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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 2026-08-03 JointMINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND FRIENDSWOOD EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST (FEBT) August 3, 2026 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AND THE FRIENDSWOOD EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST (FEBT) MET IN A JOINT MEETING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026, AT 5:31 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WLfH TFIE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: John Ellisor Sally Branson Trish Hanks Robert J. Griffon Randy Hale Michael P. Ross Mike Foreman Mot -ad Kabiri Karen Horner Raquel Martinez 1. CALL TO ORDER Councilmember, FEBT Trustee Councilmember, FEBT Trustee Councilmember, FEBT Trustee Councilmember, FEBT Trustee Councilmember, FEBT Trustee Mayor Pro Tem, FEBT Trustee Mayor, FEBT Trustee City Manager City Attorney City Secretary Mayor Foreman called the meeting to order with a quorum present at 5:31 P.M. All members were present. 2. INVOCATION The invocation was led by Minister Mike Ross of Friendswood Church of Christ. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - United States and State of Texas Mayor Foreman led the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States and the Pledge to the State of Texas. 4. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS Mayor Foreman opened the item inviting Council to provide their comments. Councilmember Branson announced that their Annual Labor Day Ice Cream Social will be back at the Perry Home on Labor Day from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Councilmember Hanks shared that the Friends of the Library are having a gala fundraiser on September 26th. It is open to the public and tickets are on sale on their website. She also noted that they have a scholarship for adults who did not finish high school to get their GED. Lastly, she reminded everybody that school will be starting before Council meets again. As there will be traffic and kids, she advised everyone to slow down and pray for a safe school year. Councilmember Griffon spoke on the drainage districts and reported that the Harris County Flood Control District is getting together a couple of webinars and Zoom meetings for people interested in the Friendswood Regional Storm Water Detention Basin. He urged everyone to go on their website, register, and give their input. Councilmember Hale shared over his new liaison assignment to the Library Board City Council & FEB T Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 2 of 29 that starts next month and of his tour he took of the Library. He found it interesting they have a door count of people going in and out of the Library and that they get tens of thousands of people per month. He commented that the Library is probably the greatest draw they currently have in Downtown Friendswood. As the current liaison to the Library Board, Mayor Pro Tern Ross expressed he has been really impressed with the operations of the Library. He noted that the gala is to replace, replenish, and make sure all their equipment and facilities are in tip-top shape. He stated that it was Casino Night and encouraged everyone to dress up fancy and raise some money for a great cause. Mayor Foreman thought it was important to point out that they do fund the Library with tax dollars, but that it is less than 1 % of their budget. The Library does not get a lot of money, and yet they do amazing programming. He commented that it is nice that they have a group that supports them in addition to the funding they get from the City. He lastly commented over the Parks Department and that he attended their "Dive -In" movie last week. He stated that they watched Finding Nemo and that there must have been 400 people out there at the pool watching the movie. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Foreman announced the following citizens had signed up to provide a public comment. Mr. Ty Summers spoke to Council to apologize for unknowingly starting to build a fence without meeting the City's code, explaining that he intended to protect his young children from speeding traffic near the high school and requested permission to complete the fence. 6. COMMITTEES OR SPECIAL REPORTS A. Receive the Community & Economic Development Committee Annual Report. Mayor Foreman noted that the Community & Economic Development Committee Annual Report was attached to the agenda for Council review and that there was no in -person report. As their liaison, Councilmember Branson expressed her appreciation for all the work they are doing. B. Receive the Community Development Department's Quarterly Update. Community Development Department (CDD) Director Aubrey Harbin presented CDD's Quarterly Update to Council. She began on the note that they have had 10 Development Review Committee (DRC) meetings from April through July. They also have personnel changes, including Building Inspector Mark Vail being promoted to Deputy Building Official and Building Inspector Robert Cantu leaving to another City for a promotion. She also briefly noted that they are working on getting a third -parry consultant for damage assessments in case of another event, as FEMA will not offer the support they historically have for damage assessments. Ms. Habin then discussed their residential permits with the chart below, noting they have seen a significant decline of new residential building permits this year. She is projecting Friendswood will have 45 new homes for this budget year ending September 30th. City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 3 of29 New Residential Permits a v N 200 152 156 150 102 106 113 118 o 150 7. 8i , , ' ' 45 50 . 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Fiscal Year Next, Ms. Harbin discussed their new commercial projects that are available on their Friendswood Story Map, including: The Edge at W Edgewood Drive, Augusta Kelly Office Building at 403 Laurel, and the Sterling Falls Venue at 2600 S Friendswood Dr. Councilmember Griffon reminded everyone that the story map gives a detailed picture and breakdown of all the developments in Friendswood, and he thanked Ms. Habin for sending him those maps. Ms. Habin said it was no problem and added that the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP) monthly newsletter also promotes their story map. Ms. Harbin additionally presented the following updates to Council: GIS DIVISION Personnel • New position filled - Russell Kidd, GIS Field Tech • Summer Intern until August -Austin Allen Projects • Public survey dashboard for bond propositions Daily work (Since March 2026) • Reviewed 386 data for subdivisions - legal descriptions, recording numbers and recording dates Reviewed Resolutions for historical spatial information - digitized 109 easements Created 63 new addresses - new requests and adding missing addresses compared to UB Addressing Data Digitized (Water distribution as example): - 18 Fire Hydrants - 400 Fittings - 82 Valves - 17 Water Meters RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (RCP) TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE • $250,000 grant to update the Comprehensive Plan • 24-month project • Forward -looking and integrated with the Galveston and Harris County Hazard Mitigation Plans • Identify local hazard risks and how to mitigate against those risks • Population study, housing study, land use study/plan, and Zoning Ordinance amendments PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION UPDATES April - June 2026 • Welcomed new commissioner • 2 reappointed commissioners • 4 Meetings • 2 site plans • 16 plats (15 preliminary; 0 final; I replat) • 2 zone change recommendations • 2 recommendations for ordinance changes • 1 recommendation for release of easement Planning Subcommittee • Comprehensive Plan Update with Ardurra Group Ordinance Subcommittee • Zoning Ord: Annual review of Permitted Use Table • Zoning Ord: Multi -family density • Zoning Ord: Mobile food vendors in response to state law changes - no changes necessary • Zoning Ord: Review landscaping requirements specifically as it relates to conflicts with overhead and underground utility easements, visibility of structures once trees are fully grown, effects on infrastructure such as utilities and paving, and tree requirements in the Community Overlay District (COD), Downtown District (DD), and along major thoroughfares • Subdivision Ord: remove GCCDD approval to be compliant with current interlocal agreement Miscellaneous/Design Criteria Manual • Review DD amenity requirements - installation of sidewalks by TxDOT and lighting by FDEDC I COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Community Events 10/26/2025 - Halloween in the Park public event Focus Group Meetings 9/16/2025 - City staff 10/6/2025 - City Council 11/13/2025 -Planning and Zoning Commission Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) 12/16/2025 - CPAC Meeting 1 2/23/2026 - Bus Tour 4/30/2026 - CPAC Meeting 3 9/7/2026 -Tentative Date for Meeting 4 (Review Final Plan) Stakeholder Meetings 2/19/2026 - Teen Leadership Program 3/17/2026 - Panhandle Property Owners 3/17/2026 - Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staff City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 4 of29 Survey - closed at end of March Flier distribution to schools, at public events and meetings, on web site; over 300 responses received Next Steps: • Draft Recommendations - plan and implementation (July/August) • Council work session August 11 - present Vision and Guiding Principles, • Draft Plan - finalization and adoption of the plan (October/November) liltps:Hcomprehensiveplan-f%vd.hub.arcgis.com/ With that completing the presentation, Mayor Foreman proceeded to take the agenda out of order and considered the Municipal Budget Items 8.A. through 8.E. prior to the Work Session Items 7.A. and 7.13. 8. MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 A. Receive and discuss a presentation regarding the City of Friendswood Proposed FY2026-27 Municipal Budget. City Manager Morad Kabiri presented the City of Friendswood Proposed FY2026-27 Municipal Budget with the following highlights: July 1, 2024 "The Friendswood City Council is dedicated to providing quality public services, fostering a vibrant economic climate, and ensuring robust emergency operations and fiscal responsibility." TOTAL PROPOSED REVENUE ALL FUNDS -$129AM Where Does The Money Come From? 25% <1% 13% $32.5M $0.7M $16.9M Property Tax Permits & Other Tax Licenses .....----.._......._..._....._...--............_..—.—_......... 7% 19% 2% $9.2M $24.6M $2.OM Grants & Utility Services Community Interl_ocal _.._...--._...._---..---..... Services ...._....................... <1% 33% $1.0M $42AM Fines Other I KEY BUDGET DRIVERS I • Debt Service Obligations • Personnel Costs • Deferred Maintenance • Severe Weather Expenditures • Emergency Response Vehicles • Other Forces at Work TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES ALL FUNDS-$129AM Where Do The Dollars Go? 8% 5% 15% $10.9M $6.4M $17.9M General Parks & Community Government Recreation Development & Public Works....._._. 18% ... ....---.—..._.....-'--- 1% 1% $23.8M $1.3M $1.6M Public Safety.._.._... Engineering Library 1% 10% 41% $1.OM $13.3M $53.2M Fleet Replace- Debt Services Capital Ment Improvements $40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000 'I $10,000,000 f $0 Personnel & Benefits 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 5 Year Comparison of Expenditures (GF & W/S) --- --- - Supplies Maintenance ■ FY23 Actual ■ FY24 Actual r FY25 Actual FTE's Per Capita Comparison a��ooa J 00 \S�a � 0�0 GCS41§F 0 P`,o $85,000 $80,000 $75,000 $70,000 $651000 $60,000 $55,000 $50,000 City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 5 of 29 Services Capital Outlay Other FY26 Adopted ■ FY27 Proposed Average Salary per FTE Comparison v PRELIMINARY VS. CERTIFIED TAX RATES Preliminar Certified No New Revenue Rate $0.48510 $0.51484 Proposed Tax Rate $0.52640 $0.55972 Difference between NNRR and Propose Tax Rates $0.04130 $0.04488 Mr. Kabiri then announced that the staff is proposing a budget tax rate of $0.559723; No New Revenue Rate (NNRR) at 51.480 and Voter Approval Tax Rate (VATR) + Unused Increment at 58.6980. The City's estimated taxable values are at $5.77 billion with projected new construction values at $78.1 million, property values under protest at $338 million, and tax debt service obligation at $6.8 million. Value All Other Property Commerical Personal Property Commerical Real Property Land Multi Family Residental Residental $0 $2,000,000,000 $4,000,000,000 ® 2025 Updated Roll ■ 2026 Preliminary 0 2026 Certification City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 6 of29 GENERAL FUND Funded Forces At Work Unfunded Decision Packages Dept Description --- — — Net Total Dept Description Net'Total Fireand EMS Equipment $60Q000 CAO City Attoe} (+I 0 DeputyAttorney $134,190 Replacement Transfer to ) _- ... _ Vehicle Replacement Plan DI S CMS Three Cull Tune Paramedics $451 641 1 IN Deferred Maintenance $SO Q000 __ ((t3 0 CTC)" I Allocation DES EMS Ambulance Remount $225750 DES ieWeather Expenditures $500,000 DES EMS > Cardiac Monitor mid CPR i $185,000 --...... FIR house Bill4141 Retiree Insurance ... $5,000 .. _ LIB I Devices _ Reference - Adult Services $107643 -Pa sti IT" Pohce Department Microso0 --- $27,000 Librarian +I 0 FT - -(- - )---- I -- --- (Year I of 3) CSO/PR Office Records Clerk (+l 0 $68,573 __Licenses -.. IT Enter pt ise Resource Planning ._. $55,00_0 --I P&R Rec I rE) �- _-- $18,095 I SoftvvateCloud Conversion _....... .... .... .. PD_Adinm Police Policy Accreditation .-.... $25,000 """ -""- LrcreaselSummerStaff\Vage " I --� t DES F\ FD Support Truck Remount $350 000 _ Protect t PD Paho1 Motmo a Equipment Service - -- $59,987 PW Streets Street Striping Machine 4 $189750 Contract CDD GIS .- GIS Vehmle - - - $28,710 -- --- --- CSO Special Election Services- - --- _ $ISQ000 HR Wellness Committee Digital $20,000 Bond Election I -....-. -. Wellness Platform ... ..._.. ..._...... - - — FVPD Fire FVPD Contract Increase - -- 1 $312,067 P&R Rec ! Marketing Manager (Mid $22,832 Total Forces at Work $2,234,054 Year Position Reclassification) i P&R Rec Recreation Manager(Mid- ':, $12,435 Funded Decision Packages Year Position i Reclassification) Dept-_____ Description ". 1"Net Total_ ......... ENG .._.... -- -_._.. Infrastructure Asset Inventory ........ .......... $160,000 City Wide 1 Merit275% $310126 _--,_„ _ &Asset" Mgnit Framework Total Decision Packages $310,126 Total Unfunded Decision Packages for i $1,974,619 General Fund WATER & SEWER FUND Funded Forces At Work Funded Decision Packages Dept --_.-r- --- Description --._..._ __...____ Net Total ........... Dept Description Nel "Total ---.. ..- ...... ........... .._ ------ PR_WO City of Houston Raw Water i $207,291 City Merit 2.75% $80,491 Settlement Agreement (FY27 t I FY35) .,.,....".. .Wide ......... .------- .......... .....__.. _---- PW WO Customer Service Compliance I $160,655 PW WO I Southeast Water Purification 1 $488,371 Coordinator +Vehicle (+I 0 Plant CIP Program 2023-2027 . FTF) l _.._._. .............. ....--------- _(Year 5) _ ENG Wastewater Analysis Services 1 $20,000 } PW Capital Sewer Line $500,000 _..._... .... ---- - ._..._. ......... _ . Total Decision Packages $261,146 - _-- Maintenance {. ... _ i Total FAW & Decision Packages for $3,130,009 PW_SO l Blackhawk W W'CP Operational $284,281 Water &Sewer Fund ' .__ 1 Increase PW_SO Blackhawk WWTP Back -Up $348,920 Unfunded Decision Packages PW_SO ..................... Blackhawk WW7P CIP $1,040,000 Dept I Description I Net Total --"--- . Pro ram Year 1 _---""-g (Year .- .. ENG Water System Infrastructure 1 $950000 Total Forces at Work $2,868,863 Planning & Hydraulic Model j Update 1 "Total Unfunded Decision Packages for $950,000 Water & Sewer Fund With that said, Mr. Kabiri presented the Council's next steps, as follows: City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 7 of 29 8/24/2026 i Proposed Budget Public Hearing (Special Meeting) 1 Rudvet could he adonted at this meeting 9/14/2026 1 Public Hearing on Tax Rate 9/14/2026 I Budget & Tax Rate Adoption Mayor Foreman commented this was not the best news, but he wanted to continue full speed ahead with the proposed budget and tax rate. He noted that the City needs Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) equipment, an emergency fund, deferred maintenance, etc., and the Council cannot continue to kick these expenditures and needs down the road because it will eventually come back to bite them. The Mayor stated he was in favor of the proposed 4 cents increase when the base number was lower and while he wished the tax rate was lower, it is just not that kind of environment, where the Council can overlook real needs. Thus, he suggested that they move forward with the proposed tax rate. Councilmember Branson observed the City is run very lean and expressed confidence in how the staff put this budget together. She further noted that she supported the 4 cents tax rate increase primarily because she did not want to see city services diminished. Councilmember Hale stated he was in favor of maintaining or raising the level of service for citizens but doing it conservatively. In discussing the forces at work, he suggested in the event of a storm, as opposed to saving up $500,000 a year, reduce that by half and utilize an emergency tax rate as allowed under State law. In response, Mr. Kabiri noted the City Charter prohibits the issuance of debt unless there is an emergency situation, and even then, while the Council may be able to issue Certificates of Obligations to pay for a response to an emergency, that would obligate future Councils to the same "can't -touch -this" category once that debt is issued, leaving the Operations & Maintenance fund completely diminished with a higher tax rate needed to pay for the unplanned debt. Councilmember Hale requested the use of the emergency tax rate be further discussed at their August 1 Ith meeting. Councilmember Ross expressed concern about the tax increase and that it looked like contracts were a significant portion of the problem. When they are looking at contracts, he felt they are not looking at them holistically, as in "this is going to raise our tax rate." He suggested that the City may need to lower their level of service in order to not increase the tax rate. Mr. Kabiri took a moment to explain that Friendswood is a slow -growth community, whereas communities such as League City are able to live off new construction, Friendswood, unfortunately, cannot do the same even though it is faced with those large - growth communities surrounding it. Therefore, Friendswood gets the same impacts to its infrastructure without the same contribution to the coffers needed to help pay for the wear and tear on its infrastructure. He also noted that the only way to offset the increase in the tax rate to handle the infrastructure needs is to lower its levels of service. Mr. Kabiri noted that Friendswood is predominantly a residential community where the residents bear the brunt of the tax burden, and while the staff continues in its attempts to diversify that tax base with commercial developments, those are for a variety of reasons coming slowly. Councilmember Hanks stated that forecasting as they approve contracts is a good point, but at the same time, as they have seen with deferred maintenance, it makes her nervous to not plan for things. She noted that she felt comfortable passing this four cents tax rate increase because they, as a Council, did not do it years for many years and they continued kicking that can down the road, and now, the Council must respond to support the City's needs and services. Councilmember Hanks also noted that as it related to the idea of reducing City services, she stated that it is a lot easier not to add anything than it is to take away and strongly disagreed with reducing City services because the residents are not going to understand or appreciate the reduction in the services and amenities to which they have become accustomed. City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 8 of 29 Councilmember Griffon stated that he has a problem with their appraisals not going down, even though appraisals were not something that the City could control. He stated that the City's tax rate in 2015 was at 56¢ and today, with the 95% raised appraised value, they are right back up at 56¢. So, he felt that Friendswood had enough revenue, but that they were spending too much, and while he sees and approves what the City is spending the money on and knows how important each of the items is, it is still a hard pill for him to swallow. He stated he did not feel comfortable adopting the 560 at this moment but felt that the staff could get him there with a little more time and information. Mayor Foreman noted that they are required to publish their tax rate tomorrow, so they have to pick a number tonight. Council cannot come back and say they want to go above that, but they can come back later and go below that. Councihnember Griffon agreed to publishing it as presented. B. Consider setting a public hearing regarding the City of Friendswood FY2026-27 Municipal Budget for August 24, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas, 77546. A motion was made by Councilmember Branson and seconded by Councilmember Hanks to set a public hearing regarding the City of Friendswood FY2026-27 Municipal Budget for August 24, 2026, at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber, related to Item 8.B. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councihnember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tem Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. C. Receive the 2026 appraisal rolls by the Galveston Central Appraisal District and the Harris Central Appraisal District, the anticipated collection rate and the excess debt collections certified by the City's tax collector, and the no -new -revenue and voter -approval tax rates. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Ross and seconded by Councilmember Hale to receive the 2026 appraisal rolls by the Galveston Central Appraisal District and the Harris Central Appraisal District, the anticipated collection rate and the excess debt collections certified by the City's tax collector, and the no - new -revenue and voter -approval tax rates, related to Item 8.C. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tern Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. D. Consider approving the proposed ad valorem tax rate for 2026 (Fiscal Year October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027). City Council & FEET joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 9 of 29 A motion was made by Councihnember Griffon and seconded by Mayor Foreman to propose a tax rate of 55.97230 per $100 valuation. This rate is effectively an 8.71% (4.5¢) increase in the tax rate above the no new revenue rate of 51.48430. The proposed rate is 4.56¢ more than the City's current tax rate of 51.41720 and 2.730 less than the voter approval tax rate with the unused increment. The vote was the following for Item 8.D.: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish FIanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tem Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. E. Consider setting the public hearing regarding the ad valorem tax rate for 2026 on September 14, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 910 S Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas, 77546. A motion was made by Councilmember Griffon and seconded by Mayor Foreman to set the public hearing regarding the ad valorem tax rate for 2026 on September 14, 2026, at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber, related to Item 8.E. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tern Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. At 6:57 P.M., Mayor Foreman recessed the meeting and later reconvened returning to the regular order of the agenda at 7:09 P.M. 7. WORK SESSION TOPICS A. Discuss the 2026 Bond proposed bond propositions and Bond Election to be held on November 3, 2026. City Manager Morad Kabiri opened the item recalling that the City spent the last six -plus months with the Bond Ad Iloc Committee evaluating the City's needs. They came back with a recommendation to Council earlier this year of $50.9 million worth of projects. At Council's Retreat on July 8th, Mr. Kabiri summarized that Council felt the drainage investments did not provide sufficient benefit to put those bond dollars before the voters just yet. He then presented Council's direction on other projects and propositions, as follows: STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION Project Description I Estimated Costs City Council & FEET Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 10 of 29 Sidewalks Construction of new sidewalks and to fill in gap areas of $10,600,000 existing sidewalks Bay Area Blvd. from FM528 Full reconstruction of the road to restore a safe and durable $7,000,000 to City's Wastewater roadway surface and address underlying base/subgrade Treatment Plant deficiencies. Stadium Lane Full reconstruction the road to restore a safe and durable $2,500,000 roadway surface and address underlying base/subgrade deficiencies. Murphy Lane Full reconstruction the road to restore a safe and durable $1,500,000 roadway surface and address underlying base/subgrade deficiencies. TOTAL —SIDEWALKS $H0000,000 TOTAL —STREETS $11.000.000 PROPOSITION A — SIDEWALKS PROPOSITION B — STREETS "Should the City Council of the Chy of Friendsrvood, Texas "Should the City Council of the City of Friends3vood, Texas be authorizer! to issue and sell one or more series ofgeneral be authorized to issue and sell one or more series ofgeneral obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal obligation bonds of the City in Ilre aggregate principal anount of not more than $10,000,000 for the purpose of amount of not mare than $11,000,000,for One purpose of designing, acquiring, constructing, renovating, improving, designing, acquiring, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, and equipping sidewalks in the City, upgrading, updating, andequipping0tystreels, completing completing necessary at, incidental utilih, relocation and necessay or incidental utility relocation and curb, gullet, curb, gutter, drainage, culvert, and bridge improvements in drainage, and sidewalk improvements in connection with connection with the foregoing, and acquiring land, the foregoing, and acquiring land, easements, rights -of easements, rights -of -way, and other real property interests way, and other real property interests necessay therefor or necessay therefor or incidental thereto, with priority given incidental thereto, including the Bay Area Boulevard fi•an to completing gaps in the pedestrian walkways, with the Fill528 to the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sladhun bonds to nature, bear interest, and be issued and sold as Lane, and illurphy Lane, with the bonds to mature, bear permitted by late, and will the City Council be authorized to interest, and be issued and sold as permitted by Irv, and will levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, the Ciyr Council be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause annual ad valorem tares on all taxable property in the City to be assessed and collected annual ad valorent taxes on all sufficient, within the Iindts provided by lair, to pay the lovable property in the City sufficient, within the limits annual interest and provide a sinking frond to pay the bonds provided by lmv, to pay the annual interest and provide a at ntalurit ,? " I sinkingfiaid to pay the bonds at nnatu it ? " PARKS & OPEN SPACES Project Description Estimated Costs Construction of additional parking capacity through the redesign, $3,200,000 Stevenson Park Parking expansion and implementation of related improvements at the entrance Lot Expansion and of Stevenson Park. Improvements to the grading and elimination of the Related Improvements large ditch between Stevenson Park and City Hall, and other necessary drainage improvement throughout the park. Renwick Park upgrades include a new restroom building, the renovation $4,225,000 of the meeting room and concession stand, safety improvements for five press boxes and field seating, and the retrofitting of all existing fields Sports Complex Upgrades Sports with LED lighting. Centennial Park upgrades include new soil and and Centennial (RenwiParks) regrades all existing fields back to center crown and on the nine (9) playing field areas, the installation of a new playground and new shade structure to replace the current structure(s) and the retrofitting of all existing fields with LED lighting. Friendswood Lake Park Installation of a bulkhead along the Northeast corridor of the lake and $2,400,000 Bulkhead and Trail removal of the current wooden boardwalk and replace it with a concrete Re air lath to match the existing trail in order to reduces erosion. Option 3: Stevenson Base Project $3,800,000 plus, $3,200,000 for the removal of existing pool $7,000,000 Aquatics Facility and construction of an all -new 50-Meter, 10-Lane Pool, including pool Upgrades and infrastructure and supplies (pipes, pumps, drainage, gutter, skinnning Infrastructure and Related systems). This option also includes updated facilities to support programs City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page I I of 29 Systems Imph'Ovelil cuts - and operations, Aquatic Play Unit with interactive water play features 50-Meter, 10-Lane Pool and slides that is safe for all ages. This option would be within the Bond and Aqua Play Unit Committee's recommended one -cent tax rate increase. TOTAL $16,825,000 PARKS AND OPEN SPACES — NEW COMMUNITY CENTER AT MORNINGSIDE DR Project I Description I Estimated Costs Construct new Community/Recreation Center to replace the Revise scope to just a 36K to 40K $16,000,000 Activity Building at 416 Morningside Drive and expand square -foot Community Center program and services for all age levels. PROPOSITION C — PARKS PROPOSITION D — COMMUNITY CENTER "Should the Ch), Council of the City ofFriendsivood, Texas "Should the City Council ofthe Cily ofFriendsivood, Texas be authorized to issue and sell one or more series ofgeneral be authorized to issue and sell one or more series ofgeneral obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount of not more than $16,825,000 for the propose of amount of not more than S16,000,000 for the purpose of designing, acquiring, constructing, renovating, improving, designing, acquiring, constructing, purchasing, upgrading, enhancing, and equipping City park, recreation renovating, improving, upgrading, apdating, enlarging, (including sports and athletics), and open space demolishing, and equipping a new community center to improvements, making park, recreation, and open space replace the activity building at 4161forningside Drive, and additions, acquiring lands and rights-of-wo), necessay the purchase of land, easements, rights -of -way, and other thereto, including improvements to Stevenson Park parking real property interests necessary therefor or incidental lot, the sports complexes at Renwick and Centennial Parks, thereto, and completing related landscaping, with the the trail at Friendswood Lake Park, and the Stevenson bonds to matne, bear interest, and be issued and sold as Aquatics Facility; with the bonds to mature, bear interest, permitted by /an,, and will the City Council be authorized and be issued and sold as permitted by lav, and will the City to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, Council be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City assessed and collected, annual ad valorem rases at all sh ffcient, within the limits provided by lair, to pay the taxable property in the City sufficient, within the limits anneal interest and provide a sinking fhand to pay the bonds provided by lav, to paps the annual interest and provide a at nmturii),?" sinking,fund to pay the bonds at maturity? " CITY FACILITIES Project Description Estimated Costs Public Safety Building Expansion of the parking area of the PSB to accommodate parking for $750,000 Parking Lot Expansion emergency vehicles (ambulance, fire apparatus and other misc. Fire, EMS 1600 Whitaker Dr and Police vehicles and equipment) both for existing and future growth. Expansion of a third apparatus bay and additional donor room space to $4,000,000 Fire Station 4 Expansion accommodate the housing of the City's future growth and needs for its fire (1 I I Woodlawn Dr) services. City Hall Renovations Revise scope to just plumbing, mechanical, and electrical $500,000 910 S Friendswood Dr maintenance/upgrade items. TOTAL 1 $5,250,000 PROPOSITION E — PUBLIC SAFETY PROPOSITION F — CITY HALL "Should the City Council of the City of Friendmood, Texas "Should the City Council ofthe City of Friendswood, Texas be authorized to issue and sell one or more series ofgeneral be authorized to issue and sell one or more series ofgeneral obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal obligation bonds of the Chy in the aggregate principal amount of not more than $4,750,000 fadesigning, antount of not more than $500,000 for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, purchasing, renovating, improving, designing, acquiring, constructing, purchasing, renovating, upgrading, updating, enlarging, demolishing, cud equipping improving, upgrading, updating, enlarging, demolishing, police, fire, and E14S facilities, including the Public Safety and equipping the City Hall Complex with priorily given to Building parking lot and Fire Station No. 4, and the utecharrical and pltntbingrenovations, and the purchase of purchase of land, easements, rights -of --way, and other real land, easements, rights -of -wary; and other read property property interests necessary therefor or incidental thereto, interests necesaay , there or or incidental thereto, and City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 12 of 29 and completing related landscaping, with the bonds to completing related landscaping, with the bonds to mature, mature, bear interest, and be issuedand sold as permitted by bear interest, and be issued and sold as permitted by law, law, and will the City Council be authorized to levy and and will the City Council be authorized to levy and pledge, pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad valorem valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City stifficient, taxes on all taxable property in the City sufficient, within within the limits provided by Imp, to pay the annual interest the limits provided by law, to pay the annual interest and and Provide a sinkinz fund to pay the bonds at maturity? " provide a sinking ftund to pay the bonds at mau+ri ?" Mr. Kabiri then summarized that the culmination of all those projects is slightly higher than what the Bond Committee recommended. It brings them at about $59 million and Mr. Kabiri displayed their 30-year debt structure with the image below. He noted if they were to issue these in one fell swoop, it would raise the tax rate on the debt service side well over the penny the Bond Committee had wanted to stay below. He then requested Council's direction on whether they move forward with the bond election. CRY of Friendswood, Texas S59,075,000 November 2026 Bond Election 30-Year Debt Structure February 2027 S59,075,000 S30,000,000 S20,000,000 February 2029 SNA75,000 S20,000,000 February 2031 S19,075,000 Assessed Boud Electiou S59,075,000 S59,075,000 $59,075,000 Fiscal Year Valuation End (9130) Grouch 2026 (Cuuent) SO.1144 S0.1144 SO.1144 2027(PreGmivary) 7.47% 0.1144 01144 0.1144 2023 5.00% 0.1344 0.1144 0.1144 2029 4.00°.6 0.1344 0.1144 0.1144 2030 3.00% 0.1310 0.1274 1 0.1144 2031 2.0035 0.1250 1 0.1274 1 0.1144 2032 1.00% 0.1150 0.1135 0.1125 2033 0.1115 0.1130 0.1125 2034 0.1100 0.1130 0.1125 Maximum hate: S0.1344 SO.1274 S0.1144 Protected Increase: $0.0200 SO.0130 S0.0000 Maximum Tax Bill Chauge on Average Home Value Annual(v: S95.00 S61.75 SO.00 llonthb: S7.92 S5.15 50.00 Mayor Foreman stated he liked bond elections because the voters get to decide but noted it would cost the City $150,000 and was taken aback by the fact that elections have gotten expensive. Councilmember Hale wondered if they could combine their facility propositions and have the Fire Station be standalone. Mr. Kabiri replied state law reads that public safety and city hall are two distinct functions and cannot be coupled together. Councilmember Griffon then stated that he did not know how they went from $50 million to $59 million when in his mind the only thing they need is a community center. He also did not know how sidewalks went from $1 million to $10 million and thinks they could finance it without raising taxes. He reiterated that the community center is the only absolute need other than Murphy and Stadium Road. Councilmember Branson stated she was the reason sidewalks went up because of the study the Houston - Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) did. The $10 million came out of that study and she thanked staff for listening to Council and revamping this from their workshop on July 8th. She agreed they needed a community center but was on the fence of having that $150,000 bond election while "we're sitting here pinching our pennies as hard as we are." She was also having a hard time throwing a bond election on the City Council & FEr3T Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 13 of 29 same cycle as a council and mayor election. Thus, she is undecided. If a bond election must be held, Councilmember Hale stated he did not think the items needed to be bundled any more than they have to be. He wanted every item to be standalone and to let the voters decide. Also, in this atmosphere, he did not believe spending $150,000 right now would be a wise investment for a bond election. Further discussion ensued regarding action items and costs should Council move or not move forward with the bond election. Regarding inflation, Councilmember Ross agreed that until there is a recession, they are going to continue to increase costs. Thus, he does not think it is prudent for a city to contribute to that problem by selling bonds in an inflationary cycle. He suggested they reevaluate this and look at it on a different date —maybe six months from now at the City Council General Election. He also did not think it was prudent that they spend $150,000 on an election that lie believed is going to leave a sour taste in citizen's mind. He noted that they, at the same time, are raising their tax rate four and a half cents. Mayor Foreman noted no one on Council was adamant of having a bond election and suggested they put a pin on this and put it off until the future, maybe next May. B. Discuss amendments to the City's Zoning Ordinance to allow fences to be erected in front yards of residentially zoned property. Assistant Planner Becky Bennett opened the item noting that the Planning and Zoning Commission's Ordinance Subcommittee has taken a look at some possible changes to their ordinance related to front yard fences. She explained this came about because a City Code Enforcement Officer observed a contractor installing a fence in a front yard and standard sized lots generally are not allowed to have fences past the front building line. Their current ordinance does allow fences in front yards but on lots that are on the farm -to -market roads and greater than 2 acres. Ms. Bennett noted they amended the ordinance in 2017 to allow certain types of fences on lots that are only 150 feet wide because another homeowner had put a fence in their front yard and found out they were not supposed to. The City also added an exception that if your two neighbors are 150 feet wide and you are in the middle at only 100 feet —then you could have a fence to not be the odd one out. However, she noted they do prohibit chain -link and barbed wire fences in front yards. The Ordinance Subcommittee met and benched marked other cities, as follows: City Front Min Lot Height gFriendswood Yard Size X 2 ae, 150-feetntPearland x 4 "Transparencyematerialy etal meshCo ellNo Deer Park No La Porte x1 ac, 90-ti 8 X an-nreqonGalveston lla League City x 46118 70% No barbed wire, chicken wire, chain link, or lattice Missouri x .8 ac, 125-ft Wrought iron and masonry Ci re 'd Pasadena x 4 Chain link, wrought iron, or Jicket Schertz x 4 Non-o a ue, decorative City Council & FEET Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 14 of29 With that, Ms. Bennett then presented the following options to Council: Option Action Option I Add Greenbriar Dr to the list of streets that would allow fences in the front ard. Option 2 Change the 2-acre minimum to .5 acre or other minimun size). Option 3 Remove the regulation altogether and allow fences in all front yards. Some HOAs may have regulations orohibitira4 them. Option 4 Leave the ordinance as -is. Ms. Bennett noted that after a lot of discussion, the Ordinance Subcommittee's recommendation is to leave the ordinance as is because they believe it is sufficient and has served its purpose to date. However, Ms. Bennett noted they did say if they were to make a second recommendation, it would be to allow fences but at one -acre lots which would not help the subject track. Mayor Foreman stated lie liked their current ordinance. While he felt for the citizen speaker Mr. Ty Summers, he suggested that they leave it as is. Councilmember Hanks suggested they look at Option 1 to add Greenbriar to the list because there is no other high school in the area that is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. When the high school was built in the early 70s, there was no one around. She believed Greenbriar is a different situation because of that large high school and suggested they add them to the list of streets that would allow the fences in the front yard. Councilmember Hale wondered if it could be considered amending or adding to an ordinance that with sign -off approval of certain neighbors, there be an exception. City Manager Morad Kabiri answered that federal law is pretty explicit regarding zoning laws that they cannot establish anything that is considered arbitrary or capricious. For example, if they have a situation where one neighbor will sign -off on one family but not another, then it makes the role arbitrary. Councihnember Hale understood and relayed he was also in favor of adding Greenbriar to the list. Councilmember Griffon noted that this was a property rights issue and believed Mr. Ty Summers should be able to build a fence because it is his property. Mayor Foreman countered this ordinance was on the books when he bought that property. Councilmember Ross agreed that when buyers go and buy a piece of property, they should understand what the rules and regulations are for that property. He does believe that they need to enforce speeding ordinances on Greenbriar, but that would be spot zoning. He believed they should either have zoning or not. If they have the zoning ordinances in place, enforce them. Mayor Foreman summarized that the Council's consensus was to include Greenbriar and to send this back to Planning and Zoning to write an ordinance and for Council to pass or not pass. Councilmember Branson additionally inquired about hedges which Mr. Kabiri confirmed they are allowed but cannot block the visibility of oncoming traffic. Regardless, she was in favor of kicking this back to Planning and Zoning and seeing what they come back with that might make everybody happy. Additional discussion ensued about the material or transparency level of fences that the Planning and Zoning could bring options too. 9. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT A. Highlight the upcoming "Bet on the Library" Friends of the Library Fundraiser Gala scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2026. City Council & 17EBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 15 of 29 City Manager Morad Kabiri announced that the gala coming up for the Library on September 26 and encouraged those that have not bought their tickets to please do so. B. Highlight the upcoming National Night Out on October 6, 2026. City Manager Morad Kabiri noted that the City's National Night Out is a joint venture with all of the City's public safety groups, including: Emergency Medical Servies (EMS), Fire Department, Police Department, as well as their Communications Team. They will be going out to various homeowner associations (HOAs) and visit with the community. Mr. Kabiri communicated that if they would like a fire truck, police vehicle, or a councilmember to show up at their neighborhood during that evening, to let staff know and they will coordinate accordingly. He encouraged folks to participate on October 6th. C. Present an update on Friendswood Detectives being selected to attend TAASA 2026 Law Enforcement Sexual Assault Training. City Manager Morad Kabiri recognized Friendswood Police Detectives Kevin Crouch and Savannah Kloewer for being selected to attend the 2026 Law Enforcement Sexual Assault Training in South Padre. Mr. Kabiri noted this is a competitive program led by nationally recognized experts. D. Recognize Brian Leija, Court Juvenile Case Manager, for obtaining his Level 3 Municipal Court Cleric Certification. City Manager Morad Kabiri introduced City of Dayton's City Secretary and Municipal Court Director Jennifer Perkins who presented Friendswood Municipal Court Juvenile Case Manager Brian Leija with his Level 3 Municipal Court Clerk Certification. E. Recognize Deputy Director of Human Resources Chani Honeycutt for being elected to serve as a Trustee on the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) Board of Directors and for earning the Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) Credential. City Manager Morad Kabiri recognized Deputy Director of Human Resources Chani Honeycutt for being elected to serve as a trustee on the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) Board of Directors. In addition to that, she also received her Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional Credentials, which Mr. Kabiri noted is also very difficult to obtain. 10. CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST - BUSINESS ITEMS City Manager Morad Kabiri opened Items W.A. and I O.B. explaining that in years past, the City worked with Higginbotham to go out and secure contracts for employee benefits. He reported they were successful in bringing down their cost. For the benefit of the audience, he further explained the City has an Employee Benefits Trust as a tax -saving measure. The state allows the City to forego sales tax expenditures associated with the procurement of these services by having a trust. However, it is still the City of Friendswood that is purchasing and procuring the benefit. A motion was made by Trustee Ellisor and seconded by Trustee Branson to approve Items W.A. and IO.B., as submitted. The vote was the following: City Council & PEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 16 of 29 Ayes: Trustee Mike Foreman, Trustee John Ellisor, Trustee Sally Branson, Trustee Trish Hanks, Trustee Robert J. Griffon, Trustee Randy Hale, and Trustee Michael P. Ross Nays: None The items passed unanimously. A. Consider approving the minutes of the Friendswood Employee Benefit Trust meeting held on August 4, 2025. B. Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate agreements for (i) employee medical, dental, and pharmacy insurance; (ii) employee life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; (iii) employee vision insurance; (iv) employee long-term disability insurance; and (v) ancillary products for employees. 11. CITY COUNCIL - BUSINESS ITEMS A. Consider authorizing the monthly transfer of funds for FY2026-27 to the City of Friendswood Employee Benefit Trust contingent upon sufficient budget appropriations. A motion was made by Councilmember Branson and seconded by Councilmember Hanks to authorize the monthly transfer of funds for FY2026-27 to the City of Friendswood Employee Benefit Trust, related to Item I I.A. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tem Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. 12. H-GAC'S FRIENDSWOOD PARKWAY CORRIDOR STUDY A. Receive a presentation regarding the Houston -Galveston Area Council's Friendswood Parkway Corridor Study. Engineering Director Jil Arias introduced TJKM Representative Aldo Fritz who presented the Houston - Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Friendswood Parkway Corridor Study with the following highlights: "The Friendswood Parkway Corridor Study hill propose a safe, nudti-modal corridor designed to improve mobility, enhance safety, and support the growth ofpeople, goods, mtd services for those traveling within and through the City of Friendswood. " • Regional & Local Connectivity • Viable East-West Alternative Route • Congestion Relief on FM 518 / FM 528 • Multimodal + Evacuation Capacity STUDY AREA WHY THIS CORRIDOR IS NEEDED FM 2351 to FM 52 City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 17 of 29 Auto -Dependent Travel: 75%of commuters drive alone; the city has no transit service, limiting options for those who don't drive. FM 518 Congestion: The primary east —west corridor operates at a poor Level of Service, signaling the need for a parallel route. Safety Concerns: FM 518 is a high -injury corridor serving local and through traffic. A safety -focused route can reduce crashes. Multimodal Gaps: 17 segments show missing or incomplete sidewalks and bike facilities, cutting off nearby nei hborhoods. 2023 — EXISTING CONDITIONS 9 of 15 study intersections already operate at unacceptable LOS. Delays run from 57 sec/veh (LOS E) to over 230 sec/veh (LOS F) along FM 518, FM 528 & FM 2351. SEGMENTS rrw£i...da�.£uewwn .p.s4NdS.+u.x4r�Nx] IINTERSECTIONS 2045 — WITHOUT THE PARKWAY Widespread LOS E and F cc limited network redundancy. SEGMENTS Ip.....Y.aas.w.�w,v�.�wspJwryw..ar.r..J INTERSECTIONS City Comeil & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 18 of29 emerge along key east —west and north —south corridors as regional growth outpaces ryn ct..JJarw�rMvrmrll.av/r..e.�.ar.,.nl ry.. ia.w.aswmr..Jas.Mr. �wa.a.„.x.,,ar...ar 2045 — WITH THE PARKWAY Substantial operational relief; delays cut by 150+ sec/veh at some locations. The corridor establishes a critical east —west mobility spine. SEGMENTS INTERSECTIONS City Council & FEET Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 19 of 29 INTERSECTIONS w/ MITIGATIONS ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS (tb�A �A/Ll \ . .. 9`9T CpUNlVn r / ,Y9 o P O pt><H! Ted I%OOU Ph VY !q 1n y L O ALTERNATIVE CROSS SECTION A City Council & FEB I Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 20 of 29 Friendswood Parkway Alt Cross Section A (120' ROW) 12' 5' 5' 12' w••a.rro sM...a 1-mv Dm.wre 28' 12' 72' S' 5' 12' Meei.n o.ivalen. o,lv.l,ne Lary Dae.� r6n�gnp I Friendswood Parkwav Alt Cross Section A (150' ROW) I 13' 5' 15' 12' 1 12' 16, PlandVsvip �, Tree Dmelane 1 DAvelae Turnlane 'br+mV. j 40' 12' 12' 5' I 5' 13' Median Drivelane OAvaWm Tree b{,Ywak PlanU gs1Ap etamp� ALTERNATIVE CROSS SECTION B Friendswood Parkway Alt Cross Section B (120' ROW) 12 IY Y Ia. 11' W2ryrtV SEn+. P+.<W m.e bw IINan o'-. D'.n We Pnr Vawq up Friendswood Parkway Alt Cross Section B (150' ROW) 5' 12' 12, 16' Trte 4ivelme Drive lane Turnlane bump w" 40' 12' • 12' 5' 10, r 0' Metlian Drive larc P'iveWre Ree Mulltux % tkn b 1+r.N Tnil Wbp ALTERNATIVE CROSS SECTION C City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 21 of 29 Friendswood Parkway Alt Cross Section C (120' ROW) 145' ]' 1 ]' 14' >a' 14' ]' 1 %vn['vg flrlp sf.aa ¢fie ass gM1'c lvvo R.M..n �n.'e lams B�<4e SMm.� 14- %anllnq aWO Friendswood Parkway Alt Cross Section C (150' ROW) I a. n I � ��■ _ _ .. - ii■cam � ..._ Y 14' 16' 47 IV T ]' S' S' IT C+^Wimq SMG�n 9y<Ivu M.e wrt lunWv Me6ul 6M W,1 $a W.e �� SL•vek Mnty,l.:a EVALUATION MATRICES Cross Sections Alignments Alternative Congestion Evacuation Multimodal Congestion Relief Total Connectivity Route Relief Route Total AltA--........_� --' ---....-----+ ._ 1+.._.. _Alt 1--......._._+_..__.._..... ---±--- -`---_+........._ _._+...--- —' 4+--- _Alt B. --- ± --- -----. +_.....------. _ 2+....... Alt 2.. ____0_ + + 0 _ Alt C + 0 1+ Alt 3 0 + + 0 2+ + Positive 0 Neutral -Negative Result: Cross Section B and Alignment I scored highest, best meeting the study's goals for connectivity, congestion relief, multimodal travel, and evacuation capacity. Brazoria County — FM 2351 / CR 129 intersection segments to the county line. Friendswood + Developers — County line to Wilderness Trail and the FM 528 intersection. Galveston County — Wilderness Trail to FM 528, Incl. Short-term (1-5 years) — Developer -driven segments platted and built through ongoing private projects. Mid-term (5-10 years) — Remaining corridor delivered as funding becomes available. POTENTIAL rUNDING SOURCES CONCLUSION • General Obligation Bonds • Public --Private Partnerships • State & Federal Grants • Tax hrcrement Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) City Council & FEB,r Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 22 of 29 Essential to the oethvorlc — Without the Parkway, intersections along FM 518, FM 528 & FM 2351 will face severe congestion and unacceptable LOS by 2045. Substantial relief — The Parkway delivers major operational improvements and a more balanced, resilient transportation network. A clear, phased path — Alignment I +Cross Section B, with targeted intersection improvements, provide a strategic, fundable way forward. Further discussion ensued regarding the presentation. City Manager Morad Kabiri established that this is a concept in nature and can be adjusted. However, based upon the laws and settlement agreements that are in place right now, the City is fairly limited to what was presented to Council as far as it relates to the road alignment. Mayor Foreman noted that they would always try to get as much right-of-way as they possibly can to get as much buffer as they could put in and noted that 150 feet would be great. Councilmember Ross commented they could put that in their development ordinance. Mr. Kabiri confirmed they could and to keep in mind property rights versus overreaching, so this is a balancing act. Moving forward, Mr. Kabiri noted that there is a joint parallel pathway that is currently taking place, both with the 1-1-GAC and the City of Friendswood. He noted that with the H-GAC, in addition to this study, they approved an advanced funding agreement in January 2026 with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) to do the engineering and environmental for the segment presented to Council. He also noted that this was a $3.2 million investment that, due to transportation development credits and through the State's Transportation Improvement Program, zero dollars were coming from the City of Friendswood. Mr. Kabiri further noted this project is a long-term effort. They have opportunities with Castle Bioscience to build a segment of this roadway from FM 528 to their secondary entrance, and also with Galveston County to pick up where Castle finished off to Wilderness Trails. He cautioned that if they did not follow certain prescribed methodology that H-GAC manages, the City will not qualify for federal highway administration dollars in the future and cannot get this project funded. Therefore, until the segment of the roadway is built, the City needs this parallel pathway to continue because it is a vital corridor within Friendswood. Mayor Foreman added that Brazoria County and the City of Pearland are also actively working on their section. B. Consider a resolution adopting the Houston -Galveston Area Council's Friendswood Parkway Corridor Study. A motion was made by Councilmember Branson and seconded by Councilmember Hanks to approve Resolution No. R2026-19, as submitted and related to Item 12.13. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tern Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 23 of 29 RESOLUTION NO. R2026-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL'S FRIENDSWOOD . PARKWAY CORRIDOR STUDY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 13. CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN A. Receive a presentation and discuss the City of Friendswood Wastewater Master Plan. Engineering Director Jil Arias introduced Freese and Nichols Representative Bailey Keller who presented the City of Friendswood Wastewater Master Plan with the following highlights: OVERVIEW Developed Growth and Wastewater Flow Projections Infrastructure planningfor the fidure Performed Lift Station Risk -Based Assessments Prioritize lift station rehabilitation efforts Conducted System -Wide Flow Monitoring System diagnostics and hydraulic modeling Assessed Wastewater System for Regulatory Compliance Texas Administrative Code: Chapter 217 Developed CH s based on Regulatory, Condition, and Capacity needs Project descriptions, drivers, and planning -level costs WASTEWATER AVERAGE DAILY FLOW PROJECTIONS — )e e�w�un �rasie a.see wFMaMs)nvi4v.¢Mwbea ax 9 4iNreMaM Nknehly Aranp Ded, now4adW, 5.5 Mae 8 £ s a A 3.6 MGD 3.9 Mao o,n 3.2MG0 3.5 MGD t 9 30M ieil 101f ea5.,n I/I = Water that enters the collection system through defective manholes, pipes, connections, cleanouts, drains, etc. • --60% of the collection system identified as high UI • Wet weather flows increase on average up to —8x normal dry -weather flows EXISTING WASTEWATER SYSTEM • 42 Lift Stations • 185 Miles of Gravity Lines • 20 Miles of Force Mains —60% of average daily flow capacity of the Gulf Coast Authority's Blackhawk WWTP FIELD DATA COLLECTION • Lift Station and Manhole Survey — 41 lift stations and 291 manholes • Lift Station Condition Assessments — 41 lift stations • Flow Monitoring — 26 flow meters and 5 rain gauges throughout collection system for 90 days Risk Rating — f (Condition, Criticality) Less than 2.0 gaWFAn (Low N) Leas than 4.0 gat(LF0n (Moderate N) Greater than 4.0 gaKFnn (High III) City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 24 of 29 Criticality Very Good Fair Poor Very Rating Good Poor Very Low 31 13 10 Impact 24 12 25 14 32 38 3 32...........-9 - ---._........_— Low ................._5 28. _....-- 5 21 19 Impact 42 6 It 7 26 29 30 Moderate 3 34 15 Impact 33 37 1 17 Very High 8 1 16 1 2 Impact 22 4 23 With that, Ms. Keller then presented their Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) with the following highlights: GOAL RECOMMENDATION Achieve 1/1 reduction to right -size future infrastructurena Prioritize investment in wastewater rehabilitation address potential regulatory compliance concerns and ]/I reduction over the next 5-years Reevaluate the system to confirm future infrastructure needs PROJECTS - 22 Total Cost Prgiects __ 5-Year $70.SM __ 7 _._- .10_Year_ $125.6M ]0-_--.__ Buildout $19.2M 5 *Project sizing and costs assume (/I reduction is achieved "'ia,in a n now-.5_vamx 5-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN Project Project Name Project Driver Cost (2026) Number I Lift Station 15 Consolidation and Replacement 10-Inch Condition $697,400 Gravity Line Along Killarney Avenue Lift Station Identified as High Risk 2 New 0.6 MGD Parkwood Avenue Lift Station and 8-Inch Extending Service to Existing Septic $6,388,200 Gravity Lines Along Windsong Lane Users & Anticipated Future Development 3 New 8-Inch Gravity Lines Along West Parkwood Avenue $2,900,300 4 New 8-Inch Gravity Lines on Falling Leaf Drive $1,513,000 City Council & FFBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 25 of 29 r Total 2026-2031WastewaterCIP $11,498,900 RECOMMENDED SSES AND REHAB BUDGET Project Total Component FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 FY2031 FY2032 FY2033 Program Management $316K & Rehab I SSES Pilot $2.62M Design Field $236K Inspections Rehab Bid & $2 75M Construction Program Management $275K $1.270M $1.270M $1.270M $1.270M $1.270M City Wide & Rehab 2 SSES& $55.41M Desi n Field $190K $877K $877K $877K $877K $877K Rehabilitati on Program [ns ections Rehab Bid& $1.83M $8.47M $8.47M $8.47M $8.47M $8.47M Construction City -Wide City -Wide Flow Flow Monitoring Monitoring 3 and $978K and System Reassessment> $978K Wastewater Wastewater Master Plan Master Plan Update Update Total j $2.62NI I $23M I $10.62N'I I $10.62NI I $10.62M I $10.62N1 I S11.62M Ms. Keller summarized that this plan is meant to provide Friendswood with a clear understanding of where the system is at today and what needs to happen moving forward. Based on the data collected, it was clear there is a need to invest in rehabilitation. She expressed that, ultimately, their goal here is to address the root cause of the issue and not treat the symptom by oversizing infrastructure to handle these excess flows to provide the City with the greatest benefit. Council then proceeded to ask questions to staff and Ms. Keller to understand the data presented to them. No action items were given to staff. B. Consider a resolution adopting the City of Friendswood Wastewater Master Plan. A motion was made by Councilmember Hanks and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Ellisor to approve Resolution No. R2026-20, as submitted and related to Item 12.13. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tem Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. R2026-20 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE FRIENDSWOOD WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 14. PROPOSED ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS City Council & FF.nT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 26 of 29 A. Consider on second and final reading an ordinance approving the 2026 Annual Update to the Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Roll for the Friendswood City Center Public Improvement District, including the collection of annual installments. A motion was made by Councilmember Hanks and seconded by Councilmember Hale to approve Ordinance No. 2026-21, as submitted and related to Item 14.A. However, there was discussion prior to the vote: Councilmember Hale requested for a financial reconciliation of the Friendswood City Center Public Improvement District (PID) to be produced by Madison Development and/or Tannos Development as lie believed that there is a need to get the background on why the project has stalled. City Manager Morad Kabiri noted that P3Works does that in terms of the reevaluation of the invoices relative to what was adopted in the original Service and Assessment Plans, and that they reconcile it based on those dollar amounts. He offered that the staff could look and see if there is an opportunity to amend the agreement to ask for additional oversight, but they can only legally require what was already approved by the Council. Councilmember Hale suggested they could change the rules and then compel the developer to conduct the requested audit. However, Mr. Kabiri stated there was nothing the City could do, legally, to compel them to complete something that is outside of the terms of their agreements, unless they do not pay their assessment or they agree to change the agreements. The vote for the motion on the table was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tem Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-21 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE 2026 ANNUAL UPDATE TO TFIE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CENTER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF THE 2026 ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. B. Consider an ordinance amending the City's General Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 by approving `Budget Amendment X" and providing for supplemental appropriation and/or transfer of certain funds. A motion was made by Councilmember Hanks and seconded by Councilmember Griffon to approve Ordinance No. 2026-22, as submitted and related to Item 14.B. The vote was the following: City Council & FEnT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 27 of 29 Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tem Michael P. Ross Nays: None The item passed unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CffY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-23, PASSED AND APPROVED AUGUST 25, 2025, THE SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY'S GENERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, BY APPROVING "BUDGET AMENDMENT X" THERETO; PROVIDING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AND/OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE. 15. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Councilmember Branson and seconded by Councilmember Hanks to approve Consent Agenda Items 15.A. through 15.B., with the exception of Items 15.E. and 15.F. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Ellisor, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember Randy Hale, and Mayor Pro Tern Michael P. Ross Nays: None The Consent Agenda passed. A. Consider a resolution updating the City Cou ncil's Rules of Procedure regarding appointments, confidential information, attendance at meetings, procedures, and deem•mn. RESOLUTION NO. R2026-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ADOPTING AMENDED RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS; REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. R2025-25 AND ALL OTHER RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. B. Consider a resolution approving the City of Friendswood's Public Funds Management and Investment Policy. City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 28 of 29 RESOLUTION NO. R2026-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE PUBLIC FUNDS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. C. Consider ratifying the City's filing of IRS Form 8038-T and the remittance of the associated arbitrage yield restriction liability in connection with the General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, Series 2021. D. Consider authorizing an engagement letter with McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P, to provide bond counsel services. E. Consider approving an Election Services Contract with Galveston County, Texas, for the City's Special Election to be held on November 3, 2026. As the consensus of Council was to not hold a bond election, this item was not considered. F. Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Joint Election Agreement with Harris Comity for the City's Special Election to be hell on November 3, 2026. As the consensus of Council was to not hold a bond election, this item was not considered. G. Consider approving the closure of W. Spreading Oaks between Woodlawn Drive and Cedarwood Drive for the Friendswood Independent School District event "Under the Oaks" on August 13, 2026. H. Consider authorizing the Hobby School MPA Teaching "City Apprenticeship" Program Agreement with the University of Houston. L Consider authorizing a License and Indemnity Agreement with Fly Office Holdings, LLC, for the non-exclusive use of the right-of-way in front of 109 E. Shadowbend Avenue for parking for the business located thereon. J. Consider authorizing a Joint Participation Interlocal Agreement with Harris County for the Bay Area Boulevard Rehabilitation and Subgrade Stabilization Study. K. Consider authorizing a Small Government Enterprise Agreement (SGEA) with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). L. Consider awarding a construction contract to McDonald Municipal and Industrial - A Division of C.F. McDonald Electrical, Inc. for the Lift Station No. 27 Upgrades Project (CSP No. 2026- 10). M. Consider authorizing the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with FiveEngineering, LLC, for construction phase services associated with 2020 Lift Station Mitigations Project - Package 1. City Council & FEBT Joint Meeting Minutes August 3, 2026 Page 29 of 29 N. Consider authorizing the Fifth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for additional construction phase services for the Utility Relocate at Clear Creek Utility Bridge Project. O. Consider authorizing the final acceptance of the Friendswood Trails 3A and 4A and Friendswood Trails 4B and 5A Subdivision's Public Paving and other Public Utility Improvements Project. P. Consider approving the disposal of one (1) Parks and Recreation service vehicle through Public Surplus Auction. Q. Consider approving the Mayor's Council Liaison appointments to various committees, boards, and commissions. R. Consider appointing (i) Joe Matranga (ii) Robin Hall, (iii) Ron Cox, (iv) Kitten Brizendine, (v) Dave Smith, (vi) Yolanda Belcher -Watson, and (vii) Madeline Short to the Charter Review Commission. S. Consider approving the ad valorem tax report for June 2026. T. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting held on July 6, 2026. 16. ADJOURNMENT With there being no further business, Mayor Foreman adjourned the August 3, City Council and Friendswood Employee Benefit Trust (FEBT) Joint Meeting at 8:55 P.M. Attest: Raque M i ez, TRMC, City Se e ty