Place 2 Council Member· 2024 to 2028-12
Ruben Plata
Mission
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 47:52
- Avg per meeting
- 2:49
- Segments
- 1266
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Top issues during term (8)(Business Jobs)
Event Center with Alcohol Consumption on N. Conway Avenue
Permit fees and potential local economic activity from commercial event operations.
Online Permitting Software & Technology Fees
Total three-year agreement not to exceed $202,000, offset by new permit technology fees.
Black & Decker Economic Development Agreement
Directly impacts city economic development incentives, tax abatements, and municipal revenues.
Hospitality and Accommodations Oversight
The board's decisions can influence local tax revenue generated by the hospitality industry.
The Ice House Live Music and Operating Restrictions
Impacts annual operating revenue for the local business and winter tourist patronage.
Mobile Food Unit CUP at Santa Lucia Development
Permit fees and sales tax generation from active commercial enterprises contribute to municipal revenues.
Streamlining Restaurant Drive-Thru Permitting Process
Reduces administrative delays and holding costs for new commercial restaurant developments.
Conditional Use Permit for Sidelines Bar & Grill
Permits alcoholic beverage sales tax generation and commercial enterprise activity.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Plata 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.
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Mayor Pro Tem Plata motioned to move into Executive Session.
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Mayor Pro Tem Plata motioned to move reconvene.
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
move to approve all consent agenda items 15 thru 30 as presented.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Councilman Vela moved to proceed as discussed in executive session regarding 1733 Dalobo Drive, Mission, Texas.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Discussion and possible action on matters related to the acceptance of a grant award for the FY25 Operation Stonegarden Program from the Office of the Governor in the amount of $300,000 with no match requirement and respect to a budget amendment - Elizalde
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
CUP for Studio Guest House - 2803 Grand Canal Drive
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Conduct a public hearing and consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Portable Building for an Office Use in a property zoned (C-4) Heavy Commercial District, Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Mission Palms Plaza Subdivision, located at 1609 E. Expressway 83. Applicant: Samantha Santos, Adoption of O
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Rezoning Request - W. 15th St and Dunlap Ave
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
CUP for Pool House - 1103 Travis Street
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Mayor Pro Tem Plata moved to proceed as discussed in executive session regarding Project Box, Project Cross Dock, Project Server and Project 495x.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-23
CUP for Portable Building - 1523 E. Interstate Highway 2
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Discussion and possible action on matters related to the evaluation and ranking of proposals received in response to RFP 26-343-04-06 Bond Counsel Services and authorization for the Co-Interim City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract incident thereto - Roman
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Conduct a public hearing and consideration of a Conditional Use Permit Renewal for a Mobile Food Unit – Tony’s Hot Dogs & More in a property zoned (C-3) General Business District, being the South 3.86 acres out of Lot 22, New Caledonia Subdivision, located at 2120 West Mile 3 Road. Applicant: Andres
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
CUP for Par 5 Golf Lounge
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Mayor Pro Tem Plata moved to proceed as discussed in executive session regarding the 380 Grant Agreement by and between the City of Mission and Don Pepe's Restaurant.
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Mayor Pro Tem Plata moved for adjournment.
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Discussion and Possible Action on Matters Related to Authorization to Re-Solicit Bids for Odor Control Chemical for the Public Works Department Sanitary Sewer Collection System – Gonzalez
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Mayor Pro Tem Plata moved to approve a resolution No. 2066 for a License to Encroach onto a City of Mission Drainage Right-of-Way, being the Sharyland Plantation Village Los Milagr…
- movedpassed2026-06-09
Land Conveyance - Mission Economic Development Authority
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-09
Conditional Use Permit - Shooters Haven (Ordinance #5823)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Plata was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Business Jobs.
Voting record (0)(Business Jobs)
No votes found matching Business Jobs.