Dec 07, 2020 City Council

FLEET SUPERINTENDENT, MIKE TUFTS DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CEDRIC COAL RESIDENT ASSISTANT POLICE, CHIEF LANCE BOTHELL, LAST BOTTLE.

OUR OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVES.

DAVID B. DALE.

THE THIRD WITH DEREK INTERESTS PRESENT PASTOR SCOTT NICHOLS WITH DESTINY CHURCH.

YES PETER'S WITH OUR DURA ROSA ROSA VALDEZ WITH BCL, TEXAS PRESENT CHASE FERGUSON OF FLOCKS SAFETY.

AND WE HAVE ONE PERSON MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS, BRUCE DABBER ROSKI.

ARE YOU THERE? ALRIGHTY.

WE'LL JUST START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

WE HAVE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, OLDEST SPRIGGS WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

OH, THIS ARE YOU THERE? GOOD EVENING.

HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME.

YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU STILL ON MEETING IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, INDIVISIBLE LIBERTY WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

WE WILL NOW HAVE PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITIONS.

[3. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS]

WE HAVE ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO RASHONDA EDWARD CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION.

NUMBER ONE, JUDGE.

DEBRA SINCLAIR WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH.

I AM READY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE? AND THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I NEED YOU TO REPEAT AFTER ME.

I RASHONDA EDWARDS.

I HAVE A SHONDRA EDWARD DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, IS THAT WHEN YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL OF MISSOURI CITY AT LARGE POSITION NUMBER ONE OF CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE BECAUSE OF MISSOURI CITY POSITION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND A BIG STATE IN THIS CITY.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

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AND CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.

NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE WILL

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

AS A REMINDER, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BRUCE .

DOUG, IS HE ON THE LINE? I DON'T SEE HIM ON NO.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

THERE ARE NO STAFF REPORTS MOVING ON TO CONSENT

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? UM, MAYOR, UH, THIS COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PASSION ABOUT ITEMS SIX C AND GET CLARITY ON THAT ISSUE.

SO YOU'RE PULLING THAT ITEM.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ITEM SIX, A AND B? SO THEREFORE YES, MAYBE.

I HAVE MY NUMBERS, RIGHT, BUT A SIX.

IS THAT ON HAZARD PAY? WE DON'T HAVE A SIX I ON THIS AGENDA.

WELL IT MUST BE 16.

THAT'S THE ITEM.

THE COUNCIL MEMBER BONY POOLED.

OKAY, GREAT.

NO PROBLEM.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR SIX, EIGHT, AND B.

IS THERE A SECOND? COSMIN AND EMORY SECONDS.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER ROULIS YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD.

WE WILL DO SIX ITEMS, SIX C CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN FIRST RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE RECEIVING A ONE TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR HAZARD PAY REIMBURSABLE UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT FOR CURRENT PERFORMANCE OR MARKET ADJUSTMENTS AND ALAINA.

NOW

[6(c) Consider authorizing the City Manager to award a one-time, lump sum payment to employees, other than first responders who will be receiving a one-time lump sum payment for hazard pay reimbursable under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, for current performance or market adjustments. (Proposed presenter: Director of Financial Services Allena Portis)]

IT HAS YOU AS THE PRESENTER.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UH, SINCE MARCH 13TH OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY HAS BEEN UNDER A STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON NOVEMBER.

SECOND COUNCIL APPROVED THE BUDGET FOR HABIT PAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, UTILIZING CARES, ACT FUNDS.

UH, THE CITY MANAGER IS REQUESTING TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM TO ALL ACTIVE EMPLOYEES.

CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE CONTINUED TO PERFORM THEIR JOB DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING MANY WHO HAVE OPERATED IN A CAPACITY, WHICH HAS INCREASED THEIR EXPOSURE RISK TO CORONAVIRUS IN AN EFFORT TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.

ALL EMPLOYEES FOR CURRENT PERFORMANCE, THE PAYMENT WOULD BE $900 FOR ALL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND $450 FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES AND ONLY CURRENT ACTIVE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PAYMENT.

WE HAVE, UH, FUNDS BUDGETED FOR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE BUDGET I'M REQUESTING APPROXIMATELY $243,000 FOR THIS ITEM.

UM, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE WE START WITH QUESTIONS.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? I DON'T KNOW WHO, WHO WAS THAT? I HEARD MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND COUNSEL, MR. ELLIS? ALRIGHTY.

ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD FOR ELENA JEFFREY.

ARE YOU GOING TO QUESTION? UH, YEAH, I WILL GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD.

WELL, MY QUESTION IS, UH, UH, PERTAINING TO THE, UH, THE PAYMENT TO PART-TIME WORKERS.

UM, MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE SOME THRESHOLD OF THE NUMBER OF HOURS THEY MUST HAVE WORKED BEFORE THEY'D BE ELIGIBLE FOR, UH, THAT, UH, THAT LUMP SUM PAYMENT, THE, UH, WE, WE UTILIZE POSITION CONTROL WITHIN THE CITY AND, UH, FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OR IN A FULL-TIME POSITION CONTROL NUMBER, WHEREAS THE PART-TIMES ARE IN PART-TIME CONTROL MEMBERS.

SO ANY EMPLOYEE THAT IS CONSIDERED PART-TIME OR WERE HIRED AS PART-TIME WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PART-TIME PAYMENT, THEY WOULD NOT BE IN THE FULL-TIME POSITION.

THAT THEY MUST MEET BEFORE THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT PART TIME, UM, PAYMENT? SO THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE LIKE SEASONAL EMPLOYEE.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS WHAT IF, UH, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING, UH, 24 HOURS, THAT'S ALL THAT THEY WORK IN THE PORT TIME STATUS? WILL THEY STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE, UH, FOR THE PAYMENT OR IS THERE SOME HOUR THRESHOLD

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UM, IT IS, UH, JUST FOR THOSE THAT ARE PART-TIME AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE CAPPED AT 30 HOURS PER WEEK.

I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY HOURS EACH WORKS BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE EXACT POSITION, UM, AND WITHIN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BUT IT'S NOT THAT THOSE THAT ARE IN WELL, THE CALCULATION OF 243,000 DOES NOT INCLUDE THEM WORKING, YOU KNOW, ANY HOURS THAT, UM, UH, WOULD APPROACH FULL TIME.

AND IT DOESN'T CONSIDER THEM HAVING A MINIMUM AS LONG AS THEY ARE ACTIVE EMPLOYEES AND THEY ARE IN, UM, A POSITION CONTROL, A NUMBER THAT IS A PART-TIME, THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.

WAS THERE ANY QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF THRESHOLD THAT THEY'VE WORKED, YOU KNOW, UH, LESS THAN 30 HOURS OR MORE THAN 60 HOURS? OR IS IT JUST, UH, JUST AS YOU INDICATED, IF THEY'RE IN THAT CATEGORY, THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THE PAYMENT.

IF THEY, IF THEY ARE IN A PART-TIME POSITION, THEY SHOULD BE WORKING LESS THAN, I BELIEVE IT'S 30 OR 32 HOURS.

I DON'T KNOW IF MARTIN IS ON THE CALL TO BE ABLE TO, UM, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT THEY WOULD BE, UM, LESS THAN 30 HOURS.

AND RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, LIKE A MINIMUM TO SAY THAT THEY WERE 10 HOURS, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO IF IT'S, IF THIS IS APPROVED, UM, WITH THE, UH, KNOWING THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS 250, 3000.

THANK YOU, ELENA HIDES COUNCIL.

I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

UH, ONE, UH, IF YOU COULD JUST, UH, SPECIFY, UH, EMPLOYEES THAT GET FOR ELIGIBLE, SHOULD I SAY FOR THIS ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT, UH, HAD TO HAVE BEEN WORKING BY A CERTAIN TIME HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, OR, UH, JUST ANYTIME DURING THE CORONAVIRUS, WOULD THEY STILL BE ELIGIBLE? UM, AT THIS TIME IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PAYMENT WOULD BE MADE FOR THOSE THAT ARE ACTIVE AT THIS TIME.

AND THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR A TOTAL NUMBER OF, OR A CERTAIN DATE BY WHICH THEY HAVE HAD TO BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE CITY.

RIGHT.

AND JUST FOR THE SAKE OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE RECORD, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, IF YOU COULD JUST BREAK DOWN WHO THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE AND WHO THE, UH, OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE, SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS, UH, THAT THESE FUNDS ARE GOING SPECIFICALLY TO THESE EMPLOYEES.

AND ALSO IF YOU COULD JUST VERIFY AND CLARIFY, SHOULD I SAY THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM CARES, ACT FUNDS, NOT FROM OUR GENERAL FUND.

SO THESE FUNDS AND THIS REQUEST IS COMING FROM, UM, THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS FOR, UH, UH, ALL EMPLOYEES THAT AREN'T, UH, CONSIDERED FRONTLINE, PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES, THE PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS FIREARM POLICE THAT ARE, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, THEIR, UM, THEIR HAZARD PAY OR PAY THAT SIMILAR TO THIS WOULD BE COMING OUT OF THE CARES ACT.

BUT THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 2ND.

SO SINCE THIS IS, UM, NOT PEER ZACK RELATED, THIS IS, I MEAN, IT'S NOT BEING FUNDED, MY CHARISMATIC, IT IS COMING TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL, BUT THIS IS GENERAL FUND.

I UNDERSTOOD WHERE THESE DOLLARS WERE COMING FROM ELENA.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK, UH, RE ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO PULL IT.

SO I COULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS AND THAT, UH, MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT THESE, BECAUSE IT SAYS THAT, UH, THERE'LL BE RECEIVING A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR HAZARD PAY REIMBURSABLE UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS OR UNDER THE CARES ACT.

SO WE WILL THE CITY BE RECEIVING THE MONEY BACK FROM THE CARES ACT FUNDING THROUGH, THROUGH, UM, NO, NOT FOR, NOT FOR THESE EMPLOYEES.

UM, THERE ARE, UM, I THINK THERE THERE'S, I THINK IT WAS $181,000 THAT WAS APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 2ND THAT WE WILL RECEIVE FROM THE CARES ACT, BUT IT IS NOT FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE HERE ON THIS REQUEST.

WE HAVE, UH, 211 EMPLOYEES, UM, PLUS PART-TIME EMPLOYEES ON THE OTHER REQUEST.

UM, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY I THINK 160 EMPLOYEES.

I HAVE TO VERIFY THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT I KNOW THIS ONE IS 211 EMPLOYEES, BUT THEY'RE NOT, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE CARES ACT JUST YET THE ONES THAT CAME BEFORE YOU WERE REFERRED TO REPORT.

AND, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I WANTED TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, UM, BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO, IT WAS CONFUSING TO ME BECAUSE IT DOES SAY, UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ON THE AGENDA, IT SAYS THAT THEY'LL BE RECEIVING A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR HAZARD PAY REIMBURSABLE UNDER THE CARES ACT FOR CURRENT PERFORMANCE OR MARKET ADJUSTMENTS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS I'M VOTING ON THAT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE

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THIS, THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN STERLING.

IT SAYS FIRST RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE RECEIVING A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM FOR HAZARDOUS PAY.

BUT LET ME JUST GO BACK AND LET ME LAY LENA.

THIS IS A PART OF THE FUNDS THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE, UM, IN THE GENERAL FUNDS.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

WE DIDN'T HAVE FUNDS BUDGET WITH AN AGENDA.

AND I, I DON'T SEE, I DON'T KNOW, UM, WHERE I DON'T KNOW WHAT, YES, NO, THAT ITEM.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AGENDA ITEM WITH THE COMMAS IS SAYING THAT THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE RECEIVING IT, THAT WILL BE A REIMBURSABLE UNDER THE CARES ACT, BUT THIS IS FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, NOT THOSE THAT ARE BEING REIMBURSED BY THE CARES ACT.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO GET CLARITY BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD AND WAS CLEAR ON, ON WHERE THE DOLLARS WERE COMING FROM.

GENERAL FUND FOR THIS ITEM.

ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHTY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I WILL DO A ROLL CALL.

MAYOR PRO TEM PRECEDENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

ON TO SEVEN, A ONE, A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND MAYOR FORD.

YES, WE WILL MOVE

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS]

I'M SORRY.

JOYCE, GO AHEAD.

MA'AM UH, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 7,000 SQUARE FOOT LEASE SPACE ON A 3.43 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

AS A SPECIFIC USE PLACES OF ASSEMBLY, PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

AND WE GO, OKAY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED SUP THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE VILLAGE WASH SHOPPING CENTER AT THE INTERSECTION, RIGHT IN FM 10 90.

IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

IN REGARDS TO THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED LEASE SPACE, IT IS JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AND LEFT MISSOURI CITY COURTHOUSE.

IT IS PROPOSED 7,000 SQUARE FOOT, UH, EXISTING LEASE SPACE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO OCCUPY.

THEY CURRENTLY MEET AT THE HAMPTON INN AND THEY HAVE A, UH, CONGREGATION SIZE OF 80 MEMBERS.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SITE PLAN ON THE SCREEN, THEY DO MEET AND HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING.

AND IN REGARDS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THEY FORWARDED A POWER POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU GUYS.

AND ALSO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE TEMPORARY LOCATION OF THE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY AND, UH, FOR THE PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE START WITH QUESTIONS, CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION FROM ANTHONY? AND IS THERE A SECOND? UM, THOMAS, I HAVE A QUESTION.

DID THEY SAY HOW OFTEN THEY'LL BE MEETING AND THE TIMES THEY'LL BE MEETING? OKAY.

THEY DID PROVIDE US WITH THE WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN TERMS OF THE MEETING TIME.

AND IT WOULD BE, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT EXACTLY THE HOURS, BUT IT'S AFTER THE HOURS OPERATION FOR THE OTHER BUSINESSES.

SO IT WOULDN'T BE A CONFLICT IN TERMS OF PARKING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS MY CONCERN.

CONTACTED THE LALA MACHISTA, UH, PLACED, JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT, UM, THE CHURCH IS COMING AND THEY UNDERSTAND YOUR, YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION AND WHAT TO EXPECT.

NO PROBLEM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES.

UH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

HEY, CONGRATULATIONS ON SELLING IN THIS SHOPPING CENTER, UH, THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, AND NOW THERE'S SOME EXCITED, PASSIONATE NICHOLS.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AS WELL.

UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I, UH, THE MAYOR ASKED A GOOD QUESTION AROUND OUR HOURS OF OPERATION.

HAVE YOU GUYS

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UM, ANTHONY, I, I HAVE, THIS IS DAVID DALE.

UM, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH, UM, SALLY OLIVIA'S, UM, WHO'S THE OWNER OF ALUM LALA SALON.

UM, I GET THE NAME CONFUSED SOMETIMES, BUT I HAVE A REAL CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL THE TENANTS AT OUR SHOPPING CENTER THERE.

UM, THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT OPEN ON SUNDAYS AT THIS POINT, BUT SHE'S EXCITED ABOUT HAVING, UM, A CO-TENANT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY, UM, GET MORE PEOPLE BY HER SPACE AS WELL.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN PUTTING IN A LOT OF WORK AT THIS SHOPPING CENTER TO KIND OF TURN IT AROUND AND, UM, WE THINK, UM, DESTINY CHURCH WILL BE A GOOD KIT AND, AND WITH OUR WORTHLESS, UM, TENNIS THAT WE HAVE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR SINNEAS AND, UM, THE SALON, WE HAVE A LOT OF SPACE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT NECESSARILY OPEN ON WHETHER OR NOT REALLY OPEN ON SUNDAY AND THEIR HOURS OF BUSINESS GO TILL ABOUT FIVE O'CLOCK.

SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY IDEAL, UM, FOR PLACING THIS USE HERE.

SO, YEAH, AND, AND JUST, UM, JUST TO REEMPHASIZE, I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO PARKING FOR LA-LA AND THE INDIAN PALACE.

UM, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE DEDICATED CUSTOMERS THAT COME AND THEY LOVE THE CONVENIENCE OF PARKING IN FRONT ROW.

SO I KNOW THERE'S NO CROSSOVER RIGHT NOW OF OPERA HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT IN THE EVENT THAT EVER HAPPENS, LET'S ALL BE, UH, MUST BE GOOD TO EACH OTHER AND KEEP THAT BUSINESS.

THIS IS JUST HAPPY.

WE DO AN ANTHONY AS, SINCE WE, I DON'T, I, I LEASE IT AND MANAGE IT AND WE ALSO OWN THE PROPERTY.

UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF, WE WORK REAL CLOSELY.

SO IF THERE'S EVER AN ISSUE, WE, UM, WE WORK IT OUT WITH OUR TENANTS AND, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR THAT.

AND, UM, SO, AND WE'LL EVEN, AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, ADDITIONAL PARKING IN THE REAR OF THIS CENTER, WHICH IS HELPFUL.

SO WE CAN ALWAYS MOVE BACK THERE AND DO THAT.

BUT WE ARE COGNIZANT OF THAT.

WE'LL KEEP IT ON THE, ON OUR MOMS. OKAY, AWESOME.

MAYBE YOU ENDED IT AND I DID.

I MISS IT, BUT HOW MANY ARE YOU ANTICIPATING IN YOUR CONGREGATION IS NOT A QUESTION FOR ME.

THIS IS PASTOR SCOTT NICHOLS.

UH, CURRENTLY, AS HE SAID, WE HAVE ABOUT 80 PEOPLE IN CONGREGATION AND THAT'S SPACE.

THE WAY WE HAVE IT CONFIGURED WOULD MAX OUT JUST UNDER 200 PEOPLE, UM, IN THE LONG-TERM OVER THAT FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHTY.

I WILL NOW TAKE A ROLL CALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

I WAS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.

I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A VOTE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE.

COUNCIL MEMBER RELEASE.

COUNCIL UNDER MY EMORY.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVE ANTHONY.

IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.

I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.

A MOTION.

I'M SORRY.

EMOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.

UH, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

STERLING'S MAKE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

COUNCIL MEMBER RUELAS MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

AND THIS IS MAYOR FORT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE? I MAKE A MOTION.

WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED.

THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER ROOTLESS.

IS THERE A SECOND? IS COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY? I SECOND THE MOTION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE, BEFORE I DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO READINGS, RIGHT? MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.

COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.

COUNCIL MEMBER BARNEY.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER RELISTEN COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND WE MADE THE MOTION.

AND THE SECOND, AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD.

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I WILL READ THE CAPTION, BUT JUST REMIND COUNCIL THAT THIS IS ONLY A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS NOT, UM, AN ACTION OR A REQUEST FOR ACTION ON THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, BUT I WILL READ THE CAPTIONS SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THE ORDINANCE FOR WHICH THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, CONTINUING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CURFEW FOR MINORS AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 30 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND TO PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? HEARING? OKAY.

I HEARD EDWARDS AT EMORY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF MS. I'M SORRY.

TEETH BEARS.

AND YOU DO WANT TO DO YOUR PRESENTATION, RIGHT? NO, MA'AM I DON'T HAVE TO.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT GO AHEAD, COUNSEL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

UH, WE CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, DOUG, UH, AS YOU KNOW, PER STATE CITY, MOST EVALUATE ITS MINOR CURFEW ORDINANCE ORDINANCES, COMMONLY REFERRED TO EVERY THREE YEARS AND CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARINGS, DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF CONTINUING SUCH AN ORDINANCE.

THE ORDINANCE WAS LAST RENEWED IN NOVEMBER, 2017.

SO WE'RE AT THAT, THREE-YEAR MARK NOW.

AND THIS IS WHERE YOU ALL DETERMINE YOU WANT TO ABOLISH IT OR CONTINUE IT OR, OR SIMPLY MODIFY THE ORDINANCE AS IT IS NOW.

IT'S BEEN QUITE EFFECTIVE FOR US.

YOU KNOW, MOST OF YOU TALK TO US REGULARLY ABOUT THINGS OF THIS NATURE.

WE DON'T USE THIS ORDINANCE THAT MUCH, BUT IT'S SURE NICE TO HAVE ON OUR TOOL BELT IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH A MINOR OUT AFTER HOURS.

AND, UH, YOU ALL COULD PROBABLY SEE ON YOUR SCREEN NOW THAT A CURFEW HOURS FROM 11:00 PM, UH, JUST ABOUT EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK UNTIL 6:00 AM, EXCEPT ON THE WEEKENDS.

AND IT STARTS AT 12:01 AM AND GOES TILL 6:00 AM.

AND THEN OF COURSE IT'S DURING THE DAY, BUT DURING COVID WITH SOME OF THE KIDS IN SCHOOL AND SOME OF THE KIDS NOT IN SCHOOL, WE'VE BEEN QUITE LENIENT ON THAT.

SO, UH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S, IT'S A REALLY NICE TOOL TO HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX AND, UH, JUVENILE AS DEFINED BY ORDINANCE AS A PERSON YOUNGER THAN 17 YEARS OF AGE.

DOUG, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

UH, UH, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE THROUGH THE YEARS.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE, UH, WE ISSUE CURFEW CITATIONS VERY OFTEN, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, ON AVERAGE, IT'S ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF OR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

SO, UH, IT'S CERTAINLY REDUCED OUR CRIME.

I THINK PARENTS LIKE IT MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE BECAUSE THEY KIND OF USE THAT BIG STICK TO MAKE THEIR KIDS GET HOME ON TIME SO THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP A PARENT I BELIEVE IS A GOOD THING.

SO, UH, DOUG NEXT LAD, I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST ONE I HAVE THOUGH.

YEP.

THAT'S THE LAST ONE I HAVE.

SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR SUGGESTIONS? UM, CHIEF, WHAT WAS THIS? JUST A PRESENTATION AT THE LAST MEETING.

WHAT DID WE DISCUSS AT THE LAST MEETING? THIS WAS ON THERE.

WASN'T IT? IT WAS, UH, IN FACT THREE STAT SLIDES THAT I JUST WENT OVER THE EXACT SAME PRESENCE.

ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DO A VOTE? ALRIGHTY, LET'S MOVE TO THE VOTE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DID YOU MAKE THE SECOND ON THIS ONE? I MADE THE MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MEROLA'S YES.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

YOU MADE THE SECOND AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD.

NOW WE WILL.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? COUNCILMAN EMORY MOTION TO CLOSE.

IS THERE A SECOND? COUNSEL WAS STARED IN SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

COUNCIL MEMBER RUELAS.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION.

THIS IS MAYOR FORD.

WAS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA NINE

EIGHT A

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[9. AUTHORIZATIONS]

A CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR THE MUSTANG BY YOU.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT, PLANT REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT.

MR. HOOVER, ARE YOU THERE? HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

UM, ON HOW WE COULD DELIVER THE SAME CAPACITY FOR LOWER COSTS.

SO THE ITEM TONIGHT IS THE MUSTANG BY YOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT, PLANT REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT.

THIS IS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CMR PROJECT.

THE CMR, IT WAS SPLIT IN THREE PARTS TO DO THIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION AND REHABILITATION.

THERE WAS FIRST THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE, THEN THE EARLY WORK PACKAGE AND THEN BALANCE OF PLANT.

SO INITIALLY THE BOYER, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD AWARDED THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE TO BOYER WHO WORKED WITH OUR DORA, OUR DESIGN ENGINEER, AND FINALIZING THIS DESIGN AND DEVELOP THE CONSTRUCTION WORK PACKAGE, UH, CONSISTENT WITH THE CMR METHOD OF PROCUREMENT.

THEN, UM, THE EARLY WORK PACKAGE, IT PREPARED THE SITE AND IT MEANS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE HAD PURCHASED FROM FAIR LAND TO THE CITY, MISSOURI CITY AND MUSTANG BY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SITE.

THE LAST PART OF THE CMR PROJECT IS THE PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND THAT'S REFERRED TO AS THE, OF THE BALANCE OF PLANT.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT AND, UH, REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO AWARD THE BALANCE OF PLANT, UH, TO, UH, BOYER, TO COMPLETE THE JOB.

SO THE EARLY WORK PACKAGE, UM, THAT WAS A WORD IN ABOUT THE TUNE OF ABOUT $2 MILLION.

SO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THAT'S LEFT FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PLANT IS 8 MILLION, 387,976.

AND SO THAT AMOUNT, PLUS THE 2 MILLION THAT GETS US TO OUR TOTAL, UM, COST OF THE PROJECT ESTIMATED TO BE NO MORE THAN 10 MILLION, $924,471 AND 17 CENTS.

NOW PORTIONS OF THAT ARE SHARED WITH THE PARTICIPANTS FORT THEM NUMBER 47 AND THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT 1.3, 3 MILLION AND FORT THEN MUD NUMBER 48 SHARE IS ABOUT 1.8, 5 MILLION.

UM, I DO ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT, UM, THE AMOUNT THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO MY, OF THE 8.38, 7 MILLION FOR BOYER, THERE'S STILL A BALANCE OF PLANT TOTAL OF 9.06, 2 MILLION BECAUSE THE ENGINEERING FEES AREN'T PART OF THIS.

AND SO I'LL BE COMING, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL TO, UM, FOR THAT CONSIDERATION FOR DORA.

AND I ACTUALLY HAVE OUR DORA ON THE PHONE TONIGHT BECAUSE, UM, I WOULD DEFINITELY, UM, LIKE MR. JEFF PETERS, WHO'S THE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT FOR US WITH OUR DOOR GROUP.

HE'S BEEN THE DESIGN ENGINEER AND HE'S ALSO BEEN THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

I'D LIKE FOR HIM TO BRIEFLY GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE HURDLES THAT WE'VE, WE'VE HAD TO OVERCOME WITH THE MARKET CONDITION, ALSO EXPLAIN THE ADDITIONAL COST AND VALUE ENGINEERING, BUT WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE BY DOING THAT.

AND THEN THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION SCHEDULE, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, LEAD IN TO SAY THAT MR. JEFF PEERS, UM, HE HAS PARTICIPATED, UM, EVERY TIME THAT WE'VE ASKED IN THE MONTHLY, UH, PARTICIPANT MUD 47 TO 48 DISTRICT MEETINGS AND ALSO, UH, THE QUARTERLY MUSTANG BY YOU PARTICIPANT MEETINGS AS NEEDED.

SO I'LL PASS IT OVER TO JEFF.

AND THEN WHEN HE'S DONE, THEN I'LL WRAP IT UP IN SUMMARY, MR. BADER, THANK YOU, MR. HERBERT, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPRECIATE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING.

UM, WHEN WE, UH, FIRST PART OF THE CMR PROCESS THAT TODD, UH, DISCUSSED IN THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES IS TO HELP ARRIVE AT A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.

AND, UM, WHEN THIS WAS, UH, THE FIRST PASS OF MADE IT THAT, UM, WE ACTUALLY WERE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF TO $4 MILLION OVER YOUR CURRENT BUDGET.

AND, UH, IN LIGHT OF THAT, WE SPENT A COUPLE MONTHS, UH, RE-ENGINEERING GETTING INPUT FROM THE CONTRACTOR OR LISTENING TO THE MARKET,

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AND THAT TOOK A FEW MONTHS TO DEVELOP, BUT WE GOT THERE WITHIN YOUR BUDGET, WITHIN THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.

AND THERE WAS MAYBE THREE MAIN ELEMENTS THAT, UM, THAT WE DID TO ACHIEVE THAT.

UH, WE CHANGED SOME CHEMICAL FEED, UH, UM, UH, PROCESSES.

WE REARRANGED SOME CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING, AND THEN WE TOOK ANOTHER LOOK AT HOW WE WOULD INSTALL AND THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE PIPING.

UM, AND ALL OF THOSE CHANGES WERE DONE IN CONCERT WITH, UH, CITY STAFF AND ALSO WITH THE OPERATIONS STAFF.

SO NONE OF THOSE DECISIONS WERE MADE IN A VACUUM AND REALLY WHAT HELPED DRIVE SOME OF THAT MARKET VOLATILITY THAT, UH, THAT TODD ALLUDED TO EARLIER WERE A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THE HOUSTON AREA.

UM, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL COMING AND MOVING HERE AND BUSINESSES GROWING EVEN THROUGH COVID.

UH, SO THERE'S A BIG DEMAND WITH A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON AROUND TOWN.

AND THE OTHER THING IS, IS THE COVID SITUATION CREATED SOME, SOME PRICE VOLATILITY WITH FACTORIES, HAVING INCONSISTENT DELIVERIES DELIVERY TIMES, WHICH CREATED SOME, SOME, UM, MARKET CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.

BUT THOSE, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND ON WHERE WE STARTED INITIALLY AND NOW WE'RE WE'RE, UM, WHERE WE'RE ENDING UP.

IS THERE A MOTION BEFORE WE START WITH QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER? FRESTON ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY.

I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING.

MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARGOLIS.

AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD.

B CAUSE OF THE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A CHIPPER TRUCK FOR A CITY PARTS.

MR. TUBBS, ARE YOU THERE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING.

MARIN COMPLIMENTARY, UH, TONIGHT, THE FLEET DIVISION IS REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THIS NEW CHIPPER TRUCK FOR YOUTH IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.

AND THIS TRUCK WAS APPROVED, UH, DURING OUR 2021 BUDGET PROCESS AS A SUPPLEMENTAL AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS TRUCK, UH IT'LL UH, DURING, UH, AFTER A STORM AND, YOU KNOW, PICKING UP ALL THE TREE DEGREE AND JUST HELP WITH THE OVERALL CLEANUP.

UM, LAST, UH, WE ARE PURCHASING THIS TRUCK.

YOU'RE GOING TO IMPORT THEN COUNTY CONTRACT.

IS THERE A MOTION, EMORY? OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.

CUSTOMER MORALISTS MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND.

THIS IS MAYOR FORD.

UPDATE INFORMATION ON THE KIOSK IN CURRENT STATE.

C CONSIDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT OR A SMART INITIATIVE KIOSK.

MR. COLE, ARE YOU THERE EVEN AMERICAN COUNCIL? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

WE CAN HEAR YOU.

STAFF IS SEEKING APPROVAL FOR PURCHASING INSTALLATION OF THREES, SMART CITY KEY ARES UTILIZING CARES, ACT FUNDING.

THE SMART CITY KEY OURS IS DESIGNED TO BE MODERATE, APPROACHABLE, AND BRIGADE TO ENDURE EVERYDAY USE DURING PLANNING OF OUR NEW SMART CITY KIOSKS.

AS WE FOCUS HEAVILY ON THE FEATURES THAT WOULD BENEFIT ALL STAKEHOLDERS, THE KIOSKS WOULD INCLUDE LOCATION AND WAYFINDING OPTIONS FOR CITY PARKS, HOTELS, CITY BUILDINGS, AND SURROUNDING SCHOOLS.

ALSO WOULD THIS BENEFIT YOU CAN UTILIZE THE KIOSK FOR ONLINE PAYMENTS.

UM, THE CITY CAN ALSO UTILIZE THE SOLUTIONS TO SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION LIKE DETAILS ON EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, PROVIDE UPDATES TO EMERGENCY OPERATION UPDATES AND INCLUDING INTERESTED IN INTERESTING FACTS AROUND THE CITY.

THE KIOSK WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO POOL INFORMATION EFFORTS LEAD THROUGH THE WEBSITE TO

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UM, BUT KIOSKS WOULD BE SECURELY PLACED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AT OUR HARVEST STATIONS, UH, WHERE WE HAVE LIGHTING AND CAMERAS.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION BEFORE WE START WITH QUESTIONS? MOTION BY MOROSE.

IS THERE A SECOND? I CAN WRITE COUNCIL MEMBER AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, CEDRIC, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, WILL THEY, WILL RESIDENTS BE ABLE TO PAY, I GUESS, LIKE PERMITTING FEES AND STUFF LIKE THAT ON, ON THE KIOSK, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SYSTEM THEY CAN USE RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS, UM, FROM THE WEBSITE OR FROM COURT FEE AND FROM CSF, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO UPDATES AND BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THEIR INFORMATION IS THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS.

AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WITH COVID GOING ON, UH, PROVIDING SELF SERVICE, UM, TYPE OF, UM, KIOSK LIKE THIS, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

CAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL THOUGHT THAT COVID WOULD END IN A, YOU KNOW, 90 DAYS OR SO.

AND NOW HERE WE ARE HEADED INTO THE NEW YEAR AND WE STILL DON'T REALLY SEE IT IN.

SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING AS MUCH AS WE CAN FOR RESIDENTS TO GET THINGS DONE.

I GET CALLS, UM, ABOUT PEOPLE AND THEY UNDERSTAND WHY CITY HALL, YOU KNOW, WHY WE'RE, BUT I THINK THIS WILL HELP WITH BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS.

SO, UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MARY, THIS IS ANTHONY.

GO AHEAD.

UM, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN RELOCATE ONE OF THESE TO THE NEW FIRE STATION ONCE THAT'S OPENED? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED BY A CERTAIN TIME, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS TECHNOLOGY IN A NEW, UM, FIRE STATION IN THAT ONE AREA THAT WE KNOW COULD OBVIOUSLY USE OUR SERVICES.

SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, CAN WE HOLD OFF ON ONE TO LESS STATION SPELT OR DO WE INSTALL THAT, THAT THIRD ONE WE'LL CALL IT.

AND THEN WHEN FIRE STATIONS GO, WHAT WE CAN RELOAD OR FAMILY, CAN WE ADD ANOTHER ONE? THAT'S THE THING I THINK IT WOULD BE, I THINK THE SOLUTION WILL GROW THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

UM, THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THREE RIGHT NOW.

UM, AS MY VISION WILL BE, IS PLACED ON AT EVERY FIRE STATION.

UM, SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE WALKING OR DRIVING BY, THEY CAN HAVE, UM, COMMUNITY UPDATES OR INFORMATION ALSO THEY CAN UTILIZE THE ON KIOSK FEATURES TO PAY OR LOOK UP INFORMATION AROUND THE CITY.

UH, THIS IS BILL ATKINSON.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY TOO, OR, AND CEDRIC HIT UPON THIS IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, LOOKING AT OUR FILE DOLLARS AS THEY RELATE TO THE CARES ACT, WHICH WE HAD TO HAVE SPENT BY DECEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO AT PRESENT, WE WERE LOOKING AT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, BUT WHERE WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO GO DO TO MAKE THIS PURCHASE WITH THAT.

IF SO, WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING AND TO ANSWER.

AND THAT LEADS TO ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, PUTTING ONE IN FIRE STATION SIX.

WE WON'T HAVE, WE'LL HAVE TO EXPEND THIS MONEY BY THE 30TH.

SO THEREFORE, AND THEN CEDRIC SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO, UH, DO THAT AT A LATER TIME.

SO THESE FUNDS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE THEN IF WE DIDN'T USE THEM NOW FOR, YEAH.

AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO KNOW IF WE CAN DO A RELOCATION THEREAFTER.

UM, CEDRIC, WHERE WOULD WE PLACE THE, UH, THE MACHINE AT STATION ONE OR YEAH, STATION ONE.

WOULD IT BE MORE SO IN THE, IN THE POLICE AND FIRE LOBBY? ACTUALLY, I WAS LOOKING AT FIRE STATION TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.

THESE WOULD BE OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.

OKAY, GREAT.

RIGHT NOW AT, AT, AT, UM, THE PD STATION, THERE IS A KIOSK IN DOORS ALREADY AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE AT THE COURTHOUSE INSIDE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.

COUNCIL MEMBER REALISTS MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD.

EMORY, I'D LIKE TO TAG THIS ITEM.

D CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH A COMPANY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

MR. ATKINSON, ARE YOU THERE MAYOR FOR MAYOR FORD? THIS IS A COUNCIL AND

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THE REASON I'LL WANT TO TAG IT IS, UH, JUST, UH, UH, A FEW HOURS BEFORE, UH, THIS MEETING.

WE HAD ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT OR CHANGE TO THE, UH, CHARACTERIZATION OF THE, UH, OTHER PROGRAM.

AND, UH, BEFORE I SPEND A HUNDRED OR A MILLION AND A HALF, I SURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD GRASP OF EXACTLY WHAT THE PROGRAM, UH, ENTAILS.

AND, UH, I, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU'RE POSSIBLE, UH, MAYBE A WORKSHOP OF SOME TYPE SO THAT ANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT, UH, THAT I MAY HAVE, OR ANYONE ELSE MIGHT HAVE, COULD BE PRESENTED SO WE CAN GET, UH, TO A POINT WHERE WE HAVE, UH, UH, A REAL GOOD HANDLE ON WHAT OUR MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS ARE GOING TO BE.

UH, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE USED? THANK YOU.

MA'AM HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO OUR TAG RULES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THIS CORRECTLY? YES.

SO THE TACKING RULES AUTHORIZE THE TAGGING OF ITEMS OTHER THAN ORDINANCES AND CONTRACTS, OR I'M SORRY, NOT CONTRACT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, UNLESS THE ITEMS, UH, WOULD BE MADE MOOT ESSENTIALLY BY THE TAG, IN WHICH CASE ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL ROLES WITH THEM.

SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TAG.

UH, YES.

MA'AM AND ALSO THE, AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS JUST DONE AND ALSO THAT THE REASONING IS EXPRESSED TO THE BODY AS WELL.

SO YOU ALL KNOW WHY THE ITEM IS OKAY AND WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE OR ANYTHING, CORRECT? NO, MA'AM OKAY.

10, EIGHT ORDINANCES, CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, AND CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE ON THE FIRST TWO READINGS.

WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.

[10. ORDINANCES]

YOU.

AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE ESTABLISHING A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER ONE 43 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS PROVIDED TO YOU PURSUANT THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 ELECTION, IN WHICH VOTERS OF MISSOURI CITY VOTED TO ADOPT CHAPTER ONE 43, PROVIDING FOR CIVIL SERVICE, UH, SUCH CHAPTER REQUIRES THAT UPON THE ADOPTION OF CHAPTER ONE 43 BY VOTERS, THE COMMISSION IS ESTABLISHED TO COMPORT WITH THE CITY'S PRACTICE OF ESTABLISHING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BY CODE.

THIS ITEM SIMPLY PUTS LANGUAGE IN THE CITY'S CODE, ESTABLISHING THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THE ORDINANCE ITSELF MIRRORS A STATE LAW, UM, AND DOESN'T REALLY ADD ANYTHING NEW.

THE REQUIREMENTS ARE SET FORTH BY STATE LAW.

THE DUTIES FOR THE COMMISSION ARE ALSO SET FORTH BY STATE LAW.

THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SERVICE HAS ALSO CREATED AND FOR THE COMMISSION.

AND AGAIN, THAT IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR BY STATE LAW.

THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY'S OUTSIDE COUNCIL FOR CIVIL SERVICE MATTERS AS WELL.

HE DID NOT HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO IT.

UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, ONCE THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE NEXT MEETING, UH, THE CO THE MANAGER WILL RECOMMEND INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION.

SO THAT WILL OCCUR AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.

BUT AGAIN, THIS ITEM SIMPLY SETS FORTH THE ORDINANCE FORMALLY ESTABLISHING THE COMMISSION IN THE CITY.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS? DON'T MOVE COUNSELOR.

IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, JOYCE? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

DOES THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS WAIVING THE RIGHT OF WAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING MADE THEM THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.

BONNIE MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER MARILLAS YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

[11. RESOLUTIONS]

PERMIT FEE FOR LICENSE PLATE READER.

CAMERAS INSTALLED ON BEHALF OF THE RIVERSTONE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATING THERE TOO.

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UH, SHASHI, ARE YOU PRESENTING OR CHIEF? UH, ASSISTANT POLICE, CHIEF LANCE SPOUSAL POLICE.

CHIEF IS PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

GO AHEAD.

I BELIEVE CHASE BERGESON FROM THE FLOCK COMPANY IS ONLINE AS WELL.

CHASE, ARE YOU ONLINE? I AM.

I AM.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL BELIEVE WHAT THE RIVERSTONE HAS DONE IS THEY'VE CONTRACTED WITH FLOCK, WHICH IS AN LPR LICENSE PLATE READER, CAMERA SYSTEM TO INSTALL.

UH, I BELIEVE IT'S 25 TO 26 CAMERAS IN THERE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THREE OF THOSE CAMERAS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION AND I BELIEVE FLOCK IS SIMPLY, UM, I'M THE MIDDLEMAN HERE.

FLOCK IS, UH, APPLYING TO WAIVE THE PERMIT FEE FOR THOSE THREE CAMERAS THAT ARE PUT UP IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

AND CHASE CAN EXPLAIN FURTHER THAT'S RIGHT.

SO THESE CAMERAS ARE BEING PURCHASED ON BEHALF OF, UH, BOTH FORT BEND COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS MISSOURI CITY PD TO AID AND ASSIST WITH GETTING CRIMES PREVENTING CRIME, UH, YOU KNOW, HELPING THEM OUT AS BEST I CAN.

AND OF COURSE, LIKE ASSISTANT CHIEF BOTHELL SAID, THREE'S CAMERAS ARE GONNA FALL IN OR INTO, UH, THE CITY'S JURISDICTION.

THEY'RE SOLAR POWERED HOOKED UP TO CELLULAR SERVICE.

SO THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE FREE AND THEY TAKE UP ABOUT, UH, SIX SQUARE INCHES OF DIRT, UH, WHEREVER THEY ARE INSTALLED.

IS THERE A MOTION SO WE CAN OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN EMORY PROMOTION THOUGH.

IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND DEMO.

ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, THIS IS COUNCILMAN EMORY IS, UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT THESE DEVICES ARE ONLY FOR THE LICENSE PLATE READER, UH, FUNCTION.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT IT PERFORMS, UH, ARC CAMERAS TAKE PICTURES OF, UH, VEHICLES AND LICENSE PLATES, UH, TO HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, BOTH INVESTIGATE AND CLEAR MORE CRIMES.

UM, 70% OF THE TIME THESE CRIMES OCCUR USING A VEHICLE.

AND SO WE WANT TO DO IS HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, SOLVE THOSE CRIMES A LITTLE BIT BETTER, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF BOTHELL.

COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW Y'ALL WOULD HANDLE USING THIS EVIDENCE OR THE IMAGES FROM THESE CAMERAS IN YOUR INVESTIGATION? YEAH, SURE.

COUNCILMAN EMORY, THE CAMERA'S SYSTEM, I GOT A TRAINING SESSION ON IT LAST WEEK.

IT'S A HISTORICAL SYSTEM WE CAN GO IN AND RESEARCH THAT SAY FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE IN THE RE IN THE RIVERSTONE AREA, WE HAVE A ROBBERY INVOLVING A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK.

WE CAN ENTER THAT SEARCH CRITERIA INTO THE FLOCK SOFTWARE AND IT PULLS UP ANY AND ALL WHITE PICKUP TRUCKS IN THE TIME PERIOD WE OUTLINED, AND IT SHOWS US THE LICENSE PLATE AND IT CLARIFIES THE LICENSE PLATE.

SO IT'S READABLE AND HELPS US WITH THAT PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.

UH, UH, LANCH A QUESTION.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OF THESE, UH, READERS AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN MISSOURI CITY? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY HERE FOR BANK COUNTY HAS I BELIEVE FIVE CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF AGENCIES UP IN HOUSTON, I BELIEVE LIKE HEDWIG HEDWIG VILLAGE OR JERSEY VILLAGE.

AND I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

UM, THEY'RE JUST STARTING TO MOVE INTO THIS FLOCK.

IS, IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR OUR MCPD TO, UH, MAYBE LOOK AT ABSOLUTELY.

WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TALKS, UH, WITHIN THE COMMAND STAFF.

OKAY, GREAT.

CAUSE IF THEY'RE AFFECTIVE IN RIVERSTONE, THEY OUGHT TO BE EFFECTIVE.

UH, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER LOCATIONS I AGREE A HUNDRED PERCENT WITH YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL NOW DO A ROLL CALL.

COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING.

COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD.

SHE MADE THE SECOND, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

TOMORROW AND ELECTION DAY IS SATURDAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION.

[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

HAVE EGOS.

UM, THE ONLY EXECUTIVE SESSION IS FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING, CORRECT? BEFORE I CLOSE OUT.

WE WILL NOW HAVE CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER AT WORDS ON HER REELECTION.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND VOTERS THAT EARLY VOTING ENDS

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SO PLEASE GET OUT AND EXERCISE THE FRANCHISE.

COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MEMBER EDWARDS.

ARE YOU THERE? MAYBE WE LOST HER COUNCIL MEMBER, STELLA, AMIR.

I'D JUST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COUNSEL AT WHAT'S ON HER, UM, ELECTION REELECTION AS WELL.

UH, JUST HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PASS OUT TURKEYS AND, UH, FOOD, UM, BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS, UH, PART TWO WITH HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S MY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

I TOO WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COUNCILWOMAN EDWARDS ON HER REELECTION TO THE AT-LARGE POSITION AND ALSO WANT TO, UH, SAY, UH, I ENJOY, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AT CITY HALL WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS PAST FRIDAY.

AND LASTLY, UH, I DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT, UH, THE EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THAT'S COMING TO DISTRICT B IN 2021, UH, WITH AMAZON AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION CENTER, BRINGING 500 NEW JOBS AS WELL AS A MILLION SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.

GREAT TIMES IN MISSOURI CITY, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT.

UM, I WANT TO THANK BILL FOR HIS ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING ME THE INFORMATION THAT I NEED TO GO DOOR TO DOOR TO, UH, LET THE BUSINESSES KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE CARES ACT FUNDING.

UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES AND THEY'RE ALL KIND OF WORK IN ACTION RIGHT NOW ALSO, UM, LAST WEEK COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY AND I HANDED OUT OVER 3000 MASKS TO SENIOR LIVING PLACES.

UH, WE ALSO HAD STUFFED ANIMALS AND WE TOOK PICTURES AND HAD A GREAT TIME TRYING TO FLATTEN THE CURVE AND BNC HOW'S THAT BONY? OH, NO.

DNC.

SORRY.

ALRIGHTY, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

YEAH, WELL, I CAN'T BEAT 500 JOBS AND A MILLION SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL, UM, BUILDINGS.

SO I'LL JUST SAY, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, COUNCIL LADY, UH, EDWARDS ON HER, UM, UH, REELECTION AND, UH, THERE'S STILL TIME TO VOTE.

SO PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE.