Penitas meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Penitas agendas cover TIRZ plan, rezoning and subdivision plats; minutes not yet posted

Penitas city bodies scheduled public hearings and possible votes across three meetings in the past two weeks, according to posted agendas. As of October 19, minutes for the October 7, October 8 and October 13 meetings had not been published, so what was actually decided — and by what vote — is not established by the records available. What follows is what each agenda listed for consideration.

Tax increment zone plan and infrastructure payments (Oct. 13)

The City Council agenda listed a public hearing and an ordinance for a Fourth Amended and Restated Project and Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One. A tax increment reinvestment zone is a financing tool that sets aside growth in property tax revenue within a defined area for improvements in that area.

The same agenda listed several payments tied to infrastructure work:

• $623,181.46 to RG Enterprises, LLC dba G&G Contractors for the Diamond Rd. Infrastructure Expansion Project
• $31,806.00 to DT Construction for the Liberty Boulevard Project
• $12,862.50 and $25,600.00 to M2 Engineering for the Diamond Infrastructure Expansion Project

The agenda also listed Resolution No. 2026-018 regarding board members for the Crime Control & Prevention District Committee. The agenda does not state whether any of these items were approved.

Rezoning, smoke shop permit, McDonald's variance and a plat (Oct. 7)

The City Council agenda for October 7 listed seven public hearings and possible action on subdivision plats, a rezoning, two variance requests and a conditional use permit. Among the listed items:

• A rezoning from Residential to Commercial for Homeville Association D W118.2' Lot 6, Blk 9, 2.00 AC GR 1.83 AC Net — 1833 Mile 3 Rd
• A conditional use permit for a wine and beer retailer's permit for D' Smoke House LLC, Bell No. 2 Ph. 1 Lot 16, 602 Tom Gill Rd. Ste 3
• A variance for a dumpster area to encroach up to 4.9 feet into the required 8-foot building setback — St. Ives Phase 2, Lot 5, 2213 Expressway 83 (McDonald's)
• A Preliminary Final Plat for Diamond Crossing Subdivision, a 14.345-acre tract out of Homeville Association 'A'

The agenda also listed consideration of a 30-day notice of termination to Lemuel Consulting LLC and appointment of Leal's Business & Grant Consulting as grant writer effective November 9, 2026, and an interlocal agreement with the City of Sullivan for health inspector services. Executive session items covered personnel matters and economic development.

Board of Adjustments: Bobwhite Estates variance (Oct. 8)

The Board of Adjustments agenda listed a public hearing and possible action on a variance request for Bobwhite Estates Subdivision, described as an 18.86-acre tract out of a 48.31-acre tract in the Los Ejidos de Reynosa Subdivision, Hidalgo County. The agenda also listed a variance fee proposed as a single project-wide fee, approval of minutes from the September 24, 2026 regular meeting, a conflict-of-interest disclosure and a public comments period. The notice states the Board may adjourn into closed executive session at any time, with no final action taken there.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings were listed for the next 14 days in the records provided. Residents who want to track the items above should watch for published minutes from the October 7, October 8 and October 13 meetings, which would establish what each body approved, rejected or tabled and by what vote.

Penitas Council to weigh TIRZ plan update, $623,181.46 infrastructure payment

Penitas officials have a full meeting calendar this month, but as of Oct. 13 the city had not published minutes for any of the five meetings held in the past two weeks. That means no votes or outcomes from those sessions are confirmed in the records available. The next scheduled action is a City Council meeting on Oct. 13, when the council is set to hold a public hearing and vote on a Fourth Amended and Restated Project and Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, and to consider several infrastructure payments.

Oct. 13: TIRZ plan and infrastructure payments

The council agenda lists a public hearing and ordinance for the TIRZ plan, along with these payments:

• $623,181.46 to RG Enterprises, LLC dba G&G Contractors for the Diamond Rd. Infrastructure Expansion Project
• $31,806.00 to DT Construction for the Liberty Boulevard Project
• $12,862.50 and $25,600.00 to M2 Engineering for the Diamond Infrastructure Expansion Project

The agenda also lists Resolution No. 2026-018 regarding board members for the Crime Control & Prevention District Committee.

Oct. 7: Rezoning, permits and plats

The City Council was scheduled to meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Penitas Public Library, 1111 S. Main St. The agenda listed seven public hearings and possible action on subdivision plats, a rezoning, two variance requests and a conditional use permit. Items included:

• Rezone from Residential to Commercial: Homeville Association D W118.2' Lot 6, Blk 9, 2.00 AC GR 1.83 AC Net — 1833 Mile 3 Rd
• Conditional Use Permit for a wine & beer retailer's permit — D' Smoke House LLC, Bell No. 2 Ph. 1 Lot 16, 602 Tom Gill Rd. Ste 3
• Variance for a dumpster area to encroach up to 4.9 feet into the required 8-foot building setback — St. Ives Phase 2, Lot 5, 2213 Expressway 83 (McDonald's)
• Preliminary Final Plat for Diamond Crossing Subdivision, a 14.345-acre tract out of Homeville Association 'A'

The council also was to consider a 30-day notice of termination to Lemuel Consulting LLC and the appointment of Leal's Business & Grant Consulting as grant writer effective Nov. 9, 2026, plus an interlocal agreement with the City of Sullivan for health inspector services. Executive session items covered personnel matters and economic development.

Oct. 8: Bobwhite Estates variance

The Board of Adjustments was scheduled to meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Penitas Public Library, 1111 S. Main Street. The main item was a public hearing and possible action on a variance request for Bobwhite Estates Subdivision — an 18.86-acre tract out of a 48.31-acre tract in the Los Ejidos de Reynosa Subdivision, Hidalgo County. The agenda also listed a variance fee proposed as a single project-wide fee, approval of minutes from the Sept. 24, 2026 regular meeting, a conflict-of-interest disclosure and public comments. The notice states the board may adjourn into closed executive session at any time, with no final action taken there.

Sept. 29: Budgets and a special council meeting

Three meetings were scheduled that day. A special called City Council meeting was to consider a payment of $38,400 to M2 Engineering (Invoice No. 2002) for the Diamond Infrastructure Expansion Project, plus executive session discussion of personnel matters and of Cause No. C-0290-18-E, City of Penitas vs. M.F. Site Construction, Inc., with possible action after returning to open session.

The Penitas Redevelopment Authority and Reinvestment Zone No. 1 (TIRZ) joint meeting was to consider adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, discuss economic development, ratify prior PRA actions and approve minutes from the Aug. 18, 2026 meeting. The Crime Control and Prevention District Committee was to consider approving its Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget. No dollar amounts were listed for either budget.

Coming up

• **Oct. 13 — City Council:** public hearing and vote on the Fourth Amended and Restated Project and Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One; the infrastructure payments listed above; and Resolution No. 2026-018 on Crime Control & Prevention District Committee board members.

No other meetings were listed in the records provided for the next 14 days.