Votes at a glance: League City Council adopts FY2026 tax and budget measures, approvals for PID updates, MUD utility agreement and land-use items

League City’s City Council on Sept. 9 considered and voted on multiple ordinances and appointments related to the fiscal 2026 budget, property tax rate, public improvement districts (PIDs), a utility agreement for a municipal utility district (MUD) annexation, a special-use permit for self storage and several appointments. Below are each action and the outcome as recorded in the meeting transcript.

Votes at a glance (action — motion text excerpt — outcome as reported in transcript):

1) Approval of minutes from Aug. 26 and June 10 — “Consider and take action on approval of minutes” — Motion and second; vote recorded: “motion passes unanimously.”

2) League City Local Government Corporation: appoint board of directors and officers (Nick Long as president and chair; Courtney Chadwell as vice chair/vice president; Angie Steelman as treasurer; Dan Astapha as secretary) — Motion to reappoint existing members — Vote recorded: motion passes unanimously.

3) Ordinance 2025-33 (second reading) — West League City Self Storage special use permit (approx. 3.0552 acres at NE corner of League City Parkway and Bay Area Boulevard) — Planning & Zoning recommended approval — Council motion to approve; vote recorded: “Motion passes seven-four none against.”

4) Ordinance adopting FY2026 annual budget (governmental and proprietary funds) — Motion to approve overall budget (includes direction to place $1,635,000 in CIP for potential GCCDD assumption; see separate article) — Vote recorded in transcript when appropriation motion concluded: “Motion passes 7 4 none against.”

5) Ordinance approving ad valorem tax rate for fiscal 2026 — Sets the no-new-revenue tax rate and raises senior exemption from $100,000 to $200,000 — Motion to approve; vote strings recorded in transcript include “Motion passes seven-four none against” and later references to first-and-final reading outcomes; the transcript records both “Motion passes seven-four none against.” and a subsequent line reading “Motion passes 6 6 4 1 against” (as recorded in the transcript) for first and final; see official minutes for authoritative tally.

6) Ordinance authorizing a utility agreement with Baybrook Municipal Utility District No. 1 and BCSB Baybrook JV LLC consenting to annexation of approximately 450 acres (Midline Tract) into Baybrook MUD No. 1 — Motion to approve; transcript records the vote as: “Motion passes 5 42 against.”

7) Ordinances approving 2025–26 annual service and assessment plan updates for League City PIDs (Magnolia Creek PID 1; Victory Lakes PID 2; Centerpoint PID 3; Park on Clear Creek PID 5) — Staff presented each annual update as required by Texas Local Government Code Chapter 372; motions to approve were made for each PID and the transcript records the following vote strings (as announced in the meeting): - PID 1 (Magnolia Creek): “Motion passes 7 4 none against.” (first and final) - PID 2 (Victory Lakes): “Motion passes 7 4 none against.” (first and final) - PID 3 (Centerpoint): “Motion passes 7 4 none against.” (first and final) - PID 5 (Park on Clear Creek): “Motion passes 7 4 none against.” (first and final)

8) Formation of a council subcommittee to review and update goals for the city manager (nominees: Mayor, Chad Tressler, Sean Saunders, Courtney Chadwell) — Motion and second; vote recorded: “Motion passes seven-four none against.”

9) Appointments to boards and commissions — Mayor’s nominees for library board position 1 and Community Standards Board (Morgan Montgomery) — Motion and second; vote recorded: “Motion passes 7 4 none against.”

Notes on vote tallies: The meeting transcript contains several vote strings that appear inconsistent (for example, tallies such as “7 4 none against,” “5 42 against,” and “6 6 4 1 against”). These strings are recorded here exactly as they appear in the official transcript; for authoritative vote counts the city’s published minutes or the official clerk’s record should be consulted.

Presentations and staff reports tied to votes: - PID annual-service updates were presented by Abdi Sin of Bini Cap (PID administrator). He explained remaining assessment phases and amounts to be collected for each PID and the statutory requirement to submit annual updates to the tax assessor-collector.

No executive session was held and there were no other substantive public hearings at the Sept. 9 meeting.