El Metro Legal Services Contract
At a glance
- What: Council, sitting as the Laredo Mass Transit Board, twice tabled a $100,000 increase (to a $185,000 ceiling) in legal services for El Metro with Hendrickson Transportation Group.
- Where it stands: Tabled September 21, 2026 (8-1) and again October 5, 2026 (8-0).
Detail
- Item 2026-RT-32: amend contract FY22-015 with Hendrickson Transportation Group, LLC through February 18, 2027, adding $100,000 for a total not to exceed $185,000 under Purchase Order 437318, funded from the El Metro Operations Fund.
- September 21: Rangel moved to table, Perez seconded; 8-1 with M. Cigarroa against.
- October 5: Gutierrez moved to table, Garza seconded; 8-0, no vote recorded for Perez.
- Other transit items: September 21 FTA Section 5339 grant of $469,978 (FTA $375,982, local match $93,996) approved 9-0; engine oil and transmission fluid contract with Arguindegui Oil Co. II (up to $130,000 a year, $520,000 total) approved 8-0; October 5 TxDOT FY2027 grant of $586,592 (no local match) approved 8-0.
Who did what
- Rangel: Moved to table September 21.
- Perez: Seconded the September 21 tabling; no vote recorded October 5.
- M. Cigarroa: Voted against tabling September 21.
- Gutierrez: Moved to table October 5.
- Garza: Seconded.
Sources
- City Council regular meeting minutes (preliminary), September 21, 2026: https://cityoflaredo.legistar1.com/cityoflaredo/meetings/2026/9/1334_M_City_Council_26-09-21_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- City Council regular meeting minutes (preliminary), October 5, 2026: https://cityoflaredo.legistar1.com/cityoflaredo/meetings/2026/10/1335_M_City_Council_26-10-05_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
Log
2026-10-05 - City Council
Item 50: tabled again, 8-0.
2026-09-21 - City Council
Item 69: tabled 8-1.