The Board of Commissioners: for the City of Alamo, Texas met for the Regular Meeting held on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., at the City of Alamo Municipal Building.  COMMISSION: PRESENT: Mayor. J.R. Garza Okie Salinas, Mayor Pro-Tem Pete Moreles, Commissioner Roell Leon) Moreno Jr., Commissioner Arturo "AJ" Garcia, Commissioner (via Zoom) STAFF PRESENT: Robert] L. Salinas, City Manager Sergio Zavala, Planning Director Julio Villareal, Public Works Director Roy Contreras, Fire Chief Adela Perez, Purchasing Agent Yvette Mendoza, Finance Director Lori Solis, Library Director  COMMISSION, ABSENT:  Alexandra Rangel, Assistant City Manager Rick Palacios, City Attorney Saul Solis, Interim Police Chief Sandra Chavez, Parks and Rec Director Michael Torres, ITI Director Ronnie Cruz, City Engineer Isauro' Trevino, AEDC Director  Lya Yllades, Public Information Director Alejandro Oyoque, Museum Director  Melissa Leal, Utilities Billing Supervisor Ernesto Solis, Stormwater Specialist  CALLI MEETINGTOORDER  Mayor. J.R. Garza called the regular meeting held on Tuesday February 6, 2024 to order at 6:00 p.m. at the City of4 Alamo Municipal Building. City. Manager Robert L. Salinas ledi the Pledge of  Allegiance and Pastor Tuttle led the Invocation. Presentation and Announcements  MayorJ JR. Garza presented and crowned Mrs. Wanda L. Boush as our Centennial Queen. City Manager Robert L. Salinas. statedi the Miss Alamo 2024 Scholarship Pageant will be Sunday February. 251h 20240 at3p.m. at the Roberto Gomez, Jr. Performing Arts Center. Commissioner Pete Morales recognized. PSJA Memorial High School Tennis Team for taking the championship in Brownsville Tx. He recognized. Jay Perez Almagaer, Aranza Almagaer, Isabel Chapa, Jeffrey Eliud, Marcelino Resendez, Oscar Rodriguez, Antoine Enger and Issac Mariscal. City Manager Robert L.. Salinas stated that the City of Alamo will be closed Monday 19, 2024in D. Consideration and Action to Approve the minutes for a regular meeting on. January. 16, Commissioner Roel Leon MorenoJr. motioned to approve, Commissioner Pete Morales seconded.  observance of President' 's Day.  2024.  Motion carried. E. Project.  Consideration and. Action to Authorize Cruz Hogan Consulting Engineers to Perform a Drainage Assessment as Required by TxDOT for the Alamo Rd. and Duranta Ave. Drainage City Manager Robert L. Salinas stated that we have an issue with the drainage on Duranta Ave. and Alamo Rd. After meeting with TxDOT representatives, they stated they will need a) hydraulics study of the area along the Expressway Frontage Rd. in order to move forward with this  improvement, project.    Commissioner Pete Morales motioned: to approve, Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas seconded. Motion  carried. F.  Consideration and Action on a Resolution to Approve the Work Plan and Budget. for City Manager Robert L. Salinas. statedt that this item is to approve ai resolution and budget for the Urban County Program FY37 (2024). year: This year we are proposing to install sewer along the north east corner of Nebraska Ave. and Alamo Rd. This will allow. several homes to be served with  year Thirty-Seven (37for the Urban County Program.  City sewer services.  Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas asked about an update of FY36, street overlays.  City Manager Robert L. Salinas stated that the bid openings have been completed and that the company that will provide the asphalt should be getting started soon with the overlays that have Commissioner Pete Morales motion to approve, Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas seconded. Motion G. Consideration and Action toi implement the Smart City. Soft Permitting Program. City Manager Robert L. Salinas stated that because there are still some questions, he is H. Discussion and Possible Action on Renewing the Customer Service Agreement with Purchasing. Agent Adela Perez stated that the Alamo-UmiFirst Customer Service. Agreement was approved on 2-14-2019. The term of service was for 607 months. The 601 months will expire on. 2- 14-24; andi it is now time for considering renewal ofs services with UniFirst. UniFirst is af firm that) has been vetted with Buy Board authority, whose pricing is under Buy Board Contract #670- 22. Since the Buy Board protocol is used, there is no need to activate a competitive process. In conferring with the Public Works Director, he indicates that his employees have not had any problems with their uniforms and are generally well-pleased with UniFirst. Both UniFirst and the City of Alamo certainly don't object to the modified. 36-month service period. Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas askedi ifUniFirst) had any feedback on the change for time ofservice. Purchase Agent Adela Perez responded that Buy Boardi rules only require 36 months.  been assigned. carried.  recommending to take no action.  UniFirst for Employees' Uniform Needs.  Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas asked who does UniFirst service as well as Parks and. Recreation. Department employees  Purchase Agent Adela Perez stated that UniFirst services Public Works Department Employees Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas motioned to approve, Pete Morales seconded. Motioned carried.  I.  Update and Possible. Action on the Gus Guerra Park Project.  City Manager. Robert L.. Salinas statedi that we have a Texas Park and Wildlife. Project in partnership with PSJA to builda new, park: Texas Park and Wildlife will provide a dollar for dollar match for everything that is puti inj for the project. The agreement that was agreed upon was that PSJA will put in $750,000 and Texas Park and Wildlife match in order to get a $1.5-    million-dollar park. He received an email on February. 2, 2024 from PSJA stating the following; "Iam writing to let) you) know that we were not able to allocate funds to Gus Guerra Park. The pandemic. significantly impacteds school districts worldwide. Ito disrupted our traditional attendance, and we had to dedicate significant financial resources to technology and internet connections. Now, four years later, we arej facing the replacement oft those devices and services with no additional funding. Iknow you willz understand that we have toj prioritize the instruction Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas stated that the park has been architecturally designed and he City Manager Robert L. Salinas stated that the City of Alamo has paid for that Further was discussed ini regards to this matter. City Attorney. Rick Palacios stated and recommended that he needs to read the agreement and see if we can get reimbursed, for the Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas stated that before reaching any decision, he would like for City Manager Robert L. Salinas and the PSJA superintendent to meet andj further discuss this matter. MayorJ.R. Garza motioned. to allow City Manager. Robert. L. Salinas to have further discussion with PSJA superintendent, Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas seconded. Motion carried.  ofours students when creating our budget. " asked who has paid the architect?  architectural design that has been paid for.  J.  Consideration and Action to Approve the Construction ofa new Equpment/Machinen  Storage Facility) for the Alamo Sports Complex.  City Manager. Robert L. Salinas stated that the Parks and. Recreation Department would like to build a very muchi neededs storage at the Alamo Sports Complex. The current small storage is falling apart, andj for) years, all the lawnmowers have been kept under a coveredroofu at the Public Works department. This storage will also help us store new machinery that has been purchasedto Commissioner Pete Morales motionedi to approve, Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas seconded. Motion  better service the baseball fields.  carried. K.  Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by and between the City of Alamo and LRGVTPDES, Stormwater Task Force Partnership, Inc. for preparation of Texas Water Development Board Flood Infrastructure Fund Stormwater Specialist Ernesto Solis stated that this will be at no cost tot the city. The MOA intents to develop project strategies detailed on the Region 15 Flood Report, and the development of separate grant applications fore eachs strategy. This MOA will develop a Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) flood protection. study by cluster cities defined by the LRGVDC Planning Study: (Hidalgo County, San. Juan, Weslaco, and Donna). Its goal as a coalition is to develop an urban hydrologic model and a warning system to benefit the network cluster cities and or. surrounding areas. The MOA'ss scope will place emphasis onz urban water, regional watersheds; rural, agricultural, and coastal water issues. Its goals will be met ogptodaaperrp and others; including Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas motionedi to approve, Commissioner Pete. Morales seconded. Motion  (FIF). Program Grant applications MOA #R-RGV-TF-20  RATES, UTRGV, and TAMUK.  carried. L.  Consideration and Action to Appoint members to the Festival, Arts, Recreation and  Entertainment (FARE) Committee.    Planning Director Sergio Zavala stated that on. January 16th, the Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance creating the Festival, Arts, Recreation & Entertainment (FARE) Committee. Regarding the approved Title 2 ordinance amendment to include the FARE within the  list of approved committees, as af friendly reminder, the FAREis:  Composed of 5 residents appointed for 3-year terms; requires residency & to be a Duties include discussing, assessing and recommending various cultural arts events, recreational activities, festivals, etc. to enhance the overall quality oflife for all facets of  qualified' elector. Alamo's population.  FARE: toy review and adopt Bylaws to provide administrative structure. Attached are DRAFT Bylaws that FARE will act on at their Ist meeting. Commissioner Roel. Leon Moreno. Jr. motioned to appoint Alexis Hernandez Commissioner Pete Morales motioned to appoint Rene Suarez  MayorJR. Garza will appoint someone at the next City Commission Meeting. Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas motioned. to appoint. Rick Guzman Commissioner, AJ Garcia motioned: to appoint Humberto Garcia Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas seconded. Motion carried.  M. Consideration and Possible Action to Appoint One Member to fill a vacancy on the Planning Director Sergio Zavala stated that on. January 2nd 2024 the Boardofo Commissioners appointed. 50 citizens to serve on the Traffic Safety Committee; one ofwhom was Eric Gibson. Staff was informed that Eric Gibson would not be available; thus, one vacancy now exists. At this time, Staff requests the Board of Commissioners to appoint a resident that's as qualifiede elector. Mayor. JR. Garza motioned: to appoint Ricardo Guzman, Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas seconded.  Traffic Safety Committee.  Motion carried.  N. Consideration and Action on an Ordinances to Amend Title 9 "Building Regulations' Chapter 6 "Landscape Regulations', Section 9-6-7- (A)(1) 'Accessory Structure Screening' to Reconcile this provision to recently approved mandates found in Section Planning Director Sergio Zavala statedi that in 2023, the City of Alamo's Board ofCommissioners approved comprehensive garbage dumpster buffer regulations. Aj few weeks ago, Planning discovered. al buffer screen regulation under the Landscape provisions found in Section 9- 6-71 that should be updated to comply with the 2023 buffer mandates found in Sec. 4-3-3. Essentially, the current landscape code requires business owners or apartment owners that use dumpster bins, to construct 6' high masonry block buffers for dumpster bins. The 2023 code found in Sec. 4-3-3 simply requires. such dumpster bin buffers be ai minimum 6' high opaque fence/wall. Also, Planning included the Sec. 4-3-3 stipulation to Sec. 9-6-7 that provides that the new dumpster bin buffer Code will be applicable to any pre-existing business or pre-existing apartment complex where al health riski is discovered, e.g. flying debris, etc., during  4-3-3 of Alamo' 's Code of Ordinances.    a lingering Covid period Finally, the last sentence in the current Sec. 9-6-7 was deleted, ie., removing, for the need for an additional. screen landscape hedge, when adjoining a refuse ared. " This would entail the business owner,, for example, to provide a buffering hedge to a buffered containment ared. Such was deemed redundant and an un-necessary cost to the business Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas motioned to approve, Commissioner Pete Morales seconded. Motion 0. Consideration and Action on an Ordinance to Amend Title 10 'Zoning Regulations', Chapter. 3 'General Zoning Provisions', Section 10-3-3 'Yard Space' to include a Rear Planning Director Sergio Zavala stated that the current. zoning regulations provide for garage door setbacks when such ag garage door faces thej front, or when itj faces the corner. side yard. However, ifthere is an alley, and the property owner desires ai rear garage door access thereto, Alamo' 's code does not prescribe what the rear building setback. should bej for a garage detached from the primary home. We know that the rear. setback for accessory structures' is5. What the proposed amendment will do is prescribe ai minimum 20' rears garage door setback. The 20' is recommended in order to have any vehicle parked OFF the rear travel lane Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas motioned to approve, Commissioner Pete Morales seconded.  owner. carried.  Garage Door Setback.  (ifthe garage door is closed); thus, maximize trafic manewverability.  Motion carried. P.  Consideration and Action toApprove the 2023 Population Estimatej for the Cityo ofAlamo as it relates to Title 6 "Motor Vehicles & Traffic', Chapter 6 Wreckers', Section 6-6- 15(B) of Alamo' 's Code of Ordinances to determine whether to increase the number of Planning Director Sergio Zavala. stated that in compliance to Sec. 6-6-15 (B) of Alamo' 's Code of Ordinances, "The City Planning Department is hereby charged with the responsibilityof determining thej yearly population oft the city". This mandate 'si intent is to annually discern whether (andi when) toi increase the number of rotating wrecking companies based on 1 wrecker per 200i in city population. Inj planning' 's current task ofascertaining the "yearly population oft the City", new building permits, move-in' s etc., and pursuant to the 3.30/ population per Alamo household (census criteria), the end ofs year 2023 population for Alamo, Texas is estimated. at Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas asked Police Chief Saul Solis if we had any issues ini regards to the  wrecker services (Rotation)  21,823.  wrecking rotation assigned at this time? Police Chief Saul Solis stated that they have noi issues  Commissioner Roel Leon Moreno. Jr. asked Police Chief Saul Solis, how many wreckers do you  have on rotation  Police Chief Saul Solis stated that about six or seven.  Commissioner Pete Morales motionedto approve, Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas. seconded. Motion  carried. 0.  Consideration and Action to Approve the City Manager's Employment Contract.    Mayor. J.R. Garza announced at 7:041 p.m. that they will go to Executive. Session for item Q Commissioner Roel Leon Moreno Jr. motioned to reconvened, Mayor J.R. Garza seconded. Mayor Pro-Tem Okie Salinas motioned to approve a 3-year agreement with our current City Manager Robert L. Salinas and for his salary to reflect any raises that might come on a) yearly CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Five minutes per person with no response from the City  Mayor. J.R. Garza announced open session at 8:12 p.m.  Motion carried.  basis, Commissioner Pete Morales seconded. Motion carried. 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. JR. Garza adjourned the meeting at 8:13p.m.  SRa  ATTEST: Alexandral CbdB  Rangel,Assisltant City Manager