The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Nov. 10 approved a first amendment to the March 2, 2020 land‑use agreement with the Germantown Board of Education that allows the Germantown Municipal School District to redevelop the two southernmost softball fields behind Houston High School into a synthetic‑turf multipurpose competition field with a full‑length track, stadium lighting and spectator seating.

City Administrator Jason Heismann summarized the amendment, saying it removes the city's continuing primary‑use rights to those two fields once GMSD initiates construction and that "upon commencement of construction, all related city obligations such as maintenance, lighting, and trash services will terminate." Heismann told the board the school district approved the amendment at its most recent meeting and that GMSD must provide at least 120 days' written notice to the city before starting construction so the city can relocate recreational and competitive programming.

Vice Mayor Gibson, who moved the motion, thanked Heismann and parks staff for rapid coordination and cited work by the city’s sports‑program manager, Jacob Lawrence, to relocate teams and to evaluate any "domino effect" on other city programs. "I believe that, given the time frame of where we are now, I think the district sees that we were able to move this as quickly as we could," Gibson said.

Mayor (speaker 1) called the roll after a motion and second; the clerk recorded affirmative votes from all members present and the motion carried. The amendment formalizes the transition of the two fields from city recreational use to school district athletic development while preserving the cooperative framework of the original agreement.

City staff and the parks and recreation department said they are coordinating relocation options, including designing new facilities at the north end of Cameron Brown Park and modifying existing city fields to meet recreation needs while construction occurs at the Houston High parcel.

Next steps: GMSD must provide written notice at least 120 days prior to construction start; city administration and parks staff will work with local sports providers to relocate programming and will report back to the board as plans and timelines are refined.