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Name: Brownsville City Commission
Start: 2026-09-01
Location: Brownsville, TX

September 1, 2026 Final

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Agenda — 48 items

Consideration and ACTION to approve a Contract with ARGIO Roofing & Construction, LLC in the amount of $285,131.87 for Contract No. 346-26-ISD-CP, for repairs to the Market Square Dome, as budgeted. (Internal Services Department)
Consideration and Action to Authorize a Contract with Galiguer Corporation DBA Xtreme Security & Fire in the amount of $100,769 for Contract No.348-26-EPMO-CP, for a term of 30 Days, for Verkada Cameras and Door Access controls for the Cannery Public Market. (Enterprise Project Management Office Department)
Consideration and ACTION to award contract number 141-26-BMT-IFB to 2GS LLC dba Earthworks Enterprise in the amount of $1,539,579 for the Southmost Nature Trail Phase III, as budgeted. (Multimodal Transportation)
Consideration and ACTION to Authorize a Contract with RM Walsdorf Inc. for the Abilene Trail Storm Sewer Improvements Project (246-26-EPW-IFB), in the amount not to exceed $104,911.70, as budgeted. (Engineering and Public Works Department)
Consideration and ACTION to approve Resolution Number 2026-118 supporting proposed state legislation that would require county election officials to offer annual election services contracts to municipalities conducting May municipal elections, while preserving each municipality's discretion whether to contract for those services. ( Office of the City Secretary)
Consideration and ACTION to approve the contract with Borderless Studio LLC for the completion of the Southmost Corridor Study and related services to be rendered during the eight-month project period, in an amount not to exceed $169,995. (Planning & Redevelopment Services)
Consideration and ACTION, if any, related to Collective Bargaining Agreement with Brownsville Police Officers’ Association, Charter 290577-01. (Office of the City Attorney/ City Manager's Office)
Consideration and ACTION to authorize a Professional Services Agreement with Oscar Alvarado for the Public Art Monument at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, as budgeted. (Airport Department)
Closed session pursuant to Tex. Gov't. Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) related to Collective Bargaining Agreement with Brownsville Police Officers’ Association, Charter 290577-01 (Office of the City Attorney/ City Manager's Office)
Consideration and ACTION on Resolution Number 2026-120, to authorize the execution of an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) between the City of Brownsville and the Texas Department of Transportation to implement major traffic signal improvement at the intersection of Palm Blvd and Jefferson St. (Engineering & Public Works Department).
Consideration and ACTION to adopt and enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Cameron County for certain administrative, financial, and other matters concerning City and County participation in the GBEDC Tech Park Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Brownsville, and authorize the City Manager to execute the same. (Office of the City Attorney/ Planning and Redevelopment Department)
Consideration and action to approve Cooperative Service Agreement No. 355-26-ODHR-CP with Octagon Staffing, LLC, for temporary personnel services on an as-needed basis, for an initial nine-month term with the option to extend for up to three additional months, not to extend beyond September 30, 2027. (Organizational Development and Human Resources).
Consideration and ACTION to approve the purchase of Information Technology (IT) network hardware, wireless equipment, software, licensing, and related services from SHI Government Solutions, Inc. for the Cummings Building in an amount not to exceed $129,571.85, as budgeted. (Information Technology)
Consideration and ACTION to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) and the City of Brownsville establishing a formal framework for regional cooperation during declared emergencies and disasters. (Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security)
Consideration and ACTION to authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Brownsville and the City of Harlingen for participation in the FY 2025 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Regional Project. (Brownsville Fire Department)
Consideration of approval of minutes from the City Commission Regular Meetings held on August 4, 2026, and August 18, 2026. (Office of the City Secretary)
Public Hearing and ACTION on FIRST READING of Ordinance Number 2026-1761-B of the City of Brownsville, Texas, to update the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Brownsville and amend pertinent sections of the Code of Ordinances to reflect those updates, and dealing with related matters. (Financial Services Department)
Consideration and ACTION on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1823 of the City of Brownsville, Texas, to disannex, and hereinafter reduce the City of Brownsville corporate and extraterritorial jurisdiction boundary limits, a property described as being 444.45 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Tract "A", Share 7 of the San Martin Grant, Cameron County, Texas, together with all adjacent right-of-way, as shown in Exhibit "A" to the Ordinance. (District 2) (City Manager's Office)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING of Ordinance Number 2026-1822 levying ad valorem taxes for the Tax Year 2026 for the use and support of the Municipal Government of the City of Brownsville, Texas, for the Fiscal Year 2027, providing for the interest and sinking fund for the Fiscal Year 2027 City of Brownsville, Texas, General Obligation Debt. (Financial Services Department)
Consideration and ACTION to authorize the approval of a Tree Removal Permit as an alternative to the preservation of Protected and Heritage Trees under the Unified Development Code, Section: 5.1.3.B – Heritage Tree, for a proposed fuel station and convenience store development on the property described as being a 2.272-acre tract of land situated in the Jose Salvador De La Garza Survey, Abstract No. 2, comprised of a portion of Block 19, Share 27, El Jardin Subdivision; and all of a called 1.08-acre tract out of a certain 1.584-acre tract in Block 19, El Jardin Subdivision, Share 27, E.S. Gt., Cameron County, located at 4660 Boca Chica Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas 78521 (Planning & Redevelopment Department / Office of the City Forester) (District 1).
Consideration and ACTION to approve amendments to the City of Brownsville Employee Handbook to revise the Orientation Policy and establish a Bereavement Leave Policy, with an effective date of October 1, 2026. (Organizational Development & Human Resources)
Presentation by the Brownsville Public Utilities Board providing an Annual Report on the Progress of Collaboration with the City of Brownsville, as required by the City Charter. (Brownsville Public Utilities Board)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING of Ordinance Number 2025-1781-B to adopt an end-of-year amendment to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. (Financial Services Department)
Consideration and ACTION, if any, related to Project Tune-Up. (Office of the City Attorney/ City Manager's Office)
Consideration and ACTION to approve Resolution Number 2026-124 the submission of Brownsville Metro's application to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) FY 2026 Grants for Low or No Emissions Program $12,967,600 with $2,288,400 in local funds for the proposed project of vehicle expansion and replacement of vehicles. (Brownsville Metro)
Closed session pursuant to Tex. Gov't. Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) regarding Ordinance No. 2026-1797, City Code Section 2-26, public comment regulations. (Office of the City Attorney/ Office of the City Secretary)
Consideration and ACTION to apply for The US Department of Justice FY2026 Model Cities Initiative Grant. (Police Department)
Consideration and ACTION to approve the submission of Brownsville Metro's application to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) FY 2026 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program in the amount of $2,000,000 with $300,000 in local funds for the proposed project of replacing Paratransit vehicles that have surpassed their useful life. (Brownnsville Metro)
Consideration and ACTION to approve Resolution Number 2026-126 supporting Brownsville Metro's competitive grant application to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive grant program in the amount of $5,645,700 with local support of $1,411,425 to support the development of a Mulitmodal Transit Facility (Brownsville Metro)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1818 accepting and approving an update to the Madeira Espiritu Santo Public Improvement District Number One (PID) Operations and Maintenance Service and Assessment Plan; accepting and approving the updated assessment roll for the PID; making a finding of special benefit to property within the PID; levying special assessments against such property and establishing a lien on such property; providing for the method of assessment and the payment of the assessments levied against the PID assessed property; providing penalties and interest on delinquent Assessments; and, also providing official notice of the PID’s updated SAP to the Cameron County Clerk in accordance with Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended. (Planning & Redevelopment Department/Office of the City Attorney/City Manager's Office)
Closed session pursuant to Tex. Gov't. Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) related to Project Quantum. (Office of the City Attorney/ City Manager's Office)
Consideration and ACTION to approve the City of Brownsville holiday schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (Organizational Development & Human Resources Department)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 235-2026-905, to rezone from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Residential Transition (R-3) to allow an existing single-family development for an approximate 2.09 acres out of Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Block 40, out of Share 28 of the Brownell Tract, coming from a portion of El Jardin Subdivison, located at Lester Drive, Brownsville, Texas 78521, as shown in Exhibit "A". (District 2) (Planning & Redevelopment Department)
Closed session pursuant to Tex. Gov't. Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) related to Project Tune-Up. (Office of the City Attorney/ City Manager's Office)
Consideration and ACTION to approve the Brownsville Community Resource Center lease agreements between the City of Brownsville & South Texas Afghanistan Iraq Veteran Association (STAIVA) and Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST) for a three-year term. (Grants & Community Development Department)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING of Ordinance Number 2024-223-D, to amend Chapter 86, "Streets, Sidewalks, and Certain other Public Places," to adopt an encroachment licensing fee and right of way management regulations. (Engineering and Public Works Department)
Public Hearing and ACTION on FIRST of THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS on imposing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for High-Intensity Data Processing Facilities, Event Centers, Private Game Clubs, Automotive Quick Lube Facilities, and Self-Storage Facilities within the City of Brownsville and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code §§ 212.131–212.139; and ACTION on Resolution Number 2026-121 directing the City Manager to initiate the process to adopt a 90-day moratorium on the aforementioned uses and ratifying direction to the City Manager to reactivate the City of Brownsville Environmental and Conservation Task Force that was tasked with providing advice and recommendations to the City Council regarding data center policies and development regulations. (City Manager's Office/ Office of the City Attorney/ Planning and Redevelopment Department)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING of Ordinance Number 2026-1815 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Budget for the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation. (BCIC)
Consideration and ACTION on Resolution Number 2026-117A to appoint or reappoint members to the Youth Advisory Board. (Office of the City Manager)
Consideration and ACTION on SECOND READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1817 to adopt the City of Brownsville's Downtown Renaissance's Master Plan. (Planning & Redevelopment)
Consideration and ACTION to acknowledge the financial statements and cash investment report for the City of Brownsville for the third quarter ended June 30, 2026. (Financial Services Department)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING of Ordinance Number 2026-1820 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Budget. (Financial Services Department)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING of Ordinance Number 2026-1816 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Budget for the Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation. (GBEDC)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING of Ordinance Number 2026-1821 to ratify the Fiscal Year 2027 budget that will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget. (Financial Services Department)
Closed session pursuant to Tex. Gov't. Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberation regarding real property), and 551.087 (Deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations) related to Project Fulcrum. (Office of the City Attorney/ City Manager's Office)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 235-2026-904, to rezone from Residential Single-Family (R-1) to Residential Suburban (R-2) to allow an existing duplex subdivision for all of Hidden Meadows Subdivision Section 2, Cameron County, Texas, located at Hidden Meadows Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas 78520, as shown in Exhibit "A". (District 4) (Planning & Redevelopment Department)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 235-2026-018, to rezone from Agriculture (AG) to Residential Single-Family (R-1) to allow a single-family residential subdivision for all of Summer Lakes Subdivision Phase 4, Cameron County, Texas, located at Summerhill Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas 78520, as shown in Exhibit "A". (District 4) (Planning & Redevelopment Department)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 235-2026-012, to rezone from Residential Single-Family (R-1) to Residential Transition (R-3) to allow a townhome development for 3.205 acres out of Share 4, Espiritu Santo Grant, Cameron County, Texas, located at Vasquez Ranch Road, Brownsville Texas 78520, as shown in Exhibit "A". (District 4) (Planning & Redevelopment Department)

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