Votes at a glance: San Marcos council actions Feb. 18, 2025

The San Marcos City Council recorded the following formal actions at its Feb. 18, 2025 regular meeting. Each entry lists the motion text and the recorded outcome as captured in the meeting minutes.

• Consent agenda (items 1–4, 6, 7 and 9): Motion to approve items 1–4, 6, 7 and 9 (items 5 and 8 were pulled for separate consideration). Vote: motion passes 6–0 with 1 absent.

• Item 5 — Resolution 2025‑24R (Pyro Shows of Texas, Inc. change of services for fireworks): Motion to approve resolution authorizing a $39,500 change to the existing fireworks contract (bringing cumulative contract total to $128,700) and authorize the city manager to execute the change. Vote: passes 7–0.

• Item 8 — Resolution 2025‑27R (owner‑requested annexation provision of services): Motion to approve the provision‑of‑services agreement and set a public hearing for the owner‑requested annexation of approximately 63.578 acres near Francis Harris Lane. Vote: passes 5–2.

• Item 11 — Ordinance 2025‑03 (first reading): Motion to amend section 2.024 to increase cumulative allowable amounts for specified council expense accounts (total increase proposed: $90,000). After extended debate, a motion to postpone consideration of Ordinance 2025‑03 to the next meeting passed 6–1. (No ordinance adopted at this meeting.)

• Item 12 — Resolution 2025‑28R (certificates of obligation — multiple capital projects): Motion to direct publication of notice of intent to issue City of San Marcos combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation for certain capital projects, in an amount not to exceed $47,805,000. Vote: passes 6–0 with 1 absent.

• Item 13 — Resolution 2025‑29R (certificates of obligation — wastewater treatment plant): Motion to direct publication of notice of intent to issue certificates of obligation for the new wastewater treatment plant, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000. Vote: passes 7–0.

• Item 14 — Resolution 2025‑30R (adopt council strategic plan FY2025–26): Motion to adopt the City Council Strategic Plan for FY2025–26 as amended to include explicit language implementing recommendations from the San Marcos Transportation Equity Cabinet. Vote: passes 7–0.

• Items 15–16 — Appointments: Council appointed members to the comprehensive plan oversight committee and to multiple boards and commissions (airport advisory, construction board of appeals, economic development board, housing authority slot, library board, neighborhood commission, parking advisory board, senior advisory board and others). Appointment votes shown in the record passed (listed nominees were approved by recorded votes; majority were 7–0 where noted in the minutes).

Ending: The council entered executive session and later reconvened; no additional public actions were recorded after the votes above.