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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/16/2025 7:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers 710 E San Augustine Deer Park, TX 77536
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BUD 25-010 1  BudgetTAX PAYER IMPACT STATEMENT House Bill 1522, passed by the 89th Texas Legislature, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. The City of Deer Park has proposed a budget for the City’s 2025-2026 fiscal year. The City intends to adopt its budget on September 16, 2025. Property Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2025 $0.720000 Proposed Property Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2026 $0.720000 No-New Revenue Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2026 $0.685560 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in the City $198,814.00 Property Tax Bill for the Fiscal Year 20   Not available Not available
PH 25-028 11. Public Hearing(s)Public Hearing on the Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate for Tax Year 2025.   Not available Audio Audio
AGR 25-029 12. AgreementConsideration of and action on awarding the contract for parks right-of-way mowing services for the City of Deer Park to ELM Landscape Mgmt.   Not available Audio Audio
MIN 25-075 13. MinutesApproval of the workshop and regular meeting minutes for September 2, 2025.   Not available Audio Audio
AUT 25-034 14. AuthorizationConsideration of and action on authorization of parking and issuance of temporary occupancy permit request from Pemex Deer Park for their Fall 2025 “Big Block” turnaround.   Not available Audio Audio
POL 25-004 15. PolicyConsideration of and action on amending the Financial Management Policy.   Not available Audio Audio
ADT 25-003 16. Adoption Consideration of and action on the adoption of the Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan for years 2026-2030.   Not available Audio Audio
RES 25-204 17. ResolutionConsideration of and action on a resolution to transfer $6,000,000.00 from the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Unassigned Fund Balance from the General Fund to the Capital Improvements Fund.   Not available Audio Audio
RES 25-205 18. ResolutionConsideration of and action on a resolution to transfer $2,000,000 from the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Unassigned Fund Balance of the General Fund to the Asset Replacement Fund.   Not available Audio Audio
RES 25-206 19. ResolutionConsideration of and action on a resolution maintaining the City of Deer Park’s contribution rate to the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) at the obligated 15.52% for 2026 and not prefunding the City’s Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability.   Not available Audio Audio
ORD 25-089 110. OrdinanceConsideration of and action on an ordinance adopting the FY 2025-2026 Budget for the City of Deer Park.   Not available Audio Audio
ORD 25-090 111. OrdinanceConsideration of and action on an ordinance levying Ad Valorem Taxes for tax year 2025.   Not available Not available
ORD 25-099 112. OrdinanceConsideration of and action on an ordinance approving the updated 2025-2026 Salary & Classification Scales.   Not available Audio Audio
ORD 25-101 113. OrdinanceConsideration of and action on an ordinance moving the time of the October 7, 2025, regular City Council meeting from 7:30 pm to October 7, 2025 at 5:30 pm.   Not available Audio Audio