ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS and PROCLAMATIONS Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Items of Community Interest Receive presentation from the Library regarding upcoming events and activities. (Charters) CITIZEN INPUT WORK SESSION Receive a presentation, discuss and provide direction to staff regarding a change in scope for the construction of a precast screening wall at the wastewater plant, the Public Works yard, and the auxiliary parking lot behind Fire Station 2 from a masonry screening wall to a chain-link fence. (Whitt) Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items. (Council) CONSENT AGENDA Consider approving City Council Regular Session meeting minutes from July 7, 2026. (Stewart) TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given of a REGULAR SESSION of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of The Colony, Texas to be held at 6:30 PM on TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026 at CITY HALL, 6053 MAIN STREET, at which time the following items will be addressed: This portion of the meeting is to allow up to five (5) minutes per speaker with a maximum of thirty (30) minutes for items not posted on the current agenda. The council may not discuss these items, but may respond with factual data or policy information, or place the item on a future agenda. Those wishing to speak shall submit a Request Form to the City Secretary. The Work Session is for the purpose of exchanging information regarding public business or policy. No action is taken on Work Session items. Citizen input will not be heard during this portion of the agenda. The Consent Agenda contains items which are routine in nature and will be acted upon in one motion. Items may be removed from this agenda for separate discussion by a Council member. Consider approving a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant from the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $21 million dollars for the construction of water we

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.