The Missouri City Council unanimously approved a package of consent and administrative items at its Jan. 6 meeting, including several contracts and a land purchase tied to infrastructure projects.

Key items on the consent/administrative list included:

- A contract authorization to Paragon Integrated Services Group for raw water reservoir dredging in the amount of $2,434,100; staff said an agreement with the Gulf Coast Water Authority to dispose of dredge material on-site saves the city at least $600,000 compared with off-site disposal.

- Authorization to execute a supplemental agreement with EAN Holdings, LLC, for rental services of vehicles in an amount not to exceed $148,500.

- Authorization to negotiate and execute a professional consulting-services agreement with Alliance Transportation Group for traffic-signal design at Texas Parkway at Buffalo Run and FM 1092 at 5th Street in an amount not to exceed $135,500.

- Authorization to execute necessary closing documents to acquire approximately 6.5 acres from Memorial Hermann Health System for the Mustang Bayou Water Plant Expansion Project and to pay the appraised amount of $565,000; staff said this acquisition is critical to the plant expansion.

Councilmember Boney asked whether an offer letter to Mr. and Mrs. Riaz concluded all offers needed for a Fort Bend County construction project; staff confirmed the offers conclude the negotiations and said construction is expected to begin in spring on the county’s timeline. A motion relating to the offer letters and related administrative items passed unanimously.

All consent and related items were approved by unanimous vote.