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LAREDO WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE 022221
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you
for
joining
us.
I'm
calling
this
meeting
to
order.
My
name
is
pete
signs,
I'm
mayor
of
the
city,
loreto
and
chair
of
the
laredo
web
county
area,
metropolitan
planning
organization,
otherwise
known
as
the
mpo
policy
committee
meeting
today
is
february,
the
22nd
2021
and
it's
1
30
p.m.
A
In
order
to
adhere
to
the
current
public
gathering
guidelines,
this
meeting
will
be
held
in
a
virtual
meeting
format.
Citizens
wishing
to
provide
comment,
my
phone
in
their
comments
during
the
meeting
or
submit
them
electronically,
and
you
can
do
so
by
going
to
your
website
www.laredo
npo
dot,
org,
slash
forward
contact,
hyphen
us.
A
F
I
A
B
Yes,
mayor,
I
know
we
have
somebody
waiting
for
a
call,
but
before
we
turn
it
over,
just
want
to
reiterate,
if
you
have
your,
if
your
mic
is
not
on
mute,
if
you
could,
please
mute
it
during
the
meeting,
that's
to
preserve
the
audio
quality,
even
if
you
can't
tell
it,
may
affect
the
audio
quality
for
the
room
for
the
viewing
public.
If.
D
K
A
L
A
A
I
A
Okay,
for
the
record,
we
we
now
have
council
member,
dr
martin
martinez,
and
he
votes
I,
along
with
the
rest,
yanny
opposed
sound
off
or
show
hands
not
heard
unseen
motion
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you,
then.
The
item
b
approval
of
the
mayor's
appointments
with
the
policy
committee
and
we
have
council
member
gutierrez
and
vanessa
perez
who
are
now
with
us.
C
A
B
A
Miss
miss
perez
because
I
know
she's
very
well
either
one
or
very
good
highly
qualified,
but
I
think
this
person's
asked
to
have
more
participation,
especially
in
those
areas,
and
I
would
appreciate
that.
Thank
you,
yeah,
going
back
to
the
approval
of
the
minutes,
your
point
of
order
and
we'll
take
it
yes,
go
ahead.
Make
a
motion
to
approve
again.
A
Is
there
a
second,
a
second
seconded
by
dr
martin
martinez?
A
discussion.
Not
hurtful
is
in
favor,
say
any
opposed.
None
heard
motion
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you
for
that,
commissioner,
galen
and
moving
on
to
c
receive
public
testimony.
Testimony
and
approve
resolution
number
npo,
2021
hyphen
zero,
two
adopting
the
proposed
revisions
of
the
2020
2045
laredo
metropolitan
transportation
plan,
and
one
is
amending
chapter
10,
subsection,
entitled
operation
and
maintenance
of
a
unified
transportation
program
projects
include
table
10,
colon
2a,
entitled
roadway
and
bicycle
pedestrian
operations
and
maintenance
costs,
which
is
the
committee.
C
A
Closed
and
approved
and
seconded
by
who
doctor
dr
martin
martinez
a
discussion
not
hurt
all
those
in
favor,
say:
aye
or
show
a
hand.
Can
you
oppose
the
show
of
hands
or
or
sound
off,
not
hurt
motion
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you
now.
The
next
item
is
c
d
and
we
see
public
testimony
and
approve
our
solution.
Number
npo,
2021,
hyphen
03,
adopting
the
proposed
amendments
of
the
2021-2024
transportation
improvement
program,
otherwise
known
as
tip
one
is
the
deletion
removal.
A
Excuse
me:
a
project
csj,
zero,
zero
eighteen,
hyphen,
o
five
hyphen,
o
eight
nine
intended
to
provide
for
the
replacement
of
a
bridge
structure
on
ih-35
at
universal
drive,
with
an
estimated
total
project,
cost
of
125
million
three
hundred
and
twenty
three
thousand
dollars
the
project.
Lighting
date
was
fiscal
year
2024
and
now-
and
it
says,
tech
site
has
requested
the
project
be
removed
from
the
fiscal
year
2024
and
moved
to
fiscal
year
2025
in
order
to
ensure
statewide
fiscal.
C
M
You
so
a
couple
a
couple
issues
here.
It
looks
like
we're
moving
it
completely
off
the
tip.
Is
that
correct
by
moving
it
that
one
month
we're
moving
it
off
the
tip
that
is
correct
or
so
like
when
we're
moving
it
off
the
tip
we
have.
I
think
both
the
county
and
the
city
have
significant
interest
in
this
area.
It's
one
of
our
fastest
growing
and
fastest
developing
areas.
M
M
What
we're
looking
at
here
is
a
a
very
large
problem
that
we
inherited,
where
we
don't
have
enough
parallels
to
get
off
of
uniroyal
and
get
onto
I-35
and
it's
affecting
our
ability
to
be
competitive
from
a
port
perspective,
so
I'm
very
concerned
about
pushing
this
back
and
actually
removing
it.
I
do
I
think
that
it
needs
to
stay
exactly
where
it
is
right
now
and
if
funding
becomes
available,
I
mean
we
already
have
the
funding.
M
This
area
is
prime
for
development
and
you
already
have
a
problem
right
now
with
18
viewers
not
being
able
to
exit,
and
so
I
I
would
completely
you
know
I
would.
I
would
ask
the
mpo
policy
committee
to
to
to
side
with
me
on
this
and
to
maintain
our
our
direction
of
keeping
it
on
the
tip
for
for
2024
unless
there's
some
absolute
reason.
Why
we
have
to
this
area
needs
this
development.
It
needs
this
infrastructure
to
get
trucks
out
of
it.
A
J
Martinez
we
are
considered
to
your
comments
to
your
remarks,
so
this
becomes
a
booking
issue
for
us,
not
only
at
the
royal
district
statewide,
basically
trying
to
balance
our
books
when
it
comes
to
what's
allowed
for
us
to
let
remove
it
from
the
step
does
not
remove
it
from
the
utp
plan.
Remember
the
ut
plan
is
a
10-year
plan.
J
Text
has
10-year
plans
where
the
project
is
funded,
we're
simply
denially
like
one
month,
because
we
do
have
to
meet
certain
lettings
as
textile
as
a
whole,
not
only
laredo,
but
it's
a
statewide,
but
we
are
committed
to
this
project.
There
is
no
risk
of
this
project
going
away.
We
have,
we
are,
are
committed
too
far
down
the
road
on
this
project
and
contemplating
removing
this.
It's
just
merely
a
book
themed
cleanup
for
us
and
when
I
say
yes,
I
say
text
out
in
general
statewide
it
is
on
the
utp.
J
It
is
going
to
get
done
and
hopefully,
between
now
and
2024,
we're
always
looking
different
possibilities.
Things
may
happen
where
we
can
accelerate
the
project,
but
we're
only
talking
about
30
days.
It
is
remaining
in
the
utp.
There
is
no
risk
to
remove
this
project
at
all.
It
is
just
bumping
up
one
month
from
the
four-year
stp
good
plan.
J
The
tip
is
a
four
year
plan.
That's
committed
dollar
wise
I'd
have
to
pull
that
figure
out,
but
we
have
several
projects
on
here
again.
I
I
don't
want
anybody
to
get
scared.
I
don't
want
anybody
to
think
this
project's
not
going
to
get
built.
It's
just
mainly
to
keep
in
order
with
our
larger
tech
style
picture
as
a
whole
when
it
comes
to
leading
capacity
that
the
state
is
allowed
by
legislature
to
put
out
there.
It
is.
E
And
that's
kind
of
where
I'm
asking
that's
kind
of
where
I'm
heading
to,
because
I
kind
of
I
mean
I'm
I'm
very
much.
I
mean
I
move
the
motion,
but
I
I'm
very
much
in
agreement
with
a
doc
here
on
this
one,
dr
martinez,
but
I
do
want
to
see
what
other
ones
can
we
move.
I
mean
because
I,
this
is
a
very,
very
important
one.
So
what
other
projects
can
we
move
to
make
you
all
budget
or
whatever
y'all
want
to
do
make
it
look
like
I
mean
that's
what
you're
asking
for
basically.
J
J
Right
in
all
of
us
yeah,
so
now
now
it's
in
the
utp
we
have
design
committed
to
it.
We
have
everything
committed
to
environmental
clearance.
It's
moving
forward
again.
If
something
were
to
happen
between
now
and
then
we'll
be
able
to
bump
it
up.
We
can
do
that.
It's
just
a
bookkeeping
cleanup
for
us
just
so
we
can
keep
within
the
mannequins
that
we
have
our
force
on
the
statewide
level,
not
just
at
a
district-wide.
H
Guys
this
is
tito
gonzalez,
so
this
project
was
actually
selected
by
administration,
texas
administration,
to
be
removed,
as
david
mentioned
due
to
the
magnitude,
but
I
do
want
to
mention
we
made
sure
to
clarify,
because
I
I
felt
the
same
way
that
deletion
removal
was
a
very
harsh
word
to
use
to
note
that
it
was
only
being
moved
one
month.
We
are
currently
finalizing
the
development
of
the
schematic
and
working
on
getting
environmental
approval.
H
H
H
A
H
E
E
A
B
Just
underscore
what
our
text
officials
are
saying,
this
is
not
in
any
way
affecting
the
funding.
However,
this
the
removal
of
this
from
our
current
tip
eight
times
sensitive.
We
don't
have
the
time
to
go
back
and
do
this
again
and
go
through
the
process,
but
it
is
even
if
we
change
the
wording,
we're
doing
the
same
thing,
and
that
is
we're
taking
it
out
of
the
tip.
It
will
go
back
on
the
tip
when
we
we
update
our
for
the
next.
A
Period,
do
we
have
a
second
commercial
again,
okay
seconded
by
commissioner
gaylo?
Further
discussion
not
heard
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye,
aye
and
you're
opposed
not
opposed
motion
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you
moving
on
to
the
next
agenda
item
and
that's
the
ebc
public
testimony
an
approved
resolution,
number
mpo,
2021,
iphone,
04,
adopting
and
supporting
the
texas
department
of
transportation,
2021
targets
for
federal
safety
performance
measures.
B
The
federal
safety
performance
measures
that
were
recommended
to
us
from
the
federal
highway
administration
and
txdot,
and
this
resolution
provides
support
for
that
ongoing
that
we
continue,
as
I
mentioned
before,
that
we,
when
we
make
our
plans
and
policies
that
we
use
performance
and
safety
planning
when
we're
doing
this.
So
that's
simply
what
it
is
very
similar
to
the
last
to
the
item.
B
B
G
You
very
much,
mr
chairman,
members
of
the
mpo
policy
committee.
My
name
is
jed
brown,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
webb
county
city
of
laredo
regional
mobility
authority.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
to
you.
Today
we
are
asking
for
your
support
of
the
viaceo
road
project
in
the
form
of
a
resolution
by
uco
is
a
new
location,
roadway
2.7
miles
in
length
from
fm
1472
connecting
to
interstate
35.
G
vyacio
road
is
the
is
a
public
private
partnership,
the
first
of
its
kind,
our
community
involving
the
webb
county
city
of
laredo,
regional
mobility
authority,
the
city
of
laredo
and
the
killam
family.
We
have
a
powerpoint
presentation.
I
see
it's
up.
Mr
snyderman
is
going
to
help
me
by
forwarding
through
it.
So
it's
no
secret
right
now
that
industrial,
trade
and
transportation
are
the
lifeblood
of
our
community.
G
G
Thank
you.
If
you
look
at
the
upper
right
hand
corner
you
see
an
aerial
view
of
the
location
of
viacio,
what's
shown
in
purpley
blue
would
be
the
50
acres
of
right-of-way.
That's
that's
being
donated,
as
you
heard
earlier
by
one
of
our
partners,
cliff
killam,
approximately
50
acres,
a
little
bit
more.
Actually,
when
you
look
at
the
corner
clips,
150
foot
width
right
of
way.
G
If
you
look
at
the
four
corners,
what
I'm
pleased
to
report
is
that
the
kilim
family
has
already
pledged
to
donate
the
necessary
right-of-way
so
that
there
is
no
issue
in
the
future
with
construction
of
an
overpass
at
35
or
whatever
connections
are
needed
for
flare-outs
at
the
mines.
Road.
The
last
thing
we'd
want
to
see
is
to
have
a
big
convenience
store,
truck,
stop
go
in
and
then
have
to
condemn
or
purchase
it
later.
G
So
I'm
grateful
that
the
killams
are
willing
to
do
that
in
this
area
you
have
11
industrial
park,
industrial
parks
and
four
residential
subdivisions
that
all
would
use
this
road
in
addition
to
all
the
traffic
that
would
be
possibly
coming
south
or
north
on
the
mines,
road
or,
let's
say
south,
from
uniroyal
at
35.
This
would
be
another
connection
point
to
get
over
quickly
to
the
mines
road.
It
would
be
their
first
option
as
they
head
south.
G
G
The
mpo
actually
asked
the
rma
to
sponsor
the
project
and
we
took
it
on
since
that
time.
We
have
received
resolutions
of
support
from
the
chamber
of
commerce,
the
laredo
economic
development
corporation,
the
laredo
motor
carriers
association.
All
all
three
of
those
entities
are
strongly
behind
this.
This
road
project
we've
also
received
a
letter
of
support
from
the
association
of
logistics
and
forwarding
agents
known
as
alpha.
G
We
passed
a
resolution
of
support,
we
being
the
rma
for
the
vayoscio
road
project
and
then
this
past
summer,
working
with
the
city
we
presented
during
the
budget
workshops
and
received
the
agreement
to
move
forward
with
an
interlocal
agreement
with
the
city
of
laredo
that
was
executed
on
september
18.
2020.
G
we've
also
initiated
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
killam
family
in
october,
because
the
killams
are
a
private
organization.
We
couldn't
have
a
three-party
or
tri-party
ilo
ila.
We
need
to
set
it
up
things
the
way
that
it's
been
done.
As
far
as
the
mou
and
the
ila
with
the
city,
we
had
a
really
important
meeting
on
january
8th
of
this
year,
congressman
henry
cuellar
sponsored
the
meeting.
We
have
his
support
for
this
project.
G
G
We
have
to
do
everything
we
can
to
keep
transportation
moving
in
this
area
along
the
mines
road,
be
it
loop
20,
be
at
milo,
be
it
killam
industrial,
hopefully
viaceo
in
the
not
so
distant
future.
It's
critical
to
trade,
not
only
in
laredo
but
our
in
webb
county,
but
our
entire
state,
the
united
states,
canada
and
mexico.
G
A
lot
of
people
don't
know
that
stat,
but
but
the
mines
road
is
trying
to
perform
as
a
highway,
but
it's
not
designed
as
a
highway.
So
we
need
to
do
everything
we
can
to
create
access
back
and
forth
between
the
mines,
road
and
interstate
35.
60
of
the
traffic
on
the
mines.
Road
is,
is
industrial
traffic
tractor
trailers
that
stat
is
not
shown
anywhere
else
in
the
state
where
you
have
60
percent
of
the
vehicles
on
a
road
like
this
that
are
actually
commercial
type
vehicles.
G
I
know
that
60
000
vehicles
a
day
would
lead
to
complaints,
particularly
for
those
of
you
that
would
be
elected
officials
on
the
mines,
road.
I've
said
it
before
I'll,
say
it
again
in
this
presentation.
I
don't
see
it
as
a
problem.
I
see
it
as
a
gift,
we're
lucky
that
we
have
that
transportation
issue,
and
then
we
need
to
come
up
with
solutions
to
fix
it.
We
believe
that
isu
is
a
solution.
G
The
next
slide,
the
benefits
of
ico
road.
There
are
certain
things
you
have
to
check
the
boxes
on
in
order
to
move
a
project
like
this
along
first
and
foremost,
is
safety.
There's
not
enough
access
points
between
mines,
road
and
35.
If
there's
serious
problems
out
there,
I'm
sure
ems,
the
fire
department,
the
police
department,
the
sheriff's
department,
all
look
forward
to
having
more
roads
to
connect
the
two
to
get
back
and
forth.
G
If
there's
situations
that
that
promote
emergency
travel
mobility,
the
whole
area
will
pick
up
additional
flow
across
the
vayaceo
road
and
then
you've
got
economic
development,
jobs
and
increasing
the
regional
tax
base.
When
you
look
at
these
three
or
four
items
again,
this
doesn't
just
benefit
laredo
and
webb
county.
It
benefits
the
whole
area
by
being
able
to
move
goods
across
it.
I
heard
councilman
martinez
earlier
talk
about
the
area
a
little
bit
to
the
north.
I
see
it
as
a
parallel.
G
The
whole
area
is
the
industrial
developed
area
for
our
part
of
town
for
this
part
of
town,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
promote
as
many
roads
as
we
can
in
the
area
to
continue
with
the
flow
of
traffic.
The
next
slide,
which
is
a
map.
Okay,
if
you
look
at
it,
I
refer
to
this
as
the
what's
missing
slide.
If
you
see
in
the
lower
left,
you'll
see
59
also
called
69
also
called
loop.
G
20.,
as
you
go
to
the
north,
you
see
milo,
which
largely
behaves
as
a
frontage
road
to
loop,
20.,
kilim,
industrial
and
within
the
proposed
alignment
of
viacio.
If
you
were
to
go
3.6
miles,
north
of
this
you'd
get
to
a
char
15
miles,
north
you'd
get
to
the
next
closest
existing.
That's
currently
developed
road
state
highway
255..
G
I
think
it's
really
important
at
this
time
to
say
that
we
as
the
rma
strongly
support
the
achar
project,
we're
very
excited
that
the
city
and
the
county
and
txdot
are
working
together
to
get
that
road
done.
It's
vitally
critical
to
our
community
that
that
achar
moves
forward.
We
don't
oppose
it.
We
openly
support
it,
but
we
also
see
viaceo
as
as
critically
important
too
next
slide.
G
G
B
Via
seal
road,
the
portion
that's
shown
in
green
is
in
our
thoroughfare
plan
for
the
city
as
a
as
an
arterial
currently
shown
as
an
artillery,
and
the
update
to
the
plan
that
we're
bringing
the
council
tonight
keeps
it
as
an
arterial.
The
portion,
that's
in
red,
although
not
exactly
drawn
the
same
way,
is
also
in
the
thoroughfare
plant.
We
do
also
anticipate
that.
Thank.
N
B
G
Thank
you,
mr
snyderman.
One
thing
that
that
came
up
when
we
presented
to
the
technical
committee
related
to
that
particular
slide
is
that
some
county
officials
saw
bias
yo
road
as
a
plus
too,
in
that
when
life
downs
is
improved
instead
of
traffic
having
to
go
west
to
get
to
loop
20
to
get
around
town.
G
If
ico
road
is
built
and
loops
around,
certainly
traffic.
That
goes
a
little
ways
east
and
actually
be
able
to
take
a
road
to
the
north
or
or
when
it's
it's
not
shown
to
the
south,
but
I
would
have
to
assume
it
would
also
continue
south
of
59
and
and
for
traffic
leaving
and
event
life
downs.
It
is
another
way
for
for
vehicles
to
get
north
and
south
in
our
community.
G
And
thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
Yeah.
That
shows
it
maybe
a
little
bit
better
than
our
shows
that
the
map
that
we
have
in
the
powerpoint,
what's
important
too,
is
that
there
is
connectivity
through
the
vayasio
road
project
going
east
towards
the
ports
of
corpus,
christi
and
houston.
Since
so
much
traffic
is
generated
out
or
goods
come
out
of
that
from
from
east
to
west.
This
is
another
looping
road
to
get
them
back
around
to
the
bridge,
possibly
helping
to
to
alleviate
some
traffic
on
on
I-69
or
to
get
you
know.
G
This
may
be
the
road
built
to
get
him
to
around
to
a
uniroyal,
depending
on
when
the
the
laredo
outer
loop
is
built.
We're
gonna
have
a
presentation
on
thursday
from
txdot
at
our
rma
meeting
on
the
outer
loop,
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
that
presentation,
but
this
is
potentially
the
the
next
loop
between
loop
20
and
the
outer
loop.
B
Comment
about
this
by
seal
road
is
not
designated
as
an
industrial;
it
will
be
an
arterial
to
serve
all
types
of
traffic.
So
it's
it's
not
classified
as
strictly
for
industrial
traffic.
It
will,
it
will
be
a
regular
arterial
for
the
city
and
it's
anticipated
that
would
continue
as
well
in
the
future.
If
that
goes
to
59.,
and
as
you
mentioned
about
a
loop
of
course,
we
have
hachar
parkway,
that's
getting
built.
It's
also
anticipated
that
that
would
continue
to
provide
another
loop
and
then
the
best
plans.
B
There
are
two
options
that
txdot
currently
shows
for
a
future
outer
loop.
This
shows
one
of
those
options
we
didn't
need
to
put
both
we
just
needed
to
show
one.
Of
course,
all
of
this
we
will
update
this
thorough
footprint
regularly
at
least
once
a
year,
probably
more
going
forward,
whereas
previously
it
was
updated,
less
frequently
we'll
continue
to
take
in
the
best
plans
and
recommendations
and
projects
like
what
the
rma
is
doing
with
their
studies
and
what
they're
proposing
in
private
public
partnerships
going
forward.
Thanks,
jed
sorry
for
interruptions.
G
G
G
The
funding
gap
is
17.471
million.
I
saw
the
figure
that
was
presented
at
the
workshop
17.5
million
I'm
fine
with
that.
We
have
raised
58
percent
of
the
funds
necessary
to
build
the
road.
The
next
logical
step
for
us
is
to
go
to
the
state
and
ask
for
the
money
in
order
to
go
to
the
state
we
believe
and
and
be
successful.
We
need
this
resolution
of
support
that
vayusio
road
is
the
highest
priority.
Unfunded
project-
it's
rare!
G
I
don't
you
know
that
we
saw
16
projects
presented
at
the
at
the
workshop
last
week.
I
I
ventured
a
guess
and
they're
they're
all
important
anything
in
our
community
that
helps
get
transportation
around
is
important,
but
I
venture
to
guess
most
of
them
don't
already
have
right-of-way
pledged
for
it,
in
addition
to
considerable
funds
that
have
been
raised
for
it,
so
we
as
an
rma
have
considerable
skin
in
this
game.
We've
spent
somewhere
between
380
and
400
000.
G
Most
of
that
spent
before
I
became
chair,
but
this
was
our
original
project
that
we
took
on
as
an
rma.
Now,
I'm
we're
pleased
to
continue
running
with
it
and
hopefully
get
it
done
sooner
than
later.
The
next
slide,
which
is
second
to
last,
we've
already
talked
about
one
through
four
item.
Five
is
stuff
that
we
finished
by
december
of
last
year
with
geotechnical
and
traffic
studies,
so
now
we're
working
on
the
commitments
to
close
the
gap.
G
G
B
G
We
understand
that
I'd
like
to
point
out.
We
wouldn't
if
a
char
wasn't
fully
funded.
I
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
feel
comfortable
asking
for
this
warding.
We
know
how
important
a
char
is
and
again
we
support
it.
We
believe
the
both
projects
are
are
tremendously
important
to
our
community,
and,
given
that
we've
got
so
much
already
put
into
the
viaceo
road
project,
we
believe
that
it
will
alleviate
a
lot
of
the
problems
of
the
congestion
that
we're
seeing
on
the
mines
road
to
get
traffic
back
and
forth
to
35..
G
So
that
would
conclude
my
presentation,
we're
here
to
answer
questions
I
believe
part
of
the
rma
team.
Melissa
montemayor
is
here
tony's
here.
If
there's
something
technical
in
nature
that
I
may
not
be
able
to
address,
I
would
ask
them
to
help
out.
If
there
are
questions,
but
again
we
we
appreciate
you
all
allowing
us
to
present.
G
B
B
We
sent
out
a
survey
and
that
survey
allows
you
to
put
ranking
of
unfunded
projects.
So
in
addition,
if,
if
you
want
to
edit
the
resolution
today
for
for
that
stronger
language,
the
other
thing
you
could
do
if
it
if
it
does
reflect
your
priority,
is
please
fill
out
that
survey
and
you
can
rank.
If
I
seal
project
is
in
there,
you
could
rank
it
as
number
one.
B
That
would
send
a
strong
message
if
the
elected
officials
together
city,
county
rma,
nbo,
are
making
that
statement,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
txdot
like
mr
gonzalez
and
david
salazar
and
myself
wanted
to
get
that
survey
out
to
you.
So
please
it's
been
emailed
out
to
all
of
you.
If
you
don't
have
it
in
your
inbox.
Please
contact
me
I'll,
get
it
to
you.
That
would
be
very
helpful
for
ranking
those
unfunded
projects
before
when
funding
does
become
available
and
vaiseo
is
on
there.
As.
C
First
of
all,
congratulations
we
hadn't
spoken
since
you
became
chairman
and
glad
to
see
you
all
moving
along.
I
mean
this
is
a
no-brainer.
I
don't
even
know
why
he
had
to
make
a
presentation
to
us.
We
I
think
the
mpo
has
been
pushing
for
it
for
quite
some
time.
I
know
the
killer.
Family
has
been
very
cooperative
in
this.
C
I
did
have
some
questions
before,
but
I
saw
where
sarah
rowe
does
connect
that
was
going
to
be.
That
was
a
big
big
deal
for
me.
I
remember
very
on
meeting
with
rowley
and
trying
to
get
that
you
know
lined
up
with
the
intersection,
because
originally
it
didn't
line
up
with
mueller
boulevard.
All
that's
lined
up
right.
It's
going
to
be
with
that
that
intersection,
correct.
C
Yes,
okay
again,
so
whatever
you
need
from
us
we're
there
I
could
say
this
is
a
badly
needed
road
and
I
think
everybody
from
their
lavotta
is
desperately
waiting
for
this
road
to
be
built
to
be
able
to.
You
know.
I
know
it's
going
to
be
over
overcome
by
traffic
from
trucks,
but
I
think
it
will
definitely
be
a
short
cut
for
la
voca
and
probably
revitalize
that
area
over
there.
I
was
going
to
ask
you,
though,
what
about
the
there
was
some
matching
funds
originally
are
usually
promised
to
the
rmas.
C
G
As
it's
been
explained
to
me,
there's
approximately
8.94
million
dollars
that
was
set
aside
for
us
at
creation.
It's
not
money
that
sits
in
an
account
with
us
that
money
resides
with
txdot,
correct
melissa.
Montemayor
is
still
helping
me
find
that
money,
but
we're
told
it's
there,
so
our
plan
would
be
to
access
that
those
funds
to
use
for
this
project
if,
for
some
reason,
there's
a
hang
up
there
on
accessing
those
funds.
G
C
Ahead,
I
was
going
to
say
I
think
representative
raymond
could
could
help
you
on
that.
I
know
he
was
pretty
vocal
about
that
at
the
beginning
when
it
was
set
up.
So
thank
you.
Okay
again,
you
know,
no-brainer,
you
got
all
my
support
and
I'm
sure
I
don't
think
anybody.
You
know.
I
could
say
you
kind
of.
I
don't
want
to
say
wasted
our
time,
but
this
was
something
that
we
didn't
need
to
see.
We
we
were
we're
all
for
it.
A
I
I
I
A
Thank
you
very
much,
also
too.
From
my
end,
please,
you
know,
so
the
survey
will
correspond
to
to
this.
You
know
please
fill
out
that
survey
as
as
asked
by
mr
steinman,
so
this
way
it'll
be
further
justified
by
whoever
attended
that
meeting
yeah
so,
and
I
I'm
also
in
favor
as
well.
I
think
the
fact
that
the
city
committed
five
million
dollars
and
there's
a
gap
there.
I
understand
that
that
gap
considering
other
projects
that
we
have
the
other
gaps,
are
in
the
millions
beyond
the
probably
100
million
or
more.
A
M
Thank
you,
so
I'm
completely
in
favor
of
this
project.
I
think
that
we
all
are
so,
like
commissioner
galo
said
it's
kind
of
not
to
say
waste
our
time,
but
we're
in
full
support.
We've
been
in
full
support
of
this
and
if
they
need
the
tweaking
of
the
language,
that's
fine,
and
I
think
that
the
the
beauty
of
this
project
is
really
what
it
does
for
the
city
of
laredo
going
forward
right.
M
So
it
alleviates
a
problem
that
we
currently
have
now,
but
it
also
leads
to
the
development
of
ioseo
to
the
east,
and
that
right
there
is
is
the
key
to
the
growth
of
laredo,
and
so,
in
addition,
all
the
work
that's
been
done.
South,
I
think,
by
a
ceo
heading
east,
which
is,
I
think,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
as
is
a
commitment
that
we're
that
we've
at
least
verbally
have
gotten
really
lends
itself
to
a
huge
boom
for
our
city
and
so
the
quicker
we
can
do
this,
the
better.
M
A
A
O
A
F
Currently
we're
held
up
on
the
environmental
and
we
received
an
email
from
thanks
dot
chris
cloth
back
in
october
19th,
and
at
that
time
he
requested
some
additional
environmental
work.
My
subsequent
to
that
I
submitted
a
request
for
a
supplemental
based
on
the
the
funds
necessary
to
perform
that
work.
F
So
where
we
are
right
now,
is
that
we're
on
hold
awaiting
approval
of
that
supplemental?
Once
we
get
the
approval
of
that
supplemental,
then
we
can
continue
with
the
work
we'll
have
to
resubmit.
A
recent
middle
of
the
environmental
assessment
textile
has
said
that
they
will
no
further
do
no
further
review
or
approval
of
the
ea
until
all
of
the
environmental
issues
are
fully
addressed,
meaning
that
the
results
of
the
archaeological
investigation
will
need
to
be
known
first.
F
The
ea
will
also
require
revision
of
the
section
of
water
resources
due
to
changes
in
the
inevitable
water
rule
that
went
into
effect
in
june
of
last
year
that
these
changes,
these
particular
changes,
are
beneficial
to
the
project
and
that
they
eliminate
most
of
the
or
all
of
the
water
crossings
from
the
permitting
requirements.
So
that
was
a
positive
there.
F
F
On
the
on
the
schematic
work,
we
completed
and
submitted
100
on
that
and
after
we
had
submitted
it,
everything
was
final.
On
our
end,
we
got
some
additional
comments
back
from
txdot,
which
are
very
minor
in
nature,
which
I've
agreed
for
our
staff
to
complete
again
once
we
get
approval
on
the
environmental
supplemental,
that's
where
we
are
today.
A
Gentlemen,
okay,
let
me
yeah
refresh
our
memory.
Maybe
someone,
maybe
the
county
or
my
understanding
way
back
then,
was
that
the
there
was
a
matter
of
300
000
dollars
that
the
county
was
going
to
was
going
to
put
up
and
then
get
reimbursed
through
through
tech
stocks.
So
you're
saying
that
this
is
beyond
that
300
mark
300
000
mark.
A
F
That's
correct
to
fund
the
work
on
this
additional
work,
detect
dot,
one
which
is
in
the
char
portion,
which
is
the
city
park
that
we
have
with
the
verity
corporation.
So
my
supplemental
went
to
verity
corporation
and
from
there
I
presume
it
went
on
to
the
city
of
moreno
and
is
awaiting
approval.
There.
A
A
H
It's
your
name
is
another
thing
that,
since
mr
science
brought
it
to
the
table,
another
thing
that
is
holding
up
the
progress
of
this
environmental
is
that
currently
text.
and
webb
county
do
not
have
an
active
agreement
with
each
other,
the
if
the
agreement
expired
last
year
and
has
not
been
renewed.
H
Okay,
yeah,
I
don't
know
how
much
of
that
you
heard
basically
we're
trying
to
come
up
with
a
solution
that
will
allow
us
to
expedite
the
environmental
clearance
on
this
project.
As
I
noted
currently,
there
is
no
active
agreement
with
with
tax
on
the
county,
which
would
allow
them
to
get
reimbursed
for
any
funds
that
they
use.
H
Unfortunately,
there
is
not
an
active
agreement
that
we
currently
have
with
the
county
since
it
expired.
The
solution
we
brought
to
the
table
is
for
texas
to
take
over
the
environmental,
the
pending
work
to
expedite
it,
but
obviously
that
will
involve
a
amendment
to
the
current
agreement
we
have
with
the
county
and
we
will
be
sending
them
a
letter
this
week
to
proceed
with
that
solution.
Should
they
choose
to,
but
again
that
is
at
the
discretion
of
the
county.
A
H
A
C
C
C
You
know
we
we
gotta
do
a
better
job
of
communicating,
txdot
david
anybody
there,
the
mpo,
you
know
you,
you
gotta,
you
gotta,
make
us
aware.
As
soon
as
this
happens,
you
know
so
maybe
somebody
was
again
so
we're
gonna,
I'm
gonna
backtrack
and
see
on
our
end,
but
these
lapses
are
not
acceptable.
You
know
whether,
on
our
side,
your
side,
wherever
you
know,
I
think
we
need
to
be.
You
know
just
a
better
job
of
being
on
top
of
it
and
making
this
stuff
go
on,
because
this
this
is.
C
I
remember
I
want
to
say
october-
is
when
they
were
got
an
issue
on
wanting
to
do
additional
environmental
because
of
indian
artifacts
or
something
you
know
remember
what
it
was
of
finding
carbon
or
whatever
it
was.
You
know,
old,
burn
pits
or
something
so
anyway.
This
is
this
just
goes
on
too
long.
We
can't
keep
dropping
the
ball
like
this
and
so
I'll
check
on
my
end,
but
please
guys,
if
you
all,
are
aware
you
got
to
make
us
aware.
Please.
E
Was
hoping,
commissioner
gala
would
cool
me
off
and
he
didn't
I'm
I'm
just
probably
even
more
imagined
he
is,
and
it
really
disappoints
me
because
you
know
here
we
are
once
upon
a
time
not
too
long
ago
by
seal
road
was
a
thought,
was
a
dream.
Now,
all
of
a
sudden,
it's
becoming
more
reality
than
our
chart,
ruth
in
german.
We
started
that
a
long
time
ago
guys.
We
should
all
be
ashamed
of
this.
This
is
unacceptable.
E
There's
no
reason
why
it's
just
it
seems
like
we're,
kicking
down
the
road
kicking
down
the
camera
road
just
further
and
further
and
further
and
further,
along
with
stupid,
little
details
that
we're
overseeing.
We
need
to
get
back
on
track
and
get
this
done.
We
need
to
buy
a
sealed
road,
100
percent,
and
we
need
a
char
root,
injury,
100
there's.
This
is
not
acceptable
anymore,
and
it
happens
to
be
because
of
the
county
situation.
E
I
will
swallow
that
and
I
will
take
responsibility
for
it
and
that's
not
going
to
happen
again,
but
we
have
to
start
moving
forward.
This
is
an
embarrassment.
This
is
embarrassing
to
all
of
us.
We
should
be
because
this
is
all
we're
doing
is
just
prolonging
this
situation,
we
need
it,
we
need
it
now
and
let's
move
forward,
that's
my
comments.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
C
I
This
is
the
first
I
hear
of
it
now
also,
and
I
agree
that
this
project
is
way
way
overdue
and
we
need
it
like
yesterday,
and
so
I
don't
know
where
the
breakdown
happened
from
a
few
hours
ago,
where
I
wasn't
told
anything
about
an
environmental
problem
and
now
there's
an
environmental
issue
and
an
additional
funding
needed.
So
I
agree
that
we
do
need
to
be
kept
in
the
loop
on
all
of
these.
I
You
know
new
developments
and
and
make
this
road
a
priority,
because
it's
way
past
schedule
and
our
community
is
really
hurting
in
that
area.
It's
hurting
our
trade,
it's
hurting
our
ability
to
grow,
it's
hurting
our
our
community,
our
residents,
and
so
it's
something
that
we
need
to
make
a
priority
and
and
include
everybody
that
needs
to
be
included.
So
it
can
get
done.
J
These
documents
have
been
played
before
my
time
and
it
truly
outlines
everybody's
responsibilities
on
what
had
needed
to
happen.
We
work
hand
in
hand
with
the
npo,
the
city
and
the
county,
to
get
this
project.
We
know
that
the
funding
allocation
for
this
project
is
coming
out
of
the
npo
cap,
seven
dollars
that
it's
going
to
be
stockpiled
to
say
that
this
is
a
delay
in
the
project
is
I
I
see
it
as
text,
I'm
picking
up
on
the
responsibilities
of
others
to
continue
this
project
and
quit
postponing
it
further.
J
J
I
don't
know
what
else
to
do
other
than
take
the
right
away
to
the
project,
but
to
stand
here
and
say
that
there
was
a
breakdown
of
communication
or
with
responsibilities.
Those
agreements
have
been
in
order
that
have
been
in
place.
Those
agreements
define
everybody's
responsibilities
when
it
should
have
happened
and
how
it
should
have
happened,
and
here
we
are
and
all
I've
done
for
the
past
three
years
is
we've
tried
to
move
this
project
forward.
J
You
have
the
letters
coming
to
you,
mayor
and
county
judge
that
will
explain
our
take
over
the
environmental,
so
we
can
get
it
and
get
it
to
get
it
to
the
correct
construction
date
of
landing.
So
we
can
make
this
project
happen,
but
I
applaud-
and
I
am
sensitive
to
your
comments,
commissioner,
perez
commissioner
gaylo
and
judge
silente
genina
moving
forward
as
the
best
option
that
we
see
fit
to
get
this
project
to
letting
is
to
let
us
go
ahead
and
finish
out
the
environmental.
Let
us
finish
out
the
design.
J
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
celeste,
and
thank
you
for
for
those
words
as
well.
So
if
I
understand
you
correctly,
then
this
will
not
delay
the
or
expand
the
timeline
it's
going
to
the
timeline,
we'll
we'll
be
maintaining,
and
thanks
to
you,
stepping
in
and
and
and
of
course
backstage
is
now
basically
absorbing
you
know
some
of
the
costs
that
that
you
know
the
cost
is
for
someone
else.
You
know
some
money
and
that
process
costing
takes
that.
C
I
just
wanted
to
to
respond
to
david.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
I
meant
no
offense
to
textile.
I
just
think
what
I
am
asking,
though,
if
you
know,
if
you
could
just
make
us
aware,
you
know
like
say
hey
that
this
agreement's
lapsed
and
we
haven't
gotten
anywhere.
That's
all
I'm
asking
because
you
know
we're
not
involved
in
the
day-to-day
operations,
but
we
certainly
can
make
it
or
expedite
the
situation
when
we
were
aware
of.
What's
going
on
so
that's
all.
I
was
asking.
A
F
F
F
F
The
com,
the
comment
about
the
contract
being
cancelled
between
texting
is
true,
but
that's
the
reason
why
that
supplemental
went
to
verdi
court
and
went
to
the
city,
because
it's
in
the
achar
portion
of
the
roadway,
except
for
a
couple
of
detention
ponds,
which
is
a
minor
minor
portion
of
this
work.
It's
the
archaeological
that
costs
the
money
just
wanted
to
clarify
that.
A
A
F
The
county
is
going
to
take
care
of
the
portion
of
the
money
that
I'm
old
there
will
be
if
the
tech
stock
picks
up
the
environmental,
and
we
don't
do
this
supplemental
work,
then
they're
they're
going
to
pick
up
the
whole
completion
of
all
the
rest
of
it.
The
revision
of
the
ea
and
everything
or
just
this
archaeological
study.
F
Is
based
on
two
milestones
and
we
completed
milestone
one
before
the
end
of
last
year,
we're
into
milestone
two,
which
is
completion
of
this
and
it's
the
middle
of
the
final
ea.
Well,
we
had
us
already
submitted
a
draft
on
all
this
work.
So
yes,
I'm
not
on
the
very
tour
I
will
be
going
to
murray
court
for
that
month.
Okay,.
A
F
A
F
A
E
A
N
Yes,
sir
mayor
good
afternoon,
mayor
and
members
of
the
commission
ramon
chavez,
a
city
engineer,
as
of
earlier
today,
I
received
a
report
from
mr
nicholas
van
steinberg,
who
represents
verde
corporation
in
regards
to
all
the
surveys
and
meets
and
bounds
have
been
completed.
He
also
informed
me
that
the
land
has
been
exchanged
already
and
signed
off,
and
it's
just
a
matter
of
recording
document
he's
expecting
that
to
happen
later
this
week.
N
J
This
is
david
sauce.
I
was
just
waiting
for
commissioner
gaylo
to
make
that
comment.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
but
but
he
is
correct.
We
are
looking
in
the
future
towards
the
future
mayor
signs
at
this
point.
In
order
to
get
this
project
completed
on
time
and
trying
to
acquire
the
right
of
way
and
move
forward,
it
would
delay
the
project.
So
we
took
the
approach
that
let
us
get
through
this.
J
A
H
This
is
alice
again,
just
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
moving
parts
and
a
lot
of
people
are
working
together
and
by
no
means
you
know,
are
we
trying
to
throw
anyone
on
the
bus
even
with
with
that
being
said,
and
everything
that's
going
on?
The
project
is
still
on
schedule
based
on
the
august
2023,
letting
we
have,
and
that
date
everyone
just
so
everyone
understands
that
date
was
set
due
to
the
funding
that
it
was
required
to
to
be
provided
to
this
project
through
the
category
7
funds.
H
So
right
now
we're
looking
at
about
15
million
in
construction
costs
and
we're
rolling
over
about
6.2
million
every
year
in
cat
7
that
the
npo
had
allocated
to
this
project
so
that
that
that
is
the
target
date
based
on
the
funds
becoming
available.
All
we're
trying
to
do
is
make
sure
that
we
do
not
move
that
date
any
further,
so
that
we
have
environmental
the
plans
and
all
the
utilities
relocated,
so
that
this
project
is
not
delayed
any
further.
A
A
G
G
Okay,
thank
you.
Okay,
so
yeah,
it's
been
a
long
meeting
if
y'all
want
to
just
look
at
what
was
submitted
in
the
packet
that'll
update
you
on
the
various
projects
that
we're
working
on
any
of
the
members
of
the
policy
committee
or
any
elected
officials
are
welcome
to
contact
me
at
any
time
if
they'd
like
to
visit
on
on
projects
we're
we're
an
rma
for
the
entire
county
and
cities.
So
if
you
all
need
me,
please
find
me.
A
B
B
I
can
move
staff
around
contract
over
time,
they'll
be
working
on
projects
for
the
long
haul
with
the
npo,
but
we
we
do
still
have
two
positions
out
to
hire
for
for
full-time
for
the
npo
and
so
we're
still
looking
for
additional
staff.
But
I
just
wanted
to
introduce
julio.
I
have
julio
introduce
himself
julio.
Do
you
want
to
say
hi
to
the
policy
committee
and
the
staff
that
are
here.
B
Thank
you,
man.
We've
got
a
great
team
together
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
to
show
what
we're
working
on
and
and
that
will
be
bringing
to
you
shortly-
is
we're
really
starting
to
think
strategic
about
the
projects
that
we're
doing
not
just
what
we've
got
coming
up
right
now,
but
also
long
term
in
the
past,
when
we
brought
you
a
work
plan
like
we'll,
be
bringing
you
this
year,
it's
just
one
one
year
of
projects.
B
What
we're
moving
to,
if
you
can
see
my
screen,
is
looking
long-term
strategic
five
years
out.
What
are
the
plans?
What
are
the
studies
that
we
want
to
do
and
we
we're
taking
a
stab
at
this
initially
as
staff,
but
we
want
to
bring
this
as
a
presentation
to
to
you
to
the
policy
committee
and
get
input
from
county
commissioners
city
council
members
so
that
you're
you're
determining
the
funds
that
we're
using
for
planning
long
term.
What
are
things
you
want
to
look
at?
B
B
The
time
that
we
have
is
that
with
the
team
that
we
build
and
the
expertise
that
we're
building
so
those
are
things
we're
working
on,
we
will
bring
you.
We've
got
several
plans
to
bring
you
this
year
and
we
want
to
bring
you
that
strategic,
long-term
approach,
long-term,
look
very
shortly
here
within
the
next
month
or
two.