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Pharr authorizes contract with Half Associates to update Master Drainage Plan
Summary
The City Commission authorized the city manager to negotiate and enter into a contract with Half Associates to update Pharr’s Master Drainage Plan, adding projects tied to the county 2023 bond program; the motion passed by voice vote.
The Pharr City Commission authorized the city manager to negotiate and enter into a contract with Half Associates for professional engineering services to update the Pharr Master Drainage Plan.
City staff said the update will add projects to the plan, specifically those being advanced through Hidalgo County’s 2023 bond program. A staff member told commissioners county work is in the design and right-of-way acquisition phase and that staff will meet with county officials later in the week to coordinate schedules.
Why it matters: Updating the Master Drainage Plan will integrate additional county-led projects into the city’s stormwater planning and could affect timing and design of future drainage work in Pharr.
Meeting action: A commissioner moved for approval and the motion received a second. The motion passed by voice vote; the record shows the item passed, and staff were directed to continue coordination with Hidalgo County. No individual roll-call votes were recorded in the public transcript.
Details and next steps: Staff said the update is an amendment to work originally performed by Half Associates in 2020. Commissioners asked about county timelines; staff replied the county is acquiring right-of-way and doing design work for most projects and that staff would follow up after meetings with county representatives.
No costs, contract term lengths or effective dates were specified on the public agenda or in the discussion recorded in the transcript.
