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Agreement
$130,000
money moved
Confirm who controls Bridgeland Council's board (residents or the developer).
Good practice: disclose the governance of private bodies receiving district funds.
The board action behind it
2026-06-08: Approved Bridgeland Council's annual recreational facilities maintenance invoice of $130,000
What else happened at that meeting
The Board approved Bridgeland Council's annual recreational facilities maintenance invoice of $130,000 and asked that a Council representative attend its July or August meeting. It approved letters of authorization for two energy consultants, Able Power Management and Energy Edge Consulting, LLC, to request the District's energy usage data. The Board authorized design and advertisement of bids for the Lift Station 2 Rehabilitation project and authorized Si Environmental to repair the Godwin pump at Lift Station 4 if the installing contractor, HAHN Equipment Co., did not address it by June 12, 2026. It also approved a resolution requesting an estimate of value as of July 1, 2026, a records destruction request, and an amendment to the District's engagement with Municipal Risk Management Group raising its annual maintenance report fee from $400 to $500.The law and guidance in force on 2026-06-08
| Gift Clause: payments to a private association need a public purpose, control and return benefit Tex. Const. art. III §52(a)
art. III §52: Same text in force then and now |
Not shown in the record | Paid under a Recreational Facilities Maintenance Agreement calculated from the acreage the Council maintains in the District (MUD 419 minutes Mar. 27, 2023 p.6, March_27_2023_Approved_Minutes.PDF); the calculation and maintenance standards are not in these minutes. |
| Authority: parks and recreational facilities §54.201(b)(7): Same text in force then and now§49.462-.463: Same text in force then and now.463: Same text in force then and now | Shown | Maintenance of recreational facilities serving the District. |
Who's involved
Bridgeland Council, Inc. (Bridgeland community association (private; not a district))
Cost to the district
$130,000 Annual; in the FY2027 budget as "Maint. Contracts-Rec Facility". · $130,000 a year (same amount approved FY2021, FY2023, FY2025)Money or costs moved
HC MUD 419 → Bridgeland Council, Inc.: $130,000 Annual recreational facilities maintenance invoice (Exhibit M, May 11, 2026).
Why the board approved it
Recorded: “Deferred in May after Director Goodspeed noted maintenance items Council could improve; approved with a request that a Council representative attend (p.5).”
The Board questioned performance but paid the full invoice. The amount has not changed since at least 2020, and the record does not show the acreage calculation or a maintenance standard.