good morning well she told me it was for him so maybe she got the wrong did you ask for three copies also did you ask for that no sorry i don't think aki what mr mayor would you like to start now we don't have i don't see representative schwarzwein on teams we tried calling him in and he didn't pick up so okay so good morning this is a meeting of the el paso city council for tuesday july the 6th present and presiding as mayor lisa also present in the chambers is representative smolinat representative rodriguez representative rivera and representative lisaraga representative salcido is running late and representative annelo has requested to be excused and now will everyone please silence their oh there he is and representative schwarzwein has just joined us via teleconference and representatives is here also oh there she is representative hernandez just walked in it is 906 a.m and now if everyone please stand inside i mean silence their electronic devices so it's not to disturb the meeting and rise for the invocation delivered by police fire and ministry coordinator for the sheriff's office chaplain sam ferroni jr good morning sir [Music] [Music] excuse me one second sir we have a lot of feedback here there it goes go ahead sir you're on mute now sir on me sir good morning again good morning again if you care to join me as i pray i invite you i apologize sir there's a lot of feedback can you hold on one second while we get it [Music] good morning and again sir okay we still got the feedback chaplain can you hear us you're muted sir can you try silencing your speakers okay is that better yes sir much better thank you sir can you hear me now yes sir can you hear me no sir we can hear you again but okay if you can silence your speakers because we hear a lot of echo [Music] no we still hear a lot of echo sir that's better try try that okay am i causing that no no it still sounds a lot of echo [Music] sir can you call us on your phone instead of doing it via your computer [Music] okay i turned my speakers off so if you can hear me yeah we can hear you nervous that's better sir thank you or something we're good now you can proceed we're good now can you hear us okay i'm going to go ahead and pray heavenly father i take this moment to pray for all of those who were affected by the mass shooting in illinois on the 4th of july something that really affected all of us and i pray let there be comfort and let there be healing and let there be peace [Music] this morning i'm reminded of a scripture that says whatever you do do all for the glory of god i pray this morning and as i anticipate the day ahead my desire is to honor you and all that i do my prayer for this meeting and all who are involved is that everything that is said every decision that is made be not only for the good of our city and its citizens but most of all may they honor you and bring glory to you i thank you for my mayor city representatives and all who lead our city into the future realizing that this is a tremendous responsibility and i know that they have so many voices clamoring for their attention and they are pulled in many different directions so i pray that ultimately the voice they listen to is yours let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight o lord my strength and my redeemer lord with gratitude i acknowledge your presence among us please watch over and protect all who keep us safe and protect our freedoms let your blessing and guidance rest upon this meeting today god bless el paso and god bless america in the name of the lord amen amen amen thank you representative can you please lead us in the pledge i pledge allegiance good morning everyone and um welcome i always uh like to start the meeting with uh you know allowing people to really look at what's going on in in our city our country and and around the world and for us to really have a moment of silence and really pray for peace on earth and peace in our own city in our own country so if we could just have a moment of silence please thank you and may god bless america and may god bless the people of this great city of el paso the first proclamation is bernie sergeant recognition day mr mayor scott i didn't thank good bernie sanders good morning how are you man thank you good morning everyone it's great to be here and another beautiful day in el paso it's my privilege to read this proclamation this morning whereas until his recent departure bernie sargent resided in el paso for more than 34 years during which time he was directly involved in many aspects of heritage and culture having researched and written numerous articles on a multitude of subjects including districts sites people and events throughout west texas and the mexican border state of chihuahua and whereas bernie was a member of the el paso county historical commission for 17 years serving as chair for 13 and also served for eight years as chair of the city of el paso's bond overview advisory committee and whereas he co-founded the keystone heritage park where a middle or middle archaic village was discovered and developed a plan to educate the community regarding the life of far west texas dating back 4 500 years helping to elevate the awareness of this site in the eyes of such organizations as smithsonian and national geographic and whereas he has been responsible for the creation of numerous subcommittees geared towards preserving and enhancing texas history through video tv brochures lectures and more serving as a historical advisor and on camera personality on programs such as el paso history tv the history channels beyond oak island episode about pancho villa's stash house p s pbs's early jewish merchants on the border and wall street journal's early architecture restoration among among many others and whereas bernie is perhaps best known around town for his unwavering commitment to donning historical western attire highlighted by his prominent role at the head of reenactment group six guns and shady ladies during whose performances he cuts a fine figure in his memorable portrayal of the outlaw gunfighter and local folk icon just john wesley harden now therefore be it proclaimed by the mayor and the council of the city of el paso that july 6 2022 shall be known as bernie sargent recognition day congratulations bernie you know congratulations and um i know you're my appointment and i appreciate you serving and you know and always keep me informed update but also a when something was on the agenda after the meeting you would always send me a text whether to thank me or give me your opinion which is always good so i want to thank you for for being a friend and also uh i wish uh i was gonna ask you a question i know that uh you guys would do your your gun uh out there in the streets how many people that you actually scare not knowing you guys were going to shoot those guns how many do we scare yeah countless countless i know i remember the first time you did that yeah but uh i want to thank you for welcome being a friend of the city you know and that's the most important i think representing the saga said it very well and uh you know everything you did and it's um it'll be a loss to our community because you were a good friend not only to me and everyone up here but also the community of el paso so thank you for being our friend you're very welcome and i want to thank mayor and council for this honor many times i was at the city council meeting and i'd see people being honored and i thought that'd be kind of nice someday but i didn't think i ever deserved it because there were so many people that have done so much more than i have for this community so i'd like to thank representative lisa for really pushing this forward and for my wife if it wasn't for her i wouldn't have had the time to do what i've done for the community and as i mentioned to somebody the other day i was talking with ktsm and i said you know el paso gets in your blood and after 35 years it's it's i i eat breathe and sleep el paso i'm still writing for a couple local magazines so and i will continue to do that as long as i'm able to see the font on the computer it's getting i have to get it bigger and bigger as time goes on but we've enjoyed it we've enjoyed the the ride being in el paso we've raised two great kids here they've gone on to be very successful and i'm very proud of them i'm very proud of el paso there's a lot of friends here everybody's a friend in el paso and god bless you folks for doing this and continue the good work and i'll be right there paying attention to my subscription online to see what's going on and i will keep critiquing thank you for that you're welcome [Applause] the next proclamation is el paso neighborhood usa conference month representative molinar no it's revet oh i'm sorry check your eyes sir but i'm not no problem proclamation for the city of el paso texas whereas el paso is the sixth largest city in texas and 23rd largest city in the nation but has never hosted the neighborhoods usa n-u-s-a conference the city of el paso is the first organization across all sectors to earn the texas award for performance excellence for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2020 el paso has also won the all-american city award three times in 2018 2020 and 2021 and has been named an aac finalist four additional years in a row and whereas in february 2021 the the el paso neighborhood coalition incl called collaboration in collaboration with the city's community plus human development department and visit el paso applied for el paso to host the 2023 neighborhoods usa conference and in may 2021 they presented virtually before the unusaa board focusing on the presentation on diversity unique flavors and colors of the borderline borderland culture excellent in services and community resiliency and whereas the nusa board members voted unanimously to bring the 2023 nusa conference to el paso texas for the first time in may of 2023 and the number of the expected visitors for the 2023 el paso and usa conference is 600 plus from all over the united states and whereas the conference is especially exciting because 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the first neighborhood association being registered and recognized by the city of el paso and whereas a team which includes epnc chairwoman fabiola campos lopez and her board members community development program manager nicole heater rodriguez and her team and visit el paso's ray vias and valerie garcia successfully demonstrated to the nusa board why el paso was the only choice to host the upcoming nusa conference and whereas the city of el paso recognizes and honors the team for their hard work dedication and commitment to bring the nusa conference to our beautiful sun city congratulations now therefore be proclaimed by the mayor and council of the city of el paso that the month of july shall be known as el paso neighborhoods usa conference month signed by mayor oscar leaser um good morning mayor lisa good morning members of the city council uh staff my name is fabiola campos lopez and i'm the current chair for el paso neighborhood coalition thank you for this honor thank you for recognizing teams hard work and vocation for community service thank you for the motivation to continue serving the city neighborhood associations is really greatly appreciated every new project starts by believing we tend to doubt our potential and meanwhile out of town people are inspired and impressed by the great job done in el paso the neighborhoods usa is a network of all neighborhood associations in the united states i want to share with you three of the main points that i think why el paso was selected for the neighborhood usa conference in 2023 the first one will be our resiliency talking about resiliency is essential to talk about perseverance in february 2020 we were presented with the idea of collaborating to bring the nusa conference to el paso for the first time and by march 2020 the world has stopped because of cobit and all plans were cancelled we understand passing by never giving up we continue preparing and finding out more about nusa's mission ambition last year we were notified that noosa will adapt to the new standard virtual connection and will have their 2021 conference on a virtual platform the application period for the future news circumference had opened without sponsorship of el paso electric company el paso neighborhood coalition board attended the 2021 noosa virtual conference hosted by city of forward texas the workshops and networking were spectacular during the virtual conference vista el paso staff community and human development department especially neighborhood services staff and the el paso neighborhood coalition board presented virtually to the 13 to 15 noosa board members we persevere in our plans to bring in the conference in 2023 and there's still the open possibility for the nusa conference in 2024 among many qualities about el paso one was very praised and recognized by the noosa board el paso has made big lines nationally on how coveted numbers had been lowered with great city leadership the right strategic plan and the outstanding el paso community responsibility to combat kobe the fact was another proof of a robust and resilient community another reason el paso was selected was our diversity el paso unique geographical location made a difference we highlighted that we were offering more than a city our package provided a region to countries and three states a land of possibilities and that the el pasoans take the statement be a good neighbor beyond expectations we call our neighbor cities sister cities letters of support from ciudad juarez were included in our application we el pasoans los pasenos tend to take for granted our constant commute to juarez in las cruces our extended families living in juarez our bilingual and bicultural community our hospitality our economic advantages and our daily coexistence with one of the founders of el paso origins tatiwas a silent tangible proof of the unique el paso history is emissions respect and acceptance make el paso diversity unique in every aspect and finally the main reason el paso was selected for the nusa conference in 2023 is its engaged exceptional community neighborhoods art neighborhoods are nusa's main reason to exist communities are made of neighborhoods and el paso has the best and here's a proof on this aspect we show more than tell without being aware of it because that's who we are and that's what we do best teamwork collaboration most city presenters looking for to be selected were represented by one or two persons even though only three of us were leading the presentation we had the present support of this style visit el paso teams led by ray baez and valerie garcia in addition nicole farini and nicole rodriguez from the community and human development were present with a neighborhood services team from el paso neighborhood coalition all five planning area representatives were present and in support the computer screen was filled with positive energy knowledge and excitement one of the distinctive impressions made by the el paso team to the noosa board was that both sectors the city government and the community were involved collaborating and working for the same purpose everyone who participated in talking about why el paso was to be selected spoke from experience with facts excitement and passion complementing everyone's words without competing but with an outstanding vocation of community service our work is just beginning and this proclamation is received like a spark to continue our homework the el paso neighborhood association's leadership and commitment deserve to be showcased and share and now we have the certainty that that is happening coincidence or not in 2023 the city and the neighborhood associations will be celebrating their 20th anniversary of the first city registered neighborhood association after these challenging times el paso neighborhood coalition is becoming more resilient united and stronger thank you for your attention kindness and trust thank you very much and congratulations this is for you were you gonna say something were you gonna say a few words for serena or no no because of the video they want to show okay kaity can you bring up that video please i would like to point out that representative saxido just arrived today hello good morning to the mayor council and city manager of el paso texas my name is simone peterson and i'm the president of neighborhoods usa the new support is excited to bring the 48th annual neighborhoods usa conference to your city new supervisors opportunities for diverse people and organizations to share their ideas values and experiences to build stronger communities and our conference is the primary way of doing just that this two and a half day conference brings upwards of 500 to 600 people together to share the life-changing work that is being done in communities as well as to showcase the host city's assets and jewels its neighborhoods nicole rodriguez fabio accomplice lopez valerie garcia and ray vallias has been an absolute pleasure to work with and i cannot wait for the news members to experience el paso in 2023 see you soon hello good morning to the mayor council i just want to say quickly a nicole ferrini chief resilience officer i want to thank all of the folks that are standing here this morning it is our neighborhoods and our people that make us strong our resilient strategy states very clearly that el paso's greatest asset has always been is today and will always be her people and i think we're very very proud to share that with nusa and i want to thank you all for your leadership um last thing i will say is that when i came on board with community development in 2017 i remember mark weber was head of neighborhood services at that time and mark said uh hey nicole there's this nusa thing i said what's nusa and he told me and he said we'd like to go i said well let me think about it so here we are a few years later with the encouragement of some tremendous leadership some amazing strategy and a community behind us we're not going to nusa noosa is coming to us thank you and ms lopez thank you again i know we've had a few conversations about this and um i look forward to uh being there and um thank you for asking me to speak at that uh at the convention so i look forward to being there with you all and nicole nicole thank you like always great job can you stand by the microphone please yes uh first of all and foremost thank you mr rivera for always receiving your support not only by saying it by being there in presence thank you um let me introduce to you ingo thomas he is our northeast planning area representative in the board for the el paso neighborhood coalition uh mr torres and debbie torres they are very very very very uh um known and in community driven at the mission valley they represent pueblo viejo iowa lopez he represents playa um my son and then manny silva she represents she what we thought are the pillars along with south side and simon chandler there are the pillars of south side if anything is moving there uh it's because of them uh miss elva elva piagram she represents in the mission valley a very unique neighborhood association which is stiles garden it's probably one of the eldest and one of the founders of the neighborhood association and who else you know that that's it that are here with me thank you thank you molinar thank you very much before you leave uh just want to say thank you a heartfelt thank you some of you do know me and i was always involved in my neighborhood association uh starting way back when and also the kaiser heights neighborhood association it was a honor and a privilege to be associated with the el paso neighborhood coalition you don't do good work you do outstanding work and i'm very proud of that thank you thank you sir next please the next proclamation is probation parole in pre-trial services week rapist molinar proclamation city of el paso whereas community corrections an essential part of the juvenile and criminal justice systems to include those professionals working for the el paso county juvenile probation department the west texas community supervision and corrections department adult probation the texas department of juvenile justice parole division county of el paso's pre-trial services department and the united states federal pre-trial and probation offices and whereas community corrections professionals uphold the law with dignity toward all including the rehabilitation of offenders while recognizing the right of the people of the public to be safeguarded from delinquent and criminal activity and whereas community corrections professionals are responsible for supervising juvenile and adult offenders often working in partnership with other agencies and community stakeholders promoting prevention interventions and advocacy and the belief that a rehabilitated offender will be a future asset to the community and whereas community corrections professionals advocate for community and restorative justice practices making sure offenders help the community they have wronged by participating in city and county community service projects as well as community service learning initiatives now therefore be it proclaimed by the mayor and council the city of el paso that the week of july 17 through july 23 2022 shall be known as probation parole and pre-trial services week signed the honorable mayor oscar leaser good morning mayor council my name is rosie medina i'm the chief juvenile probation officer it is truly my honor and pleasure to be here representing our department and our staff today we're grateful for this recognition our staff at least at our department we have a total of 255 dedicated professionals serving the juvenile justice population we are committed and dedicated to working very closely with our prosecutors defense attorneys and our courts to ensure that not only our victims are restored but we also bring accountability to the youth who have committed delinquent offenses while focusing on rehabilitation we recognize that the young people that we're charged to work with we have to have hope and we have to instill healing a lot of the children that we work with come from underserved areas of our community and they also have experienced quite a bit of trauma so we do not neglect their needs but we also focus on the risks that they do pose to our community and ensuring that we're holding them accountable thank you very much for recognizing the work that we do the work that our staff do with me i have miss katherine jones from our county uh criminal justice division as well as a representative from federal probation and i'll have them introduce themselves thank you thank you good morning mr mayor city council good morning i'm david lardis saving the u.s probation department here in el paso texas the el paso division um we uh the theme of probation parole week this year is creating hope and restoring trust one of the uh goals of probation parole week is that all these supervision agencies in el paso county come together and celebrate what we do but we always we always take it as a opportunity to network amongst each other so that the right hand always knows what the left hand is doing we try to enhance communication and foster relationships between the different agencies the work of a supervision officer is tireless it's giving it's sacrificing and as you know many of our officers were not able to be here this morning because they're out doing their jobs they were out doing home visits they're out protecting the community during hard times such as covid so we would uh we appreciate the recognition and really a lot of applause goes to our boots on the ground that are out on the streets this very moment or they're in court this very moment protecting our community thank you thank you [Applause] good morning mr mayor honorable council members catherine jones criminal justice director for el paso county i am here representing pre-trial services for the entire county i have 14 supervision officers who handle over 4 500 clients if you think about that for a moment and do the math my officers work tirelessly they are dedicated to help ensure the safety of this community we represent all cli all clients who are have not yet been convicted of a crime so we are supervising individuals so they don't have to sit in jail i am very honored to represent an incredibly dedicated team of individuals not to age myself i've been in this business over 30 years now and i will tell you my this is my first year here in el paso and i have never worked with a greater group of dedicated people and quite frankly just great human beings my staff is phenomenal i brought some of them with me today because they deserve to be recognized and thank you so much sincerely from behalf on behalf of my entire staff thank you thank you and i want to thank you all and it's important and and um that everybody deserves an opportunity and a chance and i think you all provide that and that's so important for people that uh you know we were talking the other day and i told somebody that in my lifetime somebody gave me an opportunity and someone believed in me and it makes a big difference in our lives and i think all of us here would probably have that same you know saying that someone believed in us and this is what this is about believing and making sure that people have an opportunity so we thank you for that representative hernandez hi good morning thank you everyone for being here i felt really obligated to to share with you that as a teenager i was arrested multiple times and i have been in and out of community service programs pre-trial diversion programs from having been arrested to now helping operate uh a billion dollar budget and lead the city and so i wanted to share that with you all because what you're doing instilling hope and trust and rebuilding for youth that that's me i'm i'm one of your members of the community who have been able to get a second chance we're certainly a community of second chances but having said that i do recognize that it was an uphill battle for me and nobody gave me an opportunity so i wanted to share with you all that if there is any opportunity that you see a certain fit for any of the youth to work and continue to like volunteer in my office as a matter of community service i am certainly 100 in support of that to help mentor youth and and to expose them to to another life of government and trying to put the pieces together that's what helped me excel and serve this community and so i wanted to thank each and every one of you for your service to support our youth and to get them out into being civically engaged members of the community like myself thank you for all your work thank you [Applause] let me just read it into the record please before you do can i call the melinda's family to the podium please go ahead read it into the record please discussion and action and a resolution that the city council of the city of el paso recognizes and celebrates the month of july 2022 as ivan melendez month in honor of el paso native and texas longhorn ivan ivan melendez for being named the 36th recipient of the 2022 dick hauser trophy presented by the game headwear may good morning representative please i'm going to read the resolution and we'll have something to talk about okay oh oh wait a minute let me let me get in my equipment and gear welcome welcome to the melendez family uh a great bunch of proud people up here right now uh looking forward to honoring your son uh whereas the resolution for el paso texas reads whereas el paso native ivan melendez known as the hispanic tannic titanic hispanic titanic is an american college baseball infielder for the texas longhorns horns whereas ivan melendez played as a first-team all-state third baseman as a senior at coronado high school for head coach juan orozco and was named the 2017 district offensive most valuable player and the 2016 newcomer of the year and whereas melendez spent his first two college seasons as a third baseman at njcaa school odessa college for during his freshman season he played third base hitting 411 with 17 homers 70 rbis and a slugging percentage of 896 and was named the third division one all-american by the njcca melinda's sophomore season was cut short due to covet 19. however during the shortened season melendez batted 354 with seven doubles three triples and four homers whereas in 2021 melinda is committed to ut austin as a redshirt sophomore during his first season as texas longhorn he hit 319 with 13 doubles three triples 13 home runs and driving in 51 rbis melendez is known for hitting the go ahead home run against mississippi state in the college world series he also earned 2021 first team all big 12 honors in all college world series honors whereas after being selected in the 16th round of the 2021 major league baseball draft by the miami marlins melinda chose to return to texas for his junior year and whereas in 2022 melendez returned to the longhorns where he hit 387 with 96 hits 94 rbis and 32 home runs furthermore the 32 home runs hit by melendez broke kyle russell's school record and chris bryant's national homeland record since the bbcor bats were introduced in 2011. melendez won many conference and national awards in 2022 in the big 12 conference melinda won big 12 player of the year and was also and also won his first team all big 12. whereas on june 17 2022 ivan melendez was named the 35th recipient of the 2022 dickhauser trophy as the outstanding player college baseball player whereas the junior from el paso texas is the fourth longhorn to win the dickhauser trophy and whereas melendez has also been named national player of the year by the collegiate baseball newspaper and perfect game is a consensus all-american and whereas on june 24th 2022 ivan melendez was also named in 20 the 2022 golden spikes award winner making him the first texas longhorn first texas longhorn to receive the award in the program history now therefore be resolved by the city of apostle that the that one the city of el paso commends i'll pass on ivan for a successful 2022 season as a texas longhorn and recognizes the many achievements achievements surviving melinda throughout his years as a college baseball player recognizes ivan melinda's family friends and fans for their dedication and support and finally celebrates the month of july 2022 as ivan menendez month in honor of the el paso native and texas longhorn for being named the 35th recipient of the 2022 dickhauser trophy presented by the game headwear and the first texas longhorn in program history to be named the 2022 golden spice winner this day june 6th hey i'm sure this is not going to be your last standing ovation you receive [Laughter] but uh thank you mr rivera for all your kind words um you know first off i just want to thank the city of el paso my family my friends um family in in attendance here you know i couldn't i wouldn't be here without y'all i couldn't have done it without y'all and just knowing that i have a strong support system from the city of el paso just definitely cuts the pressure on my end to go out there and perform and have fun but you know i don't have much to say besides thank you and you know i'm going to continue to make everybody proud and everybody in the city over pastor and you know put them on the map and you know continue to be a great leader and great mentor for you know the youth baseball players and athletes of el paso and you know thank you welcome yeah mr melinda i want to congratulate you and uh you know you made el paso proud and and that's uh you know el paso looks up to you and i can tell you that as a child not a long time ago so i'm going back a long time me as a child but that you know i would go to bed at night and i would dream of maybe going to the next level you know i went to coronado played for coach brooks choppy's one of my better friends in in the world and um and it was we'd go to bed and we'd think about whether playing baseball having the opportunity to play football and you know very few people ever made it to the next level and you know and very many very less a few people will make it to the level you're going to make it to next and it's a dream you know we all dream it we all kept dreaming it we always sit in that backyard and throw the ball against the wall and pretend we're pitching on a three-two count basis loaded you know and we never walked anybody i can tell you that but uh no it's uh it's really a great honor and i can tell you i'll tell you a quick story when coach brooks retired and i was sponsored coach brooks i loved coach brooks he was one of my better friends who's my coach in 1971 so i'm dating myself a little bit and um so he would always call me and ask me to donate support anything he needed and i would always be there for him so when he retired i went now i think i just got a raise because i don't have to donate anymore so about a month later he calls me goes hey oscar i said yes sir he goes can you help choppy yes what do you mean can i help chop he goes well he needs some new bags for the team you mind buying them all i said no i'll buy them all so you know he might have retired but he was always you know he was he loved choppy he loved uh baseball and chop is a good friend and he has produced great players like you but it's hard to produce a great prayer like you if you don't have it in you if you don't have exactly what you said the family support your friends and people that have been there for you so again you've made uh paso proud and you've kept the young kids the children the future community give them that hope that those dreams someday will come true so i want to thank you for that that you know it's always good to continue to dream and dream big in your dreams i'm sure it came true so thank you and god bless you mayor oh we're not done yet we're going to present you with a little little something from the city of el paso and hopefully it's uh you know it'll be something to remember it's a little trope not a trophy it's an accommodation for the city council about city of el paso probably recognizes ivan melendez for being named the 35th recipient of the 2022 dick hauser trophy by the game head work congratulations the game and also if you look towards the mountains tonight that star will be lit for you sir thank you i'm honored and blessed send it over to the shop just just real fast ivan i just wanted to say as a proud ut alumni grad i received a master's in education at ut so i know what a phenomenal education you're getting and i want to thank especially your parents for the hard work and dedication they've invested in you and so thank you so much for making this city so proud and hook em horns well along with that i know we're celebrating ivan but i'd also like to speak uh i like for mom or dad the rocks behind this foundation behind this is to speak to say a few words to us please because i also have two graduates from ut so good morning everyone i'm sorry i'm like in tears every time i i'm a proud parent right and and just every time they talk about my son it brings great hope but great job great job well i think you're going to have to get used to it i know but i do want to thank the city of el paso and our community i am born you know here and raised and i work in canotillo and i'm very proud of that cocanutio right and i'm proud that my my son has been able to get educated in one of the best universities in the country right and and and he's able to provide that hope for latino kids from el paso that just like miss hernandez said there's hope there's second chances and and if you keep going and believe in yourself to train dreams true do come true i always say i'm watching this dream happen in front of me you know i'm part of it but i'm watching it and it's a great ride but thank you so much for recognizing my son i really appreciate that thank you congratulations [Applause] i need a motion to approve oh i'm sorry mission representative molinar second we're going to go ahead and go in order from bernie sargent neighborhood association and the parole violation and then item number 14. uh mr melendez is on the times frame and can we take that one first sure we can do the melinda's family first and then but we also need to turn the neighborhood association in the pearl while uh yeah can we asian parole and pre-trial and we need to take the vote right yes yes so i have a motion made by representative rivera seconded by representative molinar and i think the polling is open okay all those in favor all those opposed the motion has passed they need a motion to recess motion to recess exactly all those in favor yes all those opposed and we are in recess at 9 55 a.m i wanted to recognize superintendent galavis who's also here in the chambers welcome we're going to go ahead and start with the sun mitchell agenda it's 10 am we're going to go ahead and start with the sun metro agenda i don't think we're in recess right now we're on recess we'll reconvene once with the mass transit agenda is over go to mass transit yes sir so this is the mass transit board meeting for july the 6th present and presiding is chair lisa oh i forget it's not recording it is 1007 am and all matters listed under the consent agenda including those on the addition to the agenda will be considered by mass transit department board to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless separate discussion is requested by board members prior to the vote members of the audience may ask questions regarding items on the consent agenda when the vote has been taken if an item has not been called out for separate discussion the item has been approved the mass transit department board may however reconsider at any time any of the items during the meeting and i also present is board chair um hernandez molinar salcido rodriguez ribera and lisaraga and via teleconference we have aboard peter schwarzwein represent board member angelo has requested to be excused do i have a motion to approve the consent agenda um alternate mayor pro tem lisa i think we need to to make a revision to the consent to excuse representative annelise it's not on the agenda is there a second so we have a motion to approve the consent agenda made by represented by board chair board member rivera seconded by board member lisa raga with the changes with the excusa of a board member annelo can you see the poll did it open yes board member shorts fine can you hear us yes thank you the consent agenda has been approved as revised first item on the agenda on the regular agenda is item number five and this is discussion in action let me find it there we go discussion and action on the award of solicitation number 2022-40467 security guard services sun metro to tri-corps security incorporated for an initial term of three years for a total initial estimated award of five million nine hundred and ninety eight thousand one hundred and seventy six dollars move to approve second who made the motion i'm sorry can we have a presentation on this represent good morning crystal bass with purchasing and strategic sourcing this item is linked to strategical number seven enhancements to stay in el paso's infrastructure network the linkage to the strategic plan is subsection 7.3 enhanced regional comprehensive transportation system this is a replacement contract for security services for sun metro this contract will start in august of 2022 this is the best value procurement there were 40 views online four bids were received to being local suppliers no protests were received for this requirement we are recommending to award try corp security inc the bidder offering the best value bid we have a motion made by representative by board member a request to speak i texted you well there it is so i hadn't received it uh representative uh mayor pro tem yes um so how much was the previous contract for security for some metro it was harder so the difference in price it's four hundred and eighty eight thousand eight hundred and forty one dollars and twelve cents for the initial term uh this represents an 8.87 increase due to an hourly rate increase and then we added some additional uh locations and secure our security uh services that we'll be needing but the previous contract that we had for security services how much was that in total and when was that let me get that information for you it was back in 2019 let me just or 2017 actually let me get that for you one second so what are the locations for the for security services um currently we have ellen smythe chief transit and field operations officer currently um we have our security services and all of our transit centers and we also have three roaming security officers that are in vehicles that are circulating between the transit terminals on the routes in case there's any issues on the routes and what the difference is coming up um this fall we'll be opening the rc po and the airport terminals um not that the airport has their own security but we're opening two new terminals so we've included additional hours for the rc po terminal and we've also included additional hours at the glory road downtown and uh of piedras the central area because those are the areas that we have the most um calls for assistance due to you know uh bad behavior how many issues sorry the previous contract amount it was for 5 million 509 500 509 334.88 what was the duration of that contract for what what from what time to what time it was for three years the the same term from august 1st of 2019 to this year of 2020. and how many incidents have have occurred in the past year oh a lot um i'll have to get that number for you i don't i don't know it off the top of my head but it's it's a considerable number okay and i guess what percentage or what is the total budget of sun metro currently and what would this be our proposed budget is similar to our current budget around 75 million and this is um for an annual as far as 2 million so it's probably let's see 10 11 do the percentages in my head but so 7.5 million would be 10 and 750 000 would be one percent so this would be about three percent okay thank you we do we do have a motion to approve made by board member molinar seconded by board member hernandez the pauline is open board member schwarzwight okay board chair pleaser thank you sir now ms smith you're talking about the item has been approved 75 000 and you're talking about two million per year yes sir wouldn't that be about 1.5 percent of your budget so 7 million would be 10 percent 750 000. 15 1.5 not three percent right just thought i'd let you know on that thank you thank you and for too many want to point out the item has been approved with one nay and that's board member short spline item number six is discussion in action on the request that the purchasing director is authorized to notify a mj mater enterprises incorporated was doing business as biodyne chemical corporated that this that the city is terminating contract 2018 360 lubricants for transit fleet for convenience move to approve we have a motion made by board member molinar seconded by board member lisaraga the polling is open board member schwarzwein sir can you hear us here pro tim yes hi thank you the item has been approved unanimously next item on the agenda is item number seven and that is discussion and action on the award of solicitation number 202206 19 lubricants for transit fleet re-bid to mj mater enterprises incorporated doing business as biodyne chemical company for an initial term of one year for it for a total estimated award of 576 thousand three hundred dollars motion made by board member rivera seconded by board member molinar to approve the voting should be open board member schwartzbind all right thank you sir the item has been approved unanimously next item on the agenda is item number eight and that is discussion and action on the request that the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing department be authorized to issue purchase order for 2022-05 rolling stock audit services to first transit incorporated for a term of five years for a total estimated amount of 574 336. second we have a motion made by board member lisa seconded by board member molinar is there a presentation relating to this yes good morning crystal bass with purchasing and strategic sourcing this end will be to strategical number seven enhanced and sustainable passes infrastructure network the linkage to the strategic plan is subsection 7.3 enhanced regional comprehensive transportation system we are requesting that the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing department be authorized to issue purchase orders for 2022-0510 rolling stock audit services to first transit inc for a term of five years for a total estimated award amount of five hundred seventy four thousand three hundred thirty six dollars this contract will allow sun metro to conduct required pre-award and post award audits for rolling stock procurements as required by the federal transit administration fda sir ellen smythe for the record this um right this contract is for consultant services essentially for audits that are required by the fta before we purchase any vehicle with federal funding we have to provide what they call a pre-award audit and then once the vehicle is delivered we have to provide a post delivery audit to the fta and what these audits do is that they ensure that the federal funds are being used in compliance with the regulations for buy america so that the parts and pieces make up the majority of the of the fleet and that the vendors haven't purchased their steel and parts from overseas or utilized other material to a greater extent than they've utilized by american and there was a rfp for this for these services yes sir so first first transit was rewarding first transit yes sir are there any members from first transit that have been selected that used to used to operate in management metro no i think they're this is from their corporate office it's not a local it's it won't be done locally and if they do hire someone one of the previous employees on that would be their decision i i have no objection to them doing that but i don't know that for a fact okay thank you thank you for that done we do have a motion to approve made by board member lisa raga seconded by board member molinare and the voting session is open board member schwarzwein thank you sir mr thank you ma'am the item has been approved unanimously do we have a motion to adjourn second motion made by representative rivera seconded by representative molinar to adjourn the sun metro uh board meeting of july 6th at 10 22 a.m and at this time we need to go back to the work session of yesterday if i may ask that all those people that will be joining us go back to yesterday's teams link and use that conference id and we will need 10 minutes for it to switch sessions do we move to reese or do we just we're in recent transformation to reconvene the masters in 10 minutes when we come back city council the regular city council meeting in 10 minutes right and we'll switch yeah we'll have to ask to reconvene yeah we'll we'll adjourn the work session uh reconvene the work session in 10 minutes