Minutes
| District | Harris County Improvement District No. 14 |
|---|---|
| Type | minutes |
| Date | 2026-08-18 |
| How it was obtained | website |
| Original location | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M-4nkdjbiDVFX-PZHWsiGoAyX0IYtZoJ/view?usp=sharing |
| Fingerprint (SHA-256) | 9cd9a128bb15ea776c875146285b8c290b2cdc7e500c1a7511a9ff3b7a30a111 |
| Added | 2026-11-08 |
Overview
The Board adopted a resolution requesting an updated estimate of value from the Harris Central Appraisal District as of September 1, 2026, and amended the District Rate Order to reflect current tap installation costs, subject to final language. It approved a $135,750.00 Storm Water Solutions proposal to increase weekly builder inspections and reporting. The Board awarded two contracts to Fellers & Clark, LP for Section 28 and Section 30 utilities, approved a $90,384.00 change order with Unitas Construction, Inc. for extra dirt work, and approved three pay estimates. On the engineer's recommendation it found a $3,900.00 change order for already-completed dirt excavation at the Section 15 park not beneficial and took no action on it.
Questions to check (6)
A construction contract was awarded. Competitive bidding (Water Code §49.273) and a certificate of interested parties for contracts that need board approval (Gov't Code §2252.908, Form 1295).
Records that would answer it: the bid tabulation and the number of bids received for Dunham Pointe Section 28 water, sanitary sewer and drainage; the signed contract for Dunham Pointe Section 28 water, sanitary sewer and drainage; the contractor's Form 1295 certificate of interested parties; the bid tabulation and the number of bids received for Dunham Pointe Section 30 water, sanitary sewer and drainage; the signed contract for Dunham Pointe Section 30 water, sanitary sewer and drainage.
A change order was approved. Change orders add cost after bidding. Good practice: check the reason and the running total against the original contract.
Records that would answer it: the change order for Mason Road at Section 1 and Section 25 with the engineer's justification; the list of all change orders approved on that contract so far, with amounts; the change order for Section 15 with the engineer's justification.
Pay estimates were approved. Each payment should match work completed and inspected. Good practice: compare the cumulative amount paid with the contract.
Records that would answer it: the pay estimate for Dunham Pointe Section 18 paving, with quantities and the engineer's certification; the pay estimate for Dunham Pointe Section 26 water, sanitary sewer and drainage, with quantities and the engineer's certification; the pay estimate for park landscape improvements, with quantities and the engineer's certification.
An agreement with another district or body was approved or amended. Shared-facility costs are to follow design capacity, and paying for others' capacity needs an agreement giving adequate payment (30 TAC §293.44). Where the same advisors serve both sides, conflict waivers apply (Tex. Disciplinary R. 1.06).
Records that would answer it: the agreement as approved, with all exhibits, including any allocation table; the engineer's basis for each party's share; any conflict waiver letters covering the agreement.
Bills were approved for payment. The check register shows who was paid and how much, including professional fees.
Records that would answer it: the bookkeeper's report and check register for the meeting, with invoices for professional fees over $5,000.
The engineer or another consultant was authorized to do new work. Professional services are chosen on qualifications (Gov't Code ch. 2254). Good practice: approve a scope and fee in writing before work starts.
Records that would answer it: the proposal or task order with its scope and fee for this item; the proposal or task order with its scope and fee for Dunham Pointe Sections 27.
Questions to confirm, not findings.
Suggest for the next records request
Overviews and questions were drafted with AI from each document's text, with page references, and checked against the minutes and financial records. They are starting points to confirm, not findings.
Review checklist: Approved minutes
Each check names the rule it tests, as the text stood on 2026-08-18, and the record that settles it. This record is itself an approving original (the board's own act). "Question" means the record on file doesn't show the rule was followed: a question to confirm, not a finding.
6 shown 1 doesn't apply
What the law requires
| Status | Check | Rule in force then | Evidence |
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| Shown | Each subject deliberated and each vote or action is recorded
14 actions shown.
Met when: The minutes state each subject considered and the result of each motion.
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Gov't Code §551.021(b); Water Code §49.065(a)
§551.021(b): text in force then (eff. May 18, 2013)
§49.065(a): text in force then (eff. June 18, 2023)
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2026-08-18_minutes |
| Shown | A quorum (a majority of the board) was present for the actions taken
5 of 5 directors present.
Met when: The number of directors present is a majority of the board's positions.
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Water Code §49.053; Water Code §49.064
§49.053: text in force then (eff. September 1, 1995)
§49.064: text in force then (eff. September 1, 1995)
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2026-08-18_minutes (p. 1) |
| Doesn't apply | Any closed session was announced in open meeting with the section relied on, and action was taken in open session
No closed session recorded.
Met when: Either no closed session was held, or the minutes record the announcement, the section relied on, and the vote in open session.
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Gov't Code §551.101; Gov't Code §551.102
§551.101: text in force then (eff. September 1, 1993)
AG Op. KP-0475
§551.102: text in force then (eff. September 1, 1993)
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| Shown | Members of the public could speak on agenda items
Public comment: A resident relayed Section 17 residents' questions about a fountain in Lake FG2; the developer's representative said there is no water in the area and estimated about one year. During the stormwater i
Met when: The minutes record a public comment period held before action on the items.
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Gov't Code §551.007
§551.007: text in force then (eff. September 1, 2019)
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2026-08-18_minutes (p. 1) |
| Shown | Every action taken was on the posted agenda · compared with other records
All 14 actions match items on the posted agenda.
Met when: Each action matches an item of the agenda posted for the same meeting.
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Gov't Code §551.041; Water Code §49.063(a)
§551.041: text in force then (eff. September 1, 1993)
AG Op. KP-0475
§49.063(a): text in force then (eff. June 18, 2023)
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2026-08-18_agenda 2026-08-18_minutes |
| Shown | The minutes were approved by the board at a later meeting · compared with other records
Approved September 15, 2026: Approved minutes of the August 18, 2026 meeting
Met when: A later meeting's approved minutes record approval of these minutes.
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Water Code §49.065(a); Gov't Code §551.021
§49.065(a): text in force then (eff. June 18, 2023)
§551.021: text in force then (eff. May 18, 2013)
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2026-09-15_minutes (p. 1) Approved minutes of the August 18, 2026 meeting |
| Shown | The minutes are posted on the district's website · compared with other records
Met when: The minutes are on the district's website (found by the collector).
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Gov't Code §551.1283(a); Gov't Code §2051.202(b)
§551.1283(a): text in force then (eff. September 1, 2021)
§2051.202(b): text in force then (eff. September 1, 2021)
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2026-08-18_minutes |
Facts in this record and the original behind each
| Fact | Value | Support | Approving original |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board actions taken | 14 item(s) | Original on file | 2026-08-18_minutes |
| Directors present | 5 item(s) (p. 1) | Original on file | 2026-08-18_minutes (p. 1) |
What was extracted (9 of 14 fields)
| posted online | True | district website (found by the collector) |
|---|---|---|
| meeting date | 2026-08-18 | meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes, p. 1 |
| directors present | 5 item(s) John Herzog Emily Lashbrook Carol L. Mather Carla A. Dawson Debbie Hooper |
meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes, p. 1 |
| others present | 8 item(s) Masterson Advisors LLC Dunham Pointe Development, LLC Storm Water Solutions, LLC BGE, Inc. Municipal Accounts & Consulting, L.P. Assessments of the Southwest, Inc. Inframark, LLC Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes, p. 1 |
| public comment | A resident relayed Section 17 residents' questions about a fountain in Lake FG2; the developer's representative said there is no water in the area and estimated about one year. During the stormwater item, another resident reported unauthorized vehicles on the north side of Pond AB. | meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes, p. 1 |
| closed session | none recorded | meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes |
| actions | 14 item(s) Approved minutes of the July 21, 2026 meeting Approved bookkeeper's report and payment of bills Approved tax assessor/collector's report and payment of tax bills (98.83% of 2025 taxes collected as of July 31, 2026); approved Resolution Requesting Appraisal of Property and Certificate of Estimated Appraised Value (as of September 1, 2026) Approved operator's report; amended the District Rate Order for tap installation costs, subject to final language; terminated service to delinquent accounts on the termination list Approved stormwater management program report and Storm Water Solutions proposal of $135,750.00 to increase weekly builder inspections and reporting, effective September 2026 Authorized BGE to design, advertise and receive bids for Dunham Pointe Sections 27, 29 and 31 (water, sanitary sewer and drainage; paving) Awarded Dunham Pointe Section 28 water, sanitary sewer and drainage contract to Fellers & Clark, LP for $970,000.00 (six bids received) Awarded Dunham Pointe Section 30 water, sanitary sewer and drainage contract to Fellers & Clark, LP for $1,263,000.00 (five bids received) |
meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes and the board-action reviews |
| prior minutes approved | 1 item(s) Approved minutes of the July 21, 2026 meeting |
meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes |
| board size | 5 | directors listed in seed/officials |
Not extracted yet: meeting kind, meeting place, directors absent, signed by secretary, approved on. A reviewer can add these, with page references, in the district's extractions file.