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2026-09-15 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes (approved; signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Secretary).

  • Regular meeting, 6:30 to 6:43 p.m.; Mayor Ross presiding; all nine members present.
  • Consent agenda approved 9-0 (motion by Hogg, seconded by Gonzalez), except items 6.2 and 6.3, voted separately.
  • FY2027 Operating Budget final reading approved 9-0 (Ordinance 26-045).
  • FY2027 Property Tax Levy final reading approved 7-2 (Ordinance 26-046); Garcia-Dumas and Shelton voted no.
  • Cost Recovery Policy FY2027 approved 9-0 (Resolution 26-296).
  • Consent items included water and sewer rates, a fee package, four assessment plans, and financial policies (below).

FY2027 Operating Budget

  • Motion by Gonzalez, seconded by Shelton; 9 ayes, 0 nays.

FY2027 Property Tax Levy

  • Motion by Pham, seconded by Hunter. Ayes: Ross, Galante, Gonzalez, Hunter, Ware, Pham, Hogg. Nays: Garcia-Dumas, Shelton.

Cost Recovery Policy

  • Presented by Chief Financial Officer Spenser Slider; moved by Pham, seconded by Ware; 9-0.

FY2027 Water Sewer Rates and FY2027 Fee Adjustments

  • Water and sewer rate ordinance (26-051) and fee resolutions 26-287 to 26-292 approved on consent.
  • Zoning Case PD91-09R1 (300 and 330 Loch N Green Trail) final reading, Ordinance 26-044; two registered in support.
  • Service and assessment plans and 2026 rolls: Downtown Business Improvement District (26-047, one registered in support), Anthem Public Improvement District (26-048), Lamar Boulevard PID (26-049), Arlington Tourism PID (26-050).
  • Resolutions: Debt and Disclosure Policy (26-285); Investment Policy (26-286); HUD PY2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (26-293); Fourth Amendment to the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau contract revising its FY2027 budget (26-294); Arlington Economic Development Corporation FY2027 budget (26-295).

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