At its Feb. 6 meeting, the City of Alice City Council voted on a series of routine and substantive measures, approving consent minutes and several individually noticed items ranging from rezoning requests to a memorandum of understanding with the police union and funding‑request authorizations.

Key outcomes at a glance:
- Consent agenda (approval of January minutes) — approved by voice vote.
- Rezoning of Lots 7 and 8, Block 17 (916 South Rental Street) from B‑2 Business District to R‑1 Family District (agenda item 6.4) — council approved after a public hearing; P&Z and engineering recommended approval. No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
- Rezoning of South Heights Lot 6, Block 4 (100 Cactus Ave.) from R‑3 Special Two‑Family District to B‑2 Business District to allow a planned daycare (agenda item 6.5) — approved after public hearing; P&Z and engineering recommended approval.
- Final plats approved (agenda items 6.2 and 6.6) — council accepted and approved plats consolidating and replatting parcels to facilitate residential development and stadium development.
- Variances for Alice ISD for Alice Memorial Stadium (parking and restroom counts) — covered in a separate, detailed item (see separate article).
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Alice Police Officers Association on hiring procedures (agenda item 6.7) — council approved an MOU that temporarily permits waiving the department test for lateral hires (experienced officers certified by Texas), while maintaining background checks and interviews. The chief described the change as a temporary measure to speed hiring of experienced officers and noted state law removed an age‑upper‑limit for applicants in 2023.
- Authorization to submit fiscal‑year 2026 Community Project Funding requests to the House Appropriations Committee (agenda item 6.8) — staff were authorized to submit multiple prioritized requests discussed by council, with a March 10 submission deadline and an informational meeting Feb. 12. Staff noted prior awards (a $1,000,000 award for water‑tower renovations) and recommended including the fire station/facility, Project Clear (dilapidated buildings), and parks improvements as prioritized asks. Council instructed staff to submit three requests and to rank them.
- Authorization to negotiate an election services contract with the Jim Wells County Elections Administrator for the May election (agenda item 6.9) — council authorized negotiations and an authorization not to exceed an amount discussed in meeting (staff requested negotiation flexibility). Councilmember discussion raised the idea of moving future elections to November for turnout and potential cost savings.
- Order of General Election for May 3, 2025 (agenda item 6.10) — council approved the order to hold the general election for mayor and four council places and to post required notices and precinct/polling place designations.

All motions noted in the meeting were approved by voice vote; the record contained no roll‑call vote tallies. Where public hearings were required, staff reported that P&Z recommended approval and no members of the public offered testimony for the rezones noted above.

Additional public comment took place earlier in the meeting. Resident Priscilla Gonzales Cope urged improvements to streets, housing enforcement and city services; resident Belinda Silva raised safety and ADA access concerns about a city natatorium and quoted records she said she had submitted; Ms. Silva also asserted potential City Charter violations tied to city management actions (her remarks referenced “City Charter Section 62.4, 60 2.5, and 62.52”). Those comments were recorded during the public comment period and are part of the meeting record.

The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.