Pedestrian improvements, runoff canvass top recent city council agendas
The New Braunfels City Council’s June 22 meetings featured a $700,000 construction contract for Phase 1 of citywide pedestrian improvements and an ordinance certifying the results of the June 13 runoff election, according to agendas released by the city. Minutes from those meetings have not yet been published. Here is a roundup of recent and upcoming public meetings.
City Council
The council’s regular session agenda included a vote on a $700,000 construction contract with an unnamed contractor for Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization pedestrian improvements Phase 1, as well as a $405,000 design contract for Phase 2. Members also considered awarding a contract to Randall Scott Architects for a feasibility study of a combined public safety training center, and a lease agreement with Ricoh USA for citywide multifunction devices.
Personnel matters on the same agenda involved certification of the election of Michael French as mayor and Nikki Shaw as the District 6 councilmember, recognition of outgoing officials, and selection of a mayor pro tem. In a special session, the council was slated to adopt an ordinance declaring the official canvass and results of the June 13 runoff, which decided the mayoral and District 6 races.
Other recent meetings
The Library Advisory Board met June 23 and June 30, each time reviewing Policy 2.2 on borrower eligibility and proposed updates to board bylaws. Presentations on library card types and reports from the library director and support groups were also on both agendas.
The Board of Adjustment on June 25 opened with officer elections before hearing two variance requests for a garage and accessory structure at 307 North Guenther Avenue, plus an alternative sign plan for multi-tenant monument signs along IH-35. The Cemetery Committee the same day discussed the Field of Graves project, reviewed financial statements, and received an update on the 2026 Soul Searching program. The Ethics Commission met June 30 to elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson and approve minutes from January.
Coming up
The Zipp Park Reinvestment Zone No. 4 board meets July 6 to recommend a chair and vice chair to the city council and review a draft project and finance plan for the zone before forwarding it to council for adoption.
The Planning Commission on July 7 will elect its own chair and vice chair, then hold public hearings on rezoning requests: 256 East Austin Street from R-2 to MU-A with a short-term rental permit; 1038 and 1042 Seidel Street from M-1 to R-2A; and 474 North Guenther Avenue from M-1 to M-1 with a special use permit for a residence with short-term rental.
The New Braunfels Partnership Committee on July 8 discusses resident trips to Germany, future project planning and committee budget funding opportunities.
The Transportation and Traffic Advisory Board meets July 9 to recommend a code amendment banning parking on both sides of Divine Way for about 165 feet south of Fayette Drive, approve a traffic calming plan for Pahmeyer Road, ratify January minutes and adopt its 2026 meeting calendar. The same evening, the Downtown Board elects officers, considers bylaw amendments and receives updates on the downtown curb management study, arts and culture master plan, and parking program.
Generated from official meeting agendas and minutes — every underlying document is linked from the city page. Read the primary source before you rely on a detail.