THE MARTINEZ-GOWEN GIVEAWAY CONTINUES

"NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE

Pursuant to Chapter 551, Title 5 of the Texas Government Code, the Texas Open Meetings Act,
notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Brownsville, Texas, in accordance
with Article V, Section 12, of the Charter of said City, will convene an Executive Session and a
Regular Meeting, on Tuesday, February 05, 2013, at 5:10 P.M., and at 6:00 P.M. in the
Commission Chambers, on the Second Floor of the Brownsville City Hall, located at 1001 East
Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 78520.

Resolution No. 2013 – 015
A Resolution of the City Commission of Brownsville, Texas, authorizing the donation of land to the University of Texas System for a downtown campus, designating signatories for the transaction, and dealing with related matters.
Whereas, the City of Brownsville has the opportunity to donate a 55.43‐acre parcel of land to the University of Texas System for a downtown campus; and Whereas, this donation is conditioned upon the University of Texas System’s selection of a downtown location for its campus.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Brownsville, Texas:
1. That the City of Brownsville will donate a 55.43‐acre parcel of land, to be legally described later, to the University of Texas System upon the system’s selection of a downtown location for its Brownsville campus.
2. That the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and Assistant City Manager are each authorized to execute any documents necessary or appropriate to the closing of this transaction."

Now, did Mayor Tony Martinez or Rose Gowen ask the citizens of Brownsville whether they agree to give away city property to the University of Texas System? And if the donation of the land is meant to lure the university to stay and it doesn't, does this mean the land reverts back to the city in case there isn't a substantial construction of a university?

Perhaps the mayor didn't hear the likes of  Frank Yturria and other leading members of the community when they gave a thumbs down to UT-B President Juliet Garcia as she was trying to ram a $200 millon "donation" of the TSC campus and its buildings, bank deposits and other assets to the UT System.

A majority of the trustees of TSC (Adela Garza, Trey Mendez, Kiko Rendon and Noe Torres) heeded the people's desires to save the community college. Will the citizens of Brownsville have to make it loud and clear that they want to be consulted when doling out the community's resources to a system that obviously doesn't need a handout from one of the poorest communities in the state and country.