The Board of Commissioners: for the City of Alamo, Texas met for the Regular Meeting held on  Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., at the City of Alamo Municipal Building.  COMMISSION: PRESENT: Mayor. J.R. Garza Okie Salinas, Mayor Pro-Tem (via- zoom) Pete Moreles, Commissioner Roel Leon) Moreno Jr., Commissioner  COMMISSION ABSENT: Commissioner AJ Garcia  STAFF PRESENT: Robert L. Salinas, City Manager Rick Palacios, City Attorney Michael Torres, ITI Director Ronnie Cruz, City Engineer Saul Solis, Alamo Police Chief Roy Contreras, Alamo Fire Chief Sandra Chavez, Parks &1 Rec. Dir Ana Garza, Executive. Assistant Nina Chavez, Creative Producer  Alexandra Rangel, Assistant City Manager Sergio Zavala, Planning Director Alex Oyoque, Museum Director Jose" Tamez, Library Director Yvette Mendoza, Finance Director Julio Villarreal Jr. Public Works Director Arturo Aguirre, HRI Director Adelal Perez, Purchasing Agent  Lya Yllades, Public Information! Director Melissal Leal, Water Billing Supervisor  I.C CALLMEETING TOORDER  Mayor. JR. Garza called the regular meeting held on Tuesday. May 21, 20241 to order at 6:00p.m. at the City of Alamo Municipal Building. City Manager Robert L. Salinas led the Pledge of  Allegiance and Commissioner Roel Leon Moreno. Jr. led the Invocation.  Presentation and. Announcements  Mayor JR. Garza welcomed DHR representatives and read the Proclamation DHR Representatives Clara Chapa and Community Outreach Director Karla Garcia, gave afew words ini regards to the Melanoma Skin Cancer and thankedt the Commissioner Pete Morales thanked Parks and Recreation Director Sandra Chavez, all) hers staff volunteer coaches and! parents forag good basebal! season. He Commissioner Roel Leon Moreno. Jr. invited everyone to Alamo' 's Memorial Day Ceremony remembering and honoring Alamo' 's heros. The ceremony will take place at the St. Joseph Cemetery 803 S. Tower Rd. Alamo Texas 78516. Monday, Mayor J.R. Garza congratulated everyone who participated at the Watermelon Commissioner Pete Morales thanked the Watermelon Festival Committee and Assistant City Manager Alexandra Rangel introduced and welcomed our new Library Director Jose Tamez invited everyone to the library and thanked the City  Honoring National Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness Month  City of Alamo for all their support. wished everyone good luck for the AlI Stars  May. 27, 2024 at 1:00p.m.  Festival.  volunteeres for their hardi work and dedication.  Library Director. Jose Tamez. Commission.  D. Consideration and. Action to approve al Proclamation Honoring National. Melanoma  Skin CancerAwareness. Month    MayorJR. Garza stated that more than. 51 million. Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each) year, making it the most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. One American dies everyforty-five minutes from the. skin cancer. The U.S. Surgeon General Office has issueda Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer: The most common bypes ofs skin cancer include melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are. strongly associated with exposure to UVradiation (sunlight andi indoor sources). Individuals can take steps to1 reduce their risk of fdeveloping skin cancer by being sun. safety. Sun protection helps prevent the harmful effects of UVe exposure, including sunburn, skin, cancer, premature skin aging, and eye damage. Iti is an important cancer tos shed light on due tot the high temperatures and outdoor exposure that people in the RGVares susceptible int the summer months, Now, Therefore, J.R. Garza, Mayor of the Cityof Alamo Proclaim May. 2024, to be recognized as National Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness Month and urge all the citizens of4 Alamo 10 take cognizance ofthis event and participate fittingly ini its observance Given at the at the City of Alamo this 21st day of May int the year two thousand MayorJ.R. Garza motionedi to approve, Commissioner Pete Morales. seconded. Motion carried. E. Consideration and Action to Approve the minutes fora a regular meeting on May 7th, Commissioner Pete Morales motioned to approve, Commissioner Roel Leon. Moreno Jr F.C Consideration and Action to solicit bids for the renovation of Fire Station 1. City Manager. Robert L. Salinas invited. Architect Charlie Garcia to give a quick presentation in Architect Charly Garcia introduced himself andj further explain the fire station renovations. City Manager. Robert L. Salinas asked if during the bidding process, they can. state that bidders Architect Charly Garcia stated that iftheyz use competitive seal proposal bidding process, they can accommodate a ranking. He recommends the competitive seal proposal bidding process for Commissioner Pete Morales motioned to approve the. solicitation of bids for competitive seal proposals for fire station #1, Commissioner Roel Leon Moreno Jr: seconded. Motion carries. . Consideration and Action to Authorize the Purchase of Real Estate for a New Police City Manager Robert L. Salinas stated that on March 26th, the City Commission authorized the City Manager to enter into negotiations 10) purchase real estate for the purposes ofeconomic development andi the construction ofai new police deparmenthmumicipal court. The property in question is Lot 4, Los Alamos Profèssional. Plaza. After discussions with the owner, Raul Medina, he mentioned: that he would be willing to sell the property to the Cityfor the Hidalgo County Appraisal District value (S449,061). The property is approximately. 3.81 acres and would be more than enough space to construct the new facility. Once the price was known, the City Attorney advised that an appraisal be performed on the lot) just to ensure the value ofthe property. Irequested. an appraisal from. Aguirre & Patterson in which the value came back at $454,000. After viewing various options (real estate loan, bonds, etc.) with Kvette Mendoza, the City's Finance Director, it was recommended. to purchase the property using some of the City's reserves in order to avoid) having to) pay thousands of dollars ini interest. Staff's Recommendation: Authorize the purchase of the property using the City'sreserves. Mayor. J.R. Garza motioned to approve, Commissioner Pete Morales seconded. Motion carries.  andi twenty-four  2024.  seconded. Motion carried.  regards tot the floor proposal of Fire Station #I.  must provide appropriate evidence of their experience. this type ofproject rather than competitive. seal bids.  Department!. Municipal Court.    H. Consideration and Action on a new installation ofa vacuum blower for the Sewer Public Works DirectorJulio Villarreal. Jr stated that a Vacuum. Blower needs to be replaced and installed: newj for Sewer Department Vactor Unit #40. Vactor is used for multiple factors especially to unplug City main lines and to assist residents with private unplugs. Kinloch is the only company to have li in stock and priced with part andl labor. Other companies will be able to Commissioner. Pete Morales motioned. to approve, Commissioner Roel Leon Moreno. Jr. Discussion and Possible Action for Final PlatApproval of Nebraska Gardens Subdivision, being 8.306Acres out of Lot 16, Block 41,Alamo. Land & Sugar Company's Subdivision; Property is zoned. Single-dwelling Residential; Developer is. Javier Aldape; Engineer is MAS  Department Vactor Unit#40.  get! part withi in 11-181 months and do not offer labor.  seconded. Motion carried.  Engineering  Planning Director Sergio Zavala stated the following;  The 8+ acre. R-1 development is located approximately 1/4 mile east of Alamo Road, Nebraska's future ROWis reflective ofa local collector having 80' ROW (overal!) or 40' ROW centerline from a plat. This plat properly dedicates the additional ROW to equate to the 40' ROW, mid-street standard. Ons widening Nebraska, this) fund will be heldi ine escrow, pending future The plat shows. 37 R-1 lots with 1 Common. Lot A (for detention purposes). AlII lots exceed typical. R-1 min. of6250sq.f. regarding overall square footage. The majority ofl lots are 7000 Street: The 50'1 ROW. shows a 32'B-B pavement. section inj format ofa cul-de-sac. street which is over the maximum 1000' standard. However; please note the midway knuckle (cul-de- sac effect) to compensate for not being able toi interconnect to developed properties that surround. thes subject site. A variance will need to be considered for the street exceeding the 1000' run. Planning does not object to the. street design & necessary variance. Water: On water; there is an internal 8" water line system, with 4 hydrants at junctures approved by the Fire Marshal. The new 8" system will be looped off-site to the NE, ie., onto an 8"1 line within the Alamo Housing Authority community. Public Works staff has reviewedi the Sewer: On sanitary sewer; a new 8" sewer. system with. 5 manholes will be installed to serve all lots; and will tie onto the existing 12"sewer. system on Nebraska. The sewer system is Drainage: On storm, there are 3 sets of inlets with intervening 24" and. 30" storm lines to carry the runoff to Common Lot A, ie., their detention pond. From the detention pond, waters will rise to drain via a 24" line into the City's existing. 18" storm system on Nebraska. Also, please see the approved drainage report for ai more detailed summary of their storm plan. The Hidalgo County Drainage District #1 has approved their report. Depending on the depth ofthe final detention pond, it may, needa 6'security, fence, landscaping; seeding/lydro mulching is The $500Hlot park) fee is required; also, water district exclusion is mandated, too. The 5'sidewalk along Nebraska will be done during the plats' construction, ie., on the The plat complies with the street lighting code via the 5 street lights shown. As aj final note regarding maintenance of the un-paved ROW along the east. side ofthe new. street (across the. street ofLots 1-7, Common Lot A), this elongateds strip of ROW should have al liner with, let's say, crushed granite (or similar material) thus convertedto  along the north side of1 Nebraska. Iti is south of Gus Guerra Elementary, School.  street widening. sq.f. or 8100 sq.f.  proposal and they find this proposed! loop to be code compliant.  satisfactory.  required via the. Jan. 2022 drainage policies. north side of the common detention lot.    1) azero-maintenance. issue, and  2)  ber more aesthetic as residents and guests are entering/exiting the development. 2023's. Descanso Aqui Subdivision, facedwith the exact. same scenario (for Arturo Ortega; south of Crockett), didi this zero-maintenance' improvement due toj frequent  high weeds and grass facing prospective buyersresidents  Staffs Recommendation: Pre- Final Plat Approval subject to:  1) no objection tot the street length variance due to compensating street design; 2) meet all other prevailing subdivision codes and policies, inclusive ofp providing as- 3)provide the zero-maintenance liner improvement as cited above developer are in agreement with this linericrushed granite concept; and 3) resolve all comments that may be pending. from our city consulting engineer. Commissioner Pete Morales asked about the lighting being inj just one. side oft the street Planning Director Sergio Zavala stated that it will not affect in any negative way. The residential streets are noti that wide so the lighting will helpe either side oft the residential subdivision. Commissioner Pete Morales askedi ift the col-de-sacs get flooded, how will the water flow, and Planning Director Sergio Zavala responded that the project engineer will address this matter by having aj positive water flow design.. Additionally, staff can verify the positive water flow after rain to ensure the design is functioning correctly. Ifit isnt, the project designer can address the Commissioner Roel. Leon. Monemo. J: motioned to approve, Commissioner Pete Morales  builts, parkj fees, water district exclusion, etc.:  Planning and Zoning Board as well as staff is recommending approval  how will it be removed in case itf floods.  issue under the warranty provided after the plat has been recorded.  seconded. Motion carried.  Discussion and Possible Action on a Variance Request to 'not pave' a sidewalk (east of Stripes) as aj part of Alamo Point. Subdivision's Approval; as requested by Rocio Tanus,  Manager of RST Texas Real Estate Investment Group  No action  J. Discussion and Possible. Action to Replace Member that Procedurally Resigned from Planning Director Sergio Zavala stated that on. January 2, 2024, the Board of Commissioners created the Traffic Safety Committee (TSC). This is a committee that meets to discuss, plan, and act on traffic safety issues and measures. On Jan. 16, 2024, the Board appointed residents to. 3- year terms. All appointed commissions, committees, and boards have their attendance governed by Section 2-1-4 of our Code of Ordinances that states the following: "Members must attend at least 50% of all regular meetings during each 61 months of their tenure regardless of cause and regardless ofexcuse, no member shall miss more than. 3 consecutive meetings. The 6-month period shall be from January 1 through June 30; and from. July 1 through December 31 of each year Failure to comply with attendance requirements, whether excused or not, will be consideredas resignation from the board or commission. In the event of such termination, the chairperson of such board of commission. shall immediately notify the City Commission who shall then take steps tof fill such vacancy.' " This provision is also foundi in the TSC Bylaws. My. 5-13-24 email informed  the Traffic Safety Committee (TSE)  yout that Armando Cano has not attended any TSC meetings.  TSC Meeting A. Cano  G. Espinoza R. Guzman M. Gutierrez R. Wright    1-31-24 3-4-24 3-15-24 4-29-24  Absent Absent Absent Absent  Present Absent Present Present  Present Present Present Present  Present Present Absent Present  Present Present Present Present  Note: members must be residents of Alamo; and must be qualified electors'; ie., 18 years and registered voters. Planning's recommendation: In order to1 magnify input on TSC agenda matters, and reduce risk of not having a quorum which stalls agenda items from being acted on, a new member needs tor replace the resigned member; term to expire on. January 16, 2027. Commissioner Roel Leon. Moreno Jr: motioned to table, Commissioner Pete Morales seconded. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Five minutes per person with no response from the City  Motion carries.  Commission. Residents must sign up prior to the city meeting.  No citizen participation  I.  ADJOURNMENT  Citizens are encouraged to sign the attendance sheet.  There being noj further business, Mayor. J.R. Garza adjourned the meeting at 6:38! p.m.  9  ATTEST:)  City Manager  T