City Council Workshop
Regular MeetingPort Lavaca, TX · May 18, 2026
Minutes
Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP May 18, 2026
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Monday, May 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers | 202 N. Virginia Street, Port Lavaca TX 77979
MINUTES
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF CALHOUN §
CITY OF PORT LAVACA §
On this the 18th day of May, 2026, the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, convened
in a Workshop Session at 5:30 p.m. at the regular meeting place in Council Chambers at City Hall, 202
North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas, with the following members in attendance:
I. ROLL CALL
Luis De La Garza Mayor
Daniel Aguirre Councilman, District 1
Tim Dent Councilman, District 2
Rosie G. Padron Councilwoman, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem
Rose Bland-Stewart Councilman, District 5
Justin Burke Councilman, District 6
And with the following absent:
Mary E. “Sissy” Rigby Councilman, District 3
Constituting a quorum for the transaction of business, at which time the following business was transacted:
WORKSHOP SESSION
II. CALL TO ORDER
• Mayor De La Garza called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. and presided.
• Invocation was led by Mayor De La Garza.
• Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman District 6 Burke.
III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
(Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance. You may make public
comments as you would at a meeting by logging on with your computer and using “Join Zoom Meeting” information
on first page of this agenda).
• Mayor Whitlow asked for comments from the public and there were none.
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Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP May 18, 2026
IV. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will discuss the following items).
1. Discuss Capital Planning and Budget Priorities for 2026-2027 Fiscal Year. Presenter is Jody
Weaver
Council discussed this agenda item.
No action necessary and none taken.
V. ADJOURN WORKSHOP
Mayor De La Garza asked for motion to adjourn.
Motion made by Councilman District 2 Dent
Seconded by Councilman District 1 Aguirre
Voting Yea:
Councilman District 1 Aguirre, Councilman District 2 Dent, Councilwoman District 4 (Mayor Pro Tem)
Padron, Councilwoman District 5 Bland-Stewart, Councilman District 6 Burke
Workshop adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
These minutes were approved on June 08, 2026.
Luis De La Garza, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mandy Grant, City Secretary
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Agenda
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Monday, May 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers | 202 N. Virginia Street, Port Lavaca TX 77979
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING
The following item will be addressed at this or any other meeting of the city council upon the request
of the mayor, any member(s) of council and/or the city attorney:
Announcement by the mayor that council will retire into closed session for consultation with
city attorney on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the city council under the Texas
disciplinary rules of professional conduct of the state bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the
open meetings act (title 5, chapter 551, section 551.071(2) of the Texas government code).
(All matters listed under the consent agenda item are routine by the city council and will be enacted
by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that
item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately.)
AGENDA
Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary.
MEETING PROCEDURE
Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, will hold a
Workshop meeting Monday, May 18, 2026 beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the regular meeting place in
Council Chambers at City Hall, 202 North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas to consider the following
items of business:
[After publication, any information in a council packet is subject to change during the meeting]
The meeting will also be available via the video conferencing application “ZOOM”.
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I. ROLL CALL
II. CALL TO ORDER
III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP May 18, 2026
(Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance. You
may make public comments as you would at a meeting by logging on with your computer and using
"Join Zoom Meeting" information on first page of this agenda).
IV. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any
action deemed necessary
1. Discuss Capital Planning and Budget Priorities for 2026-2027 Fiscal Year. Presenter is
Jody Weaver.
V. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a Workshop meeting of The City Council of The City of
Port Lavaca, scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2026, beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at city
hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
________________________________
Mandy Grant, City Secretary
ADA NOTICE
The Port Lavaca City Hall and Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. Access to the building is
available at the primary north entrance facing Mahan Street. Special parking spaces are located in the
Mahan Street parking area. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Port
Lavaca will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending meetings. To better serve you,
requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact City Secretary Mandy Grant
at (361) 552-9793 Ext. 230 for assistance.
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