Jan 13, 2026 City Council

[1. Call to order; Pledge of Allegiance; Establishment of Quorum]

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THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE RISE. AND IF I COULD HAVE THE HORIZON CITY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS LEAD US IN RECITING OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE COME ON UP, GUYS. COME ON UP RIGHT HERE.

COME ON UP RIGHT HERE. YOUR HAT. TURN AROUND. GOOD ONE. WHATEVER. YOU'RE READY. I PLEDGE. READY.

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. THANK YOU GUYS.

I PUT HIM ON THE SPOT. BUT THAT'S OKAY. THEY'RE BASEBALL PLAYERS. YOU CAN DO THAT. WELL, HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE A FULL HOUSE. IT JUST MEANS THAT GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN HORIZON CITY. IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT. OH, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR OUR OPEN FORUM? I'M SORRY. NO, SIR.

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

[9. PRESENTATION]

THERE'S A CORRECTION HERE. THIS IS THE HORIZON CITY LITTLE LEAGUE. HELLO EVERYBODY. NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF WORDS HERE I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY COMES IN.

ARE THERE PARENTS OUTSIDE. LET'S LET THEM COME ON IN. GRAB A SEAT. THERE'S SOME SEATS OVER ON THIS SIDE. THERE YOU GO. COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE HORIZON CITY LITTLE LEAGUE, WHICH WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 2024 AND HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ONLY ITS SECOND YEAR, THE HORIZON CITY LITTLE LEAGUE CHARTER PROUDLY SENT SIX TEAMS TO COMPETE IN LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES LEVEL TOURNAMENT PLAY, REPRESENTING HORIZON CITY WITH EXCELLENCE, SPORTSMANSHIP AND PRIDE. IN PARTICULAR, WE RECOGNIZE THE 13 AND UNDER TEAM, WHICH DELIVERED AN OUTSTANDING POSTSEASON PERFORMANCE. THE TEAM ADVANCED UNDEFEATED THROUGH THE DISTRICT 37 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND EARNED A BERTH IN THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. DURING SECTIONAL PLAY, THE TEAM DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE DETERMINATION AND SKILL, DEFEATING IDALOU LITTLE LEAGUE BEFORE CONCLUDING, SORRY, THAT'S THAT'S HIS AREA, JUST SO YOU KNOW, DEFEATING IDALOU LITTLE LEAGUE BEFORE CONCLUDING THEIR RUN AGAINST A STRONG SOUTHWEST LUBBOCK LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THROUGH THEIR DISCIPLINE, TEAMWORK AND SPORTSMANSHIP, THESE YOUNG ATHLETES HONORED THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR COACHES, AND THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT NOT ONLY TO THEIR TALENT, BUT ALSO TO THE COMMITMENT OF THE COACHES, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARENTS WHO SUPPORT YOUTH ATHLETICS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AT THIS TIME, WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE THE PLAYERS.

ALEXANDER GAMEZ, MAX MONTELONGO IF YOU WANT TO STAND UP, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, ALEXANDER GOMEZ, MAX MONTELONGO, AXEL PEREZ, AARON GONZALEZ, JERRY CAMPA, ELI DIAZ, ALBERTO GARCIA, LUIS RODRIGUEZ, JACOB GARCIA, FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ, NATHAN GARCIA, AND JONATHAN ALCALA. WE ALSO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO THE COACHING STAFF. OMAR MONTELONGO, LUIS RODRIGUEZ,

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THANK. CONGRATULATIONS GUYS. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. GOOD JOB. SO IF I COULD HAVE COUNSEL OVER HERE SO WE CAN TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH THE HORIZON CITY BASEBALL TEAM. EXCEPT THEY'RE ALL TALLER THAN I AM, I THINK. WE DID SAY 13 AND UNDER, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. I THINK SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE IN. OH, MISTER. MISTER SPOT, I NEED YOU UP HERE. THIS IS FOR THE CITY FROM THE TEAM.

OH, I THINK WE'RE ALL GOING TO FIT IN THERE. I'M NOT GOING TO. FRAME THAT, BOYS. COME ON OVER HERE. COME ON OVER HERE. JUST AS I MOVE. HERE. CAN YOU HOLD UP THIS? HOLD THAT UP RIGHT THERE. YEAH. YOU JUST COVERED HALF THE. GET READY. ONE, TWO THREE. ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. I KNOW. YES. THAT'S HOW MUCH I WAS GOING TO SAY SO. THANK YOU. SO SO. SO COUNCIL I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE I HAVE KNOWN THIS YOUNG MAN HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS WHEN WE HAD THE HORIZON CITY YOUTH ASSOCIATION OUT HERE YEARS AGO, I WAS A PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION, BASEBALL AND SPORTS HERE IN HORIZON, WHERE WE'RE INGRAINED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE KNOWN I'VE KNOWN A LOT OF THESE DADS FROM BACK IN, BACK IN THE DAY, I STOPPED HAVING KIDS, AND I GUESS THEY KEPT HAVING KIDS BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL PLAYING BASEBALL. SO WHEN THE HORIZON CITY YOUTH ASSOCIATION DECIDED TO MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS, MR. GASPARD HERE KIND OF TOOK THE TORCH AND HE RAN WITH IT. WE HAD SOMETHING GOOD GOING HERE IN HORIZON CITY, BUT UNDER HIS DIRECTION, IT HAS JUST BLOWN UP OUT HERE IN HORIZON CITY.

HORIZON CITY BASEBALL IS NOW A COMMON NAME IN THE BASEBALL WORLD, IN OUR REGION. AND IT'S THANKS TO THIS MAN RIGHT HERE AND THE WORK THAT HE'S PUT IN. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE. JEREMY HEADED FOR HORIZON CITY BASEBALL. WHAT'S GOING ON? WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT HAPPENED IN 2025 THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE INTO 2026. SO IN 2025, I BECAME THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF BORDER YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. DOCTOR DUANE ABOOD RETIRED, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE ORGANIZATION. WITH THAT BEING SAID, A LOT OF PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE PUT INTO PLACE IN 2026, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE BROUGHT UP BIGGER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE. IN 2025.

WE MADE GREAT PROGRESS HERE IN THE HORIZON CITY COMMUNITY BY OPENING HITTING HORIZON. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW BUSINESS WITH MISTER SERGIO TORRES, WHICH IS MY VICE PRESIDENT OF OF LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL HERE IN HORIZON CITY. WE OPENED THE BASEBALL FACILITY THAT'S GIVING A PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN TO GET READY FOR THAT NEXT LEVEL, BECAUSE AS WE TRAVELED FURTHER INTO THE TOURNAMENT, THE COMPETITION, WE START FACING DALLAS. THE LUBBOCK'S, THE VERY STRONG TEAMS AND LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD

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REPRESENTING HORIZON CITY, WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO SEND 65 BASEBALL TEAMS AND A SOFTBALL TEAM, FIRST SOFTBALL TEAM FROM THE REGION EVER TO TO GO TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENT OUT IN PECOS. WE ALSO REKINDLED OUR. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. AND WE STARTED OR WE RELAUNCHED CHIHUAHUAS NEXT, WHICH IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS MEANT FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A COLLEGIATE CAREER. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO GIVE TWO SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE END OF THE SUMMER FOR THESE KIDS TO PURSUE THEIR FUTURES, WHETHER IT'S ACADEMIC OR WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ATHLETICS. SOMETHING BIG THAT'S COMING TO THE CITY. IN NOVEMBER, SPECTRUM JOINED US AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR. SO OUR KIDS HERE FROM HORIZON CITY ARE GOING TO LEAD A NATIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN. SO ALL SPECTRUM IS GOING TO HAVE BORDER YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION WITH HORIZON CITY YOUTH KIDS IN THEIR MARKETING PLANS. WOW. I'VE ALSO, AS A FORMER SOLDIER AND PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR SOLDIERS LOOKING WHEN THEY'RE TRAVELING FROM DUTY STATION TO DUTY STATION TO FIND SOMEWHERE WHERE THEIR KIDS HAVE SOMEWHERE TO PLAY, SOME SOME EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY. SO I'VE STRENGTHENED OUR RELATIONSHIP AND ALSO VA RELATIONSHIPS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HORIZON CITY AS A DESTINATION FOR SOLDIERS THAT ARE COMING IN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE. EL PASO'S OVERSATURATED, AND I BELIEVE HORIZON CITY IS THE PERFECT FIT FOR A LOT OF THESE YOUNG FAMILIES THAT ARE STARTING. AND WITH THAT SAID, MY GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY KEEP GROWING, KEEP GROWING, GIVING ALL OUR KIDS BECAUSE WE ACCEPT ALL THE KIDS, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THAT THEY MAY BE FACING. WE FIND GRANTS TO BE ABLE TO FUND KIDS, TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THE SPORT. WE NEVER KNOW WHO THE NEXT BABE RUTH IS GOING TO BE, WHO THE NEXT, NEXT, YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT'S JUST MY GOAL TO CONTINUE TO GROW THIS ORGANIZATION AND WITH THE HELP OF MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, WE CAN DO IT. WE CAN DO IT. WE CAN DO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU DID MENTION IS THAT SOME OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING IN COLLEGIATE AND FOR THE, FOR THE, IN THE BIG SHOW, RIGHT. DON'T FORGET WE NEED HOW MANY TICKETS FOR GAMES GENERAL TICKETS. WE CAN GO AND SUPPORT YOU GUYS AT FIRST. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO FOR YOU AND PARENTS. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER TEN. THIS IS BEFORE WE DO THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LONG AGENDA. SO IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU CAN LEAVE NOW WHILE YOU'RE MORE. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. AND KEEP UP THE PRACTICE, FELLAS. AND DON'T GET ANY TALLER. RUBEN. OKAY, ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF THE BOYS. REQUEST A PICTURE WITH YOU.

OKAY. IS THAT OKAY? YES. HE COULDN'T COME, BUT HE ASKED ME. YEAH, YEAH, WE COULD DO IT. ARE YOU. GIVE ME A QUICK SECOND. OKAY. LET'S DO THIS. LET'S PUT ON. WE NEED A CHAIR, I KNOW, THANK YOU. 13. COME ON. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD JOB EVERYBODY. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

A COUPLE OF THE OTHER KIDS SHOWED UP. IS THERE ANY QUICK FIXES THEY WANT? THEY WANT MORE PICTURES. OKAY. I HAVE A TWO MINUTE. YES, SURE. OKAY. EVERYBODY IN. GIVE ME TWO MINUTES. IT'S OKAY. IT CAN BE POPULAR. OH, HE'S OVER HERE. OH, YOU GUYS JUST SHUT UP. I'M SORRY. WE CAN HAVE SNACKS IN THE MEETING. EXACTLY. CRUNCH AWAY. NOW'S THE TIME TO EAT

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GUY. HERE. READY? BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DIP YOUR TOE IN THE BACK. I'M SO TALL, I DON'T KNOW.

SO GOOD. THANK YOU. OH. YOU'RE GOOD. EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND. ALL RIGHT.

APPRECIATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH I APPRECIATE. IT. NO. OKAY. ITEM ITEM NUMBER TEN. THIS IS

[10. PRESENTATION]

MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS MARCO VARGAS, CHIEF OF IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE TODAY TO TO RECOGNIZE THESE TWO. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES COULD NOT BE HERE.

BUT IF I CAN HAVE CORPORAL VICTOR VASQUEZ COME UP FORWARD, PLEASE. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ABOUT CORPORAL CORPORAL VASQUEZ. HE'S BEEN WITH THE WITH THE WITH OUR DEPARTMENT FOR TEN YEARS. HE'S PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON OUR PATROL DIVISION FIELD TRAINING OFFICER. HE WAS PROMOTED TO CORPORAL. HE IS HE WAS A SECONDARY. HE'S A SUPERVISOR, BUT HE'S ALSO THE ONE OF THE TEAM LEADS FOR OUR SPECIAL TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS UNIT. HE IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION AT THIS TIME. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS AN HONOR GUARD MEMBER. WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CORPORAL VICTOR VASQUEZ FOR FOR TEN YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED A SPEECH. YOU GOTTA HAVE A SPEECH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS WAS UNEXPECTED, BUT AGAIN, COUNCIL CHIEF CASEY, THANK YOU GUYS.

IT'S BEEN A LONG RUN. TEN YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE HERE WITH YOU GUYS AND LOOK FORWARD TO TEN MORE YEARS. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. SO. SO I NEED A PICTURE WITH THIS GUY. AND THE REASON WHY IS I'VE KNOWN. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME GIVING EACH OTHER, RIBBING EACH OTHER AND GIVING EACH OTHER A HARD TIME. BUT MAN, IT'S ALL IN GOOD FUN. AND WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU HERE IN OUR DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. IT SHOWS EVERY DAY HOW MUCH YOU CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HORIZON CITY AND YOUR YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS. YOU KNOW, THE CAMARADERIE THAT I SEE DAY IN AND DAY OUT WITH ALL OF THEM, IT'S PHENOMENAL. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, SIR. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU CORPORAL. REALLY QUICK. 21. YOU GOT IT. NOBODY WILL BELIEVE IT, RIGHT? AND, CHIEF, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A RECOGNITION FOR FOR VALDEZ AS

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[11. Discussion and Action]

SO THEY'RE REQUIRED TO TO DO WALKTHROUGHS AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL HERE WITHIN, WITHIN THE AREA. WE'VE ALREADY MET WITH ALL THE AREA SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE THEIR, THEIR THEIR BLUEPRINTS. AS FAR AS THE THE WAY THE SCHOOLS ARE STRUCTURED, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY BY BY STATE LAW, WE'RE NOW REQUIRED FOR EVERY OFFICER TO ATTEND ATTEND ALERT TRAINING, WHICH IS THE ACTIVE RESPONSE TRAINING FOR ANY ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS. AND IS THAT SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OFFICERS ARE PREPARED? NO, NO, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND I MEAN ON AVERAGE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS AN OFFICER'S UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CAMPUSES? YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE BLUEPRINTS, BUT IT'S ANOTHER TO HAVE THAT COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING. CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY WE IMPLEMENTED THE MANDATORY WALKTHROUGHS, OKAY. EVERY, EVERY, EVERY TIME THEY'RE ON DAY SHIFT. THANK YOU.

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[12. Discussion and Action]

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THE REASON FOR THAT DIFFERENCE IS BECAUSE WE IMPLEMENTED A DIRECTIVE WITH THE OFFICERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY RECORD ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN WRITTEN FASHION TO GIVE TO THE TO THE VIOLATOR. THAT WAY MAKES THESE REPORTS A LOT EASIER. AND WHENEVER YOU GIVE A VERBAL WARNING, IT'S A POSSIBILITY YOU MIGHT MISS THAT INFORMATION. WE DON'T WANT TO MISS ANY INFORMATION TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL. WRITTEN WARNING AND ARREST .1. 3%. CITATIONS 25.90. ARREST POINT 11%. ARRESTED BASED ON VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC LAW. 0% VIOLATION OF CITY ORDINANCE 0% AS WELL. VIOLATION OF PENAL CODE 47.83%. OUTSTANDING WARRANTS 52.17. SO WHENEVER WE DO OUR TRAFFIC STOPS, WE DO A CUSTOMARY TRAFFIC WARRANT CHECK. AND AS YOU SEE, IT SHOWS USE OF FORCE PHYSICAL FORCE USE RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY USING USED DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP 99% NO WHICH IS GREAT. 1%. YES. WE TRY TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. AS FAR AS COMPLAINTS DIRECTED TO THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT OF VERIZON, NO COMPLAINTS REPORTED REGARDING RACIAL PROFILING, WHICH IS GREAT. FUTURE OFFICERS WILL BE PROVIDED ANNUAL TRAINING ON THE KPD POLICY. UNBIASED BASED REPORTING OFFICERS WILL BE PROVIDED ANNUAL TRAINING ON HOW TO PROPERLY ENTER THE BIAS BASED REPORTING INFORMATION INTO THE MOBILE DEVICES. QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE WHICH INCLUDE BODY CAM VIDEO REVIEWS. ALL SUPERVISORS ARE REQUIRED TO TO CHECK THE OFFICER'S BODY CAM VIDEOS. AS I SAY, YOU TRUST, BUT YOU VERIFY. MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE'RE SUPPOSED TO AND THAT WE'RE RESPECTING THE COMMUNITY. AS WE TOOK OUR OATH. MONTHLY AUDITS OF TRAFFIC CONTACT NUMBERS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS MATCH AND SEARCH, ANALYSIS AND AUDIT WILL BE CONDUCTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. A SUMMARY, CLEARLY DEFINED ACT OR ACTIONS THAT CONSTITUTE RACIAL PROFILING. STATEMENT INDICATING PROHIBITION OF ANY PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE HORIZON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM ENGAGING IN RACIAL PROFILING.

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COLLECT DATA THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION ON RACE AND ETHNICITY OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED, WHETHER SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED, IF THERE WAS A SEARCH, WHETHER IT WAS A CONSENT SEARCH OR A PROBABLE CAUSE SEARCH, WHETHER A CUSTODY ARREST TOOK PLACE. INDICATE TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO KNEW AND DID NOT KNOW THE RACE ETHNICITY OF INDIVIDUALS BEFORE BEING DETAINED. PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON POLICE CONTACTS AND PRESENT THIS TO THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY, ANTI-COAL, BY MARCH 1ST, 2026 AND ADOPT A POLICY OF VIDEO.

AUDIO EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED ON STANDARDS FOR REVIEWING VIDEO AND AUDIO DOCUMENTATION. THE HORIZON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT TAKES THIS EXTREMELY SERIOUS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OUT THERE RESPECTING EVERYBODY'S EVERYBODY'S CIVIL RIGHTS AND THAT WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT DETAILED PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NOT THERE YET. I'M ALMOST THERE.

MATTHEW. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. COULD YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE TEN UNDER DESCRIPTION OF CONTRABAND? YES, SIR. SO THE SLIDE BEFORE THIS, IT STATES THAT NEARLY 62% OF STOPS, YOU KNOW, INCLUDED DISCOVERED CONTRABAND. HERE WE HAVE THE PERCENTAGES. IT'S PRIMARILY DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

WHAT'S THE 25% LABELED UNDER OR OTHER? THE 25%. SO DRUGS, OF COURSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR THC YOUR METH AND YOUR FENTANYL STOLEN PROPERTY. AND I'M JUST GOING TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU IN CASE ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. WE GOT EVERYBODY COVERED. OKAY.

SO AS FAR AS STOLEN PROPERTY, SOMETIMES WE'LL GET A CALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WERE HANDLING WALMART, YOU KNOW. SO AND SO WE SAW HIM TAKE A TV. THEY GOT IN A CAR. THEY TOOK OFF THERE ON DARRINGTON. SO WE STOPPED THEM. THAT'S WHERE THE STOLEN PROPERTY CAME FROM.

NUMBERS ARE DOWN BECAUSE NOW THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL PD HANDLE IT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIMES. WEAPONS 7.69%. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW OF THOSE AS WELL.

CURRENCY 3%, WHICH LIKE I SAID, I'M HOPING WILL GO UP. BUT AS FAR AS OTHER 24.555%, THAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. OKAY. SO IF WE WE STOP THEM, THEY HAVE A PIPE.

THEY HAVE YOU CAN ALSO PUT LIKE MINORS IN POSSESSION OF CIGARETTES, MINORS IN POSSESSION OF OF ALCOHOL. WE'RE GOING TO IT'LL EITHER GO UNDER ALCOHOL OR OTHER BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY HAVE EMPTY CONTAINERS. BUT STATE OF TEXAS ANY DROP YOU GOT AN OPEN CONTAINER. SO THAT'S ANOTHER DRUG PARAPHERNALIA I MEAN YOU NAME IT I MEAN WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE, THE, THE THE GIST OF IT. AND THEN ON THE TOPIC OF MINORS, DO WE HAVE DATA THAT SHOWS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THESE STOPS INCLUDED A MINOR OPERATING A VEHICLE? AS FAR AS THAT I CAN COME UP WITH THEM. ABSOLUTELY. I CAN LOOK THEM UP IN OUR SYSTEM UNDER BRAZOS. OKAY. AND THEN UNDER SO UNDER THE LAST PAGE OF THE REPORT TITLED SUMMARY CHECKLISTS. OH TOO FAR. OR I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. THAT'S OKAY. IT STATES THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS WERE MET BY THE HORIZON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENATE BILL 1074. AMONG THESE INCLUDE, QUOTE. IMPLEMENT A PROCESS BY WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING RACIAL PROFILING VIOLATIONS. NOW, I LOOKED ON OUR WEBSITE. AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE FORMS AVAILABLE HERE AND NEXT DOOR AT THE TOWN HALL. YES, SIR. AND SO I'M WONDERING WHICH LEADS ME TO THE NEXT QUOTE, PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION RELATED TO THE COMPLAINT PROCESS. NOW DOES THE STATE REQUIREMENTS JUST DEEM POSTING INFORMATION ONLINE AND HAVING FORMS AVAILABLE TO SUFFICIENT TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT? YES THEY DO. OKAY. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN QUESTION FOR CHIEF. THE REPORT INDICATES THAT THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED ZERO COMPLAINTS OF RACIAL PROFILING FROM THE JANUARY 1ST, 2025 TO DECEMBER 31ST OF LAST YEAR. SINCE YOU'VE BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY YEARS WHERE WE'VE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE WARRANTED DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR TERMINATION OF AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IN THE DEPARTMENT? NO, SIR. AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER, BACK IN FOR FOR 2022, WE HAD ONE. BUT THAT'S THAT WAS AGAIN, WE JUST HAVE OUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER AT THE TIME LOOK INTO IT. THE PRIMARY THING IS, IS IS REVIEWING BODY CAM VIDEO. AND NORMALLY ONCE WE REVIEW BODY CAM VIDEO, IT KIND OF IT BRINGS OUT THE TRUTH OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. BUT YEAH, AS FAR AS THAT, JUST PROBABLY JUST ONE FROM 2022. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. BOTH OF YOU. AND I HAVE NO

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YES, SIR. THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND THAT A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND, CAN YOU PLEASE PULL IT.

CAN YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. AVILA. MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 14, THIS IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS IS ON AN UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL. I DID

[13. Discussion and Action]

WE HAVE ALL THE OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR THE OFFICERS AS WELL. ALL OFFICERS RESERVE OFFICERS WILL BE CHICO CERTIFIED AND THEY WILL BE. THEY WILL REQUIRE TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR THEIR LICENSES, AND THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING OUR EXISTING RESOURCES, OUR IN-HOUSE INSTRUCTORS, AS WELL AS OUR POLICE ONLINE TRAINING PLATFORM AND THE LOCAL ACADEMY SUCH AS THE REGIONAL TRAINING ACADEMY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE PROGRAM WILL OPERATE IN FULL COMPLIANCE AND ESTABLISH DEPARTMENT POLICY AND OVERSIGHT. APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST WILL ALLOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AT MINIMAL COST, WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR OPERATIONAL READINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE ASK FOR FOR APPROVAL TO REESTABLISH THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CHIEF, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THIS REALLY IS A GOOD PROGRAM. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. WE LOOKED INTO IT FOR, YOU KNOW, A THESE PAST ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF YEARS, CHIEF HAS BEEN KIND OF LOOKING INTO IT. SO WE'RE WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY NOW TO KIND OF MOVE FORWARD. AND YOU KNOW THE CITY'S GROWING. AND THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO KIND OF TO ENSURE THAT THAT THE DEPARTMENT GROWS AT A STEADY RATE, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING COSTS AT A MINIMUM. SO ARE THERE ANY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I HAVE A COMMENT ACTUALLY, BUT YES, GO AHEAD IF YOU WANT TO START. NO NO NO QUESTIONS. YES MA'AM. SO WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO HORIZON THERE WAS A A RESERVE OFFICER. IN FACT, IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE I WAS MARRIED TO A COP, BUT NONETHELESS IT WAS A RESERVE OFFICER. AND I THINK IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BUT ALSO, IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR YOU ALL TO HAVE THESE OFFICERS WHO THEN WHEN YOU HAVE OPENINGS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, YOU GET TO TRY THEM BEFORE YOU BUY THEM, RIGHT? SIMILAR IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS, SIMILAR SITUATION. SO I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT HORIZON CITY IS GOING BACK TO THEIR ROOTS WITH THE RESERVE PROGRAM. I THINK IT'S AWESOME AND I THINK IT'S WHERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STARTED. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT BACK TO TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S BUT IT'S VERY HELPFUL. AND I THINK, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND A GREAT WAY TO TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THE SKILLS THAT THEY WENT TO THE ACADEMY FOR, WHERE THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ON TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY, BUT IT GIVES THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY AND IT HELPS YOU ALL OUT IMMENSELY. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT INITIATIVE TO TO DO THAT, I APOLOGIZE. IT'S A VERY GOOD POINT THAT SOMETHING THAT THE CHIEF WANTED, WE'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY SELECTIVE ON THESE OFFICERS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET EXPERIENCED OFFICERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES WHO ARE READY TO RETIRE. AND WHEN THEY COME OVER, WE HAVE A VACANCY. WE CAN FILL THAT VACANCY IMMEDIATELY FOR

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WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO CERTAIN THINGS 40 HOURS EVERY CYCLE, CERTAIN CLASSES DEPENDING ON YOUR LICENSE. AND THAT'S ALL PROVIDED THROUGH THE REGIONAL ACADEMY OR OUR IN-HOUSE INSTRUCTORS AS WELL. WOW. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THESE RESERVE POSITIONS ARE VOLUNTEER FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS CORRECT. CORRECT. AND WILL THEY BE PERFORMING THE SAME DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS AS A REGULAR OFFICER RESPONDING TO.

A SHOOTER, FOR EXAMPLE, BREAKING AND ENTERING, LOSING TO NATURE. THEY WILL IF THEY'RE ON DUTY, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ON THEIR OWN ON THE STREET. SO THEY WILL SUPPLEMENT. SO THEY'LL BE RUNNING FULL CREW WITH AN OFFICER. I SEE IF IT'S A PATROL DATE. OKAY. THEY HAVE TO WORK THAT DAY IN THE EVENT THAT THEY ARE IN A SITUATION THAT'S HIGH RISK AND THEY DO GET HURT, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT? INJURIES, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE COVERED BY THE CITY OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT'S THE SAME PROCESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SHE BEAT YOU THERE, ALDERMAN. WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA, I. AVILA, HI. A A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH,

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THANK YOU, MR. RUBIO, SIR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JESSE SANCHEZ. I AM THE NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR HORIZON CITY. I'M TAKING OVER FOR DOCTOR QUESADA, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST. JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND MY BACKGROUND. I AM A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSED TO PRACTICE CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE STATES OF TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO. I BRING TO YOU 27 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE. FOR THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF MY CAREER, I SPENT WORKING FOR SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AS A CITY ENGINEER FOR SMALL MUNICIPALITIES THAT OTHERWISE DIDN'T HAVE CITY ENGINEERS. MY FOCUS WAS ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS TO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, STORM DRAIN SYSTEMS, WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND MASTER PLANNING. FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR LARGE AND SMALL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DEALING WITH EVERYTHING FROM STRATEGIC PLANNING TO BUDGET CREATION, RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS, PROCUREMENT, CONTRACTING, CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. CLOSEOUT. IT'S CALLED CRADLE TO GRAVE. AND NOW I'M VERY HAPPY TO SERVE ALL OF YOU. IN REVIEW OF HORIZON CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE ISSUED CERTIFICATES OF

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THESE ARE ISSUED FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, PARK CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS. STREET CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS. I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THIS AREA IN GREEN TO SHOW YOU THAT WE ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HIGHLIGHT THE CITY'S PARK, CONSTRUCTION AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMS. THE 2023 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ARE SPREAD AMONG NINE TOTAL PROJECTS, AND THESE CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED BY COUNCIL FOR BUILDING AND LAND ACQUISITION, STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS, SPECIAL PROJECTS AND STREET CONSTRUCTION. OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN OUR INTERNAL AUDIT. WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHICH PROJECTS ARE FEDERAL PROJECTS, STATE PROJECTS, LOCAL PROJECTS, AND IF SO, HOW ARE THESE PROJECTS FUNDED? BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAMS TO INCLUDE TSA GRANTS, HUD GRANTS, AND LOW INTEREST LOANS. TSA STANDS FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES SET ASIDE LOANS THAT ARE LOW INTEREST LOANS ISSUED BY TXDOT. THE GOALS OF OUR RECONCILIATION ARE TO CONFIRM OUR DEBT LIMITS, DETERMINE OUR REVENUE STREAMS, DETERMINE OUR CURRENT SPENDING.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE DO OUR CREDIT AND DEBIT ACCOUNTS. WE WANT TO REPORT TO YOU ON COMPLIANCE OF OUR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO DETERMINE OUR REMAINING BALANCES. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOUR OF OUR CURRENT PROJECTS, STARTING WITH MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE. THIS IS THE BUILDING THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED NEXT DOOR. THIS IS A 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD IS XICO ARCHITECTURE.

THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS PANTEX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED. THE PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 94% COMPLETE. WE ARE PENDING THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. THE WALK THROUGH TO DETERMINE OCCUPANCY WAS DONE YESTERDAY, MONDAY, JANUARY 12TH. AND WITH THAT, WE ANTICIPATE ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. OUR ARCHITECT OF RECORD IS WORKING ON THAT ALREADY. DURING OUR WALKTHROUGH, WE DEVELOPED OUR PUNCH LIST AND WE ARE MITIGATING ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR PUNCH LIST AS WE SPEAK. WE ALSO HAVE INITIATED THE INSTALLATION, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF OUR FURNITURE AND OUR CLOSEOUT PROCESS. THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE IS NEXT MONTH.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 2026. SOME OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS. FIRST IS THE EXTERIOR SHOWING THAT THE EXTERIOR ENVELOPE IS COMPLETE. BUT YOU SEE ON THESE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT LANDSCAPING IS IN PROGRESS. LANDSCAPING SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN THREE WEEKS. THE BUILDING ENVELOPE INCLUDES ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEMS. OUR ROOF AND ROOFTOP UNITS ARE INSTALLED IN FULLY OPERATIONAL.

HERE WE SEE OUR SOUTHERLY ENTRANCE. THIS ENTRANCE WILL BE USED BY OUR PUBLIC TO ACCESS THE NEW CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. BOTTOM LEFT YOU SEE THE ENTRANCE AREA WAITING AREA. AT THE END OF THAT PHOTO YOU SEE ENTRANCE TO RESTROOMS, PUBLIC RESTROOMS, MEN AND WOMEN, HIGH, LOW WATER DRINKING FOUNTAINS, AND THE VESTIBULE TO THE LEFT.

OUR NORTHERLY ENTRANCE WILL MOSTLY BE USED FOR PEOPLE ACCESSING POLICE SERVICES. ON

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AND ON THE LEFT HAND YOU SEE TYPICAL SINK AREA OF THE WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SOME SPECIALIZED AREAS. ON THE BOTTOM LEFT YOU SEE THE EVIDENCE LOCKER ROOM.

ON THE TOP RIGHT YOU SEE THE FORENSICS LAB. BOTTOM RIGHT IS TYPICAL MILLWORK LOCATED IN THE COMMON AREAS IN THE HALLWAYS. ANOTHER PROJECT IS RODMAN SHARED USE PATH. YOU'VE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THIS IS A 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THE ENGINEER IS CONSULTING ENGINEERS. GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS HAWK CONSTRUCTION. THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS A 1500 LINEAR FOOT, 11 FOOT WIDE HOT MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVED PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE PATH. THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER TIME SUSPENSION PENDING THE ARRIVAL OF THOSE FINAL COMPONENTS.

THEREFORE, IT IS APPROXIMATELY 9,594% COMPLETE. WE ANTICIPATE THE SUBMITTAL OF A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION CERTIFICATE AND THE INITIATION OF CLOSEOUT PROCESS AS SOON AS THOSE PENDING COMPONENTS ARE INSTALLED. WE HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT, NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION. THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 53% COMPLETE. THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS JORDAN FOSTER CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE DOING THIS PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEX-DOT AND THE REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER FULL CLOSURE OF THE ROADWAY BETWEEN HOMESTEAD AND HORIZON BOULEVARD. DURING THIS EIGHT WEEK CONSTRUCTION PERIOD IS BEING IT'S BEING USED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOME WATER LINES, A 16 INCH WATER LINE AND A 36 INCH SANITARY SEWER LINE. WE ALSO TOOK THE TIME TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS GAS SERVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF UP TO FIVE CONCRETE CAPS THAT WERE ABOVE UTILITY CROSSINGS. OUR RECORDS SHOW THAT WE'VE GOT ABOUT FIVE NATURAL GAS LINES IN UNDERNEATH THAT CONCRETE CAP, BUT WE ALSO ANTICIPATE THAT THESE ARE DORMANT AND ABANDONED FOR MANY YEARS. SO ON THE TOP RIGHT, YOU SEE AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONCRETE CAP TO BE REMOVED. THE THE WORK FOR THE REMOVAL STARTED YESTERDAY. AND FOR THIS ONE, THIS FIRST ONE, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 60% COMPLETE. OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR TELLS US THAT EACH CAP WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 DAYS FOR COMPLETE REMOVAL. THIS IS OUR HOWARD LOW PEDESTRIAN PATH.

ANOTHER 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE ESTIMATED COST IS APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION. WE ANTICIPATE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT CREDITS TO COVER THE CITY'S MATCH. THE NEXT STEP FOR HOWARD LOW IS FORMULATION OF THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT. AND IN SPEAKING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE MPO, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT UP FOR CONSIDERATION. SPRING 2026. AFTER THAT, THE CITY WILL DEVELOP THE PLAN FOR EXECUTION, DILI, THE LAKE AND TRANSIT PLAZA. THIS IS ANOTHER 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THE DESIGN IS STARTED. WE ARE IN THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE 30% DESIGN REVIEWED. IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY CITY STAFF. WE HAVE A REVISED FLOOR PLAN FOR THE TRANSIT PLAZA THAT'S BEING REVIEWED BY MAYOR. AND AT THIS TIME, WE ARE AUGMENTING THE SCOPE TO ACQUIRE PROPERTIES REQUIRED FOR THE PONDING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE AUGMENTED OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY TO HIRE SOME SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THOSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES. WE ALSO NEED TO DESIGN CROSS RIVER AND DRAINAGE

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ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COMMENTS. WELL, FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. WELCOME TO THE CLUB. IT'S A IT'S A GOOD IT'S A GOOD CLUB. I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. AND I WILL SAY THAT TO COUNCIL. IN MR. SANCHEZ'S SHORT TIME HERE WITH US HERE AT THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, HE HAS MADE A HUGE, HUGE IMPACT TO, TO THE BENEFIT OF HORIZON CITY, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND IN THE EXPERIENCE THAT HE BRINGS AND AND HELPING PROJECTS MOVE ALONG QUICKLY. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TO ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO SOME PROBLEMS THAT CAME UP TO THAT CAME UP TO US OVER, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BEFORE THE BREAK, RIGHT BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS BREAK. SO HE'S BEEN A HUGE, HUGE HELP FOR US. AND NOW HE'S GOT THE THE TASK OF MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE FUNDING AND ALL OF THE, THE AUDIT GOES UP, GOES WELL AND AND COMPLETE. THAT'S A TASK IN ITS OWN. AND YOU KNOW, HE'S THE GUY TO DO IT. SO WITH WITH THAT BEING SAID, HE'S HE'S A GREAT, GREAT BENEFIT TO THE CITY. AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH US.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR FOR JOINING US I APPRECIATE THAT. YES, SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? YES, SIR. I WANTED TO WAIT FOR YOU TO GO TO THAT SIDE. I ALREADY LOOKED ALL RIGHT. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME, MR. SANCHEZ. WELCOME TO OUR TEAM. THANK YOU. SIR, I LOVE DETAILS, AND THIS PRESENTATION DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING COUNCIL WITH A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF OUR PROJECTS AND WHERE WE'RE AT WITH A NUMBER OF ITEMS. AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH EDC. TO QUOTE, HIGHLIGHT THE PARK AND STREET CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? SO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THEIR JOB IS TO BRING BUSINESSES INTO THE AREA. AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON SOME AREAS WHERE THEY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING MOVING FORWARD WITH PROVIDING AMENITIES TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE FORM OF PARKS, RECREATION, WALKING PATHS AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS. SO THEY'LL USE THIS AS A TOOL TO TRY TO BRING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

OKAY. AND WHEN DO YOU AIM? YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT. SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I WANT TO ANSWER THAT. WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER YET. OKAY. THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES TO THIS. WE STARTED WE STARTED THE PROCESS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT REALLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO REALLY DIVING INTO IT AFTER AFTER THE BREAK. BUT I HATE TO PUT A TIMELINE ON IT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES RIGHT NOW. THE AMOUNT OF PROJECTS, HIM COMING INTO IT AND REALLY TRYING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE ON EACH PROJECT. I WE CAN GIVE YOU ANOTHER UPDATE ON OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT TO I WOULD HATE TO TO ASK HIM TO PUT ANY TIME TIMELINE ON IT BECAUSE HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK WE'LL MEET THAT TIMELINE. SO WHATEVER TIMELINE WE GIVE. SO IF WE CAN GIVE HIM SOME TIME, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT FROM COUNCIL, BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND LASTLY, LAST WEEK, IN THE DAYS LEADING TO THE NORTH DARRINGTON ROAD CLOSURE, WAS THE CITY ABLE TO DELIVER NOTICES TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS BACK HERE REGARDING THE CLOSURES THAT PUT TOGETHER PUBLIC NOTICES? AND THEY ARE ALSO PUTTING TOGETHER SOME NOTICES THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND HAND DELIVER THOSE TO HOUSES IN THE AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THOSE LETTERS SHOULD BE READY HOPEFULLY BY TOMORROW. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

YOU'RE WELCOME. SIR, I WAS TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS INTERNAL AUDIT. ONE OF THE PROJECTS, NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION. THERE ARE A LOT OF COOKS IN THE KITCHEN. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXTILE, THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. CIP PROJECT MANAGER, ME, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, MR. RUBIO, WE HAVE AN ENGINEER OF RECORD OMEGA ENGINEERS WORKING WITH TXDOT. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ENGINEERING FIRM, RODRIGUEZ TRANSPORTATION GROUP. WE HAVE TR AND ASSOCIATES WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE HR, MUD. WE HAVE HEWITT WORKING ON BEHALF OF HORIZON CITY. AS OUR CITY ENGINEER. WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE WRMA. WRMA HAS HIRED SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE FORM OF

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YES. GATHERING IS THE CLOSURES ARE GOING TO GO IN SECTIONS AS WE MOVE ALONG CAP TO CAP. YES.

AND THAT'S HEADING TOWARDS EASTLAKE. YES. CORRECT. TEX-DOT HAS SEQUENCED THE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MINIMIZE ANY TYPE OF DISRUPTION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FIRST WORK THAT WAS PROGRAMED WAS REMOVING THE CONCRETE CAP ON HOMESTEAD. AND ONCE WE MOVE FURTHER NORTH SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SO THAT WE CAN START CLEARING THE AREA FOR POLICE SERVICES. RIGHT. THE EIGHT WEEKS THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED REGARDING THE CLOSURE IS THAT JUST FOR THIS SECTION? YES, THAT'S A FULL CLOSURE BETWEEN HOMESTEAD AND HORIZON, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN FINISH IT SOONER THAN THAT. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES INVOLVED. ANYTIME WE START DIGGING, WE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE WHAT'S DOWN BELOW. RIGHT. SO TEXTILE AND JORDAN FOSTER HAS BEEN DOING SOME POTHOLING TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT LOCATION OF THOSE LINES. AND WHAT NECESSITATED THIS PROJECT ALL ALONG WAS THAT THE LINES, WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE THERE, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN THEY STARTED DIGGING. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND SO THEY HAD TO DO SOME OTHER WORK, CHANGE ORDER TYPE WORK TO ACCOMMODATE THAT INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION. WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT AS WE MOVE FROM INTERSECTION TO INTERSECTION, EACH OF THOSE CLOSURES ARE ALSO GOING TO BE EIGHT WEEKS, OR WE JUST DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE GET CLOSE TO IT? YES. THERE IS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS POINT. I REALLY CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION UNTIL WE GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE SUBSURFACE UTILITIES. OKAY, YEAH, BUT BY NEXT MONTH WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU AS PROGRESS DEVELOPS. THANK YOU. YES. AND WHAT ARE OTHER NOTE THIS INTERNAL AUDIT IS NOT NOT JUST US. IT'S A BIG EFFORT. AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HELPING US ON THIS. YES, SURE. I DO ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT CONCERNING THE NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. RUBIO AND MR. SANCHEZ. TXDOT WAS PLANNING ON SENDING OUT NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC. AND THAT NOTICE WAS WAS GOING TO BE, HEY, WE'RE WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN FOR EIGHT WEEKS. WE'RE GOING TO BE HEADED TOWARDS YOUR YOUR IN FRONT OF YOUR HOME HERE PRETTY SOON. BUT WHAT THEY SOME SOME OTHER POINTS THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO MENTION WERE POSTAL SERVICE. SO WE SO I'M ASKING THE THE TEXDOT AND FOR JORDAN FOSTER TO PUT OUT NOTICES ALONG WITH THOSE NOTICES THAT THEY'RE SENDING OUT THAT POSTAL SERVICE. THEY ARE THE THE HOMES THAT THAT ARE ON DARINGTON THAT FACE DARRINGTON. THEY HAVE MAILBOXES IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES CURRENTLY. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THOSE HOMES, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE TO GO PICK UP THEIR MAIL REGULARLY. AND THAT POST OFFICE IS ON GEORGE DIETER RIGHT ACROSS FROM TARGET. THAT'S WHERE OUR POST OFFICE IS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE MADE THAT THAT TRIP OUT THERE TO THE POST OFFICE, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE GO. SO UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE SERVICE, REGULAR POSTAL SERVICE IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO PICK UP THEIR MAIL AT AT THE POSTAL SERVICE. SECONDLY. WASTE WE GOT TO FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET ACCESS FOR FOR REGULAR WASTE PICKUPS FOR TRASH PICKUP. I BELIEVE THAT SECTION THEIR THEIR WASTE PICKUP IS ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY'RE BEING NOTIFIED THAT OF A PLAN ON HOW TO MAKE SURE THEIR WASTE IS PICKED UP. AND THEN THIRDLY, REGULAR ACCESS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE FOR REGULAR ACCESS ON A DAILY BASIS FOR ALL OF THOSE HOMES THAT THAT ARE IN FRONT. SO AS THEY CLOSE DOWN, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT. SO THESE ARE PART THIS IS PART OF THE NOTICE THAT'S GOING TO BE SENT OUT TO THEM. NOW WE DON'T DO WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS YET FROM YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE CITY IS, IS CONCERNED. SO WE HAVE ASKED FOR A MEETING WITH TXDOT AND JORDAN FOSTER SO WE CAN KIND OF ASK SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN THEY CAN KIND OF LAY OUT THE PLAN FOR US. AND THEN AT THAT TIME, WE'LL GO

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IT'S BACKING UP ALMOST TO BUXTON BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING DOWN ASHFORD, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND EVEN BEFORE THIS ROAD CLOSURE YOU WOULD HAVE TRAFFIC BACKED UP BEYOND ALL THE REMINDERS. SO THE TRAFFIC THAT'S TRYING TO COME OUT OF ALDERWOOD MANOR IS KIND OF LOCKED IN. BEING PREVENTED FROM MAKING A LEFT TURN. IF THEY'RE TRYING TO GO TO REACH HORIZON. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TXDOT CAN ADDRESS AND SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO ALLEVIATE THE BACKUP OF THAT TRAFFIC, TRYING TO GET OUT OF ALDERWOOD MANOR. YES. AND IT'S DIFFICULT PROTOCOL TO FOR TEXDOT TO MONITOR THE SUBJECT AREA FOR THE FIRST WEEK JUST TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS ON THEIR DETOUR ROUTES. SO THEY'VE BEEN MONITORING THAT ALL DAY, AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ONCE WE IDENTIFY THAT PROBLEM, WE'LL DEVELOP A SOLUTION FOR IT.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND ON THAT POINT, CHIEF IS AWARE OF THAT SITUATION AS WELL.

AND ALDERWOOD MANOR SPOKE TO HIM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AND SAID THAT TRAFFIC ACTUALLY WHEN I DROVE THROUGH THERE WAS ALL THE WAY TO DARLENE. SO, SO, SO CHIEF IS IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. SO WOULD REQUEST THE COUNCIL TO FORWARD ANY COMPLAINT SO THAT WE CAN COORDINATE WITH STAFF AND GOING FASTER AS FAR AS SCHEDULING OR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS SO SMOOTHLY. AND WE TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING, ESPECIALLY WITH STATEMENTS. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'M JUST WONDERING SO RIGHT NOW DURING THE INTERIM THIS WEEK, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE RESIDENTS DOING REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL. THEY STILL HAVE ACCESS. SO THE SECTION THAT IS CLOSED OFF RIGHT NOW IS NOT THERE'S NO HOME IN FRONT OF THAT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THIS IN PLACE BEFORE THEY MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT SECTION. YES. WE'RE STILL MONITORING THE SITUATION WITH REGARDS TO POSTAL SERVICE.

TEX-DOT HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE USPS DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TO SEE IF THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE A SPECIAL SPACE JUST FOR HORIZON CITY MAIL PICKUP IN A CERTAIN AREA. WITH REGARD TO SOLID WASTE AND DISPOSAL, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHO'S ACTUALLY PROVIDING THAT SERVICE. WEARING CONTACT WITH EL PASO DISPOSAL TO SEE WHAT THEIR ROUTES ARE, AND TO SEE IF THEIR ROUTES NEED ANY TYPE OF ADJUSTMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. SANCHEZ. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

IS THERE ANY MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND AND A SECOND. OKAY. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. AVILA, A AMES. HI, GUARDIA, A MENDOZA. HI. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. AND AGAIN WELCOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. NO, JUST THE MAYOR. YOU COULD SELL THAT FOR MONEY LATER. OH, YEAH. ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15. THIS IS A

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SPECIFICALLY, THEY HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIRPORT SIGNAGE. SO THEN THEY WENT AHEAD AND EXEMPTED ALL SIGNAGE FOR FOR THE CITY. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT REGULATION. AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF LIKE NOT NOT AS CLEAR. AND IT'S NOT AS CLEAR TO SAY THAT THE CIVIC USES ARE ARE PRETTY MUCH IDENTIFIED AS BEING EXEMPT. SO THE REGULATION WILL SPECIFICALLY SPECIFY THAT AND CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BETTER. SO THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND RATIONALE. SO IT'LL IMPROVE EFFICIENCY FOR MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS. IT WILL ALLOW TIMELY INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WAYFINDING SIGNS, ELIMINATES UNNECESSARY REGULATORY BARRIERS FOR CIVIC SIGNAGE. AND THEY'LL SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY AND NAVIGATION. AND IT ALSO WILL MAINTAIN VISIBILITY STANDARDS TO PROTECT TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ADDED AT THE END TO ENSURE THAT ALL SIGNAGE WILL MEET VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, PRIMARILY WHAT'S CALLED THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE, TO ENSURE THAT IF YOU'RE BACKING OUT OR COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, YOU KNOW IT'S VISIBLE IN THAT SIGN WILL NOT BLOCK. AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE WAYFINDING SIGNS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NEW CITY HALL FACILITY. AS FAR AS HAVING WAYFINDING SIGNS, ESPECIALLY IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, SO THAT FOLKS CAN IDENTIFY THOSE LOCATIONS FOR CIVIC SERVICES PROVIDED. WITH THAT, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH I'D LIKE TO APPROVE THE RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HERE IN HORIZON CITY. I KNOW WE HAVE TO PUT THAT IN THERE, SO DON'T WORRY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MR. THESE ARE JUST IN REGARDS TO WAYFINDING SIGNS. IT'S LIKE WHAT YOU SEE IF YOU'RE DRIVING DOWNTOWN WITH AN ARROW SAYING, SENATOR BLANCO'S OFFICE. RIGHT.

SO RESIDENTS CAN IDENTIFY CIVIC SERVICES. CORRECT, SIR. AND THEN RIGHT NOW TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, WAYFINDING SIGNS YOU COULD NOT PUT ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO WE'RE WE'RE PUTTING THAT EXEMPTION. SO THAT COULD BE IN RIGHT AWAY FOR CIVIC USES OKAY. THANK YOU MR. RUBIO. YES SIR. MR. RUBIO THIS IS ADDRESSING PERMANENT SIGNATURE I'M SORRY. THIS IS ADDRESSING PERMANENT SIGNAGE. ALL SIGNAGE, ALL SIGNAGE, ALL SIGNAGE. OKAY OKAY OKAY OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND WE HAVE A OH I'M SORRY. IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM. I GOT TOO EXCITED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO, NO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO ITEM 16

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PAST THAT. IT'S ONLY WITHIN THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING.

AND I WILL SAY THAT JUST WEST OF THAT IS A SECTION THAT IS FRACTURED OWNERSHIP. IT'S NOT ONLY THAT'S IT. YES, INDEED. COUNTY PROPERTY. IT'LL BE COUNTY PROPERTY AT THAT POINT.

THAT'S OUTSIDE THE MUNICIPALITY ITSELF, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ON UNIT 19. THAT'S IN PROCESS, AND THEY HAVE 29 UNITS. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE CLOSE TO COMPLETING ALL THEIR DIVISIONS WITHIN IN THIS AREA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? IS THERE A MOTION. MAKE A SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE. SO SECOND OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA I HI, HI. HI, MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK

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NUMBER TWO, 97, TOWN OF HORIZON. CITY OF PASCO COUNTY, TEXAS, CONTAINING 16.576 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS. APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING ASSOCIATES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DAVID REES, PLANNER WITH HORIZON CITY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IT IS A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR RANCHO UNIT 19, THE LOCATION OF THE SUBDIVISION. IT IS WEST OF DARRINGTON ROAD AND SOUTH OF CLARK. THE REQUEST IS FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR AN 85 RESIDENTIAL LOT SUBDIVISION ON THE LEFT. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE AREA OF THE SUBDIVISION, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IT WILL BE THE SONY, WHICH IT WILL BE UNDER AN R-9. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LOCATION OF THE MAP AGAIN. IT WILL BE SOUTH OF CURRIE CUP AND WEST OF DARRINGTON ROAD. HERE. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FINAL PLAT OUTLINED IN YELLOW WOULD BE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SUBDIVISION, AND LIGHT BLUE WOULD BE THE RIGHT OF WAYS. THESE ON TOP WILL BE THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A

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[18. Discussion and Action]

BECAUSE USUALLY DURING THAT TIME THERE'S A LOT IT REALLY SLOWS DOWN. SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR US AS WELL TO GO AHEAD AND DO. AND A LOT OF THE STAFF HERE, THEY REALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY NEED TO USE THEIR HOURS AS WELL. SO THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GO AHEAD AND USE UP THOSE HOURS. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PUSHBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY SAYING HI. I TRY TO SHORE UP THE OPPOSITE.

OFFICES WERE BUILT AND TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW AHEAD OF TIME THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. WE WILL POST. WE USUALLY POST HERE AT THE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AT THE TOWN HALL. OKAY. YOU KNOW, CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSER IN CHRISTMAS. WE SO POSTINGS OUT THERE. PERFECT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE 21ST, 22ND AND 23RD. AND THEN OF COURSE 24TH AND 25TH IS HOLIDAY. SO IT'S CLOSE. SO SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY A THREE DAY CLOSURE. YOU CAN POST ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. WE CAN. YEAH. IF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY GOING THERE FOR CITY BUSINESS I THINK IT WOULD BE WHO OF YOU. YEAH. WE HAVE THAT BANNER UP THERE NOW THAT WE CAN JUST. YEAH. BECAUSE WHO'S GOING TO COME TO THE FRONT DOOR AND BE RIGHT.

PLAN AHEAD. YEAH. AND IT'S BEEN I THINK THE LAST FIVE YEARS IT'S IT'S BEEN I. YEAH. RIGHT.

YEAH. YES. ALWAYS BETTER IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DAYS THAT WE'LL CLOSE DOWN FOR US TO HAVE FORMAL ACTION FROM COUNCIL. AND ALSO IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A REAL SKELETON CREW BECAUSE OF THE OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS, BECAUSE WE ONLY GET TEN DAYS DURING THE YEAR THAT WE CAN DESIGNATE AS CLOSED DAYS, THAT HELPS WITH THE ANY OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS IN A SKELETON CREW.

WITH PEOPLE HERE, IT'S HARD TO RESPOND TO THOSE THREE DAYS. SO YES, WE WILL THANK YOU EARLIER.

WE CAN DESIGNATE THOSE DAYS THAT THAT IS ENCOMPASSED. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. OR I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD REGARDING POSTINGS, YOU KNOW, WE SAID WE COULD POST IT ON THE WEBSITE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, THERE'S NOTHING ON OUR WEBSITE REGARDING ROAD CLOSURES. THERE'S NOTHING REGARDING ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. BUT WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO SAY WE'LL DO A POSTING ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THIS CLOSURE. SO I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF PRIORITY TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE. SO RESIDENTS THAT LOG

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SO THIS IS RIGHT. AND ASIDE FROM A WEBSITE POSTING, AS WELL AS POSTING OUTSIDE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE TOWN HALL, ARE WE LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS TO INFORM OUR COMMUNITY? ARE WE UPLOADING? WOULD WE BE UPLOADING THAT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? SOCIAL MEDIA CHIEF? I THINK THEY DO THAT. THEY DID THAT. OKAY, OKAY. SO THANK YOU CHIEF. YEAH. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THERE'S BEEN NO ISSUES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BUT. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

EVERYBODY'S PRETTY AWARE OF THAT DURING THE SHUTDOWN. SO THEY'RE ON VACATION AS LAST ONE.

SO OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION. GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. THANK YOU SIR. SECOND PLEASE CALL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA A AVILA AMES A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I DO WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE GO IN, WE DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR NEXT ITEM. HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL. AND I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE RIGHT NOW. HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAM HAS INVITED US TO SERVE AS JUDGES AT THE TOURNAMENT THEY'RE HOSTING THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH AT THE HORIZON AT HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL. THE FIRST ROUND BEGINS AT 8:15 A.M. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN SIGN UP FOR A TIME SLOT USING THE PROVIDED QR CODE THAT'S ON YOUR DESK. AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY OUT IN IN THE AUDIENCE OR WATCHING OUR STREAM THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE JUDGES AS WELL, GET OUT TO HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL THIS COMING SATURDAY, PROBABLY AT ABOUT 7:30 A.M. IF POSSIBLE, THEY COULD USE THE HELP, AND THAT'S THE HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAM. SO I YOU KNOW, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL. YOU SAW THE RECOGNITION WE HAD TODAY FOR OUR KIDS OUT HERE IN HORIZON. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT OUR OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR CLUB AS WELL. SO JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ON THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU GUYS. BEFORE WE GO INTO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT'S NICE SEEING SO MANY PRESENTERS. WE HAD SEVEN DIFFERENT PRESENTERS TO THIS TIME AND THAT MEANS OUR CITY'S GROWING. THAT MEANS WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE DOING GOOD THINGS HERE IN HORIZON CITY. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE, THE THE YOUNG FOLKS OUT HERE AND, AND COMING OUT AND DOING THEIR THING. MR. REESE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THIS IS AWESOME. YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD THING TO SEE THAT WE HAVE ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER NOW AND AND WORKING TOWARDS A BETTER CITY. SO THIS IS AWESOME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WITH

[19. Executive Session]

MOTION CARRIES 734. IT IS 734. WE ARE NOW GOING TO BE ENTERING CONVENIENT. TRY RECONVENING THIS EVENING. I, I SAID WE'RE GOING BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION SO WE SHOULD KNOW ON THE

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THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO THE TIME IS 834. WE ARE NOW RECONVENING OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 13TH, 2026. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION I'LL MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE HORIZON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATING AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT AND TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO CREATE A TOURS FOR PROJECT CORNETT, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. SECOND, THE MOTION, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. AVILA. A MENDOZA A MOTION CARRIES AND BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.