Case File 26-0516

Applies if: representing a party to the David Street rezoning or FM 2444/SH 286 annexation

Context: Both zoning cases in this matter passed on split votes while every other item (water surcharge, DPAs, desalination-related votes) cleared 9-0.

Recommended: Pull the case files for the 2601 David Street rezoning and the FM 2444/SH 286 annexation-rezoning to confirm whether a valid landowner protest petition was on record — both passed on split votes rather than the unanimous 9-0 margin every other item in this matter got, and a valid protest can trigger a supermajority requirement a split vote may not satisfy.

Applies if: developer with a subdivision in Districts 3 or 5

Context: Council approved three DPAs with MPM Development, LP totaling roughly $1.6 million for the city's share of street oversizing tied to subdivisions in Districts 3 and 5.

Recommended: If you have a subdivision in Districts 3 or 5, request the terms of MPM Development's three Developer Participation Agreements — the city agreed to cover roughly $1.6M of street infrastructure oversizing costs, and those terms set a benchmark you can cite when negotiating your own DPA.

Context: At a special meeting devoted specifically to this project, the two largest contracts on the agenda (up to $78.6M and $9.5M) both failed to advance after 'extensive public comment.'

Recommended: File a records request for the public comment transcript from the June 2 special meeting — the $78.6M design-build contract for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant was tabled until September 1 and a related $9.5M owner's representative contract was withdrawn the same day, even though $111.6M in other items passed.

Applies if: representing multifamily property owners or wholesale water customers

Context: The surcharge ordinance passed 8-1 with Cantu as the sole dissent, and the ordinance itself directs staff to report back on impacts to apartment complexes and wholesale customers.

Recommended: If you represent apartment complex owners or wholesale water customers, engage Cantu's office now, before staff returns with the mandated report on how the Level 1 Water Emergency surcharge affects those two groups — Cantu already voted against the surcharge and is the clearest ally for relief or exemptions.