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City Council Meeting Tuesday, March 11, 2025 06:00 PM City Hall – 520 East Ocean Blvd. Los Fresnos, TX 78566

A.CALL MEETING TO ORDER

B.INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C.VISITORS REMARKS

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D.PUBLIC HEARING

E.CONSENT AGENDA

All matters listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the City Council. The item may subsequently be removed from the Consent Agenda to be considered separately.

  1. 1.Consideration and ACTION to approve the minutes from February 11, 2025.

  2. 2.Consideration and ACTION to approve the second reading of ordinance No. 565 to rezone the proposed Centaurus subdivision located at Espiritu Santo Grant Share 12 69.91 ACS out of 76.11 tr v-1 & trx-1 in the City of Los Fresnos, Texas from AG-Agricultural District to R-1 Single Family District for Block 1 through Block 8 and Block 9 to C-2 General Commercial District of the proposed Centaurus subdivision amending the official zoning map to reflect the new zoning; and providing an effective date for the implementation of this ordinance.

  3. 3.Consideration and ACTION to approve a Proclamation declaring April as Fair Housing Month in the City of Los Fresnos.

  4. 4.Consideration and ACTION to approve a Proclamation declaring April 6-12, 2025 as National Library Week in the City of Los Fresnos.

  5. 5.Consideration and ACTION to approve a Proclamation declaring April 15-19, 2025 as National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week in the City of Los Fresnos.

  6. 6.Consideration and ACTION to approve the action taken by Los Fresnos Community Development Board on funding the Earth Day event on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

  7. 7.Consideration and ACTION to approve the Community Development Corporations action for upgrades to the parking areas at the Community Park and Memorial park.

  8. 8.Consideration and ACTION to excuse the absence of Luis Gonzalez from the February 11, 2025 City Council meeting.

  9. 9.Consideration and ACTION to excuse the absence of Leo Casanova from the February 3, 2025 CDC meeting.

  10. 10.Consideration and ACTION to excuse the absence of Jacob Wasonga from the February 24, 2025 Planning and Zoning meeting.

F.ACTION ITEMS

  1. 1.Consideration and ACTION to approve a petition to be released from the Los Fresnos Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by a landowner with property located on Kretz Rd.

  2. 2.Consideration and ACTION to approve the first and second reading of an ordinance releasing property from the city’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.

  3. 3.Consideration and ACTION to approve the 2023-2024 Audit Report.

  4. 4.Consideration and ACTION to approve upgrades to the parking areas at the Police Department and the Community Center

  5. 5.Consideration and ACTION to approve emergency repairs that had to be done to the sewer system along Condor Drive between Veteran’s Memorial Drive and Eagle Drive.

  6. 6.Consideration and ACTION to approve the action taken by the Los Fresnos Community Development Board adding a full time position of Economic Development Coordinator to replace the current staffing structure.

G.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

  1. 1.City Manager Report

    A.  Wastewater Collection System & Upgrade

    B.  Water Treatment Plant Expansion

    C.  Street Project

    D.  Drainage

    E.  Whipple Road

    F.  COVID-19

    G.  Veteran's Memorial

    H.  Water Funding

    I.  Wastewater Funding

    J. Senior Citizens Program

H.ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEPARTMENT REPORTS

  1. 1.Financial Report 1. Monthly 2. Year to Date 3. Sales Tax

  2. 2.Public Works Report 1. Water and Wastewater Activity 2. Calls for Service 3. Building Permits 4. Recycling 5. Waste Water Treatment Plant Discharge Monitoring Report

  3. 3.Police Department 1.  Calls-By Type 2.  Calls-By Date & Time 3.  Incidents-By Violation 4.  Arrests-By Type 5.  Accidents-By Streets & Intersection January 2025 1. Magistrates 2. Index Crimes by Zone

  4. 4.Municipal Court 1.  City Monthly Report- January. Linebarger Monthly Report – January 2025.

  5. 5.Library Report 1. Monthly Report

  6. 6.Fire Marshal's Report 1. Monthly Report

  7. 7.Fire Department Report 1. Monthly Report

  8. 8.Community Development Corporation 1. Minutes 2. CDC Consultant Report.

  9. 9.Planning & Zoning Commission Report 1. Minutes

I.CLOSED SESSION

  1. 1.Closed session in accordance to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code Chapter 551, Section 551.071-To deliberate pending litigation on a vehicle accident lawsuit involving a city vehicle.

J.OPEN SESSION

  1. 1.Open session in accordance to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code Chapter 551, Section 551.071-Consideration and ACTION regarding pending litigation on a vehicle accident lawsuit involving a city vehicle.

K.ADJOURNMENT

This is to certify that I, Jacqueline Moya, posted this agenda on the front bulletin board of the City Hall and the city website at www.cityoflosfresnos.com on March 07, 2025, on or before 05:30 p.m. and it shall remain so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.

/s/ Jacqueline Moya, City Secretary

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