Case File 26-0822
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Discussion and action to direct the City Manager, or designee, to deprogram the "Piedras St. Reconstruction Phase 2" Project due to potential impacts to neighboring businesses. Further that the City Manager, or designee, be authorized to make necessary cash budget transfers and execute any and all necessary documents to transfer the remaining funding to the Unprogrammed Project Balances Fund.
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Watch for good-faith offer on Resler Drive parcels
Context: Council adopted a resolution authorizing eminent domain for the Resler Drive extension project on July 7, 2026.
Recommended: The eminent domain resolution for the Resler Drive extension obligates the city to make a statutory good-faith purchase offer before filing condemnation — if you represent an affected owner, get ahead of that offer now rather than waiting for the petition.
Check TIRZ #5 façade grant eligibility now
Applies if: You own or lease commercial property within TIRZ #5 boundaries
Context: The July 7 agenda approved a $1 million façade improvement grant funded through TIRZ #5 as part of the same slate of land-use actions.
Recommended: Council just funded a $1 million matching grant for commercial façade improvements through TIRZ #5 — if you own or lease commercial property inside that zone, pull the program guidelines and application deadline before the fund is fully committed.
Identify the stalled project behind the 7-1 vote
Context: Item 25 carried 7-1 against Acevedo, with Jason Barreras and Omar Campos entering written statements of support into the record.
Recommended: Request the staff memo naming which reconstruction project got deprogrammed and had its unused capital redirected to a holding account — that's the only item on this agenda that split the council, with Acevedo as the lone dissent.
Approach Acevedo before redirected funds are reallocated
Context: Acevedo was the sole dissenting vote on the 7-1 decision to redirect unused capital funds from the stalled reconstruction project.
Recommended: If your client wants the deprogrammed reconstruction project revived instead of its capital sitting in a holding account, Acevedo already voted against the redirection 7-1 — reach out before that holding account gets reprogrammed elsewhere.
Wiley Condo rooftop fixtures now permanently authorized
Context: Council approved a special privilege license permitting Wiley Condominium Association to maintain those existing encroachments at 1125 Texas Avenue.
Recommended: If you live near 1125 Texas Avenue, the sign, exhaust fans, and backflow preventers you've seen encroaching on the sidewalk right-of-way are now permanently licensed to stay — there's no future removal or relocation coming.
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Discussion and action to direct the City Manager, or designee, to deprogram the "Piedras St. Reconstruction Phase 2" Project due to potential impacts to neighboring businesses. Further that the City Manager, or designee, be authorized to make necessary cash budget transfers and execute any and all necessary documents to transfer the remaining funding to the Unprogrammed Project Balances Fund.
Vote: 7 for, 1 against
direct City Manager to deprogram Piedras St. Reconstruction Phase 2 Project and transfer remaining funding to Unprogrammed Project Balances Fund for District 2
Main motion as amended; Jason Barreras and Omar Campos submitted written statements in support entered into the record
A motion was made by Representative Fierro, seconded by Representative Maldonado-Rocha, to Amend the item. The motion carried by the following vote: