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Hays County Commissioners ratify large Mason subdivision, multiple plats and routine county consents
Summary
The court ratified a 918-lot preliminary plan and a 185-lot phase 1 final plat for the Mason development, accepted several subdivision bonds and road improvements, approved multiple budget and grant items, and adopted housekeeping resolutions related to parks bond reimbursements and dam maintenance planning.
At its June 24 session, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a series of land-development and administrative items including ratification of the Mason subdivision preliminary plan and the Mason Phase 1 final plat, multiple subdivision bond releases and maintenance bonds, and several budget and grant actions.
The court ratified PLNDash2649DashPRE (Mason preliminary plan) for a proposed 918-lot subdivision along West Center Point Road in San Marcos; staff noted the development will dedicate a 140-foot right-of-way for a connector from Posey Road to Center Point Road, provide up to five miles of trails and include an Emergency Services District site. The court also ratified PLNDash2693DashNP (Mason phase 1 final plat) covering 185 lots in the first phase. Mark Pacheco, director of development services, said the Mason development’s water and wastewater will be provided by the City of San Marcos.
Other land-development actions
- The court ratified the CR 127 retail center final plat (PLN-2581-NP), a 3.87-acre retail lot to be served by County Line SUD. - The court accepted road-construction and surface-drainage improvements and released subdivision bonds for Freedom at Anthem Phase 3 and Spring Lake Oaks Subdivision and accepted maintenance and revegetation bonds where applicable. - The court ratified two replat public hearings (Pioneer Ranches Section 1 Lot 26A and Indian Hills Ranch Lot 1 replat); both items were opened for public hearing and continued to later consideration while staff completes reviews.
Infrastructure, drainage and parks
- The court authorized termination and replacement of an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for RM 12 at Jacobs Well Road to incorporate federal and state funds. - An agreement granting a utility pipeline and right-of-way easement to County Line SUD along Colton Cotton Gin Road was authorized. - The court adopted a reimbursement resolution to allow Sentinel Peak project expenditures from future bond or general obligation revenues (not to exceed $17.5 million) as a housekeeping step tied to the county's 2020 parks and open-space bond program. - The court approved a professional services agreement with Friese and Nichols to prepare an operations and maintenance plan for Five Mile Dam and accepted a proposal from Water & Earth Technologies to replace pressure transducers at Soil Conservation Service sites (Dam 1 and Dam 5). - The court authorized professional services with Hough Associates to update the county Drainage Criteria Manual.
Budget, grants and administrative items
The court approved a broad consent agenda that included: payments of county invoices and payroll disbursements; acceptance of multiple state grants (including Department of State Health Services tuberculosis prevention funds and an emerging and acute infectious disease grant); acceptance of a $1,000 donation to CERT from the Bridal Lions Club; approval to submit a grant application to the U.S. DOT safe streets and roads program for $200,000; several purchasing-policy waivers for emergency repairs; authorizing social-media accounts for the elections department (contingent upon HR/IT content-plan review); and other routine finance and procurement items.
Animal welfare hiring and community events
The court approved a salary-exception request to hire an animal welfare services manager at a higher step to lead the new Animal Welfare Division; funding for the remainder of FY25 will come from previously reallocated ARPA funds. The court also partnered with Prevent A Litter of Texas to host a public microchip clinic on June 29 and approved using community program funds for a back-to-school health fair.
Eminent domain and settlements
The court adopted several resolutions authorizing the use of eminent-domain authority for parcels needed for Skyline Drive and Hillside Terrace roadway projects in Precinct 3. The court also authorized settlement agreements in two pending federal lawsuits involving the county.
What this means
The approvals advance several large development projects and move forward technical updates to the county's stormwater and dam maintenance programs. The Sentinel Peak reimbursement resolution preserves the county's ability to reimburse project spending from bond proceeds. The animal-welfare hire and scheduled public microchip clinic show the county is operationalizing its recently created Animal Welfare Division.
Ending
Most items on the consent calendar passed by roll call with affirmative votes from the court. Staff said several items (replats, detailed plat reviews) will return to the court after final staff review.
