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WITH THAT STUFF. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT? YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY. THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
[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. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE HAD AT A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN OUR TOWN, WHICH IS WHY WE ASKED FOR THIS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON SHORT NOTICE. WELL, SHORT NOTICE IS IS RELEVANT, I GUESS NOW THESE DAYS AS WE ASKED FOR IT LAST WEEK. AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR MAKING TIME TO BE OUT HERE TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND IF WE CAN
[2. Open Forum]
MOVE ON TO OUR OPEN FORUM, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM CHIEF. SURE. THANK YOU SIR. WE HAVE MISTER JESUS GALLARDO. HELLO SIR. HOW ARE YOU DOING? WELL, SIR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND IF YOU COULD LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT COMING HERE. MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY THINKS I'M SPEAKING TO THE PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, I QUIT TRYING TO CONVINCE HER NOT TO, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO DEAL. AND Y'ALL ARE AS WELL. SO I'M JUST SAYING, I'VE BEEN HERE NOW FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. WE'RE RELATIVELY NEW HERE. MY WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN, WE MOVED HERE. WE MOVED QUITE A BIT OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, BUT WE REALLY LIKE HORIZON CASTLE A LOT. WE'RE HOPING TO, BUT SO JUST WANT TO START OFF WITH SOMETHING POSITIVE. THE ISSUE I HAVE, SIR, IS THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE'S A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT BUILD THE HOUSES THERE WORK HARD AND I'M HAPPY FOR THEM AND I APPRECIATE THEM. THE ISSUE I'M HAVING, SIR, IS THAT THEY'RE MAKING A MESS. THAT'S JUST HUGE. AND, LIKE, THEY'RE NOT, LIKE, LIVING UP TO THE REQUIREMENTS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT'S IN THE APPLICATIONS THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, SUBMIT WITH THE TOWN. AND ALSO LIKE ALL THE OTHER CODES THAT WE AS RESIDENTS HAVE TO FOLLOW, I MEAN, EVERY MORNING IT'S A GAME OF, ALRIGHT, LET'S GO PICK UP THE TRASH. AND I MEAN, THEY LEAVE A BIG, BIG, BIG PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CLEAN SITE DAILY AND THEY'RE NOT DOING THIS. I MEAN, I'M FORTUNATE THAT SOME OF THEM TRY TO DO IT. THERE ARE SOMEWHAT RIGHT. THEY PUT IT IN BAGS. OTHER ONES JUST SAY, HEY, LET'S JUST PILE IT UP. AND WHEN THE WIND BLOWS INTO THE OTHER PERSON'S YARD, IT'S THEIR PROBLEM. I'VE SPOKEN TO SOME OF THESE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. I KNOW THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR JOBS. A LOT OF THEM HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY GET TOLD TO LEAVE IT THERE, AND THEY GET PICKED UP AT THE END OF CONSTRUCTION. AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY DO DO THAT.THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF CLEANING IT UP RIGHT BEFORE THE HOUSE COMES ON THE MARKET. BUT THEN YOU GOT STUFF LIKE THIS. IT'S JUST EVERY DAY IT'S BLOWN IN MY YARD. AND IT'S NOT JUST ME. I MADE A PUBLIC FACEBOOK POST ABOUT IT, AND I HAD OVER 50 MESSAGES FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT TOLD ME IT WAS AWESOME AND SHE'S TRYING TO FIND THIS ONE BECAUSE I KNOW I MENTIONED MY KIDS HERE IT IS. SO MY MY CHILDREN, THEY CALL THESE TRASH MOUNTAINS. AND BOY, THEY ASKED ME IF THEY CAN CLIMB THEM ON THERE. AND I HAVE TO CONVINCE THEM, NO, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO STEP ON NAILS AND STUFF THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE SIDEWALKS. AND I KNOW I HEARD Y'ALL SPEAKING ABOUT ANIMALS. A LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LEAVE THEIR LUNCH. TRASH CREATES AN ISSUE AT NIGHT. I DON'T I CHOOSE NOT TO RUN AT NIGHT BECAUSE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH DOGS, WHICH, DON'T GET ME WRONG, IT GIVES ME AN EXCUSE NOT TO RUN. SO. BUT I GUESS YOU KNOW, I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND LIKE A KAREN. IT'S JUST. I JUST HOPE THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE BEING HELD TO THE SAME STANDARD THAT WE RESIDENTS AS INVESTORS. SO I GUESS IF I COULD JUST BE PUT IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT PERSON OR THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT, I'D REALLY, YOU KNOW, LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEM WHERE THESE HOUSES ARE AND GO FROM THERE, HOPEFULLY. YES, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE TO SAY. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. AND IF, CHIEF, IF YOU COULD GET HIM MY CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THAT WAY WE CAN, WE CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK A LITTLE FURTHER AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
OKAY. WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE CAN MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026. IF I CAN HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A[00:05:02]
MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL HIGH? HIGH, HIGH, A AYE AYE. MOTION[7. Executive Session]
CARRIES. AND AT THIS POINT, IF COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH IT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION PRIOR TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER SIX ON OUR AGENDA. SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ARE THERE ANY ANY OPPOSITION TO GO AHEAD AND MOVING TO ITEM SEVEN? NO OKAY. WE CAN MOVE INTO ITEM SEVEN. IF YOU COULD READ OUT OUR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WE HAVE SEVEN A AND SEVEN B. SEVEN A IS DELIBERATION REGARDING PROJECT HORNET BEING CONSIDERED FOR FOR LOCATION WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SEVEN B DELIBERATE DELIBERATION REGARDING PROJECT BEING CONSIDERED FOR LOCATION WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR I'M SORRY, TO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS 606 PINE TREES. LET'S CHECK THE.WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK INTO REGULAR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
MOTION. NO, NO MOTION IS NEEDED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STREAM. WE GO BACK TO THE WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM A SECOND. 658 658 BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT UNTIL I GET BACK THE CAMERA FEED. IT SHOULD BE ON. NO, A LITTLE LESS HERE SOMETHING. THERE WE GO. OKAY, OKAY. THE TIME IS. OH YOU'RE FINE. CHECK CHECK CHECK. OKAY, SO SO WE ARE BACK. SO WE ARE BACK FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE ARE RECONVENING OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. IT IS 658 AND WE ARE BACK. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL HORIZON EDC ITEM
[6. Discussion and Action]
SIX ON TODAY'S REGULAR AGENDA IS. I'M SORRY, REAL QUICK. YES, SIR. COULD YOU READ THAT INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE? ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, PLEASE. DISCUSSION. ACTION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSENTING TO THE ADDITIONAL OF APPROXIMATELY 242.37 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY THE HORIZON REGIONAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND THE PEDRO AGUIRRE FAMILY TRUST. THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD, HORIZON CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO ITEM SIX ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS A REQUEST OF THE TOWN OF BRYSON CITY. CONSENT TO THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 242.37 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY THE HORIZON REGIONAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND THE AGUIRRE FAMILY TRUST. AND SO SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS NOW, ACTUALLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUBSTITUTION OF LAND AS ALLOWED UNDER SECTION 54 OF THE TEXAS WATER CODE. AND THIS IS BASICALLY TO SWAP PROPERTIES FROM ONE WATER DISTRICT TO THE OTHER. AND THE TWO THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OBVIOUSLY ARE THE MUD AND THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. SO ON ONE END, WE DO HAVE TWO TRACKS THAT ARE OWNED BY THE TEXAS GLO. THOSE ARE LOCATED WEST OF US. THOSE ARE TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 624 ACRES OF LAND AND ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. AND THOSE ARE SEEKING TO THE ANNEX FROM THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. ANTIBIOTICS INTO THE HEADS SERVICE AREA. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN ACTION FOR US. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT'S NOT OUR ETJ. BUT THE OTHER END THAT DOES PERTAIN TO WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS THAT THERE ARE 36 INDIVIDUAL TRACKS TOTALING 738.8 ACRES, AND THOSE ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MUD CURRENTLY. AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE ANNEX FROM THE MUD AND GET INTO THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. AND SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF BENEFITS, AND I'D SAY THE MAIN ONE IS THAT THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE OPPOSITE WATER DISTRICTS WOULD BE BETTER[00:10:01]
SERVED BASICALLY BY SWAPPING. SO THIS PROXIMITY AND IF THEY DO CHANGE WOULD REDUCE THE INFRASTRUCTURE EXTENSION COSTS AND ALLOW WATER SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED MORE QUICKLY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY TO THE RESPECTIVE AREAS. AND SO, AGAIN, SPECIFIC TO TODAY'S ITEM IS THAT UNDER THE TEXAS WATER CODE, IF A JURISDICTION IN THIS CASE IT'S THE MUD, THE WATER DISTRICT WANTS TO ANNEX PROPERTY, THE CONSENT OF THE CITY WHOSE ETJ THE PROPERTY LIES IN IS REQUIRED. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S US. AND SO IT'S OUR OUR REQUEST TODAY THAT YOU ALL APPROVE OF THE SWAPPING OF LAND, SPECIFICALLY THE LANDS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN OUR ETJ. AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN A BIT WHAT THOSE ARE. SO AGAIN, TWO OF THE 36 PROPERTIES THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE ARE WITHIN THE TOWN OF THE CITY'S ETJ ONE IS THE 20 ACRE PARCEL OWNED BY THE MUD, ACTUALLY, AND THE OTHER IS A PORTION OF 200, THE 222 ACRE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE FAMILY TRUST. SO THIS IS THE THIS IS MORE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. THIS IS THE THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET INTO THE THE SURFACE AREA. BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT THAT IS RELATED TO TODAY'S ITEM. LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO THIS CORRECTLY. THE FIRST PROPERTY THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING. SO THE ETJ ETJ IS SHOWN IN GREEN. THE PROPERTY THAT'S THE FIRST ONE IN CONSIDERATION IS THIS LITTLE UPSIDE DOWN TRIANGLE. THAT'S THE 22 ACRES IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE MUD. AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE LAND PARCEL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S THIS LITTLE PORTION RIGHT HERE. THAT'S THAT'S WITHIN OUR ETJ. AND SO AGAIN, FOR THEM TO FORMALLY SWAP FROM THE HR MUD INTO THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, THEY WOULD NEED OUR OUR ALLOWANCE BASICALLY. AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY. AND SO THE ITEM DOES REFLECT THE HR MOD AND THE TEXAS GLO AND THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, WORKING CLOSELY TO ADJUST THE BOUNDARIES TO MORE CLOSELY MATCH WHERE FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE. AND SO THIS DOES INCREASE THE UTILITY, THE EACH UTILITY SERVICES ABILITY TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES IN A MORE EFFICIENT MANNER. AND SO AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY THE GIST OF THE OF THE ITEM. AND I'LL REPEAT THE REQUEST FOR YOU ALL. AND THAT IS THAT THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY CONSENT TO THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 242.37 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWN OF VERIZON CITY'S ETJ TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY THE HORIZON REGIONAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND THE FAMILY TRUST AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL SO THAT WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. AND THERE IS A CORRECTION IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE THE 292 VISUALS. THANKS. THANKS FOR THAT SECTION RIGHT THERE. SO THAT PORTION THAT PORTION WILL BE INCLUDED INTO THAT AS WELL.WE WERE JUST NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS PART OF THAT COMPLETE SWAP UNTIL RECENTLY. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT HERE ON THIS PLAN. BUT BUT THAT SECTION IS PART OF THIS REQUEST AS WELL. OKAY. TO MAKE IT 640 ACRES, 604 TOTAL. 624. I'M SORRY. 624 ACRES TOTAL. SO THANK YOU, SIR, FOR THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND WE HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA A KETOSE HIGH. ORTEGA A AVILA A HEINZ, A GUARDIA A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SIR, BEFORE I WE ADJOURN, THERE'S A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS NEXT WEEK. I WILL NOT BE HERE. I WILL BE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
ADVOCATING FOR HORIZON CITY WITH THE RIO GRANDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. SO I WON'T BE HERE.
SO NEXT WEEK'S MEETING WILL BE RUN BY ALDERMAN QUIROZ. YOU'RE UP TO BAT. SECONDLY IS I'M GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. TOMORROW IS MY GRANDSON, FRANKLIN JAMES BIRTHDAY. SO I'M GOING TO WISH MY FRANKLIN JAMES A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I LOVE I LOVE YOU, MY FRANKLIN. SO. ALL RIGHT.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL I'M GOING TO BE HERE EITHER NEXT WEEK I DON'T KNOW OKAY. I'LL JUMP FURTHER THAN YOU. I'M GOING TO BE IN ITALY. WOW. OKAY. WOW. RIGHT ON. LET'S SWITCH SPOTS.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU S
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