[1. Call to order; Pledge of Allegiance; Establishment of Quorum]
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LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. AND IT WOULD HELP IF I PUSHED THE POWER ON, ON THE MICROPHONE TO GET THESE MEETINGS STARTED. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET GOING. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TONIGHT. AND IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, OUR
[2. Open Forum]
OPEN FORUM. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM? THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MR. ALEX NAVARRO SIGNED UP FOR OPEN COMMENT. MR. NAVARRO. IF IT'S OKAY, I'M GOING TO READ FROM A PREPARED STATEMENT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. THE MICROPHONE TO YOU A LITTLE BIT. YES. THERE YOU GO. HERE'S FINE. I GUESS WE'RE ALL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR MICROPHONES TODAY. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. SO GOOD EVENING TO COUSIN. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME A FEW MOMENTS OF YOUR TIME TODAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU I HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING, MY NAME IS ALEX NAVARRO, AND I STAND BEFORE YOU AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S FUNNY, I LOOK AROUND AND THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING FOR A FEW KEY REASONS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO FORMALLY SHARE MY DEEP COMMITMENT TO OUR SHARED COMMUNITY, MOST NOTABLY TO OUR WONDERFUL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL HAS MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING. IT IS A HUB OF POTENTIAL AND I TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY. IT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I MET IN A SHIRT AND TIE I'M ACTUALLY WEARING. I DO WEAR THE HORIZON THE HORIZON NAME VERY PROUDLY. FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THAT A STRONG COMMUNITY IS BUILT ON STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THE SUCCESS OF OUR CITY GO HAND IN HAND. I WANT TO ESTABLISH AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR CAMPUS AND THIS COUNCIL RIGHT FROM THE START. IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM ME OR FROM HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT. WHETHER IT'S COLLABORATING ON COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, ADDRESSING NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS, OR CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS, MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WARM WELCOME AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO HORIZON CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. THANK YOU SIR. AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY. I KNOW THIS IS OPEN FORUM, BUT NO RESPONSES. BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RESPOND AND SAY THAT I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY UP HERE, THAT YOU HAVE A PARTNER IN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. APPRECIATE YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.HAD YOU SIGNED UP, SIR? YOU CAN I KNOW YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP AND WE TALKED BEFORE, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. CAN YOU HAVE HIM SIGN WHEN HE'S DONE? THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS HORIZON CITY AND A VETERANS PARK. PERHAPS THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE THE LAST CENSUS WE'VE HAD. WE HAVE OVER 1400 VETERANS THAT LIVE IN HORIZON CITY, AND I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT MORE AT THIS TIME.
CLINTON HAS GOT A NICE LITTLE VETERANS PARK. FABENS HAS ONE. AND US IN HORIZON, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AS OF NOW. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M PLEADING FOR, FOR SUPPORT. I REALIZE THAT WE PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES FOR FUNDING. I WOULD JUST. LIKE
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TO GET SOMETHING DONE FOR OUR VETERANS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE. OH, YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. OH.THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. COMING UP. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR
[CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. OKAY. FOR CONSENT AGENDA, IF I CAN HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM ALDERMAN AND A SECOND FROM ALDERMAN QUIROZ. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA, I QUIROZ I I AVILA I AMES A I MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MOVE ON TO REGULAR AGENDA,[6. Public Hearing]
PLEASE. OKAY. FOR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS ON THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 0264. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 0264 CONCERNING TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE BY EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE. NUMBER ONE, TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. MAYOR COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOWN OF WRIEZEN CITY. ITEM SIX ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS THE FIRST OF TWO RELATED AGENDA ITEMS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THESE EVENTUALLY ARE MEANT TO TO FORMALIZE THE EXPANSION OF OUR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, NUMBER ONE. AND SO NUMBER SIX IS REALLY A CHANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY WANT TO SPEAK ON, ON THE PROPOSED EXPANSION, TO HAVE A CHANCE TO COME UP HERE AND TALK. AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE FINAL PRESENTATION. SO WITH THAT, I'LL I GUESS WE CAN ALLOW THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING TO THE PUBLIC. YES, SIR. OKAY.BEING THAT THIS ITEM, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BEING THAT THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS THAT WISH TO COMMENT. AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM
[7. Discussion and Action]
NUMBER SEVEN. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION OF THE ITEM PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD FOR SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 0264. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, MAYOR, COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WILL BE THE SECOND FINAL READING OF THE THE EXPANSION OF ARTERIES, THE PROPOSED EXPANSION. AND SO WE DO HAVE NATALIE AYALA, WHO'S GOING TO COME UP HERE AND RUN THE PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL AND INTRODUCE THE ITEM. THANK YOU MADAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. AS HE MENTIONED, MY NAME IS NATALIE AYALA HALL. I'M WITH PETTIT AND AYALA CONSULTING OUT OF FORT WORTH. WE HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS THE CITY'S CONSULTANT ON THIS EXPANSION. AND JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FINAL READING, I WILL GO OVER THIS MATERIAL. WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT IN A BRIEFING AND THE FIRST READING, BUT. SO I'LL MOVE QUICKLY. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IS A TOOL THAT INCENTIVIZES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH WITHIN A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR YOURSELVES MIGHT HAVE HEARD THE TERMS TIF AND TERMS USED INTERCHANGEABLY. THEY DO MEAN THE SAME THING. TECHNICALLY, TIF IS THE VERB TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, WHICH IS THE MECHANISM TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. TURS IS THE NOUN. IT'S GOVERNED BY TEXAS TAX CODE. CHAPTER THREE. 1100S OF CHURCHES HAVE BEEN CREATED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS CITIES ALONE OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER TAXING UNITS CAN USE THIS TOOL TO PAY FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN A ZONE SO IT WILL ATTRACT NEW DEVELOPMENT, FACILITATE INVESTMENT, AND BRING EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY TO A DESIGNATED AREA. A TURS CAN BE USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OR OTHER PROJECTS BENEFITING THE ZONE.THIS IS A VERY USEFUL GRAPH THAT WE LIKE TO INCLUDE IN ALL OF OUR PRESENTATIONS, WHICH REALLY DEMONSTRATES WHAT IS A TURS. I DO LIKE TO ALWAYS EMPHASIZE THAT IT'S HERS IS NOT A NEW TAX ON DEVELOPMENT. OFTENTIMES PEOPLE CAN CONFUSE A TURS WITH A PYD PUBLIC
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IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DOES INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT ON YOUR PROPERTY. A TOURIST DOES NOT. WHAT A TOURIST DOES IS IT REDIRECTS INCREMENTAL TAX REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TAX REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE ENTITY IN THE BASE YEAR, A PORTION OF IT OR ALL OF IT INTO A SPECIAL FUND TO BE SPENT WITHIN THE ZONE. BUT I DO LIKE TO ALWAYS EMPHASIZE TO PROPERTY OWNERS THAT IF YOUR PROPERTY IS IN A TURS ONE DAY VERSUS THE NEXT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY CHANGE ON YOUR TAX BILL. WHAT CHANGES IS WHAT THE CITY DOES WITH THE INCREMENTAL TAX REVENUE THAT IS GENERATED ON INCREASES IN TAXABLE VALUE. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THIS CHART THAT GRAY HORIZONTAL BAR REPRESENTS THE TAX ON THE BASE YEAR. THE BASE YEAR IS THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS ADDED TO THE TURS. AND THEN IN THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SEE IN THE BLUE THE PORTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT THAT FLOWS TO THE TOURS, AND THEN A PORTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT RESERVED FOR THE TAXING ENTITY. THE TOURS CREATION PROCESS AGAIN IS GOVERNED BY TEXAS TAX CODE. CHAPTER 311. THERE'S TWO MAIN DOCUMENTS. THERE'S A CREATION ORDINANCE, WHICH TONIGHT WE ARE ASKING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT CREATION ORDINANCE. AND THEN THERE IS A TOURIST PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. PART OF THE CREATION ORDINANCE DOES INCLUDE AS AN EXHIBIT, AN AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. WE WILL LATER COME FORWARD AND ASK FOR YOUR A SEPARATE ORDINANCE THAT WILL APPROVE THAT AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN, THE CREATION ORDINANCE, WHICH AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING TO AMEND TONIGHT, ESTABLISHES FIVE KEY ELEMENTS THE BOUNDARY WHICH WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE TERM WHICH WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE CITY PARTICIPATION. NO CHANGE THERE. MEMBERS OF THE TOURIST BOARD. AGAIN, NO CHANGE THERE. AND THEN THAT PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. SO THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT IS REALLY DRIVEN BY A REQUEST TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES. TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THE EXISTING TOURS, NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN SEE HERE IT'S APPROXIMATELY 154 ACRES, ALL WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020, WHICH AGAIN, SO THE INCREMENT FOR THESE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES WILL BE MEASURED AGAINST THE TAXABLE VALUE IN 2020. THERE'S A 30 YEAR TERM THAT WILL END ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2050. HORIZON CITY IS PARTICIPATING AT 100% OF THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE INCREMENTAL GROWTH OF AD VALOREM TAXES WITHIN THE ZONE. OUR PROPOSED AMENDMENT INCLUDES, YOU CAN SEE HERE IN BLUE WHAT WE'RE CALLING TOURS ONE A. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT INCREMENT FROM ONE PORTION OF THE TOURS CAN BE SPENT IN ANOTHER. SO IT IS ALL ONE FUND.IT IS ALL ONE TOURS. THE REASON FOR THE DESIGNATION BETWEEN THE TWO. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHICH BASE YEAR FOR EACH ONE. SO THE RED BOUNDARIES HAVE A 2020 BASE YEAR. IF YOU MOVE TO APPROVE THE EXPANSION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF TOURS ONE A, THEY WILL HAVE A 2026 BASE YEAR. SO 2027 WOULD BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT ANY INCREMENT WOULD BE MEASURED AGAINST WHATEVER THE VALUE WAS IN 2026. SO AGAIN, TO SUMMARIZE, WE ARE LOOKING TO AMEND THE TOURS NUMBER ONE, TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, WHICH SPANS 770 ACRES. IT WILL HAVE A 2026 BASE YEAR WITH THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES KEEPING THAT 2020 BASE YEAR. WE DID AMEND THE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN TO UPDATE THE PROJECTIONS TO INCLUDE THE VALENCIA DEVELOPMENT THAT THE DEVELOPER WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR US A GREAT LEVEL OF DETAIL AS TO WHAT IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR. NO CHANGE IN THE CITY PARTICIPATION OR TERM. WE HAVE APPROACHED EL PASO COUNTY AND THE MUD ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THE EXPANDED BOUNDARIES, AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN PRETTY FRUITFUL. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. THESE ARE THE DEVELOPMENT ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE INCLUDED IN THE PRELIMINARY AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN FOR THE VALENCIA. AS I MENTIONED, THE DEVELOPER HAS A MASTER PLAN THAT INCLUDES SINGLE FAMILY, MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE ZONE. THE PROJECTED TAXABLE VALUE OF THE VALENCIA PROPERTY ALONE BY THE END OF THE TERM IN 2050 WILL REACH ALMOST $2 BILLION. SO OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A VERY CATALYTIC PROJECT FOR THIS AREA THAT WILL PRODUCE QUITE A BIT OF TAX REVENUE. BASED ON THE PARTICIPATION ASSUMPTIONS WE ARE SHOWING, THE PROPOSED PROJECT COSTS WOULD BE OVER THE TERM OF THE TOURISM. AGAIN, ASSUMING ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SHOWED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE COMES TO FRUITION, APPROXIMATELY $468 MILLION IN PROJECT COSTS. THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN AS A MENU OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS. IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE ANY OF THE FUNDS TO BE SPENT WITH ANY SINGLE DEVELOPER AT THIS TIME. WHAT IT DOES IS IT LAYS OUT THE GROUNDWORK AND GIVES YOU OPTIONS TO SAY IN THE FUTURE, IF A DEVELOPER COMES FORWARD, LIKE THE VALENCIA PROJECT AND SAYS WE NEED A PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND THEY PROVE TO YOU AND AND PASSED THE BUT FOR TEST, BUT FOR THIS INCENTIVE, BUT FOR THIS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THEN YOU, AS THE TOURIST BOARD
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AND CITY COUNCIL CAN ELECT TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER THROUGH THE INCREMENTAL TAX REVENUE THAT THEY PRODUCE WITHIN. SO AS TAXABLE VALUE INCREASES, TAX REVENUE GOES INTO THE FUND, AND THEN YOU CAN ELECT TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER USING THIS MENU OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS AS YOUR GUIDE. SO IT INCLUDES PUBLIC UTILITIES, PARKING AND TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS, STREET AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS, OPEN SPACE, PARK AND RECREATION, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, WHICH IS REALLY MEANT TO BE A CATCH ALL. THE TEST FOR THAT IS ANYTHING THAT STIMULATES THE LOCAL ECONOMY, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT ENTERING INTO ANY AGREEMENTS AT THIS TIME.WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS SIMPLY EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES AND GIVING YOURSELF THE OPTION TO LATER ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT. USING THIS MENU OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS. SO THE NEXT STEPS, JUNE 9TH, TONIGHT, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CREATION ORDINANCE. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, WE ARE LOOKING TO APPROACH FORMALLY EL PASO COUNTY AND THE MUD TO CONSIDER PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPANDED BOUNDARIES. WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. AND THEN ONCE THAT IS DONE, THEN WE CAN COME FORWARD AS THE TOURIST BOARD TO ASK THEM TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TWO READINGS OF THAT ORDINANCE TO FINALIZE THE AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN TO BE YOUR FINAL PLAN. AND AT THAT POINT, THE TOURS IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS TO ENTER INTO ANY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT AS YOU SEE FIT. WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. OKAY.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND A CLARIFICATION ON OUR TOURS. ONE A ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL RIGHT NOW? YES, SIR. CAN WE GO TO THAT SLIDE WHERE YOU'RE SHOWING THE COULD YOU TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE? SORRY. YES, SIR. CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE WHERE YOU'RE SHOWING THE THE BASE TEXT HERE? THAT ONE. PERFECT. SO THE ONE IN BROWN IS REPRESENTING THE BASE TAX HERE. IS THAT CORRECT. CORRECT. ANYTHING ABOVE THAT IS WHAT GOES TOWARDS TOURISTS. CORRECT. OKAY. IN THIS CASE, SINCE THE CITY IS PARTICIPATING AT 100%, IT WOULD BE ALL BLUE. THIS IS THIS IS A GENERIC GRAPH THAT WE USE TO SHOW IF THERE WAS AN 80/20 SPLIT OR 50/50 SPLIT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION OF INCREMENTAL TAXES. IN THIS CASE, THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO COLLECT THE TAXES THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY RECEIVING, SO YOU WOULD NOT TAKE ANY STEPS BACK, BUT ALL INCREMENTAL TAX REVENUE WOULD GO INTO THE TOURIST FUND TO BE SPENT WITHIN THE THE TOURS. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION PERTAINS TO EXACTLY WHERE THE EXPENSES ARE GOING. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING HERE IS WHERE THE MONEY WOULD GO, AS OPPOSED TO WHERE THE THE BROWN SECTION, WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GO? THAT GOES 100% INTO THE GENERAL FUND TO BE SPENT. HOWEVER, YOU TYPICALLY WOULD USE IT SO THAT MONEY CAN GO TO OTHER COMMUNITIES, DOESN'T HAVE TO STAY THERE. ABSOLUTELY.
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, RIGHT. OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT LOCKED INTO THE BLUE ZONE OR THE RED ZONE. NO. YES. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THE MONEY THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY PUTTING INTO THE GENERAL FUND, YOU CONTINUE TO PUT INTO THE GENERAL FUND, IT'S IF IT'S VERY PERFORMANCE DRIVEN. SO IF NO ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE IS GENERATED, THEN NOTHING GOES INTO THE FUND. THE CITY CONTINUES TO COLLECT WHAT THEY'RE COLLECTING. RIGHT NOW.
IT'S ONLY IF NEW DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS SIDE? NOPE.
YES, SIR. HI, MISS AYALA. HELLO. SO I'M JUST WONDERING, WHEN LOOKING AT THE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN, I WAS LOOKING AT THE ESTIMATES OF THE AVERAGE HOME COST BEING BUILT WITHIN VALENCIA. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE AVERAGE HOME WITHIN THE ZONE IS GOING TO BE WORTH $327,000. WAS THAT BASED OFF OF THE AVERAGE IN EL PASO COUNTIES? IT'S SPECIFIC JUST TO THAT ZONE.
YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE HOME HERE IN HORIZON IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 222,000. BUT THE ESTIMATE IN VALENCIA IS, YOU KNOW, $100,000 MORE. SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE THOSE PROJECTIONS CAME FROM THAT CAME FROM THE DEVELOPER. SO THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS, IS SOMETHING THAT THEY BELIEVE THE MARKET WILL SUSTAIN. IF THE MARKET DOESN'T, THEN THEY WILL NOT GET THEIR MONEY. SO THAT'S A GAMBLE AND RISK THAT THEY'RE TAKING IN TERMS OF THEY DON'T GET ANY DOLLARS BACK UNTIL THOSE HOMES ARE BUILT AND TAXED. SO THAT THAT FIGURE CAME FROM THE DEVELOPER AS TO THEIR ESTIMATE AS TO WHAT THE THEIR HOME BUILDERS ARE SAYING, THE HOMES ARE GOING TO GO FOR THAT. EVERYONE IN THAT CASE MAKES MONEY, IF YOU WILL. OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. I MEAN, JUST TO FOLLOW UP, YOU KNOW, IN IN THE EVENT, LET'S SAY THESE PROJECTIONS, YOU KNOW, ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER OR THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE OF A HOME IS
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LOWER THAN THIS PROJECTION. YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TAX REVENUE IF THE CITY IS COUNTING ON THAT REVENUE, IF IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN WHAT HAPPENS? DO WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND REVISIT AND ADJUST THIS PLAN? SO TYPICALLY, I WOULD SAY THAT THE CITY WOULDN'T BE COUNTING ON THIS REVENUE. SO THE TAX REVENUE THAT THE IF THE PROJECT UNDERPERFORMS, THE INCREMENTAL TAX THAT WE WERE ESTIMATING WOULD BE LESS, NOT THE VALUE THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE TODAY. SO IF THE INCREMENTAL TAX VALUE IS LESS AND YOU HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT SAYS IF YOU BUILD A $350,000 HOME, YOU'LL BE PAID BACK IN TEN YEARS. THEY HAVE A TEN YEAR PERIOD. IF THEY UNDERPERFORM, THEN THEY DON'T RECEIVE THE AMOUNT THAT THEY ANTICIPATED THAT THEY WOULD. THE RISK IS ON THEM. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE TRES. IF YOU STRUCTURE YOUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS IN THAT WAY WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAS, THE ONUS IS ON HIM TO PAY HIMSELF BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS AYALA.ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO. YES, SIR. THERE IS ONE MINOR FLAW.
AMENDMENT WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST. THIS IS IN TERMS OF THE LANGUAGE AND THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES. AND THIS IS ONLY FOR THE EXISTING TERMS, NOT FOR THIS NEW EXPANSION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES INCLUDE THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EL PASO COUNTY AND ONE FROM THE MUD. SO WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU ALL AT THAT LANGUAGE. AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST TO CLARIFY THE EXISTING BOARD FOR CHAIRS ONE, NOT FOR TOURS ONE. OKAY. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, AS A FLOOR AMENDMENT, YOU'RE ADDING LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE BOARD MEMBERS FROM THREE FROM EL PASO COUNTY AND ONE FROM HR. MUD. YES, SIR. REGIONAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. YES. MAYOR.
DESCRIBING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE EXISTING TERMS. OKAY. HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS IS IT GOING TO HAVE FOR THE TERMS? HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE IN THERE? WELL, ALL OF OUR COUNCIL AND THEN THOSE THOSE FOUR. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD. OKAY. AND THEN THE. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SEE THAT. OKAY, OKAY. I JUST HAD A QUICK CLARIFICATION, MAYOR. SO THOSE THE THREE BOARD MEMBERS FROM THE COUNTY, THAT'S A COUNTY JUDGE, THE TAX ASSESSOR AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER. YES. OKAY. THAT'S WHO'S CURRENTLY ON OUR ON TOURS ONE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MISS AYALA, FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO.
THEN IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN WITH THE FLOOR AMENDMENT AS DISCUSSED IN OPEN SESSION. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM ALDERMAN AND A SECOND FROM ALDERMAN AVILA. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA AVILA. I AMES. I. GARCIA.
MENDOZA. AYE. AND MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER
[8. Discussion and Action]
EIGHT. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM TO RATIFY A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 RIFLE RESISTANT BODY ARMOR GRANT, AND DESIGNATING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AS A PERSON TO SUBMIT REPORTS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MARCO VARGAS, CHIEF OF POLICE. SO WE ACTUALLY MADE A MISTAKE WHEN WE BROUGHT THE RESOLUTION FOR YOUR SIGNATURE.WE WE FAILED TO INCLUDE THAT. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR IS A FINANCE OFFICER FOR THIS GRANT.
AND SO THE STATE KICK THAT RESOLUTION BACK SAID WE HAD TO ADD THAT PORTION TO THE RESOLUTION. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE COMING BACK FORWARD TO TO RATIFY IT. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO PRETTY PRETTY EASY CHANGE THERE. THAT'S NEEDED. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WOW. THAT WAS A LOT OF THEM. SO WE'RE GOING TO THROW IT TO AVILA. AMY. AND AND SECOND, ORTEGA, ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA. CAN YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? HI, KIDDOS. I ORTEGA I AVILA I AMES I I MENDOZA I AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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CHIEF. ITEM NINE, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE A PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE TO BE USED BY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS USING SURPLUS FUNDS FROM THE SAME ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $40,000 PURCHASE TO BE[00:25:02]
MADE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.HELLO. GOOD EVENING. SO WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE. RAMOS, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS YOLANDA HUERTA, COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT MANAGER. OKAY, SO WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A CHEVROLET EQUINOX COMPACT SUV WITH A TOTAL OF $29,695. THE PROPOSAL FOR THE ACQUISITION FOR THE NEW VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, WE'RE DRIVING A 2014 FORD EXPLORER, WHICH USED TO BE A PATROL UNIT. YOU COULD SEE VISIBLE WEAR AND TEAR. WITH THE NEW VEHICLE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, SUCH AS ATTENDING TRAININGS, MEETINGS, ANY WORK DUTIES THAT WE NEED TO DO AS WELL AS IT'S GOING TO BE A MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN CONTINUING TO INVEST IN AN AGING VEHICLE. THE MAINTENANCE PART OF IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL AS FUEL EFFICIENT. AND RIGHT NOW GAS PRICES ARE VERY, VERY HIGH. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WILL SAY THAT I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY WERE DRIVING ONE OF THE FASTEST FORD EXPLORERS IN THE FLEET, I BELIEVE. IS THAT RIGHT, CHIEF? YEAH. SO THAT THAT'LL KIND OF SLOW THINGS DOWN FOR YOU. SO I'M GLAD. SO IT JUST HAPPENED TO WORK OUT THAT WAY. BUT. YEAH, NO, I AND YOU ALL ARE ALWAYS ON THE MOVE ALL THE TIME FOR DISPATCH AND BACK AND FORTH ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL WHEN I USE THAT CAR, WHO'S GOING TO USE THE CAR? YES. ANYONE LIKE YOLANDA, MY ASSISTANT MANAGER MYSELF. IF SUPERVISORS NEED TO TO DO ANY WORK RELATED DUTIES, WE WOULD BE USING THAT VEHICLE. POLICE OFFICERS? NO, MA'AM. IT IS TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY USING. HOW MUCH IS YOUR INCOME A YEAR? I'M SORRY. HOW MUCH IS YOUR INCOME? A YEAR? MY INCOME? YES, IT'S ABOUT 73,000. 73,000. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. LADIES. YES, SIR. NOW, THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. YES, SIR. FOR 29,000? YES. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH REGION 19. DOES IT HAVE AN AC? YES, HOPEFULLY ALL FOUR WHEELS. YOU DON'T HEAR THAT VERY OFTEN, DO YOU? WOW. QUICK QUESTION. BASE. BASE MODEL. IS THIS VEHICLE ALSO GOING TO BE CONSIDERED LIKE A TAKE HOME OR NO. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THEN SECONDLY, OUR OLD FORD EXPLORER.
ARE WE STILL KEEPING IT OR IS IT BEING TRADED IN? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M UNSURE. I DON'T HANDLE FLEET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THAT SUV. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR CHIEF OR OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR THAT WOULD COME BACK TO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. I WILL GO BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE GOES BACK, GO BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR USE AND TO SEE IF THEY CAN USE THAT IN AS A PATROL VEHICLE, MAYBE OR.
YES, MA'AM, I HAVE A YOU MENTIONED THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A TAKE HOME VEHICLE. WHAT'S THE NEED FOR COMMUNICATIONS TO HAVE A TAKE HOME VEHICLE? AND WITH IT BEING THAT, HOW WOULD THE THE EMPLOYEES ON SHIFT BE ABLE TO USE IT? OKAY, SO I'M THE ONE THAT'S ASSIGNED CURRENTLY TO A TAKE HOME VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I. WHENEVER SUPERVISORS OR YOLANDA NEED TO ATTEND A TRAINING, THEY TAKE THAT VEHICLE ON. MIRANDA ATTENDED A CMC TRAINING LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS IN LAS CRUCES, AND SHE WAS GIVEN THAT VEHICLE TO COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH. SO WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF IT BEING A TAKE HOME VEHICLE FOR COMMUNICATIONS? DO YOU RESPOND AFTER HOURS? I DO, MA'AM, I DO, AND IN THE EVENT THAT I HAVE TO RESPOND, IT'S HAPPENED WHERE OUR GENERATOR BLEW UP LAST YEAR AS WELL. AND I RESPONDED, OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. COULD YOU JUST WELL, I MEAN, FIRST I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, I, I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK STAFF PUBLICLY WHAT THEIR SALARIES ARE. IT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THIS ITEM. BUT ANYWAY, ON AVERAGE, HOW OFTEN IS THIS VEHICLE USED WOULD BE USED? WELL, TRAININGS, I WOULD SAY ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WE GO TO TRAININGS TO THREADGILL. LIKE TO THE LEAST YOU COULD SAY ONCE, TWICE. WE DO HAVE MEETINGS AT THREADGILL AS WELL. ON THE NORTHEAST. IT'S AT 6055 THREADGILL, AND WE USE IT FOR LIKE TO DRIVE TO UPS, TO RETURN ITEMS AND ANY MISCELLANEOUS THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR WORK.AND SO IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON THIS ITEM IS BROUGHT? YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WE'RE USING SURPLUS FUNDS. YES. IT'S THE SURPLUS FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION. YES.
SO NEXT YEAR WITH THIS BE ABSORBED INTO THAT NEW BUDGET, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, RIGHT TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE PAYING FOR THE VEHICLE, YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, IS THAT GOING TO BE ABSORBED INTO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET? NOT REALLY, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE LIKE A SURPLUS RIGHT NOW. OKAY. SO IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THE BUDGET PER SE. OKAY. IT WOULD JUST BE THE THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AFTER THE, THE WARRANTY. AND SO, I MEAN, ON AVERAGE A YEAR, WHAT WOULD BE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF ADDING THAT VEHICLE TO THE FLEET? I DON'T BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HIGH, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I MEAN, I CAN'T ANTICIPATE LIKE THINGS THAT COME UP, BUT I, I DON'T BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HIGH. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. YES, SIR. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT REPLACING A VEHICLE THAT ALREADY EXISTS. SO HENCE THE OPERATIONAL COSTS OF THAT VEHICLE ARE ALREADY AFFIXED TO OUR CURRENT BUDGET, ARE THEY NOT? YES. REPLACING ONE VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER. SO WE'RE REPLACING AN OLDER VEHICLE WITH A NEWER VEHICLE. YES. WE ARE ADDING TO THE FLEET. RIGHT. THAT VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE MOVED TO BACK INTO THE DEPARTMENT, INTO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT UNDER PD. RIGHT. SO THIS IS A DISPATCH VEHICLE THAT'S USED FOR DISPATCH. IT'S STILL PART OF THE POLICE FLEET AND AND POLICE HANDLES THE MAINTENANCE ON THAT. OKAY. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE, THE COST RIGHT NOW FOR MAINTENANCE ON THAT VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE, PROBABLY ONE OF THE HIGHEST MILEAGE VEHICLES THAT WE DO HAVE THAT WAS KEPT ON SPECIFICALLY. SO THAT WAY THEY WOULD HAVE A VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT IS. SO IT'S NOT REALLY REPLACING A VEHICLE.
IT IS. WELL, IT IS BECAUSE THAT VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE MOVED INTO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT.
RIGHT. HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THE VEHICLE THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE? HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN USED BY BY YOU SPECIFICALLY, I'M ASSUMING. RIGHT? YES, SIR. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S USING IT RIGHT NOW.
BALLPARK. I WANT TO SAY I STARTED DRIVING THAT VEHICLE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. JANUARY OF 2024, AND IT WAS BRAND NEW WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. NO, SIR. IT'S A 2014. IT'S PATROL USED THAT VEHICLE. SO THE THE BACK DOORS, YOU CAN'T EVEN OPEN THEM THROUGH THE INSIDE. OH, OKAY.
AND IT STILL HAS A BAR LIGHT FOR FOR POLICE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE SECOND A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALDERMAN ORTEGA AND A SECOND BY ALDERMAN MENDOZA.
PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA. NO. AVILA. I AMES I MENDOZA. AYE. AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM TEN, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A DISCUSSION AND
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ACTION ITEM TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF ADDING A SECOND SECURE RADIO CHANNEL TO BE USED BY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS USING SURPLUS FUNDS FROM THE SAME ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $65,000 PURCHASE TO BE MADE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IRLANDA HUERTA. I'M THE COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. RAMOS, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO KINDLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASING OF AN ADDITIONAL POLICE CHANNEL. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE FULLY OPERATIONAL CHANNEL WHICH IS OUR CHANNEL ONE. WE DO HAVE A CHANNEL TWO.HOWEVER THAT ONE ONLY FUNCTIONS AS A TALK AROUND CHANNEL, LIMITING THE COVERAGE AND THE RANGE. WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED CHANNEL FOR EVENTS AS COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT OR MAJOR INCIDENTS. ALSO, IF WE WERE TO NEED TO PATCH WITH ANOTHER
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AGENCY IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR INCIDENT OR MUTUAL AID RESPONSE, WE WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE CHANNEL ONE. SO THIS WOULD INCREASE THE RADIO TRAFFIC ON OUR CHANNEL ONE, AS WELL AS LIMITING THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. AND THEN ALSO, I DO ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT IT IS CRITICAL TO WHEN IT HAS TO DO WITH A MAJOR EVENT, THAT THE RADIO TRAFFIC IS LIMITED TO THAT SPECIFIC EVENT. IN ORDER TO ENSURE CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. IF YOU WERE TO APPROVE THIS PURCHASE, THE CHANNEL WILL BE A FULLY FUNCTIONAL CHANNEL AS OUR CHANNEL ONE. IT WOULD ALSO BETTER THE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE. DURING THE MAJOR INCIDENTS, IT WOULD ENHANCE OFFICER SAFETY AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT WILL SERVE AS A BACKUP CHANNEL IF YOU NEED IT. THE COST OF THIS FULLY FUNCTIONAL CHANNEL IS $60,380. IT DOES INCLUDE A MOTOROLA VHF P25 REPEATER AS WELL AS A VHF ANTENNA AND PROGRAMING AND INSTALLATION IS INCLUDED. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, LADIES FOR THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TIE ALL THESE QUESTIONS THAT I THAT ARE GOING THROUGH MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. BUT AS FAR AS GRANTS, WHO HANDLES GRANTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS, IS IT ANYTHING THROUGH HOMELAND SECURITY, ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR. YES, IT WOULD BE THROUGH HOMELAND SECURITY. AND WE ARE REQUESTING A GRANT OR NO. CURRENTLY WE'RE WORKING WITH AN ADDITIONAL GRANT. WELL, WE HAVE A GRANT WORKING WITH THE TRANSMITTER TO BE PLACED ON DARRINGTON AND CLERIC CUP TO GET BETTER SIGNAL THAT WAY. AND THE RIO GRANDE IS CURRENTLY ASSISTING US THROUGH THE HOMELAND SECURITY. THAT WAS KIND OF MY NEXT QUESTION. AS FAR AS THIS PARTICULAR CHANNEL, WHAT'S THE RADIUS? BECAUSE I KNOW SOME RADIOS. WHEN YOU OUR PRIMARY CHANNEL, I'M PRETTY SURE WE CAN GO UP TO EVEN LAS CRUCES ALL THE WAY UP TO FABENS. I'M GUESSING OUR OUR PRIMARY CHANNEL, CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT DOES HAVE A COVERAGE. CHANNEL TWO WOULD WORK THE SAME WAY. SO RIGHT NOW CHANNEL TWO, IT'S A TALKER ON GROUP. SO IT'S JUST THAT A DISTANCE, THEY HAVE TO BE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. SO GOD FORBID THERE'S A ONE MILE TO THREE MILE. YES, SIR. SO GOD FORBID THERE'S A MAJOR INCIDENT, RIGHT. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TO HAVE COMMUNICATION IF IT'S LIKE FROM HERE TO NORTHEAST ON CHANNEL TWO. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THE COST THAT YOU'RE QUOTING US FOR $60,380. THIS IS A ONE TIME COST. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. SO FOR THIS WOULD BE A SECOND CHANNEL. CORRECT. SO THE SECOND CHANNEL IT'S A TALK AROUND CHANNEL. IT'D BE PRIMARILY USED FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS. COULD YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF MAJOR EVENT WOULD WE BE USING THAT SECOND CHANNEL FOR. IT WOULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE NEEDED TO ASSIST THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN AN INCIDENT OR A MULTI-AGENCY RESPOND INCIDENT, SUCH AS A SHOOTING OR. JUST A PURSUIT, ANYTHING, JUST A COMMUNICATION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER FROM AGENCY TO AGENCY, FOR EXAMPLE. ALSO FOR OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF COORDINATION FROM OUR PATROL WITH THE TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND FOR THEM TO STRICTLY JUST USE THAT CHANNEL FOR THAT. IT ALLEVIATES CHANNEL ONE. CHANNEL ONE IS OUR OUR NORMAL OPERATIONS CHANNEL. AND THEN HOW MANY CHANNELS OR DO YOU ALL KNOW HOW MANY CHANNELS THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT OPERATES? IT WOULD BE FIVE. THEY USE FIVE CHANNELS. OKAY.AND SO IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE AN ADDITIONAL REASON WE MIGHT NEED TO PURCHASE A THIRD, FOURTH CHANNEL LIKE OUR LIKE THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT, OR WE DON'T REALLY SEE THE NEED FOR THAT. I DON'T FORESEE IT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. OKAY.
IT'S JUST THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY THEY HAVE SEARCH AND RESCUE STRUCTURE FIRES, MAJOR INCIDENTS, ROLLOVERS. NOT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ROLLOVERS, BUT THEY HAVE MORE HIGH MAJOR INCIDENT CALLS THAN WE DO. OKAY. AND THIS WOULD JUST ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO COORDINATE EFFECTIVELY DURING THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE LAST QUESTION. SORRY, YOU I ALREADY WENT THAT WAY. I WAS TRYING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. YES, SIR. WITH THIS ADDITION OF THIS NEW CHANNEL, ARE WE REQUESTING OR ARE WE GOING TO BE IN THE NEED FOR MORE COMMUNICATORS, MORE 911 DISPATCHERS? EVENTUALLY?
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YES. I WOULD SAY EVENTUALLY, JUST IN CASE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT CHANNEL THAT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED. RIGHT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE HOW MANY PEOPLE MONITORING CHANNEL ONE OR THE PRIMARY CHANNEL. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE HOUR MINIMUM. STAFFING IS THREE. SO NORMALLY IT'S ONE FOR THE POLICE CHANNEL, ONE FOR THE COUNTY FIRE. WE DO HAVE THAT THIRD PERSON IN CASE COUNTY FIRE DOES HAVE AN ADDITIONAL INCIDENT THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE CHANNELS AS WELL. AS THE THIRD PERSON IS ALSO THE ONE ANSWERING THE CALL, THE ADMIN, THE ADMINISTRATIVE PHONE LINE, OR ASSISTING WITH ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S NEEDED. AS FAR AS IF IN CASE WE HAVE, LET'S SAY, FAMILY EMERGENCIES TO WHERE WE ONLY HAVE TWO COMMUNICATORS, DO WE HAVE A BACKUP ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SOMEONE'S TRAINED TO ALSO DO THAT TYPE OF JOB. WE ARE WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE. SO IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEBODY DOES HAVE TO LEAVE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, WE DO TRY IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GET THAT COVERAGE FOR THE THIRD PERSON OR MYSELF, OR WE NEED TO COME IN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. YES, MA'AM. SO NOT NECESSARILY ON THIS TOPIC ITEM, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING FOR FUTURE CONVERSATION IS IF YOU ALL ARE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE WITH THE PHONE LINES THAT GO DOWN A LITTLE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN I'D LIKE TO SEE. I'M JUST HOPING THAT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE YOU ALL COULD FIND A SOLUTION TO THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A BARRIER AS WELL. YES, MA'AM. WE WE DO HAVE A, WE DO HAVE A, LIKE A PHONE NUMBER TO PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS WHEN WE NOTIFY THE COUNTY FIRE, JUST TO LET THEM KNOW, JUST TO SOAK IT OR BE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF US. OKAY. THANK YOU LADIES. BEING THAT THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND FROM ALDERMAN AVILA AND A SECOND FROM ALDERMAN ORTEGA. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA, I, CARLOS ORTEGA I AVILA, I AMES I GARCIA I MENDOZA I AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU THANK YOU LADIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A DISCUSSION[11. Discussion and Action]
AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE A PURCHASE OF A UTV VEHICLE TO BE USED BY PUBLIC SAFETY USING SURPLUS FUNDS FROM THE SAME ACCOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $40,000.THIS PURCHASE IS TO BE MADE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL ASSISTANT CHIEF WITH THE HORIZON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. TODAY, WE'RE REQUESTING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE SURPLUS FUNDS TO PURCHASE A UTV, A UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ROUTINELY RESPONDS TO INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN UNDEVELOPED AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ARROYOS, UTILITY CORRIDORS AND OTHER LOCATIONS THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE OR DIFFICULT TO ACCESS WITH OUR TRADITIONAL POLICE VEHICLES. THESE INCIDENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, OUR SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, MISSING PERSON SEARCHES, STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY OPERATIONS, DESERT EMERGENCY RESPONSES, EVIDENCE SEARCHES AND PUBLIC SAFETY EVENTS, AND OTHER SPECIAL OPERATIONS THAT OCCUR OUT IN THE DESERT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS PERSONNEL THAT'S ASSIGNED TO AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES WITH THE EL PASO COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM. THE ACQUISITION OF THIS UTV WOULD ENHANCE THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT THOSE OPERATIONS, WHILE IMPROVING OFFICER SAFETY AND RESPONSE CAPABILITIES. WE WOULD ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSED UTV BY IMPROVING OUR ACCESS TO THESE REMOTE DESERT TERRAIN AND OFF ROAD AREAS. FASTER RESPONSE TIMES DURING SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS, ENHANCED ABILITY TO TRANSPORT PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO THOSE AREAS. INCREASED OFFICER SAFETY BY REDUCING THE NEED FOR OFFICERS TO TRAVERSE HAZARDOUS TERRAIN ON FOOT, WHICH WE'VE HAD TO DO, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE RECOVER THE STOLEN VEHICLES OUT IN THE DESERT AREA, IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO RECOVER STRANDED MOTORISTS, LOCATE MISSING PERSONS AND ASSIST OTHER AGENCIES DURING THESE OPERATIONS AND ADDITIONAL UTILITY DURING COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS OUR PARADES, AND IT COULD ALSO BE USED FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, RECRUITING
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EVENTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS. THE PROPOSED PURCHASE WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH EXPECTED SURPLUS FUNDS AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE AN INCREASE TO THE CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET, AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE TOWN'S PURCHASING POLICY AND WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PURCHASING AGENCY TO OBTAIN REQUIRED QUOTES, APPROVALS AND PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION BASED ON THE FINAL PURCHASE AMOUNT. AGAIN, THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS PURCHASE IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED $40,000. THANK YOU AC. WE APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? AND SPEAK UP LOUDLY BECAUSE OUR JET ENGINES HAVE TURNED ON. SO IF YOU COULD SPEAK UP, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. I'M KIND OF HAVING A HARD TIME. TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR A UTV, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF DESERT TO CONSTRUCTION. AND IF YOU ASK ME, I USED TO RIDE DIRT BIKES AND LOAD THEM UP IN MY TRUCK AND TAKE THEM OUT, OUT INTO THE DESERT. AND OF COURSE, BEFORE THE ALL THE THE, ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT TOOK PLACE. WITH THIS SAID, I SEE A LOT OF THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES ON THE ACTUAL ROAD AT THE VALERO, WHICH IS OUR DISTRICT. IT'S PAVED AND A REGULAR PATROL CAR CAN PULL THAT VEHICLE OVER, BUT THEY DON'T. AND AS FAR AS US, I DON'T. AGAIN, I JUST DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR US NEEDING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BEING THAT WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF DESERT. AND LASTLY, IF WE DO NEED SEARCH AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT TO BE SENT OUT, MAJORITY OF TIMES, WE'RE PARTNERED UP WITH HORIZON FIRE. THAT I KNOW FOR A FACT HAS THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES. AND LASTLY, IF IN CASE WE GO OUTSIDE OUR TERRITORY, WHICH IS NOW COUNTY, NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COUNTY, I'M PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES. AGAIN, FOR ME, IT'S JUST KIND OF HARD THINKING THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED ONE. AND I AND I SAW A QUICK ON THE SLIDE BEFORE THIS, IT SAID PARADES. IT SEEMS LIKE ALL OUR FANCY EQUIPMENT GETS USED FOR PARADES INSTEAD OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY NEED IT FOR. SO THAT'S MORE OF A COMMENT FOR ME THAN MORE OF A YAY OR NAY FOR NOW. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER. WE HAVE HAD ISSUES. ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO WE HAD A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT, AND HE REPORTED THAT HE FOUND A DEAD BODY. OUR VEHICLES COULD NOT MAKE IT OUT THERE, AND THE OFFICERS HAD TO WALK ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE TO GET OUT TO THE AREA. AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A DEAD CARCASS OF A OF AN ANIMAL. SO WE HAVE HAD ISSUES LIKE THAT IN OUR JURISDICTION THAT REQUIRES SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I REMEMBER HEARING OF SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT. AND AGAIN ON ON OUR RESPONSE. AS FAR AS PD'S RESPONSE, I GET IT. YOU DO HAVE TO GO SECURE THE SCENE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE PARTNERED UP FOR SOMEONE TO CONFIRM IF WE CAN DO IF THE WHATEVER BODIES OUT THERE THAT'S IT'S EITHER VIABLE OR NOT. AND IN ORDER FOR THE PEOPLE TO CONFIRM IT'S VIABLE OR NOT IS AGAIN, HORIZON FIRE. AND AGAIN, THEY'RE THEY HAVE THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE TO WHERE WE CAN COORDINATE AND MAYBE HITCH A RIDE. AGAIN, I SEE, I SEE WHERE, WHERE WE MIGHT NEED IT. BUT AGAIN, I'M STILL KIND OF BETWEEN YETI AND A YES SIR. I THINK THAT'S ENHANCES A PROFESSIONAL POLICE OUTFIT LIKE OURS. YOU KNOW, I, YOU SAY YOU GO OUT TO THE DESERT A LOT OR WHATEVER. I MEAN, THAT'S RECREATION, I ASSUME. I MEAN, THESE FOLKS OUT THERE WORKING, YOU KNOW, BUT I SEE YOUR WHY YOU WOULD NEED OR JUST TO ENHANCE OUR ABILITY AS AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL POLICE FORCE. SO, I MEAN, I, I SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU SIR. HOW MANY TYPES OF VEHICLES LIKE THIS DO YOU ALREADY HAVE? WE HAVE ONE THAT'S OUTDATED. IT'S BEEN HERE BEFORE. CHIEF VARGAS CAME ONTO THE DEPARTMENT. IT'S A VERY SMALL IT'S MORE OF A LIKE A HOBBY TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS MORE FOR WORK TYPE THAT WE WOULD NEED FOREIGN PATROL. I DO UNDERSTAND THE COMMENTS ABOUT COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT TOWN OF HORIZON IS ABOUT, IS ABOUT COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THERE'S SO MANY EVENTS THAT YOU ALL SPONSOR AND HAVE, LIKE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND THE PARADE AND SUCH, AND I HAVE FOUND THAT IT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY USEFUL TOOL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IN[00:50:04]
THIS DAY AND AGE AND THOSE BIG TYPE OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THERE MIGHT BE AN INCIDENT AND OFFICERS NEED TO GET TO THEM VERY QUICKLY. AND THIS ALLOWS YOU TO DO SO, WHEREAS REGULAR VEHICLES MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO. SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR NEED IS. SO I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION. CORRECT. AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR SHOW. WHEN WE DID HAVE THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, WE TRIED OUR BEST TO TO SHUT DOWN THE DESERT AREA OFF OF EAST LAKE. AND IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THERE WAS VEHICLES THAT WERE CIRCUMVENTING OUR ROADBLOCKS AND GOING THROUGH THE BACK. WE COULD HAVE UTILIZED IT THERE AS WELL TO, TO GO OUT THERE AND, AND DO WORK OUT THERE. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR MISS GAITAN. YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE ALL THE SURPLUS FUNDS COMING FROM? ARE THERE PARTICULAR PURCHASES WE DIDN'T MAKE THIS YEAR OR, YOU KNOW, WE OVER BUDGETED? YOU KNOW, I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE ALL THE SURPLUS FUNDS ARE COMING FROM. EXACTLY. MISS GAITAN, I'M SORRY. COULD I ASK YOU TO COME UP, PLEASE? YES. OR. OH, YEAH. YOU COULD TAKE THE MICROPHONE OVER IF WHATEVER'S EASIER. OH, OKAY. WHEN THE REQUEST IS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT, WE TAKE THE INTO ACCOUNT THE EXPENSES TO DATE AND ESTIMATE. IN THIS CASE, WE HAD THE EXPENSES THROUGH MAY OF 2026. SO WE ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF EXPENSES BASED ON THE PREVIOUS EIGHT MONTHS EXPENSES AND ESTIMATE THE EXPENSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS. AND WE TAKE AN AVERAGE OF THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS PROJECT OUT TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AND WE DO THAT FOR EACH BUDGET LINE ITEM THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ON THEIR BUDGET AND COME UP WITH AN ESTIMATE. NOW, WHAT ASSISTANT CHIEF KLUGE IS REFERRING TO IS A TOTAL ESTIMATED SURPLUS ON OPERATING AND CAPITAL. SO IF THEY DON'T IF THEY DON'T SPEND THE MONEY ON THEIR CAPITAL ITEMS, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THIS MONEY AVAILABLE TOGETHER WITH WHAT WE ESTIMATE IS THE SURPLUS FOR THEIR OPERATING EXPENSES. AND SO DO WE HAVE A TOTAL NUMBER OF WHAT THE SURPLUS FUNDS ARE, AT LEAST FOR, I THINK WE ESTIMATED ABOUT 44,000. OKAY. AND SO THAT WOULD THAT ENCOMPASS THIS ITEM AND THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THOSE TWO PURCHASES. NO. THE PREVIOUS ITEMS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS BUDGETED IN THE DISPATCH DEPARTMENT. OH, I SEE SEPARATE DEPARTMENT. SO THE $44,000 IN SURPLUS FUNDS ARE ONLY FROM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ONLY IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. PUBLIC SAFETY. RIGHT. OKAY. AND THEN I MEAN, CHIEF KLUGE, I DON'T DISPUTE THAT THIS ITEM WOULD, YOU KNOW, ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON WE BRING IT THIS YEAR? YOU KNOW, WE JUST BUILT A NEW BUILDING.WE'RE SEEING EXPENSES, YOU KNOW, INCREASE IN OUR GAS BILL. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY THIS IS THE YEAR WE DECIDE TO PURCHASE A UTV VEHICLE? YES. THE VEHICLE, LIKE I SAID THAT WE HAVE NOW IS OUTDATED. SO IT'S NOT REALLY A VIABLE SOLUTION FOR US TO USE FOR THAT.
AND THE INCREASED NUMBER OF CALLS THAT WE HAVE HAD AS WE'VE RECOVERED SEVERAL STOLEN VEHICLES THAT ARE STOLEN OUT OF THE CITY OF EL PASO. AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY END UP IN HORIZON, THE DESERT OUT IN THIS AREA. WE'VE HAD CALLS OUT IN THE RIFTEN AREA WHERE THERE ARE SHOTS BEING FIRED IN THE HOUSING AREA. BEHIND THEM, THERE WAS A THERE WAS A STORY ON THAT IN THE NEWS NOT TOO LONG AGO. OUR VEHICLES CANNOT MAKE IT OUT THERE FOR THOSE TYPE OF CALLS. AND SO DO WE SEE ANY LACK OF COORDINATION WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT OR SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING ENTITIES? OR HAVE WE SEEN THAT WE DO NOT. OKAY. WHAT WE SEE IS A LAPSE IN TIME. SO WE HAVE TO CALL OUT. WE HAVE TO REQUEST BY THE TIME THEY GET THEIR VEHICLE FROM WHEREVER THEY HAVE IT STAGED, BRING IT OUT HERE, SET UP THEIR PERSONNEL AND THEN GO OUT THERE. THAT INCIDENT IS PROBABLY NOT FAR GONE FOR US TO INVESTIGATE. FOR US HAVING IT HERE LOCALLY AT OUR STATION, YOU ALL KNOW HOW COMPACT THE HORIZON CITY IS. WE CAN GET THAT OUT THERE WITHIN TEN, 15 MINUTES AND BE OUT THERE ON THOSE CALLS. AND SO YOU'D SAY THAT THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR DEPARTMENT, OUR INDEPENDENT POLICE DEPARTMENT. YES, SIR. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU. CHIEF, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. YES, ALDERMAN AND ALDERWOMAN, YOU GUYS GIVE YOU A CARD FOR ELVIA FOR 3000. AND YOU GUYS DON'T ASK QUESTIONS TOO MUCH. THE CHIEF TOLD US RIGHT HERE HE NEED A CARD. THIS IS SPECIAL CARD. DO YOU NEED IT? YES, MA'AM. YEAH, WELL, THAT'S WHAT HE'S TELLING US. YES. AND GIVE IT TO YOU BECAUSE YOU NEED IT. YOU THE POLICE OFFICER. BECAUSE
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ELVIA, SHE MAKES 73,000 A YEAR. AND HER NAME IS ELVA. OKAY? HER NAME IS ELVA. YEAH. OKAY. SHE MAKES 73,000. SHE DON'T NEED A NEW CARD. BUT YOU GUYS ALREADY PASSED, SO I RESPECT YOU GUYS ALREADY. PASS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT? MAYOR? YES, SIR. I'M SORRY. THERE'S ONE MORE QUESTIONS OVER HERE. CHIEF, COULD YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF. HOW THIS WOULD PLAY OUT? FOR EXAMPLE, THE EXAMPLES THAT YOU GAVE US AND THE THE UTV IS NEEDED? WOULD THERE BE A AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE? OR PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY CAN JUMP ON THAT VEHICLE AND TAKE IT OUT TO THE DESERT AND ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION. IT IS A POLICE VEHICLE, BUT THERE ARE CLASSES THAT WE CAN TAKE, AND WE PLAN ON SENDING THE OFFICERS OUT THERE TO, TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THAT WAY, ANY PATROL OFFICER THAT'S WORKING THAT DAY CAN TAKE IT. NOW, WE DO HAVE OFFICERS DURING THE DAY THAT ARE TRAINED, THAT CAN THAT CAN TAKE IT DURING THE DAY, AND THEY WILL AFFECT PATROL FUNCTIONS. BUT AND AGAIN, GOING BACK TO RESPONSE TIME, IF WE NEED TO CALL ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS. SO WE'LL HAVE THE PATROL OFFICERS TRAINED FOR THAT AS WELL. EXCELLENT. WE ALREADY HAVE A VEHICLE, I THINK YOU MENTIONED. RIGHT. THAT IS KIND OF OLD A SIMILAR VEHICLE, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. MUCH SMALLER. YEAH. IT'S IT'S A VERY SMALL. IT'S A I WOULD SAY IT'S LIKE A LIKE A KID'S TYPE OF UTV.OKAY. OKAY. SO WE ALREADY HAVE, I'M ASSUMING OFFICERS THAT ARE TRAINED IN THAT OPERATING THAT VEHICLE. YES. AND SO THEY JUST TRANSITION OVER TO THIS. YES. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE OLD ONE? OH, THAT'LL BE A QUESTION FOR CHIEF. PROBABLY THE MAYOR WILL BE USING IT.
YEAH. THANK YOU CHIEF. WE'RE FAR APART. THANK YOU. WE'RE FAR APART. GREAT. WE'LL BUILD A TUNNEL AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING. NO, I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHIEF'S DISCRETION. WHATEVER HE DECIDES TO DO WITH IT. WE HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THAT OLD VEHICLE. IS IT OPERATIONAL? IT STILL IS OPERATIONAL, BUT ITS USES ARE GOING TO BE LIMITED. OKAY. THANK YOU CHIEF. NO MORE QUESTIONS. YES. ONE MORE QUESTION. I MEAN, IF I COULD JUST ADD, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS PURCHASE IS REALLY GOING TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, I ALSO HAVE TO ADD THAT I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SINGLE OUT ANY ONE EMPLOYEE BY NAME AND ASK THEIR SALARY. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS LINE ITEM. THIS ITEM IS TO IMPROVE THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR DEPARTMENT. IT'S TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. AND SINGLING OUT AN EMPLOYEE DOES NOT REFLECT THE IDEALS AND SERVITUDE OF THIS COUNCIL. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. I SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY ALDERMAN AND A SECOND BY ALDERMAN MENDOZA. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA KIDDOS, I ORTEGA I AVILA I AMES I GARDEA I MENDOZA I MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF. OKAY, WE CAN MOVE ON TO
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ITEM 12, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON AN UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.BEAR WITH US. WHILE OUR LAPTOP CHARGES. NO WORRIES BUDDY. WE'RE HERE ALL NIGHT. WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME. WE ALL NEED TO BE CHARGED. IT'S YEAH, IT'S SNACK TIME FOR EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, WITH THAT MAYOR, CAN WE MOVE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS? ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS WHILE THIS IS SETTING UP. SO WE'LL BE BACK IN FIVE MINUTES. IF THE TIME IS 659 AND WE'LL OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN. OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS BACK IN SESSION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WELCOME BACK. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JESSE SANCHEZ. I AM A HORIZON CITY'S CAPITAL
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IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER. I'LL START MY PRESENTATION WITH DESCRIBING ACTIVITIES OF THE LAST MONTH ON MAY THE 19TH. PLANNING AND CIP CERTIFIED FOR STAFF MEMBERS FOR TEXDOT LGP103.PROCUREMENT SERVICES COURSE. AND THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO OUT OF THREE TRAINING SESSIONS THAT WILL QUALIFY US TO MANAGE OUR OWN FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS.
ON MAY THE 26TH, WE SUBMITTED THE FINAL APPLICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026USDOT SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM. IT'S A VERY GOOD GRANT APPLICATION. WE'RE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THAT. WE DON'T NORMALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET A RESPONSE FROM USDOT, BUT PROGRAMS OF THIS SIZE AND SCOPE, IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT ONE YEAR. SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS. HOPEFULLY WITHIN ONE YEAR WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A RESPONSE ON OUR GRANT APPLICATION. AND MAY THE 28TH, WE STARTED THE TRANSFER OF PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP FOR OUR TRANSIT CIRCULATOR PROJECTS WITH THE EL PASO TRANSIT AUTHORITY. MORE ON THAT IN A MINUTE. WE ALSO COMPLETED DRAFTS OF CONTRACT BOILERPLATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE CONTRACTS, AND WE'LL NEED THAT BECAUSE THIS BUILDING ALONE ADDED 19 ROOFTOP UNITS, SOMETIMES CALLED REFRIGERATION PACKAGE UNITS. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ON THOSE UNITS IN AS LITTLE AS 3 TO 4 MONTHS. WE ALSO COMPLETED BOILERPLATE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES. THOSE BOILERPLATE ARE UNDER STAFF REVIEW BEFORE WE SUBMIT THEM TO LEGAL COUNCIL FOR THEIR REVIEW. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRACKING A TOTAL OF NINE PROJECTS IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSEOUT. AND THE PLANNING PHASE WE HAVE HOWARD LOWE PEDESTRIAN MALL WITH TXDOT. WE'RE ALSO TRACKING OUR CIRCULATOR PROJECTS WITH SOCORRO, UTEP AND HORIZON CITY. OUR PROJECT IN THE DESIGN PHASE IS DILLEY DE LAKE AND TRANSIT PLAZA, WITH AN ANTICIPATED DATE OF DECEMBER 2028. WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND THAT INCLUDES TEXDOT FM 1281 NORTH DARRINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AND OUR 120 FOOT SELF-SUPPORT TOWER. WE ALSO HAVE TWO PROJECTS IN CLOSEOUT AND WE ARE TRACKING MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PHASE ONE. WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT CERTIFICATE OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE IN APPROXIMATELY TEN CALENDAR DAYS, AND WE ARE ALSO TRACKING THE CLOSEOUT OF RODMAN SHARED USE PATH. OUR CURRENT GRANT PROGRAMS, WE HAVE THE EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY EV INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROGRESS ON THAT IN THE LAST MONTH, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PLANS HAVEN'T BEEN SUBMITTED YET. WE HAVE OUR CONGRESSIONAL DIRECT SPENDING GRANT THAT WE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR'S OFFICE. NO PROGRESS ON THAT YET, BUT WE HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS. THE ESTIMATED COST OF OUR NEW GOVERNMENT COMPLEX IS APPROXIMATELY $15 MILLION, SO ANY GRANT FUNDING WOULD BE WELCOMED TO HELP US PAY FOR THAT. WE HAVE THE GRANT TRANSFER IN PROCESS WITH THE EL PASO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, AND THIS PROJECT, THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS CALLED THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM. THIS IS A THREE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES AN 8020 COST EXPENSE SPLIT. THESE TWO PROGRAMS ACTUALLY HAVE CSG NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO THEM, AND THAT MEANS THAT THE FUNDING WAS ALLOCATED AND THE PROJECT WAS ADDED TO THE STATE TRANSPORTATION PLAN BY UTEP. THE GRANT TOTAL AWARD IS $1,534,742, $784, EVEN DIVIDED BETWEEN UTEP AND SOCORRO. THE. THE 20% MATCH FOR HORIZON CITY WOULD HAVE BEEN $306,956.80. SO THE REASON THAT WE TRANSFERRED THE GRANT TO THE EL PASO TRANSIT AUTHORITY IS BECAUSE HORIZON CITY IS NOT REALLY IN THE TRANSIT BUSINESS. TRANSIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE USUALLY FUNDED ALMOST 100% BY FEDERAL GRANTS THAT ARE KIND OF COMPLICATED TO MANAGE. SO SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MANAGE A COMPLICATED PROJECT LIKE THAT, THE EL PASO TRANSIT AUTHORITY STEPPED UP TO VOLUNTEER TO TRANSFER THE SPONSORSHIP FOR THAT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRUDENT FOR US, BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO TAKE CARE OF THAT GRANT PROGRAM. WITH REGARD TO OUR FUNDED PROJECTS, WE HAVE HOWARD LOWE PEDESTRIAN MALL, AND THAT IS WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S A TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE SET ASIDE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF
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$2,270,000 EVEN. AND WE HAVE OUR DELAY DELAY TRANSIT PLAZA WITH THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR AN AMOUNT OF 1.7 MILLION. TOTAL FUNDED PROJECTS INCLUDE $3,970,000.OUR GRANT PROGRAM. A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 SS FOR A GRANT PROGRAM. WE SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED THAT ONE FOR A GRANT TOTAL REQUEST OF $23,742,400.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE AWARDED THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE TO GET.
THIS IS AN 80/20 COST SHARE SPLIT. THE FEDERAL SHARE WOULD HAVE BEEN $18,726,400, WITH THE 20% LG LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT MATCH, A $5,016,000. THAT 20% GRANT MATCH WOULD HAVE BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS. ONE IS A CASH MATCH OF 4,200,000 AND AN IN-KIND MATCH OF 816,000.
EVEN IN-KIND MEANS THAT HORIZON CITY WOULD VOLUNTEER THE USE OF ITS RESOURCES AND ASSETS, AND THE COST OF THOSE MAINTENANCE OPERATION, UTILITY COSTS. CUSTODIAL SERVICES WOULD BE ROLLED INTO THE GRANT PROGRAM. WITH THAT GRANT PROGRAM, WE HAVE INVESTED A TOTAL OF $65,000, WHICH IS VERY MINIMAL, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE WE PAID FOR OUR GRANT WRITING SERVICES.
OUR 120 FOOT SELF-SUPPORT TOWER CONSTRUCTION STARTED. IT'S SUPPOSED TO START TODAY. OUR CONTRACTOR IS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THEY'LL SHOW UP FOR MOBILIZATION TOMORROW. THIS IS A 45 CALENDAR DAY CONSTRUCTION PERIOD WITH A COMPLETION DATE OF JULY THE 23RD. THIS PROJECT WILL BE DONE IN THREE PARTS. FIRST IS GOING TO BE THE INSTALLATION OF THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION. IT'S A LARGE FOUNDATION, 14FT BY 14FT BY APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET DEEP. TO ANCHOR THE SLAB. THE ERECTION OF THE TOWER IS THE SECOND PART, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY QUICKLY. IT GOES UP LIKE LEGOS, AND IT'LL BE ERECTED ALL 120FT IN APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY AFTER THE TOWER IS ERECTED, WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECURITY FENCE. THE SECURITY FENCE WILL MATCH WHAT WE HAVE EXISTING. IT'S A VERY NICE WROUGHT IRON FENCE. HOWARD LOWE PEDESTRIAN PATH. THIS IS IN THE PLANNING PHASE 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. WE ARE PENDING THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT. THAT'S OUR CONTRACT WITH TXDOT, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL TO GET THAT SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. WE ALSO PREPARED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES. THAT RFP IS WITH TXDOT. THEY NEED TO APPROVE IT BEFORE WE ADVERTISE IT FOR BID. A FEW PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS. THIS IS A 60 FOOT BY 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, APPROXIMATELY 500 LINEAR FEET LONG, 12 FOOT WIDE SHARED USE PATH WITH THREE FOOT WIDE BUFFERS ON EACH SIDE, AND IT'LL HAVE A 20 FOOT WIDE OPENING ON EACH END FOR TEMPORARY SHELTERS, VENDORS, VEHICLE PARKING. DILLY DALLY, AND TRANSIT PLAZA. IN OUR PLANNING PHASE, THE 60% DESIGN PLANS ARE DUE NEXT TUESDAY ON THE 15TH FULL PLAN SET DUE IN FEBRUARY OF 2027, WITH AN ANTICIPATED DATE OF 1015 2027. WE DID HAVE A CHANGE IN DIRECTION FOR THAT, WHERE WE REQUESTED SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TO POWER OUR NEW 2600 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. WE'RE GOING TO BE USING A RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY. WITH THAT PROJECT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND PROCESS. WE ALSO HAVE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE AND TITLE INVESTIGATION AND PROCESS. NORTH DARLINGTON RECONSTRUCTION. IT'S IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
THIS PROJECT IS GOING A LITTLE BIT SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED. THERE HASN'T BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY THIS MONTH, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CONFLICTS WITH SUBSURFACE UTILITIES THAT HAVE TO BE RELOCATED, IN PARTICULAR SANITARY SEWER AND STORM DRAIN PIPES THAT HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND RELOCATED. THE PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 62.39% COMPLETE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND 82.23% COMPLETE WITH TIME. AND YES, THAT MEANS THAT THE PROJECT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE. I MENTIONED THERE HASN'T BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF PROGRESS COMPARED TO LAST MONTH'S SPLIT OF 60.11% AND 79.69%. THE UPDATED COMPLETION DATE IS NOW AUGUST 27TH, 2027.
AND TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, FOUR MONTHS AGO, THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE WAS IN MAY MONTH. AFTER THAT, IT WENT TO JUNE, MONTH AFTER THAT, THE COMPLETION DATE WAS
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IN JULY. NOW WE'RE AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE EMERGENCY CROSSOVER DRIVEWAY WAS APPROVED BY TEXAS GAS SERVICE ON THE 18TH OF MAY. TEX-DOT IS PROGRAMING CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. THE FIRST THING THEY HAVE TO DO IS GET A COST ESTIMATE FROM THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. TO DO THAT, AFTER THEY GET THE COST ESTIMATE TAKES, THAT WILL THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE COSTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THEIR AGREED UPON PRICES. WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THIS PROJECT. WE JUST HAVE TO DO THE NORTHERLY PART. APPROXIMATELY 1600 LINEAR FEET OF NORTH DARRINGTON. WE ALSO CONTINUE OUR COORDINATION WITH OUR RESIDENTS REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF A PUBLIC MAILBOX WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM ON THURSDAY AT TEN. WE HAVEN'T BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF. WE HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY BETWEEN THEIR DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN TEX-DOT AND THE US POSTAL SERVICE. SO WE ARE TAKING IT UPON OURSELVES TO RESTART THOSE DISCUSSIONS ON BEHALF OF VERIZON CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. A COUPLE OF PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE LEFT, YOU'LL SEE A PHOTO INDICATIVE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU DON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WORKERS OUT THERE.YOU SEE THAT BIG EARTH MOVER ON THE RIGHT JUST PARKED. AND ON THE FAR END OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, YOU SEE A PILE OF DIRT ON THE RIGHT PHOTOGRAPH. YOU SEE THE REASON FOR THAT BIG PILE OF DIRT IT TAKES. THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAD TO DIG OUT THE AREA TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE ALL OF THOSE SUBSURFACE UTILITIES. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, YOU SEE A BIG PIPE STICKING OUT, AND THAT IS A SANITARY SEWER LINE THAT HAS TO BE RELOCATED. THE RELOCATION REQUIRES A NEW DESIGN. TEXTILE HAS REQUESTED THAT DESIGN FROM THE DESIGNER OF RECORD, THEIR CIVIL ENGINEER, G V ENGINEERING SERVICES. SOME PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE LEFT. YOU SEE THAT. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT, THAT TRAFFIC HAS NOT BEEN IMPEDED. WE STILL HAVE FLOW. ON THE LEFT YOU SEE A CAR PASSING ALONG NORTH DARRINGTON ON TWO WAY TRAFFIC. WE ALSO SHOW THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH DARRINGTON AND ROSLYN TO SHOW YOU THAT THAT AREA IS NOW BLOCKED IN. THOSE RESIDENTS HAVE EASY ACCESS GOING IN AND OUT. ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE NORTH DARRINGTON SHOWING TRAFFIC FLOWING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. ON THE LEFT. ON THIS SLIDE, WE HAVE THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH DARRINGTON AND PETE LARUE. PETE LARUE IS AN INTERESTING LITTLE BLOCK THAT'S IN A LOOP WITH TWO POINTS OF ACCESS LOWER. PETE LARUE IS BLOCKED OFF FOR CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. THAT'S APPROXIMATELY IN THE AREA WHERE YOU SAW THAT BIG PILE OF DIRT. BUT THE UPPER ENTRANCE TO PETE LARUE IS STILL OPEN, AND THAT'S ON THE LEFT. PHOTOGRAPH. WITH REGARD TO THESE ACCESS POINTS, WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THE PEDESTRIAN PASS OPEN. AND ON THE RIGHT PHOTOGRAPH YOU SEE THE PEDESTRIAN PATH NEAR PETE LARUE IS STILL OPEN FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. ON THIS SLIDE LEFT PHOTOGRAPH, YOU SEE THAT THE ILLUMINATION POLES ARE BEING INSTALLED. THESE ARE GOING UP PRETTY QUICKLY. THE CONTRACTOR CAN INSTALL APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 POLES PER DAY. AND ON THE RIGHT YOU SEE THAT THE POLES ARE BEING STAGED ON THE GROUND ON THE NORTH PORTION OF DARRINGTON. MUNICIPAL FACILITIES CLOSE OUT. WE ANTICIPATE TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE IN APPROXIMATELY TEN CALENDAR DAYS. WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE ARE IDENTIFYING GAP PROJECTS. GAP PROJECTS ARE PROJECTS THAT, WHEN WE COMPLETE THE MAIN PROJECTS AND HAVE IT IN OPERATION, WE IDENTIFY AREAS THAT WE MISSED. WE ARE CURRENTLY ENTERTAINING REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL FURNITURE, REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL TRASH RECEPTACLES, REQUESTS FOR A PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE. SOME ACTIVITIES THAT REMAIN IN THE OLD BUILDING WE HAVE TO REMOVE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH THE 40 FOOT COMMUNICATION TOWER, AND WE HAVE TO DISCONNECT EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE FROM OUR EMERGENCY GENERATOR. WE'RE WORKING ON DOING THOSE TWO ITEMS NOW. THAT WILL END MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU WOULD HAVE ANY.
THANK YOU, MR. SANCHEZ. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. DID WE GET AN UPDATE FROM THE ELECTRIC COMPANY? AS FAR AS THE POWER POLES AT THIS PARTICULAR. THE PREVIOUS. AS FAR AS RELOCATING THE ACTUAL POWER POLES, WE SPOKE WITH THEM ACTUALLY TODAY. WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM AND THEY HAVE REQUESTED THE RECORD, THE DRAWINGS, THE PLAN SET FROM TEX DOT TEX DOT IS GIVING IT TO THEM NOW. SO THEY HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF PROGRESS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PLANS TO SEE WHAT
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UTILITIES EXIST UNDER THE SURFACE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE DOABLE. JUST AGAIN, FOR I THIS MORNING I SCHEDULED A MEETING WITH THEM WITH REPRESENTATIVE FROM EL PASO ELECTRIC TO COME OUT AND MEET ME ON DARRINGTON AND RIDERWOOD, BECAUSE DARRINGTON ITSELF ISN'T THE ONLY ISSUE. RIDERWOOD IS. THERE'S POLES THERE THAT WERE INSTALLED ON RIDERWOOD AS WELL THAT HAVE TO BE MOVED. AND IF YOU DRIVE DOWN RIDERWOOD, YOU'LL SEE POLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK. SO THERE'S AN ADA COMPLIANCE THERE AS WELL, AS WELL AS STUDENTS THAT ARE WALKING TO SCHOOL. THERE'S POLES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OF THE SIDEWALK. SO I'VE ASKED THEM TO COME OUT. SO THAT WAY WE CAN GO THROUGH FROM HORIZON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, DOWN RIDERWOOD DOWN DARRINGTON, ALL THE WAY TO ROSLYN, WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION WHERE THIS CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW, THE PHOTO THAT'S ON THE ON THERE.SO WE'LL HAVE A BETTER ANSWER AFTER MONDAY. YES, SIR. AND LASTLY, JUST ANY CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS ON HOMESTEAD BEING THAT TRAFFIC IS BEING ROUTED THROUGH THERE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS. YEAH, IT'S BEEN PRETTY QUIET. RECEIVED SOME CALLS, BUT THEY WEREN'T COMPLAINTS. THEY WERE ACTUALLY THANK YOUS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR BEING SO ACTIVE IN THE AREA TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC. SO IT'S QUITE THE CONTRARY OF ANY KIND OF COMPLAINT REGARDING RESIDENTS. MOSTLY THEIR COMMENTS HAVE COME REGARDING THEIR POSTAL SERVICE.
I REMEMBER THAT, YES, YES. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE TAKING IT UPON OURSELVES TO DO THE COORDINATION OURSELVES AS LONG AS WE'RE WORKING WITH IT. YES. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. WITH YOUR QUESTION REGARDING THE POLES, IT'S ALWAYS POSSIBLE. IT'S REALLY A QUESTION OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE ELECTRIC COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO GO SUBSURFACE. OUR INITIAL DISCUSSION WITH WITH THEM IS THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO HAVE IT OVERHEAD BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO MAINTAIN. BUT WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO ENTERTAIN THE SUBSURFACE CONDITION AND TO SEE IF WE CAN GO UNDERGROUND. I KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND I'VE HAD PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WHERE MY MY PRIMARY JOB, WHERE WE HAVE UNDERGROUND LINES AND WE CALL FOR THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. WHEN THE CREWS SHOW UP, THEY NORMALLY SAY, THAT'S NOT OUR JOB. OURS IS UNDERGROUND OR VICE VERSA. SO THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO ABOVE GROUND AND BELOW GROUND. SO THANK YOU. WE'RE WORKING ON IT STILL. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MR. SANCHEZ, COULD WE GO BACK TO THE TOPIC OF THE MAILBOXES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DARRINGTON? YES. YOU'RE HAVING A MEETING WITH THE POST OFFICE, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. ON THURSDAY MORNING. IS THAT WITH MR. CAMPOS? I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HIM RECENTLY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. AND I THINK HE PRETTY MUCH EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE IN TOWN HALLS. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN TOWN HALLS. WELL, THAT EXPLAINS WHY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN THERE. YES, SIR. BUT BUT I BROUGHT UP THE TOPIC OF OF THE RESIDENTS WANTING SOME KIND OF ANSWER REGARDING THE RELOCATION OF THEIR OF THEIR MAILBOXES. SO IT IS WITH MR. CAMPOS. DID YOU HAVE ANY. YES, SIR. IT IS OKAY.
I HAD ASKED TEXDOT EXACTLY WHO THEIR POINT OF CONTACT WAS WITH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME. AND SO THAT TELLS ME THAT THEIR EFFORT MIGHT NOT BE AS GOOD AS WE WANTED IT TO. AND THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO TAKE THIS OVER OURSELVES. MR. CAMPOS HAS BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING. WHEN WE INVITED US FOR THIS MEETING, HE SAID, NO PROBLEM. WE ORIGINALLY WANTED TO HAVE THE MEETING AT HIS OFFICE, BUT HE SAID, NO, HE'S GOING TO COME TO US.
EXCELLENT. SO THAT'S WHAT HE PROMISED ME AS WELL, THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE A RIDE WITH YOU GUYS AND SEE WHAT WHAT CAN BE DONE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING US, A MEETING IS AT CITY HALL IN OUR CONFERENCE ROOM THURSDAY, 10 A.M. PERFECT.
THANK YOU SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE LET US KNOW BECAUSE WE CANNOT HAVE A QUORUM THERE. AS ASSIGNED. THANK YOU.
MAYOR. YOU BET. QUESTIONS? FURTHER QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. MR. SANCHEZ, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. YOU KNOW, YOU I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE MEETING WITH USPS THIS THURSDAY. I'M AT OUR TOWN HALL. I MAINLY HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT A COMMUNITY MAILBOX. AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, DO WE NEED 100% BUY IN FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET USPS TO PUT IN A COMMUNITY MAILBOX AND ARE REMOVING THE MAILBOXES ON DARRINGTON NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THE PROJECT? YES, SIR. YOU'RE EXACTLY CORRECT. NUMBER ONE, WE DO NEED 100% BUY IN IF EVEN ONE RESIDENT DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT, IT'LL CANCEL IT. CANCEL THE EFFORT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE WITH USPS RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CLEAR DEFINITION OF WHERE THIS IS GOING TO EXTEND. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PETE LARUE BEING
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A LOOP. THIS MIGHT EXTEND TO 2 OR 3 HOMES BEYOND DARRINGTON AND PETE LARUE, BUT WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THAT WITH USPS BEFORE WE TAKE IT BACK TO THE RESIDENTS. SO DO WE HAVE WHAT'S OUR PLAN TO COORDINATE? AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THAT BUY IN SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT COMMUNITY BOX AND COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS REQUIRED. YES, SIR. ONCE WE GET THIS INFORMATION FROM USPS, WE WILL WORK WITH MAYOR RENTERIA TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING. WE ALSO HAVE PREPARED INFORMATION CARDS WHERE WE GO DOOR TO DOOR. IN THIS CASE, WE'LL GO TO 100% OF THOSE RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED AND PUT THAT INFORMATION CARD IN THEIR MAILBOX. AND THEN NOW, MOVING ON TO THE TRANSIT PLAZA. DID I UNDERSTAND YOU TO SAY THAT THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE TRANSIT PLAZA OPERATED 100% BY RENEWABLE ENERGY? DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? YES, SIR. THAT'S OUR GOAL. WE HAVE DIRECTED THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD TO GO WITH RENEWABLE, GREEN, CLEAN UTILITIES. THE FACILITY, IT'S SMALL, SO IT'LL BE A PILOT PROGRAM IDEAL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS 2600FT■!S. IT'LL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN AN AREA AND HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST ONE. AWESOME. THANK YOU, MR. SANCHEZ. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTY. SO WHEN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US, THEN IT WAS A IT WAS AN EASY DECISION TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE ARCHITECTS ON RECORD. YES. BRYSON CITY LEADING THE WAY. RIGHT. TRYING TO TRYING TO. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. I WAS TALKING TO THE MAYOR THE OTHER DAY ABOUT ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU JUST COME IN AND JUST TOOK OVER AND AND AND JUST JUST GOT GOT REAL SHARP ON HORIZON CITY, ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF HORIZON CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS GIVE GOOD INFORMATION AND AND THERE'S THAT, THAT OLD SAYING, NEVER LET THEM SEE YOU SWEAT, YOU KNOW, AND YOU, YOU HAVE IT. SO BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE YOU. IT'S MY PLEASURE. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I COME TO WORK EVERY DAY WITH MY GAME FACE ON. THANK YOU.YOU'RE WELCOME. AWESOME. WELL, WE DO APPRECIATE YOU, SIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A SECOND A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY ALDERMAN QUIROZ AND A SECOND BY ALDERMAN MENDOZA TO APPROVE THIS PRESENTATION. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. QUITO'S. ORTEGA. AVILA, I AMES. I. GARCIA. MENDOZA. AYE. AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. KEEP UP THE GOOD
[13. Discussion and Action]
WORK. YES, SIR. MOVE ON TO ITEM 13, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE RANCHO DE CIERTO UNIT 17 SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR MAINTENANCE AND TO ACCEPT THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE BOND.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DAVID REESE, PLANNER WITH HORIZON CITY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IT IS A FINAL ACCEPTANCE FOR RANCHO CIERTO UNIT 17 SUBDIVISION. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE SUBDIVISION OUTLINED IN YELLOW WOULD BE THE BOUNDARY OF THE SUBDIVISION AND LIGHT BLUE WOULD BE THE THE RIGHT OF WAYS. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE AREA OF THE SUBDIVISION. THE SUBDIVISION INCLUDES 101 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS. THE.
MAIN RIGHT OF WAY IT'LL BE. CLERIC CUP AND THE STORMWATER WILL DRAIN TO THE POND ON RTV 16, WHICH YOU GUYS CAN SEE IT ON THE LEFT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE CURSOR, BUT ARE WE TO THE LEFT OF IT? THERE ARE NO PENDING COMMENTS FOR THIS SUBDIVISION, SO STAFF, TOWN ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE RANCHO DE CIERTO UNIT 17 SUBDIVISION.
PLAN FOR MAINTENANCE AND TO ACCEPT THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE BOND. THIS WOULD CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OR IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE? SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY ALDERMAN AVILA AND A SECOND BY ALDERMAN GARCIA. HE BEAT YOU, MAYOR, BY JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? THERE YOU GO. QUIROZ I ORTEGA AVILA. I AMES I I MENDOZA. AYE. AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
[14. Discussion and Action]
ITEM 14, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 14. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM ON A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY PROCUREMENT POLICY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH STATE PROCUREMENT STATUSES AND REGULATIONS FROM 50,000 TO 100,000 AS ALLOWED BY STATE LAW.[01:25:06]
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL FINANCE DIRECTOR. OR IS IT BEGAN? THERE WE GO. I FORGOT WHERE IT WAS.THANK YOU. A LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. MY FIRST TIME ON THE SCREEN. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ISN'T. THIS IS NOT THE ONE. RIGHT? 114 IS FROM MAY 12TH. I WAS 14, RIGHT? THANK YOU. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASING POLICY. DURING THE EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THEY PASSED A SENATE BILL, 1173, INCREASING THE THRESHOLD AT WHICH A CITY MUST SEEK COMPETITIVE BIDS OR PROPOSALS BEFORE MAKING AN EXPENDITURE FROM 50,000 TO $100,000. THE INCREASE TO THE THRESHOLD BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025. THE INCREASE TO THE THRESHOLD APPLIES TO THE. IF THE CITY IS GOING TO SPEND MORE THAN $100,000 ON A PURCHASE OR CONTRACT THROUGH APPROVED PURCHASING METHODS SUCH AS COMPETITIVE, COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS OR APPROVED CONSTRUCTION RELATED PROJECTS OR METHODS SUCH AS DESIGN. BUILD THE AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASING POLICY CHANGES A THRESHOLD ON THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE POLICY SECTION. SEE ITEM THREE AND FOUR AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES FOR STAFF PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES EXCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS. SECTION D ITEM TWO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES FOR STAFF PROCUREMENT OF PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS. THE THRESHOLD TO THESE SECTIONS INCREASES FROM 50,000 TO 100,000. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MA'AM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? YES, SIR. ALDERMAN GIRDLE, MISS GAITAN, COULD YOU JUST CLARIFY, IS THERE A PARTICULAR BENEFIT OR A DOWNSIDE OF THE BILL EXCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS FROM THIS PROVISION? OR AT LEAST IN TERMS OF HOW IT APPLIES TO HORIZON? YOU KNOW, IS IT GOOD OR BAD THAT PUBLIC WORKS IS EXCLUDED? ACTUALLY, IT FACILITATES THE THE METHOD THAT THE THE STAFF CAN PROCURE. GOODS AND SERVICES THE LIMIT TO TO $50,000 WAS VERY LIMITING TO THE STAFF BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS GOING UP.
BUILDING COSTS FOR MATERIALS AND SO FORTH ARE GOING UP. SO THAT HELPS THE STAFF TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIBERTY AS FAR AS PROJECT INTERNAL PROJECTS AND SO FORTH. THIS $100,000 LIMIT INCREASES THE AMOUNT FOR BIDS THAT PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE BIDDED OUT. SO ANYTHING OVER 100,000, IT USED TO BE ANYTHING OVER 50,000 NEEDED TO BE BIDDED OUT. NOW IT'S OVER 100,000. SO ANYTHING UNDER 100,000 CAN BE DONE IN-HOUSE. WE'LL STILL BRING IT TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, BUT IT WILL FACILITATE THE THE STAFF MOVING FORWARD MORE QUICKLY ON PROJECTS, IF YOU WILL. SO THIS WOULD MAKE THINGS MORE OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT THESE LIMITS WERE INCREASED? I NEVER HAVE. I DON'T THINK THEY EVER HAVE. NO, NEVER HAD. SO THE. I CAN HELP WITH THAT. THE LAST TIME YOU UPDATED YOUR POLICY WAS IN 2017, BUT I THINK THE $50,000 LIMIT HAS BEEN SINCE, WELL, THE LAST TIME THAT THE LEGISLATURE CHANGED, IT WAS IN 2007. THAT'S WHEN THEY INCREASED IT FROM 25 TO 50,000. YEAH. YOU SAID IT WAS 2007, 2007. SO ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO.
YES. OKAY. YEAH. THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LOT IN 20 YEARS. YEAH, DEFINITELY. YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT. AND NO, WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT GRADE ALDERMAN GARCIA WAS IN. IN 2007. I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. I WAS GOING TO MENTION MY WEIGHT 20 YEARS AGO, BUT I'M GLAD. I'M GLAD YOU WENT FOR GOOD. GOOD, GOOD. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MOVE TO APPROVE. WE
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HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY ALDERMAN QUIROZ AND A SECOND FROM ALDERMAN ALDERWOMAN ORTEGA.COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA I QUIROZ I ORTEGA AVILA. I AMES I GARCIA I MENDOZA. I AND MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ONLY ONE ITEM TODAY, MISS LILY.
ONLY ONE ITEM TODAY. THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. WE'RE GIVING YOU A BREAK. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE CAN
[15. Executive Session]
MOVE ON TO ITEM 15, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 15. THIS NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. THIS IS 15 A DELIBERATION REGARDING PROJECT HORNET BEING CONSIDERED FOR LOCATION WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN SECOND. SECOND, WE DO HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. I QUIROZ I ORTEGA I AVILA I AMES I I MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AND WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TIME IS 736 AND WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. PLEASE IF BUE COULD PROBABLY HEAR ME, I THINK. ARE WE ON SCREEN YET? THE BACKYARD? I THINK IT IS IDEAL.WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, THE TIME IS 842 AND WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND BEING THAT THERE IS NO ACTION ITEM FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, I'LL GO AHEAD AND. MOVE. MOVE TO ADJOURN SECOND, AND WE ARE
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