Jun 06, 2022 City Council

THAT IS PLACED JUST TJ WEEKLY, LIKE AT LEXINGTON VIEWPOINT.

ALL ITEM NUMBER FOUR,

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

PUBLIC COMMENT COMMENTS.

MADAM SECRETARY.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES.

MR. MAYOR, WE DO GO AHEAD.

CAROL MARTIN AND EVEN COUNCIL I COME INTO THIS AFTERNOON IS JUST PINGING BACK ON ANOTHER COMMENT THAT WE BOUGHT FOR WIRE TO THE TEMPORARY CITY MANAGER, LEAVING I'M IN COLONY CROSSING.

AND THERE WERE MENTIONED AND PROMISES ABOUT A MARQUEE SIGN

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WE WANTED ONE AT SOUTH GESSNER AND BELTWAY EIGHT, THE DIGITAL BRICK MARQUEE SIGN THAT LISTS ALL THE THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.

I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AND MONICA, IF YOU COULD TAKE CARE OF THAT, IF THERE'S A ROOM DOWN THERE, IT'S RIGHT BY THE MISSOURI RECEDED BRICK SIGN WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, IT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC AS THAT'S WHY YOU PLACED THEM AT CERTAIN AREAS WHERE THERE'S MORE TRAFFIC, BUT THERE COULDN'T BE MORE TRAFFIC GOING DOWN SOUTH GESSNER TOWARDS BELTWAY EIGHT, ANY GIVEN TIME OF THE DAY AND IN THE MORNING FROM ALL THE CITIZENS COMING OUT OF GOING THIS WAY.

SO WE WERE LIKE A SIGNAGE AS WELL.

AND THAT WAS IN A POTENTIAL TO BE DOWN ON THAT END, UH, MISSOURI RECEIPT, IF YOU CAN PLACE MR. MIKE WATSON, GOOD EVENING FRIENDS.

I AM JUST HERE.

I WANTED TO ASK FOR A TRUE UP ON OUR BOND ISSUANCE PROJECTS.

CAUSE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE IN NOVEMBER AND PEOPLE WILL BE COMING TO ME IN THE FALL, YOU KNOW, SOON TO ASK ABOUT THESE THINGS THAT THEY VOTED POSITIVELY ON IT VOTED YES ON.

SO I WOULD LIKE, I'VE BEEN SHIRTS IN THE WEBSITE AND ALL THAT, JUST TO TRUE UP OF WHAT, WHERE WE'RE GOING.

SO YOU STAY MORE PARK.

I WAS PASSING THAT THE OTHER DAY AND THINKING ABOUT JASON, YOU KNOW, NATURALLY THE FREEDOM TREE IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AS WELL AS DEMO.

BUT JUST IN GENERAL, IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE A TRUE APP BECAUSE WHAT YOU DON'T MEASURE, YOU DON'T GET.

AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A FORT BEND ISD BOND ISSUE ON THIS FALSE THING.

AND WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE HAVING SOUR TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH ABOUT NECESSARY BOND ISSUES.

AND THEN THE LAST THING, BUT I'LL GET TOGETHER.

A CITY SECRETARY TO FIND OUT IS JUST THE PROCEDURES FOR A, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO WANT TO FIND OUT BECAUSE WITH THE REDISTRICTING STUFF, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE CITY.

IF WE HAVE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OVER COURSE OF HOWEVER LONG, IT TAKES TO DO THAT, TO MAKE CERTAIN THINGS CLEAR ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS FRONT, ALRIGHT, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.

AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.

AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, TOO, DOWN IN GALVESTON COUNTY, MY FRIENDS FROM THE DOJ ARE HERE.

THEY'RE DOING A REVIEW OF WHAT WENT ON DOWN IN GALVESTON COUNTY IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT SURROUNDING AREAS TOO.

IT'S JUST LIKE GALVESTON COUNTY.

SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE DOJ IS PRESENT IN THE SOUTH, TEXAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

IT'S GREAT SEEING Y'ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT SUMMER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT JUNE TEAM.

MAYOR THAT WILL CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

NUMBER SIX OR CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE OR STAFF REPORTS.

THERE ARE NO STAFF REPORTS ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

IT'S SIX B.

IS THERE A SECOND? AND MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ALSO PULL ITEM SIX C IN CONCORDANCE AS AN AMENDMENT TO THAT MOTION.

SO, SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE OTHER ITEMS OTHER THAN ITEM 60 AND 66 AND ASK THEM THEY WOULD BE MADE TO ADD TO THAT MOTION SO THAT WE CAN VOTE ON BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER.

SO SIX B AND SIX SEEK PAUL AND THEN APPROVE EVERYTHING ELSE.

E BAKER OR D DAVID BAKER AND THEIR A SECOND, THE EMOTION AND THEN A SECOND BY CONSUMER CAUSING ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.

SAY AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION? SAY NO.

MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE OTHER ITEMS? SIX, A SIX D SIX EIGHT.

THE MOOD.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY CUSTOMER MORALS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER? EMORY.

B AND THEN WE GO TO SIX C

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL GET TO SIX

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GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'M SHANNON PLEASANT.

AND I WILL BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS AND OR ASKING COUNCIL TO REJECT ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, UM, OR A TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 1 0 5.

THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO SOLICIT, UM, BANK DEPOSITORY SERVICES EVERY FIVE YEARS.

THE, UH, CURRENT CONTRACT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH WELLS FARGO ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH.

AND WE WENT OUT FOR SOLICITATION WITH OUR, UM, COUNCIL WITH OUR, UM, CONSULTING, UH, SURFACE VALLEY VIEW.

WE RECEIVED THREE APPLICATIONS.

HOWEVER, TWO OF THEM WERE NOT BASED ON THE, UM, MARKET RATE CHANGES OF INTEREST RATES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED DUE TO THE FEDERAL REVENUE, FEDERAL RESERVE, OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE AND AT THE REQUEST AND THE ADVICE OF VALLEY VIEW, THEY ASKED THAT WE REJECT ALL OF THOSE LIMITATIONS AND RE UH, POST THE, UH, REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS.

IF A COUNCIL DECIDES TO REJECT ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVED.

THANK YOU, SIR.

QUESTIONS.

SHANNON, HOW HAVE WE DEALT WITH THIS IN THE PAST, OR HISTORICALLY, HAS THIS EVER COME UP BEFORE? WELL, I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOUR YEARS.

UM, IN THE LAST TIME THIS, THIS CURRENT CONTRACT WILL BE ON IN THE FIFTH YEAR.

SO I WASN'T INVOLVED WITH THAT PROCESS.

IS THE LINE I HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT? I JUST WANT TO KNOW HISTORICALLY WHAT HAVE WE DONE IN THE PAST? NO, SHE'S NOT HERE, BUT, UM, I CAN ASK HER YOUR QUESTION.

UH, AND, UM, DO YOU KNOW WHAT OTHER BENCHMARK CITIES DO WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS? WELL, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE EXPERTS TO ADVISE US ON, UM, UH, INTEREST RATES, WE LOOK TO OUR PROCURED SERVICES TO GIVE US ADVICE ON WHAT'S THE BEST, UM, AVENUE TO TAKE.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF OUT.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN? LIKE HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE'RE FACED WITH THIS ISSUE AGAIN, IF THE MARKET CHANGES FOR, UM, I GUESS THE OTHER RFAS THAT WE POTENTIALLY MIGHT HAVE IF WE REJECT THESE WELL, ALL SOLICITATIONS FOR THE CITY, UH, WE HAVE A CLAUSE IN THERE THAT SAYS THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PROCURE OR CONTRACT WITH ANYONE THAT GIVES US THE MOST ADVANTAGE RATE FOR THE CITY.

SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER RATE THAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE POSTS AND WHATEVER RATE THAT THE POTENTIAL PROPOSING BANK POSTS, THAT IT IS ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY.

SO IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR US TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF WORKSHOP OR INFORMATION PRIOR TO, UM, US PROJECTING ALL, BECAUSE IF IT HASN'T BEEN, YOU HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OR YOU CAN'T TELL US HOW IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.

I WOULD LIKE TO TRACK THAT INFORMATION, THE PASSES, HOW THE PROCESS SKILLS FOR REJECTING THE APPLICATIONS OR THE WHOLE PROCESS ITSELF, REJECTING APPLICATIONS.

AND HISTORICALLY WHAT'S DONE IN THE PAST AS WELL AS BENCHMARK CITIES.

IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT TO US, BUT IN THE FUTURE, I JUST THINK I DON'T LIKE THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD IN A WORKSHOP.

C AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE IMPACT FEES FOR WATER FACILITIES AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES WITH A MUSTANG VALUE SERVICE AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UPDATED LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT FEES, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, GIVING YOUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SIX B? OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO SIX

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UM, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW AND, UM, ALSO LEAD INTO WHAT I THINK MIGHT BE A CONCERN.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, UH, IMPACT FEE AND ASSESSMENT FOR ABOUT 16 MONTHS.

UH, THE FIRST TWO MONTHS WE'RE GETTING THE SCOPE TOGETHER.

IT TOOK EIGHT MONTHS TO DO THE IMPACT STUDY, AND THEN THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT LOCAL CODE PROCESS, UH, TOOK ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND I'M VERY ADVERSE TO EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THIS PACKAGE.

I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A CONCERN BY A DEVELOPER AND THEY WERE WONDERING, ARE HOPING TO KNOW WHEN EXACTLY IF THE COUNCIL WAS GOING TO ADOPT, UH, THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN THOSE IMPACT FEES WOULD BE AN EFFECT.

SO I'M PREPARED TO ACTUALLY, UM, AMEND MY RECOMMENDATION, UH, THAT IF THE COUNCIL WOULD ADOPT

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THIS ITEM SIX C WITH THE UPDATED WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES ADOPTED BY SECTION TWO OF THE ORDINANCE ASSESSED ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION FILED AFTER JULY 6TH, 2022, WHICH WILL GIVE ABOUT A 30 DAY GRACE PERIOD FROM THE TIME THAT THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO ADOPT IT TO WHEN IT WILL ACTUALLY BE IN EFFECT, WHICH WOULD GIVE THAT PARTICULAR, UM, DEVELOPER TIME TO GET THEIR PLAT IN FOR, UH, FOR OUR INITIAL, UH, PRELIMINARY PLAT.

AND THEN TO WRITE THE CAPACITY, UH, LETTER.

MAYOR PRO TEM.

SO TODD, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE JULY 6TH.

HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM SIX, B AND SIX C ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE.

WELL, WHO MADE THE MOTION? I APOLOGIZE.

YOU MADE THE MOTION.

I MAKE I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

JOE'S DO IT.

DO WE HAVE TO GO INDEPENDENTLY? BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME TO SUCCEED IN BUNDLED TOGETHER.

YOU CAN VOTE FOR THEM TOGETHER, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CLARIFY THAT THE, UH, SIX C TOP STATED THE INCLUDED IN YOUR MOTION.

SO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY, JULY SIX, ESSENTIALLY.

SO LET'S TAKE SIX.

B CAN WE GO BY? I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO ASSUME.

CAUSE THERE WAS A NO VOTE THAT, THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD BOTH.

SO FOR ITEM SIX, B THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN RUM RULES.

SURE.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO 6:00 PM.

AND IS THERE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDS WERE MADE THE SECOND SIX B.

NOW WE'LL JUST DO A ROLL CALL.

COSMO MEMBER EDWARDS NOW CONSTANT REMEMBER RULES? YES.

IT'S A YES FOR ME.

ME APPROACHING.

THAT'S 6 1 4 6 B SIX C.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE OR JULY SIX? OH YES.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX C WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT JULY SIX B THE EFFECTIVE DATE, THAT EMOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

EMORY'S WAY.

WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.

NOW COUNCIL MEMBER MEROLA'S.

SO YES, FOR ME IN OUR PROTOTYPE YES.

CONSOLE MEMORY.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE.

I'M NUMBER.

I DON'T REMEMBER EIGHT APPOINTMENTS.

THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, OUR AUTHORIZATIONS NINE, EIGHT, ERIC, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

UM, CAN I GET CLARIFICATION FROM HE JOINED? YEAH.

EIGHT AUTHORIZATIONS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH FORT BEND COUNTY FOR THE KITTY HOLLOW.

SO 9, 8, 9 C AND NINE D HAVE CONFLICTING TITLES.

ONE ITEM SAYS CITY MANAGER.

ANOTHER ITEM SAYS INTERIM CITY MANAGER.

AND CONSIDERING WE HAVE NEITHER, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN PROVIDE CLARIFICATION.

SURE.

SO A NINE, A NINE BE REFERRED TO THE PERSON WHO'S ACTING IN THE RULE OF CITY MANAGER I'M AWARE OF, BUT, UM, PREVIOUSLY WE'VE USED THAT ACTUAL LANGUAGE, SO IT'S NO CONSISTENCY, IT, A CITY MANAGER.

THEN THE OTHER ONE SAYS INTERIM.

SO IF HE'S ACTING, IT'S JUST FAITH IT OR INTERIM, WE CAN CERTAINLY CORRECT THAT IN THE FUTURE.

SO THAT THE LANGUAGE IS CONCERNED.

I AM NINE,

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AND WE HAVE A ROTATION PROJECT.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY JEREMY DAVIS.

YES, GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE KITTY HOLLOW LAKE SERVES AS REGIONAL DETENTION MITIGATION FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE CITY.

UH, THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS PARK'S EDGE, DRY CREEK AND THE OLYMPIA STATES.

IT'S ALSO SURROUNDED BY AN EARTH AND DAM, WHICH SUPPORTS THIS DRAINAGE MITIGATION, TCEQ, UH, PERFORMED A DAM INSPECTION FOR IT IN 2020 THAT SHOWED SOME DEFICIENCIES IN THE DAM.

UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED SINCE KITTY HOLLOW LAKE AND THE PARK, OUR COUNTY FACILITIES.

UH, WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH FOR BEN COUNTY, UH, WHERE THEY WILL PAY 50% OF THE COST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, WHILE THE CITY WILL UPFRONT THE OTHER PORTION.

UH, AND WE'LL KICK OFF THE DESIGN.

UH, THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY.

IS THERE A SECOND THAT CAN BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY? IS THERE A DISCUSSION? YEAH, I, I JUST WANT TO MAKE COMMENT OR, AND YOU CAN, UH, MAKE, UH, FOUR OR FIVE.

THE, THE, UH, KITTY HOLLOW IS A FORT BEND COUNTY PARK, BUT THE EARTHEN DAM THAT'S THERE REALLY PROVIDES A, UH, UH, A, UH, I'LL SAY A SERVICE R UH, A M PROCESS, UH, FAR, UH, UH, THE, UH, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S FAR THE DRAIN DRAINAGE OR R UH, ONE OF OUR OTHER USE IT, AND IT MIGHT BE, BUT JUST SO THAT WE MAKE THE DISTINCTION THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY PARK, UH, THERE'S BENEFITS TO MISSOURI CITY BY US TAKING THE ACTION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING TONIGHT.

KITTY HOLLOW LAKE, UH, PRIMARILY SUPPORTS MISSOURI CITY.

I HAVE A QUESTION NOW, JEREMY, OR SHAWSHEE RELATIVE TO THIS PROJECT, IS THIS NOT A PROJECT THAT WE APPROACHED HJC ABOUT FOR CONSIDERATION AS A REGIONAL PROJECT OR SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PARTNER WITH HJC ON WELL FUNDING, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED ON THE, ACTUALLY THE FUNDING IS IN THE CURRENT YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT GRANT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AGC POTENTIAL FUNDING GRANT WE'RE GETTING WAS MATERIALIZED AFTER WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL, SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET THIS FIXED.

SO THAT WAY DOES NOT HAMPER DEVELOPMENT OR CAUSE ANY NEGATIVE DRAINAGE IMPACTS.

SO YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT THERE IS SOME GRANT OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN PARTNER ON OTHER PROJECTS, BUT THE FUNDING IS ALREADY IDENTIFIED FOR THIS.

SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.

AS THE FUNDING FROM HEC BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE'RE LINING UP OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD IN FRONT OF COUNCIL FRACTURES.

AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE WE FUNDING? UH, AND HOW MUCH IS FOOTMAN COUNTY? 50%.

SO WE'RE FUNDING 50% OF THE COUNTY.

WE'LL BE FUNDING 50%.

OH, THANK YOU.

WE CAN GET THOSE FUNDS AND WHAT PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT.

SO I'LL SHOW YOU REAL QUICK.

SO, UH, HOW, HOW LONG WOULD THIS PROJECT LAST, IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT? SO ARE WE LOOKING AT A 20 YEAR SPAN? IS THIS A LONGER SUSTAINABILITY? ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP MAINTAINING THIS IN THE FUTURE? WELL, I THINK ANY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS, UH, AT LEAST I WOULD SAY BASED ON MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AT A DECADE PLUS, UH, UH, UH, PROJECT, UM, UH, IN TERMS OF ASSET, NOW, THIS DAM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR A LONG TIME AND PERIODICALLY THE STATE DOES INSPECTIONS AND WHAT THEY FOUND OUT IS SOME DEFICIENCIES, AND WE'RE ADDRESSING SOME DEFICIENCIES.

WE'RE NOT REBUILDING THIS PROJECT, BUT ADDRESSING SOME DEFICIENCIES.

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, THIS WILL BE A LIFETIME OF IMPROVEMENTS, BUT I WOULD FORESEE THAT AT LEAST 10 PLUS YEARS, THESE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD SERVE THE CITY AND THE STAKEHOLDERS.

I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION RELATIVE TO INFRASTRUCTURE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL THAT WAS PASSED.

UH, I KNOW THIS PROJECT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL BASED OFF OF WHAT I'VE SEEN.

HAVE WE, OH, I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

MARIN COUNCIL.

I SIT ON SO DIFFERENT AJC AND DPC AND ALL THESE COMMITTEES.

AS OF THIS POINT, THE FEDERAL DOLLARS AM NOT TRICKLED TO THE LOCAL LEVEL YET.

THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION OF WHAT THAT MONEY WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR STATE OF TEXAS, BUT MAJORITY OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE MORE IN TERMS OF BRIDGE, REHABILITATIONS AND ROADWAY TYPE OF PROJECTS.

AGAIN, UH, AGS, THE KIND OF THE GOVERNING BODY IN TECHSTARS IS THE KIND OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND DISPERSING THOSE FUNDS.

WE'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET ABOUT HOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

SOME OF THE FIRMS HAVE REACHED OUT TO US TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST US IN IT.

AND THE CITY WILL BE ENGAGING SOME FORUMS AND LOOKING PROACTIVELY TO SEE HOW

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WELL, IF WE COULD LOOK INTO SEEING IF SOME OF THESE, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT AND IN GENERAL, ANY OTHER ONES ARE REIMBURSABLE OR, YOU KNOW, WE MAY BE RETROACTIVE IF IN FACT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT ALSO INCLUDING, UH, PROJECTS LIKE THIS, UH, RELATIVE TO WATER SURFACE, WATER, OR WASTEWATER, OR ANY TYPE OF DAM REHABILITATION PROJECTS.

BUT NONETHELESS, IF WE COULD JUST LOOK AND SEE IF WE CAN RETROACTIVELY GET SOME FUNDING, IF IT COMES DOWN TO PIKE QUICKLY, WE'LL CERTAINLY DO THAT, SIR.

IT'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

I'D LIKE TO REQUEST, MOVE NINE B TO AFTER I CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, SAY YOUR EMOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MEROLA'S ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.

PLEASE SAY NO MOTION CARRIES 7 0 9

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AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH NIGHT BASKETBALL, BASEBALL GRANTING IN NANEX EXCLUSIVE LICENSE FOR THE USE OF ATHLETIC FIELD AT COMMUNITY PARK.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY JASON MANGUM.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN THIS EVENING.

UH, RECENTLY THE COUNCIL, UH, APPROVED THE ABILITY FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT INTO LICENSING AGREEMENTS WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL PROVIDE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE CITY, UM, AND A MEASURABLE IMPACT.

THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT WE BRING FOR YOU, UH, FOR YOU FOR A NIGHT SPACE BALL TO USE FIELDS ONE AND FOUR AT COMMUNITY PARK.

UH, THESE ARE FIELDS THAT, UH, AS THE MISSOURI CITY LITTLE LEAGUE GROUP, UH, NUMBERS DECLINED.

THESE, UH, FIELDS ALSO WENT INTO DECLINE AND KNIGHTS BASEBALL IS WILLING TO PUT THE MONEY INTO BRINGING THESE BACK UP TO, UM, TO PLAY ABILITY AND, UM, AND PLAY ON THEM.

UH, THEY ARE, UH, THEY'RE A GREAT ORGANIZATION THAT WITH A PASSION FOR YOUTH SPORTS AND WE THINK THEY'LL BE A GREAT PARTNER.

UM, UH, THIS CAME BEFORE THE PARKS BOARD AT THE MAY, 2022 PARKS BOARD MEETING AND HAS A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THESE ARE QUESTIONS AND THE TEAMS AND THE, I GUESS THE KIDS THAT ARE PLAYER THEY LOCAL, UH, NO, THIS IS THE REASON THEY WOULDN'T QUALIFY FOR AN RSA, UM, IS THEY ARE, UH, UH, MOST OF THE KIDS, SOME OF THEM ARE LOCAL MOST FROM IN THE ETJ ETJ.

RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I MEANT BY, YES, THEY'RE LOCAL KIDS.

OKAY, NICE.

AND HAVE THIS AGREEMENT BEEN EXTENDED TO ANY OTHER LEAPS IN THE COMMUNITY OR JUST THIS ONE? UH, THIS IS THE ONLY LEAGUE THAT HAS APPROACHED US ON, ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS STUFF.

FIELDS ARE IN DISREPAIR.

THAT CAN'T BE, IT CAN'T BE USED.

THIS ORGANIZATION IS WILLING TO PUT THE MONEY INTO BRINGING THEM BACK UP TO SNUFF, WHICH IS VALUED AT ABOUT $20,000.

SO IT'S A HUGE BENEFIT FOR OUR BUDGETS, UM, AND HELPS US BE MORE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE.

AND, UH, THEN IT ALSO GIVES THESE KIDS A PLACE TO PLAY AND REALLY MAINTAIN IT TOO.

AND THEY WILL ALSO MAINTAIN IT.

ONE MORE.

JASON.

UM, IF SAY AN OUTSIDE SOFTBALL TEAM WANTED TO PLAY ON THAT FIELD ON AN OFF DAY, HOW DOES THAT ARRANGEMENT WORK? YEAH, IT WORKS JUST LIKE A, AN RSA.

THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTACT US.

UM, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US THEIR SCHEDULES, UH, THIS GROUP.

AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, UH, UTILIZE THE FIELDS ON, ON DAYS THAT THEY'RE NOT UTILIZING IT.

SO IT DOESN'T GIVE THEM OWNERSHIP OF ANYTHING.

JUST ALLOWS THEM TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE THE BENEFITS OF AN RSA.

BUT, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PAYING, THEY'RE PAYING MORE CAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE PAYING FOR ALL THAT UPFRONT COST.

I LOOKED THEM UP ONLINE ARE COOL TEAMS. YEAH.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE A GREAT ORGANIZATION AND VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.

AND I THINK THERE'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE MISSOURI CITY COMMUNITY, BUT THE RSA ALLOWS THEM TO BE THE FIRST THEY'LL HAVE BE THE FIRST PICK.

JUST LIKE ANY OTHER GROUP.

THEY HAVE TO GIVE US A SCHEDULE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.

THEY CAN'T JUST SAY, OH, WE'VE CHANGED OUR MIND.

WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO PLAY ON SATURDAY.

THEY HAVE TO GIVE US THEIR SCHEDULE AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR SEASON.

UH, UH, AS A WAY TO GENERATE REVENUE.

JASON HAS THIS TRADITIONALLY DONE WITHIN OUR BENCHMARK CITIES? IS THIS COMMENT? UM, YEAH, IT IS COMMON.

THERE'S THERE'S UM, CITIES CAN OFFER LICENSING AGREEMENTS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS.

I'VE SEEN THEM EVERYTHING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND I'VE ALSO SEEN THINGS LIKE SUBWAYS IN THE PARKS,

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SO LICENSING IS, IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S VERY COMMON.

YOU USUALLY SEE IT IN BIGGER CITIES.

UM, AND, UM, AS WE GROW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE, UM, USED, UH, SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE GROWTH AND BE CREATIVE WITH OUR FINANCING AND OUR FUNDING.

THE EMOTION AND THE SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION PLEASE SAY NO, NO, THERE'S THAT MOTION FOR A SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MERVYN SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

SO EVERYBODY'S BOAT STANDS THE SAME, IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

90 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH BASS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF PARK MONUMENT SIGNS, SIGNAGE AT OAK HILL MCDON AND LEXINGTON CREEK PARKS IN THE AMOUNT NOT, NOT TO EXCEED $99,395,000.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION TO SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE.

THANK YOU, JASON.

I DON'T EIGHT D EIGHT FINDING

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WE HAVE A PRESENTATION LIKE JASON, NICK.

YEP.

SO AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR PARK SIGN, THIS PROJECT, UH, UH, WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET POSITIVE REVIEWS, UH, ON THE SIGNS THAT WE, UH, CONTINUE TO REPLACE.

AND WE'VE BEEN LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO DO, UH, TWO OR THREE EVERY YEAR.

UH, THIS YEAR IN THE BUDGET, WE BUDGETED FOR THREE SIGNS AND WE ARE PROPOSING THOSE AT OAK HILL PARK, MCNAUGHTON PARK AND LEXINGTON CREEK PARK.

AND, UM, THEN WE'RE, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON SOME, THROUGH CDBG AS WELL.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT MAYBE WE'LL GET A COUPLE MORE, UM, THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE CDBG, UH, AREA WOULD BE, UM, GAMBLE PARK AND MCLANE PARK.

SO, UH, THOSE, THOSE, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

UH, BUT THESE ARE THE ONES WE, EXCUSE ME.

WE, UH, INCLUDED, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION INSTALLATION OF THREE FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

THANKS FOR AFTER JASON, AFTER WE, UM, I GUESS TAKE CARE OF THESE THREE, HOW MANY MORE WE HAVE TO FINISH UP ON, UM, WE'RE JUST OVER HALFWAY.

UM, UH, AND IF WE INCLUDE ALSO LIKE THE RECORDS AND TENNIS CENTER, UM, WE WILL HAVE JUST, JUST ABOUT HALF DONE.

SO ABOUT 10 MORE TO GO, THEY ISN'T ON THE LEXINGTON CREEK, UH, WILL THIS REPLACE THE CURRENT SIGN OR RATHER LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY? WHERE WOULD THE NEW SIGN BE PLACED? YEAH.

SO ON DOLUS, THERE'S A SIDEWALK THAT BASICALLY GOES FROM, UH, DULLES BACK TO THE PARK.

UH, IT'S KIND OF A WINDY SIDEWALK.

IT'S GOING TO BE OUT ON DULLES.

UM, WE WANT, WE WANT TO HAVE THAT VISIBILITY ON A MAJOR ARTERIAL ROAD.

UH, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS OUR FIRST, UM, PART WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING THEM, WAS WE, I MEAN, WE DID AMERICAN LEGION AND WE DID MOSLEY BECAUSE WE WANTED THE VISIBILITY ON THE ARCHERY ROADS AND WE DIDN'T, WE HELD BACK ON THIS ONE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AGREEMENT WAS STILL VALID WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, AFTER REVIEWING OUR AGREEMENT AND HAVING SOME CONVERSATION WITH THE SCHOOL, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL IN FAVOR AND, UH, WE, SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT HER ON, ON DOLA SO THAT IT CAN BE SEEN, UM, AS YOU GO UP AND DOWN DULLES.

NICE.

SINCE MY LAST QUESTION, UM, WHAT IS YOUR TIME FRAME FOR THE PROJECTED, I GUESS FOR ALL SIGNS TO BE, OH, THAT, UM, COM COMES DOWN TO BUDGET.

WE, WE USUALLY ASK FOR TWO OR THREE IN EVERY BUDGET YEAR, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT CHEAP.

AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A COMPETING, UM, FACTORS FOR RESOURCES.

SO, UM, BUT WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT ULTRA ALTERNATIVE FUNDING, WHETHER IT'S PARKS, ZONE FUNDS.

WE'VE DONE SEVERAL THROUGH THAT RIDGEVIEW, FOR EXAMPLE, MOST RECENTLY WITH PARKS OWNED FUNDS, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT CDBG FUNDS.

AND SO WE HAVE, UM, POTENTIAL OF THREE OR FOUR THAT ARE IN CURRENTLY IN CDBG AND WE COULD GET FUNDED.

UM, IF, IF WE DON'T GET THEM FUNDED IN THIS CURRENT CDBG YEAR, THE APPLICATION IS OPEN CURRENTLY FOR NEXT CDBG.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, HAVE THEM ALL DONE, BUT WE'D LIKE TO DO IT SOONER.

IF WE CAN GET CREATIVE, GET SOME GRANTS MALTERNATIVES FUNDING.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION PLEASE SAY NO.

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION? DON'T MOVE THAT GUY.

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

SAY NO MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

WE HAVE

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]

10 IS ORDINANCES 10.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 34, FINANCE AND TAXATION OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE AMENDING THE TAXATION EXEMPTION FOR RESIDENTS, HOMESTEADS OR INDIVIDUALS AGED 65 OR OLDER PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

AND HARRIS COUNTY NUMBER OF HOMESTEAD 1,303.

IS THERE A MOTION? WHAT'S THE EMOTION FOR, WE DID A LITTLE PRESENTATION.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND PUT, OKAY.

UM, GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M BERT ALEXANDER.

I AM PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF ELAINA PORTIS.

THE EXEMPTION INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH THE FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE AT THE MARCH 21ST MEETING AND WITH THE FULL COUNCIL AT THE MAY 10TH MEETING.

SINCE THAT TIME, WE WERE ASKED TO PREPARE SEVERAL SCENARIOS RELATED TO EXEMPTIONS.

SO I WILL BE PRESENTING THOSE SCENARIOS FOCUSING ON THE FINANCIAL IMPACT.

BUT FIRST I JUST WANT TO GIVE A RECAP OF A FEW ITEMS. OH, UM, IN TERMS OF THE LAW REGARDING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED PERSONS, THAT TAX CODE STATES $3,000.

OUR CITY ORDINANCE SAYS THAT WE PROVIDE A $10,000 EXEMPTION FOR 65 OR OLDER.

THE TAX CODE STATES 3000 MISSOURI CITY PROVIDES 15,000 FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD.

THERE'S A MINIMUM OF 5,000, A MAXIMUM OF 20% CITY AND MISSOURI CITY CURRENTLY HAS NINE IN TERMS OF TEXTING ENTITY COMPARISONS FOR 65 OR OLDER.

WHEN WE COMPARE SEVERAL CITIES WITHIN THE FORT BEN COUNTY, THE EXEMPTION RANGES FROM 3000 TO 160,000 IN TERMS OF A COMPARISON FOR DISABLED PERSONS, THE EXEMPTION RANGES FROM ZERO TO 160,000.

AND IN TERMS OF COMPARISON FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD, THE EXEMPTION RANGES FROM NONE TO THE MAXIMUM OF 20%.

WE, THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

SO IN TERMS OF THE FOUR SCENARIOS, ALL OF THE SCENARIOS USES THE SAME TAX RATE, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT RATE OF 57, 8 OR 35.

IN ADDITION, ALL OF THESE SCENARIO USES A PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OF 40.6 MILLION.

HOWEVER, IN THIS SCENARIOS, WE ARE ONLY USING THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX.

WE REFER TO IT AS THE MNO, THE INS PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX, THAT REVENUE WILL BE USED TO SERVICE THE DEBT FOR THE SCENARIOS WE WILL BE USING THE SAME BASE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 61.9 MILLION.

WE WILL BE USING THE SAME SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS TOTAL OF 11.3 MILLION.

IN ADDITION, THE FORCE SCENARIO USES THE FORT BEN AVERAGE HOME VALUE OF 260 3077 ZERO.

THE SAME NUMBER OF HOMESTEADS FOR FORT BEN OF 16,789 FOR HARRIS COUNTY.

ALL FOUR SCENARIO USES AN AVERAGE HOME VALUE OF 160 2001 36

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SO HAVING GONE THROUGH WHAT'S CONSTANT AMONG THE FOUR SCENARIOS, I WILL START WITH THE FIRST ONE, WHICH FOR THE FIRST ONE, IT IS A 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION OF 25,000 DISABLED PERSONS EXEMPTION OF 25,000 AND A RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF TWO AND A HALF PERCENT.

THOSE THREE ITEMS, TOTAL $807,000, WHICH WOULD BE REVENUE THAT WE WOULD NOT COLLECT.

SO THAT WOULD BRING OUR PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE DOWN TO 39.8 MILLION.

YOU ADD TO THAT OUR OTHER REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE GENERAL FUND OF 27.2 MILLION OTHER SOURCES INCLUDE SALES TAX, THE, UM, LICENSES AND PERMITS FRANCHISE REVENUE, INVESTMENT EARNINGS GRANTS TRANSFERS JUST ALL OF THE OTHER REVENUE SOURCES IN ADDITION TO PROPERTY TAXES.

SO THAT GIVES US TOTAL REVENUE AVAILABLE OF 67 MILLION.

AS I MENTIONED, OUR EXPENDITURE BASE 61.9 MILLION, WHICH LEAVES APPROXIMATELY 5.2 MILLION TO FUND A PORTION OF THE RECURRING SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS PER OUR FUND BALANCE POLICY.

ANYTHING OVER AND ABOVE THE 25 TO 30% THRESHOLD CAN BE USED FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES SCENARIO 2 65 OR OLDER, A $30,000 EXEMPTION, DISABLED PERSONS, A $30,000 EXEMPTION AND RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF 3.5%.

THAT TOTAL IS APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION, WHICH WILL BRING OUR PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE DOWN TO 39.5 MILLION.

ONCE AGAIN, WE ADD THE OTHER GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCES.

SO THAT BRINGS TOTAL PROJECTED REVENUE AVAILABLE 66.7 MILLION.

FROM THAT WE TAKE AWAY OUR EXPENDITURE BASE, WHICH IS 61.9 MILLION SCENARIO TWO LEAVES, 4.8 MILLION IN REVENUE TO FUND A PORTION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUEST, SCENARIO THREE $30,000 FOR 65 OR OLDER AND DISABLED PERSONS AND A SEVEN AND A HALF PERCENT RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

THAT TOTAL IS APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION BRINGING PROPERTY TAX REVENUE TO 38.7 MILLION WITH THE OTHER GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCES, TOTAL REVENUE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY 65.9 MILLION EXPENDITURE BASE 61.9 MILLION THAT LEAVES 4 MILLION TO FUND SOME OF THE RECURRING SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS.

AND FINALLY, SCENARIO FOUR, WE LEAVE THE EXEMPTION FOR 65 OR OLDER AT THE CURRENT $15,000 AMOUNT DISABLED PERSONS.

WE LEAVE AT THE CURRENT $10,000.

HOWEVER, WE IMPLEMENT A TWO AND A HALF PERCENT RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THAT COSTS 502,000, REDUCING THAT FROM THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE AND ADDING THE OTHER SOURCES FOR THE GENERAL FUND THAT LEAVES TOTAL PROJECTED REVENUE OF 67.3 MILLION.

ALL RIGHT, EXPENDITURE BASE 61.9 MILLION.

THAT LEAVES APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILLION FOR THIS CITY TO FUND SOME OF THE RECURRING SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GRADE CLASS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YES, I'M SORRY.

I, I, I I'LL CONTINUE VERY QUICKLY.

UM, I BELIEVE ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS THAT WERE WAS ASKED OF US

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IS WHAT HAPPENS IF SALES TAX REVENUE, UM, DECLINED.

SO WE WANTED TO ADDRESS FUTURE IMPACTS THAT COULD POSSIBLY LESSEN THE IMPACT OF EXEMPTIONS.

FIRST, WE'RE SEEING A INCREASE IN OUR ASSESSED VALUATION FOR PROPERTIES AS WELL AS, UM, INCREASES IN NEW IMPROVEMENTS.

WHEN WE PROJECT OUR SALES TAX REVENUE WITH VERY CONSERVATIVE, THAT'S BEEN A POLICY OF MISSOURI CITY SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

UM, BUT WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE.

IN ADDITION, OUR SALES TAX REVENUE PROJECTIONS DO NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE GROWTH IN PARTICULAR, THE FORT BEN TOWN CENTER.

SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT, UM, WOULDN'T LESSEN THE IMPACT OF EXEMPTIONS.

WHERE ARE WE NOW? THIS IS A SLIDE THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.

JUST WANTED TO DO A QUICK RECAP.

UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE PRELIMINARY TAX INFORMATION FROM FORT BEND COUNTY.

WE'VE NOT RECEIVED IT FROM HARRIS COUNTY.

BASED ON THAT PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, WE SEE A 19% GROWTH IN THE, UM, VALUES COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.

ALSO, WHEN WE COMPARE PRELIMINARY INFORMATION TO CERTIFIED INFORMATION, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ONLY A 5% DIFFERENCE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THIS IS ALSO A SLIDE THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST AND BASICALLY DISCHARGED JUST SHOWS THE IMPACT OF THIS 65 OR OLDER.

IT DOES INCLUDE FORT BEN IN HARRIS COUNTY.

AND THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE USES THE FULL TEXT RATE.

THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE ALSO SHOWS THE SAVINGS TO THE HOMEOWNERS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

UM, THIS CHART SHOWS A HISTORY OF THE GROWTH IN UNITS FOR THE 65 OR OLDER.

THE AVERAGE GROWTH RATE IS 7%.

WE DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR HARRIS COUNTY.

THE NEXT SLIDE I BELIEVE IS, IS, UM, IN SUPPORT EVER REQUESTS THAT WE RECEIVED TO SHOW A FIVE YEAR IMPACT OF WHAT A, AN INCREASE IN A 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION WOULD AMOUNT TO.

AND JUST USING ONE OF THESE AMOUNTS, I WILL SELECT THE 30,000.

IF WE FOLLOW THIS ACROSS, THEN WE'RE STILL USING THE 6,392 UNITS FOR YEAR ONE.

BUT FOR YEAR TWO, WE ASSUME THAT THE NUMBER OF UNITS WILL INCREASE BY 7%.

SO YEAR ONE IMPACT IS 738,009 60.

WHEN WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF UNITS BY 7%, YEAR TWO WILL BE 829,000 OR 82 YEAR THREE, 926,000 3 42 YEAR FOUR, 1 MILLION 29, 9 81 AND YEAR FIVE, 1 MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT SEVEN FIVE.

AND THIS SLIDE DOES ASSUME A PROPERTY TAX RATE OF THE 0.5 7 8 0 3 5.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

UM, IN TERMS OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, ANY CHANGES TO EXEMPTIONS MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO JULY ONE.

SO THIS PARTICULAR CHART, UM, SHOWS THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AT VARIOUS PERCENTAGES.

REMEMBER THERE'S A MINIMUM OF $5,000 AND THIS CHART ALSO SHOWS THE SAVINGS TO THE HOMEOWNERS.

KEVIN, MORE NOW BE DONE, UM, IN TERMS OF THE AVERAGE GROWTH, UH, RESIDENTIAL HOME SET UNITS, THE CHART DOES SHOW THE YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH, BUT IT AVERAGES TO A 1.2, 3% GROWTH.

THE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD VALUE THIS CHART SHOWS THE YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE WITH AN AVERAGE GROWTH RATE OF 3.4, 6%.

AND THE FINAL CHART PRETTY MUCH SHOWS A FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF THE FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR A RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BASED ON VARIOUS, UM, PERCENTAGES STARTING AT 2.5% AND GOING UP TO 12%,

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ONCE AGAIN, THIS CHART ASSUMES A 4% INCREASE IN A TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION VALUATION.

AND FINALLY, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED ANY CHANGES TO EXEMPTIONS MUST BE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL BY JULY ONE.

AND SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, UM, ANY ADOPTION MUST BE MADE ON A BEFORE JUNE 30TH.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO I'D LIKE TO ASK THE MEMBER OF COUNCIL, IF THERE WAS A MOTION I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THERE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, FOR A SEPARATE SCENARIO.

UH, THAT WOULD BE A 2.5% RESIDENTIAL HOME STATE EXEMPTION, A $25,000 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION, AND TO REMAIN FLAT ON THE DISABLED AT 10,000.

THAT'S BEEN A MOTION BY NAPRO 10 BONING, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOROSE.

IS THERE A QUESTIONS? WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS MAYOR, IF I COULD, UM, FROM MY VANTAGE FIRST, WE'VE NEVER OFFERED A RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN THE HISTORY OF THE MISSOURI CITY AS STATED BY A FINANCE TEAM MEMBER.

SECONDLY, WE'VE GOT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THREE KEY POINTS THAT WERE MADE IN THE INFORMATION THAT WE WERE PROVIDED.

ONE, UH, CIVIL SERVICE INCREASES, UH, WILL GO INTO EFFECT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR.

UM, THERE'S TWO MOTORCYCLES WITH STAFF AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS ADDED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET.

AND WE ALSO VOTED AS A COUNCIL, UH, FOR INCREASES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS THAT ALSO IMPLEMENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 22, UH, ACROSS THE BOARD.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCENARIO I'M PROPOSING AND THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, UM, MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN ESTIMATED ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS PLUS IN, UH, EXCUSE ME, A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS PLUS IN TAX SAVINGS, WHICH, UH, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE BOARD TAX EXEMPTION FOR EVERY RESIDENT WILL BE AGAIN DONE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MISSOURI CITY HISTORY.

ALSO RELATIVE TO THE 65 AND OLDER, UH, OUR MISSOURI CITY SENIORS WILL RECEIVE AN ESTIMATED QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS PLUS IN ADDITIONAL TAX SAVINGS ON TOP OF THE TWO AND A HALF PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD EXEMPTION, WHICH IS $10,000 MORE THAN WHAT OUR MISSOURI CITIES SENIORS ARE CURRENTLY GETTING.

SO OVERALL, THE TOTAL EXEMPTIONS WOULD BE $769,805 OR OVER THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN POTENTIAL TAX SAVINGS FROM MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS.

WHILE WE KEEP THAT, UH, DISABLED EXEMPTION FLAT.

AND I BELIEVE THAT, UH, WE NEED TO DO THAT BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE, AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR CITY AND BECAUSE WE CAN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, UH, MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IF WE WANT TO INCREASE THAT OVER TIME, BUT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY HOW THIS IS GOING TO HELP AND OR HURT OUR CITY.

AND, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO HELP US BASED OFF OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB AND THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY.

UH, LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS A TESTAMENT OF ALL THE HARD WORK OF OUR COUNCIL AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, UH, AND A RESULT OF OUR COMMITMENT TO, UM, OUR FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESSES TO MISSOURI CITY, WHICH WE'VE SEEN ALSO, UH, THE SHORT TERM ABATEMENTS AND TAX INCENTIVES THAT WE'VE GIVEN TO BUSINESSES OVER THE PAST YEARS.

UH, THEY BECOME GREAT CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR SOCIETY AND HELP WITH OUR SALES TAX REVENUE, AND THEN LASTLY BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND MANAGING OUR BUDGET EFFECTIVELY.

SO I EMPLOY MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS SCENARIO WITH NO OBJECTIONS.

MA'AM THANK YOU.

ANY, ANY OTHERS? YES.

UM, AS BART, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FREEZING STATION.

YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, I GUESS THE SPEED OF THAT.

WE'RE BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

WE FIRST HAD OUR DISCUSSION MAY 16TH AND TODAY WAS AT ABOUT TWO 30.

WE RECEIVED THE QUESTIONS TO THE CONCERNS.

AND I JUST HAD AN, I GUESS AN IDEA THAT WE WERE SEEING THEM A LITTLE EARLIER, UM, PRIOR TO MAKING THIS DECISION TODAY.

SO THAT'S REALLY CONCERNING THAT WE DID NOT GET THEM IN A TIMELY FASHION.

AND, UM, ALSO I BELIEVE MYSELF AND MAYOR PRO TEM PHONY, UM, BROUGHT UP THE CONCERN OTHER THAN THE TWO MOTORCYCLISTS THAT WE ARE INCLUDING AND THE CIVIL SERVICE.

WE ALSO, I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT US PRETTY MUCH LEVELING OUT OUR COMPENSATION OR, UM, YEAH, LOVELOCK COMPENSATION FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THAT WAS A CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US PRIOR.

AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN OUR PROPOSALS AND IT'S NOT.

SO CAN

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YOU SPEAK ON THAT? YES.

THE BASIC EXPENDITURES OF 61.9 MILLION THAT INCLUDES TAKING EVERY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE TO THE NEXT STEP.

SO CIVIL SERVICE SALARY INCREASES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BASE NUMBER, AS WELL AS THE INCREASES FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS THAT HAS BEEN BUILT INTO THE BASE BUDGET.

AND THEN A TWO POLICE OFFICERS THAT POSITIONS THAT WERE FUNDED IN 2022 AT A PARADIS SHARE, THEY ARE FULLY FUNDED.

AND THE FYI 2023 PROJECTED BUDGET NUMBER OF 61.9 MILLION.

DID THAT ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS? IT DOESN'T A PART OF IT, BUT MY CONCERN IS YOU SAID, BRING UP OUR CIVIL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS TO THE NEXT STEP.

I GUESS MY CONCERN WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE RETAINED THE OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE OR THE COMPETITIVE, UM, SALARY AMOUNT.

AND SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WAS MENTIONING.

I DUNNO, KINDA WHAT'S THAT NOT CLARIFIED, BUT I DID WANT THAT TO BE INCLUDED BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE TAX EXEMPTIONS, BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, MEMBERS TO PRETTY MUCH MAINTAIN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE CITY.

ANY OTHERS? WELL, CAN SHE RESPOND AT THIS TIME? THIS BASE AMOUNT JUST INCLUDE THE TAKEN US OF A SERVICE POSITIONS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER IS IN THE MIDST OF PRODUCING HIS PROPOSED, UM, F Y 23 BUDGET.

SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE REQUESTS.

I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES, BUT IF NOT, THEN I AM ASSUMING WE CAN CERTAINLY ADDRESS THAT IN A CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED, UM, BUDGET, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE SUBMITTED TO YOU ALL AUGUST 19TH.

I CANNOT DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

HE STATED THAT THIS HAS TO BE APPROVED, ADOPTED BY JULY FIGHTERS, PROBABLY JUNE 30TH.

WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT DAY THAT THE DATE THAT'S LISTED IN LAW, CORRECT.

UH, THAT'S PROVIDED FOR IN THE TEXAS TAX CODE.

IT HAS TO BE BY JULY 1ST.

SO MOVING FORWARD, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SALARIES INCLUDED IN ANOTHER SCENARIO, AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS STUDY, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STAFF ARE WITHIN THE RANGE OF A COMPETITIVE AMOUNT.

AND SO ON MY WORD, WE ARE IN A PROCESS ALSO DURING THE BUDGET TO DO A SALARY SURVEY FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST CIVIL SERVICES, BUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.

PRO TEM PROVIDED US TONIGHT.

SO, UM, MY STATEMENT IS BASICALLY HOW CAN WE INCORPORATE, UM, OUR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS IF WE HAVEN'T INCLUDED THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT LOOKING AT THAT SCENARIO AND ME, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE LOOK AT SCENARIOS AND TRYING TO GET THE NUMBERS TOGETHER JUST FOR CIVIL SERVICES, BUT ALSO INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MAKING THIS, MAKING A DECISION TODAY CONSIDERING I JUST GOT THE CONCERNS.

I MEAN, THE ANSWERS TO THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAD ON MAY 16TH TODAY AT TWO 30, AS WELL AS THE CIVIL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PUBLIC SAFETY SALARIES AND OUR COMPENSATION BENEFITS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SCENARIO.

AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT MAYOR, UH, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE, UH, ADDITIONAL SCENARIO THAT, UH, MAYOR POPE, TIM BONEY HAD BROUGHT UP.

I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE LOOKED AT LONG-TERM WHERE OUR ECONOMY IS GOING RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW THAT OUR PROJECTIONS WE'VE BEEN DOING VERY WELL, BUT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON ACROSS THE NATION.

UM, I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT INTRODUCING THE NEW HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR US TO OFFER THAT IN A RING THAT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT WEIGHT OFF OF THEM.

I THINK WE'RE MOVING EXTREMELY FAST ON THAT PARTICULAR PROPOSAL.

I THINK ORIGINALLY WE DISCUSSED DOING THE, UM, 65 AND OLDER AND LOOKING AT THAT AND EVALUATING THAT PARTICULAR EXEMPTION BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE SINCE THE EIGHTIES AND THAT WAS THE PRIORITY.

AND SO I'M NOT COMFORTABLE VOTING ON ANY SCENARIO TONIGHT, ME, MYSELF, I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE OURSELVES ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS TO HAVE THOSE SCENARIOS SUBMITTED TO US SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW THOSE NUMBERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS WITH THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

ANY OTHERS? YES MA'AM.

SO, UM, THE S 40.6 MILLION IS KIND OF THE PROPO OR PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX.

WHAT DOES THAT NUMBER EQUAL IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED? SO LET'S SAY WE WENT WITH THE SCENARIO, MAYOR

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WHAT WOULD THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, UH, PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE BEING OUR DOLLAR AMOUNT MEANING? OKAY.

SO ALL OF THOSE SCENARIOS WERE JUST BASED ON OUR CURRENT, WHICH THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE CURRENT PROPERLY, UM, TAX, FOR EXAMPLE, CAN YOU JUST BEAR WITH ME ONE MOMENT HERE? SO OUR CURRENT PROPERTY TAX, THE MAKEUP OF IT, THE BIRTHDAY, I THINK THAT WHAT IT IS IS THAT THE 40 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE WOULD PROBABLY DECREASED TO SOME EXTENT BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING AWAY FROM THEIR LIFE.

AND WE SHOW THE DECREASE TO THE PROPERTY TAX IN THE CORNER, LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE, PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, LESS EXEMPTIONS.

THAT'S HELPFUL.

NEGATIVE CLARIFICATION.

UM, NOW ON THIS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION EXEMPTION, IF WE OFFER 2.5 TO OUR RESIDENTS, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE 639,000 PLUS, AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A SAVINGS OF $38.

SO IN THAT SCENARIO, AND WE WOULD BE LOSING PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FROM THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PORTION.

SO OFFERING A 2.5% RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS PROJECTED TO BE A LOSS OF $502,108.

AND WHICH, WHICH SCENARIO YOU LOOKING AT, I'M JUST LOOKING FOR, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION SLIDE FIVE 30, THAT PARTICULAR, UM, SLIDE SHOWS THE TOTAL REVENUE LOSS USING THE TOTAL TAX RATE, INCLUDING THE INS PIECE.

BUT FOR THE SCENARIO IS SINCE WE KNOW THAT WE WOULD NOT BE REDUCING THE REVENUE THAT'S NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR DEBT, THE ONLY FLEXIBLE PORTION WOULD BE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

SO THAT SLIDE IS INCLUDED BECAUSE THOSE ARE SLIDES THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN, IN THE PAST, BUT THE SCENARIOS THAT INCLUDES THE UPDATED INFORMATION USING ONLY THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PORTION OF THE TAX RATE.

HAD BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR TRYING TO LOOK INTO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS SINCE I KNOW SINCE I JOINED COUNCIL.

I ALSO WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO READINGS.

AND SO I KNOW, UH, I'VE HEARD THAT MY COLLEAGUES OR MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT HAVING TIME TO REALLY REVIEW IT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TWO READINGS.

SO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS LATER FOR, UH, THE 20TH JUNE.

SO, UH, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST READING.

AND SO, UH, IT DOESN'T GET FULLY ADOPTED OR MAY NOT GET FILTERED ADOPTED, UH, MAY GET FULLY ADOPTED ON THAT, ON THAT DATE.

BUT WE HAVE A BYLAW TIMEFRAME THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION.

AND SO IF WE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE OR COMFORTABLE, UH, COME JUNE 20TH, THEN THAT DECISION COULD BE DIFFERENT OR IT COULD CHANGE.

UM, BUT I REALLY IMPLORE US TO CONSIDER THIS.

I KNOW WHEN I FIRST JOINED COUNCIL IN 2017 IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I TRIED TO BROACH AS A SUBJECT.

AND AT THAT TIME, UH, MANY OF THE CONVERSATIONS AS TO WHY WE SHOULD SHUT DOWN WAS BECAUSE OF THE MONEY ASPECT.

WELL, SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.

UH, WE'VE HAD INCREASES IN SALES TAX REVENUES.

AND, UH, THAT'S WHY I FORMALLY REQUESTED BACK IN EARLY FEBRUARY OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE TEAM, UH, TO HAVE THIS ITEM COME BEFORE THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, UH, TO CONSIDER THIS.

AND SO IT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE FINANCIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE IN MARCH THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL WEEKS LATER OR A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER AT THE COUNCIL.

SO WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE AND WE NOW HAVE THE INFORMATION BEFORE US.

AND, UM, I IN LOOKING AT ALL OF THE, AND I WANT TO THANK ELENA AND HER TEAM FOR PROVIDING ALL THIS GREAT INFORMATION FOR US AND GIVING US THESE SCENARIOS TO CHOOSE FROM.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS HAS GONE BEFORE OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, ONLY THING, COUNCIL, WOMAN CLOUDS, OR COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, MEROLA'S UH, CAUSE WE, WE TALK THROUGH THESE THINGS, ASK THOSE TOUGH QUESTIONS.

NO COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY HAS BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS OF ME AND OTHERS SINCE MARCH AND

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SO, UH, I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT STEP FOR US TO TAKE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IF WE FIND THAT THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT THING FOR MISSOURI CITY, WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS, UH, IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SURE.

ACROSS THE SCALE FOR LESS THAN A PENNY.

UM, I LIKE TO JUST ADD SOME COMMENTS TO THIS.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND GIVING SEVERAL OF THESE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, UH, THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.

NUMBER TWO, IS TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR LOOKING AT THIS, UM, ESPECIALLY NOW, AND KIND OF SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR TAX, I MEAN, OUR GASOLINE PRICES HAVE GOING UP.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS GOING UP.

OUR PROPERTY TAXES CAME BACK AND HAS SKYROCKETED.

UM, EVEN THOUGH THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MISSOURI CITY, BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE COUNTY, BUT APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, BUT EVERYTHING IS GOING UP AND WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER EMPLOYERS, UM, IN THE, IN THE COUNTRY TRYING TO GIVE OUR STAFF MORE.

UM, BUT WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO DO IT.

SO MISSOURI CITY HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH WITH THE PANDEMIC AND EVEN NOW, AFTERWARDS, HAVING THAT HEALTHY SALES TAX COMING BACK TO US.

NOW, WE LOOKED AT SCENARIOS AND LOOK, THIS STRATEGIES OF HOW THAT MONEY WILL, WILL THAT, WILL THAT BE KEEP COMING TO SYDNEY, MISSOURI CITY? WELL, I SAY THAT AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FUTURE GROWTH, THE GROWTH OF MISSOURI CITY, THE POTENTIAL SALES TAXES AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING THROUGH.

SO THIS IS TIME I THINK.

AND AGAIN, IT'S MY OPINION THAT WE NEEDED TO GIVE IT BACK TO OUR CITIZENS.

WE'RE STRUGGLING.

UM, AND IT MAY NOT BE BIG.

IT MAY NOT BE MUCH, BUT IT IS SOMETHING BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD TODAY.

UM, AND JULY 30TH IS THE LAST DAY TO DO SO.

OTHERWISE WE'LL BE SITTING UP HERE ONE MORE YEAR, JULY 1ST, AND WE'LL BE SITTING HERE ONE MORE YEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THIS.

WHILE WE TALK ABOUT THE, THE POLICE.

WE DID GIVE IDENTITY HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM TALKING ABOUT THE, UM, STAFF THAT WE HAVE, DISPATCHERS THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THE HIGHEST, UH, COMPATIBLE TO ANY OF OUR CITIES THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHILE WE STILL UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY STAFF, UH, AND, UM, AND I'VE SEEN THOSE CALENDAR INVITES FOR BUDGET SESSIONS THAT ARE COMING UP.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF WOULD PUT TOGETHER AND, AND WE'LL REVIEW IT TO SEE HOW WE CAN DO.

I THINK NOT JUST FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT POLICE AND FIRE AND, AND ALL OF THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT KEY POSITIONS THAT WE NEEDED TO FILL THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I THINK AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE WILL GET THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS DURING THOSE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, UH, AND THEN TO, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR DECISIONS WITH THAT.

BUT I'M GLAD THAT THE, UM, FINANCE COMMITTEE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THIS AND WAS KEEPING CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WAS KEEPING THE P 0.57 STILL AT THE SAME.

RIGHT.

AND IT'S NOT AN INCREASE ON OUR, OUR, OUR, THE PENNY THAT WE'RE OPERATING TODAY WITH, BECAUSE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE DROPPED IT DOWN FROM 59 CENTS TO 57 CENTS.

AND THIS IS A GREAT THING THAT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY IS ABLE TO KEEP THAT SAME, RIGHT.

WITHOUT INCREASING IT BACK UP AT A 57 CENTS TO, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

WHAT'S THAT THE MOTION THAT'S BEEN HERE WITH 25,000, WITH THE TWO, TWO AND A HALF PERCENT AND WITH LEAVING FLAT FOR DISABLED.

SO I SAY KUDOS TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, KUDOS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE GOES TO THE STAFF, UM, ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE INPUT IN HERE TO WORK ON IT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT PROCESS, GREAT PROGRESS FOR CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AND CITIZENS OF NEW JERSEY CITY.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

SO I RAN MY OWN SCENARIO AND THEY MATCHED MIRROR PRO TEMPS.

AND THE WAY I CALCULATED IS IS THAT WITH THE 25 K WAS A 2.5% HOMESTEAD AND KEEPING DISABLED FLAT, OUR REVENUE LOSS WOULD BE 778,000.

IF YOU LOOK AT SLIDE 36, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DOES A GREAT JOB SAYING THAT ONE PENNY IS WORTH 827,000.

SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GIVE SOME RELIEF TO ALL OUR RESIDENTS

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AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, RIGHT? LET ME ALSO ADD THAT WE, THIS CITY COUNCIL HERE, UM, ALSO GAVE A THREE AND A HALF PERCENT OF, UH, INCREASE TO, UH, TO EMPLOYEE SALARY AS WELL IN THE LAST YEAR.

WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THAT WITH CIVIL SERVERS, WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT.

AND WE'RE ALSO, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT DURING THIS BUDGET SESSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, HOW CAN WE NOT COME BACK EVERY THREE YEARS OR EVERY TWO YEARS OR SO TO GIVE AN INCREASE TO STAFF, ALL STAFF I'M TALKING ABOUT, BUT CONTINUE THAT MOMENTUM OF WHERE WE CAN GO WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

THIS IS REALLY NOT ANYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL IS DOING.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF HAS LOOKED AT.

IT LOOKED AT THE SPENDING AND LOOKED AT WHAT Y'ALL DOING WITH THIS.

AND ALSO OUR SALES TAX.

I MEAN, LET'S FACE IT, IT'S COMING UP WITH AMAZON AND WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE, I HAVE NO DOUBT WITH NEW QUEST PROPERTIES THAT WE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GROWING RIGHT THERE ON FORT BRENDAN'S TOWN CENTER TO THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO COME, BUT I THINK TODAY'S WORLD, WE NEEDED TO OWE IT TO OUR 65 AND OLDER TO GIVE THAT TAX BREAK.

AND I'M ALL IN SUPPORT.

THAT'S MY COMPANY, SIR.

MAY I JUST ADD, AND I FELL TO MENTIONED THIS, THE BASE AMOUNT DEATHS INCLUDE A 3% SALARY INCREASE FOR NON-CIVIL SERVICE.

YES, SIR.

MY NEXT QUESTION TO YOU.

THOSE EXEMPTIONS, HOWEVER, A PERSON THAT'S 65 OR OLDER CAN HAVE THAT EXEMPTION, PLUS THE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO RIDE.

I APOLOGIZE.

I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST.

UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE ANOTHER SCENARIO, WHAT THE, UM, 30% 65, UH, NOT 30%, 30,000, UH, TAX EXEMPTION FOR OUR 65 AND OLDER.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 15,000 FOR THE DISABLED.

THOSE ARE THE 2.5, THE RESIDENTS I'VE GOT QUESTIONS.

IF WE COULD, UH, THE BASIC EXPENDITURES.

I KNOW WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE ITEMS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN, IN THAT, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, UH, PROVIDE A SCHEDULE THAT WOULD SHOW THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE, UH, THE BASE, UH, EXPENDITURES? UH, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TWO MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS, THE, UH, CIVIL SERVICE.

SO IF, IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, I THINK GET A GOOD HANDLE ON WHAT IS INCLUDED IN FACT, IN THE, UH, UH, THE BASE EXPENDITURES THAT THAT'D BE, UH, QUITE HELPFUL, I THINK, UH, TO HELP US ANALYZE.

UH, AND, UH, THE OTHER THING, UH, IS, UH, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN, UH, LOOK AT WHAT, UH, DOLLARS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND OVER THE 30% THAT COULD BE USED, UH, FOR THE, UH, THE ONE-TIME, UH, ITEMS THAT WE, UH, THAT WE SHOW HERE? I KNOW THOSE AREN'T ALL APPROVED, BUT AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO, UH, FUND THOSE, UH, THOSE ONE TIME ITEMS. SO I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, THAT THAT'LL HELP US ALSO.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, WHAT WAS YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER RALLY? WHAT WAS YOUR, UM, INCREASED FOR THE DISABILITY DISABILITY TO 15,000? OKAY.

UM, MY ONLY QUESTION WAS A SCENARIO TO INCREASE THE DISABILITY TO 20,000.

I'D LIKE TO SEE, UM, I LIKE MAYOR PRO TIM'S SUGGESTIONS, THE 2.5 AND THE 25 FOR HOME STAY, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE A SCENARIO WITH A 20,000 FOR DISABILITY.

AND THEN MY NEXT, MY LAST QUESTION IS, UH, WHEN, IF, IF WE, UH, WHENEVER WE CHOOSE TO AMEND THIS, OR WHEN WE DO AMEND THIS, UH, ORDINANCE, WHEN IS THE NEXT TIME WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, GO BACK FOR ANOTHER AMENDMENT? SO IF WE CHOOSE TO THAT WOULD BE AN ANOTHER YEAR, THE STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT IT HAS TO BE DONE BY JULY 1ST.

SO NEXT YEAR, IF YOU ALL WANT IT TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CHANGES, YOU COULD.

BUT AS, UH, BERTHA MENTIONED WITH CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS, YOU HAVE TO HIT THE STATE MINIMUM OF IF YOU DECREASE OF ABOUT $3,000, FOR INSTANCE, THANK YOU, IS THAT, CAN, CAN WE DO A SCENARIO WITH 20,000 FOR THE DISABILITY? THANK YOU.

HIS BIRTH BEFORE YOU STEP DOWN, UM, WITH THESE EXEMPTIONS, ARE THEY ABLE TO OVERLAP? SO IF A RESIDENT IS TAKING, IF WE, IF COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH THE 2.5, UM, FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND THEY HAPPENED TO BE DISABLED, UH, AND, OR HAPPENED TO BE A 65 AND OLDER, CAN THEY, WHAT I WOULD CALL DOUBLE DIP, IF A PERSON IS 65 OR OLDER AND DISABLED IS EITHER, OR YOU CANNOT HAVE BOTH OF

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THAT IS CORRECT.

REPEAT THAT LAST ONE AGAIN.

SO, UH, WHAT MS. BERTHA STATED WAS THAT A PERSON COULD HAVE THE 65 AND OLDER EXEMPTION AND THE 2.5 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL EXEMPTION.

THEY JUST CAN'T HAVE THE 65 AND OLDER, AND THE DISABILITY STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THEY SELECT EITHER 65 OR OLDER OR THE DISABILITY, BUT ALL RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GENERAL EXEMPTION IF YOU ALL ADOPTED IT.

ISN'T IT.

A GIVEN THAT IF THE, UH, OVER 65, UH, WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ON FILE.

SO THEY AUTOMATICALLY WOULD GET THE RESIDENTIAL EXEMPTION IF ONE WAS, WAS APPROVED.

SO THERE'S NO CHOICE THERE.

I MEAN, IT, THEY AUTOMATICALLY GET BOTH.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND SUBMIT THAT TO THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO GET EACH EXEMPTION, BUT THAT'S A COUNTY FUNCTION, UH, ESSENTIALLY THAT PROVIDES FOR THAT.

UM, BUT AGAIN, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CERTAINLY FILL OUT THE APPLICATION TO GET BOTH THE 65 AND OLDER, AS WELL AS THAT GENERAL EXEMPTION.

IT WAS LIKE, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TO GET BOTH.

IF IN FACT WE APPROVED A RESIDENTIAL.

YES, SIR.

THERE'S A NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE.

UH, I THINK HE HAD 16,000 SOMETHING, UH, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE, UH, UH, THE RESIDENTIAL, THAT NUMBER CAME DIRECTLY FROM OUR, UM, TACTUAL.

SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE ANY OVER 65 THAT HAS A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

IT WOULD BE BOTH THAT NUMBER WOULD THE 16,000 IS FOR THE OVER 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION.

THAT'S THE 16,000 AS IN NUMBER OF UNITS, FOR THOSE THAT ARE 65 OR OLDER, THAT HAS THAT PARTICULAR EXEMPTION.

UH, I THOUGHT THE OVER 65 WAS LIKE 6,600.

AND THE, SORRY, I'M SORRY.

66, UH, 16,000 IS THE TOTAL UNIT SCORE.

THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, 16,000 7 89, AND THEN 1,303 FOR HARRIS COUNTY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION PLEASE SAY NO, NO.

UM, CLARIFICATION, THE MOTION WE ARE VOTING ON.

SO I HEARD TWO NOTES AND AGAIN, IT'S, UH, IT'S FIRST READING, SO, OKAY.

SO MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO HAVE A VOTE.

YOU LOAD DOWN BEFORE MOTION STILL CARES.

UH, WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GET, UH, THOSE TIMELY CONTRACTS OUT.

I REMEMBER 11, UH, RESOLUTIONS 11, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES FOR CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM WITH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

GOOD EVENING, ONCE AGAIN.

UH, SO THIS RESOLUTION WAS SIMPLY ALLOW THE MAYOR TO ALSO BE ADDED AS A SIGNATORY ON ALL GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND CDBG RELATED PROJECTS.

UM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND THE CFO AS SIGNATORIES.

UM, THIS WOULD ALLOW STAFF MORE FLEXIBILITY TO GET, UH, TIMELY CONTRACTS EXECUTED THE EMOTION.

SO SECOND MOTION, SECOND, THEIR DISCUSSION.

HAVE THERE BEEN ISSUES WITH, IS THIS JUST BEING PROACTIVE OR HAVE THERE BEEN ISSUES WITH, UM, THE TIMELINESS OF SIGNING? SO THIS IS PROACTIVE.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES IN THE PAST, BUT, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE THAT VERY SPECIFIC ON WHO IS THAT AS, AS, AS A SIGNATORY.

SO IT'S NOT ONLY, UH, JUST THE POSITION YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP THE PERSON AS WELL.

SO, UM, IT, IT ALLOWS A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY,

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AND JEREMY, WOULD THESE RESOLUTIONS COME BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE THE AUTHORIZED BY THE MIRROR WHOEVER'S SIGNING THE CONTRACTS WILL COME FOR COUNSELING PRIOR TO YES.

SO YES, A CONTRACT WOULD COME TO COUNCIL BEFORE IT IS EXECUTED, OR THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, NO, ITEM 11, UH, RESOLUTION

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution authorizing the submi...]

OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, HIRING PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO.

WE HAVE RACHEL MARIE GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I BRING BEFORE THE COPS GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE ARE REQUESTING TWO ADDITIONAL OFFICERS UNDER THIS GRANT.

THE MATCH FOR THIS GRANT INCREASES EACH YEAR.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PAPERWORK BEFORE YOU, IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE GRANT TO RETAIN THE OFFICER FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR PERIOD AFTER THE GRANT ENDS, THIS GRANT ONLY COVERS SALARY AND BENEFITS.

UM, AND IF APPROVED BY YOU, WE COULD APPLY FOR IT.

IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION, MOTION? THAT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIDING OR THEY'RE IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS.

YEAH, WHAT'S THE, UH, THE SCHEDULE, UH, WE PAY WHAT SIX 60 OR 40% OF FIRST YEAR, 40%, THE FIRST YEAR, 50%, THE SECOND YEAR AND 65% THE THIRD YEAR.

AND THOSE FIGURES, I DETERMINED THOSE FIGURES BECAUSE THE COPS GRANT WILL ONLY PAY 125,000 PER OFFICER OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD.

AND THAT GETS US CLOSEST TO THAT FIGURE.

SO IF WE APPROVE THIS IT'S, THOSE DOLLARS WILL BE IN THE, EITHER THIS BUDGET OR THE, YOU KNOW, THE FORTHCOMING BUDGETS IN PRIOR YEAR OR IN FUTURE YEARS.

SO WE HAVE GENERALLY UP TO A YEAR THAT FIRST YEAR TO HIRE THE OFFICERS.

SO IF THEY DON'T GET HIRED IN 2023, WE ARE STILL WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT TO HIRE IN 2024.

LAST QUESTION, THESE TWO OFFICERS WERE TALKING ABOUT ARE NOT THE TWO MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS.

THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO OUR TWO MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS.

THAT'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I HAVE A NUMBER 11, B 11, C A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, MICRO GRANTS PROGRAM, GRANT APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TO, OH, GOOD EVENING.

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

[(c) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution authorizing the submi...]

AGAIN, THIS IS A NO MATCH GRANT.

IT IS ALSO THROUGH THE COPS OFFICE, BUT IT IS CONSIDERED A MICRO GRANT AND THIS IS A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE GRANT.

SO THAT IS THE PART THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON.

WE WOULD GET ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AS WELL AS FORT BEND ISD OFFICERS AND PUT THEM THROUGH FIRST AID TRAINING.

THEY WOULD PAIR UP WITH A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO TAKE THE TRAINING AND IT WOULD ALL BE PAID FOR, FOR THE GRANT.

I'M ASSUMING WE COORDINATED THIS WITH ISD, SO THAT'S THERE.

SO OUR MOTION MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM LOANING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

CLOUSER FOR DISCUSSION BY STRAWBRIDGE.

THANK YOU, RACHEL.

UH, MY QUESTION IS, ARE, IS THERE ANY FUNDS THAT THE CITY HAS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM OR SERVICE? NO, THERE IS NO MATCH ON THIS GRANT.

IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED.

AND HOW LONG WAS IT FOR? IS IT JUST A ONE-TIME TRAINING? IT'S A ONE-YEAR.

SO WE WOULD HAVE THE ENTIRE YEAR TO PUT ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AND ALL THE FORT BEND ISD OFFICERS, AS WELL AS UP TO 200 STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH THE FIRST AID AND CPR.

THIS GRANT ALSO HAS A PROVISION THAT WE PICK TWO OFFICERS AND FORT BEND ISD PICKS TWO, AND WE SEND THEM THROUGH INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SO THAT THEY THEMSELVES, OUR AGENCY AND THEIR AGENCY HAVE INSTRUCTORS IN CPR TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAINING OF EVERYBODY.

SO THE 200 STUDENTS, UM, ARE THEY ALL FOUR OF AN ISD STUDENTS? PERFORMING, BEING COUNTY WAS STRICTLY FOR, FOR VINAYAS STUDENTS,

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ALL AT FORT BEND ISD.

SO ANY, IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE, WE WOULD LOOK AT OUR CITY FIRST FOR STUDENTS BEING WITHIN THE CITY, BUT IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN 200 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS JUST WITHIN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, THEN WE WOULD OPEN IT UP TO FORT BEND AREA, HIGH SCHOOLS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE SELECTED OR BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WITHIN YOUR ANSWER.

HOW ABOUT THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN THE CITY, BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW THOSE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE SELECTED? SO WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED SELECTION PROCESS AT THIS POINT.

I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH OF AN INTEREST THERE IS GOING TO BE IN THIS.

MY THINKING BEHIND IT IS THAT IT'S A GREAT PARTNER INITIATIVE.

IT GIVES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A CHANCE TO WORK ALONGSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SEE THEM OUTSIDE OF UNIFORM.

IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.

EVERYBODY COULD NEEDS TO LEARN CPR.

UM, THE GOAL IS TO GIVE EVERYONE A GO BACK ONCE THEY ARE FINISHED, COMPLETING THE COURSE, AS WELL, AS LONG AS WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE A FULL SELECTION PROCESS.

UM, YOU KNOW, A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS, SIGN UP SHEETS, MAYBE WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL OR SOMETHING THAT FORT BEND ISD CAN HELP COORDINATE THROUGH THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS, GETTING THE WORD OUT TO THE COUNSELORS, LETTING THE COUNSELORS HELP ASSIST STUDENTS THAT THEY THINK WOULD BE GOOD FOR THIS.

AND WITH THE FIRST AGENTS, UH, CPR TRAINING WITH THE KIDS BE CERTIFIED FOR ONE YEAR, OR IS IT GOOD FOR THREE YEARS OR WHAT? IT'S A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

I WOULD, UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS.

I THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF INTEREST, I THINK, UH, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WE HAVE IN FORT BEN, BUT I THINK YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT OVER 200, UH, CANDIDATES THAT WILL BE INTERESTED.

UM, MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE REALLY, REALLY, UM, MAKE SURE WE TEAM UP WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND REALLY HAVE A SOLID PLAN ON GETTING THIS OUT.

I MEAN, I WOULD HATE FOR US TO JUST, YOU KNOW, THROW IT UP AGAINST THE WALL AND SEE WHAT STICKS.

THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OFFICERS.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO, UM, PRESENT IT AS SUCH.

AND, UM, IT'S AN HONOR.

IT IS TO S TO SIT WITH, UH, AN OFFICER TO, TO DO THIS.

AND SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE A STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO GET THIS OUT.

YES, WE CAN MAKE SURE WE DO THAT.

AND IT IS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT DIDN'T SAY THAT SPECIFICALLY HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING YOUNGER THAN NINTH GRADE.

HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

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

PLEASE LOOK, TRY TO LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

I'M NUMBER 12, OUR CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WE'LL START OFF WITH, COMES FROM HER WIFE.

LET'S SEE.

UM, I WANT TO, FIRST OF ALL, UM, THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TO FOND MEADOW, A POOL PARTY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MIRROR, UH, ELLA KAY, AS WELL AS, UH, MY PARTNER IN CRIME AND RUELAS COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND TO, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR COMING OUT AND, UH, MR. SHASHI HIMSELF, UH, THREW ON A T-SHIRT AND REPRESENTED.

SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT THERE, UH, TO CELEBRATE WITH FUNDAMENTAL AS THEY OPENED UP THEIR POOL.

UM, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ATTEND QUITE A FEW, UH, EVENTS, LOTS OF HOS, UH, HUNTERS GREEN, UM, DID A LOT OF SPEAKING AND A LOT OF THE FIFTH GRADE AWARD CEREMONIES AT HUNTERS, BLAND ELEMENTARY, AS WELL AS THE HUNTER'S LAND EARLY LITERACY CENTER AND BRIARGATE ELEMENTARY BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY.

SO THAT WAS REALLY A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO GO AND TALK TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND A LOT OF THEM RECOGNIZE ME FROM BEING A PART OF THE SCHOOLS.

SO IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GIVE BACK AND BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO CLOSE OUT, UH, BY GIVING, UH, MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS OUT THERE TO THE FAMILIES, UM, IN YOU VALLEY.

AND EVEN ACROSS THIS NATION, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER SHOOTINGS, UM, IN CHURCHES, IN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS AND EVERYWHERE.

AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY THAT IS WATCHING THIS TO BE VIGILANT OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND PEOPLE THAT LOOK SUSPICIOUS, UM, THAT DON'T FIT IN THE NORMAL MOLD OF WHERE YOU'RE, WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY AT AND JUST TO PAY ATTENTION.

AND IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING, CAUSE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT SO THAT WE CAN KEEP OURSELVES SAFE AND KEEP OUR, OUR KIDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS SAFE.

UM, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 20, 22 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATES.

UM, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO MY PERSONAL, UH, NEIGHBOR, UM, NORMANDY COLEMAN.

SHE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL FROM HIGH SCHOOL, VERY PROUD OF HER ALONG WITH AUTUMN ROSE, WHO

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GRADUATED FROM DULLES HIGH SCHOOL AND, UH, AS WELL AS KNOW NAOMI, UM, SHE GRADUATED FROM STAFFORD.

SO JUST SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THOSE GRADUATES FOR DOING A GREAT JOB AND CONTINUE TO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND GO REPRESENT US VERY WELL.

MA'AM.

UM, OR SOMEONE TO MAKE SURE I CONGRATULATE OUR 11 NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR CHOOSING OUR CITY.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.

UM, I'M EVEN MORE PROUD AND ENCOURAGED EVERYDAY BY THE DEDICATION THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE IN SHOWN IN THIS CITY.

I'M INSPIRED BY THE LOVE THAT IS SHOWN TO KEEP OUR PLATINUM SCENIC CITY AND COMMUNITY WELL VESTED AND BEAUTIFUL.

I ENCOURAGE EACH ONE OF YOU, THE CONTAINER TO BE ENGAGED AND TO EACH PROGRAM AND ACTIVITY THAT WE HOST, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND WE NEED YOU GUYS MORE THAN EVER.

I DO WANT TO PROVIDE A GREAT SHOUT OUT AND MANY THANKS TO OUR MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR WONDERFUL JOB COORDINATING OUR ANNUAL FALLEN SOLDIERS MEMORIAL ON MAY 19TH.

IT WAS A VERY GREAT AND WELL ATTENDED EVENT AND SONG REALLY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THE COMMITMENT FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE.

I WANT TO PROVIDE THANKS TO OUR FOND METAL AND HUNTERS GRAIN COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING ME TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT THEIR RECENT EVENTS.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY DOES A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING, AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP.

UH, ALSO WANT TO, UM, MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT AND A WONDERFUL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

I WAS ABLE TO REFLECT WITH MY FATHER WHO WAS A VETERAN, UM, OF THE ARMY BRANCH, AND WE WERE ABLE TO REFLECT ON THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT.

I WANT TO PROVIDE A MAJOR SHOUT OUT TO, UM, THE FORT BEN SIGMAS AND OUR WONDERFUL PRESIDENT, OUR VERY OWN CLIFFORD MCBAIN JR.

FOR INVITING ME TO OUR RECENT, UM, SNEAKER GALA HERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, WELL ATTENDED AND IT WAS, UM, REALLY GOOD TO SEE OUR FELLOW, UM, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, UM, IN THEIR GREAT SNEAKERS THOUGH.

MARCUS D WILEY DID A GREAT JOB, MAKING SURE THAT HE HOSTED THE EVENT.

HE WAS SUPER FUNNY.

SO I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE KUDOS TO THE FOUR BEANS STIGMAS.

AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS, WE WILL CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES AND COMPROMISING, UM, ACTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO YOU GUYS FOR OUR FREEDOM BY OUR ANCESTORS THAT MAKE US FREE TODAY AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST.

UM, OUR 22 HURRICANE SEASON IS COMING UP.

I URGE YOU GUYS TO PREPARE FOR THE STORMS THAT WE MIGHT POTENTIALLY WEATHER CHECK OFFICIAL OUTLETS BY THE CITY FOR IMPORTANT TIPS AND ANY RESOURCES TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND BUSINESSES.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, CUSTOMER MODELS.

THANK YOU MIRROR.

UH, FIRST JUST A LITTLE BUSINESS.

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES IN FIRST COLONY THAT THE CITIES ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF A DRAINAGE RESERVE AND A UTILITY COVER.

I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

THANKS TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU ALL ARE PUTTING INTO DETERMINING WHO BELONGS TO WHAT, UH, IT'S BEEN QUITE A MESS TO UNFOLD, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND WE'LL GET AN ANSWER SHORTLY.

UM, THERE WAS A GREAT EVENT FOR, UM, MEMORIAL DAY.

IT WAS A REDEDICATION OF AMERICAN LEGION PARK WAS SPECTACULAR, UM, RE DEDICATED THE PARK.

THERE'S A NEW STONE THERE.

I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH I SAY WE'RE SHAPED THE AWARD-WINNING PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEY CONTINUE TO DO TO MAKE THAT PARK SPECIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY THEREAFTER, THAT, UH, CEREMONY, WE CAME HERE AND REFLECTED UPON OUR MEMORIAL AND WE HAD REFRESHMENTS.

SO IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR, FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

YOU KNOW, HAVE ADVANCED THEIR LIFE, UH, BY BEING A PART OF SUCH A GREAT PROGRAM, UH, HAVING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED, OR MANY OF THEM HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED BEFORE OR EXPERIENCES THAT THEY HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE.

MAY I APPROACH AND BOOM? YES.

UH, ALSO HAD A GREAT TIME, UH, REFLECTING ON SACRIFICES AND NOT MANY OF PUBLIC SERVICE THAT ARE POLICE OFFICERS AT THE FALLEN OFFICERS.

MEMORIAL IS GREAT, UH, AND WELL ATTENDED EVENT.

THEY, YOU CHIEF BEARS IN THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO KEEP US SOBER-MINDED, AS IT RELATES TO THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU ALL MAKE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

ALSO, WE HAD A FRUIT FREEDOM TREE PARK COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, THAT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD.

UH, WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS AND MOVING FORWARD AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO BASED OFF OF THE CITIZENS OF VOTING TO HELP MAKE THAT A REALITY WITH THE BOND REFERENDUM.

UH, AND SO I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN EMORY, UH, AS MY FELLOW CO-CHAIR ON THAT COMMITTEE, UH, IN THE, IN THE RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, AND THANK YOU, JASON, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON THAT, UH, HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE MAYOR'S YOUTH, UH, COUNCILS, UH, AWARDS, BANQUET, UH, YOU KNOW, GOT TO ENJOY SEEING THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE CELEBRATED AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT THEY HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, KNOWING THAT THEY, UM,

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SO GREAT JOB, UH, MAYOR AND, UH, ALSO PARKS AS WELL.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, GREAT, GREAT JOB OVERALL, MAN.

UH, WE GOT AN AWARD, UH, FOR OUR PARTICIPATION MYSELF, A COUNCIL MEMBER RULE AS IN A FORMER COUNCIL WOMAN, CHERYL STERLING.

SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO THAT WOULD MAKE THAT PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL.

UH, LAST FEW THINGS, UM, A VERY SOBER, UH, EXPERIENCE ALSO WITH THE CANDLELIGHT PRAYER VIGIL THAT WAS HELD HERE IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, FOR BEING PASTORS ASSOCIATION INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM, PULLING IT TOGETHER, SUCH SHORT NOTICE TO REMEMBER THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE LOST IN THE VALLEY, TEXAS SHOOTING, AGAIN, SUCH A, UH, VERY, VERY SOBER, UH, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME.

AND WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR FAMILIES AND PRAYER BROKE MY HEART TO SEE THE HUSBAND HAVE HEART ATTACK AND PASS AWAY AFTER FINDING OUT HIS WIFE WAS MURDERED.

UH, BUT AT ANY RATE, UH, LET'S KEEP THEM IN OUR PRAYERS.

UH, I ATTENDED THE VFW MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION.

I'M HERE, ALLOCATING COUNSELING CLOUDS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

UM, THEY'VE ADOPTED THAT, UH, VFW AND DONE A GOOD JOB TO TRY TO TAKE IT, TO BRING AWARENESS TO THAT.

AND I'M THAT THEY ALLOWED ME TO, UH, DISSIPATE THE APPOINTMENT THAT DAY, THAT THE MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION.

AND LASTLY, WE HAD A TEXAS PARK.

WE CAUGHT RIGHT QUARTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WAS ALSO, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, THERE WERE PRODUCTIVE.

AND, UM, WHEN I THINK OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, JENNIFER ALEXANDER AND EVERYONE, UH, JEREMY FOR BEING THERE AND MASON FOR BEING THERE AS WELL AS GIVING UPDATES ON MANY OF THE PROJECTS PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE DOING THE MAINTENANCE, UH, MISSOURI CITY, AS WELL AS TAKE LEAP TEXTS, PARKWAY BETTER.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF ON HORIZON THAT YOU ALL WILL BE SEEING SOON.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AS IT RELATES TO THE FACADE IMPROVEMENTS ON THESE BUILDINGS AND THESE OLDER FACILITIES, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, THE XERISCAPE BEAUTIFICATION, THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE UP AND DOWN TEXAS PARKWAY, UH, AS WELL AS THE RESTAURANT RECRUITMENT PROGRAM THAT IS FINALIZING IT.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS CHANGE.

IT'S ALREADY A TREMENDOUS CHANGE ON TEXT'S PARKWAY, BUT, UM, TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, AT LEAST BY OCTOBER, NOVEMBER TO LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT, THAT INCLUDES MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL IN THE CLUBS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AS A MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY STATED, UH, MYSELF AND THE MAYOR WERE HONORED TO ATTEND THE MEMORIAL DAY EVENT AT THE VFW POST 40 10.

UM, LOTS OF, UM, SYMBOLIC, UM, UH, PRESENTATIONS THERE, UM, MAYOR AND I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROPER WAY TO DISPOSE OF AN AMERICAN FLAG.

SO WE DID THAT TO THROW THE FLAG AWAY.

YOU DROP THAT OFF YOU'RE TATTERED OR TORN, UH, FLAGS.

YOU DROP THOSE OFF AT YOUR LOCAL VFW IN ISRAEL.

THERE WAS A FORMAL CEREMONY THAT HAPPENS WHERE THOSE FLAGS ARE ACTUALLY, UH, BURNS, JUST SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THOSE ASHES FROM THOSE FLAGS ARE ACTUALLY BURIED.

AND SO IT WAS A VERY EDUCATIONAL, UM, TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND VERY HUMBLING.

UM, AND TO JUST REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES, UM, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR FREEDOM.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE GTP EVENTS COMING UP NEXT WEEK, UM, STARTING ON THE 16TH, UH, BEGINNING WITH OUR JUNETEENTH GALA.

UM, I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, DEPARTMENT.

UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE TUNED INTO THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, BUT YOU ALL ARE, UM, VERY BUSY AND YOU'RE KEEPING OUR KIDS VERY BUSY.

I TRIED TO REGISTER MY KID AND IT'S FULL.

SO, UM, BUT FULL OF ACTIVITIES, UM, NOT JUST FOR THE LITTLE ONES, BUT FOR THE TEENS.

AND SO KUDOS TO YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

UM, IT IS A LOT THAT GOES BEHIND ALL OF THAT PLANNING.

SO, UM, MAYBE WE CAN GET ON THE WAITING LIST, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

UM, WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT COFFEE WITH LEADERSHIP NEXT TUESDAY MORNING? UH, SAME TIME, SAME PLACE AND, UM, SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WE MET, UM, AND WE FINALIZED OUR, UH, RESUME BUILDING AND A JOB FAIR FOR NEXT WEEK.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS GOING ON, UH, RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY.

AND I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ATTEND THOSE AND PASS ALONG THE WORD THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

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MA'AM THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

UH, YES.

UH, I WANT TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THE, UH, THE SUFFERING THAT OUR, UH, FELLOW TEXANS ARE GOING THROUGH AND YOU VOLLEY, UH, WITH, UH, THE SENSELESS ACT, UH, THE PRAYER VIGIL THAT, UH, THE MAYOR AND THE, UH, UH, PASTORS FROM, UH, FROM PORT BEN, UH, WAS, UH, UH, WELL-RECEIVED AND, UH, IT REALLY BROUGHT HOME WHAT, UH, WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND, UH, WE JUST NEED TO REACH OUT AND GIVE OUR PRAYERS TO, UH, ALL OF THOSE THAT, UH, THAT WERE AFFECTED.

UM, I ALSO, UH, ATTENDED THE, UH, UH, THE, UH, REDEDICATION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION PARK OVER OFF OF, UH, UH, UH, LEXINGTON.

UH, AGAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE LATELY, I MEAN THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH, UH, THE OTHER, UH, INDIVIDUALS HAVE REALLY, UH, MADE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT TO THAT PARK.

IT'S ONE THAT, UH, I KNOW THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF, AND I KNOW THAT VETERANS THAT, UH, THAT VISIT AND FREQUENT THAT PARK ARE REALLY PROUD OF IT.

IT ALSO IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, UH, WE, UH, WE SHOULD HOLD UP AS A WAY OF IMPROVING AND, UH, BRINGING, UH, THE, UH, UH, THE, THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE, UH, UP TO STANDARDS.

AND, UH, SO IT'S, IT WAS A GREAT, UH, PRESENTATION.

UH, I, UH, DID THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE KOLACHI, UH, FACTORY? UH, WE, THIS IS, UH, UH, B VINE, I BELIEVE IS, UH, THE PROPRIETOR IT'S OUR SECOND, UM, UH, FACILITY OR BUSINESS THAT SHE HAS IN MISSOURI CITY.

UH, AND I KNOW THAT MAYOR R THAT, UH, THAT, UH, UH, CONSTANT LADY, UH, RILEY WAS PULLING ON, UH, OUR APRON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD DO SOMETHING DOWN IN DISTRICT.

SO, UH, I KNOW SHE'LL BE, UH, UH, PERSISTENT ON THAT.

SO MAYBE WE'LL SEE A THIRD ONE IN, UH, DISTRICT A, UH, UH, I'D LIKE TO SHOUT OUT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN, UH, WE SAW AND, UH, WERE INTRODUCED TO THE, UH, UH, 11, UH, NEW OFFICERS, UH, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS A, TO ME, IT WAS REALLY REFRESHING WHEN WE LOOK AT WHERE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE COMING FROM, THEY WEREN'T COMING JUST FROM HOUSTON OR MISSOURI CITY.

THEY WERE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, WHICH TELLS ME THAT, UH, WE'VE GOT A GOOD OUTREACH, UH, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, NEW, UH, FIRE OFFICERS ARE OUR FIREMAN.

UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND WE'VE GOT A GOOD, UH, UH, PROGRAM THAT, UH, UH, WE CAN BE PROUD OF THAT WE, THAT WE CAN ATTRACT THAT MANY OUTSIDERS IF YOU WILL, TO COME TO MISSOURI CITY AND, AND WORK, UH, WITH US.

UH, AND AGAIN, AS MAYOR PRO TOWNS INDICATED, UH, WE HAD A FREEDOM TREE PARK, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING, UH THAT'S UM, MOVING ON, I THINK, UH, UH, JASON HAS, UH, IS STEERING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO WE'RE, UH, WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF GOOD PROGRESS AND WE'RE BRINGING MORE, UH, UH, RESIDENTS AND, UH, EXPERTS, IF YOU WILL, INTO THE LOOP TO, UH, TO HELP US REPURPOSE THAT, UH, THAT, UH, THAT GROUND AND TO, UH, MAKE SURE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, REFLECTIVE OF, UH, THE HISTORY OF THE FREEDOM DREAM, UH, AND, UH, WITH THAT, UH, MY, UH, PRESENT PRESENTATION.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH WHAT EVERYBODY, UM, I DID ATTEND SOME OF THEM, OR IF NOT, MOST OF THEM ON THE EVENTS, BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONE THING THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO WITH.

UM, OUR FIRE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF, ALONG WITH SOME OF OUR STAFF TO THE FORT BEND COUNTY, NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER, YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

IT IS A STATE OF THE ART WHERE THEY CAN FORESEE, OR THEY HAVE CAPABILITIES NOW TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE, UH, THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT CITIES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

SO IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH TURING.

UM, AND THEY HAD A GRAND OPENING ON FRIDAY, UH, WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.

AND I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A LOT OF OUR, OUR STAFF AND OUR, UH, ESPECIALLY FROM FIRE, UM, OUR TEAM DOWN THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER AT THE, AT THE END OF THE DAY,

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AS WE TALKED ABOUT HURRICANE WEEKS, UM, WE'RE GOING TO NEED EVERYBODY'S HELP IN DOING SO.

UM, I DO WANT TO WELCOME SOMEONE, THE DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY.

I GOT AN EMAIL TODAY, GERALD, WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

WELL, WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A MANAGER FOR IT.

UM, THERE YOU GO.

UM, ALL RIGHT, WELL THANK YOU ALL.

AND MY JUST MESSAGES REALLY, UM, IT WAS ALMOST SIX MONTHS.

UH, WE'RE STARTING JUNE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS, UH, AS ALL OF YOU NOT HERE, BUT AS ALL OF YOU WHO ARE DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, WE'RE SITTING OUT HERE KUDOS TO YOU.

UM, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB WITH KEEPING UP AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING AND WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE SOME OF THE REVIEWS OF THE BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS FOR NEXT YEAR, UH, 23 BUDGET AT 2023.

AND I'M ALSO EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND SOME OF OUR COMMITTEES THAT'S BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO COME THROUGH STRATEGIC IDEAS AND MAKING THINGS WORK FOR THE CITY SO THAT WE CAN ALL SAY THAT WE'VE CONTINUOUSLY BEEN WORKING, ESPECIALLY ALL THE COMMITTEES.

I SHOULDN'T JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT FINANCE COMMITTEE, BUT THEY DO A LOT FOR THE CITIZENS IN THE CITY.

SO EACH OF YOU DIRECTORS, UM, THAT ARE HERE, I KNOW THAT THE, WE CAN'T GIVE YOU EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT AND THE BUDGETS.

UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S A WISHLIST AND A, AND A PRACTICAL LIST, AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL WORK WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ELENA AND HER TEAM, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, CEDRIC AND, AND, UH, ALL OTHERS TO PUT TOGETHER, WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

WE, WE WISH WE CAN GIVE YOU A SIGN, A CHECK AND HAVE EVERYTHING BE DONE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS, HOW IT WORKS, BUT WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE CITY, WITH THE BUDGET, THAT'S COMING UP OUT.

AND ESPECIALLY NOW WITH KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL, UM, CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON SYDNEY, MISSOURI CITY.

UM, WE'RE ONLY DOING SMALL PORTION OF OUR, OUR JOB, UM, HERE ON FIRST, MONDAY AND THIRD MONDAY, YOU DO THIS EVERY DAY AND YOU TALK, TALK ABOUT THE CHIEFS, THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE POLICE CHIEF, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY DEAL WITH A LOT OF THE, UH, WE, WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR TEAMS AND OUR EFFORTS AND APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO EVERY, EVERY SINGLE DAY, UH, FOR OUR CITY.

SO MY MESSAGES TO KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THIS CITY.

AND I JUST ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, BUT WE HAVE ITEM

[13. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]

NUMBER 13.

I MEAN, 13 IS CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO THE TIME IS 8:54 PM AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.0 7 4 5 5 1 0.0 7 2 5 5 1 0.071.

IS THERE A MOTION? AND I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE SELF TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACT WITH GLO, WHICH I BELIEVE EXTENDS TILL JULY 21ST, 2023, CORRECTED JEWISH 31ST, 20, 22ND.

I'M IS 1109.

IS IT? COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION ITEM NINE.

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action authorizing the Mayor to execute an ...]

THE MOTION.

AND, OR DID YOU SAY NINE B NINE? I DID SAY NINE.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

OR NO DISCUSSION.

BACK ONTO ITEM ONE ITEM WILL BE ON WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE BACK ONTO THE CLOTHES, EXECUTIVE ITEM, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE MOTION

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I'M JUST ASKING, IS THERE ANY OTHER MOTION

[(b) Texas Government Code, Section 551.074 – Deliberations concerning the ...]

ON ITEM 13, B LIKE A MOTION TO, UM, EX CREATE A CONTRACT FOR CEDRIC COLE AS OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER UNTIL A PERMANENT CITY MANAGER IS HIRED THE SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY I HAVE A DISCUSSION.