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51 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
Consider a resolution amending an existing contract for professional engineering services with Freese and Nichols, Inc., to assess additional projects in a study to update the City’s Water and Wastewater Impact Fees in an amount not to exceed $256,131.00 (for a new contract amount not to exceed $350,805.00), and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 9/16 Regular Council Meeting on 2025-09-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Consider a resolution amending an existing contract for professional engineering services with Freese and Nichols, Inc., to assess additional projects in a study to update the City’s Water and Wastewater Impact Fees in an amount not to exceed $256,131.00 (for a new contract amount not to exceed $350,805.00), and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Citywide)”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Waco City Council Item 51: Consider a resolution amending an existing contract for professional engineering services with Freese and Nichols, Inc., to assess additional projects in a study to update the City’s Water and Wastewa
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).