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Germantown adopts consent agenda including lease for Charity Horse Show; mayor says school district may use former Houston Lehi Park fields
Summary
The board adopted the consent agenda — including a leasing agreement with the Germantown Charity Horse Show and several contracts and purchases — and Mayor said the city will work with the Germantown Municipal School District on field use at the land-swapped former Houston Lehi Park.
The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously adopted its consent agenda, approving a series of contracts, emergency purchases and a leasing agreement with the Germantown Charity Horse Show.
Items listed on the consent agenda included: an annual software service contract with Tyler Technologies (approximately $40,000); authorization to solicit competitive sealed proposals for well and pump maintenance services; a contract extension for the parks wayfinding sign program; an emergency purchase for a panel failure on Lateral F (approximately $70,000); a leasing agreement with the Germantown Charity Horse Show; and a purchase for bulk crushed aggregates (approximately $50,000). The board did not pull any items for separate discussion.
Alderman Yulicki moved to approve the consent agenda; Alderman Hicks seconded. The clerk called the roll and recorded yes votes from Aldermen Salvaggio, Sanders, Hicks and Yulicki; the consent agenda was adopted.
In remarks after the vote, the mayor congratulated the Germantown Charity Horse Show on its 72 years in the city and said the city had approved a lease to secure at least 30 years by lease agreement for the event. The mayor said the board had granted additional land to support practice areas and thanked show organizers and benefactors.
The mayor also addressed repeated public correspondence about athletics and field space for the Germantown Municipal School District. He said the city and school district held a joint board retreat July 16 and had asked Administrator Heisman to return with follow-up items in roughly 60 days; he said that report will be ready for the board's next meeting, on Aug. 27. "We won't get in the way, obviously, of any type of use for that property, and we stand ready to work with our friends," the mayor said, describing administrator-to-administrator communications about use of the former Houston Lehi Park.
The board then adjourned; Vice Mayor Mary Anne Gibson was absent for the meeting.
