NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026 – 6:30 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS ROOM 1098
405 E. LOOP STREET, BUILDING 100
BUDA, TX 78610
 

This notice is posted pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act. Notice is hereby given that a Regular City Council Meeting of the City of Buda, TX, will be held at which time the following subjects will be discussed and may be acted upon. In accordance with §551.127, members of the Governing Body may participate remotely by means of videoconference call. Should that occur, a quorum of the governing body will be physically present at the location noted above on this agenda.

A. CALL TO ORDER

 
Please turn off your cell phone when you approach the podium.

B. INVOCATION

 

Pastor Matt Cardona, Buda United Methodist Church

C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

D. ROLL CALL

 

E. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST

 
E.1

List of upcoming local events and activities

 

F. PROCLAMATIONS

 
F.1

Proclaiming National Library Week, April 19th - 25th, to be accepted by the Buda Public Library staff members, Library Commission members, and Friends of the Buda Library board members.

 
F.2

Recognizing April 22, 2026 as Earth Day and Mayor's Monarch Pledge Day 2026, to be received by Senior Planner Victor Escamilla and members of the Sustainability Commission.

 
F.3

Proclaiming April 26 and 27, 2026, Buda Lions Club Hays Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races Days, to be accepted by Lions Club President Scott Cary and Members.

 
F.4

Proclaiming Main Street Week 2026 to be accepted by the Main Street Advisory Board and City of Buda Destination Services team.

 

G. PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC TESTIMONY

 
Members of the public who wish to participate in Public Comment must complete a form and turn it into the City Clerk before the period provided for Public Comment is called for consideration by the presiding officer. Members of the public who wish to participate during the Public Testimony period provided for any item on the agenda must complete a form and turn it into the City Clerk before the item they wish to participate in is called for consideration by the presiding officer.

H.

SPECIAL JOINT MEEING - Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Board #2

 

The Colony at Cole Springs - Call to Order

H.1

Ratification and approval by the TIRZ #2 Board of the submittal of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Zone #2 Report (Finance Director Bianca Redmon) 

 

I.

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING - Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Board #3

 

Persimmon - Call to Order 

I.1

Ratification and approval by the TIRZ #3 Board of the submittal of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Zone #3 Report (Finance Director Bianca Redmon) 

 

J. CONSENT AGENDA [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

 
All matters listed under this item are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by any Council Member on any item, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately.
J.1

Approval of the April 7, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes (City Clerk Alicia Ramirez)

 
J.2

Authorization for the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Buda and Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas to provide High School Equivalency preparation and/or English as a Second Language classes at the Buda Public Library (Library Director Melinda Hodges)

 
J.3

Ratification and approval by the City Council of the submittal of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Zone #2 Report (Finance Director Bianca Redmon) 

 
J.4

Ratification and approval by the City Council of the submittal of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Zone #3 Report (Finance Director Bianca Redmon) 

 
J.5

Approval of expenditures and a BEDC budget amendment in an amount not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,250,000.00) for Project Caboose/Train Depot construction, renovation and site plan (BEDC CEO Jennifer Storm)

 
J.6

Approval of expenditures and BEDC budget amendment for Fiscal Year 2026 in an amount not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($45,000.00) for professional services related to the Home for Innovators, Visionaries, & Entrepreneurs (HIVE) (BEDC CEO Jennifer Storm) 

 

K.

REGULAR AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

 
K.1

Presentation and possible action regarding updates to the Buda Sportsplex, including construction progress, programming, tourism impact, marketing strategy, and consideration of the facility name (Lysa Gonzalez, Director of Community Relations and Destination Services and Parks Director Tony Host) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

 
K.2

Deliberation and possible action to consider an Ordinance on first and final reading and to adopt said Ordinance to approve Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment #2, consisting of donations, grants, police software, personnel changes, animal shelter contributions, and CIP & wastewater related professional service agreements (Finance Director Bianca Redmon) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

 
K.3

Deliberation and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute the proposed Master Services Agreement (MSA) Amendment No. 3 to Lochner (formerly K Friese + Associates) for the Old Black Colony Reconstruction project to increase the amount of the Master Services Agreement from $1,860,0000 to $2,325,000 to account for additional survey, environmental work, design modifications, utility coordination, and utility relocation design needed for Old Black Colony Road (Capital Improvements Program Manager Austin Messerli, P.E.) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

 
K.4

Deliberation and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute the proposed Master Services Agreement (MSA) Amendment No. 3 to Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. for the 2021 Bond Program Subsurface Utility Engineering and Utility Coordination contract to increase the amount of the Master Services Agreement from $150,000 to $850,000 to account for Subsurface Utility Engineering and Utility Coordination needed for Austin Street, W Goforth Road, and Old Black Colony Road (Capital Improvements Program Manager Austin Messerli, P.E.) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY] 

 

L. EXECUTIVE SESSION

 
L.1

Council will recess regular session and convene into executive session to deliberate on agenda items pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Section 551.071(Consultation with Attorney) regarding: 1) The Colony at Cole Springs Development Agreement; 2) Section 551.072 (Deliberation regarding Real Estate): a) Memorandum of Agreement for property located at 101 Wiley Way Buda, Texas 78610 for easements and the associated costs of making necessary improvements for the RM 967 Sidewalk Improvements Project and b) parkland acquisition 

 

M. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

 

N.

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

 

2014 & 2021 Bond Program, Capital Improvement Projects, Destination Services Projects, Developments, Drainage Projects, Engineering Department, Finance Department, General/Special Election, Grant Related Projects, Human Resources, Law Enforcement, Legislative Update, Library Projects, Main Street Program, Parks & Recreation Department, Planning Department, Redistricting Program, Road Projects, Status-Future Agenda Request, Special Projects, Transportation, Wastewater Projects, and Water Projects (City Manager Micah Grau)

O.

CITY COUNCIL'S BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

 
  • Alliance Regional Water Authority (Urbanovsky)
  • Buda City Council/Hays CISD Coordination Committee (Bowles, Davidson, & Urbanovsky)
  • Buda Economic Development Corporation (Smith & Ture)
  • Capital Area Council of Governments General Assembly (Urbanovsky)
  • Capital Area Council of Governments Clean Air Coalition (Ture)
  • Combined Emergency Communication Center (Goodman)
  • Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership
  • Hays Mental Health Coordinating Commission (Goodman)
  • TIRZ #1 Dupre Local Government Corporation (Davidson & Urbanovsky) 
  • TIRZ #2 The Colony at Cole Springs/The Reserve (City Council)
  • TIRZ #3 Persimmon (City Council)
  • City of Buda Audit Committee (Bowles, Davidson, &Goodman)
  • City of Buda Board & Commission Nomination Committee (Davidson, Horne-Williams, & Smith) 
  • City of Buda City Park Planning/Programming Ad-Hoc Committee (Smith & Ture)
  • City of Buda Transportation/Mobility Committee (Goodman, Horne-Williams, & Urbanovsky)
  • City of Buda Water/Wastewater/Drainage Committee (Davidson, Bowles, & Urbanovsky)

P. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 
P.1

Update on Pending Items requested by City Council  

 

Q. ADJOURNMENT

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Buda will provide reasonable accommodations for persons attending and participating in City Council and Board & Commission meetings.  The facility is wheelchair accessible, with accessible parking at the front of the building.  Requests for sign interpreters, auxiliary aids, or special services must be received seventy-two (72) hours before the meeting by calling the ADA Coordinator at (512) 523-1043, by FAX (512) 523-8896, or by completing the online form at www.budatx.gov/ADA for information or assistance.

 

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of Buda, was posted on the bulletin board in front of Buda City Hall, which is readily accessible to the public at all times, by 6:00 pm on April 15, 2026.

 
City Council
April 21, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
Meetings scheduled in the Council Chambers are set up to publicly broadcast meetings. You may be audio and video recorded while in this facility. Meetings scheduled in other City Facilities are set up to publicly audio record meetings. You may be audio recorded in the other City Facilities.

In accordance with Article III, Section 3.10, of the Official Code of the City of Buda, the minutes of this meeting consist of the preceding Minute Record and the Supplemental Minute Record. Details on Council meetings may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, or video of the entire meeting may be downloaded from the website. (Portions of the Supplemental Minute Record video tape recording may be distorted due to equipment malfunction or other uncontrollable factors.)

A Public Comment period will be provided to allow for members of the public to participate and speak to the Governing Body on any topic that is not on the meeting agenda. At this time, comments will be taken from the audience on non-agenda related topics. A Public Testimony period will be provided at each meeting of the Governing Body to allow members of the public to participate and speak to the Governing Body on any topic that is on the meeting agenda, prior to any vote on the matter up for consideration. During these periods, the presiding officer shall routinely provide three (3) minutes to each person who desires to speak but may provide no less than one (1) minute and no more than five (5) minutes to each person addressing the Governing Body. The amount of time provided to each person, if altered by the presiding officer, shall be announced by the presiding officer prior to recognizing persons to speak and shall be objectively applied to all persons speaking during Public Comment or each Public Testimony period.

The Governing Body may retire to executive session any time between the meeting’s opening and adjournment for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Chapter 551.071 of the Texas Government Code; discussion of personnel matters pursuant to Chapter 551.074 of the Texas Government Code; deliberation regarding real property pursuant to Chapter 551.072 of the Texas Government Code; deliberation regarding economic development negotiations pursuant to Chapter 551.087 of the Texas Government Code; and/or deliberation regarding the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices pursuant to Chapter 551.076 of the Texas Government Code. Action, if any, will be taken in open session. All items listed above are eligible for deliberation and possible action unless expressly limited.

This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal counsel and the presence of any subject in any Executive Session portion of the agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Texas Government Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel for the governmental body and constitutes an opinion by the attorney that the items discussed therein may be legally discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering available opinions of a court of record and opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This provision has been added to this agenda with the intent to meet all elements necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.

Attendance by Other Elected or Appointed Officials: It is anticipated that members of other governmental bodies, and/or city boards, commissions and/or committees may attend the meeting in numbers that may constitute a quorum of the body, board, commission and/or committee. Notice is hereby given that the meeting, to the extent required by law, is also noticed as a possible meeting of the other body, board, commission and/or committee, whose members may be in attendance, if such numbers constitute a quorum. The members of the boards, commissions and/or committees may be permitted to participate in discussions on the same items listed on the agenda, which occur at the meeting, but no action will be taken by such in attendance unless such item and action is specifically provided for on an agenda for that body, board, commission or committee subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act.