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Director of Finance Jing Zhao said the utility bond program covers roughly $222 million in CIP projects; the sale received eight bids and JP Morgan Securities was the winning bidder. Both S&P and Fitch assigned double-A ratings with stable outlooks, and the interest cost on the sale was reported as approximately 4.477 percent. Closing is scheduled for June 18, at which point proceeds will be available to fund the listed utility projects.

Staff recommended council adopt the ordinance; the motion was made, seconded and approved 6-0. Council did not expand on project-level details during the recorded discussion; staff said detailed information about the projects is available in the FY25 capital budget document.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Sugar Land- City Council May 20th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Sugar Land on May 20 authorized Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds Series 2025 to finance utility capital projects; JP Morgan Securities won the sale and both rating agencies assigned AA ratings with stable outlooks.","taxTitle","Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas","taxId",2793,"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},6230596,"Council approves $27.45 million first issuance of 2024 general obligation bond package; sale closes June 18",319,3152000,3471000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945&start=3152&end=3471","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945/thumbnail_3152000.jpg","/articles/6230596/Sugar-Land/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Council-approves-2745-million-first-issuance-of-2024-general-obligation-bond-package-sale-closes-June-18","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230596-7be8ae8fb058808908464b9097da25eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166009&Signature=R1G8jw73WN~Mu9LRFOA4GXW2DTzfE6EIsvzr0uNKXzFjprvB4WmFQRuGN5LoVa8TytBRyqNpHQpm6Sjzpc6VzcTfSf2Xt7ozutNEsdONVey1muQEV11XlbsIiJw4nNu~5tAZ7E1KEy2FSBeJY30iHpKNojvlgFY1N9tSx04vRFM8oQeYqHCjsKBYbGCKW3fHiR2rsoJ4HKE3KEj9eCx84KEYOGIUXpjal3VWMgZyNKa15c5go-qPtnSu43s2xrhQA85lOXysSlKg-4yWmZSn0Twf~~kb3zwd0gOTt-CPNypH3bGZtAATkqmEf8YGjifDhxWaup15pqWm7F8u5iw26Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sugar Land staff presented Ordinance No. 23-76 on May 20 to authorize issuance of the city’s general obligation (G.O.) bond series 2025, the first issuance from the voter-approved bond package. Council approved the ordinance by recorded vote (6-0) after staff summarized the projects and financing terms.

Finance director Jing Zhao said the issuance will fund 18 projects with an aggregate cost of about $27,450,000. Of that total, $25,650,000 was authorized by voters in the 2024 bond election; an additional $1,800,000 originated in the 2019 bond package. Zhao said the city engaged S&P and Fitch for ratings: S&P assigned a “AA” with a stable outlook; Fitch assigned a rating with a negative outlook. Staff reported the sale (that morning) received eight bids and Huntington Securities Inc. won the award; the interest cost for the issuance was approximately 4.06 percent. Closing and receipt of bond proceeds are scheduled for June 18.

Council members asked about the sequencing of projects and whether outstanding 2019 projects (including drainage) affect the timing. City engineer Jesse Lee explained one remaining 2019 project was delayed because of pending easement/right-of-way acquisition tied to a late property, and staff intends to sell debt as projects reach construction readiness. Council asked about the animal shelter line item; staff said the animal shelter design kickoff has begun, design is expected to take about 10 to 12 months and construction 12 to 18 months.

Staff recommended council adopt Ordinance No. 23-76 to authorize the issuance; council passed the ordinance. The city will close the financing on June 18 and receive bond proceeds for the listed projects.","Sugar Land on May 20 authorized the issuance of general obligation bonds series 2025, the first sale from the voter-approved bond package, to fund 18 projects totaling about $27.45 million; Huntington Securities Inc. was the winning bidder and the sale carries an interest cost of about 4.06 percent.",{"_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},6230587,"Sugar Land mayor pushes back on election misinformation, clarifies city positions on power plant, gondola, taxes and surface-water treatment",252,44000,296000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945&start=44&end=296","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945/thumbnail_44000.jpg","/articles/6230587/Sugar-Land/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Sugar-Land-mayor-pushes-back-on-election-misinformation-clarifies-city-positions-on-power-plant-gondola-taxes-and-surface-water-treatment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230587-91a6d5802fd767f60cd0263204c1fda4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166009&Signature=iRnn9A9kTlBuLrkNr27IEQdLjTbt9hFwYllQUnbwc2To~qNpSndgnf-dvQscS~lMnI~uoAewKb95P14E2NPFqAzFtVzldcN6Y2OLMjZNIsEJ0fht6OYDQCvK6D4KZKpY6O892XTibk0UbNmNVmmw7VJDIngT2LGVW5s-MhvMwiOk8uJh39wT5XiQmhvaJwnmQpJwSIpEeLoYDaSWHPUq4GubGRZSQndswMv4MfrcwvWJUG5RJAX4DbC3k~zoc2Rjm~XBfYjeM3nNm5IBQimIPTPQJisjFqSRFH4Y9uYcZCwI~oGcjWBLaK8dOfRHKpccctam-xsV0OOGCdne05rd3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor Zimmerman opened the meeting with a request that misinformation circulating during the current election cycle stop and provided specific clarifications about several topics residents had raised.

On the proposed power plant, Zimmerman said the project was terminated in March of this year and that “there’s no other plan for a power plant, not gonna be a power plant,” urging people to stop circulating claims that a plant would be built. On tax rates and bonds, the mayor said the council had unanimously approved the tax rate and reminded listeners that two bond referendums were previously approved by council (a 2019 referendum for $91,000,000 and a November referendum for $350,000,000), and that tax-rate adjustments are adopted in concert with the annual budget and CIP process.

Zimmerman also addressed a widely discussed gondola proposal, saying the project under discussion was merely “an application to federal funding to see if a preliminary feasibility study could be done” and that no capital funds had been committed and the idea is not on the capital-improvement plan. On surface-water treatment expansion, the mayor said staff (including Chris Stubing), he and Greg Wine — who sits on the subsidence district board — reviewed available data and found insufficient justification for an immediate 30 percent expansion requirement. He said the Fort Bend County mayors’ association, under Charlie Jessup’s leadership, asked the subsidence district to suspend that 30 percent requirement, and the district agreed.

The mayor prefaced the council’s business by saying he would call out individuals at future meetings if misinformation continued. He also reminded the public that the meeting was livestreamed and that everyone would have access to the record of the discussion. These remarks were delivered as the meeting opened and were not a formal council action; they were presented by the mayor as clarifications of fact and context for items on the public record.","Mayor Zimmerman opened the May 20 council meeting by urging an end to what he described as misinformation in the community and clarifying city positions on several contested topics, including a proposed power plant, a gondola feasibility application, the tax rate and surface-water treatment requirements.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6230601,"Council awards $1.678 million contract for University Boulevard signal upgrades; 6-0 vote",149,2978000,3127000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945&start=2978&end=3127","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945/thumbnail_2978000.jpg","/articles/6230601/Sugar-Land/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Council-awards-1678-million-contract-for-University-Boulevard-signal-upgrades-6-0-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230601-7176973e8640433f5093f55bf1baefe0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166009&Signature=VqLeVBnrDH9FNRm0qjsW7O9hiP0tp8FBOxjmE-6NJNTUiPrz~oppBEOMv-ejNFGzmZgzTxZLyx27rmpUdJ-FoR6AhqvYtsj-nBksn~ambpumA~~d-SfTG5-zktt-BG1yf~mWqPSkkcV-MMGH1~Xn4SmTfF5PihqVgj6gfhFPM5HAQmaXuf5ZmlceZwngdcLNYEVoT4G~mfm4EJPxV-sMH9mIGqqxE-B3Hr1N3~a1ZAgUL2k2FcP46XxrQlPaVeY8BM3BG7KyTDM91UDyLn31LXr7gxreP-FiMgUWtPL7coJR4QPIh1iY5q0FVQTwjCAvwYawjWEkoZYVTmwTGrZ13w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Sugar Land on May 20 authorized a $1,678,530.04 construction contract with Florida Traffic Control Devices LLC to replace and upgrade traffic signals on University Boulevard as part of the Whiting CIP (CST 21-02). The council approved the measure on a 6-0 vote.

Senior engineering manager Hytan told council the contractor’s low bid was about $1.6 million and that the engineer’s estimate was roughly $1.5 million. The contract covers drill shafts, installation of new signal poles and arms, and connection of signal controls; Hytan said the contractor’s bid excludes the signal materials themselves (poles and signal heads), which the city will order separately under existing purchasing arrangements.

Council members asked about scope and the price difference between the engineering estimate and the contractor’s bid. Hytan replied that the larger portion of the contract cost covers installation work (drill shafts and civil work) and coordination to connect systems; the low bid offered by the contractor was the basis for the award. The motion to approve the contract was made and seconded; the council voted 6-0 to adopt the contract and an associated budget amendment from the 2019 geobond fund (Proposition C) to fund the work.

The engineering manager said the work includes extending a left-turn lane and replacing signal infrastructure that is currently not up to standard. Council did not specify a construction start date in the discussion recorded in the transcript.","The City of Sugar Land authorized a $1,678,530.04 construction contract with Florida Traffic Control Devices LLC for signal work on University Boulevard (CST 21-02). Council also approved a budget amendment from the 2019 geobond fund; council vote passed 6-0.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6230606,"Council approves $134,750 creative placemaking contract for Brook Street art park",1151,1791000,2942000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945&start=1791&end=2942","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442158-9748a17f2663bc53768d9d3c400fe945/thumbnail_1791000.jpg","/articles/6230606/Sugar-Land/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Council-approves-134750-creative-placemaking-contract-for-Brook-Street-art-park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230606-d5bf71891205918d3b648035a8c72686/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166009&Signature=pAZt93olvLiyC0zUtRh9Hp-iy7fmVnH5gv7fvPgarTVoNWUilIVFwi~kYKMlq4xmRgUAikUcfozDuayxBVaaj0hHMoxSLz3-XWSrS7CfzmJ60V157S8EFNYRu53au0oGDDs8ex5MbFDBhp3u7OWTzM6sIbQlYJZ7qaHk5RvXP3ruUl4RYqLw1L~vJ01iuJhvOwK~WPhECoGD4w8P3Ja0nzQTzxukvQsffK1v8mNmvbyInpi1RUBJpGuXksy3tW~mkCQ3USGpMS0aJZ4gFT~FWwPwcyuyjIMvL-5~vc6dpfzW5DTlHzBtxG1GLH8K0yxtnYPFfLUuWg5XRrVzQiH~sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sugar Land City Council on May 20 authorized a $134,750 contract with Better Block Foundation to design and install a temporary creative placemaking park at 115 and 123 Brook Street, a site across from the Imperial Sugar property. The council approved the item on the consent agenda by a 5-1 vote.

The project will convert the former ARC building lot into an activated art park for roughly six months, with murals, functional art benches, shipping-container-style activations and vendor/café setups, civic arts staff said. Sherry, the city’s civic arts manager, described the effort as both a temporary public space and a data-collection initiative: “All of that data then belongs to the city afterwards,” Sherry said, adding that residents will be surveyed and that the city will retain the furnishings and activation data to inform future redevelopment work.

The council’s action follows a public-comment question from Carol McCutchen asking what other locations were considered and why this site was selected. McCutchen spoke during the public comment period and asked for clarification about site selection; Sherry answered during the consent-item discussion and said the lot at 115 and 123 Brook Street (the former ARC building) was chosen to provide feedback from residents within walking distance of Imperial Sugar’s farmers market.

Sherry summarized the deliverables included in the $134,750 contract: the public-facing survey and website, workshops, design and fabrication of benches and other furnishings (including CNC-cut pieces), murals and other installations, setup and on-site construction of the temporary park, and post-activation data and materials that will remain property of the Civic Arts Division. She described the program as an “incubator” to test programming across departments and to gather resident preferences to support future grant applications and redevelopment decisions.

Council members discussed scope and deliverables before voting. The motion to approve was seconded by Miller; the motion passed 5-1. The contract is on the city’s consent agenda as item 7(j); the civic arts manager said the funding source corresponds to the agenda’s referenced line item (agenda code 4b), and that the Civic Arts Division will coordinate with redevelopment and other departments during the activation period.

The temporary installations and all survey results will remain with the city after the pilot period, and staff said they plan to use the collected data to guide future capital or programming decisions in the district.","Sugar Land City Council approved a $134,750 contract with Better Block Foundation to install a six-month temporary “art park” at 115 and 123 Brook Street, across from the Imperial Sugar site. Council voted 5-1 to authorize the contract; the Civic Arts Division will retain the installations and resulting resident survey data.","actionData","errors"]

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