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Votes at a glance: Granbury City Council meeting, Aug. 5, 2025
Summary
Summary of ordinances, resolutions and formal actions approved or scheduled at the Aug. 5 Granbury City Council meeting. All recorded votes below passed by council vote of 6-0 unless otherwise noted.
The Granbury City Council took action on several ordinances, a resolution, and administrative items at its Aug. 5 meeting. The following is a concise summary of each formal action recorded in the meeting record. Vote counts shown are council tallies when recorded; the transcript reported outcomes as passed 6-0 for the listed items.
Ordinances and zoning actions - Ordinance 25-44: Adopted — Approve the 2025 Comprehensive Plan (agenda item 7.1). Motion by Mr. Wadley; second by Mr. Oberdinger. Passed 6-0. - Ordinance 25-45: Adopted — Rezone 1641 South Meadows to Planned Development (multifamily) including deviations to increase density (requested up to 22 du/acre; applicant at ~21.26) and to increase maximum height from 35 feet to up to 45 feet (agenda item 7.2). Motion mover/second recorded; passed 6-0. - Ordinance 25-46: Adopted — Specific Use Permit (SUP) granted to Tina Sandoval to allow a pawn shop at 908 E. US Highway 377, with conditions including no outside storage, compliance with site plan, hard-surface parking and compliance with code; Planning & Zoning recommended approval. Passed 6-0 (agenda item 7.3). - Ordinance 25-47 and 25-48: Adopted — Comprehensive-plan amendment from low-density residential to high-density residential and rezoning from R-8.4 (single-family) to multifamily for 1300 Meadows Drive (agenda item 7.4). Council approved the plan amendment and then the zoning change; both passed 6-0. - Ordinance 25-49: Adopted — Amend Chapter 13 (Utilities) to allow staff-level approval of on-site sewage facility (OSSF) permits (instead of council) and to update references to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; also allows registered sanitarians or PEs to stamp OSSF designs consistent with state requirements (agenda item 7.5). Passed 6-0.
Budget and finance actions - Public hearing set: Staff scheduled the FY2025–26 annual operating budget public hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 at Granbury City Hall; council authorized required notices (agenda item 7.6). Passed 6-0. - Tax rate notice: Council voted to place a proposed property tax rate not to exceed $0.42 per $100 valuation on a future agenda for adoption; the higher figure was proposed to preserve flexibility pending finalization of a Granbury Regional Radio Network interlocal agreement with Hood County. The vote to set a not-to-exceed rate passed 6-0 (agenda item 7.7).
Administrative and insurance actions - Item 7.9: Authorized the city manager to execute assignment for vendor direct pay on Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool claim TX235199 related to March 8 hail damage; the assignment allows TML IRP to pay vendors directly for roof replacements and turnkey repair services; council approved 6-0. - Item 7.11: Council noted a recent emergency declaration for the broken water main and received a status update; staff reported repairs complete and the disaster declaration ended as of today (no action required).
Resolution - Resolution 25-11: Adopted — City Council legislative priorities for the 89th special legislative session, expressing city concerns about proposed state measures including expenditure caps and other bills that staff described as having fiscal impacts (agenda item 7.10). Passed 6-0.
How to read this: These summaries reflect motions and outcomes recorded in the Aug. 5 meeting transcript. For ordinance texts, ordinance numbers and official records, refer to the city clerk’s published ordinances and meeting minutes for full legal text and effective dates.
