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Key outcomes (votes at a glance)
- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda, including minutes of the Dec. 3, 2024 meeting (agenda item 3). Outcome: approved (unanimous, transcript recorded verbal approval).

- 4.1 Bayside Park Extension stakeholder group: Council nominated and approved two council liaisons (Tom Tillett and \"Joe\" as recorded in the transcript) to interview and recommend members for the stakeholder group. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- 5.1 Sidewalk removal and replacement program RFP (202416335): Council approved rejection of the single bid received and directed staff to rebid using CivicCast, citing low bidder participation. Outcome: approved (unanimous). Clarifying detail: staff reported only one bid was received for this solicitation.

- 5.2 Old State Highway 146 interconnect (RFP 2024-08-336): Council awarded a contract to Bulge Construction LLC not to exceed $510,911; staff said nine bids were received and the recommended low bidder was chosen for experience and past performance. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- 6.1 Pelican Bay pool design presentation: No action taken; consultants presented three design options and preliminary budgets and answered council questions.

- 6.16 Extension of agreement with Driver and Rescue Club LLC (property at 2613.5 NASA Parkway): Council extended temporary conditional exceptions for an additional six months. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- 7.1 Resolution 2025-1 (intent to finance expenditures for Seabrook Police Station and Pelican Bay pool): Council approved the resolution allowing the city to include predesign costs in future bond planning. Outcome: approved (unanimous). Staff said the $1.5M figure in the resolution is an estimate and not tied to a single project.

- 7.2 Resolution designating the city's official newspaper: Council designated a newspaper to satisfy statutory publication requirements (agenda item 7.2). Outcome: approved (unanimous). Staff noted the city must designate an official newspaper pursuant to state law.

- 7.3 HMGP subaward acceptance (Doctor 48805-100-142) for Seabrook Fire Station generator: Council authorized the City Manager to accept and execute the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program subaward. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- 7.4 HMGP application submittal (Doctor 4781) for an outdoor early warning system: Council authorized staff to submit the application (sirens/early-warning infrastructure). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- 7.5 HMGP application submittal (Doctor 47908) for NASA waterline relocation: Council authorized staff to submit the application. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Executive session: Council convened in closed session under Texas Government Code §551 to consult with the city attorney about industrial district agreements and reported no action taken on return.

Context and next steps
Several items were routine or technical in nature and passed with no recorded dissent. Staff will proceed with rebidding the sidewalk contract, administering the awarded highway-interconnect contract, executing the accepted FEMA subaward and submitting additional HMGP applications, and continuing bond planning tasks tied to Resolution 2025-1.

Ending
City staff flagged near-term town-hall meetings and a future regular meeting date of Jan. 21, 2025, for follow-up on financing, design and community engagement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Seabrook, Texas January 7, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Seabrook City Council held multiple routine and action items on Jan. 7, approving financing steps for two capital projects, accepting several hazard-mitigation grant actions, awarding an infrastructure contract, rejecting and reissuing a sidewalk bid, and extending a temporary conditional-exception agreement.","taxTitle","Seabrook, Harris County, Texas","taxId",69500,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6080501,"Residents push council to use city-owned site for police station as council OKs financing resolution",3029,386000,3415000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2946548-0054152019229faff0956ac7aa885c04&start=386&end=3415","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2946548-0054152019229faff0956ac7aa885c04/thumbnail_386000.jpg","/articles/6080501/Seabrook/Harris-County/Texas/Residents-push-council-to-use-city-owned-site-for-police-station-as-council-OKs-financing-resolution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6080501-eecc6a041b5ff205cef04e223df452a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146132&Signature=dosxklnB7pQS84aVS9AUh89SLH3ibmDUKRL9neKbzmpnGFda6tzu~9Ts23oJMfRd8BUX82TV~4m1huQm-48xnzlArYravgfFlkJOrHC~PA6di0iVghTKlp~cV3fqGmiLmEessLBoexerE75gPFwfiIIpHtrHHUETzbnwSHmxqg7tMK~CDNDmLtpOKMzGIu~HjoMvnHgM3me-i6Qokbl1V9MzwvuK04gNbdG~5AvlhapecLR2NkwQB3KgJ27hWXUFLIiLf5xodFKYu0fH~B-yBGiWFCjkbUrV0JapfiUpzBWLiSmFI3woFujXqXq7slnb3R3FgYxzTKtg43JEgnIA1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents urged the Seabrook City Council on Jan. 7 to put a new police station on city-owned land at the traffic circle and to prioritize hiring more officers rather than building a new facility, while the council approved a resolution expressing intent to finance pre-design expenses related to a police station and the Pelican Bay pool.

Public commenters described rising traffic and safety concerns on neighborhood streets near the proposed sites and argued the city-owned traffic-circle parcel would avoid land-purchase debt. \"The land at the traffic circle is already owned by the city of Seabrook and is debt free,\" resident Gary Johnson told the council, arguing that using already-owned property would be a more prudent use of taxpayer funds.

The council’s action matters because it advances early financing steps tied to a potential bond program. City staff described the resolution as a preliminary step needed before a bond election; staff also said the $1.5 million figure in the resolution is an estimate and \"is not tied specifically\" to a single project. Council members voted to approve the resolution on the meeting agenda item labeled 7.1.

Discussion: Residents and public speakers
Terry Moore, who identified himself as a Seabrook resident, said traffic on North and East Meyer has increased and created \"dangerous conditions for homeowners\" backing in and out of driveways, and he asked the council to \"vote yes to fund more police employees\" and to \"vote no to the new proposed police station\" if that funding would be displaced. Gary Johnson urged the council to choose the city-owned traffic-circle site rather than buying land on State Highway 146 and Meyer Road; he told council members the 146/Meyer parcel carries a $2,500,000 price tag and argued that location would forfeit potential sales-tax revenue the city now collects.

Council action
Under agenda item 7.1, titled in the packet as a resolution \"expressing intent to finance expenditures to be incurred relating to the Seabrook Police Station and Seabrook Pelican Bay Pool,\" council members moved and seconded approval. City staff told the council the resolution would permit the city to include predesign costs in a future bond package; staff also explained the $1.5 million number shown in the resolution is an estimated, not a fixed, allocation between the two projects. The motion passed unanimously (recorded on the meeting transcript as \"All in favor?\" followed by approval language).

What remains unresolved
The council’s approval authorized staff to proceed with financing preparations and design-phase expenses; it did not commit the city to a construction contract or a bond amount. Several public commenters said voters had previously rejected building at certain sites; one commenter, Angela Cervantes, warned about the potential consequences of property disannexation north of Friendship Park (she asked the council to treat prior resident experience as precedent during future discussions). The council did not make a site-selection decision at the Jan. 7 meeting.

Ending
The council’s resolution advances administrative steps that would let the city include early design and preconstruction costs in a bond program if the council later places a bond measure before voters. Additional public engagement on both the police facility and the Pelican Bay pool is scheduled via upcoming town-hall meetings announced by the city.","Residents urged the Seabrook City Council on Jan. 7 to put a new police station on city-owned land at the traffic circle and to prioritize hiring more officers rather than building a new facility, while the council approved a resolution expressing intent to finance pre-design expenses related to a police station and the Pelican Bay pool.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6080497,"Council reviews three Pelican Bay pool designs; consultants show budgets and timeline, no action taken",550,2174000,2724000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2946548-0054152019229faff0956ac7aa885c04&start=2174&end=2724","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2946548-0054152019229faff0956ac7aa885c04/thumbnail_2174000.jpg","/articles/6080497/Seabrook/Harris-County/Texas/Council-reviews-three-Pelican-Bay-pool-designs-consultants-show-budgets-and-timeline-no-action-taken","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6080497-72399b0cd0bf0077593d4347c1645315/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146132&Signature=FJPY76NZ46l~ij1-okZNJlG5o4gRmr8XcHBlfdHaQl6fSAd2YQjhkma0mMdQSDqERR5BslFte0XUFbmyktE646PbPJvSAo3Tm8bMgmFhsZlft8VeYGpFkoF-iWSo-FdvEquCeV7CfI2ocCyyZPxKNvdcuGOwM4M89Ky6VyMrKYpoRq7FaowFjVrhMYH5vAfUnNedt1RzLTdm16Kbfv2RPkeKzOfPsmwcJcCGexpkQymJ-ddfEgJx0Ls2~qZZe~Cca3a5SBiAswytnmDFsqpS7VN3~38093G01aNQYAEOQIYRwHCgYZNwYqjofpGw31hljrWakr8b594m-zDpcyS-0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seabrook City Council on Jan. 7 heard a detailed presentation on three conceptual designs for the Pelican Bay aquatic facility and declined to take action, leaving the options open for additional public input.

Steven Saliskar, principal with Progressive Commercial Aquatic (also introduced as Landmark Aquatic), presented three concepts of varying scope and budgets for Pelican Bay. He told the council the city-conducted community survey (188 respondents) showed strong interest in leisure and recreational features: \"90% indicated they were interested, moving forward in leisure and recreational space, at the aquatic facility,\" Saliskar said.

Why it matters: the pool is a prominent community amenity that will affect operations, capital budgeting and ADA compliance. Consultants emphasized geotechnical constraints because the site is low and \"the pools have settled quite a bit and shifted up and down because of the water table over time,\" Saliskar said; a geotechnical report is needed before final design and could alter structural requirements and cost.

Three options and key details
Option A (smaller scope): Demolish existing pools behind the splash pad, refurbish the splash pad mechanicals and resurfacing, and install a new six-lane, 25-yard lap pool. Estimated budget range: about $2.6 million to $3.3 million.

Option B (medium scope): Adds a beach-entry leisure pool with play structure and a tanning ledge, alongside the same six-lane lap pool; estimated budget: about $3.6 million to $4.0 million. Consultants noted Option B improves accessibility compared with Option A.

Option C (larger leisure scope): A larger leisure pool with an extended beach apron, additional spray features and more parent-watch space, plus the consistent six-lane lap pool; estimated budget: about $4.4 million to $5.0 million.

Shared assumptions and exclusions
All options include refurbishment of the existing splash pad and most pool mechanicals; consultants said new fencing and shade structures are included in the budgets. The proposals do not include replacement or elevation of the restrooms/support buildings; Saliskar said elevating restrooms to meet FEMA requirements would add substantial costs and was not included in the presented budgets. ADA access for pools under 300 linear feet would be satisfied by a permanent fixed pool lift and compliant deck slopes, the consultant said.

Timeline and next steps
Saliskar estimated the minimum timeframe, including geotechnical work and design, at roughly 36 weeks (about nine months). The council did not vote on design direction and no procurement action was taken; staff said the project could be phased and that more detailed design work — including an architect for support spaces — would follow further council direction and public engagement.

Ending
The city scheduled town-hall meetings to allow residents to view conceptual renderings and ask questions; council members and the consultant urged continued public input before staff returns with recommendations and refined cost estimates.","Consultants presented three design options for the Pelican Bay aquatic facility—ranging from a lap-pool refurbishment to a larger leisure-pool plan—with estimated budgets from about $2.6 million to $5.0 million and a projected design/construction timeline of roughly 36 weeks. Council took no action and scheduled further public meetings.","actionData","errors"]

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