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CITY OF TEXARKANA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ● JULY 13, 2026 Council Chambers Regular Meeting 6:00 PM 220 TEXAS BLVD., TEXARKANA, TX 75501 Mayor Bob Bruggeman Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Jean H. Matlock Mary Hart Steve Thompson Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Christie Page Cole Meador Jay Davis Vision The vision of the City is to be a thriving regional center for education, business, and culture which attracts and serves our residents and visitors. Mission The mission of the City is to provide customer-focused public services and regional leadership that serve our residents and visitors while offering a safe, vibrant, and welcoming community. Page 1 of 8 The City Council reserves the right to convene into closed session on any agenda item or issue if applicable pursuant to authorization by the Texas Open Meetings Act (Title 5, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code), and will reconvene into open session before taking any final action, decision, or vote on a matter deliberated. I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE MEADOR III. MAYOR'S REMARKS AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Upcoming City Council Meetings Monday, August 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Parks & Recreation Events July 18th, & 25th Texarkana Farmers Market - 8:00 500 N. State Line Avenue, (Saturday) a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Texarkana, Texas July 16th, 23rd, Popsicles in the Park - 2:00 p.m. Spring Lake Park Splash Pad & 30th (Thursday) July 17th Fun in the Sun Kids Day - Southwest Center hosted by the Children and Family Institute - 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. July 25th BASE Softball Tournament Grady T.Wallace Sofball Complex August 1st Texarkana Farmers Market - Best 500 N. State Line Avenue, Salsa in the Ark-La-Tex Texarkana, Texas Competition - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Additional Parks & Recreation information can be found on the city's website at http://www.texarkanatexas.gov. State of Lithium The Texarkana Chamber of Commerce will host at 11:00 a.m. the State of Lithium on July 15, 2026, at the Texarkana Texas Convention Center. IV. OPEN FORUM: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Per Council rules, comment time is limited to five minutes, or ten minutes if using a translator. Before comments are made, a speaker must complete an information sheet and give to the City Secretary. If your comment pertains to an agenda item with a scheduled Page 2 of 8  public hearing or public comment, the Council requires that you make your comment at that time; you do not need to complete an information sheet. V. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES VI. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION Consent Items 1. Consider approval of the minutes of the Joint Budget Advisory Committee Workshop of the City Council held on May 27, 2026. 2. Consider approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council held on June 8, 2026. 3. Resolution No. 2026-106 approving the Texarkana Regional Airport Interim Executive Director to execute an FAA grant application for the ARFF vehicle procurement and additional equipment in an amount not to exceed $1,102,673 to be paid from an FAA grant and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics. 4. Resolution No. 2026-105 approving the Texarkana Regional Airport Interim Executive Director to accept and approve the bid from Rosenbauer Minnesota, LLC for the ARFF vehicle procurement and additional equipment in an amount not to exceed $1,102,673 to be paid from an FAA grant and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics. 5. Resolution No. 2026-108 approving the Texarkana Regional Airport Interim Executive Director to execute an FAA grant application for the construction of the vehicle service road in an amount not to exceed $1,625,958 to be paid from an FAA grant and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics. 6. Resolution No. 2026-107 approving the Texarkana Regional Airport Interim Executive Director to accept and approve the bid from Tatum Excavating Company, Inc. of Texarkana, Texas, for the construction of a vehicle service road in an amount not to exceed $1,601,163 to be paid from an FAA grant and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics. 7. Resolution No. 2026-109 approving Texarkana Regional Airport Interim Executive Director to execute Work Order No. 2500666-2 with Garver LLC for the construction of the vehicle service road in an amount not to exceed $254,500 to be paid from an FAA grant and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics. 8. Order No. 2026-111 calling the city's November 3, 2026, General Election for the purpose of electing a Council Member for Ward Three (3) and a Council Member for Ward Five (5). 9. Resolution No. 2026-113 accepting bids and authorizing the City Manager to execute contracts for the purchase of chemicals for water and wastewater treatment. Budgeted funds are available in the Utility's 2026-2027 Operating Fund. 10. Resolution No. 2026-133 authorizing the City Manager to execute a one-year contract, Page 3 of 8  totaling $32,910, with four additional one-year renewal options with Striping Technology LP for the City's street striping contract, budgeted from the Sign & Signal General Fund and the Major Road Maintenance Fund. 11. Resolution No. 2026-134 approving the Texarkana Regional Airport's selection of Altech, Inc. as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the MRO Project and approving the Interim Director to execute an agreement with Altech, Inc. for CMAR services. Action Items 1. Resolution No. 2026-052 authorizing the approval of the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. 2. Resolution No. 2026-104 approving a sponsorship agreement with Ritter Communications for naming rights associated with the concessions building and courtyard area at Swanger Complex as the “Right Fiber Fan Zone.” 3. Resolution No. 2026-112 approving two memoranda of agreement with Red River Army Depot for fire protection and emergency management services. 4. Ordinance No. 2026-122 extending the Fiscal and Personnel Management Agreement with the Texarkana Urban Transportation Study (TUTS) Policy Advisory Board through June 30, 2027. 5. Resolution No. 2026-124 authorizing the City Manager to file an application with the Texas Water Development Board Water Supply Infrastructure Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $21,000,000 for the replacement of aging two-inch galvanized water mains with new six-inch and eight-inch water mains, and reimbursement of costs incurred since June 22, 2025, for the installation of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure system. 6. Resolution No. 2026-123 authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Holistic Utility Solutions of Grapevine, Texas, for the Texas Water Development Board Water Supply Infrastructure Grant Program Application, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for Phase I and II and 2.5% of the awarded grant funds for Phase III, with budgeted funds for Phase I and II in the FY 2025-2026 TWU Texas Capital Improvement Fund. If Grant is not awarded, only the $30,000 cost portion will be paid. If Grant is awarded, all costs will be covered by the grant funds. VII. FIRST BRIEFINGS 1. Ordinance No. 2026-096 granting a Specific Use Permit to allow the additional use of a skating rink on an approximate 25.334-acre tract of land (being Tracts 10A5, 10A6, 10B), Block 10A3, Eli Moore HRS, A-401, located at 2729 New Boston Road # 90 (Ward 2). John O'Shoughnessy, owner, and Quinn Jefferson, agent. Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 Page 4 of 8 2. Ordinance No. 2026-125 rezoning on an approximate 2.83-acre tract of land (being Tract 97B), H.S. Janes HRS, A-306, located in the 4200 block of Findley Street (Ward 2) from Single Family-2 to Single Family-3. Stefanie Tardy, owner. Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 3. Ordinance No. 2026-126 granting a Specific Use Permit for the location of a HUD code manufactured home on an approximate 2.83-acre tract of land (being Tract 97B), H.S. Janes HRS, A-306, located in the 4200 block of Findley Street (Ward 2). Stefanie Tardy, owner. Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 4. Ordinance No. 2026-127 rezoning on Lots 8-10, Block 8, Red Cut Heights, located at 2506 Liggett Street (Ward 1) from Single Family-2 to Single Family-3. Shakia Williams, owner. Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 5. Ordinance No. 2026-128 granting a Specific Use Permit for the location of a HUD code manufactured home on Lots 8-10, Block 8, Red Cut Heights, located at 2506 Liggett Street (Ward 1). Shakia Williams, owner. Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 6. Ordinance No. 2026-129 granting a Specific User Permit to allow the one additional use of an electrical substation on an approximate 3-acre tract of land (being Tracts 63A & 63B), J.A. Talbot HRS, A-564, located in the 5700 block of Gin Road (Ward 5). Molly Crowe, AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Company, owner, and William Sellard, TTL USA, agent. Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 7. Ordinance No. 2026-130 amending PD-23-4 for site plan approval on an approximate 22.73-acre tract of land (being Tracts 11, 11A, 12, 12A) H.S. Janes HRS, A-306, located at 1047 Terry Street (Ward 2). Zachary Mowery, Resortments Representative, owner. Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 8. Resolution No. 2026-135 adopting the Program Year 2026 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan and authorizing the City Manager to submit said action plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Page 5 of 8  Public Hearing: 8/10/2026 Council Vote: 8/10/2026 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance No. 2026-093 approving a real estate exchange agreement with the Texas A&M University System for property near Bringle Lake (City property commonly referred to as the Golf Ranch, approximately 249.866 acres located in the Jarrett Janes HRS, agreed fair market value of $2.5 Million, in exchange for University-owned non- flood plain vacant real property suitable for residential development between Clear Creek and the west edge of the Oakwood Subdivision, approximately 138.788 acres in the J.W. Fort HRS, agreed fair market value of $2.5 Million); and approving liquidation of leasehold interest and termination of lease agreement with Texarkana Golf Ranch, LLC, for the Golf Ranch leasehold (appraised value of $1.23 Million). Public Hearing: 7/13/2026 Council Vote: 7/13/2026 2. Ordinance No. 2026-097 rezoning on an approximate 7.497-acre tract of land (being Tract 98B), M.H. Janes HRS, A-305, located at 8000 Hampton Road (Ward 5) from Single Family-2 to Industrial-2. Gary Henderson, MetalMax, LLC, owner. Public Hearing: 7/13/2026 Council Vote: 7/13/2026 3. Ordinance No. 2026-098 rezoning an approximate 1.18-acre tract of land (being Tract 7A), City Improvement Co Annex, GPM Store #LB22, located at 4102 W 7th Street (Ward 2) from Single Family-2 to Industrial-1. Mark Wilson, SVP, owner, and Michael Scarbrough, agent. Public Hearing: 7/13/2026 Council Vote: 7/13/2026 4. Ordinance No. 2026-099 rezoning on Lots 9-10, Block 19, West Texarkana, located at 2308 W 11th Street (Ward 2) from Single Family-2 to Single Family-3. Tiffany Holt, owner. Public Hearing: 7/13/2026 Council Vote: 7/13/2026 5. Ordinance No. 2026-100 granting a Specific Use Permit to allow the location of a HUD code manufactured home on Lots 9-10, Bock 19, West Texarkana, located at 2308 W 11th Street (Ward 2). Tiffany Holt, owner. Public Hearing: 7/13/2026 Council Vote: 7/13/2026 6. Ordinance No. 2026-101 rezoning on Part of Lots 1-7, All of 8-14, Part of 5 & 6 Page 6 of 8  Cowtown Materials Inc., an approximate 1.87-acre tract of land (being Tract 3 4), Krouse 1st (TXKA), located at 1521 Beaumont Street (Ward 1) from Single Family-2 to Industrial-2. Robert Torrans, owner, and Vance Liles, MTG Engineers and Surveyors, agent. Public Hearing: 7/13/2026 Council Vote: 7/13/2026 7. Ordinance No. 2026-102 rezoning on a 1.18-acre tract of land, Jacob Carsner HRS, A- 116, located at 1015 S Lelia Street (Ward 1) from Agriculture to Industrial-2. Robert Torrans, owner, and Vance Liles, MTG Engineers and Surveyors, agent. Public Hearing: 7/13/2026 Council Vote: 7/13/2026 IX. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT X. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS 1. City Council 2. City Staff XI. ADJOURNMENT ____________________________ Jennifer Evans City Secretary This open meeting of a governmental entity is subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act (Chapter 551, Government Code). The “Council Chambers” is the room or property where the City Council will hold this meeting. 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