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Southlake council adopts ordinance to create independent Capital Improvements Advisory Committee to comply with state law
Summary
On second reading the council approved Ordinance 1228e to implement Senate Bill 1883, creating a seven-member independent Capital Improvements Advisory Committee (SIAC) with at least four members representing the development/building industry; the ordinance takes effect immediately and staff will begin a recruitment process.
The Southlake City Council voted 6–0 on Jan. 20 to adopt Ordinance 1228e, a second-reading ordinance that aligns the city’s Capital Improvements Advisory Committee process with recent state law changes.
Interim public works director Lauren Leneve told the council that Senate Bill 1883, effective Sept. 1, 2025, amended chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code and requires cities to establish a standalone SIAC with specified industry representation. “One of the most significant changes…is that the Planning and Zoning Commission may no longer serve as the city’s Capital Improvements Advisory Committee,” Leneve said, explaining the ordinance would create a seven-member board with at least four members representing real-estate development or building industries and who may not be city officials or employees.
Under the proposed structure staff described, the committee’s responsibilities will include advising on land-use assumptions, reviewing and monitoring impact-fee capital improvements plans, filing semiannual reports with written comments, and reviewing independent impact-fee audits if the city proposes fee changes. Leneve said the ordinance would take effect immediately if approved, after which staff will begin recruitment and later present appointments to the council.
Councilmember Ken Williamson moved approval on second reading; the motion carried 6–0. Councilmembers asked whether the industry representatives must be Southlake residents; Leneve said the ordinance as written requires residency. Staff estimated the SIAC would meet roughly four to six times in years when impact-fee updates are required.
The ordinance implements statutory constraints that limit the use of impact fees to growth-related capital projects (water, wastewater and roads) and reiterated that impact fees cannot be used for operations or maintenance.
