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Votes at a glance: Graham City Council, Jan. 16, 2025
Summary
A quick summary of formal actions taken by the Graham City Council on Jan. 16, 2025, including routine consent items, contracts and ordinances approved.
The following actions were approved or advanced by the City Council during its Jan. 16, 2025 meeting. Items are listed with the agenda number and outcome as recorded in the meeting minutes.
- Consent agenda (Item A): Approved (minutes, authorization to transfer up to $1,500,000 from Lakes Fund to certificates of deposit, and other routine administrative items). Motion passed (voice vote).
- Notice of assignment and assumption (Plug Project Holding Company to Plug Power Limestone): Informational notice on change in ownership for the reclaimed water project; no council action required.
- Item 10 (Resolution 204 — TxDOT maintenance agreement): Adopted. Renewed municipal maintenance agreement that clarifies TxDOT maintains state roadways within Graham and includes mutual support provisions.
- Item 11 (Resolution 205 — donation to fire department): Adopted. Council accepted an anonymous $10,000 donation to the Graham Fire Rescue Department to be deposited into the fire department grant fund for equipment needs.
- Item 12 (Replat — Katie's Express Car Wash, White Addition Block 1, Lot 10, 1314 State Highway 16 South): Approved. Staff confirmed that the replat provides dedicated driveway access to Elm Street; council approved the replat motion.
- Item 13 (Ordinance 1185 — airport zoning M‑1): Adopted on third reading (see separate airport article for details).
- Item 15 (Ordinance 1187 — airport code update): Approved on first reading; council indicated possible waiver of third reading at the Jan. 30 meeting.
- Item 16 (Ordinance 1188 — animals and fowl / animal control): Approved on first reading. The ordinance updates terminology (animal warden → animal control officer), clarifies impoundment procedures, requires feeding/watering and humane treatment of impounded animals, and updates dangerous‑dog and vaccination language.
- Item 17 (Elite Asphalt contract): Authorized. The council authorized the city manager to negotiate a contract with Elite Asphalt of Fort Worth for citywide roadway rehabilitation in an amount not to exceed $176,000 (includes contingency and bond allowance); Elite was the low/best value bidder.
- Item 18 (Freese & Nichols selection): Approved selection of Freese & Nichols to provide wastewater master plan and predesign services (covered in separate article).
- Item 19 (KC Dumpsters selection): Approved to initiate contract negotiations (covered in separate article). Motion recorded as 3 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention.
- Item 20 (Quarterly investment report): Approved.
- Item 21 (Financial reports for period ending Dec. 31, 2024): Approved.
- Item 22 (Sales tax report): Presented; staff reported a 1.4% decline for taxes collected in November 2024 and recommended revising sales‑tax budget assumptions for FY26; council scheduled a budget workshop in February.
Several items (ordinances and contract awards) will require follow‑up to finalize contract terms, execute agreements or complete required administrative steps such as updating zoning maps or scheduling second/third readings.
Recorded votes in the meeting minutes were by voice for many items; where the transcript records counts (for example the KC Dumpsters selection), this summary follows the recorded statement in the meeting transcript.
