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Votes at a glance: Temple City Council actions, July 3, 2025
Summary
The Temple City Council made multiple appointments, set a budget hearing date, approved rezoning and development items and adopted ordinance changes at its July 3, 2025 regular meeting. Several contested rezoning requests drew lengthy public comment; some items were postponed.
The Temple City Council on July 3, 2025 took action on a package of routine and substantive items, including a council appointment, setting a budget public hearing, multiple rezoning requests, contract approvals and a first reading of an ordinance revising the city’s bulky-waste collection rules.
Key votes and formal actions (motions, movers/seconds and outcomes as recorded):
- Adopted a resolution approving the appointment of Carl Kuykendahl to the District 3 council seat (unexpired term ending May 2026). Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Walker; second by Council Member Grant. Vote: passes, 4–0 (recorded under Item 3).
- Set the date, time and place for the fiscal year 2025–26 budget public hearing for July 17, 2025 at 5 p.m. in City Council chambers. Motion by Council Member Pilkington; second by Mayor Pro Tem Walker. Vote: passes, 6–0 (Item 6).
- Approved the consent agenda (items 8A through 8B except 8J and 8S) by single motion. Motion by Council Member Grant; second by Council Member Pilkington. Vote: passes, 5–0.
- Approved Change Order No. 4 to the construction contract with Emerson Construction Inc. for the Outer Loop West Phase 1 project in the estimated amount of $149,151.43. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Walker; second by Council Member Grant. Vote: passes, 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention (Council Member Pilkington) (Item 8J).
- Approved a professional services agreement with Casper Patrick and Associates of Temple for 30% design of the Midway Drive to Thornton Lane corridor in the estimated amount of $917,400. Motion by Council Member Carl Kuykendahl; second by Council Member Pilkington. Vote: passes, 5–0 (Item 8S).
- Held a presentation and public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the FY2025–26 Annual Action Plan; no public commenters spoke and the hearing was closed. Staff cited a HUD allocation increase to $717,139 and listed proposed FY25–26 projects; the council scheduled a July 17 public hearing to consider approving projects and the budget (Item 7).
- Rezoning and binding site development plan for 5214 and 5300 S. General Bruce Drive (United Rentals expansion): after staff presentation, applicant comments and brief council discussion, council approved the plan development rezoning with conditions recommended by Planning & Zoning and clarified building-improvement language. Motion by Council Member Pilkington; second by Council Member Grant. Vote: passes, 5–0 (Item 10).
- Rezoning and binding site development plan for 1200 & 12016 FM 2305 (Arbor/Arbor Square Phase 3): council held a lengthy public hearing with multiple neighbors speaking in opposition (concerns about tree removal, drainage, traffic, fence height and two‑story units). Council approved the rezoning on first reading with conditions and direction for staff to work with the applicant between first and second reading to refine the site plan (including options to replace two‑story townhomes). Motion by Council Member Pilkington; second by Mayor Pro Tem Walker. Vote on first reading: passes, 4–1 (Kuykendahl opposed) (Item 12).
- Rezoning and conditional-use permit to allow a truck/semivehicle service center at 6618 N. General Bruce Drive: council approved the zoning and CUP subject to the site plan and standard development-review requirements; council asked staff to confirm enforcement language limiting inoperable vehicles on site. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Walker; second not specified in record. Vote: passes, 5–0 (Item 13).
- First reading and public hearing: Ordinance to revise Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances regarding brush and bulky garbage collection, effective Aug. 1, 2025. Motion by Council Member Pilkington; second by Council Member Grant. Vote: passes, 5–0 (Item 14).
- Items postponed: first-reading/public-hearing items for the community center on Honor Lane (Item 9), and one rezoning (Item 11) were postponed to later dates; appointments to the Hill Country Transit District Board (Item 15) and Killeen‑Temple MPO (Item 16) were postponed for later workshop consideration (Items 9, 11, 15, 16).
Council removed two consent items for separate votes (8J and 8S) and otherwise approved the consent package. Several rezoning items drew extended public comment; the council granted schedule and staff direction to refine a major neighborhood services rezoning between readings.
