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A. • RegularCity of Sugar Land (Fort Bend County)

Economic Development Incentive Policy Recommendation

Presented in: Sugar Land Development Corporation Meeting on 2026-09-01
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Approve Resolution No. SLDC-R-26-04”
CM
Carol McCutcheon
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SW
Suzanne Whatley
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
SS
Sanjay Singhal
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
SJ
Stewart Jacobson
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
RM
Rick Miller
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
JV
Jim Vonderhaar
Councilmember (At-Large Position 1)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approve Resolution No. SLDC-R-26-04, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Sugar Land Development Corporation adopting a policy on granting economic development incentives to qualifying companies; and repealing Resolution No. SLDC-R-24-01.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).