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Glenn Heights creates local PACE program, approves administration contract
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a resolution establishing a local PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) program and later approved a professional services agreement with the Texas PACE Authority to administer it, moving the program from intent to implementation.
The Glenn Heights City Council on June 16 voted to establish a local Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program and approved a professional services agreement to have the Texas PACE Authority administer it.
City Manager Clifford Blackwell told council members the resolution was “part of the second step in adopting the Texas PACE program,” noting the council had previously passed a resolution of intent. The council approved the establishing resolution by roll call and later approved a professional services contract to administer the program; the votes were recorded unanimously at the time of each roll call.
The program creates a framework for financing energy‑efficiency and resiliency upgrades through assessments tied to property, governed by state statute (referenced in the meeting as Chapter 399 of the Texas Local Government Code). The administration agreement with Texas PACE Authority will place program operations, application processing, and assessment administration with the external authority rather than city staff, which staff said is standard practice for new municipal PACE programs.
The council offered no public comment during the program’s hearing and approved both items after brief staff presentation and opportunity for council questions. City staff indicated next steps include final contracting and public information for prospective property owners.
