Unidentified Speaker (presiding council member) outlined agenda items related to highway and bridge responsibilities under a municipal management agreement with TxDOT and described continuing planning for the rehabilitation of an old suspension bridge adjacent to the international bridge. The city’s role under the municipal management agreement includes maintenance tasks such as sidewalks, street cleaning, signage, and certain traffic-control responsibilities, while TxDOT would continue to handle major structural work.

The council discussed two technical studies: an engineering study (described as costing $16,775 for a month of processing in discussion) and a separate verification/rehabilitation study priced at $90,480. The larger study was described as including a detailed structural inspection, conceptual design of two to four rehabilitation options, socioeconomic assessments and other analyses. The presiding speaker said funds for the $90,480 study would be provided by 'NAPLAN' (as cited in the transcript) and that NetBack has offered an additional $135,000 for engineering studies.

Members emphasized the binational nature of the project: several studies are being prepared on the Mexican side and the transcript records that TxDOT procurement documents for U.S. funding are nearly ready; once those documents are available, staff expect to issue RFQs for engineering firms to perform design and rehabilitation work. The presiding speaker said some study results could be available soon and that the studies will help Mexico and U.S. partners participate in rehabilitation planning.

The record shows discussion of study scope, funding sources, and next procurement steps. The transcript does not record a formal vote authorizing engineering contracts or construction; it does record discussion and the council’s agreement to continue coordination and return with procurement steps when TxDOT documents trigger RFQs.