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Mission City Council approves rezoning, conditional permits and multiple proclamations
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Mission City Council approved several rezoning and conditional-use requests, accepted proclamations for Black History Month and American Heart Month, authorized a voluntary property surrender for the CDBG program and advanced a 20-year AEP franchise to first reading.
The Mission City Council on Feb. 10 approved a series of land‑use items, proclamations and administrative actions, moving multiple ordinances and grant authorizations forward while recording one conflict-of-interest abstention.
The council voted unanimously to approve a rezoning from agricultural/interim to townhouse residential on the west side of Conway (recorded as Ordinance No. 5771) and a separate rezoning to single‑family residential on West 18th Street (Ordinance No. 5772). Council members also approved conditional‑use permits for a pool house at 1708 Oak Alley Drive (Ordinance No. 5773), a guest house and ancillary structure at 2004 E. 20th Street (Ordinance No. 5774) and a two‑year on‑site consumption alcohol permit for a restaurant at 301 N. Sherry (Ordinance No. 5775).
The council unanimously accepted proclamations declaring February 2026 as Black History Month and American Heart Month, and recognized local community groups, including the Sharyland Pioneer High School cheer team and a junior court of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas for its centennial. Marcia Terry, who accepted the Black History Month proclamation, thanked the council and noted local Juneteenth and community events that highlight Black history in the Upper Valley.
On administrative matters, councilors approved the consent agenda (items 17–33), which included several grant authorization resolutions and procurement items. City staff read consent details into the record, including a $250,000 FY27 Border Zone Fire Department grant application (no match), a $2,000,000 FY27 Operation Lone Star grant application for the fire department (no match), a $499,998 Texas Department of State Health Services grant application (no match) and a $3,000,000 Operation Lone Star grant application for police (no match). The consent vote carried with the mayor recorded as abstaining from item 25 after disclosing a conflict tied to her service on the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council board.
Council authorized accepting the voluntary surrender of property at 1004 Reynosa Street into the city’s CDBG program, including assuming $14,252.89 in delinquent taxes; proceeds from disposition will be reprogrammed to the CDBG program in accordance with federal rules.
In procedural business, the council recessed into executive session under Government Code §551.071 and later returned and voted to "proceed as discussed" in that executive session; no further on‑the‑record details were provided.
A first reading of an ordinance granting AEP Texas a nonexclusive franchise through Dec. 31, 2045, also passed its first reading; the second reading is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2026, with final passage set for March 10, 2026, and an effective date 30 days after final passage (April 10, 2026).
Votes at a glance - Ordinance No. 5771 (rezoning to townhouse residential): approved unanimously. - Ordinance No. 5772 (rezoning to single‑family residential): approved unanimously. - Ordinance No. 5773 (conditional use — pool house): approved unanimously. - Ordinance No. 5774 (conditional use — guest house/school house): approved unanimously. - Ordinance No. 5775 (on‑site alcohol for restaurant): approved unanimously. - Consent agenda items 17–33: approved; Mayor Nori Garza abstained from item 25 due to a disclosed conflict.
The council adjourned after completing the agenda. The AEP franchise ordinance will return for a second reading Feb. 24 and final consideration March 10, 2026.
