CITY OF DEER PARK  
COUNCIL CHAMBERS  
710 E SAN AUGUSTINE  
DEER PARK, TX 77536  
AUGUST 04, 2026 - 7:30 PM  
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - FINAL  
Sherry Garrison, Council Position 1  
TJ Haight, Council Position 2  
Tommy Ginn, Council Position 3  
Justin League, Council Position 4  
Eric Ripley, Council Position 5  
Georgette Ford, Council Position 6  
James Stokes, City Manager  
Sara Costlow, Assistant City Manager  
Angela Smith, City Secretary  
Jim Fox, City Attorney  
Jerry Mouton Jr. , Mayor  
Ordinance No. 4716  
Resolution No. 2026-14  
CALL TO ORDER  
The 1905th meeting of the Deer Park City Council.  
INVOCATION  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE  
The Mayor shall call upon those who have registered to address council in the order registered. There is a THREE  
minute time limit. A registration sign up form is available in the Council Chambers and citizens must be registered  
by five minutes prior to the start of the meeting time.  
TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT  
House Bill 1522, passed by the 89th Texas Legislature, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to  
require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings  
Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a  
taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax  
bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for  
the same property for the upcoming fiscal year.  
CITY OF DEER PARK - TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT  
Description  
FY 2025-2026  
Adopted Tax Rate  
$0.720000  
FY 2026-2027  
Proposed Tax Rate  
Not yet calculated  
Not yet calculated  
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FY 2026-2027  
No New Revenue Rate  
Not yet calculated  
Not yet calculated  
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Tax Rate per $100 Valuation  
Median Taxable Value Homestead $198,639.00  
Estimated Annual Tax Bill  
$ 1,430.20  
PRESENTATIONS  
1. Recognition of the 2026 Deer Park All-Stars 6U Baseball Team World  
Series Silver Bracket Champions.  
Recommended Action:  
Applause.  
Office of the Mayor and City Council  
Department:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
2. Public Hearing for the City to adopt Standards of Care for the All-Star  
Activity Program.  
Recommended Action:  
Attachments:  
Conduct the public hearing to adopt the Standards of Care for the All-Star  
Activity Program.  
3. Public Hearing on the Deer Park Crime Control and Prevention District FY  
2026-2027 Budget.  
Recommended Action:  
Conduct the public hearing on the FY 2026-2027 Budget for the Deer Park  
Crime Control and Prevention District. No action to be taken.  
Finance  
Department:  
Attachments:  
4. Public Hearing on the Deer Park Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency  
Medical Services District FY 2026-2027 Budget.  
Recommended Action:  
Conduct the public hearing on the FY 2026-2027 Budget for the Deer Park  
Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District. No  
action to be taken.  
Finance  
Department:  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing on the City of Deer Park FY 2026-2027 Budget.  
5.  
Recommended Action:  
Conduct the public hearing on the FY 2026-2027 Budget for the City of  
Deer Park. No action to be taken.  
Finance  
Department:  
Attachments:  
AWARDING/REJECTING BIDS  
6. Consideration of and action on awarding the Library Plumbing  
Rehabilitation Project to Blackmon, Inc.  
Recommended Action:  
Attachments:  
Award the Library Plumbing Rehabilitation Project to Blackmon, Inc.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
7. Approval of the workshop and regular meeting minutes for July 21, 2026  
and special called budget workshop for July 14, 2026.  
Recommended Action:  
Approval of workshop and regular meeting minutes for July 21, 2026 and  
special called budget workshop for July 14, 2026.  
City Secretary's Office  
Department:  
Attachments:  
8. Approval of the surplus property list and authorization to auction the surplus  
property via the Internet through Rene Bates Auctioneers.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve and authorize to auction surplus property via the Internet through  
Rene Bates Auctioneers.  
Finance  
Department:  
Attachments:  
9. Acceptance of the Deer Park Community Development Corporation’s  
quarterly report for the period of April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026.  
Recommended Action:  
Accept the Deer Park Community Development Corporation's quarterly  
report for the period of April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026.  
City Manager's Office, Finance and Parks & Recreation  
Department:  
Attachments:  
NEW BUSINESS  
10. Consideration of and action on acceptance of substantial completion of the  
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project.  
Recommended Action:  
Attachments:  
Accept substantial completion of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure  
(AMI) Project.  
11. Consideration of and action on the results of the public hearing and an  
ordinance adopting the Standards of Care for the All-Star Activity Program  
for 2026-2027 Deer Park Independent School District (DPISD) school year.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve ordinance adopting Standards of Care for the All-Star Activity  
Program for 2026-2027 DPISD school year.  
Attachments:  
12. Consideration of and action on the results of the public hearing and an  
ordinance adopting the FY 2026-2027 Crime Control and Prevention  
District Budget.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the ordinance adopting the FY 2026-2027 Crime Control and  
Prevention District Budget.  
City Manager's Office  
Department:  
Attachments:  
13. Consideration of and action on the results of the public hearing and an  
ordinance adopting the FY 2026-2027 Fire Control, Prevention, and  
Emergency Medical Services District Budget.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the ordinance adopting the FY 2026-2027 Fire Control, Prevention,  
and Emergency Medical Services District Budget.  
City Manager's Office  
Department:  
Attachments:  
14. Consideration of and action on an ordinance approving the Industrial  
District Agreements.  
Recommended Action:  
Attachments:  
Approval of the ordinance listing the agreements received at this time is  
recommended.  
15. Consideration of and action on an ordinance re-appointing two Associate  
Judges for a two-year term.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the ordinance for re-appointment of two Associate Judges for  
two-year term.  
City Secretary's Office  
Department:  
Attachments:  
16. Consideration of and action on approving the purchase of services from  
SKE Construction for the 2026 Concrete Maintenance Contract via TIPS  
JOC Contract No. 26010402.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve entering into an agreement for the purchase of services from SKE  
Construction for the 2026 Concrete Maintenance Contract via TIPS JOC  
Contract No. 26010402.  
Public Works  
Department:  
Attachments:  
ADJOURN  
As the City Secretary, I certify that a copy of the August 4, 2026 Council meeting agenda was posted in the glass  
case outside City Hall convenient and accessible to the general public at all times and to the City's website at  
Date and time posted _______________  
Date removed ___________  
________________________________  
Angela Smith, TRMC, CMC  
City Secretary  
City Hall is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Hearing assistance devices are  
available. Requests for accommodation services must be made 72 hours prior to any meeting. Please contact the  
City Secretary's office at 281-478-7248 for further information.