Border Environment Cooperation Commission and
North American Development Bank
Public Meeting of the Board of Directors
December 2, 2015
San Antonio, Texas
ENGLISH VERSION
[NO AUDIO]
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]1
CONSUL LARIOS: … the meeting.
I would also like to extend a warm welcome to the directors, mayors, officers from the
various local, state and federal agencies, academics and officials from both Mexico and
the United States. As we all know, the work of NADB and BECC over the last 20 years
addressing border environmental problems is a unique example of cooperation between
the two countries. There is surely no other bilateral effort like it anywhere in the world. Our
two nations should be very proud of having these two institutions which, backed by sound
technical support and effective financial performance, have succeeded in developing
hundreds of strategic infrastructure projects that are crucial for preserving the ecologic
and environmental balance of the extensive border we share.
This public meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank and Commission is the perfect
opportunity to acknowledge once again the valuable contributions made by the members
of the Board, as well as by the experienced and highly professional management and
technical staff of both organizations, for their work and efforts, and the implementation of
projects that, without a doubt, are improving the quality of life of around 12 million people
living in the border communities of our two great nations. I am certain that the full
integration of NADB and BECC will make this work even more productive. The best of
success and congratulations.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you very much Consul Larios.
[IN ENGLISH]
Next I would like to hand over the microphone to Mr. Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Managing
Director of the NADBank, who will provide, as well, a few welcoming remarks.
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MR. GUTIÉRREZ: Good afternoon. Good afternoon to all of you. Madam Chair, with your
permission, dear Board Members, welcome to all of you. First of all, let me, on behalf of
the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission and my colleague Maria Elena Giner
and all the staff at the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission and all the staff at
the North American Development Bank, welcome you here to San Antonio, welcome you
to this public meeting of our institutions.
As you know, for 20 years now the BECC and the Bank have had, every single Board
meeting, a public meeting with sponsors, stakeholders, cities along the border, public
representatives. It is part of who we are. I was just recently with the press downstairs, and
they were asking about the public meeting, and I said: ‘Yep, sure, it’s definitely public. So,
you are going to see some complaints, some ideas, some new projects and some
questions that really reflect, a bit, what both institutions do and what we are trying to
attempt and also who we are.’
This is a very special occasion for several reasons, one of which is the fact that we
are…2015 has been a year of change in many ways for the institution, of consolidation.
As you know we are in the process of merging two institutions. It’s a process that I like to
say that has been in the making for almost 20 years now. And, I think that the Board of
Directors has taken a very bold and visionary action in recommending to the governments
that these institutions merge from an operational perspective. It’s still going to be a long
and winding road until that process is finished—we believe at least two years. But it’s
certainly a very important milestone in the institutions’ history.
2015, I won’t enter into the details of the year. We’re going to be presenting to you a video
of some of the milestones of 2015 year. But I don’t want to miss this opportunity also to
recognize here the presence of, first, Raúl Rodríguez Barocio, who was my predecessor
and who had the leadership of the Bank for almost—seven years, Raul, if I’m not
mistaken? Five years—but also as Deputy Managing Director, who joined us. And with
him, also I want to recognize the presence of Dr. Alejandro Poire. He’s the Dean of the
School of Government and Public Policy at the TEC de Monterrey.2 And also I want to
recognize Dr. Manuel Zertuche, Dean of the School of Engineering and Dr. Jürgen
Mahlknecht, Director of the Center of Latin American Water Studies. The two of them are
part of the team at the TEC de Monterrey.
Why are they here? For something that is very important. As the session evolves, we are
proud to be signing today an agreement with this institutions by which, for the first time,
the training programs that the BECC and the Bank have under what we call the Utility
Management Institute, by which we provide institutional strengthening and technical
support to our potential sponsors, is going to be—in the key sector, in water—is now going
to be conducted by ourselves, as we have done over the past years, but more importantly
in partnership with the TEC de Monterrey, a renowned, a recognized institution,
internationally and certainly in Mexico. And that implies something very important which
is: from now on, as we continue to train and bring that technical capacity to our potential
sponsors, this will be receiving the accreditation of such an important institution like the
TEC de Monterrey.
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Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Monterrey Institute of Technology and
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So, it is a privilege to have you here Dr. Poire and colleagues. In half an hour we, hopefully,
will be signing. But more importantly, again, welcome to all of you and thank you for being
here. It’s very important that we have all of our stakeholders present in these meetings.
Thank you very much…
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
… Thank you very much. I believe the video is next, right?
[ APPLAUSE ]
[ VIDEO ]
[IN ENGLISH]
NARRATOR: At the end of 2014, the Board of Directors of the North American
Development Bank (NADB) and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission
(BECC) approved the integration of the two institutions into a single entity in order
to fully merge the project development and implementation processes that each
institution has been carrying out in pursuit of their shared environmental mission.
Full integration will mark a new era for the institutions in terms of increased
operational efficiency, a seamless project development process and better project
closeout and impact assessment of completed projects.
MS. MARÍA ELENA GINER [BECC General Manager] The U.S. and Mexican
Governments have made significant progress with regards to the institutional
integration of the BECC and NADBank. The two countries are close to reaching an
agreement on the amended charter.
MR. GUTIÉRREZ [NADB Managing Director]: Both governments have also agreed
on a capital increase for the North American Development Bank that will enhance
its capacity to support the financing of a robust pipeline of projects for several
years, while maintaining a very strong financial position.
NARRATOR: During 2015, the BECC-NADB Board of Directors has approved the
certification of 14 new projects, representing investments totaling more than
$833 million dollars. Approximately $257 million dollars in financing was also
approved to support their implementation: $240 million dollars in loans and
grants funded directly by NADB and $17 million dollars in grants through the
Border Environment Infrastructure Fund, which is funded by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
MS. NORA BARRAZA [Mayor of Mesilla, NM]: The agencies that have been
participating in the project are EPA and the water trust board and BECC and, of
course, the Bank. But BECC has been very instrumental in the coordination and
getting things going and rolling with the project.
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NARRATOR: Altogether, these projects—mainly in the water and renewable
energy sectors—are benefitting more than one million residents along the U.S.Mexico border. These new projects include water system improvements for the
communities of Nogales, Arizona, and Mesilla, New Mexico, by replacing or
providing new water distribution infrastructure, as well as hookups for 61
households.
MR. LEE JACOBS [Utilities Director, City of Nogales, AZ]: And other than
increasing the reliability, the redundancy, the flows to the community, I think this
project is going to be a project that will hopefully take us, at least another 50 years
is what we project, if not more, hopefully, like this line that we have today. But
this is going to be a huge benefit, and, you know, and NADBank and BECC have
been incredible supporters, and we appreciate that very much, because without
that help and support we probably wouldn’t be able to do this.
NARRATOR: Five border communities will benefit from wastewater projects.
Treatment capacity will be increased by 9.4 million gallons a day through the
construction of new facilities for Sunland Park, New Mexico, and Delicias,
Chihuahua, while the plant in Willcox, Arizona, will be upgraded to improve
effluent quality.
MR. TEMIS ÁLVAREZ [BECC Program Manager]: In addition, the sewer systems in
Brownsville, Texas and Sabinas, Coahuila, will be expanded and an estimated 927
residential sewer connections will be installed, which are expected to collect
approximately 225,000 gallons per day of wastewater for treatment.
MR. DAVID ABREGO [Senior Coordinator of Water and Wastewater
Engineering, Brownsville Utilities Board]: The FM511-802 Colonia Wastewater
Improvements Project is a sanitation sewer improvements for the residents of
southeast area of Brownsville, and it includes approximately 145,000 linear feet
of both sewer gravity and force mains. There are seven lift stations that are being
added to the project area and one lift station upgrade. The project will serve
ultimately about 900 homes, but we have 465 homes that were qualified with the
BECC-NADBank funding to receive yard line connections.
NARRATOR: A basic urban infrastructure project in Playas de Rosarito, Baja
California will help improve air quality through increased street paving coverage
and better urban mobility, as well as replace aging water and wastewater
infrastructure and improve the public lighting system.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
MR. JOSÉ ANGEL ARREOLA [Resident of Playas de Rosarito, B.C.]: It would rain
on Emiliano Zapata, and there are a lot of potholes. It’s a street that was already
badly damaged. And the one going to major businesses has never been paved. So
it was requested, and it looks like we are getting a favorable response from the
government.
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[IN ENGLISH]
MR. CARLOS CARRANZA [NADB Director of Project Development]: In the
renewable energy sector, there were approved three wind farms in Mexico—two
in Tamaulipas and one in Coahuila—with a combined generation capacity of 298
megawatts. These projects are expected to generate sufficient energy to supply
electricity to more than 152,000 homes annually.
MR. ERNESTO MACHADO [NADB Project Finance Officer]: The EDPR Wind project
was approved by the Board on November 5th. The project consists of the
construction and operation of a wind farm of up to 200 megawatts located in
General Cépeda, Coahuila. This will be the first utility-scale renewable energy
project located in the state.
NARRATOR: A 13.7-MW solar park—the first utility-scale solar project in Mexico
through a self-supply scheme with two private companies—will be constructed in
Ahumada, Chihuahua, and will sell its electricity to a private educational group
and a global manufacturing company.
A 1.4-MW cogeneration facility will be installed at the South Wastewater
Treatment Plant in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Using the biogas generated in the
sludge digestion process, the facility is expected to supply up to 50% of the
electricity required to operate the treatment plant, which currently consumes
more than 16.8 gigawatt-hours a year.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
MR. ÁNGEL CANALES [Technical Director of Maintenance, Suez Degremont]:
This is primarily a wastewater treatment plant that produces solids that have to
be disposed of eventually. And part of the treatment of these solids involves
anaerobic digestion, which is going to help turn the solids into stabilized solids
that are no longer going to generate foul odors, and at the same time they are
going to generate a gas composed of methane y CO2. We have made use of the
methane, and we are also going to use it here in Juarez. We have used it in other
facilities to generate electricity.
[IN ENGLISH]
MS. JESSICA HERNÁNDEZ [BECC Program Manager]: Altogether, these five
renewable energy projects will help improve air quality by displacing an estimated
553,900 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to eliminating about
116,400 passenger vehicles from the road.
MR. ALEX HINOJOSA [NADB Deputy Managing Director]: We also moved
forward with the approval of our first industrial emissions control project for a
steel mill in Monclova, Coahuila. This system will have a collection capacity of
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more than 29,000 cubic meters per minute of particulate matter, thus reducing
harmful emissions released into the air by its furnaces.
NARRATOR: With respect to technical assistance activities, NADB and BECC have
been working closely to align and merge their respective programs.
MR. JORGE SILVA [Interim Director of Administration]: We have implemented a
joint set of policies for the analysis and approval of proposed studies and other
development activities through the Technical Assistance Committee. These efforts
are already producing results.
NARRATOR: For the year to date, BECC and NADB have approved technical
assistance grants totaling $1.34 million dollars to support 14 studies, and a total
of two studies have been completed during the course of the year, including an
analysis of the U.S.-Mexico border crossings.
MR. HINOJOSA: Expediting crossings at international points of entry has a positive
impact on air quality throughout the border region. This study is intended to help
improve the process by which both sides plan, design and construct new point-ofentry infrastructure, for better competiveness and air quality.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
MR. MARIO ORSO [San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)]: Usually
the processes we follow here in the U.S. are not exactly the same processes or
steps that are followed on the Mexican side, so it’s synchronizing the timing of
each milestone, basically to have the financing at the same time and the
construction at the same time and initiating operations at the same time.
[IN ENGLISH]
NARRATOR: Additionally, close to $644,800 dollars has been approved through
the Project Development Assistance Program, or PDAP, funded by EPA, to support
the design and development of water and/or wastewater projects for six
communities.
MR. JOAQUÍN MARRUFFO [BECC Program Manager]: With respect to training
activities, as of September, BECC and NADB had hosted 14 seminars, workshops
and forums on a variety of topics, including water utility management, solid waste
disposal, climate change and green infrastructure.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
MR. JUAN CARLOS AYUP [General Manager of the Coahuila State Water and
Wastewater Commission]: These courses, these workshops, that’s what they’re
about, generating a large percentage of energy savings and, as I mentioned a
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moment ago, those energy savings translate into money so as to have sufficient
funds for other types of infrastructure works, to offer other types of services.
[IN ENGLISH]
NARRATOR: During 2015, 18 projects began construction or were completed and
went into operation. These projects will help provide better water and wastewater
services or reduce harmful emissions to the atmosphere through the use of clean,
renewable energy, in benefit of 21 communities.
MR. RANDY WINSTON [General Manager, Hidalgo and Cameron Counties
Irrigation District No. 9 in Texas]: The great beauty is this again is going to give
us a long-term life. And we were really concerned, like I said, about the
catastrophic failure of the other older structure, and that would’ve just shut, shut
the cities down, shut the farmers down, and that’s been a really good blessing to
have this completed as such.
MS. GINER: As the governments are working towards an amended charter, in
parallel, we are also working towards integrating our institutions. Activities such
as programs and internal operations are being combined in order to ensure a
smooth transition.
MR. GUTIÉRREZ: Our commitment to help improve environmental conditions in
the U.S.-Mexico border region through the development and financing of projects
remains stronger than ever, and we look forward to working with our border
partners for many successful years to come.
NARRATOR: North American Development Bank, Border Environment
Cooperation Commission
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you. We hope you found that video illustrative. We found that this
format is a little bit more dynamic for this type of meeting.
MR. GUTIÉRREZ: Especially after four hours this morning.
MR. HOBBS: Especially after four hours this morning—well five hours; or after four
o’clock, as well.
At this point I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the participation at this
meeting of several individuals: Mr. Garry Gallegos from the San Diego Association of
Governments; Mr. Eduardo Bravo from the Asociación de Empresarios Mexicanos;3
Joseph Chapa from the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce; Secretary Carlos Graizbord,
Secretary of Environmental Protection, in representation of the Governor of Baja
California, Governor Francisco Vega de Lamadrid; Carlos Bernardo Silveyra Sayto,…
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[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
… from the Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de Juárez, the local water utility in
Ciudad Juarez; Mr. Ignacio Lenin Flores Lucio, Mayor of Sabinas, Coahuila; Luis Carlos
Romo Salazar from the Sonora Commission on Environment and Sustainable
Development; Dr. Manuel Zertuche, who was already presented from the TEC de
Monterrey; José Enrique Reina Lizárraga, Mayor of San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora; and
Leoncio Martínez Sánchez from the municipality, Mayor of the Municipality of Zaragoza,
Coahuila.
[IN ENGLISH]
So, at this point I would like to ask Dr. González to provide a few remarks on behalf of the
Board of Directors, followed by Mr. Charles Moravec, who will also give his perspective as
co-chair of the Board.
DR. GONZÁLEZ: Thank you very much. Good afternoon to everyone. It is a real pleasure
to be here after having had a very good meeting this morning of the Board of Directors, a
meeting that was very productive. And it’s always a pleasure, because every time we get
together we have an opportunity to review all the different milestones that the Bank and
the BECC are reaching. I think the two institutions, it’s becoming clearer and clearer the
great impact that they’ve been having in the last couple of decades as they have become
more intensively engaged in working at the border. And, through time they have made
important strides in becoming, not only more effective in their operations, but also more
efficient: reaching a better use of their resources, getting better procedures, greater ex
post and ex ante assessments to make sure that whatever is being done will have the
right impact, and, ex post, a review to make sure that the resources were well utilized.
And now we are really moving to what I consider a second, very big, different stage for
the lives of the two institutions, which is the merger. It is a merger that will help bring out
the best of the two institutions, but in a more efficient way. The management of the two
institutions has been collaborating in a really good way to move ahead on a number of
different areas, in the hopes of getting the two institutions ready to work as an integrated
unit that will bring even more benefits to the border region. And they’ve done their part.
They have not finished, as Gerónimo mentioned. But they have actually been progressing
quite a bit.
And on the side of the Board, we’ve been doing the same. We are, after a lot of
conversations, finally ready to send a final draft for the review of our legal counselors on
each side of the government with the hope that in the next few months we’ll be ready to
have something more concrete in terms of the merger, of the fusion of the two institutions.
And along with that, we’ll have approved at the Board level, a resolution for the capital
increase of the Bank. This is really reflecting what Secretary Lew and Videgaray and
already agreed earlier, a few months ago on the capitalization of the merged institution,
which will definitely have much more capacity because we’re basically doubling the
resources it will have in the next few years.
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So, we hope that the combination of additional financial resources, plus all the good work
to make those resources work better and more efficiently, will help develop even further
the border region, the interaction between the two countries, help create new synergies
and always in a sustainable way that protects the environment. Thank you so much.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. MORAVEC: Thank you. I’ll be fairly brief since Ángeles and the acting consul general
said many of the same things that I’ll say.
Both institutions, the North American Development Bank and the BECC, are a critical
component of our bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico. I think the
presentation illustrated just what an important role these institutions are having on the
lives of people in the border area, whether it’s water quality, wastewater treatment, solid
waste collection, air quality, the list goes on. The fact that the Bank and the BECC are
doing even more to track those results is very appreciated by all the governments and the
entire Board, especially during this important year when we are working on merging the
two institutions and expanding the financial capacity of the NADBank. So, I’ll leave it at
that. Thank you all for attending. We really value the public’s input into the Board
proceedings. It is a unique feature of the NADBank and the BECC. So we look forward to
a great discussion.
Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you, Dr. González, Mr. Moravec.
We would also like to acknowledge the presence of Heidy Salum, representing the State
of Baja California, and Mr. Carlos Rubinstein, former Chair of the Texas Water
Development Board, is also here. Thank you Carlos and Heidy.
Next we move on to a ceremony, which I am sure at least two communities are very much
looking forward to, because it involves presenting checks. So, we will start—I don’t know
if we are going to have some information on the screens regarding the Sabinas project?
These are projects, both projects were funded through the Community Assistance
Program of the NADBank, through which NADBank and BECC support relatively small
projects in small communities. So, it really is a story of success for both institutions. This
particular project— and it’s also shown in Spanish.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
The first project we are presenting a check to, I repeat, financed through the Community
Assistance Program, CAP, is the wastewater system rehabilitation project in downtown
Sabinas, Coahuila. The sponsor is the City of Sabinas. The total estimated cost of the
project is $728,138 dollars. It was certified November 6, 2015, and the Bank’s financing
totals $500,000 dollars. It provides significant benefits for the community, adequate
wastewater collection infrastructure to prevent raw water, sewage spills, and ensures
reliable service for 462 residential connections.
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So, I would ask you, please, Dr. González, Mr. Gerónimo Gutiérrez, María Elena Giner, if
you would please join us at that table, and the Mayor of Sabinas and officials that are
present from that community, please.
[IN ENGLISH]
MR. GUTIÉRREZ: Donald, I want to break with protocol for a second for something very
important, if I may Madam Chair?
We have here with us today Fernando Escárcega, who has been an important member of
the Bank for quite some time now and who’s actually going to be the first person to retire
from our institution. It means a lot, and I just saw him here and would you join us as part
of the picture, Fernando. And I would ask for a round of applause for Fernando, who will
be retiring soon.
[ APPLAUSE ]
[ PHOTO WITH CHECK ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
MR. FLORES: They allowed me to say a few words. If you would give me just a minute?
I am from the Municipality of Sabinas, Coahuila, as indicated there on the screen. And I
want to thank all the NADBank Board members because today we are seeing the reality
of an infrastructure project that is going to be implemented in our municipality. We have a
lot of needs there, where we come from, and some of you can pinpoint the issue where
we are seriously lagging, not only in terms of wastewater lines, but also with respect to
waterlines. Today, we’ve been saying for some time now, well, we’ve been saying for
several months, that the water main that comes to us and supplies our entire municipality
is made of asbestos. We have a very serious problem. And we have knocked on
thousands of doors and, well, thank God here, and I thank you and now that we’ve seen
the video, believe me, I congratulate you on behalf of the municipality, of all the residents,
because we are going to have better living conditions by no longer polluting the aquifers,
that are mere caverns now.
However, today we face a huge challenge, which is meeting the need we have had for
more than 50 years drinking water, using water that is being conveyed completely through
asbestos pipes. Honorably, unfortunately, our municipality is ranked first nationwide for
the number of cases of cancer. Thus, though Sabinas is small, in proportion, we are one
of the most afflicted and, as an example, in each of our families there is someone who is
sick with cancer or has died from it. In my case, I can attest, my dad and mom died of
cancer. So, it’s a duty and a fight that I will not back away from.
I want to thank you for all the facilities and all the advice. As a municipality in Coahuila,
truly, we want to participate, we want to be up to date, we want modernize ourselves every
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way possible in order to have the best facilities, to have the best services, but above all,
to care for and maintain the human condition and quality to which we should all be entitled
as citizens, as inhabitants of this world. And we embrace the environmental issue, we
embrace caring for the world and we embrace caring for water resources. Not because
some people or some countries have the money to buy it, we cannot waste it. That
sometimes—today we have it, but tomorrow we don’t know and the price that we are going
to have. So, I think it’s everyone’s responsibility.
And again, I thank each and every one of you at the Bank, at BECC, and all those who
are involved in this. Thank you very much for having taken, accepting this project that is
so important to me as mayor of my municipality and, believe me, to all the residents. I am
taking them all great news. I hope to be able to access and do what is necessary to bring
more benefits, and above all—. We are not talking about wanting a bridge or anything
political, to draw attention or anything just to make me look good or great, or any political
position, which is very common in Mexico. But we are doing this because we believe we
deserve better living conditions. Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you for those words Mayor.
[IN ENGLISH]
The next community for which we will do exactly the same thing, but now it will be Mr.
Moravec who will do the honors of presenting the check to the community of Nogales for
the water main replacement on Crawford Street in Nogales, Arizona. Again, this is funded
through the CAP—Community Assistance Program. The NADBank grant funding is for
$500,000 dollars. The project has very clear benefits, essentially providing access to safe
and reliable drinking water services; benefitting 330 residential connections.
So, we invite Mr. Gutiérrez, Ms. Giner, Mr. Moravec and Mr. Bárcenas, Public Works
Director of Nogales, Arizona, and anybody else from Nogales who is joining us today,
please.
[ PHOTO WITH CHECK ]
MR. BÁRCENAS: Thank you very much.
[APPLAUSE ]
MR. BÁRCENAS: Yes. I’m just going to make an apology for the Mayor of the City of
Nogales, Arizona, that couldn’t make the trip here. He wanted to come but he had another
commitment, and he couldn’t cut that out. So, he asked me to represent him in this
important meeting.
This project is really important for the City of Nogales, Arizona. As many communities—
and you saw that in the video—many communities, we have a lot of needs and not the
income that is needed to maintain those needs. This water project that we are receiving
your help is replacing a waterline that has been in the ground for over 90 years. This is
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one of the lines in the older section of Nogales. One issue that we are trying to solve,
besides providing adequate supply of water for the community, is be more responsible
with the resource that is so scarce in the desert where we live. We lost a lot of water, and
that water could be just better, and it is a resource that we need to be very careful. We
don’t have a lot of water in that area. So, we need to be more conscious about it. And also,
the issues of health. That waterline is leaking. The potential for contamination is great
also. So, this project is going to really help our community.
And I just want to thank both organizations, NADBank and BECC, for your help. It’s not
the first time that you have helped us. It’s been several projects—one very important
project you funded before—our wastewater treatment plant—that you cannot imagine how
important that project was for Nogales and still is because with that plant we are protecting
the water resources, protecting the environment, the downstream users that they’re
reusing that water in wells and through the river. It’s real important. And also it’s very
important for us that we are in a binational situation here, especially Nogales. It’s a single
community divided by the border. We have 350,000 people or more in the Mexican side
and we have 23,000 or 25,000 in the U.S. side. But the problems are the same, common
problems. With these projects and this support that you are providing to this region, it’s
really beneficial for all the users in that area.
So again, on behalf of the City of Nogales, the Mayor, I want to thank everybody for your
support and the help on this project. Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
[NO MICROPHONE]
MR. HOBBS: For the next item, as Gerónimo Gutiérrez has already explained what it’s
about. It’s about a cooperative agreement with the Monterrey Institute of Technology and
Higher Education… It’s actually a win-win situation…I apologize…by which the already
robust program of the Bank—the Utility Management Institute—draws on the expertise…
and the structure of the TEC de Monterrey, in terms of capacity-building and training utility
staff... So, we will proceed to the signature of this cooperative agreement, and would ask
also Dr. Manuel Zertuche, Dean of the School of Engineering; Dr. Jurgen Mahlknecht,
Director for the Center of Latin American Water Studies; and Dr. Alejandro Poire, Dean of
the School of Government and Public Policy.
[ SIGNING OF AGREEMENT ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
DR. POIRE: Well, I have the privilege of speaking briefly on behalf of Tecnológico de
Monterrey. I’ll say a few things. First of all, thank you very much Gerónimo Gutiérrez.
Thank you very much to everyone here at the NADBank for the opportunity to be here
today.
Typically, when academic institutions, such as Tecnológico de Monterrey, signs
memorandos of understanding or some type of agreement with institutions, it’s mostly,
typically, an intention. It’s an expression of the will to do something. This is exactly the
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other way around. I have the privilege of being a part of this agreement, and this
agreement is actually the result of several years of work between Tecnológico de
Monterrey and the NADBank community, and of course, in particular the stakeholders and
the beneficiaries of the NADBank.
Over the last four years Tecnológico de Monterrey has had the privilege and the
opportunity to be a part of the Utility Management Institute initiatives. We had had the
possibility and the privilege of being part of the capacity-building for literally hundreds of
individuals that make this region, that make North America stronger and more prosperous.
And the fact that we are signing this agreement today is an opportunity, not just to
recognize that, but like Gerónimo said a bit ago, the opportunity to say that for the first
time ever through the participation of Tecnológico de Monterrey, its School of Engineering,
its Latin American Center for the Study of Water and the School of Government and Public
Transformation, we will be able to be giving academic credit to those that are being a part
of these courses and this capacity-building. And we certainly look forward to be doing
much more.
Tecnológico de Monterrey is a community of scholars and a community of individuals that
are devoted to the development of the world, to the development of solutions for the
problems of the public sphere through the capacity of our scholars and through the use of
knowledge that is pertinent for the solution of these problems. And we certainly look
forward to be able to do that. We like to think at Tecnológico de Monterrey that there is a
different world in the making. Not the one that we typically see in the media, and we
typically see in the news, that talks about possibilities, lack of possibilities, or about
frustration from the public sphere. But we certainly believe that it’s exactly the opposite
way around, that there’s a new world in the making, that there’s a new North America in
the making and that we are very, very proud to be a part of this initiative. We are very
proud of being part of this North America that is looking forward to prosperity and being
able to put every single part of our capacity in terms of knowledge, in terms of research,
and in terms of capacity-building to the service of the North American Development Bank
community, and of course, to the North American region. Thank you very much. We look
forward to being of service to you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you.
I failed to recognize Edna Mendoza from the Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality. Thank you for being here.
Now we move on. So far during this meeting you’ve seen a video, you’ve witnessed a
couple of signatures and events, special ceremonies, now we move on to the section
where we listen from you. We get your input, we hear your concerns, even as Gerónimo
said, complaints. Hopefully, we will have no complains today. But this is a very important
section of the meeting where—that illustrates the transparency under which these
organizations operate.
I have a list of individuals who have signed up to make comments, to make remarks, on a
variety of issues. It’s not all inclusive. If anybody else wishes to make those remarks,
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please look for one of our staff members in the back and fill out a little form, and we will
make sure that you get the opportunity to speak. You will have to speak from up here,
please, using this microphone. Don’t use this one.
And we will start with Mr. Gary Gallegos from the San Diego Association of Governments.
MR. GALLEGOS: Madam Chair and Board of Directors, thank you for the opportunity to
participate in your public session this afternoon. I don’t come here to complain. I actually
come here to ask for your help.
I wanted to briefly share what I think is a pretty exciting project that we’re working on in
the San Diego-Tijuana binational region of California and Baja California. We’re proposing
to actually construct a new border crossing. And I think one of the things that’s unique
about this border crossing is that we understand the importance that Mexico plays in, not
only in the California economy, but really the national economy, and vice versa. But the
fact that we’re strangled by border waits that take, not just one hour, but sometimes two
and three hours, is really a strangle on our ability to continue to grow economically. Mexico
continues to be California’s largest trading partner.
And so with the help of one of your board members here, Denise Ducheny, when she was
in the California legislature as a senator, she authored and worked with us to sponsor a
bill that will allow us to toll a road and be able to use these toll revenues to actually pay
for the border infrastructure that we need. So, we’re in the process of working on a very
complicated binational project. What’s most unique about this project is we’re proposing
to dynamically price the border crossing. It would be San Diego-Tijuana’s first tolled border
crossing. And so by dynamic or variable pricing—what we mean by that is the price would
vary on a minute-by-minute basis, depending on the capacity and demand that we see,
and that’s one of the ways that we see to try to make this new border crossing be pretty
dynamic and pretty effective.
But as a result of that, in working closely with Mexico, and well, in San Diego, we have
some experience in doing dynamic pricing, I think it is fair to say that most toll roads around
the country, in both countries, are more fixed priced rather than dynamically priced. But
this is going to really necessitate the need to collect tolls in one place and be able to adjust
those toll rates on a variable minute-by-minute basis and then find a way to share those
revenues between both sides, so that we can, therefore, pay for the infrastructure that we
are proposing to build.
And given the NADBank’s mandate and given your expertise in developing and financing
projects in the binational area, both SANDAG and SCT have sent your Managing Director,
Gerónimo Gutiérrez, a letter asking for a proposal in at least two, and maybe three, areas
where we would see a tremendous amount of help from the Bank, if you will indulge us in
this.4 And the first one is playing the role of a facilitator or coordinator to help us lock down
those binational agreements that we’re going to need in order to figure out how we and
where we toll this and how we share the revenues, and all the pieces that it’s going to take
to make a binational border crossing work. Because if it only works in San Diego and it
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Mexican Ministry of Communication and Transportation, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transporte
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doesn’t work in Tijuana, then it’s not going to be successful. Or if it is the other way
around— Border crossings only work when there’s success on both sides of the border.
We also think this border crossing offers us a very unique opportunity because of the
pricing mechanism that, we’re proposing to invest a fair amount in ITS technology, so that
for the first time we can start trying to manage border crossings as a system, rather than
as a border crossing individually, one versus another one.5 And so we think that the
NADBank can help us in facilitating and coordinating these agreements—binational
binding agreements—that we need to do, given your mandate and your experience and
expertise.
The second area that we’ve asked for your help is that, in order to increase the
creditworthiness of the project, we’re going to need a trustee, so that the money can flow
through a trustee, then flow to the respective areas that would be locked down in one of
these agreements. And from our perspective, we can think of no better entity to play that
role of the trustee than the North American Development Bank, given your mandate and
the fact that you represent and were formed by both countries.
So, those are the two things that we’ve asked you to consider and provide us with a
proposal as to how you may be able to play a role in these two areas for us. And lastly,
we also see you as a potential financier of the project. As I tell my friend, Gerónimo, on a
regular basis, it’s all about the price and the terms, right? So, we’ll cross that bridge when
we get to it. But, in order to finance a project, sometimes it takes a lot of different sources
of banks to make this work, and we would not preclude the NADBank from being part of
that.
But Madam Chair and members of the Board, that’s what I wanted to share with you this
afternoon. And again, we hope that you can help us. We think that this border crossing, to
the extent that we’re successful, can serve as a model for other border crossings because,
you know, I guess if we were patient enough, eventually Mexico City and Washington
might fund this border crossing. But I’m getting old and impatient. So, I want to do it soon.
So we are trying to help ourselves, and we could sure use some help from the NADBank.
MR. HOBBS: Thank you.
DR. GONZÁLEZ: Thank you. Thank you very much. I just wanted to respond very briefly
that I believe the two federal governments, the U.S. government and the Mexican
government, really do have this particular border crossing very much as a priority. It has
been, not only mentioned in the context of discussions with the NADBank, but also in the
context of the High-Level Economic Dialogue between Mexico and the United States, as
one of the five priority projects that we have been working on this year. And it’s definitely
one in which we expect NADBank to fulfill a really interesting and innovative role, precisely
because we believe this can be emblematic and change the way in which border crossings
happen between Mexico and the U.S. and make the border much more productive and a
real tool for development.
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So, I just wanted to say that we definitely have this project in the radar, and we know that
NADBank can play a very interesting role in that process. So, we will be working closely
with the Bank in that sense.
MR. GALLEGOS: Thank you.
MS. GONZÁLEZ: Thank you.
MR. HOBBS: Thank you Madam Chair.
Before I forget—I can use that pillar in the middle of the room as an excuse—I failed to
mention Mr. Salvador Delgado from the Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de
Ciudad Juárez, the water utility of Juarez, welcome. I think he wants to make some
remarks, as well.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
MR. DELGADO: Thank you. I am here today on behalf of Mr. Carlos Bernardo Silveyra
Sayto, president of the Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de Ciudad Juárez, who
could not attend due to last minute commitments. He asked me to thank you for having
invited him. We also want to congratulate you on the merger process that is currently
under way between BECC and the North American Development Bank, from which we
are sure they will obtain even greater benefits than those they are already receiving.
The service we have received in Ciudad Juárez has been top quality. We don’t have a
single complaint; on the contrary, I think you have helped us a great deal. You have guided
us. And, in particular, we want to thank you for helping us with the construction of the
collector for the Ciudad Juárez Valley plant for conveying wastewater to the South-South
Plant. Letting you know that this is a great benefit for the community, to tell you that in
Ciudad Juárez we now have almost 100% of wastewater treated, which has been a great
effort for both the utility, for the State government and for the officials who worked under
the different administrations. And we will continue working to achieve even greater
benefits for the community. Again, many thanks and the best of success.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you very much.
[IN ENGLISH]
Our next speaker is Mr. David Abrego from the Brownsville Public Utilities Board.
MR. ABREGO: Madam Chair, members of the Board. My name is David Abrego. I’m with
the Water and Wastewater Engineering Department at Brownsville Public Utilities Board
in Brownsville. I’ve been working with the FM 511-802 project since its inception, in the
planning stages. I was pretty much born there at the Brownsville PUB with this project in
my hands. And to this day, the development has taken many years and consistent efforts,
but not without support from our executive management in cooperation with the Texas
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Water Development Board and staff from there. I’ve learned a lot about the projects that
we’re working with, with their guidance.
And I just want to say thank you to the NADBank and BECC for the opportunity to receive
the funding that we’re receiving for the connections on the wastewater project for the
benefits of the residents. The alternative to the funding that we received through the
BECC-NADBank was going to be the next eight years of applying for grants, one at a time
singly, throughout the year. And as you can imagine that was going to be a very tough
process to try to get all this infrastructure connected to homes over that period of time.
And so, truly this opportunity to receive the funding that we’re receiving for the connections
in the FM 511-802 wastewater colonia project is a blessing, because it came at the perfect
timing, and with all the work that we’re doing right now in construction of the main system,
we are now going to be able to make direct impact to the residents and that, as it was
mentioned in the video earlier, we’re planning to reach up to 465 homes with this funding,
and ultimately, with additional funding, ultimately about 900 homes.
And again, thank you for the guidance from the staff. They’ve been tremendous in the
help, in cooperative— both BECC and NADBank have been extremely helpful in helping
us through this process. And we look forward to successful completion and use of the
funds. Thank you.
[APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you David. Now we would ask Mr. Carlos Graizbord, Secretary of
Environmental Protection of Baja California, to please provide his remarks, comments,
complaints.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
MR. GRAIZBORD: Thank you very much for the invitation. I want to thank BECC, NADB,
EPA and CALEPA for the support they have given us.6 Also SEMARNAT.7 I can see our
colleague from SEMARNAT is here.
I brought three documents. One talks about the 12 projects we completed in 2014, mostly
financed by SEMARNAT and not only refinanced by SEMARNAT, they also help us to cut
through all the red tape. Thank you. The other document is the result of a conversation
we had with BECC and we selected six projects, which I will talk about in a minute. And
the third document is a document has recommendations for improving our cross-border
planning. That is the longest one, so I will summarize some of the ideas covered there.
First, I want to talk about the projects we are initiating with BECC. Those would be 20152016 projects. The first, along with SEDECO, which is the State Ministry of Economic
Development, is retrofitting equipment of industrial companies to save energy. The
second, also with SEDECO and probably SEDESOL, Social Development, installation of
tankless water heaters in residences and businesses. The next, the third project, is ours,
it belongs to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and it’s a state-wide comprehensive
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA).
Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales (SEMARNAT).
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waste management solution. We know that in Monterrey, for example, in Aguascalientes,
Puebla, there are many interesting examples of how to manage waste. We have travelled
to some of those places. We hope to visit you in Monterrey soon. The other project is for
efficient, sustainable and bioclimatic housing. That project is taking some time. We have
to work with SEDECO, which has a housing agency. We have identified three plots of
land. The other project we are already implementing. It’s decontaminating the water
flowing from Mexicali to the United States in the New River. That project has several
phases. First, we are going to stop the contamination. This should be a cross-border
project because colleagues from Caléxico are already working on a very interesting design
for a park, a binational park. We hope everything goes well. There are other phases of the
New River project, but basically it’s a project that been around a long time. We want to
stop the pollution now. The pollution is not just chemicals, agricultural runoff, sewage, etc.,
etc., but also garbage. So, we must differentiate the garbage we prevent because the type
of contamination caused by garbage is very interesting, very complex. The other project
is public transportation.
We already have the proposals for all those projects that are obviously ours. We are going
to send them to BECC for discussion. We will have the proposals in two weeks, more or
less. We already have the waste proposal, except that we have to do the budget estimates
because we want to do two pilot projects: one in Rosarito, which is a bit more pleasant
than some places, and we also want to talk with the construction industry dedicated—.
They split each municipality, because they throw away a lot of rubble, not only in Tijuana
but also in Mexicali. So, we want to recycle, discuss it with them. We want to recycle the
rubble and use it for several projects.
I think that’s everything I wanted to tell you, but I wanted to talk to you about the more
controversial document I brought with me, which is the following. I’m going to give you
some examples. To improve cross-border relations—we cover many issues in this
document, but the first one is this: I think that, I will give you the example of the office of
SIDUE, of infrastructure, under the past administration.8 They did 2,500 infrastructure
projects, and their public relations image was very low. Why? Because we want to promote
and suggest that we o comprehensive projects. For instance, the beautiful river that we
have here, the San Antonio River, is really a water, economic development, tourism and
urban rehabilitation project. So, doing comprehensive projects is memorable and
generates better public relations. And the U.S. displays its project in a more impressive
manner.
Another topic, among others, because we have lots of topics—I don’t want to take a lot of
time—is that we are promoting improvements to the basic population tools. For instance,
we need to harmonize tabular and map data. I was at a water meeting, not necessarily on
the border, and told the speaker: ‘We do not have the tributary areas of aquifers, for
example. We do not have the tributary areas of forests. We have forests registered in
Mexico and the United States, but we have not really harmonized the data, as a basic
planning tool. We do not have habitats, etc., etc., etc.’
The other basic instrument is the tributary area or market areas. The market area refers
to areas where there is trade interaction on the border. There are different layers, and we
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(SIDUE).
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want to understand which one is the cross-border trade relationship, because any
investment, any momentum we generate in an area of the border has a greater impact
than what is happening nationally. And there are various levels, for example, there is, let’s
say, Tijuana-San Diego, but also Los Ángeles-San Diego-Tecate. That is what has to be
defined, Tecate, Tijuana and Rosarito, at a minimum. So, there is very important trade
interaction. We must not forget that we have the largest cross-border city, the largest
cross-border urban system in the world, which is Tijuana and San Diego. We are talking
about millions of people. I think there are now about five, no, maybe more than five million
people.
The last issue is—well I don’t know it might be the second to last. We are covering a lot of
issues in these documents. If you are interested, I’d be happy to talk with you afterwards.
But look, we have a lot of support from a lot of countries in Europe, etc., etc. So they come
and what happens is in those countries all the systems and subsystems are already
complete and in operation, such as waste. Our waste system is not working. Thirty percent
of the waste is not picked up in Tijuana, for instance. So, we have to look at the entire
system. We can’t have it fragmented. So, companies come to us from those recyclers and
say: ‘I’m not going to collect your garbage.’ But we are talking about recycling, and
recycling is the end of the whole process. So, understanding the system as a whole is very
important in our context. So, those are the kinds of issues I bring so that we may have
some disputes, because otherwise all of this is very boring.
[ LAUGHTER ]
So, incidentally, I didn’t know I would be speaking. Had I known, I would have brought my
pin with our two crossed flags. That is the emblem of Baja California. Well, that is more or
less what I brought. I brought some copies of the document. It’s a good thing I brought
them because this way we can refer to the projects later. We are quite interested in
working on the six BECC projects. It’s a promise. We are going to send you the counterproposal and begin to discuss the scope, etc., etc., etc. These are now our projected
projects, because we have others that, as you see in the handout, we are not going to be
able to implement.
Okay, thank you very much, and if you want to continue this dispute, discussion or
whatever, I will gladly see you after the event. Thank you very much and, again, thanks to
BECC, NADBank, CALEPA and EPA, which have greatly supported us, and also to
SEMARNAT. We’ve already seen each other in several meetings. That’s it. Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you Mr. Secretary. Thank you Secretary Graizbord. You are also a
key partner for many of the programs of these institutions.
[IN ENGLISH]
Thank you very much.
Next we have Heidy Salum, from the—. She is the binational liaison for the State of Baja
California. Heidy.
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MS. SALUM: Good afternoon. Good afternoon. In representation of Oscar Escobedo, the
Secretary of Tourism from the State of Baja California, who unfortunately couldn’t be here
today, he sends his regards and asked me to share with you, in regards to Otay II, the
new border crossing that Mr. Gary Gallegos just mentioned, the country of Mexico, the
Government of Mexico, designated Marco Frias from SCT and has designated Secretary
Oscar Escobedo on behalf of the state to take charge of this project, which is definitely
one of the biggest priorities for Baja California. It is of great interest to the Governor
Francisco Vega. And we have a long standing relationship with SANDAG, so much so that
my office is actually hosted there. So, there’s really a close relationship there. We think
that this is going to make a difference for the internal collaboration at the different levels
of government. And we just wanted to make sure and support this. Again, it is a priority
for the State. And any support and assistance that the Bank could provide would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you Heidy.
Every time I step away from the microphone the list gets longer. That’s a good thing. That’s
what these meetings are for. We would like to ask that, to the extent possible, you limit
your comments to two minutes in order to accommodate other speakers who wish to make
some remarks here today.
Next we have Ms. Edna Mendoza from ADEQ.9
MS. MENDOZA: Good afternoon. Thank you for hosting us. I just wanted to congratulate
BECC and NADBank for opening up the process for grants under the CAP system. At one
time it was, you know, the grants were allowed only one time a year, and now it’s an
ongoing basis. So, thank you for doing that, cause the municipalities or cities in our region
have benefitted from that.
I also wanted to congratulate the Bank on the port-of-entry study. I think it’s— The only
comment that I would have on that is, from our experience or from seeing the infrastructure
that was recently developed in Nogales, the expansion of the port of entry, the Mariposa
Port of Entry, is the ancillary infrastructure, the roads that get congested because those
were not expanded or improved, and so maybe just to have that as a consideration in the
study.
The other one comment that I wanted to add is, as Alejandro mentioned, the protection of
the water and conserving the water, a scarce resource. But we recently had a project that
EPA is funding and will be completed fairly soon. But it’s to clean out trash that comes
across the border in the Santa Cruz River that collects because of monsoon rains. And
unfortunately there was not enough funding to clean out the whole area. But, just one
section, one site, is going to cost $100,000 dollars and another site $68,000 dollars. So,
it’s a similar situation that the New River area faces and so, if there is any ability to
collaborate on a sustainable solution, that would be most welcome. Thank you.
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[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you. Next we have Mr. Jesse Hereford, Chairman of the Border Trade
Alliance.
MR. HEREFORD: That’s fine. I know my name. Thank you. Members of the Board,
Gerónimo, Maria Elena, thank you for the opportunity.
You know I grew up in Laredo, Texas. I worked for Senator Hutchinson starting in 2001,
and so I’ve really seen the Bank grow over the last 15 years, and it’s been incredible just
to see how many— the positive impact that they’ve had in border communities. As
Chairman of the Border Trade Alliance, our organization is focused on the efficient
movement of goods and people across our international land ports of entry. We’re focused
both on the southern border with Mexico and the northern border with Canada. We feel
the Bank can be a major player in the need to expand our ports of entry on the Mexican
border, and we’re excited about the opportunity for them to move into that arena. Traffic
and idling trucks are a hazard, not only to the environment, but to the public’s health. As
an organization, we applaud where the Bank has been and its current trajectory and are
hopeful that Congress will approve the much needed capital increase for the Bank. Thank
you for the opportunity to be here today.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Next, we have registered José Enrique Reina Lizárraga from San Luis Río
Colorado, Sonora.
I don’t know if he’s here. I’ve not— I did not see him. Well, no.
Mr. Tito Nieto from Cameron County Irrigation District No. 6.
MR. NIETO: Good afternoon. Thank you Board of Directors. NADBank granted Cameron
County Irrigation District No. 6 in Los Fresnos a grant in 2007 for building of an irrigation
pump station on the river. We want to thank you for your patience. Thank all the staff for
their patience. We’re finally—and we’re glad to say that. You know, every project has a
beginning, a middle and an end. And getting to the end is the best part. Tomorrow morning
we’ll be setting the pumps in the structure for the pump station. So, hopefully we’ll see the
end of it. Thank you very much.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you Mr. Nieto.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
Víctor Manuel López, Academia de Ingeniería de México, Asociación Civil.10 No? Yes?
Do you want to say a few words?
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MR. LÓPEZ: Thank you. I did not know I would have to speak. However, I appreciate this
opportunity. I am in the Academia de Ingeniería de México. It’s an organization that brings
together some 900 engineers from the various fields of engineering. We learnt about this
meeting, and we want, in addition to congratulating you all for these initiatives that I’m
hearing about here, that are a tangible reality, not projects like many of the, sometimes
grandiose, ideas that occur in our academic circles. I really congratulate on that. And also,
for finding the financial resources that those ideas need, because are they synergistic.
Without viable ideas and without the proper funding, well obviously the community cannot
receive the benefits we tout as engineers.
At the same time I want to say that the different areas of engineering that we bring together
are at your disposal so that we may support those projects. I am also pleased to hear that
you have such a prestigious institution as the Tecnológico de Monterrey here. We are
pleased because this denotes that synergy of everything I’m talking about: academic
ideas, yes, the pressing needs of small communities, some of which have been mentioned
here, and well the financial support that, I insist, is essential to make those ideas a reality.
Thank you and I repeat our willingness to support some ideas with projects that we may
be able to do.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you very much.
[IN ENGLISH]
Comments from Mr. Ariel Barrientos, from Servicios Ambientales en la Administración del
Agua.
¿No? Going once.
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
Gerardo Rojas, Servicios Ambientales en la Administración del Agua. No? Miguel Ángel
Velasco Martínez from Mercader Financial.
MR. VELASCO: Good afternoon everyone. Distinguished members of the BECC and
NADBank Board. The very distinguished Gerónimo Gutiérrez, María Elena, it’s always a
pleasure, Alex. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to talk with you.
We represent a Mexican company that does financing, called Mercader Financial. And we
want to share with you in these brief minutes, most of what Dr. González mentioned in her
remarks, about where we can achieve very significant synergies in social benefits, and
specifically in the area of public transportation. Okay, I want to tell you that Mercader is a
company founded 23 years ago as the financial branch of one of the most prominent
automotive companies in Mexico, called DINA Camiones. Currently, we are a company
focused on providing a comprehensive financing solution for our clients, and we’ve sought
to put a different twist on being just a financing company. What have we tried to do? Based
our business strategy not only on the sale of a financial product, but also on a
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comprehensive mobility solution, associated with the matter of financing. And here, we
mainly focus on three key pillars for reviewing our financing operations. The first: that they
fulfill a social plan; that society as a whole may benefit from the financial programs we can
implement; that they also bring multiple benefits in terms of public health. Another key
point: that our projects take into account the issue of the environment, which is a key factor
for the long-term growth of our society. And finally, obviously, that they are financially
feasible. On the topic of financial feasibility and with that philosophy, we are pleased to
share with you that Mercader is currently the number one financing company in Mexico
with respect to sustainable mobility projects and today we are leaders in the
implementation of natural-gas vehicle projects associated with public transportation, and
we are financing 50% of DINA Camiones’ total sales in the country for natural gas projects.
If we could move to the next slide, please.
Something of what we have seen is, under the company’s scheme for alignment with our
long-term business vision, we have to consider something, key factors, public policy. What
commitment has our society, and in particular our government in Mexico, adopted as a
fundamental bastion for development? And that mainly has to do with issue of the longterm vision in terms of emissions. The Mexican Government has committed, through the
Kyoto protocol, to reduce emission by at least 50% over the coming years. And one of the
key points we have found is that public transportation contributes significantly to efficiency
schemes and responsible consumption, of those types of emissions and to shifting
towards schemes that society, and dare I say Latin American and Mexican society as well,
is moving towards, what is comprehensive sustainable mobility. Visions of developing
public policy focused on reorganizing transportation. The Baja California Secretary just
mentioned it, the importance of public transportation. And what we have seen is that public
transportation is ultimately the backbone of cities. And if we can make the issue of mobility
where we can give society productivity, benefits…there’s a great opportunity. And
specifically we see the issue that this reorganization of routes, the creation of corridors,
the issue of rapid transit systems, energy uses focusing on electricity, alternate systems
such as natural gas. And something that the Mexican Government, though its authorities,
has also sought to promote are scrap programs, that is retiring vehicles with years of
additional service. We have seen that it can it be advantageous for the country in different
ways. From an environmental standpoint, each natural-gas fueled bus that we put into
circulation in Mexico reduces CO2 by 80 tons a year. The next one, please.
And another of the key points in public policy was the vision that the Mexican Government
had with respect to the 2013-2018 National Development Plan focused on the national
network of gas pipelines, where the Mexican Government will promote practically doubling
access to natural gas in Mexico during that time period. And we saw a great opportunity
in being able to inform our clients about these types of technologies. And, well, we have
developed it substantially. The next one, please.
This year we have also been working on promoting projects focused on the area of
electricity. It’s is important to note that over the last 30 years it has been impossible to
replace trolleybuses in Mexico. We are also involved in financing trolleybuses for two
Mexican cities. The end of this year we will be launching trolleybuses for the city of
Guadalajara. We are working on projects for Mexico. We have been bringing much more
efficient technology as well.
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And, well, all of this, I repeat, would not be possible without the synergy of important
institutions. And here the confidence that the North American Development Bank and the
Border Environment Cooperation Commission—, we have been able to have them as a
strategic ally for our business plan. We have formed a great and significant alliance with
development banks, especially in the public transportation sector, also through the Public
Transportation Transformation Program with BANOBRAS.11 We have participated in the
Transportation Modernization Program with Nacional Financiera, clean air programs with
SEMARNAT.12 We have been involved in major projects in cities like Querétaro or others
that are working on this issue and obviously with the Mexican Ministry of Communications
and Transportation on the scrapping issue. Next, please.
This, I just wanted to mention, okay. How have we done at Mercader with that policy over
five years? We have had sustained growth, from being a company that had a portfolio of
approximately 80 million pesos to being a company with a portfolio of 3.2 billion pesos
with steady growth. In five years we have been able to grow our portfolio 38 times,
diversifying our portfolio in different products to our clients. Next, please.
We have also been able to diversify our operations, serving 350 clients through more than
1,500 transactions and a sustained growth rate of at least double digits in the last five
years. This year we should also achieve a growth rate of 70% by supporting these types
of projects. Next, please.
Mercader is present in Mexico. We are mainly present in the states, virtually all of them
from the northern border of the country, except for Tamaulipas. A major presence in the
Federal District. But with this alliance, with NADBank we can do something big on the
border, in the border community and pretty much follow, continue with this growth model.
Next, please.
The company has benefited from the trust of private investors and development banks,
private banks. We currently have relationships with 23 financial entities in the country. We
are involved with development banks, virtually all the key stakeholders in development
banking. We have the confidence of commercial banks as well. And we have issued debt
through the Mexican stock exchange, both short and long-term. And we can say that today
Mercader is among the top 10 financial entities in Mexico, where something very important
is that we hold one of the healthiest portfolios in the sector. We have a past-due portfolio
of .02% while the sector, basically, is close to 2%. Next please.
We have also received recognition from various authorities in the financial community.
Rating agencies have also recognized Mercader’s work, where virtually we have upgraded
our ratings for all our programs, both as a portfolio manager and on our debt issues. And
we have also sought to keep up a certification process, because our focus has always
been on the client, which is part of the ISO 9001-2008 certification awarded to us by British
Standard International. If we can, next.
The only thing left for me to tell you, lastly, our thanks on behalf of Mercader, the
shareholders of Mercader, for your trust in us. We currently have a credit line with the
11
Mexican national development bank, Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (BANOBRAS).
Nacional Financiera (NAFIN) is a Mexican national development bank focused on regional development of
the industrial sector and financial markets.
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North American Development Bank for 120 million pesos. Almost, close to 60% has been
disbursed to us. We would also like to tell you that we already have very concrete
transactions for making disbursements in the first quarter of next year, so we are likely
going to need to increase the line, which we would love to reach around 500 million to
continue with these types of projects and keep adding more. I think that synergies when
there is the talent, the leadership on the part of the directors at both BECC and NADBank
and on our part as the entrepreneurial side, who want to promote this type of clean energy,
it’s always very successful. Thank you very much and good afternoon.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you very much. We are all very familiar with the first project that we
supported with you.
Finally, well, of those we have …
[IN ENGLISH]
…out of the participants that we have registered, Mr. Ruben García Fons,…
[TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH]
…Tijuana Economic Development Council.
MR. GARCIA: Thank you very much. I’m going to use a presentation. They’re asking me
to keep to two minutes. There are 118 slides, but I’m going to do my best.
[ LAUGHTER ]
This is part of the work being done at the Tijuana Economic Development Council, the
chair of which sends warm greetings to Gerónimo and to María Elena. It’s a plan of what
is happening in Tijuana. In Tijuana we have three large parks, considered to be urban
parks due to their size, due to their facilities. But just three parks occupying something like
100 hectares of all of Tijuana. Those who are familiar with Tijuana will know that, besides
very good tacos, we have a large population. The next one, please.
Here are the data. We have 151 hectares in parks, according to the Planning Institute, of
which 100 are the three large urban parks. In the area of Tijuana, we have one and a half
million inhabitants, in round numbers, which means that for every inhabitant we currently
have .87 square meters of green space per inhabitant. The World Health Organization
recommends nine. In other words, Tijuana has only one tenth of the green space per
inhabitant recommended by the World Health Organization. Here it is in more detail. In
2010, according to statistical data, the ratio was .97, and with the work we are doing, that
we want to do and that I’m sharing with you today, we want to reach 3.54 square meters
per inhabitant. That is, we want to increase the quantity of parks and gardens fourfold in
Tijuana. This green space per inhabitant ratio is like measuring the degree of well-being
of the population. It is a ratio that encompasses many factors, that are added together and
that summarize, well, how the population is. The next one, please.
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This is a table showing how that ratio is managed during the year with the different
quantities that we have. The line at the bottom, the green line, is the current status with
the population growing and no new green space. So, in 2015 we would have .87 m2 of
green space per inhabitant and by 2030, if nothing changes, we would have .72. In other
words, we are making things worse. With the parks we are proposing at the Tijuana
Economic Development Council, we can almost immediately quadruple it and reach 3.91
m2 by 2022, more or less. If we do nothing, if we don’t do anything, would reach 2.93
because of the growing population. But anyways the blue at the top is the WHO’s. It’s an
almost unobtainable line under current conditions, but we are going to see what we can
do. The next one, please.
Okay. A very interesting study was conducted which, I believe, is unprecedented in
Mexico. We studied 64 possible sites for urban parks. Sixty-four sites covering more than
10 hectares, with public access, electricity, garbage collection, etc. Of those 64—the next
one, please—we began discarding, like puppies, the ones that got a cough and died, and
so we were left with just 12 parks, with 12 sites, which are what we are handling as projects
in the Tijuana metropolitan strategic plan. This is the location of each park, its name and
the potential of each one. I’m going to quickly mention the slaughterhouse in the upper left
corner. That slaughterhouse is a canyon that goas on the other side, to part of the estuary
of the Tijuana River, where the Americans are always complaining about the trash and
sediments and I don’t know what. The park there, that slaughterhouse, would prevent
solids from being swept away, would prevent the flow of garbage, and the like, the rest.
There is another park called Agua, called—now I’ve lost my place—. Okay, the landfill.
The landfill, it’s an abandoned landfill and produces methane. So, it’s ideal for making a
park, for planting trees, and the methane that is being produced, for producing clean
energy, clean electricity. The next one, please.
Okay. We studied the population. How much of the population is benefitted by each park?
In this first scenario, we wanted to see how much of the population is benefitting from each
park, but within a radius of one kilometer, that is, within walking distance. So, under this
option, we have 236,000 inhabitants who can walk to the park. The next one. It’s a little
more ambitious. We said, well, the people who directly benefit from the park, who can get
to the park any which way they want, and the impact of these areas was 873,000. And the
next one is the good one. Don’t fall asleep on me. The next is the good one. This is the
good one. The total number of residents who can get to the park on foot are 236,000, but
of those 53% are in the medium to high poverty range, that is the most economically
disadvantaged population, those with no possibilities. And the other scenario that we
talked about, when there’s a larger area, the population grew to 873,000, 62% of which is
people who are really screwed. I don’t know if “screwed” is translatable.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Okay. The next one, please. And then, we looked at the numbers. We studied the area of
each park, the cost of the land, how much to construct everything that is inside a park,
and how much it costs for the first year of operation and maintenance. The total cost of
each park is added up by rows, and the bottom line shows the total of all 12 park systems:
$1,725 million pesos, which are about $100 million dollars, or it’s less, right? I mean, 100
million is less than 1,700 million. So, the next one, please.
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The advantage of this is this: in this type of park scheme, we can invite the private sector
to participate with parking lots, with restaurants, with kiosks, with permanent amusements
and they begin to put money into the municipality and into the park system. So, public
investment, we are estimating about 57%, and private investment, 43%. This is a very
interesting structure, which based on the financial studies we did, it is possible and there
are investors who want to participate. The next one, please.
Okay, this is another very important aspect, which is what fully justifies the investment.
We are saying that if we put the park close to the population, no transportation is needed.
So, we save on gasoline and by planting trees in it we also save because the vegetation
captures CO2. So, in a nutshell, we can evaluate each of those aspects. But besides that,
as the trees, the vegetation, clean the air, there are no respiratory diseases. Research
was done to find out how to evaluate this in economic terms, and how much it costs so
people don’t lose their productivity. So, we have value because of the CO2 captured, the
savings in gasoline by not going to parks far away and the value of the CO2 that is not
going to be emitted because people are going to be walking, health and productivity. Total:
$164 million pesos a year in expenses in benefit of the public. That is, this is one of the
things that excited us when studying the financial aspects. The next one, please.
Okay, these are numbers I don’t understand, but you are bankers, and …
[ LAUGHTER ].
We did the study with a rate of 12%. The net present value of the entire operation is 1,100.
The internal rate of return is higher than the discount rate, which is a good thing. The
immediate return on investment, 16%. The other part that is the cost-benefit ratio is 1.69.
Again, I do not know much about finances, but if that is the ratio, that means that for every
peso I put in, I will get 1.69, pesos or dollars or whatever, so the cost-benefit ratio is
positive. The recovery period—I would like that for buying a car—is eight years, and the
evaluation period is 14 years. All those numbers that are in the document that is being
reviewed by Jessica. I don’t know, where’s Jessica? There she is. She is already reviewing
it. The study was very well done. That’s all there is to it.
[ LAUGHTER ]
The next one, please. Okay. The conclusions. Well, this is what is going to happen if a
project such as this is not done in Tijuana. Green space will continue to be lost, damage
to human health, etc. But for the Bank and for BECC, let me tell you that this is a study
and work that can improve water conditions. There is wastewater treatment, because the
water is going to be used to irrigate trees and before that it’s going to pass through
wetlands, etc. There, it prevents solids from being swept into natural parks. It keeps trash
out of the storm drains and improves health. And besides, it is financially feasible. So, I
feel like it is part of all this. That’s all. I already took up a lot of time. There were fewer,
sorry, more or less. Thank you very much.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MR. HOBBS: Thank you very much Mr. García. We will certainly follow up with you on
that possible project, for which we already have some information. Thank you.
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[IN ENGLISH]
Mr. Garcia was the last registered speaker. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak
about anything at this time? Now is the time to do it. Anyone? Are you sure? Okay. No
complaints. Thank you.
We did receive a letter from the Mayor of Reynosa, Mr. José Elías Leal. I am not going to
read the letter. It will go on the record of the meeting, as well as all your comments.
Essentially, he apologizes for not being able to attend this meeting, he had another
commitment. And he expresses his appreciation to NADBank and BECC for their support
in developing a variety of projects in Reynosa; specifically a wastewater project that is
currently under development. So, that will go on the record.
So in closing, any other remarks from on behalf of the Board? Our managers? Okay. In
closing, two important items, one is, on the table outside of this room you will find a variety
of materials from the NADBank and BECC, joint reports, facts sheets. We encourage you
to take them and to read them, to become very familiar with the programs we have, the
work we do or our accomplishments, as well. And the second point, very important, you
are cordially invited to a reception at the V Bar at 6—we’re already a little bit late—across
the hall here. Six o’clock.
So, with nothing more to add, we declare this meeting adjourned. Yes. Thank you, thank
you very much.
[ APPLAUSE ]
[ MEETING ADJOURNED ]
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ATTACHMENTS
WRITTEN COMMENT RECEIVED AND
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
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SECRETARÍA DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS,
DESARROLLO URBANO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE
Ciudad Reynosa, Tamaulipas; A 1 de Diciembre del 2015
Maria Elena Giner
Administradora General Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza
Gerónimo Gutiérrez
Director Gerente Banco de Desarrollo de América del Norte
Por este medio y por motivos de fuerza mayor que requieren la presencia en nuestra ciudad y
atención de la comunidad, me permito expresar mis sinceras disculpas, por no tener la posibilidad
de estar presente en tan importante reunión del Consejo Directivo, que se celebrará el miércoles 2
de diciembre de 2015 en San Antonio, Texas, Estados Unidos de América.
A la vez, queremos hacer patente nuestro reconocimiento y felicitación, a la labor que
acertadamente han continuado realizando la Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza y
el Banco de Desarrollo de América del Norte, por brindar su dedicación y esfuerzo en apoyo a
nuestras comunidades, ciudades y estados, en ambos países; en particular por la especial y
explícita orientación y asesoría técnica, al Municipio de Reynosa y sus habitantes, en relación con
el seguimiento y éxito del proyecto “Rehabilitación Integral del Drenaje Sanitario Urbano de
Reynosa, Tamaulipas”, que nos encontramos desarrollando para su certificación y
financiamiento.
Por lo anterior, reiteramos nuestras consideraciones a las acciones que día a día desarrollan en
cuanto a infraestructura ambiental y urbana se refiere, así como la satisfacción de que los trabajos
para las ciudades hermanas de México y los Estados Unidos, seguirán teniendo frutos para sus
poblaciones.
En aras de gozar por mucho tiempo del bienestar humano que nuestras comunidades permiten,
hacemos el propósito y reafirmamos el compromiso que la ciudadanía nos ha otorgado, de
continuar trabajando por un mejor ambiente de nuestro municipio y una mejor calidad de vida para
nuestros hermanos americanos y vecinos. Felicitaciones por los trabajos y éxito en la reunión del
Consejo.
Atentamente
José Elías Leal
Presidente Municipal de Reynosa
Calle Michoacán 415 entre Sinaloa y Tamaulipas
Colonia Rodríguez Cd. Reynosa, Tamaulipas.
México C.P.88630
Tel. (899) 261.08.05
TRANSLATION
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
[Official seal]
REYNOSA
TAMAULIPAS
CITY COUNCIL
2013-2016
Reynosa, Tamaulipas; December 1, 2015
Maria Elena Giner
General Manager, Border Environment Cooperation Commission
Gerónimo Gutiérrez
Managing Director, North American Development Bank
For reasons beyond my control requiring my presence and attention in our city, I hereby send my
sincerest apologies for being unable to attend this important meeting of the Board of Directors,
to be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
At the same time, I want to make clear our recognition and congratulations for the work that the
Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank have
continued to perform, for their dedication and efforts in support of our communities, cities and
states in both countries, in particular, the exceptional detailed guidance and technical advice
provided to the Municipality of Reynosa and its residents with respect to the follow-up and
success of the project, Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Urban Sewer System in Reynosa,
Tamaulipas, which we are currently developing for certification and financing.
We, therefore, reiterate our appreciation for the actions that they carry out on a daily basis with
respect to environmental and urban infrastructure, as well as reaffirm our satisfaction as the
works for sister cities in Mexico and the United States will continue to bear fruit for their residents.
In the interest of enjoying the well-being of our communities for a long time to come, we resolve
and reaffirm the commitment conferred on us by the citizenry to continue working for a better
environment in our municipality and a better quality of life for our American brethren and
neighbors. Congratulations on your work and success in the Board meeting.
Sincerely,
José Elías Leal
Mayor of the Municipality of Reynosa
Financiando proyectos de Movilidad Sustentable
Diciembre 2015
Mercader Financial, S.A. SOFOM, E.R.
Mercader Financial con 23 años de experiencia, ofrece soluciones
#1
financieras integrales con características individuales para el Sector
Transporte; financiando unidades Dina con tecnología de vanguardia y
con los más altos estándares de calidad.
Comprometidos con la calidad de vida de las futuras generaciones y la
• Mercader Financial #1 en proyectos de
movilidad de transporte público
sustentable en México (Gas Natural)
mejora del medio ambiente desarrollamos esquemas de financiamiento
para la renovación de Transporte Público con unidades que ofrecen
alternativas de bajas emisiones y de transporte masivo.
• 50% del transporte público GNC en
México de la marca DINA es financiado
por Mercader Financial
Mercader Financial promueve los proyectos de movilidad sustentable que consideren los siguientes puntos:
Movilidad y
Beneficio Social
Movilizar el mayor número de personas
en el menor tiempo posible, sin sacrificar
la calidad de viaje ni su seguridad.
Integración inteligente de diferentes
medios de transporte motorizado y no
motorizado.
Emisiones y
Cambio Climatico
Reducir las emisiones de contaminantes
y gases de efecto invernadero mediante
el uso de combustibles alternos.
1
Financiamiento a la Reducción de Emisiones……

MERCADER FINANCIAL COMPROMETIDO CON MÉXICO OFRECE CONDICIONES ESPECIALES DE CREDITO A LOS PROYECTOS
DE TRANSPORTE PUBLICO CON UNIDADES DINA PARA REDUCCIÓN DE EMISIONES
OBJETIVO PROTOCOLO KIOTO, Proyecto 2050 – REDUCCIÓN DE EMISIONES AL 50%
El transporte de pasajeros urbano contribuye a esta meta atendiendo a los ejes estratégicos:
• Esquemas de eficiencia y consumo responsable y
• Transitar a modelos de ciudades sustentables con movilidad integral
80 toneladas de
CO2e son
Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático:
a) Reordenamiento de rutas, creación de corredores y sistemas BRT.
b) Uso de energía eléctrica con vehículos tipo Trolebús
c) Uso de combustibles alternativos como gas natural y biodiesel.
d) Retiro de unidades contaminantes con más de 10 años de antigüedad.
mitigadas
anualmente por
cada unidad
DINA GNC
Proyección Red Nacional de Gasoductos…
Mercader Financial financiando proyectos de movilidad sustentable en los estados de Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua,
Coahuila Y Nuevo León con condiciones especiales.
Red Nacional de Gasoductos – PND 2013-2018
• Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2013 – 2018
se desarrollan diferentes proyectos para
la explotación de fuentes de energía
sustentable en los estados de la zona
norte del país
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Respaldando proyectos ecológicos …
• En 2015 DINA desarrolla un proyecto integrando tecnología hibrida mediante
sistemas eléctricos de propulsión y diesel con vehículos Trolebus, donde
Mercader Financial participa ofreciendo planes de financiamiento.
–
–
–
Vehículo con sistema de propulsión SKODA (tecnología reconocida
mundialmente, sustentable y ecológica)
Capacidad de 120 pasajeros con 39 asientos
Sistema de generación de energía auxiliar para autonomía de más de 30 kms.
• En Mercader Financial otorgamos consultoría y apoyamos a nuestros clientes en los programas de Energías Limpias
(programas de movilidad sustentable) que brindan las más distinguidas instituciones como:
 Banco de Desarrollo de América del Norte – COCEF
 Proyecto de Transformación del Transporte Urbano (PTTU) – Banco Mundial y Clean Technology Fund
 Programa de Modernización del Transporte – Nacional Financiera
 Programa de Aire Limpio – SEMARNAT
 Programa de Chatarrización de Autotransporte de Pasajeros – Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transporte
• Asesoría y financiamiento mediante una línea de crédito para refacciones y mantenimiento de las unidades así como
capacitación operativa a conductores y técnica a mecánicos.
Cartera: Crecimiento del negocio que se refleja…
• Crecimiento sostenido en los últimos 5 años
• A Octubre 2015, Portafolio de $3,120 millones de pesos
• Diversificación de la cartera
 Arrendamiento Financiero
 Crédito Refaccionario
 Crédito Directo
 Crédito Habilitación y Avió
 Factoraje Financiero
 Crédito Pyme
22%
25%
42%
3%
7%
1%
Cartera Total
3,500.0
MX$ 3,120MM
3,000.0
5
2,500.0
años
38
2,000.0
MX$ 1,893MM
veces
3%
29%
1,500.0
25%
1,000.0
MX$ 540MM
500.0
23%
MX$ 79.6MM
20%
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Arrendamiento financiero
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Crédito Habilitación y Avio
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Cartera: Diversificación del negocio que se refleja…
Cartera
Operaciones
(millones de pesos)
78
Clientes
179
155
436
647
92
72
162
3%
29%
MX$ 3,114
25%
1,570
341
219
23%
1,352
882
44
58
20%
574
Arrendamiento Puro
Arrendamiento financiero
75
Crédito Refaccionario
Factoraje Finanaciero
Crédito Directo
Crédito Habilitación y Avio
Crecimiento de Cartera por Trimestre
80%
108%
120%
85%
74%
72%
66%
70%
60%
50%
40%
40%
29%
28%
30%
21%
20%
22%
14%
22%
20%
14%
11%
10%
10%
27%
20%
18%
5%
0%
14%
8%
4%
3T/15
oct-15
1T/15
2T/15
4T/14
2T/14
3T/14
1T/14
3T/13
4T/13
2T/13
4T/12
1T/13
2T/12
3T/12
4T/11
1T/12
3T/11
1T/11
2T/11
0%
Mayor presencia en 22 estados a nivel nacional…
• Diversificación del portafolio con cobertura en el 70% de los Estados del país.
• Ofreciendo soluciones financieras para micro, pequeñas y grandes empresas así como a personas físicas.
• Brindando un servicio financiero eficiente, competitivo y funcional basado en una filosofía de servicio, criterios prudenciales
y velocidad de respuesta nos han consolidado en las principales ciudades del país.
QUERETARO
12%
PUEBLA
9%
HIDALGO
7%
ESTADO DE MEXICO
6%
JALISCO
13%
YUCATÁN
3%
COAHUILA
2%
SONORA
2%
VERACRUZ
14%
DISTRITO FEDERAL
28%
OTROS
4%
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Grandes esfuerzos para marcar diferencia con nuestros competidores
BANCA COMERCIAL
28%
• Buen manejo de Fuentes de Financiamiento obteniendo líneas de crédito
en las Bancas de Desarrollo y Comercial (23 entidades)
BMV
21%
• Emisiones en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores - Certificados Bursátiles a
Corto y Largo Plazo .
BANCA DESARROLLO
51%
Cartera Neta del Sector SOFOM
Cifras al 1er trimestre 2015 (miles de pesos)
BANORTE
21,647,276
BBVA LEASING
19,675,698
UNIFIN
14,219,215
INBURSA
12,205,087
NAVISTAR
10,899,558
******* HEWLETT PACKARD
8,774,716
BANREGIO
• Consolidándose entre las principales
SOFOM del país
8,226,968
FINANCIERA BAJIO
6,533,201
JOHN DEERE CREDIT
4,230,581
**** CHG MERIDIAN MEXICO
• Cartera Vencida 0.2%, Sector SOFOM
1.8%
2,813,474
ACTINVER
2,541,069
VALUE
2,394,841
VE POR MAS
2,350,928
MERCADER FINANCIAL
2,155,756
MIFEL
2,102,771
DE LAGUE LANDEN
* CSI LEASING
CORP.FIN.ATLAS
** BANAMEX
ARR. Y SOL. DE NEGOCIO
AFIRME
2,032,513
1,856,187
1,299,565
1,022,569
1,012,025
958,258
Certificados y Reconocimientos recientes

Fitch Ratings ratificó a Mercader como Administrador Primario de Activos
Financieros de Crédito en Enero 2015:
Con Calificación: AAFC2-(mex)
Perspectiva Estable


Fitch Ratings otorgo calificación como SOFOM, en Junio de 2015:
Con Calificación:
Largo Plazo BBB+(mex)
Corto Plazo F2(mex)
Perspectiva: Calificación Nacional de Largo Plazo Estable
HR Ratings ratificó a Mercader Financial en Junio 2105:
Calificación crediticia: HR AP3
Perspectiva Estable
Corto Plazo – HR3
Largo Plazo – HR AAA
• S&P calificó los Certificados Bursátiles a Largo Plazo ‘mx AAA (sf)’
 Certificado de ISO 9000:2008 vigencia Agosto
2014 a Octubre 2017
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GRACIAS
Miguel Angel Velasco Martinez
Francisco Deaquino Vargas
Director General
Of. +52 (55) 5279 2878
Cel. +52 (55) 5401 4449
[email protected]
Director de Financiamiento
Of. +52 (55) 5279 2874
Cel. +52 (55) 1473 3716
[email protected]
www.mercader.mx
Mercader Financial
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ESTUDIO DE PREFACTIBILIDAD DE LOS SITIOS PROPUESTOS EN EL
MUNICIPIO DE TIJUANA COMO PARQUE URBANO DEL SISTEMA
METROPOLITANO DE PARQUES URBANOS Y ESPACIOS ABIERTOS
INFORME EJECUTIVO
30 OCTUBRE 2015
Descripción de la Situación Actual. Tijuana sólo cuenta con tres parques urbanos:
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Descripción de la Situación Actual. Tijuana sólo cuenta con tres parques urbanos:
 TODOS LOS PARQUES DE TIJUANA SUMAN UNA SUPERFICIE TOTAL
DE 151 HECTÁREAS (IMPLAN, 2010), DE LAS CUALES 100 SON DE
PARQUES URBANOS
 EN EL ÁREA URBANA DE TIJUANA VIVIMOS 1,559,683 HABITANTES
(INEGI, 2010)
 LA ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE LA SALUD RECOMIENDA QUE
EXISTAN 9 m2 DE PARQUE POR HABITANTE (OMS,2012)
 AL AÑO 2010, EN TIJUANA ESTE PARÁMETRO VALÍA 0.97 m2/hab;
ACTUALMENTE ES DE 0.87 m2/hab.
 EN NÚMEROS GRUESOS, EL DÉFICIT ACTUAL DE PARQUES ES DE
1,500 HECTÁREAS.
RESUMEN
SUPERFICIE ACTUAL PARQUES
1,510,000
m2
POBLACIÓN 2010
1,559,683
Hab
ÍNDICE 2010
POBLACIÓN 2015
ÍNDICE 2015
0.97
1,722,238
0.87
m 2/Hab
Hab
m 2/Hab
SUPERFICE CON PROYECTO
6,088,650
m2
POBLACIÓN 2015
1,722,238
Hab
ÍNDICE CON PROYECTO
3.54
m 2/Hab
 EL ÍNDICE DE ÁREA VERDE POR HABITANTE, EQUIVALE
A MEDIR EL GRADO DE BIENESTAR DE LA POBLACIÓN.
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Diagnóstico de la Oferta y la Demanda. Comportamiento del Índice de Área Verde por Habitante.
9.00
9.00
3.21
0.87
3.09
0.83
2.93
0.72
 EL ÍNDICE m2/hab DE ÁREA VERDE, ES UN INDICADOR DE LA CALIDAD
DE VIDA DE LA POBLACIÓN.
3. Descripción de la Oferta Factible. Tijuana tiene hoy potencial para abatir el déficit actual.
56 SITIOS EN CAUCES FEDERALES
6 PREDIOS PARTICULARES
2 MUNICIPALES
64 EN TOTAL
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11. MATADERO; 27.0 Ha.
Actividades recreativas.
10. FUNDADORES; 21.0 Ha.
Áreas verdes, deportivas y
recreativas.
5. ALAMAR; 29.2 Ha. Zona
de Conservación ecológica
7. CERRO COLORADO; 34.8 Ha. Senderismo y
forestación con especies nativas. Paisajismo.
6. AGUAJE; 11.2 Ha.
Actividades recreativas
9. MATANUCO; 45.2 Ha. Actividades
recreativas; parque urbano completo,
12. SAN ANTONIO; 34.3 Ha.
Actividades recreativas.
8. FLORIDO NUEVO; 73.3 Ha. Actividades
recreativas; parque urbano completo,
4. LA PRESA; 25.4 Ha. Actividades recreativas
en la parte plana del predio y de bajo impacto.
3. RELLENO SANITARIO; 24.2 Ha. Con
un sistema de control de emisiones, es
factible su empleo como parque urbano,
sin saturarlo de infraestructura.
1. METROPOLITANO; 76.6 Ha. Recreacion y
áreas verdes en la parte central del predio. Las
partes altas para mantener la vegetacion de
chaparral y senderos interpretativos.
2. NATURA; 65.9 Ha. Zona de descarga de agua tratada
en humedales; programa de viveros, para futura forestacion
de la zona. Actividades recreativas en 10 años.
PA RQ U ES U R BA N O S
POBLACIÓN BENEFICIADA
CON LOS DOCE PARQUES
URBANOS PROPUESTOS:
236,054 HABITANTES*
* CON RECORRIDO DE 1 Km
NO MOTORIZADO
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PA RQ U ES U R BA N O S
POBLACIÓN BENEFICIADA
CON LOS DOCE PARQUES
URBANOS PROPUESTOS:
873,383 HABITANTES
236,054
DE LOS 236,054 HABITANTES BENEFICIADOS CON LOS PARQUES, CON RECORRIDO MÁXIMO
DE 1 Km, EL 53.6% SE UBICAN CON ÍNDICES DE MARGINACIÓN DE MUY ALTO A MEDIO.
L A POBLACIÓN TOTAL BENEFICIADA ES DE 873,383 HABITANTES, DE LOS CUALES EL 62.4%
PRESENTAN ÍNDICES DE MARGINACIÓN DESDE MUY ALTO HASTA MEDIO.
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Costos de las Instalaciones. RESUMEN DE LAS INVERSIONES
PARQUE
ÁREA
Metropolitano
Natura
Antiguo Relleno Sanitario
La Presa
Alamar
Aguaje de la Tuna
Cerro Colorado
Florido Nuevo
Matanuco
Fundadores
Matadero
San Antonio del Mar
76.436
40.860
24.180
25.366
39.380
15.790
34.830
73.330
45.190
20.970
27.609
34.315
SUMAS:
MÓDULO
TIPO
A
A
B
B
A
C
A
A
A
B
B
A
458.256
COSTO DE LA
TIERRA
$174,392,123
$4,086,000
$62,867,998
$3,500,585
$17,617,036
$101,670,467
$27,039,950
$28,048,725
$17,172,200
$348,412,222
$55,502,890
$3,352,051
COSTO
CONSTRUCCIÓN
$147,706,885
$78,958,911
$36,008,433
$50,635,508
$37,179,962
$31,519,722
$67,306,385
$141,704,771
$87,326,314
$41,859,947
$55,112,947
$66,310,546
$843,662,247
COSTO
OP.+MANTO.
$6,637,818
$3,548,344
$2,099,828
$2,202,837
$3,419,819
$1,371,228
$3,024,690
$6,368,088
$3,924,368
$1,821,067
$2,397,622
$2,979,938
$841,630,330
$39,795,646
COSTO TOTAL
$328,736,826
$86,593,255
$100,976,259
$56,338,930
$58,216,817
$134,561,416
$97,371,024
$176,121,584
$108,422,882
$392,093,236
$113,013,459
$72,642,534
$1,725,088,223
Costos de las Instalaciones. RESUMEN DEL VALOR TOTAL DEL SISTEMA
PARQUE
Metropolitano
Natura
Antiguo Relleno Sanitario
La Presa
Alamar
Aguaje de la Tuna
Cerro Colorado
Florido Nuevo
Matanuco
Fundadores
Matadero
San Antonio del Mar
SUMAS:
ÁREA
76.436
40.860
24.180
25.366
39.380
15.790
34.830
73.330
45.190
20.970
27.609
34.315
458.256
MÓDULO
TIPO
A
A
B
B
A
C
A
A
A
B
B
A
INVERSIÓN
PÚBLICA
$150,389,185
$31,308,398
$76,341,675
$17,840,691
$26,984,982
$102,283,498
$46,228,176
$75,197,345
$46,237,092
$325,786,096
$56,574,789
$26,220,257
INVERSIÓN
PRIVADA
$178,347,641
$55,284,857
$24,634,584
$38,498,239
$31,231,835
$32,277,918
$51,142,848
$100,924,239
$62,185,790
$66,307,140
$56,438,670
$46,422,278
INVERSIÓN
TOTAL
$328,736,826
$86,593,255
$100,976,259
$56,338,930
$58,216,817
$134,561,416
$97,371,024
$176,121,584
$108,422,882
$392,093,236
$113,013,459
$72,642,534
$981,392,185
$743,696,038
$1,725,088,223
57%
43%
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EVALUACIÓN DEL PROYECTO. Beneficios sociales.
Parque
1. Metropolitano
2. Natura
3. Antiguo relleno
4. La Presa
5. Alamar
6. Aguaje de Tuna
7. Cerro Colorado
8. Florido
9. Matanuco
10. Fundadores
11. Matadero
12. San Antonio
TOTALES
TOTAL DE LOS
BENEFICIOS SOCIALES:
Valor
Valor
Monetario
monetario Gasto anual
por
Gastos en
Perdidas de
por captura de Un viaje Mitigación
Productividad
Salud
de CO 2 (MX) por semana de CO2e,
TCO2e.
anual*
$/TCO2e
$103,980
$8,728,474
$9,268
$215,794
$1,038,160
$55,584 No calculado No calculado No calculado No Calculado
$32,893
$8,744,716
$9,268
$208,924
$1,005,110
$34,507
$5,419,396
$5,755
$254,491
$1,224,326
$53,571
$8,843,992
$9,393
$268,621
$1,292,303
$21,480
$6,426,518
$6,827
$258,866
$1,245,376
$47,381
$4,511,273
$4,784
$280,368
$1,348,816
$99,755 $12,367,133
$13,130
$274,027
$1,318,314
$61,475 $22,012,781
$23,370
$601,550
$2,893,989
$28,527 $15,888,630
$16,867
$433,873
$2,087,313
$37,558 $39,732,845
$42,156
$705,323
$3,393,225
$46,680
$9,954,015
$10,564
$174,881
$841,334
$623,393 $142,629,772
$151,384
$3,676,718
$17,688,266
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$164,769,532.06
EVALUACIÓN DEL PROYECTO. Indicadores de Rentabilidad.
Indicadores Financieros
Tasa de Descuento
Valor Presente Neto (VPN)
Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR)
12%
$1,118,962,574
22.70%
Tasa de Rentabilidad Inmediata (TRI)
16%
Relación Beneficio-Costo
1.69
Periodo de recuperación de la inversión (años)
Horizonte de evaluación (años)
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CONCLUSIONES.
 Tijuana presenta actualmente un déficit de áreas verdes valorado en 1,400 hectáreas y
de 1,800 en el año 2030, si no se toman las medidas adecuadas.
 Si bien el déficit depende del indicador con que se evalúe, las normas internacionales
apuntan que 9 m2/hab es un valor recomendable, mientras que en Tijuana sólo llega a
0.87 actualmente.
 El déficit en parques y espacios abiertos sólo puede disminuirse de manera importante
si se integran grandes áreas al Sistema de Parques: de las 150 Ha de parques actuales,
cien corresponden a los tres parques urbanos de la ciudad.
 El área total de los sitios propuestos es de 458 Ha, lo que permitirá cuadruplicar la
oferta actual e incrementar el indicador de áreas verdes de 0.87 a 3.54 m2/hab.
 Se plantea la conveniencia de permitir la participación privada a través de concesiones
que reduzca la inversión pública al 57% del total de la inversión total.
 El beneficio social que se reporta con la implementación del Sistema de Parques
Urbanos propuesto, asciende a $164.8 millones de pesos anuales.
 Los valores obtenidos para los indicadores económicos en el análisis, así como al Valor
Presente Neto, justifican que el proyecto se efectúe, toda vez que se cubren los costos
de inversión y se obtienen beneficios económicos y sociales.
RECOMENDACIONES.
 Para alcanzar las características de bienestar adecuadas, es necesario que el municipio
incluya en sus planes de desarrollo la creación de nuevos parques vecinales, el rescate
de los módulos que se encuentran en desuso y que cree nuevas formas de crecimiento
verde.
 El municipio a través del IMPLAN, deberá realizar los análisis necesarios para adaptar
el índice de áreas verdes a las características propias de la ciudad, intermedio entre el
máximo propuesto por la OMS y el mínimo obtenido en este estudio.
 Se recomienda iniciar las acciones necesarias para formalizar la tenencia de la tierra en
los doce sitios seleccionados para alojar los Parques Urbanos, mediante la concesión
de terrenos de propiedad pública, la compra de predios particulares o mediante el
rescate de espacios invadidos.
 Debido a los resultados positivos que arrojan los análisis financieros, sobre todo en la
relación beneficio – costo, se recomienda emplear este estudio de prefactibilidad en
las gestiones para la adjudicación de fondos federales, estatales o internacionales, que
permitan llevar a cabo las acciones propuestas para el Sistema de Parques Urbanos y
Espacios Abiertos del Municipio de Tijuana.
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