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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/16/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers
630 E. Hopkins St. This will be an in-person and online meeting. To view the meeting please go to http://sanmarcostx.gov/421/City-Council-Videos-Archives or watch on Grande channel 16 or Spectrum channel 10.
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ID#25-628 11. PresentationReceive a Staff presentation on the Financial Report for the quarter ending June 30, 2025, and provide direction to the City Manager.   Not available Not available
ID#25-629 12. PresentationReceive a Staff presentation on the Investment Report for the quarter ending June 30, 2025, and provide direction to the City Manager.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2025-38(b) 13. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2025-38, on the second of two readings, amending the rates for residential and multifamily customers of municipal solid waste programs in accordance with Section 66.028(a) of the San Marcos City Code; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2025-39(b) 14. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2025-39, on the second of two readings, amending the rates for Electric Utility Services in accordance with Section 86.177 of the San Marcos City Code; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2025-40(b) 15. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2025-40, on the second of two readings, amending rates for the Water, Wholesale Water, Reclaimed Water, and Wastewater Treatment Utility Services in accordance with Chapter 86 of the San Marcos City Code; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2025-41(b) 16. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2025-41 on the second of two readings, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City in Case No. ZC-25-09 by rezoning approximately 0.77 acres of land located at 906 Chestnut Street from Mixed Use (MU) District to Character District-4 (CD-4), or subject to consent of the owner, another less intense zoning district classification; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-168R 17. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-168R, approving the Texas Department of Transportation sponsored Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and establishing fiscal year 2026 safety performance targets for the City of San Marcos Public Transit Services in accordance with 49 CFR 673; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-169R 18. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-169R, approving the Transit Asset Management Plan and establishing fiscal year 2026 performance targets for the City of San Marcos Public Transit Services and vehicle assets in accordance with 49 CFR Part 625; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-170R 19. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-170R, approving a contract with Alliance Transportation Group Inc., through the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program, to perform a Desktop Review of transit related programs to prepare for the Federal Transit Administration required audit, in the amount of $150,000.00; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-171R 110. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-171R, approving the award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) construction contract to Austin Traffic Signal Construction Co., Inc. for traffic signal construction and maintenance in the annual amount not to exceed $150,000.00 with the option for two one-year renewals; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract and any renewals on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-172R 111. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-172R, approving a contract with AirCo Mechanical, LTD, through the Texas BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative, for eight HVAC coil replacements and five HVAC fin repairs in the total amount of $116,989.00; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-173R 112. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-173R, approving a change in service to the contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for engineering services to review, update, and recertify the city’s drinking water system Risk and Resiliency Assessment and Emergency Response Plan in compliance with the American Water Infrastructure Act, increasing the contract amount by $78,300.00 for a total contract amount of $143,739.21; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the change in service on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-174R 113. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-174R, approving a change order to the contract with Austin Underground, Inc. for the Sessom Drainage and Street Improvements Project to add the construction of Gateway Monument Signs in the amount of $458,111.00; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the change order on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-175R 114. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-175R, approving an updated Council Technology Acquisition Policy, Council Member Electronic Use Policy, and a Council Policy Acknowledgment form that provide guidelines, expectations and responsibilities for the procurement and use of technology used by the City Council, and align hardware standards for devices used by the City Council with the city’s current standards; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-176R 115. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-176R, approving a contract with CDW-G LLC, for the purchase of Adobe Pro and Adobe Creative Cloud licenses, through the Omnia Partners Purchasing Cooperative, with an initial one-year term in the amount of $55,583.16 and the option of up to four additional one-year renewals, with a 15 percent increase each additional year for a total contract amount of $374,762.85; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract and any renewals on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-177R 116. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-177R, amending a funding agreement with Blanco River Regional Recovery Team (BR3T) allowing for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to be applied toward administration of a rental and utility assistance program for residents of the City of San Marcos negatively affected by COVID-19 to increase the funding amount from $250,000.00 to a not to exceed amount of $400,000.00 over a two-year term with an option to extend; revising the Program Policies and Procedures; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the appropriate documents to implement the amendment on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-178R 117. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-178R, approving a contract with Impact Promotional Services, LLC, DBA Got You Covered Wear and Uniforms, through the Buyboard Purchasing Cooperative for the purchase of uniforms on an as-needed basis for the Fire Department for an initial term of one-year with the option to renew for two additional one-year terms in the estimated annual amount of $110,000.00; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract and any renewals on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-179R 118. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-179R, approving an agreement for the provision of services in connection with the proposed Hays County requested annexation in Case No. AN-25-06 of approximately 5.42 acres of land comprised of the following segments of public rights-of-way in Hays County: Centerpoint Road east IH-35, South Old Bastrop Highway west of SH-123, Clovis Barker Road adjacent to UMC Subdivision, Yarrington Road adjacent to the Whisper East Subdivision, Transportation Way and half the width of Lembo Drive, and Transportation Way near the intersection with Centerpoint Road; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; setting a date for a public hearing concerning the proposed annexation of said public rights-of-way; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-180R 119. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-180R, adopting a revised Investment Policy for Operating and Reserve Funds; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-181R 120. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-181R, approving a one-year extension of the city’s contract with the Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership (“HCEDP”) in the amount of $200,000.00, plus eligible expenses, for economic development services; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute such contract extension; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-182R 121. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-182R, approving a contract with Frontier Direct Care, LLC, to provide a healthcare clinic for City employees and their dependents in the amount of $1.5 million per year providing substantial savings to the City’s health insurance plan expenditures; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring for an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-183R 122. ResolutionReceive a staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Resolution 2025-183R, requesting Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) approval of a proposed non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHM) transport route, generally located along FM110, to comply with the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Incidental Take Permit; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute documents necessary for the submission of the NRHM proposed route to TXDOT; and declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Resolution 2025-183R.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2025-36(b) 123. OrdinanceReceive a staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2025-36, adopting an operating budget in the amount of $371,339,935.00 for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026; authorizing certain adjustments to the budget with the approval of the City Manager; approving fiscal year 2025-2026 Capital Improvements Program Projects in the amount of $114,815,000.00; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Ordinance 2025-36, on the second of two readings.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-184R 124. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-184R, ratifying the property tax revenue increase in the budget for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2025-37(b) 125. OrdinanceReceive a staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2025-37, setting the tax rate for the 2025 tax year at 67.69 cents on each $100.00 of taxable value of real property that is not exempt from taxation; levying taxes for the use and support of the municipal government of the city for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026; providing a sinking fund for the retirement of the bonded debt of the city; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Ordinance 2025-37, on the second of two readings.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-185R 126. ResolutionReceive a staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Resolution 2025-185R, approving the schedule of fees for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026; reauthorizing building permit fees; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Resolution 2025-185R.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-186R 127. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-186R, providing a nomination to serve on the Hays Central Appraisal District Board of Directors; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2025-187R 128. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2025-187R, providing a nomination to serve on the Caldwell County Appraisal District Board of Directors; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
ID#25-627 129. AppointmentDiscuss and consider an appointment to the Zoning Board of Adjustments.   Not available Not available
ID#25-650 130. Executive SessionThe City Council will convene in executive session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Government Code: A. Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney): To receive legal advice regarding: 1. a request for dissolution of the Cotton Center Development Agreement and the release of associated tracts of land from the City’s Wastewater CCN and possible settlement of all related matters; and 2. matters related to possible incentives for Project AVSM. B. Section 551.074 (Personnel Matters): To deliberate regarding the compensation and benefits for the following City Council appointees: 1. City Manager; 2. Municipal Court Judge; and 3. City Attorney.   Not available Not available
ID#25-651 131. Executive SessionConsider action, by motion, or provide direction to Staff related to the City Council’s Executive Session deliberation under the following sections of the Texas Government Code during the City Council’s Work Session or Regular Meeting: A. Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney): To receive legal advice regarding: 1. a request for dissolution of the Cotton Center Development Agreement and the release of associated tracts of land from the City’s Wastewater CCN and possible settlement of all related matters; and 2. matters related to possible incentives for Project AVSM. B. Section 551.074 (Personnel Matters): To deliberate regarding the compensation and benefits for the following City Council appointees: 1. City Manager; 2. Municipal Court Judge; and 3. City Attorney.   Not available Not available