Dec 19, 2022 City Council

[1. ROLL CALL]

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THE TIME IS NOW 7:02 PM AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.

AND, UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

NOW WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, GO WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

GIRL SCOUT.

TROOP 1 5 8 1 26 WILL LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

EVERYBODY RISE, PLEASE.

CAN YOU GET A MICROPHONE? SURE.

I PLEDGE A ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE UNDER GOD, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, MAYOR PRO TIM.

UM, IF I MAY, TODAY IS ABBY'S 10TH BIRTHDAY, AND SHE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE COUNCIL ON HER ACTUAL BIRTHDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WHO IS ABBY? ABBY, COME FORWARD.

HEY, ABBY.

ABBY.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, LET'S GO DOWN IN THE PICTURE.

OH, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

ONE SECOND.

GOOD.

TAKING A PICTURE ON THREE, EVERYBODY.

FANTASTIC.

1, 2, 3.

PERFECT.

RIGHT HERE, PLEASE.

ONE THREE.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A REQUEST TO ITEM UP WHEN EVERYBODY'S SPEAKING.

OKAY.

ONE SECOND.

ALL

[3. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MADAM SECRETARY, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS? YES, MA'AM.

PROTO, I DO HAVE TWO THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

OKAY.

AS THE CITY SECRETARY CALLS YOUR NAME, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR PRESENTATION AND OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THE CITY SECRETARY WILL ALERT YOU WHEN IT, WHEN YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR TIME LIMIT.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, CITY COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

BRENDA LANG.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M BRENDA LANE AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO THANK THE GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ON MY HOME.

THE POWER AND PROFESSIONALISM OF MS. MARISSA MORGAN AND MS. GOMEZ AND THEIR TEAM MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR MY HOME TO RECEIVE A MUCH NEEDED FACELIFT.

THEY ARE, THERE ARE MORE REPAIRS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO UTILIZING THAT PROGRAM IN THE COMING YEAR.

AGAIN, THANK YOU, MS. MORGAN AND MS. GOMEZ.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK AWESOME.

I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO STAND UP SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE THEM.

MS. MORGAN AND, UH, JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ.

WOULD Y'ALL STAND UP SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE YOU? GAIL, STANFORD.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS GAIL STANFORD.

I LIVE AT 1 65 6 QUAIL BRIAR DRIVE.

MY CONCERN TONIGHT IS THE MISSOURI CITY CHRISTMAS PARADE.

I HAVE ATTENDED THE PARADES FOR THE PAST 20

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THEY WERE FUN WITH SEVERAL BANDS.

OF COURSE, THERE WERE SANTA, AND WE ANTICIPATED THEM EACH YEAR.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE PARADES HAVE BEEN AWFUL.

FIRST OF ALL, NEITHER PARADE LAST YEAR, NOR THE ONE THIS YEAR HAD A BAND, NOT A SINGLE BAND, WHO HAS HEARD OF A CHRISTMAS PARADE WITH NO BANDS.

SECONDLY, THE PARADE LAST YEAR WAS FULL OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES PASSING OUT THEIR LITERATURE.

THERE'S A PLACE FOR THAT, BUT OUR CHILDREN GET NOTHING OUT OF SEEING POLITICAL CANDIDATES PASS OUR LIT LITERATURE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY COME TO SEE.

THIS YEAR WAS MORE THE SAME, BUT IT INCLUDED INCLUDED SOMETHING WE HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND THAT WAS A GROUP OF MEN WHO WERE DANCING, PERFORMING LIKE WOMEN.

I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE GROUP, BUT IT WAS STARTLING TO MANY OF US WHO WERE WATCHING, INCLUDING OUR CHILDREN.

A CHRISTMAS PARADE IS NOT A PLACE WHERE WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO OUR CHILDREN SUCH PHENOMENA.

IT IS MY HOPE AND PRAYER THAT WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THE PARADE NEXT YEAR INCLUDES BLAND, INCLUDES BANDS, ELIMINATE POLITICS, AND ELIMINATE DIVISIVE SOCIAL ISSUES.

THANK YOU.

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MAYOR PROTE.

I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A REQUEST TO, UH, ONE, ONE SECOND.

IS THIS, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? THAT CONCLUDES THE PUB PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE MOVE, UH, ITEM SEVEN F UP IN THE AGENDA RIGHT AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, ONE OF THE, UH, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS, UH, HAS A TIGHT DEADLINE, SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT UP AND MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THAT UP.

OKAY.

SO, UM, J GERALD, UH, GIRES.

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

WE, UH, THERE'S A MOTION, UH, BEING MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN KLAUSER TO MOVE ITEM SEVEN F ABOVE, UH, ITEM FOUR.

IS THERE A SECOND? NO.

ARE WE DOING THIS ON THIS AFTER FIVE? OKAY.

GO AHEAD AND, UM, PLAY, MAKE YOUR MOTION ON THERE.

OKAY.

IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY.

SECONDED TO MOVE ITEM SEVEN F UH, BEFORE ITEM FOUR ON THE AGENDA.

UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ACTUALLY, MY MOTION WAS TO HAVE IT MOVED, UH, RIGHT AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

OH.

SO THAT WOULD BE AFTER ITEM FIVE.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ANYONE WANNA CHANGE THEIR VOTE? IF NOT, GO AHEAD AND, UH, NOW, ALL RIGHT.

THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALL

[(a) Receive Presentation - Missouri City Parks Foundation Annual Report.]

NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO WITH ITEM FOUR, STAFF REPORTS.

ITEM FOUR A, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION, MISSOURI CITY PARKS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT.

WHO'S MAKING THAT PRESENTATION ON TODAY? IT SAYS GUEST PRESENTERS.

SO I THINK I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

, MAYOR PROTE, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT OUR ANNUAL REPORT AND WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR HARDWORKING CITY SECRETARY AND CITY ATTORNEY, AND, OF COURSE, WELCOME OUR NEWLY APPOINTED CITY MANAGER, UH, HEARTFELT WELCOME FROM OUR FOUNDATION.

AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, IS TO PROVIDE SOME OF OUR NEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH AN UPDATE ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS A FOUNDATION.

THE MISSOURI CITY FOUNDATION IS A 5 0 1 ORGANIZATION, UH, THAT IS, UH, ACTUALLY SUPPORTS MISSOURI CITY PARKS BY FUNDING A NUMBER OF, UH, ISSUES AND THINGS FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, OR SOME PARKS, FACILITIES IF NEEDED, THROUGH CORPORATE GRANTS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL GIFTS.

THE MAIN PURPOSE REALLY IS TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS, EQUIPMENT, OR EVEN DONATIONS OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY VALUE TO THE FOUNDATION.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEVEN CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS.

I SEE TOM NICHOLS AND HIS WIFE.

TOM IS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT OF COURSE, HIS WIFE ACCOMPANIED HIM TONIGHT.

SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS ONE OF MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.

BUT WE HAVE SEVEN CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SINCE 2016, WHICH, UH, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE FOUNDATION, UH, WE HAVE RAISED NEARLY $1 MILLION FOR MISSOURI CITY PARKS.

UH, THE FOUNDATION WAS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY

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AND I THINK CAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE, UH, UH, INDIVIDUAL, UH, DONATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CAN USE THAT FOR TAX PURPOSES AS WELL.

THIS IS OUR CURRENT BOARD.

UH, OF COURSE, I'M THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT JAMES DAVIDSON.

UH, DAVID PONICK IS OUR SECRETARY, ALICE AN ANTU IS OUR, UH, TREASURER, OF COURSE, TOM NICHOLS.

UH, JUDY HARDY AND EJO YAMO ARE OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB IN FACILITATING OUR STRATEGIC VISION, UH, FOR THE FUTURE.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS IMPORTANT AS WE FORMALIZED, UH, OUR WORK AS A FOUNDATION, WE USED THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS TO SET A FIRM FOUNDATION.

AND ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE FELT WAS IMPORTANT IS TO ESTABLISH OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS, OUR VISION, OUR MISSION, OUR VALUES, OUR, UH, STANDING ORDERS, HOW WE OPERATE, BECAUSE WE FELT IT'S IMPORTANT.

IF YOU HAVE A FIRM FOUNDATION, WE CAN THEN BUILD UPON THAT FOR SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.

SO THIS IS SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE BROUGHT IN AN OUTSIDE FACILITATOR WHO TOOK US THROUGH THAT TWO YEAR PROCESS.

I'M GLAD TO SAY NOW WE ARE AT THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE.

SOME OF THE CORE FOUNDATION CORNERSTONES THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON HAS BEEN OUR PROGRAM AND SERVICES, OUR FUNDRAISING, CUZ WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN SUPPORTING YOU, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, OUR COMMUNITY, THE MISSOURI CITY COMMUNITY, UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO OUR PARKS AND OUR RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT BOARD GOVERNANCE.

AND THEN LASTLY, UH, HOW WE OPERATE OUR OPERATIONS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'VE SET FORTH, UH, FOR THE FOUNDATION.

SO THIS YEAR, UH, WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED ON ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S, UM, MISSOURI CITY GREEN WINGS TRACK CLUB, UM, DOING DONATIONS.

WE DONATED AWARDED OVER $4,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA YOUTH IN 2022.

WE ALSO PROVIDED PARK BENCHES THAT ARE POSITIONED IN A NUMBER OF OUR PARK LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, COMMITMENT TO YOUTH AND NEXT GENERATION LEADERS.

I KNOW A NUMBER OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED, UH, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WINGS TRACK CLUB, UH, WHERE WE'VE, UH, PERSONALLY GONE OUT TO RAISE DOLLARS TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF THEIR SEVEN NONPROFITS THAT THEY SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY, THE EDISON FOUNDATION AND OTHERS.

WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE, UH, NOT ONLY ONLY INVEST IN OUR, UH, GREEN SPACE AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION, BUT OUR YOUTH AS WELL.

AND THAT'S A CENTER POINT THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE PROVIDE.

WHILE WE FEEL IT'S SO IMPORTANT, CREATED AND MAINTAINED NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT, UH, UH, THE BRAS RIVER BICYCLE RALLY, UH, GROUP, UH, DONATED FUNDS.

WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM.

WE ALSO, UM, MOST RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH KROGER, WHERE, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS CAN, AS THEY BUY GROCERIES, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THEIR GROCERIES RECEIPTS CAN COME BACK TO THE FOUNDATION.

AND OF COURSE, AS I STATED, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WINGS TRACK CLUB, WHERE WE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED $2,500, UH, FOR OUR BOTTOM LINE, UH, FOR THE FOUNDATION.

WE ALSO SECURED AND CULTIVATED SEVERAL KEY STRATEGIC SPONSORS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

AS YOU KNOW, TEXAS LEAGUER, UH, UH, UH, CREATED THIS MISSOURI CITY OWNED DOWN THE PIKE DRINK.

I DON'T DRINK BEER, BUT I'M QUITE SURE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA, UH, CAN TELL YOU HOW I .

HEY, UH, A SIMILAR, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH H E B.

THEY'VE BEEN A STANDING, UH, SUPPORTER, NIAGARA DONATING WATERS AND OTHER, UH, JUST DONATED $2,500 FOR THE EAST HAMPTON, UH, PARK.

SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, GEORGE FOUNDATION MATCHING, UH, ALLIANCE SHARE OF THE DOLLARS TO HELP US WITH THE, UH, VETERANS MEMORIAL, SO WE CAN, WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AS WE LOOK, IDENTIFY OTHER PROJECTS.

WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH, CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH NEW AND ONGOING STREAMS OF REVENUES TO SUPPORT, UH, NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT ALSO OUR FOUNDATION EFFORTS.

AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT.

WE'VE HAD A SUCCESSFUL, A SUCCESSFUL PAVERS PROGRAM FOR THE MEMORIAL AMAZON SMILE, THE KROGER COMMUNITY PROGRAM IN H E B.

AS I, UH, SPOKE TO YOU EARLIER ABOUT, WE INITIATED AND SECURED SOME, UH, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO FACILITATING FUNDS FOR YOU AND SOME OF YOUR SPECIAL INITIATIVES IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT SOME OF OUR OPERATIONAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESS OUR WEBSITE, UH, COSTS AND FACILITATIONS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO.

SO WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A RECENT IN 2022 ACRYLIC ART SHOW WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO NET $290 A DONATION FROM THE BRAZOS BACK RILEY OF $2,500.

WE EVEN DID A POPCORN, A DOUBLE GOOD POPCORN DEAL, UH, UH, THAT RAISED ABOUT $1,300.

THAT WENT TO OUR BOTTOM LINE, AS WELL AS THE DONATION THAT

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THE PAVERS PROGRAM TO DATE HAS RAISED 10,000 PLUS DOLLARS.

UH, AND AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE PHASE ONE IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE SPACE WE HAVE, BUT, UH, THE COMMUNITY REALLY RESPONDED WELL TO THAT.

UH, WE ARE, UH, EVEN RECEIVED ABOUT $1,500 IN 2022.

UH, WE IMPLEMENTED, AS I STATED, THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR FUND DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

AND THEN LASTLY, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT, UH, THAT OUR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT IN MAKING DONATIONS OUTTA THEIR OWN PERSONAL DOLLARS.

IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO GO AND ASK FOR MONEY EXTERNALLY WHEN WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING IT OURSELVES.

LASTLY, AS I, UH, TURN THE CORNER, UH, FOR COMPLETION, UH, WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO IDENTIFY AS THE PARKS FOUNDATION NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THE 23 THROUGH 20 20, 25 YEAR.

THE EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE PARKLAND, I KNOW, UH, THAT, UH, WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT TO YOU, UH, WITH A DEBRIEF.

UM, RECENTLY, UH, THEY CAME TO OUR, OUR FOUNDATION MEETING, AND FOR THEM IT WAS A TOP PRIORITY AS WELL.

UH, OF COURSE, THE FREEDOM TREE, UM, UH, UH, INITIATIVE IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

FORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THAT MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN RAISED, BUT WANTED TO ASSURE, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM BONY AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY, THAT WE'LL STILL HEAR IF ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS NEEDED.

BUT AT THIS POINT, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S REALLY NO DOLLARS AT THIS POINT FOR THE EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE, AND OUR BOARD VOTED THAT TO BE THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

THIS IS SCHEMATIC OF THAT PARK.

WE DON'T HAVE MANY LARGE PARKS IN THAT AREA.

WE'VE SUPPORTED A COUPLE OF, UH, THE SMALLER PARKS BY DONATING SOME DOLLARS, I THINK TWO YEARS AGO.

BUT THIS IS A BIG PART THAT I THINK, UM, CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

THE PRELIMINARY COST THAT'S, UH, WAS GIVEN TO US IS ABOUT 4.5 MILLION, BUT WHEN YOU REALLY DISSECT THE NUMBERS, UH, I THINK YOU CAN POSSIBLY PUT THAT IN PHASES.

SO WE'LL WAIT ON THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OTHERS TO GIVE US SOME, SOME DIRECTION.

BUT, UM, QUITE FRANKLY, WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT CAN BE FIVE TO 10 YEARS.

BUT OUR GOAL REALLY IS TO TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.

SO WE'RE SETTING FORTH, UH, A 1.5 MILLION, UH, INITIATIVE IN YEAR ONE IN HOPES THAT WE CAN AT LEAST START MAKING SOME INROADS THAT MAY BE MORE SO ANY HELP THAT, UH, THIS BODY, UH, AND, UH, OTHER PARTNERS CAN LEND TO HELP US GET THERE QUICKER.

WE, WE WELCOME THAT WITH OPEN ARMS. I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH A PUBLIC PROCESS, OR YOU, UH, YOUR STAFF DID.

AND THESE ARE THE ARCHITECTURAL AND PARK ELEMENTS THAT WERE PRIORITIZED WHAT THE CITIZENS WANTED.

AND I THINK YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE SCHEMATIC THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY SAW.

SO AT THIS TIME, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, END BY THANKING, UH, JASON BANHAM AS WELL AS STACY SILVA.

THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB IN SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS.

AS OUR PARKS FOUNDATION MOVES FORWARD, IT IS IMPERATIVE, UH, THAT WE, UH, ENGAGE, COLLABORATE, UH, ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS AND BE MORE OUTREACHING TO NOT ONLY OUR FOUNDATIONS THAN, UH, THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING AND HAVE LIKE MINDS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE DO.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSED ON REMAINING FINANCIALLY SOUND ACHIEVING THE PRIORITY PROJECT SUCCESS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND SUPPORTING THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SUPPORTING YOUR STRATEGIC FOCUS.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MAYOR PRO 10.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND THE UPDATE ON, UH, HOW WE'RE DOING.

WE REALLY NEED THE PARKS FOUNDATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR PARKS, UH, COM, YOU KNOW, COMPLETED AND TRY TO MAKE THOSE THINGS A PRIORITY FOR US.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AND ALL OF THE STUFF.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING THE, UH, IS IT PRESIDENT OR CHAIR, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT OF BRINGING THE PRESIDENT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR PRESIDENT? UH, SNIPES? YEAH, I HAD ONE, UH, WHO WAS IN AN OBSERVATION, UH, IN THAT, UH, I, UH, APPLAUD YOUR, UH, EFFORT, UH, AND ATTENTION THAT YOU'RE GIVING TO THE FREEDOM TREE PARK.

UH, AND THE TREE ITSELF, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A STAPLE IN, UH, OUR COMMUNITY AND, UH, WE REALLY NEED TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE CAN, UH, COMPLETE THE, UH, PARK DESIGN THAT, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, AND TO GET A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND AND START, UH, PREPARING THAT, UH, PARK AREA FOR OUR FREEDOM TREE PARK.

THANK YOU, SIR.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I DEFINITELY WANNA ECHO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY'S, UH, SENTIMENTS AND ALSO ADD, I WANNA JUST WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN IDENTIFYING, UH, THE EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE PARKLAND, UM, AS A PRIORITY.

UM, THAT'S BEEN A LONG REQUEST FOR MANY YEARS, AND I'M

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SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS.

THANK YOU JASON, AND THANK YOU STACY.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANKS.

I HAVE, UH, A STATEMENT, THEN I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, I, AS I WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION, UH, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CUZ YOU COVERED EVERYTHING.

SO THANK YOU FOR A VERY DETAILED, UM, REPORT.

AND ALSO, I WANNA JUST THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING PRESENT AND CONTINUING TO MAKE AN IMPACT, UH, ON OUR GREAT CITY.

SO I JUST WANNA JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOUR LEADERSHIP.

UM, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S, WHAT'S UP FOR YOU NEXT, BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU TOUCH, UH, IT TURNS TO GOLD.

SO WE THANK YOU.

UM, MY QUESTION IS, UM, YOU'VE PRESENTED US WITH A LOT.

WHAT IS, WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS FROM COUNCIL? WELL, I THINK AS WE, UM, GO INTO 2023 AND WE, UH, SET, UM, MILESTONES FOR THIS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, UM, I WOULD ASK THAT AS YOU GO THROUGH THE BUDGETARY PROCESS, UM, IF THERE ARE ANY, UM, AREAS WHERE YOU CAN FIND FUNDS TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT'S DRAINAGE FUNDS, THAT IF THERE ARE DRAINAGE NEEDS IN THAT AREA, AND THAT'S AN AREA WHERE FUNDS MAY EXIST, PARKLAND, UM, RELATED DOLLARS THAT MAY BE IN THAT AREA.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS OR NOT, I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT ANY, ANY SUPPORT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PLAN TO DO IS TO GO TO THE FOUNDATION, AGAIN, GEORGE FOUNDATION AND ASK THEM TO DO A MATCHING.

SO WHATEVER WE ARE ABLE, IF WE DO 500,000, THEY'LL MATCH THAT 500,000.

SO, UH, THAT'S ONE OF OUR PLANS.

I'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER RODNEY ELLIS, UH, TO ENCOURAGE, UH, SINCE THAT'S IN HARRIS COUNTY, UH, ANY IN-KIND SUPPORT, UM, THAT THEY CAN DO WOULD BE SUPPORTED AND WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER THAT I SHARED EARLIER.

SO IF YOU HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIM, UH, IT ALWAYS HELPS WHEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY WE REALLY NEED THAT PARTNERSHIP, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS NOT JUST FORT BEND COUNTY OR MISSOURI CITY, IT'S IN HARRIS COUNTY.

SO IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD HELP AS WELL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.

UH, SNIPES.

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[(b) Presentation and Discussion - Receive a presentation on Series 2023 Ge...]

MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR B, UH, PRESENTATION TO DISCUSSION.

RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON SERIES 2023, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

UH, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, ELENA PORTIS.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

OKAY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR TIMON.

COUNCIL EVENING.

SO TONIGHT I'M GONNA PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON, UH, THE DEBT ISSUANCE THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2023.

UM, YOU HAVE HEARD SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE C I P PLANNING PROCESS.

THAT IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT OCCURS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITH OUR, UH, BUDGET PROCESS.

I'M JUST GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROJECTS, UM, THAT ARE TO BE FUNDED.

WE ARE, UM, SCHEDULED TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

UH, THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE TYPES OF DEBT.

OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION, OF COURSE, IS, UH, DEBT THAT IS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.

UH, WE'RE GONNA BE ISSUING FROM THE 2003 BOND ELECTION AND THE 2021 BOND ELECTION.

UH, THE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION IS SELF-SUPPORTED DEBT AND IT'S GOING TO BE USED, UH, FOR THE UTILITIES.

AND SO IT'S NOT, THE DEBT PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE PAID BY ANY, UH, GENERAL, UM, REVENUES.

UM, SO WE'LL START OFF WITH THE GENERAL OBLIGATION.

WE'RE GONNA BE ISSUING DEBT IN THE AREAS OF DRAINAGE, STREETS, PARKS AND FACILITIES.

AND SO FOR DRAINAGE, UH, WE HAVE $300,000 FOR THE SHADY GLEN EROSION REPAIRS.

WITHIN THE QUAIL VALLEY GOLF COURSE.

WE HAVE, UH, $200,000 FOR PINE METAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND I'M JUST GONNA READ THE PROJECT AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, AND YOU CAN, YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON WHAT THE PROJECT IS.

WE ALSO HAVE, UH, GOLF COURSE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS OF 500,000.

WE HAVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS OF 400,000.

AND WE HAVE CULVERT REPAIRS AT SILVER RIDGE BOULEVARD.

THAT'S $100,000.

AND SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE'RE GONNA ISSUE FOR DRAINAGE OUT OF THE 2003 BOND ELECTION IS 1.5 MILLION FOR STREETS.

WE HAVE THREE SIGNALS AROUND ABOUTS AT FOR 1.7 MILLION.

AND THIS IS ALONG LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY.

WE ALSO HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS, UH, $300,000.

OUR TECHNOLOGY AND HARDWARE ARE OLD AND REQUIRES UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.

WE HAVE VARIOUS AREAS WHERE THERE WILL BE STREET RECONSTRUCTION.

WE HAVE,

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UH, WE HAVE VALLEY MANOR DRIVE AT 1.9 MILLION LANTERN LANE AT 1.5 MILLION IN CAVE RUN AT 1.2.

THE LAST ONE IS THE EAST HAMPTON ROAD CLOSURE.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR STREETS THAT'S BEING PROPOSED AS $11.6 MILLION FOR PARKS.

WE HAVE THE FREEDOM TREE PARK, UH, AT 2.8 MILLION.

WE HAVE LAQUINTA GOLF COURSE RENOVATIONS AT 300,000, UH, RIDGEVIEW PARK, 800,000 IN STA MO PARK.

THE DESIGN AT 500,000.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR PARKS IS 4.4 MILLION FOR FACILITIES.

UH, WE HAVE FACILITIES REMODELING, WHICH IS, UH, VARIOUS FACILITY UPGRADES CITYWIDE, UH, SPANNING MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.

THAT'S AT 1.5 MILLION.

WE ALSO HAVE FACILITY LIFE SAFETY UPGRADES, UM, AS I GUESS RECOMMENDED BY THE FACILITIES ASSESSMENT REPORT.

THAT'S 500,000.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE FACILITY DESIGN, AND THAT'S AT 500,000.

SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT FROM THE AUTHORIZATION FOR FACILITIES WOULD BE 2.5 MILLION.

SO SUMMARY FOR THE GENERAL OBLIGATION, WE'RE LOOKING AT 20 MILLION.

THAT'S 1.5 FOR DRAINAGE.

11.6 FOR STREETS, 4.4 FOR PARKS, AND 2.5 FOR FACILITIES, UH, AFT.

UPON ISSUANCE OF THIS DEBT, WE WILL STILL HAVE AUTHORIZATION LEFT.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT WILL BE 71,259,000.

WE'LL STILL HAVE DRAINAGE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE 2003 BOND ELECTION.

AND THE 2014, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 9 MILLION.

THEN WE'LL HAVE, UH, 36 MILLION FOR STREETS 17, 17 MILLION FOR PARKS AND 8 MILLION FOR FACILITIES FOR A FUTURE DEBT ISSUE OR FOR FUTURE DEBT ISSUANCES.

NOW THE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION IS FOR OUR UTILITY PROJECTS.

UH, WE HAVE VARIOUS PROJECTS WITHIN THE MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA, UH, DEALING WITH THE SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION, AND THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 9.1 MILLION.

IT INCLUDES REGIONAL LIFT STATIONS, UH, FOREST MAIN GRAVITY MAINS, GRAVITY, SEWER, UM, RANGING FROM 1.2 MILLION TO 3.9.

BUT IN THIS AREA IT'S A TOTAL OF, UH, $9,111,120.

WE ALSO HAVE THE MUSTANG BAYOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

PHASE TWO A, UH, EXPANSION.

AND THIS IS CLARIFIERS, UH, FOR 2.0 MGD PLANT CAPACITY.

THAT'S AT 3.5 MILLION.

WE ALSO HAVE PHASE TWO B OF THIS EXPANSION AT 1 MILLION, WHICH WILL BE THE DESIGN, UH, TO GO FROM 1.5 TO 2.0 M G D.

WE ALSO HAVE LIST STATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREAS 250,000 AND WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR THAT AREA, 361,270.

WE DO HAVE AN, UH, A CONTINGENCY OF APPROXIMATELY 777,000.

THAT IS TO BRING IT TO AN EVEN $15 MILLION.

AS YOU KNOW, UH, THINGS ARE CHANGING COST CHANGE.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT, UM, WE'LL NEED ADDITIONAL MONEY IF COST PROVED TO BE HIGHER ONCE BID.

THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TONIGHT, UM, BEFORE THE COUNCIL, UH, WILL HAVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE NOTICE OF INTENT.

UM, SO THAT WILL BE, UH, LATER ON, ON THE AGENDA.

UH, ONCE APPROVED, WE WILL BE PUBLISHING THE NOTICE OF INTENT IN THE PAPER TWICE, UH, ON JANUARY 18TH AND JANUARY 25TH.

UH, WE PLAN TO HAVE A RATING AGENCY CALL IN FEBRUARY.

AND OF COURSE, WHILE WE'RE DOING ALL OF THIS, WE'RE ALSO PUTTING ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS TOGETHER.

SO THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GOING ON OTHER THAN, UH, THESE ITEMS. UM, BUT WE'RE HAVE A NEGOTIATED SALE.

WE'RE GONNA COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THE PARAMETER ORDINANCE ON MARCH 6TH.

AND THEN WE'RE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE, UH, APRIL 3RD.

AND SO WE DO HAVE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, JOE MURROW, WHO'S WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES AND AUDIENCE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE DEBT ISSUE, UH, BOTH HIM AND MYSELF ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, ELENA.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE OTHER QUESTIONS? NOW LET'S GO AHEAD AND MAYOR, THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE.

IT'S A PRESENTATION.

OKAY.

SO NO MOTION OR SECOND FOR DISCUSSION? JUST OPEN DISCUSSION.

THAT'S HIM.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THE QUEUE.

NO VOTE.

THERE'S NO VOTE.

THERE'S NO VOTE EITHER.

AYE, .

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, LET'S CONSENT AGENDA FIVE A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON MEETING OF DECEMBER 5TH, 2022.

IS THERE A MOTION? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

THERE ARE NO DISCUSSIONS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

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WHAT HAPPENED? UNANIMOUS.

HOW COME WE'RE NOT SEEING THIS ON OUR SCREEN? THAT'S OKAY.

[(f) Consideration and Possible Action - A Resolution Reappointing a Civil ...]

NEXT ITEM IS ITEM SEVEN F A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.

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

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE MONICA, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY GARZA.

YES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.

THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS WERE APPOINTED TO STEGER TERMS THE TERM OF THE COMMISSION'S CURRENT VICE-CHAIR.

JACQUELINE WATSON, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT, WILL END AFTER TWO YEARS.

CITY MANAGER JONES HAS REAPPOINTED HER TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO SERVE A FULL THREE YEAR TERM.

THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU IS TO CONFIRM.

UH, CITY MANAGER JONES' REAPPOINTMENT OF MS. WATSON.

OKAY.

AND THEN, UH, VICE CHAIR WATSON IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

I DO SEE A AND THEN A SECOND.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY,

[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a request by Misso...]

A PUB GO AHEAD.

SIX A SIX A ONE.

A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR AGAINST A REQUEST BY MISSOURI CITY B T R LL C TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE 12 TO ALLOW FOR A LYFT STATION AS AN ALLOWABLE USE.

THANK YOU.

I'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM A ONE.

DID YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT RIGHT NOW AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? SURE.

OKAY.

SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE RECEIVE AN OBLIGATION TO AMEND PLAYING THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE 12.

UM, THE PD IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY SIX ACROSS FROM VICKSBURG BOULEVARD ADJACENT TO OAKWOOD FOREST ESTATES SUBDIVISION AND FORT BEND TOWN CENTER.

ONE.

PD ONE 12 WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL JULY 19TH, 2021.

THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF 1.8 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND 33.5 ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 176 SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL HOMES, A RECREATION CENTER AND MULTIPLE POCKET PARKS.

THE APPLICATION TO AMEND THE PD WILL ALLOW FOR THE LOCATION OF A TEMPORARY LIFT STATION AND WILL UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE, PHASING PLAN AND SITE PLAN.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAVE FORWARDED A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

UM, CRYSTAL PUBLIC HEARING? THERE ARE NO COMMENTS.

OKAY.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

GO AHEAD.

YEAH.

UM, THE LIFT STATION, WHILE IT'S GONNA BE IN A TEMPORARY LOCATION FOR NOW, WHERE WILL IT BE ONCE, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT IS COMPLETED? SO THE TEMPORARY LIFT STATION WILL ONLY EXIST UP UNTIL THE FORT BEND TOWN CENTER THREE LIFT STATION IS COMPLETED.

THAT IS OUR REGIONAL LIFT STATION.

AND ONCE THAT IS COMPLETED, THIS LIFT STATION, UM, WILL BE DECONSTRUCTED.

SO WE WON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE.

OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND NOW.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

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

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING REGULATIONS IN PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE 12 AMENDING THE USES AUTHORIZED WITHIN SUCH PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES AMENDING THE SITE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE DESCRIBING 35.29 ACRES OF LAND AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FULL REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

DOES THIS HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING? NO, SIR.

THIS IS, UH, AN ACTION ITEM.

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN R APPOINTMENTS.

SEVEN A SIX.

[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments on the Community Development Bloc...]

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OKAY, GO AHEAD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS MARISSA MORGAN AND I AM HERE AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.

AND TONIGHT I'M GONNA PRESENT TO YOU OUR CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT, WHICH IS CALLED CAPER FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR OF 2021 FOR THE C D B G PROGRAM.

WHAT IS CAPER? IT IS THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PROGRESS MADE IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM C DBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN THROUGH THE PROPOSED ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN A ONE YEAR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

WHAT IS C D B G? WELL, IT'S A PROGRAM THAT YOU HEARD EARLIER THAT, UH, RANGES ON GETTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, UH, TAKEN CARE OF.

UH, THIS WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE ACT OF CONGRESS BACK IN 1974.

IT IS FEDERALLY FUNDED AND IT HELPS PROVIDE VIABLE URBAN, UH, COMMUNITIES FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS, UM, NEEDING HELP WITH DECENT HOUSING, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.

AND WE TRY TO EXPAND ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.

SOME OF THE BENEFITS TO THE C CDBG PROGRAM IS THE AREA BENEFIT.

UH, IT'S AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS IN A PARTICULAR AREA OF MISSOURI CITY, UH, THAT HAS A POPULATION OF AT LEAST 41.3%, LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, ALSO GENERAL LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CLIENTELE.

AND THEN THERE'S A LIMITED CLIENTELE AS WELL.

THESE ARE DEFINITELY BASED ON THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

WE HAVE TARGETED AREAS, AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN COURT ROAD, FIFTH STREET FUND, PARK HARNESS, GLEN LEXINGTON SLASH MURPHY ROAD, QUELL GREEN.

THESE ARE TARGETED AREAS ARE BASED ON THE 2020 CENSUS DATA.

THE 20 19 20 23 CONSOLIDATED PRIORITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS, EDUCATION FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS HEALTH WEALTH ARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, SENIOR AND ADULT SERVICES, DISABLED POPULATION SERVICES AND HOMELESS SERVICES.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR THIRD YEAR OF THIS FIVE YEAR PROGRAM.

SOME OF THE FUNDED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AND AGENCIES ARE SHOWN HERE, UH, ON THE SCREEN.

UH, ONE OF THEM THAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO EXPOUND ON IS THE FORT BEND SENIORS MILL ON WHEELS.

IT IS A VERY VIABLE PROGRAM, UH, WHICH IS FUNDED THROUGH THE C D B G.

UM, THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE SERVICING TO DATE.

THIS IS THE FUNDING FOR 2019 THROUGH 2023 PROGRAM YEAR.

UH, AS YOU SEE, THERE'S HUD ON THERE.

THERE'S THE CARES ACT, WHICH IS A REALLY LARGE AMOUNT, $428,210.

UM, AND, UH, THESE FUNDS ARE DEFINITELY PAID ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS ONLY.

UH, SOMETIMES I THINK THAT OUR APPLICANTS ARE SOMEWHAT CONFUSED OR MAYBE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THEY THINK IT'S GONNA COME UP FRONT, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS.

PROGRAM YEAR 2021.

PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES.

ONE THAT I JUST SPOKE ABOUT WAS THE FORT BEND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY VIABLE PROGRAM, UM, BEFORE I EVEN GOT HERE, AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT AND VERY PROUD THAT THEY WORK VERY HARD IN SUBMITTING ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION ON A TIMELY AND ACCURATE BASIS.

UH, EVERY YEAR AS YOU SEE, THE FORT BEND SENIORS IN SEXUAL MILLS ON WHEELS WAS GRANTED AT $16,500.

THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 2100 SENIOR ADULTS THROUGH THE FORT BEND COUNTY AREA OVER EVERY YEAR.

AND THIS IS PER APPLICATION.

AND AS YOU SEE, OVER 4,496 MILLS ARE DELIVERED TO AT LEAST 21 MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS, WHICH I THINK I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.

UM, THE MEALS ARE SERVED SEVEN DAYS, UH, A WEEK, SEVEN DAYS EACH WEEK.

ONE OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS, WHICH I'M ALSO VERY PROUD OF, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR APPLICANTS HERE TONIGHT, IS OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE SIX STUDENTS THAT WERE GRANTED FUNDING FOR 2021.

EACH STUDENT WILL BE RECEIVING A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,666.

WE WERE PLANNING TO DO THAT TONIGHT.

IT GOT PUSHED A LITTLE BIT.

[00:40:01]

REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

OUR PROGRAM YEAR 2021, CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $53,341 WAS GRANTED.

THIS FUNDING WAS EQUIVALENT FOR ONE FULL-TIME CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

WE'VE MADE A COUPLE OF CH OUR INSPECTOR, WE'VE MADE A CHANGE TO IN THIS AREA.

WE'VE ACTUALLY EXPANDED THE C D B G TARGET AREAS SO THAT WE'LL HAVE ALL OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTORS TO PROVIDE SERVICE.

WHEN I STARTED HERE IN APRIL, WE HAD FOUR HOUSES THAT WERE KIND OF BEHIND ON GETTING THEIR WORK DONE WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH THAT I WAS HERE WHILE I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE ONE.

THE PICTURES THAT YOU SEE ARE SOME FROM SOME OF THE HOUSES AND SIGNING FOR THE LAST THREE THAT WERE PENDING, UM, FROM THE YEAR 2021.

SO WE HAD THE ONE THAT I JUST SPOKE UP, THAT, THAT WAS REPAIRED.

AND THE LAST THREE ADDITIONAL HOMES, WE JUST FINISHED THEM OUT THIS MONTH.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE LADY IN THE BLUE IS A LADY THAT CAME UP AND SPOKE ABOUT HER HOUSE.

SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO GET THIS DONE.

UM, WE ARE STILL A LITTLE BEHIND.

WE HAVE 21 PEOPLE OR 21 HOMES ON THE, UM, ON THE REPAIR LIST.

AND SO I WILL BE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET THAT DONE.

THE PICTURE ON THE LOWER RIGHT WHERE THEY'RE DOING THE ROOF.

THAT WAS ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO PARTNER WITH A COUPLE OF, UM, OTHER BUSINESSES.

HAPPY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WAS ONE AS WELL AS HOME DEPOT.

SO THE ROOFING BEING DONE AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION WAS DEFINITELY DONE THROUGH, UH, HAPPY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO, UM, PARTNER WITH THEM TO GET ADDITIONAL WORK DONE FOR OUR HOMEOWNERS.

THIS IS THE FUN PART, THE PROGRAM YEAR 2021, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES.

UM, THE C D BG PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION EXPENDED 4,608 OR $3 AND 20 CENTS ON SALARY AND BENEFITS TO THE STAFF MEMBER THAT BE ME, ONE FULL-TIME COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.

AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THAT IS JUST A PORTION OF THE SALARY THAT THEY PAID FOR RIGHT THERE.

SO JUST I NEEDED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT.

DON'T LAUGH, MAYOR.

PROTEST VOTING.

UH, SO, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE, WILL BE ACCEPTED.

UM, PLEASE KNOW THAT THE CAPER INFORMATION IS GONNA BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

UH, ALSO IN PERSON, UH, THEY CAN DELIVER IT TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFFICE OR TO ME, UH, ALSO VIA EMAIL, UH, WHICH WE'VE ALSO PLACED THAT ON THE BOARD OR TO ME.

OR THEY CAN CALL ME, WHICH IS MY DIRECT DOWN NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.

THAT IS MY PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

NINE.

REAL QUICK QUESTION.

GO AHEAD, MS. MORGAN.

UH, YOU MENTIONED, WELL, IT SAID T B D FOR THIS YEAR, AND WE'VE SLOWLY SEEN A DECREASE IN FUNDING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I'M REQUESTING TO BE IN THE QUEUE.

.

THANK YOU, SIR.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE FUNDING MAY BE THIS YEAR OR DO WE SEE A FLAT LINE OR MORE? UH, IT FLUCTUATES.

UM, I THINK BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE DID FIND A LITTLE BIT OF DECREASE IN WHAT WE RECEIVED.

UM, WHAT I WILL DO DEFINITELY IS EXPEND AS MUCH OF IT AS POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE PENNY, WHICH I'M REALLY GOOD AT, AND MAKING SURE OUR HOMEOWNERS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO TO MAY I APPROACH ON BONNIE? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MARISSA, FOR COMING IN AND STEPPING IN AND, UH, YOU KNOW, DOING A GREAT JOB, ESPECIALLY TO GET THOSE HOUSES CLOSED OUT.

I KNOW YOU'D ALWAYS LET ME KNOW, YOU KNOW, MAN, I'M WORKING ON TRYING TO GET 'EM DONE AND YOU GOT 'EM DONE.

UH, YOU KNOW, IT DAWNED ON ME IN LOOKING AT THIS ITEM, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT CAME OUT ON THURSDAY THAT I'VE BEEN SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR A 10 YEAR, OVER 10 YEARS, BEF WELL BEFORE I BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND I'VE SEEN THE GREAT WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE, UH, AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH THE SMALL MONIES THAT WE DO GET FROM HUD.

THEY GO A LONG WAY.

AND AS YOU HEARD THIS RESIDENT TONIGHT COME UP AND EXPRESS HER GRATEFULNESS ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, THOSE FUNDS IMPROVED HER PROPERTY.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, MANY OF US, YOU KNOW, WE DO WELL IN MISSOURI CITY.

WE HAVE A GREAT, YOU KNOW, UH, CITIZENRY, YOU KNOW, AND, AND WE DO WELL, WE GOT SOME HIGH END EARNERS IN, IN MISSOURI CITY, BUT WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IN MISSOURI CITY.

AND SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, THROUGH C D B G PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS.

THE MEALS ON WHEELS HELP NONPROFITS.

WE HAVE A RESIDENTIAL PAINT PROGRAM.

WE, UH, HELP WITH HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE.

I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE DO THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS GROUP, YOU KNOW, MARISSA,

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SO, THANK YOU.

IT'S MY HONOR.

LET RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

YES.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK.

AND, UM, MS. MORGAN WEARS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT HAT.

SHE ALSO WORKS IN THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT TOO.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

UM, ONE OF MY, UH, OBSERVATIONS ON, UM, SLIDE THREE, UH, AND WHEN I WAS ON THIS COMMITTEE, I REMEMBER US HAVING, UM, A CHALLENGE WITH, UH, WE HAD THE MONEY TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS, BUT HAVING A CHALLENGE ACTUALLY GETTING STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS.

AND I NOTICED, UM, ON SLIDE EIGHT, I'M SORRY, SORRY, SLIDE THREE, THAT THERE WERE ACTUALLY EIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOCATED, BUT ONLY SIX GIVEN OUT.

UM, CAN YOU, CAN YOU SPEAK TO, WAS THERE A, OR JUST LACK OF INTEREST, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? WELL, THAT ACTUALLY, UM, WAS IN PLACE WHEN I GOT HERE.

MM-HMM.

.

SO I FOLLOWED UP AND FOLLOWED THROUGH A PART OF THE SCHOLARSHIP.

APPLICATIONS ALSO ARE BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME, BUT THE STUDENTS ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY DELIVER US ALL THE NEEDS.

THE THINGS LIKE THEIR RECEIPTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

AGAIN, REIMBURSEMENT IS THE KEYWORD HERE.

AND SO WHEN THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEN THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO DROP OFF.

OKAY.

BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT MORE STUDENTS WILL APPLY.

MOST DEFINITELY.

OKAY.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE, UM, NONE OF THIS MONEY LEFT ON THE TABLE CUZ WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE VERY DESERVING STUDENTS AND THERE ARE FAMILIES IN NEED OF THESE, THESE FUNDS.