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Votes at a glance: consent items, ordinances approved July 6, 2026
Summary
Council passed the consent agenda (interlocal agreement for $188,000; grant‑management amendment $17,003.51) and approved ordinances on the budget, fire code, boards/commissions, and Environmental Sustainability Board — all measures passed unanimously.
At its July 6 meeting the Bellaire City Council voted on several routine and substantive items. Key outcomes:
• Consent agenda (A & B): adopted by unanimous vote. Item A authorized an interlocal agreement with the Harris‑Galveston Subsidence District to fund water‑conservation education sponsorships (listed amount $188,000) in exchange for offset credits; Item B approved an amendment to a work order with Lockwood, Andrews & Newman Inc. for grant management support not to exceed $17,003.51.
• Budget amendment: ordinance increasing pavement maintenance allocation to $1,500,000 (from $1,000,000) using Metro sales‑tax rebate revenue; passed unanimously.
• Fire code amendment: authorizes fire marshal citation authority and codifies an inspection reinspection/fee escalation; passed unanimously.
• Boards & Commissions ordinance: multiple governance edits including flexible membership ranges and removal of Youth Advisory Board from the ordinance; passed as amended unanimously.
• Environmental Sustainability Board ordinance: clarified ESB’s advisory role, membership flexibility and duties; passed unanimously.
Motions, movers and seconds were recorded on the floor for each item; all votes were in the affirmative per the meeting transcript.
