City Council

CITY OF EL LAGO AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS 77586 SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 7:00 P.M. 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 September 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. 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. Public Hearing 4.1. Public hearing regarding the proposed tax rate of $0.45661 per $100 valuation of 2025 5. 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. 6. City Official, Board, Commission, Committee & City Service Report 6.1. LPD Monthly Report 6.2. SVFD Monthly Report 6.3. Events Committee Report 6.4. Parks Board Report 7. Councilmember Reports 7.1. Councilman Parette 7.2. Mayor Pro Tem Michalak 7.3. Councilman Clark 7.4. Councilman Wallace 7.5. Councilman Streeter 8. Mayor’s Reports 9. Consent Agenda 9.1. Minutes from September 3, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting 10. Old Business 10.1. Discuss and take necessary action to approve proposed FY26 Master Schedule of Fees 10.2. Discuss and take necessary action for Resolution 2025-11 amending the master schedule of fees 11. New Business 11.1. Consider/Approve the property tax rate be decreased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.456369, which is effectively a 3.54 percent decrease in the tax rate 11.2. Consider/Approve the portion of the 2025 tax rate dedicated to maintenance and operations be $0.410792 and debt service be $0.045577  11.3. Consider/Approve Ordinance 519 Levying Ad Valorem taxes for the tax year 2025 for the use and support of the municipal government of the City of El Lago’s FY2026 budget with a total tax rate of $0.456369 11.4. Discuss and take necessary action for review of current city contracts 12. Future Agenda Item Requests 12.1. Business Registration Ordinance 12.2. Mayor Report – Insurance Rates 12.3. Performance Bond for PUD 12.4. Texas Open Meetings Act Review 12.5. Review Employee Manual 12.6. FY24 Financial Audit 12.7. City Council Liaison Appointments 12.8. City Council Meeting Cancelled (10/1) 12.9. City Maintenance Report (10/15) 13. 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