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Key outcomes

- Municipal judge: Commissioners voted to reappoint Judge Juan Villescaz; first reading adoption was moved, seconded and approved without recorded roll‑call tally.

- Moore Road funding: The commission approved a resolution authorizing execution of an advanced funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for Moore Road (text in the transcript truncated as \"between KJ and\" and the precise termini are not specified in the meeting record).

- FEMA SAFER grant: Commissioners authorized submission of an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to fund six firefighter positions.

- Community Development Council appointment: Staff recommended and the commission approved reappointing Frank Saldana to the Community Development Council.

- Texas Gas Service rate suspension: The commission approved resolutions suspending the August 19, 2025, effective date of the Texas Gas Service Company's proposed rate adjustment for cities within the Rio Grande Valley service area.

- Fire equipment purchase: The commission authorized purchase of pneumatic shoring equipment from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialist (Houston) in the amount of $238,006.00 through BuyBoard cooperative contract #746‑24.

- Toll system contract negotiation: The commission authorized the city manager to negotiate and enter into a service contract with Via Plus (Carrollton, Texas) for the Pharr International Bridge toll‑collection system.

- Real‑property sale authorization: The commission authorized the city manager to negotiate the sale of real property located at 9901 South Cage Boulevard.

- Moore Brook engineering amendment: The commission approved Amendment No. 3 in the amount of $148,526 to the professional engineering services agreement with GDJ Engineering for the Moore Brook project.

- Financial advisory amendment: The commission approved Amendment No. 1 to the financial advisory services contract with PFM Financial Advisors.

- Equipment lease: The commission authorized the city manager to enter into a lease agreement with Texas Underground Inc. (Pearland, Texas) for rental of a 2025 Freightliner Vectra truck (BuyBoard #676‑22).

Consent agenda: The consent agenda motion carried; the transcript records \"1 abstention for the record\" but does not identify which commissioner abstained.

Vote tallies and movers: The transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes (“All in favor? Aye. Opposed? It passes.”) for each item; the record does not provide individual roll‑call vote tallies except for the single abstention noted on the consent agenda.

Why it matters: These items authorize staffing‑grant pursuit, capital‑equipment purchases, contract negotiations for bridge tolling, property disposition and project engineering amendments that commit staff to next steps and potential future expenditures.

What was not included in the public transcript: ordinance/resolution numbers and some motion details were truncated or not specified in the meeting audio transcription; specific mover/second names and individual commissioner votes (except the one abstention) are not recorded in the provided excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Commission Meeting 07-07-25 | City of Pharr","oneSentenceSummary","The City of Pharr commission approved multiple resolutions, contracts and appointments at its meeting, including reappointing the municipal judge, executing a TxDOT advanced funding agreement for Moore Road, and authorizing equipment purchases and contract negotiations.","taxTitle","Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas","taxId",2804,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511532,"City engineer reports progress and right‑of‑way issues on I Road, Moore Road and a bridge span near Irrigation District No. 2",65,363000,428000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5323177-933c98d70604d2b5e03a4bb2f5a2677b&start=363&end=428","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5323177-933c98d70604d2b5e03a4bb2f5a2677b/thumbnail_363000.jpg","/articles/6511532/Pharr/Hidalgo-County/Texas/City-engineer-reports-progress-and-rightofway-issues-on-I-Road-Moore-Road-and-a-bridge-span-near-Irrigation-District-No-2","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511532-70e7aab1d9b259c9b03d21c359e9f235/orig.mp4?Expires=1770990678&Signature=XMdEHibEYf6boBIGDKO88J~4i6jU80R9vgMNCh2wXG2NIaBiCDsHJGI-4plx250-3980ReF6WNlggJJMTsVQRNH1y53oBziUeM1AUcDKpnc1aoHGU5sNOwoIKLTr95Z~84j~50nDVFG91R0UKEeHyNNfU16WbHih1SIzp0jX~mGjLUzOW07~e99iwcrqYBsHdK4iywZ8iXhFTfsACjyR3LYYtRLDaw~B3XdOFa6hxHessj~bQH6GSxzT51Zpdc0bavFfoP97pLOTvmB-UnoLAC-nqNWQYeeHndino58eZnobggjkBkK7WibRRb9s~kMbnqSCv~NnREtfPXAEsckf1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Pharr Assistant City Engineer Bilal briefed the commission on progress and remaining obstacles for several capital projects, including the I Road and Moore Road projects and a bridge that crosses Irrigation District No. 2.

On the I Road project Bilal said there are four outstanding parcels to be acquired; the right‑of‑way agent expects those to close “in about two weeks,” and the engineer said one parcel is in condemnation. On Moore Road he said several parcels remain in negotiation, with the largest outstanding parcel involving Irrigation District No. 2.

Bilal said the bridge project is progressing but the crossing over the Irrigation District No. 2 canal affects one span — specifically the second‑to‑last span before the structure reaches the port of entry — and that presents a conflict the project team and the city continue to address.

The commission did not record a detailed timetable or new funding sources in the engineer’s remarks. The transcript shows commission members and the mayor asking clarifying questions and offering to seek solutions with the Irrigation District.

Why it matters: right‑of‑way acquisitions, condemnation proceedings and third‑party utilities or irrigation districts can delay project schedules and increase costs; the bridge span conflict with Irrigation District No. 2 is a specific implementation risk the city will need to resolve before final completion.

What was not decided at this meeting: the transcript contains the engineer’s status report only; no formal action to change design, funding or acquisition strategy appears in the provided excerpt.","The City of Pharr city engineer reported that four parcels remain to be acquired for the I Road project, that several Moore Road parcels are still in negotiation (one in condemnation), and that a bridge span crosses land controlled by Irrigation District No. 2, creating a construction conflict.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511536,"Residents oppose proposed 150‑unit townhouse development near Nolana, ask for traffic and environmental studies",105,123000,228000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5323177-933c98d70604d2b5e03a4bb2f5a2677b&start=123&end=228","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5323177-933c98d70604d2b5e03a4bb2f5a2677b/thumbnail_123000.jpg","/articles/6511536/Pharr/Hidalgo-County/Texas/Residents-oppose-proposed-150unit-townhouse-development-near-Nolana-ask-for-traffic-and-environmental-studies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511536-129748d35d8a592ed371fd37233402b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770990678&Signature=R5SXQtXYKNStUX9IOFwnSaYu33yh9WGo1TNlMSZ~7njjlVFV3Sdua8EuZ~2cFJf1k1VXmzLDGYXJbU3cfTBjoZFIF0Pjjw1e1i9XjGPh17UsFZt2SrfBSpJToiDXrHG0JeGAoRbVdpzhDSlXcPL9ji9rey1tPzubNzb3EERXYGdzTgeAGLhD2dfZADbsdhRBcvdZHUuQnNWnXMbyLt8uEFm04r-ibVyN5hixD8iWgDjOQUWtFMMAQgffIO80IFL28StC3UShS0dTlwmVtRMxM4vvgmfmRfZU75N~BJO~2iASVSOrnr7IInXdFJCFzmlqnV7x-7bJek~iYGsaUcnUTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a public hearing Thursday during the City of Pharr commission meeting, residents who said they live next to the site of a proposed 150‑unit townhouse development urged elected officials to halt or reduce the project and to require further traffic and environmental study.

Imelda Cantu, who identified herself as a resident directly impacted by the plan, told the commission she opposed the proposed 150 townhouses because of the development’s scale and design and asked the city to require “a full impact and traffic study” and to involve neighbors in discussion of alternatives or mitigation. She said the project would strain infrastructure on Nolana, worsen traffic and emergency‑response times, and further burden schools that she described as “already at capacity.” Cantu also raised concerns about loss of green space, increased flooding risk, noise, reduced air quality, and the height of two‑story townhouses being incompatible with surrounding single‑family homes. She said residents feared short‑term‑rental companies would buy units and that bordering homeowners would lose privacy and property value.

Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez asked Cantu what data supported her statement that schools are at capacity; Cantu said she was reading material prepared by another resident (identified in the meeting as \"Nora\") and that those speaking did not have personal knowledge of the underlying data. The transcript records the mayor’s request for source data but does not show the commission directing staff to produce specific studies during the public hearing.

Speakers asked for a green buffer zone between the development and existing houses; the meeting record shows the public‑comment period ended before the commission discussed or took action on the development application during this session.

Why it matters: neighbors’ requests for traffic, school‑capacity and environmental studies could affect whether the city requires conditions on a development permit, and the city’s response would determine whether the project proceeds as proposed or with mitigations.

The record does not show the commission taking a vote on the development at this meeting. The public comments and the mayor’s request for data were recorded during the formal public‑hearing segment of the agenda.

What was not in the record: residents cited school capacity and other quantitative impacts but did not provide supporting documents during their oral remarks; commissioners did not state findings or vote on the project in the transcript provided.

Next steps: The transcript shows public comment only; the commission did not announce a decision or an instruction to staff on the item during this meeting.","At a public hearing during the City of Pharr commission meeting, residents who live adjacent to a proposed development of 150 townhouses urged commissioners to scale back the project, request traffic and school‑capacity studies, and preserve a green buffer; city officials asked presenters to identify the data supporting school‑capacity claims.","actionData","errors"]

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Pharr commission approves municipal judge reappointment, TxDOT funding agreement and multiple contracts; consent agenda passes with one abstention

City engineer reports progress and right‑of‑way issues on I Road, Moore Road and a bridge span near Irrigation District No. 2

Residents oppose proposed 150‑unit townhouse development near Nolana, ask for traffic and environmental studies