Video index
Item 1 - Call to Order
Item 2 - Conflict of Interest
Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements
Item 3b - City Manager's Announcements
Item 3c - City Commission Member Announcements
Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter - "Pet of the Week"
Item 4b - Recognition Award- HHSS-Sam Hernandez-TMEA- All State Jazz Band
Item 4c - Recognition Award- HHSS "Lady Hawks" Basketball Team
Item 4d - Presentation of Award -Rebecca Littleton-Coach of the Year
Item 4e - Proclamation- "World Society Work Day"
Item 5 - Citizen Communication
Item 6 - Approval of Minutes
Item 7 - Consent Agenda
Item 8b - Staff Reports - Presentation by Robert Rodriguez (Finance Director) on the City of Harlingen Investment Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2024.
Item 8c - Presentation by Schneider Electric on potential future energy savings. (This item was requested by Commissioner Rene Perez and Commissioner Ford Kinsley)
Item 8d - Presentation by Roxanna Moore (JHL President) and Amanda Lucio (JLH Ex-Officio) on the 2025 Kid Fit Event.
Item 9 - Public Hearings
Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Residential, Single-Family ("R-1 ") District to Residential, Duplex ("R-2") District for a property located at 101 W. Pierce Avenue, bearing a legal description of Lot 6, Block 139, Harlingen Original Townsite. Applicant: Reynaldo Del Taro c/o Anacahuita Development.
Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow alcoholic beverages for onsite consumption at an event center in a General Retail ("GR") District for a tract of land bearing a legal description of 5.57 acres out of 15.57 acres out of Block 185, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, located on the east side of South Ed Carey Drive, approximately 974 feet south of South Expressway 83 Frontage Road. Applicant: RGV Wine Country c/o Rodrigo Rubiano.
Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in a General Retail District ("GR") located at 1301 N. 77 Sunshine Strip, bearing a legal description of Block 5 and the North Part of Block 6, Brown Subdivision. Applicant: Tim llaoa c/o 7-Eieven Inc.
Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a storage building greater than 144 square feet in a Residential, Single- Family ("R-1") District located at 2220 E. Crockett Street, bearing a legal description of Lot 9, Block 2, Pendleton Subdivision. Applicant: James Petty.
Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning from Residential, Single-Family ("R-1 ") District to Residential, Duplex ("R-2") District for a property located at 2013 W. La Salle Avenue, bearing a legal description of Lot 40, Block 1, Wallace's Home Lawn Subdivision. Applicant: Claudio Cordova c/o Maria Guadalupe Chavez.
Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading, amending the Harlingen Code of Ordinances, Chapter 111 (Zoning), Article XVII (Downtown District Overlay), Section 111-505, regarding the issuance of Special Use Permits
Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to select one or multiple projects for consideration under the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program
Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve a request to repair damages sustained to the Parking Lot located at 1116 S. Commerce St., Harlingen, TX 78550, (Richard's Restaurant), caused by the city's refuse units while servicing the garbage containers. This is considered private property, with a total estimated cost of $1,465.00, which includes cost of repairs, equipment, materials, and labor.
Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Donna for the sale of three refuse vehicles
Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to approve a request from Remi Garza, Cameron County Elections Administrator, to use the Harlingen Cultural Arts Center, 575 "76" Dr., as a polling place for the May 3, 2025, General and Special Elections Early Voting and Election Day site on the dates and times below. Attachment (City Secretary). Early Voting : Tuesday-Friday, April 22nd-25th from 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday-Tuesday, April 28th-29th from 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Election Day: Saturday, May 3rd from 7:00a.m. to 7:00p.m.
Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to re-schedule the City Commission Meeting of April 2, 2025, to a future date.
Item 11 - Board Appointments
Item 14 - Adjournment
Mar 19, 2025 City Commission Regular Meeting 03-19-2025
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Item 1 - Call to Order
Item 2 - Conflict of Interest
Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements
Item 3b - City Manager's Announcements
Item 3c - City Commission Member Announcements
Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter - "Pet of the Week"
Item 4b - Recognition Award- HHSS-Sam Hernandez-TMEA- All State Jazz Band
Item 4c - Recognition Award- HHSS "Lady Hawks" Basketball Team
Item 4d - Presentation of Award -Rebecca Littleton-Coach of the Year
Item 4e - Proclamation- "World Society Work Day"
Item 5 - Citizen Communication
Item 6 - Approval of Minutes
Item 7 - Consent Agenda
Item 8b - Staff Reports - Presentation by Robert Rodriguez (Finance Director) on the City of Harlingen Investment Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2024.
Item 8c - Presentation by Schneider Electric on potential future energy savings. (This item was requested by Commissioner Rene Perez and Commissioner Ford Kinsley)
Item 8d - Presentation by Roxanna Moore (JHL President) and Amanda Lucio (JLH Ex-Officio) on the 2025 Kid Fit Event.
Item 9 - Public Hearings
Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning request from Residential, Single-Family ("R-1 ") District to Residential, Duplex ("R-2") District for a property located at 101 W. Pierce Avenue, bearing a legal description of Lot 6, Block 139, Harlingen Original Townsite. Applicant: Reynaldo Del Taro c/o Anacahuita Development.
Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow alcoholic beverages for onsite consumption at an event center in a General Retail ("GR") District for a tract of land bearing a legal description of 5.57 acres out of 15.57 acres out of Block 185, San Benito Land and Water Company Subdivision, located on the east side of South Ed Carey Drive, approximately 974 feet south of South Expressway 83 Frontage Road. Applicant: RGV Wine Country c/o Rodrigo Rubiano.
Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in a General Retail District ("GR") located at 1301 N. 77 Sunshine Strip, bearing a legal description of Block 5 and the North Part of Block 6, Brown Subdivision. Applicant: Tim llaoa c/o 7-Eieven Inc.
Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a storage building greater than 144 square feet in a Residential, Single- Family ("R-1") District located at 2220 E. Crockett Street, bearing a legal description of Lot 9, Block 2, Pendleton Subdivision. Applicant: James Petty.
Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a rezoning from Residential, Single-Family ("R-1 ") District to Residential, Duplex ("R-2") District for a property located at 2013 W. La Salle Avenue, bearing a legal description of Lot 40, Block 1, Wallace's Home Lawn Subdivision. Applicant: Claudio Cordova c/o Maria Guadalupe Chavez.
Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading, amending the Harlingen Code of Ordinances, Chapter 111 (Zoning), Article XVII (Downtown District Overlay), Section 111-505, regarding the issuance of Special Use Permits
Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to select one or multiple projects for consideration under the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program
Item 10h - Consideration and possible action to approve a request to repair damages sustained to the Parking Lot located at 1116 S. Commerce St., Harlingen, TX 78550, (Richard's Restaurant), caused by the city's refuse units while servicing the garbage containers. This is considered private property, with a total estimated cost of $1,465.00, which includes cost of repairs, equipment, materials, and labor.
Item 10i - Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Donna for the sale of three refuse vehicles
Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to approve a request from Remi Garza, Cameron County Elections Administrator, to use the Harlingen Cultural Arts Center, 575 "76" Dr., as a polling place for the May 3, 2025, General and Special Elections Early Voting and Election Day site on the dates and times below. Attachment (City Secretary). Early Voting : Tuesday-Friday, April 22nd-25th from 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday-Tuesday, April 28th-29th from 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Election Day: Saturday, May 3rd from 7:00a.m. to 7:00p.m.
Item 10k - Consideration and possible action to re-schedule the City Commission Meeting of April 2, 2025, to a future date.
Item 11 - Board Appointments
Item 14 - Adjournment
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