Jul 13, 2021 McAllen Public Utility

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AND NOW FOR MCALLEN CITY HALL, A MEETING OF THE MCCALLAN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD.

CALL THIS MEETING THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TO ORDER IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY

[CALL TO ORDER]

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING IF YOU'RE ABLE.

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WE ASK YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE IN THIS ROOM TODAY AND SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM.

WE PRAY WE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THOSE WHO CHOSE US TO REPRESENT THEM.

WE WILL BE CERTAIN TO GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY.

AMEN. AMEN. AMEN.

FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION, YES, MR. MANAGER. YES, SIR.

MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO WE'RE A LITTLE BACKED UP, SO WE'RE GOING TO

[PRESENTATION - PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH - BENITO CORONOA (METER READERS)]

ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE, WE'VE GOT THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF MAY FEDERICO LOZANO. SO IF FREDDIE WOULD WOULD MAKE HIS WAY UP HERE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE BENITO CORONA FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.

AND SO IF THEY COULD MAKE THEIR WAY UP AND THEY'RE HERE WITH THE SOUTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MANAGER.

MR. TIJERINA, CHAIRMAN. I'M HERE WITH FEDERICO LOZANO HE WAS SELECTED FOR THE MAY TWENTY TWENTY ONE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. MR. LOZANO WILL JOIN OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEMS TEAM ON JUNE 24, 2013, AS AN OPERATOR TRAINEE AT THE NORTH WASTEWATER PLANT.

AND ON JUNE TWENTY NINE TWENTY TWENTY, HE WAS PROMOTED TO GENERAL MECHANIC.

MR. LOZANO HOLDS ONE OF THE HIGHEST LICENSES IN THE UTILITY PROFESSION, TCQ WASTEWATER [INAUDIBLE] LICENSE. HE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT FROM SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE AND IS ACTIVELY PURSUING HIS ELECTRICIAN TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE. MR. LOZANO PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, SCHEDULING US ON OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON WORK ORDER SYSTEMS, ADDING SPECIFICATIONS AND ANY PURCHASES THAT WE MAKE.

HE IS CONSTANTLY WORKING ON IDEAS TO IMPROVE OUR MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND RECOMMENDING TOOLS TO PERFORM OUR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY.

HIS KNOWLEDGE IN TECHNOLOGY IS A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO HAVE WITH ALL THE NEW ADVANCEMENTS IN OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. THIS PAST SUMMER, MR. LOZANO ASSISTED. LAST SUMMER, HE ASSISTED DURING THE ELEVEN TO SEVEN NIGHT SHIFT DURING HURRICANE HANNAH TO BE ALONGSIDE THE OPERATORS AND JUST IN CASE ANYTHING CAME UP THAT NEEDED HIS ASSISTANCE.

MR. LOZANO RECEIVED THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH ALSO ON MAY OF TWENTY SEVENTEEN.

I WAS A WASTE WATER OPERATOR AT THE NORTH WASTEWATER PLANT TO OBTAIN A SECOND TIME AS A GENERAL MECHANIC AT THE SOUTHWEST WATER PLANT CONTINUED TO SHOW HIS HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND LOYALTY TO MECHANICAL UTILITY AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR FAMILY.

AND CONGRATULATIONS FREDDIE, CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING FREDDIE, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GUIDANCE I'VE RECEIVED FROM PAST AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT AND ALL MY COWORKERS ALSO HELPING ME. WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO DO, THANK YOU FREDDIE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE EDUCATION THAT YOU'RE DOING AND CONTINUE TO DO IS MOST IMPRESSIVE.

AND THE CITIZENS OF MCALLEN, BENEFICIARY OF ALL THAT, I CAN ASSURE YOU.

THANK YOU. CONTINUE ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU'RE DOING.

THAT'S GOOD STUFF. REALLY GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE TWO TIMER CLUB NOW? YEAH, NORTH AND SOUTH.

I MUST SAY. YOUR DEDICATION IS APPRECIATED.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND BETTERING YOURSELF AND BETTERING THE OPERATION OF OUR UTILITY. SO THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. TWO TIMES.

OK, NEXT ONE, MR. BENITO CORONA.

RICHARD IS HERE TO PRESENT BENITO [INAUDIBLE].

HI, RICHARD. GOOD AFTERNOON.

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I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE FOR MR. BENITO CORONA. MR. CORONA HAS BEEN WITH US FOR EIGHT YEARS.

AND AS A METER READER, HE'S ALSO A SECOND TIME AWARD WINNER FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

AND WE ALL KNOW HOW HARD IT'S BEEN FOR THIS YEAR FOR EVERYBODY TO GET BY, COME TO WORK AND STILL BE ABLE TO BE PRODUCTIVE DESPITE COVID, DESPITE RAIN, DESPITE FREEZING WEATHER.

MR. CORONA HAS BEEN WITH US THROUGHOUT ALL THAT TIME AND HAS HELPED US IN BUILDING BECAUSE WE WORKED SOME WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER, MEET ALL OUR DEADLINES AND BE ABLE TO MEET ALL THE CONCERNS THAT THE CUSTOMERS HAVE REGARDING THEIR WATER BILLS AND THEIR WATER METERS. SO MR. CORONA IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE FIRST PERSONS TO GET TO THE OFFICE IN THE MORNINGS AND BE READY TO GO TO WORK THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

IF HE'S DONE WITH HIS TASK, HE'S AVAILABLE TO HELP ANYBODY ELSE.

HE'S AVAILABLE TO DO SERVICE ORDERS WITH THE TECHNICIANS.

HE'S ALWAYS MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE.

AND HIS ATTITUDE IS IS TREMENDOUS.

IT'S AN ATTITUDE OF I'M HERE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY AND I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING GETS DONE AND WE MEET ALL OUR DEADLINES. SO WITH THAT, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, BENITO, FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY WON'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT AND GIVE SOME OF THE CREDIT TO YOUR FELLOW COWORKERS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] WELL, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.

SO AS LONG AS WE GET EVERYTHING DONE.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU BENITO. GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

ANYTHING ELSE? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION JUST REALLY QUICKLY JUST THE APPRECIATION THESE RECENT RAINS THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK BROUGHT PROBABLY FIVE, FOUR OR FIVE, CLOSE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN.

AND THAT REALLY TAXED OUR SEWER SYSTEM BECAUSE OF HOW QUICKLY IT CAME DOWN.

BUT I'M JUST SO THANKFUL AND I WON'T START NAMING NAMES, EXCEPT THAT THEY ALL WORK UNDER DAVID [INAUDIBLE] AT THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM, BUT JUST TO SEE THEM MOBILIZED THE WAY THAT THEY DID AND REALLY ADDRESS THOSE AREAS OF OUR SYSTEM WHERE RESIDENTS DEPEND ON THOSE LINES TO BE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, I'M ABLE TO REPORT GOOD NEWS TO YOU ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT OUR STAFF DOES AND THE MEN AND WOMEN UNDER DAVID.

SO JUST REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR EFFORTS.

THEY DEAL WITH THE UNSANITARY AND UNSIGHTLY SIDE OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND THEY DO THAT SO THAT WE CAN BE HAVE COMFORT WHERE WE WORK AND PLAY AND SLEEP.

AND SO I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK HIS STAFF, DAVID.

AND AGAIN, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN FROM LABORATORY TO COLLECTIONS TO THE PLANT TO JUST DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR US THIS PAST WEEK.

SO I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE.

[APPLAUSE] I WOULD ONLY SAY THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR MARSHALING YOUR CREWS AS WELL AS YOU DO.

AND IT IS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED AND I WOULD ONLY EMPHASIZE ONE THING, AND THAT'S TO OUR CUSTOMERS, WHENEVER THERE'S INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OCCURRENCES OF ANY KIND.

OUR CREWS ARE STILL OUT THERE WORKING.

THEY THEY TAKE THE TIME AWAY FROM THEIR OWN FAMILIES UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF US.

AND IT IS APPRECIATED AND IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.

AND I WANT TO TELL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORTS THAT THEY MAKE AND MAKE OUR CITIZENS AWARE OF THE DEDICATION THAT ALL OF OUR FOLKS HAVE.

AND IT'S APPRECIATED. THANK YOU TO THANK YOU, CREWS.

IT'S NO SMALL REASON PEOPLE WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT? OH, YES, SIR.

YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WE'LL GET BACK TO OUR OUR AGENDA.

FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD JUNE

[1. MINUTES:]

[a) Approval of the Minutes for the Regular Meeting held June 15, 2021.]

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ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED SAME SIGN, MOTION PASSES.

ITEM TWO A PLEASE ITEM TWO A IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR

[2. BIDS AND CONTRACTS:]

[a) Consideration and Approval of Change Order #1 for the New Boeye Reservoir West Levee Improvement Project.]

CARLOS. BOARD MEMBERS BACK ON DECEMBER 15TH THIS [INADUIBLE] AWARDED THE SUBJECT PROJECT TO JMJ CONSTRUCTOR'S OUT OF [INAUDIBLE] TEXAS, FOR AN AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.

AND BASICALLY IT INVOLVED SOME LEVEE STABILIZATION AT [INAUDIBLE] PRIMARILY AT OUR WHAT WE CALL A NEW BOEYE RESERVOIR, BUT ALSO AT OUR NORTH RESERVOIR AT A RESERVOIR BY OUR NORTH WATER PLANT. AND THE CONTRACTORS ALREADY COMPLETED THE SCOPE OF WORK RELATED TO THE BOEYE RESERVIOR. AND THEY'RE MOBILIZING, GETTING READY TO START A REPAIR WORK OR THE IMPROVEMENT WORK AT OUR NORTH RESERVOIR.

SO WHILE WE'RE OUT THERE, A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE DID NOTICE IN DOING A WALK THROUGH THAT WE SAW SOME ADDITIONAL EROSION ISSUES OVER BY THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT RESERVOIR.

AND SO WE SAT DOWN WITH THE CONTRACTOR ENGINEER, [INAUDIBLE] AND WE RECOMMENDED ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL SCOPE TO COVER THAT SECTION THAT'S KIND OF ILLUSTRATED IN THAT EXHIBIT.

THE CONTRACTOR BASICALLY IS HONORING THE SAME UNIT PRICES THAT'S IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT, WHICH IS LIKE FORTY SEVEN DOLLARS PER SQUARE YARD.

SO THE AMOUNT OF THIS CHANGE ORDER PROPOSED IS FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS. STAFF AND THE ENGINEER [INAUDIBLE] ARE SUPPORTING THIS CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE.

AND I DIDN'T MENTION THIS IN MY MEMO, BUT THEY'RE ALSO ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIFTEEN DAYS IN CONTRACT TIME.

THEY'RE ABOUT RIGHT AS FAR AS WHERE THEY'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

AND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS FOR ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DAYS.

AND SO THIS IS ADDING FIFTEEN ADDITIONAL DAYS AND THEY EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED WELL, WITH THE RAINY DAYS AND WHATNOT, YOU KNOW, IN ABOUT SIX WEEKS.

SO THAT'LL PUT THEM WITHIN THEIR CONTRACT TIME.

AGAIN, THE AMOUNT OF THE CHANGE ORDER WOULD BE FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE THIRTY THREE THIRTY FIVE ACTUALLY. I SAY THREE THIRTY SIX HERE, BUT IT'S FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE THIRTY FIVE. YOU'VE HEARD STAFFS RECOMMENDATION MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE, SO MOVED.

I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE, SECOND.

SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? THAT'S PRETTY WELL KIND OF WIND DRIVEN IN MANY WAYS AND OH I MEAN WIND FOR THAT EROSION.

[INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHAT WE SUSPECT IS THAT THE ANYTHING ELSE. HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.

NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION IS 2B CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR

[b) Consideration and Approval of Supply Contract for Couplings.]

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS ON THURSDAY, MAY SIXTH TWENTY TWENTY ONE, PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING OPEN SEALED BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE [INAUDIBLE].

A TOTAL OF TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED.

[INAUDIBLE] NOTICES WERE SENT DEPARTMENT REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR A PURCHASE IN THE [INAUDIBLE] TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER THE BIDDER MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS [INAUDIBLE] OF TEXAS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. [INAUDIBLE] STAFF IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION WITH GENERAL MANAGERS APPROVAL TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS IN ONE YEAR INCREMENTS, SUBJECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER [INAUDIBLE].

IN ADDITION, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO TERMINATE SUCH CONTRACT WITH GENERAL MANAGER APPROVAL AND [INAUDIBLE] AFFECTED ITEMS TO AN EX LOW, BIDDER, BIDDER SHOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS.

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YOU HEARD STAFFS RECOMMENDATION MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL, SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? JUST TO COMMENT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN NOTIFICATIONS OUT WE ONLY GOT TWO RESPONSES.

YES, SIR. YEAH, ONE FROM THE VALLEY AND ONE FROM SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU SIR ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE AYE, OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION PASSES, ITEM 2 C, PLEASE, ITEM 2 C IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A WORD OF

[c) Consideration and Approval of Award of Contracts with Earthworks, LLC related to Dicker Rd. Waterline Improvements.]

ERICA. GOOD AFTERNOON, ERICA.

GOOD AFTERNOON MPU, IN HIDALGO COUNTY [INAUDIBLE] NUMBER TWO HAVE AN INTERLOCKING AGREEMENT IN PLACE, THAT DETECTS THE GENERAL TERMS FOR [INAUDIBLE] PARTICIPATION RELATED TO THE WATER LINE INSTALLATION ALONG DICKER ROAD.

IN DECEMBER 2020 THE BOARD APPROVE A STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTY SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLLARS AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT TO THE BOARD APPROVAL, THE COUNTY INDICATED THE PREFERENCE TO HAVE US ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR DIRECTLY FOR THIS ADDITIONAL WORK.

THE STAFF HAS COORDINATED WITH A CONTRACTOR AND NEGOTIATED A REDUCED PRICE OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS.

THE REDUCED PRICE IS PART OF A RESULT OF ELIMINATING A PROPOSED CROSSING ON MICHAEL RD.

IN ALSO AN AGREEMENT FOR MPU TO SUPPLY PIPE MATERIAL DIRECTLY, AS STAFF RECOMMENDS PROCEEDING WITH ENTERING THE CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH EARTHWORKS LLC FOR THE COMPLETION OF WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS TOTALING FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS.

YOU'VE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE.

SO MOVED, SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSE SAME SIGN, MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM 2 D.

THANK YOU, ERICA. ITEM 2 D IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL

[d) Consideration and Approval of of Award of Professional Services Engineering Contract to SWG Engineering, LLC., for the 23rd and Sarah Lift Station Relocation.]

MARK, GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS ON APRIL TWENTY EIGHT, TWENTY TWENTY MPUB MEETING, OUR BOARD ASSIGN VARIOUS PROJECTS TO MULTIPLE CONSULTING FIRMS. THE SELECTION OF FIRMS WAS BASED ON AN ENGINEERING ROTATION LIST DEVELOPED FROM RQ 11- 18 S.O.S- 469.

SWG ENGINEERING WAS SELECTED FOR THE 23RD STREET AND SARAH LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT. THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE DESIGN OF A NEW LIFT STATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF 23RD AND SARAH, THE NEW LIFT STATION WOULD ALSO HAVE A LARGER CAPACITY FOR FUTURE GROWTH.

THE EXISTING LIFT STATION HAS DETERIORATED OVER TIME AND HAS SOME CAPACITY LIMITATIONS, AND IT IS PRONE TO FLOODING.

THE CONSULTANT AND STAFF HAVE COORDINATED TO DEVELOP A SCOPE OF SERVICES, WHICH BASICALLY CONSISTS OF THE REDESIGNING OF THE LIFT STATION IN PREPARATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT LIFT STATION.

THE TOTAL SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT IS UP FOR ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FEES, AND IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE INTENT WITH THIS CONTRACT IS NOT TO START UNTIL THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BUT WE JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT AWARDED AND GET THEM READY TO START PLANNING FOR THAT.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROCEED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO SWG FOR THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS EVEN.

ALSO, JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CONSULTANT IS HERE IN CASE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS. MOVE FOR APPROVAL MOTION TO APPROVE MAY I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.

SAY AYE. AYE.

THANK YOU. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MARCO.

ITEM 3 A, PLEASE.

YES, SIR. ITEM 3 A IS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF ONYX PLAZA SUBDIVISION, RAFAEL.

[3. UTILITY LAYOUTS:]

[a) Discussion and Approval of Onyx Plaza Subdivision.]

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED BETWEEN CEDAR AVENUE AND BEACH AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF [INAUDIBLE] ROAD IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MCALLEN CITY LIMITS AND IS BEING PROPOSED AS C 3L COMMERCIAL THE TRACK CONSISTS OF ONE POINT TWO SEVEN ACRES.

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THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL MULTIPLE WATER SERVICES TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY THAT WILL CONNECT TO AN EXISTING TWELVE INCH WATER LINE ALONG [INAUDIBLE] ROAD.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL AN EIGHT INCH SEWER LINE TO SERVICE THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD CONNECT TO AN EXISTING MANHOLE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION, SUBJECT TWO DEDICATION OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT, POSSIBLY ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY AND WHERE THE [INAUDIBLE] LINES WILL BE INSTALLED.

INSTALLATION OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE BE CONSTRUCTED AS PROPOSED PAYMENT OF A ONE-LINE REIMBURSEMENT TO MPU IN THE AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS AND SIXTY SIX CENTS FOR THE BENSON ROAD WATER LAND PROJECT.

AND ALSO PAYMENT OF A SEWER LINE REIMBURSEMENTS TO MPU IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE DOLLARS AND SIXTY SIX CENTS FOR THE BENSON ROAD SEWER PROJECT AND INDIVIDUAL WATER SERVICES TO BE INSTALLED FOR EACH UNIT IN OUR SUITE.

YOU'VE HEARD STAFFS RECOMMENDATION MAY I HAVE A MOTION.

MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION DO I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM. SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSE SAME SIGN MOTION PASSES.

ITEM THREE, B, PLEASE.

YES, SIR. ITEM THREE B IS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF STEC TRES LAGOS SUBDIVISION.

[b) Discussion and Approval of STEC Tres Lagos Subdivision.]

THERE WILL BE A SINGLE LOT FOR AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION.

THE PROPERTY FALLS WITHIN THE SHARED LINE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION WATER CCN.

THE APPLICATION WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLY WITH A TYPICAL CITIZEN OF MCALLEN SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS AS IT PERTAINS TO FIRE PROTECTION.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SEPTIC TANK USE AS THE NEAREST MPU SEWER LINE IS APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FEET TO THE EAST.

THE DEVELOPER PLANS TO ESCROW THE COST AS A SEWER SERVICE IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE PROPOSED ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION, SUBJECT TWO DEDICATION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT, POSSIBLY ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY, EXECUTION OF A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR THE REQUIRED INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES IN THE FUTURE.

AND SHOULD A FIRE HYDRANT BE REQUIRED EXECUTION OF A WATER LINE ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER [INAUDIBLE] WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION AND THE CITY.

YOU'VE HEARD STAFFS RECOMMENDATION MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE.

MOVED.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.

SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED SAME SIGN, MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ITEM FOUR ITEM FOUR MR. CHAIRMAN, IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

[4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]

[INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM WILL BE ITEM FIVE A DO WE HAVE ANYTHING MR. COUNSELOR.

[a) Consultation with City Attorney regarding legislative process. (551.071 T.G.C.)]

VERY GOOD. THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, WHICH I HAVE, DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 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.

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