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Katy City Council approves appointments, construction contracts and METRO-funded road and drainage projects
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Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Katy City Council approved multiple appointments, awarded construction and maintenance contracts, accepted an easement for a sidewalk connection, authorized METRO-funded roadway and drainage projects, and tabled two cybersecurity-related policies for further staff work.
Katy City Council approved a series of appointments, contracts and funding authorizations at its Aug. 11 meeting, including appointments to the Building and Standards Commission and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, construction awards for wastewater and parks maintenance, and METRO-funded roadway and drainage projects for two new developments.
The council unanimously approved appointments of Jim Lipka as chair and several commissioners to the Building and Standards Commission and appointed Brenda Martin to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The consent agenda passed with one item (6(c)(4)) pulled for separate consideration.
Key contract approvals included awarding the Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation (Train No. 2) to C3 Constructors LLC for a bid of $1,917,000 (total project cost reported at $2,504,320), and a two-year parks ground maintenance contract to Ambassador Services LLC for $152,999.69 per year. Multiple change orders were approved for drainage and street projects (Pine Meadows, Town Park subdivision, Pitts/Morton detention pond and 10th Street Bridge closeout items), with staff noting contingencies and warranty periods where applicable.
The council authorized the Katy Development Authority to use up to $1,909,995.83 in METRO funds for roadway improvements and a traffic signal at The Green at Katy Park and up to $2,160,749.34 in METRO funds for drainage and paving at The Green at Katy Burke. Council also accepted a donated access easement (0.041 acres) from Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC that staff said was the final parcel required to complete a sidewalk to Clay Road.
On grant administration, the council approved an $80,000 contract with Public Management Inc. to prepare and administer a Texas General Land Office CDBG Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program application and associated grant administration should the project be funded. The council opened and closed the related public hearing with no speakers.
Two items related to cybersecurity were handled in different ways: the city approved a purchase of CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint protection under a 15-month agreement while separately tabling a broader information-security policy and a generative AI policy to allow staff time to tailor consultant-provided drafts to local responsibilities and implementation details.
More routine ordinances were approved, including an amendment to the employee classification and compensation plan and the appointment and swearing-in of Joey Killian as Assistant City Administrator. The council adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Votes at a glance: appointments, consent agenda and listed resolutions and ordinances passed by voice vote; specific contract amounts and project totals are noted above and in the council agenda materials.
