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At a glance: key votes at the April 7 Friendswood City Council meeting
Summary
Council approved several routine and substantive items, including the Fallingleaf Ranch PID (5-1), a sole-source Taser contract, and authorization for a new employment agreement for the city manager with a 4% base pay increase.
The Friendswood City Council voted on a package of items April 7. Below are the council’s recorded outcomes for items discussed at the meeting. When a roll-call tally was not specified in the transcript, the item is noted as approved and the vote count recorded as not specified.
• Fallingleaf Ranch Public Improvement District (Item 10b) — Approved, outcome: approved; recorded vote: 5 yes, 1 no. Motion passed.
• Sole-source purchase agreement with Axon Enterprises Inc. (Taser hardware, software and related services) — Approved; recorded vote: 6 yes, 0 no. (Item 12a)
• Authorization for the mayor to negotiate and execute a new employment agreement with City Manager Murad Kabiri, including a 4% increase in base compensation — Motion approved; vote recorded as unanimous in the transcript (all in favor). (Item 16a)
• Ordinances and other items on first/second readings and the consent agenda — Several ordinances and routine items were presented and approved on first or second readings or as part of the consent agenda. Individual approval language in the transcript indicates passage; specific vote tallies were not always recorded in the audio for each item and are therefore noted as "vote not specified" where the transcript does not provide a roll-call tally. Items included: a disannexation ordinance (second and final reading), an amendment to planning-and-zoning term staggering, fee-schedule amendments for building permits, a temporary outdoor-sign regulation expansion tied to permitted temporary outdoor uses, and budget amendment No. 7.
• Resolution opposing Senate Bill 2722 and House Bill 5177 (allocation/use of Harris County Toll Road Authority revenues) — Approved; vote recorded as passed in the meeting (vote not specified in transcript). (Item 13f)
The council recessed into executive session late in the meeting and reconvened to take action on the city manager’s performance evaluation and employment agreement authorization. The meeting minutes and staff packets will contain full roll-call results and record votes for items where the audio transcript did not state them explicitly.
