MEETING MINUTES FLORESVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 23 2025 6:00 PM FLORESVILLE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1120 D STREET, FLORESVILLE, TEXAS 78114 Call meeting to order: Mayor Morales Cantu Invocation: Mayor Morales Cantu Recite U.S. Pledge of Allegiance & Texas Pledge: Spurs Basketball League Establish Quorum: Mayor Morales Cantu presided over Council Member Ximenez, Morones, Rodriguez- Green, Marroquin, and Scee Citizen Comments: Johnny Delagarza, Rusty Duncan, David Simmons, Claudia Garza, Jessica Cordova, Rachel Draper, Astrid Krawietz- Simmons, Tiffany Dawson, Rudolpho Garcia, Dean Dawson Moved to executive session agenda item 5 2. OLD BUSINESS a. C&A to approve meeting minutes for the Regular Council Meeting on December 12, 2024 Council Member Scee made a motion to approve meeting minutes. Council Member. Ximenez seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez.Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 b. C&A to approve meeting minutes for the Special Council Meeting on December 16, 2024 Council Member Morones made a motion to approve meeting minutes. Council Member Ximenez seconded the motion. Motion carried 3/0/2 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 3/0/2 3. PRESENTATIONIISCUSSION- Presentations given a. Frontier Fiber-Optic Project in Floresville b. Holiday Dance Financial Report C. Financial d. Quarterly Investment Financial Report 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Consideration and action to approve Proclamation# 2025-001 National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Council Member Scee made a motion to approve. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None b. Consideration and action to approve Peanut Festival funding from the budgeted line-item Community / Civic Contributions of $35,000. Council Member Marroquin made a motion to approve. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None C. Consideration and action to approve the Floresville Little League Contract Council Member Rodriguez-Green made a motion to approve. Council Member Scee seconded the motion. Motion carried 4/0/1 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member. Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 4/0/1 Citizen Comment: None d. Consideration and action to approve estimate 0010 with Breeland Construction LLC for a new ice machine in the amount of $33,268.20 to be put at the Floresville Event Center. Council Member Rodriguez-Green made a motion to table for further review. Council Member Scee seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None e. Consideration and action on the following matters related to the City Manager Position: 1. Interim pay for Interim CM Veliz Council Member Marroquin made a motion to pay Interim City Manager Monica Veliz the same pay as previous City Manager with effective date Monica Veliz was appointed 12/16/2024. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Moved to agenda item e3 2. City Manager position job description Council Member Scee made a motion to approve job description. Council Member Marroquin seconded the motion. Motion carried 3/2 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez/Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 3/2 3. Hiring Committee for the City Manager Opening 4. RFQ for search firm to fill the City Manager vacancy Council Member Morones made a motion to combine RFQ (4) and Hiring Committee (3). Council Member. Ximenez seconded the motion. Motion carried 3/2 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 3/2 Citizen Comment: Ophelia Silva, Brenda Trevino Moved back to agenda item e2 f. Consideration and action to discuss and approve creating a Project Manager position. Council Member Ximenez made a motion to return to the council with information regarding the doc session and to have several examples for comparison, such as: organizational chart, budget amendment orfuture projections, and budgeting for a ful-time position versus a part-time or contract position. Additionally, the project manager should not be considered solely for one project, but rather across entities within the City. Council Member Morones seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez.Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None g. Consideration and action to approve second phase with Minus 2 Degrees and picking the top 3 goals for the city. Council Member Marroquin made a motion to approve. Council Member Scee seconded the motion. Motion carried 3/2 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 3/2 Citizen Comment: None h. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION # 2025-001 -A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FLORESVILLE, TEXAS, ABANDONING, VACATING, AND RELEASING A 15- FOOT WIDE BY 293.54-FOOT LONG AND A 15-FOOT WIDE BY 300.02-FOOT LONG ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION LINE AND COMMUNICATION EASEMENT, LOCATED IN LOT 1 OF THE CONNALLY MEMORIAL MOB SUBDIVISION PLAT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A RELEASE OF EASEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS; AND, AUTHORIZING RECORDING OF THE RELEASE. Council Member. Ximenez made a motion to approve. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 4/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez"Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 410 Citizen Comment: None i. Consideration and action to approve Resolution #2025-002- A RESOLUTION of the city council of the city of Floresville, Texas, PROVIDING FOR THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN PERMIT FEES FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENT PIPELINE EXPLOSION; And establishing an effective date. Council Member Rodriguez-Green made a motion to approve. Council Member Morones seconded the motion. Motion carried 4/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member. Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 4/0 Citizen Comment: None Consideration and action to approve postponed agenda item from December 12, 2024 Ordinance #2024-024 on a request to rezone a 3.73-acre tract of land located at 1901 3rd Street from R-1, Single Family Residential to B, Business. Council Member. Ximenez made a motion to approve. Council Member Morones seconded the motion. Motion failed 2/3 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 2/3 Citizen Comment: None k. Consideration and action to approve Ordinance #2025-001 providing for the abandonment and vacation of public right-of-way comprising approximately 0.28 acres of the "G" Street right-of-way between 2nd Street and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, authorizing conveyance by quitclaim deed to abutting property owners, and providing conditions of abandonment. Council Member Marroquin made a motion to approve. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez"Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None . Consideration and action on a request for historic preservation review for exterior alterations to the building at 1101 C Street. Council Member Ximenez made a motion to approve. Council Member Scee seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez"Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None m. Consideration and action on a request for historic preservation review for exterior alterations to the building at 1329 C Street. Council Member Ximenez made a motion to approve. Council Member Morones seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez"Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None n. Consideration and action to approve a Re-Plat of 3.59 acres of land within the City of Floresville known as lot 2, Westview Subdivision as shown on the plat of record in Volume C, Page 264 of the plat records of Wilson County, Texas and further being lot 10, North 181 addition to the City of Floresville as shown on the plat of record in Volume 3, Page 15 of the plat records of Wilson County, Texas. Council Member Scee made a motion to approve. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None 0. Consideration and action to approve updating the current employee handbook dated 2015 Council Member Marroquin made a motion to approve updating the current employee handbook dated 2015. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None p. Consideration and action to take possible action on the appointment of Mayor Pro Tem. Council Member Morones made a motion to appoint Council Member) Ximenez as Mayor Pro Tem. Council Member. Ximenez seconded the motion. Motion carried 3/2 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 3/2 Citizen Comment: None q. Consideration and action to approve RESOLUTION #2025-003 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLORESVILLE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE BOARD MEMBER TO THE CITY OF FLORESVILLE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; FLORESVILLE 4A CORPORATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. No action Citizen Comment: None r. Consideration and action to approve Resolution*2025-004 Resolution of the City of Floresville, Texas to authorize the submission of a grant to the Office of the Governor for Criminal Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Council Member Marroquin made a motion to approve. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None S. Consideration and action to approve Resolution # 2025-005 - Resolution of the City of Floresville, Texas to authorize the submission of a grant to the Office of the Governor for Project Safe Neighborhoods Council Member Rodriguez-Green made a motion to approve. Council Member Scee seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0. NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None . Consideration and action to approve RESOLUTON2V25-006A RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY OF FLORESVILLE CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT WITH ALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICT & PALO ALTO COLLEGE TO SUPPORT EXPANDED EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF FLORESVILLE IN WILSON COUNTY, TEXAS. Council Member Ximenez made a motion to approve. Council Member Rodriguez-Green seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member Rodriguez-Green X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 Citizen Comment: None 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION **Executive Session in accordance with Texas Government Code Chapter 551** The Floresville City Council may at any time during the meeting close the meeting and hold an executive session pursuant to the Texas Open meetings Act codified as Chapter 551, Texas Government Code which permits closed meetings pursuant to Section 551.071 for purposes of consulting with its attorneys; Section 551.072 deliberating about real property; section 551.073, deliberating about gifts, and donations; section 551.074 deliberating about personnel matters; Section 551.076 deliberating about security devices; Section 551.084 regarding exclusion of witness in connection with an investigation; Section 551.086 deliberating, voting, and taking action as a power utility on a competitive matter; Section 551.087 deliberating about economic development negotiations; and Section 551.088 deliberating about test items to discuss andlor deliberate any of the posted matters to be considered during the open meeting. If it does go into Executive Session, the Floresville City Council may deliberate in executive session, vote on the matter in open session, and announce it for the minutes. Council Member Rodriguez-Green made a motion to go into executive session at 6:35 pm. Council Member Morones seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 a. The City Council will meet in closed session pursuant to the Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to consult with legal counsel on the following matters: 1. Special Counsel Jose Garza and Roland Rios for Charter Revision 2. Contemplated litigation related to the termination of the former city manager. Council Member Scee made a motion to come out of the executive session at 7:34 pm. Council Member. Ximenez seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0 NAME YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT Mayor Morales Cantu Council Member Ximenez X Council Member Morones X Council Member RodriguezGreen X Council Member Ximenez-Marroquin X Council Member Scee X Motion Carries 5/0 b. Return to open session and take possible action following executive sessions of the above items: 1. No action 2. No action Returned to agenda item 2a 6. ADJOURN: 11:04 pm ouos neke Cnh Gloria Morales Cantu = Mayor Attest uely Have Evelyn Garcia- City Secretary