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Votes at a glance — Alice City Council, Jan. 28, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes and motions taken at the Jan. 28 Alice City Council meeting, including approvals, denials and tabling actions. Includes agenda identifiers and short notes about each item.
This is a concise summary of formal actions the City Council of Alice took on Jan. 28, 2025. Motions reported below reflect outcomes announced in open session; where the transcript did not record a roll-call tally the outcome is reported as announced.
- Approval: City Council minutes for Dec. 3, 2024 (Agenda item 5.1). Motion made and seconded; council approved by voice vote.
- Approval: Authorize city manager to negotiate a contract with Ardura Group LLC (engineering) for the TxDOT Transportation Alternative Sidewalk Project (Agenda item 6.1). Council authorized negotiation; motion passed by voice vote.
- Approval: Reaffirm City of Alice fair housing policy for the GLO CDBG-MIT contract number 22-085-039-D287 (Agenda item 6.2). Council reaffirmed the policy and authorized required attestations; motion passed.
- Tabled: Final plat / rezoning for property (Agenda item 6.3). Council voted to table the item because the posted agenda and public notice did not match the intended rezoning language; motion to table passed.
- Denied: Final plat (replat of portions of Lot 11 and Lot 12, block 115 — 303 East 4th Street) (Agenda item 6.4). The council denied the final plat following Planning & Zoning’s recommendation; motion passed in open session.
- Tabled: Ordinance adopting a new zoning district (RC residential cottage) and related materials (Agenda item 6.5). Planning & Zoning requested additional restrictions; council tabled the item for revision.
- Approved: Ordinance amendments related to excavations, right-of-way closures and a road-closure fee (Agenda item 6.6). Council adopted the ordinance as amended by the engineering department (motion passed by voice vote). The ordinance includes a proposed road-closure fee (5¢ per square foot per day), expanded cease-work authority, reporting requirements for utility users and an updated repair-cost schedule.
- No action: Executive session consultations regarding the YMCA contract (Agenda item 7.1) and litigation update on the multiuse facility (Agenda item 7.2). Council met in executive session but reported no action on return to open session.
- Approved: Resolution ratifying submittal of the Homeland Security grant program application (Operation Stone Garden, application 392-1507) for overtime for the police department (Agenda item 6.7). Council adopted the resolution designating the city manager as authorized official and authorizing grant actions.
- Approved: Reappointments to the City of Alice Firefighters and Police Officers’ Relief and Retirement Commission (Denise Strait, Daniel Hagood, Bruce Heard) (Agenda item 6.8). Council approved the reappointments.
- Received: Monthly financial statements and check registers for December 2024 (Agenda item 6.9). Finance staff presented the report; no formal council action was recorded beyond acceptance of the report.
- Adjournment: Council voted to adjourn at 6:13 PM.
Notes on votes and records: Several votes were taken by voice vote with no roll-call names or tallies recorded in the public transcript. Where the transcript records only a voice vote, this summary reports the outcome as stated in open session. Items concerning plats and rezoning were tabled or denied where the public posting did not match the staff presentation; the council indicated those items will return on a future agenda or be reposted with corrected language.
