Oct. 8 council agenda: ExxonMobil hydrogen deal, Highway 146 rezoning and a 79-acre annexation
Baytown City Council's Oct. 8 agenda included a Baytown Blue Hydrogen agreement with Exxon Mobil, a rezoning on North Highway 146, a limited-purpose annexation and a discussion of Lakewood Park.
Baytown City Council's regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, was set for 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 2401 Market Street. Here is what the posted agenda listed. The agenda shows what the council could take up, not what it decided — check the minutes or meeting video for the outcome.
The biggest items
- Baytown Blue Hydrogen Agreement: An ordinance approving an agreement between the City of Baytown and Exxon Mobil Corporation. It would abandon the city's interest in street rights-of-way totaling 23.5558 acres within the project area next to Bayway Drive and authorize a quitclaim deed to Exxon Mobil. This was listed on the consent agenda.
- Highway 146 rezoning: A public hearing, then an ordinance, on rezoning about 0.998 acres at 8220 N. State Highway 146 — east of the highway, south of Old Needlepoint Road and north of Redwood Drive — from Open Space/Recreation to General Commercial to allow commercial development.
- Limited-purpose annexation: The second reading of an ordinance annexing about 78.952 acres for limited purposes, generally east of North Main Street, west of Hadden Road and north of East Wallisville Road, plus an ordinance adding that land to City Council District 4.
- Lakewood Park: A discussion item about Lakewood Park.
Projects and purchases on the consent agenda
- A construction management and inspection services agreement with BGE, Inc. for the Market Street Revitalization Project.
- Change Order No. 2 to the design-build agreement with Baytown Waterworks Partners (a McCarthy Building Companies and Carollo Engineering joint venture) for the Baytown Area Water Authority East Surface Water Plant Phase 2 Expansion.
- A professional services agreement with DCCM North America for the Oak Leaf Drive Reconstruction and the Staples and Cedar Landing lift station projects, funded through a Texas General Land Office CDBG-Mitigation grant.
- Three Ford trucks for Public Works, a trailer jetter and a John Deere backhoe loader through cooperative purchasing programs.
- An annual pharmaceutical and medical supply contract with Bound Tree Medical, and two HIDTA technology items.
Consent items are treated as routine and approved in one vote unless a council member asks to pull one for separate discussion.
Also on the agenda
Minutes from the Sept. 10 work session and Municipal Development District meetings and the Sept. 17 special meeting; a proclamation naming October National Community Planning Month; a district report from Council Member Jacob Powell (District 5); and an executive session to consult with the city attorney.
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