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5 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-343] Consider a resolution: (1) establishing the South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Business Recovery Grant Program (the “Program”) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code; (2) approving the Guidelines and Policy Statement for the Program, attached as Exhibit A, to provide grants in amounts not to exceed $100,000.00 to eligible businesses impacted by a sewer main failure and related infrastructure concerns; (3) authorizing the reallocation of certain unobligated tax
Presented in: City of Waco: 6/2 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-06-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-343] Consider a resolution: (1) establishing the South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Business Recovery Grant Program (the “Program”) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code; (2) approving the Guidelines and Policy Statement for the Program, attached as Exhibit A, to provide grants in amounts not to exceed $100,000.00 to eligible businesses impacted by a sewer main failure and related infrastructure concerns; (3) authorizing the reallocation of certain unobligated tax ”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Waco City Council Item 5: Consider a resolution: (1) establishing the South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Business Recovery Grant Program (the “Program”) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code; (2) appro
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).