Votes at a glance: Cleveland council approves grants, contracts, appointments and project funding (Jan. 28, 2025)

The Cleveland City Council approved a series of consent and regular-agenda items during its Jan. 28 meeting. Below are the formal actions taken in open session, with motions, seconds and outcomes as recorded in the meeting minutes.

Votes at a glance

1) Consent agenda (items 9–14) - Motion: Approve consent agenda items 9–14 and pull item 15 for separate consideration. - Mover: Buckley; Second: Mac Waters - Outcome: Approved, 5–0 - Notes: Routine consent items enacted by a single motion.

2) Ordinance ordering general election (item 15) - Motion: Approve ordinance ordering a general election on May 3, 2025 for mayor, council positions 1 and 2; remove council position 6 from the ordinance. - Mover: Rachel Hall; Second: Buckley - Outcome: Approved, 5–0 - Notes: Council removed proposed Position 6 from the May 2025 ballot (see separate article).

3) Payment of tax increment funds to McKinley Development (item 16) - Motion: Approve payment of TIRZ 1 funds to reimburse eligible McKinley project costs. - Mover: Buckley; Second: Mac Waters - Tally: Motion carries 5–0 - Notes: Staff reported eligible project costs of $603,714.33 and available TIRZ revenue of roughly $612,000; development review committee and TIRZ board recommended approval.

4) Resolution of support — Cleveland Plaza Apartments (item 17) - Motion: Approve resolution of support for Cleveland Plaza Apartments (Garden Walk of Cleveland) for affordable-housing rehabilitation and to assist developer’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. - Mover: Mac Waters;…