Engineering matters, including approve engineering proposals, authorize design, approve plans and specifications, authorize advertisement for bids, review bids and award contracts, approve letter financing agreements, approve pay estimates and change orders, authorize final acceptance of projects, and direct engineer to notify insurance company, as appropriate, for the following: a. Water Plant No. 2 Expansion No. 1; b. wastewater treatment plant detention pond improvements; c. Sub-regional dete

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Engineering matters, including approve engineering proposals, authorize design, approve plans and specifications, authorize advertisement for bids, review bids and award contracts, approve letter financing agreements, approve pay estimates and change orders, authorize final acceptance of projects, and direct engineer to notify insurance company, as appropriate, for the following: a. Water Plant No. 2 Expansion No. 1; b. wastewater treatment plant detention pond improvements; c. Sub-regional detention basin, storm sewer outfall and junction box and waterline project; d. water, sanitary sewer, and drainage facilities to serve Pacific Peek, Ltd. (District West mixed use development); e. Westpark Lakes Pond B retaining wall repair; f. generators at District lift stations; g. Fort Bend County Bellaire Boulevard right turn lane project; h. deeds, easements, appraisals, consents to encroachment, encroachment agreements, assignments of capacity, requests for service, utility conveyances, out-of-district service agreements, utility commitment letters, Phase I inspections, and conveyances of District property; i. geotechnical survey for area between Lost Creek Detention Ponds B and C; j. Fort Bend County sound wall installation project; k. Capital Improvement Plan; l. update on Emergency Preparedness Plan; and m. bond application no. 12.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.