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Votes at a glance: Cibolo Council approvals, denials and committee actions from the Jan. 14 meeting
Summary
City Council approved professional services agreements for sewer planning and an impact-fee update, adopted a junk-vehicle ordinance, approved a donation of surplus fire equipment, formed a charter review committee, and took multiple land-use votes. Major votes are summarized with motions, movers/seconders when stated, and tallies.
CIBOLO, Texas — Below is a concise summary of formal council actions recorded during the Jan. 14 meeting. This list includes motions voted on during the open session; staff will follow up with ordinances and implementing documents where required.
1) Contract for Cibolo South Sanitary Sewer Master Plan (Friese & Nichols) - Action: Approved contract in the amount of $153,188 to Friese & Nichols for the Cibolo South Sanitary Sewer Master Plan. - Motion: Motion to approve 12b; second by Councilman Randy Roberts. - Vote: Approved 7–0.
2) Contract to update water/wastewater/roadway/drainage impact fees (Friese & Nichols) - Action: Approved impact-fee study contract for $318,245 to update the city’s water, wastewater, roadways and drainage impact fees. - Motion: Motion to approve 12c; second by Councilman Randy Roberts. - Vote: Approved 7–0.
3) Zoning/land-use — Shriver Tract waivers and land study (ETJ) - Action: Council denied a waiver request to the UDC block design requirement for the Shriver Tract subdivision (lots <60 ft requiring alley access) and later denied the land study for the same subdivision. - Motion and outcome: Denials carried 7–0 (planning and zoning had recommended denial 6–0).
4) Charter Review Committee formation - Action: Council approved forming a charter review committee (to review and propose charter amendments). Staff will collect applicants and form the committee under the council’s direction. - Motion: Approved 5–2 (affirmative votes noted; dissenters recorded during roll call).
5) Conditional use / historic homestead (2090 Fawnstill Lane and adjacent parcels) - Action: Approved a conditional-use permit request to allow a manufactured home/residential use tied to a heritage homestead; council approved the request after presentations. - Vote: Approved 6–1.
6) Rezoning on Tolly Road (210 & 633 Tolly Road) - Action: Approved rezoning from office/retail C-3 to single-family residential SF-1 for approximately 10 acres. - Vote: Approved 7–0.
7) Ordinance: Junk-vehicle registration and authority - Action: Council adopted an amendment to Chapter 46 to add junk-vehicle registration/enforcement consistent with Texas Transportation Code provisions. The code installs a notice/hearing procedure and authorizes staff enforcement with DMV notification as required. - Vote: Approved 7–0.
8) Resolution: donation of obsolete fire hose and PPE to Texas A&M Forest Service Helping Hands program - Action: Council approved donating used/obsolete fire hose and turnout gear to the Helping Hands program, which accepts older equipment for volunteer departments. - Vote: Approved unanimously.
9) City Secretary evaluation and compensation - Action: Council approved a 4% pay increase for the City Secretary following executive-session review. - Motion: Motion for 4% increase; vote approved unanimously in open session per meeting minutes.
Notes and next steps: Several agenda items approved tonight will require implementing contracts, budget amendments, ordinance language (for junk-vehicle enforcement) or scheduling follow-ups (impact-fee study and sewer master plan). Staff indicated the sewer master plan and impact-fee work will tie into the city’s Capital Improvements Advisory Committee process and are budgeted through forthcoming amendments.
