Video index
Item 1 - Call to Order
Item 2 - Conflict of interest
Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements
Item 3c - City Commission Member Announcements
Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter-"Pet of the Week"
Item 4b - Procl amation- "Food Allergy Awareness Week"
Item 4c - Proclamation - National Tennis Month
Item 4d - Certificate of Recognition - Gutierrez Middle School Boy's & Girls Golf Team
Item 4e - Recognition Award - HHSS Boys & Girls Swim Team
Item 4f -Recognition Award- HHSS Boys Soccer Team
Item 5 - Citizen Communication
Item 6 - Approval of Minutes
Item 7 - Consent Agenda
Item 8 - Staff Reports and Other Discussion Items
Item 9a - Public hearing amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances Chapter 111 , Zoning , Article XVIII, Section 111-505(a) Special Use Permits; by eliminating the need for a special use permit to receive a recommendation from the Downtown Improvement District Board and eliminating the language to not allow an adult business in the Downtown District Overlay. Applicant: City of Harlingen
Item 9b - Public hearing for a rezoning request from Residential, Single Family (" R-1 ") District to Planned Development (" PO ") District to allow 32-foot wide paved streets with 50 feet of right- of-way and smaller lots for Lots 4, 8, 18, 22, 25, 26, 42, 53, 57 for a 140 lot single-family residential development on a property bearing a legal description of the West 19.5500 acres and the North 9.5500 acres of Block 76, Lon C. Hill Subdivision, located at the southwest corner of Lipscomb Avenue and West New Hampshire Street. Applicant: Ricardo Garcia c/o Affordable Homes of South Texas Inc.
Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances Chapter 111 , Zoning, Article XVIII , Section 111-505(a) Special Use Permits; by eliminating the need for a special use permit to receive a recommendation from the Downtown Improvement District Board and eliminating the language to not allow an adult business in the Downtown District Overlay. Applicant: City of Harlingen.
Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a request to rezone from Residential, Single Family (" R-1 ") District to Planned Development (" PO ") District to allow 32-foot wide paved streets with 50 feet of right-of-way and smaller lots for Lots 4, 8, 18 , 22 , 25, 26, 42, 53, 57 for a 140 lot single-family residential development on a property bearing a legal description of the West 19 .5500 acres and the North 9.5500 acres of Block 76, Lon C. Hill Subdivision, located at the southwest corner of Lipscomb Avenue and West New Hampshire Street. Applicant: Ricardo Garcia c/o Affordable Homes of South Texas Inc.
Item 10c -Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading authorizing Visit Harlingen (Harlingen CVB) to sell souvenir items at the Downtown Improvement District office.
Item 10d -Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed Kingswood Subdivision, bearing a legal description of 9.815 acres out of Lot 17 , Cunningham's Subdivision, located on the Southside of Primera Road, approximately 515.48 feet west of Southbound Frontage Road of Expressway 77 . Applicant: Melden & Hunt c/o Prisma Development, LLC.
Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to approve the Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc. funding for the TSTC Goal Line Assistance Program and TSTC CTE Signing Day Scholarship Program.
Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution supporting the conceptual creation of the Rio Grande Valley Flood Control District.
Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution in support of legislative action to amend the Texas Transportation Code to expand and enhance overweight corridor designations for improved freight mobility between ports of entry in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.
Item 10h - Discussion and possible action to establish specific dates for upcoming Town Hall meetings and Neighborhood Revitalization Walks for Districts 1 through 5. The objective is to promote community engagement, address neighborhood concerns, and support revitalization efforts.
Item 11 - Board Appointments
Item 12 - Executive Session
Item 13 - Action on Executive Session Items
Item 14 - Adjournment
May 07, 2025 City Commission Regular Meeting 05-07-2025
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Item 1 - Call to Order
Item 2 - Conflict of interest
Item 3a - Mayor's Announcements
Item 3c - City Commission Member Announcements
Item 4a - Harlingen Animal Shelter-"Pet of the Week"
Item 4b - Procl amation- "Food Allergy Awareness Week"
Item 4c - Proclamation - National Tennis Month
Item 4d - Certificate of Recognition - Gutierrez Middle School Boy's & Girls Golf Team
Item 4e - Recognition Award - HHSS Boys & Girls Swim Team
Item 4f -Recognition Award- HHSS Boys Soccer Team
Item 5 - Citizen Communication
Item 6 - Approval of Minutes
Item 7 - Consent Agenda
Item 8 - Staff Reports and Other Discussion Items
Item 9a - Public hearing amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances Chapter 111 , Zoning , Article XVIII, Section 111-505(a) Special Use Permits; by eliminating the need for a special use permit to receive a recommendation from the Downtown Improvement District Board and eliminating the language to not allow an adult business in the Downtown District Overlay. Applicant: City of Harlingen
Item 9b - Public hearing for a rezoning request from Residential, Single Family (" R-1 ") District to Planned Development (" PO ") District to allow 32-foot wide paved streets with 50 feet of right- of-way and smaller lots for Lots 4, 8, 18, 22, 25, 26, 42, 53, 57 for a 140 lot single-family residential development on a property bearing a legal description of the West 19.5500 acres and the North 9.5500 acres of Block 76, Lon C. Hill Subdivision, located at the southwest corner of Lipscomb Avenue and West New Hampshire Street. Applicant: Ricardo Garcia c/o Affordable Homes of South Texas Inc.
Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ordinances Chapter 111 , Zoning, Article XVIII , Section 111-505(a) Special Use Permits; by eliminating the need for a special use permit to receive a recommendation from the Downtown Improvement District Board and eliminating the language to not allow an adult business in the Downtown District Overlay. Applicant: City of Harlingen.
Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading for a request to rezone from Residential, Single Family (" R-1 ") District to Planned Development (" PO ") District to allow 32-foot wide paved streets with 50 feet of right-of-way and smaller lots for Lots 4, 8, 18 , 22 , 25, 26, 42, 53, 57 for a 140 lot single-family residential development on a property bearing a legal description of the West 19 .5500 acres and the North 9.5500 acres of Block 76, Lon C. Hill Subdivision, located at the southwest corner of Lipscomb Avenue and West New Hampshire Street. Applicant: Ricardo Garcia c/o Affordable Homes of South Texas Inc.
Item 10c -Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance on first reading authorizing Visit Harlingen (Harlingen CVB) to sell souvenir items at the Downtown Improvement District office.
Item 10d -Consideration and possible action to approve the preliminary construction plans and final plat with conditions of the proposed Kingswood Subdivision, bearing a legal description of 9.815 acres out of Lot 17 , Cunningham's Subdivision, located on the Southside of Primera Road, approximately 515.48 feet west of Southbound Frontage Road of Expressway 77 . Applicant: Melden & Hunt c/o Prisma Development, LLC.
Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to approve the Development Corporation of Harlingen, Inc. funding for the TSTC Goal Line Assistance Program and TSTC CTE Signing Day Scholarship Program.
Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution supporting the conceptual creation of the Rio Grande Valley Flood Control District.
Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution in support of legislative action to amend the Texas Transportation Code to expand and enhance overweight corridor designations for improved freight mobility between ports of entry in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.
Item 10h - Discussion and possible action to establish specific dates for upcoming Town Hall meetings and Neighborhood Revitalization Walks for Districts 1 through 5. The objective is to promote community engagement, address neighborhood concerns, and support revitalization efforts.
Item 11 - Board Appointments
Item 12 - Executive Session
Item 13 - Action on Executive Session Items
Item 14 - Adjournment
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