Michele Bridges

The City Council meeting addressed various community and administrative matters. Key topics included the discussion of the Lt. Thomas Romanelli Park and the 2023 4th of July festivities. The council authorized the purchase of new vehicles for the Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division and accepted the 2022 Racial Profiling Report. Additionally, the council reviewed updates regarding the Del Rio Days event in Austin and approved a new Meet and Confer agreement with the Del Rio Professional Firefighters Association, which includes updated pay scales. The session also involved a review of the first-quarter unaudited financial statements for the current fiscal year.

The City Council conducted a public hearing for the adoption of the Envision Del Rio Comprehensive Plan and discussed various community service updates including the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and recaps for the 4th of July events. Legislative actions included approving ordinances for the adoption of the Envision Del Rio 2040 Plan, authorizing Hotel Occupancy Tax expenditures for the Little League Texas District 35, and managing property acquisitions for future development. Additionally, the Council reviewed EDC semi-annual financials and received updates on the International Bridge Mill and Overlay Project, including engineering service proposals.

The City Council conducted a special meeting to discuss the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), receiving a presentation on its purpose, legal framework, and potential local impact. Additionally, the Council held a budget work session concerning the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024.

This document provides a multi-year Capital Improvement Plan update for the City of Del Rio, detailing planned projects and their funding across various municipal sectors. The plan serves as a strategic roadmap for departments, guiding major construction and reconstruction initiatives for streets, gas, water, and wastewater lines, as well as parks and facilities. Key focus areas include upgrades to sewer infrastructure, water pipeline replacements, parks rehabilitation, facilities remodeling, emergency management siren updates, street improvements, and drainage projects. It emphasizes fiscal responsibility by informing budgeting and rate structuring to address both current and future infrastructure costs.

The City of Del Rio's vision is to become a community that offers its citizens a diverse tax base, business-friendly programs, a skilled workforce, youth-oriented community outreach programs, a vibrant Downtown, flexible land use provisions, progressive educational opportunities, a well-maintained system of parks and trails, and a sense of passion for the place they call home. The mission is to invest in infrastructure, strengthen neighborhoods, stabilize and diversify the tax base, improve workforce training opportunities, positively contribute to educating youth, enhance the quality of life with a first-class parks and recreation system, and preserve open space and environmental assets.