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Pearland council approves drainage easement, Clear Creek trail interlocal and water‑plant contract; rezoning receives first reading
Summary
Council approved a maintenance agreement with Golf Crest Country Club to secure a public stormwater easement, an interlocal and reimbursement agreement for a Clear Creek Trail segment, awarded a water‑plant rehabilitation contract, and advanced a zone‑change request to first reading to unify commercial zoning.
Pearland City Council on June 22 approved a series of infrastructure and procurement items that the city described as routine but necessary for maintenance and growth.
Council approved a maintenance agreement (Resolution R2026‑88) with Golf Crest Country Club that grants a public easement across private property where a city drainage outfall crosses the course. City staff said the easement will give crews access to repair and maintain the drainage corridor at no cost to the golf course. Renee Rangel, general manager of Golf Crest Country Club, told the council the club supported a defined plan for access and maintenance. Member Eckles abstained from that vote and the motion passed 5–0.
On regional trail infrastructure, the council approved an interlocal agreement with Harris County to design and construct a Clear Creek Trail segment (cost‑share 50/50). The city also approved a reimbursement agreement with the Pearland Economic Development Corporation to fund Pearland’s 50% share. Precinct 2 will manage design and construction, and the city will handle any land acquisition and permitting.
The council awarded a construction contract for the Liberty Water Production Facility rehabilitation to C3 Constructors (low responsive bidder), for work including new pumps, a chemical‑feed building, site grading and replacement of yard piping; staff reported the contract price at approximately $1.878 million.
Separately, the council considered a first reading of an ordinance to rezone a split parcel (Rise Group Management LLC, applicant, for owner Jason Rydenbull) from General Business to General Commercial to allow broader permitted uses in existing buildings. Staff and the applicant said the change would reduce the need for conditional‑use permits when prospective tenants seek office/warehouse (“flex”) configurations; council discussed the requirement that at least 25% of an office‑warehouse floor area be office use under the GC district. The first reading passed 5–0.
Council also approved a multi‑year renewal of the city’s enterprise IT security platform (Cisco) through the recommended vendor and other routine procurement actions in the consent agenda.
Council members said these approvals support planned trail connectivity, preserve drainage capacity and accelerate needed work at the water production plant.
