Extended fire services, council compensation and several major new commercial and residential development plans are on the agenda for Thursday night’s Taylor City Council meeting.
At the Council’s regular meeting July 27, city leaders will revisit a dormant controversy by receiving a compensation committee’s recommendation for a proposed pay raise, but this time the recommendation will be far less than the proposed increase from $25 to $1,200$1,500 per month that city leaders voted down last year in the face of public pressure.
According to city documents, the committee will recommend increasing each council member’s compensation to $250 a month incrementally, beginning in June 2024 for the newest elected members and continuing through the elections in June 2026.
In addition, city leaders will consider a resolution to extend fire services to certain portions of the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
“The areas proposed would add approximately eight square miles to the fire department service area,” according to city officials. “These areas are primarily undeveloped agricultural land or low-density residential. The addition of these areas is unlikely to significantly impact fire service demand until such point they develop and are brought into the city limits.”
Officials said the move would provide coverage for areas where new infrastructure is being installed and get the city more prepared for future development and would be partially funded by Williamson County.
In other business, city leaders will:
• Hold a public hearing to introduce ordinance 2023-34, PZ-2022-1466 to amend the zoning of approximately 37 acres of land at 505 S.W. Carlos G. Parker Boulevard, from the existing zoning of R/A, which is Rural/Agricultural, and R-1, which is single family residential, to a commercial planned development.
• Hold a public hearing to introduce Ordinance 2023-33, PZ-2023-1677 to amend the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan’s growth sector and future land use designations on approximately 70 acres near Old Thorndale Road and Gravel Pit Road. Currently, the property is designated as future growth sector.
• Hold a public hearing to introduce Ordinance 2023-35, PZ-2022-1520 to amend the zoning of approximately 15 acres at 851 Sloan Street and 904 Debus Drive from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to a multifamily residential zoning district with a residential planned development overlay. According to the city, the development will consist of singlefamily and multi-family homes with civic spaces, including public parks.
The Taylor City Council regularly meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. in Taylor. Agendas and live broadcasts are available at http://www.taylortx. gov.
