[MUSIC] [00:03:49] >> NOW, FROM MCALLEN CITY HALL, A MEETING OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD. [MUSIC] >> I CALL THIS MEETING THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TO ORDER. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND LET US HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION. >> [CALL TO ORDER] THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, [PLEDGE] INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING IF YOU'RE ABLE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE TODAY AS WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THOSE THAT WE REPRESENT. [INVOCATION] [NOISE] PLEASE KEEP US STRONG IN BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT AS WE TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING. WE'LL BE SURE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN. >> AMEN. >> AMEN. >> YOU MAY BE SEATED. TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF [NOISE] COMMON ORDER. [00:05:05] IF YOU WOULD, MR. MANAGER? >> YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. [OATH OF OFFICE - CHARLES E. AMOS - PLACE A, RICARDO GODINEZ - PLACE B, ERNEST R. WILLIAMS - PLACE D] MAYOR, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE EXCITED. THIS IS AN ATYPICAL DAY HERE IN MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAD A RECENT CITY ELECTION, MAY 1ST, THAT SAW A NEW BOARD MEMBER GET ELECTED VIA SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD. HE'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, MR. RICARDO GODINEZ. THEN WE HAD TWO CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS THAT RAN EXCELLENT CAMPAIGNS, [LAUGHTER] YET RAN UNOPPOSED. WE WILL BE SWEARING ALL THREE IN HERE THIS AFTERNOON. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR CURRENT CHAIRMAN, MR. CHARLES AMOS, WHO IS TRUSTEE PLACE A AND WILL BE SWORN IN BY OUR CURRENT MAYOR, MR. JIM DARLING. [NOISE] >> WELL, CHARLES, I FIND IT AN HONOR TO SWEAR YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOU ASKED ME TO DO THAT. ARE YOU READY? >> I APPRECIATE YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. >> YES, SIR. >> I, STATE YOUR NAME. >> I, CHARLES AMOS. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD, PLACE A. >> OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE A. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND OF THIS STATE. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU. >> EVERY ELECTION CYCLE WE GO THROUGH THIS AND IT'S ALWAYS A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE. I WANT TO WELCOME A NEW COMMISSIONER, A NEW TRUSTEE TO OUR GROUP, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE OUT THERE THAT WERE KIND ENOUGH TO CAST VOTES, EVEN THOUGH FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN ALMOST I THINK IT'S 10 RACES, I WAS UNOPPOSED. BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE MY MINDSET ABOUT HOW I SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AS A STEWARD AND AS TRUSTEE TO THIS UTILITY, TO DO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RATE PAYERS AND THE CITIZENS OF MCALLEN. I ASK FOR YOUR PRAYERS. I ASK FOR YOUR CARING WISDOM. I PRAY THAT YOU JUST BE WITH US AS WE GO ON ABOUT WHAT WE DO THE BEST WE CAN, FOR OUR UTILITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> IF I COULD DO AN OBSERVATION. IT USED TO BE THAT PEOPLE RAN FOR UTILITY BOARD AND SERVED MORE THAN TWO TERMS AND THEN RAN FOR CITY COMMISSION. NOW, IT'S REVERSED. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS, NOBODY GOT OFF THE UTILITY BOARD, WE HAD NEW COMMISSIONERS RUN IN. IT'S GREAT TO SEE A CITY COMMISSIONER AND UTILITY BOARD AND EXPERIENCE THAT YOU BRING. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SWORN IN A SECOND, BUT I THOUGHT I'D MENTION IT WHILE I WAS UP HERE. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR. THEN WE HAVE MYSELF AND THE CITY COMMISSION WELCOME YOU TO UTILITY BOARD. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, ERNIE. YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS BY HER. NO, I DON'T. OKAY. RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME. >> ERNEST EARL WILLIAMS. >> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> OF MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE D. >> OF MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE D. >> OF STATE OF TEXAS. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WORK TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL DO BEST TO MY ABILITY,. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS DAY,. >> AND OF THIS DAY,. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. [APPLAUSE]. WHAT CHARLES HAS ALREADY SAID. PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY OF MCALLEN, THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB WITH EMPHASIS ON MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. CONGRATULATIONS TO RICK. WELCOME ABOARD. MY GOALS CONTINUE TO REMAIN THE SAME AS THEY WERE, I GUESS 12 YEARS AGO, TO HELP PROVIDE MCALLEN WITH [00:10:02] THE SAFEST POSSIBLE WATER AT THE MOST COMPETITIVE PRIZE POSSIBLE. WITH THAT, I'LL SAY THANKS AGAIN AND APPRECIATE SERVING. [APPLAUSE] >> MR. CHAIRMAN, NOW WE HAVE OUR NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBER, MR. RICARDO GODINEZ AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE OUR CURRENT MUNICIPAL JUDGE, MR. ERNIE ALLICERA SWEAR HIM IN. ERNIE AGAIN IS CURRENT MUNICIPAL JUDGE, FORMER REGION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM. THANK YOU, JUDGE. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET TO SWEAR IN A LIFELONG FRIEND AND LAW SCHOOL ROOMMATE. RICK HAS A LONG TRADITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB. >> THANK YOU JUDGE. >> YOU'RE READY? I. >> I. >> STATE YOUR NAME,. >> RICARDO OUGINESS >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> OF THE OFFICE OF MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TRUSTEE, PLACE B. >> OF THE OFFICE OF THE [LAUGHTER] PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TRUSTEE, PLACE B. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE. >> PROTECT. >> PROTECT. >> AND DEFEND. >> AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND OF THIS STATE. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR SWEARING ME IN. THEY SAY YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE A TRIAL OR FORMER COMIC AN AUDIENCE AND A MICROPHONE SO I APOLOGIZE, BUT THIS IS REALLY SHORT. FIRST THING, I WANT TO DO IS, I WANT TO THANK MY CHILDREN FOR BEING HERE. THREE OF THEM WERE ABLE TO COME TODAY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE. I HOPE THAT WHATEVER EXAMPLE I PROVIDE TO YOU, THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE BUG HITS YOU AS MUCH AS IT HIT ME. FOR THAT, I WANT TO THANK MY MOM, WHO I CAN SEE IS WATCHING US FROM SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, BUT YOU COULD SEE ME, BUT SHE AND MY DAD REALLY INSTILLED IN US A SENSE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF A COMMUNITY, YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT PLACE BETTER HOWEVER YOU CAN AND WHATEVER SKILL SET THAT YOU BRING TO THAT. LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF MCALLEN AND THE RATE PAYERS FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. I AM SO EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS. I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, I LOOK OUT HERE AND I SEE SO MANY PEOPLE AND FRIENDS THAT WE'VE HAD IN MUTUAL, THAT SUFFERED THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF BECAUSE OF COVID AND I VIEW IT OUT OF THAT ASHES OF DESPAIR AND THAT REALLY DARK TIME, THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE, ALL OF US HAVE ONCE IN A LIFETIME. I REALLY BELIEVE ONCE IN A GENERATION, THAT OUT OF THOSE ASHES, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOMETHING FANTASTIC. MY GOAL AND MY JOB HERE IS TO FOLLOW ALL THESE SMART PUBLIC SERVANTS, PARTICULARLY OUR MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. GEM WAS A CITY ATTORNEY WHEN I WAS A CITY COMMISSIONER 15 YEARS AGO, 16 YEARS AGO. I LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM ABOUT HOW A PUBLIC SERVANT SHOULD ACT, WHAT A PUBLIC SERVANT SHOULD THINK, AND HOW THEY SHOULD GO ABOUT DOING THE THINGS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. I SAW HIM DO THAT AS A COMMISSIONER, AS A MAYOR AND I KNOW HE'S GOING TO BE VERY MISSED AND FOR THAT GUIDANCE, MAYOR, I WANT TO THANK YOU. WE MAY NOT AGREE ON EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME, BUT I ALWAYS KNEW WHERE YOUR HEART WAS AND YOU ALWAYS PROVIDED THE EXAMPLE TO ME OF HOW TO DO IT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M SO EXCITED. I'M SO EXCITED TO MEET ALL THE NEW STAFF. I DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY JUST YET. BUT THE ONE THING THOUGH, ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE, AS WE ALL KNOW THAT SOMETIMES GOVERNMENT THE WHEELS GRIND A BIT SLOWLY, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I TRY TO PUSH TO GET THE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE NEED TO BE DONE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MCALLEN IN TERMS OF THE WATER AND SEWER. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYMORE AGAIN. THANK YOU, KIDS. I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME TO DO THIS AWAY FROM YOU ALL. I THANK ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN JUDGE FOR SWEARING ME IN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS MCALLEN AND GOD BLESS TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES. [APPLAUSE]. >> I SAY CONGRATULATIONS, AND AS THEY ARE CHANGING LOCALES, I WANT TO THANK MR. MIKE BLUM. HE SERVED [NOISE] ON THIS BOARD AS TRUSTEE FOR YEARS PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL, [00:15:05] AND HAS SERVED OUR CITY AT MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS IN CAPACITY. I WANT TO WELCOME RICK BACK TO THIS DAIS. DIFFERENT HAT THAT YOU WEAR TODAY, BUT ONE THAT I THINK IS JUST AS IMPORTANT, BUT TO YOU, MR. BLUM, I WOULD LIKE TO DEEM ON YOU THE PERSONAL TITLE OF TRUSTEE EMERITUS [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE YOU HAVE HELPED US THROUGH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME TO PICK UP THE MANTLE AND CARRY IT FOR A FEW WEEKS AND BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF OUR BOARD. TO THAT I APPRECIATE SO MUCH AND HIGHLY RESPECT YOUR ABILITIES AND I CHERISH YOUR FRIENDSHIP. THANK YOU, MIKE. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. I WILL WEAR THAT TITLE WITH HONOR THAT WEAR THE TITLE. [INAUDIBLE] WELL, [INAUDIBLE] 22 YEARS LATER. I KNOW THAT MARK TOOK ME ON A TOUR OF THE WATER PLANT [INAUDIBLE] SEE MY MANHOLE LID. EVERYBODY HAS HAS A MANHOLE LID. I GOT ONE. [LAUGHTER] YOU HAVE TO SERVE 16 YEARS TO GET [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE GOING TO GET A MANHOLE LID. I'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS IN [INAUDIBLE] AND OUT THE OTHER NIGHT. OUR GREAT FARMER THE NEXT DAY, HE WAS LIKE, WHEN CAN WE GET [INAUDIBLE] HE WAS RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] ANYWAY, I'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS, I'VE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVING ON THIS BOARD AND FOR BEING PART OF THIS GROUP IS OUT OF ORDINARY. TOUGH. WHAT BETTER WORD TO SAY THAN IT'S TOUGH? THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE. I ACCEPT YOUR [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]. >> I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER, BUT THAT'S OKAY. [LAUGHTER] >> I DO BETTER, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WENT TO WHATEVER THAT PLACE WAS, IF YOU REMEMBER IT AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER AN [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MIKE. [APPLAUSE] >> AT THIS POINT IN TIME, MR. MANAGER, I THINK WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TO PROVIDE AND OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH? >> WE DO MR. CHAIRMAN, AS WE DO ONCE A MONTH OR TRY TO DO ONCE A MONTH, WE ARE RECOGNIZING OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FROM THE NORTH WATER PLANTS. SO IF WE COULD HAVE EDWARD GONZALEZ OUR NORTH WATER PLANT MANAGER, [PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH - CESAR ESPINOZA (NORTH WATER PLANT)] AND MR. CESAR ESPINOZA COME UP [NOISE] EDWARD? >> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN. THIS MONTH, THE WATER PLANT WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. CESAR ESPINOZA AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL. MR. ESPINOZA STARTED WITH MPU IN 2013 AS A WATER PUMP OPERATOR, AND AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF BEING IN WATER PUMP OPERATIONS, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE [INAUDIBLE] MECHANIC POSITION IN 2020 FOR THE NORTH WATER PLANT. WHILE IN HIS POSITION AS A WATER PLANT OPERATOR, HE OBTAINED THE WATER LICENSES THAT TCEQ REQUIRES TO OPERATE A WATER PLANT SYSTEM. MR. ESPINOZA CURRENTLY HOLDS AN A SURFACE WATER LICENSE ISSUED BY TCEQ, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LICENSE YOU CAN OBTAIN THROUGH TCEQ. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO CONGRATULATE MR. ESPINOZA ON HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT OBTAINING HIS A LICENSE LAST YEAR. >> GOOD JOB TOO, CESAR. >> HIS CURRENT DUTIES AT THE NORTH WATER PLANT ARE MAINTAINING PUMPS, MOTORS, FACILITIES, AND OTHER VARIOUS EQUIPMENT THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE WATER TREATMENT PROCESS. HE ALSO ASSISTS WITHOUT HESITATION ON WATER PLANT OPERATIONS WHEN NEEDED. MR. ESPINOZA ALSO IS A VERY WELL LIKED AND HIGHLY RESPECTED EMPLOYEE IN MPU. THANK YOU, MR. ESPINOZA, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. CAN YOU PLEASE JOIN ME TO CONGRATULATE MR. ESPINOZA? [APPLAUSE] >> MR. CESAR, YOU WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS? >> THANK YOU, MR. GONZALEZ. GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS. I TOOK THE LIBERTY TO WRITE A FEW WORDS. IT'S BECAUSE MR. RAY HAD TOLD ME THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP HERE. [00:20:01] [LAUGHTER] I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK GOD FOR GUIDING ME IN THIS CAREER PATH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. GONZALEZ FOR TRUSTING ME TO ASSIST HIM AT THE NORTH WATER PLANT. I KNOW IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE MONTH SINCE I HAVE CO-WORKERS THAT DESERVE THIS RECOGNITION AS WELL. SEVEN YEARS AGO, I WAS A COOK AT DENNY'S AND NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE IN FRONT OF THE MPU BOARD TODAY. IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR WORKING FOR MPU IN SERVING THE CITIZENS OF MCALLEN. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. GONZALEZ AND BOARD MEMBERS. MR. REAGAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU CESAR. >> BACK TO OUR AGENDA, ITEM 1 PLEASE? >> ITEM 1, MR. CHAIRMAN IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 27TH, 2021. >> MOVE APPROVAL IS PRESENTED. [1. MINUTES:] MOVE MOTION, SECOND. [a) Approval of the Minutes for the Workshop and Regular Meeting held on April 27, 2021.] ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. >> AYE >> OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES, ITEM 2A PLEASE? >> ITEM 2A IS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF AQUA LENA AT TRES LAGOS PHASE 1 SUBDIVISION RAFAEL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> AFTERNOON. [NOISE] [2. UTILITY LAYOUTS:] [a) Discussion and Approval of Aqualina at Tres Lagos Phase I Subdivision.] >> THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TRES LAGOS BOULEVARD, AND APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET WEST OF SHARY ROAD, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MCALLEN CITY LIMITS AND IS BEING PROPOSED AS R1 RESIDENTIAL. THE TRACK CONSISTS OF 21.628 ACRES, [INAUDIBLE] 41 [INAUDIBLE] FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THAT PROPERTY FALLS WITHIN THE SHARYLAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION AND WATER CCN. THE APPLICANT WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLY WITH A TYPICAL CITY OF MCALLEN SUB-REGION REQUIREMENTS AS THEY PERTAIN TO FIRE PROTECTION. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL AN INTERNAL 18 SEWER LINE TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD CONNECT TO A STUB-OUT CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING 15-INCH SEWER LINE THAT WAS INSTALLED ALONG TRES LAGOS BOULEVARD WITH THE PHASE 2 SPINE PROJECT. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSING TO INSTALL AN INTERNAL EIGHT-INCH RECLAIMED WATER LINE TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD CONNECT TO THE EXISTING 12-INCH RECLAIMED WATER LINE THAT WAS ALSO INSTALLED, A LONG TRES LAGOS WITH THE PHASE 2 SPINE PROJECT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SUB-REGION SUBJECT 2, DEDICATION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT POSSIBLY ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY AND WHERE THE MAIN UTILITY LINES ARE BEING PROPOSED. INSTALLATION OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE DECONSTRUCTED AS PROPOSED, EXECUTION OF A WATER LINE ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER, SHARYLAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION AND THE CITY. PAYMENT OF A SEWER LINE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE DEVELOPER OF EL PACIFICO IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,079.64 FOR THE EL PACIFICO SEWER PROJECT AND PAYMENT OF A SEWER LINE REIMBURSEMENT TO MPU IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,151.26 FOR PARTICIPATION TO THE EL PACIFICO SEWER LINE PROJECT. [NOISE] >> YOU'VE HEARD SAS RECOMMENDATION, MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? >> MOTION MOVED. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> MOTION SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? [NOISE] THERE ARE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED SAME SIGN? MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE? >> YES, SIR. ITEM 2B, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF CASCADA AT TRES LAGOS PHASE 2 SUBDIVISION [NOISE]. [b) Discussion and Approval of Cascada at Tres Lagos Phase II Subdivision.] >> YES, ONE SECOND. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. [NOISE] THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASCADA AT TRES LAGOS PHASE 1, WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TRES LAGOS BOULEVARD, AND APPROXIMATELY 530 FEET WEST OF SHARY ROAD. IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE MCALLEN CITY LIMITS, AND IS BEING PROPOSED AS R1 RESIDENTIAL. THE TRACK CONSISTS OF 27.97 ACRES, AND WILL BE 118 LOTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THE PROPERTY FALLS WITHIN THE SHARYLAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, WATER CCN. THE APPLICANT WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLY WITH THE TYPICAL CITY OF MCALLEN SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS AS THEY PERTAIN A FIRE PROTECTION. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL AN INTERNAL EIGHT-INCH SEWER LINE TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY. A SECTION WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING SEWER LINE WITHIN PHASE 1, AND THE REST WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING SEWER LINE ALONG SHARY ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL AN INTERNAL EIGHT-INCH RECLAIMED WATERLINE TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD CONNECT TO THE EXISTING EIGHT-INCH RECLAIMED WATERLINE WITHIN PHASE 1. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION SUBJECT TO DEDICATION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT, POSSIBLY ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY, AND WHERE THE MAIN UTILITY LINES ARE [NOISE] BEING PROPOSED. INSTALLATION OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AS PROPOSED. EXECUTION OF A WATERLINE ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER, [00:25:03] SHARYLAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, AND THE CITY. PAYMENT OF A SEWER LINE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE DEVELOPER OF EL PACIFICO IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,208.22 FOR THE EL PACIFICO SEWER PROJECT, AND PAYMENT OF A SEWER LINE REIMBURSEMENT TO MPU IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,368.54 FOR PARTICIPATION TO THE EL PACIFICO SEWER PROJECT. >> YOU'VE HEARD SCOTT'S RECOMMENDATION. MAY HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE. >> MOVE. >> APPROVED. >> MOTION IS SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> PROPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. >> JUST A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, IT'S NOT PART OF THE REAL DISCUSSION. RAPHAEL, ARE WE ABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT PERCENT, HOW FAR LONG WITH THIS PROJECT AT TRES LAGOS ARE WE? FOURTH OF THE WAY, HALF OF THE WAY? I DON'T REALLY KNOW OFF THE TOP MY HEAD. MARK, YOU HAVE A FEEL FOR THAT, HOW MUCH LAND THEY HAVE? >> WE'RE STILL IN PHASE 1. >> IT'S STILL PHASE 1? [OVERLAPPING] >> I WOULD SAY 25 PERCENT. >> 25? FOURTH OF THE WAY? >> YEAH. >> THAT'S PROBABLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. >> WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THEY'RE OVER 100 HOUSES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. >> THAT'S FANTASTIC. HEAVY EMPHASIS ON THE RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE, THAT WAS GOOD A THING. >> YES, SIR. >> REALLY A GOOD THING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, RAPHAEL. I APPRECIATE. >> YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S ANOTHER 159 MONTHS BETWEEN THE TWO SUBDIVISIONS TO BE ADDED OUT THERE. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> LOVE IT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT RECLAIMED WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES. ANYWAY, ITEM 3, PLEASE. >> ITEM 3, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. IF YOU ALL, AGAIN, STAFF IS OPEN TO [3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:] WHATEVER CERTAIN TOPICS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. JUST LET US KNOW. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY ON-LIST RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE SOME SOON. >> YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON ALL OF OUR ENGINEERING PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING, AS WELL AS ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING. I GUESS A REPORT ON HOW OUR WASTE WATERLINE AND REUSE MASTER PLANS ARE COMING ALONG. >> ABSOLUTELY. ALONG THOSE LINES, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE'LL ALSO HAVE, HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT MEETING, OUR WATER EDUCATION UPDATE AS WELL. JUST OUR CAMPS, THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE CHILDREN AND TOURS AND ALL THAT. WE'LL HAVE THAT UPDATE AS WELL. THEN WE'LL GET YOU ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING UPDATE AS WELL. >> I THINK, ALSO, WE NEED TO DISCUSS FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN OUR FUTURE GROWTH CORRIDOR. >> YES, SIR. >> I CAN'T TELL YOU SINCE WE'RE NOT IN AGENDA. I CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA NEXT MEETING AND DISCUSS IT, WHERE WE'D PROBABLY NEED TO CHIP IN AND OUR OPINION AS IT RELATES TO WATERLINE EXTENSIONS, SEWER LINE EXTENSIONS ESPECIALLY. >> OKAY. YES, SIR. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WELCOMING ME TO THIS. I WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK MR. VEGA. HE TOOK ME ON A TOUR OF ALL THE FACILITIES OF THE TWO SEWER AND WATER PLANTS, WHICH WAS VERY INTERESTING. I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY WORKSHOPS OR DO THEY TYPICALLY HAVE ANY RETREATS OR ANYTHING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT I NEED TO PLAN FOR NOW THAT WE'RE STARTING TO OPEN UP? I'M GOING TO HAVE KIDS GOING BACK TO COLLEGE HERE PRETTY SOON. >> YES, WE DO. MR. VEGA CAN ELABORATE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO [OVERLAPPING]. >> JUST THE MONTH WHEN THAT BE. WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT WILL BE? >> EVERY FEBRUARY, TYPICALLY, IS WHEN WE HAVE OUR BOARD RETREAT AND THAT'S WHEN WE GIVE ALL OUR UPDATES FROM PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING DESIGNED, PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THINGS LIKE THE CHAIRMAN SAID, MASTER PLANS, THINGS THAT WE SEE OUT IN THE RADAR, OUT IN THE HORIZON. THAT'S A HALF-DAY? IT'S A HALF-DAY. WE'LL HAVE LUNCH AND THEN WE'LL GO ALL THE WAY TO 5:00. >> PERFECT. >> THEN WORKSHOPS, YES. TYPICALLY ON AVERAGE, I THINK WE'VE GOT MAYBE ONE WORKSHOP EVERY OTHER MONTH, I'D SAY. >> THEY TYPICALLY HAPPEN BEFORE THE MEETING? >> YES, SIR. DEPENDING ON THE TOPIC, IT COULD BE A ONE-HOUR WORKSHOP OR A TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP. >> WE HAVE OUR BUDGET ALSO. >> WE'VE GOT OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS COMING UP SOON, PROBABLY JULY IS WHEN WE HAVE OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS. USUALLY THOSE ARE GOING TO BE BETWEEN THREE, FOUR, OR FIVE, DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR BUDGET LOOKS LIKE THAT YEAR. >> GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PLAN APPROPRIATELY [00:30:01] AND THANK YOU ALL FOR WELCOMING ME HERE. PARTICULARLY YOU, MARK AND YOUR STAFF, HOW GREAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN. >> YOU GOT IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER ITEMS? >> NO, SIR. >> ANY OTHER ITEMS THERE? ALL RIGHT. THEN WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 4A, IS THAT [INAUDIBLE]. [OVERLAPPING]. >> CHAIRMAN, ITEM 4A QUALIFIES FOR CONVERSATION IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AND THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, [a) Consultation with City Attorney regarding legislative process. (551.071 T.G.C.)] I RECOMMEND YOU ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECESS TO IT'S EXECUTIVE SESSION [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE'LL MOVE. >> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL SAME SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. WE SHALL RETURN. SINCE CAN RECONVENE AFTER WE ARE THROUGH WITH THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. [NOISE] IT'S 5:01, [01:01:47] AND WE ARE RECONVENING AN OPEN SESSION. COUNSELOR? [01:01:51] >> CHAIRMAN, I RECOMMEND NO ACTION, [01:01:53] COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. [01:01:55] >> NO ACTION. ANY OTHER ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA? [01:01:58] >> NO SIR, M.R CHAIRMAN. [01:01:59] >> THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> OKAY. MOVE. >> [OVERLAPPING] ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "I". [NOISE] >> I. [OVERLAPPING] >> WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. >> 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. [4. 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:] [MUSIC] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.