Temple council approves developer participation agreement, passes consent items and postpones Santa Fe change order and rezoning

The Temple City Council on June 19 approved a resolution authorizing a developer participation agreement with SEAS Super Alloy Technologies LLC to upsize approximately 4,700 feet of the Northwest Little Elm wastewater line to an 18-inch pipe, in a not-to-exceed amount of $3,300,000.

The developer agreement was one of several items the council addressed during a short meeting that also advanced a bundled consent agenda and postponed several time-sensitive items. Council members moved and voted on the consent agenda and individual resolutions during the meeting; the council recorded the developer-agreement vote as two yes, zero no and one abstention.

Why it matters: The wastewater-line upsizing is a capital infrastructure project that the resolution would support through a developer participation agreement; the $3.3 million cap cited on the agenda represents the city’s not-to-exceed exposure for the upsizing work as described in the item.

What the council did: The council approved the consent agenda for items 3a through 3q (with items j, k and p pulled for separate consideration) on a motion by Council member Grant and a second by Council member Pilkington; the consent agenda passed by recorded vote of 3 to 0. The item listed on the agenda as “item j” — the SEAS Super Alloy Technologies developer participation agreement for upsizing about 4,700 feet of the Northwest Little Elm wastewater line to an 18-inch line, not to exceed $3,300,000 — was moved separately and passed with a tally of two yes, zero no and one abstention.

Two items were postponed. The council postponed a proposed change order (Agenda item k) to the construction contract with Wright Builders of Temple for the Santa Fe Community Market, listed on the agenda as change order number 4 and estimated at $134,687.10, and the developer participation item j was also moved to a date uncertain in the future for further consideration; the motion to postpone those items passed 3 to 0. The council also approved (3 to 0) a resolution to cancel the June 26, 2025 council meeting and set the next regular meeting for July 3, 2025.

A rezoning request (Agenda item 4) was tabled to the July 3 public hearing. The item sought rezoning of about 0.16 acres at 1252 Honor Lane, described on the agenda as a request to rezone from Planned Development Single-Family Attached Dwelling 3 to Office 1 in the Maximo Moreno survey, Abstract No. 14, City of Temple, Bell County, Texas. Mayor Davis said the rezoning “is going to require a super majority, and we don't have enough folks here for a super majority,” and the council moved the item to July 3 so a full membership could consider it.

Discussion vs. decision: The meeting featured brief discussion and procedural votes; council members repeatedly noted they lacked a full roster for actions requiring a supermajority and moved several items to future meetings accordingly. The Santa Fe Community Market change order, which remained on the agenda at an estimated $134,687.10, was not approved or rejected on June 19; it was postponed to a date uncertain.

Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (Items 3a–3q, minus j, k, p): Motion by Council member Grant; second by Council member Pilkington; outcome — approved, 3 to 0. - Resolution authorizing developer participation agreement with SEAS Super Alloy Technologies LLC (Agenda item j): Outcome — approved, 2 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention. - Resolution authorizing change order No. 4 to Wright Builders of Temple for Santa Fe Community Market (Agenda item k): Motion to postpone to a date uncertain; outcome — postponed, 3 to 0. Estimated amount on agenda: $134,687.10. - Postponement of agenda items j and k to a date uncertain: Outcome — approved, 3 to 0. - Resolution cancelling the June 26, 2025 council meeting and setting July 3, 2025 as the next regular meeting (Agenda item p): Outcome — approved, 3 to 0. - Rezoning (Agenda item 4) for 1252 Honor Lane (rezone from Planned Development Single-Family Attached Dwelling 3 to Office 1): Motion to table to July 3, 2025; outcome — tabled.

Background and next steps: The wastewater upsizing agreement will return to staff for any implementation steps required under the developer participation framework. The Santa Fe Community Market change order and the rezoning at 1252 Honor Lane will be considered at future meetings once the council can secure the votes required for action.

Ending: Council members described the meeting as brief and procedural. The council reconvened with the next regular meeting scheduled for July 3, 2025.