The Missouri City Council voted 6–1 to proceed with installing electric-vehicle charging stations at three city locations under a proposed license agreement with OnPoint, selecting the front-of-City-Hall site as the preferred City Hall placement.

Jason Mangum, Assistant City Manager, said the partner will deliver turnkey rapid charging systems with canopy, lighting, cameras and a digital interactive kiosk; the agreement includes a site-licensing fee to the city plus a revenue share, Mangum said, and staff described the program as “revenue generators with no cost to the City.”

Vendor representative Russ Pinkerton described the kiosks as interactive digital displays with content-management dashboards that allow the city to post events and approve outside advertising; he said local advertising can be sourced through the vendor but the city retains final approval of kiosk content. Pinkerton said existing OnPoint sites appear on national charging networks and provide monthly dashboards showing session counts and revenue.

Council members asked about location tradeoffs. Staff presented three City Hall-area options: (A) in front of City Hall along Texas Parkway with highest visibility and projected revenue but conversion of about eight employee parking stalls; (B) on the backside of City Hall nearer the community center with longer walks for some visitors but good access for recreation-center users; and (C) near the library with less visibility and longer stay times. Staff recommended option A, in front of City Hall, and also recommended sites at the recreation and tennis center (north side) and the Quail Valley/La Quinta golf course driving-range parking.

Councilmember Clauser moved and the council ultimately approved a motion (after an amendment) to place chargers in front of City Hall (option A) and at the recreation and tennis center and the golf course; the roll call was recorded in the meeting as Yes: Mary Allocat; Mayor Pro Tem Brown Marshall; Member Clauser; Member Riley; Member Boney; Member Odecker. Member Emery voted No. The clerk announced the motion carried 6–1.

Participants asked about rates and utilization. Pinkerton and Mangum said the national average kilowatt rate is about $0.52 per kWh; the vendor said the typical first-phase deployment is four chargers (serving eight parking spaces) with capacity and canopy installed so the site can expand to eight chargers over time. Staff and the vendor said equipment, canopy, Wi‑Fi and 24/7 monitoring would be maintained by the partner; the city would continue to maintain the parking lot surface. The vendor said a model of utilization beginning conservatively and increasing over years drives revenue estimates; the vendor provided a 10‑year revenue projection showing stronger growth as utilization rises.

Council members requested additional detail on traffic-flow and safety at the City Hall driveway, specific maintenance responsibilities, the city’s ability to reserve some capacity for municipal fleets, and design consistency for kiosk graphics and canopies. Staff said they would coordinate with CenterPoint Energy for power availability and would return with additional detail as requested. The council did not authorize construction financing; according to Mangum the OnPoint model requires no capital outlay from the city and is based on a licensing and revenue-share agreement.

The council’s action was a direction to staff and vendor partners to proceed with the proposed sites and the City Hall placement; staff will return with final license documents and more-detailed timeline estimates for permitting and construction.