Thel Board of Commissioners for the City of Alamo, Texas met for the Second Regular Meeting on" Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m, at the City of Alamo Municipal Building.  COMMISSIONI PRESENT: Mayor Dianal Martinez Pete Morales, Mayor Pro-tem Trinol Medina, Commissioner Robert Del La Garza, Commissioner Pilar Garza, Commissioner STAFF PRESENT: Luciano Ozuna, Jr., City Manager Rick Palacios, City Attorney Cris Palacios, City Attorney Alexandra Rangel, City Secretary Bobby Salinas, CPDI Director Melissa Rodriguez, Purchasing Agent Ronnie Cruz, City Engineer Julio Villarreal, Public Works] Director Lori Solis, Library Director  COMMISSION. ABSENT:  Rosie Rodriguez, Accountant Alicia Cano, Human Resources Baudelio Castillo, Police Chief Michael Torres, IT Director Rafael Tapia, AEDCI Director Ronnie Cruz, City Engineer Roy Contreras, Fire Chief  I.  CALL MEETING TO ORDER  Mayor Diana Martinez calledi the special meeting held on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 to order at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Alamo Municipal Building. Mayor Diana Martinez led the Pledge of City Manager. Luciano Ozuna announced. his retirement will be postponed until matters are Mayor. Pro-tem Pete Morales asked for an update regarding construction on. John Lee ared. City Manager Luciano Ozuna mentioned. on High view and. Regency acres is almost completed The other is construction on Water and Sewer lines on 151h street Oakwood and Sunset Vista will be bided out next week, advertisement willl be. seen on Friday 1/18/19. Once again advertised. the following week on Friday, then bids will open on the 6" ofl February. Aferwards, this will be Mayor. Pro-tem Pete Morales questioned regarding further construction within San. Juan and Cesar Chavez andi mentioned. Precinct 2 and San. Juan will be meeting regarding the overlaying from ridge to business 83. He askedi ifa anyone can attend the special meeting next week. City Manager. Luciano Ozuna was under the understanding it was the actual county doing the work, Mr Bobby Salinas. spoke with Mr.. Armando Garza and mentioned the County is taking the Mayor Diana Mayor announced on 7/24/19 taste ofAlamo, ifinterested in buying tickets please D.C Consideration and action to approve the minutes for the Special Meeting held on Commissioner Robert De La Garza motioned. Mayor Pro-tem Pete Morales seconded to approve the minutes) for the. special meeting of January 8, 2018 as presented. Motioned Carried. E.Consideration and action regarding a request by Timoteo Flores to close part of 10th Street between Fannin Avenue and the alley north of that intersection on Saturday, City Manager. Luciano Ozuna mentioned. Mr. Timoteo Flores withdrew his request earlier today.  Allegiance and Pastor Dino Tuttle led the Invocation. C.Presentation: and Announcements.  settled and will no longer be retiring at the end of February.  based on City Engineer Ronnie Cruz. This will be bided out next week.  brought up to the boardj for further consideration.  initiative from. Business 83 all the way to El Gato Road. stop by the chamber as well the purchase ofat table.  Tuesday,January 8, 2019.  January 26, 20191 from 3 pm and 91 pm for: a birthday celebration.  Diana Mayor Martinez no action will be taken.    F.Consideration and action on a variance request to Title 9, Chapter 4, Section 9-4-12 (D) Expressway Corridor, Physically Located at 1602 W. Expressway 83, legally Described as Mr. Bobby Salinas presented on Mr. Taek Kim is proposing a new 60' tall on-premises sign that willl have a 600 square foot digital sign on the top. -see attached site plan and design. These sizes are more comparable to a billboard. sign which is normally 672 square feet and 60't tall. The proposed. sign will be 1 0' taller than what is normally allowed by the sign code and the digital signy will be. 520 square feet larger than what is normally allowed by the sign code. There is an existing billboard, similar in size, located) just 565' to the west oft the proposed. sign. Mr. Kim is hoping the City Commission willg grant the variance to allow the new "billboard" size on-premises sign for the Mercadome's (Flea Market) advertising only, i.e. no offpremises Approval of this variance may set a bad precedence along the expressway where it would be Mayor Diana Martinez calls upon Mr. Kim and Mr. Kim addressed he was unware of the size Mayor Diana Martinez questions on the possibility of the City using the digital billboard, Mr. Commissioner Robert De La Garza motioned Mayor Pro-tem Pete Morales seconded to Mr. Rafael Tapia presented on the AEDC Monthly Report, as ofJamuary 2, 2018, City of Alamo  Lot 1, Alamo Market Place Subdivision for Mr." Taek Kim.  advertising.  difficult to limit future. similar proposals. when) he purchased the billboard. Kims suggestedo a usage of3 times ayear. approve. Motion carried.  G.Presentation of AEDC Monthly Report.  Finance Department reports a total balance of$902,852.49. IRP Balance: $717,934.95 RBEG. Balance: $184,917.54 Balance Owed to the program $345,788.87  As ofthe. January 2, 2019, all loan accounts were considered current. located within your current report. since the report was due on. January 4h.  According to the Finance Director as of January ghh Speedway Motors are delinquent 30 days, Mr. Tapia has contacted the borrower and is expected to be current soon. This issue is not Thej following activity is for the period covering December 3, 2018 to December 31, 2018. For the reporting period, the program had one (1) new contact Martha Castaneda, and currently Mr. Luciano Ozuna asked the second reading of the resolution, Mr. Tapia addressed as soon he sings the contract, and then we can pass the resolution and the contract ini the same time.  pending the. second resolution oft the City and EDC contract.  H.J Presentation of] Departmental Reports.  No questions were raised  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Five minutes per person with. no response from the City Commission. Residents must sign up prior to the city meeting Mr. Omar Guerra. spoke on the complaint regarding Alamo PD's professionalism Mr.. Dino Tuttle spoke on the praise ofChiefCastillo andi their work within the City ofAlamo There being noj further business, Mayor Diana Martinez adjourn the meeting at 7:21 pm  ADJOURNMENT  Mayor  ATTEST:  A-  lexandra Rângel, City