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          WONDER IF MISS AMY'S COMING IN. SHE'S THE LAST ONE. SHE COMES IN. THE REGULAR CITY COUNCILL& 
          [1. Call to order; Pledge of Allegiance; Establishment of Quorum]
MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WELL, GOODD& EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S GOOD TOO& SEE EVERYBODY HERE TODAY. THANK YOU SIR, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM,,& SO WE'LL CONTINUE. AND WE DOO& HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE THAT HAVE 
          [2. Open Forum]
SIGNED UP FOR OUR OPEN FORUM. MR. RON COMEAU. MR. COMEAU, WEE& HAVE SOME AGENDA ITEMS HERE. I THINK THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR. DO YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THAT TIME OR DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP FOR OPEN COMMENT RIGHT NOW? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA WHATT& I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT? WEE& NEED TO HAVE MORE IMPACT WITHH& THE AGENDA OR NOT. IT'S AT YOUR& PLEASURE, SIR. YOU CAN SPEAK AT& BOTH, BUT THIS IS OPEN SOURCEE& AND YOU'RE SIGNED UP. THERE YOU GO. WELL, FOLKS, WANT TO GOO& BACK TO OUR CONVERSATIONS. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF TIMES BEING FROM EL PASO, I WISH WE HAD THE SUPPORT FROM ANIMAL SERVICES THAT YOU ALL HAVE HERE. YOUR PEOPLE ACTUALLY WORK, THEY& WORK HARD AND THEY HAVE NOO& PLACE TO PUT THE STRAYS. AS YOU KNOW, EL PASO ANIMAL SERVICES DOES NOT HELP YOU ALL AT ALL. THEY GAVE THAT UP IN 2020. UPON& THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SHELTERING PLAN, WHICH THEYY& WENT TO LIMITED INTAKE, WHICH IS ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. BUT THEY DID IT ANYWAYS. AND IF YOU GUYS WANT TO WATCH CITY COUNCIL MEETING FROM TODAY. 
          WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS YOU GUYS ARE COUNTY IS BUILDING A SHELTER. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WANTING TO KNOW ABOUTT& ADOPTIONS IN HORIZON. THIS IS WOULD BE A WIN WIN SITUATION IF YOU WOULD ALL TO BUILD A SMALLER ADOPTION AREA. JUST AN ADOPTION CENTER. STILL LET COUNTY DO SPAY NEUTER SHOTS,,& WHATEVER. BUT YOU GUYS HIRE A SMALL GROUP KIND OF LIKE EL PASO DID THE TIMES BUILDING, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS NOT A GOOD& THING. IT WAS DOWNTOWN. NOBODY WENT. IF YOU GET A GOODD& LOCATION AND YOU CAN GET SOMEE& TRAFFIC, YOU CAN START MOVING SOME OF THESE DOGS AND CATS. I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S A WIN WIN SITUATION. YOU DON'T FILL THEE& COUNTY'S NEW SHELTER AND A TEMPORARY SHELTER OR A JUST A SMALL SMALLER. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO AT LEAST 100, II& WOULD SAY. ADOPTION CENTER. YOU CAN START RELIEVING SOME OF THE ISSUES. YOU CAN START MAKINGG& YOUR THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT HAPPY, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE AN ADOPTION CENTER IN TOWN. THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO EL PASO.& THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO WHEREVER THEIR NEW LOCATION IS GOING TO BE. IT'S IN YOUR TOWN. SO NOW YOU'RE TAKING STEPS FORWARD TO ELIMINATE THE STRAY PROBLEM THAT WAS CREATED BY EL PASO CITY, NOT YOU ALL, BUT NOW IT'S IT'S IN YOUR THE BALL'S IN YOUR COURT. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? ARE YOU GOING TO STEP UP AND MAKE YOUR PEOPLE YOUU& REPRESENT HAPPY? ARE YOU GOING TO STEP UP AND GET SOME STRAYS OFF THE STREETS? I MEAN, YOU'VE& GOT NO PLACE TO PUT STRAYS. THESE PEOPLE DO AMAZING WORK, BUT THEY DO IT WITH RESCUES BECAUSE WE SUPPORT THEM. THAT'S& WHY I'M HERE. SO, FOLKS, YOU HAVE AN OPTION. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY. LET'S LET'S GET TOGETHER. LET'S SET UP A SMALL ADOPTION CENTER. AND AGAIN I'M SAYING PROBABLY ABOUT 100. AND LET'S GET THE BALL ROLLING TOO& MAKING EVERYBODY HAPPY AND GETTING GETTING THE STRINGS OFF THE STREETS. AND THEY'RE NOT CREATING MORE. DO YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE FEMALE DOG WILLL& CREATE EIGHT PUPPIES FOR EVERY LITTER? THE AVERAGE IS EIGHT PUPPIES. YOU GOT ONE FEMALEE& RUNNING THE STREETS. ALL OF AA& SUDDEN THAT ONE FEMALE JUST BECAME NINE. NOW CONSIDER WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS. HOW MANY IS THAT? THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN EXTRA MINUTE..& 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR..& APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY. BEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE ELSEE& SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OURR& CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO EXCUSE COUNCIL MEMBER AND APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. SO WE HAVE A& MOTION FROM ALDERMAN QUIROS AND A SECOND FROM ALDER, FROM MAYOR MENDOZA. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA I, I ORTEGA I AVILA I MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION 
          [6. Discussion and Action]
CARRIES. OKAY. ON TO THEE& REGULAR AGENDA. THIS IS THE ITEM NUMBER SIX. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON AN UPDATE ON& THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL CITYY& MANAGER. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME. THANK YOU. SO COULD WE GO TO MUNICIPAL FACILITIES? WE HAVE A RELATIVELY SHORT PRESENTATION TODAY ON ON THE UPDATES, BUT IT'S IN SOME OF THE LARGEST PROJECTS THAT THE CITY HAS, HAS COMPLETED. RIGHT. SO FOR THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION WORK IS PENDING. BUT OUR CONTRACTORR& IS REPORTING ABOUT 80 OR 90% COMPLETION IN MOST OF THOSE AREAS. THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF& THE BUILDING IS AT 90% COMPLETION. AND THE ANTENNA RELOCATION COORDINATION WITH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNICATION IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK AND GOING INTO NEXTT& WEEK. SO YOU'RE GETTING TO SEEE& SOME OF THOSE THOSE DELICATE PORTIONS OF OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT ARE ONGOING. WORK CONTINUES ON THE VERTICALL& CONSTRUCTION, AND WE'RE STILL TRACKING ON SCHEDULE FOR THEE& PROJECT, WHICH OF COURSE, ISS& CRITICAL SINCE THE LEASE ONN& THIS BUILDING WILL EXPIRE. SOO& THE CONTRACTOR IS PAINFULLY AWARE OF THAT AND CONTINUES TOO& WORK TOWARDS THAT. AND SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES OF THE INTERIOR. AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL YOU HAVE THESE IN YOURR& BACKUP. SO I JUST TOOK A FEW OF& THE IMAGES. AGAIN, SOME OF THE EXTERIOR IMAGES. AND THEN II& ADMIT THAT I INCLUDE THESE BECAUSE I LIKE THEM. THE AERIAL IMAGES, IF YOU'LL GO TO THEE& NEXT ONES, I THINK THAT THOSE ARE KIND OF NEAT BECAUSE IT'S A& VIEW THAT YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET. SO I REALLY APPRECIATEE& THAT THE CONTRACTOR PROVIDESS& THAT FOR US. AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT THOSE GIVE YOU A SENSE OFF& THE SCOPE OF THE FACILITY THATT& THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AS FAR AS FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDED PROJECTS. NORTH DARRINGTON IS ONGOING. AND AGAIN, YOU SEEE& WHAT WHAT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE. WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH CONFLICTS WITHH& TEXAS GAS SERVICE, AND THEYY& HAVE NOT BEEN AS COOPERATIVE AS& WE WOULD HAVE LIKED FOR THEM TO HAVE BEEN. SO WE'RE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THAT AND SOME WASTEWATER LINE CONFLICTS WITH A STORM DRAIN. AS FAR ASS& THE POND IS, IS CONCERNED, WE WILL BE RECEIVING THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT THIS WEEK. COUNCIL MAY REMEMBER THAT YOUU& AUTHORIZED US TO ENTER INTO ANN& AGREEMENT WITH CAMINO REAL REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY TOO& ACCESS GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES TO& MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE SOIL CONDITIONS WERE IN THE POND AND WHAT COULD BE CONSTRUCTED, SO THAT THE CITYY& HAS NOT ONLY A FUNCTIONAL POND,& BUT ALSO A POND THAT MANAGES MAINTENANCE AS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO WE EXPECT TO HAVEE& THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THIS WEEK, AND THEN WE WILL SHARE THOSE WITH TXDOT AND WITH THEE& CONTRACTOR, SO THAT WE CAN DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS FOR FOR THE POND TREATMENT. THE THE ROT, THE RODMAN SHARED USE PATH. 
          PHASE TWO IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS WEEK. AND THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE TIRE SHOP. AGAIN, THE CONTRACTOR IS AWARE OF COORDINATING WITH THE TIRE SHOP& SO THAT WE CONTINUE PROVIDING THEM ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHARED USE PATH. WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS THAT THE CURBS WERE BEING LAID LAST WEEK. THAT WAS LAST WEEK. AND THEN IN THE TIRES AND TODD UPDATE, DELETE THE LAKE ANDD& TRANSIT PLAZA. WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THEE& STAKEHOLDERS. WE MET WITH ETA IS THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE TRANSIT PLAZA PROGRAMING, SO THAT WE MAKEE& SURE THAT WHATEVER TRANSIT PLAZA IS DESIGNED, MET, IS, ISS& EFFECTIVE FOR THE ROUTES THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED. AND THENN& THE CITY AND ETA PERSONNEL VISITED TWO OF THE SUN METRO TRANSIT PLAZAS, THE AIRPORT AND RC POE, SO THAT WE COULD GET SOME IDEAS AS TO HOW TO TO CONSTRUCT AND SUBJECT TO YOURR& QUESTIONS. COUNCIL. THAT IS A 
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REPORT FOR THIS MONTH. THANK YOU DOCTOR, I APPRECIATE YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL? YES, SIR. COULD YOU PROVIDE A TIMELINE FOR THEE& RODMAN SHARED USE PATH? ARE WEE& AIMING TO OR FOR DECEMBER? YES,& SIR. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION ISS& TOWARDS THE END OF NOVEMBER AND COMPLETION IS IN DECEMBER. BUT THEY'RE AGAIN AWARE THAT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING WILL HAPPEN EARLY IN DECEMBER. AND SO THEY'RE WORKING TOWARDS COMPLETING THAT. OKAY. AND THEN& ALSO FOR THE NORTH HORIZON BOULEVARD PROJECT, DO WE HAVEE& ANY TIMELINES AT LEAST FOR HORIZON BOULEVARD? I DON'T HAVE THE MOST RECENT TIMELINE FOR HORIZON BOULEVARD, BUT I'LL GET THAT FOR YOU. OKAY. I'LL GET THAT FOR YOU. AND SINCE EVERYBODY'S PILING ON THEIRR& ANTENNAS MISSPELLED ON SLIDE TWO. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S EMBARRASSING, I COULDN'T RESIST. I'M SORRY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I JUST ONE MORE DOCTOR QUESADA, COULD YOU ELABORATE ON& JUST HOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TEXAS GAS SERVICE? YOU HADD& MENTIONED THAT THEY WEREN'TT& BEING AS COOPERATIVE AS WE'D LIKE. THE THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CONFLICTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. ONCE THE PROJECT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SOME OF THE CONFLICTS WERE IDENTIFIED EARLY DURING THE DESIGN, BUT IT WASN'T ALL OFF& THEM. AND SO AS A CONSTRUCTIONN& IS ONGOING AND TXDOT TRIES TO COORDINATE WITH THEM AS TO WHEN& THEY'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE THE RELOCATIONS, THAT INFORMATION IS IS NOT COMING TO THE TXDOT PROJECT MANAGER AS TIMELY AS WE& NEED IT TO BE. AND WEE& UNDERSTAND THAT THE THE RELOCATIONS HAVE TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GASS& SERVICE. THESE ARE GAS LINES..& AND SO CERTAINLY THERE HAS TOO& BE AN APPROPRIATE CONTRACTORR& THAT DOES THAT. BUT IT SEEMS TO& BE THAT THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH& WORKFORCE FOR THAT CONTRACTORR& TO DO THE THE RELOCATIONS, AGAIN, TO MATCH THE TIMING OFF& OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, DOCTORR& QUESADA. NO FURTHER QUESTIONSS& FOR ME, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND,,& SO IT'S A MOTION CORRECTION TO TEN. NO. OH AS IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT AS IS OKAY. ASS& SECONDED BY ALDERMAN GANDIA. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. A. HI.& ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. HI. HI, HI. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU..& DOCTOR, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. THIS 
          [7. Discussion and Action]
IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM& THIS ITEM WAS POSTPONED AT THE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS ISS& ON THE APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TEN TO DAM TEX. GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR A DEDUCTION OF $13,181.20 FOR THE DELETION OFF& TWO MANHOLES ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THE SANITARY SEWER DESIGN ON THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE PROJECT SOLICITATION 20 3-101I LOVEE& THIS COUNCIL. THE DESCRIPTION IS LONG ENOUGH ON ON THE AGENDA& NOW, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I NEED TO ADD MUCH MORE THAN WHAT MISS SCHULER HAS READ INTO THEE& RECORD. THIS IS A DEDUCTIVE CHANGE. ORDER TO THE THE CONTRACT WITH DANTZIG'S FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. AND ASS& MISS SHULER HAS INDICATED, THIS& IS FOR THE REMOVAL OF TWO MANHOLES THAT ONE'S CITY STAFF LOOKED AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THOSE WERE REMOVED FROM FROM A CHANGE ORDER THAT HAD BEENN& PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COUNCILL& FOR THE EXTENSION OF THAT SEWER LINE. SO THIS IS A $13,181 AND 20 CENT DEDUCTION TO THEE& OVERALL CONTRACT. THANK YOU DOCTOR. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE..& ALDERMAN QUIROS, IS THERE AA& SECOND, SECOND AND A SECONDD& FROM ALDERWOMAN? PLEASE PULLL& THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA I QUIROS. I AVILA I. HANKS A GUARDIA A MENDOZA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. 
          DID I DID I DID YOU MISS? I CHECKED IT OFF AND I DIDN'T CALL YOU. OKAY, OKAY, I GOT IT. 
          THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES..& THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCIL..& THANK YOU. DOCTOR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT GONG IS AFTER. EVERYY& TIME SOMEONE VOTES. BUT WE'LL..& WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THAT ISS& 
          [8. PUBLIC HEARING]
HERE AFTERWARDS. SO THAT'S EXCITING THERE I GUESS. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.& ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITIES, TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS TO INCREASE THE CITY'S MATCHING RATIO TO 6.66%. GOOD EVENING,,& COUNCIL FINANCE DIRECTOR. SO 
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JUST TO REFRESH OUR MEMORY, OUR OUR CURRENT PLAN HAS A IS AS STATED ON THIS SLIDE, THE CITYY& ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THEE& TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENTT& SYSTEM BEGINNING JANUARY 2018. 
          AN EMPLOYEE BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE SYSTEM AS A CONDITION OFF& EMPLOYMENT, AND EMPLOYEES ARE VESTED AFTER FIVE YEARS OF 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 EMPLOYEE I'M SORRY THE CURRENT EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONN& RATIO IS 1.5 TO 1, AND THE CITY'S CURRENT CONTRIBUTIONN& RATE IS 5.60. SO THE PROPOSEDD& CHANGE TO THE PLAN IS TO CHANGE THE MATCHING RATIO FROM 1.5 TOO& 1 TO 2 TO 1. THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION WOULD INCREASE TOO& 6.66%. THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD OCCUR STARTING WITH JANUARY 2026. THE PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDED IN THE FISCALL& YEAR 2026 BUDGET AT A COST OF 57. I'M SORRY, 52,000 747,000 OVER THE 2025 COST FOR THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO CHANGE TO THE MATCHING RATIO, TO RETAINN& CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND TOO& ENHANCE CITY BENEFITS FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS..& THANK YOU MISS. BEING THAT THIS& IS A PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL GOO& AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR TOO& PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA? ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. OKAY. 
          [9. Discussion and Action]
BEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM AGENDA ITEM NINE, PLEASE. ITEM. ITEM NUMBER NINE. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION OF THE SAME ITEM AS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD. SHE LIKES THE PREVIOUSLY READ. SHE DOESN'T WANT TO READ THE WHOLE THING YOU KNOW? SO THAT'S THAT'S OKAY, THAT'S OKAY..& THAT'S. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM..& YES YES YES SIR. GOOD. OR MISS SHULER COULD YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE. SO PREVIOUSLY WE HAD CURRENTLY THE RATIO OF OR EXCUSE ME THE CONTRIBUTION RATE IS THE 5.60. AND NOW WE'RE MOVING IT TO THE 6.66. WHAT WAS THE BEFORE INCREASING IT TO THE 5.6 THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. 
          WHAT WAS THE PRIOR CONTRIBUTION& RATE. THE PRIOR CONTRIBUTIONN& WAS 5.60. THE THE TMRS IS WHOO& SETS THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATE, BUT IT HAD BEEN DECLINING IN PRIOR YEARS. SO LAST YEAR I THINK THE PRIOR YEAR THE CONTRIBUTION WAS AT 5.75 IN 2023. SO IN THE 2024 BUDGET, WE REQUESTED THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER& APPROVING 5.60. AND THEN IN 2024 WENT DOWN TO 5.25. SO WEE& DECIDED TO ASK THE COUNCIL TOO& APPROVE RETAINING THE 5.60 SOO& THAT WE WOULD SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE PAYING INTO THE PLAN,,& DECREASING OUR LIABILITY ON THE PLAN. AND THAT WAS THE INTENTION OF KEEPING IT AT 5.60%. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS QUESTION. YES, SIR. NOW THE. 
          IT'S AUTOMATIC. I MEAN, IS ITT& UP TO 6.6. HOW MUCH DOES EMPLOYEE MATCH. 6.66%. IS THE,,& THE THE CONTRIBUTION RATE THAT THE TMRS DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO& PAY THE EMPLOYEES 2 TO 1 MATCH RATHER THAN THE ONE AND A HALF TO MATCH, SO THAT WE WOULDD& MATCH THE EMPLOYEES $2 FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT THEY PUT INTO& THE PLAN. I SEE. AND AT FIVE YEARS IN, BECAUSE THEY'RE VESTED AT FIVE YEARS, THAT'SS& FIVE AND ELIGIBLE AT AGE 60,,& THAT'S WHEN I CAN ACTUALLY RETIRE. YEAH. SO AT FIVE YEARS,& THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO GET THE EMPLOYEE MATCH EMPLOYER MATCH. EXCUSE ME, BUT AT AGE 60 ISS& WHEN THEY'RE ENTITLED TO RETIRE& SO WHEN THEY RETIRE, THEY WILLL& GET $2 FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT THEY PUT IN FROM THE CITY. NOW, DOES THE EMPLOYEE HAVE THEE& OPTION OF PICKING THE TYPE OF. MUTUAL FUND THAT THEY CAN INVEST IN? OR SHE THIS IS AA& THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A RETIREMENT PLAN, IF YOU WILL. 
          AND IT'S A PLAN THAT'SS& DEVELOPED FOR THE ACROSS THE STATE FOR EMPLOYERS WHO WELL, MOSTLY CITY AND CITIES ANDD& TOWNS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN. SO YOU DON'T HAVE AN 
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OPTION OF THE TYPE OF, OF THE TYPE OF RETIREMENT MUTUAL FUND, FOR EXAMPLE, A LARGE GUARANTEED& RETIREMENT RETURN RATE. OKAY. AND THIS INCREASED OUR OUR BUDGET BY $52,000. OKAY. OKAY. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND FROM ALDERMAN GARCIA AND A SECOND FROMM& ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA A ORTEGA? HI, AMES. HI. HI, MENDOZA. NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, ONN& TO ITEM NUMBER TEN. THIS IS A 
          [Items 10 & 11]
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM..& THIS IS REGARDING THE ONGOING STRAY DOG ISSUE IN HORIZON CITY AND CLARIFICATION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EL PASO COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES. 
          CAN WE GO AHEAD AND TAKE TEN AND 11 TOGETHER? I THINKK& THEY'RE PROBABLY TO. WELL, YEAH, WE COULD PROBABLY TAKE THEMM& TOGETHER PLEASE. OKAY. YES. AND& ITEM NUMBER 11, THIS IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS ISS& ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A FIRST OPTION& TO RENEW AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF EL PASO FOR ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF HORIZON CITY. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES& PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF EL PASO WILL BE $55,318 PER YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT ISS& OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. SO, COUNCIL, THE REASON I ASK FOR BOTH OF THEM TO BE BROUGHTT& TOGETHER IS AGENDA ITEM TEN IS KIND OF A BACKGROUND AS WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE IN IN THEE& COUNTY, NOT JUST HORIZON CITY,,& BUT REALLY THE COUNTY AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 AS WELL. SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR BOTH OF THEM TO COME IN TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO COVER ITEMS ON ON BOTH TEN AND 11. AND II& JUST DIDN'T WANT TO DUPLICATE THAT FOR YOU ALL. OKAY. SO CHIEF, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR,,& CITY COUNCIL, MARCO VARGAS, CHIEF OF POLICE. SO WE'RE HEREE& TO TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS REGARDING THE THE SPECIFICS ON ON THE RESPONSES FOR, FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL ISSUES THAT,,& THAT THAT ARE, THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT FORTH WITH US IS IS CHRIS RODRIGUEZ, HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE EL PASO COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. OKAY. HELLO, MR. CRYSTAL,& HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING..& CRYSTAL REYES, EL PASO COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND OF COURSE, ANYTHING THATT& YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANIMAL WELFARE,& I MEAN, IT IT IS A VERY HOTT& TOPIC IN THIS AREA, IN HORIZONN& CITY. AND WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH YOU. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OFF& OUR LIMITATIONS WITH THE CITYY& ANIMAL SERVICES, WE CAN'T ALWAYS FULFILL THE EXTENT OFF& THE CONTRACT. MEANING, YOU KNOW, IF WE NEED TO IMPOUND ANIMALS FROM HORIZON CITY. THE CITY OF EL PASO ONLY ALLOWS US TO TAKE IN ONE ANIMAL PER DAY FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. SO THAT INCLUDES OUR JURISDICTION. YOUR JURISDICTION? SAN ELIZARIO,,& CLINT TORNILLO, ALL OF THAT. SO IN FAILING TO FULFILL THEIR CONTRACT, WE'RE FAILING TO FULFILL OURS. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCIL. SO JUST SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA HERE. ALDERMAN GARCIA HAD ASKED FOR AN AGENDA ITEM TO BE BROUGHT UP HERE ON ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. AND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN TALKINGG& TO OUR CONSTITUENTS OUT HERE,,& WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW CALLS AS OF LATE. THERE ARE TWO, ACTUALLY. AND I KNOW, I KNOWW& THERE'S MORE THAN THIS, BUT THE ONES THAT WE CONSTANTLY GETT& CALLED ON, THERE ARE APPARENTLY& THERE ARE TWO. IS THIS ONE? YEAH. APPARENTLY THERE ARE TWO PACKS OF DOGS, A PACK OF DOGS THAT HAVE BEEN RUNNING AROUNDD& THE THE GOLF COURSE AREA AND BEEN CHASING, YOU KNOW,,& RESIDENTS THERE THAT ARE GOING OUT ON WALKS. THERE'S THERE WERE TEN DOGS IN THAT PACK. AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER PACK OF DOGS OVER DOWN HORIZON BOULEVARD, CLOSER TOWARDS THE LAKEWAY BUILDING, DUANESBURG AREA. THAT WAS EIGHT DOGS OVER THERE ON THAT SIDE. SO SO WE'VE BEEN KIND OF TRYING TO GO BACK AND FORTH. AND, YOU KNOW, THEE& COUNTY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WHEN WE'VE CALLED THEM TO TOO& COME OUT AND SEE WHAT THEYY& COULD DO TO KIND OF REMEDY THAT& SITUATION. HOWEVER, I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES QUESTIONS THAT THAT COME UP ARE HOW MANY OFFICERS, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS DO YOU REALLY HAVE FOR THIS AREA? IF YOU CAN GIVE US A& BIT OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR YOU ALL. SO THATT& WAY WE HAVE A BETTERR& UNDERSTANDING AND WE CAN PASS 
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THIS MESSAGE ALONG TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. YES, OF COURSE..& SO IN THE HORIZON CITY AREA,,& ACCORDING TO YOUR CONTRACT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO OFFICERS THAT ARE DIRECTLY WORKING WITHH& HORIZON CITY. HOWEVER, OURR& MONTANA VISTA OFFICERS COME DOWN TO HELP, AND THE EXTERIOR PORTION OF HORIZON CITY, AS FAR& AS THE PACKS OF DOGS GO, WE SET UP TRAPS. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T LIKE TO SAY THAT YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT THE NO KILL MOVEMENT,& WHICH I DO NOT. HOWEVER, ELL& PASO IS NOT READY FOR THAT. SOO& THESE PACKS OF DOGS, WE'REE& TRAPPING THEM AND WE'REE& EUTHANIZING THEM BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT CONDUCIVE TO ADOPTINGG& OUT. THEY'RE ALREADY CHASING CHILDREN. THEY'RE ATTACKING PEOPLE. AND, YOU KNOW, INN& SPEAKING TO THE CITY, WE FEEL IT'S MORE CRUEL TO ACTUALLY PUT THESE ANIMALS THAT ARE PACKK& ANIMALS INTO CAGE SITUATIONS. 
          SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE HELPING. UNFORTUNATELY, YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE HEARING, YOUU& KNOW, THAT WE'RE TRAPPING THESE DOGS. WE CAN'T PUT THEM OUT FOR ADOPTION. SO THEY CLOSE OUR TRAPS SO WE CAN'T EVEN TRAP THEM, PICK THEM UP TO PROVIDEE& SPAY NEUTER SERVICES FOR THESE DOGS, BECAUSE CONSTITUENTS ARE JUST NOT IN AGREEMENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON. WE ARE TRYING EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO PUT THESE DOGS INTO ADOPTIONN& SITUATIONS. HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. SO THE TWO OFFICERSS& THAT WE HAVE, THEY WORK IN CORRELATION WITH THE HORIZON PD& TO TRY AND TRAP. I KNOW WE HAD A WE HAD CONDUCTED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF TRYING TO GRABB& THEM BEFORE THE SCHOOL BUSSESS& WERE COMING ALONG. WE WERE ABLE& TO TRAP, I THINK WE HAD SET 3737 WITHIN THE LAST 2 TO 3 MONTHS HERE AT THE HORIZON GOLF& COURSE. UNFORTUNATELY, HORIZONN& CITY IS JUST A DUMPING GROUND, SO MY MY GOAL WHEN I CAME INTO THE DIRECTOR POSITION WASS& PUSHING FOR MORE ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES FOR ADOPTION OR EXCUSE ME, FOR ABANDONMENT. SO THAT'SS& WHAT I'M ACTUALLY WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. AS FAR AS OUR ANIMAL& SHELTER GOES, IT'S GOING TO BE READY IN ABOUT THREE YEARS. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING OUR KICKOFF MEETING AT THE END OFF& THE MONTH. HOWEVER, OF COURSE THAT'S STILL A LONG TIME COMING FOR FOR THREE MONTHS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON POLICIES THAT ARE MORE TOWARDS HUMANEE& SHELTERING RATHER THAN WHAT THE CITY DOES, WHICH IS KEEPING ANIMALS PERPETUALLY THERE. ANDD& THEN YOUR MUNICIPALITIES, THE COUNTY BEING CHARGED FOR THESE ANIMALS. THANK YOU, MA'AM, AND AND NO. AND AND TO THAT POINT,,& THE CHARGES THAT THE CITY IS SEEING. WE DID AN AUDIT HERE IN& IN HERE IN THE THE CITY. WE RAN& AN AUDIT. THIS IS 2022, 20233& AND 2024 ANIMALS BILLINGS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM EL PASO. 
          AND IF YOU SEE HERE WE ACTUALLY DID AN AUDIT BECAUSE THE RED ARE ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT THATT& WERE CAUGHT AND WERE NOT IN THE MUNICIPALITY. AND IF YOU CANN& SEE HOLD ON, I NEED TO CLICKK& THIS. THIS WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME. AND IF YOU SEE HERE IT'S JUST PAGE AFTER PAGE. 
          THESE ANIMALS THAT WERE BEING CHARGED FOR ARE NOT IN HORIZON CITY. SO THE GREEN ARE HORIZON CITY WERE CAUGHT IN THEE& TOWNSHIP, RIGHT IN HORIZON CITY& THE RED WERE NOT. SO NOW WE HAVE TO MEET WITH WITH THE ELL& PASO. SO THAT WAY WE CAN DISCUSS CREDITS BACK TO THE CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING CHARGED. I THINK THERE WAS A NOVEMBER BILL LAST YEAR, 2024, THAT WAS $27,000 FOR SIX ANIMALS, SIX ANIMALS THAT WERE CAUGHT IN HORIZON CITY. THEE& OTHER 20, 28 ANIMALS WERE NOTT& CAUGHT IN HORIZON CITY. BUTT& IT'S THAT WHOLE CONFUSION OF DO WE LIVE IN HORIZON CITY OR DOO& WE NOT LIVE IN HORIZON CITY? YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IN THEE& COUNTY DOWN EAST LAKE HAS HORIZON CITY ON THEIR ID SOO& WHAT EL PASO WAS DOING IS AS THEY WERE INTAKING, THEY WERE INTAKING AND SAYING, OH,,& HORIZON CITY, OH, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT TO HORIZON CITY RATHER THAN IT BEING BILLED TO THE COUNTY. SO WE WERE LOSING A LOT OF MONEY THAT WAY, ANDD& THOSE BILLS WERE JUST GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER AND HIGHER. 
          SO THAT'S WHY WE RAN THIS AUDIT. SO WE STILL NEED TO MEET WITHH& EL PASO. SO THAT WAY WE CAN DISCUSS ANY TYPE OF CREDIT THAT MAY COME BACK. TO ADD TO THATT& POINT, I'VE ACTUALLY REQUESTEDD& THAT THEY SEND ME EVERYTHING FROM ALL THE MUNICIPALITIESS& THAT WE SERVICE SO THAT WE CANN& AUDIT, BECAUSE THE COUNTY WAS ACTUALLY GETTING BILLED FORR& THINGS IN THE CITY OR THINGS IN ANTHONY, JUST MUNICIPALITIESS& THAT WE DON'T EVEN SERVICE. SOO& THERE IS JUST A DISCONNECT REALLY, WITH THEIR AUDITINGG& DEPARTMENT, WITH WHAT THEY'REE& DOING. WHENEVER THEY INTAKE, THEY JUST LOOK AT AN ADDRESSS& AND, YOU KNOW, THEY SEE A SEVEN& NINE, 938, THEY AUTOMATICALLY BILL IT TO THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S& REALLY IN THE CITY. SO TO THAT EFFECT, I AM ACTUALLYY& 
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REQUESTING THOSE AUDITS SO THAT I CAN LOOK AT THEM MYSELF AND THEN BE ABLE TO SEND THEM TO OUR MUNICIPALITY SO THAT YOU CAN DO A SECOND VIEWING OF THEM BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SEND THEMM& OUT, I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THEE& BACKGROUND OF WHAT'S HAPPENINGG& OUT HERE. WE'VE TAKEN A LOOK AND. KIND OF TALKED A LITTLEE& BIT ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD COST TO PUT A FACILITY OUT HERE. WE'RE KIND OF THROWING AROUND SOMEE& IDEAS. JUST 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS AT THE I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS& CALLED MR. ANIMAL RESCUE, THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OVER IN CANUTILLO. MY MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY ADOPTED A DOG OVERR& THERE, SO WE TOOK THE DOG FOR ITS SHOTS. SO I GOT A CHANCE TO GO AND GET A LITTLE TOUR OF THAT FACILITY JUST TO KIND OFF& GET AN IDEA OF OF WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO OUT HERE IN HORIZON& NOW, AGAIN, IT'S ALL FUNDING,,& RIGHT? AND YOU ALL HERE, EVERYBODY HERE IN THIS ROOM HAS SEEN OUR BUDGET. AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE TIGHT AND BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR JUST TO KIND OFF& START THE CONVERSATION SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT MAYBE THERE'S A POSSIBILITY WHERE WE CAN PARTNER UP WITH SOME OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, PARTNER UP WITH& THE COUNTY SOMEHOW. SO THAT WAY WE CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHERR& HERE IN HORIZON THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR CONSTITUENTS HERE. SO REALLY THAT'S WHAT THISS& THESE THESE ITEMS ARE FOR. NOW, THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 11, IS ON THE OPTION TO RENEW THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF EL PASO..& COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ON THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE THERE. YES OF COURSE. SO AGAIN PART OF THE CONTRACTT& IS NOT JUST PICKING UP ANIMALS. 
          WE ACTUALLY YOUR MONEY ACTUALLY FUNDS CONSTITUENTS TO GET THEIR SPAY NEUTER SERVICES FOR FREE..& SO IT'S NOT JUST THE SPAY NEUTER, IT'S THE MICROCHIPS, VACCINES. THE STATE MANDATED RABIES VACCINE. SO WE HOLD, YOU& KNOW, MICROCHIP EVENTS, RABIES VACCINE EVENTS. WE'RE ACTUALLY HOLDING A TICK AND FLEA PREVENTATIVE WITHIN THE NEXTT& THREE WEEKS HERE AS WELL. SOO& PART OF THAT FUNDING THAT THAT YOUR CONTRACT GOES TOWARDSS& CLINICAL SERVICES FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS. AND THEN OF COURSE THE IMPOUND FEES US HAVING THE CRUELTY SITUATIONS, ISSUING CITATIONS, THINGS OF THAT SORT AS YOUR RABIES CONTROL AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNTY. I ALSO WORK AS YOUR RABIES CONTROL FOR YOURR& FACILITY. SO IF THERE'S A BITEE& THAT HAPPENS, I'M THE ONE THAT THAT MAKES THE CALL ON THEE& QUARANTINE ON ANY TYPE OF EUTHANIZATION THAT NEEDS TO BEE& DONE. I CORRELATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. IFF& WE EVER HAVE TO HAVE A CRUELTY SITUATION AND ARREST THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. APPRECIATE THE BROADER ASPECT OF ANIMAL CONTROL. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES,,& CHIEF. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TOO& ADD? NO. I JUST WANTED TO KINDD& OF EMPHASIZE THAT THEY DO A TREMENDOUS JOB. AND I THINK SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE COME ACROSS SITUATIONS WHERE WHERE OUR ACTUAL CONSTITUENTS, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS KIND OF MAKEE& IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO TOO& ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE& WITH WITH THE DOGS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'LL THEY'LL WILL SET UPP& TRAPS AND THEY'LL SET UPP& THEY'LL, THEY'LL, THEY'LL INTENTIONALLY SET THEM OFF SO THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO TRAPP& THOSE DOGS. SO WE'RE WE'RE KIND& OF RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO TRYING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. BUT SOMETIMES WE COMEE& ACROSS A LOT OF THESE ISSUESS& THAT THAT WE HAVE REALLY NO CONTROL OVER. A LOT OF THEE& TIMES SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A COMMUNITY MEMBERR& CALL IN AND REQUEST A TRAP AND OR REQUEST OR REPORT THEE& PROBLEM, AND THEN WE ASK THEMM& TO VOLUNTARILY PUT A TRAP ON THEIR PROPERTY AND THEY THEYY& JUST DECLINE. THEY SAY NO. SO WE'RE LIKE, OH, HOW DO WE HOWW& DO WE ADDRESS THE PROBLEM? SO I THINK WHAT WE DID IS JUST JUST MORE PROACTIVELY PATROL THE AREAS. AND THEN WE, WE, WE COORDINATED WITH ANIMAL CONTROL& AND I THINK THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO TRAP THOSE 37 DOGS THAT& WERE, THAT WERE JUST OUT OUT IN& OUR COMMUNITY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL? JUST A COMMENT. I WANT& TO THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. I THINK IT'S A NOBLE SERVICE. YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT SCRIPTURE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT ANIMALS, BUT YOU KNOW& IT DOES. IT'S THE SCRIPTURE. THE BIBLE IS A COMPLETE BOOK..& IT TELLS YOU ABOUT FINANCES,,& MARRIAGES, DEALING WITH ALL THAT STUFF ANYWAY. BUT INN& PROVERBS 1210 IT SAYS, AA& RIGHTEOUS PERSON IS KIND TO HIS ANIMALS. AND THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOUU& MAYOR. SO ALONG AGAIN. THANK YOU AS WELL. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE LIKE MAYBE THREE QUESTIONS& I RECENTLY ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE NEXT DOOR APP. THERE WAS A LITTLE SCHNAUZER WITHOUT A COLLAR. OH, TWO GENTLEMEN ACTUALLY PICKED THEM UP AND THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SAY THEY'RE GOING, IT'S GOING BACK TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY THOUGHT THEY BELONGED TO MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. MYY& NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR HAD THEIRR& DOG, SO I POSTED IT RIGHT AWAY.& SO ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS HOW 
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ACTIVE ARE WE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN IT COMES TO WHETHER, LET'S SAY, INTRODUCING THE FLEA AND TICK PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMING UP, OR AS WELLL& AS THE SPAY OR NEUTER OR WITHH& THAT IN MIND, THE TRYING TOO& LOCATE DOGS BACK TO THEIR OWNERS. HOW ACTIVE ARE WE ONN& SOCIAL MEDIA? SO THE COUNTY DOES HAVE THEIR OWN SOCIALL& MEDIA PAGE. WE RUN A FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PAGE. HOWEVER, IT'S NOT ACTIVELY MONITORED..& RIGHT NOW. WE'RE TRYING TO GET A SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR GOING, BUT I DO WORK HAND INN& HAND WITH HORIZON PD WITH THEIR MEDIA COORDINATORS AS WELL AS WE EVER HAVE TO AN EVENT,,& ANYTHING. I SEND IT OVER TOO& THEM AND THEY POST IT ON YOUR PAGES. A BIG PORTION OF OUR JOB IS DISSEMINATING INFORMATION..& SO ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE IF WE NEED TO PUT IT ON NEXT DOOR, IF& THERE'S A COMMUNITY PAGE THAT YOU ALL HAVE THAT WE CAN ACTIVELY SHARE ON, PLEASE FEELL& FREE TO SHARE THAT WITH US ANDD& WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION. ONE THING THAT I DO NOTICE A LOTT& WHEN I GO TO TOWN MEETINGS, WHEN I GO TO HOA MEETINGS, IS THAT HALF THE TIME THEY DON'TT& KNOW THAT WE EXIST, HALF THE TIME THEY DON'T KNOW THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TOO& THEM AS CONSTITUENTS. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, AGAIN& IF YOU HAVE PAGES, PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY AND WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FORR& YOUR CONSTITUENTS. OKAY. RIGHT. SO WITH THE TICK AND FLEA, IS THAT A PRIORITY OVER NEUTERING AND SPADING? BECAUSE AGAIN, I WOULD MUCH RATHER HEAR OF THEE& PROGRAM PUTTING OUT NEUTER AND SPADING. KIND OF LIKE THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED, WE HAVE ONE FEMALE PUP THAT WILL PUT UP& TO EIGHT PUPPIES, OF COURSE. SO& THE TICK AND FLEA THAT PREVENTION. WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH THE CIUDAD JUAREZ THERE..& THERE'S ACTUALLY A AN EPIDEMIC RIGHT NOW IN JUAREZ, WHERE I THINK TO DATE 27 CHILDREN HAVEE& DIED FROM A TICK BITE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THAT IN ORDER FOR US TOO& PREVENT THE BACTERIA WE'RE WORKING WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH HERE TO BE ABLE TO ISSUE OUT THATT& TICK PREVENTATIVE AND KIND OF CREATE A BARRIER FOR OUR ZONE, QUITE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE RABIES CONTROL ZONE. WE'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING THAT IN JANUARY, AND I'LLL& PRESENT THAT AS WELL. I'LLL& BRING IT TO YOUR TO YOUR COUNCIL. BUT AS FAR AS PRIORITIZING THAT OVER SPAY AND& NEUTER OR SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM HAS NOT STOPPED. ITT& WILL CONTINUE. IF THERE IS AA& DATE THAT YOU WANT US TO COME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY FINDING THATT& WE'RE GETTING A DECLINE INN& PEOPLE COMING TO OUR CLINIC, THE SERVICES THERE, THEE& APPOINTMENTS ARE THERE, THEY SET UP EVERYTHING. AND THEN ONN& THE DAY OF SOMETIMES THEYY& CANCEL OR THEIR NO SHOWS. SO WE DID A PILOT AND WE WENT TO MONTANA TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLEE& WOULD SHOW UP. 100% OF THEE& PEOPLE THAT SET UP APPOINTMENTS WENT. SO I THINK IT'S MORE OF A LOCATION RATHER THAN NOT HAVING THAT SERVICE. SO WE'RE TALKING TO COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONER BUTLER. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE WANT TO INVOLVE YOU TO SEE IF WE CAN POSSIBLY BRING THE VAN EITHER HERE ON A WEEKEND, SETT& UP APPOINTMENTS, AND ACTUALLYY& BRINGING THAT SERVICE DIRECTLY TO YOUR TOWN RATHER THAN YOUR TOWNSPEOPLE COMING TO OUR CLINIC. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. 
          THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. HORIZON CITY FOR 25 YEARS, AND I REMEMBER I PICKED UP A DOG AND I PUT A PAPER IN MY MAILBOX INN& 20, 30 MINUTES. THE OWNER CAME TO PICK IT UP. THE DOG. A LOT OF TIMES I COME TO SHIFT TO BRING A DOG. I FOUND THAT DOG AND THE OWNER COME TO PICK ITT& UP. THIS DOGS DOES FOR DOGS..& THEY'RE WALKING, THEY'RE FRIENDLY. THEY'RE FRIENDLY DOGS. 
          THEY HAVE A OWNER, OTHER DOGS HAVE OWNERS. SO I HAVE FOUR DOGS. I'M ADOPTED. TWO DOGS FROM JUAREZ, FROM. DOES THIS PERSON HAVE 100 DOGS? I HAVEE& ONE FOR FOR 20 YEARS AND THE OTHER 119 YEARS. SHE PASSEDD& AWAY TWO MONTHS AGO. IT'S HARDD& TO SEE DOGS ON THE STREET. IT'S& HARD. AND I'M SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS PERSON. AND THERE'S A LOT OF PERSONS AND FACEBOOK. I FOUND A DOG AND EVERYBODY LOOKING FOR THE OWNER. PLEASE. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, YOU GUYS NEED TO DO SOMETHING. WELL, THANK YOU. I WILL SAY THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
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HERE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TOO& OPEN UP THIS DISCUSSION. BECAUSE YOU AS COUNCIL, YOU'REE& REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY,,& RIGHT? SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL NEED TO DECIDE ON. 
          THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ON COUNCIL. RIGHT. TO TOUCH ON THAT VERYY& QUICKLY US COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU& HAVE THE BEST ORDINANCES AS FAR AS MUNICIPALITIES GO IN EL PASO. YOU GUYS HAVE THE BEST. IF YOU READ ANYBODY'S IN SOCORRO, INN& VINTON AND ANTHONY, HORIZONN& CITIES IS BY FAR THE MOSTT& STRICTEST ORDINANCES. SO IT ISS& NOT JUST UP TO YOU ASS& COUNCILMAN. IT'S UP TO YOURR& JUDGES TO UPHOLD OUR CITATIONS.& WHEN WE ISSUE CITATIONS, MAKE SURE THAT THEY STICK AND THEYY& DON'T JUST WALK AWAY. AS YOUU& MENTIONED, SOME OF THESE DOGS ARE FRIENDLY. THEY HAVE OWNERS. 
          WE'RE CITING THE OWNERS. BUT IF THEY GO TO COURT AND YOUR JUDGE IS SAYING, OKAY, DISMISSED,,& THEN THAT GIVES THEM A THAT THOUGHT THAT, OKAY, I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING. YOU KNOW, THISS& CITATION ISN'T ANYTHING. SO I'M JUST GOING TO LET MY DOGS LOOSE& SO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, I DO REQUEST THAT YOU KEEP YOU UPHOLD YOUR ORDINANCES BECAUSE THAT THAT GIVES THE PUBLIC THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE NOT KIDDING AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL WELFARE. ABSOLUTELY. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING,,& EVERYBODY GRAB A SNICKERS. THIS IS GOING TO BE LONG. OKAY. WEE& CAN TELL OBVIOUSLY FROM THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE. AND I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU'VE COME BEFOREE& OUR COUNCIL TO SPEAK DURINGG& OPEN FORUM, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN& THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED. RIGHT. OKAY. WE'VE HAD OTHER OTHER REPRESENTATIVES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS COME BEFORE US AND EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS AND OFFER SOLUTIONS. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A HOT TOPIC TO TO COUNCILWOMAN ORTEGA. IT'S HITS CLOSE TO HOME. I MYSELF HAVE BEEN CHASED BY DOGS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF HORIZON. WHILE I'M RIDINGG& RIDING MY BIKE, I'VE HAD TO RESORT TO CARRY MACE WITH ME TO& TO FEND OFF THE DOGS, AND I BELIEVE EVEN COUNCIL MEMBER. GARCIA ACTUALLY GOT ATTACKED BY& SOME DOGS AND ACTUALLY GOT BIT AT A PARK BY BY STRAY DOGS. SOO& THIS IS THIS IS DEFINITELY A HOT TOPIC. I ACTUALLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO WAS GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE. I WALKED UP TO MYY& FRONT DOOR AND I COULDN'T LOOK OUT. THAT LITTLE WINDOW THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR DOOR BECAUSE A CONSTITUENT HAD TAPED A LETTER, FOUND OUT WHERE I LIVED, ANDD& TOLD ME THAT I BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SO IT'SS& GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE PEOPLEE& KNOW WHERE WE LIVE, AND THEY'RE COMING TO OUR HOUSE AND TELLING US TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND WE SHOULD. WE NEED TO BEE& ADDRESSED NOT BECAUSE WE'RE INN& A POLITICAL POSITION, BUT BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I GUESS WE HAVEN'T REALLY LOOKED AT THE PRESENTATIONS, THE PDF FILES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN OUR AGENDA. BUT BEFORE WE EVEN LOOK AT THEM, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESSS& SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED. YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE TWO OFFICERS ASSIGNED FORR& HORIZON CITY. YES, SIR. WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? SO I MEAN,,& WHEREVER THEY'RE DISPATCHED TO.& BUT THEY ARE THEY COME OUT OFF& THE MONTANA STATE PATROLL& STATION, THE SHERIFF'SS& DEPARTMENT, AND THEN THEY DRIVE DOWN HERE TO HORIZON CITY. WEE& HAVE TWO IN THE MONTANA VISTA AREA. THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A VERY HOT ZONE FOR US. SO THEY COME DOWN TO ASSIST AS WELL. 
          WHENEVER THERE'S A FULL CREW, WE HAVE THE FIVE OFFICERS HERE AND THEN WE MOVE ONE TO SPARKS.& SO THEY KIND OF JUST WEB THROUGH THIS ENTIRE AREA. SO THEY'RE NOT SPECIFICALLYY& ASSIGNED TO HORIZON CITY. THEY'RE STATIONED ON TWO OFF& THEM ARE STATIONED OR EXCUSE ME, THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO HORIZON CITY, BUT THEY'RE STATIONED INN& BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL FACILITY HERE. YES, SIR. SO IFF& I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY, THEY'RE THEY'RE JUST FOR CALLS BASED ON HORIZON CITY. YES, SIR& ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS WHERE THERE'S AN OVERLOAD IN ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTY, AND THOSEE& OFFICERS GET PULLED? ONLY ONEE& OFFICER WILL GET PULLED. I DON'T LIKE TO LEAVE AN AREA UNCOVERED. OKAY? YES, SIR. WHAT IS THE TYPICAL RESPONSE TIME FROM MONTANA HORIZON? SO AGAIN, IT DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION. II& CAN'T REALLY GIVE YOU THOSE NUMBERS, BUT I CAN DEFINITELYY& PULL THEM FROM OUR DISPATCH AND& GIVE THEM OVER TO YOU. OKAY..& AND IF YOU COULD ALSO PROVIDEE& THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS FOR THE OFFICER HAVING TO RESPOND SPECIFICALLY FOR PACK OF DOGS OR DOGS, AGGRESSIVE DOGS WITHIN, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WITHIN OUR MUNICIPALITY, NOT SO MUCH THEE& TWO WAY ZIP CODE BECAUSE, RIGHT& LIKE THE MAYOR MENTIONED,,& THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY LIVE IN HORIZON, BUT THEY LIVE OUTSIDE OF, I MEAN,,& OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD FOR THE LAST 5 OR 6 MONTHS, IT WOULD ONLY BE THOSE THREE PACKS, THEE& 
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GOLF COURSE PACK, THE ONE DOWNN& BY KENNESAW, I BELIEVE, AND THEN THE ONE OFF OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOWN HERE ONN& DARRINGTON AS WELL. YEAH, II& KNOW YOU HAD AT LEAST ONEE& INCIDENT AT HORIZON HEIGHTS WHERE IT GOT CAPTURED ON VIDEO.& DOGS JUMPING INTO THE SCHOOLL& PROPERTY AND ACTUALLY KILLING A CAT. AND THEN THE NEXT, THE NEXT DAY WAS STUDENTS SHOWED UP& AND THERE WAS A DISEMBOWELEDD& ANIMAL IN THE PLAYGROUND. AND SO IT GOT CAPTURED ON VIDEO..& ANYWAYS, THE PROBLEM IS REAL. IT'S HAPPENING. IT'S ACTIVE..& THANK YOU FOR THE CAPTURE OF THOSE 37 DOGS. BUT THAT TAKESS& ME UP TO THE NEXT POINT. ANDD& LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER MENTIONED THAT THE WAY WE TREAT ANIMALS NEEDS TO BE THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. I THINK WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW, ASIDEE& FROM THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING, MOSTLY REACTIVE APPROACH TOO& THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS TRYING TO CAPTURE CAPTURE THAT I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO START THINKING AS A COUNCIL ABOUT OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT WILL INCORPORATE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ENCOURAGING PET OWNERS TO KEEP THEM IN THEIR PROPERTY AND ORR& TO STAY IN EUROPE. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON, BUT THERE'S A LOT OFF& ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING US, WHO HAVE A STAKE IN& THIS ISSUE, AND I'M JUST GOING TO THROW IT OUT THERE. MAYBE WE CAN CREATE A COMMITTEE, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT CAN LOOK ATT& SOLUTIONS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES AND MAYBE COME UP WITHH& PROPOSALS TO OUR COUNCIL THATT& WE CAN TRY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT. SO I'M JUST GOING TO THROW THAT INTO THE ETHER AND SEE IF MAYBE IT'LL STICK SOMEWHERE. AND AGAIN, JUSTT& GOING BACK TO THE ORDINANCES, EVEN IMPLEMENTING A GOODD& ORDINANCE WOULD HELP YOU. I KNOW SAN ELIZARIO JUST ISSUEDD& AN ORDINANCE FOR MICROCHIPPING, SO IF WE GET CALLED OUT TO AA& HOME, YOU HAVE A DOG. IT HAS TO& BE MICROCHIP WILL SCAN. IT WILL ISSUE A CITATION. I MEAN, WILLL& MICROCHIP IT FOR YOU, BUT BECAUSE IT IS NOW AN ORDINANCE, WE'LL ISSUE THE CITATION AS WELL. SO I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH IN COUNTIES THROUGHOUT TEXAS. THERE'S EVEN ORDINANCESS& FOR SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR DOG IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADOPT A DOG. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY STATE LAW..& IF YOU ADOPT A DOG FROM ANY FACILITY, IT HAS TO BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. IF YOU PICK IT UPP& FROM THE STREET AND AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, ITT& BECOMES YOUR DOG. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SPAY ORR& NEUTER IT. SO OF COURSE WE'LL WE'LL HELP YOU SPAY AND NEUTER IT. WE'LL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION. WE'LL GIVE YOU LIKE THREE DAYS TO GO VISIT A DOCTOR, SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. IF WITHINN& THOSE THREE DAYS WE COME BACKK& AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING,,& THEN YOU GET CITED. IT'SS& INTERESTING THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE VERY GOODD& ORDINANCES. I ACTUALLY DID SOME RESEARCH ON MY END. I ONLY FOUND AN ORDINANCE ON FROM OURR& CITY FROM 2015, WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME THAT I SAW ANY, ANY ACTIVITY PERTAINING TO ANIMALS. 
          AND OUT OF THE TEN POINTS THAT ARE LISTED ON THERE, THERE WAS ONLY ONE LINE THAT ADDRESSESS& ANIMAL ABANDONMENT WITHIN THE CITY. AND IT DOESN'T EVEN STATE& WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE OF AN ABANDONMENT. I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THAT ORDINANCE DEALT WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY,,& WHICH IS FINE. IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED..& BUT THE HOT TOPIC RIGHT NOW ONN& OUR STREETS. SO ONE LINE, ITT& JUST SAYS IT'S ILLEGAL, BUT ITT& DOESN'T SAY WHAT THEE& CONSEQUENCES ARE. I MIGHT BE WRONG. SOMEBODY CORRECT ME. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANOTHER ORDINANCE OUT THERE THAT IS MORE SPECIFIC TO HAVING A BITE, RIGHT? SPECIFIC TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU DO LACK IN THAT ONE. BUT AS FAR AS LIKE ABANDONMENT, CRUELTY, THINGS OF& THAT NATURE, YOU GUYS ARE VERYY& GOOD AT YOUR ORDINANCE AND I CAN GIVE IT'S LIKE A THREE PAGE& BOOK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HERE IN HORIZON CITY, AND I CAN SEND THAT OVER TO THE MAYOR FOR HIM TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL. MAYBEE& THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TO FURTHER ADDRESS. YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT AGUA DULCE. ISS& THAT WHAT YOU SAID YOU HAD 100%& RESPONSE. MONTANA VISTA, MONTANA VISTA. HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDERED SPARKS AREA BECAUSE I, I LITERALLY JUST DROVE THROUGH THERE TODAY FOR SOMETHING ELSE. AND THE TOPIC OF THE DOGS WAS IN MY HEAD, AND I SAW DOGS WANDERING AROUNDD& EVERYWHERE. IT'S A HOP, HOP,,& SKIP AND A JUMP FROM US. YES..& SO SPARKS, IT IS A HOT SPOT FOR& US. WE TRY TO BE THERE 24 OVERR& SEVEN, BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF OFFICERS, I'M STILL PROPOSING EVEN WITH THIS BUDGET YEAR, I'M STILL PROPOSING TO GET MOREE& OFFICERS BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED. I MEAN, WE HAVE 12 OFFICERS VERSUS THE 52 IN THE CITY, BUTT& YET WE TRY TO SPEND AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITH THE VERY SMALL RESOURCES THAT WE DO. BUTT& SPARKS, YES, SPARK. WE DO COVER& SPARKS, BUT IT IS A LITTLE BIT HARD WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL THESE PACKS GOING. THE PUBLIC RESPONSE, THE 
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PUBLIC OUTCRY, YOU KNOW, WE TRY& TO HELP OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SPARKS. WE ARE WE WANT TO DOO& THE SPAY AND NEUTER, BRING THE SPAY AND NEUTER VAN DOWN THERE. WE DID THAT LAST YEAR. IT WAS IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. BUT OBVIOUSLY THE STRAY DOG PROBLEM& IT'S JUST IT'S AN OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR NOW. THANKK& YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOU. THANKK& YOU. YES SIR. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I ASKED MAYOR THAT AT LEAST AA& DISCUSSION PORTION OF THE ITEMM& BE PUT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I HAD A RESIDENT SEND ME A NUMBER& OF PHOTOS WITH A DIFFERENT PACKS OF DOGS HERE AT THE RODMAN PARK REC CORP PARK OFF OF RODMAN STREET. AND SO I HAD, YOU KNOW, REACHED OUT. ANDD& AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE& I'M GLAD WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER& TO ANSWER SOME OF OUR MOREE& SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. AND SOO& FIRST I WANT TO START WITH,,& COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT THE CITY OF EL PASO'S POLICY IS THAT'S INHIBITING THE COUNTY FROMM& DOING YOUR PART TO, TOO& ALLEVIATE THIS ISSUE? YES, SIR.& SO. I'LL TRY TO GO AS MUCH INTO DETAIL AS I KNOW THEY FOLLOW THE HAAS PROGRAM. SO IT'S BASICALLY LAYMAN'S TERMS. SAVEE& THEM ALL. SO IT'S MORE OF A COMMUNITY SHELTERING. SO IF YOU& WERE TO FIND A DOG YOU BRING IT& TO THE SHELTER WILL VACCINATE. 
          IT WILL TELL YOU TO HOLD IT FOR 1015 DAYS. AND THEN IF IF WEE& HAVE SPACE IN OUR SHELTER THENN& YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND BRING ITT& BACK. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT IS. SO THEY KEEP THEIR SHELTER AT 100%, AND THEN THEY TURN AROUND AND TELL THE COUNTY, WELL WE ONLY HAVE TWO KENNELS TODAY. SO YOU CAN ONLY BRINGG& ONE DOG TODAY FROM, FROM YOUR FACILITY. AND SO FOR EXAMPLE,,& IN THE EVENT THAT A RESIDENT JUST NO LONGER WANTS TO KEEP A DOG, WHAT'S THE, YOU KNOW, THE WORKAROUND. SO FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IT IS CALLED AN OWNER SURRENDER. THEY HAVE AN OWNERR& SURRENDER FEE. THEY GO THEY PAY THE FEE AND THEN THEY TAKE THE DOG. WHAT'S THAT FEE LOOK LIKE? I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE. I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME I SAW ITT& WAS LIKE $85. OKAY, SO HALF THE TIME, OBVIOUSLY THE CONSTITUENTS CAN'T PAY IT ORR& THEY DON'T PAY IT, AND THEN THE DOG ENDS UP GETTING DUMPED SOMEWHERE. RIGHT? OKAY. AND THEN WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT THE COUNTY HASS& WITH NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES? WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? ARE THEY MODELED BASED OFF OF WHATT& WE HAVE? I KNOW THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT. WE'REE& PAYING ABOUT 55,000 A YEAR IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE PAYINGG& MONTHLY, DEPENDING ON CALLS RESIDENTS MAKE. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE AGREEMENTS WITH NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES LOOK LIKE? THEY ALL MIRROR EACH OTHER, EXCEPT, OF COURSE, WE'RE THE PRICING ITSELF OF, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TOWN OF CLINT. WEE& GET MAYBE FIVE CALLS EVERY TWO WEEKS, SO THEY DON'T PAY ASS& MUCH AS YOU DO. OKAY. AND THEN MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR,,& FOR OUR CHIEF. SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IN MY, IN MY MIND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT STRAY DOGS VERSUS IRRESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP. SO& FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, ALDERMAN& OR AVILA MENTIONED, YOU KNOW,,& BACK IN APRIL, I WAS AT THE GOLDEN EAGLE PARK AND I HAD TWO PIT BULLS CHEW ON MY ANKLE ANDD& THEN GOT A TETANUS SHOT. ANDD& THEN I HAD A $400 BILL, WHICH WAS NOT FUN. BUT THOSE WEREN'T STRAY DOGS. THEY WERE TWO PIT BULLS WITH PINK COLLARS ON THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, I FOLLOWED UPP& WITH THE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES THEY PROVIDED ONE UPDATE, TOLD ME TO CALL IN A COUPLE DAYS..& AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS NEVER REACHED OUT TO. I TRIEDD& FOLLOWING UP AND NO RESPONSE. 
          AND SO UNDER OUR ORDINANCES, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE IT'S UNDER SECTION 2.0, 1.011 LABELED REPORTING ANIMAL BITES AND SUSPECTED RABIES. AND YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE CODE, OUR GENERAL PENALTY IS THE VIOLATION FOR ANY SUCHH& PROVISION OF THIS CODE OR ANYY& SUCH ORDINANCE SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOTT& EXCEEDING $500. AND SO, CHIEF,,& DO YOU HAVE I GUESS YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME GENERAL NUMBERS FOR RESIDENTS THAT ARE CITED AND COME TO COURT AND AREN'T? YEAH, YOU WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO ASK THE COURT ABOUT THAT. 
          OKAY. YEAH. AND SO HAVE YOU SEEN IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIESS& DIFFERENT PENALTIES THAT MIGHT BE MORE EFFECTIVE OR WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES THAT WE AS A COUNCIL CAN IMPLEMENT IN OURR& ORDINANCES TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AT TACKLING THIS ISSUE? YES, OF& COURSE. SO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE THISS& TYPE OF ORDINANCE. SO I TAKE OVER AS THE RABIES CONTROLL& AUTHORITY. SO WE ISSUE A FAILURE TO QUARANTINE CITATION. AND IT GOES THROUGH THE JPP& SYSTEM. AND THEN FROM THERE THE FINE DOES LOOK QUITE SIMILAR TO $500. AFTER THAT, OBVIOUSLY WEE& STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE REPORTING PROCESS. AND THEN YOU, AS THE VICTIM, WOULD GO THROUGH CIVIL COURT FOR THEM& TO PAY YOUR YOUR BILLS. BUT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DON'T HAVE& THAT ORDINANCE. SO AGAIN, ITT& GOES BACK TO HOW HOW YOUR JUDGE REALLY HANDLES THOSE THOSE 
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CITATIONS. SO AND WHICH CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE DON'T. AND THAT KIND OF FALLS INTO THE I BELIEVE IT FALLS INTO THEE& COURT OF RECORD THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT INTO PLACE ASS& WELL. CORRECT. SO ONCE THAT COURT OF RECORD COMES IN ANDD& AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THAT NOW SO WEE& CAN START IMPLEMENTING THAT. SO& ONCE THAT COURT OF RECORD COMES IN PROBABLY IT'LL PROBABLY HAPPEN. HOPING DECEMBER IF NOT WILL BE JANUARY. WE'LL HAVE THAT IN PLACE FOR THE RECORD. SO THAT WAY WE CAN STARTT& IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING NOT JUST THE ANIMAL CONTROL, BUT ORDINANCES, YOU KNOW, ARE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL. SO WE CAN START WE CAN STARTT& ENFORCING A LOT OF THAT. SO THAT'LL BE COMING UP HERE INN& THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS,,& PROBABLY RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR. WELL THAT'S ALL THE TIME. 
          SO AND TO YOUR POINT YEAH. SOO& OUR I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITHH& WITH OUR JUDGE TO LET HIM KNOWW& THAT THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TOO& COME DOWN THE LINE. WE'RE WEE& ONLY HAVE CERTAIN DAYS RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE COURT HERE IN VERIZON. SO WITH THAT, JUST THE& ANIMALS ALONE THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROBABLY ADD ANOTHER AN EXTRAA& DAY OF COURT JUST FOR THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS IS IS SO PREVALENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. YES. YOU STILL HAVE. YEAH I STILL HAVE A FEW. SO YOU& MENTIONED EARLIER THE IDEA OF BRINGING THE VAN DOWN HERE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE SERVICES. WOULD THAT BEE& IN ADDITION TO OUR HOURLY RATE PLUS WHAT WE PAY MONTHLY, IS THAT GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL COST TO BRING THEM DOWN? NO, SIR. SO YOU'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR THE SPAY NEUTER SERVICE..& AND WE'RE JUST PROVIDING THE VAN, THE EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. SO THAT'S ALREADY PART OF YOUR CONTRACT. OKAY..& AND WOULD THERE BE A LIMIT FOR THE NUMBER OF TIMES LET'S SAY WE WANT TO DO IT TWICE A MONTH.& YOU KNOW, IS THERE AN EXTENT TO WHICH, YOU KNOW WE SERVICES ARE& TOO MUCH OR SO MY IDEA IS TO DO EACH MUNICIPALITY, EACHH& PRECINCT AT LEAST ONCE A QUARTER. OKAY. BUT IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT BECAUSE& YOU KNOW, WE'RE LACKING IN SERVICES IN ONE AREA, THEN THAT'S COMPLETELY FINE. WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE CALENDAR TIME FOR IT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE DOCTOR& MEDINA. HE'S ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT WORKS ACROSS THE STREET ON SATURDAYS. SO HE'S EMPLOYEDD& WITH THE COUNTY PART TIME. SOO& WE WOULD HAVE TO JUST KIND OF WORK AROUND HIS SCHEDULE AS WELL IN HIS PRIVATE PRACTICE SO& THAT WE CAN BRING THAT HERE. SO OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO LOOK AT FACTORS LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE SIGN UP DURING A WEEK, ARE THEY ABLE TO COME IN THINGS OF THAT SORT. BUT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WANTS, THEN I'LL BE& MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITHH& YOU. AND SO TYPICALLY WHEN YOUU& PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, IS IT DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS,,& IS IT ON A WEEKEND OR YOU GUYS HAVE DONE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. THEE& LAST ONE THAT WE DID WAS SAN ELIZARIO. WE ACTUALLY DID THATT& ONE ON A MONDAY AND WE HAD, II& BELIEVE IT WAS 42 PEOPLE SHOWW& UP FOR SPAY NEUTER SERVICES,,& PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 98 FORR& VACCINES. OKAY. AND ALSO YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TOO& POTENTIALLY HIRE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS IN THE FUTURE, CONSIDERING THAT THE COUNTY,,& YOU KNOW, IS REALLY AT LEAST CURRENTLY UNABLE TO MANAGE ITSS& BUDGET PROPERLY, HOW DO YOU FORESEE OR DO YOU FORESEE THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT EVEN HAPPENING, HIRING ADDITIONAL OFFICERS? I DO FORESEE THATT& BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSION OF, YOU KNOW, THE SHELTER AND THENN& THE CLINIC FACILITY. SO I'M LOOKING TO USE PART OF THAT SHELTER BUDGET FOR PERSONNEL,,& FOR FIELD OFFICERS. ANIMAL SHELTERING STARTS WITH ANIMALL& CONTROL. SO IF WE CAN ACTUALLYY& CONTROL THE POPULATION OUT HERE& THEN WE CAN CONTROL WHAT'S COMING INTO THE SHELTER. ANDD& THEN LASTLY. SO THE TWO OFFICERS ASSIGNED HERE INN& HORIZON, THEY'RE STATIONED ATT& THE MONTANA VISTA CENTER. I'M WONDERING AND MAYBE THISS& QUESTION FOR MAYOR AND FOR CHIEF, WHETHER OR NOT WE'D BE ABLE TO WORK OUT SOME AGREEMENT TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE THOSE TWOO& OFFICERS STATIONED HERE AT OUR NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT. JUST SOMETHING TO THROW UP TO CONSIDER. JUST SO WHEN WE DISPATCH THEM, THEY'RE HERE RATHER THAN WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO GET HERE. AND THEN FROM THERE GO. SO MAYBE THAT'SS& SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE, IS HAVING SOME SORT OF DESIGNATED AREA FOR THEM TO DISPATCH FROM HORIZON..& SO, SO THEY'RE JUST HOUSED AT THE MONTANA STATION. THEIR WORK& WORK AREA IS HERE. SO THEY JUST& COME STRAIGHT HERE. THEY DON'T HANG AROUND MONTANA UNTIL THEYY& GET DISPATCHED. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN. YEAH. 
          AND THEY HAVE USE HERE. SO THEY AND WE'VE TOLD THEM IF THEY'REE& ON BREAK THEY, THEY'RE ABLE TO COME HERE TO, TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS AS WELL. AND WEE& HAVE THE BREAK ROOM HERE. THEY ALL KNOW OF THE BREAK ROOM HERE& SO IT'S THEY DON'T WHEN, IFF& THERE'S A CALL THEY COME OUT TO& HORIZON, BUT THEY DON'T LEAVEE& BACK TO MONTANA VISTA. ONCEE& THEY'RE DONE WITH THAT CALL,,& THEY THEY'RE ASSIGNED HERE TOO& THIS AREA. SO THEY'RE IN THISS& AREA. BUT I GUESS THERE ARE 
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OTHER THERE. WHEN THEY GO INTO WORK AND LEAVE WORK, THEY HAVEE& TO GO TO THEIR MONTANA, THE MONTANA STATION. CORRECT. UNITS& ARE JUST HOUSING STATION. THAT'S IT. SO TYPICALLY IN THE MORNING, FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK THEY CLOCK IN, THEY GET THEIRR& ASSIGNMENTS AND THEN THEY SPEND THEIR TIME LIKE 15, 20 MINUTES AT THE STATION AND THEN COME OUT HERE UNLESS THERE IS A PRIORITY CALL. THEN AS SOON AS THEY CLOCK IN, THEY COME THIS WAY. OKAY? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THAT THAT SHOULD BE THE REST OF MY QUESTION. OKAY. UNLESS ANYY& OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. I HAVE ONE& LAST ONE. I HOPE SO, MY DAY JOB& WE ACTUALLY SCAN THE DOGS FORR& MICROCHIPS, AND I'VE COMEE& ACROSS DOGS THAT ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE MICROCHIP, BUT THEY DO HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE TRACKING COLLAR. IS THAT ALL? IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? LET'S SAY, LIKE IF THAT WAS IN SAN ELIZARIO, WHERE THEY HAVE THE ORDINANCE, IT HAS TO BE MICROCHIPPED. AND THEN LASTLY, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED CITATIONS. WHAT IS A CITATIONN& FOR THE INITIAL AND LET'S SAY REPEAT. THEY ARE STUNNED AT 250 AT $250 PER ANIMAL. PER ANIMAL. YES. OKAY. AND AGAIN IF THEE& PROBLEM DOESN'T GET RESOLVED THEY INITIALLY PAID THEIR 250 BUT IT STILL HASN'T GOTTEN RESOLVED. IT'S A CONTINUOUS 250& YES, I BELIEVE THE LAST CASE WHERE I SAW IT, IT INCREMENTEDD& WAS A CASE WITH JUDGE LUJAN,,& AND IT WAS AT HIS DISCRETION..& HE SET IT HIGHER BECAUSE IT HAD& ALREADY GONE LIKE 5 OR 6 TIMES,& IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. GOT IT??& BUT IT'S A JUDGE DISCRETION FROM THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. OKAY. DO YOU HAD ENOUGH? YEAH, THAT WAS JUST MYY& WARM UP. OKAY. I WAS JUST STRETCHING MY NOTES. MISS REYES, YOU MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR OF YOUR STATEMENT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN. YOU'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FULFILL YOUR END OF THE OBLIGATIONS WITH US DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES. CAN YOU GIVE ME ANN& EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT IS THATT& YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONSTITUENT THATT& WENT TO YOUR HOME, THERE'S LOOSE DOGS IN HER AREA, BUTT& BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SPACE, WE& CAN'T PICK THEM UP. SO PART OF OUR CONTRACT IS PICKING UP ANIMALS AND TAKING THEM TO ANIMAL SERVICES. DOES THAT AFFECT HOW MUCH WE'RE PAYING THE COUNTY IF IF THOSEE& OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT BEING MET??& SO PART AGAIN, PART OF OF THE CONTRACT ITSELF IS SPAY ANDD& NEUTER. SO WE KIND OF OFFSET WITH IF WE DON'T FULFILL A CERTAIN NUMBER OF IMPOUNDS PER MONTH, THEN WE'LL ISSUE OUT LIKE A VACCINE EVENT OR A MICROCHIP EVENT OKAY. KIND OF TRADE OFF. YES, SIR. OKAY. I, I. I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN WHAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES AS FAR AS REACHING OUT TO THEE& COMMUNITY. THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN IN BEING ABLE TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT EVENTS THAT THEY'RE DOING& SO ALL I CAN ASK IS THAT YOU PLEASE HOOK UP WITH THEM AND AND TRY TO ANNOUNCE IT MOREE& OFTEN, BECAUSE WHENEVER THEYY& SAY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ANN& EVENT, IT'S A PACKED HOUSE..& IT'S LIKE THEY'RE IN CONCERT,,& RIGHT? SO YOU CAN LET THEM KNOW& SO THAT OUR CITIZENS CAN KNOW ABOUT IT AND PARTICIPATE. ANDD& IT MIGHT BE THAT THEY DON'T SHOW UP SIMPLY BECAUSE THE OWNERS WITHIN HORIZON ARE NOT THE ONES THAT ARE NECESSARILY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT MIGHT BE THE OUTLYING AREAS, BUT WORD SPREADS, RIGHT? I'M GONNA MAKEE& CHIEF SCOLD ME AFTER THIS. COME ON. ONE LAST ONE, LAST ONE, II& PROMISE. OKAY. SO WERE YOU. I'M SORRY. WERE YOU STILL? WELL, IT& WAS MORE OF A QUESTION REGARDING PROCEDURAL. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE STILL GOING TO LOOK AT THOSE. ENTER INTERLOCAL& AGREEMENTS. YEAH, YEAH, WE CAN BRING THEM UP IF YOU NEED TO..& YEAH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO. THAT WAS STILL GOING TO HAPPEN. WELL& IF YOU'D LIKE TO WE CAN BRING THAT UP. YES, SIR. THAT'S THENN& THE OTHER QUESTION IS IF, IF WE& IF I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO LOOK AT THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING A COMMITTEE, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, CAN THAT BE DONE RIGHT NOW, OR IS THAT SOMETHING& THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO ANN& AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXTT& MEETING? PROBABLY FOR AN AGENDA& ITEM ON ANOTHER MEETING. SO WEE& COULD KEEP THIS SEPARATE. SO. WE KNOW THERE'S WE ALLL& EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE HERE. RIGHT. AND WE WE'RE I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. RIGHT. BUT I THINK I'D LIKE TO KEEP THIS SEPARATE BECAUSE WE'RE HERE FOR& THESE TWO ITEMS JUST TO I GUESS THE PRESENTATION HERE ON, ONN& THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNTY AND THEN THE NEWW& CONTRACT ITSELF SO WE CAN KEEPP& THOSE FOR NOW. AND THEN ON THE IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRINGG& SOMETHING UP, WE'D HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR THAT FOR OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SO WE CAN PUT A COMMITTEE TOGETHER. AND HONESTLY, II& REALLY DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED& TO. WE COULD PROBABLY JUST GOO& 
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AHEAD AND AND PUT A COMMITTEE TOGETHER AND TAKE A LOOK ATT& THAT IF WE IF WE NEEDED TO. BUT& IF YOU WANT TO MEMORIALIZE THAT& THEN THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. SO THE ONLYY& REASON I MENTIONED IS BECAUSEE& AS WE CONTINUE TALKING ABOUTT& THIS TOPIC AND WE'RE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO THIS, AGAIN, WE NOTICE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO EVERYBODY HERE. AND YOU JUST MENTIONED DOCTOR MEDINA MEDINA, WHO WORKS AT A HORIZON PRIVATE PRACTICE. RIGHT NOW. WE'REE& TALKING ABOUT A VETERINARIAN. I THINK I'M A STRONG BELIEVER INN& BRINGING IN DIFFERENT OPINIONS TO TRY TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE NOT ALL PROBLEMS ARE OF& ONE STEP SOLUTION. IT'S A MORE CAPACITY. AND SO EVERYBODY CAN BRING THEIR INPUT FROMM& ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE VOLUNTEER GROUPS THAT DEAL WITH& RESCUE AND RESCUE AND ADOPTION. THE VETERINARIAN BRINGS THISS& PERSPECTIVE AS A PROFESSIONALL& IN THE INDUSTRY, YOU OBVIOUSLY HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS DAY IN,,& DAY OUT. SO I'M A STRONGG& BELIEVER THAT WE BRING IN ALL THESE STAKEHOLDERS. THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL, AND IF IT'S A COMMITTEE, IT'S NOT GOING TO COST US ANYTHINGG& TO TO HAVE THESE PEOPLE SIT DOWN AND COME UP WITH IDEAS. 
          YES, SIR. YES, SIR, YES, SIR..& I'LL JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF AA& MICROCHIP? I KNOW PUPS GO UP TO& 20 YEARS. 20 PLUS YEARS. IS THAT ALSO THE LIFESPAN OF A MICROCHIP? YES, SIR. I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFICS? IS ITT& 20 YEARS? 30 YEARS? SO I KNOWW& THE ONE THAT WE MANAGE IS 200& YEARS. 20 YEARS? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. BUDDY. OH. 
          JUST KIDDING. YES, SIR. SO I THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR, II& WANT TO GO OVER THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT. SO FOR EXAMPLE,,& UNDER SCOPE OF SERVICES, SECTION EIGHT SAYS THE COUNTYY& OF EL PASO AGREES TO PROVIDE ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES ASS& DETERMINED TO BE APPROPRIATE BY THE EL PASO COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT STAFF AND IS& REQUIRED BY LAW. SO YOU ALL MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. BUT THEN IN SECTION F, IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT NOTHING WITHIN THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL REQUIRE THE COUNTY OF EL PASOO& TO PURCHASE ADDITIONALL& EQUIPMENT OR HIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT& SO I'M WONDERING, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE SIMILAR AGREEMENTS THAT YOU HAVE WITH NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES MIRROR EACH OTHER. I'M WONDERING, WHAT ARE YOURR& THOUGHTS ON WHETHER IT'S A IT'S GOOD POLICY TO SAY THAT YOU ALL SET THE TERMS AND DETERMINE WHAT IS APPROPRIATE, BUT ALSOO& GO ON TO SAY THAT YOU AREN'T GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT OR HIRE PERSONNEL TO BE IN COMPLIANCEE& WITH THE AGREEMENT. SO WHY HAVE& AN AGREEMENT IF IT SAYS WE DON'T HAVE TO HIRE OR PURCHASEE& EQUIPMENT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN AGREEMENT? RIGHT. ANDD& ACTUALLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT& I'M WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S BECAUSE I STRONGLYY& FEEL THAT YOU AS A MUNICIPALITY DESERVE WHAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR.& SO IF YOU'RE REQUESTING ANOTHER& OFFICER, THEN IN THE AGREEMENT,& WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PURCHASEE& EQUIPMENT FOR ANOTHER OFFICER OR EVEN EMPLOYEE, ANOTHER OFFICER. AND THAT ACTUALLY STEMMED FROM A POSSIBLEE& AGREEMENT WITH THE TIGUAS. IFF& WE TAKE OVER SERVICES FROM THEM, THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT WE HIRE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BASED ON THEIR CONTRACT. AND SO THAT OR I MEAN, THAT PROVISION WOULD BE MORE SUITED TO TO THAT SITUATION RATHER THAN HERE IN HARRISON. 
          AND SO, MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE THE TIME OR I KNOW WE ASKED FOR THIS TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA, BUTT& COINCIDENTALLY, THIS IS THE MONTH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RENEWW& THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTY WOULD BE OPEN TOO& RENEGOTIATING THAT, OR JUST TOO& MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THE SERVICES THAT WEE& REQUEST. SO I DON'T KNOW IFF& WE'RE ABLE TO I HONESTLY, I, I WOULDN'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW. YOU& KNOW, IF IF. GO AHEAD. YES,,& MA'AM. I THINK I THINK THE MORE APPROPRIATE THING THE CONTRACTT& IS TERMINABLE ON 30 DAYS NOTICE& SO I THINK YOU DON'T WANT TO BE WITHOUT ANY. I MEAN, TECHNICALLY, IT'S ALREADYY& EXPIRED. THEY'RE STILL PROVIDING SERVICES BECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY EXPIRED INN& SEPTEMBER. SO EVEN IF WE JUSTT& SIGN IT AND LEAVE IT'S STATUS QUO SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, THEY'VE GOT THEIR BUDGET SET, BUT BEGIN& THE DIALOG ABOUT. YES. AND I MEAN IT. I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU WITH CERTAINTY, BECAUSE I'VEE& BEEN ON ALL SIDES OF THISS& CONTRACT. EVERYBODY ISS& IDENTICAL, EVERY EVERY MUNICIPALITY. IT'S A TEMPLATE. THEY THEY JUST SPLIT IT. AND IT'S JUST BASED ON THE SIZE OFF& YOUR COMMUNITY, ETC. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOMEBODY NOW WHO'S WILLING TO LOOK AT IT& A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVELY..& BUT IT'S GOING TO I MEAN, ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO BEE& WE'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT. WE'RE WILLING TO DO IT. SO ITT& MAY WELL BE LIKE WHEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS, I WANT AA& RESOURCE OFFICER, AND THEY BRING IT OVER TO US AND WE SAY, YEAH, WELL, THAT'LL COST YOU $85,000 A YEAR IF YOU WANT TO HAVE WHATEVER ANIMAL SERVICESS& CONTROL OFFICER. BUT MY LEGAL ADVICE WOULD BE NOT TO I MEAN, TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THISS& RIGHT NOW AND THEN GO AHEAD AND LET US CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT 
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WHAT IT IS. AND AND IT MAY WELL& BE THAT SHE'S GOING TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE ONCE A QUARTER& YOU'RE GOING TO GET A STAY IN ORDER. WHATEVER IT IS THATT& SHE'S ABLE TO DO, BECAUSE HER BUDGET'S ALREADY SET, TOO, SOO& THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOMM& FOR FOR ADDING MORE THINGS RIGHT NOW AND SOME REALISTIC TO& TO. EXPECT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO& BE A HUGE INCREASE AND ANN& INCREASE IN SERVICES, BUT IT GIVES US A WHOLE FISCAL YEAR TO& SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT WHATT& THAT SHOULD BE. HOW MANY VISITS ARE WE GOING TO SEND? SAME KIND OF TALK WE HAVE WITH THE ACADEMY ABOUT THE HEALTH SERVICES. SO OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MISS. MISS RUSSELL, THE AGREEMENT WOULD NOT BE AMENDABLE DURING THE YEAR. WE CAN CANCEL IT ON 300& DAYS NOTICE AND THEN BRING IN ANOTHER ONE. ANYTHING'S AMENDABLE BY BY JOINT AGREEMENT. SO IF WE IF WE'RE GOING TO MODEL THIS BEHAVIOR, THE OTHER THING THAT AND I WAS GOING TOO& ASK MISS REYES THIS AS WELL IS I KNOW THAT IT IS HELPFUL FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE UNIFORM ORDINANCES. SO IF WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR ORDINANCES, THEN THAT FALLS IN OUR LIFE AND WE BRING OUR ORDINANCES UP TO SNUFF SO THAT THEY SO THAT IFF& IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S RPDD& OR IF IT'S THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR WHOMEVER IT IS, IT'S ISSUING THE CITATION, THEY KNOW IT, AND THE JUDGE WILLL& KNOW WHAT THE WHAT THE PENALTIES ARE. THOSE PENALTIESS& ARE WHEN WE SAY UP TO FIVE,,& IT'S BECAUSE IT'S THEY'RE SETT& BY STATE LAW. SO AND THEN THE JUDGE, THE JUDGE'S DISCRETION. SO IF WE NEED WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT. WE HAVE DONE IT WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES BEFORE WHERE WE SAY WE'RE DEFICIENT HERE. WEE& NEED A WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ALL MAKE IT A PRIORITY. WE'LL START WORKING ON IT. SO OKAY. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. I MEAN JUST TO SAY SORRY. YES. YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN DO THAT, YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD AND RENEW THE AGREEMENT. BUT YOUU& KNOW THAT IN GOOD FAITH, WE WORK IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE SURE& THAT, AGAIN, RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THE BEST BANG FOR THEIR BUCK AND THAT, YOU KNOW, SO OUR SENIORS AND CHILDREN CAN GO TO OUR PARKS AND NOT BE ATTACKED OR, YOU KNOW, WE JUST MAKINGG& SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PUBLICC& SPACES REMAIN SAFE AND THAT WE WORK AROUND THAT, AND THAT YOU WORK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY TOO& MAKE SURE THAT IF WE GOT IF WE NEED TO BRING OUR CODES UP TO DATE SO THAT WE DO THAT AND BEE& PROACTIVE ABOUT THAT. SO THANKK& YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU..& ALDERMAN, I HAVE I HAVE A QUESTION. YES I SAW YOUR HAND BACK THERE. OKAY. BUT LET MEE& ASK A QUESTION REAL QUICK. SO I SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK I SEE ALL THE COMMENTS, I SEE ALL THE,,& THE YOU KNOW THE THE CONCERN RIGHT NOW. ONE THING THATT& HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED ON IS THE THERE'S VENDORS, THE PEOPLEE& THAT ARE SELLING DOGS UP AND DOWN EAST LAKE PELICANO. ASCENSION. WHAT WHAT HAPPENS IN& THOSE INSTANCES? BECAUSE THEREE& WAS A POST, THERE WAS A A WHITE SUV. THEY HAD TWO PICTURES ONN& THERE WHERE SIX MONTHS AGO THEY WERE SELLING ROTTWEILERS, ANDD& THEN RECENTLY THEY WERE SELLING& PUGS. NOW. SO, YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND OF POPPING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE JUSTT& SELLING ANIMALS. WHAT HAPPENSS& IN THAT CASE? DO YOU ALL GO OUT& AND AND APPROACH THEM AS WELLL& OR WHAT HAPPENS IN THOSE CASES?& SO UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO STANDARDIZED BREEDING LAWS INN& TEXAS. SO IT WOULD HAVE TO GOO& THROUGH LEGISLATION, WHICH I'M ACTUALLY ALREADY WORKING ONN& WITH PRECINCT THREE TO BRING THAT FORWARD THIS YEAR. NOW, AS FAR AS GOING UP TO A BREEDER, THE ONLY THING THAT WE CANN& REALLY DO IS DO A WELLNESS CHECK. DO YOU HAVE VACCINES? ARE THEY MICROCHIPPED? ARE THEY SPAYED AND NEUTERED? YOU KNOW, HOW IS THEIR HOUSING THINGS OF THAT SORT TO ENSURE THATT& THEY'RE, I GUESS TO CODE FORR& FOR WELLNESS. THAT IS ABOUT IT.& THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BREEDD& THESE POOR DOGS AS MUCH AS THEY& CAN BECAUSE THERE'S NO LAWS FOR THAT. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING AT MY SCOPE FOR THIS YEAR TO BRING TO LEGISLATION TO TRY AND BRING SOME TYPE OF BREEDING LAWS HERE, THE ONE THAT HAS AN ORDINANCE FOR BREEDING IS THE CITY OF EL PASO. I'M NOT TOO SURE HOWW& THEY'RE DOING WITH THAT, THATT& BREEDING LAW. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU, YOU YOU CAN PROBABLY DO ANN& ORDINANCE ON THAT IN YOUR CITY. OKAY. OR A TRACKING OF SOMEE& TYPE OF WE SOLD THIS DOG TOO& THIS PERSON, WE SOLD THIS DOG TO THIS PERSON. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT THAT THAT LICENSING IS, IS THEY HAVE TO KEEP RECORDS OF HOW MANY, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN ONLY HAVE TWOO& LITTERS A YEAR. I BELIEVE THEYY& NEED TO HAVE RECORDS OF WHERE THEY SELL THEM, WHO THEY SELLL& THEM TO. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO SINCE WE FOLLOW STATE OF TEXAS LAWS,,& WE CAN'T REALLY DO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A WELLNESS CHECK. 
          OKAY? BUT THE CITY OF EL PASOO& DOES HAVE THE ANTI BACKYARDD& BREEDING REGULATION. SO IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN THAT I THINK YEAH ABSOLUTELY. I THINK WE DO NEED TO COME OUT OF THE 
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CITY BECAUSE THE CITY OF ELL& PASO, IF THERE'S A PICKUP TRUCK& ON THE TARGET THING SOMEONE COMES OUT OF THAT CODEE& ENFORCEMENT. THEY GO, THEY GOO& PSYCHO. YES. SO WE CAN WE CANN& DO THAT. I MEAN, I WAS AT THEE& CITY OF EL PASO AND IT WAS VERY CONTROVERSIAL AND IT WAS A BIG DEAL. BUT WE COULD DO THAT. YEAH, I THINK WE I THINK IT'SS& SOMETHING THAT WE PROBABLY NEED& TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND SEE WHATT& WE CAN DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BECOME A SOFT TARGET NOW. SO THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW& THEY'RE COMING OVER HERE. YEAH PRETTY MUCH YEAH. YEAH. SO OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR? COULD WE. OHH& YES, SIR. I'M SORRY, MR. COMO..& YES, SIR. OH. BRING IT, MY CHICKENS. BUT NEVER MIND. SOO& LET'S TALK ABOUT MONEY. PETCO CHARITIES. PETSMART CHARITIES GIVES MONEY TO CITIES TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR COSTS OF ANIMAL CONTROL AND SPAY AND NEUTER. I DON'T KNOW, DO YOU GUYS HAVE A GRANT WRITER? NO. WELL, YES. 
          MAYBE. YES. OKAY. THEY CAN LOOK INTO THIS. THE OTHER THING WE LOST WAS MIRANDA LAMBERT HAS A RESCUE. SHE USED TO COME TO EL PASO AND TAKE HUNDREDS OF STRAYS OUT OF ANIMAL SERVICES. 
          CATHY BISSELL, SHE USED TO FLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. WE LOSTT& THEM BOTH BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO COME UP TO THEIR STANDARDS. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE COMING UPP& WITH A NEW AREA OR A NEW FACILITY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT JUST TO GIVE YOUU& SOME ACTUAL NUMBERS, THE CITY OF EL PASO INTAKES 46,405 STRAYS IN FOUR YEARS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOF'S. PART OF THAT, 46,000 STRAYS ARE FROM& MULE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INTAKE. DOGS UP DOGSS& AND CATS UP UNTIL 2019, WHICH INCLUDES YOU, COUNTY TIGUA WHATEVER. WHERE ARE THOSE DOGSS& NOW? AS FAR AS THE FINDER, THE FOSTER PROGRAM, WE'VE LOST THOUSANDS OF DOGS BECAUSE PEOPLE GET STUCK WITH THESEE& DOGS. BARBARA VALENCIA DID A REPORT LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE HAVE PEOPLEE& WITH, STRAYS THAT THEY'VE BEENN& FOSTERING FOR A YEAR, THREE YEARS NOW. WE'RE ACTUALLYY& HAVING THESE STRAYS THAT WEE& HAVE IN FOSTER HAVING PUPPIES BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SPAY ANDD& NEUTER THEM LIKE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO. SO I MEAN, IFF& YOU'RE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU NEED TO BE CAREFULL& THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO PASS A DOG OFF FOR FOSTER, THAT YOU SET IT UP FOR SPAY AND NEUTERR& BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO CREATE MORE. OKAY. BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DOO& MONEY WISE. IF YOU HAVE A GRANT WRITER TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR EXPENSES, YOU HAVE PEOPLE THATT& WILL MOVE DOGS OUT FOR YOU. AS LONG AS AND I'LL QUOTE THEM. THEY STOPPED WITH US BECAUSE OF& THE DISEASE AND THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW TEXAS LAWS. AND THEYY& THEY CUT THE CUT THE CORD. II& MEAN, WE WERE SHIPPING DOGS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES ANDD& CANADA THROUGH THEM. I MEAN, I DID IT FOR YEARS. THAT'S WHAT I DID. BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO TO SUPPORT YOU AND HELP YOU IN THIS CONCERN. WE HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE, YOUU& KNOW, THE ALL THE STRAYS,,& BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM THAT'SS& NOW NATIONWIDE. AND DID YOUR DOCTOR TELL YOU YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT RABIES SHOTS. THEY RECOMMENDED? NO, BECAUSE THATT& DOG HAD BEEN VACCINATED. OKAY. THEY DID HAVE BUT THEY VERIFIED THAT A WEEK OKAY OKAY. AS LONGG& AS THEY VERIFIED IT BECAUSE THAT'S EL PASO. WE'RE RUNNING INTO A LOT OF ISSUES WHERE ANIMAL SERVICES, WHEN THEY FIND& OUT THE DOG DOESN'T HAVE SHOTS,& INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO THEE& PERSON THAT WAS BITTEN AND TELL THEM, YOU NEED TO GET THE, YOUU& KNOW, THE PROTOCOL, THEY DON'TT& BOTHER. SO THEY'RE PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK THERE TOO. BITES. OKAY. THE UNITEDD& STATES, 43 FATALS A YEAR UNTIL THIS YEAR. WE SURPASSED THAT SEPTEMBER 1ST. WE CAN'T LEAVE STRAYS IN THE STREETS. OKAY. I QUESTIONED LILY LEMON TODAY ABOUT THE CRITICAL ATTACKS THAT WE'VE HAD. I WAS LIKE, WE'VE HAD CRITICAL ATTACKS. CORRECT..& AND SHE SAID, YEAH, MORE THANN& 
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MORE THAN WE SHOULD. I WAS LIKE, OKAY, HOW MANY DID WE HAVE DURING YOUR FIRST FOUR YEARS? AND SHE KIND OF LOOKED AT MEE& AND WENT, I WAS LIKE, EXACTLY. LEAVING STRAYS IN THE STREETS IS NOT THE ANSWER. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ATTACKED. PEOPLEE& ARE GOING TO BE ATTACKED. I HAD A LADY WHO POST A VIDEO. SHE'SS& ACTUALLY A VET TECH AT TLC. SHE COULDN'T GET OUT OF HER HOUSE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PIT BULL AT& HER DOOR. VERY AGGRESSIVE. SHE CALLED. NOBODY WOULD HELP HER,,& NOT THEM. OKAY, BUT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION YOU'RE IN. THERE'S STRAYS EVERYWHERE. 
          PARKS AND WHAT PARK? TEXASS& PARKS AND WILDLIFE. GENTLEMAN DID AN INTERVIEW ON CHANNEL SEVEN AND SAID THAT OUR COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN, ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE STRAY PROBLEMS IN THE CITY OF EL PASO AND THE COUNTY OF EL PASO. SO I AGAIN, I STRESS, LET'S LET'S DO SOMETHING. LET'S FIND A BUILDING. LET'S HIRE SOMEE& PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LET'S WORK WITH SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP YOU FUNDD& THESE THINGS. AND AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. WELL, AND THAT'S AND THAT'S AND THAT'SS& WHY WE'RE STARTING THIS DISCUSSION. SO YOU SAID YOUU& WANTED SUGGESTIONS. NO. 
          ABSOLUTELY AND ABSOLUTELY. ANDD& THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'RE GOING TOO& CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. LIKE I SAID, WE NEED TO MEET YOU AND YOUR YOUR FOLKS. MRS. REYES, PLEASE. I WOULD LOVE FOR& YOU TO BE THERE AS WELL. SOO& THAT WAY WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PUTT& A COMMITTEE TOGETHER, LIKE LIKE& ALDERMAN AVILA WAS MENTIONING..& BUT THAT'S HOW WE START THISS& CONVERSATION. SO LET'S LET'S GO& YEP. SO WE'RE HERE. YES, SIR..& THANK YOU. RON. RON. RON. YES,,& SIR. YES. COME ON. JUST RON IS FINE. EVERYBODY KNOWS. YEAH..& EVERYBODY KNOWS. HE KNOWS. RON. 
          TRUST ME. OKAY. BUT I MEAN, AGAIN, IF YOU GUYS HAVEE& QUESTIONS, THEY'VE GOT MY PHONE& NUMBER. FEEL FREE. I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE. I'M RETIRED. YES,,& SIR. YOU KNOW, I'M. I'M HERE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, SIR. I WANT TO SUPPORT YOU. THANK YOU.& THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. COMO. 
          OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL? YES, SIR. MR. REYES,,& ANOTHER THING. SO I KNOW WITH THE THE RECORD KEEPING. RIGHT, IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE AND WE'RE BEING CHARGED FOR INSTANCES THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY. AND SO EVEN IN THE AGREEMENT, IT SAYS THAT THE COUNTY OF EL PASO AGREES THAT IT WILL KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS OF ALL SERVICES PROVIDED TO CITY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT& AND SO I'M WONDERING, AFTER WE FINISH ADDRESSING THIS BACKLOG, IF THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE A PRIORITY, THAT WE DOUBLE CHECK THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS 798 DOESN'T MEAN IT'SS& WITHIN OUR CORPORATE BOUNDARIES. 
          AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S A PRIORITY. SO WE'RE NOT OVERBILLED, RIGHT? YES, SIR..& AND AS I MENTIONED SO WELL, I DIDN'T MENTION I'M SORRY. WE GET EVERYBODY'S INVOICES, BUT I'VE MADE IT A POINT FOR THEM TO GIVE ME THE ACTUAL LOG WITHH& THE ACTUAL ADDRESSES. WE WERE JUST GETTING THE WHAT THEY CALL& THE ANIMAL NUMBERS AND THEN THE ZIP CODE. SO WHAT I'M REQUESTING NOW IS THE ACTUALL& ADDRESSES. SO SOMETIMES I HAVE MY ASSISTANT GO THROUGH GOOGLEE& AND GOOGLE EVERY SINGLE ADDRESS& TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING CHARGED FOR CITYY& AND THE COUNTY. SO WE'RE, WE'RE BACKLOGGING TO TO ENSURE WHATT& WE'RE BEING CHARGED FOR, WHAT WAS BEING CHARGED OF US. AND I KNOW THE TOWN OF CLINT ALSO HAS SOME ISSUES TOO. SO AGAIN, I JUST TOOK OVER THIS YEAR. SOO& I'M TRYING TO GO THROUGH ALLL& THE BACKLOGS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS COMPLIANT, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE RECORDS TO THE MUNICIPALITIES. BUT IN ADDITION TO WHAT I'M DOING, I'M ALSO DOING YOUR AUDITING, DOING& LIKE A FIRST EYEBALL AUDITINGG& AND THEN SENDING IT TO THE CITY& SO THAT THEY CAN SEND IT TO YOU& SO THAT YOU ALL CAN DO A DOUBLE& CHECK ON IT AS WELL. OKAY..& THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANKK& YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK THAT THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS& HERE. THE ITEM TEN AND ITEM 11 IF YOU'D LIKE TO. IS THERE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE..& SECOND THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION. IT WAS ORTEGA ORTEGA AND THEN SECOND FROMM& ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA. AND THAT'SS& FOR ITEMS 11 I'M SORRY TEN AND 11. YES. YES OKAY. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. ORTEGA. AVILA. HIGH. HIGH HIGH. MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE& YOUR TIME. OKAY, ON TO ITEMM& NUMBER 12. AND BLESS YOU,,& 
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DOCTOR. WE HEARD YOU SNEEZE. ON& TO ITEM NUMBER 12. THIS IS AA& DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM..& THIS IS REGARDING RESCHEDULINGG& THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FROM NOVEMBER 11TH,,& 2025 TO NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025. AND I HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE MOVE THE REGULAR CITY COUNCILL& 
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MEETING TO THE 12TH. BEING THAT NOVEMBER 11TH IS VETERANS DAY. SO IF WE COULD MOVE THAT BACKK& ONE DAY, THAT WOULD BE ON WEDNESDAY. WE WOULD HAVE OURR& REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THEN. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS THERE& I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY ALDERMAN GARCIA AND A SECOND BY ALDERMAN AVILA.& COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ. ORTEGA. 
          AVILA. INS. A MENDOZA. HI..& MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEMM& NUMBER 13. THIS IS A DISCUSSION& 
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AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON THE SUBMITTAL ON THE SUBMITTED PRELIMINARY REPLANT APPLICATION FOR HORIZON MANOR. UNIT THREE. REPLAT A CASE NUMBER SC 20 5-0004, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS AA& PORTION OF LOT 19, BLOCK NINEE& HORIZON MANOR, UNIT THREE HORIZON, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 2.2603 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS APPLICATION. SLASH REPRESENTATIVE SL I ENGINEERING. 
          GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.& THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PRELIMINARY REPLAT APPLICATION FOR HORIZON MANOR UNIT THREE REPLAT EIGHT. I'MM& SORRY, SIR, YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. OH, I'M SORRY. RUBIO..& PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR THE RECORD. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF EL PASO CIRCLE& AND WEST OF DUANESBURG. AND WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IS 16 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AS FAR& AS PARKLAND DEDICATION, THERE IS NO PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIRED AS IT'S ONLY 16 LOTSS& AND PER CODE. THEY'RE JUST REQUIRED TO PAY PARK FEES ANN& AMOUNT OF $6,400. ON THE LEFTT& IS THE AERIAL MAP. THOSE ARE THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES. AND LIKE THAT LIGHT GREEN COLOR..& AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE ZONING MAP IS CURRENTLY ZONED R22& SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THIS& IS THE LOCATION MAP. AGAIN IT'S& SOUTH OF OPOSSUM AND WEST OF. 
          THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY REPLAT IN YELLOW IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IN BLUE IS THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IN THE MIDDLE IS AN EXISTING AREA THAT'S RECEIVING WATER LIKE A POND. AND THESE ARE THE CROSS SECTIONS OF THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAYS. THE OPOSSUM CIRCLE AND TWINSBURG. 
          SO AS FAR AS AGENCY REVIEWS, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ADVERSE ORR& AND THERE ARE NO PENDINGG& COMMENTS. AND BASED ON THAT,,& STAFF IS RECOMMENDING RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. AS IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF PRELIMINARY PLAT SECTIONS. 4.2 WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MYY& PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANYY& QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. THANK YOU& SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. MR. YES, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL? YES, SIR. MR. RUBIO,,& JUST TO CLARIFY, WHEN I HAD REVIEWED THE STAFF REPORT, THE HR MUD COMMENT HAD YET TO BE CROSSED OUT. HAS THAT ONE BEEN ADDRESSED? IT STATES THAT THE DEVELOPER MUST APPLY FOR SERVICE APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SYSTEM CAPACITIES AND CONFIRM ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS& SLASH EXTENSIONS TO SERVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. YES, SIR.& THAT'S JUST A STANDARD COMMENTT& THAT THEY GIVE THE APPLICANT,,& BECAUSE REALLY IT'S THEY DON'TT& REALLY APPLY UNTIL THE SUBDIVISIONS ALREADY BEENN& COMPLETED AND APPROVED AND FILED SO THAT THEY CAN REQUEST THE THE SERVICE APPLICATION FOR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR THATT& CLARIFICATION, MR. JIM. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MOVE TO& APPROVE. THANK YOU. HAVE A MOTION FROM ALDERMAN GARDNER AND A SECOND FROM ALDERMANN& AVILA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA I, A ORTEGA A AVILA A. AMES, A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES ITEM NUMBER 14..& THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION& 
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ITEM. THIS IS ON THEE& RESUBMITTED COMBINATION DASH. PRELIMINARY FINAL AND FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT APPLICATION FOR RANCHO DESERT UNIT 16, CASE NUMBER SC 25 0006. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE RECORDING PLAT, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LEE CLARK'S SURVEY. NUMBER 297, TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 21.481 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES..& APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT SLASH REPRESENTATIVE TREY AND ASSOCIATES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. THIS IS RANCHO UNIT 16. THISS& PLAT HAD ALREADY COME THROUGH COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL BACK IN APRIL 9TH OF 2025. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE REQUIRED TIME. THEY DID GET 
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AN EXTENSION, HOWEVER, THAT EXTENSION ALSO, YOU KNOW THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE IT EVEN WITH THE EXTENSION. SO THEY'RE COMING BACK BEFORE YOUU& FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAT. DO WE& HAVE TO RESUBMIT PER PUT PER CODE REQUIREMENTS? AND WE ARE WORKING ON AN AMENDMENT TO TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. AS WE'RE GETTING BIGGER SUBDIVISIONS. 
          THE CODE PREVIOUSLY HAD THIS EXPIRATION WITH A LITTLE LESS TIME, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T USED TO SUBDIVISIONS THAT WERE THAT BIG, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE BONANZAS AND SUCH. I'M NOT SURE& IF YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, MAYOR. LIKE I SAID, THIS HAS ALREADY BEENN& PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL.& IT'S JUST COMING BACK FOR THATT& RE-APPROVAL JUST BECAUSE ITT& EXPIRED. I WOULD ASK COUNCIL IF WOULD ANYBODY HERE LIKE TO GET THAT PRESENTATION? IT'S AGAIN, IT'S BEEN ALREADY APPROVED BYY& COUNCIL PRIOR. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT PRESENTATION AGAINN& OR WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO A MOTION. MR. RUBIO, THIS ISS& JUST SIMPLY PROCEDURAL. YES, SIR. YES. WELL, WITH THAT I'LLL& ENTERTAIN A I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY ALDERMAN GARCIA AND A SECOND BY ALDERMAN MENDOZA. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. AYE, A ORTEGA, A AVILA, A AMES, A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. 
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THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. MR. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 15, THIS IS DISCUSSION IN ACTION. THIS IS ON RATIFYING THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WITH EL PASOO& UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. SO THIS THIS CONTRACT HERE WASS& FOR THE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO DO THE TIE IN FOR WATER SERVICES, FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, TO ACTUALLY TIE ITT& IN TO THE WATER MAIN RIGHT..& THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE. AND AS& FAR AS THE COMPLETION OF THE THE SERVICES FOR WATER, THEE& SECOND PHASE WOULD BE THE WATER& THE WATER METERS THAT SHOULD START TOMORROW SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE WATER WHEN THEY MOVE INTO THE SITE. AND THEN TOO& EXPEDITE THE THE ITEM, WE WENT AHEAD AND ALREADY EXECUTED THEE& AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT WATER GOING FOR THATT& REASON. SO WE'RE BACK TOO& COUNCIL TO RATIFY THAT THATT& THAT AGREEMENT. WITH THAT. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL. SO THE THE SUBDIVISION HERE, THIS PICTURE, THIS IS NOT FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY. SO JUST JUST SO YOU KNOW OKAY. 
          SO IT WAS JUST THIS IS JUST TOO& RATIFY THE CONSTRUCTION THATT& HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. OKAY..& FOR IN ORDER FOR US TO STAY AHEAD OF THE DEADLINE THAT WASS& REQUIRED OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. SO FOR THISS& CONTRACT THIS WAS FOR THE $35,601, CORRECT? YES. YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU MISTER. YES. IS& THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BYY& ALDERMAN MENDOZA AND A SECONDD& BY ALDERMAN AVILA. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA& A HERO'S. HI, ORTEGA. HI, AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. HI, MENDOZA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, ON TOO& 
          [16. Discussion and Action]
ITEM NUMBER 16. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM..& THIS IS ON THE FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAN APPLICATION FOR VALENCIA UNIT ONE, CASE NUMBER 25, DASH 0001. TOO& REAFFIRM AND RATIFY APPROVAL AND TO ALLOW RECORDING OF THE PLAT PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS SECURED BY SUFFICIENT BOND, AND TO RATIFY THE SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND HUNT COMMUNITIES GP, LLC, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND RECORDING PLATS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING ALL OF TRACT ONE, TWO, F 3D AND THREE H, AND PORTION OF TRACTT& TWO, THREE, AND THREE B, SECTION 30, BLOCK 78, TOWNSHIPP& THREE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY AND VACATING PORTIONS OF TOWN OF HORIZON CITY RIGHT OF WAY. EL PASOO& COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING ONE POINT I'M SORRY, 103.068 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT SLASH REPRESENTATIVE CEA GROUP. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE? COUNCIL REVIEW AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. SO& WE'RE JUST BRINGING THIS ITEM BECAUSE THE APPLICANT WANTED TO RECORD EARLIER BEFORE THEYY& COMPLETED THE SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED BOND TO SECURE ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEY'RE MOVING ALONG PRETTY QUICK. 
          THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH HERE PRETTY QUICKLY. SO THAT'S REALLY WHATT& WE DID IS WE EXECUTED WENTT& AHEAD AND EXECUTED THEE& AGREEMENT SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD AND MEET THEIR TIMELINES THAT THEY'RE DOING..& THEY'RE GOING TO PHASE THISS& SUBDIVISION. SO TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THAT THEY WANTED TOO& RECORD A LITTLE EARLIER AND GET STARTED ON ON THAT. SO THAT'SS& WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TOO& YOU ALL. SO TO REAFFIRM THE ORR& 
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RATIFY THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO RECORDED WITH THAT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. YES SIR. MR. RUBIO, FOR THIS SUBDIVISION IS THIS THISS& SUBDIVISION IS GOING TO BE PHASED OR THIS IS ONE PHASE OF THIS. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE TOPP& PART OF THE SUBDIVISION. THERE'S A THERE'S A SOUTHERN PART TO IT. AND WITHIN THOSE TWO PARTS THEY'RE GOING TOO& PHASE SECTIONS OF IT. THERE'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL SECTIONS TO THAT. SO FOR THE CURRENT SECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING ATT& RIGHT NOW, THIS WILL BE BROKEN UP INTO DIFFERENT PHASES..& CORRECT. YES SIR. OKAY. AND DO YOU ALL HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE FOR WHEN ALL OF THIS IS SET TO BE COMPLETED FOR TBD? I MEAN, THEY'RE MOVING PRETTY QUICK. I THINK THEY'VE GOT ALL THE THE STREET INFRASTRUCTUREE& IN PLACE. THE LAST THINGG& REMAINING IS THE PARKS, THEE& PARKS THEMSELVES AND THEN THE. 
          THE AMENITY AREAS, THE PRIVATE AMENITY AREAS YOU CAN SEE IN GREEN RIGHT THERE. AND THE OPEN& SPACE AREAS ARE PRETTY MUCHH& WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT. ARE YOU ASKING FOR FULL BUILD OUT WITHH& ALL HOMES OR JUST THEIR THE INFRASTRUCTURE PART, THEE& DEVELOPER PORTION OF IT FOR BOTH FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE PORTION OF IT AND THEN FOR THEE& BUILD OUT. SO SO THAT IS THE. 
          YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING ATT& MAYBE WITHIN SIX MONTHS. YES,,& SIR. PROBABLY SIX MONTHS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THEN FULLL& BUILD OUT. I MEAN, AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO BUILD OUT THOSE..& WHAT IS IT, 200 HOMES, 100. AND I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY HOMES IT WAS. 389, 389 HOMES. SO. WOW& YEAH. SO THAT'S I WE'LL GIVE THEM SOME TIME. YEAH. THAT I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR, FOR THE HOME BUILDER THEMSELVES,,& YOU KNOW. SO. ALRIGHTY. THANKK& YOU. SAID THEY'RE MOVING PRETTY FAST FOR, FOR THIS BIG OF AA& SUBDIVISION OKAY. AND AGAINN& WITH THE LIMITATIONS THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS THE EXPIRATIONN& OF PLATS AND ALL THAT, THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO GOO& THROUGH EXTENSIONS AND THEN THOSE EXTENSIONS EXPIRE AND ALL THAT. YEAH, THEY'RE NOT SLOWING DOWN AT ALL. THEY'RE MOVING..& YEAH. SO IT'S AND WE DON'T WE DON'T WANT TO SLOW THEM DOWN. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS OF THIS CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT TO BE ADOPTED. AND THEN ALSO THE, THE, THE EARLY RECORDING..& OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. YES SIR. IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. WOW. THAT'S A LOT OFF& THEM. SO I'M GOING TO GO WITHH& THE ONE I HEARD. ALDERMAN AVILA WAS THE FIRST. IT WAS A MOTIONN& AND ALDERMAN MENDOZA WAS THE SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI. QUIROS& HIGH. ORTEGA. HIGH. AVILA AIMSS& A CAREER HIGH. MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SIR..& 
          [17. Discussion and Action]
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. ITEMM& NUMBER 17. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION& OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN& OF HORIZON CITY, AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION WITH THE STATE OF& TEXAS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE LATEST GLOBAL OPIOID SETTLEMENTS, APPROVING AND RATIFYING SETTLEMENT PARTICIPATION FORM. PARTICIPATION FORM. SUBMISSION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR ANN& EFFECTIVE DATE. SO, THOSE OFF& YOU WHO'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL A WHILE WILL REMEMBER SEEINGG& THESE IN THE PAST. SO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL TOOK A STRONG INITIATIVE TO GO AND GET COMPENSATION FOR THE CITY'S BECAUSE OF THE OPIOID CRISIS AND THE EXPENSES THAT THAT HAVE COME TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY FOR CITIES TO GET PARTICIPATE WAS TO ALLOW THE ATTORNEYY& GENERAL TO TAKE THE LEAD. THEYY& HAVE THEY FILED ALL THE LAWSUITS, THEY SETTLED THEM,,& AND THEY CAME UP WITH A FORMULA SO THAT COMMUNITIES THAT HADD& BEEN AFFECTED WOULD GET THEIR SHARE A FAIR SHARE OF THE THE SETTLEMENT AMOUNT. BASICALLY, WE'VE DONE SEVERAL OF THESE AND THEN A FEW MONTHS WILL GO BY AND THEN ELVIA WILL GET A LETTER, AND THEN THERE'LL BE A CHECK IN THERE THAT SAYS, HERE'S YOUR HERE'S YOUR PIECE OF THAT SETTLEMENT. THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE FOR US TO ACTUALLY GO AND TRY TO SUE BIG PHARMA. AND SO THAT'S NOT GOING& TO HAPPEN. SO WE'VE ALWAYSS& RECOMMENDED JUST TO GO AHEADD& AND LET THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DO THE HEAVY LIFTING, DO THEIR WORK. AND WE JUST WAIT. WE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN BIG HUGE CHECKS I MEAN, BUT IT'S BEEN A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A ROW. BUTT& IT'S IT'S SOMETHING. AND THENN& THAT MONEY GOES TO POLICEE& DEPARTMENTS AND. YOU KNOW. WHATEVER MONEY IT'S INTENDED TO COMPENSATE THE COMMUNITY FOR THE EXPENSES THAT HAVE BEENN& BORNE WITH, WITH DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE OPIOID ADDICTED. 
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SO SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT& YES, THAT YOU'D APPROVE THIS..& THANK YOU. MA'AM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MR. THIS IS TO RECUPERATE EXPENSESS& AT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD. WELL, THEY'RE NOT IT'S NOT DIRECTLY RELATED BECAUSE WE WEE& DIDN'T KEEP THAT KIND OF DOCUMENTATION. SO WHAT THEY DID IS THEY CAME UP WITH A FORMULA WHEN THE THE TEXAS ATTORNEYY& GENERAL NEGOTIATED THIS AND,,& AND APPROACHED US ALL, THEYY& CAME UP WITH A FORMULA BASED UPON YOUR POPULATION. SO IN THIS IN THIS AREA, WE ARE ONEE& OF THE LARGER MUNICIPALITIES..& SO WE GET A LARGE LARGER SHARE THAN PLANT OR SOME ETC. BUT IT'S INTENDED TO DO THAT IN THE WHOLE SENTIMENT, BEING THAT THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BORE THE EXPENSE OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH THESE ADDICTED INDIVIDUALS AND AND DEALING WITH THEM OUT ON THE STREETS. SO AND THE BIG CITIES, IT'S BEEN A BIGGER DEAL IN TEXAS. WE JUST DID IT ALL TOGETHER AS A STATE. TWO FOLLOW& UP QUESTIONS. SO THEN WHAT ISS& THIS MONEY? I DIDN'T CATCH THE ANSWER. WAS IT GOING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR GENERAL PD& IN GENERAL? IT'S NOT IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO GO THERE. BUT IN GENERAL THAT'S THE IDEA BECAUSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT GIVES THE CITY'S MONEY TO THAT..& YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TURN IT OVERR& FOR YOUR PROGRAMING FOR DRUGG& PREVENTION PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT THINGS. OKAY. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS, IS THIS THE FIRST TIMEE& WE DO THIS? OH WELL, NO, WE'VEE& DONE IT. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN FACT, EVEN YOU NOTICE, IT SAYS THAT THE LATEST ROUND OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY STARTED OUT WITH, WITH DIFFERENT PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND SO THEY LITTLE BY LITTLE HAVE BEEN SETTLING THE CASES. SO AND SO WE'VE GOTTENN& MONEY, WE'VE GOTTEN SOME MONEY.& I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL YOU RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD,,& BUT A COUPLE THOUSAND. YEAH..& AND YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SHE HAD MENTIONED, THAT A COUPLEE& THOUSAND DOLLARS, YOU KNOW, 2 OR $3000 OFF OF EACH CHECK. SO. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S BETTER THAN A SHARP STICK IN THE EYE. AND THE AG DOES ALL& THE WORK. SO WE'RE JUST A PARTT& OF THAT GROUP. SO WE DON'T. SOO& WE DON'T. YES. SO SO WE'RE NOT DOING IT ON OUR OWN. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS. SOO& OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROMM& COUNCIL I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE..& WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM ALDERMAN GARCIA AND A SECOND FROM ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA. 
          YES. ALDERWOMAN ALDERWOMAN, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, HEROES. HI, ORTEGA. AVILA. AMES. HI. CLAUDIA. MENDOZA. AYE. MOTIONN& CARRIES. OKAY, ON TO ITEMM& 
          [18. Discussion and Action]
NUMBER 18. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM..& THIS IS THAT THE MAYOR HORIZON CITY BE ALLOWED TO SIGN A SERVICE AGREEMENT BY IN BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, AND THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES? YES. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. EDDIEE& GARCIA, WITH THE HORIZON CITYY& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FOR THE RECORD. SO& THE ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOURR& BEFORE YOU IS AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH THE HORIZON CITYY& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE EDC IS SEPARATE FROM THEE& CITY, BUT WE TRY TO THINK THAT WE'RE ONE UNIT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR US IT'S UP..& AND SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DOO& HERE IS TO MAKE IT AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE WHEN WORKING WITHH& THE CITY. AND IT'S A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT THE EDC IS ALREADYY& WORKING WITH THE CITY AT THISS& POINT. RIGHT. SO WE'RE DOING CHAPTER THREE CITIES AND STUFFF& LIKE THAT FOR THE CITY, WHICHH& IS A CITY FUNCTION BECAUSE THEE& EDC DOES PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS. RIGHT. AND SO REALLY FOR US, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS. THE CITY& HAS SOME PRIORITIES. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO STREAMLINE THE DECISION MAKING AND THOSE PRIORITIES AS YOU MOVE FORWARD. THE EDC, SOME DOES HAVE THAT EXPERTISE NEEDED WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE'REE& VERY FLEXIBLE. THERE'S THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK WITH EDC,& BUT WE'RE FLEXIBLE WITH WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO. WE CAN ACCESS FUNDING TOOLS WITH THE STATE TO HELP THE CITY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH, YOU KNOW, AND WE'LL BE THAT 1.1,,& THE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR DEVELOPERS, THE STUFF THATT& WE'RE ESSENTIALLY DOING NOW,,& BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MEMORIALIZE IT WITH THIS AGREEMENT. RIGHT. SO IT'S JUSTT& LOGICAL THAT WE ADMINISTER THEE& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROLE FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. SOO& REALLY, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'REE& PROVIDE YOU WITH ASSISTANCE WITH ZONING SUBDIVISION. YOU DO HAVE A PLANNING DIRECTOR AT THIS POINT, BUT IT DOESN'T HURT TO HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE& TO HELP YOU WITH THOSEE& AMENDMENTS. WHEN WE FIRST CAME IN TO THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, ONE OF THE THINGS IS WE CHANGED THE ZONING CODE TO BE COMPETITIVE. YOU KNOW, ON AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. RIGHT? BECAUSE AROUND YOU, THEE& SETBACKS WERE DIFFERENT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY OF HORIZON WAS IN LOCKSTEP WITH WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE ISS& DOING IN TERMS OF SETBACKS FOR BUILDINGS. WELL, ALSO, LIKE II& MENTIONED BEFORE, NEGOTIATEE& 
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS& FOR THE CITY. THE CHAPTER THREE AGREEMENTS, YOU ALL DO CHAPTERR& THREE AGREEMENTS AGAIN, AND WE DO PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS. SOO& WE WOULD NEGOTIATE THAT. WE WOULD PREPARE THE PRESENTATIONN& AND DELIVER IT TO CITY COUNCIL.& WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS IS THE COMPLIANCE PART OF IT. RIGHT. WE CAN DRAFT AN AGREEMENT ANDD& BRING IT TO COUNCIL, GET ITT& APPROVED. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLIANCE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE ISS& THAT THE DEVELOPER, THE PERSONN& THAT SIGNS THAT AGREEMENT THAT THEY'RE COMPLYING WITH WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO& RIGHT. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TOO& HAND OUT ANY DOLLARS. IT'S A BIG ISSUE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET AUDITED AND YOU'RE HANDINGG& OUT DOLLARS, AND THOSEE& INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT MEETING THE PERFORMANCE METRICS. AND THOSE CHAPTER THREE AGREEMENTS AND THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AGAIN, MANAGE GRANTS AGAIN MEET WITH DEVELOPERS AND COMMERCIALL& INDUSTRIAL FOLKS TRYING TOO& LOCATE IN HORIZON CITY AGAIN,,& AGAIN ADVOCATE FOR THE TOWN OFF& HORIZON CITY AND ANYTHING ELSEE& THAT THE MAYOR DOES. SO THE AGREEMENT DOES APPOINT THE MAYOR AS THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS GOING TO WORK WITH US. HE ISS& THE CEO FOR THE CITY, AND HE'S GOING TO DIRECT US AS TO WHATT& HE NEEDS FOR THE CITY IN TERMSS& OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN,& REAL ESTATE. SO WE WE WE HAVE NEGOTIATED THE PURCHASE OF LAND& ESPECIALLY IN THE TOD. IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I DID WHEN I CAME TO TO HORIZON CITY. 
          BUT THE EDC IS GOING TO BEE& PROVIDING THAT SERVICE. WE'REE& ALSO DOING ANNEXATION WORK. 
          SPEAKING TO THE TEXAS GLO ABOUT ANNEXING PROPERTIES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. YOU KNOW, WE WE'VE WE'VE INSERTED DOLLARS INTO THAT. SO WEE& PROVIDED DOLLARS. WE WORKEDD& WITH CONSULTANTS TO GET US IN FRONT OF THE GLO. AND AGAIN,,& THE SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER WORKED TO ALIGN ALL THE CITYY& DEPARTMENTS SO THAT THEY'REE& MOVING FORWARD ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT WE WILL PROVIDE THAT SERVICE AS WELL. 
          AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEE& MAYOR WANTS US TO DO IN TERMS OF THOSE PRIORITIES, THEE& STRATEGIC PLANS THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN PLACE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO& ASSIST YOU WITH THAT AS WELL. 
          AND THEN IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT THEE& MAYOR CAN THINK OF IN TERMS OFF& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT'S A $5,000 PER YEAR COST. YOU KNOW,& WE'D GET WE'D SEND YOU A PROPOSAL AS TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. NO, I DON'T SEE US DOINGG& THAT. BUT IF WE DO, THEN THAT'S& THE LIMITATION WITHOUT ITT& HAVING TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL EXCEEDS $5,000. IT COULD COMEE& BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR YOURR& REVIEW AND APPROVAL. AGAIN, II& CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN $8,600 ANNUAL SUM THAT& THE CITY IS GOING TO PAY THE EDC FOR, FOR THE SERVICES, BUTT& THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE EDC PAYS THE CITY RIGHT NOW FOR THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US& SO THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE TO THE EDC IS PAYROLL. AND I THINK HR WORK, IT WORK SO THAT $8,600 THAT YOU ARE PAYING, THAT WE ARE PAYING YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY US. SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S A WASH FOR WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING. AGAIN, THE GOAL IS THAT IT'S A SEAMLESS IT'SS& SEAMLESS WHEN WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER. THIS IS JUST A WAY OF& MEMORIALIZING, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS THAT THE EDC IS GOING TOO& DO FOR THE CITY. AND AGAIN,,& THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO START& OCTOBER 5TH, 2014 THROUGH 20255& THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH OF 2026. AND IT'S AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO RENEW EVERY YEAR UNLESS YOU ALL& WANT TO MAKE CHANGES TO IT. THAT IS EXACTLY THE WAY THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES THAT THE CITY HAS WITH EDC. OKAY, SOO& AGAIN, $8,600, IT'S A WASH. NO, NOBODY'S MAKING MORE DOLLARS IN& THIS AGREEMENT, THESE AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES THAT BOTH THE CITY AND EDC HAVE. AND& WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR I APPRECIATE IT. BEFORE I TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO SAY. I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL FOR SIX YEARS PRIOR TO BECOMING MAYOR, AND I ATTENDED EDC MEETINGS. I SAT THROUGH COMMITTEES. I WAS INVOLVED AS A COUNCILMAN, AS AN ALDERMAN IN WHAT EDC DID. IT WASN'T UNTIL I BECAME MAYOR, THOUGH, THAT I REALLYY& UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHAT THESEE& THREE FOLKS DO EVERY DAY, ANDD& THE IMPACT THAT THEY MAKE FORR& HORIZON CITY, MR. GARCIA, MR. ARELLANO AND MR. ROJAS,,& VERONICA ROJAS, WE COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER EDC STAFF THAN THESE THREE FOLKS RIGHT HERE. 
          EVERY MEETING I HAVE GONE TOO& WHERE WHERE THEY'RE FOR EDC, WE& WALK IN HORIZON CITY, WALKS IN AND THEN EL PASO WALKS IN THEIR THEIR THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND EVERY TIME I GO TO ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS, I ALWAYS GET A COMPLIMENT FROM, MAN, YOU GUYS GOT EDDIE AND YOU GUYS GOT RAFA, AND YOU GUYS GOT& VITO. LIKE, YOU GUYS ARE LUCKY.& YOU. YOU REALLY. I HOPE YOU ALL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THESE THREE FOLKS, BECAUSE THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB FOR 
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OUR CITY. AND IT REALLY WASN'T UNTIL I BECAME MAYOR THAT I SAW EXACTLY HOW TOUGH THEIR JOB IS. 
          THEY HAVE A TOUGH JOB AND THEYY& THEY COMPLETE THAT JOB WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND WITHH& DEDICATION, AND THEY HAVE BECOME MY MENTORS. AND I'VEE& LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THEM IN THESE SHORT TWO YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. SO ANYTHING THAT WEE& CAN DO TO SUPPORT THEM, WE NEED TO DO AS A COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY& ARE SUPPORTING THIS COMMUNITY EVERY DAY, PROBABLY MORE SOO& THAN THAN I EVER COULD, YOUU& KNOW, AND THEY JUST DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. AND I, YOU KNOW& I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO& YOU GUYS FOR TEACHING ME. BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU COME INTO THIS POSITION AND YOU REALLY NEED SOMEBODY TO BEE& THERE TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH THE HIGH WEEDS. AND THESE GUYS HAVE DONE THAT. 
          EVERY SINGLE MEETING THAT WE'VE& BEEN TO, THEY'VE SAT ME DOWNN& AND EXPLAINED, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS HERE. THIS IS WHAT WHERE ARE WE GOING FROM HERE??& OKAY. COOL THAT. NOW THAT II& UNDERSTAND THAT, LET'S GO. LET'S GO TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND FOR TEACHING ME. AND YOU KNOWW& IT'S THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. AND I HOPE YOU GUYS SEE THAT. 
          YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT THE SAME WAY I DO. SO WITH& THAT DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND A MOTION. ANDD& WE HAVE A SECOND ALDERMAN AVILA. 
          AND SECOND WAS ALDERMAN MENDOZA. YES. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? I, HI, ORTEGA. AVILA AMES A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTIONN& CARRIES. THANK YOU. ONE QUESTION. WHO'S HANDS ARE THOSE& I DON'T KNOW, WHERE'D YOU GET THE PICTURE? I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU. I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU TWO..& OKAY. AI GENERATED FROM MAN. THEY'RE GONNA START DOING ITT& THIS WAY. WELL THANK YOU,,& 
          [19. Executive Session]
GENTLEMEN. I APPRECIATE YOUU& GUYS. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'REE& GOING TO GO ON TO ITEM NUMBERR& 19, A UNDER EXECUTIVE SESSION..& THIS IS A DELIBERATIONN& REGARDING POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR PROJECT CLAW BEING CONSIDERR& BEING CONSIDERED FOR LOCATIONN& WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. AND THIS IS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND WITH THAT,,& WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.& I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN INTOO& EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BYY& ALDERMAN AND A SECOND BYY& ALDERMAN AVILA. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IN. COULD YOU PLEASE HOLD THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. HI, HEROES. 
          ORTEGA. AVILA AIMS HIGH A MENDOZA. HIGH MOTION CARRIES..& 752. IT IS 753 THREE. AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IF YOU ALL COULD PLEASE TURN OFF. JUST TO T IS. IT IS 827 AND WE ARE RECONVENING OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE TOWNN& OF HORIZON CITY. WE HAVE A MOTION, A MOTION. WE EXITED OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION, MAYOR. GO AHEAD. DO WE NEED TO REREAD THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD? NO, I DON'T THINK SO. NO. WE'RE FINE. YEAH. OKAY, SO I MOVED TOO& AUTHORIZE THE HORIZON ECONOMICC& DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TOO& SECURE CONSULTING SERVICES TO CONTINUE STRUCTURING A DEVELOPMENT AND INCENTIVE PROPOSAL FOR PROJECT CLAW, ASS& DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION..& SECOND, THE MOTION, WE HAVE A MOTION BY ALDERMAN GARCIA AND A SECOND BY ALDERMAN MENDOZA..& COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA A HERO'S HIGH. ORTEGA. AVILA HIGH. AIMS HIGH..& HIGH. MENDOZA. HIGH. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANDD& BEING THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER& ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA, I WILLL& ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. OH QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO LET ME OPEN IT UP REAL QUICK. THE GROUNDBREAKING, THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR& WELL, LET ME FIND IT REAL QUICK FOR FUNERARIA DEL ANGEL HORIZON ON CARNAZZO ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD. SO NOT THIS COMING THURSDAY NEXT THURSDAY FROM 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. THEY HAVE INVITED ALL CITY COUNCIL TO BE THERE FOR THEIR 
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GROUNDBREAKING, SO HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE. ALL RIGHT..& THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD
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