The Mount Pleasant City Council unanimously approved a package of construction payments and contract awards, ordered three dilapidated structures to be demolished after public hearings and authorized a temporary construction access license for the Anderson Town Crossing development on a developer’s request. Council also approved a performance agreement with the Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation tied to Project Elixir Pro.

Council members approved three pay requests that had been placed on the consent agenda for capital projects: pay request number 1 to J-Two Construction Service for work at the Industrial Lift Station and force main in the industrial park for $242,303.68; pay request number 8 to Wicker Construction Inc. for the West Loop wastewater collection project for $475,061.18; and pay request number 25 to Heritage Construction LLC for work at the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant for $447,468.22. Those consent items (including approval of minutes from the June 17, 2025 meeting) passed by a single, unanimous motion.

The council also awarded Street Work Bid 01-2025 to support asphalt milling/edge milling and chip seal/seal coating work. The staff presentation said the city authorized $2,000,000 in bond funding for multiple capital improvements on March 15, 2024 and estimated approximately $1,000,000 in street-improvement spending for 2025, leaving about $862,300 in reserve. The staff recommendation accepted two contractors: TexSoft Construction LP for asphalt surface milling and Texana Land and Asphalt Inc. for chip seal and seal coating services; the contract language in the packet sets pricing authority through October 2027. The motion to approve the bid award passed unanimously.

Three public hearings were held on unsafe building abatements under the city code chapter 150 and the Local Government Code, chapter 214. After staff presentations and an absence of public opposition, the council ordered demolition of:

- 604 East Eighth Street (owner listed in staff materials as Michael and Michelle Brendon). Staff said the owners live out of state, that a repair bid exceeded $100,000, and that the owners asked the city to proceed with demolition; the council ordered demolition if the owner did not rehabilitate within 30 days and authorized city abatement and a lien if demolition was performed by the city.

- 401 East Fourteenth Street (owner J. L. Means). Staff reported the owner contacted the city and said he was trying to sell the property but would not be present to contest the hearing; the council ordered demolition if the property is not rehabilitated within 30 days and authorized city abatement and lien procedures.

- Two small, dilapidated structures in the 1200 block of Rambo (owner Willie B. Goodlow). Staff said the structures appear to be remnants or sheds and recommended removal; the council ordered demolition and authorized abatement if the owner did not comply.

Each of those three orders passed unanimously.

On a separate agenda item the council approved a temporary construction access license agreement to allow a developer to move construction fill across a vacant city-owned tract adjacent to the Anderson Town Crossing (ATC) multifamily project. The staff presentation and the developer described the access as a roughly 750–800-foot path up to 30 feet wide, available for a 120-day term with an option to extend up to 30 additional days for an extra charge. Terms noted in the packet include a $10,000 fee, a $15,000 deposit to secure post-construction site condition, and a $3,333 fee for a 30-day extension if needed. The agreement limits work hours to 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Saturday (no Sunday work), requires the developer to secure access points to prevent unauthorized entry, to remove or dispose of debris (staff said debris would be taken to the south vegetative site and could be burned or chipped), and to return elevations to the prior condition when finished. The developer told council he had stockpiled fill material north of the site and said the work would move a large volume of dirt; he characterized the amount as “27,000 yards of dirt.” The council voted unanimously to approve the temporary access license.

In executive-session follow-up, the council approved a performance agreement between the City and the Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation related to Project Elixir Pro. The approved motion, as read during the public meeting, directs that the EDC pay the city 42.75% of certain proceeds related to the developer for Project Elixir Pro; those funds were described as usable by the city for infrastructure improvements. That motion passed unanimously.

No additional actions emerged from the closed sessions on city-manager or municipal-judge applications. The city manager gave a report for upcoming budget dates and operational items; no formal council action resulted from that report at the meeting’s close.

Votes at a glance: all recorded motions in the public record passed unanimously.

(Reporting note: where the packet or the verbal presentation used slightly different personal names for the same party, the article follows the names as they appear in staff materials and the meeting transcript.)