300 West Walker

City of League City, TX

League City TX 77573

Meeting Minutes

City Council

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

5:00 PM

Council Chambers

200 West Walker Street

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.

Mayor:

Nick Long

City Council Members:

Andy Mann

Tommy Cones

Tom Crews

Courtney Chadwell

Scott Higginbotham

Chad Tressler

Sean Saunders

City Manager:

John Baumgartner

Rick Davis

Assistant City Manager:

Assistant City Manger-CFO:

Interim City Attorney:

Angie Steelman

Michelle Villarreal

Diana M. Stapp

Cliff Woitena

Ron Bavarian

Christopher Sims

Kimberly Corell

James Brumm

Chien Wei

City Secretary:

Chief of Police:

Executive Director of Capital Projects

Executive Director of Development Services:

Director of Finance:

Director of Human Resources/Civil Service:

Director of Parks & Cultural Services:

Director of Public Works:

Jody Hooks

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS

Mayor Pro Tem Saunders called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. and called the roll. All

members of Council were present except Mayor Nick Long and Andy Mann.

2 -

Mayor Nick Long and Mr. Andy Mann

Absent

6 -

Mr. Tommy Cones, Mr. Tom Crews, Mr. Courtney Chadwell, Mr. Scott

Higginbotham, Mr. Chad Tressler and Mr. Sean Saunders

Present

PUBLIC COMMENTS

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MEMORIAL GARDEN

WITHIN THE PAT HALLISEY PARK PROJECT

Parks and Recreation Director Chien Wei introduced Blake Coleman, Principal with TBG

Partners, who gave a presentation on the proposed Pat Hallisey Park-Memorial.

The Site and its History:

•

Texas Killing Fields is an area along I-45, where 34 victims have been discovered,

primarily young women.

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Many of these cases remain unsolved

Four victims were found in League City, Texas between 1984 and 1991: Heidi

Villareal-Fye, 23; Laura Miller, 16; Audrey Lee Cook, 30; and Donna Gonsoulin

Prudhomme, 34.

The League City Council vision for the memorial is not limited to just a memorial. It seeks

a meaningful destination that draws people in and allows for a community gathering to

celebrate life.

The purpose is to create a memorial that will serve as a space of remembrance, healing

and community awareness, and honor 4 League City victims.

Conceptual designs of Option 1 and Option 2 (slides)

Option 1 - Opinion of Probable Construction Cost (including contingency/general conditions

- $247,250

(Memorial Panel, seating at lawn and seat wall)

Option 2 - Opinion of Probable Construction Cost (including contingency/general conditions

- $247,825

(Memorial Wall, bench seating)