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McAllen City Commission approves rezones, conditional-use permits, facility contracts and appointments
Summary
The commission approved multiple land-use actions, authorized negotiations for a police indoor shooting-range design, awarded a contract for evidence storage conversion, accepted consent agenda grants and contracts, and confirmed advisory-board appointments; one planning commission opposition to a bar permit was noted.
The McAllen City Commission approved multiple zoning actions, contract awards and appointments during its meeting, including authorization to negotiate design services for a new McAllen Police Department indoor shooting range and an award for an evidence storage conversion project.
Staff recommended, and the commission approved, authorization to negotiate scope and fee with the top-ranked firm, Negrete Kohler Architect LLP of Austin, for design of a roughly 28,000-square-foot firearm training facility programmed for 15 lanes and classroom and administrative spaces. Staff said if negotiations with the top-ranked firm fail, the city manager may approve negotiations with the next-ranked firm in compliance with the professional services procurement act; the commission approved the authorization by voice vote.
The commission also approved awarding the contract for the police evidence storage conversion project to Bridal United Builders LLC of Mission, Texas. Staff described the work as modifying existing warehouse space into a…
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