City Council

CITY OF EL LAGO AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS 77586 AUGUST 20, 2025 7:00 PM NOTICE is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of El Lago, County of Harris, State of Texas, to be held on August 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM at: City Hall Events Room, 411 Tallowood Drive, El Lago, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following numbered items. 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation and/or Pledge of Allegiance 3. Declaration of a Quorum 3.1. Announce Absent Members of Council 4. Citizen Comments Citizens who wish to speak to the City Council will be heard at this time. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, unless the subject matter of the comment is on this agenda, the City staff and City Council Members are prevented from discussing the subject and may respond only with brief statements of factual information or existing policy. Citizens are limited to three (3) minutes for their comments to the City Council. 5. City Official, Board, Commission, Committee and/or City Service Reports 5.1. LPD Monthly Report 5.2. SVFD Monthly Report 5.3. Events Committee Report 5.4. Parks Board Report 6. Councilmembers’ Reports 6.1. Councilman Parette 6.2. Mayor Pro Tem Michalak 6.3. Councilman Clark 6.4. Councilman Wallace 6.5. Councilman Streeter 7. Consent Agenda 7.1. Minutes of August 6, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting 7.2. Minutes of August 13, 2025 Special Workshop Meeting 8. Old Business 8.1. Discuss and take necessary action to amend contract with Safebuilt for permit tech services 9. New Business 9.1. Discuss and take necessary action to confirm scope of work for funds designated for city entrances 9.2. Presentation for 2025 Tax Rates 9.3. Discuss and take necessary action for proposed 2025 Tax Rates 9.4. Discuss and take necessary action for proposed FY26 city budget 9.5. Discuss and take necessary action to approve proposed FY26 Master Schedule of Fees 9.6. Discuss and take necessary action for Resolution 2025-11 amending the master schedule of fees 10. Future Agenda Item Requests 10.1. Texas Open Meetings Act Review 10.2. Review Employee Manual 10.3. FY24 Financial Audit 10.4. El Lago Businesses Workshop 10.5. City Council Liaison Appointments 10.6. Semiannual Review of City Contracts (9/3) 10.7. Approve FY26 Budget (9/17) 10.8. Approve 2025 Tax Rates (9/16) 11. Adjournment ALL AGENDA ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO ACTION In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of El Lago will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council Meetings. Requests should be received 48 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact the City office at 281-326-1951. The City Council of the City of El Lago, Texas, reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of the meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Government Code, §551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), §551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), §551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), §551.074 (Personnel Matters), §551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), §551.077 (Agency Financed by Federal Government),§551.084 (Exclusion of Witness from Hearing), §551.086 (Meeting Concerning Municipally Owned Utility), §551.087 (Deliberations Regarding Economic Development),§551.088 (Deliberations Regarding Licensing Testing Exam), & §418.183(f) (Texas Disaster Act: regarding Critical Infrastructure). I CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THIS NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE DATE LISTED ABOVE WAS POSTED AT CITY HALL, 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS, AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. __________________________, City Secretary