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18 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-606] Consider a resolution: (1) accepting two Federal 5310 grants from the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Transportation, which will: (a) provide funding to Waco Transit System for transportation services for elderly and disabled citizens within the Waco urbanized area, in an amount not to exceed $291,056.00, using awarded Transportation Development Credits ("TDCs") of 58,211.00 as local match; and (b) provide funding to McLennan County Rural Transit District for tr

Presented in: City of Waco: 9/15 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-09-15
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-606] Consider a resolution: (1) accepting two Federal 5310 grants from the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Transportation, which will: (a) provide funding to Waco Transit System for transportation services for elderly and disabled citizens within the Waco urbanized area, in an amount not to exceed $291,056.00, using awarded Transportation Development Credits ("TDCs") of 58,211.00 as local match; and (b) provide funding to McLennan County Rural Transit District for tr”
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 18: Consider a resolution: (1) accepting two Federal 5310 grants from the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Transportation, which will: (a) provide funding to Waco Transit System for

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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).