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Votes at a glance: Conroe council approves water study, TXDOT agreement, CDBG plans, camera contract extension and other items
Summary
At its June 26 meeting the Conroe City Council approved a package of items including a whole-system hydraulic water model, an IH‑45/North Loop 336 advanced funding agreement with TxDOT, multiple grant and contract approvals, and a 10‑year camera contract enhancement. Several items were handled on the consent agenda.
At its June 26, 2025 meeting the Conroe City Council voted on a series of agenda items carried over from a workshop the prior day. The council approved consultant contracts, grant and grant-administration actions, a TxDOT advanced funding agreement, technology contracts and several resolutions. The list below summarizes each item, the action taken and key details recorded at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Item 1 — Appeals and waivers to denial of exemption from a temporary moratorium on development: Motion that staff review and approve permits and waivers depending on water capacity; passed (voice vote). (agenda item 1)
- Item 2 — Contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc. (LAN) to conduct a whole-system hydraulic water modeling evaluation and provide recommendations: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 2)
- Item 3 — Proposal for impact-fee study with Freese and Nichols: Approved after debate (voice vote). (agenda item 3)
- Item 4 — Advanced funding agreement with TxDOT for the IH‑45 and North Loop 336 project: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 4)
- Item 5 — Resolution designating authorized signatures for documents pertaining to the CDBG MIT MOD Conroe Sewer Improvement Project: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 5)
- Item 6 — Proposal for grant management from Goodman Corporation for the Fiber Con activity project: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 6)
- Item 7 — 10-year agreement for AI/analytics module enhancement to existing Axon camera contract: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 7)
- Item 8 — Approval of MCHD fire EMS communications network agreement fee: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 8)
- Item 9 — Resolution adopting the CDBG five-year consolidated plan (2025–2029) and the 2025 CDBG annual action plan and authorizing the mayor to sign transmittal documents to HUD: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 9)
- Item 10 — Resolution consenting to the addition of ~29.236 acres to Montgomery County Water Control & Improvement District No. 205: Approved (voice vote). Staff advised the tract is in the ETJ and not currently connected to the city system. (agenda item 10)
- Item 11 — Microsoft licensing split EA to AOSG: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 11)
- Item 12 — Resolution authorizing city attorney to execute letter consenting to assignment of 2019 tax abatement from Conroe Owner LLC to Texas Equity Funding SPE Conroe LLC: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 12)
- Item 13 — Resolution nominating Councilman Harrell and Councilwoman Arthur to serve on the Gulf Coast Economic Development District Board of Directors: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 13)
- Item 14 — Resolution nominating Chief Sims to the Montgomery County Emergency Communications District board of managers: Approved (voice vote). (agenda item 14)
- Items 15–26 — Consent agenda: Approved in its entirety (voice vote).
How votes were recorded: Most passed by voice vote; the meeting transcript records "Aye" and "Motion carries" for the items above. The transcript did not provide roll-call tallies for these items in the record excerpt.
Ending: Many of the approved items authorize staff to finalize agreements or to transmit documents to state or federal agencies; several items (notably the impact-fee study and the water-modeling evaluation) will lead to further staff work and later council consideration.
