Votes at a glance: Waller County Commissioners Court actions, April 16, 2025
April 16, 2025 | Waller County, Texas
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The Waller County Commissioners Court voted on multiple items on April 16. The following is a concise list of actions the court approved (agenda item numbers correspond to the court docket):
- Item 20: Proclamation designating April as Fair Housing Month in Waller County — approved.
- Item 21: Consent to assignment of a tax-abatement agreement between Waller County and Urban Twinwood LP to Brookview Lone Star LLC (Twinwood Business Park; improvement ~50,000 sq ft; est. cost ~$4,000,000) — approved.
- Item 23: Approve order designating Waller County Reinvestment Zone Number 15 (approx. 36.202 acres in Brookshire) — approved.
- Items 24 & 25: Approve tax abatement agreements with Woods Crossing Venture LLC for two spec industrial buildings in Reinvestment Zone Number 15 (Reserve A ~156,800 sq ft, est. cost ~$7,500,000; Reserve C ~96,000 sq ft, est. cost ~$4,600,000) — both approved.
- Item 27: Payment of $22,782.55 for body-worn cameras and equipment for law-enforcement personnel — approved.
- Item 28: Payment of $7,047.06 to Motorola for accessories/repairs for handheld radios — approved.
- Item 30: Approve final partial replat of Peterson West Business Park (Precinct 4) — approved.
- Item 31: Approve general plan of Clear Creek Reserve (Precinct 2) — approved.
- Item 33: Approve variance to subdivision regulations to reduce center-line curve radius from 650 ft to 300 ft for Clear Creek Reserve — approved.
- Item 34: Approve professional-engineering agreement with HR Green Inc. for Mount Pesch Road (NTE $897,389.44) — approved.
- Item 35: Approve professional-engineering agreement with Volker Inc. for Robichaud Road (NTE $683,750.91) — approved.
- Item 36: Approve professional-engineering agreement with KCI Technologies Inc. for Morrison Road (NTE $1,649,987) — approved.
- Item 37: Purchase vehicle for procurement director from Lake County Chevrolet (NTE $39,810.25) — approved.
- Item 38: Approve contract amendment with H2O Partners, Inc. (extension for hazard mitigation plan deliverables to 12/31/2025) — approved.
- Item 39: Ratify HMGP application for generator at county radio tower (project cost $46,146; 25% local match $11,536.50) — approved.
- Item 40: Approve TAC HEBP interim COBRA administration agreement (temporary administrative arrangement) — approved.
- Item 41: Spread on the minutes: TAC RMP workers' compensation program safety award (no loss-time days in 2024) — recorded.
- Item 42: Payment application No. 29 to Soudalco for $5,770,899.53 (courthouse construction) — approved.
- Item 43: Payment application No. 13 to Sidalco for $924,330.21 (Justice Center modulars) — approved.
- Item 44: Approve consolidated fire-alarm and sprinkler systems service agreements with American Fire Systems, Inc., for multiple county buildings — approved.
- Item 45: Approve recurring Sunday community-center rental by Wynn Church for evenings in 2025 — approved.
- Item 46: Annual membership/payment of $2,500 to Navasota Soil and Water Conservation District — approved.
- Item 47: Payment of $10,000 to CASA for Kids of South Central Texas (budgeted) — approved.
- Item 48: Nominate representatives to the Lower Brazos Regional Flood Planning Group for several categories (environmental, agriculture, counties, electric generation utilities); court approved nominees — approved.
- Item 49: Payment of $2,880 to Randall Law Firm (invoices 6777 and 6778) — approved.
- Item 50: Retain Southwest Realty Consultants to obtain appraisals for county properties (former Waller County Jail property and 715 Eighth St., Hempstead) — approved.
- Item 51: Approve appointments by Judge Elton Mathis to the County Bail Bonds Board (as required by statute) — approved.
- Item 53: Approve holding executive-session deliberations on business and financial issues related to real-property negotiations (as recommended by the County Attorney) — approved; court recessed into executive session and later adjourned.
Several other consent-agenda items were approved earlier in the meeting. Where the court recorded no opposition, motions carried without a roll-call tally recorded in the minutes.
- Item 20: Proclamation designating April as Fair Housing Month in Waller County — approved.
- Item 21: Consent to assignment of a tax-abatement agreement between Waller County and Urban Twinwood LP to Brookview Lone Star LLC (Twinwood Business Park; improvement ~50,000 sq ft; est. cost ~$4,000,000) — approved.
- Item 23: Approve order designating Waller County Reinvestment Zone Number 15 (approx. 36.202 acres in Brookshire) — approved.
- Items 24 & 25: Approve tax abatement agreements with Woods Crossing Venture LLC for two spec industrial buildings in Reinvestment Zone Number 15 (Reserve A ~156,800 sq ft, est. cost ~$7,500,000; Reserve C ~96,000 sq ft, est. cost ~$4,600,000) — both approved.
- Item 27: Payment of $22,782.55 for body-worn cameras and equipment for law-enforcement personnel — approved.
- Item 28: Payment of $7,047.06 to Motorola for accessories/repairs for handheld radios — approved.
- Item 30: Approve final partial replat of Peterson West Business Park (Precinct 4) — approved.
- Item 31: Approve general plan of Clear Creek Reserve (Precinct 2) — approved.
- Item 33: Approve variance to subdivision regulations to reduce center-line curve radius from 650 ft to 300 ft for Clear Creek Reserve — approved.
- Item 34: Approve professional-engineering agreement with HR Green Inc. for Mount Pesch Road (NTE $897,389.44) — approved.
- Item 35: Approve professional-engineering agreement with Volker Inc. for Robichaud Road (NTE $683,750.91) — approved.
- Item 36: Approve professional-engineering agreement with KCI Technologies Inc. for Morrison Road (NTE $1,649,987) — approved.
- Item 37: Purchase vehicle for procurement director from Lake County Chevrolet (NTE $39,810.25) — approved.
- Item 38: Approve contract amendment with H2O Partners, Inc. (extension for hazard mitigation plan deliverables to 12/31/2025) — approved.
- Item 39: Ratify HMGP application for generator at county radio tower (project cost $46,146; 25% local match $11,536.50) — approved.
- Item 40: Approve TAC HEBP interim COBRA administration agreement (temporary administrative arrangement) — approved.
- Item 41: Spread on the minutes: TAC RMP workers' compensation program safety award (no loss-time days in 2024) — recorded.
- Item 42: Payment application No. 29 to Soudalco for $5,770,899.53 (courthouse construction) — approved.
- Item 43: Payment application No. 13 to Sidalco for $924,330.21 (Justice Center modulars) — approved.
- Item 44: Approve consolidated fire-alarm and sprinkler systems service agreements with American Fire Systems, Inc., for multiple county buildings — approved.
- Item 45: Approve recurring Sunday community-center rental by Wynn Church for evenings in 2025 — approved.
- Item 46: Annual membership/payment of $2,500 to Navasota Soil and Water Conservation District — approved.
- Item 47: Payment of $10,000 to CASA for Kids of South Central Texas (budgeted) — approved.
- Item 48: Nominate representatives to the Lower Brazos Regional Flood Planning Group for several categories (environmental, agriculture, counties, electric generation utilities); court approved nominees — approved.
- Item 49: Payment of $2,880 to Randall Law Firm (invoices 6777 and 6778) — approved.
- Item 50: Retain Southwest Realty Consultants to obtain appraisals for county properties (former Waller County Jail property and 715 Eighth St., Hempstead) — approved.
- Item 51: Approve appointments by Judge Elton Mathis to the County Bail Bonds Board (as required by statute) — approved.
- Item 53: Approve holding executive-session deliberations on business and financial issues related to real-property negotiations (as recommended by the County Attorney) — approved; court recessed into executive session and later adjourned.
Several other consent-agenda items were approved earlier in the meeting. Where the court recorded no opposition, motions carried without a roll-call tally recorded in the minutes.
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