* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. CALL THE [00:00:01] MEETING TO ORDER AT [Items 1 & 2] 7:44 PM. THAT'S THE NOTICE OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS DULY POSTED. THERE WILL NOT BE A ROLL CALL FOR CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE STATE THAT. IF YOU'RE HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM OR WILLIS, COS HOMER EDWARDS, SOME BIRD CLOUSER CUSTOMER STERLING CUSTOMER RABBANI COUNCIL, COUNCILMEMBER EMORY. NOW WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL FOR SYDNEY STAFF. AND THOSE ARE THAT ARE PRESENTING CITY MANAGER, OLDEST JONES, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BILL ATKINSON. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE MANAGER, GLEN MARK JONES, PRESENT CITY ATTORNEY JOYCE, YOU KNOW THE SECRETARY JACKSON, DR. COMMUNICATION STATES OF WALKER ACTING FIRE, CHIEF MARIO MARTINEZ EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. FOR ME JEWITT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER MANAGER, TITLE OVER DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES QUARTERS. OKAY, WELL THIS IS CITY MANAGER, JEREMY DAVIS. OKAY. INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, ARSON, THE SPECTRUM. ROBERT WILLIAMS, ROBERT WILLIAMS. I TRYING TO REPRESENT IT HERE OR CALL DR. AMBER GRAY, SUSAN ANDERSON, CAROL BOWLS, RICHARD MILLER. CHAD CHAT. THANK YOU, JORDAN RAISMAN RESIN, ROB MARTINSON, AARON KITSCH, JENNIFER LEWIS, ASHLEY BELL, JOEY SHUBERTS KYLE, MATT CLIMBER. KYLE IS NOT ATTENDING TIM, TIM NELSON, RYAN BOLAN. ANYONE THAT I DID NOT CALL ONLINE, PLEASE ANNOUNCE YOURSELF. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. CAN YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME? DR. GRAVES. [00:05:02] THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU HAITI. ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, NOTIFY THE CITY BY EMAIL OR SUBMISSION OF A PUBLIC COMMON FORM TO THE CITY. SECOND COMMISSION BEFORE 4:00 PM. ON THE DAY OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 4:00 PM TODAY, THE CITY RECEIVED NO REQUEST TO SPEAK BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ACTING FIRE CHIEF, MARIO REGINA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. PLEASE JOIN ME THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. [3. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS] I DON'T REMEMBER THREE RECOGNIZE COLUMBIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL FOR BEING SELECTED AS THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY. HI, DR. GRADY. GOOD EVENING. WELL, TODAY, FEBRUARY 1ST IS DR. AMBER GRAVY DAY. WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. UM, TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PROCLAMATION. UM, FIRST I WANT TO SAY EDUCATORS ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORLD. YOU ARE A HERO AND AS A PRODUCT OF A RETIRED TEACHER, MY GRANDFATHER WAS A RETIRED PRINCIPAL OF OUR GRANDMOTHER WAS A RETIRED TEACHER. MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS A RETIRED EDUCATOR, HATS OFF TO YOU, UM, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I, UM, ALONG WITH OUR MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE PROCLAMATION FOR YOUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THIS READS, WHEREAS DR. AMBER GRADY ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR 2021 BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY PRINCIPALS TA SSP. AND WHEREAS DR. GRADY WAS CHOSEN AS THE STATE WINNER FROM THE 20 HONOREES NAMED BY THE STATE REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS, WHO JUDGE NOMINEES ON THEIR PERSONAL EXCELLENT COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT AND PERSONAL PERSONALIZATION ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUSES. AND WHEREAS DR. GRADY IS A 15 YEAR VETERAN IN EDUCATION AND HAS SERVED IN VARIOUS ROLES IN FORT BEND ISD WITH HER SPECIALTY BEING MATH BAGS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS. AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, DR. GRADY HAS PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES. SHE HAS A PASSION FOR PROVIDING THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE FOR ALL STUDENTS THROUGH MORE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND BELIEVES IN THE FUTURE OF ALL STUDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE THAT I LYNN COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION TWO ON BEHALF OF MAYOR, ROBIN J CAT OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 1ST, 2021 AS DR. AMUR GRADY DAY IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. THE CITY RECOGNIZES YOU, DR. BRADY FOR BEING NAMED THE T A S S P REGION FOR HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO IN MY AD. NOT ONLY DOES DR. AMBER GRADY EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS RIGHT HERE AT MISSOURI CITY, SHE IS ALSO A PROUD MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU. WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPRESS ANY WORDS DR. GRADY? UM, YES. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, YOURSELF IN THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS RECOGNITION, I'M TRULY HUMBLED AND HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD. I WANT TO THANK GOD, OF COURSE, FOR BLESSING ME WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW ME TO SHARE MY GIFTS WITH OTHERS EACH AND EVERY [00:10:01] DAY. I COULDN'T FORGET TO SHOUT OUT TO MY PARENTS, JEFF AND DEBBIE GRADY. THEY DEFINITELY HAVE RAISED ME. THEY WERE VERY PATIENT IN MY UPBRINGING IN PUSHING ME TO BE THE ABSOLUTE BEST TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS THAT ARE MY SOUNDING BOARD, MRS. LYONS LEWIS, WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL AT LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE IS DEFINITELY A GODSON ANGEL THAT WAS PLACED IN MY LIFE FOR A CERTAIN REASON AND BELIEVED IN ME WHEN I WAS A YOUNG EDUCATOR, UM, TO MY COLLEAGUES, MY FELLOW ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS, I'M ACCEPTING THIS AWARD ON Y'ALL'S BEHALF. UM, AS YOU SAID, THIS WORK IS HARD. IT SOMETIMES DOES GO UNNOTICED, BUT WHAT WE DO EACH AND EVERY DAY MATTERS, UM, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. THAT'S AN EDUCATION RIGHT NOW TO STAY THE COURSE AND REMEMBER YOUR WHY. AND I JUST WANT TO LEAVE YOU ALL WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES THAT DEFINITELY PUSHES ME EACH AND EVERY DAY, PARTICULARLY DURING COVID AND ALL OF THE THINGS GOING ON IN THE WORLD, BUT EVEN ON YOUR WORST DAY AS AN EDUCATOR, YOU ARE STILL SOME CHILD'S BEST HOPE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR THE AWARDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE IN MY NOTE THAT I WILL BE PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU, UH, IN FRONT OF YOUR PEERS, AT YOUR STAFF MEETING IN FEBRUARY, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THIS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS, REQUEST NUMBER FIVE, [5. STAFF REPORTS] STAFF REPORT ON COVID-19 UPDATES PRESENTATION. OF COURSE, WITH TAMIKA JEWETT, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, AS WELL AS BILL ATKINSON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, THAT WILL BRING, UH, ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON OUR, OUR RESPONSE IN REGARD TO CITY HALL AND SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UH, AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TAMIKA JOELLA TO GO OVER SOME DATA AND STATS, UH, FROM THE LOCAL COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL. UH, AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL GO ON FROM THERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON THE SCREEN, YOU SHOULD SEE THE STATS OF OUR COVID CASES, EVEN THOUGH COVID HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. NOW, WE STARTED TRACKING SOME ADDITIONAL DATA EARLIER THIS FALL, AS YOU NOTICE, THE BLUE LINE THAT'S GOING IN THE UPPER TREND IS OUR TOTAL CASES. SO THESE ARE, THIS IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CITIZENS AND MISSOURI CITY WHO HAVE CONTRACTED COVID OR TESTED POSITIVE. SO AS OF JANUARY 23RD, WE HAVE HAD 4,047 CITIZENS WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID. THE ORANGE LINE IS THE TERM AS THE PUDDLE ACTIVE CASES. SO WHILE WE HAVE SEEN A STEADY INCREASE FOR CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES, WE HAVE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE, NOT AS STEEP AND OUR CURRENT ACTIVE CASES. SO AS OF JANUARY 21ST, WE'VE HAD 748, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST THAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE THE FALL WE'LL THEN START TRACKING THE ACTIVE CASES UNTIL, UM, LATE OCTOBER. SO AN UPCOMING MONTHS WE'LL STILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL TRENDS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE ON THE CHARTS FOR THE NEXT IN LINE VACCINATIONS. CURRENTLY, TEXAS IS, UM, VACCINATING CATEGORIES, ONE A AND ONE B THE DEMAND FOR ONE B IS VERY HIGH RIGHT NOW. SO, AND THE SUPPLY IS VERY SHORT. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT A VERY LIMITED SUPPLY. WE ARE WORKING ON THE STATE, IS WORKING ON BRINGING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES IN INITIALLY WHEN WE HAD THE VACCINATION SUPPLY, WE HAD THE CITIZEN, THE STATE HAD TO SET ASIDE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE TO GO TO OUR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, BUT THEY OVERESTIMATED THAT NUMBER OR RESULTED IN WHICH SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEARD RECENTLY OF SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPLY COMING OUT THIS WEEK, FORT BEND COUNTY IS GETTING 30,000 ADDITIONAL VACCINES THIS WEEK. THOSE ARE A ONE-TIME DISBURSEMENT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE COMING INITIALLY ON OUR CURRENT RECURRING BASIS. THIS IS JUST THE CATCH US UP A LITTLE BIT FROM SOME OF THOSE CASES, SOME OF THOSE, UM, VACCINES THAT WE'LL SET ASIDE FOR THE LONG CARE THAT WE DID NOT NEED FOR THE STATE AT THIS TIME, THOSE VACCINES ARE GOING TO GO TO FORT BEND COUNTY, PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, THE LARGE PORTION OF THOSE, AND THEN TWO OTHER PROVIDERS, WHICH ARE HOSPITALS, MEMORIAL HERMANN, AND, UM, HOUSTON METHODIST. AND CHERYL-ANN ARE ALSO GOING TO RECEIVE LARGE SUPPLIES. AND AT THIS, WE ARE UNSURE EXACTLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE IT, BUT WE WILL HAVE INFORMATION POSTED ON OUR SITE AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY AND ANY OTHER PARTNERS, [00:15:02] ONCE WE GET A GOOD PORTION OF WHAT CAN BE DONE AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN WE WILL MOVE TO ONE SEAT. IT'S A LOT OF DETERMINING FACTORS IN THAT, WHICH IS IF THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE IS APPROVED ALSO, UM, HOW MANY SCHOOL VACCINES COME TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT ONCE THEY GET A GOOD PORTION OF STATE WITH AN AUTHORIZE US TO GO TO ONE C, WHICH WILL HAVE US ADDITIONAL SUPPLY AND THEN ULTA, UM, THE BROAD SUPPLY UNDER, UM, CATEGORY, WHICH IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. NEXT SLIDE, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO FIF PARTITA. THANK YOU FOR JAMAICA. UM, WE'VE BEEN REPORTING THAT FIRE AND EMS VACCINATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE FIRST ROUND AT A HUNDRED PERCENT. UH, ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL ARE SIGNING UP AT THIS TIME. IN ADDITION, WE ARE NOW, UH, SCHEDULING AND COMPLETING SECOND ROUND DOSES FOR BOTH FIRE AND EMS AND POLICE OFFICERS THAT RECEIVE THE, UH, THE FIRST, THE FIRST VACCINATION, AS TAMIKA MENTIONED, WE'RE STILL WAITING THAT, THAT, THAT TURN INTO THE, UH, THE, THE SEA LEVEL, THE EXPLANATIONS. AND AT THAT TIME, WE'LL KNOW, UH, WHEN WE CAN GET PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS EMPLOYEES SCHEDULED, UM, ESPECIALLY THOSE ENGAGED, UH, WITH CITIZENS AND CHILDREN, UH, JUST TO, TO GET THEM VACCINATED, UH, BY OUR REPORTS RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE LATE SPRING, UH, BEFORE THEY MAKE THAT TURN INTO THE SEA PHASE. UH, BUT WE'RE CLOSELY MONITORED ON A WEEKLY BASIS, UH, AFTER THAT REMAINING CITY STAFF WILL FOLLOW. AND OF COURSE, UH, WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING A CONSISTENCY IN OUR AVAILABILITY FOR TESTING. SO WE ARE ABLE TO TEST EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY NEED IT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE SECOND PART IS OUR COMMUNITY VACCINATIONS, JUST TOUCHING BACK ON THAT. UM, AGAIN, THE PROCESS, UM, MISSOURI CITY ITSELF IS NOT A REGISTERED PROVIDER, ONLY VACCINATION, UH, AGENCIES CAN BE REGISTERED PROVIDERS. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S YOUR URGENT CARES PHARMACIES POSITION, OFFICES, HOSPITALS, UH, AND WE HAVE BEEN SUPPLYING A FULL LIST OF THE MISSOURI CITY, REGISTERED PROVIDERS ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GETTING, UM, UM, KIND OF SOME CONFUSION OUT THERE, UH, WHERE SOME OF THE CITIZENS, UM, BELIEVE THAT MISSOURI CITY ITSELF AS A, AS A, AS AN ACTIVE REGISTERED PROVIDER. AND THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE. WE ARE AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TO SOLICIT AND GET THE INFORMATION OUT, UH, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET TO THE RIGHT RESOURCE TO GET REGISTERED PARTICIPANT. WE, WE PARTICIPATE WEEKLY IN STATE COUNTY AND LOCAL CONFERENCE CALLS. UH, THE MAYOR IS ALSO ON A WEEKLY MAYOR AND JUDGES STATEWIDE CONFERENCE CALL. SO WE COLLABORATE ON THAT INFORMATION AND TRY TO, UH, TRY TO ADVOCATE FOR MISSOURI CITY, UM, THE MOST IMPORTANT, UM, POSSIBILITY THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S CONSIDERED ARE THE MASS DISTRIBUTION HUBS. UH, THESE ARE LARGE DISTRIBUTION SITES WHERE, WHERE THEY ARE PLANNING TO, UH, DELIVER THE VACCINATIONS. THE COUNTY IS, HAS BEEN CONSIDERING THESE AND HAS PLANNED THESE THEY'RE JUST WAITING ON THE VACCINATIONS. AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR IF ANY HUB IS ESTABLISHED IN OUR AREA. SO WE WILL STAY IN CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY, UH, IN HOPES THAT A VACCINATION, A HUB, UM, IS CLOSE TO MISSOURI CITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM. THAT'S THE THIRD PART OF THIS. AND WE'VE BEEN AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT AS WE'VE REPORTED IN OUR PAST MEETINGS IS ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE. UH, WE HAVE BEEN HANDLED EVERYTHING AND MAILING, UH, REQUESTED HARD COPIES OF ALL THE INFORMATION WE ARE GETTING CALLS. WE'VE SHARED THAT NUMBER AT ALL, OUR PRESENTATIONS, OUR PRESS CONFERENCES, AS WELL AS, UM, SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. UH, WE, WE DID DELIVER THE SECOND DOSE REMINDERS. UH, THERE WERE HARD COPY CARDS THAT WE, UH, PRINTED AND MADE FOR OUR SENIORS. FOR THOSE THAT RECEIVED THE FIRST DOSE, WE WENT OUT AND DELIVERED, UH, HARD COPY REMINDERS, UH, TO GROUP HOMES, UH, NURSING CARE FACILITIES, UH, TO HELP WITH THOSE SECOND DOSE REMINDERS. WE'VE ALSO BEEN FIELDING CALLS FOR ONE-OFFS WHERE CITIZENS, UH, HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE. UH, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE. WE HAD A COUPLE, AN ELDERLY COUPLE. THEY CALLED US AND SAID THEY HAD OBTAINED THEIR FIRST VACCINATION, UH, IN HOUSTON ON THE NORTH SIDE. AND WHEN THEY WENT BACK TO GET THERE TO SCHEDULE THEIR SECOND VACCINATION, UH, THAT CLINIC WAS NO LONGER OFFERING THEM. SO THEY DESPERATELY NEEDED HELP. UH, WE PUT THEM ON OUR LIST AND WE'RE WORKING CURRENTLY TO, UH, TO GET THEM SCHEDULED LOCALLY. SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THESE A ONE-OFF SITUATIONS. UH, WE CONTINUE TO HOLD NEWS [00:20:01] CONFERENCES, UH, WITH THE MAYOR, AND THEN, UH, WE'RE TRYING OTHER OPTIONS THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. LAST WEEK, THEY FACILITATED, UM, UH, MEDIA OUTREACH WITH CHANNEL 39, UH, WHERE I DID FOUR SEGMENTS LIVE SEGMENTS, UH, ON THE MORNING NEWS, UH, TO GET ALL THIS INFORMATION OUT. AND OF COURSE WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON SCHEDULING SOME PPE DRIVES WHERE WE CAN GIVE AWAY, UH, PPE PACKAGES AS WELL AS A NUMBER THAT WE SHARED WHERE ANYONE CAN CALL FOR ONE, AND WE WILL GET THAT PACKET TO THEM. NEXT SLIDE. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OFF OVER TO BILL ATKINSON NEXT, BUT ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I WANTED TO TO MENTION IS THAT TOMORROW MORNING WE HAVE OUR BIWEEKLY, UH, EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTERS MEETING. AND ONE OF THE THINGS, THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IS, IS HOW WE'RE MONITORING THE, THE, THE VARIANT THAT, THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP IN THE NEWS. UH, SO WE WERE TRYING TO GET DR. ANZALDUA'S INPUT ON, UH, WHAT WE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE VARIANCE, UH, BUT UNTIL WE KNOW MORE AND, AND UNTIL THE NUMBERS CAN START COMING DOWN MORE, UH, WE WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT OPENING UP, UM, ANY OFFICES OR MEETINGS TRYING TO LIMIT MEETINGS IN PERSON. SO WE ARE, UM, WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT TOMORROW MORNING AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER. UH, AND AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. ATKINSON, UH, FOLLOWING UP ON THE HILLS OF WHAT, UH, SHE PARTIED. I JUST MENTIONED, UH, WE, UH, ON THE STAFF LEVEL HAS BEEN, UH, IN OPERATIONAL MODE, UH, SINCE MARCH 13TH, AT THAT TIME, UH, THE MAYOR HAD DECLARED, UH, AN ORDER IN WHICH WE, UH, WERE IN DISASTER MODE AND HAVE BEEN, UH, WORKING WITH ON ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS, AS WELL AS, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND SEE OPERATIONAL ORDERS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND, AND OUR EMPLOYEES. UH, AS CHIEF MENTIONED, WE HAVE BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH STAFF IS, UM, ME TO DISCUSS AND IF NEEDED WORK OFTEN, IF NECESSARY, THE OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND KEEPING EACH OTHER INFORMED OF THE NEEDS AND HOW WE CAN HELP, UH, THE PUBLIC AND KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE AS WELL. UH, SINCE MARCH, AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD NO ACCESS TO OUR, FOR THE PUBLIC, TO OUR, UH, OUR FACILITIES. UH, WE'VE DONE THAT IN ORDER TO, AGAIN, FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES AND KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE, KEEPING OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE. AND THROUGH THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD TO, UH, AMEND OUR PROCESSES AS MUCH AS THE WORLD HAS HAD TO DO. UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING A VIRTUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING SUCH AS THIS SINCE APRIL 6TH OF 2020, AND, UH, CAN CAN SEE THAT CONTINUING, UH, FOR TIME FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE AND MAKE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE, UH, ASSESSMENTS ON THAT THE CITY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SPONSORED EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM, AS FAR AS, AND, AND ALSO, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, OTHER TYPES OF EVENTS WE HAVE, UH, SCALED THOSE BACK AND, UH, ANY EVENTS THAT DO TAKE PLACE, WE TRY TO DO THEM PARTIALLY. AND, UH, OUR PARKS RECREATION PARK FOR INSTANCE, GOT VERY CREATIVE WITH THAT. AND, UH, WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING TO GET THE GOVERNOR'S LATEST EXECUTIVE ORDERS CONTINUALLY REVIEWING THOSE, AS WELL AS WATCHING THE CDC GUIDELINES AND METHODS THEY RECOMMEND AS THEY, UH, CHANGE THOSE EMPLOYEES BEEN, UH, UTILIZE AND TECHNOLOGY, A GREAT DEAL, UH, TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF SERVICE DELIVERY. AND, UH, WE HAVE BEEN TELECOMMUTING FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DO THAT FOR, UH, FOR THE ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL, THE IT'S THE PEOPLE YOU SEE ON THE STREETS STUDIES IN DAY OUT, UH, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED PRECAUTIONS AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY THEY DO TO PROTECT THEM AND THE PUBLIC. UH, THEY, UH, THEY DO HAVE PROTOCOLS THAT THEY MAINTAIN, UH, EQUIPMENT THAT THEY UTILIZE, THAT THEY TYPICALLY WOULDN'T IN NORMAL TIMES. AND SO, AGAIN, TAKING INTO THE, INTO MIND, UH, PRECAUTIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALL SAFE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I WANTED TO TOUCH UPON A FEW THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING ON, UH, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. UH, AND SO, UH, AGAIN, TO KEEP YOU SAFE AND KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE EXEMPLIFYING SYMPTOMS, UH, WE HAVE A MEDICAL DIRECTOR WHO HELPS US DEVELOP THE PROTOCOLS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO KEEP THE PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEES SAFE AND KEEP THEM WELL. AND SO WE DO HAVE A FLOW CHART AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR THAT, UH, THAT WE INSTITUTE ONCE SOMEBODY HAS NOTIFIED US OF THE ILLNESS. UH, ALSO, UH, WE WHEN NOTIFIED UTILIZE CONTRACTORS TO DO DEEP CLEANING, SEE CIVILITIES, UH, WHERE THE EMPLOYEES MAY HAVE BEEN AGAIN TO KEEP, UH, THOSE THAT ARE ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES [00:25:01] IN THOSE WORKING IN OFFICES. UH, THE NORMAL STAFF, WE HAVE WORKED IN OFFICES, UH, SAFE, AND ALSO, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC THAN MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH AREAS ARE SAFE. THE SINCE ONSET CITY HAS HAD A DAILY SANITATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF THE BATHROOMS BREAK ROOMS AND CONFERENCE ROOMS, UH, ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY DO TO, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FACILITIES AND AREAS CLEAN. AND THEN AGAIN, UM, WE HAVE DEEP CLEANING THAT TAKES PLACE, OFFICER ALL CITY FACILITIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND IT GOES FAR ABOVE AND BEYOND THE DAILY CLEANING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE, UH, KEEP THE AREAS CLEAN AND SAFE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON A FEW OF THE OUTWARD FACING OPERATIONS THAT WITH CITY HAVE, ONE OF THOSE IS CALLED VALLEY GOLF COURSES IN THE CITY CENTER. UH, WE DO HAVE A MASS MANDATE AND, UH, AGAIN, IT IS A PART OF THE GUIDELINES FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES OF THE CDC AND THE GOVERNOR'S WARS. UH, WE HAVE IN PLACE THE OCCUPATION TYPE LIMITATIONS THAT ARE SET UP BY THE STATE RESTAURANT, UH, STATE OF TEXAS, UH, HAS IN PLACE FOR RESTAURANTS. AND CURRENTLY THAT OCCUPANCY IS AT 50%. WE MAINTAIN THAT VERY STRICTLY. AND ALSO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, EVERYONE IS WEARING THEIR MASK APPROPRIATELY. AND WHEN NECESSARY IN THE AREAS NECESSARY, UH, SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE GOLF COURSE, UH, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE PEOPLE TOUCHING, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, TYPES OF OBJECTS THAT MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS REMOVING BREAKS, THE BALL WASHERS, UH, REQUESTING GOLFERS TO, UH, TO NOT REMOVE PEN SO THAT THEY DON'T TOUCH IT AND PASS ALONG ANY GERMS OR ANY, UH, PREY ISSUES THAT MAY OCCUR. AND THEN ALSO, UH, WE ARE ALLOWING GUESTS TO RIDE, UH, INDIVIDUALLY AND GOLF CARDS. WE TYPICALLY HAVE A CHEAPER CAR, BUT AGAIN, WITH THIS, WITH WHAT'S GOING ON, WE DO HAVE THAT. WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY FOR A RIDER SEWER OF THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, UH, TO, UM, RIDE IN THE SAME CARTEL, UH, FOOD AND BEVERAGE AT THE GOLF COURSE. UH, WE DO NOT SERVE OR HAVE A SELF-START BUFFETS TAKING PLACE. EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE, UH, BY PLATED DINNERS AND SERVED AT THE TABLE. UH, WE ARE SOCIAL SOCIALLY DISTANCING THE, UH, UH, TABLES AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RESTAURANT. UH, UH, JUSTIN SAYS ANIMALS. SO THE CAPACITIES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, UH, SET BY THE STATE, AND THEN, UH, FINALLY WE HAVE IN PLACE SOME MEASURES THAT QUAIL VALLEY STAFF WITH MASKING, UH, WITH GLOVES AND THE LIKE ARE, THAT ARE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN, YOU'RE SAFE. NEXT SLIDE, MOVING OVER TO THE TENNIS AND REC CENTER. UH, THE STAFF WE USED TO IN FACT, HAVE WIVES AND SPRAY TO SANITIZE, UH, HIGHLY TOUCHED AREAS OF THE FACILITY. MOST SURFACES, A GOOD TOUCH. UH, THE RESTAURANTS ARE CLEANED EVERY TWO HOURS. UH, GUESTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE SIGHTING WHEN COMING INTO THE FACILITY, UH, IF YOU HAVE A TEMPERATURE, THEN YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COME IN, UM, MEMBERS AND GUESTS, AGAIN, EXEMPT IN SIGNS THAT WILL, UH, UH, POSSIBLE COVID ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ACCESS THE FACILITIES MEMBERS AND GUESTS ENTERING THE FACILITY MUST WEAR A MASK OR FACE COVERING WHILE THEY'RE IN ALL TIMES, UH, PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN WAIVERS, SPREE ACTIVITIES, AND THEY DON'T TAKE IN, UH, THE SHOWERS AND PARCEL LOCKER AREAS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE AT THIS TIME FOR THE OBVIOUS REASONS. AND THEN, UH, MEMBERS AND GUESTS, UH, MUST HAVE A RESERVATION SO THAT WE CAN, UH, PROPERLY, UH, HAVE PROPER NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE AREAS I SHARE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MAINTAIN THE NUMBERS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE. AND, UH, CDC, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT, UH, ACTIVITIES AGAIN, THESE ARE SOME GENERAL GUIDELINES OR OTHERS IN PLACE THAT YOU CAN SEE ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT FOR TENNIS, TENNIS COURTS ARE RESTRICT RESTRICTED TO A SINGLES AND DOUBLES PLAY AND, UH, APPROVED FOR IN-HOUSE AND SANCTIONED LEAGUE PLAY AND PRIVATE LESSON CLINICS. UH, ALL THE BENCHES RECLAIMED STANDS, ACCLAIMED ENTRY POINTS ON THE COURTS ARE DISINFECTED BY STAFF, UH, BETWEEN RESERVATIONS. AND SO, UH, AGAIN, WE TAKE TIME IN BETWEEN TO MAKE SURE WE CLEAN THOSE AREAS, NOT ONLY FOR TENNIS, BUT ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE THERE, THE WHITE ROOM NUMBERS AND GUESTS, UH, THEY CAN RESERVE TIME SLOTS AND WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TIME SLOTS SO THAT WE MAINTAIN A SOCIALLY DISTANCE, UH, OR SPACES BETWEEN, UH, THOSE ARE THE ROOMS IN THEIR AREA. THEY DO THOSE ON AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTE PERIOD THAT YOU MAY WORK OUT NUMBERS. IT CAN RE GAM RESERVES. THE SLOTS IN ADVANCED AND JUSTICE MUST WIPE DOWN EQUIPMENT. [00:30:01] AND THEN EVEN AFTER, UH, EVEN WITH THE PARTICIPANTS DOING THAT, WE HAVE STAFF THERE WATCHING TO MAKE SURE THAT TAKES PLACE. WE ALSO DO A DEEP CLEAN ON THE EQUIPMENT BETWEEN SESSIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MAINTAINED IN POINT, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE THEN AGAIN, AT THE CENTER, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH OUR BASKETBALL COURTS, PICKLEBALL BADMAN AND GROUP FITNESS THAT TAKES PLACE. AND AGAIN, BY STATE STATUTE, OR EXCUSE ME, STATE STATUTE, BUT BY CDC AND STATE GUIDELINES, OPEN TEXAS GUIDELINES, UH, 10 PARTICIPANTS PER SLOT TIME SLOT SIX FOOT DISTANCING IS MAINTAINED AS A GUIDELINE. AND WE DO WATCH THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAFE, CLASSES ARE OFFERED, UH, VIRTUALLY WHEN POSSIBLE. AND, UH, AND WHEN WE DO HAVE IN-PERSON CLASSES, WE MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN, WE MAINTAIN THOSE SOCIALLY DISTANCE, UH, BETWEEN THEM MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S 10 OR LISTS IN THE ROOM. WE DO THAT. UH, AND AGAIN, UH, AT THIS TIME WE'VE GOT THE FITNESS CLASSES RESTRICTED TO MEMBERS, AND THAT WAY THEY CAN DO THE REGISTRATION OVER PHONE, WE CAN LIMIT THE NUMBER AND, UH, MAINTAIN SAFETY FINALLY, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE ATHLETICS THAT TAKES PLACE. UH, THERE ARE ADULT ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT, UH, HAVE MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS ARE SET FORTH BY THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WE MUST ADHERE TO, AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY TEAM SPORTS UNDER THOSE TIMELINES. AND SO WE DO MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN, THOSE ARE FOLLOWED, UH, DURING THE TIME OF WHICH THEY'RE UTILIZING OUR FACILITIES. AND THEN FINALLY THE RENTAL ABOUT, UH, OUTDOOR FACILITIES, PAVILIONS, UH, GATHERINGS OF THE GROUP OF SIZE ARE 10 OR LESS AGAIN, PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE AND ARE LOUD. AND, UH, WE MADE SURE THAT THAT'S DONE AND WE DO HAVE RANGERS OR PARK GET TENANTS TO DO, GO AND CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S SAFE. WE DO ALSO, UH, TRY TO KEEP THOSE AREAS CLEAN AS WELL. SO THAT, AGAIN, WE DON'T EXACERBATE THIS. SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE, UH, UH, OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SOME OF THE AREAS IN WHICH WE HAVE, UH, PUBLIC CONTACT. AND, UM, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS WHERE WE HAVE TO ANSWER, UH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, BILL. THANK YOU. ACTING FIRE, CHIEF, MARTY OVER TO YOU. NOW I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK OUR ACTING CHIEF, MARIO PARTITA FOR HIS, UM, INVOLVEMENT IN STAYING UP WITH THIS, UH COVID-19 AND THE SAFETY, UH, PROCEDURES ALONG WITH ATTENDING ALL THE CAUSE. UM, WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, ESPECIALLY OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR ME, CONDUIT, UH, COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER TEAM. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, CHURCH. UH, SHE HAD BEEN, IF I MAY ASK, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT PROGRAM THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM, IT WAS A TV STATION OR SOMETHING, UH, LIKE, UH, YOU WERE ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. IT WAS THAT TALKING ABOUT MORE ABOUT COLBY. YES, SIR. WE DID A, UM, WITH, UH, WITH THE HELP OF A COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, WE, UH, WERE ON FOUR LIVE SEGMENTS ON FRIDAY MORNING, UH, SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT COVID AND THEY WENT THROUGH EACH PHASE, LIKE EACH SEGMENT FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT AREA. ONE WAS VACCINATIONS, ANOTHER WAS OUR SENIORS, AND THEN KIND OF, UH, ANOTHER WAS ON SPECIFICS ON MISSOURI CITY AND WHAT WE WERE DOING. UM, SO IT WAS FOUR LIVE SEGMENTS TO GET THE INFORMATION, TO GET INFORMATION OUT. THANK YOU, CHIEF. AND I'M ALSO, AGAIN, I ECHO WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB, AND I KNOW THEY WERE UP WITH YOU TO TELL FROM SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, UH, STACY WALKER AND THAT WHOLE TEAM. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WHEN WE GO TO ITEM FIVE, BEING CITY MANAGER, UH, CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, UH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR CITY MANAGER, ODDEST JONES, TAKE A QUICK MOMENT AND EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION. I DO HAVE CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION FOR BOTH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GLENN BARTELL, AND ALSO TO JENNIFER GOMEZ. UH, THEY HAVE REALLY TRULY BEEN, UM, GOING OVER AND BEYOND WORKING, PROVIDING THAT SERVICE TO OUR, UH, RESIDENTS. UM, GLEN MARTELL, I'VE BEEN OUT, UH, AS ALL, YOU KNOW, THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND HE HAS BEEN, UH, JUST, UH, EXTRA ORDINARY AND FLATTENED [00:35:01] WITH TEAMWORK. MYSELF AND BILL HAS BEEN WORKING REMOTELY AND HE HAS BEEN JUST, UH, SHOWN, UH, YELLING AT HER AND COVERING, UH, FOR US, UH, KEEPING ME IN CLOSE CONTACT AND COMMUNICATION WAS GOING ON. UH, AND ALSO TO, UH, WITH JEFFREY AND WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SHOW THAT YOU DON'T MISS A BEAT, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUT RECRUITING FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. AND, UH, WE WERE GETTING A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE CITY. UH, IT WAS, YOU CAN TELL FROM THE EARLIER MEETINGS, UH, ITEM TOPICS, UH, AND JENNIFER HAS REALLY, UH, TAKING THE TASK, UH, OF BEING IN CONTROL AND TO HEART. YOU KNOW, SHE HAS REALLY BEEN WIRED THE WAY, UH, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, TO MAKE SURE SHE'S THERE FOR RESIDENTS. AND SO HAS D'ALENE. UH, THEY HAVE, UH, AS A TEAM HAS REALLY WORKED HARD TOGETHER WITH THAT DEPARTMENT. UH, THE OTHER STAFF WE HAVE OVER THERE, THEY WORK, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, TO CUT OUR, UH, TIMING FOR PERMITTING DOWN. I MEAN, WE HAD OUR INITIAL TIMING, A MILLION, 120 DAYS ON, UH, WHAT I CALLED GENERIC PERMITS. AND THEY NOW HAVE GOTTEN IT DOWN TO A SEVEN AND 10 DAY TURNAROUND AND, UH, JUST, UH, EXTRA ORDINARY WORK BY THE TWO OF THEM, BUT CERTAINLY THE STAFF AS WELL IN THAT DEPARTMENT. AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL, UH, BOTH, UH, PUBLICLY, UH, ONLY ERIN AND JENNIFER DID. I TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK, THEIR TEAMING, UH, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE ACT COMMITTED, DEVA DEMONSTRATE, AND, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. WE HAVE TO GO THERE. AND THEN MARK BILL AND JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] ITEM SIX CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF SECOND COUNCIL IN EMORY? SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONING AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. COUNCIL RAD WORDS. COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER COUNCIL. MR. DARLING. YES. THAT'S NUMBER OF VOTING. YES. NUMBER EMORY. YES. AND IT'S A YES FOR ME. SEVEN O MOTION PASSES, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC HEARING RELATED ACTIONS, SEVEN, A A ZONING AND ZONING PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDINANCE. THERE ARE NONE, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC ZONING, PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCES ON THIS AGENDA. SEVEN B PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING IN THE RELATED ACTIONS. UNDER ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ARE APPOINTMENTS. THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON THIS AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER [9. AUTHORIZATIONS] NINE, OUR AUTHORIZATIONS ITEM NUMBER NINE, A CONSIDER AUTHORIZING UTILITY EASEMENT TO THE CENTRAL POINT ENERGY PRESENTATION BY GERMAN DAVIS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FORT BEND ISD NEEDS ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO POWER THEIR NEW AGRICULTURE FACILITY AT THURGOOD MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE CENTER POINT WILL REQUIRE AN EASEMENT OVER A PORTION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. PUBLIC WORKS AS REVIEWED FBI'S THESE REQUESTS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED EASEMENT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY CITY SERVICES AND POSES, NO ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY. QUICK QUESTION WHO'S THERE. MY NAME IS DR. GRAVES AND MYSELF WERE ASKED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO BE INCLUDED OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE WE LEFT OUT OF THAT, OR IS THAT MOVE TO THE VERY END? [00:40:05] AND THEN HE JOINS THE CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE CALL. MS. WEAVER. THAT ITEM IS ON THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. AFTER THIS REGULAR MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL GO BACK TO ADDRESS THAT ITEM AND MAY CALL YOU ALL IN AT THAT TIME. BUT BECAUSE THE COUNCIL WAS RUNNING LATE FOR THE SEVEN O'CLOCK MEETING, THEY WENT AHEAD AND STARTED THIS MEETING. ONCE THIS MEETING CONCLUDE, THEY WILL GO BACK AND RECONVENE INTO THAT SPECIAL MEETING. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID, FOR THAT. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER. SECOND BY MAYOR. IS THERE A DISCUSSION, NO DISCUSSION. WE'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL TO VOTE. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. EMORY. YES. AS HE ASKED FOR ME, SEVEN ZERO MOTION PASSES, ITEM NINE B CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE MODULE. IN THE, IN THE ENTER A GOV SUITE, THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BY CEDRIC COLE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS UTILIZING PUBLIC FACING MANAGEMENT SOLUTION THAT IS CREATED AND CATERED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEIR FUNCTIONALITY. AND ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS USING A, UM, PAPER SYSTEM, WHICH THEY NEED TO BE INTEGRATED INTO A SOLUTION WHERE IT CAN MAKE THEM A LOT MORE EFFICIENT, A LOT MORE FUNCTIONAL. UM, THE CITY CURRENTLY ALL IN A GOV SOLUTION, AND IT HAS MODULES IN PLAYS WHERE CALL ENFORCEMENT AND THE FIRE MARSHALL OFFERS. CAN YOU APPLY FOR SOFTWARE AND MAKE THEM BE A LOT MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD PROVIDE TOTAL FORCE AND THE FIRE MARSHALL DEPARTMENT, THE RIGHT TOOL. WHAT DID THEY FIND? THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY. YEAH, THIS IS COUNCIL. OKAY. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM OR RUELAS. ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. I'LL NOT CALL FOR MOST MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEM WIRELESS CUSTOMER EDWARDS, CUSTOMER KLAUSER COUNCIL MEMBER MOANING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY. YES. LET ME SEE. YES, FOR ME, SEVEN ZERO MOTION PASSES. WE HAVE ORDINANCES. WE, [10. ORDINANCES] UH, ITEM 10, A TAXES PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 1ST, 2021 ON THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER, THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER TO BE VETTED UPON IS THAT ELECTION FOR JOINT ELECTIONS ON MAY 1ST 21, WHEN OTHER ENTITIES CONTACT CONTRACTING WITH FORT BEND COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY RESPECTIVELY PROVIDING FOR ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, PROVIDING FOR REPEALED, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE SECRETARY, MARIE JACKSON. HEY, ERIN COUNSEL. THIS IS MARIA. UM, THIS IS A ONE READING [00:45:01] ORDINANCE OR BRINGING THIS SPECIAL ELECTION, UH, FOR THE PURPOSES OF MANY VOTERS CHARTER PROPOSITIONS. UH, FEBRUARY 12TH IS THE RECOMMENDED LAST DAY FOR CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER THE DESIGNATION FACINGS IN POLLING PLACES. AND FEBRUARY IS ALSO THE STATUTORY LAST DAY FOR ORDERING THE SPECIAL ELECTION. THE CITY COUNCIL PASSES THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT AND COUNSELORS WITHIN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS OF ORDERING THE ELECTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAN. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, THIS IS THE JOINT. THE ITEMS THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE THE ITEMS THAT YOU ALL DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING. UM, THEY ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET WITH LANGUAGE, SHOWING THE SPECIFIC CHANGES TO THE CHARTER. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THOSE PROPOSED CHANGES AT THE TIME. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED COUNCILWOMAN CLOUDS? THERE ARE. IS THERE A SECOND? SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNSEL. RICK HOUSER HAS BEEN SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONI. IS THERE A DISCUSSION WE'LL BE SHARING THIS DATE WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER. THIS IS MARIA. THE CITY WILL BE CONTRACTING WITH FORT BEND COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY. SO IF YOU'RE ASKING IF THE OTHER ENTITIES WILL BE CON ALSO CONTRACTING WITH BOTH THOSE COUNTIES, I BELIEVE SO. YES. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IF NOT WE'LL VOTE? YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. MOTION PASSES, ITEM 10, B AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI AND THE PLANTATION MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS. NUMBER ONE, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. YEAH, GO AHEAD. YOU GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, THIS ITEM WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT FOR THE COUNCIL ON, UH, JANUARY THE 19TH, UH, 2021 DURING THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA IN OVERVIEW ON DECEMBER 3RD OF 2020, THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A $2 MILLION INVESTMENT AND PROFIT SHARE PROPOSAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIENNA PLANTATION AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT REEVES, THE GOP OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION. SO, UM, THE REASON FOR THIS REUSE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT IS TO HELP MEET THE FORT BEN SUBSONIC DISTRICT MANDATE OF 60% GROUNDWATER REDUCTION BY YEAR 2025, THE CITY IN SIENNA, PLANTATION MUNICIPAL DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE, COLLABORATED ON THE DISTRICT'S DESIGN OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO TREAT EFFLUENT, TO TYPE ONE STANDARDS FOR BENEFICIAL REUSE. UH, THE DISTRICT RELIED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY WOULD HELP PAY FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COST TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TYPE ONE TREATMENT PLANT APPROACH IT'S CALLED A MEMBRANE BIO-REACTORS MBR, THEY WERE SELECTED FOR THIS TYPE ONE REUSE. SO THE DIFFERENCE IN THAT NBR DESIGN COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL PLANT DESIGN WAS APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION. A DOCUMENTED NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN IN OCTOBER OF 2018. AND THEN THERE WERE NUMEROUS [00:50:01] REVISIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL WE REACHED, UH, THE CURRENT, UH, AGREEMENT AND REVISION THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. UM, THAT WAS DONE ON DECEMBER 3RD OF 2020. I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT VARIABLES OF THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT WAS A PROFIT SHARING MECHANISM. WHEREAS A CITY WOULD RECOVER THE PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT AND EARN A GUARANTEED MINIMUM RETURN. SO I'D ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANKS IN A PRESENTATION, MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE REPRESENTATIVES, CALL BOWLS THAT ALL WORKED DILIGENTLY ON THIS EFFORT AND A MUD ONE REPRESENTATIVES AND CITY STAFF ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. TODD, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND MOTION? SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. EMORY, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE. MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. ALSO BRAD EDWARDS CONSOLE, MARK HOUSER. DISTURBING. YES, YES, YES, YES. FOR ME IT'S SEVEN ZERO ITEM CAN SEE THAT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY TAXES, THE MAPPING, THE GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING, OCTOBER 1ST, 2020, I THINK SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021 TRANSFERRING VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS MOTHER COWS APPROPRIATING SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE TO VARIOUS FUNDING COWS AMENDING THE AUTHORIZED DOCKET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY STAFF OFFICIALS TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH TRANSFERS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PERMISSIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. YES, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. UH, TONIGHT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT HAS, UH, TWO TRANSACTIONS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THEY BOTH IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND. THE FIRST ITEM IS AN INCREASE IN REVENUE FOR THE, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY PAYMENT THAT WAS MADE TO THE CITY, UH, FOR THE CITY PARK ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, UH, FOR PAYMENT ON JANUARY 4TH. UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE OFFSETTING, UH, EXPENSE, WHICH WAS WHAT WE PAID TO, UM, CITY PARK FOR THE COST FOR THE BELTWAY EIGHT CONNECTOR. UM, THE OTHER ITEM IS THE EXPENDITURE FOR, UH, TWO NEW JUNIOR ASSISTANT CITY POSITIONS ON JANUARY 11TH. UH, CITY COUNCIL MET AND, UH, AGREED TO REMOVE THE FIRST ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY POSITION AND CONVERT IT OR YOU ATTORNEYS. UM, THE FULL AMOUNT IS NOT FUNDED FROM THE ONE POSITION, SO DOLLARS. AND WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING ONE TIME, A ONE TIME CALL OSS OF $8,615, UM, TO INCLUDE OFFICE SETUP, INCLUDING COMPUTER AND FURNITURE. THOSE ITEMS ALL ARE ON THE EXHIBIT EIGHT THAT YOU HAVE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND, UH, IS PRESENTED ON THE NEXT SLIDE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? AND THAT IS, UH, $70,891, AND THAT IS, UH, FOR LEGAL FOR THE LEGAL STAFFING. AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION. UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED? SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MO IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I JUST [00:55:01] WANTED TO SAY MAYOR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT THIS ITEM CAME BEFORE US AND THE FINANCING SERVICES COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. NOW GO AHEAD AND CALL ROLL CALL FOR VOTES. YES, YES, YES. COUNCILMEMBER EMORY. YES. IT'S A YES FOR ME. SO SEVEN ZERO FOUR. SHE'S THE FASTEST, I DON'T REMEMBER 11 OR RESOLUTIONS [11. RESOLUTIONS] 11, A SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OR THE OLYMPICS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE COMING TO THE DAY TO REQUEST A RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR A GRANT OR TO HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM? UM, WE WILL APPLY, UH, FOR $26,637 TO, FOR THE PURCHASE OF 17 ADDITIONAL BALLISTIC VEST TO BE USED BY OUR FIRE, OUR FIRE STAFF DURING EMERGENCIES. CURRENTLY WITH THIS GRANT, THERE WAS A NO MATCH AND THEY'LL BE A ONE-TIME GRANT FOR THE CITY. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING. IS THERE A DISCUSSION AND A CALL FOR VOTES MAYOR? YES. COS NUMBER EDWARDS. YES, YES, YES. COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY. YES. YES. FOR ME, MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO ITEM 11, B A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUPPORTING THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING IN THE CITY ADDED EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO MY PRESENTATION BY JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. THE ITEM THAT WAS PRESENTED DURING THE SPECIAL MEETING I REQUESTED BY THE GARY COMPANIES AND THE FORT BEND COUNTY HOUSING, UM, HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS REQUESTING A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT, UM, FROM THE CITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SIENNA MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY AREA. UM, FOR RECAP OF WHAT WAS, UH, PRESENTED DURING THE SPECIAL MEETING, UH, THIS REQUEST IS NOT A REQUEST TO CHANGE LAND USE OR THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, UH, EFFECTIVELY IN THE CITY'S ETJ. UM, IT'S INSIDE OF THE CITY'S LIMITS SOLELY FOR, UM, THE ASSESSMENT OF SALES AND USE TAXES, NOT PROPERTY TAXES. AND THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON THIS PROPERTY, IN THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES, UH, BETWEEN THE CITY AND SIANNA, UH, THAT PROVIDE FOR THE LAND USE. AND AS WELL AS, UH, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, UH, THIS PROPERTY, IF DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA WOULD BE SUBJECT TO, UH, THE SIENNA MULTI-FAMILY, UH, REGULATIONS. UH, THE DEVELOPER IS STILL ON THE LINE. I BELIEVE I'M NOT GOING TO REDO THE PRESENTATION. UM, BUT, UH, THEY ARE HERE AND I AM HERE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. [01:00:12] IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? IF I MAY, THIS IS EASY. JOYS IS THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. I DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU INCLUDE SOME QUALIFYING LANGUAGE ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION BEING SUBJECT TO THE GARRETT COMPANIES, OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF TWO AWESOME TWO, UM, CONDUCTED WITH THE TEXT THAT CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE IS THE ONE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE WORKSHOP IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION FOR US TO HAVE A WORKSHOP, TO HAVE A WORKSHOP, UM, TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE DETAIL OF THE ECHELON VIENNA AND HAVE, UH, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ASK WHATEVER QUESTION NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR US TO ARRIVE AT A DECISION. IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. IS THERE A DISCUSSION PLEASE ELABORATE CLARIFYING LANGUAGE. I KNOW THIS IS THE MOST MAP OF ONE SIDE, BUT COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU MEANT BY THEM OBTAINING A CERTAIN DOCUMENT OR SURE. AND THIS WOULD BE JOYCE. I RECOMMENDED THAT IF YOU ALL WANT IT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RESOLUTION, THAT QUALIFIED LANGUAGE WAS RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE FCC DOES NOT, AT LEAST AS, AND JENNIFER FEEL FREE THAT THE GARRETT COMPANIES CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M NOT CORRECT, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A CERTIFICATE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AS A STATE OF TEXAS. AND SO GENERALLY WITH CONTRACTORS AND ENTITIES THAT THE CITY DOES BUSINESS WITH THAT SORT OF DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPANIES THAT, YOU KNOW, PAID TAXES AND FRANCHISE TAXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO THE STATE AND HAVE THAT JUST THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION IN PLACE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. SO THAT RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE AS YOU ALL WERE GOING TO MAKE A RISE OR A MAKE A MOTION FOR A RESONANCE. SO THAT'S WHY THAT WAS ADJUSTED. SORRY, IF I MAY, THIS IS JORDAN REISMAN WITH THE GEAR COMPANIES. WE ARE OUR GC, OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR, WHICH IS PART OF THE AIR COMPANIES IS CURRENTLY LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE'VE DONE BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. UM, BUT I THINK THE EXACT ENTITY THAT MUST'VE BEEN BOOKED UP HASN'T TECHNICALLY BEEN FILED QUITE YET. WE FILED IT ON THURSDAY WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ISSUE. SO WE WERE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK. I DON'T THINK IT OFFICIALLY GOT FILED TODAY, BUT IT SHOULD HAPPEN ANY DAY NOW. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING ON IT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER AND SECOND BY COUNCIL REVERENCE BURN, NO OTHER DISCUSSION, GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR BOATS. SO EVERYONE CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE VOTING FOR. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. YES. EDWARDS. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. FOR ME. SO THAT MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO [12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM, I'LL JUST BE BRIEF. UM, LAST WEEK WE DID THE LIKE OLYMPIA PPE, [01:05:02] THE POLICE AND FIRE ASSOCIATION AND THE RAMALLAH ORGANIZATION DONATED HAND SANITIZER. UH, WE HAD LEFTOVERS AND SO TODAY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY, AND I VISITED SEVERAL SENIOR LIVING AND ASSISTED LIVING AND THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED AND WE DROPPED OFF APPROXIMATELY SIX CASES OF HAND SANITIZER TO THOSE FOLKS. SO, UH, WE, WE PROMOTED IT AS A, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING FROM COUNCIL AND FROM THE HOA POS. AND I WANTED TO JUST SHARE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE DR. GRADY ON HER ACCOMPLISHMENT AS A FELLOW LIKE OLYMPIA ALUMNI. IT'S GREAT TO SEE, UM, OUR SCHOOLS STILL BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING GREAT LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATORS THAT REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS AND OUR COMMUNITY. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO INFORM MY COLLEAGUES AND THE STAFF, UM, THAT THURGOOD MARSHALL, UM, SORRY, THURGOOD MARSHALL TRACK TEAM IS HOSTING A FUNDRAISER. SO, UM, THEY'RE REACHED OUT TO HAVE SOME DONATIONS AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES AND ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR COACH ALEX OR ANYONE ON THE, ON THE TRACK TEAM TO HELP. UM, WHEN ARE OUR CITIES, UM, VINO SOCIAL SCHOOLS IN NEED AT THIS POINT. SO IF YOU WANT THE LINK, PLEASE CONTACT ME OR CONTACT COACH ALEX FOR, UM, THAT THE TEACHERS AND STAFF ACTUALLY PUT A LOT OF THEIR OWN MONEY, AS WELL AS REACHING OUT TO PUBLIC FIGURES AS MYSELF TO HELP. AND IT'S JUST GOOD TO HAVE A COMMUNITY EFFORT AND MAKING SURE THESE KIDS GET THEIR, EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED. UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF POLLS AND IT'S GREAT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT CONSIDERING BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY. SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS, AS WELL AS THE MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS TO LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, UM, EVERY DAY, NOT JUST IN FEBRUARY AND TO CONTINUE TO LEARN AND GROW AND, UM, ACKNOWLEDGED ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT OUR BLACK HISTORY, UM, LEADERS HAVE HAD IN THE PAST YEAR. SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT NOTE CONTINUE TO STILL BE SAFE. UM, I SEE A LOT OF GATHERINGS STILL BEING HELD AROUND THE CITY, UM, AS WELL AS IN THE COMMUNITY, BLESS, PLEASE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES OR WEAR A MASK AND CONTINUE THE SOCIAL DISTANCE. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL. YES, MAYOR. UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, SAY THAT, UH, JEFF VANI AND I, UH, AS SOON AS ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES 80TH BIRTHDAY, UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND, SHE'S BEEN A PILLAR OF OUR COMMUNITY, THIS MOVIE AND SINGLETON. SO WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH HER. UM, ALSO, UM, WE WILL BE, UM, GETTING TOGETHER WITH, UH, JENNIFER GOMEZ AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE, UM, HOW LIGHTING OUR LOCAL, THE VERY CITY RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE HAD A GREAT, A, UM, WE'RE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO EAT LOCAL ON VALENTINE'S DAY. WHY TAKE YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE CITY? WHEN, UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE, UM, UH, UH, SHOWCASING THEIR OWN, UM, TAKEOUT DINING MEAL. SO WE ALL WILL LOOK OUT FOR THAT. UM, WE'LL BE GETTING TOGETHER AND, UM, JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND, UM, AND, UM, AS COUNCIL MEMBER, EDWARD SAYS, LET'S CONTINUE TO, UH, MASK UP AND, UH, BE SAFE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST, UM, COUNSELING, UH, FLOYD, EMERY AND MELISSA IN THE A P DRIVE AND LAKE OLYMPIA WAS A GREAT ADVANCE. SO I ENJOYED SERVING WITH THEM. UH, I ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND JEFFREY BONE IN HIS TOWN HALL MEETING, THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT MEETING. AND SO I WANTED TO GIVE HIM KUDOS AS WELL. UH, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON TRYING TO DO AND PARTNER WITH HIM ON PROJECTS AND DISTRICT A'S. SO THAT'S GOING PRETTY WELL. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DR. REDA BEING AN EDUCATOR FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. I CAN UNDERSTAND DEALING WITH CHILDREN SO KUDOS TO HER. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO DID I'M HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT MAYOR. OKAY. YES. UH, ALTHOUGH FOR ME, EVERY DAY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I WILL SAY HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO EVERYONE. I WAS THRILLED TO DELIVER A CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO ONE OF MISSOURI CITIES, SHINING [01:10:01] STARS AND JEWELS. UH, AND ONE OF MY DISTRICT B RESIDENTS AS COUNCILWOMAN, UH, CLOUDS, OR AFTER MENTIONED MISS VIVIAN SACATON WHO CELEBRATED HER 80TH BIRTHDAY ON JANUARY 23RD AS THE COMMUNITY AND HER FAMILY CAME TOGETHER TO HOST A DRIVE BY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ONCE AGAIN TO HER, IT WAS ALSO HAPPY TO ATTEND THE, UH, EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL ON JANUARY THE 29TH, AS WELL AS IT TENDS TO NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS, 2021 WINTER LEGISLATIVE MEETING FROM JANUARY THE 27TH THROUGH THE 29TH. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO BOTH PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THE MISSOURI CITY STAFF EACH AND EVERY DEPARTMENT, AND ESPECIALLY A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, STACY WALKER IN THE ENTIRE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR BEING ENGAGED AND ENSURING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD AN EXTREMELY INTERACTIVE AND INFORMATIVE VIRTUAL DISTRICT B TOWN HALL MEETING CALLED WHAT'S THE FOUR ONE ONE, UH, ALL OF THE DISTRICT BE RESIDENTS AND ANYONE WHO WAS, UH, ABLE TO VIEW OR 10 WERE ABLE TO GET THE FOUR ONE, ONE ON ISSUES SUCH AS GETTING A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, PUBLIC SAFETY STREETS AND SIDEWALKS UPDATES. COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE, THE EXTENT OF THE DISBURSEMENTS FOR THEY EXIST, THE CARES ACT APPLICATIONS, CVB, CDBG OPPORTUNITIES, AND MUCH MORE, AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO VIEW IT LIVE AND ASK QUESTIONS AND GET THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEEDED, UH, FOR THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THAT INFORMATION. I KNOW THE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF SAID THAT THEY WERE EDITING IT AND IT WOULD BE ON ALL OF THE PLATFORMS, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND YOUTUBE, ET CETERA, FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND VIEW IT. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, CITY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS, DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, STACY WALKER PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU. UH, YEAH, SO I'D LIKE TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO, UH, MS. VIVIAN TURNER, UH, FROM CREEK HAS PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM WHERE SHE HAS, UH, BROUGHT TOGETHER. UH, I JUST POINT FOR A YOUNG PEOPLE AGES NINE TO 11, AND, UH, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY USE THEIR, UH, THEIR SKILLS TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO INTERVIEWS OF DIFFERENT, UH, UM, OFFICIALS ARE, UH, UH, PERSONS OF INTEREST. UH, LIKE I SAY, I WAS, I WAS HONORED, UH, THEIR TOPIC, UH, ON THAT PANEL WAS, UH, UNDERSTANDING POLITICS FROM A KID'S VIEW AND BELIEVE ME WHEN, UH, THEY, UH, CAME UP WITH THEIR QUESTIONS. AND THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT WERE, UH, THAT WERE, UH, PUT FORWARD BY THE, BY THE KIDS. UH, IT MAKES YOU, UH, REALLY GO BACK AND DO SOME INTROSPECTIVE LOOK AT, UH, WHY I DO THE THINGS THAT I DO AS A COUNCILMAN. UM, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. UH, THEY, UH, UM, HAD FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM, UH, SOME RECOGNITION. UM, IT WAS, UH, ELIZABETH, AVA, NOAH, AND LAWN. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE FROM THE CREEK MINE AREA. UH, THEY WERE, UH, THEY, THEY REALLY, UH, PUT OUT SOME QUESTIONS AND GRILLED ME, BUT, UH, WHEN I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT, SOME OF OUR YOUNGER KIDS, I THINK WE CAN SEE THAT WE'RE IN GREAT HANDS FOR THE FUTURE BECAUSE, UH, THEY, UH, THEY TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND, UH, THEY'RE, UH, UH, UTILIZING THEIR TIME, UH, IN A VERY PRODUCTIVE WAY. SO AGAIN, SHOUT OUT TO THOSE, UH, PARTICIPANTS AND, UH, MS. VIVIAN CARTER, AND FINALLY, UH, UH, I'VE LISTENED TO, UH, THE, UH, DISTRICT B, UH, TOWN HALL MEETING. AND I CAME AWAY WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT I'M GOING TO WAIT PROBABLY SEPTEMBER BEFORE I HAVE MINE, BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW SOMETHING AS WELL DONE AS, UH, WAS DONE BY, UH, UH, COUNCILMEN BOEING AND ALL OF THE STAFF THAT REALLY PROVIDED SOME, SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS, UH, REALLY, UH, I THINK TO THE POINT AND, UM, UH, BROUGHT SOME, UH, ATTENTION, UH, ACTIONS, UH, TO ALL CITIZENS IN MISSOURI CITY, JUST NOT DISTRICT B. SO KUDOS TO THE STAFF AND TO COUNSELING. THANK YOU. A COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY, I HAVE JUST A FEW ITEMS. I'M JUST GOING TO GO BACK OFF OF SOME THAT BEEN ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, [01:15:01] UM, LAKELAND VIA PPE FOOD DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO HAPPY TO JOIN CUSTOMER STERLING, UH, EMORY AS WELL AS MAYOR PRO TEM OR LISTS. UM, AND THEN ALSO DISTRICT B, UM, TOWN HALL MEETING. IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A GREAT PRESENTATION BY NO CONSUMER BULLY YOURSELF, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER, UM, STAFF MEMBERS THAT PRESENTED WITH YOU. UH, THEY ASKED THE QUESTIONS I'M GOING TO ANSWER. UH, VERY GOOD. AND WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME WAS THAT NIGHT YOU HAD ABOUT 930 USED BY THE TIME YOU WERE DONE. UH, AND THERE WERE SO MANY QUESTIONS THAT WAS BEING ASKED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UM, AND KUDOS TO AGAIN, UH, COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGING ALL OF THAT, UM, VERY WELL DONE. UM, SO THAT WAS GREAT. AND WITHIN, SINCE THE PAST THE LAST MEETING, I'VE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE FIRST COLONY ON, UM, MISSOURI CITY, UH, MISSOURI CITY SIDE FOR FIRST CALL LANE, HOA DIRECTOR, UM, MYSELF, UM, A LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER, LEN CLOUSER, AS WELL AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM OR BOULEZ, AND ALSO ATTENDED THE HOA MEETING THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH US, TO MAKE SURE THAT AND TO DO THAT THEY CAN DO ON BEHALF OF, UM, OUR CITY. YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A SMALL PORTION OF FIRST COLLIN AGE AWAY, BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT. SO I DID ATTEND SEVERAL OF THE HOA MEETINGS, UM, OLYMPIA STAGE, A HUNDRED SCREEN, AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS AND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING, AND I WERE JUMPING BACK AND FORTH FROM ALL THOSE MEETINGS AT ONE NIGHT. SO IT WAS, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS FUN. AND I KNOW WE WERE ABLE TO JUST GET IN AND OUT OF MEETINGS, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES AND THE HOA WAYS, BUT I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND FOR BEN MAYORS, UM, ZOOM MEETING THAT WE HAD, AGAIN, THE TOP MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSIONS OR COVID, UH, VACCINATION, HOW TO HANDLE IT. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE GETTING, UH, PRETTY MUCH A LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, FROM ACTING FIRE CHIEF, UM, MARIO PARTITA, AND I HAVE ATTENDED SEVERAL OF THOSE CALLS, BUT, UM, IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS A GOOD MEETING. WE'VE CLARIFIED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HOW EACH CITY ARE DOING. SO IT WAS 90% OF THE TOPIC WAS ABOUT COVID AND THE RESPONSES AND ALL OF THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UM, THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE DO HAVE A CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WE NEEDED TO GO BACK TO AND A SPECIAL, SPECIAL MEETING. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE THIS MEETING, AND WE WILL GO BACK INTO THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.