Charles F. Kimble

Economic Development Policy update

Shapes how incentive dollars flow — potentially tilting the toolbox toward corporate recruitment over homegrown small businesses.

City Manager Recruitment

The selection of a new city manager will ultimately determine executive compensation packages and administrative overhead for municipal operations.

Zephyr Road Reconstruction Design

$80,591.87 added to the $1.83 million design contract, funded through the 2025 bond.

Homelessness Services and Emergency Shelter Funding

$116,000 allocated for Friends in Crisis and $200,000 reserved in fund balance.

Rezoning of 1401 Mulford Street (Case Z26-20)

No direct city cost; the rezone affects the parcel's development potential.

Data Center Zoning Standards

Potential multi-million dollar investments in the community accompanied by significant resource consumption.

Security protocols for the scheduled Nidal Hasan execution

Homeless shelter funding at risk

The group is asking the city for $400,000 in 2027, about a third of the roughly $1 million a year the city once estimated to run its own shelter.

City Manager Transition

Executive search firm fees and executive compensation package for the incoming city manager.

Potential KISD Land Purchase for Affordable Housing

Potential future acquisition costs for municipal land purchase.

Proposed Wireless Telecommunication Tower at 7432 East Trimmier Road

Generates lease revenue for the property owner and enhances commercial wireless infrastructure.

Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Funding

Costs the city millions of dollars annually in lost property tax revenue.

Animal Shelter Renovation and Design

Design costs $191,500, with estimated future renovation construction costs around $1.45 million.

Retail Zoning Request at 5505 Bunny Trail

Commercial Rezoning and Package Store on Featherline Road

Christmas fireworks at downtown tree lighting

No new city staffing costs — the event is already budgeted and staffed by police and fire.

Solid Waste Fee Adjustments

Recovers operational costs for container repositioning, commercial special trips, and bulk mattress disposal.

Zoning Ordinance Amendments for Data Centers and Short-Term Rentals

Aims to increase municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues by boosting registered short-term rentals.

Arts Commission Grant Funding

$75,000 allocated for FY 2027 arts grants from Hotel Occupancy Tax collections.

Main Street Program Board

Downtown revitalization efforts are increasing taxable value and generating economic activity, benefiting the city's tax base and local businesses.

Approval of Agenda

MN-26-042 Minutes of October 20, 2026 Meeting (Consent)

RS-26-177 Computer Hardware from GTS Technology Solutions (Consent)

RS-26-178 Medical Supplies from Bound Tree and Henry Schein (Consent)

RS-26-179 FY2027 Annual Street Construction Materials (Consent)

RS-26-176 Fireworks Display Permit for December 4 Tree Lighting

RS-26-180 Stagecoach Road Reconstruction Phase 2 Bid Award

RS-26-181 Featherline Road Contract Amendment No. 3

PH-26-038 Rezone 1401 Mulford Street from B-3 to R-1

DS-26-096 Economic Development Policy Update — Tabled

MN-26-042 Consider Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of October 20, 2026

Chairman and Vice-Chairman Appointments

Zoning Request Case# Z26-21 (5505 Bunny Trail)

Zoning Request Case# Z26-22 (Featherline Road)

Consider approval of the agenda for the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission for October 26, 2026.

Consider the minutes of the Regular Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting for September 28, 2026.

Approval of Agenda

Consent Agenda Approval (except Item 5)

RS-26-164 Funding Agreement with Families in Crisis

RS-26-173 Acceptance of FY 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant

approve the Consent Agenda, with the exception of RS-26-149

Approval of Emergency Water Repair Ratification

Table Economic Development Policy Readoption

EMS Interlocal Agreement with Bell County

Change Order No. 1 for Building Projects

Axon Enterprise Agreement

Appointment of Interim City Manager

Zoning Ordinance Amendment for 1002 Medical Drive (PH-26-036)

disapprove the Ordinance, as presented

Motion of Direction on Data Centers

Motion by Kendrick, seconded by Nash-King, to approve the Ordinance with two items removed - $200,000 for Homelessness services, and $50,000 for IBCC.

Motion by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Williams, to draft an Ordinance related to this item to require Conditional Use Permits (CUP) for a data center to come in, regardless of size.

Motion by Councilmember Bass, seconded by Councilmember Williams, to move the meeting from Tuesday the 6th to Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 5 PM.

Direction on Data Center Zoning Standards

Rescheduling of October 6 City Council Meeting

Approval of FY 2027 Annual Budget

Ratification of Property Tax Revenue Increase

Adoption of FY 2027 Tax Rate ($0.7301)

Motion by Mayor Protem Gonzalez, and seconded by Councilmember Williams, that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.7301/100 valuation which is effectively a 3.59% inc

Councilmember Nash-King made a motion to approve Ordinance to adopt the budget, as presented

Motion by Councilmember Kendrick to approve the increase as required in Local Government Code 102.007(c) by moving that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.7301/$100

suspend the regular rules and allow each Councilmember to speak 4 times, for 2 minutes each time.

Motion by Mayor Protem Gonzalez, to earmark in FY 2027 budget, $200,000 excess fund balance 2026, for 'Armor Of God ministries' - use regarding the unhoused residents' situation

Approval of FY 2027 Preliminary Tax Rate

Reject Proposed Charter Amendment on Citizen Comments

Motion by Council member Bass, seconded by Councilmember Kendrick, to reject this item as a proposed Charter Amendment.

adjourn

accept the changes as recommended by the Charter Amendment Commission, with modification that the number of petition signatures required for a District Councilmember be reduced to 25, and that At-Larg

not advance this change through Charter Amendment to Section 39 of the Charter, and instead pursue through City Councils adopted Governing Standards

Council-Initiated Investigations

Motion was made by Councilmember Brown to accept the amendment of the Solid Waste Brush Collection fee decrease from $21 to $10.

Motion was made by Councilmember Brown to table the Animal Services Fees until the July 7, 2026 meeting.

Motion of direction was made by Councilmember Bass to have Workshop Council Meetings the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month and Regular Council Meetings the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.

to add "no more than two appointments could be made within a two-year term" and "any vacancy thereafter would be filled by special election".

to approve item RS-26-082.

to hear DS-25-040.

to table DS-26-040, DS-26-041 and DS-26-043.