Tomball agendas: no outcomes posted yet; police chief pick and $851,769.54 camera contract on deck
Tomball's City Council, its Planning and Zoning Commission and the Tomball Economic Development Corporation were each scheduled to take up substantial items over the past two weeks — a five-year police camera contract, two Old Town rezoning requests and a $161,200 business incentive package. None of those outcomes has been published. The records available for the Oct. 5, Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 meetings are agendas only, with minutes not yet released, so what was actually approved, rejected or tabled is not established.
No recorded decisions from the past two weeks
Every item below is drawn from an agenda listing what a body "will consider" or "will hold a public hearing" on. Readers should treat them as pending, not settled, until minutes are posted.
Largest pending item: police camera renewal
The Oct. 5 Workshop/Regular Council agenda listed a Police Department camera renewal contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for $851,769.54 over five years. That is the largest dollar figure in the recent agendas reviewed.
Rezonings move from commission to council
The Oct. 5 Council agenda listed two rezoning ordinances: 0.86 acres at 15226 FM 2920 from Agricultural to Commercial, and 5.21 acres at S. Cherry St and Medical Complex Dr for an assisted living facility.
The Planning and Zoning Commission then scheduled public hearings on two separate requests to change zoning from Single-Family Residential to the Old Town district: Zoning Case Z26-08, a request by Wendy Kaiser for 0.29 acres at 304 Baker Drive for residential or office use, and Zoning Case Z26-010, a request by Luke and Michelle Tamez for 0.16 acres at 208 McPhail Street for a real estate office. Both properties appear again on the Oct. 19 Council agenda.
Other items on the Oct. 5 agenda
A public hearing on the creation of the Graylou Grove Public Improvement District No. 15, and a Façade Improvement Grant for Sno Angels Sno Balls at 525 W. Main Street of up to $40,000.
Economic development: $161,200 incentive proposed
The Tomball Economic Development Corporation's Oct. 13 regular meeting agenda included a proposed $161,200 in incentives for an IC Star Solar (USA), LLC headquarters expansion at 19200 Hamish Rd. Also listed: a Request for Proposals for selective demolition and restoration at Tomball Legacy Square, approval of the FY 2026-2027 Strategic Work Plan – Annual Action Plan, discussion of funding for city projects over the next five years, and the appointment process for the Tomball Legacy Square Advisory Committee and First Baptist Church Redevelopment Committee.
A separate notice for the same date stated that a quorum of City Council members may attend the TEDC meeting, and that no formal action or deliberation would be taken by the City of Tomball.
Coming up
Oct. 19 — City Council Workshop/Regular. The agenda lists the appointment of Shon Davis as Chief of Police; the 304 Baker Drive and 208 McPhail Street Old Town zoning requests; purchase of natural gas generators for the Pine Street and FM 2920 Water Plants ($350,000 and $420,000); a contract with Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline, LLC for City Gas Gate 4 not to exceed $563,466; erosion repairs at North Star Estates near Bearing Star Lane not to exceed $240,000; and discussion of 2027 legislative priorities.
Oct. 22 — Possible Quorum. Council members may attend a meet and greet with Assistant City Manager candidates at Graze, 208 North Elm Street. The notice states there will be no formal action or deliberation by the City Council.