Votes at a glance: Katy City Council actions on March 24, 2025

At its March 24 meeting the Katy City Council approved a slate of routine resolutions and ordinances. Below are the items the council formally voted to approve and brief notes taken from the meeting record.

• Mural maintenance agreement: Resolution authorizing the mayor to sign a mural maintenance agreement with Tyler Kaye for the historic Town Square murals (original mural agreement approved 03/08/2023 under Resolution No. 1427). Motion passed by voice vote.

• Thomas Park master plan: Resolution authorizing a contract with MHS Planning and Design LLC for the Thomas Park public engagement and conceptual master plan (described in a separate article). Motion passed by voice vote.

• Acceptance of deed for Lift Station No. 1: Resolution authorizing acceptance of a special warranty deed from Pulte Homes of Texas LP for Lift Station Number 1 in Katy Court. Motion passed by voice vote.

• Records imaging/Third Floor scanning (RCI): Resolution authorizing a document imaging proposal with Records Consultants Inc. for the Third Floor scanning project (CIP). Motion passed by voice vote.

• Third Floor architectural amendment: Resolution authorizing contract amendment No. 1 with LDD Blue Line LLC for limited architectural and mechanical services for the Third Floor build-out at Katy City Hall (original contract approved 10/14/2024 under Resolution No. 1659). Motion passed by voice vote.

• Parking lot electrical amendments: Two separate contract amendment resolutions with ARC Engineers LLC to add electrical design for the Second Street at Avenue A parking-lot improvements (amount $6,490, general fund reserves) and for the Municipal Port parking-lot electrical portion (amount $7,260, general fund reserves). Both motions passed by voice vote after staff explained that the electrical scope was added later in design.

• Wastewater Unit 3 air piping improvements: Resolution authorizing engineering services with Arc Engineers LLC for the City of Katy Wastewater Treatment Plant Unit 3 air piping improvement project (enterprise fund reserves, $13,870). Motion passed by voice vote.

• Fire alarm systems: Resolution authorizing agreement with American Fire Protection Group Inc. for the fire alarm system at various city facilities. Motion passed by voice vote.

• Rabies Control Authority: Resolution authorizing the mayor to sign the Texas Department of State Health Services Local Rabies Control Authority form designating Caitlin Lowen as the City of Katy's Rabies Control Authority. Motion passed by voice vote; councilmembers spoke in support of animal control and rabies prevention.

• Budget amendment No. 6 (Fiscal Year 2024–25): Ordinance adopting Amendment No. 6 to the fiscal-year 2024–25 budget to account for use of general fund reserves for the parking-lot electrical amendments (agenda items 8FI and 8FII), to reclassify two part-time animal control officers into one full-time position, and to account for enterprise fund reserves for wastewater item 8G. Motion passed by voice vote (see separate article for animal control staffing details).

Each item above was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote during the council meeting as summarized in the meeting minutes. Specific ordinance and resolution numbers were not included in the meeting text for all items; where a prior resolution or contract number was referenced in the discussion that reference is noted above.