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2026-0187-R • Regular AgendaCity of Temple (Bell County)
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider adopting a resolution approving a grant application and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding in the amount of $1,500,000 from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Local Par
Presented in: City Council Regular Meeting - July 16, 2026 on 2026-07-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Moved by Mike Emmons, seconded by Zoe Grant. Approve FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing an amendment and adopting the Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Financing and Project Plans to align with the Master Plans which includes allocating bond proceeds, adjusting revenues, allocating funding for future debt service, operating expenditures, and public improvements for fiscal years 2026–2062.”
TD
Tim Davis
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JW
Jessica Walker
Mayor Pro Tem (District 1)
YES
ZG
Zoe Grant
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
JW
Jessica Walker
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
ME
Mike Emmons
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
MP
Michael Pilkington
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
TD
Tim Davis
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider adopting a resolution approving a grant application and authorizing the City Manager to accept funding in the amount of $1,500,000 from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Local Parks Non-Urban Indoor Recreation Grant Program for the Sammons Community Center Project, if awarded. 9.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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.