Pacific aldermen: annexations, logistics-park plat and firearm ordinance advance; infill bill fails

The Pacific Board of Aldermen on Feb. 4 handled a block of routine and development items in a meeting that produced several final actions and at least one notable defeat.

Key votes and outcomes (by bill/resolution number):

- Bill 5,264: Ordinance approving voluntary annexation of property described in the bill (read at the meeting). The clerk recorded the roll call and the minutes state that Bill 5,264 became Ordinance 3,439.

- Bill 5,270 (amendment to annexation for property at 2327): Alderman Cleave moved and the board approved an amendment stipulating that the annexed lots parking/driveway must be paved by no later than June 2026; the item will return for a second reading at the next meeting.

- Bill 5,265: Zoning map amendment (rezoning to R-1B for a 7.89-acre tract at Old Grama Summit Road and Katy Lane). After public and aldermanic comment the board voted against advancing Bill 5,265; the minutes record that the bill did not become an ordinance.

- Bill 5,266: Ordinance updating the city code prohibiting discharge of a firearm within or into the city limits. Attorney Jones explained the change responds to a state…