City of Hutto, Texas Live Stream

City Council meeting with a joint Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing, City of Hutto, Texas, October 16, 2026. Council approved the UDC replacement ordinance 7–0, restoring the 600-foot zoning-notice requirement (rather than the proposed 200 feet), directing staff to correct typos and numbering, and allowing a 30-day implementation period; the engineering design manual was excluded. Public comments focused on notice, data-center noise and buffers, and review of the extensive code. Council also approved the separate sign ordinance 7–0, with clerical corrections to be made. Finance staff will research whether the city is collecting all franchise fees; a consultant is not budgeted, and staff will report back. Council discussed a sales-tax audit and favored first obtaining available information from the state comptroller, with a third-party analysis as a possible later step; no formal vote on the audit was evident in the transcript.

On spending and capital planning, council approved resolution R-2026-209 7–0 to authorize marketing bonds for the Limmer Square Public Improvement District Area 1, ahead of a scheduled November 5 bond sale and assessment hearing. It also approved a revised $763,934.38 payment from the General Fund for River Creek-related attorney-fee settlement costs, with reimbursement expected from River Creek Development Corporation; the stated urgency was to stop daily interest from accruing. For a potential city-owned fire department, staff presented preliminary estimates including about $10 million in station construction, $1.56 million in annual line-personnel costs per station, and roughly $50 million in capital and personnel costs for four stations under the higher-cost scenario. Council voted 7–0 to direct further analysis, including funding options and costs for the first station and apparatus; these were planning estimates, not an adopted budget or purchase authorization. Council also voted 7–0 to have staff prepare lifecycle cost comparisons for a possible police-vehicle test, including charging infrastructure and operational considerations, without authorizing a vehicle purchase.