The City Council of the City of League City, Texas, met in a regular meeting in the Council Chambers at 200 West Walker Street on the above date at 6:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE U.S. FLAG AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG
The invocation was given by Council Member Andy Mann. Mayor Pro Tem Saunders led in the pledges of allegiance to the flags.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
December 16, 2025 Regular Meeting
PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AWARDS, AND COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
Members of the public are invited to give comments at this time, lasting not longer than 3 minutes. Comments may be general in nature or may address a specific agenda item.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Consider and take action on a resolution approving utility conveyance and security agreements with Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 36 for water and sanitary sewer facilities associated with Westland Ranch Subdivision Section 2 (Executive Director of Development Services)
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the purchase and installation of Traffic Signal Equipment related to the Various League City Signal Improvements Project (ST2601) (Executive Director of Development Services)
Consider and take action on a resolution updating and adopting a schedule of fees pertaining to water and wastewater rates for Chapter 114 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, Texas entitled Schedule of fees, charges and deposits (Director of Finance)
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a First Amendment to the Administrative Services Agreement with the Texas Health Benefits Pool to enable the City’s participation in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Advanced Payment Review Program (Director of Human Resources)
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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a construction contract with Environmental Allies, LLC, for the FM 518 & Wesley Drive Phase 1 Drainage Improvements Project (DR2010) in an amount not to exceed $2,845,262, authorizing an additional $284,526 for a Work Change Directive budget, and authorizing a construction material testing services contract with Terracon Consultants in an amount not to exceed $25,400, for a total construction budget of $3,155,188 (Executive Director of Capital Projects)
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing conveyance of right-of-way and related easement interests to the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $318,839.00, and authorizing a Memorandum of Agreement for infrastructure protection in connection with the SH 99 Segment B1 project (Executive Director of Capital Projects)
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with Oller Engineering, Inc. for design, bid, and construction phase services related to the W. Walker 8-inch Waterline Back Feed Interconnect Project (WT1904L) in an amount not to exceed $70,945 (Executive Director of Capital Projects)
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Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2025-54, an ordinance amending Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, entitled, “Unified Development Code”, related to signs adjacent to overpasses - Second Reading (Mayor Pro Tem Saunders and Council Member Higginbotham)
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 5-0-0, on December 1, 2025.
City Council approved the first reading, 8-0-0, on December 16, 2025.
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2025-55, an ordinance amending Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, entitled, “Unified Development Code”, related to golf cart parking on grass surfaces - Second Reading (Councilmembers Cones and Mann)
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 4-1-0, on December 1, 2025.
City Council approved the first reading, 8-0-0, on December 16, 2025.
Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2025-56, an ordinance approving a Special Use Permit Application, SUP-25-0006, (I-45 U-Haul Self-Storage), a request to allow the expansion of an existing self-storage facility on property zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the west side of the South Gulf Freeway (I-45), with the address of 351 South Gulf Freeway - Second Reading (Director of Planning)
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 5-0-0, on December 1, 2025.
City Council approved the first reading, 8-0-0, on December 16, 2025.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ITEMS FROM PUBLIC HEARING
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Consider and take action on appointments to non-city organizations (Mayor Long)
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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a variance to Chapter 10 of the City of League City Code of Ordinances, to allow a restaurant located at 3729 East League City Parkway, League City, Texas that is less than 300 feet from the property line of a day care to serve alcohol (City Secretary)
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA COMPLETED
REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS
Announcements concerning items of community interest. No action will be taken or discussed.
COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS
Announcements concerning items of community interest. No action will be taken or discussed.
EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S)
ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)
REPORT FROM CITY AUDITOR
ADJOURNMENT
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SEAN SAUNDERS
MAYOR PRO TEM
CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE
This is to certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board of City Hall of the City of League City, Texas, on or before the 7th day of January, 2026 prior to 12:30 p.m. as well as the City's public internet webpage, www.leaguecitytx.gov and was posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code.
The City Council of the City of League City, Texas reserves the right to meet in closed session on any of the items listed above should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code: 551.071 Consultations with Attorney, 551.072 Deliberations about Real Property, 551.073 Deliberations about Gifts and Donations, 551.074 Personnel Matters, 551.076 Deliberations about Security Devices, and 551.087 Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.
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DIANA M. STAPP
CITY SECRETARY
(SEAL)
MINUTES APPROVED: January 27, 2026
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NOTE: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special accommodations or interpretive services must be made at least 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office at 281-554-1030 or by FAX 281-554-1020.
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Any invocation that may be offered during the ceremonial portion of the City Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council and do not necessarily represent the religious beliefs or views of the Council in part or as a whole. No member of the community is required to attend or participate in the invocation and such decision will have no impact on their right to actively participate in the business of the Council.
Mayor: Nick Long
City Council Members: Andy Mann
Tommy Cones
Tom Crews
Courtney Chadwell
Scott Higginbotham
Chad Tressler
Sean Saunders
City Manager: John Baumgartner
Assistant City Manager: Rick Davis
Assistant City Manger-CFO: Angie Steelman
Interim City Attorney: Michelle Villarreal
City Secretary: Diana M. Stapp
Chief of Police: Cliff Woitena
Executive Director of Capital Projects Ron Bavarian
Executive Director of Development Services: Christopher Sims
Director of Finance: Kimberly Corell
Director of Human Resources/Civil Service: James Brumm
Director of Parks & Cultural Services: Chien Wei
Director of Public Works: Jody Hooks
Mayor Pro Tem Sean Saunders called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and called the roll. All members of Council were present except Mayor Nick Long.
Mayor Pro Tem Saunders asked if there were any corrections. He said hearing none, these minutes are approved.
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Dustin Dietrich
Michael Sample
Jay Smart
Gordon Johnson
Marika Fuller
Dave Bowman
Ann-Marie Elder
Jamey Holley
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Rest assured, I think that we are trying to get to the bottom line. We understand we are not the experts in that area and we certainly don’t want to affect somebody, kick them out of their house or make them move. We do have an issue in a couple of the marinas and we’re trying to address that also. For that reason, we’re trying to get back together with the Mayor and Council and bring another amendment to the table. Thank you.
Tom Crews – No Comments
Courtney Chadwell – No Comments
Scott Higginbotham – No Comments
Chad Tressler – I don’t mind being the second one to talk about it. I know I’ve mentioned numerous times on other issues that we’re not Houston, and we won’t be. As we’ll also never be big enough to host an NFL franchise here. Go Texans.
At 6:36 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Saunders said, there being no further business this meeting is adjourned.
Mayor Pro Tem Sean Saunders – No Comments
Andy Mann – I yield my time except to say go Texans.
Tommy Cones – Thank you, Mayor. Just briefly, for the boating community, myself and the Mayor met this past Friday to talk a little bit more about the ordinance. There is some things in there as you remember at the last Council meeting that I had concerns with even though we passed it. He agreed that we would go back and look at it a little bit more and try to look from there. I did meet with another gentleman, Mr. Scott Waterford, and talked about some items.