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Key outcomes at a glance:

- Creation of Office of City Clerk (Ordinance 7a): Motion moved and seconded; commission approved by voice vote. Mover/second not specified on the record.

- Creation of Food Services Department (Ordinance 7b): Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- Alley easement vacation (Ordinance 7c, first reading): Ordinance directing the city manager to vacate, abandon and close a 10-foot by 2,702.9-foot alley easement (0.06 acre) on Lot 14, Block 160, Bell Development, first reading; motion moved and seconded and the item passed. The agenda text identified this as first reading.

- Adoption of the City of Pharr one-year action plan for Program Year 2025 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Resolution 7d): Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- Purchase of shaftless screw conveyor for public utilities (Item 9a): Approved purchase from May Square Water Treatment LLC for Meadowbrook, Texas, in the amount of $150,000.

- Lease agreement with Seventh-day Adventist Church (Item 10a): Approved; lease for use of a parking lot was approved and the meeting record references Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 to 551.087 in connection with a later executive session.

All consent-agenda items were called \"so moved\" and \"seconded\" and passed on voice votes; the transcript records commissioners saying \"All in favor? Aye. Opposed? It passes,\" but does not list individual roll-call tallies. The commission convened an executive session under Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 to 551.087 and returned to open session; no additional public action on executive-session topics was recorded.

Why it matters: The ordinances reconfigure internal city departments and the HUD action plan and equipment purchase have operational and budget implications for Pharr's utilities, housing and public services programs.

Ending: Items were approved as part of the consent agenda; the commission adjourned following routine business.
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\"First and foremost, Mayor, Commission, I want to thank you. I want to thank you for allowing me to have this opportunity,\" Garza Reyes told the commission after the mayor called her forward. In her remarks she emphasized the city's focus on providing services to residents, supporting innovation and building a workforce that can sustain operational improvements over time.

Commissioners and city staff offered congratulations and personal remarks. Several speakers described Garza Reyes as a longtime city employee who would help advance internal processes and departmental collaboration; the mayor and other commissioners praised her leadership and encouraged a collaborative management style.

Why it matters: The promotion puts Garza Reyes in a senior operational role responsible for coordinating departmental performance and implementing initiatives the commission has prioritized, including workforce development and enhanced service delivery.

Ending: Garza Reyes accepted the congratulations and the commission moved on to other agenda items; no public policy or compensation details were announced on the record at the meeting.
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City Manager Jonathan Flores, via the program video, said the internships were intended to introduce high school juniors, seniors and early-college students to city government: \"We wanted to create a program for high school students and for college freshmen and sophomores that would be able to introduce them to city government,\" he said. City staff said interns were placed across multiple departments and took part in meetings, inspections, technology support and final presentations to city leadership.

Students who spoke during the program described hands-on tasks. An intern identified as Mariano said the IT placement included setting up computers, reconnecting printers and working as support across divisions: \"We deal with a lot of stuff like setting up computers or resetting printers,\" Mariano said. Another intern, Ernesto, described accompanying building inspectors on site and learning how inspections are conducted.

Why it matters: City officials framed the paid program as a local workforce investment and an opportunity to broaden students' exposure to public-service careers. Several commissioners and directors congratulated the interns and encouraged them to pursue future leadership roles.

Numbers and clarifications: Staff remarks contained two counts: a city official spoke of a total of 24 interns at one point; the program's video described 22 interns placed across 10 to 11 departments. Meeting records did not reconcile the difference during the session.

Ending: The commission posed for a group photo with interns and directed city communications to publish photos and recaps on the Parks & Recreation pages.
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Veronica Gonzales, speaking for UTRGV, thanked Pharr officials and said the university's enrollment has grown and its programs have expanded. \"While some enrollments are declining at universities across the country, ours has risen to over 34,000 students here at UTRGV,\" she said. Roberto \"Bobby\" Carrillo, a Pharr commissioner, read the city's formal proclamation, which \"do[es] hereby proclaim the month of August 2025 as the tenth year anniversary of UTRGV.\"

The proclamation and subsequent remarks placed special emphasis on UTRGV's recent additions in health education and regional clinical capacity. Gonzales noted the university has graduated more than 60,000 students since it opened in 2015 and cited new degree programs in health and STEM fields. She and city officials also referenced the university's forthcoming regional cancer and surgery center and an expansion of professional schools, including optometry and podiatry programs mentioned in the proclamation text.

Why it matters: City leaders framed the proclamation as recognition of UTRGV's economic and workforce impact in the Rio Grande Valley, and they emphasized partnerships between the university and local government and economic development organizations.

Additional context and funding references: During the ceremony, Deputy City Manager Cynthia Garza Reyes summarized the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) program, describing it as a state funding mechanism created by the Texas Legislature that has enabled large-scale academic, prevention and capital projects. Garza Reyes said the program has provided \"over 3,500,000,000.0\" across a multi-year span and characterized recent annual funding at about $300,000,000 per year. She also referenced a proposed dementia research initiative, described in the meeting as DeepRIT, with a proposed $5 billion authorization on a future ballot.

The city staged a photo opportunity with UTRGV staff at the meeting and invited the commission to future ribbon-cuttings for the new cancer center.

Ending: The proclamation was ceremonial; the commission did not take additional formal action on UTRGV funding or projects at the meeting.
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