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Lampasas council approves tree-trimming contract, water‑meter purchase and two airport board reappointments; utility fee change moves forward
Summary
Lampasas City Council approved multiple routine contracts, a water‑meter purchase and two airport‑board reappointments at its Oct. 13 workshop and limited a broader proposed fee ordinance to utility fees for immediate adoption.
The Lampasas City Council at its Oct. 13 workshop approved several routine contracts and appointments and narrowed a proposed fee-schedule ordinance to utility fees for immediate implementation.
Council voted to award the annual tree‑trimming contract, continuing the city’s cooperative work with the Lower Colorado River Authority and a local tree‑surgery firm, for an amount not to exceed $209,000 and authorized the interim city manager to execute required documents. Staff described the item as the city’s annual line‑clearing/tree‑trimming project.
The council approved the purchase and installation of water meters — a package described in the meeting as totaling 570 meters (staff said this represents 496 three‑quarter‑inch meters and 74 one‑inch meters) — from Core & Main for $238,346.36. Staff said part of the earlier, larger budget estimate reflected a required software upgrade for meter management.
Council reappointed Justin Milam and Mike Watson to the Airport Advisory Board after a recommendation from the airport board. The council also voted to table consideration of an ordinance amending the city code to add temporary‑boarding provisions for windows and doors (the motion on the first reading was tabled during the workshop).
On a separate ordinance package that proposed many new or changed city fees, council members said they wanted to move forward immediately only with fees tied to utilities. Council members identified chapters 66 and 82 (utilities) for immediate adoption and agreed to postpone consideration of the remaining fee changes for additional review.
Other workshop items included a motion to award a site‑work bid to Lone Star Site Works LLC based on staff recommendation; council members voted in favor. Council removed from consideration a request to close Third Street for movie nights after staff said the presenter had a family emergency and the item was withdrawn.
Votes recorded during the workshop were brief: when items were called, the clerk recorded “All in favor? Aye.” The meeting transcript does not include a roll‑call tally of individual yes/no votes for each motion.
