Coldspring City Council Meeting Oct 5 2026 7pm

The Coldspring City Council meeting was held October 5, 2026. Council approved payment of bills as presented and received the city’s 2025 audit, which reported a clean, unmodified opinion and no findings requiring reporting. The auditor noted approximately $438,000 in capital-asset purchases during the year and a $272,771 transfer from the General Fund to subsidize sewer operations. The mayor said the city would keep the sewer and General Fund accounts separate while working to expand sewer customers and improve the utility fund’s finances. The council also discussed a $300,000 General Land Office grant for a Resilient Communities Program study, along with grant-supported sewer-system expansion and parks work; no specific new award or contract approval was reported.

Capital-project updates covered park improvements, including electrical and plumbing work, playground equipment, and a grant-required pollinator garden, as well as ongoing sidewalk concerns with TxDOT. The city has acquired fire-inspection and investigation software, with no cost or vendor identified. The mayor reported revising a proposed Shico franchise-fee agreement from a 50-year term to a five-year term with automatic renewal. The city is considering hiring attorney Kenneth Learn as both city attorney and municipal prosecutor, with a resolution expected at the next meeting, and said a constable would be engaged on a project-by-project basis for code-enforcement notices. No contract amounts were provided for those services.