Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority

This document presents details from a virtual public meeting about the Dana Avenue project. The project, proposed by the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation, Cameron County, and the City of Brownsville, aims to widen and reconstruct Dana Avenue to enhance mobility, improve safety, and reduce congestion. It also includes plans for pedestrian and cyclist accommodations. The presentation outlines project alternatives, environmental considerations, right-of-way acquisition procedures, and an anticipated timeline, with construction bids expected in fiscal year 2025 and project completion targets around 2030.

The agenda for this Special Meeting of the Board of Directors included public comments and numerous action items. Key discussion and approval topics involved the consideration and approval of financial statements and budget amendments for January 2023, and the CCRMA Project Status Report for January 2023. Specific approvals covered payments of invoices and check releases to Noble Texas Builders and SpawGlass for the Cameron County Parks Administration Building and the Veterans Bridge DAP Project. Further action items included considering amendments to contracts with Duncan Solutions and Kapsch, as well as approving various work authorizations and change orders related to projects like the FY17 Veterans POV Expansion, East Loop Property Title Services, and new sidewalk projects in Los Fresnos. The Board also addressed the Dana Avenue Project and the Dana Avenue at Main Drain Ditch #1 Bridge Replacement Project with the Texas Department of Transportation, and approved expenditure authorizations for the Parks Administration Building and the Benavides Park Mountain Bike Trail. The meeting concluded with an executive session to confer with legal counsel regarding potential legal issues concerning the CCRMA FUEGO Tag and specific change orders related to SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.

The Board conducted a Special Meeting addressing numerous action items. Key discussions and approvals included the acknowledgment and subsequent approval of the claims presented, with an additional invoice for G-8 Utilities, LLC being incorporated into the total approval. Financial Statements and Budget Amendments for December 2024 were approved, and the Toll Report for December 2024 and January 2025 was reviewed. The Board approved payments of invoices to G-8 Utilities, LLC and ZIWA Corporation related to the SH 550 Emergency Repair Project and the Free Trade Bridge Renovation Project. A three-year extension and amendment for Landscape Maintenance Services on SH 550 with Matus Contractor Company was approved, which includes a five percent increase. An Interlocal Agreement with the City of South Padre Island regarding the SPI 2nd Causeway Project was adopted. Action was taken to approve a Resolution and an Amended Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the bridge replacement on Dana Avenue at Main Drain Ditch #1, which involves the RMA funding a portion previously covered by TxDOT. Additionally, Supplemental Work Authorization Number 2 was approved for the Dana Avenue Project with GDJ Engineering, approval was granted to purchase Executive Office Chairs using a BuyBoard Contract, and Supplemental Work Authorization No. 2 concerning additional work around levees for the Flor de Mayo Project with RRP Consulting Engineers was approved. The Board also approved Change Order Number 12 with Kapsch for SH 550 Conduit Replacement, and Amendment Number One renewing General Consulting Civil Engineering Services with GDJ Engineering, LLC for two years. No action was taken regarding the transition with the Harris County Toll Road Authority.

The Regular Meeting agenda for August 28, 2025, included consideration and approval of various items. Key actions involved approving the July 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes and Claims, and approving Financial Statements and Budget Amendments for July 2025. Furthermore, the Board was set to consider approvals for a Memorandum of Understanding with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, and the Fiscal Year 2025 External Audit Engagement Letter with Burton, McCumber & Longoria, LLP. Other significant items included approving payments for various infrastructure projects (Free Trade Bridge, SH 550 Maintenance), supporting the US 77 Woodsboro-Refugio Improvement Project, approving Interlocal Agreements with Cameron County and the City of San Benito, approving the Amended Personnel Policies & Procedures, awarding an RFP for Financial Management and Accounting Software, and approving multiple Work Authorizations and Change Orders for various engineering and construction projects (Gateway International Bridge, SH 550 upgrades, Stuart Place Road, Flor de Mayo Project, etc.). The Board also acknowledged substantial completion of the CCRMA Tolls Operations Building Door Improvements and reviewed the status of ongoing CCRMA projects.

The meeting addressed several action items, including the approval of the September 6, 2023, Special Meeting Minutes. Key discussions involved the acknowledgment and subsequent approval of claims, including invoices for RRP Consultant Engineers related to the Veteran's Bridge POV Project and West Blvd. Project. The Board considered and approved the Financial Statements and Budget Amendments for August 2023, and discussed potential changes to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Budget, approving it with specified increases. Approvals were also granted for payments to SpawGlass for the Veterans Bridge DAP Project, the Quarterly Investment Report for the period ending August 31, 2023, the Investment Policy, and the Cost Allocation Policy. Furthermore, the External Audit Engagement Letter for Fiscal Year 2023 with Burton, McCumber and Longoria, LLP was approved. Change Orders Number 09 and 10 with Kapsch were approved for equipment replacement and camera repair, respectively. Interlocal Agreements for Toll Processing with the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and for Administrative Services with Cameron County were approved. Finally, the Employment Contract for Executive Director Pedro Sepulveda, Jr. was approved. During the Executive Session, legal counsel was conferred with regarding Interlocal Agreements and the Executive Director's employment contract and evaluation. Following the Executive Session, the item concerning the Interlocal Agreement for County Administrator Services was tabled, and for other legal counsel reports, the Board moved to acknowledge the counsel's report and proceed as discussed.