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April 13, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

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Agenda — 63 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 0:04
  5. 5 REQUEST ALL PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES BE TURNED OFF, EXCEPT EMERGENCY ON-CALL PERSONNEL.
  6. 6 INVOCATION: COUNCILMEMBER LABOWSKI ▶ jump to 0:19
  7. 7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG ▶ jump to 3:02
  8. 8 PROCLAMATIONS: ▶ jump to 3:35
  9. A) Apraxia Awareness 26-339 ▶ jump to 3:55
  10. B) Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month 26-232 ▶ jump to 7:27
  11. C) Sexual Assault Awareness Month 26-377 ▶ jump to 14:21
  12. 12 CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 19:50
  13. 13 This time is for citizens to address the City Council on issues and items of concern not on this agenda. There will be no City Council action at this time. In the interest of protecting the City's network and data, the City is not accepting flash drives or electronic files for use during Citizens Communications. Please use hard copies, the overhead projector or access the City’s online digital form to upload electronic files you would like the Mayor and Council to view. The digital form would need to be uploaded two (2) hours prior to the City Council meeting. A link to this form can be accessed on the City Secretary’s website. Individuals desiring to speak at citizen's communications should line up behind the podium and be ready to speak. ▶ jump to 20:14
  14. 1. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 20:45
  15. 15 All items listed below are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the City Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as part of the normal order of business. Citizens must be present to pull an item.
  16. 16 Action Items
  17. A) Approval of the city council March 9, 2026 regular and executive session meeting minutes, and the March 23, regular and executive session meeting minutes. 26-324 approved Pass
  18. B) Approval of an FY 2026 budget amendment for the General Fund- Communications and Non-Departmental Departments. 26-317 approved Pass
  19. C) Approval of an FY 2026 budget amendment for the General Fund- Parks Department. 26-341 approved Pass
  20. D) Approval of a contract award for the Landa Park Golf Course Bunker Renovation Project to Landscapes Unlimited, LLC. 26-343 approved Pass
  21. E) Approval of an expenditure of up to $1,300,000 for the acquisition of the necessary right-of-way and easements as part of the Common Street Project and authorization for the City Manager to execute all necessary conveyance documents. 26-357 approved Pass
  22. F) Approval of an amendment to the lease agreement between the City of New Braunfels and New Braunfels Waterpark, LLC. 26-358 approved Pass
  23. G) Approval of the second amendment between the City of New Braunfels and CEMEX Construction Materials South, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company to include additional properties in the Industrial District Agreement. 26-292 approved Pass
  24. H) Approval of the purchase of vehicles and Equipment with Bluebonnet Motors Ford, United Ag & Turf, Hill Country Outdoor Power, Ewald Kubota, Doggett Freightliner of Austin, and North Texas Trailers for the Drainage Division in the Public Works Department. 26-379 approved Pass
  25. I) Approval of an expenditure of up to $600,000 for the acquisition of the necessary right-of-way and easements as part of the Kohlenberg Road Project and authorization for the City Manager to execute all necessary conveyance documents. 26-380
  26. J) Approval of a recommendation by the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Board awarding Business Improvement and Preservation Grants to Bootleggers Pizza Parlor in an amount up to $2,767.66 and to Red Stag in an amount up to $17,000. 26-406 approved Pass
  27. 27 Resolutions
  28. K) Approval of a resolution supporting a collaborative effort between the City of New Braunfels, the City of Seguin, and Texas State University for a Workforce Study in Comal and Guadalupe Counties. 26-306 approved Pass ▶ jump to 21:36
  29. L) Approval of a resolution suspending for 45 days the effective date of the gas utility rate increase under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas - South Texas Division; and authorizing the City’s continued participation in the Alliance of CenterPoint Municipalities. 26-307 approved Pass ▶ jump to 21:48
  30. M) Approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of New Braunfels, Texas, renewing and amending the Meet and Confer Agreement between the City and the New Braunfels Police Officers' Association (NBPOA) for a term ending on September 30, 2028. 26-375 approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:09
  31. N) Approval of a resolution authorizing the reallocation of $202,500 in funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program under the American Rescue Plan Act to support existing Public Transportation and Pedestrian Mobility projects, due to a nonprofit grantee’s requested withdrawal, and authorizing the City Manager to act on behalf of the City in all related matters 26-376 approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:25
  32. O) Approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of New Braunfels, Texas approving participation in a settlement agreement between the State of Texas and six regional distributors/dispenser defendants (Remnant Defendants Settlement): Associated Pharmacies, Inc. (and American Associated Pharmacies); J M Smith Corporation; Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; Morris and Dickson Co.; North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; and United Natural Foods, Inc. (including its subsidiaries SuperValu and Advantage Logistics); and authorizing the city manager to execute the Combined Subdivision Participation and Release Form. 26-342 approved Pass ▶ jump to 22:53
  33. P) Approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an amended Advanced Funding Agreement between the City of New Braunfels and Texas Department of Transportation for the Barbarosa Road/Saur Lane Improvement project funded by the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Surface Transportation Block Grant fund. 26-344 approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:31
  34. 34 Ordinances (In accordance with Section 3.10 of the City Charter, a descriptive caption of each ordinance shall be read on two separate days.)
  35. Q) Approval of the first reading of an ordinance updating Section 86-3, “Rules and Regulations for Control of Park and Recreation Areas” of the New Braunfels Code of Ordinances authorizing the city manager to set operating hours for city parks facilities and park concessions. 26-106 approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:52
  36. R) Approval of the first reading of an ordinance, in accordance with adopted agreements with the property owner, to annex for limited purposes Lots 1, 2, and 900, Block 2, Mayfair - South Ransom Commercial Subdivision, consisting of approximately 10 acres. 26-346 approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:10
  37. S) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance requested by Henry Espinoza, to rezone approximately 2.3 acres out of the AM Esnaurizar Survey, Abstract 20, from APD AH (Agricultural/Pre-Development, Airport Hazard Overlay District) to M-1A AH (Light Industrial, Airport Hazard Overlay District), currently addressed at 1752 and 1756 Saur Lane. 26-363 approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:24
  38. T) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance establishing the number of positions in each classification and allowing over hires in the Police Department pursuant to Local Government Code, Chapter 143. 26-374 approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:49
  39. U) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance abandoning a 0.302-acre portion of right-of-way for a water lane, located between West San Antonio Street and Loop 337. 26-296 approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:01
  40. V) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance in consideration of the Tourism Public Improvement District (TPID) assessment; approving the service plan for the district; authorizing an agreement between the City , The Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, Inc., and the New Braunfels Tourism Public Improvement District Corporation regarding the management of the district; and appropriating $320,000 in revenue to the district for 2026; and amending the FY 2026 Adopted Budget to create the new Tourism Public Improvement District Special Revenue Fund. 26-330 approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:13
  41. W) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance repealing Section 2-121, of Chapter 2 of the New Braunfels Code of Ordinances, eliminating references to the Downtown Development Board. 26-387 approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:45
  42. X) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 126, Sec. 126-381(b), related to the river area parking zones by adding exceptions to enforcement for disabled parking plates and placards. 26-388 approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:56
  43. 42 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass ▶ jump to 26:48
  44. Y) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 86, Section 86-4 to prohibit public entry to the Comal River Old Channel from City owned property. 26-389 approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:11
  45. 2. INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
  46. 45 Individuals desiring to speak to any individual item should line up behind the podium and be ready to speak when public comment is recognized.
  47. A) Discuss and consider a resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt for the acquisition, construction, and equipping of the new headquarter buildings and facilities to be occupied and used by New Braunfels Utilities. The maximum principal amount of obligations expected to be issued for the project is $190,000,000. 26-393 approved Pass ▶ jump to 32:08
  48. 47 PRESENTATIONS
  49. A) Presentation and Recommended Revisions to the Towing Ordinance. 26-409 ▶ jump to 32:11
  50. 48 page break
  51. 49 TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT
  52. 50 House Bill 1522, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2025, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. The City of New Braunfels has adopted a budget for FY 2026. 2024 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Comal County............$ 349,106 2024 Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year ($0.0.408936)...................$ 1,428 2025 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Comal County............$ 354,783 Estimated 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts the Proposed Budget and Tax Rate ($0.408936 per $100 of value)...$ 1,451 Estimated 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate ($.409475 per $100 of value)...........................................................................$ 1,453 2024 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Guadalupe County.........$ 331,133 2024 Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year ($0.0.408936).......................$ 1,354 2025 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Guadalupe County.........$ 311,795 Estimated 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts the Proposed Budget and Tax Rate ($0.408936 per $100 of value).......$ 1,275 Estimated 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate ($.409475 per $100 of value)...............................................................................$ 1,277 The estimates in this Impact Statement are valid only for the FY 2026 adopted budget and tax rate.
  53. 3. EXECUTIVE SESSION ▶ jump to 66:10
  54. 52 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. ▶ jump to 66:11
  55. A) Deliberate pending/contemplated litigation, settlement offer(s), and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct in accordance with Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, specifically: · Cause No. 2025CV0719; City of New Braunfels v. Joe Henry Tays, Individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of Frederick Frueholz, Jr. (Deceased) 26-450
  56. B) Deliberate issues regarding economic development negotiations in accordance with Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code: 1. Project Casa 26-367
  57. C) Deliberate the appointment, evaluation, duties, discipline, or removal of the City Attorney in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code. 26-438
  58. 4. IF NECESSARY, RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
  59. I-1) Approval of an expenditure of up to $600,000 for the acquisition of the necessary right-of-way and easements as part of the Kohlenberg Road Project and authorization for the City Manager to execute all necessary conveyance documents. 26-380
  60. 57 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 67:39
  61. 58 CERTIFICATION
  62. 58 page break
  63. 59 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.