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Votes at a glance: Waller County Commissioners Court, June 11, 2025
Summary
The court approved routine payments, a bank-depository extension, insurance renewals, project payments and two items advancing the county's potential purchase of 1,400 acres from the City of Houston; several agenda items were withdrawn or deferred to a future meeting.
At its June 11 meeting the Waller County Commissioners Court recorded a series of routine approvals and a handful of policy and capital actions. The following summarizes motions, vendors, amounts and outcomes as stated on the record.
Key votes and outcomes (agenda item number — motion — outcome):
- 21 — Terminate tax abatement agreement (Contract ID 220803-06 between Apex Ag Chemical Inc., Peninsula Development Inc., and Plateau Productions) per owner's request — approved.
- 22 — Approve payment of $14,290.50 to RG Miller Inc. for professional services (invoice 99447-1; line item 605605545405) — approved.
- 23 — Approve payment of $17,676.22 to Brinkley Barfield, Inc. for professional services (invoice 714462-02; road model work) — approved.
- 24 — Approve payment of $4,783.40 to Brinkley Barfield, Inc. for professional services (invoice referenced) — approved.
- 25 — Approve payment of $53,248.86 to Brinkley Barfield, Inc. for professional services (invoice 72214) — approved.
- 26 — Approve payment of $167,155.92 to LJA Engineering for professional services (invoice 202515491) — approved; court noted staff will provide quarterly or phased public updates on road-bond project progress and that a public-facing project website is expected.
- 27 — Item withdrawn by staff (plat not ready) — withdrawn.
- 28 — Approve contract extension with Prosperity Bank for bank depository services (term extension 08/21/2025 through 12/31/2025) to allow time for solicitation and alignment with fiscal year — approved.
- 29 — Approve continuation/payment of county insurance policies, including split-out security-event (cybersecurity) coverage effective 07/01/2025 — approved.
- 30 — Approve payment of $2,133,237.76 to Sidalco Inc. for building purchase/construction and improvements (application 31; funding lines provided) — approved; county project manager reported construction progress and schedule considerations.
- 31 — Approve payment of $300,143.67 for justice-center modular units (application 15; line item 12560581620) — approved; staff reported modular installation progressing and an operational target in July/August for parts of the site.
- 32 — Approve acceptance of letter for proposed purchase-sale agreement between Waller County and the City of Houston (roughly 1,400 acres) — approved (see separate article).
- 33 — Approve agreement for due-diligence studies for the same proposed purchase-sale agreement — approved (staff will perform environmental and engineering studies before a final purchase agreement).
- 34 — Approve commitment for repairs to an industrial truck scale in Precinct 4 damaged by a vehicle crash (initial contractor quote cited at approximately $11,000) — approved; staff noted insurance and final pricing to be determined.
- 35 — Authorize fireworks sales in unincorporated areas of Waller County for the July 4 period; stands are permitted through the county's process — approved (county noted roughly five stands typical in prior years and that sales permitting occurs through county office).
Other procedural notes: Items 36 and 37–41 were held for executive session or withdrawn; the court recessed for executive session and returned with no action reported out of closed session. The commissioners adjourned at the meeting's close.
Ending: Several payments and contract items related to capital projects and bank/insurance services were approved. Staff were directed to perform due diligence on the Houston land purchase and to report back to the court with findings before any final purchase agreement.
