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Clute council approves appointments, engineering contracts for wastewater projects and cancels noncontested May races
Summary
Council appointed a Planning & Zoning commissioner and a library liaison, reappointed the city government representative to the fire pension board, approved engineering contracts for two wastewater projects (one with a December 2026 CDBG deadline) and passed an ordinance canceling noncontested May 2 elections.
At its Feb. 26 meeting, the Clute City Council approved a slate of routine resolutions and infrastructure contract authorizations.
Council adopted Resolution O7‑2026 to appoint Brandon Garsey to Position 2 on the Planning and Zoning Commission for the unexpired term ending July 2028. (Note: the transcript contains inconsistent spelling for the appointee; the resolution text in the agenda portion reads “Brandon Garsey” while a council welcome later appears as “Garza.”)
The council also reappointed CJ Snipes as the city government representative on the volunteer fire department pension board for a two‑year term (Resolution O8‑2026) and approved Resolution O9‑2026 appointing Council member Calvin Shifflett as the council liaison to the Clute Library Association for the remainder of the unexpired term.
On infrastructure, council approved Resolution 10‑1‑26 to authorize engineering contracts and task orders for the Bridal and Emerald Subdivision wastewater improvement projects. City staff said the Bridal project is part of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) package and that the Bridal project carries a hard deadline for construction and closeout paperwork by December 2026. Engineer Tara Payne of McManus Payne, introduced by staff to answer technical questions, noted that the Bridal work “has to move pretty quickly… I believe by the end of this year, December 2026,” to meet grant deadlines.
Council also approved Resolution 11‑2026 to authorize engineering task orders for the Bumpy Road lift station improvement project (pump and basin enlargement and associated lines). Both engineering approvals were described as design/engineering task orders; construction will be competitively bid and brought back to council for contract award.
The council adopted Ordinance 2026‑006 canceling noncontested races in the May 2, 2026 general election and declaring unopposed candidates elected to their respective offices.
All of the above motions were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the meeting transcript.
Clarifying details: staff indicated the total canopy FEMA project referenced under accounts payable was about $59,000 split into multiple draws for site prep, material delivery and completion; the Bridal/ Emerald wastewater design work is the engineering portion only and will be bid for construction separately; the Bridal project’s December 2026 deadline is tied to CDBG closeout requirements.
