Minutes
| District | Harris County Improvement District No. 14 |
|---|---|
| Type | minutes |
| Date | 2026-05-19 |
| How it was obtained | website |
| Original location | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qY_V8oYWn2gBIjbo3Uux2_d7--kkKmhT/view?usp=sharing |
| Fingerprint (SHA-256) | 8a7bc0442dc3b7297755910dde33f671cce8fb203076fcc057405f3a78c1fa90 |
| Added | 2026-11-08 |
Overview
The Board approved steps toward selling $9,000,000 Series 2026 Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, including the preliminary official statement, a credit rating engagement, and a June 16, 2026 sale date. It approved the annual continuing disclosure report and the Consumer Confidence Report on drinking water. The Board approved change orders and pay estimates on Section 18 utilities and the park landscape project, accepted several offsite easements and deeds conveying a Section 18 park and landscape reserves to the District, and authorized a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of those tracts. It took no action on a $11,820.00 change order for hauling dirt, authorized BGE to prepare bond application no. 5, and asked that monthly financials be posted on the District website.
Questions to check (6)
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 Dunham Pointe Section 18 water, sanitary sewer and drainage with the engineer's justification; the list of all change orders approved on that contract so far, with amounts; the change order for the HD Outdoor Construction, LLC contract with the engineer's justification; the change order for hauling dirt offsite 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 water, sanitary sewer and drainage, with quantities and the engineer's certification; the pay estimate for the park landscape improvements, with quantities and the engineer's certification.
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 June 16.
A bond action was taken. Developer reimbursements follow TCEQ's rules on interest, land and proof of payment (30 TAC §§293.50, 293.51, 293.70).
Records that would answer it: the bond documents approved at the meeting; the auditor's developer reimbursement report, if approved; the financial advisor's recommendation and the bid tabulation, if bonds were sold.
Land, easements or the district's boundary were acted on. Boundary changes and land transfers affect who pays for what (Water Code §§49.301-49.304).
Records that would answer it: the instruments, petitions and maps for Dunham Pointe Sections 28 and 30 and Mesenil Drive Street Dedication; any engineer's report on the change; the instruments, petitions and maps for Dunham Pointe for the Section 18 park and landscape reserves in Sections 17.
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 2026-05-19, 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
16 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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2026-05-19_minutes |
| Shown | A quorum (a majority of the board) was present for the actions taken
4 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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2026-05-19_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: There were no public comments.
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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2026-05-19_minutes (p. 1) |
| Shown | Every action taken was on the posted agenda · compared with other records
All 16 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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2026-05-19_agenda 2026-05-19_minutes |
| Shown | The minutes were approved by the board at a later meeting · compared with other records
Approved June 16, 2026: Approved minutes of the May 19, 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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2026-06-16_minutes (p. 1) Approved minutes of the May 19, 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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2026-05-19_minutes |
Facts in this record and the original behind each
| Fact | Value | Support | Approving original |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board actions taken | 16 item(s) | Original on file | 2026-05-19_minutes |
| Directors present | 4 item(s) (p. 1) | Original on file | 2026-05-19_minutes (p. 1) |
What was extracted (9 of 14 fields)
| posted online | True | district website (found by the collector) |
|---|---|---|
| meeting date | 2026-05-19 | meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes, p. 1 |
| directors present | 4 item(s) John Herzog Emily Lashbrook Carol L. Mather Debbie Hooper |
meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes, p. 1 |
| others present | 9 item(s) Forvis Mazars, LLC 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 |
meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes, p. 1 |
| public comment | There were no public comments. | 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 | 16 item(s) Approved minutes of the April 21, 2026 meeting For the $9,000,000 Series 2026 Unlimited Tax Road Bonds: approved final cost summary; engaged a rating agency; approved Preliminary Official Statement and Notice of Sale; appointed BONY as Paying Agent/Registrar; authorized Masterson to advertise the sale for June 16, 2026; authorized Forvis to prepare the developer reimbursement report Approved bookkeeper's report and payment of bills Approved annual continuing disclosure report and authorized filing with the MSRB through EMMA Approved tax assessor/collector's report and payment of tax bills (97.83% of 2025 taxes collected as of April 30, 2026) Approved operator's report, approved the Consumer Confidence Report for distribution and TCEQ filing, and terminated service to delinquent accounts on the termination list Approved stormwater management program report Approved Change Order No. 1 of $0.00 (net zero, clerical correction) on the Unitas Construction, Inc. contract for Dunham Pointe Section 18 water, sanitary sewer and drainage |
meeting overview (seed/minutes), read from the scanned minutes and the board-action reviews |
| prior minutes approved | 1 item(s) Approved minutes of the April 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.