Case File 26-0538
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A Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA), a grant application for the City of El Paso's Police Department project identified as "Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority- Senate Bill 224 Catalytic Converter Grant FY27" to provide financial assistance to the City of El Paso. Requesting $693,334.00 of Grant Funding with a 20% Cash Match of $138,666.00. The grant period will be from September 1, 2026-August 31, 2027.
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Pull El Paso council's SL3 lease dissent record now
Why now: Item 23-Motion-2 failed 4-5 specifically because of Mayor Johnson's tiebreaking NAY vote, immediately followed by Canales' request to preserve his statement in the record.
What to do: Representative Canales asked for an abstract of his statements to be attached to the minutes right after Mayor Johnson broke a 4-4 tie to kill Motion-2 — request that abstract and the verbatim transcript now, since it's the strongest evidence of legislative intent if the SL3 lease terms are ever challenged.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Confirm El Paso SL3 industrial ground lease terms survived unamended
Why now: Motions 23-Motion-6 (2-5), 23-Motion-8 (2-6), and 23-Motion-10 (3-5) all failed to alter the item, while the base Motion-1 passed unanimously 9-0.
What to do: Four separate attempts to amend the SL3 EP Industrial ground lease resolutions all failed along the same 5-vote bloc, meaning the original staff-recommended terms took effect — pull the adopted resolution text now to confirm rent, lease length, and development conditions rather than assuming any floor amendment changed your obligations.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Ask why El Paso's SL3 industrial lease needed six votes
Why now: The matter has 6 recorded appearances, and Motions 23-Motion-2, 6, 8, and 10 all failed with the same voting bloc against while Motion-1 carried 9-0.
What to do: This item has come before council six times, with the identical five-member bloc — Chávez, Maldonado-Rocha, Boyar Trejo/Niño, and Fierro — blocking every amendment attempt while the base resolutions passed unanimously; ask staff or the dissenting members what they were trying to renegotiate each time and why it wasn't settled on first reading.
Act before: After next hearing on this item
Target El Paso Mayor Johnson on SL3 lease amendments
Why now: Item 23-Motion-2 resulted in a 4-5 loss with Mayor Johnson among the 'Against' votes breaking the tie.
What to do: Mayor Johnson's vote broke a 4-4 tie to kill Motion-2 on the SL3 EP Industrial lease — if you want different terms on any remaining unresolved piece of this lease, Johnson is the single vote that decides close calls, not the 5-member bloc that already voted as a unit four separate times.
Act before: After next council vote on this item
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A motion was made by Representative Niño, seconded by Representative Boyar Trejo, to Amend the item. The motion carried by the following vote:
A motion was made by Representative Chávez, seconded by Representative Fierro, to Approve the item. The motion carried by the following vote:
A motion was made by Representative Canales, seconded by Representative Limón, to Denied the item. The motion failed by the following vote:
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA), a grant application for the City of El Paso's Police Department project identified as "Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority- Senate Bill 224 Catalytic Converter Grant FY27" to provide financial assistance to the City of El Paso. Requesting $693,334.00 of Grant Funding with a 20% Cash Match of $138,666.00. The grant period will be from September 1, 2026-August 31, 2027.
Vote: 5 for, 3 against
approve resolutions for items 23 and 67 and direct City Manager to omit any reference to 'Flock' on grant applications, only reference LPR camera technology
11th and final motion. Also approves item 67 (file 26-0539). Motion made by Mayor Pro Tempore Chávez.
A motion was made by Representative Canales, seconded by Representative Limón, to Denied the item. The motion failed by the following vote:
A motion was made by Representative Canales, seconded by Representative Limón, to Denied the item. The motion failed by the following vote: