Regular City Council Meeting at 5:00 PM/Joint Planning and Zoning Meeting at 6:30 PM
Regular MeetingBastrop, TX · November 18, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF BASTROP
BASTROP CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, November 18,2025
The Bastrop City Council met in a Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18,2025,
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 / Fire Chief Andres Resales
Council Member Cynthia Meyer City Attorney Charlie Zech
Council Member Kerry Fossler City Secretary Michael Muscarello
Council Member Perry Lowe Assistant City Secretary Victoria Psencik
Council Member Kevin Plunkett Assistant to the City Manager Vivianna Andres
Public Information Manager Colin Guerra
Finance Director Judy Sandroussi
Assistant Finance Director Laura Alien
Executive Assistant to City Manager Taylor Andry
1. CALL TO ORDER
With a quomm present. Mayor Harris called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at
5:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - United States of America and Texas Flags
Matilda Hemandez, student from Red Rock Elementary School, led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
3. INVOCATION
City ofBastrop Police Chaplain Ketrich Steger delivered the Invocation.
4. CITIZEN COMMENT(S)
Citizen(s) addressing the City Council on an item, not on the agenda: Amy Mills.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
5D. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-196 awarding a
Community Support Service Agreement to the Kerr Community Center for
historic preservation, cultural arts and programmins in the amount of
$50,000; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary
documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
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5E. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-195 awardins a
Community Support Service Agreement to the Bastrop County Historical
Society for operations and marketing of the Visitor Center in the amount of
$433,825; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary
documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
5F. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-198 awarding a
Community Support Service Agreement to the Bastrop African American
Cultural Center for cultural arts and prosrammins in the amount of $50,000;
and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
5 G. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-188, authorizing the City Manager
to waive fifty percent of the buildins permit fees for the Bastrop County
Development Services building to be located at 203 Jackson Street.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
51. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-192, accepting donations to the
City of Bastrop Fire Department, from Tractor Supply Company, in the
amount of $500.00; from BIuebonnet Electric Cooperative, in the amount of
$1,000.00.
Submitted by: Andres Resales, Assistant City Manager
5J. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-190, approving a professional
services contract with Dial Development Services, Ltd. for a not-to-exceed
amount of Sixh^-Four Thousand, Eisht Hundred Dollars ($64,800.00) for
construction inspection services as part of the Pavement Rehabilitation
Project.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
5L. Consider and act to approve the Mayor to sign a Letter of Support expressing
the City of Bastrop9s endorsement of establishing a Texas State University
campus or satellite instructional center within the Bastrop community.
Submitted by: Don Kelley, Business Attraction, Retention, and Expansion
Manager
Mayor Harris called for requests to remove any item from the Consent Agenda for separate
discussion. Council Member Meyer requested Item 5K be removed. Council Member
Fossler requested Items 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5H be removed.
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5A. Consider and act upon Ordinance No. 2025-82, amending the Bastrop Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Article 1.10 (Boards,
Commissions, and Committees), Section 1.10.001 (Parks Board), to add two ex
officio positions with qualification criteria; and move to include on the
December 9, 2025 agenda for a second reading.
Submitted and Presented by: Sylvia Camllo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City
Manager
MOTION: Council Member Meyer moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No.
2025-82 as presented and to include on December 9, 2025, Agenda for the second reading.
Council Member Fossler seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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5B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-194 awarding a
Community Support Service Agreement to the Lost Pines Art Center for
cultural arts programming and operations in the amount of $167,950; and
authorizing the City Managei-to execute all necessary documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
MOTION: Council Member Fossler moved to approve Resolution No. R-2025-194 with
"non-substantive modifications" to the service agreement. Council Member Plunkett
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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5C. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-195 awarding a
Community Support Service Agreement to the Bastrop Opera House for
cultural arts and theater services in the amount of $194,000; and authorizing
the City IVlanager to execute all necessary documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
MOTION: Council Member Fossler moved to approve Resolution No. R-2025-195 with
"non-substantive modifications" to the sendce agreement. Council Member Lowe
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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5H. Consider and act on Resolution 2025-188 accepting Nani and Oahu streets
located in Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 and incorporating
them into the list of city-maintained streets.
Submitted by: Sylvia Camllo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
MOTION: Council Member Meyer moved to approve Resolution No. R-2025-188 with
the notation ofOahu "Court" and Nani "Lane." Mayor Pro-Tem Kirkland seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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5K. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-191, approving a permit request
to the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) for the closure of
Chestnut Street for the 2026 Mardi Gras Parade.
Submitted by: Marco Olivares, Special Events Coordinator
Presented by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
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After the separate discussion of Consent Agenda Item 8H, the following motion was made:
MOTION: Mayor Pro-Tem Kirkland moved to approve the remainder of the Consent
Agenda as presented. Items 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 51, 5J, and 5L as well as Item 5K that was
previously discussed. Council Member Plunkett seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
6. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
6A. Consider action to a^rove the first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-84 of the
City Council of the City ofBastrop, Texas, amending the budget for the Fiscal
Year 2025 in accordance with existing statutory requirements; appropriating
the various amounts herein attached as Exhibit A; repealing all prior
ordinances and actions in conflict herewith; establishing an effective date, and
move to include on the Nov. 25,2025 City Council agenda for a second reading.
Submitted and Presented by: Laura Alien, Assistant Finance Director
MOTION: Mayor Pro-Tem Kirkland moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No.
2025-84 as presented. Council Member Meyer seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Harris closed the Open Meeting to convene the City Council into Executive
(Closed) Session at 5:32 p.m. pursuant to Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 as
follows:
7A. Sectionji51.074jodeliberate the aj3pointment, employment, and evaluation of
the City IManager.
8. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPMATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED
FOR CONSIDERATION IN CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Harris reconvened the City Council into the Open Session at 5:38 p.m. and called
for any action as a result of the Executive Session.
7A. Section 551.074 to deliberate the appointment, employment, and evaluation of
the City Manager.
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No action was taken on Executive Session Item 7A.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Upon receiving a motion duly made and a second to adjourn. Mayor Harris adjourned the
November 18th Regular Meeting at 5:38 p.m.
CITY OF BASTROP, TEXAS
Ishmael Harris, Mayor
ATTEST:
Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary
City ofBastrop, Texas
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CITY OF BASTROP
JOINT MEETING OF THE
BASTROP CITY COUNCIL AND
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
A Joint Meeting of the Bastrop City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission was conducted
on Tuesday, November 18,2025, at 6:30 p.m. 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 Kh'kland Assistant City Manager Andres Rosales
Council Member Cynthia Meyer City Attorney Charlie Zech
Council Member Kerry Fossler City Secretary Michael Muscarello
Council Member Kevin Plunkett Assistant City Secretary Victoria Psencik
Council Member Perry Lowe Assistant to the City Manager Vivianna Andres
Executive Assistant to City Manager Taylor Andry
Planning & Zoning Commissioners Present Public Information Officer Colm Guen'a
Commissioner Chair Jordan Scott Development Services Director James Cowey
Commissioner Christopher Toth Senior Planner Brittany Eplmg
Commissioner Heather Greene Planner I Alondra Macias
Commissioner Gary Moss Development Services Coordinator Nicole Peterson
Commissioner David Barrow Discover Bastrop Director Michaela Joyce
Planning & Zonine Commissioners Absent
Commissioner Patrice Parsons
Commissioner Keith Ahlborn
Commissioner Jeffrey Estes (resignation submitted 11/18/2025)
11. CALL TO ORDER - WORK SESSION/JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION
11A. Call to Order - City Council
With a quorum being present, Mayor Harris called the City Council meeting to order at
6:30 p.m.
1 IB. Call to Order - Planning and Zoning Commission
With a quorum being present, Commission Chair Scott called the Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
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At this time, the Pledge ofAltegicmce to the United States of America and Texas Flags were led
by Nick CastiUo, a student from Red Rock Elementary School.
12. WORK SESSIONS/JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING & ZONING MEETING
12A. Development Code Rewrite - _Pverview, Policy Direction, and Workshop
Discussion.
Submitted and Presented by: Brittany Eplmg, Senior Planner
Presented by: James Cowey, Development Services Director
At fhfs time, Mayor Harris called for any Citizen Comments related to the Workshop - Amy
Mills submitted a comment and spoke.
MOTION: Commissioner Barrow moved to include single family as a conditional use permit
for farming such as row crops. Commissioner Toth seconded the motion. Motion tied 2-2 with
Commissioners Toth and Barrow voting "yes and Commissioners Greene and Moss voting
"no". Commission Chair Scott broke the tie with a "yes" vote. Motion carried 3-2.
MOTION: Council Member Meyer moved to change the adjournment time to 8:45 pm. Mayor
Pro-Tem Kirkland seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-1 with Council Member Fossler
casting the single "no" vote.
13. ADJOURNMENT
13A. Adjourn - City Council
Upon receiving a motion duly made and a second to adjourn, Mayor Harris adjourned the
City Council meeting at 8:40 p.m. without objection.
13B. Adjourn - Planning and Zonine Commission
Upon receiving a motion duly made and a second to adjourn, Commission Chair Scott
adjourned the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 8:41 p.m. without objection.
CITY OF BASTROP, TEXAS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Ishmael Harris, Mayor cott, CommissTon Chair
ATTEST: ATTEST
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Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary David Barrow, Commission Vice Chair
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Agenda
Bastrop, TX City Council Meeting Agenda
Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers
1311 Chestnut Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
(512) 332-8800
November 18, 2025
Regular City Council Meeting at 5:00 PM
Joint Planning and Zoning Meeting at 6:30 PM
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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
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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 - Matilda Hernandez and Nick Castillo, students from Red
Rock Elementary School
TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
3. INVOCATION
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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
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. CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under "Consent Agenda" are considered to be routine by the city
council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be a separate discussion
of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent
agenda and will be considered separately.
5A. Consider and act upon Ordinance No. 2025-82, amending the Bastrop Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Article 1.10 (Boards, Commissions, and
Committees), Section 1.10.001 (Parks Board), to add two ex officio positions with
qualification criteria; and move to include on the December 9, 2025 agenda for a second
reading.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
5B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-194 awarding a Community Support
Service Agreement to the Lost Pines Art Center for cultural arts programming and
operations in the amount of $167,950; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all
necessary documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
5C. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-195 awarding a Community Support
Service Agreement to the Bastrop Opera House for cultural arts and theater services in
the amount of $194,000; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary
documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
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2025 Page 2 of 5
5D. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-196 awarding a Community Support
Service Agreement to the Kerr Community Center for historic preservation, cultural arts
and programming in the amount of $50,000; and authorizing the City Manager to execute
all necessary documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
5E. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-195 awarding a Community Support
Service Agreement to the Bastrop County Historical Society for operations and marketing
of the Visitor Center in the amount of $433,825; and authorizing the City Manager to
execute all necessary documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
5F. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2025-198 awarding a Community Support
Service Agreement to the Bastrop African American Cultural Center for cultural arts and
programming in the amount of $50,000; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all
necessary documents.
Submitted by: Michaela Joyce, Discover Bastrop Director
5G. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-188, authorizing the City Manager to waive
fifty percent of the building permit fees for the Bastrop County Development Services
building to be located at 203 Jackson Street.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
5H. Consider and act on Resolution 2025-188 accepting Nani and Oahu streets located in
Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 and incorporating them into the list of city-
maintained streets.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CPM, City Manager
5I. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-192, accepting donations to the City of
Bastrop Fire Department, from Tractor Supply Company, in the amount of $500.00; from
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, in the amount of $1,000.00.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
5J. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-190, approving a professional services
contract with Dial Development Services, Ltd. for a not-to-exceed amount of Sixty-Four
Thousand, Eight Hundred Dollars ($64,800.00) for construction inspection services as part
of the Pavement Rehabilitation Project.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
5K. Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2025-191, approving a permit request to the Texas
Department of Transportation (TXDOT) for the closure of Chestnut Street for the 2026
Mardi Gras Parade.
Submitted by: Marco Olivares, Special Events Coordinator
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5L. Consider and act to approve the Mayor to sign a Letter of Support expressing the City of
Bastrop’s endorsement of establishing a Texas State University campus or satellite
instructional center within the Bastrop community.
Submitted by: Dori Kelley, Business Attraction, Retention, and Expansion Manager
6. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
6A. Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-84 of the City Council
of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the budget for the Fiscal Year 2025 in accordance
with existing statutory requirements; appropriating the various amounts herein attached
as Exhibit A; repealing all prior ordinances and actions in conflict herewith; establishing
an effective date, and move to include on the Nov. 25, 2025 City Council agenda for a
second reading.
Submitted by: Laura Allen, Assistant Finance Director
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
7A. City Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Texas Local
Government Code Section 551.074 to deliberate the appointment, employment, and
evaluation of the City Manager.
8. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR
CONSIDERATION IN CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION
9. ADJOURNMENT
10. 6: 30 PM - WORK SESSION/JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION
11. CALL TO ORDER
11A. Call to Order - City Council
11B. Call to Order - Planning and Zoning Commission
12. WORK SESSIONS/JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING & ZONING MEETING
12A. Development Code Rewrite – Overview, Policy Direction, and Workshop Discussion.
Submitted by: Brittany Epling, Senior Planner
13. ADJOURNMENT
13A. Adjournment - City Council
13B. Adjournment - Planning and Zoning Commission
All items on the agenda are eligible for discussion and action unless specifically stated
otherwise.
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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: November 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.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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