The Bryan City Council held a regularly scheduled council meeting Tuesday night. The pressing item of the night was setting the tax rate. The proposed rate going into the meeting was $0.624000 per $100 of a home’s value. Mayor Bobby Gutierrez asked Alicia Kenney, the Interim Chief Financial Officer at City of Bryan, what the absolute lowest rate that could be adopted without negatively affecting services or the city’s bond rating. Kenney said that amount would be $0.623500. The mayor motioned for that to be the adopted rate, and while he received a second, the motion failed.
The $0.0005 difference between the tax rates would amount to $1.25/year for a homeowner whose home is valued at $250,000.
No one signed up to speak for the public hearing on the tax rate. The rate of $0.624000 was approved. Council also adopted the FY2027 budget of $569,013,800.
Three rezoning items were approved:
- 600 Woodson Drive (2.21 acres of vacant land adjoining the north side of Woodson Drive between College Main and Oaklawn Streets). Amend the previously-approved Planned Development District to revise the concept drawings and physical development standards.
- 1.05 acres of vacant land at the southwest corner of Tabor Road and Siegert Drive, being Lots 6 through 8 in Block 2 of the Siegert Subdivision. Change the zoning classification from Residential District to Multi-Family Residential.
- 2.208 acres of land out of the Maria Kegan Survey, Abstract No. 28, adjoining the northeast side of State Highway 30, 850 feet to 1,080 feet southeast of its intersection with G. Rollie White Road. Change the zoning classification from Agricultural – Open District to Commercial District.
Here is the breakdown of the full agendas:
Council Hear Citizens Regarding Agenda Items Only (Except for Public Hearings on this Agenda) — no one signed up to speak
Public Hearings and First and Only Readings of Ordinances: Open public hearing, hear citizen comments, close public hearing, staff presentation, and consider first and only reading of ordinance.
- Rezoning request case no. RZ26-15, public hearing, presentation and consideration of the first and only reading of an ordinance of the City of Bryan, Texas, amending Chapter 130, Zoning, of the City of Bryan Code of Ordinances, to amend the previously-approved Planned Development District (PD), specifically to revise the concept drawings and physical development standards, on 2.21 acres of vacant land adjoining the north side of Woodson Drive between College Main and Oaklawn Streets, and currently addressed as 600 Woodson Drive in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. — No one signed up to speak on item. Item PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
- Rezoning request case no. RZ26-17, public hearing, presentation and consideration of the first and only reading of an ordinance of the City of Bryan, Texas, amending Chapter 130, Zoning, of the City of Bryan Code of Ordinances, by changing the zoning classification from Residential District – 5000 (RD-5) to Multiple – Family Residential District (MF) on 1.05 acres of vacant land at the southwest corner of Tabor Road and Siegert Drive, being Lots 6 through 8 in Block 2 of the Siegert Subdivision in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. — No one signed up to speak on item. Item PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
- Rezoning request case no. RZ26-18, public hearing, presentation and consideration of the first and only reading of an ordinance of the City of Bryan, Texas, amending Chapter 130, Zoning, of the City of Bryan Code of Ordinances, by changing the zoning classification from Agricultural – Open District (A-O) to Commercial District (C-3) on 2.208 acres of land out of the Maria Kegan Survey, Abstract No. 28, adjoining the northeast side of State Highway 30, 850 feet to 1,080 feet southeast of its intersection with G. Rollie White Road, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. — No one signed up to speak on item. Item PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
- Public hearing and first reading of an ordinance on a proposal to adopt a property tax rate of $0.624000 per $100.00 valuation — No one signed up to speak on item. Item PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (after discussion on possibility of adopting a lower rate)
Consent (Automatic Approval) Agenda — ALL ITEMS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
- B. Approval of the Contract Extensions with vendors for FY27 Books and Materials for the BCS Public Libraries
- C. Approval of the Contact Amendments with various vendors for FY27 Books and Materials for the BCS Public Libraries
- D. Easement release request case no. ER26-04, consideration of a resolution of the City of Bryan, Texas, authorizing the release a 0.019-acre portion of a 0.431-acre City of Bryan public utility easement, and a 0.048-acre portion of a 0.081-acre electrical and communications easement, as recorded in Volume 15000, Page 139, of the Official Property Records of Brazos County, Texas, encumbering approximately 2,914 square feet in area approximately 330 to 475 feet southeast of W. Villa Maria Road and 230 to 350 feet west of Traditions Boulevard, currently located within Phase 19 of The Traditions Subdivision.
- E. Approval of Fiscal Year 2027 Information Technology Blanket Purchase Orders (BPOs) as follows:
- Alchemy $250,000
- Carahsoft $275,000
- CitizenServe (Online Solutions) $150,000
- Cyberone $250,000
- Dell Marketing $250,000
- GTS Technology Solutions $450,000
- Kronos (UKG) $250,000
- MCCI $150,000
- Netsync $475,000
- NWN $475,000
- RockIT $250,000
- Rugged Solutions $250,000
- SHI $375,000
- Soccour $375,000
- SoftwareOne $225,000
- Southern Computer Warehouse (SCW) $350,000
- Superion (CentralSquare) $125,000
- F. Approval of Fiscal Year 2027 blanket purchase orders for miscellaneous utilities and certain services as follows:
- Frontier Communications – $120,000
- Atmos Energy – $135,000
- Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency (BVSWMA) – $25,000
- Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) – $4,000,000
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) – Water Permit Fee and Wastewater Discharge Permit Fee – $200,000
- Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (BVGCD) – $700,000
- Wellborn Special Utility District – $160,000.
- G. Approval of Fiscal Year 2027 blanket purchase orders for office supplies, materials, and equipment as follows:
- Amazon Business – $180,000
- ODP (formerly Office Depot) – $45,000
- Wilton’s Officeworks – $15,000
- Wilton’s Officeworks (furniture) – $50,000
- Staples – $10,000
- Perry Office Plus -$10,000
- H. Approval of Fiscal Year 2027 Warehouse Blanket Purchase Orders as follows:
- Core & Main LP – $450,000
- Ferguson Enterprises Inc. – $100,000
- ACT Pipe and Supply – $250,000
- Coburn Supply Company, Inc. -$100,000.
- I. Consider approving a Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) with CASCO Industries, Inc. for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE), firefighting foam, and hand tools in an amount not to exceed $225,000 annually through Fiscal Year 2029
- J. Approval of the purchase of water meters and associated components from Sensus for Fiscal Year 2027 for a not to exceed amount of $1,400,000
- K. Approval of an Interlocal Cooperation Contract between the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the City of Bryan Municipal Court under the authority of Texas Government Code Chapter 791.
- L. Approval of the first extensions to contracts for Request for Proposals No. 25-036 “Annual Price Agreement for Parks and Facility Landscape Maintenance Groups 1-6” to Yellowstone Landscape Central Inc. for Groups One (1), Two (2), Three (3), and Five (5) in the amount of $753,975.19; Green Teams, Inc. for Group Four (4) in the amount of $90,867; and Grassmasters for Group Six (6) in the amount of $39,195 for a total amount of all three contracts being $884,037.19.
- M. Approval of Change Order No. 2 to D&S Contracting, LLC for the SH6 Utility Crossings in the not to exceed amount of $243,060.50
- N. Approval of a Resolution adopting an Investment Policy for the City of Bryan, Texas for Fiscal Year 2027
- O. Award a two-year policy to Safety National Casualty Corporation for the City’s Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance with an estimated annual premium of $285,773 and a two-year total of $571,546.
- P. Adoption of the first and only reading of an ordinance of the City of Bryan, Texas, amending Ordinance No. 2752 increasing the expenditure budget appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026 from $548,670,400 to $580,720,400.
- Q. Award the City’s property insurance for Fiscal Year 2027 to Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) at a premium rate of $0.1563 per $100 insured value for a projected premium of $745,912.
- R. Award the Fiscal Year 2027 All-Risk Property and Equipment and Breakdown Policy for Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) power generation assets to AEGIS/Zurich at a rate of $0.3048 per $100 insured value for a projected annual premium of $1,231,253.
- S. Award the City’s Liability Insurance Program to include General Liability, Law Enforcement Liability, Errors & Omissions Liability, and Auto Liability to Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) for a projected annual premium of $276,002.
- T. Award of a liability insurance policy with Beazley for a one (1) year period beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, at a premium not to exceed $120,624.
- U. Award the City’s Auto Physical Damage and Auto Catastrophe Insurance coverage for the FY2027 policy period to Hanover for a projected annual premium of $173,905.
- V. Award the Fiscal Year 2027 Excess Liability Policy for Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) to AEGIS for an annual premium not to exceed $265,802.
- W. Approve the second of two (2) additional one (1) year periods with Ochs, Inc. for Employee Group Life and AD&D Insurance and Employee Group Long Term Disability Insurance with an estimated combined annual cost of $297,509.
- X. Consider purchasing Holiday Lighting and Decor from Dekra-Lite for the Clara B. Mounce Public Library Plaza and Downtown Bryan area in an amount not to exceed $236,803
Regular Agenda
- A. Consider appointment to the Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency — Jason Bienski appointed
- B. Approval at Second and Final Reading of Ordinance to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget — Item PASSED UNANIMOUSLY