Bellaire meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Bellaire agendas: Evergreen Park plan, CityRise lot-coverage hearing and fee studies — but no votes yet on record

Bellaire's City Council and five city boards were scheduled to meet between Oct. 12 and Oct. 22, but as of Oct. 26 no minutes have been published for any of those sessions. The available records are agendas only. This roundup therefore lists what was noticed for discussion or possible action; it does not report votes, decisions or dollar amounts, because none appear in the published record.

CityRise Church expansion request set for public hearing

The City Council agenda for Oct. 19 listed a public hearing on a Specific Use Permit application for CityRise Church at 4601 Bellaire Boulevard. According to the agenda, the request seeks to exceed maximum lot coverage requirements for outdoor expansion plans. The same agenda listed a proclamation of October 2026 as Chiropractic Health Month. No outcome of the hearing appears in the published record.

Evergreen Park plan and two fee studies on the Oct. 12 agenda

The Council's Oct. 12 special session listed two workshops: a presentation of the Evergreen Park Conceptual Plan by the We Are Evergreen Committee, and discussion of two studies — a Cost Allocation Plan study and a Cost of Service (User Fee) study. The agenda described these as presentations and discussion; no figures or recommendations were published with it.

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: park tour and strategic plan

The Oct. 21 agenda listed a tour of Mulberry Park at 700 Mulberry Ln. before the regular session, followed by the election of a Secretary, a Summer Activity Report by Ryan Smith, a Strategic Plan Presentation by Ryan Smith, and an update on virtual attendance for meetings.

Culture and Arts Board: festival, logo and calendar projects

The Oct. 14 agenda listed discussion and possible action on the Arts & Crafts Festival, a logo project and a calendar project. It also listed volunteer opportunities for Party at the Pavilion (10/23) and Diwali (10/24), and a proposed change of the November meeting date to November 10, 2026.

Evergreen Park Committee: workshop debrief and November approval

The Oct. 20 regular meeting agenda listed a Council Workshop debrief, next steps for November approval, HGAC and PATRONS next steps, a donor packet build team, and Magpies Spirit Day.

L.I.F.E. Advisory Board: November numbers and holiday schedule

The Oct. 22 agenda listed reports from the Council Liaison and Parks, Recreation and Facilities staff, discussion of November numbers, and setting a date for the holiday board meeting.

Coming up

Flood Hazard Mitigation Task Force — Oct. 27. The agenda lists Capital Projects Updates, Floodplain Management Updates, Public Safety Operations and Community Engagement.

Readers should check the city's published agenda packet and, once available, the minutes for each of these meetings for the official record of any action taken. Where this article describes an item as discussed or scheduled, the source document is an agenda; where it describes possible action, that language comes from the agenda itself.

Bellaire agendas: proposed tax rate hearing, $260,000 water meter contract, Evergreen Park plan — but no minutes posted yet

Bellaire's five most recent public meetings — including a City Council hearing on a proposed tax rate increase and a water meter parts contract — are documented so far only by their agendas. No minutes have been published for any meeting held between Oct. 5 and Oct. 14, so no votes, approvals or outcomes can be confirmed from the public record. Agendas list what a body may consider; they do not record what it did. The items below are what each body was scheduled to take up.

City Council: proposed tax rate and water meter parts

At its Oct. 5 meeting, the City Council was scheduled to hold a public hearing on a proposal to increase the total tax levy for Tax Year 2026 by 2.86%, with a proposed rate of $0.4174 per $100 valuation. The agenda also listed an ordinance for water meter components and repair parts from Core & Main LP, not to exceed $260,000.00 annually. Proclamations for Fire Prevention Week (October 4-10, 2026) and Friends of the Bellaire Library Week (October 5-12, 2026) were also listed.

Whether the hearing was held and whether the ordinance was adopted are not established by the published record.

Evergreen Park plan and fee studies go to workshop

A special City Council session on Oct. 12 listed two workshops: a presentation of the Evergreen Park Conceptual Plan by the We Are Evergreen Committee, and discussion of the Cost Allocation Plan study and the Cost of Service (User Fee) study. The agenda lists these as presentations and discussion and does not list action on them.

Development items at Planning & Zoning

The Planning & Zoning Commission's Oct. 8 agenda included a public hearing on a request by John's Xpress Lube to expand an automobile shop at 4570 Bissonnet Street. It also listed a Specific Use Permit application by Kimco Realty for a drive-through window at 5117 Cedar Street, and a recommendation letter to Council on that application.

Board business

The Environmental Sustainability Board (Oct. 7) listed discussion of motions for city-sponsored informational recycling signage and for sustainability videos on city social media, along with board priorities and member allocations.

The Culture and Arts Board (Oct. 14) listed discussion and possible action on the Arts & Crafts Festival, a logo project and a calendar project; volunteer opportunities for Party at the Pavilion (10/23) and Diwali (10/24); and a proposed November meeting date change to November 10, 2026.

Coming up

• **Oct. 19 — City Council:** public hearing on a Specific Use Permit application for CityRise Church at 4601 Bellaire Boulevard to exceed maximum lot coverage for outdoor expansion plans; proclamation of October 2026 as Chiropractic Health Month.
• **Oct. 20 — Evergreen Park Committee:** regular meeting with a Council Workshop debrief, next steps for November approval, HGAC and PATRONS next steps, donor packet build team, and Magpies Spirit Day.
• **Oct. 21 — Parks & Recreation Advisory Board:** tour of Mulberry Park (700 Mulberry Ln.) followed by a regular session with election of Secretary, a Summer Activity Report and Strategic Plan Presentation by Ryan Smith, and an update on virtual attendance for meetings.
• **Oct. 22 — L.I.F.E. Advisory Board:** discussion of November numbers and setting a date for the holiday board meeting.

All four upcoming sessions are listed as agendas only; outcomes will not be known until minutes or records are published.

Bellaire Roundup: Tax Rate Hearing, $260,000 Water Meter Contract and Evergreen Park Plan All Still Pending

Bellaire's City Council was scheduled to hold a public hearing on a proposed property tax rate of $0.4174 per $100 of valuation, described in the meeting agenda as a 2.86% increase in the total tax levy for Tax Year 2026. The same agenda listed an ordinance for water meter components and repair parts from Core & Main LP, not to exceed $260,000.00 annually.

No minutes have been published for any of the four meetings covered here. Every item below comes from an agenda, so nothing in this roundup is a confirmed decision, vote or outcome.

Property tax rate hearing

The October 5 City Council agenda called for a public hearing on the proposed rate of $0.4174 per $100 of valuation. The agenda describes the proposal as a 2.86% increase in the total tax levy for Tax Year 2026. A public hearing is a scheduled opportunity for public comment; the agenda does not state what action, if any, the Council planned to take afterward.

Water meter parts contract

Also on the October 5 agenda was an ordinance covering water meter components and repair parts from Core & Main LP. The figure listed is a ceiling — not to exceed $260,000.00 annually — rather than a stated payment or an awarded total.

The same meeting included two proclamations: Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, 2026, and Friends of the Bellaire Library Week, October 5-12, 2026.

Planning & Zoning: auto shop and drive-through

The Planning & Zoning Commission met October 8 with a public hearing on a request by John's Xpress Lube to expand an automobile shop at 4570 Bissonnet Street. The Commission also was set to consider two items tied to a Specific Use Permit application by Kimco Realty for a drive-through window at 5117 Cedar Street, including a recommendation letter to Council on that application. A recommendation letter is advice to the Council, not a final approval.

Evergreen Park and fee studies

The Council scheduled a special session on October 12 with two workshops. The first was a presentation of the Evergreen Park Conceptual Plan by the We Are Evergreen Committee. The second covered the Cost Allocation Plan study and the Cost of Service (User Fee) study. Workshops are discussion settings; the agenda does not indicate any vote was planned.

Environmental Sustainability Board

The Environmental Sustainability Board met October 7 to discuss board priorities and member allocations. Its agenda also listed discussion of motions for city-sponsored informational recycling signage and for sustainability videos on city social media. Because no minutes are available, whether those motions were made, amended or acted on is not established here.

Coming up

Culture and Arts Board — October 14. The board is scheduled to discuss and possibly act on the Arts & Crafts Festival, a logo project and a calendar project. The agenda also lists volunteer opportunities for Party at the Pavilion on October 23 and Diwali on October 24, and a proposed change of the November meeting date to November 10, 2026.

That is the only upcoming meeting included in the records reviewed for this roundup. Residents who want details on any item above should read the official agendas and any minutes once published, which remain the authoritative record.