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The discussion matters because county participation would affect governance, funding participation and the board’s composition. Board members said the three primary term subjects are the county’s level of financial participation, proposed board membership and the participation term (how long the county would participate).

Staff said they would draft proposed terms and coordinate with the city manager and council before presenting the proposal to Commissioner Jaime and, if the county approves the terms, to the Webb County commissioners court for consideration and then back to the City Council for formal ratification. No final agreement or vote occurred at the May 13 meeting.

Board members indicated they expected to resume coordination next week with staff and the city manager to produce a draft that others can review; Miss Martinez and other staff attended the follow-up meeting with Commissioner Jaime, the board said.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 1 Board Meeting, 05/13/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members said they met with Webb County Commissioner Jaime and will draft proposed participation terms covering participation level, board membership and term length; the draft will go to the commissioner’s court and back to council for ratification.","taxTitle","Laredo, Webb County, Texas","taxId",2820,"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},6058111,"Board directs design team on Iturbide/Cumbida improvements: tree wells, pole color, electrical rough-in and intersection sequencing",1340,1827000,3167000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54&start=1827&end=3167","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54/thumbnail_1827000.jpg","/articles/6058111/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Board-directs-design-team-on-IturbideCumbida-improvements-tree-wells-pole-color-electrical-rough-in-and-intersection-sequencing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058111-406a14043753dff7272805e33438df6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146852&Signature=f85UERbl5fPaf4UVFsH8hfODVDyCLwfOv-KIHM83tHsr0SWm87NIfDwhUNCC7eIyoe3Bf45Ux9xtNWAH96O6QnJzZjqPg3uUPEQv9iuUOxZnyH7TWHIN581JB7Yq3edS647RxiwmxGEfGF3W7kfNsdaA0QsmwE8KE7RVsaMhdCnYMSGRt2IFEyPjH4NXCP6M22SYQyIurKyMX5NET2uKARuUedTEk~VVM-iC5B~4TPkCONJcc0OJLAuaWu-GtOWJGn7pN-NKq0cdAYdQyaRR~m8szqyEmPjxK-C4W2b1ulelbrvq5d-AuWhTN-0XhXKYJ4mosVfrIH898V1atHVxtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 board on May 13 provided formal direction to the project management and design team for the Iturbide (Iturbide) and Cumbida Street improvement segments after discussing materials and a recent landscape architect report.

The directions are important because the sequencing and design details will affect drainage, constructability and future utility access; staff said portions of the project cannot be completed independently of San Agustin improvements without creating drainage and grade mismatches.

The board’s recorded direction (motion passed by voice vote) included: adopt a 6-by-6-foot tree-well standard where possible; match existing downtown pole color (green) for continuity; rough in electrical conduit from the nearest pull box to a set of poles so future power connections are possible (the board left the exact count to KCI’s judgment); and accept that certain intersection work — specifically the San Agustin-Iturbide intersection — will be deferred until San Agustin grading and drainage improvements are addressed to avoid creating ponding or drainage mismatches.

Staff explained the difference between string-light poles (square/rectangular poles intended for supporting string lights) and full streetlight poles, and warned that fully specified streetlight poles are more expensive. The board asked staff to price two pole options and present additive alternates in the bid package to give flexibility during contractor selection.

Members also discussed parking kiosks as an alternative to individual meters along Iturbide. Staff advised the board to consult the traffic department before substituting kiosks because the traffic department previously procured and installed the kiosk used at the Center for the Arts; kiosks can add cost and may require power or battery/solar arrangements. The board agreed staff should bring the kiosk option to traffic and return with recommendations.

A motion memorializing these directions was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; staff will incorporate the directives into the construction documents and return with refined specifications and cost estimates where required.","The TIRZ board directed staff to adopt a 6-by-6 tree-well standard where feasible, match existing green pole color, rough in conduit for selected poles and to define termination points so Iturbide work does not conflict with planned San Agustin drainage improvements.",{"_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},6058116,"Board approves final downtown wayfinding graphics, asks for full-size mockup",189,1592000,1781000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54&start=1592&end=1781","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54/thumbnail_1592000.jpg","/articles/6058116/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Board-approves-final-downtown-wayfinding-graphics-asks-for-full-size-mockup","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058116-b79da5c8b06e4ebcce72ae667151662d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146852&Signature=LAMAVOIi60aUy5V07h4tgxVA-puoUdax-baG0eXFBaKCUmaNHKep0W4Y3ZIzL6Wi5BSma3IqhJZwCQCiLSTtcoJZR~jNXZKtFg4W89MAIAODyLSxXaYh0F~zFQFdtW0jX~9j~iYql195uxXlwzFJx9ZssvUEoGbaItkjf5HcLBTX8KsxAFdr3Yo-skM4vgzW0WNffWqfONpzOCZtkMy17~UM0llemuz9bbJphZlwDR~hy4QogdtK0z3N~HJRUbT1QrT2VyC0dGa0~AWCr8-c8zHomPDub5Z6aB1DJUYit0TSEjfQ7QCkzF41MoqqoKBKUiId~c1Psjv6U1R3GH7ECg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 board voted May 13 to approve final downtown wayfinding graphics and to initiate production, with staff asked to print a full-size mockup for final review.

The boards’ action finalizes artwork that will be used for downtown directional signs; staff said the only requested wording change was to label La Posada as “La Posada Hotel” to match other signage such as the Rialto Hotel.

Staff said each sign represents a location and that the arrow directions were checked; the chair asked staff to print a mocked-up sign at actual size and place it in staff offices for board members to inspect before production-level shop drawings. Staff noted there is no notice to proceed yet and that any minor corrections that do not change concept can be handled before production.

A motion to accept the final design, subject to minor corrections that do not change the concept, was moved by the chair and seconded by Juan Caballero and passed by voice vote. Staff will provide the mockup to Miss Martinez’s office for board review.","The TIRZ board approved final downtown wayfinding sign graphics and asked staff to produce a full-size mockup for review; staff will adopt a minor wording change to label La Posada as a hotel.",{"_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},6058121,"Board approves revised Iturbide monument sign: digital cabinet removed, lighting and finish upgrades added",369,1200000,1569000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54&start=1200&end=1569","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54/thumbnail_1200000.jpg","/articles/6058121/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Board-approves-revised-Iturbide-monument-sign-digital-cabinet-removed-lighting-and-finish-upgrades-added","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058121-59fecc7f58eec4135413080aaf15c368/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146852&Signature=iNDgdaPM~dWqXSrgvKrFGk0GiBO16mBs~ReOAD1NWrNJPU7eoVTZ4aHPPWdEK~lTg7vZtYnu7Prz-tSUFtv8v9b7ldpTpMP3JdmbTDcrrZJrezdC62YIt3k8gHAlXG9-w-69cGzSTIb0xQW13mcvwCApYb~fRLKyDBXqoX4P-UOqz2xurJGsHXeTgxLx4hfQRRZCk-9SsrccGqUKb6qeC8Qizp5FIXrPOu6wN2VGbFKg873q2hcfhwdsw57OICo8YaG1bXKpOrAw7AcU83O3cs3ZrhvxkRZUc47d-CPwn8iqzxZ4Ro-~YKyeVbYzerdt~VpZKll5jAi~6MO4Ay~A2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 board voted May 13 to approve technical changes to the Iturbide exterior monument sign and to amend the contract with SCC Signs and Lighting to reflect those changes.

The change matters because the sign is a visible landmark on Iturbide Street; the board’s action finalized a mix of design trade-offs meant to preserve visual features while cutting a costly digital cabinet from the contract.

City staff described the modifications: removing an LED messaging cabinet that had an estimated installed cost near $22,000; adding a second cabinet to face the rear (estimated about $2,300), adding LED lighting bands on the vertical beam and upgraded light modules for the ornamental top feature (roughly $4,232 reported as an item), and adding a $5,000 contingency for a self-consolidating concrete mix design to achieve a fine finish on the cast concrete vertical element. Staff said removing the digital cabinet created net savings and allowed the other upgrades to fit under the original budgeted amount.

A motion to approve the modifications “with the deletion of the electrical cabinet and the additions listed” passed by voice vote. The motion to approve the modifications as presented and to the revised price of $106,008.66 was moved by board member Juan Caballero and seconded by board member Jesus Esparza. The meeting record shows a voice vote of “aye” and the chair declared the motion passed; no recorded roll-call of individual yes/no votes was entered into the minutes.

Staff noted the vendor had not yet received a notice to proceed; the board asked staff to return final contract numbers if they change and to document the approved technical changes for the vendor.","The TIRZ board approved design changes to the Iturbide exterior monument sign, deleting a digital cabinet and adding lighting bands, upgraded top lights and a concrete finish contingency; staff reported the revised contract price and the motion passed by voice vote.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6058126,"Zaragoza Street improvements nearly complete; board reviews landscaping, materials workshop findings",531,186000,717000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54&start=186&end=717","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298356-cf2794368ccdecfd6f999d446d6d2d54/thumbnail_186000.jpg","/articles/6058126/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Zaragoza-Street-improvements-nearly-complete-board-reviews-landscaping-materials-workshop-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058126-aafe17658e58448200e9ba4c1e0236e5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146852&Signature=f-03VKpnhDbXi3VC9cIlRPysnfQl6xW3xGbn2gUo~Uwnuet544upx3lmvXOO8CZCWKHeHd5yaXUDaesE96eZ4cKjc4IopPsH8HvReng1cEoMq1QTdQktzK9YkEgFnS130aBRDd4s0C9fY3RvRwxs0vFU9vM2VVwIRJ~M6z-oqQvHjOvmDAZGmfxZhXSgSJZ4xpo1WCQC43CULDy3fLseLdoQNcLimiJzGi3q-C0Ib4ddarf0YSxEmfKDoPFzBVMtemNLm3yGQ5O1JNb5sJomJx2vXwKVaK9jxh9gwTWNGRREyWptufBqrtmixhpsJUkIQk3uJ6ETbuw7-eDK5FyBjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Edward Ochoa of KCI told the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 board on May 13 that the Zaragoza Street public improvements are “pretty much complete,” with stone caps and vertical brick installed on the seating wall and finishing touches remaining.

The update matters because the project changes pedestrian spaces downtown and includes plantings, seating and lighting the board expects to see used by residents and visitors. Board members asked for implementation details and next steps so the city can coordinate any ribbon-cutting and closeout work.

KCI showed recent photos of the completed stone caps, seating wall and a small planted area that currently holds crushed granite and a capped irrigation bubbler so the city can add planting later. Ochoa said the project has been used already by passersby and noted the contractor asked whether the board wants a ribbon-cutting so the contractor can do a final wash beforehand.

At a materials-and-landscape workshop the board brought in a landscape architect who recommended a 6-by-6-foot tree-well standard “where possible,” a point the board directed staff to pursue for future blocks. Staff noted constrained locations on Zaragoza where a full 6-by-6 well will not fit and said designers will “think outside the box” for those spots.

Workshop feedback also covered paver crosswalks and color selection. Board members were told lighter-colored pavers in drive lanes darken quickly from tire marks; staff said they may recommend darker pavers or an alternate treatment. Staff said utility and irrigation boxes will be specified in concrete polymer and that the team is researching a rectangular meter box and cover to better maintain levelness where oval water meters have caused settlement issues.

The board also heard cost signals for decorative streetlight poles. A contractor who bid earlier said a fully specified decorative pole with banner, lamp, flood lights and string-light attachment ran about $22,000 each installed; staff said they will price alternate decorative and string-light-only poles and propose additive alternates for bidders so the board can select a feasible combination.

Board members asked staff to coordinate landscaping recommendations back into the Zaragoza plans and to prepare any outreach or ceremonial plans. AEP scheduling for associated electrical work remains in an expected four-to-six-week window; staff said they will continue to follow up with AEP for a firm date.

Less-urgent items discussed included a postponed mural unveiling because of weather and a draft project finance plan that has not yet been submitted to the City Council.

The board did not take formal action on the Zaragoza closeout or workshop recommendations at the meeting; staff were directed to pursue the 6-by-6 tree-well standard where feasible, refine pole and lighting options, and coordinate with the contractor on any ribbon-cutting.","KCI reported the Zaragoza Street public-improvements project is largely finished; the TIRZ board reviewed landscaping recommendations, tree-well sizing and materials choices from a recent workshop and discussed next steps including a possible ribbon-cutting.","actionData","errors"]

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