Discussion and possible action to enter into an Agreement with AC Group LLC for a professional engineering roadway speed study of designated streets within the City of Rio Bravo, Texas in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS THIRTY-SIX CENTS ($24,447.36) and a timeline to complete the study within fourteen (14) business days from the Issuance of the “Notice

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Discussion and possible action to enter into an Agreement with AC Group LLC for a professional engineering roadway speed study of designated streets within the City of Rio Bravo, Texas in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS THIRTY-SIX CENTS ($24,447.36) and a timeline to complete the study within fourteen (14) business days from the Issuance of the “Notice to Proceed” by the Engineering Department, authorizing the County Judge to execute all relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [Account #1001-1130-001-432001 (General Fund-General Operating Exp-Administration-Professional Services)] Issue : County residents living in Rio Bravo have been complaining of drivers speeding along Jacobita Road which is impacting surrounding roads in Rio Bravo, Texas. The County will be undertaking a speed study of the following streets/lanes in Rio Bravo: (1) Paseo De Danubio, (2) Paseo Del Tiber Road, (3) Margarita Lane, (4) Centeno Lane, (5) Orquidia Lane, (6) Gladiola Lane, and (7) Patricia Lane. Solution : At its meeting of April 27, 2026, Item 20, the Commissioners Court authorized the Purchasing Agent to secure qualification statements for the completion of a professional roadway speed study to include but not limited to the collection of traffic data, analyze existing traffic conditions, and determine how to manage the appropriate speeds and evaluate changes for safer roadways within Rio Bravo. Result: At its meeting of June 8, 2026, Item 22, the Commissioners Court awarded RFQ 2026-006 “Webb County Roadway Speed Study in Rio Bravo, Texas” to AC Group, LLC., the highest ranked firm responding to the RFQ.  The Traffic Engineering Study will be the first step on analyzing the need to install speed humps on streets in Rio Bravo.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).