Remarks by Rudy Cruz Jr
237 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 10
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“17 is a discussion in action on approving the job description for the Public Affairs Coordinator position in the Recreation Department.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any questions or further discussion on this item?”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“No? There was a motion and second. All those in favor, say aye.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“We appreciate all of your items this evening. We move into the grants department with agenda item number 18. This is the discussion in action to approve resolution 864 regarding civil rights policies and commitments for the city of Socorro in connection with the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“No, there was a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries. We move into agenda item number 19. This is the discussion and action to approve resolution 865, authorizing the city of Socorro to submit a Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the 2027-2028 Texas Community Development Fund and commit up to $112,500 in matching funds. Motion to approve. Second.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“It's page 8,322 from the... It's page 151. That one sounded more reasonable.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Sometimes our packets have a lot of pages.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“but I think it's important to share with our community and the public why we go after this funding, and I wanted to see how fast our staff acts. This happened this year, you can see, this is Nancy Road, so if you're traveling upward towards Horizon, you'll pass the McDonald's, it's on the right-hand side, This is the type of damage that we see with the rains that come from the upward in the county and horizon area. This water will always find its way. And this year it found its way and it destroyed and it exposed, I believe, I'm not sure that's a sewer, but I know there's also a gas line that…”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“If I'm not mistaken, we received a year's worth of rainfall within days. And our infrastructure, and we saw this throughout the entire county and region, we can prepare as much as we want. But it's just, we can only do so much. The earth can only absorb so much rainfall.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries as well. We move into agenda item number 20. This is the discussion in action to approve the annual update to the City of Socorro's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan in compliance with the Federal Transit Administration's Public Transportation Safety Program requirements.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any questions, concerns, or any further discussion on this item? No. There was a motion and second. All those in favor say aye.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries as well. We move into agenda item number 21. This is the discussion and action to approve the proposed updates to the City of Socorro's 2025 through 2028 Transit Development Plan.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“You too. Any further discussion on this item, or any questions?”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I didn't see an ounce of fear in anybody's eyes. Honestly, I was the one that was nervous and I'll be the first to admit it. But just after seeing all the white hairs it gave all of us and the amount of work that you put into it and just the ability to come back with all of the data, that's important when we're trying to seek funding is we need to be able to prove the need. And you guys have done an excellent job of that because that's one thing that I know our counterparts weren't able to provide us when they came to us with this sales pitch. But now the ability for us to tap into this…”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“You guys did awesome. There was a motion and second on this item. All those in favor say aye.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any opposed or abstain? And that motion carries also. Thank you.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“We're moving into the most expensive part of our meeting with the police department. This is agenda item number 22. This is the discussion and action to authorize the chief of police to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any further discussion or questions for Chief on this item? No, sir. No? I think it's without a doubt that this council looks at public safety as being top priority for our community, so there was no, there was a motion and second on this item. All those in favor?”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“No abstains or abstentions. Chief, thank you.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Well, these are the doors that you've opened becoming an accredited agency, so we look forward to the partnership with the DEA. Thank you, Chief.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“We move into agenda item number 22, I'm sorry, 23. This is the discussion in action to approve the Municipal Court Judge Independent Contract Agreement with the Honorable David Nevarez at a monthly compensation of $6,000 for a total annual amount of $72,000.”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026
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“Any questions or comments? No? Judge, would you like to share a few words before the council takes action on this item?”
City Council · Oct 15, 2026