City Council — Nacogdoches

As stated in the Texas Constitution Article 16, Section 1, all elected and appointed officers must take an official oath of office before beginning their duties. This oath requires you to swear or affirm that you will faithfully execute the duties of the office and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitutions of the United States and Texas.

The City of Nacogdoches will officially recognize May 2026 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Nacogdoches, Texas. Each year, the month of May is dedicated to motorcycle awareness campaigns, and we encourage all citizens to learn more about motorcycle safety to ensure the well-being of everyone on our roads.

Per the City of Nacogdoches Charter, "On an annual basis, the City Council shall choose a Chairman Pro Tempore and a Vice Chairman Pro Tempore to serve in the absence of the Chairman."

Developer, Icon Cinema Nacogdoches, LLC, ("Icon") is seeking to renovate, or cause to be renovated, the former movie theater located at 3801 North Street, Suite 7, Nacogdoches, Texas for the purpose of operating a newly renovated movie theater that location. Icon has indicated that the renovations will total approximately $800,000, in addition to approximately $800,000 in new furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the operation of the theater. Icon has requested a ten-year sales tax rebate, which is set forth in the proposed 380 Economic Development Agreement. This agreement contains the same standard terms and conditions as other 380 agreements in recent years. The sales tax abatement schedule found in the Agreement is set forth below: Tax Year Percentage of Sales and Use Tax Reimbursed <td valign="top" style="width: 39.6341%; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0i

NOTE: This item is an updated version of City Council Resolution 1413-03-26, approved March 17, 2026. This resolution format is currently recommended by The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) for authorized signatories designated as part of Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) applications. TDA offers a rural economic development grant known as the TxCDBG Program for Rural Texas. The primary objective of this program is to develop viable communities by providing decent housing and suitable living environments, expanding economic opportunities principally for people in Census-designated Low and Moderate Income (LMI) areas. Most funds are used for public facilities including, but not limited to, water/wastewater infrastructure, street and drainage improvements and housing activities. City Council Resolution 1376-11-24 previously authorized the submission of a Community Development Fund application (CDV25-0373) for this $750,000.00 grant. While the City did not receive an award under Phase I of the program, the City has been invited to apply for additional funds remaining under Phase II. Proposed projects would include two (2) storm sewer improvement areas at Sweetgum/Stewart Streets and at Railroad Street, respectively. The prior resolution also committed the City to provide a local match of $112,500.00 in conjunction with the $750,000.00 grant, and this remains in effect if awarded. Since local funding is included as part of the 2023 General Obligation Bonds designated for storm improvements, additional grant funding would allow the City to meet additional drainage project needs. This proposed resolution designates City signatories for contractual and financial grant documents related to the Phase

Staff procured a quote for the replacement of a front-load garbage truck from Bond Equipment Company, a Dallas-based company, in the amount of $476,539.00. The vendor is under a BuyBoard cooperative purchasing contract (BuyBoard Contract 723-23), which is exempt from the competitive bidding process under Texas Local Government Code Section 252.022(a)(12)(D). This purchase item is budgeted as a Sanitation Fund vehicle capital expense ($458,997.00) in FY 2026, and additional non-budgeted funds will come from Sanitation Fund reserves ($17,542). Reserve fund amounts will also be included in a subsequent budget amendment by the Finance Department as City accounts are reconciled.

Staff is currently in the design phase for the next iteration of street improvement capital projects utilizing General Obligation bond funds approved by voters in 2023. In advance of these improvements, staff has released a project for curb and gutter replacements and valley gutter installations on these streets. On April 21, the City received bids for the 2026 Curb and Valley Gutter Project. Four (4) contractors submitted bids as follows: B&B General Contractors $ 313,725.00 CoxJones $ 317,543.75 DSP Development, LLC $ 376,156.39 S-Co, Inc. $ 495,827.00 B&B General Contractors was found to be the lowest bidder. The firm is a Lufkin-based contractor who has not previously worked for the City of Nacogdoches. Staff has spoken with contacts of prior B&B-completed projects who have confirmed the contractor's ability to perform required concrete work successfully. It is recommended that the contract for this project be awarded to B&B General Contractors in the amount of $313,725.00. The contract amount is budgeted in FY 2026 under "Proposition F" of the Bond Fund (CIP Project TR-24-201).

Chief Mike Skillern representing the Texas Police Chief's Association, will present the Nacogdoches Police Department with a certificate recognizing the department for having fulfilled the necessary qualifications and mandatory requirements of the Best Practices of the Accreditation Program.

Staff has seen a need to upgrade existing SCADA components which are faulty and/or outdated as well as implement SCADA where it does not currently exist within the water and wastewater systems of the City, including security and other needs identified in a SCADA Master Plan for the City completed in 2024. The City recently sent out a Request for Qualifications (RFQ 26-10-112) for professional engineering design services for water and wastewater SCADA system improvements. This will be a two- or three-year project effort that will include design, bidding, installation and commissioning. Eleven (11) submissions were received for these services. City staff evaluated the submissions based on criteria such as firm experience in similar projects, competence and qualification of project team leaders, workload capacity and proposed project approach. An accumulation of independent scoring and in-person firm interviews by the top four firms by staff found Tetra Tech to be the firm most qualified to perform these services. Staff recommends selection of Tetra Tech for this professional services contract. Once selected, a contract would be negotiated and brought to City Council for approval.

This item includes draft minutes for the Regular Council meeting held on April 21, 2026.

The proposed construction services agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will establish the City as a sponsor for federal grant funding to rehabilitate runway 18/36 and parallel and connector taxiways at A.L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport. Through this agreement, the City is applying for federal financial assistance and desires TxDOT to act as the City’s agent in related project matters (TxDOT Project No. 2611NACOG). On March 17, 2026, TxDOT conditionally awarded the bid for construction to Don Jackson Construction, Inc., and airport construction activities are scheduled to start on May 18, 2026. Contract specifications Project plans A total of $6,000,000 in project funding was authorized by the Texas Transportation Commission on Sept. 25, 2025, with up to 95 percent of allowable project costs ($5.7 million) covered by federal funds, and up to 5 percent of allowable project costs ($300,000) covered by local funds. The City's share of costs were budgeted in FY 2025 under CIP Project AF-24-401 utilizing voter-approved "Proposition A" General Obligation bond funds, and the City distributed $300,000 to TxDOT for construction services in late Fall 2025. City Council also approved similar TxDOT agreements for project design services, as well as Airport Layout Plan planning services, on July 24, 2024.