Round Rock City Council Meeting – July 9, 2026: Staff Updates, Resolutions, and PUD Amendment
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Round Rock City Council Meeting – July 9, 2026
The Round Rock City Council met on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers. The meeting included a department update from Planning & Development Services, approval of the consent agenda, nine resolutions, and one ordinance (first reading) regarding a PUD amendment for The District. All votes were unanimous.
Consent Calendar
- Approved minutes from the June 25, 2026 City Council meeting.
- Authorized an agreement with Casco Industries, Inc. for public safety and firehouse supplies and equipment.
- Authorized an agreement with Ingram Library Services LLC for publications, audiovisual materials, books, textbooks, and ancillary services.
- Authorized Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with Smith Pump Company, Inc. for water and wastewater pumps, motors, supply, and repair.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public spoke during Citizen Communication or during the public hearings for items G.1 (CDBG Action Plan) and H.1 (PUD Amendment).
Discussion Items
- Staff Presentation (E.1): Bradley (Planning & Development Services Director) presented an annual department update. Key highlights: the department has grown by about 2% (down from 4.8% in prior years); issued 365 single-family home permits (half of previous year), 136 townhome permits, one multifamily permit (316 units), and completed 20,900 building inspections. 98% of site permit reviews and 16 of 18 subdivision reviews were completed on time. Notable projects include Fire Station 11, Public Safety Training Center, Bob Bennett Building expansion, Round Rock ISD bond projects, and a VA outpatient clinic. The department also completed the downtown mixed-use zoning update and non-residential parking requirements revision. Compliments from customers were highlighted. Council members expressed appreciation for the team's work.
- G.1 – CDBG 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan: The city’s CDBG allocation is $641,705 (a decrease of ~$30,000 from last year due to more cities qualifying). Staff recommended $30,000 to Round Rock Area Services Center (food pantry), $30,000 (rent/mortgage assistance), $20,000 to Williamson-Burnet County Meals on Wheels, and $16,255 to CASA. An additional $250,000 from the general fund brings total local nonprofit contribution to $346,255. No city department projects were submitted; staff will use funds for home repairs, with alternative projects (shade structures at Settlement and Greenhill Parks, downtown sidewalk gap) authorized by city manager if needed.
- G.2 – Employee Benefits Consulting Services: The city will enter a five-year agreement with Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. for employee benefits consulting. The current self-funded health budget is $24.7 million covering ~2,400 covered lives (1,150 active employees). The new agreement saves approximately $110,000 over the current contract. Gallagher was selected after an RFP with 10 responses; Betty Gwynn will oversee the account.
- G.3 – Public Safety Training Center Phase 2 Furniture: Authorized a one-time purchase order to SKG-Austin for $310,585 for furniture and installation for the Phase 2 expansion (6,600 sq ft main building addition, ~5,000 sq ft classroom).
- G.4 – Public Safety and Firehouse Supplies (Cap Fleet Upfitters): Authorized a contract with Cap Fleet Upfitters, LLC (not to exceed $1 million) for upfitting parts and labor for police vehicles, fire units, and other white fleet vehicles, based on a cooperative contract expiring March 29, 2029.
- G.5 – Wyoming Springs Drive Segment 1 Change Order: Approved a $94,000 quantity adjustment/change order with Capital Excavation Company for additional guardrail, barricades, water taps, and ancillary items. The project (extension from Creek Bend to Old Settlers/Sandbass Road) is anticipated to be finished late August 2026. Speed limit will be set based on 85th percentile traffic volumes after opening.
- G.6 – Chisholm Trail South Improvements (Old Town) Supplemental Contract: Authorized a $221,000 supplemental contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for engineering work to extend culverts in Brushy Creek and add a sidewalk on the west side of Chisholm Trail (at road level). The current project (Sandbass Road to 620) is expected to finish in October 2026. The new work will be designed, then bid after the holidays, with construction in spring/summer 2027. FEMA involvement is required due to floodplain/floodway work.
- G.7 – Wholesale Water Supply Agreement Amendment with R&R Mobile Joint Venture: Approved second amendment to add three additional service units (water/wastewater) for Blessing Mobile Home Park (west side of town), increasing total to 234 units. The park is outside city limits; impact fees will be paid. The agreement stays with the property.
- G.8 – Financing of Williamson County Regional Raw Water Line: Authorized the city to support Brazos River Authority (BRA) issuing debt for expansion of the Lake Stillhouse pump station and pipeline. Round Rock is a 28% owner of the infrastructure. Total project cost is ~$70 million; Round Rock’s 28% share is accounted for in rate models. The expansion includes adding a pump, some line work, and replacing older pumps.
- G.9 – 2027 Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update: Authorized a $547,000 contract with CDM Smith, Inc. to update the water and wastewater master plans (and incorporate reuse system). The update takes about nine months and will inform the next 10-year capital improvement plan and impact fees. Using one firm for both plans for consistency.
- H.1 – Amendment No. 5 to PUD No. 129 (The District): Approved first reading (unanimous, with second reading dispensed per charter). The amendment modifies maximum building setbacks, parking, and development standards along Greenlawn Boulevard to allow surface parking and push buildings further inward, responding to market conditions and tenant needs. The 65.5-acre mixed-use development is over 90% complete on infrastructure. A 316-unit multifamily project (Origin at The District) is under construction. Plans include a national specialty grocer, a village of restaurants (FMB Plaza), a 175-room hotel, office buildings, and future multifamily with structured parking. The developer, Randall Toller (Mark4 Capital), presented renderings emphasizing a greenbelt-inspired design with screening and pedestrian paseo. Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- All consent agenda items approved unanimously (7-0).
- Resolution G.1 (CDBG Action Plan) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.2 (Gallagher Benefits Services) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.3 (SKG-Austin furniture) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.4 (Cap Fleet Upfitters) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.5 (Wyoming Springs change order) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.6 (Chisholm Trail supplemental contract) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.7 (R&R Mobile Joint Venture amendment) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.8 (Raw water line financing) adopted unanimously.
- Resolution G.9 (CDM Smith master plan contract) adopted unanimously.
- Ordinance H.1 (PUD Amendment No. 5) passed on first reading unanimously (7-0), with second reading dispensed.
- Council members provided comments on the July 4th festivities: 19,000 participants in the parade and 36,000 in the park. Thanks were extended to Parks and Recreation and staff.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening. Tonight we do not have a pastor, so if you'll take a moment of silence with me. Thank you. I'll call the six o'clock city councilman under order and please call the role. Mayor Morgan. Mayor Pro Tim Montgomery. Here. Councilmember Lee? Here. Councilmember Flores? Here. Councilmember Fleming? Here. Councilmember Itega? Here. Councilmember Stevens. Here. All right. If you'll stab me for the pledges. Honor the Texas flag. Texas one state under God. One of the visible. All right, Citizen Communication. Anybody wishing to speak? No yellow cards. Staff presentations anyone consider presentation department update from planning and development services department. Bradley. Good evening, Mayor, City Council members. It's my pleasure to be here to present an annual update from the planning and development services department. Just kind of a high level about our key responsibilities for those who don't know. We implement the long range planning policy for the city. That is the policy that is laid out by city council in the strategic plan. Um and then carried forward in our comprehensive plan. So the all the long range planning for the city, the framework by which the city is going to grow as prioritized by City Council and City Management. It is our responsibility to help implement that policy into real life. We process basic land entitlements, so that's zoning and platting to help prepare a property for development, and then we manage the land development process from start to finish. So that's site and subdivision improvements, all the civil engineering, building permits, building inspections, all the other inspections that have to go on. We write and maintain all the development regulations that pertain to any given property in the entire city. We assist property owners with planning and development questions. A lot of times it's what can I do on my property. Sometimes it's what can that person do on their property or this field behind me. What can that be developed into? Um we always urge people, members of the public, our residents, to call us if they have questions with anything because we're very accessible and we love to help educate people about zoning and the land development process. And we also handle sign permits. It's a kind of an overlooked uh responsibility and duty, but it has a high volume of permits. Every sign in the city, essentially, whether a freestanding sign or something that's on a building, goes through our office. I'm gonna talk a little bit about the organization of our department. Um your fearless leader here. I've been with the city about coming up on 15 years now. Uh been in this role about two and a half years or so.
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