300 West Walker  
City of League City, TX  
League City TX 77573  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, November 12, 2024  
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  
Justin Hicks  
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  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS  
Mayor Long called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and called the roll. All members of  
Council were present. Mr. Mann arrived at 5:04 p.m.  
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Mayor Nick Long, Mr. Andy Mann, Mr. Tommy Cones, Mr. Tom Crews, Mr.  
Courtney Chadwell, Mr. Justin Hicks, Mr. Chad Tressler and Mr. Sean Saunders  
Present  
2.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
SPEAKERS:  
Chuck DiFalco  
3.  
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING DELIVERABLES OF THE  
PRE-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RIVER CADDIS  
John McGraw with River Caddis gave a presentation.  
League City Entertainment District  
Deliverables  
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Final Site Plan  
Renderings  
Programming  
Letters of Support/Intent  
Total Cost of Elements  
Timeline of One or More Elements  
Brickyard Junction – In 1858 Henry Holmes and A. H. Waterman formed a Brickyard –  
the first business in the community that became League City – Texas Almanac  
Full Buildout  
Program Summary  
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Full Buildout Total – 2,204,900 SF  
Event Center/Arena – 230,400 SF  
Convention – 100,000 SF  
Hotel – 259,600 SF  
Retail/F&B – 197,200 SF  
Resi Garden Walkups – 90,000 SF  
Multifamily – 627,300 SF  
Creative Office – 71,000 SF  
Structured Parking – 629,400 SF  
Project  
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199+ events  
Rodeo & Bull Riding  
G-League Basketball  
Monster Trucks  
ECHL Professional Hockey  
Globetrotters  
Esports  
Comedy Shows  
Conventions  
Disney on Ice  
Music Concerts  
Tradeshows  
boxing  
333,400 Annual Attendance  
Impacts  
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$4.4 billion net new spending (Gross)  
$578.8 million net new earning to League City residents  
$5.7 billion net new total spending  
232 new on-going FTE held jobs  
Texas Financing Tools  
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Municipal Management Districts (MMD)  
380 Agreements  
TIRZ/TIF Districts  
Project Financing Zone (PFZ)  
HB 4347  
HB2445  
Cost & Timeline (Slide)  
Support & Intent  
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Confield Consulting – Arena Anchor – Team Owner  
Huntington Bank – Public Sector Finance  
OVG 360 – Arena Facility Operator, Promotor, Food & Beverage Supplier  
ECHL – Arena Anchor – League Support  
Lincoln Property Company – Co-Developer – Residential and Commercial  
River Caddis – Co-Developer – Residential and Commercial  
Mainsail Lodging & Development – Hotel Owner/Operator  
Next Steps  
Per Predevelopment Services Agreement:  
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60 days for City to elect to proceed with proposal (Section 1-03(c)).  
180 days to develop definitive agreement(s) (Section 1-03(c)), which include  
Development Agreement, Financing Agreement, Operating Agreement  
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At Council’s direction, City Staff will collaborate with River Caddis on financial path,  
Proceed on the development of definitive agreement(s).  
Mayor Long discussed next steps, including meeting in executive session on December 17  
regarding the project.  
4.  
ADJOURNMENT  
At 5:47 p.m. Mayor Long said, there being no further business this meeting is adjourned.  
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NICK LONG  
MAYOR  
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DIANA M. STAPP  
CITY SECRETARY  
(SEAL)  
MINUTES APPROVED: December 17, 2024