Behind the Gavel: Aug. 12, 2025
The Bryan City Council meets on Tuesday, Aug. 12, for their workshop and regular meetings at City Hall. Learn everything you need to know about the meeting here.
Behind the Gavel: Aug. 12, 2025
The Bryan City Council meets on Tuesday, Aug. 12, for their workshop and regular meetings at City Hall.
3 p.m. – Workshop Meeting
- Legends Event Center Update.
- Presentation regarding Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate.
- Gameday on Main presentation.
View the workshop agenda here.
4 p.m. – Bryan Commerce & Development, Inc., Board of Directors Meeting
The Bryan City Council also serves as the Board of Directors for Bryan Commerce and Development Inc., the city’s economic development arm. Meeting is held in Room 305.
View the Bryan Commerce and Development, Inc. meeting agenda here.
4 p.m. – First Regular Meeting
Closed to the public for Council’s executive session. View the first regular meeting agenda here.
5:30 p.m. – Second Regular Meeting
Public Hearing
- Rezoning request to change the classification from Planned Development – Mixed Use District (PD-M) to Planned Development – Housing District (PD-H), on 20.398 acres of land located at the north corner of Boonville Road (FM 158) and Copperfield Drive.
Consent
- Contract with TK Elevator Corporation that will allow for the modernization of the Phillips Event Center’s elevator, in the amount of $119,882.37.
- Development agreement to cost participate in the construction of water lines for New Terra at Cunningham with the developer, Terra Nova Home Builders, to accommodate future growth in the area, for the not to exceed amount of $9,952.55.
- Corridor Beautification Grant request for façade and signage improvements for property located at 2001 East State Highway 21, in the amount of $13,060.83.
- First extension of Contract with McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. for the collection of delinquent Municipal Court costs, fines, and fees.
- Resolution amending the rates charged for hangar rents at Coulter Airfield.
- Blanket purchase order with Southern Tire Mart for remaining Fiscal Year 2025 annual tire procurements, in the not to exceed amount of $200,000.
- Professional services contract with 7Arrows Land Staff, LLC for the acquisition of right-of-way and easements for the Old Hearne Road Phase 3 & 5 Project, for a not to exceed amount of $130,500.
- Resolution authorizing the purchase of groundwater rights and a one-acre well site from GRT Interests, LLC, for a not to exceed amount of $580,000.
- Contract for FM 974 (Tabor Road) to D&S Contracting, Inc. to relocate a sewer line to remove conflicts with TxDOT’s proposed improvements at this location, for a not to exceed amount of $107,093.50.
- Resolution authorizing participation and acceptance of monies as part of Texas’ settlement of national opioid lawsuits as relates to Perdue Pharma/Sackler and to the Generics Manufacturers group, and to authorize the City Manager to execute necessary documents.
Statutory
- Resolution authorizing approval of an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Brazos County for Fiscal Year 2026 for the housing of City of Bryan prisoners and approving Fiscal Year 2026 funding, in an amount not to exceed $175,000.
- Proposed Brazos County Health District Fiscal Year 2026 Budget in the amount of $8,076,174 and City of Bryan funding in the amount of $478,029.
- Construction contract with Brazos Paving, Inc. for the traffic signal and intersection improvement portion of the Hardy Weedon Road & Traffic Signal Improvements Project, in the not to exceed amount of $838,194.
- Resolution to reimburse the General Fund from future bond issuance for the Hardy Weedon Road & Traffic Signal Improvements Project, in the not to exceed amount of $838,194.
- Request to increase the Fiscal Year 2025 Blanket Purchase Order for the Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District from $300,000 to $430,000.
- Professional services contract with KCI Technologies, Inc. for the design of the Trafalgar Traffic Signals Project, for the not to exceed amount of $125,368.
- Resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement for Local On-System Improvement Project with TxDOT to construct intersection improvements on Hardy Weedon Road in proximity of the intersection with State Highway 30 and the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Hardy Weedon Road and State Highway 30.
- Purchase of four solid waste collection trucks, as part of the vehicle replacement plan, through Sourcewell and Buyboard cooperative purchasing program contracts from Fiscal Year 2026 Solid Waste Enterprise Funds, for a not to exceed amount of $1,469,954.
- Contract for a slab-on-grade concrete foundation for a 60’ X 100’ storage building at Travis Bryan Midtown Park, in an amount not to exceed $169,131.60.
- Purchase contract of a 6,000 square foot Pre-Engineered Metal Building for Travis Bryan Midtown Park to accommodate storage needs for Legends Event Center and the Parks & Recreation Department, in the amount of $186,746.
- Construction contract for La Brisa Culvert Replacement Project to Brazos Paving, Inc., for a not to exceed amount of $297,389.75.
- Construction contract with Alsay Incorporated for drilling water wells 20 and 21, for a not to exceed amount of $8,059,870.
- Construction contract with Hydro Resources Mid-Continent, Inc. for drilling water wells 22 and 23 for a not to exceed amount of $8,358,500.
- Resolution of intent to reimburse the Water Fund from future debt proceeds for the construction of Water Wells 20-23, for a not to exceed amount of $9,000,000.
Regular
- Consider and take appropriate action on setting a proposed tax rate of $0.624000 per $100 of valuation (maintains the current rate) and scheduling a public hearing on the proposed tax rate.
- Meetings held in Council Chambers can be watched live at bryantx.gov/channel16 or on Optimum Channel 16.
- Non-agenda item speakers must register by 9 a.m. on meeting day.
- Agenda item speakers must register before the 5:30 p.m. meeting begins.
- View speaker guidelines and form.
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