District 3 Council Member· 2026-2028
Jed Cole
Waco
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 3:45
- Avg per meeting
- 0:56
- Segments
- 73
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Top issues during term (13)(Business Jobs)
Advisory Board Annual Reports and Governance Review
Administrative restructuring with no direct fiscal impact.
East Waco Redevelopment and 25th Street Activation Initiatives
A $196,000 contract funded through TIF-4.
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Outreach
Efforts aim to streamline vendor onboarding and reduce administrative costs through system standardization.
AJGA Waco Junior Open Incentive Request
Four fall sports events generated an estimated 6,042 hotel room nights and over $1.1 million in dining spend.
Tourism incentive requests for 2027 events
Up to $35,500 in recommended incentive awards from a $300,000 annual incentive budget funded by hotel occupancy taxes.
Convention Center Branding Project Replacement
Operational impacts tied to ongoing convention center facility management.
Commercial Rezoning for Waffle House on S. 7th Street
Brings new commercial investment, job creation, and sales tax revenue to the downtown area.
Line of Credit Extension for Grassroots Community Development
Financial details regarding the line of credit extension were scheduled for board review.
AI Enablement and Workflow Modernization Contract
Details regarding the contract cost were not detailed in the summary packet.
Establishment of GradAssist Pilot Private Loan Program
Involves setting loan terms, interest rates, and potential credit support documents for student borrowers.
Brazos Higher Education Student Loan Note Program (2026-2028)
Zero financial impact or debt liability for the City of Waco, as bonds are secured entirely by student loan collateral.
Parking Authority Annual Report
Details on parking revenues and administrative expenditures were presented in the annual report.
National League of Cities Endorsement for Council Member Barefield
None.
Moved or seconded (29)
Motions Cole personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-08-18
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- secondedpassed2026-08-18
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- secondedpassed2026-08-18
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- secondedpassed2026-08-18
Approval of Waco Police Association Meet and Confer Agreement (First Reading)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-08-18
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- secondedpassed2026-08-04
2026-473 Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution to revise the Schedule of Drainage Charges for the Municipal Drainage Utility System in the City of Waco (“Schedule of Drainage Charges”) by increasing the monthly fee per Equivalent Residential Unit by $0.20
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-08-04
MOTION TO APPROVE
- movedpassed2026-08-04
2026-475 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending various Sections of Chapter 28 “Zoning” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, to comply with recent legislation, to allow for HUD-code manufactured homes as a permitted use by
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-08-04
2026-477 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance changing the land use designation from Suburban Residential to Industrial and rezoning from R-1B Single Family Residence District to M-2 Light Industrial District, on approximately 1.69 total acres addressed as
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-08-04
2026-472 Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution: (1) approving the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan (”Action Plan”) where that Action Plan has met all requirements of the City‘s Citizen Participation Plan prior to filing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-16
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- movedpassed2026-06-16
MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING
- secondedpassed2026-06-16
MOTION TO APPROVE
- secondedpassed2026-06-16
MOTION TO DISAPPROVE
- secondedpassed2026-06-16
MOTION TO APPROVE ON EMERGENCY SECOND READING
- secondedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE
- movedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO CONTINUE TO THE JUNE 16, 2026, COUNCIL MEETING
- movedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING
- secondedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING
- secondedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Cole was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
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Voting record (0)(Business Jobs)
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