The League City City Council is set to formally order the November 3 general election, apply for $9 million in state water infrastructure funding, and award a nearly $4 million flood-control contract at its Tuesday, July 28, meeting.
Five seats are up for election. Ordinance 2026-254, up for first reading, would order the election for mayor and council positions 1, 2, 6, and 7. Mayor Nick Long, Council Members Andy Mann, Tommy Cones, Chad Tressler, and Sean Saunders all hold terms expiring in November. A runoff, if needed, would fall on Saturday, December 12.
Candidates can file through Monday, August 17, at 5 p.m. at the Office of the City Secretary, 300 West Walker Street, or by email at [email protected]. The filing window opened July 20.
$9 million water plant grant
The council will vote on a resolution authorizing a grant application to the Texas Water Development Board for the WT1910 League City Parkway West Water Plant Project, seeking up to $9 million. The TWDB application window closes Thursday, July 30, giving the council just two days of margin. Executive Director of Development Services Christopher Sims is sponsoring the item.
The grant comes from a $1.038 billion state fund created under House Bill 500, with money expected to reach recipients by May 1, 2027, according to TWDB program materials.
Oaks of Clear Creek drainage contract
Residents in the Oaks of Clear Creek subdivision, where flooding has been a recurring problem since Hurricane Harvey, are one council vote away from a construction contract for Phase 2 drainage improvements. The council is set to vote on a $3,974,780.50 contract with iCON GC, LLC that will build a 60-acre-feet detention pond on 15 acres north of the subdivision, accessible from State Highway 3. A new storm sewer line along Coleman Boylan Drive will direct stormwater into the pond.
The total includes $3,587,995.50 for the base contract, $358,800 for a work change directive budget, and $27,985 for materials testing by UES Professional Solutions 44, LLC. Executive Director of Capital Projects Ron Bavarian is sponsoring the item. The project, funded through the city's Proposition A general obligation bond program, had a capital improvement budget of $3.8 million. Substantial completion is targeted for August 2027, according to the city's capital projects listing.
Budget backdrop
The meeting comes one day after a Monday, July 27, budget workshop where staff presented the proposed FY2027 tax rate. The rate stays flat at $0.36355 per $100 of valuation. But rising property values mean the average homestead tax bill would jump $199.34, from $1,318.36 to $1,517.70, a 15.12% increase driven by a 13.42% rise in average taxable value to $411,300.
The proposed tax rate is scheduled for a formal vote on Tuesday, August 11, according to the city's budget timeline presented at the July 14 council meeting. The budget public hearing and first reading are set for Tuesday, August 25, with adoption on Tuesday, September 8.
The Tuesday, July 28, meeting begins at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers, 200 West Walker Street. Residents may speak during the public comment period, limited to three minutes per person.
