Votes at a glance: Hays County Commissioners Court actions, Aug. 19
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Summary
The court approved multiple procurement, property and administrative items including HDR selection for the East Side Campus, authorization to negotiate purchase of the Lee Street parcel, acceptance of right-of-way and subdivision bond items, and an economic development incentive for Project Cat Tree.
Summary of actions and roll-call outcomes from the Hays County Commissioners Court meeting.
- K3 — Approve selection of HDR Architecture Inc. to develop design and construction documents for the East Side Campus and authorize staff/civil division to negotiate contract. Outcome: approved; roll call: Inglesby (yes), Hammer (yes), Smith (yes), Cohen (yes), Judge Becerra (yes).
- K6 — Authorize civil division to negotiate purchase with the City of San Marcos and downtown TIRZ for property adjacent to Centro Cultural Hispano (Lee Street) and commit up to $500,000 from FY25 undesignated capital funds; return formal agreement to court. Outcome: approved; roll call: Inglesby (yes), Smith (yes), Cohen (yes), Hammer (yes), Judge Becerra (yes).
- M2 — Authorize acceptance of counteroffer from landowners regarding Parcel 2 for RM 12 and Jacobs Well Road right-of-way safety improvement project in Precinct 3. Outcome: approved; unanimous roll call.
- M4 — Authorize execution of Chapter 381 economic development incentive agreement with Midway Development Group LLC (Project Cat Tree) for a hotel and conference project at or near 429 N. Guadalupe St.; described minimums included a 130-room hotel and minimum capital investment of $40,000,000; incentive structure presented as a sales tax rebate schedule. Outcome: approved; unanimous roll call.
- Consent slate G1–G13 — Includes payments of county invoices, juror disbursements, healthcare claims disbursement authorization up to $500,000 for the claims account, utility payments, building maintenance purchases, and approvals to advertise RFP 2025-P-08 countywide printing. Outcome: approved; unanimous roll call.
- LJA Contract Amendment — Contract amendment No. 4 for right-of-way acquisition services with LJA Engineering Inc. for Hillside Terrace project (increased compensation cap by $22,500 for supplemental work authorization). Outcome: approved; unanimous roll call.
- Subdivision acceptance — Acceptance of Crosswind Subdivision Phase 3B road construction and surface drainage improvements and associated bonds and maintenance/revegetation bonds. Outcome: approved; unanimous roll call.
- J1 — Call for public hearing on Rolling Oaks Section 4 Lot 54 replat for Aug. 19 (public hearing scheduling item). Outcome: motion to hold call for hearing approved; unanimous roll call.
- K1, K2 — Approve assessment and collection agreements for Anderson Park Public Improvement District and Mason Mudd Summit. Outcome: approved; unanimous roll calls.
- K4 — Authorize reimbursements for lodging, mileage, overtime and meal per diems for Office of Emergency Services employees deployed under the Texas Division of Emergency Management related to July 4 flooding; amend budget accordingly. Outcome: approved; unanimous roll call.
- K5 — Order county auditor to perform an audit and issue a report of fiscal accounts and records for Emergency Services District 7 per Section 775.082(e) of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Outcome: approved; unanimous roll call.
For many items the court requested staff return with formal agreements for final approval and noted some funds (for example, the Lee Street parcel) are contingent on partner commitments. Where staff referenced fund sources, the meeting record indicates ARPA and undesignated capital funds were used for some prior commitments.
This roundup covers all motions recorded in open court and the related roll-call outcomes. Individual agenda items contain additional discussion and next-step directions recorded in the meeting transcript.
