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Jersey Village council approves final FY25 budget amendments, TIRZ report and a slate of city projects
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting, the Jersey Village City Council approved a cleanup amendment to the fiscal year 2025 budget, accepted the TIRZ No. 3 annual report, acknowledged an ETJ petition, and approved contract authorizations and grant applications for wastewater work, police technology and a dispatch remodel.
The Jersey Village City Council on Jan. 12 approved a set of financial and project actions intended to close out fiscal year 2025 accounts and move multiple infrastructure projects forward.
Jennifer, a city finance presenter, told council the ordinance amends FY25 to recognize $5,668,000 in additional revenues and $562,321 in expenditures across funds, driven largely by land-sale proceeds, about $500,000 in FEMA reimbursements, higher sales-tax receipts and a state EMS grant. "This is a cleanup budget amendment," she said, explaining the changes address accruals and activity that occurred after the books closed. Council voted to adopt the ordinance.
Council also accepted the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 3 annual report required by state law. City staff said the city initially earmarked $1,000,000 in the first year of the program (and $750,000 in a later year) for lot purchases to facilitate housing redevelopment; staff reported two new homes built and additional lots under private ownership or in design, and said future funding decisions will be addressed at the next budget session.
On extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) matters, staff advised that because of pending litigation over the statute courts and the remedy mechanism, the city should acknowledge the validity of a property owner's petition rather than immediately effecting a release from the ETJ. Council approved a resolution acknowledging the petition’s validity.
Other actions approved included authorization for staff to contract with IDS Engineering for design, bidding and construction management on wastewater and lift-station rehabilitation projects (see separate coverage), and authorization for staff to apply for a Texas Criminal Justice Grant to fund Peregrine crime-intelligence software (application only; acceptance would require a future council action). The council also approved an ordinance to fund a modest remodel to relocate the dispatch communications center into the police records area using abandoned-property and state seizure funds.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (as adjusted): motion carried (motion to approve consent agenda as adjusted). - Resolution 20‑26‑2 (TIRZ annual report): motion carried (approved). - Resolution 20‑26‑5 (acknowledge ETJ petition validity): motion carried (approved). - Ordinance 2026‑2 (FY25 budget amendment): motion carried (approved). - Resolution 20‑26‑3 (IDS Engineering for wastewater/lift stations): motion carried (approved). - Resolution 20‑26‑4 (authorize application for Texas Criminal Justice Grant): motion carried (approved). - Ordinance 20‑26‑4 (dispatch relocation funding and FY26 amendment): motion carried (approved).
What happens next
Staff said the pool design team will return with a final concept in roughly two weeks and that several design and procurement items for water/wastewater projects will follow staged engineering and bidding. Grant award acceptance and any contract approvals will return to council as separate items if staff pursues and wins awards or completes negotiations.
