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Friendswood council votes: proclamation, contracts, budget amendments and PID hearing set
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting the council adopted a ceremonial proclamation for Wedgwood Elementary, approved education and health contracts, passed multiple budget amendments and resolutions, and advanced the Friendswood City Center PID by setting a Nov. 4 public hearing.
Friendswood City Council recorded a series of motions and votes on Oct. 7, 2024, moving several consent and business items forward and scheduling a public hearing on the Friendswood City Center PID.
Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes:
- Proclamation: Council adopted a proclamation declaring Oct. 7, 2024, as Wedgwood Elementary Day (motion by Councilmember Powell; second recorded; motion passed).
- Item 10a — H2O Lab interlocal agreement (Harris‑Galveston Subsidence District): Council authorized participation in the H2O Lab water‑conservation education program for 3rd graders. Staff said the program costs roughly $19,000 paid from the water/sewer fund. The meeting recorded the vote as passing 4–2.
- Item 10b — Galveston County Health District contract: Council approved a contract for water pollution abatement services with the Galveston County Health District; staff cited a contract amount near $30,779 and the motion passed unanimously (6–0).
- Item 11 — Budget amendments and ordinances: Council considered and approved multiple budget amendments and ordinance readings, including an amendment for fiscal year 2023–2024, an amendment for 2024–2025, renaming Mills Drive to Mills Lane (second and final reading), and adding EMS medical‑records fees to the fee schedule. Recorded vote tallies for these items were included in the minutes as each item was taken.
- Item 11e — Neighborhood Empowerment Zone amendments: Council approved a resolution refining incentives in the downtown empowerment zone so waivers remain for whole‑scale redevelopment but not routine maintenance (vote recorded 6–0).
- Item 11f — Friendswood City Center PID: Council accepted the preliminary service and assessment plan and set a public hearing on levying assessments for Nov. 4, 2024. Staff described anticipated bond issuance timing in November and discussed preliminary multi‑million dollar estimates.
- Consent agenda: The mayor amended a motion to approve items 12c–12n and pulled item 12a (HGAC reappointment of Councilmember Branson) for discussion. Council later designated Sally Branson as the HGAC representative and Mike Foreman as alternate (resolution passed 6–0).
- Nominations (12b): Council discussed nominations to the Galveston Central Appraisal District board and nominated a slate that included Cheryl Johnson (subject to eligibility confirmation); members agreed to verify term‑limit/eligibility questions before the final vote.
Where the transcript recorded vote totals, they are reported above exactly as stated in the meeting minutes. Items that passed unanimously or with recorded tallies were reflected by those counts in the transcript; motions with no specific tally reported in the spoken record were recorded as "all in favor" in the minutes.
