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At-a-glance: Bastrop council votes on code changes, finances, contracts and community programs Feb. 11
Summary
Bastrop City Council on Feb. 11 approved multiple resolutions, first readings and consent items. The meeting included executive session briefings; the council announced it took no action when it reconvened.
Bastrop City Council on Feb. 11 approved multiple resolutions, first readings and consent items. The meeting included executive session briefings and closed-session items; the council announced it took no action on the executive session items when it reconvened.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (items 10a, 10c, 10d, 10e): Approved in a single voice vote; no ordinances were on the consent agenda requiring readings. Motion: Councilperson Meyer; Second: Councilperson Lee. Outcome: unanimous.
- Resolution on council legal-use limits and rules of procedure (Item 10b): Council directed the city manager to bring a resolution amending the rules of procedure and set a provisional per-member legal-use cap of $5,000 for the tracking pilot. Motion: Councilperson Mayer; Second: Councilperson Lee. Outcome: approved unanimously. Note: council directed city attorney’s office to implement improved tracking and reporting procedures.
- Resolution R2025-308 — Save and Angel special-event-fee waiver and City Hall parking-lot use (Item 10f): Council approved a resolution allowing Save and Angel to waive the special-event permit fee and use the City Hall lot monthly for free rabies vaccinations. Motion: Councilperson Lee; Second: Councilperson Meyer. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Depository and banking services (Items 11a(a) and 11a(b)): Council received staff recommendation to reissue the RFP for depository services after a single noncompetitive response and extended the current bank agreement with First National Bank of Bastrop through Jan. 31, 2026 to allow time for a broader RFP. Motions: R2025-34 motion by Councilperson Meyer, second Councilperson Plunkett; extension motion by Councilperson Lee, second Councilperson Foster. Outcome: both approved unanimously.
- Ordinance (first reading) increasing presiding municipal court judge salary and amending the contract with Caroline McClyman, JD (Item 11b): Motion: Councilperson Meyer; Second: Councilperson Plunkett. Outcome: first reading approved unanimously.
- Resolution R2025-37 — support for TXDOT Transportation Alternatives preliminary applications (Item 11c): Council approved submission of two preliminary applications (shared-use path and pedestrian-crossing improvements) and noted the 20% local match requirement if awarded. Motion: Councilperson Plunkett; Second: Councilperson Meyer. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Ordinance (first reading) establishing a Short-Term Rental registration (Item 11d): Motion: Councilperson Meyer; Second: Councilperson Foster. Outcome: first reading approved unanimously. Key points: $25 annual registration fee, local 24-hour contact required, inspections removed from the registration requirement.
- Tree- and landscaping-related ordinance package (Items 11e–11h): Council approved first readings of multiple linked code amendments to lower protected-tree thresholds, require surveys and set replacement-tree minimums. Council adopted a friendly amendment requiring replacement trees be maintained “in perpetuity.” Motions: various (movers included Councilpersons Meyer, Plunkett and Lee). Outcome: first readings approved unanimously; amendment accepted.
- Resolution supporting tax-credit application for Pine Creek Senior Apartments (Item 11l): Council approved a resolution supporting a proposed 52-unit age-restricted (55+) low-income housing tax credit application and authorized a $250 fee reduction for the development. Motion: Councilperson Plunkett; Second: Councilperson Meyer. Outcome: approved unanimously.
Other approved items included departmental budget presentations and acceptance of unaudited monthly financial reports; the meeting concluded with citizen comment and several departmental reports.
What to expect next
Many items approved were first readings or resolutions that require follow-up: the STR and tree ordinances return for second readings on Feb. 25; staff will reissue the depository RFP; and staff will return with tracking procedures for council legal usage and with follow-up data on the proposed rideshare feasibility study.
