* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS] [00:00:09] ALL RIGHT, I'LL CALL TO ORDER, UH, THE LEAGUE CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION TO A REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025 AT 6:00 PM UH, ROLL CALL ACCORDING TO CHADWELL. HERE. ANDY MANN HERE. TOMMY CONES, I THINK IS ABSENT TONIGHT. TOM CRUISE. HERE. SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM. HERE. CHAD TRESSLER. HERE. SEAN SAUNDERS. HERE. UH, DIANA STOP. YES. AND ANGIE STEEL. ALL RIGHT. UH, [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JUNE 10TH, 2025. MEETING A MOTION. SECOND. WHO? SECOND. OKAY. A MOTION AND A SECOND. UH, PLEASE VOTE WHERE WE CAN JUST SHOW HANDS. SHOW HANDS. ALRIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UH, NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER TAKE ACTION ON THE ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. IT'S FOR CHAIR, PRESIDENT, VICE CHAIR, UH, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. MOVE TO ON BANC REAPPOINT, THE EXISTING MEMBERS, EXISTING DIRECTORS, AND THAT THOSE MEMBERS ARE NICK LONG AS PRESIDENT AND CHAIR ACCORDING TO CHADWELL AS VICE CHAIR, VICE PRESIDENT, ANGIE. UH, ANGIE STEELMAN AS TREASURER AND DOWN. STOP AS SECRETARY. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. ALRIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, UH, ON ALL THINGS. AND THEN, UH, NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND SO AT 6 0 1, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. ALRIGHT, AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE CITY IN A REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH AT SIX OH ONE. UH, ROLL CALL ANDY MANN. HERE. TOMMY COHEN IS ABSENT. TOM CRUISE. HERE. COURTNEY CHADWELL. HERE. SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM. HERE. CHAD TRESSLER. HERE. SEAN SAUNDERS HERE. ALRIGHT. AND NOW, UH, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE REVEREND BERT FROM UNITY BAY AREA, HOUSTON, TO BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER. THANK YOU. IF Y'ALL RISE AND JOIN ME IN FINDING THE WAY THAT YOU CONNECT WITH THE DIVINE, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE GOD OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING, AND WE SAY THANK YOU, GOD, THANK YOU, GOD FOR YOUR ADVISEMENT IN ALL THE WAYS THAT YOU GUIDE AND LEAD OUR LIVES. AND ALSO LEAD THIS COUNCIL AND LEAD THIS CITY IN BEING THE MAGNIFICENT PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE FAMILIES. WE BLESS EVERY FAMILY THAT IS A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. EVERY INDIVIDUAL, WE BLESS THOSE THAT ARE IN SERVICE. ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OF OUR CIVIL SERVANTS AND EACH AND EVERYONE THAT GIVES THEIR HEART AND SOUL TO MAKE THIS CITY SO WONDERFUL. AND LEAGUE CITY IS SOMEBODY THAT IS KNOWN AND WE SAY THANK YOU, GOD, FOR BEING THAT PRESENCE THAT BRINGS EVERY HEART AND EVERY LIFE TOGETHER THAT SAVES LIVES AND OPENS ALL THE DOORS FOR US TO CONTINUE TO THROW, GROW, AND THRIVE TOGETHER. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL, GRATEFUL. GRATEFUL. AND SO IT IS. AMEN. AND AH, YES, THANK YOU. AND, UH, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. I PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TEXAS. FLAG HONOR HONORS A TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE TO TO TEXAS. THANK GOD. ONE INDIVISIBLE. ALRIGHT, APPROVAL OF MINUTES THREE. A AUGUST 26TH, 2025, COUNCIL MEETING AND CIP WORKSHOP. AND THEN THREE B, UH, AUGUST 26TH, 2025. REGULAR MEETINGS. IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS, THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED. THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS. [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ] PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES. COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM. FIRST UP IS WILL PATE. ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, UM, HERE TODAY, UH, BECAUSE I SAW AN INTERESTING POST ON FACEBOOK TODAY RELATED TO A POSSIBLE PROPOSAL RELATED TO, UM, ALLOCATING SOME FUNDING TO TAKE OVER SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GALVESTON COUNTY CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE DISTRICT. UM, I, I THINK WE ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT DRAINAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT WITH, UH, THE CITY OF LAKE CITY. UH, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THAT KIND OF PROPOSAL. TO ME, UH, THE BEST GOVERNMENT IS A SMALL GOVERNMENT AND THE LESS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WE HAVE THERE OUT THERE TAXING OUR CITIZENS THE [00:05:01] BEST. AND IT WOULD BE FAR BETTER THAN HAVING EXTRA AGENCIES OUT THERE. UM, I WILL SAY THAT I TRUST THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY FAR MORE AT BEING ABLE TO DO AN EFFECTIVE JOB AT PRIORITIZING NEEDED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE DRAINAGE NEEDS THAT WE NEED FOR THE PLANNED GROWTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAKE CITY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. THEN I DO SOME, UH, ORGANIZATION THAT APPARENTLY HAS A HARD TIME EVEN TELLING US WHAT THEY DO FOR ALL THAT TAXPAYER MONEY. SO JUST WANTED TO, UH, ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THAT. I KNOW, UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY JUST TO SAY WE'RE NOT PARTICIPATING, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PERHAPS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, COUNTY LEADERS, UH, OUR LEGISLATURE SO THAT THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE A SESSION, MAYBE WE CAN MOVE TOWARDS HAVING THAT ORGANIZATION DISSOLVED. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. UH, DEBORAH GUERRERO. HI, DEBORAH GUERRERO. AND I'M HERE TO ACTUALLY PROMOTE THE MOVIE. CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? BETTER? BETTER. ALL RIGHT. I USUALLY HAVE A LOUD MOUTH SO I DON'T NEED THE MICROPHONE. IF, UH, WE'VE GOT A MOVIE COMING OUT, IT'S ALREADY WON 18 AWARDS, EXTREMELY EXCITED. AND ANYONE EVER SEE THE MOVIE CALLED THE SECRET THAT BROUGHT IN OVER 300 MILLION? IT WAS HUGE. WITH OPRAH, LARRY KING, WHERE THIS IS SOMEWHAT THE SEQUEL, BUT IT'S OVER OMO, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT A GENTLEMAN'S LIFE THAT WENT INTO THE MOST DANGEROUS PSYCHIATRIC WARD IN AMERICA. UH, HOWEVER, HE WOULDN'T SEE PATIENTS BECAUSE HE WENT IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT REALM. HE ACTUALLY WOULD SEE THEIR FOLDER CUT IT OUT, WOULD ONLY SEE THEIR NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, AND WHERE THEY WERE BORN. AND WHATEVER HE FELT THAT DAY WHEN HE LOOKED AT THEM AS A PATIENT. WELL, BY THE WAY, THE ONLY REASON HE WAS EVEN THERE IS BECAUSE THE, THE HOSPITAL WAS LOSING THEIR FUNDING. THEY NEEDED A DOCTOR ON STAFF , AND THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY HE WOULD BE ON STAFF. AGAIN, HE'S NOT LOOKING AT A PATIENT BUT DOING HO PONO. I LOVE YOU. I'M SORRY. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. THANK YOU. WE'RE ALL CONNECTED. AND WHEN WE REALLY REALIZE HOW CONNECTED WE ARE BY HIM LOOKING AT THE PERSON, WITHIN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, OVER 50% OF THE PSYCHIATRIC WARD WAS OFF OF THE MEDICATIONS. BY THE WAY, WITHIN SIX MONTHS, OVER 50% WERE OFF OF SPIT BAG SHACKLES AND HANDCUFFED BECAUSE THAT'S 100% OF EVERY PATIENT IN THERE. SO WITHIN SIX MONTHS, THEY STARTED BEING TREATED AS HUMANS. IN TWO MONTHS, TWO YEARS, OVER 50% OF THE HOSPITAL WAS OFF OF ONE OR MORE MEDICATIONS. IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, THE ENTIRE HOSPITAL WAS CLOSED DOWN. THAT WAS ALL DONE WITH LOVE THE MOVIE, UH, ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THEY'RE HAVING PREMIERES IN, UH, PRAGUE AND SPAIN THIS COMING WEEK, UH, HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT FOR $19. WE'RE ONLY CHARGING $5 AT THE UNITY CHURCH BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT THE MESSAGE TO COME AROUND BECAUSE WHEN SCHOOLS GET THIS, AND PLEASE, IF ANYONE HAS A CONTACT WITH THE VA, WHAT WE CAN DO WITH TEACHING, I LOVE YOU. I'M SORRY. PLEASE FORGIVE ME AND THANK YOU. AND QUIT LOOKING AT THE OTHER AND LOOK BACK IN THE MIRROR TO WHY WE'RE FEELING WHAT'S GOING ON. AGAIN, DEBORAH, GRIFF, ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS, PLEASE GET WITH ME, BUT COME TO THE CHURCH NEXT SATURDAY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, CONSENT [6. CONSENT AGENDA ] AGENDA SIX A THROUGH D, MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS. [8A. 25-0405 Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2025-33 an ordinance approving a Special Use Permit Application, SUP-25-0002, (West League City Self Storage), a request to allow a self-storage use on approximately 3.0552 acres of property zoned “CG-PUD” (General Commercial within the Magnolia Creek Planned Unit Development), generally located at the northeast corner of League City Parkway and Bay Area Boulevard - Second Reading (Director of Planning) ] OLD BUSINESS EIGHT A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 33, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUP DASH 25 DASH 0 0 2. WESTLAKE CITY SELF STORAGE TO REQUEST TO ALLOW A SELF STORAGE USE ON APPROXIMATELY 3.0552 ACRES OF PROPERTY ZONE CG DASH PUD GENERAL COMMERCIAL WITH MAGNOLIA CREEK. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHEAST CORNER OF LEAGUE, CITY PARKWAY AND BAY AREA BOULEVARD. SECOND, READING, PLANNING, ZONING, UH, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, EIGHT OH ON THE 21ST OF JULY. COUNCIL POSTPONED EIGHT ZERO AUGUST 12TH. COUNCIL APPROVED FIRST READING. SEVEN ONE ON AUGUST 26TH. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR, NONE AGAINST EIGHT [8B. 25-0415 Consider and take action on Ordinance 2025-31 adopting the Annual Budget for Governmental and Proprietary Funds for Fiscal Year 2026 – Second Reading (Assistant City Manager - CFO)] B. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 31, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND PROPRIETARY FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. [00:10:01] SECOND READING COUNSEL APPROVED SEVEN ONE ON AUGUST 26, TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRED BY HB 15 22 20 22. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025. 2024. ADOPTED TAX RATE OF 0.369 WITH AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE OF $351,138 EQUALS UH, TAX OF $1,295 AND 70 CENTS 2025. NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF 0.36355 WITH A AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE OF $362,634 EQUALS TAX OF 1318.36 2025. PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.36355 WITH AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE OF 360. THAT'S THE SAME THING WRITTEN TWICE. OKAY. UM, ALRIGHT, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST PUT IT IN FRONT OF ME AND I READ WHATEVER'S IN FRONT OF ME. UH, SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE. ALRIGHT. AND THEN I WILL MAKE A, UH, IF YOU ACTUALLY, IF I, IF YOU'D ALLOW ME TO MAKE THIS MOTION. OKAY. I MOVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO INCLUDE IN THE FY 2026 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF THE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE GALVESTON COUNTY CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE DISTRICT, G-E-C-C-D-D NETWORK WITHIN THE CITY OF LEAGUE, CITY BOUNDARIES INCLUDING DRAINAGE, DISTRICT DETENTION PONDS AND BA USE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.635 MILLION. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR MOWING OPERATIONS, DE SILTING OPERATIONS, INCIDENTAL REPAIRS, AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF G-C-C-D-D, REAL PROPERTY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS FUNDING SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM THE CIP SALES TAX FUND DEDICATED TO STREETS AND DRAINAGE. SECOND. ALRIGHT, AND I WILL JUMP UP THERE AND EXPLAIN. SO, UH, MY INTENT TO DO THIS IS, IS KIND OF TWOFOLD. SO THERE IS KIND OF LIKE WHAT MR. PATE SAID EARLIER. THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, GO SPEND THIS MONEY TOMORROW AND, UH, TAKE IT OVER OR TAKE OVER OUR SECTION OF THE, OF THE, UH, DRAINAGE DISTRICT TODAY. UH, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S FORMED BY STATUTE AND IT HAS TO GO, THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS IT CAN DISSOLVE, BUT, UH, EASIEST AND MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY WOULD BE GOING TO THE LEGISLATURE. UH, THERE COULD BE A THIRD SPECIAL SESSION, MAYBE NOT, BUT THIS WAY WE'LL BE READY AND PREPARED AND HAVE IT IN THE BUDGET SHOULD THE OPPORTUNITY ARISE TO, UH, TO TAKE OVER THIS FUNCTION. AND MY, MY CHIEF CONCERN, AND THE REASON I PUT THIS UP THERE IS I THINK IT'S KIND OF FUNDAMENTALLY UNFAIR THAT FOR 95% OF THE CITY, THEY PAY THEIR NORMAL LEAGUE CITY TAXES. AND WE COVER ALL THE DRAINAGE DUTIES AND ALL THE CONVEYANCE, AND WE DO ALL THE PERMITTING. WE DO EVERYTHING FOR THEM FOR THIS ONE SECTION, UH, OF THE CITY. THIS LITTLE 5% OF THE CITY, THEY PAY US THEIR FULL TAX RATE AND THEN THEY TURN AROUND AND THEY PAY ABOUT 34%, 35% MORE TO ANOTHER ENTITY THAT DOES THE EXACT SAME WORK WE DO. AND SO I JUST THINK IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY UNFAIR THAT THESE CITIZENS ARE GETTING DOUBLE TAXED. AND FOR YEARS IT, IT PROBABLY REALLY DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT WAS JUST PRAIRIE LAND AND, AND IT WAS JUST COWS. WELL, NOW THERE'S SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS GOING UP. WE'RE BUILDING HOMES THERE EVERY DAY AND THERE'S MORE AND MORE PEOPLE MOVING IN THERE. AND SO AS THESE PEOPLE MOVE IN THERE, THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AT THEIR TAX RATES AND SEE THAT THEY'RE GETTING HIT FROM TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING. AND SO I ASKED STAFF TO LOOK INTO HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST FOR US TO TAKE OVER THE OPERATIONS INSIDE OF LEAGUE CITY, AND THAT'S ABOUT $335,000 A YEAR. AND THEN THEY PROVIDED THE BREAKDOWN UP THERE AND IF WE COULD PUT, PUT THAT BREAKDOWN, UH, OF HOW WE GOT TO THE 3 35 UP THERE. AND SO THERE'S A REASON WE CAN DO THIS KIND OF LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THEY CAN. AND, AND I THINK FAR BETTER. AND IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY BECAUSE WE, WE DO THIS FOR THE REST OF THE CITY ALREADY. WE HAVE GREAT EXPERIENCE DOING IT. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE KIND OF ORGANIZATION BUILT TO HANDLE THIS. AND THE ADDITIONAL 1.3 ISH MILLION DOLLARS, UH, WE LOOKED AT THE, UH, GCAD VALUES OF THESE DETENTION PONDS AND EASEMENTS AND THE CREEKS AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT WORTH MUCH BECAUSE WHO WOULD ACTUALLY BUY ONE, BUY ONE OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT, THAT'S ABOUT ANOTHER MILLION. AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, TO BE SAFE ROUNDED IT UP ANOTHER, UH, $300,000. SO OVERALL, PUTTING ASIDE THE MONEY IN, UH, IN THE CIP RECOGNIZING THAT THERE COULD COME A DAY IN WHICH WE CAN GO OVER AND TAKE OVER THAT, UH, [00:15:01] THAT SECTION THEREBY LIBERATING OUR, UH, OUR CITIZENS FROM BEING DOUBLE TAXED. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BUDGET IT NOW AND HAVE IT KIND OF CLEARLY IN OUR, IN OUR BUDGET AND BE AWARE OF IT AND CONTINUE TO KIND OF UPDATE IT AS WE GO ALONG FOR WHEN THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY EVENTUALLY PRESENTS ITSELF TO, TO GET THOSE PEOPLE OUTTA THAT DISTRICT. TOM, THANKS. UH, UH, THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF, UH, IS IS NEW, SO, BUT IF THERE IS NO THIRD SPECIAL SESSION CALLED AND WE'VE GOT THIS, DOES THIS MONEY JUST SIT THERE ON THE SIDELINES KIND OF PIGEONHOLED RATHER THAN SOMETHING WE COULD USE TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE CITY? NO. SO IT'S IN THE CIP, IT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN OUR CIP, IT'S ON THE, IT'S IN THE BUDGET, IT'S THERE, UH, THE MONEY ITSELF IS NOT SITTING THERE FOR IT. IT IS THEN AUTHORIZING US TO USE THE CIP SALES TAX TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THAT TIME ALLOWS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I I DID MAKE THAT AS THE MAIN MOTION. UH, COURTNEY WITHDREW HIS [9A. 25-0291 Consider and take action to form and appoint members to a subcommittee of the City Council to review and update goals for the City Manager (Mayor) ] ALRIGHT. UH, NEW BUSINESS. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO FORM AND APPOINT MEMBERS TO A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND UPDATE GOALS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE NOMINEES OR MYSELF, CHAD TRESSLER, SEAN SAUNDERS, COURTNEY CHADWELL. UM, WE HAD APPOINTED THIS A WHILE AGO. I GUESS WE NEVER FULLY, UH, WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO JOIN IT, I WILL GLADLY STEP, UH, OFF OF IT. WHY DON'T JUST ADD ME AND STAY ON 'CAUSE WE, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T HAVE FIVE 'CAUSE IT'S A QUORUM. OH. BUT IF YOU WANT TO JOIN IT, I'LL STEP OFF OF IT. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO JOIN THERE. OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE THE NOMINATION FOR CRUZ RESLER SAUNDERS CHADWELL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST. [9B. 25-0397 Consider and take action on appointments to boards and commissions (Mayor Long) ] ALL RIGHT. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. UH, THE MAYOR'S NOMINEE FOR LIBRARY BOARD POSITION ONE IS MORGAN MONTGOMERY TERM EXPIRING 12 31 26. UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS BOARD, SAME PERSON. MORGAN MONTGOMERY EXPIRING 12 31 25 SECOND. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST, [10A. 25-0399 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving an ad valorem tax rate for the City of League City, 25-0399 Texas, upon all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2026; directing the assessment and collection thereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date (Assistant City Manager - CFO) ] UH, 10 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF LEAGUE C TEXAS UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THEREOF PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE STAFF REQUEST FOR SOME FINAL READING. GOOD EVENING. APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL SET THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE OF 3 6 3 5 5. THAT'S PER 100 VALUATION FOR THE 25 TAX YEAR. THAT'S FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026. IT ALSO INCREASES THE SENIOR EXEMPTION FROM A HUNDRED THOUSAND TO 200,000. UM, THE TOTAL TAX RATE IS 3 6 3 5 5 WITH A DEBT RATE, UH, 0.06 AND THE M AND O RATE OF 30 CENTS AND 3 5 5. UM, AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE. EXCELLENT. I STILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. PLEASE VOTE UNLESS YOU WANNA TALK. SORRY, GO AHEAD. WELL, IS THERE ANY REASON FOR FIRST AND FINAL? UM, IT JUST HELPS WITH THE PROCESS, UH, TO PASS IT ALONG TO THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR SO THEY CAN START WITH THE FORMING, FORMULATING THE BILLS. THANKS. ALRIGHT. [00:20:01] PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR NONE AGAINST MOVE THE FIRST AND FINAL SECOND. OKAY. FOR FIRST AND FINAL MOTION PASSES 6 6 4 1 AGAINST [10B. 25-0407 Consider and take action on an ordinance authorizing a Utility Agreement with Baybrook Municipal Utility District No. 1 and BC-SB Baybrook JV, LLC, consenting to the annexation of approximately 450 acres known as the Midline Tract into Baybrook MUD 1, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement (Executive Director of Development Services)] 10 B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING UTILITY AGREEMENT WITH BAYBROOK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE AND BCSB BAYBROOK JV LLC CONSENTING TO THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 450 ACRES KNOWN AS THE MIDLINE TRACK INTO BAYBROOK MUD ONE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. I'LL SECOND SECOND. ALRIGHT, WE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION. MR. SU, SO THIS IS THE MUD WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT'S OVER THERE AT GRISHAM ROAD, CORRECT? YES. YES SIR. OKAY. SPEAKING WITH THEM BEFORE THE MEETING, UM, JOHN, HAVE THEY MADE THE STIPULATIONS LIKE WE WANTED TO WHERE OUR CITIZENS WON'T BE PAYING TAXES FOR ANOTHER ENTITY, ANOTHER CITY? YOU MAY, IF I MISSTATE MICHELLE JUMP IN, BUT YEAH, I THINK THEY'VE ANSWERED ALL OUR QUESTIONS AND WE FEEL PRETTY CON WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT OUR RESIDENTS WON'T BE SUBSIDIZING THE BASIC OPERATION OF THE MUD. THAT WAS MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS I CAN'T LOOK AT, I CAN'T LOOK AT A CITIZEN AND TELL THEM, YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA BE PAYING TAXES TO SOME OTHER CITY. THAT JUST DOESN'T WORK FOR ME. YEAH, BUT IF THEY, MICHELLE, DID THEY, IN YOUR OPINION ALSO THAT THEY DID MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS? YES. THE CITY MEANS, ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF UTILITY AGREEMENT, THE CITY MAINTAINS A LOT OF LEVERAGE OVER THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPER AND HOW THEY PROCEED. THEY HAVE TO COME TO THE CITY AND REQUEST APPROVAL FOR EACH AND EVERY BOND ISSUE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO WHEN THEY COME TO THE CITY, IF THE STAFF, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO WHENEVER WE PREPARE THE AGENDA ITEM IS WE CROSSCHECK IT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN THE UTILITY AGREEMENT. IF WE RECOGNIZE THAT THEY'RE DEFICIENCIES, IT DOESN'T PROCEED. ONE OF THE, UM, REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY ARGUED IN THE AGREEMENT IS THAT A LOT OF THEIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXISTING MUD, IT'S NOT A NEW MUD, WHICH IS WHAT WE USUALLY DEAL WITH, THE EXISTING MUD HAS INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, PLANT TREATMENT PLANT, UM, AND IT'S OUTSIDE OF LEAGUE CITY. WE WERE CONCERNED CERTAINLY THAT TAXES FROM LEAGUE CITY PEOPLE WOULD GO TO SUBSIDIZE THAT OPERATIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THE DEVELOPER, THE CONCESSIONS DEVELOPER WAS WILLING TO DO WAS TO CREATE A SEPARATE ENTERPRISE FUND. AND SO THAT ENTERPRISE FUND WILL FUND ALL OF THE OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND THINGS RELATED TO THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF LEAGUE CITY. WE FEEL THAT PROVIDES, UH, PROTECTION FOR THE CITIZENS AND LIKE I SAID, WHEN THEY COME AND ASK PERMISSION FROM THE COUNCIL TO ISSUE ANY BOND DEBT, THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF THOSE TERMS. IF THEY DON'T, THEN COUNCIL HAS EVERY RIGHT TO SAY NO AND DENY THEIR ISSUANCE AND THE UTILITIES WOULD BE COMING BACK TO THE CITY ANYWAYS. THE, THE WATER, THE SEWER, THAT'S PART THAT'S BACK TO US. IT'S NOT GOING TO THEM. CORRECT THE PORTION, THE PORTION OF THE UTILITIES, THEY'RE IN LAKE CITY. WE WILL OWN AND OPERATE THOSE JUST LIKE WE DO ALL THE OTHER MUDS IN THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. UH, MOTION PASSES FIVE FOUR TO AGAINST [10C. 25-0411 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving the 2025-26 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 1 (Magnolia Creek) (Director of Finance) ] 10 C. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 20 25 26 ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR THE LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, MAGNOLIA CREEK STAFF REQUEST FIRST AND FINAL MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. DO YOU GUYS WANNA RUN OVER IT OR DO YOU WANT TO VOTE ON IT? DO YOU GUYS WANNA RUN OVER IT? YES. IF YOU COULD GIVE A QUICK SYNOPSIS ON EACH OF THESE AS WE GO THROUGH. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ABD IS SEEN WITH BCAP, YOUR PAID ADMINISTRATOR. UM, WE HAVE PRESENTED, UH, THE ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATES FOR EACH OF THE FOUR PITS THAT, THAT HAVE BEEN ACTIVE SO FAR. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THOSE ANNUAL UPDATES. IT IS, UH, JUST A, A, A REQUIREMENT BY CHAPTER THREE, SO TEXAS LOCAL THAT THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR ANY P BE, UH, UPDATED EACH YEAR AND THEN THE BUDGET BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. SO THIS IS THAT ANNUAL UPDATE, YOU KNOW, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE, [00:25:01] UH, THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 3 72. UH, IN PHASE, UH, PAGE ONE. UH, ALL PRIOR PHASES HAVE BEEN FULLY PAID OUT, SO THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ANY OF THE PRIOR PHASES. THESE, UH, SECTION 13 AND FIVE B WERE ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE LEVIED BACK IN 2019, 2020. SO THESE ARE THE ONLY REMAINING PHASES. SO THIS COMING ASSESSMENT YEAR, WE'LL NEED TO COLLECT A TOTAL OF 434,381 TO PAY THE OBLIGATION ON THOSE TWO SECTIONS, REMAINING SECTIONS IN THAT PERIOD. UM, WE'VE, UH, PREPARED THAT SEVERAL, THE UPDATE THE ANNUAL UPDATE AND PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL. HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER. UH, WE'RE ASKING, UH, UH, APPROVAL WAS FIRST READING BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THIS OUT TO THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR SO THEY CAN PUT IT ON THE TAX BILL. UH, AND THEN GET IT OUT, YOU KNOW, IN OCTOBER. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. ANDY. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST, UH, FOR FIRST AND FINAL. I NEED A MOTION. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. 6 4 1 AGAINST [10D. 25-0412 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving the 2025-26 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 2 (Victory Lakes) (Director of Finance)] CONSIDERING 10 D CONSIDERING TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING IN 20 25, 26. ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, VICTORY LAKES MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SO AGAIN, SAME THING WAS, UH, PIT NUMBER TWO. UH, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PARTICULAR PIT, ACTUALLY PHASES TWO AND THREE, THIS WILL BE THE LAST YEAR OF OUR COLLECTION. SO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN PHASE TWO AND THREE WILL NO LONGER BE CHARGED IN ASSESSMENT. UH, PHASE FOUR IS ALSO, UH, NEARLY THERE, UH, A FEW MORE YEARS TO GO. UH, AND UH, IT WILL BE ONLY PHASE FIVE AND SIX REMAINING. SO ANY ANYBODY IN PHASE TWO AND THREE WILL, WILL, WILL BE IN THE TAX BILL WILL BE, THIS WILL BE THE LAST YEAR WHERE THEY WILL GET THE PIT ASSESSMENT FROM HERE ON, THEY WILL NOT BE GETTING ANY PIT ASSESSMENT, SO WE NEED TO COLLECT A TOTAL OF 103,683 FROM THE PROPERTIES. WE THEN PAID TWO TO PAY THAT THE PIT OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS YEAR. OKAY, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST FIRST AND FINAL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 6 4 1 AGAINST 10 [10E. 25-0413 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving the 2025-26 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 3 (Centerpointe) (Director of Finance)] E CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING 20 25, 26 ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR THE LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, CENTER POINT, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. AGAIN, THE SAME THING HERE. IN FACT, THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THIS WILL BE THE LAST YEAR TO COLLECT BID ASSESSMENT FROM ANY PROPERTY WITHIN PI THREE. SO PI THREE WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY PIT ASSESSMENT LEFT. SO ONCE WE COLLECT THE, UH, THE, THESE TWO REMAINING SECTIONS, UH, ACTUALLY IT'S ONLY SECTION FOUR IS LEFT. NOW, ONCE WE COLLECT THE $8,600 THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE NO PIT ASSESSMENT OBLIGATION AGAINST THE PROPERTIES. THE PIT WILL THEN BE A DORMANT. UH, SO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IF THEY WANT TO USE IT FOR REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE, THEY CAN PETITION COUNCIL FOR USING THAT PIT. OR THEY CAN ALSO PETITION, UH, CITY COUNCIL TO BASICALLY, UH, D DISSOLVE THE PIT. BUT AT FROM THIS POINT ON, THAT PIT WILL BE DORMANT AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY ASSESSMENT COLLECTED AGAINST ANY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN PIT THREE. I ASSUME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENT AND THE OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENT IS THE INTEREST. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST FIRST AND FINAL. SO MOVE SECOND. SECOND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 6 4 1 AGAINST 10 [10F. 25-0414 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a 2025-26 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 5 (Park on Clear Creek) (Director of Finance)] F. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING 2025 DASH 26 ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR THE LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, PARK ON CLEAR CREEK, MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. SO ON PIT FIVE THERE ARE NEW ASSESSMENTS TO BE COLLECTED. AT THIS TIME, THE ONLY, UH, INFORMATION THAT IS IN THERE IS BASICALLY AUTHORIZING UH, CITY STAFF TO UTILIZE UH, EXISTING PIT FUNDS FOR THE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE LAWSUIT. THAT'S, THAT'S ONGOING. OTHER [00:30:01] THAN THAT, THERE ARE NO ASSESSMENTS TO BE COLLECTED FROM PI FIVE. SO THERE ARE NO ASSESSMENTS TO BE SENT OUT TO THE TAXES OR COLLECTOR IN PI FIVE. MS. SONDER, REAL QUICK. IS THIS P PAID OFF? YES. SO IT'S DORMANT NOW? UH, YES. THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS. PART OF THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE YOU JUST SAID A MINUTE AGO. EITHER THEY DO SOMETHING OR WE DISSOLVE IT. ONE OF THE TWO? YES SIR. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN FOUR. NONE AGAINST FIRST AND FINAL. SO MOVED SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. I'M GUESSING THIS GOES SIX ONE . SIX ONE . ALRIGHT. THERE ARE NO ITEMS AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS. I GIVE MY TIME, UH, REPORTS [13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS ] FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, THERE'S NO MR. CONES, SO WE'LL GO TO MR. SAUNDERS. I YIELD MY TIME. MR. MANN YIELD MY TIME. MR. CRUZ. MR. CHADWELL YIELD MY TIME. MR. HICKEN YIELD MY TIME. MR. RESER YIELD MY TIME. ALRIGHT, I'LL KEEP ON QUICK. UH, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CIP, UH, FOR THE FUNDS BEING ALLOCATED FOR THE TAKEOVER, THE POTENTIAL TAKEOVER, THE G-C-C-D-D, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. KINDA LIKE A LOT OF THE STUFF WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH THESE ASSESSMENTS AND THE MUDS AND PIDS AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS IS THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, ARE CONCERNED NOT ONLY WITH OUR OWN TAX RATE BUT WITH IN GENERAL WHAT OUR CITIZENS ARE BEING CHARGED. SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH THIS. UH, YOU KNOW, AT A LATER DATE, UH, THERE ARE NO EXECUTIVE ITEMS. SO THE CITY COUNCIL OF LEAKS, UH, WHERE IS IT? ALRIGHT, SO IT BEING 6 31, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.