Montgomery council approves several consent items, development steps and schedules June hearing for drive‑thru

MONTGOMERY, Texas — The Montgomery City Council on April 22 approved multiple routine and project items, including minutes and a quarterly investment report, participation in a cooperative purchasing program and several development-related recommendations, and set a public hearing June 24 on a proposed fast‑food restaurant with a drive‑thru.

The council approved consent items 5 and 6 — the March 24 workshop meeting minutes and the first‑quarter 2025 investment report — on a motion by Councilmember Fox with a second from Councilmember Olson. Councilmembers voted by voice; the motion carried.

Council also voted to enter an agreement to participate in Sourcewell’s cooperative purchasing program, a step the council’s staff said would give the city the option to buy goods and services from Sourcewell contracts (including large purchases over $50,000) without separate competitive procurements. Councilmember Johnson moved the item; Councilmember Fox seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote.

Other approvals included: ending the one‑year warranty and releasing the maintenance bond for Montgomery Summit Business Park (item 11), approving the Flagship Boulevard storm and paving replacement recommendation and ending that project’s one‑year warranty (item 12), acceptance of development item 8 (escrow agreement) and acceptance of item 10 (Milano development concept review). Motions for those items were made and seconded on the record and approved by the council; vote tallies were voice votes and were not specified in the meeting record.

The council adopted a resolution calling a public hearing for 6 p.m. June 24 at City Hall to consider a special‑use permit for 0.7059 acres at 21049 Eva Street for a fast‑food restaurant with a common drive‑thru lane (item 15). The resolution was approved and the hearing date set.

Departmental reports from public works, utilities, engineering, municipal court, finance, police and building were accepted as presented. The council then entered an executive session on personnel matters related to the city administrator; no action was taken in open session after the executive session.

Other business approved on the consent or general agenda included acceptance of a 501(c)(3) development corporation item for housing taps, direction to release funds for a small city contribution (item 14), and a one‑time city expenditure not to exceed $250 to provide celebratory flowers for Lone Star Cowboy Church’s 25th anniversary.

Votes recorded in the transcript were generally voice votes; where the council used roll‑call procedures (noted for some public‑works warranty releases), the meeting minutes did not include individual vote tallies in the transcript provided.

The mayor read a proclamation declaring May 2025 Water Safety Month and presented it to Public Works Director Mike McEvoy. The proclamation references the city’s adoption and enforcement responsibilities for state‑adopted swimming pool and spa safety codes (the proclamation referenced the state’s adoption of the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code).