City Council also approved a resolution to submit hike and bike trail grant applications to the Texas Department of Transportation and to authorize a water facilities financing agreement with the Gulf Coast Water Authority during its Jan. 10 meeting.
The city’s agreement with Keep Pearland Beautiful will be extended through April 30, 2024, which allows League City residential solid waste customers to utilize the Stella Roberts Recycling Center, located off Magnolia Pkwy.
As another part of the consent agenda, City Council also approved an increase from $0.34 to $0.38 to the administrative fee per month for residential solid waste customers due to increased usage of the recycling facility.
The council pulled a resolution from the consent agenda to submit grant applications to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program to add more hike and bike trails in League City. Instead, the council chose to modify the resolution to include Clear Lake Shores, Kemah and part of Galveston County as some of the proposed projects enter those areas.
“Extension of the sidewalk is crucial for the sake of safety,” Council Member John Bowen said.
The modified item passed unanimously, which includes submissions for three different projects.
The projects include adding a 10-foot-wide trail between Hometown Heroes Park and Elva Lobit Park, extending the sidewalk along a section of FM 2094 that ends at Lawrence Road in Kemah, and gaining funding for the Claremont connector trail and pedestrian bridge in League City, according to the agenda.
Furthermore, the council also unanimously approved a water facilities financing agreement with the Gulf Coast Water Authority for multiple improvement projects at a maximum amount of $1.6 million.
Proposed improvement projects include meter station upgrades along Calder Road, south line interconnections repairs, and water line relocations to support the expansions of Hwy. 146 and FM 517.
