Municue

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

Council met with all 9 members present and handled 44 substantive items, most on the Consent Agenda and passed unanimously. The contested votes centered on zoning direction for the Rio Grande neighborhood, FY 2027 fee changes, and the Public Art Plan, while the Flock Safety/ALPR prohibition passed 8 to 0.
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Analysis incorporates data from the official meeting minutes, including vote outcomes, attendance, and public testimony.

Analysis

Financial Highlights

Approved or authorized primary amounts total $627K across 7 items: $601K in spend (1 item), $3K in grants (1 item), and $23K in other financial figures (5 items).[#3][#7][#21][#26][#25][#28][#14][#25]

Contracts & Procurement

Council unanimously approved a resolution barring the City Manager from entering agreements with Flock Safety or any other provider of fixed, networked automated license plate reader cameras unless Council later allows it.[#21][#27]

Zoning

Council adopted an ordinance amending Title 20 for correctional facility and halfway house uses, and introduced a rezoning of 11368 Turner Road from R-3 to A-O with a condition.[#22][#23][#24]

Development & Land Use

Two Winterfest 2026 right-of-way closure resolutions on Mesa Street and Texas Avenue were approved unanimously on consent, authorizing TxDOT agreements for the November 21, 2026 events.[#5][#6]

Transportation

Council approved resolutions on consent for Winterfest 2026 on Saturday, November 21, 2026, closing state-owned streets for the Opening Day event and the Lights Parade and exempting parking meter fees north of I-10.[#4][#5][#6]

Environment

Council authorized the City Manager on consent to apply for Rio Grande Council of Governments FY 2027 Regional Solid Waste Project Allocation funds to defray costs of the city's Scrap Tires Disposal Reimbursement Program.[#3]

Infrastructure & Facilities

Council unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding supporting El Paso Water's application for Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance grant funding to expand the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Center.[#21][#25][#28][#25]

Public Safety

Council unanimously approved a motion barring the City Manager from entering into or renewing agreements with Flock Safety or any other provider for fixed, networked automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras or substantially similar technology.[#23][#27]

Governance & Oversight

Personnel & Labor

Council approved Downtown Management District director nominations and appointments to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Public Service Board Selection Committee, all on the Consent Agenda.[#9][#12][#11][#10][#13]

Community Impact

Council accepted a $3,000 donation from Saratoga Homes toward the District 5 Movies at the Park event, hosted with El Paso County Commissioner Jackie Butler, Precinct One.[#14]

Insights by Role

Contractor

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe $601K Animal Services veterinary narcotics award (#21) is a five-year term (3 years plus a 2-year option) already placed with Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc.; other vendors should watch for renewal or re-solicitation timing. The ALPR resolution (#27) closes the door on Flock Safety and similar fixed-camera vendors for now.

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe 4-4 tie on the Rio Grande rezoning analysis (#24) and the 5-3 votes on fees (#25) and the Public Art Plan (#26) stand out against a mostly unanimous meeting. Item 25's four motions and reconsideration, and a seconder voting NAY, warrant follow-up.

Resident

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe Turner Road rezoning (#22) and the failed Rio Grande rezoning analysis (#24) affect land-use outcomes in specific neighborhoods; residents there should read the files and prepare to speak at the next reading. Winterfest street closures on November 21 also affect downtown travel.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe 11368 Turner Road rezoning from R-3 to A-O with a condition (#22) was introduced, and the Title 20 amendment for correctional facility and halfway house uses (#23) was adopted as Ordinance 019916. Meanwhile, the failed Rio Grande analysis motion (#24) means no city-initiated rezoning study is advancing there.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingCouncil's split on Schedule C fees (#25) and the Public Art Plan (#26) shows Acevedo and Niño as recurring dissenters, while the unanimous ALPR resolution (#27) sets a Council-approval gate for future surveillance technology.

Charts & Data

44 items(29 procedural hidden)

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#1Teleconference phone number: 1-915-213-4096 Toll free number: 1-833-664-9267 Conference ID: 110-700-043#

#2Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of El Paso will be conducted on October 13, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. Members of the public may view the meeting via the followin

#3Attention: The Council will take a lunch break at approximately 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. unless otherwise decided by the Council.

#4In compliance with the requirement that the City provide two-way communication for members of the public, members of the public may communicate with Council during public comment, and regarding agenda

#5At the prompt, please enter Conference ID: 110-700-043# The public may sign up to speak on items on this agenda before the 9:00 AM deadline on the meeting day at the following links: For Call to the P

#7Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary School at the invitation of Representative Lily Limón. Santiago Garcia Xitlali Garcia

#9LGBTQIA+ History Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month Assistance League of El Paso Month Scherr Legate Lights Parade - Winterfest 2026 Domestic Violence Awareness Month

#16Call to the Public will begin at 10:00 a.m. Requests to speak must be received by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the meeting. Sixty minutes in total will be devoted for Call to the Public. This time is rese

#3Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign documents for the Rio Grande Council of Governments' FY 2027 Regional Solid Waste Project Allocation to help defray costs of the City's Scrap Tires Disposal Reimbursement Program, including budget transfers and related agreements.

Unanimously carried: 8 to 0 (Consent Agenda)

#4Resolution exempting parking meter fees north of I-10, including the Uptown Parking Benefit District, on November 21, 2026 for WinterFest, a special downtown event.

Unanimously carried: 8 to 0 (Consent Agenda)

#5Resolution declaring a public purpose for closing rights-of-way for Winterfest 2026 Opening Day on November 21, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager to sign a TxDOT temporary state right-of-way closure agreement for portions of Mesa Street between Franklin and Texas Avenues.

Unanimously carried: 8 to 0 (Consent Agenda)

#6Resolution declaring the closure of rights-of-way for the Winterfest 2026 Lights Parade (Nov 21, 2026, 12:00-10:00 pm) a public purpose and authorizing the City Manager to sign a TxDOT temporary State right-of-way closure agreement (TEA 30A) for portions of Mesa Street and Texas Avenue.

Unanimously carried: 8 to 0 (Consent Agenda)

#7Resolution approving the 2026 tax roll for all entities for which the City Tax Assessor/Collector collects taxes.

Unanimously carried: 8 to 0 (Consent Agenda)

#8A resolution renaming March 31st as Farmworkers Appreciation Day in the City of El Paso.

Carried unanimously: 8 to 0

#9Resolution approving the El Paso Downtown Management District Board's recommendation to name six directors to the District, with terms expiring August 2029.

Approved (Consent Agenda)

#10Reappointment of Gloria Clark as a regular member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, nominated by Representative Art Fierro of District 6.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)

#11Appointment of Richard O. Martinez to the Public Board Selection Committee, nominated by Representative Lily Limón of District 7.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)

#12Appointment of Scott Winton to the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee by Mayor Renard U. Johnson.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)

#13Appointment of Martha Isabel Aguayo as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, nominated by Representative Art Fierro of District 6.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)

#14Accept a $3,000 donation from Saratoga Homes for the District 5 Movies at the Park event, hosted by City Council District 5 in collaboration with County Commissioner Jackie Butler.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$3K

#15Notice of receipt of three $1,000 campaign contributions by Matthew J. Guzman, candidate for District 8, from Edward Escudero, Robert Bowling, and Randall Bowling.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$1K

#16Notice of campaign contribution received by Sam Armijo, candidate for District 1, consisting of a $17,000 personal loan from Armijo to his campaign.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$17K

#17Notice of campaign contributions received by Representative Alejandra Chávez from three individuals and a police officers' political action committee.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$2K

#18Notice of campaign contributions received by Representative Lily Limón from Congressman Silvestre Reyes and Jesús Olivas.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$300

#19Notice of campaign contributions received by Representative Art Fierro from multiple individuals and political action committees.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$3K

#20Notice of campaign contributions received by Representative Chris Canales from eleven individual donors, ranging from $25 to $1,000.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$1K

#21Award of Solicitation 2026-0436 (re-bid) for veterinary narcotic medication to Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. for Animal Services, a 3-year initial term with a 2-year option, five years total.

Carried unanimously (Consent Agenda)$601K

#50INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.9 OF THE EL PASO CITY CHARTER: Public comment typically is not taken during the first reading of ordinances. Public comments are invited at the date of

#22Ordinance rezoning Lot 7, Block 4, Hueco View Acres at 11368 Turner Road from R-3 (Residential) to A-O (Apartment/Office) with a condition. Requested by Planning and Inspections for applicant Creosote Land, LLC (Case PZRZ26-00015).

Carried unanimously: 8 to 0

#23An ordinance amending the El Paso City Code Title 20 (Zoning) to revise general definitions, supplemental use regulations, and the Table of Permissible Uses for Correctional Facility and Halfway House uses. Penalty is as provided in Chapter 20.24.

Carried: 8 to 0 (Ordinance 019916)

#24Council directs the City Manager to analyze and develop a recommendation for a city-initiated rezoning in the Rio Grande neighborhood to align zoning with existing development and the Comprehensive Plan, returning by December 8, 2026.

THE MOTION FAILED: Representatives tied 4 to 4; Mayor Johnson broke the tie by voting NAY

#25Resolution amending Schedule C of the FY 2027 Budget Resolution to add or revise certain fees for the Animal Services and Code Enforcement Departments, effective September 29, 2026. Postponed from 09-29-2026.

Carried: 5 to 3

#26Resolution to amend the 2026 Public Art Plan as approved by the Public Art Committee and the Museums & Cultural Affairs Advisory Board, authorizing the City Manager or designee to enter into contracts and contract amendments to carry out the amendment.

Carried: 5 to 3

#27Discussion and action on a 09/15/2026 City Council motion directing the City Manager not to enter into, renew, or extend contracts with Flock Safety or others for fixed, networked automated license plate reader cameras or similar technology.

Unanimously carried: 8 to 0

#28Council considers a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Texas Governor's Office/Texas Military Preparedness Commission supporting El Paso Water's application for Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant funding to expand the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Center.

Unanimously carried

#62The 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

#63Section 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

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#25Resolution amending Schedule C of the FY 2027 Budget Resolution to add or revise certain fees for the Animal Services and Code Enforcement Departments, effective September 29, 2026. Postponed from 09-29-2026.

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