Council hears first readings of EDC expenditures: $10,000 for Trail of Lights, $15,000 for disc golf

The City of Bandera City Council received first readings of two draft resolutions authorizing Type B economic development expenditures by the Bandera Economic Development Corporation (EDC): up to $10,000 for the City of Bandera’s Trail of Lights and up to $15,000 for improvements to the Bandera Disc Golf Course.

Both draft resolutions were read into the record as first readings; no motions to adopt were made and no votes were taken at this meeting. Staff read the title and statutory basis into the record: both items cited sections 501.152 and 505.158 of the Texas Local Government Code as authorizing Type B economic development projects and performance agreements. The draft language for the disc golf item used the phrase “an amount not to exceed $15,000” and the Trail of Lights item used “$10,000.”

Councilmembers had no substantive discussion recorded on either first-reading item during the transcript. Staff characterized both as routine EDC-authorized projects that, under the EDC’s rules and local law, would require project agreements and appropriate procurement and public-notice steps prior to disbursement.

Next steps: both items will return to council for further consideration if and when the EDC requests final approval or executes project agreements; procurement and public-hearing requirements described under the Texas Local Government Code will apply.