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Pharr approves advisory appointments, engineering amendments and consulting contract; Moore Road utility work tied to 2026 schedule
Summary
The Pharr City Commission approved appointments to advisory boards, two engineering agreement amendments worth $622,770 combined and a professional services contract for performance improvement. City engineer described right-of-way and utility relocation work that places construction on the Moore Road project on a conservative 2026 timeline.
The Pharr City Commission approved a set of routine actions Thursday including advisory-board appointments, amendments to engineering agreements for two infrastructure projects and authorization for a consulting contract focused on performance and long-term financial sustainability.
Staff recommended, and the commission approved, the appointment of Eracio Benavides to the Golf Course Advisory Board and the appointments of Jolie Sanchez and Mariela Cortez to the Farm Memorial Library Board. The appointments were moved and seconded by commissioners in a voice vote; no roll-call vote totals were recorded in the public transcript.
The commission authorized amendment No. 1 to the professional engineering services agreement with TriMet Consultants in the amount of $75,520 for work tied to Lift Station No. 1018 and the related lift-station elimination scope. The motion to approve was made and seconded and carried by voice vote.
The commission also approved amendment No. 2 to the professional engineering services agreement with GDJ Engineering for the Moore Road project in the amount of $547,250. Maria Rangel, city engineer, said the project’s critical path is right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation, including elimination of a lift station; she estimated that the utilities and right-of-way work would take about a year and that construction ("breaking ground") is still expected on a conservative schedule in 2026.
Finally, the commission authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute a services contract with Jordan Johnson Inc., of San Antonio, for professional consulting services focused on performance excellence and long-term financial sustainability. The motion to approve passed by voice vote.
The commission also took routine action to untable an item from the agenda and approved the consent agenda by a single motion. The body recessed into executive session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071–551.087 and returned to open session before taking the listed actions.
None of the above items included recorded roll-call tallies in the public transcript; motions were approved by voice vote in each instance.
