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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM

A. Prayer.

B. Pledge of Allegiance.

2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE

3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

4. MAYOR'S REPORT

A. City Events:

 5th Annual Dirty Duathlon: Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. at Doolittle Nature Park, 1300 N.

Doolittle Road,

 2026 Cool City Celebration: Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at Promenade Park

Amphitheater, 201 W. McIntyre St.

 2026 Culture Fest: Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at Promenade Park Amphitheater, 201 W.

McIntyre St.

 City of Edinburg State of the City Address: Thursday, April 09, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at Arts, Culture,

and Events (ACE) Center, 315 W. McIntyre St.

B. City Projects

C. Public Announcements

 Edinburg Municipal Court Amnesty Program: February 23, 2026 through April 30, 2026, Monday-

Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Edinburg Municipal Court, 100 E. Freddy Gonzalez Dr.

 Outreach Docket "Mobile Court": April 17, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., El Tule Recreation

Center, 700 S. Veterans Blvd.

 New Payment System

5. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

A. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing April 2026, as National Cancer Control Month, as Requested by

Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance Health. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]

B. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the Harvest Christian Academy Lady Eagles Varsity Basketball

Team. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City Secretary]

C. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing April 12-18, 2026, as National Public Safety

Telecommunications Week, as Requested by the Edinburg Police Department. [Clarice Y. Balderas, City

Secretary]

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS

The Mayor and City Council allow for a specific portion of the City Council Meeting to be dedicated to public

comments. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Please note that this public comment period is

not interactive. The City Council may not respond to public comments.

If a resident desires to make a public comment in person, please complete the Public Comments Form which

will be located outside of the City Council Chambers and submit the completed form to the City Secretary prior

to the commencement of the City Council Meeting. We ask for everyone's cooperation in following this

procedure.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

All members of the public who appear before the City of Edinburg City Council to be heard during Public

Hearings shall have a maximum of three (3) minutes to make his/her remarks.

A. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Auto Urban Uses to Multifamily Residential Uses and the Rezoning Request from Residential,

Primary (RP) District to Residential, Multifamily (RM) District, Being 1.200 Acres out of Lot 3, Section

275, Texas Mexican Railway Company Survey, Located at 801 S. McColl Road, as Requested by Melden

& Hunt Inc. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

B. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Auto-Urban Uses to General Commercial Uses and the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open

Space (AO) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Original Townsite

of Faysville, Hidalgo County Texas, Located at 11911 N. I-69C, as Requested by Irma Montemayor and

Pablo Hernandez. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

C. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Auto-Urban Uses to Industrial Uses and the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS)

District to Industrial, Light (IL) District, the West Half of Lot 36, Santa Cruz Gardens Subdivision Unit

No. 1, Hidalgo County, Texas, According to the Map Recorded in Volume 7, Page 45, of the Map Records

of Hidalgo County, Texas, Located at 513 W. Palm Drive, as Requested by Gerardo Aleman Trevino and

Veronica Aleman. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

D. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Suburban Uses to Auto Urban Uses and the Rezoning Request from Residential, Multifamily (RM)

District to Residential, Urban and Townhome (RU) District, Being a 3.78 Acre Tract of Land Being a

Portion of Lot 11, Acres Bonitos Subdivision, Located at 300 Dawson Drive, as Requested by Dawson

Endeavours, LLC. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

E. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential

Primary (RP) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being Lot 1, Mayrin Subdivision, Located at

1005 E. Alberta Road, as Requested by Mario Serna. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - ROUTINE ITEMS

All members of the public who appear before the City of Edinburg City Council to be heard during Public

Hearings-Routine Items shall have a maximum of three (3) minutes to make his/her remarks. All Matters Listed

Under Public Hearing(s)-Routine Items Will Be Enacted By One Motion. If Discussion Is Desired, That Item

Will Be Removed And Will Be Considered Separately.

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Auto Urban Uses to Neighborhood Commercial Uses and the Rezoning Request from Residential,

Primary (RP) District to Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) District, Being Lot 10, Block 272, Original

Townsite of Edinburg, Located at 413 W. Mahl, as Requested by Lisseth Sesatty. (A 4/5 vote is required

to overturn the Planning and Zoning Commission action.) [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and

Zoning]

Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Neighborhood Commercial Uses to General Commercial Uses and the Rezoning Request from

Manufactured Home (MH) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being a Tract of Land

Containing 1.072 Acres Situated in the City of Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas consisting of: 0.822 of

one Acre Being a Part or Portion of Lot 1 and 0.250 of One Acre Being a Part or Portion of Lot 2, All

Being Out of Minnie Fenton Subdivision, Located at 2315 E. Monte Cristo Road, as Requested by Melden

& Hunt, Inc. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Auto-Urban Uses to General Commercial Uses and the Rezoning Request from Residential,

Multifamily (RM) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being a 2.02 Acre Tract of Land Out of

Lot 3, and Lot 4, Block “B”. Amended Map of Edinburg, Located at 1025 N. Business Highway 281

(Closner Blvd), as Requested by Gardenia Apartments, LLC. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and

Zoning]

Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from Neighborhood Commercial Uses to Multifamily Residential Uses and the Rezoning Request from

Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) District to Residential, Multifamily (RM) District, Being Lots 4 & 5,

Stonebrook Estates, Located at 2013 and 2015 Terrica Lane, as Requested by Erica A. Canales. [Jaime

Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from General Commercial Uses to Auto Urban Uses and the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General

(CG) District to Residential, Urban and Townhome (RU) District, Being a 0.8809 Acre (38,372.64 Sq. Ft.)

Tract of Land, Being the South 60 Feet of a called 13.54 Acre Tract Being That Part Of The West Half (W

½) Of Lot No. Two (2), Section No. Two Hundred Sixty-Nine (269), Texas-Mexican Railway Company

Survey, Hidalgo County, Texas, Located at 498 N. I-69C, as Requested by Rioplex Engineering, LLC.

[Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from General Commercial Uses to Auto Urban Uses and the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General

(CG) District to Residential, Urban and Townhome (RU) District, Being a 12.44 Acre Tract of Land Being

Out of the Easterly Half (1/2) of Lot No. Two (2), Section No. Two Hundred Sixty-Nine (269), Texas-

Mexican Railway Company Survey, Hidalgo County, Texas, Located at 498 N. I-69C, as Requested by

Rioplex Engineering, LLC. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinances Providing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment

from General Commercial Uses to Auto-Urban Uses and the Rezoning Request from Residential,

Multifamily (RM) District to Residential, Urban and Townhome (RU) District, Being 5.99 Acres out of

Lot 5, Section 277, Texas-Mexican Railway Company’s Survey, Located at 4807 W. State Highway 107,

as Requested by Rio Delta Engineering. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

H. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Residential,

Multifamily (RM) District to Commercial General (CG) District, Being 0.98 Acres out of Lot 5, Section

277, Texas-Mexican Railway Company’s Survey, Located at 4807 W. State Highway 107, as Requested

by Rio Delta Engineering. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

I. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Agriculture

and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Primary (RP) District, Being a 10.11 Acre Tract of Land,

More or Less, Comprised of the Following Two Tracts of Land: Tract 1: The Northeast Quarter of Lot 8,

Section 243, out of the Texas-Mexican Railway Company’s Subdivision of Lands, Hidalgo County, Texas,

According to the Map or Plat Thereof Recorded in Volume 2, Page 29, Map Records of Hidalgo County,

Texas. Save and Except: that Portion out of Lot 8, Out of 90.16 Acres Out of Lot 1, 2, and 8, Section 243,

Texas-Mexican Railway Company’s Subdivision of Lands, Hidalgo County, Texas, Awarded To Hidalgo

County Water Control & Improvement District Number 1. Tract 2: That Southeasterly Portion of Lot 8,

Section 243, Texas-Mexican Railway Company’s Subdivision Of Lands, Hidalgo County, Texas,

According to the Map Or Plat Thereof Recorded in Volume 2, Page 29, Map Records of Hidalgo County,

Texas, Located at 2399 E. Rogers Road, as Requested by Rioplex Engineering LLC. [Jaime Acevedo,

Director of Planning and Zoning]

J. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Commercial,

General (CG) District to Industrial, General (IG) District, Being Lot 2, Block 47, Santa Cruz Gardens

Subdivision, Unit No. 2, Hidalgo County, Texas, Located at 1000 W. Farm-To-Market 2812, as Requested

by Jose A. Gonzalez. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

K. Hold Public Hearing and Consider the Ordinance Providing for the Rezoning Request from Industrial,

General (IG) District to Commercial, General (CG) District, Being a 2.69 Acre Tract of Land, Being a

Portion of Lot 1, Section 244, Texas- Mexican Railway Company Survey Subdivision Hidalgo County,

Texas, Located at 610 E. Monte Cristo Road, as Requested by Jabes Properties, LLC. [Jaime Acevedo,

Director of Planning and Zoning]

9. VARIANCE

A. Consider the Variance Request to the City’s Unified Development Code, Article 5, Section 5.301

Dedication of Improvements for Palma Ranch Subdivision Phase I, Being a 28.20 Acres Tract of Land Out

of Lots 9 and 16, Section 250, Texas-Mexican Railway Company’s Survey Subdivision, Recorded in

Volume 1, Page 16, Hidalgo County Map Records, Located at 1101 N. Alamo Road, as Requested by Paul

Christopher Arthur. [Jaime Acevedo, Director of Planning and Zoning]

10. AWARDING OF BID

A. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2026-03, Lift Station No.19 Force Main Realignment and Sanitary Sewer

Improvements Grant No. B-24-CP-TX-2090, Funded Through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding Program, to VCCS, LLC in the Amount Not

to Exceed $1,199,813.15 and Execute Any Documents Related Thereto Pursuant to the City's Ordinance

and Procurement Policies. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]

B. Consider Awarding Bid No. 2026-04, Construction of Unit 7, Cell 1A Edinburg Regional Disposal Facility

TCEQ Permit MSW-956C to Longhorn Excavators, Inc., in the Amount of $2,183,306.21, and Authorize

City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement Related Thereto. [Ramiro L. Gomez, Director of Solid Waste

Management]

11. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A. Consider Approval of Edinburg EDC Budget Amendments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. [Raudel Garza,

EEDC Executive Director]

12. CONSENT AGENDA

All Matters Listed Under Consent Agenda Are Considered To Be Routine By The Governing Body And Will Be

Enacted By One Motion. If Discussion Is Desired, That Item Will Be Removed From The Consent Agenda And

Will Be Considered Separately.

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into Job Task Order No. 3 with B2Z Engineering, for

Material Testing Services for the Lift Station No. 19 Force Main Realignment and Sanitary Sewer

Improvements Project in the Amount Not To Exceed $45,384.05, and execute any related documents

thereto. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]

Consider Authorizing the Repairs of El Cibolo Elevated Water Storage Tank from Viking Industrial

Painting, Through the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) Contract No. 761-25 in the

Amount Not to Exceed $34,800.00. [Gerardo Carmona Jr., P.E., Director of Utilities]

Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Waterline Access Agreement with Sharyland Water

Supply Corporation and Marco Santivanez (Developer) to Provide Fire Protection Services to The

Woodlands on Jackson Subdivision. [Gerardo Carmona Jr, P.E., Director of Utilities]

Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Waterline Access Agreement with North Alamo

Water Supply Corporation to Provide Fire Protection services to Copper Cove Subdivision. [Gerardo

Carmona Jr, P.E., Director of Utilities]

Consider Renewal of Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between the City of Edinburg and Hidalgo

County for Services Provided Through the Hidalgo County Library System. [Letty Leija, Director of

Library & Cultural Arts]

Consider Authorizing the Purchase of Seven (7) Dispatch Terminals (Workstations) for the Edinburg

Police Department from XYBIX Systems, Inc, Through the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC),

Contract No. EC07-23 in the Amount of $160,829.80. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]

Consider Authorizing the Purchase of Police Officer Apparel and Equipment from Galls, LLC., Through

the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative BuyBoard Contract No. 773-25 in the Amount not to

Exceed $290,708.00. [Jaime Ayala, Chief of Police]

Consider Awarding Bid No. 2026-05, Mobile Light Towers, Using Fiscal Year 2026 Office of the

Governor (OOG) Border Zone Fire Departments (BZFD) Grant No. 5172702, in the Amount of $82,494 to

Rental World, LLC. [Omar Garza, Fire Chief]

Consider the Resolution Suspending the May 9, 2026, Effective Date of the Proposal by Texas Gas Service

Company, a Division of ONE Gas, Inc., Rio Grande Valley Service Area, to Implement Interim GRIP Rate

Adjustments for Gas Utility Investment in 2025. [Benito Alonzo, Interim City Attorney]

13. OTHER BUSINESS

A. Future Items Requested by City Council. [Myra L. Ayala, City Manager]

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Council will convene in Executive Session, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act,

Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D, Exceptions to

Requirement that Meetings be Open. The City Council May Elect To Go Into Executive Session On Any Item

Whether Or Not Such Item Is Posted As An Executive Session Item At Any Time During The Meeting When

Authorized By The Provisions Of The Open Meetings Act.

A. Consultation with City Attorney. (551.071 Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting)

B. Consultation with City Attorney and Possible Action Regarding Contracts. (§551.071. Consultation with

Attorney; Closed Meeting; §551.087).

C. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding Personnel Matters. (§552.074 Personnel Matters; §551.071

Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting.)

D. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Conveyance, Exchange, or Lease of Real Property- 1.

Workforce Resource Center. (§551.071 Consultation with Attorney; §551.072 Deliberation Regarding

Real Property; Closed Meeting.; §551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations;

Closed Meeting.)

E. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Economic Development Matters. (§551.071 Consultation with

Attorney; §551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting.)

F. Discussion of Duties, Responsibilities, Remuneration, and Possible Action on City Manager Employment

Contract with Myra L. Ayala. (Sec. 552.074 Personnel Matters and Sec. 551.071 Consultation with

Attorney, Closed Meeting)

OPEN SESSION

The City Council will convene in Open Session to take necessary action, if any, in accordance with Chapter

551, Open meetings, Subchapter E, Procedures Relating to Closed Meeting, §551.102, Requirement to Vote or

Take Final Action in Open Meeting.

15. ADJOURNMENT

I hereby certify this Notice of a City Council Meeting was posted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, at

the City Offices of the City of Edinburg, located at the 415 West University entrance outside bulletin board,

visible and accessible to the general public during and after regular working hours. This notice was posted on

March 30, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

Apr 07, 2026 City Council Meeting 4-7-26

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