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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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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.
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.
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to the various Boards and Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution approving an encroachment agreement between the City of Waco and Brazos River Ventures, LLC, for the installation of a monument sign within an approximately 0.0046 acre (200 sq. ft.) encroachment tract of the 20-foot City of Waco utility easement at 401 Sheehy Parkway, more particularly described in the exhibits to the agreement, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (E-26-02 Brazos River Ventures, LLC)
4. Consider a resolution: (1) terminating the Encroachment Agreement (Contract No. E-24-03) (subject of Resolution No. 2024-934) with Kamila Kay Schauer and James Alan Schauer (“Property Owners”) for a residential structure at Lot 22, Block “O” of the Jordan’s South Side Addition, Volume 275, Page 258, Deed Records of McLennan County, Texas, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, known as 2001 South 9th Street (“Property”); (2) approving an Easement Agreement with the Property Owners regarding the same structure on the Property; (3) accepting the dedication of approximately 0.013 acres of the Property from the Property Owners to the City of Waco to be right-of-way; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving a Cooperative Contract Usage Agreement with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services to provide cooperative procurements through the Washington State Purchasing Cooperative at no cost to the City and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary in connection therewith.
6. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Green Buck Holdings LLC (the “Company”) for a total incentive amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, consisting of: (1) pursuant to Texas Tax Code Chapter 311, reimbursement of tax increment generated from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) Funds for public improvements associated with the redevelopment of the Brookview Hills Shopping Center located at 3400 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas (the “Site”) in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $1,385,640 for ten years, with the estimated total value of $739,991; (2) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code, reimbursement of 50% of the municipal sales taxes generated by the Site paid by the Company to the City above the amount of $40,000 for five years with the estimated total value of $260,009; all in exchange for demolition of certain buildings at the Site and redevelopment of the Site into a mixed-use development (“the Project”), with a minimum investment of $4,500,000 associated with the Project; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete this transaction.
7. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Historic Waco Lofts Rehab LLC (the “Company”) for an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from TIF No. One Funds allocated for affordable housing purposes via Resolution No. 2022-806 on October 18, 2022, in exchange for: (1) Company’s real property improvements on the Property, including to the existing structures on the Property as set forth in the Resolution; (2) a minimum capital investment of $20,000,000.00 associated with the Project; and (3) the Company’s retention of 100 affordable housing units in the Project as required by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Cobra Kai Ventures LLC (the “Company”) for a tax increment reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number One for Tax Increment Financing Funds, in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, in exchange for the acquisition of and redevelopment of the improvements associated with the property located at 225 S. 5th Street, Waco, Texas (the “Property”) that will contribute to economic development by the Company’s investment of a minimum of $12,000,000.00 in new real and personal property improvements, the retention of an 82-person workforce and the creation of at least 218 new jobs with benefits at the Property; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a first amendment to an economic development agreement (the Agreement”) with LaSalle Apartments 18 LLC (the “Company”), to add a real property tax reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing Funds in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $456,920 for seven years, with the maximum total value of the additional grant being $600,000 in exchange for four additional (4) Affordable Housing Units, in addition to the four Affordable Housing Units already required to be constructed in the 53 unit housing development Company is constructing at 1821 La Salle Avenue, Waco, Texas, for lease to households whose incomes, adjusted for family size, do not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the area median income (“AMI”), updating the AMI requirement for the existing affordable Housing Units to not exceed eighty percent of the AMI, and adding a ten-year affordability period for all eight affordable units; and authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing an exception to a portion of the taxable real estate requirements of the City's Low Income Housing Tax Credit Policy for the affordable housing project ("Development") by Historic Waco Lofts Rehab, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, where applicant added the non-profit Casa Tierra SA-1, Inc., d/b/a Casa Tierra TX, as a partner to its ownership structure (which also includes Fitch Irick Corporation, Evans McNeill Investments, LLC and Pinoak Real Estate Investments, LLC), reducing the property tax liability by 50% in exchange for new services for residents, including tutoring, financial literacy, workforce development, and health and wellness programming, resulting in the project becoming economically feasible as a result of this partial property tax exemption; (2) continuing to support the Development being developed by Applicant to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (3) authorizing the certification of this resolution to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Donut Holes, LLC, located at 3903 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $3,710.30, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to El Pueblo Parties & Rentals, located at 2500 Gorman Avenue, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to RRR Custom Upholstery & Interiors, located at 3612 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $11,750.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to All From the Top, LLC, located at 4304 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $3,516.76, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Vanowen Canoga Apartments, LLC, located at 5172 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $9,526.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution ratifying the application and acceptance of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (“SS4A”) Discretionary Grant Award, in so far as such took place prior to the redesignation of the MPO, for the development of a transportation signage inventory in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 with a local match of $200,000.00, for a total project cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documentation required for the City’s role as Fiscal Agent, any documents in connection therewith for administration of the grant.
17. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the submission of an application for an Airport Infrastructure Grant from the United States Department of Transportation, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, to fund the reconstruction of Runway 1/19 at the Waco Regional Airport, for a total amount not to exceed $9,527,575.00 (up to $9,051,196.00 - federal portion and up to $476,379.00 - local match); (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $476,379.00; and (3) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 capital budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Airport Cash CIP Fund by $476,379.00 and expenditures in the Airport Grant CIP Fund by $9,051,196.00; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the existing Master Agreement for Professional Services dated April 8, 2025, with Walker Partners, LLC, as an Aviation General Consultant for the Waco Regional Airport: (1) ratifying the work order and authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 4 for professional planning services in connection with the proposed 2027 Airport Master Plan, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $916,203.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 6 for construction administration, survey control, survey grade check, resident project representative, construction materials testing, and project closeout services for the Waco Regional Airport Runway 1/19 Rehabilitation Project, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $617,052.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the following from the Texas Department of Transportation: (a) a Federal Section 5339 grant for the purchase of replacement or expansion fleet to be used by Waco Transit System for day-to-day operations, in an amount not to exceed $485,807.00 from the Fiscal Year 2026 award allocation; and (b) the award of Transportation Development Credits not to exceed $97,161 to be used instead of local matching funds; (2) appropriating the funds; and (3) authorizing the City Manager 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.
20. Consider a resolution designating signature authority for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) and for Texas Department of Transportation by authorizing Devon Singh, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Waco, to be assigned the role of Attorney User Role and/or Legal Counsel for the City of Waco, and the use of Personal Identification Numbers, for the execution of annual Certifications and Assurances issued by the FTA and TxDOT, and for submission and execution of all Federal and State grant applications and awards, including but not limited to, Federal and State Transportation Grants, on behalf of the City of Waco.
21. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the annual Certifications and Assurances of the applicant Waco Transit System, Inc., addressing compliance with applicable legal, financial, safety, and operational requirements as required by the Texas Department of Transportation (”TxDOT”) and the Federal Transit Administration (”FTA”) as a prerequisite to funding from those sources to ensure proper administration and use of federal and state funding; and (2) authorizing the applicant’s designated legal representative on file with the FTA and TxDOT to execute and submit all required documentation on behalf of the City of Waco.
22. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a grant agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services for maintenance funds to offset costs for Health Information Exchange software under the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program (Contract No. HHS001711300013), in an amount not to exceed $17,917.00, with a term starting upon execution of the agreement and continuing through November 30, 2027, and which requires no matching funds; (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant agreement; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or 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.
23. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn Life Insurance Company, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield, for group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for City employees and retirees, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $230,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn National Life Insurance Company for long-term disability insurance for employees and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with Armor Up America, Inc., to provide a crisis intervention program for City employees and their dependents in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, terminating an agreement with Armor Up America, LLC due to change in name to Armor Up, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a 12-month renewal to an existing agreement with UMR, Inc. to provide third-party administrative services for the City’s self-funded health and prescription insurance plan, with an estimated expenditure of $359,611.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution approving the appointment of Chester Long to serve as a reserve police officer, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution approving a one-year extension of a lease agreement with Campbell Girls Partnership, LTD., for approximately 20,000 square feet of office space for the Texas Anti-Gang Center, with a base rental rate not to exceed $11,000.00 per month plus net fees not to exceed $8,232.00 per month, for a total amount not to exceed $230,784.00, to be partially paid by a pending grant, authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $19,232.00 during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 under said lease, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Municipal Court Security Fund by $26,500.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Building Security Fund in an amount not to exceed $26,500.00 for security related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Court Technology Fund by $25,800.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Technology Fund in an amount not to exceed $25,800.00 for technology related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving an additional Statement of Work and related implementation services under the existing contract with KloudGin, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $275,000.00, for the City’s Enterprise Asset Management System, KloudGin Intelligent Asset Cloud Enterprise Edition, to expand the system to additional departments and workflows, including Streets and Stormwater Maintenance, Public Works Maintenance, Safety, and related integration, training, data migration, and solution optimization services, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution granting easements to Atmos Energy Corporation for natural gas pipeline facilities, including: (1) a distribution easement and right of way, being further described as a 0.958-acre pipeline easement, together with temporary workspace easements of 0.103 acres and 0.244 acres; and (2) an access and aboveground facilities easement, being further described as a 0.785-acre access easement, a 0.230-acre aboveground facilities easement, and a 0.133-acre temporary workspace easement; with the easements being located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution granting an easement for electrical facilities to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, being further described as a 20-feet wide (0.311 acre) easement, located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Pavement Rehabilitation – District 4 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $454,346.31 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,767,875.91), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 3 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Rehabilitation (Mill & Overlay) Districts 1 and 5 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $294,129.58 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,935,366.67), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a supplemental grant application to the Environmental Protection Agency for the Flat Creek Water Reuse Project, requesting federal funds in the amount of $1,000,000.00 (for a revised total amount of $6,700,000.00), approving an additional $250,000.00 in local matching funds (for a revised total amount of $1,675,000.00), for an overall revised total amount of $8,375,000.00, accepting and appropriating said grant funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents for the acceptance and administration of the grant, including any grant allotment adjustments and increases, and to provide any required information.
37. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Phase 2 project, pursuant to Request for Bid No. 2026-012, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
38. Consider a resolution setting a public hearing for August 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to receive comments on a proposed resolution to: (a) revise the Schedule of Drainage Charges for the Municipal Drainage Utility System in the City of Waco (“Schedule of Drainage Charges”) by increasing the monthly fee per Equivalent Residential Unit by $0.20 from $5.55 to $5.75; and (b) amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget fee schedule for the drainage utility fund to include the revised Schedule of Drainage Charges; and authorizing the publication of the proposed resolution and of the required notices of the public hearing.
39. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in theResolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Purcell Contracting, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, for the Emergency Standby Generators Installation Project (Riverside Pump Station & Ops Building), in an amount not to exceed $1,600,725.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to the various Boards and Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution approving an encroachment agreement between the City of Waco and Brazos River Ventures, LLC, for the installation of a monument sign within an approximately 0.0046 acre (200 sq. ft.) encroachment tract of the 20-foot City of Waco utility easement at 401 Sheehy Parkway, more particularly described in the exhibits to the agreement, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (E-26-02 Brazos River Ventures, LLC)
4. Consider a resolution: (1) terminating the Encroachment Agreement (Contract No. E-24-03) (subject of Resolution No. 2024-934) with Kamila Kay Schauer and James Alan Schauer (“Property Owners”) for a residential structure at Lot 22, Block “O” of the Jordan’s South Side Addition, Volume 275, Page 258, Deed Records of McLennan County, Texas, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, known as 2001 South 9th Street (“Property”); (2) approving an Easement Agreement with the Property Owners regarding the same structure on the Property; (3) accepting the dedication of approximately 0.013 acres of the Property from the Property Owners to the City of Waco to be right-of-way; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving a Cooperative Contract Usage Agreement with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services to provide cooperative procurements through the Washington State Purchasing Cooperative at no cost to the City and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary in connection therewith.
6. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Green Buck Holdings LLC (the “Company”) for a total incentive amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, consisting of: (1) pursuant to Texas Tax Code Chapter 311, reimbursement of tax increment generated from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) Funds for public improvements associated with the redevelopment of the Brookview Hills Shopping Center located at 3400 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas (the “Site”) in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $1,385,640 for ten years, with the estimated total value of $739,991; (2) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code, reimbursement of 50% of the municipal sales taxes generated by the Site paid by the Company to the City above the amount of $40,000 for five years with the estimated total value of $260,009; all in exchange for demolition of certain buildings at the Site and redevelopment of the Site into a mixed-use development (“the Project”), with a minimum investment of $4,500,000 associated with the Project; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete this transaction.
7. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Historic Waco Lofts Rehab LLC (the “Company”) for an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from TIF No. One Funds allocated for affordable housing purposes via Resolution No. 2022-806 on October 18, 2022, in exchange for: (1) Company’s real property improvements on the Property, including to the existing structures on the Property as set forth in the Resolution; (2) a minimum capital investment of $20,000,000.00 associated with the Project; and (3) the Company’s retention of 100 affordable housing units in the Project as required by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Cobra Kai Ventures LLC (the “Company”) for a tax increment reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number One for Tax Increment Financing Funds, in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, in exchange for the acquisition of and redevelopment of the improvements associated with the property located at 225 S. 5th Street, Waco, Texas (the “Property”) that will contribute to economic development by the Company’s investment of a minimum of $12,000,000.00 in new real and personal property improvements, the retention of an 82-person workforce and the creation of at least 218 new jobs with benefits at the Property; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a first amendment to an economic development agreement (the Agreement”) with LaSalle Apartments 18 LLC (the “Company”), to add a real property tax reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing Funds in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $456,920 for seven years, with the maximum total value of the additional grant being $600,000 in exchange for four additional (4) Affordable Housing Units, in addition to the four Affordable Housing Units already required to be constructed in the 53 unit housing development Company is constructing at 1821 La Salle Avenue, Waco, Texas, for lease to households whose incomes, adjusted for family size, do not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the area median income (“AMI”), updating the AMI requirement for the existing affordable Housing Units to not exceed eighty percent of the AMI, and adding a ten-year affordability period for all eight affordable units; and authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing an exception to a portion of the taxable real estate requirements of the City's Low Income Housing Tax Credit Policy for the affordable housing project ("Development") by Historic Waco Lofts Rehab, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, where applicant added the non-profit Casa Tierra SA-1, Inc., d/b/a Casa Tierra TX, as a partner to its ownership structure (which also includes Fitch Irick Corporation, Evans McNeill Investments, LLC and Pinoak Real Estate Investments, LLC), reducing the property tax liability by 50% in exchange for new services for residents, including tutoring, financial literacy, workforce development, and health and wellness programming, resulting in the project becoming economically feasible as a result of this partial property tax exemption; (2) continuing to support the Development being developed by Applicant to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (3) authorizing the certification of this resolution to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Donut Holes, LLC, located at 3903 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $3,710.30, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to El Pueblo Parties & Rentals, located at 2500 Gorman Avenue, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to RRR Custom Upholstery & Interiors, located at 3612 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $11,750.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to All From the Top, LLC, located at 4304 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $3,516.76, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Vanowen Canoga Apartments, LLC, located at 5172 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $9,526.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution ratifying the application and acceptance of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (“SS4A”) Discretionary Grant Award, in so far as such took place prior to the redesignation of the MPO, for the development of a transportation signage inventory in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 with a local match of $200,000.00, for a total project cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documentation required for the City’s role as Fiscal Agent, any documents in connection therewith for administration of the grant.
17. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the submission of an application for an Airport Infrastructure Grant from the United States Department of Transportation, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, to fund the reconstruction of Runway 1/19 at the Waco Regional Airport, for a total amount not to exceed $9,527,575.00 (up to $9,051,196.00 - federal portion and up to $476,379.00 - local match); (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $476,379.00; and (3) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 capital budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Airport Cash CIP Fund by $476,379.00 and expenditures in the Airport Grant CIP Fund by $9,051,196.00; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the existing Master Agreement for Professional Services dated April 8, 2025, with Walker Partners, LLC, as an Aviation General Consultant for the Waco Regional Airport: (1) ratifying the work order and authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 4 for professional planning services in connection with the proposed 2027 Airport Master Plan, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $916,203.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 6 for construction administration, survey control, survey grade check, resident project representative, construction materials testing, and project closeout services for the Waco Regional Airport Runway 1/19 Rehabilitation Project, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $617,052.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the following from the Texas Department of Transportation: (a) a Federal Section 5339 grant for the purchase of replacement or expansion fleet to be used by Waco Transit System for day-to-day operations, in an amount not to exceed $485,807.00 from the Fiscal Year 2026 award allocation; and (b) the award of Transportation Development Credits not to exceed $97,161 to be used instead of local matching funds; (2) appropriating the funds; and (3) authorizing the City Manager 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.
20. Consider a resolution designating signature authority for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) and for Texas Department of Transportation by authorizing Devon Singh, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Waco, to be assigned the role of Attorney User Role and/or Legal Counsel for the City of Waco, and the use of Personal Identification Numbers, for the execution of annual Certifications and Assurances issued by the FTA and TxDOT, and for submission and execution of all Federal and State grant applications and awards, including but not limited to, Federal and State Transportation Grants, on behalf of the City of Waco.
21. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the annual Certifications and Assurances of the applicant Waco Transit System, Inc., addressing compliance with applicable legal, financial, safety, and operational requirements as required by the Texas Department of Transportation (”TxDOT”) and the Federal Transit Administration (”FTA”) as a prerequisite to funding from those sources to ensure proper administration and use of federal and state funding; and (2) authorizing the applicant’s designated legal representative on file with the FTA and TxDOT to execute and submit all required documentation on behalf of the City of Waco.
22. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a grant agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services for maintenance funds to offset costs for Health Information Exchange software under the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program (Contract No. HHS001711300013), in an amount not to exceed $17,917.00, with a term starting upon execution of the agreement and continuing through November 30, 2027, and which requires no matching funds; (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant agreement; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or 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.
23. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn Life Insurance Company, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield, for group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for City employees and retirees, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $230,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn National Life Insurance Company for long-term disability insurance for employees and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with Armor Up America, Inc., to provide a crisis intervention program for City employees and their dependents in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, terminating an agreement with Armor Up America, LLC due to change in name to Armor Up, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a 12-month renewal to an existing agreement with UMR, Inc. to provide third-party administrative services for the City’s self-funded health and prescription insurance plan, with an estimated expenditure of $359,611.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution approving the appointment of Chester Long to serve as a reserve police officer, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution approving a one-year extension of a lease agreement with Campbell Girls Partnership, LTD., for approximately 20,000 square feet of office space for the Texas Anti-Gang Center, with a base rental rate not to exceed $11,000.00 per month plus net fees not to exceed $8,232.00 per month, for a total amount not to exceed $230,784.00, to be partially paid by a pending grant, authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $19,232.00 during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 under said lease, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Municipal Court Security Fund by $26,500.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Building Security Fund in an amount not to exceed $26,500.00 for security related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Court Technology Fund by $25,800.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Technology Fund in an amount not to exceed $25,800.00 for technology related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving an additional Statement of Work and related implementation services under the existing contract with KloudGin, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $275,000.00, for the City’s Enterprise Asset Management System, KloudGin Intelligent Asset Cloud Enterprise Edition, to expand the system to additional departments and workflows, including Streets and Stormwater Maintenance, Public Works Maintenance, Safety, and related integration, training, data migration, and solution optimization services, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution granting easements to Atmos Energy Corporation for natural gas pipeline facilities, including: (1) a distribution easement and right of way, being further described as a 0.958-acre pipeline easement, together with temporary workspace easements of 0.103 acres and 0.244 acres; and (2) an access and aboveground facilities easement, being further described as a 0.785-acre access easement, a 0.230-acre aboveground facilities easement, and a 0.133-acre temporary workspace easement; with the easements being located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution granting an easement for electrical facilities to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, being further described as a 20-feet wide (0.311 acre) easement, located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Pavement Rehabilitation – District 4 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $454,346.31 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,767,875.91), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 3 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Rehabilitation (Mill & Overlay) Districts 1 and 5 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $294,129.58 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,935,366.67), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a supplemental grant application to the Environmental Protection Agency for the Flat Creek Water Reuse Project, requesting federal funds in the amount of $1,000,000.00 (for a revised total amount of $6,700,000.00), approving an additional $250,000.00 in local matching funds (for a revised total amount of $1,675,000.00), for an overall revised total amount of $8,375,000.00, accepting and appropriating said grant funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents for the acceptance and administration of the grant, including any grant allotment adjustments and increases, and to provide any required information.
37. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Phase 2 project, pursuant to Request for Bid No. 2026-012, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
38. Consider a resolution setting a public hearing for August 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to receive comments on a proposed resolution to: (a) revise the Schedule of Drainage Charges for the Municipal Drainage Utility System in the City of Waco (“Schedule of Drainage Charges”) by increasing the monthly fee per Equivalent Residential Unit by $0.20 from $5.55 to $5.75; and (b) amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget fee schedule for the drainage utility fund to include the revised Schedule of Drainage Charges; and authorizing the publication of the proposed resolution and of the required notices of the public hearing.
39. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in theResolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Purcell Contracting, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, for the Emergency Standby Generators Installation Project (Riverside Pump Station & Ops Building), in an amount not to exceed $1,600,725.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive citizen input on the draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan prior to submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. NO COUNCIL ACTION REQUIRED
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving the Final Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) Plan for the Hadley's Place PUD, on approximately 1.466 acres, addressed as 2712 South 2nd Street, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Case Z-26-18 Justin Soto)
3. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance changing the land use designation from Medium Density Residential Office Flex to Mixed Use Flex and rezoning from O-3 Office-Limited Commercial District to C-2 Community Commercial District on approximately 0.633 acres addressed as 1839 North 25th Street, and providing for penalties. (Z-26-16 Carlos Diaz on behalf of CG Prashanta) FIRST READING
4. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 “Zoning”, Article IV “District Regulations”, Division 31 “Special District - Riverway Overlay District” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, amending the Riverway Design Book, including but not limited to: updating acreage, addressing optional future addition of “Out Parcels”, increasing lot width requirements for Estate Neighborhood lots, clarifying location of Cottage Residential, updating Section 2 regarding street design and standards, adding Section 3: Sign Plan, and updating numbering throughout; and providing for penalties. FIRST READING (ZA-26-03, Riverway Overlay)
5. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon the variable width Lowell Avenue right-of-way, being approximately 0.566 acres located between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street, as further described within said Ordinance. (Case ABD-26-05, Walker Partners on behalf of Baylor University) FIRST READING
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive citizen input on the draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan prior to submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. NO COUNCIL ACTION REQUIRED
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving the Final Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) Plan for the Hadley's Place PUD, on approximately 1.466 acres, addressed as 2712 South 2nd Street, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Case Z-26-18 Justin Soto)
3. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance changing the land use designation from Medium Density Residential Office Flex to Mixed Use Flex and rezoning from O-3 Office-Limited Commercial District to C-2 Community Commercial District on approximately 0.633 acres addressed as 1839 North 25th Street, and providing for penalties. (Z-26-16 Carlos Diaz on behalf of CG Prashanta) FIRST READING
4. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 “Zoning”, Article IV “District Regulations”, Division 31 “Special District - Riverway Overlay District” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, amending the Riverway Design Book, including but not limited to: updating acreage, addressing optional future addition of “Out Parcels”, increasing lot width requirements for Estate Neighborhood lots, clarifying location of Cottage Residential, updating Section 2 regarding street design and standards, adding Section 3: Sign Plan, and updating numbering throughout; and providing for penalties. FIRST READING (ZA-26-03, Riverway Overlay)
5. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon the variable width Lowell Avenue right-of-way, being approximately 0.566 acres located between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street, as further described within said Ordinance. (Case ABD-26-05, Walker Partners on behalf of Baylor University) FIRST READING
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2024-439 to authorize the use of the facsimile signature of Ryan Holt as City Manager on all checks, vouchers, and warrants in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Waco, Texas, effective January 23, 2026. EMERGENCY READING
2. Consider an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, Establishing the City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax and Revenue Certificate of Obligation Note Program; Authorizing the Issuance from Time to Time of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes Pursuant to Such Note Program in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $200,000,000 for Authorized Projects; Authorizing the Issuance of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes to Refund or Refinance Previously Issued Program Notes; Levying a Tax; Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of One or More Note Purchase Agreements and Other Documents and Agreements in Connection Therewith; Enacting Other Provisions Relating Thereto; 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)
3. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with Arbor Rose Capital Fund II, LLC (“ARCF”), owner of 5803 Legend Lake Parkway (which is Lot 13 Block 1 of Legends Crossing Addition), for the Legend Lake Parkway Drainage Channel Project, to allow the City to participate in the total cost of oversizing of (drainage) improvements required by the City to provide adequate existing and future capacity in the area and to reimburse ARCF in an amount not to exceed $576,824.00, to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Ordinance, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. FIRST READING
4. Consider an ordinance amending Section 13-170 of Division 2 “Food Establishments” of Article IV “Food Service Establishments and Food Handlers,” and Sections 13-405 and 13-406 of Division 2 “Open Air Vending” of Article IX “Prohibited Activities and Outdoor Vending,” all of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, to conform with Texas House Bill 2844, 89th Regular Session and Chapter 437B of the Texas Health and Safety Code regarding state and local authority over the licensing and inspection of mobile food vendors; providing for definitions, licensing, inspections, and enforcement; providing for penalties; providing a savings clause; providing a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. SECOND READING
1. Consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2024-439 to authorize the use of the facsimile signature of Ryan Holt as City Manager on all checks, vouchers, and warrants in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Waco, Texas, effective January 23, 2026. EMERGENCY READING
2. Consider an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, Establishing the City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax and Revenue Certificate of Obligation Note Program; Authorizing the Issuance from Time to Time of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes Pursuant to Such Note Program in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $200,000,000 for Authorized Projects; Authorizing the Issuance of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes to Refund or Refinance Previously Issued Program Notes; Levying a Tax; Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of One or More Note Purchase Agreements and Other Documents and Agreements in Connection Therewith; Enacting Other Provisions Relating Thereto; 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)
3. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with Arbor Rose Capital Fund II, LLC (“ARCF”), owner of 5803 Legend Lake Parkway (which is Lot 13 Block 1 of Legends Crossing Addition), for the Legend Lake Parkway Drainage Channel Project, to allow the City to participate in the total cost of oversizing of (drainage) improvements required by the City to provide adequate existing and future capacity in the area and to reimburse ARCF in an amount not to exceed $576,824.00, to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Ordinance, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. FIRST READING
4. Consider an ordinance amending Section 13-170 of Division 2 “Food Establishments” of Article IV “Food Service Establishments and Food Handlers,” and Sections 13-405 and 13-406 of Division 2 “Open Air Vending” of Article IX “Prohibited Activities and Outdoor Vending,” all of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, to conform with Texas House Bill 2844, 89th Regular Session and Chapter 437B of the Texas Health and Safety Code regarding state and local authority over the licensing and inspection of mobile food vendors; providing for definitions, licensing, inspections, and enforcement; providing for penalties; providing a savings clause; providing a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. SECOND READING
Jun 16, 2026 6/16 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.
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.
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to the various Boards and Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution approving an encroachment agreement between the City of Waco and Brazos River Ventures, LLC, for the installation of a monument sign within an approximately 0.0046 acre (200 sq. ft.) encroachment tract of the 20-foot City of Waco utility easement at 401 Sheehy Parkway, more particularly described in the exhibits to the agreement, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (E-26-02 Brazos River Ventures, LLC)
4. Consider a resolution: (1) terminating the Encroachment Agreement (Contract No. E-24-03) (subject of Resolution No. 2024-934) with Kamila Kay Schauer and James Alan Schauer (“Property Owners”) for a residential structure at Lot 22, Block “O” of the Jordan’s South Side Addition, Volume 275, Page 258, Deed Records of McLennan County, Texas, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, known as 2001 South 9th Street (“Property”); (2) approving an Easement Agreement with the Property Owners regarding the same structure on the Property; (3) accepting the dedication of approximately 0.013 acres of the Property from the Property Owners to the City of Waco to be right-of-way; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving a Cooperative Contract Usage Agreement with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services to provide cooperative procurements through the Washington State Purchasing Cooperative at no cost to the City and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary in connection therewith.
6. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Green Buck Holdings LLC (the “Company”) for a total incentive amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, consisting of: (1) pursuant to Texas Tax Code Chapter 311, reimbursement of tax increment generated from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) Funds for public improvements associated with the redevelopment of the Brookview Hills Shopping Center located at 3400 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas (the “Site”) in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $1,385,640 for ten years, with the estimated total value of $739,991; (2) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code, reimbursement of 50% of the municipal sales taxes generated by the Site paid by the Company to the City above the amount of $40,000 for five years with the estimated total value of $260,009; all in exchange for demolition of certain buildings at the Site and redevelopment of the Site into a mixed-use development (“the Project”), with a minimum investment of $4,500,000 associated with the Project; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete this transaction.
7. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Historic Waco Lofts Rehab LLC (the “Company”) for an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from TIF No. One Funds allocated for affordable housing purposes via Resolution No. 2022-806 on October 18, 2022, in exchange for: (1) Company’s real property improvements on the Property, including to the existing structures on the Property as set forth in the Resolution; (2) a minimum capital investment of $20,000,000.00 associated with the Project; and (3) the Company’s retention of 100 affordable housing units in the Project as required by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Cobra Kai Ventures LLC (the “Company”) for a tax increment reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number One for Tax Increment Financing Funds, in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, in exchange for the acquisition of and redevelopment of the improvements associated with the property located at 225 S. 5th Street, Waco, Texas (the “Property”) that will contribute to economic development by the Company’s investment of a minimum of $12,000,000.00 in new real and personal property improvements, the retention of an 82-person workforce and the creation of at least 218 new jobs with benefits at the Property; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a first amendment to an economic development agreement (the Agreement”) with LaSalle Apartments 18 LLC (the “Company”), to add a real property tax reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing Funds in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $456,920 for seven years, with the maximum total value of the additional grant being $600,000 in exchange for four additional (4) Affordable Housing Units, in addition to the four Affordable Housing Units already required to be constructed in the 53 unit housing development Company is constructing at 1821 La Salle Avenue, Waco, Texas, for lease to households whose incomes, adjusted for family size, do not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the area median income (“AMI”), updating the AMI requirement for the existing affordable Housing Units to not exceed eighty percent of the AMI, and adding a ten-year affordability period for all eight affordable units; and authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing an exception to a portion of the taxable real estate requirements of the City's Low Income Housing Tax Credit Policy for the affordable housing project ("Development") by Historic Waco Lofts Rehab, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, where applicant added the non-profit Casa Tierra SA-1, Inc., d/b/a Casa Tierra TX, as a partner to its ownership structure (which also includes Fitch Irick Corporation, Evans McNeill Investments, LLC and Pinoak Real Estate Investments, LLC), reducing the property tax liability by 50% in exchange for new services for residents, including tutoring, financial literacy, workforce development, and health and wellness programming, resulting in the project becoming economically feasible as a result of this partial property tax exemption; (2) continuing to support the Development being developed by Applicant to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (3) authorizing the certification of this resolution to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Donut Holes, LLC, located at 3903 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $3,710.30, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to El Pueblo Parties & Rentals, located at 2500 Gorman Avenue, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to RRR Custom Upholstery & Interiors, located at 3612 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $11,750.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to All From the Top, LLC, located at 4304 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $3,516.76, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Vanowen Canoga Apartments, LLC, located at 5172 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $9,526.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution ratifying the application and acceptance of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (“SS4A”) Discretionary Grant Award, in so far as such took place prior to the redesignation of the MPO, for the development of a transportation signage inventory in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 with a local match of $200,000.00, for a total project cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documentation required for the City’s role as Fiscal Agent, any documents in connection therewith for administration of the grant.
17. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the submission of an application for an Airport Infrastructure Grant from the United States Department of Transportation, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, to fund the reconstruction of Runway 1/19 at the Waco Regional Airport, for a total amount not to exceed $9,527,575.00 (up to $9,051,196.00 - federal portion and up to $476,379.00 - local match); (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $476,379.00; and (3) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 capital budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Airport Cash CIP Fund by $476,379.00 and expenditures in the Airport Grant CIP Fund by $9,051,196.00; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the existing Master Agreement for Professional Services dated April 8, 2025, with Walker Partners, LLC, as an Aviation General Consultant for the Waco Regional Airport: (1) ratifying the work order and authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 4 for professional planning services in connection with the proposed 2027 Airport Master Plan, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $916,203.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 6 for construction administration, survey control, survey grade check, resident project representative, construction materials testing, and project closeout services for the Waco Regional Airport Runway 1/19 Rehabilitation Project, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $617,052.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the following from the Texas Department of Transportation: (a) a Federal Section 5339 grant for the purchase of replacement or expansion fleet to be used by Waco Transit System for day-to-day operations, in an amount not to exceed $485,807.00 from the Fiscal Year 2026 award allocation; and (b) the award of Transportation Development Credits not to exceed $97,161 to be used instead of local matching funds; (2) appropriating the funds; and (3) authorizing the City Manager 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.
20. Consider a resolution designating signature authority for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) and for Texas Department of Transportation by authorizing Devon Singh, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Waco, to be assigned the role of Attorney User Role and/or Legal Counsel for the City of Waco, and the use of Personal Identification Numbers, for the execution of annual Certifications and Assurances issued by the FTA and TxDOT, and for submission and execution of all Federal and State grant applications and awards, including but not limited to, Federal and State Transportation Grants, on behalf of the City of Waco.
21. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the annual Certifications and Assurances of the applicant Waco Transit System, Inc., addressing compliance with applicable legal, financial, safety, and operational requirements as required by the Texas Department of Transportation (”TxDOT”) and the Federal Transit Administration (”FTA”) as a prerequisite to funding from those sources to ensure proper administration and use of federal and state funding; and (2) authorizing the applicant’s designated legal representative on file with the FTA and TxDOT to execute and submit all required documentation on behalf of the City of Waco.
22. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a grant agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services for maintenance funds to offset costs for Health Information Exchange software under the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program (Contract No. HHS001711300013), in an amount not to exceed $17,917.00, with a term starting upon execution of the agreement and continuing through November 30, 2027, and which requires no matching funds; (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant agreement; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or 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.
23. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn Life Insurance Company, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield, for group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for City employees and retirees, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $230,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn National Life Insurance Company for long-term disability insurance for employees and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with Armor Up America, Inc., to provide a crisis intervention program for City employees and their dependents in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, terminating an agreement with Armor Up America, LLC due to change in name to Armor Up, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a 12-month renewal to an existing agreement with UMR, Inc. to provide third-party administrative services for the City’s self-funded health and prescription insurance plan, with an estimated expenditure of $359,611.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution approving the appointment of Chester Long to serve as a reserve police officer, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution approving a one-year extension of a lease agreement with Campbell Girls Partnership, LTD., for approximately 20,000 square feet of office space for the Texas Anti-Gang Center, with a base rental rate not to exceed $11,000.00 per month plus net fees not to exceed $8,232.00 per month, for a total amount not to exceed $230,784.00, to be partially paid by a pending grant, authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $19,232.00 during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 under said lease, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Municipal Court Security Fund by $26,500.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Building Security Fund in an amount not to exceed $26,500.00 for security related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Court Technology Fund by $25,800.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Technology Fund in an amount not to exceed $25,800.00 for technology related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving an additional Statement of Work and related implementation services under the existing contract with KloudGin, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $275,000.00, for the City’s Enterprise Asset Management System, KloudGin Intelligent Asset Cloud Enterprise Edition, to expand the system to additional departments and workflows, including Streets and Stormwater Maintenance, Public Works Maintenance, Safety, and related integration, training, data migration, and solution optimization services, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution granting easements to Atmos Energy Corporation for natural gas pipeline facilities, including: (1) a distribution easement and right of way, being further described as a 0.958-acre pipeline easement, together with temporary workspace easements of 0.103 acres and 0.244 acres; and (2) an access and aboveground facilities easement, being further described as a 0.785-acre access easement, a 0.230-acre aboveground facilities easement, and a 0.133-acre temporary workspace easement; with the easements being located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution granting an easement for electrical facilities to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, being further described as a 20-feet wide (0.311 acre) easement, located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Pavement Rehabilitation – District 4 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $454,346.31 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,767,875.91), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 3 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Rehabilitation (Mill & Overlay) Districts 1 and 5 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $294,129.58 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,935,366.67), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a supplemental grant application to the Environmental Protection Agency for the Flat Creek Water Reuse Project, requesting federal funds in the amount of $1,000,000.00 (for a revised total amount of $6,700,000.00), approving an additional $250,000.00 in local matching funds (for a revised total amount of $1,675,000.00), for an overall revised total amount of $8,375,000.00, accepting and appropriating said grant funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents for the acceptance and administration of the grant, including any grant allotment adjustments and increases, and to provide any required information.
37. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Phase 2 project, pursuant to Request for Bid No. 2026-012, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
38. Consider a resolution setting a public hearing for August 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to receive comments on a proposed resolution to: (a) revise the Schedule of Drainage Charges for the Municipal Drainage Utility System in the City of Waco (“Schedule of Drainage Charges”) by increasing the monthly fee per Equivalent Residential Unit by $0.20 from $5.55 to $5.75; and (b) amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget fee schedule for the drainage utility fund to include the revised Schedule of Drainage Charges; and authorizing the publication of the proposed resolution and of the required notices of the public hearing.
39. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in theResolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Purcell Contracting, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, for the Emergency Standby Generators Installation Project (Riverside Pump Station & Ops Building), in an amount not to exceed $1,600,725.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
2. Consider a resolution approving appointments to the various Boards and Commissions, subject to each appointee meeting qualifications.
3. Consider a resolution approving an encroachment agreement between the City of Waco and Brazos River Ventures, LLC, for the installation of a monument sign within an approximately 0.0046 acre (200 sq. ft.) encroachment tract of the 20-foot City of Waco utility easement at 401 Sheehy Parkway, more particularly described in the exhibits to the agreement, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (E-26-02 Brazos River Ventures, LLC)
4. Consider a resolution: (1) terminating the Encroachment Agreement (Contract No. E-24-03) (subject of Resolution No. 2024-934) with Kamila Kay Schauer and James Alan Schauer (“Property Owners”) for a residential structure at Lot 22, Block “O” of the Jordan’s South Side Addition, Volume 275, Page 258, Deed Records of McLennan County, Texas, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, known as 2001 South 9th Street (“Property”); (2) approving an Easement Agreement with the Property Owners regarding the same structure on the Property; (3) accepting the dedication of approximately 0.013 acres of the Property from the Property Owners to the City of Waco to be right-of-way; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
5. Consider a resolution approving a Cooperative Contract Usage Agreement with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services to provide cooperative procurements through the Washington State Purchasing Cooperative at no cost to the City and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary in connection therewith.
6. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Green Buck Holdings LLC (the “Company”) for a total incentive amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, consisting of: (1) pursuant to Texas Tax Code Chapter 311, reimbursement of tax increment generated from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) Funds for public improvements associated with the redevelopment of the Brookview Hills Shopping Center located at 3400 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas (the “Site”) in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $1,385,640 for ten years, with the estimated total value of $739,991; (2) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code, reimbursement of 50% of the municipal sales taxes generated by the Site paid by the Company to the City above the amount of $40,000 for five years with the estimated total value of $260,009; all in exchange for demolition of certain buildings at the Site and redevelopment of the Site into a mixed-use development (“the Project”), with a minimum investment of $4,500,000 associated with the Project; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete this transaction.
7. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Historic Waco Lofts Rehab LLC (the “Company”) for an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from TIF No. One Funds allocated for affordable housing purposes via Resolution No. 2022-806 on October 18, 2022, in exchange for: (1) Company’s real property improvements on the Property, including to the existing structures on the Property as set forth in the Resolution; (2) a minimum capital investment of $20,000,000.00 associated with the Project; and (3) the Company’s retention of 100 affordable housing units in the Project as required by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
8. Consider a resolution approving an economic development agreement with Cobra Kai Ventures LLC (the “Company”) for a tax increment reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number One for Tax Increment Financing Funds, in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, in exchange for the acquisition of and redevelopment of the improvements associated with the property located at 225 S. 5th Street, Waco, Texas (the “Property”) that will contribute to economic development by the Company’s investment of a minimum of $12,000,000.00 in new real and personal property improvements, the retention of an 82-person workforce and the creation of at least 218 new jobs with benefits at the Property; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents in connection therewith.
9. Consider a resolution approving a first amendment to an economic development agreement (the Agreement”) with LaSalle Apartments 18 LLC (the “Company”), to add a real property tax reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing Funds in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $456,920 for seven years, with the maximum total value of the additional grant being $600,000 in exchange for four additional (4) Affordable Housing Units, in addition to the four Affordable Housing Units already required to be constructed in the 53 unit housing development Company is constructing at 1821 La Salle Avenue, Waco, Texas, for lease to households whose incomes, adjusted for family size, do not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the area median income (“AMI”), updating the AMI requirement for the existing affordable Housing Units to not exceed eighty percent of the AMI, and adding a ten-year affordability period for all eight affordable units; and authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith.
10. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing an exception to a portion of the taxable real estate requirements of the City's Low Income Housing Tax Credit Policy for the affordable housing project ("Development") by Historic Waco Lofts Rehab, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, where applicant added the non-profit Casa Tierra SA-1, Inc., d/b/a Casa Tierra TX, as a partner to its ownership structure (which also includes Fitch Irick Corporation, Evans McNeill Investments, LLC and Pinoak Real Estate Investments, LLC), reducing the property tax liability by 50% in exchange for new services for residents, including tutoring, financial literacy, workforce development, and health and wellness programming, resulting in the project becoming economically feasible as a result of this partial property tax exemption; (2) continuing to support the Development being developed by Applicant to be located at 815 Columbus Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas; (3) authorizing the certification of this resolution to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
11. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Donut Holes, LLC, located at 3903 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $3,710.30, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
12. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to El Pueblo Parties & Rentals, located at 2500 Gorman Avenue, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
13. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to RRR Custom Upholstery & Interiors, located at 3612 N. 19th Street, in an amount not to exceed $11,750.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
14. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to All From the Top, LLC, located at 4304 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $3,516.76, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
15. Consider a resolution awarding a grant agreement under the Fiscal Year 2026 Corridor Beautification Incentive Program to Vanowen Canoga Apartments, LLC, located at 5172 W. Waco Drive, in an amount not to exceed $9,526.00, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and applicable federal law, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement and any documents in connection therewith.
16. Consider a resolution ratifying the application and acceptance of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (“SS4A”) Discretionary Grant Award, in so far as such took place prior to the redesignation of the MPO, for the development of a transportation signage inventory in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 with a local match of $200,000.00, for a total project cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documentation required for the City’s role as Fiscal Agent, any documents in connection therewith for administration of the grant.
17. Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the submission of an application for an Airport Infrastructure Grant from the United States Department of Transportation, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, to fund the reconstruction of Runway 1/19 at the Waco Regional Airport, for a total amount not to exceed $9,527,575.00 (up to $9,051,196.00 - federal portion and up to $476,379.00 - local match); (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $476,379.00; and (3) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 capital budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Airport Cash CIP Fund by $476,379.00 and expenditures in the Airport Grant CIP Fund by $9,051,196.00; and (4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
18. Consider a resolution, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the existing Master Agreement for Professional Services dated April 8, 2025, with Walker Partners, LLC, as an Aviation General Consultant for the Waco Regional Airport: (1) ratifying the work order and authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 4 for professional planning services in connection with the proposed 2027 Airport Master Plan, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $916,203.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of funds for Work Order No. 6 for construction administration, survey control, survey grade check, resident project representative, construction materials testing, and project closeout services for the Waco Regional Airport Runway 1/19 Rehabilitation Project, in a lump sum amount not to exceed $617,052.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
19. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the following from the Texas Department of Transportation: (a) a Federal Section 5339 grant for the purchase of replacement or expansion fleet to be used by Waco Transit System for day-to-day operations, in an amount not to exceed $485,807.00 from the Fiscal Year 2026 award allocation; and (b) the award of Transportation Development Credits not to exceed $97,161 to be used instead of local matching funds; (2) appropriating the funds; and (3) authorizing the City Manager 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.
20. Consider a resolution designating signature authority for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) and for Texas Department of Transportation by authorizing Devon Singh, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Waco, to be assigned the role of Attorney User Role and/or Legal Counsel for the City of Waco, and the use of Personal Identification Numbers, for the execution of annual Certifications and Assurances issued by the FTA and TxDOT, and for submission and execution of all Federal and State grant applications and awards, including but not limited to, Federal and State Transportation Grants, on behalf of the City of Waco.
21. Consider a resolution: (1) accepting the annual Certifications and Assurances of the applicant Waco Transit System, Inc., addressing compliance with applicable legal, financial, safety, and operational requirements as required by the Texas Department of Transportation (”TxDOT”) and the Federal Transit Administration (”FTA”) as a prerequisite to funding from those sources to ensure proper administration and use of federal and state funding; and (2) authorizing the applicant’s designated legal representative on file with the FTA and TxDOT to execute and submit all required documentation on behalf of the City of Waco.
22. Consider a resolution: (1) approving a grant agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services for maintenance funds to offset costs for Health Information Exchange software under the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program (Contract No. HHS001711300013), in an amount not to exceed $17,917.00, with a term starting upon execution of the agreement and continuing through November 30, 2027, and which requires no matching funds; (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant agreement; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or 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.
23. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn Life Insurance Company, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield, for group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for City employees and retirees, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
24. Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $230,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn National Life Insurance Company for long-term disability insurance for employees and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
25. Consider a resolution approving an agreement with Armor Up America, Inc., to provide a crisis intervention program for City employees and their dependents in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, terminating an agreement with Armor Up America, LLC due to change in name to Armor Up, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
26. Consider a resolution approving a 12-month renewal to an existing agreement with UMR, Inc. to provide third-party administrative services for the City’s self-funded health and prescription insurance plan, with an estimated expenditure of $359,611.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith.
27. Consider a resolution approving the appointment of Chester Long to serve as a reserve police officer, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
28. Consider a resolution approving a one-year extension of a lease agreement with Campbell Girls Partnership, LTD., for approximately 20,000 square feet of office space for the Texas Anti-Gang Center, with a base rental rate not to exceed $11,000.00 per month plus net fees not to exceed $8,232.00 per month, for a total amount not to exceed $230,784.00, to be partially paid by a pending grant, authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $19,232.00 during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 under said lease, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
29. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Municipal Court Security Fund by $26,500.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Building Security Fund in an amount not to exceed $26,500.00 for security related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
30. Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures in the Court Technology Fund by $25,800.00; (2) authorizing the expenditure of available funds from the Municipal Court Technology Fund in an amount not to exceed $25,800.00 for technology related purchases more specifically stated in the Resolution; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
31. Consider a resolution approving an additional Statement of Work and related implementation services under the existing contract with KloudGin, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $275,000.00, for the City’s Enterprise Asset Management System, KloudGin Intelligent Asset Cloud Enterprise Edition, to expand the system to additional departments and workflows, including Streets and Stormwater Maintenance, Public Works Maintenance, Safety, and related integration, training, data migration, and solution optimization services, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
32. Consider a resolution granting easements to Atmos Energy Corporation for natural gas pipeline facilities, including: (1) a distribution easement and right of way, being further described as a 0.958-acre pipeline easement, together with temporary workspace easements of 0.103 acres and 0.244 acres; and (2) an access and aboveground facilities easement, being further described as a 0.785-acre access easement, a 0.230-acre aboveground facilities easement, and a 0.133-acre temporary workspace easement; with the easements being located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
33. Consider a resolution granting an easement for electrical facilities to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, being further described as a 20-feet wide (0.311 acre) easement, located in the D. Wickson Survey, Abstract 912, in the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, and being out of City-owned property at the MSW 948A Landfill, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
34. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Pavement Rehabilitation – District 4 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $454,346.31 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,767,875.91), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
35. Consider a resolution approving Change Order No. 3 to the contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc., for the Rehabilitation (Mill & Overlay) Districts 1 and 5 Project, to finalize the project quantities and deduct $294,129.58 (for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,935,366.67), closing out the project, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
36. Consider a resolution approving the submission of a supplemental grant application to the Environmental Protection Agency for the Flat Creek Water Reuse Project, requesting federal funds in the amount of $1,000,000.00 (for a revised total amount of $6,700,000.00), approving an additional $250,000.00 in local matching funds (for a revised total amount of $1,675,000.00), for an overall revised total amount of $8,375,000.00, accepting and appropriating said grant funds upon award, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents for the acceptance and administration of the grant, including any grant allotment adjustments and increases, and to provide any required information.
37. Consider a resolution rejecting all bids received for the MLK 42” Sewer Repair Phase 2 project, pursuant to Request for Bid No. 2026-012, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
38. Consider a resolution setting a public hearing for August 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to receive comments on a proposed resolution to: (a) revise the Schedule of Drainage Charges for the Municipal Drainage Utility System in the City of Waco (“Schedule of Drainage Charges”) by increasing the monthly fee per Equivalent Residential Unit by $0.20 from $5.55 to $5.75; and (b) amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget fee schedule for the drainage utility fund to include the revised Schedule of Drainage Charges; and authorizing the publication of the proposed resolution and of the required notices of the public hearing.
39. Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in theResolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to Purcell Contracting, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, for the Emergency Standby Generators Installation Project (Riverside Pump Station & Ops Building), in an amount not to exceed $1,600,725.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive citizen input on the draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan prior to submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. NO COUNCIL ACTION REQUIRED
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving the Final Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) Plan for the Hadley's Place PUD, on approximately 1.466 acres, addressed as 2712 South 2nd Street, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Case Z-26-18 Justin Soto)
3. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance changing the land use designation from Medium Density Residential Office Flex to Mixed Use Flex and rezoning from O-3 Office-Limited Commercial District to C-2 Community Commercial District on approximately 0.633 acres addressed as 1839 North 25th Street, and providing for penalties. (Z-26-16 Carlos Diaz on behalf of CG Prashanta) FIRST READING
4. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 “Zoning”, Article IV “District Regulations”, Division 31 “Special District - Riverway Overlay District” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, amending the Riverway Design Book, including but not limited to: updating acreage, addressing optional future addition of “Out Parcels”, increasing lot width requirements for Estate Neighborhood lots, clarifying location of Cottage Residential, updating Section 2 regarding street design and standards, adding Section 3: Sign Plan, and updating numbering throughout; and providing for penalties. FIRST READING (ZA-26-03, Riverway Overlay)
5. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon the variable width Lowell Avenue right-of-way, being approximately 0.566 acres located between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street, as further described within said Ordinance. (Case ABD-26-05, Walker Partners on behalf of Baylor University) FIRST READING
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive citizen input on the draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan prior to submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. NO COUNCIL ACTION REQUIRED
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving the Final Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) Plan for the Hadley's Place PUD, on approximately 1.466 acres, addressed as 2712 South 2nd Street, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Case Z-26-18 Justin Soto)
3. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance changing the land use designation from Medium Density Residential Office Flex to Mixed Use Flex and rezoning from O-3 Office-Limited Commercial District to C-2 Community Commercial District on approximately 0.633 acres addressed as 1839 North 25th Street, and providing for penalties. (Z-26-16 Carlos Diaz on behalf of CG Prashanta) FIRST READING
4. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 “Zoning”, Article IV “District Regulations”, Division 31 “Special District - Riverway Overlay District” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, amending the Riverway Design Book, including but not limited to: updating acreage, addressing optional future addition of “Out Parcels”, increasing lot width requirements for Estate Neighborhood lots, clarifying location of Cottage Residential, updating Section 2 regarding street design and standards, adding Section 3: Sign Plan, and updating numbering throughout; and providing for penalties. FIRST READING (ZA-26-03, Riverway Overlay)
5. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to abandon the variable width Lowell Avenue right-of-way, being approximately 0.566 acres located between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street, as further described within said Ordinance. (Case ABD-26-05, Walker Partners on behalf of Baylor University) FIRST READING
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2024-439 to authorize the use of the facsimile signature of Ryan Holt as City Manager on all checks, vouchers, and warrants in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Waco, Texas, effective January 23, 2026. EMERGENCY READING
2. Consider an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, Establishing the City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax and Revenue Certificate of Obligation Note Program; Authorizing the Issuance from Time to Time of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes Pursuant to Such Note Program in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $200,000,000 for Authorized Projects; Authorizing the Issuance of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes to Refund or Refinance Previously Issued Program Notes; Levying a Tax; Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of One or More Note Purchase Agreements and Other Documents and Agreements in Connection Therewith; Enacting Other Provisions Relating Thereto; 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)
3. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with Arbor Rose Capital Fund II, LLC (“ARCF”), owner of 5803 Legend Lake Parkway (which is Lot 13 Block 1 of Legends Crossing Addition), for the Legend Lake Parkway Drainage Channel Project, to allow the City to participate in the total cost of oversizing of (drainage) improvements required by the City to provide adequate existing and future capacity in the area and to reimburse ARCF in an amount not to exceed $576,824.00, to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Ordinance, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. FIRST READING
4. Consider an ordinance amending Section 13-170 of Division 2 “Food Establishments” of Article IV “Food Service Establishments and Food Handlers,” and Sections 13-405 and 13-406 of Division 2 “Open Air Vending” of Article IX “Prohibited Activities and Outdoor Vending,” all of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, to conform with Texas House Bill 2844, 89th Regular Session and Chapter 437B of the Texas Health and Safety Code regarding state and local authority over the licensing and inspection of mobile food vendors; providing for definitions, licensing, inspections, and enforcement; providing for penalties; providing a savings clause; providing a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. SECOND READING
1. Consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2024-439 to authorize the use of the facsimile signature of Ryan Holt as City Manager on all checks, vouchers, and warrants in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Waco, Texas, effective January 23, 2026. EMERGENCY READING
2. Consider an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Waco, Texas, Establishing the City of Waco, Texas Combination Tax and Revenue Certificate of Obligation Note Program; Authorizing the Issuance from Time to Time of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes Pursuant to Such Note Program in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $200,000,000 for Authorized Projects; Authorizing the Issuance of Certificate of Obligation Program Notes to Refund or Refinance Previously Issued Program Notes; Levying a Tax; Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of One or More Note Purchase Agreements and Other Documents and Agreements in Connection Therewith; Enacting Other Provisions Relating Thereto; 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)
3. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with Arbor Rose Capital Fund II, LLC (“ARCF”), owner of 5803 Legend Lake Parkway (which is Lot 13 Block 1 of Legends Crossing Addition), for the Legend Lake Parkway Drainage Channel Project, to allow the City to participate in the total cost of oversizing of (drainage) improvements required by the City to provide adequate existing and future capacity in the area and to reimburse ARCF in an amount not to exceed $576,824.00, to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Ordinance, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. FIRST READING
4. Consider an ordinance amending Section 13-170 of Division 2 “Food Establishments” of Article IV “Food Service Establishments and Food Handlers,” and Sections 13-405 and 13-406 of Division 2 “Open Air Vending” of Article IX “Prohibited Activities and Outdoor Vending,” all of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, to conform with Texas House Bill 2844, 89th Regular Session and Chapter 437B of the Texas Health and Safety Code regarding state and local authority over the licensing and inspection of mobile food vendors; providing for definitions, licensing, inspections, and enforcement; providing for penalties; providing a savings clause; providing a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. SECOND READING
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