here 72 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:42,300 with us here in Del Rio. 73 00:05:43,020 --> 00:05:49,720 The other thing I want to mention to the Bridgeport Commission is that I think that they're 74 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,820 coordinated from the Mexican side is leaving. 75 00:05:51,820 --> 00:05:58,140 So there will be a transition there to who comes in, what changes they might occur to. 76 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:06,720 On our side, I think the flow is still between 45 minutes to an hour on traffic coming in. 77 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:14,180 When it's heavy, yes, but the main wait line is when you're coming back for customs, that's one of the biggest issues. 78 00:06:15,300 --> 00:06:20,300 I want to keep well one of the items that I tell every citizen get a century if you're going 79 00:06:20,300 --> 00:06:24,980 to be going back and forth get sentry and it'll be easier for all of us and then you 80 00:06:24,980 --> 00:06:30,660 won't be you know complaining that you're online for an hour you know so get your 81 00:06:30,660 --> 00:06:36,640 century and it helps I mean you're going to pay $145 and $125 but you got it's the 82 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:42,740 asset in and out but thank you Joe and give me other questions from the dies for Mr. 83 00:06:42,740 --> 00:06:48,060 Mr. Tokasio? No? If not, we'll go ahead and move on. Next item would be a resource for future 84 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:54,160 bridge. I think my name is Chavez. Mr. Chavez? Yes. Thank you Mayor Bridge Board members. 85 00:06:55,100 --> 00:07:01,460 I do want to apologize as we're trying to catch up and now that we have our budget adopted, 86 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:09,840 I don't have the resource for future balance here for the month of August. I'll provide that at 87 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:15,900 the next bridge board meeting and again we're just trying to catch up and we'll provide 88 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:22,580 that for the month of August and the month of September at the October bridge board meeting. 89 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:29,620 Thanks sir. Any questions Mr. Chowza? I know he's been steady at our you know general 90 00:07:29,620 --> 00:07:38,000 budget so thank you sir. I think we are financially good at the bridge funds but we have for 91 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,620 transparency we just need to bring it back up and make sure things out there. 92 00:07:42,500 --> 00:07:45,360 Any other questions or anything from Mr. Chavez? 93 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:47,120 Okay. 94 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,640 Next item will be set October meeting for 2026. 95 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:52,720 Mr. Castillo? 96 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:53,600 Yes. 97 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:55,900 Next item will be October 28th. 98 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:57,260 You missed item D. 99 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:58,280 Item what? 100 00:07:59,100 --> 00:07:59,740 Oh, I'm sorry. 101 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:02,340 Update on second international bridge Mr. Chavez. 102 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:03,680 Yes. 103 00:08:04,020 --> 00:08:04,440 Mayor. 104 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:15,680 there. So there isn't any significant update. I think I mentioned the last time the consultant 105 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:23,120 is probably within a few weeks of finalizing the presidential permit. And I think that 106 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:31,920 timeline is still good. And as soon as that's received by the city, reviewed, approved, then 107 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:40,660 we can officially submit that to the U.S. Coast Guard. And as the mayor mentioned, we did have 108 00:08:40,660 --> 00:08:50,060 the Ports to Planes conference. And it was very informative to the point that it does tie in 109 00:08:50,060 --> 00:08:59,080 right to our second bridge. And we had several individuals come up and continue to support 110 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:05,460 the efforts and that would definitely go a long way but as soon as we receive 111 00:09:05,460 --> 00:09:12,940 that presidential permit from our our peak consultants we'll make the bridge 112 00:09:12,940 --> 00:09:18,740 board aware of that so that we can have that as as our review before we we 113 00:09:18,740 --> 00:09:27,500 formally submit. Thank you. Any questions Mr. Choweson? Okay. Now we're going to set up 114 00:09:27,500 --> 00:09:29,700 October 2026, Mr. Joe Castillo. 115 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,480 Yes, sir. Next meeting will be October 28th, Wednesday. 116 00:09:35,770 --> 00:09:36,150 I don't know. 117 00:09:36,410 --> 00:09:39,790 All right with the 28. 118 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:41,230 That's the ones. 119 00:09:41,570 --> 00:09:41,710 Okay. 120 00:09:43,090 --> 00:09:43,610 All right. 121 00:09:43,770 --> 00:09:46,570 It's at 14. This meeting is adjourned.