NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025 – 6:00 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

C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

D. ROLL CALL

E. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST

E.1

Selected list of upcoming local events and activities.

F. PROCLAMATIONS

F.1

Proclamation recognizing November 11, 2025, as Veterans Day, to be accepted by representatives of local Veteran organizations including the VFW, Nu Day Warriors, and American Legion.

F.2

Proclaiming November 2025 as National Caregivers' Month, to be received by Members of the Commission on Aging

F.3

Proclaiming November 2025 as Hays County Food Bank's "Turkeys Tackling Hunger Month," to be received by representatives from the Hays County Food Bank

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. 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.

H.1

Approval of the October 21, 2025 Regular City Council Minutes (City Clerk Alicia Ramirez)

H.2

Acceptance of the 4th Quarter Reports for the Human Services Grants Funding (City Clerk Alicia Ramirez)

H.3

Amendment to the Public Improvement District (PID) Collection Agreement for Travis County for the Persimmon PID (City Manager Micah Grau and Finance Director Bianca Redmon)

H.4

Adoption of a Resolution to amend the Buda Public Library policies adopted on February 21, 2023 (Library Director Melinda Hodges)

H.5

Authorization for the City Manager to execute a contract with Hays County for the provision of library services to Hays County residents (Library Director Melinda Hodges)

H.6

Authorization for the City Manager to execute an interlocal purchasing agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments "NCTCOG" to allow the City’s participation in the TXShare Purchasing Cooperative Program pursuant to Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code (Interlocal Cooperation Act) (Finance Director Bianca Redmon and Purchasing Agent Edward Dempsey)

H.7

Approval to award RFP #25-302 to Hanes Geo Components and to authorize the City Manager to issue a Purchase Order for the purchase of Flexamat drainage and erosion contract product (Public Works Director Blake Neffendorf)

H.8

Approval to award Request for Proposal (#25-269) and designate Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as the City's depository for the management of City funds and to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the resulting agreement (Finance Director Bianca Redmon)

I. PRESENTATIONS

I.1

Presentation of the 2025 Railcar Revival Event to be held on November 8, 2025 (Parks Director Tony Host and Chad Kocian of Highbridge)

J.
REGULAR AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

J.1

Public hearing, deliberation, and possible action to consider an Ordinance on first and final reading, and to adopt said Ordinance regarding a request by Flake Engineering, LLC on behalf of Frontier Bank of Texas for a Specific Use Permit to allow the use of “Bank or Financial Institution” within Form District 4H (F4H) for a property known as Chandler Addition, Block 2, the south part of Lot 15, located at 215 Railroad Street, City of Buda, Texas, 78610 (SUP 25-06) (Assistant Director of Development Services Will Parrish) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

J.2

Public hearing, deliberation, and possible action to consider an Ordinance on first and final reading and to adopt said Ordinance regarding a request by Kimley-Horn Engineering on behalf of SRPF C/Buda Industrial, LP for a Specific Use Permit to allow the use of “Outside Storage” within the Light Industrial (LI) District, for a property known as Buda Industrial Subdivision, Block A, Lot 3, located at 259 Stream Way, City of Buda, Texas, 78610 (SUP 25-05) (Assistant Director of Development Services Will Parrish) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

J.3

Deliberation and possible action to increase the amount of the Master Services Agreement (MSA) for the West Goforth Road Reconstruction Project from $1,492,069.00 to $1,832,627.40 for with Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Task Order #3 for said project in the amount of $1,200,872.00 (Capital Improvements Program Manager Austin Messerli) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

J.4

Deliberation and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Bond Program Management Services Agreement with WSB LLC (Capital Improvements Program Manager Austin Messerli, P.E.) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

J.5

Deliberation and possible action to consider an Ordinance on first and final reading and to adopt said Ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances subsections 6.02.052 and 6.02.382 providing an amendment to Section 105.2 of the 2024 International Code Council (ICC) for building permit exemptions (Building Official William Ince and Development Services Director / City Engineer Angela Kennedy, P.E., CFM) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

J.6

Deliberation and possible action to consider an Ordinance on first and final reading and to adopt said Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buda, Texas, extending the franchise with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc., its successors and assigns, for the transmission and distribution electric utility franchise for a one year term commencing on the effective date; containing various terms and conditions with regard to the grant of such franchise; containing a severability clause; providing for the repeal of any and all kinds of ordinances, regulations, rules, or policies that are in conflict with this ordinance; providing an effective date; and authorizing the Mayor to execute a letter agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. (City Manager Micah Grau) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

J.7

Deliberation and possible action regarding authorization for the City Manager to file for the termination of the existing restrictive covenant (Document No. 06037793, Vol. 3071, Pg. 812 of the Hays County Official Public Record) for Garison Park (Senior Project Engineer Blair Murski, P.E.) [PUBLIC TESTIMONY]

K. EXECUTIVE SESSION

K.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 the City Attorney regarding:
a) Barr v. Buda litigation regarding City Park,

b) 551.087 (Economic Development) regarding Project Land, Project Island, and Project Fore, and
c) Binkley Barfield Inc (BBI) engineering regarding the Buda South Loop 4 Wastewater Line A Improvements Project.

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

L.1

Deliberation and possible action to adopt a Resolution stating the City Council's intention to accept a donation of real property from Coshena II, Ltd (City Manager Micah Grau)

M.
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)

N.
CITY COUNCIL'S BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

Alliance Regional Water Authority (Urbanovsky)

Buda Economic Development Corporation (Davidson & Ture)

Capital Area Council of Governments General Assembly (Urbanovsky)

Capital Area Council of Governments Clean Air Coalition (Ture)

Combined Emergency Communication Center (Cummings)

Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership

Hays County Public Health Advisory Board (Cummings)

Hays Mental Health Coordinating Commission (Cummings)

TIRZ #1 Dupre Local Government Corporation (Cummings & Davidson)

TIRZ #2 The Colony at Cole Springs/The Reserve (City Council)

TIRZ #3 Persimmon (City Council)

City of Buda Audit Committee (Cummings, Davidson, & Bowles)

City of Buda Board & Commission Nomination Committee (Cummings, Horne-Williams, & Smith)

City of Buda City Park Planning/Programming Ad-Hoc Committee (Smith, & Ture)

City of Buda Planning Mobile Food Vendor Ad-Hoc Committee (Davidson)

City of Buda Transportation/Mobility Committee (Cummings, Horne-Williams, & Urbanovsky)

City of Buda Water/Wastewater/Drainage Committee (Davidson, Bowles, & Urbanovsky)

O. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

O.1

Update on Pending Items requested by City Council

P. 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 October 29, 2025.

City Council

November 5, 2025

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.