Remarks by Tim Davis
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“All right, good evening, everybody. It's 5.02. I want to welcome you to this regular call meeting of the Temple City Council. Please rise as Director of Housing and Community Services, Rucker Preston, leads us in the invocation, followed by our pledge and the Texas pledge led by Deputy City Secretary Liz Caraway.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Now's the time for public comments. Um, any citizens who desire to address the council on any matter may do so as always, we just ask that you step to the podium and state your name for the record. Um, we've got maybe 18, 20 folks and we'll start with, uh, Sarah Royer. Well, is she, I bet she's here. Yeah. And then there she is. And then Joe Royer, you're on deck.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I'll address that very quickly the whenever the council sets the water and whenever the water and wastewater rates it is water and wastewater is handled out of what's called a enterprise fund which means that the rates are intended to support the cost of the water and wastewater system and so as costs continue to go up you know people cost more equipment costs more But what about the data centers that are coming in that are getting huge tax breaks? What are they paying? That has, that has, um, they need to be paying for this and not us. We, we covered that last week about what they will be…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Margie. Next is Elena Vojtko followed by Jay.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Before we start your three minutes, impressive beard, that didn't take long.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Just a minute, are you, is that the end of your comments or do you want to use the rest?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Milton, it's good to see you again. It's been too long. Let him come a little closer.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, there was the one that I was not able to read. Maybe the last name is Garfield, if I've deciphered that correctly. Anybody? Could someone out there maybe ask around if anybody signed up to speak but their name has not been called? Okay, Garfield maybe? Ed? I don't know. We'll give him just a second. Based on that autograph, he has a future in the NFL, I think.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Or a doctor, yeah. What's your name? OK. You were told you did not have to sign up? You don't have to sign up for a public hearing, which is what we're going to get to a couple of items here shortly that are public hearings about specific agenda items. And you don't have to sign up for those. But for general comments like we've had tonight, you do have to sign up prior so as I read through the agenda item shortly if the comments that you fashioned are around that agenda item then you're more than welcome to speak then okay dope all right do we have her finding you nobody okay all right well…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Here we Can we confirm that we are going to remove item 5A and 5J? Or A? I'm sorry, my notes up here aren't...”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, very good. Thank you for that clarification. All right. Council, if there's no discussion, then I'll entertain a motion on item 3.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“We have a motion by Council Member Cookington. We have a second by Mayor Pro Tem Walker. Council, please cast your vote.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yep, so can I move on while you work on that? Okay. Very good. No, no, that's fine. Consent agenda passes four votes to zero, five votes to zero, which is 3A through 3O minus 3I and J. Item 3i is a second reading and a public, I'm sorry, just a second reading and a second and final reading. Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing the voluntary annexation of 316.13 plus or minus acres located in the Maximo Marino Survey, abstract number 14, located in the City of Temple's extraterritorial jurisdiction, Bell County, Texas, identified by Bell County Appraisal District Parcel ID numbers 7755,…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“3i passes four votes yes zero votes no and one abstention second and final reading to consider adopting an ordinance authorizing a rezoning and binding site development plan request from ag to planned development lot industrial on 316.13 plus or minus acres located in the city of temple bell county texas identified as bell county appraisal district parcel id number seven seven five five two four nine five five one oh six two two eight this item isn't subject to a public hearing it's a second final reading So item 3J. Council, I will entertain a motion.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Second. We have a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Walker. We have a second by Council Member Emmons. Council, please cast your vote. 3J passes four votes yes, zero votes no, and one abstention. Now moving on to the regular agenda. Item four is the second and final reading that includes a public hearing to consider adopting an ordinance redesignating the boundaries of tax abatement reinvestment zone number 47, located generally east of Bob White Road and north of Lorain Avenue, and further currently identified by Bell County Appraisal District with property ID numbers 239676, 36491, 12894, 7755,…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026