District 5 Council Member· 2025-2028
Scott Higginbotham
League City
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 9
- Total speaking time
- 6:16
- Avg per meeting
- 0:42
- Segments
- 151
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Top issues during term (14)(Public Safety)
Flock Camera Surveillance
The city pays approximately $120,000 to $130,000 annually for the camera contract, which would be absorbed or reallocated if cancelled.
Code Enforcement Task Force
The city charges fees for mutual aid to recover the costs of operating ambulances and staffing.
Highland Terrace Speeding and Safety
Residents are asking the city to cover the full cost of speed bump installation rather than splitting it with the neighborhood.
Animal Shelter Operations and Capacity
Operational costs are managed within the adopted shelter budget.
Hemp-Derived THC Products and Youth Education
crime
Fewer crimes mean more people feeling safe to spend money in local businesses.
E-bike and Scooter Safety
Unsafe Buildings and Public Nuisance Abatement
May involve costs for enforcement, legal proceedings, and potential demolition or repair of properties.
Pedestrian Safety and Abandoned Property Regulations
Potential costs for enforcement and public awareness campaigns related to pedestrian safety and property standards.
Annual Racial Profiling Report
None directly associated with the report presentation.
Emergency Generator Procurement
The federal government covers the overwhelming majority of the cost through grant matching funds.
Police Conduct and First Amendment Rights
It's unclear if this AI use will cost taxpayers more or less in the long run.
police lawsuit
Taxpayer money could be on the line if the city loses this lawsuit.
emergency alert test
This test won't cost you a dime, but it's crucial for ensuring our safety systems are ready.
Moved or seconded (5)
Motions Higginbotham personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 7-12026-03-24
(Duncan PUD Amendment), to amend the Duncan PUD to permit 3-phase overhead power lines along Ervin Street, generally located north of Muldoon Parkway and west of Hobbs Road; subject to certain property owner commitments (Director of Planning) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval,
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 8-02026-02-24
to approve the balance of the Consent Agenda
- secondedpassed 8-02026-01-27
approve Ordinance No. 2026-02 rezoning approximately 6.074 acres from “PS” (Public/Semi-Public) to “RSF 7” (Residential Single Family 7), MAP 25 0007, (3102 McFarland Road), genera…
- movedpassed 8-02026-01-27
approve Ordinance No. 2026-01 amending Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, entitled, “Unified Development Code”, related to used car dealerships on Fi…
- secondedpassed 7-02026-01-13
approve the balance of the Consent Agenda
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Higginbotham was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.