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Waco council approves multiple ordinances, Atmos settlement and TPID service plan in consent and individual votes
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the council approved a series of routine and first/second‑reading ordinances including updates to alcohol licensing, an Atmos Energy negotiated settlement, increases to city manager purchase authority, zoning map changes for several properties, and the Waco Tourism Public Improvement District service plan.
The Waco City Council on Sept. 2 approved a set of ordinances, a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy, and the Waco Tourism Public Improvement District (TPID) updated service and assessment plan.
Waco Tourism PID: Hannah Anderson, assistant destination development officer, presented the TPID updated service and assessment plan for FY 2025-26. The TPID board recommended a budget based on assessment collections of $1,741,726, with proposed expenditures of 45% for marketing ($783,776), 40% for sales ($696,690), 8% for tourism research ($139,338), and 7% for administration ($121,921). The assessment plan continues to apply to hotel properties in the city limits with 75 or more rooms at a 2% assessment on occupied rooms. Council opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers and approved the ordinance recommending adoption on first reading (motion by Mayor Pro Tem Barefield; second by Council Member Ewing; roll call: Lozano: yes; Porter Root: yes; Barefield: yes; Ewing: yes; Chase: yes; Holmes: aye).
Ordinances and first/second readings approved (motions and votes recorded in minutes): - Ordinance (first reading) to amend Chapter 4 (Alcohol) to remove a license or permit requirement (first reading approved; motion by Bordereau; second by Ewing; roll call: unanimous). - Ordinance approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos City Steering Committee (ACSC) and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Texas Division, regarding the company’s 2025 rate-review mechanism filing (first reading approved; motion by Bordereau; second by Ewing; council noted estimated system savings referenced in the discussion). - Ordinance increasing the city manager’s authority to make purchases not exceeding $100,000 and to increase the expenditures reported quarterly to council to $50,000 (approved on second reading; motion by Ewing; second by Mayor Pro Tem Barefield; roll call: unanimous). - Multiple zoning ordinances (second readings) approving rezoning of several parcels including: 1805 Monte Vista Street and 4504 Bagby Avenue (approx. 1.11 acres) from R-1B to RO-3; 4305 Flat Rock Road (approx. 1.313 acres) rezoned from Open Space/R‑1B to R‑2; 1414 Spite Avenue (approx. 0.0186 acres) rezoned from C-2 to R-2; and 1210 Lake Air Drive (approx. 0.578 acres) rezoned from C-3 to O-3. All zoning items passed on second reading (motions by council members as recorded; roll calls unanimous where recorded). - Resolution E15 (individual consideration) was approved after council handled the affidavit of substantial interest tied to Council Member Bordereau as described in the budget item.
Procedural notes: most of these items were carried on the consent agenda or were on first/second readings with limited public comment or debate. Council recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous roll-call approvals as part of the meeting minutes.
The council recessed into executive session at 6:52 p.m. and reconvened into regular session at 7:56 p.m. with adjournment following subsequent business.
