Title
Consider Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of July 15, 2025.
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City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
July 15, 2025 at 5:56 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Debbie Nash-King
Attending: Councilmembers Anthony Kendrick, Nina Cobb, Jose Segarra, Joseph Solomon (arrived at 6:00 p.m.), Ramon Alvarez (arrived at 6:04 p.m.) and Jessica Gonzalez
Absent: Mayor Protem Riakos Adams
Also attending were City Manager Kent Cagle, Assistant City Manager Laurie Wilson, City Attorney Holli Clements, Deputy City Secretary Beatrice Canseco and Sergeant-at-Arms Howell
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Councilmember Gonzalez to approve the agenda, as presented. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Segarra. The motion carried unanimously (4-0).
Public Hearings
PH-25-037 Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance authorizing a Substantial Amendment to Annual Action Plans for Program Years 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023 to reprogram HOME funds to provide for affordable housing activities and to remove the City's requirement under the 2020-24 Consolidated Strategic Plan for HUD Certified Housing Counseling to provide services to recipients as a provision of the HOME Program Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA).
The City Secretary Read the caption of the ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL ACTION PLANS FOR FY 2017, 2021, 2022 AND 2023 FOR THE REPROGRAMMING OF HOME PROGRAM FUNDS TO TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND THE REMOVAL OF THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE 2020-24 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR THE USE OF HUD CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELORS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS AS A PROVISION TO RECEIVING ASSISTANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Staff Comments: Tiffanie McNair, Executive Director of Community Development
Ms. McNair presented this item to City Council for discussion and consideration. Ms. McNair was ava...
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