language oh so yeah um when that's well remember you do have six minutes um but he can say a few words and then after that we will be sharing the picture that you sent well I some adjusts I just add in here and to the bottom instead of the time and everything um once this is done they're going to ask you to come up so up here you're going to shake everyone's hand and you're going to take a picture so the minutes is included with the proclamation being read or without the proclamation being the being so after the representative any other questions and then if you have someone to take pictures um they can stand with the little rampers while Mr hatch is speaking we also have a photographer she has red hair and she also I inv media same same way they can go over there so she will be taking pictures and we can get those from you yes I'll be emailing them to you I you're like do you know what's going on e e e e e e e e e e e good morning mayor yes sir good morning this is a meeting of the El Paso city council for Tuesday June 11th 2024 mayor liser is present and presiding in council chambers along with representative oo alternate mayor Pro Molin representative salido and representative Rivera it is 9:01 a.m. will everyone please silence their electronic devices so as not to disturb the meeting and rise for the invocation delivered by El Paso Police senior chaplain David Mayfield good morning sir As We Gather here today for this council meeting let us pause for a moment to reflect to seek guidance Creator God keep us mindful of the principles of servant leadership which call us to serve our community with humility integrity and a genuine desire to uplift Others May we approach our responsibilities with a sense of Duty always striving to listen understand and respond to the needs of our constituents let us commit ourselves to act with compassion and empathy recognizing the diverse voices and perspectives that make our community vibrant and strong may we be guided by the values of respect fairness and Justice ensuring that our decisions Foster a sense of belonging and well-being for all grant us the wisdom to navigate the challenges we Face the courage to make difficult decisions with conviction and the patience to work collaboratively towards common goals May our actions today reflect our commitment to ser serving others and building a better future for this city in the spirit of servant leadership then let us now begin our work with Open Hearts and Minds dedicated to the service of our community amen amen thank you for being here sir amen with that um the pledge allegiance and I would love to have Mr Wayne thoron lead us please Mr thoron un States of America and to the for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all for the record Representatives ernandes Canales mayor PM Kennedy have also joined the meeting representative Kennedy better for you good morning everyone I'd like to um thank everyone that's here this is um you know it's always special when um when we have uh people here that U want to learn about what's going on and I see that a lot today I see some kids here kids that um really um reflect the the future of our community and uh you know the future's never been brighter for Al Paso and um I do want to thank everyone for being here I know that um we have a few of my favorite people today here which would be you know no it wasn't R adalto but that's okay I no no obviously uh the the Hall of Fame has some will be inducting a couple people that uh really have done a lot for our community and the people that actually do the Hall of Fame which is Wayne and and Ruben I think thank you all I know that uh it's a non-paying job and I know Ray you guys U put a lot into it to make sure that the people that that do a lot for our community in not only in sports but uh also in support of sports means a lot so I want to thank you all for doing that I want to thank everyone for being here and it's um I'd like to have a moment of silence for U everyone that's here but also that we live in a great country we live in a great City and uh I'd like to have a moment of silence for peace on Earth thank you may God bless America and may God God bless El Paso and with that M PR thank you mayor good morning to you good morning sir I also want to note for the record that representative Fiero has also joined the meeting that brings us to the mayor's proclamations the first Proclamation is National HIV testing [Music] day okay okay thank you may Proclamation city of op Paso Texas whereas the city of op Paso Department of Public Health HIV prevention provides free HIV syphilis and hepatitis C testing and whereas the city Paso Department of Public Health collaborates with local physians clinics Community Health Centers Fort Bliss doniana County New Mexico uh SWAT wates Mexico and other organizations to promote a healthier safer community Through Community Education on HIV prevention and whereas getting tested and knowing your HIV status reduces the uh spread of HIV testing is critical to HIV prevention and whereas the Department of Public Health joins the Centers for Disease Control and prevention in recognizing the importance of HIV testing and controlling the spread of HIV now therefore be Proclaim by the mayor and Council of the city of Al Paso that June 27th 2024 shall be known as National HIV testing day good morning good morning thank you thank you B everybody you thank you mayor and city council for this Proclamation my name is Sarai Gutierrez I am the HIV prevention program supervisor National HIV testing day is observed every T June 27 since 1995 it is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV know their status and get linked to treatment there are approximately 2,455 El Paso County residents living with HIV 109 109 of whom were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2021 and we want individuals living with HIV to know they are not alone the El Paso Community has resources where they can find a helping hand the theme for 2024 is level up yourself self love and check your status this theme emphasizes valuing yourself showing yourself compassion and respect and honoring yourself with self-love this is why we are encouraging everyone here and those who are watching us virtually to get tested for HIV and know their status everyone has a status whether it's HIV negative or HIV positive we Empower everyone to know and or update their HIV status every 3 months we invite everyone to get tested for free at 701 Montana Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 and 1 to 4:30 those who get tested on June 27 will receive a free gift card no appointment necessary together we can end the HIV epidemic and the first step is to get tested and know your status thank you very much thank you you know know I um I think it's um as you talk about that people can live with HIV now you know back in the I guess ' 80s when when it became uh part of our community um people we didn't have the medication we didn't have the testing and I think Magic Johnson from the Lakers kind of showed that uh if you do get tested if you do get proper care you can live with it and live a normal life and uh so it's really important and I I thank you all for for being here because awareness is so important and understanding that you can be tested and and there's medication that that will help you so you don't have to um live in fear really and I and I think that like I said Magic Johnson broke the barriers for for everybody and um thank you all for being here and making sure that the Public's aware of they have options and they're great options thank you thank you so much oh thank you Sarah and for this morning's honor If you're receiving a proclamation your group will have up to six minutes to address Council and you can distribute those six minutes amongst members of your group following the proclamation Council will have an opportunity to take a photo with you in Chambers two [Applause] and the next Proclamation today is El Paso athletic Hall of Fame class of 2024 and El Paso Sports commission week representative mayor poam Kennedy and Hall of Famer thank you mayor liser also a Hall of Famer it's because of our athletic prowess was the bo that's not true um whereas the El Paso athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 1955 to honor those athletes both men and women who have in their athletic fields of endeavor brought great credit upon themselves and the El Paso County and whereas El Paso athletic Hall of Fame honors each year the Ray Sanchez Memorial High School student athletes of the year and the class of 2024 under President Ruben R Ramirez and has two endowed scholarships with UTEP under John Burkhead Jr dick chanal scholarship and the El Paso Hall of Fame and whereas this year the inductees are paty Norman Brunson Reena Benavides deloi and Bobby styes in the living athlete category the coach administrator to be honored is Michael Williams and the coach is Kimberly Phillips Gomez in the official category Kenneth E May is selected and Jerry Rubin is in the supporter of Athletics category I don't know what took us so long and Pablo Durano in theous category the banquet will be 600 p.m. Wednesday June 26th at the El Paso Community College administrative Services building building a950 vikon Boulevard and whereas the athletic El Paso athletic Hall of Fame has inducted 409 men and women into the prestigious organization and thanks to the University of Texas head El Paso the individual plaques are proudly displayed on The Concourse of the Don Haskin Center and on the UTEP campus and whereas has the title sponsorship of the El Paso Sports commission and president Omar rapelli and their great staff along with the El Paso athletic Hall of fame's yearly efforts continue to provide fond memories for decades to come for El Paso Texas the region and the nation now therefore be it proclaimed by the mayor and Council of the city of El Paso that the week of June 10th through June 14th 2024 shall be known as ELP Paso athletic Hall of Fame 2024 and El Paso Sports commission week signed by the The Honorable mayor Oscar liser good morning sir morning mayor uh my name is Ruben Ramirez I'm the current president of the El Paso athletic Hall of Fame in a proud 2005 inductee thank you mayor Lisa and city council for this great honor in recognizing the Hall of Fame for the class of 2024 thanks to our Hall of Fame vice president rayto um our committee members secretary Donna Carter Treasurer Wayne Thorton parliamentarian Ron Lyman and immediate P president Dr Scott Stein special thanks to our title sponsor of the AL Paso Sports commission and president Omar relli communication strategist Tony Rodriguez and Janet Vargas who is here also with the sports commission as we introduce our eight new members before I say anything further I'd like to uh have the members of the class of 20 24 that are here to each come up and introduce themselves thank you good morning my name is Bobby styes I'm being inducted in for a living athlete I am also I'm going in as bowling and I'm also the current principal of Iran High School good morning I'm Rita benya I'm also inducted in the living atlet Cate go and um I'm a distance Runner and have yeah that's it thank [Applause] you hey good morning everyone uh Adrian SC I'm here on behalf of my grandfather Pablo danu thank [Applause] you I'm Jerry Rubin and uh I just wanted to tell you when Scott Stein called me and he said you're going to be your nominated by the mayor uh to to be in the Hall of Fame I said wait I didn't play football basketball or or baseball and then I thought for a second oh finally they're going to honor me for being a yo-yo Champion when I was 12 years old from El Paso at at Mita school so thank you all very [Applause] much um I just want to recognize the people that weren't able to attend to today's meeting uh paty Norman Brunson who is also in the living athlete category Michael Williams and Kimberly Phillips goz who are in the coach administrator category and Kenneth eay who's in the official category um just a little bit about the uh inductees that introduced themselves today U Miss Rita uh at UTEP was a five-time division one All-American from 1987 to 1989 and holds the UTEP School record in the three ,000 and 5,000 meters Rita has also competed with the Dutch na Dutch national track and field team and is one of many great Legends of UTEP women track and field History Mr stes in the living category as well another great bowler from El Paso to be in inducted in as stes has bowled over several 300 games and won many City State Regional and National tournaments Mr stes still bolds today and has had a great career as a Bolding administrator and is currently the principal at irban High School in the supporter of athletes category inductee is Gerald Rubin uh Mr Rubin who built the helden of Troy softball complex at UTEP and too many and to many is looked as one of the SA avors of the annual sumble football game while sponsoring halftime shows for the game he has also donated to hundreds of charities in the community and as a true gift over a true Gift Giver and tremendous Ambassador for Al Paso Texas and Beyond in the pus category we have I'm sorry you know I'm not good at this mayor in the pous cat have Mr Pablo Durano um and he was represented by his grandson Adrien SS and his and his daughter Leia Durano Mr Durano is well known for being an amazing Competitive Cyclist on an international and National level he has won two he won two national senior game cycling competitions on the 40 kilometer Ro in a 40 kilomet Road Race just want to remind everybody that on June 25th we will also honor the Ray Sanchez Memorial High School student athletes and teams of the year at the and at the El Paso Community College with a ceremon ceremonial induction ceremony with the class of 2024 on June 26th we will induct the class of 2024 at our annual banquet also to be held at the op Paso Community College again on behalf of the El Paso Sports commission El Paso athletic Hall of Fame we want to thank you mayor liser City Council very much for having us here today and for more information on the rich history of the hall or to purchase tickets to our banquet please go to El Paso athletic Hall of fame.com thank you well I'd like to congratulate all the the um people that are being inducted into the Hall of Fame and as I I had the opportunity to vote and look at all the candidates this by far you I'm I've been doing this a little while was by far the toughest toughest class and the toughest nominees I'd ever seen and I know that uh all of us that had the opportunity to vote for the people that were coming in the athletes and everyone coming into um the Hall of Fame it was the toughest toughest um and the best class in my opinion we'd ever seen uh so you all are the best of the best and and I want to congratulate you all and and I know Jerry that uh when I noticed that um you were inducted for the yo-yo Championship uh it um no it's so I turned in this packet I have the opportunity to turn in the packet and to start with I I couldn't believe as much as you've done for the community the symble the Helen of Troy and everything else that you weren't in the Hall of Fame so I started talking to people and I said hey um I'm going to nominate uh Mr Ruben and they go he's already in he it's one of those deals that everyone thought so you did so much for the Comm community that you were already in and um so uh it was an easy nomination because of all you've done and continue to do and uh you know and um you don't do it for recognition you do it because that's something that you feel it's important our community and uh it was such an honor to be able to nominate you and uh be able to to see that you're you're getting into the Hall of Fame because everyone I talked to everybody thought you were already in so congratulations and thank you for caring so much our community thank you uh mayor yes sir um before we leave um I have two quick presentations one for yourself and one for uh representative Brian Kennedy uh mayor liser you were elected to the Hall of Fame in 2020 where your plaque along with representative Kennedy who was inducted in 202 2022 resides in the Don H Haskin Center at UTP we would like to present you uh both with a um microphone tag from the Hall of Fame and sports commission thank you for everything you've done for the Hall of Fame and continue to do for the Hall of Fame and again we appreciate everything you do for us thank you so much thank [Applause] you um mayor poam um I was going to just quickly say that some of the people that were not elected were amazing all also and like you said it was the toughest voting class I think I've ever seen with the quality of people and if I didn't mention very quickly that uh Miss Vargas right here who's representing the sports commission was my admin for about a million years and Bo Begley who's hiding in the back was one of our driving forces for sports tourism so I just wanted to thank everybody you won't be don't worry represent Canales thank you mayor just one one quick word here at the end I wanted to give a special shout out to to Kenneth May um I in my in my other life in my other work I I work as a professional soccer referee when I first moved back to El Paso I was just breaking into the into the business into the leagues um and Ken May was had had been the longtime uh High School soccer assigner here in El Paso and welcomed me back here norly and so it's wonderful to see him being recognized as an official sometimes the officials don't always get the recognition they they they deserve but uh the the commission has been wonderful um and and I I think it's excellent that every year there are officials being inducted into the Hall of Fame as well so thank you for that and thank you to Kenneth for all that work he did in soccer and El Paso you know um represent Canalis it's great to see him inducted in the Hall of Fame now he won't be always known as Harriet's husband all right right over here could I get somebody to grab the proclamation please just hold and then could I get everyone in the front to just kind of scooch over this way you didn't want to be in the photo I could take it for you are you sure okay all right looking good big smiles right this way ready one two three a couple more did you need me to tape one from up here are you good all right ready one two three thank you pleasure anybody else thank you thank you so much way too long thank you and the next Proclamation is juneth Independence Day okay who's got the next one representative Canales all right welcome Proclamation city of El Paso Texas whereas in 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves free however this Freedom was not made known to many enslaved black Americans until 2 years after its passage and whereas juneth Rec recognizes that on June 19th 1865 the last enslaved people in galvaston Texas were informed that slavery had been abolished and black Americans who had been slaves in the southwest celebrated June 19th commonly known as juneth Independence Day as inspiration and encouragement for future generations and whereas juneth provides an opportunity for the city to celebrate black American heritage and honor the lives sacrifices and contributions that are woven into the American Fabric and acknowledges the United States commitment to Liberty and equality in accordance with our constitution along with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery ratified by Congress on December 6th 1865 and whereas the candid acknowledgement of this history is necessary if we as a nation state and city are successful in our effort to build a truly Equitable community that that exemplifies and promotes the fundamental American values of Freedom diversity equality liberty and justice and whereas the city of El Paso recognizes juneth Independence Day as a day to celebrate the culturally important role of emancipation and the work toward the Liberation in our past present and future now therefore be it proclaimed by the mayor and Council of the city of Al Paso that June 11th 2024 shall be known as June Independence Day signed by our honorable mayor Oscar liser good morning good morning pleasure seeing you again thank you everyone would like to thank the uh city council um for um this Proclamation and the entire city of El Paso especially those who are working hard to bring forth our juneth celebration that's taking place this Saturday today um before I um say a few more words I just wanted to give a few people who are with us who celebrate juneth and educate others about juneth a few words to say good morning good morning my name is abeni Jan I'm the music editor for Black Op passive voice I'm also local here I was born and raised here I graduated my bachelor's in commercial music from UTP last fall I'm currently pursuing my Graduate Studies in composition at UTP and I just want to thank again the city especially the Pasa parks and R for their push in the juneth celebration events that have been taking place all month I recently gave a lecture on Thursday Friday and Saturday about the artistic importance of cultural celebrations and I would just again like to encourage everyone to attend these juneth celebration events the lectures the performances I will be performing at the juneth celebration this Saturday as well as on the street car on the 22nd and I really hope that everyone takes away the fact that it's so important to celebrate culture and history especially the diversity of it here in El Paso we have such a rich and vibrant and colorful culture in many different communities here and it's very important to highlight and celebrate that and that is that is all thank you how you doing U my name is Gabe fent I'm a long resident of El Paso Texas uh graduate Cathedral High School uh there I did learn uh it's important to uh celebrate each other's achievements and defeats um because at the end we're all in it together uh as an adult uh I've learned that we need to as importantly celebrate each other's history uh by highlighting a day uh it not only gives a chance for celebration uh within the the community with different cultures uh but it does highlight the history behind it that not a lot of people do understand and know uh and it's just a great opportunity for El Paso to to have something that just offers a little more inclusiveness for El Paso thank you thank you um I would also like to say um thank you to um the deputy city manager Dion Mack who assisted um with her departments with the museum and the a Paso Parks and Rec to make this happen a Paso parks and W they have been amazing um they allowed me to um help give them information and understanding about why we celebrate juneth why it's important to be representative of the United States because it's about the freedom of black Americans and that's why the national colors are red white and blue and this isn't isn't the form to give a whole lesson on it but I would um invite you to learn more about juneth and find out why we celebrate the way that we do why our colors are red white and blue why it's important for Texas and that star on the juneth flag is important because of Texas we had our juneth flag raising uh ceremony on Saturday the 8th at the Macau Center and the flag along with the American flag will um be raised for 30 days um in representative of us celebrating our freedoms and our emancipation day we still have a lot to learn um we're just grateful that the city um is participating with us for this juneth celebration and sometimes it can be difficult to make people understand that it's yes it's American history it's not black history month and that's where the education needs to come in for our city we did inform people that because the city is collaborating with us this year there will be some feedback that could be negative and sometimes it is people have comment and saying why are we doing this what's what's the the use of doing this so it takes all of us to educate the entire Community about why juneth is important because 1776 yes we celebrate that on July 4th but all of us all of our ancestors weren't free then so this is important to our entire Community we're we're a community of various cultures um we tell people with juneth the biggest celebration actually will take place in Mexico they have a huge juneth celebration because of the history of slavery so we invite everyone to contact us if you would like for us to come and educate various departments or people about juneth we're here to to do that again there's not enough time to just share everything but we invite you Saturday and if you can't be there Saturday we have another opportunity Friday that's our kickoff at the Y Paso Museum of History and also on June 19th at the Macau Center uh black El Paso voice will be presenting the state of black El Paso because we have internal work that we need to do and we also want to share with the city and county on how you can assist us with helping to educate the community about our culture thank you and I want to I want to thank you um I think it's I mean you all said it so perfectly and beautiful it's about our culture our history and then education people need to know about our history and um I was very honored to be able to sponsor the event at the one of the sponsors of the event uh on Friday at the Plaza theater because it's important that um we learn about our history and about El Paso so thank you very much for being here all all Miss P the next Proclamation is Al Paso executive forum D represento Proclamation city of op Paso Texas whereas executive forum was incorporated in July 1984 by five Founders and to date has 36 members and whereas executive forum is a network of professional business persons dedicated to the economic Civic and cultural development of the El Paso metropolitan area and whereas executive firm promotes the expansion of professional opportunities for its membership and whereas executive forum enhances the effectiveness of op Paso's leaders through programs of leadership human relation training business and community Community awareness and whereas exeutive Forum encourages the support career Planning and Development activities of op Paso's Youth and whereas executive forum is an organization of dynamic leaders dedicated to empowerment of women who work to impact the economic Civic and cultural landscape of this region and whereas executive forum is an organization of women working for women and whereas executive forum is celebrating its 40th anniversary with 100 36 members strong now therefore it be proclaimed by the mayor and the city council of the city of Al Paso that June 18 2024 shall be known as El Paso executive forum day signed by The Honorable mayor Oscar liser good morning ma'am good morning mayor and Council I'm Lea Melendez this year's president of Al Paso executive forum it's my honor to receive this Proclamation on behalf of executive forum this year we celebrate our 40 Years of the Forum a membership organization that was formed in 1984 by women Executives and Community leaders dedicated to the empowerment of women who work to impact the E economic Civic and cultural landscape of the AL Paso region executive forum provides a supportive place for Women inal Leadership roles to share experiences leverage their expertise and amplify their influence fluence today we have over 130 members that include current and former Executives including our founder Katherine Brennan a lifelong lifelong art and Civic Advocate former Al Paso mayor Susie Azar former city manager and Deputy city manager Joyce Wilson and Debbie Hamlin County Administrator Betsy Keller El Paso Electric CEO Kelly Tomlin former judge Kitty Shield who was the first woman elected to the bench in El Paso El Paso Inc editor Secret Barett Texas Tech leaders Ursula kba and Stephanie Woods many business owners and leaders including Patty Holland branch Susan Eisen Aliana Paka Lorraine hwit Marina montis Vice Cindy mastes Henry and several nonprofit CEOs like Tracy Yellen Susan gell Laura Bon Lisa Salo and mayor your Chief of Staff estrea Escobar there are many many more members that I didn't include here cuz we'd be here all day reading that roster but there are several members here with us today that I'd like for them to just introduce themselves to you thank you ma'am good morning Elsa bgo with Al pasin fighting hunger good morning good morning judge good morning mayor and councel I'm judge Anna Pettis I'm the judge of the 41st District Court here in El Paso good morning Renee n proud member for 13 years good morning ma'am good morning EST ELO hi good morning Suzy Collins with El Paso ISD good morning good morning Susan gell CEO of alp pasan fighting hunger and proud board member of executive forum good morning ma'am the circle of support and mentorship that Alp Paso executive forum allows us to refuel and re-energize every time we come together knowing we have each other's backs as we continue to lead and make a positive change for El Paso I'm so proud to represent El Paso executive forum and honor to celebrate our 40th anniversary thank you all for this Proclamation thank you and I and I want to I know that U I have the opportunity to serve on your board and I want to congratulate you on the incredible job you do for the community and um I've um I can tell you that uh there's no one better in this city that that does what you do and could do what the job you do so I want to congratulate you for the great job that you do and um I really respect everything you've done and continue to do and everyone all of you out here congratulations I know there's 130 members current and past and uh we could name every one of them but every one of them well deserved for being leaders in our community and making a difference in our community so thank you all thank you uh representative FAL thank you mayor I'd be remiss not to congratulate you on the great work that you do as an organization and uh just give a shout out to uh judge us for going apparently going to executive forum meetings twice a week for the last two years yes we're very busy thank you for all you do for thank you um judge pets did not smile by the way just thought I'd let you know yeah anyone else on here I might have hit it twice Rim Kennedy I just wanted to say thank you for everything that you guys do judge Pettis for tolerating your husband um it's always weird when one of the judges comes up here and I'm sitting up here uh also obviously I'm I'm well informed my wife Denise Knight is a member and so I get to hear about the executive forum on a regular basis at those twice a week meetings they go to um but I just wanted to congratulate you on all the work you do from starting from the original organization to where you are now you've never lost focus of your goal and I think that's incredibly important thank you I appreciate it thank you [Applause] are we matching shoes I think so look at us great M they so comfortable they really are oh thanks guys I feel so supportive look at this women supporting women love it here I'm like I will break your fall and then you'll get time off for work's call smart not fall do we have the proclamation all right right this way ready one two three I need a couple more yes perfectly 17 more one more she wasn't joking getting a leg workout all right can we do one with just the women from Council I'll do one just been right now give me a second on [Laughter] the all right right this way ladies oh we still see a few gentle weip here all right ready one two three yes [Laughter] [Laughter] thenm Miss Prim and the final Proclamation this morning is Phil hatch day representa nundes may I please call for the Montwood alumni Montwood alumni in the house they're making their way up good morning hi good morning I'm Brenda Medina a former mwood high school student uh a student of Mr Phil hatch and just to let you all know we're just thankful that we're able to honor him today he did not know that we're doing this it's a surprise to Mr hatch so he arrived here and I told him um you know what I want you to join me next week at a city council meeting because they are going to be doing something special for Montwood high school and since you were a huge part of Montwood High School um we want you to go ahead and join us for that uh so he had no idea that this was happening this morning thank you and then um so what I'll do is I'll read the proclamation but first um surprise Mr Hat um you were nominated for this Proclamation by our former representative Claudia Rodriguez and our state representative Claudia oras both Montwood alumni and so it's my honor to read this Proclamation into the record and it reads whereas Phil hatch a beloved El Paso educator first came to the Sun City on an athletic football scholarship to UTEP from his hometown of Mobile Alabama where he attended high school during the time of segregation and whereas he began his career in education in the 1970s at Terrace Hills with EP ISD and three decades later later during the early years of the New Millennium retired from Montwood high school and the sisd as the campus principal and whereas he has continued to serve as an administrator athletic coordinator and most recently as a substitute administrator during the past five decades combined in El Paso's biggest school districts including sisd yisd and episd contributing to the education of generations of op pasoans and whereas he has participated as the head football coach for the East versus West greater El Paso football showcase East is always best as head coach for more than 20 years at annual games and whereas all who know Phil hatch consider him an El Paso legend for his generosity kindness his exemplary leadership and his love for the many friendships he has built with thousands of students athletes parents staff and fellow Educators but most importantly Mr hatch is an El Paso legend for his advocacy of res PC to respect now therefore now therefore be proclaimed by the mayor and Council of the city of El Paso that June 11th 2024 shall be known as Phil hatch day signed by honorable mayor Oscar liser congratulations and just a few words really quick before um we allow other people to talk and also obviously Mr hatch um he was an amazing administrator um I graduated class of 2003 he still keeps in touch with us and thousands of other students and really impressive of him he knows pretty much all of us if not all of us by our first name um how can you say that about administrators you know you passed by him at Walmart uh people still talk about just how much much he knows a lot of us and still keeps in touch with many of his students and that's what we felt you know is very important to let him know just how much we appreciate him um the reference to that Rees PCT that song would play at Montwood high school every morning so every time any of us hear that song we obviously think about Mr hatch and the great leadership role um that he played while he was at mwood high school come on up coach coach come on up good morning coach good morning how you doing Oscar fine nice to see you coach and the rest of the committee city council uh I'm taken back for words to say and and I know they say that's not like me but uh one one of the thing I felt like was very important as you work with young people is to know their names and make sure that they knew that they were somebody uh that that were being that you cared for and we had like about 3,300 students a year which was a massive number and people asked me how did you know that most of these students by name I even had a superintendent asked me one time we were walking around the campus and he if we passed 90 students I probably knew 8 or n of them by their first name he said how did you do that and I told him Only only God knows and and and that's really the TR only God knows he's the one that equipped me to do that but I felt like it was very important for me to be able to address these students by their name and also make sure that they got the best out of the system um we wanted to make sure they had a wholesome day when they came into the building and also when they left the building I tried to do everything from directing traffic to whatever it took to make sure that uh they receive the best and I just I just can't say enough about the group that's here and and the people that uh have been around me for so long and know me and I still try to preach rbct I think if we get that back into society if people would stop being Democratic and Republicans and be respectful to people I think we will be just fine thank coach congratulations go ahead ma'am go ahead good morning mayor and Council thank you all for having us here today thank you representative herandez for um doing us this honor of honoring Mr hatch he really is a beloved member of our community he is a Great Hero to me personally I am very grateful for him he taught me a lot while I was in high school he is a a very Unforgettable um person in my life so again thank you and he means a lot to the east side he means a lot to Montwood to a lot of the constituents over there so thank you all again for having us and for honoring him thank you thank you ma'am good morning mayor aiser and City Council Members um I know Mr hach back when I was a student at Jefferson High School and back then he remembered our names um but I have the honor of being his secretary uh at mwood high school for many years to which I am very grateful to him because he allowed me to finish my high my degree in college and become an administrator myself so this man has been awesome he is a very caring person and this honor today is well deserved for Mr hatch thank you thank you all thank you hello ladies and gentlemen uh Council uh my name is Bill Bagley here to on behalf of the greater El Paso football showcase um very rarely in El Paso do we get to talk about foundations and how a foundation is laid well the greater El Paso football showcase started in 1992 with this gentleman right behind me as a head coach a volunteer head coach for 25 plus years and when you talk about the foundation what the greater El Paso football showcase has done it's let's see uh it's raised over half a million dollars of scholarships for local athletes um and then $15 million worth of scholarships from uh universities and colleges around the country and uh coach I'm going refer you as coach hatch coach hatch was integral in starting the greater El Paso football showcase and what it is today so on behalf of uh the football showcase the combine the All-Star Game coach hatch thank you for everything you've done thank you hey coach I um I had the honor of sponsoring the the greater showcase football uh um all start and I got to meet you and um I consider you my friend I um he coached with one of my coaches and one of my favorite people in the world that unfortunately lost his life to cancer but he was a good friend of yours and I love to see the way you and Coach Brooks interacted and I sit there I was back there with you all during the draft and while you selected and you know the respect was so mutual between you and Coach Brooks and uh you know I know on the football field that uh you know you coach to win and you coach to make sure the players are safe and and and do the best they can but after the game you you and Coach Brooks really showed a lot of uh character and respect for each other and you know he was my coach in 1971 I know I don't look that old but um no I um it was uh what a great honor to watch you all and watch you all during the the Showcase of the the as uh I think someone said you did it uh volunteer and you did it for the for the make sure the kids had that opportunity to showcase their talent so they could go to the next level and know we had Scouts and we had a lot of people there so u i I thank you um like I said the first time I had the opportunity to meet you was was there and I was there quite often and um you were there every time so thank you for everything you've done coach um represent representative um Riva followed by represent molinard thank you mayor every word that's been said is true uh about this gentleman his character and I'm glad I got to know him before you guys did because he had that lasting uh impression on everybody and so uh when he was a Jeff as well and later on in life uh through the administration we worked at Eastwood right you worked at Eastwood for a while and then you went to malwood and you teamed up with with Mr Raina that was an awesome team there no wonder that these ladies and this the uh we're we're honoring you because you do you did remember me from the get-go you never forgot who I was and so we work together and everything and everything that been said so far is so true sir uh congratulations glad to see that you're finally honored and keep up the great work thank you so much repr m thank you very much mayor good morning thank you very much for everybody to being here today coach um I know you if you remember me or not but you was my coach at Terrace Hills in the early part with Coach Willie Vasquez and anyways but uh having worked at mwood go Rams thank you thank you thank you again congratulations well deserved and with that M PR we'll take a picture come on coach I'm doing my sister's work absolutely going to say hand it up to me and I will take itk you absolutely and we forgot to present um the plaque on behalf of the Alumni Association so it's right it's right uh Claudia is going to read it for me hello okay so this is in recognition of service to Phil haty for your unwavering commitment and passion to the education in El Paso Texas your dedication for the past four decades is appreciated by so many thank you for being a Guiding Light in our schools on June 11th 2024 the mayor and Council of the city of El Paso proclaimed the date as Phil hatch day e e Council can we take a photograph for Father's Day with J [Laughter] men that's a good thank you appreciate it so much I got to make it up to the men yeah up there yeah no no no up up there it's fine Riva we're just missing you sir no it's good there yeah you should know you do enjoy right right this way ready one two three I need a two click cck thank you photo I'll Photoshop you in one two three any did you guys want to do a funny pose or anything was that the funny po that was Miss Prim we're ready it's 10:00 yes sir Council per The Rules of Order no use of personal cellular device nor personal communication should take place on the day while the meeting is in session once you obtain the floor from the presiding chair you will have up to 10 minutes for debate and you may speak twice per item please speak into the microphone and reframe from side conversations at the day well the meeting is in session for those of you joining us virtually please mute your microphones to reduce any background noise that brings us to the consent agenda all matters listed under the consent agenda will be considered by city council to be routined and will be enacted by one motion unless separate discussion is requested by council members prior to the vote members of the audience may ask questions regarding items on the consent agenda when the V vote has been taken If an item has not been called out for separate discussion the item has been approved Council May however reconsider any item at any time during the meeting mayor protm page seven item 18 postpone to August 13th and mayor protim that is item 18 delete per Al Paso water yes ma'am that'll be postponed till August 13th for Al Paso water page 13 item 32 Revis and postpone three weeks per planning and inspections and that revision is to the applicant name to strike out David Ballard and replace with Martha M Sana second before I know there's a public comment by Miss hosman yes mayor we do miss Osman signed up to speak on item number four okay item four is solid wastel actually there's a few items on the consent agenda I signed up yes item four the solid Wast LS um I spoke previously in regards to the solid Wast link uh lanes that happen in I behoove all of my city council members members to use some of your consent your discretionary funds as versus for Easter eggs uh volunteer time for stuffing Easter eggs uh for PR stunts to set something up like that for local residents who clean up the yards in the area I'm sure in your District if y'all put out a notice hey you know what is there a senior citizen is there a disabled individual who needs their yard done put that out there maybe get some volunteers to do that to do something that actually is something good for the community so that some of these homeowners don't have to incur these leans I'm not on there but the thing is is that I look at this and I realize it's not as some some seniors some disabled individuals don't have other people that are out there helping them um Mr oo had mentioned that his his Abita takes care of his kid his his kids does babysitting I would I don't have kids okay well you had me you had mentioned something similar to that you mentioned something similar to that as far as aita you know staying out of so I'll pull that up on another in the past I love my grandma and I'm very close to her and spend a lot of time with her so either way you had mentioned you had mentioned her in the past okay so I would think that you go and you help her with her yard okay but not everybody does have that not everybody does have family and because of our brain drain here in the city and our youth having to leave um not everybody has family to help them out go do that not not all neighbors help each other out like I I have that in my neighborhood on my block we we do do that for each other and we've done that for decades I have the same neighbor for 40 years and he and I have helped each other out for 40 years please do something like that so that these citizens don't have to come up here and y'all don't have to put a $300 lean for picking up trash on their homes Miss Osman also signed up for item seven and this is a resolution to adopt the 2024 2025 annual action plan including uh budgets and projects to be funded under Community Development plot Grant home investment partnership housing opportunities for persons with AIDS and emergency Solutions Grant programs so there's two separate SE seven and eight so I will speak on them a bit separately I try to speak on seven um in regards to the same item with number seven when it was up for introduction I don't know when it went from introduction skipped regular and straight to consent uh I've been here City every city council session since I've yet to see it beyond the regular agenda so now I have to speak here but just so that we are clear uh this is the page from Community human development where it states the minor repair Grant is under that block grant okay so that we are clear with everybody but I would behoove our city council to really question what's going on with the grants what's really going on with all of these grants under Community human development because under that Administration there have been a lot of issues that I have given you all proof of I've shown proof here in Council so that the public is aware I've posted it to the public and various people have reached out to me as to how is this legally happening I can't tell you because our city council members will just approve motion to approve second and then you know go straight to the vote but I but I would ask every citizen to read the city coun the this employee handbook all right because that one in individual within that department that was trying to shut me down and and succeeded that that time and I have had to find ethics complaints on not only that person but another person uh that's actually in this room as well but that individual who was trying who who got our City attorney to shut me down uh by ly also try to get me on one of these block on one of these grants my grant to sign a scope of work a scope of work that was not sent out on the walkth through to all of the contractors this wasn't sent out yet they did a walk through under this one of these block grants under a different scope of work yet he was trying to force me to sign it so the illegalities the misappropriation the issues within the that department Community human development and the administration that is allowing all of these issues and quite frankly dis appropriation of funds it is a corrupt system that's going on in that department and it and it's in tandem with purchasing it really needs to three minutes on that one number eight is a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign all contract contract amendments and related you know one thing I do want to if you really believe that it's corrupt I do suggest that you file a police report maybe with the FBI but you know you come every week and talk about the corrupt system I suggest that uh if you really believe that that you go out and file a police report with and have discussed that that a whole packet is going to the FBI we've already discussed that when you called me at home with uh city manager I know but when I'm when you're talking I didn't interrupt you discuss this and I won't so you know that that is that is in the works well I wish you go ahead and do that because you come every week and talk about corruption and the FBI does have a department for corruption the police department has the department for corruption so instead of just talking about it you need to do something about it please it and I have and I have reported Miss Osman the next item you signed up for is resol number eight excuse me the item eight is a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign all contract contract amendments and related documents to receive an allocated $493,000 in 2024 2025 homeless housing and Services Program funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs you have three minutes ma'am because of my experience with that same Department I I would like to ask whether since these funds are going to help homeless individuals and so forth is there a list of individuals in the funds that have gone out that that any member of this of um the citizenry can go ahead and make an open records request to get that list so that there's a full accounting as to where all these funds are going miss Osman those funds support organizations that then support individuals you know um excuse me she's we can get that we can get a list of that so you'll address the council if somebody needs to get with you after the your time your time up then they'll be more than glad okay so then we so then we can do an open records request to get a full full list of where a full accounting of every penny of all the funds coming out of community human development for all their part all of their their funding including this one that's' they address that with you thank you thank you ma'am and the final item that Miss Osman signed up for is a board appointment for Sylvia CNA to the fair housing task force by representative Josh oav uh Mr OA I I've got a question as to what her qualifications are in regards to the fair housing task force what what exactly does that task force do so the task force meets on making housing better in general and that's the the very easiest way of explaining it to you um making it more Equitable and bringing those people together um with syvia CNA she's worked at the county of El Paso for many many years and so she's been um a public servant in the community and has a lot of background she used to um also work for uh another judge um did a lot of work with veterans and so she was a good fit she's also a district 2 Resident okay thank you mayman I'll get make sure that someone gets with you and gets you that information for you thank you Miss Prim yes sir there was a motion made by mayor protim Kennedy seconded by representative Retta to approve the consent agenda as revised on that motion call for the vote technical representative S I thank you in the voting session and that motion passes unanimously that brings us to page number six item number 16 on the regular agenda and this is discussion in action to approve a resolution declaring that the expenditure of district 6 discretionary funds in an amount not to exceed $2,000 to help sponsor the coffee breaks at this year's Mexico USA business Summit taking place June 26th through the 29th 2024 in El Paso serves the municipal purpose of fostering local and international business growth by promoting the city of Al Paso as an investment destination and Pres presenting information to potential investors on economic incentives provided by the city for economic development and this is representative Federal's item represent fa good morning sir thank you mayor um thank you for um very much Mr Prime for reading that this is something I'm very proud of um our community is really in need of bringing more Economic Development more businesses in in in helping us with our tax base this Council has done a great job in holding the line on on our property taxes and I dare say that we'll do the same again the summit will help and encourage businesses from Mexico to um uh to to learn how to do business in the United States they'll learn such things as accounting taxation uh have an immigration lawyers there so and learn about the city and county incentives you know one of the the the things we need to realize that Texas is is really the Hub to to coming into the United States from Mexico but Laredo is really the the number one bridge to come over and we need to help um educate and encourage the Mexican companies to come over through especially the um tornal Bridge which is a lot cheaper and has a a lot less waiting time so I I'm very proud to put this on and um I get the a second would be is there a motion you my motion is to thank you thank you did I second Mr there's a motion in a second the proe item yes sir and we do have Miss Osman that signed up to speak on this item I understand that $2,000 is going to go out of your discretionary fund Mr F okay I I was just curious one $22,000 is quite a bit um so I was just wondering you know as because it's not really too something that really does help benefit citizens but um I was just curious why why perhaps you weren't able to get a corporate sponsor like Miss Hernandez has several times with Marathon so one of the ways for us to lower our tax rates our property taxes and I've heard you complain about yours over and over uh actually I've never complained about my taxes hold on Miss Miss Osman please while they're speaking please don't interrupt one way to lower is to bring businesses into our community so this is a way to bring businesses to come in our community pay taxes pay property taxes U so absolutely and that's you that's why you have discretionary funds to be able to do things like this they uh every year they get a certain amount and once they run out they can long obviously they'll be out of money yeah and I'm aware of that but it seems as though the things that are purchased and spent through those discretionary funds A lot of them really do not help the citizens of L Paso now mind you I understand send a lot of those or donations or savings within your your office but I think like how Mr Riva does in spending some of those discretionary funds on things that actually benefit the citizens and when you bring in corporate dollars into the city or and they get what they're getting is citizen welfare because they end up getting tax incentives tax abatements so you stating that bringing that business here is going to help the city it it really doesn't it costs the taxpayers far more thank you ma'am there is a motion made by representative Federal seconded by mayor protim Kennedy to approve item number 16 on that motion call for the vote and the voting session and that motion passes unanimously the next item is 17 and this is discussion and action to direct the interim city manager and City attorney to identify appropriate crosscutting solutions to long-standing hazards related to environmental conditions in the chamisal neighborhood with specific emphasis on addressing the public health concerns of residents further to collaborate with affected property owners and return to council within 30 days with proposed recommendations for REM mediation and this item was placed by representative oo represent thank you I um I think we all saw the horrific fire that happened a few weeks ago at PCM in um South Al Paso and I think that when we look at that fire um I don't know if we have completely determined that it is the worst fire in Al Paso's history if not one of the worst and I think that when we also look at this business um it has gone up in Flames more than one time and so I I brought this um items to see what we can gather um from the city manager's office from the city attorney's office on gathering information on seeing what our options are for this um particular recycling plant if you look at it it is full of cardboard that's why a lot of it went up in Flames the people that are living in the chisan neighborhood um and I represent a small fraction of them um representative Canales represents most of them I have the sanir neighborhood but I was getting some text from constituents um all the way to the Jefferson area and that's quite a bit away from where this Factory is and so I thought that it would be um prudent for us as a city to see what kind of remediation we can do what kind of state laws are in place Municipal C codes are there um on the legal front to see how we could enforce these and then just also work with um the city manager's office and see what other options we may have in terms of providing um short-term and long-term solutions to really hopefully eventually work with this business to see how we could move away from um being in this area and I don't know if you had a question or something to say thank you sir chief and I know you I saw you um talking to the neighborhood and some of the people there so I thank you for that yes sir good morning Chief killings pass Fire Department fire chief so yes this is a very important issue um and um this is going to be a multi-agency uh coordination uh Joint Task Force we're going to bring in multiple stakeholders and we want to look at all the options I do respectfully request that we go 120 days instead of 30 days just to give us enough time to put to put this all together together and be able to appropriately coordinate and and get all the information uh so that we can come back with a really informed decision thank you Chief um we'll go with represent molinard followed by representative Canales thank you very much mayor um Chief killings thank you very much for that information I too was worried about the 30-day period so representative alav I make an amendment to doe the 120 days thank you thank you and with that we have representa oo I mean I'm sorry Canales thank you mayor yeah large majority of the chamian neighborhood is in my district um this is not a new Hazard it's something we've been aware of for a long time and I know there's been past enforcement with with this business in particular but also others operating in in similar areas um so thank you for the work you've already done on it and I I look forward to what we can come up with to make this better um I do want to thank for example your department but also there there there's been some cross Department work that's already happened planning and inspections has had their eye on this for a long time as a potential issue um in the next uh budget cycle I'm looking to potentially fund an area plan for the chamian neighborhood that I think can address some of these things um so uh thank you for the difficult work of fighting the fire first uh to you Chief and to everybody in your department I know it was a difficult a difficult day um and a very difficult emergency so thank you for the the hard work there and I think we have a lot of hard work going forward to make sure that this is a hazard that gets remediated for the for the neighborhood thank you representa Canalis representative Rea thank you mayor yes sir first and foremost uh thank you representative SE for placing this on the agenda this is well well needed a well needed plan uh I thank both you and representative Canales for listening to the constituents there and uh my my concern on this is you know um this is what the third one Chief third fire there or something like that uh I I believe there's more but yes sir it's multiple Fires at the same and with that said with the chief saying that that's my concern is that I do not one one day God forbid find out that one of our firefighters loses his life over that Blaze that takes you know took you what three days or and then some correct so I I I hope you find some sort of solution uh when you look at that how to how to handle that situation and bring it to us and you know that we can somehow enforce in this community that's uh that's very disturbing having grown up pretty close to the area that that's pretty disturbing that this place even exists in that location uh I thank again I thank both of you for putting it on there and and uh and chief for you for being so involved in this thank you mayor thank you sir and uh Chief I know that we talked about this already that uh when you all gave a report on it of um over 200 firefighters that uh did fight the fire and uh you know it's very um it was that high imp impact and probably total 300 uh people involved trying to put out the fire and then we had a re where you all had to come back in cuz there was a hot spot and um you know the firefighters went in there with forklifts and tried to break up the fire which is very dangerous as we all know but uh that's what they signed up to dedicate to protect the community and um so not only the the neighborhood really we were very concerned about the neighborhood but also concerned about the safety of our men and women that signed up to protect us and be the firefighters because uh going in a fire that hot and putting out a fire like that uh I'm very thankful that training yall have given the firefighters uh that uh no one got hurt because of the great training and and the great leadership y all had out there but it um you know if something was to go wrong it'd be um really awful for our community so thank you for that and and I think that the 120 days we can come up with something to prevent something like this ever happening again thank you chief yes sir thank you represent followed by mayor Pro and and I'm okay with the 120 days and I I thank you for um suggesting that and really seeing this through um I think the 120 days is also ceiling so you if you do it at 90 or 60 um please feel free to reach out and we could come back um the sooner the better but I completely understand where you're we're going and I think that the important thing here is also the cross cutting Solutions part right where I think that this is a great opportunity for our departments to collaborate um you know police fire I could think about Economic Development I think there's a lot of different aspects that can can come into the fold on on this and I had seen Mrs finini get up um I don't know if you had something to say or you did I I saw you approach the microphone and then you sat down so I don't know if you were going to say something uh good morning uh Nicole farini climate sustainability officer no sir I just I wanted to make myself available because I think that but when we heard public comment on this issue we heard a lot about environmental issues and I think there's some long-standing issues with the neighborhood the cham is a neighborhood association and so I just wanted to make sure that I was available to provide Community Development support in the areas of climate sustainability neighborhood engagement and otherwise crosscutting Solutions so thank you for that thank you ma'am no I appreciate it and I think that that's where um we we got to think about outside the box right we're thinking police fire we're thinking Economic Development climate sustainability all of those departments really together and finding that solution of course with with our legal team so that's where I'm going um with it but thank you for offering the amendment um rep mol and for second unit rep thank you um mayor potim yeah I was just I was going to ask the chief what else can we do to help I mean we're you know kind of falling in line with what you were probably doing already anyway and and I would look to the pros and say if there's other things we as a council can do to help assist on this um let us know yes sir you know and and we appreciate all the support and we couldn't do what we do without the support of the council City leadership and everybody involved um we're we're going to really take a deep dive into this and look and see what we need to do in the future to really um be able to address the issues that everybody has uh with with with the property and and how we can better uh improve that area in the neighborhood and and the the way that they're doing business down there um we're working with property owners already uh on on coming up with short-term Solutions and and um you know just continue to support and and do what do what you guys do um to to help us move move move this forward with what whatever recommendations we bring and I know that you're going to be working with the city attorney and staff to work with this I would also say if you run into hurdles to not wait you know until you're trying to get the entire report done if there's something you need further assistance i' ask come on back and and let us know because we want to help you do your job so absolutely I appreciate that thank you thank you and I think that uh I know that you're working very closely with Chief gagoo who happened to be the fire chief part of you and now oversees police and fire so you could have better guidance and Leadership helping you make sure that uh whatever you need we you you have the resources so thank you for that uh representative nandes thank you mayor um first wanted to thank uh Dr oo um for bringing this item to the Forefront um this has been long overdue and and thank you to all the First Responders who fought furiously in that in that fire um this I the one thing that I wanted to highlight was and I I appreciate that Miss F you mentioned this is I really wish uh Familia zidas were here today because this is the exact uh type of action that they've been asking the city of Al Pasa for but with working with Advocates and our neighbor neighborhood services including our associations comes with the need to be sensitive to our not only the city's position but being fair to the owner of the property um you know they they have a long- lasting um uh footprint in this community um don't want to demonize anybody in this process but we all need to have hands- on Deck be Solutions oriented and bring forward um something that can appease and meet everybody so we if we can strike that balance I would be supportive of that I just did not want the tone to be that we were against the ownership rather that we are with the community and bringing Solutions forward so thank you to representa Canales and and ASO on working collaboratively with the community in the fire department and I I have a lot of assurance that we're going to have a wonderful uh resolution to this and so thank you to all those that are involved and I hope that everybody at the city of op Paso will have hands on deck and and providing a solution in this thank you Chief thank you thank you ma'am representative um you better thank you real quick mayor you need more drones you know I I don't know if you saw any of the video this the footage from the from the fire but yeah the drones played a significant role out there AB they were right right yeah know they were essential in helping identify those hot spots from the air and really get strategic on how how we place those water towers so yeah that was great thank you thank you mayor thank you thank you again Chief and everyone and um look forward to working together Miss P yes sir we have Miss Osman that signed up to speak on this item good morning again you have three minutes good morning I do want to thank you for actually listening to the citizens that came out and protest to ask for something to be done Mr hernandis you are correct I wish they had been here uh when I saw this on here I wasn't too sure whether they would be here that's why I did want to speak on there but for a bit of History uh fires like that at recyclers took out the Texas Street Bridge off of Pedas out of commission for some time there are regulations that could happen because other communities and I I think the city of El Paso also now uh Salvage businesses salvage yards are pushed to the outskirts they're not within the city something similar can be done with these recycling centers because this is is not the only one it's not just the cardboard recyclers that have an issue and that have had fires in the industrial section over there by uh off of Hawkins in industrial there's also another recycler uh Metals recycler and they have had numerous explosions and fires as well that is dangerous all of y'all are pointing out to the firefighters but it's dangerous to every citizen that lives in the area it's dangerous to every so every person who works nearby what might happen you have some of those recyclers by the refineries say those those get out of control you all you all are are somewhat unaware of how dangerous some of the the two refineries in our city are I unfortunately have a lot of documentation because my ex worked there for over 25 years and he was part of the ocean team and there's a lot on there that most citizens are very unaware of there's a lot of hazards that Marathon donates quite a bit to keep under control but this is the thing is that legislative you all can actually put out an ordinance to move these recyclers outside of the city so that they are not inside communities so that citizens aren't harmed by the Hazardous chemicals our future children aren't harmed by the plants that they have to suck in in the firefighters Police Department nobody else is harmed and the city doesn't have to pay out just by some odd chance a wrongful death because something happened because we're trying to correct and we're trying to put down a fire for these businesses that have had longstanding issues in our community it's a type of business and just like salvage yards can be moved out and have been so can the recyclers thank you ma'am M PR yes sir there is a motion made by alternate mayor protol seconded by representative Rea and this is to amend the item to replace 30 days with 120 days on that motion call for the vote and the voting session and that motion passes unanimously thank you Chief and chief is there a motion to approve as amend to approve as amended second there is a motion made by representative Canales seconded by representative ACO to approve the item as amended on that motion call for the vote in the voting session and that motion passes unanimously need to go to First readings yes sir item 18 was deleted and will be brought back on August 19 13 that brings us to the first reading of ordinances these are items 19 to 21 second there is a motion made by representative Riva seconded by alternate mayor protim Molin to approve the first reading of ordinances items 19 to 21 we have Miss Osman that signed up to speak on item 21 mayor who was that Miss Osman oh thank you item 21 is the introduction of an ordinance authorizing the city manager to sign a purchase and sale agreement to convey approximately 16.2 97 acres of land legally described as portion of section 9 Township 27 South Range 3 East New Mexico principal Meridian in Dona Ana County New Mexico I figured when other C this you know this is a first reading yes I understand and my only question to this is and since it's first reading so that's something for you all to consider um I understand this is land in New Mexico which is odd that we have it but because it's a water I understand and and what I question is how will the sale of this land affect our water rights because the the grandfathered in of property and water rights especially in our city and the fact that our city is expanding we need all the water we can possibly get and I I have worked on documents in regards to the water wars between all the states the federal government the United States between the US and Mexico and all the regulations that happen between all the states and so in part of that and keeping our water and and we had u a gentleman speak about the water yesterday um so in in regards to the sale of this land I'm just curious if yall have considered how it will affect um our water rights will it lessen them it doesn't because when they sell land they don't sell water rights only shell land and there is the PSB will retain the water rights okay thank you for that yes ma'am there's a motion and a second to approve the first reading of ordinances items 19 to 21 on that motion call for the vote and the voting session and that motion passes unanimously mayor protim Kennedy not present for the vote that brings us to item number 22 and this is discussion and action on the award of solicitation 2024558888 $3,593 95 this project will consist of resurfacing the inbound and outbound Terminal Road and employee parking lot due to cracks potholes and failing asphalt at the airport second we do have public comment from Miss Osman mayor I know a previous city council person had stated in regards to a previous solicitation that was handed to uh to Foster construction Jordan Foster uh Mr Woody's business that they believe they would have received that contract and I notice that there are two solicitations going to Mr Woody or Mr Woody's business on today's agenda and and it with all the time and I have been coming to the city council and then I have gone back and watched a lot of them read through past agendas there have been a lot of solicitations it an outrageous amount of P percentage that has been funneled to the same company and and it seems as though uh maybe maybe procurement needs to broaden the scope not just you know um maybe the Restriction of just you know El Paso businesses and giving that giving El Paso local areas um priority might help us to get more competitive procurements because I don't think I'm the only citizen that realizes how much purchasing and how many solicitations our city council hands over to the exact same businesses over and and over so I'm I'm just curious is do do you all even question that before you before you just motion to approve and that's that because the citizens are questioning it we I'm not the only one that sees it and when there's two on one solicit on one agenda and almost every every month every other every other agenda there's at least a solicitation going to the same company so the citizens are aware you really need to look into that company look into our city council and why it is that they keep handling handing solicitations to the exact same companies thank you thank you and with that we have a motion in a second yes sir the motion was made by representative P seconded by representative Rea to approve item 22 and it this is the low bid that's something important we didn't it's something and it's the airport so it's really there's a lot of qualifications when you're talking about the airport that we need to to make sure that it uh it meets so this is a company that does a good job for to make sure that we do that so low bit procurement process thank you on that motion call for the vote and the voting session and that motion passes unanimously that brings us to item 23 and this is discussion and action that the city manager or design be authorized to sign a 2-year on call agreement for Professional Services to perform land development construction Management Services on a task order basis with Park Hill Smith and Cooper Inc and Brock uo's Inc motion approve second and motion in a second there is a motion made by representative Federal second by alternate mayor May protol to approve item 23 on that motion call for the vote and the voting session and that motion passes unanimously item 24 is discussion and action on the request that the city manager is authorized to execute the design Bill documents considered to be the agreement between the city of Paso and Jordan Foster Construction LLC for a project known as George Perry Boulevard extension 2023-24 68181 Mo approve I think it's important to know this comes from the airport Enterprise not from the general fund of the taxpayers this is from the revenue of the airport and not the general fund of the taxpayers and with that we got a motion in a second yes sir Miss Osman signed up to speak on item 24 regardless of whether the funds are coming from the airport funds or the general funds for the city you all are approving them I'm sorry regardless of whether These funds are coming from the airport funds or city General funds F our city council is approving it they're going through the same purchasing department it is the same issue how a high percentage of our solicitations are going to the exact same company citizens should like I do more open records request it's not hard get online and do it and start looking up specific companies start looking at our Representatives see much donations they they have received into their discretionary funds because it's really in mind you some members on this board have gone have been at the same parties with Woody and um with the Woodies and others but the thing is for our city for our city people are with who I'm sorry I missed that statement so you going to tell you you've never Mr liser how about you personally you've never attended a party where the Woodies have been okay pres first of all first of all remember we don't talk about name but the answer would be no really but thank you because I because you and I have both been one up at the Frances house where you were present and they were so your no is correct okay Miss I ran for office either I took no money from any one of them and in this Administration I've gone to zero parties so if you were there you might have seen my cutout but it wasn't me no you normally have just the soda which I always respected you don't you don't normally drink when you're up at Rick and Ginger's place but I think I know you from Abundant Living is last place I saw yet uh no actually I used to attend Abundant Living when I was a kid which is one reason why 40 years ago I stopped and it get it led me into um a whole 40 years of theology but anyway I have not been to any parties this time like okay functions events so forth thank you okay either way too many of our solicitations are going to the same companies too many have been going to Jordan Foster construction one would question why it is Darren Woody is receiving so many of our tax dollars because the airport still receives tax dollars from the citizens of El Paso we are still funding it with our tax dollars no we're not that that's that's a misstatement and I need to make sure you but you but but our cityil statement is not taxpayer dollars and um that's right Mr cortinez it's fine but uh I just want to make sure it's Enterprise and it's uh money from the airport and it's not local taxpayers money and we do make sure that there's not a lot of people that do this type of job so it's important that we get somebody that is qualified to be able to do the job and we ow we we don't owe anybody anything except our citizens that we do the best job possible and make sure we put the best product whether it's on the ground or on the air wherever we do we need to make sure that we give our citizens the best product for safety reasons so um I I just want to make sure you you see that when we give somebody a a bid it's because they can provide the service that's required and um the L you know and that's really important next item oh no we got to take action I'm sorry yes sir the motion was made by representative Federal seconded by representative Gales to approve item 24 on that motion call for the vote in the voting session and that motion passes this unanimously the next item is number 25 item 25 is discussion and action that the managing director of purchasing and strategic sourcing be authorized to issue purchase orders for solicitation 2024-25 Bobcat proprietary parts and services to total equipment and Rental of Al Paso LLC DBA Bobcat of Al Paso the sole and authorized distributor Miss Osman is she on this one no like Miss Turner abely everyone learn learn that there is a motion made by representative Rea seconded by mayor protim Kennedy to approve item 25 on that motion call for the vote I don't have a list by the way of who signed up for what you want yeah please thank you thanks for that thank you sir and the voting session and that motion passes unanimously I think it might have been placed in the I'm not sure if it was placed in the wrong I got the seat I did not receive who signed up to speak for what so he went and gave me his copy I apologize thank you item 26 is a public hearing of an ordinance amending Title 5 chapter 5.12 section 5.2.8 license denial appeal to amend hearing officer to Municipal associate judge of Al Paso City Cod we do have Miss Osman that signed up to speak on this item see I've learned from Miss Turner to sign up on every agenda item so um both 26 and 27 I spoke on last last meeting as well and I'm very thankful and I hope you all do approve this because you know what I think our city in needs more regulation than less in some respects um this came to to my attention because it's Pond Brokers seems how I was okay go ahead ma'am very familiar with a specific Pond broker in town who's a ex corrupt cop and deals with a lot and when I discovered a lot of the impropriety that were happening within their pawn shop and gun shop I did report them to t uh to uh the com controllers I do report to outside law enforcement and they did get shut down and then he opened back up because he had the business under his sons and then he opened back up under his and he has flipped it around various under various names at least seven different dbas under seven different names so I do completely agree with all of these next four agenda items that it it needs more regulation a hearing officer put in to the m to a municipal associate judge much better I'm so glad yall are actually taking a step for that higher regulation so thank you for that there is a motion made by mayor protim Kennedy seconded by representative F to approve item 26 public comment has been taken on that motion call for the vote and the voting session the motion passes unanimously item 27 is a public hearing on an ordinance amending Title 5 chapter 5.13 section 5.3.1 120 appeal from assessment of civil penalty in section 51313 reinstatement of permit to amend hearing officer to Municipal associate judge of this El Paso city code we do have Miss Osman that's fine thank you thank you there is a motion made by mayor potim Kennedy second it by representative Retta to approve item 27 on that motion call for the vote in the voting session and that motion passes unanimously mayor would you like to take 28 29 and 30 they're also related please thank you item 28 is a public hearing on an ordinance amending title 6 chapter 6.04 to amend section 6.4.1 140 operating authority to permit and taxi cab Zone permit denial suspension revocation appeal to amend hearing officer to municipal associate judge of the AL Paso city code item 29 is to amend Title 9 section 9.20 100 hearings on the imposition of civil penalty appeals to amend administrating hearing officer to a municipal associate judge of the AL Paso city code and item 30 is a public hearing of an ordinance amending title 12 chapter 12.85 Parking Violations Bureau sections 12.8 5.20 section 12.8 5.05 section 12.8 5.0 60 section 12.85 point65 and section 12.85 point1 100 to a m hearing officer to Municipal associate judge and Municipal associate judge to Al Paso Municipal Court of Appeals of the AL Paso city code motion to approve second there is a motion made by representative Riva second it by representative Fiero and this is to approve items 28 29 and 30 there's no public comment on these items on that motion call for the vote in the voting session and that motion passes unanimously that brings us to item 31 and this is a public hearing of an ordinance changing the zoning from RF Ranch and farm and R3 residential to C4 commercial and imposing a condition this is Gateway East and southeast of Americas motion approve second there is a motion made by representative Fiero seconded by representative salido to approve the ordinance on item 31 there's no public comment on that motion call for the vote in the voting session and that motion passes unanimously item 32 is a public hearing of an ordinance changing the zoning from R4 residential to C3 commercial and imposing conditions this is north of thorn and west of Donovan what's that oh I'm sorry that was postponed for three weeks all motion to approve in three weeks approve in there you go thank you that is postponed three weeks item 33 is the public hearing of an ordinance authorizing the city manager to sign a purchase and sale agreement a deed and other documents necessary to convey approximately .7 acres of land described as a portion of track 5 d-1 block one Upper Valley surveys in the city of Al Paso Al Paso County Texas there's a motion made by mayor protim Kennedy second it by representative Federal and this is to approve item 33 on that motion call for the vote and the the voting session and that motion passes unanimously item 34 is discussion and action on a resolution of that the city reviewed and approved the issuance of unlimited tax bond series 2024 by Bas lesta Municipal Utility District Number Four good morning mayor and city council items 34 and 35 are bond issuances that are required to be approved by the city council and so item 34 is p Municipal Utility District Number Four they're going to be issuing $2,895 th000 these are both voter approved debts uh item 34 this was approved back in May of 2014 and item 35 is approved by the voters back in November of 2007 these are again not City obligations these are just a a condition that was placed on these Municipal utility districts when they were created in 2002 that requires the city council's approval item 34 this was an election that was held on May the 10th of 20 14 and it was for them to issue up to 30 million after this issuance that's on the agenda today they'll still have 19 m715 th000 remaining that they can issue and then on item number 35 they are issuing 3.7 million that election was held on November the 6 2007 and that was for them to issue up to 17 million and they will have 3,760 th000 remaining to be issued or up to after this issuance you're welcome thank you just to hear you say it for the clarity for the public uh these are not obligations of the city correct the city is not selling bonds uh the city is not issuing bonds these are municipal utility districts that are separate and apart from the city of Al Paso correct correct there's just the requirement again when they were created in 2002 that the city council reviews and approves their bond and again not obligations of the city and voter approved and when you say voter approved you mean approved by the voters who live within the boundaries of the mud correct within the mud exactly okay thank you with that we have a motion in a second yes sir would you like to take 34 and 35 together yes please thank you we have Miss Osman that signed up to speak on these items okay thank you Mr unless we're clarifying dates because when I read through that that it was December 2002 over 22 years ago uh when I read the language and it states unlimited um I'm hoping that you're asking your questions and with the dates that you're clarifying that there really actually is a limit because as it my my I do question why the wording has Unlimited on both no you know what uh you you can answer her after public comment you can you can have that conversation with her afterwards no well that that was what I'm questioning because I'm reading through the documents when it when it states unlimited for a a a 22y old Bond and yes voters 22 years ago may have approved it but taxpayers today are paying it just like anything you all approve and anything else Generations from today will be paying it so I'm just kind of curious when it says unlimited I I would hope Mr Canal's questions and mr's statement states that there there is a limit but I I would I would hope that that language of unlimited just that word be removed yes sir ma'am an unlimited tax bond is the specific type of bond that is sold it's called an unlimited tax Bond and it it has to do with the the tax rates that can be charged in the future backing the bond so it's not part of the city this is something we're required to do but it's not part of the city this is not Bonds we're issuing but but are taxpayers having to pay any of those our taxpayers do not have to pay so this is people who reside within the municipal utility we just have to approve it and then it's issued he'll explain that to you thank you thank you ma'am there was a motion made by alternate mayor Pro mol second it by representative Rea and this is to approve both items 34 and 35 on that motion call for the vote in the voting session and that motion passes unanimously representative ernandez not present for the vote will Council like to R Us until noon please second there's a motion and a second to raes a city council meeting until noon all in favor anyone opposed and the meeting is in recess at 11:00 a.m. and will Rec convene at noon for call to the public thank you we'll see you at noon so e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e all right M Miss BR I believe we have a quorum is there a motion to reconvene there's a motion in a second to reconvene the regular city council meeting all in favor anyone opposed and the regular city council meeting is back in session at 12:02 p.m. for the records representatives ernandez and salido are not present mayor I wanted to know correct the record on item 18 please that was to postpone 9 weeks to the August 13th meeting yes ma'am that was what mayor protm read in the record and Al Paso water called to confirm that that's what they would like to do yes sir and I just wanted to to clarify the record on that one so item 18 postpone 9 weeks until August 13th thank you yes sir that brings us to call to the public the El Paso city council is a local government body charged with serving all of the citizens and the meetings must be focused on the meeting at charge the City Council meetings are public meetings under the Texas open meetings ACT public comment is an accommodation and not a requirement of city council all persons and attendance are expected to display Civility and Decor that is respectful to other persons without the use of insulting proclaimed threatening or abusive language public comment will not be used for personal attacks against a person or groups character or Integrity which are not pertinent to City business nor May any member of the public uses for for political statements or campaigning please note that during call to the public the city council may not deliberate or decide any subject that is not on the agenda however Council May propose that a topic brought forth be posted on a future agenda this afternoon we have three members of the public that signed up to speak the first person is Janice Walker and Miss Walker's topic is the introduction of the El Paso blacks Arts Association good afternoon you have minutes good afternoon good [Music] afternoon good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and thank you for allowing us to introduce ourselves to you the city of El Paso and our community as the official El Paso Black Arts Association founded by myself Janice Walker Air Force veteran member of the 6175 incp branch of El Paso Texas as well as Sor of Sigma gamaro sority Incorporated and multi-published African-American children's book Arthur currently Serv in my community Through service along with over 30 other members this is only a few of us um these are also part of the founding members that we have um to include puppeteers singers movie and script producers muralists and illustrators we have Mr Tay Cunningham which actually created the first African-American mural for us for the Mcall Center Mr Mr Tay and we have Mr Joseph snail which actually has an African-American modeling a agency that has created the op Paso strong fashion show Mr Mr Joseph snail and the many others behind me um our individuals specialize in the art also of holistic Wellness with a concentration of meditation and mindful thought miss Karen Moore here we are professors students workers and your neighbors but more than anything we are waymakers with the mission to encourage celebrate showcase and support individuals of color or black ethnicity that have answered the call to operate any and all genres of art to include film writing storytelling poetry Pottery Etc residing in El Paso Texas we are here to assist in any way possible with upcoming volunteer events that encourage Diversity Awareness and artistic Freedom as well as looking forward to our ribbon cutting ceremony which you all are invited to June 22nd 2024 at Big miks located at 4808 Dire Street doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and we will accept 10 donations which will go towards paying our performers which are also our members as well as the op Paso Black Arts Association for future events we hope to see you there and we've heard much talk and discussion in regards to entertainment and business here in op Paso we would love to be of assistance to you all and thank you thank you thank you for being here yes the next speaker is Ron KOMO Mr kom's topic is exercising my constitutional rights he will be followed by Patricia Osman good afternoon sir you have three minutes good afternoon sir good afternoon I figured I should come back and finish what I started yes last meeting um you know when I was growing up my my mother used to say a lot of times when people weren't exactly telling the truth as they kiss the BL Stone I don't know if you guys have ever heard that before but we'll get back to it so we're in the process of getting the school opened up for adoptions I understand we're going to move the kennels from here and the people from here over to there now we have coming up right now the worst time in Strays for El Paso 4th of July for the week before a couple of weeks after there's Strays everywhere Al Paso animal servic has been on vacation the last four years and they they've dumped this problem on the community and the rescues we now have an area that is big enough that if we actually expand it instead of just moving from here over to there maybe we can take care of some of the Stray issues that we've been leaving on the streets I I think it's a time that we stop breaking the law and we have the ability and we have the building why wouldn't we do that I mean other than the fact that certain people don't want to house a bunch of Strays I'm sorry that's your job this is El Paso we have a bunch of Strays in case somebody didn't notice we need to fix it you know let's you got you got a couple of weeks let's do some planning let's make some changes let's not sit in vacation mode again sorry folks brain doesn't work the way it used to um you know we we keep this discussing things as far as what's right what's wrong and and I I feel I should in all honesty speak about what I think has been good for the shelter thank you that's about all I could come up with as far as things I thought they did good in but then again you know I'm the one that's been Fielding the complaints because nobody wants to talk to the shelter because they handle their problems so it doesn't do any good to go to somebody and say I don't like what you're doing that's something that needs to change there's a lot of things that need to change and we all know it but I got to tell you not answering the phone calls not having my Facebook page I've had more peace and quiet over the last week it's been amazing no stress no aggravation thank you for everything I hope you consider taking the shelter off of vacation mode and let's get them back to doing their job ladies and gentlemen thank you for your time and uh we'll see what happens in a couple weeks well make thank you sir thank you for being here for the record representatives ernandez and salido have also joined the meeting the final speaker is Patricia Osman Miss osman's topic is ethics violations disrespect mismanagement self-dealing and misappropriation by individuals paid by tax dollars good afternoon Miss hosman you have three minutes so I came with props so you you always ask the citizens to be respectful when they come up and speak but I don't think the citizens get the same amount of respect from our Council persons in our city employees that we deserve um mayor May 21st and if anybody wants a date stamp uh that city council meeting on YouTube it's uh 1 hour 24 and 30 seconds around there you made the comment I didn't see you out there miss Osman on Armed Forces Day see I don't go to PR stunts I don't volunteer and do anything that I do in my community to put my face out there because I'm selling something for either personal professional profit I don't but I have throughout my entire existence thanks to my mother volunteered my entire life and I spent a great deal of my life volunteering for Veterans Affairs and that went from as a child doing all sorts of everything at the VFW from being a buddy poppy girl working pulling pulling brisket during the dinners to being a member of the VFW to being a military spouse later on but as far as my history what your comments to me uh were were about a jab at my patriotism so I would recommend this book it's called Beyond courage my uncle was a baton Death March Survivor and he was interviewed for that if anybody is unaware most of the Medics during World War II and since we had our anniversary of the Baton in April nothing was mentioned here about that and we just had the D-Day anniversary nothing here mentioned about that either so anyway all the Medics mainly from New Mexico but I'm going to read something because the these were the men the these were the individuals I grew up with and most people that have been through the war and been through that they're not not proud when you call when you say colonel every time you say colonel it's a disrespect to everybody who's enlisted currently he's a civilian there is no rank in a civilian life but but I've got these letters from World War II and that and says dear Aunt a few lines these were from my my mom's cousin just a few lines wondering how the tribe is doing I've got several all asking about the tribe about because I do have a long history 400 years thank you in this town thank you very much ma'am thank you for being here with that M PR council is there a motion to adjourn there's a motion and a second to adjourn the regular city council meeting all in favor anyone opposed I and the regular city council meeting for Tuesday June 11th 20 24 is adjourned at 12:14 p.m. thank you all have a great day great week