City Council - Special Meeting

Coming up next on ECN, a regularly scheduled meeting of your Edinburgh city council. on the council. Mayor Omar Ooaha, Mayor Prom David Salasar, Council Member Dan Diaz, Council Member Jason DeLeon, and Council Member Jerry Losano. Sitting in his advisors, City Manager Myra Ayala. And now live from the Edinburgh City Hall, the Edinburgh City Council.

Good evening everyone. It is 6:00 p.m. We are calling this uh regular city council meeting to order. I can see that all members of council are present. Uh so we've established quorum. Uh let's all begin with item A, which is a prayer. Uh will be led by Pastor David Alexander. Good evening everyone. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we come to you tonight with a whole lot of mixed emotions as we celebrate astronauts and accomplishments and recognitions tonight and things. There's also the turmoil of war that's going on. Lord, we praise you that you have we are all wonderfully made that we are made in your image and we value the sanctity of life. We pray Lord that you would cause our leadership and the leadership of those abroad to seek peace and to find a peaceful resolution. People might work together for your glory and and our good. Father, we pray tonight as we celebrate accomplishments and uh recognitions and as we do the work of your work of the things you've entrusted us to do, may we be found responsible as good stewards. Lord, grant wisdom and good communication tonight in all things in Jesus name. Amen.

Amen. And now for the pledge. Uh council member Diaz, could you lead us? Yes, sir. If I could everyone stand, please face the flag. Place your right hand over your heart. Let's say it together. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. All right, you all be seated. Um, next item is number two, certification of public notice. Madam Secretary. Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, the meeting was posted in accordance to Texas Open Meetings Act on March 30th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Sir. Okay. Next item is disclosure of content of interest. Mr. City attorney.

Mr. Mayor, under state law, a local government official is required to disclose a substantial interest for themselves or certain family members and abstain from voting on matters related to such conflict. Are there any conflicts to disclose related to the pending matters on today's agenda? No, sir. No. Thank you.

All right. Next item is the mayor's report. Um the goal here is just kind of let the public know about different events that are being held in the city and to give certain um updates. Um for events, there are several coming on in the next couple of weeks. Um the uh dirty duathlon was scheduled for this Saturday. However, because of the rain that was received over the weekend and uh more rain that we anticipate later in this week, that event will actually get rescheduled. We don't want anybody uh running and biking in a muddy trail. Uh so that one will be rescheduled to another day. Uh stay tuned for the rescheduled event on the cool city celebration that is on and that will be this Saturday uh starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Prominade Park Amphitheater u just right outside. Uh along with our uh 2026 Culture Fest uh will be at 5:00 p.m. Um also at the Prominade Park uh amphitheater. Um and then this Thursday is the state of the city address. uh is an event that will be held here at the ACE center. Um if you are not able to attend in person, it will actually be livereamed on multiple platforms. Um it'll be on the city's uh Facebook page, on the city's YouTube page. Uh it'll also be live stream on KRGV channel 5's Facebook page. Uh Somos will carry it live on TV. Uh and the city will also carry it live on uh its channel as well. So, lots of different ways uh for everybody to get plugged in and to be able to participate and view the state of the city address. Uh it will be this Thursday. Uh the the um main event, which is the address itself, uh is scheduled to start around 700 p.m. Uh so for those of you all looking to tune in uh tune in by 7 p.m. to be able to catch uh those remarks. Uh in terms of public announcements, the Edinburgh Municipal Court Amnesty Program continues. Uh so for those of you all who may have um some pending tickets with the municipal

court, this is your opportunity to come in and get those tickets paid. Um if you've got um either warrants or late fees, fines, penalties, all of those will be waved if you come in during this amnesty period uh to take care of your tickets. So we highly encourage everybody to take advantage of that period. And to make it even easier, the municipal court is having what's called an outreach docket. Um, it will be held next Friday, April 17th, uh, at the Elle Recreation Center from 2 PM to 7 pm. So, even if you can't make it to Municipal Court, uh, the the court does go mobile on occasion. And so, next Friday, it will be available in the Elle Recreation Center. And then finally, there is a new payment system. Uh, for those of you who have not heard, uh, the ability to pay your water bill, uh, is available for you online. uh the system has now converted to a new system. Uh and in the process of that, there's a savings uh when you do pay with a credit card. Um it's about half of the charge administrative charge of what it was before. Uh but in order to take advantage of that, you do have to sign up for a new account. Uh so if you've been using a certain account, uh make sure you go on to the web page, follow the directions to sign up for a new account so that you can take advantage of the new payment system and get that savings. um if you are paying with the credit card and if you pay with an a there is no additional payment at all on that. Uh so that option is available on the new payment system as well. Uh and that's what I have in terms of public announcements. Uh we'll now move on to item five which is the proclamations and recognitions. Uh item A, if the secretary could read the caption um and then continue on to read the proclamation itself. Uh and for the uh honores, if you could please come up to the front uh while she's reading those so we can take some photos.

Yes, sir. Mayor. Presentation and proclamation recognizing April 2026 as national can cancer control month as requested by Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance Health. National Cancer Control. Whereas cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide affecting millions of individuals and families each year. And whereas National Cancer Control Month serves as as an opportunity to raise awareness about cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship. And whereas many forms of cancer can be prevented through healthy lifestyle choices, including regular physical activity, a balanced diet, avoiding tobacco use, and limiting alcohol consumption. And whereas early detection through regular screenings, and medical checkups significantly increases the chances of successful treatment and survival. And whereas health care professionals, researchers, caregivers, and advocates continue to work tirelessly to advance cancer research, improve treatment options, and support those affected by cancer. And whereas communities play a vital role in supporting individuals and families impacted by cancer by promoting education, compassion, and access to care. Now therefore, the mayor and council of the city of Edinburgh, Texas, by the power of resident, then by law, do you hereby recognize national ca national cancer control month in the city of Edinburgh and encourage everyone to join in efforts to promote cancer awareness, prevention, early detection, and support for those affected by cancer. Thank you so much, honorable mayor, city council. We'd like to take this opportunity on behalf of DHR Health, our board of managers, our over 700 physicians, over 6,500 employees that you help us in bringing this awareness and also uh the different screenings that we have during the month and throughout the year as we we work through cancer. Everybody knows and understands cancer does not discriminate and goes through all classes. Uh whether it be demographic, social classes, and we need to find a way in order for us to continue to help out. At DHR Health, I'm being joined by Oncology Institute at Renaissance Community Outreach

Coordinator Amanda Wing, who works directly with our families, our support services, our support groups that are uh open to the public. And we invite anyone that is um going through such treatment that they can go ahead and join our support groups. We continue to make also the awareness not only the every single month but also in the month of June we will be having a walk for all cancers and we invite the community as as u as we understand that uh we must work together with the different health systems uh through research through preventative measures and of course through the awareness that is being brought by the different cities. So on behalf of our board of managers, as I said, our physicians, thank you so much for providing us with this proclamation. Thank you.

Thank you. All right. Thank you all so much. The next item we have uh is number item B. Uh and same thing, if the uh secretary could read the caption and begin to read the proclamation, if I could ask the uh team to come up to the front so we could take some pictures.

Yes, sir. Mayor. Presentation of proclamation recognizing the Harvest Christian Academy Lady Eagles varsity basketball team. Harvest Christian Academy Lady Eagles. Whereas Harvest Christian Academy was established in 1999 with the vision of partnering with parents in raising children in a Christian environment and for the glory of God. And whereas Harvest Christian Academy HCA Lady Eagles varsity basketball team competed for the first time in TAPS 1A basketball in 2005. And whereas the HCA Lady Eagles varsity basketball teams high school has an enrollment of 60 students has played against high schools with 1500 to 3,000 students enrolled and won the majority of those games ending the season with a 40-2 record. And whereas the HCA Lady Eagles varsity basketball team and coaching staff put in countless of hours of practice and preparation to bring the team to the state competition level. And whereas the HCA Lady Eagles varsity basketball team is made up of an amazing group of young ladies. Seniors Jamie Gonzalez, Kessie Alial, Catalina Bernard, Adela Gonzalez, sophomores Ava Cisneros, Anisa Sanchez, and Stephanie Munoz. Freshman Amber Gonzalez, Madison and Alexandra Reyes. And whereas the HCA Lady Eagles varsity basketball team will have five out of the 10 players back for the next season to make a run to defend the state title. and will compete in the toughest season schedule. And whereas the ACA Lady Eagles coaching staff is comprised of head coach Haime Gonzalez and assistant coach Juan Landa and Benjamin Perez. And whereas the ACA Lady Eagles varsity basketball team is the first basketball team in the real Grand Valley to win a state title and now holds four state titles. Now therefore, the mayor and council of the city of Edenberg, Texas by the power of resident by law, do you hereby recognize Harvest Christian Academy Lady Eagles?

All right. Go ahead. Go ahead, coach. But just to start, this is such an amazing accomplishment. Four times in a row, we are so proud of everything that the Harvard Christian Academy girls basketball team has accomplished, all the pride, all the accolades, right, that you bring to the city of Edinburgh. Thank you all so much. Coach, please go ahead.

Given us this honor to be with you before you tonight, and we we truly appreciate that. It's an honor for us to be here. Um, just last week, somebody sent me a a screenshot of a list going on right now through Max Preps, and I was really proud of this for for the girls, for the families, for the school, but also for the city of of Edinburgh. Uh, it was a list of of longest winning streaks in the entire nation. And there was a team with five and there was a team with six, and there was one with 11, but we were the only team in Texas on that list with four. And we plan on climbing on that list. And hopefully you don't get tired of us. We want to keep coming back every year represent the city. Uh so again, thank you so much for having us here tonight and I've got one senior that would say something.

Hi, my name is Cat and as coach just said, I'm a senior, but I just wanted to thank you so much for this opportunity and not only to represent our school, but the city of Edinburg. Um these girls have worked so hard, coach including, and we've had a really tough season and to not to win not just one state championship, but to win four is such an honor and it's such an accomplishment. And I just want to thank you so much for this opportunity.

I know I know it takes a lot of hard work and I know there's pressure on you every single year, right, to live up to the standards that the team of the year prior has set for you. But you have got an amazing coach, you've got an amazing uh family set, but you have an amazing community here in the city of Edinburgh that is behind you all 100%. So, thank you all so much again for everything you do for the city. Congratulations.

All right. Next item we have is uh C. And again, if the Madam Secretary could read the caption, read the proclamation, and if we could have the um Edinburg PD representatives along with the public safety telecommunications folks join us for some pictures, please.

Presentation of proclamation recognizing April 12th through 18, 2026 as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week as requested by the Edinburgh Police Department. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 12th through 18, 2026. Whereas telecommunicators are responsible for answering both emergency and non-emergency calls for police and fire services. And whereas telecommunicators must accurately relay information to field officers and firefighters to facilitate the protection of life and the preservation of property. And whereas the safety of citizens, officers and firefighters relies heavily on the quality and accuracy of the information provided by telecommunicators. Whereas telecommunicators are required to utilize their training and education to make critical emergency decisions that address the specific requests and needs of callers. Whereas telecommunicators must maintain composure, professionalism while managing emergency calls and and crisis situations, including active shooter incidents, major accidents, and violent crimes. And whereas telecommunicators play a vital role in the apprehension of criminals by transmitting essential information to field officers. And whereas telecommunicators manage local, state, and national databases containing information on wanted individuals, they're skilled in monitoring multiple radio frequencies simultaneously. And whereas in the face of unpre unprecedented challenges, including increased call volume, staffing retention issues, and expanding responsibilities, telecommunicators professionals have demonstrated steadfast dedication to delivering essential services to Edinburgh residents. And whereas the Edinburgh police telecom telecommunicators have answered 48,868 emergency calls, 236,000 police department line calls, 59,841 calls to service and 3,340 fire calls year to date. And whereas each dispatcher has exhibited compassion, understanding, professionalism, and remained unwavering in their dedication to provide essential services to Edinburgh residents. Now therefore, the mayor and council of the city of Edinburgh, Texas, by the power of president by law, do hereby recognize April 12th through 18, 2026, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in

the city of Edinburgh in honor of the men and women whose diligence and expertise keep everyone in the city of Edinburgh safe. Mayor, Council, uh it's my honor, Hayala, with the police department to have so many of our first responder telecommunicators here tonight as we move into telecommunicators week next week. As you know, these telecommunicators don't only dispatch police, but they dispatch fire. And as first responders, they are the voice at the other end. And we don't just have average telecommunicators. We have award-winning telecommunicators that are very passionate about the job that they do, knowing that they are stuck in a chair, listening to traumatic events, trying to coordinate resources to help our firstline responders in the field. And I just want to mention a few because last week we had a team attend the public safety conference in Denton where Edinberg police dispatchers received uh recognition uh as a as a telecommunicator team of the year in the matter that they responded to utilized technology and did some creative very out of the box thinking to rescue several hostages. Also, we have the silent hero award that was given to one of our telecommunicators and one of our telecommunicators received a scholarship to attend the conference. Uh, and they made a resounding impact at the conference and were approached by so many people because as you know, we have telecommunicators that just don't dispatch, but they are pilots. They are drone first responder pilots that are flying that DFR program that you all approved, which is making a big difference on the field. I want to I want to yield the mic to our our leader, our communication the manager that runs the show and just let him have a few words to say with you all. Thank you all very much.

Mayor, city council, I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you to our leadership PD for supporting us, giving us opportunity to shine. Uh going on a little bit, what chief said is that these awards are state recognized. We've beat out every other police department in the state of Texas for these awards. And so, uh, with that, I just want to say to the people here with me, the ones that are back at home base holding on the fort and the people watching us on TV, that I'm very proud of them and I continue to, uh, support them along with Chief and and Iris, and we look forward to the success that they have for the rest of the year. So, we got big things coming and we're excited for them. Thank you. Anybody else want to say anything? Here's your opportunity. We You get to talk to so many people. Feel free to talk to us if you'd like. If you want.

I I I have one for you guys. Raise your hand if you're a pilot, a drone pilot. There we go. Okay. Raise your hand if you're an emergency medical dispatcher, EMD certified. Okay, we're going to work on those, right? That that for those that don't know, that's an actual national certification. But like Chief said, dispatchers for a long time, they weren't recognized. They're the first first line. If they give an ambulance the wrong address, they get there late. And as you know, brain, heart, seconds matter. So, thank you for what you do. Great that we were recognized on the state level, putting City of Edinburgh on the map. Again, congratulations to your department and all your dispatchers. Thank you very much for everything you do. Thank you all so much for your service to the community. Does not go unnoticed.

All right. Next item we have is public comments. Uh, madam secretary, any public comments?

Yes sir, mayor. Good evening everyone. The Edinburgh city council allows for a specific portion of the city council meeting to be dedicated to public comments. Public comments are limited three minutes. I will be taking time. Please note the public comments. The council may not respond to public comments. At this time council, there are five public comments. The first public comment is Miss Fer Mclarity regarding taxpayers. Good evening, council members. I am here to remind you that Edinberg families are still having problems paying their taxes because the cost of government is increasing at a faster rate than our income. So stop helping because every time the city gets involved, our property values increase and our ability to achieve the American dream is made more difficult. This council has always voted for the existing five members of the appraisal district board. I've always wondered why now and now we have a higher property values and sometimes I wonder if it's because of that and a 67% increase in water rates. The city is shifting money from solid waste which is making significant amount of money to golf courses which are not making are making no money. The result was a $9 million bond issue. That is like going to the bank and borrowing $20. It makes no financial sense. The last two elections have had tax exemptions for homestead properties. What that means is that all the other properties and the businesses that have a higher increase in taxes. The solution is the local government to reduce spending. The city

currently spends about $9 million a year on interest existing bonds. They do not get anything for this expenditure and it continues for about 20 years. 9* 20 I believe is $180 million in interest payment. The result is that property values increase to a point where families cannot afford to stay in their homes because they do not get the kind of increase in their salaries. This question becomes, do our elected officials think that this is what the families here want? I don't think so. What the people want is for the elected officials to stop making deals to give away uh public money and concentrate on basic uh services. If a service is or can be provided by private sector, let them do it. The city gives the economic development corporation about $15 million a year. Work out a better way of using this funds to fund projects. It would be great if we could use these funds to support small businesses. It would be great if we could be known as the best place to operate a business. Tonight, I would always like to ask everyone to please pray. I believe we have a crisis that will be coming in at 7:00. Pray for the United States military. Pray for our president. And pray for the people of Israel. This morning or yesterday, uh, a whole family was killed when a building fell. So, I'm asking for everyone to pray and pray for the people of Iran tonight that they all they want is a free country just as we have here that they could come and speak to the politicians and not worry about being killed. uh and when they protest that they're being killed right now. So, I do ask y'all to pray tonight, be

praying right now because we're facing a crisis. And I also signed up on items 7E and 9A. Do you want me to question it now or you want to wait till it comes up? Um, go ahead. Go ahead and speak to those. That's

okay. Well, one of them is a public hearing which I can stand up. I just wanted someone to explain what this is and where it's at. And then the second thing, uh, 9A, here we go again. I don't like variances. And my thing is I always try to see if it's a developer or attorney or an engineer or if it's a a family member that's trying to do something with their own property. So with this one again, if y'all do not stop this, and I love it. The applicant states the widening of Alamo Road would have an e economic hardship on the project and it will not be uh feasible. I think they use that all the time on this. So if you're going to pass these things and you allow them, then why don't you get rid of the the rules that you have made? I believe I I brought it up. It is called United Development Code Article 5 subdivision standards division 5.300 public improvement dedication acceptance. If you keep doing the these variances, why do you have rules? Why do you have this on the books? So, please don't allow this. If they want this subdivision that's going to make money for them, then have them take care it just like you would anyone else. Thank you. The next public comment is Juan Zuniga regarding pavement in front of their lot. Good evening. Uh my name is Juan Zuniga. I'm a resident here in Edinburg. I I wanted to bring up a concern about how quickly the city is growing and how that's affecting trees, water, and infrastructure. What I've been noticing is that a lot of new developments seem to prioritize pavement over trees. There's more concrete, less shade, fewer

mature trees being preserved. In a place like Gettingburg where we deal with extreme heat and drought, trees aren't just for appearances. They actually help manage heat and conserve water. I also think we may be look overlooking the importance of native shade producing trees. A lot of what we've been planting here are palm trees. And while they look nice, they don't pro provide much shade or cooling. So, it can feel like we're prioritizing appearance over function. I've also been noticing a pattern of reszoning across the city, especially for higher density housing like apartments and subdivisions or for example uh I guess around 28th Street. Uh that raises concerns about whether infrastructure, water resources and planning are keeping pace with the level of growth. At the same time, there are existing infrastructure gaps. Uh the road in front of my lot has not been paved and it's been about eight years. Because of that, I'm not able to build my driveway, even though it's required to meet code. So, from a resident p perspective, it feels like we're being held to a certain requirement while basic infrastructure is still incomplete. I've also noticed the number of car washes being built. I understand they're regulated, but they still use a significant amount of water and are usually built with large concrete areas and very little green space. The city operates a golf course and I live next, well, the apartment I live to is next to it. Uh what I've personally seen in sprint uh is a lot of sprinklers running in areas that are mostly bare dirt uh not actively maintained turf. With the drought conditions we face that raises concerns about how water is being managed and whether there are opportunities to improve efficiency. On top of that the overall tax burdens continue to increase while some basic infrastructure hasn't kept up. That makes it harder to understand how priorities are being set as the as the city grows. My concern is really about the overall direction. As the city grows, we're seeing more pavement, uh, fewer effective trees, higher water de

demand, and incomplete infrastructure infrastructure. Uh, I guess I'd like a clear answer on how the city plans to address these moving forward, especially when it comes to tree preservations, water management, and making sure development aligns with infrastructure and available resources. Thank you. The next public comment is Daria Loa regarding Alberta Road. Oh, Maria. The next public comment is Pauly Herina regarding Alberto.

Good evening. My name is Paul Tina. I'm a resident of Gavina uh intersecting also Alberta Road. I'm addressing the city regarding the ongoing construction project in our neighborhood that has now extended approximately 3 years. During this time, the project has created significant and ongoing concerns impacting safety, infrastructure, and the quality of life for residents. Uh the prolonged construction has effectively converted our residential streets into a de facto through traffic detour. This has resulted in increased traffic volume, excessive wear and tear on roads not uh not designed to handle such use and heightened safety risk for residents including children and pedestrians. Um the condition of our streets has deteriorated and the continued disruption has become unreasonable burden in our community. At this time, we are requesting clear and direct answers from the city and any responsible contractors regarding the following. Who is responsible for overseeing the completing of this project? What is the current status of the construction and any outstanding uh outstanding work? How will the city address the damages already caused to our neighborhood roads and infrastructure? When is it uh definitive and realistic completion date for this project? Where can residents access ongoing updates and points of contact for accountability? The lack of transparency and prolonged delays have created frustration and concern among residents. We are seeking accountability, a defined timeline, and immediate action to mitigate further damage and disruption. We respectfully request that the city provide a formal update and commit to a clear path toward completion. Our neighborhood has been patient, but we can no longer continue under these conditions without resolution. Thank you.

Uh the the last public comment is Martin Nova regarding Alberta Road. Mayor Okay. Where's I'm sorry. for a public hearing, sir, for one of the resultings on Alberta Road.

So, if you see, he's uh going for 7E. If you want to open up for 7E, do you want to tell him? He can come back when we open it up. Okay. Thank you. Okay. No, no further comments. No further comments. Yes.

Great. Um, so there being no further comments and just to reiterate, I know the city secretary described this at the top. I don't want to get too much into it, but public comments is not a time that the city council can necessarily answer questions. Um, we have laws that we have to follow in terms of what can be discussed in city business. If it's not noticed on the agenda, we can't discuss it. And so, uh, concerns that are being raised, uh, there are city staff who are here and they're very good about talking to residents and members, um, that bring up these concerns. So that's the reason why city council is not responding to uh direct questions. So we apologize for that. Uh moving on, uh we do have next uh public hearings. Um to describe this one more time so that the public is aware of this because this is somewhat of a new technique and for the city council members as well. Uh public hearings are split up into um regular public hearing items and then routine public hearing items. Routine public hearing item being those that um the planning and zoning commission has made a unanimous recommendation to the city council and the city staff's recommendation is um aligned uh with that recommendation. So the idea being that those are treated as routine because there is unanimous approval across the city and the adviserss. Uh the the non-rine items though um don't don't fall into that same category. there is either some split vote at the planning and zoning commission or the recommendation of the planning and zoning commission is different from the city staff's recommendation. So that being the case uh we'll move into the regular public hearing items. Um we will I think for efficiency purposes go through one by one uh as opposed to opening them up all at once. So let's start with item 7A. This will be open and I want to go ahead and take any comments from the public um that may be that may have anybody that has a comment on this.

Mayor, item 7 C was removed. We'll get we'll get to that. Yeah. But thank you for the reminder. Item 7 A is open to the public if there are any comments. Okay, seeing none, we will close the discussion on item 7 A. Is there a motion on item 7 A? Motion to approve. Second. There's a motion to approve and a second. There was a question to explain what item 7A is. Um, Mr. Asto.

Yes. Good evening, Mayor and Council. Item 7A is a resoning request for a portion of of land there off of Spra and Mcccle. And uh it's point it's 1.2 acres. Um the developer owns that whole corner there, the uh southwest corner of Sprag and MCL. And what he wants to do, he currently has three zonings. He has commercial off of McCall, then it goes to multif family and then it goes um to single family as you get further down west. Uh he wants to take a portion of the single family and increase his multif family. He needs it for additional parking spaces. So that's in essence what they're doing. They're carving out a little section of the single family to add to their multif family.

Okay. So did I did I hear you correctly then? This this portion that's being asked to be reszoned to multifamily, there's no new units being built on it. Correct. Well, it increases the size of the multif family. So as that increases, so does the amount of units that can be built on their track of land. So do we know whether the developer actually intends to build more units on this on this property? We do not know that, mayor. We this is just a resoning. Uh we have seen a conceptual master plan but nothing officially has been submitted to us.

I think we have somebody from the developer. Okay. I do have a question on this and so if you if you can answer that I would appreciate it but please keep it short.

Yes. Uh good afternoon mayor council Maronga representing the developer with not and hunt. Um so yes the intention for this as mayor was mentioning we are propos we have shown a master plan for the single family multif family and commercial. Um, we had reszoned previously a portion of the multif family to commercial after that was master planned. Um, now that we were looking at the parking counts, the landscaping areas and everything that's required, we realize we had to reszone an additional 50 ft from the single family to the multif family. By doing this, it does not cause us to ask for any variances on the single family or the or the multif family um, from what we have studied and what we have presented so far. So, our single family, we've already actually done an official submitt to the city for review. And the multif family, we've taken into uh design stage site planning with the architect taking into account the city codes. And so far, we haven't seen any uh anything necessitated except for these 50 ft to accommodate the parking and the green the landscaping for the lot. Um so, as you were asking, the placement of the actual buildings is centered on the lot uh as best as possible. So, it's not going to be carried over to the west or carried over to the east to the east of the multif family boundary. There's actually large transmission lines that run through this large property. Um, and so that's what also reduces our parking count a little bit. Uh, because we have to leave so much space for those islands for them to be able to maintain and operate those transmission lines whenever they need to. Um, so that's really the the reason for this request. We have master planned the entirety. We've master planned the drainage. Um, so I don't know if you have any other questions other than that.

So it so it sounds like the point is there's a multif family development. It's already been approved. It's already been zoned for multif family. This is to assist with the parking of those units. Is that right? Right. Okay. I think the only question was there going to be more apartments with the extra 50 feet being built on those 50 feet? No. But as Haime was mentioning, we we're necess necessitating the 50 feet to accommodate the parking nec necessary for the units that we have proposed. So yes and no.

And and and obviously part of the discussion is um this corner has been in trying to be developed for years and years. Could you talk about meeting with the residents? something that us as council, me personally, I always ask the developer, meet with the residents, meet with the neighborhood, come up with an agreement where both sides can can discuss their plans. You can hear the neighbors, they can hear your plans. Can you talk about that?

Right. So, uh before our planning and zoning meeting, actually, we were able to meet with some of the the neighborhood leaders uh that gathered and uh we were aware they had made a petition uh to go against our item. after we had the discussion with them in our office. We showed them the master plan, showed them broken down what it is that we're proposing, the transitions that we've made because that was one of the comments that was made of course is we have proposed several different iterations of this. Uh as time has gone by as you know you know you mentioned it the project has been trying to get started for some time. Uh and so we're explaining the changes right initially there was supposed to be 10 acres that were set aside for the multif family. We've now reduced that to 6.83 acres. So the density overall for it has actually been reduced. Um and within those 6.8 we're able to meet all the requirements that are set forth by the city. Uh same thing with the with the single family and same thing with the commercial that we have proposed so far.

Yeah. And so I want to thank you for that. Also want to thank you the fact that the single family that are going to be backyard neighbors to this development are going to have single family homes, not apartments next to them. And I want to thank you for meeting with them, working with the residents, taking their concerns. It's it's the only thing I can ask of any development. Please talk to the neighborhood and when everyone kind of meets and you know meets in the middle that that's that's all we can ask for. Thank you for Thank you very much for that. Thank you.

Any other questions, discussion, council? All right. There is a motion and a second to approve. All those in favor raise your right hand. All those opposed. Motion passes. Uh item B. Madam Secretary, consider the ordinances providing for the comprehensive plan amendment from out of urban uses to general commercial uses and the reason request from agriculture and open space AO district to commercials general CG district as described located at 11911 North I69C as requested by Monte Mayor and Pablo Ernnandez.

All right, the public uh hearing is open for this item. If there's any members of the public that would like to discuss, come on up, sir. if you can uh state your name. Yes, sir. Uh good evening, mayor, councilman. Uh my name is Juan Gonzalez, and I just wanted to give you a little bit of background on on this uh property. So, first off, I want to thank you for uh defining what why this one's here versus the uh the next one, which was the the routine items.

Routine ones. Yeah. So, obviously there's a disconnection there from what the staff was recommending um at during the commission uh zoning commission meeting, but basically this b this home has been a business since way before the annexation happened in 2013. Um we purchased the facility using a commercial contract. Uh so un unbeknownst to us obviously the city had reszoned it to agriculture. What we're trying to do there is renovate the facil the building itself renovate the sign and it's going to be used for the same purpose that it was used up until 2019 when the previous bail bond company closed down. We've acquired it and it's going to be a secondary office as well for AFAS bail bonds. That's what the science says now. And so I just wanted to uh I guess just kind of explain that we're not going to change anything. We're going to maintain the same way it was being used prior to it was being annexed by the city. And in closing also four properties south of where we're at. There's another property that uh had previously applied and already got approved for um general commercial use, which is what we're trying to do. So and I believe it was also a a bail bond company. So, the president is there and uh I thank you all for your consideration and uh once again, thanks a lot.

Thank you. Thanks, sir. Any other comments on this item? Seeing none, we'll we will close the public hearing. Uh council members, any motions? Motion to approve. Second. Motion approved in a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor raise your right hand. All oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. Uh item C has been uh removed uh at the request of the uh submitter. Uh item D, Madam Secretary.

Mr. Mayor, hope public hearing consider the ordinance providing for the comprehensive plan amendment from suburban uses to out urban uses and the reason request from residential multif family district to residential urban and town home RU as described located at 300 Dawson Drive as requested by Dawson Endeavor LLC. All right. The public hearing is now open on this item D. Any members of the public wishing to speak can step up. Come on up. If you can just say your name for the record, please.

Good evening, Mayor, Council Isa Pos with SDI Engineering, also Dawson Endeavors. We're here representing the owner, B myself. Uh we're just proposing to reszone. Actually, this is a downgrade of a zoning that it currently has. So, I think this is uh this lowers the uh density uh for the area, which I think is an improvement. I know we had during the uh uh planning and zoning some of the residents come up and kind of um raise their concerns about the density and actually we did explain at that meeting uh that we were going to be reducing it. So uh here for any uh to answer any questions. All right. Thank you. Any other comments from the public on this item?

All right. Seeing none, we will close the public hearing. Um council members, any motions? Motion to approve There's a motion to approve. Second. Motion to approve in a second. Any discussion. All right. Seeing no discussion, all those in favor, raise your right hand. All those opposed. All right. Motion passes. Uh, next item is E. Madam Secretary. Yes, sir. Mayor, hold public hearing and consider the ordinance providing for the reason request from residential primary RP district to commercial general CG district as described located at 10005 East Alberta Road as requested by Mario. All right. The public hearing is now open on this item. Anybody wishing to speak can come forward.

Is one of the ones I just wanted him to explain because I did have a call and I said I don't know anything about the east side. I know the west side. So, can you kind of explain what it is? Thank you.

Yes, mayor and council. This is a resoning request and uh they want to go from the current zoning to uh general commercial. uh that you have uh expressed to us the intent to do a food truck park at that location and uh thus requiring the the resoning. Um there was some people that showed up in opposition, some citizens that showed up in opposition at the PNZ meeting. Um however, we're recommending approval and uh PNZ did however vote 3 to three. So it did not pass. Okay. The area already calls for obviously it's right behind the Bogen Arena. So obviously there's a lot of a lot of the concern

already zone a lot of it most of them commercial I know there's event centers there and all that so but I also know there's some homes close by as well that's correct uh a lot of the concerns that were expressed were were actually for from the traffic generated by the Bogden it wasn't really on the subject site I mean it was more of the traffic generated currently by the Burogden I mean some residents showed up to express their concerns about that from my understanding I know they just sold all that property right there on on the south side of uh Berog Arena. So I'm hoping they're going to have to do the improvements of widening the road. Correct. Or or would that be part of it? That would that would be part of it. At least their portion. Correct. So hopefully there's light at the end of the tunnel with that part.

Okay. Yes, sir. Construction. Um, neighbors. Okay. for concern. concern. Well,

taxes. I've got one more thing that I had a question in black bold letters. It says on February the 12th, 2026, the planning and zot commission issued a 33 split vote resulting in a recommendation of denial. Can you explain why they seem to have a problem with this? And I wonder, do y'all ever look at those and take that in consideration? Thank you.

Short answer is yes, we do. But yes, Mr. If you can explain um from your perspective the commission's vote. I know you attend those meetings. Yes. So the vote on that evening was 3 to three. Three three members voted 43 voted against it. Uh there was a lot more opposition at that meeting than showed up for tonight's meeting. Um and that probably weighed on their decision. Um once an item is not doesn't reach a four or a majority vote, it doesn't move forward. So it doesn't get an approval. So that's why it didn't pass. Unless Ben, you have another interpretation, but that's my understanding. Ben, no, that's that's correct. When you have a when you have a tie, it's uh the equivalent of a denial. Yeah.

Right. But in this occasion, uh staff recommended approval. Can you talk about that for it? Yeah, because there's already some commercial in the area. And so I'm looking at the at the layout. There's uh empty lot and they're all going to be zoned commercial, but there's one residence in the middle and on the at which is it's going to be bordered by two commercial properties. That's correct.

Any other members of the public wishing to speak on this item? Please come on board.

You can just say your name for the record, please.

Yeah. So, Mari Sernna, I'm the son of the owner of the land. And like I mentioned last time, so I studied architecture. I teach architecture at the university level. And the biggest thing that we try to teach the students is to make a better place for the community, right? That's the whole goal. And some uh again it's my my father's land but I'm going to be the one sort of trying to help you know create this. I live like two minutes away from there. So I know the traffic that kind of is caused by you know the Verdogen which is what kind of started this whole idea of like you know let's feed this people right let's do something with this and to better the community in that way and as you mentioned hopefully there is uh changes coming to to the you know the the land itself the street itself uh but I guess my biggest concern I guess and like I said my goal here today is to be able to help the community in any way uh and if you see the the layout right I I guess my question is what is the hope for that street right because as we see right there's several commercial properties you keep going down down the road there's another commercial property there's a birden so it kind of seems and it also I think in the previous meeting it was sort of stated that the future hope for that street is already the proposed for is to be commercial right I I think and so I guess my my question we've been sort of waiting on this like without making the change to see that happen naturally and so we my my dad has been like I guess paying taxes for a couple years and so the whole the hope is to see if that's not going to change and the committee is not accepting and that's not what the city's moving forward, I guess we'll sell, right? But we kind of we were thinking that's the vision and it's that sort of prime location because it would kind of feel weird that we sell it and then in a couple years it does become commercial or you know starts going that route, right? So that's sort of my question, right? That's sort of the idea. Uh it is meant to be a food truck, but we've been again in the last conversation I did say we're trying to think bring something new to Edinburg and I've talked to different people and we thought about even having food truck in the front but having like pickle ball courts in the back like enclosed pickle ball courts or

paddle something like that. So there's something again it's not fully defined what we're trying to do. It's just we're trying to we know it's a good location. It's a good place for the community. The Bird Ogden has I think has been great. Like I said, I've been to an event, you know, constantly. Uh, and so, you know, being part of the community, giving back to the community, and that's sort of the idea and part of my hope today is just to get understanding what's the hope of that street and if not, then I guess we'll sell and we'll move forward with that project elsewhere, right? But it does seem it's a good location. How about loud music? Uh,

so that's the vision is not to have loud music. And we have other event, we have other businesses in Edinburgh already. And if you go to our businesses, we've always tried to create an environment where uh we have sort of like almost like a venue, a party venue. We don't sell alcohol and again we respect everyone's decision, but in a way we try to create a place where it's safe and things like that. And so we're bringing those morals, those ideologies. The the the previous person mentioned sold to a pastor, that pastor is still the owner. So that ideology is still being brought into the environment, this community-based place, right? which we've done in other previous businesses that we have already in Edinburgh. Uh so we're not hoping to have loud music. Uh and that's part of this process that I'm listening to the community. Again, I can't overpromise anything as to, you know, because all all these things are in the works, right? Was developing the idea and things like that. Uh but those are things we can obviously work with the community and things like that, but we're not hoping to have any outdoor concerts or outdoor music. That's part of the things that we know for sure is not in the vision or in the plan that we propose for any outdoor stages or things like that. It's everything is within a food park and in the back possibly some community pickle ball court and and closed if if correct.

Will there be sidewalks if people were going to go for a walk around? Yeah, part of the idea is there's this water feature. We were hoping that people use it as a trail. Again, we're trying to think of how it can be a walking area. people can wake up, go walk around there and things like that. It's more to be more of a walkable area. What are the time of hours, the the hours of operation that you would be having the food trucks going or

Yeah, those are the things. Like I said, I don't want to overpromise things that we haven't fully, you know, it's again, we haven't even been able to change the land to, you know, to the right zoning. So, we haven't moved fully into those things. But uh obviously right if it's family run we don't want to stay till 2 in the morning to have to close the gates and stuff like that. So we'll work through hours that kind of seem feasible to us. Um so there will be a gate over uh cover.

Yeah. So our our goal is that the the the park closes at a certain time and we will set that time not the the food truck owners. Uh because again we do want to set certain standards that every food uh truck comes they know that you know no loud music, no this be closed at certain time. That's part of the ideology that we're running behind with this food. So here you put sand and all that. So are you looking at doing some type of volleyball courts or

So we're thinking of a little lounge area kids can play and things like that. uh possibly we we thought about and again all this in development but we thought about putting a place where you can put a volleyball that can be removed and you know depending on the day and things like that. So but again something community friendly is the idea in a way that's where we're at and but thank you for your time. If you have any other questions I'll be here. Thank you. commercial. No music. Okay. Gracias.

Gracias. All right. Any other comments from the public on this item? All right. Seeing none, we will close the public hearing on this item. Uh, council members, any motions. I'll make a motion to approve. So, motion to approve. Second. Motion to approve and a second. Discussion.

Yes. And so, um, thank you for the project and I'm not ignoring the Um, is that future? Can you correct? Oh, okay. So, right now it's they would all have to be re Oh, that's why we're here with the resoning.

Yeah. So, I mean, just just to give kind of my thoughts on this. Um, so what I see is this is all most of this is agriculture, right, zoning currently. And what that tells me is is that when the city uh um annexed this property, a lot of these homes were already built, right? Because when uh when the city does these these original annexes, there's not a zoning designation that's given to them. So everything comes in as agriculture, right? On the original annexation. There's no more involuntary annexations. That's not really a thing anymore. We don't have to get into the details of all of that, but that's just, you know, what tells me when I look at this zoning map and see that, you know, the majority of it is agriculture. But when I look at the future use map, right, and this is the uh, you know, what the city has designated um, these areas to grow into to be, what I see is that on the north side of Alberta, uh, the city does intend for all of those lots to transition into commercial. Uh and then on the south side of Alberta for all of those lots to remain as residential. Um and so that you know also just kind of you tells me that um the um uh the staff's recommendation right to approve is because what's being asked is in line with what the city is planning for this future area uh of the city to grow into. Is that correct?

That's correct, mayor. uh even further south uh on that bacon land that's closer to the expressway. It's all um red which is general commercial. Okay.

Okay. Well, so I and and I understand right I mean this area is you know not far off the expressway. There's the Bogden Arena. There's already two businesses on this road in close proximity to this area that's being requested that are commercial. One of them is act is is actually zoned commercial, right, which is the event centers. But then to the east um of this particular area, there's another commercial entity there that's still zoned as agriculture, which is Valtex. Um and so there there are already commercial units uh in close proximity where this is being um where this is being proposed. So I I understand the the request right to do this. I think my only thing and just to raise just to raise this point once we zone it commercial then it can be anything right that falls within commercial that could be a food truck park it could be a gas station um right for all that we know um and I and I respect the goal of what it is that the developer is trying to do I might prefer that there would be a little bit more definition on what the actual purpose is um and that would be something that the city could potentially work with notify the neighbors make sure everybody's on the same page, right, of what of what we intend for it to grow into. Um, I would prefer I would prefer there to be a little bit more detail on what the developer actually intends to do. We see that um we see that a lot developers coming in wanting to resone a piece of property and being able to disclose to the city you more or less what it is that they actually intend to do with that property. the this being, you know, zoned not commercial, the city council, this is, you know, kind of our one pinch point of where we have the ability to influence what actually goes in this lot. Uh, and me personally, I would love to see something that's going to be successful. I agree this is a commercial corridor and I agree that they should go there, but I want to see something that's actually going to work for the residents, for the arena, right, for this area. Um, and so, you know, it's a it's a good vision, but I I personally

would like to see more definition on it. Other comments, questions from the council. Okay. All right. Hearing none. We've got a live motion and a second. All those in favor of the motion, feel free to raise your hand. Right. All those opposed. Did I miss a vote? Chase. All right, seeing as that we're going to we're going to call a vote one more time unless there's additional discussion. Sorry about this folks. It's just a procedural issue. We need to be clear right on what the vote is. Unless there's any other further discussion. Can I say something? Yeah, please go ahead.

I don't know if there's an opportunity maybe where the uh developer and the prop property owner next door maybe we if they could talk and get more of an understanding because I understand his part too and I understand the the the developer side too because I do believe it is a commercial area. But I, you know, his concerns are something that I think could be worked out. I mean, if there's a way to entertain maybe. So, any any opposition from the owner of the property to discuss with the neighbor? No opposition. Well, then I'm willing to uh retract my motion and change it to table this item to give them a chance to to work it out.

All right. No, sir. I'm sorry. We're finished with the public hearing. So, there's a motion to table. Is there a second? I'll second that.

All right. Motion and a second. Any discussion? Okay. All those in favor of the motion to table, raise your right hand. All those opposed. All right. Motion passes. Um, moving on into the next section, which is the routine public hearing items. As I mentioned, these are all items where the planning and zoning commission provided a unanimous recommendation. Um, and the unanimous recommendation aligns with the city staff's recommendation as well. Um, I will at this time open up uh any comments from the public that there may be on items A through K. And with the understanding, right, that uh if you are in favor of what's already been recommended, uh you don't need to talk very much if at all. Yes, sir.

Please. Uh, could you give us your name? Hello, the honor. Uh, my name is Victor Ku. Um, which item are you here to speak for, sir? What was that, sir? Which item are you here to speak for? Actually, oh, sorry. Actually, it would be uh 8 I 8 I. Okay, sir. Go ahead.

I don't have anything prepared, but uh we we are the neighbors of that subdivision that's going to be put there, but I heard on previous that the developer has already spoke to the neighbors and the uh people that are going to be close by. We haven't heard anything from anybody from that. Um we had a couple of concerns about we've been there for 25 years and we don't have sewer. This is my wife. Hello.

Um, we don't have sewer in our property. We have septic tanks and all our neighbors do too. And I know sewer is going to be put in. We would just like to see if we have access to that. Um, all the Rogers Road was going to be expanded. Um, it's a two-lane right now. Uh, but there are the subdivisions right there. There is going to be a subdivision right on the um, what is it? It's a northeast northeast. There's already one already developed or being developed

and now the the the one west is going to be developed but uh we haven't heard anything about you know about the developers about what's going to do what they're going to what's going to happen there. Councilman, I wanted to uh reiterate you said and what you asked one of the other developers, talk to the residents. Talk to the residents, but no one's come out to, you know, talk to any of the neighbors or us or we have concerns and we have questions, but no one's contacted or how does this is the first time we go through this. So, how does this work? Do we contact them to get our questions answered or they contact the community? Well, um the the the rules that the city has to go by, uh there's a 300 foot radius. The city has gone above and beyond that with by putting signs, so hopefully the neighbors could see. Um there was a planning and zoning board meeting. Um also, uh your concerns could have been uh addressed there. But that's what today is for. Also, you can uh formally uh let your your words be heard for the record and the council takes that. That's the only reason we found out is because we got a letter in the mail. Other other than that, we would have known that the property right smack next to us is being was sold.

There's no signs. There was no there was no signs up there, you know. Uh the only reason we found out was because we got a letter and we've been keeping track cuz this was scheduled back in February, I believe, and it was postponed to some another date and then till today. So, it had been postponed. So, that's the only reason we found out. So that's why you know we have concerns questions. So you know again you know they they address is a developer here or no? Yes they are. They are. All right. Thank you very much. You can have a seat. Okay. Thank you.

Hi. Good afternoon. Kelly Vela. I'm with Rioplex Engineering and Adrian is here with the developers office as well. Um the original planning and zoning meeting for this was actually back in January. So that might be a little bit of the confusion. Um the notification and everything was done. That meeting was held and then we've had a few changes on uh city council meetings and dates. So it's been readvertised a few times. Um we are providing sanitary sewer in our subdivision and we are connecting to the city's sanitary sewer that's being constructed on the east side of Rogers Road as part of the development to the east of us. Um, this is kind of the first actually we've heard that someone has a question for the adjacent property since nobody's shown up for any of the previous meetings. Um, but it sounds like really their only concern is the potential to be able to connect sanitary sewer, which is definitely something that we can take a look at, especially if they're the immediate adjacent property owner. Um, given that the city's requirement is that we need to extend sewer to us and through us, which means we'll have it all the way to the end of our property line. So connecting a home at the end really wouldn't be something that would be a difficult process to do and we can certainly talk uh with utilities department about that as well.

Great. Thank you. All right. I mean, could you address the the resident's concerns? They said u they didn't see a sign and uh I didn't I don't think they didn't say they didn't see a sign. They said that they didn't hear from the developer. There was a sign posted. Uh, Councilman and Mayor, I see it in the packet now. It might have fallen off. I mean, we've had windy days these past couple of of u of weeks. Uh, but it has still been there. We haven't removed any of them even though, like uh, Kelly was saying, this was uh, initiated back in January. Those times those signs are still standing, right? Yeah. I I see it in the packet. I just wanted you to address it.

And, uh, if they have any other questions, they can come by our office also. I mean, we're more than glad to help out and answer any questions that they may have. Excellent. All right. Yes, Tom. Yes, sir. If I could add a little comment on that. We'll meet with a resident right after. Uh yes. Uh we are going to be providing first time sewer for that area. This is one of our grantees for lift station 19, the extension of the line off of Rogers all the way through. So, we'll meet with the residents so they know that they'll have an opportunity to connect to that soon.

Excellent. All right. Um, any other additional comments on any of the items A through K. Yes.

Hi, good evening. My name is Lisati and this is the first time I do this. So, that's okay. Which item are you speaking on? Uh, A. Okay. A and it says four to five vote is required. So I'm not sure what that means like oh so the planning and zoning commission made a vote uh recommending uh that the act that the city council take a certain action um for the city council to overturn what they recommended. It's going to take four out of the five of us to vote to overturn it.

Oh, okay. because this this is like uh four or five blocks from the from the the court and it's like uh three blocks from 10th Street and mall and then it's it's like I mean there is like offices like one block away. So this is intended to be an office. It's not like a business. I mean an like office business. I mean, does that help or I mean like does that mean that they denied it and then it has to be approved or something? It was it was the planning and zoning uh voted unanimously to deny and the staff is recommending to deny. Okay, that's correct.

And why what is the reason? Uh Melo. Yes. Well, the primary reason is is the surrounding uses. It's still predominantly single family in that area. There is some neighborhood commercial. Um, she's correct. But those lots are typically bigger. Uh, they're not the size of this one. This one's a a smaller lot. Mhm.

Because within that block there is all houses, but like in that block, but like this is in the middle of the block. So like a block away, like in the middle of the next block is apartments, multif family. Like if I'm not mistaken, like on the back there's a spa or something. It's a business. And there Yeah. And then like uh like there is several offices like a literally a block away as well. So I don't know if that's okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right. Any other comments on items A through K.

All right. Seeing none, the public hearing is closed. Um, at this time I would ask the council to uh for a motion uh to adopt and uh accept the planning and zoning commission's recommendation. So move on items A through K. So move. Second. All right. Motion in a second. Any discussion? All right. Seeing none. All those in favor of the motion raise your right hand. Those opposed. All right. Motion passes. Um item 9A. Madam Secretary.

Yes, sir. Consider the variance request to the city's unified development code article 5 section 5.301 dedication of improvements for Palma Ranch subdivision phase 1 being a 28.20 acre tract of land out of lots 9 and 16 section 250 Texas Railway Company survey subdivision recording volume 1 page 16 county map records located at 11:01 North Alamo Road as requested by Paul Christopher Arthur. Okay. Uh on this item, the staff recommended denial. The the planning and zoning commission recommended denial. I'll entertain a motion to deny the variance request. So move. Second. Motion in a second. Any discussion on this item.

All right. All those in favor all those in favor of the motion raise your right hand. All those opposed. All right. Uh motion or variance request is denied. Moving on to item 10A. Madam Secretary, consider awarding bid number 2026-03 lift station number 19 force main realignment and sanitary improvements grant number B-24-CP- TX-2090 funded through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development fiscal year 2024 community project funding program to VCCS LLC in the amount not to exceed 1,199 813 and 15 cents and execute any documents related there too pursuant to city's ordinance and procurement policies. motion.

Second. Motion in a second. Any discussion on this item? All right. Given the amount, why don't you just describe what this is because this is actually a really great item. Please let the public know what this is. Yes, sir. Uh good afternoon or good evening. Uh my name is Herardo Carmona, director of utilities. Um so this project uh mayor and council uh we're basically rerouting the flows from lift station 19 which is there on Rogers and Clausner. Um right now it currently connects to a 24-in line that we have that picks up all the west side of the city. So we're rerouting it uh to offset that the flow from that 24in line

and then uh taking it towards M Road still in Rogers. So, the good thing about this project is uh again this is 100% uh funded um through Monica. Yes, sir. A grant uh by Monica Ela Cruz. Uh and it's going through through HUD. And so um the good thing about this also is that from uh I69C all the way to Emro, we're going to be able to provide first-time sewer. Excellent. All right. Any other questions or discussion on this item? Okay. All those in favor of the motion, raise your right hand. All those opposed. All right.

Motion passes unanimously. All right. Thank you. Uh, next item 10B. Madam Secretary, consider awarding bid number 2026-04, construction of unit 7, cell 1A, Edenburg Regional Disposal Facilities TCQ permit MSW-956C to Longhorn Excavators in the amount of 2,183, 306, and 21 cents. and authorize city manager to enter into an agreement related there too. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. All right. Motion to approve and a second. Any discussion?

All right. Hearing none. All those in favor of the motion raise your right hand. All those opposed. All right. Motion passes. Next item is 11A. Madam Secretary, consider approval of Edinburgh EDC budget amendments for fiscal year 2025 2026. Motion. Is there a motion? So move. All right. Motion. Motion and a second. All right. Any discussion on this item? All right. Hearing none. All those in favor of the item, raise your right hand. All opposed. Motion passes. Moving on to the consent agenda. Uh I will entertain a motion uh to um approve items A through I. So move second.

Motion in a second. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor of the motion, raise your right hand. All opposed. All right. Motion passes. Uh item 13A, future items. Anything requested by the council. Okay. U moving on then to item 14, executive session. Can I get a motion to enter executive session? So move second. Motion in a second. Uh any objection to the motion. All right. Hearing none, the motion passes. We are in executive session. Time now is 7:18 p.m.

Item A, consultation with city attorney. Item B, consultation with city attorney and possible action regarding contracts. Item C, consultation with city attorney regarding personnel matters. Item D, discussion and possible action regarding the conveyance exchange or lease of real property one workforce research center. Item E, discussion and possible action regarding economic development matters. Item F, discussion of duties, responsibilities, renumeration and possible action on city manager employment contract with Myra L Aala on my desk. Okay.

your board was here. All right, time now is 8:18. Uh, we are coming back into the open. Can I get a motion to go back into open session? So move. Second. Motion and a second. Any objection to the motion? Hearing none. Motion passes. Uh, Mr. City Attorney, any action required? Mr. Mayor, there are actions that or requirements for action on the executive session agenda. The first is a asking the for a motion to authorize the city manager to enter into an amendment to the economic development agreement with Guatro Noventa as per the terms discussed in executive session. Is there a motion? So move. Second.

Motion and a second. Any objection to the motion hearing? None. Motion passes. Any other action? Last one, Mr. Mayor, would be a motion authorizing city attorney to enter into a contract to renew Miss Myra Ayala as city manager. So moved. Second. Second. Motion and a second. Any objection to the motion? Hearing none. Motion passes. Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you for your service, Myra. Thank you for the opportunity to continue serving this great, amazing four-time all-America city. Appreciate it. Excellent. All right. There being no further business, this meeting is adjourned.