May 13, 2025 Regular Meetings

AND HE'S NOT HERE, SO I, I'LL DO IT.

THANK YOU LORD, FOR GIVING US THIS DAY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS YOU'VE BESTOWED ON US AND ON THIS CITY.

HELP THE PEOPLE UP HERE MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN.

HELP US WORK TOGETHER AND MOVE THIS, MOVE THE CITY FORWARD, UH, WITH YOU AND YOUR, AND IN YOUR LIGHT.

THANK YOU LORD FOR EVERYTHING.

IN JESUS NAME, PRAY.

AMEN.

AND PLEDGE THE AMERICAN FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL RIGHT.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG FLAG.

I PLEDGE THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

THREE.

[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

A APRIL 22ND, 2025.

COUNCIL WORK SESSION THREE B.

APRIL 22ND, 2025.

REGULAR MEETING IF THERE ARE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THESE MINUTES.

IF NOT, THEY STAND APPROVED.

THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY LIST? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, CONSENT

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA SIX A THROUGH H.

NOBODY WANTS TO PULL ANYTHING.

PLEASE VOTE.

SCOTT'S SCREWING IT UP ALREADY.

APPROVED EIGHT TO ZERO.

AND ACTION ITEMS FROM PUBLIC HEARINGS.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

[7A. 25-0209 Hold a public hearing on the adoption of the League City 2025 Westside Master Plan as an element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of League City (Executive Director of Development Services)]

HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF LEAGUE CITY 2025 WEST SIDE MASTER PLAN AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY.

PUBLIC HEARING STARTS AT 6 0 2.

THERE'S NO NAMES.

PUBLIC HEARING CLOSES AT 6 0 2 7 B.

CONSIDER

[7B. 25-0224 Consider and take action on an ordinance adopting the League City Westside Master Plan as an element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of League City (Executive Director of Development Services)]

AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING LEAGUE CITY WEST SIDE MASTER PLAN AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE, CITY PLANNING AND ZONING.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

PUBLIC HEARING ON OWNER REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 80.45 ACRES LOCATED IN LEAGUE CITY'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

EIGHT FOUR.

NONE AGAINST SEVEN C.

HOLD A

[7C. 25-0231 Hold a public hearing on the owner-requested annexation of approximately 80.45 acres located in League City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (City Attorney)]

PUBLIC MEETING STARTS AT 6 0 3.

THERE'S NONE, AND IT CLOSES AT 6 0 3 7 D HOLD

[7D. 25-0232 Hold a public hearing on the owner-requested annexation of approximately 130.9043 acres located in League City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (City Attorney)]

A PUBLIC HEARING ON OWNER REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 100.9043 ACRES LOCATED IN LAKE CITY.

EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENS AT 6 0 3.

CLOSES AT 6 0 3.

THOSE ARE FAST PUBLIC MEETINGS.

UH, EIGHT

[8A. 25-0234 Consider and take action on ordinance amending Ordinance 2023-24 to expand the limited franchise with Universal Natural Gas, LLC (d/b/a Universal Natural Gas, Inc.) to operate and maintain a gas distribution system for the transportation, distribution and/or sale of gas to customers in League City through the use of public rights-of-way - Second Reading (City Manager)]

A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE

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2 0 2 3 DASH 24 TO EXPAND THE LIMITED FRANCHISE OF UNIVERSAL NATURAL GAS, L-L-C-D-B-A UNIVERSAL NATURAL GAS INC.

TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION DISTRIBUTION AND OR SALE OF GAS TO CUSTOMERS IN LEAGUE CITY THROUGH THE USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.

NONE AGAINST NEW BUSINESS.

[9A. 25-0183 Consider and take action on appointments to boards and commissions (Mayor Long)]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTIONS ON APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

MAYOR'S, UH, NOMINEE FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR POSITION ONE IS MATTHEW.

MATTHEW CHAUVIN.

CHAUVIN.

CHAUVIN, MOVE TO APPROVE.

NONE AGAINST FIRST READING ORDINANCES

[10A. 25-0223 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Chapter 114, Utilities, to add Section 114-6, authorizing the termination of water service for certain health and safety violations (City Manager)]

10 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER ONE 14.

UTILITIES TO ADD SECTION ONE 14 DASH SIX AUTHORIZING THE TERMINATION OF WATER SERVICES FOR CERTAIN HEALTH AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

CAN WE GET THE OVERVIEW ON THAT STAFF? ABSOLUTELY.

GO AHEAD.

THIS CLARIFIES THAT THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT IN CERTAIN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, WHENEVER IT RISKED THE OVERALL INTEGRITY OF OUR SYSTEM THAT WE CAN, ONE OF OUR OPTIONS TO PROTECT OUR WATER SUPPLY IS TO BE ABLE TO TERMINATE SERVICE.

WE DON'T INTEND TO USE THIS LIGHTLY, BUT CERTAINLY THIS PROVISION ALLOWS US TO GO THROUGH AND, AND GIVE THE PERSON WHO'S POSSIBLY UP FOR TERMINATION ENOUGH NOTICE AND DUE PROCESS SO THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD DO IMMEDIATELY ON SNAP.

THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING WHERE WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM, WE WOULD NOTIFY THEM, THEY WOULD NOTIFY THEM OF THEIR RIGHT TO APPEAL.

AND IF THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS AND IT'S PRESENTING A PUBLIC SELF HEALTH SAFETY ISSUE, THEN WE WOULD OF COURSE USE THIS AS A LAST RESORT.

TELL 'EM THANK YOU.

I I AM JUST, I'M FUNDAMENTALLY OPPOSED TO, TO SHUTTING OFF ANY CITIZEN'S WATER.

AND I KNOW IN THIS CASE WE HAVE A, UH, A LEAKING SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE, UM, BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

BUT MY MY FEAR WITH THIS IS IT'S WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM THEIR DAY IN COURT.

UM, I KNOW THAT THE PERSON THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, THE CITIZEN THAT KIND OF DR IS DRIVING THIS, IS THAT THEY'VE PLED NOT GUILTY.

AND SO MY FEAR IS THAT WE JUMPED THE GUN, WE SHUT SOMEBODY'S WATER OFF, AND THEN IT TURNS OUT THAT WE'RE WRONG.

UH, AFTER SPEAKING WITH JOHN, HE'S VERY CONFIDENT THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING, AND, AND I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE SAYING, HEY, IT'S A LAST RESORT.

WE HAVE THIS, BUT THIS DOES CREATE A TOOL THAT WOULD BE, THAT COULD BE A WEAPONIZED, I DON'T THINK AS LONG AS JOHN AND, AND, UH, YOU AND MICHELLE AND THE STAFF THIS YEAR, THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

BUT IT DOES, COULD CREATE AN ISSUE.

BUT IN THIS CASE, I AM HAPPY THAT THE CITY IS WORKING, TRYING TO WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TO SEE IF WE CAN, UM, GET HIM ON SEAHO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TRUST ME.

LOOK, LOOKING THROUGH HOW THE CITY WOULD APPLY IT, UM, THE, THE NOTIFICATIONS, THE ROUNDS OF WORKING WITH FOLKS, UM, THIS ISN'T ARBITRARILY SHUTTING SOMEBODY'S WATER OFF AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA KNOW ABOUT IT.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, IF, IF IT'S A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE WRONG, UM, SHUTTING OUT THE WATER AND YOU STILL HAVE THE SEWAGE COMING, YOU REALIZE WE'RE WRONG.

UM, I DON'T FORESEE THAT BEING THE CASE.

UM, BUT I, THIS IS NOT A CITY THAT, THAT WEAPONIZES ANYTHING AGAINST CITIZENS.

UM, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF, I HOPE THAT WHEN WE'RE PLANNING OUT, WHEN WE'RE GONNA SET THESE THINGS OUT, WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THAT RULE THAT WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING MR. RESER'S IDEA, BUT WE'LL JUST SHUT IT OFF AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF IT FIXES ITSELF.

I TEND TO AGREE WITH THAT.

I MEAN, IT HAS TO BE A LAST RESORT AND I THINK IN THE SITUATION WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW, UH, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR WELL OVER SIX MONTHS.

IT'S NOT BEING RESOLVED.

IT'S DUMPING RAW SEWAGE ONTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY.

UH, IT'S PRETTY DANGEROUS OVERALL SITUATION.

AND, AND, AND FRANKLY, THE OTHER PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH RAW SEWAGE GOING ONTO THEIR LAND AND, YOU KNOW, NEXT TO THEIR HOUSE AND ALL THAT.

SO, UH, THE FACT THAT WE'VE KIND OF PUT IN THESE SAFEGUARDS 10 DAYS TO CURE THE PROBLEM OR DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS ACTUALLY NOT THE PROBLEM AND USING IT AT THIS VERY LAST RESORT, I THINK IT'S, UH, I THINK IT'S A TOOL THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO STOP KIND OF AG SOME EGREGIOUS BEHAVIOR THAT'S, THAT WE'VE SEEN IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS.

TOM, I

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I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT I SAID AT ALL.

I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID.

YOUR ANDY DOESN'T, THE HEALTH DISTRICT ACTUALLY HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THIS.

SO YES, THIS HEALTH DISTRICT REGULATES, IN THE CASE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, ONSITE SANITARY SEWER, THE HEALTH DISTRICT REGULATES IT.

AND SO IT STARTED AS THE MAYOR SAID, BACK IN EITHER LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER.

AND SO THERE IS A DUE, THERE IS A DUE PROCESS FOR THIS.

UM, BUT IT'S BEEN, UH, RESET AND IT'S BEEN REQUESTED FOR A JURY TRIAL.

AND SO IT DOESN'T GET RESOLVED NE NE NECESSARILY.

THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

SO YOU'RE, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THERE IS ALREADY A REGULATORY, THERE'S A REGULATING AGENCY ALREADY THAT WOULD DEAL WITH THIS.

IT'S JUST NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH.

THERE'S THAT.

YOU WANT US, SO I THINK THE REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATES, THEY REGULATE THE SEPTIC TANK.

THEY DO NOT REGULATE THE WATER COMING INTO IT.

RIGHT.

AND SO I THINK THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SEPTIC TANK, THEY'RE GONNA GO THROUGH WHATEVER PROCESS IS HAPPENING ON THAT, BUT BY THE FACT THAT WE CONTINUE TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW INTO IT, IT'S CONTINUING TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE.

AND SO IT HAS TO STOP.

THEY HAVE TO STOP PUTTING MORE WATER INTO IT.

AND THE WATER THAT COMES FROM IT IS COMING FROM US.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDED MOTION OR I'D LIKE TO AMEND THIS, UH, JUST TO REQUIRE THE CITY TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE, UH, 30 DAYS INSTEAD OF 10.

CAN I GET A SECOND ON THAT? SECOND? THAT'S ALL JUST 30 DAYS INSTEAD OF 10 DAYS FROM THE, FROM THE WRITTEN NOTICE.

JUST SO CERTAINLY FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A OPINION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WHETHER IT'S 10 DAYS OR 30 DAYS, AND YOU THINK ABOUT A SEPTIC SYSTEM IS GONNA TAKE HIM ALL OF 30 DAYS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE'S GONNA DO WITH IT ANYWAY.

AND THAT'S THE, THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I WAS THINKING OF IS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, LET'S SAY YOU'RE PUTTING YOURSELF IN THE, IN THE CITIZENS' SHOES, YOU THINK YOU'VE GOTTA WORK AROUND TO RUN THIS THING FOR A FEW MONTHS TO WHERE YOU CAN COME UP WITH A, WHAT I WOULD IMAGINE IS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

UM, JUST 30 DAYS.

JUST, JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER ON 'EM, EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE LITERALLY EVERYONE'S RUN OUT OF PATIENCE WITH THIS PERSON.

BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THINKING OF FOR, UH, FUTURE, UH, SITUATIONS.

SO THANK YOU.

AND JUST, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, IN THE CASE WE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, THE LOT NEXT DOOR IS VACANT.

IT'S OWNED BY THE GUY ACROSS THE STREET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT IF IN THE CASE IT WAS AN OCCUPIED HOUSE, IT WOULD RISE TO A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL.

FASTER.

I THINK IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS.

SIX MONTHS ALREADY.

AND, AND AGAIN, I I WOULD'VE ALREADY SHUT IT OFF.

I, I, BUT LIKE I SAID, JUST AS FAR AS FAR AS THE LAW, I'M JUST, UH, MAKING A SUGGESTION FOR THAT MOTION.

SO, AND IT HAS A SECOND.

CAN I JUST TO CLARIFY SOME LANGUAGE WITH THE ORDINANCE, UM, JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE, CURRENTLY IT'S, IT'S JUST TO BE CLEAR WHERE IT SAYS AT LEAST 10 CALENDAR DAYS, BUT THERE IS AN EXCEPTION UNLESS AN EMERGENCY EXISTS.

SO DO YOU WANT THE 30 DAYS IN ALL CASES OR IF IT'S TRULY AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT COUNT, WE CAN MOVE AS FAST AS WE NEED TO.

NO, NO, NO.

LEAVE THE, YOU WANT TO HAVE, IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, SO LEAVE THAT IN, YOU KNOW? YEAH, I THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO ESSENTIALLY REPLACE THAT 10 WITH A 30, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

UH, SO THIS IS THE, UH, MOTION TO, THIS IS THE MOTION TO AMEND.

EIGHT FOUR, NONE AGAINST.

NOW.

THIS IS THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR NONE AGAINST MOVE FILE.

I'D LIKE TO FOR PERSON FILE.

10 B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO SET 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ALONG BAY AREA BOULEVARD BETWEEN LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY IN MAGNOLIA GREENS LANE, A DISTANCE OF 0.59 MILES.

FIRST AND FINAL 7 4 1 AGAINST MOTION PASSES.

UH,

[10B. 25-0219 Consider and take action on an Ordinance to set a 40 miles per hour (mph) speed limit along Bay Area Blvd between League City Parkway and Magnolia Greens Lane, a distance of approximately .59 miles (Executive Director of Development Services)]

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I'LL SECOND .

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

EIGHT FOUR.

NONE AGAINST MOVE FOR FIRST AND FINAL.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, FIRST AND FINAL PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 7 4 1 AGAINST, UH, 11

[11. ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA COMPLETED]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 24TH, 2025 TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER.

DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF SAID PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES ASSESSMENT FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, UH, SERVING COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES.

MAYOR, I'M GONNA MOVE TO, UH, TABLE THIS AND ASK STAFF TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH A, UH, A RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THIS AS OPPOSED TO UPDATING THE, THE CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES.

I THINK, UH, WE NEED TO SHARP AIR OUR PENCILS ON THIS.

ONE SECOND.

DID ANYONE WANT TO EXPLAIN IT BEYOND WHAT WAS OH YEAH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN IT.

UM, A FEW HOAS ARE LOOKING TO DO SOME LANDSCAPING PROJECTS TO, TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY LOOK BETTER.

AND THEY'RE GETTING HIT WITH, UH, CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES FOR THE WATER METERS.

UM, WE DON'T, THAT'S NOT THE INTENT OF THE CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES, UM, BUT WE NEED TO DO SOME WORK SO THAT THE LANGUAGE DOESN'T ALSO GIVE DEVELOPERS WITH A BREAK.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE RETHINKING.

YOU'RE RIGHT, YOUR HONOR.

YOU'RE DEVELOPER TELL YEAH, YOU WOULD GET A BIG BREAK.

UH, MOTION IS TO TABLE IT UNTIL LISA, THE NEXT MEETING UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.

TABLE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTION.

AUTHORIZING A PROCESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SANDRA ENGINEERING CORPORATION FOR DESIGN, BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF LIST STATION REHABILITATION WW 1 901 H IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $119,500.

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EHRA ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE DESIGN AND LIMITED BID AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES RELATED TO SH 96 AT COLUMBIA MEMORIAL PARKWAY AND SH 96 AT FM TWO 70 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ST 2 5 0 2 IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $256,000.

SECOND, THIRD, PLEASE VOTE.