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Tomball staff preview contracts, rezoning and day‑care CUP heading to Feb. 3 agenda
Summary
City staff outlined professional‑services agreements, a rezoning request, a conditional‑use permit for a day care center and several construction and service contracts to appear on the Feb. 3 council agenda; most items were presented as routine consent or first‑reading matters.
Tomball — City staff presented a bundle of land‑use and procurement items at a council workshop that they said will appear on the Feb. 3 agenda, including a conditional‑use permit for a day care center, a rezoning request for a rental‑center expansion, professional design work for wayfinding signs and multiple service and construction agreements related to the city’s wastewater expansion and downtown improvements.
Jessica (staff) described a professional‑services proposal from Westwood to design wayfinding signage and smaller directional signs aimed at guiding visitors to parks, the depot, museums and public parking. Staff said design work is the immediate request and that fabrication funds are set aside for later. The project would focus primarily on Old Town/Main Street but could include other corridors; placement timing may be adjusted to coordinate with the Main Street construction.
Planning staff (Craig) said Planning & Zoning recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit CUP‑2501 for a day care at 1211 Bridal Drive following a unanimous vote that included five recommended conditions. Key conditions staff said they will present at the Feb. 3 hearing include: a fence along the southern property line adjacent to the VA parcel, fencing around the on‑site detention pond, painting the curb along Bridal Drive red, adding no‑stopping/no‑standing signs along Riddle Drive, and designating three on‑site parking spaces for pickup and drop‑off. The applicant proposes two office buildings of approximately 46,100 square feet each; the day‑care operator would occupy the east building’s two tenant spaces.
Staff also described zoning case Z‑25‑1, a request from Kitchens Real Estate Family Partnership LGP (represented by Edwards Concrete) to rezone about 1.3 acres on Business 249 from agricultural to commercial so Tomball Rental Center can expand. Planning staff said state law limits the city’s ability to regulate building materials for the expansion; the new building would be tucked to the rear of the property.
Finance and utilities staff (Megan) summarized several service and construction items planned for Feb. 3: a professional‑services renewal with North Water District Laboratory Services for specialized wastewater and biosolids testing (not to exceed $75,000 for the year); approval to sell bonds for Raven Reserve Improvement Area 3 (sale scheduled Feb. 3 and included in prior cash‑flow projections); a renewal with Sprint Waste for roll‑off hauling with a requested 3% increase within the current 4.4% CPI (contracted amount not to exceed $145,000); and a professional‑services agreement with Friesen Nichols Inc. for construction‑phase engineering services for the south wastewater‑treatment plant expansion (budgeted amount not to exceed $4,847,000). Staff said the Friesen Nichols figure covers engineering oversight and commissioning only, not the physical construction.
Staff also said the city received a bid for early‑works materials for the expansion and expects to present a construction‑phase services agreement with PLW Waterworks to purchase long‑lead items. Meeting remarks included a numerical figure for the PLW early‑works package as stated in staff comments; staff characterized that price as the bid they received. Separately, staff said they expect to bring a construction contract with Texas Wall Systems (TWL) for alley amenities with a not‑to‑exceed amount of $577,711; staff said the final amount will be lower after scope adjustments.
Councilmembers asked several clarifying questions about safety and site details for the day care, including whether fire apparatus would enter or exit on Bridal Drive; staff said both Bridal Drive and Quinn provide access and recommended red‑curb and no‑stopping enforcement to keep access clear. Councilmembers also discussed whether detention ponds adjacent to day‑care sites should always be fenced; staff said the issue can be evaluated and, if desired, codified in a future requirement for day‑care proposals.
Most items were described as routine or already budgeted; staff said many will likely appear on the consent agenda on Feb. 3. No formal votes were taken at the workshop.
