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Pharr commission approves library board change, cemetery ordinance reading, contracts and Driscoll MOU
Summary
At its meeting the commission voted to approve multiple agenda items: first readings of an ordinance to reduce the library board from nine to five members and an ordinance on cemetery marker restoration (first reading), approval of transportation resolution to RGVMPO, renewal of a street-sweeping contract, a GMP amendment for a multi-use facility, multiple service contracts, unratification of one engineering contract, and a memorandum of understanding with Driscoll Health Plan.
The Pharr City Commission approved a slate of routine and policy items at its regular meeting, voting in favor of first readings, contract actions and a memorandum of understanding with a local health plan.
Key actions approved by voice vote or motion included:
- First reading of an ordinance to reduce the library board from nine to five members and add one ex officio member; staff said the change is intended to make quorum easier to attain. (Item 6a)
- First reading of an ordinance addressing restoration, repair, maintenance and replacement of monuments, headstones and markers in city-owned or maintained cemeteries. (Item 6b)
- Motion to table Item 6c (no substantive action taken while the item is deferred). (Item 6c)
- Approval of a resolution authorizing submission of a project application to the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (RGVMPO) for transportation funding for the East High Line Road project, including commitment to a local match. (Item 6d)
- Authorization for the city manager to enter into a renewal service contract with Sweeping of America for citywide street sweeping services; staff clarified storm-drain maintenance is performed in-house with different equipment. (Item 7a)
- Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) amendment No. 2 to the construction-manager-at-risk contract with D Wilson Construction for the city's multi-use facility. (Item 7b)
- Authorization to negotiate and enter into a service contract for planting and landscape installation services for the Schoolyard Forestry Project. (Item 7c)
- Vote to unratify a service contract with GDJ Engineering for professional services related to grant application preparation; staff discussed timelines and next steps. (Item 7d)
- Approval of a memorandum of understanding with Driscoll Health Plan to expand access to health-literacy resources via city kiosks and interactive stations; staff said Driscoll will provide $14,000 for three interactive tablet stations at no cost to the city. Driscoll representatives described kiosks intended to connect residents to preventative-care resources and plan benefits. (Item 7e)
Most votes were recorded by voice with commissioners replying "Aye" when asked; the transcript records approval by majority voice vote for each listed item but does not include a roll-call vote tally for individual members in the record. Where mover or seconder names were not explicitly stated in the transcript, the commission's actions are reported as authorized by motion and commission approval.
