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Kingsville commission records $14,250 in Healthy Family donations, introduces budget and parks grant items
Summary
The Kingsville City Commission accepted $14,250 in donations for the Healthy Family Program, introduced a budget amendment for those funds, and approved a resolution to seek a Texas Parks and Wildlife Community Outdoor Recreation grant. The 1‑inch irrigation rate was introduced for a future vote.
Kingsville — The City Commission on Tuesday recorded $14,250 in cash donations to support the city’s Healthy Family partner events and introduced related housekeeping budget adjustments.
A parks staff member told the commission that the city had solicited both returning and new businesses for festival support and that additional commitments were expected before the next meeting. "We have a list of these donations, commitments," the staff member said, asking the commission to record the $14,250 so the city could expend the funds for upcoming festivals.
Commissioner Lopez moved to accept the donations; Commissioner Alcon seconded the motion, which passed on a roll-call vote with all present voting yes.
Separately, the commission introduced an ordinance to amend the fiscal year 2024–25 budget to accept and expend the donations; staff said that ordinance would be finalized at a subsequent meeting as a housekeeping item.
The commission also approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to apply to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Community Outdoor Recreation program for nature‑based, family‑oriented recreational programming. The resolution designates the parks director as the grant official and specifies no local cash match is required.
On utility matters, staff flagged an omission in a recent utility rate update: the 1‑inch irrigation rate was not adjusted. Staff recommended updating the 1‑inch rate from $39.31 to $45.21; the item was introduced for future consideration and will return to the commission for final action.
The commission did not contest any of these items and approved the grant resolution and donation recording during the consent portion of the meeting. The commission scheduled formal adoption of the budget amendment for a later session.
