The City of Bandera on (date not specified in transcript) heard a presentation from Traylor & Associates about a Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) RED project, CRC 23-0540, and voted to adopt an amended resolution updating the city's authorized signatories for grant matters.

Jessica, who identified herself as the new local grant administrator from Traylor & Associates, told the council the grant is funded through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant funds and administered locally by the Texas Department of Agriculture. She said the contract value for the project was stated in the presentation as "1000000 dollars" and that Traylor will serve as the city's point of contact for administration and reporting. "I'm taking over your contract. I'll be your contact person as well as Melinda," she said.

Jessica outlined key compliance requirements, including Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, and described outreach and reporting processes: prime contractors and subcontractors must submit weekly payrolls; Traylor will work with the city's engineers to notify minority-, women- and Section 3-owned businesses of bid opportunities; and Traylor will compile and submit Section 3 reports to TDA. On questions about eligible activities, Jessica said lighting is an eligible activity if it is included in the project's scope of work and performance documents.

Council members asked about the project scope and coordination with other potential grants. Jessica said preliminary engineering is under way and that the current scope in the TDA agreement includes downtown parking areas (Cedar Street and 12th Street) and sidewalks leading to Main Street. She also said the environmental review (Group B) is expected to be completed by February and that final closeouts are due by "September 20" (the presentation transcript said "the September 20 seventh"). The contract execution date was stated as 08/01 in the presentation materials.

Following the presentation, the council considered and adopted an amended resolution (2025-024) to update authorized signatories for matters pertaining to the city's participation in the Texas CDBG program (CRC 23-0540). The amendment expanded the list of authorized signatories to include the mayor, city administrator, administrative assistant and city treasurer to reflect recent staffing changes and ensure multiple officials can sign required financial documents. Councilmember Tony Battle moved to adopt the amendment; Jeff Flowers seconded. The presiding officer announced the vote as four in favor, none opposed.

The council's action authorizes city staff to execute required grant documents under the updated signatory list; Traylor and city staff said they will provide paperwork, track compliance and report any schedule issues back to the council.

Next steps identified in the presentation include ongoing coordination with engineers, additional meetings before finalizing designs, and continued reporting to TDA and HUD as required by CDBG program rules.