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5 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-343] Consider a resolution: (1) establishing the South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Business Recovery Grant Program (the “Program”) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code; (2) approving the Guidelines and Policy Statement for the Program, attached as Exhibit A, to provide grants in amounts not to exceed $100,000.00 to eligible businesses impacted by a sewer main failure and related infrastructure concerns; (3) authorizing the reallocation of certain unobligated tax
Presented in: City of Waco: 6/2 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-06-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-343] Consider a resolution: (1) establishing the South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Business Recovery Grant Program (the “Program”) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code; (2) approving the Guidelines and Policy Statement for the Program, attached as Exhibit A, to provide grants in amounts not to exceed $100,000.00 to eligible businesses impacted by a sewer main failure and related infrastructure concerns; (3) authorizing the reallocation of certain unobligated tax ”
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 5: Consider a resolution: (1) establishing the South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Business Recovery Grant Program (the “Program”) pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code; (2) appro
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). 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).