PUBLIC HEARING 4:00 P.M.: Receive and hear all persons desiring to be heard on SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATION RESOLUTION NO. SL4B-R-25-03: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATION APPROVING A REQUEST BY THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND TO FUND STREETLIGHT BANNERS TO BE LOCATED ON VARIOUS STREETLIGHTS ALONG: (1) MAIN STREET, BETWEEN 1st STREET AND 7TH STREET; AND (2) LAKEVIEW DRIVE, BETWEEN WOOD ST. AND 715 LAKEVIEW DR., UNDER THE COUNCIL POLICY FOR A FOSTERING UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS REIMBURSEMENT GRANT PROGRAM USING SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATIONFUNDS.

Consideration of and action on SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATION RESOLUTION NO. SL4B-R-25-03: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATION APPROVING A REQUEST BY THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND TO FUND STREETLIGHT BANNERS TO BE LOCATED ON VARIOUS STREETLIGHTS ALONG: (1) MAIN STREET, BETWEEN 1st STREET AND 7TH STREET; AND (2) LAKEVIEW DRIVE, BETWEEN WOOD ST. AND 715 LAKEVIEW DR., UNDER THE COUNCIL POLICY FOR A FOSTERING UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS REIMBURSEMENT GRANT PROGRAM USING SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATIONFUNDS.

The Sugar Land 4B Corporation's (SL4B) Fostering Unique Neighborhoods (F.U.N.) Grant program is an opportunity for community-based organizations to enhance the community through public improvement projects in which SL4B participation will increase the quality or scope and/or decrease the time of development. The program was established by City Council Resolution No. 23-28. This policy establishes the use of SL4B funds and a budget for the program, subject to available funds. The policy also establishes guidelines that $75,000.00 is the maximum dollar amount awarded per project and that the SL4B funding participation is limited to no more than 50% of the total project budget. Furthermore, projects must comply with the policy and State statute, not conflict with any other City policies or plans, must be located within the City's corporate limits, must be located on, adjacent to or visible from a minor collector street, major collector street, arterial street, state highway or freeway, and can be located on public property or private property if the SL4B determines that private ownership does not diminish or change the public benefit of the project.

On May 15, 2024, the Board approved Resolution No. SL4B-R-24-15 which allocated $6,054.00 of the $200,000.00 FY24 joint capital improvement program budget for the Friends of Old Sugar Land's streetlight banner project.

 
The previously approved funding resolution stipulates that the Association must complete the following by December 31, 2024:

(1) The Association obtaining a “no objection” letter, consent to encroachment, or other written permission from CenterPoint Electric authorizing the Improvements to be located on the CenterPoint owned streetlights;

(2)  The Association entering into an agreement with the City regarding the Improvements, in a form acceptable to the City

Following Hurricane Beryl, homeowners associations found it difficult to obtain timely responses and written consent from the utility companies to meet the requirements of the previously approved funding resolutions for their FY24 SL4B FUN Grant projects. Due to these delays, the prior funding resolution for some projects expired on December 31, 2024. Therefore, this new funding resolution is needed. Approval of this Resolution is subject to the requirements specified in the above requirements being met by the Association by September 30, 2025.

Staff recommends approval of Resolution No. SL4B-R-25-03, approving a request by the Friends of Sugar Land, a recognized community group created for The Hill community, to fund streetlight banners to be located on various streetlights along: (1) Main Street, between 1st St. and 7th St.; and (2) Lakeview Drive, between Wood St. and 715 Lakeview Dr., under the Council Policy for a Fostering Unique Neighborhoods Reimbursement Grant Program using Sugar Land 4B Corporation funds.