City Council - Regular Meeting

Yes, ma'am. Okay. Okay. Good afternoon everyone and thank you for being here. Uh it is 4:30 and today's date is Monday, Janu Oh, January. Oh my god. August August 25th, 2025. Uh Miss Anna, can you please uh establish quorum?

Yes, ma'am. Uh, Mayor Nory Garza, present. Mayor Prom Ruben Plata, present. Councilwoman Jessica Ortega, present. Councilwoman Marissa Gerlac, present. Councilman Alberto, present. Mayor, we've established quorum. Thank you. Uh, the next item is invocation and pledge of allegiance, please stand. [Music] Heavenly Father, as we proclaim September as childhood cancer awareness month, we lift up the children and families affected by this illness. We ask your blessing upon the doctors, nurses, researchers, and caregivers who dedicate their lives to finding cures and bringing comfort. We place all children in your loving care, trusting in your mercy and grace. In your name we pray. Amen.

Amen. Piance 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.

The next item is a uh conflict of interest. Nissana, has anything been filed? Yes, ma'am. Uh we've got uh the one from Mayor Pro Templata for executive session item number two relating to Simmeron and we have one from Councilman Alberto on file for item 29 relating to 10009 Highland Park. Okay. All right. Next item is uh presentations and our proclamation for this week is the childhood cancer awareness month. Mr. Hina, [Music] good afternoon mayor and city council. Today I have with me um Marita Valencia for our Greater Gold Foundation and we have a special guest. Marissa, you want to introduce him? department.

Good afternoon everyone. I'm Marita Vanessia. Um today we have Alexis Estrada. He is two years old and he is currently battling leukemia. And so I wanted to um bring him here tonight uh to thank you guys for acknowledging um childhood cancer awareness month and the children in the Roan Valley who are battling cancer and Alexis is one of them.

Thank you. He just woke up from a nap. Okay. I'll be reading today's proclamation in honor of our little ones. Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children, one in 285 children in the United States will be diagnosed by their 20th birthday. And whereas 46 children per day or 16,790 children per year are diagnosed with cancer in the US. There are approximately 40,000 children on active treatment at any given time. And whereas hundreds of nonprofit organizations and the local level including Greater Gold Foundation, Super Ramy and the American Childhood Cancer Organization are helping children with cancer and their families cope through educational, emotional and financial support. whereas sorry uh declared this the month of September as childhood cancer awareness month and encourage the wearing of yellow or gold to wear to raise awareness cancer. Now therefore, we the city council and the city of mission do hereby proclaim September 20, 2025 childhood cancer awareness and invite the community to join us on Sunday, September 7th at 700 p.m. at the mission event center there in Cherry Road. Mission marches mission march for a cure childhood cancer awareness event proclaimed this 25th day of August 2025.

May I like to make a motion to approve? Second. There's a motion and a second to ex um accept the proclamation as read. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you so much for being here and thank you for for being here and bring in your baby boy to share with us. Uh we'd like to go down and have a picture taken on this. Somebody else would like to speak. Uh

actually okay. Hi. Hi. Hi, good afternoon. I am the counselor from McGrady Elementary. We do have two students who we just learned um have cancer. One of our former students, Maverick Gonzalez, who is now a sixth grader at K White, and our our fourth grader, Ala Perez. Maverick is already stage four. Um so, it's he's we're praying for him. We're praying for both. We're just I just want to thank you for the time and the effort um the awareness that you're bringing to the community. I just we're so appreciative. Thank you.

Thank you. And our prayers are with the children at this time. Okay. Are we ready for a picture? Yes. [Music] like [Music] mama. I'll give you a little bit of [Music] Good job. [Music] Thank you. [Music] Okay, the next item is the July 2025 employee of the month, Miss Moia.

Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. We're here today to present to you the employee of the month for July. The employee of the month is Jose A. Martinez, Jr., heavy equipment operator with the sanitation department. He was nominated by Yita Pñena, administrative coordinator. Um, and the media department has prepared a video to highlight the nomination. Okay. [Music] I'm Jose Martinez. I work for the city of mission and I'm a heavy equipment operator number two for the sanitation department. I'm very proud to be uh honored and be selected as a great month for the city of mission. Awesome honor work community be appreciated by my city and I'm very happy for it. I was uh picking up a dumpster in uh Brian and when I picked it up, they had put some uh fire in there. So, my truck actually caught on fire, which I had time enough to go open it up on top of it for the fire department to contain the fire. I'm glad I have time cuz I actually had to go against traffic to go and had enough time to stop my fire. I'm I'm honored and I'm very happy cuz uh I'm from mission. I graduated from mission and I'm very happy to serve my community. I thank my uh supervisors. I'm a boss and everybody that works for the university.

Thank you so much. Thank you. I I heard about that. Mayor uh council, as you can know, uh these this equipment is very expensive. Uh with this quick thinking and training, uh we were able to save a $450,000 piece of equipment.

Wow. So, you thank them very much for that. Thank you. We're honoring. Thank you for your quick thinking. Thank you. And thank for your service. Thank you so much. We want to come up here for your picture. [Music] [Laughter] Congratulations. [Music] We know about this. It scared me scared. [Music] But they want to come over for long. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. [Music] report from our Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce.

Good evening, Mayor and Council and City Manager Mike. Wonderful activities are happening at the chamber as we continue to deliver a good program of work to our members. Uh so for the month of I'm going to give a quick re uh recap for the month of August. So let's see if this if I can get this going. Okay, perfect. Okay. So, um a couple of highlights. We did welcome a few ribbon cutting celebrations. Uh this month we do have the Cordell events. Um it is actually a new event center for small to mid um gatherings um for a capacity of up to 100 people. So, we're really excited to have them here um in the city of Mission. We also celebrated uh the milestone ribbon cutting of the Sherland uh Little Institute. It is um in addition to it being a daycare, it's also a learning center with curriculum for students. And we um are we're excited to make it official to welcome the Moon uh restaurant in Mixology to the Chamber family and celebrate their ribbon cutting ceremony. And um and we also did a ribbon cutting ceremony for tortas rises alenas. So be sure to support them if you can. And um we hosted another successful buenosis lunchon on the state of current business. Uh we couldn't do it without our panelists. So we do want to thank them once again for helping us deliver an educational program on the pulse of business. And we hosted over 240 guests which is amongst our business community. And a special thank you for our title sponsors, the Texas National Bank and South Texas Health System. We'd also like to welcome uh new members uh to the Chamber of Commerce. Among some of those are Driscoll Hospitals and the Vipers um and uh Funeralia de Lanel. And in upcoming events, we do have um several uh ribbon cutings and

milestones. Um on the 29th, we are um celebrating the Sherry Oaks Town Homes Community Pool. This is new to the area. So, we will be there to um to welcome them and congratulate them. On September 4th, in partnership with the MEEDC, we are celebrating Consuelo Behavioral Health Services. Um in September 10th, uh we're doing a ribbon cutting and uh press conference for the Mission Regional Medical Center service expansion. So, they will be um sharing with us their latest expansion. Um it's a one-time um we're really excited about it. September 18th, uh, Postnet, our local Postnet is celebrating 25 years of business here in the city of Mission. So, uh, we're really excited. Please join us if you're able to join us. And on the 30th, September 30th, we're also celebrating, um, 22 years for, uh, Takaria Odo. And they love celebrating uh, with us. So, expect that every year. Yes. And in announcements, we are still um accepting business award nominations for business uh leader of the year, business of the year, and nonprofit of the year. Um we do have our criteria available on our website and uh we have extended the deadline to submit nominations um until September 11th. So if you know of any worthy business, please uh kindly invite them to apply for the annual business awards. And of course, this is also our upcoming signature events. Uh sponsorships are available and the half tables do start at 7:50. And a kind reminder that the ballot season is coming to an end and this is for our board of directors. Uh reminder, the Mission Chamber of Commerce is governed by 15 board of directors, volunteer uh volunteer board, and the ballots are due August 26th. We mailed out the first batch of ballots. Any member who did not reach receive a ballot or we didn't hear back, we're

going to go ahead and email them a ballot. So, this way we can um have them have their vote count. And that ends my presentation. Mayor, thank you for that. Any questions, comments? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, the next uh presentation is the presentation of the proposed fiscal year budget for 2526. And this is what we're calling the final draft and good evening uh madame mayor and city council. Um the uh we've had various or a number of workshops on the proposed draft uh budget. It has been filed with the city secretary. There is a copy at the library that can be viewed. I'm going to just give you a quick synopsis on the general fund. Uh we're looking at estimated revenues for this coming year of 69,714,000 and we're looking at expenditures at around 600 68,815,000. So, we're looking about $830 uh,000 to add to the revenue uh for fund balance. We anticipate that we're going to end up fund balance next year on September 30th a little over $3 million. This year we'll end up with about 2.12.2 million. In the utility fund, uh we're looking at revenues of 26,445,000 and expenditures of of 27 million. We're going to be about 620,000. um spending more than have revenue coming in, but that's in line with our 5-year plan. Our 5-year plan, we thought we'd be about 550. Uh we've had a dr we have had a wet year this year. And uh and so and I think also with the fact that uh people are watching how they spend money, I mean spend their water because of the drought, but we have vacancies between 8 and 10%. So we should be able to make that up fairly easy during the year. On the golf course, uh we're looking at 2 million almost 2,ion5 in revenues and 2,50,000

in expenditures. We're going to end up with about 358,000 revenues over expenditures for this year. Uh in our 5-year plan, we thought we'd be 80,000 in the red, but we're lighting nine holes and as a result of opening up late at night, uh we're going to make that up and that's going to help us go ahead. We wrote off 1.8 8 million this last year and 350,000 will be transferred to the general fund to make up the 1.8 million that they still owe the general fund which is really very good solid waste. Uh we're having revenues estimated revenues of uh somewhere around $13 million and expenditures of well really it's uh revenues of 10 million8 and expenditures of 10 million1. we're going to end up with about 650,000 revenues or expenditures. Uh our five-year plan said we'd have 661 revenues over expenditures. So that is that is we're on staying on track on our 5-year plan. Uh the event center uh we're looking at at revenues of about 1.2 and expenditure of 1.1. Uh we're going to end up with 102,000 revenues or expenditures. we'll end up losing a little bit, but we're actually transferring less from the hotel motel tax and from the general fund. And so the event center is doing much better than we had anticipated. Uh all the other minor funds are doing well. Uh we are on track as we had all had improved in the five-year plan last year. The idea is to improve our financial position over several years and and we're making progress and we're following the five-year plan. And so the plan is to have the final budget adopted on uh the first meeting in September, which is September the 9th. And we're looking at a tax rate uh exactly the same thing we have now. 50 55.8 cents. I do want to say that Mission, Edinburgh, and FAR, we're all

about the same size. Just so that everybody understands where we are. So they're the same size we are. Uh Edinburg's tax rate is 63 cents. They're seven cents higher than we are. They collect about $4.3 million more in revenues than we do. And plus, they have a landfill that generates about $7 million a year net to the general fund. We don't have a landfill. Here's what's interesting. Far is their tax rate is 76 cents. They're 20 cents more than we are. That's about $13 million a year more that they collect in taxes to provide the same level of service we do. Plus, they have a a bridge. That bridge generates about $17 million in the general fund. So, taking the fact that we don't have a landfill or bridge and we have a lower tax rate, I think we do a very good job in delivering the level of service that we deliver because I think the level of service that we deliver to the citizens of Mission would be exactly the same, if not better, than what the two other communities in Hadavo County that are very similar in size. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mike. Okay. And that was just for presentation purposes. So the next item is departmental reports and those were in our packets. I move to to approve the reports as presented. Okay.

There's a motion and a second to approve the departmental reports as uh presented. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. Next item uh citizens participation. Is there anyone signed up?

All right. Thank you. The next item is our announcements. Um, Mr. Pettis or councel. Announcements. We have uh we're going to have the expanded recycling drop off ribbon cutting uh tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. on West 15th and Perkins Street. We have Operation Chill where we're going to give some ice cream out at 4:30 p.m. at 3108 North Sherry Road. We have coffee with a cop on September the 4th at 8:00 a.m. at 804 South Sherry Road. And we have the Greater Golden Foundation Walk September the 7th at 7 p.m. at the Mission Event Center. Uh just for information purposes, uh city offices will be closed Monday, September the 1st. In honor of Labor Day, uh we will be moving our city council meetings from Mondays to Tuesdays. And the reason we're doing that is that we have to now we've always been able have to give 72-hour notice for meetings. We have to post, but we could include Friday, I mean Saturday and Sunday and any holidays. We can't include those in their 72 hours. It has to be 72 hours, but working hours. So, so we have to post earlier. So, as a result of posting early, we're going to move back one day. So, our next meeting uh is going to be on the first Tuesday of the month in September and on the fourth Tuesday and it'll be same time at 4:30.

That's it. Thank you. I I'd also would like to add that on Saturday um August 30th at the Mission Event Center, we will be um participating in a uh great event. It it's the youth prayer night and we're hoping to have um over 1500 kids there. Um that's the that's the that's the hope. So hopefully you all can be there and join us. The the kids will be they are pretty much uh organizing the the evening. Uh there'll be prayer and and uh worship and um and getting ready for a new school year. So thank you. Um this meeting

uh Saturday the 30th at 6:30. Yes. Okay, that's it for the announcements uh for me. Just no comments. Comments. No,

I just uh like to say I think we've had our our first full week of school. Um I think all the citizens and residents that have been affected by the what we're doing with the traffic situation. I've driven by various hours and I think everything's running smooth. So, cheers to the kiddos and in a blessed year going forward. So, thank you.

No comments. Okay. You know, I would like to add some a little a little uh something. Brian Road finally is under construction and that's going to be an 18month project. So, we're asking for the residents to be patient. Um be very, very careful. Um again, it is an 18-month project. Um we had hoped that it wouldn't disturb school, but there was no way around it. Uh so just uh be patient and hopefully in 18 months we'll have a really nice thoroughfare between old 83 and 495 which is been we've been waiting on that project for many many years. So thank you. All righty. So then the next item is public hearing Mr. Calvantes. Mayor

city council. Good evening. The first item is a reszoning case uh from agricultural to townhouse uh district. This is on the east side of Holland uh road north of Griffin Parkway. This is this is a property uh just north of the idea public school. Um this awning to the north and is a single family residential to the west and east is a mobile home district. That's the aerial photo. So it's kind of like a remaining track between all developed and the survey signs of the property in the comprehensive plan. It calls for low density residential. The request is medium density residential. Staff feels that the property is in transition. Staff recommends approval. The planning and zoning commission held the public hearing. No one spoke in opposition to the to the resoning request, but the board had concerns that the lats will be smaller than the lots in the area. So, they recommended denial to the resoning request.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to the request? Please state your name and address for the record. Good afternoon, mayor, members of the council. Mario Reno with Melvin Hunt for the record. Um I'm here today representing Mr. Delphino Gayona. Um this this piece of par this parcel of land has a little bit of a history. Um when Delphino originally purchased it, he purchased it with the understanding that on the south side it had 100 foot easement which was shown on the survey. And through the development process, uh we were asked and required to dedicate an additional 100 ft. So from a 15 acre parcel, he's now left with 11 acres. It's kind of a unique track. Um the lot size vary, which we tried to make it work the best we could. Um the smallest lot is 37 by 100. The largest is 36 x 171. Um so you kind of got a mixed use. Um I think it's important to note that these will be detached. These will be single family homes, more of a garden home style, 1,400 ft on average. Um I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.

Okay. Thank you. Is there any property north of the school? Yes. North of Idea. Mhm. Um, is there anyone else that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Is there anyone online? [Music]

Any questions for staff? Um, just as a reminder, it was a a unanimous vote at uh at the so we would need a um supermajority in order to to to uh overturn that that vote. Is that correct?

Correct. Okay. Is is this I'm sorry. Go ahead. Can we go back to the other um slide? Is this the property that for the drainage um that we have here? You see where I'm pointing um between the school and the piece of property that can you give me the backstory on what happened there? What?

Yes. So I think J would you like to explain JP the history? Uh good afternoon mayor council. So the history on this property uh when the mission arrow got widened to its maximum capacity we had deal with the the drainage district back then as you can see that entrance right just uh to the left of Holland of that uh delineated area that's the entrance to public works that is an access easement that belongs to the drainage district. So, in cooperation with the developer, that's why they are uh donating an extra 100 feet of rideway for the drainage district and uh that's why they're losing so much land and that's what they're able to design with the piece of property that they're that they're designing right now. So that's why we're uh approving and also directing for that item to be approved as was presented

so we can have uh enough storage on the drainage system. Also as the the master plan that was done by the drainage district that was supposed to be an RFD and a regional detention facility just behind the idea school, but unfortunately that didn't get approved. So that's why we're kind of more strict with the developer to give out more of the right away for that drainage detention. And now to compensate that uh he needs to he's losing a lot of property. So that's why we're recommending approval for this uh flat and this development. So the 100 the other is along the way it add up to about four acres or more once you put the 100 all the way to on the south side.

I'm not too sure what's the the measurement amount or the total amount and Mario can probably answer that but yes it's from Holland. How much are they giving us in order for us to be able to comply or with the requirement?

So so it's out to be right about four acres. So, it's 1260 by 200. Mary, there's not any other questions. I would like to make a motion to approve. Uh, second. Okay, there's a motion and a second to approve the resoning request for R1T uh for lot 27-5. All in favor say I.

I. All in oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5-0. And thank you very much for that for cooperating with that drainage. Uh yes uh project that it always helps everyone in the in the area. So thank you so much.

Uh thank you engineer. Yeah. Okay. Mayor, if I may, that would be ordinance 5697. Yes. 5697. Thank you. Thank you, Anna. All right. Next item is a resoning from a single family residential district to General B's district at the northeast corner of River Oak and Griffin Parkway. It's a small lot, so it will accommodate a small business. A lot of the properties in the area are own general general retail districts that accommodate the small businesses. So, it's a it's vacant next to a residential subdivision. That's from the subdivision plot. And that's the lot from the original subdivision plot. And it's currently vacant. The the owner is interested in in setting building a business. Not sure what he what he's going to do. Uh it could be a used auto sales or something uh similar. [Music] in the comprehensive plan for commercial. No one spoke in opposition and PNC recommended approval unanimously.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Any anyone here wanting to speak in favor or in opposition? Is there anyone online? Are there any questions?

Motion to approve. Second. Okay. There's a motion and a second to approve the resoning request from R1 to C3 U at lot 19 block 3 Oakwood estate subdivision. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5-0.

Next item is a condition and that I'm sorry and that is ordinance number 5698. Okay. So the next item is a condition of use permit for a home occupation which is a nursery in a property own agricultural. Uh this is along on the south side of mile three uh kind of east of inspiration. There's a home in it's a large property. There's a home kind of in the middle. So he has some land between the house and and mile three where he would like to sell plants. [Music] And that's where he would like to do the

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Yes. Please come forward and state your name and address for the record. Hello. Uh my name is Antonio. Uh my address is 1711 West Mar 3 Road Mission, Texas. I'm I'm the owner of the property and I'm for it.

Okay. Very good. Thank you. Anyone else would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone online? [Music] Okay. Are there any questions or comments or a motion? I would like to make a motion, but if it's okay with the rest of the council, I mean, I would like Can we make that live with you? I mean, I know this is about the third request for the third time.

No, it's the first time, but you can make it longer. Uh, the recommendation is one year. This the first time that they come to us. This the first this the first time. Is this your first time? They used to have a notary and the insurance office that was done in 2022. So now for nursery no longer has the insurance.

So this is for what? One year. That's a recommendation from staff and PNC. Maybe two years. We need more people selling plans. Yes. Or three years. Three years. Years. Yeah. Yeah. Or it can be life and then with the understanding that it can

change ownership. I mean or with the understanding that it can be revoked. So you could you could change it to life of the use and it's not transferable. Correct. Right. And it would be transferable. Yeah. So if it's okay, I would like to make a motion to make it a life of use. Yes. With those conditions. Correct.

Or it is not transferable and is all the other conditions apply. Okay. Yes. So there is a motion second and a second to approve the conditional use permit. However, making it a life of use with the standard U recommendations as far as uh non-transferable and could be revoked if necessary. All in favor say I. I.

All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 50 and that is ordinance number 5699. Next item. The next item is a conditional use permit for a home occupation which is for the sale of firearms. Uh this is at 1706 Sunstone Drive at the corner with Tulip Avenue close to mile two through. Uh this one for this one there was a position from the surrounding property owners. Four people spoke in a position concerned about a business in the neighborhood and as as a result the planning and sun commission recommended denial to this uh conditional use permit. He did the applicant did submit some letters of support from other owners but four people spoke in opposition during the PNC public hearing and PNC recommended denial.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? And and please state your name and address for the record. My name is Chris Anderson and I live at 1706 Sandstone Drive and I'm the individual um asking for a conditional use permit. Um, I did have an opportunity to speak at the uh the planning and zoning board and um the there were still some concerns and and things that my my some other neighbors had and I was hoping to have a little time to hopefully clarify that. Um I first off I want to emphasize that I'm not buying or selling or transferring actual firearms. The company that we have um is currently based in Ohio where we're currently manufacturing firearm accessories. None of these are actual firearms or just attachments that go onto them. Um our um we primarily sell to gun shops and custom rifle builders. We don't do a lot of direct public sales and I know my neighbors uh some of them had concerns about additional traffic and safety. Uh safety is uh very important to us and I know I did supply some uh safety schematics. We have already in in my home um cameras on all angles of the house. They report to the cloud. Um, I've got uh we put in a uh a plan where the safes would be. Um, and these these units are are not big. They're about the size of a roll, the center of a paper towel roll. Um, but uh you know what what I'm really seeking to do here is to work with the local gun shops and rifle builders in this area

and provide them the same service that we do in Ohio. So, what I'm asking for is when I when we would receive an order from a a gun shop or a custom rifle manufacturer, the unit would be designed, produced in Ohio, and then it would be mailed to me. And you know, with the laws they are, for it to be received by me, I have to have an FFL.

You have to have what, I'm sorry, an FFL, a federal firearms license. Okay. And that's what I'm applying for here because now that I'm no longer in Ohio, the class 7 that we have there doesn't apply to this address. So um you know the neighbors were worried about traffic and things like that and I also submitted my business hours which I had to put something down from my understanding and I put down on a Fridays from 5 to 6 by appointment only. So this isn't going to be a location that's open to anyone to just walk up and do business. This is a a very uh niche market that isn't, you know, a brickandmortar style uh business. So, what I'm what I would like to do is, you know, is have the permission to be able to just receive a unit and sign for it and follow all the appropriate laws and then take it to the final, you know, destination, whichever shooting range or gun club or custom rifle manufacturer has ordered it. It's not a uh people coming here and approaching me doing business. It's it's more I'm approaching gun ranges and other firearm manufacturers with service which we could provide which is very unique in our market. It's a they're they're highly customized devices, very personable to the individuals. We do a lot of uh engraving. We do um a lot of laser markings. We can put pictures and designs and and things like that. So, it's, you know, these aren't your traditional firearms. And I just wanted to clear that up. And if there's any questions, I'm more than happy to answer. Okay. And again, you know, all of our security uh layouts and where the cameras are and how they record and all that is in my my documents.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Yes. Can you hear me? Okay. I'll we'll take the person online. Yes. This is Deborah Flores and I live at 1619 Sandstone Drive. We purchased our property there about 6 to 7 years ago and it said residential and my biggest fear is that he says that he's going to be fixing the firearms there, but the fact that it will be approved by city council or I'm hoping that it'll be denied is that it will he will have traffic there. Just because he he says that he'll be there from certain hours doesn't uh stop someone else that might need that firearm or whatever from going into the property. We are residential property. Once you open up that can of worms to say, "Okay, you can run a business from your home." Then the next person might want to be fixing his cars and the people across the street that fix nails are going to want to be fixing nails at their home and we're going to have people coming in and out. But my biggest concern is that we live along the border and uh they are, you know, in need of firearms and they might decide, I don't care how much of a of security he might have that they're going to breach that security and and cause harm not just to, you know, the neighbors around there, but to himself as well and his own family. And that's our biggest concern. And I'm um in opposition to this. And I know that there's others in the, you know, in our neighborhood that are also in strong opposition. And uh I just wanted to make sure that I'd voice my opinion on this because it is a residential area and I feel it should stay a residential area.

Okay. Thank you. Yes. Is there anyone else online? Uh Miss uh Anna, I'm this is Amy Teahina. I live at 1700 Sunstone Drive. I live two houses or three houses down from Mr. Anderson and I'm also in opposition to this. We did buy our house there over 10 years ago. It is a residential area and I feel that a business if he wants to run a business he needs to run a business and go rent somewhere and not be running another business out of their home and put us in you know danger and it is a safety issue and I am concerned because one thing is said actions speak louder than words and he may say oh well it's not going to be inconvenient or we're not it's only from this hour to this hour but I am not okay with having that traffic and people bringing their guns to get, you know, their accessories. It it we're we live in a residential home and we should be safe in our homes. So, I am also in opposition and I agree with Miss Flores on this. We should be able to be safe in our homes in our residentials. And if somebody wants to have a business, then they should run a business elsewhere, not in our rental residential area. So, I'm I'm opposed to this as well.

Okay. Thank you. Is there anyone else online? No. Okay. I think we've got someone here that's wants to come. Please state for come forward and state your name and address for the record. My name is Arur LMA. I live at 3112 Tulip Avenue. I live, you might say, right across the street from Mr. Anderson. I've known Mr. Anderson for a little over a year and a half since he already moved into the property. I don't believe that he there's he has any intention of bringing harm to our neighborhood in any shape or form. Again, he's not selling firearms. He is selling or he is producing an attachment to a firearm. Um, again, I've known him for many years. I am a gun owner of myself. You know, uh, everybody has a right to to own their their guns. As far as a conditional use permit, there are many people out there that have conditional use permits and are running businesses out of their homes. So, I'm in favor of Mr. Anderson having his up approved today through your council. Thank you.

Okay. Thank you. All right. Is there anyone else that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Yes, I would. Did I hear something? Yes. Yes. I would like to

address voice opposition as well. Yes. My name is Ismael Kino Flores. I live at 1619 there in Mission, Texas 78574. Mayor, members of the council. I uh call in in opposition because weapon any addition that is going to be added to the weapon. I don't know of anybody that adds stuff to their weapons to make it to make it less, to make it shoot less, to make it look worse. Uh everything you add to a weapon is for a purpose. Whether it's a silencer, whether it's whether it's a sponge, whether whatever it is that they're going to add is to make the weapon bigger, better, faster, and more dangerous. And if you are like anybody else, is my car ready? Is my are my pants at the seamstress? Are they ready? So, you will create traffic. And then we have traffic now that cuts across, but it's not traffic that's coming to bring something or to take something out that should not be in the neighborhood or is because we have a right to own. But this type of business, there's plenty of uh storefront businesses in the city of Mission who are more than willing to accommodate him at 400 ft², 1,000 square ft, or whatever he needs. and that the city the city can be able to monitor them whether it's the PD, the fire department or whatever because we don't know exactly what is what type of addition or add-on is going to be added to that weapon. So I I rise and I call in in strong opposition that this one that it be you follow the recommendation

planning and zoning and two I ask for your consideration that you vote this matter down. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else on it? [Music] Okay. Any comments, questions for staff?

I know we had some approved some, but I don't think there's been many opposition. So, due to the opposition in the recommendation of the president and son, I recommend denied. I I I actually do have a question. I just want to confirm there will be no firearms. It is it is merely um The things that we produce have zero moving parts. They do nothing more or scar. [Music]

Yeah. Um they're they're not act I mean they're they're not guns. They're they're they're not they are inanimate tubes. Um we primarily sell to uh precision rifle shooters. Um so it's a lot of target target uh equipment and accessories that uh you know that market they they really strive for a a precisionmade um piece of equipment that meets the standards and levels required for that elevated shooting. Um, like I said, there there won't be any firearm like actual shooting working firearms for sale at my location. I won't have people coming to get set device. I would take it to them. And the majority of our sales run through firearm shops themselves to where I just deliver it to the their location and then their customer picks it up from there.

Okay. Thank you. Okay. And and yes, given given the opposition, I think that there are, you know, storefronts that could handle this type of business should should you decide to pursue that. Um, so I I agree um with PNZ's denial of this purpose.

Okay. Second. Oh, you already made a motion. Yes, that's a second. Okay. Um, what concerns me is that the permit is actually for uh home occupation for the sale of firearms. That that that's what's concerning to me. So, I'm going to I'm also agreeing with the with the motion and the second in place. So, I'm going to call for a vote. All in favor say I. I.

All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Next item. [Music] The next item is a condition use permit for an outdoor paracourt and other recreational activities for the IMGN park at uh this is on uh on Ragland south of business 83. Uh this is this is a condition use permit that has been in place for a while. Uh the applicant has made a lot of improvements to the property. So there's you have the outdoor soccer field and the paddle courts. Um we haven't had any complaints from the surrounding property owners. So we're recommending a two-year conditional use permit and PNC recommended the same thing.

Okay. Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Is there anyone online? No. Okay. Are there any questions? Mayor, I move to approve.

Okay. There's a motion, a second, and a second to approve. May I have a question on this type of property? Why do we only give um a couple of years instead of life of use? We could I mean I mean I think it is a an area that our constituents can go and have fun at.

It's a definitely a family place. Yeah. Uh so you could instead of two years you can make it life of the use. Yes. So I can ratify my motion and make it on a life life of and the applicant will really like that. Yes. Okay. I know there's been a lot of money invested in there.

Yeah. And he's made a lot of improvements to the property. It's a really nice family place. Uh he did ask for life of the use. Uh we recommended two years. I visited the property not to go play but just to go to go play to go to go exercise.

Okay. So, are you amending your motion? I amend the motion to all life for use. Okay. And are you okay with second? Yes. Second. Okay. So, there's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit for life of use. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5-0.

Next item. Ordinance. Oh, 56 5700. Sorry, you got to keep me in line on it. Yeah, thank you. So, the next item is a conditional use permit to allow a mobile food unit which is at Danny's place. This is at the recently completed food truck park on at Tom Landry as west of Perkins. So, the park has been completed. This is the first mobile food unit that is proposed to go in there. [Music]

So, that's the the unit. What's it called? Danisa. Danisa. Please smoke. Smoke and grill. No. [Music] So, we're recommending a one year. Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to this request? Is there anyone online?

Okay. Are there any questions or comments for staff? I move to approve. Second. Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as presented. Um that would be ordinance number 5701. All in favor say I.

All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. This one is is the second one in that same uh food truck park. And this is going to be marked as Michael Burgers.

Okay. Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone online?

Is there a motion? I move. Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as presented for Martha's Burgers and More. That would be ordinance number 5702. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5 Z. Next item.

This a renewal of a conditional use permit for a mobile full unit which is a Fiesta hot dogs. This is on Inspiration Road south of business south of the expressway. It's part of a commercial plaza. [Music] And so that's the model food unit. We haven't had any complaints from the neighbors. So we're recommending for two years. Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to this request? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Is there anyone online?

No, ma'am. Are there any questions? I the owners here. The applicants and the council are here. I have been to the property. So y'all don't mind. I would like to see we can do instead of two years or one year if they needed some improvement. I mean I ran the area.

Yeah. Okay. Is there anything in particular that they you want? I think on um because they they put set they set up tables. I think it's kind of close to to Inspiration Road and um I mean there's kids running around there. I mean they can easily run to the street.

I think he needed to the landscaping. He needed some work. I think I even called the city and got somebody to go and clean up the place. I mean I mean I think if you want to have a place to eat, I mean it needs to be clean. It's my personal opinion. Would you like to have some fencing to to

I I think it's kind of dangerous, mayor, to have it where there's no if there's a child running around there can easily run into into inspiration, which is a lot of traffic on inspiration. Am I correct? We could ask for uh some sort of fencing.

Yes, you can as parts. Could we approve without them eating there? Like if they pick it up and be You can add conditions as you wish. Can you go back? I think they put up fencing because people do like to go to to sit, but

I mean it does. I like the idea of the fencing. Mhm. Can we go back to that picture of the

Oh, yeah. I think the fencing is but yeah, you can definitely add to the list of conditions and it might not be their fault, but if you go back to the picture, there was about a lot of trash being done right next to the facility on the south side and I know I caught the city that it did look really messy when I went.

Okay. Okay. So would you like to make that motion for one year and for one year and required to have some fencing if they want to have people eat there and no tables? No tables and I mean if you put the fence in we're okay with all just one year and then fencing um as soon as possible.

Right. Okay. And I think you need to I mean you are planning and zoning. I would like for y'all to go and see the facilities before you bring it to us because some of these places, I mean, this is an eating location. So, they need to be clean. They need to be I mean, make it attractive and clean for the citizens.

Okay. So, the motion is to approve for one year and to um add an additional request or requirement of fencing. Is there a second? Second. There's a motion and a second. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. And that's ordinance number 5703. Next item.

This a renewal for a ride drive-thru service window at Dax Snacks. Uh the property is on 18 North Sher Sherbach Road almost with the at the intersection with business 83. We haven't had any issues with the props surrounding property owners or with the city officials. So, staff recommends a life of the use.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to this request? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Is there anyone online? There's any questions? I move to approve.

Second motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as requested. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5-0. And that is ordinance number 5704. Next item

is a renewal of a conditional use permit for an event center at the uh named the Cordell events uh 2402 street south of Griffin Parkway on the east side of Sherry Road. No alcohol proposed in this event center and we haven't had any complaints. So we're recommending staff is recommending a two-year conditional use permit.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? come forward and state your name and address for the record. Hi, good evening, Mayor, Mr. Pettis, city council, and staff too. Uh, my name is Julen, 282 Fort Brown, Edinburg. Um, it's crazy how fast time flies, but uh, so this is a year renewal. Um, we've had uh, six events so far. uh the concerns that planning and zoning had about parking. Um they actually did um some homework with some of the other neighboring businesses. So all that's been ironed out

and so it's been it's been good. So I appreciate y'all and the trust that you had in us and okay in giving us our permit. Thank you. Thank you. Would anybody else like to speak in favor or in opposition? Is there anyone online?

No. Are there any questions? I move to approve. Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as requested. All in favor say I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5705. Right. Yes. Okay. Next item. So we have a a request for some parking within city right away. And this is for the water water for Gardens retirement community. Uh their their property goes all the way to Betty Drive and they don't have a lot of parking. So they're requesting an opportunity to pro to have some parking in the back of the property within the rightway. So that's the the diagram that they miss. Lucille provided. And so that's the rightway where they would like to uh put like a parking lot for to have parking for the employees.

Okay. And staff recommends approval. We did send notices to the surrounding property owners in case anybody had any objections. Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? I would

please state your name and address for the record. Patrick McKenna, 2207 Betty Drive, 22 East Griffin Parkway, where I have Waterford Gardens Assisted Living. I've been there 25 years as well. And I have a park in the back that's part of the conditional use that I've had that they extended like a lifelong as long as I'm there. And we already park like my car and my assistant, we already park there because you get the two driveways going in. But to the right, I have plants and trees. And so my other assistants park on the road because there's if you if you look, there's nobody there except Dr. Shaw. And um so instead of being in the road, we like to be able to pull it up and still landscape the way we do, but be able to have them pull up off the street.

Okay. So that's what we're asking for. Thank you very much. All right. Anybody else in would like to speak in favor or in opposition? I would. Is there anyone online? Yes, please. Yes, ma'am. Yes. Okay. Please state your name and address.

Patrick McKenna, 2207 Betty Drive. I live at uh the lot three on that map there. I purchased my property there about 5 to 6 years ago. And my concern is we're in a residential neighborhood. And as of right now, it has the aesthetics of that. And it was that way when I purchased the property as well where they have a fence up because you really can't see their business. They do the vegetation out front, which is nice. It's maintained. But my concern is putting that into a parking lot. It's going to give a different aesthetic to my neighborhood. It'll make it harder for the resale value on my home as well, whatever point I may go to reach to sell my house. I do have concerns about litter travel as well, getting more people back there. I've lived before near public roads and businesses where it's a pain picking up trash off your lawn that blows along. It's like if you go to Shaw Eye Center, a lot of that stuff gets caught in their fence on their side. It doesn't come into my lawn. Um the other bit is there's a sidewalk that crosses through there that people use and walk along exercise everything else. If they create that parking there, I'm not sure how well the access will be able to continue for that as well either. So, I'd like to vote in favor of no if that's on my recommendation.

Okay. And I'm sorry I didn't get your name for for the re My name is Patrick McKenna. Okay. From 2207 Betty Drive and I am the lot three on that plot map there. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else online?

Uh yes. Uh Mr. Timmons. Yes. Yes. Did you uh wish to speak? I'm sorry. Could you repeat, please? Yes, sir. Did were you wanting to speak on this particular agenda item?

Yes, I Yes, I would like to speak. Okay, you can go ahead now. Um my concern my concern is is uh what happens to the sidewalk uh in that area. again to to to kind of repeat uh some of the things that uh Patrick said, this is a a residential uh area and uh codac area which uh you know you would usually afford some some limited uh traffic and uh the point the point being is is that also also value of home. The point being is is is the Waterford Gardens has been there for many many many many months. Uh and they and they they are parking there. There's there's also all of the parking curbside parking on the east side of our of our of our street along the fence there. And also they have always used that the codac the turnaround area to you know directly pull into the c curb. So you the the vehicles have always been there with um uh service people, repair people, employees, all all of these the these things are there. And uh I'm not quite sure what the uh what has changed and what the necessity is of uh of of of building a parking lot there. And and also also uh the area the area is a is a residential area and it looks like a residential area. And right now today, the the the

backside of of of Waterford's property, um it's it more or less blends in with uh with the neighborhood and and uh to build a to build a you know, a concrete um parking lot with the possibility of losing our sidewalks uh in that area. Um, I'm not I I I just sort of disagree with that. Um, you know, I walk I walk I walk that that that area, you know, twice a day with my with my dog and also other area other other people from around this area walk down through there. So anyway, again, I I disagree with uh with changing the looks of that that particular uh part of our of our neighborhood, our community. Okay. Thank you so much.

You're welcome. And thank you. Anyone else? No. No. Okay. Do we have a um Oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead. Yes, absolutely.

Um I don't know if we can go back to I am Mark Polia. I am the contractor for this uh project. I don't know if we can go back to where it shows the uh Google view of the area so we can show. I think they're viewing it as a parking like kind of like a parking lot. We're just doing a little small extension to the actual driveway that exists already. So, if you can see right there, that driveway exists. All we're doing is just expanding to where all the weeds grow. Um there's cars, as you can see there, that already parked. It's a dead end. Uh really has no further use or you know where cars go to the right, go to the left. It's only two, three employees. The property is really nice. I don't know if you guys have ever been there, but the actual back part is connected to the front part, which is 1522 Griffin Parkway, which is where Waterford Gardens is at. So, the back area, they use it. Uh, it's a beautiful um, you know, landscaping. There's a there's a pond, and this is where uh, the residents spend, you know, their time, their free time uh, in the backyard. Uh so like I said, like I mentioned, it's really not a turning into a parking lot. It's just a small extension of the existing uh driveway that's already there and where the employees I'm saying Lucilio or her assistant go in through the back door and have access to the front. It's not going to obstruct anyone. is not going to make any, you know, uh, change from what's already existing right now, which I don't think the city has had any complaints as far as them going through the back. It's just a little small extension to the driveway.

Mayor, can I have a ask a question? Yes, I have a question for you. Yes. Okay. So, does the fence open with a clicker or what? The fence o it's it's an actual door where they walk in through the back. So, they actually park there and then they walk. Yeah. The thing is that they're parked on the kind of like on the pulack.

They're parked on the street. They're parked on the street and and doing what you're planning on doing is you'd be getting the the the the vehicles out of the street. Well, the thing is that in the driveway there's there's a two-car driveway already. Right. So, they actually would be parking in the driveway instead of in the street, right? Is that correct?

Makes sense. And where would the fence go? No, the fence stays the same. We're not moving anything. We're not extending the fence in or out. We're not touching the fence at all. And so the vehicles will be parked behind the fence. They will be parked on the interior of the property on the exterior. Yes. The exterior.

The exterior of Yeah. Cuz the existing the existing driveway right here is right here. Right here. Yes. This is the existing driveway. Are you going to remove those trees or what? Those trees are going to go down. Yes. So you're going to move the fence? No. No. No. We're not moving the fence. It's basically where you see But if you move the fence and have the cars park inside. The thing is that as soon as you move as soon if we move the fence, there's an actual pond there. There's a there's an existing pond right now.

Is the fence on the property line? Yes, it's already on the property line. So you from the sidewalk you're going to from the same I think if we go back to the same to the draw drawing that's there. So that's the proposed area. If you see there's that one right there. The existing driveway is already there. Basically, the uh the lined area is the proposed area where we're just extending the small driveway to.

Will the back of the cars block the sidewalk cuz that's one of the things. Yeah, that's that's the concern that I'm hearing from the residents. Yes, they they will block it. But like I said, if they're in the actual driveway. So, you're asking if if the fence would be moved. It can be moved. Can it go any further? Much more than five to six feet? No. Because we removed like a hundred trucks of dirt because we had all the flooding from the houses in that neighborhood.

So, we did all that. So, that that's why we created the park is because we had the flooding issue. So, now the only thing we're asking is, you know, when you buy a piece a lot, you can actually pull your cars up like a driveway. So, that's what we have is two. Then I landscaped all the trees that you see there. I landscape that for the neighbors. So right now all I'm asking is in that area if I need to to make sure that they can walk up the sidewalk I can move the fence in five or six feet anymore I can't because it goes down into the park but I can go five or six feet so that the the two extra cars or the three extra cars that can go in will go in and still have and the trees that I landscape with I'm going to do more and different coming down behind Dr. Sh. backside they never did what they were supposed to and finish the sidewalk as well. So that's the situation, but that we have more cars, I think.

Okay. Yeah. So basically, you're going to take the cars that are parked right now on the sidewalk on the east side. They'll be parked like a driveway and the back of the car will not block the sidewalk, right? And that's what the whole purpose and I and I think that's the the the biggest concern. And and as long as as as that does not happen that you don't block the sidewalk so that the residents can have you know access to the sidewalk at any time I think that would work.

So you're going to fence in a little bit. So you would have to move it a little bit down. Yeah. But you can so that that way correct the residents can still walk on the walkway and you won't park on the street. Correct. And it's not it's not a lot of cars and it's not a parking lot. It's just you know you already get two driveways for your house. I just want to put for the property is to put the two more that are parked behind them. That's it. I don't want the rest of my employees there. It's just the two.

Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Any other questions or concerns or comments? I would not mind making a motion to approve subject to those recommendations that we take care of make sure we do not

block the sidewalk. So whatever I know Lucio is a good citizen of our community and I show walk with the name. I second that motion because I've known Lucille for a long time and your property is just beautiful. So I know you're just going to beautify that area.

Okay. Any other comments? No. All right. Discussion? No. All right, we're ready for a vote. And um all in favor of approving the resolution with the um condition of the um uh improvements not to block the sidewalk. And I think that was the only one, right, Reuben?

Yes, ma'am. Yes. Um all in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. U 5-0. And that is resolution number 1999. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. The next item is consent agenda. We have items number 18 through

27 through 28. May I move to approve the consent agenda item from items number 18 through 28. Okay. There is a motion to approve the items. Um

second and a second. Um, and we're not pulling any of those items. So, it is actually item again number 18 through 28. And that would be um approval of resolution number one. No, 2000.

2000. 2000 on item number 23 and ordinance number 5706. 5706 on item number 27. All in favor say I.

I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5-0. All right. Thank you. Next item are approvals and authorizations. Item number 29. Mr. Svantes. So there is a property here on Highland just north of business 83. Uh there's a proposed uh development on this property. uh the properties is is very small to accommodate the parking requirements. It's just outside the the central business as you know in the central business district we do not require parking for for new business. This property is just outside of that. There is additional rightway where the developer is proposing to have the parking. So the proposal is to have the parking similar to the property to the south in the additional rightway that we have on Highland Park. Uh to require off- streetet parking makes the project just not feasible because of the maneuvering area that is required for the parking spaces. So there you have the letter requesting the variance. Uh the the agent for the applicant cited citing other other properties in the area that do not have off- streetet parking. [Music] And there's the map of the central business district. This property is just just outside. So it could have been part of the CVD and not not be required parking. So staff recommends approval. Planning and zoning commission also recommended approval to the variance request.

Okay. Thank you, mayor. I would like to make a motion to approve based on the recommendation of its staff and the planning and signing board. Okay. Is there any discussion or a second?

Um second. We Yeah, it's got to be it's got to be just left. Okay. Second. Yes. So, did you second? Yes. Second. Okay. So there is a motion and a second to approve the uh variance as presented. All in favor say I. I.

All oppose say no. Uh that's a three for yes and one abstension as Mr. Villa has submitted his conflict on that. So motion passes. Thank you. Next item

is the plat approval for Elmagro subdivision phase one which is a very large subdivision that is a mixed uses between Analdua's Parkway and Conway. It has a combination of single family labs, townhouse labs, some lots for apartments and some labs for businesses. Uh this subdivision has been in the works for for a long time and is is finally complete and is ready for recording. Mayor, I move to approve as requested as recommended by staff and planning and zoning board.

Second. There is a motion and a second to approve the flat for Elmagro subdivision phase one being 176 acres. So yes, that is a huge subdivision. Uh um all in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. That's 5-0 and congratulations to you guys. Thank you. All right, next item.

So, uh, Junior Supermarket, uh, is a is they have several supermarkets in in here in Hidawa County. Mr. Felix Chap Chavez purchased a property at the corner of Dufing and ThreeMile Road, which is FM1924. He purchased this property several years ago. Uh this is outside the city limits in our ETJ. Uh Mr. Chavez is is ready to build his supermarket with the commercial plaza that that plazas that he builds next to his markets and he would like for this for his project to be uh inside the city limits of of mission to uh so he's requesting annexation to for the annexation to be contiguous to the city limits. the the rightway of 3M road will need to be annexed with this uh property. I check with text and text has no

uh yes yes that's the survey of the property the letter from Mr. Chavez requesting annexation. So he's excited about his project and being in Denver for his project, his next supermarket to be in the city of Mission.

Yes. Very good. Mayor, I'm going to approve. Second. And I think Mr. Shel, Mr. Welsh would like to say a few words. He's the CEO for Okay. Florida. Sure. Hi. I'm Joseph Welsh. I'm the president and COO of FEMA Enterprises DBA Juniors. Uh we're excited about our first store admission. Uh hopefully it'll be the first of many. Um we um are here uh starting the process and that would be the um annexation so we can get the services. We may need the fire and water and police out there occasionally. Uh but mostly to say we're proud of being part of the community. Uh Mr. Chavez is a constituent of yours. he lives in Mission and um anyway look forward to working with everyone and uh Techlo and his team have been awesome uh on the economic development thus far and uh that's it. What I would like to do is call up Dr. Elizabeth Chavez, a second generation grosser, and have her introduce her family and our associate. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. [Music] Good evening, distinguished mayor, council members, and staff. Thank you for this opportunity to address you this evening. My name is Dr. Elizabeth Chavez, and I serve as a VP of development and community engagement at Junior Supermarket. I am joined this evening by our owner, Mr. Felix Chavez. um the VP of finance, Miss Julie Chavez. The HR director, Miss Michelle Teres, she is a third generation uh grosser. Um as well as our project manager, Miss Theresa Teresa Bonitz. I'm here to familiarize you with the junior's name. Mr. Felix Chavez Jr. and his loving wife of 54 years, Miss Maria Chavez, have led the Junior Supermarket family since they opened their first location in 1978. They have owned and operated the business since they began as the only employees working tirelessly to provide the community lovingly known as Lasilpas with Barbakoa and basic groceries. They have turned the Junior's Supermarket into a household name here in the Rio Grande Valley. In 1981, Junior's Supermarket opened their first brickandmortar location on the corner of Dicker Road and South Cage in Far Texas. The Chavis family now owns and operates nine location uh locations, pardon me, in Idalgo County. Three in Far, one in San Juan, one in Alton, two in Edinburg, one in Pengas, and one in Idalgo. and we have provided gainful employment to over 500 employees. Uh since Juniors has done business on the premise of quality goods while keeping our prices affordable for all members of our communities. We have also been fortunate to be actively engaged with the citizens of our communities by providing generous contributions to various nonprofit organizations and schools because

Juniors cares. We have been blessed to stand the test of time and have been able to stay relevant in the 956 and we are proud to be the last independent grocery chain still standing. That said, we appreciate your consideration in our petition and we would ask that you continue to help support local businesses. God bless you. [Applause]

Are we ready for a vote? Yes, I'd like to make a motion. Second. I'd like to make a motion to approve that. Yeah, we got excited. We forgot we needed to take care of that. So, there is a motion and a second uh to authorize our city manager to sign an um annexation service agreement um for Junior Supermarket. We're truly truly truly happy and excited to have you um in the city of Mission. So have being said, that being said, we're going to take yes, we're going to take a picture, but we're going to take a vote first.

All in favor? I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. And again, thank you so much for coming to Mission. Thank you. We look forward to many more stores in our city. So, we're going to take a picture really quick. You want to go down there or up here? [Music] Thank you so much. [Music] [Music]

Oh, no way. Okay, that's awesome. [Music] Yes. Yes. Yes. We got you in the middle. [Music]

Thank you. [Music] Thank you. Again, I'd like to congratulate the Chavis family and and yes, you are the last standing last man standing on on these familyowned businesses and y'all are doing so well and uh uh best wishes always and congratulations again. Thank you. Okay. What do we have next?

Mhm. Okay. 32. Next item is item number 32. I'm going to grab a Coke for this. I need some caff. Good afternoon, council, mayor. Mr. Pettis. Item number 32 pertains to the discussion and action on the proposed 2025 tax rate. Uh to take a record vote and schedule a public hearing. This is going to be for the fiscal year 2526 in accordance with the Texas property code. City council must pro propose a tax rate for the city of mission and publish notice of property tax rates by September the 1st. The notice provides information about tax rate rates using according in adopting the current tax year's tax rate. The no new revenue rate would impose the same amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties and tax in both years. In most cases, the voter approval rate is the highest tax rate a taxing union can avoid without holding an election. If the proposed rate exceeds a no new re revenue rate but does not exceed the voter approval rate, one public hearing is required before the adoption of the arate. The calculated no new re no new revenue tax rate is 0.5349 per $100 valuation. The calculated voter approval tax rate adjusted and adjusted is at 0.5590 per $100 valuation. The current tax rate is 0.5580 per tax valuation public hearing scheduled uh for September the 9th of uh 2025 and it'll be published in the progress times. Uh so we're I'm just basically seeking council approval on the rate that they want to adopt and we'll take a vote on the next meeting of September the 9th for the record. So,

thank you. 5580. That's I believe that's correct. That's right. 55.80. The same rate that we have currently this year will be the same rate we'll have for next fiscal year. And we can go to the maximum of what?

0.5590, which basically translates to $50,000 more. Don't we have to take a record vote? Yeah, you have to take a vote. He's talking about voting for the tax. You have to have take a record vote. It was $50,000. $54,000. Correct. Going to the point59. Thank you.

And when is the public hearing set for? At the the 9th. The 9th. September the 9th. Okay. And this is just what he kind of Yeah. This is what's going to come up. We're not changing. [Music]

If you'll notice on the bottom, it tell basically tells you on on the value of a property or an increase how much it whatever stand that the council takes. Okay. Are there any questions discussion?

What is what is this? You say 24 and 25 and then increase 0 for you have 24.5580 and 1.580 for 25 right it is is there there'll be no change no additional rate increase

if you recall last year when we did have a tax rate increase uh you made it very clear that this year there will be no tax and that the rate would be remain the same as it is. So even if we can go up 10 basis points, we're recommending that we stay at the same level that we are currently right now, which is 55.80

because that increase in 10 basis points would equate to 50 50,000 54 50,000 4,000. So this is technically saying that without voter going out to the voters, we could go up to 0.5590.

Correct, ma'am. But we're choosing not to do that, not to go up to stay at the same rate as we had last year. That is correct. Right. Okay. So that's so the the rate would be again for this year 0.5580 perundation. Yes.

Right. Okay. And so today's uh item is is uh to take a record vote on scheduling the public hearing on September 9th of 2025. Yes. With the publication of this coming Friday, August is the 29th.

Right. Okay. So all in favor, we're going to start with I I'm in favor. Okay. in favor to leave it the same to to schedule the the the the hearing and the rate the rate and the proposal rate.

Yes. Because we have to publish this the 29th. Correct. Correct. So we need a a record vote on the rate and we need to schedule the public hearing and the public hearing. Correct. Okay. I I I thank you. Okay. Bear in mind that on the next meeting we're going to be taking a rec a vote on the debt and the M rates separately.

So for the record it was a 50- vote on. Yes ma'am. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. All right. The next item Mr. Bettis. Yes. This is a uh if you recall, we had a workshop um at Lions Park a few weeks ago and we talked about looking at phase two of Lions Park and what we can do and the idea was was kicked around at the meeting was recommended by the mayor to set up an ad hoc committee with uh members of the city council and then uh two people from the public.

Okay. And those two people from the public is Jose H. Rodriguez and Christy Gonzalez. So, all in favor say I. I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5-0. Thank you. Unfinished business. And that item is on the table. I need a motion to remove it from the table.

I move to remove the item from the table. Number 34. Second. There's a motion and a second to remove the item from the table. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 5-0, Mr. Cvantes. So, the the ordinance is ready for adoption. Uh this will ensure that any brand new schools uh we will be able to require queuing areas within the property of the school outside of the gate because right now we have situations where gates got installed and so all the queuing is taking place in the public street. any brand new schools, we will require the queueing within the school property outside of the gates. So there will be uh better planning for new schools and we will have the tools to require that with the adoption of this ordinance.

Okay. Are there any questions or comments? I move to approve. Second. Okay. There's a motion and a second to approve the ordinance amending the code uh chapter 110 traffic and vehicles um which um u is in reference to loading and unloading. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. Motion carries unanimously. 50-0. And that's ordinance number what on

50 560 57 oh 5707. Sorry, now I'm confused. 57 57 5707 07. Okay. All right. Thank you. All right. Next item is executive session. Um is there a motion to go into executive session?

I move. There's a motion, second, and a second to go into executive session pursuant to government code 551.074 [Music] and 071. All in favor say I. I. All say no. Motion carries unanimously.

convene. Second say I I may I I make a motion to approve as discussed in executive session as it relates to the meet and confer with the fire department.

Second. Second. [Music] All say I I

the motion. Um just a motion to authorize city attorney to uh proceed with documentation as discussed in executive session. That's my motion. Motion second meeting on Friday at 4:00. that they made the 72 hours

Friday. Yes. Tuesday, Wednesday. Yes. Friday at 4:00. Yes. I move to

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