Katy’s city council met Monday night in regular session and approved further improvements for Katy Hockley Cutoff Road and Katy Hockley Road. Both projects involved the purchase of right of way. Four additional pieces of property remain to be acquired to complete the necessary right of way for Katy Hockley Road with one holdout remaining, which should be resolved in the next 60 days without delaying the project, city officials said.

Development agreements were also approved for two parcels of land which have exited the extraterritorial jurisdiction for Houston, whose owners are seeking annexation by the City of Katy:

· A 3.053 acre of land in Fort Bend County, located approximately at 1232 FM 1463, which will enter the city zoned as R-1 (residential). No further plans were immediately announced for the property.

· A 4.3692 acre of land in Fort Bend County, generally located at 27006 Hoyt Lane in Katy, which will also enter the city zoned as residential but which will likely be converted into a commercial property, officials said.

Special recognitions were made at the beginning of the meeting:

· Kailey Kennedy, a Young Ranch resident who attends Fulshear High School, was recognized for her achievement of a state championship in swimming.

· The Katy High School robotics team was saluted for winning the UIL state championship in robotic as well as the Think Award for Superior Programming and Design.

Mayor Dusty Thiele also issued a proclamation recognizing Saturday, April 6, as Keep Katy Beautiful’s “Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off Day.” A city-wide garage sale will also be coordinated by KBB on that same day.

Public comments included:

· Ernie Cormier from American Legion Post 164 who described his new initiative, “Headstones for Heroes,” through which he hopes to place headstones at the eleven to twelve veterans’ graves in Magnolia Cemetery that are without headstones. For more information, please go to the post’s website at.legionpost164katytx.org.

· Brenda Hunter Martin, event lead for Katy’s upcoming Relay for Life of Katy, who invited the public to come support the April 20 event, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society, as well as recognizing survivors, caregivers and lives lost to cancer.

Mayor Thiele announced that city offices would be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. He also announced that the next “Coffee with the Mayors” event would be held June 20th at the Johnny Nelson Museum, 6002 George Bush Drive in Katy. The event starts at 7:30 a.m.

The next meeting of city council is scheduled for April 8th at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 901 Avenue C in Katy.