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September 22, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

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Agenda — 42 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 0:03
  5. 5 REQUEST ALL PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES BE TURNED OFF, EXCEPT EMERGENCY ON-CALL PERSONNEL.
  6. 6 INVOCATION: COUNCILMEMBER LABOWSKI ▶ jump to 0:18
  7. 7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG ▶ jump to 1:29
  8. 8 PROCLAMATIONS:
  9. A) Emergency Medical Services Day 25-773 ▶ jump to 2:05
  10. B) Living Legends of New Braunfels 25-1098 ▶ jump to 6:48
  11. 11 PRESENTATIONS
  12. A) Presentation, discussion, and possible direction to staff regarding transit service and third-party microtransit contract. 25-1117 ▶ jump to 16:04
  13. B) Presentation, discussion and possible action approving a resolution giving consent to the issuance of up to $5,000,000 in Unlimited Tax Road Bonds by Comal County Water Improvement District No. 3A. 25-1156 approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:34
  14. 14 CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS
  15. 15 This time is for citizens to address the City Council on issues and items of concerns 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 56:40
  16. 1. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 67:44
  17. 17 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.
  18. 18 Action Items
  19. A) Approval of the September 4, 2025 special meeting minutes, the September 8, 2025 executive and regular meeting minutes, and the September 15, 2025 special meeting minutes. 25-1130 approved Pass
  20. B) Approval of a contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for engineering services for remapping the Dry Comal Creek Floodplain. 25-1141 approved Pass
  21. C) Approval of a purchase from Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds and Water Parks for new trash receptacles and from Texas Longhorn BBQ Pits, LLC for barbeque grills for the City of New Braunfels park system. 25-1153 approved Pass
  22. D) Approval of a contract with STV, Inc. for the final plans, specifications, and estimates for Solms Road from IH35 frontage to FM482. 25-877 approved Pass
  23. E) Approval to renew the following annual contracts, as allowed for by their contract language and in accordance with City Charter Section 9.17: Bound Tree Medical LLC, Siddons Martin, Texas Municipal League, AV Fuel Corp, Kahlig Enterprise dba Bluebonnet Motors and United Rentals 25-1155 approved Pass
  24. 24 Ordinances (In accordance with Section 3.10 of the City Charter, a descriptive caption of each ordinance shall be read on two separate days.)
  25. F) Approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 110, Appendix X of the Code of Ordinances relating to the implementation of the next phase of Solid Waste commercial rate adjustments. 25-1149 approved Pass ▶ jump to 68:17
  26. 25 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass ▶ jump to 69:09
  27. G) Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance establishing the number of positions in each classification in the New Braunfels Fire Department and Police Department pursuant to Local Government Code, Chapter 143. 25-1171 approved Pass ▶ jump to 68:31
  28. 2. INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
  29. 28 Individuals desiring to speak to any individual item should line up behind the podium and be ready to speak when public comment is recognized.
  30. A) Public hearing and first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2024-90 that designated Reinvestment Zone No. 2024-01 for tax abatement purposes, by correcting the property description in Exhibit A. 25-1080 approved Pass ▶ jump to 71:08
  31. B) Public hearing and first reading of an ordinance requested by Alba Henriquez, on behalf of Luciano Henriquez, to rezone approximately 0.3 of an acre out of the A M Esnaurizar Survey 1, Abstract 1, from C-3 (Commercial District) to C-3 SUP (Commercial District with a Special Use Permit to allow Short Term Rental of a residence), currently addressed as 1160 Dunlap Drive 25-1133 approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:37
  32. C) Public hearing and first reading of an ordinance requested by Evelyn Orr Westfahl, on behalf of June Orr, to rezone approximately 0.2 of an acre out of City Block 2013, part of Lots 234 and 235, from C-2 (General Business District) to C-2 SUP (General Business District with a Special Use Permit to allow Short Term Rental of a residence), currently addressed as 341 North Market Avenue 25-1134 approved Pass ▶ jump to 79:15
  33. D) Discuss and consider the second and final reading of an ordinance to amend New Braunfels Code of Ordinances, Chapter 86, Article IV, Section 86-94 by adopting updated admission fees at the New Braunfels Landa Park Aquatic Center and adding all related fees to Appendix D, updating and codifying fees related to Camp Minnehaha and Fischer Park in Appendix D, and amending ordinance 2020-82 to update the scope of fees related to Das Rec and adding that language to Appendix D. 25-1150 approved Pass ▶ jump to 86:52
  34. E) Discuss and consider approval of a resolution for nomination(s) to the Guadalupe County Appraisal District Board of Directors for a four (4) year term ending 2029. 25-1151 postponed Pass ▶ jump to 90:48
  35. F) Discuss and consider approval of a resolution for nomination(s) to the Comal County Appraisal District Board of Directors. 25-1152 postponed Pass ▶ jump to 92:19
  36. 3. EXECUTIVE SESSION
  37. 36 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.
  38. A) Deliberate issues regarding economic development negotiations in accordance with Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC (Aumovio) 25-1072
  39. 4. IF NECESSARY, RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
  40. 39 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 92:22
  41. 40 CERTIFICATION
  42. 41 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.