Jul 03, 2023 City Council

CAN I HAVE THE AWARD-WINNING PARKS DEPARTMENT COME UP PLEASE? AND, AND MO CAREFUL MO.

AND WHILE THEY WALK UP, IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU GUYS HERE TODAY.

I KNOW I SERVED ON THE PARKS BOARD.

I KNOW THE MAYOR SERVED ON THE PARKS BOARD.

AND WE CERTAINLY ALL FROM CITY COUNCIL, APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

AND OUR COMMUNITY CERTAINLY ENJOYS THE THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.

, BIG MO, YOU WANT THE MIC? ? OKAY.

WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES CELEBRATES NATIONAL PARK FOR EVERYBODY.

WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES CELEBRATES NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE MONTH OF JULY TO PROMOTE BUILDING STRONG, VIBRANT AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION, PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, YOUTH SPORTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO THE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME WHERE COMMUNITY GROWS, CELEBRATES THE VITAL ROLE, PARKS AND RECREATION, PROFESSIONAL PLAY IN PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SPENDING TIME IN NATURE, ENCOURAGING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PARKS RECREATION PROFESSIONALS, THAT'S YOU GUYS.

WOOHOO.

MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY BY ENSURING THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH THE FUTURE AND RECREATION OUTDOORS.

NOW THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER MARLIS, THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JULY AS NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND FOR COMMUNITY, UH, INVOLVEMENT IN OUR CITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR CITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PARKS AND RECREATION.

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I GIVE HIM THAT.

HE WORE THE BLUE SHIRT.

I KNOW, RIGHT? I CALLED HIM THE DEPARTMENT OF FUN.

, DRINK THE KOOL-AID.

YOU WORE THAT SHIRT ON PURPOSE.

YEP.

YEAH, I WORE THAT SHIRT.

NE MO HOOKED UP, MAN.

NE MO HOOKED.

ALL RIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, CITY SEC.

UH, DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR.

MS. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ITEM NUMBER SIX ARE, HOLD ON.

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SIX ARE CONSENT AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE, LET'S SEE A MOTION.

I SEE A SECOND.

I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

NUMBER SEVEN ARE ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS APPROVING AND RATIFYING A MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF

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MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO SUB CHAPTER B OF CHAPTER 1 42 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

EJO.

IS THERE A MOTION? JUST, ARE WE GETTING A PRESENTATION? YES.

EJO, YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION.

PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE, UH, AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY'S MEET AND CONFER, UH, PROCESS.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, YOU RECOGNIZE THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AS THE REPRESENTATIVE AND AGENT FOR, UH, MISSOURI CITY'S, PARDON ME, POLICE OFFICERS.

UH, THIS AGREEMENT, THIS PROCESS ADDRESSES YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS OF CREATING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, MAINTAINING A FINANCIALLY SOUND CITY GOVERNMENT AND DEVELOPING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM.

SO AGAIN, BACK IN JANUARY, YOU ALL AUTHORIZED OR, UH, AUTHORIZED THE, UM, TEAM TO SERVE AS THE AGENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRST MEETING WAS HELD ON APRIL 19TH.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WERE SEVERAL MEETINGS AT WHICH VARIOUS ITEMS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT WERE DISCUSSED.

THE FINAL AGREEMENT WAS HELD ON JUNE 21ST, 2023.

UH, THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR, UH, CANDIDATES ALLOWING CANDIDATES UP TO 55 YEARS OF AGE TO SERVE AS POLICE OFFICERS UNDER STATE LAW.

UH, THAT AGE IS LIMITED TO 45, AND WE'VE HAD SOME EXCELLENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN MORE, UM, UH, A LITTLE OLDER IN AGE.

SO THIS ALLOWS UP TO 55 YEARS OF AGE.

THIS ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE, UH, CI CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTOR TO ADMINISTER EXAMS, UM, AT THAT PERSON'S DISCRETION.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW AND PROVIDE THE CITY WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HIRE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO FILL, UH, THE ROLES, UH, IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE AGREEMENT ALSO AUTHORIZES LATERAL HIRES AND PROVIDES PREFERENCES FOR CERTIFIED CANDIDATES.

AND THOSE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE CERTIFIED WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THAT ALLOWS OUR DEPARTMENT TO HAVE MORE QUALIFIED, UH, NOT, I SHOULDN'T SAY MORE QUALIFIED, BUT MORE EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED CANDIDATES, UM, EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.

THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDES CERTAIN INCENTIVES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT, UH, ALLOWS, UH, PROVIDES FOR TAKE HOME VEHICLES FOR IN CITY AND THE E TJ, UH, OFFICERS.

IT ALSO ADDS A SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT OF 60 CENTS PER HOUR FOR OFFICERS WHO WORK BETWEEN 6:00 PM AND 6:00 AM IT ALSO INCREASES THE PAY FOR, UH, FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS, UH, TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH.

IT INCREASES THE SPANISH LANGUAGE PAY TO $50 A MONTH.

IT ADDS NEW ASSIGNMENT PAYS FOR THOSE, UH, INDIVIDUALS WHO OPERATE DRONES, AS WELL AS THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ASSIST, UH, IN, UH, IN, UH, ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION.

IT ALSO ADDS A NEW FITNESS PAY AT $500 PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SCORE BETWEEN 90 TO 100 USING THE STATE'S, UH, STANDARD FOR FITNESS.

THE NEXT STEP IS TO, UH, THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF A TWO READING ORDINANCE.

THE, UH, MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION HAS RATIFIED THIS AGREEMENT.

IT IS FOR A 14 MONTH TERM.

UM, SO AT THIS POINT IT IS IN YOUR COURT WHETHER OR NOT YOU ALL CHOOSE TO RATIFY IT.

UH, IF YOU DO RATIFY IT, IT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

UM, NOT SEE ANYONE ON, ON THE QUEUE THERE.

OKAY, MAYOR, I HAVE QUESTION COUNCILOR LAU, UM, HOW DID YOU ALL COME UP WITH THE 14 MONTHS AND THEN, SO THE, THE CITY, UH, THE CITY'S DESIRE, OF COURSE, WAS TO HAVE A LONGER TERM AGREEMENT.

UH, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS, THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT TEAM AND THE CITY TEAM WERE UNABLE TO AGREE UPON, UH, COMPENSATION SCALES.

THEREFORE, THEY WANTED TO LIMIT THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT TO A SHORTER TIMEFRAME.

AND SO IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HIGHER ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WITH THE FLEXIBILITY CREATED BY THE AGREEMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THE POLICE TEAM WITH SOME IMMEDIATE INCENTIVES THAT THEY COULD SEE EVERYONE AGREED TO THE 14 MONTH TERM VERSUS THE THREE YEAR TERM, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE HAD BEFORE US.

IS, WHAT IS THAT? SO THAT IS, UH, WHEN OFFICERS WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT.

COUNCIL RILEY.

UM, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MY QUESTION, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PAY FOR 60, 60 CENTS PER HOUR.

WHAT

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SO IF THEY WORK BETWEEN 6:00 PM AND 6:00 AM THEY WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 60 CENTS PER HOUR.

AND THAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT THE, UH, MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION REQUESTED FOR SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY.

THEY, THEY REQUESTED THIS AMOUNT, THE 60 CENTS PER HOUR? YES, MA'AM.

IS THIS, IS THIS, UM, CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CITIES, THIS PARTICULAR AMOUNT? UH, I BELIEVE SO.

ALL OF THESE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN, UH, REVIEWED AS COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES IN OUR AREA, SO, YES.

AND THEN MY, UH, I DON'T SEE WHERE THERE WAS, YOU, YOU SPOKE ABOUT COMPENSATION THAT WAS, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU GUYS COULD NOT AGREE ON A COMPENSATION.

THERE ARE NO ALLOWANCES FOR A PAY INCREASE IN THIS MEETING CONFER SO NOT IN THIS MEET AND CONFER.

UH, THERE, THERE IS A PROVISION THAT PROVIDES THAT IF ALL CITY STAFF MEMBERS GET LIKE A COST OF LIVING INCREASE, THEN THEY'RE ALSO ABLE TO GET THAT AS WELL.

BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO AGREE ON COMPENSATION.

THERE ARE SEVERAL EXAMPLES INCLUDED IN THE PACKET THAT WE TRIED TO WORK THROUGH TO GET TO SOME SORT OF AN AGREEMENT, BUT THE CITY'S TEAM WASN'T COMFORTABLE, UH, AGREEING TO SOMETHING WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS IN HAND.

UH, SO WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE ALL KIND OF LOOKING AT THE SAME THING AND THE SAME INFORMATION, AND THAT EVERYONE HAD REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS AS IT RELATED TO COMPENSATION, SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO AGREE ON IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE.

NOW, THAT DOESN'T STOP COUNSEL.

OF COURSE, YOU ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET COMPENSATION BY ORDINANCE AS YOU JUST DID IN APRIL OR, UH, MAY OF THIS YEAR.

SO, UH, COMPENSATIONS CAN CERTAINLY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE IF THOSE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.

BUT BECAUSE THE FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE NOW, WE WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, UM, AGREEING TO, TO SOME OF THOSE ITEMS. SO IF COUNSEL, UM, BOTH IN FAVOR OF THIS PARTICULAR, UM, WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING FOR TONIGHT, AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHIN THE 14 MONTHS, CAN COUNSEL HAVE HIS BACK ON THE AGENDA TO DO A PAY INCREASE IF THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE? OH, CERTAINLY YOU ALL CAN.

UH, YOU SET THAT COMPENSATION BY, THAT'S A SEPARATE ORDINANCE, SO YOU ALL COULD CERTAINLY SET THAT OR INCREASE THAT IF THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.

YES, MA'AM.

AND SO MY LAST QUESTION, IN 14 MONTHS, WILL YOU GUYS GO BACK TO, TO A MEET CONFER PROCESS AGAIN? SO THE CONTRACT PROVIDES THAT WE WILL INITIATE, MEET AND CONFER THE PROCESS AGAIN BY, UH, MAY OF 2024.

SO WE'LL START THAT PROCESS AGAIN.

YES, MA'AM.

RECOGNIZE AND CON MAY REFER TO MEMORY.

UH, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE INCREASES IN THE, UH, UH, THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS THAT, UH, UH, YOU, UH, DISCUSSED, DOES THIS MOVE US DOWN THE ROAD IS CONTINUING TO BE, UH, COMPETITIVE, UH, WITH, UH, OUR, UH, SISTER CITIES.

CERTAINLY THE INCREASES IN THE INCENTIVE PAYS DO MAKE US, UH, COMPETITIVE.

YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME CITIES THAT HAVE HIGHER AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN RULES AND CERTAIN POSITIONS, BUT AS YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON REVENUE AND RESOURCES AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE.

UH, BUT THESE AMOUNTS WERE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES, AND THEY ARE COMPETITIVE.

GREAT.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY.

YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, CITY MANAGER, CITY STAFF, CITY ATTORNEY AND EVERYONE FOR, AND AS WELL AS THE, UH, YOU KNOW, MISSOURI CITY POLICE, UH, OFFICERS, UH, WHO'VE, YOU KNOW, MET, UH, AND CONFERRED AND TALKED ABOUT, UH, HOW WE CAN MAKE THINGS MUTUALLY, UH, BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY AS WELL AS FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY HAVING DEALT WITH, YOU KNOW, GETTING PAST THE SALARY, UH, ADJUSTMENTS AND TRYING TO GET, UH, EVERYTHING UP TO SPEED AS BEST WE COULD, UH, WHICH WAS A STOP GAP.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING SEEMINGLY HERE BECAUSE OF THIS EFFORT TO MOVE IN A, IN A MORE POSITIVE DIRECTION.

AND SO, UH, IT JUST SHOWS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE OUR OFFICERS, UH, AND OUR MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, THEM RESPECTING US ENOUGH TO WANT TO COME TO THE TABLE AND TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, UH, THAT WAS STATED.

THEY AGREED TO, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS IS, THIS IS WHERE WE LANDED.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A ANOTHER STEP, UH, ALONG THE JOURNEY.

AND, UH, I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN GET IN FRONT INSTEAD OF BEHIND, UH, THIS.

BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

EIGHT A, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF FEES TO USE THE CITY PARK OR THE SNOW DROP FOUNDATION ULTRA 55 RAISE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATING THERE TOO.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

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DANIEL, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD, GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS A REQUEST THAT COMES UP ANNUALLY FOR THE SNOWDROP FOUNDATION.

THEY'RE SEEKING AN IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP FOR WAIVED FEES OF BUFFALO RUN PARKS PAVILIONS FOR THEIR ANNUAL ULTRA 55 HOUR RACE THAT IS HELD OVER NEW YEAR'S EVE.

UM, SO UNFORTUNATELY THE SNOWDROP FOUNDATION DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE COMMUNITY EVENT PARTICIPATION POLICY DUE TO THEIR BOARD MEMBER RESIDENCY NOT BEING IN MISSOURI CITY.

HOWEVER, THEY HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND IT IS THE, THE NUMBER ONE TOURIST SPORTS TOURISM EVENT TO DATE.

UM, THEY USE ALL OF OUR MISSOURI CITY HOTELS FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT.

UM, THEY, THEY RENT FROM MISSOURI CITY COMPANIES, THE RESTAURANTS, THEY, THEY USE US AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.

UM, SO THEY ARE ASKING FOR AN IN-KIND, UM, UH, WAIVER OF FEES OF JUST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND THAT'S FOR OUR TWO BUFFALO RUN PAVILIONS DURING THE RENTABLE HOURS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PROTON MEMORY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

B, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.

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FINDING AND AND DETERMINING PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FEE.

SIMPLE INTEREST IN CERTAIN PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT KNOWN AS THE STAMOS SPORTS COMPLEX IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

AUTHORIZING SUCH ACQUISITION BY DONATION, PURCHASE OR EMIT DOMAIN, A FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN AND TO ONE TRACKED OR PARCEL OF LAND NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE A FINAL OFFER TO THE OWNER OF SUCH INTEREST AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH PURCHASE OR EMINENT DOMAIN, PROCEEDING AS APPLICABLE AND ASSOCIATED COSTS OR APPRAISAL FEES, TITLES, POLICIES AND SERVICES, RECORDING FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPERT WITNESS FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF FEE.

SIMPLE TITLE IN INTO SUCH TRACTOR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE WILLIAM NE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 64 IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

SET TRACTOR PARCEL OF LAND BEING LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY, WEST OF HERITAGE COURT, AND EAST OF MOORE ROAD IN MISSOURI CITY, AND MAKING AND CONTAINING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DANIELLE.

GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS A 0.6 ACRE PARCEL ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF STAMOS SPORTS PARK, WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE REDEVELOPMENT, UM, AS APPROVED IN THE F UH, IN THE 2021.

BOND AND STAFF ARE IN THE FINAL PHASES OF DESIGN CONTRACT, AND ARE THEREFORE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION OF ACQUISITION.

I SEE A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SEEING NO ONE ALL ON THE QUEUE.

MOTION PASSES WITH SEVEN TO ZERO.

EIGHT C, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, FINDING AND DETERMINING PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT EASEMENT IN CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, KNOWN AS THE FREEDOM TREE PARK TRAIL PROJECT AUTHORIZING SUCH ACQUISITION BY DONATION PURCHASE OR EMINENT DOMAIN OF A PERMANENT EASEMENT IN AND TWO, ONE TRACKED OR PARCEL OF LAND NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE A FINAL OFFER TO THE OWNER OF SUCH INTEREST AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH PURCHASE OR EMIT DOMAIN, PROCEEDING AS APPLICABLE AND ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR APPRAISAL FEES, TITLE, POLICIES AND SERVICES, REPORTING FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPERT WITNESS FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF FEE.

UH, ITEM

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SIMPLE TITLE, IN AND TO SUCH TRACKED OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE DAVID BRI.

DAVID BRIGHT LAKE SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 13 IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS SAID, TRACKED OR PARCEL OF LAND BEING LOCATED NORTH AND ADJACENT TO VILLA DEL LAGO AT LAKE OLYMPIA, SECTION ONE EAST OF MISSY HOLLOW DRIVE IN MISSOURI CITY, AND MAKING AND CONTAINING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

ANYHOW, UH, THIS IS A PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR THE TRAIL CONNECTION BETWEEN FREEDOM TREE PARK AND COMMUNITY PARK THAT WILL BE PART OF THE FREEDOM TREE PARK BOND PROJECT APPROVED IN 2021.

WE ARE IN DESIGN PHASE WITH ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION IN FEBRUARY OF 2024.

THEREFORE, STAFF ARE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE THE PERMANENT EASEMENT.

I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL MARSHALL, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, FINDING AND DETERMINING PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FEE.

MOTION PASSES.

SEVEN TO ZERO THANK YOU.

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ITEM AD

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SIMPLE TITLE TO ATTRACTIVE LAND IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, KNOWN AS THE MUSTANG BAYOU WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT AUTHORIZING SUCH ACQUISITION BY DONATION PURCHASE OR EMINENT DOMAIN, A CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE A FINAL OFFER TO THE OWNER OF THE NEEDED REAL PROPERTY, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF THE COST OF SUCH PURCHASE OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS AS APPLICABLE AND ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR APPRAISAL FEES, TITLE POLICIES AND SERVICES, RECORDING FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPERT WITNESS FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF FEE.

SIMPLE TITLE TO ATTRACTIVE LAND SITUATED IN THE ELIJAH ROARKE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 77 IN MISSOURI CITY, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS SAID, TRACT LAND BEING LOCATED ALONG IN A BUDDING THE SOUTH LINE OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 48 DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND NORTH OF AN ABUTTING TRAMEL FRESNO ROAD, ADJACENT TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF THE MUSTANG BAYOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN MISSOURI CITY, AND CONTAINING AND MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

WE HAVE MARCUS SNELL, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MARIN COUNSEL.

UH, BEFORE I TALK, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MS. JOY JOHNSON.

UH, SHE IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORK.

SHE COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

WELCOME.

NO PROBLEM.

OH, RELATING TO THE ITEM AT HAND.

UH, THIS IS A CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION OF ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE EXPANSION OF MUSTANG BAYOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

UH, I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY, AND A SLIDE PRESENTATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

OUR CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THANK YOU SIR.

ITEM NUMBER NINE,

[9. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

UH, WE'LL START WITH ARE A LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION ONE, UH, SONYA BROWN MARSH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

UM, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I DO MY BEST TO GET OUT AND EAT, SHOP IN PLACE MUCH AS I CAN.

SO, UM, OLIVER'S GOURMET DEFINITELY CHECKED OFF MY HAPPY LIST AS FAR AS FOOD IS CONCERNED, AND I WANTED TO, UM, GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO GOOD MECHANICAL AND AC.

UM, HE IS A RESIDENT RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND HE CAME AND GAVE ME AND MY FAMILY COOL AIR OVER THE WEEKEND, SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, THE BUDGET REVIEW AND WORKING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.

I THANK ELENA AND HER TEAM AND EVERYBODY THAT'S LIKE SENDING OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HELP US, UM, GET TO THE FINISH LINE EARLIER.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AND I WANTED TO SEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU OUT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY BATTALION 31, ENGINE 34, AND ENGINE 36 FOR RESPONSE TIME TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS SUBMERGED IN THE WATERWAY OFF OF THE FORT BEING TOLLWAY.

I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE BYSTANDER THAT DID GO DOWN INTO THE WATER AND, UM, HELP THE PASSENGERS, UH, TO SAFETY.

BUT I WANTED TO THANK HIM PERSONALLY FOR HIS SERVICE TO MANKIND.

MM-HMM.

, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS COMMENT AS WELL.

UM, UNANIMOUSLY AS A COUNCIL, WE MADE A DECISION TO INCREASE STAFF SALARIES AND IT WAS INDEED MOMENTOUS AND GROUNDBREAKING.

THAT ACT ALONE IS PROVING TO BE WORTHY BASED ON THE 84% INCREASE IN FIRE APPLICATIONS.

AND COMING FROM ONE APPLICANT FOR, UM, POLICE UP TO 55 APPLICANTS.

I THINK THAT'S WORTHY OF GIVING ALL OF US A HAND CLAP.

CITY MANAGER, ANGEL JONES, WE THANK YOU.

WE THANK YOU TREMENDOUSLY, EVEN FOR THE IDEA OF THE PARITY STUDY.

UM, IT'S WORKING.

I, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE OUR CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO SOAR.

WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL JOIN US TOMORROW FOR OUR INDEPENDENT STATE FESTIVAL, UM, AND THE FIREWORKS ON TOMORROW NIGHT AS WELL.

AND HAVE A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.

INNOVATORS IN THE GROUP, AND THEY ALL IMPRESSED US, AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT TIME THAT WE DO THIS.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER, A LARGE POSITION TO LYNN KLAU.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE ONLY THING I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT, UH, FOR MY THREE MINUTES IS ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF OUR KID PRENEUR CAMP.

MISSOURI CITY CITY HAD ITS INAUGURAL KID PPR CAMP LAST WEEK ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

AND WOW.

UM, THIS WAS JUST A VISION WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING AND THREE YEARS LATER IT CAME TO FRUITION AND IT EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS.

UM, I WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MARLIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER SONYA BROWN MARSHALL, AND ALSO CITY MANAGER ANGEL JONES, WHO ALSO CAME IN.

AND THEY CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS SOME IMPRESSIVE BUSINESS, UH, IDEAS,

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WE STARTED OUT WITH 16 APPLICATIONS, 12 STARTED THE PROGRAM, AND 10 COMPLETED.

AND WE HAD SOME PHENOMENAL, UM, BUSINESS, UH, BUSINESSES.

BY THE END OF IT, THE STUDENTS LEARNED INNOVATION.

THEY LEARNED CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN, MARKETING STRATEGIES, ELEVATOR PITCHES, BRANDING, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, AND PITCHING YOUR BUSINESS.

I WANNA THANK, UH, THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHEAST, UH, COURTNEY ZUKI AND TAN TANYA DANIELS.

THEY PROVIDED THE TEMPLATE FOR THE PROGRAM AND ALSO BROUGHT IN, UH, THREE YOUNG BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS TO FACILITATE EACH DAY, AND THEY WERE PHENOMENAL.

UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK OUR ECHO DEV DEPARTMENT, UM, JENNIFER AND HERMAN, WHO WERE AMAZING.

ALL THE CONFERENCE CALLS THAT WE HAD, ALL THE UPDATES TO THE SLIDES, ALL THE LAST MINUTE CHANGES THAT I THREW TO THEM.

I MEAN, IT WAS JUST A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM, AND IT JUST FURTHER REITERATED THAT WE HAVE SOME YOUNG TALENT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, AND WE JUST HOPE THAT, THAT, UM, WE CAN CONTINUE THE PROGRAM AND, AND CAN MAKE IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN EVEN MAKE IT BETTER, BUT , BUT I'M SURE THAT WE CAN.

I WANNA THANK THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, ANDRE, AND YOUR WONDERFUL TEAM FOR BEING THERE AND CAPTURING ALL OF OUR PHOTOS AND ALSO THE IT IT TEAM.

UM, I DO WANNA THANK OUR JUDGES ON PITCH DAY.

WE HAD A PITCH DAY, SO ALL OF THE STUDENTS HAD TO CREATE THEIR OWN POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS.

THEY CAME UP WITH LOGOS, THEY CAME UP WITH THEIR, UM, THEIR FINANCIAL STRATEGY.

I MEAN, IT WAS, IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

AND ON THE LAST DAY WE HAD THREE JUDGES.

TYLER SIMONE, WHO IS THE SIENNA SAUCE BOSS.

MM-HMM.

, JORDAN BRIELLE OF JAY BRIELLE, HANDMADE GOODS, AND STEPHEN BRITTS, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY AND COMMERCIAL BANKER WITH TEXAS CAPITAL BANK.

UM, ALL IN ALL, WE HAD THREE WINNERS.

THEY WERE ALL WINNERS, BUT WE HAD THREE WINNERS.

UH, FIRST PLACE WAS, UH, AND I'M GONNA ASK FOR 30 SECONDS, PLEASE.

UH, GARY AND GRANBERRY WITH THE STEM ON WHEELS.

SECOND PLACE WAS STEVEN MATTHEW WITH COOLING THE CITY THROUGH VEGETATION.

THESE ARE ROOFTOP, UH, VEGETATIONS TO COOL THE CITY.

AND THEN THIRD PLACE WAS LAUREN KELLY WITH LAUREN'S LEMONADE.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, SEEING MY VISION, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELPING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S BEING BIGGER AND BETTER.

BUT, UH, ALL IN ALL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UH, OF THIS PROGRAM.

GO TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT A MONICA ROCK.

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, UM, ON THE KPR.

I HEARD IT WAS FANTASTIC.

UM, WANNA SAY, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.

FIRST OFF TO MY DAUGHTER, SHELL RILEY, WHO IS NOW THE NEW U OF H COOG RADIO STATION DIRECTOR, TOOK OVER, REBRANDED THE ENTIRE CAMPUS, THEIR LOGOS AND EVERYTHING.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.

UH, SHE DID ALL OF THAT IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS.

UM, ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, MY CHURCH, COVENANT GLAND CHURCH, UH, PASTOR DR.

ROBERT CHILDRESS.

WE KICKED OFF OUR GRAND OPENING SERVICE ON YESTERDAY.

UM, WE HAD OVER 600 IN ATTENDANCE AND OVER 2000, THE, UM, UM, THE, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND, UM, OH, I WAS GONNA SAY THE INTERNET, LIKE A OLD LADY.

UM, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN FLYING IN FOR THIS SPECIAL OCCASION, UM, AT OUR REQUEST.

AND, UM, AND TO ALL THE ELECTORS THAT SEND THEIR PROCLAMATIONS.

AND EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

UM, AND I JUST THANK EVERYONE RESPONDING TO OUR REQUEST.

AND THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, UH, FOR, UH, BEING THERE AS WELL FOR THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION FOR US.

UM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO NO SISTER LEFT BEHIND, UH, CYNTHIA ALLEN AND LYNETTE REDDICK, WHO ARE THE FOUNDERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, UH, FOR HONORING MYSELF AS ONE OF THE WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE, UH, AWARD, UM, ON LAST WEEK AS WELL AS I WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY, HAVE SENT IN SO MANY TEXT MESSAGES AND DMS, UM, OF SUPPORT OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE BUSINESSES, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE OFFICERS, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EVERYONE, HOA MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE, UM, REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON IN DISTRICT A I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, LASTLY, I WANT TO, UH, CLOSE BY SAYING, UM, MISSOURI CITY

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HAS A MOVIE, UH, NOT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, BUT THERE IS A MISSOURI CITY MOVIE THAT IS GONNA PREMIERE THIS, UH, SUNDAY, JULY 9TH, UM, IT'S RESIDENCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, UH, THAT HAVE PUT THIS MOVIE ON.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE HOSTING IT AT STARS AND MCRI IN MISSOURI CITY, ABOUT MISSOURI CITY AND A FAMILY OF EIGHT BROTHERS.

SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, COME OUT, CHECK THEM OUT ON THIS SUNDAY, UH, JULY 9TH AT ARSON MCRI FOUR O'CLOCK.

AND THEN LASTLY, UM, PLEASE COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US ON THE 4TH OF JULY, ON TOMORROW, FOUR O'CLOCK, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.

AND EVERYONE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING US ALL TOGETHER.

SO PLEASE JOIN US AT FOUR O'CLOCK AT THE HCC UM, CENTER, UM, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON TEXAS PARKWAY, THE FIREWORKS KICKOFF AT 9:00 PM AND THAT CONCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT B JEFFREY ABORN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A CONGRATS.

UH, I WASN'T OUT OF TOWN, UH, BUT FOR THE, I SAW THE PICTURES, THE KID FOR NEWER CAMP.

UH, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN YOU HAVE A BABY THAT YOU'RE BIRTHING AND IT, IT COMES TO FRUITION AND YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE IT COME TO, TO LIGHT.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

I KNOW THAT MEANS SO MUCH.

UH, I JUST ALSO WANT TO, IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WAS PLEDGING THEM.

I MEAN, YOU SAID THEY STARTED WITH 16 AND, AND THEN 12 AND 10 FINISHED.

I'M LIKE, I, I HAD FLASHBACKS BEING ONLINE, BUT ANYWAY, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAZE, YOU KNOW, , UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SPEAKING OF BEING OUTTA TOWN, UH, KUDOS TO, UH, MY FORWARD TIMES FAMILY AND I, WE WENT TO, UH, THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION.

AND, UH, DURING THAT, THAT CONVENTION EVERY YEAR, UH, WHICH WAS IN NASHVILLE THIS YEAR, UH, THERE'S, UH, A, UH, MESSENGER AWARDS, UM, UH, THAT'S HELD ANNUALLY, AND IT'S, UH, PUT ON, UM, UM, BY MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND WHATNOT.

AND, UH, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS AS MEMBERS OF THE, OF, OF THE BLACK PRESS OF AMERICA.

AND, UH, SO I WAS HAPPY THAT, UH, WE CAME AWAY WITH TWO AWARDS THIS YEAR, UH, NATIONAL AWARDS AT THE, AT THE CONVENTION.

UH, SO KUDOS TO, TO THE FORWARD TIMES FAMILY, AND I, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR BRINGING HOME THOSE AWARDS.

UH, I ALSO HOPE, UH, MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER, ANTHONY MARLI, HAD A GREAT OH, BIRTHDAY.

UM, YOU KNOW, HE, HE CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY AS WELL.

UH, HOW MANY OF Y'ALL, BY THE WAY? UH, NO CITY MANAGER.

CAN'T WAIT.

COMING TO JOIN US FOR THE SNOWDROP FOUNDATION, UH, EVENT.

THIS, UH, COMING DECEMBER AT, WHAT WAS IT, SIX IN THE MORNING OR FIVE 30? A A LITTLE EARLY.

A LITTLE EARLIER.

YEAH.

SO I, I JUST ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF TO GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING.

YOU EXCITED? RIGHT? WE WE SHOULD FORM OUR OWN TEAM, MAN.

I KNOW, RIGHT? AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY AGAIN TO PIGGYBACK ON COUNCIL, UM, WOMAN RILEY TO COME OUT TOMORROW FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY, 4TH OF JULY, CELEBRATION FROM FOUR TO NINE.

UH, COME, YOU KNOW, WE GONNA JAM LIKE WE DID, UH, LAST TIME.

YOU KNOW? WHO WAS THAT? THAT WE, WE TAG TEAM.

Y'ALL GOTTA BRING THEM BACK.

BUT ANY RATE, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.

WE HAVE NEXT RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT C ANTHONY MUR.

SO AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

AWESOME.

UH, WAY TO WAIT TO START IT OFF WITH TWO GREAT LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, RIGHT? UH, SIENNA SAUCE BOSS TYLER, SHE WAS ON SHARK TANK.

SHE'S GOT HER PRODUCT AND H E B, AND WHAT A WAY TO KICK IT OFF.

SO CONGRATS.

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

I WANNA ALSO CONGRATULATE OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THEY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION FOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR.

IT WAS STATION SIX AND OH, CHIEF CYBER SOULA WAS THERE, AND SASHI WERE THERE.

CONGRATS, UH, FOR ALL YOU DO, BUT ALSO PUTTING MISSOURI CITY ON THE MAP AND BEING RECOGNIZED BY A GREAT ASSOCIATION AND COME OUT, ENJOY 4TH OF JULY PARKS DEPARTMENT'S.

GOT SOME GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR YOU, UH, COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH YOUR FAMILY, AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

RECOGNIZING MAYOR PROTON AND COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT D FLORIDA.

EMORY.

A GREAT, UM, UH, SUPPORTER FOR MISSOURI CITY AND FORT BEND, BUT OBVIOUSLY MORE FOR PASADENA.

UH, I BRING SOME SAD NEWS, UH, FROM, UH, PEARLAND.

UH, THE CITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED MONDAY, THE PASSING OF, UH, MAYOR EMERITUS TOM REED.

HE WAS 97 YEARS OLD, AND HE SERVED, UH, HIS COMMUNITY FOR 44 YEARS.

UH, I HAD THE, UH, THE HONOR TO SERVE WITH, UH, UH, MAYOR REED, UH, ON THE H G A C BOARD.

UH, HE WAS A CONSUMMATE, UH, GENTLEMAN, AND, UH, WAS ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR NOT ONLY HIS CITY, BUT ALSO FOR, UH, FORT BEND.

UH, SO, UH, THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT LOSS.

UM, HE, UH, WAS REAL, UH, UH, ACTIVE.

AND, UH, LIKE I SAY, HE, UH, WAS

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SO, BUT, UH, HE'S GONNA BE GREATLY MISSED BY, UH, THAT, THAT COMMUNITY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, TO BRING NOTICE THAT, UH, THAT WE LOST A, YOU KNOW, I THINK A GIANT IN, UH, THE, UH, AREA OF, UH, LEGISLATION ON, UH, CITY, UH, OF, UH, PEARLAND AND QUILL VALLEY.

UH, PROUD HAD ITS FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT QUILL VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB.

UH, THEY HAD OVER 750 ATTENDEES.

MOST OF 'EM WERE IN GOLF CARTS THAT COME FROM AROUND THE AREA.

BUT, UH, THEY DO HAVE, UH, A FAIR NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO, UH, COME IN FROM LAKE OLYMPIAN AND OTHER AREAS.

UH, THEY HOLD THAT FIREWORKS DISPLAY EARLIER THAN THE FOURTH.

SO IT DOESN'T, UH, CONFLICT WITH, UH, THE, UH, THE MAJOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN MISSOURI CITY THAT WE'LL HAVE ON JULY 4TH.

SO, BUT AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER, UH, UH, ANOTHER YEAR THAT, UH, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, TO BRING, UH, THAT TYPE OF, UH, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECOGNITION TO, UH, UH, MISSOURI CITY AND TO QUAIL VALLEY.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, UH, LYNN ON THE KID MANEUVER PROGRAM.

UNFORTUNATELY, I COULDN'T MAKE IT, BUT, UH, I DID SEE ALL THE PICTURES, SO HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE A BIGGER EVENT.

AND ALSO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND YOUR AWARD, UM, BEING RECOGNIZED.

UH, UH, SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

TO MAKE OUR RESIDENTS, MAKE OUR BUSINESSES FEEL LIKE THEY'RE IN MISSOURI CITY FOR A REASON.

UH, JUST A FEW ITEMS THAT I, I DO HAVE IS, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WE PUT OUT THE, UH, JULY 4TH EVENT, UM, THIS YEAR ALSO BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME HEAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE DID, WERE QUESTIONING AND WE'RE ASKING, IS IT GONNA BE SAFE? UH, IS THE CITY GONNA DO THE FIREWORK? UH, AND OF COURSE, AFTER MEETING WITH STAFF, IT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT SAFE, UH, IS WHAT THEY SAID.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FOLLOWING ALL THE SAFETY MEASURES AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

UM, MY POINT IN WITH THIS IS, AS WE ALL CELEBRATE, UH, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE HOT OUT THERE, JUST DRESS ACCORDINGLY AND HAVE WATER, I THINK WE'LL HAVE SOME WATER AS WELL.

BUT I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, OUR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVES ON OUR FIRE AND POLICE.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCENE.

UM, YOU KNOW, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE SHOW UP AND WE DO THE COUNTDOWN, BUT IT TAKES, UH, ARMY OF STAFF TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY, UH, CONTROLLING THE STREETS, UH, MAKING SURE THERE'S SAFETY THINGS ARE IN THERE.

SO AS WE CELEBRATE THIS YEAR, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UH, I WANNA RECOGNIZE THE STAFF FOR DOING THEIR HARD WORK.

UM, AND, AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL BE THERE, AND WE CAN HAVE A GREAT TIME TOMORROW.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO ALSO, UH, UH, SHARE IS THAT, UH, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ELENA.

UM, AND SHE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW WHY, UH, BUT LATELY, UM, THERE'S BEEN A BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH SIGNAGE, UM, AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO MANY MONTHS NOW, UH, WITH, UH, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION.

UM, BUT HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT SHE DID.

UH, INSTEAD OF HAVING A EMAIL CONVERSATION, SHE DECIDED HERSELF TO GO OUT THERE TO THE BUSINESS, UH, TO THE BUSINESS, AND MEET WITH THEM, AND TO TALK WITH THEM, AND THEN TO SEE IT FOR HERSELF.

UM, WHICH TO ME IS THAT'S, YOU KNOW, GOING THE EXTRA MILE.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

HE COULD HAVE CAME IN HERE.

AND ALSO, UH, I BELIEVE JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ.

SO THIS IS WHAT OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS DO.

UM, AND I WANT OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN TO YOUR CONCERNS AND LISTEN TO YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

AND THIS ISN'T A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE CITY STAFF HAS BEEN DOING.

SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK BOTH OF YOU, UH, ELENA AND JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, ALONG WITH CITY MANAGER, AND, UH, AND, AND I THINK JIMA, UM, EVERYBODY ON THAT TEAM, UH, TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

IT'S NOT THE OUTCOME THAT MATTERS.

IT'S THE FACT THAT WE'RE, WE ARE HELPING AND WE'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND

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AND WE ARE GOING TO EXCEL TOGETHER.

OH, WE HAVE, UH, YES, LYNN, GO AHEAD.

TELL US WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE.

SO, SO THIS IS THE PICTURE OF OUR WINNERS AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

UM, MEANT TO SHOW THIS, BUT THIS, THESE ARE OUR THREE WINNERS.

AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT.

UH, YEAH.