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12-09-21 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Meeting
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A
Will
start
with
presentation
item
5a,
which
is
a
presentation
on
the
temporary
parking
application?
I
brought
this
item
forward
because
I
have
seen
the
influence
that
it's
having
on
business
owners
on
our
economy
and
the
way
that
we
can
advocate
for
this.
It
just
got
extended
for
120
days
in
this
past
council
meeting
on
monday,
and
I
think
there
are
some
amendments
that
can
be
done.
But
before
this
group
speaks
out
on
it
we'll
have
a
brief
presentation.
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C
It
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
if
I
may
so,
yes,
we
did
reach
out
to
the
building
department.
They
were
unavailable,
so
we
did.
You
know
we're
familiar
with
this
program.
It
was
on
the
agenda
item
for
council
this
past
monday
on
the
6th
that
it
went
through,
because
the
expiration
for
this
pilot
program
is
december.
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31St
now,
for
those
that
don't
know
and
those
that
might
be
listening,
the
temporary
target
program
is
a
program
that
allows
city-wide
restaurants
and
bars
to
utilize
its
outdoor
areas
at
a
greater
capacity
in
order
to
operate
safely
with
adequate
social
distancing
measures
to
protect
their
customers.
So
council
brought
this
in
the
back
end
of
the
2020
year
to
help
businesses
adhere
to
the
social
editing
requirements
for
them
to
be
open
for
that
50
requirement.
C
They
were
allowed
to
to
launch
this
pilot
program
for
these
businesses,
so
this
pilot
program
was
approved
by
ordinance
on
december
2
2020.
The
program
requires
an
application
to
be
submitted
to
the
city
of
laredo
building
department
for
review
and
approval
the
original
expiration
date,
and
the
ordinance
is
december.
31St
2021
approved
parklets
under
this
program
are
permitted
from
the
date
the
permit
was
issued
until
the
expiration
date
of
december
31st.
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F
E
F
I
I
From
from
my
understanding
from
the
city,
there's
certain
circumstances
that
they
don't,
even
though
they
are
under
the
parklet
ordinance,
they
don't
they're
a
little
confused
on
on
why
they
applied
right.
Now,
I
can
tell
you
from
the
feedback
that
I've
gotten
by
speaking
to
some
of
the
bars
in
the
downtown.
I
The
reason
there
is
not
more
is
this
was
a
temporary
ordinance.
It
was,
or
it
was
a
temporary
thing
issued
by
the
city
of
laredo
and
a
lot
of
them
required
a
significant
amount
of
investment
for
them
to
make
not
knowing
if
the
city
was
going
to
renew
this.
So
a
lot
of
them
are
kind
of
just
waiting
to
see
if
this
actually
turns
into
a
full-blown
ordinance.
But
there
is
interest
in
more
applicants.
E
So
now
so
normally
the
sidewalk,
which
is
like
six
feet
wide.
So
I
guess
you
you
put
unless
there's
some
restaurants
that
have
a
bigger
space
up
front,
but
I'm
just
trying
to
visualize
it,
because
if
you've
got
a
sidewalk
of
four
feet,
you're
trying
to
put
a
small
table,
I
mean
I
guess
people
need
to
either
go
to
the
street
to
go
around
it.
I'm
just
trying
to
visualize.
How
who
do
you.
I
B
I
Okay,
ordinance
target
downtowns
and
why
it's
simply
an
ordinance
ridden
written
for
urban
areas
is
because
urban
areas
are
typically
the
areas
that
have
metered
parking
and
what
you're
essentially
doing
is
you
were
having
an
agreement
with
the
city
to
take
over
that
metered
parking
spot
over
the
course
of
the
year
or
two.
So
the
way
the
laredo
ordinance
is
written,
it's
you
can
take
as
much
as
your
storefront
allows.
So
if
your
storefront,
all
that
glass
window
area
is
taking
up
essentially
two
parking
spots,
you
could
apply
for
for
receiving
both
of
those
spots.
I
E
J
But
there's
still
that
common
space-
that's
that's
used
for
the
you
know
the
flow
of
the
businesses
operations
and
the
public
in
general.
I
just
got
back
from
mexico
city
this
weekend
and
parklets.
Were
you
know
everywhere
it's
how
people
will
be
eating
safely
in
the
future.
In
urbanly,
dense
areas,
it'll
it
will
be
outside
and
it
will
be
open
air
and
yeah.
H
H
That
you
know
at
rochester's
bar
and
grill,
we
did
receive
approval
for
apartheid,
it
needed
approval
by
the
building's
department
and
the
fire
department.
So
as
long
as
we
weren't
interfering
with
handicap
access
and
making
sure
there
was
adequate
flow
for
pedestrians
coming
in
and
out
of
the
restaurant
so
and
with
regard
to
space
or
the
amount
of
space
that's
approved,
it
just
depends
again
on
something
julian
had
mentioned.
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Benefited
quite
a
bit,
I
know
where
you
know
we
seem
to
be
on
the
other
end
of
this
pandemic,
but
there's
still
a
lot
of
concern
and
for
a
lot
of
people.
It's
it's
something
that
really
does
make
a
difference,
so
huge
difference,
a
huge
impact
for
at
least
local
businesses.
I
can
say
it's
been
a
it's
been
something
that
has.
It
has
helped
from
a
revenue
standpoint,
especially
what's.
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J
H
Up
permit
is
everything's
done
via
email
electronically
and
then
the
we
set
an
appointment
with
the
building's
inspector
and
the
fire
department.
They
come
in
15
minutes
make
sure
that
you're
abide
by
the
by
the
by
the
zoning
making
sure
you
fit.
You
know
ensuring
that
you're
you're
abiding
by
the
certain
criteria
to
make
sure
that
it's
appropriate
and
well
like
from
a.
A
A
Size
of
your
establishment,
it
can
be
beneficial
or
not.
I
know
someone
in
the
downtown
area
and
tenants
for
julian.
Actually
they
expanded
they
spent
about
four
thousand
dollars,
because
you
also
have
to
get
a
workers
comp
and
then
the
process
was
just
taking
it's
supposed
to
be
in
two
weeks
and
it
ended
up
taking
about
two
months.
A
F
If
you'd
like
to
recommend
something
to
the
council,
we
can
definitely
take
that
you
know
to
the
council
or-
and
you
can
mention
that
to
your
councilman,
so
we're
glad
to
do
that.
You
know,
for
instance,
like
the
point
you
just
brought
up,
I
mean
it
might
be
free
now,
but
let's
say
it,
you
know
catches
fire
right.
There
might
be
where
the
city
would
say:
hey.
Well,
we've
got
a
hundred
this
year.
We
should
probably
do
something:
five,
I
don't
think
it's
a
problem
or
yeah.
We
may.
B
I
The
sad
part
is
it's
not
the
fee.
You
can
probably
charge
100
200
300,
it's
all
perfectly
fine
for
these
fees.
The
problem
is,
is
most
bars
and
restaurants
don't
have
over
a
two
million
dollar
policy,
most
have
typically
a
one
million
dollar
policy
so
that
in
the
current
ordinance
and
I'm
not
arguing
that
it
should
be
removed.
I
don't
know
I
I
don't
know
the
original
logic
of
why
it's
two
to
three
million
dollars,
but
that
is
the
biggest
restriction
of
any
bar
and
restaurant
that
that
wants
to
apply
for
this.
I
A
G
A
A
A
H
Is
set
in
place,
you
know,
we
can't
forget
that,
and
you
can
exclude
rochas
as
well
from
this,
but
because
I'm
not
really
trying
to
speak
for
our
establishment,
because
I
don't
think
that's
really
a
fair
thing
to
do.
But
a
lot
of
businesses
have
really
taken
a
hit
like
through
cobit,
and
there
hasn't
been
very
much
city
assistance
with
that.
What
I'm
not
saying
there
hasn't
been
any,
but
nothing
significant
to
where
you
can
say
they
come
come
on
the
other
end
of
it.
Come.
H
A
H
F
G
K
E
F
H
H
J
J
F
J
F
J
E
E
B
J
Business
and
so
so-
and
I
think
I
think
we're
good
on
on
on
that-
I
mean
parking-
is
always
going
to
be
a
problem
so
long
as
we're
an
auto
centric.
You
know
hydrocarbon
based
economy,
but
until
that's
resolved,
then
let's
encourage
people
to
carpool
walk
ride.
Share,
you
know,
use
of
you
know
active
transit,
mass
transit.
Those
are
those.
E
H
H
J
J
J
A
a
barrier
I
mean
it's,
not
gonna,
you
know
completely
mitigate
risk,
nothing
in
life
does,
but
it
it
will
certainly
give
a
big.
You
know
hey.
This
is
formidable,
don't
hit
it
because
you've
got,
you
know,
people
eating
and
then
and
then,
at
the
end
of
the
at
the
end
of
the
day,
you
know
these
things
can
get
folded
back
up
and
and
tucked
away.
A
No,
it's
not
it's!
Also,
okay,
it's
better!
Yes,
I'm
talking
away!
So
that's
one
of
the
requirements
as
well,
and
my
main
point
with
bringing
this.
This
item
was
mainly
a
presentation
so
that
the
committee
could
find
out
because
a
lot
of
us
weren't
even
aware
of
of
the
parklet
pilot
program,
so
just
hey
this
is
this-
is
what's
been
going
on.
They
got
extended.
C
B
A
You
wouldn't
go
forward
with
it,
but
I
believe
julian
mentioned
me
yesterday,
as
I
called
him
to
to
go
over
a
little
bit
of
this,
because
he
has
some
tenants
who
have
the
parkway
program
and
I
kind
of
wanted
to
hear
more
feedback
from
what
business
owners
were
saying
and
talk
to
them
personally,
and
he
explained
that
there's
already
something
in
the
works
going
on
so
jimmy.
Could
you
just
tell
us
to
tell
the
committee
a
little
bit
about
that
so
yeah?
I
think
I
just.
I
Barely
missed
each
other
on
this,
I
guess
we
both
didn't.
We
weren't
aware
that
anyone
was
working
on
it,
but
this
last
thing
that
I
understood
about
a
week
ago,
before
this
council
meeting,
there
was
a
meeting
between
the
building
department,
director,
councilman
sigurowa
and
other
staff
that
already
was
essentially
working
on
right,
oh
and
the
city
attorney
the
assistant
city
attorney.
I
think
which
is
already
working
on
writing
this
into
an
actual
ordinance.
Now,
the
reason
it's
not
an
ordinance
is
you
actually
have
to
charge
a
fee,
so
they
do.
I
J
G
E
A
F
A
And
I'll
we'll
coordinate
with
julian
in
regards
to
what
the
council
won't
see
that
is
doing
with
staff
provide
our
amendments
see
if
they
can
give
evac
a
a
chair
at
the
table
and
we'll
share
our
amendments
and
see
what
what
they'd
like
to
to
take.
But
what
I
suggest
for
the
committee
is:
go
over
the
application.
There's
a
lot
of
little
details
that
once.
I
A
See
it
come
to
play,
listen
to
their
business
owners,
listen
to
the
people
to
the
community
around
you
hear
what
they're
saying,
there's
an
instance
where
a
business
owner
got
the
apartment
and
he
put
a
six-foot
furniture
and
completely
put
away
the
business
right
next
door.
So
hey
now.
We
know
that
okay,
in
our
amendments,
in
our
application,
no
business
higher
than
four
feet
or
things
of
that
sort.
F
A
J
Just
as
a
cautionary
note
for
those
members
that
do
have
a
direct
or
indirect
interest
in
the
passing
of
this
pilot
program
or
this
to
be
ordinance,
you
know
we're
all
required
to
self
police.
So
you
know,
if
not
I
mean,
do
your
conflict
disclosure
do
all
that
just
out
of
an
abundance
of
caution,
I
would
counsel
you
all
to
you
know
not
put
yourselves
in
a
predicament.
F
Of
there
too,
yes,
ms
charlotte,
this
was
something
I
want
to
well
put
on
the
agenda
to
bring
back
to
you
to
just
get
some
more
clarification
on
what
to
send
the
what
what
the
message
would
be
to
counsel.
Regarding
the
update
to
the
comprehensive
plan,
I
think
we
were
concentrating
on
economic
development
right,
but
it
was
one
part
where
I
think
we
said
that
we
were
going
to
look
at
areas
like
home
health
care
and
whatever
other
updates
need
to
be
made.
J
B
J
Own
charter,
as
it
relates
to
this
comprehensive
plan,
update
and
and
it's
palpable
you
you
can
go
to
other
cities
and
you're
like,
oh,
my
god,
look
at
all
this
cool
stuff,
they're
doing
gosh.
If
we
could
only
do
it
here
in
laredo
and
and
we're
not
doing
it
in
la
vida,
because
there's
other
priorities
and
it's
in
violation
of
our
charter
to
not
update
the
comprehensive
plan,
because
even
what
was
working
in
2017
now,
post
covid
may
not
be
what
needs
to
be
being.
J
I
think
what
we
need
to
say,
as
a
committee
is
hey
charter,
requires
this
to
be
updated.
Who
does
the
updating
we
can
defer
to
them?
I
don't
want
to
get
into
that
conversation,
but
it
needs
to
be
updated
and
and
and
we
we
and
very
specifically,
I
think
the
update
needs
to
have
a
big
thrust
towards
diversifying
our
economy,
we're
still
by
and
large
a
one-trick
pony.
J
You
know
we
we
can
always
do
it
better
right.
Yes,
but
you
know
it's.
We
can't
have
all
your
eggs
in
one
basket.
You
know
we
need
to
have
other
things
going
on,
and
so
the
expansion
into
and
the
development
into
a
you
know
regional
becoming
a
regional
health
care
center
yeah
I
mean
that's
like
low-hanging
route,
I
mean
we
already
have
a
bunch
of
available
land.
You
know
in
and
around
the
airport.
You
know,
there's
you
know,
there's
ways
through.
J
J
And
in
reality,
that's
thank
god
for
senator
zaferini.
You
know
she's
like
I'm.
Just
I
mean
you
guys,
ain't
gonna.
Do
it?
Okay,
I'll,
do
it,
but
imagine
if
we
had
a
concerted
organized
effort
where
you
know,
city,
county,
the
private
sector
and
our
representation
at
state
and
local
levels
were
actually
you
know
working
on
this
as
a
you
know,
planning
it
and
doing
it
as
opposed
to.
E
The
only
thing,
that's
miracle
is
that
the
reality
is,
we
don't
have
any
doctors,
I
mean,
and
it's
so
it's
it's
changing
the
having
quality
of
life
right
stuff
here
in
the
city,
where
you
can
attract
them,
because
I
mean,
I
think,
like
the
residency
doctors,
I
think.
Maybe
you
get
one
or
two
when
they
el.
J
You
know:
customers
from
chihuahua
and
from
southern
new
mexico
and
became
the
health
center
of
the
americas
and
it
cranks
out
dollar
bills
all
day
long
and
since
well.
Now,
there's
all
these
doctors
right.
So
now
your
your
real
estate
brokers
are
now
having
to
cater
to
to
finding
doctors,
not
only
commercial
properties,
to
set
up
shop,
but
also
you
know
for
their
residential
needs
and
private
schools,
and
it
just
it
it.
It's.
F
Let
me
say
a
few
things
on
that:
one
is
I've
been
to
the
texas
tech
medical
school
in
el
paso
and
it
is
impressive,
some
of
their
local
billionaires
that
own
refineries
and
other
things
like
monopoly
game
in
el
paso.
They
they
put
up
the
money
from
the
private
sector
to
help
texas
tech
make
that
decision,
which.
F
E
J
F
School
like
for
most
for
practical
purposes
like
ut,
would
never
build
one
here
or
a
m.
It's
just
it's
just
that.
We
can't
support
it
that
way,
however,
the
a
health
science
center
from
a
m
or
ut
like
like
the
one
that
was
just
done.
I
remember
speaking
to
ut
health
san
antonio
a
year
ago
and
and
and
just
letting
them
know
without
a
plan,
but
just
letting
them
know
that
they
just
got.
F
Last
year
they
announced
a
400
million
dollar
brand
new
hospital,
a
ut
hospital,
a
a
real
hospital
right,
not
at
some
research
place
for
san
antonio.
So
I
called
my
friend
up
and
I
said:
hey,
I
go
what
the
f
man,
you
guys,
are
getting
a
four
million
dollar
hospital
and
you
can't
even
do
one
program
for
us
it's
when
it
was
still
empty.
I
got
that's,
that's
not
fair
at
all,
and
so
his
will
is
no
more
decision
anyway.
But
that
is
just
wrong
for
them
to
do
that.
F
Requests
right
after
the
new
year
and
they're
set
on
what
they
know,
what
they're
going
to
ask
by
august
or
september
they
have
they're
set.
Are
we
even
asking?
Well,
we
haven't
been
no
man,
we,
I
don't
think
the
city
or
the
county
or
all
the
players
that
be
sit
down
with
the
systems
to
say.
Okay,
what's
on
your
agenda,
what
do
you
want?
What
are
you
going
to
ask
for
because
this
is
what
we'd
like
you
to
ask
for?
We've
never
had
those
conversations
right,
yeah.
B
J
J
What
what
can
you
do
with
that
revenue
stream,
okay,
well
in
in
the
city
of
laredo,
where
30
of
the
city
give
or
take
is
at
or
below
the
poverty
line?
Right
majority
of
those
are
single
moms.
You
know
struggling
raising
kids,
where
access
to
quality
health
care.
I
mean
honestly
you're
better
off
going
to
nuevo
laredo,
as
we
do
right.
F
Mr
mitchell,
may
I
make
a
suggestion,
at
least
for
consideration,
maybe
to
the
chairman
for
next
for
next
meeting
is
there's
a
couple
of
things
that
we
can
do
there
kind
of
lower
hanging
proof.
Besides,
the
update,
like
you
just
said,
one
is
to
make
a
recommendation
either
to
to
the
council,
to
or
man
and
management,
to
ask
me
to
get
into
talks
with
incarnate
work,
because
I've
sat
down
with
incarnate
word
twice
and
I've
asked
them.
What
do
you
need
to
grow
your
program
and
keep
doctors
here?
F
I
said
okay
number
one.
We
need
space
and
number
two.
We
need
money,
and
so
I
mean
the
the
students.
Some
of
the
students
would
stay
here
in
laredo
if
there
was
some
sort
of
a
like,
like
a
loan
payoff
program
because
most
of
in
most
residency
programs
about
70
to
80
of
the
students
where
they're
at
they
stay
there.
But
that's
not
the
case
here
right.
They
take
off.
F
F
We'd
stay
like
a
teach
for
america.
Kind
of
a
thing
would
stay
three
years,
five
years
after
we're
done,
but
that's
a
very
good
point.
But
that's
you
know
if
we,
if
we
paid
each
one
like
a
grant
of
like
60
grand
a
year
right
and
then
they
would
stay
here
at
least
that's
what
they
say,
I'm
sure
they
make
that
decision.
So
so
that's
that's!
That's
one!
The.
F
J
F
D
J
J
Okay,
but
my
question
is
so
many
of
them:
they
complete
their
education
in
mexico
and
then
they
come
to
the
states
to
take
their
board
exams
right.
Why?
Why
would
we
not
have
some
sort
of
a
you
know,
a
prep
program
like
we'll
prep,
you
do
some
of
your
residency
here
like
let's
make
a
pipeline
from
mexico.
I
get
it.
You're
gonna
stop
here
for
a
little
bit.
Okay,
fine,
but
we'll
get
you
in,
but
maybe
you'll
drop
roots.
F
J
E
E
E
F
You're
right
you're
right
because
not
only
as
george
said
earlier,
not
only
has
it
has
been
five
years.
It's
been
freaking,
coveted
and
so
we're
not
talking
about
at
home
workers.
We
can
now.
You
know
all
that
kind
of
stuff,
one,
not
the
other
thing,
and
maybe
arnold
will
take
this
note
down
or
cutting
for
next
for
either
the
next
meeting
or
the
meeting
after
that.
F
Speaking
of
the
legislature,
see
that
a
lot
of
cities
are
spending
their
some
of
their
economic
development
funds
on
on
partnering
with
the
local
hospitals
that
they
have
to
recruit
doctors.
So
if
you
do
need
that,
neurosurgeon,
hey
here's,
a
hundred
grand
to
help,
you
make
your
decision
right.
Here's
200
grand
right,
but.
F
B
H
F
J
K
B
J
B
F
B
F
F
J
E
B
J
E
J
J
It's
a
quality
comp
plan.
I
mean
I
look
back
at
you
know
the
handful
of
things
we
did
as
a
council
and
without
reservation.
The
one
thing
that
I'm
proudest
of
that
we
did
was
this
comprehensive
plan
because
we,
it
was
an
all-star
ensemble,
I
mean
imagine
having
like
you
know,
jimmy
page,
you
know,
having
you
know
the
the
the
imagine
having
you
know,
yeah,
exactly
you're,
having
like
this
all-star
cast
of
who's,
who,
like
these
rock
stars,
true
rock
stars
in
their
fields.
J
J
F
A
F
A
I
Not
just
about
an
update,
it's
about
having
a
score
card
that
we
can
move
forward
with
and
and
have
mechanisms
built
within
the
city.
So
as
we
progress
it's
constantly
updating,
I
don't
think
we
ever
implemented
that
in
the
creation
of
the
comprehensive
plan,
there's
there's
no
strategy
on
how
to
constantly
intake
all
that
data
from
everything
the
city
does
that's
cool,
so
it's
not
just
one
update
it's
going
to
be
throwing
away
all
that
money,
it's
about
building
the
mechanism,
so
we
can
constantly
update
it
real
time.
D
F
J
And,
to
put
it
in
context,
the
the
utilities
department
had
briefly
implemented
a
asset
management
system
just
to
figure
out
okay.
Well,
how
much
does
it
cost
us
to
fix
that
that
water
leak
right
or
that
sewage
leak?
And
what
can
we
do
through
preventative
maintenance
to
avoid
that
and
what's
the
cost
benefit
ratio?
J
J
J
J
B
J
E
It's
to
starting
with
me
I'll
point
finger
at
me
is:
we
need
to
start
looking
at
at
the
comprehensive
plan
looking
at
items
that
we
want
to
bring
up
to
this
committee
yeah,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
we
can
do
a
lot
by
just
going
reviewing
the
plan.
So
I
challenge
everybody
that
maybe
we
can
bring
something
it's.