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Council approves series of grants, median improvements, ethics-code revisions and event subsidies
Summary
The City Council approved several routine and substantive items: submission of an $80,400 Operation Stone Garden grant, a $373,212.50 budget amendment for Padre Boulevard median improvements, contract renewals and engineering authorizations, $25,000 in marketing support for the Ron Hoover tournament, $25,000 for TIFT (one abstention), $5,000 for Ladies Kingfish, adoption of ordinances 26-05 and 26-06, revision to the city code of ethics and an appointment to Planning & Zoning.
The South Padre Island City Council used its regular agenda to approve several grant submissions, contracts, budget amendments, event marketing subsidies and code revisions.
Police Chief Claudia O'Carroll stated the city had been pre‑awarded $80,400 to support overtime law‑enforcement operations and the council approved submission of the Operation Stone Garden grant application.
Public Works Director Alex Sanchez explained bids for Padre Boulevard median improvements (LS‑26‑01); Green Thumb Landscaping was the lowest complete bidder and the council approved authorizing the city manager to execute the contract and a $373,212.50 budget amendment from TIRZ (tax increment) funds to fund the work.
The council also approved several event subsidy requests…
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