[00:00:04] AND NOW FOR MCALLEN CITY HALL, A MEETING OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD. CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TO ORDER, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND OUR INVOCATION. [CALL TO ORDER] [PLEDGE] TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IF YOU WOULD BOW YOUR HEADS, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ONCE AGAIN HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO DO THAT AND FILL THE NEEDS OF THIS [INVOCATION] UTILITY FOR OUR CITY AND RATEPAYERS. PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU GIVE US UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AND AND THE STRENGTH TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. YOU MAY BE SEATED. HAVE A PRESENTATION OF A FEW AWARDS, MARK. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, MAYOR, BOARD MEMBERS, WE DON'T TYPICALLY DO THIS. [PRESENTATION OF AWARDS - BLUE LEGACY AWARD AND WATER CONSERVATION AND REUSE AWARD] I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE EVER DONE THIS. AND SOME MAY SEE THIS AS KIND OF BRAGGING ON OURSELVES. WE DON'T WE DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT. BUT THESE AWARDS THAT WE GOT RECENTLY AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ARE MORE INDICATIVE AND REFLECTIVE OF OUR STAFF. AND THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THESE BEFORE A MEETING. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WELL IT'S GOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH ME. BUT THIS IS MORE ABOUT THE STAFF AND HOW THEY RUN THEIR DEPARTMENTS ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SIDE. SO WE'RE JUST VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO TO HAVE JESSICA COME UP HERE AND JUST GIVE A BRIEF EXPLANATION ON THE BLUE LEGACY AWARD AND THE WATER CONSERVATION AND REUSE AWARDS THAT WE RECENTLY WERE RECOGNIZED FOR JESSICA. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. THERE IS AN EVER GROWING DEMAND FOR WATER WHICH MAKES CONSERVATION CRUCIAL TO OUR STATE. UTILITIES HAVE COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS FOR RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF OUR WATER RESOURCES TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY HAS INVESTED IN USING RECLAIMED WATER TO CONSERVE POTABLE WATER IN 2019 NPUS NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BEGAN PRODUCING TYPE ONE RECLAIMED WATER. AND IN 2020, THE CITY OF MCALLEN SAVED 145 MILLION 693 THOUSAND 2 HUNDRED GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER THROUGH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL REUSE. EACH YEAR THE TEXAS SECTION OF THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION CONSERVATION AND REUSE DIVISION RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN WATER CONSERVATION AND REUSE PRACTICES. MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY RECEIVED THE SMALL UTILITY DIRECT WATER CONSERVATION AND REUSE AWARD, WHICH IS THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SAVE TEXAS WATER COUNCIL AWARDED MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY, A BLUE LEGACY AWARD FOR THIS AWARD RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO WATER SUPPLIERS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING AND INNOVATIVE COMMITMENT TO THE STATE'S MISSION OF PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, AS WELL AS CONSERVATION OF TEXAS WATER RESOURCES. BOTH OF THESE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED AT THE 2021 TEXAS WATER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE AWARDS CEREMONY ON MARCH 18TH, 2021. CONGRATULATIONS TO MPU. THANK YOU, JESSICA. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. SO, AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS, JUST TO KIND OF RECAP, SO THERE'S THESE TWO RECENTLY, I BELIEVE, FOR 2020. WE WON OPERATOR OF THE YEAR, WASTEWATER OPERATOR OF THE YEAR AT OUR NORTH PLANT. AND WE EVEN RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR. AND THAT'S FOR THE FORMER PUB TRUSTEE, TONY AGUIRRE, WHO SERVED ABOUT 27 YEARS ISH ON THE PUB. SO A LOT OF AWARDS RECENTLY, LIKE I SAID, BOARD MEMBERS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE LOVE TO ANNOUNCE, BUT IT DOES RECOGNIZE THE STAFF'S HARD WORK. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING THAT TO YOU ALL TODAY. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. CERTAINLY, WE APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED DUE TO STAFF'S HARD WORK AND I GUESS THE PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS THAT WE HAVE AS A BOARD IN PROVIDING THE SERVICES THAT WE DO. WE ALSO HAD OUR DIRECTOR OF WASTEWATER IS FRONT PAGE NEWS MAGAZINE NOT TOO LONG AGO, ALSO MADE THE COVER OF AN INDUSTRY PUBLICATION, WHICH I THINK IS OUTSTANDING ALSO. [00:05:09] BUT IT EXEMPLIFIES THE PROCESS. IT EXEMPLIFIES US AS A BOARD BECAUSE WE STRIVE AS A BOARD AS WELL AS THE UTILITY TO DO THOSE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT AND APPROPRIATE AND THOUGHTFUL AND UTILIZES THE ASSETS THAT WE HAVE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND OUR GREATEST ASSET IS OUR PEOPLE FROM OUR GENERAL MANAGER DOWN TO WATER LINE AND WASTEWATER LINE REPAIR CREWS. SO I COMMEND ALL OF THEM FOR HAVING CONTRIBUTED TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM IF WE CAN. AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENT. TAKEN FOR GRANTED. NO. VERY, VERY APPRECIATE IT. PUBLIC INFORMATION OR THE LACK OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SOMETIMES GETS US IN TROUBLE. THIS IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT BY PUB FOR HAVING YOU ENVISION THE IDEA OF TERTIARY SEWER AND GOING BEYOND REALITY AND SELLING OUR COMMODITY AT A PROFIT, WHICH IS LIKE CRAZY. WE'RE SELLING MCALLEN WATER BACK TO FOLKS IN TRES LAGOS WHO ARE USING SHERRY LAND WATER TO GIVE IT BACK TO US SO WE CAN TREAT IT AND GIVE IT BACK TO THEM AGAIN. IT'S AN AMAZING STORY THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT BUDGET THERE IS TO COMMUNICATE THAT IN A FORMAL WAY. BUT THE CITY HAS SOME GREAT PR FOLKS AND THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO TELL THIS STORY. IT'S A GREAT STORY. AND THERE'S NO OTHER CITY IN SOUTH TEXAS, AND I'M NOT SURE THERE'S VERY MANY OTHER CITIES IN TEXAS THAT ARE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND WE OUGHT TO WE OUGHT TO BE THERE [INAUDIBLE] AND BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FROM AN IDEA THAT MADE SENSE. WE CAN CONSERVE WATER. WE CAN MAKE WE CAN DELIVER WATER TO TWO POWER PLANTS THAT ARE USING OUR TREATED WATER. AND PAYING FOR IT. THAT WAS A CRAZY THING THAT WE ENVISIONED 20 YEARS AGO. AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE STEALING FROM THEM AT 20 CENTS, A THOUSAND. AND NOW THEY'RE PAYING 80 CENTS, A THOUSAND ANYWAY. I JUST THINK IT'S A STORY THAT OUGHT TO BE TOLD. I'M SURE MARK AND HIS CREW WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WORTH REPORTING. AND MAYBE IT'S AND IT MAYBE IT'S A MAILER INSERTED IN THE BILL, OR MAYBE IT'S JUST A NEWSPAPER AD THAT PASSES IT ON. TO QUOTE A WISE GENTLEMAN I HEARD SPEAK SOME TIME AGO. THERE IS A GOOD TIME TO BOAST ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. PROUD TO SERVE WITH YOU GUYS FOR, I GUESS, QUITE A FEW YEARS AND BEEN YOUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR A LONG TIME. BUT I APPRECIATE THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST MEETING, SO I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME ON MY BOARD. I HOPE THAT I'LL BE ON A COUPLE MORE, BUT THIS MAY BE THE LAST ONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS ON I'VE BEEN ON REGION M SINCE 2003. I THINK IT IS AND I WAS ORIGINAL STATE PLANNING GROUP AS A RESULT OF THE DROUGHT 2001. AND I'VE SEEN AND PART OF THE PLANNING GROUP, I SEE THE WATER STRATEGIES FOR EVERY CITY BETWEEN HERE AND EAGLE PASS AND SOUTH FROM T[INAUDIBLE] THOSE AREAS. AND I'VE NEVER SEEN I'M ALWAYS PROUD TO BE ON THAT BOARD BECAUSE MCALLEN SHINES IT REALLY SHINES IN THE WHOLE REGION. AND SO IT'S NOT ONLY RECOGNIZED HERE, BUT CERTAINLY AT TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. AND YOU DO WHENEVER I TALK TO THEM IN MY REGION M BUSINESS, I GET THAT SPECIAL TREATMENT I GET RECOGNIZED FROM BEING A PART OF THE MCALLEN PUB. SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT AND YOU GUYS DO A FANTASTIC JOB. AND AND WE GET A LOT OF GLORY, BUT ALL THE CREDITS OUT THERE AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL DO. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF WE CAN GET BACK TO OUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL THE 13TH, 2021, [1. MINUTES:] [a) Approval of the Minutes for the Regular Meeting held on April 13, 2021.] SPEAKERS] MOTION TO APPROVE IS PRESENTED DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 1A, PLEASE. [2. BIDS AND CONTRACTS:] PROPERTY AS SURPLUS ELVIRA ALONZO HERE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. [a) Consideration and Authorization to Declare Equipment and Property as Surplus.] ELVIRA THANK YOU. [00:10:02] THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN.IF I MAY TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU THAT I AM EXTREMELY HONORED AND TRULY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE ACCOMPANIED A GROUP OF YOUR FINE EMPLOYEES, ALONG WITH MARK VEGA TO ASSIST SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, IN THEIR NEED OF THAT FREEZING WEATHER AND AND THEIR WATER ISSUES OVER THERE. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE A FINE FINE, IF NOT THE TOP OF THE CROP. I AM EXTREMELY, AGAIN, HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE. AND SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR AWARD AND CONGRATULATE YOU AND ALSO GIVE YOU AND ALL YOUR TEAM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] IT'S NOT EASY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU DO. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. AGAIN BACK TO THE AGENDA ITEM PUBLIC WORKS IS REQUESTING YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO DECLARE SURPLUS 75 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS UNUSABLE, INOPERABLE AND OBSOLETE. THE CITY CONDUCTS ROUTINELY DIFFERENT AUDITS AS NEEDED TO DISPOSE OF THE EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY THAT BECOMES UNFEASIBLE TO REPAIR. PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THAT AUCTION ARE RETURNED TO THE CORRESPONDING FUND. PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO DECLARE SAID ITEMS SURPLUS. ANY QUESTIONS? YOU HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF MAY I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU ELVIRA. THANK YOU. TO THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM 3A, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A TEXAS [3. RESOLUTIONS:] [a) Consideration and Approval of Resolution authorizing the filing of a TWDB Application for financial assistance through the TWDB SWIFT Program for an AMI/AMR Infrastructure Upgrade Project.] WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD SWIFT PROGRAM FOR AN AMI/AMR INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE PROJECT. BOARD MEMBERS WE DID. WE WERE ON THE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA LAST NIGHT THAT WAS APPROVED, AT CITY COMMISSION. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR A LOAN. AND THIS IS THE LAST MEETING THAT WE COULD BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS THAT WE CAN APPROVE THIS BEFORE WE HAVE TO APPLY. SO THIS IS NONCOMMITTAL AT THIS POINT. IT'LL BE COMMITTAL AFTER WE APPLY, AND THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS, THREE WEEKS AWAY. AND SO THIS IS THE RESOLUTION TO ALLOW US TO APPLY FOR THAT FOR THAT LOAN. YOU'VE HEARD STAFFS RECOMMENDATION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. ITEM FIVE, A, PLEASE. ITEM FOUR A OH, I'M SORRY FOUR A. [4. UTILITY LAYOUTS:] [a) Discussion and Approval for BEJ Subdivision.] IS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL FOR BEJ SUBDIVISION [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD AFTERNOON, AFTERNOON. RED BARN. I KNOW, I JUST HATE THIS PART WHEN I LOSE RED BARN. IT WAS A RED BARN, WAS A RESTAURANT. OH YEAH. YEAH. OH YEAH. THIS IS RED BARN. YES SIR. THIS PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF VIOLET AVENUE AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF MCCOLL ROAD IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MCALLEN COUNTY LIMITS. AND IS BEING PROPOSED AS C3 COMMERCIAL THE TRACK CONSISTS OF ONE POINT THREE SIX ACRES AND WILL BE SINGLED OUT FOR COMMERCIAL USE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING WATER SERVICE TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD CONNECT TO AN EXISTING WATER LINE AT THE INTERSECTION OF VIOLET AND MCCOLL. SHOULD MULTIPLE SUITES BE ESTABLISHED, STAFF WOULD REQUEST INDIVIDUAL WATER SERVICES FOR EACH SUITE. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSING TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING SEWER SERVICE TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD CONNECT TO AN EXISTING SEWER LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FULL SUBDIVISION SUBJECT TWO THE DEDICATION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT, POSSIBLY ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY INSTALLATION OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, RECONSTRUCTED AS PROPOSED PAYMENT OF A [INAUDIBLE] IN THE AMOUNT OF FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE DOLLARS AND FORTY NINE CENTS FOR THE CASE INNER SEWER PROJECT AND INDIVIDUAL WATER SERVICES FOR EACH UNIT OR SUITE. YOU'VE HEARD STAFFS RECOMMENDATION MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? SO MOVED. MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? WHAT WAS ON HERE BEFORE? WAS THIS THE RED BARN? YES, SIR. IT'S BEEN THERE SO LONG, IT WAS NEVER SUBDIVIDED. WELL, I WENT THERE MY WHOLE LIFE. NOT NOT EASY TO LOSE A GOOD PLACE BUT ANYWAY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. [00:15:01] MOTION PASSED. ITEM FIVE A, PLEASE. ITEM FIVE, A BOARD MEMBERS IS THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY [5. MANAGER'S REPORT:] [a) Classification and Compensation Study Implementation.] IMPLEMENTATION. CHRISTINA? OH, YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO STAFF IS SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO IMPLEMENT THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY. YOU WERE PROVIDED WITH TWO OPTIONS. A ONE YEAR AND A TWO YEAR IMPLEMENTATION. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A ONE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2021. YOU'VE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION MAY I HAVE A MOTION DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, SIR. SAID FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. YES, WE HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION WORKSHOP ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. THERE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY WELL DONE, VERY PROFESSIONAL, VERY COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF WAGE AND COMPENSATION FOR OUR FOLKS. AND AS A FORMER STAFFER. I CAN TESTIFY TO THE UNIQUENESS OF WHAT YALL DID. AND I HIGHLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE EFFORT AND A VOTE IN FAVOR OF DOING THIS. AND LAST NIGHT, WE CONSIDERED IT AT THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A BALANCE TO WRITE TO THE RATEPAYERS OR TAXPAYERS AND EMPLOYEES. AND SO WE WENT WITH THE ONE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON OUR FUND BALANCE. AND I CHECKED OUR FUND BALANCE FOR UTILITY BOARD, AND WE'RE PRETTY HEALTHY THERE, TOO. SO I THINK WE CAN PAY OUR EMPLOYEES WHAT THEY SHOULD BE PAID AND KEEP THE RATES DOWN FOR OUR RATEPAYERS. I THINK YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. AND WHEN I JUST JUST ECHO WHAT WAS SAID AT THE WORKSHOP, CHRISTINE, IT'S A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT JOB. IT IS A TOUGH JOB TO BALANCE THAT. AND WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT YOU DID TOO AND THANKS AGAIN TO RUSSELL FOR COMING DOWN AND HELPING US GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS. MM HMM. THANK YOU. WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK. CHRIS AND JEFF, THANK YOU FOR HEADING IT UP. AND IT IS, AS HAS BEEN SAID, A VERY CONCISE REPORT THAT HAS LED US TO A DECISION TO IMPLEMENT IN A ONE YEAR TIME FRAME. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR. LYNCH. WITH GUSTO. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. NEXT ITEM, ITEM 16, WHICH IS OUR TABLED ITEM, WE TABLED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING BOARD [6. TABLED ITEMS:] [a) Discussion and Possible Approval of a Septic Tank Variance for the property on Cantu Road 3/4 North of Monte Cristo] MEMBERS, THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A SEPTIC TANK VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY ON CANTU THREE QUARTER MILES NORTH OF MONTE CRISTO RD, RAPHAEL. YES, THIS ITEM WAS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. LAST MEETING, A VOTE WILL BE NEEDED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM THE TABLE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TABLE. MOTION TO REMOVE FROM TABLE. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE SAME SIGN MOTION PASSES. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CANTU ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY FEET NORTH OF MONTE CRISTO ROAD IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE MCALLEN CITY LIMITS, BUT WITHIN THE CITY'S ETJ AND SEWER [INAUDIBLE]. AND THERE'S NO INTEREST FROM THE DEVELOPER TO HAVE THE PROPERTY ANNEXED, IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES 609 LOTS, WITH THE SUBDIVISION HAVING AN ACREAGE OF THREE HUNDRED SIXTY NINE POINT NINE NINE ACRES. THE NEAREST SEWER LINE IS APPROXIMATELY NINETEEN THOUSAND FEET AWAY, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SHAY ROAD. AND MONTE CRISTO. A MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE DEVELOPER TO DISCUSS THE OPTIONS OF CONNECTING TO MPUS SEWER SYSTEM WITH A POSSIBLE CONNECTION ON CONWAY AVENUE. DUE TO THE TIME LINE OF THE SEWER LINE EXTENDING TO CONWAY AVENUE, THE OPTION WAS DISMISSED. THE DEVELOPER IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SEPTIC TANK GRANTS FOR THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION HAVING HALF ACRE LOTS BUT IS NOT WILLING TO INSTALL INTERNAL SEWER LINES TO PREPARE FOR A FUTURE CONNECTION TO MPUS SEWER SYSTEM WHEN AVAILABLE. MPU STANDARD REQUIRED AREA FOR SEPTIC TANK VARIANCE IS A MINIMUM ONE ACRE. THE COUNTY REQUIRES A MINIMUM HALF ACRE. WITH THIS, IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT A CONNECTION BE DONE FROM THE SEPTIC TANK TO THE RIGHT AWAY LINE TO THE NEWLY INSTALLED MAINLINE INTERNALLY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK VARIANTS AS REQUESTED. SO MOVED, I HAVE A MOTION DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? WHAT WAS THE MOTION, I'M SORRY. [00:20:01] APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WELL WE'RE GETTING READY TO BUILD A 600 [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO THAT, WE CAN ANNEX. SO YOU CAN THANK THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR THIS. HMM. WE'LL BE BACK THERE IN 20 YEARS FIXING THIS MESS. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO RUN THE SEWER LINE, MR. MAYOR. SO THAT WILL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER WHEN WE WHEN WE DO GET THERE, WE CONNECT TO OUR MAIN LINE. AND WE YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOBODY'S GOT A CRYSTAL BALL, BUT TRES LAGOS PHASE TWO GOES TO CONWAY, SOUTH OF MONTE CRISTO. SO IT MAY NOT BE AS LONG AS WE THINK IT WILL, BUT WHO KNOWS? BUT WHEN WE DO GET THERE, WE KNOW THAT THE CONNECTION WILL BE EASY AND THAT THAT WHOLE SUBDIVISION WILL BE ON SEWER AT THAT POINT. SO THAT WAS THE REASON WE TABLED IT LAST TIME? THAT'S CORRECT. CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD. YOU AND I TALKED EARLIER IN THE WEEK ABOUT THIS, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SUBDIVISION ITSELF. NOT SO MUCH THE SEWER PART, BUT THE SUBDIVISION ITSELF. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT, THERE ARE 30 FOOT WIDE STREETS. NOT 50 FOOT WIDE STREETS IN OUR IN OUR DISCUSSION WITH THE ENGINEER, WHO'S MR. [INAUDIBLE] HERE, WHEN WE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER, THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED. AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO AT LEAST THE MESSAGE WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO COMPLY WITH ALL CITY STANDARDS AS FAR AS STREETS AND DRAINAGE. ALPHONSO. YES, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ALFONSO QUINTANA [SPANISH] YES, WE AGREE WITH IT. HAS THE PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEWED THE PLAT? OR ARE WE GETTING IT IN ADVANCE OF THAT? WE'RE GETTING IN ADVANCE OF THAT BECAUSE USUALLY IN SEPTIC TANKS, THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND PAY FOR THE PROCESS. IF WE WON'T APPROVE THE SEPTIC TANKS. SO THAT WILL TRIGGER THEM TO GO AHEAD AND THEN GO THROUGH THE THE PLANNING PROCESS. WE WILL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE CITY OF MCALLEN REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS [INAUDIBLE] WHETHER IT BE 50, 60, 80, DEPENDING ON THE QUARTER OF A MILE AND HALF A MILE AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY, TO APPROVE OUR PLAN. ALL THE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ADHERED TO. I HAD A QUESTION. WHEN AN ISSUER GETS OUT THERE, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ENSURE THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] HOOK INTO YOUR SEWER LINE IF THEY ALREADY GOT A SEPTIC SYSTEM IN DON'T THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME PLUMBING TO DO THE ADDITIONAL PLUMBING TO DO THAT? WELL, MR. MAYOR, BOARD MEMBER AND WE DISCUSSED THIS MARK AND HIS STUFF. WE'RE GOING TO THE PROPOSED INTERNAL SEWER SYSTEM IS GOING TO HAVE THE CONNECTION UP TO THE PROPERTY LINE, JUST LIKE ANY SUBDIVISION HERE IN THE CITY. SO WHEN THE HOMEOWNER HIRES A BUILDER TO BUILD A HOME, THEN THEIR PLUMBER CONNECTS, YOU KNOW, THE HOME TO THE SERVICE CONNECTION. EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE READY, JUST LIKE IT WAS INSIDE THE CITY. AND MAYOR I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND IT. I AGREE WITH YOU. THE LEGISLATURE MESSED UP. BUT I MEAN, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS KIND OF SUBDIVISIONS OUT THERE. AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO PINPOINT YOU ALL AND NOT JUST YOU. I'VE SEEN THEM IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTIES EVEN WORSE. THAN THIS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO DRAINAGE OR ANYTHING OUT THERE. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. SO YOU'RE SAYING SO I GOT MY SEWER IN MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW AND DOESN'T GO TO A SEPTIC TANK. [INAUDIBLE] WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WHEN THE SEWER BECOMES AVAILABLE AND READY, THE HOMEOWNER, THROUGH HIS LICENSED PLUMBER, WILL REROUTE FROM THE SEPTIC TO WHERE WE ARE LIVING THIS SEWER RECONNECTION IN THE FRONT OF THE LOT. YEAH, BUT WHO ENFORCES THAT? WHAT IF I'M HAPPY WITH MY SEPTIC AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY A PLUMBER AND PAY A CITY SEWER BILL AND ALL THAT STUFF? I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT. AND THAT'S AND, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION IS ALWAYS SIMILAR TO OTHER SEWER LINES THAT WE'VE RUN FOR. YOU KNOW I'LL USE NORTHGATE AS AN EXAMPLE. SO WE RUN A SEWER DOWN A STREET THAT'S BEEN ON SEPTIC TANK FOR YEARS. AND THAT'S ALWAYS THE ISSUE. WELL, NOW I'VE GOT TO RUN A SERVICE LINE ALL THE WAY FROM MY SEPTIC TANK, ALL THE WAY TO THE CONNECTION POINT. AND SO WHAT WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL FROM THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD, YOU WEREN'T SELLING THESE LOTS YOU WERE GOING TO BUILD ON YOURSELVES. SO WHAT? BECAUSE IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY. BUT WE WOULD ENCOURAGE A SERVICE LINE FROM THE SEPTIC TANK TO THE RIGHT AWAY THAT WAY. THAT'S TRULY A FLIP OF THE SWITCH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT IS USUALLY THE OBSTACLE WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO GET OFF SEPTIC TANK IS NOW YOU'VE GOT TO CUT THROUGH LANDSCAPING, YOU'VE GOT TO CUT THROUGH A DRIVEWAY CONCRETE. YOU'VE GOT TO CUT THROUGH X AMOUNT TO GET YOUR SERVICE LINE TO THE SEPTIC TANK. IF THAT'S INSTALLED, WHEN YOU'VE GOT WHEN YOU BUILD THE HOME, THAT SERVICE LINE. AND IT'S USUALLY THAT'S A FOUR INCH LINE. YES. IT'S LITERALLY A FLIP OF THE SWITCH. AND ALL YOU DO IS FILL IN YOUR FILLING YOUR SEPTIC TANK WITH SAND AND YOU'RE DONE. MAYOR I'M THE DEVELOPER [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL DO THAT TO KEEP YOU MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT. I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU IF I'M OUT THERE AND MY SEPTIC TANKS WORKING AND I GOT TO A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS OR WHATEVER [00:25:03] BUT WE'LL GET THAT DONE. IT'S NO BIG DEAL. BUT YOU HAVE A SUBDIVISION JUST SOUTH OF IS ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE. AND THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS MAYOR, THE CITY KEEPS ACQUIRING ETJ. I'M READY FOR YOU TO HOOK UP TO THE SEWER WHERE'S YOUR SEWER LINE. THAT'S THE ISSUE WE HAVE. YOU KNOW, IT PREVENTS LAST TIME AFTER THIS MEETING, I WENT TO AN EVENT AND THERE WAS FOUR CITY COMMISSIONERS THERE AND TWO RUNNING AND TWO THERE. AND THE FIRST THING MY BANKER SAID, MAN, I WISH YOU'D FIND A PIECE OF PROPERTY ELSEWHERE. BESIDES MCALLEN. AND THE CITY COMMISSIONERS WERE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MEET ALL THESE REGULATIONS, ALL OF THESE DEMANDS, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S A DEMAND FOR THIS PRODUCT BECAUSE THERE ARE SUBDIVISIONS JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP AND JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THIS THAT SERVICES THIS KIND OF PEOPLE THAT NEED THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD. WHAT ABOUT THE SHERRY LAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION LINE TO YOUR FIRE HYDRANTS? DOES THAT GOT SUFFICIENT PRESSURE HAVE YOU VERIFIED THAT? YES. YES. WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM ALREADY AS WE SPEAK HERE. WE WILL COMPLY WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE FIRE HYDRANT AS REQUIRED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. YOU KNOW, EVERY 500 FEET, WHATEVER IS THE REQUIREMENT, THE MINIMUM SIZE OF EIGHT INCHES. SO, MR. [INAUDIBLE], HERE'S A DEVELOPER WHO WILL PAY TO INSTALL ALL THESE LINES ACCORDINGLY. I AM GOING TO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU, AND THIS IS NOT MY BUSINESS, AS YOU [INAUDIBLE] WILL REMEMBER, BUT ARE YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE STREETLIGHTS IN THAT SUBDIVISION? YES, I CAN ANSWER FOR HIM BECAUSE THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FROM THE COUNTY, BUT THE COUNTY DOESN'T PAY FOR STREETLIGHTS. THEY DO NOT. THEY DO NOT AND RECENT. NO. YES, I DO THIS A LOT OUT THERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. IN RECENT MONTHS, THE COUNTY OF HIDALGO, ACTUALLY, THE COMMISSIONER SCORED A PROOF. NOW A NEW REQUIREMENT, AN ORDINANCE THROUGH THE NEW SUBDIVISIONS AND THE DEVELOPER PAYS UP FRONT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE ACTUAL LIGHT FIXTURES. THAT'S A GIVEN. AND ALSO THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR ONE YEAR PER LIGHT TO SUSTAIN THE MONTHLY BILL. AND THEN AFTER THE YEAR, THE COUNTY ALREADY HAS A MECHANISM IN PLACE TO [INAUDIBLE] PINNACLE SUPPLIES. AND THE COUNTY [INAUDIBLE] TROUBLE WITH THE REST OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE. WELL, LIMITS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE PUT FIRE HYDRANTS. YOU'RE LUCKY. YES, WE ARE [INAUDIBLE] TO SELL YOUR. SOONER BECAUSE THE VAST, VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY DON'T HAVE STREETLIGHTS, NO, I REALIZE THAT, BUT I CAN DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK THE COUNTY HAS, JUST LIKE YOU ALL HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. THE COUNTY REALLY HAS STEPPED UP AND REQUIRE A LOT OF THINGS ALSO, YOU KNOW, LIKE STREETLIGHTS, FIRE HYDRANTS, ALL OF THESE THINGS. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE MARK IS TO MAKE HIM DO SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T ASK ANYBODY ELSE. WE'RE MAKING THEM DO THIS EXTRA THING TO GO INTO THE SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN GET PLUMBING, IF WE DIDN'T ASK OTHER PEOPLE TO DO IT AND WE DON'T HAVE IT'S NOT ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, WHY ARE WE GOING TO MAKE HIM DO IT? I AGREE. I AGREE. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHY I SAID I RECOMMEND. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND. BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE AND THESE ARE HALF ACRE, LOTS OF THESE ARE NOT SMALL LOTS, I'M SURE THE HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE SET BACK, WHO KNOWS, 70, 100 FEET BACK FROM THEM RIGHT AWAY. SO THAT REALLY MAKES IT PROHIBIT PROHIBITIVE SOMETIMES FOR A HOMEOWNER TO NOW, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS FROM NOW CUT THROUGH LANDSCAPING AND DRIVEWAYS AND WHATEVER THEY'VE GOT TO GET TO GET TO THE SEPTIC TANK. THAT WOULD BE MUCH, MUCH CHEAPER FOR A FOUR INCH PVC LINE TO GET TO THE RIGHT AWAY. AND IT'S LITERALLY, AT THAT POINT A CONNECTION. BUT THAT'S WHY I SAY A YOU KNOW, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT. IN THAT CONDITION I VOTE THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT, TO DO THAT. AND IT'S NO OFFENSE TO YOU. I DO HOPE I APOLOGIZE IF I OFFENDED YOU. AND I JUST I JUST THE STATE'S CRAZY BY NOT LETTING ANNEXATION HAPPEN AND YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE ZONING ORDINANCES OR A LOT OF OTHER THINGS IN ABATEMENT NEWS IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING PEOPLE IN THIS KIND OF DENSITY, IT'S NORMAL DENSITY. WHEN YOU DO THAT. YES, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO BE FACING A PROBLEM. NO OFFENSE TAKEN. YEAH, MY BIGGER PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE ACTING ON THIS IN ADVANCE OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN IT, MUCH LESS REVIEWED IT. BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO IT ON THE WATER AND SEWER ANYWAYS. I KNOW IT'S THE LAND PLAN. IT'S THE ACTUAL PLAN. WELL, THAT'S THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE. I KNOW, BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE. THIS IS NOT THE END CONVERSATION. THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER VERSION OF THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET, BECAUSE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO BLEED ALL OVER THIS THING. YEAH. AND I JUST THINK THAT WE CAN SAY, OK, TO YOU INSTALLING SEWER AND WE CAN SAY OK TO ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY OK TO THE PLAT. RIGHT. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, MR. BLUM, JUST TO BE CLEAR, AGAIN, THEY'RE GETTING AHEAD OF THIS TO SEE ARE WE EVEN GOING TO ALLOW THIS OR NOT? WHY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS? SO IF THEY DO, IN FACT, START THE PROCESS, THEY'VE GOT TO COME BACK TO PUB WITH THE [00:30:01] ACTUAL. IF THEY COME BACK HERE. YES AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS, BLESSED IT AND EVERYTHING. AND WE GOT A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ACTUAL STREETS AND 50 FOOT RIGHT AWAY AND 30 FOOT PAVING AND SIDEWALKS REQUIRED AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF. YES, THAT CITY DID THE CITY MCALLEN REQUIRES IN THE CITY. THIS IS IN THE ETJ, BUT IT'S THE REQUIREMENTS ARE THE SAME. YES. THEN YOU COME BACK HERE, IT'D BE A BOILERPLATE FOR US TO ACT ON IT. GRANTED, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CONDITIONS YOU'VE ALREADY EXPRESSED, I JUST HESITATE MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SPEAKERS] WE'RE NOT APPROVING IT AS TO ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE SEPTIC TANK BEARING PERMANENT. IT'S ONLY MARGINALLY BETTER THAN WHAT'S NEXT DOOR. I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT BETTER. WELL, WE'LL SEE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY BUILDING RESTRICTIONS, IF YOU CAN BRING IN A MOBILE HOME THAT'S GOT NO SKIRTS AND PUT IT ON THE DIRT, IF YOU CAN BRING IN YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS AND BUILDING LIMITATIONS, THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT OUT THERE. ANYHOW, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, AND LIKE I SAID, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED AGAIN, THAT GIVES US A LOT TO CONTINUE. OK, WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? MR. CHAIRMAN, I DON'T REMEMBER WHO MADE A MOTION, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER, BASED ON THE CONDITIONS I HEARD DISCUSSED, ASKING IF THAT MOTION WANTS TO BE AMENDED, I WILL ASK IF THAT MOTION IS INTENDED TO BE AMENDED. TO APPROVE I AMEND IT TO REQUIRE THE STEP OUT FOR THE SEWER ONCE IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT TOO. SECOND IS AN AGREEMENT. SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO SIR. LEAVE IT TO STAFF TO MAKE SURE IT GETS ENFORCED ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM, SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. AND GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE, IT RAISES ON THE TAX ROLLS, THE COUNTY GETS ALMOST 100 BENEFIT, 100 PERCENT BENEFIT OF THE ADDITIONAL TAXES AND GETS RELEASED OF ALL THE OBLIGATIONS OF DRAINAGE, STREETS, STREETLIGHTS, BRUSH COLLECTION, EVERYTHING THAT THEY DON'T DO OR THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR, THEY GET RELIEVED OF. AND THAT ONE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UP THERE IN AUSTIN SAYING, OH, WE DON'T WE DON'T THINK [INAUDIBLE] ANNEXATION IS A BAD IDEA. THERE'S A GOOD IDEA. I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING TO ME. AMAZING. WELL, WE SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN COOPERATION WITH A DIFFERENT COUNTY COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE] SUBDIVISION. AND IT COSTS QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. BUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE LIVING IN THAT SUBDIVISION REAPED THE BENEFIT BY SEWER AND DRAINAGE [INAUDIBLE] TEN MILLION DOLLARS WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER TO BUY EVERYBODY OUT, MOVE THEM SOMEPLACE, POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE COUNTY GAVE THEM THAT WHEN THEY'RE OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT. ITS SOMETHING TO CONTEMPLATE THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE AND WHAT MAY OR MAY BECOME SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AGAIN. SO ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE. ITEMS SEVEN [7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:] OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. ANYBODY DOWN A GANTLET IF YOU WANTED TO, BUT I HOPE YOU DON'T I'LL BE HERE. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. ITEM EIGHT. PLEASE, COUNCILOR. WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER THE WORKOUT. [8. EXECUTIVE SESSION, CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, SECTION 551.072 LAND TRANSACTION, SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS; SECTION 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS:] AFTER THE WORKSHOP, IT FELT LIKE A WORKOUT AND NO ACTION TO TAKE. [a) Consultation with City Attorney regarding legislative process. (551.071 T.G.C.)] MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT TODAY AT SEVEN IS THE LAST ABSENTEE VOTING FOR THE CITY OF MCALLEN IN OUR SCHOOL RACES. AND IN ONE WEEK THIS COMING SATURDAY IS ELECTION DAY, MAY ONE. [00:35:05] POLLS OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN. SO PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO GO AND VOTE. I WOULD SECOND THAT ONE FOR SURE. GO VOTE ANY OTHER THINGS? MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE. MOTION AND SECOND. WE'RE ADJOURNED. AND WITH THAT ACTION, THIS MEETING OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD IS NOW ADJOURNED, REGULAR PUB MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. LOOK FOR REPEATS OF THIS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY ON THE MCALLEN CABLE NETWORK. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.