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Freeport council approves Main Street renewal, cybersecurity grant and several public‑safety and infrastructure items
Summary
At its April 6 meeting the Freeport City Council unanimously approved a bundle of items including the Texas Main Street Program renewal, a cybersecurity grant with partial city match, a Motorola radio console purchase (grant reimbursed), an IPO for Gulf Boulevard waterline work, a pod trailer agreement with Brazoria County Health Department and a Texas A&M PPE grant.
Freeport — The City Council approved a set of routine and grant‑funded items at its April 6 meeting, including downtown revitalization participation, cybersecurity upgrades and public‑safety equipment agreements.
Key approvals:
- Consent agenda (unanimous): minutes from March 16, 2026; resolution 2026‑3040 for a cybersecurity grant (total project $108,025.60; grant $86,420.48; city match $21,605.60); and purchase of Motorola radio console equipment to be reimbursed by grant funds.
- Texas Main Street Program renewal (unanimous): Staff recommended and council approved renewing Freeport’s participation in the Texas Main Street Program, which provides technical assistance, design consultation and access to the Main Street America network for downtown preservation and economic development. "It gives us professional advice and on‑site consultations," Miss Lopez said.
- Surplus equipment declaration (unanimous): Council authorized declaring outdated Sierra wireless modems used in patrol vehicles as surplus for destruction due to data‑storage concerns.
- IPO — Gulf Boulevard waterline relocation (unanimous): Council approved an IPO with Kimberly Horn & Associates for $45,000 for final design and coordination for required waterline relocations tied to the FM 523 project.
- Health pod trailer agreement (unanimous): Council approved a replacement agreement with the Brazoria County Health Department transferring responsibility for a dispensing pod trailer; there is no cost to the city and the trailer will be housed at Station Two.
- Texas A&M Forest Service PPE grant (unanimous): Council accepted a $25,000 grant to replace up to five sets of structural firefighting gear; no city match required.
- Donation for training: Council approved donating expired but usable protective equipment to the College of the Mainland for training purposes; staff emphasized the gear is not appropriate for structural firefighting.
Why it matters: These approvals secure grant funds for cybersecurity and firefighter PPE, continue downtown revitalization support through the Texas Historical Commission, and place infrastructure design work in motion for Gulf Boulevard. Council members thanked staff for bringing the items forward and asked for some follow‑up details where technical questions were raised.
