The Cleburne City Council unanimously approved a slate of routine and action items Tuesday, including a consent agenda, two specific-use permits, a contract for turf replacement and a resolution to adopt Texas Department of Transportation sign standards. The council also selected a one-time repayment option for a Texas Comptroller sales-tax refund (see separate article).

Key actions and outcomes:

- Consent agenda (items 7.1'7.8): Approved as presented. Items included minutes for the Oct. 14, 2025 regular meeting; authorization to purchase 15 Motorola handheld radios (amount presented as not to exceed $129,810); an update to the city's participation funding for the Texas Community Development Block Grant through the Texas Department of Agriculture; approval of a final plat for Lot 2, Block 4, Railhead Addition (one multifamily residential lot, ~12 acres); cancellation of second regular council meetings in November and December 2026; acceptance of Texas Comptroller sales-tax refund requests related to EDC Type A and EDC 4B funds; and accounts payable and budget transfers for August 2025.

- 8.1 Specific-Use Permit (auction house), 2030 Weatherford Highway: Approved with requested variances for parking, surface material and screening. Planning staff noted the site contains two warehouses and a gravel storage yard; the applicant said the business would use the site as storage/staging (no in-person auctions) and that landscaping along Weatherford Highway will be trees. Planning & Zoning recommended approval 4'2.

- 8.2 Specific-Use Permit (contractor shop), 1408 N. Main Street: Approved. Staff said the proposal would reuse an existing ~1,200-square-foot building for office use and interior storage for Black Plumbing Service; no outside storage is proposed. Planning & Zoning recommended approval unanimously.

- 8.3 Resolution adopting TxDOT illuminated street-name sign standards: Approved. Public Works staff said installations on TxDOT-owned poles require the city to adopt TxDOT standards and coordinate with TxDOT; estimated sign costs vary but staff said individual signs run roughly $5,000 and a full four-way intersection can approach $20,000. The city will be responsible for design, installation and maintenance on TxDOT poles, and must use TxDOT-approved contractors.

- 8.4 Contract award to Paragon Sports Constructors (Loma Derna Field outfield and warning track turf replacement): Approved, with the city manager authorized to execute contract documents and use contingency funds up to $27,190, bringing the total construction budget to $570,989. Staff said the contractor is a BuyBoard cooperative vendor and the project uses previously budgeted 4A funds.

- 8.5 Comptroller refund repayment: Approved (Option 1 — one-time payment in full). See dedicated article for details.

All motions carried unanimously. No ordinances were adopted on second reading during this meeting. Council recessed into executive session under Texas Government Code 551.071 to consult with the city attorney on regulation of business establishments with recreation and amusement machines and returned with no action.