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Council approves accounts over $2,500; hears development and project updates including $5M drainage grant invitation
Summary
Council approved accounts over $2,500 and heard City Manager updates on development permits, 250th birthday planning, airport pilot lounge, a prison elevated water tank, and an invitation to apply for a $5,000,000 drainage grant that would require a $50,000 city match; council recessed into a personnel executive session and reconvened with no action.
The Livingston City Council approved accounts over $2,500 at its April 14 meeting after discussion about several line items. Council members asked about purchases of fire foam and the presence of PFAS in some firefighting foams. Council also discussed payment to Crockett Construction for a GLO street improvement project on Willis and West Street, including concerns about construction scheduling and resident access during work.
The City Manager, Billy S. Wiggins, reported updates on commercial projects and residential building permits, and staff noted planning for events tied to the Nation’s 250th birthday with future planning meetings scheduled. He said the pilot lounge at the Livingston Municipal Airport is near completion and described work related to the Prison Elevated Water Storage Tank, including deeds and coordination with the Trinity River Authority for a bar screen at a sewer lift station.
Wiggins said the city received an invitation to apply for a $5,000,000 grant (2024D-LCP-337-1240) for a drainage project between West Street and Martin Luther King Street that would require a $50,000 city match if awarded. The council moved into executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074 for personnel deliberations and later reconvened at 6:03 P.M. with no action taken.
Alderman Alan Cook moved and Alderman Raymond Luna seconded approval of the accounts over $2,500; the motion passed unanimously. The minutes do not list line-item dollar amounts in the text beyond the grant invitation and match requirements noted above.
