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Council authorizes Kimley Horn to pursue GLO planning grant for zoning and land-use updates
Summary
Council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute professional-services agreements with Kimley Horn to prepare a General Land Office grant application that would fund updates to the land-use plan and zoning ordinance (estimated $200,000 total, no local match required).
Council authorized the city manager to execute a professional-services contract with Kimley Horn to pursue a Texas General Land Office (GLO) grant for resilient communities planning work, including a land-use plan update and zoning ordinance revisions.
Consultant Carissa (Kimley Horn) presented the grant scope and timeline: the program is HUD-funded and administered through the GLO, application materials must be in by the end of the year, and awards typically range by project size. For the types of work Decatur proposed—updating an out-of-date land-use plan and producing a zoning-ordinance update—Carissa estimated roughly $100,000 for a land-use update and $100,000 for a zoning update (about $200,000 total) and said there would be no local match requirement for those components. She said timing and public-engagement scope determine final durations (six to 12 months to complete each product after award).
Council voted to approve Resolution 2025-11-32 and directed staff to proceed with application materials and the required resolution language to allow the city manager to sign.
