May 12, 2026 City Council

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

[00:00:10]

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. DON'T RISE YET.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. LUKE GALE ALVARADO HERE WITH HIS PARENTS, BERTHA AND GUSTAVO ALVARADO. COULD YOU PLEASE STAND, BUDDY? LUKE IS A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT AT HORIZON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LUKE IS A GT STUDENT WHO HAS MANY ACCOLADES TO HIS NAME TO INCLUDE BEING A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY HONOR SOCIETY. FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THE SISDUIL. FOURTH GRADE NUMBER SENSE AND THIRD PLACE IN LITERARY ANTHOLOGY. ASIDE FROM BEING AN ACADEMIC SCHOLAR, HE ENJOYS BEING CREATIVE AND PARTICIPATING IN DISTRICT ART CONTESTS WITH HIS MOST RECENT AWARD IN THE SISD WINTER ART CONTEST. HE DOES COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE FORM OF AN ALTAR SERVER AT HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. NOT ONLY IS HE A STRAIGHT-A STUDENT, BUT HE ALSO MAKES TIME TO BE IN ORGANIZED SPORTS. HAVING PARTICIPATED IN THE VSP SOCCER VSP TRACK AND FIELD, CITY BASKETBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL, AND CURRENTLY IN BASEBALL. WITH ALL THAT GOES ON DAY TO DAY, HE IS STILL ABLE TO MAINTAIN PERFECT ATTENDANCE.

FAMILY, EDUCATION, CHURCH AND BEING A TEAM PLAYER ARE THINGS THAT EMPOWER HIM TO DO GOOD IN LIFE. WE COULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN A BETTER EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT OR YOUNG MAN THAN MR. LUKE ALVARADO, AS HE LEADS US TODAY IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR NEW CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SO WITH THAT. LUKE, IF YOU COULD COME OVER HERE TO THE MIDDLE. AND IF EVERYBODY COULD 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.

MOM AND DAD, DO YOU WANT PICTURES? YOU WANT PICTURES? YES. OKAY. SO, COUNCIL, IF WE COULD, YOU GUYS COULD GO UP IN THE FRONT, PLEASE.

THESE ARE OUR NEW DIGS. WE HAD TO GET IT STARTED. RIGHT. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU GUYS. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO OUR OPEN FORUM DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM? NOPE. NO. OKAY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[00:05:03]

ALDERMAN QUIROZ, AND OUR SECOND WAS ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA. SHE BEAT ALDERMAN AVILA BY JUST A LITTLE BIT. IF YOU COULD PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA I AVILA A GARDEA A MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. REGULAR AGENDA, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER SIX FOR THE REGULAR

[6. Presentation]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. MARCO VARGAS, CHIEF OF POLICE, HORIZON CITY. WHAT AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE IT IS FOR US TO BE GATHERED HERE TODAY AND RECOGNIZE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE AS THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S SAFETY AND ORDER HERE IN HORIZON CITY. RIGHTFULLY SO. WE SAY OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS US AND WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. HISTORICALLY SPEAKING. IN 1962, PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ESTABLISHED THIS TRADITION BY DESIGNATING MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. THIS YEAR, AS WE OBSERVE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK FROM MAY 10TH THROUGH MAY 16TH, WE JOIN CITIES ACROSS THE NATION IN PUBLICLY SALUTING THOSE WHO WEAR THE BADGE. THE QUESTION ALWAYS ARISES AS TO WHY WE SERVE. BEING A POLICE OFFICER IS NOT JUST A JOB. IT IS A PROMISE TO OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS A PROFESSION WHERE GOING TO WORK MEANS RUNNING TOWARDS DANGER WHEN OTHERS RUN AWAY. IT IS A CALLING TO UNSELFISHLY HELP THOSE. WHEN THE NEED. IS THE HIGHEST. WE WOULD HONORABLY LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR HKPD OFFICERS WHO FACE THESE CHALLENGES DAILY. THEY DO IT WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY HIGH LEVEL OF PRIDE, INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR FAMILIES WHOSE STRENGTH AND SUPPORT ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS PROFESSION. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THIS WEEK AS ONE OF THE ONE OF SOLEMN REFLECTION. WE REMEMBER THE HEROES WHO ANSWERED THE CALL AND NEVER MADE IT HOME. IN 2025 ALONE, 113 OFFICERS ACROSS OUR NATION GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. WE WILL BE HONORING THEM THIS FRIDAY AT FOR PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND DEDICATE OUR NEW POLICE STATION. WE HONOR THE LEGACY AND ENSURE THAT THEIR STORIES ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN. THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN HORIZON CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION DEDICATE THEMSELVES DAILY TO PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY, AND UPHOLDING THE LAWS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, THESE OFFICERS OFTEN PERFORM THEIR DUTIES UNDER HAZARDOUS AND DEMANDING CONDITIONS, PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO SERVE AND PROTECT OTHERS. AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COURAGE, PROFESSIONALISM AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT DEMONSTRATED BY OUR POLICE OFFICERS, AS WELL AS TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE, WHO HAD GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, THAT THE WEEK OF MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH 2026 BE KNOWN AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. TO OUR OFFICERS STANDING HERE TODAY AND OUT IN THE FIELD OR WITH THEIR FAMILIES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE, YOUR SACRIFICE. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF OUR OFFICERS TO COME UP AND ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

[00:10:54]

BEFORE YOU ALL GO, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I SPEAK. I KNOW I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS HERE THAT ARE PRESENT TODAY, THAT WE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, DAY IN, DAY OUT, TO MAKE SURE THAT HORIZON IS SAFE. HORIZON IS THE SAFEST CITY IN TEXAS. THIS IS THIS. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A PHENOMENAL, PHENOMENAL JOB, AND I AM PROUD TO STAND HERE AND WORK WITH YOU GUYS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. AND YOU HAVE OUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AS WELL. AND I, I KNOW I SPEAK FOR COUNCIL WHEN I SAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING PEOPLE, NOT JUST AMAZING OFFICERS. YOU'RE AMAZING PEOPLE. AND COMING TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS EVERY DAY IS A COMPLETE PLEASURE FOR ME. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND WE'RE HERE FOR YOU WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMETHING JUST THE WAY YOU ARE WHEN THE TOWN NEEDS YOU. SO THANK YOU AGAIN AND LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.

MAN, THIS IS A GOOD MEETING SO FAR. DO I HAVE THE PROCLAMATION? NO, I DO NOT. OH, YEAH. OKAY. IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE. OKAY. ITEM

[7. Discussion and Action]

THANK YOU. YEAH. NO, COME ON UP. I WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE YOU. OH. SO MR. WALTER LEE SERVED THE RESIDENTS OF. HAS SERVED THE RESIDENTS OF HORIZON CITY WITH DEDICATION AND VISION DURING HIS TENURE AS MAYOR. FROM MAY OF 1997 THROUGH MAY OF 1999. THROUGHOUT HIS TIME IN OFFICE, HE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, AND HELP GUIDE THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN. AMONG HIS LONG LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS WAS HIS LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT IN BRINGING ABOUT THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN'S MAIN COMMUNITY PARK. DESMOND CORCORAN PARK, ALSO KNOWN AS CORKY PARK, WHICH CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR RECREATION, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. THE TOWN EXTENDS ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO FORMER MAYOR WALTER LEE FOR HIS SERVICE, COMMITMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. HIS EFFORTS AND DEDICATION HELPED LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT

[00:15:05]

I. QUIROZ I ORTEGA I AVILA I I MENDOZA I MOTION CARRIES.

PICTURE EITHER. OH COME ON, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE. ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE.

I DID. THE ENTIRE A TEAM THE HORIZON FOOTBALL TEAM. BUT NOT THE WRONG ONE. THIS FLAG HONORING ALL YOUR DEDICATION ALL OF THESE DIMENSIONS. I THANK YOU MAYOR. OVER THE WEEKEND AND IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. SO THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A LARGER PLAQUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INSTALLED THERE AT THE COURTS. AND THEN BACK TO OUR. COVID-19. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. OKAY.

YES, MAYOR. OH, YEAH. THANK YOU. FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE.

[8. Discussion and Action]

[00:20:01]

THE SECOND ONE IS JOINT CONDUCTING JOINT INVESTIGATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE AN ARSON INVESTIGATION OCCURRING HERE WITHIN HORIZON CITY, THEN BOTH OUR DETECTIVES AND THE FIRE MARSHALS WILL RESPOND JOINTLY TO INVESTIGATE THE THE SCENES. AND THE THIRD ONE IS JUST A CROSS TRAINING. SO WHAT THEY WANT IS THEY WANT THEIR FIRE MARSHALS TO BE PROFICIENT IN RESPONDING TO, TO CRIME SCENES AND RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE AND CONDUCTING PRELIMINARY AND, AND FULL INVESTIGATIONS OF, OF ANY AND ALL CRIMES HERE IN HORIZON CITY.

I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE CURRENTLY FOR US AND OUR ANY ARSON INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE WITHIN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. WE HAVE AN EXISTING MOU WITH THE EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO THE EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT MARSHAL'S OFFICE RESPONDS HERE TO US.

WITH US TO THESE ARSON SCENES. THIS THIS JUST SETS THE PRELIMINARY STAGES FOR HORIZON FIRE AND HORIZON CITY POLICE TO INVESTIGATE ARSONS HERE WITHIN WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION. THANK YOU. CHIEF, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, WE HAVE A QUESTION HERE. YES. GO AHEAD. SIR, PERTAINING TO THE INVESTIGATIONS, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WOULD ALLOW THE HORIZON FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATORS. I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY, TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF HORIZON FOR ANY AND ALL CRIMES. IS THAT DID I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY OR STAINING ONLY TO ARSON? THAT'S THE THAT'S THE JOINT TRAINING PART OF IT. THEY WANT TO HAVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW, OF HOW INVESTIGATIONS ARE, ARE INITIATED AND CONDUCTED SO THEY CAN COME OUT NOT, NOT FORCIBLY.

RIGHT. BUT WHENEVER THEY FEEL IT'S ADVANTAGEOUS TO THEM PERTAINING TO AN ARSON INVESTIGATION AND ANY OTHER INVESTIGATIVE. OKAY. YES, SIR. WILL THERE BE ANY CROSS TRAINING FROM OUR PART TO HAVE ANY OF OUR OFFICERS HAVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF OF FIRE SCENE PROTECTION AND ARSON INVESTIGATION? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES PD WILL BE HANDLING THE SCENE AS THE PRIMARY AGENCY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. IF IT'S WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION. YES. OKAY. YEAH. I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE ALSO TRAINED IN THAT SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND SCENE CONTAMINATION AS IT PERTAINS TO ARSON INVESTIGATION. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY AGREE. I THINK ARSON WHEN IT COMES TO ARSON INVESTIGATIONS, I THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE THE THE UTMOST EXPERTS AT, YOU KNOW, INCENDIARY DEVICES, POINTS OF ORIGIN, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT TOO PROFICIENT WITH. AND I THINK IT'S LIKE A JOINT LEARNING LEARNING INITIATIVE BETWEEN US. YEAH. I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC IDEA. THANK YOU SIR.

YEAH. AND THEN, CHIEF, COULD YOU JUST CLARIFY, PRIOR TO THESE MOUS, HOW LIMITED IN SCOPE ARE INVESTIGATIONS BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? WELL, CURRENTLY THE HORIZON, THE SD ONE OR HORIZON FIRE, THEY DON'T THEY DON'T HAVE THE THE CAPABILITIES OF TO INVESTIGATE ARSONS SO THAT THAT'S WHAT THE JOINT THAT'S WHAT THIS JOINT EFFORT IS FOR NOW IS TO, TO KIND OF GET HIM GOING TO THAT PATH TO BE ABLE TO, TO INVESTIGATE THOSE, THOSE INCIDENTS. AND THEN IT, IT DIMINISHES OUR DEPENDANCE ON THE, THE CITY OF EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, CHIEF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO QUESTIONS. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. OKAY. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA I AVILA A GARDEA I MENDOZA AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF. THANK YOU CHIEF. GOOD. MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE,

[9. Discussion and Action]

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JESSE SANCHEZ. I AM HORIZON CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MANAGER. I'LL START MY PRESENTATION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF OUR ACTIVITIES FOR APRIL. WE PROVIDED THE NOTICE OF AWARD FOR THE BEST VALUE PROPOSER MOBILE

[00:25:06]

WE'VE PREPARED A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE TOWN IS GROWING RAPIDLY AND NEEDS TO MATCH THAT GROWTH WITH NEW RESOURCES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE ALSO STARTED AND CONTINUE THE CLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE, THIS BUILDING. WE'RE ACTIVELY MONITORING NINE PROJECTS IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. STARTING IN THE PLANNING PHASE, WE HAVE LOWERED HOWARD LOW PEDESTRIAN MALL. IT'S A PROJECT WITH TEXDOT. WE ALSO HAVE THREE CIRCULATOR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EL PASO TRANSIT AUTHORITY FOR SOCORRO, UTEP AND HORIZON CITY, ALL SCHEDULED TO LET IN 2027, 2028 AND 2029, RESPECTIVELY. WE HAVE ONE PROJECT IN THE DESIGN PHASE THAT IS DELAY THE LAKE AND TRANSIT PLAZA. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS A LOT OF COOKS IN THE KITCHEN. IT'S MANAGED BY THE REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY AND THE HTB IS DOING ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT. G OF T IS OUR ENGINEER OF RECORD.

ATKINS REALLY IS IS OUR PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS. AND A COMPANY CALLED ICS IS MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT. WE ALSO HAVE TWO PROJECTS IN CONSTRUCTION NORTH DARRINGTON ROAD. THIS IS TEXDOT FM 1281. WE ALSO HAVE THE 120 FOOT SELF-SUPPORT TOWER THAT SHOULD BE STARTING PRETTY SOON. WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS IN THE CLOSEOUT PHASE THAT IS THIS BUILDING MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PHASE ONE AND RODMAN SHARED USE PATH. REGARDING OUR 120 FOOT SELF-SUPPORT TOWER, THE BEST VALUE PROPOSER MC A RECEIVED OUR NOTICE OF AWARD ON APRIL THE 15TH. THEY SUBMITTED THEIR DOCUMENTS FOR PAYMENT BONDS, PERFORMANCE BONDS, AND THEIR CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE ENGINEERING PLAN SET SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM A GO AHEAD TO START INSTALLATION. WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS IN OUR GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING. ONE IS A FISCAL YEAR 2026 SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS A LOT OF HOPES FOR US TO JUMP THROUGH. WE SUBMITTED OUR SELF-CERTIFICATION WORKSHEET ON APRIL THE 24TH. ON MAY THE 5TH, WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE US DOT SAYING THAT OUR PROJECT LIST WAS PRE-QUALIFIED AND ELIGIBLE FOR FURTHER REVIEW. WE ARE PENDING LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM TXDOT. THE DUE DATE FOR THOSE WERE ACTUALLY TODAY, MAY 12TH. IN ANTICIPATION OF THE APPLICATION DEADLINE ON MAY THE 26TH. WE'RE ALSO PURSUING THE GRANT PROGRAM FROM THE EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR EV INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TRANSPORTATION, OUR TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUING CONGRESSIONAL DIRECT SPENDING GRANT THROUGH CONGRESSWOMAN VERONICA ESCOBAR'S OFFICE FOR OUR PROPOSED GOVERNMENT COMPLEX. WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON TWO FUNDED PROJECTS. FIRST IS HOWARD LOWE PEDESTRIAN MALL, RECENTLY FUNDED THROUGH THE US FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE A GRANT TOTALING $2,270,000. WE ALSO HAVE DELAY, DELAY AND TRANSIT PLAZA. WE WERE AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TOTALING $1.7 MILLION. TOTAL GRANT FUNDING ACTIVE GRANTS ARE $3,970,000. WITH OUR GRANT PROGRAM REGARDING THE SS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM, WE HAVE SUBMITTED A TOTAL GRANT REQUEST OF $20,428,800, CONSISTING OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT REQUEST OF 1,280,000 AND AN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT REQUEST OF $19,148,800. THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS. ONE

[00:30:08]

THIS IS IN THE PLANNING PHASE OF 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. WE HAVE THREE CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES. ONE IS FOR THE DESIGN, ONE IS FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND ONE IS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE. ALL THREE OF THESE ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AROUND THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE DESIGN IS APPROXIMATELY 60% OR APPROXIMATELY 45% COMPLETE, WITH THOSE DESIGN PLANS DUE ON JUNE THE 15TH. THE FULL PLAN SET IS DUE ON FEBRUARY OF 2027.

THE ANTICIPATED DATE FOR THIS PROJECT IS OCTOBER 15TH, 2027. FISCAL YEAR 2028 PROPERTY ACQUISITION IS IN PROCESS WITH ATKINS RELEASE, WE OPEN THE TITLE ORDER WITH COMMUNITY NATIONAL TITLE SENATE. JUST LAST WEEK. THIS TITLE ORDER ALLOWS THE TITLE COMPANY TO START SEARCHING PUBLIC RECORDS TO DETERMINE THE OWNER OF THE LEGAL OWNER OF ALL OUR PROPERTIES. THE TITLE SEARCH WILL ALSO IDENTIFY ANY LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR DEFECTS THAT THE PROPERTY HAS TO RESOLVE BEFORE A CLEAR TITLE IS ISSUED. WE ALSO HAVE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE THAT WAS STARTED BY INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, AND THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS. OUR HOWARD LOW PEDESTRIAN PLAT. THIS IS IN THE PLANNING PHASE OF 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. WE ARE FUNDING PENDING THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT. THIS WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR $2,270,000, OF WHICH 389,000 FOR DESIGN AND 1.693 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION. THE TOWN IS CURRENTLY PREPARING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WORKING WITH TXDOT FOR THE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES PROJECT. CHARACTERISTICS. THIS IS A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY APPROXIMATELY 500 LINEAR SQUARE FEET, 12 FOOT WIDE. IT WILL INCLUDE THE SHARED USE PATH WITH THREE FOOT WIDE BUFFERS AT EACH SIDE. IT ALLOWS FOR SOME SPACE FOR FOOD TRUCKS, AND IT'LL HAVE A 20 FOOT WIDE SPACING ON EACH END FOR VEHICLE PARKING. HERE, WE SEE SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE. WE'LL TRY TO MATCH THAT AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN. NORTH DARRINGTON RECONSTRUCTION.

THIS IS IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. AS OF TODAY, THE PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 60.11% COMPLETE FOR CONSTRUCTION, APPROXIMATELY 79.69% COMPLETION FOR TIME. THIS MEANS THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE. COMPARING IT TO MY REPORT FROM LAST MONTH. LAST MONTH WE HAD A SPLIT OF 57% FOR CONSTRUCTION AND 77% FOR TIME. SO WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THIS, ACCORDING TO TEXTILE, IS GOING TO BE SOMETIME IN JULY OF 2027.

WE ARE CURRENTLY PENDING A FINAL BACKUP. IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVE A COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS GAS SERVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF FIVE CONCRETE CAPS. WE ALSO HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR EMERGENCY CROSSOVER DRIVEWAY, AND THAT'S PENDING APPROVAL FOR BY LEGAL COUNSEL AT TGS, WE HAD THE FINAL PAVEMENT FOR DARRINGTON SOUTHBOUND FROM HOMESTEAD TO HORIZON, AND THAT'S COMPLETE AND OPEN JUST IN TIME FOR THE OPENING OF THIS FACILITY AND FINAL PAVEMENT FOR HORIZON BOULEVARD. FROM LIMIT TO LIMIT. TORREY PINES TO DESERT MESA IS ALSO COMPLETE. WE HAVE SIGNALIZATION THAT IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED SOME PEOPLE FROM TRI STATE ELECTRICAL DOING SOME TWEAKING JUST TO OPTIMIZE THE SIGNALIZATION FOR THAT CORNER, WE FACILITATE A PUBLIC MEETING ON SATURDAY, APRIL THE 25TH, AND IT WENT VERY WELL. AND WE CONTINUE COORDINATING WITH RESIDENTS. WE ANTICIPATE A FEW

[00:35:03]

AS OF APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS AGO, WE HAVE A NEW DRIVEWAY GOING TO THIS FACILITY. IT WAS POURED LAST WEEK. WE HAVE A NEW CURB AND GUTTER SYSTEM, STORM DRAIN SYSTEM THAT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS FACILITY, RIGHT OUT OUR RIGHT OPPOSITE OUR FRONT DOORS. WE ALSO HAVE ILLUMINATION THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED THERE. VERY BEAUTIFUL. BUT AS YOU GO UP NORTH ON DARRINGTON, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF POWER POLES THAT ARE IN THE AREA. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSION WITH THE EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY TO TRY TO REMOVE SOME OF THESE POLES AND PREFERABLY GO TO SUBSURFACE, SO THAT WE DON'T MESS WITH THE ESTHETICS OF THESE BEAUTIFUL NEW ILLUMINATION POLES THAT ARE GOING UP SOMETIME SOON. WE HAVE SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOGRAPHS. ON THE LEFT YOU SEE THE INTERSECTION OF HOMESTEAD AND AND OR NORTH DARRINGTON AND HORIZON, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY QUICKLY FINISHED THIS PAVEMENT AND STRIPED IT. ON THE RIGHT. YOU SEE THE AFTER PHOTOS. AND HERE YOU SEE THAT SAME INTERSECTION. THIS IS THE BOOKEND OF DARRINGTON AND HORIZON ALL THE WAY TO DARRINGTON, ALL THE WAY TO HOMESTEAD. AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE INTERSECTIONS THERE THAT ARE BEING USED FOR THE DETOUR. MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. PHASE ONE CLOSE OUT. THE PROJECT IS 99.9% COMPLETE. WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO FINISH A FEW MINOR ITEMS ON THEIR PUNCH LIST. THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WAS EXECUTED ON APRIL THE 3RD. THE PERMANENT FURNITURE HAS ALL BEEN INSTALLED. RELOCATION FROM THE OLD BUILDING TO THIS BUILDING IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS BUILDING IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. WE ARE WAITING FOR FOR THE EXECUTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT IN APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. WE RECEIVED THE FINAL PAY APPLICATION. WE RECEIVED THE FINAL NUMBERS FROM OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR TOTAL COST. WITH ALL OF OUR CHANGE ORDERS CAME UP TO $9,358,479.77, OR 460 AND $0.76 PER SQUARE FOOT. AND WE HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY, THE 15TH OF MAY FROM 12 TO 2 P.M. AND WHAT A GREAT WAY TO PUT A BOW ON POLICE WEEK. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING GAP PROJECTS FOR THIS. ANYTIME WE BUILD A NEW BUILDING AND WE START USING IT, WE START TO REALIZE THAT SOME ITEMS WERE OMITTED. SO WE'RE MAKING A LIST OF WHAT WE NEED SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THOSE NEEDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FINAL INSTALLATION ACTIVITIES AS OF LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IN THIS ROOM. WE FINISHED THE INSTALLATION OF THE AUDIO VIDEO AND CONFIRMED INTERNET STREAMING THROUGH OUR INTERNET STREAMING SERVICE PROVIDER. THE EQUIPMENT IS ALMOST COMPLETE. WE'RE JUST MISSING A COUPLE OF PROJECTORS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CEILING MOUNTED TO PROJECT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT ON THOSE BACK WALLS BEHIND YOU. THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. IT WAS TESTED LAST WEEK. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, THE CURRENT SEATING CAPACITY FOR THIS CHAMBER IS 98 SEATS. THAT'S HOW WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. COUNCIL CHAMBER DAIS IS TEN SEATS MAX. WE HAVE OUR LOBBY AREA AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA SEATING 13 LOBBY AREA RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM, SEATS 27. AND ON THE LEFT YOU SEE THE BREAK AREA AND POLICE SERVICES AND TYPICAL OFFICE FURNITURE ON THE RIGHT.

ONCE WE FINISH WITH MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, PHASE ONE, WE CAN PROCEED TO MUNICIPAL FACILITIES.

PHASE TWO. AND THAT'S THE PLAN THAT'S ON THE SCREEN. WE'RE SHOWING FOR BUILDINGS B1, B2, B3, B4, B1, AND B2 ARE TYPICALLY RESERVED FOR LOCATING OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND B3 AND B4 WILL PROBABLY BE USED BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE BUILDINGS IS ESTIMATED AT $8.6 MILLION. USING THE ANALOGY FOR THE COST FOR THIS ENTIRE BUILDING, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE NEW BUILDINGS WILL REALLY BE DEPENDENT UPON NEED, AND THE COUNCIL WILL DETERMINE WHERE IT WANTS TO PUT REMAINING FUNDS. OUR FUTURE GOVERNMENT COMPLEX.

THIS IS A PROPOSED TWO STORY BUILDING TO SERVICE THE EASTERLY PORTION OF THE EL PASO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA. THIS IS THE MSA. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 32,850FT■!S. IT'S IN THE PRELIMINARY PHASES RIGHT NOW. PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ADJUSTMENT. THIS WILL HOUSE CITY DEPARTMENTS, ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT REMAIN. THIS WILL HAVE ALSO OFFICES FOR OUR

[00:40:06]

[00:45:08]

THEY'VE GIVEN US A GREEN LIGHT. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE SIGNATURE OF THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN AUSTIN. HE HAS TO GIVE APPROVAL FOR THAT. AFTER THAT, WE ARE FREE AND CLEAR TO DO THE FINAL POLISHING FOR THIS PROJECT AND SUBMIT IT THROUGH OUR GRANT MANAGER STRAIGHT TO THE USDOT. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR ALL THIS MONEY. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ASKING FOR. IT'S MOSTLY BEEN QUALIFIED ALREADY, AND THAT MEANS THAT IT'S IT'S APPROVED FOR FUNDING. WHETHER WE'LL GET THAT APPROVING, WE DON'T KNOW. BUT WE ARE SHOOTING FOR THE STARS HERE. YOU SEE THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR A LITTLE OVER $20 MILLION. THE BULK OF THIS IS FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO EXTENSIONS OF ROADWAYS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE PROPOSED FUNDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF NASAL, THE EXTENSION OF SOUTH DARRINGTON CLARET CUP, AND THOSE ARE ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION PER MILE. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT IF WE DON'T GET ALL OF THIS, WE'LL GET A LARGE CHUNK OF IT. EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GOOD. IN OUR PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH TXDOT, WE ASKED THEM, HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS AREA ARE COMPETING FOR THESE FUNDS, AND SO FAR THE ONLY ONES COMPETING FOR IT IS HORIZON CITY. SO THAT GIVES US HOPE THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING SOME APPROVED. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD STATUS REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. SANCHEZ.

AND THEN ALSO GOING OVER HOW WARDLOW NOW HOWARD LOW IS FUNDED. DID I GET DID I GET THAT CORRECT. YES SIR. HOWARD LOW WAS FUNDED 100% BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION WITH NO MATCHING FROM HORIZON CITY. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE COUNTY WAS DETERMINED TO BE ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED, QUALIFIED FOR 100% FEDERAL FUNDING. EXCELLENT. AND THEN ALSO FOR THE EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY, FOR THE EV INFRASTRUCTURE. HOW MUCH IS THE GRANT WE'RE APPLYING FOR? WE DON'T KNOW YET BECAUSE THE DESIGN IS NOT COMPLETE. BUT WHAT THEY DO IS PAY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. THE EL PASO SUN METRO JUST HAD AN EV STATION INSTALLED AT THEIR FACILITY ON MONTANA AVENUE, AND THAT WAS PAID FOR MOSTLY BY GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY SO THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT. AND THEN LATER ON, THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY WILL ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS TO HAVE SOMEBODY PROVIDE THOSE ACTUAL STATIONS FOR US. SO THIS SEEMS LIKE A MORE FEASIBLE PROJECT HERE. IT SEEMS FEASIBLE. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND IT'S REALLY A MONEY GENERATOR FOR US BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO CHARGE FOR THE PARKING SPACES THAT ARE TAKEN UP BY THE ELECTRICAL PROVIDERS.

OKAY. AND THEN JUST ONE LAST QUESTION. IF WE CAN GO THE SLIDES FURTHER DOWN ON NORTH DARRINGTON FOR THE ILLUMINATION POLES. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, MR. SANCHEZ, ARE THESE ADDITIONAL ILLUMINATION POLES FOR NORTH DARRINGTON? HAVE THOSE ALREADY BEEN FACTORED INTO THE PROJECT COST, OR WOULD THAT BE AN ADDITIONAL COST TO THE PROJECT? YES, SIR. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN FACTORED INTO THE COST. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. WE MIGHT HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR THE RELOCATION OF POLES, AND WE'VE REQUESTED FROM THE EL PASO ELECTRIC TO GO SUBSURFACE TO REMOVE THEM ALL. AND THAT WILL PROBABLY BE AN ADDITIONAL COST IF THEY AGREE TO DO SO. MY INITIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ELECTRIC COMPANY IS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THE BEAUTY OF THIS ROADWAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU, MR. SANCHEZ, FOR YOUR REPORT, FOR YOUR THANK YOU. AND QUICK NOTE ON THAT. EL PASO ELECTRIC ON THOSE POLES. I ASKED KELLY TOMLIN, THE CEO OF EL PASO ELECTRIC, TO COME OUT. SO SHE MET US HERE AT CITY HALL, AND WE ACTUALLY DROVE HER AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. SO THAT WAY THEY COULD SHE COULD SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE INSTALLATION OF THOSE POLES OCCURRED. WHEN THOSE POLES WERE INSTALLED, THERE WERE NO PERMITS THAT WERE PULLED THROUGH THE CITY, AND WE WEREN'T AWARE OF THOSE LOCATIONS. IT WASN'T ACTUALLY NOTICED UNTIL WE DROVE BY, AND WE SAW THEM PUTTING UP ELECTRIC POLES INTO THE GROUND, THAT WE REALIZED THAT THEY WERE

[00:50:04]

AND SO THE RELOCATION OF THE THOSE LINES ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THE WALKING, THE HIKE AND BIKE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EASTLAKE. EXACTLY. YEAH. SO CURRENTLY THE WHERE THEY INSTALLED THE POLES, THEY'RE THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH THAT, THAT PATH, THAT WALKWAY BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY LOCATED THOSE POLES. SO THEY'LL MOVE THOSE POLES FARTHER OUT. SO THAT WAY JORDAN FOSTER CAN CONTINUE OUT. HOWEVER, THERE IS A BIT OF A HICCUP THERE BECAUSE WE DID GO AHEAD AND APPROVE A CHANGE ORDER THAT WOULD CHANGE THAT, THAT WALKING PATH FROM THE ASPHALT TO CONCRETE. NOW, WE MAY HAVE TO REVISIT THAT AT SOME POINT TO FIND OUT IF, IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO THE ASPHALT ONCE THOSE POWER POLES ARE MOVED. SO TXDOT GAVE US THAT THAT OPTION TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT CHANGE BACK A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, PROBABLY ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO. AND SO NOW NOW THAT THOSE POLES ARE GOING TO BE MOVED, THAT CHANGE ORDER MAY NOT BE NEEDED. BUT AGAIN, WE'D HAVE TO REVISIT THAT AT THAT POINT TO FIND OUT IF WE'RE IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, MAYOR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. ON THAT PHOTOGRAPH THAT THE MAYOR WAS REFERENCING ON ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU SEE THE SHARED USE PATH AND THE POLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE, RIGHT IN THE WAY OF THAT SHARED USE PATH. THE MAYOR MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GOING FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT CONCRETE IS EASIER TO PLACE THAN ASPHALT. ASPHALT REQUIRES A BIG MACHINE TO INSTALL IT, AND CONCRETE DOESN'T. IT CAN BE INSTALLED MUCH FASTER, MUCH EASIER. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. SIR, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? IS IT ME OR DO THE. ARE THESE ACES LIKE JET ENGINES? YOU KNOW. WOW. THERE, YOU SAID IT, MAYOR. THOSE ARE GOOD. GOOD ACES RIGHT THERE. I AM NOT HOT AT ALL IN THIS JACKET. I'M SORRY I COULDN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE. BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NINE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND, ALDERMAN QUIROZ, IS THERE A SECOND? IF YOU COULD PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA AVILA I I MENDOZA I AND MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU SIR. TALK FAST. THOSE ENGINES ARE ABOUT TO TURN ON AGAIN. I ALSO MADE A NOTE OF THAT MAYOR. AND I'LL BE MAKING A REQUEST TO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO QUIET THEM DOWN. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. FOR ITEM NUMBER TEN.

[10. Discussion and Action]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I WASN'T USED TO THIS PRESENTATION. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT PERMITTING A LIMITED ENCROACHMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY AND TEXAS GAS. SO CURRENTLY THERE IS A A LARGE PRESSURE GAS LINE ALONG THE MEDIAN ON DARRINGTON. RIGHT. AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS GAS AS FAR AS ANY ENCROACHMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE, FOR EXAMPLE, CROSSOVERS THAT NEED TO GO THROUGH THROUGH THAT. AND IF YOU RECALL, THAT'S ALSO WHERE THE GAS CAPS WERE AT THOSE CONFLICTS THAT THAT OCCURRED. SO THIS THIS RESOLUTION WOULD RATIFY THE ALREADY SIGNED AGREEMENT. AND WE HAVE TO MOVE ON THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE TXDOT NEEDED THAT SO THAT IT COULD START THE DESIGN ON THE ACTUAL CROSSOVER AND MAKE SURE THAT IT COMPLIED WITH WITH TEXAS GAS.

[00:55:07]

IT'S THIS IS A SIX. IT'S GOT A SIX INCH REINFORCED COVER AND IT IT'S GOT CURVING GUTTER. AND IT'S A STANDARD RULE CURVE. THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE WE WANTED MINIMAL IMPACT TO, TO THAT EASEMENT THAT'S THERE FOR TEXAS GAS FOR THAT GAS LINE. AND THEN ALSO IT'S GOING TO HAVE SIGNAGE TO BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, PRIMARILY PD TO CROSS OVER BECAUSE THEY NEED CROSSOVER ACCESS FOR BOTH DRIVEWAYS. CURRENTLY, ONLY THE SOUTH DRIVEWAY HAS ACCESS INGRESS AND EGRESS, AND THE NORTH ONE DID NOT. SO THEY'RE INCLUDING THAT AS WELL. SO WITH THAT THIS CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? MR. RUBIO THIS IS JUST PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE, RIGHT. THAT'S WELL, IT'S AN ACTUAL AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW. IT'S PENDING SIGNATURE FROM THE CEO FROM TEXAS GAS. I THINK DURING OKLAHOMA, ONCE WE GET THAT, IT WILL BE OFFICIAL, BUT WE HAVE TO RATIFY IT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE NEEDED TO GET THAT DESIGN FOR TEXAS GAS SO THEY CAN APPROVE IT. SO WE HAVE TO MOVE ON IT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ORTEGA.

COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUIROZ I. ORTEGA I AVILA. HI, KHADIJA I MENDOZA I AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. THIS NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 11.

[11. Discussion]

AND WE USE TIF AS THE VERB IN TAX INCREMENT. REINVESTMENT ZONE IS THE REFERENCE TO THE STATUTE GOVERNED BY CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF THESE AROUND THE

[01:00:03]

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH KEEPING EVERYTHING BECAUSE TYPICALLY YOU DON'T SEE THINGS ON BUDGET AND ON TIME. SO I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THAT. AND I ALSO USED TO WORK FOR AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM FOR TEN YEARS. SO I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO COME AND TELL YOU BAD NEWS. AND THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GOOD NEWS REPORT. A TOURIST CAN PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROJECTS BENEFITING THE ZONE.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GET IS, IS THE TIF A NEW TAX? NO. IF YOU'RE IN A TIF OR OUTSIDE THE TIF, YOU PAY THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE DESIGNATING AN AREA IN THE NEW INCREMENT IS GOING INTO THE AREA TO BE SPENT ON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT AREA. SO IT'S BASICALLY A WAY OF SHOWING DEDICATION TO A DEVELOPER OR TO A PARTICULAR AREA THAT IT'S NOT ME GOING THROUGH THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND AND THEN REALLOCATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO I THINK MY PARTNER LAST TIME MENTIONED THAT THIS IS MY FAVORITE SLIDE. THERE'S JUST TWO WAYS TO GENERATE INCREMENT NEW CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENT OR ANNUAL APPRECIATION OF REAL PROPERTY. SO MY HOUSE ALWAYS SEEMS TO GROW AT THE 10%, YOU KNOW, CAP EVERY YEAR. BUT SO, BUT MOST OF THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN IS VACANT. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMING IN.

SO I DO WANT TO GO OVER THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CHAPTER 311. THERE'S TWO MAIN DOCUMENTS, THE CREATION ORDINANCE AND THEN THE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN ORDINANCE. THE CREATION ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES FIVE KEY ELEMENTS THE BOUNDARY, THE TERM, THE CITY PARTICIPATION. THE BOARD IN A PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. ONCE THAT'S APPROVED AND YOU ALSO HAVE YOUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS, THE BOARD MEETS AND RECOMMENDS THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. SO THAT'S THE SECOND ORDINANCE, THE FIRST TIFF WAS TIFF NUMBER ONE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 150 ACRES. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020. IT'S A 30 YEAR TIFF ENDING IN DECEMBER 31ST OF 2050. HORIZON CITY IS PARTICIPATING IN 100% OF THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE INCREMENTAL GROWTH. AND AS I MENTIONED ALSO, YOU ALSO HAVE THE COUNTY AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT PARTICIPATING AS WELL. IN THAT TIFF, WE DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEW DEVELOPMENT. AND I THINK I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE TIFS CAN BE NONCONTIGUOUS. AND SO WE FELT THAT IT WAS ADVANTAGEOUS TO EXTEND THIS TIF. AND SO THIS WOULD BE WHAT WE'D LIKE TO CALL IT IS THE ORIGINAL TIFF, TIFF ONE. AND THE EXPANDED BOUNDARY IS WHAT'S CALLED TIF ONE. A AND WHY ARE WE DOING THAT? WELL, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT BEING PROPOSED IN THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH SPANS 770 ACRES. TIFF ONE A THE NEW BOUNDARY. IF WE ESTABLISH IT AFTER THE SECOND READING, IT WILL HAVE A. JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 BASE. THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES WILL BE KEPT AT THE 2020 BASE. SO THERE'LL BE TWO BASES WHERE INCREMENT IS CALCULATED. WE WILL NEED TO AMEND THE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN TO UPDATE THE PROJECTIONS AND INCREASE IN THE PROJECT COST. NO CHANGE IN THE CITY PARTICIPATION, NO CHANGE IN THE TERM. AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO APPROACH EL PASO COUNTY AND THE MUD ABOUT PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPANDED BOUNDARY. TYPICALLY, THE WAY THOSE ARE WRITTEN IS YOUR PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATE IN THE ORIGINAL. BUT IF THERE'S AN EXPANSION, WE'LL COME BACK AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. AND SO BASICALLY WE GO FOR ANOTHER MOTHER. MAY I, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THIS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR COOPERATION. SO WITH THE PROJECT, WE HAVE 2422 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS, 400 MULTIFAMILY UNITS, AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL, 885,400FT OF NEW COMMERCIAL. SO THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THIS TIF. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT KIND OF RAMPS UP. WE'VE WORKED VERY WELL AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE DEVELOPER, AND THEY HAVE WORKED VERY WELL WITH EDDIE AND RAFA AND OUR TEAM. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE REVENUE THAT COMES ONLINE JUST FROM THE CITY'S PORTION IS SIGNIFICANT. WHAT THAT MEANS OVER THAT 30 YEAR TERM, REALLY ABOUT A 25 YEAR TERM THAT WE'RE IN 2026 IS THAT WE HAVE PROJECT COST. IF THEY BUILD THOSE THINGS AND WE HAVE THAT PARTICIPATION, YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROJECT COST. AVAILABLE, AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE ALLOWED UNDER

[01:05:03]

YEAH, NO, THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL ACCOMMODATIONS. THE NEXT TIME IT'LL BE A BIGGER BUILDING. IT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THE A C BECAUSE IT'S DEAD QUIET WHEN IT TURNS OFF. YEAH.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HEAR A PIN DROP. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT, SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE PRESENTATION? NO QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. MR. PETTIT, YOU AND MISS FIRTH MEETING WITH THE COUNTY? WOULD THAT TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO THE SECOND READING OR PRIOR TO THE FINANCING PLAN? PRIOR TO THE FINANCING PLAN? OKAY. SO THE COUNTY AND THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT PARTICIPATE IN THE TIFF BOARD, NOT IN THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT. SO PART OF THE STATUTE IS THE CITY CREATES THE CREATION ORDINANCE. THEN ONCE THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED, THOSE ARE THOSE COMPONENTS OF THE BOUNDARY, THE TERM, THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION, THE TIFF BOARD, AND A PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. YOU ESTABLISH THAT ONCE THAT'S ESTABLISHED, THEN THE COUNTY CAN SAY, OKAY, WE'LL PUT THAT AS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CREATION ORDINANCE AMENDED FIRST PRIOR TO DOING THAT. AND THEN ALSO MR. PETTIT, PRIOR TO COUNCIL REVIEWING AND REVIEWING THE FINANCING PLAN, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FISCAL OR FINANCIAL ANALYZES THAT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE INCLUSION OF TOURS? ONE A JUST SO THAT COUNCIL CAN GET BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE CAME TO THESE PROJECTIONS? OH, ABSOLUTELY. AND SO WE'VE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER. AND SO THERE'S THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN KIND OF DO A TIFF. YOU CAN GO, THIS IS WHAT I THINK'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I THINK WE HAVE A VERY GOOD ROADMAP OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT BY VALENCIA AND THE TIME FOR DELIVERY MARKETS CAN CHANGE, MARKET CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE. BUT THIS IS OUR BEST REASONABLE GUESS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO BE ASPIRATIONAL IN A TIFF, YOU KNOW, BUT IF SOME HOUSING MARKET SLOWS DOWN AND THEY DON'T SELL AS MANY HOMES, THAT REVENUE MIGHT NOT COME ON AS FAST. AND SO THAT WILL BE ALL PART OF WHAT WE PRESENT TO THE BOARD AND ALSO TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT. THOSE TWO READINGS THAT WE BRING BEFORE YOU. SO WE'LL SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHERE WE GOT THOSE TAXABLE VALUE NUMBERS. AND WE'RE USING TAXABLE VALUE COMPS FOR EL PASO COUNTY. SO WE'RE NOT PULLING STUFF FROM HOUSTON AND SAYING THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE WORTH HERE. SO WE TRY TO HAVE A COMPARABLE AND REASONABLE APPROACH TO OUR TAXABLE VALUE ANALYSIS. SO WE'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT AT THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. PETTIT. AND JUST ONE LAST THING. COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR APPROACH IN TERMS ONE, A AND THOSE PROJECTIONS VERSUS TERMS? NUMBER ONE, I UNDERSTAND WITH TERMS ONE A, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALREADY DEVELOPMENT THERE. WE WE CAN BETTER CALCULATE THOSE PROJECTIONS RATHER THAN JERSEY. WE SAW THAT THOSE PROJECTIONS WERE AGGRESSIVE DURING LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD. COULD YOU JUST DURING THE LAST MEETING, I THINK MY PARTNER SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, IN IN THOSE PROJECTIONS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY DONE IN TERM ONE WERE A LITTLE TOO ASPIRATIONAL AND NOT REALISTIC. AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO WHAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD SEE IN THE REALISTIC FUTURE OVER THE REMAINING 25 YEARS OF THIS TERM. AND SO THAT'S REFLECTED IN THIS PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN THAT'S ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THIS ORDINANCE. SO WE WE WE RATCHETED THAT BACK WITH OUR OWN PROFESSIONAL OPINION AND THEN RAN IT BY RAFA AND EDDIE AND SAID, HEY, DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS? BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL CAME TO THE CONSENSUS THAT, HEY, WHAT WAS SAID IN THAT PLAN WAS NOT HAPPENING. AND SO WE NEEDED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REVISIONS TO THAT TO BE MORE REASONABLE GOING FORWARD. SO NOT HAVING A DEVELOPER IN TOW SOMETIMES MAKE THAT MAKES THAT VERY DIFFICULT,

[01:10:01]

YEAH, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK. AND THE GOOD THING IS, IS THAT I KNOW RAFA AND EDDIE VERY WELL, AND I KNOW SILVIA VERY WELL, SO WE'LL GET IT DONE. YEAH, WE GOT A GOOD TEAM. WE GOT A GOOD TEAM.

I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE IT, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE. GO ON TO ITEM

[12. Discussion and Action]

THE CITY'S INVESTMENT PARTNERS INCLUDE LOGIC AND UBS. FUNDS HELD AT LOGIC INCLUDE OUR BOND PROCEEDS AND CITY OPERATING AND RESERVE FUNDS. AND AT UBS WE HAVE CITY RESERVE FUNDS, SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU. MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WHAT MIGHT HAVE CREATED ANY PARTICULAR CHANGE IN OUR INVESTMENT POLICY. WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN A SHIFT IN MARKETS OR WHAT WERE SOME OF THOSE FACTORS? USUALLY IT'S A CHANGE IN THE LAW THAT DRIVES THE CHANGE IN THE POLICY. SINCE OUR INVESTMENT POLICY IS DRIVEN BY BY THE THE LAWS THAT GOVERN IT. SO IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE LAW OR THERE'S A CHANGE IN A RECOMMENDATION BY STATE LEGISLATURE, WE WOULD ACCOMMODATE THAT IN THE INVESTMENT POLICY. THEN WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT OUR INVESTMENT POLICY WAS AMENDED? LAST WEEK. LAST YEAR. I'M SORRY. WE WE REVIEW IT AND AND ADOPT IT EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU, MISS GAITAN. SURE. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. MENDOZA.

MENDOZA. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA. QUIROZ. I.

ORTEGA. AVILA. GARCIA. I. MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MISS LILY. ITEM

[13. Discussion and Action]

[01:15:05]

YES. THE MISS FIRTH. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THEM TO DETERMINE THAT THEY THAT INCREASE WASN'T TOO MUCH OR THAT THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE, OR THAT THEY RECEIVED MORE REVENUE THAN REQUIRED WHEN THEY FILE THEIR FULL RATE CASE. AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT ON YOUR GAS BILL, YOU'LL SEE YOU'VE GOT A CREDIT. AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE BECAUSE THEY'RE TRUED UP THIS ON A STATUTE, THEY DID COLLECT MORE THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE. AND IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY COMPLICATED ACCOUNTING THAT TAKES PLACE, BUT IT'S PART OF THE, THE, THE NEXT TIME THEY DO A RATE CASE, WHICH IS THEY HAVE TO DO ONE AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS. SO, SO THAT WOULD BE THE, THE THEY DON'T DO THEM THAT OFTEN UNLESS THE MARKET IS REALLY NEEDS A LOT OF ADJUSTING. BUT WE JUST FINISHED ONE. SO THIS IS NOW FOR GOING FORWARD. AND IT'S TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO IT. YOU WANT TO. AND THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE RELIABILITY STATUTE TOO, BECAUSE YOU WANT THEM TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. SO EITHER WAY, MISS FIRTH, YOU'D SAY THAT EVERY FIVE YEARS NUMBERS MORE OR LESS EVEN OUT. YEAH. THEY, THEY SHOULD, THEY SHOULD THEY SHOULD BE AUDITED MORE FULLY AUDITED AND TRUED UP THEN. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, MISS FIRTH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND HE BEAT YOU. THIS TIME HE BEAT YOU. SO, MENDOZA, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA A QUITO'S ORTEGA AVILA, I AMES NOT HERE.

I MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. YOU CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM 14, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 14. THIS IS

[14. Discussion and Action]

[01:20:07]

WE HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, FULL CAPACITY TO, TO DO THIS SERVICE. AS FAR AS THE, THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE TOWN, OTHER THAN THE, THE ACTUAL SERVICE IS RECORD KEEPING. AND WE PUT OUT THE, THE, THE REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE DON'T PROVIDE ACTUAL REPORTS.

WE, WE JUST PUT THEM ON THE WE POST THEM ON THE WEBSITE. AS FAR AS THE LOCATION, IT'S PRETTY MUCH. CLINT, THE GENERAL OF CLINT AND THEN ALSO THEIR, THEIR ETJ AS WELL. AS FAR AS THE TIMES. MAY 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 31ST TO TERMINATE. REGARDLESS OF THE EXECUTION OF THE OF THE AGREEMENT. THEY CAME IN A LITTLE LATE TO US SAYING THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THE SERVICE. INITIALLY, THEY WANTED TO STOP THE SERVICE AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, DO IT IN-HOUSE. BUT THEY HAD SOME CHALLENGES AND THEY CAME BACK TO US, WHICH IS WHY IT'S A LITTLE LATE AS FAR AS THE COMPENSATION, IS 34,697. IT'S A DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT APPROXIMATELY $14,000 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BUT WE ARE LIMITED, THOUGH, IN WHAT WE CAN INCREASE OR, YOU KNOW, POST THE THE ACTUAL COSTS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE ARE WE'RE BOTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WITH THAT. THIS PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? MR. RUBIO, THE LAST TIME THAT WE APPROVED THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. SORRY, I HAD A QUESTION HERE. OKAY. THE DIFFERENCE YOU SAID IT WAS $14,000 MORE OR LESS, A MORE, $14,000 MORE, SIR. YEAH. TO ADJUST FOR INFLATION AND THEN THE COST OF THE THE SUPPLIES, YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE, THE, THE, THE, THE FOGGING MATERIAL THAT THEY USE. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THE LAST TIME THAT WE APPROVED THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WAS IT FOR A SIX MONTH PERIOD OR HOW LONG TYPICALLY IT IS FOR A SIX MONTH PERIOD. YES, SIR. OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND AND A SECOND. MENDOZA.

SECOND. QUIROZ IS THE MOTION AND MENDOZA HAS A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA. AVILA. I MENDOZA. AYE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING THAT WE HAVE HERE. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. I'M NOT GOING TO CALL FOR A MOTION YET BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO SAY. YOU KNOW, I JUST TRULY WANT TO SAY THAT I'M I'M HONORED TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU. I'M. THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD FOR OUR TOWN. WE HAVE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, MAYOR MENDOZA, BACK WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL, YOU WERE KICKING ALL OF THIS OFF AND AND YOU WERE I THIS IS ON PAPER. IT WAS ALL PAPER TO YOU THOUGHT. YEAH. WOW. IT'S INCREDIBLE. BACK WHEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE GRAY HAIR. I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT IT DID TO ME, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID. ALSO IN GETTING THIS KICKED OFF BACK WHEN I WAS JUST A LOT OF A FLEDGLING HERE ON CITY COUNCIL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU ALL TO THE STAFF AND AND EVERYBODY HERE FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. AND BECAUSE OF YOU, ALL THIS STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN HORIZON CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, TO ALL OF OUR, OUR BOSS, THE, THE, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS OVER THIS, BUT BUT WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE THIS TOWN FORWARD. AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT I CAN DO THIS WITH YOU ALL. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOTION TO ADJOURN, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.