Katy, Texas — The Katy City Council on Nov. 10 approved a package of routine and capital items, including a bid award for a City Hall build‑out, an application for state wastewater financing, and a budget amendment to account for approved expenditures.

Key votes and outcomes

- GAM Construction Inc.: Council approved Resolution 9a to award the Katy City Hall third‑floor build‑out to GAM Construction of The Woodlands for $203,315; total project cost listed in the packet was $245,921.50. The packet identified sources of funds as the 2025–26 building improvement account ($147,210) and general fund reserves ($98,711.50).

- Property easements (Resolution 9b): Council authorized the mayor to accept donated real property and ingress, egress, and access easements for the Nelson Way Bridge (packet item) from Woodcreek Kennelk Limited and I‑104 Investments, Inc.

- Procurement training agreement (Resolution 9c): Council approved an agreement for legal services with Hoosh dot Blackwell LLP to provide procurement training to city staff on Dec. 8, 2025.

- Wastewater plant expansion (Resolution 9d): Council approved filing an application for financial participation from the Texas Water Development Board of up to $20,600,000 to expand the City of Katy wastewater treatment plant (location listed in the packet as 25839 Katy Freeland). Staff described the TWDB program as a low‑interest state loan repaid from the utility enterprise fund and said it is commonly used for large municipal projects.

- Lift station cost sharing (Resolution 9e): Council approved cost sharing of up to $90,000 with Katy West Municipal Utility District (MUD) for construction of a lift station and agreed the city would fund a generator (about $90,000) because it is a city asset; the overall project bid the developer shared was about $1.1 million.

- Budget amendment: Council adopted Ordinance Amendment No. 2 to the FY 2025–26 budget to reflect the use of general and enterprise fund reserves for items approved earlier in the meeting.

Most items passed on voice votes; motions and seconders were announced at the dais and the mayor declared each motion carried. The council recorded no roll‑call vote tallies in the public transcript for these items.

What this means: The approved actions fund small capital projects and position the city to seek state financing for a significant wastewater expansion; the lift station cost‑share and easement acceptances are part of ongoing local infrastructure coordination.