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CAN I

[Items 1 & 2]

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER? THE TIME IS 7:07 PM.

AS STATE THAT THE NOTICE OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS DULY POSTED.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL HERE.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

WE HAVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

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

THANK YOU.

YEAH, WE HAVE

[3. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS]

ITEM NUMBER THREE, OUR PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITIONS ITEM THREE, A ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF CITY OF MISSOURI CITIES, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS.

I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR PARKS BOARD MEMBERS TO COME FORWARD.

UM, DIANE GILNER OF DISTRICT C LEARNS TURNER OF DISTRICT, A JR.

ATKINS OF THIS DIXIE AND LESLIE MACK JR.

DISTRICT B.

AND THEN I'M SURE I'M AWARE THAT HE'S DONE HERE TODAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO REPEAT AFTER ME, I STATE YOUR NAME AND I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE CITY AND MISSOURI CITY PARKS BOARD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE.

SO HELP ME, GOD, CONGRATULATIONS.

PLEASE GET HIM A RANDO AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THIS.

JUST STICK TO PLEASE JOIN ME.

SEE A THAT NO, WE HAVE, HE COULD NOT MAKE IT OUTWARD.

YEAH.

NEXT WE HAVE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS.

JOHN T O'MALLEY THE SYDNEY.

WE HAVE HUGH BRIGHTWELL DISTRICT.

D WE HAVE JAMES BOB BAILEY TO SUCCEED.

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YEAH, Y'ALL READY.

ALL RIGHT.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I STATE YOUR NAME JUST WILDLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OFF CITY, MISSOURI CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND LAWS OF THE UNITED AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME, GOD, CONGRATULATIONS, SPEAK.

PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE COUNSEL ON DISTRICT D PLEASE COME.

RIGHT.

RIGHT NEXT, WE HAVE THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS MEMBERS, JOE WORKMAN, DISTRICT D PETER THOMPSON DISTRICT D JR.

ATKINS DISTRICT C MAX JAME MANTECA, THE THIRD DISTRICT D.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

REPEAT AFTER ME, I STATE YOUR NAME, DO SWALLOW.

EMILY.

SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OFF CITY OF MISSOURI CITY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I WENT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE.

SO HELP ME, GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

CAN I GET THE COUNSEL REPRESENTATION? C D I, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GIVE ALL THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION AT ROUNDUP.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

IS THIS IN PUBLIC? IS THIS A DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS? TODD HOOVER FOR HIS CONTINUOUS FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY.

WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.

OKAY.

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YEAH.

OH, PRETTY GOOD.

WELL, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HEAR HOW OUR STAFF ARE PRETTY MUCH SERVICING OUR RESIDENTS TODAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO TODD FOR HIS EFFORTS AND ASSISTING MR. BRUCE AND HIS COMMUNITY WITH THE UTILITIES.

AND SHE LIKES TO GO AHEAD AND EXPOUND ON IT.

YEAH.

YEAH.

I THINK MR. HOOVER HAS THE RIGHT IDEA OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN MISSOURI CITY AND TO GET THIS GOING FORWARD, IT'S A SHAME THAT OTHER PEOPLE ON COUNCIL DON'T, BUT MAYBE THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER, BUT WE'RE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND HE HAS GONE OVERBOARD TO HELP ME ANALYZE INVOICES FROM OUR WATER DISTRICT, WHICH I THINK ARE INAPPROPRIATE.

SO HE IS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE IN THE 39 YEARS.

I'VE LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY THAT I'VE EVER GOTTEN A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE FROM.

SO THANK YOU.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU AND ALL THE DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

UM, IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN YOU GET RECOGNITION AND IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED.

AND I'D JUST ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ALL MY COLLEAGUES IN PUBLIC WORKS, OR WE DO WORK TIRELESSLY TO HOPEFULLY GET POSITIVE SATISFACTION AND RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS.

THANK YOU, DAN EMPHASIZE PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WATER AND WASTEWATER IS A VITAL THING THAT A CITY NEEDS AND THE DIRECTION THAT THIS CITY IS GOING IN, TRYING TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THIS IS NOT WHAT I THINK IS GOOD, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE SOME HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE HIM WHO CAN OVERSEE SOME OF THESE NONSENSE INVOICES THAT WE GET FOR WORK PERFORMED.

AND IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

MOST OF US ON THE COUNCIL APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND AGENDA ITEMS OR CONCERNS, NOT ON THE AGENDA ITEMS. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST HAVE AN ORANGE CALMING CARD AND PRESENT THE COMMENTS TO CAR TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE, THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR PRESENTATION AND OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THE CITY SECRETARY WILL KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TIME AND ALERT YOU.

WHEN YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR LIMIT, BRUCE ROSKI, I WOULD LIKE THE OTHER PEOPLE IN MY SUBDIVISION TO SPEAK FIRST.

AND I'LL WRAP IT UP AFTERWARDS IF THAT'S OKAY, MAYOR.

NO, IT'S NOT.

IT'S YOUR TIME.

I CALLED YOUR TIME.

SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M SPEAKING HERE TONIGHT ON THE COURSE THAN NEGLECT THE FOND MEADOW.

I HAVE THREE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BRIDGE AND WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THEIR PARK AND PLAYGROUND.

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN DRIVE ANYMORE.

SO THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO GET OVER THERE FOR THEM UNLESS THEY CRAWL THROUGH A DITCH.

AS YOU KNOW, I RAN SEVERAL TIMES UP HERE ABOUT THE NEGLECT OF FOND MEADOW, BUT AT THE LAST MEETING YOU HAD AN $800,000 CHECK PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A SPLASH PAD IN QUAIL VALLEY.

THE GOLF COURSE STILL HAS DEFICITS.

SOME OF THAT MONEY COULD BE USED TO MAYBE PAY OFF THE DEFICITS FROM THE LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF BUILDING A SPLASH PAD, UH, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE ARE TONIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ARE NOT CHILDREN, BUT THEY DO LIVE IN MY COMMUNITY AND THEY LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A NICE AMENITY OR EVEN TO A PARK.

AND THESE PEOPLE ARE BRIEF PREACHING RETIREMENT, MISSOURI CITIES WANTING TO ADD

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MORE THAN 3.5% TO OUR TAXES NEXT YEAR.

BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS AND FOND MEADOW? WE DON'T HAVE THESE NICE ENTITIES.

YOU HAD A WOMAN SPOKE HERE LAST TIME.

SHE'S IN A WHEELCHAIR.

IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THAT ITEM.

WELL, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT.

WE HAVE SUSAN MOSS.

WOW.

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD.

I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS AND METAL CREEK SECTION FOR PATIO HOMES.

THIS IS PARTIALLY DUE TO THE GRANT MEETING THAT WAS HELD EITHER ON THE 29TH OR 30TH OF JULY FOR THE METAL CREEK PATIO, HOMEOWNERS TRYING TO APPEASE US TO ACCEPT A GRANT IN EXCHANGE FOR SIGNING OUR RIGHTS AWAY THAT WERE PUBLIC STREETS.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

AND I WOULD LIKE SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO WHERE YOU'VE DECIDED AND COME UP WITH FEDERAL GRANT MONEY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PRIVATE STREETS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOME IN 1998, I BELIEVE IT WAS, I HAD A PROMINENT ATTORNEY IN HOUSTON WHO IS VERY WELL-RESPECTED IN FORT BEND COUNTY REVIEW ALL OF MY PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSING OF MY HOME.

AND IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM WAS HE EVER ADDRESSED OR DID HE FIND THAT WE WERE PRIVATE STREETS, NOT ON OUR PLATS OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

AND WE HAVE ASKED THE CITY TO PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH DOCUMENTATION, SEWING PROOF THAT WE ARE PRIVATE STREETS.

AND WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT AS A TAXPAYER.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLEASE HELP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING THE TAXES.

AND PLEASE HELP US TRY TO COME TO A GOOD WAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY POLITICAL OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS, BUT WE NEED TO PUT THE PAST BEHIND US AND MOVE FORWARD AND FIND SOME SOLUTIONS OR THE RESIDENTS, THE TAXPAYERS AND THE CITY.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME I'M THE FIRST TIME OVER HERE.

I'M PRESIDENCY OF .

WE HAVE A VERY HAPPY FAMILY BECAUSE, UH, WE CAN, UH, HOLIDAY MY NIECE AND NEPHEW COME TO VISIT MY FAMILY, MY DAD, BUT YEARS AGO, THE RICH BLOOD BROKEN AT THE BLOW TO CANCEL, RIGHT? NOBODY FIX IT.

WE ALL NEED TO TALK ONE TIME.

I NEIGHBOR AND THEY SHOW ON THE TV SHOW.

AND THEN LATER MY NIECE, MY NEPHEW DID NOT VISIT MY DAD, BUT MY DAD PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER.

THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE IT'S MORE INCOME HERE BECAUSE I KNOW I TOOK MY DAD ONE TIME OVER THERE, BUT THE PRESCHOOL, WE CANNOT GO ANYMORE.

NOW MY DAD'S GONE.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A FAMILY, YOU KNOW, WHO HAVE, UH, HAVE A CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, ONE, TWO VISITS AND MOM THINKING ABOUT THAT LIFE ON A FINAL LIFE.

THAT'S THE, HOW I NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ALL COMMUNITY, EVERYBODY FOR FINER LIFE.

THANK YOU,

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BAILEY.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I AM FROM SECTION FOUR OF METAL CREEK AND I MISSED, I GUESS, THE PART WHERE Y'ALL WERE GOING TO HAVE THE MEETING TO DISCUSS IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OR THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

BUT REGARDLESS OF THE FACT, I'VE LIVED IN MEADOWCREEK SECTION FOR SINCE 1982, WE HAVE SEEN THE DEMISE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE STREET PROBLEMS, WITH, UM, NOT GETTING THE SERVICES THAT SOME PEOPLE GET IN THE CITY AND WE PAY THE SAME TAXES.

WE PAID FOR OUR LIGHTS.

WE PAY FOR OUR SIGNS.

WE ARE AN AGING COMMUNITY AND WE JUST ASK, AND I WILL SECOND SUSAN THAT WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THE PRIVATE VERSUS THE PUBLIC BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GETTING AS TAXPAYERS WITH THE REST OF THIS MISSOURI CITY IS, AND WE ARE A VERY LARGE PART OF MISSOURI CITY, I THINK PROBABLY 25% OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE HEARD.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BE CARED FOR LIKE THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WE JUST WANT ANSWERS AND HELP PLEASE.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NEXT, WE HAVE TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE HERE.

WE ARE LIVING IN AN AREA WHERE POSSIBLY A WATER SEPARATING US FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS BEEN BROKEN.

WE'RE TAKING IT AWAY.

I DON'T DRIVE ANYMORE.

I DON'T DRIVE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD ALL THAT BRIDGE, TO BE ABLE TO WALK UP, GIVE ME A MINUTE.

THANK YOU, TIM.

UH, OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS, UH, HOW I'VE BEEN IN FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

AND I WANT TO COME IN AND EMPHASIZE THE PAINS OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND MY PARENTS AND OF MYSELF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE, UH, SWIMMING POOL AND THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT YOU GUYS CREATED.

WE CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE THAT BRIDGE IS BROKEN OF COURSE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN.

BUT IF IT STAYS ON LIKE THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE BEING NEGLECTED.

UH, I'M HERE TO APPEAL THAT LED THE CITY COUNCIL LOOK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, AMEND HIS PROBLEMS AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY DURING, UH, THIS HOT WEATHER.

I WAS LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE.

AND MOVING FORWARD, WE USED TO HAVE THOSE TIMERS ON HERE WHERE, WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM.

IT'S NOT ON THERE.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

NUMBER FIVE, OUR STAFF REPORTS, THERE ARE NO STAFF REPORTS ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

SIX, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A MOTION TO

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APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF? SO IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE.

THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS]

ARE PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS.

SEVEN, A ZONING, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 35.298.

AND FROM SD SUBURBAN DISTRICT, THE PD PLANS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

NUMBER ONE 12 DESCRIBING SAID 35.29 ACRES OF LAND REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF PROPERTY WITHIN SUCH PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICTS OUT OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

UH, THERE'S BEEN A, YOU MADE THE MOTION TO, IS THAT THE OPEN AND PUBLIC HEARING THIS ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

THERE'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING DECIDED.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOROSE.

IS THERE DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM SEVEN.

B ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS.

71 OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 86, UTILITIES OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODES, AMENDING REGULATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN DROP CONTINGENCY PLANS, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

AND THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SIDE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION OPEN? IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION OR TODD? YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? YEAH.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE SECOND READ OF THIS ITEM.

SO THE CITY'S DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN, THE CITY HAS A PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

ON MAY THE SIXTH, 2019, THE CURRENT ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED MAY 20TH, 2019.

SO THIS DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN APPLIES TO RETAIL AND WHOLESALE WATER CUSTOMERS OF THE CITY, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS IN THE CITY ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT THEIR OWN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS.

SO THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF OUR SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DOWN IN THE YELLOW AREA, LOWER LEFT, AND THEN TO THE RIGHT IS OUR MUSTANG BY YOU GROUNDWATER TREATMENT PLANTS.

NUMBER ONE IN NUMBER TWO, THE AREA IN GREEN ARE GROUNDWATER WELLS AND THE AREA IN YELLOW IS SURFACE WATER.

SO THE PURPOSE OF THE CITY'S JOB RETENTION PLAN IS TO PROTECT OUR SUPPLY OF PUBLIC DRINKING WATER THAT WE USE FOR CONSUMPTION.

THE ABILITY TO FLUSH OUR TOILETS, PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY AND PRESSURE FOR FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES.

AND, UM, FOR THE ALL-IMPORTANT USES TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH WELFARE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS.

SO THE PLAN ESTABLISHES THE CRITERIA FOR INITIATION, TERMINATION AND NOTIFICATIONS OF JOB RESPONSE STAGES.

THE FIRST OF THESE ARE THE CITY MOVES TO THE DROUGHT STAGES DECLARED

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BY THE GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY AND THEN THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE AND MAKE DECISIONS TO MOVE AROUND THE STAGES TO INITIATE, TERMINATE, AND MAKE THOSE NOTIFICATIONS.

AND THIS RIGHT, THIS SLIDE HERE IS A LIST OF THE NEEDED CHANGES TO OUR DRUG CONTINGENCY PLAN.

THIS PLAN IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS AND ALSO TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS.

WHENEVER YOU FIND SOME ITEMS THAT NEED SOME BETTER FOR CLARIFICATION, I FOUND THINGS, UM, IN THIS PLAN, LIKE MOVE VOLUNTARY TO MANDATORY.

AND THERE WERE SOME AREAS WHERE WE NEEDED TO ADD SOME TIMES THAT WEREN'T THERE.

AND ALSO SOME OTHER GRAMMATICAL THINGS LIKE SUGGEST ALL RESTAURANTS WHEN THEY REALLY NEED TO BE PROHIBITIVE FROM.

AND THAT WAS PERTAINING TO SERVING GLASSES OF WATER UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE CUSTOMERS AND OTHER ITEMS IN THERE.

AND A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT WERE WHEN YOU WENT LATER ON IN THE STAGES WHERE THINGS NEED TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE, THEY WERE LESS.

SO THERE WAS SOME CHANGES THAT REALLY NEEDED TO HAPPEN.

AND, UM, LASTLY, THE PROPOSED DRAFT I WANTED TO MENTION WAS PROVIDED TO OUR PARTICIPANTS OF THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

AND I RECEIVED SOME COMMENTS AND I INCORPORATED THOSE INTO THE PLAN.

SO, UH, WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU, UM, TO CONSIDER HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A LOT OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND, UH, VETTED VERY THOROUGHLY.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

THANK YOU.

SO THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS FOR THIS ITEM.

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

IS THERE A SECOND AND EMOTION BY CONSUMER CLOUSER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

STERLING THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

SO ARE THERE ANY CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS HEARING NONE? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF IN A SECOND? SECOND, IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY, IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM SEVEN, B TWO PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG PROGRAM YEAR 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.

I MEAN MORE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EMOTION ITEM I MOVED TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

MEROLA'S SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

KLAUSER THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO AMY.

GO AHEAD.

HELLO AND GOOD EVENING.

UH, RIGHT NOW THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IS AN ACTION PLANNING PROCESS TO SEND THIS APPROVED PLAN OVER TO HUD.

UM, THIS IS SOME INFORMATION ON THE CDBG GRANT AND HOW THE CITY PLAYS A ROLE IN ALL OF THAT.

AS AN ENTITLEMENT CITY, UH, THE CDBG ACTIVITIES BUS MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.

THEY MUST BENEFIT LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS PREVENT OR ELIMINATE FUNDS IN BLIGHT OR MEET AN URGENT NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.

HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE ELIGIBLE CDBG ACTIVITIES AND SOME EXAMPLES OF INELIGIBLE USES OF THE CDBG FUNDS.

UM, THIS RIGHT HERE IS A MAP OF OUR CDBG TARGET AREAS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE 51% OR MORE WITH A POPULATION OF 80% OF THE AVERAGE MEDIAN

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INCOME OR LOWER.

AND IT GOES FROM FONDREN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LEXINGTON MURPHY ROAD, WHICH COMES UP TO CARTWRIGHT ROAD.

UH, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 22 PROGRAM YEAR 2021.

CDBG FUNDS IS AS FOLLOWS $10,000 FOR POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS, $16,500 FOR FORT BEN SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS.

UM, THERE IS NO LINE IN HERE THIS YEAR FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION, AND THIS IS MOSTLY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

IT PUT THE WAITING LIST ANOTHER YEAR BEHIND WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING STARTED ON HOMES FROM 2017.

AND ONE OF THE NEWER PROGRAMS THAT, UH, CAME ABOUT IN THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CDAC THIS YEAR IS THE TARGETED NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP CAMPAIGN, WHICH WOULD BE A LARGE SCALE REVITALIZATION PROJECT WITH THE VISIBLE IMPACT OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO ADDRESS SOME BLIGHT IN AREAS THAT, UM, ARE WITHIN THE CDBG TARGET AREAS.

AND THE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT FIRST CAME TO MIND WHEN THINKING OF THIS PROGRAM WAS MEADOW CREEK FOND MEADOW AND FONDREN PARK.

UH, BUT IT COULD GO INTO ANY OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE TARGET CDBG AREAS.

AND THAT LINE ITEM IS FOR $167,699, WHICH WOULD BE ADDRESSING SOME NEEDS OF PRIVATE STREET REPAIRS, REPLACING ROAD SIGNS THAT ARE FADED FALLING IN DAMAGE, UH, REPAIRING SOME SIDEWALKS, REPLACING SIGNAGE AND PARKS, AND THEN, UH, WITH COLLABORATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO CONDUCT A LARGE-SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP, TO PAINT HOMES, TRIM TREES, MOW LAWNS, AND REMOVE DEBRIS IS IN COMMON AREAS.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THIS LIST IS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR $53,341.

AND THEN THE STANDARD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION RATES, UH, USED TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM TO THE CITY IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $61,885.

UH, THE TOTAL ALLOTMENT FOR, FROM HYDE FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM YEAR 2021 IS $309,425.

UM, SOME THINGS TO KNOW IS THAT AUGUST 3RD, UM, IS WHEN WE WILL SEND THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL INFORMATION TO, UH, TO HUD.

AND BY JANUARY 29TH, 2021, WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AMENDMENT TO HUD TO INCLUDE ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED THE DECISION PARTICIPATION PLAN.

AND, UM, ALL REIMBURSEMENTS WILL BE DRAWN FROM HUD AND IDI S IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACTION PLAN IS OKAY.

UM, THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST HERE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE WITH PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOROSE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN.

IS THERE, UM, COUNCIL DISCUSSION MAYOR? I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, AMY, UH, FOR WHERE YOU WORK.

UM, AND THANK THE CDAC COMMITTEE FOR THEIR, THEIR WORK, UM, THAT THIS, UM, THIS BUDGET INCLUDES THE NEIGHBORHOOD TARGETED AREA CLEANUP PROGRAM.

UH, I KNOW WE HELD A MEETING HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY CENTER WITH ONE OF THE POTENTIAL, UH, COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS, UH, IN METAL CREEK.

UH, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL CONSIDERING THAT, UH, BECAUSE THEY FALL IN THE CDBG AREA, UH, TARGET AREA THAT, UH, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM, UM, THE RESOURCES FROM THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE.

UM, AND I KNOW IT WAS ALSO, UH, BROUGHT UP EARLIER.

I HEARD COMMENTS ABOUT MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT THE PUBLIC, THE PRIVATE SITUATION OF WHICH I DO BELIEVE HE JOYS.

WE DO HAVE, UH, THAT INFORMATION THAT, THAT INDICATES THAT DO MEETING MINUTES NOW.

SO I KNOW WE VOTED AS A COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY TO RELEASE THAT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.

SO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE THAT INFORMATION, UH, DEFINITELY IS PRIVY TO IT, BUT I THINK THIS WOULD BE TREMENDOUSLY BENEFICIAL TO THAT AREA, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER AREA IN THE CDB CHAR TARGET AREA, CDBG TARGET AREA THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM IT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION,

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UM, CAN THE CDBG FUNDING BE USED TO KIND OF REBUILD THE FARM THAT ALBURY SAYS SO HIGHLY SPOKEN ABOUT? I WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH PROBABLY SHASHI TO GET AN OVERALL ESTIMATE, PROBABLY HAVE TO TALK WITH SHAWSHEE TO GET AN OVERALL ESTIMATE AND SEE EVERYTHING THAT THAT WOULD INCLUDE, AND THEN COMPARE IT WITH THE CDBG LAWS TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE COVERED.

OKAY.

CAN YOU CAN DO THAT AND GET BACK WITH ME, PLEASE? LET US, YES.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UH, ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR MOVED SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

STERLING THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE THE SET GRANT AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 309,425 FROM THE HUD FOR THE CITY'S CDBG PHYSICAL EAR, 2021 PROJECTS AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF.

IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

STERLING.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, AMY.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, OUR APPOINTMENTS, THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER

[9. AUTHORIZATIONS]

NINE, OUR AUTHORIZATIONS ITEM NINE, A CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AND THE MISSOURI CITY RECREATION AND LEISURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY'S HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PROGRAM.

WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR GOLF COURSE MANAGER, TYSON STILLBIRTH, MARIN COUNCIL.

UH, THIS IS JUST THE BACKEND PART OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE LGC MEETING.

UH, EARLIER YOU APPROVED THE, AS THE LGC BOARD TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT.

SO THIS IS YOU ACTING AS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE LGC TO TAKE OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOT FUNDS FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AND THE MISSOURI CITY RECREATION AND LEISURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY'S HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PROGRAM AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND.

I DIDN'T HEAR WHO MADE THE MOTION.

I'M SORRY.

I MADE THE MOTION AND THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONI.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE ITEM NINE B.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR PARKS, GROUND MAINTENANCE.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

TW DYCKMAN.

GO AHEAD, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL TONIGHT, WE'RE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE FOR THE PROVISION OF GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY FOR APPROXIMATELY $465,000 PER YEAR.

THE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, I DO MEAN TRIM MOANING VERSUS TRACTOR MINE.

THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WAS AWARDED FIVE YEARS AGO IN 2016.

IT WAS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH THREE ANNUAL, UH, ONE YEAR INCREASES.

UH, IT WAS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE,

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EXCLUSIVE TO EACH PARTY THAT RECENTLY EXPIRED.

WE ARE CURRENTLY AS PART OF THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT, HAD A TWO YEAR EXTENSION TO THE END OF THAT, WHICH ENDS AT THE END OF JULY.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE WORKED WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO ISSUE AN IFU INVITATION FOR BIDS THAT WAS OPEN FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS.

WHEN WE RECEIVED NINE BIDS, YELLOWSTONE WAS THE SECOND TO LOWEST, BETTER BY $118 PER CYCLE BY PER PER CYCLE.

JUST MEANS EACH TIME THAT WE MOW ALL OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE ON THE CONTRACT OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THAT'S ABOUT $5,000 MORE, BUT IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT THE LOWEST COST BID.

IT WAS ALSO ABOUT THE, THE COST ITSELF WAS WEIGHTED AT 30%, UH, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH THE CITY AS WELL AS, UH, UH, SERVICES RENDERED OVER THE COURSE OF A CONTRACT WAS ALSO WEIGHTED INTO THE DECISION AS WELL.

AND TONIGHT WE FOUND THAT A YELLOWSTONE BASED ON THEIR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH US AND THEIR COST BED, THEY'RE THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE DO RECOMMEND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO THIS WOULD BEGIN AUGUST 1ST, THE ANOTHER TWO YEAR CONTRACT GOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD AND THEN SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT, AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS FOR THE TOTAL CONTRACT TOTAL OF FIVE YEARS.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR PARKS, GROUND MAINTENANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF? IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE CONTRACT NOW, IS THIS THE SAME COMPANY THAT HAS DONE THE MEDIANS ACROSS THE CITY AS WELL, OR JUST, UH, HERE ON THE, UH, CITY HALL GROUNDS? IT IS THE SAME COMPANY.

OKAY.

UM, THEY'VE HAD SOME CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT.

OF COURSE THERE'S BEEN SOME FOLKS COME AND GO THROUGH THE FIVE YEARS.

UM, BUT WE DO HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE WHEN WE DO HAVE ISSUES.

UM, AND FOR THE MOST PART, UH, WE'VE BEEN SATISFIED WITH THEIR WORK.

HAVE THEY PROVIDED ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES, UH, BASED OFF OF THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST THAT HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING OR PROBLEMATIC TO THE CITY? YEAH.

AND I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE SEVEN MONTHS MYSELF, BUT IN THAT TIME AND RESEARCH AND TALKING, NOT ONLY WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND WITH OUR STAFF TO KIND OF GET SOME HISTORICAL INFORMATION, UM, WE REALIZED THAT PERHAPS THE METHODOLOGY OF OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT COULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE DEFINED A CYCLE IS MOWING EVERY 10 DAYS AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT MODES QUITE A BIT HERE.

SO DURING THE ACT OF GROWING SEASON, IF YOU JUST DEFINE THAT AS EIGHT MONTHS A YEAR, MARCH THROUGH OCTOBER, SOMETIMES THAT GETS US BEHIND.

AND THAT'S USUALLY WHEN WE GET THE MOST CON OR COMPLAINTS IS PEOPLE DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND, HEY, WHY IS THIS SO TALL? A LOT OF TIMES IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO WET CONDITIONS.

SO THIS TIME WE CHANGED THAT METHODOLOGY TO EVERY SEVEN DAYS, WE DECIDED WE TRIED TO GET THAT DONE WITH MORE FREQUENCY IN THOSE EIGHT MONTHS AND THEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY AND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WHEN ACTIVE GROWING SEASONS A LITTLE BIT LESS, UH, WE'RE GOING BIWEEKLY WITH THAT.

MY OTHER QUESTION IS WITH THE NEW PARKS PART-TIME PARKS PERSON THAT WE VOTED ON AS A COUNCIL TO HOT, HAVE YOU GUYS HIRE AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS BROUGHT IN HOW'S THIS GOING TO IMPROVE THINGS WITH THIS CONTRACT THAT WE'RE NOW VOTING ON TONIGHT AND THAT INDIVIDUAL, ARE WE GOING TO SEE SOME ENHANCEMENT ON THOSE MEDIUMS AND THINKING, UH, UH, THOSE, THOSE, UH, CLIPPINGS, ET CETERA.

NOW THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

FIRST, WE SUBTRACT THAT FROM THE CONTRACT, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THAT IN HOUSE.

UH, WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL GIVING US THAT ADDITIONAL PERSON, UM, THAT PERSON, THAT PARKS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WITH US ABOUT TWO MONTHS, UM, THE MOWER DOING, UH, SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE, THEY ANTICIPATED BEING READY AT THE TIME HE WAS HIRED.

WE DIDN'T GET FOR AN ADDITIONAL MONTH AND THAT'S JUST SUPPLIES, CHAIN THINGS.

SO HE'S BEEN AN ACTIVELY MOANING THOSE AREAS FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

UH, THE FEEDBACK I'M GETTING HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE.

UM, HE'S STILL LEARNING THE AREA.

SO IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES, PLEASE JUST LET US KNOW AND WE'RE HAPPY TO THANK YOU.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING SECOND BY CUSTOMER EMORY.

ANY NO OTHER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION PLEASE SAY NO, THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NINE C CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN AWARD AGREEMENT OF FOUR, 7.4 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLANS ACT POND.

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WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OR COMMENTS BY OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GLEN MARTEL COUNSEL.

UH, THIS EVENING, WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS YOUR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOU.

UH, THIS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO RECEIVE AT THIS TIME HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE 3.7 MILLION.

AS YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THE OTHER 3.7 MILLION WILL COME ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THEN NEXT YEAR, GIVE OR TAKE, UH, TWO COUNCIL MEN EMERY'S, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY'S QUESTION EARLIER.

YES, GENERATORS ARE STILL ON THE TABLE.

UH, AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER ATKINSON DISCUSS TWO OPTIONS, CONTINUE TO BECOME AVAILABLE.

SO AS, UH, BILL MENTIONED, IF WE COULD JUST, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE AT THIS POINT.

LOOK AT ALL OF OUR OPTIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO COMMIT ANYTHING UNTIL 2024, AS LONG AS ALL THE FUNDS ARE EXPENDED BY 2026.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL THOSE OPTIONS, AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO REMAIN A FLEXIBLE UNDERSTANDING NOW THAT THE DISPARITY STUDY OF THE GENERATORS AND POTENTIALLY SOME WASTEWATER WORK AT MUSTANG BY YOU, OUR PRIORITIES AT THIS TIME, UH, KEEPING OUR OPTIONS OPEN.

SO WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN AWARD AGREEMENT FOR 7.4 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLANS, ACT FUND AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF? IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLA STERLING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK THING ON THIS.

UM, ARE WE LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES AND COUNTY AS TO HOW THEY'RE, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING? I KNOW EVERYONE GOT DIFFERENT AMOUNT, DIFFERENT CITIES GOT DIFFERENT AMOUNT.

AND, AND I KNOW SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS FORT BEND COUNTY HAS MUCH FARTHER ACCOUNT THAN US.

SO IS THERE AN I'VE GOTTEN RECEIVED EMAILS AND I THINK I'VE SHARED IT WITH BILL AND EGOS AS WELL.

SO ARE WE LOOKING AT THOSE OR ARE THEY CHANGING PER CITIES OR ACTUALLY THAT THAT'S PART OF THOSE, THOSE ARTICLES AND WHATEVER ELSE WE MAY FIND ARE SENT TO US INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL.

WE'RE LOOKING AT BECAUSE OTHER CITIES ARE LOOKING AT THINGS AGAIN, AS, AS OPTIONS BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FEDERAL SIDE.

SO, UH, SOME CITIES ARE GETTING CREATIVE.

UM, OUR ADVICE OF STAFF RIGHT NOW IS NOT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE A RECURRING.

I KNOW SOME, SOME JURISDICTIONS HAVE LOOKED AT HIRING PEOPLE.

UH, THAT'S SOMETHING AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT DOING, UH, BASED ON BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS OR REQUIREMENTS, BUT, UH, ANYTHING, UH, FROM A SERVICE STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SUPPLYING ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT TO SOME FIRST RESPONDERS THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY IN A PANDEMIC THAT AS ALSO OPENING UP AT THIS TIME.

SO YES, AGAIN, WE REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND, AND TRYING TO LEARN AND MAYBE EVEN TAKE WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING FURTHER AS WELL.

OKAY.

THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION PLEASE SAY NO, THANK YOU, GLENN.

THANK YOU FOR CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ITEM NUMBER 10 ORDINANCES.

THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM 11,

[11. RESOLUTIONS]

A RESOLUTION ITEM 11.

OKAY.

EVOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RUSSELL C. JONES TO THE GULF COAST WATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY SASHA KUMAR.

YES.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND GULF COAST WATER PRIORITIES HAVE SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY AND OTHER ENTITIES IN THE REGION.

UH, THEY ARE A WHOLESALE SUPPLIER OF SURFACE WATER.

THEY DO SUPPLY A CITY HAS SURFACE WATER CONTRACTS WITH D CWA, WHICH SUPPLIES WATER TO OUR ORIGINAL SURFACE WATER PLANT.

WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. RUSSELL C. JONES TO BE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR GC WEA.

I THINK MR. JONES HAS HELD THIS POSITION SINCE 2011 AND BE AN ADVOCACY FOR THIS REGION HERE IN FORT BEND COUNTY.

UH, SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR HIS REBOUND, FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO DGC.

THERE'LL BE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT DON'T TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED TO APPOINT RUSSELL C. JONES TO THE GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS? I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY CUSTOMER EMERY SECOND BY CUSTOMER NUMBER BONI.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE.

THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION PLEASE SAY NO,

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THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ITEM NUMBER

[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

12, OUR CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE'LL START OFF WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STARLING.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY, LIKE TO COME IN THE PARKS AND RECS TEAM FOR THE BUFFALO RUN, UH, EVENT THAT WAS HELD ON LAST SATURDAY AND, UM, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE, UH, LETTUCE LIVE, WHICH IS A SLIDE GARDEN, WHICH IS A GARDEN IS I THINK IT'S, UH, UH, THE LAND WAS ALLOCATED BY THE CITY AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE YOUTH WHO WILL GIVE BACK FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, BUT THAT WAS PRETTY NEAT VISITS.

AND ALSO HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY.

I TELL YOU ALL THE TIME THAT MISSOURI CITY HAS GREAT TALENT, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE, A YOUNG BAY'S CARE DAY WHERE WE HAVE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS.

MOST OF THESE KIDS ARE IN A TEAMS AND THEY OWN VERY LUCRATIVE BUSINESSES.

AND SOME OF THEM HAVE EVEN BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

AND THIS WAS A GREAT EVENT AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE ONE OF THE GREAT ENTREPRENEURS.

SHE'S A TEENAGER, JORDAN BRIELLE.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

AND I ALSO LIKED FOR YOU TO SAVE THE DATE OR AUGUST THE EIGHTH, I'M ACTUALLY PARTNERING WITH, UM, UH, UH, FLOOR, FLOOR DELICIOUS, AND ALSO WINES BARBERSHOP IN ANY EVENT.

UM, BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, WE WILL HAVE BACKPACKS FOOD, UM, MUSIC, UH, DIFFERENT TYPE OF GAMES.

AND SO PLEASE PUT THAT ON YOUR AGENDA FOR SAVING THE DATE FOR AUGUST 8TH.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AT CAMP 1536 KIN FOREST FROM 11 TO TWO.

SO PLEASE HAVE, UH, YOUR NEIGHBORS TO PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT THAT EVENT.

UH, AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE FOR LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE IN THE SECOND MOST EVENT IN THE ISLAM EVE INTO WHICH IS THE, UH, CELEBRATE CELEBRATION FOR COMMEMORATION OF THE LEGACY OF ABRAHAM.

SO I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THEM ON THIS, UH, OCCASION, WHICH WAS JULY THE 19TH, WHICH IS STARTS TO JULY 19TH.

AND I THINK IT STARTS CELEBRATING THE ITAR CELEBRATING ON JULY 21ST.

AND I'D LIKE TO SAY EMO BARON TO ALL OF MY MUSLIM FRIENDS.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT MAYOR.

YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, I WAS HAPPY TO, UH, AN HONOR TO, UH, RECEIVE A HUMANITARIAN AWARD THIS PAST SATURDAY FROM A S M E AND ATTAINMENT AT THE HILTON AMERICAS.

IT WAS TRULY AN HONOR AND A BLESSING TO BE HONORED WITH SO MANY OTHER, UH, WORTHY PHILANTHROPISTS AND VOLUNTEERS AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS DEFINITELY A BLESSING.

UH, NEXT WAS HAPPY TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, LEADING EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES, SUMMER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE.

UH, NLC IS A, A MAJOR, UH, ENTITY IN THIS COUNTRY THAT HELPS REPRESENT MUNICIPALITIES LIKE OURS AND WE'RE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE, UH, MONEY THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY RECEIVING, BEING DIRECTLY PROVIDED TO, UH, MUNICIPALITIES VERSUS GOING THROUGH THE STATE.

UM, IT WAS A VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE, UH, CONFERENCE, UH, ALSO ATTENDED, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCILS WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING, AND LEARNED ABOUT MANY OF THE, UM, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE AREA.

AND HOPEFULLY MISSOURI CITY WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM ANY OF THOSE RESOURCES.

UH, ALSO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEDNESDAY, ATTENDING THE RIBBON CUTTING, UH, FINALLY, UH, OF THE GALA AND JUBILEE, UH, FACILITIES THAT ARE RIGHT NEXT TO CHRISTIAN BIBLE CHURCH, UH, THE SENIOR LIVING, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL, UH, VERY NICE AND DISTRICT B RIGHT AT COURT, RIGHT.

A LITTLE PAST COURT, RIGHT.

AND, UM, TEXAS PARKWAY, THAT'LL BE, UH, THIS UPCOMING WEDNESDAY AT 10:00 AM.

IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, PLEASE COME BY AND, UH, WELCOME THEM TO OUR, UH, GREAT COMMUNITY.

LASTLY, I HAD THE DISTINCT HONOR OF BEING THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE MOST RECENT TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF, UH, BLACK DEMOCRATS, FORT BEND COUNTY CHAPTER, A SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST.

AND I WANT TO SAY AGAIN, CONGRATS TO ALIYAH HASKER LACY RENTALS, DEANNA GILMORE.

JONATHAN WILL, WILL BODO, UH, TYLER SIMONE CREIGHTON, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, HER FROM SIENNA SAUCE AND, UH, DAYLAN PRESLEY ON THEIR RECENT GRADUATIONS FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN GOING TO COLLEGE AND FROM RECEIVING THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

YES.

UH, I'D LIKE TO, UM, RECOGNIZE, UH, UH, VIVIAN TURNER FROM A CREEK MINE.

UH, SHE HAS SHEPHERD THE, UH, OUR

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KIDS EDITION PROGRAM FOR, UH, UH, YOUNG, UH, KIDS IN THE, UH, IN THE AREA, UH, WHERE THEY, UM, BRING IN, UM, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UM, INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL, UH, STATIONS IN LIFE.

UH, AND, UH, THEY, UH, ASK THEM, YOU KNOW, UH, QUESTIONS, UH, THAT, UH, I, I THINK THAT, UH, THEY FEEL ARE IMPORTANT THAT, UH, THEY GET FEEDBACK FROM THE, UM, UH, FROM THE, UH, THE, THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE FROM SOME OF OUR, UH, UH, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND JUST DIFFERENT, UH, UH, PROFESSIONALS FROM, UH, ALL STATIONS IN LIFE.

SO, UH, MY, MY HATS OFF TO VIVIAN, IT WAS THERE, UM, UH, ANNUAL FIRST ANNUAL, UH, PRESENTATION, UH, AND, UH, WE, THEY HAD THAT AT THE, A STAR CINEMA AND IT WAS, UH, A VERY NICE EVENT.

UH, SECOND, UH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE, UH, BOND COMMITTEES, UH, MEETING, UH, LAST WEEK.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT, UH, IT APPEARS THAT THEY'RE ON THE RIGHT ROAD.

UH, THEY'RE PULLING TOGETHER ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO, UH, I THINK TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT, UH, COULDN'T BE ADDRESSED IN THE, UH, IN, IN THE BOND OFFERING.

NOW WE HAVE, SO, UM, WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN THE FOREFRONT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO, UH, TO MISSOURI CITY TO, UH, I THINK, UH, HAVE A SUCCESSFUL ELECTION FARM, MANY OF THE, UH, ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED, UH, AND BROUGHT FORWARD BY, UH, UH, CITY STAFF.

SO WITH THAT, THOSE ARE MY REMARKS.

THANK YOU.

GOT SOME MEMBER EDWARDS.

THANK YOU.

UM, I JUST WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITY FOR HAVING THEIR SECOND MOST POPULAR HOLIDAY COMING UP TODAY AND CONCLUDING ON FRIDAY.

UM, IT MALLOC TO ALL OF OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITY, AND I WISH YOU A PEACE AND PROSPEROUS HOLIDAY.

IN ADDITION TO, UM, MY LAST STATEMENT, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR WONDERFUL EFFORTS ON JULY 9TH.

I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COOL OFF WITH A COP AND, UM, DUE TO SO MUCH NEGATIVE NEGATIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEWS OFTEN HEARING ABOUT OFFICERS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR OFFICERS.

WE'RE HAVING, YOU KNOW, GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

THOSE EVENTS BRING OUR COMMUNITY TO THEM, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIPS.

SO IN CASE WE HAVE SOME INCIDENTS, WE HAVE THAT TRUST BASED RELATIONSHIP THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

UM, I THINK THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR, UM, I KNOW THEY ORIGINALLY HAD THE FUN RUN FOR THE 10TH AND, UM, HAD TO POSTPONE, BUT MY FAMILY, UH, MY DAUGHTER AND HER FATHER PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND HAD LOTS OF FUN THIS PAST SATURDAY.

SO I WANT TO THANK OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT FOR, UH, PUTTING ON A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

UM, NEXT I'D LIKE TO, FOR EVERYONE AND PUT, UH, TWO EVENTS ON YOUR CALENDAR.

UM, THE FIRST ONE BEING THIS COMING SUNDAY FROM TWO TO FOUR, UM, WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER LOOK DRIVE FOR LITTLE CHLOE JOYNER IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, WE HOSTED A COMMUNITY BOOK DRIVE AND, UH, WE COLLECTED OVER 6,000 BOOKS FOR HER 1 MILLION BOOKS FOR 1 MILLION KIDS CAMPAIGN.

SO, UM, IT WAS SO NICE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TWICE THIS TIME.

WE ARE GOING TO, UM, TAKE THE BOOK DRIVE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A DRIVE-THRU BOOK DRIVE AT CABO DOGS.

THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH US, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE THIS SUNDAY FROM TWO TO FOUR, YOU CAN DRIVE THROUGH, UH, BRING NEW BOOKS, UH, AGES, PRESCHOOL ALL THE WAY UP TO 12TH GRADE AND MEET LITTLE CHLOE.

AND, UM, ALSO PATRONIZED CABO DOGS, IF YOU'D LIKE THE NEXT EVENT.

UM, WE JUST FINALIZED THAT TODAY.

I GOT A, UM, KIND OF AN URGENT CALL FROM FORT BEND WOMEN'S CENTER.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE FORGE FORT BEND WOMEN'S CENTER IS, UH, HAS REACHED CAPACITY AND THEY ARE IN NEED OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT ITEMS. SO WE WANT TO HELP THE WOMEN AND THE CHILDREN THAT ARE LIVING IN THE FORT BEND WOMEN'S CENTER, WHO ARE MEMBERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

WE ARE GOING TO HOST A, MYSELF AND, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY, UH, BRIDGET SMITH, LOS, AND ARE GOING TO HOST A COMMUNITY DRIVE ON THE 31ST, JULY 31ST FROM TWO TO FOUR.

AND ONE OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DR.

RONALD EVANS, WE WILL BE HOSTING THAT AS A DRIVE-THRU

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EVENT, UH, ON THE 31ST, UM, AND HIS PRACTICE IS LOCATED, UM, ON 10 92 HOUSTON DENTURES EXPRESS.

THE CENTER IS REQUESTING BRAND NEW BATH TOWELS, UM, TWIN SHEETS, TWIN COMFORTERS, AND, UH, BODYWASH AND ALSO DEODORANT FOR THEIR RESIDENTS.

SO I'M HOPING THAT EVERYBODY CAN COME OUT, UM, AND GIVE BACK.

AND I'M, UM, ESPECIALLY HOPING THAT MY, UM, COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME AS WELL.

AND THAT CONCLUDES, UH, MY ROLE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM MOROSE.

SO I'LL TO BE PARTICIPATING IN A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE ON AUGUST 7TH WITH ELITE REAL ESTATE.

UM, OFTEN NIGHTS ROAD.

THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM THE SEA, UH, AT THREE O'CLOCK ON AUGUST 7TH.

ALSO WANT TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC TO HELP US SUPPORT A SERGEANT IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SERGEANT LEWIS, JEFFERSON SUFFERED A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK WHILE HE WAS IN ROUND ROCK.

HE'S BACK HOME SAFELY HERE IN HOUSTON AT A HOSPITAL CURRENTLY RECOVERING HIS FAMILY NEEDS OUR HELP.

THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION WILL BE HOSTING A BARBECUE ON, UH, LET'S SEE, ON JULY 31ST, 12 TO FOUR AT THE FREEDOM CENTER, THE MCP IS ALSO HAVING A RAFFLE, UH, TO INCLUDE AN AR 15.

I'M SURE EVERYONE NEEDS ONE.

AND, UH, ALSO I'LL BE GOING, I'LL BE SETTING UP LITTLE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE YOU CAN GO AND DROP SOME MONEY OFF.

UM, SO THE FLYER WILL LOOK LIKE THIS AND A POA ALSO HAS THEIR OWN FLYER, BUT PLEASE ANYTHING WE'LL DO TO HELP HIS FAMILY GET BACK ON, UH, ON HIS FEET.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM OKAY.

THANK YOU.

HAD TO, UH, JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.

UM, THERE WAS A MAYOR'S LUNCHEON HERE ON THURSDAY, JULY 15TH AT THE QUAIL VALLEY CENTER, UM, CITY CENTER.

UM, IT WAS ATTENDED BY MANY, UH, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SHARE SOME IDEAS BACK AND FORTH, ESPECIALLY REGARDING AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT, UH, MONEY.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I WAS WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OTHERS.

SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

THE OTHER IS, UM, I DID MISS THE YOUNG BIZ KIT, UH, EVENT, BUT, UM, I KNOW THAT MAYOR PRO TEM MOROSE HAD GONE BY THERE EARLIER, BUT I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS, STERLING FOR BEING THERE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, TO GIVE THAT PROCLAMATION THAT THEY HAD.

UM, AND I ACTUALLY, I CAME BACK TO THE CITY HALL, LOOKING FOR PROCLAMATION, NOT REALIZING THE PROCLAMATION IS ALREADY THERE, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, JUST TWO REMINDERS ON, UM, SATURDAY, JULY 24TH, FIVE TO 8:00 PM AT THE FORT BEND, CONNIE SIENNA ANNEX.

UM, IT'D BE HOSTED BY MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR, UH, JUDGE CLOUSER AS HIS HANGING UP THE ROPE.

SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE IT'S SATURDAY.

UM, AND THEN ALSO, UH, THURSDAY, UM, AUGUST 5TH WILL BE THE, UM, STATE OF THE CITY THAT WE HAVE, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THIS ROOM.

UH, IT'D BE FROM FIVE, UH, 7:00 PM ONWARDS.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF PLANS AS BEING DONE FOR US, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

UM, USUALLY STATE OF THE CITY IS DONE BY THE MAYOR, BUT WE HAVE OTHER IT'S THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES ALL SEVEN OF US.

SO WHEN WE DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT IS, BUT WE'LL, IF YOU'RE COMING, YOU'LL SEE, UM, THAT'D BE PART OF THAT PROGRAM.

AND I HOPE, UM, UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR FUTURE, OUR VISION FOR OUR CITY.

UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OUR ONE YEAR GOAL TO FIVE, TO EVEN 10 AND 20 FIVE-YEAR GOALS AS TO WHERE THE CITY WOULD GO.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAD MAYOR, I'M SORRY.

WE DID HAVE SOMETHING, UH, THURSDAY NIGHT, 7:00 PM.

A BOND, UH, EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE OPEN HOUSE HAD BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THAT.

UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OF EMORY HAD MENTIONED, UH, THE BOND OF SPORT CHERRY COMMITTEE, BUT I JUST WANT TO ADVISE YOU'LL BE HERE.

SAME SETUP WE HAD PREVIOUSLY AND INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED WITH UPDATED A LITTLE BIT OF IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR IT.

NO, THANK YOU.

ALL OF US WITH THAT ONE.

IT'S LIKE, UH, BUT YEAH, DEFINITELY.

THANK YOU.

AND THE HOA SUMMIT AS WELL ON SATURDAY, RIGHT? OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER 13 ARE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, ITEM NUMBER 14.

UM, I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN.

THANK YOU.

ALL I AM IS 8:17 PM.