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Promises not yet kept
4 follow-ups still open or overdue.
We read the minutes and tapes for every "we'll bring that back." Of 27 clear promises, 17 were kept (a matching later agenda item exists) and 4 are open or overdue.
| Status | Said on | What was promised | By (role) | Due | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fulfilled | 2025-04-07 | Accept solid-waste contract "with the corrections and I'll bring that back for y'all for final approval" | City Administrator | unspecified | [transcript 2025-04-07 43:42 · video — auto-captions] [Minutes 2025-04-07 p1] | 4+ months later |
| fulfilled | 2025-06-16 | Annual evaluation of City Administrator, Police Chief, Fire Chief tabled "until the next scheduled meeting" | Council (motion 5-0) | next meeting (2025-07-07) | [Minutes 2025-06-16 p6] | Not on 2025-07-07 agenda (next meeting); posted one meeting late |
| fulfilled | 2025-06-16 | Update on Lincoln Lumber at the next meeting | City Administrator (asked by a council member) | next meeting (2025-07-07) | [Minutes 2025-06-16 p6] | |
| unclear | 2025-06-16 | Downtown/TxDOT grant: if awarded, call for engineers and "bring that back to council ... with an estimated cost" | City Administrator | unspecified (if grant awarded) | [transcript 2025-06-16 1:39:12 · video — auto-captions] | Conditional on grant award; award status not found in local files |
| unclear | 2025-07-07 | Bring back a budget amendment matching the wind-down resolution obligations | City Administrator | unspecified | [transcript 2025-07-07 3:01:49 · video — auto-captions] | Possible match; no packet backup stamped for 2025-09-15 item 7, so content cannot be confirmed |
| unclear | 2025-07-21 | Large capital requests (police station, PD/FD radios) "would be discussed at a later date" (likely debt) | City Administrator | unspecified | [Minutes 2025-07-21 p3] | No later agenda item on debt issuance for these found in packet index |
| fulfilled | 2025-08-04 | Budget public hearing "at our next council meeting on the 18th" | City Administrator | 2025-08-18 | [transcript 2025-08-04 49:35 · video — auto-captions] | |
| fulfilled | 2025-09-02 | Water/sewer rate ordinance "not brought to the table due to incorrect agenda wording" (implied re-post) | Staff | unspecified | [Minutes 2025-09-02 p2] | |
| fulfilled | 2025-12-15 | Interim attorney "would ask the City Attorney for a legal determination" on adding New Business to agendas | Interim city attorney | unspecified | [Minutes 2025-12-15 p1] | |
| fulfilled | 2025-12-15 | P&Z: "we will bring a report back to you" with recommendations, workshops, public hearings | Staff | unspecified | [transcript 2025-12-15 34:09 · video — auto-captions] | Preliminary then final P&Z report |
| unclear | 2026-01-05 | Agenda policy tabled "until the wording has been changed" | Council (motion 5-0) | unspecified | [Minutes 2026-01-05 p2] | No revised agenda-policy item found through 2026-10-05; a New Business section does appear on agendas from 2026-03-02 (packets/2026-03-02-agenda.pdf) |
| fulfilled | 2026-03-02 | Clinic shared-use agreement: "I'll bring that back to council before we approve any details" | City Administrator | unspecified | [transcript 2026-03-02 21:05 · video — auto-captions] [Minutes 2026-03-02 p2] | |
| fulfilled | 2026-03-16 | Discussion of a city swimming pool on the next agenda | Council (new business, 4-1) | next meeting (2026-04-06) | [Minutes 2026-03-16 p4] | |
| unclear | 2026-04-06 | Mobile home parks issue "will come back to council on May 18, 2026 for consideration" | Staff / P&Z | 2026-05-18 | [Minutes 2026-04-06 p2] | May 18 agenda has P&Z final report / zoning map; whether it covers mobile home parks not confirmed; May 18 minutes not published |
| overdue | 2026-04-06 | Pool referred to Parks & Rec board + 2 council members to "bring back a recommendation ... within 60 days" | Parks & Recreation Advisory Board / committee | ~2026-06-05 (60 days) | [Minutes 2026-04-06 p3] | No committee recommendation item found on any agenda 2026-04-20 to 2026-10-05; pool next appears 2026-08-03 #4 via a New Business request, not a committee report |
| fulfilled | 2026-04-06 | City Administrator allowed to post City Treasurer position (follow-up implied) | City Administrator | unspecified | [Minutes 2026-04-06 p3] | Follow-up executive session on treasurer appointment/duties; outcome unknown (no May 18 minutes) |
| fulfilled | 2026-06-15 | Charter revision report back to council in the fall, after budget season | City Administrator | fall 2026 | [transcript 2026-06-15 37:00 · video — auto-captions] | |
| fulfilled | 2026-06-15 | Item on next agenda to appoint city representative to Tex-21/US287 commission | Council (new business, 5-0) | next meeting (2026-07-06) | [Minutes 2026-06-15 p4] | |
| fulfilled | 2026-07-20 | Bring July 6 Tex-21 item back to next agenda for reconsideration | Council (new business, 3-1) | next meeting (2026-08-03) | [Minutes 2026-07-20 p3] | |
| fulfilled | 2026-07-20 | Municipal swimming pool on next agenda | Council (new business, 3-1) | next meeting (2026-08-03) | [Minutes 2026-07-20 p3] | |
| fulfilled | 2026-08-24 | Agenda item to discuss data centers | Council (new business, 5-0) | unspecified | [Minutes 2026-08-24 p4] | |
| fulfilled | 2026-08-24 | Turf for softball fields on next agenda, possibly going out for bids | Council (new business, 5-0) | next meeting (2026-09-08) | [Minutes 2026-08-24 p4] | Agenda wording says Merchant League fields |
| unclear | 2026-09-08 | Data centers: if council moves, "I could bring that back to council" via P&Z recommendation | City Administrator | unspecified | [transcript 2026-09-08 1:01:23 · video — auto-captions] | Whether council directed P&Z referral not confirmed; no data-center item on 2026-09-21 or 2026-10-05 agendas |
| fulfilled | 2026-09-08 | Bay floor bids "due by September 21, 2026. Bids will be presented to council that evening" | City Administrator (report) | 2026-09-21 | [Minutes 2026-09-08 p2] | Award went to $80,000 bid; $75,600 low bid; no reason recorded in minutes |
| open | 2026-09-21 | Police policy manual: "next meeting or meeting in October, I would like to come back and have that policy adopted" | Police Chief | next meeting or October 2026 | [transcript 2026-09-21 17:29 · video — auto-captions] | Not on 2026-10-05 agenda; October 19 still possible |
| open | 2026-09-21 | Southside WWTP clarifier emergency repair tabled "until all the estimate to repair the clarifier is available" | Council (motion 5-0) / City Administrator | unspecified (when estimates available) | [Minutes 2026-09-21 p3] | Not on 2026-10-05 agenda. Minutes call it an emergency repair; plant running on one of two clarifiers |
| open | 2026-10-05 | GLO MRP: RFP/RFQ responses due Oct 14, "graded and brought to council at the next meeting" for grant admin + engineering awards | City Administrator | next meeting (2026-10-19) | [transcript 2026-10-05 51:37 · video — auto-captions] | Due date not yet passed (today 2026-10-16) |
Status as of the Oct 5, 2026 agenda. "Overdue" means a stated due date passed with no matching agenda item found. Transcript quotes are auto-captions.