Council voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to take appropriate legal action regarding PUC docket number 60076 and listed several pending or contemplated lawsuits in executive session.

After an extended hearing and public comment, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend the proposed 387‑acre planned development district (PDD) at 31575 Highway 281 North be forwarded to city council with multiple conditions: preserve riparian trees, require full tree survey at platting, remove the $200,000 cap on tree-mitigation, require water treatment infrastructure be in R-5 or C-2, and set a 100-foot setback for lots with tree-save buffers.

Consultants presented a multi-site traffic and speed study recommending signs, a vertical barrier on US 281, raised crosswalks and pavement markings. Council generally agreed to the smaller sign and marking changes but engaged in extended debate over installing a stop sign at Barton Hill and Casey Road.

Commissioners and public commenters pressed the developer to clarify tree survey methodology, explain a proposed mitigation cap and ensure riparian buffers are protected; the commission asked for an arborist inventory overlaid on grading areas and replacement‑tree commitments.

After extended public comment and technical questions about water, trees and engineering, the commission voted to table the PDD filing and asked the applicant to amend the application and provide documentation including a buried‑storage requirement, tree inventory overlay, engineering centerline analysis and a fire plan.

TriMark Developments and partners asked the commission to approve a planned development district (PDD) for about 387 acres along Highway 281 North. The applicant narrowed code modification requests but commissioners voted to table the PDD and asked for detailed water, tree and engineering materials before sending a recommendation to council.

Public commenters and commissioners pressed TriMark and staff about water availability for the 387‑acre PDD. Applicant said it has a wholesale term sheet with a wholesaler (Texas Water Supply) and is seeking a retail provider; commissioners said proof of retail service is typically required at planning stage, not zoning.

Bulverde planning commissioners heard a multi‑hour presentation and lengthy Q&A on a proposed Planned Development District for the 387‑acre McCarty/Macquarie Ranch, where developers proposed largely off‑grid homes using rainwater harvesting. Commissioners and residents raised concerns about the breadth of requested variances, drainage, fire suppression and enforceable conservation conditions; the commission voted to table the application so the applicant can narrow requests and return with more detail.

A staff map-based presentation showed Bulverde collects sales tax only inside its original incorporation limits, leaving annexed areas out of sales-tax receipts; council members said that constraint strengthens the case for legislative engagement and targeted subcommittees.

After a lengthy discussion on growth, revenue and state legislative changes limiting local control, the Bulverde City Council agreed to convene a strategic planning work session and explore short-term ad hoc subcommittees to research topics such as legislative strategy, capital improvements and development policy.

Planning staff and company representatives said the proposed enclosure would formalize a long-standing booster station use and house a safer sodium hypochlorite disinfection system; the commission voted to recommend approval to city council after asking about off-gassing and siting constraints.

Bulverde police reported 1,258 calls for service in April, 13 arrests and 19 crashes; council asked whether speed was a factor in two recent fatalities, and the department said speed appeared to be a factor in one case.

The Bulverde City Council approved an ordinance authorizing TxDOT-approved no-parking signs along FM 1863 from U.S. 281 to Whitey Road; staff said TxDOT had given verbal permission and written authorization was pending.

After lengthy public comment from airport tenants and neighbors concerned about red-dirt runoff, flood-borne debris, traffic and access, the council postponed action on a special-use permit for an exterior training/infield at 29768 Bulverde Lane and asked for design and access details before reconsideration.

City planning staff told the council Texas Water Company has not chosen a pumping-station site, is negotiating with property owners outside Bulverde, and has submitted a draft 20-year water-availability report to Comal County for review.

A property owner presented a conceptual plan to cluster small villages around preserved woodlands on land west of Bulverde Road. Residents and council raised questions about traffic, wastewater, water supply and emergency-services access; no formal entitlement was filed tonight.

Chief Haefer told the City Council that calls for service in 2025 fell about 8% from 2024 while investigated incidents and arrests fell sharply; however crashes increased 19% and the department reported two traffic fatalities. He urged attention to state roadways and described staffing and program changes.