The Lake Jackson City Council voted Nov. 3 to authorize the city manager to submit a $300,000 grant application to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for a comprehensive master plan.

Staff told the council the grant requires no local match and that a master-plan refresh would allow the city to examine internal infrastructure priorities and low-to-moderate-income (LMI) areas. “It has to focus on the low to moderate income and, hazard mitigation,” a staff member said, describing GLO priorities.

City staff said the city’s current master plan is about ten years into a 20-year cycle and that scope could be adjusted to remain within the $300,000 grant amount; staff also noted the city is already working on complementary planning efforts such as water/wastewater master planning and traffic safety work.

Councilman Schueller moved and Councilman Baker seconded a resolution authorizing the city manager to submit the GLO grant application. The council approved the resolution by voice vote.

Why it matters: A GLO-funded master plan could direct capital and infrastructure priorities (staff referenced an estimated $200 million of infrastructure needs discussed elsewhere), require a focus on LMI neighborhoods and incorporate hazard mitigation and risk assessment into future planning. Staff said consultant support and scope management would be used to keep the project within the grant amount.