James Traylor
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 26
- Total speaking time
- 44:39
- Avg per meeting
- 1:43
- Segments
- 815
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Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Traylor 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.
- movedpassed 6-02026-05-19
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Minutes as presented.
- movedpassed 6-02026-05-19
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
- movedpassed 5-02026-04-21
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
- movedpassed 5-02026-04-21
Council Member Traylor moved to Remove the Item from the Table.
- movedpassed 5-02026-04-21
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Minutes as presented.
- movedpassed 5-02026-04-21
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the item with the following amendment: Change the minimum setback of 1,000 feet to 5,000 feet from any property zoned in a residential distr…
- movedpassed 5-02026-04-21
Hold a public hearing and discuss and consider approval of an Ordinance amending the 102 development standards for 1.25 acres of property located east of North F.M. 548 and north 103 of North Gateway Boulevard. The property is zoned by Ordinance 13-04. (Staff/Planning 104
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-04-07
accept the explanation as presented
- movedpassed 6-02026-04-07
Council Member Traylor moved to table the item to the April 21, 2026 Regular Meeting of the City Council.
- movedpassed 6-02026-04-07
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
- movedpassed 5-02026-02-17
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the item as presented, with the membership consisting of five (5) members.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-02-17
Following discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Helm moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 5-02026-02-17
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Consent Agenda, now consisting of Items VI.1-5 and 7.
- movedpassed 6-02026-01-06
Consider approval of the acceptance of public improvements for the 1st Choice Insurance 52 Office project. (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 53 [APPROVED] 54 55
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-02026-01-06
Council Member Traylor moved to table the item to the February 3, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting, along staff time to return with a modified ordinance draft to include points di…
- movedpassed 5-02025-11-18
Council Member Traylor moved to discuss the item in Executive Session under Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney, of the Texas Government Code.
- secondedfailed 2-42025-11-18
Consider approval of the quarterly investment report ending 09/30/25. (Staff recommends 68 approval of the item.) 69 [APPROVED] 70 71
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-02025-11-04
approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 5-02025-11-04
Consider approval of the Minutes of the September 16, 2025 (Regular) Meeting. (Staff 32 recommends approval of the item.) 33 34 The minutes were presented for consideration. 35
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02025-10-21
Council Member Traylor moved to approve the item as presented.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Traylor was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Governance.
Voting record (0)(Governance)
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