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Bulverde council forms advisory subcommittee to meet with Texas Water Company
Summary
After debate about transparency and council direction, Bulverde authorized a three-member advisory subcommittee to meet with Texas Water Company to hear alternatives for a booster pump/water-storage facility; the panel must report back to the full council publicly.
Council debated whether city staff should meet with Texas Water Company (TWC) about a proposed booster pump and water-storage facility (SUP-2506 at 1015 E. Allen Road) after staff said a prior unanimous motion left no direction to hold such meetings. Some council members and the city manager said staff should not meet outside council direction; others urged open, transparent conversations to avoid having the company move forward outside the city's influence.
Seeking a middle path, a council member proposed forming a three-member advisory subcommittee to meet with TWC, coordinated through the city manager, to hear and discuss possible alternative sites and configurations that TWC might offer. The proposal specified that the subcommittee would be advisory only and would not have authority to negotiate or commit the city; after subcommittee meetings the city manager would provide a written and oral report to the full council and the item would return to a public council agenda for decision.
Council amended the motion to name the subcommittee members as Councilmembers Ted Hawkins and Francesca Watson and Mayor Helen Case. The motion passed following a recorded voice exchange in which two council members opposed the appointments; the subcommittee was tasked with meeting TWC, maintaining public transparency, and returning alternatives and a staff-coordinated summary to the full council.
