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Councilman Michael Searcy moved to change the 07/15/2025 council meeting to 07/08/2025; Mister Strong seconded, and the motion carried by voice vote.

City staff member Kimbrell asked the council to reappoint John Doolin, Lydia Ramirez, Lisa Wallace and Scott Crawford to the Cemetery Board; he said the terms expire on July 1, 2025. Council approved the reappointments by unanimous voice vote. During the discussion Kimbrell noted that “Mister Doolin's only a couple hours away from becoming a full time employee,” remarking on Doolin’s significant time spent researching cemetery history and records.

Why this matters: The date change alters the council’s public schedule and any public hearings or deadlines that were set for the originally scheduled meeting. Reappointments keep the Cemetery Board’s membership in place as the board continues its work on cemetery records and history.

The council also approved its consent agenda and several other routine planning items before adjourning at 6:41 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Henderson | Regular Scheduled Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Henderson City Council approved a change to the July meeting date and reappointed four members to the Cemetery Board whose terms expire July 1, 2025.","taxTitle","Henderson, Rusk County, Texas","taxId",58113,"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},6193571,"Utilities staff outlines GIS rollout and water-plant maintenance needs to council",740,1428000,2168000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3866374-906523f9fb5469afe86ee2bb85a00715&start=1428&end=2168","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3866374-906523f9fb5469afe86ee2bb85a00715/thumbnail_1428000.jpg","/articles/6193571/Henderson/Rusk-County/Texas/Utilities-staff-outlines-GIS-rollout-and-water-plant-maintenance-needs-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6193571-fee51f8d92440e9247d26e3e2d4d3741/orig.mp4?Expires=1776255176&Signature=Nnrj6MppcMwFoLiGUQfOeVLyM7fD-B40i-rbt1c0SBwoagMkFsJdDPN7RuAC8qJTjRCI5bkaQ73g8j6aYbHLr-Wr3I71c8YGSu3VByhebxBX5DpCAjAVC0FD~VsEPUB3~Fpqnq18H61MxDz9ukeB~V45hsFtcM~auZ57Onn3bv4lryrVossgjAsuHpouoxMXsxfPgFh4kBdSOT8mPd1JIjOVSETAveWz5hMyYIDzBdNRgMiWs0AmdZ-zawDS8jzCjEqvbi7wl~KEWnI2sfCTolJ4rvjSGzwN62CJjcJ1ppsJEq9T6SnPJ2VuDz7hJtOLMEUK-zsTvo8KtoV7SBJTKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City utilities staff gave the Henderson City Council a demonstration of a geographic information system (GIS) the department is using to map water and sewer infrastructure and described maintenance needs at the city’s water treatment facilities.

Grama, a utilities staff member, told the council GIS is a “digital platform used to store, analyze, and display maps, which shows us where our water sewer lines are.” He said the system maintains a live inventory of pipes, valves, hydrants and manholes, can integrate with work-order systems, and supports emergency response by locating valves quickly for isolation during breaks.

“Using GIS can help us track in real time, where all of our things are,” Grama said, adding it also helps with project prioritization and will be used in the city’s upcoming rate study: “It gives you an idea on how often you're gonna be repairing or replacing, that pipe.” He described how GIS stores pipe diameters, materials and run lengths so staff can estimate life expectancy and prioritize capital work.

Randy Boyd, a utilities colleague, briefed council on treatment-plant operations and maintenance needs. Boyd said the surface-water plant and the well fields together produce on the order of millions of gallons per day, and he emphasized routine maintenance and inspections for clarifiers and filter media. He told the council clarifiers require inspections every two years and noted the city recently undertook dredging of a facility built in the 1950s; staff discussed bids for that work and in-house options. Boyd also discussed the use of a sludge pump for service and other plant rehabilitation work.

Council members asked follow-up questions about regional partnerships, fire-protection benefits where larger mains permit hydrants, and how GIS will support a rate study and capital planning. Staff said they will provide more detailed cost estimates and technical briefings in subsequent departmental meetings.

Why this matters: GIS-driven asset inventories and accurate plant-condition data are central to emergency response, capital budgeting and rate-setting. Council members were told the platform will be a tool for prioritizing repairs, targeting preventative maintenance and supporting regional service decisions.

Staff said they will return with more detailed cost and schedule information for specific plant repairs and dredging bids; the GIS work will continue to be incorporated into capital-improvement planning and the rate-study process.","City utilities staff demonstrated the municipal GIS platform for water and sewer asset management and described ongoing water-plant maintenance and inspection needs; staff said GIS will inform a forthcoming rate study and improve emergency response and asset prioritization.",{"_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},6193574,"Henderson council approves multiple rezones and plats, holds first readings on two zoning map changes",129,366000,495000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3866374-906523f9fb5469afe86ee2bb85a00715&start=366&end=495","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3866374-906523f9fb5469afe86ee2bb85a00715/thumbnail_366000.jpg","/articles/6193574/Henderson/Rusk-County/Texas/Henderson-council-approves-multiple-rezones-and-plats-holds-first-readings-on-two-zoning-map-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6193574-d68ecab9e5e0d17ad933f09c19cee97a/orig.mp4?Expires=1776255176&Signature=eZ7JS1PSFNeHEQtuAefOWLokWOghEvKI2WPBl-j3TSDNm5tLh93Rrf6S2Ypsz6GriXmLh-7thTBf2OX1a1YsJjcp9enQ71VdQh1d6pYVd9FFv1tM6Tnz1ts8IilkVn0NeWOjkD5amvDmfOFb9c3dHiG4tX1SVLVOrlWEzfx2fWpe1xPGmgLjQt-xd1VCIGUvQ5s5ht-w5Dhrdq1gJlHKOiaj0DAqRpaaDTAOIxBZU~LryvVDQV6MoATan1DbYeYJHJh7bB4l~xQ~pAuOQGs9ETQaNYhMcWa9TlfoHmq46xvzVHmqZ7as2XMufcFhV~QktG64LV7dzWCST1mLVgYIYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Henderson City Council voted to accept a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to rezone property at 900 East Main Street to a Planned Development and approved a series of replats and minor plats related to new single-family lots.

The action on 900 East Main came after a presentation from city staff member Breidenberg, who said the property owner and applicants want to “turn this into a a planned development where they have a pick, have people come and pick, berries, orchard, things like that, and build a house on that back section” and include an apiary and other uses. Council member Circassie moved to accept the commission’s recommendation; Miss Martin seconded the motion, and the council approved it. The council then conducted a first reading of ordinance 2025-05-01 for that rezone; the first reading requires no final action.

The council also heard a first reading of ordinance 2025-06-01 to amend the zoning map for a parcel owned by the Henderson Soccer Association on FM 728 to institutional zoning; city staff presented the item as a clerical correction and said this was a first reading only.

On a separate land-use matter, council approved the second reading of ordinance 2025-05-02 to change two parcels known as Scalp Crossing from an M-2 medium-density multifamily residential zone to R-1 low-density single-family zoning. City staff confirmed the rezone had been approved previously on first reading and council made the second-reading motion and adopted it.

The council approved a replat of the BIH subdivision to be known as Scout Crossing Subdivision; staff described Parcel 1 as roughly nine acres on the west side of the project with boundaries at Whippoorwill, Ivy and Elm streets and said the replat divides the property into single-family lots that meet the R-1 standard. The motion to approve the replat passed with unanimous voice vote.

Multiple minor plats also passed: a minor plat combining Lots 1 and 2 of Block 7 in the Grama Street subdivision (to enable a single-family house), a minor plat combining Lots 6, 7 and 8 into Lot 6/6A of the Noble Estate (with proposed private-drive access from the end of Tate Street), and a minor subdivision at 900 State Highway 43 for the Cervantes family that separates a structure onto Lot 2 and leaves Lot 1 for potential future development. Each of those items passed on motions from council members and recorded seconds.

Why this matters: the approvals change the zoning map and parcel layouts in multiple parts of Henderson, clearing the way for single-family construction, a planned-development agricultural/retail-use site at East Main, and a clarified institutional designation for the soccer association parcel. Those decisions affect future development patterns, utilities planning and property addresses in affected neighborhoods.

City staff and council members indicated additional review and conditions have been addressed through prior Planning and Zoning hearings and workshops; council made multiple approvals by voice vote.

The council did not take final action on the Henderson Soccer Association zoning item (first reading only) and schedules remain for any further required hearings or ordinance readings.","The Henderson City Council approved a Planning & Zoning recommendation to rezone 900 East Main to a Planned Development, adopted a second-reading rezone changing two parcels to single-family zoning, and approved several replats and minor plats impacting future residential development. Two other zoning changes were presented on first reading only.","actionData","errors"]

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