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3 • REGULARAGUA Special Utility District (Hidalgo County)

Newkirk, as well as Mr. Greg Klement from The Klement Agency, regarding the proposed

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - November 20, 2025 on 2025-11-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Routine / Procedural • 0.0 Score Impact
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion on Item 3: Newkirk, as well as Mr. Greg Klement from The Klement Agency, regarding the proposed”
YES
AM
Alex Moreno
Director
ABSENT
RD
Roel De Hoyos
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
AM
Ana Maria Perez
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
ABSENT
JL
Jose Luis Ochoa
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RP
Ricardo Perez
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
GP
Gerardo Perez
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The Board of Directors received a presentation by Mr. Pierre Newkirk from Newkirk and Newkirk, as well as Mr. Greg Klement from The Klement Agency, regarding the proposed Property/Casualty policies. The General Manager and Directors posed questions and engaged in a brief discussion regarding the various coverages and replacement cost values. The Board of Directors approved the recommendations as presented by Mr. Pierre Newkirk, Newkirk and Newkirk, and Greg Klement from The Klement Agency to include Philadelphia Insurance Co. for Property/Casualty Insurance policies, subject to authorizing General Manager to reduce 1 amounts as discussed. The motion was made by Mr. Ricardo Perez and seconded by Mr. Gerardo Perez, and was unanimously approved by the Board. 4, The Board of Directors selected the highest qualified provider based on the RFQ decision matrix, which considered the average scores from six submissions. Border Affairs received a score of 78.4, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. received a score of 76.4, and Anubis Engineering, along with B&A Grant Services, each received a score of 74.1. The Board of Directors approved Border Affairs as the highest qualified provider for Grant Writing Services based on the RFQ Committee’s recommendation and the decision matrix, and authorized the General Manager to negotiate a contract. The motion was made by Mr. Gerardo Perez and seconded by Mr. Roel De Hoyos, and was unanimously approved by the Board.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This docket item is classified as NEUTRAL (0.0 Score Impact). Routine administrative reports, monthly accounts payable/disbursement registers, minutes approvals, and procedural motions are logged for public transparency but carry zero weight in calculating an official's Roll-Call Freedom Score.