The Round Rock City Council met on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers. The meeting included citizen comments, multiple proclamations and recognitions, a library department update, and unanimous approval of a lengthy consent agenda and numerous resolutions. Key actions included setting a maximum property tax rate of 37.2 cents per $100 valuation, approving the purchase of land for Fire Station No. 11, granting two alcohol variances for a Georgian restaurant and store, advancing the Old Settlers Buildout project, and amending a water service agreement to help Liberty Hill.
Good evening. Tonight's invitation has been given by Bishop Tin Tim Kavanaugh of the Round Rock Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop. Our Father in Heaven, we're grateful to be gathered here today, and we like to express our gratitude to the men and women who are serving in this community, those who are here today, and those who are out about the time and the talent that they put into making this one of the best cities in uh if not the best city in America. We're grateful for the individuals and families who make up the community and all the service and kindness that they extend to each other. Our father, as we enter this new school year, we're express our gratitude to all the educators and administrators and making uh the rising generation, making it a comfortable experience, uh, teaching them, helping them to learn and to grow and to to prosper in all aspects of their lives. We ask a special blessing of protection on the the teachers, on the administrators, and especially on our youth and children uh this year as they they learn and grow that they'll be protected and uh they will have a good experience. Father, we recognize that there's many in our community who are suffering, who have uh financial struggles and trials, who are emotionally in pain, who have physical illness. We ask a special blessing on those uh members of our community that they will be comforted, that they'll have peace, and that us as community members, as neighbors, as friends, as family members, that we'll find opportunities to lift and to support them and to help them in their trials and um struggles. We're grateful to be here today. We're grateful for those who have come to be here and to participate and those who are being recognized and ask thee to bless them and their families, and we bless that thy guidance will be here as this issues and decisions are made that will be able to uh make those that are best for the community and all people here. And we pray for these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. Thank you. Bran, your heastor brought his daughter, and uh I hope you like the stuff that we got you. Thanks for being here as well. All right, I'll call the six o'clock city councilman to order. And please call the roll. Mayor Morgan here, Mayor Pro Tim Stevens here, Councilmember Lee here, Councilmember Flores, Councilmember Fleming. Here, Councilmember Ortega here, Councilmember Montgomery. Here. All right, I'm gonna ask PAC 404 to come up and lead the pledges if you'll stand with me. Y'all come staying right here. Right there. There you go. All right, we're ready when you are. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Now the Texas way on Texas flag. Pledge allegiance to see Texas, one state under God, on and thank you, boys. Keep staying involved. Thank you. All right. Citizen Communication. Any citizen wish to speak during citizen communication regarding not an item on or off the agenda may do so after completing the required registration card. All comments must be no more than three minutes and linked per section 2-26b5 of the Round Rock Code of Ordinances 2018 edition. Any comments regarding items not on the postage gym may not be discussed or responded to by the city council per state law. I have three cards. When I call your name, please come down and state your name and uh address for the record. Uh and please keep your comments to three minutes. There'll be a warning light here that will let you know. Uh, first up uh is Jamie Martinez or James Martinez. Jamie. Thank you. Sorry about that. No worries. A different study. Welcome. Thank you. I seem a little nervous because I am. No, don't be nervous. No one's gonna do anything or say anything, I promise you.