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WORK SESSION
1. Report of the City Manager: a. Changes in the Council Agenda; b. Organizational Updates and Recognition of Employee(s); and c. Review of Business Session Agenda.
2. Informal Report - Three proposed, affordable, new construction rental housing projects requesting a Resolution of Support as part of the Housing Tax Credit Program promulgated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs: (1) Trails Apartments, 120 units of family development at the Northwest corner of Gurley Lane & S. 21st Street, (2) Asteri Waco, 65 units of permanent, supportive housing for those with disabilities at 1704 S. 18th Street, and (3) Devonshire Station, 66 units of senior housing at 291 Ritchie Road.
4. Discussion of 2025 (and prior years) Fire Department services, accomplishments, statistics, and upcoming 2026 priorities.
5. Discussion of adoption of third-party fire & life safety inspection, testing, and maintenance reporting through Inspection Reports Online.
6. Discussion of authorizing the issuance of the 2026 Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $110,000,000.
1. Report of the City Manager: a. Changes in the Council Agenda; b. Organizational Updates and Recognition of Employee(s); and c. Review of Business Session Agenda.
2. Informal Report - Three proposed, affordable, new construction rental housing projects requesting a Resolution of Support as part of the Housing Tax Credit Program promulgated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs: (1) Trails Apartments, 120 units of family development at the Northwest corner of Gurley Lane & S. 21st Street, (2) Asteri Waco, 65 units of permanent, supportive housing for those with disabilities at 1704 S. 18th Street, and (3) Devonshire Station, 66 units of senior housing at 291 Ritchie Road.
4. Discussion of 2025 (and prior years) Fire Department services, accomplishments, statistics, and upcoming 2026 priorities.
5. Discussion of adoption of third-party fire & life safety inspection, testing, and maintenance reporting through Inspection Reports Online.
6. Discussion of authorizing the issuance of the 2026 Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $110,000,000.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Discussion and action on appointment of City Manager of the City of Waco, Texas, with said appointment being effective at a date to be determined at the meeting, setting the annual base salary, and authorizing the Mayor to negotiate, finalize, and execute an agreement in accordance with discussion by Council in Executive Session for services as City Manager.
2. Approval of minutes from the December 16, 2025, Regular City Council meeting and December 19, 2025, and January 8, 2026, Special City Council meetings.
3. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as provided for in the Resolution; (2) approving an amendment to the Chapter 380 Agreement for Economic Incentives with PCRIF Waco Gateway, LLC (“PCR”), which (a) requires PCR to construct a wastewater utility line with said cost to be reimbursed by the City in an amount not to exceed $1,808,340.00, and (b) reimburses PCR in the amount of $300,000.00 for the right-of-way acquisition required for the extension of Gateway Boulevard to the I-35 frontage road; (3) authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection herewith.
4. Consider a resolution: (1) rescinding Resolution No. 2025-883; (2) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 101 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland and/or; (iv) right-of way, all for public right-of-way and access needed for parkland, utility easements, and other public improvements of the Downtown Redevelopment Project, Phase 1A (Barron's Branch District), and needed platting updates, generally located between Washington Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, 4th Street and the Brazos River; and (3) authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving the issuance and delivery of student loan revenue bonds by Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. during the years of 2026 through 2028 in an amount not to exceed $600,000,000.00, and making certain findings related thereto.
6. Consider a resolution (1) approving a Ground Lessor’s Estoppel Certificate, to Fannie Mae (the “Lender”), the lender for Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC (the “Ground Lessee”) regarding Lender’s rights in accordance with the Ground Lease in the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project between the City and the Ground Lessee; (2) approving a second amendment to the Ground Lease with Ground Lessee to recognize the Lender’s rights under the Ground Lease; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution terminating the ground lease agreement with Sunshine Paddle Adventures, for a section of riverfront property near the Franklin Avenue Bridge as of February 1, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution terminating a lease agreement with Raymond Walter Feight, Sr., for the property known as Lot 1, Block 1, Elliott Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, as per plat of record filed under Clerk’s File No. 2012038876, Official Public Records of McLennan County, Texas, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a two-year agreement with the Waco Hispanic Museum for the use of space within the South Waco Community Center located at 2815 Speight Avenue, from January 17, 2026, through January 16, 2028, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Workforce Development Boards for the Heart of Texas, Texoma, and Northeast, to certify local matching funds in an amount not to exceed $320,659.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, for childcare services within workforce areas to expand the availability of federal funding in the Waco area, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the sealed bid sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1004 Linn Street Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Jose Mendoza. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the amount of $10,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1317 Tabor Street and 1318 Tabor Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Abidan Hernandez ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $17,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 request for sealed proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1220 Chestnut Street and 1213 Payne Avenue, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Waco Habitat for Humanity, Inc. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $20,951.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 416B Lottie Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Tyvonte Davis-Williams ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $100.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Improvements Program ("CIP") budgets for the General Fund, Customer Engagement Fund, Government Vehicle Replacement Fund, Water O&M Fund, Wastewater O&M Fund, Solid Waste O&M Fund, Stormwater Utility Fund, Street Bond CIP Fund, Convention Services Fund, Street Maintenance Fee Fund, Street Maintenance Cash CIP Fund, and Convention Services Cash CIP Fund, due to operational and capital requirements, and for the Fee Schedule for additional Fire Department fees.
16. FD- Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) budget to increase expenditures in the Government Vehicle Replacement Cash CIP Fund by $211,598.00; (2) approving the purchase of four Chevrolet 1/2-ton 4x4 command trucks, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Fleet Group, LLC, under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”) contract 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $371,598.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution ratifying the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $162,800.00, including a required City match of $24,420.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept said grant, appropriate the funds upon award, and execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution to ratify a second amendment to the development agreement between the City of Waco and Mission Waco, Mission World, Inc., extending the completion date of Phase I to March 31, 2026, of the Creekside Community Village Project, an affordable housing community of tiny homes located on South University Parks Drive, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the application and acceptance, if awarded, of $150,000.00 in grant funding, over a two-year period, from Cities for Financial Empowerment to assist in launching a Financial Empowerment Center (”FEC”) (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant scope of work; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and any agreements and documents with subrecipients associated therewith.
20. Consider a resolution authorizing the expenditure of funds for FileBound, an enterprise document management system, for the period of March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029, in a total amount not to exceed $252,670.79, under an existing master services agreement with Upland Software, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution authorizing the renewal of the City of Waco’s Granicus subscription services (Quote Q-511104 dated December 30, 2025) for the period of performance February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $142,371.17, to continue the City’s current meeting, agenda, boards and commissions, streaming, captioning, and civic engagement environments, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution authorizing an expenditure of funds for year two of a three-year agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., ("ESRI") for ESRI term license software, in an amount not to exceed $132,480.00 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution: 1) approving a Public Health Experiential Learning Agreement with Oregon State University - College of Health and the City of Waco, by and through the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, to deliver collaborative experiential learning opportunities through on-site, unpaid internships and practicums for students enrolled in the following degree programs: Human Development & Family Sciences, General Kinesiology, and Public Health (undergraduate and graduate); and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Cash Construction Company, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the SS298/Franklin Avenue Utility Relocation Project, in an amount not to exceed $12,076,671.50; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 8, the final change order, closing out the contract with Big Creek Construction, Ltd., for the Mars Drive and Old Hewitt Road Reconstruction Project for pavement repair, driveways, hot mix asphalt, and traffic control necessary due to field conditions, subgrade issues, and safety standards for an additional $283,741.20 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $9,356,832.01), and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a professional engineering services contract with BGE, Inc., in connection with the Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) “Heart of Texas” Neighborhood (New Road) Safe Routes to School (“SRTS”) Project, in an amount not to exceed $312,630.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to TTG Utilities, Inc., lowest responsible bidder, for the Quiet Zone Improvements project, in an amount not to exceed $10,762,762.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving Amendment No. 2 to the existing contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for construction administration services of the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements project and engineering design and bidding phase services for the Old McGregor Pump Station Improvements project, both at the Old McGregor Pump Station site, in the amount of $1,240,500.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,896,000.00); and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution approving an engineering contract with STV Incorporated for one year of city-wide “on-call” construction inspection services for one full time Resident Project Representative (“RPR”) in an amount not to exceed $316,350.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution approving a contract for construction materials testing services with Langerman Engineering, LLC, for the Riverwalk Re-Development Project, in an amount not to exceed $162,072.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving a repair contract with Eaton Corporation for Dissolved Air Flotation (“DAF”) Pump 6 and Pump 7 variable frequency drive (“VFD”) inverter retrofit repairs at the DAF Pretreatment Plant in the amount of $495,678.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution: (1) awarding a contract for construction services to Gracon Construction, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project in an amount not to exceed $59,861,000.00 (which includes the Base Bid, Allowances, and Additive Alternate Nos. 1, 2, and 3); and (2) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No.1 to the contract with Lupe Rubio Construction Company, Inc. for the North Interceptor Phase 1A Project, for additional work on the bore under Highway 77 and a manhole connection and increasing the contract by $250,000.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,756,318.41), closing out this contract, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving a contract with Walker Partners, LLC, for construction inspection services on the Street Rehabilitation - District 3 in an amount not to exceed $163,100.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving an amendment to the existing Advance Funding Agreement with the State of Texas for the construction of the Highway Safety Improvement Program grant improvements at various intersections for an additional $741,382.46, for a total estimated construction cost not to exceed $2,009,359.46, 100% of which will be from federal construction funding, with the City responsible for an estimated $25,400.00 for right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and direct state costs for project management and inspection, as well as design costs and any cost overruns, appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract, and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving a Consent to Easement Structures agreement between the City of Waco and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (No. DACW63-9-26-0537) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of multiple water and sewer lines, a temporary construction staging area, and rehabilitation to an existing wastewater lift station along the Speegleville Road Corridor, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
37. Consider a resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to an existing contract with CDM Smith Inc., for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project to add construction phase engineering services in an amount not to exceed $2,323,000.00 (for a new total contract amount not to exceed $6,948,835.00), and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. Not in City Limits
1. Discussion and action on appointment of City Manager of the City of Waco, Texas, with said appointment being effective at a date to be determined at the meeting, setting the annual base salary, and authorizing the Mayor to negotiate, finalize, and execute an agreement in accordance with discussion by Council in Executive Session for services as City Manager.
2. Approval of minutes from the December 16, 2025, Regular City Council meeting and December 19, 2025, and January 8, 2026, Special City Council meetings.
3. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as provided for in the Resolution; (2) approving an amendment to the Chapter 380 Agreement for Economic Incentives with PCRIF Waco Gateway, LLC (“PCR”), which (a) requires PCR to construct a wastewater utility line with said cost to be reimbursed by the City in an amount not to exceed $1,808,340.00, and (b) reimburses PCR in the amount of $300,000.00 for the right-of-way acquisition required for the extension of Gateway Boulevard to the I-35 frontage road; (3) authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection herewith.
4. Consider a resolution: (1) rescinding Resolution No. 2025-883; (2) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 101 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland and/or; (iv) right-of way, all for public right-of-way and access needed for parkland, utility easements, and other public improvements of the Downtown Redevelopment Project, Phase 1A (Barron's Branch District), and needed platting updates, generally located between Washington Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, 4th Street and the Brazos River; and (3) authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving the issuance and delivery of student loan revenue bonds by Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. during the years of 2026 through 2028 in an amount not to exceed $600,000,000.00, and making certain findings related thereto.
6. Consider a resolution (1) approving a Ground Lessor’s Estoppel Certificate, to Fannie Mae (the “Lender”), the lender for Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC (the “Ground Lessee”) regarding Lender’s rights in accordance with the Ground Lease in the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project between the City and the Ground Lessee; (2) approving a second amendment to the Ground Lease with Ground Lessee to recognize the Lender’s rights under the Ground Lease; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution terminating the ground lease agreement with Sunshine Paddle Adventures, for a section of riverfront property near the Franklin Avenue Bridge as of February 1, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution terminating a lease agreement with Raymond Walter Feight, Sr., for the property known as Lot 1, Block 1, Elliott Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, as per plat of record filed under Clerk’s File No. 2012038876, Official Public Records of McLennan County, Texas, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a two-year agreement with the Waco Hispanic Museum for the use of space within the South Waco Community Center located at 2815 Speight Avenue, from January 17, 2026, through January 16, 2028, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Workforce Development Boards for the Heart of Texas, Texoma, and Northeast, to certify local matching funds in an amount not to exceed $320,659.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, for childcare services within workforce areas to expand the availability of federal funding in the Waco area, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the sealed bid sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1004 Linn Street Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Jose Mendoza. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the amount of $10,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1317 Tabor Street and 1318 Tabor Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Abidan Hernandez ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $17,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 request for sealed proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1220 Chestnut Street and 1213 Payne Avenue, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Waco Habitat for Humanity, Inc. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $20,951.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 416B Lottie Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Tyvonte Davis-Williams ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $100.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Improvements Program ("CIP") budgets for the General Fund, Customer Engagement Fund, Government Vehicle Replacement Fund, Water O&M Fund, Wastewater O&M Fund, Solid Waste O&M Fund, Stormwater Utility Fund, Street Bond CIP Fund, Convention Services Fund, Street Maintenance Fee Fund, Street Maintenance Cash CIP Fund, and Convention Services Cash CIP Fund, due to operational and capital requirements, and for the Fee Schedule for additional Fire Department fees.
16. FD- Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) budget to increase expenditures in the Government Vehicle Replacement Cash CIP Fund by $211,598.00; (2) approving the purchase of four Chevrolet 1/2-ton 4x4 command trucks, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Fleet Group, LLC, under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”) contract 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $371,598.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution ratifying the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $162,800.00, including a required City match of $24,420.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept said grant, appropriate the funds upon award, and execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution to ratify a second amendment to the development agreement between the City of Waco and Mission Waco, Mission World, Inc., extending the completion date of Phase I to March 31, 2026, of the Creekside Community Village Project, an affordable housing community of tiny homes located on South University Parks Drive, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the application and acceptance, if awarded, of $150,000.00 in grant funding, over a two-year period, from Cities for Financial Empowerment to assist in launching a Financial Empowerment Center (”FEC”) (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant scope of work; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and any agreements and documents with subrecipients associated therewith.
20. Consider a resolution authorizing the expenditure of funds for FileBound, an enterprise document management system, for the period of March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029, in a total amount not to exceed $252,670.79, under an existing master services agreement with Upland Software, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution authorizing the renewal of the City of Waco’s Granicus subscription services (Quote Q-511104 dated December 30, 2025) for the period of performance February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $142,371.17, to continue the City’s current meeting, agenda, boards and commissions, streaming, captioning, and civic engagement environments, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution authorizing an expenditure of funds for year two of a three-year agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., ("ESRI") for ESRI term license software, in an amount not to exceed $132,480.00 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution: 1) approving a Public Health Experiential Learning Agreement with Oregon State University - College of Health and the City of Waco, by and through the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, to deliver collaborative experiential learning opportunities through on-site, unpaid internships and practicums for students enrolled in the following degree programs: Human Development & Family Sciences, General Kinesiology, and Public Health (undergraduate and graduate); and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Cash Construction Company, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the SS298/Franklin Avenue Utility Relocation Project, in an amount not to exceed $12,076,671.50; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 8, the final change order, closing out the contract with Big Creek Construction, Ltd., for the Mars Drive and Old Hewitt Road Reconstruction Project for pavement repair, driveways, hot mix asphalt, and traffic control necessary due to field conditions, subgrade issues, and safety standards for an additional $283,741.20 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $9,356,832.01), and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a professional engineering services contract with BGE, Inc., in connection with the Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) “Heart of Texas” Neighborhood (New Road) Safe Routes to School (“SRTS”) Project, in an amount not to exceed $312,630.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to TTG Utilities, Inc., lowest responsible bidder, for the Quiet Zone Improvements project, in an amount not to exceed $10,762,762.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving Amendment No. 2 to the existing contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for construction administration services of the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements project and engineering design and bidding phase services for the Old McGregor Pump Station Improvements project, both at the Old McGregor Pump Station site, in the amount of $1,240,500.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,896,000.00); and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution approving an engineering contract with STV Incorporated for one year of city-wide “on-call” construction inspection services for one full time Resident Project Representative (“RPR”) in an amount not to exceed $316,350.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution approving a contract for construction materials testing services with Langerman Engineering, LLC, for the Riverwalk Re-Development Project, in an amount not to exceed $162,072.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving a repair contract with Eaton Corporation for Dissolved Air Flotation (“DAF”) Pump 6 and Pump 7 variable frequency drive (“VFD”) inverter retrofit repairs at the DAF Pretreatment Plant in the amount of $495,678.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution: (1) awarding a contract for construction services to Gracon Construction, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project in an amount not to exceed $59,861,000.00 (which includes the Base Bid, Allowances, and Additive Alternate Nos. 1, 2, and 3); and (2) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No.1 to the contract with Lupe Rubio Construction Company, Inc. for the North Interceptor Phase 1A Project, for additional work on the bore under Highway 77 and a manhole connection and increasing the contract by $250,000.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,756,318.41), closing out this contract, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving a contract with Walker Partners, LLC, for construction inspection services on the Street Rehabilitation - District 3 in an amount not to exceed $163,100.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving an amendment to the existing Advance Funding Agreement with the State of Texas for the construction of the Highway Safety Improvement Program grant improvements at various intersections for an additional $741,382.46, for a total estimated construction cost not to exceed $2,009,359.46, 100% of which will be from federal construction funding, with the City responsible for an estimated $25,400.00 for right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and direct state costs for project management and inspection, as well as design costs and any cost overruns, appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract, and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving a Consent to Easement Structures agreement between the City of Waco and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (No. DACW63-9-26-0537) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of multiple water and sewer lines, a temporary construction staging area, and rehabilitation to an existing wastewater lift station along the Speegleville Road Corridor, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
37. Consider a resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to an existing contract with CDM Smith Inc., for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project to add construction phase engineering services in an amount not to exceed $2,323,000.00 (for a new total contract amount not to exceed $6,948,835.00), and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. Not in City Limits
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon approximately 0.082 acres of the alley known as a portion of the Barron Alley situated between North 5th Street and North 6th Street, being located approximately 235 feet south of the intersection of West Waco Drive and North 5th Street, and providing for penalties. (Case ABD-25-05, STV, Inc. on behalf of Methodist Children's Home) FIRST READING
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Callan Village PUD Concept Plan, on an approximately 10.54 acre portion, located between Ritchie Road and the single-family area, by 1) changing the land use of 4.29 acres along Ritchie Road from Commercial land use to a Multi-family/Commercial Flex land use, and 2) amending the PUD narrative regarding multi-family site development options allowing townhouse style structures with common walls, and providing for penalties. (Z-25-44, Jonathan Cannon, Walker Partners, LLC) FIRST READING
1. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon approximately 0.082 acres of the alley known as a portion of the Barron Alley situated between North 5th Street and North 6th Street, being located approximately 235 feet south of the intersection of West Waco Drive and North 5th Street, and providing for penalties. (Case ABD-25-05, STV, Inc. on behalf of Methodist Children's Home) FIRST READING
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Callan Village PUD Concept Plan, on an approximately 10.54 acre portion, located between Ritchie Road and the single-family area, by 1) changing the land use of 4.29 acres along Ritchie Road from Commercial land use to a Multi-family/Commercial Flex land use, and 2) amending the PUD narrative regarding multi-family site development options allowing townhouse style structures with common walls, and providing for penalties. (Z-25-44, Jonathan Cannon, Walker Partners, LLC) FIRST READING
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Consider and take action with respect to an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, authorizing the issuance of one or more series of City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax And Revenue Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $110,000,000; levying a tax and providing for the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; authorizing the execution and delivery of documents and agreements in connection therewith; approving the preparation of one or more official statements; enacting other provisions relating thereto; declaring an effective date; and finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law. FIRST AND FINAL READING PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE § 1201.028. (Citywide)
2. Consider an ordinance amending Article II “Fire Codes” of Chapter 10 “Fire Protection and Prevention” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco to add Sections 10-26 through 10-30 requiring that all fire protection system inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation be submitted electronically through an approved third-party vendor as the exclusive method of submission for commercial occupancies, authorizing the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (“AHJ”), including the Fire Marshal and Fire Chief, to administer and enforce the requirements, and providing for penalties. FIRST READING
1. Consider and take action with respect to an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, authorizing the issuance of one or more series of City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax And Revenue Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $110,000,000; levying a tax and providing for the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; authorizing the execution and delivery of documents and agreements in connection therewith; approving the preparation of one or more official statements; enacting other provisions relating thereto; declaring an effective date; and finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law. FIRST AND FINAL READING PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE § 1201.028. (Citywide)
2. Consider an ordinance amending Article II “Fire Codes” of Chapter 10 “Fire Protection and Prevention” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco to add Sections 10-26 through 10-30 requiring that all fire protection system inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation be submitted electronically through an approved third-party vendor as the exclusive method of submission for commercial occupancies, authorizing the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (“AHJ”), including the Fire Marshal and Fire Chief, to administer and enforce the requirements, and providing for penalties. FIRST READING
Jan 20, 2026 1/20 Regular City Council Meeting
WORK SESSION
1. Report of the City Manager: a. Changes in the Council Agenda; b. Organizational Updates and Recognition of Employee(s); and c. Review of Business Session Agenda.
2. Informal Report - Three proposed, affordable, new construction rental housing projects requesting a Resolution of Support as part of the Housing Tax Credit Program promulgated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs: (1) Trails Apartments, 120 units of family development at the Northwest corner of Gurley Lane & S. 21st Street, (2) Asteri Waco, 65 units of permanent, supportive housing for those with disabilities at 1704 S. 18th Street, and (3) Devonshire Station, 66 units of senior housing at 291 Ritchie Road.
4. Discussion of 2025 (and prior years) Fire Department services, accomplishments, statistics, and upcoming 2026 priorities.
5. Discussion of adoption of third-party fire & life safety inspection, testing, and maintenance reporting through Inspection Reports Online.
6. Discussion of authorizing the issuance of the 2026 Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $110,000,000.
1. Report of the City Manager: a. Changes in the Council Agenda; b. Organizational Updates and Recognition of Employee(s); and c. Review of Business Session Agenda.
2. Informal Report - Three proposed, affordable, new construction rental housing projects requesting a Resolution of Support as part of the Housing Tax Credit Program promulgated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs: (1) Trails Apartments, 120 units of family development at the Northwest corner of Gurley Lane & S. 21st Street, (2) Asteri Waco, 65 units of permanent, supportive housing for those with disabilities at 1704 S. 18th Street, and (3) Devonshire Station, 66 units of senior housing at 291 Ritchie Road.
4. Discussion of 2025 (and prior years) Fire Department services, accomplishments, statistics, and upcoming 2026 priorities.
5. Discussion of adoption of third-party fire & life safety inspection, testing, and maintenance reporting through Inspection Reports Online.
6. Discussion of authorizing the issuance of the 2026 Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $110,000,000.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Discussion and action on appointment of City Manager of the City of Waco, Texas, with said appointment being effective at a date to be determined at the meeting, setting the annual base salary, and authorizing the Mayor to negotiate, finalize, and execute an agreement in accordance with discussion by Council in Executive Session for services as City Manager.
2. Approval of minutes from the December 16, 2025, Regular City Council meeting and December 19, 2025, and January 8, 2026, Special City Council meetings.
3. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as provided for in the Resolution; (2) approving an amendment to the Chapter 380 Agreement for Economic Incentives with PCRIF Waco Gateway, LLC (“PCR”), which (a) requires PCR to construct a wastewater utility line with said cost to be reimbursed by the City in an amount not to exceed $1,808,340.00, and (b) reimburses PCR in the amount of $300,000.00 for the right-of-way acquisition required for the extension of Gateway Boulevard to the I-35 frontage road; (3) authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection herewith.
4. Consider a resolution: (1) rescinding Resolution No. 2025-883; (2) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 101 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland and/or; (iv) right-of way, all for public right-of-way and access needed for parkland, utility easements, and other public improvements of the Downtown Redevelopment Project, Phase 1A (Barron's Branch District), and needed platting updates, generally located between Washington Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, 4th Street and the Brazos River; and (3) authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving the issuance and delivery of student loan revenue bonds by Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. during the years of 2026 through 2028 in an amount not to exceed $600,000,000.00, and making certain findings related thereto.
6. Consider a resolution (1) approving a Ground Lessor’s Estoppel Certificate, to Fannie Mae (the “Lender”), the lender for Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC (the “Ground Lessee”) regarding Lender’s rights in accordance with the Ground Lease in the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project between the City and the Ground Lessee; (2) approving a second amendment to the Ground Lease with Ground Lessee to recognize the Lender’s rights under the Ground Lease; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution terminating the ground lease agreement with Sunshine Paddle Adventures, for a section of riverfront property near the Franklin Avenue Bridge as of February 1, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution terminating a lease agreement with Raymond Walter Feight, Sr., for the property known as Lot 1, Block 1, Elliott Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, as per plat of record filed under Clerk’s File No. 2012038876, Official Public Records of McLennan County, Texas, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a two-year agreement with the Waco Hispanic Museum for the use of space within the South Waco Community Center located at 2815 Speight Avenue, from January 17, 2026, through January 16, 2028, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Workforce Development Boards for the Heart of Texas, Texoma, and Northeast, to certify local matching funds in an amount not to exceed $320,659.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, for childcare services within workforce areas to expand the availability of federal funding in the Waco area, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the sealed bid sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1004 Linn Street Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Jose Mendoza. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the amount of $10,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1317 Tabor Street and 1318 Tabor Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Abidan Hernandez ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $17,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 request for sealed proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1220 Chestnut Street and 1213 Payne Avenue, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Waco Habitat for Humanity, Inc. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $20,951.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 416B Lottie Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Tyvonte Davis-Williams ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $100.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Improvements Program ("CIP") budgets for the General Fund, Customer Engagement Fund, Government Vehicle Replacement Fund, Water O&M Fund, Wastewater O&M Fund, Solid Waste O&M Fund, Stormwater Utility Fund, Street Bond CIP Fund, Convention Services Fund, Street Maintenance Fee Fund, Street Maintenance Cash CIP Fund, and Convention Services Cash CIP Fund, due to operational and capital requirements, and for the Fee Schedule for additional Fire Department fees.
16. FD- Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) budget to increase expenditures in the Government Vehicle Replacement Cash CIP Fund by $211,598.00; (2) approving the purchase of four Chevrolet 1/2-ton 4x4 command trucks, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Fleet Group, LLC, under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”) contract 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $371,598.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution ratifying the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $162,800.00, including a required City match of $24,420.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept said grant, appropriate the funds upon award, and execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution to ratify a second amendment to the development agreement between the City of Waco and Mission Waco, Mission World, Inc., extending the completion date of Phase I to March 31, 2026, of the Creekside Community Village Project, an affordable housing community of tiny homes located on South University Parks Drive, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the application and acceptance, if awarded, of $150,000.00 in grant funding, over a two-year period, from Cities for Financial Empowerment to assist in launching a Financial Empowerment Center (”FEC”) (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant scope of work; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and any agreements and documents with subrecipients associated therewith.
20. Consider a resolution authorizing the expenditure of funds for FileBound, an enterprise document management system, for the period of March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029, in a total amount not to exceed $252,670.79, under an existing master services agreement with Upland Software, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution authorizing the renewal of the City of Waco’s Granicus subscription services (Quote Q-511104 dated December 30, 2025) for the period of performance February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $142,371.17, to continue the City’s current meeting, agenda, boards and commissions, streaming, captioning, and civic engagement environments, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution authorizing an expenditure of funds for year two of a three-year agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., ("ESRI") for ESRI term license software, in an amount not to exceed $132,480.00 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution: 1) approving a Public Health Experiential Learning Agreement with Oregon State University - College of Health and the City of Waco, by and through the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, to deliver collaborative experiential learning opportunities through on-site, unpaid internships and practicums for students enrolled in the following degree programs: Human Development & Family Sciences, General Kinesiology, and Public Health (undergraduate and graduate); and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Cash Construction Company, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the SS298/Franklin Avenue Utility Relocation Project, in an amount not to exceed $12,076,671.50; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 8, the final change order, closing out the contract with Big Creek Construction, Ltd., for the Mars Drive and Old Hewitt Road Reconstruction Project for pavement repair, driveways, hot mix asphalt, and traffic control necessary due to field conditions, subgrade issues, and safety standards for an additional $283,741.20 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $9,356,832.01), and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a professional engineering services contract with BGE, Inc., in connection with the Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) “Heart of Texas” Neighborhood (New Road) Safe Routes to School (“SRTS”) Project, in an amount not to exceed $312,630.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to TTG Utilities, Inc., lowest responsible bidder, for the Quiet Zone Improvements project, in an amount not to exceed $10,762,762.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving Amendment No. 2 to the existing contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for construction administration services of the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements project and engineering design and bidding phase services for the Old McGregor Pump Station Improvements project, both at the Old McGregor Pump Station site, in the amount of $1,240,500.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,896,000.00); and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution approving an engineering contract with STV Incorporated for one year of city-wide “on-call” construction inspection services for one full time Resident Project Representative (“RPR”) in an amount not to exceed $316,350.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution approving a contract for construction materials testing services with Langerman Engineering, LLC, for the Riverwalk Re-Development Project, in an amount not to exceed $162,072.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving a repair contract with Eaton Corporation for Dissolved Air Flotation (“DAF”) Pump 6 and Pump 7 variable frequency drive (“VFD”) inverter retrofit repairs at the DAF Pretreatment Plant in the amount of $495,678.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution: (1) awarding a contract for construction services to Gracon Construction, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project in an amount not to exceed $59,861,000.00 (which includes the Base Bid, Allowances, and Additive Alternate Nos. 1, 2, and 3); and (2) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No.1 to the contract with Lupe Rubio Construction Company, Inc. for the North Interceptor Phase 1A Project, for additional work on the bore under Highway 77 and a manhole connection and increasing the contract by $250,000.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,756,318.41), closing out this contract, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving a contract with Walker Partners, LLC, for construction inspection services on the Street Rehabilitation - District 3 in an amount not to exceed $163,100.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving an amendment to the existing Advance Funding Agreement with the State of Texas for the construction of the Highway Safety Improvement Program grant improvements at various intersections for an additional $741,382.46, for a total estimated construction cost not to exceed $2,009,359.46, 100% of which will be from federal construction funding, with the City responsible for an estimated $25,400.00 for right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and direct state costs for project management and inspection, as well as design costs and any cost overruns, appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract, and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving a Consent to Easement Structures agreement between the City of Waco and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (No. DACW63-9-26-0537) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of multiple water and sewer lines, a temporary construction staging area, and rehabilitation to an existing wastewater lift station along the Speegleville Road Corridor, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
37. Consider a resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to an existing contract with CDM Smith Inc., for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project to add construction phase engineering services in an amount not to exceed $2,323,000.00 (for a new total contract amount not to exceed $6,948,835.00), and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. Not in City Limits
1. Discussion and action on appointment of City Manager of the City of Waco, Texas, with said appointment being effective at a date to be determined at the meeting, setting the annual base salary, and authorizing the Mayor to negotiate, finalize, and execute an agreement in accordance with discussion by Council in Executive Session for services as City Manager.
2. Approval of minutes from the December 16, 2025, Regular City Council meeting and December 19, 2025, and January 8, 2026, Special City Council meetings.
3. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as provided for in the Resolution; (2) approving an amendment to the Chapter 380 Agreement for Economic Incentives with PCRIF Waco Gateway, LLC (“PCR”), which (a) requires PCR to construct a wastewater utility line with said cost to be reimbursed by the City in an amount not to exceed $1,808,340.00, and (b) reimburses PCR in the amount of $300,000.00 for the right-of-way acquisition required for the extension of Gateway Boulevard to the I-35 frontage road; (3) authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection herewith.
4. Consider a resolution: (1) rescinding Resolution No. 2025-883; (2) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building, portions of the remainder of 101 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland and/or; (iv) right-of way, all for public right-of-way and access needed for parkland, utility easements, and other public improvements of the Downtown Redevelopment Project, Phase 1A (Barron's Branch District), and needed platting updates, generally located between Washington Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, 4th Street and the Brazos River; and (3) authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving the issuance and delivery of student loan revenue bonds by Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. during the years of 2026 through 2028 in an amount not to exceed $600,000,000.00, and making certain findings related thereto.
6. Consider a resolution (1) approving a Ground Lessor’s Estoppel Certificate, to Fannie Mae (the “Lender”), the lender for Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC (the “Ground Lessee”) regarding Lender’s rights in accordance with the Ground Lease in the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project between the City and the Ground Lessee; (2) approving a second amendment to the Ground Lease with Ground Lessee to recognize the Lender’s rights under the Ground Lease; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution terminating the ground lease agreement with Sunshine Paddle Adventures, for a section of riverfront property near the Franklin Avenue Bridge as of February 1, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution terminating a lease agreement with Raymond Walter Feight, Sr., for the property known as Lot 1, Block 1, Elliott Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, as per plat of record filed under Clerk’s File No. 2012038876, Official Public Records of McLennan County, Texas, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a two-year agreement with the Waco Hispanic Museum for the use of space within the South Waco Community Center located at 2815 Speight Avenue, from January 17, 2026, through January 16, 2028, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Workforce Development Boards for the Heart of Texas, Texoma, and Northeast, to certify local matching funds in an amount not to exceed $320,659.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, for childcare services within workforce areas to expand the availability of federal funding in the Waco area, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the sealed bid sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1004 Linn Street Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Jose Mendoza. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the amount of $10,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1317 Tabor Street and 1318 Tabor Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Abidan Hernandez ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $17,000.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 request for sealed proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 1220 Chestnut Street and 1213 Payne Avenue, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Waco Habitat for Humanity, Inc. ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $20,951.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2025-007 sealed request for proposals sale for the tax foreclosed property located at 416B Lottie Street, Waco, Texas, 76704 ("Property") to Tyvonte Davis-Williams ("Developer"), in accordance with the Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Waco, Texas, McLennan County, and Waco Independent School District and the City of Waco Policy for the Sale of Tax Foreclosed Property, for the total amount of $100.00; (2) approving the development agreement for the Property; (3) authorizing conveyance of the Property to Developer; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Improvements Program ("CIP") budgets for the General Fund, Customer Engagement Fund, Government Vehicle Replacement Fund, Water O&M Fund, Wastewater O&M Fund, Solid Waste O&M Fund, Stormwater Utility Fund, Street Bond CIP Fund, Convention Services Fund, Street Maintenance Fee Fund, Street Maintenance Cash CIP Fund, and Convention Services Cash CIP Fund, due to operational and capital requirements, and for the Fee Schedule for additional Fire Department fees.
16. FD- Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) budget to increase expenditures in the Government Vehicle Replacement Cash CIP Fund by $211,598.00; (2) approving the purchase of four Chevrolet 1/2-ton 4x4 command trucks, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Fleet Group, LLC, under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”) contract 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $371,598.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution ratifying the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $162,800.00, including a required City match of $24,420.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept said grant, appropriate the funds upon award, and execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution to ratify a second amendment to the development agreement between the City of Waco and Mission Waco, Mission World, Inc., extending the completion date of Phase I to March 31, 2026, of the Creekside Community Village Project, an affordable housing community of tiny homes located on South University Parks Drive, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the application and acceptance, if awarded, of $150,000.00 in grant funding, over a two-year period, from Cities for Financial Empowerment to assist in launching a Financial Empowerment Center (”FEC”) (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant scope of work; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and any agreements and documents with subrecipients associated therewith.
20. Consider a resolution authorizing the expenditure of funds for FileBound, an enterprise document management system, for the period of March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029, in a total amount not to exceed $252,670.79, under an existing master services agreement with Upland Software, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution authorizing the renewal of the City of Waco’s Granicus subscription services (Quote Q-511104 dated December 30, 2025) for the period of performance February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $142,371.17, to continue the City’s current meeting, agenda, boards and commissions, streaming, captioning, and civic engagement environments, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution authorizing an expenditure of funds for year two of a three-year agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., ("ESRI") for ESRI term license software, in an amount not to exceed $132,480.00 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution: 1) approving a Public Health Experiential Learning Agreement with Oregon State University - College of Health and the City of Waco, by and through the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, to deliver collaborative experiential learning opportunities through on-site, unpaid internships and practicums for students enrolled in the following degree programs: Human Development & Family Sciences, General Kinesiology, and Public Health (undergraduate and graduate); and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Cash Construction Company, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the SS298/Franklin Avenue Utility Relocation Project, in an amount not to exceed $12,076,671.50; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 8, the final change order, closing out the contract with Big Creek Construction, Ltd., for the Mars Drive and Old Hewitt Road Reconstruction Project for pavement repair, driveways, hot mix asphalt, and traffic control necessary due to field conditions, subgrade issues, and safety standards for an additional $283,741.20 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $9,356,832.01), and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a professional engineering services contract with BGE, Inc., in connection with the Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) “Heart of Texas” Neighborhood (New Road) Safe Routes to School (“SRTS”) Project, in an amount not to exceed $312,630.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to TTG Utilities, Inc., lowest responsible bidder, for the Quiet Zone Improvements project, in an amount not to exceed $10,762,762.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving Amendment No. 2 to the existing contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for construction administration services of the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements project and engineering design and bidding phase services for the Old McGregor Pump Station Improvements project, both at the Old McGregor Pump Station site, in the amount of $1,240,500.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,896,000.00); and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution approving an engineering contract with STV Incorporated for one year of city-wide “on-call” construction inspection services for one full time Resident Project Representative (“RPR”) in an amount not to exceed $316,350.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution approving a contract for construction materials testing services with Langerman Engineering, LLC, for the Riverwalk Re-Development Project, in an amount not to exceed $162,072.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving a repair contract with Eaton Corporation for Dissolved Air Flotation (“DAF”) Pump 6 and Pump 7 variable frequency drive (“VFD”) inverter retrofit repairs at the DAF Pretreatment Plant in the amount of $495,678.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution: (1) awarding a contract for construction services to Gracon Construction, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project in an amount not to exceed $59,861,000.00 (which includes the Base Bid, Allowances, and Additive Alternate Nos. 1, 2, and 3); and (2) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No.1 to the contract with Lupe Rubio Construction Company, Inc. for the North Interceptor Phase 1A Project, for additional work on the bore under Highway 77 and a manhole connection and increasing the contract by $250,000.00 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,756,318.41), closing out this contract, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving a contract with Walker Partners, LLC, for construction inspection services on the Street Rehabilitation - District 3 in an amount not to exceed $163,100.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving an amendment to the existing Advance Funding Agreement with the State of Texas for the construction of the Highway Safety Improvement Program grant improvements at various intersections for an additional $741,382.46, for a total estimated construction cost not to exceed $2,009,359.46, 100% of which will be from federal construction funding, with the City responsible for an estimated $25,400.00 for right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and direct state costs for project management and inspection, as well as design costs and any cost overruns, appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract, and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving a Consent to Easement Structures agreement between the City of Waco and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (No. DACW63-9-26-0537) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of multiple water and sewer lines, a temporary construction staging area, and rehabilitation to an existing wastewater lift station along the Speegleville Road Corridor, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
37. Consider a resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to an existing contract with CDM Smith Inc., for the Bull Hide Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project to add construction phase engineering services in an amount not to exceed $2,323,000.00 (for a new total contract amount not to exceed $6,948,835.00), and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. Not in City Limits
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon approximately 0.082 acres of the alley known as a portion of the Barron Alley situated between North 5th Street and North 6th Street, being located approximately 235 feet south of the intersection of West Waco Drive and North 5th Street, and providing for penalties. (Case ABD-25-05, STV, Inc. on behalf of Methodist Children's Home) FIRST READING
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Callan Village PUD Concept Plan, on an approximately 10.54 acre portion, located between Ritchie Road and the single-family area, by 1) changing the land use of 4.29 acres along Ritchie Road from Commercial land use to a Multi-family/Commercial Flex land use, and 2) amending the PUD narrative regarding multi-family site development options allowing townhouse style structures with common walls, and providing for penalties. (Z-25-44, Jonathan Cannon, Walker Partners, LLC) FIRST READING
1. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon approximately 0.082 acres of the alley known as a portion of the Barron Alley situated between North 5th Street and North 6th Street, being located approximately 235 feet south of the intersection of West Waco Drive and North 5th Street, and providing for penalties. (Case ABD-25-05, STV, Inc. on behalf of Methodist Children's Home) FIRST READING
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Callan Village PUD Concept Plan, on an approximately 10.54 acre portion, located between Ritchie Road and the single-family area, by 1) changing the land use of 4.29 acres along Ritchie Road from Commercial land use to a Multi-family/Commercial Flex land use, and 2) amending the PUD narrative regarding multi-family site development options allowing townhouse style structures with common walls, and providing for penalties. (Z-25-44, Jonathan Cannon, Walker Partners, LLC) FIRST READING
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Consider and take action with respect to an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, authorizing the issuance of one or more series of City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax And Revenue Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $110,000,000; levying a tax and providing for the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; authorizing the execution and delivery of documents and agreements in connection therewith; approving the preparation of one or more official statements; enacting other provisions relating thereto; declaring an effective date; and finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law. FIRST AND FINAL READING PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE § 1201.028. (Citywide)
2. Consider an ordinance amending Article II “Fire Codes” of Chapter 10 “Fire Protection and Prevention” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco to add Sections 10-26 through 10-30 requiring that all fire protection system inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation be submitted electronically through an approved third-party vendor as the exclusive method of submission for commercial occupancies, authorizing the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (“AHJ”), including the Fire Marshal and Fire Chief, to administer and enforce the requirements, and providing for penalties. FIRST READING
1. Consider and take action with respect to an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, authorizing the issuance of one or more series of City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax And Revenue Certificates of Obligation, in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $110,000,000; levying a tax and providing for the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; authorizing the execution and delivery of documents and agreements in connection therewith; approving the preparation of one or more official statements; enacting other provisions relating thereto; declaring an effective date; and finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law. FIRST AND FINAL READING PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE § 1201.028. (Citywide)
2. Consider an ordinance amending Article II “Fire Codes” of Chapter 10 “Fire Protection and Prevention” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco to add Sections 10-26 through 10-30 requiring that all fire protection system inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation be submitted electronically through an approved third-party vendor as the exclusive method of submission for commercial occupancies, authorizing the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (“AHJ”), including the Fire Marshal and Fire Chief, to administer and enforce the requirements, and providing for penalties. FIRST READING
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