Votes at a glance: Montgomery council approves bridge plans, wastewater permit amendment and development agreement; declines action on police station RFQ

At its April 8 meeting the Montgomery City Council voted on multiple agenda items, approving construction and planning steps on infrastructure and development and choosing to take no action on a request for qualifications for a police station design‑build contract.

What the council voted on - Lone Star Bridge, Section 1 (Agenda item 6): The council approved the WSDMP plan set for Lone Star Bridge Section 1 after a staff presentation noting ongoing grading and proposed ponds; motion to accept the plans was made by (speaker identified in the transcript as) Miss Gelsack and seconded by Miss Socks. The motion carried by voice vote. (Agenda item 6)

- Stewart Creek wastewater treatment plant TPDES permit amendment (Agenda item 7): The council approved initiating the TPDES permit amendment to increase permitted flow to 0.8 million gallons per day for the Stewart Creek wastewater treatment plant and to begin the related design/permit work. The motion was made by Mr. Donaldson and seconded by Miss Langley; the motion carried by voice vote. Staff described TCEQ as the permitting authority and said the permit process timeline can be lengthy.

- Legacy Grove / Tri Queen Homes development agreement amendment (Agenda item 8): The council approved an amendment to the development agreement with Tri Queen Homes related to Legacy Grove, including provisions for a sanitary sewer bypass and financial guaranties for completion of the bypass for up to a 12‑month period. Motion by Mr. Wilson, second by Mr. Donaldson; motion carried by voice vote.

- VCS Capital MOU (Agenda item 9): The council approved a draft memorandum of understanding with the developer to advance negotiations and to establish a framework for potential infrastructure reimbursements and zoning steps; motion by Councilmember Dull, second by Councilmember Fox. (See separate article.)

- Police station municipal court facility RFQ (Agenda item 10): The council voted to take no action on the request for qualifications for design‑build contracting for a police station/municipal court facility pending further review. Motion to take no action was made by Mr. Olsen and seconded by Mr. Johnson; voice vote carried.

- Executive session follow-up: After an executive session under Texas Government Code §551.072 (deliberations about real property), the council authorized the interim city administrator to pursue real estate negotiations as discussed in closed session. Motion by Mr. Olson, second by Councilmember Fox; motion carried by voice vote.

Vote tallies and procedure The transcript records these items passing by voice vote; individual roll‑call tallies were not read into the public record in the provided transcript. Where the transcript records motion authors and seconders, those names are recorded above.

Ending Council approved multiple infrastructure and development items as concept or implementation steps and directed staff to proceed with the next actions identified in each agenda item; the RFQ for the police station was held for later action.