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Notice of the regular meeting of the city of santo city commission. It's, uh, june

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18, and, um, ruth, can we have roll call,

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please? Yes, sir. Mayor ricardo gura. Present

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mayor pro. Pedro garvan, present. Commissioner tom goodman,

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present. Commissioner debra morales, present. Commissioner joe navarro

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present. Thank you. Okay. I'd like to call this meeting to order. We do

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have a quorum. The time is, uh, 5 31

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and, uh, item two and three, we're gonna have the pledge of allegiance to us flag

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and a texas flag. And please remain stand for the invocation.

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I allegiance to the flag of the united states america and

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to the republic for stands, one nation under god in

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this israel liberty kingdom justice, all under

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the texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the texas

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one saint under god. One.

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let us pray. Dear heavenly father, we

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humbly come before you today asking for your divine intervention with our

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weather. You're the creator of the heavens and the earth, and we trust in

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your power to influence the elements. Please bless us with favorable weather

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so that we may experience your goodness and grace. May your will

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be done, and may our days be filled with the beauty of your creation.

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in jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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thank you, mr. Pao.

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okay. Can make the announcements, mr. Sure.

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do you wanna read them? Oh,

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um, the national fitness campaign partnership?

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yes. Okay. We

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at, that's a presentation. Yes. Presentation.

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yeah. There's, there's several other announcements. Just we'll get through those quickly. Do

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you wanna do those? Yeah. Wednesday,

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june 19th city offices will be closed in observance of, uh, juneteenth

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bill. Another nice day off go, guys.

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uh, another announce movies at the plaza will not take place this friday.

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I wonder why june 21st, 2024. Do the rain

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in the forecast this week. The city hopes to resume the event on friday,

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january 28th. If the weather permits. Stay tuned for more information

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details on our city, social media and website@santo.com,

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city of santo.com. Okay. Commissioner, do you have any other,

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any other announcements? No. Well, I do.

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um, I know tomorrow the, uh, the city's, uh,

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the city will be closed, uh, for the observance of june juneteenth. And, uh, but we

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do have, due to the weather that's coming, uh, please, we

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ask the public please if, um, we don't know what, what's to what

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extent is coming to us. But, uh, I do hear that, uh, there's a lot of rain coming

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in. Um, if you do not need to be on the roads, please stay

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home. Okay. I hope that, that y'all prepared, you know, at

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least for food, gas or anything, uh, for any emergencies. But, uh,

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I do know that the, the, the city will have, uh, public works

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will be have a skeleton crew for anything that, uh, you know, um,

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down trees or anything that will, will try so we can help out the, the publics. So,

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but please, if you don't need to be out there, please stay home and, uh, makes

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our job a little bit more easier that, uh, you know, we don't have to be out there,

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you know, trying to bring, but if we do, we will. But, uh, you

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know, at least the emergencies, uh, just please be in the, uh,

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be wise. Um, like the, the saying, the slogan

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is, uh, turn around, don't drown. Uh, we do need to go through,

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uh, low line areas. We do have floods, certain areas, and,

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uh, please again. So just be mindful of what you're doing. Okay.

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so, uh, as far as that, that's what I got. What's

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that? National fitness campaign partnership. Okay. That's

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gonna be for, that's presentation right now. Okay.

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ms. Ms. Garza. Hi, good evening.

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deanna garza. Um, I'm here on behalf of the national fitness

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campaign. We're looking to hopefully partner with them. They're one of the largest,

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uh, private public partnerships in the nation.

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and, um, they actually have, uh,

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given out over a million dollars in grants to more than 40 municipalities

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throughout texas. And so their central theme is

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outdoor fitness, and they provide this lovely outdoor fitness

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facility, and, uh, we'd like to partner with them. So this video that y'all are

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gonna see tonight is, um, kind of the kickoff to that.

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and, um, all they currently need at the moment is leadership support.

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so, yep,

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we're changing the way america thinks about this. From college

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campuses to city parks and trails. We're bringing free fitness everywhere, and we're

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just getting started. Hi, I'm mitch, founder of the national

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fitness campaign. National fitness campaign was founded in 1979

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when we opened the first fitness, so redesigned for the 21st century,

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but fitness court is the world's best outdoor gym. Our seven movement seven

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minute system allows you to use your own body weight to get the perfect work in

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easier, hard, it will work for you. Our goal is to build healthy

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communities by making outdoor fitness and essential part of people's lives,

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so that each day is better than the last. Now, more than ever before,

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it is vital that we move fitness outdoors to remain safe and

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healthy and strong. Michiganders, uh, we, as

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soon as we can, we go outside, which is one of the reasons why the fitness world was section attraction

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to us. What impressed us most was their basic philosophy

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that they wanna provide world class fitness for freedom.

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truly anyone can use, no matter what your age is, no matter what

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your physical fitness level is, no matter what your skills are, it is very

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adaptable. Thousands of certified ambassadors

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will be trained to deliver classes and challenges and clinics. As part of

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our national fitness campaign, new programs are bringing students outdoors

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across america. The fitness court mobile app is your gateway to

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enroll in these programs. Simply scan the new digital wall with your

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phone to access a library of free workouts designed to optimize

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your experience on the fitness court, learn the moves and take

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challenges as we dig deep to create impact for our partners across

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america. This year, we are thrilled to introduce fitness

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court. Public arts cities have the opportunity to select

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a local artist to design their fitness code using the power of the arts

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and fitness outdoors. In iconic public spaces, we're

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proud to have helped cities of all sizes raise millions of dollars from

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respected sponsors to support free fitness. Wherever fitness

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is a priority, you can find a fitness tool. We're partnering with

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large cities using urban movement data to map the best

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locations for healthy infrastructure. We're bringing fitness courts to within

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10 minutes of population centers everywhere they provide these

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wraparound services that from a city's perspective, that's what

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you want. In a partner like this, you want it to come presented to you on a silver

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platter with a bow tie around it. They're one of the best partners, I think, that

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I personally have ever worked with. We serve, uh, almost 1.2 million members

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across michigan. And this partnership really is an opportunity

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for us to bring scalable free health and wellness

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opportunities for our community. So I would actually invite cities and organizations

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big and small to explore the opportunity to invest in fitness courts. To be very

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honest with you, the feedback from different municipalities and different communities has been very positive.

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we're committed to raise $150 million

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to bring the campaign to 1000 cities and schools building the

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largest fitness movement in the world. Join us, let's

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make world class fitness group three.

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so, like I said, this is beyond again, um, all they're asking right now

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is, uh, leadership buy-in leadership support. And after that, they have,

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uh, grant funding out there for, uh, they're a single unit

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or multi-units throughout cities. So yeah, that's

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national fitness campaign. Where do we sign up? ? I'll let them know. We have a

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meeting, uh, believe later this week to discuss, uh,

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y'all's reaction to the national fitness campaign and what

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our next steps are, and they'll release the grant application to us. So

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thank you naa. Um, a da,

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is there any something that we could spawn off of this for a da

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as well? I would like to see something like that implemented. Yes. This is actually a

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da compliant, any, they can use any of the stations

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thank you. Thank you. Thanks. Your

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thank you commission. Any other comment on, uh, public

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interest? None. Okay. Public comments,

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ruth?

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yes, sir. We have, uh, mr. Connor pace,

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connor pace, um, representing a royal metal building components inc.

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here in san benito. Um, good afternoon, honorable mayor

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city commission. Thank you for letting me speak here today. My name is connor pace,

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and as I said, on behalf of my family's company, world metal buildings,

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uh, which has proudly operated in san benito for over 30 years,

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it is with a sense of urgency and concern that I bring to your attention, the

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severely neglected and deteriorating state of the roads surrounding our city's

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industrial park, particularly amistad drive and falcon boulevard,

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also known as uex drive. If you have not driven on

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these roads recently, I urge you to go experience, experience these

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deteriorating roads firsthand. These roads are riddled with hundreds of potholes,

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posing significant hazards to vehicles, belonging to our employees,

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customers, and the heavy duty tractor trailers. Essential for the business operations in

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the area the effective businesses include, but are

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not limited to. Royal metal lamar lamar, outdoor advertising,

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mccoy's building supplies, gilman auto group, gulf coast sign

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company, lawrence and manufacturing age box and reef industries.

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the businesses I just mentioned provide a substantial amount of the overall tax revenue

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for the city of san benito. Moreover, falcon boulevard, also

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known as u tex drive, is also home to the san san benito isd

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barn. So, which means our school buses are subjected to the same damaging

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conditions on a daily basis. The deteriorating state of these roads has

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persisted over 15 years, which during this time, only temporary

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asphalt patches have have been applied, and these patches are in

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insufficient lasting a few weeks due to the heavy traffic that's

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taking a toll on the roads on a daily base basis due to the large and heavy

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semi trucks and buses. So this issue does not,

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not only causes repeated and costly vehicle damage, but also debtors po

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potential customers from visiting our businesses. We receive

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complaints on the, about the road conditions on a daily basis, and it's hard to do

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business with somebody who walks in the door already in a bad mood.

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given the critical nature of this situation, I strongly suggest

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and recommend that omnia drive and falcon boulevard be repaved with concrete.

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considering the volume and weight of the traffic in this area, a concrete repaving

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is more durable and the long-term solution, the roads need

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to be stripped down to the base and completely redone to ensure that they can withstand the

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heavy usage without rapid deterioration, the

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neglect of these roads has reached a point where minor repairs are no longer viable.

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attached to my comments are pictures of a few of these potholes along amta drive.

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I found one today that would measure three and a half feet wide. Imagine what that would do to your

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car or truck. Our local businesses need your support

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and fixing these roads for the long term to ensure that we can continue to

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be the backbone of our city's economy. Thank you. Thank you. Thank

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you, . Thank you,

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ruth. Mr. Mike travis, mr. Travis,

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good evening one and all the lord's blessings upon you. Um, as

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always, we'll jump into it because we're limited on time.

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um, first of all, a couple shout outs. A couple of shout outs

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here. Uh, first for the library, thank you for the library, the san diego public

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library. It is an oasis in

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the heart of our fabulous aka city here. Uh,

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I go there frequently and I just wanna thank you. Let's, uh, keep supporting

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that and as always, for public works and, uh,

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for, uh, keeping us neat and, uh, patched up

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over there on russell lane and the other, the other, uh, cleaning out the drains.

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uh, I've, I've noticed that around. Thank you very much. And also, always the

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police department for keeping us safe and quiet

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in our fabulous city of san benito and also

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for parks department. I guess they're the ones responsible

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for the outdoor exercise stations

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that we have already. Uh, some of which

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I use on a fairly regular basis when I drive by there on stinger street, I

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wanna jump out and do, try to do a pull up. Maybe I'll get there one day,

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but try it. Uh, so thank you for that. Um,

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I agree with the previous comments on the indu industrial,

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uh, amistad drive area over there. Um,

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remodeling, city hall. New topic. I know I'm jumping around. Um,

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mr. Mayor, mr. Mayor proam, uh, referencing back

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to the previous meeting, I believe it was, there was some discussion about, uh, flooring

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for the, the city hall, which is formerly the post office.

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um, I just wanna say, mr. Mayor, I understand your concerns

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and frustrations about making it inconvenient to do stuff. All remodeling

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projects are that way. Mayor pro tem,

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I thank you and appreciate you for saying we wanna

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do a good job. I mean, I won't rehash everything, but I appreciate that we want

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to use our, we wanna be good stewards of our funds, and we wanna do it

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well, and that's a place that people are gonna see. I would like for it to look nice

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also. So I don't know what happened on that, but I, I appreciate that, uh, at the

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last meeting, uh, comprehensive plan. I don't know where that's going on there,

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but I would respectfully submit that, uh, the city,

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city governments have a lot of latitude and leeway about how growth

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takes place. And so on our side of town over

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there, uh, I would just appreciate that we do that, uh,

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intentionally and, uh, respectfully and a orderly kinda way, and not

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haphazardly as some areas in town seem to, uh, um,

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have developed over the years. Um, thank you so much for

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spending, uh, time to listen to me and have a bless ea blessed evening.

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thank you. Thank you, mr. Charles. Thank you. Mike travis, 1695 russell lane.

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I'm sorry, I think I forgot that. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you.

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that's it, sir. Um,

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okay. I do have some, uh, I got this one.

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uh, we got the also for, uh, ms. Jessica gonzalez? No,

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no, that's for c that's for the cpg

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public hearing, not right now. Okay, hold on. But for the, um,

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library agenda item, not yet.

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so these, these public comments will be a little bit later when we do a-c-d-b-g hearing. Okay. Sorry

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judge, this will

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be later. Okay. So public comments, I'm sorry.

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okay. That's it. That's it. Public comment,

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right. Okay, ma'am. Uh, we have presentations,

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uh, fiscal year 22, 20, 22, 23, city

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of san benito to slu enta program report.

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good evening. Good evening, everyone. My name is amanda ve. I am here on behalf of the

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ut health houston school of public health in brownsville. Um, we

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are here to present to you your 2023 annual report. Really just to

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congratulate you for all the work that you've supported over the years. The city of san

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benito has been a partner with the ut health houston school of public health for

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about a decade now, over a decade. And, um, through the

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work of let gomez and your leadership, you've really been able to accomplish

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a huge part of, um, the successes

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that we talk about throughout the valley. And so, I believe you've

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received a digital copy of this. I just wanna go through this really quick with you.

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san benito is one of 10 partner municipalities in county precincts

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that we, um, subcontract to implement community health programming

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throughout the valley. Um, through our program, elements of environmental infrastructure

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change, mass media, social support, health screenings, education

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and policy, you've been able to provide, um,

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services that address increased fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity

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in your community policy and environmental infrastructure change, chronic disease

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prevention and control, as well as serving, um, populations that don't

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normally get these kind of services. So thank you so much for your continued

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support for that. Um, in fiscal year 2023,

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the program produced over 52 television segments. So these are

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segments that come on weekly on televisa, where, um,

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role models from your community have been featured, as well as other people, um,

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other, other communities throughout the region. There are healthy cooking segments

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on these, um, on tv. And, um, we're just really

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grateful that we can continue to highlight the, the great things that are happening in your city.

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um, there have been over 187 total class series

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initiated per week here in san benito, um,

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468 social media posts. So that's another way to engage

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the community that we know people pay attention to with positive, um, health

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messaging and an average of 193 weekly classes.

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so those are huge accomplishments for a city of your size. And, um, we

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hear about all the great things that letti has been able to do with her participants

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all the time. Um, some major percentage points I

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wanna bring up with y'all that are, are really good points to be proud of. 59.4%

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of participants who have enrolled in the que the program improved their fruit

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and vegetable intake. Um, that's an average increase of 1.33 portions

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per day of fruit and vegetables. And so when we talk about how do we prevent

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a lot of the chronic diseases that we see in our peer population, we see

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san bonita really committing to those improvements here, right? 63.8%

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of people improved their physical activity with an average increase of 80.6

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minutes per week. That's over an hour, more of moving

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per week thanks to the program that you offer your community. Um, 72.6%

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of people decrease their blood pressure and 25.5%

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changed from hypertensive to normal. That is huge. We

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know that blood pressure is a silent killer in people. We can't always see those

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symptoms. And in our ability to monitor these participants and watch

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their blood pressure decrease, um, that's an incredible win for your community.

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so, thank you again. Um, if you look to the nature-based

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programming, obviously you have the resource of the haven trail available to you and your community,

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and we are really excited to continue to build upon, um, the progress

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that you're, you, you have in your nature activities. I was really excited

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to see that y'all are considering a fitness court. We do have fitness courts and other

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communities that we work with that are activated consistently with people

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attending boot camps and strength and conditioning classes, um, at those

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locations. So excited to see that's a possibility here.

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and towards the end, you can see our, um, various collaborations with

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our, uh, healthy cooking classes, the collaborative action board,

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the cara car trails network, as well as our diabetes prevention program. So,

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again, I just wanna thank you. It's a privilege to continue working with y'all,

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and please reach out to us if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you again in

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the new fiscal year. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.

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going to, uh, public hearing mayor. Yes. That's our public hearing

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to solicit public comments on the community development block grant, cdbg program.

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yeah, why don't you intro? Okay.

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good evening again, mayor commissioners. Um, so this public hearing

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is for the 20 24, 20 25 cdbg,

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uh, funding. And, uh, we are expected to receive approximately

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$342,208. And

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a portion of that will, uh, go to eligible activities, including public

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facilities, infrastructure improvements, public services, code enforcement,

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uh, accessibility enhancements, economic development, housing, and emergency

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shelters, so things of that nature. Um, so the cdbg,

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uh, department is accepting applications from both public and private nonprofit organizations

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till four 30 on friday, july 1st. And I will be releasing

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that after this meeting. So just, I was waiting, uh, had

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approval and, um, he kicked it back to us. So now we're, we're

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good to go. So I'll be sending that out. We have, uh, some

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residents and citizens here that would like to voice where the cpg funds

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should be going towards, so thank you.

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okay. Open

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up the public hearing. Mm-hmm, . Okay. The time is, uh,

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5 55. We're opening it up.

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anybody wants to come in for, um, on this cbg?

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let's about what we have. Uh, lemme see. I

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got the,

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so we'll just take 'em at random here. Um,

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we have forest walker with the santo food pantry.

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I know some of 'em. Yeah. Ma we'll go with who registered first, and

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then if there's any extras, we'll take yeah, five

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registered. So we can only take one, one per

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per organization or for per request. So if there's several speaking on the

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two or three parties speaking about the food pantry, we'll take one. Consolidated comment.

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I alright. Yes. Great. Good. They're just here

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for support. Great. Ready? Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much for having

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me, mayor. Commissioners, I just wanna speak a little bit about the pantry because

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it's such a important entity and for our community.

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uh, the pantry is a 5 0 1 c3. We serve approximately

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6,200 people a month.

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we spend four to three to $4,000 of a month, which

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equals to about, you know, $50,000 a year. And

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that's very hard on us because we are all volunteers. We have

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zero income. The pantry has been here 45 years

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in this community, and never have we had an income

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ever. We depend on people walking through the front door, giving us a dollar,

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$5, $10. But we've made it.

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um, we serve san benito, rio hondo, los fresnos,

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brownsville, uh, all the little towns in between. It gets very,

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very hard on the pantry this time of year. The winter texans

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are very good supporters, but once they leave, we

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suffer. And we are getting more and more clients

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every month. And it's, it's just a good thing for this community

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to keep going. Um, I've invited people before

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I invite all of you, everyone in this room, come by and

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see what we do. Uh, see the clients drive by on a wednesday, drive

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by on a friday. Uh, it's, it's very crazy.

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uh, so we're just kind of, uh, putting the word out and please

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consider us. And I thank you all very much for having us.

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thank you. Thank you. Thank you for

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secondly, we'll take, um, ms. Jessica gonzalez speaking

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on behalf of the friends of the santo public library,

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miss judge jessica gonzalez. Yes, .

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good evening mayor and commissioners. My name is jessica gonzalez and I am a member of the friends

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of the santo public library. The friends have has been in existence

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for over 20 years. We meet once a month. Uh, we have over 30

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active members. We are a 5 0 1 c3 nonprofit

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organization. The purpose of the friends of the public library is

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to focus public attention on our library facilities and needs, and to

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encourage donation, gifts, endowments and requests to the library,

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and to raise funds for the enhancement of library resources and services, helping

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to enrich the lives of our local community. The texas state library and archives

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commission estimates that we serve as san benito and surrounding communities,

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a population around 33,646 patrons.

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we service as patrons of all ages. We have programs that include children and

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adults, the children. We have easter egg extravaganza

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event that I've seen some of you or most of you have attended. We

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have a summer reading program for the entire month of june.

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and I just passed out this little calendar here where we have had the

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santo and the fire police department come and give presentations. Uh, we have local

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authors that come over and read to the kids. We have

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a low dance party. We've had, we, we had a carnival scheduled for

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thursday, but we that got canceled. We've had jurassic park, the rgv,

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um, dinosaur experience. The kids have a lot of fun. And so a lot of this,

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you know, does cost money. So we, we assist the library with those, um,

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expenses. We also have toddler story time every wednesday.

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uh, it varies as far as how many kids we get on those days. Sometimes we

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get two, sometimes we get seven, um, kids. We have a back to

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school supply giveaway. We have school tours for children and

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adults. We have arts and crafts every thursday. We have astronomy every

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second tuesday of the month. We have free coffee and juices and pastries every friday.

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it's open to the public. We also provide outreach giveaways

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for the adults. We have ged classes, um, that's been going on for about

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10 years. We also have, uh, one of our volunteers that does a one-to-one tutoring.

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we have esl classes every wednesday. We have about 10 to 15 attendees.

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we have a citizenship class every tuesday. We have about 12

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attendees. We also have computer classes. We have about 10. And,

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uh, those we have on tuesdays and thursdays. And we also

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have donated the little friend, uh, the little li free libraries

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where you leave a book and take a book. And those are located at the haven

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park, along at the, um, the cultural arts

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museum. As a nonprofit, we would like to be considered for the

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cdbg funds. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, judge.

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thank you. Last one is gonna be, uh, from the

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junto of ms. Patricia avila, uh, texas

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junto music hall of fame museum.

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good evening. Patricia avila, executive director of the texas junto music

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hall of fame in miss yo, located on 4 0 2 west robertson street here in

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santo. As as the director, I am reaching out to

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express some interest in the cbdg, uh, grant funding. Uh,

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we have been in existence since 2017 with a 5 0 1 3

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c uh, nonprofit status. Uh, we have had, uh,

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we have been open, we open our doors at the new location back in february, 2023.

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we were open thursday, fridays and salaries. And since then, uh, our

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recording, uh, 2022 to 2023,

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we had over 1,200 visitors come visit our museum.

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and they're either, uh, coming to visit as a destination, uh,

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visit, or they come to learn more about the regional music that started right here in

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santo, texas at the, the birthplace of junta music here in santo.

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uh, we are seeking the funds for possible enrichment of programming,

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marketing efforts in-house projects, and potentially establishing

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a music academy to encourage the youth and also

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our assist of rito to continue the music of junta music, the

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bajo players and the accordionist. We get a lot of visitors that are interested. Even

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our winter texans are interested because they are very tied to the german,

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um, the german culture. So they, they know what their accordance

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sounds like. They wanna hear our music and they wanna learn our music that was established here

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in the south texas. So I would appreciate it, um, if y'all consider

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it for the cbg, uh, funding and also any workshops that are, would

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be available. We are welcome to. We would love to join y'all.

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he's my brother, joe. Thank you.

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um, this is, uh, I'm not sure if this is a time to speak on, if this is for item number

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five. Uh, we're, um, my name is joe avila with the junto

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music hall of fame museum. And, uh, item number five relates to,

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uh, a, a venue for music, I guess at the old airport.

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uh, the junto music hall of fame museum fully endorses

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the plans to build a permanent stage at the city of san diego fairgrounds. This construction

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project has the potential to boost the city's economy by drawing bigger musical acts

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and providing a venue for, for performances by the junto music

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museum. Additionally, the stage could help meet the comal community's demand

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for more family friendly events. We firmly believe that

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the introduction of the stage could make a meaningful impact on the city and its

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residents, and we wholeheartedly support this endeavor. Thank you. Good. Thank you. Thank you,

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sir. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Appreciate it. I believe that's

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it. I got one more. Salvation army. Salvation honor. Oh,

445
00:33:33,565 --> 00:33:37,485
salvation army. Okay. Um, actually we were the first one that signed out. Oh, you

446
00:33:37,645 --> 00:33:41,485
were? Okay. Uh, I missed that

447
00:33:41,685 --> 00:33:41,685
one.

448
00:33:48,305 --> 00:33:52,305
that's fine. Come on, come up. Welcome your organization and

449
00:33:52,575 --> 00:33:56,325
who's gonna be speaking on behalf of the organization. Okay. Uh, the salvation army

450
00:33:56,705 --> 00:34:00,665
and salvation army is located in arlington, but they are part of the

451
00:34:00,885 --> 00:34:04,725
community. They're part of, um, cameron county and willesee county.

452
00:34:04,925 --> 00:34:08,845
they're just located there. Uh, they've been in existence for many, many years. Uh, I am the president

453
00:34:09,285 --> 00:34:13,125
of the salvation army board at this time. I've been on their board for

454
00:34:13,325 --> 00:34:17,285
many years. Uh, we have jessica, I was gonna say there's three of us from san benito.

455
00:34:17,645 --> 00:34:21,605
when I first got on that board, there was only one representative. I wanted to let you know

456
00:34:21,685 --> 00:34:25,645
the things that we actually provide, uh, at large and also

457
00:34:25,925 --> 00:34:29,395
for the city of san beto. But we've done here. We have a food pantry also.

458
00:34:30,185 --> 00:34:34,035
and, uh, we do give food to all kinds of people. I, anna

459
00:34:34,395 --> 00:34:38,325
yiannis works at the food pantry. She's retired, so she gets to do a lot more of that than some

460
00:34:38,565 --> 00:34:42,475
of us. We assist with prescriptions. There's a lot of people that don't have insurance.

461
00:34:43,115 --> 00:34:47,045
they have prescriptions that they need to get billed. And we also help them with monies for prescriptions.

462
00:34:47,985 --> 00:34:51,965
uh, rental assistance if people are getting evicted, utilities, if they're struggling

463
00:34:52,285 --> 00:34:56,245
with their utilities. And we get the, we have them apply twice a a

464
00:34:56,365 --> 00:35:00,325
week. So where there available for that. We also have a thrift store that's

465
00:35:00,645 --> 00:35:04,435
located on jackson street. That is, yes, it is a store, but it is also

466
00:35:04,945 --> 00:35:08,645
is sourced for us. There was a fire in some apartments here in san benito,

467
00:35:09,765 --> 00:35:13,765
I wanna say, about a month and a half ago. And somebody was talking to me about it and said, man, one of my employees

468
00:35:14,475 --> 00:35:18,275
lost his everything. They have no clothes, they have nothing. I said, tell

469
00:35:18,645 --> 00:35:22,515
'em to go to the salvation army. We, we've clothed all the, the family with

470
00:35:22,805 --> 00:35:26,685
five sets of clothes. We got them beds, we have, uh, we got

471
00:35:26,845 --> 00:35:30,805
them other furniture so that they could get started again. And we do this all the time. And a lot

472
00:35:30,885 --> 00:35:34,425
of times people say, oh, that's harlingen. No, that was, that happened here in san benito.

473
00:35:35,105 --> 00:35:38,605
and I just want y'all to know that it exists so that you can refer people to us.

474
00:35:39,265 --> 00:35:42,225
um, more importantly, what we've done in san benito for the, um,

475
00:35:43,585 --> 00:35:47,525
the, uh, housing authority that they have palmville for the elderly. We gave a hundred

476
00:35:47,835 --> 00:35:51,805
fans to help with, to help the people with the heat. We've done that.

477
00:35:51,975 --> 00:35:55,965
we've given some, uh, air conditioning units. Uh, let's see what else. We,

478
00:35:56,185 --> 00:36:00,175
oh, we have another program that we work with the school district for socks, shoes,

479
00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:04,285
mainly shoes. There's a lot of kids that don't wanna go to school 'cause their parents can't afford shoes

480
00:36:04,865 --> 00:36:08,765
and they're embarrassed. And we gave over a hundred pairs of shoes in the city of

481
00:36:08,965 --> 00:36:12,845
san benito to students. Uh, we, we work with the school district. They give us

482
00:36:13,165 --> 00:36:17,005
referrals. We gave him socks, shoes, and a little towel. And so we just wanted

483
00:36:17,245 --> 00:36:21,125
you to know that we would like to be considered, uh, maybe in a small way,

484
00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:25,125
but include us because we do serve this community. And with three of us

485
00:36:25,425 --> 00:36:29,245
on, on that board, we make sure that san benita was served. So we thank you for

486
00:36:29,445 --> 00:36:33,285
your attention and your time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank

487
00:36:33,485 --> 00:36:37,125
you. Thank you. Thank you for participating in the angel tree. The city,

488
00:36:37,565 --> 00:36:41,205
I think did, did this year. Yes. Last year. This past year. Yes. So thank you. The school

489
00:36:41,685 --> 00:36:45,605
district, the city of walmart. And I believe we, I think we're gonna

490
00:36:45,725 --> 00:36:49,605
start with the police station this year. So thank you so very much. Thank you. I,

491
00:36:49,785 --> 00:36:52,925
I'm sorry judge. How many of these organizations are you involved in? ?

492
00:36:56,245 --> 00:36:59,445
I think it's easier to say which one. She's not not involved. Yeah. Okay.

493
00:37:00,315 --> 00:37:04,195
make it quicker. Thank you for your great service. Thank you. Thank you, judge. Have

494
00:37:04,485 --> 00:37:06,525
someone else. We have somebody else.

495
00:37:08,715 --> 00:37:12,645
okay. Okay. Organization. And, uh, state your name,

496
00:37:12,725 --> 00:37:16,405
organization please. Okay. Yes. My name's lacey amris and I'm with

497
00:37:16,875 --> 00:37:20,845
casa of cameron and willesee counties. What was

498
00:37:20,965 --> 00:37:23,365
your name again? I'm sorry? Lacey amris. Lacey.

499
00:37:25,145 --> 00:37:28,925
oh, good evening, mayor and city commissioners. Um, thank you for the opportunity

500
00:37:29,345 --> 00:37:33,115
to come before you this evening. Casa cameron and will county

501
00:37:33,755 --> 00:37:37,575
is a nonprofit organization in your community. Casa has

502
00:37:37,775 --> 00:37:41,615
applied for funding this current physical year, 2024, and was awarded

503
00:37:42,055 --> 00:37:45,835
funding to provide services to children in the child welfare system.

504
00:37:47,235 --> 00:37:50,925
we are currently waiting for grant documents to be sent so we can provide

505
00:37:51,595 --> 00:37:55,495
all the required documents to the city of san benito. Our agency has a history

506
00:37:55,735 --> 00:37:59,415
of being in compliance with all requests and timely submissions.

507
00:38:00,475 --> 00:38:04,375
our hope is that the city of san benito will continue to support the service we provide

508
00:38:04,795 --> 00:38:08,775
to the children of san benito. So far this year, we have served a

509
00:38:08,895 --> 00:38:12,615
total of 47 children. Outcomes included three children

510
00:38:13,095 --> 00:38:16,935
reunified with their parents. Seven children were granted custody

511
00:38:17,475 --> 00:38:21,295
to a relative. Six were adopted and one youth aged out of foster

512
00:38:21,495 --> 00:38:25,475
care. The funding provided from the city of san benito is

513
00:38:26,155 --> 00:38:30,155
to fund a portion of the volunteer supervisor assigned to san

514
00:38:30,375 --> 00:38:34,335
benito cases. This staff supports, guides all of the

515
00:38:34,455 --> 00:38:38,205
work completed by community volunteers appointed to represent

516
00:38:38,725 --> 00:38:42,475
children during this time in care. Thank you for the funding we have

517
00:38:42,875 --> 00:38:46,535
received over the years. We hope to continue to work with the city of san benito

518
00:38:46,955 --> 00:38:50,875
and serve the most vulnerable population. Thank you for your time and consideration.

519
00:38:51,645 --> 00:38:55,105
thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Came a okay.

520
00:38:56,185 --> 00:38:59,705
anybody else? Did we miss anybody? Anybody

521
00:39:00,195 --> 00:39:03,835
else? None. No. Okay. I'll bring up

522
00:39:05,055 --> 00:39:05,055
what's

523
00:39:18,745 --> 00:39:22,715
mike. Travis, 1695 russell lane. Uh, I do not represent

524
00:39:22,955 --> 00:39:26,715
anyone. I am a concerned citizen. Um, but I would just like

525
00:39:26,995 --> 00:39:30,855
to comment here. Uh, I'm glad to see, uh, the

526
00:39:31,145 --> 00:39:35,135
city administration is working on getting grants and,

527
00:39:35,855 --> 00:39:39,485
um, of all the organizations

528
00:39:40,525 --> 00:39:43,875
that I heard, uh, I would say I vote for

529
00:39:44,685 --> 00:39:48,195
spreading it out, all of them. And also, I would just say, as, uh,

530
00:39:48,935 --> 00:39:52,795
already said, the library is my oasis. So

531
00:39:53,015 --> 00:39:56,605
I'm all about whatever supports the library. And casa

532
00:39:57,475 --> 00:40:01,215
uh, my my deceased wife was very involved with that. So I have firsthand,

533
00:40:02,405 --> 00:40:05,895
well secondhand, you know, experience and stuff dealing with that.

534
00:40:06,775 --> 00:40:10,035
'cause she was very involved with that. So, again, uh,

535
00:40:11,245 --> 00:40:14,995
repeating myself. I'm glad to see that the, um, city is,

536
00:40:15,275 --> 00:40:19,135
uh, getting grants. Uh, I hope and pray that we can get more grants,

537
00:40:19,915 --> 00:40:23,775
put my tax dollars at work and, uh, to just be good

538
00:40:24,015 --> 00:40:27,535
stewards and use funds wisely. Thank you.

539
00:40:28,035 --> 00:40:29,015
yes, thank you. Thank you.

540
00:40:32,875 --> 00:40:36,805
nobody else? Okay, that

541
00:40:37,095 --> 00:40:38,855
time is, uh, six 11. We're closing the hearing.

542
00:40:41,485 --> 00:40:43,355
okay, mayor, commissioners, we go on to, um,

543
00:40:45,725 --> 00:40:49,035
consent. All items from one to

544
00:40:50,695 --> 00:40:54,355
14 to 14 are listed as consent. Um,

545
00:40:54,715 --> 00:40:58,565
we can vote on all of 'em unless you'd like to remove some to discuss, like

546
00:40:58,855 --> 00:41:01,965
pull item five. Okay. Okay. I got item five.

547
00:41:03,175 --> 00:41:06,955
anything else be five, six and seven? Um,

548
00:41:07,965 --> 00:41:11,835
five, six and seven. Okey doke. Pull eight 11.

549
00:41:13,645 --> 00:41:14,045
okay. 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8.

550
00:41:19,555 --> 00:41:23,325
and is it another one? Commissioner? 11. 11. Okay.

551
00:41:23,965 --> 00:41:27,875
okay. So item 5, 6, 7, 11, 8, and

552
00:41:28,095 --> 00:41:32,005
11. Okay. 8, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11. That

553
00:41:32,295 --> 00:41:35,955
right? Okay. So I have a motion for that. Uh, then

554
00:41:36,325 --> 00:41:39,205
I have a motion to approve the remaining items, which would be 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12,

555
00:41:44,065 --> 00:41:46,605
and 13. 14. I'm gonna pull nine out.

556
00:41:48,315 --> 00:41:51,995
pull nine. All right. I'll amend my motion to pass co consent

557
00:41:52,485 --> 00:41:52,945
items. 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 10, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 12, 13,

558
00:42:02,745 --> 00:42:06,145
and 14. Do I have a second? Second. Second by commissioner morales.

559
00:42:06,925 --> 00:42:10,845
all in favor? Aye. Aye. Any nays? Motion passes to pass. Uh,

560
00:42:11,165 --> 00:42:11,165
1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14.

561
00:42:15,605 --> 00:42:19,305
now I'll take it one at a time. Number five. Sure. Number five. Okay. Consideration,

562
00:42:19,905 --> 00:42:22,945
possible action. Approve a proposal for professional services, carpi knock entertainment,

563
00:42:24,045 --> 00:42:27,995
and, uh, associates for the san benito outdoor music venue feasibility study

564
00:42:28,845 --> 00:42:32,125
in the amount of $15,000. Thank you. Uh,

565
00:42:32,935 --> 00:42:36,785
fred, I tell you, this is a, a great, great idea and we've talked

566
00:42:36,945 --> 00:42:40,905
about it a little bit and I think it's a terrific idea, uh, that we start looking

567
00:42:41,245 --> 00:42:44,205
at this. Uh, I just was concerned about the,

568
00:42:45,445 --> 00:42:48,905
uh, the bid here to produce kind of a, an interim feasibility.

569
00:42:49,745 --> 00:42:53,685
I see that kind of what that is. And just wonder what their qualifications were for

570
00:42:54,035 --> 00:42:57,965
doing that. Because I believe that the, uh,

571
00:42:59,665 --> 00:43:03,625
I, I don't want to get started on this and, and kind of see that perhaps there's a lot more that

572
00:43:03,785 --> 00:43:07,605
we could be doing with it. I, I just wanna make sure that we, we, we see

573
00:43:07,825 --> 00:43:11,785
what we're doing completely when we go into this. Absolutely. Does that make sense? So I absolutely, I

574
00:43:11,905 --> 00:43:15,905
just didn't know the qualifications of these people. Just wanted to look at maybe the scope of

575
00:43:16,065 --> 00:43:20,025
the work a little bit more. Uh, and, and just kind of, I mean, I'm, I'm happy to go forward.

576
00:43:20,305 --> 00:43:23,805
I think it's a great thing to do. Sure. I just want to be able to, uh,

577
00:43:24,975 --> 00:43:28,785
make sure that we go at it the right way and look at it. 'cause I saw, you know, I saw,

578
00:43:29,085 --> 00:43:33,065
you know, environmental impact. I didn't see any economic impact study kind of information in there as well, which

579
00:43:33,485 --> 00:43:37,305
was always something else that becomes important to me. That's, that's part of the feasibility study.

580
00:43:37,785 --> 00:43:40,045
I mean, we, we want to, we wanna look at, at, uh,

581
00:43:42,625 --> 00:43:46,505
I mean, I think the economic development side of it is gonna take care of itself. I mean, it's

582
00:43:46,865 --> 00:43:50,565
a little hard to predict, but I will tell you this, the team that, that that's,

583
00:43:51,135 --> 00:43:54,985
that we're, that we're gonna work with here, uh, has a wealth of experience

584
00:43:55,405 --> 00:43:59,105
not only actually doing promotions and concerts, but also has a,

585
00:43:59,465 --> 00:44:03,195
a an engineering and and professional component. That's actually gonna

586
00:44:03,545 --> 00:44:07,465
be the, the driving force behind the, the, the, the numbers behind this.

587
00:44:08,045 --> 00:44:11,725
the actual structure, the actual, uh, feasibility of it. Not,

588
00:44:12,085 --> 00:44:15,985
not just on what it's gonna take to make it successful, but

589
00:44:16,105 --> 00:44:19,745
also to keep it viable. Make sure it doesn't flood, make sure we have the proper,

590
00:44:20,645 --> 00:44:24,325
uh, electrical service, things like that. And then something that's gonna be, uh,

591
00:44:24,745 --> 00:44:28,265
I just want to get halfway through there and start to see, okay, well the demand is way bigger

592
00:44:28,965 --> 00:44:32,885
and so maybe we should start be doing a, a whole lot more, or we have too much to begin

593
00:44:33,085 --> 00:44:36,675
with. I mean, I, I don't know what, what that is. And all of that's all expensive

594
00:44:37,285 --> 00:44:40,425
feasibility stuff. I realize that. Sure. But I, I just, uh,

595
00:44:41,385 --> 00:44:45,365
uh, I just wanna make sure we go in it with eyes wide open and we understand what the potential is as

596
00:44:45,565 --> 00:44:49,565
well as that. 'cause you know, how many, how many times, how many weekends a year can we use this? Or how

597
00:44:49,685 --> 00:44:53,645
many times during the year can we used, you know, and, and, and I, you know, I, I don't

598
00:44:53,845 --> 00:44:57,605
know that kind of stuff, but let's, you know, what kind of assistance

599
00:44:58,045 --> 00:45:02,025
is it gonna take from the city in order to support, to support the venue, to

600
00:45:02,245 --> 00:45:06,125
make sure that it is booked up and done? I mean, there's just a lot of questions in my mind that

601
00:45:06,405 --> 00:45:10,285
still, uh, I, I don't wanna jump too hard, too fast. And so,

602
00:45:10,585 --> 00:45:14,255
but, but I, I do want to get into it. I think it's absolutely great. But we, there

603
00:45:14,605 --> 00:45:18,545
are just a lot of other things. And, and I, again, my basic question was I didn't know the qualifications of

604
00:45:18,765 --> 00:45:22,485
the individuals performing the, the analysis at the sure. I mean, uh, we've

605
00:45:22,805 --> 00:45:26,285
got representatives here. I mean, if you have any questions, we can call 'em up.

606
00:45:26,905 --> 00:45:30,645
uh, but a again, rest assured that this is a work in progress.

607
00:45:31,155 --> 00:45:34,985
what we wanted to do was get started, uh, when we had our, when we had our,

608
00:45:35,305 --> 00:45:39,285
um, our workshop on strategic planning and what

609
00:45:39,405 --> 00:45:43,365
we wanted to go forward. I took the takeaway that I, that I got from that

610
00:45:43,605 --> 00:45:47,085
meeting was, this was low hanging fruit. And it's something that

611
00:45:47,865 --> 00:45:51,805
not only sits with our cultural heritage, our musical heritage, but it's just

612
00:45:51,965 --> 00:45:55,925
a great opportunity on a lot of different levels. I've shared this with some of the

613
00:45:56,005 --> 00:45:59,975
other folks that are interested in this type of, uh, venue.

614
00:46:00,625 --> 00:46:04,565
for example, the junto museum. I shared it with those folks and, uh, I heard

615
00:46:04,725 --> 00:46:08,605
their support. Well, and, and you know, and I appreciate that. But there's bigger and better

616
00:46:08,875 --> 00:46:12,685
here. Uh, we just wanted to get started. Obviously we can do a workshop. There's

617
00:46:13,045 --> 00:46:16,985
a lot of things that we can do to customize this to make it fit, uh,

618
00:46:17,205 --> 00:46:21,165
and answer any questions you may have. Well, and, and I would like to be involved. I mean, I do have

619
00:46:21,325 --> 00:46:25,305
some experience with, not with the event promotions by any means, but, but, uh,

620
00:46:25,845 --> 00:46:29,765
I, I, I just want to see that we don't do this, that we do this the right

621
00:46:29,925 --> 00:46:33,845
way. For sure. That's, that's my biggest concern. And I just, you know, we gotta start

622
00:46:34,165 --> 00:46:37,945
spending money. That's great. I wanna make sure we're asking the right questions. I'm not the brightest light bulb in the back, but

623
00:46:38,475 --> 00:46:42,365
that we're seeing the right things that we can potentially become. I

624
00:46:42,485 --> 00:46:46,325
think this can be huge. I really do. I agree with it. Mm-hmm. . But I don't want to go starting

625
00:46:46,545 --> 00:46:50,445
too soon too little for something that could actually be a lot bigger, a

626
00:46:50,565 --> 00:46:54,535
lot faster in the long run. So, sure. So I, it's a

627
00:46:54,615 --> 00:46:58,415
great thing. It's a great concept. I support you a hundred percent, fred. I just want to be careful in how we

628
00:46:58,715 --> 00:47:02,315
go at this. No, we will. And I appreciate your comments and I think, uh,

629
00:47:03,045 --> 00:47:06,935
from the staff standpoint, you know, just looking at this, we, I've done

630
00:47:07,055 --> 00:47:10,995
this before. It was an indoor venue. Uh, we did it in my previous, my

631
00:47:11,415 --> 00:47:15,175
previous post, and I'm gonna tell you right now, we were doing events, uh, pretty much

632
00:47:15,785 --> 00:47:19,755
every month. Uh, it was a little, it was a smaller venue, uh,

633
00:47:20,075 --> 00:47:23,975
but it, it hit a niche that a lot of, a lot of places in the upper valley

634
00:47:24,215 --> 00:47:28,055
couldn't meet. And, uh, so I do have a little experience with this,

635
00:47:28,235 --> 00:47:32,085
and I do know that the outdoor venue, the fact that we would be the

636
00:47:32,245 --> 00:47:35,925
only ones that would have something like this, probably, you know, south of houston,

637
00:47:36,865 --> 00:47:40,405
uh, would put us in a really, really great position,

638
00:47:41,185 --> 00:47:44,785
uh, to not only attract other, other, other business, uh,

639
00:47:45,235 --> 00:47:49,085
some of these ancillary secondary and tertiary type stuff that, that kind of goes

640
00:47:49,245 --> 00:47:53,045
along with this. Uh, and it's just a, this is where that discussion goes. And finding

641
00:47:53,285 --> 00:47:57,165
that niche and making sure we're in that niche is part of what that, you know, we're looking for, for that study

642
00:47:57,385 --> 00:48:01,245
to produce. Because then it goes to the edc and we, we attract hotels, we attract other

643
00:48:01,445 --> 00:48:05,245
things with what we're doing at the same time, because it needs to come along

644
00:48:05,845 --> 00:48:08,525
together. And so it just all has to be properly

645
00:48:09,965 --> 00:48:13,605
structured so that we can done it. I just didn't want to, you know, throw up against the wall and see what sticks.

646
00:48:14,085 --> 00:48:17,885
'cause I think we can do a lot better than that. Sure. I,

647
00:48:18,125 --> 00:48:21,815
I see some, I see the guys back there smiling. So I'm, I'm, do you guys have any comments about

648
00:48:22,165 --> 00:48:25,155
that? Agree, . Okay.

649
00:48:26,815 --> 00:48:30,625
thank you. Commissioners. I've kind of, yeah, I'm

650
00:48:30,845 --> 00:48:34,405
with goodman, like, uh, commissioner goodman, you know, how do we start this process?

651
00:48:35,485 --> 00:48:38,545
I don't, I don't think any of us are in the music venue business, but

652
00:48:40,405 --> 00:48:44,245
I, the way I pictured the, the fairgrounds and I first started when we first started

653
00:48:44,545 --> 00:48:48,525
out, you know, it didn't have the carnival, and now it does. And it had a two or three

654
00:48:48,685 --> 00:48:52,285
day carnival, and then it turned in or a day carnival, and then it turned into a two week carnival.

655
00:48:53,385 --> 00:48:57,085
so it is growing. And the way I see it is kind of like mercedes, when you would go to the mercedes

656
00:48:57,485 --> 00:49:01,445
restock show and you'd get stuck in the mud. I don't want that to happen

657
00:49:01,865 --> 00:49:05,335
out here. We're gonna catch a very bad weather event

658
00:49:06,585 --> 00:49:10,165
for this type hog water event sooner or later. I don't want that to happen.

659
00:49:11,265 --> 00:49:14,885
um, do we have the proper parking situation? Do we have the enhancements

660
00:49:15,505 --> 00:49:18,565
as far as like permanent restrooms, a permanent

661
00:49:20,125 --> 00:49:24,125
structure, renting out that stage is like 25 grand, 15 to

662
00:49:24,325 --> 00:49:28,325
25 grand every time. If we're doing that three times a year, that 75 grand should we just

663
00:49:28,445 --> 00:49:31,905
build our own stage? That's, that's part of the program. So, so

664
00:49:32,705 --> 00:49:36,125
making more of a permanent venue and then allowing other people to rent it from us.

665
00:49:37,045 --> 00:49:40,605
I think it's a, it's, I think it's viable. I mean, we've proven it already,

666
00:49:41,145 --> 00:49:43,755
so I don't, to me it's like understanding feasibility.

667
00:49:45,355 --> 00:49:48,825
it's been feasible for the past few years. So what else am I looking for?

668
00:49:49,595 --> 00:49:53,085
well, you're looking for, you are looking for some of the things you mentioned,

669
00:49:54,065 --> 00:49:57,855
uh, feasibility. We know it, we know that people will come. We've

670
00:49:58,205 --> 00:50:01,755
already proven that you're absolutely correct. But I think the real,

671
00:50:02,625 --> 00:50:06,425
the real, uh, the real

672
00:50:06,655 --> 00:50:10,645
plus is how can we make it sustainable and viable? So

673
00:50:11,205 --> 00:50:15,005
to your point, parking, uh, all weather parking, uh,

674
00:50:15,435 --> 00:50:19,285
power source, a permanent stage, uh, the, uh,

675
00:50:19,605 --> 00:50:23,425
actual superstructure of the, the stage to be, uh, built correctly,

676
00:50:23,945 --> 00:50:27,485
windstorm rated, um, there, you know, the possibility

677
00:50:28,045 --> 00:50:32,005
of permanent bathrooms, rv hookups, things like that. I mean, we've got

678
00:50:32,245 --> 00:50:36,245
a great opportunity there. And what we'd like to do is phase it. I want to

679
00:50:36,325 --> 00:50:40,045
get in as, as, as efficiently and cost effectively

680
00:50:40,645 --> 00:50:44,605
as we can, and then grow it from there. Whether that includes some public private partnerships,

681
00:50:45,595 --> 00:50:49,445
some sponsorships. Uh, I know we've got a, a more robust packet

682
00:50:49,725 --> 00:50:53,645
that we can share with y'all. But what I would say is allow me

683
00:50:53,805 --> 00:50:57,465
to get this, you know, approved tonight so we could put together, uh,

684
00:50:58,025 --> 00:51:01,825
you know, a workshop session with you so we can brief you on what the vision is

685
00:51:02,045 --> 00:51:05,845
and where this thing could go either, you know, short term, midterm, and long

686
00:51:06,085 --> 00:51:09,965
term. Uh, but the key is to get these things started as soon as possible.

687
00:51:10,125 --> 00:51:13,875
there's some stuff working with junto museum. Uh, I know they had some, some

688
00:51:14,165 --> 00:51:18,085
really good dialogue with the state. Um, and they want to come

689
00:51:18,245 --> 00:51:22,045
down. They want to, they want to do a big musical event that they held. They

690
00:51:22,525 --> 00:51:26,445
hold somewhere else. They wanna do it here next year. Uh, so these are kind

691
00:51:26,645 --> 00:51:30,605
of things that, uh, really, really prove up what we're doing here.

692
00:51:31,265 --> 00:51:35,185
and this is before they even knew what we were actually up to. Uh, so

693
00:51:35,405 --> 00:51:39,405
this just kind of really seals it for us. Uh, and again,

694
00:51:39,645 --> 00:51:42,675
like I said, we've got the heritage, we've got the, the musical history.

695
00:51:43,665 --> 00:51:47,445
uh, and we really need to play this up. I think, uh, the economic development

696
00:51:48,795 --> 00:51:52,555
spinoff and multipliers on this are almost hard

697
00:51:52,845 --> 00:51:56,805
to measure at this point, because again, you start talking about, you know,

698
00:51:56,885 --> 00:52:00,605
what it can draw in retail, uh, hotel motel, things like that.

699
00:52:01,345 --> 00:52:05,245
um, it's, it's, it's a, it's a lot

700
00:52:05,365 --> 00:52:09,205
to gauge. It is. And that's why we need to be strategic about it. Absolutely.

701
00:52:09,955 --> 00:52:13,805
yeah. What are the phases, I guess, workshop be important to see what phases we want

702
00:52:13,965 --> 00:52:17,825
to see? Absolutely. I don't think mercedes livestock show is built and

703
00:52:18,065 --> 00:52:22,045
one day it was every time you went there was a new structure, a new parking lot. Mm-hmm. . And

704
00:52:22,085 --> 00:52:25,905
you just kind of kept growing. Yeah, no, we've got, we've got, uh, these guys have a good team and

705
00:52:26,485 --> 00:52:29,885
I feel real confident that they could put something together for us that would make a lot of sense.

706
00:52:30,505 --> 00:52:34,405
uh, not only, um, to mr. Travis's

707
00:52:34,965 --> 00:52:38,965
point, you know, not only letting us or allowing us to be good stewards of our, of our

708
00:52:39,285 --> 00:52:42,595
taxpayer money, but we have a limited amount of, of, of revenue available.

709
00:52:43,905 --> 00:52:47,125
and this is a perfect opportunity to increase our return on our investment,

710
00:52:47,985 --> 00:52:51,595
uh, that we don't usually get. This is not, this is not normal city

711
00:52:52,205 --> 00:52:55,945
function. We can't, can't get a big roi on street paving or,

712
00:52:56,745 --> 00:53:00,455
uh, you know, wastewater, plant expansions or things like that. Those

713
00:53:00,805 --> 00:53:04,765
are kind of, even, even parks for example, that's just a cost center. This is an

714
00:53:04,925 --> 00:53:08,165
opportunity to really, uh, multiply our return on our investment.

715
00:53:09,105 --> 00:53:12,725
and, um, you know, I I would recommend that we move forward on it. And again,

716
00:53:13,245 --> 00:53:17,165
I wanna be totally transparent with the council and, uh, and of course

717
00:53:17,285 --> 00:53:21,205
some of the stakeholders like the junta museum and some of these other folks, we'd love to get

718
00:53:21,445 --> 00:53:25,365
'em involved. Okay. Motion to approve. I

719
00:53:25,485 --> 00:53:29,245
got a motion by commissioner equipment. Do I have a second? Second. Second. By commissioner morale.

720
00:53:29,785 --> 00:53:33,465
all in favor? Aye. Aye. Any nays? Motion passes. Thank

721
00:53:33,815 --> 00:53:37,815
you, mayor. Commissioners. Item number six, consideration of possible action of approve of contract

722
00:53:37,975 --> 00:53:41,335
with ox entertainment to provide production services for the 2024

723
00:53:42,235 --> 00:53:45,765
aka fest. Uh, mayor commissioners, this is the same company that

724
00:53:46,335 --> 00:53:50,195
provided the stage and production for, uh, hog wattle. Uh,

725
00:53:50,955 --> 00:53:54,825
we, uh, did go out for bids. I mean, we did get some bids, car's

726
00:53:55,175 --> 00:53:59,135
stage, uh, and production is actually, um, a step above everything else

727
00:53:59,255 --> 00:54:02,595
that we got. Nobody else included video screens and,

728
00:54:03,315 --> 00:54:07,135
uh, as, as a, as an addition to the, uh, the actual production.

729
00:54:08,035 --> 00:54:11,935
and it's, and it's, uh, and how it sits. So it is a

730
00:54:12,055 --> 00:54:15,755
little bit more than the other folks, but they bring a lot more to the table. Um,

731
00:54:16,595 --> 00:54:20,375
and that's, that's basically why we're recommending approval.

732
00:54:20,995 --> 00:54:24,735
and we ran it through staff actually. Okay. Can answer any questions?

733
00:54:26,415 --> 00:54:28,615
I have a question. Yes, sir. How did, um,

734
00:54:30,675 --> 00:54:33,865
we've used them for hog wattle. Yes, sir. How did that help the staff?

735
00:54:35,205 --> 00:54:38,985
um, is nikki's back here. So I'd like to ask,

736
00:54:39,365 --> 00:54:43,105
how did the, how did this help the turnaround for staff

737
00:54:43,445 --> 00:54:46,705
as far as like it's plug and play, was it less work for the staff?

738
00:54:47,565 --> 00:54:49,945
did we, the staff still have to be involved? Was it beneficial?

739
00:54:53,495 --> 00:54:57,145
your honor commission is nikki serrano, parks and recreation, special plastic honor planner for

740
00:54:57,545 --> 00:55:01,355
the record. Um, staff doesn't, when we hire these

741
00:55:01,835 --> 00:55:05,385
dance for these organizations for production, we don't

742
00:55:05,865 --> 00:55:09,845
actually get involved. You know, like we don't do any of the actual, like, building of

743
00:55:10,065 --> 00:55:13,305
it. So, you know, so it does take that off of, off of our hands.

744
00:55:16,255 --> 00:55:20,065
okay. And as I see the three other quotes, in your opinion,

745
00:55:20,305 --> 00:55:24,225
in your professional opinion, what is, what do you see the difference between these

746
00:55:24,425 --> 00:55:28,215
three? Um, as far as, uh, there's

747
00:55:28,535 --> 00:55:32,415
price, right? There's a price difference, right? Of course. Um, but I don't know anything about

748
00:55:33,105 --> 00:55:36,855
amage and, mm-hmm. , whatever a yamaha is.

749
00:55:37,115 --> 00:55:40,995
no, it's probably a bike or a speaker, a cord. I don't know what that is, but

750
00:55:41,915 --> 00:55:45,735
you know, in your opinion, I mean, I could, I, I just want to know,

751
00:55:46,005 --> 00:55:49,735
what would you think as far as quality and sound? Right? As mr. Sanaz did mention,

752
00:55:50,075 --> 00:55:53,335
it is, um, a large or stage, and it does include

753
00:55:54,185 --> 00:55:58,015
three screens. Um, as far as sound, I really wouldn't

754
00:55:58,375 --> 00:56:02,175
be able to say, like you said, you know, amp one versus amp v, what exactly

755
00:56:02,675 --> 00:56:06,615
is a little bit, uh, better than, than what it is? Unless you know, we are actually

756
00:56:06,755 --> 00:56:10,615
out there and, um, I know I did see some of you guys out at hog waddle

757
00:56:10,975 --> 00:56:14,945
and this last hog wallet, hog water, it is going to be that same production.

758
00:56:15,615 --> 00:56:19,315
so that's the type of quality that we expect. Yeah, that was pretty big. Mm-hmm,

759
00:56:19,775 --> 00:56:23,765
, the people next door are not gonna sleep , they know

760
00:56:23,925 --> 00:56:27,875
what to expect. They're gonna wait for the fireworks. So it's okay. Everybody's gonna be up partying. Well,

761
00:56:28,165 --> 00:56:30,665
hopefully our city manager will be a big kid again. So

762
00:56:32,805 --> 00:56:36,705
I don't know any of stephanie oz's songs, but I'm learning them. Okay. Anyway. Are,

763
00:56:36,945 --> 00:56:40,685
are you thinking about the same concept like we did last time, sitting down in front of the stage with tabled?

764
00:56:42,085 --> 00:56:45,745
no, this is a different, uh, you want, right? Yeah. We won't be selling

765
00:56:46,205 --> 00:56:50,065
any kind. Any vip, the vip areas that we do have. It is

766
00:56:50,225 --> 00:56:53,805
our special access and it is reserved for sponsors and, um,

767
00:56:54,235 --> 00:56:57,725
designated officials or any kind of dignitaries. So,

768
00:56:58,365 --> 00:57:02,345
you know, if you'd like to get that front row, we do have sponsorship packages available

769
00:57:02,725 --> 00:57:06,135
for any is the dance floor this time? Yes, we do a dance floor. Everybody's

770
00:57:06,825 --> 00:57:10,785
asking, but last time nobody was dancing. There's no over the dance floor part, right? No,

771
00:57:10,945 --> 00:57:14,865
no, no. Definitely. So we do have the stage out in the parking lot and it does provide us

772
00:57:14,985 --> 00:57:18,855
that perfect opportunity to have a dance floor. And this event kind

773
00:57:19,225 --> 00:57:22,985
of is a little bit of mix with different genres and of course, with every

774
00:57:23,235 --> 00:57:27,185
event we do like to promote the cultural heritage here in san benito. So we do have like

775
00:57:27,385 --> 00:57:31,145
a mix of the hanno and junto, and it's a perfect stage for that

776
00:57:31,455 --> 00:57:35,045
perfect, you know, floor for that, that opportunity for them to come out,

777
00:57:35,675 --> 00:57:38,225
enjoy the show, and, you know, have some space to dance.

778
00:57:40,745 --> 00:57:43,625
I didn't see any issues with hog water. I think the sound quality was good.

779
00:57:47,105 --> 00:57:50,845
I don't know how everyone else feels. I mean, there's a price difference, but

780
00:57:52,245 --> 00:57:55,975
who are the groups anyway, that's, do we have the group or that

781
00:57:56,265 --> 00:58:00,065
one different? The next, the next one, yeah. Yes. The next okay. Yeah. Cell phone.

782
00:58:01,205 --> 00:58:04,465
I'm sorry. That's okay. I know everybody's anxiously waiting.

783
00:58:05,235 --> 00:58:08,705
gimme the streets and, um, equipment. I'm okay with it.

784
00:58:09,725 --> 00:58:13,655
is this gonna have a shade structure over the stage? It does come with a roof, yes. Yeah.

785
00:58:14,535 --> 00:58:18,265
know it's been pretty hot previous years. Yeah. Absolutely. Okay. Any other

786
00:58:18,585 --> 00:58:22,545
questions? Commissioners? Mayor six. Motion. Motion. I

787
00:58:22,665 --> 00:58:26,325
got a motion by commissioner navarro, second by commissioner morales. All in favor? Aye.

788
00:58:26,725 --> 00:58:30,265
aye. Any nas? Motion passes. Item number six. Thank you, mayor commers.

789
00:58:31,375 --> 00:58:35,145
item number seven is consideration possible action to ratify the live performance agreements

790
00:58:35,585 --> 00:58:39,025
with jamming joe productions and alba for performances

791
00:58:40,125 --> 00:58:43,825
at 2024, aka fest. Nikki mayor and commissioners.

792
00:58:44,185 --> 00:58:48,155
thank serano again for the record. Thank you. The agreements before you were approved last week to allow

793
00:58:48,505 --> 00:58:52,215
staff sus to secure the acts and deposits for the bands. Both

794
00:58:52,555 --> 00:58:56,485
bands have roots in san benito and they have met the budget constraints as

795
00:58:56,705 --> 00:58:59,825
well as the criteria that we look for in these events

796
00:59:01,015 --> 00:59:04,945
that promote the music in san benito. Staff recommends approval and I'm

797
00:59:05,145 --> 00:59:08,065
available to answer any questions. Okay. Commissioners, any questions

798
00:59:13,095 --> 00:59:16,985
just before me? I think

799
00:59:17,105 --> 00:59:19,725
this one is the, um, jamming joe and

800
00:59:27,065 --> 00:59:30,775
no. Are these the headliners? No, they are the opening bands.

801
00:59:31,185 --> 00:59:35,065
one of them is the supporting act, which comes on right before the, the main act.

802
00:59:35,465 --> 00:59:37,915
and then, um, the, one of the openers,

803
00:59:39,745 --> 00:59:43,565
we don't have a agreement yet with the headliner. Yes, sir. That was approved.

804
00:59:45,595 --> 00:59:49,515
what are we it was, it was approved, um, a while back, a few weeks back. Yes, sir. That

805
00:59:49,805 --> 00:59:53,535
was my confusion. So that was the production

806
00:59:54,595 --> 00:59:58,505
manager, but we approved, we don't have a headliner name yet,

807
01:00:00,255 --> 01:00:03,725
right? It is under the, um, it is under their

808
01:00:04,555 --> 01:00:07,955
like company, but we do have the headliner secured.

809
01:00:09,035 --> 01:00:12,555
okay. We haven't disclosed yet though. No. Oh, okay.

810
01:00:13,165 --> 01:00:15,925
. Um, it's a big sick ring.

811
01:00:17,205 --> 01:00:21,105
oh, nikki. Okay. Okay. So just legal reasons and whatnot. Oh,

812
01:00:21,495 --> 01:00:25,025
okay. Okay. Enough set . Yeah. Okay. That's fine.

813
01:00:25,725 --> 01:00:29,705
but we will, we should be able to provide that information. Um, once, you know,

814
01:00:29,785 --> 01:00:33,505
we approve the others, we can get rolling with, you know, the promoting and the,

815
01:00:33,805 --> 01:00:37,495
and announcing. Okay. Okay.

816
01:00:39,005 --> 01:00:42,935
so far, adam, seven. Any other questions? None. Okay.

817
01:00:43,225 --> 01:00:46,935
do I have a motion for item number seven? Motion? You have a motion by commissioner morales.

818
01:00:47,945 --> 01:00:51,845
second. Second. Second by commissioner navarro. All in favor?

819
01:00:52,665 --> 01:00:55,565
aye. Aye. Any nays? Motion passes. Thank you.

820
01:00:57,525 --> 01:01:01,205
I wanna make just a comment. You know, I, for me personally,

821
01:01:02,245 --> 01:01:06,165
I don't really care who plays, but I think the community really has a lot

822
01:01:06,285 --> 01:01:10,185
to say about who they want to play. So I never seen this done, but

823
01:01:10,425 --> 01:01:14,225
why don't we just like, throw it out there, you know, what do you all, what genre do

824
01:01:14,445 --> 01:01:18,445
you wanna see? Mm-hmm. . And just throw it's an opinion, right. And people, you're gonna get some crazy

825
01:01:18,965 --> 01:01:22,885
comments. No, absolutely. I don't care. People comment wrong all the time,

826
01:01:23,385 --> 01:01:27,285
but just give 'em an opportunity to voice their opinion. Whether, whether it's good or bad.

827
01:01:28,165 --> 01:01:31,885
I do. Mr. Faa can handle it. Bill. I, I do. You know, we do.

828
01:01:32,265 --> 01:01:36,165
um, like we've mentioned before, we do have an information booth out at the events and do

829
01:01:36,435 --> 01:01:40,285
have a survey. Yeah. But that does allow people to, you know, just like here we have public hearings.

830
01:01:40,725 --> 01:01:44,665
people don't come, we have town halls. Some people come, but on facebook you're

831
01:01:45,085 --> 01:01:48,645
gonna have a million people comment and you're gonna have someone from canada commenting. But we can do definitely

832
01:01:49,225 --> 01:01:53,165
is link the survey to the facebook, to the facebook, you go

833
01:01:53,245 --> 01:01:56,995
page and like, if you were at the event, there you go. You're coming to the event. Make it easier, more

834
01:01:57,285 --> 01:02:01,225
accessible, I don't know. Put it on the water utility bill. Scan this qr code for,

835
01:02:01,545 --> 01:02:05,385
to put your opinion. And we do have a qr code. We have made it a little bit easier for people to

836
01:02:05,635 --> 01:02:09,525
take that survey. Mm-hmm. . We have staff that walks around with the

837
01:02:09,865 --> 01:02:13,685
qr code encouraging people to take the survey. Um, it's in english,

838
01:02:14,115 --> 01:02:17,965
it's in spanish. Okay. So, you know, we are working on that and that's definitely something that we can look

839
01:02:18,125 --> 01:02:22,085
forward to, you know. Yeah. Maybe po posting it on our social media media because these, these events are really for

840
01:02:22,245 --> 01:02:25,745
them. Yeah, absolutely. So it's what they, what they want to listen to. Mm-hmm.

841
01:02:26,735 --> 01:02:30,495
maybe just collaborating with the conjunto museum. They have an elida

842
01:02:30,875 --> 01:02:34,645
they maybe have a feel for. Actually I would like to connect, give, um, the texas

843
01:02:35,215 --> 01:02:38,605
junto music hall of fame and museum a shout out because they are sponsoring

844
01:02:39,225 --> 01:02:43,045
one of our bands. Oh, awesome. So we will be promoting them through, through that

845
01:02:43,245 --> 01:02:47,205
sponsorship of the band. Good. Oh, very nice. I appreciate it. Great collaboration. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Absolutely.

846
01:02:48,105 --> 01:02:52,065
any other questions? Okay. We did okay. I'm sorry. No

847
01:02:52,285 --> 01:02:56,265
worries. You threw everything out. I had to say thank, thank you guys. Thank you, nikki, for

848
01:02:56,485 --> 01:03:00,125
what you're doing. Go ahead. Okay. Item number eight, consideration

849
01:03:00,685 --> 01:03:04,615
possible action to allow mayor to sign an agreement between the city of san manto

850
01:03:04,965 --> 01:03:07,525
and smart comm for the san manto police department's internet service.

851
01:03:09,195 --> 01:03:12,765
good evening, mayor. Mayor proam, commissioners for the record. Police chief monte perria.

852
01:03:13,635 --> 01:03:17,435
this item, uh, this request is a change, uh, data service with internet service from,

853
01:03:17,725 --> 01:03:21,475
uh, spectrum to, uh, smart com. Uh, looking at it, it's,

854
01:03:21,765 --> 01:03:25,645
uh, it's a little, it's a lot cheaper. Save over $22,000 in five years.

855
01:03:26,545 --> 01:03:30,045
um, before I came here, ran the speed tests on spectrum. What we have now,

856
01:03:30,865 --> 01:03:34,125
our download speed is 41.63. Our upload speed is 49.05.

857
01:03:35,415 --> 01:03:39,245
smart com is offering a hundred mega, uh, a hundred by a hundred.

858
01:03:39,505 --> 01:03:43,365
so a hundred, uh, download, a hundred upload. Um, we had

859
01:03:43,635 --> 01:03:47,325
done this in the, uh, I think last year. I was working with jason to kind of switch it over.

860
01:03:47,885 --> 01:03:51,565
'cause our c just wanted us to have our own internet dedicated, uh, e ethernet

861
01:03:52,155 --> 01:03:55,965
line to the pd. And we didn't have that. So we were working with them, but we just couldn't

862
01:03:56,165 --> 01:04:00,165
figure out if spectrum was under contract or, uh, month to

863
01:04:00,365 --> 01:04:04,285
month. And we found out they're month to month. So, uh, I'm just, uh, requesting to, uh,

864
01:04:04,485 --> 01:04:08,225
change it over. I have joe avaz here from smart com. You guys have any question. Also have, uh, richie from it

865
01:04:08,905 --> 01:04:12,685
who can answer anything, uh, you need as far as, uh, when it comes to the internet service

866
01:04:12,945 --> 01:04:16,785
and stuff like that. Okay. What, uh, types of systems,

867
01:04:17,685 --> 01:04:21,225
um, I mean, it's great. Uh, obviously it's less expensive, so I'm all for it already.

868
01:04:22,005 --> 01:04:25,705
but the, um, what kind of systems are essential for you to have that kind of

869
01:04:26,045 --> 01:04:29,745
better speed? As far as it is, uh, like our c system that runs our n-c-I-c-t-c-I-c,

870
01:04:30,905 --> 01:04:34,705
our any, all of our internet connection, uh, we run our, our mobile data stuff

871
01:04:35,055 --> 01:04:38,985
runs off of a t-mobile, uh, network. Uh, but as far as when we log in,

872
01:04:39,145 --> 01:04:42,945
we log in through our vpn into the system. But everything in the internet there at, at the pd

873
01:04:43,205 --> 01:04:46,825
is, uh, is pretty much, uh, essential that things

874
01:04:47,265 --> 01:04:51,085
we need. Yeah. Reliability's not an issue with

875
01:04:51,285 --> 01:04:55,225
them. Uh, they already have service. We already have service, actually phone services with them. So

876
01:04:55,445 --> 01:04:59,325
what I'm being told is that all they gotta do is flip a switch and we're connected to internet with 'em. Uh,

877
01:05:00,185 --> 01:05:04,085
he did provide me a list of cities that are already using them. I didn't include it in there. I apologize. I got that

878
01:05:04,445 --> 01:05:08,285
a little bit after the agenda was, was you, um, but you have,

879
01:05:08,505 --> 01:05:11,895
you have city of mcallen, they have telephone, internet, access service, city of paren,

880
01:05:12,845 --> 01:05:16,725
telephone, internet data service in far brownsville, palmview. And so they have some type

881
01:05:17,005 --> 01:05:20,605
of service with them. So, uh, they are pretty, they're a well-established, uh, company.

882
01:05:22,035 --> 01:05:25,965
okay. This is just an internet plan. Recently

883
01:05:26,395 --> 01:05:29,955
I've been seeing, um, gigabit fiber and vtx expanding,

884
01:05:30,655 --> 01:05:34,405
especially, um, harlingen. I've seen cameron county

885
01:05:34,865 --> 01:05:38,545
did a feasibility study, reliability study on

886
01:05:39,005 --> 01:05:42,005
internet services. I'm just wondering

887
01:05:43,665 --> 01:05:47,565
if there, the, if the, if there's other, there was other players here that could have taken

888
01:05:47,725 --> 01:05:51,325
part, but have you already been working on it? It looks like you're saving money. Hunger a hundred megabytes

889
01:05:51,885 --> 01:05:55,785
per second sounds pretty good. Uh, smart com, like I said, is

890
01:05:56,005 --> 01:05:59,885
already in our building. So it's, they don't easier connect anything. They're already in a building. They're

891
01:06:00,165 --> 01:06:03,525
providing our phone services. So it's just a switch. And they're on, we're up and running with them.

892
01:06:04,555 --> 01:06:06,345
it's via cable.

893
01:06:10,765 --> 01:06:14,735
it's actually, they're, they're fiber. Okay. Fiber from point

894
01:06:14,935 --> 01:06:18,745
to point. And we actually been in business for over 30 years. Close,

895
01:06:19,095 --> 01:06:22,995
close to the microphone please. We've been in business for 30 years now

896
01:06:23,275 --> 01:06:27,255
in, based in macal. And we actually built our own fiber and we maintained

897
01:06:27,415 --> 01:06:31,235
all the network ourselves. So, uh, yeah, you mentioned the

898
01:06:31,435 --> 01:06:35,355
gigabit, these new, new people that are in town. We've been, actually been, been doing the

899
01:06:35,555 --> 01:06:39,155
school districts here to 2021, I believe. So we

900
01:06:39,655 --> 01:06:43,315
actually have, I launched a residential side now. It's called austin fiber optics.

901
01:06:44,395 --> 01:06:47,775
and, uh, our, our commercial side is smart on telephone, internet.

902
01:06:48,555 --> 01:06:52,535
but, uh, we actually started doing it because of digital divide. Everybody's talking about,

903
01:06:53,235 --> 01:06:57,215
we actually started doing, uh, residential services now. We did, uh, services

904
01:06:57,405 --> 01:07:00,855
that got handled, uh, progressive. Most of the little towns along the

905
01:07:01,415 --> 01:07:05,375
military highway, nobody else was servicing. So we actually have done that. But now

906
01:07:05,495 --> 01:07:09,085
you got, you got other companies coming in. They're all basically

907
01:07:09,695 --> 01:07:13,555
after the same customer. I looked up your company and

908
01:07:13,775 --> 01:07:17,775
it shows you closed on the weekend. No, actually we are closed on the weekends,

909
01:07:18,355 --> 01:07:22,355
but we actually have 24 hour, uh, answering services. And

910
01:07:22,575 --> 01:07:26,535
we actually, our commercial accounts are all monitored. We actually monitor all our, uh,

911
01:07:26,695 --> 01:07:30,565
we have our own network monitoring, so we're actually proactive to any outages

912
01:07:31,075 --> 01:07:34,645
as opposed to reactive. So a lot of times when we see an outage, we actually

913
01:07:35,265 --> 01:07:39,145
try to find out are they doing maintenance. So we don't dispatch a tech for,

914
01:07:39,365 --> 01:07:41,965
for no reason. We'll actually call the the local place first.

915
01:07:43,505 --> 01:07:47,285
but, but we're open. They see monday through friday, eight to five.

916
01:07:47,625 --> 01:07:50,955
but we do have a 24 hour . Okay.

917
01:07:52,375 --> 01:07:55,105
thank you. Chief. Uh, do you have a backup plan? Um,

918
01:07:56,765 --> 01:08:00,725
I mean, I know my office on the island, I rely heavily on internet as well. And I have a

919
01:08:00,845 --> 01:08:04,765
backup systems in place. Do you have a backup system? We, we do not. As far as

920
01:08:04,985 --> 01:08:08,885
the internet goes down, we have to contact them. But like I said, we could still run our stuff,

921
01:08:09,345 --> 01:08:13,285
uh, our, our mobile stuff. 'cause we have the t-mobile. If everything goes down, well

922
01:08:13,525 --> 01:08:16,085
then, I mean that's, you're on wireless, you're on, it's a bigger problem.

923
01:08:20,235 --> 01:08:24,155
well, usually we actually have a, uh, our whole little data

924
01:08:24,445 --> 01:08:28,385
center set up in, in, in mc. We actually have a, uh, what they call, uh,

925
01:08:28,865 --> 01:08:32,725
cos in different cities. And then we actually have built our own ring. So in case

926
01:08:32,885 --> 01:08:36,605
there's a fiber attack, we actually reroute the traffic. So you have minimal

927
01:08:36,985 --> 01:08:40,695
outage. And we recommend, and I believe you do have a generator on site,

928
01:08:41,435 --> 01:08:45,255
so there's a power outage. As long as they've got power, we, we have power. It should

929
01:08:45,455 --> 01:08:49,295
go out. Try to cover that. Your

930
01:08:49,585 --> 01:08:52,065
name for the record, please. Oh, joe var. Thank you.

931
01:08:54,295 --> 01:08:57,485
well, chief, I remember last budget cycle. I asked you to

932
01:08:58,455 --> 01:09:02,185
look into some of these services to make some budget cuts, sir. And here you came back

933
01:09:02,525 --> 01:09:06,445
and said, if you want more money for your department, you're gonna have to find it, sir.

934
01:09:06,685 --> 01:09:10,585
and you found a little bit of it. So I recommend the rest of the department start doing that as well.

935
01:09:11,465 --> 01:09:15,085
'cause the mayor and our, I don't know if he was gonna let me cut the taxes, but

936
01:09:16,185 --> 01:09:20,075
a tax rate, that's a different topic, different agenda item. But thank

937
01:09:20,425 --> 01:09:24,165
you for finding the cost savings and thank you to the newly acquired it

938
01:09:24,515 --> 01:09:27,865
department for finding those tax savings. So already paying for themselves.

939
01:09:28,685 --> 01:09:32,645
so appreciate it. Okay. Okay. Any other questions? Do

940
01:09:32,865 --> 01:09:36,725
I have a motion? I have a motion. I got a motion by commissioner navarro. Second. Second.

941
01:09:37,725 --> 01:09:41,425
second by commissioner morales. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Any nays? Motion passes.

942
01:09:41,915 --> 01:09:45,705
thank you. Don't worry chief, I'm gonna raise sales tax ,

943
01:09:46,685 --> 01:09:50,505
nobody, nobody's accounting for that. Item number nine, consideration possible action

944
01:09:50,985 --> 01:09:54,605
approved payment to gdj engineering for drainage water and sewer system

945
01:09:55,525 --> 01:09:57,825
survey and gis dashboard development for $43,348

946
01:09:59,805 --> 01:10:03,705
and 42 cents. I pulled this one out, I just wanted to make clear.

947
01:10:03,935 --> 01:10:07,605
this is a, a payment of what we already approved, right? That is correct. Um,

948
01:10:08,065 --> 01:10:12,045
I kind of just want an update from joanna or whoever can provide an update where they're at. Is

949
01:10:12,265 --> 01:10:16,125
this for stanger? No, no. This, this is, no, this is for the gi is packet for

950
01:10:16,345 --> 01:10:19,845
your gi is so they're about 60% complete with the map

951
01:10:21,605 --> 01:10:25,495
on, I don't know if you can see it within in your packet. Uh, and

952
01:10:25,715 --> 01:10:29,515
usually put their, uh, invoice in there and it's very

953
01:10:29,995 --> 01:10:33,275
detailed. So it breaks down ev the amount that we initially

954
01:10:34,035 --> 01:10:37,885
approved the previous payment, and then the completion

955
01:10:38,585 --> 01:10:42,575
rate for the total project and the remaining balance. And then if you look on the

956
01:10:42,795 --> 01:10:46,275
side, it tells you, um, each

957
01:10:46,845 --> 01:10:50,705
I task and how much of that they've completed. So right now,

958
01:10:51,705 --> 01:10:55,605
um, a lot of the tasks are not very complete, but it's because

959
01:10:55,725 --> 01:10:59,565
they're working on actually being out there and serving and picking

960
01:10:59,805 --> 01:11:03,685
up all the, on the location. So they're about to see exactly thing

961
01:11:03,925 --> 01:11:07,285
of that. Are you comfortable with the quality of the work?

962
01:11:08,585 --> 01:11:12,505
so, so, so far this company actually, um, we have no

963
01:11:12,725 --> 01:11:16,645
issues with them ever. Um, I haven't, we haven't seen the

964
01:11:16,805 --> 01:11:20,765
data yet 'cause they're still collecting it. So the next step would

965
01:11:21,085 --> 01:11:25,045
be to actually see what they present to us. But honestly, we've never had an issue with

966
01:11:25,285 --> 01:11:29,125
this. Okay. Excited to see what the end result looks

967
01:11:29,325 --> 01:11:33,285
like. Yes. Okay. Any other

968
01:11:33,525 --> 01:11:37,185
questions, commissioners? None. Do I have a motion? Motion?

969
01:11:37,615 --> 01:11:41,445
mayor? I got a motion by mayor galvan. Second. Second. Second by commissioner

970
01:11:41,805 --> 01:11:45,325
mor. Um, navarro, I'm sorry. Commissioner navarro. All in favor?

971
01:11:45,825 --> 01:11:49,525
aye. Aye. Aye. Any nays? Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you. Item

972
01:11:49,935 --> 01:11:53,765
levin. Consideration possible action to approve the purchase of road materials for the

973
01:11:54,035 --> 01:11:56,685
ooky park parking lot repaving project in the amount of $175,631.

974
01:12:00,745 --> 01:12:04,735
object. I'll talk you later. Good evening

975
01:12:04,945 --> 01:12:08,895
again, deanna for the record. And, um, I'm requesting the approval

976
01:12:09,035 --> 01:12:12,915
of the purchase road material necessary for a 50 be

977
01:12:13,355 --> 01:12:17,215
lot caving project. The total amount needed for this purchase

978
01:12:17,675 --> 01:12:21,575
is $175,631, which includes a 10%

979
01:12:22,165 --> 01:12:25,735
contingency to accommodate for unperceived um, expenses.

980
01:12:26,545 --> 01:12:30,365
these materials will be procured through our existing 12 month open

981
01:12:30,655 --> 01:12:34,475
contact with materials incorporated, which is managed by

982
01:12:34,715 --> 01:12:38,655
public works. And the funding for this project will be allocated

983
01:12:39,055 --> 01:12:42,965
from bond 44, which is linked to the general obligation refunding

984
01:12:43,575 --> 01:12:47,545
bond issued in 2012. Currently, the bond hold 44 holds

985
01:12:47,895 --> 01:12:48,995
ba a balance of $244,118

986
01:12:52,115 --> 01:12:55,415
and 56 cents. Uh, it's specifically designed for product improvements

987
01:12:56,215 --> 01:12:59,835
and other public purposes. Um, but the student investment is crucial in

988
01:13:00,295 --> 01:13:04,295
maintaining and enhancing student carts infrastructure to ensure, you know,

989
01:13:04,405 --> 01:13:08,255
safe and accessible facilities for our community members, including the four eight

990
01:13:08,415 --> 01:13:12,085
girls club. And it's in dire need of repair. And it's, right now it's

991
01:13:12,735 --> 01:13:15,765
a lot cheaper to repair than to completely replace.

992
01:13:16,955 --> 01:13:19,725
and so recommend because

993
01:13:21,335 --> 01:13:25,145
questions? No, we talking, uh, we're talking only the parking lot. Every,

994
01:13:25,555 --> 01:13:29,255
are we talking about all of all the road surrounding all parking lot, even the soccer,

995
01:13:29,765 --> 01:13:33,385
several parking lot. Yeah. Yes. There's several parking lots. Mm-hmm. That are gonna be three.

996
01:13:34,965 --> 01:13:38,795
okay. So, okay. I just wanna say this is a long time overdue. Yes.

997
01:13:39,115 --> 01:13:42,735
um, miss deana, thank you so much for putting this together. This was probably the most complete procurement

998
01:13:43,375 --> 01:13:47,235
packet I've ever seen. And they tell me I don't need all the information, but

999
01:13:47,455 --> 01:13:51,445
there I see it and there's pages and pages of it. I like to know

1000
01:13:51,625 --> 01:13:55,285
how the process works. I mean, I even know who was there during the bid time opening.

1001
01:13:55,835 --> 01:13:59,645
this is just fantastic. Um, it's coming in cheaper than

1002
01:13:59,925 --> 01:14:03,925
I had anticipated because it's in house work, right? Correct. Yeah. Public

1003
01:14:04,205 --> 01:14:07,725
works has the machinery and the staff that are so gonna be helping us,

1004
01:14:08,565 --> 01:14:12,125
will be working for another month. He said for the record

1005
01:14:13,185 --> 01:14:17,125
to help out with the project. Um, I, I just can't say

1006
01:14:17,245 --> 01:14:20,395
thank you enough. I think everybody, this is way, way, way overdue.

1007
01:14:21,465 --> 01:14:25,445
yes. Um, I agree. It's fantastic. Can't wait to see

1008
01:14:25,525 --> 01:14:28,285
what it looks like. So many people are gonna benefit from this.

1009
01:14:30,985 --> 01:14:34,925
now we're gonna put some, uh, parking signs, you know, the, the

1010
01:14:35,125 --> 01:14:38,555
lines and everything and everything. Okay.

1011
01:14:39,205 --> 01:14:43,045
strobe lights and everything. . Maybe, maybe, maybe, uh, you know,

1012
01:14:44,055 --> 01:14:46,555
maybe, maybe some lights. Not strobe. Okay.

1013
01:14:48,595 --> 01:14:52,435
they already strobe on their own. Mayor . Yeah. Move. Okay,

1014
01:14:52,725 --> 01:14:56,005
well, we'll do some solar stuff out. Something. Any other questions? Could be reserves.

1015
01:14:56,755 --> 01:15:00,065
none. Do I have a motion? Motion? You got a motion by comm morale

1016
01:15:00,825 --> 01:15:04,645
second by the mayor . All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any nays? Motion

1017
01:15:05,045 --> 01:15:08,075
passes. Thank you. Your okay.

1018
01:15:09,795 --> 01:15:13,765
rick, any other thing? No, sir. That's it, mayor. Just everybody just

1019
01:15:13,965 --> 01:15:17,745
want to please be safe. Uh, we will be close tomorrow as the mayor said. Uh,

1020
01:15:18,025 --> 01:15:21,685
but we will have not only, uh, public work standby, but we will have park standby

1021
01:15:22,135 --> 01:15:25,925
crews available, uh, you know, in case something assist the police

1022
01:15:26,145 --> 01:15:30,005
and the fire department's, road closures, you know, down trees, things like that.

1023
01:15:30,495 --> 01:15:34,485
we're hoping we won't get there, but, uh, but we're ready. And, and just so everybody knows,

1024
01:15:34,805 --> 01:15:38,725
our mayor's on standby too. 'cause he's up early in the morning and he'll go and assess

1025
01:15:38,965 --> 01:15:42,925
the issues. Yep. So , we wanna keep our mayors safe, so let's stay all

1026
01:15:43,125 --> 01:15:47,105
home. . Yeah. Well, I love being out there. It's, I love being out there to

1027
01:15:47,325 --> 01:15:51,015
the public. So, uh, yeah, as soon as it hits, um, don't

1028
01:15:51,365 --> 01:15:55,325
come on me, just be near. But, uh, as soon as I can, there's a chance I'll be

1029
01:15:55,405 --> 01:15:59,265
out there. I'll be looking also in, uh, uh, assessing what's going on. So,

1030
01:15:59,505 --> 01:16:03,345
uh, I'll do my best to keep everybody, you know, at the, at

1031
01:16:03,565 --> 01:16:07,245
the park. But, uh, please public, if you don't need to be out there, please

1032
01:16:07,795 --> 01:16:11,585
stay home. And, uh, we shall all, you know, a safe, you

1033
01:16:11,805 --> 01:16:15,025
know, uh, night day that's coming. But, um,

1034
01:16:15,895 --> 01:16:19,705
again, I would just wanna take everybody that's, that's gonna be, you

1035
01:16:19,925 --> 01:16:23,235
know, helping out with the, with the city. Mm-hmm. , you know, just workers.

1036
01:16:24,105 --> 01:16:28,005
please be safe. Yeah, we need the rain, but we want everybody to be safe. Yes. We need

1037
01:16:28,165 --> 01:16:30,495
the rain. Honestly, we need it, uh, for reservoirs,

1038
01:16:32,185 --> 01:16:35,885
but it's gonna come with the cost. People don't know about the drought situation. Just go look at the

1039
01:16:36,275 --> 01:16:40,245
saka. I don't tell you. Yeah. So I went kayaking the

1040
01:16:40,365 --> 01:16:44,265
other day. It was six inches deep and that's where we get our water from. So

1041
01:16:46,065 --> 01:16:49,905
that's coming. Fred, come on, . Okay. Uh, as

1042
01:16:50,125 --> 01:16:53,205
far as I know, uh, 6 48 and we're adjourned.