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El Paso, TX

City Council Work Session · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 N. Campbell And Virtually

This was a Work Session consisting of three informational presentations and a closed executive session; no public votes were taken except for Council's approval of the city's position on four utility regulatory dockets. The three presentations covered first-responder mental health partnerships, an annual smart meter customer education report, and a neighborhood traffic management update, while executive session covered utility rate cases and undecided economic development/real property matters.
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Analysis

Public Safety

Endeavors and Rio Vista Behavioral Health Hospital presented on partnerships supporting law enforcement, first responders, active-duty military members, and veterans, with a focus on mental health and wellness programs.[#1]

Infrastructure & Facilities

Council approved the city's position on four utility regulatory matters in executive session — three involving El Paso Electric Company and one involving Texas Gas Service — and received update presentations on the Smart Meter Project customer education plan and the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program.[#3][#2][#EX1][#EX2][#EX3][#EX4]

Development & Land Use

Council held three closed-session discussions on economic development opportunities and an East El Paso real property matter, none of which resulted in a motion or public action.[#EX5][#EX6][#EX7]

Insights by Role

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectRepresentative Josh Acevedo recused himself from all three El Paso Electric Company regulatory votes, while the same Chávez-Limón motion pairing carried all three unanimously; a fourth utility item (Texas Gas Service) passed on a separate Chávez-Fierro motion. Separately, three economic development and East El Paso real property discussions closed with no disclosed outcome.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThree closed-session items on economic development opportunities and an East El Paso real property transaction were discussed but not acted on, so no public terms exist yet for these potential deals.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe city's positions on four utility rate/generation dockets were locked in this session via motions from Representatives Chávez, Limón, and Fierro, while the economic development and East El Paso property discussions remain undecided and open for engagement.

Charts & Data

22 items(6 procedural hidden)

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Teleconference phone number 1-915-213-4096 Toll free number: 1-833-664-9267 Conference ID: 936-935-458#

Notice is hereby given that a Work Session of the City Council of the City of El Paso will be conducted on March 2, 2026 at 9:00 A.M. Members of the public may view the meeting via the following means

Attention: The Council will take a lunch break at approximately 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. unless otherwise decided by the Council.

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#1Presentations from Endeavors and Rio Vista Behavioral Health Hospital representatives on their organizations' partnerships and programs supporting law enforcement, first responders, military members, veterans, and their families, including mental health and wellness initiatives.

No Action
Benjamin Miranda, Jr.Jose LopezEndeavorsRio Vista Behavioral Health Hospital

#2El Paso Electric presents its 2025 Annual Report on the implementation of the Smart Meter Project Customer Education Plan.

No Action
El Paso Electric CompanyStrategic and Legislative AffairsSmart Meter Project

#3A management update presentation on the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) for fiscal year 2026.

No Action
Neighborhood Traffic Management Program

The City Council of the City of El Paso may retire into EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to Section 3.5A of the El Paso City Charter and the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D, to discuss any

Section 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY Section 551.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY Section 551.073 DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFTS Section 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS Section 551.0

#EX1Executive session discussion of El Paso Electric's application to amend its Generation Cost Recovery Rider to include the Texas Business Solar One generation facility before the Public Utility Commission.

Carried: 8 to 0
El Paso Electric CompanyCity Attorney's OfficeTexas Business Solar One Generation Facility

#EX2Executive session discussion of El Paso Electric Company's application to amend its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a 366 MW natural gas generation facility before the Public Utility Commission.

Carried: 8 to 0
El Paso Electric CompanyCity Attorney's Office

#EX3Executive session to discuss the rate change application filed by El Paso Electric Company with the Public Utility Commission (PUC Docket #57568).

Carried: 8 to 0
El Paso Electric CompanyCity Attorney's Office

#EX4Executive session to discuss Texas Gas Service Company's statement of intent to increase rates within its Central-Gulf, West North, and Rio Grande Valley service areas.

Carried: 8 to 0
Texas Gas Service, a Division of ONE Gas, Inc.City Attorney's Office

#EX5Executive session discussion regarding economic development opportunities in El Paso, held under Texas Government Code Section 551.087.

No Action
City Attorney's Office

#EX6Executive session discussion regarding economic development opportunities in El Paso, held under Texas Government Code Section 551.087.

No Action
City Attorney's Office

#EX7Executive session discussion regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or valuation of real property located in East El Paso.

No Action
City Attorney's OfficeEast El Paso

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