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Item 1 - Call to Order
The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in a regular session at 8:30 a.m.
on the above date in the Seminar Room at the MPEC with the following members present.
Tim Short - Mayor
Austin Cobb - At-Large
Whitney Flack - District 1
Robert Brooks - District 2
Jeff Browning - District 3/Mayor Pro Tem
Mike Battaglino - District 4
Tom Taylor - District 5
Jeffery Jenkins - City Manager
Kinley Hegglund - City Attorney
Marie Balthrop - City Clerk
Item 2a — Invocation
Pastor Michael Hanson, First Presbyterian Church, gave the invocation.
Item 2b — Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Short led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3a — Proclamation — Texas Ranch Roundup Week, Roundup Cowboys
Association
Mayor Short read a proclamation proclaiming July 18-19, 2025, as Texas Ranch Roundup
Week in Wichita Falls, TX.
Item 3b — Proclamation —John Lewis Day, The Good Trouble Community Coalition
Mayor Short read a proclamation proclaiming July 17, 2025, as John Lewis Day in Wichita
Falls, TX.
Item 3c — Proclamation — The Original Booker T. Washington Alumni Association &
Community Archives Centennial Plus Reunion Day, Booker T. Washington Alumni
Association and Community Archives
Mayor Short read a proclamation proclaiming July 19, 2025, as The Original Booker T.
Washington Alumni Association & Community Archives Centennial Plus Reunion Day, in
Wichita Falls, TX.
Item 4 — Comments from Citizens
Kimberly Chenault, 503 Jalonick Street, discussed concerns with the wood on the railroad
track at 100 Oak Street needing to be replaced, tall grass in the 700 block of Redwood at
the intersection of Redwood and Flood Street, issues with Pitbull dogs in the 300 Block
of Patterson, and concerns with a halfway house in her neighborhood.
Traci Roberts, 2802 Cumberland Ave., Foster Care Recruiter for Texas Family Initiative,
discussed the need for foster homes in Wichita County. One hundred eleven children
were removed from homes, and only twenty-seven of those were placed in Wichita
County due to the availability of foster care homes. The goal is to keep children in Wichita
County and the schools they attend, which also allows for easier access for family visits.
Item 5-7 — Consent Items
Marie Balthrop, City Clerk, gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Browning to approve the consent agenda.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Battaglino and, with no comments or questions
from the public, carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Short, Councilors Battaglino, Brooks, Browning, Cobb, Flack, and Taylor.
Nays: None
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Item 5 — Approval of minutes of the July 1, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Mayor and
City Council
Item 6 — Receive Minutes
(a) Landmark Commission, March 25, 2025
(b) Central Wichita Falls Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, May 13, 2025
(c) Public Safety Assessment Committee, May 15, 2025
(d) Landmark Commission, May 20, 2025
Item 7a— Resolution 74-2025
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to purchase
144 computer workstations from UniqueDigital in the amount of $111,429.
Item 7b — Resolution 75-2025
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to award bid and contract for the 2025 Seal Coat
Project to Freeman Paving, L.L.C. in the amount of $500,105.95.
Item 7c — Resolution 76-2025
Resolution authorizing the purchase of two (2) 35-foot low floor diesel buses off the State
of Washington Contract to Gillig LLC in the amount of $1 ,361 ,532.00.
Item 7d — Resolution 77-2025
Resolution authorizing the execution of a Security Services contract with Cannedy
Contemporary Services, Inc., d/b/a Ray Cannedy Security & Investigations in the amount
of $59,943.33 for the Airports Division.
Item 7e — Resolution 78-2025
Resolution making appointments to various boards and commissions.
Item 8a(i) — Public hearing on an ordinance to rezone +/- 30.23 acres of land from
Single Family-1 (SF-1) to Single Family 2 (SF-2) and +/- 9.39 acres of land from
Single Family -1 (SF-1) to General Commercial (GC) zoning district both located at
4700 Gregg Rd. (43.06 Acres, Block 12, Denton County School Lands, LG2); and
amend the Land Use Plan from Low Density Residential to Commercial to allow for
the construction of standard lot residential subdivision and commercial
development.
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Mayor Short opened the Public Hearing at 8:53 a.m.
Terry Floyd, Director of Development Services, discussed the rezone and land use
change at 4700 Gregg Rd., at the corner of Gregg Road and Southwest Parkway. This
will change 30.23 acres from Single Family 1 to Single Family 2, and 9.39 acres from
Single Family 1 to General Commercial. Doug McCulloch, the developer, plans to develop
commercial property along the 9.39 acres on the Southwest Parkway frontage and single-
family residential on the remainder of the site. The Planning and Zoning Commission
unanimously approved this rezone.
Councilor Battaglino stated that Mr. McCulloch has done a great job developing other
aesthetically pleasing properties along Southwest Parkway and asked what this new area
will look like.
Doug McCulloch said the new development will be named Memorial Heights to honor
Memorial Stadium and our veterans, and will be similar to the Bridge Creek area, where
a street will divide the single-family from the commercial property. Fast-food restaurants
and other commercial stand-alone buildings will be along the frontage of Southwest
Parkway, and residential homes will be behind that. On the west end, there are larger
areas that will be divided and could be used for public buildings.
Mayor Short closed the public hearing at 8:59 a.m.
Item 8a(ii) — Ordinance 37-2025
Ordinance to rezone +/- 30.23 acres of land from Single Family-1 (SF-1) to Single Family
2 (SF-2) and +/- 9.39 acres of land from Single Family -1 (SF-1) to General Commercial
(GC) zoning district both located at 4700 Gregg Rd. (43.06 Acres, Block 12, Denton
County School Lands, LG2); and amend the Land Use Plan from Low Density Residential
to Commercial to allow for the construction of standard lot residential subdivision and
commercial development.
Moved by Councilor Battaglino to approve Ordinance 37-2025.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Taylor and, with no comments or questions from
the public, carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Short, Councilors Battaglino, Brooks, Browning, Cobb, Flack, and Taylor.
Nays: None
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Item 8b — Ordinance 38-2025
Ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances.
Moved by Councilor Browning to approve Ordinance 38-2025.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Cobb and, with no comments or questions from
the public, carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Short, Councilors Battaglino, Brooks, Browning, Cobb, Flack, and Taylor.
Nays: None
Item 8c — Ordinance 39-2025
Ordinance appropriating $2,058,958 in Federal Transit Administration funds and
$391 ,626 in State Funds for the FY 2025 Section 5307 Transit System and authorizing
the City Manager to execute all necessary funding agreements related hereto.
Moved by Councilor Battaglino to approve Ordinance 39-2025.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Taylor and, with no comments or questions from
the public, carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Short, Councilors Battaglino, Brooks, Browning, Cobb, Flack, and Taylor.
Nays: None
Item 9a — Resolution 79-2025
Resolution of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Suspending the July 31 , 2025, Effective
Date of Oncor Electric Delivery Company's Requested Rate Change to Permit the City
Time to Study the Request and to Establish Reasonable Rates; Approving Cooperation
with the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor to Hire Legal and Consulting
Services and to Negotiate with the Company and Direct Any Necessary Litigation and
Appeals; Finding that the Meeting at which this Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public
as Required by Law; Requiring Notice of this Resolution to the Company and Legal
Counsel for the Steering Committee.
Moved by Councilor Battaglino to approve Resolution 79-2025.
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The motion was seconded by Councilor Taylor, with no comments or questions from the
public, carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Short, Councilors Battaglino, Brooks, Browning, Cobb, Flack, and Taylor.
Nays: None
Item 10a—Announcements concerning items of community interest from members
of the City Council. No action will be taken or discussed.
Councilor Cobb welcomed Councilor Browning back and thanked Pastor Hanson for
leading the prayer. The 90 for Dad bike ride and Ranch Roundup are this weekend, and
he encouraged everyone to participate and attend.
Councilor Brooks thanked everyone for their assistance with the cleanup on Rosewood
this past weekend, organized by Adrian Colbert. He encouraged the owner to keep the
area maintained and encouraged residents in District 2 to help keep their areas clean.
Councilor Brooks thanked the street department for their assistance with drainage at
Cottonwood and Harding.
Councilor Flack thanked everyone for wearing green as we remember everyone in Kerr
County. She encouraged everyone to remember God's blessings and to continue to pray
for those who are suffering during this time.
Councilor Browning said he appreciates everyone welcoming him back and is glad to be
back and ready to get to work.
Councilor Taylor welcomed Councilor Browning back. He attended the Town Hall Meeting
in District 4, where tall grass and the City's ability to keep up with mowing were discussed.
He said we need to come up with a more effective solution to deal with high grass. Another
discussion was side-walk gaps, and he noted how expensive sidewalk construction is and
how property owners are responsible for sidewalk upkeep once they are constructed.
Councilor Battaglino discussed the 90 for Dad bike ride, where they will ride 90 miles to
raise money for Hospice of Wichita Falls. He encouraged everyone to follow the Colbert
Project Facebook page and website, where donations can be made, and said the next
cleanup will be held on August 9, 2025. Leaderfest is August 1st, and on August 2nd, there
will be a veteran's improv troop meeting at 5:00 p.m. at Backdoor Theater. This group will
have a show at the theater in November. He thanked citizens and staff for attending and
supporting his town hall meeting last night.
Mayor Short asked that we keep Kerr County in our thoughts and prayers. He has been
in contact with the Mayor there, and they are overwhelmed with donations. They did need
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individuals to help, so Wichita Falls sent two firefighters to assist with recovery. He
welcomed Jeff Browning back after emergency surgery and thanked Marie for reading
the agenda items. This Saturday, a group will be mowing at Eastlawn Cemetery, and he
encouraged others to participate.
Item 11 — Executive Session
The City Council adjourned into Executive Session at 9:15 a.m. in accordance with Texas
Government Code §551.071, §551.072, §551.074, and §551.087.
Mayor Short reconvened the meeting in open session at 10:44 a.m. and announced that
no votes or polls were taken.
Item 12 — Adjourn
Mayor Short adjourned the meeting at 10:44 a.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of August 2025.
Tim Short, Mayor
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Marie Balthrop, TR ', MMC
City Clerk
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