Case File 26-0378
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A Resolution authorizing the Grants Administrator or designee to apply, submit, accept, reject, alter, or terminate grant applications, agreements, and related documents on behalf of the City to the Public Safety Office of the State of Texas, grant application number 5897201 for the City of El Paso Police Department project identified as “State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA) FY26" to provide financial assistance to the City of El Paso. Requesting $318,585.32. No cash match is required. The grant period will be from September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027.
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Verify clawback terms in El Paso company deal
Context: Item 3-Amendment failed 2-6 (against: Chávez, Acevedo, Maldonado-Rocha, Boyar Trejo, Niño, Fierro) immediately before the same item, including the economic development agreement, passed unanimously 8-0 on 2026-04-01.
Recommended: Request the signed economic development agreement bringing the new company to El Paso and confirm it has performance clawback provisions before any incentive funds are disbursed — the base package passed unanimously, but a same-day amendment attempt shows terms were still contested minutes earlier.
Check contract scope for airport manufacturing district
Context: Item 3 (with items 4-7) unanimously approved (8-0) professional services contracts specifically naming the airport manufacturing district and a shared-use path as part of an $18.5M package on 2026-04-01.
Recommended: Pull the newly approved professional services contract covering the airport manufacturing district and shared-use path to see if it opens design or subcontracting work — the scope and vendor were finalized in this vote, not a future one.
Investigate vote reversal on El Paso development package
Context: Vote record shows Item 3-Amendment failed 2-6 followed immediately by Item 3 (bundled with items 4-7) carrying unanimously on 2026-04-01, with no public explanation of what changed between votes.
Recommended: Request the text of the amendment Canales and Limón offered to items 3-7 — it failed 2-6, yet all six who voted against it, plus the two sponsors, joined a unanimous 8-0 vote for the same package minutes later.
Target Canales and Limón on future El Paso packages
Context: Canales made and Limón seconded the sole amendment motion on Item 3, the only dissent recorded before the underlying package passed unanimously 8-0 on 2026-04-01.
Recommended: If you want changes made to the next bundled property/economic-development item, approach Canales and Limón before the vote — they were the only two willing to force an amendment on this package, even though it ultimately failed.
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A Resolution authorizing the Grants Administrator or designee to apply, submit, accept, reject, alter, or terminate grant applications, agreements, and related documents on behalf of the City to the Public Safety Office of the State of Texas, grant application number 5897201 for the City of El Paso Police Department project identified as “State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA) FY26" to provide financial assistance to the City of El Paso. Requesting $318,585.32. No cash match is required. The grant period will be from September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
approve grant application 5897201 for SHSP LETPA FY26 (El Paso Police Department)
Items 3 through 7 were taken together; Vivian Maguire submitted a statement to be entered into the record
A motion was made by Representative Canales, seconded by Representative Limón, to Amend the item. The motion failed by the following vote: