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Key outcomes (votes recorded at the meeting):

- Proclamations: Council adopted proclamations recognizing the first anniversary of the City's fire-based EMS program; Telecommunicators Week (April 13-19, 2025); Keep Mission Beautiful Month (April); Autism Acceptance Month (April); Fair Housing Month and National Community Development Week; United Way of South Texas 44th year. All proclamations were adopted by unanimous voice votes.

- Rezoning and land use
- Approved rezoning to C2 (neighborhood commercial) for property at 701 Rafael Ramirez (motion carried unanimously).
- Approved rezoning from single-family to R2 (duplex/fourplex) at 1004 Washington Avenue (ordinance 5623) (unanimous).
- Approved conditional-use permit for a pool house at 1603 East 20th Street (ordinance 5624) (unanimous).
- Denied a replat request to subdivide an existing half-acre lot in La De Naranja subdivision after significant neighborhood opposition; Planning & Zoning recommended denial and council approved that recommendation (unanimous).

- Consent and procurement actions
- Authorized purchase of Arctic Wolf cybersecurity managed SIEM from NetSync (one-year-plus term) (unanimous).
- Authorized purchase of Cohesity backup and recovery solution from NetSync (unanimous).
- Authorized purchase of 17,100 sq. ft. of sod for Sherry Municipal Golf Course, funded and reimbursable through the Mission EDC (unanimous).
- Authorized purchase of ambulance equipment and five-year service package from Stryker as a sole-source vendor for Medic 6 (unanimous).
- Authorized a five-year note solicitation for ambulance and equipment purchases to be paid from the Fire Department replacement fund (unanimous).

- Personnel and partnerships
- Approved an affiliation agreement allowing South Texas College students to complete clinical experiences with the Mission Fire Department (unanimous).
- Adopted an ordinance adding three classified firefighter positions (ordinance 5625) to address staffing shortages and reduce overtime (unanimous).

- Contracts and interlocal
- Authorized second and final renewal option for South Texas Landscapes and Irrigation Pest Control LLC for right-of-way mowing and maintenance (unanimous).
- Approved an interlocal cooperation agreement with Hidalgo County for the Recreational Trails Connectivity Project, connecting Mission to regional hike-bike paths (unanimous).

- Conditional use permit returned from the table
- The conditional-use permit for on-site sale and consumption of alcohol at 815 North Francisco Avenue was taken from the table and approved subject to conditions limiting music to indoor-only (unanimous).

- Finance
- Council approved publication of notice of intent to issue certificates of obligation (resolution 1981) to finance capital projects; staff and financial advisors recommended a 15-year structure as a preferred option and authority to publish (unanimous).

Votes summary: most recorded actions were adopted by unanimous vote (5-0 voice votes). Where a public hearing or additional public notice is required, staff will return with required materials before permits or construction-related work proceeds.

For each approved item, staff noted follow-up steps when required (e.g., CUP packets, engineering, public notices, contract execution).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting April 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The City Council adopted multiple proclamations, approved zoning and procurement items, authorized purchases and staffing changes, and directed staff to pursue required engineering and public-notice steps on specific land-use requests at its April meeting.","taxTitle","Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas","taxId",2803,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269995,"Mission police union dispute referred to executive session after MPLEA alleges rival group lacked state registration",3056,4162000,7218000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039713-03fdf64cf5f455b32da92021265fdab5&start=4162&end=7218","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039713-03fdf64cf5f455b32da92021265fdab5/thumbnail_4162000.jpg","/articles/6269995/Mission/Hidalgo-County/Texas/Mission-police-union-dispute-referred-to-executive-session-after-MPLEA-alleges-rival-group-lacked-state-registration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269995-53c859caa463ff3226df75cbe75dd99e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771076199&Signature=S6ro~HS1CwDYB0VDSLFRdYnzWtr6tb2nqlA2ShWnbyIe1IFNhsGZPyRBcm2JkqoZWDFYFMpeoJZI1PyOWwxWsAlDzaWsPLhphwhG0Bdji2kjwLxkTMD5eQoHVN3s0TpUnRs2TeyNeqIAEvgB1h4nFgFZBVilA6YLH~N87jxZ~ETuxRfuAgL2VV8DNXA-HBtL058XctU1qa6GC3Ys494CZPWqZYD~MCSjbBfbMxicauLecHTCYskDvbFfFQ6~c6xHY9MFuw0AoCoWPG0n1yU1od8eRCuw-JDN7aaL3MNRsI9Ina9kd4lAx9khrLPJjToKc3T7mLpxmjBwsKLw9Lc5sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alex Lial, president of the Mission Professional Law Enforcement Association (MPLEA), told the City Council that his union had recently registered the name \"Mission Police Association\" after discovering the name had been involuntarily terminated by the Texas Secretary of State in 2008.

Lial told the council MPLEA had secured the registration to ensure continued lawful representation for Mission Police Department officers and said claims that an organization operating under the name \"Mission Police Association Local 293\" had legal standing were inaccurate because that Local 293 name had not been registered with the Texas Secretary of State, he said.

The matter prompted the city manager to request referral of the petition and related materials to the City Attorney for legal review. Council then moved the item into executive session and later voted to table further action while staff and legal counsel examine the documents that had been dropped off shortly before the meeting.

Why this matters: The dispute concerns which organization is legally registered to represent sworn officers and whether an external petition should affect who may appear before the council. Council did not make a final determination on representation at Monday's meeting; instead it paused action until the City Attorney reviews the materials.

Council voted to table the matter for legal review; the motion carried unanimously.","Union president Alex Lial told council the Mission Professional Law Enforcement Association registered the name Mission Police Association after he says the name was involuntarily terminated by the Texas Secretary of State in 2008; council referred the petition and related materials to executive session for legal review and tabled formal action.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6270000,"Mission tables request to cut park land for Vanguard school portable buildings after parking and process concerns",2949,3413000,6362000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039713-03fdf64cf5f455b32da92021265fdab5&start=3413&end=6362","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039713-03fdf64cf5f455b32da92021265fdab5/thumbnail_3413000.jpg","/articles/6270000/Mission/Hidalgo-County/Texas/Mission-tables-request-to-cut-park-land-for-Vanguard-school-portable-buildings-after-parking-and-process-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270000-455ade0d97c2ea669eb9b70e6bd63d3f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771076199&Signature=HOQnFzFINE-VYk0eqVdg2VD9OuI53LePJNKbrY4RZAKDfTo1taVjpXxQrS2qaFZwHQrVfISjl88bzN8DNW-WUUI5g1wYFv5BEzlbW2puBoaTqzDGrFeIAAd6~K-z8IaQS25r8JDN7v8JpKUZHwQasPhQE5XaaXfVmaTaUw2jMQKCvajkdv4Ke58AbUHMlpj6d3S36h8~zpzLSwUxCxTIBL-VV2gXFLAvRkLuGpHlyRMRF54uL8EtMg4NFL59qBlNZPiRZmOfeS1edeZJAjRsE7eKXmUQgwh-qxz9tkG-ChQZRbg3szg~smHM7pw9z3kYsw4ea-G58EkoCA9KiRcyvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Council on Monday voted to table a staff request that would allow Vanguard school to cut a narrow opening in adjacent parkland to provide a vehicle egress and place two portable classroom buildings on church-owned property used by the school.

Why this matters: The school told council it needs portable classrooms to accommodate growing grades; city staff said the opening would permit fire apparatus to avoid backing maneuvers during an emergency. Neighbors and some council members raised questions about how many parking spaces would be lost and whether required improvements (an alley overlay and other safety conditions) were sufficiently specified before approving a concept.

At the meeting the school's representative said Vanguard currently serves through sixth grade and planned to add a seventh-grade section next school year. A city staff member said the proposal would require constructing an engineered access and an overlay of the alley and that the conditional-use permit for the portable buildings would require public hearings and formal notice to surrounding property owners.

Council members and residents disagreed about how many parking spaces would be removed for the proposed egress and portable siting. City staff initially referenced losing two city parking spaces at the municipal lot; the school representative later said about 10 church parking spaces would be affected, while a nearby resident said the impact would be larger. Because the parking loss number and infrastructure requirements were contested, council voted to table the item and asked staff to return with the conditional-use permit packet and engineering details so both items could be considered together.

The motion to table passed unanimously. Tabling means no work permits will be issued for the park cut or the portable buildings until council considers the combined materials at a future meeting.","Council voted unanimously to table a proposal by Vanguard school to cut a city park green area to create an egress route and place two portable classrooms. Council cited unclear parking impacts and requested staff present the conditional-use permit and infrastructure details together at a future meeting.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6270005,"Mission proclaims first anniversary of fire-based EMS; medical director praises local care",250,649000,899000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039713-03fdf64cf5f455b32da92021265fdab5&start=649&end=899","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039713-03fdf64cf5f455b32da92021265fdab5/thumbnail_649000.jpg","/articles/6270005/Mission/Hidalgo-County/Texas/Mission-proclaims-first-anniversary-of-fire-based-EMS-medical-director-praises-local-care","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270005-e30f2ca7b88f1622b5f45ec14cf167b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771076199&Signature=GTMVv7~wWZq2GeBDaYpgcCz3F43stM6kYDPUzVjuwbuRmlUwexnpwOHiQ3n8knIjg02q0GAv9~LmTgBpi8JkjIGjVSAvbB6UBh9t7w13t5VnhCuEfz3vMAqX3JqGyLZTg6d04cCNdbJQEmdNFntJeA0L~G~UtvqpeU8awnqmM-psCHTZfqdusTSrww1ZWZUxOmNh10iH7td2AU3gm8okzV9u59Ao6AU7B11PlwVX-j98EWfRq0EBOZR1yzk9dQn6A3~yARjrd9zoK3Xrb7EjP3LBU-aC8ygGfHCVwDgX4QzXkUuZjBHGXxFU310hM1xM83A570XCXoio4vaRhnBwyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor Nori Garza and the City Council on Monday unanimously adopted a proclamation recognizing the first anniversary of the City of Mission's fire-based emergency medical services program.

The proclamation, read at the April council meeting, said the program launched on April 11, 2024, and described staffing and response metrics the city used to mark the milestone: a team of 25 paramedics, eight advanced EMTs and 33 EMTs; a fleet of four MICU-level ambulances with two additional units on order; and a department report of more than 6,637 medical emergency responses and 20 cases of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in cardiac-arrest patients.

Why this matters: Council members said the program expands local capacity for rapid, professional medical care in Mission and publicly thanked firefighters and paramedics for responding to emergencies across the city.

In remarks to the council, the department's medical director described the program as a community-driven model. \"Neighbors taking care of neighbors,\" the medical director said, adding that Mission's program has become \"an example\" for neighboring municipalities. The medical director also recounted the program's training partnerships and the department's participation in paramedic education and said the initiative had produced both clinical and community benefits in its first year.

The council voted to adopt the proclamation without recorded opposition. The motion to accept the proclamation as read carried unanimously.

The proclamation and council recognition do not themselves change operational protocols or budgets but publicly endorse the department's existing service model and staffing numbers as presented to the council. City staff said the council would continue to consider capital and staffing matters for the department in separate budget and procurement items.","City Council declared April 2025 the first anniversary of the City of Mission's fire-based EMS program and unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing the service, which the proclamation says now includes 25 paramedics, eight advanced EMTs and 33 EMTs and has responded to more than 6,600 medical emergencies in its first year.","actionData","errors"]

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