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Adopted Budget 2023 City of McAllen, Texas

Strategic Business Plan

Goal 7: Improve Workforce Preparedness

While Goal #1’s mission is to create a city which is attractive to students, educated professionals & retirees as well as families, GOAL #7
seeks to increase opportunity and improve the economic futures of those who choose to live and work in McAllen� The creation of UTRGV,
its Medical School, Texas A&M branch campus, and the expansion of South Texas College all serve to expand opportunity and have had
a noticeable impact on area incomes� Strong growth of the local medical industry has worked with educators to expand new, well paying
medical careers in the area� Together with affordable transportation, these will have a pronounced impact on workforce preparedness and
will continue to increase average household incomes in the City�
Department / Total Project Estimated Budget
No. Objective Time- line Status - Rationale
Agency Cost FY 21-22 FY 22-23
Strategy 7.1: Expand educational opportunity in the Region.
Demographics indicate
substantial opportunities in
Continue to work to the region, plus a need for
enhance variety of higher higher educated work force�
7�1�1 education opportunities, MEDC Ongoing Program Program Program An example of this is STC
enhancing region’s skilled providing training programs
labor pool� in Automotive, Robotics, and
Electronics to supply skilled
workforce to manufacturing
industry�
Continue to provide
affordable, reliable,
environmentally friendly
7�1�2 Transit Department Metro Ongoing Program Program Program transportation options in
order to ensure students
are able to arrive on various
campuses�
Development of UT Health
RGV Cancer and Surgery
Center at Pecan between
Assist in funding UTRGV Conditional Jackson & McColl Roads�
7�1�3 Medical School-McAllen Commission Ongoing $1,000,000 $1,000,000 This will be a world class
assets Commitment center aimed at providing
comprehensive cancer and
surgical services that will
train physicians and research
scientists�
Technology Park- This will
involve Texas A&M Higher
City Education, UTRGV, and
7�1�4 Technology Park Commission, Multi-year $550,000 $0 $550,000 STC as a technology park
for Industry and Higher
City Manager Education to conduct
Research & Development
(R&D)�
Help increase the number
of highly trained workers
and offer credentials in
South Texas College- City STEM, advanced robotics,
7�1�5 Supplement Training in Ongoing Program $260,000 $330,000 automation technology
Region Commission and other advanced
manufacturing fields
while offering the latest
advancements in training
automation�
Strategy 7.2: Improve community development in order to reduce barriers to citizen success.
Motivated low-income and
low-skilled adults receive
comprehensive services:
career counseling, intensive
VIDA funded to assist in case management, tuition,
7�2�1 Dev� Corp� Ongoing Program $440,000 $500,000
workforce development books, and emergency
assistance to ensure high
College graduation rates and
to successfully join skilled
workforce�

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