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Temple reinvestment board approves annual report and six project authorizations; multiple design contracts authorized
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Summary
The Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board unanimously approved the annual report and recommended city-council authorization for professional-services agreements and contract amendments totaling several hundred thousand dollars for road, water and master-plan projects; staff also updated the board on downtown market completion and lighting outreach.
The Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board met Dec. 17, 2025, heard project updates and approved the annual report for the year ended Sept. 30, 2025. Board members also authorized several professional-services contracts and contract amendments to advance road, water and master-plan work.
On the project side, the board carried motions to recommend city-council authorization for the following items (voice votes):
- Item 4: professional-services agreement with Casper Electric Advocates LP for East Tyler Loop/Tower Road/FM 3117 compliance design, estimated $564,100 (motion moved by Steve; second by Brandon).
- Item 5: professional-services agreement with Patrick & Associates LP for design and construction-phase services for a 12-inch waterline to Taylor Road, estimated $197,500.
- Item 6: professional-services agreement with Catherine Patrick's and Associates LP for final design and bidding services for the North Little Elm 15 and Strunk extension, estimated $94,900.
- Item 7: contract amendment with Casper Factory and Associates LP to expand the TRZ 2050 master-plan scope, $124,000.
- Item 8: contract amendment with Gatherer and Patrick's Associates LP for meets-and-bounds services for the South Temple transmission main (easements), estimated $60,000.
All motions were seconded and carried on voice votes recorded as unanimous by the chair.
Staff provided updates on completed and in-progress projects: the Santa Fe Community Market is at punch-list stage and expected to meet an advertised Dec. 25 completion; Wright Builders received praise for adapting to unexpected excavation issues near the railroad. Staff also discussed bridge and outer-loop work (estimated mid-2026 driver access with final completion later in 2026), options for solar lighting on Brewster Crossing (staff estimate of roughly $300,000 additional cost and about $130,000 for bridge lights), and downtown Main Street lighting outreach to holdout property owners.
The board then received a Templetonville Home Corporation update (no substantive progress reported) and adjourned; the next meeting is scheduled for January.
