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Kerrville council approves hotel-occupancy changes, public-art program, river-trail amendment and public-safety change order
Summary
At its Jan. 28, 2025 meeting the Kerrville City Council approved the consent agenda including a hotel-occupancy-tax ordinance on second reading, adopted a public-art resolution, amended the River Trail master plan, and authorized a change order for the public safety facility; all items passed by recorded tallies in the meeting.
The Kerrville City Council approved multiple agenda items on Jan. 28, 2025, including a second-reading ordinance on hotel-occupancy tax reporting, a public-art program policy, an amendment to the River Trail master plan, and a construction change order for the public-safety facility.
Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda (items 3A–3D) unanimously. Item 3A was read into the record as “ordinance number 20 20 five-two,” described as an amendment to Chapter 94 (taxation) clarifying the definition of consideration subject to the hotel occupancy tax and the process for reports and audits. The transcript records the consent vote as passing unanimously.
Public art (Resolution 5-2025): Council adopted a resolution to create an “Art in Municipal Buildings” program to curate rotating exhibits in city-owned buildings. Catherine Boyette, representing the Community Arts Program, described plans to display youth, emerging and professional artists and confirmed that sales would be handled directly by artists or the community arts program. The resolution passed unanimously.
Kerrville River Trail master plan amendment (Resolution 4-2025): Staff presented an amendment to update the River Trail master plan to align with recent parks planning, add several connections (including a Singing Wind Park link and downtown extensions), and remove a portion of the Southbank Extension based on an engineering study that found steep slopes, access and cost constraints for that segment. The presentation noted a 2023 cost estimate for the removed segment and recommended terminating the trail at Granger McDonough Park. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board had unanimously recommended the amendment; council adopted the resolution unanimously.
Public-safety facility change order: Council authorized a change order to the guaranteed maximum price contract for the public-safety facility (Guardian Plaza preparatory work including covered parking for vehicles). Staff said the work would be paid from the owner’s contingency and that the project remained within budget after adding some originally removed architectural elements. A private fundraising effort to support the Guardian Plaza statue and plaza elements was described by a community speaker; fundraising is being handled through a nonprofit, the Kerrville First Responders Foundation. The change order vote passed 5-0.
Executive session: The council recessed into executive session under Texas Government Code 551.071 to consult with counsel; no action was reported after the session.
Votes at a glance (items and outcomes): - Consent agenda (3A–3D), including hotel-occupancy tax ordinance "20 20 five-two" — approved, unanimous. - Ordinance number 25 20 25 0 1 (tree preservation) — approved on second reading, 4–1 (covered in separate article). - Resolution 5‑2025 (Art in Municipal Buildings / public art program) — approved, unanimous. - Resolution 4‑2025 (Amend River Trail Master Plan) — approved, unanimous. - Change order for public-safety facility (Guardian Plaza preparatory work) — authorized, 5–0.
Ending: Several items will require follow-up (implementation of the tree ordinance, staff coordination for recovery-residence requests, trail planning tied to easements and funding, and fundraising for Guardian Plaza elements).
