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Votes at a glance: Pecos City Council actions from April 10, 2025
Summary
The council approved several contracts, awarded infrastructure bids and approved drilling permits. Several items were postponed for additional information. Listed below are motions, movers, seconds and outcomes as recorded in the meeting.
Here are the formal actions the Pecos City Council took on April 10, 2025, as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript recorded a voice vote without a roll-call, tallies are not specified and are recorded as "not specified." All motions, movers and seconds are reproduced from the meeting record.
1) Consent agenda - Motion: Approve the consent agenda (minutes, PD report, expenditure report). - Mover: Councilwoman Seals; Second: Councilman Saldana. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). Note: the consent agenda included routine items; no roll-call tally recorded in transcript.
2) F1 — Five drilling permits (Compass/Civitas Permian Operating LLC) - Motion: Approve five drilling permit applications as submitted. - Mover: Councilman Graham; Second: Councilman Arona. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
3) F2 — Production sharing agreement (Civitas/Bison Energy Group LLC) - Motion: Postpone until next meeting to allow company representative to provide more detailed production/royalty information. - Mover: Councilwoman Seals; Second: Councilman Arona. - Outcome: Postponed.
4) F3 — Pecos Housing Authority 2024 annual report presentation - Motion: Postpone presentation until the housing authority representative is present. - Mover: Councilwoman Seals; Second: Councilman Arona. - Outcome: Postponed.
5) F4 — Housing Authority request to waive 2024 payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) - Motion: Table request until a later date. - Mover: Councilman Arona; Second: (reported as Council foreman Trujillo in the transcript). - Outcome: Tabled.
6) F5 — Professional services agreement for Bessie Haynes Park master plan (Haff Associates Inc.) - Motion: Approve resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a professional services agreement with Haff Associates Inc. in the amount of $152,365 for a conceptual master plan and optional survey work. - Mover: Councilman Saldana; Second: Councilman Brand. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). Note: councilmember requested correction to spelling of name on resolution after approval.
7) F6 — HVAC purchase (TD Industries) for city facility - Motion: Authorize city manager to enter into purchase agreement with TD Industries in the amount of $2,293,561.52 for three 10-ton HVAC units, six air handlers and a budget amendment for capital outlay. - Mover: Councilman Arona; Second: Councilman Saldonia (transcript spelling varies). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
8) F7 — Sewer line and lift-station replacement project awards - Motion: Approve resolution awarding bids and authorizing negotiation of contracts for multiple sewer and lift-station replacement projects (several contractors named in packet). - Mover: Councilman Graham; Second: Councilwoman Seals. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
9) F8 — West Pecos Water System Projects (USDA-funded) - Motion: Approve resolution awarding bids and authorizing the city manager to negotiate contracts for West Pecos water system projects, contingent on final USDA approval. - Mover: Councilwoman Seals; Second: Councilman Perona. - Outcome: Approved with contingency on USDA final approval.
Ending: Several items were postponed to allow additional documentation or the presence of agency representatives. Council asked for quarterly financial reporting from the chamber and asked the chamber to come to a joint workshop to discuss governance and measurable criteria for any continued city funding.
