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Smithville council approves multiple appointments, ordinances and contracts; parks board created
Summary
The council approved certificates of appropriateness for Main Street properties, multiple board reappointments, a parks-and-recreation ordinance and associated appointments, an AV contract for the recreation center (projectors excluded), a Safe Routes to School AFA amendment, and other routine items; roll calls were unanimous on recorded votes.
At its Jan. 12 meeting, the Smithville City Council approved a package of routine but substantive actions spanning historic preservation, boards and committees, local ordinances, and capital projects.
Key approvals and votes
- Certificates of appropriateness: Council approved historic‑preservation certificates for 117 Main Street (Hannah) and 110 Main Street (Rachel Tolbert), following a unanimous recommendation from the Historic Preservation and Design Standards Advisory Committee. Council voted by roll call with affirmative votes recorded from the members present.
- Appointments and reappointments: The council appointed Aaron Cornet to the Historic Preservation and Design Standards Advisory Committee and reappointed members to the Airport Advisory Board and the Smithville Hospital Authority (reappointments to the hospital authority included Anne Fulture, Mark Bunny and Jimmy Trousdale). Later in the meeting the council established a Parks & Recreation Board (adopting a revised ordinance) and appointed five founding members to the board (Les Degraphen Reed, Chris Wilkey, Kristen Barrow, Mark Bunty and Doug Lin Decker) by motion and roll‑call vote.
- Ordinances: Council adopted an ordinance to repeal the Short Street school zone after staff said the solar beacons had repeatedly malfunctioned and the school zone no longer aligned with current traffic patterns. Council also passed an ordinance setting cemetery hours (dawn to dusk).
- Contracts and capital items: Council approved a license agreement for joint pole use with Spectrum Gulf Coast LLC and approved an AV upgrade for the recreation center from the recommended vendor, with the council-authorized change to exclude replacement projectors and the three‑year projector site warranty to reduce initial cost.
- Safe Routes to School: Council approved an advanced funding agreement map amendment to include Martin Luther King Boulevard in the Safe Routes to School project limits and noted coordination with Bastrop County on sidewalks and any roadway work.
- Election and finance housekeeping: Council adopted the resolution calling the May 2, 2026 municipal election and authorized a joint elections contract with the Bastrop County elections administrator. Council also approved the December financial report.
Votes: Where roll calls were recorded on motions shown in the transcript, councilmembers present recorded unanimous "yes" votes (Durham/Dunham, Meek, Jenkins, Washington, Jameson).
Most items were routine, carried with apparent consensus, and will move into implementation steps managed by staff and the affected boards.
