Waco meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Waco Meeting Roundup: Zoning, Budget Talks Lead a Week of Agendas Without Final Decisions

No votes or final decisions are on record for Waco's public meetings held between July 8 and July 16, 2026. The city's official records for that period contain only agendas — minutes have not yet been published — so residents cannot yet confirm what, if anything, was decided. Several meetings were cancelled outright. Below is what each agenda listed as planned business.

Plan Commission Special Meeting (July 14)

The most consequential agenda of the week belonged to the Special Plan Commission, which scheduled public hearings on multiple rezoning requests and two ordinance amendments. Listed items included:

• Rezoning 1204 Gholson Road from R-1B to O-3.
• Land use and rezoning change for 2300 S. New Road.
• Concept Plan amendment for Saddle Creek PUD at 9701–10101 China Spring Road.
• Rezoning 722 S. 7th Street from O-2 to C-2.
• Rezoning requests for 1901 N 25th Street and several properties on Cumberland Avenue and Maple Avenue.
• Ordinance amendment regarding Historic Landmark Preservation Commission criteria.
• Ordinance amendment regarding HUD Code Manufactured Homes in R-E districts.

Because only the agenda is available, no vote tallies or outcomes can be reported.

Budget & Audit Committee (July 14)

The committee's agenda listed discussion of advisory services for the termination of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 3, including an anticipated agreement with Hawes Hill & Associates regarding TIF No. 3 termination and TIF No. 4 extension. Also listed: discussion of charging a convenience or service fee on credit card payments, and Fiscal Year 2027 outside agency funding requests. No dollar figures or votes appear in the record.

Zoning Board of Adjustment (July 16)

The board scheduled two public hearings on variances:

• A-26-09: Suzette Dozier requests four yard setback variances for a lot at 920 Sherman Street in the R-2 district.
• A-26-10: Kristina Hornung requests an eight-foot fence variance along the rear property line between 2010 Rustic Trail and 2011 Clover Ridge Drive.

The agenda also included approval of minutes from the June 18, 2026 business session and board reports on information requests, scheduling, and future meeting dates.

Cancelled Meetings

Four meetings on the calendar were cancelled:

• Waco Transit Advisory Board (July 14) — had been set to review Fiscal Year 2026 financial reports and ridership.
• Veterans Advisory Board (July 15) — agenda included a Creekside Village update by John Calaway and a review of housing, employment, and medical/behavioral health issues.
• Sustainable Resource Practices Advisory Board (July 16) — had been set to review the 2025 Consumer Confidence Water Report.
• Waco McLennan County Library Advisory Commission (July 16) — had been set to discuss proposed changes to library hours of operation and West Waco Library updates.

Agendas With No Readable Text

Three meetings — the Waco Housing Authority & Affiliates Special Meeting (July 8), the Plan Commission Subcommittee (July 9), and the Meet & Confer Meeting (July 13) — produced agendas containing only encoded characters or numerical strings. No substantive items can be identified from the records provided.

Coming Up

• **July 22 — Animal Welfare Board Meeting.** The board will review shelter capacity reports from January through June 2026, discuss Animal Protection Officer call volume for June 2026, and receive a briefing on state statute and local City of Waco ordinances. The agenda also includes a report on animal welfare organization operations and spay/neuter statistics.

Residents seeking confirmed outcomes from the July 8–16 meetings should watch for published minutes, which are not yet available in the record.

Waco Building Standards Commission Held Property Compliance Hearings; Several Upcoming Meetings Address Zoning, Budget, and Library Hours

Waco's Building Standards Commission held compliance and administrative hearings on several residential properties on July 1, while a Meet & Confer session between the City and the Waco Police Association was cancelled. Minutes for recent meetings have not yet been published, so outcomes of the hearings are not available in the record.

Building Standards Commission Hearings (July 1)

The commission scheduled initial compliance hearings for two properties: 3004 Homan Ave (Scott Louise E ETAL) and 711 Dawson St (Baker Annella L LTE). Administrative property updates were also listed for 1901 Connor Ave (Arroyo Israel Diaz), 3513 Live Oak Ave (Groth Bruce Wesley), and 1122 Brook Ave (JSHANTEX LLC). Because minutes have not been published, no determinations from these hearings can be reported.

Cancelled and Unreadable Agendas

The June 29 Meet & Confer Meeting, intended for negotiations between the City of Waco and the Waco Police Association, was cancelled. A July 8 Waco Housing Authority & Affiliates Special Meeting and a July 9 Plan Commission Subcommittee Meeting both had agendas that contained no readable or substantive text, so no topics or actions could be identified from either record.

Coming Up

Several meetings scheduled for the week of July 14 may affect residents directly:

July 14 — Special Plan Commission Meeting. Public hearings are set on multiple rezoning requests, including 1204 Gholson Road (R-1B to O-3), 722 S. 7th Street (O-2 to C-2), 2300 S. New Road, 1901 N 25th Street, and properties on Cumberland Avenue and Maple Avenue. A Concept Plan amendment for Saddle Creek PUD at 9701-10101 China Spring Road is also on the agenda. The commission will consider two ordinance amendments: one regarding Historic Landmark Preservation Commission criteria and one regarding HUD Code Manufactured Homes in R-E districts.

July 14 — Budget & Audit Meeting. The committee will discuss an anticipated agreement with Hawes Hill & Associates regarding the termination of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 3 and extension of TIF No. 4. Also listed: a discussion on charging a convenience or service fee on credit card payments, and Fiscal Year 2027 outside agency funding requests.

July 14 — Waco Transit Advisory Board Meeting. Presentations on Fiscal Year 2026 financial reports and ridership are scheduled, along with discussion of past and future surveys.

July 16 — Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting. Two public hearings are scheduled: Suzette Dozier requests four yard setback variances for a lot at 920 Sherman Street in the R-2 district (case A-26-09), and Kristina Hornung requests an eight-foot fence variance along the rear property line between 2010 Rustic Trail and 2011 Clover Ridge Drive in the R-1B district (case A-26-10).

July 16 — Waco McLennan County Library Advisory Commission Meeting. The commission will discuss proposed changes to library hours of operation and receive updates on the West Waco Library flooring project and a proposal for the Children's area.

July 15 — Veterans Advisory Board Meeting. A Creekside Village update by John Calaway is scheduled, along with a topical review of housing, employment, and medical/behavioral health issues.

July 16 — Sustainable Resource Practices Advisory Board Meeting. A presentation on the City of Waco's 2025 Consumer Confidence Water Report is listed, plus a Sustainable Action Work Group update.

July 22 — Animal Welfare Board Meeting. The board will review a report on shelter capacity from January through June 2026 and discuss Animal Protection Officer call volume for June 2026.

A July 13 Meet & Confer Meeting is scheduled, but the provided agenda contains no readable text, so topics are not available in the record.