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Council approves water-conservation ordinance, parks rules, several alcohol permits and vendor awards
Summary
Alpine City Council voted unanimously at its Feb. 4 meeting to adopt a new water conservation and drought contingency ordinance, approve updated parks rules that create an event permitting process (including provisions for alcohol), approve multiple special-use alcohol permits tied to new ownership and award vendor contracts for road materials.
Alpine City Council voted unanimously at its Feb. 4 meeting on a series of ordinances, resolutions and administrative awards, including a new water conservation and drought contingency ordinance and updated parks rules that create a permitting process for festivals, events and alcohol.
The council gave second-and-final reading approval to ordinance 2025-01-01, which replaces the city code’s existing water conservation plan and drought contingency provisions and establishes drought-stage criteria, restrictions on certain water uses, procedures for variances and penalties up to $500 per violation. The ordinance was approved after it was carried on its first reading Jan. 7. The council also approved ordinance 2025-01-02 to update Chapter 74 (parks and recreation) to add rules, a permitting process for events and alcohol and penalties up to $500 per occurrence.
The council approved several special-use permit applications for retail sale of wine and malt beverages tied to changes in ownership at Alpine businesses: Velocity (1500 W. U.S. 90), Velocity (610 W. Holland Ave.) and Alpine Harry’s LLC (412 E. Holland Ave.). Each application was described as a change in ownership; council approved each permit by unanimous vote. City staff noted zoning classifications for the properties would not change if the permits were granted.
Other council actions included: - Approving Resolution 2025-02-01 to designate a nonprofit to administer the Mountain Country Christmas event for one year (council modified the resolution to a one-year term and decided the recipient by coin flip; the Alpine Humane Society was selected); - Approving Resolution 2025-02-02 to participate in the Keep Texas Beautiful/TXDOT Governor’s Community Achievement Award program; - Awarding road-material procurements in response to RFP 2024-12-01 to Aragon (for CR-2 and MS-2 asphalt) and Jarrett Dirtwork & Paving (for grade 4/5 rock and Type D hot-mix) after an evaluation of bids; - Approving transfer of $3,000 in unspent hotel occupancy grant funds from Alpine Gallery Night (Art Walk) to the Spirits of the West event; and - Authorizing the city manager to negotiate and sign a purchase agreement for a property identified as parcel ID 11825 (action taken after executive session).
Council members present voted in favor of the listed items; the city secretary recorded the approvals and noted one council member (Nance) was absent for some votes.
Why it matters: The water ordinance sets specific drought-stage triggers and enforcement mechanisms that give the city a clearer legal framework to reduce water demand during dry periods. The parks ordinance and the special-use permits affect how events that include alcohol are authorized and enforced in city parks and facilities. Contracts for paving and materials move forward work that city staff said will begin in March. The property-authority action taken after executive session authorizes the city manager to complete negotiations and sign an agreement, which begins the acquisition process.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Ordinance 2025-01-01 (Water conservation & drought contingency): second/final reading approved (unanimous). - Ordinance 2025-01-02 (Parks & recreation permitting, including alcohol): second/final reading approved (unanimous). - Special-use permits (alcohol, change of ownership): Velocity #19 (1500 W. U.S. 90) approved; Velocity #18 (610 W. Holland Ave.) approved; Alpine Harry’s LLC (412 E. Holland Ave.) approved (all unanimous). - Resolution 2025-02-01 (Mountain Country Christmas nonprofit designation): amended to a one-year term and awarded to Alpine Humane Society by coin flip (unanimous). - RFP awards: Aragon and Jarrett Dirtwork & Paving selected for specified road materials (unanimous). - Transfer of $3,000 HOT funds from Art Walk to Spirits of the West: approved (unanimous). - Post-executive-session action: city manager authorized to negotiate and sign purchase agreement for parcel ID 11825 (unanimous).
What the council did not decide tonight: several discussion topics were sent forward for ordinance amendment or future action (for example, a proposed change to Chapter 23 about agenda deadlines was discussed and council directed staff to begin the ordinance process).
