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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/29/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: *** DRAFT ***  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 300 N. CAMPBELL AND VIRTUALLY
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26-1065 11. MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of August 18, 2026, and September 15, 2026, and the Work Session of September 14, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-0061 12. Request to ExcuseREQUEST TO EXCUSE ABSENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS   Not available Not available
26-1026 23. ResolutionsA Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an Interlocal Agreement by and between the City of El Paso and the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) to collaborate and promote stewardship and optimal utilization of blood products, reduce expiration and wastage of blood components, and establish procedures for transfer of eligible blood products from EMS inventory to UMC inventory for a period of four (4) years, with the ability to be renewed for an additional period.   Not available Not available
26-1043 24. ResolutionsA Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of El Paso, by and through the El Paso Fire Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to provide trainings for FBI Emergency Medical Technicians, in order to increase qualified public safety responders during medical emergencies.   Not available Not available
26-1058 15. ResolutionsA Resolution approving a Detailed Site Development Plan for Lot 1, Block 1, Regal Crest Unit Three Replat “C”, 424 Redd Road, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, Pursuant to Section 20.04.150. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: 424 Redd Rd. Applicant: El Paso Redd Take Five, LLC Case Number: PZDS26-00024   Not available Not available
26-1060 16. ResolutionsA Resolution that the City Manager, or designee, be authorized to terminate the Multiple Use Agreement for construction, maintenance, and operation of Public Recreational Area-Lincoln Park on the Texas Department of Transportation right-of-way, originally dated the 8th day of August, 1974, with the Texas Department of Transportation, provided such documents are approved by the City Attorney’s office as to form and comply with department policies and procedures.   Not available Not available
26-1061 17. ResolutionsA Resolution that the City Manager, or designee, be authorized to sign the Multiple Use Agreement for the construction, maintenance and operation of Lincoln Park - El Paso's Chicano Park on the highway right of way US 54 with Texas Department of Transportation, provided such documents are approved by the City Attorney’s office as to form and comply with department policies and procedures.   Not available Not available
26-1062 18. ResolutionsRequest that the Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Director be authorized to execute the Consent to Assignment of Contract 2023-0137 Vending Machines by and between the City, El Paso Snax Company (“Assignor”) and Imperial, LLC (“Assignee”).   Not available Not available
26-1084 19. ResolutionsA Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a License Agreement between the City of El Paso and El Paso Community Foundation's Borderland Rescue Fund for the use of approximately 10,000 square feet of the City's property at 401 E. Mills, El Paso, Texas 79901, for storage of pet food and personal hygiene products for the Library Pet Pantries.   Not available Not available
26-1067 110. Board AppointmentsNathan Coleman to the City Accessibility Advisory Committee by Representative Cynthia Boyar Trejo, District 4.   Not available Not available
26-1041 111. Notice for NotationFor Notation Only, Delinquent Hotel Occupancy Tax Report as of August 31, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-1042 212. Notice for NotationFor notation only, P-Card Transactions for the period of July 21, 2026 to August 20, 2026 Special Projects, and Discretionary fund expenditures for Mayor, City Council Representatives, City Attorney’s Office, City Manager’s Office and staff.   Not available Not available
26-1048 113. Notice of Campaign ContributionsReceipt of campaign contributions by Matthew J. Guzman, candidate for District 8, in the amounts of $1,000 from Lane Gaddy, $1,000 from Douglas Schwartz, $1,000 from Martha Hunt, $500 from Kelvin Kroeker, $2,000 from Miguel Fernandez, $1,000 from Kelly Tomblin, $1,000 from Johnny Escalante, $1,000 from Donald Margo, $1,000 from Rogelio Lopez, and $1,000 from Ted Houghton.   Not available Not available
26-1086 114. Notice of Campaign ContributionsReceipt of campaign contributions by Representative Ivan Niño in the amount of $2,000.00 from El Paso Municipal Police Officers Political Action Committee Fund; $1,000.00 from Ruben Chavez; $1,000.00 from Rogelio Lopez; $2,500.00 from L. Frederick Francis; $2,500.00 from Richard A. Castro; $1,500.00 from Stanley P. Jobe; $1,500.00 from Edward Escudero; $1,500.00 from El Paso Electric Company Employee PAC Texas; $1,500.00 from Woody L. Hunt; $100.00 from Cinco Houghton; $150.00 from Garret Yancey; $1,500.00 from Douglas Schwartz; $1,500.00 from Edward Houghton; $1,000.00 from Benjamin Arriola Jr.; $1,000.00 from Miguel Fernandez; $1,000.00 from Richard Aguilar; $1,000.00 from Ricardo Mora; $1,000.00 from Lane Gaddy; $1,500.00 from Randall Bowling; $1,000.00 from Martha Hunt; and $1,500.00 from Kathy & Raymond Palacios.   Not available Not available
26-1040 115. Requests to Issue Purchase OrdersThe?request that the Director of Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing be authorized to issue Purchase Order(s) for Solicitation?2026-0502 Police Motorcycle Parts, Service and Maintenance to?Viva Powersports, LLC dba Viva Powersports for?a term of?three (3)?years?for an estimated amount of $405,000.00. The total contract time is for?three (3)?years for a total estimated amount of?$405,000.00 Department: Streets and Maintenance Award to: Viva Powersports, LLC dba Viva Powersports City & State: El Paso, Texas Item(s): All Term: 3 Years Option Term: NA Total Contract Time: 3 Years Annual Estimated Award: $135,000.00 Term Estimated Award: $405,000.00 Option Term Estimated Award: NA Total Estimated Award $405,000.00 Account(s) 532 - 3600 - 521210 - 37020 - P3701 (Parts) 532 - 3600 - 531250 - 37020 - P3701 (Service) Funding Source(s): Internal Service Fund District(s): All ? Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing and Streets and Maintenance Departments?recommend a non-competitive award under Procurement Sourcing Policy Section 9.1.8.1 (2):?If a contract   Not available Not available
26-1047 116. Requests to Issue Purchase OrdersThe award of Task Order #13K-1 for Solicitation 2025-0027 on-call horizontal construction to Keystone Contractors & Engineers for Zoo Improvements - Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for a total of $650,847.88. Approval will allow the City to start construction services for Zoo Improvements (AZA).   Not available Not available
26-1055 117. BidsThe?award of Solicitation 2026-0335 Rodents, Rabbits, Quails, Chicks to RodentPro.com, LLC?for?a?term of three (3)?years?for an estimated amount of $108,557.00. Department: Zoo Award to: RodentPro.com, LLC? City & State: Inglefield, IN Item(s): All Initial Term: 3 Years Option Term: NA Total Contract Time: 3 Years Year 1: $34,435.00 Year 2: $36,114.00 Year 3: $38,008.00 Total Estimated Award $108,557.00 Account(s) Zoo Operations Funding Source(s): 452-3400-52140-531100-P5241 District(s): All ? This was a Low Bid Procurement for a replacement contract. The Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing and Zoo departments recommend award as indicated to RodentPro.com, LLC, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. It is requested that the City Manager be authorized to establish the funding sources and make any necessary budget transfers, and execute any and all documents necessary for execution of this award.   Not available Not available
26-1057 118. BidsThe award of Solicitation 2026-0330 Zoo Grass Hay to the following suppliers: 1) Fox Constructor, LLC and 2) Canutillo Feed, LLC for a total estimated amount of $152,964.00. Department: Zoo Award to Supplier 1: Fox Constructor, LLC City & State: El Paso, TX Item(s): 1,2 Initial Term: 3 Years Option Terms: N/A Total Contract Time: 3 Years Annual Estimated Award: $23,388.00 Initial Term Estimated Award: $70,164.00 Option Term Estimated Award: N/A Total Estimated Award: $70,164.00 Award to Supplier 2: Canutillo Feed, LLC City & State: Canutillo, TX Item(s): 3,4 Initial Term: 3 Years Option Terms: N/A Total Contract Time: 3 Years Annual Estimated Award: $27,600.00 Initial Term Estimated Award: $82,800.00 Option Term Estimated Award: N/A Total Estimated Award: $82,800.00 Total Annual Estimated Award: $50,988.00 Total Initial Term Estimated Award: $152,964.00 Total Option Term Estimated Award: N/A Total Estimated Award: $152,964.00 Account(s) 452-3400-52140-531100-P5241 Funding Source(s): Zoo Gate Operations District(s): All ? This was a Low Bid Procureme   Not available Not available
26-1021 119. OrdinancesAn Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to Double H Contracting, Inc., for the purchase price of $209,228; such real property legally described as a portion of Lot 1, Block 5, Continental Industrial Park, an addition to the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 56, Page 59, Plat Records of El Paso County, Texas.   Not available Not available
26-0956 220. OrdinancesAn Ordinance granting Special Permit No. PZST26-00006, to allow for infill development with a reduction to average lot width on the property described as Lot 4, Block 1, Sunrise Acres No.2 Replat “E”, 8009 Mitzie Ram Place, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, pursuant to Section 20.10.280 Infill Development of the El Paso City Code. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: 8009 Mitzie Ram Applicant: Hector Isaiah Gallegos Case Number: PZST26-00006   Not available Not available
26-1024 121. OrdinancesAn Ordinance amending Title 15 (Public Services)Chapter 15.12 (Water and Sewer System) to add certain definitions in Section15.12.005 (Definitions); and adding the following Sections: Section 15.12.080 (Required Disclosures) for disclosures on Commercial Solicitations relating to Water Quality, Water Safety, Water Testing, Water Treatment, or Water Filtration; Section15.12.082 (Form of Disclosure); Section 15.12.084 (Application/Exclusion), Section 15.12.086 (Violations), Section 15.12.088 (Enforcement); Penalty as provided in Section 15.12.088 of the El Paso City Code.   Not available Not available
26-1085 122. Members of the City CouncilDiscussion and action to approve a Resolution that the City Council declares that the expenditure of District 8 discretionary funds, in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00, for the curation, construction, promotion, and/or programming of the El Paso Museum of History exhibit “Where It Began: Civil Rights and the El Paso Branch of the NAACP”, coinciding with the 89th Annual Texas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention to be held in El Paso, serves the municipal purpose of enhancing the quality of life of the citizens of El Paso through entertainment and education and by fostering community pride and encouraging civic engagement; And, that the City Manager, or designee, be authorized to effectuate any budget transfers and execute any contracts and/or related documents necessary to ensure that the funds are properly expended for the municipal purpose.   Not available Not available
26-1059 123. Other Bids, Contracts, ProcurementsDiscussion and action on the?request that the Director of Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing be authorized to issue Purchase Order(s) for Solicitation 2027-0028 Toll System Maintenance to The Revenue Markets, Inc.?for?a?term of one (1)?year?for an estimated amount of $250,000.00. Department: International Bridges Award to: The Revenue Markets, Inc.? City & State: Accord, NY Item(s): All Initial Term: 1 Year Option Term: NA Total Contract Time: 1 Year Total Estimated Award $250,000.00 Account(s) Operating Fund Funding Source(s): 564-3300-64830-522290-P6408 564-3305-64830-531325-BMF0010 District(s): All ? This is a Non-Competitive Award - Sole Source Contract. Non-Competitive Procurement under Local Government General Exemption: Section 252.022: (7) a procurement of items that are available from only one source, (A) items that are available from only one source because of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies. The Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing and International Bridges departments recommend award as indicated to The R   Not available Not available
26-1046 124. Other Bids, Contracts, ProcurementsDiscussion and action on the?request that the Director of Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing be authorized to issue Purchase Order(s) for Solicitation?2026-0130 Bibliotheca?to?Bibliotheca, LLC?the sole?authorized distributor of self-checks, Tattle-Tape Gates and Book Checks for?a term of?three (3) years for an estimated budgeted amount of $241,700.53.?Supplier will?be required?to?provide an?updated sole source letter and?affidavit?each year. Department: Libraries Award to: Bibliotheca, LLC City & State: Lake Elmo, MN Item(s): All Initial Term: 3 Years Total Contract Time: 3 Years Year 1: $37,543.22 Year 2: $101,273.88 Year 3: $102,883.43 Initial Term Estimated Award: $241,700.53 Total Estimated Award $241,700.53 Account(s) 239-1000-15240-522290-P1506 Funding Source(s): General Fund District(s): All ? ?Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing and Libraries Departments?recommend a non-competitive award under Local Government?General?Exemption: Section 252.022 (7) a procurement of items that are available from only one source, incl   Not available Not available
26-1063 125. Other Bids, Contracts, ProcurementsDiscussion and action on the award of Solicitation 2026-0421 Armored Car Services to Night Eyes Protective Services, Inc. for a term of three (3) years for an estimated amount of $3,869,712.00. Department: International Bridges Award to: Night Eyes Protective Services, Inc. City & State: El Paso, TX Item(s): All Initial Term: 3 Years Option Term: NA Total Contract Time: 3 Years Annual Estimated Award: $64,248.00 Initial Term Estimated Award: $192,744.00 Option Term Estimated Award: NA Total Estimated Award $192,744.00 Accounts(s): General Funds Funding Source(s): 454-1000-54000-522150-P6403 District(s): All Department: Libraries Award to: Night Eyes Protective Services, Inc. City & State: El Paso, TX Item(s): All Initial Term: 3 Years Option Term: NA Total Contract Time: 3 Years Annual Estimated Award: $2,460.00 Initial Term Estimated Award: $7,380.00 Option Term Estimated Award: NA Total Estimated Award $7,380.00 Accounts(s): General Funds Funding Source(s): 453-1000-53000-522120-P5309 District(s):    Not available Not available
26-1064 126. Other BusinessDiscussion and action on a Resolution that Schedule C, attached to the FY 2027 Budget Resolution and effective September 1, 2026, is hereby amended, effective September 29, 2026, to add or revise certain fees for the Animal Services and Code Enforcement Departments, as set forth in Attachment A of the Resolution.   Not available Not available
26-1054 127. Other BusinessDiscussion and action that the City Manager be authorized to sign an Amendment to the Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement (“Agreement”) by and between the CITY OF EL PASO ("City") and LEGATE CO TEXAS, LLC ("Applicant”) for the renovation of a mixed-use building located in downtown El Paso at 201 East San Antonio Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79901 to extend the Certificate of Occupancy deadline and reduce the construction materials sales tax and permit fee rebates.   Not available Not available
26-1053 128. Other BusinessDiscussion and action on a Motion by City Council to grant an exception from the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages within 300 feet of a public or private school and daycare requested from Mojo’s Good Vibes LLC, for the property located at 12275 Pellicano, and legally described as Lot 7, Block 541, Vista Del Sol #164, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Subject Property: 12275 Pellicano Applicant: Shalen Haribhai   Not available Not available
26-1049 129. Other BusinessDiscussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council hereby accepts the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan agreement in its substantially final form in order to secure receipt of funds in the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($2,547,000.00), to be fully repaid over no more than twenty-five (25) years, for SIB loan number S2026-015-11 Buffalo Soldier Reconstruction and Brown Street Shared Use Path, to finance the City’s local match and actual cost of construction, environmental, engineering, utility relocation, and right of way acquisition of the Project, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to execute the State Infrastructure Bank loan agreement, together with all required documentation, to effectuate the City’s intent to borrow such funds and that the City Council further authorizes the City Manager to take or perform any actions required for implementation of this Resolution to receive funding from the State Infrastructure Bank and authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to effectuate any budget transfers a   Not available Not available
26-1050 130. Other BusinessDiscussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council hereby accepts the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan agreement in its substantially final form in order to secure receipt of funds in the amount of One Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($1,854,000.00), to be fully repaid over no more than twenty-five (25) years, for SIB loan number S2026 003-06 Downtown Bicycle Improvements and McRae Boulevard Shared Use Path, to finance the City’s local match and actual cost of construction, environmental, engineering, utility relocation, and right of way acquisition of the Project, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to execute the State Infrastructure Bank loan agreement, together with all required documentation, to effectuate the City’s intent to borrow such funds and that the City Council further authorizes the City Manager to take or perform any actions required for implementation of this Resolution to receive funding from the State Infrastructure Bank and authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to effectuate any budget transfers   Not available Not available
26-1051 131. Other BusinessDiscussion and action that City Council approval granted in the Resolution of July 1, 2024 to allocate funds from capital asset sales to fund the City of El Paso’s local match obligation for the Buffalo Soldier Reconstruction and Brown Street Shared Use Path projects is rescinded upon the City of El Paso’s receipt of State Infrastructure Bank Loan funds, due to the availability of State Infrastructure Bank loan funding for this purpose. That, except as herein modified, the Resolution of July 1, 2024 remains in full force and effect.   Not available Not available
26-1052 132. Other BusinessDiscussion and action on a Resolution that City Council approval granted in the Resolution of July 1, 2024, to allocate funds from capital asset sales to fund the City of El Paso’s local match obligation for the Downtown Bicycle Improvements and McRae Boulevard Shared Use Path projects is rescinded upon the City of El Paso’s receipt of State Infrastructure Bank Loan funds, due to the availability of State Infrastructure Bank loan funding for this purpose, and that, except as herein modified, the Resolution of July 1, 2024, remains in full force and effect.   Not available Not available
26-1066 233. Other BusinessDiscussion and action authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Meta Platforms, Inc. Future is for Everyone Fund requesting $4,000,000.00 in grant funds, with no match required from the City of El Paso, for the El Paso Climate Action Implementation Program.   Not available Not available