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Texarkana council approves consent items, ambulance fee update, billboard and manufactured-home permits
Summary
The Texarkana, Texas, City Council approved its consent agenda and a set of resolutions and ordinances on Jan. 13, 2025, including an amended ambulance-fee schedule for LifeNet, a digital-billboard specific-use permit at 606 Walton Drive, and a permit for a double-wide manufactured home at 3120 Alexander Avenue.
The Texarkana, Texas, City Council approved its consent agenda and a series of resolutions and ordinances during its Jan. 13, 2025, meeting, including an amendment to LifeNet’s ambulance fee schedule, a permit for an off-premise digital billboard at 606 Walton Drive and a specific-use permit allowing a double-wide HUD-code manufactured home at 3120 Alexander Avenue.
The council approved the consent agenda — which included budget amendments, equipment purchases, and fund creations (Orders Nos. 2025-009, 2025-010, 2025-011; Ordinance 2025-012; Resolutions 2025-008, 2025-014, 2025-015) — by voice vote after a motion by Council Member Matlock and a second by Council Member Meador. The council then passed Resolution 2024-140 authorizing the city manager to accept an enterprise agreement proposal from SHI Government Solutions for Microsoft licenses for the City of Texarkana; the motion was made by Council Member Thompson and seconded by Council Member Hart.
At public hearing, the council approved Resolution 2024-118 (an amendment to the exclusive ambulance service contract with LifeNet, adding LifeNet’s schedule of user fees to the city’s FY25 master fee list) after the public hearing closed and a motion by Council Member Thompson; the motion carried unanimously. The council also granted Specific Use Permit S-799 to allow an off-premise digital billboard on Lot 2B, Block 5, Walmart Second Edition (606 Walton Drive). The motion to approve the billboard ordinance was moved by Council Member Meador and seconded by Council Member Matlock; the caption was read aloud before the council voted in favor.
The council granted Specific Use Permit S-800 to allow a double-wide HUD-code manufactured home on Lots 7–10, Block 8, Grandview Addition (3120 Alexander Avenue). The motion was made by Council Member Thompson and seconded by Council Member Matlock; the caption for the ordinance was read before the vote.
Appointments approved during the meeting included Jim Ragland to the Historic District Commission (motion moved and approved by voice) and a mayoral appointment to the Bi-State Justice Center Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (nomination and approval recorded). Several first-briefing items and rezoning/specific-use requests were introduced for action at the council’s next meeting on Feb. 10, 2025.
No roll-call tallies were read into the record for the unanimous voice votes recorded; votes were recorded in the transcript as “aye” and motions carried. Formal captions and ordinance/resolution numbers were read where required before votes.
