Nov 15, 2021 City Council

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CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM, 7:09 PM.

AND STATE

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WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER.

EDWARD IS OUT TODAY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE OUR PLEDGE.

WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE TODAY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PLEDGE LED BY THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP 1 5 8 1 2 6.

COME ON UP.

WELL, YOU CAN START ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THANK YOU LADIES.

WE, WE APPRECIATE IT.

UH, MAYOR ALEC HAD, AND I ACTUALLY HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF MEETING THEM, UH, AT AN EVENT, UH, LIFTING FAMILIES TOGETHER, COMMUNITY GROUP WAS DOING, AND THEY WERE OUT THERE, UH, DOING THEIR, THEIR USUAL, A GIRL SCOUT TROOP DO DUTIES.

AND THEY'RE RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND I KNOW MARIANA CAT AND I WERE ANXIOUS TO HAVE THEM COME AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

SO CAN WE PLEASE GIVE HIM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE? ALL RIGHT.

SO IF ANYONE KNOW AS COUNCIL MEMBER BONY STATED THAT IF ANY BOYS SCOUT GIRLS GOT OUT THERE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM COME UP TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND TO DO OUR PLEDGE.

SO THANK YOU ALL ITEM NUMBER THREE, OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITION ITEM THREE, A

[3 (a) Administer the oath of office to Jeffrey L. Boney, City Council District B; Anthony G. Maroulis, City Council District C; and Floyd Emery, City Council District D. ]

WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THIS ORDER.

COUNCIL MEMBER, FLOYD, EMORY CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT D AND ANTHONY G MEROLA'S COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT C.

SO I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY TO COME DOWN AND THEN HAVE JUDGE CLARIS AIDES WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE READY IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I DEFINITELY OWE BONEY.

IS, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY THAT I WILL, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT D DISTRICT B OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OR THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WE'LL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME, GOD, HELP ME.

GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, THIS IS A CERTIFY THAT JEFFREY L BONEY WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT B DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2000, I'M GOING TO START SOMETHING NEW SO THAT AS EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER GET ELECTED UP HERE, WE DO HAVE A, A

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SO IF I CAN HAVE YOU HOLD THIS FOR A SECOND.

SO I WOULD LIKE, I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY SAY, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE RESIDENTS, THE VOTERS OF DISTRICT B, UH, YOU KNOW, TO, TO GET ROUGHLY 80% OF THE BOAT, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING HERE IN THE COMMUNITY SPEAKS VOLUMES AND I'M SO EXCITED AND WILLING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE, UH, ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, NOT JUST IN DISTRICT B, UH, BUT WHEN WE'RE HERE ON THIS DESK AND I'M HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE WORK THAT WE DO NOT ONLY UP HERE, BUT BEHIND THE SCENES.

AND I'M SO PROUD TO REPRESENT CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, UH, AND FOR THE PEOPLE, AGAIN, VOTING FOR ME OVERWHELMINGLY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND, UH, DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MOVE MISSOURI CITY FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

AND GOD BLESS NEXT.

WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT D LLOYD EMERY, AND WE DO HAVE, UH, JUDGE JOEL CLOUDS OR TO GET THE OLD THANK YOU.

AND THE NAME OF, AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS I FLIGHT EMERY, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM OUR AFFIRM.

AND I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT D OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY OR RESERVE PRESERVE OR ATTACK PROTECT, DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

OH, HELP ME, GOD.

SO HELP ME, GOD, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

WE ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE HERE THAT READS IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT FORWARD.

EMORY WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT D DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021.

CONGRATULATIONS COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU.

WELL, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK, UH, ALL OF THE, UH, THE CITIZENS WILLING TO GIVE ME ANOTHER SHOT THIS YEAR FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

UH, IT ONLY TOOK ONE VOTE SINCE I WAS UNOPPOSED.

OF COURSE MY WIFE BEEN TO VOTING FOR ME.

SO, UH, I KNEW THAT I WAS IN, YOU KNOW, SO WITH THAT, UH, I ALSO WANT TO, UH, UH, THANK THE, UH, THE, UH, THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS.

AND, UH, WE WILL, UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS IN FRONT OF US, BIG THINGS THAT I KNOW WILL MOVE MISSOURI CITY FORWARD.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE, UH, WE REACH THE GOAL THAT WE'RE, UH, WE'RE ALL STRIVING FOR

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SO THANK YOU.

OKAY.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ANTHONY MEROLA'S OF THIS EXCEED AND HE HAS BROUGHT HIS WHOLE FAMILY.

GOT HIS MOM.

DAD HAS BROTHER AND DAUGHTERS.

ALRIGHT, WELL I GET TO DO THIS.

OKAY.

I'M READY.

ALL RIGHT.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, ANTHONY GEORGE MEROLA'S I, ANTHONY GEORGE DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES? THE OFFICE OF MISSOURI TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DOES SUCCE THE OFFICE OF MISSOURI CITY DISTRICT CC OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE KIND OF CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME, GOD.

SO HELP ME, GOD, CONGRATULATIONS.

SO ONE OF THE THING THAT WE HAVE HERE IS ALSO A CERTIFICATION IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ANTHONY JIMA RUELAS WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT C DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021.

THANK YOU MIRROR.

YES.

I'D LIKE TO THINK, UM, GOD LIKE THING ABOUT PARENTS AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR HELPING ME BE SUCCESSFUL.

IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A SERVANT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M VERY BLESSED TO WORK TOGETHER WITH GREAT COUNCIL MEMBERS, GREAT STAFF, AND WITH GREAT RESIDENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BELIEF IN ME AND SUPPORTING ME.

I HAVE THREE MORE GREAT YEARS IN FRONT OF ME AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS.

THANK YOU, MOM AND DAD FOR EVERYTHING.

WELL, WE HAVE A CONSTANT MEMBER OF BONE.

HIS FAMILY IS HERE.

SO CAUSE IF NOT, HE'S GOING ON THE COUCH TODAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS WAS GOING TO BE, BUT UH, DEFINITELY WANT ACKNOWLEDGED MY WONDERFUL FAMILY, A MILE STANDING CAMPAIGN MANAGER AND A WIFE OF ALMOST 25 YEARS SHAW WHEN LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR HER BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND SARIAH, JASMINE AND JOSHUA.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND JUDGE HAYES, IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP TO, WE CAN TAKE ONE WITH YOU AS WELL AFTERWARDS.

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ITEM ONCE AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JEFFREY BONEY, FLOYD, EMERY, ANTHONY MEROLA AND YOUR NEXT THREE-YEAR TERM AS GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR THEM.

ITEM THREE

[3 (b) Recognize City Secretary Maria Gonzalez Jackson for her fifteen years of commitment and leadership to the City of Missouri City. Proposed presenter: Robin J. Elackatt, Mayor]

MARIA, PLEASE COME UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SEE MARIA MOVE ON IN HER CAREER TO BETTER HERSELF, WHICH WE'RE VERY HAPPY FOR YOU.

WE'RE VERY PROUD FOR ME.

IT'S LITTLE BIT TOUCHING BECAUSE I WAS HERE WHEN PATRICE FOGARTY, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT HERE.

UM, SHE WAS OUR CITY, UH, LAST, UH, SHE WAS OUR CITY SECRETARY WHEN I GOT HERE IN 2009 AND THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER, UM, SHE MOVED ON AND THEN I HAD THE PLEASURE OF APPOINTING ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THAT TIME TO THE POSITION THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY.

AND IT'S VERY HONOR FOR ME TO COME BACK AFTER FIVE YEARS.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY I WAS HOPING THAT YOU DO ANOTHER 15, BUT NOW YOU'RE LEAVING.

UM, BUT I WANT TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU, ALL THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

SO I REACHED OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER, I MEAN A TWO CITY SECRETARY FOR GUARDIAN.

AND I ASKED YOU, TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT MARIA, WHAT CAN I SAY? AND SHE SAID, WELL, I'LL MAKE IT BETTER.

SHE WAS, SHE WAS NOT BEING ABLE TO COME HERE TODAY.

CAUSE YOU KNOW, SHE LIVES FOUR HOURS AWAY.

WHY SHE WROTE SOMETHING AND SHE WANTED ME TO READ THIS OUT TO YOU.

AND SHE SAID THAT PARTICULAR PICTURE IS FOR YOU MARIA, WITH THAT HAT.

SO IT SAYS ROBIN AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WISH I COULD BE THERE TO DELIVER MY MESSAGE TO MARIA AND PERSON AND MAYOR.

I THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO DO.

ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, MARIA CAME TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AS A YOUNG LADY, FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE, SEEKING A CAREER IN SERVICE.

AND SHE APPLIED FOR AN ADMIN ASSISTANT POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY.

AT THAT TIME, I DON'T BELIEVE SHE KNEW WHO OR WHAT A CITY SECRETARY WAS AND THEIR LEGAL FUNCTION AS A CITY OFFICIAL, BUT SHE INTERVIEWED SO WELL.

AND OF ALL, ALL THE APPLICANTS, SHE IMPRESSED ME AND FORMER DEPUTY CITY, SECRETARY THELMA, LANCE, AS THE ONE WE WANTED ON OUR TEAM.

BOY, DID WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION? MARIA QUICKLY LEARNED HER DUTIES.

AND AFTER SEEING, SEEING IN ACTION, THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND THE WIDE RANGE OF DUTIES, SHE SHOWED A KEEN INTEREST IN PURSUING THE EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE HER CERTIFICATION AS A TEXAS REGISTERED MUNICIPAL CLERK AND THE REST WE SAY, IT'S HIS HISTORY.

THE FOUNDATION OF EXCELLENCE IS BUILT ON THE QUALITY OF ACTIONS AND INTEGRITY OF YOUR INTENT.

MARIA, YOU'LL ALWAYS SHOWN YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AS SHAPED BY YOUR MANY STRENGTHS AND THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR OFFICE.

I WISH YOU THE BEST OF EVERYTHING IN YOUR FUTURE AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD YOUR CITY AND YOUR OFFICE WITH INTEGRITY AND JOY.

I MENTIONED JOY BECAUSE IF WE DID NOT LOVE IT, SO WE WOULD NOT BE DOING, DOING IT.

IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO PURSUE THIS CAREER.

YOU, MY DEAR ARE ONE OF THE BEST, ALL MY BEST WISHES, BUT TREES, FOGARTY.

YEAH, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED BY EVERYONE HERE, ALL THE STAFF THAT YOU WORKED WITH AND ALL THAT.

SO AS YOU KNOW, THEY, I'M ONLY ONE PERSON, BUT YOU REPORT TO ALL OF US.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO COME DOWN.

I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU

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I WANT YOU TO SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY, ANYBODY YOU WANT, WELL MAY OR YOU COUNSEL, THERE IS NOTHING NEGATIVE THAT I CAN SAY ABOUT MY MISSOURI CITY.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHERE I FOUND MY CAREER THAT I LOVED MISSOURI CITY AND MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

I THOUGHT I GOT TO TEARS OUT LAST WEEK WITH THE VICKI, BUT THEY'RE STILL THERE.

THIS HAS BEEN MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

AND I APPRECIATE GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE OF OUR OFFICE, YOU KNOW, FOR APPOINTING ME 2011 AS A CITY SECRETARY WITH NO ONE VISIBLE EXPERIENCE, IT WAS CHALLENGING FOR ME, BUT WITH THE SUPPORTIVE COUNCIL AND WITH STAFF, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF MEMBERS, WE'RE A FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, WE WORKED TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS THAT THE COUNCIL SETS FOR US.

SO IT'S SAD LEAVING MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

AND I KNOW I'M LEAVING MISSOURI CITY IN GOOD HANDS BECAUSE VICKY'S HERE.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S BEEN BY MY SIDE FROM THE BEGINNING AND I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD THAT SHE'S GOING TO EXCEL TO THE LEVEL THAT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE NEEDS TO MOVE INTO.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE AS A CITY SECRETARY.

I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR CALLING ME AND FOR TRUSTING ME TO SOLVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT IT'S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER TO BE HERE.

AND I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE COMMUNITY AND STAFF, OR GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT, UM, MARIA WORKED WITH BILL AND EGOS.

I WANT YOU TO COME UP HERE.

AWESOME.

COME ON.

YES.

VICKI, COME ON UP BILL.

I KNOW HE BILL AND EGOS.

YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO SAY, BECAUSE AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, THAT CITY MANAGER CITY, SECRETARY CITY ATTORNEY WORKS DIRECTLY WITH CITY COUNCIL.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO SAY SOMETHING, WELL, I CAN'T TOP WHAT TREY SAID AND WHAT OTHERS SAID ABOUT YOU.

YOU, YOU'RE A PHENOMENAL PERSON AND A TRUST.

I HAVE SO MUCH TRUST IN YOU AND WE'VE BUILT SUCH A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.

I'VE BEEN HERE 14 AND A HALF YEARS, ALMOST AS LONG AS YOU.

AND DURING THAT WHOLE TIME, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE COMMUNITY CHANGE AND CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

AND YOU'VE BEEN A BIG PART OF THAT.

APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

YOU WILL BE MISSED AND YES, YOU DO HAVE EVERYTHING IN GOOD SHAPE GOING FORWARD.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TOO.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING.

AND, AND, AND ALSO JUST, JUST SO YOU KNOW, SHE, FOR 15 YEARS DROVE AN HOUR EACH WAY ACCOUNT OF WORK.

SO I'M LIKE, WOW, I COMPLAIN ABOUT MY 10 MINUTE DRIVE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARIA.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, BUT TO SAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH, UM, IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT I'LL PROBABLY MISS MOST IS JUST YOUR, YOUR SMILE AND YOUR PERSONALITY, YOUR OPTIMISM, YOUR FAITH, YOUR SUPPORT OF THE TEAM.

AND SO FOR THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.

AND YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE HERE.

IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING, FEEL FREE TO CALL, FEEL FREE TO COME BY.

UM, BUT YOU'LL, YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE MASSED.

AND THANK YOU.

SO I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND FROM WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND JUST THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE YEAR, YOU HELP MAKE THIS PROCESS OF VERY EASY ONE FOR ME EVEN.

UM, ONE OF, UH, MY, UM, UH, CONSTITUENTS REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID, PLEASE EXTEND MY COMPLIMENTS TO MARIA.

SHE'S ALWAYS A PROFESSIONAL IN EVERY TIME I'VE DEALT WITH HER AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH US AND THANK YOU FOR THE LONG NIGHTS IN THE EARLY MORNINGS AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, YOU WILL GREATLY BE MISSED.

AND I KNOW YOU WON'T MISS THIS DRIVE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT

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UH, YOU KNOW, NONE OF US ARE PERFECT, BUT YOU ARE PROBABLY AS CLOSE TO PERFECTION AS OBVIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY IN THIS ROLE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WE GOT OUR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS IN, UH, EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, ANY TYPES OF REQUESTS, DOCUMENTS, OR, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN DC IN ORDER YOU ALWAYS ARE THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ON TOP OF IT AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED AS A COUNCIL.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS YOU, MARIA.

WE'RE DEFINITELY VERY DEMANDING, BUT YOU'VE STOOD WITH US ALL THE WAY AND PATRICE NAILED IT, JOY AND EXCELLENCE, AND IT WAS ALWAYS A JOY TO WALK INTO YOUR OFFICE.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH YOU AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER BONIS POINT.

YOU'VE ALWAYS SERVED ON EXCELLENCE, AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT, EXTRA COMMUNICATION AND EXCELLENT EXECUTION.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

UM, UMBELS GETTING A GYM AND WE'LL MISS YOU.

THANK YOU, MARIA.

I HAVE TO SAY, AND I HAVE TO DITTO EVERYTHING THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID YOU HAVE BEEN, I MEAN, JUST THE HUMAN PERSON WHEN IT COMES TO DEDICATION AND COME TO COMMITMENT.

YOU ALWAYS THERE.

I KNOW I'VE CALLED YOU EARLY IN THE MORNINGS.

I'VE CALL YOU LATE AT NIGHT.

I'VE CALLED AND YOU'VE RESPONDED, YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WELL, MURRAY IT'S, IT'S A KIND OF BITTERSWEET REALLY BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE HERE WHEN I CAME IN MY FIRST, UH, UH, EVENT OR, UH, ELECTION BACK IN 2011.

AND, UH, WHAT I FOUND IMMEDIATELY IS THAT YOU ARE A TRUE PROFESSIONAL.

YOU LOVE MISSOURI CITY KEPT ME ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW.

SO AS, AS KNOW, I MAY NOT BE TALL, BUT YOU KNOW, UM, WIREY, BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DID.

LIKE I SAY, YOU, UH, YOU, YOU MADE MISSOURI CITY A BETTER CITY, AND I KNOW WHOEVER YOU WORK WITH, UH, AND HUMBLE THAT, UH, THEY'RE GETTING A TRUE JIM.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'M PRETTY MUCH WORDED OUT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN CRYING FOR THE BEST TWO WEEKS.

I'M SURE, BUT I'M EMPTY NEST MOM AT HOME.

AND NOW I'M AN EMPTY NEST MOM AT WORK BECAUSE SHE, I DON'T HAVE DAUGHTERS.

WHO'S THE AGE OF MY OLDEST.

AND SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME.

AND TO ME, FOR HER VICE VERSA, WE WERE A TEAM AND WE WERE A STRONG TEAM.

AND WHAT I MADE A COMMENT TO SOMEONE LAST WEEK WAS WHAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS IS IN OUR OFFICE.

WE ALL SUPPORTED EACH OTHER.

WE ALL GOT ALONG AND WE WERE ALWAYS BY EACH OTHER'S SIDE ALL THE TIME, WE ALWAYS STEPPED IN.

WE ALWAYS DID IT.

AND WE COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR ANYONE BETTER TO LEAD US TO DO ALL THAT.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU ARE LIKE A GYM THAT I THINK GIFTS, CLOTHING, AND YOU TOOK EVERYTHING AND YOU JUST BRIDGET WEEDS, BABE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE GREAT.

YOU ARE.

I THANK GOD.

I DIDN'T EVEN SEE CHEAP BEARS AND CRYING OVER THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE SOME PICTURES.

YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YEAH.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

ITEM NUMBER FOUR,

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THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST HAVE SUBMITTED A CITY'S PARTICIPATION REGISTRATION FORM, THE CITY SECRETARY PRODUCTS, THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

UM, SO TO SECRETARIES, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS? OKAY.

KEVIN, DID YOU COME UP, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, UM, AND PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOU WILL HAVE, UH, OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, STEVE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

UH, COME TO RAISE AN ISSUE TO YOUR ATTENTION.

CITY REZONING PROCESS IS BROKEN FAVORS THE DEVELOPERS AND IGNORES THE RESIDENTS AND VOTERS AT THE LAST PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

THERE ARE FOUR SEPARATE PROPOSALS FOR REZONING AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL WITH ANGER RESIDENTS FOR THE SAME FUNDAMENTAL FUNDAMENTAL REASONS.

THE PROCESS IS BROKEN.

FIRST NOTIFICATION IS NON-EXISTENT.

THE ONLY NOTIFICATIONS GIVEN ARE ALLEGEDLY IN A NEWSPAPER, NOT READILY AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

EVEN IF YOU CAN FIND THE NOTICE, IT'S GENERALLY TOO VAGUE TO COMPREHEND THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND EVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY.

THE CHANGES ARE ONLY TRULY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.

ONCE THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING HAS PUBLISHED THEIR AGENDA PACKET, NOT THE AGENDA, THE PACKET PUBLISHED IT BEST DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING OFTEN THAN NOT THE ACTUAL DAY, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR MOST PEOPLE TO DROP WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO RUN THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING TO FEEBLY ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPERS FROM RAMRODDING THEIR PROPOSAL THROUGH AND ADJACENT CITIES.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN IN THE FORM OF REQUIRED SIGNAGE POSTED AT THE SITE.

THIS IS GIVES MUCH MORE VISIBLE, VISIBLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE PROPOSED CHANGES.

THAT SEEMS SO SIMPLE, BUT WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET THIS SIMPLE SIGNAGE.

I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF THE OTHER AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEY ALSO FELT LIKE THEY HAD SEEN NO NOTICE.

THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

SECOND PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF, AND THE BOARD ARE QUOTE, QUOTING THE BOARD CHAIR OR TO VOTE BASED ON THE POLICIES SO EFFECTIVELY THEY CAN PROVIDE NO REAL PUSHBACK AND ARE PROHIBITED FROM ANYTHING BUT RUBBER STAMPING PROPOSALS.

I'LL QUOTE AGAIN, FORCED TO BOAT BASED ON THE POLICY.

SO THEY'RE JUST RUBBER STAMPING HERE.

HOWEVER, EVEN WHEN A PROPOSAL QUOTE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RECTUM, IT DOES NOT COMPLETELY COMPLY WITH A POLICY RECOMMENDATION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

THERE WAS A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY STAFF AND A POSITIVE VOTE FROM THE BOARD ON A REZONING.

THIS LAST MEETING, IT APPEARS THAT BOTH STAFF AND THE BOARD ARE BIASED AGAINST THE RESIDENTS WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN FOLLOW THE PREVIOUSLY CITED POLICIES, WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ARE NOT EVEN DISCUSSED OR MENTIONED IN THE PLANNING ZONING MEETING.

I CAN ONLY ASSUME THEIR OPINIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AT ALL WHEN IT IS TO BE PROVED BASED ON THE POLICIES.

DO THEY EVEN MATTER? THIRD, THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE ZONING MEETING, MAINTAINING QUALITY OF LIFE, CHANGING ZONING SHOULD BE HARD AND REQUIRE INPUT.

MANY TIMES THE EFFECT IN NEIGHBORHOODS, SITE, TRAFFIC, FLOODING, HOME VALUES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

THESE ARE EXACTLY THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE ZONING YET.

NO CRITERIA, UH, IS TRAFFIC STUDIES ARE NOT EVEN REQUIRED AND PUTTING IN HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT INTO A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SUMMARY, OUR QUESTS, THE CITY CHANGE THE REZONING PROCESS.

ONE MAKE IT TRANSPARENT AND CLEAR WITH PUBLIC NOTIFICATION TO PRIORITIZE MAINTAINING CURRENT ZONING AND NOT CHANGING WITH DEVELOPER WHIM, ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, THREE, ACTUALLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ZONING, TRAFFIC, FLOODING, PROPERTY VALUES, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND INSTEAD OF IGNORING THEM, MS. RHONDA JOHNSON, GOOD EVENING.

AND THANKS FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

UH, FIRST ONE TO COMPLIMENT THE VETERANS DAY.

MEMORIAL WAS AWESOME.

YOU GUYS ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET FOLLOWED VETERANS OF ALL BRANCHES.

I COME FROM A FAMILY WITH MANY OF THEM AND SOME ARE DISABLED.

SO WE APPRECIATE IT.

IT WAS AWESOME.

THE CEREMONY WAS NICE.

I WOULD HAVE TO COMPLIMENT WHOEVER AND ALL THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH MAKING THAT A, A HISTORY AND THE MONUMENT IS BEAUTIFUL.

UH, BUT I MUST SAY JUST WHEN I THOUGHT FEBRUARY FREEZE, TROPICAL STORM CONTRACT, THE BISHOP LAW JERK AND NOT AFFORDED LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, FABRICATED AND FRAUDULENT TO HOME INSURANCE, ADJUSTERS OF WORK COMPLETED YET.

NOT DONE IN BRITAIN.

WATER, WATER WORKS, PLUMBING STAFF FOR TEXAS.

I PAY THE

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THEN COME CENTERPOINT ELECTRIC FAULTY EQUIPMENT AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS, MAJOR APPLIANCES, AND A POINT GAS TURNED GAS OFF ON AN ELDER RESIDENT DUE TO THEIR GAS LINE, IGNITED A TREE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS YET NEVER NEEDED TO BE TURNED ON FOR WINTER MONTHS, LEFT ELDER WITHOUT HEAT AND COMPELLED TO INVOLVE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICE.

RAILROAD COMMISSION ASKED TO REFER TO US TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.

NOTHING WAS DONE.

THEN A PHOTO OF, OF, OF TECHS JUMPING IN DAMAGE AND NEWLY BEEN BUILT GATE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION COURT ORDER ONLY FOR GATE VISIBLE, PULLED OUT APART WOOD, WOOD CHIPS LEFT ON THE GROUND INSTEAD UPON CLAIMS AND THAT THEIR TECH DID ANYTHING.

OH, THOUGH, ALL THE VIDEO AND PHOTOS PROVES OTHERWISE.

HOW DID OUT OF CITY LIMITED TERM TO ATTORNEY, TO FABRICATE INFO ON THEIR BEHALF? SO PROBLEMS CONTINUES OCTOBER 30TH HERE POPS UP IN MY BACKYARD, NEAR DARK.

AS I TOOK MY TRASH OUT.

THANKFULLY I WAS DECENT IN CLOTHING, NOT IN ENTERTAINING GIFTS, NO ID, NO TRUCKS, NO TRUCK, NO ORANGE COHEN, NOT ANY DOOR KNOCKER.

AS I LOOK TO THE RIGHT, AS I LOOK TO THE RIGHT, HOLD MY CABLE LIKE RAW AND GATE UP TO THE TOP, HE PROUD HIS INS.

WE USED HIS HEAVY BUILT BODY INTO MY YARD, BENDING THE IRON GATE.

I WAS COMPELLED TO GET MY GUN AND CALL POLICE.

NOW I'M CONSTANTLY PARANOID, UNSAFE.

I FEEL I WAS INVADED.

I'M CONSTANTLY LOOKING OUT MY WINDOWS AND DOORS, BUT THIS TYPE OF PRIVACY, SINCE I LEARNED LATER, THIS HISPANIC MALE WAS LEFT BY 18 T CONTRACTORS, HOMEOWNERS SPHERE, AND FIELD.

THIS IS POSED TO BE OUR HOME.

WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

WE NEED TO BE NOTIFIED.

AND THIS IS NOT JUST IN MY YARD.

IT'S TO MANY OTHERS.

WHEN THEY GAVE A DEADLINE, THAT'S A, WE EXPECTED AND WE SHOULD BE MORE.

YOU, YOU GUYS NEED TO GIVE US MORE WARNING AND ALLOW THESE UTILITIES COMPANIES TO BE MORE, UH, WITH ID AND IDENTIFICATION.

AND IF NO ONE IS THERE, THEN DON'T GO IN.

I HAVE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT.

UM, SECRETARY HAS A COPY OF YOU NEED ONE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

SHE HAS WHERE YOU HAVE THE ADDRESS, RIGHT? YEAH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, UM, UH, MS. JOHN, SHE REACHED OUT TO ME AND I DID GO BY HER HOME, TOOK PHOTOS, BILL.

YOU REMEMBER, I FORWARDED THAT TO YOU AND THE TEAM.

UH, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO GET SOME FEEDBACK ON, ON WHAT WE FOUND.

ALSO TOOK A PICTURE OF THE LADY WHO WAS THE SUPERVISOR OF THAT PARTICULAR, UH, PROJECT.

SO, UM, IF WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR STAFF REPORTS, THERE ARE NO STAFF REPORTS ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF WHO TO ADOPT? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

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

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX, ZERO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTION.

SEVEN, EIGHT ZONING, PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCES.

THERE ARE NO ZONING, PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCES ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,

[(7)(b)(1) Public hearing to receive comments for or against an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Missouri City, Texas; adopting a new drainage]

SEVEN B ONE, THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS ADOPTING A DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TO THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY JEREMY DAVIS, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO, UH, WE JUST DID A WORKSHOP AT THE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA.

UM, AND THIS IS THE READING FOR THAT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? I HEARD A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER KLAUSER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY, IS THERE A DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU, JEREMY.

TH THIS IS

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DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FORM FOR THIS ITEM? THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? IS THERE A SECOND? SO WHEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, CLOUSER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, STERLING THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES 600 ZERO.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF? NEW APPROVED.

IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONI.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, OUR APPOINTMENTS.

THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER

[(9)(a) Consider authorizing the execution of a contract for redistricting legal services.]

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT OF FOR REDISTRICTING REDISTRICTING LEGAL SERVICES.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, EGOS JAMO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS BEING BROUGHT BACK TO YOU.

UH, AS YOU ALL RECALL, IT WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, JUST TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN INITIAL TIMELINE FOR REDISTRICTING.

UM, AND THIS YEAR, THE CITY, UH, PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2021, THE CITY RECEIVED A REQUEST OR A SOLICITATION AND PROPOSAL FROM BICKERSTAFF.

HE STILL GOT A COSTA LLP THAT FOR HIM ACTUALLY CONDUCTED THE CITY'S LAST REDISTRICTING PROCESS AS WELL.

UM, THEIR PROPOSAL PROVIDES FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA, PROVIDING AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT FOR REDISTRICTING, AS WELL AS PREPARING REDISTRICTING PLANS.

IF AFTER THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT, THEY DO FIND THAT REDISTRICTING IS NECESSARY.

THE FIRM HAS WORKED FOR MULTIPLE CITIES, INCLUDING BRIAN GALVESTON, TYLER IN SAN ANTONIO.

THE INITIAL FEE FOR THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT WILL BE $6,500.

YOUR PACKET INCLUDES A, ANOTHER PROPOSED AND ESTIMATED TIMELINE THAT WE WILL BE FOLLOWING TO COMPLETE.

HOPEFULLY THIS PROCESS BY MAY OF 2022.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I THANK YOU.

UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR REDISTRICTING LEGAL SERVICES? I MOVED THAT WE AUTHORIZED EXECUTION TO MOVE TO THE REDISTRICTING LEGAL SERVICES.

IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.

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

UM, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? YES.

HEY JOYCE, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW RELATIVE TO THE TIMELINE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT IS THE GENERAL, UH, PROCESS? HOW DOES IT ACTUALLY WORK AS FAR AS WHEN THEY GET THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THE CENSUS INFORMATION? SO THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NECESSARY, BUT WHAT IS THE PROCESS? SO ONCE THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE CENSUS INFORMATION, THEY'LL ALSO RECEIVE SOME, UH, GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DATA FROM THE CITY.

THEY WILL REVIEW THAT DATA.

THEY WILL PROVIDE AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT TO YOU ALL IN JANUARY OF 2022.

AND IN PROVIDING THAT ASSESSMENT, THEY'LL LOOK AT WHETHER THERE ARE AN ABOUT AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN EACH OF THE CITIES, FOUR DISTRICTS, THEY'LL LOOK AT DEMOGRAPHICS TO LOOK AT THAT SORT OF THING.

AND THEN IN JANUARY AND THAT INITIAL ASSESSMENT, THEY WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW OR RECOMMEND WHETHER THEY, UH, WHETHER THEY THINK THE CITY SHOULD ACTUALLY REDISTRICT.

IN SOME INSTANCES, UM, REDISTRICTING ISN'T ALWAYS REQUIRED.

IT HAS BEEN 10 YEARS.

THE CITY'S POPULATION HAS GROWN AND IN SOME DISTRICTS HAVE NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

SO, UM, I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT THE CITY PROBABLY WILL END UP NEEDING REDISTRICTING.

HOWEVER, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO DETERMINE BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTUAL DATA.

SO THAT WILL OCCUR IN JANUARY, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TIMELINE, UM, BASED ON THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU ALL HAD IN SEPTEMBER, I'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE FORMATION OF A COMMITTEE SO THAT YOU HAVE KIND OF A CITIZENS ADVISORY GROUP THAT THEY CAN GO TO WITH ANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE DURING THE PROCESS.

IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL FORM FORMAL PROCESS AFTER BLESS YOU AFTER THAT, UH, JANUARY ASSESSMENT, ADDITIONALLY, THE CALENDAR PROVIDES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UM, PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, YOU ALL WILL ADOPT POLICIES

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THEY'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THEN HOPEFULLY BY APRIL OR MAY, THE CITY WILL ADOPT A NEW PLAN FOR DISTRICTS.

SO THAT'S THE KIND OF FAST SUMMARY OF THE PROCESS.

AND WHEN WILL IT GO INTO EFFECT, IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT UPON ADOPTION.

SO IT'S AN ORDINANCE, THE PLAN IS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE.

SO IT WOULD BE US TO, YOU KNOW, TO READING ORDINANCE JUST LIKE YOUR RIGHT, YOUR OTHER ORDINANCES, ESSENTIALLY THE HOPEFULLY MAY OR JUNE OF 20, 22, UH, UH, SORRY, CALLED LAST REDISTRICTING.

THEY USED, UH, I GUESS WHAT THEY REFERRED TO AS CENSUS BLOCKS TO REALLY, UH, DRAW THE LINES AS TO WHERE THE, UH, THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WOULD BE.

UH, AND IN DOING THAT, UH, THEY, UH, THEY SPLIT SOME NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, SO WE HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE, UH, A, A NEIGHBORHOOD COULD HAVE TWO, UH, TWO REPRESENTATIVES, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER AREA THAT'S IN THOSE DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW, ARE, IS THAT THE PROCESS, UH, THAT THEY'LL BE USING AGAIN? OR IS THERE ANY VARIABILITY OR THAT IS PROBABLY THE SAME PROCESS THAT THEY WILL USE, HOWEVER, YOU ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADOPT GUIDELINES.

AND SO IN THOSE GUIDELINES, YOU CAN INCLUDE PARAMETERS OR CRITERIA THAT ASKS THEM TO KEEP PEOPLE WITHIN THE SAME SUBDIVISION OR SAME NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN THE SAME, UH, CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT AS WELL.

SO EVEN THOUGH THEY USE THOSE, UH, THAT INFORMATION TO BUILD THE LINES AND TO BUILD THE DISTRICTS, YOU ALL STILL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO ADOPT ADDITIONAL BOUNDARIES AND CRITERIA BY WHICH THEY CAN DRAW THE LINES.

SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING, IF THAT'S, I'LL ACTUALLY MAKE A NOTE OF THAT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY A CONCERN, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE CRITERIA.

DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH, UM, THIS CONTRACT MAY COST? YES.

THE ESTIMATED TOTAL AMOUNT, IF WE DO HAVE TO DRAW, UH, OR IF THEY DO HAVE TO DRAW NEW LINES AND PROVIDE EVERY DISTRICT IN PLANT IS ABOUT $35,000.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? THANK YOU, JOYCE.

THOSE IN FAVOR.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

MEROLA'S 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 SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU.

JUICE ITEM 10, A

[(10)(a) Consider an ordinance providing for a special runoff election to be held on December 11, 2021, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember, District A; providing for joint elections on December 11, 2021, with other entities contracting with Fort Bend County and Harris County, respectively, for such joint elections; providing for election precincts and polling places; and consider the ordinance on the first and final reading.]

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

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

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM 10,

[(10)(b) Consider an ordinance amending the general budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022; transferring various appropriations among accounts; appropriating supplemental revenue to various fund accounts; authorizing the appropriate city officials to take steps necessary to accomplish such transfers; making certain findings; and containing certain provisions relating to the subject; and consider the ordinance on the first and final reading.]

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ATLANTA.

PORT IS DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, ELENA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

NICE BUDGET AMENDMENT HAS A WHAT I'LL CALL FOUR SUBJECT AREAS.

UH, WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBER UPGRADE A FLAT CAMERA PURCHASE, UH, TELECOMMUNICATION EXPENSE IN TOURS, THREE, THAT SERVICE, THE FIRST ITEM IS IN THE GENERAL FUND AT THE NOVEMBER 1ST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, YOU ALL APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBER UPGRADE.

UM, THAT

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SO WE'RE BRINGING THAT BACK.

UH, THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE COUNCIL CHUMP CHAMBER UPGRADE IS NOW $390,104.

THE $60,000 INCLUDED THE NEED TO HAVE SUCH AS DOOR PANELS, ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING UPGRADES, THE BESTIVAL CEILING, AND TWO CUSTOM PODIUMS. SO THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $60,000 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.

THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE OUR REVENUE FUND, WHICH IS THE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FUND AWARE, REQUESTING TO INCREASE A TELECOMMUNICATION EXPENSE BY $20,895.

UH, THIS, THIS SYSTEM IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THOSE AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR RADIO SYSTEM.

AND THERE IS SUFFICIENT REVENUE FOR THIS EXPENSE IS TYPICALLY BUDGETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BUT DUE TO THE MANNER IN WHICH WE DID SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS WITH A ZERO ZERO-BASED BUDGETING, THIS ACCIDENTALLY GOT LEFT OFF.

SO THIS IS BASICALLY A CLEANUP.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES, THERE ARE STILL ADDITIONAL FUNDS LEFT.

SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO REACH INTO FUND BALANCE OR ANYTHING FOR THIS, UM, AMENDMENT.

THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE, UH, THE TERS THREE, UH, DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.

WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SIENNA, PLANTATION MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WHEREBY THEY ARE ABLE TO ISSUE UP TO 30 A MONTH 30.

THEY'RE ABLE TO PAY $39 MILLION IN TERMS IMPROVEMENT EXPENSES, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO ISSUE DEBT.

UH, THEY DID ISSUE DEBT IN 2021, UH, FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS WITHIN THE PROJECT PLAN.

AND, UH, WE'RE NOW, UH, REQUIRED TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON THAT, THAT THAT WAS JUST ISSUED.

AND SO THAT'S 582,800 WHEN IT COMES TO REVENUE WITHIN THE TERS, WE RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 2.9 MILLION YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

UM, AND AS FAR AS EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE 1.7 MILLION WITH A MAJORITY OF THAT BEING THE DEBT SERVICE AND THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE ARE ADEQUATE TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE AND OUR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS OUR FACILITY PLAN.

THIS IS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS A BUDGETING, THE REVENUE AND THE EXPENSE APPROPRIATIONS, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PAY FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION.

I THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY, IS THERE A DISCUSSION IT'S GOING TO SAY MAYOR, THIS DID COME BEFORE THE FINANCES AND SERVICES COMMITTEE, UH, ON TODAY AND, UH, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU.

LETTER ITEM 10 C

[(10)(c) Consider an ordinance authorizing the crediting of updated service credits in the Texas Municipal Retirement System for certain City of Missouri City employees who have membership in such system; providing for increased annuities for certain City of Missouri City retirees and beneficiaries of deceased retirees; and consider the ordinance on the first of two readings. ]

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ATLANTA PORTERS.

AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE'RE REQUESTING TO ADOPT THAT AD HOC CONTRIBUTION RATES.

THE CURRENT 22 CONTRIBUTION RATE IS 9.5%.

AND THE 2022 BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED USING THE 12% RATE, WHICH WILL FIND THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT AT 100% AND CALL 70% WHEN USING THE AD HOC CONTRIBUTION RATE, TLRS REQUIRES THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE ADOPT ANNUALLY.

UM, I DID GO AND LOOK AT SOME OF OUR BENCHMARK CITIES AND AGAIN, MOST OF OUR BENCHMARK CITIES ARE AT 100% FOR THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT AND 70% FOR COLA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PASADENA AND FRANZ WOULD, UM, AS A, THE ABOUT LAST VALUATION DATE, WHICH IS DECEMBER 31ST, 2020, THERE WERE 771 MEMBERS IN OUR PLAN.

UM, WE ALSO HAD OF THAT AMOUNT.

WE HAD 347 THAT WERE ACTIVE MEMBERS, 212 THAT ARE RETIRED AND 212 THAT ARE IN AN ACTIVE SAME NUMBER THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER? IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING, NONE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU, LARRY.

THANK YOU.

[(11)(a) Consider a resolution authorizing the City's participation in certain charitable programs.]

UM,

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AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION PROVIDES THAT THE CITY IS NOT ALLOWED TO UTILIZE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES AND FUNDS FOR PRIVATE BENEFIT.

THERE IS AN EXCEPTION WHERE THE CITY FINDS A PUBLIC PURPOSE.

THIS RESOLUTION ESSENTIALLY SETS FORTH YOUR PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE, UH, THE CHARITABLE PROGRAMS THAT THE DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, PUT TOGETHER, UM, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THOSE FOLKS WITH RELIEF, THE, UH, STATED PUBLIC PURPOSES FOR THIS TYPE OF EVENT, OUR COMMUNITY GOODWILL, UH, INSTILLING TRUST IN THE CITY'S LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AS WELL AS OTHER CIVIC INSTITUTIONS AND CREATING A SAFER, MORE UNIFIED.

YEP.

THANK YOU.

I THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS STATED SOME OF THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOROSE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING, NONE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU.

JOYCE.

I HAVE NUMBER

[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING.

THANK YOU.