04-20-2026 AgendaNEDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Nederland City Council to be held Monday,
April 20, 2026, 5:30 p.m., at the Nederland City Hall, 207 North 12th Street, Nederland, Texas,
for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. The City Council reserves the right
to retire into Executive Session concerning any of the agenda items whenever it is considered
necessary and legally justified pursuant to Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
Members of the public can participate remotely via Zoom Teleconferencing. Citizens may join
the Zoom Meeting by clicking on the Virtual Council Meeting https link on the City of
Nederland’s website or calling the Zoom Call in Number and entering the Meeting ID# on the
City of Nederland’s website.
The City of Nederland's Council meeting will be live on the city's Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/CityofNederlandTX) and the city's YouTube Channel
(https://www.youtube.com/@CityofNederlandTX).
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. Citizens may provide comments regarding the
items listed on the Consent or Regular Agenda. Citizens will address the City Council from the
podium after providing their name and address. Comments shall not exceed three minutes.
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PRESENTATION
Presentation by Entergy regarding street lights update.
4. CITIZEN COMMENTS
At this time, members of the audience may comment on any city-related subject not on the
agenda. Anyone wishing to speak shall sign in before the meeting with their name and
address. Comments are limited to three minutes unless otherwise allowed by City Council.
The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from discussing items not listed on the
agenda. A member of the audience that desires to speak during City Council’s
consideration of any specific agenda items is requested to notify City staff prior to the start
of the meeting.
5. CONSENT AGENDA – All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the
City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of
these items unless a councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed
from the Consent agenda and considered separately.
a. Minutes – April 6, 2026 regular meeting
b. March 2026 Departmental Reports
c. Tax Assessor Collection Report – March 2026
6. REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
AGENDA
April 20, 2026
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a. City Manager to provide updates on Public Works engineering projects.
NEW BUSINESS
b. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 2026-05, setting the calendar
for regular City Council meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month at
5:30PM.
c. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 2026-06, suspending the rates
proposed by Texas Gas Service Company’s Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program
Filing.
d. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 2026-07, authorizing
participation with other Entergy Service Area Cities in matters concerning Entergy
Texas, Inc. at the Public Utility Commission of Texas in 2026.
e. Employee Group Benefits:
i. Recess the meeting of the City of Nederland City Council to convene a meeting
of the City of Nederland Employee Benefits Trust to award bids for employee
group benefits.
ii. Reconvene the meeting of the Nederland City Council.
iii. Consider action authorizing the transfer of funds from the City of Nederland to
the City of Nederland Employee Benefits Trust to pay for employee-related
benefits.
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION (No Public Discussion on These Items)
The City Council will announce that it will go into Executive Session, pursuant to
Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to discuss matters as specifically listed on
the agenda, or as authorized by law.
Personnel Matters – Tex. Gov’t Code, Section 551.074(a)(1)(2)
(to deliberate the duties of a public officer and/or to hear a complaint or charge against
an officer of a governmental body (Mayor). Sponsor: Councilman Bret Duplant)
Consultation with Attorney – Tex. Gov’t Code, Section 551.071
(legal issues in connection with or ancillary to Personnel Matters as stated above)
8. RECONVENE
Reconvene into regular session and discuss and take action, if any, on items discussed in
Executive Session.
9. COUNCILMEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
10. ADJOURN
Jeffrey P. Darby, Mayor
City of Nederland, Texas
AGENDA
April 20, 2026
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ATTEST:
Joni Underwood, City Clerk
City of Nederland, Texas
“PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.07, PENAL CODE (TRESPASS BY LICENSE
HOLDER WITH AN OPENLY CARRIED HANDGUN), A PERSON LICENSED UNDER
SUBCHAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT CODE (HANDGUN LICENSING
LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A HANDGUN THAT IS CARRIED
OPENLY”
"CONFORME A LA SECCIÓN 30.07, DEL CÓDIGO PENAL (ENTRADA SIN
AUTORIZACIÓN POR TITULAR DE LICENCIA CON UNA PISTOLA VISIBLE), UNA
PERSONA CON LICENCIA BAJO EL SUBCAPÍTULO H, CAPÍTULO 411 DEL
CÓDIGO DE GOBIERNO (LEY DE LICENCIAS DE PISTOLAS), NO PUEDE ENTRAR
EN ESTA PROPIEDAD CON UNA PISTOLA VISIBLE”