District 5 Council Member· 2023-2027
Ricardo Medina
Pharr
No biography on file yet.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 5:34
- Avg per meeting
- 1:07
- Segments
- 59
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Top issues during term (8)(Business Jobs)
Voter Turnout and Civic Engagement Partnership
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Pharr International Industrial Park Subdivision
Expected to expand the city's industrial and tax base, though no specific figures were given.
Commercial Vehicle Parking and Future Electric Charging Infrastructure
No additional cost to the city, per the discussion.
Manufacturing Workforce Development Initiatives
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Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Finalist Recognition
Reflects efficient operational management and organizational productivity.
Manufacturing Month and Workforce Partnerships
Supports workforce training grants and small business digital enhancement programs.
Pharr Economic Development Corporation II Budget
Allocates over $15 million in projected revenues and expenditures for economic development initiatives.
International Trade Promotion and Marketing Campaigns
Expenditures include monthly and annual commitments for local print, digital trade publications, and Mexican promotional campaigns.
Moved or seconded (27)
Motions Medina personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-06-01
approve as recommended
- secondedpassed2026-06-01
approve as recommended
- secondedpassed2026-06-01
No conduit or hand-hole configurations exist on the property
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-01
Any new subdivision with GATED COMMUNITY SECURITY SYSTEMS must obtain the Fire Department approved Knox Box Switch – Rapid Entry System made by the Knox Company (phone: 800-
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-01
approve as recommended
- secondedpassed2026-06-01
approve as recommended
- movedpassed2026-04-06
Appointment to Keep Pharr Beautiful Board
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Medina moved to approve as recommended.
- movedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Medina moved to untable the item as recommended.
- secondedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Caballero moved to table the item.
- secondedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Pacheco moved to approve as recommended.
- movedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Medina moved to approve as recommended.
- secondedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Pacheco moved to approve as recommended.
- secondedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Pacheco moved to approve as recommended.
- movedpassed2026-04-06
approve as recommended
- secondedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Caballero moved to approve as recommended.
- movedpassed2026-04-06
Comm. Medina moves to excuse absent members.
- secondedpassed2026-02-23
Comm. Chavez moved to approve.
- secondedpassed2026-02-23
Comm. Chavez moved to approve.
- secondedpassed2026-02-02
approve as recommended
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Medina was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Business Jobs.