[0:01] Yeah, I think it's a

[0:11] ground-5-13. A resolution to the returns and declaring the results of Saturday,

[0:17] May 3rd, 2025th general election of the city of Gilbert, Texas for the elected

[0:22] office of mayor, council member, please one, council member please two. Whereas

[0:29] the city council of the city of David, Texas held a general election on May

[0:34] 3rd, 2025th for the purpose of electing three council members to the Dy city

[0:39] council for a for a 2year term special mayor city council places one and two.

[0:48] Whereas the names of the candidates were submitted, the election was held and

[0:52] conducted and the returns thereof were made. All is required by law of the

[0:57] United States and the state of Texas including particularly the Texas

[1:03] election code together with all amendments and

[1:07] additions there to whereas it was that the person herein received the following

[1:13] votes for term of office on the city on the Dy city council of the city of Dilly

[1:20] Texas and whereas pursuant to the Texas election code the City Council of the

[1:26] City of Daily, Texas have been on this 13th day of May 20, 25th at 6:30 p.m.

[1:33] for the purpose of convincing the vote and general election held on May 3rd,

[1:38] 2025th. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the city council of the city of D,

[1:44] Texas, that section one can lose a vote general election. A ver two considered

[1:52] the returns of the general election held on the 3rd day of May 2025th for the

[1:57] purpose of electing the mayor council's members for place one and two and then

[2:03] appear from set returns duly and legally made that each of the candidates in said

[2:09] election received the following votes

[2:22] um test council by place. He'll give us the ma uh mail personal appearance

[2:30] election day provisional to uh

[2:33] mayor Gilbert Ortiz by mail to personal appearance 7

[2:41] election day 19 provisional zero total 28. Mariano Reon, mail 12, personal

[2:50] appearance 42, election day 55, provisional zero, total 109.

[3:01] Alejandraio, Mail 6, personal appearance 103, election day 112, provisional one,

[3:10] totals 222. Council players

[3:15] one, Enda, mail 16,

[3:19] uh, personal appearance 46, election day 58, provisional zero, total 120.

[3:28] Ronaldo Be Castillo Jr. Mail five, personal appearance 64,

[3:36] election day 58, provisional zero, um total,

[3:43] I'm sorry, 160. Let me let me go back to that. Male five, I'm sorry. And

[3:50] provisional appearance 64, advances 91, provisional um 0 and 1260.

[4:00] Sabino Mana Jr. Male zero uh personal appearance 40 election day 31

[4:08] provisional one total 72. Council Place 2, Eric Aranda, male

[4:16] 2, personal appearance 95, election day 98 on provisional one, total

[4:24] 199. Oranda, male 14, personal appearance 60,

[4:32] election day 85, blank nothing on provisional and

[4:38] total 159.

[4:42] B, it is found, determined, and declared by the city council that said election

[4:47] was duly called, that notice that said election was given in accordance with

[4:52] law and that set election was held in accordance with law and that Alejandra

[4:57] Enosensio was duly elected to Mayor Aro Castillo Jr. elected to council one and

[5:04] Eric Aranda elected to council place two set above. Name parties are hereby

[5:12] declared duty elected to set respective offices subject to the taking of the

[5:17] oath of office as provided by the law of the state of

[5:21] Texas. Section two uh filing with the secretary of state. The uh city

[5:28] secretary is hereby directed to do and

[5:34] performance of the task responsibilities necessary and required by the

[5:39] secretariat of state of Texas. That's it. One

[5:46] more one page. One more short section three. If

[5:53] any part or parts of this resolution are found to be invalid or in

[5:58] unconstitutional by a court having confident jurisdiction that said

[6:04] immidity and

[6:10] unconstit and said remaining parts shall remain in full force in effect and to

[6:16] that extent this resolution is considered severable. Section four, the

[6:22] this resolution will become effective immediately upon its passage by the

[6:26] Dilly City Council. consider passed and provide and approve this

[6:33] virtual 2025th at the regular meeting of the city council of the city of daily

[6:38] Texas is which a quorum was present and which held in accordance with chapter

[6:44] 551 Texas government code um for me the

[6:50] sign Natasha secretary

[7:03] Yes. May I move that we approve resolution number

[7:07] 25-5-13 cabinet the returns have declared the results of the May current

[7:11] 25 general election by city

[7:16] stated city council Mr. Aranda second by Mr.

[7:24] All in favor say I. I. Any oppos? Motion carries.

[7:39] I don't have Is that the one that I had at the beginning?

[7:57] I can't read it for you.

[8:01] Can she read it for me?

[8:08] Resolution number

[8:11] 25-05-13-8. Resolution capping the returns and declaring the results of the

[8:16] special election for Proposition 8. Shall the city council of the city of

[8:21] Dilly, Texas be authorized to sell the natural gas utility utility distribution

[8:27] system that is owned by the city of Dilly, Texas. Whereas the city council

[8:32] of the city of Dilly, Texas, held a special election on Saturday, May 3rd,

[8:37] 2025 in accordance with the applicable laws to determine whether the city

[8:42] council shall be authorized to sell the natural gas utility distribution system

[8:48] by the city of Dilly, Texas. And whereas the city council has reviewed and canvas

[8:54] the returns of said election as submitted by the election officials.

[8:59] Now therefore, be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dilly,

[9:04] Texas. Section one, the city council hereby finds and declares that the

[9:09] special election was duly called and held in accordance with the law and the

[9:14] returns of the election have been duly canvased. Section two, the official

[9:19] results of the election are as follows. Votes in favor of the

[9:25] proposition 153. votes against the

[9:29] Proposition 165. Section three, based on the canvas

[9:34] of the election returns, the city council hereby declares that Proposition

[9:39] 8 was not approved by the voters. Section four. This resolution shall take

[9:46] effect immediately upon its passage and approval. Passed and approved this 13th

[9:52] day of May, 2025. Mayor

[9:57] Mar City Secretary

[10:01] Natasha need a motion for this resolution number 25th

[10:07] 5-13-8. We move that we approve resolution

[10:11] number 25-5-13A

[10:16] cance 2025 special election state Texas motion made by Mr. Resolution

[10:25] 2513- stated second. Second by Miss All say I

[10:33] I motion

[10:45] carries number 10 o of uh off of office. oath of office

[10:53] and swearing in the newly elected officials for mayor. City council member

[10:57] plays number one and city council members place number two.

[11:04] At this time we have county judge um Mr.

[11:17] Proctor Judge

[11:27] Take

[11:34] this. Yeah. Sorry.

[11:55] Thank you. Uh, first thing we're going to go through is the statement of

[11:59] law. After I say I, Mr.

[12:06] Alexandria Jr. Do solemnly swear or affirm Do solemnly swear and affirm that

[12:11] I have not directly that I have not directly or indirectly paid or

[12:16] indirectly paid offered offer promised to pay promise promised to pay

[12:20] contributed contributed or promised to contribute or promise to contribute gain

[12:25] money or thing of value any money or thing of value or promise any public

[12:29] office or promise any public office or employment for giving or employment for

[12:34] giving or withholding or withholding of a vote of a vote at the election at the

[12:40] election at which I was elected at which I was elected or as a reward or as a

[12:45] reward to secure my appointment to secure my appointment for confirmation

[12:49] for confirmation whichever the case whichever case may be so help me God so

[12:54] help me God the title of position to which you were elected Eric

[13:02] Alexandio mayorio Jr.

[13:06] one. All right. Now, the oath of office. In the name and authority vested in me

[13:11] by the state of Texas, in the name and authority vested in me by the state of

[13:15] Texas, I I Eric I, Alexandria Losencio, I Jr. do solemnly swear or affirm do

[13:23] solemnly swear and affirm that I will faithfully execute that I would

[13:26] faithfully execute the duties of the office of the duties and the office of

[13:32] state office. Number two, city council. Mayor, city council, please one of the

[13:38] state of Texas of the state of Texas and will do to the best of my ability and

[13:43] will do to the best of my ability preserve preserve protect protect defend

[13:49] and defend the constitution of laws the constitution of laws of the United

[13:53] States of the United States and of this state and in this state. So help me God.

[13:57] So help me

[14:00] God. Heat.

[14:23] Heat. All

[14:45] right. Um I'm going on to um going on to the

[14:51] note after this uh number 10 uh at 700 p.m. recess for recognition of the

[14:59] service and newly elected officials with resume regular meeting after the

[15:13] recognition. Congratulations.

[15:27] Thank

[15:32] [Music] you.

[15:35] Resuming regular meeting at 7:59 p.m.

[15:43] Council, before we begin, if we can have a roll

[15:46] [Music] call. Junior, city council, please one.

[15:53] Erica, city council number two. Council member three.

[16:06] That is place five and we do have vacancy of place number

[16:14] four. We'll go into item number seven department

[16:19] reports. We'll begin with a library report.

[16:36] [Music]

[16:46] [Music]

[16:55] [Music]

[17:00] Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Um to start our report, we have the patron

[17:05] count of 108, our internet of 84, Wi-Fi 20, students 41, business 22,

[17:12] circulation 46. Uh our reading material, we continue to input new reading

[17:16] material. received donations this past week along with board games and puzzles

[17:23] uh from the community. We already put our April calendar out. We have events

[17:30] every Monday of our story hour. We had a couple activities. We have computer

[17:35] games, Friday clips. We had a Easter craft two of them and some board

[17:42] games. We also already put out our main calendar. We have our summer reading

[17:47] program coming up towards the end of the month. We have our story hour every

[17:52] Monday as well. We had two Mother's Day crafts um for the daycare and then also

[17:57] for the community. DLP services has been coming in for a job fair every

[18:02] Thursday. Uh St. Jew branch Camino United Healthcare and uh

[18:11] DLP energy services have been on utilizing our private

[18:15] rooms. We also participated this month in the autism awareness walk at the

[18:20] school. We have some goals

[18:25] there. And that concludes my reports. Any questions?

[18:34] No questions. Thank you. Thank you.

[18:42] We will be skipping the court report. See city secretary

[18:47] report. Hello mayor and council. As you know the training for the

[18:54] lifeguards um has already and we have certified a full full staff certified

[19:01] lifeguards. We have 15 in total. Uh the pool should be ready and

[19:08] up and coming. I believe our first party is May 30 May 30th I believe or 31st. Oh

[19:16] it's on a Sunday. With that um tomorrow I will be meeting

[19:22] with the pool manager and we'll be meeting with the lifeguards as well to

[19:27] get uh schedule boarding events and all that

[19:31] situated for the pool. Also, um I was sent forwarded the TML for the newly

[19:39] elected city official or orientation that for the newly elected and I just

[19:45] need to know um you can either tell me after the meeting. Um but I have it

[19:49] scheduled for July 17th through the 18th in San Antonio.

[19:54] for the newly elective

[19:59] treat and then uh that is what I had so

[20:07] far. E police department

[20:16] [Music]

[20:19] reporting. So, for the police department, we don't have much to

[20:23] present tonight. Uh, other than we had 91 total calls for the month, 270

[20:28] security checks, four felony arrests, two misdemeanor arrests, and 64 traffic

[20:33] stops. Um, our team is working on completing the mandated hours that they

[20:38] need for their training cycle, which is August 31st. And, uh, we're getting

[20:43] prepped for all the, uh, graduation activities, whether it be city functions

[20:47] or school functions. Um, other than that, that's all I have to present

[20:51] tonight. If yall don't have any questions.

[20:56] Thank you.

[21:12] Congratulations again to the council members, your mayor. Thank you.

[21:17] Uh just to we have been working on the NCOA building. We completed all the

[21:24] electrical inhouse. So the wiring is around running. So we're working on uh

[21:29] getting some windows for it. I got a quote for a mini

[21:33] split system for it. So, we'll be taking some bids cuz the

[21:40] first bid was $3,700 and we're trying to get the cost

[21:45] from the donated funds that were donated to the department. So, we're going to

[21:50] try as much as we can on that. Uh on the new league, we got about three more

[21:55] games going to complete the season.

[21:59] Uh which is May the 22nd. That's the last game on the schedule.

[22:06] swimming pool. Got it going. We just have an issue with dirt going into the

[22:11] actual pool pool of the exterior. I did get some people that are going to look

[22:16] at it and we're going to have to receive the area around it and start watering so

[22:20] we can get grass around the prevent that dust from

[22:25] here. Dad, if you got any more questions,

[22:29] we have something on the irrigation system for the park. Which one? The main

[22:33] park. The main park. The main park. that code and they should be completing it by

[22:37] the end of this week. That's what they adise.

[22:42] That's been for the main.

[22:49] Yeah, thank you. G the fire department

[22:56] report and H engineering

[23:05] reporting council. Uh congratulations mayor and council members welcome to uh

[23:12] council on the uh engineering report. We've been uh

[23:18] completing the plans for the sewer plant. We're at 90% complete with those

[23:23] and we're we're waiting for the approval from TCQ on the permit amendment that we

[23:29] had submitted some time back. That should be coming in pretty soon on the

[23:35] on the other project which is the GLO project. We're working on the new water

[23:41] well for the city so that we can have some uh currently we have the water well

[23:46] at the prison, the one at the civic center and the one at the Phelps. This

[23:50] one will be an additional one that we would have in the water plant so we can

[23:54] have some capacity or some additional um raw water for our community. And um the

[24:02] other project is a CDBG project. It's the upgrades to the um a BMV at the

[24:09] civic center well with a backup generator so when we have power outages

[24:13] we can still operate and produce water. And we're going to have a airator at the

[24:18] water plant to increase capacity to the plant. And we're going to also put in a

[24:24] additional storage capacity so that we have some stored water. On the on

[24:29] another note for a project that we're we're needing

[24:34] to bring back to council is the backwash from the water plant.

[24:41] We have to put in a a effluent line from the filters to the sewer system so that

[24:49] the backwash water from the uh filters goes to our sewer line. That's a a

[24:55] project that we're working through ASEP and we'll bring you to council at the

[25:00] next meeting so that we can bring you like an estimated cost and then we'll

[25:04] bring you some a plan so that we can get authorization to put it out for bids and

[25:10] then get bids from contractors. It'll probably bid for about 3 weeks. Once

[25:16] bids come in, then we'll bring it back to council, review those bids with

[25:19] council, and then we can see how we can move forward in that one. And that's

[25:24] that's the update on that. Do we have any questions on anything?

[25:30] Thank you very much. Thank you.

[25:34] [Music] Yes, I skipped you items. I'm sorry.

[25:41] Yeah. So, the city administrator report mayor councel republic service

[25:47] minister Russian um extensive here for what a week a

[25:53] couple days maybe right. Yeah. Okay. Uh last week uh we went to Atlanta Park

[26:02] in Texas. Uh there was a uh a grant consulting uh session with Texas Park

[26:08] and Wildlife uh personnel and I have an item that I'll I'll read to you right

[26:14] now. Uh we were invited by Alabama Workforce Solutions to go through divine

[26:19] for the youth event and uh Alabama Workforce actually was helping us with

[26:24] our youth event. Uh so to leave June 1st we'll be uh bringing on the youth to

[26:30] helping us with the um public works and administrative

[26:36] health at the office. Let's

[26:41] see last week we went to the weather garden abstract uh for the sale of the

[26:47] old hospital building. So it is official the hospital the whole hospital building

[26:51] has been sold and uh last week there was a TCAP uh board

[26:58] meeting and uh I was selected to be on the board council and you all had

[27:03] approved that uh so they had the board meeting and they approved uh by being on

[27:07] the board and so there will be some meetings and then they said they pay all

[27:11] the expenses. Uh I think the next meeting maybe is in my

[27:14] calendar. I'll keep you informed. Uh last week we also had uh a

[27:21] visit from representatives uh from uh 40 line. So 49 is automated meter reading

[27:29] but it is uh a little bit more advanced and we're hoping that the costs are a

[27:36] lot less cuz you don't have to build a big infrastructure if they use the cell

[27:41] technology that is out there already. And so, uh, they have told us that

[27:47] they're willing at their expense to run like a test pipe, you know, with maybe

[27:53] five or 10 meters and they'll hook them up and all that. and open them up to our

[27:58] system and we can run them and test it and see how it works and if we like it

[28:03] and then you know bring it to council if uh if that is a direction that you would

[28:08] like you know for us to to look

[28:14] into the

[28:20] city years ago and uh they they come in they sell you they sell

[28:27] packages, you know, it takes one person to read a whole town just one day. But

[28:33] in order to save money, you have to get rid of some

[28:37] uh personnel. I mean, if you do that, then

[28:42] you'll save money, but it's not I mean, that was the experience in

[28:49] But you can look at it again. Yeah. And this is just just to review and the

[28:54] benefits are there. correct if they're

[28:58] not but I wanted to bring it to you and I don't want to you know go somewhere

[29:03] and mess up the

[29:07] direction system

[29:12] and the board would include their their overall system the rating so they're

[29:16] compatible with our system info okay and uh we have uh since it it's the newest

[29:22] technology out there and you don't have to pay for the infrastructure, you know,

[29:26] sit here and all that. They utilize cell

[29:30] phone technology. So, and they don't you don't need new meters. Uh, yes, you do

[29:37] need new meters, but they have I don't know if it was a 10 or 20 year life and

[29:41] like the batteries and all that. They they took them apart here for us and

[29:45] kind of looked at it and all that. It's kind of the same technology as you have

[29:49] in those calculators that they sell and solder. They go on with the light. the

[29:55] above ground or uh no they go with where the

[29:59] meters go. Yeah, they drive down the street and it

[30:03] collects the collects the information. But anyway, I just wanted

[30:09] to mention that to you. So, the other thing related to what

[30:14] our engineer was saying, uh I got word last week, the water system improving

[30:20] grant, that's the $500,000 grant. Uh we already got the authority to use the

[30:25] grant funds. There's a lot of checks and they got to do it and uh we've done

[30:29] that. They send us the you have the authority and obviously they know about

[30:33] it and so they'll put their things scheduled require any matching

[30:38] uh on that grant I believe it was $25,000 on the other the 2.1 million no

[30:46] match so now brings me back to uh this so at the meeting that we had in the

[30:52] Bronos with the parks uh department so there's two grants that we can uh apply

[30:57] for and later we'll we'll bring that close to council one is a $150,000 grant

[31:01] for a small park and the other's a $750,000 one. These are like 100% match.

[31:08] Like let's say you apply for the $750,000 grant, you have to match the

[31:12] $750. That way you get the 1.5 and you get the 150, you have to match 150. Now

[31:19] one thing that we found out at the park is

[31:22] that you know the consultants told us that you can approach your US

[31:28] congressman our congressman's office and they have uh earmarked funds and so

[31:36] uh it costs nothing to apply uh we're looking into that too. The only thing is

[31:43] the deadline for that had is uh April 18th. Okay. We approached the the

[31:49] Congress's office and they said go ahead and apply anyway. Okay.

[31:55] So, you know, I was a consult because since uh we're behind the deadline, we

[32:02] wanted to go ahead and submit the 20 of the way with uh and then at the next

[32:06] meeting bring to council the resolution to authorize the mayor to sign and apply

[32:12] for that grant. Who's the consultant? The consultant helping us

[32:18] [Music]

[32:21] isol remember I told you I would be against I know

[32:27] he we didn't have other consultants out there. Okay. So, one of the things is

[32:34] that for the grant with the Texas Parks and Wildlife,

[32:38] uh back in in the year 2021, the parks plan was approved. Uh every 5 years, you

[32:45] have to update your parts plan. Uh he is the one that uh presented this and got

[32:51] it approved. Uh after October of this year, then you would have to renew

[32:57] again. So, you would not be able to apply. That's the

[33:02] this

[33:08] because that plan is already it's been costing and all that. just have to be

[33:12] updated. It's to rehab the property back and that's all the details

[33:18] there. You know, you have to adjust for inflation any additional stuff with the

[33:24] congressman here. We don't have to do all that. We have to

[33:30] provide

[33:34] any council doesn't want me to go that route. I'm okay.

[33:42] different application for that. Yeah. So it's with the with the common

[33:49] uh liaison and we'll we to them and let's say uh the discussion just to draw

[33:56] out a power trigger previously for in

[34:01] 2021 the cost was about 1.5 now inflation up to now I mean we're

[34:09] going to do some changes and that's 2 market I'm saying maybe put in 2.75

[34:17] and the application if we get it but it doesn't

[34:22] [Music] hurt what we get from the city and this

[34:29] is just what we found out by going to the meeting at the land problems with

[34:34] the Texas

[34:38] department is up to par with it I mean due to his health and his age We're not

[34:45] just talking about things, we know you. Oh, right. And I

[34:49] think right now, I mean, because of the deadline and the amount of time we have

[34:55] and the congress's office asked us to go ahead and submit and he already has some

[35:00] plans that were already approved by council before. It's just some updates

[35:04] that we need to do. Um, I think he's he's good with I don't I don't believe

[35:09] that the council or the city can contract with anyone unless the council

[35:14] acts. So that city manager cannot contract for

[35:18] the city. Am I correct?

[35:27] But but because he's already been

[35:32] there already,

[35:36] we're utilizing the plans he developed with council when we initiated the back

[35:42] front. In other words, in order for us to go forward this

[35:48] this address, he's only

[35:55] No, there's a there's an abundance of

[35:59] counsel. We don't have the time. Yes, we do.

[36:03] Just pick up the phone.

[36:10] Yeah. the deadline for the earmarked funds for the congressman that was April

[36:16] 18th but yeah they give us a window go ahead and apply and that's why I'm

[36:21] informing you if the decision

[36:28] is another

[36:31] consult just he found out about it after the

[36:36] agenda was posted so he's giving you an update on this uh city administrator

[36:42] report, you would have to take action at the special meeting next week if you

[36:46] wanted to if you wanted to um go forward. Um what we could do is send the

[36:53] intent um to them that you are interested in applying, but that you

[36:58] won't take action until next week. Um, so that would be you would need to do if

[37:04] you do want to put your foot in the door because they've given the city

[37:08] administrator the option to still apply even though we're being closed.

[37:14] [Music]

[37:22] Um, at our last meeting, we authorized you to uh have bids for or specs for the

[37:29] walking trail. Yeah.

[37:32] Really? Have you Have you Yes, we we sent out

[37:39] the specs and we got some bids already. We put it on next week. We drew up the

[37:44] specs. We drew up the specs. We drew it up. We

[37:49] did ourselves. Okay. It's professional to do that. If we're going to put it out

[37:54] for biz, we need good specs. at at the last council meeting uh that was a

[38:00] suggestion that that I made to go with engineering but then they said that the

[38:05] cost will be too high don't don't go to engineering I don't remember that that's

[38:11] that's the

[38:14] [Music] direction in order to get what we want

[38:19] you have to ask make sure that we're buying what we what what the biders are

[38:24] bing from how wide

[38:28] deep. We discuss making curves.

[38:34] Let's revisit that. The specs is have we prepared for next council meeting when

[38:39] it comes to the agenda just just because of the

[38:43] what happened in the past with the the quote that we got last time. Just

[38:48] make sure we have the correct spec so that we can make sure that we do get the

[38:53] correct quote this time. And uh Okay. So, we're working on that.

[39:02] Yeah. We'll go off for

[39:06] engineers and covid.

[39:11] So, for civic, uh Mr. Rodriguez will be here next week at the meeting uh to give

[39:18] an update. Uh but last time I heard they uh had already hired uh 400

[39:24] employees and they have already have some families uh residing in that

[39:29] already. So when do they start paying us?

[39:33] Uh yeah, we have some funds that we have to review uh this week and we have to

[39:39] review the invoice that we're doing a new system.

[39:43] Um the past was manual and we just have to get our management to see how much we

[39:48] already have. uh POS from uh ICE I think around 30 to 36.

[39:58] Okay. Those are approved in the new system.

[40:01] So every month they'll

[40:13] behave the first uh first amount. It's the Okay. How much do we keep? How much

[40:20] is it to you? That's what Natasha and I will be working on tomorrow.

[40:27] That's for the month of April.

[40:35] So

[40:40] agreement. Yeah. So the final agreement with the

[40:54] previous right now they they have the modified they have 180 days

[41:01] to that's what they're doing right now.

[41:12] This is 24. But according to the agreement, we get paid whether it's full

[41:17] or correct. We give so many whether they feel or not. Yes.

[41:28] 21. Any more questions for Thank

[41:34] you. Item number 11, discuss, consider an act on awarding

[41:40] request for proposals for banking services for the city of Delhi.

[41:49] Mary Council, we received one big from the first

[42:06] [Music]

[42:10] bank.

[42:26] Heat.

[42:33] Heat. Heat. Heat.

[43:02] [Music]

[43:20] There's my work.

[43:31] When does our current agreement end? When does the current agreement end with

[43:37] the bank? So, the current agreement already ended. Uh, council gave a

[43:41] six-month extension. Uh, and we're on the on the on the sixth month. That's

[43:46] why uh we we posted in the newspaper. Uh we

[43:53] didn't notice uh we only had one uh it's not unusual for have

[44:00] only our our local bank. It's it's our local bank. Uh and we do have

[44:06] representatives here from local bank. So nobody has gone through it yet. It

[44:11] was legal. Correct. So we need to have our city manager go through our attorney

[44:17] and make sure that at least see how it compares to what we have now. Like we

[44:23] don't really have much choice for us. So uh currently we don't get charged uh

[44:29] fees, right? The main thing is how how much interest

[44:33] are we going to get for the money that we deposit for?

[44:50] So you you don't have to take action on this right now.

[44:54] No. Um we just need to um acknowledge that um the proposal received is the

[45:02] first state and that will be reviewed and

[45:08] considered in accordance with the

[45:12] request and then it can be brought back next week if it's ready.

[45:18] I would just like to see the comparison with what we have and what we have

[45:24] now. Basic points of interest and what other services they provide.

[45:43] to speak. I would like to um let everyone know

[45:49] that we did receive one um proposal from the first state bank. It will be

[45:56] reviewed and scored and considered according to the rest of the events. We

[46:01] do have a representative here from the first state bank. I'm not sure if you

[46:05] have y'all want have anything to address to us regarding this.

[46:14] Are they representative?

[46:18] Yes. They said

[46:22] Miss. So, um, she said if you had any questions, I could call her and you

[46:28] could ask her if she responds.

[46:34] [Music] We're good. Thank you. Thank you. Um I

[46:38] would Yes. And we can have a motion please uh

[46:43] to accept this proposal and to accept to

[46:49] to accept proposal that was received and any review action.

[47:00] I move that we acknowledge the receipt of the proposal from the first state

[47:03] bank and refer it to our uh city manager and city administrator and attorney to

[47:09] review and present uh the recommendation for the next meeting. So we have a

[47:14] motion by council member place five Rudy Az second by council member place

[47:21] three. All in favor? I. All against. Motion passes.

[47:37] Item number 12, discuss, consider, and act on appointment of Mayor

[47:45] Protemp Council. At this time, uh, discussion can begin if anyone has any

[47:50] recommendations for nominees for the placement of Mayor

[48:03] Proteation of

[48:09] Miss. She's been here going on already 10 years. You know, I think I think

[48:15] maybe it' be a good opportunity for her to, you know, take this role. You know,

[48:20] I know her first

[48:24] time. She's retired. We have a motion on the table. Um, my

[48:31] council member place one.

[48:36] Do I have a second?

[48:41] A second. Second by council member place five Rudy Amus. All in favor?

[48:48] I. All against motion passes.

[49:02] Congratulations. Number 13. Discuss consider and act on the special meeting

[49:07] for May 20th, 2025.

[49:14] We're asking that a special meeting be uh proposed for May 2025 and placement

[49:19] of today's meeting to um discuss monthly items that are on the agenda that are

[49:26] needing some uh attention to. I'll make a motion that we go ahead and make

[49:32] special meeting.

[49:36] I have a motion on the table by council place 3, Alicia Machado. Do I have a

[49:40] second? Second. Second by council member place one, Evano Castillo. All in favor?

[49:47] I. Any against? Motion passes.

[49:56] Item number 14, discuss, consider, and act on city council place for

[50:02] vacancy. Council, as you're aware, we do have a vacancy

[50:06] uh which is city council placed four uh due to my appointment of city of Delhi

[50:12] mayor. At this time, I ask that we discuss this um anything that needs to

[50:18] be discussed. If we have any recommendations for this

[50:22] place, I can open this to you. I move that we appoint Brian Adam for the

[50:28] vacancy. it would be uh he has the uh the knowledge, the experience and

[50:35] somebody that whose judgment I trust and so I I I move that we appoint

[50:42] Rian. We have a motion on the table. still

[50:47] discussing. We have a motion on the table um from council member place

[50:53] 5 is is open for discussion and if there's no more discussion we can move

[50:57] forward with a second. This will be the if the council can't come to an

[51:02] agreement. Um what does law state about hosting a

[51:09] special election for the vacancy state? Um since it is for the unfinished term

[51:15] and it is less than

[51:19] um half um it's basically the half the term. You do not have to have a special

[51:25] election. It would be filled through appointment. Um and there is not a set

[51:30] appointment process by statute. It is um the procedure that the council wants

[51:38] to use. The city doesn't have a set procedure for selecting and appointing

[51:43] for vacancies on on Brooks. Uh so you can discuss how you would like to do it.

[51:48] Um you can open it up for applications for any qualified applicant. You can

[51:53] base it on um the recent election of candidates that were qualified to run uh

[51:59] and make a nomination like you have now. If there's a consensus of council, it's

[52:04] the majority voter council uh that would make the appointment. So you can do so

[52:09] in that way. There's not a set process by statute you have to follow. It just

[52:14] has to be a qualified candidate uh and a majority vote of council to put that

[52:18] person in for the unfinished term. Historically we have we have uh done

[52:24] this by just a consensus of the council a motion and second and both were

[52:29] against

[52:37] uh

[52:40] Second. Okay, we have a second by council member

[52:45] please three, Alisa Machado. All in favor? I

[52:51] I against

[52:55] Who's voting against?

[52:59] I I didn't vote for the house. Okay, that's two to one if I my math is

[53:06] correct.

[53:16] It's 211.

[53:23] motion passes. The motion to carry two to one cuz the is not count as a

[53:33] Okay, we have uh two yes, two no and motion

[53:38] passes. I see it.

[53:48] Motion passes to appoint Mr. Ray Anaga for the vacancy of council place

[53:58] for does he need to be sworn in? Yes, he will need to have his um

[54:08] anti he doesn't have to be sworn in at a council meeting. He can be sworn in um

[54:14] by any legal um party, notary, judge, anytime. The mayor,

[54:23] I'll have to check on that. I would prefer it via a judge.

[54:29] It It doesn't have to be at a council meeting.

[54:37] Okay. Item number 15, adjournment. May I have a motion for adjournment? A motion

[54:42] for we have motion for adjournment by council member place one. Do I have a

[54:47] second?

[54:53] Second by miss council member please three. All in

[54:57] favor motion is carried. At 8:38

City Council Regular Meeting May 13,2025

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