Votes at a glance: Kyle City Council actions on Feb. 18, 2025
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Summary
A summary of formal votes taken by the Kyle City Council on Feb. 18, 2025, including eminent-domain resolutions, contract amendments and program directions.
At its regular meeting on Feb. 18, 2025, the Kyle City Council considered and voted on multiple agenda items. This summary lists each formal motion recorded in the transcript, the mover and seconder where stated, and the outcome as entered into the record.
Votes recorded (selected items):
- Consent agenda (Items 4–15): Motion by Councilmember Tobias, second by Councilmember McKinney. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Item 16 (Old Stagecoach Road — eminent domain PCN / condemnation authorization): Motion to authorize use of eminent domain to acquire 17,41 square feet in fee simple from Richard Cuellar Sr. and Rita Cuellar for roadway improvements. Motion by Mayor, second by Councilmember Tobias. Roll-call vote: Zuniga yes; Harris yes; Heizer yes; Tobias aye; McKinney yes; Rizzo aye; Mitchell yes. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Item 17 (Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion — PCN for permanent utility easement from Deborah Anthony): Motion to authorize eminent domain for 0.148 acres permanent utility easement and 0.222 acres temporary construction easement. Motion by Mayor, second by Councilmember Tobias. Roll-call vote recorded as unanimous. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Item 18 (Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion — PCN for Terhune property): Motion to authorize eminent domain for 0.261 acres permanent utility easement and 0.26 acres temporary construction easement from Terrell K. Terhune and Susan E. Terhune. Motion by Mayor, second by Councilmember Tobias. Roll-call vote recorded as unanimous. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Item 19 (Center Street Village possession-and-use agreements for wastewater project, Segment 2 funding not to exceed $331,703): Motion to authorize the city manager to enter and fund possession and use agreements. Motion by Mayor, second by Councilmember Tobias. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Item 20 (First reading — franchise ordinance for Acadian Ambulance Services of Texas to provide non-emergency and rollover emergency ambulance services): Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Heizer, second by Councilmember Harris to approve the ordinance on first reading. Public hearing opened and closed with no speakers. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Item 21 (Mesa Design Group — master planning/design services for Lake Kensington nature park, $611,621.90): Motion by Councilmember Tobias, second by Councilmember Rizzo. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Item 22 (Amendment No. 2 with STV for WWTP Phase 2 expansion, +$15,486,908.03): Motion by Councilmember Hauser, second by Councilmember McKinney. Outcome: approved, 7–0. (Full details contained in separate article.)
- Item 24 (Utility Customer Assistance Program — staff to finalize guidelines and solicit third-party screening vendor): Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Heizer, second by Councilmember Harris that staff proceed with program guidelines as presented. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Item 26 / Peace and Progress events: Councilmember Heizer moved to change the Peace and Progress policy to make the program staff-led and run by Communications; motion passed 6–1. Council then directed staff to proceed with alternative programming for Black History Month; staff to prepare programming as discussed and return with details; motion passed 7–0.
- Item 28 (Request to upload all city credit-card expenses into the city’s transparency portal): A motion to direct the city manager and staff to upload all city credit-card expenses to the city’s transparency portal was made but failed for lack of a second; no council action recorded.
How to read the vote entries above: Where a roll-call vote was recorded in the meeting transcript, individual member yea votes are listed. Where only a voice vote was recorded, the outcome is recorded as stated in the public minutes.
Provenance: The motions and roll-call votes cited are taken verbatim from the Feb. 18 council transcript for the motions and subsequent roll-call entries.
