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          YOU CAN LEAVE. BUT I DON'T THINK YOU ARE. SO NOW WE WILL. SINCE IT IS 604 RIGHT NOW. THE REGULAR 
          [1. Call to order; Pledge of Allegiance; Establishment of Quorum]
CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. IF I COULD HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PLEASE STAND AT THE BACK WALL. WHERE ARE THOSE POLICE OFFICERS ARE RIGHT NOW, AS WE AS THE COLOR GUARD WILL NOW. WILL NOW COME IN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          OKAY. I'M SORRY. ONE. I JUST. WHEREVER YOU GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE YOU. GO. 
          OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH. OKAY. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OVER. MARK. THAT THAT. THAT. RIGHT. LEFT. LEFT. 
          OH. RIGHT. RIGHT. READY? OH. YES. IS AN ART. ORDER ART? NO. PICK. OH. OKAY. OKAY. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? 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. 
          ORDER. RIGHT. OKAY. 
          MY SUPPORT IS HERE TO SAY. THANK YOU TO THE HORIZON CITY COLOR GUARD. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. WE WILL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR OUR OPEN FORUM FOR OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING? NO THANK YOU CHIEF. SO& IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. OKAY. 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL STAFF HAS REQUESTED DELETION OF ITEMS NUMBER THREE AND FOUR TO BE BROUGHT BACK AT A AT A LATER DATE. AND THEN WE REQUEST THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED. OKAY. GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A MOTION TO INCLUDE DELETION OF ITEMS THREE AND FOU& 
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AND TO APPROVE ITEMS FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS. WILL APPROVE THAT. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND? SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. AMES I CLAUDIA MENDOZA..& 
          [9. Discussion and Action]
AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. MOVE& ON TO OUR NOW TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER NINE. THISS& IS ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF FINDING& OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY'S AUDITS, PREPARED BY SB AND GPC FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. THANK YOU& MA'AM. CAN I ASK FOR A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON THIS? ANDD& I'M JUST WE'LL DO IT IN 30S. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER EACH OF THE 95 PAGES ON THE AUDIT REPORT. NO, WE'RE JUST KIDDING. SO DO YOU WANT TO SHOW THE PRESENTATION? I MEAN WE DO HAVE. YES. IT'S THAT WAS THATT& SENT OVER. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER. ITEM NUMBER NINE. I CAN'T HEAR THAT MICROPHONE. BUT AGAIN NO. IT'S. AND THEN BRING MYY& HEARING AID. MY. IF YOU COULD JUST BRING IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT. SURE. YEAH. HOW ABOUT THERE. IS THAT BETTER MAYOR. YEAH. SAY AGAIN. HELLO. OKAY. 
          BETTER. THANKS AGAIN. OH. GREAT. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. WELL GOOD EVENING MAYOR. OH, DO YOU HAVE. 
          I'M SORRY. YOU ALREADY HAVEE& YOURS. OKAY. GOOD. GOOD TO GO. AWESOME. OKAY, WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ABIGAIL. I AM AN AUDIT MANAGER AT SB NG. I HAVE BEEN WITH THE FIRM FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, AND THIS WOULD BE MY THIRD YEAR WORKING ON THE TOWN OF HORIZON'S AUDIT. ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE WORKING ON IT AS A MANAGER WITH ME TODAY I HAVE TEO CABRERA. TEO, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? YES& MY NAME IS TEO AND I'M ONE OF THE AUDIT PARTNERS AT SB, AND THIS IS PROBABLY MY NINTH YEAR WORKING WITH THE CITY OF HORIZON IN DIFFERENT ROLES AS YOUR AUDITOR. SO BOTH HAVING AND WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT A SUMMARY, A VERY COMPRESSED SUMMARY OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE TOWN'S FISCAL YEAR 2022. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. YEAH. YOU SHOULD. OH, IT'S RIGHT HERE IT IS. SORRY. O& THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THIS IS JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE COVERING TODAY. FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 2024 AUDIT PROCESS. 
          HIGHLIGHTS WILL PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL FUND WHICH IS BASICALLY THE MAIN OPERATING FUND FOR THE TOWN. WE& WILL GO OVER THE RESULTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND WEE& WILL PROVIDE A FIVE YEAR TREND ANALYSIS. THIS IS JUST TO HELP PUT THIS YEAR'S RESULTS UNDER CONTEXT AND JUST LOOK AT THE TOWN'S PROGRESS OVER TIME. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY OF THE OF THE AUDIT PROCESS IS THAT WE HAVE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. SO THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE WE CAN PROVIDE. SO IF& I WERE TO PUT IT IN A SIMILAR CONTEXT, THIS WOULD BE LIKE GETTING AN A ON A ON A REPORT CARD. RIGHT. THIS MEANS A CLEAN OPINION, MEANING THAT WE FOUND NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS AND THAT EVERYTHING FOLLOWED ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. SO IN A IN AS A REQUIREMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING STANDARDS, WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO LOOK AT THE TOWN'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS AGREEMENTS. WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO LOOK AT ANY AND REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF FRAUD, WASTE OR ABUSE. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE DIDN'T FIND ANY SUCH INSTANCES DURING THE AUDIT. 
          WE ALSO PERFORMED TESTS OVER THE TOWN'S INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING, MEANING WE 
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TOOK WE TAKE A LOOK AT DOCUMENTATION OVER APPROVALS AND CHECKS AND BALANCES IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND ALSOO& HAPPY TO SAY THAT THERE WERE NO INTERNAL CONTROL DEFICIENCIES FOUND. THIS GOES TO SAY THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB AS FAR AS KEEPING EVERYTHING IN ORDER AND HAVING THAT STRUCTURE AND FOLLOWING THE FINANCIAL PROCESSES. WELL, ALSO, JUST TOO& TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK LILY AND HER TEAM, THEY MADE THE AUDIT PROCESS GO REALLY SMOOTHH& AND THEY WERE VERY AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND EVERYTHING DURING& THE AUDIT PROCESS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND NOW WE'LL GO OVER THE GENERAL FUND ANALYSIS. THIS& WILL BE EXPLAINED BY TEO. YES. AND THIS IS JUST A LITTLE PART OF THIS. SORRY. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE PART OF THE ENTIRE PACKET THAT YOU HAVE THERE. THE TOWN OF HORIZON HAS APPROXIMATELY 13 OR 14 DIFFERENT GENERAL DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT FUNDS. RIGHT. SO EACH EACH GOVERNMENT FUND IS LIKE A LITTLE LIKE A DIFFERENT POT OF MONEY OR LIKE A LITTLE LIKE A LITTLE COMPANY WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT. BUT THE GENERAL FUND IS THE PRIMARY FUND. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW SOMETHING ON THE REPORT, THE GENERAL FUND, IFF& THOSE THAT HAVE THE COPY OF THE AUDIT, THAT'S GOING TO BE ON PAGE 23. OKAY. AND IT KIND OF GOES BETWEEN PAGE 23 ALL THE WAY TO PAGE 27. AND IT'S A LITTLE BUSY. THERE'S DIFFERENT COLUMNS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE ONE THAT SAYS GENERAL FUND. AND FIRST I'D LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE& BIT ABOUT THE BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND. GOING BACK INTOO& THE SLIDE FROM FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS OF FISCAL CONTROL IS LOOKING AT YOUR OPERATING FUND, YOUR BUDGET TOO& ACTUAL IN PARTICULAR FOR THE GENERAL FUND. RIGHT. SO ONE OFF& THE THINGS THAT WE SEE WITH WITH THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, IS THAT BASICALLY YOUR RESULTS ARE ARE ALWAYS VERY CLOSE TO WHAT YOU ALL BUDGET. 
          RIGHT. AND THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, A REALLY GOOD SIGN OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, FISCAL CONTROL. 
          WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. AND WE HAVE THE ACTUAL IN TERMS OF REVENUES, YOU WERE VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THE BUDGETED REVENUES, RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T HAV& ANY SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALLS. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHORTFALL IN THE SALES TAXES, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER, SALES TAXES, THEY YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY CAN FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT FROM ONE MONTH TO ANOTHER, BUT YOU WERE REALLY CLOSE TO HITTING YOUR BUDGET AT SALES TAX AND ALSO YOUR BUDGETED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. RIGHT. WHICH THOSE ARE& ARE YOUR TWO PRIMARY SOURCES OF REVENUE, THE EXPENSES IN PARTICULAR, AND THESE ARE THE EXPENSES JUST FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THE TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE GENERAL FUND WERE JUST OVER $10 MILLION. AND AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM THIS SLIDE, THE GENERAL FUND IS UNDER CONTROL,,& RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU ARE IN FACT KEEPING A REALLY GOOD, YOU KNOW, A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE I& YOUR BUDGET. AND FOR THE MOST PART, ALL THE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS WERE, WERE WITHIN BUDGET. THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT WAS NOT WITHIN BUDGET IN FISCAL& YEAR 2024 WAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION, AS YOU CAN SEE. AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE OPENING OF NEW PARKS, IN PARTICULAR THE GOLD. I WANT TO SAY IT'S THE GOLDEN EAGLE. YEAH. I APOLOGIZE IF I DON'T GET THE NAME RIGHT. GOLDEN EAGLE PARK I& THE ONE THAT HAD SOME ADDITIONAL UTILITY EXPENSES TO RUN DURINGG& THE YEAR. OVERALL, THE EXPENSES WERE STILL LESS THAN BUDGETED BY ABOUT $300,000. RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK AT VERY CLOSELY IN THE AUDIT, ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OFF& THE AUDIT AND DURING THE PLANNING PHASE, BECAUSE WE WANT& TO MAKE SURE WE IDENTIFY ANY, ANY UNUSUAL EXPENSES EARLY IN THE AUDIT PROCESS. SO IN THIS YEAR, WE CAN SEE THAT WE WEREE& REALLY CLOSE TO WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S A REALLY GOOD SIGN. THIS IS A THREE YEAR TREND. AND THIS IS JUST A GENERAL FUND. SO INN& TERMS OF TOTAL ASSETS WE CAN SEE A GRADUAL INCREASE FROM 2022 TO 2024 WHERE IT SAYS FUND BALANCE. THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO INTERPRET THAT. THAT'S OUR BASICALLY THOSE ARE OUR RESERVES RIGHT. OUR RESERVE. HOW MUCH IS AVAILABLE TO SPEND. AND THAT HAS REMAINED VERY MUCH FLAT AT AROUND THE $5& MILLION MARK, EXPENSES HAVE GROWN GRADUALLY FROM 8 MILLION 
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TO ABOUT 10 MILLION. SO THAT'S ABOUT A ROUGHLY A 20% INCREASE, 18% INCREASE IN THREE YEARS. I MEAN, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. THERE'S BEEN INFLATION AND THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF HAS BEEN GETTING A LITTLE BIGGER IN THE LAST, YOU KNOW, REALLY SINCE COVID. SO THE INCREASE IN GENERAL FUND EXPENSES, IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE INCREASE IN ALL THE CAPITAL ACTIVITY THAT YOU HAVE GOING ON. RIGHT. THE REVENUES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH WITH THEE& INCREASE IN EXPENSES, AS YOU CAN SEE, WHERE WE SEE INCOME IN THAT LINE, YOU CAN SEE THAT IN FISCA& YEAR 2024, WE HAD A LITTLE BITT& OF A SHORTFALL, RIGHT. SO WE HAD MORE EXPENSES THAN REVENUES FOR ABOUT $400,000. AND THIS IS JUS& IN THE GENERAL FUND. RIGHT. ASS& YOU CAN SEE IN 20 AND 2022, WE HAD A SURPLUS. RIGHT. SO THAT SURPLUS WE'VE BEEN PLAYING AROUND WITH THAT SURPLUS THE LAST TWO YEARS AND ARE BASICALLY A RESERVE OF $5 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND HAS REMAINED THE SAME. RIGHT. SO SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FUND BALANCE. 
          RIGHT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FUND BALANCE IS HEALTHY. AND AS& YOU CAN SEE, THE EXPENSES FOR THE GENERAL FUND ARE ABOUT 100& MILLION. AND OUR GENERAL FUND IS BASICALLY OUR FUND BALANCE IS BASICALLY COVERING SIX MONTHS. SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD RESERVE. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. RIGHT. SO YOU'REE& YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD A PRETTY GOOD POSITION IN YOUR GENERAL FUND. 
          NOW GOING BACK TO THE STATEMENTS STILL IN THAT PAGE 23 TO 27, WE HAVE SOME OTHER COLUMNS THERE THAT ARE THE OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS. AND I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE OTHER FUNDS. RIGHT. SO OVER ON THOSE PAGES WE CAN SEE THE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SO THESE EXCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT'S LONGG& TERM LONG TERM ASSETS LONG TERM DEBT BECAUSE IT FOCUSES ON SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS. AND LIKE MEETING THOSE SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS WE CAN SEE THAT FUND BASIS ASSETS WERE 51.4 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES CASH RECEIVABLES AND SOME PREPAIDS FUND BASIS LIABILITIES. AND DEFERRED INFLOWS WERE ABOUT 7.5 MILLION. AND THAT INCLUDES, AGAIN, OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE DUE ON THE SHORT TERM, SUCH AS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND UNEARNED REVENUE FUND BALANCE. IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU EXPLAIN LIKE THE CUSHION THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE FUNDS. 
          AND IT WAS ABOUT 43.9 MILLION A& THE END OF THE YEAR. IN THE NEXT SLIDE, WE CAN SEE A BREAKDOWN O& THE DIFFERENT FUNDS. SO LIKE YOU EXPLAINED BEFORE, EACH FUND REPRESENTS KIND OF LIKE A SEPARATE BUCKET OF MONEY THAT IS TO BE USED SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS A PURPOSE. RIGHT. SO WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND AND THE GENERAL FUND BEING KIND& OF LIKE THE OPERATING FUND FOR THE TOWN. WE HAVE THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR GRANTS. SO EVERYTHING RELATED T& ARPA AND THE ACTIVITY RELATED T& OTHER GRANTS, IT'S INCLUDED HERE. WE ALSO HAVE THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND. THAT FUND RECEIVES OR SPENDS THE SALES TAXES, MONIES ON REPAIRS FOR STREETS AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STREET PROJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE THAT SERVICE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH SELF-EXPLANATORY. SO EVERYTHING THAT THAT RELATES TO PAYING OFF BONDS AND THE INTEREST, ANY BOND ISSUANCE, THOSE THOSE ARE ACCOUNTED HERE. WE HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND, WHICH ALSO USES SALES TAXES, MONEY TO& DEVELOP THE, THE ECONOMY OF THE TOWN. THE LARGEST FUND AS WE CAN SEE IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND. THIS ACCOUNTS FOR ALL OFF& THE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO EVERY MAJOR PROJECT THAT THAT RELATES TO CONSTRUCTION AND CAPITAL OUTLAY IS ACCOUNTED FOR. HERE WE CAN SEE FUND BALANCE FOR ALL OF THEM IS POSITIVE. SO THAT THATT& GOES TO SHOW A HEALTHY FINANCIAL RESULT FOR EACH OF THE MAJOR FUNDS. NOW SWITCHING A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION. NOW THIS IS SIMILAR TO A BALANCE SHEET ON THE FOR PROFIT SIDE ACCOUNTING. SO IT ACCOUNTS FOR EVERYTHING LONG TERM. SO LONG TERM ASSETS SUCH AS CAPITAL ASSETS EQUIPMENT IS ACCOUNTED FOR HERE. AND ALSO EVERYTHING RELATED TO LONG TERM DEBT. SO W& CAN SEE THE RESULTS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, WE HAD 
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TOTAL ASSETS AND DEFERRED CHARGES OF 101 MILLION. THIS REPRESENTS A 2% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. TOTAL LIABILITIES OF 60.7 MILLION, WHICH IS A DECREASE OF 2% AND TOTAL NET POSITION OF 41 MILLION, WHICH REPRESENTS A 10%, A REALLY GOOD INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 
          AND WHENEVER WE SEE AN INCREASE ON THAT BOTTOM NUMBER OF NET POSITION, THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE BETTER OFF ECONOMICALLY THAN WE WERE THE YEAR BEFORE. SO THE 10% INCREASE IS A GOOD INCREASE, RIGHT? MORE SPECIFICALLY, IN THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, WE HAD CASH OF 38 MILLION. THIS INCLUDED RESERVED CASH FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. SOO& EVERYTHING RELATED TOO& INFRASTRUCTURE. AND RESERVED CASH FOR STREET PROJECTS OF 571,000 TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT WAS ABOUT 51 MILLION. THERE WERE ABOUT 19 PROJECTS ONGOING. STILL, AT THE END OFF& THE YEAR, AND THEN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION OF 48.8 MILLION. THAT'S LIKE THE BALANCE DUE ATT& THE END OF THE YEAR. STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THIS ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN. WE CAN SEE TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS 19.55& MILLION. THIS INCLUDES 133& MILLION OF GRANTS. SO EVERYTHING RECEIVED FROM GRANTS SOURCES SUCH AS ARPA AND TEXAS. WE ALSO HAD, EXCUSE ME, EXPENSES OF 15.& MILLION. GIVEN THE RESULT TO A TOTAL CHANGE IN NET POSITION OF 3.5 MILLION, THE TOTAL EXPANSION EXPENSE WAS 238,000. THIS ACCOUNTS FOR EVERYTHING OR ACTIVITY RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BENEFITS. THIS MOSTLY RELATES TO THE CONTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR. WE ALSO HAD CAPITAL OUTLAY OF 5.7 MILLION. NOW CAPITAL OUTLAY ITSELF IS NOT COUNTED AS AN EXPENSE IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THIS REPRESENTS ALL OF THE INVESTMENT IN EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL ASSETS FOR THE YEAR. IN THIS SLIDE, WE CAN SEE THE THREE MAJOR SOURCES OF REVENUE. THE FIRST ONE BEING PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OF ABOUT 8.2 MILLION. 
          THIS REPRESENTS A 43% OF THE TOTAL TOWN'S REVENUE AND REPRESENTS A 23% INCREASE FROM THAT SOURCE FROM PRIOR YEAR. THE SECOND LARGEST SOURCE IS SALES TAXES OF 4.1 MILLION, AND REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 4%%& FROM THE PRIOR PERIOD. FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS ARE THE THIRD LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE, AND THE 3.1 MILLION WAS USED FOR ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION, RIGHT OF WAY AND POLICE SALARIES MAINLY. SAME THING. NOW WE CAN SEE THE LARGEST EXPENSES FOR THE TOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. FIRST ONE BEING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPENSES OF 3.6 MILLION. SO THAT INCLUDES SALARIES AND EQUIPMENT SPENT TOWARDS THAT DEPARTMENT. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS THE SECOND LARGEST EXPENSE AT 2.3 MILLION. INTEREST EXPENSE WAS 2.5 MILLION FOR THE YEAR AND APPRECIATION EXPENSE, WHICH ACCOUNT, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE USAGE OF ALL OF THE CAPITAL ASSETS. AND IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A CASH OUTFLOW. IT REPRESENTS 3.2 MILLION FOR THE YEAR. OKAY, I'LL SWITCH TO NOW. JUST VERY LASTLY, JUST AS A CLOSING SLIDE, WE'D LIKE TO SHOW A FIVE YEAR TREND WITH SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS HERE& ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE SLIDES, IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. SO WE KIND OF LIKE TO END WITH WITH THIS FIVE YEAR SUMMARY HERE. AND IT KIND OF GIVES US SOME OF THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE REVENUES THAT ARE BEING COLLECTED. AND THEN ALSO THE SIZE OF, OF THE GOVERNMENT. RIGHT. SO WE CAN SEE FROM, FROM& THE ONSET OF COVID IN 2020, THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE HAS INCREASED FROM 5.7 TO ABOUT 8.2. 
          HOWEVER, WE'RE SEEING THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE ITSELF HAS ACTUALLY DECREASED AND HAVE HAS GONE DOWN RIGHT A LITTLE BIT FROM WHERE IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF COVID. SO, I MEAN, MOST OF THE GROWTH IS COMING FROM THE GROWTH IN THE PROPERTY TAX BASE. RIGHT. AND THAT 
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GROWTH, AS YOU SAW IN THE GENERAL FUND, IT'S KEEPING UP WITH WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE HAVING IN OUR EXPENSES AND THE GENERAL FUND SALES TAX REVENUE IS IT'S A GOOD MEASURE OF THE ECONOMY OF HOW MUCH THE ECONOMY IS GROWING. SO WE'VE HAD SOMEE& YEARS IN WHICH THERE'S BEEN AS MUCH AS 12%. OTHER YEARS INN& AVERAGE. WE HAVE ABOUT A 6%. SO& WE HAVE ACTUALLY PLOTTED THAT SALES TAX REVENUE ALONG WITH OTHER SIMILAR JURISDICTIONS HERE. AND THE CITY OF HORIZON HAS SOME OF THE FASTEST GROWTH IN TERMS OF SALES TAX COMPARED TO OTHER OTHER JURISDICTIONS,,& JUST LIKE THE CITY OF EL PASO ITSELF OR THE COUNTY, THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE FLAT. AND THE SALES TAX COLLECTIONS HERE ARE SOME YEARS THEY'VE BEEN GROWTH HAS BEEN AS MUCH AS 12%. RIGHT. SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION& OF GROWTH. GRANT REVENUES. IT KIND OF JUST SHOWS YOUR RELIANC& ON GRANTS. SO 2020 2021 WE'RE A LITTLE LIGHTER IN TERMS OF GRANT INCOME. AND 2023 2024. THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING IN THOSE YEARS, AND THE TOWN HAS BEEN ABLE TO REALLY LEVERAGE SOME GRANTS FROM TEXDOT TO HELP WITH WITH THAT CONSTRUCTION, SO THAT THAT GOES BACK INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. RIGHT. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUES TO GROW. THAT'S ANN& ASSET IN THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, GRADUALLY INCREASING. RIGHT. WE'RE NOW AT THE OVER THE 50 MILLION RANGE. AND MOST OFF& THAT REPRESENTS INVESTMENTS IN RIGHT OF WAY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          RIGHT. THE BIGGEST INVESTMENTS STARTED IN 2014 WHEN YOU STARTED HAVING THE WALK AND BIKE PATH IN THE FIRST WIDENINGS IN DARRINGTON ROAD AND HAS REALLYY& HASN'T REALLY STOPPED SINCE THERE. RIGHT NOW, THE BIGGEST PROJECT IS THE ONGOING WIDENING HERE ON, ON, ON DARRINGTON ROAD THAT YOU CAN STILL SEE HERE. THAT'S I WANT TO SAY IT'S AN $11 MILLION PROJECT, BUT IT'S FUNDING ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 80% BY TEXDOT. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO& SEE THAT GRANT INCOME IN THE NEXT 3 TO 4 YEARS RELATED TOO& THAT PROJECT. LONG TERM DEBT HAD A SIGNIFICANT JUMP IN 2023, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE WAS A BOND ISSUANCE IN 2023 THAT THE CITY IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF SPENDING, RIGHT. THE BOND ISSUANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HEADQUARTERS AND NEW CITY HALL HEADQUARTERS AND NEW TOWN HEADQUARTERS, RIGHT CASH ON HAND HAS REMAINED OVER OVER THE $18 MILLION MARK. RIGHT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE SPIKE IN 2023. AND, YOU KNOW, THE SPIKE CORRESPONDS WITH THE SPIKE IN THE NEW DEBT IN THE NEW BONDS, RIGHT? ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN REGARDING IN REGARDS TO YOUR LONG TERM DEBT IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF UNUSED BOND BOND PROCEEDS, YOU ARE GENERATING INTEREST INCOME, WHICH IS A PRETTY GOOD THING. BUT SOME OF THAT INTEREST INCOME IS SUBJECT TO TAX, RIGHT? SOO& IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. THERE'S SOME WHAT THE IRS CALLS INTEREST ARBITRATION AND REBATE PAYMENTS. SO THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH EARNING INTEREST INCOME. BUT WE JUST NEED TO WORK WITH OUR BOND SPECIALIST. SO WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF HOW MUCH INTEREST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY BACK IN THE FORM OF THIS REBATE TAX. AS OF 2024, THERE WAS ONE PAYMENT OF 180,000 THAT WAS MADE FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. AND I& THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THERE IS EXPECTED THAT AT THE END OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THERE WILL BE A SECOND PAYMENT. AND RIGHT NOW THE ESTIMATE IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $230,000. 
          RIGHT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP AN EYE ON THAT LIABILITY,,& AND WE START SETTING THAT MONEY ASIDE IN AN ACCOUNT OR TRACKING IT WITHIN OUR BUDGET. IT COULD GROW TO BE HALF A MILLION ORR& MAYBE EVEN $1 MILLION, RIGHT? IF IT CONTINUES TO BE ABOUT $200,000 EVERY YEAR, IN THE NEXT, IN THE NEXT 4 OR 5 YEARS. AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG..& THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST INCOME THAT YOU'RE GENERATING EXCEEDS THIS. RIGHT. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TRACK IT SO IT DOESN'TT& GET US BY SURPRISE WHEN WE HAVE TO PAY IT. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM FROM YOUR BOND SPECIALISTT& THAT WAS RELAYED TO US WHEN WE WORKED ON THAT PART OF THE AUDIT. THAT WAS THE MAIN RECOMMENDATION WE HAD FOR. WHEN& WE WERE WORKING ON THIS YEAR'S AUDIT. SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE SUMMARY. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR TIME, AND I WANT TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I'LL BE SURE TO SHARE THIS WITH MY MOM, BECAUSE I WAS A C STUDENT AND I GOT AN A ON SOMETHING. YEAH, IT WAS PART OF IT, BUT THAT WAS DIRECTLY IN PART TO OUR OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT. AND NO DOUBT SHE'S 
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SHE DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB HERE FOR COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, IF SHE'S ALWAYS THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. AND YOU KNOW SHE DOES A GREAT JOB FOR HORIZON. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. HOW WOULD YOU RATE OUR FISCAL FITNESS OF THE COMMUNITY? I WOULD SAY IT'S AN A I, I WOULD COMPARE IT TO SOME OTHER EXPERIENCES THAT I'VE HAD AND WHAT I'VE SEEN AND THE, THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION THAT I HAVE TO DO IN SEMINARS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. I REALLY THINK YOU HAVE REALLY GOOD PRACTICES. YOUR GOVERNMENT IS GETTING MORE COMPLEX. IT'S GROWING IN SIZE. 
          SO, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONTINUE TOO& HAVE THESE AUDITS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE THE RIGHT STAFF. I KNOWW& THAT THERE ARE SOME SOME VACANCIES OR THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VACANCIES. AND AS FAR AS SOME SOME POSITIONS LIKE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. 
          RIGHT NOW THE, THE NECESSITY OF HAVING TO PAY THIS INTEREST REBATE. YOU'RE NOT ALONE. IT'S HAPPENING TO A LOT OF GOVERNMENTS. AND PART OF IT IS BECAUSE SOME OF YOU ALL BORROWED WHEN THE INTEREST RATES WERE LOW AND THEN YOU'RE NOW YOU'REE& SEEING INTEREST RATES THAT ARE A LITTLE HIGHER IN SOME OF YOUR INVESTMENTS. AND IT'S GREAT. BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO TRY TOO& SPEND THAT MONEY SOON, SOONERR& RATHER THAN LATER, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE'RE FACING INFLATION AND WE'RE WE'RE FACING A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE ECONOMY. SO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO USE ALLL& THOSE FUNDS, RIGHT, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 40, 30, 30 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE THOSE THOSE POSITIONS FILLED. RIGHT. 
          SO WE SO YOU ALL CONTINUE TO DO A GOOD JOB IN BEING STEWARDS OF THOSE PROCEEDS. I CAN SAY THAT IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE TOWN OF HORIZON. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS OR ISSUES. AND THIS YEAR I'M HAPPY TOO& REPORT THAT WE'RE THE SAME, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE GROWING OUR STAFF TO THE SAMEE& PACE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS GROWING. AND I THINK YOU'REE& DOING A GOOD JOB IN THAT REGARD AS WELL. THANK YOU. GREAT. THAN& YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MOVE TOO& APPROVE. ACCEPT THE REPORT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. HI, QUIROS. HI. ORTEGA I AVILA I AMES I MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.& AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING& IT UP FOR US. POOR LILY. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HOW MUCH WE WERE ASKING FOR INFORMATION. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN. THIS IS A 
          [10. Discussion]
DISCUSSION ONLY ITEM. THIS IS A FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 0313. AMENDMENT NUMBERR& TWO. IT'S AN ORDINANCE AMENDING& ORDINANCE NUMBER 0313 OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, ADOPTINGG& THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR TO ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE 2025 PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUDGET, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. GOODD& EVENING COUNCIL AND MAYOR LILY GAITAN, FINANCE DIRECTOR. MISS LILY, COULD YOU MOVE THEE& MICROPHONE TOWARDS YOU? THANKK& YOU. AS SYLVIA SAID, THIS IS OUR SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE 2024 2025 BUDGET. THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET IS FOR CONTRACT SERVICES IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELING AND REPAIR TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, PORTABLE OFFICE BUILDING. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OFFICE BUILDING WAS INSTALLED IN JANUARY 2022 AND CURRENTLY HOUSES THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SIX STAFF MEMBERS AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES TWO STAFF, TWO STAFF MEMBERS. OVER TIME, THE PORTABLE HAS SETTLED AND THE BUILDING HAS BECOME UNLEVEL WITH SLANTED FLOORS, LEAKS AND OTHER ISSUES. WE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL CONTRACTORS FOR PROPOSALS ON THE COST TO LEVEL THE PORTABLE BUILDING, AND WE ESTIMATE THE COST TO BE $6,000. AN ADDITIONAL 6000 IS PROPOSED TO COVER THE REPAIRS THAT WILL BE NEEDED. ONCE WE DO LEVEL THE BUILDING, BECAUSE THE WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING REPAIRS TO THE ROOF, THE FLOORING, ANYTHING THAT MOVES WHEN THE LEVEL IS DONE. SO WE EXPECT THAT THE WINDOW CASINGS ARE GOING TO MOVE. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO NEED REPAIRS TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR JAMBS FOR THE BUILDING. A TRANSFER FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SALARIES BUDGET LINE& IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,000 IS PROPOSED TO COVER THE COST OFF& THE LEVELING AND THE REPAIRS TO THE PORTABLE OFFICE BUILDING. SO 
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ON THIS ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING A SALARIES FROM THE SALARIES AND PLANNING LINE ITEM ON THE OF $12,000 DECREASE AND ON THE CONTRACT LABOR FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AN INCREASE OF $12,000. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE EFFECT ON THE BUDGET WILL BE. IT WILL BE A ZERO EFFECT. SINCE WE'RE MOVING MONEY FROM ONE BUDGET DEPARTMENT BUDGET TO ANOTHER. SO BUDGET WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS 16,000,003 42 861 I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU MA'AM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SO THIS ITEM THERE'S NO FINANCIAL IMPACT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. YES, SIR I'M SORRY. DO WE KNOW THE YEAR OF THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE IN? I DO NOT KNOW THE YEAR, BUT WE DID BUY IT USED. OKAY. CORRECT. WE DID BUY IT OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THESE THESE STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPYING THIS PORTABLE, ARE THEY GOING TO BE PART OF THE STAFF THAT'S GOING TO MOVE TO THE NEW BUILDING? THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE'RE WE ARE REPAIRING THE BUILDING BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR BUILDING FOR THE LONG TERM UNTIL WE GET A NEW CITY HALL BUILDING, WHICH WILL BE FURTHER DOWN IN THE FUTURE. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THE CHAIRS ROLL TOWARDS THE WINDOWS ON THE NORTH SIDE. THE CHAIRS ROLL. ROLLL& TOWARDS THE EDGE. BUT I THINK THAT'S STRATEGIC. I THINK THAT REALLY HAPPENS IS I ACTUALLY MOVED MY FURNITURE AND MY OFFICE THREE TIMES SINCE WE'VE BEENN& THERE BECAUSE IT DOES MOVES. AND THEN I START ROLLING TO THE LEF& OR START ROLLING TO THE RIGHT. 
          COULD WE SAVE MONEY BY JUST BUYING STOPPERS ON THE ON THE CHAIRS? YOU PROBABLY COULD. YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY IF YOU GO INTO OUR BUILDING AND YOU GO INTO THE KITCHEN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE A BUMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE, OFF& THE KITCHEN AND WHICH IS THE CENTER OF THE TWO, WHICH IS, WHICH IS A IT'S REALLY A WHAT DO YOU CALL IT. CAN YOU CALL IT A DOUBLE WIDE. RIGHT. SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FLOOR IS ALREADY OPENING UP. YEAH. THERE'S ACTUALLY A VISIBLE BUMP NOW. AND THE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SO BAD UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION STARTED HAPPENING HERE ON HORIZON. AND THEY STARTED POUNDING AND LEVELING AND EVERYTHING. AND THEN WE REALLY STARTED SEEING MORE CHANGES IN THE, IN THE FLOORING AND THE DOOR JAMS AND SO FORTH. OKAY. 
          ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO. BEING THAT THIS IS A DISCUSSION ITEM, THERE IS NO ACTION NEEDED. THIS IS OUR FIRST READING. SO WE'LL THANK YOU SOO& MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT 
          [11. Presentation]
AGENDA ITEM OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11. THIS IS A PRESENTATION. THI& IS ON A PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH, 2025 AS POLICE WEEK. THIS IS POLICE. A GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MARCO VARGAS, CHIEF OF POLICE. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TOO& PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, I WILL TELL YOU, AND I HATE HAVING MY BACK TOWARDS THEM, BUT THEY DON'T LIKE GOING TO THE FRONT. BUT WE ARE WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FOR THEIR SERVICE. YOU KNOW, I THINK ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS THIS WEEK YOU KNOW, IS A DECLARATION OF A OF A NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY CAN'T SAY ENOUGH THAT THEY DO A TREMENDOUS JOB FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS& TIME TODAY TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. AND WE WANTT& YOU TO JOIN US IN, IN DOING SO. 
          SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING AS POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND WHEREAS THESE PROFESSIONALS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE, ARE THE FIRST IN PROVIDING CRITICAL ASSISTANCE T& TEXANS IN TIMES OF GREAT NEED AND THEIR SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND CALM ARE INVALUABLE TO THEE& MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, POLICE OFFICERS EXHIBIT PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION AND EMPATHY DURING THE RESPONSE TOO& CRITICAL EVENTS. AND WHEREAS, T& HIGHLIGHT THE INVALUABLE ROLE OF POLICE OFFICERS, THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY DESIGNATES A WEEK IN MAY FOR RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR OUR HEROES. AND WHEREAS ALL RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXTEND THEIR APPRECIATION TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS WHOSE DILIGENT EFFORTS ENSURE THAT HELP IS ON THE WAY WHEN IT IS NEEDED THE MOST. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE 
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, THAT THE WEEK OF MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH, 2025 BE KNOWN AS HORIZON CITY POLICE WEEK. ABSOLUTELY. SO I, I KNOW I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE HERE AND, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, YOU ALL ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAND UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. BUT I WANT TO SAY JUST HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR THE WORK YOU ALL PUT IN DAY IN, DAY OUT. IT'S TOUGH JOB. YOU KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE A VERY, VERY TOUGH JOB. AND YOU KNOW, I, I, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILY, MY FAMILY. YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF ALL THE FAMILIES HERE IN HORIZON CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO& MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. AND, YOU KNOW, CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO HERE. HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. WE REALLY, REALLY DO APPRECIATE YO& GUYS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH..& YEAH. CHIEF, IF I MIGHT I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP THE POLICE HAS WITH OUR COMMUNITY IS UNIQUE. HERE IN HORIZON CITY. THERE'S VERY FEW LIKE, LIKE THIS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK, AND IT JUST BRINGS EVERYBODY OUT. AND. AND IT'S A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS WITH THE COMMUNITY. I MEAN, WE HAVE OUR,& YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYONE'S A BOY SCOUT OUT THERE, BUT BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK, ALL OF YOU& AND YOUR PROFESSIONALS THAT THEY DO. IT MAKES THIS A REALLY NICE, GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU. 
          AS A FORMER FIRST RESPONDER MYSELF, I CAN ATTEST TO THE COOPERATION THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND I CAN'T MENTION THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT WEE& SHOWED UP AT THE SCENE, POSSIBLY SOMEBODY WITH A GUN. AND THANKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CLEARING THE SCENE FOR US, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE THAT WERE INJURED. AND SO THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR LEADING THIS DEPARTMENT IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL WAY. I'VE HAD MY EXPERIENCE OF HAVING TO RELY ON& THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AT MY HOUSE, AND IT WAS NOTHING BUT PROFESSIONALS SHOWING UP. YEAH. SO MUCH. SO, SO MUCH RESPECT. SO WE HAVE A ALDERWOMAN WHO'S WHO HAS A FAMILY MEMBER WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT, WITH THIS DEPARTMENT. AND WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT, THAT THAT SHE DOES. AND WALKING TOGETHER. THAT'S THE DEDICATION THAT WE SEE. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF WE COULD HAVE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU CHIEF. AND ONE DAY I WANT TO SAY EVERYONE AND STRETCH YOUR HANDS AND SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IF WE COULD HAVE COUNCIL MOVE UP. SO THAT WAY WE CAN GRAB A PICTURE WITH THE PROCLAMATION AND THE CHIEF. AND YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO HIDE BACK THERE THIS TIME. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE. SO. WE'LL MAKE ROOM. FOR. SURE. ALL. 
          RIGHT. SO I WILL MOVE TO THEE& BACK WHERE I. GO. THERE YOU GO. SORRY. YOU'RE IN THE FRONT. I'M THE FRONT. ARE YOU SURE? YES. LET ME JUMP IN THE BACK. AND YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS GET THE SPOTLIGHT. OH, ONE, TWO AND THREE. WELL, 123. NOT ONE ONE..& HOLD ON. WAIT. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. ONE MOVE. RIGHT THERE. THERE WE GO. OKAY. READY? ONE..& TWO. THREE. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR& EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU CHIEF. SO. CHAIR. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. 
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ONLY 87 MORE AGENDA ITEMS TO GO. ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, AND TWICE O& SUNDAY. OKAY, ON TO ITEM NUMBER 
          [12. Discussion and Action]
12. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON AN UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. COUNCIL..& GOOD EVENING. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER. LET ME START OFF BY SAYING THAT I HEARD THE AUDITOR'S DAY SPEND MORE. I HEARD THAT CLEARLY, SO I WAS SORRY TO SEE THEM GO BEFORE& I STARTED SEEING. JUST AS AA& NOTE, OF COURSE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE FINANCIALS AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AND OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE CAPITAL FUND WITH THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY PROJECT THAT IS GOING ON JUST NORTH OF THIS BUILDING. SO YOU WILL SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR AS WE PAY DOWN THAT CONTRACT. SO JUST AS, AS A NOTE FOR THAT COMMENT. PER THE CITY CHARTER, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A THREE YEAR PROGRAM TO COUNCIL AT LEAST THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FINAL DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH IS USUALLY IN SEPTEMBER, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT THREE MONTH OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY PRESENTED TO YOU THIS PRESENTATION, THIS UPDATE IN MAY, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE MEETING WITH WITH THAT REQUIREMENT. SO THIS IS A MORE BORING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PRESENTATION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE PICTURES OF WHAT'S GOING ON, AND IT HAS MORE OF THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND THE TOTAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE LISTED. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HAS A NUMBER OF UNFUNDED PROJECTS, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS STAFF TO HAVE YOUR APPROVAL OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS STAFF TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING WHERE WE CAN MOVE THESE PROJECTS AHEAD. WHEN FUNDS FROM ARPA BECOME AVAILABLE, WHEN FUNDS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BECOME AVAILABLE, WHEN FUNDS THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION BECOME AVAILABLE. SO AGAIN, WHILE NOT EVERYTHINGG& IS FUNDED AND YOU WON'T SEE ESTIMATES FOR EVERYTHING AGAIN,& IT'S STILL IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THESE PROJECTS ON THE LISTING. SO LET'S GO ON TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OFF& THESE PROJECTS. THESE ARE EXCERPTS FROM THE BUDGET BOOK. 
          AND THIS IS THE ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS PART OF THE BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT AT THOSE PROJECTS, AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT MANY& OF THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE HAVE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. WE WILL BE UPDATING SOME OF THE ARPA FUNDED SOURCES BECAUSE, AS COUNCIL MAY RECALL, WE HAD A TIGHT TIMEFRAME ON SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID NOT TURN ANY DOLLAR BACK THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO. SO SOME OF THE PRIORITIES SHIFTED AS WE WERE GETTING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECTS, AND SOME OF THEM WERE GOING TO TAKE LONGER. SO SOME OF THOSE SHIFTS OCCURRED. AND AS WE BRING THOSE UPDATES T& YOU THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER ASS& PART OF THE BUDGET AND FOR THE FINAL RESOLUTION, YOU WILL SEE THOSE UPDATES. BY FAR THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS DEDICATED T& STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. AND WHILE WE HAVE& THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND FUNDED THROUGH THE SALES TAX, A& YOU JUST HEARD IN THE AUDIT REPORT, THAT CERTAINLY ISN'T ENOUGH TO DO THE RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.& SO WE HAVE STILL IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE FUNDING. AND YOU'LL NOTICE WHEN YOU SEE TBD, THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED. WE HAVE YET TOO& IDENTIFY THOSE THOSE FUNDING SOURCES. THE GRAND TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS IS ABOUT $144 MILLION OF PROJECTS. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT EVERYTHING THAT THE TOWN OWES THAT ARE ALL THOSE ARE ALL OFF& THE NEEDS THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED AS OF THE END OF, OF LAST FISCAL YEAR. AND AGAIN, WE HAD SOME OF& THE PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED, BUT THIS IDENTIFIES ALL OF THEM. SO HERE IS THE CAPITAL FUND BY CATEGORY. AND YOU CAN SEE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL CIP THAT EACH PROJECT TYPE TOTALS TO. 
          AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, STREET INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALMOST TWO THIRDS A LITTLE OVER TWO THIRDS 
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OF YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROPOSED UPDATES THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. THE EL PASO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. YOU'LL YOU'LL HEA& MORE ABOUT THIS AT THE ORIENTATION ON THURSDAY IS THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION, WHERE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO LOCAL ENTITIES. IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TOO& INCLUDE PROJECTS WITHIN THEIR LONG TERM PLAN. AND RIGHT NOW, THEY'VE GOT A CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR THE 2052 LONG TERM PLAN. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT INCLUDING THESE PROJECTS INTO AND SUBMITTING THEM TO THE MPO. SOUTH DARRINGTON ROAD. REPAVING NORTH CAN ALSO RECONSTRUCTION CANONAZO DRIVE EXTENSION, ALBERTON AVENUE, ANTWERP ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND NEW SIGNAL LOCATIONS. AGAIN, THIS IS WHATT& WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE WILL NEED, NOT IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE, BUT CERTAINLY IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. WE WANT TOO& INCLUDE THOSE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WE WANT TO& SUBMIT ESTIMATES TO THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, THE MPO, SO THATT& THEY CAN BE ON THEIR LIST AS REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES COME UP. THEN WE'RE ABLE TO DRAW DOWN THOSE THOSE FUNDS. SOME OF YOU MAY BE HERE FOR 2052, BUT I WIL& NOT. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THA& I JUST WANTED TO MENTION AS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS AND AS I SAID, WE MAKE MONTHLY REPORTS T& YOU ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, BUT THOSE FOCUS ON THE SHORT TERM PROJECTS, WHAT IS UNDERWAY AND THE STAGES AND PHASES IN WHICH WE ARE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AGAIN JUST NORTH OF THIS BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING. WE'RE ON TRACK TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE CAPITAL OUTLAYS NORTH DURING RECONSTRUCTION. AGAIN, CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING. AND I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE POINTS THAT WERE MADE EARLIER. 
          ABOUT $17 MILLION ARE ALLOCATED THROUGH THE EL PASO METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION. THE MPO FOR THE NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE THE POND THAT IS WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREA. THE BID FOR THE PROJECT CAME IN AT $21 MILLION, SO WE WERE ALREADY AT ABOUT A $4 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CONTINGENCY, WHICH ARE FUNDS THAT ALL CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDE FOR CHANGE ORDERS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO PERFECT SET OF PLANS, AND SITE CONDITIONS TEND TO DIFFER FROM WHAT THE ENGINEERS MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO& DISCOVER DURING THEIR DESIGN. S& WE ARE LOOKING FOR A 6 TO $7 MILLION LOAN FROM THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, WHICH IS A BRANCH OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS OF FUNDING THAT AND FUNDING THE GAP THAT, AS MANY OF YOU MAY HAVEE& HEARD THE MAYOR SAY THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WE NEEDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE $17 MILLION THAT WERE AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS A COMPLEX, COMPLICATED, LONG TERM PROJECT, AND WE HAD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FUNDING THAT W& HAD AVAILABLE. HAD WE STOPPED THE PROJECT AT DESIGN AND SAID, WE DON'T KNOW, THIS IS TOO MUCH, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FUND ALL OF THIS. THE FUNDING WOULD HAVEE& GONE TO ANOTHER ENTITY THAT WOULD HAVE HAD A PROJECT READY. 
          THAT'S JUST THE FIERCE COMPETITION THAT WE HAVE AT THE MPO. WHILE IT IS A CORDIAL ENVIRONMENT AND EVERYONE IS WORKING FOR GREATER MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE REGION, LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE FOR THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR PROJECTS AND TO BRING THOSE PROJECTS TO EACH COMMUNITY. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO MOVE THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD. THE OTHER PROJECT THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE HOWARD LOW PEDESTRIAN MALL. AND AS YOU HEARD AS PART OF THE BOARD MEETING, WE'RE LOOKING AT FINALIZING THAT APPLICATION AND MOVING THAT FORWARD. THE RODMAN SHARED USE PATH IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREA. IT IS ALSO FUNDED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AWARDED BY THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY AT THEIR BOARD MEETING TOMORROW. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING THIS SUMMER. DILLY DELAYS AND TRANSIT PLAZA DESIGN ARE THE CORE AND FIRST PHASE OF TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT THE CITY IS UNDERTAKING. THE CITY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING A HUD GRANT THROUGH THE CONGRESSWOMAN'S COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING. IT HAS BEEN AN EFFORT TO GET THE HUD GRANT CONTRACT, BUT THROUGH CITY 
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EFFORTS THAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, YOU WILL SEE SOME ITEMS THAT RELATE TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT LATER ON THE AGENDA THA& WE'RE EXPECTING AGAIN, THAT WEE& WILL BEGIN DESIGN LATER THIS SUMMER. AGAIN, THE CITY IS GOING THROUGH THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY TO DESIGN THESE PROJECTS, AND THE REASON THAT WE ARE DOING THAT IS BECAUSE THAT SAVES US ADMINISTRATIVE TIME. THEY HAVE APPROVED PROCESSES FOR FEDERAL PROJECTS. AND LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THE FEDERAL PROCESSES FOR ANY PROJECT ARE ONEROUS. YOU HEARD YOUR AUDITORS TELL YOU THAT THE CITY HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF KEEPING THEIR THEIR RECORDS OF FOLLOWING PROCESSES. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO& SOME OF THESE LARGER PROJECTS, WE BELIEVE THAT IS IT IS A BETTER USE OF CITY RESOURCES TO& HAVE THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY ACT AS AS AN EXTENSION OF CITY STAFF AND MANAGE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. SO AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT DESIGN STARTING WITH THAT. AND AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT FUNDING THE NEXTT& PHASE OF THE STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WITH DESIGN STARTING IN THE LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL. WE STILL NEED TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN FEES FOR THAT TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. AND SUBJECT TOO& YOUR QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, THAT IS THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE TO YOU PRIOR T& THE BUDGET. CERTAINLY, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. NOW IF THERE ARE MORE DETAILED EXPLANATIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, WE CAN USE SOME OF THE TIME AT THE ORIENTATION TOO& TALK ABOUT OTHER PROJECTS OR OTHER PROCESSES, THEN. ABSOLUTELY. DOCTOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT. WE APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I HAD A QUESTION. HOW MUCH WAS THE HUD GRANT? THE HUD GRANT WAS 1,000,600 AND EITHER 35 OR $50,000. YES, SIR. THANK YOU..& YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. YES, MA'AM. FOR PARKS, PARKS IMPROVEMENTS AND LAUNCH THE NEW PARKS. BENTON AND RIDERWOOD DOG PARK. WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TOO& DO IN THERE, A PARK? YES, MA'AM. THAT IS CURRENTLY PRIMARILY FUNCTIONING AS A POND. WE WANT TO CREATE THAT AS A PARK POND T& ALLOW FOR A DOG PARK. THERE ISN'T ONE IN THE COMMUNITY. PAR& OF THE PLAN IS TO CREATE A WALKING PATH AROUND THE PERIMETER. INCLUDE SOME SOME PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THE POND IS FUNCTIONING TO ITS DESIGN CAPACITY. SO IT WILL BE IT WILL FUNCTION AS AS BOTH ASPECTS. OKAY. WHEN YOU GUYS WANT TO MAKE IT. WELL, THAT'S BEEN BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR THAT. OKAY. THAT'S PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THIS WAS THAT WAS BROUGHT TOO& COUNCIL 20. 1918. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION THAT WE CAN USE. OHH& YEAH. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TOO& MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING OUR RESOURCES AS, AS CAREFULLY AS WE CAN. AND THESE LARGER PROJECTS, ALTHOUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS MANAGING DARRINGTON, THEY'RE STILL IT'SS& THE SAME STAFF THAT IS MANAGING ALL THESE PROJECTS. SO WE HAVEE& NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS TOO& DESIGN. BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE TASKS THAT I HAVE ON MY TO DOO& LIST FOR THIS SUMMER. SO WE'DD& LIKE TO START DESIGN THE SUMMER, AND THEN I'LL HAVE A BETTER SCHEDULE OF WHEN THAT WILL, THA& WILL GO FORWARD. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THAT INITIAL PARK, THE WALKING TRAIL WAS SUPPOSED TO GO AROUND THE ENTIRE PONDING AREA AS THE PLANS CHANGED. OR IS IT STILL GOING TO BE AROUND THE PONDING AREA? THE INTENT IS TO HAVE IT AROUND THE ENTIRE PONDING AREA. 
          AND OF COURSE, THAT BRINGS SOME& SOME CONSIDERATIONS TO MAKE SUR& THAT THE NEIGHBORS, THE NEIGHBORS INITIALLY DIDN'T WANT THAT. SO AND THE ONES ON ON. ROSALIND. ROSALIND. CORRECT. 
          ONLY BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AGAINST THEIR ROCK WALL AND LOOKING INTO THEIR YARDS. 
          THAT TENDS TO BE A CONCERN, RIGHT? WHENEVER WE DO SOMETHING CLOSE TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, CERTAINLY AS WE BEGIN THE DESIGN, WE'VE DONE THIS WITH OTHER PARK PROJECTS. WE HAVE OPEN HOUSES WHERE WE GO TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS AND MAKE MODIFICATIONS, IF THEY'RE NECESSARY, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW OVER ON DUANESBURG, THE PLAY AREA IS ACTUALLY IN THE CENTER. OH, AND I KNOW THIS ONE. THAT'S THE OPOSSUM PARK. YES. RIGHT. AND THIS OTHER I THINK THE INITIAL PLAN WAS TO HAVE IT AT ONE OF THE CORNERS. RIGHT. AND IT WON'T BE IN, IN THE, IN THE POND AREA. 
          CORRECT? YES, SIR. PERFECT. AND THE WAYNESBURG AREA IS NOT A DEDICATED PARK, CORRECT. IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED. THAT THAT PARK OVER THERE. YES, SIR. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN GO TO A 
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SLIDE, A COUPLE OF SLIDES PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE, I THINK. I THINK. LET'S SEE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A RESURFACING, I BELIEVE, ON ONE OF THESE SLIDES. AND I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON CANAL ZONE. RECONSTRUCTION. RIGHT. SO DRIVE EXTENSION ONE I& THAT THE. YEAH THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE. NORTH AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION. HOW DO WE HOW D& WE IDENTIFY THESE STREETS FOR NEEDS FOR REPAIRS OR RECONSTRUCTION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND THE TOWN ENGINEER. AND DO WE KNOW HOW THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IDENTIFIES THESE STREETS? I THINK IT'S BASED ONN& HIS EXPERIENCE AND THE MAINTENANCE THAT HE HAS TOO& CONDUCT IN THOSE AREAS AND THE AGE OF THE STREETS. SO THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS IS BECAUSE THROUGH MY CANVASING TO& MY ELECTION, I ENCOUNTERED A LOT OF VOTERS WHO BROUGHT UP CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER STREETS THAT AFTER I HAD SEEN THEM MYSELF, THEY DO SEEM TO ME THEY& ARE IN NEED OF ATTENTION, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A MATRIX OR A PROTOCOL FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO IDENTIFY THESE STREETS AND PRIORITIZE WHICH ROADS OR STREETS SHOULD COME FIRST OR SECOND. I THINK I CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THAT. SO. SO YES, THEY HAVE A THERE IS A SYSTEM INN& PLACE FOR HIM, PROCEDURES INN& PLACE FOR THAT. HE WILL ACTUALLY BE THERE FOR OUR ORIENTATION AS WELL. FOR PART OF THE BEGINNING OF THAT ORIENTATION, WE WANT TO& INTRODUCE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISORS TO YOU ALL THERE SO THAT HE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION THERE. BUT THERE IS HE DOES HAVE A LISTING THERE. AND THEN REALLY, THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO JUST GIVE US A CALL AND LET US KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR CONCERN IS AT IF THEIR STREET IS, IS HE HAS A LIST THAT HE'S ALREADY KIND OFF& PUT TOGETHER AS WELL FOR THAT. SO YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. MOVE TO APPROVE THE ACCEPT THE REPORT SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTIONN& AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. COULD YOU PLEASE PULLL& THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. 
          HI. HI, MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL..& THANK YOU. DOCTOR. ITEM NUMBER 
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13. DISCUSS INTERACTION. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ANDRES RENTERIA AS THE TOWN OF HORIZON. CITIES. DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE ON THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD FOR THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE EL PASOO& URBAN TRANSPORTATION STUDY AREA COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, TERRY CASADA, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER. THIS ITEM ASKS THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE DESIGNATING THE MAYOR AS THE TOWN'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EL PASO MPO. YOU'VE HEARD ME MENTION THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES. AGAIN, THE EL PASO MPO DISTRIBUTES AND PROGRAMS FEDERAL FUNDS FOR REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS. IT IS A VERY LARGE BOARD, JUST UNDER 30 PEOPLE ON ON THAT BOARD. IT INCLUDES ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE IN THE EL PASO URBAN TRANSPORTATION STUDY AREA. AND IT'S CALLED THE STUDY AREA BECAUSE IT ALSO INCLUDES MUNICIPALITIES FROM FROM NEW MEXICO. SO THE EL PASO MPO IS BIGGER THAN JUST WITHIN THE COUNTY, EL PASO COUNTY. IT'& ONE OF THE FEW MPOS THAT IS BY BY STATE. THE CITY HORIZON CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO HAVE ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD. AND THE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE MPO ARE THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE TOO& THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD BE MADE BY RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY. SO WE'RE BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO YOU TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TOO& REPRESENT THE TOWN'S INTERESTS. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I HAD ONE QUESTION. YES. AFTER THESE MEETINGS, DOES THE MAYOR PRESENT ANY UPDATES TO COUNCIL? SO WE KNOW MORE OR LESS WHAT'S HAPPENING DURING THOSE MEETINGS? YEAH. WELL, ACTUALLY, I WILL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU. IT'S NOT SO MUCH. WELL, IT'LL BE REPORTS WILL BE GIVEN TO, TO TERRY QUESADA AND THEN SHE WILL REPOR& THAT TO, TO COUNCIL THAT WAY. OKAY. I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER MAN MOVE TO APPROVE..& SECOND YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. A VERDIER, A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 
          [14. Discussion and Action]
ITEM NUMBER 14. THIS IS ALSO A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON A REVISED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR A SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
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PROGRAM. STP OFF SYSTEM PROJECT. THE LAKE STREET CONSTRUCTION CSJ 09240669, WON BY. IN BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. I'M BACK. YOU GOT A COUPLE MORE AFTER THIS, TOO, I DO, TERRY CASADA, CITY MANAGER COUNCIL. THIS IS A REVISED RESOLUTION BECAUSE TXDOT IS REQUIRING THAT WE ADD LANGUAGE TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN MARCH OF 2025. THE PROJECT IS DELAKE STREET, WHICH& AS I MENTIONED, IS ONE OF THE CORE PROJECTS IN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREA. WE HAVE HUD FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN& OF DELAKE, DILLEY AND THE TRANSIT CLOSET. WE HAVE PROGRAMED CONSTRUCTION FUNDING THROUGH THE MPO FOR DELAKE STREET AND THE TRANSIT PLAZA. THE REASON THAT WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR DILLEY IS BECAUSE THAT DID NOT QUALIFY AS A FEDERALLY FUNCTIONALLY CLASSIFIED ROADWAY, WHICH IS ON& OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING. SO TO MAKE SURE THAT TXDOT IS PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS, AS WE UNDERGO THE DESIGN AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE THEN READY TO AUTHORIZ& THE FUNDING, ONCE WE'RE READY T& DRAW DOWN THE FUNDING FOR DELAKE, WE NEED TO HAVE AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE CONTRACT THAT CITIES AND TXDOT ENTER INTO FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES ON ANY GIVEN PROJECT AND FOR THE FUNDING TO FLOW. IN SOME INSTANCES, LIKE IN DARRINGTON, TXDOT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THE CITY CONSULTS WITH THEM. WE WORK WITH THEM THROUGH DESIGN, THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. WE INFLUENCE THEM TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES, UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE THE MANAGERS AND THEY'RE THE ONESS& THAT HAVE AT LEAST 80% OF THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE PROJECT. 
          IN OTHER INSTANCES, IT IS A CIT& WHO'S MANAGING THE PROJECT. THAT DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED YET, BUT SINCE WE ARE GOING THROUGH DESIGN WITH THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY, IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT IT'LL BE THE CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY THA& WILL BE MANAGING THE CONSTRUCTION. SO THIS AGREEMENT LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT OTHER AGREEMENTS WILL LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BURDEN FOR ALL OF THE DESIGN COSTS IS ON THE CITY. THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE THE HUD GRANT T& FUND THOSE DESIGN DOLLARS. WE STILL HAVE TO PAY TXDOT A NOMINAL AMOUNT FOR THEIR OVERSIGHT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES. THE RESOLUTION HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT COUNCIL SAW BACK IN MARCH. IT INDICATES THAT THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COST OVERRUNS. AND IT ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE MAYOR WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE EFFECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE FUNDING FOR THE AGREEMENT IS $404,463. WE HAVE FUNDING FOR THAT THROUGH THE GRANT MATCHES IN THE 2023 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. AGAIN, THAT'S BECAUSE THE LARGER PORTION OFF& THE DESIGN IS COMING FROM A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE. SO THIS IS A TRUE FUNDING COCKTAIL. WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE COMING& IN HERE, BUT WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THIS REVISED RESOLUTION SO THAT IT MEETS TEXDOT REQUIREMENTS, AND THEYY& CAN APPROVE THE AGREEMENT. AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH THE DESIGN. THANK YOU. DOCTOR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I MOVE TO APPROVE& THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. SECOND A MOTION WE HAVE A I HAVE A QUESTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. BUT WE HAVE A QUESTION HERE PRIOR TO THAT. SO THIS WAS BEFORE IN MARCH CORRECT? YES,,& SIR. AND WAS THE LAKE STREET OVERLOOKED OR JUST THE FUNDING WASN'T THERE OR IT CAME AFTERWARDS. THE LAKE WAS ALWAYS& THE INTENDED STREET. THE RESOLUTION WAS WORDED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DID NOT INDICATEE& THAT THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OVERRUNS ON THE COST, AND TEXDOT SPECIFICALLY WANTS THAT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IN THE RESOLUTION AS STATED. SO WE'VE ADDED THAT. AND AGAIN, WE'VE ADDED THAT SINCE WE'RE BRINGING& IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL, WE ADDED AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER. SO THAT WAS A SPECIFIC ELEMENT THAT WAS MISSING PER TEXT. THANK YOU MA'AM. YES SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASEE& PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA QUIROZ A ORTEGA, A AVILA, A AMES, A GARDEL, A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION 
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CARRIES ITEM NUMBER 15. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON A CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FIVE TO DANTEC'S GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR $34,343.34 FOR THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PHASE ONE PROJECT SOLICITATION 20 3-101. GOOD EVENING, TERRY CASADA, CITY MANAGER. SO HERE I AM SPENDING MONEY. THIS CHANGEE& ORDER FOR $34,000 FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IS A NEW SEWER DISCHARGE ONTO DARRINGTON. FOR THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY THAT WE HAVE AGAIN JUST NORTH OF THIS THIS BUILDING, WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, THE DESIGNER BROUGHT THE SEWER LINE TO THE SOUTH OF THE CITY'S PROPERTY. BUT AS WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION AND IDENTIFIED WHERE WATER LINES AND SEWER LINES, WHICH ARE BEING RELOCATED AND REPLACED AS PART OF THE DARRINGTON PROJECT, ARE GOING, WE DETERMINED THAT THERE HAD TO& BE A DIFFERENT DISCHARGE LOCATION. SO THE CHANGE ORDER ALREADY INCLUDES THE CREDIT FOR THE WORK. THAT IS NOT GOING TOO& BE DONE. THAT EXTENDED THE LINE SOUTH OF THE SITE, BUT IT INCLUDES THE NEW SITE GOING ONTO DARRINGTON INSTEAD OF AGAIN COMING IN THIS DIRECTION. THIS DOES ADD 35 DAYS TO THE CONTRACT, WHICH TAKES US TOO& SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN DECEMBER AND FINAL COMPLETION IN JANUARY OF 2026. THE AMOUNT IS WITHIN THE CONTINGENCY BUDGETED FOR THIS PROJECT AND ALSO WITHIN THE EXPECTED CHANGE ORDERS. SO THIS IS 0.38% OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT. WE NEED TO HAVE A SEWER DISCHARGE FOR THAT FACILITY. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THE FEE AND THE TIME HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE DESIGN CONSULTANT, BY THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND BY THE TOWN ENGINEER, AND THEY ALL RECOMMEND APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I HAVE A QUESTION. WHY IS THERE A 35 DAY EXTENSION TO THE CONTRACT? THEY AREN'T ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THE BUILDING. OR CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE OF THAT? I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO CHECK MORE TO GET MORE INFORMATION TO& COUNCIL ON THAT, BUT AT THIS POINT, IT MAY BE THAT THEY HAVE MOBILIZED OUT OF THE PROJECT AND THEY HAVE TO COME BACK IN. BUT I CAN CERTAINLY ASK THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. YES. HAVE A QUESTION? THE WORKERS WHAT DAYS? THE WORK MONDAY TO FRIDAY OR YES, MA'AM. YES. ONLY MONDAY TO& FRIDAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A MOTION. WAS ALDERMAN MENDOZA WHO'S MY SECOND? SECOND IS QUIROZ. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. QUIROZ. HI, ORTEGA. HI. AVILA. A AMES, A URDAHL, A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION 
          [16. Discussion and Action]
CARRIES ITEM NUMBER 16. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS ISS& ON A CHANGE. ORDER NUMBER SIX T& DANTEC'S GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR $44,818.03 FOR THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE PROJECT SOLICITATION, 20 3-101. QUEZADA CITY MANAGER COUNCIL. THIS IS ANOTHER CHANGE ORDER TO THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES FOR A NEW ROCK WALL AT THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY, JUST AS THE RESIDENTIAL AREA BEGINS THE. THERE WAS A ROCK WALL INCLUDEDD& IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, BUT ASS& THEY STARTED LOOKING AT IT, IT WAS IN POOR CONDITION, SO THEY HAD TO GO BACK. THE CONSULTANT WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE CONDITION OF THE WALL, WHAT REALLY HAD TO HAPPEN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE APPROPRIATE HEIGHT FOR THE TYPE OF FACILITY THAT WE HAVE TO PROTECT BOTH THE CITY'S FACILITY AND ALSO PROVIDE THAT SCREENING FOR THE RESIDENTS. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AN EIGHT FOOT WALL WITH A BOUNDARY AT THE AT THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE AMOUNT IS $44,818.03. THERE IS ZERO IMPACT TO THE DAYS. THIS IS A 0.49% INCREASE TO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT, AND AGAIN, IS STILL WITHIN THE AVAILABLE CONTINGENCY FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. AND THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE THAT WE CAN ADD TO A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, 
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AS WITH THE PRIOR CHANGE ORDER, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, THE DESIGN CONSULTANT AND THE TOWN ENGINEER HAVE REVIEWED THIS COS& AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL. SO WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU DOCTOR. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I DO, YES, MA'AM. SO WITH YOU RAISING THE ROCK WALL TO THE EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT, I DO BELIEVE THAT THEE& FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSULTED BECAUSE THE HEIGHT OF& THE ROCK WALL. HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDERED THAT FOR PERMITTING? BECAUSE THEY HAVE A IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT ANY ROCK WALL INCREASE BY A CERTAIN DISTANCE REQUIRES SPECIAL PERMITTING. AND IT'S DUE TO THE ACCESS TO THE FIRE TRUCKS COMING INTO THE PROPERTY TO THE TO ANY OF THE PROPERTIES. IT'S WELL, IT'S ANY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. OKAY. I WILL VERIFY. OKAY. SURE. THATT& THAT'S HAPPENED. DOCTOR CASELLA WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT FROM THE CONTRACTOR TO BE ABLE TOO& DETERMINE OR TO IDENTIFY THAT ROCK WALL, THE ORIGINAL ROCK WALL, AS NOT BEING SUFFICIENTT& AND NOT REQUIRING THIS CHANGE ORDER. NOT THAT I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THOSE CONDITIONS THAT WAS UNDETERMINED BECAUSE THE CONSULTANT DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GO INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. SO THEY JUST LOOKED AT WHAT WAS ON THE CITYY& OWNED PROPERTY. QUESTION HERE, DOCTOR QUEZADA. YES, SIR. SO THE COST OF THIS ROCK WALL IS SOLELY ON THE CITY AND NOT ON THE PROPERTY ADJACENT OWNER. YES. 
          AND HAVE WE EVER TRIED TOO& DISCUSS IT WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER? WE HAVE NOT IN PRIOR INSTANCES WHERE THE CITY IS BUILDING A ROCK WALL ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, UNLESS& IT'S AT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S REQUEST. THE CITY USUALLY BEARS THE COSTS. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE WE HAVE INCREASED CONTRACTS WHERE A PROPERTY OWNER HAS REQUESTED, FOR EXAMPLE, A DRIVEWAY OR, YOU KNOW, IF THE CONTRACTOR IS THERE, CAN YOU BUILD THE DRIVEWAY? SO WE ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM. THEY PAY 100% OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AND THEN THAT IS HANDLED THAT WAY THROUGH THE CITY'S CONTRACT. BUT INN& THESE INSTANCES WHERE IT'S MORE A CITY PROJECT, IT USUALLY DOES NOT. IT'S ON THE ACTUAL PROPERTY, NOT ON THE PROPERTY LINE. YES. GOT IT. THANK YOU. YES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I HAVE, YES, SIR. AND SO IN ADDITION TO& THESE TWO CHANGE ORDERS FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, PHASE ONE, HAVE WE HAD OTHERS IN THE PAST THAT COUNCIL HAD TO APPROVE? YES, SIR. YES SIR, WE DID. WE HAD TWO CHANGE. LET ME SEE. CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TOO& CORRECT THE WAGES FOR ELECTRICIANS. CAME BEFORE COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF 2020 FOR. 
          INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BULLETPROOF DOORS. CAME TOO& COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF 2025 AND ADDITIONAL CONCRETE FOR IMPROVED FOOTINGS IN AREA B, WHICH IS WHERE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND COURT WILL BE, CAME TO COUNCIL IN MARCH OF 2023. AND THEN ALSO FOR WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR PHASE ONE AND HOW MUCH OVER HAVE WE GONE? WE HAVE NOT GONEE& OVER THE BUDGET FOR PHASE ONE BECAUSE WE INCLUDED A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT, AND THAT IS, REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ABOUT $15 MILLION. OKAY. BUT THAT ALSO INCLUDES COMMISSIONING THE FACILITY FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. AND SO WE LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, WE LOOKK& AT A CONTINGENCY SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS CHANGE ORDERS SUCH AS THIS, THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER ISSUES THAT THAT MAY ARISE. AND AGAIN, FURNISHING THE FACILITY AS PART OF THAT, THAT BUDGET. PERFECT. SO WE HAVE NOT GONE OVER THE BUDGET. THANK YOU. CHANGE ORDERS ARE AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE WHEN IT COMES TOO& THESE PROJECTS. IT HAPPENS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. HI, QUIROZ. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. GERDIL. 
          MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. YOU'RE DONE. HAVE A DRINK OF WATER. OKAY. 
          [17. Discussion and Action]
ITEM NUMBER 17. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HORIZON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO SIGN A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. TYPE FOUR B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND 11 D MARKETING, LLC FOR THE TERM OF ONE YEAR COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT. 
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MAYOR. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. RAFAEL, I'M NOT TERRY CASELLA. DEVELOPMENT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF HORIZON CITY. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY, ITEM 17, IS A REQUEST THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HCDC, THE RISE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, OR HIS DESIGNEE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HCDC AND LEMONDE MARKETING, LLC AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $27,000 FOR MARKETING SERVICES FOR A ONE YEAR TERM. AND SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE& YOU EVERY YEAR, MAINLY BECAUSE MARKETING IS SO IMPORTANT TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION. WHAT I'LL D& IS I'LL BRIEFLY GO OVER SOME OF THE KEY ASPECTS OF THIS ITEM. 
          THEN I'LL HAND OVER THE PRESENTATION TO THE CITY. SO WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE MARKETING? SO MARKETING AGAIN IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS REALLY FOR ANY ORGANIZATION, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR TALENT GUARDS AND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S REALLY HOW WE GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS A TOWN, OUR CAPABILITIES, CAPACITIES, AND THIS IS HOW WE REACH NOT ONLYY& THE FOLKS INSIDE HORIZON CITY, BUT ALSO THE REGION, AND THENN& EVEN NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. AND SO IT'SS& VERY IMPORTANT TO US TO HAVE THE RIGHT MARKETING TEAM ON STAFF..& AND WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE FOUND IT. SO. SO AS YOU ALL MAY KNOW, IF YOU'RE NEW TO THE COUNCIL, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THE PRODUCT FROM OUR MARKETING. A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE WORKSHOPS, WE HAVE EVENTSS& THAT ARE PLACES. SO THAT IS SORT OF INTERNAL MARKETING. BUT THEN WE ALSO DO IS WE CREATE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ONLY USERS BUT WE'RE SUPPLIERS OF MARKETING. S& WE CREATE SMALL COMMERCIALS, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR DIFFERENT LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE DO THAT FOR FREE, AND WE ALLOW THEM TO USE THESE AS MARKETING TOOLS FOR THEMSELVES. AND SO WE WILL PUT THESE COMMERCIALS, FOR EXAMPLE,& ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, ON THE TRADITIONAL MEDIA. BUT ALSO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GIVE THEM THE COMMERCIALS AND PROMOTE THEMSELVES. SO REALLY MARKETING IS ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE USE, AGAIN, NOT JUST US, BUT REALLY EVERY ORGANIZATION OF OUR TYPE TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT HORIZON CITY. SO MARKETING IS ALREADY ACTUALLY REGISTERED VENDOR WITH THE TOWN OF GARDENN& CITY. SO THEY'RE ALREADY A PARTNER QUALITY PARTNER, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO TEAMM& UP WITH THEM MORE DIRECTLY OURSELVES. AND SO THE HCDC DESIRES TO ACTIVATE THE AGREEMENT FOR JUST ONE YEAR FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $27,000. 
          WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL HAND OVER THE PODIUM NOW TO DENISE SO SHE CAN DESCRIBE HER ORGANIZATIONN& AND THEIR CAPACITIES IN MORE DETAIL, AND WE'LL COME BACK AND DO THAT. THANKS. I NEED TO MOVE THIS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. I BROUGHT SOME HEELS TODAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M SUPER, SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I PRESENT HERE. I'M DENISE OLIVAS, THE OWNER OF 11 D MARKETING, AND I LIKE TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES JUST KIND OF TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPANY AND, YOU KNOW, THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND,,& YOU KNOW, THE TEAM THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKING WITH, WITH THIS WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO WORK WITH. AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME SAMPLE VIDEOS THAT IF WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN WATCHING, WE CAN WE CAN PLAY THEM. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF, OF THE QUALITY OF, OF VIDEOS THAT WE HAVE. AND SO WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS, I WAS THINKING I HAD BEEN DOING A MORE THAN 20 YEARS, YOU KNOW, MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT. AND THEN I REALIZED IT'S BEEN ABOUT 25 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, WORKING IN, IN, IN THE PROFIT AND NONPROFIT SECTION SECTORS. AND SO I HAVE A REALLY LONG LINE OF, OF EXPERIENCE WITH, WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVERTISING AGENCIES. AND, YOU KNOW, RETAIL, E-COMMERCE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE UNIVERSITIES, IN WHICH I WAS REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND BRINGING THEM OUT TO, TO, YOU KNOW, TO INTO THE WORLD. AND SO I HAVE ALSO 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING ATT& THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO AS A MARKETING PROFESSOR. 
          AND THROUGH THAT AND THROUGH DOING SOME RESEARCH ON, ON MARKETING AND, AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHAT I REALIZED WAS THAT THERE'S SO, SO, SO MUCH THAT IS NEEDED IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT ISS& WHAT IS THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FOUNDATIONAL BLOCKS FOR, FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO, TO BE SEEN AND TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS. AND SO I CREATED 11 MARKETING. AND SO I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR 12 YEARS. AND OUR FOCUS IS REALLY TOO& ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOP A WAY TO MAKE THEM UNIQUE AND HELP THEM STAND OUT 
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AND TO EXPAND THEIR REACH, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANT TO, TO WORK WITH, WITH HEADQ AND DOING IT FROM AN AUTHENTIC POINT OF VIEW. AS RAFAEL ARELLANO MENTIONED, WE ARE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH WITH REGION 19. WE HAVE A CONTRACT, AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO DO SO. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WORKED WITH. WE WORKED WITH GOVERNMENT BEFORE. WE WORKED IN EDUCATION, E-COMMERCE AND YOU KNOW, MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES THA& GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TOO& HIGHLIGHT THE ORGANIZATION AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, CONNECT TO, YOU KNOW, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND, AND, AND THOSE, YOU KNOW, COMPANIES THAT THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, MAKE A HOME HERE IN HORIZON. SO, SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US THE MARKETING SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ARE OUR, OUR, THE, THE BASIC FOUNDATIONS FOR REALLY EXPANDING THE, THE, THE PRESENCE ONLINE AND IN PERSON OF ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO THESE ARE SERVICES THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE& SEEN BEFORE, YOU KNOW, BRANDING, BRANDING, CONTENT MARKETING,,& EMAIL MARKETING, MULTICULTURAL MARKETING, PAID SEARCH, SEO, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE TRIED TOO& PROVIDE ALL OF THESE SERVICES THAT WORK IN TANDEM. HENCE THE NAME MARKETING IS 11 DIMENSIONS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW, YOU KNOW, W& CAN BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN, YOU KNOW, HELPING THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, STRATEGY THAT WORKS ALL TOGETHER AND THAT HELPS THEM TO, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY STAND OUT. 
          AND AS MR. MENTIONED ALREADY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PR ARE PROBABL& GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST SERVICES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING. SO, SO, SO WE'RE OPEN TO PROVIDING OTHER SERVICES AS WELL. BUT FOR NOW, WE THINK THAT THOSE TWO ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING. THIS IS OUR MARKETING TEAM. AND I HAVE A LOT OF OTHER COLLABORATORS AS WELL. 
          BUT I SUSPECT THAT NOW THESE ARE THE ONES WHO ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT. 
          THEY ARE A WONDERFUL TEAM OF VERY QUALIFIED, YOU KNOW, MARKETERS WHO KNOW THEIR CRAFT SO WELL. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS, AND THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WELL, THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROBABLY GOING T& BE WORKING ON ON THIS PROJECT PROJECT IN THE BEGINNING ARE DIEGO BURCIAGA ALDERETE AND ISABEL NAPOLI. DIEGO GARCIA HAS MANY, MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DOING PRODUCTION, VIDEO PRODUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY. WE WORKED TOGETHER AT UTEP AND WEE& DID A LOT OF MARKETING AND VIDEO PRODUCTION AS WELL BACK THEN, AND WE ALSO WORKED TOGETHER FOR AN ORGANIZATION CALLED YAP,,& WHICH IS YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAMS, AND HE IS WONDERFUL. 
          HE'S HE'S REALLY I ALREADY SAW THE VIDEOS AND HE LIKED THEMM& VERY MUCH. AND MAYBE I COULD SHOW YOU A LITTLE SNIPPET OF HIM. I SEE HIM EVERYWHERE. OHH& YOU DO? OH THAT'S GREAT. HE'S AT ALL THE FUNCTIONS. OH YES. YES. OH THAT'S GREAT. OH, I'M GLAD THAT YOU KNOW HIM. YES. SO, SO HE'S MY GO TO PERSON WHEN IT COMES TO VIDEO. SUPER PROFESSIONAL. MISS VIANA. SHE HAS A MORE JOURNALISTIC APPROACH. SO SHE WILL BE HELPING US WITH SOME OF THE VIDEOS AS WELL. AND MISS ISABEL, SHE IS A BRANDING EXPERT. AND ARIADNE IS ALSO A YOU KNOW, SHE'S AN EXPER& AS WELL IN PR AND DOING DESIGN FOR BILLBOARDS AND PACKAGING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND CARLA, SHE FOCUSES A LOT ON EMAIL MARKETING, BUT BUT FOR NOW, I THINK DIEGO VIANA AND ISABEL AR& GOING TO BE OUR OUR BIGGEST PRODUCERS HERE. SOME OF THE CLIENTS HERE THAT I WANT TOO& HIGHLIGHT ARE VERY SIMILAR TOO& HCDC. WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER WITH PIONEERS 21. MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN DIEGO BURCIAGA. THEY'RE DOING SOME OF THE VIDEO PRODUCTION. WE HAVE A GRANT THROUGH THROUGH THE PASO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND PIONEERS 21, AND TOGETHER WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 100 WEBSITES AND CONTENT TOGETHER WITH BRIGHT SOL TECH AS WELL, WHICH IS ALSO THE WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY THAT. YEAH, BASICALLY DESIGNED THE WEBSITE FOR THE HCDC. SO WE WORK TOGETHER IN IN HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES TO PUT TOGETHER THEIR DIGITAL MARKETING PRESENCE, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY, VERY EXCITING TO DO. WE DID, YOU KNOW, THEY BUILD THE WEBSITES, 
          [01:30:05]
WE DID THE DIGITAL MARKETING TRAINING AND SOME OF THE DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES FOR OUR ENTREPRENEURS. ANOTHER CLIENT, CENTRO SAN VICENTE, I DON'T KNO& IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM. IF YOU'VE IF YOU'VE YOU'VE SEEN THEM, BUT THEY PROVIDE LOW COST OR NO COST HEALTH SERVICES FOR, FOR PATIENTS AND WITH THEM. I WORKED FOR SEVEN YEARS AND WE PROVIDED SERVICES FOR BORDER AIDS AND TELE PREP. AND WE DID A LOT OF WEBSITE DESIGN, CONTENT CREATION AND SEO VIDEOS AND BILLBOARDS AND PRINT AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT. YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAMS, THAT IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. AND WITH THEM, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING ON, ON SOME COMMERCIALS WITH MR. BURCIAGA AS WELL. AND THE OTHER TWO ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW, WE DID SOME, YOU KNOW, STRATEGY ASS& WELL, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH WITH THE U.S. AND THE HISPANIC PROJECT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PROVIDED THAT THAT EXPERIENCE THAT'S GOING TO HELP US TOO& REALLY HELP THE HCDC TO CONNECT WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS. AGAIN,& THIS IS DIEGO BURCIAGA. HE HAS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND HE HAS WONDERFUL VISUAL WORK. AND IF WE HAVE TIME, WE CAN PLAY IT. IF NOT, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CLICK ON THAT OR I MOVE FORWARD. OKAY, OKAY. WE'LL WE'LL MOVE THAT. OKAY. AND SO I'LL JUST PASS IT OVER TO MR. ARELLANO. THANK YOU. SO YES. SO THAT IS A REQUEST THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AGAIN OF THE CDC OR HIS DESIGNEE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED T& EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HCDC AND LMT MARKETING, LLC, AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 27,000 FOR MARKETING SERVICES FOR A ONE YEAR TERM. AND STAFF DEFINITELY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. EDDIE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MISS OLIVAS. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME HERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES. YES, SIR. 
          FORGIVE ME FOR MY IGNORANCE, BUT IS THIS THE FIRST TIME DEALING HORIZON CITY DEALING WITH THIS CORPORATION? WELL, WITH FOR THE HCDC? YES, SIR. OKAY, BUT YOU ALL ARE ALREADY. JUST. GOOD EVENING, EDDIE GARCIA. NICE TOO& MEET YOU. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SOO& YOU'RE CORRECT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE WORKING WITH MARKETING. WE DID HAVE ANOTHER COMPANY THAT WAS WORKING FOR US. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, THAT COMPANY DID GO INTO BANKRUPTCY. SO WE'RE HAVING TO BRING THIS OUT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AGAIN FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MARKETING SERVICES HERE IN THE HORIZON CITY AREA, I SEE. MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT OTHER GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITIES HAS I11D WORKED WITH THAT ARE COMPARABLE TO HORIZON? I SAW YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO, BUT I THINK THEIR POPULATION IS ABOUT 5000. HOW DO WE HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH, NO. SO OF COURSE, SO ASS& YOU SAW IN THE PRESENTATION, THEY DO WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF EL PASO AS WELL. IT'S A MUCH LARGER ORGANIZATION THAN WE SEE HERE. SO THEY DO HAVE THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE. RIGHT? I'M JUST THINKING THE NEEDS OF HORIZON ARE PROBABLY NOT THE SAME AS EL PASO. SO IS THERE SOMETHING COMPARABLE THAT THATT& YOU'VE WORKED WITH TO OUR SIZE THAT WITH THE EXACTLY THE NUMBER. BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S ABOUT 26,000 PEOPLE. NO. IT'S JUST BEEN BIGGER OR SMALLER WIT& THE, THE US. SO THIS WILL BEE& RIGHT SANDWICHED IN THE MIDDLE. 
          VERY GOOD. AND ON THE REACH THA& YOU GUYS HAVE, ARE YOU HITTING SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHICS WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING MEDIA OUT? I'M ASSUMING WE DON'T SEE IT BECAUSE WE'RE ON HORIZON, RIGHT? IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE ON THE CLIENT FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE EL PASO DEVELOPMENT GROUP OF EL PASO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WE FOCUS MOSTLY ON SMALL BUSINESSES. SO WE DO A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL MARKETING AND OUTREACH. SO THAT'S THAT'S OUR OUR OUR CLIENT BASICALLY IS& REACHING OUT TO SMALL BUSINESSES. SO FOR THE CITY WAS AS WELL AS SMALL BUSINESS AS WELL. SO IT'S A VERY SMALL NICHE YOU'RE HITTING DIRECTLY TO THEM. YEAH WE'RE VERY SPECIFIC. THAT'S 
          [01:35:05]
THAT'S A SPECIFIC OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES,& SIR. I HAD A QUESTION FOR DENISE. SO CONSIDERING OUR CITY'S CURRENT MARKETING STRATEGY, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GAPS THAT YOU SEE AND WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES YOU AIM TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS? YES. SO I DO SEE A LOT OF NEED FOR CONTENT MARKETING AND JUST MORE, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST HAVING A MORE A BIGGER PRESENCE ONLINE BASICALLY THROUGH CONTENT MARKETING. 
          SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION IS REALLY BIG AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO THOSE ARE THE PLACES WHERE I WOULD I WOULD RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING A PRESENCE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES PEOPLE, IF THEY DON'T FIND YOU, IF THEY CANNOT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING AND YOU DON'T HAVE CONTENT THAT IS ENGAGING OR THAT IT'S OPTIMIZED. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO, YOU KNOW, TO CONNECT WITH THEM. AND SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT HAVING AA& WEBSITE IS ENOUGH AND JUST LEAVING IT THERE, YOU KNOW, JUS& JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PUTTING AND SAYING, OKAY, I'M DONE. BUT OPTIMIZATION OF THE, YOU KNOW, CREATING CONTENT, CONSISTENTLY OPTIMIZING FOR KEYWORDS THAT PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, SEARCHING FOR, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK IS WHERE THE GAP, YOU KNOW, IS. AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, CONTENT CREATION AND LIKE VIDEOS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS THEY, AS THEY'RE REQUESTING AND JUST ONE MORE. SO CAN YOU GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR THE AMOUNT AND TYPES OF CONTENT YOU ANTICIPATE MAKING FOR EDC? IF WE UTILIZED THE FULL $21,000. YES. SO THEY'VE REQUESTED TO HAVE CONTENT CREATION FOR OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND 3 OR& 4 VIDEOS OR MORE IF. YEAH, DEPENDING. AND YOU CAN ANSWER THAT. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO IN FACT THIS KIND OF TOUCHES ON BOTH Y'ALL'S QUESTIONS REALLY. IT'S DEPENDENT ON ONN& WHAT THE PROJECT IS AT THATT& POINT. SO THERE IS FOR EXAMPLE LIKE WE MENTIONED THERE'S WORKSHOPS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GET IN-HOUSE. AND SO WE CREATEE& THE MARKETING FOR THEM IN-HOUSE. BUT IN CASE THERE IS SORT OF FOR EXAMPLE SITE SELECTORS, SITE SELECTORS ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE T& REACH OUT TO. AND THEY GO TO WEBSITES. RIGHT. AND SO THAT IS& WHERE AND WE RECENTLY CAME AND HAD OUR WEBSITE REDONE FOR THAT REASON. SO THAT IS REALLY ONE O& THE MAIN PLACES THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY BEEF UP IN TERMS OF WHAT& WE'RE DOING. AND THAT'S THAT'S REALLY HONESTLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE THINGS ABOUT ELEVENTY MARKETING IS THEY FOCUS ON THAT. THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THE SITE SELECTORS ARE LOOKING FOR, HOW MANY MINUTES THEY SPEND ON OUR WEBSITE, AND WE CAN TARGET THEIR REGIONS AND SPECIFICALLYY& WHAT THEY'RE CLICKING ON. SO IT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT'S PROJECT SPECIFIC. SOMETIMES THERE'LL BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A MARKETING GRAPHICS OR SOMETIMES IT'S FULL ON COMMERCIALS. SO FOR EXAMPLE THINGS HAPPEN IN THE TODD DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MARKET OVER AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ONN& THE PROJECT. BUT HISTORICALLY WE'VE DONE IS A WHOLE GAMUT. WE'VE WE'VE HAD VIDEOS, WE'VE HAD GRAPHICS MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO AND OF COURSEE& WE'LL BRING A LOT OF THESE TO YOU. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL AREN'T FULLY FAMILIAR WITH, PROBABLY IN ABOUT A YEAR, YOU'LL BE FULLY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE DO WITH OUR MARKETING. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. SO JUST TO BE FOR RIGHT NOW, FOR CURRENTLY YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, THE ONLY PRESENCE YOU HAVE IS THROUGH HORIZON POLICE DEPARTMENT. OR DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA? I GUESS I HAVEN'T HONESTLY SEEN I& VERY MUCH SO. YEAH. WELL, SEE, THAT'S THAT'S PART OF THE REASON YOU JUST KIND OF EMPHASIZE A REPRESENTATIVE. SO WE'VE GOT OUR WEBSITE THAT'S REALLY OUR PRINCIPAL SORT OF WAY TO GET OUT. AND IT'S VERY TAILORED SPECIFICALLY FOR WHAT WE KNOW SITE SELECTORS IS LOOKING FOR. 
          AND YOU HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WE'VE GOT INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK ALL ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS. BUT WE GENERALLY GO WITH THOSE. WE DO WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT YEAH WE DO HAVE OUR OWN WEBSITES. AND OF COURSE WE DO OUR OWN DIRECT MARKETING TO THE BUSINESSES AND REACH OUT TO THEM AND TO ANY MEDIA THAT W& TALK TO LOCALLY. THIS IS SPECIFIC FOR HORIZON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY ANDD& SEPARATE FROM HORIZON PD. 
          INTERESTING. OKAY. CAN I CAN I JUST MAYBE CLARIFY WHY THAT'S HERE. SO THEY ARE A SEPARATE ENTITY. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BOARD, THEIR STAFF THAT WILL DIRECT ALL OF THE WAY THIS CONTRACT IS, IS FULFILLED. THE REASON IT'S HERE IS BECAUSE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE BYLAWS REQUIRE THEM ANY TIME THEY SPEND OVER $5,000 TO COME HERE. SO YOU'LL SEE THE EDC COMING HERE. BUT THEY'VE ALREADY RUN ALL THOSE TRAPS WITH THEIR BOARD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY WANT. SO THE QUESTIONS YOU'RE ASKING PERFECTLY OKAY THAT YOU ALL ARE ASKING. BUT JUST JUST TO CLARIFY 
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WHY THEY'RE HERE AT ALL, IF THAT'S ANYTIME YOU BELIEVE ANY,& ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY. OVER 5000. 
          OKAY, GREAT. THANKS, SYLVIA, I DIDN'T REALIZE I DIDN'T CLARIFY THAT SORT OF WHAT? THE ORGANIZATIONS STAND UP TO EACH OTHER THURSDAY, I THINK, WILL B& A BIT MORE FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES. BUT YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MOVE TOO& APPROVE. WE HAVE A SECOND A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND MENDOZA. WOULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI. HI. HI, MENDOZA. YES. MOTION CARRIES..& THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER. ITEM NUMBER 18. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION 
          [18. Discussion and Action]
ITEM. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS AND THE TOWN OF CLINT, TEXAS, FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, TO PROVIDE VECTOR CONTROL SERVICES TO THE TOWN OF TOWN OF CLINT, TEXAS, DURING DURING THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL DANNY SERRANO, BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR TOWN AND CITY. I'LL BE PRESENTING TO A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE CITY OF CLINT. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH YEAR THEY REQUEST SERVICES FROM US. THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT OCCURRED FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 31ST FOR. SIGHTING AND FOGGING SERVICES. ATTACHED IS. APPENDIX A OR THE SHOWING THE 27 WEEKS KIND OF AN AMOUNT OF 28,808 $0.35. THE AMOUNT IS NOT TOO& EXCEED 32,006 1556. THAT'S WHAT& CLINT HAS AGREED TO. I KNOW VECTOR IS SOMETHING NOT VERY COMMON, BUT ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL THIS ITEM? NO. WOULD YOU APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND AND A SECOND, I THINK ALDERMAN GARCIA WON THAT TIE FOR SECOND. SO IFF& YOU COULD PLEASE PULL THEE& COUNCIL. ORTEGA I HEROES..& ORTEGA. A AVILA. HI. AMES A GUARDIAN, A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION 
          [19. Discussion and Action]
CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. ON ITEM NUMBER 19, STAFF HAS REQUESTED POSTPONEMENT OF THIS ITEM UNTIL THE JUNE MEETING. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO POSTPONE? I MOVE TO& POSTPONE ITEM 19. I SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA I ORTEGA. AVILA A AMES I I'M SORRY. GUARDIAN A AND MENDOZA. HI 
          [20. PUBLIC HEARING]
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 20. I'LL BE TAKEN TOGETHER. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          THIS IS ON THE SECOND READING O& AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AND TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENTS ON PORTIONS. PORTION OF LOTS ONE THROUGH TEN, BLOCK 19, AND LOTS ONE THROUGH 11, BLOCK 22. HORIZON COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES, UNIT THREE, TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I ALSO WANTED TOO& CONGRATULATE ALL THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE REELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS NEXT ITEM& IS A VACATION REQUEST. IT'S A CITY INITIATED REQUEST. IT'SS& CITY OWNED PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF HORIZON BOULEVARD AND EAST OF DARRINGTON ROAD. IT'S ACTUALLY ACROSS THE STREET HERE. THE THA& THE REQUEST IS TO VACATE A PORTION OF IMMIGRANT ROAD, WHICH IS AN UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY THAT HAS NO INFRASTRUCTURE..& CURRENTLY, PRIMARY ACCESS IS FROM DARRINGTON ROAD, AND THE IMPETUS FOR THIS IS REALLY TOO& ALLOW OR TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT OF& THAT PROPERTY, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. BECAUSE THE LOTS I& YOU SEE THE LOTS TO THE FRONT,,& THEY'RE VERY NARROW LOTS. AND THEN THE ONES IN THE BACK ARE LITTLE WIDER, BUT THEY'RE NOT AS LONG. SO IT WOULD BE LIKE ESSENTIALLY COMBINING THESE PROPERTIES SO THEY COULD MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THOSE PROPERTIES AND SPUR DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. ON THE LEFT IS THE AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. 
          IT'S JUST THAT SMALL PORTION. AND THERE REALLY IS A CONNECTIVITY TO DARRINGTON ROAD THROUGH DILLEY AND TO LAKE ROAD. SO REALLY THERE IS NO NEED TOO& KEEP THAT RIGHT OF WAY THERE. O& THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE ZONING MAP. IT'S PRIMARILY ZONED C11& COMMERCIAL. THIS IS THE SURVEY 
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OF THE PROPERTY. AND THE BOUNDARIES IN YELLOW IS THE ACTUAL AREA THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO VACATE IMMIGRANT ROAD. IT'S A 60 FOOT RIGHT OFF& WAY. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING THE VACATION OF THE EASEMENTS, WHICH ARE IN RED. AND YOU'LL SEE ALL IN RED CURRENTLY& IF THEY TRY TO DEVELOP, IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BUILD OVER THOSE EASEMENTS.& SO THEY WOULD NEED TO BE VACATED. WITH THAT. AS FAR AS THE AGENCY REVIEW, THERE WERE NO ADVERSE OR PENDING COMMENTS, AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL BECAUSE IT MEETS ALL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE 1.08, VACATION OF PUBLIC EASEMENT OFF& RIGHT OF WAY. AND EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS OR RIGHT OF WAY. WITH& THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL..& WELL, THIS IS A PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE'RE GOINGG& TO OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO THIS IS NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEM 20. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? I THINK THAT THERE IS NO ONE THAT WISHES TOO& COMMENT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ON TO ITEM 
          [21. Discussion and Action]
NUMBER 21. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD. 
          MOVED TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND, CAN YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. AMES A GUARDIAN A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 22. THIS IS BEFORE YOU BEGIN. THIS IS A LONG AGENDA TODAY. DOES ANYBODY NEED A BREAK? YOU WANT TO KEEP MOVING? KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          [22. Discussion]
MA'AM, ITEM NUMBER 22. IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM. THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. CHAPTER 14 ZONING. ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 14& B TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOD DISTRICT ZONING REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR A MIX OF LAND USES WITH A TOD. DISTRICTS PROVIDING FOR THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR OF USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR LAND WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TOD DISTRICTS. PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT. REPEAT REPEALER REPEALERS SEVERABILITY. PROPER NOTICE AND HEARING. ESTABLISHING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR VIOLATING THE ESTABLISHED REGULATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR A& EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD. SO THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FORM BASED CODE PROJECT. IT'S ACTUAL CODE THAT WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO CODIFY. SO THIS GOES BACK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANN& ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE VISION, THE MISSION, THE VISION AND THE GOALS OF THE CITY. RIGHT. IN THEIR IT WAS PLANNED OUT THAT O& NOT PLANNED OUT, BUT THERE WAS GUIDANCE FOR AN AREA FOR A TOD AREA WHICH IS ALSO ACROSS THE STREET HERE. IT'S ABOUT POSSIBLY 80 ACRES. SO TO START THAT WITH, THE FIRST THING THAT THAT WAS DONE WAS THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS, WHICH WERE DONE BACK IN AUGUST OF 23. SOO& THOSE ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. AND THEN NOW BEFORE YOU IS THE ACTUAL CODIFIED ZONING FOR THIS TYPE OF CODE, WHICH IS FORM BASED CODE. AND I'LL GO WITHH& REALLY QUICKLY. I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY GO OVER IT. I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER THE ACTUAL CODE BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A FIRST READING, JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK RUNDOWN OF IT. SO THE PNC RECOMMENDED A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL WITH THE INCLUSION OFF& ALL THESE COMMENTS THAT THEY PUT AND THE AND THE CONSULTANT ABLE CITY WILL BE INCORPORATING THESE COMMENTS IN THE FINAL DRAFT THAT'S COMING TO YOU IN JUNE. S& AS FAR AS THE PROJECT'S CODE FOR THE FORM BASED CODE, THIS IS WHERE THE THIS IS THE TIMELINE AS OF NOVEMBER 2024, ALL THE WAY TO MAY, MAY, JUNE 2025. SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE. AND THEN AFTER WE FINISH, THIS WOULD BE THE ACTUAL REZONING OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES AGAIN NEXT DOOR FOR THE FOR THE. SO YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE INCORPORATING THE FORM BASED CODE INTO OR CODIFYING IT. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE WOULD REZONE THOSE PROPERTIES BASED ON THAT. AND THEN THAT'S THE PROJECT A LITTL& BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE NOW BECAUSE IT DOES SAY 2025. BUT ACTUALLYY& WE'RE A LITTLE PAST THAT. SOO& IT'LL BE JUNE ACTUALLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AUGUST, POSSIBLY SEPTEMBER. SO THIS IS THIS IS THE TRANSIT PLAZA AREA THAT WAS 
          [01:50:08]
ACTUALLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL. AND IT'S THE AREA THAT'S THAT'S PART OF THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY LIKE THE CORE AREA OF THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL TRANSIT AREA, AND THEN THE FUTURE CITY HALL. SO THE TRANSIT STATION WOULD BE DOWN HERE, AND THEN THE CITY HALL WOULD BE THIS PROPOSED THREE STORY BUILDING. SO IT WOULD BE BETWEEN DILLEY AND CROSS RIVER ROAD. IT WOULD BE FOR THE BUSSES TO OR TO GO THROUGH, THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE STREETS HERE. SO CIRCULATE THROUGH THERE. THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THIS IS ANOTHER RENDERING OF THE CITY HALL. AND THEN THIS& IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THE ACTUAL, THE ACTUAL RAW LAND& THAT WE HAVE THERE. THAT'S THE SIGHTING OF IT. SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE IS THAT THE LAND IS ALREADY PLATTED, HOWEVER, IT'S BROKEN OWNERSHIP. 
          SO THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THAT. SO THE PROPOSED TRANSIT STATION AND THE TRANSIT PLAZA, I'M SORRY. AND THE NEW CITY HALL WOULD PROBABLY SPUR DEVELOPMENT AND GET EVERYBODY GOING SO THAT& WE COULD GO TO LIKE MORE MIXED USE TYPE DEVELOPMENT. AND THENN& AS FAR AS THE STREET NETWORK, IT'S ALREADY LAID OUT BECAUSE IT'S ESTABLISHED, IT'S A, IT'S A PLAT. SO TO MAKE CHANGES ITT& WOULD HAVE TO DO PROBABLY SOMEE& SOME REPLANNING IN THERE. ANDD& THERE IS NO MASTER PLAN FOR IT. 
          THESE ARE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY ZONED R2, R4 AND THEN& THERE'S SOME C1. HOWEVER WE DID WE DID CARVE OUT THE C1 BECAUSE THERE WAS GOING TO BE ISSUES WITH NON-CONFORMING USES. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU DID A USE AND IT DIDN'T MEET IT, YOU WOULD BE NON-CONFORMING AUTOMATICALLY. SO WE JUST EXCLUDED THOSE FROMM& THE ACTUAL REZONING. WHEN IT COMES TO YOU ALL, THIS IS THE PROPOSED BASE FORM BASED CODE. THE DARKER LIKE PURPLISH COLOR IS THE T5 MIXED USE. THAT'S MORE OF THE T5 AND A BIGGER FORM BASED TYPE CODE. IT WOULD BE MORE OF YOUR CORE, YOUR DOWNTOWN. YOU KNOW, WHERE ALL YOUR MIXED USES ARE. AND THEN I& GOES TO A T4. SO IT STARTS TOO& THE INTENSITY STARTS TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY TO YOUR T3, WHICH IS A SUBURBAN, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY ALL RESIDENTIAL TYPE DEVELOPMENT. SO IT GOES LIKEE& THAT. IT GOES FROM THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. AS FAR AS CURRENT ZONING VERSUS PROPOSED FORM BASED CODE. JUST REALLY QUICK, I WAS JUST THE COMPARISON. IS THAT WHAT THEYY& CALL EUCLIDEAN ZONING IS MORE OF YOUR CONVENTIONAL CODE. THE CODE THAT WE HAVE NOW, WHICH IS MORE BASED ON DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS, RIGHT. WHERE ASS& OPPOSED TO THE FORM BASED CODE, WHICH IS MORE OF A FORM, THE PHYSICAL THAT REGULATES THE BUILDING DESIGNS, STREET PLACEMENTS AND ALL THAT. SO THAT'S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE, JUS& IN A NUTSHELL. AND THE PURPOSE OF THE TDS TO CREATE A CENTER THAT PROVIDES SETTINGS FOR ACTIVE COMMUNITY LIFE. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE PURPOSE OF THE TOD AS IT WAS ENVISIONED THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUR SHAPING OF HORIZON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR 2030. THE BENEFITS OF THE TOD IS TO ENCOURAGE MIXED USES, CONCENTRATE DENSITY AROUND TRANSIT SUPPORT, REPURPOSING AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT. COMPLETE STREETS FOR BETTER TRANSIT, MANAGED PARKING EFFICIENCY. 
          CREATE ENGAGING PUBLIC SPACES. THIS IS ANOTHER RENDERING OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE MORE OF A CONCEPTUAL. AND THIS IS ANOTHER RENDERING A CLOSE UP OF& SOME OF THE ACTUAL BUILDINGS, CITY HALL AND SOME OF THE MIXED USE BUILDINGS. THIS IS ANOTHER RENDERING OF CITY HALL RENDERING, FOCUSING ON THE TRANSIT PLAZA WHERE IT WOULD BE. ANOTHER RENDERING OF THE T5 MIXED USE DISTRICT AREA T5 RENDERING. THIS IS THE BIKEWAY STREET. THERE'S A RENDERING OFF& IT RIGHT THERE, AND THIS IS A T5. THE APARTMENT AREA, AND THAT'S A RENDERING OF THE APARTMENTS SHOULD BE YOUR, YOUR YOUR TYPICAL COMMERCIAL ON THE BOTTOM AND THEN YOUR APARTMENTS& ON THE TOP. MIXED USE THE T4, THE TOWNHOUSES, TOWNHOMES I'M SORRY. AND THEN A RENDERING OFF& THE TOWNHOMES, THE T3 SINGLE FAMILY AREA. AND THAT'S THE RENDERING OF THE T3 SINGLE FAMILY AREA WOULD BE AT LIKE A TWO STORY. AND THIS IS THE CENTRAL PARK AREA. CENTRAL PARK AREA, AND WITH THAT, THAT'S JUS& A QUICK BRIEF OVERVIEW. THE CONSULTANT, WHEN THEY DO THE SECOND READING, WE'LL GO MORE INTO DETAIL AS TO THE SPECIFICS OF THE FORM BASED CODE. UNLESS 
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ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SIR. 
          APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I JUSTT& WANT TO GO OVER THERE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF RENDERINGS. NOW KEEP IN MINDD& THIS IS JUST THESE ARE JUST RENDERING CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS OKAY. A LOT OF THIS COULD CHANGE. BUT BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS, IS THE ZONING ITSELF WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES ACROSS THE WAY WITH FRACTURED OWNERSHIP. AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY..& NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FOR 60 YEARS. OKAY. TO WORK ONN& THAT FRACTURED OWNERSHIP. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF US WERE REALLY DOING MUCH AT 60 YEARS AGO. BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US. AND WE HAVE A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. NOW IN THE CITY, WE HAVE A WAY TO SPUR GROWTH AND SPUR DEVELOPMENT OUT HERE. AND THIS IS THIS IS ONE OF THEM. SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR THAT? I JUST WANT T& ADD, I THINK, MR. RUBIO, IF WHE& THIS PRESENTATION CAME BEFORE OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHEN I WAS A PART OF IT, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IS THAT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THATT& THE STATE OF TEXAS PASSED LEGISLATION RECENTLY. THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO MITIGATE THAT PROBLEM WITH WHAT THE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED WITH THEE& FRACTURED OWNERSHIP? YES, SIR. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. THERE WAS A BILL THAT WAS PASSED IN 1920. 
          WAS IT 1927, 2026? RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. MR. RUBIO, I'M WONDERING, DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN DESIGN AND COMPLETION OF THE TRANSIT CENTER IN THE NEW CITY HALL WOULD BE DONE TO THEN START SPURRING GROWTH AROUND? IS THAT PART OF THE 5 OR 10 YEAR PLAN? SO AS FAR AS THE TRANSIT AREA AND THEN THE ACTUAL STREETS, DOCTOR CASADA JUST KIND OF BROUGHT THAT UP ON THE CIP. ASS& FAR AS THE GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM HUD, SO THAT GRANT THAT WE RECEIVE IS PRIMARILY FOR DESIGN. AND I THINK MISS DOCTOR QUESADA MENTIONED SOMETIME INN& THE SUMMER, RIGHT WHEN WE START THE DESIGN FOR THAT. I'M BACK. YOU ASKED YOU STOOD UP. YOU ASKED. SO THE DESIGN FOR THE LAKE AND THE TRANSIT PLAZA IS SCHEDULED FOR THE SUMMER OF 2025. WE HAVE SOME CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR 2027, AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A 18 MONTH, 24 MONTH PROJECT TO BUILD THE ROADWAYSS& AND THE TRANSIT PLAZA. HOWEVER, LET ME EMPHASIZE THAT RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMED FOR THE LAKE, NOT FOR DILLEY, AND SOME FUNDING FOR THE TRANSIT PLAZA. 
          THERE IS NO CURRENT FUNDING. FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE CITY HALL. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. AGAIN PART OF THE DESIGN OF THE TIERS IS TO CREATE THAT REVENUE STREAM THAT CAN THEN ALLOW STAFF TO BRING ITT& BACK TO THE, TO THE BOARD AND T& COUNCIL A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WILL SPUR THAT OTHER CONSTRUCTION. BUT AS HAS ALSO BEEN PRESENTED, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY OWNS THAT MAY SPUR CONSTRUCTION CONCURRENTLY WITHH& THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S BEING PROGRAMED. THANK YOU. IF I MAYY& ADD AS WELL, THERE. IF YOU WERE AT THE TOWN HALL THAT WAS HOSTED BY THE CITY, WHICH I KNOW YOU WERE, WE SPOKE OF THE TOWN HALL AND SOME PLANS THAT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TO KIND OF HELP MOVE THAT ALONG. SO I'M WORKING TRYING TO GET THAT DONE WITHINN& THE TWO YEARS, THE NEXT TWO YEARS AT LEAST, A DESIGN AND A FUNDING OPTION FOR THAT WITHINN& TWO YEARS. NOW, ONE BIG OBSTACLE THAT WE THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED IS DARRINGTON. RECONSTRUCTION IS A TWO YEAR PROJECT, RIGHT? AND BECAUSE OF THAT, DEVELOPMENT ON THAT SIDEE& IS GOING TO BE VERY LIMITED BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE LIMITED ACCESS TO THAT. SO CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT AREA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IS COMING IN AND OUT. MOBILIZING TO THAT AREA IS GOING TO BE IS GOING TO& BE VERY LIMITED. THE ONLY ACCESS POINT WOULD BE OFF OF RODMAN NEAR FALKNER PARK. SO THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'D HAVE TOO& KEEP AWARE OF. AND SO PROBABLY CONSTRUCTION ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT AT LEAST TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. ONCE THE COMPLETION OF DARRINGTON IS COMPLETED. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. MAYOR. QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR. IS THERE STILL A 
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WEIGHT LIMITATION ON DARRINGTON WITH THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION? AS FAR AS THE HEAVIER TRUCKS, I. 
          GOOD QUESTION. I HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T ASKED THAT QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE SO, BUT I THINK WE ARE STILL KEEPING MAKING SURE THAT, THAT NO SEMI TRAFFIC IS GOING TO GO THROUGH RIGHT AS WELL. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT IS STILL GOING TO BE LIMITED. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WEIGHT RESTRICTION. GOT IT. YES SIR. THANK YOU MA'AM I'LL GET YOU THAT ANSWER. YES SIR. I WAS GOING TO SAY OUR JOB AS A COUNCIL IS TO. REGULATE, NOT ONLY RESTRICT, BUT THROUGH REGULATION, THROUGH ORDINANCE TO, TO SEE TO IT THAT THIS AREA DEVELOPS JUST LIKE YOU SEE IT HERE, YOU KNOW, AND NOT LET SOMETHING ELSE GET IN THE WAY OF THAT DEVELOPMENT. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL BEING THAT THIS IS A DISCUSSION ITEM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TOO& 
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OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 23. THIS IS ON THE AWARD. WE'RE TAKING 23 AND 24 TOGETHER. 
          CORRECT OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 23 IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON THE AWARD OF SOLICITATION 2020 5-102. OUR FP FOR THE HUD COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION T& GILL FLOW CONSULTING SERVICES FOR 69,008 25 FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND ONE YEAR EXTENSION FOR 72,618 AND ITEM NUMBER 24. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS ISS& ON THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A GRANT, GRANT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH THE GILL FLOW CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT SLASH CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DESCRIBED IN SAID AGREEMENTS. MAYOR COUNCIL ARE RUBIO AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. SO THESE TWO COMPANION ITEMS ARE FOR THE TO MANAGE THE GRANT THAT WAS PROVIDED BY HUD. WE NEED SOME SOME FOLKS THAT ARE EXPERTS IN THIS AREA. SO WE'RE SURE THA& WE DON'T LOSE THE GRANT AND ALSO THAT WE. THAT WE ARE COMPLYING WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE SPENDINGG& OF THE MONEY AND ALL THAT. SO THIS THIS COMPANY WON THE SOLICITATION. THEY HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS WITH VARIOUS PROJECTS DEALING WITH HUD SPECIFICALLY. SO THEY WERE AWARDED THE, THE, THE RFP. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR TOTAL 69,125 FOR THE FIRST YEAR, AND THEN ONE EXTENSION FOR 72, SIX, 18. THE OTHER OFFERS CAME PRETTY HIGH. THEY CAME IN LIKE LIKE 400,000 AND ABOVE. SO OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON EITHER AGENDA ITEM 23 OR 24? MOVE TOO& MOVE TO APPROVE BOTH ITEMS WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS 23 AND 24. CAN YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. ORTEGA I AVILA I AMES I GAUDIO I MENDOZA I MOTION CARRIES. ITEMS NUMBER 26, 25 AND 26 WILL ALSO BE TAKEN 
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TOGETHER. DISCUSSION AND ACTION& ON ITEM NUMBER 25 ON THE FINAL PLAT APPLICATION FOR WEAVER AND CANONAZO SUBDIVISION. SASUKE 20 3-0001 TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE RECORDING PLAT, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING TRACT 1J1, SECTION 43, BLOCK 78, TOWNSHIP THREE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 9.984 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES. THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT SLASH REPRESENTATIVE KEITA THREE AND ITEM NUMBER 26. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND SB HOLDINGS LIMITED FOR THE OVER WIDTH PAVING ON THE EXTENSION OF PASO AVENUE ADJACENT TO THE WEAVER AND CANONAZO SUBDIVISION, FOR A TOTAL COST TO THE CITY, AND THE AMOUNT OF $151,789.20. MR. THANKS, MARK. NO THANK YOU. I GOT SOMETHING. I THINK COULD YOU PUT THE SLIDE UP THE SLIDE? THE 
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25 MAYOR COUNCIL AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. OH, YOU LOST& IT. SO THIS IS THE WEAVER ENCANTO SUBDIVISION BASED ON STATE LAW. AS FAR AS PROPORTIONALITY RULE FOR, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS EXCEPTIONS FOR RIGHT OF WAY, TYPICALLY, PROPERTY OWNERS ONLY REQUIRE TO& GIVE UP OR TO IMPROVE RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S ADJACENT TO THEIR PROPERTY. IN THIS CASE, WEAVER ROADS ALREADY IMPROVED, RIGHT? HOWEVER, KANAZAWA IS NOT, SO TECHNICALLY THERE WOULD BE ONLY& BE REQUIRED TO DO THIS PART THERE THAT'S ADJACENT TO THEIR PROPERTY. THIS IS THE SUBDIVISION RIGHT HERE. WE'RE ALSO. BUT WHAT THEY'RE WHATT& THEY'VE AGREED TO DO IS TOO& ACTUALLY DO WHAT'S CALLED OVER WIDTH PAVING, WHICH WOULD BE PAVING THE OTHER HALF OF THE STREET, WHICH WOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY, BECAUSE NEXT TO& IT IS REALLY THE COUNTY. SO IT'S REALLY OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO, TO PAVE THAT. SO THEY'VE AGREED TO& DO THAT. IT'S A BENEFIT TO US BECAUSE IT'S MUCH CHEAPER FOR A DEVELOPER TO DO IT THAN THE CITY, BECAUSE WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE WHAT'S ITT& CALLED, THE. THE BIDDING, THE,,& THE BIDS AND ALL THAT FOR, FOR DIFFERENT COMPANIES. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE AND THEN MORE THAN LIKELY WE'D GET LIKE A REALLY, REALLY HIGH PRICE. SO IT'S MUCH BETTER. SO THE, THE TOTAL WOULD BE 151,789 20. AND THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE DESIGN. IT WOULD INCLUDE THE SURVEYING WOULD INCLUDE STRIPING AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 300 AND. 389FT. 
          AND THE RIGHT OF WAY IS 90FT. SO THEY WOULD BE DOING BOTH BOTH SIDES. OTHERWISE WE'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF OF IT. WITH THAT. THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL I MOVE TOO& APPROVE ITEM 25 AND 26. I SECON& THE MOTION HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO 225 AND 26. CAN YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. HI, MENDOZA. AYE. 
          [27. Discussion and Action]
MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 27. THIS IS A DISCUSSION ACTIONN& ITEM. THIS IS ON THE SUBMITTED REPLANT APPLICATION FOR HORIZON CITY. UNIT 47, REPLANT A CASE NUMBER S U C 25, DASH 0003 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE RECORDING PLANT, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LOT EIGHT, BLOCKS 353 HORIZON CITY UNIT 47, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 1.5071 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS. APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY SITE WORK ENGINEERING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE RUBIO AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. SO THIS IS A REPLAT OF HORIZON CITY UNIT 47 REPLATT& EIGHT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ. IT'S SLIGHTLY ON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ACTUAL BOUNDARY OF HORIZON CITY, LIKEE& GOING TOWARDS ASCENSION AND HORIZON BOULEVARD. SO IT'S LOCATED NORTH OF HORIZON BOULEVARD AND EAST OF PONTT& STREET IN THE ETJ. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TOO& REPLANT HORIZON CITY UNIT 47 REPLAT A INTO THREE LOTS. CURRENTLY, IT'S ONE SINGLE CONTIGUOUS LOT, AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO SPLIT IT UP INTO THREE LOTS. THREE FOR SINGLEE& FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE SMALLEST LOT IS MEASURING ABOUT 21,780FT■!S APPROXIMATELY. 
          AND THEN THE LARGEST MEASURES 22,089FT■!S. THERE'S CURRENTLY HOMES ON EACH OF THESE LOTS, AND THEN THE ACCESS IS FROM BORDELO& PLACE AND THEN FROM ELM AVENUE. ON THE LEFT IS THE AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IN PINK DASHED LINE. THAT'S THE BOUNDAR& OF HORIZON CITY. SO IT'S SLIGHTLY RIGHT OUTSIDE OF HORIZON CITY. AND THAT'S THE LOT WITH ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION, ONE SINGLE LOT. AND AGAIN THEY'RE PROPOSING TO SPLIT ITT& INTO THREE. AND I'LL SHOW YOU RIGHT NOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE ZONING MAP. AGAIN IT'S AN ETJ. SO IT'S ALL WHITE AROUND. 
          THAT IS PRIMARILY R-2 RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN C-2, A SMALL SLICE OF C2 TO THE SOUTH OF HORIZON BOULEVARD. THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP AGAIN BY NORTH& OF HORIZON BOULEVARD. AND THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY REPLAT WHICH SHOWS THE THREE LOTS IN YELLOWW& IS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE 
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SUBDIVISION. AND THEN THOSE RED LINES SIGNIFY THE DIVISION OF THE LOTS IN LIGHT BLUE IS THE RIGHT OF WAY. EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY. ON THE NORTH IS AVENUE AND ON THE. SOUTHEAST, I SHOULD SAY, IS. AND UPON A SOUTHWEST I'M SORRY, IS UNDER PINE STREET. THE DARKER BLUE INSIDE THE LOTS IS THE PONDING AREAS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO. AND THEY DO MEE& THOSE REQUIREMENTS. THERE ARE NO SETBACKS IN THE COUNTY. SO THEY THEY ARE OKAY AS FAR AS DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS. THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR HORIZON CITY& UNIT 47 REPLAT EIGHT. AND WITH THAT, AS FAR AS THE AGENCY REVIEWS, THERE WERE NO ADVERSE OR PENDING COMMENTS. THEY DID ADDRESS ALL THE COMMENTS SINCE PRNS AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL BASED ON THE APPLICATION MEETING REQUIREMENTS. SO PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT REQUIREMENTS. AND WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE. YES SIR QUESTIONS. CAN WEE& GO BACK ONE SLIDE PLEASE. THAT'& THE SLIDE. SO THIS ONE PROPERTY& WOULD BE TURNED INTO THREE PROPERTIES. AND I'M ALREADY SEEING IT IN A POLICE STANDPOINT AS WELL AS FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDPOINT. IF THERE'S ACTUAL DIVISIONS, WHICH IN THIS CASE LET'S CALL IT A FIVE FOOT WALL FOR THE THREE PROPERTIES, THE RESPONSE WOULD COME IN TO THREE& DIFFERENT ADDRESSES. OR WOULD THEY STILL BE UNDER ONE ADDRESS. 
          SO THE THESE TWO LOTS HERE WOULD BE OFF OF VANDERPUMP. AND THEN THIS LOT HERE WOULD BE OFF OF ELEMENTS AVENUE. SO THREE ADDRESSES THAT'S CURRENTLY EXISTING. GOT IT. THANK YOU. YES SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND THE MOTION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ. HI. ORTEGA. AVILA AMES I CORDIER I MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND REAL QUICK, IF YOU COULD NOTE, I'D LIKE TOO& SWING BACK TO THIS ONE ON THURSDAY. THE ORIENTATION. SO IF YOU COULD BRING THAT. YES, SIR.& THIS ONE. SO WE CAN DISCUSS. THERE ARE CERTAIN ITEMS ON HERE I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS. YES, SIR. 
          AS FAR AS THE EC IS CONCERNED. YES, SIR. DEFINITELY. WE'LL DO. ITEM NUMBER 28. THIS IS ON THE 
          [28. Discussion and Action]
SUBMIT SUBMITTED FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT APPLICATION FOR VALENCIA UNIT ONE, CASE NUMBER SDF 25 0001, ALLOWING TO ALLOW RECORDING OF THE FINAL PLAT PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS SECURED BY SUFFICIENT BOND, AND TOO& AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE RECORDING PLANT LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING ALL OF TRACT ONE, TWO F, THREE D, AND THREE H, AND A PORTION OF TRACT TWO, THREE, AND THREE B, SECTION 30, BLOCK 78, TOWNSHIP THREE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY AND THE AND VACATING PORTIONS OF TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. RIGHT OF WAY. EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 103.068 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS. 
          APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE C E A GROUP. ONE MORE TIME. NO NO NOO& NO. STOP. SHE WAS READY FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN. FOR THE RECORD, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE BONANZA UNIT ONE FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF EAST LAKE BOULEVARD AND EAST OF DESERT SPRING DRIVE. SO THIS ITEM WAS WAS ACTUALLY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2024 BY THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THEN ON APRIL 21ST, 2025, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVA& OF THE UNIT ONE FINAL PLAT. SO AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF EAST LAKE BOULEVARD AND EAST OF DESERT SPRINGS DRIVE. THE REQUEST AGAIN IS FOR FINAL PLAT FOR 389 RESIDENTIAL LOTS. 
          SUBDIVISION THAT INCLUDES TWO PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AMENITIES AND TWO PONDING AREAS. THERE WAS A MODIFICATION FOR RIGHT OF WAYS, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU RIGHT NOW AND THEN VACATION REQUEST. ASS& FAR AS THE VACATION REQUESTSS& WERE FOR, DOUBLE DOUBLES ARE AGAIN REMAINING PROPERTY THAT'S CONNECTING TO OTHER PROPERTIES THAT MAY IN THE FUTURE DO ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISIONS, SINCE THAT IS NOW CITY RIGHT OF WAY. THE CITY IS OKAY WITH VACATING IT AND GIVING THE PROPERTY TOO& 
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VALENCIA FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THAT. IT'S JUST A VERY SMALL, VERY SMALL PIECES OF PROPERTY. AS FAR AS ACCESS, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES 52 FOOT RIGHTS AWAY RESIDENTIAL COLLECTORS 54 FOOT RESIDENTIAL SUB COLLECTOR STREET 68 FOOT RESIDENTIAL COLLECTORS THATT& ENHANCE THE ENTRANCES OF THE ENHANCED ENTRANCES 64 RESIDENTIAL COLLECTORS TO SERVE ALL THE LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION. AND THEN AS FAR AS PUBLIC PARKLAND. DEDICATION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TOO& DEDICATE TWO AND A HALF ACRES OF PARKLAND AND $5,600 IN PARKK& FEES, AND THE APPLICANT HAS A REMAINDER OF 0.20.243 ACRE CREDIT. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WENT OVER SLIGHTLY BY THAT WHICH THEY CAN USE ON THE ON THE ADJACENT SUBDIVISIONS. ON THE LEFT IS THE AERIAL, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT'S ABOUT 101 ACRES NORTH OF EASTLAKE AND THEN EAST& OF DESERT SPRINGS. DESERT SPRINGS IS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE ZONING MAP. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO IN R3, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THERE IS S1 TO THE SOUTH. S1 IS OPEN SPACE. THAT'S& WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE AMENITIES, THE PRIVATE AMENITIES. AND THEN TO THE RIGHT OF THAT IS SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WHICH THEY'RE INCLUDING IN THE SUBDIVISION AS WELL. SOO& THERE ARE SOME COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH DOWN THERE. OOPS SORRY. 
          RIGHT DOWN HERE. THIS IS THEE& LOCATION MAP OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND THAT IS THE PHASING OF CONSTRUCTION. SO IT'S ACTUALLY I SHOULD SAY PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE. SO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO THEY'RE GOING TO SPLIT THE CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THOSE THREE PHASES. THI& IS THE NORTHERN PART OF UNIT ONE. AGAIN THE YELLOW IS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTUAL SUBDIVISION. I'M SORRY. AND THEN IN LIGHT BLUE ARE THE RIGHTS OF WAY. AND GREEN IS THE PARKLAND. AND IN THIS GRAYISH AREAS, THE AMENITIES AREA DOWN HERE AND THEN RIGHT NEXT TO IT IS THE COMMERCIAL. AND THEN RIGHT ABOVE THAT IS THE OTHER PARK. SO THERE'S TWO PARKS. THIS IS THE ACTUALLY THIS IS A MORE NORTHERN PART I'M SORRY. THAT WAS THE OTHER ONE. 
          THE MORE SOUTHERN PART. THIS IS THE MORE NORTHERN PART OF UNIT ONE. IN LIGHT BLUE AGAIN IS THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEN IN THIS YELLOW IS SOME TRAILS. AND THEN& THERE'S THAT ONE OF THE PONDS, ONE OF THE TWO PONDS. I'M SORRY WITH THAT. AS FAR AS AGENCY REVIEW, THERE WERE NO ADVERSE OR PENDING COMMENTS. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SUBDIVISION AS IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT REQUIREMENTS. AND WE ALSO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE MODIFICATIONS THEY'RE DOING TO THE RIGHTS OF WAY AND THE VACATION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. 
          BUT WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANY THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM FROM& THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ONN& THIS AGENDA ITEM TO APPROVE. WE& HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND AND A SECOND. AND I BELIEVE ALDERMAN QUIROZ WON THAT ONE. O& YEAH. OKAY. SO WHO WOULD LIKE ROBERT? OKAY. COULD YOU PLEASEE& PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. AVILA. AIMS. HI. HI, MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 
          [29. Discussion and Action]
ITEM NUMBER 29. THIS IS DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM. THIS IS& ON THE PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FOR VALENCIA UNIT TWO, CASE NUMBER 25 0002, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING A PORTION OF SECTION 32, BLOCK 78, TOWNSHIP THREE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEYS. EL PAS& COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 69.31 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT SLASH REPRESENTATIVE CEA GROUP. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AGAIN, OUR REVIEW FOR THE RECORD. SO THE NEXT ITE& ON THE AGENDA IS A PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR VALENCIA UNIT TWO, WHICH IS TO THE SOUTH& OF UNIT ONE. THE PROPERTIES LOCATED NORTH OF HORIZON BOULEVARD AND WEST OF EASTLAKE BOULEVARD. THE REQUEST IS FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR A 210 RESIDENTIAL LOT SUBDIVISION THAT INCLUDES ONE COMMERCIAL AREA, TWO PUBLIC PARKS, ONE AMENITY SITE AND TWO PONDING AREAS. 
          ACCESS IS ACCESS PRIMARILY FROM EASTLAKE BOULEVARD AND PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL COLLECTORS WITHINN& THE SUBDIVISION AS FAR AS PARKLAND. THEY ARE PROPOSING TO& EXCEED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE ACCUMULATING PARKLAND FROM THE SUBDIVISION. THEY'RE ONLY REQUIRED TO DO 0.7& 
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OF AN ACRE. HOWEVER, THEY'RE BRINGING IN A LITTLE OVER 2.7 ACRES OF PARKLAND. ON THE LEFTT& IS THE AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. UNIT ONE IS PROBABLY IS FURTHER TO THE NORTH OF THIS. 
          SO THIS IS FURTHER SOUTH CLOSER TO HORIZON BOULEVARD. ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE ZONING. IT'S AGAIN ZONED R3. THERE IS A PORTION OF S1 OPEN SPACE AND THEN A COMMERCIAL PORTION AS WELL RIGHT UP HERE. THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP. AND THIS IS THISS& IS THAT COMMERCIAL PART TO THE NORTH. AND THEN THE AGAIN THE YELLOW IS THE BOUNDARY OF THE SUBDIVISION AND THEN THE GREEN IS THE LIGHT GREEN IS THE OR THE DARK GREEN I'M SORRY IS THE COMMON OPEN SPACE. AND THEN THE LIGHTER GREEN IS THE PUBLIC PAR& RIGHT OVER HERE. AND THEN THISS& IS THE POND. THE ONE OF THE ONE OF THE TWO PONDS RIGHT HERE. THIS IS THE OTHER PORTION OF THE UNIT TWO. THIS IS THIS IS THE OPEN SPACE RIGHT HERE. THIS ISS& THE OTHER PART. AND THEN THE SECOND POND AND THEN THE TRAILL& DOWN HERE IN ORANGE. SO THESE ARE THE RIGHTS OF WAY CROSS SECTIONS THAT MODIFICATION REQUESTS THAT THEY'RE DOING. SO ON TOP IS THE STANDARD RESIDENTIAL SUB COLLECTOR 522& FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. THEIR MODIFICATION IS FOR A 54 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THEY'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AND ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS TO THE STREETS, WHICH IS WHY THEY NEED& THAT ADDITIONAL SPACE ON THOSE AND MODIFIED THAT WAY. AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO MODIFY THE STANDARD RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR STREET WITH FOURR& LANES. AND THEIR MODIFICATION WOULD BE FOR STILL 60 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY CROSS SECTION. 
          HOWEVER, AGAIN, THEY ENHANCE IT BY ADDING LANDSCAPE IN THE MEDIAN WHICH IS CURRENTLY NOT A REQUIREMENT. OH SORRY, JUST CURRENTLY NOT A REQUIREMENT. SO THERE WOULD BE PROPOSING LANDSCAPE ON THOSE MEDIANS HERE. AND AGAIN WIDER SIDEWALKS AND MORE LANDSCAPING. AND THENN& THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO MODIFY THE STANDARD COLLECTOR ARTERIAL STREET. QUALIFICATION IS FROM A 64 TO A 64 AGAIN. BUT AGAIN THEY'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK AND LANDSCAPING. AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING TOO& MODIFY THE MINOR STREET. THEY'RE MODIFICATION IS GOING FROM A 76 TO A 70 78 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. AND AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING IN THE AREA, THERE'S THE LANDSCAPING MEDIAN AGAIN RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF THE TYPICAL STANDARD STREET. AND THIS IS THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY FOR EASTLAKE BOULEVARD. 
          AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO MODIFY THE CUL DE SAC. THE STANDARD CUL DE SAC IS ON THE LEFT SIDE. THEIR MODIFICATION INCLUDES SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING IN THE CENTER OF TH& CUL DE SAC. AND THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO MODIFY A OR INCLUDE A CUL DE SAC, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE. HOWEVER, THEY NEED THIS FOR THE STREET TO FRONT THE LANDSCAPE TRAIL RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT CUL DE SAC. AND THIS CUL DE SAC IS ACTUALLY A LOT WIDER THAN THE TYPICAL. IT'S 42, 42FT VERSUS THE TYPICAL 20 THAT'S ON, ON ON THIS RIGHT HERE. OKAY. AND THEN WITH THAT, AS FAR AS THE AGENCY REVIEW, THERE WERE NO ADVERSE OR PENDING COMMENTS. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL BASED ON MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. SO PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL SECTION 4.2 WITH THAT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CEA HERE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GRILL HIM AND LET HIM HAVE IT. OR YOU CAN JUST. HAVE ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NOT A QUESTION, JUST A CONCERN. YES SIR. THERE IS SOME T CUL DE SACS OVER ON THE WEST SIDE. AND AGAIN I CURRENTLY WORK FOR EL PASO FIRE AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE GETTING A 40 FOOT TRUCK WITH AN AMBULANCE ON TOP OF A POLICE CAR IN ONE OF THOSE HOMES. I'M JUST. AGAIN, IT'S A CONCERN. YES. DO YOU HAVE. LET'S JUST SAY IT'S 
          [02:25:03]
SOMETHING KIND OF BIG WHERE YOU REQUIRE THREE SQUAD CARS, THE FIRE TRUCK STAGES. BUT THE AMBULANCE IS ALSO NEEDING TO GO IN. YOU YOU HAVE TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS WHERE THAT T THAT T CUL DE SAC IS. I LIVE IN A CUL DE SAC NOW, AND EVEN THOSE CULL& DE SACS ARE KIND OF TIGHT. I SEE THEY'RE COMING. IT'S THOSEE& THREE. THERE'S A HOME ON EACH SIDE, CORRECT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, WITH CA GROUP AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMAN ORTEGA, WE DID. WE'VE HAD VETTED, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CUL DE SACS WITH THE LANDSCAPE ISLANDS WITH THE ESD AS WELL. FIRE MARSHAL'S OKAY. SO WE'VE THE CUL DE SAC IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID..& WE ACTUALLY WIDENING THEM UP FROM YOUR TYPICAL EL PASOO& STANDARDS. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY CREATING THEM A LITTLE BIT WIDER TO PROVIDE THAT MANEUVERABILITY AND DID SOME AUTO TURN, YOU KNOW, SEQUENCING WITH SOME OF THE. ARTIFACTS AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION THERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MOVE TOO& APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TOO& APPROVE SECOND AND A SECOND..& THAT WASN'T EVEN A RACE. HE JUST HE JUST WON THAT I LET HIM. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. THERE'S A LOT OF HOMES. ORTEGA. HI KIDDOS I ORTEGA..& AVILA. AMES. I A MENDOZA. AYE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SIR THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ONE MORE ITEM. ITEM NUMBER& 
          [30. Discussion and Action]
30. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN& OF HORIZON CITY TO SPONSOR SKATE FOR KIDS ON THEIR SKATEBOARD COMPETITION FOR KIDS BY REDUCING THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION FEE TO $100. AND IF& I COULD CORRECT YOU, THAT'S SKATE FOR KIDS, SKATES FOR KIDS. 
          HOW ABOUT 80? THAT'S WHAT IT READS. IT'S A LONG DAY, I UNDERSTAND, SO SORRY I HAD TOO& PICK ON YOU A LITTLE BIT FOR KIDS. YES, SIR. BARON COUNCIL AGAIN, ARE YOU? FOR THE RECORD, SORRY, I HAVE TO DO THAT FOR THE RECORD. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION TOO& AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO SPONSOR SKATE FOR KIDS. THEY'RE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN HAVING THESE EVENTS FOR KIDS. I THINK THEY'RE GOING ON THEIR THIRD YEAR, IF I'M CORRECT. YES, SIR, THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT AT CORKY PARK. AND IT'S A SKATER COMPETITION, WHICH IS PRETTY NEAT. THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING TO CLOSE OFF ANY STREETS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          IT'S JUST JUST THE COMPETITION WITHIN THE PARK. THE COUNCIL HAD APPROVED AN INCREASE ON THE FEES. SO THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO& DO, WHICH THEY'VE SUBMITTED ALREADY, WOULD BE TYPICALLY $500. BUT IF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CHOSE TO SPONSOR THEM, IT WOULD BE REDUCED TO $100. THEY AREE& AGAIN, THEY ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. YES, SIR. IS THIS AN ONGOING EVENT THAT THEY HAVE THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS? YES, SIR. THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT. I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO PLAN TO KEEP DOING IT EVERY YEAR. SO MORE THAN LIKELY& WE'D BE LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF VARIANCE ON THEIR FEET EVERY YEAR. YES, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. SO IN THE PAST, MR. RUBIO, HAVE THEY PAID THE FULL FEE? AND THI& IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE ASKING? YES, SIR. HOWEVER, THAT CHANGE WAS. YEAH. THE CHANGE WAS RECENTLY $100. YEAH. THE CHANGE WAS RECENTLY MADE TO INCREASE FEES. SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE FOR THAT CHANGE NOW. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. WELL IT WAS 100 BEFORE. BEFORE IT WAS $100. NOW IT'S $500. COUNCIL APPROVED THAT IN OCTOBER AND OCTOBER. OKAY. WOW. THE INCREASE OF FEES. MOVE TOO& APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TOO& APPROVE. SECOND, A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. ORTEGA A AVILA, A AMES, A GIRDLE, A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. 
          THANK YOU ALL. AND PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. RUBIO. THANK YOU SIR. YOU WON THAT CONTEST AGAINST DOCTOR QUEZADA. SHE HAD A LOT. YOU HAD A TON. BUT GOING BACK T& SKATE, I'VE GOT A MANDATE TOO& SPEND SOME GOING BACK TO SKATE FOR KIDS REAL QUICK. WHEN THAT COMES UP, I WILL SEND THAT THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TO YOU ALL. YOU REALLY NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT THEY DO. THAT'S IT'S A GREAT EVENT. THEY CHOSE HORIZON CITY SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT SKATE PARK THAT WAS THAT WAS INSTALLED 
          [02:30:04]
THERE. AND YOU KNOW, THEY COME OUT, YOU KNOW, ARIZONA, WE HAD SOME KIDS FROM CALIFORNIA. SOME PROFESSIONAL SKATERS EVEN CAME OUT. SO THEY REALLY DO REPRESENT. SO IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR HORIZON CITY. HOW MANYY& PEOPLE SHOW UP HERE TODAY? JUST JUST ENTRANCE TO JUST THE ATTENDEE. I GUESS WHOEVER'S ENTERING THE CONTEST HIMSELF, I THINK THEY HAD 120. BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY CLOSE TO A THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP FOR THAT FOR THAT EVENT. IT WAS REALLY IT WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL. YEAH. WOW. THAT'S COOL. COOL, COOL. OKAY, ON TO ITEM NUMBER 
          [31. Discussion and Action]
31. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION AND OR AND ORDER DENYING EL PASO ELECTRIC'S APPLICATION TO CHANGE RATES FILED WITH THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY ON JANUARY 27TH, 2025. I'LL BE REALLY SHORT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT AND OUR MEETINGS ARE USUALLY NOT FOR THE NEW ONES. WE'RE NOT. USUALLY THIS IS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE. DON'T BELONG HERE. I'M SYLVIE FIRTH, I'M THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY. SO IN JANUARY THEY'LL PASS. ELECTRIC COMPANY FILED FOR A RATE INCREASE, WHICH THEY DO EVERY SO MANY YEARS. BUT AS A AS A CITY, YOU HAVE WHAT W& CALL PRIMARY JURISDICTION OVER THAT. SO THEY HAVE TO COME TOO& YOU AND ASK TO ALLOW FOR THE RATE INCREASE. WELL, THEY THEY NOTIFY US AND THEN WE RESPOND EITHER IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING IT'S DEEMED TO BE APPROVED. SOO& WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND TO YOU ALL THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND DENY IT. THE CITY OF EL PASO, EVERYBODY, JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY, HAS ALREADY DENIED THE RATE INCREASE THAT HAS SPOKEN ON THE ISSUE. TECHNICALLY, IF THEY WANTED AND IF WE DIDN'T DO IT, THEY COULD INCREASE RATES JUST IN HORIZON CITY AND WE WOULD. BUT THEY DON'T DO THAT. THEY THEY REALLY& DON'T. IN FACT, THEY WORK WITH US AND THEY TELL US WHEN IT'S COMING AND THEY WORK WITH ME AND SAY, YOU ALL ARE GOING TO WE'RE ASSUMING YOU ALL ARE GOING TO OBJECT. AND SO WE ALWAYS DO THE RESOLUTION. THAT'S WHAT IT IS FOR YOUR GENERAL INFORMATION. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IN THE IN THE NEWSPAPER, IT'S A 23% INCREASE IN RATES. THEY CALCULATE THAT FOR THE AVERAGE HOME THAT'S $23 A MONTH. THEY ARE USING THE COST. IT'S A $93 MILLION INCREASE ANNUALLY. 1.6 BILLION IS INTENDED FOR FUTURE PROJECTS, FUTURE PROJECTS. AND SOME OF IT WAS TO COVER THE COST OF UPGRADES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESSES WILL GET AN INCREASE BETWEEN 3 AND 7.5%. AND THEN THERE'S A PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE DOING CALLED TEXAS SOLAR ONE, WHICH WOULD ADD $2.11 TO EACH RESIDENTIAL USER. SO THEIR THEIR MONOPOLY. SO THEY'RE REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. AND AS AGAIN, AS A CITY COUNCIL, YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE. WE DON'T USUALLY INTERVENE BECAUSE INTERVENING IN A RATE CASE IS VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE. WE COATTAIL BEHIND THE OTHERS THAT DO. WE HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, FORT BLISS, EVERYBODY ELSE. THEY KEEP US UP TO DATE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING. I MEAN, THIS WILL TAKE OVER A WELL OVER A YEAR BEFORE IT'S RESOLVED. BUT IF YOU ALL MOVE TO DENY THE INCREASE AND THEN ORDER THAT THEY NOT IMPLEMENT, THEN THAT KEEPS THE RATES IN PLACE IN HORIZON CITY, JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE SERVICE AREA. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU WOULD MOVE TO DENY AND APPROVE THAT ORDER. THANK YOU. MA'AM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR THE FOR OUR COUNCIL. I'LLL& MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 31. WE HAV& A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, IS THERE A SECOND? THE MOTION TOO& DENY. APPROVING THE. YES. MOTION TO ORDER. DENYING. SO NO, HE'S ACTUALLY CORRECT. RIGHT. YES. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL I WANT TO SEE HOW THIS ONE GOES. YEAH. ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA. HI, HI. THANKS. HI. HI, MENDOZA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. YOU GUYS PASSED THAT TEST ON TO ITEM NUMBER 32, A UNDER EXECUTIVE 
          [32. Executive Session]
SESSION. AND THIS IS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR PROJECT FLEET LOCATED WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TOW& OF HORIZON CITY GOVERNMENT CODE 55 1.07155, 1.072 AND 551.087. 
          WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TOO& YEAH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION T& MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          MOVE TO. WE HAVE A MOTION. ISS& THERE A SECOND, SECOND AND AA& SECOND. ORTEGA I. HI, ORTEGA. 
          [02:35:03]
HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. HI, MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL. IT IS OKAY, SO THE TIME IS 9:12 P.M. AND WE WILL BE RECONVENING OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A AND I'L& READ IT INTO THE RECORD. SO WHAT I GOT IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE HORIZON CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TOO& NEGOTIATE INCENTIVES FOR PROJECT PLEA, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE A SO MOVED? THERE IS A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE IS A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE GET US& COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA. HI. THANKS. HI, CLAUDIA. HI, MENDOZA. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. AND BEING THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND WE ARE ADJOURN
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