NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 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 Sustainability Commission 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

 

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS

 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG: Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

C. ROLL CALL

 

Chair Sandee Ferman

Vice Chair Lisa Hendrickson

Commissioner Trixie Fenton

Commissioner Stephanie Johnston

Commissioner Erin Ritter

Commissioner Griselda Vargas

Commissioner Joshua Clark

D. PUBLIC COMMENTS/PUBLIC TESTIMONY

 
Members of the public who wish to participate in Public Comment must complete a form and turn it into the Board Liaison or 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 Board Liaison or City Clerk before the item they wish to participate in is called for consideration by the presiding officer.

E. CONSENT AGENDA

 
E.1

Approval of Minutes from the regular Sustainability Commission Meeting held on September 4, 2025.

 

F. REGULAR AGENDA

 
F.1

Update and discussion on ongoing drought conditions and restrictions, and PurpleAir air quality monitoring. (Senior Planner Victor Escamilla)

 

G. WORKSHOP

 
G.1

Workshop on the Sustainability Commission contributions to the 2024 Our Future Our Buda Comprehensive Plan.

 
G.2

Workshop and possible direction on Earth Day 2026 activities.

 
G.3

Workshop presentation and discussion on City of Buda Development Services staff procedures in regards to Tree Preservation, Mitigation, and Care.

 
G.4

Workshop and discussion regarding the possible reduction in frequency of Sustainability Commission meetings to quarterly.

 

H. STAFF REPORTS

 
Report on sub-committee activities including Education and Outreach, Conservation and Natural Resources, and Sustainable Growth. Staff report on any activities of the Sustainability Commission Work Plan including: Dark Skies; Conservation, Education and Outreach; Alternative Transportation; Alternative Water Supplies; Waste Reduction; Bee City USA; Capital Project Sustainability; Sustainable Community; Tree City USA; Conservation/Wildlife Areas; Air Quality; Policy & Strategic Action Plan.

I. COMMISSION REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 

J. ADJOURNMENT

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Buda will provide reasonable accommodations for persons attending and participating in public 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 Sustainability Commission 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 5:00 pm on October 31, 2025.

/s/__________________________________________

Victor Escamilla, Board Liaison

 
Sustainability Commission
November 6, 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 meetings may be obtained from the Board Liaison, 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 Board/Commission 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 Board/Commission to allow members of the public to participate and speak to the Board/Commission 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 Board/Commission. 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.

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.