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9 • ACTION ITEMSLower Neches Valley Authority (Jefferson County)

Consider and act upon authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract with Freese & Nichols, Inc. to provide final engineering services for the West Beaumont Reservoir for an amount not to exceed $12,898,042.00.

Presented in: Lower Neches Valley Authority - Board Committee Meeting (December 16, 2025) on 2025-12-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (9 - 0)
“Motion to Consider and act upon authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract with Freese & Nichols, Inc. to provide final engineering services for the West Beaumont Reservoir for an amount not to exceed $12,898,042.00.”
IP
Ivy Pate
Vice President
YES
LP
Lee P. Mann
Director
YES
JM
YES
JG
Justin Gray
Director
YES
KK
Kal Kincaid
Director, Place 3
YES
CM
Clint Mitchell
Director, Place 4
YES
CS
Caleb Spurlock
Director, Place 5
YES
SL
Steve Lucas
Director, Place 1
YES
BV
Bill Voigtman
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and act upon authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract with Freese & Nichols, Inc. to provide final engineering services for the West Beaumont Reservoir for an amount not to exceed $12,898,042.00.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.