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Votes at a glance: Harlingen commission approves ordinances, resolutions and agreements
Summary
A roundup of consent and action items the Harlingen City Commission voted on, including several routine ordinances, a CDBG memorandum of understanding, EDC budget items, a funding allocation, and contract renewals.
The Harlingen City Commission approved a series of consent and action items during its meeting. Several items were passed with little or no debate; the commission pulled a few items for brief discussion before carrying them by vote.
Key actions taken (motions approved unless noted):
- Authorize agreement with the Marine Military Academy to use hotel-motel funds for Iwo Jima Monument promotion (consent item pulled for comment; motion carried; one commissioner abstained on the item). - Approve a special-use permit (first reading) to allow a storage container in a General Retail district at 302 North 77 Sunshine Strip (Dollar Tree site): first-reading ordinance approved; no public opposition signed up. - Adopt amendments to the Harlingen Code of Ordinances Chapter 18 (master fee schedule) to establish fees related to Tony Butler Golf Course (first-reading ordinance approved); city staff said further fee adjustments may return at a future meeting. - Approve an ordinance on first reading amending the FY2025 budget (third and final budget amendment; housekeeping item) and other routine budget/financial ordinances. - Approve changes related to TMRS updated-service credits (first reading) as a one-time adjustment; the commission did not approve an increase to the contribution rate at this time. - Approve a resolution accepting the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation's final amendment to its FY2024-2025 budget and a separate resolution accepting the EDC's proposed FY2026 budget. - Approve a memorandum of understanding required by HUD under 24 CFR part 91 for CDBG planning (motion carried unanimously). - Fund $100,000 for the "2 Salutes Sequenta program and community health worker" for FY2026 (motion carried). - Renew the McGriff employee-benefit broker agreement for FY2025-2026 (annual renewal; fee unchanged), with staff noting the city may go to self-insurance in the future. - Reappoint Diana Esparza to the Parks Advisory Board and Sylvia Flores to the Community Development Advisory Board (motions approved unanimously). - The commission recessed to executive session on attorney consultation, real-estate deliberations and certain economic-development projects and later returned to acknowledge the report from executive session (motion to acknowledge carried unanimously).
Most consent and routine items passed unanimously; individual items that were pulled for discussion received additional explanation from staff before being approved. Where first readings were approved, staff said second readings and final ordinances would return as required.
