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City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 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.PRESENTATION

  1. 1.Presentation by the UT Health Houston School of Public Health.

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 approve the minutes from May 13, 2025 regular Council Meeting and May 27, 2025 special Council Meeting.

  2. 2.Consideration and ACTION to approve the second reading of an ordinance to the Los Fresnos Code of Ordinance Chapter 10-Businesses, to create Article IX, defining and regulating the sale of E-Cigarettes, hemp product and locations of smoke lounges, smoke/vape shops, CBD/Hemp/Cannabis Shops, Providing repealer, severability and effective date.

  3. 3.Consideration and ACTION to approve the second reading of an ordinance providing an amendment to the Los Fresnos Code of Ordinance Chapter 10-Buisinesses, Article V. Sexual Oriented Businesses, Sec. 10-123. Definitions; providing repealer, severability and effective date.

  4. 4.Consideration and ACTION to approve the second reading of an ordinance to rezone the proposed Pederson Brothers Subdivision No. 5 located at 29.356 acre tract of land comprised of 22.761 acres out of Block 159 and 6.595 acres out of Block 160 the City of Los Fresnos, Texas from R3 Multi-Family to R-1 Single Family District for Block 1, Lots 2-24, Block 2, Lots 2-62, Block 3, Lots 1-24 and C-2 General Commercial District for Block 1, Lot 1, Block 2, Lot 1 of the proposed Pederson Brothers Subdivision No. 5 amending the official zoning map to reflect the new zoning; and providing an effective date for the implementation of this ordinance.

  5. 5.Consideration and ACTION to approve the second reading of an ordinance providing an amendment to the Los Fresnos Code of Ordinance Chapter 44-Utlities, Article I. General, Sec. 44-13. Services Rates and Other Charges; Billing and Collection; providing repealer, severability, and effective date.

  6. 6.Consideration and ACTION to approve the renewal of the contract between the City of Los Fresnos and Tropical Texas Behavioral Health.

  7. 7.Consideration and ACTION to excuse the absence of Javier Rodriguez from the May 19, 2025 Planning & Zoning meeting.

  8. 8.Consideration and ACTION to excuse the absence of Claudia Villarreal from the April 5, 2025 Community Development Corporation meeting.

  9. 9.Consideration and ACTION to excuse the absence of Albert Escobedo from the May 27, 2025 Special Council meeting.

  10. 10.Consideration and ACTION to excuse the absences of Terry Vinson from the May 13, 2025 City Council & May 27, 2025 Special Council meeting.

F.ACTION ITEMS

  1. 1.Consideration and ACTION to update the Senior Citizen Program and take appropriate action.

  2. 2.Consideration and ACTION to consider utilizing the closed landfill property.

  3. 3.Consideration and ACTION to approve participation in funding of a grant administrator in participation with Bayview Irrigation District # 11 and Cameron County Irrigation District # 10 for the application of a grant for Phase 2 of the underground irrigation canal.

  4. 4.Consideration and ACTION to appoint a member to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

G.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

  1. 1.City Manager Report

    A.  Wastewater Collection System & Upgrade

    B.  Water Treatment Plant Expansion

    C.  CDBG 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 April 2025 1. Magistrates 2. Index Crimes by Zone

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

  5. 5.Library Report 1. Monthly Report

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

  7. 7.Fire Department 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 - Deliberation pursuant to Section 551.072 Title 5 of the Texas Government code, the Texas Open Meetings Act regarding the following: purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. Lot four-A (4A), Block Fifty-Two (52), Northwest Los Fresnos Subdivision No. 1

  2. 2.Closed Session - Deliberation pursuant to Section 551.071 Title 5 of the Texas Government code, the Texas Open Meetings Act regarding the following: consultation with attorney on pending or contemplated litigation regarding the annexation of the City's ETJ.

J.OPEN SESSION

  1. 1.Open Session - Pursuant to Sections 551.072, Title 5 of the Texas Government code, the Texas Open Meetings Act deliberation and possible action regarding the following:

    Purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. Lot four-A (4A), Block Fifty-Two (52), Northwest Los Fresnos Subdivision No. 1

  2. 2.Open Session Pursuant to Sections 551.087, Title 5 of the Texas Government code, the Texas Open Meetings Act deliberation and possible action regarding the following:

    Consultation with attorney on pending or contemplated litigation regarding the annexation of the City's ETJ.

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 June 06, 2025 on or before 5:30 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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