Case File 26-0727
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Discussion and action that City Council declares the expenditure of District 6 discretionary funds, in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00 for initial costs related to the new Adopt-a-Street Program, which serves the municipal purpose of improving the visual impression of the community and promoting community interest in the beautification of the City of El Paso.
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Confirm fair-market appraisal for Golden Hill land sale
Context: Council approved both sales 8-0 on June 9, 2026, alongside a separate roughly 330-acre transfer in El Paso County, with no appraisal figures disclosed in the record.
Recommended: Pull the appraisal or valuation backing the $840,500 Golden Hill Addition sale and the $87,000 Lincoln Park Addition sale — Texas Local Government Code Section 272.001 requires a competitive disposition process for municipal real property, and a missing or stale appraisal is the most common ground for a taxpayer challenge to void the conveyance.
Verify commercial uses now allowed at 1401 N. Mesa Street
Context: Council adopted the A-3-to-C-1 rezoning 8-0 on June 9, 2026, the only one of six pending second-reading zoning ordinances on that agenda to pass rather than be postponed.
Recommended: The parcel at 1401 N. Mesa Street is now zoned C-1 (Commercial) instead of A-3 (Apartment) — pull the specific C-1 use table before pricing any project there, since permitted uses like retail, office, and personal services differ from what the prior apartment zoning allowed.
Investigate second postponement of Americas Avenue rezoning
Context: Five of six second-reading zoning ordinances on the June 9, 2026 agenda were postponed a second time; only the 1401 N. Mesa Street item was adopted.
Recommended: Request the staff report and applicant correspondence explaining why the paired rezoning and Future Land Use Map amendment near Americas Avenue and North Loop Drive was pulled for a second time, while 1401 N. Mesa Street was the only zoning item on the same agenda to pass — a repeat postponement without a stated reason is worth putting on the record.
Check new commercial zoning impact near 1401 N. Mesa Street
Context: Council adopted the A-3-to-C-1 rezoning by an 8-0 vote on June 9, 2026, the only one of six pending zoning ordinances to pass that day.
Recommended: If you live near 1401 N. Mesa Street, the site's zoning changed June 9 from A-3 (Apartment) to C-1 (Commercial), opening the door to retail or office uses, new signage, and traffic patterns that weren't allowed under the old apartment zoning — watch for a site plan or permit filing.
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Discussion and action that City Council declares the expenditure of District 6 discretionary funds, in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00 for initial costs related to the new Adopt-a-Street Program, which serves the municipal purpose of improving the visual impression of the community and promoting community interest in the beautification of the City of El Paso.
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approve the resolution for District 6 discretionary funds up to $2,000 for Adopt-a-Street Program start-up costs
Discussion and action that City Council declares the expenditure of District 6 discretionary funds, in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00 for initial costs related to the new Adopt-a-Street Program, which serves the municipal purpose of improving the visual impression of the community and promoting community interest in the beautification of the City of El Paso.