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UH, TODAY'S MONDAY, APRIL 18TH, UH, 7:00 PM.UM, THE TIME IT HAS BEEN 7:00 PM, WE'LL GO OUT AND START OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
AND WE'LL GO THROUGH ROLL CALL.
IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAY HERE OR PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MEROLA'S COUNCIL MEMBER, EDWARD COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDER COUNCIL MEMBERS, DARLING RESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY WILL NOT BE A ROLL CALL.
CITY STAFF MEMBERS MEETING FOR DINNER AND PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTERS AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAY HERE.
PRESIDENT CITY MANAGER OTIS, JOAN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BILL ATKINSON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GLEN MARCEL CITY ATTORNEY IGOR CMO DIRECTED COMMUNICATIONS, STACY WALKER, FIRE CHIEF MARIO PARTITA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
CAMIKA JEWETT POLICE CHIEF, MY VICTIM LIAISON, PAMELA BURNETT, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
PAUL WAS BECKY HR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
JENNIFER THOMAS TILLMAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR ANYMORE.
OKAY, THERE WILL NOW BE A ROLL CALL OUTSIDE MEETING FOR DINNER.
THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE PRESENT AT CITY HALL OR WHEN I'M HENRY DR.
HARONIAN BOLTON ORIGINAL PEARSON, SHERRY JOAN, UH, FREDERICK WALKER AND SENIOR DIANE WHITE.
WE HAVE ALSO, UH, MR. CHEVY, SAM CHIP CHIP CHATTERY, WALA, NANCY SHOW UP SHOW MONICA, HER HER NAME, MONICA AND HER, HER MAN, JEFF EDWARDS.
I'LL BE A ROLL CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTERS JOHNNY JOHNNY, DANNY.
BAILEY, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHOSE NAME WAS NOT CALLED ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THE, ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA WITH THAT NOTIFIED THE FEEDBACK ON EMR SUBMISSION ON PUBLIC INFORMATION OR PUBLIC COMMENT FORM TO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE 4:00 PM ON A DAY TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE HAVE OUR POLICE CHIEF NUMBER THREE,
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REAL QUICK.WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME CONGRATULATIONS THAT ARE HERE.
UH, SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH YOUR OATH OF OFFICE, I'M GOING TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF MALONEY, AND, UH, MORRISSEY'S THIS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE IS GOING TO JUST SPEAK TO YOU FOR BRIEFLY AND WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, LIKE WHO'S ON, ON THE CALL WITH US.
SO JEFFREY, UH, THANK YOU, MARIELLA CAT, FIRST OF ALL, UH, WELCOME EVERYONE, UH, OUT THIS EVENING, UH, MR. CODY, UH, GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE'S FACES AND NOT JUST VIRTUAL.
FIRST OF ALL, I AM COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF REAL PHONY, UH, REPRESENT DISTRICT B, UH, BUT NOT ONLY IN MY DISTRICT BE RESIDENT, UH, YOU KNOW, AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER, I'M ONE WHO I ACTUALLY LIVES OFF THE TEXAS PARKWAY, UH, AREA.
AND SO FOR ME, UH, WITH MARIELLA CAT, UH, ACTUALLY REACHED OUT AND INDICATED THAT HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I STARTED THIS TEXAS PARKWAY CARTWRIGHT COALITION, UH, THAT WE WERE TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND AND HE WANTED TO PUT MORE STRENGTH BEHIND THAT AND MORE RESOURCES FROM THE CITY STANDPOINT.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED THAT HE HAD A VISION FOR THIS AREA, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT EVERY ELECTION TIME HEAR ABOUT TEXAS PARKWAY AND HEAR ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO, WHAT HADN'T BEEN DONE.
AND SO WE WERE LIKE, MAN, WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.
BUT WHAT WE GOTTA DO IS WE GOTTA LISTEN TO THE AIR, TO THE RESIDENTS AND WE ALSO HAVE TO EDUCATE EQUIPMENT TO POWER ALL OF THE CITIZENS OR THE BIG BEST UNDERSTAND WHAT, UH, CHALLENGES WE'RE FACED WITH, BUT ALSO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS AND WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH NOT ONLY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, BUT CITY STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, WHAT, WHO BEST FOR US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE AREA AND WHAT PROBABLY SHOULD BE AN AREA THAT THE RESIDENTS LIVE IN THE AREA OR ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE AREA.
SO VERY EXCITED, UH, THAT MAYOR WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE OATH TO ALL OF THE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE JOINING, UH, MYSELF AS THE CHAIR.
AND, UM, MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT EIGHT, DR.
CHERYL STERLING, UH, THIS WAS A VERY RIGOROUS PROCESS.
STERLING SPENT HOURS AND DAYS, NOT ONLY, UH, PREPARING TO GET A VIEW OF THE FINALISTS, UH, THAT ENDED UP BECOMING A FINALIST.
THAT WAS PRETTY, UH, YOU KNOW, A HEALTHY INTEREST.
WE ALSO HAD, UH, 21 INDIVIDUALS, UH, WHO, WHO WAS SHORTLISTED IN AND OUT OF THOSE 21, WE GOT REVIEWED ALL, UH, EXTENSIVELY, UH, IN ALL OF YOU WERE SELECT.
AND, UH, IT WAS A VERY, VERY TOUGH DECISION.
BUT THE ONE THING I CAN SAY IS THAT ALL THREE OF US WERE ALIGNED, UH, OUR SCORES AND OUR DECISION, UH, WAS PRETTY RESOLUTE.
AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, ONE SIDE OR, YOU KNOW, MY WAY OR YOUR WAY, IT WAS REALLY ALL OF US, THREE, UH, COMING TO THE SAME SENSE.
SO, UH, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, MAYOR, UH, MADE HIS DECISIONS, UH, AFTER OUR SELECTIONS WERE, UH, PROVIDED.
AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE ALREADY HAVE OUR FIRST MEET SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH.
WE'RE HAVING IT, ALL THE MEMBERS READ TO BE THERE.
UH, AT THAT TIME, I KNOW I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER AS WELL AS SOME CONSULTANTS TO BRING DATA TO THE TABLE SO THAT YOU ALL BETTER UNDERSTAND FROM A MARKET STEADY STANDPOINT WHERE WE ARE AS A CITY, BUT PARTICULARLY IN THIS CORRIDOR.
AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING YOU ALL WITH THAT.
SO, UH, YOU READY TO WORK? LET'S GO AND GET YOU UP HERE TO GET SOME WATER, OKAY.
SO YOU'RE TO SNACK EAR AND CUSTOMER, BONNIE AND MYSELF.
AND IF YOU HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THEM.
SO THIS IS FOR TWO YEARS, YOU WOULDN'T BE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU LIKE EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO IT MORE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ASPHALT ON THEM AND MEETING, BUT WE HAVE A NICE CERTIFICATE.
ONCE YOU'RE ALL JUST TAKEN A CUSTOMER A MORNING, WE'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU AND RAYMOND.
SO, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU PART OF THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE LAST THING FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T SELECTED OR APPOINTED TO THIS COMMITTEE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT GO ANYWHERE.
WE WANT TO STILL HEAR FROM YOU.
ALL THIS COMMITTEE, THEY'RE JUST REPRESENTATION OF THE ENTIRE CITY, BUT THEY'RE NOT THE ENTIRE STATE.
SO WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY.
SO PLEASE DON'T DISENGAGE STAY ENGAGED AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT, SO THAT'S ONE TO SAY THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT US TO TAKE PICTURES, WE'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO READ THEM OUR POLICE SHEET,
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BUT WHEN WANTS TO TAKE WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE IT.RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IN THE NAME AND AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AYE, AYE STATION IS WILDLY SWEAR.
YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM OR FORM THAT I WILL PAY FOR EXECUTE FAITHFULLY, EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS PART WAY CAUGHT BY A COURT ORDER AND ADVISER, THE MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS PARKWAY, CARTWRIGHT CORRIDOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WORLD TO THE BEST OF MY QUIET RUTHIE AND WILL.
WHAT WAS THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
THIS STATE, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT US TO GET A PICTURE? THE NATIVE MAN BY THE AUTHORITY OF CITIZEN OF TEXAS IN THE NAME AND THE STATE OF TEXAS DIANNE WHITE DO SWALLOWING LISTS WHERE YOU SAW THAT I'M WITH FAITH.
I THINK WE EXECUTE AND I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE DOWN IN MILITARY CITY, TEXAS PARKWAY, OUR PRIDE PART OF DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE WE COMMITTEE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ON THE STATE OF TEXAS, I WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS AND THIS STATE.
SO SHERRY COME UP HERE AND JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU KIND OF PAUSE HERE, JONES, RIGHT? AND THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, SAME TEXAS, I HEAR JONES EXECUTE, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND DUTIES OFFICE OF THE TEXAS PARKWAY, CARTWRIGHT OR NORTH DEVELOPMENT.
THE ADVISEMENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS GO TO THE BEST OF MY
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PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IN THE NAVY BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE, I, THAT KIND OF FASCIA OR SILENTLY SQUARE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE DUTIES THAT THE OFFICE, THE DUTY, THE MISSOURI PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OF MY, AND WELL PUT THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE DID I GET THAT YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE NAVY AND BY THE STATE OF TEXAS DO AS WELL.
I'M THIS AWARE THAT I WILL BASICALLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OFFICE OF SEXES PARKWAY OR THE
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SELLER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE OF TEXAS.I WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT THE INDEPENDENT IS THERE IT'S LIKE CONSTITUTION THAT INVOLVES THE STATE'S TRANSPORTATION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
READY? WHERE'S YOUR HEAD IN THE NAVY AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE NAME KIND OF AUTHORITY, THE STATE OF TEXAS, I DON'T WANT THE SAME THING.
JUST ONE ON ONE IS WHERE YOU STARTED.
I SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE DUTY OF THE OFFICE OF THE VISITORS
THEY ADD UP THIS THING AND THIS THING, SORRY.
AND FINALLY, MR. REGINALD IN THE NAME AND AUTHORITY TEXTS IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I ORIGINAL PEARSON AS WELL.
WHEN SAY YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I EXECUTED THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTY OF THE OFFICE OF THERESA TEXAS PARKWAY PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS THING, AND A DISTANCE ON HOW TO BE THAT.
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YEAH.ONE GROUP AT YOUR MAMA, ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WHEN YOU WERE AT, REMEMBER YOU HAD ALSO ASKED THE CITY MANAGER AND YOU CAN MAKE SOME MONEY SOMEWHERE OVER THERE AND CAUSE YOU DID ALL THE PICTURES
THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE HAVE ARE ITEM THREE B THE PROCLAMATION, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ONLY MONTH OF RAMADAN, APRIL 12TH, 2021 TO MAY 11, 2021 TO THE MUSLIMS IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
AND ACROSS THIS BOOK, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, CHERYL STERLING, AS WELL AS COUNSELOR.
I AM HONORED, UH, TO, TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO MR. SAM TREADMILL, WALA AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, MISSOURI CITY, THE STATE OF MISSOURI CITY CELEBRATES THE DYNAMIC DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT OUR MS. MUNICIPALITIES AND THE CITY UNDERSTAND THE RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ISLAMIC HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN, WHICH BEGAN ON APRIL 13TH AND ENDS ON MAY 11, 20, 21, OR AROUND MAY 12TH, 2021, BASED ON THE NORMAL CALENDAR.
THE CITY EXTENDS THE PARTNERSHIP TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF ABOUT 1.6 BILLION BROTHERS AND SISTERS WORLDWIDE.
WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARDSHIP THE COMMUNITY IS FACING WHILE OBSERVING RAMADAN.
DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, WE KNOW THAT THAT WORSHIP AND PRAISE MUST BE DONE WHILE FOLLOWING THE SOCIAL DISTANCE.
AND THE CITY SHOWS GRATITUDE TOWARDS SALAMI RESIDENTS THAT FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES.
AND WE THINK OUR ISLAMIC COMMUNITY FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWTH OF THE CITY AND CELEBRATES ITS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
NOW THERE ARE WASH CHERYL STERLING COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT A AND B SHONDRA EDWARDS COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION.
ONE ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY RECOGNIZED ISLAMIC HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN AND SALUTE OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FOR THEIR COMPASSION, PARTNERSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS.
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THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, STERLING AND CONSUMER EDWARDS.UH, WE HAVE DO MORE PRESENTATIONS, UH, ITEM THREE C UH, PROCLAMATION OF THE, UH, THE WEEK OF APRIL 18TH THROUGH 24, 2021 IS A NATIONAL CRIME CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
WE HAVE OUR POLICE CHIEF MIKE
SO LIKE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE VICTIMS RIGHTS MOVEMENT HAS RESULTED IN THE PASSAGE OF LAWS AT THE LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS THAT ESTABLISHED ESSENTIAL RIGHTS FOR VICTIMS AND SIMILAR ACTS HERE IN TEXAS AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL HAVE INVITED VICTIMS WASTE PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY THROUGHOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS.
AND WHEREAS THE RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS ARE BEST PROTECTED WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS, NOT ONLY VICTIMS OR APPROPRIATELY EDUCATED ABOUT VICTIMS RIGHTS AND WHEREAS SUPPORTING THE VICTIMS OF CRIME, IT'S CRUCIAL TO THE U S JUSTICE SYSTEM BECAUSE OUR SUPPORT HONORS THE EXPERIENCES OF VICTIMS AND ALLOWS THEM TO FIND AUTONOMY AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACHIEVING SELF-DEFINED GOALS.
AND WHEREAS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE VICTIMS RIGHTS MOVEMENT ACHIEVED THROUGH COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION AND BUILT ON THE COURAGEOUS ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY INSPIRE IN US HOPE FOR FUTURE PROGRESS AND GREATER HEALING.
AND WHEREAS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOMMIT, TO ENSURING THAT ACCESSIBLE, APPROPRIATE AND TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IN THE AFTERMATH OF CRIME, HELPING VICTIMS FIND NOT ONLY SUPPORT RECOVERY AND JUSTICE, BUT ALSO A SENSE OF HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURES.
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND BRINGING HOPE AND HEALING TO ALL VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.
NOW, THEREFORE I JEFFREY ALBONY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT B ON BEHALF OF THE BEAR ROBIN J ELLA CAT, AND ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, APRIL 18TH, 2018, JUNE 24TH, 2021 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL OUTSTANDING VICTIM LIAISON, BUT JUST A BRIEF HISTORY OF NINTENDO.
HE'S GOING TO SAY STUPID SINCE 1981, THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS, RIGHT? IT'S WHERE YOU CAN CELEBRATE EVERY YEAR AND APRIL.
THIS WEEK IS DEDICATED TO LEARN ABOUT VICTIMIZATION.
THE EFFECT OF VICTIMIZATION HAS ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE WALLS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP VICTIMS OF CRIME EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.
THE DEDICATION OF THOSE BEFORE US ESTABLISHED VICTIMS RIGHTS, RENEW OUR COMMITMENT OR PROMISE GUARANTEE THAT ALL VICTIMS HAVE THE RIGHTS AND SERVICES TO RECOVER FROM BRIAN.
WE HAVE AN EXPANDING CHRONIC COMPLETE IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND MISSOURI CITY.
AND THIS YEAR'S PAYING FOR NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS, BUILD TRUST, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AS VICTIM SERVICE PROFESSIONALS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS THEME IN OUR HOME COMMUNITY, UH, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR CITIZENS AFFECTED BY CRIME, REACHING OUT TO THEM TO PROVIDE VICTIM SERVICES AND TO HELP THEM FIND A PATH TO RECOVERY.
AS THEY MANEUVER THROUGH THEIR PRESENT PRICE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TRUST BY PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE, SAFE, AND NONJUDGMENTAL SPACE FOR VICTIMS. WHEN THEY REACH OUT TO US FOR HELP, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY.
I CONTINUOUSLY BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH GREATLY HELP US AS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SUCCESSFULLY SERVE AS CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS COUNCIL WOMEN'S STERLING.
I THINK WE MOVED A LITTLE FAST.
I THINK, UH, UH, SAM SUCH A WALL WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING IN RECEIPT OF HIS PROCLAMATION.
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THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.CHERYL, UH, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I RESIDE AT 25 OR SIX LACTATION CREEK, OR I'M CURRENTLY ON THE MISSOURI CITY TOURISTRY BOARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN MY COMMENTS WITH ISLAMIC GREETING.
UH, SALAAM-ALAIKUM PEACE BEYOND TO YOU BECAUSE I'M THE PAST DIRECTOR OF ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF GREATER HOUSTON AND, AND, AND, AND THEY RAN AN ISLAMIC CENTER IN STAFFORD, TEXAS THAT SERVES THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND THEN FORT BEND COUNTY, INCLUDING MISSOURI CITY SUGARLAND AND STAFFORD ON BEHALF OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN DR.
STERLING AND COUNCIL WOMAN, MS. EDWARDS FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO SHOOT A PROCLAMATION, MAKING THE BEGINNING OF THE MUSLIM HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN FOR AROUND A HUNDRED TO AROUND 1.6 BILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ON APRIL 13, 2021, AND LAST FOR 29 OR 30 DAYS BASED ON THE LUNAR CALENDAR.
AND IT MAY, AND IT MAY 11TH OR 12TH.
AND THEN THE EAT FESTIVITY WOULD START.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO CUT SHORT BECAUSE YOU ARE RUNNING SHORT OF TIME.
I JUST WANT TO REFLECT THAT RAMADAN IS A TIME TO SOCIALIZE AND VISIT THE MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTERS.
SO AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, AND SINCE MOST OF OUR ARE GETTING VACCINATED THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT THE MOSQUE FOR LATE NIGHT PRAYERS.
AFTER THE SUNDOWN, OF COURSE, WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL CDC GUIDELINES TO ENSURE SAFE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE FACILITY.
IN ADDITION TO FASTING FROM DAWN TO DUSK, RAMADAN IS A TIME OF EXTENDING A HAND OF MERCY AND COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED OF TIME.
IN THIS TIME OF SPIRITUAL SELF-REFLECTION PATIENCE AND FORGIVENESS, ALL THIS LAMICTAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION IN GREATER HOUSTON ARE INVOLVED IN DISTRIBUTING AND SHARING FOOD WITH OPEN COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTING MEDICAL SUPPLY TO, TO FIGHT THE DISEASE, HELPING THE NEEDY FAMILIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS AND FEEDING THE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE.
THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF RAMADAN COMPARE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LOST LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE WITH US LAST NIGHT, AND WE HOPE FOR THE BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD, THE HOLY QURAN REMINDS US GOD IS THE LIGHT OF THE HEAVENS AND EARTH WHO LEADS US OUT OF DARKNESS TO LIKE WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU TO VISIT THE COMPLETELY RENOVATED BRAND IN ISLAMIC CENTER AND MOSQUE AND, AND HOME OF THE EGRESS ACADEMY, A FULL-TIME SCHOOL OF 450 PLUS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, YOU WILL BE SOON RECEIVING AN INVITATION TO VISIT OUR BOSS FOR AN F.AF AFTER BREAKING THE FAST, UH, DINNER.
SO PLEASED WE WILL REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE ACCEPT THE INVITATION I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU, MR.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION.
UM, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ISLAMIC HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEND MY BLESSINGS AND PEACE TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY WITHIN MISSOURI CITY, MY PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT YOU.
PRESENTATION OF THE GOLDEN TICKET WORK TO HOME DEPOT FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COUNTRY TOWARDS THE AMERICAN LEGION PARK.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER, MONET'S HERE TO MAKE THAT FRONT.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 30TH OF APRIL.
YOU ALL HAVE AN ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION, UH, RIGHT HERE AT TEXAS PARK, THOMAS TAYLOR PARKWAY, UH, AND IT TAKES APART AWAY, UH, AT 3:00 PM.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, BUT ANYWAY, I KNOW THEY'LL GET IT.
UH, WHEREAS AN 1872 J STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES.
AND WHEREAS THIS HOLIDAY CALLED ARBOR
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DAY WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANNING OF MORE THAN A MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA.AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS NOW SERVED THROUGH THE, THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD.
AND WHEREAS TREES CAN REDUCE THE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND AND WATER CUT HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, MODERATE THE TEMPERATURE, CLEAN THE AIR, PRODUCE LIFE, GIVING OXYGEN.
IT PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE.
AND WHEREAS TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE GIVING US PAPER WOOD FOR OUR HOMES FUEL FOR OUR FIRES AND COUNTLESS OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS.
AND WHEREAS TREES IN OUR CITY INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS AND BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE I, JEFF REAL BONY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT B ON BEHALF OF MAYOR, ROBIN J ALLAH CAT, AND THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS.
YOU HEAR ABOUT HEREBY PROCLAIM, APRIL 30TH, 2021 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS BASKET.
THANK YOU, GOVERNOR AND BONNIE AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
UM, I WAS GOING TO STAND UP HERE AND RATTLE OFF ALL THE BENEFITS OF TREES IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THIS PROCLAMATION THAT IS A NICELY, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE IN MISSOURI CITY, THAT NOT A LOT OF CITIES HAVE IS A FULL-TIME, UH, FORRESTER.
AND SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE PAULSBORO VICKI TO SAY, A COUPLE OF WORDS IS, ARE, THANK YOU, JASON I'M PAUL RSP OR CITY FORESTER, UH, SAID THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL IT'S GONE.
AND, UH, AN 1872 POLITICIAN AND WRITER, J STERLING MORTON AND THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, THEY RECOGNIZE A TREE SORT OF CENTRAL PART OF OUR LIVES AND THAT THEY WOULD BE LOST AT AN ALARMING RATE IN AMERICA.
SO THEREFORE THEY ESTABLISHED THE FIRST ARBOR DAY AND PLANTED OVER 1 MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA DAY, A SENSE SPREAD IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
AND WE'RE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE PROCLAIM THAT APRIL 30TH IS THE ARBOR DAY AT MISSOURI STATE.
AND THAT PROCLAMATION SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT OUR CITY LEADERSHIP AND STAFF TAKE THE PRESERVATION OF OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND WE RENEW OUR DEDICATION TO PLANTING TREES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS.
I THINK WE COULD MOVE INTO ITEM E RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THE GOAL, THE TREE OF LIFE WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF THE GOLDEN TREE AWARD FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS AMERICAN LEGION MARK.
SO IT'S VERY TIMELY JUST TO HELP US OUT WITH THAT ARBOR DAY ENDEAVOR.
THEY'RE A HOME DEPOT VOLUNTEERS, SEVERAL AREAS, STORES DONATED AND PLANTED 20 NUTRIENTS TO OUR AMERICAN LEGION PARK.
PLANTING WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 11TH, WHICH IS VETERAN'S DAY OF LAST YEAR AS PART OF TEAM DEPOT'S VOLUNTEER EFFORT TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND VETERANS.
THE NUTRIENTS WERE PLANTED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE.
AND ADDITION TO THE TREES, THE VOLUNTEERS DONATE A TOOLS, MULCH, COMPOST, MOST IMPORTANTLY, LUNCH TO ALL OF US PARKS GUYS.
SO THANK YOU FOR HOME DEPOT AT THE REGULATIONS ON THIS SUPPORTERS AWARD
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HELLO, CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME FOR OUR PUBLIC[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
COMMENTS? AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS OR CONCERNS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORM TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
SO WE HAVE THREE RESIDENTS, UH, THAT SIGNED UP.
SO, UH, FIRST TO SPEAK IS JOHNNY JENKINS.
PRINCIPAL CITY, COUNCIL AND MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME TO STOP AND TURN TO DUTY TO SPEAK.
UM, JUST LIKE, UH, COSMIN BONDED, STATED, UH, I TO LIVE OFF, UM, THE TEXAS PARKWAY, UH, COD RIDE CORRIDOR, AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOMETHING TO IMPLEMENT AN INITIATIVE TO, UH, IMPROVE TEXAS PARKWAY ALONG THE RIGHT, UM, CORRIDOR.
BUT, UM, SECOND PART OF MY, UM, COMPLAINT BASICALLY, UM, I LIVE IN GLEN PARK SUBDIVISION HERE, UM, OFF OF FIFTH STREET AND I NOTICED, UH, FOR THE MONTH OF SOME THAT HAVE BEEN A COMPANY CALLED FRONTIER CABLE WORKERS COMING INTO MY SUBDIVISION.
WELL, I'LL HAVE A SUBDIVISION AND INSTALLED A FIBER OPTIC CABLES.
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AND I DID MY HOMEWORK ON THAT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD THE PERMIT TO DO THAT.THAT'S ALL FINE AND DANDY, BUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS TANNED UP TO HIM FIRST STRUCTURE OF MY SUBDIVISION, UH, AS WHAT ELSE, THE FRONT OF MY SUBDIVISION AND IN FRONT OF MY HOME OBVIOUSLY WAS A BIG OLD MESS OF CODE.
THAT'S SINKING, WHERE THEY DID THE INSTALLATION.
UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN ADDRESS THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BECAUSE GONNA MAKE A BRIEF FOR THE SAKE OF TIME.
UM, I HAVE A OVERSIZED SCOOTER AND I RIDE UP AND DOWN THE SIDEWALKS.
UH, TWO OF THEM FROM MY MAILBOX.
AND I'M NOTICING NOW THAT SOME OF THE SIDEWALK IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO GET TO SHOW THEM, ME GETTING INDUSTRY'S TRYING TO GET AROUND THAT.
SO I WAS JUST WANTING TO PASS ALONG THAT TIDBIT OF INFORMATION TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR GUYS LIKE ME.
AND FINALLY, I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT MY SUBDIVISION.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO APPROXIMATE THE VISIT.
AGAIN, THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF MY SUBDIVISION IS GETTING, I GUESS, TORN DOWN AND RUNDOWN OR THE CITY IS NOT COMING IN.
AND OBVIOUSLY LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SUBDIVISION IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY CAN DO, UM, INTO SUBDIVISION AS A MEMBER OF, UM, THE HOA.
I'M DOING MOST OF MY PART AS WELL, BUT I THINK THAT LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE CITY SHOULD BE OVER HERE EXPECTING THINGS THAT NEED TO BE INSPECTED.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING TO ME.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT, BUT THEY'LL JUST, SOMEBODY TOOK BITS OF INFORMATION THAT I TO RELATE TO YOU GUYS.
HOWEVER, MY PROPERTY LINE AND MISSOURI CITY COMPLAINT, THE THING I HAVE IS THAT EVERYONE IS TELLING ME THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN NOISE AT THE PROPERTY LINE AND NO ONE IS ACTUALLY LISTENING TO WHAT MY COMPLAINT IS.
MY COMPLAINT IS A FUR NOISE CODE ENFORCEMENT CAME OUT AND SAID THERE WAS A 78 DECIBEL NOISE AT THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO MY HOUSE, MY BEDROOM BEING APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS FROM THIS BUILDING, THAT'S MAKING THIS NOISE.
ONLY THING THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT IS THE BOUNDARY DESPERATE NOISE.
YOU HAVE A CITY ORDINANCE, A MISSOURI CITY CODE OF ORDINANCE, ARTICLE THREE FOR NOISE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS SITUATION.
IF THEY WOULD LOOK BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE ORDER ALSO WANT TO READ TO YOU THAT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEFINES NOISE AT 65 DECIBELS AS NOISE POLLUTION TO BE PRECISE.
NOISE BECOMES HARMFUL WHEN IT'S 75 DECIBELS, AS A CONSEQUENCE, IT IS RECOMMENDED LEVELS BELOW 6.5 DECIBELS DURING THE DAY AND INDICATES THAT RESTLESS SLEEP IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH NIGHTTIME AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 30 DECIBELS.
MY WIFE WORKS DAYS AND I WORKED NIGHTS.
SO SOMEONE IS ALWAYS AT MY HOUSE.
SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT GREATLY IF THE COUNSELOR AND THE MAYOR OF CITY MANAGER WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE DECIMAL LEVEL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO ALLOW ME TO VOICE MY CONCERNS.
AND HOPEFULLY I'M NOT MAKING MONEY OFF OF MY BACK.
AND I CONSIDER THAT TO BE EITHER OF YOU, YOU WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY I CALL IT.
UM, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CARE ACT FIRST.
I WANT TO SAY, UM, FOR THE RECORD, I DON'T HAVE TYPE OF POLITICAL AGENDA, LEGITIMATE CONCERN QUESTION,
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BUT THE LAST TIME I CALL THAT I WAS ABRUPTLY, UM, OFFENDED THE WAY WHEN WE WERE BRINGING KNOWLEDGE TO BED, FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO SEE AND THEN FINISH MY QUESTIONS.I'VE BEEN A COMMUNITY LEADER FOR A WHILE.
I FEATURED HIM BACK TO SCHOOL, UM, BY WAGERS, I DO, I HAVE A FOOD PANTRY HERE AT MY BUSINESS.
UM, DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, COLLECT THEM FOOD AND TAKE THEM TO CHILDREN WHO DIDN'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION, UM, HOME, WHERE THEY CAN EVEN GET THROUGH.
SO WAS APPLYING FOR THE CARE ACT.
I WAS APPLIED FOR THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY AND KIDS NOT SERVED SEVERAL TIMES.
I SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS AND EMAILS.
UM, EVERY TIME I WOULD CALL TO INQUIRE, THEY CAN FIND INFORMATION.
THIS IS PERTINENT INFORMATION WITH MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND BANK STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT THEY REQUESTED.
AND I KID YOU NOT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES, I SUBMITTED IT TO NO BAIL, NO LUCK AND NEVER TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.
AND THEN WHEN YOU OUT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THAT
[5. STAFF REPORTS]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL I'M JOINED BY OUR EMERGENCY MANAGER FROM MIKA JEWITT, UH, WE'RE JUST PROVIDING A BRIEF UPDATE THAT, UH, ON THE COVID SITUATION, OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER STILL REMAINS AT A LEVEL THREE, WHICH IS THE LOWEST LEVEL AT THIS POINT.UH, THIS IS THE DATA WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM THE GRAPH BEFORE YOU, THE ACTIVE CASES CONTINUES TO, TO REMAIN FLAT-LINED.
UH, SO IT STILL LOOKS GOOD AT THIS POINT.
UM, SO WE HAVE NOT SENT AN, ANY SEEN AN INCREASE OR A SPIKE AT THIS POINT.
UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE VACCINATIONS CONTINUED TO, TO COME INTO OUR CITY AS WELL AS INTO THE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
UH, COMMUNICATIONS IS DOING A GREAT JOB, UH, KEEPING THE WEBSITE UPDATED AS WELL AS PROVIDING PHONE NUMBERS FOR THOSE THAT NEED MANUAL ACCESS TO REGISTER FOR VACCINATIONS.
UH, WE CONTINUE TO HELP CITIZENS THAT ARE CALLING IN FOR EITHER INITIAL APPOINTMENTS OR EVEN FOLLOW-UPS, UH, TO GET THEIR SECOND VACCINATION.
UH, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO PROVIDE THE LATEST, UH, INFORMATION, UH, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THROUGH OUR WEEKLY CALLS WITH THE STATE, UH, THEY CONTINUE TO ROLL VACCINATIONS INTO OUR COMMUNITY AT THE FEDERAL, FEDERAL, AND STATE LEVEL.
THIS IS A GRAPH, UH, THAT JUST SHOWS A BLAST.
WAIT, THE COUNTY WENT BACK OR ROLLED BACK TO A YELLOW LEVEL.
UH, SO WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE GRAPH THAT THEY USE, UM, TO SHARE, UH, KIND OF THEIR GUIDANCE AT THE LOW MODERATE, UH, COMMUNITY RISK LEVEL OF YELLOW.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN AT ORANGE FOR SOME TIME, UH, BUT WITH THE VACCINATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND THE CASES
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THAT CONTINUE TO EITHER DROP OR FLATLINE, UH, TO REMAIN FLAT, UM, THE COUNTY CHOSE TO REDUCE OUR, OUR RISK LEVEL IN THE COMMUNITY.AND WITH THAT NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU TO CONTINUE TO BRING IT TO THESE REPORTS BACK.
I MEAN, AS WE ARE NOW IN YELLOW, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF IT RATHER THAN, OKAY.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
SIX, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF? SO WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND BY CONSTABLE CLOUDS.
WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CALL ROLL CALL FOR BOTH
SO MOTION PASSES SIX TO ONE OR 15 ITEM, NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS.
UM, ZONING, PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDINANCE OR NONE ITEM SEVEN B ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS.
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING THE RELATED ACTIONS ON THE AGENDA AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM
[8. APPOINTMENTS]
NUMBER EIGHT, OUR APPOINTMENT, UH, EIGHT A CONSIDER APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MISSOURI CITY, MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.NUMBER ONE, AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
ONE OF THESE SPECIAL DISTRICTS ARE, ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE ON MEMBERS RECOMMENDED FIVE IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS FOR MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER ONE HAS PROPOSED REAPPOINTING, THREE MEMBERS, MR. WILFORD SPRAINS, KAREN TRAVEL SAID MITCHELL TWO ADDITIONAL TERM ENDING ON JUNE 1ST, 2025.
UH, MR. GREEN HAS A BACKGROUND AS AN IT PROFESSIONAL THAT TRAVEL SET HAS A BACKGROUND IN LAND ACQUISITION.
AND MR. MITCHELL HAS SERVED UNBELIEVABLE PUBLIC SERVICE WITH THAT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.
MARILLA GO AHEAD REGARDING LEVELS.
MITCHELL, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT? OKAY.
I ACTUALLY RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT, THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE COUNCIL WAS ONLY ABLE TO CONSIDER THE BLAZE OF CANADA THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT.
SO THIS IS THE GROUP THAT THEY SUBMITTED TO US.
I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY, PERSONALLY TALKED TO MENTOR, MENTIONED THEIR EMOTION TO THE MEMBERS, TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MEMBER RUIN.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER VOTING MEMBER, EDWARD? HE IS OUR DISCUSSIONS HEARING NONE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
IT COMES FROM, BUT EMORY IS ABSENT AND IT'S A YES FOR ME.
SO MOTION TO CARRY SIX ITEM NINE,
[9. AUTHORIZATIONS]
OUR AUTHORIZATION.SO WE CAN, UH, UH, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT
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WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR AN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE GRANT.YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION BY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT, UM, IN LIEU OF AMY, UH, TO MY, THIS IS AN ITEM, UH, THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO SEE THAT CDAC CONSIDERED ON MARCH 26.
UM, THIS WOULD BE, UH, FUNDING TO PROVIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, UM, FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS, UM, INCLUDING, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BACK PAY, UM, FOR, UM, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL.
UH, THIS FUNDING IS SIMILAR TO THE CARES ACT FUNDING, UM, BEING ADMINISTERED, UH, THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
UM, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR THIS FUNDING AND THAT IF, UH, THE CITY DOES ACCEPT THIS FUNDING, UM, THAT IT WILL BE USED, UM, IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FUNDING WOULD BE $150,000, UH, FOR THIS PROGRAM.
AND AGAIN, UH, SIMILAR, UH, GUIDELINES, UM, AS A CONSIDERED FOR THE CARE SET FUNDING.
UH, THE CDAC DOES RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY, UM, ACCEPT THIS ALLOCATION.
AND, UM, I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR AN EMERGENCY GRANT, AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF? WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, STERLING COUNCIL ON THE EMIRATES FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT'S THE LENGTH OF THIS PROGRAM.
IT'LL BE A SHORT PERIOD OF THOSE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THE RESIDENT THAT STAFF IS SUGGESTING IS PROBABLY WITHIN A MONTH, UM, THAT THESE FUNDS WILL PROBABLY BE EXTENDED.
AND IT COMES FROM MEMORY, I GUESS FOR ME, MOTION PASSES, ITEM NUMBER, SAT OUR
[10. ORDINANCES]
ORDINANCES.SO ITEMS ORDINANCE OF ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES, PROGRAM ESTABLISHING AN ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
UH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY JASON.
CAN I GO? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS A, UH, FOLLOW-UP FROM LAST MEETING WHERE WE PRESENTED THE, UH, CHAPTER, THE PROPOSED CHAPTER 17 TO THE MISSOURI CITY CODE, ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING A ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM JUST DIDN'T REAP RECAP IS TO, UM, BEAUTIFY THE CITY THROUGH PUBLIC ART TO, TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE CITY AND TO, UM, DEVELOP A, A SYSTEM AND A PLAN FOR INCORPORATING THESE THINGS INTO OUR PARK DESIGN, UM, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, THE WAY TO, UH, PROMOTE TOURISM AND INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
UM, WE GAVE A, A PRESENTATION ON THIS AT THE LAST MEETING.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, UH, HERE TONIGHT.
IS THERE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE?
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OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.CLAUSER IS THERE A DISCUSSION? OKAY.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
MAYOR PRO TEM OR YES, YES, YES, YES.
FOR ME, MOTION CARRIES ITEM 10 BEAT.
[11. RESOLUTIONS]
NUMBER 11, THE RESOLUTION.RESOLUTION ON THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE LICENSES FOR THE LOCATION OF MOBILE ON CERTAIN CITY PROPERTY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WILL BE THERE.
IT WAS TO THE, UH, WEST OF CITY COUNCIL ADJACENT TO WHERE THE CURRENT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, UH, IS BEING CONSTRUCTED, UH, COUNCIL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND THE CITY MANAGER HAVE ASKED FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY, UH, IN PROMOTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY FOOD TRUCKS.
AND SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING, UH, WITH THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION IS TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE THOSE RATES ON CITY, ON CITY PROPERTY IN FRONT OF CITY HALL, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE PARKING AREA, UH, DURING THE DAYTIME WHEN, UM, MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT USING THAT AND PROVIDE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND PARTAKE OF LOCAL FOODS AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
UH, SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY PRESENTATION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED BY STAFF? I COULDN'T HEAR I'M SORRY.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION? YEAH, THIS COUNSELOR, I JUST WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHEN YOU, CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION TO US ABOUT HOW THIS PROCESS WOULD WORK AS FAR AS THE LOGISTICS, I'M JUST, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY CHECKS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY, ARE THEY GOING TO BE LOCATED OR IS IT GOING TO BE A DISTANCE BETWEEN EACH TRUCK? HOW ARE WE GOING TO DETERMINE WHICH TRUCKS ARE ALLOWED? DO THEY HAVE TO MEET THIS, BE MISSOURI CITY BASED? I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GET SOME DETAILS BEFORE PARTICULAR NUMBERS.
ONE IS MOTIVE IN THE RESOLUTE OR IN THE MEMO, YOU KNOW, LIMITING ANY MONETARY BENEFIT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE EXTENT OF INTEREST FROM ANY PARTICULAR BUSINESS FOOD TRUCKS, BUT, UH, YES, ANY HERE'S BEEN SEEN, ANY INSPECTIONS WOULD BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL MISSOURI CITY HEALTH GUIDELINES.
UH, SO FIRE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT HEALTH INSPECTORS WOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THE SPACING AND FOOD PREPARATION IS ADEQUATE AND ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN.
UM, I WOULD TO START AT LEAST ONE OR TWO TRUCKS, I THINK THERE IS SOME INTEREST OUT THERE AND ONCE WORD GETS DONE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GROW.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, FOUR TO SIX REPS, YOU KNOW, ON A ROTATING BASIS, MAYBE THREE AT A TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERY WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK HE DOES LAND INCREASES.
SO LOOKING, LOOKING AT THIS, BEING A POSITIVE CONTRACT, SEEING THAT WE'RE GIVEN, WE WOULD BE GIVING THIS AUTHORITY TO YOU, UH, UH, CITY MANAGER JONES.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO HAVE, HAVE THOSE DETAILS AND LOGISTICS PLACED OUT BEFORE VOTING ON THIS OR HAVING THIS OPEN-ENDED RESOLUTION? UH, I THINK, UH, AS, UH, AS OUR, MY AGM
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OR TAIL HAS OUTLINED ANYTHING WE DO WOULD BE IN THE QUARTERS WITH OUR CURRENT, UH, CODES.SO, UM, I SEE NO PROBLEM WITH YOU AUTHORIZING IT SUBJECT TO, UH, MEETING THE CURRENT GUIDELINES AND CODES AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED RIGHT NOW, YOU SAY OF WHICH FROM A LIFE SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, NOT ONLY WHAT OUR FIRE MARSHAL WOULD BE, UH, ENSURING THAT WE'RE DOING THAT, BUT ALSO TO A HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND, UH, ALSO TO, UM, UH, ZONING, UH, REGULATORS AS WELL.
SO, UM, NO, I THINK I'M, I'M, I'M FINE WITH MOVING AHEAD, UH, KNOWING THAT WE DO HAVE A RIVER'S CODE IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE THAT YOU APPLY IN A CERTAIN SENSE, UM, AND MOVING FORWARD FROM THERE.
UH, IF WE SEE THERE'S A PROBLEM, UH, I'LL COMMIT TO YOU THAT YOU WOULD, UM, AND GLENN AND I WILL CIRCLE BACK AROUND AND COME BACK TO YOU.
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM THAT WE RUN INTO, WHEN DO YOU SEE THAT, THOSE LOGISTICAL QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED AS WELL AS ALL OF THE DETAILS SURROUNDING HOW THIS WOULD OPERATE WOULD BE, WHERE WOULD WE GET THAT INFORMATION? BECAUSE MY DEEP CONCERN, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WHO SELECTED, AND WHO'S NOT, AND WHAT PROCESSES WE REALLY HAVE IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS AND WHATNOT, AND WHO'S ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT VERSUS WHO'S NOT, THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF MY DEEPEST CONCERNS IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CAP AS FAR AS A NUMBER.
SO AS, UH, AS LEANNE OUTLINE, YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE A THOUGHT TO, TO, UH, GET ABOUT THREE, MOVING AHEAD, ONE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.
UM, AND, UH, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ANY SERVICES THAT'S PROVIDED AT THE LOCATION WOULD BE A CODE.
SO, UM, IN TERMS OF YOUR STATEMENT ABOUT PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS, WE WOULDN'T ABLE TO PICK THEMSELVES WOULD BE FIRST COME FIRST, SIR.
I REMEMBER US SPEAKING ABOUT THIS MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO.
UM, ONE OF THE LOCAL IMPORTANCE OF HIS BUSINESS, UM, MEETING THE FOOD TRUCK INDUSTRY, THAT INDUSTRY.
AND SO, UM, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS AND GIVING UP OUR LOCAL BUSINESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO EXCEL THAT WE'RE FULLY AWARE OF AT THIS POINT.
IT ALSO WILL GIVE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EAT OUTSIDE DURING A PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS ENJOY THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER.
SO, UM, I FIRST DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT OUR STAFF, UM, SYSTEM CITY MANAGER, MR. GLENN, AS WELL AS CITY MANAGER, ELDEST JONES, WILL MAKE SURE ALL THE LOGISTICS ARE WITHIN OUR REACH AND THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR SMALL BUSINESSES WILL ULTIMATELY BE THE BENEFICIARIES OF, UM, FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS OUR SALES TAX INCREASE.
SO I'M EXCITED BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU JUST STATED.
IS IT YOUR HOPE, OR IS IT YOUR DESIRE, LUPUS RESOLUTION THAT FOOD TRUCKS OR FOOD TRUCKS HEADQUARTERED, OR THE ONES THAT WILL BE SELECTED? BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE RESOLUTION? I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD EXCLUDE SMALL BUSINESSES.
I'VE EVER SEEN A DIFFERENT VARIETY OF FOODS TO OUR CITY AS WELL.
SO I'M NOT JUST EXCLUDING OTHER RESIDENTS FROM SORRY, OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS TO BE A PART OF THIS.
I THINK THAT ONLY, I THINK THAT WILL ONLY LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPATION WE CAN POTENTIALLY RECEIVE.
SO CITY MANAGER, ARE WE GOING TO RECEIVE SALES TAX FROM THIS, OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO RECEIVE THE MONEY FROM THE LICENSE? UH, NO, HE WOULD NOT BE RECEIVING SALES TAX, UH, BUT YOU WOULDN'T BE RECEIVING MONEY FROM THE LICENSE.
UM, SECONDLY, UH, TO GIVE TO THE OTHER QUESTION I HEARD YOU ASKED, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BOEING, IF IT WAS.
SO IF IT WAS THE DESIRE TO COUNCIL, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ONLY CONSIDERED, UM, ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE HEADQUARTERED HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, UH, YOU CAN JUST MAKE THAT CLEAR SOME PART OF, UM, THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL INVESTMENT YOU WANT.
UH, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS ON
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A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.UM, YOU WOULD, YOU WILL PRETTY MUCH ONLY WANT TO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS THAT ARE BASED IN MISSOURI CITY.
YOU WOULDN'T OPEN IT UP TO ANY OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO I REALLY, FIRST OF ALL, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE RESOLUTION.
I JUST WANT THERE TO BE A, OF COURSE, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MINIMUM, I MEAN A MAXIMUM NUMBER FROM THE US, AND I HEARD THE NUMBER THREE THROWN OUT THERE.
I WOULD WANT THOSE FIRST THREE BUSINESSES TO BE OUT OF MISSOURI CITY.
BUT I MEAN, OF COURSE I WOULD LOVE FOR ANYONE TO THAT'S, THAT'S AN ENTREPRENEUR, A BUSINESS TO TRY TO, UH, TO, TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS.
BUT I I'M ALWAYS GONNA, UH, THOUGH MISSOURI CITY FIRST.
SO THAT'S REALLY KIND OF WHY I WAS ASKING A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT IT TO A CERTAIN NUMBER, I WOULD WANT THOSE NUMBERS TO BE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY DOING BUSINESS IN MISSOURI CITY.
IF THEY HAVE A FOOD TRUCK LIKE FLORIDA, LIKE FLORIDA DELICIOUS HAS A FOOD TRUCK AND THEY ALSO HAVE A, A STOREFRONT.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE ONE OF THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT I WOULD THINK ABOUT THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS TYPE OF A FOOD TRUCK BOARD OR A RESOLUTION.
I THINK YOU, YOU FROZE THAT'S WHEN, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS COME INTO PLACE BY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT, UM, COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS, ALL OUR OTHER STAFF, BUT JUST PRETTY MUCH SPREADING THE WORD AS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE AT THIS POINT.
AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE, THE RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE BEING IMPOSED ON US.
THIS IS A CITY MANAGER I'D LIKE TO RECLARIFY MY ASS TO YOU ON A SALES TAX QUESTION.
UM, I WAS TALKING TO MY ESTEEM COLLEAGUES, ACTUALLY THE, UH, TRUCKS WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO PAY SALES TAX.
AND, UH, WE WOULD SEND THEM TO THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE CURRENTLY DO.
UH, AND WHEN OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT HAS ADVANCED, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT A TAX ID INFORMATION AND WE WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY DO THAT AS WELL HERE.
SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY, UM, FROM CITY MANAGER, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE I'M GOING TO GO OUT AND VOTE.
NUMBER 11, B A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAIN 2020, ONE OF THE PROPOSAL BY CENTER POINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION DURING DIFFERENT THAT CENTERPOINT CENTERPOINT ENERGY GAS DIVISION TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM GAS, RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM RATE ADJUSTMENTS WHO ARE GAS, UTILITY INVESTMENTS ANTICIPATING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PROJECT MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS FINANCE REQUEST THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER SUSPENDED THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF POINT PROPOSED INCREASE AT RATES FOR 45 DAYS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, LED CENTER POINT ENERGY COMPANIES FILED
THE CITY'S ONLY RECOURSE IS TO EXPENSE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RATE INCREASE BY 45 DAYS.
IF AS THE BUYER, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN CIRCULATE UP THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RATE FIVE 45 DAYS.
CUSTOMERS IN MISSOURI CITY WILL, UH, UH, REALLY AS A REGION, WE'LL SEE AN INCREASE AFTER THAT, RESPECT TO THAT, THE RATE OF 99 CENTS FROM A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED
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SECOND BY HEARING NO DISCUSSION.[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]
OR CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS GO ON THE ORDER OF, UH, MANFROTTO MOROSE.MA'AM UM, I'LL LET COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, OUR LIBERAL COMMUNITY CHAIR SPEAK ON A BUSINESS OPENING.
SO I'LL JUST START OFF BY STUDYING, YOU KNOW, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO FLORIDA, HIS FAMILY, UM, MAY THEIR, UH, FAMILY CLOSE TOGETHER.
AND IN THESE HARD TIMES, UM, I ALSO WANT TO ANNOUNCE OR REMEMBER REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT MISSOURI CITY GREEN.
UH, THEY HAVE A SHREDDING DAY ON SATURDAY, MAY 1ST FOR THE LIMIT OF TWO BOXES PER HOUSEHOLD.
PLEASE CHECK THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE OUT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CAN ACCEPT AND, AND WHAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
UM, BUT OBVIOUSLY A GREAT EVENT AGAIN BY MISSOURI CITY GREEN.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE OF THAT.
CAROLYN AND I ARE ATTENDING A ZOOM MEETING WITH OUR LOCAL OFFICIALS.
UM, HARDEST THE MEETING WAS BASICALLY A DISCUSSION REGARDING AN UPDATE AND LAYING OUT IDEAS REGARDING OUR 98 RURAL LINE PROJECT.
UM, WE HAD A PRETTY MUCH PROGRESSIVE DISCUSSION AND I WAS JUST HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT INFORMATIVE DISCUSSION, UM, ON APRIL 16TH THAT WAS ABLE TO HELP IT ALL OUT.
AND I POLICE OFFICERS AT ICE DOGGIES, UM, WHERE WE WERE PRETTY MUCH HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE COPS.
I APPRECIATE OUR OFFICERS PROTECTING FROM SO MUCH NEGATIVE AND THIS GOING ON AROUND THE WORLD WITH POLICE OFFICERS REMAIN, CONTINUE TO REMAIN OUTSTANDING, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE A PART OF SUCH A WONDERFUL CITY, UM, AS WELL ON SATURDAY ATTENDED OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION THAT WAS HOSTED IN STAFFORD WITH OUR LOCAL STATE REP, RON REYNOLDS TAX ASSESSOR, CARMEN TURNER, AS WELL AS DISTRICT.
I'M SORRY, DISTRICT CLERK, WALTER OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M SORRY WITH STAFFORD, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THAT WE HAD SOME MISSOURI CITY OFFICERS THERE.
UM, OFFICER WILEY, AN OFFICER, UH, JUAREZ, AND PRETTY MUCH THEY WERE OUTSTANDING AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SECURITY.
AND AT THAT MOMENT THEY WERE HELPING THE RESIDENTS GET THEIR FOOD IN THE CAR SAFETY, UM, HELPING VOLUNTEERS THAT THEY NEEDED, HEAVY LIFTING.
SO, UM, ALONG WITH SERVING THE RESIDENTS WITH FOOD AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, THEY ALSO WERE OUTSTANDING MEMBERS.
AND I WAS JUST GLAD TO BE A PART OF THIS CITY AND SAY THAT THERE OFFICERS SO KUDOS TO THEM AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY.
MAYOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.
WE'RE HONORED TO IT'S IN THE SOFT GRAND OPENING FOR DUNKIN DONUTS, UH, ON HIGHWAY SIX 62 31 HIGHWAY SIX, NORMALLY CARL'S UM, THE LOCATION IS NEAR FIVE GUYS AND RAISING PAINS.
UH, TODAY WE ARE STAY, THEY WERE OPEN AND THEY WERE PACKED.
UH, THEY WILL BE HAVING A, UM, A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT WE WERE HONORED TO ATTEND THAT AND MEET THE MANAGEMENT.
UM, THIS WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO BY AND SUPPORT DOCKING.
UM, AND LASTLY ON FRIDAY I HELPED TO HELP RE OUR COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE ALONG WITH MOST CD FITNESS AND BOSS FAMILY CLINIC.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET 17 PEOPLE VACCINATED WITH A MATERNAL VACCINE AND, UM, UM, BOSS FAMILY CLINIC.
WE'LL COME BACK TO WHEN IT'S TIME TO GIVE THE SECOND DOSE.
SO JUST WANT TO THANK BOSS FAMILY CLINIC FOR REACHING OUT AND BRINGING THIS VACCINATION TO THE COMMUNITY.
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THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE 2021 T AND THE L H GAG REGIONAL 14 SPRING MEETING.UH, IT WAS A FAIRLY ROBUST MEETING, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR AREAS IN OUR COUNTIES, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE LOOKED AT GROUP TAKE A REAL GOOD LOOK AT OUR HOUSE, BE A 40 72 THAT WILL IMPACT THE BEDROOM COMMUNITY SUCH AS MISSOURI CITY.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS ON THE HORIZON.
UH, CERTAINLY, UH, LIGHT TO THINK, UM, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, RON REYNOLDS, COMMISSIONER PRESAGE, SENATOR BAR'S MIES, AND ALSO A FORMER MAYOR ELLEN OWENS, WHO WAS ACTUALLY, UH, AT THE MEETING THAT WAS HOSTED BY CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN ON THE, UH, PROPOSED 908 RAIL THAT WOULD PROBABLY PROPOSE IT TO RUN FROM TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER TO MISSOURI CITY.
SO I'D LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO THEM AND GIVE THEM KUDOS.
AND LASTLY, NOW ONCE AGAIN, I LIKE TO THINK OF CHIEF VERIZON AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTING IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AND IN CRIME AND THOSE AREAS.
AND SO THANK YOU GUYS SO VERY MUCH FOR THE HELP YOU DO IN ASSISTING OTHER CITIES.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE, UH, SWORN IN THIS, UH, EVENING RELATIVE TO THE TEXAS PARKWAY CAUGHT RIGHT CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, WORKING WITH ALL OF THEM AND DEFINITELY WANT TO, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU MAYOR, AS WELL AS YOU, UH, DR.
STERLING, UH, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO HELP SELECT THESE WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, TRULY GETTING TO WORK, UH, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS A FEW DAYS AGO.
UH, HE ANNOUNCED THAT, UH, HE WAS ABLE TO GET PASSED HOUSE BILL ONE 49 ON THE FLOOR OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS NOW GOING TO THE SENATE TO HOPEFULLY AND PRAYERFULLY GET APPROVAL THERE.
AND THEN, UH, HOPEFULLY ONTO THE GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT TO GET SIGNED IN THE LAW.
UH, BUT ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK, UH, CHIEF, UH, MIKE BEARERS AND WHO WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN WITH ME, UH, AT THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS REGARDING THE REGULATION OF GROUP HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OF COURSE, THIS WAS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES AS A COUNCIL.
UH, ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY VOTING EARLY VOTING STARTED TODAY.
UH, I WENT AND CAST MY VOTE TODAY.
THERE ARE SOME VERY IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT, UH, RELATIVE TO MISSOURI CITY STRONGLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO GET OUT AND VOTE AND VOTE AND VOTE, UH, AS WELL AS A FORT BEND ISD SCHOOL, BOARD RACING, AND VARIOUS OTHER RACES.
UH, SO MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION AND GET OUT THERE DURING EARLY VOTING, UH, TO CAST YOUR BALLOT.
UH, LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS TO, UH, PARTICIPATE, UH, IN THE, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE IN NEED OF A VACCINATION OR IF YOU KNOW, SOMEONE THAT, UH, NEEDS TO GET VACCINATED, UH, I'M HAPPY TO SPONSOR, UH, THIS UPCOMING EVENT ON SUNDAY, APRIL THE 25TH, THAT WILL BE HELD AT THURGOOD MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, TWO ONE TWO TWO OH BUFFALO RUN HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
UH, I'M GLAD TO PARTNER WITH HOUSTON BOSSES AND PETS AND PEOPLE'S PHARMACY TO PRESENT, UH, A THREE-DAY COVID 19, UH, VACCINATION CRUSADE, UH, AGAIN, STARTING APRIL 25TH, THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST DOSE THAT WILL BE ADMINISTERED.
AND THEN ON MAY THE 16TH, UH, THAT'LL BE WHEN THE SECOND DOSE WILL BE ADMINISTERED, BUT ANYWAY, FOR MORE INFORMATION, UH, IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE, OR IF YOU YOURSELF ARE WANTING TO GET BASKET VACCINATED AS A MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT, CALL (346) 365-5093, AND YOU CAN REGISTER AT WWW DOT PETS AND PEOPLE, PHARMACY.COM FORWARD SLASH HOUSTON DASH BOSSES.
UM, I DO HAVE SOME FEW ITEMS THAT, UM, AND I WANT TO RELATE AND TALK ABOUT.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST IS TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER.
I MEAN, UH, OUR STATE REP RON REYNOLDS, UH, FOR HIS WORK AND ALSO THINK, UM, CONSTANT MEMBER BONY AND OUR POLICE CHIEF MIKE BEARS, AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GO OUT TO THE STATE CAPITOL TO GET THIS DONE, IT WAS, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN GET THIS PAST US AND GET THIS IMPROVED BY GOING THE HABIT.
UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, WE HAD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH, WE HAD A, UH, COVID VIDEO, UH, PRESENTATION THAT WE HAD HERE WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK OUR, UH, FIRE CHIEF, MARIO FERTITTA AND, UH, JASON BAGLEY, UM, AND OTHERS THAT JOINED US IN THAT, UM, REPRESENTATION TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, ESPECIALLY WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, REC AND CITY CENTER AND TYSON FROM A CITY CENTER WAS
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THERE.SO IT WAS A GREAT, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK ABOUT.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAD A RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY, UM, LISA BOGGED ME, AND SHE WORKS WITH WORKFORCE, UH, SOLUTION.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR THAT GIVING OUR YOUTH AND OUR COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK, UM, AND GET THE JOBS AND SHE WAS HERE.
SO I'M HOPEFULLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING HER COME BACK.
UM, I WANT TO, AGAIN, TAKE ON SATURDAY, UH, APRIL 10TH, THERE WAS AN EDIBLE AND FAST, UH, SPYING ON MY MISSOURI CITY GREEN, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO.
AND I SAW THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM MERLE WAS RIDING ON A GOLF CART, UM, THROUGH THIS EVENT.
AND, UH, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT.
UM, SO I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS FOR DOING THAT.
UM, MAKING SURE THAT, UM, WE'RE PART OF THAT AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, LAST, UM, FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH WAS, UH, THE FORT BEN ISTAR TO OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITY.
UM, AGAIN, WISHING DUMB, UH, RAMADAN MUBARAK, UH, DURING THIS, UM, PEACEFUL HOLIDAY AND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF 'EM.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE TOP ATTORNEY TANK'S HOUSE MEMBER, UH, EDWARDS AND CONSOLE RETURNING FOR THAT, UH, PROCLAMATION THAT WAS DONE.
UM, WE, AGAIN, THANK THEM FOR THEIR, UM, COMMUNITY, UH, SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR MISSOURI CITY.
JUST A REMINDER, THIS COMING APRIL 22ND, STAYED THERE IS A FORT BEND COUNTY MAYOR AND COUNCIL ASSOCIATION MEETING.
UM, IT IS ON OUR CALENDAR FOR THIS COMING THURSDAY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, UH, ALMOST ALL OF YOU, NOT MOST OF YOU AT THIS MEETING, UH, FOR THE FORT BEND COUNTY MAYOR AND COUNCIL ASSOCIATION MEETING.
ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE AGENDA, THIS MEETING.