Aug 01, 2022 City Council

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TODAY IS MONDAY,

[1. ROLL CALL]

I AM NUMBER TWOS, BUCH MENTIONS.

UH, LET'S ALL RISE.

WE'LL HAVE, UH, OUR MAYOR PROTON BONEY.

HE DOESN'T APPLY ADAM THREE, OUR PRESENTATION

[(a) Recognize Planning and Zoning Commissioner Hugh Brightwell for his 17 ...]

I ASKED, UH, JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ AS ONE OF THE, AS OUR PNC CHAIRWOMAN, SONYA BROWN, MARSHALL, TO JOIN ME UP ON THE STAGE, YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION.

WELL, I'LL JUST PUT A COMMISSIONER BRIGHTWELL SWITCHER ON THE SCREEN.

UM, HE HAS BEEN PART OF OUR PLANNING IS ONLY FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS.

UM, SO A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRED OVER THAT TIME.

HE HAS BEEN PART OF THAT DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.

UM, HE HAS, UH, LENDED HIS EXPERTISE.

HE'S BEEN A CRITICAL PART OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF INPUT, UM, A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, UH, OVER THOSE YEARS.

SO WE WERE SAD TO SEE HIM GO.

WE'RE HAPPY FOR HIS NEW BEGINNINGS.

UM, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A BIG SHOE THAT WE'LL HAVE TO FEEL, UM, ON THE COMMISSION.

AND SO THE PLANNING, ZONING COMMISSIONER CHAIR.

SO I FOR A MARSHAL, UM, IS HERE.

WE HAVE A SMALL TOKEN OF RECOGNITION, UM, FOR HIM AS WELL.

COME ON, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

IT'S AWARDED TO Q BRIGHTWELL FOR 17 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING SURFACES AS A COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SIGNED BY MYSELF, UH, TODAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2022.

CONGRATULATIONS, THAT'S A LONG TIME AND I'M SURE THAT YOU HAVE SEVERAL STORIES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE.

SO, OR IF NOT, YOU KNOW, THANK THE CITIZENS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I'M ENJOYING MY TIME HERE.

WE'VE LIVED HERE QUITE A FEW YEARS AND MET A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE, SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES AND I THINK EVERYTHING'S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

IT'S TRULY BEEN AN HONOR.

UM, YOU'RE INCREDIBLY SMART.

WHAT YOU BRING THE VALUE HAS JUST BEEN MEASURABLE THOUGH.

WE ALWAYS DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK AND TO COME BACK THE NEXT MONTH AND REMAIN CIVIL TO ONE ANOTHER.

CERTAINLY GOING TO MISS YOU AT MY RIGHT HAND SIDE, BUT, UM, I'LL SEE YOU AROUND SOON AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, SIR.

THING FORDHAM.

WHERE CAN WE PLEASE JOIN IN THE PHOTO, PLEASE? YOU HAVE TWO MORE COMMISSIONERS THAT DID JOIN US ON TONIGHT AS WELL.

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[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? JOHN FLETCHER? YOU HAVE TO KNOW.

MY NAME IS JOHN FLETCHER, AND I'M JUST FEELING THIS CAME TO THIS TO, UH, TALK TO, TO THE WHOLE CITY, UH, CITY, CITY COUNCIL.

EVERYBODY Y'ALL DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY HERE ON THE BOARD, UH, WHO ARE SELECTED CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THAT.

UH, WISH I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS AND TITLE OF A LOCKER ROOM, BUT, UH, I HAVE NO OTHER ADJUSTER, BUT TO COME HERE NOW, THE REASON I'M COMING IS BECAUSE, UM, WE ENDED THEN ON SATURDAY AND MS. EDWARDS CAME OUT TO IT AND WE HAD IT ALL LINED UP FOR THE ART DEPARTMENT, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE TO COME IN AND HELP OUR KIDS OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DID ALL THAT.

NO ONE SHOWED UP.

UH, MR WAS ONLY ONE THAT SHOWED UP AND, UH, DID ALL THE THINGS NECESSARY, BROUGHT THINGS OUT FOR OUR KIDS, BUT THE KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

THE KIDS WERE EXCITED.

WE HAD A MOVIE NIGHT IN THE PARK.

IT WAS, UM, THEY, UM, HAD BUFFALO ON THE RUN THAT EVENING.

AND THEN THEY TURNED AROUND AND HAD WE HAD, WE HAD, UH, EVERYTHING DONE LIKE THAT.

BUT THE REASON WHAT I CAME TO TALK ABOUT WAS, UM, TEAMWORK AND TEAMWORK.

UH, OF COURSE, BASKETBALL GIRLS, BASKETBALL TEAM, AND IN THE BASKETBALL GAME, THERE WERE PLAYERS WHO DIDN'T LIKE OTHER PLAYERS, SO THEY WOULDN'T PASS HIM THE BALL.

HE TRIED TO MAKE POINTS AND WE ENDED UP LOSING GAMES.

ARE THEY NOT PASSING THE BALL BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PLAYING TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING ABOUT.

THAT'S WHY I CAME IN TO TALK TO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT IT APPEARS THAT THERE'S NO TEAMWORK.

IT'S LIKE, THERE IS NO TEAMWORK FOR WHATEVER REASON IN A BASKETBALL GAME.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ASSIST THE PEOPLE AT SCHOOL COURSE THAT PEOPLE PLAY DEFENSE, BUT TOGETHER THE WHOLE THING, IT LOOKS GOOD.

BUT I'M HEARING LIKE I GO TO A PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BOARD MEETING AND I TALK TO A GENTLEMAN WHO LIVES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

HE'S TELLING ME ABOUT ALL THE CHAOS GOING ON TO THE COUNSELOR.

HE DON'T EVEN LIVE IN MISSOURI CITY.

AND I'M SAYING, THERE'S NO TEAMWORK.

WHEREAS THE TEAMWORK, UM, NO ASSISTANCE.

THERE'S NO HELP.

AND I JUST WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM BECAUSE GOD HAS ORDAINED YOU GUYS TO BE ON THESE POSITIONS.

GOD HAS GIVEN YOU ALL THOSE POSITIONS.

I RESPECT THAT.

UM, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT YOU TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN, BUT PERSONALLY, I WANT TO TALK.

YOU SAY, HEY, LET'S WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

LET'S LET'S ASSIST ONE ANOTHER.

AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO BE LOOKING AT LIKE, WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT? I HAVE NO CLUE YET.

THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S OKAY.

BUT WHEN YOU GET INTO THE BACKGROUND, YOU'RE GOING TO, WE HAVE EMAILS.

WE SENT OUT, WE HAVE DATES.

WE HAVE THINGS SET UP TO COME OUT AND WORK WITH US IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HARDER THE GREEN HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION, UM, AND EVERYTHING DIDN'T COME TOGETHER.

AND FOR WHAT, ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT WE'RE NOT MAD ABOUT IT.

NOT HAPPENING.

IT'S JUST A SIGN OF NO TEAMWORK.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

THERE'S NO TEAMWORK.

THERE IS NO ASSISTANCE.

AND YOU CAN'T BLAME ANYBODY BECAUSE WE HAVE EMAILS THAT WENT OUT TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

AND ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.

AND WE WERE GOING TO DO ALL OF THAT.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT KIDS DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

THE KIDS ENJOY THEMSELVES.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHO DROPPED THE BALL.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHO WASN'T SHOW UP.

MS. EDWARDS CAME AND STAYED THE WHOLE TIME FROM START TO FINISH THE CLOSING SHIPPERS CUT UP STUFF.

SHE BROUGHT STUFF.

AND THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE WHO GAVE HER THEIR WORK TO HER.

THEY WILL BE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS AND THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP.

AND, UH, THAT'S OKAY, BUT WE CATCHING IT EARLY.

THIS WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

UM, IT LOOKS BAD WHEN THE TEAM IS ALL DRESSED UP, ALL UNIFORMED OUT AND THEY ARE PLAYING SLOPPY.

THEY'RE NOT ASSISTING EACH OTHER.

THEY'RE NOT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP EACH OTHER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCORE ALL THE POINTS YOU CAN ASSIST.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN THE FRONT LINE.

YOU CAN BE IN THE BACKGROUND.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE WANT YOU GUYS TO PLAY TOGETHER AND YOU'VE DONE A LOT.

SHE'S DONE A LOT OF THINGS FOR US.

SHE'S HELPED OUR COMMUNITY OUT.

THE PEOPLE KNOW HER WHEN HE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY KNOW SOME THINGS SHE'S DONE.

UH, SHE'S ALWAYS HELPED OUT EVEN WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO BEHIND BLUFF ALL THE RUN, BUT AS A GROUP WHERE YOU WANT, WE NEED EVERYONE'S HELP.

WE NEED EVERYBODY TO WORK TOGETHER.

WE NEED US TO WORK THESE PROBLEMS OUT, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU GUYS CAN WORK IT OUT IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

Y'ALL GET TOGETHER AND LET'S WORK THESE THINGS OUT.

SO TOGETHER AS OUR CITY, WE CAN WORK FOR THIS.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY IN HOUSTON SAYING THAT, HEY, THIS THING IS NOT WORKING AND THERE'S PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.

MAYBE

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COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, UH, MAYOR.

UM, MY NAME IS AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THE COLONY CROSSING A SUBDIVISION IN DISTRICT A I DON'T.

I'M NOT SURE IF THIS SUBJECT, I'M PRETTY SURE THIS SUBJECT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BEFORE.

UM, BUT I WANT TO JUST READ INTO THE RECORD SOME THINGS, UH, AND I'M FIRM BELIEVER THAT THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE.

SO AS A TAXPAYER, I BELIEVE IN EXPANDING THE TAX BASE AND THAT SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS ALL RESIDENTS, BUT I'M WONDERING WHY THIS BODY ABS NOT THIS BODY, BUT YOUR PREDECESSORS, UH, AT THE REQUEST OF DEVELOPERS YEARS AGO, APPROVED, CARVING OUT A PORTION OF THE AREA FOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND I'M SPEAKING OF COLONY CROSSING, UH, IF THEY WERE SO EAGER TO MAKE THE EAGER, TO SURROUND IT, UH, AS A COMMERCIAL HAVEN OWNING PROTECTIONS THAT ARE SO COVETED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY WERE APPARENTLY NOT MEANT FOR US, THOSE OF US IN COLLIN CROSSING.

UM, THOUGH I BELIEVE OUR REQUESTS DATING, ASKS THAT SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS DATES AS OUR BACK IS 2014.

I THINK THEY'VE BEEN REASONABLE AND THEY'VE BEEN FAIR.

THE TWIN STAR BAKERY INSTALLED A VERY LOUD COMPRESSOR ENGINE OUT IN THE OPEN ON THE CRAVENS ROAD SIDE OF THE FACILITY.

IF YOU LIVE ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TALBOT'S MILLS SECTION, AS I DO, YOU'RE FORCED AT TIMES TO ENDURE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A JET PLANE IDLING IN FRONT OF YOUR HOME.

OVER THE YEARS, THE ACTIVITY AND NOISE HAVE INCREASED SOMETHING.

A CITY ONCE SAID, WELL, THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO IT.

AFTER MAYOR ALLEN OIL BRIEFLY INTERVENED.

IN THIS MATTER A FEW YEARS BACK, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE BAKERY MANAGER WAS WILLING TO BUILD A SOUND CONTAINMENT WALL AROUND THE MACHINERY.

A VERY COMMON PRACTICE WHEN INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, UH, BUTTS OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BAKERY MANAGER, HIS NAME WAS AARON SPIT WHACK AT THE TIME EVEN ASKED FOR RECOMMENDATION ON THE TYPE OF CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE TO INSTALL INSTEAD OF PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE, THE CODES AND PERMITTING FOLKS DROVE OUT, STUCK, THEIR MEASURING STICKS OUT THE WINDOW AND THEN DECIDED THE NOISE LEVEL WAS A FEW DECIBELS SHORT OF PRESCRIBING ANY ACTION.

I HAVE THE EMAILS DETAILING THAT BACK AND FORTH.

SO WHATEVER WE HEARD, WE HAD NO BUSINESS BEING DISTURBED BY IT.

WHAT I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IS GETTING UP AT NIGHT, HAVING TO CLOSE A WINDOW ON A COOL NIGHT, JUST TO FALL ASLEEP OR CLOSE THE DOOR SO THAT I DON'T HEAR THE HUM OF THAT INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MOVING A FEW HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE ROAD AT THE BEN E KEITH FACILITY, THE 18 WHEELER TRUCKS COMING AND GOING FROM THE BENNY KEITH FACILITY BLOW THEIR HORNS DAY AND NIGHT AS IF THEY WERE TAPPING OUT MORSE CODE.

ACCORDING TO MCPD THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT SINCE IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.

FUNNY HOW THAT WORKS.

I SEEN MC MCPD SHOW UP AND SHUT DOWN NEIGHBORHOOD PARTIES.

I HAD A TEENAGER ONCE WITH NO WARNING.

WHEN NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED, I'M TOLD THIS INCESSANT HORN BLOWING IS PART OF THEIR TRAFFIC SAFETY PROTOCOL.

THAT LEAVES ONE WONDERING WHAT OTHER SAFETY MEASURES AT THIS MODERN FOOD DISTRIBUTION FACILITY ALL PREDATE THE INVENTION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

I'M PRETTY SURE THE MILLIONAIRE HELEN FAMILY THAT OWNS THE FACILITY WOULD NOT STAND FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT NEAR THEIR DALLAS HOME, WHICH IS LIKELY IN A SECLUDED IN GATED COMMUNITY.

THE INDIFFERENCE THAT'S BEEN SHOWN FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS, IS SHAMEFUL AS YOUR STAFFS AND I WILL.

AND IF MY TIME IS UP, I APPRECIATE IT.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T

[(a) Presentation of Certified Tax Rolls]

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFIED TAX ROLLS.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ATLANTA PORTER'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

I'M FATIGUED.

WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

YOU LIVE THE MICAH.

GOOD EVENING AND CITY COUNCIL.

I AM.

FATINA YOU WALK AWAY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

I WILL BE PRESENTING THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLLS FOR LENA PORTIS

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I'M NOT SURE.

IS IT SUPPOSED TO SHOW ON SCREEN? OH, THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

ONE MORE THING.

WHICH ONE? OKAY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

OKAY.

I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE CERTIFIED ROLE FOR FORT BEND COUNTY AND THE PRELIMINARY TAXABLE VALUE FOR HARRIS COUNTY.

THIS ITEM IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 26.04 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE CODE.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.

ACCORDING TO THE CODE, THE TAX ASSESSOR SHALL SUBMIT THEIR PRICE, A ROLE FOR THE CITY SHOWING THE TOTAL APPRAISED, ASSESSED AND TAXABLE VALUES OF ALL PROPERTY AND THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE OF NEW PROPERTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY.

THE ASSESSOR SHALL CERTIFY AN ESTIMATE OF THE COLLECTION RIGHT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND THE AMOUNT OF DEBT TAXES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF THE ANTICIPATED AMOUNT IN THE PROCEEDING YEAR.

AND WE HAVE FOUR TEXTS YEAR 2022, THE CERTIFIED CERTIFIED NUMBERS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY JUXTAPOSITION WITH THE TAX YEAR 2021 FOR COMPARISON FOR TAX YEAR 2022 IS CERTIFIED.

TAXABLE VALUE IS $8.8 BILLION X VALUE UNDER ARB REVIEW IS 219 MILLION FOR A TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE OF $9 MILLION, 347 MILLION OF THIS AMOUNT IS NEW PROPERTY, 50 FOR 2021 FOR COMPARISON, THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE AND INCLUDING ARB REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION WAS $7.8 BILLION.

THE 2021 TAXABLE VALUE AT THE LAST SUPPLEMENT, WHICH WAS SEVEN, WHICH WAS JULY 25TH WAS $7.7 MILLION OF THAT AMOUNT.

164 MILLION WAS NEW PROPERTY TO THE CITY.

UH, HARRIS COUNTY.

WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE TAXABLE VALUE.

THE FINAL CERTIFIED ROLE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE NEXT MEETING OF COUNCIL OR TAX YEAR 2022 FOR HARRIS COUNTY AND COMPETE FOUR 20 TAX YEAR 2022.

THE CERTIFIED AS THE ESTIMATE OF TAXABLE VALUE IS $566 MILLION WITH 10 MILLION BEING NEW PROPERTY TO THE CITY.

IN COMPARISON, THE 2021 TOTAL ESTIMATED TEXTBOOK VALUE OF CERTIFICATION WAS 502 MILLION.

AND AS OF THE LAST SUPPLEMENT, IT WAS 489 MILLION.

THE 2022 ANTICIPATED COLLECTION RATE IS 138%.

THE 2021 EXCESS DEBT COLLECTIONS WERE 998 MILLION 3 58.

NEXT PAGE ARE EXEMPTIONS.

THERE'S A NEW EXEMPTION FOR THE CITY.

THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH IS 2.5% OF THE TAXABLE VALUE WITH A MINIMUM OF $5,000.

THE VALUE OF THIS EXEMPTION IS 117 MILLION ON 17,000 HOUSEHOLDS.

DIDN'T HAVE THIS LAST YEAR, THE OVER 65, OVER 65 EXEMPTION INCREASED BY $10,000 TO $25,000 WITH A VALUE OF 143 MILLION ON 5,972 HOUSEHOLDS OR COMPARISON LAST YEAR WAS 15,000 AT 85 MILLION ON 5,947 HOUSEHOLDS TEXTING UNITS.

THE DISABLED EXEMPTION INCREASED BY 10,000 ALSO TO $20,000.

THE VALUE IS 7 MILLION, 385 TAXING UNITS.

LAST YEAR, IT WAS $10,000 ON 3.5, FOUR, $3.5 MILLION VALUE AND ON 380 HOUSEHOLDS, THE NEXT STEPS JUST TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION COUNSEL ON MONDAY, AUGUST THE 15TH COUNSEL WILL DISCUSS THE FISCAL

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH, THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET SUBMISSION AND POST BUDGET WILL BE SUBMITTED AND POSTED TO THE WEB MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH LGC BUDGET WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

THAT SAME DAY, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HERE AND THEN ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

ALSO AN ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

SECOND HEARING NONE.

I REMEMBER SIX A CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR 4 22 OR 12 22, 4 29, 20 TO 4 30 22, 5 10 22, 5 24, 20 TO 5 13, 6, 13 22.

AND THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, 4 4 22, 4 18 22 5 2 22 6 6 22 AND 5 16 22 0 EMOTION.

WE ARE WE MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS A WHOLE THERE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU GOT A SECOND.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHEN WE VOTE.

WE DIDN'T GET A SECOND.

WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION THAT I HAVE A MOTION IT'S LIKE, RIGHT? WELL THAT, YES, YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE THE MOTION.

AND THE SECOND WOULD NEVER BEEN THE REQUIREMENT.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A REQUIREMENT, ROB RULES OF BORDER.

OKAY.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT BECAUSE ANY OTHER TIME, WHEN I ASKED TO PULL A, UM, AN ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE A DISCUSSION WITHOUT HAVING A SECOND.

SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE SHOULD BE CONSISTENT IN THE FUTURE.

SO, JOE, THE QUESTION ON THE TABLE THAT GO AHEAD.

I I'M JUST ASKING MARY, YOU READ SIX 80.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, ARE WE VOTING ON SIX, EIGHT AND GOING TO 60 AFTER THAT, ARE WE MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS A WHOLE? NO, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A MOTION MADE ON THAT.

SO, NO, NO.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU HAVE IT WRITTEN AS SIX A AND SIX B, IS IT, ARE WE DOING INDIVIDUALLY OR ARE WE DOING ALL AT THE SAME? YOU CAN DO EITHER WAY.

MARY, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY IN THE PAST, UM, IT'S BEEN, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN DONE, UM, AS ONE VOTE, HOWEVER, IF A MEMBER OF COUNCIL REQUESTED AN ITEM BE POOLED, UH, THEN THAT THE ITEM IS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND WE DO YOU ALL CONSIDER THEN THE OTHER ITEM THAT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? I STILL WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEMS SIX, EIGHT I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, WITH ITEM SIX, A POOLED, AND WE MOVE FORWARD TO VOTE ON SIX B.

CAN I SPIN THE MOTION? AND THE SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY, AYE, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

AND NOW, NOW I THOUGHT THIS WOULD, YOU WILL TO COUNSELING.

I WANTED TO GO TO THE DISCUSSION.

WE'RE W SHE JUST MADE A MOTION TO PULL YOUR ITEM THAT YOU ASKED FOR SIX, EIGHT, AND TO APPROVE SIX B SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON SIX, EIGHT SEPARATE, BUT WE HAVE A VOTE ON IT.

SO IT'S FOUR TO ONE.

LET'S

[(a) Consider approving the minutes of the special City Council meetings of...]

SURE.

UM, CRYSTAL CAME COME TO THE MIC, PLEASE.

I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

EXCUSE ME, COUNSEL AND EDWARDS MAYOR.

ARE WE DONE WITH THE VOTE? DID YOU CALL IT? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

HI CRYSTAL.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION THAT YOU JUST PROVIDED.

SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHAT WAS THE TIMEFRAME OR ACTUALLY THE HOLDUP FOR THESE MINUTES BEING PROVIDED THAT WAS TAKING PLACE IN APRIL AND JUNE.

SO IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT CLARIFICATION FOR ME AND ALSO I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS AFTER THAT.

OKAY.

MOST DEFINITELY.

SO, UM, WHEN I FIRST BEGAN MY EMPLOYMENT HERE WITH THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, UM, THERE WERE ORIGINALLY ONLY TWO PEOPLE, UM, IN THE OFFICE THAT WERE WORKING ON MINUTES.

UM, AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY WE LOST ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS UP OF THE THREE.

AND

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UM, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE MINUTES DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, UM, SINCE, UM, WE ARE NOW BASICALLY FULLY STAFFED.

THE MINUTES NOW WILL BE PREPARED ON THE FRIDAY AFTER A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO WE SHOULD NOW, UM, IN THE FUTURE BE CAUGHT UP.

OKAY.

AND SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UM, THE ACTUAL MINUTES ARE JUST A SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSIONS, NOT THE ACTUAL FULL DISCUSSIONS.

UM, LINE-BY-LINE CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT MEETING.

IT WAS A VERY CONTROVERSIAL MEETING AND IT ACTUALLY SPOKE ABOUT, UM, THE HISTORY OF WHY OUR F OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER WAS TERMINATED.

RIGHT? SO, UH, WHAT WE TRY TO DO ARE WHAT WE CALL ACTION MINUTES.

UM, WE DO KEEP THE VIDEO AND AUDIO FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND THOSE WILL BE KEPT, UM, PROMINENTLY.

UM, BUT IF WE LOOK AT, UM, WHAT A PERSON WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, IN THE FUTURE 10 YEARS FROM NOW, THEY WOULD MOSTLY BE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE ACTION, UM, THAT HAPPENED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO REFER BACK TO THE VIDEOS SO THEY COULD GET THE FULL SCOPE, THEN THOSE VIDEOS AND AUDIOS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

SURE.

UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT COUNCIL CAN DO TO HELP YOU GUYS PREPARE IN A TIMELY MANNER, OR JUST ANY FEEDBACK YOU CAN HAVE FROM COUNCIL? BECAUSE HONESTLY, I'M JUST KIND OF CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM APRIL, MAY AND JUNE, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR ACTION PLAN.

I'M JUST ASKING IF COUNCIL CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP YOU GUYS IMPROVE.

SO, NO, MA'AM AT THIS POINT, UM, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE 75% AS STAFFED IN THE OFFICE, AND SO WE DO HAVE A PLAN MOVING FORWARD.

UM, AND, UM, OUR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY NOW, UM, COMPLETES THE MINUTES AND HE HAS A DEADLINE TO GET THOSE MINUTES SUBMITTED.

SO THAT HAPPENED IN THE FUTURE.

SURE.

AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, ARE THERE ANY RESOURCES YOUR DEPARTMENT WILL NEED AS FAR AS THE BUDGET THAT'S GETTING READY TO BE IMPROVED ON? UM, YES.

UM, SO WE DID ASK FOR A RECORDS REPOSITORY, UM, SOFTWARE SYSTEM, UM, TO IMPROVE ON WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE NOW.

UM, THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, UM, AND I'M FINDING THAT AT THIS POINT, THE SYSTEM, UM, HAS OUTLIVED ITS TIME FROM MY OPINION.

UM, BUT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE, IN THE BUDGET FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.

UM, IN ADDITION, UM, WE HAVE ASKED FOR FUNDS FOR LEGAL REVIEW TO BE DONE, UH, FOR THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND WHAT WE CALL MUNI CODE.

UM, THAT'S WHERE THE LEGAL TEAM FROM UNICODE WOULD COME IN, REVIEW OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR ANY DISCREPANCIES, OR IF THERE'S ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN A STATE LAW IN OUR CUT OF ORDINANCES, OR IF THERE ARE SOME OUTDATED CODES THAT ARE CITED.

UM, AND MY LAST QUESTION, DO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU'RE, I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN ALL SAY THAT WE NEED EXTRA EMPLOYEES, BUT DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR JOB COULD BE COMPLETED WITH THE STAFF AND THAT YOU HAVE NOW? I DO, UH, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE ONE POSITION THAT IS STILL OUTSTANDING.

ONCE WE FILL THAT POSITION, I FEEL THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE STAFFING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, CRYSTAL.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE, UH, THE REMAINDER OF THE JUNE AND JULY? THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE NEXT AGENDA.

WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET THESE ON THIS ONE, BUT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, EVERYTHING WILL BE CAUGHT UP AND WE'LL BE MOVING OR PASSING.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

BRINGING ALL THE QUESTIONS IS THAT EMOTION AND EMOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BONEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

CLOUSER ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.

PLEASE SAY, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

SAY NO MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO ADAM, SIX B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING ON JUNE 30TH, 2022.

YOU ALREADY APPROVED.

YEAH.

MR. MAYOR, WE ARE ON TO ITEM SEVEN.

[(1) Public Hearing -To receive comments on proposed amendments to the City...]

SEVEN IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS.

SEVEN, EIGHT ZONING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCES 7 81.

SO IF AN 81 IS A PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS ZONING ORDINANCE, RELATING TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT.

MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP.

I REQUESTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

TRUE, RHONDA KIRKENDALL HIS CAR.

CAN CONDYLE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND ALSO YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COMPLETE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS RHONDA KURKENDAHL AND I LIVE IN FULSHEAR.

SO IT'S A DRIVE ALL THE WAY OVER HERE.

I ACTUALLY CHAIR THE FORT BEND

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ATTORNEY'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMUNITY AWARENESS TEAM.

THAT IS A MOUTHFUL.

I'M HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF SEVEN, A M.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS.

SO I STARTED WORKING IN MISSOURI CITY BY GIVING A PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.

AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH A PROCESS WITH PLANNING AND ZONING.

SO TONIGHT YOU WILL HAVE IT BEFORE YOU, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN IT MS. GOMEZ, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH OF YOU KNOW, THAT IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH JENNIFER GOMEZ, AND I JUST CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH FOR HER.

SO I AM HERE.

I AM SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THIS FINALLY BEFORE ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS.

UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR A ONE ITEM

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IT'S AN ORDINANCE AT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS MEETING SECTION FOUR, DEFINITIONS, SECTION 7.11 LC TO LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT AND SECTION NINE SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS OF APPENDIX, A MISSOURI CITY CODE ENTITLEMENT CITY OF MISSOURI CITY ZONING ORDINANCE, ADDING THE DEFINITION OF MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT, MASSAGE THERAPIST, AND MASSAGE THERAPY, ADDING MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AS A PERMITTED USE IN ELSIE TO LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICTS, ADDING SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS FROM MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERAL MILITARY.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY JENNIFER THOMAS SCHOOL MASS.

YES.

GETTING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M NOT AS SUMMARIZED.

AND SO AS, UM, RHONDA JUST EXPRESS, SHE APPROACHED YOU ALL EARLIER THIS YEAR.

UM, AND, UH, WHAT THE TASK FORCE WAS LOOKING AT WAS A REGIONAL APPROACH, UM, WITH ALL OF THE CITIES IN FORT BEND COUNTY, UM, ON WAYS TO, UH, CURB AND REDUCE, UH, ILLICIT OR ILLEGAL SEX TRAFFICKING THAT FRONTS, UM, AND IN ILLEGITIMATE, UH, MASSAGE BUSINESSES.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE IS THE ORDINANCE THAT'S BEFORE YOU, UM, THE REGIONAL APPROACH WAS LOOKING AT COMMUNITIES TO ADOPT WHAT'S CALLED FOR MISSOURI CITY, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UM, BUT BASICALLY PAIRING, UH, REGULATIONS ON MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT THAT WOULD GIVE CITIES THE ABILITY TO REVOKE A CERTIFICATE THAT CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY ONCE ISSUE.

UM, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MISSOURI CITY DID HAVE, OR DOES HAVE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS, UM, IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT, UH, PROVIDES THE POLICE POWER AND, UH, CERTAIN ALLOWANCES FOR INSPECTIONS.

UM, AND SO, UH, WHAT CONSIDERING TONIGHT ARE, UM, RELOCATING THOSE REGULATIONS FROM THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES INTO APPENDIX A, THE ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, TO GIVE YOU THE ADDITIONAL ABILITY TO REVOKE OR SUSPEND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY.

SO THE OPTIONS THAT WE CONSIDERED, UH, WHEN THIS WAS FIRST APPROACHED TO THE CITY WAS THE CITY'S SEP SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPROVAL.

UM, AN OPTION THAT OUR PLANNING TEAM CAME UP WITH WAS LOOKING AT A SITE PLAN REVIEW.

AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME, UM, POINTS BETWEEN THE TWO, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS A FORM OF ZONING.

SO EVEN THOUGH IT HAS WORK PERMIT ANY IN IT, IT IS A ZONING CLASSIFICATION.

UM, SO, UH, IF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPROACH WAS ADOPTED BY MISSOURI CITY, WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS ALL MASSAGE BUSINESSES THAT WERE TRYING TO LOCATE IN THE CITY WOULD, WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A ZONING PROCESS.

SO I KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, YOU ALL ARE VERY SENSITIVE, UH, TO BUSINESS NEEDS, UM, AND MOVING BUSINESSES IN AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, UM, THAT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT PROCESS HAS BUILT INTO IT, UM, REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRE PUBLIC NOTICES.

SO THAT TIMELINE AT A MINIMUM WOULD BE ABOUT 55 DAYS, NOT GUARANTEED, UM, FOR APPROVAL.

UM, SO WHAT, UH, PLANNING STAFF CONSIDERED WAS AN OPTION THAT STILL GAVE THE CITY THE ABILITY TO, UH, PAIR THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND ZONING REGULATIONS, UH, TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND OPTED FOR A SITE PLAN REVIEW INSTEAD, UM, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, LIKE THIS OPTION AS WELL, UM, AND FORWARDED THAT AS A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.

AND SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT A SITE PLAN REVIEW WOULD DO IS IT WOULD BE A ZONING PROCESS.

ALL MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS IN ADDITION TO STANDARD PERMITTING.

UM, AND THEN THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR THE REVIEW OF THE CRITERIA OF CHAPTER 18, RELOCATED INTO, UH, THE ZONING ORDINANCE, UM, WITH SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, ABILITY FOR PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.

UM, AND THEN THE ABILITY TO REVOKE, UM, A CEO.

SO I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH IT, JUST SUMMARIZE REALLY QUICKLY, THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU HAVE.

UM, SO BASICALLY THE CHANGE THAT'S RECOMMENDED TO THE DEFINITIONS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS RELOCATING THE DEFINITION OF A MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT, MASSAGE THERAPIST, MASSAGE THERAPY, AS IT EXISTS IN CHAPTER 18 TODAY, AND PLACING THAT INTO

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SO RIGHT NOW, MASSAGE BEDS BUSINESS SEEKING TO LOCATE IN MISSOURI CITY, UM, IT'S GENERALLY KIND OF CLASSIFIED AS PERSONAL SERVICES.

SO ANYWHERE A HAIR SALON, NAIL SALON, UM, ANY OF THOSE PERSONAL SERVICES ARE PERMITTED TO GO.

A MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT WOULD BE PERMITTED TO GO.

SO WHAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD DO WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY TO CALL OUT MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT AS A PERMITTED USE IN OUR LC TWO DISTRICT.

UM, THE PURPOSE OF THAT DISTRICT IS SUMMARIZED.

UM, I CAN, UH, GET THAT FOR YOU AS WELL.

THIS IS CONTAINED IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY GENERAL RETAIL.

SO THIS IS RETAIL THAT YOU WOULD SEE A LONG TEXAS PARKWAY, A LONG CAR RIDE ROAD ALONG ALL OF OUR MAJOR CORRIDORS, FM 10 92.

UM, AND, UH, HIGHWAY SIX, THE SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS ARE THE HEART OF THESE REGULATIONS.

UM, A LOT OF THIS AGAIN, EXISTS IN CHAPTER 18 AND WOULD BE RELOCATED TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, TO SECTION NINE.

IT WOULD, UH, IT WOULD ADD SITE PLAN, REVIEW APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, UM, THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO ALL MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS.

IT WOULD ALSO CARRY OVER CERTAIN PROHIBITED OPERATIONS.

SO BASICALLY IF SOMEONE'S CHARGED OF AN ILLEGAL ACT, UM, SOMEONE'S FOUND, UM, OR IS CHARGED WITH A SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, PROSTITUTION, THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, THOSE WOULD BE QUALIFIERS AS, UH, PROHIBITED OPERATIONS.

IT ESTABLISHES, UH, INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN AS I'VE STATED, IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE PROCESS TO REVOKE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IMMEDIATELY, IF A PROHIBITED, UH, OPERATION IS FOUND.

UM, AND THEN IT GIVES A TIMELINE, UH, FOR BRINGING INTO, UH, COMPLIANCE THOSE THAT AREN'T PROHIBITED, BUT ARE STILL NON-COMPLIANT WITH THE STANDARDS.

SOME OF THE STANDARDS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT, UM, THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THROUGH THIS PROCESS WOULD BE ALL MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT.

UM, IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL FOR THE BUSINESS TO OPERATE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 PM AND 8:00 AM MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT COULD NOT HAVE BLACKED OUT WINDOWS.

SO ESSENTIALLY ANY MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT, LEGITIMATE OR ILLEGITIMATE, UH, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THEIR STOREFRONT, UM, INTO THEIR LOBBY AREA.

IT WOULD ALSO RESTRICT MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT FROM HAVING AN ATM, UM, LOCATED ON THEIR PROPERTY IN THAT BUSINESS SPACE.

AND THEN IT REQUIRES THEM TO HAVE THE LICENSES AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE, UM, TO BE DISPLAYED SPECIFICALLY IN THE LOBBY OR THE WAITING AREA.

THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY, UM, BUT ESSENTIALLY, UH, WE FEEL THAT THIS WOULD BE THE BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE, UM, FOR THAT REGIONAL APPROACH.

UM, SO THAT MISSOURI CITY IS ART OF THE SOLUTION OF, OF, UH, STOPPING, UM, AT LEAST IT ENLISTED, UH, PROSTITUTION AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

UM, BUT ALSO GIVING US THE ABILITY TO PAIR THAT WITH OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO SECOND, THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER? CLOUSER SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BONING.

SO DISCUSSION ACTUALLY THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER, RILEY EMOTIONS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

YOU'RE STILL IN THE SECOND.

IT'S FINE.

UH, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VOTE.

UM, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, MS. KURKENDAHL FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THAT'S ACTUALLY IMPACTING OUR STATE IN OUR NATION.

UM, JENNIFER, I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR PARTNERING UP AND BEING PROACTIVE WITH ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.

UM, HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS ON THE RISE.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT ONLY HAPPENS IN HARRIS COUNTY, BUT IT'S ALL OVER.

AND ONCE A KID IS REALLY IMPACTED BY THAT TYPE HAVE A LIFESTYLE, IT CHANGES THEIR LIFE FOREVER.

AND IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS, AND I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED THAT MISSOURI CITY IS WORKING TOWARDS BEING THE CHANGE AS OPPOSED TO WAITING UNTIL OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS REALLY IMPACTED.

SO KUDOS TO YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

AND I CONCUR.

UM, BUT I WANTED TO DEFINITELY SHOUT YOU GUYS OUT.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE, UH, PLANT, NOT FOR YOU.

UM, YOU HAD THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING WHEN YOU GUYS WERE ACTUALLY DISCUSSING THIS.

AND, YOU KNOW, RHONDA KURKENDAHL HAS BEEN A HUGE BLESSING THAT AN ADVOCATE FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY BEFORE THE COUNTY, AS A WHOLE, UM, IN BEING THAT VOICE, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED RIGHT HERE FOR OUR CITY AS WELL.

AND SO I REALLY APPLAUD YOU, JENNIFER, YOUR TEAM, AS WELL AS RHONDA FOR WORKING SO WELL TOGETHER, ALSO WORKING WELL WITH PLANNING AND ZONING, UM, THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL BECAUSE

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SO I REALLY APPLAUD YOU GUYS FOR WORKING SO HARD WITH THIS PARTICULAR THING.

CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT AS WELL.

AND I'M, I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT DONE.

AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT ALL OF THE DETAILS THAT I READ AND I SAW ALL THE RED MARKINGS, UM, I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT YOU GUYS WENT THROUGH THIS WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB AND IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, VERY, VERY GOOD MEAT AND POTATOES FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND PASS THIS, YOU KNOW, GOD WILLING THE COUNCIL IS SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

SO THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE THE QUESTION, YOU'LL HAVE A QUESTION.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EXISTING ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THIS PROCESS? I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS SOMEBODY THAT'S COMING IN NEW.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO YEAH, ANY AMENDMENT ON THE ZONING SIDE WILL APPLY A FUTURE.

SO ANY NEW BUSINESS THAT ESTABLISHES ANY RELOCATION OF A BUSINESS, THAT'S WHERE THIS WOULD KICK IN.

SO WHAT HAPPENS TO EXISTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS BUSINESS IT'S IN THE CITY AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE, YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS OR, OR THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR CERTIFICATE, THAT'S DISPLAYED, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, SO WHAT ACTIONS DO WE AS A CITY TAKE FOR THOSE, BUT YOU STILL HAVE CHAPTER 18.

THAT'S CURRENTLY IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW.

SO CHAPTER VIVIAN DOESN'T COVER THE WINDOW COVERINGS.

THAT WAS STILL BE UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

UM, BUT THERE ARE STILL PROVISIONS.

SO, UM, UH, LICENSES STILL HAVE TO BE DISPLAYED THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFIES WHERE ON THE PROPERTY IT'S DISPLAY.

SO YOU DO STILL HAVE THOSE TOOLS.

AND ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW, UM, IT'S POLICE THAT CAN ENFORCE, UM, AS WELL AS, UM, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM.

UM, AND SO, UM, IT DOESN'T GIVE US THE ABILITY TO REVOKE THE CEO.

SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF PERSON SPECIFIC, UM, TO THE OPERATOR OR, UM, PERSONS THAT ARE ON SITE AT THE TIME.

SO THIS UPS OUR ABILITY TO ENFORCE IT AND PLACE IT ON THAT BUSINESS ITSELF.

OKAY.

SO, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, RHONDA, FOR EXPLAINING TO THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCES AND, AND OTHERS BRINGING OTHERS TO SPEAK FOR THEM.

SO THAT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP FOR THOSE HOPEFULLY FOR THOSE, UH, MARRIAGES, YOUTH COMMISSIONS AND WHAT THEY'VE SEEN.

AND THANK YOU, JENNIFER, FOR YOUR HARD WORK FOR THIS, RHONDA.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I MET YOU.

UM, AND THAT WAS MY FIRST FULL PRESENTATION ON HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING, THE NIGHT OF THE MERITS OF YOUTH COUNCIL.

AND JUST LOOKING AT THINGS DEEPER.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PERSONAL STORY, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY HAD YOU NOT SHARED YOUR PERSONAL STORY, YOU HAVE OPENED OR CLOSED MANY DOORS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND, UM, SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES.

I WAS ON CONFERENCE CALLS WITH YOU AND JENNIFER AND ONE OF YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS EARLY ON SO THAT WE COULD GET THIS THING MOVING.

AND SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR SHARING YOUR STORY SO THAT YOU CAN HELP OTHERS, UM, FROM, UH, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SO THANK YOU.

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

ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION SAY NO MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

I HAVE SEVEN B

[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for the Community Development Blo...]

YOUR 2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN CARES ACT AMENDMENTS.

AND WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM B ONE SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR WE DO NOT.

OKAY.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR B ONE ITEM SEVEN

[(2) Consideration and Possible Action - To approve the Community Developme...]

YOUR 2019 ACTION PLAN CARES ACT AMENDMENT.

IS THERE A MOTION WHAT'S UP BRO? SECOND IN EMOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BONING.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO SAY MIRROR THAT, UH, IT'S BEEN, UH, AND I THINK, UH, JENNIFER MAY HAVE HAD A PRESENTATION, BUT IF NOT, UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE DESK WHO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE WITH ME, UH, COUNCIL, WOMAN, UH, RALEIGH AND EDWARDS.

UH, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH OUR 2020, UH, UH, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT 2022, UH, ACTION PLAN IN A SECOND, BUT YOU KNOW, TO GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS AND MAKE SOME CHANGES, NECESSARY CHANGES TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN NEED.

UH, A LOT OF US MAY BE WELL OFF IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK THAT ACTUALLY LIVE IN CDBG

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AND SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS FUNDING AND TO BE ABLE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, DO THINGS, TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR HOUSING REHABILITATION, THE MEALS ON WHEELS, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS AND DO OTHER ANCILLARY THINGS IS, IS VERY, VERY MUCH NEEDED IN THIS CITY.

AND SO THANK YOU, JENNIFER, AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL YOU DO, BUT I THINK SHE HAD A PRESENTATION AROUND YES, SIR.

AND, AND JUST BEAR WITH US.

SO PART OF THIS PROCESS, SO AMANDA, ANYTIME WE AMEND, UM, HUD FUNDED CDBG FUNDS, WE DO HAVE TO DO A PRESENTATION, UM, ON WHAT CDBG IS.

UM, SO, UH, MARISSA MORGAN, UM, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, UM, HAS THAT PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.

UM, SO I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH REALLY QUICKLY JUST TO GIVE YOU A MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC, AN IDEA OF, UH, PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED OVER THE YEARS.

UM, I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.

UM, SO OUR CDBG FUNDS, UH, WE VIEW THEM IN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

UH, THE CITY ADOPTS A CONSOLIDATED PLAN, UM, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

UM, SO CURRENTLY WE ARE IN THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD THAT STARTED IN THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR AND GOES THROUGH ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2023.

UH, THESE ARE THE AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED, UM, EACH PROGRAM YEAR UP TO DATE.

UM, SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, JUST, UH, A COMBINATION OF, UH, SOME OF THOSE AGENCIES HAVE FORT BEN MEALS ON WHEELS, UH, CHILD ADVOCATES, UH, OUR CO ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, HOUSING REHAB, UH, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE, UM, UH, WELL, UM, UM, USED AND UTILIZE A PROGRAM.

THESE ARE THE AMOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED, UM, OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD UP TO DATE.

UM, SO I'M, UH, PRESENTING TONIGHT ON THE PROGRAM YEAR 2019 CARES ACT, WHICH IS THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO UD, THAT HOOD ALLOCATED, UH, UH, TO CDBG, UH, CO UH, ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.

UM, BUT OVER THIS FIVE-YEAR PERIOD TO DATE, UH, THESE ARE THE, THE FUNDING AWARDS.

AND THEN THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE AGENCIES AND JUST THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT THEY'VE BEEN FUNDED OVER THE YEARS, UM, THAT WE HAVE COVERED, UH, TODAY.

UM, JUST TO GIVE AN IDEA, I KNOW, UM, IT'S HARD TO READ.

THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THERE.

WE CAN MAKE THIS AVAILABLE, UH, TO THE COUNCIL, UM, INTO THE PUBLIC, UM, IF NEED BE.

UM, BUT THESE ARE THE AGENCIES AND, UH, THE AWARDED AMOUNTS, ONE THING I WANT TO COVER IS OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

UM, AND SO THAT'S SALARIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR POSITION AND JUST THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.

UH, WE ARE CAPPED AT NO MORE THAN 20% OF OUR FUNDING ALLOCATION EACH PROGRAM YEAR, BUT NOW I'M JUST GOING TO, UM, SUMMARIZE THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROGRAM YEAR 2019 CARES ACT AMENDMENT.

THE CITY WAS AWARDED $428,210, UH, THROUGH THE CARES ACT PROGRAM, YOUR 2019, UM, ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

UH, THIS WAS PART OF AGAIN, THE EMERGENCY RELIEF, UM, AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, UM, THAT HUD RECEIVED, UM, AS PART OF THE, UM, EMERGENCY RELIEF, UM, AND THEN ALLOCATED TO EACH OF ITS ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.

UM, ANY PROGRAM ACTIVITY THAT THE CITY USES THESE FUNDS FOR MUST STILL MEET ONE OF THE THREE HUD NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.

AND MARISSA HAS THOSE OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN HER PRESENTATION.

UH, SO SHE'LL SHARE THOSE WITH YOU MOMENTARILY.

UM, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CARES ACT FUNDS ALSO MUST BE USED FOR PANDEMIC RECOVERY, PREPARING, PREVENTING, AND RESPONDING TO THE CORONAVIRUS.

SO ORIGINALLY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC IN 2020, UM, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER.

UM, WE HAD A LOT OF, UH, RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WERE, UH, FINANCIALLY IMPACTED, UM, BY JUST KIND OF THE HALT OF SERVICES AND OUR WORLD.

UM, AND SO, UH, THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS NEED AND OUTPOURING, UH, TO PROGRAM THESE FUNDS FOR, UH, ASSISTANCE RENTAL MORTGAGE UTILITY ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS SMALL BUSINESS, UH, MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, UM, THAT NE KIND OF WANED AS OTHER FUNDING SOURCES BECAME AVAILABLE, UM, OVER THE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND, UH, LAST YEAR, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, LOOKED AT REPROGRAMMING THOSE FUNDS, UM, FOR SOME ADDITIONAL NEEDS, UM, THAT, UH, COULD BE UTILIZED TO, UH, PREPARE AND PREVENT, UH, UH, UH, FUTURE PANDEMICS OR RESPONDING TO OUR EXISTING ONE.