Dec 20, 2021 City Council

THREE IS TO ADMINISTER THE OLD, THE WRONG PLACE TO THE NEW ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT EIGHT.

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ITEM NUMBER

[3.(b) Administer the oath of office to the newly-elected Councilmember for District A.]

HELLO, MS. MONICA RALEIGH.

REPEAT AFTER ME IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS I MONICA RALEIGH, WHERE WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT, A DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND I WILL DO MY BEST AND I WILL DO MY BEST, MY BEST OF MY ABILITIES, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.

AND I WILL DO MY BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO HELP ME, GOD.

CREDIT, IT IS NOT TO BENEFIT HER.

ALRIGHTY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT MS. RILEY.

SHE HAS BEEN IN MISSOURI CITY, OUR WHOLE LIFE.

SHE'S RAISED HER KIDS IN MISSOURI CITY, ALL 600 OF THEM.

UM, MS. MONICA RALEIGH IS, UH, SHE'S AN AWESOME COMMUNITY LEADER.

SHE'S A PART OF A LOT OF COMMITTEES.

UM, SHE'S A PART OF SO MANY COMMITTEES.

I STARTED CALLING HER THE WILLOW RIDGE COALITION.

UM, BUT WE LOVE HER TO DEATH.

WE LOVE HER COMMITMENT AND SHE'S DONE THE WORK.

SHE'S DONE THE WORKSHEETS ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND COMMITTEES WITH THE CITY.

SO I CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU.

IT'S NOT JUST THAT MONICA RILEY.

THIS IS MOUNTAIN MELVIN MONICA, MONICA RILEY.

ONE THING THAT I WILL SAY ABOUT MONICA IS THAT SHE NEVER STOPS MOVING.

SHE'S ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING, BUT TO HER

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SHE IS ALWAYS WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE.

SHE IS ALWAYS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SHE IS NEVER ENDING AND NEVER STOPPING IN HER PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.

AND SO MONICA, IN YOUR ROLE NOW, AS COUNCIL MEMBER, WE EXPECT THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE IN THAT PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

I CHARGE YOU WITH THE TASK OF SERVING THE PUBLIC AND NOT JUST SHOWING UP AT THE EVENT TO TAKE THE PICTURE, BUT ALSO BEING THERE AFTER THE CAMERAS ARE GONE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK GETS DONE.

SO WE ARE CHARGING YOU WITH THAT TASK.

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL LIVE UP TO EVERY STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE THAT YOU HAVE PLACED FOR YOURSELF, AND YOU WILL EXTEND THAT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY AND REPRESENT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.

IT IS MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO CALL YOU MY FRIEND.

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AND I WISH YOU THE BEST CAN I GET MY HUSBAND AND MY, MY CHILDREN TO JOIN ME UP HERE.

I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING REALLY QUICKLY.

AND I PULL ON THE, THE MEETING IS GOING ON UP HERE.

I'M MISSING A COUPLE.

UM, MY MOM IS BACK THERE, BUT SHE DOESN'T QUITE AS MOBILE.

SO SHE'S HERE UP HERE IN SPIRIT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO MISSOURI CITY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MISSOURI CITY.

UM, I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM IF IT WAS NOT FOR YOU.

GOT TO GET THIS MEETING STARTED.

I'M A PART OF A HUGE, HUGE VILLAGE.

YOU GUYS RAISED ME TO BE THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY.

SO IT ISN'T MY TRULY MY TRULY MY HONOR TO SERVE YOU IN THIS CAPACITY.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FATHER, MY MOTHER, MY AMAZING HUSBAND AND THE RADICAL RILEY'S FOR ALWAYS STANDING BY ME AND ALL YOU WERE GETTING READY TO MOVE BACK TO THEM A VERY CITY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING OUT HERE.

THANK YOU FOR WEARING YOUR PINK.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE COLOR.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT HELPED ME GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY.

GOD BLESS YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

I LOVE YOU INTO MY MALE COLLEAGUES.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU AND HELPING MAKE OUR CITY THE BEST THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY BE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

AND THANK YOU MISSOURI.

TO MY COLLEAGUES.

ONE SECOND.

I LIVED THERE.

THERE'S NO OBJECTION.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU, SIR? ALL RIGHT.

Y'ALL CAN COME UP AND TAKE PICTURES.

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WE CAN GET EVERYBODY TO GO BACK TO THEIR YAKI PEDAL BACK IN YOUR SEAT.

I HAVE TO GET THIS MEETING GOING

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CAN YOU STAY IN FOR THE MORNING, PLEASE STAY.

BUT OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE TO GET THIS MEETING STARTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BAG.

UM, I LIKE TO GET EVERYONE TO PLEASE LET US GO AHEAD AND RESTART THIS MEETING.

YOU'RE STAYING FOR THE MEETING.

PLEASE FIND A C.

IF YOU'RE LEAVING, YOU CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE OF THOSE DOORS, BUT WE HAVE TO GET THIS MEETING GOING.

UM, OKAY.

[3.(c) Recognize Councilmember Cheryl Sterling for her service to the City of Missouri City, Texas. Proposed presenter: Robin J. Elackatt, Mayor]

WE'RE STILL ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, ITEM NUMBER THREE C IS TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, CHERYL STERLING, RIGHT BACK MONICA AT THE HOT SEAT NOW.

WELL, WE W WE BOTH DON'T LIKE GOING AWAY, BUT, UH, WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE FOR CONSTANT MEMBER STERLING PROCLAMATION RATES.

WHEREAS DR.

CHERYL STERLING HAS SERVED HER COMMUNITY WELL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN NUMEROUS CAPACITIES SINCE NOVEMBER, 2019 TO PRESENT.

AND WHEREAS THESE YEARS OF SERVICES HAVE BEEN MARKED BY ASSEMBLERS DEDICATION TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND SHE HAS WORKED CONSTANTLY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ITS ECONOMIC CULTURE AND AESTHETIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS DR.

CHERYL STERLING HAS EARNED THE ADMIRATION AND HIGH REGARD OF THOSE WITH WHOM SHE HAS COME INTO CONTACT AND THE AFFECTION OF MANY CITIZENS.

AND WHEREAS HER PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY EXCELLENT AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN OUR CITY.

NOW, THERE ARE FOUR THAT I, ROBIN MAYOR OF MAYOR AND BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY TO DO HEREBY EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO DR.

CHERYL STROLLING FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

PLEASE GIVE HER A CONGRATULATIONS.

I DO HAVE A

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PROCLAMATION IS ONE THING, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN I WON THIS ELECTION A YEAR AGO WILL BE TOMORROW.

AND WHEN I CAME INTO THIS CITY COUNCIL, THE FIRST PERSON THAT TOLD ME THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO WORK WITH YOU, WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS THING TOGETHER WAS DR.

SHERIFFS STARLING.

AND THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME AND TOGETHER WE'VE DONE SOME FANTASTIC THINGS.

UH, THIS YEAR, UH, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH BRINGING OUR TAX RATE DOWN TO GETTING A NEW CITY MANAGER.

WE JUST APPOINTED TODAY AND SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE MOVED ON.

AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT ANY EVENT, WHETHER IT'S DISTRICT A, B, C, OR D, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE DR.

CHERYL STERLING BE PART OF THAT.

AND WHETHER IT'S EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, SHE'S THERE BEFORE I GET THERE, THAT JUST SHOWS, IT GOES TO SHOW YOU THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO SHE IS AND WHAT SHE HAS DONE.

AND THIS GOES BACK TO ME FOR A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE WE SERVE TOGETHER ON OUR TROTTER REVIEW COMMISSION.

2016 IS WHEN I FIRST MET DR.

STERLING.

SO THIS HAS BEEN, UM, A JOURNEY FOR ME AND I, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SOME THINGS FROM YOU.

AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU.

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I LIKE TO BRING DOWN OUR CITY COUNCIL.

THAT'S HERE, COME ON DOWN.

CAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST FROM ME, THAT'S IT FROM ALL OF US.

MY MONICA, WELL, THIS IS FROM US TO YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NOW WE HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MAROON WAS ACT LIKE HE MADE IT HIMSELF.

IT WAS JOSHY.

UM, WE'LL PUT THAT OVER BEFORE WE LET CONCERT NUMBER SHOW STERLING SATURDAY.

I LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TOO, IF THEY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH DR.

STERLING.

SHE BROUGHT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE TO, UH, MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD IN CONFRONTING US.

AND SHE CAME THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER.

UH, SO, UH, I KNOW THAT YOU'LL DO WELL ON WHATEVER ENDEAVOR THAT YOU SELECT.

SO GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

IF YOU GET ONE OF THOSE, THAT'S ATTACHED TO YOUR CREASE.

UH, BUT YOUR INSIGHT IS ALWAYS, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY SAID IS ALWAYS SPOT ON AND YOUR EXPERIENCES ON MATCH.

DR.

STERLING, UM, THIS HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE LAST YEAR.

UM, YOU WELCOME TO ME.

I'M ON BOARD AND I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU.

UM, YOU BRING THE FASHION TO CITY COUNCIL, BUT, UM, YOUR DEDICATION IS UNMATCHED.

SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.

I'M SAD TO SEE YOU GO, BUT BEST OF LUCK IN WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO, YES, THE STERLING I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING I WILL SAY ABOUT DR.

CHERYL STERLING IS THAT SHE'S GOING TO ALWAYS, ALWAYS SPEAK HER MIND.

AND SHE'S GOING TO ALWAYS COME WITH HER POINT OF VIEW, TO THE POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS A CONVICTION ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS THAT SHE SAYS AND WHATEVER SHE DOES.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU KNOW HER AND I, THEN WE SOMETIMES SEE EYE TO EYE AND MANY TIMES WE DON'T, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW, WE STILL SMILE AND WE STILL ACCORD YOU AND WE WORK TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IT'S ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER AS COLLEAGUES AND BEING ABLE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY, TO HELP MOVE THE CITY FORWARD AND TO DO PRODUCTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE THINGS.

SO I'M GOING TO MISS YOU ON THE TEXAS PROPERTY CARTWRIGHT COOLER COMMITTEE, AND WE'LL MISS YOU, UH, ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE.

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WELL, DR.

SURLYN, WHAT CAN I SAY? I HAVEN'T WORKED WITH YOU PROFESSIONALLY, BUT I HAVE WORKED WITH YOU INDIRECTLY, YOU KNOW, DOES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU WORK WITH YOU, SERVE WITH YOU OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL.

I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UM, JUST WATCHING YOU FLOURISH AND HELP THIS CITY, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT A.

SO I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BELIEVING IN ME, FIRST OF ALL, AND JUST HELPING ME TO BECOME THE PERSON I AM TODAY.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THINGS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY I'M GOING TO MISS HER BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE CALLING HER ALL THE TIME.

UH, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN ON DOING, BUT KEEP YOUR FALLING ON, KEEP FALLING OUT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU, BUT GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU POURED INTO THIS CITY.

UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME, EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL A LITTLE LONGER THAN YOU, SHE ACTUALLY BECAME A MENTOR AND WILL LET ME KNOW, HEY, SHONDRA, TONE IT DOWN OR GOOD POINT.

SO I'M GONNA REALLY MISS THAT.

AND, UM, I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO YOU ALLOWING YOURSELF TO REST, GET THE PEACE THAT SHE MIGHT NEED YOUR MONDAYS BACK AND JUST ENJOY LIFE.

SO I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU BOUGHT.

SO COUNSEL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MONICA SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE AS EVERY CITY FORWARD, DR.

STERLING, I'LL MISS YOU.

UM, YOU KNOW, DURING THE TIMES THAT WE SERVE, WE DID ZOOM CALLS.

WE WENT THROUGH SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS OF MEETING, BUT CONTINUING TO SUCCEED IN THIS CITY, I WILL MISS YOU.

MY DAUGHTERS WILL MISS YOU.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SHARE WITH MY RETIREES AT WORK IS HELLO, PENSION, GOOD NIGHT TENSION.

UM, AND, AND I KNOW THE PENSION HERE IS GREAT.

SO THE PENSION JUST KEEPS ON COMING, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY, COMMITMENT TO ALL THOSE EVENTS THAT THE MAYOR MENTIONED, AND GOD BLESS YOU.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK DISTRICT A FOR ENTRUSTING IN ME, I'M LOSING MY VOICE, BUT DISTRICT EIGHT, UM, IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU GUYS, I'M TELLING YOU THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, IT'S JUST BEEN PHENOMENAL.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU, DISTRICT EIGHT FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE.

I WANT TO SELL IT.

ANTHONY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT PICKED ME UP AND TOOK ME AROUND THE WHOLE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

HAVING BEEN ABSENT FROM THE CITY FOR A LITTLE BIT, QUITE A BIT OF TIME.

HE SHOWED ME HIS DISTRICT AND WENT TO VISIT BUSINESSES AND PLACES, AND HE JUST WELCOMED ME.

AND SO THANK YOU, ANTHONY.

SO MUCH OF YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS COUNCIL AS WELL.

I DID.

WHEN I GOT ENTERED INTO THIS RACE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHO WAS IT WAS, WAS ACTUALLY, AND WHEN I FOUND OUT, I REMEMBER THAT THE SHAUNDRA WAS ACTUALLY A KID IN MY CHURCH.

WE GO TO SAME CHURCH.

I DON'T KNOW THAT.

AND WHEN I WAS RUNNING AND I REALIZED, WOW, SHE HAS GROWN UP TREMENDOUSLY, BUT I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR SHE'S TRYING TO, I TELL HER ALL THE TIME SHE HAS THAT HIDDEN TALENT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING AND SHE'S GOING TO BE A TO GARY.

SHE'S GOING TO DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FOR THIS CITY AND SHE'S GONNA CONTINUE TO SERVE, WELL, SHE'LL BE HERE THE NEXT 10, 15 YEARS.

I KNOW MONICA RALEIGH, UH, MONICA AND I HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT DISTRICT A A FEW MONTHS AGO.

AND SHE SAYS, OH, WELL, I HATE TO SEE YOU.

I SAID, WELL, AND I SAID, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IS SHE SOMEONE THAT THEN ASKED HER, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN RUNNING? OH MY GOD, I CAN'T RUN AGAINST YOU.

I SAID, NO, NOT AGAINST ME BECAUSE I'M NOT RUNNING.

AND SHE SAID, OH MY GOD, LET ME TALK TO MY HUSBAND.

AND SO SHE SPOKE TO HER AND SHE CALLED ME BACK AND SHE ASKED IF I WOULD SUPPORT HER.

AND I SAID, WHAT? NO ONE ELSE HAS ASKED ME.

SO YES, I WILL DISMISS MONICA SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.

SO MONICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND WE KNEW THAT YOU COULD DO IT CAUSE WE KNOW YOU'VE MOVED MOUNTAINS AND SHE'S AT EVERY EVENT IN MISSOURI CITY AND FORT BEND COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU, MONICA.

WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE YOU ON THIS COUNCIL.

UH, JEFFERY BONE IS THAT THE BONY REALLY HIT ME.

I HAD TO TAKE THE WHOLE ENTIRE MONDAY, EVERY TIME WE WOULD HAVE SERVICE, IT WAS LIKE SERVICE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO KEEP US ON POINT.

AND I HAD TO REALLY ALL DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNEW THAT AGENDA.

CAUSE I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING I WANTED TO BE READY.

JEFFREY KILOMETER COUNSELING.

SO I HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS ON POINT.

SO I HAD A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR THIS GENTLEMAN BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT ONE MORE RESPECTFUL PERSON.

AND I TOLD HIM ANY OF THAT BEFORE.

IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL.

I HAVE LEARNED, BELIEVE ME.

AND I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHATEVER FRONT DOOR INTO A BACK DOOR THEY TALK ABOUT.

I'VE LEARNED TO HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR YOU.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHEN, UH, THE COUNTRY CLUB

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THAT FAR BACK AND MISSOURI, UH, CORAL VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB, FOR MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT QUAIL VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB FLOAT WAS THERE AT THE TIME.

AND I WORKED AT QUAIL VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE AND I USED TO DO A WHOLE LOT OF CUBBY BURGERS AT THE POOL.

SO I WOULD GO THAT FOR BANG.

WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WITH THE COUNTRY CLUB AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT WAS GOING ON.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU, NOT KNOWING THAT 30 OR 40 YEARS BACK.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, COUNSEL, WOMAN CLOSET.

WE HAVE SOMETHING, WE HAVE SEVERAL COMMONALITIES.

HER MIDDLE NAME IS LEANNE.

MY MIDDLE NAME IS LYNN.

WE COME TO FIND OUT SHE'S A VIRGO, I'M A VIRGO.

AND WE BOTH HAVE TYPE A PERSONALITIES.

SO WHEN WE REALIZED THAT WE SAID, OKAY, WE GOT IT.

NOW WE GOT IT.

SO WE GOT, AND I TELL YOU SHE'S BEEN A PHENOMENAL PERSON.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR WORK AND WITH YOU AS WELL.

I GOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE MIRROR.

I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU.

THIS MIRROR CAME IN, I HAVE TO SAY THIS.

HE HAS REALLY BROUGHT THIS TEAM TOGETHER.

HE HAS REALLY BOUGHT THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE, QUITE A FEW CHALLENGES THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND GOING THROUGH THE STORM, GOING THROUGH SOME INTERNAL ISSUES WITH THE CITY HERE, AS WELL AS THE PANDEMIC, I HAVE TO SAY, AT LEAST EVERYBODY IS TALKING, COMMUNICATING, AND LAUGHING AND COLLABORATING.

AND SO THAT SPOKE VOLUME AND PULLING THIS TEAM TOGETHER.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND I'VE TOLD YOU THAT MANY TIMES BEFORE THE LEADERSHIP THAT HE HAS BROUGHT TO THIS COUNCIL IS JUST ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.

SO THANK YOU MIHIR.

ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF OF MISSOURI CITY BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE REALLY THE BACKBONE OF THIS CITY.

AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU.

I CAN'T CALL ALL YOUR NAME, BUT ALL THE DIRECTORS AND ALL OF YOU, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH BECAUSE YEAH, YOU'RE THE ONES THAT KEEP THE CITY MOVING FORWARD AND YOU HAVE DONE A FABULOUS JOB.

I WANT TO SAY.

AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS B, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU SENT A BILL.

I WANT TO SAY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE REALLY BEEN THE GLUE TO THIS CITY THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

AND I'VE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES BEFORE, SO I CAN SPEAK TO THIS.

YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN KEEPING THE CITY TOGETHER.

YOU HAVE ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED, YOU KNOW, THE CHALLENGES, BUT YOU HUNG RIGHT IN THERE.

YOU GOT THE THINGS ROLLING AND YOU KEPT THE CITY AND THE TRAJECTORY OF THE CITY ON POINT.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, BILL AND YOUR TEAM AND THE REST OF THE CITIZENS.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THINK, UM, MY FAMILY, UH, I'M GOING TO RETIRE AS YOU KNOW, I CAME INTO THE CITY IN TO JUST GO BACK IN THERE.

JUST ONE SECOND, ACTUALLY.

UH, DID YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAD THAT, UH, UH, THE PURPOSE AND I KNOW WHAT MY CALLING WAS.

I KNEW WHAT MY CALLING IS FROM THE MOST HIGH.

AND I HAD THAT PURPOSE OF SERVING PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE ALL MY CAREER.

I'VE SERVED PEOPLE.

UM, AND WHEN YOU STARTED WITH A PURPOSE, YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT PURPOSE IS AND WHEN YOU HAVE THAT PASSION FOR IT, THAT MAKES IT EVEN MUCH BETTER.

SO I WAS A COUNSELOR AND A PSYCHOTHERAPIST, AND THAT'S WHAT MY CAREER I'VE SPENT ALMOST FIVE DECADES IN EDUCATION.

AND AS YOU KNOW, I'VE TRAVELED ALL AROUND THE WORLD WHERE COUNTRIES I WASN'T EVEN, I HAD NOT EVEN HEARD OF BEFORE, YOU KNOW, SERVING PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT I DO.

THAT'S WHAT I DO.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, UM, TO THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED ME WHEN I CAME BACK FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY, JULY SAW THAT THIS V THIS POSITION WAS VACANT.

HAD NO IDEA WHO'S RUNNING, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING ON, BUT I'VE ALWAYS HAD THIS FRIEND OF MINE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WOULDN'T HAVE THE BEST.

THIS ONE, THOUGH, THIS IS SOMEONE WHO WILL ALWAYS TELL ME, YOU NEED TO RUN.

WELL, YOU NEED TO RUN A MISSOURI CITY.

AND I SAW MS. SWINDELL, I CAN'T DO THAT.

BUT MISS THIS WINDOW PASSED AWAY.

BEFORE I RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY, HER DAUGHTER, DR.

JACQUELINE, SWINDELL ENCOURAGED ME TO RUN.

AND WHEN I GOT OFF THE PLANE JULY, I GOT IN THIS RACE IN AUGUST.

AND IT WAS, IT WAS THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO REALLY, REALLY GOT ME GOING INTO THIS.

AND I LIKED THE THICKNESS SWORN LOU AND ALSO HER DAUGHTER, DR.

JACQUELINE SWALLOW FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALLOWING ME AND FOR PUSHING ME INTO THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM.

MY FAMILY, UH, I HAVE TWO DOCTORS AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

NOW.

THIS WOULD BE MY THIRD RETIREMENT.

MY THIRD RETIREMENT, I SAY THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN.

I HAVE TWO DOCTORS THAT I'M WORKING ON.

AND I LIKE FOR MY DOCTORS TO COME UP, DR.

GREGORY WALTON AND DR.

BIMBA WALTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP? THESE ARE MY DOCTORS RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS MY HEART.

WHEN YOU SEE MY BOYS, THAT'S WHAT I WORK WITH EVERY DAY.

THESE, THESE ARE MY DOCTORS HERE.

THEY SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN.

THEY KNOCKED ON DOORS.

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SO THIS, THIS IS WHAT I WORKED FOR EVERYDAY DISEASE.

AND MY DOCTORS THAT THE GREGOR WALTON AND DR.

DENVER WALTON AND MY SON GREGORY, WHO SUPPORTED ME, HE'S IN THE BACK.

HE'S A VERY SHY PERSON SOMETIMES.

AND MY FAMILY SUPPORTED ME.

UM, MY SISTER AND MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, UH, EARNEST STERLING.

ARE YOU HEARING IS MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? UH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW EARNEST STERLING, AND HE'S ACTUALLY NAMED AFTER THE STERLING STUDENT LIFE CENTER AT TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, SENATE EARNEST STERLING, I CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT ANYWAY, SO MY FAMILY AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE.

UM, THE ONE, UH, SCOTT DO WANT TO HELP ME WITH THIS RACE WHEN I WAS RUNNING.

I MEAN, ACTUALLY SHE WOULD BEAT ME AT THE POST.

HER MOTHER IS 93 YEARS OLD AND SHE RAISES TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS AS WELL.

AND EVERY MORNING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK BEFORE I CAN GET TO CITY HALL, SHE WOULD BEAT ME HERE.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO JUANA AND ALL OF YOU WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT THIS, THIS TRAJECTORY HERE, I CERTAINLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU, TO THE CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, AND ALSO TO MISSOURI CITY.

THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME AND ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THAT EVER COME DOWN, THAT'S YOURS.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

THOSE WERE DOLLAR BILLS.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS OR CONCERNS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

AND THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST HAVE SUBMITTED THE ORANGE FORM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

RUBEN ON MAYA AT 1214, CATSKILL DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 7 7 4 5 9.

UH, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF, UH, AMERICAN LEGION POSTS.

TONY W WILLIAM TONY.

WERKLUND 2 94 IN MISSOURI CITY HERE.

AND, UH, I WANT TO DO THREE THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR CONSOLE STUDY MANAGER, MR. JACKSON.

UH, WE HAD TO ASK TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTER HERE TO HAVE A CONVENTION IN SPRING FOR OUR DISTRICT IN NINTH DISTRICT, UH, WHICH HAS COMPROMISED.

SO SEVERAL COUNTIES, UH, IN THIS AREA HERE STRIKE THEM FROM THE GOLF UP TO, UM, A MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

AND, UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FACILITIES.

SO WE APPROACHED THE CITY AND Y'ALL WERE KIND ENOUGH AND GENEROUS ENOUGH TO FURNISH THIS FACILITY FOR US.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, AND THE OTHER THING IS

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THAT, UH, WE WOULD ALSO INVITE THE MAYOR.

THIS IS GOING TO BE APRIL THE SECOND AND THE THIRD, FIRST WEEKEND IN APRIL SATURDAY BEING THE, UH, THE SECOND BEING SATURDAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE MAYOR THERE TO WELCOME THE CONVENTION.

SO MR. MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THAT AND THEN WE'LL CONFIRM LATER ON SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MESS UPS ON THAT.

UH, BOB, I ADD ATTENTIVE SOMEWHERES HERE, BUT ANYWAY, OH, I THINK HE'S TAKING PICTURES ANYWAY.

UH, WE DO HAVE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 20 DIFFERENT POSTS THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THIS CONVENTION.

WE'VE ALREADY MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A HOTEL AND HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, UH, THAT WILL GIVE US, UH, A SPECIAL RATE WITH ROOMS AND, UH, WHERE WE WILL BE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CITY FOR THIS, UH, EVENT.

AND, UH, WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, LAURA SCOTT, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS AURA.

I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OVER 33 YEARS IN MISSOURI CITY AT 1 8, 0 3 PINE HOLLOW, DRIVE THEM CODE 7 7 4 8 9.

I AM HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO VOICE MY DISPLEASURE ABOUT LOCATION, INDEPENDENCE AND GRANDPA OF A POSSIBLE GAS STATION.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

MY NEIGHBORS DON'T LIKE IT AND IT IS MOVED FORWARD.

I WANT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL, AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED THAT THAT IS A DISPLEASURE OF OUR RESIDENTS.

IN THAT AREA.

YOU WON'T WANT A COMMERCIAL GAS STATION IN YOUR BACKYARD.

I WOULDN'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD LIVE IN LONG IN THAT AREA.

IT WOULD BE AN ART STORE TRAFFIC IN A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF.

OH, IN MY OPINION, I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, THAT LOCATION, INDEPENDENCE, GRANDPA, REMEMBER THAT IF IT COMES UP IN THE FUTURE AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT IT THERE.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EAR.

7, 9 1 5 CHANCEL DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS.

WELCOME MONICA.

YOU BEAT THEM BY FIVE.

WE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THREE.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN BE INFLUENCED AS YOUR OPPONENT PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN SO WELCOME.

MS. EDWARDS.

YOU NEED TO TAKE HER UNDER YOUR WING BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE PURPOSE TO REALIZE THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ALL PARTS OF MISSOURI CITY, POSSIBLY THE HARRIS COUNTY SECTION OF MISSOURI CITY, ESPECIALLY BOND MEADOW.

SECTION ONE CAME OUT TO SUPPORT YOU MONICA.

SO IF YOU CAN MOVE A MOUNTAIN, MAYBE YOU CAN BUILD A BRIDGE.

BEING BUILT ON THE, UM, PARKWAY AND INDEPENDENCE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS, MONACO RILEY AND UH, CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS DR.

NATASHA WARDSWORTH.

MY ADDRESS IS 1518 WEST APRIL RAIN COURT.

IS THERE A CITY, TEXAS 7 7 4 8 9.

AND MY QUESTION TONIGHT IS WHAT BUSINESS IS

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AND, UM, IS IT A GAS STATION? I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE OVERALL IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE ON THE HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY VALUE.

WILL THIS BUSINESS INCREASED TRAFFIC FLOW BEING NEXT TO A PUBLIC PARK? UH, WILL THERE BE AN OVER-SATURATION ON THE SAME TYPE OF BUSINESS IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER? AND I AM ASKING THAT WE PAUSE ON THIS PATH UNTIL A CONVERSATION HAS HAD WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER AND THEIR INTENTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER SIX TO CONSENT AGENDA.

NUMBER FIVE, OUR STAFF REPORT.

THERE ARE NO STAFF REPORTS ON THE AGENDA.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE A MOTION MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY SECOND BY CUSTOMER EDWARDS? IS THERE IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WOW, NEVERMIND.

[7.(a) Zoning Public Hearings and Ordinances]

I REMEMBER SEVEN IS PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS.

ITEM SEVEN, A THERE ARE NO ZONING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ORDINANCE.

[7.(b) Public Hearings and related actions]

I AM SEVEN B ONE.

IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, 2020 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY AMY MOORE.

HELLO AND GOOD EVENING.

UM, WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, UH, CAPER, WHICH IS THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2020 FISCAL YEAR 2021.

THE, UM, ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM YEAR 2020 HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

UM, AND, AND THEN THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER AND ON OUR WEBSITE AND IN PROGRAM YEAR 2020, UM, THE CITY RECEIVED $296,617 IN CDBG FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

UM, HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR TARGET AREAS THAT THE CD BG FUNDING CAN BENEFIT.

UH, IT GOES BY CENSUS TRACT AND THIS MAP OUTLINES THAT, UH, SOME OF THE FUNDING WENT TOWARDS PUBLIC SERVICES, UH, WHICH ONE OF THEM WAS MEALS ON WHEELS, WHICH EXPENDED $15,746 AND 28 CENTS OF THAT $21 ADULTS WERE DELIVERED 4,496.

MILLS MILL SERVICE IS PROVIDED SEVEN DAYS EACH WEEK.

THERE WERE FIVE, UH, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IN A TOTALLY $13,000.

ALL FIVE STUDENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A YEAR OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

UM, THIS, UH, TABLE HERE OUTLINED HOW IT BENEFITS SOME LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES AND AREAS.

AND IT HIGHLIGHTS HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HELPED AND THE PERCENTAGES THAT THEY FELL IN WITH THEIR INCOME, WHERE THEY WERE, UM, LESS THAN 30% OF THE AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME, 31 TO 50%, WHAT WOULD, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR LOW TO MODERATE RANGE? 51 TO 80% OF THE AMI, AND THEN GREATER THAN 80%, UM, CITY SERVICES.

WE A FUND, A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SALARY FOR A YEAR AND A TOTAL OF $51,537

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WAS EXTENDED.

THEY CONDUCTED OVER 3000 INSPECTIONS AND MAJORITY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION DOES TAKE PLACE IN CDBG TARGET AREAS, BUT AS IT STANDS, ONLY ONE OFFICER CURRENTLY COMPLETES REPORTING FOR THE CDBG FUNDING.

BUT ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO EXPAND THIS REPORTING TO ALL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR MORE ACCURATE REPORTING IN THE FUTURE.

UM, THE OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR 2020, THERE WERE NO HOUSING REHABILITATIONS COMPLETED DUE TO COVID-19.

HOWEVER, TWO NEW CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PROCURED AND THE PROGRAM IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY WITH SIX HOMES STARTING IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 2022.

THE HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM WILL HAVE ITS WAITLISTS CLOSED FOR A YEAR TO ALLOW THE WAITLIST TO CATCH UP TO CURRENT, TO ALLOW FOR A BETTER PROGRAM TO RUN.

AND AS IT STANDS, THERE ARE 32 HOMES ON THE WAITLIST ADMINISTRATION.

UH, THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION WAS EXPENDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,440.

AND THE MISSOURI CITY HOUSING STUDY WAS COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CDAC.

THE STUDY IS, WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE P AND Z COMMISSION IN JANUARY OF 2022.

AND THEN IT WILL MOVE FORWARD TO EVENTUALLY COME TO COUNCIL, UH, PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS HERE IS A SIGN, UH, A PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR NEW SIGNS FOR STAMOS, FOR STAMOS SPORTS PARK THAT WAS FUNDED BY CDBG.

AND THIS WAS OUR FIFTH STREET PROJECT THAT, UM, HAS COME TO COMPLETION AFTER A FEW YEARS.

SOME OF THE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS IS THE SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF THE 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN COMPLETION OF THE FIFTH STREET PROJECT WITH THE NEW PARK SIGN FOR STEAMBOAT PARK UPDATES OF SEVERAL PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES UPDATES TO THE HOUSE SCENE REHABILITATION AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS.

UM, CITIES BUILDING INSPECTORS ARE UTILIZED FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM AND THERE'S BEEN CONTINUAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING SECOND? OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN PUBLIC HEARING IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST HAVE SUBMITTED THE ORANGE FORM TO CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

HAVE WE RECEIVED ANYTHING? WE HAVE NOT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION TO CLOSE? IS THERE A SECOND AND BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, AUTHORIZATIONS ITEM NUMBER NINE EIGHT, CONSIDER ELECTING A MAYOR PRO TEM.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, OUR APPOINTMENTS.

THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON THIS AGENDA.

[9.(a) Consider electing a Mayor Pro Tem. Proposed presenter: Vickie Berglund, Deputy City Secretary/Records Management Coordinator]

I WOULD ASK THESE CITY COUNCIL, THERE'S A MOTION MAYOR.

I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM.

IT'S A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY.

AND I LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR TRUSTING ME IN THAT CAPACITY.

UH, AS A MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAVE TO BE WELL-VERSED.

YOU HAVE TO BE VISIBLE.

YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED AND READY.

AND I BELIEVE THAT JEFFREY ALBONY IS A CANDIDATE SUCH AS THAT.

THEREFORE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT JEFFREY ALBONY AS OUR NEXT MAYOR PRO SAM.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEROLA'S AS SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

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

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

CONGRATULATIONS, JEFF.

AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE DISPARITY STUDY.

ITEM

[9.(b) Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement for a disparity study. Proposed presenter: Allena Portis, Director of Financial Services]

NUMBER NINE.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE

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WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY LANDON PORTER'S GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO START THIS PRESENTATION BY BASICALLY GOING OVER WHEN A DISPARITY STUDY IS THE PURPOSE OF A DISPARITY STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THAT ALL FIRMS OR BUSINESSES HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY.

UM, THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO ASSESS, QUANTIFY AND EVALUATE THE PREVALENT SIGNIFICANCE AND SCOPE OF DISCRIMINATION.

IF ANY, IN THE MARKETPLACE.

UM, THE STUDY WILL DETERMINE IF THERE'S A DISPARITY BETWEEN THE AVAILABILITY OF FIRMS AND THE UTILIZATION OF THOSE FIRMS IN THE CITY'S MARKET AREA.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED A DISPARITY STUDY, UM, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, UH, WHEN WE, UH, TALKED ABOUT SOME OF OUR, UH, SMALL BUSINESS POLICY, UH, ITEMS, UM, AND MOST RECENTLY WE DISCUSSED WITH COUNSEL ENGINE 7, 20 21, UH, CONDUCTING A DISPARITY STUDY WHEN WE REVIEWED THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, UH, SPENDING PLAN.

WHY DO A DISPARITY STUDY? WELL, WE DO HAVE, UH, ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH TXDOT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

AND A REQUIREMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THAT THE CITY SET AND APPROPRIATE DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOAL.

UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE TO ADOPT THE STATE'S FEDERALLY APPROVED DBE PROGRAM AND DOING A DISPARITY STUDY WOULD GIVE US THE DATA NEEDED TO SET THAT GOAL AND PROVIDE A DEFENSIBLE, UH, PROGRAM FOR DBE GOALS.

ALSO WITHIN OUR CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN, WE HAVE AN ITEM THAT IS TO IDENTIFY AND INCORPORATE AT LEAST FIVE PROGRAMS OR POLICIES THAT TARGET SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

AND, UH, WITH THIS DISPARITY STUDY, UH, IF, IF IT'S THE COUNCIL AS WELL, WE WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER A GOAL THAT WILL, UM, INCLUDE USING MORE SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.

THIS WILL ALSO BE A PART OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS POLICY.

THAT'S RUN THROUGH OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

IT'LL ASSIST US WITH BOLSTERING OUR, UH, POLICY.

WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

UM, AND IT'LL AGAIN, ENSURE PARTICIPATION WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND CITY CONTRACTING.

SO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WAS COMPLETED, UM, RFP NUMBER 21, 1 10.

AND AFTER A REVIEW OF ALL OF THE PROPOSALS, THE RECOMMENDED VENDOR IS MASON TILLMAN AND ASSOCIATES.

THE AGREEMENT WOULD BE FOR TWO YEARS.

UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THE STUDY WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHIN 12 MONTHS, BUT IN ORDER TO GET US STARTED AND JUST TO ALLOW A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, UH, IF NECESSARY, WE ARE PROPOSING A TWO YEAR TERM AND THE CONTRACT MAXIMUM WOULD BE $225,000.

AND THE FUNDING SOURCE IS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

THAT IS MY PRESENTATION.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? SO OUR SECOND, SECOND, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO-TEM BONING SECOND BY CUSTOMER KLAUSER.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION, MAY I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS ITEM DID COME BEFORE THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AND WE UNANIMOUSLY MOVED IT OUT OF THE COMMITTEE, UH, FOR RECOMMENDATION BASED OFF OF WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WAS.

UH, STUDY ALSO FAR IS AT FORT BEN.

NOR THE PRODUCT DISCUSSIONS, THOSE IN FAVOR OF ANOTHER QUESTION, IF I COULD, UH, MASON TILLMAN, I UNDERSTAND THEY DO THIS DISPARITY,

[9.(c) Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for printing, bindery, postage and mailing of the citizen newsletter. Proposed presenter: Stacie Walker, Director of Communications]

CURRENTLY WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THEM AND A GOOD FEEDBACK FROM FORT BEN AS TO THEIR EFFECTIVENESS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND MY RESEARCH, I ALSO LEARN, AND THANK YOU BILL FOR THE INFORMATION THAT BY DOING THIS, IT ALSO HELPS US QUALIFY TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH SOME BIGGER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TXDOT AND OTHERS.

SO THIS IS A GREAT THING TO DO SO WE CAN COME WE'RE QUALIFIED AND COMPLIANT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY BACK IN, WHEN I CAME ON, COUNCIL IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS IMPORTANT, UH, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT 2014 SMALL BUSINESS POLICY HAS ABSOLUTELY NO TEETH IN IT.

AND NO WAY TO REALLY IDENTIFY IF WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH LOCAL FIRMS ARE MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS.

AND SO, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CITY, UM, LEADING THE WAY AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, JOINING FORT BEND COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES IN SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS.

RELATED TO THE CITIZENS' NEWSLETTER.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MCLEOD'S OR THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, NO MOTION CARRIES 7 0 9 C CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PRINTING, BINDERY, POSTAGE AND MAILING SERVICES

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WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ELENA PORTIS.

AND THIS BID EXPIRES DECEMBER 29TH, 2021.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO START BY, UM, PROVIDING YOU INFORMATION ON WHAT AN INVITATION TO BID IS.

THIS IS A PART OF THE PROCESS WHERE THE NEWS LETTER SERVICES AND AN ITB AWARDS ARE BASED ON THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, OR AWARDED TO THE BIDDER WHO PROVIDES GOODS OR SERVICES AT THE BEST VALUE FOR THE CITY.

AND THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

GENERALLY COMPETITIVE BIDS ARE NOT NEGOTIATED AND PRICES.

THE MAIN FACTOR USED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A VENDOR'S PRODUCT OR SERVICES MEETS THE BID SPECIFICATION, A BID TABULATION IS WHAT IS, UH, COMPLETED TO DETERMINE THE LOWEST BIDDER.

AND THIS METHOD OF PROCUREMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE A FORMAL REVIEW PANEL BY TP 21, 1 15 WAS ISSUED.

UH, THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

WE RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES FROM CME PRINTING AND DESCRIBE DISC PRO PRINTING AND GRAPHICS.

THE CONTRACT TERM WOULD BE FOR THREE YEARS WITH TWO, ONE YEAR WHEN NEW RULES FOR A MAXIMUM OF FIVE YEARS, THE CONTRACT MAXIMUM FOR THE INITIAL PERIOD IS $345,000.

AND THIS IS PAID OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

I WANTED TO PROVIDE A COMPARISON INFORMATION.

YOU DO HAVE THE BID TABULATION AND ADDITIONAL COMPARISON INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET.

UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS IN PRICING, UH, FROM THIS PRO AND THEIR COMPETITOR.

UH, WE HAVE DISCUSSED HAVING FOUR 12 PAGE NEWSLETTERS AND ONE ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS 20 PAGES.

AND THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE FOR A 12 PAGE NEWSLETTER BETWEEN THE TWO, UM, IS $8,808 AND 93 CENTS.

AND THIS INCLUDES PRINTING THE NEWSLETTER PRINTING ONE INSERT AND THE MAIL PREP WITH POSTAGE FOR ONE INSERT.

UM, SO THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE, AGAIN FOR ONE NEWSLETTER IS APPROXIMATELY $8,800 FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT.

WE HAVE INFORMATION FOR 20 PAGE NEWSLETTER.

THE DIFFERENCE THERE, INCLUSIVE OF ALL OF THE SAME ITEMS, UH, IS $11,690 AND 93 CENTS.

UH, WHEN YOU PUT IT TOGETHER FOR THE NEWSLETTER, UH, FOUR PER YEAR, UH, THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE IS $35,235.

UM, IF YOU PUT TOGETHER THE ANNUAL REPORT NEWSLETTER, TOTAL DIFFERENCE IS $46,926.

UH, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BETWEEN THE TWO OF 30% ANNUALLY AND OVER THREE-YEAR TERM, THIS THE DIFFERENCE IS $140,780.

THERE WAS DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO, UM, USE, UH, THE, THE CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT FOR NEWSLETTERS.

UH, THE BUDGET IS $115,000.

OUR FALL NEWSLETTER, UM, WAS PRODUCED USING LAST YEAR'S, UH, FUNDING, UH, WHICH WOULD LEAVE THREE NEWSLETTERS AND AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH $115,000 WOULD BE SUFFICIENT, BUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, UH, JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW IT CAN BE DONE FOR $115,000.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INSERT AND INCLUDES HAVING THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE ON AN INSERT ON ONE OF THE PAGES WITHIN THE NEWSLETTER.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.

ONE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE 12 PAGES WOULD BE ONE 20.

UH, IF WE ONLY HAD ONE EIGHT PAGE, IT WILL BE ONE 16.

IF WE HAD TWO 12 AND TWO EIGHT, IT WOULD BE 112.

NOW, IF WE DECIDED FOR THIS YEAR TO HAVE, UH, THE FOUR 12, UH, NEWSLETTERS, WE DO HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS SINCE WE USED, UH, LAST YEAR'S FUNDING.

AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

SO MOVE, DID THIS GO BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE? I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT THIS, THIS ITEM ALSO DID COME BEFORE THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL, AND, UH, WE FORWARD A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION BASED OFF OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ELENA.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

CONSIDERING THIS CONTRACT, YOU SAID IT IS WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

UM, DID SHE GET WITH THEIR TEAM? WAS THEY INCLUDED ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE? UH, THE COMMUNICATIONS, UH, DIRECTOR WAS IN ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING.

WHAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION CONSIDERING? THERE ARE THE EXPERTS, UM, THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR CME.

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AND SO I DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE'RE MAKING THE BEST DECISION.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? UH, IF THE DIRECTOR IS HERE, SHE MAY BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT MORE WHEN WE DO ITBS, OUR MAIN FACTOR IS PRICING.

AND, UM, AS FAR AS LOOKING AT BEST VALUE, THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED DID NOT, UM, SUPPORT PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $46,000 PER YEAR FOR THE SAME SERVICES.

WE ALSO, UM, NOT ALL OF THE REFERENCES FROM, OR, UH, THIS PRO, WHICH INCLUDED THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, UM, AND SOME OTHERS, AND THEY ALL HAD POSITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, ACTUALLY, THEY WERE ALL OUTSTANDING.

UM, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHY THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM HER BECAUSE I DO RESPECT YOUR POSITION AND YOU BRINGING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUT I DO ALSO RESPECT THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE AS FAR AS THE KNOWLEDGE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY PRODUCE THIS NEWSLETTER.

SO I WOULD HATE FOR US TO COMMIT TO ANOTHER VENDOR JUST FOR PRICING, AND THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING TO PAY FOR MORE, UM, ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO THE CHEAPER ROUTES AND AN ITB, YOU PROVIDE THE SCOPE WHERE YOU STAYED EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT AND THE PRICES ARE PROVIDED.

UM, AND SO AS FAR AS THE SERVICES THAT WERE REQUESTED, BOTH VENDORS PROVIDED THEIR PRICING FOR THOSE SERVICES.

AND I, I WANT TO SAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, AS CHAIR OF THE FINANCE SERVICES COMMITTEE, WE DID HAVE SOME EXTREMELY ROBUST DISCUSSION.

I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY, UH, SERVES ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS A COUNCIL, FORMER COUNCIL, WOMAN STERLING.

AND WE HAD A LOT OF ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

AND, UH, OF COURSE, UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP CENTERED AROUND QUALITY AND WHETHER WE WOULD BE LOSING ANY QUALITY OR VALUE BY GOING WITH THIS PRO OR CME AND, UH, THROUGH RESEARCHING AND GOING AND TALKING TO THE VARIOUS REFERENCES, ONE OF WHICH INCLUDES THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, UH, VARIOUS OTHERS.

THEY, UH, STATED THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY QUALITY.

AND EVEN IN OUR, IN OUR, UH, ON THE MEMO, UH, IT STATES, UH, THAT THEIR RESPONSE, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND THAT, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, THAT THEY HAD A, AN EXTREMELY POSITIVE RESPONSE, UH, RELATIVE TO, UH, THE SERVICES THAT DISK PRO PROVIDED THEM.

AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A THREE YEAR CONTRACT, UH, SAVING THE CITY AND THE TAXPAYERS $150,000 OVER THREE YEAR PERIOD, IT'S ROUGHLY $50,000 A YEAR IS, IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, TAKE THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION, THEN NOT, WHEN I SAY YOU, I'M SAYING, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T TAKE THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION, UH, THEN I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE BEING AS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE DOLLARS, THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AS WE NEED.

SO, UM, IF, IF SHE IS AVAILABLE AND WE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL WANTS TO HEAR FROM HER BY ALL MEANS, YOU KNOW, BUT IT IS A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS ALSO THIS PRO UM, I HAVE BROUGHT HIM, I DO RESPECT YOU, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING PHYSICALLY HONORABLE WITH OUR MONEY AND HOW WE'RE SPENDING IT.

BUT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I HAVE SAT HERE AND WATCHED US SPEND MONEY ON THINGS THAT DID NOT ACTUALLY JUSTIFY US SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SO CONSIDERING WE HAVE NEVER DONE BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY AND THEY ARE CHEAPER, I JUST WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, PREFERABLY THE DIRECTOR TO TELL US WHY SHE WENT AGAINST THIS RECOMMENDATION.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR WORKING WITH US TO DO THE BED AND FOR HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.

THE CONCERN IN COMMUNICATIONS IS THAT THERE WAS NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON ON THE QUOTES.

FOR INSTANCE, WE HAD A WHOLISTIC QUOTE FROM CME WHEN IT CAME TO POSTAGE PRINTING, MAILING PREPPING.

WE DID NOT HAVE THAT FROM THIS PRO.

SO I ASKED FINANCIAL SERVICES IF THEY COULD GO BACK AND GET THAT INFORMATION.

AND THEIR RESPONSE TO ME WAS THAT THE COMPANIES DID NOT RESPOND, BUT MY CONCERN IS HOW ARE WE PROCEEDING IF WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED? MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT AT ONE POINT COMMUNICATE, EXCUSE ME, COMMUNICATIONS WAS INFORMED THAT THE CITY WOULD PROCEED WITH A CONTRACT WITH CME AND THAT CHANGED.

AND THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION WITH US AS TO WHY THAT OCCURRED.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS WILL THIS CONTRACT RENEWALS THAT COME FROM THIS PRO INCLUDE ANY ESCALATION? AND IF SO, WHAT WILL THAT BE? SO OVERALL, I DON'T HAVE A HOLISTIC PRICE COMPARISON.

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I THINK THAT CME IS AN OVERALL BEST VALUE BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE WITH THEM SINCE 2014, BECAUSE THEY'RE RESIDENTS, THEY'RE ALL TAXPAYERS BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY.

WE LOOKED AT THE QUALITY OF THE DISH, THIS PRO NEWSLETTER AND WHAT CME PROVIDES, AND THEY'RE NOT COMPARABLE AT ALL.

ADDITIONALLY CME DOES WORK FOR METHODIST, TEXAS, A AND M UNIVERSITY, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO MY CONCERN IS IF WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S IN PLACE THAT WE KNOW IS QUALITY, THAT WE KNOW THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, THEY DO NOT CHARGE US EXTRA FOR EPS PROOFS.

THEY DO NOT CHARGE US EXTRA WHEN THEY HAVE TO RERUN JOBS BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S DELAY AND DEADLINES.

THEY DO NOT CHARGE US EXTRA FOR DELIVERIES.

THEY DO NOT CHARGE US EXTRA FOR HOLDING THE PRESSES.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP IN PLACE, AND BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I WOULD, AGAIN, LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE COST COMPARISON, AND TODAY I STILL DON'T HAVE THAT.

AND SO I CAN'T SAY THAT WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IS ACTUAL.

AND THE OTHER PIECE I'D JUST LIKE TO END WITH IS THE CITY HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY.

IT IS CONTINUING TO GROW ON THE SOUTHERN END.

THE LAST NEWSLETTER THAT WE PRINT, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 46,000 COPIES IN ONE MONTH.

IT GREW BY 200.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING PACE, NOT ONLY WITH THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, BUT ALSO WITH PARTNERS THAT CAN HELP US ENHANCE THE BRAND.

AND THAT CAN BE RESPONSIVE AND PROVIDE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WE NEED.

AND I DON'T SEE THAT WITH THIS BED.

I DON'T SEE THAT WITH THE COMPARISON AT ALL.

UM, IF I COULD, UM, YOU KNOW, I TAKE MY TIME TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE AND DO MY RESEARCH AND, YOU KNOW, BEING A FORMER BANKER AND SOMEONE AS FOCUSED ON FINANCE AND MAKING SURE I GET THE RIGHT ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS, UM, I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND SO I KNOW THAT WE EXTENSIVELY ASKED FINANCE IN THAT COMMITTEE MEETING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS JUST BROUGHT FORTH.

AND WE WERE GIVEN THAT INFORMATION RELATIVE TO, UH, COSTS, UH, WHAT THE POSSIBLE ESCALATIONS COULD BE, IF ANY, UH, AND, UH, WHAT THE OVERALL APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON IS.

AND SO I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN WHAT I ASKED AND RECEIVED.

AND SO, UM, I, I AM AGAIN AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND I LET MY COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCILMAN EMORY SPEAK TO HIS, UH, YOU KNOW, VIEW OF THIS, BUT, YOU KNOW, $150,000, $150,000.

AND I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST FOUND WHAT DIS, UH, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON STATED THAT WE HAVE FOUR PREFERRED VENDORS AND DISC PRO IS OUR GO-TO VENDOR.

ANYTIME WE HAVE COMPLICATED JOB OR RUSH JOB, I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON THEM TO GET IT DONE ON TIME AND IT WILL LOOK GREAT.

AND SO, UH, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON IS A REPUTABLE FIRM, UH, AN ENTITY THAT PROCURES, UH, THINGS.

AND SO, UH, FROM A NUMBER STANDPOINT, FROM A RESEARCH STANDPOINT, I KNOW HOW TO KICK THE TIRES AND SQUEEZE THE FRUIT.

UH, AND I DO THAT WITH EVERYTHING THAT I DO WHEN THAT COMES BEFORE ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, CONFUSED AS TO HOW IT'S BEING STATED THAT WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE FACTS.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE MAY BE MISSING, UH, THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE RECEIVED ATLANTA.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? OR IS THERE, DID WE RECEIVE EVERYTHING? UH, WE DID.

AND I ALSO CONTACTED DISC JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CALCULATIONS WERE CORRECT.

I DID NOT PROVIDE THEM MY CALCULATIONS.

THEY RAN THE CALCULATIONS AND PROVIDED ME WITH THE SAME NUMBER THAT I HAVE.

AND THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT YOU HAVE, UM, IN YOUR, IN YOUR PACKETS AND IN YOUR PRESENTATION? THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT, UH, BOTH COMPANIES DID NOT, UH, SUBMIT EXACTLY THE SAME MEANING CME WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THEIR COST FOR MAIL PREP.

THEY INCLUDED MAIL PREP WITH AN INSERT, INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING THE MALE PREP WITHOUT AN INSERT, AND THEN PROVIDING THE COST FOR INSERTING THE INSERT.

UH, THEY ALSO INCLUDED POSTAGE IN THERE.

WHEREAS THIS PRO THEY, UM, INCLUDED THE COST FOR MALE PREP, TOLD US WHAT THEIR POSTAGE RATE WAS,

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WHICH OF COURSE, IF, YOU KNOW, THEY TELL US IT'S 0.1, SEVEN, FOUR, WE CAN MULTIPLY IT BY 50,000, WHICH WOULD GIVE US THE MAXIMUM, UH, KNOWING THAT WE DON'T MAIL ALL 50,000.

SO, UM, IN OUR ANALYSIS, WE HAVE THE POSTAGE FOR 50,000, BUT IT PROBABLY WOULD BE LESS THAN THAT.

UM, AND THEY, UH, PROVIDED THE COST TO INSERT THE TAB AND PRINT, UM, OR, OR THE COST TO INSERT OR PRINT THE INSERT, EXCUSE ME, AND, UH, MAIL THE INSERT.

THEY HAVE ALL OF THAT SEPARATELY.

SO IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF HOW THEY DISPLAYED IT.

UM, AND I HAVE VERIFIED THAT, UM, EVERYTHING THAT I'VE CALCULATED IS CORRECT.

I'VE LOOKED AT PAST CME INVOICES ENSURING THAT, UM, THEY INCLUDED POSTAGE IN THEIR NUMBER, UH, THEIR COSTS FOR A 12 PAGE NEWSLETTER ACTUALLY INCREASED FROM WHAT WE PAID THE LAST, UH, TIME THAT WE HAD THE NEWSLETTER, WHICH WAS JUST A MONTH OR SO AGO.

UM, SO IF IT DOESN'T INCLUDE POSTAGE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE THEIR COSTS BY AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT, $9,000 FOR POSTAGE.

EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IS WHAT WAS PROVIDED.

YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR PACKET, IN THE BID TABULATION, AS FINANCE PROFESSIONALS, WE DO GO THROUGH AND WE CAN ADD THE NUMBERS UP TO MAKE SURE WE ARE COMPARING THEM.

AND I HAVE CALLED AND ENSURE THAT THE CALCULATIONS THAT I HAVE ARE CORRECT.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S NOTHING THAT I'M AWARE OF.

THAT'S THAT'S MISSING.

STACY.

SO WE JUST HEARD BASED ON WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, AND LANA PRESENTED THE CORRECTION PIECE, IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? SO WITH RESPECT MAYOR, THE INFORMATION THAT DIRECTOR PORTER SHARED WAS NOT SHARED WITH COMMUNICATIONS.

WHEN WE ASKED FOR AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON, WE GOT AN EMAIL SAYING THAT FINANCE WOULD REACH OUT TO BOTH BITTERS AND GIVE THEM A DEADLINE.

AND THEN WE GOT AN EMAIL BACK SAYING THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE BITTERS.

SO MY RESPONSE WAS, WHY ARE WE MOVING FORWARD? IF THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN GATHERED SINCE THEN, I'M NOT AWARE OF IT.

WHEN I ALSO TALK ABOUT THE BIDS APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON, WE CAME BEFORE COUNCIL DURING THE BUDGET SEASON AND REQUESTED FUNDING FOR FOUR, FOUR PAGE NEWSLETTERS WITH 1, 4, 12 PAGE NEWSLETTERS WITH AN INSERT AND ONE ANNUAL REPORT WITH AN INSERT OPERATIONS HAVE EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY.

THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON WITH THE CITY.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WITH CITY COUNCIL.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONVEY THAT INFORMATION IN AN EIGHT PAGE EDITION ANYMORE.

WE ARE REGULARLY TOLD BY THE CITIZENS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THE NEWSLETTER IS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD TO REACH, NOT JUST ALL RESIDENTS, BUT ALL BUSINESSES.

I GOT YOU STACY, BUT I'M JUST SAYING IS YOU SAID THAT IT'S NOT AN APPLE TO APPLE.

SO CAN WE GO? WHO HAS THE CLICKER? CAN WE GO BACK TO THIS, THIS THING, GO BACK ONE MORE.

I'M LOOKING AT THIS.

IT TELLS ME IS BRO, IT'S BROKEN DOWN IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.

ONE IS FOR THE THERE'S THE TOP PORTION THAT SHOWS TWO COMPANIES.

IT SAYS PAGE COUNT 12, QUANTITY IS 50,000 NEWSLETTER PRINT IS X AMOUNT, INSERT PRINT, MEL PREP WITH POSTAGE, WITH ONE INSERT AND THEN THE TOTAL COST FOR BOTH COMPANIES.

SO IS THIS APPLE TO APPLE COMPARISON? I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN AGAIN, POSTAGE FROM THIS PRO WITH AN INSERT AND WITHOUT AN INSERT.

SO I DON'T, I CAN'T SAY THAT THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT.

IT'S NEVER BEEN PRESENTED TO ME.

UM, THE BOTTOM SECTION WHERE IT SAYS, SEE ME PAGE COUNT IS 20.

THIS PRO COUNT IS 20.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT'S THE YEAR REPORT.

AND IT SHOWS THE QUANTITY IS ABOUT 50,000 NEWSLETTER PRINT.

THERE'S THOSE NUMBERS RIGHT THERE.

AND IT SHOWS AN ANSWER PRINT IF THAT WERE TO HAVE ANOTHER ANSWER.

AND THEN A MAIL PREP WAS PUT POSTAGE WITH ONE INSERT, THEN THERE'S TOTAL COST ON THE RIGHT HAND.

IS THERE, IS THERE, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE SEEN THERE THAT'S THAT'S NOT APPLE TO APPLE.

THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT I DON'T SEE IS WHAT'S THE POSTED RATE.

I DON'T SEE IT POSTED RATE ANYWHERE.

I DON'T SEE A POSTED RATE FOR THE NEWSLETTER WITH OUT THE INSERT AND THE NEWSLETTER WITH THE INCIDENT.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE POSTAGE RATE IS.

THAT THAT'S WHY YOU WERE SAYING IT'S NOT APPLE TO APPLE BECAUSE OF THAT.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEIR MAIL COUNT LIST IS.

I CANNOT TELL YOU WITH ANY CERTAINTY, THOSE ARE JUST NUMBERS.

I DON'T KNOW THE POSTED RATE.

I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH

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ELENA, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND.

SO ACCORDING TO THIS CHART RIGHT HERE TO PRINT OUT 50,000 NEWSLETTERS BY, SO WHAT IS THE, SO I WOULD ASSUME THIS IS FOR ONE NEWSLETTER, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

SO WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST FROM CMA IS 38,000 AND THEN DOES PRO IS 29,000, CORRECT? THAT'S FOR ONE NEWSLETTER.

WE'RE NOT TALKING 14 OR 18.

IT WAS LETTER LETTER AS WERE ONE WAS THERE.

MY QUESTION BACK TO YOU IS IN THE BUDGET DURING THE BUDGET SESSION, WHEN I'VE ASKED YOU TWICE AND YOU SAID 15,000 IS WHAT'S GOING TO TAKE TO PRINT OUT THE NEWSLETTER.

IT SAID 115,000.

YOU SAID, I DID NOT SAY 15,000.

I SAID 115,000 WAS THE BUDGET.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS ADEQUATE.

I'VE NEVER SAID 15,000.

SO WHEN YOU TAKE THE 29,000 AND YOU'RE SAYING, SO THAT INCLUDES THE 29,000 EQUALS UP TO 115.

SO THE 29,000 TIMES FOUR IS 117 NOW ONE OUT OF 17.

SO THAT'S JUST FOR THE 12 PAGE NEWSLETTER.

AND IT'S CORRECT WITH AN INSERT WITH AN INSERT.

AND THEN, SO FOR THAT SAME THING FOR CME, IT WOULD BE 38,000 AT A SCREEN THAT'S PAR, BUT OBVIOUSLY TIMES TIMESTAMP.

AND THEN THE, I WOULD ASSUME THE SAME THING FOR ONE YEAR, RIGHT? THE EAR REPORT IS WHAT, THE NUMBER THAT'S SHOWING BACK THERE.

RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.

SO WHEN THE POSTAGE OR WITHOUT THE POSTAGE IS, OR IS THERE A DIFFERENCE ON THAT, UM, ON THIS PRESENTATION, ON THIS PRESENTATION, WHAT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT SHE HAS NOT SEEN IT? THEY PROVIDED THE POSTAGE INFORMATION.

COMMUNICATIONS HAS RECEIVED EVERYTHING.

IT'S INCLUDED IN THE MAIL PREP.

SO IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK HERE, WHETHER IT WAS 12 OR 20, THEIR MAIL PREP WITH POSTAGE WAS THE SAME.

I'M ASSUMING, OF COURSE, YES.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY HAVE AT THE SAME, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY PAYING FOR POSTAGE FOR EVERY SINGLE NEWSLETTER.

WE GET NEWSLETTERS THAT COME IN HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GIVEN OUT TO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

NO POSTAGE WAS PAID FOR THAT.

SO I'M ASSUMING THIS IS AN ESTIMATE NOW FOR DISC PRO, THEY PROVIDED US WITH THE POSTAGE RATE.

AND I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEIR ESTIMATE IS THAT POSTAGE RATE, WHICH IS 0.1, SEVEN, FOUR TIMES 50,000, WHICH IS $8,700.

AND THAT'S WHETHER IT'S A 12 OR A 20.

AND SO IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN POSTAGE, MAYBE IT'S 1 CENT, TIMES 50, YOU KNOW, 50,000, WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS AT MOST VERSUS $46,000 PER YEAR IN COST FOR THE ENTIRE NEWSLETTER.

YEAH, YEAH.

MAYOR NIGHT.

I ALSO REMEMBER DISCUSSING THIS WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO RUSH THE LETTER OUT BEFORE THE BOND, AND WE DECIDED TO GO TO CME BECAUSE THEY'RE THE QUICKEST, FASTEST, AND EVERYBODY WOULD GET IT BEFORE THE BOND.

AND I NEVER GOT IT UNTIL AFTER THE BOND.

UM, I THINK AS WE LOOK AT ALL THE MONEY THAT, YOU KNOW, CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, I THINK IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT WE LOOK AT IT FROM A FINANCE LENS.

UM, SO IT WAS VETTED CAREFULLY THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

A LOT OF MONEY.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, IT WAS STATED THAT THEY POSTED INFORMATION WAS NEVER RECEIVED FROM THIS PRO UH, ON THE 14TH WHEN WE HAD OUR FINANCE AND SERVICES MEETING WAS THE AGENDA PACKET THAT WAS SENT OUT.

WOULD THAT, WAS THAT INFORMATION ALSO SENT TO COMMUNICATIONS OR WAS IT JUST, YEAH.

UM, THEY ALSO RECEIVED THE BID TABULATION THAT INCLUDED THE POSTAGE FOR DISC PRO.

I WAS JUST GOING BACK HERE AND LOOKING THROUGH MY, MY, MY INFORMATION THAT I KNEW I RECEIVED.

AND HERE IT CLEARLY STATES POSTAGE, UH, 0.17, 4 CENTS.

IS THAT CORRECT FOR DENNIS FOR HIS PRO BOMBED? I JUST, I GUESS THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION COMING FROM THE MICROPHONE.

CAUSE I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I KNOW I GOT THIS INFORMATION AND I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW, BASED OFF OF THE PACKET THAT WE RECEIVED AND THE MEETING WE HAD ON DECEMBER THE 14TH, TUESDAY LAST WEEK, UM, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE, WHERE THE DISCONNECT IS, WHERE IS COMMUNICATION SAYING THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED OR KNOW WHAT THE POSTAGE IS? IF I'M LOOKING, I'M LOOKING

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AT IT RIGHT HERE.

SO IF I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT HERE AND IT WAS SENT TO EVERYBODY, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS, THEN YOU KNOW, WHAT AM I MISSING? I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, IS THIS, IT SAYS CLEAR AS DAY POSTAGE.

IT SAYS MAIL PREP AND MAIL HOUSE COSTS.

THERE'S ASTERISK.

IT SAYS, SEE POSTAGE NOTE ABOVE AND BELOW.

AND THEN UNDER THERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF NEWSLETTERS AND IT SAYS POSTAGE, UH, 0.17, FOUR.

SO I, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE DISCONNECT IS HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO? I'M TALKING ABOUT OUR FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

I'M AWARE OF A WAY REFERENCING OUR EMAIL OR DROPBOX, THE AGENDA PACKET THAT, UH, IN MEMO THAT WE RECEIVED, UH, AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WERE RIGHT.

AND, AND SO THE INFORMATION BASICALLY THAT WAS IN THAT PACKET IS, IS ALSO IN OUR CURRENT PACKET HERE, THAT WE'RE DISCUSSION.

SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF PASSED FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL.

WHAT WE RECEIVED AS, AS COMMITMENT MAYOR PRO TEM, BALONEY.

MY QUESTION TODAY, MY QUESTION AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND MY QUESTION BEFORE WAS WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN POSTAGE WITHOUT AN INSERT AND WITH AN INSERT FINANCIAL SERVICES SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING THEY DIDN'T KNOW.

THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

THEY SAID THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO THIS PRO AND CME.

THEY SAID THEY GOT NO RESPONSE.

I ASKED AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING, COULD WE GET IN WRITING FROM THIS PRO THAT THE POSTAGE WILL REMAIN THE SAME WITH OR WITHOUT AN INSERT BASED ON MY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, THE POSTAGE CHANGES.

IF IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE, THE CITY NEEDS TO HAVE THAT IN WRITING.

I'VE NEVER SEEN IT NOT CHANGE.

THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I ASKED IS, WAS THE ANSWER TAB COST FOR THIS PRO FACTORED INTO THEIR TOTAL COST.

I STILL DON'T HAVE THAT RESPONSE.

TAMMY PROVIDED A HOLISTIC QUOTE THAT INCLUDED ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM FINANCE SAYING THEY DID NOT HEAR BACK BASED ON THE QUESTION THAT I'M POSING RIGHT NOW.

THEY DID NOT HAVE A RESPONSE AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

THEY DO NOT HAVE A RESPONSE TODAY.

I AM NOT COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE OF THAT FAST LEARNER IN WRITING FROM THIS COMPANY, YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET THAT IS IN WRITING.

YES YOU DO.

YES, YOU DO.

IT'S POSSIBLE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT BECAUSE I'VE NOT SEEN THAT.

SO ALSO, ELENA, IS THIS THE FIRST TIME WE USING THIS DESK PRO DESK PRO I SHOULD SAY THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, FIRST TIME.

AND THESE PRICINGS ARE BASED ON FOUR YEARS.

UM, THE PRICING IS BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE IN THE CONTRACT, WHICH WAS THEIR RESPONSE THAT WILL BE, UH, TURNED INTO A CONTRACT.

SO YES, YOU CONFUSED.

I'M JUST ASKING, BECAUSE IT SHOWS ME IN THE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACT, IT SHOWS FOUR YEARS.

SO THE QUESTION WAS, ARE THESE PRICING ADJUSTED BECAUSE WE'RE GIVING THEM A FOUR YEAR OR IS THIS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE SAY THIS IS A NEW COMPANY WE'RE GOING WITH IT FOR ONE YEAR, DOES THESE PRICES CHANGES IS WHAT I'M ASKING BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT USED THEM WITH IS THE COST FOR ONE YEAR, NOT FOUR YEARS.

SO IF YOU SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE, THIS IS THE ANNUAL COSTS.

SO THAT'S LIKE RIGHT THERE, THAT SHOWS NUMBER OF NEWSLETTERS PER YEAR.

SO THESE, ALL OF THESE ARE INCLUDED FOR ONE YEAR PERIOD.

THAT'S FOUR NEWSLETTERS AND ONE ANNUAL REPORT FOR WOMEN.

AND THE END, WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING IS FOR A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT, DEANS COSTS IS DEF IS FOR ONE YEAR.

BUT IF WE WERE TO HAVE IN ANY INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, UM, YOU WOULD JUST MULTIPLY THAT BY THREE.

BUT THERE'S NO DIFFERENCES.

LIKE THERE'S NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE'S NO POOR RATED PRICING RIGHT NOW.

SOME, SOME COMPANIES DO THAT WHEN YOU GO AND YOU SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, HERE'S YOUR ONE TERM ONE YEAR.

AND IF YOU GO WITH US FOR THREE YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU X AMOUNT PER RATION.

I SHOULD CALL IT.

NO, NO.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU DO FIVE YEARS AT THIS POINT OR ONE YEAR, THAT'S THE THAT'S THAT MUCH MONEY THAT WOULD BE IN THE CONTRACT.

THE COMMITTEE THAT LOOKED AT THIS.

LET ME MAKE A COUPLE OBSERVATIONS, UH, AS COSMIN AND BONEY, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TEM VONE, UH, INDICATED, UH, I'M PART OF THE, UH,

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AND OF COURSE THERE ARE REALLY THREE THINGS THAT I LOOKED AT.

NOT THAT I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT, A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS, BUT IT'S THREE THAT REALLY WERE, I THINK, UH, IMPORTANT TO ME AND CRITICAL IN HELPING ME MAKE A DECISION.

ONE WAS QUALITY.

AND I ASKED THE QUESTION I BELIEVE, AND, UH, UH, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A REAL DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY BETWEEN, UH, THE, UH, DISTRO AND, UH, CME.

AND AS I RECALL, THERE WASN'T ANY REAL OUTSTANDING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, AS FAR AS QUALITY.

UH, THE SECOND THING WAS PRICE AND OF COURSE IS A, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, AS SOMEONE WHO, UH, HAS FIDUCIARY TO OUR TAXPAYERS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, 45,000 OVER ONE YEAR AND, YOU KNOW, 150, OH, THAT'S.

SO TO SPEAK TO OVER THREE YEARS, IF THE CONTRACT GOES THREE YEARS, UH, THAT MAY BE SMALL DOLLARS TO SOME PEOPLE, BUT TO ME, $45 REPRESENTS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE COULD DO.

SO PRICE IS IMPORTANT AS LONG AS WE HAVE QUALITY TO GO WITH IT.

AND THE THIRD THING IS RELIABILITY HERE.

WE LOOKED AND TALKED WITH, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER VENDORS WHO ARE OUR CUSTOMERS WHO WERE USING DISC PRO.

AND WE FOUND THAT, UH, UH, AS I UNDERSTAND, THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY CONCERN WITH, UH, RELIABILITY AND KEEPING SCHEDULES.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO, TO SAY THAT, UH, WE NEEDED TO, UM, UH, CONTINUE ON WITH CME AND, AND, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, I HAVE, UH, HAVE HAD SOME RELATIONSHIP WITH CME WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR, UH, FOR, UH, CITY CONSOLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

SO I KNOW THEM, AND I KNOW THEIR, UH, THEIR QUALITY.

SO THAT'S NOT A QUESTION, BUT, UH, AGAIN, IT COMES BACK TO, UH, I THINK PRICE AND RELIABILITY.

AND, UH, SO WITH THAT, THAT WAS A, THE REASON WHY I MADE THE, UH, UH, THE, THE, THE VOTE WITH, UH, WITH, UH, THE, UH, THE COMMITTEE TO, UH, TO GO WITH, UH, THIS PRO.

SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD WHAT I USE AS CRITERIA TO MAKE MY DECISION, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, THE, UH, UH, BEING ON THE COMMITTEE WHEN WE, UH, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS PROJECT.

SO THANK YOU VERY FAR.

I JUST HAVE ONE LAST COMMENT, PLEASE.

UM, I JUST FEEL AS IF, IF IT'S NOT BROKEN, I DON'T FEEL AS IF WE SHOULD FIX IT.

CME HAS BEEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS, AND WE'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, FOR TWO, 2014, CORRECT.

AND WE HAVE THIS CAMPAIGN, EACH SHOP AND PLAY LOCAL.

THIS WILL ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.

AND, UM, IN MY POSITION I'VE SEEN US SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THINGS THAT REALLY, IN MY OPINION, WE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR, WE JUST SPENT 16, I'M SORRY, $18,000 PROVIDING, UM, MONEY TO A NONPROFIT, WHICH HAS CONTINUED TO KEEP OUR CITY BEAUTIFIED.

BUT AGAIN, I JUST FEEL LIKE AS IF IT'S A NONPROFIT AND IT'S HELPING THE CITY, OR ARE WE FUNDING THEM $18,000, HE SPENT $66,000 ON A SPLASH PAD.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO BE PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE, BUT IN OTHER TERMS OR NOT.

SO, UM, I ALSO FEEL AS IF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND I GUESS PUTTING YOUR OPINION, OTHER THAN THE FINANCES AND THE AMOUNT INTO THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, WHICH THEY ARE THE EXPERTISE.

I JUST FEEL AS IF WE WANT TO DO THAT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY WON'T TELL THE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, WE DO.

THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD AN ITB WHERE A DEPARTMENT HAS NOT AGREED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.

I CAN FINISH.

THANK YOU AGAIN, HERE WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE EXPERT AND THE SUBJECT MATTER WHEN SHE'S THE ONE AND HER TEAM ARE THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY CONDUCT THIS PROJECT AND HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH THEM FOR OVER, I MEAN, PLENTY OF YEARS.

SO AGAIN, HERE WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE DIRECTOR AGAIN.

YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR IN A THIRD YEAR WOULD BE WORDED AS A RENEWAL, CORRECT BEFORE THEN THE FIFTH YEAR FOUR, THEN THE FIFTH.

THANK YOU, ELENA.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO ONE SLIDE? ONE MORE.

I ASKED YOU THIS QUESTION, ARE WE APPROVING IS A ONE YEAR OR THREE YEARS OR FOUR YEARS.

AND IT SAYS, CONTRACT TERM IS THREE YEARS WITH TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWALS.

SO WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO WALK FOR THIS, WE'RE VOTING THIS COMPANY FOR THREE YEARS, BUT EVERY OTHER

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REGARDING POSTAGE WITH AND WITHOUT AN INSERT.

SO MY ONLY, AND I'M ALL FOR SAVING COSTS, BUT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH GIVING THIS KIND OF MONEY WITH A, TO A COMPANY THAT WE HAVE NEVER USED BEFORE FOR THREE YEARS COMMITMENT.

ONCE YOU MAKE THAT COMMITMENT, THAT'S A THREE YEARS WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE PRODUCT.

UM, SO I'M FINE WITH IT FOR BEING ONE YEAR AND TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT GOES.

BUT NOT FOR THREE YEARS.

THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU IS A POOR WAY IN DIFFERENCE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME THAT EACH COST PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS WAS GOING TO BE, THAT WAS PRORATED.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I ASKED YOU IF THOSE PRICES WERE PRORATED.

SO IT DIDN'T MATTER IF WE PICKED THEM FOR FIVE YEARS, ACCORDING TO THAT SLIDE, WE'RE STILL PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WHAT WE'RE COMMITTING OURSELVES FOR THE NEXT THREE OR FIVE YEARS IN THIS TERMS, WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY IS FOR THREE YEARS.

AND THEN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH IS ONE YEAR EACH THAT WE CAN VOTE ON IT AT THAT TIME INDIVIDUALLY, CORRECT? CORRECT ME.

I STATE SOMETHING IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.

WE NOTED THAT IT WAS OUR INTENT TO AWARD A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWALS.

AND EVERY CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE HAS A 30 DAY TERMINATION CLAUSE.

SO IF WE FOUND THAT THEY WERE NOT PERFORMING, WE CAN TERMINATE AND WE CAN TERMINATE PRIOR TO, UM, THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR WITH THE 30 DAY.

NO, UNDERSTOOD THAT.

MY ONLY QUESTION IS IF THE CITY COMMIT TO SOMEBODY FOR THREE YEARS, DIDN'T MATTER CME, OR THIS BISTRO PRO OR WHOEVER IT MAY BE, THAT WAS THAT A BRIGHT WAS BE PRORATED, WHICH MEANS IT THE WAY YOU HAVE IT HERE, IT'S HUNDRED AND HUNDRED AND 17,000 PER YEAR, CORRECT FOR THE NEWSLETTERS WERE 12 PAGES PER YEAR.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE.

SO IF IT'S GOING TO BE 117 EACH YEAR, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE COMMITTING FOR THREE YEARS NOW, IF YOU CAN TELL ME IF WE COMMITTED FOR THREE YEARS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A HUNDRED PER YEAR.

NOW I SEE THAT AS A PRORATED THERE'S INCENTIVES FOR ME, BUT FOR ME TO TRY A NEW COMPANY THAT WE HAVE NOT USED, AND I'VE NOT SEEN ANY OF THEIR PRODUCT, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF OTHERS HAVE SEEN IT OR NOT.

I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF THAT I WILL NOT COMMIT TO A THREE-YEAR DEAL WITH SOMEBODY THAT I DON'T KNOW UNLESS LESS, IF YOU CAN TELL ME THAT THESE NUMBERS WERE SQUEEZED DOWN TO A PRORATED.

IF WE DECIDED TO GO WITH A THREE-YEAR NOTHING AGAINST, I GET THE SAVINGS HERE, I'M FINE WITH THE SAVINGS OF 35,000 PER YEAR, THAT'S A GREAT SAVINGS, BUT THIS IS A THREE-YEAR COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING.

NOW.

I'M DON'T THINK THAT CMS HAS GIVEN US A PRORATED EITHER, RIGHT? NONE OF THEM ARE GIVING US A PRORATED.

SO THEY HAVE IN THERE, A BID IS WHAT WOULD BE IN THE CONTRACT FOR THE PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT.

, YOU KNOW, UH, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

SO TO TRY TO DEVIATE FROM WHAT THE MOTION IS, I THINK THAT WAS DEVIATING FROM THAT SAYING TO YOU THAT THERE IS A MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR.

SO IT HAS BEEN A MOTION BY MAN PROTON BONEY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MAYOR? I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

UH, MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY.

CAN YOU TELL ME IF Y'ALL RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL QUOTES OR ESTIMATES FROM OTHER COMPANIES, AND DID YOU HAVE THE DIRECTOR PRESENT TO BREAK THESE CLOSE DOWN? SO, UM, I'LL LET ELENA, UH, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR ANSWER THAT, BUT, UH, WE DON'T DO THOSE THINGS, UH, THROUGH OUR FINANCES, FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE, UH, AN ITB AS WAS, UH, STATED, UH, WAS DONE.

AND SO THE TWO FIRMS THAT RESPONDED TO THAT, OR CMI INDEX THIS PRO, BUT SHE CAN SPEAK TO THE MORE THE DETAILS ON I EXPLAINED IT WELL.

AND SO WE DID A FORMAL SOLICITATION, WHICH WAS THE INVITATION TO BID, AND WE ONLY HAD TWO VENDORS RESPOND.

AND SO THAT INFORMATION, WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE.

SO THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL VENDOR INFORMATION TO SHARE BECAUSE ONLY TO FONDANT.

THANK YOU, ELENA.

AND THEN MY QUESTION, STACY, WERE YOU PRIVY TO THE BREAKDOWN OF COSTS AND DID YOU SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON YOUR EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE SO THAT WE WOULD GET THE BEST VALUE AND THE BEST QUALITY? SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING.

COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, I'M NOT PRIVY TO A BREAKDOWN ON CLOTH.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THESE ARE AN ACCURATE BREAKDOWN OF COSTS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST IS, ESPECIALLY

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I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

I HAVE NOT SEEN IT.

I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT INFORMATION IS NOT FACTORED INTO THESE TOTAL COSTS.

VERY CONCERNED THAT THE INSERT TAB COSTS FROM THIS PRO ARE NOT FACTORED INTO THESE COSTS.

VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NOT HAVING INFORMATION ON WHETHER OR NOT THERE WILL BE AN ESCALATION IN THE CONTRACT PRICE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

THAT'S USUALLY THE CASE WHEN IT COMES TO PRINTING.

SO NO, I WAS NOT PRIVY AND IT'S STILL NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

IT'S STILL NOT HERE.

AND IN THE BREAKDOWN THAT'S PROVIDED TO COUNCIL, POSTAGE IS NOT INCLUDED ANYWHERE.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH.

LAINA, UH, IF IT'S A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, WAS, DID YOU SAY SOMETHING THAT AFTER, LET'S SAY AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT WE WERE GETTING.

WE HAVE THE 30 DAY WINDOW TO TERMINATE THAT CONTRACT AT ANY TIME.

IT DOES NOT AT ANY TIME.

SO IF WE SEE THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING THE PERFORMANCE, WE'RE NOT GETTING THE QUALITY, THEN WE HAVE THE OPTION OF TERMINATING THAT CONTRACT AND NOT HAVING TO GO THE FULL TERM OF THREE YEARS.

IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY.

ABSOLUTELY REMEMBER RILEY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IT HAS BEEN A MOTION ON THE TABLE BY MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY SECOND BY CUSTOMER APOLOGIES, MAYOR.

I JUST HAVE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS WITH, UM, US MOVING FORWARD TO, TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF, OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS AND IT APPEARS, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS A DISCONNECT AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO DIRECTORS.

UM, AND I WOULD JUST FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THE BEST EQUITABLE DECISION, UH, BASED ON THE MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOING WITH THE BEST COMPANY.

SO I DIDN'T WANT TO EXPRESS THOSE.

SO WE AS MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO-TEM TALKED ABOUT, SO THIS ITEM, THERE'S A MOTION, RIGHT? SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO-TEM AND THEN SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MEROLA'S IF THEY DON'T WITHDRAW THIS MOTION, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THEM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND I, AND I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.

SO WE HAVE THE MOTION AND A SECOND, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS, GO AHEAD AND VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

I HEARD YOU, I HEARD YOU, I THINK EMORY YES.

AND THREE, FOUR.

AND THEN THE NOSE WHERE, OKAY, SO FOUR, THREE MOTION CARRIES.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PARKS.

ITEM

[9.(d) Consider amending existing contract with Advance Services Incorporated for temporary labor services. Proposed presenter: Jason Mangum, Director of Parks and Recreation]

NINE.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND THE AMEND AN EXISTING CONTRACT FOR TEMPORARY LABOR LABOR SERVICES.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY TW OKAY.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, MY NAME IS TW DIKEMAN.

I SERVE AS THE ASSISTANT PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, OUR, UH, OUR DIRECTOR, JASON, SINCE AS REGARDS, UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT IN JANUARY.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, A CONTRACT WAS APPROVED BY WITH ADVANCED SERVICES INCORPORATED FOR TEMPORARY LABOR SERVICES WITHIN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, DUE TO LABOR SHORTAGE AND DIFFICULTY FINDING CANDIDATES TO FILL THESE POSITIONS THROUGH A MERGER THROUGH ADVANCED SERVICES, THEY'RE RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE FROM $12 AN HOUR TO 14 HOUR, UM, THAT ANNUAL INCREASE OR THE ANNUAL COST WILL INCREASE OUR CONTRACT FROM 42,000 TO 49,000.

FOR THE REMAINING THREE YEARS OF THE CONTRACT WITH THIS INCREASE, THE FOUR YEAR TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE WILL BE $189,000.

THAT DIFFERENCE IN THE CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 CAN BE COVERED WITHIN THE EXISTING PARKS BUDGET STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THIS AMENDED AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE? SORRY, A SECOND.

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

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

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

I REMEMBER NINE EIGHT CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MEND A CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL

[9.(e) Authorize Contract Increase with TBG Partners for Texas Parkway Beautification Project. Proposed presenter: Jeremy Davis, Assistant City Engineer]

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SERVICES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THE TEXAS PARKWAY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY GERMANY DAVIS, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO, UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE TBG PARTNERS ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES, UH, FOR THE RED CARPET RUN LANDSCAPING PROJECT, WHICH IS PROPOSED IN FRONT OF THE HCC CAMPUS.

UH, THIS CURRENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT, UH, THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE, INCREASE THEIR SCOPE OF SERVICES, UM, TO DESIGN LANDSCAPING ALONG TEXAS PARKWAY AT MULTIPLE MEDIAN AND MONUMENT LOCATIONS.

UH, THIS WILL BE A CONTRACT INCREASE OF 52,000.

UH, THEIR ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS 369,155, AND IT'S GOING TO INCREASE TO 421,155.

UM, THESE NEW ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS I'VE BEEN INCLUDED, UH, OR IN A PROPOSED BY THE TEXAS PARKWAY, UH, CAR RIDE CORRIDOR COMMITTEE.

UM, AND THEY'VE BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKETS AS WELL.

UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, AND I'M OPEN TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.

SECOND, MAY I APPROACH AND BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER? EMORY, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE RED CARPET AT NINE.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S MAYBE SEVERAL, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE RED CARPET, UH, AGREEMENT OR ARRANGEMENT THAT WE MADE, WHICH WAS DONE WHAT SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT WHAT WAS, WHEN WAS THAT APPROVED BY THE, UH, THE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE THE, UH, THE RED CARPET PROCESS? IT WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WHEN IT, WHEN I SAY NUMBER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, WOULD THAT BE OKAY WITH THAT BEING SAID, CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY DESCRIBE WHAT THE, UH, THE RED CARPET, UH, AGREEMENT WAS AND YOU KNOW, WHAT IT, UH, WHAT IT CONTAINS, WHAT THE GOAL OF THE, OF THAT, UH, ARRANGEMENT WAS? YES.

SO, UM, THIS WAS A PART OF A MUCH LARGER, UH, BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, UH, TEXAS PARKWAY CORRIDOR AND CARTWRIGHT CORRIDORS AS WELL.

UH, SO THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT PROJECT WAS TO INSTALL IMMEDIATE LANDSCAPING.

THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXTILE, UH, WHERE WE INSTALLED LANDSCAPING ALONG THE MEDIANS OF CARTWRIGHT AND TEXAS PARKWAY.

THE SECOND PORTION OF THAT WAS INSTALLING READER SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THEM AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

UH, AND THEN THE LAST, UH, PHASE WAS GOING TO BE THE RED CARPET RUN, WHICH WAS GOING TO BE, UH, LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS DONE TO AN EASEMENT RIGHT IN FRONT OF, UH, TECH, UM, UH, HCC, UH, RIGHT OFF OF TEXAS PARKWAY.

UH, YOU NOTICE THAT IT'S A LARGE GRASSY AREA THERE.

UH, WE WERE GOING TO ADD SOME, UH, UH, FLAT WORK, UH, SOME SEATING.

UM, THERE'S GOING TO BE A, YOU KNOW, SMALL, UH TRUBS AND, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, UH, ZERO SIG ZEROSCAPE LANDSCAPING.

WAS IT DURING SOMETHING ACROSS THE ROAD? AND THERE WAS GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF THE, UH, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY OVER THERE.

WASN'T, DIDN'T ENCOMPASS BOTH SIDES OF TEXAS PARKWAY.

WASN'T JUST THE, THE AREA IN FRONT OF HCC.

SO THERE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS ON BOTH SIDES.

THE MAIN PORTION OF IT WAS GOING TO BE IN FRONT HTC.

UH, ACTUALLY THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO TALK ABOUT THE LICENSE AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO INSTALL THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN FRONT OF HTC.

WELL, YOU KNOW, SINCE IT MIGHT'VE BEEN A NEW TERM THAT PEOPLE HAD JUST HEARD ABOUT THE RED CARPET TREATMENT, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS WORTHWHILE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AS TO WHAT IT CONTAINS SO THAT WHEN WE'RE SPENDING THESE DOLLARS ARE ASKING TO APPROVE THESE DOLLARS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT IT ENTAILS.

SO THANK YOU.

FEBRUARY 1ST, RIGHT? YES.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO, UM, PUBLIC WORKS FOR GETTING INVOLVED ON THIS, UH, TW AND, UH, THE PARKS TEAM BARBARY, UH, EVERYBODY WHO CAME TOGETHER TO, TO, TO MAKE THIS A MORE EXPANSIVE PROJECT, UH, COMING FROM HIGHWAY 90, ALL THE WAY TO TOTAL CREEK TO REALLY ENHANCE THE BEAUTIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING, UH, FROM A CONSISTENT STANDPOINT, UH, ON THE CORRIDOR IS SOMETHING, AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK OUR TEXAS PARKWAY, CARTWRIGHT CORRIDOR COMMITTEE, UH, RESIDENTS, AND, AND THOSE THAT WERE PART OF IT, INCLUDING FORMER COUNCIL, WOMAN, STERLING, UH, WHO HELPED TO BRING THIS, UH, FOURTH.

AND FOR US BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE NECESSARY AND REQUISITE FUNDS TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, IT SOUNDS GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU, JEREMY,

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FEBRUARY, I'LL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER PRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSED AND THE COMPLETION.

THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND END OF JULY.

UM, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO WORK TOWARDS, UH, UH, GETTING THIS FINISHED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DECIDED TO GO WITH TBG.

WE ALREADY HAD THEM ON CONTRACT TO DO A PORTION OF THE LANDSCAPING WORK.

AND INSTEAD OF, UH, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, DEVIATING FROM THAT, WE WERE JUST GOING TO INCREASE THE SCOPE.

SO THAT WAY WE COULD QUICKLY GET ON, GET THE BALL ROLLING.

AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN MEETING WITH TBG, UH, TO DISCUSS, UH, WHAT THE PLANS ARE ALONG THE CORRIDOR.

SO, UH, YES, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO GET THAT DONE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

SO THE ONLY THING IS HCC HAS ALREADY APPROVED, SO WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT, UH, SO ONCE THIS LICENSING AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, GETS PASSED, THEN, UH, ONCE THAT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED, THEN WE HAVE A TIME LIMIT ON WHEN WE NEED TO GET THOSE PLANS OVER TO HTC FOR THEM TO REVIEW.

UH, SO WITH OUR MEETINGS WITH TBG, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE SOME PLANS OVER TO THEM WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS FOR THEM TO REVIEW AND APPROVE.

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

THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, AYE.

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

NUMBER NINE.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT PID AND TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES.

IS THERE A MOTION IF I MAY, MAY, OR YOU SKIPPED ITEM NINE F WHICH IS THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR BEAUTIFICATION, MY NUMBER IS WRONG.

SO NINE F SHOULD BE CONSIDER AUTHORIZING INTO LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION ALONG TEXAS PARKWAY.

SO,

[9.(f) Authorize Interlocal Agreement with Houston Community College (HCC) for Landscape Beautification along Texas Parkway. Proposed presenter: Shashi Kumar, Director of Public Works and City Engineer]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, THIS ITEM NINE EMPHASIS TIED TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT JEREMY PRESENTED, WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS AN INTER LOCAL WITH HCC, FOR THE LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS THAT JEREMY TALKED ABOUT, AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENT.

LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND BECAUSE A LOT OF QUESTIONS CAME UP.

THIS BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS WAS CONCEIVED YEARS AGO, IF NOT DECADES AGO, IT CONSISTS OF THREE PHASES PHASE ONE OF LANDSCAPING ALONG THE MAJOR LANDSCAPING CORRIDORS, WHICH IS CARTWRIGHT AND TEXAS PARKWAY THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

THE SECOND PHASE WAS THE READER OF SCIENCE OR WHAT WE CALL THE MONUMENTS PROJECT.

THAT WAS, THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS WELL.

THE THIRD CAR PHASE WAS WHAT WE CALL THE RED CARPET, UH, LANDSCAPING, WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF THE MISSILE CITY DRIVE, EXTENDING UP TO THOMAS PARKWAY.

SINCE THEN, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS SINCE THIS COUNCIL HAS PAID MORE ATTENTION ON REVITALIZING, THE TEXAS PARKWAY CORRIDOR, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE TEXAS PARKWAY CORRIDOR COMMITTEE ON FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, ALONG TEXAS PARKWAY, WHICH INCLUDES THE MEDIANS TO THE MAJOR NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO TO MAKE THIS A HOLISTIC APPROACH, THAT KIND OF A UNIFORM APPROACH THAT WAS INCLUDED WITHIN THE RED CARPET AND WATCH JEREMY CAME TO YOU, THE PREVIOUS ITEM WAS TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTANT TO GO DESIGN THAT HAS THE ENTIRE PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

ACTION ITEM I HAVE FOR YOU IS THE REASON THE RED CARPET, UH, PHASE OF THE PROJECT WAS DELAYED WAS WE WERE GOING TO ORIGINALLY, ORIGINALLY IT WAS CONCEIVED TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE TECH STOCK RIGHT AWAY.

AS OUR CONSULTANTS STARTED WORKING ON THE DESIGN, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CONSTRAINTS.

IT'S BURIED WITH A LOT OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.

THIS WOULD HAVE COST US EXTRA MONEY AND TIME.

SO, UH, WE DILIGENTLY BILL AND I REACHED OUT TO THE HCC PRESIDENT, DR.

MADELINE HOPKINS HERE, AND THEY WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH US TO DEDICATE SOME KIND OF AN EASEMENT AND SHIFT THE PROJECT 30 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY.

SO WE COULD IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT.

UH, LEGAL STAFF, DILIGENTLY WORKED WITH THE HCC LEGAL, AND WE REACHED AN AGREEMENT AND THIS WOULD ENTAIL, UH, PUTTING THIS PHASE OF THE RED CARPET PROJECT WITHIN THE HCC RIGHT AWAY.

I BELIEVE IT'S A WIN-WIN OPPORTUNITY, BOTH FOR

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THE CITY AND DACC.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE HCC BOARD AND THEIR STAFF AS WELL.

OUR LEGAL STAFF FOR DRAFTING DISAGREEMENT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS INTER LOCAL, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LAST PHASE OF THE PROJECT THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH YOU EARLIER, BUT THAT'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

MADELINE BARILLA HOPKINS.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S A METAL BURLOW RIGHT.

NOT HOPKINS.

THAT'S HER MIDDLE NAME? I BELIEVE HOPKINS IS OUR LAST NAME.

IF I UNDERSTAND HER NAME IS DR.

SO IS THERE A MOTION HUMAN EMOTION BY MAY APPROACH AND BONING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER? CAUSER IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, WHEN IS THIS PROJECT ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED, BEGAN AND COMPLETED.

AND AGAIN, UM, JEREMY PRESENTED IN HIS PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, THE, UH, THE TARGET DATE IS JULY.

WE BELIEVE, UH, FALL OF NEXT YEAR.

WE SHOULD HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED IF NOT SOONER.

SO THE TARGET DATE IS JULY 20, 22 AND FALL OF 2010.

THAT'S CORRECT.

MA'AM OKAY.

SUCH A WHIRLWIND SHOP.

WHAT WAS STOPPED FROM THIS COMPLAINT IN THIS PROJECT? UH, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN MAYER, AS WE KNOW, WE WANT TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

IF YOU'RE PROCURING AN IRRIGATION, PARKS AND CONDUITS LIKE THAT, THERE IS, UH, THERE IS, WE DEAL WITH IT ON A DAILY BASIS.

SO THAT'S WHY OUR STAFF IS VERY HESITANT TO GIVE ME A FIRM DEADLINE, BUT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN BY NEXT FALL.

AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE PICKED THIS CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? CAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY CONTRACTED WITH THEM.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS, THIS IS THE DESIGN FORM THEY'RE ALREADY DESIGNING ON ONE PIECE.

IT MAKES SENSE TO ADD THEM WITH THE OTHER PIECE SO THAT IT WILL BE HOLISTIC.

AND ALSO IT WILL EXPEDITE THE PROCESS RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH ANOTHER REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION SELECTION PROCESSES.

MY ONLY REQUEST IS DON'T DO WHAT WE DID TO THE MARQUEE OUTSIDE, BECAUSE THAT WAS WHEN I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT.

YOU SAID IT'S COLBERT AND THINGS GOING ON.

IT WAS HALFWAY BUILT AND IT WAS JUST SITTING OUT THERE.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO START IT.

WE'RE NOT, DON'T HAVE A DEADLINE TO FINISH IF YOU DON'T HAVE MATERIALS, DO NOT WRAP UP ANYTHING UNTIL WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE.

SO THIS WAY, ONCE IT STARTS, IT'S A FINISH.

SO IT DOESN'T STAY OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE, PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY ASKING, WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO PUT THE BREAKUP OR THE CONDUIT IS SITTING OUTSIDE? UH, SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN WE MANAGE AS PROJECT, WHOEVER'S DOING IT JUST SO THAT UNLESS IF WE'RE NOT READY, DON'T TEAR ANYTHING DOWN.

AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE TEARING IT DOWN, JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A START TO FINISH.

NOT THAT IT SITS OUT THERE.

THAT'S A REQUEST FROM ME TO YOU.

THANK YOU, MAN.

ALRIGHT.

HAS EMOTIONS SECOND BY A COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS.

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

ITEM

[9.(g) Consider authorizing the city manager to execute an interlocal agreement for public improvement district (PID) and tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) administration services. Proposed presenter: Allena Portis, Director of Financial Services]

NINE G CORRECT.

NOW'S G CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR PAID AND TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ZONE, TERRORS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES.

IS THERE A MOTION OR IS THERE A PRESENTATION THAT LAND PRESENTATION WAS MADE AT THE MCDA MEETING? ANY ANYONE HAS A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MUBARAK.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOROSE.

I MEAN, SORRY.

I'M USED TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARLA'S UM, IF THOSE NO OTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOST IN PLACE THAT I, ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOST IN PLACE, THEY KNOW MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ABSTAIN.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA.

I HAVEN'T REMEMBERED 10, OUR ORDINANCES ITEM 10 A AND THEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR,

SO I WOULD SAY SIX ZERO.

[10. ORDINANCES]

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BEGINNING, OCTOBER 1ST, 2020, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021, 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.

REMEMBER 11 IS RESOLUTION, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2022 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY THEIR PROTEIN BONING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO SAY MEREDITH, THIS, UH, CAME BEFORE THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, UH, THIS AFTERNOON, UH, AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

YEAH, THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS.

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

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN.

[11. RESOLUTIONS]

IS THERE A MOTION? MAY I BELIEVE THAT TOO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS WE HAVE, OR DIRECTIONALLY HAVE IS COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER CORRECT.

ALTERNATE IS CLOUSER COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THAT? YES, I, I, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ONE MORE YEAR ON THERE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC WORKS JOSHIE AND, UH, VARIOUS, UH, STAFF MEMBERS ON SOME FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM HPAC TO THE CITY.

UH, AND WE BELIEVE THAT, UH, WE'RE ON THE BRINK OF GETTING SOME ADDITIONAL DOLLARS.

UH, AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE WILLING TO ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO DO SO.

SO MAYOR, THAT'S MY MOTION TO REAPPOINT JEFFREY BONY.

AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT LET'S IT ON THAT ONE.

SO IS THAT YOUR, DO YOU HAVE A, UM, SO LET'S TALK ALTERNATE.

SO, UM, COUNCIL CLOUDS, ARE YOU WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

SO WHOSE EMOTION IS THIS? MY MOTION MAYOR IS THAT WE, UM, APPOINT JEFFREY BONEY AND ALTERNATE COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

SO IT WAS WHEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM? NOPE.

THAT IS YOUR MOTION.

I MEAN, I GOT TO GET THIS RIGHT.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MEROLA'S UH, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND? OKAY.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MEROLA'S SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE.

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

HIS POSITION ONLY LASTED, OR HIS TERM WAS ONLY ONE YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS, ITEM 11, UH, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS CONFIRMING THE CITY.

MANAGER'S REAPPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSIONER OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, OR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? OKAY.

MOTION TO APPROVE AND SORRY.

CITY MANAGERS KNEW.

HOW WOULD THIS BE A REAPPOINTMENT AND UNHAPPY TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT? UM, THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER IN 2020, THE CITY IMPLEMENTED US OR THE VOTERS VOTED ON CIVIL SERVICE.

THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER NOMINATED, UH, MR. GREGORY WILLIAMS AS SEAT.

ONE OF THE SEATS,

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THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER OF THE EXISTING CITY MANAGER HAS AGREED TO REAPPOINT MR. WILLIAMS. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION OR A FULL TERM, WHICH WOULD BE A THREE-YEAR PERIOD.

SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY, IS THERE A SECOND? KEVIN HAS BEEN A SECOND BUYER CUSTOMER ARRIVING.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? THERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ITEM NUMBER 11 C UH, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS OR THE LEASE OF A DRIVING RANGE, GOLF CART.

UM, TYSON, YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUST REPEAT THAT.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY WAS NOT PART OF THE EARLIER MEETING, UH, MARIN COUNCIL.

THIS IS A IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT WAS BROUGHT EARLIER IN THE LGC MEETING.

UH, THIS IS FOR A SPECIFIC, UH, GOLF CART.

YOU USED TO PICK UP THE GOLF BALLS ON THE DRIVING BECAUSE THE CITY IS CONSIDERED A COLA SEAT WITH THE LGC FOR OUR EQUIPMENT WITH THIS VENDOR.

UM, THE LESSOR DOES REQUEST OR REQUIRE A RESOLUTION BY CITY COUNCIL FOR OUR LEASES.

IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY.

SO THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER AS SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MEROLA IS THERE A DISCUSSION? NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

I HAVE NUMBER IS 11, SORRY.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTER LOCAL MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE USE OF THE HIGHWAY, RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PLACEMENT OF LICENSE PLATE READER, TECHNOLOGY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TO, I HAVE A PRESENTATION BY AN ATTORNEY.

I SEE THE CHIEF IS THERE AVAILABLE AS WELL.

HOWEVER, THIS ITEM IS SIMPLY A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH TECHSTAR TO PLACE A LICENSE PLATE READER IN A STATE RIGHT OF WAY THE CHIEF AND HIS TEAM ARE HERE.

AND I BELIEVE CAN ANSWER ANY OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THAT LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY.

GOTCHA.

IS THERE A MOTION THOUGH? MOTION CREW WAS THAT SECOND? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.

CHIEF.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE EXTENSION OF THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM.

WE'VE ENTERED INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT, A THREE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT BACK, UH, EARLY SUMMER.

AND WE'VE WAITED ON TECHSTAR TO GIVE US AUTHORIZATION, TO PUT THE CAMERAS IN THERE RIGHT AWAY.

THEY NEED AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT PROCEED FORWARD WITH THAT.

ONCE THIS IS AGREED UPON, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF THE 32 CAMERAS.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE 19 INSTALLED IN THE CITY NOW, AND THIS HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM FOR US.

SO, UH, THESE ADDITIONAL CAMERAS I EXPECT TO BE JUST AS SUCCESSFUL AS WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

UM, SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS IS A DISCUSSION SHE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT HOW EFFECTIVE THEY, THEN PLEASE.

I BROUGHT LIEUTENANT TERRY, THIS IS PROGRAM AND I'M NOT GOING TO STEAL HIS THUNDER.

SO LIEUTENANT TERRY, UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND MAYOR, AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING US WELL.

WE INSTALL THE CAMERAS ON JULY 29TH OF THIS YEAR, AND WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHAT THE CAMERAS CAN DO FOR US.

WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT HOUSTON AND THROUGHOUT THE FORT BEND COUNTY AREA IN COMBATING CRIME.

AND WHAT THESE CAMERAS ACTUALLY DO.

THEY'RE NOT LIVE CAMERAS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY CAPTURE LICENSE PLATES OF VEHICLES THAT ARE STOLEN LICENSE PLATES THAT ARE STOLEN MISSING INDIVIDUALS.

AND THEN ALSO CAPTURES LICENSE PLATES WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH WARRANTS HAVE THEIR NAMES ATTACHED TO THEIR VEHICLES.

SO IT'S

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BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE.

IT'S ALSO HELPED US WITHIN THE LAST MONTH OR SO, UH, ASSIST AT LEAST MONTH AND A HALF ASSIST HOUSTON WITH A HIGH PROFILE CRIME.

IT ALSO HELPED US WITH SILVER AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES AND ALSO FRAUD SUSPECTS.

SO IT'S A GREAT TOOL THAT WE WANT TO UTILIZE AND CAMERA'S ARE NOT SET UP ON THE SOUTH END OF THE CITY.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO GET YOU GUYS SUPPORT SO WE CAN EFFECTIVELY USE THOSE CAMERAS TO COME BACK CRIME, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY.

ONCE YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

HONESTLY.

IT'S JUST A CAMERA.

THAT'S ON A, UH, PROBABLY A NINE FOOT POLE AND IT'S JUST SMALL.

IT LOOKED LIKE A DOOR RING CAMERA AND THAT'S ALL IT IS REALLY INTRUSIVE.

NO, SIR.

VERY GOOD TOOL THOUGH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADWERX.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

THOSE ARE CLOSE TO THE MOTION.

THANK YOU BOTH.

SO VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER 11, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS IDENTIFYING CERTAIN OFFICIALS WITH AUTHORITY TO OPEN AND MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS WITH WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PROVIDING FOR REPEALS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BY ADDING THE NEW CITY MANAGER MAYOR PRO TEM TO THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS.

SO SECOND, SECOND.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLAUSER AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARGOLIS.

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

I AM 11 AF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS IDENTIFYING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTHORITY TO OPEN AND MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS WITH WELLS FARGO NATIONAL NATIONAL BANK ASSOCIATION FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND, PROVIDING FULL REPEAL AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

OUR CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENT.

IS THERE MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, UM, ADDING THE NEW CITY MANAGER, PRO TEMPS AND THE TRUST ACCOUNTING.

SO SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA.

SECOND.

UM, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

KLAUS'S SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RUELAS.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION OR NO DISCUSSIONS? THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ITEM NUMBER 12,

[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

UM, AND WE'LL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

AND THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO JUST TALK ABOUT, UM, WHAT YOU DID AND NOTHING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS. SO JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND, AND WHAT EVENTS YOU ATTENDED OR WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO ATTEND AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

UM, I WOULD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE SHOP WITH A COP AT TARGET, UH, ALONG WITH MY FELLOW COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS, UH, WAS THERE AS WELL.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

I'VE ATTENDED TO SEE DAN EVERY YEAR THAT THEY'VE HOSTED IT THIS YEAR.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING AS THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OURSELVES.

SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL THE POLICE OFFICERS AND THANK YOU TO MISSOURI CITY PD, CHIEF WAS OUT THERE, UH, IT MAKE THE, SEE EVERYONE OUT THERE AS WELL.

AND I ATTENDED A FEW OTHER EVENTS.

UH, THE, UH, EDISON LOCKED OPENING OUT THERE IN FORT BEN HOUSTON.

UH, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL FACILITY.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING OUT THERE.

SO I'VE BEEN A PART OF THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND ADVOCATED FOR IT AS WELL.

SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OUT THERE AS WELL.

THANK YOU ME.

I'LL SEND YOU MY REPORT NUMBER EDWARDS.

OF MINE, AS WELL AS STAFFER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE COUNCIL ON MINE, RALEIGH OF DISTRICT A, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

MISSOURI CITY ALSO WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME FOR ANOTHER CHANCE TO WELCOME HIM.

UM, CITY MANAGER, CHARLES JACKSON, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

I KNOW YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING SAW.

I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE ON THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN HAVE ON THE CITY.

ALSO LIKE TODAY, THE OPEN HEARTS CHARITY FOR PARTNERING UP WITH US, UM, IN MISSOURI CITY LOCATED AT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS ON DECEMBER THE 11TH, I WAS ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO RESIDENTS, UM, WORK ON THE SIDE OF SOME COLLEAGUES

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UM, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT, UM, MERE PROTEIN.

I'M SORRY, I'M DOING THAT AGAIN.

COUNCIL MEMBER LIST AND THE MAYOR, AND I DROPPED OFF SOME EXTRA FOOD TO SOME NURSING HOMES THAT ARE SURROUNDING OUR CITY AND ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AND TALKED TO SOME RESIDENTS IN THE HOME.

SO IT WAS GOOD TO, UM, ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH THE AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY.

UM, I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THINK, UH, ROGER HARRIS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE EERC, ESPECIALLY THE CHAIRWOMAN SUBORN GOLF MEAN FOR HER EFFORTS AND THE COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS TO HOSTING OUR RECENT, UM, CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON.

IT WAS GREAT TO ENGAGE WITH THE STAFF, SEE THEM SMILING AND DURING THE GAME.

SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE TEAM FOR A COORDINATED EVENT.

IT WAS A REALLY GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE HAPPY TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

UM, SATURDAY, MY, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RALEIGH MENTIONED, AND WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, SHOP WITH THE COP, UM, AT TARGET.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE THE KIDS SUPER HAPPY TO ENGAGE WITH POLICE OFFICERS IN A POSITIVE WAY AND SEE OUR OFFICERS REALLY COMMIT AND CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

UM, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND OUR OFFICERS DO A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THAT.

SO I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU GUYS AND CONTINUE TO DO WELL.

THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORT.

UM, ALSO DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, UM, HOLIDAY IS GONNA BE EXTREMELY TOUGH.

UM, IF YOU ARE MISSING A LOVED ONE OR FINANCES OR PROBLEM, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

SO TAKE THE TIME FOR YOURSELF, WHETHER IT'S THE RESIDENTS OR THE STAFF, THIS MESSAGES FOR YOU.

UM, SELF CARE IS REALLY IMPORTANT, WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE A NAP OR WALK, WORKOUT, DO SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF.

SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL CAPACITY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

UM, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

THEY'RE ONE OF OUR SMALLEST DEPARTMENT AND THEY'RE STRETCHED INCREDIBLY THIN BY MAKING SURE THE NEEDS OF COUNCILS HAVE MET ATTENDING EVENTS AND TAKING CARE OF THEIR DAILY OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS POSTING THE PICTURES THAT THEY CAPTURE ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

UM, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM AND SOMETIMES I WAS WILLING TO JUST WANT TO JUMP IN AND HELP THEM.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

UM, IT'S SO MANY EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE THE CAPTURED IN THE WEEK WITH SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF STAFF.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I DO APPRECIATE YOU, UM, THERE, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

YOU ALSO CELEBRATED WHAT THE 91ST BIRTHDAY, RIGHT? YEAH.

SO WE WALKED INTO THAT SENIOR LIVING PLACE AND WE GOT KIND OF PULLED INTO A REALLY COOL 91ST BIRTHDAY FOR A, FOR A LADY THAT WAS JUST FULL OF LOVE AND JOY AND LOTS OF ADVICE.

UM, THE SHOP, THE COP, I DID NOT ATTEND, BUT I SAW IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT WAS SO COOL BECAUSE THE COMMENT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE THE POLICE AND PUBLIC IN A POSITIVE VIEW AND EVERYONE THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEBODY BROKE INTO TARGET, BUT IT WAS REALLY THE POLICE TAKING OVER TARGET.

SO THANK YOU, CHIEF AND THE ENTIRE POLICE, UM, WELCOME MONICA RILEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU SEVERAL GRAND OPENINGS THIS WEEKEND.

ONE OF THEM IN PARTICULAR WAS SIPS AND SWEET STACKERY.

AND WHAT I LEARNED FROM THAT GRAND OPENING AND AUBREY AND TEAM WERE THERE WAS THE OWNERS, THE YOUNGEST, UM, T C CERTIFICATE OWNER, IF YOU WILL.

AND I THINK THAT WAS 26 YEARS OLD AND SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL VISION, A GREAT VISION OF THAT BUSINESS.

AND I WISH HER ALL THE SUCCESS, UH, TROY CARTER AND CHARITY CARTER HOSTED AN ABSOLUTE AMAZING EVENT A LOT TO, TO, TO TAKE IN FROM THAT GRAND OPENING.

AND I WISHED THEM ALL THE LUCK AT EDISON LOFT.

UH, WE HAD AN OUTSTANDING EVENT AT THE FORT MAC FAMILY PROMISE WHERE UPS TRUCK SHOWED UP BEFORE WITH GIFTS FOR, FOR FAMILIES, BICYCLES, GAMES, DOLLS, ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE WERE UNLOADED OFF THE TRUCK AND COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDS ARE.

AND I WERE JUST THERE TO WITNESS SUCH A GREAT GESTURE FROM SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE FROM UPS.

UM, TYSON, THANK YOU FOR THE SANTA CLAUS BREAKFAST.

THOSE WAFFLES THAT THOSE KIDS MAY WERE, WERE MEMORABLE AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE ENTIRE CITY, MISSOURI CITY TO STAFF AND MY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDS THERE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER MONICA.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR MANY YEARS, SO IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU GOING FORWARD.

UM, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK DR.

CHERYL STERLING FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO, UM, TO THE CITY.

UM, ON LAST TUESDAY I HAD MY FIRST TOWN HALL.

I WANT TO THANK, UH, COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR, UM, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE I'S WERE DOTTED T'S WERE CROSSED.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

UM, OUR DIRECTORS AND ALSO THE CITIZENS FOR COMING OUT AND ALSO MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, SHOWING UP AND BEING HERE AND GIVING THEIR REMARKS ON BEHALF OF, OF THEIR DISTRICT.

UM,

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SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT EVENT, UH, EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD, BUT IT WAS A TRULY SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND I'M GRATEFUL.

UM, I ATTENDED THE VETERANS LUNCHEON THIS WEEK, LAST THURSDAY, RIGHT HERE, AND ALEX'S KITCHEN, UM, WAS, UH, SERVED SOME DELICIOUS FOOD.

AND SO IT WAS JUST AN HONOR TO BE IN A ROOM FULL OF VETERANS THAT SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

UM, NEXT, UH, I JOINED MY COLLEAGUES AT THE, UH, ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

IT WAS JUST AN, AN HONOR TO JUST BE ABLE TO PUT ON AN APRON AND SERVE YOU ALL.

UM, AS OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED SO HARD.

SO THAT WAS, IT WAS TRULY AN HONOR TO SERVE YOU AND TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE.

UM, I WANT TO THANK OPRY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AN EXCELLENT JOB FAIR, UM, THAT HAD BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A MINUTE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT TO LIFE.

AND SO ALL THE EMPLOYERS THAT CAME OUT AND ALL OF THE JOB SEEKERS THAT CAME OUT, I THINK WE HAD WHAT 150, 150 JOB SEEKERS.

AND SO I'VE ASKED, UM, OPRY AND, UH, CHARLES TO COME BACK WITH SOME DATA TO SHOW US HOW MANY PEOPLE GOT JOBS.

SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.

UM, MAYOR HIM AND I ATTENDED THE ANNUAL UPS, UM, FOR BAM FAMILY PROMISE, TOY DROP OFF.

UM, IT WAS, IT'S JUST A SIGHT TO SEE CONSTABLE DARRYL SMITH AND HIS TEAM ESCORT, THE, UM, TRUCKS IN AND THE FAMILIES ARE THERE AND EVERYTHING IS PICKED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FAMILIES.

AND IT'S JUST, UM, JUST WATCHING THEM AND THE TEARS, UM, BECAUSE OF THE TIMES THAT THEY'VE HAD HARD ON THEIR LUCK.

AND JUST TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT CARE FOR THEM.

SO IT IS AN HONOR TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THAT, UM, VETERANS APPRECIATION DINNER A AND I, UM, TOGETHER HOSTED A VETERANS APPRECIATION DINNER AT OUR BMW ON YESTERDAY.

WE HAD A SANTA CLAUS, WE HAD A DJ, UH, BINGO, UM, GLORIA LUCAS HELPED US, UM, WHO ELSE HELPED US? UH, THE COMMUNITY JUST CAME IN AND, AND SERVED, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, I'M SORRY.

MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY WAS THERE.

UH, I WAS ABOUT TO CALL YOU ON AIR FROZEN FLOYD.

EMORY WAS THERE.

UM, AND I MISSED THE NAME, UM, BUT IT WAS JUST AN HONOR TO BE ONCE AGAIN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE VETERANS.

AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, UM, FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR 2021, UM, THIS HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL YEAR AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL AND TO, UH, ALL OF YOUR FAMILIES THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

WELL, UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO, UH, TO WELCOME, UH, COUNCIL LADY, UH, RILEY TO, UH, THE, UH, THE STAND UP HERE.

I KNOW THAT, UH, SHE'LL, UH, BE, UH, A REAL ASSET TO, UH, NOT ONLY THE CITIZENS, BUT ALSO TO HER DISTRICT.

SO A WELCOME A BOARD ALSO TO, UH, CHARLES JACKSON, UH, ON HIS, UH, UH, APPOINTMENT TO THE, UH, AS CITY MANAGER.

AND HE'S BEEN ON BOARD FOR A WHILE.

SO I LOOK FOR BIG THINGS OUT OF YOU.

SO, UH, AND THE OTHER THING I, I REALLY LIKE TO SAY IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EVENTS WHERE WE'VE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED OUR VETERANS.

AND, UH, I THINK, UH, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT MISSOURI CITY IS REALLY A CITY THAT'S KNOWN FOR RECOGNIZING, UH, OUR VETERANS AND, UH, PROVIDING, UH, UH, EVENTS TO, UH, TO CELEBRATE THEM.

SO, UH, AGAIN, I, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANY CITY AROUND THAT RECOGNIZES OUR VETERANS AS WELL AS, AS WE DO IN MISSOURI CITY.

AND IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE ABLE TO, UH, UH, TALK WITH THOSE, UH, THOSE FOLKS AND, UH, JUST KNOW WHAT, UH, WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LIBERTIES THAT WE ENJOY TODAY.

SO, UM, AND, UH, WITH THAT, UH, TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY THERE.

THAT WE HAVE TO DO, UM, I'M HERE AND AVAILABLE.

WELL, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO WANT A WELCOME, I'M GOING TO SAY DR.

MONICA RILEY, UH, BUT IT'S MONICA RILEY, COUNCILWOMAN, MONICA RILEY.

AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO BE OF SERVICE AND HELP YOU, UH, IN YOUR TRANSITION ON THIS DAY IS, AND, UH, ALL THE OTHER STUFF

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UM, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR.

CHERYL STERLING, FORMER NOW, FORMER COUNCIL WOMAN, UH, SHERIFF, DR.

CHERYL STERLING ON HER SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND HAPPY RETIREMENT TO HER AS SHE, UH, RIDES OFF INTO THE SUNSET.

I KNOW SHE WON'T BE TOO FAR.

EVERY TIME WE NAME THE DOLLAR FALLS DOWN THERE IT IS MONEY STILL GOVERNMENT.

MONEY'S STILL COMING.

I NEED TO HANG AROUND HERE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SHE HAD TRACKS MONEY.

UH, I ALSO WANT WANNA, UH, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU PERSONALLY SAY, THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU, MY COLLEAGUES ON, UM, I'M TRULY HUMBLED AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR BELIEF AND TRUST IN ME TO SERVE IN THESE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ROLES.

I DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED AT ALL.

AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR VOTING, UH, FOR ME TO, UM, OR ELECTED ME TO SERVE IN THESE CAPACITIES AND I, UH, PLAN TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP US MOVE MISSOURI CITY FORWARD TOGETHER.

UM, I JOINED MAYOR ALLAH, KAT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

ARBERY NETTLES, UH, ON A VISIT TO HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO VISIT WITH, UM, THE, UM, CHANCELLOR, UH, UH, KNOCK THEM OUT ON AUTO AS WELL AS, UH, DR.

BURRITO HOPKINS, UH, ON WAYS IN WHICH WE COULD POTENTIALLY IMPROVE THE CORRIDOR.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME EXCITING THINGS, UH, WITH THAT, UH, IN THOSE MEETINGS, UM, AT LARGE COUNCIL WOMAN, UH, KLAUS'S TOWN HALL WAS AMAZING.

SHE DID A GREAT JOB, AND I THANK HER FOR INCLUDING, UH, DISTRICTS, UM, IN HER COLLEAGUES TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARING VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH PUBLIC.

I TOO ENJOY THE LEADERSHIP, UH, LUNCH IN THE SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS.

AND AGAIN, TO COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY'S POINT, UM, WE ARE REALLY SHOWING WHY ARE THE SHOW ME CITY AND, UH, OUR SUPPORT OF OUR VETERANS AND THE THINGS THAT NOT ONLY WE HAVE DONE THAT ARE DOING, BUT WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO DO, ESPECIALLY AS WE TALK ABOUT, UH, THE ADDITIONAL PHASES OF THE, UH, OF THE, UM, MONUMENT WE HAVE FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL, UM, THE CITY CHRISTMAS, UH, EMPLOYEE LUNCHEON WAS FUN, UH, GOT TO SERVE, UH, THE EMPLOYEES, UM, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND, AND, AND, UH, CITY MANAGER.

UH, WE WERE HOLDING IT DOWN OR I, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW ME AND ME AND CITY MANAGER JACKSON WERE HOLDING IT DOWN.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO FIGHT OFF EVERYBODY WHO WANTED EXTRA CHICKEN AND POTATOES AND BISCUITS AND STUFF, MAN.

BUT, UH, DID YOU RUN OUT OF BISCUITS? SORRY, UH, EMPLOYEES, HE RAN OUT OF BUSINESS, BUT NO, IT WAS SUCH, IT WAS SUCH FUN.

I ENJOYED, UH, SEEING THE, THE FUN EVERYBODY WAS HAVING AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY SHUT DOWN TO, UH, HONOR YOU, UH, OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE YEAR END ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THIS CITY, YOU DESERVE THAT TIME OFF.

UH, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, AND ALL THAT YOU DO.

UH, I ENJOY GOING TO COMMISSION A GRADY PET.

PRESAGES A BLACK TIE EVENT.

UM, I WENT, UH, I WAS THERE WITH MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL, WOMAN CLOUSER, UH, WHO ELSE WAS IN THE MIDDLE? OH, COUNCIL, WOMAN, UH, EDWARDS.

WE ACTUALLY GOT, DID WE GET ON THE DANCE FLOOR, A COUNCIL WOMAN GUY.

WE CUT A RUG OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE HAD A GREAT TIME, ALWAYS A GRAND A FAN, AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, GOING TO THAT EVERY YEAR.

UH, ALSO, UM, THE DINNER FOR VETERANS EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON YESTERDAY.

I WANT TO COMMEND THEIR ALPHA CAT AND COUNCIL WOMAN CLOUDS OR WORK.

DID YOU DO, UH, AND WHAT YOU DID WITH THE VFW ON YESTERDAY? I KNOW A COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY WAS ALSO THERE AND, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER WAS THERE SERVING AND EVERYTHING.

AND JUST, UH, SEEING THE, THE, THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THAT, UM, THAT YOU ALL TO PROVIDE INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND INTO OUR VETERANS IS HEARTWARMING, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME.

LASTLY, UH, I'LL BE REMISS IF I DID NOT TALK ABOUT, UH, ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND THE YEAR 2021.

UM, MY ELDEST DAUGHTER, MY ELDEST CHILD, SARIAH ELIZABETH BONEY, UH, GRADUATED, UH, OVER THE WEEKEND WITH HER ACCOUNTING DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN.

UM, AND I'M VERY, VERY, VERY EXTREMELY PROUD OF HER.

SHE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF ADVERSITY, HAVING DEALT WITH SOME CHALLENGES WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND A COACH THAT REALLY, UH, SHE WAS A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER AND, UH, WAS A STARTING SETTER AND HER COLLEGE IN ARKANSAS AND, UM, EXPERIENCED SOME REAL CHALLENGES SITUATIONS, AND SHE PERSEVERED, SHE ENDURED, AND NOW SHE'S A COLLEGE

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GRADUATE AND I'M SO GODLY, PROUD OF HER AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS FOR HER, UM, YOU KNOW, IN, IN HER FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COLLEAGUES AGAIN, UH, THAT CONCLUDES CON AND OTHERS.

EVERYONE PRETTY MUCH SAID WHAT I, WHAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN, BUT THE, THEY GET TO E RC, THE GROUP FOR THE LUNCHEON FOR ALL US EMPLOYEES THAT WE JUST HAD.

AND THEN ALSO THE LEADERSHIP LUNCH IN SALUDA VETERANS PROGRAM THAT WE HAD HERE.

AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE, WE DID OUR MCTS JOB FAIR.

I KNOW AUBREY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE AND DID A GREAT JOB.

UM, YES, THERE WERE OVER 150 PEOPLE THAT WAS HERE IN MISSOURI.

THE CITY'S JOB IS NOT TO FIND EVERY 150 PEOPLE AT JOBS, BUT IT IS TO OPEN THE DOORS AND ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO COME IN AND GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING TO, TO FIND A JOB TO COME THROUGH.

AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

UM, I WANT TO WELCOME CHARLES JACKSON, WELCOME TO AND HOPE AS COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SAID, YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL.

HE'S GOING TO HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE ALL GONNA HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

UH, AND MONICA RILEY, WELCOME TO COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT A AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE EXCITED.

YOU HAVE ANOTHER TWO WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS TIME TO GET YOUR FEET WET, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

UH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY, MANY THINGS COME IN THAT DISTRICT.

WELL, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT SAYING THIS WELL AS MYSELF TOMORROW, WE'LL MAKE ONE YEAR FOR ME TO BE SITTING IN THIS DICE.

YOU KNOW, WHAT AM I REALLY GRATEFUL FOR? THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING, UH, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL HERE, BECAUSE I FELT TOGETHER, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH A BIG PART OF THAT BIG PART OF THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THIS WHOLE YEAR.

IT GOES TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SITTING HERE, AND I'M NOT SURE OUT IN THE TV LAND THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE DOWN TO ALMOST ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS HERE IN THIS ROLE WITH REALLY NO PUBLIC.

UH, BUT THEY'RE STILL HERE WITH US.

SO EVERYTHING THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED FROM, I MEAN, I'M NOT GOING TO NAME ALL OF THEM RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WAS DONE THROUGH THE STAFF THAT WE HAD HERE.

WE HAD AN INTERIM CITY MANAGER THAT HELPED US THROUGH TO GET THIS PROCESS PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE 20 21 1.

THANK YOU, BILL.

AND THE ENTIRE, THE REST OF THE TEAM OF DIRECTORS THAT KIND OF STUCK TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THERE'S NO WAY MYSELF OR ANY OF THE SEVEN PEOPLE UP HERE CAN DO THIS WITHOUT THE STAFF.

ALSO GRATEFUL TO OUR PLACE, OUR FIRE, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR ALWAYS, ALWAYS BEING THE BEST OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY GET NOTHING BUT KUDOS.

WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2022 IS THE COOPERATION FROM ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN GET HERE WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IN 2022.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, UM, IN THE, IN THE NEXT YEAR AND WISHING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, A MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW, HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL BACK HERE NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

GOD BLESS YOU.

I, NUMBER 13 CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE, ANY CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AND NUMBER FOUR, NO OTHER BUSINESS FOR BUSINESSES.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

IT IS 9:55 PM.