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22 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-560] Consider a resolution: (1) approving a Service in Lieu of Utility Fee Agreement with Fuzzy Friends Rescue related to its allocated share of the Airport Road Wastewater Improvements, estimated at $357,887.67, allowing the obligation to be satisfied through animal intake, care, and adoption services provided for the benefit of the City; (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to Docusign Envelope ID: EB14126E-71CA-84BD-8221-C2BF0167A1DF City Council Agenda September 1, 2

Presented in: City of Waco: 9/1 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-09-01
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-560] Consider a resolution: (1) approving a Service in Lieu of Utility Fee Agreement with Fuzzy Friends Rescue related to its allocated share of the Airport Road Wastewater Improvements, estimated at $357,887.67, allowing the obligation to be satisfied through animal intake, care, and adoption services provided for the benefit of the City; (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to Docusign Envelope ID: EB14126E-71CA-84BD-8221-C2BF0167A1DF City Council Agenda September 1, 2”
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 22: Consider a resolution: (1) approving a Service in Lieu of Utility Fee Agreement with Fuzzy Friends Rescue related to its allocated share of the Airport Road Wastewater Improvements, estimated at $357,

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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).