Mission council establishes Cimarron Public Improvement District and names five-member board

Mission City Council on March 2025 passed a resolution creating the Cimarron Public Improvement District (PID) and appointed a five-member board to manage the district's formation and improvement plan.

City-appointed counsel and consultants explained the resolution implements the preliminary findings from a prior public hearing and formally establishes the PID under applicable state law. The PID will be governed by a board of directors that will develop a service-and-assessment plan, propose budgets, and recommend any assessments to fund improvements at the Cimarron Golf Course and related property. The council will retain final approval authority over any levies or assessment plans.

The council appointed the mayor as one board member (required as an elected official), designated the chairman of the Mission Economic Development Corporation as a member to represent the major property owner, and named three property owners in the PID area: Joe Phillips, Anne Camarillo and Dolly Luizondo. The board will serve at the pleasure of the council and report back with a recommended budget and service plan.

The establishing resolution passed with four votes in favor and one abstention; the record shows one councilmember abstained because of residency in the PID area. Council and counsel directed the new board to move forward quickly to develop a budget, an engineer's estimate of improvements and an assessment plan for the council's future consideration.

Council instructed staff to provide administrative support and to coordinate the PID's initial engagement with a consulting firm to prepare cost estimates and assessment options for the board's review before returning to council with final recommendations.