City Council
NOTICE OF MEETING
City Council
6:00 PM – Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Weatherford City Hall, City Council Chambers
303 Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford, TX
Paul Paschall, Mayor
Zack Smith, Place 2, Mayor Pro Tem
Heidi Wilder, Place 1
Matt Ticzkus, Place 3
Luke Williams, Place 4
James Hotopp, City Manager
Chad Marbut, Assistant City Manager
Dawn Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Rob Allibon, TOASE, City Attorney
Andrea McDonald, City Secretary
The Mayor/Chair requests that all electronic devices be silenced and phone conversations taken outside the Council Chambers. Weatherford City Hall is wheelchair accessible and special parking is available on the south side of the building. If special accommodations are required, please contact the City Secretary at 817-598-4202 a minimum of 24 hours in advance.
The City Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford, as allowed, reserve the right to enter into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to seek legal advice from the City Attorney on any posted agenda item as authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 551.071. Unless a Work Session Agenda, or otherwise indicated, action may be taken on any of the following agenda items.
Consider approval of the minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting held October 14, 2025.
(Andrea McDonald, City Secretary)
All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and self-explanatory and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate consideration of these items unless the Council or Board removes an item from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration.
(Scott McDonald, Director of Development Services)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to all requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance. At their October 8, 2025, regularly scheduled meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted (6-0) to recommend approval.
(Scott McDonald, Director of Development Services)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval of the final plat subject to all requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance. At their October 8, 2025, regularly scheduled meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted (6-0) to recommend approval.
(Scott McDonald, Director of Development Services)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval of the final plat subject to all requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance and the attached conditions. At their October 8, 2025, regularly scheduled meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted (6-0) to recommend approval.
(Scott McDonald, Director of Development Services)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval of the final plat subject to all requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance. At their October 8, 2025, regularly scheduled meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (6-0) to recommend approval with conditions that have been addressed.
(James Hotopp, City Manager)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval.
(Dawn Brooks, Assistant City Manager/CFO)
Suggested Action: Staff recommends acceptance of the report.
(Matt Leppla, Director of Public Works)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends authorizing the purchase of a 2025 John Deere 320p Backhoe Loader from RDO Equipment Company through Sourcewell, a cooperative purchasing organization, in an amount not to exceed $151,392.
(Matt Leppla, Director of Public Works)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends authorizing the purchase of a 2026 Kenworth T880 Dump Truck from MHC Kenworth - Fort Worth through Sourcewell, a cooperative purchasing organization, in an amount not to exceed $219,655.
(Jaycob Kirkpatrick, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Special Events)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval.
(Matt Leppla, Director of Public Works)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with DRI under the TIPS Program for construction services related to the 221 North Main Plaster Removal project in an amount not to exceed $155,000, for a total aggregate fiscal year expenditure of $780,910.
(Matt Leppla, Director of Public Works)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends authorizing the procurement of pavement resurfacing services from Reynolds Asphalt and Construction Company through an existing contract with Grand Prairie under an interlocal agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,900,000.
STAFF REPORTS
Short-term rentals update.
(Scott McDonald, Director of Development Services)
Pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Law), and in accordance with the authority contained in:
Sec. 551.072. Deliberation Regarding Real Property: to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property: 613 N. Alamo Street, Weatherford, Texas.
(James Hotopp, City Manager)
To take action, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Law).
Residents may address the Council/Board/Commission/Committee regarding an item that is not listed on the agenda. Residents must complete a speaker card and turn it in to the Secretary five (5) minutes before the start of the meeting. The Rules of Procedure state that comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes. Speaker rules are posted at the back of the Council Chambers. The Texas Open Meetings Act provides the following: (a) If, at a meeting of a governmental body, a member of the public or of the governmental body inquires about a subject for which notice has not been given as required by this subchapter, the notice provisions of this subchapter do not apply to: (1) A statement of specific factual information given in response to the inquiry; or (2) A recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. (b) Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.
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