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Votes at a glance: key City Council actions taken May 13, 2025
Summary
A roundup of the formal motions, resolutions and ordinances the El Paso City Council voted on May 13, including a $1.18 million security guard contract, discretionary fund allocations, zoning changes and two federal-funding applications for community projects.
The El Paso City Council conducted a series of votes on May 13, 2025. Key outcomes included a contract award for security services, multiple discretionary and donation approvals, zoning and land-use ordinances, and two resolutions authorizing applications for federal community-project funding.
Summary of formal actions and outcomes (motions, votes, key details):
- Item 15 — Security Guard Services contract (Solicitation 2025-0157): Awarded to Nite Ice Protective Services Inc. for a three-year term with a total estimated value of $1,181,535 to provide security at museum locations, MCAT markets and festivals. Motion approved unanimously.
- Item 19 — District 5 discretionary funds: Authorized expenditure up to $1,500 for water-safety gear and vests to support city water parks. Approved unanimously.
- Item 20 — District 1 discretionary funds: Directed $1,000 for refreshments for a Movies in the Park event (Inside Out 2 on 05/23/2025). Approved unanimously.
- Items 21, 22, 23 — Donations accepted for District 1 community cookout: Schneider Electric $2,500; Maria Vista Behavioral Health $500; Job Materials $5,000. Council accepted donations and approved associated items unanimously.
- Item 24 — Proposed agenda change allowing public comment when items are heard: The council voted to delete this agenda item (motion to delete passed unanimously), after the body instead adopted the rules change and the amendment giving the public a choice of comment time.
- Items 25 and 26 — District discretionary allocations for El Paso Public Library pet pantries and mobile microchip scanners: District 3 and District 6 allocations (up to $1,000 each) approved unanimously.
- Items 29'31 — First reading of ordinances introduced (items 29 to 31): Council approved the first readings (procedural introduction) unanimously.
- Items 32 & 33 — Zoning change and special permit for infill at 1814 and 1818 Arizona Ave: Council adopted ordinances to change zoning from R-5 residential to AO apartment office and grant a special permit (including an infill parking reduction). Approved unanimously.
- Item 34 — Special permit for infill development with setback and parking reductions at 903 Park Street: Ordinance adopted unanimously.
- Items 35 & 36 — Zoning changes northwest of Zaragoza Road and west of North Loop Drive: Ordinances changing RF to R-4 and RF to C-1/C-2 (with conditions) adopted unanimously.
- Item 37 — Nonexclusive franchise to Rio Grande Waste Services Inc. to operate solid-waste collection and hauler service in El Paso: Ordinance adopted unanimously.
- Item 38 — Budget transfer to add funds for Fire Station 16 renovations (public-safety bond funding): Resolution authorizing the city manager to effectuate the transfer approved unanimously.
- Item 39 — Resolution authorizing application to Congresswoman Veronica Escobar's community-project funding program for the Segundo Barrio Safe Streets project: Application requesting $5,000,000 (federal $4,000,000; city match $1,000,000) authorized; approved unanimously.
- Item 40 — Resolution authorizing application to request $5,000,000 in community-project funding for the I-10 Deck Plaza project: Application authorized (federal $4,000,000; city $750,000; Deck Plaza Foundation $250,000). Approved unanimously.
How the votes were recorded: most items passed by unanimous vote of council members present; a small number of contested votes concerned the rules-of-order item (adopted as amended 7'1). For items where individual movers or seconders were recorded in the transcript, those names are noted in the actions below; when not recorded, motions are reported without mover attribution.
Council members and staff said procedural and budgetary follow-ups will be handled by the relevant departments (procurement for the security contract; library staff for pet-pantries and microchip-scanner deployments; public-works and transportation for capital projects, etc.).
