2025-0053-R • Regular AgendaCity of Temple (Bell County)

SECOND & FINAL READING - FY-25-7-AB: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing the release of a 0.14 +/- acre right-of-way being the entirety of a 20-foot-wide alley located between Block 45 of the J.W

Presented in: City Council Regular Meeting - November 20, 2025 on 2025-11-20

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“Moved by Karl Kuykendall, seconded by Jessica Walker. Approve Consider adopting a resolution approving the Consent Agenda items and the appropriate resolutions and ordinances for each of the following:”

Tim Davis

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

Jessica Walker

Mayor Pro Tem (District 1)

YES

Zoe Grant

Councilmember (District 2)

YES

Karl Kuykendall

Councilmember (District 3)

YES

Michael Pilkington

Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

SECOND & FINAL READING - FY-25-7-AB: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing the release of a 0.14 +/- acre right-of-way being the entirety of a 20-foot-wide alley located between Block 45 of the J.W. Roach Addition to the City of Temple, being an unrecorded plat, and Block A, Crawford’s Addition, according to the map and plat recorded in volume 105, page 35, Deed Records of Bell County, Texas. Misc (U)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.