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11 • Action Items / Resolutions / OrdinancesCity of Portland (San Patricio County)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR IMPACT FEE UPDATES

Presented in: City of Portland CITY COUNCIL MEETING on 2026-05-05
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR IMPACT FEE UPDATES”
JG
YES
JG
John G. Sutton, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
ZA
Zachary Albrecht
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
GW
Gary W. Moore, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MR
Martha Ruiz
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BT
Bill T. Wilson, II
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

11. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR IMPACT FEE UPDATES: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. FOR THE UPDATE OF THE CITY?S WATER, WASTEWATER, ROADWAY, AND DRAINAGE IMPACT FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 395 ? DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).