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December 24, 2003

From our family to yours, have a very safe and joyous holiday season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

September 11, 2003

It has been a while since I had a chance to work on the Mirandocity.com site, but today I have added a Current News Page that will have news and events that should be of interest to both current and past Mirando City residents. Check in often to see the latest news. Anyone that has news that should be posted to this site, contact me at webmaster@mirandocity.com and I will get it on the site. Hope you enjoy the new additions.

May 31, 2003

Graduation pictures and scholarship ceremony pictures on the Scholarship Page.

May 26, 2003

Free Mirandocity.com email account available now. If you are interested, contact me at webmaster@mirandocity.com

May 25, 2003

Reunion financial information and scholarship information was added to the Scholarship Page. Also added a FTP page that will allow members of this site to download files, pictures, etc. easily. Try it out by visiting the FTP page. If you would like to upload files, pictures, etc. to this site, contact me at rlblack@granderiver.net.

April 27, 2003

	Reunion was a big success. Read about it and send in your pictures of the reunion to me at rlblack@granderiver.net and I will post them to the new 2003 Reunion Pictures Page. Also I have set up a Scholarship Page to keep everyone updated on this worthwhile project.
	I also added a new feedback page that will allow comments and discussion on local events that would be of interest to both current and past Mirando City residents that visit this site. Check it out and we welcome your comments.
	Also made it easier to add your name to the email directory page. Add your name and email address today and don't miss out on future events. Add your name and email address here.

March 25, 2003

New reunion news!!!!! Check it out on the Reunion Update Page.

March 7, 2003

Reunion invitation are in the mail. Check out the details on the Reunion Update page.

January 26, 2003

Hotel information for the reunion was posted to the Reunion Update page. Also a couple of updates on the email directory page.

Other current news entries for 2003 listed below......

Posted 12/27/03

QUAD CITY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM

AGENDA

Dec.29, 2003 @ 7:00 P.M.

Call Meeting to order by President

Roll Call by Secretary

Approval of Minutes Dec.15, 2003 Meeting

Communications:

There will be a 3-5 minute time limit for all addressed items.

I. COMMMUNITY NEWS:

1.Xmas Caroling Info.

2.Member Fees, ID’s & Updated List of Members

II. COMMUNITY ACTION ISSUES

1. Tex-Mex Reps. Train Derailment Incident

Q&A Session

TAMIU Report on needs of rural communities

2.Update on Community Parks Progress

3.Update Debris problem/Roadside maintenance

4.Usage of County Vehicles-Procedures/Policies

5. Community Service/J.P.Garcia

New Business:

1. Treasury Report

2. QCCAPRaffle

3. Establish Beautification Committee

4. Meet Your Candidate Night Event

III. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ISSUES:

1. Reports to Law Enforcement

IV. Set Date For Next Meeting/New Items to Agenda

V. Open Forum for Other Attendees ( Deputies, Justice of the Peace, Constable, Commissioner, Organizations, Establishments)

VI. Public Comments

VII. Adjourn

Posted 12/14/03

QUAD CITY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM

AGENDA

Dec.15, 2003 @ 7:00 P.M.

Call Meeting to order by President

Roll Call by Secretary

Approval of Minutes Nov.12, 2003 Meeting

Communications:

There will be a 3-5 minute time limit for all addressed items.

I. COMMMUNITY NEWS:

1. Logo Contest Update/list of items

2. X-Mas Caroling/Gift Project/Set Date for 1^st Meet

3. Member Fees, ID’s & Updated list

4. MCISD Info:

SBDM Committee

Academic Progress/Benchmark Testing

Xmas Gift Donations/Trips

Panther Field Rental/Usage

HEB Reward Receipts

5. Train Derailment Incident

Texas A&M Int’l Univ. Colonias Survey Study

Fire

II. COMMUNITY ACTION ISSUES:

Old Business President will update on this items:

1. EMService provided by City Of Laredo

2. Webb County donation-Playground Equip. for Schools

3. Update on Community Bulletin Board

4. Update on Community Parks Progress

5. Update Debris problem/Roadside maintenance

6. Usage of County Vehicles-Procedures/Policies

New Business:

1. Treasury Report

2. QCCAPRaffle

3. Establish Beautification Committee

4. Meet Your Candidate Night Event

5. Interlocal Agreement City of Laredo/Webb County EMT CEU’s

6. Expansion of Bruni Substation

7. Skating park/Recreational Center

III. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ISSUES:

1. Reports to Law Enforcement

Unit arrival to incident sites

Vehicle driven by minor

2. EMS Administrator for area

3. Hazmat Awareness/Bioterrorism Seminar

4. EMT Class/ Certification update

IV. Set Date For Next Meeting/New Items to Agenda

V. Open Forum for Other Attendees ( Deputies, Justice of the Peace, Constable, Commissioner, Organizations, Establishments)

VI. Public Comments

VII. Adjourn

Posted 11/17/03

QUAD CITY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM

AGENDA

Nov.12, 2003 @ 7:00 P.M.

Call Meeting to order by President

Roll Call by Secretary

Approval of Minutes October20, 2003 Meeting

Communications:

There will be a 3-5 minute time limit for all addressed items.

QUAD CITY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM NOVEMBER 8, 2003 MEETING AGENDA ITEMS ADDRESED:

I. COMMMUNITY NEWS:

1. MCISD Carnaval/Tax Increase/HEB Rewards receipt

OUTCOME: Board thanked community attendees for their support at the MCISD Carnaval, thanked community for voting on the tax increase, and reminded community to contribute their HEB receipts which give monetary contributions to the school districts that submit these receipts.

2. Logo Contest/Contributors/Applications

OUTCOME: Board requested entry applications, none were submitted, contest will remain open until Nov.20, 2003. 7 Board informed of contributions by Justice of the Peace Alfredo Garcia.

3. X-Mas Caroling/Gift Project

OUTCOME: Board informed on future project for the Xmas holiday which will targe the Quad City area senior citizens, this item was postponed until the following meeting.

4. EMT-B Training/Extrication Course

OUTCOME: Board informed of the extrication/disentanglement course taken by the volunteers of the Quad City area in Hebbronville on Nov.8, 2003. Course trained individuals on how to extricate individuals involved in vehicular accidents, usage of certain equipment to facilitate extrication amongst other things. All individuals were certified on the extrication skills.

5. Member list/Contact Information

OUTCOME: Board informed attendees of the availability of list of QCCAP members and list of contacts which support QCCAP such as law enforcement and other organizations.

6. FFA Event/Booths Dec.6, 2003

OUTCOME: Board informed of event taking place on Dec.6, 2003 for the F.F.A. which will allow others to set up booths at a fee of 10.00 and 5.00 for game booths.

7. Quality Care Amb. Service 10^th Anniversary Event

OUTCOME: Board informed of event that will take place on Nov.15, 2003at 6:00 p.m. at the V.F.W .in Hebbronville for the 10^th Annv. Of the Quality Care Ambulance Svc. In Jim Hogg County.

Free games, food, prizes and educational literature will be given at this event

II. COMMUNITY ACTION ISSUES:

1. Laredo Job Corps Presentation

OUTCOME: Outreach, Admissions and Placement Coordinator J.D. Lopez gave an insightful presentation of the services provided by Laredo Job Corps. QCCAP will in a future begin to help with the process of recruiting individuals from the ages of 16-24 within the Quad City area who wish to participate in this program. In general the program offers many vocational, educational and career choices for those whom still wish to succeed in life.

2. EMService provided by City Of Laredo

OUTCOME: Document of Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between the City of Laredo and County of Webb was rendered to board members. Document in general states the type of services rendered to the County of Webb such as fire protection, emergency medical and rescue services. Given that Commissioner Gutierrez was not available for comment because of other commitment. Inquiries were made about the increase of fees by the City of Laredo to provide services. Contract includes forms signed by several county officials, dated October 27, 2003, document lacks signatures from City of Laredo officials. If you wish to obtain a copy of this document you may do so by requesting it from any of the QCCAP board member.

3. Webb County donation-Playground Equip. for Schools

OUTCOME: Board was informed by Mr. Mario Garcia that the playground equipment which will be removed from the county park in Mirando can not be donated to anyone since it does not meet standards, equipment will ultimately be demolished. Clarification was made by board president that this item was to discuss the contribution of playground equipment to several school districts in Laredo made by Webb County. Board wished to discuss consideration of such donations for school district in Mirando City. Item was postponed for following meeting.

4. Update on Community Bulletin Board

OUTCOME: No information was provided and Item was postponed for following meeting.

5. Update on Community Parks

OUTCOME: Mario Garcia in representation of Comm. Gutierrez informed attendees of bid awarded to Zertuche Construction for the construction of both community parks in Mirando City and Oilton.

Work on parks will begin by the end of November. President questioned the order to proceed action since in the last QCCAP meeting, Mr. Juan Vargas from the Economic Development informed that the order to proceed had been submitted and work would begin on Oct.21, 2003. Statement was made that it is a done deal and that the parks will eventually be built.

6. UpdateDebris problem/Roadside maintenance/Homes w/mice problems

OUTCOME: Board was unable to acquire an answer to this item since Jose Luis Rodgriguez from the Webb County Road and Brdige was unable to be present at this meeting. Attendees mentioned the need to have our county honor the debris pickup schedule, the need to have the sides of the road maintained and the need to beautify the community by removing abandoned cars. Lt. Sanchez of the Sheriff’s Dept. made a suggestion to establish beautification committee and work with a wrecker service that will be willing to remove the abandoned vehicles at no cost to the owners. For this QCCAP will appoint a committee and soon there will be individuals approaching citizens in all four communities to make arrangements for the removal of unwanted vehicles. Item was postponed for following meeting.

III. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ISSUES

1. Reports to Law Enforcement

OUTCOME: President mentioned the incident of individuals discharging fire arms in the community. Officers present mentioned that citizens should call Sheriff’s dispatch for these type of incidents and those that are presumed to be criminal in nature. Deputies are willing to work with citizens of the community to patrol with them.

2. Deputy Patrolling Schedules

OUTCOME: Lt. Sanchez mentioned that there is a deputy on patrol 24 hrs. in our area but since there is only one unit it is hard to patrol the whole area at one time. President questioned the overall problem as to why there is very low patrolling in the area. Lt. Sanchez informed of the lack of manpower and funding. Presently deputies are working overtime to meet patrolling schedules and the Homeland Security Dept is working to get more funding.

3.Update: National Sheriff’s Association/Fairfax VA. Police Dept.-Sgt. Ed OCarroll

OUTCOME: President informed of Wireless Foundation not able to donate cell phones for neighborhood watch program. President informed of Cingular Wireless considering donating cell phones and airtime in a near future. Cingular wireless is presently facing cutbacks and informed of removal of services to other community organizations whom they have provided services for in the past. Possibly by the start of the coming year things might take a turn for the better and we might get this service from Cingular Wireless. QCCAP will continue to look for other resources to obtain cell phones. There was mention of decrease in vandalism and other small criminal activities in the community.

3. Other Potential Resources/Abraham Diaz El protector

OUTCOME: President informed of contacting Abraham Diaz from the Laredo Police Dept. for help with the cell phone issue. Mr. Diaz will contact other wireless communication providers and will update president.

IV. Set Date For Next Meeting/New Items to Agenda

NEXT MEETING DATE WILL BE DECEMBER 8, 2003 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE QUAD CITY COMMUNITY CENTER

V. Open Forum for Other Attendees ( Deputies, Justice of the Peace, Constable, Commissioner, Organizations, Establishments)

OUTCOME: Attendee R.N. & TAMIU student Rosa Atwell gave a brief statement to board of the present survey being done in the Quad City Area by Texas A&M International University in regards to some of the needs of rural communities.

Mrs. Atwell made mentioned that although the report has not been culminated, from the findings of the presently gathered information, it can be safe to say that the greatest concerns in our communities are those of FIRE and EMS services and Public Safety. Mrs. Atwell was unable to gives a detailed report, but she mentioned that the present information gathered, would be made available to the QCCAP board members.

Public Comments

VI. Adjourn

November 4, 2003--Mirando City ISD and Webb Cons. ISD will both be holding rollback tax elections. Please get out and exercise your right to vote.

October 20, 2003

QUAD CITY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM

AGENDA

October20, 2003 @ 7:00 P.M.

Call Meeting to order by President

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call by Secretary

Approval of Minutes August 11, 2003 Meeting

Communications:

There will be a 3-5 minute time limit for all addressed items.

I. COMMMUNITY NEWS:

1. Reports to Law Enforcement

2. Logo Contest/Contributors

3. Parents and Students Rights Seminar/Tentative 2^nd Seminar for Nov.

4. EMT-B Training

II. COMMUNITY ACTION ISSUES:

1. Membership dues and I.D.s

2. Treasury report (Bank account)/EIN-Registration

3. Update on Community Bulletin Board

4. Update on Community Parks

5. Debris problem

6. Pick up of recycables

7. Procedures and/ or Policies for the use of County Vehicles

8. Laredo Job Corps Presentation(Unconfirmed)

III. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ISSUES:

IV.

1. Cingular Wireless/Sheriff’s Dept.

2. National Sheriff’s Association/Fairfax VA. Police Dept.-Sgt. Ed OCarroll

V. Set Date For Next Meeting

VI. Open Forum for Other Attendees ( Deputies, Justice of the Peace, Constable, Commissioner, Organizations, Establishments)

VII. Public Comments

VIII. Adjourn

Oct. 10, 2003

As a service to the community the Quad City Community Action Program is proud to present the seminar "Understanding Parents and Children's rights in the School System". The presentation will be conducted by Parent Advocate Rose Cruz from Laredo Texas. The event will take place on October 15, 2003 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Quad City Community Center. The seminar will be conducted in English and Spanish and there will be a question and answer session. This seminar is reared towards promoting efficiency and positive outcome between parents, students and our school districts. QCCAP believes in providing the tools which will help for parents and students to become empowered and in turn will have positive outcomes for the benefit of our children. This is why QCCAP urges and encourages parents from the surrounding school districts in the Quad City area to attend, and even parents from Laredo are welcomed to assist as well. Remember that "Knowledge is Power" and the only thing that prevents for each of us to be taken into consideration and to be treated equally, is the difference between remaining unaware or to take advantage of the resources provided for our awareness. We are hoping everyone can come out and join us for this educational and empowering event. In closing, I would like to leave you with the following words that are the motto of the great State of Missouri; "Salus populi suprema lex esto" "The Welfare of the People shall be the supreme law" words taken into consideration by QCCAP when we provide these type of services for our communities. If any additional information is need regarding the seminar please feel free to contact Rose Cruz at 956-728-9907 or Martha Sanchez at 361-586-4278.

Thank you,

Martha Sanchez

Quad City Community Action Program

361-586-4278

Sept. 25, 2003

THE QUAD CITY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM

IS LOOKING FOR LOCAL TALENT

ENTRY FORMS FOR THE QCCAP LOGO CONTEST ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THIS POST OFFICE, BOWDEN’S GENERAL STORE OR WITH ANY QCCAP BOARD MEMBER

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED

CONTEST DEADLINE IS

NOVEMBER 20, 2003

Entry form is also available HERE or

Download form HERE

	Sept. 13, 2003--Mirando City ISD is holding a special tax roll back election. You can vote on the tax roll back at the Mirando City ISD campus from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003.
	Sept. 10, 2003--Long time Mirando City resident, Raymond Pickens, passed away. Funeral services are pending and information will be posted here when I am notified.