Cleburne council approves zoning change, water-line design, Cityworks contracts and cybersecurity grant

The Cleburne City Council unanimously approved a set of zoning, infrastructure and technology measures and accepted a state cybersecurity grant during its regular meeting tonight.

The council passed an ordinance amending City Code Title 15, Chapter 155 to change residential and nonresidential fencing and screening requirements, approved a professional services agreement for design and construction oversight of the Lake Marty Loop 16-inch water transmission main improvements, authorized multi-year licensing and implementation agreements for the CityWorks enterprise asset-management platform, accepted a $25,200 state grant for SCADA cybersecurity assessment services and adopted a related budget amendment to spend the award. The council also approved the consent agenda, which included several property and contract resolutions.

The fence-code change removes the existing 10-foot separation requirement between parallel fences and consolidates related standards into a single section of the zoning code, a move staff said will reduce pseudo-alleyways and maintenance challenges. Planning staff member Navarroz told council that the proposal "remove[s] the 10 foot fence for separation requirements to resolve issues that can be caused by a pseudo alleyway" and recommended consolidating regulations under one code section to improve clarity.

Finance director Craig Boonstra reviewed unaudited quarterly financial results…