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Richland Hills council unanimously approves consent agenda, committee appointments and budget reallocations; ends subsidized transport program
Summary
Mayor Curtis said the council unanimously approved the consent agenda (including May 26 minutes), established a beautification and public art advisory committee, approved an interlocal agreement with Tarant County for Mimosa Park Drive, enacted several budget actions including pausing Safe Routes to School funding and reallocating Glen View funds to Booth Callaway, made committee appointments, approved a resolution ending the city-subsidized real-time transport program effective July 24, 2026, and received a short-term rentals update (25 identified, 11 registered).
At a city council meeting Mayor Curtis recapped a series of unanimous approvals and updates. The council unanimously approved the consent agenda, including the minutes from the May 26, 2026 meeting, and approved a resolution to establish a beautification and public art advisory committee to guide public art and beautification projects across Richland Hills.
The council approved an interlocal agreement with Tarant County to fund a mill-and-overlay for Mimosa Park Drive under a shared-cost partnership. Council members also approved several financial and budget-related actions: pausing current funding for the Safe Routes to School program within the strategic initiatives fund, approving a budget amendment related to the oil and gas fund that pauses design funding for Safe Routes to School, and reallocating funding from the larger Glen View project to the lower-cost Booth Callaway project while evaluating additional infrastructure needs.
Council appointments were also approved: Athena Campbell and Mike Wit were appointed to the finance committee; Johnke and Allison Berger to the infrastructure committee; and Travis Malone and Roland Goas to the community development committee. The council approved an interlocal assistance agreement to continue regional cooperation on fire and explosion investigations.
Separately, the council approved a resolution ending the city-subsidized real-time transport program; the resolution is effective July 24, 2026. Mayor Curtis said the council reviewed an afteraction report from the previous meeting and received an update on short-term rentals: staff identified 25 short-term rental properties citywide, 11 of which are currently registered and paying occupancy tax. An outreach platform is planned to go live before July 1 to encourage additional registrations.
Mayor Curtis closed by thanking residents and saying the city will continue to inform the public about infrastructure, budget and community priorities.
