YEAH. OH, NO. GOOD EVENING. THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS& [1. Call to order; Pledge of Allegiance; Establishment of Quorum] [00:00:14] NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE RISE AND& JOIN US IN RECITING THE PLEDGEE& OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGEE& ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ANDD& TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ITT& STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AGAIN, GOODD& EVENING EVERYONE. GLAD TO SEE WE HAVE SOME. SOME CONSTITUENTS& HERE TODAY. IT'S NICE TO SEEE& EVERYBODY. WE'LL GO AHEAD. AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OPEN [2. Open Forum] FORUM AS CHIEF. HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM? THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. SO WE HAVE SHILOH WARREN. CORRECT. AND IF YOU COULD KEEP IN MIND, IF YOU COULD KEEP YOUR REMARKS TOO& THREE MINUTES, PLEASE. WE DOO& HAVE A TIMER OVER HERE. A TIME TO MYSELF BEFORE I CAN. THANKK& YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AGAIN. I COME TO YOU WITH AA& LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON THE DOGS I SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT LAST MONTH, AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY GOOD NEWS. THE ONE THAT I NAMED THELMA. SHE DIED IN THAT CONSTRUCTION SITE SHE WAS RUN OVER BY, I GUESS, ONE OF THEE& CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES. AS I HAD FEARED FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. BUT WHAT REALLY BOTHERS ME IS THAT I HAD SECURED AN ADOPTION FOR HER, AND IF SHE WOULD HAVE JUST LIVED ONE MORE DAY, SHEE& WOULD HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. BUTT& YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH MEANS OUT THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP THEM SAFEE& WHILE THEY'RE BEING ADOPTED. II& MEAN, IT TOOK ME TWO MONTHS, BUT THAT'S NOT LONG. SO THISS& POOR BABY, HER PUPPIES AND HER WERE DUMPED. THEY DIED IN THE HEAT. HER EARS WERE TORN TO PIECES. SHE WAS ABUSED. AND THEN TWO MONTHS LATER, SHE DIED IN THE DESERT. AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, I SENT VIDEO OF THEMM& PLAYING IN THE CONSTRUCTIONN& SITE TO THE DEPUTY WITH ANIMALL& WELFARE. I BEGGED FOR HELP FORR& HER PUPPIES. I EVENTUALLY SENTT& A PHOTO OF HER DEAD BODY AND SAID, WILL YOU AT LEAST PICKK& HER UP? NO RESPONSE. I PICKEDD& HER UP, I BURIED HER. THIS IS NOT JUST CRUELTY FOR THE ANIMALS. IT'S CRUELTY FOR THE CITIZENS. BECAUSE THELMA'S DEAD BODIES BURNED INTO MY BRAIN,,& BURYING HER IS BURNED INTO MYY& BRAIN. JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, ANOTHER DOG CAME. AND BEFORE EVEN THE DAY WAS OVER, IT WAS KILLED BY COYOTES. AND THAT SCREAM ECHOES IN MY EARS. I CAN'T EVEN SLEEP. I HAVEN'TT& SLEPT IN A WEEK. I JUST SEE THELMA AND I. I HEAR THIS DOG AND IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'SS& IT'S JUST IT GETS TO US AND IT'S JUST NOT FAIR THATT& AGGRESSIVE DOGS ARE NOT BEING PICKED UP. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT SWEET DOGS ARE DYING IN OURR& STREETS AND WE, THE HUMANS ARE SUFFERING. AND YOU, AS OUR CITY& COUNCIL, HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT US FROM THIS. YOU KNOW THAT EL PASO CITY IS NOT HELPING YET..& IT'S BEING ALLOWED. TAKE THOSE FUNDS THAT THE TAXPAYERS PAY..& PUT IT SOMEWHERE HERE IN OUR CITY WHERE WE BENEFIT FROM IT, NOT EL PASO. THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH US. WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY BIG OPPORTUNITY NOW BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR OF AZ HASS& FINALLY STEPPED DOWN. AND, YOUU& KNOW, WE NEED A QUALIFIED, COMPASSIONATE PERSON TO FILLL& THAT SPOT. NO MORE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT HAVE NEVER WORKEDD& IN THE FIELDS. WE NEED SOMEBODY& THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING,,& AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A SHELTER FOR EVERY ANIMAL. WE STARTED A PETITION FOR THIS, AND I THINK WE'RE UP TO LIKE 350, MAYBE 400 SIGNATURES, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON GOING..& BUT YOU'RE OUR ULTIMATE VOICE AND YOU HAVE TO STAND UP FOR US. PLEASE, JUST BE OUR VOICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM,,& THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT. MARISOL GONZALEZ. AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE KEEP YOUR REMARKS TOO& THREE MINUTES, PLEASE. THANKK& YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS& MARISOL. AND LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE ANIMALS THAT ARE OUT IN THE DESERT AND HOW THEY WERE AFFECTING, WELL, HOW THEY'REE& AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY. AND I WAS HOPEFUL AT THE TIME. BUT,,& [00:05:04] YOU KNOW, DURING THESE FEW WEEKS, I MY HOPE HAS GONE DOWNHILL. I SAW A POST IN THE LOST AND THE HORIZON LOST ANDD& FOUND PET GROUP ON FACEBOOK..& AND ABOUT IT WAS A WOMAN ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHO WAS TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING WE'RE TRYINGG& TO DO, AND SHE WAS ALSO TELLING PEOPLE TO COME TO CITY HALL, AND SHE WAS GOING TO SCHEDULE A& MEETING WITH YOU. AND I KNOWW& SHE WAS HOPEFUL AS WELL. ANDD& NOTHING HAPPENED IN THESE TWO YEARS. AND I WAS LIKE, WELL,,& YOU KNOW, THESE TWO YEARSS& THINGS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. SO IT& WORRIES ME THAT, YOU KNOW, IN TWO YEARS FROM NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE JUST ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE TRYING TO DO THE SAMEE& THING, AND IT'S GOING TO BE THIS NEVER ENDING CYCLE OFF& EVERYONE JUST HOPING. AND THEN YOU SEE THE REALITY, AND THENN& YOUR HOPE GOES DOWN AGAIN. AND I FEEL LIKE AT THIS POINT, EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR THE THE NEW SHELTER BEING BUILT. AND MEANWHILE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANIMALS DYING IN THE DESERT, THERE'S MORE BEING DUMPED AND THERE'S PUPPIES BEING BORN. AND THESE PAST TWO WEEKS, I PICKEDD& UP TWO DIFFERENT DOGS IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS WITH PARVO, AND& THEY WERE DYING AND SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT THEM, SO I WENTT& TO PICK THEM UP. SO THEY'RE ATT& MY HOUSE NOW AND THEY'RE HAVING& A HARD TIME RECUPERATING. AND I JUST FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD. AND I HAVE ALSO FIVE MORE DOGS. AND NOW ALL MY HOUSE AND MY BACKYARD IS CONTAMINATED WITH PARVO, SO IT'S GOING TO HINDER MY RESCUE EFFORTS WITHH& ALL THE OTHER DOGS THAT I WAS PLANNING ON HELPING. AND I FEEL& LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE IF WE HAD MORE, YOU KNOW, BACKUP FROM THE CITY, MORE RESOURCES FROM THEE& CITY, YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION WHERE WE FEEL,& YOU KNOW, SO TIGHT, YOU KNOW, AND CONSTRICTED AND YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU'RE DOING THINGSS& BECAUSE YOU WANT A CHANGE. BUTT& AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGE IS NOT COMING. AND I JUST, I DON'T KNOW, I. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST DISAPPOINTING..& AND IT WORRIES ME A LOT THAT, YOU KNOW, IN TWO YEARS SOMEBODY& ELSE WILL BE HERE AND SAY THE SAME THING I'M DOING, I'MM& SAYING NOW. SO I JUST, I DON'T KNOW, I JUST ASK OF YOU TOO& PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MA'AM. MR. BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION TODAY, KIND OF DO THAT WITH EL PASO BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO BUSY PROTECTINGG& TERRY. WE'VE ALWAYS HEARD MANAGED INTAKE, COMMUNITY SHELTERING CAPACITY CARE IS THE REASON WHY WE DON'T TAKE IN ALL THE STRAYS. LET ME JUST READ TO& YOU THE HORSE SHELTERING PLAN, WHICH IS WHAT ANIMAL SERVICES IS OPERATING UNDER. THIS CAME IN IN 2020. USE THE DISRUPTION TO THE SHELTER SYSTEM BROUGHTT& ON BY COVID TO AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-ENVISION THE WAY SHELTERS OPERATE, CREATEE& AND IMPLEMENT NEW MODEL OF OPERATING LARGE, HIGH VOLUME ANIMAL SERVICES. OKAY. PREVENT.& OKAY, SORRY. SO BASICALLY IT SAYS LEAVE ALL THE STRAYS ON THE STREETS UNLESS THEY'RE INJURED, SICK OR AGGRESSIVE. THE PROBLEM IS, IS AS WE ALL KNOW, LIVING IN EL PASO, THEY DON'T DO THAT EITHER. YOU ALL COUNTY DOES A MUCH BETTER JOB WITH ABUSE CASES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAN CITY. YOUR COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES PEOPLE DO A WONDERFUL JOB CONSIDERING THEY'VE BEEN. OKAY. I SAY THATT& NICELY. NOT ALLOWED TO DO THEIR JOB BECAUSE ANIMAL SERVICES IN EL PASO DOESN'T WANT TO INTAKEE& YOUR DOGS. ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE A CONTRACT, YOU PAY THEM TO TAKEE& DOGS, BUT MR. DOESN'T WANT TOO& FILL HIS SHELTER. YEAH, THE ONLY THING THAT HAS KEPT YOUU& GUYS FROM BEING REALLY OVERRUN IS THE RELATIONSHIP THAT YOUR ANIMAL WELFARE PEOPLE HAVE WITH THE RESCUES OF EL PASO. THEY WORK TOGETHER CONSTANTLY. THAT'S WHO I WAS TEXTING WHEN I& WAS TALKING TO YOU. WE DON'TT& STOP AND WE DO THIS WITH COUNTY& WE DON'T DO IT WITH EL PASO. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT YOU ALL. IT'S NOT YOUR ANIMAL WELFARE GROUP, IT'S EL PASO. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T PICK UP STRAYS IF YOU'VE GOT NO PLACE TO PUT THEM. HOPEFULLY WE WILL TRY LEAVING..& MAYBE WE'LL GET SOME THINGS DONE. I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL SEE. BUT GUYS, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT& COUNTY. YOU NEED US HAVE PHONE NUMBERS. I HAVE ALL KINDS OFF& VIDEOS. ANYTHING YOU NEED, PLEASE. YOU KNOW, LET LET'S LET'S GET STARTED ON THATT& BUILDING. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR DIVISION, BUT PUSH SOME BUTTONS, HIT SOME TRIGGERS. [00:10:05] LET'S GET THEM STARTED ON THATT& SHELTER. WE NEED IT. YOU NEEDD& IT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. AND NO ONE ELSE HAS SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. IT'S FINE. I NEED TO TAKE MAYBE A MINUTE. IS& THAT CONCERNING THERE. SO THISS& IS OPEN FORUM SO WE DON'T HAVE DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS. YESS& MA'AM. YEAH. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM, YOU COULD SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM. OR WE COULD DO THIS AS YOU AND I COULD SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM IF YOU'D LIKE. BUT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IT'S OPEN FORUM, WE DON'T HAVE AA& DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMSS& BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. IT'S TIME TOO& SIGN A PAPER. AND THEN I STAND UP AND TALK IN THERE AND A FRIEND SAYS, I CAN'T HEAR WHAT SHE SAID. IF SHE COULD SIGN ON OPEN FORUM TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'SS& BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE ANN& ELECTED OFFICIAL. IF YOU WANTT& TO PLACE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDAA& FOR A FUTURE MEETING, IT'SS& BETTER TO DO THAT, OKAY,,& BECAUSE BOTH OF THESE REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. [Additional Item] OKAY. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TOO& CONSENT AGENDA, I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TOMORROW AT THE ESD. ONE IS HOSTING THE 911 MEMORIAL SERVICES AT THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS ON DARRINGTON AND PASEO DEL ESTE, THE CORNER OF DARRINGTON AND PASEO DEL ESTE. THAT NINE OVER 11 MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE START AT 9:00. CORRECT. SO PLEASE, IF YOU COULD GET THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLY, AROUND 8300& IF POSSIBLE. SO THAT WAY WE CAN& MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH SEATING FOR EVERYBODY. AND THAT'S AT 9:00 TOMORROW AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ON DARRINGTON AND PASEO DEL ESTE, THE NEW BUILDING THAT THEY HAVE& CONSTRUCTED. SECONDLY, WE HAVEE& A AN EVENT FOR THE HORIZON HIGH& SCHOOL SCORPION BAND, THE AND COLOR GUARD PARENT ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE HOSTING A COMMUNITY PARKING LOT SALE. ALL VENDORS ARE WELCOME. THIS IS ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2025 AND THAT IS FROM 8 A.M. SET UP AT 8 A.M. AND THE EVENT WILL RUN FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND AGAIN,,& THAT'S THE HORIZON SCORPIONN& BAND AND COLOR GUARD PARENTT& ASSOCIATION. AND THAT WILL BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. CORRECT. SO OKAY, SO THOSE ARE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS [CONSENT AGENDA] I HAVE. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDAA& PLEASE. OKAY. IF WE CAN HAVE AA& MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND EXCUSE ALDERMANN& MENDOZA, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND EXCUSE ALDERMAN SECOND MENDOZA. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. GARCIA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS..& THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBER SIX THROUGH NUMBER NINE WILL BE TAKEN AT A LATER TIME. ON ON THIS AGENDA. WE'LL MOVEE& THEM TO THE END OF THE MEETING.& TO THE MEETING? YES. TERRY'S RUNNING LATE, SO SHE ASKED IFF& THIS MOVE THESE ITEMS CAN. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TOO& ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TENN& [10. Discussion and Action] PLEASE. YES. ITEM NUMBER TEN..& WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AND ACTION& ITEM. THIS IS ON THE AWARD OFF& RFP. NUMBER 2025-105 RFP JANITORIAL SERVICES TO CLEAN IT& UP AS THE BEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $235,152 FOR THE AWARD OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 31ST, 2028, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. GONZALEZ, PURCHASING AGENT FOR TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. AND TODAY WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF SOLICITATION 2025 105 RFP FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES. AFTER PUTTING IT OUT FOR RFP REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. WE HAVE ELECTED CLEANING JANITORIAL SERVICES TO& PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES FOR THE UPCOMING. FISCAL YEAR, ALONG WITH IT'S GOING TO BE A THREEE& YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO OPTIONS,& TWO ONE YEAR OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDINGS AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. CITY HALL, MUNICIPAL COURTS, THE CHAMBERSS& POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE PORTABLE& OFFICES AND ECONOMIC [00:15:06] DEVELOPMENT BUILDING. AT A ONE YEAR TOTAL OF 78,394, 394 AND A THREE YEAR TOTAL OF 235,000 AND 235,152. ONCE THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES BUILDING IS COMPLETED AND MOVED IN, THE CONTRACT WILL BE FOR $113,220, AND THEN THE THREE YEARR& CONTRACT WILL BE FOR $339 AND $660, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THE NEW BUILDING. WE HAVE A REMOVE THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO& BE DROPPING OFF AND THE THE NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND THE THE PORTABLE OFFICE THAT WILL REMAIN. WE HAVE PUTT& IT OUT FOR EVALUATION WITH FOUR OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND MYSELF AND HAVE ELECTED CLEANER JANITORIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDEE& THE SERVICES. I AM OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MA'AM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL? COULD YOU CLARIFY HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEDD& UNDER THESE BID PROPOSALS? HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE WE OBTAIN THESE SERVICES? TYPICALLY, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE THATT& NORMALLY THEY HAVE TWO LADIESS& THAT COME AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES THEY ARE INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE BECAUSE ITT& WILL STILL REMAIN THE THISS& BUILDING, THE MOBILE OFFICES..& AND THEY'RE ADDING ONE MORE WIN MUNICIPAL FACILITIES BUILDING IS OPEN FOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. YES, SIR. IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOUR FIGURES CORRECTLY, THE FIRST TOTAL IS FOR $235,152. THIS IS BEFORE THE MUNICIPAL. THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS INCLUDED. IS THAT CORRECT??& CORRECT. ONCE THE MUNICIPAL. MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS INCLUDED, THAT PRICE GOES UP TO $339,660. AND THAT'S FOR THE THREE YEARR& TOTAL FOR THE THREE YEAR TOTAL. CORRECT. BOTH. BOTH NUMBERS THAT I QUOTED ARE FOR THREE YEAR TOTAL. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF $104,508. ARE WE TAKING BUILDINGS OUT FROM THEIRR& CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TOO& HAVE TO CLEAN ONCE THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS ADDED? YES. SOME OF THE MOBILE OFFICES HERE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE BEING TAKEN OUT. ONE OF THEM, ONLY ONE OF THEM, I BELIEVE,,& HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE NEW BUILDING, TO THE NEW LOCATION. THE REST ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN OUT. THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL REMAIN ARE GOING TO BE THE CODE& ENFORCEMENT PORTABLE, OUR FINANCE PORTABLE, AND THE STREETS PORTABLE. SO WOULD ITT& BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THE AMOUNTT& OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE BEING CLEANED REMAINS THE SAME? WE'RE& JUST TRADING ONE BUILDING FORR& ANOTHER. WELL, NO, BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING THE BIGGERR& BUILDING, THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES BUILDING, WHICH ISS& GOING TO BE A BIGGER SPACE, AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO MOVE ONE OF THE PORTABLE OFFICES THATT& WAY. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. THANKK& YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I HAVEE& A QUESTION. YES. POINT. DO YOU DECIDE THAT IT'S CHEAPER TOO& HIRE IN-HOUSE THAN IT IS TO USE A CONTRACTING COMPANY THAT YOU FROM? I AM NOT SURE ON THAT RESPONSE. MISS ELVIA, DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE ON THAT? II& DON'T HAVE THE FIGURES THAT WEE& WOULD HAVE TO HIRE. PROBABLY AN EXTRA COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS, ALONG WITH WITH BENEFITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WE DECIDEDD& THEY PROVIDE THE CLEANING, THE CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND THEY'RE WORKING THEIR INSURANCE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE PROVIDE THE DISPOSABLE, THE PAPER SUPPLYY& FOR THAT, BUT THEY PROVIDE THE,& THE, THE EMPLOYEES TO CLEAN THEIR INSURANCE, AND THEY PROVIDE THE CHEMICALS THAT THEY USE TO CLEAN UP AROUND THEIR FACILITIES. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M ASSUMING YOU GUYS KIND OF WEIGHED OUT WHAT WAS CHEAPER OR& MORE BENEFICIAL AND BENEFICIALL& IN THE END. CORRECT? OKAY. AND SO WAS THIS THE MORE COSTT& EFFECTIVE OPTION RATHER THANN& JUST HIRING THE INDIVIDUAL? OKAY, OKAY. YES, SIR. I HOPE I'M THE LAST QUESTION. SO IF THEY'RE WORKING ALONG THE SAME SCHEDULE AS THE CITY, THE CITYY& BUILDINGS ARE I BELIEVE THEY COME IN EARLIER THAN WE DO. MYY& ACTUAL QUESTION IS IF WE HOLD ADDITIONAL, LET'S SAY, ENGAGE IN, I DON'T KNOW, EVENTS, WOULD THEY ALSO COME IN TO, TO DO [00:20:01] THEIR SERVICES AFTERWARDS OR IS IT JUST A SET SCHEDULE? THEY HAVE A SET SCHEDULE. A CERTAIN LADIES DO HAVE LIKE CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND BUT THEY COME INN& AT A CERTAIN TIME AND LEAVE ATT& A CERTAIN TIME. THAT'S THEIRR& WORK SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY. OKAY& SO MY EXAMPLE WAS IF WE HAD ANN& EVENT, LET'S SAY ON A SATURDAY,& THE OFFICES WOULD REMAIN, LET'S SAY UNCLEAN UNTIL THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY THAT THEY WOULD WORK. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL,,& I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE EVENTS ON THE WEEKENDS. I MEAN,& IF IF EVER COME IN AND CLEAN,,& BUT I GUESS THAT WOULD BE AT AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE BECAUSE THAT'S OUT OF THEIR TIME SCHEDULE. WE WE AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION HERE PD, THEY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HOSTED SOME EVENTS HERE ON THE WEEKENDS. BUT USUALLY PD STAFF WILL TAKE CARE OF THE CLEANUPP& FOR THAT. AND THEN THEY'LL ASSUME THE REGULAR DUTIES THAT FOLLOWING AFTER THE WEEKEND,,& THE FOLLOWING MONDAY OR TUESDAY, DEPENDING ON IF IT'S A HOLIDAY OR NOT. THEY'LL COME IN AND THEY'LL JUST HANDLE THE REGULAR DUTIES HERE. BUT IF IT'S ANN& EVENT, THEN WHOEVER'S HOSTING THAT EVENT WILL HANDLE THE CLEANUP FOR THAT EVENT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO. ISS& THERE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ISS& THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU, THANK& YOU. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, QUIROZ. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI, CLAUDIA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. [11. PUBLIC HEARING] OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11. THIS IS A& PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS ON THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. ENACTINGG& THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE 2025 2026 FISCAL YEAR. FUNDING MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER AND SEVERABILITYY& CLAUSES. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.& THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. SO OUR BUDGET HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT& SINCE THE LAST TIME WE WE MET, WE HAD A UPDATE ON OUR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRICT, I'M SORRY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ELL& PASO. AND THAT WAS ABOUT A $29,000 INCREASE OVER WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED. SO WE HAD TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THAT IN THE BUDGET. OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S PRETTY MUCH REMAINED STABLE. SO OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET WILL BE AT 11,000,967 50 FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE WILL BE AT 3,000,005 552 STREET MAINTENANCE FUND 1,000,003 74 818 OUR TRS FUNDD& WILL BE AT 1 MILLION 2219 ANDD& OUR SPECIAL EVENTS FUND WILL BE AT 30 MILLION. I'M SORRY, $30,000. THAT'S A BIG ONE,,& RIGHT? SO OUR REVENUES AND OUR EXPENSES EQUAL TO THE SAMEE& AMOUNT 17 MILLION. 393 $143. I DO HAVE A NEW. DESCRIPTION ON THE WHAT CAUSED THE INCREASE IN& THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUDGET. SO IF WE START OUT WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 2025, IT& WAS 11,014,950. WE HAVE HAD ONE AMENDMENT FOR 55,000. SO OUR CURRENT 2025 BUDGET IS AT 11,000,069 950. AND THE ITEMS THAT ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASE TO THIS TO THEE& PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR& 2026 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. WE HAD A MERIT INCREASE OF 126,627 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. SALARIESS& AND BENEFITS OF 239 260. WE DID HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADD TWO POLICE OFFICERS, BUT CHIEF VARGAS WAS KIND ENOUGH TO REDUCE HISS& CAPITAL BUDGET AND OTHER OTHER BUDGETS. IN HIS OTHER TWO DIVISIONS, DISPATCH AND IT TOO& ACCOMMODATE THIS INCREASE. SOO& THEY JUST KIND OF OFFSET EACHH& OTHER. AND WE DID HAVE A DECREASE IN OUR ELECTIONN& EXPENSES. WE'RE NOT HAVING AN ELECTION IN 2026 OF 75,621. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE IT& SOFTWARE AND LICENSING MAINTENANCE FEES OF 112 926. A DECREASE IN THE MASS TRANSIT CONTRIBUTION OF 57,400, AND OUR MEDICAL AND DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS INCREASED BY 67,022 $32 AND PARKS CONTRACTEDD& SERVICES FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKS AND FOR WATER AMOUNTED TO $105,286 INCREASE, AND THE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS 104,822. OUR INCREASE FOR THE PROPERTY LIABILITY AND AUTOO& INSURANCE WAS 29,705, AND FOR RETIREMENT BENEFITS 52,747. AND AS I MENTIONED, THE HEALTH ANDD& ENVIRONMENT AGREEMENT 29,639. THERE'S A NET AMOUNT OF 86,0000& [00:25:04] THAT IS A NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE DECREASE AND INCREASE. SO THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE BALANCE TOO& EQUAL THE TOTAL INCREASE IN THE BUDGET OF 800,800 FOR. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE OF THE REVENUE BY TYPE IS,,& OF COURSE OUR THE PROPERTY TAXES ARE OUR MAJOR SOURCE OFF& REVENUE, FOLLOWED BY OUR SALES TAX AND FRANCHISE FEES AND BUILDING INSPECTION FEES ANDD& OTHER INCOME. THE OTHER INCOME, I THINK MR. GARCIA HAD ASKED BEFORE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT INCLUDES OUR. INTEREST INCOME ON OUR BANK ACCOUNTS. IT& ALSO INCLUDES OUR AGREEMENTS WITH ESD NUMBER ONE AND NUMBERR& TWO, WHICH PROVIDES FOR SOME OF THE COSTS FOR OUR DISPATCH SERVICES AND THEN OUR EXPENDITURES. AS USUAL,,& SALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE THEE& HIGHEST AT 43%, FOLLOWED BY OUR DEBT SERVICE OF 18 AND STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF 13%. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU MA'AM,,& I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I KNOWW& THIS WAS A TOUGH, LONG ONE, SO. BEING THAT THIS IS A PUBLICC& HEARING, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLICC& COMMENT. WOULD ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM ITEM NUMBER 11. BEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE THAT& WISHES TO COMMENT, WE'LL GO [12. Discussion and Action] AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 12, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 12. THIS IS THEE& DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTIONN& OF THIS SAME ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD. DO YOUU& WANT THE PRESENTATION AGAIN? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. MISS GAITAN, I KNOW LASTT& WEEK AND THIS WEEK YOU ALL WERE& FINALIZING NUMBERS. SO NUMBERSS& CHANGED SLIGHTLY. LAST WEEK THE REVENUE TOTAL WAS 17,369,927. AND NOW THIS WEEK WE HAD A $23,000 INCREASE. I'M JUSTT& WONDERING WHERE DID THOSE WAS THAT FROM? INCREASED REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAXES? WE DIDD& INCREASE THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE DIPPING INTO FOR OUR PRIOR YEAR SURPLUS, I SEE OKAY, OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. NO, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL? DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS,& SIR? I DO, AND ACTUALLY IT WAS JUST DID WE END UP GETTING A RESOLUTION ON THE VEHICLES WEE& WERE PURCHASING, WHICH WAS, I BELIEVE, A COROLLA AND A CAMRY THAT'S GOING TO BE ON AA& SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM COMING UP, SIR. YES, SIR. AND THAT WILL BE PURCHASED DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, NOT NEXT. YES, MA'AM. YES& SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE ON THE BUDGET? NO. IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE.& WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. HI. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI. HI. HI. MOTIONN& CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL..& THANK YOU. MA'AM. MOVE ON TO ITEM 13, PLEASE. ON TO ITEMM& [13. Discussion and Action] NUMBER 13. THIS IS ON RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE ADOPTED ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. OOPS. OH. DID I CLOSE ITT& OUT? SORRY. THANK YOU. YES,,& MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL FINANCE DIRECTOR. IF YOU'LL RECALL, THIS IS OUR PROPERTY TAX RATES WILL BE 0.535368 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THAT IS MADE UP OF OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF 3.36192 AND OUR DEBT SERVICE OF 0.173676. THISS& WILL BRING IN AN AN ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF 371,552. THE RATE IS ACTUALLY A DECREASE OF 4.29%. AND THE BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN APPRAISAL VALUE, WE WILL BRING IN AN ADDITIONAL 4.20% IN& REVENUE. OKAY. THANK YOU. MA'AM& ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL. NO. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND..& COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THEE& COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ I ORTEGA. HI. AVILA. AMES I I MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14. THIS IS AA& [14. PUBLIC HEARING] [00:30:08] PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSEDD& TAX RATE, ON THE PROPOSED TAX, ON THE PROPOSED 2025 TAX RATE OF 0.535368, WHICH IS AN INCREASE TO THE TOTAL TAX REVENUES FROM PROPERTIES ON THE TAX RULE IN THE PRECEDING TAX YEAR OF $371,552, OR 4.20%..& INDIVIDUAL TAXES MAY INCREASEE& AT A GREATER OR LESSER RATE, OR& EVEN DECREASE, DEPENDING ON THE CHANGE IN THE TAXABLE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY IN RELATION TO THE CHANGE IN TAXABLE VALUE OFF& ALL OTHER PROPERTY AND THE TAX RATE THAT IS ADOPTED. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL ON FINANCEE& DIRECTOR FOR THE. FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. AS PREVIOUSLYY& MENTIONED IT'S GOING TO BE 0.361492 FOR OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. AND OUR DEBTT& SERVICE TAX RATE IS 0.173876. THE TOTAL PROPOSED TAX RATE IS 0.535368. THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE IS 0.536205, AND OUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS 0.349268. THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ADOPTING, IS 5.535368. THE TOTAL THE TOTAL TAX RATE IS A DECREASE OF 4.29 FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 RATE, AND IT WILL BRING INN& APPROXIMATELY $371,552, OR 4.2% MORE PROPERTY TAXES THAN IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. THANK YOU..& THANK YOU MA'AM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS PRESENTATION? MISS GAITAN, DOO& YOU HAVE THE FIGURE FOR LET'S SAY WE KEPT THE 2024 RATE? WHAT? THE TOTAL INCREASE IN REVENUES WOULD BE IF WE DID WHAT? I'M SORRY IF WE IF WE KEPT LAST YEAR'S RATE, I KNOW APPRAISALSS& WENT UP WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT NUMBER THAT WE WOULD HAVEE& RAISED IN REVENUES. IT WOULD HAVE. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I DON'T REMEMBERR& IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. I DON'T REMEMBER IF I HAVE THAT ON THAT& PREVIOUS SLIDE. THANK YOU. NUMBER 11. ITEM NUMBER 11. I THINK ON THAT ON THIS TABLE WEE& HAVE A COMPARISON OF THE 20244& RATE AND THE 2025 RATE. ON THE TABLE. I'M SORRY THE 25 AND THE 26 RATE. WE DON'T HAVE THE 244& RATE WITH US THIS EVENING. YEAH. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRINGG& TO? YES. YEAH OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. ARE YOU DONE? YES. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO. IS THERE A MOTION? THIS ISS& A PUBLIC I'M SORRY, PUBLIC HEARING. I JUST READ THAT BEING THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING,,& I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR TO OPEN FOR OPEN COMMENT.& IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO. SEEING THAT NOBODY IS HERE TO COMMENT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC& COMMENT AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO [15. PUBLIC HEARING] ITEM 15. I'M SORRY. YES. ITEM 15. ITEM NUMBER 15. AND THIS IS ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS ON THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE 2025 AD VALOREM TAX RATE AND LEVY OF ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALLL& TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND INTEREST AND PROVIDING FOR THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT,,& SEVERABILITY, SAVINGS CLAUSE, PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAMEE& INFORMATION. A LOT OF THIS WE DO FOR TO KEEP IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR STATE LAWS. BUT AS YOU RECALL, THE THE RATE IS GOING TO BE THE 0.535368. WE ANTICIPATE IT'S GOING TO RAISE $9.2 MILLION IN IN REVENUES, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OVER LASTT& YEAR'S OF 3.71 552. AND WE CANN& LOOK AT THE TABLE ON THISS& [00:35:03] BOTTOM OF THE TABLE. ON THIS SCREEN FOR THIS TABLE, I SHOULD SAY. AND ON AN AVERAGE HOME, THE INCREASE WILL BE BASED ON. IF YOU COMPARE THE 25 AND THE 26 VALUES OF THE HOME, THE INCREASE THIS YEAR, THE VALUE OF THE HOME WENT INCREASED BY 12,009 76. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE RATE FOR 2025 ON THE HOMEE& OF A VALUED AT 193,522, THE TAXES IN 2025 WOULD HAVE BEEN $1,000.82. BUT WITH THE NEW TAX RATE AND BECAUSE THE VALUE WENT& UP, THE 2026 TAXES WILL BE $1,105. THAT'S AN INCREASE OFF& $23, AND ONLY BECAUSE THE VALUE WENT UP, NOT BECAUSE OUR TAX RATE WENT UP. IF YOU LOOK AT A VALUE OF A HOME THAT'S IN THEE& LOW 70S, AT LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE, IT WOULD BE AT THREE 9156. THIS YEAR WILL BE 374 76, A DECREASE OF $16.79. AND ON THE HIGH END, IF YOU LOOK AT A HOME& THAT'S VALUED AT $300,000, THE TAX RATE, I'M SORRY, THE TAX AMOUNT WILL BE 1006 78. AND FOR LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR WILL BE 1606, AND IT WILL BE AA& DECREASE OF $71.99. THANK YOU MA'AM. BEING THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT, I'LL GO& [16. Discussion and Action] AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 16,,& PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 16, THIS IS& THE DISCUSSION AND ACTIONN& PORTION OF THIS SAME ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD. WE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANKK& YOU MA'AM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THISS& AGENDA ITEM? NO, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN& YOU PLEASE, PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. HI. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. HI. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AND I BELIEVE HERE WE NEED. ITEM SEVEN. IS THERE AA& PRESENTATION THAT'S NEEDED? YES& SO WE'RE GOING TO HANG TIGHT FOR JUST REAL QUICK. THERE'S A PRESENTATION THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT ON THERE. SO IN THE MEANTIME I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DO THIS EARLIER, I ACTUALLY FORGOT EARLIER. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENT THAT WE HAVE FROM EL PASOO& COMMUNITY COLLEGE HERE. MR. DIEGO, HOW ARE YOU? SO HE'S HERE AS A PART OF HIS CLASS TOO& MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR JOB AS WELL. RIGHT. AND TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT. SO GOOD TOO& HAVE YOU HERE, BUDDY. OKAY. AND I WISH I WAS THAT FAST ON THEE& COMPUTER. DID YOU SEE THAT? [17. PUBLIC HEARING] RIGHT. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 17. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS ON THE SECOND READINGG& OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 0313, AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR, ANN& ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 0313 OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, ADOPTING THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE 20 2425 FISCAL YEAR TO ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,000 FROM THEE& POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET TO THE& ADMINISTRATION BUDGET FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO CITY VEHICLES, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. GOODD& EVENING, COUNCIL FINANCE DIRECTOR. THIS IS AN AGENDAA& ITEM TO PURCHASE TWO VEHICLES FOR USE BY CITY PERSONNEL AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WHILE CONDUCTING CITY BUSINESS. THE ESTIMATED COST IS $58,000, ANDD& THE BUDGET AMENDMENT PROPOSES A& TRANSFER FROM THE SALARIES ITEM& FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION AND TRANSFERRING IT TO THEE& [00:40:06] ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. BUDGET. WE DID HAVE A CHANGE IN THE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE. WE GOT ANOTHER QUOTE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE WITH RUDOLPH CHEVROLET, AND INSTEAD OF GETTING THE TOYOTAS,& WE'RE GOING TO GET TWO CHEVROLET SUVS. PERFECT. THEE& COST IS GOING TO BE THE SAME FOR THE TWO VEHICLES. SO THIS JUST SHOWS WHERE WE'RE DRAWING THE FUNDS FROM. WE'RE DRAWINGG& IT FROM THE SALARIES, PUBLICC& SAFETY BUDGET LINE FOR $58,000, A DECREASE FROM THAT LINE. AND WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE OUR VEHICLES ADMINISTRATION BUDGET BY THE SAME AMOUNT, 58,000. THIS IS A DISPLAY OF WHAT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL LOOK LIKE& YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS NO INCREASE TO THE BUDGET. WE'RE JUST MOVING THE MONEY FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY LINE AND INCREASING THE CAPITAL COST FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM, BEING THAT THIS IS A PUBLICC& HEARING, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLICC& COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT, WE'LLL& [18. Discussion and Action] GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLICC& COMMENT AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 18, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 18. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM OF THE SAMEE& ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL ON THIS? I GOT ONE, II& THINK IT'S SILLY, BUT WHAT KIND& OF SUV. LET'S SEE. JUST CURIOUS ON THE SIZE. THAT'S ALL RIGHT..& IT'S A CHEVROLET TRAX OKAY. TRACKS. TRACKS. OKAY. GOOD DEAL& OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? PIGGYBACK ON MR..& RICARDO'S QUESTION SO THE PRICE STAYS THE SAME? YES. FOR THE TOTAL COST OF THE TOTAL COST,,& THE ORIGINAL IDEA WAS TO PURCHASE TWO TOYOTAS. WHAT ISS& THE USED VEHICLES? I'M SORRY, I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. WERE THESE THE USED VEHICLES THAT. NO, THESE ARE NEW VEHICLES AND SOO& ARE THE THE ONES THAT WE'RE GOING WITH NOW. YES. YES THE CHEVYS. SO PRICE BEING THE SAME& WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF GOINGG& WITH THE CHEVY OVER THEE& ORIGINAL. THERE'S MORE ROOM TO CARRY MORE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE..& OKAY. YEAH. SOMETIMES WHEN THE MAYOR IS OUT ENTERTAINING VISITORS TO THE CITY, HE HAS MENTIONED THAT IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO GET IN AND OUT OF AN SUV RATHER THAN A CAR. YEAH. AND I THINK ALSO THE AVAILABILITY OF OF ONE OF THEM.& CORRECT? YES, YES. AND THEY'RE ALSO THROUGH A PROPERTY. YEAH..& THAT'S CORRECT. I DIDN'T CATCH THAT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE..& COOPERATIVE. YES. THANK YOU. IS& THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE..& SECOND MOTION OKAY. GOT IT. ISS& THERE A SECOND? I SECOND AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULLL& THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, HEROES. HI, ORTEGA. GOOD NIGHT. AVILA. HI, AMES. HI, CLAUDIA. HI. [19. Discussion and Action] MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 19. THIS IS ON AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH SB AND G FOR AUDITING SERVICES FORR& FISCAL YEAR 2025. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL FINANCE DIRECTOR. THISS& IS A RENEWAL OF OUR CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR AUDITORS. AND SO I'M JUST GIVING YOU A COMPARATIVE OFF& WHAT OUR WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING AS OUR AUDIT FEES. THAT OF COURSE IN THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER IT'S ALWAYS AN ESTIMATE AMOUNT. IT'S $55,400. AND THAT INCLUDES $9,900 FOR OUR SINGLE AUDIT SERVICES, WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED& TO PERFORM. IF WE HAVE FEDERAL GRANTS, WHICH WE DO HAVE AA& COUPLE OF FEDERAL GRANTS THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICE, I'M SORRY, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ONE THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS YEAR, THE BUDGETED AMOUNTT& FOR THE AUDIT FEES IS $75,000, AND THE FEE FOR THE 2024 AUDIT WAS $71,990. I'LL BE HAPPY TOO& ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU MA'AM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL, MISS GREYTHORNE? TYPICALLY, WHEN AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED, WHAT'S THE TIMELINEE& FROM WHEN THEY START THE AUDIT TO WHEN THEY PROVIDE THATT& FINISHED PACKET? FOR US, IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER. THEY USUALLY START AROUND THANKSGIVING, RIGHT BEFOREE& THANKSGIVING OR AFTERR& THANKSGIVING, AND THEY WILL BEE& [00:45:01] HERE TILL MARCH. OKAY. THANK YOU MISS. SO YES, I SAY THAT JOKINGLY, BUT THEY'RE NOT DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH. IT'S JUST A LONG PROCESS. SO ANYY& OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND,,& SECOND AND A SECOND? COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. HI. MOTION CARRIES..& [20. Discussion] THANK YOU. COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER 20. THIS IS A DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY. THIS IS ON THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY'S MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM. BENEFITS TO INCREASEE& THE CITY'S MATCHING RATIO TO 6.66%. WHICH? WHICH I DIDN'TT& LIKE. OKAY, I ASKED TO CHANGE THAT, BUT I ALWAYS SAID THAT WE& WE COULD NOT. YEAH. SO. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO I GUESS THE NEXT ONE WILL ADD THE ADDITIONAL DECIMAL POINTS AT THE END,,& MAYBE ZERO AT THE END I DON'T KNOW. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL LILY GAITAN, FINANCE DIRECTOR. IF YOU'LL RECALL, WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, WE MENTIONED THAT WE WERE PROPOSING TO INCREASE OUR MATCH& TO THE EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTIONN& FOR OUR RETIREMENT PLAN. SOO& THIS IS WHAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOMEE& INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CURRENT PLAN, THE CITY ELECTED TOO& PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2018. ANN& EMPLOYEE BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE SYSTEM AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND EMPLOYEES ARE VESTED AFTER FIVE YEARS OFF& CREDITED SERVICE AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE AT AGE 60 OR WITH 20 YEARS OF SERVICE,,& REGARDLESS OF AGE. EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE 5% OF THEIR EARNINGS. THE EMPLOYER OR THE CURRENT EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION OR MATCHING RATIO IS 1.5 TO 1,,& WHICH MEANS THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES& THE CITY CONTRIBUTES $1.5 50. THE CITY'S CURRENT CONTRIBUTION& RATE IS 5.60, SO THE PROPOSEDD& CHANGE TO THE PLAN IS TO TO CHANGE THE MATCHING RATIO FROM 1.5 TO 2 .1. 5 TO 1, TWO, 2 TO 1. SO INSTEAD OF $1.52 FOR EVERY DOLLAR, WE'RE GOING TOO& CONTRIBUTE $2. FOR EVERY DOLLAR& THEY CONTRIBUTE. THE CITY'SS& CONTRIBUTION RATE WOULDD& INCREASE TO 6.66%, AND THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE MATCHING& RATIO WOULD BEGIN IN JANUARY OF 2026. THE PROPOSED CHANGESS& INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, AT A COST OF 57,747 OVER THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, COST FOR THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE TO THE MATCHINGG& RATIO TO RETAIN CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND TO ENHANCE CITY BENEFITS OFFERED TO PROSPECTIVE& EMPLOYEES. THIS IS A A HANDOUT THAT THE TMRS PROVIDED TO US,,& COMPARING THE CURRENT PLAN AND THE OPTION ONE PLAN, WHICH ISS& WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, AND YOUU& CAN SEE THAT HIGHLIGHTED IN RED& IS THE CHANGE THAT WE'REE& PROPOSING FOR THE CITY MATCHING& RATIO FROM 2 TO 1 POINT 5 TO 1 TO 2 TO 1. THEY ARE SHOWING ON. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM PART OF THE TABLE I DON'T REMEMBERR& HOW TO HIGHLIGHT. LET ME SEE..& DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, THEY'REE& SHOWING 5.04% AS OUR MATCHING CONTRIBUTION. BUT FOR THE LASTT& TWO YEARS, TMRS HAS MADE THEE& RECOMMENDATION OF A RATE THAT'S& LOW. THAT WAS LOWER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR. AND I BELIEVE INN& 2023, THE RATE WAS AT 5.7%. AND THEY RECOMMENDED A EMPLOYER MATCHING RATE OF LOWER THANN& THAT WAY. LOWER THAN THAT LIKE 5.25. SO IN AN EFFORT TO BRING DOWN OUR UNFUNDED PORTION OFF& OUR PORTFOLIO, WE RECOMMENDED TO INCREASE THE RATE TO 5.6. SO IN 2023, I'M SORRY, IN 2024, I SHOULD CORRECT THAT WAS IN 2024 THAT WE INCREASED IT TO 5.6..& AND IN 2025 WE KEPT IT AT 5.6..& SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SHOWINGG& THE 5.4, THEY'RE SHOWING THEIR IS THEIR RECOMMENDED RATE. BUT WE'VE BEEN CONTRIBUTING 5.6..& WE'RE CURRENTLY FUNDED AT ABOUT 69.5%. SO THE RATE WOULD CHANGE TO 6.6%, 6.66%. ON THE EMPLOYER SIDE, THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION WOULD REMAIN AT 5% OF THEIR EARNINGS. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES. ON THE TABLE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW& WHERE IT SAYS FUNDED RATIO. IFF& I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, WE WERE AT 5.065.60. WE'RE CURRENTLY CONTRIBUTING 5.605.60. YES SIR. AND WE WOULD BE GOING TO 6.666. OKAY. THEN THE FIGURES BELOW THAT SHOW THE UNFUNDED. ACTUARIAL LIABILITY. YES. SO IT'S HIGHER. IT WOULDD& [00:50:12] BE HIGHER BECAUSE THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE'REE& CONTRIBUTING TO THE EMPLOYEES PLAN IS HIGHER. WELL THAT'SS& OKAY. YEAH I'M OKAY. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE'RE CONTRIBUTING $22& INSTEAD OF ONE AND A HALF FOR EACH DOLLAR THAT THEY PUT IN. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. MISS. SO LAST TIME I ASKED YOU SAIDD& WE HAVE 97 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND SO WITH THIS RATIO INCREASE, WE'RE LOOKING TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES AND EVENTUALLY ATTRACT NEW EMPLOYEES. HOW MUCH DO WE ANTICIPATE THE NUMBER OF CITYY& EMPLOYEES TO INCREASE OVER THEE& NEXT FIVE, TEN YEARS? FIVE, TEN& YEARS? WELL, RIGHT NOW WE HAVEE& BUDGETED 101 OKAY, 101. WE DON'T KNOW. YEAH, IT DEPENDS ON THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR BUDGET, AS WELL AS TO HOW MANY MORE EMPLOYEES WE CAN HIRE. I WISH WE HAD A BETTER ANSWERR& FOR YOU FOR 5 TO 10 YEARS FROMM& NOW. RIGHT NOW WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH ON A YEAR TO YEARR& BASIS, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BUDGETING CORRECTLY AND WE'RE IT'S HARD FOR US WITH THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE& TO GROW AT THE SAME PACE THAT THE CITY IS GROWING. WE'RE WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST. FOR INSTANCE, THE TWO OFFICERS THAT& ARE THAT ARE THE TWO NEW OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE NEW BUDGET, THE CALCULATIONS FOR THE GROWTH OF HORIZON CITY, WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE, WE'REE& SHORT NINE OFFICERS. SO BUT LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET, WE REALLY ONLY HAD ROOM TO BRING ON TWO MORE OFFICERS. SO YEAH, THAT WE COULD SAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO IN FIVE, TEN YEARS,,& WE'RE GOING TO BE PLUS 30 PLUS 40. BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW. IT'S REALLY IS BUDGETT& CONSTRAINT FOR US RIGHT NOW..& UNTIL WE START BRINGING IN A LOT MORE COMMERCIAL, A LOT MORE SALES TAX, A LOT MORE TO KINDD& OF OFFSET THE THE TAX BURDEN ON THE RESIDENTS FOR, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY TAXES ALONE. WE STARTT& BRINGING IN SALES TAX AND WEE& CAN START REALLY BUMPING UPP& THOSE NUMBERS AS TO NUMBERS, TO START PROVIDING THE SERVICES THAT, THAT, THAT WE SHOULD BEE& PROVIDING FOR, FOR THE CITY OR THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CITY. YOU KNOW, THE WE DO. I THINK THE STAFF HERE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB AT MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET EVERYTHING DONE AND PROVIDING THE SERVICES THAT THAT AREE& REQUIRED FOR THE CITY. BUT OF COURSE, YEAH, IF WE COULD GET FIND WAYS TO FUND ADDITIONALL& STAFF, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME,,& YOU KNOW. BUT I DON'T KNOW IFF& THERE'S A TRUE NUMBER I COULD GIVE YOU FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOURR& QUESTION. YES. AND YOU KNOW THE& REASON I ASKED, LOOKING AT THE VALENCIA DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SEE THAT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, BE COMPLETED IN A FEW YEARS,,& WE'RE GOING TO GET NEARLY DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF HOUSESS& MORE OR LESS. WELL, IT WILL BEE& PROBABLY 50% MORE, MAYBE 40, 40& TO 50% MORE OF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. YEAH. SO WE'RE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE REAL QUICK, YOU KNOW. AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING IN THE FUTURE IF WE'RE PLANNING TO HAVE CAPACITY FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT NEED. I KNOW POLICEE& DEPARTMENT IS A PRIORITY, OF COURSE, BUT YEAH, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS IS ALSO THERE AND NEEDED. EVEN OUR PLANNINGG& DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING SERVICES, WE'RE GOING TO NEED HELP WITH THAT BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH OUT HERE. SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WEE& TOOK A REALLY HARD LOOK AT THAT THIS YEAR TO KIND OF SEE WHAT KIND OF CHANGES WE COULD MAKEE& TO INCREASE THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE THESE BABY STEPS, BABY STEPS, BABY STEPS, AND THEN THE THE INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, INSURANCE BENEFIT EVERYTHING ELSE. THAT'S THATT& REALLY KIND OF HINDERS WHAT THE KIND OF GROWTH WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS FAR AS STAFFING HERE. SO& THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLYY& LOOKING AT. SO I'LL TRY AND GET YOU A BETTER NUMBER NEXT YEAR'S& BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU..& WE'RE ALSO GOING TO WORK ON A STEP SCHEDULE A STEP SCHEDULEE& FOR CONTROL THE COST AS WELL ON& THE SALARIES ON THE ON THE SALARIES. SALARIES. YEAH. AND WE DID PLAN FOR FEES THAT WE'RE& GOING TO COLLECT ON 374 ADDITIONAL NEW HOMES. BUT WEE& THINK THAT THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, 27 WILL PROBABLY BE HIGHER. AND AND THAT'S WHEN WE'LL SEE MOREE& GROWTH. YEAH. IN VALENCIAA& PARTICULARLY. YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT MISS GAITAN. SOO& OKAY. YES. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS ARE YOU'RE INCREASINGG& YOUR CONTRIBUTION RATE TO HELP FUND YOUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYBE IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CONSIDER AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IS TO PUT ONE TIME PAYMENTS INTO THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY SO THAT YOU CAN GET TO BE MAYBE AROUND 75, 80%. THAT WOULD BE A MUCH MOREE& COMFORTABLE RANGE, ESPECIALLYY& AS YOU HAVE MORE RETIREES. YOUR& SALARIES INCREASE. THAT FUNDING [00:55:02] BALANCE JUST KEEPS INCREASING. SO WE ACTUALLY WE ACTUALLYY& LOOKED AT THAT BECAUSE ONE OFF& THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE HADD& IN ADDITION TO THIS ONE WAS TOO& PAY IN INTO THE PLAN, BUT THE EXPENSE WAS VERY HIGH, SO WEE& DIDN'T FEEL WE COULD DO IT NOW.& BUT PERHAPS IN THE FUTUREE& THAT'S A THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION. PERFECT. THANKS FOR CONSIDERING THAT. YES. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. NO. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. ONN& TO ITEM NUMBER 21 AND 22 STAFF. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. WE'RE DONE. OH THAT'S IT. THAT'S SURE& WE HAD MORE FOR YOU. ITEMS 211& AND 22 STAFF HAS REQUESTED DELETION OF THESE TWO ITEMS OKAY I'LL MOVE TO DELETE ITEMS 21 AND 22 OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE DO HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THEE& COUNCIL? ORTEGA. ORTEGA. AVILA. HI. HI. HI. MOTION CARRIES. [23. Discussion and Action] OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 23. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION& ITEM. THIS IS ON THE FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT APPLICATION FOR DESERT BREEZE. UNIT NUMBER THREE, CASE NUMBER CC 25 0001. TO REAFFIRM APPROVAL AND TOO& ALLOW RECORDING OF THE PLATT& PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF ALLL& REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS SECURED BY SUFFICIENT BOND. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF SECTION 32,,& BLOCK 78, TOWNSHIP THREE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEYS TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 13.272 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE H2O. TARA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OUR PLANNINGG& DEPARTMENT. SO THIS ITEM WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BACK IN MARCH. BUT THE THE DEVELOPER WAS MOVING PRETTY FAST ON IT. SO WHAT THEY'RE ASKING IS TO REAFFIRM THEE& APPROVAL AND THEN A RESOLUTIONN& TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT TO RECORD THEE& SUBDIVISION. EARLIER, THEY DID SUBMIT A BOND TO SECURE THE PERFORMANCE BOND, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALREADY COMPLETE. THEY'RE PROBABLY, I WOULD SAY, 85 TO 90% COMPLETE ALREADY. THEY'VE GOT ROADS IN AND UTILITIES IN..& THERE'S JUST A FEW MORE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO, BUT THEY WANTED TO AGAIN MOVE A LITTLEE& FASTER ON THE SUBDIVISION, SO THEY WANTED TO RECORD IT AA& LITTLE EARLIER. STAFF DIDN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT. WE& RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THERE IS A SLIGHT ERROR ON THE BOND..& SHOULD BE SUBMITTING IT TO US,,& BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH WITH THE BOND ITSELF, THE PERFORMANCE BOND. SO WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SIR..& YES SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I WAS GOING TO SAY FROM STAFF BUT NO FROM COUNCIL. SORRY. NOO& QUESTIONS. MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. HI. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK [24. Discussion and Action] YOU. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 24, THIS& IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS THAT THE MAYOR BEE& ALLOWED TO SIGN A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE SERVICE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HORIZON CITY ECONOMICC& DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND PROJECT VIVA, A TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOR THE PROVISION OF ON SITE BUSINESS SUPPORT AND EVENT SERVICES FOR ONE YEARR& TERM COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. GOOD EVENING,,& COUNCIL LADY GARCIA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE HORIZON CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SO THE& ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST TO HAVE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PROJECT VIVA AND THE HORIZON CITY EDC. YOU HAVE THIS REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT THE EDC SPENDSS& THAT'S OVER $5,000. WE HAVE TO BRING TO COUNCIL AND PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL FOR FOR YOURR& APPROVAL. SO REALLY WHAT THISS& IS, IT'S A BUSINESS SERVICES AGREEMENT. WE HAVE AN MOU WITH PROJECT VIVA SINCE 2024. SINCE SINCE APRIL 2024. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WEREE& WORKING WITH US AT THAT TIME IS THEY GAVE US FREE SERVICES. ALL WE DID, ALL WE PROVIDED FOR THEM WAS OFFICE SPACE. THEYY& GAVE US MICRO-ENTERPRISEE& SUPPORT THEY HAD. THEY HAVE A LOAN SECTION WHERE THEYY& ACTUALLY HELP BUSINESSES WITHH& SMALL LOANS. THEY HELPED US WITH BUSINESS WORKSHOP AND EVENTS. SO SO THEY PROVIDEDD& GREAT SERVICES. THE ONLY THINGG& THAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THEM IS& THAT THEY ALSO PROVIDED THOSEE& SERVICES TO THE OUTLYING COMMUNITY. RIGHT. SO THE COUNTY& OF EL PASO, NOT SPECIFICALLY JUST HORIZON CITY, BUT THERE WAS SOME HELP FOR HORIZON CITYY& AS WELL. AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO NOW IS JUST REALLY& [01:00:07] FOCUS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHH& HORIZON CITY. AND SO THE REQUEST IS THAT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM WHERE WEE& PAY THEM $10,000 A YEAR. RIGHT. AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING, THE ASKING THEM TO DO IS TO HAVE BUSINESS PLANS, TO PROVIDE BUSINESS PLANS FOR THE BUSINESSES ONLY IN HORIZON CITY& THAT THEY DO NETWORKING EVENTS. WE HAVE THE VIVA MARKET HERE IN IN HORIZON CITY, AS IN OUR ON OUR LOT IN OUR IN OUR BUILDING.& RIGHT. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT REALLY. A LOT OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THAT,,& THAT THEY PROVIDE LOANS, LOANN& PREPARATION AND ACCESS FOR BUSINESSES HERE IN HORIZON CITY& ONLY, AND THAT THEY HELP US WITH BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WORKK& WITH STAFF TO GO OUT THERE AND TALK TO THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TOO& CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT OFFICE SPACE AND MEETING SPACE AND OFFER THEM REFERRALS. AND AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE FOR FOR $10,000 A YEAR. SO THE TERM IN THIS CASE IS START OCTOBER OFF& 2025, OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR, ANDD& END IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026. LAST DAY. AND AGAIN, IT'S $10,000 THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ANNUALLY& AND SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'REE& GETTING IS ANOTHER EMPLOYEEE& HERE TWO DAYS OUT OF THE WEEKK& FOR $833 A MONTH, RIGHT? I THINK IT'S IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THE EDC TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY HERE THAT PROVIDES THOSE LOAN SERVICES. I& CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY PROVIDED TWO LOANS JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO PEOPLE HERE& IN HORIZON CITY OF SMALLL& BUSINESSES THAT WERE AFFECTEDD& BY THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT? SO THIS HELPS US PREPARE IN THE FUTURE AND REALLY FOCUS ONN& WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE INN& HORIZON CITY AND HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES IN HORIZON CITY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANYY& QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR..& APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COULDD& YOU GO BACK TO SLIDES. SO I'MM& JUST WONDERING IS THERE IN THE SERVICE AGREEMENT. DOES IT SPECIFY, YOU KNOW, THEE& FREQUENCY OF HOW MANYY& NETWORKING EVENTS ARE SUPPOSEDD& TO HAVE OR IT'S KIND OF ON AA& NEED BY SO SO WE HAVE TOO& ORGANIZE NETWORKING EVENTS. RIGHT. YOU KNOW AS WE AS WEE& START SEEING THINGS HAPPEN OUT HERE IN THE ECONOMY WITHH& VALENCIA COMING IN, WE'LL TRY TO PIVOT AND TRY TO HIT THOSE THINGS, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE AA& SPECIFIC AMOUNT JUST A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE STAFF IS& ALSO BUSY WITH OTHER THINGS AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEMM& DIRECTLY TO GO OUT AND WORKK& WITH THESE BUSINESSES AND HAVEE& THESE NETWORKING EVENTS. SO, YOU KNOW, AS TIME PERMITS FOR STAFF AS WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WORK WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, AND IT HAS TO FIT INTO THEIRR& SCHEDULE AS WELL. SO THEREE& ISN'T A SET AMOUNT. OKAY. THANK& YOU. SO WE TRY TO KEEP IT, YOUU& KNOW, AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE ASS& FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE FOR THEM AND FOR US OKAY. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS WORK WITH YOU, THE MARKET, BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND WE WANTED TO CONTINUE. WE WANTED TO HAPPEN YEAR AFTERR& YEAR HERE IN HORIZON CITY. YEAH& BECAUSE VERY WELL ATTENDED EVENT. IT REALLY WAS. MR..& GARCIA YOUR YOU SAID THAT THISS& WOULD BE STARTING TO BECOMEE& MORE FOCUSED FOR BUSINESSES IN HORIZON. AND THE DEFINITION FOR& THAT WOULD BE THAT THE ACTUALL& OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS TAKES PLACE AT HORIZON, OR IS THATT& JUST THE HUB IS HERE? IT'S ANYTHING THAT'S THAT CAN UTILIZE THEIR SERVICES HERE IN HORIZON CITY, A BUSINESS HEREE& IN HORIZON CITY THAT CAN AND REALLY THEY'RE MORE SMALL BUSINESSES. IT'S NOT GOING TOO& BE FOR YOUR FRANCHISE TYPE BUSINESSES BECAUSE THEY HAVE THOSE BUSINESS PLANS, BUSINESSS& PLANS. THEY HAVE THOSE LOANS..& IT'S THESE SMALLER BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, THE MOM AND POP SHOPS THAT ARE OUT HERE THAT REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. THANKK& YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVEE& TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND,,& SECOND AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. [25. Discussion and Action] GARCIA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 25..& DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS ISS& ON A REQUEST FROM THE ECONOMICC& DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EDC THAT THE HORIZON CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF $7,500 BY THE EDC TO SPONSOR THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S 2025 2026 CONFERENCES. SO AGAIN, GOOD EVENING, EDDIE GARCIA WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE RECORD. AND SO THE REQUEST HERE IS TO ALLOW THE EDC TO SPEND $7,500 TO WORK WITH THE TEXAS ECONOMIC& DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS ESSENTIALLY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARM FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. THEY PROVIDE TRAINING FOR US WITH THE SALES TAXES THAT WE UTILIZE FROM THE CITY, AND THEY ALSO DO OUTREACH FORR& THE DIFFERENT CITIES HERE IN TEXAS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE OUTT& THERE TRYING TO GET DIFFERENT BUSINESSES TO COME IN TO, TO,,& [01:05:02] TO TEXAS. AND SO WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS ITEM IS THAT THEY RARELY COME TO THE CITY OF EL PASO OR TO EL PASO COUNTY..& THEY'RE TYPICALLY OUT THERE IN SAN ANTONIO. THEY'RE OUT THERE IN AUSTIN AND HOUSTON AND DALLAS, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO GET FOLKS TO TRAVEL,,& AND IT'S BETTER ATTENDED WHENN& THEY GO TO THESE DIFFERENT CONFERENCES THAN IT IS FOR FOR THEM TO COME HERE TO EL PASO AND HAVE ALL THOSE FOLKS TRAVEL& OVER HERE. AND I SAY IT'SS& UNIQUE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO& BE HERE IN THE WINTER NEXT YEAR& IN FEBRUARY, 25 TO 27. AND WEE& THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENTT& OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EDC TO GO OUT THERE AND SPONSOR THESE EVENTS HERE IN OUR OWN CITY IN THE BORDERPLEX REGION. SOO& REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT, THAT WE SUPPORT THEM SO THAT THEY COME BACK TO THIS AREA BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO SHOWCASE WHAT HORIZON CITY IS DOING. AND WITH THAT, WHAT THAT DOES FOR US IS WE'RE GOING TOO& BE ABLE TO GO OUT TO THAT WINTER CONFERENCE, WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO SAN ANTONIO, WE'RE& GOING TO HAVE OUR DISPLAY TABLE& SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONEE& HERE IN HORIZON CITY, AGAIN,,& PROMOTING OUR CITY AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING INN& OUR CITY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE TRANSIT ORIENTEDD& DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LAND THAT'S AVAILABLE. WE'VE GOT ALL THE COMMERCIALL& PROPERTIES THAT THAT ARE OUTT& THERE. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW, LETTING FOLKS KNOW, LETTING DEVELOPERS KNOW THAT THERE'S THERE'S A PLACE TO COME OUT HERE ANDD& DEVELOP AND THEY CAN INVEST THEIR DOLLARS HERE. AND SOO& WE'LL BE DOING THAT HERE. IF YOU ALL APPROVE THIS ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WHICH IS GOING TOO& BE IN SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE IN OCTOBER. WE'RE GOING TO SPONSOR IT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO WE'REE& GOING TO HAVE OUR TABLE HERE IN& EL PASO. AND THEN THE MEDIA CONFERENCE, I THINK IT'S OUT IN DALLAS SOMEWHERE. BUT THAT JUST& SHOWS YOU, RIGHT, THAT WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,,& THAT WE SUPPORT THESE EVENTSS& COMING TO THE BOARD OFF& EDUCATION. AND WITH THAT, I'LLL& TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR, I APPRECIATE IT. II& APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS PUT IN OVER AT EDC THERE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. MR. GARCIA, CAN YOU GOO& BACK ONE SLIDE? SURE. SO I'M WONDERING FOR POINT FIVE UNDER LOGO RECOGNITION ON TDC'S WEBSITE WITH HYPERLINK FOR ONE YEAR. WHAT'S THE PRICE TAG OR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THATT& OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD FOR THAT ONE ITEM, JUST TO HAVE OUR CITY EDC WEBSITE AND HYPERLINK ON FOR ONE YEAR. YOU KNOW, II& COULDN'T TELL YOU. YOU KNOW,,& THE ONLY THING THAT THAT I CAN TELL YOU IS FOR THOSE PASSES THAT ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, IFF& YOU WANT TO PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT& TO IT, IT'S TYPICALLY $500 PERR& PERSON TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE..& BUT THE HYPERLINK, I COULDN'T TELL YOU. IT'S PROBABLY NOT A HUGE DOLLAR AMOUNT TO INCLUDE THE HYPERLINK IN THERE. IT'SS& JUST A MATTER OF PUTTING IT ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING THEE& HYPERLINK. YOU CAN CLICK IT AND IT GOES TO OUR TO OUR WEBSITE..& BUT WE THERE IS SOME BENEFIT TO& THIS. YOU SEE THERE'S FOUR PASSES THAT WILL THAT WILL POTENTIALLY GET MAYBE FIVEE& PASSES. AND IT'S $500 A PIECE, YOU KNOW, SO IT STARTS TOO& OFFSET THE COST OF THAT $7,500.& BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ITT& DOES, IT ALLOWS US TO SET UPP& OUR TABLE AT THESE CONFERENCES AND AGAIN SHOWCASE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN HORIZON CITY. AND NOT JUST, YOU KNOW,,& ATTENDING ONE OF THESEE& CONFERENCES. WE GET TO GO OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, OUR PLAN IS TO TAKE TO TAKE WHAT IT IS THATT& WE'RE DOING HERE AND SHOWCASING IT TO THE REST OF TEXAS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND ALSO,,& MR. GARCIA, ARE ALL OF THESEE& THREE DAY CONFERENCES? YES, THERE ARE THREE DAY CONFERENCES& FOR THE MOST PART. YES. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVEE& THE ANSWER TO THIS. I KNOW EDCC& WAS CREATED IN 2011. HAVE WEE& ALWAYS GONE TO THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL??& IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT PRIOR TO ME COMING HERE, THEY WOULD ATTEND IT. RIGHT. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING TOO& ATTEND AND IT'S ANOTHER THINGG& TO GO OUT THERE AND, AND REALLY SHOWCASE YOUR CITY AND HAVE A AND HAVE A TABLE THERE. I'VE GONE THERE A COUPLE TIMES. I NEVER SAW IT WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH MY FORMER EMPLOYER, II& NEVER SAW HORIZON CITY. BUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY FOR US, IT'SS& JUST NOT ATTENDING THESE CONFERENCES AND GOING TO THE TO& THE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. IT'S REALLY HAVING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND SO THIS IS REALLY TO& PUT HORIZON CITY ON THE MAP..& ABSOLUTELY. WHAT'S HAPPENINGG& WITH TEXAS EDC, THAT'S THE WHOLE GOAL. YOU KNOW, HORIZONSS& ON THE MAP. YEAH. YEAH, IT'S ON THE MAP. HORIZON IS ON THE MAP.& THAT'S WHY WE'RE GROWING SOO& FAST. BUT THIS IS REALLY SOO& WHAT WE'RE TARGETING HERE. AND MR. GARCIA AND RAFA AND I,,& WE'VE SPOKEN AT LENGTH ON THISS& TOPIC, AND WE REALLY WANT TOO& MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WE'RE MARKETING TO THE RIGHT COMPANIES TO COME OUT RIGHT. THAT'S WHO WE'RE FOCUSING ON. YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO HAVEE& DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE WANT TOO& MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY TARGET CERTAIN INDUSTRIES WE REALLY TARGET CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT OUT HERE BECAUSE HORIZON IS MOVING IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION AND BY BY HAVING THESE TYPES OFF& OPPORTUNITIES IN FRONT OF US,,& WE CAN REALLY DO THAT NOW. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.& I MEAN, WE COULD GO OUT THEREE& AND PUT ON OUR WEBSITE. WE'REE& OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BUT THAT [01:10:05] REALLY DOESN'T HELP US IN WHATT& WE'RE TRYING TO DO. AND, YOUU& KNOW, MR. GARCIA AND RAFA AND, AND OVER AT, AT EDC, I MEAN, THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB..& VERONICA OVER AT EDC, SHE'S THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB RIGHT NOW. SO WE GOT THE BEST RIGHTT& HERE WORKING ON IT. THANK YOU,,& MAYOR. AND SO JUST JUST TOO& REITERATE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS& THAT MARKETING CONTRACT THATT& YOU ALL APPROVED, IT'S BEENN& REALLY SUCCESSFUL RIGHT HERE LOCALLY. WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF& COMPLIMENTS, BUT IT'S TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE STATE LEVEL AND TAKE WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE, SHOWCASING IT OTHER& THAN. YEP. THANK YOU, MR..& GARCIA. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND AND A SECOND? COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. AVILA INKS A CORDIAL. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, SIR, AND IF WE CAN [6.PUBLIC HEARING] CIRCLE BACK TO ITEM NUMBER SIX,& PLEASE. BACK TO ITEM NUMBER SIX& THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE& UPDATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 266& THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 28. HELLO,,& DOCTOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. YOU LOOKED REALLY COOL WALKINGG& IN WITH YOUR SHADES. OH WELL. THANK YOU. I WAS LIKE, WHOA, WHO'S THAT? GOOD EVENING,,& COUNCIL TERRY QUEZADA, CIP MANAGER. THIS IS THE REQUIREDD& PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR HORIZON CITY. IT IS REQUIRED PER CHARTER THAT YOU ADOPT YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH A RESOLUTION, AND THATT& YOU DO IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH..& IN. MY GOODNESS, I'M SORRY, II& TAUGHT EARLIER TODAY. I'M A LITTLE WORN OUT THAT YOU DO ITT& ALONG WITH WITH THE BUDGET. AND SO THAT'S WHY THIS COINCIDES WITH ALL OF YOUR BUDGET ACTIVITIES THAT YOU APPROVED EARLIER TODAY. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE PLAN IS MORE THAN JUST A FINANCIAL DOCUMENT COUNCIL. IT'S ALSO A POLICY DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT IDENTIFIES THE NEEDS THAT THEE& COMMUNITY HAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. YOUU& WILL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE A THREE YEAR PROGRAM THAT'SS& REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER, BUT WE& ALSO HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE FURTHER OUT IN THE PLAN. THOSE ARE THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE TO THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, AND THEY PLAN 30 YEARS OUT. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPLYING WITH THEIR TIMELINES AS WELL, ANDD& THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THE TOWN HAS IDENTIFIED THESE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS SO THATT& IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'REE& BEING REACTIVE JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A CALL FOR PROJECTSS& FROM THE MPO, BUT THAT WE HAVEE& IDENTIFIED THESE AS NEEDS FOR THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO FOR FUTUREE& GROWTH. AND IT'S NOT JUST INN& THE TRANSPORTATION AREA WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECTS. YOUU& WILL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SOME& PROJECTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS UPDATED SEVERAL YEARS BACK,& BUT WE HAVE INCLUDED THOSE IN IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. AND AS WE BROUGHT TO YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, THE HOWARD LOW OPPORTUNITY FOR FUNDING FROM FROM TXDOT, BECAUSE THAT WAS IN& THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. WE COULD LET TEXDOT KNOW. YES,,& THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS DISCUSSED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS GONE THROUGH& A PUBLIC VETTING PROCESS. SO AGAIN, WE'RE NOT JUST BEING REACTIVE. WE HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. AND NOW THAT THERE'S A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY WE ARE PURSUING THAT WE HAVE THAT ALSO WITH SOME OF THE RECREATION FACILITIES. SO YOU WON'T SEE ESTIMATES FOR EACH AND EVERY PROJECT THAT'S IN THE PLAN ONLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO IN-HOUSE STAFF TO DEVELOP THOSE ESTIMATES. IT WOULD COST THE CITY FUNDS TO DEVELOP THOSE ESTIMATES AND THEN START PLANNING THEM OUT FOR FUTUREE& YEARS. BUT WE HAVE THE PROJECTS& IN PLACE AGAIN AS A GUIDE FOR THE COUNCIL AND CERTAINLY FOR STAFF TO RECOGNIZE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CANN& BRING THOSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO YOU AND DEVELOP THOSE PROJECTS FURTHER. SO NOW HERE'S THE BORING PART..& THIS IS ALL OF THE THE LISTING AND THE NUMBERS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM. THIS& SCHEDULE ALSO APPEARS IN YOURR& FINAL BUDGET BOOK. AND SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT, UPDATED THEE& NUMBERS WHERE WE HAD MOREE& RECENT INFORMATION. YOU SEE THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT INCLUDE A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES. AND& FOR SOME PROJECTS, WE HAVE WHAT I FONDLY REFER TO AS FUNDING COCKTAILS, WHERE WE HAVEE& MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES THATT& ARE FUNDING A PARTICULAR PROJECT. YOU'LL SEE THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE NEW PARK, YOUU& HAVE 2019 AND 2023 CEOS. YOU [01:15:05] HAVE BENTON RIDERWOOD DOG PARKK& THAT HAS 2019 CEOS AND 2014 CEOS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ON THE BOOKS AND BY CATEGORY. LET ME GET YOU TOO& SOME SUMMARY. AND AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON ON THESE PARTICULAR PROJECTS. BUT THIS IS THE CAPITAL FUND BY CATEGORY& AGAIN WHERE WE HAVE ESTIMATESS& THAT ARE AVAILABLE. YOU'LL SEEE& THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ISS& FOCUSED ON STREETT& INFRASTRUCTURE AT 106 MILLION, OR THE 140 MILLION WHERE WEE& HAVE ESTIMATES. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THIS IS NOT THE TOTAL DEBT THAT YOU HAVE. THIS IS NOT THE TOTAL PROJECTS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN CONSTRUCTION. IT'S WHAT WE HAVE WHERE WE HAVE ESTIMATES AND SOME OF THEM AREE& FUNDED PROJECTS. THE NEXT LARGEST CATEGORY IS THEE& ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS AND LAND. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THIS INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THAT'S BECAUSE WE ADDED SOMEE& INFLATIONARY FACTORS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, NOT NOT PD AND MUNICIPAL COURT, BUT CITY HALL THAT WOULD BE LOCATED& AT AT THE TRANSIT ORIENTEDD& DEVELOPMENT AREA. SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF YOUR CIP DECREASED BY& ABOUT $3 MILLION. BUT THAT'SS& REALLY NOT THE WHOLE STORY..& THERE WERE INCREASES IN SOME AREAS AND DECREASES IN OTHER..& THE NET CHANGE IS 140 MILLION. WE HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT FELL OUT OF THE CIP BECAUSE THEYY& WERE COMPLETED, BUT WE ALSO HAD& INCREASES TO THE ESTIMATES INN& SOME OF THE OTHERS, PARTICULARLY IN STREET INFRASTRUCTURE, WHERE WE UPDATED THOSE ESTIMATES AND SUBMITTED THEM TO THE MPO FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. WE HAVE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, WHICH OFF& COURSE, EVERYONE IS ACUTELY AWARE OF, THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, I SAID EARLY 2026. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS SCHEDULED FOR MID DECEMBER OF 2025, AND WE'RE PUSHING FOR EVERYTHING TO BE COMPLETED BYY& MID JANUARY AND A PHASED IN MOVE FOR THE DEPARTMENTS. NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION ISS& UNDERWAY. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 188& MONTHS OF OF THAT. WE'RE STILL PENDING THE GAP. WE HAVE ABOUT $7 MILLION GAP AND WE'RE TRYING& TO MANAGE THAT. BUT THERE ARE CHANGES THAT THAT CONTINUE TO COME UP AS AS WE GO THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND WE'RE TRYING TO MANAGE THEM. SO WE'LL WE'LL BRING TO YOU A LOAN APPLICATION ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO THE END OF THAT, OF THAT CONSTRUCTION. AND WE HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL OFF& CONFIDENCE IN WHAT THAT GAP IS GOING TO BE. DILLY LAKE AND TRANSIT PLAZA DESIGN HAS BEGUN, HAS BEGUN. THIS IS HUD FUNDED..& WE'RE WORKING TO SECURE THEE& CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR MOSTT& OF IT, FOR THE LAKE AND THE TRANSIT PLAZA THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. DILLY DID NOT QUALIFY AS A STREET UNDER THE FEDERAL CATEGORY PROGRAM, SOO& THAT WILL HAVE TO BE FUNDED LOCALLY. BUT WE'RE STILL GETTING THE MAJORITY OF THEE& DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDEDD& THROUGH THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDS. RODMAN SHARED USE PATH SUP CONSTRUCTION HAS KICKED OFF. WE HAD OUR FIRST PROJECT MEETING TODAY. THAT'S A SMALL PROJECT, BUT IT FUNDS ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE TRANSIT ORIENTEDD& DEVELOPMENT. WE CONTINUE TOO& PROVIDE THAT PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY FROM THE HORIZON PATH UP TO BENNY WEBB, WHICH THEN TAKES YOU TO TO CORKY PARK. ONE OF THE POINTS THAT WE'REE& HIGHLIGHTING WITH RODMAN SGP THAT THEY NEED TO BE COMPLETEDD& BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS TREEE& LIGHTING AND CORKY PARK. SOO& WE'RE PUSHING FOR THAT BECAUSEE& WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S A HUGE& EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY& IS ARE THEY COMPLETED, BUT THEY'RE OUT OF THE WAY TOO. SOO& WE'VE BEEN SAYING THAT SINCE WE HAD THE PRE-CONSTRUCTIONN& MEETING, AND WE EMPHASIZED THAT& AGAIN AT TODAY'S MEETING. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SMALL LIST, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IN NORTH DARRINGTON, THOSE TWO PROJECTS ARE THE LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERTAKING THAT THE THIS COMMUNITY HAS SEEN. THE OTHER LARGE PROJECT THAT WE HAD WAS EASTLAKE CONSTRUCTION, BUT THAT& DID NOT COMPARE IN THE COMPLEXITY IN ALL OF THE MOVING PARTS TO WHAT WE HAVE WITHH& MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IN NORTH DARRINGTON. RECONSTRUCTION. WITH EASTLAKE, IT WAS OPEN SPACE SO THE CONTRACTOR COULD GO IN AND DO WHAT HE NEEDED TOO& DO WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT HOMES& WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT BUSINESSES, WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT EXISTING TRAFFIC. AND CERTAINLY NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION IS VERY, VERYY& DIFFERENT FROM THAT. SO BOTH OF& THESE PROJECTS ARE TAKING A LOT OF YOUR YOUR STAFF'S TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE TRACKING EVERYTHING THAT THAT IS HAPPENING. AND THERE WEREE& OTHER ANCILLARY PROJECTS, RIGHT& THAT WENT ALONG WITH THAT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE THE ACQUISITION OF& [01:20:03] THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PONDD& FOR NORTH DARRINGTON WAS A PROJECT UNTO ITSELF THAT THE CITY FUNDED THROUGH ARPA FUNDING AND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE HAD SOME SOME EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS THAT WERE ONLYY& REQUIRED FOR ADMINISTRATIVEE& PURPOSES, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE COULD CURE THE TITLE TO TO HAVE IT CLEAR FOR, FOR THE CITY. BUT THERE WERE NO& NO OTHER ISSUES WITH THAT. SO SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC'SS& QUESTIONS, THAT'S THE PRESENTATION ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THEE& FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THISS& AGENDA ITEM. BEING THAT, NO, THERE'S NOBODY THAT WISHES TO [7. Discussion and Action] COMMENT, WE'LL GO AHEAD ANDD& CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVEE& ON TO ITEM SEVEN. ITEM NUMBERR& SEVEN. THIS IS THE DISCUSSIONN& AND ACTION PORTION OF THE SAMEE& ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTOO& THE RECORD COUNCIL. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A DRAFT OF THE RESOLUTION THAT IDENTIFIES HOW WE WORK WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. SO IT NOT ONLY LISTS THE SCHEDULE THATT& YOU SAW IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT ALSO PROVIDES HOW THE MAYOR CAN DIRECT STAFF TO MAKE CHANGES TO SOME OF THE PRIORITIES FOR THE THREE LOCALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY HAS. AND THAT'S THE 2014 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, THE 2019 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AND THE 20233& CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. WE KNOW WHEN WE DEVELOP THESE PLANS THAT THINGS CHANGE ONCEE& WE START MOVING FORWARD. SOO& THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE WEE& HAVE TO INCREASE BUDGETS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, WHEN WE NEED& TO CHANGE PRIORITIES TO TAKEE& ADVANTAGE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OR OTHER TYPES OF, OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES..& SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A PROCESS IN PLACEE& AND THAT COUNCIL WAS AWARE OF WHAT THAT PROCESS IS. SOO& BASICALLY WE KEEP EVERYTHING WITHIN THE FUNDING CATEGORY AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND THEN WE START LOOKING FOR FOR OTHER AVENUES TO FUND ANYTHING. AND THE VERY LAST OPPORTUNITY THATT& WE HAVE IS THAT WE RETIRE DEBT,& BUT WE DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY TURN BACK INTO ANY MONEY THAT WE BORROWED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE USE EVERYY& LAST PENNY THAT WE CAN. SO SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS,,& STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OFF& THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM..& ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL DOCTOR CASADA? CAN YOU GIVE US A RUNDOWN OF WHAT THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN MIGHT LOOKK& LIKE? I KNOW HERE WE HAVE REAL NUMBERS IN FRONT OF US. IT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH OUR 2023 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION& IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF WALKK& US THROUGH THAT. CERTAINLY THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN, THE FIRST STEP IS TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY& AND THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN INCLUDES NOT ONLY CAPITAL COSTS BUT ALSO OPERATIONAL COSTS. SOO& IT CAN INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SIGNAGE, RIGHT. IT COULDD& INCLUDE THINGS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ELEMENT RIGHTT& NOW, BUT IT COULD, FOR EXAMPLE, INCLUDE CHANGES TO HOW THE CITY POSTS ITS AGENDAS, HOW IT MAKES ITS MEETINGS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE HEARING IMPAIRED. AND SO THE ACTUAL WEBSITE ITSELF, THE ACTUAL WEBSITE. YES, SIR. SO IT'S NOT ONLY MAKING AREAS ACCESSIBLE, BUT IT'S ALSOO& MAKING PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE TOO& THE PUBLIC. SO THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN IDENTIFIES THAT& FIRST. AND THEN YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE'S AN UNFUNDED PORTION OF THE ADA TRANSITIONN& PLAN. AND THAT'S WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMES IN. AND THAT'S PROVIDING ACCESSIBLEE& ROUTES FOR FOR ALL OF THE CITYY& FACILITIES TO INCLUDE ROADWAYS, TO INCLUDE PARKS, TO INCLUDE BUILDINGS. SO AGAIN, WE START WITH WITH THAT ASSESSMENT FIRST& AND THEN THE ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIES THE PRIORITY AREAS THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BYY& THE CITY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR& QUESTION? YES, DOCTOR. AND I'M ALSO WONDERING IN CONDUCTING THAT ASSESSMENT, TYPICALLY, DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR HOW LONG& THAT WOULD TAKE FOR A MUNICIPALITY OUR SIZE? I DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE FOR HOW LONG THAT WOULD TAKE. IT'S A PRETTYY& ROBUST EFFORT, AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY LOOKING AT AT ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ALSO& LOOKING AT PROGRAMS. BUT I DON'T I DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATEE& FOR THAT. AND THEN JUST JUSTT& TWO MORE. SO UNDER THE QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS, I SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, TBD FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER, WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, AS WELL AS RENOVATIONS TO THE SENIORR& CENTER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE MORE TO PROVIDE FOR US ON THOSE TWO. THOSE TWO PROJECTS CAME FROM THE UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THERE WERE FROM THE PUBLIC. AND SO THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING AT THAT. I THINK THAT IT WOULD DEPEND ON ON COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AS TOO& WHAT THAT UPGRADE TO THE CENTER& WOULD BE, WHAT THE MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER IS, AND IT COULD TAKE A VARIETY OFF& DIRECTIONS, RIGHT, DEPENDING ON WHAT IS CONSTRUCTED AND WHAT ELSE IS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THEE& [01:25:04] COMMUNITY. SO I THINK THAT AT THE TIME, AND THIS IS SEVERAL YEARS BACK NOW, THE CONCERN WAS WE NEED A PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN GATHER FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS. SOME OF THAT MAY BEE& RESOLVED AS WE MOVE INTO THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY, AND WE HAVE& A LARGER COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND MUNICIPAL COURT, BECAUSE THAT PROVIDES AN AREA FOR FOR PUBLIC& MEETINGS, BUT MAYBE TOO LARGE FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF MEETINGS. SO AGAIN, THERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO REFINE THAT FURTHER. BUT THOSE THOSE CAMEE& FROM THE UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO IT'SS& IT'S PUBLIC INPUT MORE SO THANN& THAN STAFF IDENTIFY NEED. THANK YOU DOCTOR QUESADA. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. NO, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND? COULD YOUU& PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. QUIROS. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. HI, CLAUDIA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. [8. Discussion and Action] DOCTOR. ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT..& DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON THE APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER NINE TO DANTEC'S GENERAL CONTRACTORS, FOR AN AMOUNT OF $10,726.08 FOR A ROOF SUPPORTS FOR THE ADDITION OF ANTENNA EQUIPMENT ON THE ROOF OF THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE PROJECT SOLICITATION NUMBER 20 3-101 COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING,,& TERRY CASADA, CITY MANAGER..& CHANGE ORDER NUMBER NINE FOR $10,726.08 AS READ INTO THE RECORD, IS FOR ADDITIONALL& STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS ON THE ROOF& FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE OFF& THE ANTENNA AT MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. THIS THE THE ROOF MOUNTED ASPECT OF IT HAD NOTT& BEEN CONSIDERED IN THE ORIGINAL& DESIGN. SO WE'RE DOING THIS AS AS A CHANGE ORDER. THIS HAS BEEN VETTED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND THROUGH CITY STAFF, AND THEY RECOMMEND THIS AMOUNT. AND SOO& WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE MOVED INTO THE NEW FACILITY, WHICH WE HAVE& TO DO. YES. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS& APPROVAL OF THIS CHANGE ORDER COUNCIL. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. ARE& THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL? DOCTOR CASALE, COULDD& YOU CLARIFY? DOES THIS ITEM CANCEL OUT WHEN IT COMES INN& REGARDING. EXCUSE ME IN REGARDS& TO ITEM NINE. SO THIS ONE'S A DEDUCTION AND THEN ITEM NINE IS OR EXCUSE ME THIS ONE'S FOR 10,000. ITEM NINE IS GOING TO BE FOR DEDUCTION OF 13,000. SOO& THEY WOULD. SO IT'S A NET A NET DEDUCTION OF ABOUT $3,000. YES IT IS. YES. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE& WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE..& AND A SECOND SHE BEAT YOU BYY& THAT MUCH OKAY. AND SECOND ORTEGA PETE AVILA BY THIS MUCH BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN. WITH A WOMAN. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. HI, QUIROS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. HI. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ON ITEMM& NUMBER NINE, THE MAYOR HAS REQUESTED A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXTT& REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. IS THERE? YES, MA'AM..& YEAH, THERE WAS A THERE WAS ANN& ISSUE THAT I SAW THERE. SO I'M GOING TO ASK TO POSTPONE THATT& ONE. ITEM NUMBER NINE. ITEM NUMBER NINE. YES. SO, MAYOR, II& JUST HAD A CLARIFICATION. WOULD& WE SEE THAT NUMBER CHANGE OR SOME SORT OF OTHER MISTAKE REGARDING LANGUAGE? YES AND YES. OKAY. WOULD IT IS IT STILL CANCELING OUT? CAN WE POSTPONE? WELL, I'LL MOVE TO POSTPONE..& ITEM NINE, MOVE TO MOTION TO POSTPONE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. AND COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. HI. ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES..& AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. [26. Executive Session] OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO NOW GO TOO& ITEM NUMBER 2626. AND THE ITEM IS A DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES& FOR A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MEDICAL OFFICE CENTER WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON. CITY GOVERNMENT CODE 5510.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND IF WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN INTOO& EXECUTIVE SESSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN INTOO& EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE. SOO& MOVED. SO WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL COUNCIL AND QUITO'S. ORTEGA [01:30:04] HIGH QUIROS. ORTEGA. AVILA INKS& HI. HI. MOTION CARRIES. WE'REE& GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW. THE TIME * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.