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Votes at a glance: Seabrook City Council actions, April 1, 2025
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda and several ordinances and resolutions on April 1, including budget amendments, deannexation and an easement transfer with Port Houston; several measures passed with one recorded 'no' vote by Councilmember Joe McCall.
At its April 1 meeting the Seabrook City Council approved the consent agenda and voted on a set of ordinances and resolutions. Below are the formal actions taken as recorded on the meeting record.
• Consent agenda (items 4.1–4.3): Motion to approve the consent agenda (minutes of the March 18, 2025 meeting; quarterly investment reports). Motion carried; the meeting record states the vote was unanimous.
• Ordinance (Item 5.3) — Deannexation of Port Houston property: The council conducted a public hearing and voted on first reading of an ordinance described in the record as approving deannexation of approximately 51.2 acres of Port Houston property pursuant to an amendment to a memorandum of settlement agreement. The motion passed; Councilmember Joe McCall was recorded as opposed.
• Resolution (Item 5.4) — Grant of right-of-way/permanent easement to Port Houston: The council approved a resolution formalizing the transfer of a 4.93-acre permanent easement back to Port Houston under the settlement agreement. Motion passed; the meeting record includes one recorded dissenting vote (Councilmember Joe McCall).
• Ordinance (Item 5.5) — FY2024 budget amendment (first reading): The council approved an ordinance amending appropriations for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2023, by authorizing additions totaling $1,190,404.07 across multiple funds (general, enterprise, capital projects and others). Motion passed.
• Ordinance (Item 5.6 / first and final reading) — FY2025 budget amendment: The council approved a budget amendment authorizing additions in the amount of $2,334,910 for FY2025 across described funds. Motion passed.
• Resolution (Item 5.7) — Opposition to SB 2722 and HB 5177: The council adopted a resolution opposing those Texas legislative bills in their current form and urging the legislature to reject them; the record states the motion passed.
Notes on procedure: Several items drew no extended discussion and were approved by voice vote. The meeting record identifies specific ordinance and resolution captions as read into the record; mover and seconder names are not consistently recorded in the transcript for each motion. Where a vote was recorded by name in the transcript, that named vote is reported above.
