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>> NOW, FROM MCALLEN CITY HALL, A MEETING OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD.
>> CALLING MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION.
>> LET'S ADJOURN THE WORKSHOP AND [OVERLAPPING].
[CALL TO ORDER]
[PLEDGE]
>> I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, ONCE AGAIN, COME TOGETHER TO DO THE WORK OF OUR UTILITY.
[INVOCATION]
WE ASK THAT YOU LEAD, GUIDE, AND DIRECT IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.BLESS US FATHER IN THESE THINGS.
WE PRAY FOR OUR NATION AND THOSE AROUND THE WORLD.
WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME.
AMEN. [BACKGROUND] YOU MAY BE SEATED.
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [OVERLAPPING].
>>NO, IT'S [OVERLAPPING] MOVE TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN A RUSH-RUSH AND WE ARE HERE.
>>THANKS FOR YOUR ARTICLE, I LIKE IT.
>> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING HELD AUGUST THE 10TH, 2021.
[1. MINUTES:]
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[a) Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting held August 10, 2021.]
ITEM 2A, PLEASE.>> ITEM 2A IS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF BEST SUBDIVISION, RAFAEL.
[2. UTILITY LAYOUTS:]
[a) Discussion and Approval of Best Subdivision.]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. [BACKGROUND]
>> HELLO. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 8 MILE ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 550 FEET WEST OF BENTSEN ROAD.
IT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE MCALLEN CITY LIMITS, BUT WITHIN THE CITY'S ETJ AND SEWER CCN, AND WILL CONSIST OF 1.15 ACRES AND WILL BE A SINGLE LOT FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
THE PROPERTY FALLS WITHIN THESE SHARYLAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, WATER CCN.
THE APPLICANT WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLY WITH A TYPICAL CITY OF MCALLEN SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS.
AS THEY PERTAIN TO FIRE PROTECTION, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A SUBJECT TANK VARIANCE, PROPOSING TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK THAT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SUBDIVISION AND SUBJECTING VARIANCE SUBJECT 2, DEDICATION OF UTILITY EASEMENT POSSIBLY ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY AND WHERE THE MAIN UTILITY LINES WILL BE INSTALLED.
EXECUTION OF A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF FUTURE UTILITIES IN THE FUTURE.
A SERVICE LINE BEING INSTALLED FROM THE SEPTIC TANK TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE CONNECTION AND SHOULD THE CITY REQUIRE A FIRE HYDRANT, A WIRELINE ACCESS AGREEMENT BE EXECUTED BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER SHARYLAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION AND THE CITY.
>> YOU'VE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. MAY I HAVE THE MOTION, PLEASE.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? IF NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
>> OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ITEM IS 3A, REVIEW OF RESULTS OR FINANCIAL OPERATIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, MELBA?
[3. MANAGER’S REPORT:]
[a) Review of Results of Financial Operations as of June 30, 2021.]
AND THIS ITEMS FOR INFORMATION ON BOARD MEMBERS.>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. MAYOR.
PRESENTED FOR YOUR REVIEW THIS AFTERNOON, ARE RESULTS OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS FOR BOTH THE WATER AND WASTE WATER FUNDS FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR.
AS INDICATED ON PAGE 2 OF YOUR FINANCIAL REPORTS, WATER FUND REVENUES OF $15.3 MILLION CAME IN, JUST SLIGHTLY ABOUT ONE PERCENT UNDER THE PRIOR YEAR, WHILE BEING ABOUT 11 PERCENT UNDER BUDGET AND THAT'S ON A FLAT BASIS.
YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENSES OF $14.6 MILLION CAME IN ONE PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR OR UNDER LAST YEAR, WHILE REMAINING 11 PERCENT ALSO UNDER BUDGET.
THIS RESULTED IN NET REVENUES OVER EXPENSES OF $742,674.
DURING THE PERIOD, WE [NOISE] EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER WATER ACCOUNTS BEING SERVICED.
AS OF JUNE 30TH, 49,175 WATER ACCOUNTS WERE SERVICED COMPARED TO 48,382 THE PRIOR YEAR.
EXCUSE ME. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 793 NEW ACCOUNTS.
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FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD, HOWEVER, WE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF 760 NEW ACCOUNTS COMPARED TO 432 THE PREVIOUS YEAR.WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND OF COURSE, THAT DOES EXCEED OUR 500 NEW ACCOUNT BUDGET.
YEAR-TO-DATE CONSUMPTION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.6 BILLION GALLONS DECREASED THREE PERCENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, COMING IN 14 PERCENT UNDER OUR PLANNED CONSUMPTION OF 9 BILLION GALLONS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
WE EXPERIENCED 19.58 INCHES OF RAIN THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO 17.89 INCHES THE PRIOR YEAR.
OF COURSE, THAT'S AN INDICATIVE OF HOW OUR BUILT CONSUMPTION'S GOING TO PLAY OUT FOR THE PERIOD.
I WOULD TELL YOU WE DID HAVE A LOT MORE RAIN IN JULY, ABOUT A LITTLE OVER EIGHT INCHES.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US WAY OVER THE CITY'S, AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE YEAR OF 23 INCHES.
AS INDICATED ON PAGE 5 AT THE FINANCIAL REPORTS, WASTE WATER FUND REVENUES OF $14.8 MILLION CAME IN THREE PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR, 12 PERCENT UNDER BUDGET ON A FLAT BASIS, WHILE YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENSES OF $13.9 MILLION CAME IN FOUR PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR, SEVEN PERCENT UNDER BUDGET.
THIS RESULTED IN NET REVENUES OVER EXPENSES OF $868,670.
AS OF JUNE 30TH, 43,802 WASTE WATER ACCOUNTS WERE SERVICED COMPARED TO 43,192 DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF THE PRIOR YEAR.
THAT'S AN INCREASE IN SEWER ACCOUNTS OR WASTE WATER ACCOUNTS OF 610 NEW ACCOUNTS.
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD, WE DID GROW, EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF 584 NEW ACCOUNTS COMPARED TO 388 THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
>> COMBINED WORKING CAPITAL IS REPORTED AT $12,876,166 WITH A DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO COMING IN AT 0.8821 AND OF COURSE [INAUDIBLE], FINANCIAL CONDITION REMAINS STABLE.
INVESTMENT EARNINGS HAVE DECLINED IN COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
WE CONTINUE TO LADDER INVESTMENTS AND SEEK OUT OTHER DIVERSIFYING INVESTMENTS, SEEK OUT OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT MIGHT BRING US A LITTLE BIT MORE YIELD.
THE UTILITY IS $53.1 MILLION INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO PERFORMED AT A BLENDED RATE OF 0.25 PERCENT, INCLUDING NON-INTEREST BEARING CASH AND TEXPOOL, COMPARED TO 1.17 PERCENT THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE INVESTMENTS THEMSELVES HAD A BLENDED RATE OF 0.43 PERCENT COMPARED TO 1.69 PERCENT, THAT WAS ALSO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
AT JUNE 30TH, THE PORTFOLIO WAS INVESTED IN 1 PERCENT IN NON-INTEREST-BEARING DEMAND ACCOUNTS, 30 PERCENT IN CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT EARNING 0.52 PERCENT, 19 PERCENT IN GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES EARNINGS, 0.30 PERCENT COMPARED TO 1.73 PERCENT THE PRIOR YEAR, AND 50 PERCENT IN TEXPOOL PRIME, WHICH EARNED A BLENDED RATE OF 0.07PERCENT COMPARED TO 0.52 PERCENT THE PRIOR YEAR.
ADDITIONALLY, $6.5 MILLION IN LOAN PROCEEDS FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WERE HELD IN NESS GROUP AND INVESTED IN A MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND.
THIS COMPLETES MY REPORT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NONE.
>> THESE HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR INVESTMENT COMMITTEE ALSO. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ITEM IS 3B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RIDE OFF THE SECOND QUARTER BAD DEBT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 TO 2021. PABLO.
[b) Consideration and Possible Action to Write-off the 2nd Quarter Bad Debt Fiscal Year 2020-2021.]
>> I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE VERY BRIEFLY.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS DO TO COLLECT THESE DEBTS BEFORE WE WRITE THEM OFF?
>> WE TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT VIA PHONE.
MOST OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE, ROADBLOCK IS A LOT OF PEOPLE CHANGE PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM TRYING TO CONNECT.
BUT ALSO AS WE HAVE STATED EARLIER, PRIOR TO SOME OF THE MEETINGS, WE ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ANYBODY WHO COMES IN AND SET UP SERVICES AT THAT TIME.
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WE DON'T SEND THEM TO COLLECTION AGENCY IF THAT'S ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE].>> A PHONE CALL [OVERLAPPING].
>> OR OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION [OVERLAPPING].
THERE'S NO DEBT COLLECTION AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT.
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY, MAYBE THIS LEGAL COUNSEL, TO BAN ANOTHER HOOKUP IF SOMEBODY HAS AN OUTSTANDING [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK YOU CAN JUST HAVE, BUT WE DO MAINTAIN RECORD OF THE ACCOUNT HOLDER.
THEY COME IN TO OPEN ANOTHER ACCOUNT THAT HAS TO BE CLEARED BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED WITH A NEW ACCOUNT.
>> THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU.
>> OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
JUST AN FYI, IT'S STILL LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER OF 1 PERCENT.
>> ITEM C IS REIMBURSEMENT COLLECTIONS UPDATE AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, THIRD QUARTER.
[c) Reimbursement Collections Update as of June 30, 2021.]
>> WE JUST DID THAT. THREE C, PLEASE.
>> GO AHEAD. ERICA. REIMBURSEMENT COLLECTIONS UPDATE FOR THIRD QUARTER.
>> CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT.
I WILL BE PRESENTING THE REIMBURSEMENT COLLECTIONS UPDATE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2021.
THE REIMBURSEMENTS COLLECTED DURING APRIL THROUGH MAY 31ST TOTAL $49,351.36 AND THEIR BREAKDOWN IS AS FOLLOW.
WATER REIMBURSEMENT, $10,974.05.
WATER ADMINISTRATION FEE, $1,435.44.
WASTEWATER REIMBURSEMENT, $28,753.84, AND WASTEWATER ADMINISTRATION FEE, $8,188.03.
FOR THE YEAR-TO-DATE COLLECTIONS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE FOR WATER REIMBURSEMENTS, $59,411.02, WATER ADMINISTRATION FEE, $7,617.32, WASTEWATER REIMBURSEMENTS, $142,413.72, AND FOR WASTEWATER ADMINISTRATION FEE, $23,373.30, FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF $232,815.36.
IN THIS SLIDE WE HAVE A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE FISCAL YEAR COLLECTIONS OF THE PAST FISCAL YEAR AND THE PRESENT, WHERE WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE ON REIMBURSEMENT COLLECTIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> INDICATIVE OF A GROWING CITY.
>> THIS IS A REPORT ONLY AM I CORRECT OR?
>> THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
>> ITEM 4A IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRMAN, MAYOR OR WHATEVER YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO HEAR.
[4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]
PLEASE JUST LET STAFF KNOW AND WE'LL TRY AND GET THAT ON AT A FUTURE MEETING.>> HEARING NONE RIGHT NOW, LET'S GO AHEAD AND IF YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING, PLEASE CONTACT STAFF.
WE'VE ALREADY MET AN EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNSELOR.
[5. 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:]
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE BOARD WANTS TO CARRY ITEMS 5A, AND B TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WITH RESPECT TO ITEM C THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD DURING THE WORKSHOP MEETING AND THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE HAD ON THAT.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS? HEARING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
[NOISE] WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WITH THAT ACTION, THIS MEETING OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD IS NOW ADJOURNED.
REGULAR PUB MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE SECOND, 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.