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Council votes: consent agenda approved; reappointment and two planning variances pass
Summary
At its Oct. 21 meeting the Victoria City Council approved the consent agenda, reappointed the downtown TIRZ chair, and approved two planning variances for Lucas subdivision and a driveway at 5101 Houston Highway. No roll-call tallies were recorded for routine items; D3 passed with one abstention by Councilwoman Scott.
The Victoria City Council recorded the following formal actions at its Oct. 21 meeting.
Consent agenda: The consent agenda (minutes of Oct. 8 special meeting; a Tyler Technologies annual maintenance contract not to exceed $224,823; a five-year ThinkGuard LLC data-backup and disaster-recovery contract not to exceed $406,539.18; and a real-estate listing agreement with Griffin Realty Advisors LLC for 1304 Southwest Bend Jordan Street) was read by Miss Hilbert. A motion to approve the consent agenda as read was made, seconded and adopted by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded on the public record.
E1 — Transit interlocal: Council moved, seconded and adopted an interlocal agreement with the Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission to operate Victoria Public Transit for fiscal year 2026 (amount shown in the packet: $600,000).
E2 — Downtown TIRZ chair reappointment: The council reappointed Jeb Lacey as chair of the downtown tax-increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) board by voice vote after staff explained board membership and Lacey indicated willingness to serve.
Moved from consent — D3 and D4: - D3 (Lucas subdivision variance): The council approved a variance to allow a rural detached single-family dwelling lot below the UDO minimum total lot size requirement (the lot is approximately 1.25 acres vs. the 1.5-acre minimum). Planning staff said the county health department reviewed the lot and recommended approval. The motion passed with one abstention (Councilwoman Scott). - D4 (5101 Houston Highway driveway variance): The council approved a variance to allow a third driveway along South John Stockbauer Drive for a property at 5101 Houston Highway; planning and public-works staff said site constraints (railroad adjacency and median) supported the request and planning commission recommended approval. The motion passed by voice vote.
Where the transcript did not record roll-call tallies, the meeting recorded voice approval. Individual yes/no vote names were not provided in the transcript except for an abstention on D3 by Councilwoman Scott.
