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At-a-glance: Key votes from the Sept. 24 Montgomery City Council meeting
Summary
Council approved routine minutes and the consent agenda, accepted the Planning & Zoning recommendation, approved a sale of right-of-way for TxDOT, designated HGAC representatives, approved a Christmas parade resolution, and released the maintenance bond for Water Plant No. 3; the rezoning item was tabled and the church's tap-fee relief request received no action.
The Montgomery City Council took the following formal actions at its Sept. 24 meeting:
- Consent agenda: Approved minutes for Aug. 12, Aug. 13, Aug. 27, Sept. 10 and Sept. 16. Motion carried on voice vote.
- Planning & Zoning recommendation (Item 7): Council accepted the Planning & Zoning Commission's recommendation on the rezoning application (record acceptance vote).
- Rezoning ordinance for 15.46 acres (Items 8/9): Public hearing held; the council tabled the item to the Oct. 22 meeting for further review (motion carried).
- Paramediacal and fine-line tattoo business (Item 10): Council set a public hearing for Nov. 12, 2024, 6 p.m. at City Hall.
- Tap-fee relief request (Item 11): Council voted to take no action on Montgomery First Baptist Church's request for relief from tap fees (motion carried).
- Montgomery Crossing development agreement (Item 12): Council accepted the development agreement for an 86-acre single-family subdivision; the agreement anticipates PID financing and city participation in certain utility construction at the developer's expense.
- Sale of right-of-way to TxDOT (Item 13): Council approved memorandum of agreement, possession and use agreement and property deed for a roughly 0.0517-acre portion of the City Hall site needed for SH 105 improvements.
- HGAC representatives (Item 14): Council designated Sarah Countryman as primary representative and Stan Donaldson as alternate for the Houston-Galveston Area Council at the State's 2025 General Assembly.
- Christmas parade resolution (Item 15): Council adopted a resolution authorizing a five-year agreement with TxDOT to close portions of SH 149 and SH 105 during the annual parade.
- Water Plant No. 3 warranty (Item 16): Council accepted staff recommendation to end the warranty period and release the maintenance bond for the Water Plant No. 3 improvement project; motion carried.
All motions were recorded by voice vote in the meeting transcript; when counts were not read, minutes report the outcome as 'the ayes have it.'
