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B
A
B
B
A
I
just
wanted
to
to
mention
that
today
is
the
first
day
of
our
new
fiscal
year.
So
what
you
see
here
is
until
august
there's
one
more
more
month
that
you're
going
to
see
in
the
next
report,
but
that's
basically
the
end
of
our
fiscal
year
we're
starting
a
new
one
in
our
october
5th
city
council
meetings.
We
will
take
our
media
advice
and
our
castle
budget
for
approval
for
council.
A
Yes,
the
budget
has
already
been
approved,
but
usually
because
casa
laredo
is
one
purchase,
order,
that's
a
larger
than
than
the
regular
amount
city
manager
can
approve.
We
usually
take
it
to
to
council
just
to
ratify
and
walk
to
approve,
and
then
we
have
our
media
buys,
which
the
budget
has
already
been
approved.
But
it's
customary
that
we
take
the
media
buys
to
council
too.
A
B
No
we're
just
hoping
that
this
coming
year,
we're
gonna
see
a
brighter
brighter
sun
and
brighter
times.
You
know
this
year
has
been
a
really
hard
and
complex
the
unknown.
The
you
know
the
constant
unknown
of
not
knowing
how
to
approach
things
and
how
to
go
about
within
the
guidelines
that
you
know
we
have
been
establishing
for
through
the
cdc.
So
you
know,
y'all
have
done
a
really
good
job,
and-
and
all
of
this
is
like
a
learning
process
yeah
or
for
just
to
expand
our
minds
as
to.
A
Definitely,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
was
talking
to
city
management
and
they're
they're
in
the
same
page
as
us
is
we
can't
stop
promoting.
We
can't
stop
putting
the
name
of
laredo
out
there,
because
we
want
to
stay
top
of
mind.
We
want
people
to
think
loretto
and
the
first
thing
they
do
when
they
are
able
and
safe
to
go
out
is
visit
us.
A
D
D
D
I
know
we've
had
to
do
that
with
the
heritage
foundation
difficult,
but
I
think
that
all
of
us
learned
you
know
how
to
navigate.
You
know,
and
hopefully,
we've
all
learned
something
and
trying
to
get
through
this
sentiment.
We
all
you
know
have
seen
the
devastation
and
hopefully
you
know
we
like
marisa,
says
you
know
we
look
for
a
brighter
brighter
day.
You
know
for
all
of
us,
it's
it's.
It's
been
quite
a
learning
experience
and
you
know
we
you
need
to
keep
on
going,
though.
D
Needless
to
say,
I
hope
mexico
comes
back.
I
mean
which
I
don't
see.
It
happening
anytime
soon.
To
be
quite
honest,
but
I
I
continue
to
be
optimistic.
You
know
we
have
to
completely
be
optimistic,
and
hopefully
all
of
that
back
you
know,
and
hopefully
the
the
hotel
industry,
which
I
I
hope
has
you
know
that
I
hope
that
they've
been
doing
better,
and
so
you
know
like
it's
all,
it's
all
in
god's
hands.
D
A
B
B
A
Report,
thank
you.
Ma'am
chair.
My
report
is
on
page
seven
and,
as
I
mentioned
before
the
idea
now
we
wanted
to
give
you
a
little
bit
more
information
and
in
a
friendlier
way,
so
we're
focusing
on
projects
and
giving
you
a
little
bit
more
information
of
what
that
project
entails,
and
you
will
see
that
that
the
same
project,
maybe
two
or
three
teams,
have
it
or
are
touching
it,
but
from
different
from
different
perspectives.
A
We're
a
small
team.
So
we
all
work
together
in
many
many
different
projects.
So
we
have.
I
want
to
focus
on
the
new
flight
that
has
been
most
of
my.
My
time
has
been
dedicated
to
that
the
last
month
and
the
new
flight
is
going
to
be
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
market
to
the
mexico
city
market
and
we
have,
and
although
right
now
we
can't,
we
can't
due
to
the
regulations
and
the
the
precautions
we're
focusing
on
the
business
traveler.
A
There's
a
big
big
opportunity
once
things
change
a
little
bit
to
promote
to
the
to
the
to
the
mexican
traveler
for
leisure
and
marketing
is
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
But
I've
been
working
together
with
reina
on
the
logistics,
we're
gonna
travel
to
mexico
city
monday
through
wednesday
of
next
week,
so
we're
an
arena
and
I,
together
with
a
whole
city
delegation
it
it's
also.
A
It's
almost
become
like
a
washington
or
austin
trip,
because
there's
there's
a
large
group
of
private
sector
there's
a
few
people
from
from
city
that
are
going
and
a
good
good
group
from
the
private
sector.
That's
joining
in
going
to
mexico
city
celebrating
the
new
flight
meeting
with
idol
mata
over
there
with
the
media,
and
so
we're
very
excited
about
that
opportunity.
A
Hopefully,
we
can
meet
with
some
government
agencies,
there's
there's
some
meetings
already
scheduled
and
tell
them
about
the
border
and
tell
them
about
the
situation
here.
The
the
reason
why
we're
asking
for
the
border
to
be
open
with
safety
precautions-
and
so
the
mayor
is,
is
traveling
with
us,
and
we
hope
that
this
is.
This
is
a
good
good
trip.
A
A
A
We
know,
maybe
not
in
the
numbers
that
we
usually
see
them,
but
the
city
manager
instructed
me
to
to
meet
with
the
different
groups
and
figure
out
a
plan
where
we
can
bring
it
back
to
the
medical
authority
as
well
as
they
can
take
it
back
to
the
medical
authority
in
mexico,
and
so
we
can
have
something
already
ready
that
is
reviewed
and
sanctioned
by
the
medical
authority,
and
we
know
that
it's
keeping
everybody
safe.
So
we
know
they're
going
to
come.
A
B
B
A
A
The
caravan
comes
a
few
days
before
that,
so
the
the
the
dates
prior
to
the
the
rest
of
so
what
we're
thinking-
and
this
is
all
has
to
go
for
approval
with
the
medical
authority.
So
this
is
all
it's
part
of
the
draft,
but
we're
thinking
that
and
impr.
Just
to
give
you
some
background.
Last
year
we
had
the
caravan,
which
is
an
organized
group,
brought
almost
800
to
a.
A
System
with
portable
toilets
and
with
the
lights,
and
they
put
little
tents
for
their
services,
the
mexican
immigration
mexican
customs
comes
here.
They
process
them
so
that
the
transit
easier
is
easier.
And
then
the
city
provides
a
police
escort
because
we're
talking
about
a
thousand
vehicles
right
and
so
just
to
to
to
take
them
to
bridge
two
and
from
there
they
go
mexican
authorities
take
over
and
they're
they're
on
their
way
this
year.
A
What
they're
proposing
is
to
break
down
the
caravan,
and
so
we're
going
to
have
three
days
of
that
specific
group
starting
on
the
14th,
15th
and
16th.
So
you
usually,
they
set
up,
let's
say
the
14th,
and
that
group
lives
on
the
15th
and
the
15th.
We
have
another
group
arriving
and
they
leave
the
16th
and
so
on.
A
B
A
B
E
Yes,
my
reports
on
page
nine,
two
things
that
I
wanted
to
highlight:
one
was
the
I'm
working
with
eileen
and
and
with
extra
and
traffic
department
on
some
welcome
signs.
I
don't
know
you
guys
driven
to
austin
or
passing
people
their
signs
that,
like
in
I
think
so,
marcus
has
one
but
there's
different
cities
within
the
state
that
have
really
nice
structure
signs,
and
so
we
are
working
on
getting
the
approval.
E
We
submitted
the
locations
on
ih-35,
highway,
59,
359
83
and
we're
waiting
for
the
approval
from
texas
to
policy
approval
on
the
locations
and
then
working
on
and
getting
the
design
an
architect
to
design
it
and
actually
build
it.
So
we
want
to
do
something
that's
going
to
that
people
will
be
able
to
drive
and
if
they
want
to
stop
and
take
a
picture-
and
you
know,
we've
done
that
going
to
other
states
and
travel
with
personally
with
my
family.
E
So
I
we
are.
One
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
talk
about
was
that
that
that,
hopefully,
by
the
end
of
this
year
or
by
the
end
of
this
year,
we
should
have
those
signs
up
and
running
and
maybe
something
good.
So
people
could
know
that
they're
walking
into
they're
coming
into
laredo
or
they're
leaving
the
radar.
So
that
was
one
of
the
things.
E
But,
unfortunately,
you
know
with
everything
the
numbers
that
we
still
have
it
wasn't
it
wasn't
allowed
to
they
didn't
we
didn't.
We
didn't
get
the
authorization,
so
we
probably
will
probably
postpone
it
for
2021
as
of
right
now,
but
working
with
the
organizers
we
wanted.
They
really
wanted
to
host
the
tournament
and
but
unfortunately,
we
weren't
able
to
do
that
and
then
right
now.
E
They
they
normally
have
had
16
schools
they're
up
to
22
and
they
might
grow
a
little
bit
more
due
to
the
big
12
conference.
That
is
mostly
here
in
texas,
oklahoma,
oklahoma,
state
and
iowa.
So
there's
different
schools,
but
we
might
get
more
of
the
big
12
conference
as
well,
but
we
already
have
like
michigan
that
confirmed
from
the
wolverines
that
they're
confirming
so
coming
in.
So
as
of
right
now.
E
That's
where
we
stand
with
that,
we're
hoping
that
other
tournaments
will
be
able
to
happen,
but
we're
gonna,
see
on
the
high
school
levels
and
we're
gonna
see
more
regional
schools
coming
in.
There
are
more
driving
markets
to
look
when
and
few
of
austin
the
dallas,
the
houston,
those
bigger
cities
that
come
in
too,
but
that
was
basically
it.
Madam
chai,
I'm
not
sure
if
you
guys
have
any
questions
regarding
my
reports
on
page
nine
and
ten.
E
F
F
It's
it's
a
little
tricky
because
we
needed
you
know
social
distance,
but
we're
working
together
with
a
lot
of
our
partners
and
also
local
restaurants,
because
you
know
we
all
have
to
eat
and
we'll
it'll
be
a
very
heavy
schedule
for
for
them
to
to
showcase
our
city,
we're
having
two
different
styles
of
tours.
Of
course,
our
our
media
wants
to
see
our
city
take
pictures
report
on
our
city
and
then
obviously
our
travel
agents
wants
to.
You
know,
get
connected
with
our
hoteliers
and
our
attractions.
F
B
F
F
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
we're
just
you
know,
that's
that's!
That's
what
we
have
to
you
know
what
we're
planning
on
and
and
just
you
know,
keeping
laredo
top
of
mind
for
our
mexican
visitors
as
well
as
anybody
else
that
wants
to
come
and
visit
us.
We,
we
are
promoting
ourselves
as
a
safe
and
and
very
socially
distancing
city.
Where
we
have
everything
most
of
everywhere
is
marked,
so
anything
that
you
you
you
need.
We
have
it.
So
I
don't
know
if
you
have
any
other
questions
on
my
report.
B
F
Yes,
they
actually,
those
are
the
requests
we
received
from
the
publications
we
have
118.
As
of
the
day,
I
I
checked
the
report,
but
we
we're
working
on
getting
a
different,
what's
called
different
avenue
of
of
real
response.
We
do
have
a
lot
of
these
are
mostly
like
winter
texans.
I
want
to
request
information
from
our
city,
so
we
we
take
out.
We
mail
them
out.
F
From
from
our
city,
and
then
you
know,
we
can't
really
track
if
they
do
come,
so
we're
looking
forward
to
to
update
our
our
response
kind
of
to
tomorrow,
but
I
know
it
was
a.
I
took
a
text
or
like
a
mobile
where
we
know
where,
where,
if
they
have
visit
or
not,
so
that's
what
we're
looking
for
we're
looking
at
refreshing,
our
way
of
or
promoting.
A
Right
so
just
if
I
may,
the
reader
response
the
way
it
works
is
and
there's
some
magazines
where
people
can
request
information
for
from
the
vendors
in
the
ads
or
the
publication,
and
so
at
the
end
of
the
magazine.
They
have
a
list
of.
If
you
want
information
about,
especially
those
magazines
that
have
they
are
very
destination
heavy,
so
they
have
a
list
of
the
destinations
that
were
advertised
throughout
the
magazine
and
you
can
request
information
from
them.
A
B
A
Okay,
so
that's
another
reason
and
what
vettel
was
mentioning
reader
response
has
been
decreasing
consistently
every
year,
and
so
we
are
looking
for,
as
veto
mentioned,
new
technologies,
new
ways
of
tracking
our
visitors
and
now,
with
ai,
with
artificial
intelligence.
There's
wonderful
things
out
there.
Obviously,
we
might
not
be
able
to
afford
all
of
them
this
year,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
everything
on
our
radar,
because
there's
there's
great
opportunities
to
to
better
track
our
visitors.
A
A
B
A
The
meeting
is
suspended
at
908,
but
we
can
continue,
as
we
were,
with
the
information
providing
all
of
our
reports,
just
as
we
were
doing
it.
It's
just
officially.
The
meeting
is
it's
a
no
quorum
that
we
can't
take
any
actions
or
emotions,
but
we
can
continue
providing
all
our
reports
just
as
information
okay
and
if
so,
if,
if
that's
the
the,
I.
D
A
D
A
A
We
are
reporting
307,
which
is
a
lot
better
than
we
expected
that
is
for
for
the
previous
month
of
well.
It
says
august,
but
remember
that
it's
one
behind
so
it's
july,
so
we
know
my
concern
and
we're
very
vigilant
of
what's
going
to
happen
now
that
the
healthcare
workers
are
leaving
town,
that
the
red
roof
inn
was
decommissioned
as
a
hospital
or
as
a
care
center.
C
Okay,
I
think
both
there's
a
lot
of
government
tax
exempt
and
doesn't
matter
how,
how
many
days
they're
staying
but
medical
professionals
like
marisa,
said-
and
I
mean
not
necessarily
but
the
the
minority
I
I
would
think
they're
more
extended
stay
so
would
be.
That
would
be
eligible
to
be
exempt,
but
but
is
still
like
a
little
I
that
it
might
affect
in
one
way
or
another.
B
D
D
A
Yeah-
and
we
have
we
have
the
hopefully
by
the
end
of
october-
we'll
have
the
traffic
the
restrictions
lifted.
That's
what
we
hope,
because
we're
we're
being
positive
and
thinking
that
november,
which
is
our
the
the
beginning
of
our
shopping
season,
is
going
to
be
open.
So,
yes,
or
our
hotels
and
our
shops
and
the
community
in
general,.
D
A
C
G
Hi,
yes,
I
have.
We
have
a
response
from
social
media
with
we
decrease
our
engagement
as
all
all
the
visitors
we're
trying
to
do.
I
have
weekly
meetings
with
iti
and
others
communications
in
mexico.
We
have
our
facebook
live.
Excuse
me
with
casa
laredo.
We
have
a
good
response
with
mexican
audience.
We
have.
We
try
to
engage
the
people
so
and
keep
in
mind
the
of
the
visitors
so
that
we
are
open.
We
are
waiting
for
them.
We
are
really
want
to
come
back.
G
G
But
we
were
very
cautious
with
with
that,
with
the
situation
with
the
copy
and
how
to
explain
the
people
that
we
are
open
and
we
are
secure
because
this
change
every
day
until
we
have
a
green
line
from
the
authority,
we
don't
know
to
promote
that
is
very,
very
open,
but
we
try
to
do
the
we
have
the
outlet
shops.
We
have
the
avenida,
we
have
the
bars,
we
have
the
murals,
we
have
the
restaurants
open,
we
need
to
order
to
go
to
pick
up,
and
sometimes
we
have
all
these
options
under
social
media.
G
I'm
trying
to
keep
the
people
engaged,
we
have
usually
we
have
a
monthly
meetings.
Now
we
have
our
weekly
meetings
with
them
and
we're
trying
to
change
all
the
options.
I'm
not.
I
don't
know
if
you
see,
but
we
have
more
insta
stories.
We
have
more
interaction,
questions
with
the
people
and
they
answer
and
they
so
we're
trying
to
do
this
to
keep
engaged
people
and
trying
to
attract
people,
because
all
the
industry
has
all
the
decrease
in
the
numbers.
We
can.
We
continue
up.
G
We
continue
up
and
we
continue
the
engagement,
but
we
we
want
to
do
that.
We
want
to
continue
with
that.
Also,
we
have
the
communications
with
we
prepare
when
the
bridge
open.
We
have
these
communications,
we
have
all
this.
We
have
all
week,
all
weeks
we
have
okay
in
the
next.
If
the
next
week
open
the
bridge.
This
is
what
we
can
do.
If
no,
we
can
do
that
even
all
the
weeks.
G
We
have
that,
so
we
are
prepared
and
also
that's
a
good
option
that
casa
lanedo
bring
to
us
to
bring
the
facebook
live.
We
have
every
week,
maybe
except
the
next
week,
but
we
have
this
idea
and
we're
talking
about
the
all
the
february
places
how
to
arrive
to
vladero,
how
the
restaurants,
the
mugs,
the
outlets,
the
mall,
the
shopping,
all
this
and
then
maybe
the
next
week.
We
talk
about
the
restaurants,
the
food
and
so
we're
trying
we're
trying
to
do
that.
G
That's
and
we
have
weekly
meetings
and
we
have
all
the
information,
the
algorithms
with
the
facebook.
That's
not
that's
not
how
questions
the
algorithm
with
instagram,
that's
very
changed
every
day.
So
that's
that's
a
little
tricky,
but
we're
trying
to
do
all
the
that
something
that
we
want
to
is
important
for
the
people.
C
C
Maybe
I
missed
a
post
about
that,
but
if,
if
you
haven't
or
even
if
you
have
just
you
know,
keep
pushing
them
because
that's
a
really
good,
you
know
opportunity
to
promote
the
city
and
then
the
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
to
mention
is:
is
there
gonna
be
any
like
type
of
I?
I
know
that
I
know
that
when,
when
the
new
image,
when
you
had
the
new
image
you
had
a
facebook
live
and
different
things
right,
were
you
doing
anything
else?
C
B
A
I
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
different
groups.
Ledc
was
one,
so
I
had
a
chance
to
talk
in
front
of
that
group
about
the
rebranding
and
everything
that
we're
doing.
But
that's
that's
like
a
great
suggestion
that
we
can.
We
can
make
sure
we
touch
all
those
different
groups
and
and
just
explain
what
we're
doing
and
kind
of
tell
the
story
of
our
rebound.
So
no
we'll
definitely
do
that.
Okay,
thank.