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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 Chris Swinford, Faith Village Church of Christ, gave the invocation.
Item 2b — Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Short led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3a — Employee of the Month — Sgt. Marissa Hughes Police Department
Mayor Short recognized Sgt. Marissa Hughes as Employee of the Month for August 2025
and shared a brief video. He congratulated Sgt. Hughes and presented her with a plaque,
a letter of appreciation, dinner for two, and a check, and thanked her for her service.
Item 3b — Proclamation — National Health Center Week, Community Healthcare
Center
Mayor Short read a proclamation proclaiming August 3-9, 2025, as National Health
Center Week in Wichita Falls, TX.
Item 3c — Proclamation — Purple Heart Day, Thomas Fowler American Legion Post
169
Mayor Short read a proclamation proclaiming August 7, 2025, as Purple Heart Day in
Wichita Falls, TX.
Item 3d — Proclamation — Furosity Track Day, Furosity Track
Mayor Short read a proclamation proclaiming August 9, 2025, as Furosity Track Day in
Wichita Falls, TX.
Item 3e — Proclamation — Safe Digging Awareness Month/National 811 Day, Atmos
Energy
Mayor Short read a proclamation proclaiming August 2025 as National Safe Digging
Awareness Month and August 11 , 2025, as National 811 Day in Wichita Falls, TX.
Item 3f— Presentation —Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation (TPCAF) Best
Practices Accreditation Award — Police Department
Chief Donald Miller, Burkburnett Police Department, recognized the Wichita Falls Police
Department for being awarded the Best Practices Accreditation Award from the Texas
Police Chiefs Association Foundation.
Item 4 — Comments from Citizens
There were no comments from citizens.
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Item 5-8 — Consent Items
Marie Balthrop, City Clerk, gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Councilor Battaglino to approve the consent agenda.
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 5 — Approval of minutes of the July 15, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Mayor
and City Council.
Item 6 — Receive Minutes
(a) Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health Board, March 21 , 2025
(b) WFMPO, Technical Advisory Committee, April 10, 2025
(c) WFMPO, Transportation Policy Committee, April 23, 2025
(d) Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee, June 19, 2025
(e) Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, June 24, 2025
Item 7 — Ordinance 40-2025
Ordinance making an appropriation and accepting a grant from The Priddy Foundation
for the replacement and addition of library shelving at the Wichita Falls Public Library in
the amount of $55,000.
Item 8a — Resolution 80-2025
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to award a contract for the replacement of the
carpet on the 1st floor of the Wichita Falls Public Library to AOC Construction, Inc in the
amount of$326,368.
Item 8b — Resolution 81-2025
Resolution of the City of Wichita Falls authorizing and approving the reappointment of
individuals to the board of directors of the Nortex Housing Finance Corporation.
Item 8c — Resolution 82-2025
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Resolution Approving the City of Wichita Falls 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025
Annual Action Plan, to allocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in
the amount of$1 ,206,417, reallocate $100,000 in prior year CDBG funding and FY 2025
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds in the amount of $349,094
received as Entitlement Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), authorize the City Manager to submit the plans to HUD for review
and approval and to execute HUD Grant Applications and Grant Agreement to implement
the approved plans, to include any and all revisions approved by HUD.
Item 8d — Resolution 83-2025
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an interlocal cooperation agreement
with Wichita County for the collection of ad valorem taxes.
Item 8e — Resolution 84-2025
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to award bid and contract for the 2025 Water
Budget Utility Improvement Project & Large Valve Replacement to Bowles Construction
Co. in the amount of$1 ,049,599.00.
Item 8f— Resolution 85-2025
Resolution authorizing the purchase of the replacement of two 16' X 18' Insulated Garage
Doors by Tex-Oma Building Supply Company in the amount of$66,200.00 at the Wichita
Falls Central Services Complex, 2100 Seymour Hwy, Wichita Falls, Texas, United States.
Item 8q — Resolution 86-2025
Resolution authorizing the purchase of two Kubota F Series 72" rear discharge mowers
through the Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative from Berend Turf & Tractor, LP in the
amount of$51 ,874.26.
Item 8h — Resolution 87-2025
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to purchase
the library shelving for the Wichita Falls Public Library from Library Interiors of Texas, LLC
in the amount of $60,225.
Item 9 — Ordinance 41-2025
Ordinance approving the Funding Soundness Restoration Plan for the Wichita Falls
Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund and increasing the City's contribution rate to the
fund from 17.5% to 18.0% as of January 1 , 2026.
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Moved by Councilor Battaglino to approve Ordinance 41-2025.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Cobb, and with no comments or questions from
the public, the motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Short, Councilors Battaglino, Brooks, Browning, Cobb, Flack, and Taylor.
Nays: None
Item 10 — Resolution 88-2025
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into
a contract with CLAW Contractors, LLC. in the amount of$64,500 to construct a new dog
park complete with fencing and concrete slabs at Conoco Park.
Moved by Councilor Battaglino to approve Resolution 88-2025.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Taylor.
Gloria Leonard, 1506 Grant St., discussed concerns about animals being loose and the
dangers of parking on the street. She asked if there was a better place to locate the dog
park.
Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager, stated that this park has been identified as an
underutilized park that qualifies for Community Development Block Grant funding. They
have had success at the other dog park in town and have worked closely with Animal
Services regarding rules to ensure citizens' safety.
Kalee Robinson, Director of Parks, discussed possible future dedicated parking spaces.
There was a brief discussion regarding parking concerns, and Councilor Brooks
discussed the need for a gas station in that area. Mr. Jurecek stated that this is city-owned
land dedicated for a park, and using the land for another purpose would require an
election.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Short, Councilors Battaglino, Brooks, Browning, Cobb, Flack, and Taylor.
Nays: None
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Item 11a — City Manager Update
Jeffery Jenkins, City Manager, provided an update on the following:
• Contract Mowing — To assist the Parks Department with catching up on mowing
due to recent rain, bids were solicited for contract mowing services. Eight bids are
being reviewed, with a possibility of awarding 2-3 contracts next week.
• Agenda Transmittal Letter and Agenda Software—The Agenda Transmittal Letter
has been updated to improve transparency. We will also purchase agenda
software to streamline the agenda process, which will be implemented in 3-6
months.
• Organization Culture—The Kona Ice truck will visit multiple city locations in August
for an employee appreciation event. In October, there will be an Employee Health
Fair with many fun events to encourage employee engagement.
• Police Department Grant—The Police Department was selected for a $254,000
catalytic converter grant with a $50,000 match. The grant will provide three drones
and various cameras.
Item 11 b—Announcements concerning items of community interest from members
of the City Council. No action will be taken or discussed.
Councilor Cobb congratulated Chief Borrego and his team on the award presented today.
School will be starting next week, and he encouraged everyone to be safe and slow down,
and he wished good luck to all of the students. He congratulated Councilor Brooks and
his daughter Taliyah, who set a personal record and automatically qualified for the World
Athletic Championship in Tokyo. He thanked Mike and Robin Kephart, who are
remediating issues on land they purchased, which will help Lake Wichita.
Councilor Brooks thanked everyone who attended and thanked the Mayor and City staff
for the Proclamation for Furosity Track. He also thanked Councilor Cobb for recognizing
his daughter for her accomplishments over the weekend and expressed his pride in his
daughter, granddaughter, and all the participants in the Junior Olympics.
Councilor Browning congratulated Councilor Brooks for all of the accomplishments. He
stated that it had been a week of false information and asked everyone to contact the
Council or city staff to get the correct information. Get the truth and share the truth.
Councilor Taylor thanked Councilor Brooks for being a great father and community leader
and for setting an example for all of us. He congratulated Chief Borrego and the Police
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Department for the award and grant, and said he appreciates the dog park. Leaderfest
was a great opportunity with some wonderful ideas about improving organizational
culture, which is important for employee engagement and commitment. World Clean-up
Day is in September, and Karen Frazier is working on an event for Wichita Falls to
participate in.
Councilor Battaglino thanked his friends from American Legion Post 169 for coming out
for the Proclamation for Purple Heart Remembrance Day, and especially Zack, who is a
Purple Heart recipient. He encouraged everyone to visit the Facebook page for the
Warrior Art Brigade. Adrian Colbert is hosting another Colbert Project cleanup on
Saturday at the corner of Elmwood and N. Rosewood, and he asked that people bring a
folding table if possible. Adrian is also starting a Care Pods program and will have a
meeting at Booker T. Washington Friday night to discuss the program that will assist
individuals with maintaining their yards. The Southwest Rotary Club is hosting "Wetter
than Hell" at Castaway Cove on September 12th. Ducks can be purchased for $20 to
raise money for local non-profits.
Mayor Short said we all know what happened in Kerrville on July 4th, and on the morning
of July 5th he spoke with Chief Melton about sending help for the search. Battalion Chief
Rusty Downs and Captain Travis Skelton both answered the call. He expressed his
appreciation and said these incredible public servants make him, and this city proud.
There are currently three individuals still serving, and he asked that everyone remember
them in their prayers.
Item 12 — Executive Session
City Council adjourned into Executive Session at 9:30 a.m. in accordance with Texas
Government Code §551 .072, §551.074, and §551 .087.
Mayor Short returned at 10:10 a.m. and announced that no polls or votes were taken.
Item 13 — Adjourn
Mayor Short adjourned the meeting at 10:10 a.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th day of August 2025.
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Tim Short, Mayor
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Marie Balthrop, TRMC, MC
City Clerk
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