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City outlines $140M+ capital package including wastewater plant expansion, transmission mains and police training upgrades
Summary
City staff briefed the council on planned capital projects tied to a proposed certificate of obligation and utility revenue bond package, highlighting a major wastewater treatment plant expansion (city share about $55M), a nearly $14M transmission main, storage and pump station projects, and a large list of public safety and mobility projects.
City staff presented an overview of capital projects proposed for funding through a certificate of obligation (CO) issuance and a utility system revenue bond series planned for later approval.
Staff said the city is one of the fastest growing in the nation and that capital investment is required to serve a population that exceeded 100,000 in the 2025 projection. The presentation covered facilities and equipment (public safety and parks), mobility projects (trails and pavement preservation), and utility projects (water and wastewater).
Among utility projects staff highlighted a major expansion of the jointly owned Belton wastewater treatment plant (Phase 2). Staff said the total Phase 2 project is “just shy of $70,000,000” and that Temple’s share is estimated at $55,000,000 because the city is the 75% owner of the plant.
Staff also identified a proposed Northwest transmission main project estimated near $14,000,000 and a related 317 ground storage and pump station project of about $7,500,000; staff said those two projects interconnect. Other utility projects in the presentation included a $7.4 million sludge handling upgrade at the conventional water treatment plant, a $3 million Northwest Little Elm wastewater line project (with $2 million funded from a reinvestment zone), a $2 million annual‑type allocation for waterline upgrades and a $1 million manhole rehabilitation allocation.
On facilities and equipment, staff described the next phase of a public safety training center that would add classroom space, an indoor range and evidence storage as the largest single facility project in the package; staff did not provide a clear total cost for that specific phase in the workshop presentation. Staff also proposed acquisition funding for additional fire station sites, improvements at Stations 2, 4 and 6, replacement of an aging engine, downtown police headquarters chiller replacements and additional parking and covered storage for fleet and parks maintenance vehicles.
For mobility, staff proposed local share funding for the Georgetown Railroad Trail Phase 1B and another tranche of funding for the mill‑and‑overlay pavement preservation program. Staff said the CO matter is on the regular agenda tonight, and the actual authorization of the debt would return for council consideration at a May meeting where both the COs and the utility revenue bond authorization would be formally considered.
No bond issuances were authorized during the workshop; staff asked council to consider the CO notice of intent item on the regular agenda and noted formal debt authorization would follow in May.
