City Board
Regular MeetingHighland Haven, TX · September 16, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
MINUTES – BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Highland Haven Community Center
1. Open Meeting and Establish Quorum/Roll Call– Mayor Kelley called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith ✓Present ☐Absent
2. Pledge of Allegiance – Mayor Kelley led the Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognize Visitors – Tom Weaver
4. Announcements, Proclamations, or Presentations
5. Public Comment
(At this time, any person with business before the BOA not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Board. No formal
action can be taken on these items at this meeting. No discussion or deliberation can occur. Comments regarding specific
agenda items should occur when the item is called.)
There were no public comments.
ACTION ITEMS
6. Consider Consent items:
The items listed are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Board of Aldermen and will be approved by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which case the item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to a motion and vote. The item will be considered in its normal sequence
on the regular agenda.
a. Meeting Minutes for Regular BOA – September 2, 2025
b. Water Usage Report – August 2025
c. Sales Tax Report – August 2025
d. Financials – August 2025
Terry Nuss made a motion to accept the Consent Items, seconded by Lynn Smith.
Vote: 5-0
7. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Approve date, time, agenda, and flyer for Comprehensive Plan Town
Hall Meeting #2.
a. Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
b. Agenda
c. Flyer
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Don Hagans made a motion to accept Octboer 23, 2025 for the Comprehensive Plan Town Hall
Meeting #2, seconded by Terry Smith.
Vote: 5-0
8. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG): Appoint General
Assembly Representative
Terry Smith made a motion to nominate Mayor Kelley to be the CAPCOG General Assembly
Representative for Highland Haven, seconded by Don Hagans.
Vote: 5-0
9. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution #246 Rev. 16 – Designation of the official newspaper in
which the City of Highland Haven, TX will publish public notices for FY 2025-26.
Lynn Smith made a motion to approve Resolution #246 (Rev. 16) designating The Highlander as the
official newspaper in which the City of Highland Haven, TX will publish public notices for FY 2025-26.
The motion was seconded by Terry Nuss.
Vote: 5-0
10. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Website, email and software update
a. TownWeb
b. Email Provider
c. Software
Terry Smith made a motion to proceed with the TownWeb website upgrade, email migration away from
Google, and software upgrade for 6 of the 16 Microsoft licenses. The motion was seconded by Terry
Nuss.
Vote: 5-0
DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS
11. Discussion – Water Infrastructure Bond
a. Bond Presentation
b. Bond Flyer
c. Communication Update
12. Fund Accounting Software
a. RFQ
b. Timeline
13. Review assignments for the Planning and Zoning Commission
a. Review of Current Planning and Zoning Assignments
b. The next regular P&Z meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2025, at 6:00 pm.
c. Comprehensive Plan Town Hall #1 is scheduled for 6:00 PM on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
14. Legislative Updates
a. Special Session Legislative Update
15. Drainage Issues
16. Review Water System
a. Maintenance and Operations Issues
b. Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District
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i. Pumping Permit
ii. Drought Status – Stage 2
iii. 10% Water Reduction Goal
17. Review Solid Waste Services
18. Mayor’s Report
a. Annexation Update
b. Remnant Property at Willow and Deer Run Update
19. Aldermen Comments
20. City Staff Comments
a. City Administrator
b. City Secretary
Next Regular meeting – Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center
A motion to adjourn was made by Lynn Smith, seconded by Don Hagans.
Vote: 5-0
Adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at 7:46 PM.
___________________
Olan Kelley, Mayor
___________________
Sarah Collard, City Secretary
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Agenda
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
AGENDA – BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Highland Haven Community Center
1. Open Meeting and Establish Quorum/Roll Call– Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith ☐Present ☐Absent
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognize Visitors
4. Announcements, Proclamations, or Presentations – Chief Tim Campbell, Granite Shoals Fire Rescue
5. Public Comment
(At this time, any person with business before the BOA not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Board. No formal
action can be taken on these items at this meeting. No discussion or deliberation can occur. Comments regarding specific
agenda items should occur when the item is called.)
ACTION ITEMS
6. Consider Consent items:
The items listed are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Board of Aldermen and will be approved by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which case the item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to a motion and vote. The item will be considered in its normal sequence
on the regular agenda.
a. Meeting Minutes for Regular BOA – September 2, 2025
b. Water Usage Report – August 2025
c. Sales Tax Report – August 2025
d. Financials – August 2025
7. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Approve date, time, agenda, and flyer for Comprehensive Plan Town
Hall Meeting #2.
a. Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
b. Agenda
c. Flyer
8. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG): Appoint General
Assembly Representative
9. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution #246 Rev. 16 – Designation of the official newspaper in
which the City of Highland Haven, TX will publish public notices for FY 2025-26.
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10. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Website, email and software update
a. TownWeb
b. Email Provider
c. Software
DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS
11. Discussion – Water Infrastructure Bond
a. Bond Presentation
b. Bond Flyer
c. Communication Update
12. Fund Accounting Software
a. RFQ
b. Timeline
13. Review assignments for the Planning and Zoning Commission
a. Review of Current Planning and Zoning Assignments
b. The next regular P&Z meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2025, at 6:00 pm.
c. Comprehensive Plan Town Hall #1 is scheduled for 6:00 PM on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
14. Legislative Updates
a. Special Session Legislative Update
15. Drainage Issues
16. Review Water System
a. Maintenance and Operations Issues
b. Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District
i. Pumping Permit
ii. Drought Status – Stage 2
iii. 10% Water Reduction Goal
17. Review Solid Waste Services
18. Mayor’s Report
a. Annexation Update
b. Remanent Property at Willow and Deer Run Update
19. Aldermen Comments
20. City Staff Comments
a. City Administrator
b. City Secretary
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Next Regular meeting – Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center
Adjournment.
Posted: September 9, 2025
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
I, SARAH COLLARD, CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED AT HIGHLAND HAVEN CITY HALL, 510
HIGHLAND DRIVE, SUITE A; HIGHLAND HAVEN, TX ON THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NOTICE BOARDS OF CITY HALL WHICH ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND THE CITY WEBSITE AT WWW. HIGHLANDHAVENTX.COM ON SEPTEMBER 9,
2025, AND REMAINED SO POSTED FOR AT LEAST 3 BUSINESS DAYS PRECEDING THE SCHEDULED DATE OF SAID MEETING.
___________________
Sarah Collard, City Secretary
THIS MEETING SHALL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001 ET SEQ. AT ANY TIME
DURING THE MEETING THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE
POSTED AGENDA ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTIONS 551.071 (Advice of Counsel), 551.072 (Real Property), 551.073
(Gifts or Donations), 551.074 (Personnel), 551.076 (Security), 551.087 (Economic Development) and/or 418.183 (Homeland Security).
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