The League City Convention & Visitors Bureau approved a Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) grant of $9,984 to the League City Historical Society at its 10:02 a.m. meeting on April 16, 2025.

The grant will fund the Historical Society’s program to open the museum for regular visitor hours — four times per day Thursday through Saturday and during special events — and to support a souvenir-style ticketing program distributed to local hotels and the visitor center to promote museum visits and local tourism.

The board’s staff representative said the application had been circulated in advance and that the Historical Society’s final, board-approved budget arrived after the previous meeting. “The request amount was for $9,984 and their application was submitted,” the staff member said during the meeting. The staff member also noted the city’s grant program budget for the year is $100,000, with just under $25,000 already allocated; the grant pool remains available through Oct. 1.

Board members moved and seconded approval of the grant; the board approved the motion by voice vote with no members recorded as opposed. The meeting transcript records the chair asking “All in favor, say aye,” members responding “Aye,” and later confirming “Any opposed? No opposed. Okay. It’s approved.” The transcript does not list a roll-call tally of yes/no votes by name.

Board discussion focused on the grant packet and a missing budget document that had been provided to the board since the prior meeting. Staff said the Historical Society’s leadership met to finalize and approve their budget and that the supplemental budget materials had been circulated to the board before the vote. Staff also described distribution of the printed souvenir tickets through hotels and the visitor center and said hotel partners had already requested refills.

No conditions or follow-up reporting requirements were specified in the discussion recorded in the transcript. The board did not attach additional directions or amendments to the grant at the April 16 meeting.

The Historical Society will receive the awarded HOT grant and is expected to use it to support museum staffing and visitor-facing materials as described in its application; the transcript does not include language about specific disbursement or reporting deadlines beyond the city’s existing grant program timeline.