Odessa
Upcoming
Charter Review Committee
The Charter Review Committee will meet to examine the City of Odessa Home Rule Charter and develop recommendations for the City Council. This meeting is a procedural step in considering potential amendments to the city's governing document.
- Review of City of Odessa Home Rule Charter
Odessa Development Corporation
The Odessa Development Corporation is meeting to conduct a workshop focused on sales tax. No other legislative actions or votes are listed on the agenda.
- Sales Tax Workshop
Odessa Development Corporation
The Odessa Development Corporation will consider amending its Infrastructure and Façade Grants Program guidelines to create a variance procedure for grant applications. The board will also vote on a $39,814.70 performance agreement with Panchito's Burritos and discuss contractor proposals and the proposed budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Items tabled from the previous meeting, including a performance agreement with Team Refurb, will be reconsidered.
- Amend grant guidelines to allow variance requests from requirements
- Remove from table and consider Team Refurb performance agreement
- Approve $39,814.70 performance agreement with Panchito's Burritos for façade and infrastructure grant
- Discuss Annual Financial Report for FY2025 (tabled from June meeting)
- Review contractor proposals and proposed budget for FY 2026-2027
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Planning & Zoning Commission
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a specific use permit for a private club. The body will also review several plat approvals and reinstatements for residential and commercial developments.
- Public hearing for Carter Customs to open a private cigar club/bar at Medical Park Dr and Brownstone Rd
- Reinstatement of preliminary plat for 149-acre Headlee Ranch on E 56th St
- Replat of 12.571-acre Ector County Plaza at N Grant Ave and E 2nd St
- Preliminary plat for 2.00-acre Chinaberry Estates 5th Filing near E China St and N Chinaberry Ave
- Street and alley abandonment of 128,241 total square feet for Ector County Plaza
Zoning Board of Adjustment
The scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment on July 1, 2026, has been cancelled. No items were discussed or decided.
Charter Review Committee
The committee will review the City of Odessa Home Rule Charter and prepare recommendations for the City Council on potential changes. This is the primary and only agenda item for the meeting.
- Review and prepare recommendations for City Council on the Home Rule Charter
Animal Shelter Advisory Committee
The committee will meet to elect a new chairman and review previous meeting minutes. The primary discussion will focus on a new shelter manager and the shelter's organizational structure under the Odessa Police Department.
- Election of new Committee Chairman
- Discussion of new Shelter Manager
- Review of shelter structure under OPD
City Council
The Odessa City Council will approve the design phase for the Bob Derrington Wastewater Reclamation Plant and authorize the demolition and reconstruction of the McKinney Park parking lot. The meeting also includes zoning changes, annexations, and the approval of a strategic plan.
- Approve $39.9M contract for Bob Derrington Wastewater Reclamation Plant design
- Authorize $345,000 contract for McKinney Park parking lot reconstruction
- Annex 0.244-acre tract of land into city limits with Light Industrial zoning
- Approve updated City of Odessa Strategic Plan
- Approve ambulance billing services agreement with Emergicon, LLC
Charter Review Committee
The Charter Review Committee is meeting to review the City of Odessa Home Rule Charter and prepare recommendations for the City Council. This is a substantive review of the foundational document governing city operations.
- Review and prepare recommendations on the City of Odessa Home Rule Charter