City Council Town Hall
Regular MeetingBastrop, TX · September 3, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF BASTROP
BASTROP CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL TOWN HALL MINUTES
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
The Bastrop City Council met in a Town Hall Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3,
2025, at the Bastrop City Hall Council Chambers, 1311 Chestnut Street, Bastrop, Texas, with the
following action taken to wit:
Council Members Present Staff Present
Mayor Ishmael Harris City Manager Sylvia Camllo-Trevino
Mayor Pro-Tem John Kirkland Assistant City Manager Andres Resales
Council Member Cynthia Meyer City Secretary Michael Muscarello
Council Member Kerry Fossler Assistant City Secretary Victoria Psencik
Council Member Perry Lowe Assistant to the City Manager Vivianna Andres
Council Member Kevin Plunkett Main Street Manager Michaela Joyce
Development Services Director James Cowey
Police Chief Vicky Steffanic
Public Information Manager Colin Guerra
Fleet & Facilities Manager Doug Haggerty
Senior Planner Brittany Epling
Parks & Recreation Director Jason Alfaro
1. CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum present, Mayor Harris called the City Council Town Hall Meeting to
order at 6:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - United States of America and Texas Flags
Mayor Harris led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. INVOCATION
Mayor Pro-Tem Kirkland delivered the Invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5A. Presentation regarding the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for Mayfest
Park and Rodeo Arena.
Presented by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager.
4. CITIZEN COMMENT(S)
Citizen(s) addressing the City Council on an item on the agenda: Margaret Staton, Taylor
Homuth, Coy Williams, Cicely Hall, Deborah Jones, Jimmy Crouch, Phyllis Mathison,
Chris Kirby, Carlos Liriano, and Linda Waxman.
City ofBastrop, Texas
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ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
6A. Discuss and potentially provide direction to the City Manager to bring back
items of importance related to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for
Mayfest Park and Rodeo Arena.
MOTION: Council Member Meyer moved to direct the City Manager and city staff to
consider all the comments regarding the Rodeo Arena and Mayfest Park heard today
(9/3/2025) with the survey input to come back with a comprehensive plan to develop and
establish Mayfest Park and Rodeo Arena and have any necessaiy future meetings to
complete the plan. Council Member Plunkett seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon receiving a motion duly made and a second to adjourn, Mayor Harris adjourned the
September 3rd City Council Town Hall Meeting at 7:31 p.m.
CITY OF BASTROP, TEXAS
Ishmael Harris, Mayor
Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary
City ofBastrop, Texas
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Agenda
Bastrop, TX City Council Town Hall Agenda
Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers
1311 Chestnut Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
(512) 332-8800
September 03, 2025
City Council Town Hall at 6:00 PM
City of Bastrop City Council meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you
require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary at (512) 332-8800 or write 1311
Chestnut Street, 78602, or by calling through a T.D.D. (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf) to
Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
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The City of Bastrop reserves the right to reconvene, recess, or realign the Regular Session or
called Executive Session or order of business at any time prior to adjournment.
PLEASE NOTE: ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL MUST
COMPLETE A CITIZEN COMMENT FORM AND GIVE THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE CITY
SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALTERNATELY, IF
YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING, YOU MAY COMPLETE A CITIZEN
COMMENT FORM WITH YOUR COMMENTS AT CITYOFBASTROP.ORG/CITIZENCOMMENT
AT LEAST TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS ON THE REQUESTED DATE.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THIS TIME WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING
THE MEETING AND INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD, BUT NOT READ ALOUD.
COMMENTS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL IN ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE (3)
MINUTES.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
3. INVOCATION
4. CITIZEN COMMENTS
At this time, three (3) minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic.
Anyone in attendance wishing to address the Council must complete a citizen comment
form and give the completed form to the City Secretary prior to the start of the City Council
meeting. Alternately, if you are unable to attend the council meeting, you may complete a
citizen comment form with your comments at www.cityofbastrop.org/citizencommentform
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at least two hours before the meeting starts on the requested date. Comments submitted
by this time will be given to the City Council during the meeting and included in the public
record, but not read aloud. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a citizen
discusses any item not on the agenda, City Council cannot discuss issues raised or make
any decision at this time. Instead, City Council is limited to making a statement of specific
factual information or a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Issues may
be referred to City Manager for research and possible future action.
It is not the intention of the City of Bastrop to provide a public forum for the embarrassment
or demeaning of any individual or group. Neither is it the intention of the Council to allow
a member of the public to slur the performance, honesty and/or integrity of the Council, as
a body, or any member or members of the Council individually or collectively, or members
of the City’s staff. Accordingly, profane, insulting or threatening language directed toward
the Council and/or any person in the Council’s presence will not be tolerated.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5A. Presentation regarding the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for Mayfest Park and
Rodeo Arena.
6. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
6A. Discuss and potentially provide direction to the City Manager to bring back items of
importance related to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for Mayfest Park and
Rodeo Arena.
7. ADJOURNMENT
All items on the agenda are eligible for discussion and action unless specifically stated
otherwise.
The Bastrop City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time
during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized
by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072
(Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations),
551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), and 551.087
(Economic Development), and §551.086 (Competitive Matters regarding Electric Utility).
I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting as posted in accordance
with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located at the entrance
to the City of Bastrop City Hall, a place of convenient and readily accessible to the general public,
as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the
following date and time: August 28, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. and remained posted for at least two
hours after said meeting was convened.
/s/ Michael Muscarello
Michael Muscarello, City Secretary
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