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2 • REGULARFort Bend County Municipal Utility District #131 (Fort Bend County)

Docket Item 2

Presented in: Board of Directors Special Meeting - April 14, 2023 on 2023-04-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Routine / Procedural • 0.0 Score Impact
PASSED (4 - 0)
“the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve Mrs.”
LS
Leslie Smith-Boards
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JJ
Jennifer Jacobs
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JA
Jo Ann Randall
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MH
Michael Higgins
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2. Discuss park matters and take appropriate action. Director Jacobs recognized Mrs. Cook, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the General Manager’s Report, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Mrs. Cook confirmed the repairs needed at the park were approved under warranty and the District will only need to pay for the installation. Director Randall asked Mrs. Cook to provide more than one quote for future repairs so the Board can compare the costs. Upon motion by Director Randall, seconded by Director Higgins, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve the installation charge of $2,573.00 for playground repairs. Mrs. Cook provided details of the upcoming reservations and stated there has been a peak in park inquiries. Mrs. Cook discussed the recent reservation on April 9th where multiple outlets were used and caused an outage at the park. She stated Security was able to turn the electricity back on. Director Randall discussed getting an electrician to investigate the electrical issues. Discussion ensued. Mrs. Cook stated she will get at least two quotes on the electrical issues at the park and present it to the Board by the next Park’s meeting. Director Higgins suggested adding photos of park activities on the District’s webpage. Director Jacobs stated this is approved as long as the owner of the pictures approve for the District to post the pictures to the webpage. 135475812.1 Mrs. Cook and Director Randall discussed with the Board of a meeting held with Halff & Associates prior to the end of the Development sub-committee. Mrs. Cook stated the discussion was about adding sculptures or landscaping to improve the image of the roundabout. Mrs. Cook informed the Board the County did not approve of the District adding objects to the roundabout. Discussion ensued. Director Higgins stated that for now, there is no interest in improving the aesthetics to the park a

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This docket item is classified as NEUTRAL (0.0 Score Impact). Routine administrative reports, monthly accounts payable/disbursement registers, minutes approvals, and procedural motions are logged for public transparency but carry zero weight in calculating an official's Roll-Call Freedom Score.