The Bellaire City Council took the following formal actions during its Oct. 6 regular meeting. Where the meeting record specified votes or movers, those are listed; where the record did not name movers or seconds, the fields are listed as not specified.

1) Ordinance adopting the 2025 tax rate
- Kind: ordinance (tax rate adoption)
- Identifiers: tax year 2025 rate 0.4174 per $100 valuation
- Motion/mover/second: moved by Councilmember Taylor; seconded by Councilmember Gordon (as recorded)
- Vote record / tally: unanimous (6–0 in chamber; one member absent earlier)
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: public hearing conducted; no public speakers signed up. Staff (CFO Terrence Beaman) presented rate components and homeowner impact estimates.

2) Resolution accepting donation for Joe Gaither Park (Blakely memorial)
- Kind: resolution (donation acceptance)
- Identifiers: donation amount amended to $35,250 in council packet; staff reported more than $35,000 in community funds raised
- Motion/mover/second: moved (mover not specified in record for the final vote) — council recorded unanimous approval
- Vote record / tally: unanimous
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Patrons for Bellaire Parks presented check; equipment scheduled to ship in November.

3) Resolution accepting AED donation from Bellaire Police and Fire Foundation
- Kind: resolution (donation acceptance)
- Identifiers: $69,530.40 (grant) to purchase 29 LifePak CR2 AEDs; project yields about 46 total AEDs after trade-ins
- Motion/mover/second: part of consent agenda; vote via hand vote recorded as unanimous (items B, D, and E passed together)
- Vote record / tally: unanimous
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Foundation representatives Dan Collins and Tricia Pollard presented the grant; foundation highlighted additional grants and a drone program funded this year.

4) Ordinance authorizing purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
- Kind: ordinance (equipment purchase)
- Identifiers: not to exceed $149,004.92 (as listed in agenda packet)
- Motion/mover/second: part of consent; vote recorded as unanimous
- Vote record / tally: unanimous
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Item D on consent agenda; procurement to proceed as authorized.

5) Ordinance authorizing purchase of three patrol vehicles
- Kind: ordinance (vehicle procurement)
- Identifiers: not to exceed $282,042.49
- Motion/mover/second: part of consent; vote recorded as unanimous
- Vote record / tally: unanimous
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Item E on consent agenda; submitted by Chief Lopez.

6) Ordinance temporarily suspending application of chapter 3 (alcohol in parks) for specified events
- Kind: ordinance (temporary suspension/waiver)
- Identifiers: suspends application of chapter 3 for permitted events during specified dates in 2025–2026 (exact dates in ordinance text)
- Motion/mover/second: moved by Councilmember Lewis; seconded by Councilmember Witt (as recorded)
- Vote record / tally: unanimous
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Council clarified the waiver permits later shutdown/cleanup time at pavilion events, not an extension of regular noise allowances.

7) Ordinance amending Chapter 23 (itinerant peddlers, vendors and solicitors)
- Kind: ordinance (code amendment)
- Identifiers: increases required bond from $500 to $1,000 per applicant
- Motion/mover/second: recorded motion and second (not all mover/second names specified in transcript); vote unanimous
- Vote record / tally: unanimous
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Council and police discussed enforcement and exemptions for nonprofit solicitations.

8) Ordinance authorizing the city manager to sign a letter of intent to purchase a new fire engine (Metro/Spartan)
- Kind: ordinance (capital acquisition authorization/LOI)
- Identifiers: amount not to exceed $1,600,000; estimated build time 18–24 months
- Motion/mover/second: moved by Councilmember Georgio; seconded by the mayor pro tem (as recorded)
- Vote record / tally: unanimous
- Outcome: approved
- Notes: Staff will return with financing options and final contract terms including delivery schedule and warranty language.

Procedural notes: Items B, D and E (consent items) were approved by single hand vote; items A and C and F were removed from initial consent for separate consideration and later adopted. Where the meeting record did not specify individual vote tallies for each item beyond "unanimous," the transcript reports unanimous adoption for each listed item.