During Tuesday morning’s meeting, the Brownwood City Council approved an ordinance on first reading establishing from Austin Avenue to West Depot Street as a two-way street, a 25 mile per hour speed limit, no parking on both sides of Clark Street, and a right turn only at the intersection of Clark Street and Austin Avenue.

At a previous meeting, Mike Hall of State Farm Insurance, located at 206 W. Austin Avenue, requested the City of Brownwood to consider converting Clark Street to a two-way street between Austin Avenue and W. Depot Street. Hall said that once the TxDOT construction of the intersection improvement of Austin Avenue and Main St. begins, motorists will not be able to enter or exit his property from Austin Avenue. He suggested that making Clark Street a two-way street would allow motorists and residents to enter and exit the block from Depot Street

No neighboring property owners expressed opposition to the two-way street.

Also Tuesday, the City Council approved ratifying the Brownwood Municipal Development Board action to approve a Building Improvement Incentive Program grant in the amount of $12,500 to WT Legacy Ventures, LLC for a property located at 208 E. Anderson.

The Wells Team – Keller Williams Realty will be moving into the site of the former Pecan Valley Title Company location.

The City Council on Tuesday also approved adopt a resolution regarding civil rights policies in connection to the CDBG project.

The City of Brownwood was awarded a second TxCDBG Community Development Grant CDBG from the Texas Department of Agriculture in the amount of $350,000. The original application was prepared and applied for in 2021 and awarded in 2023. As part of the CDBG grant, this resolution is a standard requirement for Texas Community Development Block Grant recipients. The TxCDBG Grant is to replace water and sewer lines within the Valley-San Jacinto neighborhood.

There will be a $70,000 match by the City which will come out of American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Also during the meeting, there was a discussion regarding amending Facility Use Agreements.

The local softball, baseball and soccer associations are subject to a facility use agreement with the City for use of sports facilities for practice, games, tournaments, etc. The current version of these agreements outline the associations’ and City’s responsibilities and covers topics such as maintenance, upkeep, concessions, scheduling, utilities, etc.

Recent community discussions have highlighted the potential need for additional requirements to assist with the operations of the leagues in relation to the use of City facilities. Suggested additions to the agreements include:

* Requiring the associations to hold an open, annual meeting

* Requiring a defined voting process where association board leadership is determined

* Requiring some form of presentation or disclosure of association financials to members

* Requiring an annual report to City Council Staff recommends having the City Attorney add provisions to these facility use agreements as the agreements renew for the next season of play.

No action was taken on the matter Tuesday.