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Council approves election ordinances, construction and grant actions in brief session
Summary
Victoria City Council unanimously approved ordinances to join the May 3, 2025 joint election and to place a special venue-financing question on a special election; the council also passed a consent agenda including fee, residency and grant resolutions and approved three construction-related items.
Victoria City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an ordinance ordering a joint general election on May 3, 2025, and to call a special election on a venue financing proposal financed in part by short-term motor vehicle and hotel occupancy taxes.
The council then approved the consent agenda and a set of construction and procurement measures, including a $202,674 change order to Clark Construction of Texas for the 2024 street rehabilitation work in the Bridle Ridge and Vista Del Sol areas and a minor construction contract not to exceed $100,000 with Power Scoop Utility LLC for waterline repairs.
City Manager Jesus Garza presented the election ordinances and answered procedural questions; no public testimony was offered on either election item and the council moved quickly to votes. Council members made generic motions (recorded in the minutes as "I move we adopt" and seconded), and the mayor called the ayes. The council recorded the measures as passed.
The consent agenda included an ordinance updating city code with offender residency restrictions (second/third reading), an ordinance adjusting various city fees (second/third reading), and resolutions authorizing the city manager to apply for FY2026 Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice grant programs, plus project approvals for the Victoria Community Center and Fairgrounds and the Victoria Public Library under the Victoria Sales Tax Development Corporation.
On construction and maintenance items, Public Works staff described the Bridle Ridge/Vista Del Sol contract change order as work to reclaim and stabilize base material, apply prime and seal coats and install two inches of hot-mix asphalt in heavy-traffic cross areas; staff said the change order raises the contract total to $5,372,073.80. Utilities staff said an awarded small-construction contract with Power Scoop Utility (staff presentation detailed below) will provide 200 hours of labor and equipment and is intended to help the department address a recent surge in leaks.
Also on the consent agenda, the council approved a resolution appointing and reappointing members to the Tourism Advisory Board; staff identified the slate of applicants and confirmed meetings are quarterly.
Votes at a glance - C1: Ordinance ordering joint general election (May 3, 2025) — motion adopted (recorded as unanimous). Referenced in the meeting as an emergency-reading ordinance. - C2: Ordinance calling a special election for venue project financing per Chapter 334, Texas Local Government Code — motion adopted (recorded as unanimous). - D1–D7: Consent agenda (minutes, ordinances on offender residency restrictions and fee changes, grant-authorizing resolutions for FY2026 Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice programs, and Sales Tax Development Corporation project approvals) — adopted (unanimous). - E1: Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the 2024 street rehab contract with Clark Construction of Texas ($202,674 increase; new total $5,372,073.80) — adopted (unanimous). - E2: Resolution approving a minor construction contract (not to exceed $100,000) with Power Scoop Utility LLC for waterline repairs — adopted (unanimous). - E3: Resolution appointing/reappointing members to the Tourism Advisory Board (slate contained in resolution) — adopted (unanimous).
The meeting record shows no roll-call vote breakdown by name for these items; the chair called for vocal ayes and, after no opposition was voiced, declared each item passed.
