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8 • UTILITY_DISTRICTBammel Utility District (Harris County)

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Violet Mak of PEA

Presented in: Bammel Utility District Board of Directors - February 10, 2025 on 2025-02-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Violet Mak of PEA Group (PEA), the District's landscape architects, updated the board on the status of design and plan preparations for the Nicholas P. Fava U.S. Marine Memorial Park. Ms. Mak presented a proposed amendment to PEA's professional services scope in order to add electrical engineering services needed for the park, which they will sub out to BGD Electrical Engineers”
BP
Bryan Pershall
Director, Place 3
YES
NF
Nicholas Fava
Director, Place 4
YES
JA
James Armand
Director, Place 5
YES
JW
Jon Whisler
Director, Place 1
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Violet Mak of PEA Group (PEA), the District's landscape architects, updated the board on the status of design and plan preparations for the Nicholas P. Fava U.S. Marine Memorial Park. Ms. Mak presented a proposed amendment to PEA's professional services scope in order to add electrical engineering services needed for the park, which they will sub out to BGD Electrical Engineers at a fee increase of $8,050. Upon motion by Mr. Whisler, seconded by Mr. Armand, and unanimously carried, the board approved the landscape architect’s report, and the proposed amendment to their professional services scope.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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.