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City Council - Special

August 17, 2026 ·5:00 PM Final

City Hall - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 20 items

  1. 1 OUR MISSION The City of New Braunfels serves the community by planning for the future, responding to community needs, and preserving our natural beauty and unique heritage.
  2. 2 AGENDA
  3. 3 CALL TO ORDER
  4. 4 CALL OF ROLL: CITY SECRETARY ▶ jump to 0:20
  5. 5 INVOCATION: COUNCILMEMBER SPRADLEY ▶ jump to 0:39
  6. 6 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG ▶ jump to 2:37
  7. 1. WORKSHOP ▶ jump to 3:07
  8. A) Presentation and discussion regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget and Plan of Municipal Services and the 2026 No New Revenue and Voter Approval tax rate. 26-960 ▶ jump to 3:13
  9. 9 PRESENTATION
  10. A) Presentation and update on the Westside Community Center. 26-989 ▶ jump to 118:40
  11. B) Presentation and discussion on the 2026 Roadway Impact Fee Study. 26-952 ▶ jump to 135:31
  12. 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION
  13. 13 In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Ch. 551.071, the City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the items listed on this agenda. Any final action or vote on any executive session item will be taken in open session.
  14. 13 page break
  15. 3. IF NECESSARY, RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
  16. 4. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 157:40
  17. 16 CERTIFICATION
  18. 17 I hereby certify the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the New Braunfels City Hall. _____________________________________ Gayle Wilkinson, City Secretary NOTE: Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to contact the City Secretary’s Office at (830) 221-4010 at least two (2) work days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
  19. 18 Taxpayer Impact Statement 2027
  20. 19 Comal County & Guadalupe County House Bill 1522, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2025, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. The City of New Braunfels has proposed a budget for FY 2027. 2025 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Comal County.....................................$287,080 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year ($0.0.408936).....................................$1,174 2026 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Comal County.....................................$281,180 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts the Proposed Budget and Tax Rate ($0.408936 per $100 of value).....................................$1,150 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate ($.415613 per $100 of value).....................................$1,169 2025 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Guadalupe County.....................................$246,910 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year ($0.0.408936).....................................$1,010 2026 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Guadalupe County.....................................$237,372 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts the Proposed Budget and Tax Rate ($0.408936 per $100 of value).....................................$971 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate ($.415613 per $100 of value).....................................$987 The estimates in this Impact Statement are valid only for the FY 2027 proposed budget and tax rate.