Tomball meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Tomball council agenda lists police chief appointment, $1.5M-plus in purchases; zoning and incentive items also queued

Tomball City Council's Oct. 19 workshop/regular meeting agenda lists the appointment of Shon Davis as Chief of Police, public hearings on two Old Town zoning requests, and four purchase and contract items that together total more than $1.5 million. No minutes have been published for any meeting in the past two weeks, so none of the items below is confirmed as acted on. What follows is what was scheduled, not what was decided.

Police chief appointment

The Oct. 19 agenda lists the appointment of Shon Davis to Chief of Police. The posting does not include a start date, salary figure, or vote count.

Zoning: two Old Town requests

Two requests to change zoning from Single-Family Residential to the Old Town district appeared first before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 12, which scheduled public hearings on both, and again on the Oct. 19 council agenda.

• **Zoning Case Z26-08:** Request by Wendy Kaiser for 0.29 acres at 304 Baker Drive for residential or office use.
• **Zoning Case Z26-010:** Request by Luke and Michelle Tamez for 0.16 acres at 208 McPhail Street for a real estate office.

Both properties are described in the postings as intended for residential, office, or real estate office use. Neither posting states a recommendation or outcome.

Generators, pipeline contract, erosion repairs

The Oct. 19 agenda lists four spending items:

• Natural gas generators for the Pine Street and FM 2920 Water Plants, listed at $350,000 and $420,000.
• A contract with Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline, LLC for City Gas Gate 4, not to exceed $563,466.
• Erosion repairs at North Star Estates near Bearing Star Lane, not to exceed $240,000.

The posting does not state funding sources. The figures are as listed on the agenda; the two "not to exceed" amounts are authorization ceilings, not payments.

Economic development: solar company incentives

The Tomball Economic Development Corporation's Oct. 13 regular meeting agenda listed a proposed $161,200 in incentives for the headquarters expansion of IC Star Solar (USA), LLC at 19200 Hamish Rd. The same agenda listed a request for proposals for selective demolition and restoration at Tomball Legacy Square, approval of the FY 2026-2027 Strategic Work Plan – Annual Action Plan, discussion of funding for city projects over the next five years, and the appointment process for the Tomball Legacy Square Advisory Committee and First Baptist Church Redevelopment Committee.

Quorum notices, no action scheduled

Two notices in the past two weeks announced that council members may attend events without formal action or deliberation by the City of Tomball: the Oct. 13 TEDC regular meeting, and an Oct. 22 meet and greet with Assistant City Manager candidates at 208 North Elm Street. The notices state that no action would be taken.

Coming up

• **Oct. 27:** City Council members may attend the H-GAC Bringing Back Main Street Roundtable at the Tomball Community Center, 221 Market St. The notice states there will be no formal action or deliberation by the City Council.

Residents who want details on the Oct. 12, Oct. 13, Oct. 19, or Oct. 22 items should check the city's and TEDC's published agendas and minutes; as of today, minutes for those meetings have not been posted in the records reviewed here.

Tomball agendas: no outcomes posted yet; police chief pick and $851,769.54 camera contract on deck

Tomball's City Council, its Planning and Zoning Commission and the Tomball Economic Development Corporation were each scheduled to take up substantial items over the past two weeks — a five-year police camera contract, two Old Town rezoning requests and a $161,200 business incentive package. None of those outcomes has been published. The records available for the Oct. 5, Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 meetings are agendas only, with minutes not yet released, so what was actually approved, rejected or tabled is not established.

No recorded decisions from the past two weeks

Every item below is drawn from an agenda listing what a body "will consider" or "will hold a public hearing" on. Readers should treat them as pending, not settled, until minutes are posted.

Largest pending item: police camera renewal

The Oct. 5 Workshop/Regular Council agenda listed a Police Department camera renewal contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for $851,769.54 over five years. That is the largest dollar figure in the recent agendas reviewed.

Rezonings move from commission to council

The Oct. 5 Council agenda listed two rezoning ordinances: 0.86 acres at 15226 FM 2920 from Agricultural to Commercial, and 5.21 acres at S. Cherry St and Medical Complex Dr for an assisted living facility.

The Planning and Zoning Commission then scheduled public hearings on two separate requests to change zoning from Single-Family Residential to the Old Town district: Zoning Case Z26-08, a request by Wendy Kaiser for 0.29 acres at 304 Baker Drive for residential or office use, and Zoning Case Z26-010, a request by Luke and Michelle Tamez for 0.16 acres at 208 McPhail Street for a real estate office. Both properties appear again on the Oct. 19 Council agenda.

Other items on the Oct. 5 agenda

A public hearing on the creation of the Graylou Grove Public Improvement District No. 15, and a Façade Improvement Grant for Sno Angels Sno Balls at 525 W. Main Street of up to $40,000.

Economic development: $161,200 incentive proposed

The Tomball Economic Development Corporation's Oct. 13 regular meeting agenda included a proposed $161,200 in incentives for an IC Star Solar (USA), LLC headquarters expansion at 19200 Hamish Rd. Also listed: a Request for Proposals for selective demolition and restoration at Tomball Legacy Square, approval of the FY 2026-2027 Strategic Work Plan – Annual Action Plan, discussion of funding for city projects over the next five years, and the appointment process for the Tomball Legacy Square Advisory Committee and First Baptist Church Redevelopment Committee.

A separate notice for the same date stated that a quorum of City Council members may attend the TEDC meeting, and that no formal action or deliberation would be taken by the City of Tomball.

Coming up

Oct. 19 — City Council Workshop/Regular. The agenda lists the appointment of Shon Davis as Chief of Police; the 304 Baker Drive and 208 McPhail Street Old Town zoning requests; purchase of natural gas generators for the Pine Street and FM 2920 Water Plants ($350,000 and $420,000); a contract with Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline, LLC for City Gas Gate 4 not to exceed $563,466; erosion repairs at North Star Estates near Bearing Star Lane not to exceed $240,000; and discussion of 2027 legislative priorities.

Oct. 22 — Possible Quorum. Council members may attend a meet and greet with Assistant City Manager candidates at Graze, 208 North Elm Street. The notice states there will be no formal action or deliberation by the City Council.