Pharr Commission approves consent agenda, advances water conservation ordinance on first reading and authorizes several resolutions and purchases
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The Pharr City Commission approved its consent agenda, took the first reading of an ordinance amending the water conservation and drought contingency plan, approved resolutions including Operation Stone Garden grant submission and support for Meadow Heights LP's 9% housing tax credit application, authorized purchases totaling roughly $428,199 and an agreement allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to city property; Item 9b was tabled for clarification.
The Pharr City Commission handled a series of routine and substantive administrative actions during its regular meeting. Commissioners approved the consent agenda, moved a water-conservation ordinance on first reading, authorized grant and housing tax-credit applications, and approved purchases for equipment and servers.
Consent agenda: A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded and the commission voted to approve the package without recorded roll-call votes in the transcript.
Water conservation ordinance: Staff introduced Ordinance No. 4-2024-18, an amendment to the city’s water conservation and drought contingency plan. The commission moved and seconded the item and approved it on first reading.
Appointments and grant authorizations: Commissioners nominated and approved Mario Reyna Sr. to fill an unexpired term on the Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors. The commission also approved a resolution authorizing submission of the FY2025 Operation Stone Garden grant application to the Office of the Governor — Homeland Security Grants Division.
Housing credit support: The commission approved a resolution supporting Meadow Heights LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 2026 competitive 9% housing tax credits for Meadow Heights Apartments.
Purchases and contracts: The commission approved the purchase of Vermeer heavy equipment for Pharr Connect from Vermeer Texas-Louisiana for $291,191.56 and authorized servers for the city IT data center from SHI Government Solutions not to exceed $137,007.44.
Agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection: The commission authorized the city manager to enter into an agreement allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to access city property to support border-patrol functions. During discussion a commissioner asked, “What does the border patrol have to do with city hall?” and staff clarified the agreement permits CBP access to maintain and patrol border-related city property.
Tabling and adjournment: The commission voted to table Item 9b pending further clarification. A motion to adjourn passed and the meeting ended at 05:24.
Votes at a glance: All motions described in the meeting record were moved, seconded, and approved as stated in the transcript; the record does not include roll-call vote names or numeric tallies for each item.