[ CALL TO ORDER]
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>> I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. MY NAME IS OMAR QUINTANILLA THEM MAYOR PRO TEM I AM HAPPY TO FILL IN FOR MAYOR VILLALOBO .
WILL BEGIN BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER CABEZA DE VACA.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS PRIVILEGE OF SERVING OUR CITY. I PRAY FATHER AS WE DISCUSSED THE AGENDA WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP THE PEOPLE'S INTEREST OF OUR OWN. REMIND US FATHER WE ARE IN THIS POSITION NOT ONLY TO SERVE BUT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC JUST AS CHRIST WHO WAS KING CAME NOT TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE. I ALSO PRAY FATHER WE WILL UPHOLD WHAT IS MORAL AND RIGHTEOUS IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> BEFORE WE BEGIN I WANTED TO ASK COMMISSIONER CABEZA DE VACA WHY HE IS WEARING A SABER CAT JERSEY.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I MET WITH THE EDINBURG MAYOR MADISON ABOUT THE MCALLEN GAME VERSUS THE SABER CATS. I AM VERY PROUD OF OUR MUSTANGS BUT OUR MUSTANGS REALLY PUT THEIR HEART OUT THERE. REALLY A TREMENDOUS GAME.
I WASN'T SEAT NUMBER THREE AND THERE WAS A BACK-AND-FORTH AT THE LAST SECOND THEY CAME OUT VICTORIOUS. WHOEVER WAS GOING TO LOSE THE GAME WOULD WEAR THAT SHIRT AT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION AND, WELL, SABER CATS WHEN I AM STILL VERY PROUD OF THE MCALLEN MUSTANGS THEY PLAYED THEIR HEART OUT THERE AND PAYING MY DEBT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SABER CATS FOR THAT WIN. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON AN
[1. PUBLIC HEARING]
OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS MEETING.>> WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS, IS THAT RIGHT? 2, RIGHT 2?
[A) ROUTINE ITEMS]
UNDER ROUTINE ITEMS WE HAVE ITEM 1A ONE, TWO AND THREE.[ AGENDA ITEM PUBLIC COMMENT (Individuals wishing to speak regarding an agenda item on today's agenda, please contact City Secretary before 5:00pm)]
>> MAYOR PRO TEM, COMMISSIONER, GETTING ME THREE ITEMS LISTED UNDER ROUTINE TODAY WHICH OF THE ONE VOTE WERE TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS ITEM.
FIRST REQUEST IS TO REASON FROM R-ONE TWO R-3A. SECOND REQUEST IS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ONE YEAR AND ADOPTION FOR AN ORDINANCE FOR AN EVENT CENTER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 601 E. NOLAN AVENUE. IT WAS DISAPPROVED BECAUSE THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COMMISSION TO GRANT THE DISTRICT REQUIREMENT IN THE THIRD REQUEST IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE LIFE AND USE AND ADAPTION FOR AN ORDINANCE FOR GUEST HOUSE ON A LOT 35 ON 2220 SO TWICE EXTREME.
>> ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THESE THREE ITEMS?
>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> THANK YOU.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ALL THE ITEMS. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> NEXT ITEM IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ITEM B1 TABLES ITEM WE ASKED TO BE REMOVED FOR CONSIDERATION.
[B) CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS]
[1. Request of Eziquel Ortiz, for a Conditional Use Permit, for one year, and adoption of an ordinance for a bar (Eutopia) at Lot 3, North Park Village Subdivision Phase 2, Hidalgo County, Texas; 1200 Auburn Avenue, Suite 320. (TABLED)]
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE ALL POST?
>> REQUEST FOR A COMMISSION PERMIT FOR A BAR FOR WHEN YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING 1200 AUBURN AVENUE SUITE 320. LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AUBURN WEST OF 10TH STREET.
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PROPERTY IS ZONED C-3 AND HAS RUNNING ZONING IT'S IN OUR ONE C-3 AND RPA AND A MIXTURE OF COMMERCIAL RESTAURANTS, SINGLE-FAMILY PROPERTIES IN THE ADJACENT AREA IT WILL ALSO HAVE A DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE WEST AND NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THE PROPOSAL IS TO OPERATE A BAR FROM THE 2900 SQUARE-FOOT LEASED SPACE IN THE PLAZA. HOURS OF OPERATION ARE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM 8 PM UNTIL 2 PM. 2 AM.THE REQUEST HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THERE IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS. MUST COMPLY WITH SECOND SECTION 138 ONE IT DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS WITH EXCEPTION BUT THE DISTANCE OF A RESIDENTIALLY OWNED PROPERTY.
IF NORTH-SOUTH TO THE WEST OF THIS LOCATION WITHIN 400 FEET. HE RECEIVED ONE CALL PRIOR TO THE MEETING EXPOSING CONCERNS WITH NOISE ISSUES. IT WAS CONSIDERED SEPTEMBER 19 BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION PRESENT AT THE MEETING. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF THE ITEM THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO DISPROVE THE REQUEST RECOMMENDED TABLE RECOGNITION FOR THE CITY COMMISSION REGARDING THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS WITH FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT FOR VOTING.
>> ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM?IS THERE A MOTION? THEN A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL POST SAME TIME, MOTION PASSES. WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
[C) Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McAllen.]
>> C AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL POST SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
[D) Public Hearing regarding the 2023-2024 proposed assessments within the Tres Lagos Public Improvement District, the 2023-2024 Service and Assessment Plan, and the 2023-2024 Assessment Roll.]
>> PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 23-24 PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE TREES LAGOS PUBLIC PERMIT DISTRICT. IN THE 23-24 SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN AND THE 23-24 ASSESSMENT ROLL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR PRO TEM, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS DAVID ON BEHALF OF RHODES ENTERPRISES PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 23-24 SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE TREES LAGOS. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EMPTY BY CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THIS UPDATE INVOLVES ALL THE TRACKS WITHIN THE PIT OF TREES LAGOS. CURRENTLY, THE ASSESSED MARKET VALUE WERE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE IS GOING UP TO $359,583,141. THE CURRENT OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS IS $23,185,000.
AND ALL THE ASSESSMENTS ARE THE SAME. THE AMOUNT OF DEBT SERVICE OUTSTANDING IS REDUCING WITH THE DEBT SERVICE BEING MADE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE TREES LAGOS PROJECT IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF MONTECRISTO AND BARRY ROAD THIS INDICATES THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES OF THE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
AUGUST 8, 2022 MCALLEN CITY COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION 2022-35 TO AUTHORIZE EXPANSION TO AT APPROXIMATELY 150 ACRES ON THE OTHER SIDE SOUTH OF MONTECRISTO IN RETURN FOR THE 100 ACRE DONATED FOR THE PROJECT. THESE EXHIBITS SHOW THE PIT AREA THAT ARE CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE PIT. IN THE 2023-24 ASSESSMENT PLAN THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES THE FIRST IS A DEBT SERVICE ASSESSMENT WHICH IS LEVIED ON EVERY TRUCK IN THE DISTRICT HOWEVER THE LAND OWNERS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THAT BECAUSE OF BEING MADE BY THE TERSE REVENUE ENTER REVENUE WHICH IS NOW NO LONGER REQUIRED BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE DEBT SERVICE COMPLETELY VERY SUCCESSFUL.
SECOND CAMERA IS MEGAN'S ASSESSMENT THIS IS WRITTEN UP INTO SUBCATEGORIES THE ORDINANCE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT WHICH IS THE $0.25 THAT GETS ASSESSED TO ALL PROPERTIES IN THE DISTRICT THAT HEAVY USE OF THE FACILITIES LIKE THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE OTHER AMENITIES FOR THE PROPERTY FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY AND THE SECOND IS LIMITED MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT WHICH IS 12 AND HAVE SINCE WHICH IS ASSESSED AGAINST APARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE POOL AND OTHER AMENITIES AND DO NOT PAY FOR THE UPKEEP FOR THOSE PARTICULAR AMENITIES. LASTLY, WE HAVE SERVICE ASSESSMENT OR TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT THIS IS ASSESSMENT $80 PER MONTH WHICH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT GET FULL INTERNET ACCESS, WI-FI, CABLE TELEVISIO , PHONE, INTERNET PROTOCOL AND A NUMBER OF OTHER BENEFITS. WITHIN THEIR HOMES AT A
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DISCOUNT PRICE. AND THOSE WERE ALL BUILT BID OUT PERIODICALLY TO SHOW THEY ARE COMPETITIVE. THE NEXT SLIDE IN YOUR OWN IT GIVES YOU THE METHODOLOGY FOR MAKING THESE ASSESSMENTS AND THE CALCULATIONS ON HOW EACH SERVICE ASSESSMENT IS PAID, DEBT SERVICE IS PAID IN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE PAID. THEY'RE ALL DONE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 372.01 THE PIT ACT AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR FROM THOSE ASSESSMENTS. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF 372 IF THERE'S A FIVE-YEAR ROLLING BUDGET WHICH YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU NOW WHICH IS IN THE PACKAGE AT THE FIVE YEAR PROJECTED ROLLING BUDGET. WITH INTERESTING YOU CAN SEE AS WE GET INTO YEAR 2028 THE THIRD REVENUE ITEM WHICH IS DEVELOPER LOAN ACTUALLY DWINDLES DOWN TO $59,000 SO AS PROJECTED THIS COULD BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT IN 2029 AND THERE WILL BE SELF SUFFICIENT ACTUALLY STARTED THE RESERVES AND RETAIN PREVIOUS LENDING THAT WAS MADE TO MAKE MAINTENANCE TAKING CARE OF IN THOSE MAINTENANCE COSTS WILL COST OF THE PIT WILL NOT BE ON THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY.THE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES THERE'S THE DESCRIPTION FOR YOU TO HAVE THAT TO LOOK AT YOUR LEISURE AND GIVES YOU THE CALCULATIONS ON EACH OF THESE PARTICULAR ASSESSMENTS. SO OUR RECOGNITION IS TO APPROVE THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR MAYOR PRO TEM QUINTANILLA-24 AND IMPLEMENT THE DEBT SERVICE ASSESSMENT AS SHOWN, THE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT WITH BOTH THE SUBCATEGORIES AREA MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT AND THELIMITED BENEFIT ASSESSMENT . THE ORDINARY $0.25 PER 100 AND 12 HAVE CENTS PER 100 AND ALSO THE SPECIAL SERVICES WHICH REMAINS UNCHANGED $80 PER MONTH RECOGNITION IS TO APPROVE THOSE AND TO APPROVE THE ASSESSMENT ROLL AND LEVY ASSESSMENTS ON THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> WHAT WAS THE ASSESSMENT IN THE PRIOR YEAR?
>> IT WAS $0.20 THE ONE THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO DECIDE ON WAS THE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT THAT ONE OF FROM $0.20-$0.25. WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO EXPLAIN TO THE RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS THE NEED FOR THAT CHANGE DUE TO INFLATION AND UNDERESTIMATION OF COST OF THE PROJECT . THAT IS GOING TO MAINTAIN NOW THAT LEVEL.
AS YOU SAW IT WILL BALANCE OUT IN 2028 SO THAT WAS THE ISSUE LAST YEAR BUT THAT WAS RESOLVED.
>> I WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE RESIDENCE IN THE DISTRICT THEY STEPPED UP AND GOT VERY INVOLVED WITH THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT COMMITTEES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE BOARD TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION UTILIZING THE FINANCES.
>> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WE WANT TO MAKE COMMENT? OKAY IF YOU COULD COME TO THE PODIUM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
>> I AM A RESIDENT FROM TRES LAGOS I'M IN A POSITION TO THE INCREASE HE JUST MENTIONED.
IT'S I MEAN, WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?VERY YEAR IT'S GOING UP NOW, FIVE CENTS NOW.
PROBABLY RETAIL I GUESS IS 12. . THAT'S WHAT THE RETAIL SHOPS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO END UP PAYING HALF THAN THE RESIDENCE YET TO MY UNDERSTANDING THOSE RETAIL SHOPS ALL THAT IS AND BY ROADS. SO I FEEL AS A RESIDENT THERE ARE TAXES KEEP INCREASING, INCREASING, INCREASING AND WHEN IS IT ENOUGH? IS HOW I FEEL. I'M HERE TODAY WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY DAUGHTER.
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>> FOR THE RECORD MAYOR PRO TEM IS AN ASSESSMENT IT'S NOT A TAX INCREASE.
THERE WAS AN INCREASE ON $0.20 FROM THE ASSESSMENT AND $0.25 LAST YEAR AND COMPARED FROM A CLUSTER TO THIS YEAR THERE'S NO INCREASE.
>> IS NOT A TAX, IT'S AN ASSESSMENT , IT HAS NOT GONE UP THIS YEAR.
I KNOW YOU ARE ALL FEELING THE PRESSURE BUT THERE IS NO INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.
IT'S A ONE-TIME INCREASE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE THE BUDGET WORK.
>> ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? OKAY THEN WE WILL MOVE ONTO
[E) Public Hearing on 2023 Proposed Tax Rate. ]
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ITEM E PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 20. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.>> GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COMMISSION THIS IS BASICALLY A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC TAX INCREASE. WE PUBLISHED BEFORE YOU YOU PROBABLY HAVE A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A TAX INCREASE AS IN YOUR PACKET.
THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE MONITOR WAS ALSO ON OUR WEBPAGE AND ALSO ON THE PUBLIC CHANNEL SO BASICALLY IT'S JUST FOR ANYBODY THE PUBLIC INVITED TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST.
>> OKAY, IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? REGARDING THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. FOR OR AGAINST.
THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM WE HAVE A LITTLE FURTHER ON ITS ITEM 4A SO BE TAKEN UP AT THAT POINT I
[ END OF PUBLIC HEARING]
WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE AT THAT TIME. IT WILL BE NO FURTHER COMMENT I WILL CLOSE THE END THIS WILL BE THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PART I WILL CLOSE THAT PART OF[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
THAT WERE GOING TO ITEM 2. THE CONSENT AGENDA.>> MAYOR PRO TEM, ITEMS TO A AND 2L OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS ONE IF YOU WANT TO PULL ANY ITEM WE CAN DO SO.
>> THESE ARE ROUTINE ITEMS BY THE GOVERNING BODY ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD WANT TO TAKE OUT OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DO THEM SEPARATELY?
2C? OKAY WE WILL REMOVE 2C WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN SEPARATELY.
>> MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL POST SAME SIGN.
>> LAST WEEK ON THE CONSTITUENT WE NOTICED, SORRY.
[C) Award of Contract for Trimming and Peeling of Tall Palm Trees. ]
>> HELLO MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY MANAGER, COMMISSIONERS. ITEM 2C IS FOR THE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR TRIMMING AND PEELING OF PALM TREES. THE DEPARTMENT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS AWARD OF CONTRACT TO THE -- FOR THE TRIMMING OF TALL PALM TREES WITH THE AMOUNT OF $94,000 AS PER THE BID SUBMITTED.
QUESTIONS? YES, I GOT A CALL FROM CONSTITUENT IS VERY INVOLVED I THINK ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS USING TRUCKS THAT ARE USED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
HIS OBSERVATION IS BEEN SOME TRUCKS THE COMMERCIAL SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS THEY DROP WILL AND IT LEAVES A NASTY STAIN ON THE BRIDGE OR WHAT IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN ADDRESS.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA SPECIFICALLY IS A LATERAL ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED.
>> WE WILL DEFINITELY ADDRESS IT WITH THEM.
>> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSEIN FAVOR SAY AYE .
[3. BIDS/CONTRACTS]
[A) Consideration and Authorization to Declare City Vehicles and Property as Surplus.]
OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 3A.>> 3A IS A CONSIDERATION AND AUTHORIZATION TO DECLARE CITY VEHICLES AND PROPERTY AS
SURPLUS. >> BEARS AND CITY COMMISSION TO DECLARE A SURPLUS CITY VEHICLES AND 939 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. THEY SEEM TO BE INOPERABLE, UNUSABLE AND OBSOLETE. THERE ARE TIMES OF THE YEAR THE CITY CONDUCTS OPTIONS TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTY THAT IS NOT COST-EFFICIENT TO REPAIR OR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. PROCEEDS GO TO CORRESPONDING FUNDS.
>> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE INFAVOR SAY AYE .
ALL POST SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
>> IT WILL BE NICE TO POINT OUT OUR POLICE VEHICLES SO WERE REVAMPING THE POLICE TO TAKE BIG SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR POLICE VEHICLES. WE ARE MOVING AND GETTING NEW VEHICLES.
[B) Award of Contract for the Purchase Eight (8) New Current Model Vehicles through Cooperative Pricing.]
>> IS A WORD FOR CONTRACT FOR EIGHT NEW CURRENT MODEL VEHICLES.
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>> PUBLIC WORKS IS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TOWARD A PROJECT FOR 635, -- TEXAS FOR A NEW CURRENT MODEL VEHICLES THEIR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE. SOLICIT QUOTES FROM VARIOUS PROPERTY VENDORS BUT ONLY RECEIVED ONE. ALL EIGHT VEHICLES ARE OVER BUDGET BY A TOTAL OF 20,033. PROPOSING TO REALLOCATE FUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.UE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF VEHICLE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[C) Consideration and Authorization to remove 2nd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Uncollectible Sanitation and Drainage Accounts from the General Ledger and begin Write-off procedures.]
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.>> CONSIDERATION AUTHORIZATION TO REMOVE THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 22-23.
>> PUBLIC WORKS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO REMOVE THE SANITATION AND DRAINAGE ACCOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN DELINQUENT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 22-23 COMBINED TOTAL UNCOLLECTIBLE FEE IS 9266. STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
[D) Consideration and Approval for On-Site Sewage Facility Interlocal Agreement between Hidalgo County and City of McAllen.]
>> D CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HIDALGO COUNTY AND CITY OF MCALLEN.
>> GOOD EVENING, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF HIDALGO FOR ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT ALL OF TEXAS COMMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REQUIRED PROCESSES. THE CITY OF MCALLEN HAS LOST THEIR SANITARY TO RETIREMENT AND IS CURRENTLY TRANSITIONING THE ENTIRE OSS PROCESS TO THE BILLING DEPARTMENT. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR THIS ROLE AS PART OF TC Q UNDER THE RESPONSIBLE LICENSING GUIDANCE. IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A QUALIFIED LICENSED ENTITY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF MCALLEN AND ALL OSS ACTIVITY WHICH WILL INCLUDE INSPECTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND ADVICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS, FINAL APPROVALS AND RECORDING INTO THE ON-SITE REPORTING SYSTEM. THE COUNTY OF HIDALGO IS TC Q ALL RIGHT IS AGREED TO ENTER INTO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MCALLEN SUPPORT SUCH NEEDS AS REQUESTED.
>> MOTIONAND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION
[E) Consideration and Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Edinburg for Drainage Infrastructure Improvements as related to the Northgate Lane Drainage Improvements Project.]
PASSES.>> E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THE CITY OF EDINBURG FOR DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IS RELATED TO THE NORTH GATE LANE FINISH IMPROVEMENTS.
> --INSTALL STORMS. DESTRUCTION THE CITY OF NORTH SECOND STREET AND HOUSE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS. IMPROVEMENTS WILL FALL INTO THE CITY OF MCALLEN ADJACENT STORM WATER SYSTEM. THE DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THIS WILL FORMALIZE THE CITY PARTICIPATION WITH THE ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL COST TO RELOCATE THEIR SANITARY SEWER AND PROPOSED CITY OF MCALLEN SEWER PLANT WHICH IS FIERCELY APPROVED. THE SCOPE AND COST WAS REALLY SILLY PRESENTED TO CITY COMMISSION SAID ON SEPTEMBER THE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND WILL OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THE CITY OF EDINBURG IS GOING TO REIMBURSE US?
>> ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED REIMBURSE US FOR $38,936 AND WHAT'S BEEN INCURRED BECAUSE OF THAT PROJECT. THE DRAINAGE THAT RUNS ALONG EAST WEST IT'S JUST SOUTH OF NORTHGATE.
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[F) Consideration and Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Quince Avenue at North 8th Street Drainage Improvements Project.]
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.>> APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR CITY HALL CANOPY IMPROVEMENT.
BOX CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR THE QUEENS AVENUE AND NORTH A STREET DRAINAGE PERMIT PROJECT IS FOR ANTICIPATED ASBESTOS WATER LINE REQUIRED TO INSTALL THE STORMS OR SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COST THAT YOU RECORD ASSOCIATES AND STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF 16,258 DOLLARS WITH 14 ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR REVISED CONTRACT ON THE $212,706.92 AND REVISE CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 74 DAYS WE OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS. BASICALLY, WE REOPENED UP THE ROAD HOURS FOR WHAT IS RIGHT ON
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THE ASBESTOS LINE THE ASBESTOS LINE ARE VERY FRAGILE THE WATER DEPARTMENT REQUIRES US TO READJUST THOSE AND TURN THEM INTO ABC.[G) Consideration and Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the City Hall Canopy Upgrades and Interior Improvements. Project No. 01-23-C12-561.]
>> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
>> CONSIDERED ASIAN APPROACHING JUROR NUMBER ONE FOR CITY HALL CANOPY UPGRADES.
>> CITY HALL HEAVY UPGRADES AND INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS OBJECTS. RELATED TO SHORTAGE OF MATERIALS AND LETTER OF SUPPLIERS WITH AN ESTIMATION ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ADDED SCOPE OF WORK TO REMOVE THE EXISTING METAL DOORSIN THE WAITING AREA TO MAKE THE AREA BIGGER . FOR THE VISITORS, SECURITY SCREENING SYSTEM.
THE COST OF CHANGE OR IS $2785.26. SEPARATENESS APPROVAL FOR CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE I WILL OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
[H) Consideration and Approval of Change Order No. 1 for Fire Training Facility.]
>> H CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR CHANGE ARE NUMBER ONE FIRE TRAINING FACILITY.
>> FIRE TRAINING FACILITY CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IS FOR THE CHANGES SPECIFIED CONTRACT RECOMMENDED BY THE DESIGN TEAM THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY ON THE SPECIFIED PRODUCT THE CHANGE THE MANUFACTURE WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED SPECIFICATION REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF MCALLEN WITH THE CREDIT OF $-14,942.70. ALSO INCLUDED IN CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IS THE ADDITIONAL FIRE LANE RELOCATION OF THE FEC AND THE STORM LINE SHIFT IN THE AMOUNT OF 18,000 $477 TOTAL THAT CHANGE OF THE CHANGE ORDER IS $3554, THE DESIGN FIRM AND STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3554.30 WITH ZERO ADDITIONAL DAYS I OPENED UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> WHERE ARE WE GETTING THE CREDIT FROM?
>> THERE'S A TILE THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE STALKING WE WILL HAVE TROUBLE GETTING SO THEY HAVE A SUBSTITUTION FOR THAT THAT GIVES A CREDIT OF $40,000. YES, SIR.
>> MOTIONAND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION
[I) Consideration and Approval of Change Order No. 3 for Northgate Lane Drainage Improvements.]
PASSES.>> I CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 34 NORTHGATE LANE AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM AND COMMISSIONER CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE IS CONTRACT SCOPE AS RELATED TO PREVIOUSLY UNIDENTIFIED CONFLICTS AND PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. THE OVERRUNS ARE FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND MATERIAL, CONCRETE PIPE, CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS, CULVERTS, IRRIGATION LINE REPAIR, CONCRETE PIPE EXTENSIONS AND INLETS AND INSTALLATION OF A VALLEY GUTTER AND REMOVAL.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL CHANGE NUMBER THREE IN THE AMOUNT OF $102,107.82 WITH ADDITIONAL CALENDAR DAYS OF THE REVISED CONTRACT WITH-- AND REVISE CONTRACT TIME OF 290 DAYS. $38,946 OF THAT HAS BEEN COVERED BY EDINBURG.
IT'S NOT IN THE MEMO BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. YES, SIR.
>> HOW FAR ALONG ARE WE WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION AND WHEN IS THE?
>> WE FINISHED MOST OF NORTHGATE. WE ALREADY PAID THAT PART IS READY.ECOND STREET WITH TAKING THE OUTFALL RIGHT NOW. WE ANTICIPATE FINISHING BEFORE JANUARY. TALKING WITH STAFF WE THINK LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER CONTRACT TIME IS STILL JANUARY.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE IT BEFORE HOLIDAY SEASON.
>> WE ARE PUSHING SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETE WE WILL MAKE THAT PUSH WE WILL LET THEM KNOW.
>> SOMEWHAT WAS ADDITIONAL AND A LOT OF IT IS OVERRUNS AND QUANTITIES.
WITH ADDITIONAL LINE AND ONE OF THEM BECAUSE THEY WANT US TO DO AN EXTRA PERCENTAGE LINE SOME DRIVEWAYS AND IT BEING A LITTLE WIDER FOR SOME OF THE RESIDENCE.
>> WHAT PERCENTAGE COMPLETION AROUND THIS?
>> THE CHANGE ORDERS IN ADDITION TO THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE?
>> WE ARE LOOKING TO WRAP UP FAIRLY SOON. I WOULD GIVE YOU MORE OPTIMISTIC DATE BUT I TEND TO MISS THE MARK SO THAT'S WHAT I SAID LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER.
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>> THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONFLICTS THERE. THAT CAME OF RECONSTRUCTION.
>> IS THERE A MOTION? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
[J) Award of Contract for the Idela Avenue Drainage Improvements Project (CDBG Funded).]
>> J AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE IDEA AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
>> THESE ARE CDBG PROJECTS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING LOCALIZED ISSUES ALONG THE AVENUE BETWEEN SOUTH FINANCE STREET AND EIGHTH STREET.
THIS IS STORM SEWER, CONSISTING ROUGHLY OF --GRADE INLETS, JUNCTION BOXES AND RELATED PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION. STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDED TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE JMS IN SAN JUAN TEXAS THE AMOUNT OF 103,006 AND $18.55 WITH THE CONTRACT TIME NOT TO EXCEED 90 CALENDAR DAYS IS SUBJECT TO BUDGET AND IN IT. WE OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSEIN FAVOR SAY AYE . THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION
[K) Award of Contract for the Main Street and Fir Avenue Drainage Improvements Project (CDBG Funded).]
PASSES.>> K AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR MAIN STREET AND FOR AVENUE DRAINAGE.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS IS CDBG FUNDED PROJECT DRESSES LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES IN THE VICINITY OF MAIN STREET AND FOR. THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH GRADES GEORGIA BOXES AND CONSTRUCTION. STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER MOBILE COULD SHIFT MORE LLC OF TEXAS IN THE AMOUNT OF-- THE CONTRACT TIME OF 90 DAYS AND THIS DOES REQUIRE CDBG AMENDMENT AND WE OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
[L) Award of Contract for the Terminal HVAC & Lighting Efficiency Improvements at McAllen International Airport.]
>> L AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE TERMINAL HVAC AND LIGHTING EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COMMISSION, STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARD OF CONTRACT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER MCALLEN, TEXAS AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION WITH THE CONTRACT TIME OF 180 CALENDAR DAYS. SUBJECT TO ADOPTION REQUESTED FISCAL YEAR 23-24 BUDGET.
>> HOW DOES IT WORK WITH THE ALTERNATE WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE ONE AND ALTERNATE TO?
>> ALTERNATE ONE AND ALTERNATE TO WERE PUT THERE BECAUSE OF THE HVAC SYSTEM ALTERNATE ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO KEEP THE EXISTING CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH IS PROPRIETARY SO WE HAVE TO USE THAT ONE VENDOR FOR ALL THE P.M. WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
ALTERNATE TO AS A CONTROL SYSTEM ALTOGETHER IN WHICH THERE WAS A NONPROPRIETARY SYSTEM.
>> SO REPLACING THE SYSTEM WITH THE WINNING BIDDER -- WHILE ALL THE OTHER SAID 750,000 IT JUST THROWS ME OFF A MEASURE THAT WORKS OUT.
>> I AM NOT SURE IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WITH YOUR SUBCONTRACTOR ARE GOING TO USE BUT ESSENTIALLY YOU SEE THE HIGHER COST AND ALTERNATE ONE BECAUSE OF THE PROPRIETARY CONTRACTOR PROBABLY HAD A REALLY HYBRID IS PRESENTED TO USE THEIR CONTROL.
>> EVERY CONTRACTOR HAS THEIR OWN ADVENTURES, COMMISSIONER, IT WAS THE MECHANICAL AND LIGHTING THEY WERE HIGHER THAN THE SECOND, THIRD BIDDER SO THEY LOADED IT THEREFORE NO REASON THEY DON'T HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THAT THE OTHERS TO AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SOME ON THE ALTERNATES. SO EVERY CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE DIFFERENT ADVANTAGE.
>> YEAH, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN A NEGATIVE ALTERNATE.
>> AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST TWO LINE ITEMS JUST THE NEXT BIDDER HE IS $600,000 HIGHER THAN THE NEXT BIDDER. SO HE HAS ROOM.RIGHT? AND FOR WHATEVER REASON HE FELT THAT ALTERNATE IS AN ADVANTAGE TO HIM THAT SO THAT'S HOW HE ADMITTED.
AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THAT.
>> WHEN THE TIME COMES TO REPLACE THE CONTROLS I SUSPECT WILL COME BACK WITH CHANGE
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ORDER NUMBER THREE OR SOMETHING.>> THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WORDING THAT'S PART OF THEIR BID SO WAS HIS THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
>> YEAH, I HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE.
>> I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A WHILE.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
MOTION PASSES. WITH ONE POST. WITH ONE OPPOSED.
STILL PASSES. ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[M) Consideration and Approval of a Non-Exclusive Food and Beverage Concessionaire at McAllen International Airport.]
>> M CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE NONEXCLUSIVE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSIONAIRE AT MCALLEN NATIONAL EVER.
>> STAFF RECOMMENDED NONEXCLUSIVE CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH COMMUTER RAIL LLC THE CONTRACT TERM IS AN 18 YEAR AND FIVE MONTH BASE YEAR TERM ON A FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTION. GUARANTEES OF $4000 PER YEAR FOOD AND BEVERAGE REVENUE AND THE VENDOR IS LOOKING AT A COUPLE INVESTMENT OF JUST ABOUT $1.1 MILLION.
THIS IS GOING TO BE CONSOLIDATING THE PRE-SECURITY FOOD AND BEVERAGE RETAIL INTO THE EXISTING FOOD AND BEVERAGE THAT'S PRE-SECURITY AND THEN UPGRADING AND RELOCATING REDEVELOPING THE BAR BEFORE SECURITY AND THAT WOULD BE INCLUDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE VIP LOUNGE POST SECURITY.
>> COULDN'T HELP BUT TO NOTICE MAYOR PRO TEM THE PROPOSAL IN A PACKET LOOKING FOR LOCAL VENDORS.
>> YES, SIR, THEY HAVE FIVE LISTED ON THEIR COFFEE, GIORGIO, THE BAKERY AND THERE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
[4. ORDINANCES]
[A) Roll call vote on the adoption of an ordinance approving and adopting the City of McAllen Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.]
MOTION PASSES.>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 13 --
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR PRO TEM, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER.
I WANT TO SPEAK AS QUICKLY AS THE CITY EMPLOYEES SO I WILL TAKE MY TIME.
I NAME IS JOANNA I WILL LEAD WITH VALLEY INTERFAITH ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOUR-- 25 YEARS AGO VALLEY INTERFAITH SALES TAX FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE DID THIS AFTER HEARING HUNDREDS OF CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE ONE THING THAT KEPT COMING UP WAS AN INVESTMENT FOR THE PEOPLE.
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT. SINCE THEN THE CITY OF MCALLEN HAS INVESTED EVERY YEAR INTO THE IDEA THAT TURNED INTO REALITIES. THESE REALITIES INCLUDE MILAGRO CLINIC, TO LIBRARIES, RECREATION CENTERS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THE REASON I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON. EVITA AN ADULT EDUCATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
I'M HERE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT INVESTMENT YOU HAVE MADE. LITA HAS GRADUATED OVER 5000 GRADUATES AND THOSE 27 YEARS. MANY OF THOSE COMING FROM MCALLEN.
FOR EVERY DOLLAR THE CITY OF MCALLEN HAS INVESTED GETS RETURN OVER $14 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO FOR ALL THE INVESTMENT THAT YOU THE CITY OF MCALLEN HAS PUT INTO PROJECT VIDA WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK BECAUSE RIGHT NOW BEHIND ME IS A STUDENT WHO WE WILL ALSO GIVE HER TESTIMONY SO IT'S FOR THE IMPORT OF THIS PROGRAM SO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT. >> SO WE HAVE ELIZABETH NEXT.
I THINK THAT IS WHO IS COMING UP.
>> HELLO, HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? THAT'S GOOD.
I WROTE A SHORT ESSAY ARE A TESTAMENT, IF YOU WILL. HELLO, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH AND
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I HOLD MANY DIFFERENT TITLES BUT THE ONES I AM MOST PROUD OF OUR WIFE, MOTHER, STC NURSE AND A STUDENT AND VIDA MEMBER. BEFORE I EMBARKED ON MY COLLEGIATE CAREER WAS WORKING RETAIL JOB JUST GETTING BY PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK TAKING ONE COLLEGE CLASS AT A TIME BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I COULD AFFORD TO GO TO SCHOOL. I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID AND I DIDN'T WANT TO OCCUR STUDENT DEBT. SO FAST 42 2020 THE EARLY DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC FAMILY WAS GREATLY AFFECTED WILL BE THINKING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS.MY HUSBAND WAS THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER CONTRACTED THE VIRUS AND HE DID NOT WORK FOR MANY MONTHS. I HAD TO STOP WORKING BECAUSE I NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF HIM AND FOR MY CHILD WHO IS NOW AT HOME TO THE NATIONWIDE SCHOOL SHUTDOWNS.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS IN LIFE WE CANNOT CONTROL AND FOR ME THAT WAS ONE OF THEM.
I KNEW I NEEDED TO MOVE FAST AND MOVE FASTER TO OBTAIN MY EDUCATIONAL GOALS BECAUSE GOD.
THE UNTHINKABLE WOULD HAPPEN. I WAS ALWAYS FASCINATED BY THE HUMAN BODY AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS AND DURING THIS TIME I COULD BECOME INCREASINGLY INVESTED AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO MANAGE AND PREVENT VARIOUS BODILY CONDITIONS. MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBE A CALLING I SUPPOSE THIS IS HOW IT FEELS AN EXTREME ENTRANCE, BELONGING AND WANTING TO DO SOMETHING.
SO CHOOSING STC NURSING PROGRAM FELT LIKE THE PUZZLE PIECES THAT FIT.
I CANNOT LIE FINANCES WERE VERY HEAVY ON MY MIND HOW WAS I GOING TO GET THROUGH SCHOOL? I WAS SEARCHING ONLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIPS, FINANCIAL AID ANYTHING THAT COULD HELP ME PAY FOR TUITION. AND THAT'S WHEN A VIDA CAME INTO MY LIFE.
I WAS VISITING THE CENTER FOR LEARNING EXCELLENCE AT SCHOOL WHEN I SAW --SITTING AT A TABLE AND WE MADE EYE CONTACT AND SHE SAID HEY, HAVE YOU HEARD OF VIDA? I SAID NO AND SHE GAINED THE WHOLE MISSION, THEIR INITIATIVE AND HOW THEY HELP STUDENTS TO PAY FOR THEIR EDUCATION. HONESTLY, I DID NOT THINK I WOULD QUALIFY BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL AID AND I WAS ACTUALLY PREPARING THAT WEEK TO SMITH FOR STUDENT LOANS AND START INCURRING STUDENT DEBT. BUT I GOT HOME AND I SAID, I AM GOING TO APPLY WHAT EVER I NEED TO DO AND I DID THAT AND A FEW WEEKS LATER I GOT A CALLFROM A VIDA , EXCUSE ME, THAT I QUALIFIED. AND I CRIED.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH THAT WAS GOING TO IMPACT ME. AND SINCE THEN MRS. SANCHEZ HAS BEEN THE ULTIMATE COUNSELOR SHE EDUCATES HER MEMBERS AND BE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS BY IMPLEMENTING SCHEDULES, BEING ORGANIZED, HAVING ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASKING FOR HELP IF YOU'RE OVERWHELMED. SHE'S ALSO OUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADER.
SHE ALWAYS TELLS US THAT WE CAN DO IT THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR DREAMS NO MATTER OUR AGE.
WHICH REALLY RESONATES WITH ME BECAUSE I AM AN OLDER STUDENT, I HAVE A LIFE AND I'M PART OF A VERY RIGOROUS PROGRAM. SORRY, I'M ALMOST AT THE END. IN ADDITION, WE ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY BY ASSISTING IN VARIOUS FUNDRAISING PROJECTS IN THE CITY INITIATIVES. VIDA IS MY LIFE AND TAKING WEEK OF CHILDREN'S BY ASSISTING WITH TUITION AND EXPENSES LIKE BOOKS EVEN MY UNIFORM IN MY SHOES AND I AM IMMENSELY GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS JUST ON THE EDUCATION. AND WITH HOPES OF GETTING BACK IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 11, COUNSELOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS REVIEW RESOURCE.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR TESTIMONY.
>> OKAY ITEM FOR LETTER EIGHT.
>> 4A MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION OF MAYOR PRO TEM I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME THEY SPEND WITH US IN IMPROVING THE BUDGET. THE BUDGET PROCESS IS A LONG PROCESS FOR THE CITY OF MCALLEN. I CALL IT THE BIG MONSTER.
AND WE START IN APRIL AND WE ENDED TODAY. SO FOR THAT I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK. THE STAFF WE ARE PERFECTIONISTS STARTING WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE BUT REALLY INCLUDING EVERYONE THEY REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY NEED WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTION AS WE GO TO THE BUDGET PROCESS WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION THOSE CHANGES AND MOVES INTO RIGOROUS PROCESS THAT YOU ALL THIS COMMUNITY SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF.
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SO FOR 24 WITH SCOPE OF $660 MILLION. THE CITY OF MCALLEN.BUT IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD BUDGET. IT'S A VERY HEALTHY ONE.
IT'S ONE THAT HAS RESERVE THAT OUR REVENUES, EXCEED OUR EXPENSES WHICH SEEMS LIKE AN ANOMALY THESE DAYS BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WORKED VERY HARDTO DO .
THE GENERAL FUND CONSISTS OF TWO MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES SALES TAX AND OTHER TAXES, SALES TAX IS NORTH OF $70 MILLION TO THE GENERAL FUND --REVENUE IS ABOUT --OF THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS INCLUDES INCREASES TO COMPENSATION FOR CITY EMPLOYEES WHICH IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT IN MEETING NUMBER ONE AND WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE LAST MEETING.
SO WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT YOU ALL DID. WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE PERCENT INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME THAT INCLUDES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR POLICE AND COVERED BY THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
I HAVE TO HAND IT TO THE REPORTERS THAT ASK QUESTIONS THIS MORNING WHY THE DIFFERENCE? WHAT WE TRY TO DO NOT ONLY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES BUT ALSO OUR POLICE AS WE LOOK AT THE MARKET AND ESTABLISH WHERE WE ARE AND AS THE CITY OF MCALLEN WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN THE BEST OF WHAT WE DO. SO THOSE TWO MARKETS WERE DIFFERENT AND POLICE WAS A LITTLE FURTHER BEHIND THAN A FIRE.
AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY COMMISSION WE AGREED ON FIVE PERCENT. WE ALSO APPROVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY THE LONGEVITY COMPONENT TO COMPENSATION.
WE HAVE BEEN BATTLING TURNOVER LIKE ALL CITIES HAVE ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC AND AT ONE POINT WE WERE AT 18 PERCENT TURNOVER. THE EMPLOYEES AND THAT'S ALMOST 500 EMPLOYEES TURNOVER. SO ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE WE SO THAT WE KEEP THE TALENT THAT WE KNOW WE HAV . AND SO, I REALLY APPLAUD YOU FOR UPPING THE UTILITY PAY IS EQUIVALENT OF $170 PER YEAR OR TRY TO KEEP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED THAT OUR FOLKS THAT WE WANT TO KEEP AT THE CORE OF OUR ORGANIZATION SO THIS IS A BIG IMPACT REALLY ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DOWN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU MAKE FOUR DOLLARS AN HOUR OR $25 NOW THE LONGEVITY PAY WILL BE THE SAME SO I PLUGGED YOU FOR THAT. WE HAVE GOT $341 MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
341 MILLION THAT'S 130 PLUS PROJECTS WE ARE OVERSEEING. I'VE GOT A LIST OF THEM HERE.
THE TOP 10 ARE REALLY GREAT PROJECTS YOU ALL SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN DISCUSSING AND MAKING THEM HAPPEN. THE OBVIOUS ONE IS THE BRIDGE IS WELL ON ITS WAY.
THAT'S AN $85 MILLION EXPANSION THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE MAZATLAN THAT I PLOTTED THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT AND THAT BOARD ALONG WITH THE CITY COMMISSION WORKED ON IT FOR EIGHT YEARS BEFORE WE DID AND WE ARE GOING TO DELIVER ON THE PROJECT I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY OF MCALLEN AND THE REAL --WILL BE VERY, VERY PROUD. COUPLE MAJOR PROJECT REPORT WILL TAKE A BIT OF ALL THE FUNDING THAT WE CAN AND OF COURSE DRAINAGE.
DRAINAGE IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON FOR FIVE YEARS.
WE ARE WAY AHEAD OF ANYONE ELSE IN SOUTH TEXAS AND ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF. WE ARE ADDING 19 EMPLOYEES FOR THE WORKFORCE OF 2500 THAT'S NOT A LOT BUT THEY ARE EMPLOYEES THAT WE REALLY BELIEVE AND NEED.
WHAT YOU SAW DIFFERENT THIS YEAR WAS THAT WE PLACED AN INTERNAL COMPARTMENTS FOR THE MOST PART FINANCE, BUDGET, BUDGET, ENGINEERING AND SO ON TO MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT.
AND SO, I THINK IT'S A PRODUCT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVING THE BUDGET . FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER AND STAFF FOR THE BUDGET THEY PRESENTED FOR THEIR STEWARDSHIP FOR HOLDING THE LINE ON EXPENSES AND KEEPING OUR WORKING CAPITAL DAYS ON HAND HIGH AND HEALTHY SO THAT WE HAVE
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A RAINY DAY FUND, RIGHT. AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE HAPPY ABOUT, THAT IT'S -- IT IS BETTER THAN MOST CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND I THINK WE CAN ALL FEEL PROUD ABOUT THAT WORKING CAPITAL DAYS WHICH IS OUR RAINY DAY FUND IN MCALLEN. RAINY DAY FUND.ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BUDGET? >> DON'T FORGET THAT THE TAX RATE IS BEING LOWERED BY ALMOST $.02.
>> AGAIN, THAT IS PRETTY BIG. >> THAT IS THE NEXT ITEM.
>> PROUD OF THE STAFF AND -- AND CITY MANAGEMENT.
PUTTING A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS AND REALLY HEALTHY BUDGET. AND VERY PROUD OF.
CONGRATULATIONS. >> THE $2500 INCLUDES POLICE AND
>> THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE $2500.
>> 316 OFFICERS AND 180 FIRE FIGHTERS.
>> SO YOU ARE A LITTLE OVER 500 OF THE -- OF THE 2500 ARE FOR
THAT A GOOD POINT. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT MORE THAN 50% OF THE GENERAL FUND GOES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. SO ALL OF THE AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE WE COLLECT AND THEN SOME GOES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, FIRE AND POLICE. SO THAT IS A GREAT STATI
STATISTIC TOUT. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE WILL TAKE A MOTION AND THEN A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE BEGIN THE ROLL CALL, YAY OR NAY FROM MY RIGHT.
>> YEA. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BUDGET. PASSING OF THE BUDGET.
[B) Roll call vote of an Ordinance adopting the City of McAllen 2023 Property Tax Rate. ]
ITEM 4-B. >> 4-B IS ALSO A ROLL CALL VOTE, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF MCALLEN 2023 PROPERTY TAX RATE. WE WILL ROLL IT AFTER THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, PRO TEM AND CITY COMMISSION.
THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2023 PROPERTY TAX RATE. IN ORDER TO COMPLY, WE HAVE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WE JUST DID.
AND NOW WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN LANGUAGE THAT IS REQUIRED WHEN SETTING THE TAX RATE.
I HAVE ADDED THAT ON YOUR AGENDA PACKET AS WELL.
WHOEVER MOVES TO -- >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: THE MOTION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE AGENDA.
IT HAS TO BE MADE EXACTLY AS IS PRESENTED THERE.
IF ANYBODY -- IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
IF NOT, WE WILL TAKE THAT MOTION AT THIS TIME.
>> I MAKE A MOTION AND MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF POINT 457285 CENTS WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 5.03% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED RATE OF POINT 457285 CENTS IS ALLOCATED AT THE RATE OF POINT 418013 FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION POINT
039272 FOR DEBT SERVICE. >> SECOND.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: MOTION AND A SECOND.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: OKAY, UNANIMOUS VOTE ONCE AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I WILL JUST ADD TO MAKE IT CLEAR ON THE RECORD FOR OUR CITIZENS, THE TAX RATE IS MOVING FROM POINT 4799 TO A POINT 457285, A REDUCTION OF 2.2 CENTS ON THE TAX RATE WHICH IS EQUIVALENT OF 4.
7% REDUCTION IN THE TAX RATE ON TOP OF 3.2% REDUCTION LAST YEAR.
I REALLY APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF HOW THE TRUTH IN TAXATION WORKS, WE MUST SAY THAT LANGUAGE THAT WE DID. AND SO PEOPLE ASK, SO WHY IS THAT? AND WHY IS IT THAT YOU ARE REDUCING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. BUT WE HAVE TO SAY THAT WE ARE INCREASING THE TOTAL TAX BECAUSE WE BRING IN MORE REVENUE AND WE DON'T HIDE THAT. WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH IN THE CITY OF MCALLEN. THAT GROWTH IS DUE TO THE HIDALGO APPRAISAL DISTRICT. I AM NOT FOR OR AGAINST WHAT THEY DO. THEY DO THEIR JOB.
OUR JOB IS TO PUSH THAT PROPERTY TAX RATE DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND WE HAVE DONE THAT TWO YEARS IN A ROW. IF THE GROWTH CONDITIONS, WE
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SHOULD EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE SO THE TAXPAYER IS ALWAYS TOP MUCH MIND FOR THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY MANAGEMENT SO, AGAIN, I AM VERY PROUD OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING TODAY.>> TWO YEARS INTO A ROW. >> I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A VIDEO
>> FROM ALASKA. >> HELLO, EVERYONE.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE SOME GREAT NEWS WITH YOU ALL. I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR CITY COMMISSION, ADMINISTRATION, STAFF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR DEDICATED CITIZENS. TOGETHER, WE HAVE ACHIEVED SOMETHING TRULY REMARKABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
TODAY IS A DAY OF CELEBRATION AS WE ADOPT THE 2023, 2024 BUDGET FOR OUR GREAT CITY OF MCALLEN. OUR CITY'S FINANCIAL HEALTH IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND OUR FUTURE LOOKS VERY PROMISING.
THANKS TO THE HARD WORK AND THOUGHTFUL PLANNING OF EVERYONE INVOLVED, WE ARE ABLE TO LOWER OUR TAX RATE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. THIS IS BECAUSE OF OUR HARD-WORKING RESIDENTS AND FULFILLS THE PROMISE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT IS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE, WE HAVE A VERY HEALTHY RAINY DAY RESERVE.
THAT MEANS WE ARE WELL PREPARED TO FACE ANY SUSPECTED CHALLENGES THAT MAY COME OUR WAY. THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS A TESTAMENT OF THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND SPIRIT OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. A REMINDER THAT WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, GREAT THINGS HAPPEN. I AM PROUD TO BE SERVING AS YOUR MAYOR AND TOGETHER WITH OUR MISSION, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR JOURNEY TO PROSPERITY. LET'S CELEBRATE IN MILE TONE AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO A BRIGHTER AND EVEN MORE PROSPEROUS MCALLEN. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR HARD WORK, COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT.
TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING HISTORY. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THAT.
[C) Discussion and possible action on an Ordinance approving and adopting the Tres Lagos Public Improvement District 2023-2024 Service and Assessment Plan and 2023-2024 Assessment Roll; Establishing classifications for the apportionment of costs and the methods of assessment of special benefits for improvements, maintenance, and special services to property within the District; closing the hearing and levying debt service assessments for the cost of improvements to be provided in the District, ordinary maintenance assessment and limited-benefit maintenance assessment for the cost of maintenance and operation of the District, and special service assessments for the costs of provision of supplemental services within the District against the property in the District and against the owners thereof; providing for the collection of the assessments; making certain findings related to the nature of the property within the Public Improvement District; and providing an effective date.]
ITEM 4 HAD-C. >> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE OF TRES LAGOS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2023-2024 SERVICE, ASSESSMENT 2023-2024 ASSESSMENT ROLE ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR APPORTIONMENT OF HIDALGO.
>> OKAY. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE HEARD EARLIER ON THE AGENDA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO MAKE? NO, JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION?
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SAID
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: A MOTION AND SECOND.
[D) Request of Triamd Consultants, LLC, on behalf of CM Properties, LLC, to abandon an existing access easement and keep the utility easement, being a 0.185-acre tract out of Lots 38, 41, 42, and 43, IGOA Business Campus Subdivision-Phase I, Hidalgo County, Texas, 4101 North M Street.]
OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.ITEM D. >> D IS A REQUEST OF TRIAMD CONSULTANTS ON BEHALF OF CM PROPERTIES TO ABANDON A EASEMENT. 4101 NORTH M. STREET.
>> IT IS C-3 WITH SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND MIXTURE OF COMMERCIAL VACANT PROPERTIES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES TO THE SITE.
ASK TO ABANDON A 0.8 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AND MAINTAINING UTILITY EASEMENTS ON 38, 41 ALREADY, 42 AND 43 OF THE SUBDIVISION PHASE ONE. THE BASIS FOR THE REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR A DRIVEWAY AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH DEVELOPED WITHOUT UTILIZING THE ACCESS EASEMENT.
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT DID NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS. NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.
THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABANDONMENT REQUEST ONLY TO THE ACCESS EASEMENT AS REQUESTED AND MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES IN P PLACE.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS?
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[5. RESOLUTIONS]
[A) Resolution of the Commissioners of the City of McAllen, Texas accepting the resignation of Melba D. Carvajal and designating Valeria Rios as an Investment Officer along with Sergio Villasana, Marco A. Vega, P.E., and Roel Rodriguez, P.E. for the City of McAllen.]
OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.5A. >> 5A IS RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF MELB MELBA D. CARVAJAL A AND VALERIA RIOS AS AN INVESTMENT OFFICER.
AS YOU KNOW SERGIO VILLASANA, MARE VEGA AND ROEL RODRIGUEZ.
MELBA DECIDED TO RETIRE AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE HER, EVEN THOUGHS ARE A TEMPORARY UNTIL WE MAKE A REPLACEMENT OF
MELBA CARVAJAL. >> I MAKE A MOTION.
>> SECOND. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED, MOTION PASSES.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MELBA FOR ALL THE WORK SHE WORKED HERE. SHE IS A HARD, HARD WORKER.
CAME THROUGH FOR THIS CITY. EXTREMELY IMPORTANT POSITION.
AND JUST -- JUST THROUGH THE YEARS HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR US IN THE INVESTMENT AND AUDIT ARENA FOR THE CITY.
[B) Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the City of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, amending Texpool authorized representatives and providing an effective date.]
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>> B, IS A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND CITY OF MCALLEN, HUMID COU COUNTY, TEXPOOL AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THAT COINCIDES WITH THE ITEM BEFORE WITH MELBA.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
[C) Resolution nominating a representative for the Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors 2024-2025.]
MOTION PASSES. >> C IS RESOLUTION NOMINATING A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE HIDALGO APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.
MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, CURRENT MEMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING LISTED. AND SO TODAY YOU DON'T VOTE ON THE NUMBER OF VOTES THAT ANY ONE OF THEM WOULD GET.
YOU NOMINATE THE PEOPLE YOU WOULD WANT CONSIDERED.
>> ALBERT ARJENAS. >> SECOND TO THAT NO, MA'AM
DAYS. >> MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS.
>> OKAY. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOMINEE?
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: THAT WAS HIS MOTION.
>> I ASKED THAT THE NOMINATION CLOSE, THAT'S ALL.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[6. VARIANCE]
[A) Request of Greg Burkett on behalf of Parke at Nolana LLC, to consider a sign variance request to allow more than the permitted number of signs on a property, 23.741 acres being a part or portion out of Lots 111 & 112, La Lomita Irrigation & Construction Company Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 3200 Nolana Avenue.]
OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.>> 6-A IS A REQUEST OF GREG BURKETT ON BEHALF OF PARKE AND NOLANA LLC TO CONSIDER A SIGN VARIANCE.
>> REQUEST TO WITHDRAW THIS REQUEST AT THIS TIME.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: OKAY.
SO WE CAN PASS. ALL RIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION?
[A) Receive an annual update on the status of Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of McAllen, Texas (Tres Lagos) as required by Sections 311.0101(c) and 311.016 of the Texas Tax Code and the Interlocal Agreement for the Zone.]
NO ACTION. >> 7-A, RECEIVE AN ANNUAL UPDATE
ON REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 1. >> YOU ARE BACK.
>> I NEED MY EXERCISE TODAY. I NEED IT.
>> BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND, PLEASE.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. THERE WE GO.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WE HAD A GREAT BUDGET? VERY GOOD BUDGET.
>> YES, MORE GOOD NEWS. THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2023 CITY OF MCALLEN ANNUAL UPDATE FOR THE TRES LAGOS TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. WE ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE ZONE, THE HEALTH OF THE ZONE'S PERFORMANCE AND WHETHER IT IS ON PAR WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE 30-YEAR FINANCE PLAN OR NOT.
AND THIS PRESENTATION FULFILLS THAT OBLIGATION.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO THAT UNDER THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HIDALGO COUNTY AND THE CITY AND THE TIRZ BOARD.
WE FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMPTROLLER THAT WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING. I WILL GO THROUGH A SERIES OF PHOTOS AS QUICKLY AS I CAN FOR YOU TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE PROGRESS BEING MADE OUT AT THE PROJECT.
THIS IS 2021 SHOT TO SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE WHAT IT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. AND COMPARATIVELY THIS IS THE CURRENT. YOU CAN SEE THEMENT IN OF HOMES ADDED, THE BUSINESSES AND THE EXPANSION INTO -- INTO THE BACKGROUND OF THE PICTURE FROM ONE PHOTO TO THE NEXT.
IT IS GROWING VERY RAPIDLY. AGAIN ANOTHER AERIAL THAT SHOWS A VIEW OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT, AND AT THIS INTERSECTION, YOU SEE THE -- WHOOPS, SORRY -- YOU SEE THE EXPANSION, WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS, ADDITIONAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS, THE NEW SHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED. SHOPS AT TRES LAGOS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE GROUND NOW BEING OCCUPIED.
PHASE ONE IS COMPLETED. PHASE TWO IS MOVING FORWARD AND THAT WILL SOON BE COMPLETELY DONE, THAT WHOLE CIRCULAR COMMERCIAL CENTER THAT ADDS SALES TAX TO THE REVENUE STREAM.
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SALES TAX. THE NORTH PARK IS ANOTHER NEW IMPROVEMENT PUT IN PROVIDING ANOTHER QUALITY AMENITY TO THE TIRZ AND THE PID IN THE AREA. .PRESIDENT LAKES ARE CONTINUED TO BE MAINTAINED PRO AREALLY AND UPGRADES AND EXPANSION TO THOSE LAKES IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS.
GO BACK ONE. THE THEATER IS BACK IN ACTION AFTER COVID. WE ARE BACK INTO SWING WITH THAT AND HAVING PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS.
THE COMMUNITY POOL CENTER IS BEING KEPT UP VERY WELL.
WE GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS OF THE QUALITY OF THAT AMENITIES
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CENTER AND HOW WELL IT IS MAINTAINED.THERE HAVE BEEN IMPROVEMENTS INSIDE OF THE CENTER WITH UPGRADES AND FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND ADDRESSED AS THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THEM NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
ANOTHER SHOT OF THE POOL. FARMER'S MARKET.
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENT THAT SUPPORTS THE AREA AND BRINGS LOCAL VENDORS OUT. SOMETHING THAT WE ARE FOCUSING IN, AGAIN, POST COVID. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE SEEN THE QUALITY OF HOUSING, MASONRY DISCUSSION, FROM ENTRY LEVEL HOUSING TO MILLION DOLLAR-PLUS HOMES BEING BUILT OUT VERY WELL. INCLUDING THE GATED MORE EXCLUSIVE ESTANCIA AREA. AQUA LINDA 2 IS BEING BUILT UP CURRENTLY. 45 LOTS IN PHASE TWO.
AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A VERY NICE DEVELOPMENT.
THE SAME QUALITY OF LANDSCAPING. INTEGRATION OF PARKS AND LINEAR TRAILS, AMENITIES. AND THEN ALSO ESCADA 3 WHICH IS A MOVE-UP DEVELOPMENT. PHASE THREE WITH 94 LOTS IS GOING DOWN TO THE GROUND AND BUILT UP VERTICALLY AS WELL.
SOME SHOTS OF THAT PARTICULAR ENTRY WAYWAY.
IN PHASE 2, 2350 LOTS AND 171 FOR THE TOTAL.
BELTIERRA, RENTAL COMMUNITY. THE FIRST RENTAL COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE WORK FORCE HOUSING NEED.
CO-LINEAR DESIGN. EVERY HOME HAS VISTA AND VIEWS.
AND MORE OPEN CONCEPTS AND TOTAL OF 71 RENTALS UNDER WON STRUPGS.
BELTERRA. GROUND BREAK IS IN TWO WEEKS WITH PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT. YOU CAN SEE THE EXCAVATION WORK BEING DONE NEAR THE AAM CAMPUS. AND TRES LAGOS, HOME PRODUCT, PHASE ONE 1235 LOTS. THIS IS MOVING OUT VERY QUICKLY AND YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IN YOUR BUDGET DISCUSSION.
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH IN MCALLEN.
A VERY LARGE PART OF THAT GROWTH HAS BEEN IN TRES LAGOS.
AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND PROUD OF THAT.
YOUR VISION AND YOUR FUTURE PLANNING IN DOING THIS PROJECT HAS SECURED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR CITY QUITE AS WELL. BRISAS.
THE CAMPUS CONTINUES TO EXPAND. THE EXPANSION WAS ANNOUNCED SOME TIME AGO AND IT IS BEING WORKED ON TO BUILD THAT OUT.
IDEAL TRES LAGOS HAS BEEN DOING WELL WITH FULL ENROLLMENT.
SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES AND ADDRESSED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD.
AND WILL MITIGATE WITH QUEUEING AND MOVEMENT ISSUES.
PROJECTED VALUES. THIS IS WHERE IT GETS VERY GOOD.
WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ADOPT IT -- WHEN THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THIS PLAN BACK IN 2016, WE LOOKED INTO THE FUTURE AND DID THE BEST WE COULD TO PREDICT WHAT THE VALUES WOULD BE.
PREDICTED IN 2023 THATTED TAXABLE ASSESSED $298,174,760.
REMEMBER THE BASE VALUE WHEN THIS STARTED WAS ONLY ABOUT $1 MILLION. UNDER THE HIDALGO APPRAISAL DISTRICT ZONE VALUES, APPRAISED MARKET VALUE OF $359 MILLION.
ASSESSED VALUE IS $325 MILLION. AND THE TAXABLE VALUE IS $265 MILLION. THAT MEANS THE CAPTURED VALUE WHICH IS THAT AMOUNT LESS THE BASE THAT PRODUCES THE INCREMENT IS AT $358 MILLION WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE OF $324 MILLION.
AND TAXABLE VALUE OF $264 MILLION, ALMOST $265 MILLION.
THE PROJECTED TAX BASE. THE CURRENT TAX BASE WAS $359 MILLION AS YOU SAW ON THE EARLIER SLIDE.
ASSESSED VALUE $325 MILLION. THE PROJECTED TAX BASE THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 2016 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE ARE THESE NUMBERS HERE WHICH MEANS WE HAVE AN OVERPERFORMANCE OF MARKET AT 61.4 MILLION AND OVERPERFORMANCE OF ASSESSED 27.2 MILLION.
A VERY SUCCESSFUL STORY AND A VERY STRONG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GENERATOR FOR THE CITY. SO THE TOTAL COST TO GET THERE TO DATE IS $101 MILLION, ROUGHLY, HAND THIS INCLUDES ALL CATEGORIES INCLUDING THE 24.5 MILLION BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED TO SECURE A&M IN THIS DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY LIMIT.
OVER -- AROUND THE QUARTER OF THAT WAS FROM THE A ANDM.
INFRASTRUCTURE. STATUS OF IT AND HARD TO READ
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ITS ON YOUR SCREEN. $170 MILLION LEFT IN COMMITTED PROJECTED REVENUE SPENDING OVER THE NEXT TERM OF THE TIRZ TOWARD THE END OF THE 30-YEAR CYCLE. I WILL TELL THAT YOU YOU ARE ON PROJECTION RIGHT NOW TO HAVE A BUILD-OUT VALUE OF OVER $3.6 BILLION AT THE END OF THE TERM OF THE TIRZ.WHEN THAT HAPPENS, 100% OF THE TAX FLOW COMES BACK IN THE CITY AND EVERY YEAR THERE FORWARD, YOU HAVE A HUGE -- HUGE WINDFALL OF TAXATION REVENUE THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND TAX BASE OF THE CITY. WE ARE PLEASED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS UPDATE AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ANY QUES QUESTIONS? ANY SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF TRES LAGOS? YES, IN FACT, TRES LAGOS HAS SPURRED A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR. AND IN FACT, THE P.U.D. LOOKING TO DO SEWER LINE EXPANSION. WE ARE MEETING WITH THEM TOMORROW. A LOT OF NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DRAINAGE, SEWER OR WATER IN THAT AREA TO CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING THE EXPANSION IN THE AREA BUT SERVED AS A CATALYST.
THE BIGGEST THING THAT WILL REALLY MAKE IT TAKE OFF IS WHEN WE GET THE WARE ROAD REALIGNMENT DONE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO DO AND GET EXPEDITED.
SUPPOSED TO BE FUNDED AND START CONSTRUCTION THROUGH TXDOT AND OPEN UP THE CORRIDOR FOR TRAFFIC CAPACITY AND GROWTH IN THE AREA IN AANYTHING TO THE P.U.D. UTILITY EXPANSION.
>>COMMISSIONER AGUIRRE: ALSO THE EXPANSION OF MONTY CHRISTIE.
>> YES, EXACTLY. >>COMMISSIONER AGUIRRE: THE COMBINATION OF THEM AND WARE ROAD BEING EXPANDED WILL BE VERY GOOD, NOT ONLY FORTRESS TRESS BUT ALL THIS AREA, WHICH A LOT
OF IT IS IN THE CITY OF MCALLEN. >> CORRECT, WITH THE LIMITATIONS PLACED ON ANNEXATION OF CITIES THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE, IT IS REAL CRITICAL THAT CONTINUED TO BE DEVELOPED OUT FOR YOUR TAX BASE. EXPANDING YOUR TAX RATE AND
INCREASE YOUR YEAR-OVER-YEAR. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA:
SOUNDS GOOD. >>COMMISSIONER AGUIRRE: OUR INVOLVEMENT FOR THAT WHOLE AREA. NOT ONLY THIS COMMUNITY, BUT WITH THE FIRE AND POLICE SUBSTATION THAT IS -- THAT IS IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE WILL HELP SERVICE THAT WHOLE AREA BETTER BUT ALSO RELIEVE THE CURRENT ONE, THE CLOSEST ONE TO SERVICE BETTER ALL THE -- ALL THE INTERIOR OF OUR CITY. SO IT IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
GROWTH IS PAID FOR ALL OF THIS. AND -- THAT'S -- THAT IS WHAT WE LOOK FOR. WE LOOK FOR GOOD GROWTH TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN, YOU KNOW -- PEOPLE WANT TOPPED COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE. THEY WANT TO COME INTO OUR
COMMUNITY. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA:
[B) Advisory Board Appointments.]
QUINTANILLA OKAY,B. >>B IS ADVISORY BOARD I
POINTMENTS. >> GOOD IGE MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COMMISSION. MAYOR VILLALOBOS HAS NOMINATED OPHELIA EVERETT TO THE MCALLEN LIBRARY BOARD.
ALSO THE NAMES THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ARE MEMBERS THAT HAVE RESIGNED FROM THE ADVISORY BOARDS.
AND THOSE HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE TERMED OUT AND NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN NOMINATIONS FOR ANY MEMBER, NOMINATIONS OR APPOINTMENT THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE AT THIS TIME.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ANY ADDITIONS? I WANT REPLACEMENT OF HE R REN CANO TO BE ON THE -- WHAT IS
THAT -- >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA:
DISABILITIES. >> DISABILITY BOARD FOR MINE.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ANY OTHER ADDITIONS?
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED.
MOTION PASSES. >> C IS IMMIGRATION AND RESPITE
[C) Immigration and Respite Center Report.]
REPORT. >> IMMIGRATION DROP-OFF NUMBERS FROM ICE CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE.
WE HAVE TWO WEEKS AGO $3640 DROPPED OFF FOR THE WEEK.
LAST WEEK THAT NUMBER INCREASED TO 3940.
SO AVERAGE OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS HAS BEEN 537 PER DAY.
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, INCREASED SLIGHTLY TO 541 PER DAY. COVID POSITIVITY RATE 3.6% AND 3.7% OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. ANZALDUAS PARK REMAINS ACTIVE WITH THE CURRENT POPULATION BELOW 100 AND CAPACITY FOR 2500 IF NEEDED. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> WE ARE ABOUT 100 OR SO AVERAGE A DAY AND NOW AT, LIKE, 500.
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IS THERE A CATALYST FOR THIS. THE REASON? THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SEASONS WHERE YOU SEE THE IMMIGRATION INCREASE AND DECREASE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PART OF THAT IS DUE TO WHAT WERE ANTICIPATED TO BE LOWER TEMPERATURES WHICH OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAPPEN. WE ARE SEEING THAT NATIONALLY, THE NUMBERS. WHEN WE FINISH THIS NEXT MONTH, WE SHOULD SEE NUMBERS THAT INCREASE -- OR THAT SURPASS THE TOTAL APPREHENSIONS ACROSS THE BOARDER FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.WE WILL HIT A RECORD AGAIN FOR THIS YEAR.
THE NUMBERS ARE DEFINITELY ON THE INCREASE.
AND WE HAVE SEEN AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THE POPULATION SURGES OF IMMIGRANTS CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN BORDER.
AND SO SOMETIMES IT IS HERE. IT IS SOMETIMES OTHER PLACES AND THE BORDER PATROL, CVP HAS DONE A JOB OF MOVING PEOPLE AROUND TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PROCESS PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AS THEY NEED TO UNDER THEIR FEDERAL GUIDELINES.
>>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. THANK YOU.
[D) Future Agenda Items.]
>> THANK YOU. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANY AGENDA ITEMS TO ADD TO OUR WORKSHOP LIST? NO? ALL RIGHT. THEN CITY ATTORNEY.
>> MAJOR PRO TEM, ITEMS 8A ANDB. WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND
I RECOMMEND TO RECESS. >> MOTION TO RECESS.
>> SECOND. >>COMMISSIONER QUINTANILLA: ALL
[8. 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).]
IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED.OKAY. WE ARE NOW GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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QUINTANILLA OKAY, WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.[01:57:28]
MR. CITY ATTORNEY. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, 8-A, TAKE NO
[A) Consultation with City Attorney regarding legal issues related to advisory board appointments. (Section 551.071, T.G.C.)]
[B) Consideration of Economic Development Matters. (Section 551.087, T.G.C)]
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ACTION. 8-B, I RECOMMEND A MOTION TO[01:57:36]
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO[01:57:39]
OFFER ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ON THE TERMS AND PRIORITIES DISCUSSED[01:57:43]
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> SO MOVED.
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I WILL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
>> TODAY BEING YOM KIPPUR, ISSUE A BLESSING TO THOSE WHO -- THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT, AND SO -- WITH THERE BEING NO FURTHER
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BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.