Case File 26-0684
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Discussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council hereby accepts the State Infrastructure Bank loan agreement in its substantially final form in order to secure receipt of funds in the amount of Three Million Eight Hundred Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($3,813,000.00), to be fully repaid over no more than twenty five (25) years, for SIB loan number S2026-008-10 Sunland Park Shared Use Path, to finance the City’s local match and actual cost of construction, environmental, utility relocation, engineering, and right of way acquisition of the Project, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager 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 and execute any contracts and/or related documents necessary to ensure that the funds are properly expended. [POSTPONED FROM 06-09-2026]
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Watch Meta data center benefits deal deadline, Northeast El Paso
Context: Council directed the City Manager and City Attorney to return a draft CBA within 45 days of the June 23, 2026 vote, covering water/electric infrastructure, ratepayer protection, and workforce development.
Recommended: The June 23 vote only directs staff to negotiate — it is not a binding agreement — so ratepayer protection and workforce development terms could be weakened or dropped before the draft comes back. Request the draft Community Benefits Agreement the moment it's filed to check whether those terms survived negotiation.
Bid on newly funded Railroad Drive and Sun Valley projects
Applies if: You bid on El Paso civil or infrastructure contracts
Context: Three SIB loans totaling $10.55 million, previously postponed from the June 9, 2026 meeting, were approved June 23, 2026 for these named street and traffic-management projects.
Recommended: Council released $10.55 million in State Infrastructure Bank loans on June 23 for Railroad Drive, Sun Valley Street, and the Traffic Management Center after these projects sat stalled since being postponed on June 9. Check with El Paso procurement now for bid timing since funding is no longer the bottleneck.
Probe ratepayer protection clause in Northeast El Paso Meta deal
Context: The June 23, 2026 agenda names 'ratepayer protection' as an explicit CBA component in the same session that closed out three State Infrastructure Bank loans and a FEMA grant.
Recommended: Ask the City Attorney's office whether staff are already projecting water or electric rate increases from Meta's data center draw — that's the only reason a ratepayer protection clause would be written into the CBA mandate. Also worth asking why this directive was bundled into a meeting otherwise dominated by $10.55 million in SIB loans and a FEMA fire equipment grant.
Lobby before Northeast El Paso Meta benefits deal drafted
Applies if: You represent parties with interest in the Meta CBA terms
Context: Council's June 23, 2026 vote directed the City Manager and City Attorney to negotiate the CBA and return a draft within 45 days.
Recommended: The City Manager and City Attorney, not Council, are the ones writing the CBA terms right now — the next 45 days (through roughly August 7) is the window to shape infrastructure and workforce terms before Council votes on fixed draft language.
Watch for utility rate impact, Northeast El Paso Meta site
Applies if: You live in Northeast El Paso
Context: The June 23, 2026 council directive names ratepayer protection as a required CBA element tied to Meta's data center water and electric infrastructure needs.
Recommended: The city flagged 'ratepayer protection' as a required negotiating point for Meta's data center, meaning water and electric costs could otherwise shift onto local customers to cover the facility's infrastructure needs. Watch for the draft CBA due back within 45 days to see what protections you actually get.
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Discussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council hereby accepts the State Infrastructure Bank loan agreement in its substantially final form in order to secure receipt of funds in the amount of Three Million Eight Hundred Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($3,813,000.00), to be fully repaid over no more than twenty five (25) years, for SIB loan number S2026-008-10 Sunland Park Shared Use Path, to finance the City’s local match and actual cost of construction, environmental, utility relocation, engineering, and right of way acquisition of the Project, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager 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 and execute any contracts and/or related documents necessary to ensure that the funds are properly expended. [POSTPONED FROM 06-09-2026]
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
approve resolution accepting SIB loan of $3,813,000 for Sunland Park Shared Use Path
Discussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council hereby accepts the State Infrastructure Bank loan agreement in its substantially final form in order to secure receipt of funds in the amount of Three Million Eight Hundred Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($3,813,000.00), to be fully repaid over no more than twenty five (25) years, for SIB loan number S2026-008-10 Sunland Park Shared Use Path, to finance the City’s local match and actual cost of construction, environmental, utility relocation, engineering, and right of way acquisition of the Project, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager 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 and execute any contracts and/or related documents necessary to ensure that the funds are properly expended. [POSTPONED FROM 06-09-2026]
Vote: 7 for, 0 against, 1 absent
postpone two weeks discussion on accepting SIB loan S2026-008-10 for $3,813,000 for Sunland Park Shared Use Path
*Consent-style motion, maker and seconder not named in minutes