Council approves consent agenda: grants, construction contracts, and multiple rezonings

At its regular meeting the Killeen City Council approved the consent agenda, which included a number of staff‑recommended awards, grant acceptances and routine minutes.

Key items authorized and acknowledged on the consent agenda included: - Acceptance of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) 2025 Victim Assistance Program grant for the police department’s crisis assistance program; award amount reported as $87,423.81 with a required 20% cash match of $21,880.95 (total project $109,404.76). Staff said matching funds were budgeted in the victims liaison salary. - Acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), with the City of Killeen serving as administrator on behalf of Bell County and the City of Temple; Killeen’s share is $43,043. Staff said the funds will be used to purchase safety equipment (pepper‑ball launchers and breaching tools) in support of emergency responses. - Award of bid number 2509 for street construction materials to five vendors citywide, in a combined not‑to‑exceed amount of $1,000,000 for FY25; staff explained the contract enables city departments to procure asphalt, riprap, crushed stone and ready mix for pothole repair, sidewalk work and repair projects. - Authorization of a contract with Jamail & Smith Construction, LP for maintenance and repairs to the transfer station push wall (repair cost $202,702.03); staff said the work follows a fire that damaged steel plating and that risk management and insurance coordination are in progress for potential reimbursement. - Authorization of a professional services agreement with Kleinfelder, Inc. for environmental and geotechnical services for several design‑build municipal projects (fleet maintenance, park maintenance, and police evidence storage) in the amount of $70,339.50; staff described the work as site assessments and soils/geotech testing to inform foundation and environmental work. - Adoption of updated Arts Commission rules and regulations for the FY2026 grant cycle; notable changes included residency requirements for commissioners, limits on retroactive transfers of grant funds, and updated application scoring and ineligible activities language.

Council also approved several minutes and routine memorandums. Most items were presented in the work session with staff answering technical questions before the council acted on the consent agenda. No item was pulled for separate final‑action discussion at this meeting.

Each authorized contract or grant will be executed by the city manager or designee and will be subject to the city’s change‑order and procurement rules and any applicable grant reporting and matching requirements.