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Central council approves two planned developments, multiple resolutions and a one-year contract extension; EV charging vote deferred
Summary
The City of Central council approved two planned developments, adopted several resolutions (including opposing carbon capture and an inscription for city hall), authorized a $150,000 police budget amendment and a one-year contract extension with CSRS LLC; a resolution on electric-vehicle charging stations was deferred to Nov. 25, 2025.
The City of Central City Council on a November meeting approved two planned-unit developments, adopted multiple resolutions and authorized a one-year contract extension for grant management services while deferring a proposal on electric-vehicle charging stations.
Council action focused on land-use and administrative business. The council introduced and approved PD 2502D / Z2503 for a Rotolo commercial development (a planned filling station, convenience store, offices and self-storage on roughly 12.61 acres at the northwest corner of Sullivan and Lovett Roads) and PD 2504D / Z2505 for The Reserve at Sullivan (a preliminary plan for 84 single-family lots and two commercial lots on 33.1 acres at 9438 and 9448 Sullivan Road). Commission-level conditions and stipulations were noted in the staff presentation; the commission record showed the Rotolo item passed the commission with a 5–2 vote and The Reserve passed with a 7–0 vote. Council approved the items as presented.
The council also approved an ordinance amending the FY2025–26 budget to accept $150,000 for the Central Police Department (Mac 461). Staff told the council the funds would cover building upgrades and equipment purchases that have not yet been made, including lighting, perimeter alarm/message boards and entry/breaching kits; the $150,000 figure was stated in the staff presentation. On related finance items, the council unanimously approved a resolution to write off an $8,500 uncollectible code-enforcement abatement expense after staff explained the property ownership changed after the enforcement order, preventing a lien against the current owner.
Other votes included approval of a resolution to inscribe the words “Thou shalt not bear false witness” on the doors entering the council chambers, to be funded from existing City Hall construction resources, and a resolution opposing carbon-capture and sequestration projects in the city insofar as they would rely on the use of eminent domain. Council Member LaVine framed that item as an appeal to state officials, saying the city’s resolution was intended to discourage use of eminent domain for such projects.
The council authorized a one-year contract extension with CSRS LLC for technical services and program management related to non–Stafford Act grants; the motion to allow the mayor to sign the extension passed on roll call. The council introduced (but did not act on) an ordinance to suspend collection of 0.1 percentage point of the city’s 2% general sales and use tax; a public hearing on that proposal was scheduled for Dec. 9, 2025.
A previously introduced resolution to approve installation of electric-vehicle charging stations was debated and then deferred to the Nov. 25, 2025 council meeting after a motion by Council Member Meyer; the deferral vote recorded four yes votes (Laverne, McKinney, Meyer and Roy) and three absences.
What’s next: the EV-charging resolution will return to the Nov. 25 meeting for further consideration; the proposed sales-tax-suspension ordinance has a public hearing set for Dec. 9, 2025. Several approved items referenced commission stipulations and funding sources that will be implemented in follow-up staff actions.
