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>> [MUSIC] NOW FROM MCALLEN CITY HALL, A MEETING OF THE MCALLEN CITY COMMISSION.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
[CALL TO ORDER]
TODAY IS SEPTEMBER THE 13TH.WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY IMPLICATION BY COMMISSIONER JOAQUIN SAMORA.
GOD OF WISDOM, WE SEEK YOUR HELP TODAY.
COME AND LET WISDOM FALL UPON US.
OH LORD, AS WE GATHER FOR THIS MEETING, GIVE US CLARITY SO THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY TACKLE EACH PART OF TODAY'S AGENDA, REVEAL PROBLEM AREAS, AND SHOW US THE BEST SOLUTIONS THAT WILL APPLY.
POINT OUR EYES TO EVERY POSITIVE OUTCOMES SINCE OUR LAST MEETING AND LET THESE FAVORABLE RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS ENCOURAGE EVERY HEART IN THIS ROOM.
GOD HELP US APPLY YOUR WISDOM AS WE DECIDE ON MATTERS TODAY AND MAKE YOUR PLANS.
IN THESE MATTERS, WE PRAY IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
>> A LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT ON MANY YEARS AGO, COMMENSURATE [INAUDIBLE] MOM HAD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER THE 16TH CE THIS UP.
HOWEVER, SOMEBODY CAME A DAY EARLY, [LAUGHTER] SO COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA WILL BE HAVING BIRTHDAY ON THE 15TH, [LAUGHTER] HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMMISSIONER.
[OVERLAPPING] [APPLAUSE] EVEN THOUGH YOUR RUINED THE PLANS.
>> WE HAVE RECOGNITION TO THE CITY OF MCALLEN, OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING. FOR THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS.
WE ARE USUALLY THE DEPARTMENT THAT GETS TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE AMAZING WORK AND PROJECTS AND SERVICES THAT THE CITY OF MCALLEN PROVIDES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
BUT TODAY, WE GET TO CELEBRATE THE WORK THAT WE DO.
HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>> THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS, OR TAMIO, HAS AWARDED THE CITY MCALLEN'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, ITS HIGHEST HONOR WITH TWO TAMIO AWARDS. [MUSIC]
>> ARE YOU READY TO BE COMING.
>> FOR THE CITY OF MCALLEN CENSUS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THE BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA UNPLANNED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ON THE MCALLEN FALLEN OFFICERS LAST YEAR WITH MORE THAN 400 ENTRIES IN THIS YEAR'S TAMIO AWARDS.
THE CITY OF MCALLEN WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED WITH TWO AWARDS OF HONORS FOR ITS COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING IN LAUNCHING THE NEW STUDIO AND PROGRAMMING AND BEST RECURRING EVENT WITH THE MCALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S, CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS.
>> WE WON FOR OUR VIDEO PRODUCTION AND FOR OUR COMMUNICATION PLANNING, AS WELL AS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND OUR CASES THAT WE PROMOTE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THAT WAS REALLY GRATIFYING BECAUSE WE'RE COMPETING AGAINST ALL OF THE CITIES IN THE STATE.
BUT REALLY OUR COMPETITION IS OURSELVES AND WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO PUSH OURSELVES TO BE THE BEST.
>> TAMIO IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE THAT CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 1,150 TEXAS CITIES.
TAMIO HAS A GROWING NUMBER OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALISTS SERVING SMALL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS URBAN CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ACCORDING TO TAMIO PRESIDENT, JAY WARREN FROM THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
HE SAYS TODAY, THE JOB OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST IS CRUCIAL FOR EVERY COMMUNITY.
>> WE'VE LEARNED THAT COMMUNITY CARE HAS OFFERED OUR FIRST RESPONDERS NOW.
WE'RE HELPING TO SAVE LIVES BY COMMUNICATING ABOUT HOW TO WEAR A MASK OR HOW TO GET VACCINATED.
THOSE ARE LIFE-SAVING MEASURES AND WE'RE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS IN EVERY CITY, WHETHER IT'S FIRE, THE EOC, THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
>> [MUSIC] IT WAS A YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY AND CHAOS, A YEAR OF ISOLATION AND EXHAUSTION.
>> HIDALGO COUNTY WAS RECOGNIZED AT TAMIO FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK WITH THEIR COVID-19 COMMEMORATIVE VIDEO,
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A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES AT THE TAMIO ANNUAL CONFERENCE.>> IT'S A GREAT HONOR. THIS IS MOSTLY FOR CITIES TO HAVE THE COUNTY REPRESENTED IS VERY UNIQUE AND VERY GRATIFYING THAT ALL OF OUR WORK IS BEING SHOWN TO EVERYONE ELSE IN TEXAS AND THEY'RE SEEING.
SO TEXAS CAN ALSO DO GREAT THINGS.
>> PHILIP NELSON FROM NELCO MEDIA WHO CONSTRUCTED THE CITY OF MCALLEN'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, NEW MCALLEN CABLE NETWORK STUDIO, ALSO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE OUR SET AT THE STATE CONFERENCE.
>> WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AT TAMIO, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE SURE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION GETS OUT TO ALL CITIZENS.
>> WITH THE EVER-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY AND ISSUES AFFECTING CITIZENS, THE CITY OF MCALLEN'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION STAFF, CONTINUES TO STRIVE TO PROMOTE AND INFORM THE CITIZENS BY LEARNING FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
>> SO THE CITY MCALLEN OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS EARNED A TOTAL OF FOUR WARDS FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OUR VIDEO PRODUCTION.
SO IT TOOK THE ENTIRE TEAM AND THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY WAS RECOGNIZED BY OUR PEERS IN THIS STATE.
THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 435 ENTRIES FROM 83 DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES IN TEXAS FOR THE 38 CATEGORIES THAT WERE IN THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION AND THE CITY OF MCALLEN OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION, WON FOUR OF THOSE TWO OF THE TAMIO AWARDS AND TWO AWARDS OF HONORS.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO BECAUSE WE GET TO TELL THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITIZENS AND THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHAT THE STATE OF MCALLEN DOES EVERY DAY AND NOW WE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS GUYS.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT SUNDAY WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.
[PROCLAMATIONS]
NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MURDER VICTIMS WITH ROBERT GARCIA.[National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims]
WE HAVE COMMISSIONER OMAR QUINTANILLA MAKING THAT PROCLAMATION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.>> NO, YOU CAN COME UP. ANYBODY ELSE JOINING?
>> COME THIS WAY. I'M HONORED TO GIVE THE FOLLOWING PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE NATIONAL PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, ESTABLISH SEPTEMBER 25TH AS A NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MURDER VICTIMS. WHEREAS POMC CHAPTERS CONTACT PERSONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC WILL BE HOLDING AN EVENT TO COMMEMORATE THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MURDER VICTIMS ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2021.
WHEREAS POMC BELIEVES IN HONORING THE MEMORY OF VICTIMS KILLED BY VIOLENCE FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS IN 2020, THERE WERE AN ESTIMATED 20,000 HOMICIDES NATIONWIDE, OF WHICH THE RIO GRAND VALLEY EXPERIENCED 47 HOMICIDES.
WHEREAS TWO MCALLEN OFFICERS MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY OF WHICH WE RECOGNIZE THEM AS MURDER VICTIMS. AS WE HONOR THE MEMORIES OF EDELMIRO GARZA 45 AND ISMAEL CHAVEZ 39 AS THE MCALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, THROUGH LEADERSHIP, GRIEF, AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT, SURVIVORS ARE REDUCING VIOLENCE AND PROMOTING PREVENTION AND POLICY CHANGE ON A LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
NOW THEREFORE, I OMAR QUINTANILLA CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MCALLEN, TEXAS, BY THE VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AND ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2021 AS NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MURDER VICTIMS.
>> SURE. [NOISE] THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ROBERT GARCIA.
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BEFORE I START, MY COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, MAYOR FOR THE LEADERSHIP, ROI FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, MR. SAMOTA AND ALL THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS.IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL THAT THE CITY TAKES VICTIMS FIRST VALUE AND SUPPORTS US ON THIS PROCLAMATION.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS ROBERT GARCIA.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ADULT AND CHILDREN.
TODAY MARKS 10 YEARS SINCE MY BROTHER WAS MURDERED AND THAT'S WHY I STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION.
IN 10 YEARS I HAVE SEVEN THINGS THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AS A FATHER, AS A MAN, AND AS A BROTHER OF ALL THE VICTIMS OF MURDER HOMICIDES.
TO MY LEFT, WE HAVE MARTHA RANK HILL, AND WANA VIA JAHEL AND WE SAY THEIR NAMES.
JOLISA JAHEL, WHO WAS MURDERED IN OCTOBER 25TH OF 2013.
IT'S BEEN EIGHT YEARS. IT'S STILL A COLD CASE, MURDER AND THEN TO MY LEFT, AS ALSO WANA VIA JAHEL, JULIO VIA JAHEL.
HER SON WAS ALSO MURDERED [SPANISH] AT THE CITY OF FAR.
MY SEVEN THINGS THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED ME AND THEM IS WE FOUND OUT WITH THIS GROUP IS THAT LOVE NEVER ENDS.
PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN SHARED A UNSPEAKABLE BOND THAT ONLY MOTHERS AND FATHERS AND VICTIMS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY MURDER CAN ONLY SPEAK THE TRUTH OF HOW IT'S IMPACTFUL AND THE LIFETIME GRIEVERS THAT WE HAVE BECOME.
IT IS A GROUP THAT I WOULD NEVER LEAVE.
IT IS A GROUP THAT BONDED TOGETHER BECAUSE OF MY BROTHERS MURDERED AND FOUND IN THIS UNSPEAKABLE ACHE OF YOUR HEART, THAT IS A LIFETIME.
IT IS AN EMPTY CHAIR THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE EITHER IN THE HOLIDAYS, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES WOULD ALL BE CONSTANT REMINDERS.
NO MATTER HOW LONG IT IS MY BROTHER ROGELIO RAGIO GARCIA WAS MY MENTOR.
I MADE A PROMISE TO MY MOTHER, DALIAN GARCIA, THAT HE DID NOT DIE IN VAIN.
NO MATTER SOMETIMES PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT JUSTIFIED, BUT REALLY SAY THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THERE'S NO JUSTIFICATION FOR HOMICIDE, BUT THERE WILL STEREOTYPE YOU AS HOMICIDE OF GANG-RELATED, DRUG RELATED, HUMAN TRAFFICKING RELATED.
WHAT BUNDLES TOGETHER IS THAT THE HUMANITY, IT IS A PERSON DOES STILL BELONG TO THE NEXT KING, WHICH IS MOTHER AND THE FATHER.
NUMBER SEVEN, BECAUSE I KNOW DEEP SORROW, I KNOW UNSPEAKABLE JOY.
WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THAT IS THAT AS I BOW MY HEAD TO THE FAMILIES AND OTHER VICTIMS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED WITH THIS UNSPEAKABLE PAIN AND SUFFERING AND SORROW, AGAIN AND AGAIN, WE DON'T SEE THE VICTIM BECAUSE THEY'RE SIX FEET UNDER, BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE MEMORIES AND THE PICTURES.
YOU ALL IN THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR, UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR GIVING ME AND SHOWING ME THE UNDENIABLE WHAT THE MEANING OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IS BECAUSE THEY NEVER FORGET, I NEVER FORGET.
MY MOTHER DALIA, ONCE TOLD ME BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2015.
[SPANISH] MY LIFE CHANGE WHEN YOUR BROTHER WAS MURDERED IN SEPTEMBER 13.
I CANNOT EXPLAIN THE PAIN OR THE VOID THAT I HAVE.
NO ONE WOULD EVER UNDERSTAND UNLESS YOU WALK THROUGH THEIR SHOES.
THE ULTIMATE GRIEF AS A MOTHER.
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING AND I MEAN, NOTHING THAT I WILL EVER TAKE FOR GRANTED IN MY LIFE EVER AGAIN.
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I SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENT NOW.EVERY TIME I GET UP IN THE MORNING AND SIT ON THAT PORCH AND I DRINK A CUP OF COFFEE AND I SEE THE SUNRISE, I SEE THE MEANING OF BETTER JOY AND THE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HUMANITY AND THE LOVE THAT WE GOT TO GIVE TO OUR KIDS.
BUT THAT CHANGE. NOW I FEEL EMPTY.
I GOT TO THINK THAT THROUGH MY BROTHER OR MY SON BROKELLO ROGER GARCIA FOR THAT TO REALLY AT EIGHT YEARS OLD TO STOP AND THINK THAT THIS HAPPENED.
PEOPLE TELL HIM NOT TO GRIEVE, TO LET HIM GO, THAT THEY'RE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD.
BUT I SAY TO THEM, HOW CAN I LET THEM GO? WHEN I CARRIED HIM NINE MONTHS, NO MATTER HOW OLD I GET, IS STILL MY SON.
DEATH CANNOT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME AS A MOTHER.
THAT WAS MY MOTHER DALIA ROSA GARCIA, SEPTEMBER 25TH, WHICH IS THE LAST EVENT THAT SHE ATTENDED IN 2015.
HER SPIRIT STILL GUIDES ME BECAUSE OF THAT PROMISE BACK IN 2011.
BUT I ASKED YOU IN THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US SEPTEMBER 25TH.
DON'T BE SHY. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THEY FALL IN HERE RULE.
THERE IS A POLICE OFFICER OR THAT WE HEAR THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH.
WE ARE VICTIMS. THERE WERE VICTIMS. IT ALSO HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TYPE OF MURDERED, BUT SOMEBODY CHOSE A COWARD TO KILL THOSE FALLEN OFFICERS IN THOSE TERRORISTS TO ATTACK THE TOWERS.
BUT ALSO OUR FAMILIES WHEN THEY PULLED THE TRIGGER OF THE GUN.
I ASK AND CHALLENGE THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN US.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF MCALLEN JOIN US ON THE SEPTEMBER, OTHER CITIES HAVE.
I'M NOT HERE TO POINT ANYBODY, I'M JUST HERE TO SAY JOIN US.
DON'T SEE US AS A DISEASE, SEE US AS A VICTIMS OF A VIOLENT CRIME.. ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS, KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN AN ORGANIZATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GRIEVE ALONE.
WE ARE MOTHERS TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE COFFEE WITH YOU.
IT'S A CELLPHONE ORGANIZATION, WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.
IF YOU'RE GOING INTO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND GOING THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS IS TIRING PROCESS BUT WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT AND THE FRIENDSHIP THAT I BOND FOR THE CITY COMMISSIONERS, THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.
I WILL COME EVERY YEAR AND THE YEAR AS LONG AS I BREATHE.
BECAUSE I MADE A DUTY AND A PROMISE TO YOU AND A PLEDGE TO MY FAMILIES, AND I SPEAK FOR THEM AND ADVOCATE FOR THEM AND I GET THAT ENERGY BACK AND FORTH.
SOME OF THE MEMBERS COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.
CERTAIN THINGS THAT HAPPENED THEY DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS.
BUT KNOW THAT I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THEM AND THAT I AM HERE FOR THEM.
I WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR NAMES AND ALSO THE VICTIMS THAT ARE HERE IN THE CITY OF MCALLEN.
IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS, THERE'S BEEN MANY.
IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE REFER HIM TO US, SO THE PROGRAM, THE VALUE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ADULT AND CHILDREN.
BUT PLEASE JOIN US ON THE 25TH.
MAYOR IF YOU CAN JOIN US IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO BE THERE.
EVEN FIVE MINUTES OF YOU TIMES WILL BE GRATEFUL.
>> ANY COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT.
YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL IMPACT WHEN YOU SEE 200 AND 300 PEOPLE THAT ARE VICTIMS THAT ARE JOIN US ON THIS AND THAT EVENT, AND THEN THAT WILL CARRY THE MEMORY.
BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU.
>> NOW WE HAVE DEAF AWARENESS MONTH BY THE COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ.
[Deaf Awareness Month]
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[LAUGHTER] [NOISE] [BACKGROUND] DO WE GET EVERYBODY? OH, WE'RE GOOD? [LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOOD.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HIDALGO, CITY OF MCALLEN, WHEREAS THE DEAF POPULATION INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THOSE WHO WERE BORN PROFOUNDLY DEAF AND USE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS A PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION TO THOSE WITH A DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS WHO USE HEARING AIDS OR OTHER FORMS OF AMPLIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION MODES.
MANY OF THESE HARD-WORKING INDIVIDUALS BUILD AND MAINTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE HEALTHCARE, AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND MENTOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF LEADERS AND SERVE AS A PISTON IN THE ENGINE OF OUR WORLD-CLASS ECONOMY.
EACH SEPTEMBER, ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS TEXAS WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS ON BEHALF OF OUR FELLOW TEXANS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AND TO PROMOTE AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF THESE TEXANS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE DEAF AWARENESS MONTH IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, TO PROMOTE EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR DEAF INDIVIDUALS, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
NOW, THEREFORE, I TURN IT AMIDST CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE WONDERFUL CITY OF MCALLEN TEXAS BY THE VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION.
I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2021 AS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU.
>> NOW, WITH THIS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RODRIGO SPEAK AND JUST BEFORE HE COMES UP HERE, I DO WANT TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT THAT HE WILL ACTUALLY BE LEAVING US IN THREE DAYS, BECAUSE HE GOT AN INTERNSHIP WITH CONGRESSMAN VICENTE GONZALEZ.
THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY PROUD OF HIM BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE REPRESENTED AS UP IN WASHINGTON.
SO PLEASE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR HAVING ME SPEAK.
MY NAME IS JOSE RODRIGO UDESTI.
MY SURNAME IS R ON THE FOREHEAD.
I'M A STUDENT AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN IN NACOGDOCHES, UNIVERSITY IN NACOGDOCHES.
I'M A JUNIOR AND I'M GOING FOR DEAF EDUCATION.
I'M A FORMER STUDENT OF MCALLEN MEMORIAL IST REGIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
I AM A SELF-ADVOCATE FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, ESPECIALLY K THROUGH 12.
I ENCOURAGE EDUCATION AND FOR ACQUIRING LANGUAGE AT AN EARLY AGE AND IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS AWARENESS.
I AM ALSO A VOLUNTEER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CENTER WITH MARLA MARTINEZ.
I ALSO RECENTLY APPOINTED BY THREE REPRESENTATIVES FOR TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF.
I THANK YOU FOR THE COMMISSIONERS FOR MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION POSSIBLE.
HOPEFULLY, WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE CITIZENSHIP, WE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT THE VALLEY HAS ISSUES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY.
WITH THE CULTURAL ISSUES AND THE HISTORY, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN THE BASIC ASL, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD DIFFERENT THINGS.
HOPEFULLY FROM NOW ON WITH THIS PROCLAMATION, THE DEAF COMMUNITY IS INCLUSIVE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.
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>> SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK? [LAUGHTER].
>> THAT'S FINE. I CAN GO ON. [LAUGHTER] HELLO.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS MARLA MARTINEZ.
[NOISE] I WORK FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CENTER HERE IN MCALLEN AND THE RGB CENTER.
I'M AN ACCESS SPECIALIST AND I HELP ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEARING LOSS AND DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
WE SERVICE A CORPUS CHRISTI TO LAREDO, TO THE VALLEY.
IN HIDALGO COUNTY ALONE, WE HAVE OVER 200,000 PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION.
WE SERVICE BABIES, INFANTS, TO SENIOR CITIZENS.
WE PROVIDE RESOURCES, SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE EDUCATION AND WE CONTINUE EDUCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
REALLY, THERE IS A NEED FOR LANGUAGE, FOR ADVOCACY AND HELP WITH OTHER DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE RODRIGO AND WE HOPEFUL THAT YOU'RE LEAVING US, BUT DON'T FORGET US, AND THAT YOU SHOW WHO THE VALLEY IS, AND YOU REPRESENT, AND YOU COME BACK, AND YOU EDUCATE US WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE OUR CITIES AND OUR COUNTIES.
>> HI, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ASL, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND MEXICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.
PEOPLE COME OVER HERE WITH A DIFFERENT SIGN LANGUAGE.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE IS NOT UNIVERSAL.
IT'S A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. THANK YOU.
>> WHILE THEY TAKE PICTURE, WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH ITEM NUMBER 1, PUBLIC HEARING.
[1. PUBLIC HEARING]
WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.ROUTINE ITEMS. WHAT DO WE DO ON?
[A) ROUTINE ITEMS]
>> MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, WE ACTUALLY LATE ON FRIDAY RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM THE APPLICANT FOR (A)1 THAT SHE WISHES FOR THE ITEM TO BE TABLED.
AT THIS POINT, WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM UNDER ROUTINE.
IT IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE USE.
IT'S FOR GAS STATION AT WARE, IN THE EXPRESS WAY.
IT'S REPLACING THE DEFUNCT CITGO STATION.
[NOISE] I CAN CERTAINLY GO INTO THE WHOLE PRESENTATION, BUT IT DOES COME WITH A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING AND ZONING AND IT RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION.
>> MR. GARCIA, BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE ON [OVERLAPPING] ITEM 1A2, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM 1A1 [OVERLAPPING] AS REQUESTED?
[1. Rezone from C-3 (general business) District to R-1 (single-family residential) District: 0.14 acres out of Lot 6, Block 4, Hidalgo Canal Company’s Survey, Hidalgo County, Texas; 6416 South 10th Street.]
>> ITEM 1A2 AS SET FORTH BY MR. GARCIA WITH
[2. Request of Melden & Hunt, Inc., on behalf of Vaquero Ware Partners, LP, for a Conditional Use Permit, for life of the use, for a gasoline service station at the 1.421 acres out of the Lot 1, Ware Road Investments Subdivision, and Lot 76, R.E. Horn’s Addition to McAllen First Suburban Citrus Groves Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 1520 S. Ware Road.]
REGARDS TO THE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE LICENSE OF THE USE OF THE GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS, COMES WITH A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE AGAINST? UNANIMOUS VOTE. MAYOR.
>> ITEM B, THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, BUT WHICH ONE DID YOU JUST DO LET ME PUT IN?
>> THEN WE'LL GO DOWN. ITEM C, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS.
[C) CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS]
>> YES. THAT ONE IS READY TO BE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE.
[1. Request of Mario A. Reyna, on behalf of Riverside Development Service, LLC, for a Conditional Use Permit, for life of the use, for a planned unit development at the 26.663 acre tract of land out of Lot 45 and 52, La Lomita Irrigation and Construction Company’s Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 8300 North Ware Road. (TABLED)]
>> MOTION TO BE REMOVE THE TABLE?
>> THE MOTION IS READY. LET'S GO.
>> THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WARE APPROXIMATELY 1,250 FEET NORTH OF AUBURN.
IT IS AN IRREGULARLY SHAPED TRACT AND MEASURES 26.6 ACRES.
IT IS BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO SEPARATE SUBDIVISIONS THAT IN TOTAL COMPRISE 117 LOTS.
THIS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES TO COMMON LOTS FOR RECREATION AND ONE LOT FOR DETENTION.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED THESE BOTH SUBDIVISIONS.
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CAMPUS [INAUDIBLE] PHASE 2 AND CAMPUS [INAUDIBLE] PHASE 3.PRELIMINARY FORMAT, THIS WAS IN JANUARY 19TH OF THIS YEAR.
THESE TWO PROPERTIES THEN WERE LATER ANNEXED ON MAY 24TH OF THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME VARIANCES THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED SPECIFICALLY 71 LOTS WILL HAVE LESS THAN THE 50-FOOT LOT WITH REQUIRED, THREE LOTS WILL HAVE A DRIVEWAY WITH A WIDTH LESS THAN 18 FEET.
BOTH OF THOSE ARE DUE TO THE CURVING DESIGN OF THE SUBDIVISION.
THEN THERE'S ALSO A VARIANCE FOR A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 30 FEET AS OPPOSED TO THE MAXIMUM OF 25 FEET.
THIS ITEM WAS HEARD AT THE SEPTEMBER 7TH PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS WELL.
>> I AM EXCUSING MYSELF FOR THIS DISCUSSION.
[NOISE] WE NEED A MOTION TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
[D) Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McAllen.]
[NOISE] LET'S SEE ITEM E. ITEM F WITHDRAWN.
THEN WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING IN
[G) Public Hearing on the City of McAllen's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.]
THE CITY OF MCALLEN'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, AND THEN WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] ON THE ISSUE OF NADRA.>> GOOD EVENING. I'M NEDRA CONNOR, 4121 CAMELLIA COURT, MCALLEN.
I'VE OBSERVED MOST OF THE CITY OF MCALLEN BUDGET WORKSHOPS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS FOR THE CITIZENS OF FUTURO RGV.
MY OVERALL IMPRESSION THIS YEAR WAS SHOCK THAT WE WERE IN BETTER SHAPE AFTER GOING THROUGH COVID PANDEMIC THAN I EXPECTED.
THE CARES ACT OF 18.9 MILLION IN 2020 HELPED A LOT, AND THE CITY OF MCALLEN'S INCOME IS MORE STABLE, WITH LESS DEPENDENCE ON SALES TAX REVENUE AND MORE ON AD VALOREM REVENUE DUE TO THE GROWTH IN THE CITY.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MORE OF OUR SALES TAX INCOME THAT USED TO COME HERE IS GOING TO OTHER METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE VALLEY, AND OF COURSE, IT WAS ALSO DECREASED DUE TO COVID TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.
I WAS PLEASED WITH THIS BUDGET THAT PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUES TO BE VERY, VERY STRONG ON OUR BUDGET, AND OF COURSE, IT TAKES ABOUT HALF OF OUR BUDGET FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE GENERAL FUND SHOWS 160 DAYS OPERATING DAYS AND THAT'S HEALTHY.
IT'S SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S ALSO SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN SOME OTHER YEARS.
OVERALL, I CONSIDER 160 DAYS HEALTHY.
THERE WERE 34 PROPOSED NEW POSITIONS AND I THINK THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED 18, AND WAS THAT WHAT WE FINALLY ENDED UP WITH?
>> TWENTY ONE? [OVERLAPPING] SO THAT WAS EVEN BETTER.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS FUNDED IN THE 2021/22 BUDGET THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO NOTE.
ONE, THAT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT ARE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE SOME MAJOR FUNDING FROM THE AIRPORT CIP.
ONE THING THAT IS MENTIONED IN THAT IS THE AIRPORT CIP, THE PARALLEL RUNWAY FEASIBILITY STUDY.
I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF OUR ONE RUNWAY, SOMETHING HAPPENS TO IT, WE'RE OUT OF BUSINESS.
SO I'M VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN A PARALLEL RUNWAY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT A LOT AND MAYBE IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT IT SEEMS IMPORTANT TO ME.
CIP FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND DRAINAGE APPROPRIATIONS WERE INCREASED, VERY GOOD, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, OUR OVERALL COST OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS REMAIN STABLE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON KEEPING THAT STABLE.
[00:35:02]
OTHER EXAMPLES ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING IN OUR STREETS, I THINK THAT TAYLOR ROAD TWO MILE TO FOUR MILE, IS IN THE BUDGET, DAFFODIL AVENUE IS GOING TO BE WIDENED FROM TAYLOR TO WELL ROAD AND THE BENTSEN ROAD WIDENING FROM BUDDY OWENS TO 5 MILE LINE.ALL OF THESE ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH GROWTH GOING ON IN THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF OUR CITY.
SOMETHING THAT I CONSIDER VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND IS THE FUNDING FOR THE UTRGV MEDICAL SCHOOL.
THAT IS A BIG PLUS BOTH FOR MCALLEN ECONOMIC SITUATION AS WELL AS THE HEALTH FROM MCALLEN AND THE RGV, SO I THINK THAT IS EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT.
QUINTA MAZATLAN HAS A BIG PROGRAM THAT THE CITY AND UTR TV ARE GOING TO WORK WITH MCALLEN ISD, AND QUINTA AND ALTOGETHER, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG PLUS FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GROWN-UP CHILDREN WHO ARE GOING TO ENJOY IT TOO WHEN THEY TAKE THEIR CHILDREN.
WE ALSO HAD A PROJECT EXPANSION FUNDING FOR MCALLEN HERITAGE CENTER, WHICH OF COURSE, I APPRECIATED VERY MUCH.
IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THE REVENUES WERE UP FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED AT THAT THEY WERE DOWN FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, WHICH I WAS NOT SURPRISED AT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU ARE STAYING AT HOME BECAUSE OF COVID, YOU CAN'T GO TO ANY OF THE PERFORMANCES AND OBVIOUSLY, THOSE REVENUES WERE DOWN.
I THOUGHT THAT APPROPRIATE ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUNDS ARE THERE FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS, ONE BEING THE KINGSWAY AVENUE AT NORTH 27TH DRAINAGE PROJECT.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENT FUND WAS USED FOR THE NEW NORTHWEST FIRE STATION NUMBER 8, AND I WAS VERY PLEASED BECAUSE ALSO FOR THE FIREFIGHTER TRAINING FACILITY CENTER, ABOUT $3 MILLION I THINK IS ABOUT RIGHT? AFTER LISTENING TO THE 9/11 THINGS THE OTHER DAY, I REALIZED HOW ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IT IS THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR SAFETY PEOPLE, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, TRAINED ALSO, AND SO I APPLAUD THAT WE HAVE A NEW TRAINING CENTER FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT NEW PARKS AND RECREATION SOUTH OF THE EXPRESSWAY WERE FUNDED AND THAT IS AN AREA THAT DOES NEED MORE PARKS.
SO OVERALL, THE MCALLEN BUDGET FOR 2021/2022 IS IN BETTER SHAPE THAN I ANTICIPATED.
I CONGRATULATE YOU AND I SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THIS BUDGET. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE.
GO HOME AND MAKE A RECORDING OF WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US.
PUT IT ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, SNAPCHAT, AND TWITTER. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'LL BE PUTTING SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS IN THE MEET-AND-GREET THAT WE'RE DOING TOMORROW NIGHT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> ANYBODY ELSE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET? NOBODY? NOTHING? COUNCILOR, IS THIS AN ALTER-ACTION? NO? OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL ANYTHING FROM CONSENT AGENDA?
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
A THROUGH F CONSENT AGENDA? ANYBODY? I HAVE NOT ASKED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH F.>> ALL AGAINST? THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 3, A AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES.
>> I'M SORRY, MARK, DID YOU SAY ITEMS 3828 THROUGH F?
>> AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I SAID.
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>> OKAY. CONTRACT ADVISORY SERVICES.
[3. BIDS/CONTRACTS]
[A) Award of Contract for Investment Advisory Services.]
PRESENTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS AFTERNOON IS INFORMATION REGARDING A SOLICITATION FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES THAT WE RECENTLY CONDUCTED.
WE CONDUCTED, PERFORMED A SOLICITATION IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH OUR EXISTING ADVISOR EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
WE HAVE BEEN WITH HIM FOR FIVE YEARS, SO WE WENT AHEAD AND CONDUCTED A SOLICITATION.
THE TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE HIGHEST RANKED RESPONDENT FOR A PERIOD TO COMMENCE OCTOBER 1ST, 2021.
THIS IS A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.
IF AWARDED, WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION WITH CITY MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER APPROVAL TO EXTEND IT FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS.
WE ALSO ASK THAT WITH THE SAME AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE GENERAL MANAGER APPROVAL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TERMINATE THAT CONTRACT FOR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE RESPONDENT.
THE RESULTS OF THIS SOLICITATION WERE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT INVESTMENT COMMITTEE ON AUGUST THE 19TH.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES TO PATTERSON AND ASSOCIATES OUT OF AUSTIN TEXAS.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ISSUES WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION?
>> I JUST WANTED TO JUST ADD THAT PATTERSON AND ASSOCIATES HAS HAD A PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY.
>> FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND I THINK THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THERE, BUT THOSE ISSUES HAVE NOW BEEN CLARIFIED.
I THINK IT WAS A STAFFING ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW. I'M I CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THAT HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
THE COMPANY HAS MERGED WITH A MUCH BIGGER FIRM SO THEY HAVE A GREAT DEAL AND MORE HUMAN RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
>> WAS THAT THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HILLTOP AND PATTERSON AND ASSOCIATES AS THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PATTERSON?
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, THE NUMBER 2, RANKED FIRM IS OUR CURRENT ONE VALLEY VIEW CONSULTING, AND THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM IS THE COST.
>> THERE WAS ABOUT A $25 000 A YEAR DIFFERENCE IN COST BETWEEN THE TWO.
BUT BOTH FIRMS ARE EXTREMELY REPUTABLE AND CAN DO THE JOB.
>> AWARD OF CONTRACT OF 80 GOLF CARTS.
[B) Award of Contract for the Purchase of Eighty (80) New Electric Golf Carts for Palm View Golf Course.]
>> WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS, RIGHT?
>> IT WAS A WORKSHOP, I THINK.
>> YOU'RE A VERY CONVINCING PERSON.
>> MOTION PASSES. YOU'RE AMAZING. [LAUGHTER]
>> AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS SERVICES. ITEM C.
[C) Award of Contract for Third Party Administrative Services for Worker's Compensation Claims Management.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION, THE RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO AWARD A SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS MANAGEMENT.
STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THE SERVICE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO THE HIGHEST RANK FIRM, TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT.
THE CONTRACT PERIOD IS FOR TWO YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT WITH CITY MANAGER APPROVAL FOR THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS AND ONE-YEAR INCREMENTS IF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VENDOR IS SATISFACTORY AND PRICES REMAIN FIRM. QUESTIONS?
>> TRISTAR IS A COMPANY NAME THAT'S COME UP FROM TIME TO TIME WITH OUR STAFF.
WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT THEIR CLAIMS MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN NOT THE EASIEST TO WORK WITH.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION INTERNALLY ABOUT, WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS ACCURATE AND IF SO, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO TRY AND HELP OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR OUTSIDE VENDOR?
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TRISTAR HAS BEEN OUR PARTNER NOW SINCE 2015.
THEY'VE GOT A THREE ADJUSTERS DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF MCALLEN'S ACCOUNT.
I THINK THAT IT DEPENDS ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CLAIM.
OBVIOUSLY, IF A CLAIM IS DENIED.
IT'S SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE EMPLOYEES ON THAT SIDE AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE LEGALITIES.
IT'S DRIVEN BY THE REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE TEXAS DIVISION OF INSURANCE, AND SO HERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM FOR LEEWAY.
HOWEVER, THERE IS A DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS THAT IS AFFORDED TO THE EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DECISION OF THE CLAIM.
>> MR. CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? HAVE YOU HEARD ANY DISCUSSIONS FROM STAFF TO THAT EFFECT AND WHAT ARE WE DOING INTERNALLY?
>> SORRY, AND IF WE HAVE, WHAT IS THE DEADLINE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE ON AN EXTENSION OR A CONTRACT AND DECISION?
>> THE CONTRACT WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
>> TO YOUR QUESTION COMMISSIONER, SURE, WE ARE VERY INVOLVED AT THE CITY MANAGEMENT LEVEL ON WORKERS' COMP.
[NOISE] IT'S A COMPLICATED [NOISE] DEPARTMENT BECAUSE ON THE ONE HAND, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR EMPLOYEES, THAT'S OBVIOUS.
I MEAN, PROVIDE THEM HEALTH INSURANCE, WE PROVIDE THEM BENEFITS, WE PROVIDE THEM INSURANCE, WORKERS' COMP.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN FOR THE EMPLOYEE THAT GETS HURT.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
A LOT OF TIMES THE EMPLOYEE DISAGREES WITH THE LEVEL OF CARE THAT HE RECEIVES OR THE END OF LEVEL OF CARE.
LIKE YOLANDA SAID, WE ARE GUIDED BY TEXAS LAW ON WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO.
WE DO MAKE SOME JUDGMENT CALLS SOMETIMES AND THAT COMES FROM THE VERY TOP. BUT THAT'S RARE.
I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK THAT IT'S A FAIR PROCESS.
IN PART, IT IS TO PROTECT THE CITY OF MCALLEN FROM HAVING EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.
>> WHO WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST?
>> THE NEXT RENT FIRM WAS MERIKAS.
>> HAVE WE EVER WORKED WITH MERIKAS BEFORE?
>> BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER, SO WE HAVE ONE ANOTHER MEETING LEFT.
[NOISE] HOW ABOUT WE DRAW A REALLY QUICK SURVEY TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
ANONYMOUS, SO EVERYBODY CAN JUST SPEAK FREELY, THROW IT OUT THERE AND THAT WAY HOPEFULLY THEY PARTICIPATE.
LET'S JUST PUT A [INAUDIBLE]. YOU WANT TO REVISIT OR YOU WANT TO DO.
>> YEAH, I WOULD DO THAT, COMMISSIONER.
>> THE ONLY ISSUES I THINK WE'RE TALKING OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FOLLOWING CLAIM [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS.
EVEN IF WE'RE TALKING [OVERLAPPING] ABOUT A SURVEY IT'LL BE JUST LIMITED TO.
>> LEVELS OF SATISFACTION WITH THE COMPANY BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CUSTOMERS ARE OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN WITH THEM SINCE 2015, YOU MENTIONED?
>> THAT'LL BE WHAT? FIVE, SIX YEARS?
>> SIX YEARS. I THINK IT MAY BE IF WE DO JUST A LITTLE QUICK SATISFACTION RATE FROM 5-1.
THEN HOPEFULLY WE GET A GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THESE EMPLOYEES WHERE WE JUST VERIFY THAT CONTRACT NEXT MEETING.
>> BUT THE PROBLEM, COMMISSIONERS, IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE, I GUESS, MADE A CLAIM, [INAUDIBLE].
IT MAY BE 10 PEOPLE, OR MAY BE FIVE.
OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
HOWEVER, SOMETIMES BASED ON THE WAY THE LAW IS, SOMETIMES, LIKE ROY SAYS, IT DEPENDS WHAT IT IS.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHERE WHETHER WE GET THIS COMPANY, ANOTHER COMPANY, IF THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME RESULT.
>> I THINK IT ALSO COULD BE THE COMPANY MAY JUST BE FOLLOWING OUR DIRECTIVE.
IT MAY NOT MATTER IF YOU GO WITH TRISTAR OR THE NEXT ONE DOWN.
IF TRISTAR WAS THE HIGHEST RANKED THEN, MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST GO WITH THEM, BUT MAYBE HAVE THEM TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING ON THEM.
>> I'M SORRY, MISS. TANIA, A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
IS TRISTAR THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATOR?
[00:50:04]
OUR CLAIMS ARE ABOUT 200 CLAIMS ANNUALLY.LAST YEAR, OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF COVID, WE HAD ACTUALLY, QUITE LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT 180 EXTRA CLAIMS CAME IN, BUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR US, WE HAD ABOUT 100-200 CLAIMS.
>> THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD POOL HAVE PEOPLE TO RAISE [OVERLAPPING] WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING.
>> WHAT I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST, COMMISSIONER, IS THAT, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT THEIR CLIENT, YOU ARE.
WE TAKE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CARE TO FOLLOW THE LAW.
BELIEVE ME, WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE AN EMPLOYEE HURT IF HE HAS NOT REACHED THE MAXIMUM [OVERLAPPING].
IT'S MANAGEMENT THAT'S MAKING THE DECISIONS OF GETTING OUTSIDE OF THAT.
WE COULD JUST SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THE LAW SAYS, PERIOD, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY OTHER DECISIONS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SWAY OR USE ANY JUDGMENT, BUT WE DON'T DO THAT.
WE GO ONE WAY SOMETIMES AND THE OTHER WAY ANOTHER.
WE, THE MANAGEMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT, REALLY ARE THERE TO PROTECT THE CITY OF MCALLEN BECAUSE EVERY BENEFIT THAT AN EMPLOYEE GETS THAT HE SHOULDN'T RECEIVE, THAT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE IS A DOLLAR THAT WE SPEND UNNECESSARILY.
IT'S VERY, VERY HARD FOR US TO DO, BUT THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
THAT'S TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF MCALLEN.
>> I APOLOGIZE MR. RODRIGUEZ. [NOISE] ON THE ONE THROUGH FIVE, WERE THERE PERSONS FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY THAT THEY DID EVALUATE?
>> YES, SIR. THERE WAS TWO OF US AND THEN THERE WAS THREE FROM THE LARGER DEPARTMENTS.
>> THE OTHER THE OTHER THING IS THEY'RE ASKING FOR A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT AND WE POSSIBLY DO LESS THEN REVISIT THE ISSUE, LOOK INTO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU-ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> DO WE HAVE A 30-DAY CLAUSE ON THESE CONTRACTS?
>> MAYBE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FINAL OUTCOME OF IT.
I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS.
CUSTOMER SERVICE IN A COMPANY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
MAYBE THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF ISSUES THAT MAY BE EMPLOYEES HAD QUIT THE COMPANY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T EASILY FIND OUT, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH, NO MATTER WHAT COMPANY WE'RE WITH, WORKERS COMP.
THE TEXAS LAW IS PRETTY TOUGH ABOUT IT.
IT'S MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS.
BECAUSE HONESTLY THAT'S WHAT PUTS ONE COMPANY ASIDE FROM ANOTHER ONE IS REALLY CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THE WAY THAT THEY ARE FORMED, THE EMPLOYEE ON THE DATES.
[NOISE] BECAUSE THAT'S ALL VERY IMPORTANT, INFORMATIVE OF WHAT FORMS THEY HAVE TO TURN IN, ALL THAT STUFF.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR US TO ASK.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE FROM A 150-200 PEOPLE THAT GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, I BELIEVE THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD POOL FOR US TO GET SOME TYPE OF DATA AS TO THE SATISFACTION THAT THEY'VE HAD WITH THE SERVICES, MAYBE NOT THE OUTCOME, BUT MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS OF IT.
LIKE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS WE'RE ANSWERED, IF THEY RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION, THEY GOT EVERYTHING ON TIME AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT PART WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO LOOK INTO BECAUSE I THINK CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A HUGE DEAL.
THAT PUTS ONE COMPANY OVER ANOTHER.
>> WE COULD DO A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION?
>> [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S ABSOLUTELY UP TO YOU.
I JUST FEEL THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ENERGY.
WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, WE KNOW WHAT THE ACCIDENT IS.
WE HAVE THE REPORT, WE HAVE THE MEDICAL EVALUATIONS AND SO THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION HAS TO BE MEASURED AT THIS LEVEL, NOT AT THE EMPLOYEE LEVEL, IN MY OPINION,.
>> OUT OF THOSE 200, HOW MANY PEOPLE DID YOU SAY THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT ANY ISSUE?
>> IT'S MINIMAL FOR ME TO TELL YOU.
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY COME FORWARD.
>> YES. IT'S NOT BEEN AN ISSUE WHERE I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE GONE TO MANAGEMENT TO SAY WE'VE GOT A CONCERN WITH TRISTAR.
WHEN THEY DO COME THROUGH, A LOT OF THE ISSUES ARE UNDERSTANDING THE DENIAL AND THE RESOLUTION PROCESS AND THERE IS, IT IS AFFORDED TO THE EMPLOYEE.
THEY DO GO THROUGH THAT IN MANY, MANY TIMES ON A CLAIM THAT, FOR INSTANCE, IS DENIED ON A TDI BENEFIT REVIEW CONFERENCE, SOMETIMES ARE REVERSED AND THE CITY PAYS WHAT WE OWE JUSTLY.
[00:55:01]
THAT'S HOW IT IS. WE REALLY DON'T GET INVOLVED IN ACCEPTING OR DENYING CLAIMS FOR THE CITY OF MCALLEN.>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND WATER TRACER.
>> ONE-YEAR OR THREE-YEAR TERM, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
>> AS RECOMMENDED [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].
IT HAS A 30 DAY OUT PROVISION, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> ALL AGAINST? MOTION PASSES.
>> ITEM D, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR NORTHEAST MCALLEN LATERAL.
[D) Award of Contract for Professional Engineering Services for Northeast McAllen-Edinburg Lateral Drainage Utility Fee project.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSION.
THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT'S BEFORE YOU WAS PRESENTED BY HALF ASSOCIATES, AND IT INCLUDES HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR THE NORTH MCALLEN EDINBURG LATERAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND THE SWAMP SYSTEM FROM AN EXISTING DRAINAGE DITCH AT RED BULL AVENUE.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN MCALLEN AND JACKSON NORTH TO AN EXISTING SYSTEM ON XENIA AVENUE.
THE EXISTING DITCH AT RED BULL CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE AN EXISTING OUTFALL NOR EXISTING RIGHT AWAY TO EXTEND THE SYSTEM TO XENIA.
SO THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS PROCESS AND THE PLANT PREPARATION FOR THAT.
THE CONSTRUCTION COST IS ESTIMATED AT $6 MILLION.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF AWARD, A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO HAVE ASSOCIATES FOR THE STRANGE UTILITY FEE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $541,880.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I INCLUDED A PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN AS WE NORMALLY SEE.
IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE HIGH, BUT THAT'S ALSO BECAUSE IT INCLUDES A SURVEYING SERVICES.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE SURVEYING FOR DESIGN AND THEN THE PARCEL PREPARATIONS FOR A RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES AS WELL.
>> AS FAR AS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, THIS IS PART OF THE ONES WE GET IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHERE IT'S FIVE, SIX, SEVEN ENGINEERS OR THIS IS DIFFERENT?
>> YES, SIR. THIS WAS PART OF THE DRAINAGE UTILITY FEE PROJECTS AND HALF HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY [NOISE] SELECTED.
WE WERE WORKING ON ANOTHER DRAINAGE PROJECT BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARDED TWO OF THEM.
WE HAD THEM COMPLETE THAT ONE, AND SO WE NEGOTIATED THE TERMS FOR THIS ONE.
THE [OVERLAPPING] CONSTRUCTION IS NOT FUNDED YET. THIS IS ONLY FOR DESIGN.
>> THIS DID NOT GO WELL FOR PEOPLE, IS THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ALREADY [INAUDIBLE].
>> CORRECT. WE DID THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
HALF WAS SELECTED AS A TOP-RANK FIRM FOR THIS PROJECT, AND SO WE NEGOTIATED THE FEE AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 1,
[E) Consideration and Approval of Contract Amendment No. 1 and Final Reconciliation for Professional Services for the McAllen Public Works Automotive Warehouse Expansion and Elevator.]
RECONCILIATION MCALLEN PUBLIC WORKS AUTOMOTIVE WAREHOUSE.>> YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT IS A REDUCTION OF $5,005 [OVERLAPPING]
>> AM I HEARING MOTION TO APPROVE? [LAUGHTER] ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AGAINST? [LAUGHTER] MOTION CARRIES.
>> THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING] CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL, EXTENSION, AND MODIFICATION [OVERLAPPING] OF CONTRACT WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
[F) Consideration and Approval of extension and modification of contract for Emergency Medical Services with MedCare EMS.]
WE JUST COVERED THIS IN THE WORKSHOP.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S JUST AN AMENDMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO-YEAR TERM.
OF COURSE, FOR THE AGREEMENT 60-DAY TERMINATION NOTICE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YEAH. CONTRACT AS IT IS TODAY, JUST AN EXTENSION.
>> AGAINST? THE MOTION CARRIES.
[G) Consideration and Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Palm Valley Animal Society for the operation of a Regional Animal Shelter.]
>> I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ONE.
>> AGAINST? THE MOTION CARRIES.
MOU BETWEEN MCALLEN [INAUDIBLE] [FOREIGN].
[H) Consideration and Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between McAllen ISD and City of McAllen for Quinta Mazatlan Center for Urban Ecology.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION.
THE CITY OF MCALLEN AND THE MCALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE JOINTLY DEVELOPED AN MOU DEFINING THE SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED MCALLEN MIST DISCOVERY CENTER AS PART OF A LARGER CENTER FOR URBAN ECOLOGY, [FOREIGN].
A FIVE-ACRE OUTDOOR LIVING MUSEUM DESIGNED TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS ACROSS THE RGB.
THE MOU, AS RECOMMENDED, HAS THE CITY RECEIVING $4 MILLION TOWARDS THE COST OF THE CENTER FOR URBAN ECOLOGY DISCOVERY CENTER, MIST.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES JUST VOTED TO APPROVE THE MOU THIS EVENING.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY AND MIST.
>> COUNSELLOR, ANYTHING WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT?
>> THERE BEING THE FIRST AND THE SECOND.
[01:00:02]
>> JUST ONE FINAL QUESTION, EVEN THOUGH WE APPROVE IT, IS STILL SUBJECT TO APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES [INAUDIBLE].
>> THEY JUST APPROVED IT THIS EVENING.
>> YEAH, THEY HAVE A MEETING TONIGHT, RIGHT?
>> THEY JUST APPROVED IT. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AGAINST? THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> ITEM MAY RESOLUTION, APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WHEN DID THIS COME UP?
[4. RESOLUTION]
[A) Resolution nominating a representative for the Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors 2022-2023.]
>> MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU KNOW, WE ELECT MEMBERS TO THE [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVERY YEAR.
SO THERE'S A LETTER HERE THAT WENT BOTH TO THE MAYOR AND TO MYSELF ON THAT ELECTION.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE SELECT ALBERT [INAUDIBLE].
>> DIDN'T WE IN THE PAST DIVIDE UP SOME.
>> YOU CAN ALL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO.
>> I WAS JUST BRINGING THAT UP. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I HAVE MY OWN. NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE EVER MET MR. [INAUDIBLE].
I DON'T KNOW [OVERLAPPING] MAYBE LIKE ONCE OR TWICE.
>> YEAH, BUT YOU'LL KEEP RECOMMENDING HIM [INAUDIBLE].
>> WELL, I HAVE MY OWN APPOINTMENTS.
>> OKAY. WELL, [OVERLAPPING] I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
>> I'LL RECOMMEND ALBERT [INAUDIBLE].
>> ALBERT [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] PROCEED.
>> WELL, I THINK THERE IS INDIVIDUAL WALTER, HOW DOES THIS WORK?
>> I WAS GOING TO NOMINATE MR. EDDIE [INAUDIBLE] WHICH WE NOMINATED [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE STILL HAVE TWO MEETINGS BEFORE WE HAD THE FINAL VOTE HAS TO BE MADE.
WE CAN SEND IN THIS TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE HAVEN'T MADE A MOTION ON THE SECOND THOUGH.
>> IT'S FLEXIBLE. YOU CAN DO IT HOWEVER YOU WISH.
>> BECAUSE I REMEMBER TWO YEARS AGO, WE SPLIT IT THREE WAYS.
>> CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
WE HAVE 12 VOTES, WE CAN SPLIT IT WHATEVER WAY WE WANT, BUT RIGHT NOW THE RECOMMENDATION IS 12 VOTES FOR MR. [INAUDIBLE], CORRECT?
>> WELL, I WAS GOING TO NOMINATE MR. EDDIE [INAUDIBLE].
>> WELL, THERE'S A MOTION RIGHT NOW.
ONCE WE DO IT, EVERYBODY DOES EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
THERE IS A PERSON A SECOND, CORRECT?
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF MR. [INAUDIBLE] TO RECEIVE THE 12 VOTES FROM THE CITY OF MCALLEN FOR THE [OVERLAPPING] APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD, WHO'S IN FAVOR?
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, MOTION CARRIES.
>> ARE THOSE ALL OUR VOTES? WELL, YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR DISCUSSION.
>> A MOTION AND THEN A SECOND AND THEN YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR DISCUSSION. I WAS JUST ASKING.
>> OKAY. COUNCILOR, CAN WE DISCUSS OR DOES IT MATTER?
>> AT THIS POINT YOU'D NEED A MOTION TO RECALL THE DECISION.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO RECALL THE [INAUDIBLE] AND RESEND TO ALLOW FOR DISCUSSION.
>> ALL IN FAVOR TO RESEND THE MOTION SO WE CAN DISCUSS?
>> ALL AGAINST? MOTION CARRIES.
WE'LL GO BACK TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE VOTES.
>> HOW MANY TOTAL VOTES DO WE HAVE? WE HAD IT HERE ON THE [INAUDIBLE] HOLD ON.
>> USUALLY WE'VE BEEN GIVEN ALL THE NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS, WAS THAT PROVIDED? I DIDN'T SEE IT THIS TIME AROUND?
>> NO, WE'RE NEVER GIVEN THOSE NAMES.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THE REST OF THE COMMISSION WAS CONTACTED BY OUR OWN CITY MANAGER BUT I WASN'T CONTACTED TO GET ANY OPINION FROM.
>> NO, I DON'T DO THAT, COMMISSIONER.
>> NO. I NEVER GOT A CALL OR ANYTHING?
>> I DON'T DO THAT. I DON'T CONTACT YOU TO VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
>> ALL FOUR TO TELL US THAT GIVE YOU HAD ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? BECAUSE I DID HAVE PEOPLE REACH OUT TO US ABOUT IT.
>> WE DID SPLIT THE VOTES UP EQUALLY THREE PARTS LAST YEAR.
I KNOW THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF RISK WITH THAT.
BUT I THINK IT TAKES TIME TWO YEARS AGO, GIVEN THAT IT IS AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO MAKE NOMINATIONS OR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT CANDIDATES.
I WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO SPLITTING THE VOTES AGAIN THIS YEAR.
IF PEOPLE HAVE OTHER MEMBERS THEY'D LIKE TO NOMINATE.
>> YEAH. I THINK IN THE PAST, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN [OVERLAPPING] INFORMATION FROM THEM OR RESUMES?
>> NO WE RUN. WE BROUGHT NOMINATIONS TWO YEARS AGO, [OVERLAPPING] AND NOW WHAT WE DID IS WE NARROWED IT DOWN FROM ABOUT 7-3.
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>> THEN WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO, INSTEAD OF PICKING BETWEEN, THE THREE WAS SPLIT.
I GUESS OUR VOTES EQUALLY BETWEEN THE THREE.
>> BUT THE NOMINEES REACHED OUT TWO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR.
NO, IT NEVER CAME FROM CITY MANAGEMENT.
>> MR. GODINEZ HAS RECEIVED A THIRD OF THOSE VOTES TWO YEARS AGO.
HE'S STILL MADE IT ON THE BOARD.
WHY DO WE HAVE TO GIVE ALL OUR VOTES JUST TO ONE PERSON WHILE WE CAN GIVE OTHER PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY?
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT VOTE.
>> IT IS, BUT YOU RUN A RISK THAT IF YOU SPLIT UP THE VOTES.
WE'VE DONE IT ONCE AND IT'S POSSIBLE THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OR ENTITIES, ARE GOING TO BE THEIR OWN PERSON AHEAD OF MR. GODINEZ.
BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GO BY THE TOP VOTE GETTERS.
WE'RE NOT GUARANTEED A [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] AND SCHOOL BOARDS THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. COMMISSIONER. THAT'S CORRECT.
I HATE TO SAY USE A COLOR SHAPE, BUT YEAH, WE HAVE TO KIND OF PUT ALL OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.
IT'S KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A PARTNER THAT WE CAN REACH ACROSS THE TABLE LITERALLY RIGHT HERE, WHO IS ONE OF US BECAUSE HE'S WITH THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD.
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE DILUTING THE VOTE AND WE RUN THE RISK THAT WE MAY NOT EVEN GET BOTH.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF VOTES, MCALLEN [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] HAS SIGNIFICANT WAY MORE VOTES THAN OTHER CITIES.
>> YES, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE OTHER CITIES, FOR WHATEVER REASON, WHOEVER WAS INTERESTED IN THE NOMINATION GOES OUT AND DOES A BETTER JOB THAN ALBERT DID, AND THEY GET MORE OF THE VOTES.
>> MR. CARDENAS HAS [INAUDIBLE] ANOTHER CITY [INAUDIBLE] AND BEEN ON THAT BOARD FOR MANY YEARS.
>> UNANIMOUS VOTE IF HE HAD REACHED [INAUDIBLE].
>> I'M SURE HE HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE OTHER CITIES.
I MEAN, HE'S BEEN ON THAT BOARD FOR WHAT LIKE 10 YEARS.
>> DO YOU HAVEN'T ANYBODY IN MIND [INAUDIBLE]?
>> I HAD MR. [INAUDIBLE] WHO'S ALREADY SERVING ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW, AND HE DID GET OUR VOTES TWO YEARS AGO.
>> WELL, I WANTED TO SPLIT IT SIX AND SIX [OVERLAPPING].
>> [INAUDIBLE] WILL NOT BE SPLITED SIX AND SIX.
YOU WANT MAKE TO SURE THAT YOU HAVE ONE FROM MCALLEN FOR SURE HE'LL GET IN.
[OVERLAPPING] MAYBE 10, 2 SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR 12, 0 BECAUSE YOU WANT TO ENSURE YOU HAVE SOMEBODY FROM MCALLEN.
>> TWO YEARS AGO, WE SPLIT OUR VOTES THREE WAYS.
THAT TOP TWO PEOPLE, THEY MADE IT ON THAT BOARD.
BECAUSE MR. CARDENAS, MR. [INAUDIBLE] ARE ON THAT BOARD.
I DON'T THINK IF ANYTHING, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HELP THEM WITH HALF AND HALF.
NOW WE HAVE TWO FRIENDS, NOT JUST ONE IN THE BOARD.
>> WHO'S THE THIRD PERSON, DO YOU REMEMBER?
>> THE THIRD PERSON WAS [INAUDIBLE] AND HE DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THE BOARD.
IT WAS MR. CARDENAS, EDDIE AND MR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> MR. CARDENAS RECEIVED ZERO VOTES FROM MCALLEN.
HE GOT IN THERE BECAUSE COMMISSIONER [OVERLAPPING] TORRES GAVE HIM ALL THE VOTES.
HE GOT ZERO FROM MCALLEN THE LAST TIME.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THAT IS CORRECT.
>> YOU ALL CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP OUR VOTES TO MR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I'M WILLING TO GIVE THE 2 VOTES TO [INAUDIBLE] AND 10 TO ALBERT CARDENAS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE HELD [INAUDIBLE].
>> WELL WE NEED IT IN A FORM OF A MOTION, WHATEVER YOU ALL WANT TO DO.
>> CAN WE DO EIGHT AND FOUR INSTEAD?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GIVE ALBERT CARDENAS 10 VOTES AND [INAUDIBLE] 2 VOTES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] CAN I JUST CLARIFY ROY.
WHERE ARE WE GETTING THE NUMBER 12? I MEAN WASN'T SURE I SAW THAT.
>> HOLD ON. IT'S IN OUR AGENDA. HOLD ON.
>> [INAUDIBLE] PERCENTAGE SPLIT SO WE DON'T MESS UP THE NUMBER?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO DO THE PERCENTAGE OF THE 2 VERSES 10.
>> MCALLEN WE HAVE 56. [OVERLAPPING].
>> BUT WEED DON'T HAVE 12 VOTES[OVERLAPPING] WE HAVE MORE THAN THAT.
>> NO, BUT I'M SAYING PERCENTAGE WISE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] DO 80 PERCENT AND 20 PERCENT.
EIGHTY PERCENT GO TO ALBERT CARDENAS AND 20 PERCENT GOES TO MR. [INAUDIBLE].
>>EIGHTY PERCENT TO ALBERT CARDENAS AND 20 PERCENT TO MR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> MOTION PASSES. OKAY, VARIANCES, WHAT DO WE HAVE? ITEM 5A, [OVERLAPPING].
[5. VARIANCE]
[A) Request of Tomas Gutierrez, on behalf of Madiam l.P., to consider a sign variance request to allow an off-premise signage at Lot 1, Hammond Development Subdivision; 7801 South 23rd Street Boulevard.]
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF CELL 23RD, APPROXIMATELY 1950 FEET NORTH OF DICKER.
IT IS [INAUDIBLE] AS I1 TO THE EAST, NORTH AND SOUTH, AND I2 THE WEST.
ADJACENT USES INCLUDE COLD STORAGES,
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WAREHOUSES, AND VACANT LAND.THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL ONE MULTI-TENANT SIGN THERE ON THAT SQUARE, THAT'S LOT 1 OF THE SUBDIVISION AT THAT SIGN WILL ALSO CONTAIN ADVERTISEMENT FOR LOTS 2 AND 3.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE.
MATTERS REPORT QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT AND THE COMMISSION WANTS IT QUICK.
[6. MANAGER’S REPORT]
[A) Review of Quarterly Investment Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 2021.]
IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT PORT FOR JUNE 30TH, 2021.
IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE AUTO INVESTMENT COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 19TH, 2021.
OTHER REPORTS ARE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT.
ON PAGE 1 IS A SUMMARY OF THE STUDIES PORTFOLIO WITH A TOTAL BOOK VALUE OF 350 MILLION, AN AVERAGE YIELD OF 31 BASIS POINTS.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
>> MOVE TO ACCEPT THE REPORT [INAUDIBLE].
>> AGAINST? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
>> CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTE ORDER FOR NEW PIECE AT THE GOLF COURSE.
[B) Consideration and Approval of Minute Order for New Fees at Palm View Golf Course.]
>> WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL MR. MAYOR.
>> DO I HEAR A MOTION [OVERLAPPING].
>> ALL AGAINST? MOTION CARRIES.
>> OKAY. ITEM 6C FORMATION OF ADVISORY BOARD FOR
[C) Forming an Advisory Board for special needs persons.]
SPECIAL NEEDS PERSONS AND I THINK WE DISCUSSED THIS DURING OUR WORKSHOP.I GUESS WE'RE DIRECTING OUR COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AS TO WHAT DO WE COULD POSSIBLY DO.
>> YEAH, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU INSTRUCTORS TO COME BACK WITH A FORMAL PARAMETERS OF THE BOARD FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING'S APPROVAL THAT WILL INDICATE THE ISSUES THAT COMMISSIONER TANIA BROUGHT UP, AS WELL AS IT GIVES US A LITTLE TIME TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON CITIES.
TO BRING BACK TO YOU [OVERLAPPING] BY LAWS TYPE OF THING.
>> DO WE NEED A MOTION OR YOU-ALL KNOW, WHAT TO DO?
>> [INAUDIBLE] MOTION TO TABLE IT THAT THAT WILL WE LEAVE IT ON THE AGENDA. [OVERLAPPING].
>> WELL, IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM [INAUDIBLE]
>> WELL, I WAS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE IT.
>> WHAT IS THE MOTION? I'M SORRY.
>> TO DO WHAT THE CITY MANAGERS JUST ADVISED.
LOOK INTO IT, GET INFORMATION AND BRING IT BACK TO US [OVERLAPPING].
>> BRING BACK THE BYLAWS FOR YOU TO APPROVE.
>> AGAINST? MOTION PASSES ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
[D) Advisory Board Appointments.]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSION.
I AM BRINGING BACK THIS ITEM BECAUSE THE PERSON THAT WE APPOINTMENT TO THE BBOA BOARD, THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS DECLINED AND COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ IS MAKING A NEW NOMINATION JOSE PENA TO THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS BOARD.
WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER NOMINATIONS.
COMMISSIONER ZAMORA YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO ME ON THAT ONE AND WE ALSO HAVE AN AIRPORT VACANCY.
>> OKAY WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE OR ANYTHING ELSE.
>> DO YOU NEED SECOND ON THIS? WELL, YEAH. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
ITEM E IMMIGRATION AND [INAUDIBLE] GIVE US SOME GOOD NEWS, JEFF.
[E) Immigration and Respite Center Report.]
>> IT'S GOOD NEWS. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, SIGNIFICANT SLOWDOWN THIS PAST WEEK IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANTS BEING DROPPED OFF BY FEDERAL AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
OUR NUMBER LAST WEEK WAS 2,244, DROPPED OFF, WHICH REMEMBER ABOUT A MONTH AGO WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO 2,000 PER DAY.
SO THE NUMBER IS QUITE A BIT LOWER THAN IT HAS BEEN.
WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 320 DROP-OFFS PER DAY RIGHT NOW.
OF THAT NUMBER, ABOUT EIGHT AND-A-HALF PERCENT ARE TESTING POSITIVE.
[NOISE] WE HAD A 191 LAST WEEK THAT IS DOWN ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE 15 PERCENT RANGE THAT WE WERE SEEING ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
WE CONTINUE THE WORK AND ANZALDUAS PARK IN COOPERATION WITH THE DAGO COUNTY AND HIDALGO COUNTY PRECINCT 3.
LAST WEEK HAD OUR HIGHEST NUMBER AT THE PARK WAS ABOUT 200 INDIVIDUALS AND WE'RE AVERAGING PRETTY CLOSE TO A 100 PER NIGHT RIGHT NOW.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES ESTIMATES THEY'VE GOT ABOUT 400 INDIVIDUALS AND QUARANTINE THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
THEN WE HAVE OF COURSE, CONTINUE WATCHING FOR CHANGES ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL RELATED BOTH TO THE MPP PROGRAM AS WELL AS TITLE 42.
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HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE.[F) Future Agenda Items.]
ANYBODY? [INAUDIBLE] AGENDA ITEMS. WELL, I HAVE TWO.I HAD GOTTEN CALL REGARDING POSSIBLE I DON'T KNOW WHETHER SOLICITING, BUT THEY'RE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, PEOPLE GETTING OUT IN THE STREET AND TELLING YOU TO BARK LIKE THEY DO IN MEXICO.
WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE I WENT AND ACTUALLY IT EVEN HAPPENED TO ME AND THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING HERE IN MCALLEN.
WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT A SOMEHOW LIMITING THAT OR GETTING RID OF THAT.
I JUST FIRST I DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT AND THAT'S LIKE SOLICITING PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE] COME TO MY STORE AND THAT TYPE OF DEAL, KIND OF LIKE THEY DO IN PROGRESO IN MEXICO AND IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.
THEN THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY FOR FUTURE AGENDAS, BUT WHENEVER WE HAVE A CONTRACT, THIS IS MORE FOR STAFF, WHENEVER WE HAVE A CONTRACT COMING UP, GIVE US AT LEAST A FEW MONTHS SO THAT WE CAN DIGEST AND FIGURE OUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO.
WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY, FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT COMES WITH A FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE HAVE TO ACT AND MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT SO WE CAN GET SOME OF THE CONTRACTS A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE RUB, THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL.
ANYBODY ELSE? IF NOT, WE'LL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[7. EXECUTIVE SESSION, CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY), SECTION 551.072 (DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY), SECTION 551.074 (PERSONNEL MATTERS) AND SECTION 551.087 (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT).]
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>> WE'LL PICK PEOPLE UP IN HOLLAND.
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>> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] WHAT A VACUUM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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THE TIME IS 6:43.[01:37:14]
I GUESS WE CAN TAKE ITEMS A AND B TOGETHER.>> A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE COUNCIL TO DEFEND ON THOSE CASES.
[A) Consultation with City Attorney regarding legal issues related to Cause No. C-2995-21-I; Dolores E Valdez v. City of McAllen. (Section 551.071, T.G.C.)]
>> ALL AGAINST? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM C.
>> MAYOR I RECOMMEND THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE THOSE ACTS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO NEGOTIATE THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> AGAINST? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM D.
>> MAYOR, IF WE COULD GO BACK TO ITEM C2, I RECOMMEND THE CITY COMMISSION ENTERTAINER ADOPTING
[C) Discussion and possible lease, sale or purchase of real property; Tract 1 and Tract 2 (Section 551.072, T.G.C.)]
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO ACQUIRE THE 0.39 ACRES DESCRIBED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION NECESSARY FOR THE NORTHEAST BLUE LINE DRAINAGE EXPANSION PROJECT.>> ALL AGAINST? MOTION CARRIERS.[NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] WHERE WE AT?
>> MAYOR WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 7D, THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC MOTION THAT I RECOMMEND THE CITY COMMISSION CONSIDERING,
[D) Consultation with City Attorney regarding potential real estate litigation related to Northeast Blueline Drainage Improvements along Fullerton Ave, to wit-: Consider and take appropriate action on a resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn property more specifically described as: a 0.39-acre tract of land, more or less, out of the Northeast corner of Lot Two Hundred Forty-Nine (249), PRIDE-O-TEXAS SUBDIVISION, out of Lot Fifty (50), La Lomita Irrigation and Construction Company's Subdivision of Porciones61, 62 and 63, situated in the City of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, more particularly by metes and bounds on file with the City Secretary. (Section 551.071, T.G.C.)]
IF THE COMMISSION IS SO INCLINED TO CONSIDER IT, IT WILL REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE.THE MOTION I RECOMMEND IS THAT A COMMISSIONER MOVE THE CITY OF MCALLEN IS AUTHORIZED TO USE THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE FOLLOWING PARCEL OF LAND, A 0.39 ACRE ATTRACTIVE LAND, MORE OR LESS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOTT 249, [INAUDIBLE] TEXAS SUBDIVISION, OUT OF LOT 50, LOW-LOW META IRRIGATION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUBDIVISION OF [INAUDIBLE] 61, 62, AND 63, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF MCALLEN, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS.
SUBTRACT LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY MEETS AND BOUNDS ON THE PRESENTED EXHIBIT A, ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION AND INCORPORATED THERE IN FOR ALL PURPOSES AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION, SAVE, AND ACCEPT ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL AND, SULFURITES AND MADE POPULAR OF FOR ALL PURPOSES.
BUT IN NORTHEAST BLUE LINE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG FULLERTON AVENUE IN MCALLEN, TEXAS AND OTHER NECESSARY AND RELATED PUBLIC PURPOSES.
>> DO I HEAR MOTION TO THAT EFFECT.
>> OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR AND THIS IS A RECORD VOTE.
WE'LL START OFF WITH COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE]
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>> LASTLY, WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 7E.
[E) Consultation with City Attorney regarding legal aspects of contractual relationship with MedCare EMS. (Section 551.071, T.G.C.)]
I RECOMMEND CITY COMMISSION ENTERTAIN A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE WITH MED CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN NON FUNDED SERVICES.ONE LAST THING I THINK I SHOULD HAVE SAID, DURING FUTURE ITEMS. IF WE CAN POSSIBLY TAKE A LOOK AT DOING RESOLUTIONS AT THE LOT OF TIMES, SOMETIMES IT'S TEAMS AT SOMETHING THAT MAY BE AN INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER OR THE AMERICAN GOAL PRESENT OVER THERE, INSTEAD OF HAVING ALL THE RESOLUTIONS OVER HERE OR PROCLAMATIONS.
I MEAN, LET'S, LET'S START THINKING ABOUT THAT.
>> WE CAN ASK THE ORGANIZATIONS HOW THEY WOULD PREFER.
>> CORRECT, BECAUSE LIKE SOMETIMES VOLLEYBALL TEAM OR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO SOMEWHERE ELSE INSTEAD OF DOING AIR THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
THERE BE NO FURTHER BUSINESSES.THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.