The League City Police Department currently uses external training venues for tactics-based training. 

However, City Council will soon vote on awarding contracts for preconstruction planning of the city’s own training facility for its police officers.

What residents should know: League City City Council will vote on whether to award a $240,000 contract to Fort Worth-based Quorum Architects for the facility’s design, bid and construction phase services at its Feb. 10 meeting.

Check this out: At the meeting, City Council will also consider selling a parcel of land to the Texas Department of Transportation for $3.7 million related to the construction of the Grand Parkway extension, also known as SH 99 Segment B1, according to city documents.

Check it out: The council will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at council chambers, located at 200 W. Walker St., League City.

Here are eight events to check out in the Bay Area throughout February and March. This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change. 

Kids Night at the Rec: Parents can enjoy a night out while children ages 6-12 enjoy a supervised evening with games, crafts, movies and themed activities at the community center.

• Feb. 20, 5:30-9 p.m.
• $15-$30 (per child)
• 400 S. Kansas Ave., League City

Porche Car Show: The Kemah Boardwalk Concours d'Elegance will showcase a variety of Porsche cars and include an awards ceremony. Participants must register online in advance.

• Feb. 21, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
• $50 (entry fee)
• 215 Kipp Ave., Kemah

In hopes of securing federal funding for major drainage infrastructure in the region, Friendswood has entered an interlocal agreement with League City and other regional partners to fund a portion of a $5 million regional flood mitigation plan for the Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou watersheds.

What happened: Friendswood City Council voted 5-1 to enter the cost-sharing agreement, which also includes Galveston County and the Harris County Flood Control District as partners, at its Feb. 2 meeting.

The details: The study will be conducted by the Fort Worth-based engineering firm Freese and Nichols Inc. over a period of 34 months, according to city documents.

The Houston Fire Department’s newest station—Station 92—is now serving the George Bush Intercontinental Airport after a grand opening celebration was held for the facility Feb. 6.

At a glance: The new 21,000-square-foot fire station is one of three fire stations at IAH. The facility will be staffed 24/7, 365 days per year.

Station 92 has features such as:

• Six fire-response apparatuses
• Administrative offices
• Access to the airport’s airfield
• Dorms for firefighters to rest