El Campo meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

El Campo Council approves five-year sludge disposal contract; truck stop zoning recommendation advances

El Campo's City Council on Oct. 20 unanimously approved a five-year contract with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. for municipal sludge transport and disposal, the most consequential of several items the council decided that evening. The council also accepted a $5,000 drainage easement for the Tres Palacios Creek Expansion Project and approved two service contract extensions, according to official minutes.

Five-year sludge disposal contract approved

The council voted unanimously to approve the five-year municipal sludge transport and disposal contract with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. The minutes as summarized do not state a contract dollar amount.

$5,000 drainage easement accepted

Council accepted Parcel 46, a drainage easement for the Tres Palacios Creek Expansion Project, at $5,000. According to the minutes, the easement is funded entirely by grants.

Contract extensions and other council actions

• The consent agenda, including minutes and contract extensions for debris monitoring and disaster recovery services with Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC, was approved unanimously.
• The council voted unanimously for Sally Branson for Texas Municipal League Region 14 Director.
• Council directed staff to draft an ordinance removing massage business permit fees and pool table fees. A direction to staff is not adoption of the ordinance; the minutes do not show a final vote on it.

Planning commission recommends commercial zoning at 0 Hwy 59

On Oct. 12 the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve a C-2 General Commercial District zoning designation for approximately 10 acres at 0 Hwy 59. According to the commission's summary, the recommendation supports a proposed full-service truck stop development. The commission also approved the minutes of its Aug. 12, 2026, meeting, unanimously. The recommendation goes to the City Council, which makes the zoning decision.

Annexation and zoning vote pending; minutes not yet published

The City Council met Oct. 23 with public hearings scheduled on annexation and zoning of about 10 acres at 0 Highway 59. Agenda items included Ordinance 2026-16 to annex 10.005 acres and designate it C-2 General Commercial District, and Resolution R2026-64, a development agreement with HMK Investments covering a 75.17-acre tract. The agenda summaries provided list the company name both as HMK Investments and as HKM Investments.

Also on that agenda: Resolution R2026-55, a one-year extension of the debris monitoring services agreement with Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC; Resolution R2026-63, a conditional letter of intent with Frazer, LTD. for a bariatric ambulance using grant funding; and Resolution R2026-60, a memorandum of understanding with the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council for a regional blood products program.

Minutes from the Oct. 23 meeting have not been published, so what the council decided on these items is not established by the record available here.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed in the records provided for the next 14 days. The Planning and Zoning Commission's Oct. 12 agenda included a proposal to reschedule its Nov. 11, 2026, meeting to Nov. 18, 2026; the records provided do not show whether that change was adopted.

El Campo P&Z backs C-2 zoning for 10 acres at Hwy 59; council closed sessions end with no action

The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 12 to recommend that the City Council approve a C-2 General Commercial District zoning designation for approximately 10 acres at 0 Hwy 59. According to the meeting summary, the recommendation supports a proposed full-service truck stop development. The commission's action is a recommendation to the council, which has not acted on the zoning request in the records summarized here.

Planning and Zoning: C-2 recommendation for 0 Hwy 59

The Oct. 12 vote was unanimous on the C-2 recommendation for the roughly 10-acre site. In the same meeting, the commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes of its Aug. 12, 2026, meeting.

The agenda posted for the Oct. 12 meeting listed a public hearing and action on application A-2026-01 for zoning and annexation of approximately 10 acres at 0 HWY 59, along with discussion of citywide rezoning, review of a draft Unified Development Code, and a proposal to reschedule the Nov. 11, 2026, meeting to Nov. 18, 2026. The summary of actions provided here addresses the zoning recommendation and the minutes approval; it does not record outcomes on the citywide rezoning discussion, the code draft review, or the rescheduling proposal.

City Council: two closed sessions, no action taken

The City Council met in closed executive session on real property on two dates in the past two weeks. On Oct. 6, the council retired into executive session to deliberate on real property matters as permitted by the Texas Local Government Code, took no action afterward, and adjourned. On Oct. 7, the council held a special called meeting, went into closed session on real property, reconvened in open session, took no action, and adjourned.

The records provided do not identify the property discussed in either session.

Council agenda items awaiting minutes

The agenda for the Oct. 6 council meeting listed several items, but minutes for that portion of the meeting have not been published in the records provided, so no outcome is established for any of them:

• A five-year contract for municipal sludge transport and disposal services with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.
• A one-year extension of the debris monitoring services agreement with Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC.
• A one-year extension of disaster recovery and FEMA public assistance services with Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC.
• Acceptance of drainage easements for the Tres Palacios Creek Expansion Project (Parcel 46).
• Discussion regarding business related development fees.

Because these appear only as agenda listings, they should be read as items scheduled for consideration, not as decisions. The minutes entry for Oct. 6 covers only the closed session and the lack of action that followed it.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings were listed in the data provided for the next 14 days, so this roundup cannot confirm what is scheduled. The Oct. 12 Planning and Zoning agenda included a proposal to move the Nov. 11, 2026, meeting to Nov. 18, 2026; the records provided do not show whether that change was adopted. Residents should check the city's official meeting postings for confirmed dates, agendas, and any council action on the 0 Hwy 59 zoning request.

El Campo Council Weighs $153,369.15 Channel Change Order; Most Items Still Pending

El Campo's City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission and Keep El Campo Beautiful Board took up a range of items in records dated between Oct. 1 and Oct. 12, but most of what the supplied agendas describe is still pending. The only formal decision recorded in those documents is the Keep El Campo Beautiful Board's unanimous approval of its Sept. 2, 2026 meeting minutes.

Council considers $153,369.15 channel change order

A City Council agenda lists Resolution 2026-57, which would approve Change Order No. 1 to the city's contract with Longhorn Excavators, Inc. for the El Campo Tres Palacios Channel Improvements Project and increase the contract amount by $153,369.15. The agenda states the project is funded through Texas General Land Office Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Contract 22-085-016-D252. The record is an agenda only; minutes have not been published, so no vote is recorded.

Sludge disposal, debris monitoring and easements

A separate council agenda lists a five-year contract for municipal sludge transport and disposal services with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.; one-year extensions of debris monitoring services and of disaster recovery and FEMA public assistance services with Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC; acceptance of drainage easements for the Tres Palacios Creek Expansion Project (Parcel 46); and discussion of business related development fees. No dollar amounts are given in the supplied record, and no action is recorded.

Closed sessions on real property

Council agendas also list closed executive sessions to deliberate real property under Texas Government Code Section 551.072, after which the council may take action. One agenda describes a special called meeting at 8:00 AM at City Hall, 315 E. Jackson St. The agendas do not identify the property or any amounts. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker, and no council action is permitted during the public comment period.

Planning and Zoning: 10 acres at 0 HWY 59

The Planning and Zoning Commission is set to hold a public hearing on application A-2026-01, a zoning designation for annexation of approximately 10 acres at 0 HWY 59 (HKM INVESTMENTS). The agenda also lists discussion of citywide rezoning, review of a draft Unified Development Code, and a proposal to reschedule the Nov. 11, 2026 meeting to Nov. 18, 2026. No action is recorded.

Keep El Campo Beautiful

The board approved its Sept. 2, 2026 minutes unanimously, according to official minutes. Items on the Oct. 7 agenda — Fall Sweep, Friendship Park Murals and Coca-Cola Rain Barrels — were discussed as updates or reports with no formal action taken, the minutes state. The agenda also listed reports on the KECB budget, Painted Rocks, Litter Walk Club volunteer clean-ups, wildflower areas and a booth supply purchase. The agenda did not include dollar amounts for any item.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings were listed in the records provided for the next 14 days. That absence reflects the supplied data only and is not evidence that no meetings are scheduled; readers should check the city's official postings for agendas and any changes.

Keep El Campo Beautiful Board reappoints leaders, approves project funds; City Council to weigh tax rate, budget

The Keep El Campo Beautiful Board reappointed its chair and vice chair and approved funding for garden and mural supplies at its Aug. 3 meeting. Later in the week, the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission had agendas covering the proposed FY2027 tax rate, a smoke shop permit, and a highway commercial zone request, though no minutes from those meetings have been published.

Keep El Campo Beautiful Board

The board unanimously reappointed Bill Smartt as Chairperson and Drew Tidmore as Vice Chairperson. It also approved a painted rock project for the upcoming Downtown Dinner, up to $500 in reimbursement for City Hall Garden supplies, and up to $1,000 for Friendship Park mural supplies. The board approved the June 3, 2026 meeting minutes. No action was taken on the annual board orientation or wildflower seed packets.

City Council

The City Council had agendas on Aug. 4 and Aug. 7 that included several resolutions and discussions. Among the items:

• Resolution 2026-39 to authorize Public Management Inc. for grant administration on the U.S. Highway 59 Economic Development Utility Extension Project, funded by an EDA disaster supplemental grant.
• Resolution R2026-40 to authorize Urban Engineering for professional engineering services on the same project.
• Resolution R2026-41 to authorize an application to the FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program.
• Discussion of the Northside Center's financing request for the Historic Auditorium Renovation Project.
• Review of the proposed FY2027 budget, property tax rate, no new revenue rate, voter approved rate, and proposed tax rate, along with a record vote on the 2026 proposed tax rate and a public hearing notice.

No minutes have been published for these meetings, so no decisions are recorded.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission had agendas on Aug. 7 that included a public hearing and action on a special use permit for a smoke shop at 1406 N Mechanic (0.6536 acres, Cedar Village Shopping Center, also listed as Bruns Home Acres Lot 59A, 62A, 63A-1). The commission also considered a use eligibility request for a C-2 General Commercial District on approximately 10 acres at 0 Highway 59, and reviewed a draft of the Unified Development Code. Approval of the July 8, 2026 meeting minutes was also on the agenda. No minutes have been published.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days. The City Council's proposed tax rate and budget items remain pending, with a public hearing notice on the agenda but no date announced in the provided materials.