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12 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-350] Consider a resolution: (1) supporting Creative Waco's application to the Texas Commission on the Arts for continuing recognition of the Waco Downtown Cultural District; (2) approving Creative Waco’s request to expand the boundaries of the Waco Downtown Cultural District in order to include key cultural assets; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (District 1, District 2, District 4)
Presented in: City of Waco: 6/2 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-06-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-350] Consider a resolution: (1) supporting Creative Waco's application to the Texas Commission on the Arts for continuing recognition of the Waco Downtown Cultural District; (2) approving Creative Waco’s request to expand the boundaries of the Waco Downtown Cultural District in order to include key cultural assets; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (District 1, District 2, District 4)”
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 12: Consider a resolution: (1) supporting Creative Waco's application to the Texas Commission on the Arts for continuing recognition of the Waco Downtown Cultural District; (2) approving Creative Waco’s r
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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).