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Votes at a glance: Alice City Council actions on variances, budgets, interlocal agreements and grants
Summary
At the March council meeting the City of Alice approved multiple routine and substantive items, including an off‑premise malt beverage variance, denial of an ETJ removal petition, budget amendments for parks and police staffing, interlocal agreements for law enforcement, and grant submittals for fire department equipment.
The Alice City Council voted on a package of items during its meeting. Key results are listed below with the motion text (as stated on the record), outcome and where the discussion or motion appears in the meeting record.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (minutes and routine items): motion to approve passed by voice vote. (See: consent item 5; motion at 00:42:24.)
- Alcohol variance for T & J Grocery (215 S. Reynolds): Motion to approve the application for a malt beverage variance to sell malt beverage (off‑premise) — approved. (Public hearing opened and closed; motion at 00:46:40.)
- Extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) removal petition (Christian Ibarra): Motion to reject the petition to remove property from the ETJ — approved (staff recommended denial due to statutory deficiencies). (Discussion and motion at 00:47:48.)
- Resolution authorizing tax resale (Lot 10, Block 1 Pittsville Addition): Motion to adopt the resolution approving tax resale of property at 304 Peyton Avenue — approved. (See 00:50:33.)
- Tax refund application (disabled‑veteran exemption for property at 1136 Lillian Street): Motion to approve the 2024 tax refund application — approved. (See 00:51:20.)
- Ordinance appointing presiding and alternate election judges and central counting station judges: Motion to adopt the ordinance as presented — approved. (See 00:55:13.)
- Resolution authorizing interlocal agreement and MOU for Operation Lone Star task force: Motion to adopt resolution approving participation and authorize the city manager to execute documents — approved. (See 01:00:40.)
- Resolution approving submittal of Border Zone Fire Department grant application (grant no. 5538601): Motion to adopt resolution authorizing application submission and signature authority — approved (no local match required). (See 01:02:30.)
- Tipping fee adjustment for Jim Wells County government customers at city landfill: Motion to adjust landfill tipping fee from $86 to $70 for Jim Wells County government customers — approved. (See 01:06:03.)
- Ordinance (Project Staying Active): Motion to adopt an ordinance amending the budget for park and sports‑facility upgrades — approved. (See 01:31:37.)
- Ordinance to reassign a budgeted police position from CID to patrol to cover staffing: Motion to adopt budget amendment — approved. (See 01:36:37.)
- Authorization for city manager to negotiate acquisition of property for the City of Alice landfill (executive session follow‑up): Motion to authorize negotiation — approved. (See executive session actions at 03:11:16.)
- Authorization for city manager to resolve, terminate or take actions related to FBO agreement with Kaley Aviation (executive session follow‑up): Motion approved. (See executive session actions at 03:11:56.)
- Acceptance of settlement in City of Valley v. Vallejar Holdings / Naismith Engineering / Hansen Professional Services: Motion to accept the settlement and authorize city manager to sign necessary documents — approved. (See executive session actions at 03:12:15.)
- Authorization for city manager to negotiate a lease for the multi‑use facility (executive session follow‑up): Motion approved. (See executive session actions at 03:12:52.)
- Adjournment: motion to adjourn carried. (See 03:14:07.)
Each of the votes above was recorded by voice on the public record. When the motion, mover and second were not named in the audio, the minutes show a voice‑vote result without individual roll‑call tallies.
