Temple, TX

Historic Preservation Board Regular Meeting

The Historic Preservation Board will meet to approve previous meeting minutes and receive a presentation on Proposition A regarding the Sammons Community Center Bond Election.

• Presentation on Proposition A – Sammons Community Center Bond Election
• Approval of June 17, 2026 meeting minutes

Neighborhood Revitalization Advisory Board Regular Meeting

The Neighborhood Revitalization Advisory Board will meet to review previous meeting minutes. Assistant City Manager Shawn Reynolds will provide a presentation regarding Proposition A concerning the Sammons Community Center Bond Election.

• Presentation on Proposition A – Sammons Community Center Bond Election

Library Advisory Board Regular Meeting

The Temple Public Library Board of Trustees will elect a Chair and Vice Chair. The board will also consider updates to the library's Outreach and Event Services Policy and receive a presentation on the Proposition A Sammons Community Center Bond Election.

• Administration of Oath of Office to Jordan Valentin
• Election of Chair and Vice Chair
• Approval of May 19, 2026 meeting minutes
• Presentation on Proposition A – Sammons Community Center Bond Election
• Review and potential approval of updates to the Outreach and Event Services Policy

Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting

The Planning and Zoning Commission will review and take action on several preliminary and final plats. These items include a large residential subdivision and multiple smaller residential and non-residential projects.

• Revised Preliminary Plat of The Preserve at Lions Park (4202 and 5020 Shallow Ford Road): 73.60+ acre residential subdivision
• Final Plat of Lark Trail Addition (4120 Lark Trail): 2.162+ acre residential subdivision
• Final Plat of Arbor Square Addition Phase 3 (12000 and 12016 FM 2305): 12.360+ acre non-residential subdivision
• Final Plat of Diamante Addition (3610 E Adams Ave): 3.184+ acre non-residential subdivision
• Final Plat of River Cities Phase Two (7095 S General Bruce Dr): 20.573+ acre subdivision

Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting

The Animal Services Advisory Board will meet to swear in board member Ashley Winkler and review operational reports. The meeting includes a presentation on the Proposition A Sammons Community Center Bond Election.

• Swearing in of new board member Ashley Winkler
• Veterinarian Report from Dr. Winkler
• Greater Temple/Belton Foundation for Animal Care report from Dr. Winkler
• Monthly Animal Services and Operations Report from Amy Strunk
• Presentation on Proposition A, Sammons Community Center Bond Election by Shawn Reynolds

Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop

The commission is holding a workshop to review items for the October 19 regular meeting and the Planning Director's report. The session includes a presentation on Proposition A regarding the Sammons Community Center Bond Election.

• Presentation on Proposition A – Sammons Community Center Bond Election
• Review of Regular Meeting agenda items for October 19, 2026
• Planning Director’s Report on future cases and workflow

City Council Regular Meeting

The City Council will vote on several equipment purchases and professional service contracts via a consent agenda. The meeting includes public hearings on firefighter classifications, parking requirements, and a rezoning request. Council will also consider amendments to the 2020 Comprehensive Plan.

• Design services for Georgetown Railroad Trail Phase II in the estimated amount of $814,250
• Construction contract for City Hall Annex first floor improvements for $789,055.15
• Purchase of an International Type 6 Fire Apparatus for an estimated $362,249
• Rezoning request from Multiple-Family Dwelling 2 to General Retail at 3401 Lowes Drive
• Voluntary annexation of 298.062 +/- acres in the Maximo Moreno Survey

City Council Workshop

The City Council will hold a workshop to review items for the October 15 regular meeting. The session includes an executive session to discuss the employment and duties of the City Attorney.

• Discussion of Regular Meeting agenda items for October 15, 2026
• Executive session regarding the City Attorney's employment, duties, and work plan

Airport Advisory Board Regular Meeting

The Temple Airport Advisory Board meets Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at the Temple Executive Air Center, 7720-F Airport Road, and by teleconference. The board will elect a chair and vice-chair, consider minutes from its July 13, 2026 meeting, and hear presentations on an upcoming bond election, 4th quarter airport performance, and airport projects. It will also consider recommending that City Council accept a Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) grant from TxDOT Aviation of $100,000, described as a 90/10 grant not to exceed $111,000.

• Recommendation to City Council on a TxDOT Aviation RAMP grant of $100,000 (90/10 grant not to exceed $111,000)
• Election of a board chair and vice-chair
• Presentation on an upcoming bond election
• Presentation on 4th quarter airport performance and airport projects
• Approval of minutes from the July 13, 2026 meeting; next meeting scheduled for Monday, December 14, 2026

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Regular Meeting

The board will receive presentations on recommended updates to Park Use Policies and a department-wide recharge workshop. Members will also receive operational updates from various department divisions.

• Presentation on proposed Park Use Policies updates
• Summary of department-wide recharge workshop and staff support strategies
• Departmental updates for Sammons Golf Course, Parks Division, Recreation Division, and Administration
• Administration of Oath of Office to a new board member

Citizen's Police Advisory Commission Regular Meeting

The Citizens Police Advisory Commission meets Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. in the Temple Police Department Community Room, 209 East Avenue A. The commission will swear in new members, elect a chair and vice-chair, and consider approval of minutes from its September 8, 2026 meeting. Shawn Reynolds will give a presentation on Proposition A, the Sammons Community Center bond election, and Chief Brown will review an executive summary. Public comments are limited to three minutes, with no discussion or final action taken by the commission.

• Swearing-in of new CPAC members and election of chair and vice-chair
• Consider approval of minutes from the September 8, 2026 meeting
• Presentation on Proposition A, Sammons Community Center bond election, by Shawn Reynolds
• Review of executive summary by Chief Brown
• Public comments limited to three minutes, with no discussion or final action by the commission

Temple Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees Meeting

The Board of Trustees of the Temple Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund meets Thursday, October 08, 2026, at 8:30 A.M. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, Central Fire Station, 210 N. 3rd, Temple, TX. The board will consider a consent agenda of routine items and separately take up the fund's statement of revenues and expenditures, a 2026 audit engagement letter, a TLFFRA expense report, and refunds. Public comments are allowed, limited to 3 minutes, with no board discussion or final action taken on them.

• Consent agenda includes the September 2026 pension check register totaling $403,655.10
• TEXPERS Renewal for 2027 invoice of $356.90
• Indus Mokshum, LLC (Pension EZ) invoice for September 30, 2026, due $7,034.00
• Consideration of the JRBT Engagement Letter for the 2026 audit covering October 2025-September 2026
• Future agenda item: update policy on retiree-required use of attorney fees, including reimbursement to the Pension Fund when found not at fault

Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting

The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission meets October 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM in City Council Chambers, 2 North Main Street. The commission will hold two public hearings: one on a proposed amendment to the Unified Development Code adding an off-street parking requirement for Warehouse Office, and one on a rezoning request at 3401 Lowes Drive from Multiple-Family Dwelling 2 (MF-2) to General Retail (GR) on about 0.731 acres. It will also consider September 8, 2026 meeting minutes on the consent agenda and elect a Chair and Vice-Chair. Public comments are limited to three minutes, and the commission takes no final action during that portion.

• Public hearing on FY-26-13-AMND: amend Ordinance No. 2010-4413 (UDC) Sec. 7.5.4 to add an off-street parking requirement for Warehouse Office
• Public hearing on FY-26-41-ZC: rezoning about 0.731 acres at 3401 Lowes Drive from MF-2 to General Retail (GR)
• Consent agenda: September 8, 2026 meeting minutes
• Election (reseating) of Chair and Vice-Chair
• Public comments limited to three minutes, with no discussion or final action by the commission

The commission approved an amendment to the Unified Development Code to establish off-street parking ratios for warehouse offices. The board also elected its leadership and recommended approval for a rezoning request from Multi-Family Dwelling 2 to General Retail.

• Elected Joey Agee as Chair (7-0)
• Elected Jeremy Jirasek as Vice-Chair (7-0)
• Approved amendment to Sec. 7.5.4 to add off-street parking requirements for Warehouse Office (7-0)
• Recommended approval of rezoning from Multi-Family Dwelling 2 (MF-2) to General Retail (GR) (7-0)

Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop

The Planning and Zoning Commission of Temple, TX is holding a workshop at 5:15 PM on October 5, 2026 at the Municipal Building, 2 North Main Street. The agenda is procedural: public comments (no discussion or final action will be taken) and a work session to discuss items on the regular meeting agenda posted for the same date and to receive the Planning Director's Report on future cases and department workflow. No specific cases, contracts, or dollar amounts are listed in the supplied agenda text.

• Public comments limited to three minutes; no discussion or final action will be taken by the Commission
• Work session to discuss Regular Meeting agenda items posted for Monday, October 5, 2026
• Receive and discuss the Planning Director's Report on future cases and Planning Department workflow

The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission held a work session on October 5, 2026, to discuss the upcoming regular meeting agenda and current cases. No public comments were received, and the commission did not vote on or approve any specific projects or ordinances. The meeting adjourned after three minutes.

• No substantive decisions or votes were recorded

City Council Regular Meeting

The Temple City Council meets October 1, 2026 to consider a large consent agenda of contracts, including pavement preservation, fire station work, and water treatment plant repairs, plus first readings of ordinances on annexation and land-use changes. Several items involve public hearings on comprehensive plan amendments and voluntary annexations. The agenda also includes public comments and two citizen-requested discussion items on budget debt and treatment of citizens.

• Slurry seal pavement preservation contract with Viking Construction, LLC of Georgetown, estimated $1,899,100.55
• Conventional Water Treatment Plant Pipe Gallery Rehabilitation contract with Primespec Construction, LLC of Liberty Hill, estimated $2,902,750
• Fire Station No. 4 renovation and expansion contract with LM Armstrong Construction, LLC of Temple, estimated $1,643,882
• Voluntary annexation of 298.062 +/- acres in the Maximo Moreno Survey, Abstract No. 14 (Bell County Parcel IDs 114032, 210650, 331218, 38058, 523521)
• Conditional Use Permit for a recreational vehicle (RV) park on 29.00 +/- acres north of State Highway 36 (Bell County Tax ID 130698 and 193165)

City Council Workshop

The Temple City Council is holding a workshop on October 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM at City Hall Annex, 10 West Avenue A. The agenda lists two work session items: discussing regular meeting agenda items posted for the same day, and discussing the City of Temple's Legislative Program for 2027. Public comments will be received, but no discussion or final action will be taken by the Council. The notice also states the Council may discuss items in closed executive session as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act.

• Discussion of the City of Temple's Legislative Program for 2027
• Discussion of Regular Meeting agenda items for October 1, 2026
• Public comments accepted, limited to three minutes, with no final action taken
• Possible executive (closed) session permitted under the Texas Open Meetings Act

Central Texas Housing Consortium Board of Commissioners Meeting

The Central Texas Housing Consortium Board of Commissioners will meet to approve routine consent agenda items, including financial statements, resolutions on write-offs, property disposition, and proposed operating budgets for fiscal year 2027. They will also receive reports from the secretary on occupancy, grants, maintenance, and services, and discuss personnel matters in executive session.

• Resolution 1312: Write off collection losses
• Resolution 1313: Disposition of property
• Resolutions 1314-1315: Approve FY2027 operating budgets for Belton and Temple Low Rent AMPs
• Resolutions 1316-1317: Transfer funds between AMPs in Belton and Temple
• Resolutions 1318-1319: Approve revisions to internal control and procurement card policies

Zoning Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting

The Temple Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing and consider three variance requests from the Unified Development Code. Each request seeks to reduce required front yard setbacks and separation distances for accessory structures at existing residences. The board will also approve minutes from the August 12, 2026 meeting and take public comments.

• Variance FY-26-25-VAR: 0-ft front setback (required 25 ft) for carport at 705 E N Ave
• Variance FY-26-26-VAR: 5-ft front setback (required 25 ft) and 0-ft separation (required 10 ft) for detached carport at 1706 S 33rd St
• Variance FY-26-27-VAR: 0-ft front setback (required 20 ft) and 0-ft separation (required 10 ft) for pergola at 502 Cherokee Dr
• Public comments limited to 3 minutes; no discussion or action during comment period
• Approval of August 12, 2026 meeting minutes

Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board of Directors Regular Meeting*

The Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board of Directors will review project updates and consider recommending four professional services agreements to the City Council, totaling $855,390 for design work on infrastructure projects. The board will also receive a briefing on economic development prospects and potential property acquisitions, which may be discussed in closed session. Consent agenda items include approval of minutes from August 26 and September 2, 2026 meetings.

• Professional services agreement with Kasberg, Patrick & Associates for Site 64 Grading Project design, estimated $282,800
• Professional services agreement with Kasberg, Patrick & Associates for Site 64 Wastewater Reroute Project final design, estimated $49,500
• Professional services agreement with Kasberg, Patrick & Associates for SeAH Drive Extension project design, estimated $248,000
• Professional services agreement with Kasberg, Patrick & Associates for Cedar Creek Lift Station and Force Main Improvements, estimated $275,090
• Briefing on economic development prospects and potential real property acquisitions (possible closed session)

Emergency Services Advisory Board Regular Meeting

The Emergency Services Advisory Board is meeting to consider approval of its 2025-2026 Annual Report and July 2026 meeting minutes. Chief Perez will present a Master Plan Review, a Temple Mall update, an overview of the FY27 calendar and events, and the Fire & Emergency Management Services Report. Public comments will be received but no action will be taken on them.

• Consider approval of July 21, 2026 meeting minutes
• Review and consider approval of 2025-2026 Annual Report
• Master Plan Review by Chief Perez
• Temple Mall Update by Chief Perez
• Overview of FY27 Calendar and Events by Chief Perez

Neighborhood Revitalization Advisory Board Regular Meeting

The Neighborhood Revitalization Advisory Board is meeting to consider its minutes, receive a presentation on and approve new goals and a 2027 Work Plan, and discuss its future meeting schedule and focus. Public comments will be received but no discussion or action will be taken on them.

• Approval of May 26, 2026 regular meeting minutes
• Presentation and approval of new goals and 2027 Work Plan
• Discussion of future meeting schedule and focus

City Council Workshop

The Temple City Council is holding a workshop to review Regular Meeting agenda items, receive annual reports from city boards and commissions, and discuss the employment, duties, and work plan of the Director of Finance. The Finance Director discussion will occur in executive session with no final action taken. Public comments are limited to three minutes with no discussion or action.

• Discuss Regular Meeting agenda items for September 17, 2026
• Receive City of Temple Boards and Commissions Annual Reports
• Discuss employment, duties, and work plan of Director of Finance (executive session, no final action)
• Public comments limited to three minutes, no discussion or action

The City Council reviewed annual reports from various boards and commissions and discussed the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting. The council entered an executive session to discuss the Director of Finance. No final actions were taken during the meeting.

• Pulled Consent Agenda Items 3(I) and 3(J) from the regular meeting agenda for voting purposes
• Received annual reports from the Airport Advisory Board, Animal Services Advisory Board, Citizen’s Police Advisory Commission, Civil Service Commission, Emergency Services Advisory Board, and Planning and Zoning Commission

City Council Regular Meeting

The Temple City Council will consider a consent agenda with routine items and several contracts, plus regular agenda items including tax abatement zones and development agreements for the Rowan projects. The most consequential items are the agreements with Rowan entities for water/wastewater infrastructure and development of approximately 1,443 acres, which will shape future growth. The meeting also includes public hearings on tax abatement zones and a rezoning.

• Three-year Dayforce software contract with Ceridian HCM, Inc. estimated at $1,449,651.77
• Additional $1,849,260 for NicheRMS records management software
• Rezoning 316.13 acres from Agricultural to Planned Development Light Industrial (Parcels 7755, 24955, 106228)
• Designation of Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone Number 50 (approx. 303 acres in Synergy Park)
• Development and infrastructure agreements with Rowan Lasso, Stampede, Ranger, and Temple LLCs

City Council approved a series of development, infrastructure, and utility agreements with Rowan entities for a three-phase data center project. The council also designated new tax abatement reinvestment zones and amended the tax abatement agreement with Rowan Temple, LLC.

• Approved development and utility agreements for Rowan Project Lasso, Stampede, and Ranger (4-0)
• Designated Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 50 for 303 acres in Synergy Park (4-0)
• Redesignated boundaries of Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 47 (4-0)
• Approved amendment to Rowan Temple, LLC tax abatement agreement (4-0)
• Rezoned 316.13 acres from Agricultural to Planned Development Light Industrial (4-0)
• Approved $1.45M software contract with Ceridian HCM, Inc. (5-0)
• Approved $409,000 agreement with Bridgefarmer & Associates for 24th Street Bridge repair (5-0)
• Approved $1.85M in additional expenditures for NicheRMS software (5-0)

Temple Health & Bioscience Economic Development District Board of Directors Meeting

The Temple Health & Bioscience Economic Development District Board will hold a public hearing and consider adopting its FY2027 budget and a no-new-revenue tax rate of $0.014228 per $100 valuation. The board will also discuss the 2222 South 5th Street property development and consider appointing a member to the Temple Economic Development Corporation Board. Consent agenda items include approving meeting minutes and August financial statements.

• Public hearing on proposed no-new-revenue tax rate of $0.014228 per $100 valuation for FY2027
• Adopt FY2027 budget with total expenditures of $1,915,078.30
• Adopt tax rate of $0.014228 per $100 valuation, a 2.01% increase from prior year
• Update on development of property at 2222 South 5th Street, Temple, Texas
• Appoint THBD Board member to Temple Economic Development Corporation Board

Temple Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Meeting

The Temple Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on September 10, 2026, at 8:30 A.M. in the Central Fire Station’s 2nd Floor Conference Room. The board will review and vote on routine financial documents, including the August 2026 pension check register and asset management fees, as well as policy updates and investment decisions. No final actions are planned for public comments.

• Approve August 2026 pension check register: $403,655.10
• Approve Harvest Interests 2Q 2026 asset management fee: $1,019.00
• Approve CAPTRUST invoice due: $15,863.89
• Approve ABL Tech mortality verification contract: $1,000/year for 3 years
• Discuss 2027 TEXPERS renewal and retiree attorney fee policy update

Special Called City Council Meeting - Board / Commission Interviews

The Temple City Council will hold a special meeting to interview and discuss appointments for multiple city boards and commissions. No official actions will be taken at this meeting.

• Interviews for Airport Advisory Board, Animal Services Advisory Board, Building and Standards Commission, and 10+ other boards and commissions

The Temple City Council held a special called meeting on September 09, 2026 to conduct interviews for City of Temple boards and commissions. The minutes state that no final action was taken. No appointments, votes, or dollar amounts are recorded in the supplied document.

Citizen's Police Advisory Commission Regular Meeting

The Temple Citizens Police Advisory Commission will hold its regular meeting to discuss the August 2026 executive summary presented by Chief Brown, approve minutes from the prior meeting, and plan upcoming events. No formal decisions are scheduled; the meeting is primarily procedural and informational.

Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a regular meeting to discuss and potentially act on several items, including the annual report to the City Council, a presentation on the Comprehensive Plan, and three public hearings on amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. The consent agenda includes two final plats for residential and non-residential subdivisions. The meeting is open to public comments, limited to three minutes per speaker.

• Final Plat of Residences at Wilson Park, 22.005 acres, 79 lots, 5 blocks, at 2001 E Avenue H
• Final Plat of Villages of Westfield Phase V Replat, 2.66 acres, 2 lots, at 707 Green Hollow Drive
• Annual Report to City Council for August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026, including FY2027 Goals and Work Plan
• Public hearing on amendment to Future Thoroughfare Plan (FY-26-1-AMND)
• Public hearing on amendment to Future Development Land Use Plan (FY-26-9-AMND)

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the annual report and goals for the upcoming fiscal year. The commission also recommended approval of three separate amendments to the City of Temple Comprehensive Plan 2020 regarding the Future Thoroughfare Plan and land use.

• Approved P&Z Annual Report and FY2027 Work Plan (9-0)
• Recommended approval of Future Thoroughfare Plan amendment FY-26-1-AMND (9-0)
• Recommended approval of Future Thoroughfare Plan amendment FY-26-8-AMND (8-0-1)
• Recommended approval of land use amendments FY-26-9-AMND (8-0-1)

Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop

The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop to discuss items for the regular meeting on September 8, 2026, and receive the Planning Director’s report. No final actions or decisions will be taken during this workshop.

The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission convened a work session to discuss the regular meeting agenda and current cases with staff. No formal decisions, votes, or actions were taken during the two-minute meeting.

• Discussed regular meeting agenda (no vote)
• Discussed current Planning and Zoning cases (no vote)

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Regular Meeting

The Temple Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet to approve minutes from the prior meeting, recognize award recipients, and hear presentations on proposed e-bike trail guidelines and the November General Obligation Bond for Sammons Community Center. Departmental updates will also be provided.

• Consider approval of e-bike trail operation guidelines
• Receive presentation on November General Obligation Bond for Sammons Community Center
• Approve minutes from August 18, 2026 meeting
• Recognize Kelsie Aumua and Paul Stewart for American Red Cross LifeSaving Award

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board approved the August meeting minutes and adopted new operating guidelines for e-bikes on trails, including a 15-mph standard and safety signage. The board also received presentations on the proposed November General Obligation Bond for Sammons Community Center and various departmental updates.

• Approved August 18, 2026, meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved guidelines for operation of E-bikes on trails (unanimous)

City Council Workshop

The City Council will hold a workshop to discuss upcoming regular meeting agenda items. The Council will also meet in a closed session to receive a briefing regarding economic development prospects.

• Discussion of upcoming regular meeting agenda items
• Closed session briefing regarding economic development prospects

The Temple City Council held a workshop on September 3, 2026. Council members discussed upcoming regular meeting agenda items, and the Mayor said Consent Agenda Items 5(H) and 5(I) would be pulled from Consent for voting purposes. The council entered Executive Session at 3:50 PM to discuss economic development prospects under Texas Government Code Section 551.087; no final action was taken. Public comments covered Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. 1 expansion, a zone-related municipal services payment to the general fund, the city's ASR well, and concerns about data centers tied to certain agenda items.

• No final action taken; workshop only
• Consent Agenda Items 5(H) and 5(I) to be pulled from Consent for voting purposes (announced, not voted)
• Entered Executive Session at 3:50 PM on economic development prospects; no final action taken

Temple Health & Bioscience Economic Development District Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors will discuss the proposed tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. They may also consider a construction contract for utility improvements and the process for filling a vacant board position.

• Proposed tax rate of $0.014228 per $100 valuation for fiscal year 2027
• Construction contract with Bell Contractors, Inc. not to exceed $580,358.29 for "The Link" Utilities and Storm Improvements
• Scheduling a public hearing for the proposed tax rate on September 16, 2026
• Application process for a vacant Board of Directors position