EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN CONTRACT AT WEDNESDAY MEETING
Edinburg, City Council, Water, Sewer, Rezoning, Veterans Day
Staff Report
Edinburg TX – The Edinburg City Council will meet Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 415 W. University Drive, to consider selecting a firm to develop a 20-year Water and Sewer System Master Plan as the city continues to experience significant growth.
The meeting falls on Wednesday rather than the council’s usual Tuesday meeting night due to the midterm election on Nov. 3.
Water and Sewer Master Plan
Staff is recommending the council select Halff Associates Inc. as the top-ranked firm and authorize the City Manager to negotiate a professional services contract for RFQ No. 2027-1, Water and Sewer Master Plan.
Two firms submitted qualifications when RFQs were opened Oct. 6, 2026. A ranking committee consisting of two assistant city managers, the Director of Utilities, Assistant Director of Utilities, City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer and an Engineer III evaluated the submissions. Halff Associates Inc. ranked first, followed by Guzman & Munoz Engineering and Surveying Inc.
According to the staff recommendation, the master plan will cover a 20-year planning horizon and include hydraulic modeling, identification of existing and future capacity constraints, prioritization of system capacity needs and development of a capital improvement program to address those needs. Funding is available in the Utility Fund.
“The City of Edinburg is currently experiencing tremendous growth,” the staff recommendation states. “In order to support the growth, the City is seeking a qualified firm to prepare a comprehensive Water and Sewer System Master Plan.”
Public Hearings
The council will hold three substantive public hearings. Two involve rezoning requests for tracts of land at 1815 W. Owassa Road, submitted by R. Gutierrez Engineering Corporation on behalf of H&N Anaya Inc. The requests seek to rezone a 0.91-acre tract from Agriculture and Open Space to Residential Urban and Townhome and a 16.71-acre tract from Agriculture and Open Space to Residential Primary, both with comprehensive plan amendments from General Commercial to Auto-Urban uses.
A third public hearing will consider a Special Use Permit for on-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages of 51% or more and late hours at 2708 S. Business Highway 281, as requested by Rcam Hotel Group LLC.
Routine public hearings include a replat of lots on Calle Divina, an additional rezoning request on Owassa Road from Agriculture and Open Space to Commercial General, and a rezoning request at 1101 Sundance Drive from Agriculture and Open Space to Residential Primary, as requested by Rene Martinez.
Ordinances
The council will consider a temporary special use permit for the St. Joseph’s Catholic School TurkeyFest, scheduled for Nov. 13-14 at 119 W. Fay St. The council will also consider an amendment to establish a Capital Improvements Advisory Committee, including provisions for membership, qualifications, appointment, terms, duties, meetings, procedures and reporting requirements.
Consent Agenda
Among the items on the consent agenda, the council will consider a $65,000 renewal for holiday lighting and decorations at Promenade Walkway, Promenade Park and City Hall; a $429,639 contract with Hanson Professional Services for compliance monitoring and reporting at the Edinburg Regional Sanitary Landfill; a $119,961 purchase of playground equipment; a $54,247 purchase of a three-station restroom trailer; and a $33,868.80 annual subscription for a Zero Trust cybersecurity data protection system.
The council will also consider a resolution supporting the Hidalgo County Drainage District Reclaimed Water Treatment Facility project and intergovernmental cooperation with the city, and a development agreement with H&N Anaya Inc. for the Owassa Road tracts.
Proclamations
The council will recognize Desert Shield and Desert Storm veterans, Logan Leonidas Cantu as Strider Cup World Champion, Municipal Courts Week and Key Club Week.
City Events
The city will host a Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. along Closner Blvd. and a Stars, Stripes, and Sounds Concert the same evening at 5 p.m. at Promenade Park Amphitheater, 201 W. McIntyre St. A Solid Waste Fall Collection Event and Texas Arbor Day Celebration are both scheduled for Nov. 14.
The council will also consider going into executive session for legal consultation, personnel matters, real property and economic development negotiations.