Votes at a glance: Alpine Council approves consent agenda, two resolutions and a CAD nomination

At its Feb. 17 meeting the Alpine City Council took several unanimous formal actions; Council Member Evan Martinez was absent due to illness.

Key votes

- Consent agenda (minutes of Feb. 4, 2025; city secretary report; payment of monthly billing summary for workers law firm services; letter of support for the Keep Texas Beautiful affiliate recognition): Approved unanimously. City Secretary recorded all council members voting in favor; Council Member Martinez absent due to illness.

- Resolution 2025-02-17: Authorize the City Animal Control Department to participate in the KONG Grant Program (application to receive enrichment items for shelter animals). Motion passed unanimously. Staff said there was no cost to the city and that the shelter would complete any reporting requirements associated with the grant.

- Resolution 2025-02-18: Support Brewster County’s application for a U.S. Forest Service / USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant. Motion passed unanimously; Council’s resolution expresses support only and does not commit city funds.

- Nomination to Brewster County Appraisal District Board: Council moved and seconded a motion to nominate Betty Jo Rooney to the CAD board to fill a vacancy through December 2025; the nomination was unanimously approved and will be submitted to the Brewster County Appraisal District for selection.

Other procedural action

- Council combined agenda items 10A and 10B earlier in the meeting by motion and unanimous vote.

No dissenting votes were recorded on these items in the public meeting transcript; the minutes record that all votes were unanimous and note Council Member Evan Martinez as absent.

Recorded motions and outcomes are summarized above. For full vote language, tally details and minutes, see the City Secretary’s official record of the Feb. 17 meeting.