The Del Rio City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 27, approved a $941,000 contract to rebuild the Buena Vista Pool. The same contract had failed to get the four votes it needed two weeks earlier. The resolution, R:2026-140, authorizes City Manager Manuel Chavez to award and execute a design-build contract with Connected Home Solutions, doing business as Stella's Pools, according to the meeting agenda.
Mayor Al Arreola announced the result as four to two on the city's meeting video. According to The 830 Times, Arreola and Councilwoman Carmen Gutierrez voted against the contract, and Mayor Pro Tem Randy Quiñones abstained. The city has not yet posted official minutes for the meeting.
Before the item was taken up, Quiñones announced a conflict of interest on the record under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 171. He said he has a substantial interest in Connected Home Solutions, which submitted an RFQ for the item. He said he had filed the required affidavit with the city secretary and would abstain from discussion and voting. On Oct. 13, the resolution received three votes in favor and two against, short of the four the city charter requires.