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City staff said the tract — described in deed and map records cited by staff — was purchased by a local homebuilder and that the applicant (identified in the record as Jim Dean Homes) seeks to develop single‑family lots. Planning and Zoning considered the rezoning and the plat at its July meeting and recommended approval; the council opened a public hearing, received no public comment and approved both the rezoning ordinance and the final plat.

Why it matters: The item clears the way for the developer to proceed with infrastructure work and lot sales once applicable permits and approvals are completed; staff noted the plat lots meet the city’s 5,000‑square‑foot minimum lot size for the area. Councilmembers asked staff to follow standard review steps such as floodplain review and standard utility and street construction inspections during permitting.

Actions taken
- Ordinance adopting rezoning of the 11.398‑acre tract: motion made and carried; no vote tally recorded in the oral record. The council closed the public hearing and adopted the ordinance.
- Final plat acceptance for the same tract: motion made and carried; planning and zoning previously approved the plat.

Provenance: staff presentation, planning and zoning recommendation, public hearing record and council votes recorded on the council floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - July 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council adopted an ordinance rezoning an 11.398‑acre tract along San Jose Street from industrial/commercial to single‑family residential and approved a final plat to allow an anticipated single‑family subdivision by a local homebuilder.","taxTitle","Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas","taxId",69537,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6170364,"Fire chief reports higher spring fire activity, adds firefighters and offers mutual‑aid update",0,5649000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5398001-6fa72a2078280c9f7e002af9e4534c11&start=5649&end=5649","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5398001-6fa72a2078280c9f7e002af9e4534c11/thumbnail_5649000.jpg","/articles/6170364/Alice/Jim-Wells-County/Texas/Fire-chief-reports-higher-spring-fire-activity-adds-firefighters-and-offers-mutualaid-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170364-40f7540ec455aa87e067bf8a9fdd22a5/orig.mp4?Expires=1775649987&Signature=RgHMOUTG13zrXHNnQM5Y~~Fe0ykHky57v0RiQGTfpI9CR3909aFcbQraNBlhEXaS~Oz3BHU~Ir5d6Ab7L5fYJ5OTyfGj7G~jnafFftSRFoTU48atYfFM79e1nXRPj3~dDOkifFhHHflr8BsU7E8gpb8P1dhg-6WeC8oqqvDNLc7Oi1aYzv5pPqIsZpbNc~AYZapQApQ7~Wnv70rDDQa7fc9p~LgGDx3AHPzC4QhKHPnpbfi5wDlCv3fX~PGuLO6NsjRAPCDAdSPYW6V7aREnfy2jGIXc23dJQEkfrvxskopDCuPtdzyy9F03nW7rVVpc070qWfQ2W6MhWusyGPkUgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alice Fire Chief Patrick Thomas presented the department’s second‑quarter statistics and staffing update to the council, reporting a rise in fire‑related calls tied to a March storm, recent hires, equipment acquisitions and a mutual‑aid deployment to assist a central Texas area.

Thomas said the quarter was busy and that March’s severe weather drove a cluster of calls and hazardous‑condition incidents. The department added four firefighters in the quarter; those hires are undergoing onboarding training and are expected to be on shift shortly, Thomas said. The chief also said the department is testing for additional hires (three vacancies) and is revamping its CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training schedule to spread training over multiple weeks to reduce conflicts for volunteers and staff.

Mutual aid and equipment
Chief Thomas said the department responded to a request from the State Operations Center to send a crew and a TIFMA strike team to Kerr County/Kerrville in central Texas; the deployment is being done under the state reimbursement process. Thomas described the deployment as reciprocal assistance — the same mutual‑aid support Alice received during its own storm response.

Equipment and grants
Thomas reported recent grants brought new air‑monitoring equipment and that the city recently received a county‑ordered brush truck. He said the department is preparing the new apparatus and equipment for service.

Council follow‑up
Councilmembers asked for details on EMS breakdowns and county reimbursement procedures; Thomas and staff said they will provide additional data and confirmed that the department tracks county calls and responses separately in the monthly reports.

Provenance: second‑quarter fire activity, staffing, mutual aid and equipment report by Fire Chief Patrick Thomas.","Fire Chief Patrick Thomas presented second‑quarter call statistics showing increased fire‑side activity during a March storm, reported four new hires onboarding and described a mutual‑aid deployment to central Texas under state coordination.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6170369,"Police chief reports falling burglary trends, launches summer traffic enforcement grant",417,5197000,5614000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5398001-6fa72a2078280c9f7e002af9e4534c11&start=5197&end=5614","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5398001-6fa72a2078280c9f7e002af9e4534c11/thumbnail_5197000.jpg","/articles/6170369/Alice/Jim-Wells-County/Texas/Police-chief-reports-falling-burglary-trends-launches-summer-traffic-enforcement-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170369-dae8b281244f982e508b3f38bfbb1a14/orig.mp4?Expires=1775649987&Signature=cKcLIn-chJsburVtlvVdkeqnbkQX73TKcAG6eN8JWtJIq761DO5QvyHkqFnkfCzMbSBJJVL98Z80xF~3lJFa-PuNRf7A8jCgPgOgclKm2lIoLHsJGclDYzkzBufYJCJLqdmwg41OkyizmTABW5wgx7GEX-Izec~JSZ-sfqypGo~L0h-Nt4vxDa5V0CeVPgPagNW7LhQcSyqlPcSXNWfwsPl4O-FzwPsbf7Qeik1nSJZ3ERw2tFgAE9y1sK4fqJtmUBGQ1JFHk6cwRuXInuMLOGmHyydja0q75Z6-z~fYiCdH2jGuEXd9bkK6Ir9QTXrzFxpyh6al-RBMK1TkPyIK5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alice Police Chief Edeng Garcia presented second‑quarter department statistics at the council meeting and outlined enforcement and grant activity aimed at reducing crashes and thefts.

The chief said the department responded to 5,267 calls in the second quarter and offered a year‑over‑year comparison showing steady or reduced burglary numbers: habitation burglaries in prior years held in the low‑50s (2021–2024), and the current second‑quarter trend projects lower year‑end totals if it continues. Chief Garcia said vehicle burglaries rose in 2024 (110) from prior years but the department’s continued attention has produced a better mid‑year trend; he noted an example projection of about 56 vehicle burglaries if the current trend continues.

Garcia summarized enforcement activity and grants: the department qualified for a TxDOT grant to run Operation STEP (a focused enforcement effort) beginning July 19 that will target speeding, DWI, seat‑belt and child‑safety violations and distracted driving. The chief described the Operation STEP award as “about $10,000” for overtime enforcement and said a longer, year‑long STEP program will follow.

Why it matters: The statistics and enforcement effort are directly tied to public safety priorities. Garcia said the department’s work helped keep residential burglary counts relatively low and stressed that traffic enforcement aims to reduce crashes and fatalities on major corridors.

Council discussion and follow‑up
Council members thanked the chief and asked for additional breakdowns of EMS and crash numbers; Garcia offered to provide more detailed counts and to meet with councilmembers for a deeper briefing. The chief invited councilmembers to his office to review units, grant equipment and more granular reports.

Provenance: second‑quarter police statistics and grant announcements as presented by Chief Edeng Garcia.","Police Chief Edeng Garcia presented second‑quarter crime and response statistics, reported declines in home burglaries and building burglaries compared with recent years, and said the department will run TxDOT‑funded Operation STEP traffic enforcement in July.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6170374,"Council reviews multi‑year street plan and bond scenarios to fund paving, utilities and park canopies",3216,803000,4019000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5398001-6fa72a2078280c9f7e002af9e4534c11&start=803&end=4019","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5398001-6fa72a2078280c9f7e002af9e4534c11/thumbnail_803000.jpg","/articles/6170374/Alice/Jim-Wells-County/Texas/Council-reviews-multiyear-street-plan-and-bond-scenarios-to-fund-paving-utilities-and-park-canopies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170374-cb1e4577340f87f2db332fee480bd443/orig.mp4?Expires=1775649987&Signature=HTDb8SH3H8cmX2HogDYmO1ybXw~ObUKO9gYG~csqX4iqRTCAmwV0wxExSXYJpn5FLqAjFhsYdRPBpka9qJbpTCMHZpEGAin5-3526sLIoSZga4ZQbIojQB7E2raJb4vbE1wjLJl0bn1bmAhrXKGSXjBQrJPxbXCGMrAB2zPzgznh4ratVFFHiJUANmWzFAVM1RJOuksLoXMP5Jon40OX8zLhcT1FFh1s8cFsiFyIyMccWRuIQBH0xEbQWMdpHQfJwn9D6o3mHAP9q1Nj4mgmw-Oq5IWCD2pyjF924eG367GxbEzquSfnr85gc3kSEGO-ebO~FnUnXniOmC9r982Oxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and consultants presented a multi‑year plan to repair and resurface roughly 30 miles of city streets, repair aging water and sewer mains and add parks improvements, and outlined options to finance the work with a voter‑approved bond.

The plan, presented to the Alice City Council during a July meeting, called for a mix of chip seal, reclamation and hot‑mix paving depending on street condition and traffic. Contract engineer and longtime consultant said most streets have a sound base but need new surface treatment and that the city’s public‑works crew could perform much of the work to lower costs. The presentation listed about 100,000–160,000 linear feet of roadway work and estimated total bid‑out costs close to $14.06 million for streets alone; utilities were shown at nearly $3 million in contract prices, producing a combined figure the consultants described as “close to $15,000,000.”

Why it matters: City leaders said the most heavily traveled corridors — downtown Cameron Street, North King, Martin Luther King and other routes near schools and public buildings — were prioritized so residents would see benefits sooner. Staff said doing more work in‑house would stretch bond proceeds farther and that a phased program over roughly three years is feasible if voters approve financing.

Major points and numbers presented
- Scope: roughly 30 miles of street work, about 160,000 linear feet; utilities roughly 10,000 feet of sewer and 20,000 feet of water in the preliminary estimate.
- Methods: most lower‑wear streets would receive chip seal (single or double); severely deteriorated sections would be reclaimed (cut 4–6 inches, recompact and surface) or receive 2‑inch hot‑mix overlay where traffic warrants.
- Estimated costs: bid‑out pricing produced a streets total in the low‑to‑mid‑$14 million range; utilities shown near $3 million on bid pricing; parks/restroom/canopy/parking improvements preliminarily estimated at $1.5–2 million.
- Timing: if the council elects to call a bond election for November, state law requires action during a statutory window in August (the financial adviser noted the city likely would need a special meeting to place the proposition on the November ballot).

Finance presentation
Don Gonzales of Estrada Hinojosa (bond counsel/financial adviser) summarized the city’s outstanding general‑obligation debt, assessed‑value growth and two sample bond packages: a $10 million option and a $15 million option, both modeled as 30‑year issues with conservative interest assumptions. For the $10 million scenario, staff presented an illustrative I&S (interest and sinking) property‑tax impact that would raise the city’s I&S rate by roughly 6.5 cents in early years before leveling; the $15 million scenario produced an illustrative increase of about 10.5 cents. Gonzales said the city has some capacity for debt in later years (principal and interest declines around 2029–2030) that could be used to manage tax‑rate timing or to consider a subsequent, smaller package.

Council discussion and staff follow‑up
Council members asked about transparency and the methodology used to select streets; staff said initial selections came from an internal pavement‑rating process supplemented by staff and engineering experience and said they would provide the council and public a written summary explaining the selection method and the color legend for the maps. Council also asked for clearer cost breakdowns and options for the park canopies (materials, longevity and maintenance). Staff agreed to email the map legend, the pavement‑rating/selection procedure and more detailed canopy cost options.

Decisions and next steps
No formal bond authorization or ballot language was adopted at the meeting. The council accepted the presentation and directed staff to provide the requested documentation (map legend, selection method, canopy options and more detailed cost estimates) and to coordinate timing with bond counsel if the council chooses to call an election during the August window.

Provenance: city engineer and public‑works remarks; engineering presentation and map excerpts; financial adviser bond scenarios and tax‑rate projections.","City staff and consultants presented a plan to resurface about 30 miles of streets, replace/repair sections of water and sewer mains, and add park amenities; bond counsel outlined $10 million and $15 million financing scenarios and election timing.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves rezoning and final plat for 11.398‑acre San Jose Street development

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Police chief reports falling burglary trends, launches summer traffic enforcement grant

Council reviews multi‑year street plan and bond scenarios to fund paving, utilities and park canopies