IT WAS ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE. I FEEL EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT. [00:00:04] THE. CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10TH, [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS] 2026 AT 6 P.M.. ANDY. MAN. TOMMY CONES HERE. TOM CRUISE HERE. COURTNEY CHADWELL HERE. SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM HERE. CHAD TRESSLER HERE. SEAN SAUNDERS HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE REVEREND PAT BELL FROM LEAGUE CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO PRAYER INVOCATION. SPEAKER THIS EVENING. REVEREND. THANK YOU. WILL YOU BOW YOUR HEADS? GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD WITH GRATEFUL AND HUMBLE HEARTS, WE GATHER TOGETHER THIS EVENING FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK OF LEADING THE COMMUNITY OF LEAGUE CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU HAVE GRANTED TO ALL OF US HERE AND TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THANK YOU ESPECIALLY FOR THE NEIGHBORS WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LOVE AND FOR WHOM WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE. I THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE LEADERS WHO HAVE COME BEFORE, WHO HAVE LED US TO WHERE WE ARE. AND I THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS, BOTH ELECTED AND APPOINTED, THAT YOU HAVE GATHERED HERE FOR JUST SUCH A TIME AS THIS. WHILE SOME OF US WERE CALLED TO LEAD FROM A PULPIT. AN ALTAR OR A CONFESSIONAL, THESE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LEAD FROM THIS CHAMBER. AND I GIVE THANKS TO YOU THAT THEY ANSWERED THAT CALL. AND SO WE PRAY TODAY FOR YOUR PRESENCE, YOUR WISDOM, AND YOUR GUIDANCE IN THIS ROOM. INSPIRE THIS BODY TO BE CREATIVE, PRODUCTIVE AND COURAGEOUS IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS. AND MAY THEIR DECISIONS BE MADE WITH JUSTICE, COMPASSION AND FORESIGHT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OUR RESIDENTS. MAY THE GIFTS YOUR HOLY SPIRIT HAS PROVIDED THEM BE USED FOR THE GOOD WORKS YOU HAVE PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR THEM TO DO. I LIFT THIS UP IN YOUR HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEDGE OF THE UNITED STATES. PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. TO THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. AMEN. AMEN. NEXT SLIDE. APPROVAL OF MINUTES JANUARY [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] 27TH, 2026. REGULAR MEETING. IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS, THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED. THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS, PUBLIC COMMENTS. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA SIX A THROUGH J. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION IS APPROVED EIGHT ZERO. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NO OLD BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATES FOR CONDUCTING FY 2027 BUDGET AND SIP WORK SESSION MEETINGS DURING THE MONTHS [9A. 26-0053 Consider and take action on a resolution setting the dates for conducting FY2027 Budget and CIP work session meetings during the months of July and August 2026 (City Manager)] OF JULY AND AUGUST 2026. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? CAN WE SHOW? THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. COMBS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. AGAIN, I THINK LAST YEAR I VOICED MY OPINION VERY STRONGLY THAT HAVING THE BUDGET HEARINGS AN HOUR BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING IS. I DON'T THINK IT'S PROPER. I I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF PUBLIC BUDGET MEETINGS HERE THROUGH THE 16 YEARS OF BEING ON COUNCIL LAST YEAR WAS PROBABLY THE ONE THAT FRUSTRATED ME THE MOST BECAUSE SEVERAL THINGS. THERE'S NO PLACE UP HERE TO BRING YOU BOOKS. THERE'S NO PLACE TO REVIEW THEM. THERE'S GOT PEOPLE WALKING IN AND OUT COMING TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I REALLY THINK IT DOES A DISSERVICE. THAT'S ONE THING THAT CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH AND HAVE A LOT OF INPUTS. PLUS, I LIKE TO HEAR WHAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY AT THESE BUDGET HEARINGS BECAUSE IT, IT BRINGS OUT A LOT OF INFORMATION. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR US TO STOP THIS PRACTICE BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING, BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO DIFFICULT UP HERE ON THE, ON THE DAIS. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDED MOTION THAT WE TAKE JULY THE 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH. THAT'S A WEEK BEFORE OR A WEEK AFTER. 4TH OF JULY AND GIVES US SOME TIME TO HAVE WORK SESSIONS IN THE [00:05:05] I GUESS THE OTHER BUILDING NEXT DOOR TO US, THE A RIFLE BUILDING, AND GIVE US SOME TIME TO REALLY DISCUSS THE BUDGET. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT UP HERE AN HOUR BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING IS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO UP HERE. I KNOW THAT JOHN AND ANGIE WILL SEND OUT SPREADSHEETS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT TRYING TO SIT DOWN AND AND GO OVER ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND THEN GENERATE QUESTIONS UP HERE. SO AGAIN, I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. I'M NOT ASKING THAT WE BRING IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, BUT HAVING SOME ADEQUATE TIME AN HOUR OR TWO, MAYBE IT'LL TAKE US 2 OR 3 DAYS TO GO THROUGH IT OR EVENINGS, BUT IT JUST REALLY UPSET ME LAST YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO GO OVER THE BUDGET THE WAY WE SHOULD AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. WHAT IF WE CALLED IT FOR THE SEVENTH AND THE NINTH? SO THE ONLY INPUT THAT I HAVE IS OUR BOOKS ARE TYPICALLY NOT PASSED OUT TO THE COUNCIL UNTIL AROUND THE 14TH OF JULY. YEAH. AND IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHAT DATE. OKAY. I MEAN, I JUST PICKED THAT BECAUSE YOU HAD YOU KNOW THE FIRST ONE WAS JULY THE 28TH, AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIND A WEEK THAT DIDN'T HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING. BUT ANYTIME WITHIN JULY, IF WE COULD PICK OUT 2 OR 3 DAYS AND, AND GO OVER TO JOHNNY ARAPAHO CENTER AND JUST LET'S REALLY CUT THIS BUDGET UP AND TALK ABOUT IT. SO WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE THE BUDGET BOOKS, THE 14TH AND THE BUDGET BOOKS AND THE CIP WOULD BE READY ON THAT DAY AND PASSED OUT? THAT'S A NORMAL COUNCIL MEETING. I'M OUT THE WEEK AFTER MY 20TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. I SCHEDULED IT AROUND THE COUNCIL MEETING. WHAT? WHAT DAYS ARE YOU GOING THERE? THE WEEK OF THE 20TH. THE WEEK OF THE 20TH. WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT ONE? THE NEXT WEEK? AND, I MEAN, WE COULD DO IT ON THE 29TH. I THINK IT WAS 28TH. 29TH. TUESDAY COUNCIL MEETING. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE THE 28TH ON HERE, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S. THAT'S WORK. WHAT IF WE KEPT THAT ONE AND THEN DID THE 30TH. SO IT GIVES THEM. YOU KNOW, I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE WE JUST SEND OUT MAYBE SOME NOTICES OR SOMETHING TO SEE AND QUERY THE COUNCIL, SEE WHAT KIND OF DATES. YEAH. WHAT IF WE DO THIS? PASS THIS TONIGHT. GO, EVERYBODY. WE'LL GET SOME KIND OF SURVEY OR SOME KIND OF THING WITH THE COUNCIL. FIND ANOTHER. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO BACK TO BACK DAYS, BECAUSE I THINK YOU JUST NEED SOME TIME IF THE QUESTIONS COME UP. YEAH. HOW MANY ADDITIONAL MEETINGS? SORRY. HOW MANY ADDITIONAL MEETINGS DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT LEAST THREE MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, BUT TYPICALLY WE WOULD SIT THERE AND HAVE AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND GO OVER IT AND HEAR EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS AND SO FORTH. I'M NOT NECESSARILY WANTING EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD THERE TO EXPLAIN THE BUDGET. I THINK JOHN AND ANGIE COULD PROBABLY DO THAT, BUT I THINK IT GIVES US A BETTER, A BETTER RAPPORT OF ALL OF US. TALKING IN HERE IS JUST VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. WHEN YOU HAVE AN HOUR AND PEOPLE WALKING IN AND OUT OF THE DOORS AND NO PLACE TO PUT YOUR BOOK. LAST YEAR I TRIED TO CARRY MY BOOK. I COULDN'T EVEN OPEN IT EARLY. SO YOU KIND OF WANT TO GO TO THE OLD SCHOOL FORMAT, BUT NOT AS MANY MEETINGS? YEAH. THAT'S FINE. WE COULD WE COULD START OUT WITH TWO, AND IF WE COMPLETE IT IN TWO, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. IF WE NEED TO GO THREE OR DO SOMETHING ELSE. WE HAVE. WE HAVE THREE ON HERE. WE COULD WE COULD CHANGE THE LOCATION. RIGHT? WELL, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE THE LOCATION. I MEAN, I, I MEAN, IT IS AND IT'S NOT IT'S THE ONE HOUR LIMIT THAT WE PUT ON OURSELVES BECAUSE IN 45 MINUTES YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH UP IN HERE AND YOU HAVE TO START CONSIDERING GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL OR THE COUNCIL MEETING. I THINK IF WE HAD AN HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS DISCUSSION IN THE RAFFLES CENTER, MAYBE TWO NIGHTS, AND LET'S SEE WHAT THAT WOULD DO. MAYBE SCHEDULE A THIRD ONE IF WE HAD TO. WHAT IF WE MOVE IT TO 4:00 ON THESE DATES THAT ARE ALREADY HERE AND DO IT AT THE CENTER? I PROBABLY TOUGH FOR PEOPLE THAT THAT WORK. THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. I MEAN, I THINK WE CAN FIND SOME TIME IN JULY TO PICK AT LEAST TWO NIGHTS AND LET'S CONSIDER A COUPLE HOURS A NIGHT AND DISCUSS IT. AND IF WE NEED TO GO MORE, MAYBE WE CAN DO ONE IN HERE AT A COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 28TH. IN YEARS PAST, WE USED THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. IN YEARS PAST WE USED THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND WE DID IT IN THE CIVIC CENTER AND WE STARTED AT SIX AND WENT TILL EIGHT. [00:10:05] YEAH. SO THAT WOULD IF YOU WANTED TO FOLLOW THAT, THAT WOULD BE JULY 27TH. AND THEN AUGUST THE 10TH. BUT WE COULD ALSO DO THE OPPOSITE WEEK. I THINK THAT'S AROUND THE 3RD OR 4TH OF AUGUST. IS THAT MONDAY? AND YOU'RE SUGGESTING INSTEAD OF THE 28TH, DO THE 27TH FOR A WORK SESSION, IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES THAT THEY WANT TO DO IT IN THE CIVIC CENTER AND HAVE A COUPLE HOURS SIMILAR TO THE OLD FORMAT. THAT'S AN OPTION. STILL MEET THREE TIMES. JUST MOVE THE DATES TO MONDAYS AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO WHERE WE CAN SIT DOWN IN A COUPLE HOURS, COUPLE HOURS, LIKE DO A 6 TO 8 P.M. THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETING. SO LIKE JULY 27TH, AND WE COULD EITHER DO THE NEXT WEEK, WHICH I THINK IS AUGUST 3RD OR FOURTH, OR WE COULD DO AUGUST 10TH IF YOU WANT TWO WEEKS BETWEEN THEM, YOU KNOW, AND THEIR WORK SESSIONS. SO YOU DON'T NEED A QUORUM. WE COULD JUST RUN THROUGH IT. SO YOU NEED A QUORUM IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS. IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO RECEIVE INFORMATION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ONE. SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD EVERYBODY LIKE TO DO? I'M OKAY WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE. I THINK IT'S BEEN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GET IN THE WAY OF OTHER PEOPLE WANTING TO COLLECTIVELY COLLABORATE ON THIS PROCESS IN A PUBLIC SETTING. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR. LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE DID IT THIS WAY. MOST OF THE TIME THEY WERE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE SECOND YEAR AND SECOND, I PREFERRED THAT FORMAT. I PREFER TO REVIEW IT ON MY OWN. THEN SIT THERE AND GO AT THE PACE OF WHOEVER'S PRESENTING STUFF TO ME. I THINK THREE ONE HOUR WORKSHOPS IS PLENTY OF TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS. SO I, I'D RATHER NOT GIVE UP A WHOLE BUNCH OF EXTRA NIGHTS. PERSONAL PREFERENCE. DO YOU HAVE SOME DATES, ANGIE, THAT YOU CAN THROW OUT THERE? IF YOU THOUGHT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND AMEND MY MOTION FOR THEM DATES. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, I GOT JULY THE 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH AS A MOTION. BUT IF THAT DOESN'T WORK WITH THE COUNCIL, THAT'S FINE. THE BOOK WON'T BE READY UNTIL THE 14TH AS A COMPROMISE, WHAT IF WE DID A BIG KICKOFF ON THE MONDAY, THE 27TH, A TWO HOUR ONE, AND THEN KEPT THE OTHER TWO AS IS AND ADJUSTED AS NEEDED? I'M OKAY WITH THAT. MAYOR 27TH AS A WORK SESSION AT A ROLFO SCHEDULED FOR TWO HOURS, AND THEN WE'LL KEEP TWO AND THREE AS IS. IF WE GET INTO THAT FIRST WORK SESSION AND SEE A NEED TO REVISE, WE WOULD STILL BE STILL HAVE ADEQUATE TIME TO REVISE THAT FIRST SESSION. MOVE IT BACK A DAY. OKAY. I DON'T CARE WHAT 6 TO 8. YOU GOING TO AMEND YOUR. YEAH. AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE JULY THE 27TH AT THE CIVIC CENTER IN LIEU OF THE 20. I'LL SECOND THAT. AND MAINTAIN THE OTHER TWO WORK SESSIONS. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST. THERE ARE NO FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES. OH, SORRY. MOTION TO AMEND. SO NOW VOTE AS THE MOTION STANDS AMENDED. MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST. THERE ARE NO FIRST READING ORDINANCES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA. [12A. 26-0048 Presentation of the League City Police Department’s Annual Racial Profiling Report for CY2025 (Chief of Police) ] REPORTS FROM STAFF. I THINK OUR FIRST REPORT IS FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. AS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE, I HAVE TO REPORT OUR ANNUAL RACIAL PROFILING OR PROVIDE OUR ANNUAL RACIAL PROFILING REPORT NOT ONLY TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT ALSO TO THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY. OUR RACIAL PROFILING REPORT HAS BEEN FULLY SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF OUR RACIAL PROFILING REPORT AND WAS WONDERING IF Y'ALL HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. IT LOOKS VERY GOOD, VERY THOROUGH. SO I APPRECIATE IT. WE WE DIDN'T DETECT LAST YEAR. Y'ALL ASKED ABOUT IF WE HAD DETECTED ANY ISSUES OR ANYTHING TO KEEP IT SHORT. [00:15:05] WE, WE THERE WERE NO CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED IN THIS YEAR'S REPORT. IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH OUR THE STATISTICAL VOLUME, THE VOLUME OF STOPS AND SEARCHES AND, AND SUCH. SO WE DID NOT SEE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR'S REPORT EITHER. THANK YOU FOR NOT PROVIDING IT ON CD-ROM. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A PLACE TO PUT IT RIGHT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE MY TIME. ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR PRO TEM SHAWN SAUNDERS. I YIELD MY TIME. TOM CRUISE, COURTNEY CHADWELL, YIELD MY TIME. SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM, YIELD MY TIME. CHAD TRESSLER, YIELD MY TIME. ANY MAN. TOMMY COMBS, YIELD MY TIME. I GUESS I WILL DO THE SAME. [14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S)] ALRIGHT. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SUBCHAPTER D, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SECTION FIVE, FIVE ONE ET AL. THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 AT 616. CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 AT SEVEN 5714. [15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)] CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION. THERE WAS NO FINAL ACTION, DECISION OR VOTE WITH REGARD TO MATTER CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST CONCLUDED. 15 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION TO WIT CAUSE NUMBER TWO FIVE CV 0267 BIG LEAGUE DREAMS LEAGUE CITY LLC VERSUS LEAGUE CITY. I MOVE THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST 15. BE. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN OFFER OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT SEEKS TO LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND WITHIN THE CITY OF LEAGUE. CITY. NO ACTION. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO REPORTS FROM THE CITY AUDITOR. AND AT 715, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.