May 01, 2023 City Council

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GOOD EVENING.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:32 PM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OR COUNCIL.

UM, THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ON THEIR WAY.

THEY'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT BEHIND, UH, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUO.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.

WE HAVE OUR ANDRE HUMPHREY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE BACK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, ANDRE.

[(a) Proclamation recognizing May as National Tennis Month.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

WE ARE HERE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE NATIONAL TENNIS MONTH.

UM, LAST MONTH IT WAS PICKLEBALL THIS MONTH IT'S A LONGER RACKET WITH TENNIS .

SO CAN I HAVE MS. DANIELLE, UH, COME FORTH.

AND IF ANYBODY PLAYS TENNIS, COME ON DOWN.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS TO BE RECOGNIZED AND GET THAT TENNIS OUT THERE.

I PLAY TENNIS.

COME ON.

PARKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS OUR, I PLAY TENNIS TOO.

NICE.

NICE TENNIS PLAYERS.

WE HAVE THE ARC OF FORT BEND TENNIS GROUP COMING FORWARD.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

IS EVERYBODY UP HERE? Y'ALL SPREAD AROUND.

SO I'M GONNA READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS ON MAY 21ST, 1881, THE U T S A, ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS UNITED STATES NATIONAL LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION, WAS FOUNDED IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK TO CREATE RULES AND STANDARDS FOR THE EMERGING GAME OF LAWN TENNIS.

AND WHEREAS THE LATEST RESEARCH BY THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COUNCIL SHOWS THAT OVER 23.6 MILLION AMERICANS PLAYED TENNIS IN 2022, A 33% INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION OVER 2019.

AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PLAYERS SINCE THE PAC STUDY BEGAN IN 2007.

AND WHEREAS BY INCREASING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF TENNIS FOR CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, THE U T S A HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING OUR COMMUNITY HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER.

AND WHEREAS U T S A HAS DECLARED THE MONTH OF MAY AS NATIONAL TENNIS MONTH TO ENCOURAGE PLAYERS, ORGANIZATIONS, FACILITIES, AND MORE TO PROMOTE LOCAL TENNIS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, AND DRIVE AWARENESS TO HELP PLAYERS AND NON-PLAYER FIND PLAY OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MONICA RILEY, CITY COUNCIL FOR DISTRICT A ON BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR, THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, ROBIN J ECA, AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, TEXAS, UH, PROCLAIMED MAY, 2023 AS NATIONAL TENANT MONTH AND HEREBY URGE THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY TO BECOME, BECOME, BECOME AWARE OF AND SUPPORT NATIONAL TENNIS MONTH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DANIELLE, DID YOU WANNA SAY, SHARE SOME WORDS REAL QUICK ABOUT OUR GROUP THAT'S HERE, OR SOMEONE GONNA COME FORWARD? WE'LL DO ANY MINI MIGHT MO IF WE HAVE TO.

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ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS DANIELLE STEWART.

I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.

UM, I JUST WANNA PUT OUT THERE, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OVER TO OUR RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER AND PLAYED TENNIS, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME TRY IT OUT.

UM, OUR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COORDINATOR, CHRISTINA STAMOS, HAS PROGRAMS, CLINICS, TOURNAMENTS FOR ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES, UM, FROM BEGINNER TO U S T A LEVEL TOURNAMENTS.

SO COME CHECK US OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

AWESOME.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK PHOTO.

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PHOTOGRAPHER, RIGHT.

HERE WE GO.

READY? EVERYBODY.

CAMERA TWO.

RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT HERE.

ONE.

OKAY.

SIT.

READY? 1, 2, 3.

ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

AWESOME.

GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

BEAUTIFUL.

[(b) Recognition to the Municipal Court for the Texas Municipal Courts Educ...]

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE ITEM FOUR B IS RECOGNITION TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURT EDUCATION CENTERS.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SONYA BROWN.

MARSHALL.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

EVENING, EVENING, EVENING.

ALL RIGHTY.

IF I COULD GET MS. BRITTANY RIGHT.

CHECK TO COME UP IN, STAND WITH YOU.

OH, OKAY.

JUDGE, EVERYBODY, COME ON UP.

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WHOA.

OKAY.

THIS IS GETTING GOOD.

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YES.

SO LET ME GIVE YOU GUYS SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

HELLO? ALL RIGHTY.

THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTERS, T M C E C, MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES GRANT FUNDED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RECENTLY SPONSORED A TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARDS COMPETITION TO RECOGNIZE THOSE MUNICIPAL COURTS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PREVENTING IMPAIRED DRIVING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.

DID Y'ALL PARTICIPATE? YES, MA'AM.

WE DID, GUYS.

I THOUGHT SO.

, ALL 900 MUNICIPAL COURTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WERE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

APPLICANTS WERE JUDGED ON THEIR ACTIVITIES RELATING TO INCREASING TRAFFIC SAFETY, WHILE PREVENTING IMPAIRED DRIVING TRAFFIC CRASHES, TRAFFIC FATALITIES, JUVENILE, D U I, CHILD SAFETY SEAT OFFENSES, RED LIGHT RUNNING, AND OTHER TRAFFIC RELATED OFFENSES.

28 COURTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THESE AWARDS.

NINE.

LOW VOLUME SERVING LESS THAN 30,000 PEOPLE.

NINE, MEDIUM EVOLVING VOLUME, SERVING 30,000 TO 150,000 PEOPLE, AND FIVE, HIGH VOLUME, SERVING 150,000 PLUS PEOPLE AND FIVE IN THE NEW APPLICANT CATEGORY.

ON TONIGHT, ON BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR, ROBIN ACAT, MYSELF, SONNY BROWN MARSHALL, I'M HUMBLED TO PROVIDE YOU GUYS WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

IT'S PROUDLY PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE MISSOURI CITY MUNICIPAL COURT FOR WINNING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURT'S EDUCATION CENTER'S MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES.

GRANT, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOUR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRAFFIC SAFETY ARE APPRECIATE .

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

1, 2, 3.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M DOING ANOTHER ONE.

READY? 1, 2, 3.

THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[(c) Proclamation recognizing National Economic Development Week. (May 8th ...]

NEXT ITEM WE HAVE FOUR C IS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY DISTRICT C COUNCIL MEMBER ANTHONY MARULAS, WHO'S, UH, WHO'S GONNA BE RECEIVING THIS.

ANYONE FROM ANY OF OUR COMMITTEES? ANYBODY FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? HERMAN, COME ON UP, PLEASE, SIR.

AND BEFORE WE START, I JUST, IT'S AN HONOR TO PRESENT THIS TONIGHT.

UH, FOR THOSE WHO ARE DRIVING THROUGH MISSOURI CITY, YOU'VE NOTICED A LOT OF GROWTH.

AND THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE A LOT TO IGNITE AND TO BE AN OPEN FOR BUSINESS CITY.

YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES.

WE'VE CREATED NEW INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. WE'VE DONE A LOT TO BRING BUSINESSES HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.

AND I WANNA THANK COUNCIL AND STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO SUPPORTS US IN MAKING OUR CITY GREAT.

SO LET ME READ OUR, UH, PROCLAMATION.

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AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK WAS CREATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN 2016 TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT CREATE JOBS, ADVANCED CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND EVERYWHERE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS PROMOTE ECONOMIC WELLBEING, QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES BY CREATING, RETAINING, AND EXPANDING JOBS THAT FACILITATE GROWTH, ENHANCE WEALTH, AND PROVIDE A STABLE TAX BASE, RIGHT, , RIGHT.

WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS ATTRACT TO RETAIN HIGH QUALITY JOBS, DEVELOP VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR REGIONS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER MARUS ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ROBIN ALLCAT AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 8TH THROUGH MAY 12TH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, WHICH SUPPORTS EXPANDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND MAKES LIVES BETTER.

THAT WAS LONG , THANK YOU, HERMAN, FOR, HE'S OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

UM, ANY WORDS? UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON NEXT WEEK, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF A REAL ESTATE, UH, MAP ONLINE THAT WILL BE READY TO GO ON MONDAY.

ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S ALL READY TO GO, THANKS TO, UH, IT AND JOBBY.

SO, UM, JOB FAIR, AND, UH, WE'RE KICKING THINGS OFF THIS WEEK WITH WELLNESS STARTING THIS THURSDAY.

SO LOOK ONLINE.

WE'VE GOT A FEW ACTIVITIES NEXT WEEK, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL WILL, THANK YOU.

WE'RE ALL A PART OF THIS.

YOU WANT , AND WE'RE ALL A PART OF THIS.

AH, ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE COME FORWARD TOO.

, HE JUST DIDN'T WANT NO, ALL OF US SMALL BUSINESS.

LET'S SCOOT THIS WAY JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR ME, PLEASE.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE GOOD IN TRUST.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT HERE.

1, 2, 3, 4 MORE FOR ME.

1, 2, 3.

ALL.

[(d) Hurricane Preparedness Week 2023 Proclamation. (May 1st - May 7th)]

SO WE HAVE ITEM FOUR D, HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, WEEK 2023, PROCLAMATION THAT BE PRESENTED BY DISTRICT B, COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY ELBO.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE GAVE ME HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS CUZ OF MY PERSONALITY, WHIRLWIND.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, UH, THIS REGION, UH, HAS ALWAYS BEEN BOMBARDED, UH, WITH THE FEAR OF A HURRICANE OR EVEN ACTUALLY HAVING BEEN IMPACTED BY HURRICANES.

WE REMEMBER HURRICANE KATRINA AND HURRICANE IKE AND MANY, UH, EVEN BACK IN THE DAY, IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH.

HURRICANE ALICIA.

ANYBODY? YES.

REMEMBER HURRICANE ALICIA? SO, UH, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR ANY AND ALL HURRICANES THAT COME OUR WAY.

I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO TAMIKA DEWIT, UH, WHO CAN SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK BEFORE WE DELIVER THIS PROCLAMATION.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

SO, TODAY IS JUNE 1ST.

WE ARE NOT JUNE 1ST.

HURRICANE SEASON STARTS JUNE 1ST.

HURRICANE SEASON'S ON MY MIND, APPARENTLY.

LET'S KEEP GOING.

WE ARE ONE MONTH OUT FROM JUNE 1ST, SO THERE'S STILL TIME TO PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON.

SO PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE.

WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE WITH SOME TIPS ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON.

YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO GET FLOOD INSURANCE.

UM, YOU HAVE ABOUT ONE MONTH UNTIL IT TAKES EFFECT.

SO IF YOU GET IT TODAY, IT WILL BE ACTIVE FOR HURRICANE SEASON.

ALSO, IF YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES, NEIGHBORS, NOT ONLY IN MISSOURI CITY, BUT ANYWHERE ON THE COASTAL STATES WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE DURING EMERGENCIES, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS A PROGRAM CALLED STEER STATE OF TEXAS EMERGENCY, STATE OF TEXAS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REGISTRY.

THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE THEY REGISTER AND IT HELPS US EMERGENCY MANAGERS BETTER PREPARE FOR THEIR ADDITIONAL NEEDS.

IF WE GET THAT INFORMATION IN ADVANCE, WE CAN PREPARE BETTER FOR YOUR, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS.

SO MAKE SURE YOU GO ONLINE AND LOOK UP THE TEXAS STEEL REGISTRY FOR IF YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS OR, OR NEIGHBORS OR RELATIVES THAT NEED ASSISTANCE DURING DISASTERS.

UM, LASTLY, WE ALSO WILL BE HAVING A PRESENTATION THIS WEEK ON MAY 3RD IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 1:00 PM TO 2:00 PM THIS IS OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS.

WE'LL BE GIVING YOU GUYS A LOT OF INFORMATION DURING THAT EVENT

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WE ALSO WILL BE HAVING SOME GIVEAWAYS FOR EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS.

SO THEY'LL BE WEDNESDAY 1:00 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND LASTLY, ONE OF OUR BIG THINGS WE'RE GONNA BE IMPLEMENTING OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IS OUR NEW MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

WE'RE PUSHING OUT A NEW SYSTEM WHERE YOU GUYS CAN GET INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY.

SO PLEASE, OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, LOOK OVER OUR WEBSITES.

YOU'LL SEE SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER.

SO IF WE ARE IMPACTED NOT ONLY BY A HURRICANE OR ANY TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER, YOU HAVE THAT IN REAL TIME INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE CI FROM THE CITY.

THANK YOU.

ROUND APPLAUSE.

I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY SAW WHAT HAPPENED, UH, I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE.

I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY IN FLORIDA, UH, WITH ALL THE TORNADOES AND THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE, AND IT IMPACTED SO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES.

I KNOW EVEN PEOPLE PERSONALLY WHO WERE IMPACTED BY IT.

AND LIKE SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, HURRICANES, WHEN THEY COME, THEY CAN SPUR OTHER THINGS LIKE FLOODING AND TORNADOES.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BE PREPARED IN EVERY LEVEL, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO HURRICANES.

AND SO I WANT TO, UH, PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY, WHEREAS TEXAS HURRICANE SEASON OFFICIALLY BEGINS JUNE THE FIRST AND ENDS NOVEMBER THE 30TH.

AND WE'RE AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, AND THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MAN HAVE DESIGNATED THE WEEK OF APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY THE SIXTH, 2023 AS HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK IN TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS THE 624 MILE TEXAS GULF COASTLINE AREAS OF TEXAS, HUNDREDS OF MILES INLAND AND OUR AREA IN PARTICULAR, ARE VULNERABLE TO THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM, INCLUDING HEAVY RAINFALL, INLAND FU, UH, FLOODING, HIGH WINDS, TORNADOES, AND STORM SURGES.

AND WHEREAS THE THREAT OF LIFE AND THE YEAR BY YEAR INCREASING PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCES OF HURRICANE AND COASTAL FLOODING CAN BE REDUCED DRAMATICALLY BY CAREFUL PLANNING AND TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION PLANS.

AND WHEREAS THE BEST DEFENSE IS PREPAREDNESS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE DANGER OF THE DANGERS OF THE HIGH WINDS, STORM SURGE FLOODING AND TORNADOES THAT MAY OCCUR FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFFREY O BONY COUNCIL MEMBER MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, UH, ON BEHALF OF ROBIN J ACAT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL THE 30TH THROUGH MAY THE SIXTH, 2023 AS HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY, AND THIS COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY WARNING INSTRUCTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, 1, 2, 3, 1 MORE.

1, 2, 3.

[(e) Proclamation recognizing Public Service week. (May 7th -May 13th)]

ITEM FOUR E ARE PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNIZING PUBLIC SERVICE WEEK MAY 7TH THROUGH MAY 13TH.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION RIGHT HERE.

UH, SO THIS IS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, SO THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WEEK OF ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS.

NO, I JUST KIDDING.

UH, SO WE HAVE, SO AGAIN, I WANT YOU TO, BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION, LET JUST TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE WEEK AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO CITY OF MISSOURI.

WELL, I'LL KICK IT OFF, BUT I'M GONNA GIVE IT TO OUR ESTEEMED, UH, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE MEMBERS UP HERE TO TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY.

BUT IF I HAD MY WAY, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION WOULD BE EVERY MONTH AND EVERY DAY, BECAUSE EMPLOYEES DO NOT GET ENOUGH RECOGNITION.

SO THIS IS THE ONE WEEK THAT WE SET ASIDE, AND SO WE'RE GONNA TRY OUR BEST TO ENSURE.

AND HOW APPROPRIATE IS THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT PAY LATER ON TODAY, ? SO, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRY TO SHOW THAT APPRECIATION IN EVERY WAY WE CAN, BUT I'M GONNA GIVE IT TO, UM, OUR .

OKAY.

BRING IT UP.

UH, SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE EVENTS PLANNED.

UM, OUR COMMITTEE KIND OF THE PURPOSE IS TO RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY THAT'S, THAT'S DEDICATED TO THE CAREERS, TO SERVING THE PUBLIC.

UM, EVERY DAY WE'VE GOT A, AN EVENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT SERVICE.

UM, SO THIS WEEK, EMPLOYEES COME ON OUT, UM, CHECK YOUR EMAILS AND, AND KIND OF SEE THOSE EVENTS AND PARTICIPATE.

ENJOY IT.

THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD AND, UM, SO MANY EVENTS FOR THAT TOMORROW'S DODGE BALL.

SO, .

ALL RIGHT.

UH, SO PROCLAMATION IS WHEREAS

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AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SERVANTS RECOGNITION WEEK HAS BEEN CELEBRATED THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY SINCE 1985, TO HONOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR NATION AS FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

WHEREAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVES IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE ARTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, FINANCE, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COMMUNITY PLANNING, HUMAN RIGHTS RECREATION, AND MORE.

AND WHEREAS THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY ARE COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, CREATIVITY, SKILL, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR ROBIN ALICA ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL DUE, HEREBY ANNOUNCE AND PROCLAIM TO ALL CITIZENS THAT MAY 1ST THROUGH SEVENTH, 2023 IS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, RECOGNIZING ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS, PAST AND CURRENT, WHO BY THEIR FAITHFUL AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE RENDERED A DEDICATED SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

TO DO THIS, I'M GONNA INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO COME UP HERE AS WELL, BECAUSE THIS IS A PROUD MOMENT FOR ALL SEVEN OF US TO, TO HAND OVER THIS PROCLAMATION.

I WISH I COULD CALL THERE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, TWO THREE.

GO DOWN NOW.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST? YES, SIR.

MR. MAYOR, WE DO.

GO AHEAD.

KAREN OVERTON.

MS. OVERTON, AS YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND ALSO PLEASE RECOGNIZE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

ALSO, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL ARE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS.

MM-HMM.

, UH, MAYOR, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, MAYOR PROTE, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, STAFF, FRIENDS, AND RESIDE RESIDENTS.

UH, ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS HAVE MADE US VERY FESTIVE THIS MORNING, WELL, THIS AFTERNOON, BUT I COME, UH, IN A VERY SOLEMN MOOD.

WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE TRAGEDY THAT TOOK PLACE AT CYPRESS POINT AND CARTWRIGHT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE PERSON'S NAME THAT WAS KILLED AT THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION.

THERE'S A SONG THAT SAYS, SAY HER NAME.

SAY THEIR NAME.

HER NAME WAS MIRANDA CHARISE COX STERLING.

SHE HAD THREE CHILDREN.

HER HUSBAND IS A TRAINER AT THE REC AND TENNIS CENTER.

HIS NAME IS DAYON STERLING.

AND I'M HERE AS A RESIDENT TO REALLY ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION.

I, UH, THANK MONICA RILEY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING HER.

I DIDN'T KNOW OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL I HAD CAME, UH, I ATTENDED THE COUNCIL MEMBER MEETING FOR OUR PROCLAMATION ON PICKLEBALL.

I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL THAT NIGHT.

I'VE TALKED TO COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, AND HE SAID THAT A TRAFFIC SURVEY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED THERE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.

AND THAT HE WILL LOOK INTO IT.

I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REALLY GIVE SOME TREMENDOUS EFFORT IN DOING A TRAFFIC SURVEY OR SOMETHING OF THAT TYPE.

SOMETIMES

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AND I'M ASKING YOU AS A COUNCIL, I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE, BUT I KNOW MY COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN CHEW GUM AND WALK AT THE SAME TIME.

AND SO I ASK YOU TO TAKE CONSIDERATION.

THERE IS A BLIND CORNER THERE, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION OF THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, KAREN.

RYAN DEVITO, AS YOU TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND ALSO PLEASE RECOGNIZE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I DON'T HAVE PREPARED REMARKS TONIGHT.

UM, I'M HERE FOR A VERY ACUTE, UH, REASON.

AND I HAVE, UH, I WANT TO HAVE THE HUMILITY OF UN OF KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE CITY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS, BUT I WANT TO JUST SIMPLY GET SOMETHING ON THE RECORD.

AND IT SEEMS TO BE VERY APPROPRIATE WITH THE RECENT TRAFFIC INCIDENTS, UH, IN THE CITY.

SO, UH, MY ISSUE IS, UH, I'M, I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE MY CHILD HAS BEEN ONE TO TWO SECONDS FROM GETTING HIT BY A DRIVER PASSING A BUS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND WE, I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO TRY TO GET EITHER A SIGN POLICE PRESENCE, EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR ONE DAY SOMETHING.

BUT I HAVE, I'VE STARTED THIS BACK IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR, AND, UM, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE.

I'VE HAD NOTHING.

BUT WHEN YOU WATCH YOUR CHILD BE ONE TO TWO SECONDS FROM GETTING SMASHED AND BASICALLY KILLED BY SOMEBODY, UH, I, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

SO I'M HOPING SOMEBODY WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP, SOMEBODY WILL TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS.

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ON, ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'M NOT GONNA YELL, I'M NOT GONNA SCREAM.

I HAVEN'T NOTIFIED ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST PUTS THE FEAR IN ME.

IT MAKES ME QUESTION WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I JUST HOPE SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING.

PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CAN YOU, UM, YOU DIDN'T STATE YOUR ADDRESS, BUT CAN YOU, UM, CITY MANAGER, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE, UM, UH, STAFF MEMBER CONNECTS WITH HIM SO WE CAN FIND OUT WHERE HE LIVES? SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UH, RYAN DEVITO, YOU WANT THE FULL ADDRESS? I HAVEN'T, YES.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THE LOCATION WHERE, OKAY.

THE LOCATION IS, UH, THUNDERBIRD, UH, PATIO HOMES NEXT TO CO VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

QUA VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

DOES ANYONE HAVE A POLISH INTERVIEW? DO PUT 'EM IN.

ARE THEY, IS IT WORKING? DOESN'T APPEAR THAT IT IS WORKING.

DID IT GO TO SLEEP? DID Y'ALL TURN IT ON? IS EVERYBODY'S ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S, WHILE YOU LOOK AT THIS, CUZ IT'S NOT WORKING, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS PRINTED.

OKAY.

SO DO WE HAVE A MO MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL? SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

YOU WANNA DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MAYOR ALICA? YES.

MEMBER SONIA BROWN.

MARSHALL? YES.

MEMBER KLAUSER? YES.

MEMBER RILEY? YES.

MEMBER BONY? YES.

MEMBER MARRUS? YES.

MEMBER EMORY? YES.

THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

[12. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DELIBERATE ITEMS 12 A, 12 B, AND ALSO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE IN A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0 71 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ON ITEM NINE C AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WE JUST, UH, VOTED ON.

SECOND.

CAN YOU STATE THOSE AGAIN? COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.

12 A.

12 B AND NINE C.

WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE.

SO, OKAY.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLIS.

WHAT'S THE MOTION TO MOVE THOSE ITEMS TO, TO, TO GO INTO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS 12 A, 12 B, AND NINE C.

THE REASON BEING IS BECAUSE,

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AND SO IT MAKES SENSE TO GO AHEAD AND GO BEFORE VOTING ON THAT ITEM AND DELIBERATING THAT ITEM TO GO IN THE BACK.

AND THEN ALSO, NINE C IS, IS, UH, I HAVE SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS ON OUR, UM, PAID CONVERSATION TODAY ON NINE C.

ONE SECOND.

OKAY.

ROLL CALL.

DOES IT WORK? WAS 12 C POLLED.

OH, 12 A AND 12 B AND NINE C.

RIGHT.

NINE C ROLL.

ONE CALL.

OKAY.

I DIDN'T, MAYOR ALLCAT? YES.

UH, MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

YES.

MEMBER KLAUSER.

YES.

MEMBER RILEY? YES.

MEMBER BONY.

YES.

AND MARRUS? YES.

MAYOR PRO.

TIM EMORY? YES.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO EVERYONE ELSE JUST SIT TIGHT.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[13. RECONVENE]

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

SEVEN.

A, A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A REQUEST TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE.

CONTINUING ARTICLE SEVEN OF CHAPTER 74 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE.

CONTINUING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE STANDARDS OF CARE FOR CERTAIN ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATION PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY DANIEL STEWART, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PARKS.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING.

UM, TEXAS LAW REQUIRES PROGRAMS THAT OPERATE TWO HOURS A DAY AND THREE OR MORE.

THREE IS A WEEK FOR CHILDREN AGE FIVE TO 13 TO BE LICENSED BY THE STATE.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A EXEMPTION FOR PROGRAMS OFFERED BY MUNICIPALITY PROVIDED THAT THE MUNICIPALITY, UH, ANNUALLY ADOPTS STANDARDS OF CARE FOR THESE PROGRAMS, UM, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SUBJECT.

UM, SO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, SUMMER AND SEASONAL DAY CAMP PROGRAMS OPERATE FIVE DAYS A WEEK, WEEK FOR AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS A DAY.

THEREFORE, WE MIGHT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT STANDARDS OF CARE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

UM, MISSOURI CITY ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING OR AMENDING THE CITY'S STANDARDS OF CARE, UM, EVERY YEAR SINCE 2010.

THE LAST UPDATE TO THESE STANDARDS WAS IN 2019, WHERE WE LOWERED THE AGE OF COUNSELORS, AMP SUPERVISORS, UM, COUNSELORS FROM 18, AND SUPERVISORS FROM 21 TO 18.

UM, THAT WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2019.

UM, STAFF HAVE ASKED THAT THE EXISTING ORDINANCE CONTINUE, BE CONTINUED AS WRITTEN, UM, WITH NO CHANGES SINCE 2019.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

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

DO WE HAVE ANY? NO, SIR.

MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC, NO PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS.

OKAY.

WE WILL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEVEN A ONE

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

CONTINUING ARTICLE SEVEN OF CHAPTER 74 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE.

CONTINUING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE STANDARDS OF CARE FOR CERTAIN ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATION PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? I SEE A MOTION.

BEEN A, BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROSE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

UH, I SEE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

DANIELLA, AS I READ THROUGH, UM, THE, UH, DOCUMENT, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, AND I'M SURE THIS IS IN PLACE, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT TALKS ABOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS JUST FOR I GUESS, ASSURANCE.

MM-HMM.

ARE, IS EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF THE AGE, GIVEN A BACKGROUND CHECK? YES.

OKAY.

UM, SO ALL OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, UM, SO OUR CAMP, UH, COORDINATOR ARE CAMP SUPER.

OUR SUPERVISORS AND OUR CAMP COUNSELORS, THEY'RE ALL BACKGROUND CHECKED AS PART OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

AND THEN IF WE WERE TO HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PROGRAM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO REQUIRES A BACKGROUND CHECK.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

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NOW GO ANYWHERE, DANIELLE.

SO TO THAT POINT, UM, YOU MENTIONED THE AGE, UH, WAS LOWERED.

WHAT WAS IT, WHAT WAS IT ORIGINALLY AND WHAT WAS IT LOWERED TO? SO IN 2018, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CAMP SUPERVISOR, THEY HAD TO BE 21 YEARS OF AGE, AND OUR CAMP COUNSELORS HAD TO BE 18 YEARS OF AGE.

UM, AT THAT TIME, OR GOING INTO 2019 WHEN WE RENEWED FOR OUR ANNUAL, UM, REQUIREMENTS, WE LOWERED THE CAMP COUNSELOR AGE TO BE 16 YEARS OF AGE.

UM, AND WE LOWERED THE CAMP SUPERVISOR TO BE 18 YEARS OF AGE.

UM, NOW WE DO STILL HAVE A, A RECREATION SPECIALIST, SO YEAR ROUND STAFF FULL-TIME THAT RUNS THE, THE CAMP PROGRAM AND IS THE CAMP COORDINATOR.

UM, THESE TWO, THE SUP SUPERVISOR AND COUNSELOR POSITIONS ARE THE PART-TIME SEASONAL POSITIONS.

OFTEN IT'S YOUR, YOUR KIDS THAT ARE ON SUMMER BREAK, YOUR ENTRY LEVEL TEACHERS, UM, THINGS, PEOPLE WHO WERE OFF DURING THE SUMMER.

UM, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND A CAMP COUNSELOR, A GROUP OF 12 CAMP COUNSELORS WHO WERE ALL OVER THE AGE OF 18, UM, AND LOOKING FOR SEASONAL WORK.

AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

MY NEXT QUESTION IS, HOW OFTEN ARE THE BACKGROUND CHECKS DONE? ARE THEY DONE ANNUALLY? YES.

SO FOR THE SUMMER CAMP, UM, REGARDLESS OF IF SOMEONE WORKS LAST SUMMER AND THIS COMING SUMMER, THEY HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS AGAIN.

UM, INCLUDING THE BACKGROUND CHECK.

THEY, THEY MAY WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT ONCE THEY'RE REHIRED, SINCE IT'S A TEMPORARY POSITION, TECHNICALLY, UM, THEY, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT HIRING PROCESS, INCLUDING THE INTERVIEW AND GETTING THEIR, EARNING THEIR JOB BACK AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE STILL THE BEST APPLICANT.

AND THAT SAME THING APPLIES TO THE VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL VOLUNTEER SYSTEM? YES.

ANNUALLY? YES.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE AGE FOR THE CAMP FOR THE KIDS? UM, SO OUR CAMP IS AGE SIX TO 12, UM, FOR THE SUMMER DAY CAMP THAT MEETS THIS REQUIREMENT.

WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER PROGRAMS THAT, THAT ARE DIFFERENT AGES, YOUNGER AND OLDER.

THOSE ARE PRIMARILY RUN BY OUR YEAR ROUND STAFF, UM, AS OPPOSED TO THE THE CAMP STAFF THAT THIS ORDINANCE PERTAINS TO.

AND WHEN DOES THE ENROLLMENT OPEN UP OR REGISTRATION? OPEN UP? IT'S OPEN NOW.

WE STILL HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE.

OKAY.

GREAT.

THANK YOU DANIELLE.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO SCENE, NOBODY ELSE.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAROLA, SECOND BY COUNCIL MC KLAUSER.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN TO ZERO.

THANK YOU.

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Confirm the appointment of directo...]

EIGHT A CONSIDERATION.

IMPOSSIBLE.

ACTION.

CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS TO THE C MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION BY EJO IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

GO AHEAD MA'AM.

THERE IS, UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL.

THERE IS NO FORMAL PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.

THE CITY HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SIENNA PLANTATION, UH, MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO REAPPOINT LINDA BELL TO POSITION NUMBER TWO, CODY RALEY TO POSITION NUMBER THREE AND DEBBIE MARCEL TO POSITION POSITION NUMBER ONE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE TERMS ENDING ON JUNE 20, JUNE 1ST, 2027.

AS YOU ALL MIGHT RECALL, UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE BOARDS THAT, UH, FOR WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL ONLY IS ABLE TO AUTHORIZE OR APPOINT THE MEMBERS OR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT THE BOARD SUBMITS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THIS IS THE CURRENT SLATE OF MEMBERS THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD.

AND YOU ALL MAY, UH, VOTE THE, THE SLATE UP OR DOWN.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE HAVE RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THESE, UH, MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, HISTORY ON THEM, HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD? AND HERE'S MY QUESTION.

ARE THEY RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY? SINCE THIS IS THE SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THEM.

UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I COULD CERTAINLY OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION FROM COUNT FROM THE ATTORNEY, FROM THE, FOR THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

I'LL AT THE NEXT MEETING, IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED TO VOTE ON THIS, IDA HI.

HI, EJO.

HI.

HI, ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT IS HERE.

HI.

THERE YOU GO.

OH, GREAT.

JUST IN TIME.

I KNOW.

I'M, MY NAME IS ANGIE LUZ AND I'M THE ATTORNEY FOR SANTANNA PLANTATION MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

OH, NO PROBLEM.

SORRY.

UM, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THOSE THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT E JOYCE MENTIONED HAVE, HAVE SERVED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE BOARD IN 2007.

NONE OF THEM ARE RESIDENTS OF SIENNA OR OF MISSOURI CITY.

DEBBIE, MARCEL, I BELIEVE IS A RESIDENT OF SIENNA.

UM, AND LINDA BELL IS A REALTOR IN THE AREA.

AND CODY BRADLEY IS ALSO A, UM, UM, I THINK HE, HE DOES LIVE IN SIENNA PLANTATION.

IT'S, THOSE ARE MISSOURI CITY RESIDENCE.

OH, YOU'RE NOT IN THE QUEUE? NO, NO.

SIENNA PLANTATION IS NOT MISSOURI

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SO MY QUESTION, UM, YEAH, THEY, THEY LIVE IN SIENNA ORS, WHICH WOULD BE IN THE EJ, NOT MISSOURI CITY.

SO HOW LONG IS THE TERM THAT THEY'LL BE SERVING? WE PROPOSED FOUR YEARS, IS THAT RIGHT, YOU, JOYCE? YES.

IT'S FOUR YEARS.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

AND IS THERE A CRITERIA THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO MEET OR FOR THEM TO BE SELECTED? THERE'S NO, I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO BE OVER 18 AND A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT HAVE A FELONY CONVICTION.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THESE, UM, INDIVIDUALS HAVE JUST BEEN PUT THEIR HAND UP TO SERVE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF IN 2007.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S NOBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

THERE'S ADD A MOTION IN A SECOND.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

OKAY, ITEM NINE A IS BEING POSTPONED, UH, FOR, UH, FOR A LATER MEETING.

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - Confirm the reappointment of direc...]

OH, WE HAVE EIGHT B.

EIGHT B OH YEAH.

EIGHT B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.

CONFIRM THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS TO THE MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

SO SAME TYPE OF SETUP HERE, UH, WITH MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

NUMBER TWO, THE BOARD HAS CONTACTED THE CITY WITH A DESIRE TO REAPPOINT JOHN VAN DEWY, JAMES C. BROWN AND CHUCK HOWELL, AS WELL AS, UH, JAMIE STEWART TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

FOUR TERMS ENDING ON JUNE 1ST, 2027.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IT'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, SO E FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT? NO.

OKAY.

UM, E JOYCES, SAME QUESTIONS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD? I DON'T, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FIND OUT FOR YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE, OR IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE ITEM BACK.

AND THE SECOND QUESTION IS, UM, ARE THEY CITY OF MISSOURI CITY RESIDENCE? OKAY.

AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MARS, WHO NOW PLAYS HIMSELF IN THE QUEUE.

, IF WE WERE, YEAH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

IF WE WERE TO NOT SUPPORT THIS, THEN WOULD THAT MMD BOARD GO BACK AND LOOK FOR OTHER CANDIDATES OR WHAT'S THE, HUH? CERTAINLY IF THE, IF THE COUNCIL VOTED DOWN THE PROPOSED SLATE, THEN THE BOARD WOULD PRESENT, UH, A DIFFERENT SLATE FOR YOU.

BUT WHAT I CAN DO IS GO BACK TO THE, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE, THIS IS A DIFFERENT ATTORNEY, UH, FOR THIS MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

AND, UH, PROVIDE TO YOU WITH THE INFORMATION THAT'S REQUESTED OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS.

YEAH.

I THINK WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY'S COME FROM, AND CERTAINLY WHERE I'M COMING FROM IS KIND OF VOTING BLINDLY, AT LEAST IT'D BE WELL TO SEE THEM HERE, OR WE MEET THEM DURING THE YEAR OR HAVE SOME SORT OF INTERACTION, UH, BECAUSE WE ARE NEIGHBORS, DESPITE IT CALLED SIENNA, DESPITE IT CAN BE CALLED MISSOURI CITY.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW WHO WE'RE VOTING FOR.

SURE.

AND THIS ONE IS MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

YEAH, TOO.

SO THEY WOULD, YEAH, THESE WOULD BE, THIS IS IN THE CITY.

THIS IS WHAT THIS DISTRICT IS ITSELF.

UH, WELL, SO IS SIENNA, BUT THESE FOLKS ARE PROBABLY WITHIN THE CITY.

RIGHT.

BUT I CAN BRING BACK THE INFORMATION TO YOU.

OKAY.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL MY MOTION.

NO, NO.

ARE YOU GONNA PULL YOUR MOTION? OKAY.

SAID NO, NO, NO.

GO AHEAD.

.

SO HOW DO I, WE TAKE IT OUT OF THE QUEUE AND CAN WE TABLE THIS? YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION AND, UH, I CAN BRING THE ITEM BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO IF I PUSH MOTION MADE, DOES IT TAKE ME OUT OF THE QUEUE OR DO YOU JUST CLEAR IT OUT? SO, SO LET ME ASK THIS TOO.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, UH, REMOVE, LET ME PULL HER MOTION OUT.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MOTIONS FROM COUNSEL.

DID WE NEED FOR HER TO MAKE A MOTION AND SOMEONE TO SECOND IT TO DISCUSS IT? SO, AND THEN WE VOTE.

YEAH, WE DID.

RIGHT.

BUT YOU'RE WANTING TO PULL YOUR MOTION, BUT WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED, SO, OR DO WE NEED TO VOTE? NO? RIGHT.

SO IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE ITEM, THEN THERE WOULD NEED TO BE ANOTHER MOTION.

OKAY.

SO IF THERE'S NOT A DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE ITEM, I CAN CERTAINLY BRING THIS BACK TO YOU.

ALL.

THE ORIGINAL MOTION HAS

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SO AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NO, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TAKE ANY ACTION UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE MAKES A MOTION.

AND THERE'S A SECOND.

AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING, IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? RATHER THAN IF THERE'S NO, IF I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER MOTION ON THE TABLE, THEN IT GETS PULLED GOING ONCE, TWICE.

ALL RIGHT.

SOAP.

WHAT DID WE BUY? YOU SAY IT'S SOLD .

ALL RIGHT, YOU'LL BRING IT BACK.

NO, NO, THAT'S A MISTAKE.

CAN WE CLEAR THE QUEUE? CLEAR EVERYTHING? MM-HMM.

.

I STILL SEE COUNCILMAN MORALES IN THE QUEUE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING FORWARD.

ITEM NUMBER NINE A HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

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

CONSIDERATION, IMPOSSIBLE.

ACTION FIRST.

GO AHEAD.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF, OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A NEW PAY PLAN FOR FULL-TIME NON-EXEMPT PERSONNEL AND EXEMPT PERSONNEL, EXCLUDING CIVIL SERVICE, FIRE PERSONNEL, AND POLICE PERSONNEL, AND, AND APPOINTED EMPLOYEES PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FORCE.

SEVERABILITY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

EJO IS THERE IS THERE IS A MOTION.

GO AHEAD AND PUT PLEASE PLACE THE MOTION IN A SECOND.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UH, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

UH, THIS IS THE FIR THIS IS THE FIRST READING, CORRECT.

OKAY.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

GONNA, I'M, I, THIS PRESENTATION.

I WAS GETTING OFF THE HOOK.

I WAS READY TO VOTE.

SIT DOWN.

I WAS LIKE, YES.

ESCAPED.

SO ARE WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MOTION BEFORE SHE DOES HER PRESENTATION? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION.

IT'S BEEN PUT IN.

IT'S FINE TO HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED THAT FOR DISCUSSION AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING.

UH, CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY STRATEGY OF MAINTAINING A FINANCIALLY SOUND AND HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATION, UH, THE CITY OFFERS ITS EMPLOYEES A COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES MARKET COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

UH, IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE CITY COMMISSIONED A MARKET SALARY STUDY TO ENSURE THAT THE SALARY OFFERED TO ITS EMPLOYEES ARE, UH, MARKET COMPETITIVE AND INTERNALLY EQUITABLE.

UH, PRIOR TO THIS CURRENT ENGAGEMENT, THE CITY'S LAST STUDY WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL AND FISCAL YEAR 2021.

THE KEY PROJECT STEPS WERE FIRST TO EVALUATE OUR CURRENT SYSTEM, IDENTIFY THE BENCHMARK CITIES TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE STUDY, CONDUCT THE MARKET SALARY SURVEY, UH, DEVELOP THE STRATEGIC POSITIONING RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, FOR CIVIL SERVICE.

WE ALSO NEEDED TO COMPLETE A DISPARATE STUDY.

UH, THEN WE ALSO NEEDED TO ANALYZE THE SOLUTIONS AND DEVELOP THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT.

THE TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT, UM, OF COURSE, WAS BUDGETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.

BUT IN ORDER TO CONDUCT THE STUDY, WE DID A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO FIND A CONSULTANT TO PERFORM THIS ANALYSIS FOR US.

UH, WE EXECUTED THE INITIAL CONTRACT WITH EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS IN OCTOBER OF 2022.

UH, WE, UH, FINALIZED ALL OF THE AGENCIES TO INCLUDE IN THE STUDY IN DECEMBER.

WE RECEIVED INITIAL INFORMATION FROM THE CONSULTANT, UH, AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

AND OF COURSE WE HAD TO DO VA UH, DATA VALIDATION, AND WE REQUESTED THAT, UM, ADDITIONAL CITIES BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME FOR ALL OF THE CITIES TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY.

WE ALSO HAD THE, UH, DISPARATE STUDY CONTRACT EXECUTED IN FEBRUARY.

AND THAT INCLUDED A REVIEW OF OUR CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AND PLACEMENTS.

AND, UH, THAT WAS COMPLETED APRIL 6TH, UH, APRIL 13TH WAS WHEN WE COMPLETED ALL OF OUR COSTUMES.

AND TONIGHT WE'RE HERE WITH THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE PAY PLANS FOR BOTH CIVIL SERVICE AND NON-CIVIL SERVICE.

SO I HAVE ONE PRESENTATION.

THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEMS. ONE CIVIL SERVICE, ONE NON-CIVIL SERVICE, AND THEN WE HAVE A SECOND READING SCHEDULED FOR MAY 5TH.

WOW.

OKAY.

SO THE STUDY'S GOALS, OF COURSE, AGAIN, IS TO REVIEW THE CITY'S CURRENT COMPENSATION PLAN, UH, CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF MARKET CITIES, MAKE STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PAY PLANS, ENSURING INTERNAL EQUITY AND EXTERNAL MARKET COMPETITIVENESS, AND THEN DETERMINE THE MARKET COMPENSATION FOR EACH POSITION AND PLACEMENT OF EACH EMPLOYEE IN THE PAY RANGE.

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OKAY.

SO THE FIRST GOAL WAS TO REVIEW THE CURRENT COMPENSATION PLAN.

UH, THAT INCLUDED FOUR DIFFERENT STEPS.

ONE IS THE ANALYSIS OF THE PAID PLAN, WHERE THEY LOOKED AT OUR CURRENT PAID PLAN, THE CLASSIFICATIONS BY LEVEL, AND THE TYPE OF WORK THAT'S DONE.

UH, THIS INCLUDED 25 NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AND 11 CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS.

UH, THE CONSULTANT REVIEWED THE RANGE SPREADS, WHICH BASICALLY MEASURES THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM, UH, PER PAY GRADE.

AND THEY LOOKED AT THE NUMBER OF INCUMBENTS IN EACH PAY GRADE, UM, WHICH THERE ARE SOME PAY GRADES WITH ONLY ONE INCUMBENT AND SOME WITH UP TO 25.