Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves consent agenda items, recognizes planning award and Leadership Temple class
Summary
The council approved the bulk consent agenda (with several items removed for separate votes), recognized the Planning and Development Department's 2025 Richard R. Lilly FAICP Planning Excellence Award, and acknowledged Leadership Temple participants; several consent items were separately voted or postponed.
The Temple City Council approved most items on the consent agenda in a single motion and recognized staff and community groups during the meeting.
Council Member Pilkington moved to approve the consent agenda (items 4 a through 4 a l) excluding 4(i), 4(a)(c), 4(a)(i), and 4(a)(j); Mayor Pro Tem Tim Walker seconded and the motion passed 5-0. Separately: item 4(a)(c) (lease/release of a 0.2115-acre public utility easement to East Heights Development LLC) passed with a vote recorded as 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention (motion by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Walker, second by Council Member Pilkington). Item 4(a)(i) (property purchase and development agreement transferring several parcels between Temple Revitalization Corporation and East Heights Development LLC) passed with 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention (motion by Council Member Kirkendall; second recorded in the transcript as "Pukington"). Two purchase items (item 4(i), playground equipment from Cunningham Recreation estimated at $924,984.67; and item 4(a)(j), downtown office building purchase not to exceed $2,275,000) were both postponed to a future date after motions by Council Member Kirkendall.
The council also formally recognized the Planning and Development Department for receiving the 2025 Richard R. Lilly FAICP Planning Excellence Award from the American Planning Association Texas Chapter and welcomed the Leadership Temple class sponsored by the Temple Chamber of Commerce.
