Cindy D. Brown

The City Council meeting agenda included a Work Session to receive a presentation and provide feedback on proposed 2026 annual event dates, specifically movies for the Movie in the Park events, and to discuss the Regular Session agenda. The Regular Session included consideration of approving the minutes from the February 23, 2026 meeting. Key resolutions for consideration involved authorizing the purchase of a Mobile Diesel Generator and installation of docking stations from Waukesha-Pearce Industries not to exceed $189,636.90, and approving an agreement with Garver, LLC for professional engineering services for the water master plan, not to exceed $256,041.00. The agenda also addressed an appointment to fill vacancies on the Board of Adjustments and consideration of asphalt road reconstruction on Howard Street.

The key discussion topics for this meeting include considering the approval of the minutes from the October 23, 2025, Board of Adjustments Meeting. Furthermore, the Board is scheduled to conduct public hearings, discuss, and take action on two variance requests. The first request (Case No. V2025-03) pertains to a property on Cypress St seeking a variance for the front yard setback to allow for carport construction, for which staff does not recommend approval. The second request (Case No. V2025-04) concerns a property on Kleberg Rd seeking a variance for the required minimum width of the lot to facilitate the replatting of the property for a single-family dwelling, for which staff recommends approval. The agenda also includes a section for Public Comments and discussion of future agenda items.

The document covers a combined Work Session and Regular Session of the City Council. Key discussions during the Work Session included a presentation on the 2025 Racial Profiling Report, which showed commendable outcomes based on collected data, and a review of the FY 2026 1st Quarter Financials, noting that General Fund revenue, including Property Tax and Sales Tax, was above budget expectations. The Council also reviewed proposed updates to the Rules of Procedure, including adjustments to public comment time. The Regular Session included the presentation of certificates of recognition to several individuals including police personnel and a public works employee. Major actions taken included the unanimous approval of a resolution authorizing the Mayor to file the 2025 Racial Profiling Report and the reappointment of two elected officials to serve on the Audit Subcommittee.

The Library Advisory Board meeting agenda included a presentation of the Library Activity Report for January 2026. No future agenda items were discussed during this session.

The meeting agenda included consideration for approving minutes from prior joint and regular meetings, although details of those approvals must be excluded from the summary. Key discussion points included receiving a presentation on an incentive request for property at 1706 US Highway 175 and conducting a public hearing on several proposed resolutions. These resolutions concerned approving quotes for sign improvements along N Kaufman Street from ACP International (up to $35,000.00), electrical improvements from Twisted H Electric (up to $25,000.00), installing lights at 109 North Kaufman Street from Amber Electrical Contractors, Inc. (up to $2,000.00), a contract extension with The Retail Coach for consulting services (up to $12,000.00), and landscaping improvements at Bruce Central Park from Starr Turfgrass Inc. (up to $500.00). The agenda also scheduled a staff presentation on the renovation of 202 N Kaufman Street and an Executive Session to discuss commercial or financial information regarding 'Project Nexus' and economic development negotiations.