Oct 03, 2022 City Council

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THANK YOU.

[1. ROLL CALL]

OKAY? SO I NEED YOU TO, THERE'S FILL THE SPOTS RIGHT HERE.

YOU CAN GO IN BETWEEN EACH OTHER'S HEADS, OKAY? WE ALL WANNA SEE ALL YOUR FACES.

OKAY? IF YOU NEED TO MOVE UP, WE HAVE FACE HERE.

YEAH.

AND I WANT, I KNOW YOU CAN'T SEE HURRY.

COME ON.

WE HAVE ONE OVER HERE.

RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE MAYOR.

THERE YOU GO.

AND THEN I STILL WANT YOU GO JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR ME.

OKAY.

SO YOU CAN SEE EVERYBODY BACK THERE.

ALL I NEED Y'ALL TO GO DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR ME SO WE CAN SEE EVERY, ALL I WANT YOU.

CAUSE RIGHT THERE.

OKAY.

CAN YOU SEE ME? THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

ALL EVERYONE.

BIG SMILES.

BIG SMILES THERE.

WE ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

I THINK EVERYONE SMILE RIGHT HERE, EVERYONE.

1, 2, 3.

I'M GONNA DO A COUPLE.

OKAY.

1, 2, 3.

EVERYONE SMILING? YEAH.

WELCOMES.

ITEM NUMBER B IS

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WE'RE HERE FROM MISSOURI CITY GREEN, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO PRETTY MUCH QUARTERLY IS WE AWARD THE GOLDEN TREE AWARD TO COMPANIES, OR THAT I'M TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.

BUT ANYWAY, THE COMPANIES ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK ON MAKING MISSOURI CITY BEAUTIFUL.

AND FORT BEND DENTAL HAS TRULY DONE THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL GONE BY, IT'S ON THE CORNER OF TEN NINE TWO ANYMORE.

TOWNSHIP PLAIN.

BUT IT USED TO BE LIKE SCRUBS AND TREES AND GARBAGE.

BUT NOW IT'S ACTUALLY GORGEOUS.

SO WE'RE PRESENTING TODAY THAT THOSE TREE AWARD AND THEY'VE ALSO START RECYCLING AT THAT LOCATION.

I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

NOW WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UH, SO EITHER WAY, JUST TREMENDOUS THANK YOU TO, UM, CITY FOR MENDEL HAS BEEN A PART, SOME OF, YOU KNOW, UH, BEEN A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY SINCE 1987.

AND WHEN WE GOT THE CHANCE TO BUY THAT LAND AND, UH, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AREA WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE COMMUNITY, WE FIGURED WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY COMMIT TO THAT.

I THINK THIS HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AROUND IT AND ABSOLUTELY OUR JOB HONOR TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THIS WAY.

SO WE HAVE A ASSIGNED FOR YOU AND WE, SO RIGHT HERE, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3.

AND JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE SOME HANDOUTS IN THE BACK FOR OUR NEXT MISSOURI CITY GREEN EVENT, WHICH IS GONNA BE A TEXTILE CYCLING.

SURE.

THE SIGN IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL, BUT IT'S OCTOBER THE EIGHTH AT THE POLICE STATED FROM NINE.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA GO MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MR. BRUCE, MR. AS TO THE PODIUM NAME AND ADDRESS YOUR PRESENTATION AND PLEASE OBSERVE.

NINE DRIVE PIECE.

WELL, COMING TO THIS LOCATION LAST WEEK, IT'S A NICE REMODEL, BUT IS IT SAFE? WHERE ARE FIRE SPRINKLERS? WE HAD A PRETTY FULL RUN IN HERE EARLIER.

WOULD PEOPLE BEEN ABLE TO EVACUATE THIS SAFELY IF SOMETHING HAPPENED? I DON'T THINK SO.

ANOTHER WASTE.

IT WAS VERY CITY MONEY.

PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO KEEP IT.

WHERE WAS THAT BEFORE? SECOND ISSUE IS, I WANTED TO SPEAK AGAIN LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I WAS TOLD I COULD, I CLEARLY FILLED OUT THE FORM AND I WASN'T ALLOWED TO SPEAK.

IS THIS GONNA BE A SAMPLE OF CONTINUING MISSOURI STATE ING THE RESIDENCE? I ALSO SPEAK TODAY ON ITEM SEVEN B THREE.

SO WISH ON THAT ALSO, I DID SIGN WITH ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS STAFF REPORTS.

OUR NON STAFF REPORTS.

JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE WE DO HAVE OUR TURNER ELECTED OFFICIAL.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

WE'RE GONNA GO AND SIX CONSENT AGENDA.

MOTION.

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IS THERE THE SECOND? NONE.

MOTION FAILS.

ALL I BEFORE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RECORD VOTE FOR EACH INCIDENT.

ITEM SECRETARY WAS MOTION MADE FAIL FOR THAT MOTION.

THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE WITHOUT MOTION? THAT'S WOULD YOU PLEASE? WE HAVE JUST PUT THAT ON RECORD.

MOTION DOES NOT REQUIRE, AS I UNDERSTAND, TO PULL AN ITEM OFF OF THE CONSENT CONSIDERED.

SEPARATE IT.

OKAY.

SO THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH SIX A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

I'M SORRY, MAYOR.

SO WHAT REQUIRE, UM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND MR. MAYOR AS A PRESENTING OFFICER, I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS A, UM, CONSIDERATION THAT YOU CAN UPHOLD IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OUT AND MOTION THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO RELEASE SIX ITEM SIX A SUM.

HE'S WORKING ON IT.

OKAY.

YES.

SOMETHING IN THE BACK ITEM SIX A.

CONSIDERING THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 6TH.

MOTION AND THE SECOND, ALTHOUGH FAVOR, VOTE NOW THE MOTION.

CARRIE SIX TO ONE MEMBER RILEY.

UH, FOUR MEMBER EDWARDS AGAINST MEMBER IS FOUR.

MAYOR ALI HAVE FOUR.

MAYOR 10 T FOR MEMBER FOR MEMBER EM IT.

SIX B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS TOWARD THE FINAL ORDINANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESS.

TEXAS LP OWN SUBSIDY OF WCA WASTE CORPORATION FOR THE RIGHT AND TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHT TO SOLID WASTE SERVICE BUSINESS COMMERCIALS WITHIN THE CITY.

MOTION THE SECOND.

MR. MAYOR, WOULD YOU HAVE, UM, MR. IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK MOTION? MR. MAYOR, DO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

CAN YOU PLEASE JUST FOR EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS, MOTION TO MOTION.

SECOND.

SECOND, YES.

I JUST WANTED TO, UM, TO NOTE THAT, UM, IN THE FUTURE, EJO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, SINCE I, SINCE OUR, UM, CITY ATTORNEY IS ON LEAVE, IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THE NOTES OUR AGENDA REFLECTS WHO'S GONNA BE PRESENTED BECAUSE HE, JOYCE IS NOT HERE.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE MINUTES REFLECT WHO ACTUALLY THE SAME.

JUST KNOW.

SO MOTION.

SECOND VOTE.

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YES.

MEMBER EDWARDS.

MEMBER YES.

MEMBER? YES.

MEMBER MAYOR.

10.

YES.

MEMBER MO? YES.

MEMBER HENRY.

YES.

THE MOTION CARRIED SIX TO ONE I CITY CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ORDINANCE GONNA BE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

AND GRANTED, WASTE CORPORATION OF TEXAS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL DELAWARE PARTNERSHIPS.

PRIVILEGE TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHT TO CONDUCT SOLID WASTE AND COLLECTION SERVICE BUSINESS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER.

CITY, CITY.

PROVIDING FOR PROVIDING.

OKAY.

MOTION.

SECOND GO.

ROLL CALL.

MAYORCA.

YES.

MEMBER EDWARDS.

NO.

MEMBER.

YES.

MEMBER YES.

YES.

THE MOTION.

CARRIE 61 16 CONSIDERATION IS POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZES TO AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY.

NUMBER MAYOR? YES.

NUMBER EDWARDS? YES.

MEMBER? YES.

MEMBER RILEY? YES.

MEMBER TESTIMONY? YES.

MEMBER RULE IS YES.

MEMBER.

AND YES, THE ION CARRIES THE SEVEN 60 CONSIDERATION AND ACTION OTHER OTHERWISE BE SECOND TRUE.

TO EXECUTE A JOIN ROOM COUNTY FOR NOVEMBER EIGHT.

MAYOR? YES.

EDWARDS? YES.

MEMBER? YES.

MEMBER? YES.

MEMBER TESTIMONY? YES.

MEMBER WILL? YES.

MEMORY, MEMORY? YES.

THE MOTION.

SEVEN ZERO ITEM SIX F.

CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH RENDER FOR SUPPLIES FOR ANIMALS AND CITY ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE AMOUNT NOT EXCEED.

66.

6 92 TO 70.

YES.

EDWARDS, I HAVE QUESTIONS BEFORE.

SO WAS THIS FOR TODD OR BEFORE? MAYOR, YOU PLEASE CLARIFICATION ON WHAT YEAR WAS THIS? UM, WHAT YEAR WAS IT? SO THIS WOULD BE, UM, THIS YEAR.

SO WHEN WAS THIS BID? THE BID FOR OPENING JULY.

IT WAS POSTED IN LAST SEVENTH.

SO MY QUESTION IS, WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG FOR, UM, THERE'S A LOT DOING ON THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL BEING WITH ALL OF THE UNUSABLE IN SEPTEMBER 19TH.

AND WE'VE USED, UM, THESE SERVICES PRIOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

SO THE, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER ITEMS THAT MADE IT TO THE AGENDA FOR, WE WERE STILL WORKING ON THE CONTRACT AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHY'S NOT YOUR PACKET.

OK.

SO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU BUDGETED AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO THE FY 2023 JUST TO ACTUALLY SUSTAIN THIS AMOUNT? YES.

THERE, THERE ARE ENOUGH FUNDS IN HERE TO SUSTAIN SOME AMOUNT.

MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN SPENDING PER YEAR, AROUND $40,000.

AND THIS CONTRACT IS A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT FOR $41,673, WHICH GIVES US THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1 66.

6 92.

OKAY.

HOW MUCH DID WE BUDGET? I HAVE THE BUDGETED AMOUNT OF 92.

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NO.

MEMBER.

YES.

MEMBER RILEY.

YES.

MEMBER TIMON.

YES.

YES.

MEMBER EMORY.

YES.

THE MOTION.

TERRY? SIX ONE.

I CAN TO PRESENTATION PRO RECOGNIZ.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO SPEAK LOUD.

CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? EVENING? UM, I WOULD LIKE, UM, I HAVE TWO OF OUR MARRIAGE YOUTH COUNCIL THAT STAYED BEHIND FOR THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT.

SO WOULD THEY JOIN ME? ELISE AND LAUREN? Y'ALL WILL COME UP.

I'M GONNA BE BRINGING IN MORE YOUTH, UM, GOING AND, UM, I PUT ON THE SPOT.

SO ROUND APPLAUSE.

WE GIVE OUT PROCLAMATIONS TO, UM, TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.

AND, UH, I GET THE HONOR TODAY, OR WE GET THE HONOR TODAY OF PRESENTING CHLOE JOINER IN ACLAM.

CHLOE, YOU ARE NOT A STRANGER TO

[(c) Oaths of Office for Mayor's Youth Commission.]

WHY DON'T YOU COME UP YOU'ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, SO TODAY WE ARE HONORING YOU FOR BEING THE BARRON PRIZE WINNER FOR YOUNG, THE BARON PRIZE, WHO HAVE PHILANTHROPIC COMMISSION.

AND CHLOE, I DUNNO IF REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, CHLOE HAD A DAY DEDICATED TO HER LAST YEAR.

SHE HAD HER OWN DAY.

CHLOE LIVES IN MISSOURI CITY AND SHE BOOK AND SHE GIVES THOSE OUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT THE COVID SEASON.

SHE'S COLLECTING BOOKS.

AND GIVEN SHE THIS LITTLE GIRL, I PROBABLY CAN OUTWORK ANY OF US.

SO IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND, AND OUR LEADERS OF MISSOURI CITY.

SO TODAY I'M GONNA POPULATION THIS SAYS, WHEREAS CONGRATULATIONS, JOIN CITY, BE PRIZE.

FOUNDED IN ONE BARON ANNUALLY, HONORS 25 OUTSTANDING LEADERS IN NORTH AMERICA WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON PEOPLE, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

WHEREAS CHLOE JOINER FOUNDED THEY IN A FOR TWO REASONS.

SO BUILD A CHILD'S HOME LIBRARY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DURING TRAFFIC STOPS AND HOME VISITS, WHICH HELPS ALLEVIATE THE FEAR YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCE IN THESE SITUATIONS.

AND WHEREAS A BOOK AND A SMILE HAS GAINED RECOGNITION AND DONATIONS ARE POURING IN, WHICH ENABLES CHLOE TO PROVIDE BOOKS TO NEIGHBORING POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZED POPUP BOOKS, FAIRS, AND YEP.

AND POPUP UP FIGURES.

YEAH.

.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDER ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ROBIN ECA IN THE ENTIRE MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL AND

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AND DECLARE CHLOE JOINER AS ONE OF MISSOURI CITY'S FINEST.

HOW OLD ARE YOU, CHLOE? I'M 10.

CHLOE IS 10, AND SHE, SHE IS RAKING UP THE AWARD.

SHE'S RAKING UP THE AWARD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, CHLOE.

LET'S GET A PICTURE AT LEAST IF YOU WANNA HOLD THIS.

AND THEN THAT CAME WITH A, A CASH PRIZE, DIDN'T IT? $10,000.

$10,000.

SO DON'T Y'ALL GO ASKING CHLOE TO BORROW A DOLLAR.

SHE HAS TO USE IT FOR HER, HER MISSION.

SO LET'S GET A PICTURE, ADD IT TO YOUR COLLECTION ALL WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CHOOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED, DO

[(a) Zoning Public Hearings and Ordinances]

ITEM NUMBER, UM, SEVEN B THREE.

OKAY.

NOT FOR THE, NOT FOR THE FIRST ONE.

SORRY FOR THE FIRST ONE.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, ITEM SEVEN

[(2) Consideration and Possible Action - An resolution adopting a schedule ...]

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE SECOND, THEN A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? HEARING NONE? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS, SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE ARE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

SAY NO.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES 61 ITEM SEVEN B

[(3) PUBLIC HEARING-An ordinance on second and final reading adopting an ad...]

WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY.

MR. BRUCE SAM BROSKI.

BRUCE Z BROSKI, 79 1 15 CHANCEL DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77 7 0 7 1.

UH, YOUR NEW TAX RATE TAKE WITH ONE HAND AND GIVE WITH THE OTHER.

MY MISSOURI CITY TAXES HAVE DOUBLED SINCE 2014.

I REALLY DON'T GET ANY CITY SERVICES OUT OF MISSOURI CITY.

MISSOURI CITY STILL HAS THESE STUPID MUD DISTRICTS WHO MANY OF THEIR HANDS ARE IN THE TAXPAYERS POCKET MORE THAN MISSOURI CITY.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA SET A NEW RATE, WHICH WILL WIPE OUT MY SENIOR EXEMPTION FOR NEXT YEAR.

IT'D BE NICE IF IT STARTED TO GO DOWN.

I DOUBT IT.

WE'LL WAIT FOR THE TAX BILL TO COME.

IT'S ABOUT TIME THE CITY STARTED TO SPEND ITS MONEY WISELY INSTEAD OF SQUANDERING ON USELESS PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, VA MEADOW DOESN'T SEE ANY OF IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ITEM

[(4) Consideration and possible action on an ordinance on second and final ...]

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SPEND A MOTION IN A SECOND.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? YES, MA'AM.

I JUST WANT TO ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT, UH, WE GOING BACK TO A TAX RATE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD SINCE THE YEAR 2014 IN THIS CITY.

UH, AND WHILE WE DON'T CONTROL THE FORT BEND COUNTY OR HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AND, UH, THEIR DETERMINATION OF THE VALUES OF HOMES AND PROPERTY IN THIS, UH, IN OUR CITY, UM, WE ARE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING.

AND I'M HAPPY THAT

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AND SO I'M EXCITED TO ONCE AGAIN ON THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF VOTE ON ADOPTING THIS AD VALOR TAX RATE, WHICH AGAIN, IS LOWER OUR LOWEST SINCE THE YEAR 2014 IN THIS CITY.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SURE.

UM, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY THAT WE COULD HAVE FURTHER REDUCED THE TAX RATE BECAUSE WE HAVE A BANDWIDTH THAT WILL ACTUALLY ALLOW US TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF RELIEF.

SO BASICALLY, BASED ON OUR INCREASE OF REVENUE, WE COULD HAVE DID MORE FOR THE RESIDENTS BY GOING A LITTLE LOWER WITH OUR TAX RATE.

MAY ALSO LIKE TO, TO COMMENT PIGGYBACK ON THAT COMMENT, BUT MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILWOMAN EDWARDS, IN THAT WE HAD BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, UH, SINCE THE, UH, MONTH OF APRIL WHERE ANY OF US COULD HAVE PRESENTED WAYS IN WHICH WE COULD HAVE RESPONSIBLY AND FISCALLY REDUCED OUR TAX RATE IN THE SI CITY OTHER THAN JUST SAYING THAT WE COULD DO IT.

AND I, UH, APPRECIATE STAFF FOR PRESENTING US WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE, UH, COULD MAKE A A, A SENSIBLE AND FISCAL DECISION THAT, AGAIN, IS TAKING US BACK TO A TAX RATE THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD IN THIS CITY SINCE THE YEAR 2014.

UH, BUT I WOULD'VE BEEN OPEN AND WELCOME TO HEARING FROM ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WAYS IN WHICH WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY.

UH, NOT JUST HOPING THAT WE COULD DO IT, BUT ACTUALLY REALLY MAKING, UH, THE EFFORT TO DIG DEEP AND, AND LOOK AT THE FINANCES AND DO IT IN A, IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY.

SO AGAIN, I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS TAX RELIEF THROUGH, UH, THE REDUCTION OF OUR TAX RATE, UH, THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE SINCE THE YEAR 2014 IN THE CITY.

THANK YOU.

UM, MAYOR, I'LL JUST KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE EXPLANATION ON MY, MY COMMENT.

AS I'VE BEEN STATING AS THE YEAR HAS CONTINUED TO GO ON THAT WE HAVE SPENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT A PRIORITY THAT WE COULD HAVE SAVED THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

SO ALTHOUGH I AM EXCITED FOR THIS TAX RATE, I JUST STATE THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE MORE.

OKAY.

I DO HAVE A COMMENT JUST TO ECHO ALONG OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND MAY APPROACH JEFFREY BONY.

I WANT TO THANK THE, UH, FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THE ENTIRE TEAM ALONG WITH INTERIM CITY MANAGER C COLE AND, AND THE, THE WHOLE DIRECTORS THAT ARE HERE AND WHO ARE NOT HERE.

IT TOOK A LOT FROM YOU.

WE ADDED ABOUT 27 NEW POSITIONS ON THIS BUDGET.

WE DID LOWER THE TAX RATE, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE SOME TO ALL.

UH, AND CAN WE CONTINUE TO GO DOWN EVEN FURTHER? YES, WE CAN.

WE HAD SOME GREAT BUDGET, UH, SESSIONS WE'VE DONE IN THE, UH, ALONG WITH OUR DIRECTORS AS WELL AS OUR, OUR STAFF HERE GOING OVER THE DEPARTMENTS, UH, IN 2023.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS BUDGET, UH, THAT'S IN FRONT OF US TO MAKE THIS, UH, MAKE THIS CITY TO MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY REMIND YOU THAT THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE THREE VOTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE, ONE FOR THE DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE, AND ONE FOR THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN READ OUT EACH ONE OF THE, YEAH.

OKAY.

UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TAX RATE OF ZERO, UH, 0.4 3 1 9 8 1 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF.

SO MOVE SECOND.

CAN YOU CALL OUT THE WHO I HEARD MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM SECOND BY COUNCIL.

BY RILEY.

RILEY? YES.

AT THIS POINT, IF WE CAN, UH, PLEASE TAKE A VOTE ON THIS MOTION PLEASE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE ARE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

SAY NO.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

7, 7 0.

SECRETARY, THESE ARE, SO I WAS GONNA, I'LL CALL, I'M GONNA CALL IT NOW.

OKAY.

SO, UM, MAYOR ALICA VOTED FOUR MEMBER EDWARDS VOTED FOR MEMBER CLOUDER VOTED FOR.

MEMBER RILEY VOTED FOR MAYOR PRO.

TABONE VOTED FOR MEMBER MARS VOTED FOR, AND MEMBER EMORY VOTED FOR.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ONE, UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TAX RATE OF 0.1 4 1 7 69 FOR THE DEBT COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF? SO MOVE.

SO MOTION BY MAYOR PROTON BON SECOND BY COUNCIL RILEY.

OKAY.

ANY DISCUSSIONS? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OH, WAIT.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S FINE.

YOU'RE FINE.

IT'S OKAY.

MM-HMM.

, ALL THOSE OPPOSED

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ALL RIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES.

CAN YOU READ THAT MAYOR ALICA VOTED FOUR MEMBER EDWARDS FOUR MEMBER CLOUDER FOUR MEMBER RILEY FOUR.

MAYOR PRO TIMONE.

FOUR MEMBER MARS FOUR.

AND MEMBER EMORY FOUR.

IS THERE A MOTION ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE OF, UH, PROVIDING A TOTAL TAX RATE OF 0.5 7 3 7 5 0 PER $100 VALUATION AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF? SO MOVED.

MOTION BY MAYOR PROTON BON SECOND BY COUNCIL RILEY, ANY DISCUSSIONS? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE ARE OPPOSED TO THE MOTIONS.

SAY NO.

MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN ZERO MAYOR PROTE.

I'M SORRY.

MAYOR ACA VOTED FOR MEMBER EDWARDS.

FOUR MEMBER CLOUDER FOR MEMBER RILEY FOR MAYOR PRO TABONE.

FOUR MEMBER MERU IS FOUR.

AND MEMBER EMORY.

FOUR.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ARE APPOINTMENTS.

THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER NINE ARE AUTHORIZATIONS.

NINE.

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - To authorize the Interim City Mana...]

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MIKE TUBS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, TONIGHT, UH, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THESE, UH, PURCHASES OF THESE FOUR CHEVY TAHOES, UH, FOR THE, OUR USE IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UH, THESE CURRENT FOUR VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE NOW, UH, SO SOON AS THIS IS APPROVED.

HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN RECEIVE THESE WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AND THEY CAN PUT IN SERVICE, UM, FOR USE IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UH, ANOTHER THING, WE WOULD BE GETTING THESE VEHICLES FROM A LONG TIME VENDOR, THE SAME VENDOR THAT WE GET OUR FIRE TRUCKS FROM, SID MARTINS.

AND THEY ARE A SOLE SOURCE, UM, PROVIDER FOR US.

AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION APPROVED.

SECOND.

BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDER.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? YES.

MIKE, WHAT YEAR ARE THESE? THEY'RE 2020 ONES.

AND WHAT IS THE, THE AVERAGE MILEAGE ON THEM? CURRENTLY? UH, THREE OF THEM HAVE MILES UNDER 25 MILES.

ONE HAS MILES, JUST SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 500.

OKAY.

AND THE MAKE READY, UH, FITTING, IS THAT THE WRAP THAT'S ALREADY DONE? OR THIS CAUSE IS INCLUDING THE WRAP AROUND THE FIRE? NO, WE'LL HAVE TO PUT OUR OWN DECALS ON THEM, BUT WHAT IT INCLUDES IS ALL THE, UH, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, THE SIRENS, THE LIGHTS, THE OTHER, UH, ATTACHMENTS THAT WE PUT IN ALL OF OUR FIRE TRUCKS.

WELL, I'M SORRY, THE CHIEF SAYS YES.

IT DOESN'T, SO BONUS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THANK YOU, MIKE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO IT'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND IF HEARING ALL THE DISCUSSIONS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE ARE OPPOSED TO THE MOTIONS.

SAY NO.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ITEM

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the Interim City Manager...]

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO APPLY AND THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY.

WE HAVE, UH, SHAHI KUMAR.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE NINTH WARD EXTENSION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY THAT CONNECTS MAC ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FOUR POINT TOLLWAY.

UH, PART OF THIS PROJECT, WE WILL BE CROSSING A BRIDGE, UH, THROUGH A BRIDGE, THE GULF COAST WATER WATER AUTHORITY CANAL, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF MAC.

THERE IS AN EXISTING BRIDGE CROSSING.

UH, THIS IS GONNA WIDEN THAT BRIDGE CROSSING.

SO THIS LICENSING AGREEMENT IS TO FACILITATE THAT WIDENING PROJECT.

UH, WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDER.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? UH, YES.

UH, SHAHI, WHO'S COVERING THE COST OF THAT WIDENING? UH, IT IS A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN THE CITY AND FORT BEND COUNTY.

THE PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH FORT BEND COUNTY MOBILITY BONDS.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE CITY IS SPEAKING THE BIG TAB AND THE COUNTY IS PITCHING IN FOR THE PROJECT AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND READY TO VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS, SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE ARE OPPOSED TO THE MOTIONS.

SAY NO.

MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU SHSHSH.

ITEM NUMBER NINE

[(c) Consideration and Possible Action – Authorize the Mayor to negotiate a...]

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SHAHI MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU MAY RECALL THAT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE CAME IN FRONT OF YOU TO REJECT THE BITS THAT CAME HIGHER THAN THE ENGINEERS ESTIMATE FOR THIS, UH, MOBILITY PROJECT.

UM, NOW ONE OF THE REASONS WE WERE TOLD IS THERE ARE CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT THAT HAS SIGNALED PARTS AND THOSE THINGS, UH, THAT ARE EXPENSIVE.

UH, BUT, UH, THE PROJECT IS, UH, IS A JOINT AGREEMENT.

CURRENTLY, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN FORT BEND COUNTY AND MISSOURI CITY.

ALTHOUGH THE FUNDING PARTNERS ARE MISSOURI CITY, UH, SORRY, FORT BEND COUNTY AND NNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

UH, IT IS THE OPINION OF ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED AND THE STAKEHOLDERS, STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED THAT IF WE WERE TO SPLIT THIS PROJECT INTO MULTIPLE PIECES, UH, WITH THE BIDDING THE PROJECT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE DELAY, UH, UH, PROCURING MATERIALS OR SUPPLY CHAIN KIND OF ISSUES, THIS PROJECT CAN EXPEDITIOUSLY MOVE FORWARD.

UH, THE CHANGES TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WAS THE CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SAID THAT THE CITY WOULD MANAGE THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

WITH THIS CHANGE, WITH THIS PROPOSED CHANGES, THE NNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WOULD MANAGE THE PROJECT.

AGAIN, THIS WOULD GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY TO, UH, SPLIT THIS PROJECT INTO DIFFERENT PHASES AND MOVE THIS PROJECT MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY.

IN THIS CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT THAT IS THE ONLY SUBSTANTIAL CHAIN, THE COUNTY'S ON BOARD WITH IT.

WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES, THE COUNTY WILL ALSO EXECUTE INTO LOCAL AGREEMENT, AND SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN EXECUTING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THIS PROJECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION IN A SECOND DURING A DISCUSSION.

WAS THERE A MOTION? I'M SORRY.

NO, THERE WAS NO MOTION.

THERE WAS NO MOTION.

ALL RIGHT.

WAS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.

SECOND.

SECOND.

OKAY.

SECOND.

BY COUNCIL MORALES.

ARE THEY ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE WILL OPPOSED TO THE MOTION.

SAY NO.

MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER NINE

[(d) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the Interim City Manager...]

AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH VALUE VIEW CONSULTING LLC FOR INVESTMENT, UH, ADVISORY SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TAKE, EXCEED $49,000 PER YEAR.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ELENA PORTIS, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING EVENING.

UH, WE DO USE VALLEY VIEW, UM, FOR OUR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES.

WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM SINCE 2017.

UM, THEY ASSIST US WITH ALL OF OUR INVESTMENTS.

UH, OUR PORTFOLIO AS OF AUGUST 31ST WAS APPROXIMATELY 164 MILLION, UH, WITHIN THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT.

UM, IT STATES THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, UH, CONSULT WITH AN INVESTMENT ADVISOR, BUT THE CONTRACT CAN ONLY BE FOR TWO YEARS.

THIS IS A NEW CONTRACT BECAUSE THE PRIOR CONTRACT, WHICH WAS FOR TWO YEARS EXPIRED.

UM, AND SO THIS CONTRACT WOULD BE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS FOR APPROXIMATELY $49,000 PER YEAR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SO, SECOND, SECOND.

MOTION BY MAYOR PROTON BONNEY.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUDER.

ARE THEY INTER DISCUSSION? YES, MA'AM.

I JUST WANTED TO INDICATE THAT, UH, EARLIER TODAY WE MET AS A FINANCING SERVICES COMMITTEE AND VOTING UNANIMOUSLY TO, UH, APPROVE THIS, UH, EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WE VALLEY VIEW.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

ELENA, HOW MANY, UH, UH, YEARS HAVE WE, UH, BEEN USING VALLEY FOR THIS, UH, PARTICULAR TYPE OF SERVICE? WE HAVE BEEN USING THEM SINCE 2017, SO IT'S BEEN ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

SPEND A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE MOTION? SAY NO.

MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN ZERO ITEM NINE E

[(e) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the Interim City Manager...]

AUTHORIZED THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH P A L L WATER FOR WATER FILTER SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 39,380 PER YEAR.

TODD HOOVER? YES.

UH, THIS REQUEST IS FOR PAUL WATER.

UH, THESE ARE THE MICRO MEMBRANE FILTERS AT OUR SURFACE WATER PLANT.

UH, WE HAD RECENTLY DID A EXPANSION FROM 10 MGD TO 20 MGD.

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THEY, UM, HAVE A PATENT ON THESE MICRO MEMBRANE FILTERS.

SO YOU CAN'T GO OUT FOR A COMPETITIVE BID.

UM, THEY'RE BASICALLY THE SOLE SOURCE AND THE, THAT LETTER'S ATTACHED THE, UH, LAST YEAR IT COST US FOR THIS ANNUAL CONTRACT, $35,082.

THIS YEAR IT'S, UH, 39,380.

WHILE THIS IS UNDER $50,000, SINCE IT'S AN ACCUMULATIVE THING YEAR AFTER YEAR, UH, THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING, UH, BEFORE COUNCIL.

AND THIS, UM, AGREEMENT PROVIDES SERVICE.

THEY COME OUT AND, UM, LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES WITH OUR, UH, MICRO MEMBRANES.

AND THEY ALSO, IT'S, UH, IF WE DO NEED TO DO A MORE INTENSIVE LOOK AT IT, THERE'S A, AN AUTOPSY YOU WHERE THEY'LL BREAK ONE APART AND DO SOME ASSESSMENT ON, UM, HOW WE'RE RUNNING.

OKAY.

YOU WEREN'T HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? SO IS THERE SECOND BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MCCLOUDS? I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCIL BUR RILEY, ARE THERE A DISCUSSION? YES, TODD, I HAVE A QUESTION.

WHAT WAS THE INCREASE? WHAT WAS THE COST OF THE INCREASE? UM, IS IT FROM THE TECHNICAL PHONE SUPPORT? CAUSE UM, YOU SAID IT WAS LAST YEAR, IT WAS LIKE 35, 34.

SO NOW IT'S 39, 3 80.

SO WHAT WAS THE INCREASE FROM? SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR IS 12.251 30% INCREASE.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL, CONSIDERING IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT ADDITIONAL THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO, UH, LOOK AT FOR SERVICE AND COST OF LIVING AND, AND, UM, FUEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT STILL, IT'S VERY, VERY LOW COMPARATIVELY FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE GOT PREVIOUS YEAR FROM THE SAME COMPANY.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THEIR ANNUAL, UH, SUPPORT SERVICES PER YEAR, $5,720, IS THAT A STANDARD WITHIN FROM LAST YEAR, OR DID THAT GO UP AS WELL? SO I DON'T HAVE THE BREAKDOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, UH, IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU, WHAT THE DIFFERENCES WERE.

SO YOU GOT ME ON THAT ONE.

.

I DON'T HAVE THE BREAKDOWN.

THE, I THINK THERE'S LIKE FOUR DIFFERENT ELEMENTS WITHIN THAT, UM, PROPOSAL.

OKAY.

YES, I'D BE MORE HAPPY.

PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

SEND THAT OUT TO ALL OF COUNCIL.

UM, JUST SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS.

CAUSE IT'S MORE THAN 10% INCREASE IN RATE THAT MAY SEEM, YOU KNOW, UH, NORMAL.

BUT THAT SEEMED SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, YOU KNOW, FROM JUST A 12 MONTH DIFFERENCE.

THANK YOU.

UNDERSTOOD.

ALL RIGHT, TODD, UH, SPIN A MOTION IN A SECOND HEARING.

NO, THE DISCUSSIONS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE, AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN ZERO ADAM NUMBER 10 ARE ORDINANCES.

THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 11 ARE RESOLUTIONS.

THERE ARE NO RESOLUTION ON THIS AGENDA.

ITEM

[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL RILEY DISK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN ME VERY VISIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

I ATTENDED THE HOA CITYWIDE QUARTERLY MEETING WHERE IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

UM, I BELIEVE THERE WERE OVER 60 HOA ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED THERE.

SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND I'M GLAD THAT, UM, OUR HOA LIAISON, KELLY, MATT WAS ABLE TO COORDINATE WITH OUR CITY TO PUT THAT ON.

ALSO ATTENDED THE HOA HUNTERS GREEN SUBDIVISION AS WELL.

UM, I SERVE ON THE CBLT COMMITTEE FOR HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY CAMPUS TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THEIR PROCESSES AND THEIR RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE ON TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS GREAT OUT HERE.

UH, PARTICIPATED WITH THE READING PROGRAM WITH, FOR BEN I S D, UH, TRUSTEE DAVID HAMILTON AT HIS RAVE EVENT THAT HAPPENS EVERY SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AT THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH ON TEXAS PARKWAY.

ATTENDED THE SIP AND STRO CHILD'S ADVOCATES OF FORT BEND, UH, WITH MISS CARLA, WHO IS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR SERVICES ABOUT HOW TO, UH, HELP AND AID ABUSE CHILDREN AND HOW THEY STAND IN THE GAP FOR THOSE FAMILIES.

UH, ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR SWEETWATER THERAPY AND, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND WORSHIP WITH INSPIRATION CHURCH ALONG WITH MAYOR ON THEIR FIFTH, UH, CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.

THE IMPACT CHURCH ON LAST WEDNESDAY, ALONG WITH UNITED WAY, GAVE OUT OVER 500 GIFT CARDS, UH, FROM HEB 500, UH, PC TABLETS ALONG WITH PPE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

SO IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THAT ORGANIZATION AND IMPACT CHURCH WITH PASTOR RAY.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE

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SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MISSOURI CITY.

RAIDERS ALSO ATTENDED THE, UH, FORT BEN ISD.

THEY ARE TE LUNCHEON, UH, WHERE FORT BEN ISD IS CONSIDERING INCREASING THEIR TAX RATE, UM, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ADDING POLICE OFFICERS IN THEIR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES ALONG WITH SOME OTHER SERVICES.

AND TO ALSO INCREASE THE PAY SERVICE, THE PAY SALARY FOR STAFF.

UH, I ATTENDED THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION SOCIAL, WHERE IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

THEY PLAYED SOME GREAT GAMES.

UH, DANIELLE DID A FANTASTIC JOB FACILITATING THAT AS WELL AS THE ATTENDED THE FORT BEING RED AND BLUE CANDIDATES FORM WHERE FORT BEND CANDIDATES, UH, THAT REPRESENT OUR FUTURE WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

AND SO THAT WAS ALSO, UH, WONDERFUL TO PARTICIPATE WITH.

AND FINALLY, UM, I WAS ABLE TO KICK OFF OUR LIVABLE COMMITTEES, UH, COMMUNITY MEETING ON LAST WEEK.

UM, AND SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT TO GET THAT STARTED.

AND THEN LASTLY, UH, REALLY LASTLY, MISSOURI CITY EMPLOYEES SHOW DOWN BARBECUE COOKOFF.

UH, THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR STAFF AND OUR EMPLOYEES RELAX, KICK THEIR SHOES OFF, PUT THEIR, UH, COMFORTABLE SHOES ON AND THEIR T-SHIRTS, AND HAVE A GREAT TIME OUT THERE CELEBRATING AND SEEING WHO WON WITH THE BEST BARBECUE.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR STAFF.

YOU GUYS DO A WONDERFUL JOB, AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES MY, UH, REPORT MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY REPORTS.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MORALES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, MISSOURI CITY GREEN CONTINUES TO DO GREAT THINGS AS YOU SAW TONIGHT.

THEY RECOGNIZE THE PUBLIC.

THEY RECOGNIZE BUSINESSES THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND BE GREEN.

UH, FORT BAND DENTAL IS IN DISTRICT C, SO, AND I KNOW THEY CHALLENGED US TO EACH BRING A BUSINESS FORWARD.

UM, THIS WEEKEND, THEY'RE HOSTING A REALLY COOL EVENT.

IT'S THE FIRST EVER TEXTILE EVENT.

I INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US.

YOU CAN BRING OLD BEDDING, YOU CAN BRING CLOTHING, COATS, JACKETS, SHOES, WHATEVER YOU LIKE.

AND WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL RECYCLE IT AND OR DONATE IT TO COUNTRIES IN NEED.

SO PLEASE BRING OUT YOUR CLOTHING.

WE'LL BE AT THE POLICE STATION ON SATURDAY, AND, UH, HELP MISSOURI CITY GREEN CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTON BONNEY.

YES, UH, MAYOR, I WAS HAPPY TO ATTEND THE, UH, UH, MISSOURI CITY QUARTERLY HOA MEETING THAT WAS HELD.

IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE, UH, MANY OF THE HOA REPRESENTATIVES, UH, IN THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS ASKING REAL MEANINGFUL AND THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO BETTER THINGS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES, UH, AND WAS GOOD TO BE THERE WITH THE MAJORITY OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT WERE PRESENT.

UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SHOWING THAT WE'RE ENGAGED.

AND I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, CLOSE WITH THIS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE A GREAT CITY MAN.

JUST LOOKING AT THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO VOTE ON TONIGHT AND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

YOU KNOW, JUST SEEING THE PROG PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING AS A CITY.

WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.

SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES FOR MANY PEOPLE, BUT WE ARE REALLY DOING SOME GREAT THINGS IN THIS CITY.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR, UH, CONSTANTLY, UH, MAKING MISSOURI CITY THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE.

UH, NOT ONLY IN TEXAS, UH, BUT IN THE UNITED STATES.

I GET AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGH TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.

AND MY ENGAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT THERE TO TALK TO MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO SERVE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS OF MAYORS IN, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES.

AND, UH, THEY, THEY REFERENCE MISSOURI CITY AND HOW WE AS A CITY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND HAVE A GREAT STAFF AND ARE MOVING FORWARD.

SO, JUST WHAT WE VOTED ON TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE A LOWER TAX RATE, UH, OUR BUDGET, UH, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE, UH, WE'RE OFFERING THROUGH THAT.

UH, AND JUST SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING AS A CITY TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER.

WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY, VERY PROUD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, WE HAVE CON SUMMER CLOUDS.

YES.

UM, I ATTENDED SEVERAL EVENTS, UM, WHICH I WAS, WELL, WHICH I WAS VERY PROUD TO ATTEND.

UM, ESPECIALLY MISSOURI CITY NIGHT OUT AT CONSOLATION FIELD.

UM, WE, UM, ENJOYED, UH, SOME GOOD TIMES, SOME GOOD PEANUTS AND POPCORN AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

ALL IN THE NAME OF MISSOURI CITY.

UM, ALSO THE BARBECUE COOKOFF, UH, HOA QUARTERLY MEETING.

AND I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

UM, WE WILL BE, COUNCIL WILL BE TEAMED UP WITH, UH, OFFICERS, AND WE'LL BE GOING AROUND A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP, UM, SIGN UP AND, UM, GET OUT, MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

ENJOY THIS GOOD WEATHER.

AND LASTLY, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ON SATURDAY, UM, I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING, UH, PARADE AND TAILGATE.

THAT'S HAPPENED IN SATURDAY, UH, OCTOBER 8TH AT, UH, EIGHT 30.

AND IT'S, UH, GONNA START AT 1200 BUFFALO RUN DRIVE.

SO I'M EXCITED TO, UH, ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

AND THAT INCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL.

COUNCIL EMORY? UH,

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UH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE, UH, QUARTERLY HOA MEETING.

UH, WELL ATTENDED, UH, UH, A NUMBER OF THE, UH, THE STAFF WAS THERE TO HEAR, UH, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.

AND I THINK THERE WAS AN, UH, PROBABLY, UH, A THEME THAT, UH, THAT CAME THROUGH WAS, UH, WE NEED TO, UH, SEE IF WE CAN, UH, HAVE BETTER FOLLOW UP, UH, WHEN, UH, WE HAVE QUESTIONS, UH, OR ISSUES THAT ARE, UH, BROUGHT FORWARD TO, UH, THE, UH, THE, UH, STAFF OR EVEN WITH, WITH THE COUNCIL.

SO, UH, I, I THINK, UH, THAT WAS, UH, WELL NOTED.

SO I'M, I'M SURE WE'RE, WE'LL BE WORKING ON, UH, TRYING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA.

AND, UH, THAT, THAT'S MY, UH, OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING, UM, DEPARTMENT ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A PROJECT AT WHICH MYSELF WAS ABLE TO ATTEND WITH THEM, ALONG WITH, UH, OUR, UM, TOP ENGINEER FOR THIS CITY AS WELL AS OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, SHAHI KUMAR AND HIS TEAM, ALONG WITH DAVID JORDAN.

UM, AN EXCHANGE CLUB LUNCHEON.

I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE MISSOURI CITY, I SHOULD SAY EXCHANGE CLUB LUNCHEON.

UH, THERE WAS A PANEL OF, UH, MAYORS, UM, FROM FORT BEND COUNTY THAT PARTICIPATED IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS, UH, TAKING PLACE IN, UH, RICHMOND.

UM, SO I WAS ABLE TO EXPAND AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURES, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE FUTURE THAT'S ABLE TO COME.

SO I WAS EXCITED TO JOIN OTHER PANEL OF MIRRORS, UM, FOR THAT.

UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, THERE WAS A RIBBON CUTTING LAST WEEK, UM, SWEETWATER THERAPY, WHICH MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN B RILEY ATTENDED.

UH, IT WAS A GREAT, UH, FUN PLACE.

IT'S IN DISC SEA, THE PLACE TO BE.

I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SEE YOU, BUT, UM, IT WAS, UH, WOW.

WAS NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, SIR.

RIGHT.

AND THERE'S ALSO, UM, TWO CHURCH ANNIVERSARIES, A NEW MIC OFF NEW COVENANT CHURCH, UH, CELEBRATED THEIR 20 YEAR WITH PASTOR ATKIN MANELE, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, UH, AND GAVE HIM A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

AND ALSO INSPIRATION CHURCH, MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN RILEY WAS ABLE TO, UH, JOIN THAT WITH PASTOR CARLOS JONES FOR THEIR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

AND OF COURSE, THE CITYWIDE HOA THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, UM, ALL WHOM THAT WAS THERE, PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT.

UH, JOHN, UM, HE DID A GREAT JOB THAT NIGHT.

I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP, UH, FROM ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HE DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU.

UM, ONE OF MY, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THING IS I GOT TO, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO WILLOWS WILLOW RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, IN THEIR AP HISTORY CLASS AND KIND OF TALK ABOUT MUNICIPALITIES AND GOVERNMENT.

UM, AND IF YOU THINK CANADA DEBATES ARE, UH, TOUGH, BUT THAT WAS A TOUGH CLASS , BUT THEY DID A GOOD JOB.

UM, SO I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING I COULD.

UM, SO THEY DID, UH, BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU TO MORGAN, UH, THEIR, UH, TEACHER, UM, MR. MORGAN FOR ALLOWING, UM, MYSELF TO BE PART OF THAT TO INVITE ME TO IT.