Votes at a glance: April 27 Katy City Council — contracts, budget amendment, appointment

At the April 27 council meeting the City of Katy approved a series of routine but substantive items under consent and resolutions:

- Awarded a contract to JCT Landscape Maintenance and Irrigation Corp. for 3B Learning Center amenity improvements (bid $315,722.24; total project cost $340,472.24). Funding: general fund reserves.

- Approved a master services agreement with Univerus Inc. for a new ERP system, including one‑time implementation and first‑year costs totaling $833,712.50.

- Authorized an engagement addendum with Plante & Moran PLLC for ERP implementation advisory services.

- Awarded contracts to Vortex Services LLC for sanitary sewer rehabilitation ($414,856 bid; total project cost $525,539) and for Heritage Drive storm sewer relining (phase 1 & 2) (bid $447,280; total project cost $539,464). Projects include contingency and engineering costs as noted by staff.

- Approved a bond‑counsel agreement with Allen Boone Humphreys Robinson LLP (ABHR) for the Texas Water Development loan related to wastewater treatment expansion (bond counsel fees up to $286,000; source: bond proceeds).

- Adopted Amendment No. 6 to the FY25/26 budget to account for general fund reserve usage tied to earlier approvals.

- Appointed LeeAnne Carindong as finance director effective May 4, 2026.

Most items were approved on voice vote or by motion and second; several councilmembers participated in brief clarifying comments but none of these consent/resolution items provoked sustained debate compared with zoning items.