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Kerrville City Council Workshop Summary - January 13, 2026
City Council & associated boards — Tuesday, January 13, 2026
BodyKerrville, Texas
SessionCity Council & associated boards
DateTuesday, January 13, 2026
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Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Real Estate Transactions16%
Flood Recovery15%
Transportation Safety12%
Economic Development12%
Engineering And Infrastructure11%
Community Engagement10%
Arts And Culture7%
Water And Wastewater Management5%
Public Engagement3%
Summary of Proceedings
Kerrville City Council Workshop Summary - January 13, 2026
The City Council of Kerrville, Texas, held a workshop on January 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM at City Hall. The workshop covered updates on public transit, flood recovery, Main Street program status, options for a city-owned property, zoning code amendments, and federal grant opportunities for infrastructure. Council reached consensus on several key decisions without formal votes.
PRONTO and Alamo Regional Transit Update
Sean Scott, Senior Director at Alamo Area Council of Governments, presented ridership data for services in Kerrville. The microtransit service (PRONTO) launched on March 1, 2025. Advanced demand response (ART) ridership within city limits grew from approximately 4,900 trips in 2024 to about 6,364 trips in 2025, an increase of roughly 1,450 trips. The overall net gain including microtransit was about 5,200 trips. Challenges included driver shortages (two needed), mechanical failures, and recalled buses. Scott noted that 34 new buses were ordered; the first two arrived in January 2026. Council discussed service reliability and potential partnerships with local limousine services as backup. No action was taken.
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Recovery Presentation
A. Dickson, representing the Community Foundation, reported on flood recovery efforts. Key statistics: over $15 million granted locally in the first 45 days; 32 case managers supporting over 600 families; 132 Kerr County families (259 people) in temporary housing, including 65 families (142 people) in Kerrville; 55 homes under construction and 56 in pre-construction using Foundation funds; 36 families requested RV/modular replacement, 6 delivered; down payment assistance of $110,000–$140,000 per household available for qualified flood victims. The Foundation also invested $10 million in partners like Habitat for Humanity and All Hands and Hearts, and $10 million in the Lift Fund for small businesses. Mental health initiatives include a grant to New Hope Counseling Center through mid-2027 and a Family Mental Health Care Fund for those who lost loved ones. A public mental health needs assessment will be shared January 22, 2026. Council expressed gratitude; no action required.
Main Street Program Status
Assistant City Manager M. Hornes reported that the Main Street Advisory Board lacks a quorum because members moved to the new Arts and Culture District Board. The Texas Main Street program requires a full-time manager and dedicated budget, which Kerrville has not maintained. The city had taken a leave of absence in 2018 and cannot do so again. Mayor Herring recommended discontinuing the program, noting that downtown revitalization has been achieved. Council members concurred, citing redundancy with the Arts and Culture District and TIRS board. Council directed staff to bring a resolution to withdraw from the Texas Main Street program at the next meeting.
Options for City-Owned Property at 429 Sidney Baker
M. Hornes presented options for the former police station building (also a former bus station). The property is approximately one acre in the Downtown Arts and Culture District. The building is vacant after the police department moved. Staff recommended selling via a qualified commercial broker. Council discussed deed restrictions but reached consensus to sell on the open market with no restrictions. Staff will issue a request for qualifications for a broker and return with recommendations in February 2026.
Zoning Code Amendments
Director of Development & Planning D. Paxton presented proposed zoning amendments, including updated definitions (artisan workshop, farmers market, open air market, battery energy storage, data centers), reduced side setback for corner lots from 15 to 5 feet in residential districts, removal of block-face uniformity requirement in R2 zoning, elimination of concept plan requirement for mixed-use rezoning, a new parking ratio for multi-tenant buildings (1 space per 200 sq ft for buildings under 20,000 sq ft), and reduced parking for accessory dwelling units from 2 to 1 space. Council discussed parking concerns for ADUs and other items. No formal action was taken; the amendments will go to the Planning & Zoning Commission in February or March and return to council for adoption.
Federal Economic Development Administration Grants
M. Hornes, along with EDA representatives Kim Foutz and William Whitson, presented grant opportunities through the EDA. Council decided not to pursue a transformational grant (up to $50 million) due to high competition. Instead, they recommended an implementation grant for the Quinlan Creek Interceptor Project, a sewer capacity improvement estimated at $5.8 million (inflation-adjusted). The EDA would fund 80% ($4.6 million), requiring a local match of $1.17 million. Staff proposed seeking the match from the development community. Council unanimously agreed to proceed with this project.
Key Outcomes
- Main Street Program: Council consensus to withdraw from the Texas Main Street program; staff to prepare a resolution.
- 429 Sidney Baker: Council consensus to sell the property through a commercial broker with no restrictions; staff to issue RFQ for broker.
- EDA Grant: Council consensus to pursue an implementation grant for the Quinlan Creek Interceptor Project; staff to engage the development community for local match.
- Zoning Amendments: No formal action; staff directed to continue the process through P&Z and bring final amendments to council.
Meeting Transcript
I'm gonna go ahead and call to order this city council workshop for January 13th, 2026. Do we have any public comments? Yes, sir. Everyone who's presenting today, I need you to know that we have a full agenda and a short time. I'm not gonna call, and we're not gonna set a timer. We're not going to uh start making faces at you when you go over your time allotment, but I will be keeping track forever. All right. Who do we start with? Let's start with 2A. Thanks for being here tonight. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. I appreciate the opportunity to be here. Um my name is Sean Scott. I'm the senior director over at Alamo Area Council of Governments, and I'm over the Alamo Regional Transit and Public Safety for them. Um I appreciate y'all giving me this opportunity to just tell you what our public transportation did this year and the partnership that we we we worked with the city of Kerrville to accomplish this year. And I'll try to be quick about it. So just real quick a recap of what we've done. Um Alamo Regional Transit's been providing public transportation in this region f uh since the 80s, probably mid-80s, maybe the late 80s. Um 2024, the Texas Department of Public Transportation Division uh came about with uh 400,000 of money for expanding local public transportation. Um met with both uh the city of Kerrville and Kerr County to see if there was interest in expanding public transportation. There was. And uh we worked out a project and came up with a microtransit project, and we were able to implement that project in March 1st of 2025. Doesn't matter how much I double check everything, I'll still put the wrong date on something. So it's March 1st of 2025, not 2024. Real quick, and I'll stay real brief on this. I wasn't expecting that, is the services that Alamo Regional Transit provides in Kerrville right now is we have uh number one regionally coordinated transportation planning. This is a five-year plan that's updated every year and it gets a massive overhaul every five years. The reason we do this is because it uh it studies unmet needs in the region. That's how the project that we have right now came about is because in the 2020 plan uh that this was identified as a region that had an unmet need and and this was how the project uh developed. Uh um so that's the importance there of the regional coordinated public transportation plan. I will tell you that it's 2025. We've hired the consultant. They're in here. We've already had one meeting in Kerrville. We're expecting two more. One of them will be a lot bigger, and uh you'll get a lot more information on it at a later date. Um, and there'll be a survey just to associate so that everybody can get the opportunity to talk about what the regionally coordinated uh is going on in the region. Number two, I want to discuss real quick is travel training. Uh we offer travel training to different groups so that we can educate them on how to take care of themselves and be uh work on scheduling their own trips and taking care of their own public transportation service. Uh and uh the doing that helps them remain independent in their in their lives.
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