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Sugar Land Development Corporation approves corridor landscape and fountain rehabilitation plan
Summary
The Sugar Land Development Corporation board unanimously approved Resolution SLDC-R26-03 to use available CIP funds for landscape bed rehabilitation, stamped concrete enhancements, drainage work and retention-pond fountain rehabilitation along major corridors including US 59/I-69 and State Highway 6.
The Sugar Land Development Corporation board on a unanimous voice vote approved Resolution SLDC-R26-03, authorizing use of available CIP balances to fund landscape and hardscape rehabilitation along major corridors and to rehabilitate retention-pond fountains.
Henry Vafa, Right-of-Way Services Manager, introduced the resolution and described the work as reconstruction of landscape beds, improved street-face treatments, colored stamped concrete, erosion-control measures and fountain rehabilitation. "What we have is is a request to uh funding resolution approval, SLDC-R26-03," Vafa said while outlining prior projects (plant replacements, erosion controls and artscape improvements) and showing design samples.
Vafa told the board SLDC currently provides $300,000 annually for corridor improvements and identified two CIP accounts proposed for the work: CTR2501 (cited balance 294,549) and CIP CMBB2605 (cited balance $300,000). He said some funds were holdovers from prior years and that combining several projects should allow the city to expend those balances.
The presentation included drainage and safety elements: retention-pond fountain rehabilitation (including replacement electrical panels), erosion-control work and improvements along Highway 6, US 59/I-69 and US 90. Vafa noted staff are coordinating with TxDOT on projects tied to the Brazos River bridge work and that landscaping restoration will proceed once TxDOT completes selected elements.
A board member asked specifically about plans for the US 90 city entrance, calling it an important gateway; staff said they are exploring partnership options with TxDOT for that location. Following questions, a motion to approve the resolution was made and seconded; the board voted in favor and the resolution passed.
The resolution directs staff to proceed with design and project implementation using the identified CIP balances to complete corridor landscaping, stamped-concrete enhancements and fountain/retention-pond repairs. The board did not specify a construction schedule in the discussion recorded in the transcript.
