Case File 26-0740
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), Section 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection E (Thirty Miles Per Hour), to add Item: 6. Northern Pass Drive from North Desert Boulevard to Resler Drive and to add Item: 7. Northwestern Drive From Trade Center Avenue to Desierto Rico Avenue; and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection F (Thirty-five Miles Per Hour), to delete Item: 98. Northern Pass Drive, between Desert North Boulevard and Helen Of Troy Drive and to add Item: 111. Northern Pass Drive from Resler Drive to Helen of Troy Drive; and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), Section 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection G (Forty Miles Per Hour) to delete Item: 34. Northwestern Drive From Transmountain Road (Loop 375) to 500 feet South of Westport Drive and to add Item: 47. Northwestern Drive from Transmountain Road (Loop 375) to Trade Center Avenue. The penalty as provided in 12.84.010 of the El Paso City Code.
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Review Meta data center benefits deal in Northeast El Paso
Context: The 7-0 vote on 2026-07-07 set a 45-day deadline for the draft CBA, with no public terms disclosed yet.
Recommended: Council gave the City Manager and City Attorney 45 days from July 7 to draft a Community Benefits Agreement with Meta covering water/electric infrastructure, ratepayer protection, and workforce development — file a public records request for the draft when it lands around August 21 to check whether the ratepayer protection language is actually enforceable or just aspirational.
Question ratepayer protections in Meta's Northeast El Paso deal
Context: The 2026-07-07 7-0 vote delegated ratepayer-protection negotiation to the City Manager and City Attorney with a 45-day deadline and no public checkpoint.
Recommended: Council authorized closed-door staff negotiations over who absorbs the utility infrastructure cost for Meta's data center, but set no interim disclosure requirement — request the negotiation directive or staff correspondence now rather than waiting for the finished draft, since early drafts often reveal concessions that get stripped out before the public version.
Engage El Paso staff during Meta data center talks
Context: The 2026-07-07 7-0 vote delegated CBA negotiation to city staff with a 45-day deadline, bypassing a public Council debate on terms.
Recommended: Council handed negotiating authority for the Meta Community Benefits Agreement to the City Manager and City Attorney, not to Council itself, so the terms are being shaped now rather than at a future public hearing — approach those two offices directly within the 45-day window before the draft returns around August 21, after which renegotiating locked-in terms will be far harder.
Watch for construction on Railroad Drive and Sun Valley Street
Context: Council approved all three SIB loans on 2026-07-07 for these named streets, each previously postponed from the June 9, 2026 meeting.
Recommended: The city just released $10.55 million in State Infrastructure Bank loans to fund street work on Railroad Drive, Sun Valley Street, and the Traffic Management Center — check with the city's streets department for the construction schedule if you use these roads, since the work had been stalled since a June 9 postponement and is now cleared to begin.
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), Section 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection E (Thirty Miles Per Hour), to add Item: 6. Northern Pass Drive from North Desert Boulevard to Resler Drive and to add Item: 7. Northwestern Drive From Trade Center Avenue to Desierto Rico Avenue; and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection F (Thirty-five Miles Per Hour), to delete Item: 98. Northern Pass Drive, between Desert North Boulevard and Helen Of Troy Drive and to add Item: 111. Northern Pass Drive from Resler Drive to Helen of Troy Drive; and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), Section 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection G (Forty Miles Per Hour) to delete Item: 34. Northwestern Drive From Transmountain Road (Loop 375) to 500 feet South of Westport Drive and to add Item: 47. Northwestern Drive from Transmountain Road (Loop 375) to Trade Center Avenue. The penalty as provided in 12.84.010 of the El Paso City Code.
Vote: 7 for, 0 against, 1 absent
adopt ordinance 019892 amending speed limits on Northern Pass Drive and Northwestern Drive
An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), Section 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection E (Thirty Miles Per Hour), to add Item: 6. Northern Pass Drive from North Desert Boulevard to Resler Drive and to add Item: 7. Northwestern Drive From Trade Center Avenue to Desierto Rico Avenue; and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection F (Thirty-five Miles Per Hour), to delete Item: 98. Northern Pass Drive, between Desert North Boulevard and Helen Of Troy Drive and to add Item: 111. Northern Pass Drive from Resler Drive to Helen of Troy Drive; and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.88 (Schedules), Section 12.88.150 (Schedules XIV - Speed Limits), Subsection G (Forty Miles Per Hour) to delete Item: 34. Northwestern Drive From Transmountain Road (Loop 375) to 500 feet South of Westport Drive and to add Item: 47. Northwestern Drive from Transmountain Road (Loop 375) to Trade Center Avenue. The penalty as provided in 12.84.010 of the El Paso City Code.