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The city manager said House Bill 15, which the city described as a proposal to impose an arbitrary cap on municipal debt-service management, was held in committee and did not advance. The manager also said there is no pending legislation that would curtail use of Chapter 380 economic development agreements or Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements, both tools the city uses to attract investment.

Staff reported a separate change in state law to permit certain voluntary annexations where adjacency is separated only by a railroad line; sponsors described the change as resolving a non-contiguity issue that previously blocked some annexations.

On water resources, staff described an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) strategy and related legislation that would authorize the city to inject both treated surface water and purified reclaimed water into the aquifer for later recovery. The city has drilled an initial well in Synergy Park designed for both production and injection, staff said, and is designing a multi-well system to store and recover water to shave peak-day demands.

City staff said ASR plus the ability to inject purified reclaimed water could add roughly 10–15% to the city’s existing water rights portfolio. In the meeting staff provided plant capacity figures: roughly 30 million gallons per day in the conventional (older) treatment plant and about 22 million gallons per day in the membrane plant, for a combined treatment capacity the presenters described as approximately 52 million gallons per day.

The city manager described the ASR bill (identified in the meeting as Senate Bill 2885) as having received unanimous committee and floor support in both chambers after a last-minute amendment was attached to a different House vehicle; the amended bill passed the House and the city expected the matter to go to the governor. Staff said the bill was not controversial in committee and had bipartisan support, including endorsements from groups such as the Sierra Club.

Board members and staff discussed the ASR system as a way to diversify supply beyond surface water and to reduce exposure to drought-driven restrictions. Staff emphasized that reclaimed water use for ASR required a change in state law; that change was pursued this session and was advanced by the legislature into the final steps of the process, staff said.

The city manager also briefed the board on other legislative items: staff reported success in preserving the city’s ability to retain advocacy resources and consultants and said several high-risk bills were held or died because of timing and committee procedures.

Staff said next steps include securing permits and reserving small parcels for additional ASR wells, coordinating with regional water partners and finalizing the legal and technical framework to use reclaimed water for storage and recovery.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Temple RZ Board Meeting 2025-05-28","oneSentenceSummary","Temple city staff reported the Legislature did not pass measures that would have restricted municipal bonding or certain economic-development incentives, and described progress on an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) plan and related legislation that would allow reuse of purified reclaimed water for injection and later recovery.","taxTitle","Temple, Bell County, Texas","taxId",2770,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6223402,"Zone board receives project updates, approves park planning contract, sewer work and Santa Fe Community Center roof change order",505,1011000,1516000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3575910-3a7448ddcae3576325c415cf4145e187&start=1011&end=1516","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3575910-3a7448ddcae3576325c415cf4145e187/thumbnail_1011000.jpg","/articles/6223402/Temple/Bell-County/Texas/Zone-board-receives-project-updates-approves-park-planning-contract-sewer-work-and-Santa-Fe-Community-Center-roof-change-order","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223402-56e1cc191537154e32063a7910db6ad9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150090&Signature=gg9L2DCML4dWhP-Al9r9C5s6skUm0ze0sxHGjtyHapFnc1j1HfjnRxcLxk3giJFEk0t155T5K~iJsO2T6Wdv7PeMG3Tr4fCNAXG2Qf5pJuPBE9AvFWAOv4MdCJ1fV6fPdOI~esCPHJWOqs1l4NNxttcRtj0OWI4UggwFbztVU5i1s0ORwNO8VX2YVT6LGvfWmVe0Ndnfgg6Zupm6Jj-3d3RsaPa5TA3QFg3suPl4TRVdYjsKPx4BTbh0dXBKr9aa8eBPwJYMcVfKB8qoBuqKeQuEuklw-OIDapvDfAubPOJCwcbsCe80iZcyF4OFAJAaV7RkBrg8M-bmqJGDrNKUEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Temple — The Temple Reinvestment Zone No. 1 board on May 28 received construction updates on several active projects and approved three actions to advance work in parks, sewer and building rehabilitation.

Board members heard progress reports on the Outer Loop North and the downtown City Center projects and then took votes to authorize park master-planning services, a sewer casing contract for the North Industrial Park and a construction change order for the Santa Fe Community Center.

In project updates, staff reported the Outer Loop North effort is nearing completion of major work and is down to the final beam set; weather has delayed the last span but crews planned to set it during the coming week. Staff said once the project is “out of the ground” — after final storm-sewer placement — remaining work typically moves quickly. David Patrick, a project presenter, described coordination on the last beam and weather impacts.

The downtown City Center work is also nearing substantial completion; staff said the central portion is almost complete and that Fourth Street work will occur in two phases to preserve access during a local festival. Paving and landscaping progress were reported and staff estimated a July completion for the central area.

The first formal vote approved a professional-services contract to update master plans for Crossroads Park and Northland/Wilson Park. The agenda listed the consultant Covey (spelled in meeting materials) and an amount read aloud by staff; the board made the motion, received a second and approved it by voice vote.

The board then approved a contract amendment to upsizing wastewater infrastructure near the North Industrial Park. The item authorized contract work with Vortex Services LLC for casing under a railroad and related sewer upsizing; staff described the authorization as necessary to support local industrial expansions. The board approved the contract by voice vote.

A third vote granted change order No. 4 for the Santa Fe Community Center construction contract with Right Builders for the roof replacement. Staff described a string of earlier change orders (original VE demolition, an inlet structure replacement and discovery of railroad ties in drainage) and said this fourth change order addresses the roof to enable warehouse-style storage and festival staging. The change order amount read into the record was $134,687 and the motion passed by voice vote.

Board members asked how the center would be programmed; staff said programming decisions have not been finalized and that the space is likely to be used as warehouse/staging for festivals and city storage needs. The board approved all three items by voice vote without recorded roll-call tallies.

Staff also reported other active projects — including Lorraine Drive and Milton of Bowdine roadway work — and said most are affected by recent weather delays but approaching final paving and striping.","At the May 28 meeting the Temple Reinvestment Zone No. 1 board received construction updates on multiple projects and approved three items: professional services for park master planning, a sewer casings contract for North Industrial Park and change order No. 4 for the Santa Fe Community Center roof.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6223407,"Temple reinvestment zone unveils draft master plan to guide growth toward 2050",1541,1822000,3363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3575910-3a7448ddcae3576325c415cf4145e187&start=1822&end=3363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3575910-3a7448ddcae3576325c415cf4145e187/thumbnail_1822000.jpg","/articles/6223407/Temple/Bell-County/Texas/Temple-reinvestment-zone-unveils-draft-master-plan-to-guide-growth-toward-2050","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223407-cdefc3494081016981e29ff9c055a0fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150090&Signature=FoSZftO0Zri3LPstz~VIhuxggeDhD81wIpZZuYnotw3YOj0gnkyNkj51JKD1hOxNy8bgEQb7e6UZnuHZlYMnzO7cBNxl1ZBJqAfHa4ox0LhXwPPjuVC8uY1rH7KY2BE7U7fgq2FPq6bRA9lpH0FeIinrT20UAJMKvNTkqqRYHmhyRWU-1oT4YyJbcM3rX4LK8ujBhaD4-tP8xdCInX6eEVQCSVh1TeRnUbaGuyLKR1MB~tznvRmHwzMnKUsLmbanc9i6ksMGfa28xPnUWTD2~Wb84oe6wkTBgqveO93iEbrqZns~bpG4hz3HyS3zwocW-2kXgFDpEQxA4ps7D4U5kw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Temple — At its May 28 meeting, the Temple Reinvestment Zone No. 1 committee reviewed a draft master plan intended to guide growth and infrastructure investments through 2050.

The presentation summarized months of stakeholder engagement, described a planning boundary centered on Temple and explained scenario-based population projections the team used to size future infrastructure and services.

Committee members said the plan matters because it aligns transportation, public safety, water and parks planning with likely growth. Presenters told the group they had met with about 45 organizations — including city departments, Temple College, local school districts, the Brazos River Authority, rail operators and health-care and bioscience stakeholders — to inform the draft.

The team divided the planning area into five quadrants: a central core near the loop, northwest (industrial expansion), northeast (including Panda and Synergy Park), south (along U.S. 95 and I-14) and west (areas already largely built out). Staff said those subareas will be analyzed separately for roads, parks, fire and other services.

Planners showed three growth scenarios used to test infrastructure needs. A conservative scenario the committee called “250 by 2050” was used as a baseline; a scenario holding recent local growth rates (about 4% annually) produced a much larger population estimate (presenters described a midpoint near 450,000), while an even higher-growth projection produced still-larger totals. Presenters emphasized the scenarios are planning tools, not forecasts.

The draft identifies near-term, mid-term and long-term project lists; presenters said an initial unconstrained inventory of potential projects totaled more than $1.5 billion and could grow to $2–2.5 billion when combined with zone-specific and joint city projects. Staff and committee members repeatedly said the next step is prioritization and sequencing so the plan yields an executable capital program rather than an unranked wish list.

Committee members described work to align public-safety facilities with projected growth, noting planned future fire stations in the industrial park and radius analyses for response coverage. Presenters said they are coordinating parks master plans and individual project studies so they will feed into the zone master plan.

The committee expects a larger draft document in coming months and set an internal goal to publish and present a finished plan by year-end. Staff said follow-up work will include cost phasing, financing analysis and a prioritization workshop with the committee and council.","The Temple Reinvestment Zone No. 1 committee reviewed a draft master plan that maps five planning areas, summarizes engagement with roughly 45 stakeholders and frames population scenarios out to 2050 to guide infrastructure and service planning.","actionData","errors"]

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