06-22-2026 Agenda
NEDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Nederland City Council to be held June 22, 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 view 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.
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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. 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.
4. 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 – June 8, 2026 regular meeting
b. May 2026 Departmental Reports
c. Tax Assessor Collection Report – April
d. Financial Report –April 2026
AGENDA
June 22, 2026
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5. 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 – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.074
Discuss Personnel Appointments:
City Attorney,
City Clerk,
City Manager,
Director of Finance,
Municipal Court Judge, and
Police Chief
6. RECONVENE
Reconvene into regular session and discuss and take action, if any, on items discussed in Executive
Session.
7. APPOINTMENTS
a. Discussion and possible action authorizing the appointment of the City Attorney, City Clerk,
City Manager, Director of Finance, Municipal Court Judge, and Police Chief, in accordance
with the City Charter.
b. Discussion and possible action setting the monthly compensation of the City Attorney and
City Judge.
8. REGULAR AGENDA
NEW BUSINESS
a. City Manager to provide progress reports on Public Works engineering projects.
b. Discussion on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notification regarding the
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation letter sent to water customers.
c. Discussion and updates regarding the water quality concerns.
d. Discussion and update on GovWell operating system, a workorder system.
e. Discussion and possible action approving Resolution 2026-09, which authorizes, approves and
ratifies agreements with Energy Transfer (ET) Nederland Terminal, LLC regarding the City’s
closure, and permanent removal of the Nederland Police Department (NPD) Shooting Range
and restoration of the Range property and ET’s payment for a membership in a club shooting
range for NPD officers’ training and, further, granting approval and authority for all closing
documents related to such agreements to be executed by the City Manager, including the Third
Amendment and Fourth Amendment.
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June 22, 2026
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f. Discussion and possible action to renew the Fire Protection Services Agreement between the
City of Nederland and Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC) for a three (3) year term
effective July 1, 2026.
g. Discussion and possible action for potential revisions to Section 2.06.06, Emergency Closings, of
the Personnel Policy.
h. Discussion and possible action approving a collective bargaining agreement with the Nederland
Police Officers’ Association.
i. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution 2026-10 and an agreement with Rene
Bates Auctioneer to sell or dispose of surplus consisting of various vehicles and equipment from
the Police Department.
j. Discussion and possible action approving Resolution 2026-11 to obtain Athena, K-9, from
Officer Tiffany Villasana’s donation agreement.
k. Discussion and possible action to appoint/reappoint members to the Zoning Board of Appeals,
establish term of office, and stagger terms.
l. Discussion and possible action to appoint/reappoint members to the Planning and Zoning
Commission, establish term of office, and stagger terms.
m. Discussion on the record release process pertaining to a Public Information Act Request (also
known as an Open Records Request).
n. Conduct a public hearing for the following proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance:
Open Public Hearing
i. Amend Table 12.2, Schedule of Residential Height and Area Regulations, by increasing the
minimum lot width requirement for R-2 Duplex zoning.
ii. Amend Section 30, Definitions, to add and define Cargo/Storage/Shipping Containers.
iii. Amend Section 11.2, Regulations Applicable to All Zoning Districts, to add and regulate
Cargo/Storage/Shipping Containers.
Close Public Hearing
9. ADJOURN
Jeffrey P. Darby, Mayor
City of Nederland, Texas
ATTEST:
Joni Underwood, City Clerk
City of Nederland, Texas