About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Orange, TX
- Meeting Date
- March 24, 2026
Video will appear here as soon as Orange City Council posts it — usually within a day of the meeting
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
23 items on the agenda.
PROCLAMATIONS•Item 6.a
Interference with Child Custody Awareness Day
Mayor/Council
PROCLAMATIONS•Item 6.b
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
Mayor/Council
PROCLAMATIONS•Item 6.c
Community Development Block Grant Week
Mayor/Council
PROCLAMATIONS•Item 6.d
Fair Housing Month
Mayor/Council
CONSENT AGENDA•Item 8.a
February 24, 2026 Orange Economic Development Corporation Meeting Minutes
Mayor/Council
CONSENT AGENDA•Item 8.b
March 10, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Mayor/Council
ORDINANCES•Item 9.a
First Reading: Consider an ordinance of the City of Orange, Texas, suspending the rates proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas Company's Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program filing made with the City on or about February 17, 2026; finding that the meeting complies with the Open Meetings Act; making other findings and provisions related to the subject, and declaring an effective date.
Staff: M. Kunst
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.a
Final Reading: Consider a resolution approving an EDC Infrastructure Grant Agreement with Gulf State Industries, LLC, 4514 W. Lutcher Drive, Orange, Texas 77632 in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
Staff: H. Gravett
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.b
Final Reading: Consider a resolution approving an EDC Infrastructure Grant Agreement with Newton Core, LLC (Park Avenue Apartments), Orange, Texas 77630 in an amount not to exceed $40,000.
Staff: H. Gravett
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.c
Final Reading: Consider a resolution approving an EDC Infrastructure Grant Agreement with Cypresswood Flexpark, LP, State Highway 87 and FM 105, Orange, Texas 77630 in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
Staff: H. Gravett
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.d
First Reading: Consider a resolution approving an EDC Infrastructure Grant Agreement with Lava Java, LLC, 2402 16th Street, Orange, Texas 77630 in an amount not to exceed $25,000.
Staff: H. Gravett
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.e
Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the construction timeline of a Chapter 312 Tax Abatement Agreement at 80% over a 10 year period with USG Paper, LLC 1750 IP Way Road, Orange, Texas 77632.
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.f
Consider a resolution authorizing and approving amendment to contract with Traylor & Associates, Inc. regarding grant administration services for the Texas Department of Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Grant DR-4332-0308 and DR-4332-0108.
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.g
Consider a resolution awarding a contract to McGriff, a Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC, for employee insurance consultant services.
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.h
Consider a resolution amending the consultant services agreement with Neumo Group, LLC (f/k/a Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC) for sales tax compliance review services.
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.i
Consider a resolution awarding a contract to Gulf Coast Electric Co., Inc. in the amount of Three Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand and 00/100 ($364,000) Dollars for TDEM HMGP DR-4485-0488 Police Department Generator.
Staff: M. Floyd
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.j
Consider a resolution awarding a contract to Texan Municipal & Industrial, LLC in the amount of Eighty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Four and 00/100 ($87,354) Dollars for TDEM HMGP DR 4485-0514 Old Armory Generator.
Staff: M. Floyd
RESOLUTIONS•Item 10.k
Consider a resolution awarding a contract to McDonald Municipal & Industrial, Inc. in the amount of Six Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Sixty-Eight and 00/100 ($683,068) Dollars for TDEM HMGP DR-4485-0117 Water Treatment Plant Generator.
Staff: M. Floyd
DISCUSSION/ACTION•Item 11.a
Consider a motion awarding the bids for demolition and removal of substandard structures as follows:
4401 Kitty Chapin Avenue Manshack & Sons $ 9,500.00; 1507 4th Street Ceasar Landscape $ 2,800.00; 2919 20th Street Ceasar Landscape $ 2,800.00; 802 Cherry Avenue Lark Group $ 5,400.00; 2241 Cross Lane Lark Group $ 4,600.00; 708 Curtis Avenue Ceasar Landscape $ 3,500.00; 1014 Curtis Avenue Lark Group $ 4,500.00; 5630 Mickler Drive Ceasar Landscape $ 2,000.00; 1303 Neches Street Lark Group $ 2,950.00; 602 Park Avenue Manshack & Sons $ 7,000.00; 2312 Riverside Drive Lark Group $ 4,400.00; 910 Western Avenue Manshack & Sons $ 6,500.00. Staff: K. Knauf
DISCUSSION/ACTION•Item 11.b
Consider a motion approving action taken by the EDC concerning a timeline extension through June 30, 2026, for Regan Holdings, LLC (Red Gator Rentals), 3400 Edgar Brown Drive, Orange, Texas 77630, due to contractor delays.
Staff: H. Gravett
DISCUSSION/ACTION•Item 11.c
Discussion and possible action to select a location for the May 19, 2026 BUDGET WORKSHOP to discuss City Council priorities for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (FY 2027).
Staff: M. Kunst
REPORTS•Item 12.a
City Manager Report
REPORTS•Item 12.b