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Caldwell County approves plats, a hazard-mitigation contract and ARPA reallocations
Summary
At its July 9 meeting the court approved multiple subdivision plats and extensions, awarded a hazard-mitigation planning contract, kept the burn ban off, and approved an ARPA reallocation that sets aside funds for dispatch upgrades, computer replacements, a Bomag road machine and facility planning.
Caldwell County commissioners on July 9 approved a series of land-development, procurement and budget actions alongside routine administrative items.
Plats and development approvals: The court approved the short-form and final plats for multiple subdivisions and related items, including the De Jesus short-form plat (three residential lots on ~10.181 acres), Mule Creek Estates (two lots on ~5.862 acres), Spanish Oak Acres Phase 2 (12 lots on ~20.100 acres), Petty Towne short-form plat (four lots on ~13.188 acres), a six-month extension for the Maxwell Farms preliminary plat (~80.355 acres), assignment of the Sunset Oaks Section 5 development agreement to Starlight Homes Texas LLC, and final plat approval for FM 672 Acres (nine lots on ~13.453 acres). Each item was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Procurement and insurance: The court approved awarding RFP 24CCP01P (Cobble County Hazard Mitigation Plan Development Services) to Langford Community Management Services after a selection committee reviewed four proposals and ranked them. The purchasing representative summarized the committee makeup and scores and recommended Langford; the court approved the award by voice vote. The court also approved payment of an annual property-coverage invoice to the Texas Association of Counties.
Burn ban and public safety: County emergency-management staff reported recent structure fires and rising KVDI dryness indices but recommended keeping the county burn ban off for another two weeks while retaining the option to implement an emergency burn ban; commissioners voted to keep the burn ban off.
ARPA reallocation and budget amendment: County staff (Dani) said roughly $1.3 million in ARPA funds remain to be obligated and proposed reallocating $50,000 from broadband funds for a Windows 11 upgrade (Dani specified $46,885.47 to cover 39 desktops, 39 monitors and six laptops). After tabling the item earlier in the meeting so Judge Hayden could return, the court later approved a budget amendment allocating $300,000 for dispatch/PSAP remodels (or distribution to individual PSAPs if that is cheaper), $50,000 (rounded) for computer upgrades, $450,000 for a Bomag road-maintenance machine, and the remaining approximately $517,896 for planning and architecture work for county facilities. The court approved the budget amendment by voice vote.
Votes were taken by standard motion/second and voice vote; where recorded, motions were moved by members of the commission and seconded (examples: motion to approve De Jesus short-form plat moved by Commissioner Horne and seconded by Commissioner Thomas; ARPA reallocation motion moved by Commissioner Westmoreland and seconded by Commissioner Horn). The court recessed for an executive session under Texas Local Government Code §551.071 to discuss a Prairie League Public Improvement District petition and returned without taking public action on that petition.
What’s next: The court set a workshop on July 18 to review a compressed CIP priority list and scheduled further discussion at regular meetings on July 23 and Aug. 13; staff will process contracts, budget amendments and procurement next steps as authorized.
