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.
7. Discussion and update on construction activities at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, including a project overview, current risks and mitigation, budget overview, and next steps.
9. Discussion of requests for Resolutions of Support for proposed projects applying for inclusion in the Housing Tax Credit Program administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
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.
7. Discussion and update on construction activities at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, including a project overview, current risks and mitigation, budget overview, and next steps.
9. Discussion of requests for Resolutions of Support for proposed projects applying for inclusion in the Housing Tax Credit Program administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to various Boards & Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution naming a new public park, located at 2301-2323 Austin Avenue, to Virginia DuPuy Park, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
4. Consider a resolution approving a third amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase I of the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project (the "Project") between the City and Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC and a fourth amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase II of the Project between the City and Catalyst Urban Development II, LLC, updating the legal description in both Ground Leases, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution: (1) approving Amendment No. 1 to the grant contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services (Contract No. HHS001564500001) for the Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Grant Program to provide additional grant funds in the amount of $85,000.00, so that the total amount of grant funds under the contract does not exceed $160,000.00, and extending the term of the contract through August 31, 2027; (2) accepting the grant funds; (3) appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and/or furnish additional information or documentation as deemed necessary for implementation of said program and related matters.
6. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a Letter of Affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, by and through the City of Waco, to provide supervised practice experiences for UTHealth Houston School of Public Health graduate students with a term of one-year with additional automatic yearly renewals until termination by either party; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Avanti Trails, LP ("Applicant") to be located at the northwest corner of Gurley Lane and South 21st Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Vecino Bond Group, LLC and Friends for Life ("Applicant"), located at 1704 South 18th Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Waco Housing Authority and Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 291 Ritchie Road, Hewitt, McLennan County, Texas, within the City of Waco's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction ("ETJ"); (2) waiving certain taxable real estate requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) approving an Interlocal Agreement with Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network ("HOTBHN") in an amount not to exceed $208,385.00, to be paid with HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds from Program year 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, for HOTBHN to provide tenant-based rental assistance during HOME Program Year 2025-2026 to help individual households pay housing costs for rent and security deposits; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a Texas Anti-Gang program grant application (grant # 3748208) to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, for additional funding for the continuation of the regional anti-gang coalition hosted by the Waco Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with no cash match, appropriating said funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept the grant and execute any documents in connection therewith for acceptance and administration of the grant, including any budget allotment adjustments to the grant during the Fiscal Year 2026-2027, as well as an assurance that, in the event of loss or misuse, the City shall reimburse said funds.
12. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Millis Development and Construction - Dallas, LLC, for the Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park Project, to decrease the contract by a net credit of $326,035.20 so that the revised total contract does not exceed $16,184,586.82, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new splash pad and pavilion for Chapel Park from Kraftsman, LLC, d/b/a Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks, under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard (Contract #781-25), for an amount not to exceed $744,168.42, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Smith Inland Environmental Services, Inc., for environmental testing and disposal at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, in an amount not to exceed $194,775.00, bringing the total contract amount to $421,060.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of: (1) one Toro Workman HDX – 2WD Kubota Diesel for $39,506.02; (2) one Toro Multi Pro 1750 for $54,276.98; (3) one Toro Greensmaster TriFlex 3300 Hydraulic for $66,744.08; and (4) two Toro Greensmaster 1021 for $38,922.44 from Professional Turf Products, L.P., under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with Omnia (Contract Number 2023261), for a total amount not to exceed $199,449.52 in Fiscal Year 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new Caterpillar Model 725 Articulated Haul Truck with a 5,000-gallon capacity tank from B.D. HOLT CO. through a cooperative purchasing agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $659,874.21, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of two (2) new Battle Motors LET2 6X4 31-Yard Labrie Automizer Right-Hand side load trucks for Solid Waste residential collections from Bond Equipment Company, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard in an amount not to exceed $808,874.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of three (3) Caterpillar Inc. Model 420 Backhoe Loaders from Holt Texas, LTD through a cooperative purchase agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $351,560.17, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Vermeer RTX750 Trencher from Vermeer Texas-Louisiana through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in amount not to exceed $175,665.55, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
20. Consider a resolution awarding a contract to Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc., the responsible proposer under Request for Proposals No. 2025-049 with the most advantageous proposal, for the collection, packaging, transporting, storing, disposing, recycling, and/or treatment of Household Hazardous Waste for a term of one year with options to renew for three additional one-year terms, authorizing the expenditure of funds under said contract in an amount not to exceed $105,000.00 during the Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Public Works Utilities Crew Truck, consisting of a New International MV607 4X2 Regular Cab chassis with a Knapheide service body, from Southwest International Trucks, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in an amount not to exceed $139,957.69, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with the Cities of Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Woodway, and Bellmead for the purpose of sharing the cost of conducting the 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Collection event to support landfill diversion, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements, pursuant to Request for Bids No. 2025-075, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution awarding a construction contract to Timco Blasting & Coatings, Inc, as the lowest responsible bidder, for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Project for a total amount not to exceed $2,398,600.00, rejecting LTA Group, LLC’s bid due to failure to attend mandatory on-site pre-bid meeting, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving a contract with Harold Beck & Sons, Inc., for the purchase of twenty (20) new actuators for the Riverside Water Treatment Plant (“WTP”) in an amount not to exceed $171,998.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the temporary closure of State right-of-way in connection with the Baylor University 2026 Bearathon event (“the Event”) occurring on March 28, 2026, which requires such closure, establishing that the Event serves the public purposes of commerce, tourism and/or economic development, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to various Boards & Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution naming a new public park, located at 2301-2323 Austin Avenue, to Virginia DuPuy Park, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
4. Consider a resolution approving a third amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase I of the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project (the "Project") between the City and Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC and a fourth amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase II of the Project between the City and Catalyst Urban Development II, LLC, updating the legal description in both Ground Leases, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution: (1) approving Amendment No. 1 to the grant contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services (Contract No. HHS001564500001) for the Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Grant Program to provide additional grant funds in the amount of $85,000.00, so that the total amount of grant funds under the contract does not exceed $160,000.00, and extending the term of the contract through August 31, 2027; (2) accepting the grant funds; (3) appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and/or furnish additional information or documentation as deemed necessary for implementation of said program and related matters.
6. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a Letter of Affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, by and through the City of Waco, to provide supervised practice experiences for UTHealth Houston School of Public Health graduate students with a term of one-year with additional automatic yearly renewals until termination by either party; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Avanti Trails, LP ("Applicant") to be located at the northwest corner of Gurley Lane and South 21st Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Vecino Bond Group, LLC and Friends for Life ("Applicant"), located at 1704 South 18th Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Waco Housing Authority and Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 291 Ritchie Road, Hewitt, McLennan County, Texas, within the City of Waco's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction ("ETJ"); (2) waiving certain taxable real estate requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) approving an Interlocal Agreement with Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network ("HOTBHN") in an amount not to exceed $208,385.00, to be paid with HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds from Program year 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, for HOTBHN to provide tenant-based rental assistance during HOME Program Year 2025-2026 to help individual households pay housing costs for rent and security deposits; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a Texas Anti-Gang program grant application (grant # 3748208) to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, for additional funding for the continuation of the regional anti-gang coalition hosted by the Waco Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with no cash match, appropriating said funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept the grant and execute any documents in connection therewith for acceptance and administration of the grant, including any budget allotment adjustments to the grant during the Fiscal Year 2026-2027, as well as an assurance that, in the event of loss or misuse, the City shall reimburse said funds.
12. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Millis Development and Construction - Dallas, LLC, for the Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park Project, to decrease the contract by a net credit of $326,035.20 so that the revised total contract does not exceed $16,184,586.82, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new splash pad and pavilion for Chapel Park from Kraftsman, LLC, d/b/a Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks, under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard (Contract #781-25), for an amount not to exceed $744,168.42, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Smith Inland Environmental Services, Inc., for environmental testing and disposal at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, in an amount not to exceed $194,775.00, bringing the total contract amount to $421,060.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of: (1) one Toro Workman HDX – 2WD Kubota Diesel for $39,506.02; (2) one Toro Multi Pro 1750 for $54,276.98; (3) one Toro Greensmaster TriFlex 3300 Hydraulic for $66,744.08; and (4) two Toro Greensmaster 1021 for $38,922.44 from Professional Turf Products, L.P., under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with Omnia (Contract Number 2023261), for a total amount not to exceed $199,449.52 in Fiscal Year 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new Caterpillar Model 725 Articulated Haul Truck with a 5,000-gallon capacity tank from B.D. HOLT CO. through a cooperative purchasing agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $659,874.21, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of two (2) new Battle Motors LET2 6X4 31-Yard Labrie Automizer Right-Hand side load trucks for Solid Waste residential collections from Bond Equipment Company, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard in an amount not to exceed $808,874.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of three (3) Caterpillar Inc. Model 420 Backhoe Loaders from Holt Texas, LTD through a cooperative purchase agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $351,560.17, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Vermeer RTX750 Trencher from Vermeer Texas-Louisiana through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in amount not to exceed $175,665.55, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
20. Consider a resolution awarding a contract to Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc., the responsible proposer under Request for Proposals No. 2025-049 with the most advantageous proposal, for the collection, packaging, transporting, storing, disposing, recycling, and/or treatment of Household Hazardous Waste for a term of one year with options to renew for three additional one-year terms, authorizing the expenditure of funds under said contract in an amount not to exceed $105,000.00 during the Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Public Works Utilities Crew Truck, consisting of a New International MV607 4X2 Regular Cab chassis with a Knapheide service body, from Southwest International Trucks, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in an amount not to exceed $139,957.69, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with the Cities of Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Woodway, and Bellmead for the purpose of sharing the cost of conducting the 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Collection event to support landfill diversion, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements, pursuant to Request for Bids No. 2025-075, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution awarding a construction contract to Timco Blasting & Coatings, Inc, as the lowest responsible bidder, for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Project for a total amount not to exceed $2,398,600.00, rejecting LTA Group, LLC’s bid due to failure to attend mandatory on-site pre-bid meeting, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving a contract with Harold Beck & Sons, Inc., for the purchase of twenty (20) new actuators for the Riverside Water Treatment Plant (“WTP”) in an amount not to exceed $171,998.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the temporary closure of State right-of-way in connection with the Baylor University 2026 Bearathon event (“the Event”) occurring on March 28, 2026, which requires such closure, establishing that the Event serves the public purposes of commerce, tourism and/or economic development, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
Feb 17, 2026 2/17 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.
7. Discussion and update on construction activities at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, including a project overview, current risks and mitigation, budget overview, and next steps.
9. Discussion of requests for Resolutions of Support for proposed projects applying for inclusion in the Housing Tax Credit Program administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
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.
7. Discussion and update on construction activities at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, including a project overview, current risks and mitigation, budget overview, and next steps.
9. Discussion of requests for Resolutions of Support for proposed projects applying for inclusion in the Housing Tax Credit Program administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to various Boards & Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution naming a new public park, located at 2301-2323 Austin Avenue, to Virginia DuPuy Park, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
4. Consider a resolution approving a third amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase I of the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project (the "Project") between the City and Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC and a fourth amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase II of the Project between the City and Catalyst Urban Development II, LLC, updating the legal description in both Ground Leases, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution: (1) approving Amendment No. 1 to the grant contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services (Contract No. HHS001564500001) for the Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Grant Program to provide additional grant funds in the amount of $85,000.00, so that the total amount of grant funds under the contract does not exceed $160,000.00, and extending the term of the contract through August 31, 2027; (2) accepting the grant funds; (3) appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and/or furnish additional information or documentation as deemed necessary for implementation of said program and related matters.
6. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a Letter of Affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, by and through the City of Waco, to provide supervised practice experiences for UTHealth Houston School of Public Health graduate students with a term of one-year with additional automatic yearly renewals until termination by either party; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Avanti Trails, LP ("Applicant") to be located at the northwest corner of Gurley Lane and South 21st Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Vecino Bond Group, LLC and Friends for Life ("Applicant"), located at 1704 South 18th Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Waco Housing Authority and Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 291 Ritchie Road, Hewitt, McLennan County, Texas, within the City of Waco's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction ("ETJ"); (2) waiving certain taxable real estate requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) approving an Interlocal Agreement with Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network ("HOTBHN") in an amount not to exceed $208,385.00, to be paid with HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds from Program year 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, for HOTBHN to provide tenant-based rental assistance during HOME Program Year 2025-2026 to help individual households pay housing costs for rent and security deposits; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a Texas Anti-Gang program grant application (grant # 3748208) to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, for additional funding for the continuation of the regional anti-gang coalition hosted by the Waco Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with no cash match, appropriating said funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept the grant and execute any documents in connection therewith for acceptance and administration of the grant, including any budget allotment adjustments to the grant during the Fiscal Year 2026-2027, as well as an assurance that, in the event of loss or misuse, the City shall reimburse said funds.
12. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Millis Development and Construction - Dallas, LLC, for the Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park Project, to decrease the contract by a net credit of $326,035.20 so that the revised total contract does not exceed $16,184,586.82, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new splash pad and pavilion for Chapel Park from Kraftsman, LLC, d/b/a Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks, under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard (Contract #781-25), for an amount not to exceed $744,168.42, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Smith Inland Environmental Services, Inc., for environmental testing and disposal at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, in an amount not to exceed $194,775.00, bringing the total contract amount to $421,060.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of: (1) one Toro Workman HDX – 2WD Kubota Diesel for $39,506.02; (2) one Toro Multi Pro 1750 for $54,276.98; (3) one Toro Greensmaster TriFlex 3300 Hydraulic for $66,744.08; and (4) two Toro Greensmaster 1021 for $38,922.44 from Professional Turf Products, L.P., under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with Omnia (Contract Number 2023261), for a total amount not to exceed $199,449.52 in Fiscal Year 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new Caterpillar Model 725 Articulated Haul Truck with a 5,000-gallon capacity tank from B.D. HOLT CO. through a cooperative purchasing agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $659,874.21, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of two (2) new Battle Motors LET2 6X4 31-Yard Labrie Automizer Right-Hand side load trucks for Solid Waste residential collections from Bond Equipment Company, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard in an amount not to exceed $808,874.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of three (3) Caterpillar Inc. Model 420 Backhoe Loaders from Holt Texas, LTD through a cooperative purchase agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $351,560.17, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Vermeer RTX750 Trencher from Vermeer Texas-Louisiana through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in amount not to exceed $175,665.55, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
20. Consider a resolution awarding a contract to Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc., the responsible proposer under Request for Proposals No. 2025-049 with the most advantageous proposal, for the collection, packaging, transporting, storing, disposing, recycling, and/or treatment of Household Hazardous Waste for a term of one year with options to renew for three additional one-year terms, authorizing the expenditure of funds under said contract in an amount not to exceed $105,000.00 during the Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Public Works Utilities Crew Truck, consisting of a New International MV607 4X2 Regular Cab chassis with a Knapheide service body, from Southwest International Trucks, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in an amount not to exceed $139,957.69, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with the Cities of Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Woodway, and Bellmead for the purpose of sharing the cost of conducting the 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Collection event to support landfill diversion, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements, pursuant to Request for Bids No. 2025-075, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution awarding a construction contract to Timco Blasting & Coatings, Inc, as the lowest responsible bidder, for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Project for a total amount not to exceed $2,398,600.00, rejecting LTA Group, LLC’s bid due to failure to attend mandatory on-site pre-bid meeting, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving a contract with Harold Beck & Sons, Inc., for the purchase of twenty (20) new actuators for the Riverside Water Treatment Plant (“WTP”) in an amount not to exceed $171,998.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the temporary closure of State right-of-way in connection with the Baylor University 2026 Bearathon event (“the Event”) occurring on March 28, 2026, which requires such closure, establishing that the Event serves the public purposes of commerce, tourism and/or economic development, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to various Boards & Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution naming a new public park, located at 2301-2323 Austin Avenue, to Virginia DuPuy Park, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
4. Consider a resolution approving a third amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase I of the Brazos Riverfront Development a.k.a. Brazos Promenade Project (the "Project") between the City and Catalyst Urban Development I, LLC and a fourth amendment to the Ground Lease for Phase II of the Project between the City and Catalyst Urban Development II, LLC, updating the legal description in both Ground Leases, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution: (1) approving Amendment No. 1 to the grant contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services (Contract No. HHS001564500001) for the Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Grant Program to provide additional grant funds in the amount of $85,000.00, so that the total amount of grant funds under the contract does not exceed $160,000.00, and extending the term of the contract through August 31, 2027; (2) accepting the grant funds; (3) appropriating the funds for use in accordance with the grant contract; and (4) authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and/or furnish additional information or documentation as deemed necessary for implementation of said program and related matters.
6. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a Letter of Affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, by and through the City of Waco, to provide supervised practice experiences for UTHealth Houston School of Public Health graduate students with a term of one-year with additional automatic yearly renewals until termination by either party; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
7. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Avanti Trails, LP ("Applicant") to be located at the northwest corner of Gurley Lane and South 21st Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Vecino Bond Group, LLC and Friends for Life ("Applicant"), located at 1704 South 18th Street, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (2) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) authorizing the issuance of a letter stating the Development is located within Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Four ("TIF 4") and the Development contributes to the concentrated revitalization efforts of the City of Waco; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Waco Housing Authority and Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 291 Ritchie Road, Hewitt, McLennan County, Texas, within the City of Waco's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction ("ETJ"); (2) waiving certain taxable real estate requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (4) approving the Applicant's application for the 9% Competitive Housing Tax Credit Program to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA"); (5) approving a development agreement with the Applicant, contingent on the Applicant's receipt of the award of tax credits by TDHCA; (6) authorizing an in-kind contribution equal to no less than $500.00 for said project; and (7) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) approving an Interlocal Agreement with Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network ("HOTBHN") in an amount not to exceed $208,385.00, to be paid with HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds from Program year 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, for HOTBHN to provide tenant-based rental assistance during HOME Program Year 2025-2026 to help individual households pay housing costs for rent and security deposits; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a Texas Anti-Gang program grant application (grant # 3748208) to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, for additional funding for the continuation of the regional anti-gang coalition hosted by the Waco Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with no cash match, appropriating said funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept the grant and execute any documents in connection therewith for acceptance and administration of the grant, including any budget allotment adjustments to the grant during the Fiscal Year 2026-2027, as well as an assurance that, in the event of loss or misuse, the City shall reimburse said funds.
12. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Millis Development and Construction - Dallas, LLC, for the Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park Project, to decrease the contract by a net credit of $326,035.20 so that the revised total contract does not exceed $16,184,586.82, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new splash pad and pavilion for Chapel Park from Kraftsman, LLC, d/b/a Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks, under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard (Contract #781-25), for an amount not to exceed $744,168.42, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Smith Inland Environmental Services, Inc., for environmental testing and disposal at Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park, in an amount not to exceed $194,775.00, bringing the total contract amount to $421,060.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of: (1) one Toro Workman HDX – 2WD Kubota Diesel for $39,506.02; (2) one Toro Multi Pro 1750 for $54,276.98; (3) one Toro Greensmaster TriFlex 3300 Hydraulic for $66,744.08; and (4) two Toro Greensmaster 1021 for $38,922.44 from Professional Turf Products, L.P., under an existing cooperative purchasing agreement with Omnia (Contract Number 2023261), for a total amount not to exceed $199,449.52 in Fiscal Year 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of a new Caterpillar Model 725 Articulated Haul Truck with a 5,000-gallon capacity tank from B.D. HOLT CO. through a cooperative purchasing agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $659,874.21, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
17. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of two (2) new Battle Motors LET2 6X4 31-Yard Labrie Automizer Right-Hand side load trucks for Solid Waste residential collections from Bond Equipment Company, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard in an amount not to exceed $808,874.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of three (3) Caterpillar Inc. Model 420 Backhoe Loaders from Holt Texas, LTD through a cooperative purchase agreement with Sourcewell, in an amount not to exceed $351,560.17, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Vermeer RTX750 Trencher from Vermeer Texas-Louisiana through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in amount not to exceed $175,665.55, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
20. Consider a resolution awarding a contract to Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc., the responsible proposer under Request for Proposals No. 2025-049 with the most advantageous proposal, for the collection, packaging, transporting, storing, disposing, recycling, and/or treatment of Household Hazardous Waste for a term of one year with options to renew for three additional one-year terms, authorizing the expenditure of funds under said contract in an amount not to exceed $105,000.00 during the Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents in connection therewith.
21. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of one (1) Public Works Utilities Crew Truck, consisting of a New International MV607 4X2 Regular Cab chassis with a Knapheide service body, from Southwest International Trucks, Inc., through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard, in an amount not to exceed $139,957.69, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
22. Consider a resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with the Cities of Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Woodway, and Bellmead for the purpose of sharing the cost of conducting the 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Collection event to support landfill diversion, and authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
23. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the Old McGregor Ground Storage Tank Improvements, pursuant to Request for Bids No. 2025-075, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution awarding a construction contract to Timco Blasting & Coatings, Inc, as the lowest responsible bidder, for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Project for a total amount not to exceed $2,398,600.00, rejecting LTA Group, LLC’s bid due to failure to attend mandatory on-site pre-bid meeting, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving a contract with Harold Beck & Sons, Inc., for the purchase of twenty (20) new actuators for the Riverside Water Treatment Plant (“WTP”) in an amount not to exceed $171,998.50, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the temporary closure of State right-of-way in connection with the Baylor University 2026 Bearathon event (“the Event”) occurring on March 28, 2026, which requires such closure, establishing that the Event serves the public purposes of commerce, tourism and/or economic development, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
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