City Council

Council Chambers 200 West Walker Street

Agenda — 18 items

1. 1 The City Council of the City of League City, Texas, met in a work session in Council Chambers at 200 West Walker Street on the above date at 5:00 p.m.
2. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
3. 2 Mayor: Nick Long City Council Members: Andy Mann Tommy Cones Tom Crews Courtney Chadwell Justin Hicks Chad Tressler Sean Saunders City Manager: John Baumgartner Assistant City Manager: Rick Davis Assistant City Manger-CFO: Angie Steelman Interim City Attorney: Michelle Villarreal City Secretary: Diana M. Stapp Chief of Police: Cliff Woitena Executive Director of Capital Projects Ron Bavarian Executive Director of Development Services: Christopher Sims Director of Finance: Kimberly Corell Director of Human Resources/Civil Service: James Brumm Director of Parks & Cultural Services: Chien Wei Director of Public Works: Jody Hooks
4. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
5. 3. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING DELIVERABLES OF THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RIVER CADDIS
6. 4 Mayor Long called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and called the roll. All members of Council were present. Mr. Mann arrived at 5:04 p.m.
7. 4. ADJOURNMENT
8. 6 _______________________ NICK LONG MAYOR
9. 6 SPEAKERS: Chuck DiFalco
10. 7 CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE
11. 8 This is to certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board of City Hall of the City of League City, Texas, on or before the 8th day of November, 2024 prior to 12:30 p.m. as well as the City's public internet webpage, www.leaguecitytx.gov and was posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code.
12. 8 John McGraw with River Caddis gave a presentation. League City Entertainment District Deliverables • Final Site Plan • Renderings • Programming • Letters of Support/Intent • Total Cost of Elements • Timeline of One or More Elements Brickyard Junction – In 1858 Henry Holmes and A. H. Waterman formed a Brickyard – the first business in the community that became League City – Texas Almanac Full Buildout Program Summary • Full Buildout Total – 2,204,900 SF • Event Center/Arena – 230,400 SF • Convention – 100,000 SF • Hotel – 259,600 SF • Retail/F&B – 197,200 SF • Resi Garden Walkups – 90,000 SF • Multifamily – 627,300 SF • Creative Office – 71,000 SF • Structured Parking – 629,400 SF
13. 9 The City Council of the City of League City, Texas reserves the right to meet in closed session on any of the items listed above should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code: 551.071 Consultations with Attorney, 551.072 Deliberations about Real Property, 551.073 Deliberations about Gifts and Donations, 551.074 Personnel Matters, 551.076 Deliberations about Security Devices, and 551.087 Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.
14. 9 Project • 199+ events • Rodeo & Bull Riding • G-League Basketball • Monster Trucks • ECHL Professional Hockey • Globetrotters • Esports • Comedy Shows • Conventions • Disney on Ice • Music Concerts • Tradeshows • boxing 333,400 Annual Attendance Impacts • $4.4 billion net new spending (Gross) • $578.8 million net new earning to League City residents • $5.7 billion net new total spending • 232 new on-going FTE held jobs Texas Financing Tools • Municipal Management Districts (MMD) • 380 Agreements • TIRZ/TIF Districts • Project Financing Zone (PFZ) • HB 4347 • HB2445 Cost & Timeline (Slide) Support & Intent • Confield Consulting – Arena Anchor – Team Owner • Huntington Bank – Public Sector Finance • OVG 360 – Arena Facility Operator, Promotor, Food & Beverage Supplier • ECHL – Arena Anchor – League Support • Lincoln Property Company – Co-Developer – Residential and Commercial • River Caddis – Co-Developer – Residential and Commercial • Mainsail Lodging & Development – Hotel Owner/Operator Next Steps Per Predevelopment Services Agreement: • 60 days for City to elect to proceed with proposal (Section 1-03(c)). • 180 days to develop definitive agreement(s) (Section 1-03(c)), which include Development Agreement, Financing Agreement, Operating Agreement Next Steps: • At Council’s direction, City Staff will collaborate with River Caddis on financial path, • Proceed on the development of definitive agreement(s). Mayor Long discussed next steps, including meeting in executive session on December 17 regarding the project.
15. 10 ________________________ DIANA M. STAPP CITY SECRETARY (SEAL) MINUTES APPROVED: December 17, 2024
16. 11 _________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special accommodations or interpretive services must be made at least 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office at 281-554-1030 or by FAX 281-554-1020. _________________________________________________________________________
17. 11 At 5:47 p.m. Mayor Long said, there being no further business this meeting is adjourned.
18. 12 Any invocation that may be offered during the ceremonial portion of the City Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council and do not necessarily represent the religious beliefs or views of the Council in part or as a whole. No member of the community is required to attend or participate in the invocation and such decision will have no impact on their right to actively participate in the business of the Council.