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30. • GeneralCity of Laredo (Webb County)
Final Reading of Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo's FY 2025-2026 budget by appropriating expenditures from a drawdown of $11,250,000 from fund balance from the Sports and Community Venue Sales Tax Fund. The funds will be used to cover the cost of the Leyendecker Construction contract for the Phase 1B.
Presented in: City of Laredo City Council Meeting on 2026-06-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (9 - 0)
“close and introduce”
DV
Dr. Victor D. Treviño
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
GG
Gilbert Gonzalez
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
R"
Ricardo "Richie" Rangel, Jr.
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
MR
Melissa R. Cigarroa
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
R"
Ricardo "Rick" Garza
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
RG
Ruben Gutierrez, Jr.
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
DD
Dr. David Tyler King
Councilmember, District 6 (District 6)
YES
VP
Vanessa Perez
Councilmember, District 7 (District 7)
YES
AC
Alyssa Cigarroa
Councilmember, District 8 (District 8)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Final Reading of Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo's FY 2025-2026 budget by appropriating expenditures from a drawdown of $11,250,000 from fund balance from the Sports and Community Venue Sales Tax Fund. The funds will be used to cover the cost of the Leyendecker Construction contract for the Phase 1B.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.