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Staff described the change orders as responses to design and constructability issues raised by the contractor after work began. The project includes a substantial bypass structure and contractors identified structural and safety concerns related to the original design. Staff said some structural elements and bolts were corroded and that the design required revisions to provide safe access and to meet windstorm and structural requirements. Because the lift-station timing and bypass work carry operational risk, staff said the second change order provides a safety net and requested the change while the contractor is mobilized on site.

Council discussed the cause of the changes, whether the design engineer or contractor bore responsibility, and the risk of litigation if the city withheld changes while construction was underway. Council members emphasized the need for clearer scope and better design-review practices for future projects; staff said the city has moved toward construction-management-at-risk and design-review changes to reduce similar issues.

Councilwoman Rhonda Seth made the motion to approve the two change orders totaling $358,641.03; Councilwoman Baker seconded. The council approved the change orders by voice vote. Staff said the project is projected to be completed by December 2025 and will be funded from the 2022 utility revenue bond.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lake Jackson - City Council - Jun 02, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City Council voted June 2 to approve two change orders totaling $358,641.03 for the wastewater headworks project, increasing the contract to $3,254,610.34.","taxTitle","City of Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas","taxId",3533,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6537323,"City rolls out proposed $47.85 million FY2025-26 CIP, highlights animal shelter, generator grant match and large lift-station project",2211,4864000,7075000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e&start=4864&end=7075","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e/thumbnail_4864000.jpg","/articles/6537323/Texas/City-rolls-out-proposed-4785-million-FY2025-26-CIP-highlights-animal-shelter-generator-grant-match-and-large-lift-station-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537323-a741ca71914de4cd5967fa21c4e3c3b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842914&Signature=YRIpE7KPogHoNyVWXtRXF0IsQmB8jO7rstg71kUmWERJFHDvCKLtaepYwIGL8CAgrh2kYV8Gplyqb-aEaZq3vLumLSPe~JPJiANW-uZp6Zbde64OsomzuQXEn9ItJOfYMPbTQXb7Nk4B66fRWjgAqQqT1FL1iXIwobZNHntDLWYSXsuq1QVFbSGKTky1jpfDKZZ-ohuvUjVkmXzHQvCppXeaJHm78w-je3e8OoSzRe4QHL1yExsbRyE2F6gGN8SWO~ZsBCb1AhSrQGOGF-c~Jc~0T4Y-KXLJUtc3rk4QVitNkR1wxT7cGQRA400K2yvMh1yqhdUuAXHEmNITlrELRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff on June 2 presented a proposed FY2025-26 capital improvement plan (CIP) totaling $47,850,000 and reviewed priorities and proposed funding sources.

Finance staff summarized the overall package and broke available funds into general-fund projects, utility projects and voter-approved bond items. The general-fund CIP line for the coming year was shown as $1,205,000 (after a $500,000 reserve target). Notable general projects listed included city facility maintenance ($40,000 proposed in FY26 with a goal to grow the allocation in future years), annual street joint sealant, building air-conditioning replacements, and repairs to the service-center office roof.

Staff identified a set of high-priority projects tied to other city work: the new animal-control facility will need kennels and outfitting (staff listed $560,000, including $460,000 for kennels and $100,000 for furniture/fixtures/equipment), and emergency-management fencing and CNG fuel-post installations were also proposed. The presentation included a proposed $700,000 budget to meet a local match for a hazard-mitigation/generator grant (staff said the city will secure the grant before finalizing scope and that the state/federal contracting timeline is lengthy).

On utilities, the staff recommended $1.575 million for water/wastewater CIP in FY26 items shown in the package: lift-station evaluation and rehabilitation ($400,000), a $500,000 water-meter replacement tranche (to continue an automated-metering initiative and replace older meters), a $200,000 project to add water-quality analyzers at intake points, and a $200,000 emergency repair contingency. Staff noted Lift Station 1 and the forcemain remain the largest single utility commitment, with a $20,000,000 budget; design was reported as 95% complete and staff anticipated bids late summer.

Council and staff discussed sequencing, grant timing and the merits of moving sidewalk/trail work to an alternate side of Lake Road to reduce demolition of recently placed sidewalks. Staff said some items will appear in the budget workshop for more detailed review and asked council for feedback on priorities.

No formal council action was taken at the presentation; staff stated the CIP will be incorporated into the proposed budget and revisited at the budget workshop and subsequent meetings.","Staff presented a proposed FY2025-26 capital improvement plan totaling about $47.85 million, reviewed general-fund and utility projects, discussed a FEMA/TDEM generator grant match, the new animal-control kennels, meter replacement and a $20 million Lift Station 1 and force-main project now 95% designed.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6537328,"Council reappoints board members and fills vacancies on city boards and commissions",773,3353000,4126000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e&start=3353&end=4126","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e/thumbnail_3353000.jpg","/articles/6537328/Texas/Council-reappoints-board-members-and-fills-vacancies-on-city-boards-and-commissions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537328-6d1a0e47cb6048ac20d0439c7950ea60/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842914&Signature=NDyRhxFIEgj3xv9j-lm5but4LCDeGN1Nu0RAr7OcZF4KKegfU~uQj~WzW8bbMutRXzzEzgMJsqTnhhKfmGXc-n2U5cEv3gTqG5utY5r7Ic0Y0S26-Cl2El~aKNh2gy4mKcAQnXTyQOd8CtlpFVuYgFz6frw14eJRFdpXsdIhMLNnYaFWuRpzuwDZM2CtK6Xf7lbMK8qiiT4OokRrITCrL5W1SenFyaj5MRjeoi377t3J2Rh3g7xIspa3r4IevwwSDZXS~WcjWIwvPn1yPl83YmIIKBfPgSSi2Gmmy5p4UZXZLM1GTMTru7xGM9Jnj7lgYqMnmqzh-GyfoqQFqHDkpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake Jackson City Council on June 2 approved reappointments and new appointments to several city boards and commissions, including planning, parks, zoning and special committees.

Council first approved reappointments by a single motion that read multiple names into the record. The reappointments included members of planning, traffic, the Lake Jackson Development Corporation (LJDC), the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA), parks, library and the hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) board. Councilwoman Rhonda Seth made the motion to reappoint the listed members; Councilman Buell seconded the motion and the council approved by voice vote.

Council then discussed and filled multiple vacancies. By motion, council appointed Rick Wright to the Traffic Commission; Danielle Pooler to Parks & Recreation; Emery King, Shirley Baker and Haley MacGregor to Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful; Will Brooks, Bill Yenny, Eric Henderson, Drew Davenport and Kevin Linden Schmidt to the Charter Review Committee; and Dr. Anil Sinha to the Dangerous Structure/DB (DSDB) position that must be a physician or nurse. Council made a single consolidated motion listing the appointments; council seconded and approved the appointments by voice vote.

Council and staff noted that some boards can expand or contract membership and that staff will publish appointment lists and follow up where ordinance requirements (for example, the DSDB physician/nurse requirement) apply. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the public transcript; approval was confirmed by the meeting voice vote that said \"aye.\"","Council approved a slate of reappointments and new appointments to multiple city boards and commissions, including planning, parks and commissions for Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful and charter review; action taken by motion and voice vote.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6537333,"Council amends Oakwood PUD zoning to allow a single hospital",136,3101000,3237000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e&start=3101&end=3237","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e/thumbnail_3101000.jpg","/articles/6537333/Texas/Council-amends-Oakwood-PUD-zoning-to-allow-a-single-hospital","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537333-ca51b44dc19f319e381b079283138b3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842914&Signature=MCloXzBMa75MSrRdy5mzKPareAbiRb5bxYB2lI9c8PBQ7fkp46Z47nYAt0d1lxVE9QYg6qgBf5bJIOTP9a0wIPini2jUumgU2grOeWvTH33dBxcS9nF-tmJNE4SDw5eiC3xZEHOVq~x9d0eVmkdaXWhGFOJ6KLU-GXlMemTdt0sv6Vh8bVzH8BCm-7rnY1smgAoD1MZrHm5E6uienbCjiX6Vela0K1~ndFS~B9FH6qOjmTWdk3cnHWWzuWI-J-Cj-x3gc3lp3V-d-RcdDsU1Mdg17iW5UbhrMhqesIi0zAIYmLoDuZQEjFHaIgvxrC8ApGGAeIhXxsqxHoGt7zjAew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake Jackson City Council on June 2 approved on second reading an amendment to Ordinance No. 2299 to add hospitals as a permitted use in the Oakwood planned-unit development (PUD) with a one-hospital limit in the PUD.

City staff said the grocery chain H-E-B had sent a letter supporting the zoning change but asked that the ordinance explicitly limit development to a single hospital in the PUD; staff said the PUD already contains similar limiting language for other uses such as grocery stores. Council moved to amend the PUD language to add the one-hospital limit and then voted in favor of the amended second reading.

The PUD area discussed is bounded by Orchard Creek Drive, Circle Way and Oak Drive. Council discussion focused on the single-hospital limitation requested in the H-E-B letter; no developer or hospital representative spoke during the recorded discussion. The council vote on the amendment carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the public remarks portion of the transcript.

Because this was a second-reading amendment, staff said the approved change will be incorporated into the ordinance language and will proceed consistent with the city's ordinance-adoption process.","On second reading council approved an amendment to Oakwood PUD to permit hospitals but limit the PUD to one hospital; H-E-B supported the change with that caveat, council amended ordinance accordingly and approved on second reading.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6537337,"Lake Jackson police present annual report highlighting technology upgrades, staffing shifts and fentanyl seizures",2709,321000,3030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e&start=321&end=3030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3626113-7df9812883df19fa7b5be193b5fd0c5e/thumbnail_321000.jpg","/articles/6537337/Texas/Lake-Jackson-police-present-annual-report-highlighting-technology-upgrades-staffing-shifts-and-fentanyl-seizures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537337-fb99d47f6487049c405812f8aebddc03/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842914&Signature=IHH3-nko-ao-LydmnZbgUhOase5Gvr77k2MlOoSQRrzibw5tU0aY5SVEcvSmZ~mWIkGeEihI9ZGSL45g8WbZBL~ettScaAMCkPx~2wRyanTVgmUCVwwPaK7o39a1OjLuRkzFsuf2MTmplkPRc-MDwN1m3-v0guf~yRhcF3-54QMyEtBbNnCUvNyDIezKyazFr9gOdIrNEcbJ7rp4T2C0YDKRLMbKWHm0bByOenPFKeWQQHtHj6L28a6Mqta09nxafZrFOCI2L4vxgBo06HD5Yd4aTz--m-9mZW0UAw~jCP~hw8LfTUdbzWvv2QlqzvIIdWevE~Ix68niGjQR7Ji6sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake Jackson Police Chief delivered the department's 2024 annual report at the June 2 City Council meeting, detailing recent technology changes, staffing turnover, training hours and notable enforcement results.

Chief highlighted two major technology changes: migration to an enterprise records-management system with CentralSquare and adoption of Lexipol for policy and training distribution, both intended to improve reporting, legal compliance and officer training. He said the department completed the CentralSquare swap in September and expects the Lexipol platform to assist with accreditation and push policy updates and training to officers.

The chief described staffing activity in 2024: the department hired seven officers and also lost seven during the year; he reported 725 unmanned patrol hours for the year (about 10% of patrol hours, roughly equivalent to 3.4 full-time positions). He said the traffic unit was reorganized under the training sergeant and the traffic detail now includes two motorcycle and two marked-car positions.

On enforcement and investigations, the chief said CID caseloads rose in part because detectives now take follow-up for patrol-initiated misdemeanors; an increase in referrals from state agencies also contributed. He said the department recorded two fatal traffic accidents in the year and noted a small rise in injury crashes while overall crash counts trended down.

The report emphasized digital-forensics and drone capabilities. The department now operates multiple drones (the chief said five) and a fast phone-processing machine for digital evidence; he said part of the purchase came from forfeiture funds and that neighboring agencies and the district attorney's office use the service. The chief credited drone thermal imaging and real-time situational awareness with improving officer safety in some critical incidents.

Chief summarized narcotics work, noting that recorded fentanyl seizures rose sharply: the department reported about 202 grams of seized fentanyl in 2024 versus 63 grams in 2023. He and council members noted the law-enforcement and public-health implications of that increase.

The chief closed by summarizing the department's training investments (several thousand hours across patrol, investigations and communications), the cadet/reimbursement program adjustments, and the department's ongoing efforts to recruit and retain personnel.

The council did not take formal action on the report; members asked clarifying questions about staffing, forensics partnerships and the costs and lifespan of equipment.","Police Chief reviewed the department's 2024 annual report, describing new report-management and policy platforms, staffing and training statistics, a large fentanyl seizure, drone and digital-forensics use, and ongoing narcotics and CID workload.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves change orders totaling $358,641 for wastewater headworks project; council hears design-scope concerns

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Council reappoints board members and fills vacancies on city boards and commissions

Council amends Oakwood PUD zoning to allow a single hospital

Lake Jackson police present annual report highlighting technology upgrades, staffing shifts and fentanyl seizures