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THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US AS WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO& THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,,& INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S NICE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT& WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE. YEAH. IT'S NICE. TO HAVE OPEN FORUM. WEE& DON'T. WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM TONIGHT. SO IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT
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AGENDA, PLEASE. OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. THIS IS APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL.MILLER. HEROES I ORTEGA I. PADILLA I MENDOZA I. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, ON TO ITEM NUMBER
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TEN ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. THIS& IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. AND THIS ITEM HAS BEEN. STAFF HAS REQUESTED THIS ITEM BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO WE HAV& A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER& QUIROZ. I. ORTEGA. HI. I PADILL& I MENDOZA I. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS[11. Discussion and Action]
IS THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. SLASH FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO ALLOW THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY TO BE REIMBURSED FOR OVERTIME PAID TO HORIZON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE. GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MARCO VARGAS, CHIEF OF POLICE. SO WE'RE PRESENTING THIS ITEM FOR YOU. FOR YOU, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A DETECTIVE ASSIGNED TO THE FBI VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE. AND SO IT PLAYS. IT PLAYS A VARIETY OF ROLES FOR US. NUMBER ONE, IT ALLOWS FOR OUR DETECTIVES TOO& EXPERIENCE THE CALIBER OF FBI INVESTIGATIONS. AND WITH REGARDS TO VIOLENT CRIMES. IT ALSO ALLOWS OUR DETECTIVES TO BE ABLE TO, TO NETWORK OUTSIDE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. HE'S PRIVY TO AA& MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF, OF TRAINING THAT THE FBI HAS TOO& OFFER OVER, OVER THE LOCAL LEVEL. BUT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE WITH THAT, WITH THAT AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE THAT MOU THAT WE HAVE IS IT ALLOWS FOR RESOURCES FROM THE FBI TO BE BROUGHT INTO HORIZON CITY. WHEN WE DO EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT CRIME. AND PRIME EXAMPLE IS WE HAD A WE HAD A SHOOTING AT ONE OF THE PARTIE& AND THAT VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE FROM THE FBI CAME OUT AND HELPED US AND HELPED US WITH THEIR FORENSICS INVESTIGATION..& THEY HELPED US WITH WITH THE CELL PHONE FORENSICS RESOURCES AS WELL. SO THERE'S A TON OF RESOURCES THAT THAT COME TO US. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE ASKING FOR COUNSEL TO JUST FOR PERMISSION TO ACCEPT, TO GET REIMBURSED FOR WHATEVER OVERTIME THE DETECTIVE WORKS OUT THERE WITH, WITH THE FBI VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE. THANK YOU. CHIEF. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT? LIKE FROM THE COUNTY OR EL PASO PD, THAT THE FBI WOULD TEACH OUR OFFICERS OR THE TEACHER OFFICERS? SO, SO THEY THEIR, THEIR, THEIR ACCESS TO A MORE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO SOME OF THESE FORENSICS, FORENSICS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAVE THE NIBIN, WE HAVE WHAT'S LEFT ON THE CASINGS FOR A GUN THAT'S BEEN FIRED OR A SHELL CASINGS THAT'S BEEN LEFT BEHIND. THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO US THEN AND THERE. WE DON'T HAVE T& WAIT. SEND THEM OFF TO A LAB AND COME AND WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK. SO IT IT KIND OF ELIMINATES THOSE PRECIOUS, YOU KNOW, HOURS AND DAYS THAT WE HAVE TO TRY AND FIND A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CRIMES. SO I USE A REVOLVER. YES. YES, SIR.YES. I WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S JUST OVERTIME THAT THEY'RE WORKING, OR IS IT REGULAR HOURS THAT THEY'RE WORKING? AND THEN IF THEY GO OVER, THEY'LL BE REIMBURSED. YES, MA'AM. CORRECT.
SO THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE WORKING. WE'RE GOING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR OVERTIME HOURS.
OKAY. IS IT ONLY OVERTIME THATT& THE OFFICER IS WORKING THERE, OR IS THE OFFICER PUTTING IN FULL TIME AND THEN POSSIBLY OVERTIME? HE IS CURRENTLY. YES, MA'AM..& HE'S. HE'S THERE PRIMARILY. YES&
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SIR. AND HOW OFTEN IS THAT? HOW OFTEN ARE THEY WORKING? SO WHAT& I'M ASKING, IS THE DETECTIVE OUT OF POCKET HERE ALL THE TIME, OR& IS IT SPARINGLY OR ONCE A WEEK TYPE THING OR WHAT? SO HE'S HE'S ASSIGNED THERE, BUT CASES STILL GET ASSIGNED TO HIM THERE WHERE HE'S AT FROM HORIZON CITY. AND IN TURN, WE ALSO HELP THE OTHER AGENCIES WITH, WITH WHATEVER CRIMES THEY COME UP. I'LL GIVEE& YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT KIDNAPING CASE THAT HAPPENED IN OUT IN THE COUNTY, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. SO THE FBI WAS INVOLVED IN THAT CASE. AND, AND ACTUALLY OUR, OUR DETECTIVE WORKING THAT CASE OR WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT CASE ACTUALLY SOLVED THIS FOR A COUNTY. WOW..& NICE. THANK YOU. SIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MOTION TO APPROVE. GOT A SECOND AND A SECOND TOO& APPROVE? COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? HI. HI. ORTEGA. HI.HI. I. PADILLA. HI. MENDOZA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12. THIS IS A DISCUSSION&
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AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON THE AWARD OF SOLICITATION 2025-1 HUNDRED RFP FOR WEBSITE REDESIGN. ADA PROJECT TOO& GRANICUS INCORPORATED FOR $21,520 WITH AN WITH A 5% INCREASE PER YEAR FOR UP TO 60 MONTHS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MARCO VARGAS FOR THE RECORD ONCE AGAIN. SO THIS ITEM& IS FOR OUR IT DEPARTMENT TO HELP US WITH OUR DESIGN. WITH REGARDS TO OUR WEB PAGE. WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS REGARDING ITS ITS ABILITY TO BE ADA COMPLIANT. SO WE SENT OUT A SOLICITATION AND WE CONFERRED WITH OUR WITH OUR IT SPECIALIST. AND HE'S RECOMMENDING THIS THIS SPECIFIC THIS THIS SPECIFIC RFP BE AWARDED BECAUSE IT'S GOING T& IT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR NEED FOR THE ADA COMPLIANCE. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE USER FRIENDLY THAN, THAN THE THAN THE SITE THAT WE HAVE NOW. WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF GRANICUS HERE. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR. YES, SIR. OKAY. THIS IS THE TOWN WEBSITE IN GENERAL. YES, SIR. O& IS THIS SPECIFIC TO POLICE? NO, IT'S FOR THE TOWN'S. FOR THE WHOLE TOWN? YES, SIR. THE TOWN WEBSITE. YES, SIR. AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, WHERE WERE WE LACKING AS FAR AS& NOT MEETING ADA? I'M NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT. SO LOCAL AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLE WITH ACCESSIBILITY EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND CAN WEE& HAVE YOUR NAME? OH, I'M SOO& SORRY. ALLISON BEATTIE WITH GRANICUS. AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLE WITH ACCESSIBILITY EVERY DAY. AND THERE'S NEW RULINGS THAT HAVEE& COME DOWN FROM THE DOJ THAT HAVE SPECIFIC TIMELINES FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE. OTHERWISE, YOU'RE AT RISK FOR,,& YOU KNOW, PENALTIES, COMPLAINTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND SO GRANICUS WORKS EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE ARE PURPOSE BUILT FOR GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE MEET THOSE GUIDELINES ACROSSS& YOUR WEBSITE. SO THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM COLOR GUIDELINES TO THE WAY COLOR CHANGES FOR SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HAVE COLOR BLINDNESS, SOMEONE USING AN ACCESSIBILITY READER, ENSURINGG& THE IMAGES THAT YOU POST TO YOUR WEBSITE HAVE ALT TEXT, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. IT'S EXTREMELY COMPLICATED AND EXTREMELY IN DEPTH IN TERMS OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS. AND BECAUSE WE ARE PURPOSE BUILT FOR GOVERNMENT, WE MAKE SURE WE PUT YOUR TEAM WITH THE TOOLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ACCESSIBILITY ONGOING. SO THIS WOULD AFFECT THE TOWN WEBSITE ACROSS THE BOARD. I CAN TELL YOU THERE ARE SOME FORMS AND OTHER ITEMS LIKE THAT ON THE WEBSITE, NOT JUST THE MAIN PAGE THAT'S CUSTOMER FACING, BUT ALSO THOSE FORMS THAT THE CLIENTS, CLIENTS, RESIDENTS. I'M SORRY, I HAVE SPEAK TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. THAT RESIDENTS ACCESS AND THOSE ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE CURRENTLY. SOO& WE'RE INCLUDING THAT FORMS CAPABILITY FOR THE TOWN TO ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. IT ALSO DOES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS AS WELL IN TERMS OF DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AND TEXT MESSAGING, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TOO& COMMUNICATE IN A MORE ACCESSIBLE WAY. IT IS ALSO BILINGUAL, AND WE KNOW THAT BEING ABLE TOO& COMMUNICATE WITH NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS IS VERY IMPORTANT INN& TODAY'S WORLD AS WELL. SO THE ACCESSIBILITY REALLY IS VERY FAR REACHING, BUT JUST AT A SURFACE LEVEL, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON IN HELPING YOU WITH THAT. THANK YOU MA'AM. WE ALSO ONE OTHER PIECE I'LL ADD IS WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCED PARTNER THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED T& THE TOWN. SO AS QUESTIONS COME UP AND NEEDS ARISE, THAT PERSON IS REALLY YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AND BEST PRACTICE EXPERT TO CONFER WITH AND HAVE QUESTIONS ASKED. BE ABLE TO. WE HAVE SERVICE CREDITS THAT YOU'R& ABLE TO CASH IN, NOT CASH IN BUT TRADE IN FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES. BUT REALLY JUST PROVIDING SOMEONE TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE TOWN IN YOUR DIGITAL CITY HALL PRESENCE THAT YOU HAVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ANY[00:10:02]
FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I JUST HAVE MAYBE 1 OR 2 QUESTIONS. YES. THE I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MAINTAINED ITS OWN WEBSITE OVER THE YEARS. IS THIS ONE GOING TO BE COMBINED WITH THAT, OR ARE YOU GOING TOO& STILL HAVE YOUR OWN OR THAT'S HANDLED BY SOMEBODY ELSE THAT THAT OR IS IT GOING TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AS WELL. IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT OVER TO, TO, TO THE TOWN OF HORIZON. SO YEAH, COMBINED. IT'S GOING TO BE COMBINED.SORRY. IT'S COMBINED. YES,,& MA'AM. AND THEN THE NEW THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE LIKE FOR BUILDING SERVICES AND STUFF, ALL OF THAT WILL BE TIED IN TO THIS TO THIS NEW WEBSITE. YES, MA'AM.
YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. SO I DO HAVE A COMMENT FOR COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TOO& STAFF BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. THIS IS THIS WAS NOT AN EASY TASK. AND YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS FROM THE FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR WEBSITE. THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE WEBSITE AND WITH THE IT. LOOKING AT THIS AND MAKING SURE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO, TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON& THIS AND I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS HERE. THAT WE'RE AT THIS POINT NOW TO, TO MOVE FORWARD. SO IT'S GREATLY NEEDED. ARE YOU GOING TO GET RID OF THE RED. IF THAT'SS& PART OF THE CITY BRANDING. I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER. IT'S VERY HARD TO READ, BUT I JUST AGREE WITH YOU. I HAVE MAYBE I HAVE OLD EYES. I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR TEAM BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE. THE BRANDING WAS PART OF THE RFP, AND AS PART OF BEING GOVERNMENT EXPERTS IN THAT FIELD OF CMS MANAGEMENT, WE DO FEEL THAT THAT IS BEST SERVED BEING DECIDED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN US. WE'RE WEB AND ACCESSIBILITY EXPERTS, NOT BRANDING EXPERTS..& AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TOO& WHATEVER THE TOWN DECIDES UPON. BUT ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PIECES ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE PROVIDING YOU IS THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES ONGOING TRADITIONAL CMS& THAT'S NOT THE CASE. YOU HAVE TO PAY THAT PROVIDER EVERY CHANGEE& YOU MAKE IN MAKING A BRANDING CHANGE ACROSS THE BOARD CAN BE VERY COSTLY, AND WE MAKE IT VER& SIMPLE FOR YOU TO DO THAT WHEN THAT TIME COMES. AND SO WE WON'T REPLACE YOUR RED, BUT WE WILL HELP YOU WHEN THAT TIME COMES FOR THE FONT THAT WE WILL HELP YOU GET THAT IMPLEMENTED ON THE WEBSITE WHEN THAT TIME COMES. A& I SAID, MAYBE IT'S JUST MY EYES. MAYBE I'M KIDDING. NO, NO.
YOU'RE. YEAH. SO IT'LL BE COMPLETELY. YEAH. BECAUSE IT IS& A LITTLE BIT HARD. YEAH. IT'LL IT'LL BE COMPLETELY REVAMPED. THAT'LL BE NICE. WELL THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TOO& TAKE? OH, YEAH. SORRY, I GOT EXCITED. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. A TRADITIONAL WEB PROJECT OF THIS SIZE. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT NINE MONTHS. A LOT OF THAT IS DEPENDENT UPON YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY TWO FACTORS. THE RESOURCES AT GRANICUS AND THE RESOURCES WITHIN THE TOWN. AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN SO RESPONSIVE TO DATE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TOO& BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL THROUGH THAT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. THE FORMS AND THE COMMUNICATION TOOLS CAN BE AVAILABLE WITHIN PROBABLY LESSS& THAN TWO MONTHS, SO THEY'RE REALLY QUICK TO DEPLOY. WE CALL& THOSE QUICK WINS. SO YOU BUILD SOME EXCITEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE GREAT THING& THAT YOU'RE DOING AND THE TECHNOLOGY AND THAT GREAT RESIDENT EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING. AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE WEBSITE ON THE BACK END, AND YOUR CURRENT WEBSITE WILL STAY LIVE THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER. QUIROS. ORTEGA. HI. HI. HI, PADILLA. HI, MENDOZA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA'AM. ITEMS NUMBER 13 AND 14 ARE GOING TO BE
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TAKEN TOGETHER. THEY'RE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS. NUMBER 13 IS THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN A CHAPTER 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, THE CITY AND NO HOPE PROCESSORS, LLC, THE APPLICANT REGARDING APPLICATIONS, APPLICANTS, IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS OF ITS FACILITY AT HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT, APPLICANT WILL INVEST $147 MILLION AND CREATE 110 FULL TIME POSITIONS WITHIN THREE YEARS, PAYING AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $19.86. IN EXCHANGE, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE INCENTIVES NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 PAID OVER FIVE YEARS. AND NUMBER 14. LET ME READ THAT ONE INTO THE RECORD. THERE WAS A CHANGE FOR LEGAL, SO THE NUMBER 14 IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HORIZON CITY EDC AND NOHO PROCESSORS LLC REGARDING APPLICANTS IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSION OF ITS FACILITIES AT HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT, THE APPLICANT WILLL& INVEST $47 MILLION AND CREATE 110 FULL TIME POSITIONS WITHIN THREE YEARS, PAYING AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $19.86. IN EXCHANGE, THE EDC WILL PROVIDE INCENTIVES NOT TO EXCEED[00:15:07]
$125,000 PAID OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. AND AGAIN, THE MAYOR DOES NOT NEED TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT. ALL THEY REALLY NEED TO DO IS TO APPROVE IT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE HORIZON. ED& APPROVAL TOMORROW. DID YOU WANT& TO BRING UP THE PRESENTATION? OKAY. WE SHOULD MENTION THATT& THE. NO, NO, THAT'S NOT FOR US. RIGHT. IT'LL BE ALL PART OF THE PRESENTATION. YEAH. SO THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE LLC THAT CREATED HERE IN THE STATES. THIS AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE THEIR FIRST FACILITY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND SO WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT IS A CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT AND AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AS PART OF THE EDC.AND STAFF IS GOING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT. ASS& YOU ALL RECALL, I DID BRING THIS TO YOU ALL IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. AT THE TIME. I TOLD YOU THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE 55 POSITIONS, BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT THE APPLICANT IN THIS CASE HAS INCREASED THE POSITIONS TO 110. WOW. AND WE THINK THAT'& A RESULT OF, YOU KNOW, THE POLITICAL CLIMATE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW. SO THEY'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS HERE IN HORIZON CITY. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEIR LOWEST PAYING POSITION IS $18 AN HOUR, WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. SO AGAIN, THIS COMPANY, THEY PROCESS PECANS. THEY'RE GOING T& PROCESS PECANS HERE IN THEIR FACILITY. THEY HAVE A MAJOR CLIENT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE AGAIN 110 POSITIONS AT A GREAT RATE HERE FOR HORIZON CITY. SO THIS TOOK A WHILE. WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING THIS THE HDC WITHH& THIS APPLICANT FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE APPLICANT WAS KIND OF IFFY ON MOVING INTO HORIZON CITY, BUT I THINK WE'RE FINALLY AT THE STAGE HERE WHERE WE'VE GOT A 380 AGREEMENT AND AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE TOWN. AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN AREA WHERE THE CITY HAS INVESTED, INVESTED $5 MILLION. YOU CREATED A PONDING AREA. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY WHY THIS COMPANY BOUGHT INTO THIS AREA. BECAUSE. BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT THAT CITY COUNCIL DID IN THIS AREA. SO IT'S PAYING. IT'S PAYING OFF. NOW, THE INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY DID IN THIS AREA, IN OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THE COMPANY WILL CONSTRUCT A 126,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, PROBABLY ONE OF THE LARGEST FACILITIES YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE HERE IN HORIZON CITY. THEY'RE GOING TO INVEST ABOUT $47 MILLION THAT'S IN THE BUILDING AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN THERE. THEY PLAN TO CREATE 110 FULL TIME POSITIONS AT AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $19.86. SO THE LOWEST WAGE IS $18, AND THEY GO& UP FROM THERE. THEIR TOTAL ANNUAL PAYROLL, WE ESTIMATE ISS& ABOUT $4 MILLION. AND AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST FACILITY HERE IN THE US. THEY HAVE OTHER FACILITIES IN MEXICO.
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT THE RESIDENTS HERE IN HORIZON, THAT THEY HAVE A FIRST SHOT AT GETTING SOME OF THE JOBS HERE AS AS THE MAYOR REQUESTED AND AS COUNCIL REQUESTED WHEN W& WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND THAT'S PART OF ITS LANGUAGE. THAT'S IN OUR AGREEMENT. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CONCEPTUAL OF THE OF THE PROPERTY, THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING. AGAIN, 127 126,000FT■, WITH AN INVESTMENT OF $47 MILLION TOTAL. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE INCENTIVES. AGAIN, THE CITY IS GOING TO PAY $125,000 OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. SO IT'S EITHE& OR. SO IF THEY DON'T HIT THEIR VALUATIONS, YOU'RE ONLY GOING T& PAY 50% OF THE PROPERTY TAXES, BUT UP TO 25,000 AND NO MORE. THE HTC ON THE OTHER HAND, ISS& GOING TO PAY $25,000 PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS, FOR A TOTAL OF 125,000. ALL IN ALL, THE INCENTIVE IS $250,000. AND WE'RE DOING THIS FOR A $47 MILLION INVESTMENT WITH $4 MILLION IN SALARIES. YOU KNOW, GETTING A SHOT AT A RESIDENCE HERE ON HORIZON, GETTING A POSITION. AND THIS IS THE TAX IMPACT. THIS IS& WHAT WE CALL OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT. HORIZON CITY, WE EXPECT, IS GOING TO GET ABOUT $680,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY TAXES. AND THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE& ALREADY PAYING OUT. AND THEN THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES HERE, THE TAX IMPACT FOR THEM, THE SCHOOLS EMERGENCY SERVICES, UMC, ABOUT $4.2 MILLION. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OVER THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD WHEN WE DO THIS INCENTIVE.
AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY OUT ANY DOLLARS TO THIS COMPANY UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY MAKE THAT INVESTMENT. SO WHAT WE'RE REQUIRING OF THEM IS TO GO OUT AND GET THEIR PERMITS WITHIN FOUR MONTHS. THAT'S A HARD REQUIREMENT IN OUR AGREEMENT.
THEY NEED TO GO OUT AND GET THEIR BUILDING PERMITS AND GET READY AND BE READY TO START DEVELOPING, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A HORIZON CITY SPECIFIC JOB FAIR. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE EDC HAS DON& IS WE'VE WE'VE COLLABORATED WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US GO OUT THERE AND MARKET THE POSITIONS HERE IN HORIZON CITY, GIVE FIRST SHOT AT PEOPLE HERE IN HORIZON, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE REST OF THE COUNTY AND THE REST OF THE
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CITY. SO THE APPLICANT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 288& MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SO AFTER WE EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT, THE APPLICANT HAS TO& HAS TO HAVE COMPLETED THE BUILDING WITHIN 28 MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT.AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY INVEST $47 MILLION AND THAT THEY HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. AND SO THE APPLICANT CANNOT SUBMIT FOR A GRANT SUBMITTAL, THE 25 000,,& THE INITIAL 25,000 THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UNTIL JULY 1ST OF 2028. SO THEY NEED TO GO OUT.
THEY NEED TO BUILD, THEY NEED TO HIRE BEFORE. AND WE'RE GOING TO& VERIFY THAT BEFORE WE GIVE OUT THE $25,000 FROM THE CITY AND FROM THE EDC. AND SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT ROLLOVER PERIOD. YOU KNOW, THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE THAT THE,,& THE AGENT THAT, THAT THE THAT THEIR TAXES, YOU KNOW, COME INN& AT THAT 25,000 THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THEREAFTER, THE GRANT SUBMITTAL PACKAGE IS GOING TO BE EVERY YEAR ON JULY 1ST ON& OR ABOUT JULY 1ST, 30 DAYS WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD. AGAIN, BECAUSE IN ALL THE JOBS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND ALL COMPANIES, ALL COMPANIES EXPERIENCE TURNOVER. SO WE DID WE DID GIVE THIS COMPANY A 10% BUFFER. SO, YOU KNOW, IF THEY IF THEY DO, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO QUALIFY FOR AN INCENTIVE. WE'RE JUST GOING TO SCALE IT DOWN. THE LESS THE IF THEY DON'T MEET THAT 110 EMPLOYEES, LET'S SAY THEY DO 100. YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SCALE IT DOWN 1% FOR EACH POSITION THAT THEY DON'T FEEL.
AGAIN, WE EXPECT THAT THIS PAYMENT THAT THE INCENTIVE LASTS FOR FIVE YEARS AND THE CONTRACT TERMINATES. AND ON DECEMBER 31ST OF 2032. SO AGAIN, WE WON'T SEE ANY INCENTIVES GOING OUT UNTIL WE VERIFY THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THIS PAGE. AND THEN& WE'LL DO THE INCENTIVES. SOO& THERE'S A THERE'S A COMPLIANCE PORTION TO THE INCENTIVE THATT& WE'RE DOING HERE. AGAIN, THE EDC IS REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL APPROVE BOTH THE CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT AND THE AND THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE EDC. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, EDDIE. I KNOW YOU AND MR. ARELLANO HAVE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON THIS. WE'VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH NOGUEIRA NOW, NOHO LLC, FOR A WHILE NOW. AND THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS ONE.
THIS IS THIS IS A GOOD, GOOD THING FOR HORIZON CITY. ABSOLUTELY. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK AND AS WELL THANK YOU SIR. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THE COMPANY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO COME UP AND SAY A COUPLE WORDS. FOR THE PRESENTATION. FOR NUMBER ONE, IT'S THE SAME. ■OH, YOU'RE. YEA. SO EXCUSE ME. FIRST TIME OVER HERE. I WASN'T SURE WHAT THAT I WAS. I WASN'T AWARE THERE WAS. I WAS GOING TO TALK, SO YEAH, I REPRESENT. COULD WE HAVE YOUR NAME, SIR? I'M SORRY. YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. I REPRESENT GALERA GROUP. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE WITH US FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS, AND WE'RE MOREE& THAN EXCITED TO BE ABLE TOO& CONCRETIZE THIS PROJECT OVER HERE IN HORIZON. SO ME AND MYSELF OVER THERE, WE'RE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GROUP. WE WERE ENGAGED ON THE ACQUISITION OF THE LAND ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. WAS IT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO? SINCE THEN, I NOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THAT EDDIE AND I WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS. WEE& HAVE WORKED THREE YEARS VERYY& HARD ON THIS. LOOKING FORWARD T& BE ABLE TO BE HERE. SO THINGS HAVE GONE THE WAY WE PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE YOUR APPROVAL AND BE OVER HERE IN THE NEXT, THE NEXT YEAR WITHIN IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. GARCIA OR MR. GARCIA.
YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MORE THAN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. HAS THE COUNTY BEEN BROUGHT INTO THIS TO POSSIBLY HAVE A SIMILAR AGREEMENT, YOU KNOW, TO& MAKE IT REALLY AN INCENTIVE FOR THEM? YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH THE APPLICANT, ACTUALLY, AND HE CAN ANSWER THI& A LITTLE BETTER. THEY DID GOO& REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY AND THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATIONS TO GET AN INCENTIVE FROM THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, IT'SS& MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INCENTIVE. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE DID MAKE THAT CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTY, WITH THE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND THEY DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. BUT I COULDN'T GIVE YOU SPECIFICS ASS& TO WHAT THEY'VE DISCUSSED. AND THEY DISCUSSED IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I COULDN'T TELL YOU
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EXACTLY WHY THEY DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD, BUT THERE WAS AN APPLICATION. AND WE DID ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY TO ASSIST WITH THIS AS WELL. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TOO& APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND FOR BOTH ITEMS. FOR BOTH ITEMS IS YOUR MOTION FOR BOTH ITEMS. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEMS 13 AND 14. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. MILLER QUIROS. I ORTEGA I RAN LEAL I URRUTIA I PADILLA I MENDOZA I. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERYY& MUCH COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK[15. Discussion and Action]
YOU SIR. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 15. THIS IS ON AN UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL TERRY CASADA, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER.
THANK YOU. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE SITE WORK IS CONTINUING, AS IS THE CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON WATER AND WASTEWATER CONNECTIONS. WE'VE RUN INTO DIFFICULTIES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT WE NEEDED TOO& CONNECT FOR WASTEWATER WOULD HAVE BEEN ACROSS DARRINGTON, BUT THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE SCHEDULE FOR DARRINGTON CONSTRUCTION. SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT OPTIONS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO. IT MAY BE THAT WE HAVE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION, TEMPORARY CONNECTIONS FOR BOTH WATER AND WASTEWATER, AND THEN DO THE PERMANENT CONNECTIONS ONCE THE ROADWAY AND THE UTILITY WORK IS COMPLETE. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL KEEP& YOU UPDATED ON THAT AND LET YOU KNOW HOW HOW WE'RE GOING TOO& PROCEED. THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES OF THE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION THAT IS ONGOING ON& THE NEW REGIONAL PARK. WE'VE MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND WITH THE APPRAISER. S& WE SHOULD BE ISSUING A CONTRACT FOR THAT APPRAISAL. AND THEN WE CAN BRING SOME COMMENTS TOO& COUNCIL FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. ON NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION. WE CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY. THEY ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO PROTECT THE INVESTMENT THATT& THEY MADE IN ON EASTLAKE. AS COUNCIL MAY RECALL, WE HAVE A THREE PARTY AGREEMENT WITH HMA AND THE COUNTY TO PAY BACK THE CONTRIBUTION FOR EASTLAKE, THAT IS, THAT WAS USING FEDERAL FUNDS. EXCUSE ME, NOT USING FEDERAL FUNDS THAT USED STRICTLY LOCAL FUNDS AND COUNTY FUNDS. AND SO AGAIN, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT& TAKES PRECEDENCE TO THAT OBLIGATION. AND WE'RE TRYING TO& WORK THROUGH THE LANGUAGE THATT& WILL ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN, WHILE ALSO RETAINING CITY CONTROL OF ANY FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE. AS FAR AS FAR AS THE PROJECT IS CONCERNED, STORM DRAINAGE INSTALLATION CONTINUES, THE POND EXCAVATION CONTINUES. HORIZON BOULEVARD PHASE THREE WAS SCHEDULED TO START ON FEBRUARYY& 10TH LAST NIGHT, BUT DUE TO THE WEATHER THAT'S BEEN PUSHED TOO& THURSDAY NIGHT AGAIN, THAT'S ASSUMING THAT THAT THE WEATHER WILL ALLOW FOR THAT TO WORK. AND FOR HORIZON BOULEVARD, THE EXPECTED COMPLETION OF HORIZON ITSELF IS THE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. FOR THE RODMAN SHARED USE PATH. THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE. THE PROJECT IS PROGRAMED FOR BIDDING AND AWARD IN THE SPRING OF 2025, AND COUNCIL HAS ANOTHER ITEM LATER IN THIS AGENDA TOO& AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY TO MOVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT DURING THAT ITEM. DELETE THE LAKE AND TRANSIT PLAZA. WE NEED TO HIRE A COMPLIANCE MANAGER FOR THE GRANT THAT THE CITY RECEIVED FROM HUD& AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH A DESIGN. SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET THOSE PIECES IN PLACE HERE SHORTLY. AND SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS COUNCIL..& THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU..& MA'AM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AS FAR AS ANY OFF& OUR ONGOING PROJECTS TO THAT? INVOLVE FEDERAL MONEY? IS THERE& ANY INDICATION THAT THAT THOSE GRANTS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE OF THE ADMINISTRATION? W& HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM TXDOT INDICATING ANY CHANGE. WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH THE SCHEDULES THAT WE'VE HAD BEFORE. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE MPO TO SCHEDULE PROJECTS, AS WE WOULD IN PRIOR TO THE CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATION.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT TELLS US TO PROCEED DIFFERENTLY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
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FROM COUNCIL? JUST A QUESTION T& WHEN IS THE COUNTY START DATE FOR NORTH DARRINGTON? I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION YOU'VEE& ASKED ME BEFORE. I WILL GET THA& INFORMATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? THE MOTION TOO& APPROVE? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, CAN YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER. HI, QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, RANDALL. I HI, PADILLA. HI, MENDOZA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 16. THIS IS A[16. Discussion and Action]
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION THAT THE TOW& OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS ESTABLISHES ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES FOR THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN TEXAS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO AND HIS DESIGNEE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. SO EITHER WAY. WE CAN GET STARTED. COUNCIL. YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE FOR OTHER LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO ARTICULATE THEIR PRIORITIES AND FORWARD THOSE TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE. IN THIS INSTANCE, THE PRIORITIES ARE SOMEWHAT GENERAL. THEY SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT PROTECTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AUTHORITIES AND OPPOSES ANYTHING THAT ERODES THOSE AUTHORITIES. AND THEY ALSO ESTABLISH THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION THAT THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE ARE THE ONES WHO CAN RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROMM& THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION OR FROM OTHER ENTITIES THAT MAY BE LOOKING FOR THE CITY SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON SPECIFIC PIECES OF LEGISLATION. THAT'S IT. YEAH. WE DID. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS GO AROUND, BUT JUST WANTED TO HAVE THE MAYOR BE IN A GOOD PLACE TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY, BECAUSE THINGS WILL START GOING VERY QUICKLY. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHEN THEY REALLY GET DOWN TO WORK AND NOT HAVE TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE A STATED POSITION. SO THESE ARE OUR STANDARD FOLLOWING TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE KIND OF GUIDELINES OF WHAT CITIES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.THERE'S A LOT OF PENDING LEGISLATION ALREADY THAT POTENTIALLY WOULD AFFECT THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS. AND SO WE WANTT& WE ARE GOING TO WE AT THE LAW FIRM ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING AND KEEPING YOU AWARE OF THE ONES THAT WE KNOW ABOUT. AND THEN WE EXPECT THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION MAY REACH OUT ONCE IN A WHILE AS WELL. SO THAT'S IT. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MOVE TO& APPROVE. SECOND. I'M SORRY. GIV& ME A MOMENT. I KNOW YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE. I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON SOMETHING& YOU MAKE A REFERENCE TO OUR STATE LEGISLATORS IN THE THESE. MR. POLANCO, AND YOU MENTIONED A MARY RODRIGUEZ. DID SHE CHANGEE& HER NAME INTO MARY GONZALEZ GONZALEZ? WE MAY HAVE MISSEDD& THAT. YEAH, WE READ WHAT WE WANTED TO READ. THANK YOU. I JUST I DIDN'T EVEN CATCH THATT& ONE. BECAUSE I'M LIKE, NO, SHE DIDN'T CHANGE HER NAME. YEAH. S& THE SOLE GONZALEZ. OH, I JUST SAW. THAT'S A GOOD GUESS. YES..& WE CAN SEE THE RESOLUTION. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. HI. LEO. HI. URRUTIA I PADILLA. HI, MENDOZA. AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 17. THIS IS A
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DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THI& IS THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE FIRST AMENDMENT TOO& THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE TOWN, THE TOWN AND THE AUTHORITY TO SUPPLEMENT THE SERVICES OF THE AUTHORITY TOO& PROCURE AND MANAGE CONSTRUCTION& OF THE PROJECTS. COUNSEL TO THE CITY MANAGER. AGAIN, THIS IS THE NEXT STEP FOR THE RODMAN SHARED USE PATH. THE CITY IS A PROJECT SPONSOR AND AS SUCH, THE CITY ENTERED INTO AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY WILL BE ADVERTISING AND AWARDING THE PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THEY WILL BE ENTERING INTO AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT FOR THOSE SET OF FUNDS. WHAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO NOW IS AMEND THE EXISTING INTERLOCALL& AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HMA SO THAT WE ADD THAT PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT RELATE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT, AND THAT'S A $188,948.60 THAT WE'RE ADDING T& THE AGREEMENT, FOR A TOTAL OF $454,846.51. THIS IS THE FIRST[00:35:08]
TIME THAT I HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE OF HAVING THE AGREEMENT SPLIT BETWEEN ONE ENTITY AND THEN THE AWARDING ENTITY, BUT THIS IS THE WAY THAT TXDOT IS NOW DOING BUSINESS, AND THEY NEEDED TOO& HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH HMA SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, SO THAT THE BID DATE OF APRIL OF THIS YEAR CAN MOVE FORWARD. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR THIS AGREEMENT AS WE WORK THROUGH THE FINAL STAGES OF DESIGN AND THE FINAL OPINION OF PROBABLE COST, WE MAY NEED TOO& MAKE SOME BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS& IF WE DO THAT, WE'LL BRING ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL.BUT AGAIN, WE NEEDED TO HAVE THIS AGREEMENT WITH OUR MMA. SO& THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY FROM THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. MR. RAYMOND IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY IS AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE MAYOR, BUT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL O& THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THE CITY IS FUNDING. THE CITY IS FUNDING THIS 188,000. WE'RE FUNDING THE MATCH. THE 454,000 IS THE CITY'S MATCH AND PORTION. YES, MA'AM..& AND THEN THE FEDERAL FUNDS WILL& BE COMING THROUGH TXDOT TO THE MMA. SO THE 189 IS THE 20% MATCH FOR CONSTRUCTION. OKAY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS CLOSER TO $1 MILLION. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY SECOND QUESTION. WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF THIS? IT'S ABOUT $1 MILLION. YES, MA'AM. QUESTION. WHO'S THE FISCAL AGENT? THE FISCAL AGENT. IS IT THE CITY OR IS IT THE CAMINO REAL THAT'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCING FINANCING OF IT? WELL, THEY WILL BE BILLING TXDOT, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT THEY HAVE THE AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE& BILLING TXDOT FOR THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS. OKAY. AND THISS& IS A TEXAS REQUEST, RIGHT? YES.
BECAUSE THIS IS A SWITCH FROM WHAT WE USED TO DO WITH THEM. YES. OKAY. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO. IS THERE A MOTION. MOVE TOO& APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER QUIROS I ORTEGA I RANDLE-EL I PADILLA I MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU DOCTOR OKAY. ITEMM&
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NUMBER 18. THIS IS A DISCUSSION ONLY ITEM. THIS IS A FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 0313, AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE AND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 0313 OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, ADOPTING THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE 2425 FISCAL YEAR TO ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE 2025 POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. GOODD& EVENING COUNCIL. LILY GAITAN, FINANCE DIRECTOR. THIS IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT FOR THE 2024 2025 FISCAL BUDGET, AND IT'S FOR THE ACQUISITION AND LEASE OF A VEHICLE TO REPLACE A PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THE PROPOSED VEHICLE IS A FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY VEHICLE, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST FOR OF $55,000 AND AN ESTIMATED MONTHLY LEASE COST OF $3,300. EXCUSE ME. THE ESTIMATED LEASE COST OF 3102 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CURRENT LEASE ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED, AND THE NEW LEASE FOR THE NEW VEHICLE, A TRANSFER FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. SALARIES BUDGET LINE WILL COVER THE COST OF THE ADDITIONAL LEASE AMOUNT, AND THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ALSO ADDS THE VEHICLES BUDGETT& LINE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND ADDS THE BUDGET LINE PROCEEDS FROM CAPITAL LEASE PRINCIPAL TOO& OPERATING BUDGET REVENUES LINE ON THE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE LEASE. THIS IS THE AMENDMENT ATTACHMENT TO THE ORDINANCE. FOR THE AMENDMENT. YOU'LL SEE THATT& WE'RE GOING TO DECREASE SALARIES BY $3,102, AND WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL INTEREST AND CAPITAL LEASE PRINCIPAL FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,102. WE'RE ALSO ADDING THE LINE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS 55,000 FOR THE LINE TITLED VEHICLES PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WE'RE INCREASING OUR REVENUES. LINE PROCEEDS FROM CAPITAL LEASE INN& AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF $55,000. SOO& THIS IS THE EFFECT ON OUR BUDGET. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT I CAN HIGHLIGHT THIS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET. THERE'S NO NO INCREASE OR NO INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THEIR BUDGET, SINCE[00:40:05]
IT'S JUST A SWITCH FROM THE SALARIES TO THE LEASE, MONTHLY LEASE. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO INCREASE OUR REVENUE FOR THE PROCEEDS OF THE WHEN YOU'REE& LEASING A CAPITAL LEASE USING ENTERPRISE, WE'RE INCREASING OUR WHAT WE CALL THE REVENUE, WHICH IS THE PROCEEDS 55,000. BUT WE'RE ALSO ACCOUNTING FOR THE VEHICLE PURCHASE IN THE CAPITAL COST OF 55,000. THIS WILL INCREASE OUR BUDGET FROM 166& MILLION TO 80 7 TO 60 1 TO 16 MILLION. 342 861 I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. MA'AM. YES, SIR. WHICH MAY BE MORE FOR THE CHIEF, BUT THE $55,000 THAT THE TOTAL. OR DO WE STILL HAVE TOO& OUTFIT THE VEHICLE? SO THE ONLY COST THAT THAT'S PENDING FOR, FOR US IS WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT. WE TOOK THE EQUIPMENT OFF OF THE WRECKED VEHICLE. WE JUST NEED T& INSTALL IT IN THE. SO IT WOULD JUST BE INSTALLATION COST. YES,& SIR. OKAY. WAS THE WRECKED VEHICLE A VEHICLE WE OWNED OR A VEHICLE THAT WE LEASED? IT WAS A LEASE SPACE VEHICLE. AND DID WE& HAVE TO FINISH PAYING THAT OUT OR DID THE INSURANCE COVER ANYTHING THAT WAS OWED OR WHAT? YES THEY DID. WE SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ENTERPRISE. I MEAN, TO THE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IN ESSENCE, WE PAID OFF THE LEASE. IT WAS ABOUT $21,000 AND HTML PAID US ABOUT $22,000 FOR THE LEASE FOR THE LOSS OF THE LEASED VEHICLE. SO WE ENDED UP EARNING ABOUT $905 ON THAT VEHICLE. WE SHOULD GO DO SOME MORE. THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET & NEW FLEET OF VEHICLES. THAT'S THE FIRST $900 THAT THEY SAVED.& THAT'S AN INSTALLATION FEE THAT GOES TOWARDS THE INSTALLATION. YEAH. AS I SAID, THE $900. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THAT'S A GOOD WAY TOO& GET A NEW FLEET OF VEHICLES. JUST TOTAL THEM ALL. WELL,,& DEPENDING ON HOW FAR THE THING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. SO WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO LEASE PAYMENTS. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL ONE. IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE, OR IS IT BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE WAS A MUCH OLDER VEHICLE. IT WAS AN OLDER VEHICLE IS A 22 THE 22 VEHICLE. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING INFLATION OF. YES. THE LAST TIME WE PURCHASED VEHICLES, WHICH WAS LAST YEAR, WE GOT THREE. IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR WE GOT THREE INTERCEPTORS AND THEY WER& EACH $49,000. SO I'M ESTIMATING& ABOUT $5,000 MORE ON THE COST.AND I THINK THOSE WERE LEASESS& WERE $1,053. SO WE'RE ESTIMATIN& ABOUT 1400 THIS YEAR. FIVE ON A NEW ONE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTIONN& MOVE TO APPROVE. OH I'M SORRY THIS IS A DISCUSSION. SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT'S A FIRST READING. SORRY I JUST I JUST
[19. PUBLIC HEARING]
READ IT. OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 19. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON& A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, ON MAY 3RD, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING A PROPOSITION ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX IN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND AT THE RATE OF ONE QUARTER OF 1%, TO CONTINUE PROVIDING REVENUE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MUNICIPAL STREETS, MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF SUCH ELECTION. RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS. INCIDENT AND RELATED T& SUCH ELECTION. PROVIDING FOR INVALIDITY, PROPER NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING, MEETING AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THE TAX WILL EXPIRE ON THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE ELECTION, UNLESS THE IMPOSITION OF THE TAX IS REAUTHORIZED. WOULD YOU LIKE& TO READ THAT ONE MORE TIME? NO, NO, BUT THANK YOU. BEING THATT& THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WILL OPE& PUBLIC COMMENT? IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM. SEEING THAT THERE'S NO ONE THAT WOULD LIKE TOO& COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, WE'LL[20. Discussion and Action]
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. ITE& NUMBER 20. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION O& THIS SAME ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO. THE THEM. I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR ME. YEAH I WOULD I WOULD SUPPORT IT. I JUS& DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE TOO& CONTINUALLY RE UP REDO THIS, YOU KNOW, IS THAT YOUR MOTION.THAT'S YOUR MOTION. THAT'S MY MOTION. SECOND. I SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
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SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER. HI, QUIROZ. HI, ORTEGA. HI, RANDALL.URRUTIA. PADILLA. HI. MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO ENTERTAIN A
[21. Executive Session]
MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ITEM NUMBER 21. A, THIS IS A PERSONNEL MATTER CLAIM INVOLVING MICHAEL B SIERRA 551.072 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551.07 FOR PERSONAL MATTERS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? GOT A MOTION SECOND A SECOND. PULL THE COUNCIL, PLEASE. MILLER. HI, QUIROZ. HI, ORTEGA. AYE AYE. HI, PADILLA. HI, MENDOZA. AYE.MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW BE MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. PLEASE, IF WE COULD PLEASE CLEAR THE OKAY. TIME IS 702, AND WE ARE. YOU HAVE THE MOTION. THANK YOU.
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OKAY, OKAY, I'LL JUST READ IT OUT. YEAH. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT WITH MICHAEL SIERRA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. DO& WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER. HI. QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, RANDALL. HI, URRUTIA I PADILLA. HI, MENDOZA. HI. NOO& MOTION CARRIES. BEING THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TOO& ADJOURN. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. AND
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