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CALL THE ORDER, PLEASE.[1. CALL TO ORDER ]
UH, TODAY IS, UH, MONDAY, JULY 17TH, 2023.UH, I'LL CALL THE, UH, COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT, I THINK IT'S, UH, 5 31.
WE HAVE A QUORUM, UH, WITH US TONIGHT.
UH, THE MAYOR IS OUT OF TOWN, SO I'LL BE, UH, ATTEMPTING TO RUN THE, UH, THE MEETING AND, UH, AS, UH, EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO, UH, WE'LL, UH, START WITH, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS
[3. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AND SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR.MR. MAYOR PROAM, WE DO, UM, AS I CALL YOUR NAME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
IN ADDITION, THE, UM, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, UM, THE MERIT AND COUNSEL ARE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MEMBER, TIM, THE COMMENTS THAT THE FORMS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MADAM SECRETARY, WE READ THE CAPTION FOR THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A, UH, MOTION PRIOR TO READING THAT CAPTION.
MAYOR, UH, PROAM, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 82, UH, I MOVE THAT WE SUSPEND THE MEETING RULES TO ALLOW THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE ITEM FOUR A ON THIS SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA INSTEAD OF ON, UH, A REGULAR MEETING, WHICH WE HAVE SCHEDULED.
AND WE NEED, UH, FIVE I WANT THERE IS A, IS THIS YOUR MOTION? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY, UH, COUNCIL LADY RILEY.
UH, DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A VOICE VOTE OR JUST VOTE? A A VOTE IS SUFFICIENT, BUT YOU DO NEED FIVE VOTES TO SUSPEND THE RULES.
I DO ASK MR. MAYOR PROAM, IF WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO ITEM FOUR A.
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two readings - An ordinan...]
THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, NAMING OF CITY PROPERTY AND CITY PROGRAMS OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE BY DECREASING THE PERCENTAGE OF PROPERTY OWNERS REQUIRED TO PETITION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF A PUBLIC STREET, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD DECREASE THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT NEEDED TO CHANGE A PUBLIC STREET, THE NAME OF A PUBLIC STREET FROM 70% TO 60%.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? RILEY OR RILEY? COUNCILMAN LADY RILEY.
SHE, SHE DID SECOND THE MOTION THERE.
YEAH, BUT THAT, UH, AGAIN, DO WE WANT TO TAKE A VOICE VOTE OR DO WE USE THE ELECTRONIC VOTING? WE CAN USE THE ELECTRONIC VOTING.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE WE VOTE? OKAY, LET'S VOTE.
MEMBER MARLIS SAYS THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO THROUGH THE ITEM PASSES.
THE NEXT ITEM, UH, BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT ITEM, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION BY ELENA PORT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEMAN CITY COUNCIL.
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I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION EVENING FOR YOU.WE LOOKING FOR THE PRESENTATION? THE PRESENTATION IS HERE.
I'M ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CLICKER TO WORK.
SO TONIGHT'S ITEM, UM, WE'RE GONNA REVIEW ANNEXATION AND DISSOLUTION OF SIENNA MUD NUMBER TWO.
UH, SIENNA MED NUMBER TWO WAS CREATED IN 1997.
UH, THERE'S A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, UH, WITH THE CITY, AND THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2001.
THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THE AREA IS 6,000, AND THE AREA IS IN THE CITY'S E TJ.
THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MUD IS CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WATER, SEWER, AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES.
THE DISTRICT CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS CONSULTANTS AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES.
UH, SERVICES ARE RECEIVED BY THE REGIONAL UTILITY SYSTEM, UH, THE MASTER MUD, WHICH IS SEEING A REGIONAL MUD.
UH, WE CONTRACT WITH, OR THEY CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR FINANCING, OPERATING, UH, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, AND ALSO INCLUDES SERVICES FOR MOSQUITO SPRAYING AND SUPPLEMENTAL PATROL.
THIS IS A MAP OF SIENNA MUD TOO.
AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES IS IN RED.
IT'S, UH, BORDERING, UH, THE CITY.
AND SO WHAT IS ANNEXATION? ANNEXATION IS EXPANDING THE CITY'S BOUNDARY, THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TERRITORY.
IT'S A TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE ANNEXED AREA FROM ONE GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO ANOTHER, AND IT'S GOVERNED BY STATE LAW AND, UH, CONTRACT THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE, UH, WITH THE MUD.
AND THE QUESTION IS WHY ANNEX? NOW? WELL, WE HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNEXATION.
THAT'S IN THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
WE'RE ABLE TO ANNEX WHEN AT LEAST 90% OF THE AC DEVELOPABLE ACREAGE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH THE NECESSARY, UH, UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WHEN THE DEVELOPER IS PAID OFF, OR IF THE CITY, UH, ASSUMES THE REIMBURSEMENT.
AND IN THIS CASE, THE DEVELOPER IS PAID OFF.
UH, THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS SUPPORTS DOING SO AT THIS TIME AND AT THIS TIME, UM, THE MUD WILL BE DISSOLVED BEFORE CALENDAR YEAR 2024, AND BEFORE THEIR FISCAL YEAR, END OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024, IF THIS IS APPROVED IN AUGUST.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTION ABOUT WHAT SERVICES DOES THE MUD PROVIDE VERSUS THE CITY VERSUS THE COUNTY.
UM, THIS CHART PROVIDES THAT INFORMATION AND IT SHOWS THAT A LOT OF THE AREAS, UM, THAT MAY BE OF CONCERN TO SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WILL STILL BE IN PLACE BECAUSE THE HOA PROVIDES A LOT, UM, OF SERVICES THROUGH THEIR H OA DUES.
SO, UH, ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE SERVICES CURRENT AND WHAT THE SERVICES WOULD BE UPON ANNEXATION, UH, FOR MOWING OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.
CURRENTLY, UH, THE H O A, IT'S PROVIDING THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT, UH, MOWING OF THE MEDIANS, THE SAME STREET LIGHTS, UH, THE HOA.
UH, BUT UPON ANNEXATION, THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE STREET LIGHTS, STREET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
UH, THE HOA, STREET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WOULD BE THE CITY.
UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE THE CITY.
CURRENTLY, UH, WE DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT'S BEING COMPLETED, BUT THE HOA DOES HAVE, UH, CCNRS.
AND SO THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE, UM, ENFORCED BY THE HOA.
SUPPLEMENTAL PATROL IS, UH, CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED THROUGH HOA DUES AND UTILITY USER FEES.
UH, UPON ANNEXATION THAT SUPPLEMENTAL PATROL WOULD CONTINUE THROUGH HOA DUES AND THROUGH THE CITY, AND THE CITY WILL PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WHEREAS NOW, UM, THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE KNOW THE HOA PROVIDES PARKS, UH, FOR THE RESIDENTS.
THAT WILL CONTINUE ALSO, BUT THE CITY WILL ALSO HAVE PARKS AND RECREATION AVAILABLE.
CONTINUING ON, UH, MOSQUITO SPRAIN, CURRENTLY RESIDENTS ARE PAYING FOR MOSQUITO SPRAIN THROUGH THEIR USER FEES.
UH, AND MOSQUITO SPRAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE CITY SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, ANIMAL SERVICES AND BUILDING PERMITS CURRENTLY ARE PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY.
THEY WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
ZONING WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITIES, CURRENTLY NOT PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY FIRE.
UH, CURRENTLY, THE RESIDENTS ARE PAYING A FIRE FEE, UH, UPON ANNEXATION, THEY WILL NO LONGER PAY THE FIRE FEE, AND THE FIRE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
DITCH MAINTENANCE, UH, WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY, UH, THE USER FEES AND GARBAGE COLLECTION.
THE SAME, THE GARBAGE COLLECTION WILL REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE SAME, UH, VENDOR.
IT WILL JUST BE, UM, PROVIDED BY THE CITY STREET SWEEPING.
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DUES ARE PROVIDING STREET SWEEPING, AND UPON ANNEXATION THAT WOULD CONTINUE.UM, BUT THE CITY WOULD ALSO PROVIDE STREET SWEEPING.
SO THERE'S ALSO QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW DOES THIS IMPACT THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND SO WE DO HAVE THE PRELIMINARY, UH, PROPERTY TAX ROLES, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD FOR THE AREAS $432,452, EXCUSE ME, THE MUD TAX CURRENTLY IS APPROXIMATELY 43 CENTS.
WHILE THE CITIES IS 57 3 7 50.
UM, THIS RESULTS IN A DIFFERENCE IN TAX OF $622 PER YEAR ON THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD, UH, REDUCING IT BY THE FIRE FEE AND THE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD THAT THE MUD DOES NOT HAVE.
THE ADDITIONAL TAX WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $301 ON THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD.
JUST A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.
UM, CURRENTLY OVER 65, UH, FOR MUD, THE MUD, IT'S 25,000 FOR THE CITY, IT'S ALSO 25,000 FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
THE MUD IS 25,000 AND THE CITY IS 20,000.
FOR THE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD, THE MUD DOES NOT HAVE A RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD, BUT THE CITY HAS A 2.5% RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD, WHICH ON THE AVERAGE, UH, HOMESTEAD WOULD BE $10,811.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A LITTLE, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATION.
UM, THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, NEW LEGISLATION REGARDING, UH, THE TJ OF THE CITY AND, UH, THE RELEASE OF ANY AREA.
UM, THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT APPLY TO THE CITY BECAUSE, UM, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO AN AREA THAT'S SUBJECT TO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
THERE ARE OTHER, UH, PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WERE PASSED DEALING WITH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS, ONE BEING, UH, SEC, UH, CHAPTER 49 OF THE WATER CODE, UM, WHICH DEALS WITH THE DIRECTOR'S FEES, UM, THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO EARN A FEE OF OFFICE FOR EACH DAY OF ACTIVE SERVICE AND ACTUAL EXPENSES.
IT ALSO TIES THE DIRECTOR FEE, UM, TO WHAT'S IN LEGISLATION, UM, PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION, WHICH WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION.
CURRENTLY, THEY'RE PAID $150 PER DAY.
IT WOULD BE $221 PER DAY WITH THE MAXIMUM OF $7,200 PER YEAR.
UM, WE'VE LOOKED AT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE MUD, AND LAST YEAR THERE WERE, UH, MEMBERS THAT WERE PAID FOR 11 AND 12 DAYS.
AND WE DO KNOW THAT THE DIRECTOR FEES ARE ON THE SIENNA MUD AGENDA FOR JULY 20TH.
OKAY, SO NOW MOVING INTO MUD DISSOLUTION.
SO WHAT HAPPENS? SO, FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.
SO FOR, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE BALANCE SHEET, AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE INCOME STATEMENT.
SO THE MUDS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES BECOMES THE CITY'S ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
AND WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, UPON ANNEXATION, THE MUD WILL DISSOLVE WITHIN 120 DAYS, WHICH WILL BE APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 19TH.
SO THE ASSETS THAT THE MUD HAS AT THAT POINT IN TIME, AS WELL AS THEIR LIABILITIES WILL BECOME THOSE OF THE CITY.
SO, ASSETS BEING CASH, RECEIVABLES, THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, LIABILITIES BEING ALL OF THEIR OUTSTANDING DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
THIS IS A SNIPPET FROM THE MUD'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, UH, 2023.
UH, IT INCLUDES ALL OF THEIR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND THEIR NET POSITION.
AND SO WHEN LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT TO DISSOLVE THE MUD AND TO SEE IF IT'S FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE, UM, LOOK AT THE CURRENT AND OTHER ASSETS.
THAT'S THEIR CASH, THAT'S THEIR INVESTMENTS.
UH, THAT'S THEIR, UH, LIQUID ASSETS THAT COULD BE USED TO PAY OFF THEIR LIABILITIES.
AND NOW THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT HERE INCLUDES ALL OF THEIR FUNDS, WHICH IS THEIR OPERATING FUND, THEIR GENERAL FUND, AND THEIR DEBT SERVICE FUND.
SO AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023, THEIR CURRENT ASSETS WERE APPROXIMATELY 8.2 MILLION WITH TOTAL LIABILITIES OF 6.6, ALMOST 6.7 MILLION, LEAVING A NET OF 1.5, ALMOST 1.6 MILLION.
AND AGAIN, THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THEIR FUNDS, INCLUDING THEIR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ASSETS EXCEED THE LIABILITIES.
WE HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT NOTIFIED THAT THE MUD PLANS TO SPEND ALL OF THEIR GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE.
SO THAT WOULD NOT BE FUNDS THAT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH.
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY $4.7 MILLION.
UM, THEY DO HAVE ON THEIR JULY 20TH AGENDA SOME ITEMS, UM, THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO, UH, SPEND, UH, THEIR FUNDS ON.
AND THIS INCLUDES PROJECTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH THE SIENNA RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION.
UH, PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENTS FOR, UH, WITH THE SIENNA PARKS AND LEVY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE SIENNA ORIGINAL MUD, UH, THE INTERNAL SIENNA MUD, UH, AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SIENNA
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RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION AND OTHER PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITHIN THE SIENNA COMMUNITY.THEY WILL ALSO, LIKE MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, LOOK AT THEIR DIRECTOR PER DEMS. THEN THEY'LL ALSO BE LOOKING AT, UH, DIRECTOR ATTENDANCE AT SUMMER CONFERENCES, UH, REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES, AND, UH, ATTENDANCE AT A WINTER CONFERENCE.
SO WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THEIR ASSETS AND HOW THEY PLAN, UM, TO SPEND THEIR, UH, FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND.
AS FAR AS THEIR FUND BALANCE IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, IT IS RESTRICTED AND IT CAN ONLY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST, UM, FOR THE DEBT THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED.
SO IF, UH, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE IN ANOTHER SLIDE THAT THEY HAVE A FUND BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION.
THEY HAVE OUTSTANDING DEBT OF ABOUT 6 MILLION.
SO THAT MONEY WILL BE USED TO PAY, UH, THAT DEBT.
BUT UPON DISSOLUTION, AGAIN, THOSE DEBT AND OBLIGATIONS ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR BOND COUNCIL AND OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
UM, AND THIS IS A CASH FLOW ANALYSIS THAT WAS PROVIDED.
THERE ARE, UH, TWO OPTIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED, UH, AS FAR AS HOW WE WILL HANDLE THE DEBT SERVICE.
UM, THE FUND BALANCE, AGAIN, AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023 FUND BALANCE FOR THE MUD AND THEIR DEBT SERVICE FUND WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.9 MILLION, WHICH IS SUFFICIENT TO PAY THEIR DEBT SERVICE FOR ALMOST THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
UM, THE CITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, IF, UH, ANNEX WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING 1.5 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE.
AND AT THE END OF 2026, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEBT SERVICE THAT THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IS 3.7 MILLION.
AND NOW THIS IS, IF THE CITY DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO PAY.
ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT DEBT SCHEDULE, THERE ARE TWO OUTSTANDING BOND ISSUANCE.
UH, THERE'S ONE FROM 2014 AND ONE FROM 2019.
THE 2014 DEBT ISSUANCE CAN BE PAID OFF EARLY.
AND SO THIS, UH, THIS ANALYSIS SHOWS WHAT THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE IF WE PAID THE, UH, 2014 DEBT OFF IN FISCAL YEAR 20, UH, 24.
AND SO THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 3.6 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BE A SAVINGS AND INTEREST PAID, BUT IT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST THAT WE COULD EARN IF WE KEPT THE MONEY.
UM, THE DEBT CURRENTLY HAS COUPON RATES OF TWO AND 3%, WHERE THE CITY IS EARNING, UM, OVER 5% ON ITS REVENUE.
SO IF WE WERE TO, UM, PAY IT OFF, WE COULD POSSIBLY BE LOSING TWO 2% OF INTEREST INCOME ON THAT MONEY.
SO ONE OPTION THAT WE HAVE IS TO USE OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE TO BE ABLE TO PAY, UM, THAT, THAT THOSE FUNDS, OR AT LEAST TO BUY DOWN OUR INS RATE.
THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30TH OF THIS, UH, YEAR IS OVER 6 MILLION.
UM, I HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUTH AND TAXATION CALCULATION.
UM, WHENEVER YOU'RE CALCULATING YOUR I N S PORTION OF YOUR TAX RATE, YOU INCLUDE ALL OF YOUR DEBT.
SO ONCE THE MUD IS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED THE CITY'S DEBT, WHICH WE WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE IN OUR TAX CALCULATION.
BUT THERE IS, UH, AN AREA WHERE WE CAN SUBTRACT THE AMOUNT PAID FROM OTHER RESOURCES, SUCH AS OUR, UM, DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE SO THAT, UM, IT CAN BUY DOWN THE RATE SO THAT THERE WILL BE, UH, NO IMPACT, UH, FOR THIS, FOR THIS DEBT.
AND AGAIN, OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE IS ONLY TO BE USED FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE CITY'S DEBT, OF WHICH UPON ANNEXATION, THE MUDS DEBT WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE CITIES.
NOW MOVING ON TO THE INCOME STATEMENT.
UM, ALL OF THE SERVICE FEES AND OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR THE UTILITY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY.
UH, THE WATER FEES AND THE SEWER FEES WILL CONTINUE, BUT THE FIRE FEES WILL NOT, UH, THEY WILL NO LONGER PAY A PROPERTY TAX TO THE MUD, BUT THEY WILL BE PAYING PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE CITY.
AS FAR AS EXPENDITURES, UH, WE WILL STILL PROVIDE, UH, THE WATER WASTEWATER SERVICES, AND THAT INCLUDES CONTINUING WITH THE CURRENT OPERATOR AND, UM, PAYING ALL OF THE MASTER DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
THERE WILL NO LONGER BE COST RELATED TO CONSULTANTS SUCH AS THE BOOKKEEPER, ENGINEERS, AND THE DIRECTORS.
SO THIS INFORMATION, UM, IS FROM THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
AGAIN, FISCAL 2023 OF WHICH WE RECEIVED WITHIN THE PAST MONTH.
UM, AND WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW IS WHAT THE FINANCIALS LOOK LIKE UNDER THE MUD, AND IF IT WAS THE CITY USING THE SAME INFORMATION, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
SO, OF COURSE, THE CITY WOULD NOT RECEIVE THE FIRE SERVICE OR THE PROPERTY TAXES, THE PENALTIES AND INTEREST OR PENALTIES AND INTEREST ON, UH, DELINQUENT TAXES.
IT DID NOT INCLUDE THAT TAP CONNECTIONS AND INSPECTIONS WOULD STILL, UH, THE CITY WOULD STILL RECEIVE THE SERVICE WATER, SURFACE WATER FEES THE CITY WOULD STILL RECEIVE.
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BUT SINCE THE FUND BALANCE PROBABLY WOULD BE SPENT, UH, THERE'S NO INVESTMENT EARNINGS, BUT 3.1 MILLION, UH, FOR THE MUD, 2 MILLION FOR THE CITY IN REVENUE.AND THIS IS FOR THE UTILITY SERVICE ONLY.
THE, THE EXPENDITURES UNDER THE MUD FOR LEGAL FEES, THERE ARE ATTORNEYS ARE A BHR.
THEY PAID $107,134 FOR THE AUDIT UNDER MCGRATH AND CO 14,000 A YEAR ENGINEERING UNDER L J ENGINEERING 27,925 BOOKKEEPING DIRECTOR FEES.
YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF.
IT WOULD NOT BE A COST OF THE CITY.
UM, BUT WE WILL HAVE THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, WHICH IS, UM, UH, DECREASED COSTS COMPARED TO WHAT THE MUD IS CURRENTLY PAYING TO THEIR TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.
UH, THOSE COSTS THAT PRETTY MUCH REMAIN THE SAME.
WE HAVE UTILITIES CAP, UH, TAP CONNECTION INSPECTIONS.
THE OPERATORS SEE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, THE MASTER DISTRICT REPLACEMENT FUND, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, GARBAGE COLLECTION, UH, MONTHLY CONNECTION CHARGES, SURFACE WATER.
AND THEN THE, UH, FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES.
THE EXPENSE WOULD BE IN OUR GENERAL FUND AS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE PROVIDING, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, BUT IT WILL NOT BE, UM, UNDER THE UTILITY.
SO TOTAL EXPENSES WOULD BE 2,010,143 FOR THE MUD.
IN, UH, 2023, THEY HAD REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES OF ALMOST $500,000.
FOR US, IT WOULD SOMEWHAT BE BREAKEVEN.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FULL PICTURE, NOT JUST WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE UTILITIES, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT COMES TO GENERAL OPERATIONS.
UH, THE CITY PROPERTY TAX USING THE, UH, ASSESSED VALUATION AT THAT TIME WOULD BE ALMOST 3.8 MILLION.
OF COURSE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY, BECAUSE WE WOULD BE PROVIDING THE FIRE SERVICE, WE WOULD NO LONGER RECEIVE THE FIRE FEE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 390,000.
SO THE NET REVENUES TO THE CITY FOR ALL FUNDS, INCLUDING DEBT, DEBT SERVICE, WOULD BE $3.4 MILLION.
IF, UH, THE ANNEXATION OCCURS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, 2024, UH, THE SIENNA MUD PROPERTIES WILL NOT BE ON THE, UM, TAX ROLL THAT'S DUE IN JANUARY OF 2024.
UH, BUT THEY WILL BE ON THE TAX ROLL THAT'S DUE IN JANUARY OF 2025.
UM, AND THE CITY HAS SUFFICIENT ONE-TIME RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO FUND THOSE NON-UTILITY EXPENSES RELATED TO, UH, ANNEXATION PRIOR TO TAX COLLECTION IN 2025.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? CAN WE TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I WOULD RECOMMEND AT THIS TIME, IT'S ABOUT ALMOST SIX O'CLOCK THAT YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, I'LL, UH, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM FOUR B, WHICH IS
[(b) Public Hearing - Second of Three Public Hearings - To receive comments...]
THE SECOND OF THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.AND SECRETARY, YES, AS I CALL YOUR NAME TO THE PODIUM, AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I LIVE AT 1 0 0 11 CALEB WAY IN THE STEVE MANKE SECTION OF MUD DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
UM, I SENT YOU GUYS, UH, ABOUT 13 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS IN AN EMAIL AS DIRECTED.
UH, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND READ OFF ALL OF 'EM, BUT I HAVE TWO OR THREE OF THEM THAT I, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS HERE.
SO, NUMBER ONE, AGAIN, LIKE I BROUGHT UP THE OTHER NIGHT, WHY SO FAST? ARE YOU PULLING THE TRIGGER TO DO THIS ANNEXATION? WHY NOT WAIT UNTIL, UM, MISSOURI CITY, SIENNA RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, MUD DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, CAN GET ALL THESE ISSUES SORTED OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA CREATE CHAOS BETWEEN MUD DISTRICT NUMBER TWO AND THE REST OF THE SIENNA RESIDENCE.
THERE'S THINGS THAT WE PAY FOR THROUGH OUR, UH, HOMEOWNERS ASSESSMENT THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA COVER, THAT THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, S R A I AND THE S R A BOARD DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS IN MY EYES HOW TO, HOW TO HANDLE IT ALL.
YOU'RE MUCH BETTER OFF TO, UM, TRY TO, YOU KNOW, WAIT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, LET THINGS HAPPEN, HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH EVERYBODY.
THE, THE MEETINGS LIKE THESE, I THINK WE NEED SEVERAL MORE.
NEXT THING I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS, UM, UM,
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THE MONEY GONNA BE USED TO REPAY THE BONDS SO THAT YOU CAN RETIRE OUR BOND OR OUR DEBT AND ANN EXCESS.CAUSE I THINK THOSE WERE THE TWO THINGS.
THE DISTRICT HAD TO BE 90% BILLED OUT AND THE BONDS HAD TO BE PAID OFF AND OR YOU, THE CITY HAD TO ASSUME THEM.
AND THE WAY I READ EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN AND WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED HERE, UM, YOU'RE USING OUR MONEY THAT WE'VE PAID TO THE MUD DISTRICT TO PAY OFF THE BONDS EARLY IN INSTEAD OF USING THEM FOR PROJECTS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.
AND YOU'RE DOING THAT IN MY EYES, SO THAT YOU CAN GET THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FROM 1,730 SOMETHING, UH, HOMES IN MUD DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
AND SO, UM, TO ME, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING IT AND YOU'RE REALLY NOT TAKING ANY LIABILITY OF YOUR OWN, UM, IN DOING THIS.
YOU'RE USING OUR MONEY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN MY EYES.
AND SO, UM, I'VE GOT LOTS OF OTHER QUESTIONS.
I'M ALSO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN THE NEXT ONE, AND I'LL CONTINUE ON THEN, SIR.
MARK RUBLE, PLEASE, MR. RUBLE, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
MY ADDRESS IS 39 10 TRAVIS COURT.
UM, I'M HERE AS A RESIDENT OF MUD TWO.
UM, AND ALSO I AM ONE OF THE DIRECTORS OF MUD TWO.
UM, I KNOW SOME OF THE FAMILIAR FACES THAT WERE AT THE, UH, MEETING LAST WEEK.
UM, AND, UH, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE FRUSTRATION THAT MOST OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE IS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS BEING SHOVED DOWN OUR THROATS WITHOUT MUCH EXPLANATION.
UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, PRESENTATION THAT WAS DONE, UH, HAS SOME ACCOUNTING NUMBERS.
I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THE FACT THAT IF THE CITY'S TAX IS 57 CENTS AND OUR TAX IS 43 CENTS, AND WE CAN PROVIDE FOR ALL THE SERVICES, PLUS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SURPLUS, THEN WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING.
RIGHT NOW OUR DISTRICT HAS A LOT OF DITCH MAINTENANCE.
THERE'S GONNA BE, AND IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY OLDER, UH, BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MUD DISTRICTS IN SIENNA.
SO WE'VE SAVED UP THAT MONEY, NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE CITIZENS, BUT ALSO TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE THAT'S GONNA COME UP.
UM, A COUPLE THINGS THAT I JUST WANNA POINT OUT IS, UM, EVERYBODY IS, UH, WOULD AGREE THAT, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A HOT TOPIC.
UM, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE, UH, UH, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
AND EVEN THOUGH, UM, IT'S NOT A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO ANNEXATION, THERE IS A SECTION IN THERE THAT DEALS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT SECTION SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A POLICE STATION SLASH FIRE STATION IN THE CENTER OF SIENNA THAT WOULD SERVICE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT, UM, AS YOUR POLICE ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF, UH, MENTIONED LAST WEEK, RIGHT NOW MISSOURI CITY IS DOWN 20 PATROL OFFICERS.
IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'RE DOWN SIX DETECTIVES.
UH, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR PURPOSES OF JUST PUBLIC SAFETY THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT NOT ONLY THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF IT, BUT SOME OF THESE INTANGIBLES, UH, THAT MAKE IT APPEAR AS THOUGH IT'S NOT SUCH A GREAT DEAL FOR THE CITY TO DO AT THIS POINT.
UH, WE, UH, DO KNOW THAT AT SOME POINT IT'S GONNA GET ANNEXED.
USUALLY THE ANNEXATION OCCURS AFTER THE BONDS ARE PAID OFF.
FOR SOME REASON, THE CITY'S MOVING FORWARD.
AND THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION CAN BE THAT YOU SEE THAT $4 MILLION, BUT THAT $4 MILLION IS THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SIENNA AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY.
AT SOME POINT, WE WILL ALL BE RESIDENTS, BUT WE JUST WOULD ASK THAT YOU HONOR THE PARTNERSHIP PART OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND WORK WITH US TO MAKE THIS A BETTER, UH, ANNEXATION FOR BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED.
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THANK YOU.I LIVE AT 36 39 BRUSHY LAKE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY MUD THREE.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY HAS LOST THEIR PENSIONS TO CORPORATE RAIDERS, BUT THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF MUD TWO IS NOTHING MORE THAN THAT.
YOU SEE A MUD WITH DOLLARS YEAR MARKED FOR IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND ARE DETERMINED TO TAKE THAT MONEY FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO PAID INTO IT TO MAKE THINGS WORSE.
IN ADDITION TO REDISTRIBUTING THE ASSETS OF MUD TWO, YOU'RE RAISING THE TAXES ON THE SAME RESIDENCE YOU JUST EXPLOITED.
YOU CLAIM TO BE PROVIDING SERVICES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE 33% INCREASE IN TAX RATE.
HOWEVER, C A RESIDENCE ARE ALREADY RECEIVING THE SERVICES WE NEED, AND IN MANY CASES, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER QUALITY SERVICES.
THE CURRENT UNFILLED POSITIONS WITHIN THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MAKE IT CLEAR THE CITY IS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE A SUDDEN 9% INCREASE IN POPULATION IN A TIME OF EXCRUCIATING INFLATION AND OUT OF TOUCH HOME VALUATIONS.
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO PAY MORE FOR LESS.
THE ANNEXATION MUST BE PAUSED OR CANCELED ALTOGETHER.
YOU CLAIM TO WANT PARTNERSHIP IN THIS PROCESS, BUT ALL WE'VE HEARD SO FAR IS READY OR NOT.
NEITHER THE CITY NOR CIENA ARE READY FOR THIS ANNEXATION.
IT IS TIME TO PAUSE OR CANCEL THIS DEAL PER THE 2019 MUD FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS.
NEXT STEPS WERE TO SCHEDULE A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH ANY MUDS TO DISCUSS WHETHER THERE IS AN INTEREST ON THE PART OF THE MUDS OR UNDER WHAT SET OF CONDITIONS.
SUCH A CONSOLIDATION MIGHT MAKE SENSE FOR BOTH PARTIES TO CONSIDER SUCH AN ENDEAVOR.
THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION DOES NOT BENEFIT OR MAKE SENSE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SIENNA MUD.
TWO, IT IS TIME TO DELAY OR CANCEL THIS ANNEXATION.
YOU ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO ANSWER MANY OF OUR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AT THE TOWN HALL HOSTED THE ONLY TOWN HALL HOSTED FOR THIS ANNEXATION.
HEAR US NOW WHEN WE SAY PAUSE OR CANCEL THIS DEAL.
IF YOU ARE STILL UNWILLING TO RECOGNIZE OR SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, PAUSE OR CANCEL THIS ANNEXATION FOR YOURSELVES.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH GERRYMANDERING YOU DO TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BRINGING IN A VOTING BASE INTO THE CITY AND THIS MANNER WILL ONLY CLEAR THE WAY FOR REPLACING THE CITY'S ENTIRE LEADERSHIP.
LET S PLEASE LEMME CONTINUE ON.
BRUCE ROSKI, 79 15 CHANCE HOUSTON, TEXAS.
WELL, HERE YOU GO AGAIN, MISSOURI CITY, I'VE ADVOCATED THAT YOU MERGE THE MUDS TO TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE LEGAL FEES, NONSENSE DIRECTOR FEES, EVERYTHING.
BUT NO, YOU GO AHEAD AND ANNEX AN AREA.
YOU'RE GONNA CHARGE 'EM CITY PROPERTY TAXES AND ELIMINATE THEIR MUD.
WHY DON'T YOU ELIMINATE ALL THE MUDS IN MISSOURI CITY AND THE BUREAUCRATIC NIGHTMARE OF ALMOST 40 DISTRICTS WITH DIFFERENT LAW FIRMS, DIFFERENT ACCOUNTING AGENCIES, DIFFERENT TAX COLLECTORS, PROBABLY TO THE EXCESS OF OVER A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH.
YOU PEOPLE HAVE NO CLUE WHAT YOU'RE DOING UP THERE.
THIS IS JUST A MONEY GRAB FROM SIENNA.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO SHOW YOUR, UH, UH, FAVORABILITY TOWARDS THE COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE, BUT, UH, THROUGH THE, UH, THE CLAPPING, BUT IT SLOWS DOWN A PROCESS.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, GET UP TO THE, UH, PODIUM AND HAVE THEM, UH, PROVIDE THEIR, UH, COMMENTS AND REMARKS.
SO PLEASE, UH, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO MOVE THROUGH THE, UH, THE PROCESS A LITTLE MORE SMOOTHLY AND MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY.
I LIVE, I LIVE AT 5 0 15 CYPRESS SPRING DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY.
I'M A CURRENT RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY, BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE SIENNA RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION.
THAT ADDRESS IS 9,600 SCANLON TRACE.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION ENTITY, AS WELL AS THE RESIDENCE IN MUD TWO, WHICH IS, WHICH ARE PART OF THE SIENNA RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THIS ANNEXATION BE DELAYED.
THERE HAS, THE ANNEXATION IS NOT A SURPRISE.
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HAS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE AN ANNEXATIONS OF ALL THE DISTRICTS IN SIENNA.THE ISSUE IS THE TIMING OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST MONTH TO, TO SIX WEEKS, AS WELL AS THE LACK OF COMMUNICATIONS.
THIS IS A VERY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE FOR ANNEXATION.
AND, UM, I WANNA POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS.
AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY, JUNE 19TH, UM, MS. PORTIS STATED THAT THE, UM, ANNEXATION WAS FISCALLY FEASIBLE FOR THE ASSOCIATION AND ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE 2019 ANNEXATION REPORT.
IT WAS NOT UNTIL, UM, JULY 12TH, A COUPLE DAYS AGO THAT THE CITY EVER SPOKE TO THE ASSOCIATION TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES.
UM, I HAD REACHED OUT RIGHT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IN JUNE, AND I WAS TOLD THE FIRST AVAILABLE DATE I COULD MEET WITH CITY ADMINISTRATION WAS TODAY.
THEY THEN SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED THAT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY MEETING LAST WEEK.
FURTHER, THE, THE 2019 REPORT, AS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, DISCUSSES GETTING TOGETHER WITH THE AFFECTED PARTIES IN ADVANCE OF THE ANNEXATION, TALKING THROUGH THE ISSUES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE BEST ANSWER FOR ALL INVOLVED.
THE ASSOCIATION IS PART OF THE AFFECTED ENTITIES.
UM, AND THAT HAS NOT OCCURRED.
SO I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE GOING THROUGH THE ANNEXATION PROCESS PREVIOUSLY IN ANOTHER CITY AND ANOTHER COMMUNITY, AND IT HAS BEEN VERY DISHEARTENING AND CONCERNING THAT THERE HAS BEEN LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS MOVING SO RAPIDLY.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THE CITY HAS LEGAL PROCESSES THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH, BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THE IMPACT YOU'RE HAVING ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CURRENT RESIDENTS OF MUD TWO AS WELL AS ALL FUTURE RESIDENTS IN SIENNA.
AND IS THIS THE WAY YOU WANNA START THAT, THAT START THAT RELATIONSHIP VERSUS COMING TO THE TABLE AND EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE RESIDENTS, WHAT IT MEANS TO THE ASSOCIATION AND THE MUD.
SO THEREFORE, I'M ONCE AGAIN REQUESTING ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION THAT THE CITY DELAY ANY FURTHER ACTION ON ANNEXATION SO EVERYBODY CAN COME TO THE TABLE AND TALK.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL FE STINGER RESIDE AT 33 23 MCMAHON WAY.
I'VE HEARD MOST OF THESE COMMENTS NOW.
UH, I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF REITERATE, I DIDN'T HAVE THE LUXURY TO SEE THIS PRESENTATION THAT YOU GUYS GAVE.
UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS IS WE BELIEVE THAT MISSOURI CITY IS PROPOSING TO OVERCHARGE AND OVERSTATE THEIR ABILITY TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF MUD, TOO.
OUT HERE IN SIENNA, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF GOOD POINTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, BUT I'LL JUST HIT ON THESE, UH, BULLET POINTS.
AGAIN, SIENNA RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH EXCELLENT POLICE SERVICES BY THE FORT BEND COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WITH ONE SERGEANT SUPERVISOR AND SIX DEPUTIES.
WE HAVE TWO SHERIFF DEPUTIES PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN SIENA 24 7.
I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE DEPUTIES TODAY.
UH, THEY ENJOY COMING OUT HERE, WORKING, UH, WITH THE RESIDENTS.
AND, UH, I ALSO SPOKE WITH THEIR SERGEANT.
OUR PARKS AND GROUNDS ARE METICULOUSLY CARED FOR BY CONTRACTORS HIRED BY THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
UH, AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN ALREADY ADDRESSED.
I THINK PEOPLE NEEDED TO GET TOGETHER WITH WHAT SIENNA PROVIDES AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA, UH, PROVIDE.
UM, OUR COMMUNITY STANDARDS ARE LOOKED AFTER WITH REGULAR NEIGHBORHOOD INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT CONDUCTED BY OUR HOA, ANIMAL CONTROL THAT WAS MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING.
I SPOKE WITH THE SHERIFF AND HE SAID IT'S NOT BEEN AN ISSUE IN MUD TWO, HOWEVER, HE SAID IT COULD BE ADDRESSED.
AND OF COURSE, WE DO HAVE OUR H O A, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, SIDEWALKS, FENCES, WALLS, CANALS, DRAINAGE, DITCHES, ET CETERA.
PRESENTLY ARE CONTINUOUSLY, UH, MONITORED.
THEY'RE BEING REPLACED, UH, FIXED, UPDATED.
THE CONCLUSION THAT WE HAVE IS WE BELIEVE THAT SOME OF YOUR CITY SERVICES MENTIONED ABOVE ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SIENNA RESIDENTS.
OF COURSE, IF THE PEOPLE HERE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE SIENNA RESI RESIDENTS, MAYBE YOU
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WOULD KNOW THAT.I THINK YOU DO FROM WHAT WE'RE HEARING.
UM, LASTLY, UH, IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING WE'RE ASKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HERE REDUCE THE TAX RATE THAT YOU ARE PROPOSING, UM, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE SIENNA HOA IS GOING TO PROVIDE THE MUD TO RESIDENCE WITH A LOWER HOMEOWNERS FEE.
THANK YOU, ALFO SILAS, UH, MY NAME IS ADOLFO SILAS.
I LIVE AT 29 VU COURT, UH, IN WATERS LAKE MUD TWO.
UH, I WAS JUST RECENTLY BE, BECAME AWARE OF THE ANNEXATION.
UH, ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPLAINTS I HEARD WAS HOW QUICK THIS WAS HAPPENING.
UH, THE POOR COMMUNICATION, WHY, WHY, WHAT'S THE HURRY? UH, WHY IS THERE NO COORDINATION WITH THE, UH, HOA AND THE RESIDENCE? SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH OVER THE WEEKEND.
I LOOKED AT THE, UH, 2023 FINANCIAL STATEMENT, UH, THAT'S PRODUCED BY THE MUD.
UH, ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS I FOUND WAS THAT THE, UH, MISSOURI CITY, UH, NOTIFIED THE MUD OF THE ANNEXATION PRIOR TO FEBRUARY, UH, 2023, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE, UH, REPORT.
SO, MAKES ME WONDER, WHY DID IT TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO NOTIFY THE RESIDENCE AND THE HOA? ONLY YOU GUYS CAN ANSWER THAT.
UH, I ALSO LOOKED AT THE MUD RE REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL REPORT THAT WAS PRESENTED KIND OF CONFIRMS THAT, UH, WE HAVE ABOUT 6 MILLION IN DEBT.
UH, THE REPORT ALSO SAYS WE'LL PAY IT OFF IN THREE YEARS.
UM, 34 CENTS OF THE 43 CENTS OF THE, UH, ASSESSMENT GOES TOWARDS PAYING OFF DEBT.
SO I'VE BEEN DOING MY PART, AND FOR 16 YEARS I'VE BEEN PAYING MY SHARE OF THIS BIG MULTIMILLION DOLLAR MORTGAGE.
AND IN THREE YEARS WHEN I THOUGHT THIS DEBT WOULD BE PAID OFF, YOU'VE COME TO ME AND SAID, WE'RE GONNA RAISE YOUR TAXES AND OTHER 14 CENTS, PLUS THOSE 34 CENTS THAT YOU'RE PAYING ON THE MORTGAGE, THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE FOREVER.
AND I'M SURE OTHER RESIDENTS WILL SEE IT THAT WAY.
SO I ASK, YOU KNOW, WHY, WHY NOT? WHY THE HURRY? YOU KNOW, WHY NOT WAIT? IN THREE YEARS, 79% OF THE COST TO OPERATE THE MUD IS GOING AWAY BECAUSE THE DEBT WILL BE PAID.
SO, UH, I'LL, I'LL CLOSE WITH A STATEMENT THAT, UH, ADMIRAL YAMAMOTO MADE AFTER HIS ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.
HE WROTE IN HIS JOURNAL, I FEEL ALL WE HAVE DONE IS AWAKEN A SLEEPING GIANT AND FILL HIM WITH A TERRIBLE RESOLVE.
SO I REMIND YOU, THERE'S 10,000 OTHER HOMES IN SIENNA, AND THEY ALL KNOW THAT ANNEXATION IS COMING AT SOME TIME, AND MOST OF THEM ARE VOTERS.
SO I ASK YOU, DON'T SCREW THIS UP.
TAKE YOUR TIME AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
BILL CHRISTMAS, MR. CHRISTMAS.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I LIVE AT 35 11 BASSETT COURT IN, UH, SIENNA MUD TWO.
UH, I'M NOT GONNA GO OVER ALL THE THINGS THAT, THAT I'VE GOT ON MY LIST CUZ EVERYBODY ELSE HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND THEY'RE, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR MORE PEOPLE.
BUT I, THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO BE CONSIDERED.
FIRST OF ALL WAS THE SPEED OF ALL THIS.
THIS IS A BIG SURPRISE TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
UH, THE ADVERTISEMENT WAS ALLEGEDLY PUT, I CAN'T, THAT'S NOT RIGHT, WAS PUT IN A NEWSPAPER THAT NOBODY RECEIVES IN SIENNA.
SO WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
UH, YOU WERE TOLD THAT 2000 COPIES WENT TO OUR AREA.
WELL, I THINK THERE'S OVER 3000 PEOPLE THAT, THAT LIVE IN OUR AREA AND, AND MUD TOO.
SO THAT WOULDN'T HAVE COVERED EVERYBODY.
UH, THE OTHER THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS THE STAFFING
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OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.UH, IF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY DOWN BY ABOUT 20% OF THE OFFICERS THAT THEY NEED, THAT THEY'RE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ASSIGN ONE ADDITIONAL OFFICER TO OUR AREA.
WELL, THAT'S GREAT, BUT THEY'VE ALSO SAID THAT THE, UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO 12 HOUR SHIFTS FOR THE OFFICERS.
UH, AND I'M WONDERING HOW THAT'S GONNA BE STAFFED.
YOU CAN'T JUST RAMP IT UP IN 60 DAYS OR 90 DAYS.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO RECRUIT AND HIRE THE OFFICERS.
AND IF YOU END UP TAKING ONE AWAY FROM THAT, UH, SECTION TO DEDICATE IT TO THE SIENNA TWO AREA, WHAT IS THE REST OF MISSOURI CITY GONNA THINK ABOUT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR SERVICES? AND THEY'RE STILL PAYING FOR IT TOO.
SO I DON'T SEE HOW ANY OF THIS IS GONNA REALLY BENEFIT EVERYBODY.
AND I AGAIN, THINK THAT IT OUGHT TO BE PUT ON PAUSE.
IT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED, IT SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY SO EVERYBODY CAN BE HAPPY AND THEN IT WILL ALL WORK PROPERLY.
SCOTT FERGUSON, 93 0 3 NORTH FITZGERALD WAY, WHICH IS IN STEEP BANK WEST OF MUD TWO.
YOU KNOW, MANY OF US UNDERSTAND THAT ANNEX SESSION IS IN OUR FUTURE.
WHAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY IT'S BEING RUSHED SO QUICKLY WITHOUT A TRANSITION PLAN, WITHOUT INVITING MUD BOARD MEMBERS MUD TWO RESIDENTS TO THE TABLE TO CREATE BOTH THE TRANSITION PLAN AND TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PLAN.
KNOW IF A POLICE OFFICER IS ASSIGNED TO COVER HIGHWAY SIX AND MUD TWO AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT IS THE RESPONSE TIME FROM LET'S SAY, SAY, STAR CINEMA TO VARIOUS POINTS WITHIN MUD TWO? WHAT IF, GOD FORBID IT'S DEER IN RUSH HOUR? YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE ASKED, WHEN WE ASKED IF ADDITIONAL FEES OR ASSESSMENTS WILL BE LEVIED ON MUD TWO RESIDENTS BEYOND THE TAX INCREASE, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PRETTY VAGUE ANSWERS ON THAT.
THE CITY SHOULD KNOW THIS BEFORE ANNEXATION.
AND RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT ANSWER.
NOT KIND OF A BEAT AROUND THE BUSH ANSWER OF MAYBE THERE WILL, MAYBE THERE WON'T.
IT SHOULD BE A YES OR IT SHOULD BE A NO.
AND IF IT'S A YES, WE SHOULD KNOW THE AMOUNT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE WANNA SEE ANY MORE 50,000 FOOT LOFTY STATEMENTS ABOUT WHAT CNN MUD TWO RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE IN SERVICES WE'VE ASKED FOR, AGAIN, SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN HAWED AT FOR A VERY SPECIFIC PLAN OF HOW THIS WILL HAPPEN, WHAT IT WILL COST MUD RESIDENTS, WHAT IT WILL COST MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS, WHAT EXACTLY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WHAT STEPS AND ON WHAT TIMELINES FOR EACH AND EVERY SERVICE THAT'S BEING OFFERED OR PROGRAMMED THAT'S GONNA BE INTRODUCED, TRANSITIONED IN, TRANSITIONED OUT, OR TRANSITIONED OVER.
AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THE STAFF OF YOUR CITY HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO PUT THAT TOGETHER THEMSELVES, ONLY THE GENERALIZATIONS.
AND THEY SURE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO SOCIALIZE THAT PLAN TO THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE GONNA BE IMPACTED OR TO GET OUR INPUT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES, WHY IS THERE SUCH A RUSH TO GET THIS DONE IN SUCH A SHORT TIMEFRAME INSTEAD OF IMPLEMENTING IT WITH A THOUGHTFUL PLAN AND PROCESS THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF ALL PARTIES.
THE ONLY ANSWER THAT'S GIVEN IS THAT THE STUDY SAID IT IS A VIABLE TIME TO DO IT.
THAT ONLY ANSWERS WHY THE PROCESS WOULD BEGIN NOW, NOT WHY IT HAS TO BE ON SUCH A RUSHED TIMELINE.
THAT ANSWER'S BEEN, WE'VE REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR THAT ANSWER AND IT'S NOT BEEN ANSWERED WHY IT HAS TO BE DONE SO QUICKLY, NOT THE WHY NOW, WHY SO FAST? IT ALMOST SEEMS DISINGENUOUS OR FLAT OUT DISHONEST, AND I DON'T THINK IT IS.
BUT THAT'S SURE NOT HOW YOU WANNA START A RELATIONSHIP.
AND FINALLY, AS I SAID IN OUR MEETING LAST WEEK IN SAWMILL, TO BE FAIR TO MUD, TWO RESIDENTS, MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS AND THE CITY STAFF.
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FIND A POLICE CHIEF AND GET CITY MANAGERS THAT CAN WORK FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.NOT THE FIRST TIME IT BEEN MESSED UP.
ENRICO GINETTI, 3 9 7 3 9 0 7 TRAVIS COURT.
STEVE BANKWEST, I'M PROUD TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR HEARING US.
I LIVE IN TRAVIS COURT WITH MY FAMILY, WITH MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS, AND THIS IS MY EXTENDED FAMILY BEHIND ME.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THEM AS WELL AS ME.
WHAT IS A DEFINITION OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SPECIFICALLY? IT IS THE MUTUAL BENEFICIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THAT CAN HELP A BUSINESS OR AN ENTITY GROW AND OPERATE AT REDUCED COSTS WHILE PROVING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF GOODS AND SERVICES, PERIOD.
HARVEST HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL.
THE THE CITY NEVER INTENDED A MUD TWO BOARD MEETING.
YOU HAVE NEVER COME TO OUR BOARD MEETING, SIR, NONE OF YOU BESIDES THE LAWYERS IN JUNE HAVE COME TO A BOARD MEETING.
YOU HAVE NEVER CONTACTED A MUD TWO BOARD TO ADDRESS THE AGREEMENT.
THIS IS A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WHEN THE BONDS DO NOT HAVE TO MATURE IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN 2027.
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO STUDIES FROM 2012 AND 19 BOTH SAYING THAT 2027 WILL NOT BE FEASIBLE FOR THE ANNEXATION.
THOUGH WE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ANNEX US NOW.
THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER TO THE RESIDENTS OF SIENNA AND ALSO OF MISSOURI CITY.
THE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR HAVE STILL NOT GONE.
DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL WAS YOUR POLICY.
YOU DIDN'T TELL US YOU DID A STUDY, YOU DIDN'T COME TO OUR BOARD MEETING, YOU DIDN'T ASK WHAT WE NEED.
YOU HAVE NOT WORKED WITH THE BOARD WHATSOEVER IN THIS PROCESS.
IT HURTS ME AS A BOARD MEMBER, AS I STAND HERE, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, AS A FATHER, AND AS A PERSON THAT LIVES IN SIENNA MUD TO AND AS WELL AS GONNA BE A FUTURE RESIDENT IN MISSOURI CITY THAT YOU WOULD NOT TAKE YOUR TIME TO TALK WITH US AND MEET US AND TALK ABOUT THE ANNEXATION AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU NOTIFIED US THROUGH A WHOM AND MAY CONCERN LETTER, UH, TO WHOM AND MAY CONCERN LETTER THAT YOU SENT OUT TO A LAW FIRM THAT'S LIKE SENDING OUT MAIL TO, UH, TO SOMEONE THAT'S GONNA BE LOOKING FOR THE MAIL THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT SOMEONE TO FIND IT OR, OR GET IT AT THE WRONG TIME.
WE KNOW OUR TAX RATE IS 43 CENTS.
YOU KNOW, THE TAX RATE IS GONNA GO UP TO 57 CENTS.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU WE WANNA RESOLVE THIS.
WE WOULD LIKE, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANY OF YOU TO THE MUD MEETING ON JULY 20TH.
TALK TO US, TALK TO YOUR RESIDENTS, HELP US HELP YOU.
UH, ROLANDO DEZA 39 0 6 PLUMER LANE.
UH, OF COURSE PART OF, UH, SHENA MARTIN AND I LIVE IN STEEP BANK EAST.
LET ME JUST READ WHAT I HAVE PREPARED HERE.
UH, AS A RESIDENT OF, UH, UH, SHENA FOR ALMOST, UH, 20 YEARS, I HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED ANY OTHER COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN OTHER THAN THIS WELL MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY.
I ATTENDED THE SHENA RESIDENCE AND EXON AT SAWMILL LAKE CLUB SOMETIME LAST WEEK.
I HAVE HEARD AND NOTED MOST OF THE COMMENTS, CONCERNS, AND ISSUES AS WELL AS QUESTIONS ADDRESSED TO THE MANAGER AND HER STAFF.
IN MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION, AND THIS MAY BE A REPETITION OF WHAT I'M GONNA SAY, THE CITY OF MISSOURI IS NOT WELL PREPARED.
WHEN I SAY, WELL, I MEANT VERY WELL PREPARED TO TAKE OVER AND ANNEX OUR PARTICULAR SECTIONS OF SHANNA.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING, THE PROPOSED TAXES WILL INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY 13 TO 15 CENTS.
MISSOURI CITY POLICE FORCE HEADCOUNT IS SHORT, WHETHER IT'S 20 HEADCOUNT OR 20% FROM THE LAST TOWN MEETING.
AS WHAT I HAVE LISTENED TO HAVING SAID THE SHORTAGE OF 20 POLICE FORCE, EVEN IF THE RESPONSE TIME IS WELL WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE TIMEFRAME IN CASES OF EMERGENCIES WITH
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YOUR MANPOWER SHORTAGE OF 20, HOW CAN THE CITY OF MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO SUCH A QUICK, UH, RESPONSE COMPARED TO US HAVING ALREADY A 24 7, UH, SECURITY FORCE THAT WE HAVE INSIDE SIENA? LASTLY, AS A RESIDENT AND TAXPAYER, THE AMOUNT, THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF WHAT I HAVE HERE IS OF ABOUT 4.5 MILLION OR SO NEGATIVE AMOUNT THAT ISSUE.HOW CAN THE CITY HANDLE THE ANNEXATION PROCESS? WHAT IS THE GUARANTEED THE SAME SERVICES THAT WE IN SIENA WILL BE HAVING TO THE SAME DEGREE LEVEL? I AM PROMPTED TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO RECONSIDER AND DELAY THE ANNEXATION PROCESS, THIS APPEAL OF MINE.
UNTIL AGAIN, A TAXPAYERS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF MISSOURI CAN SEE CONCRETE PLANTS NOT ONLY CONCRETE, BUT VERIFIABLE AND JUSTIFIABLE ACTION ITEMS IN PLACE, NOT JUST A SUMMARY OF PAPER DRAWN ITEMS FROM DIFFERENT WORKING SESSIONS.
I SAY THIS AGAIN IN MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION, THE CITY OF MISSOURI IS NOT TRULY PREPARED FOR THIS ANNEXATION.
I HAVE BEEN A SANTA MUD TWO RESIDENT FOR 23 YEARS.
I LIVE AT 38 0 3 NORTH FITZGERALD COURT.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER THE RAPID RATE OF THE ANNEXATION PROCESS AS IT RELATES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS UNDERSTAFFED BY 20 OFFICERS AT THIS TIME.
THE CITY'S WEB WEBSITE, EXCUSE ME, SHOWS SIGNING BONUSES AS AN ENTICEMENT FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES.
EVEN THE POLICE CHIEF POSITION IS STATED TO BE INTERIM SIENA RESIDENCE CURRENTLY HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A SUPPLEMENTAL PATROL CONTRACT WITH THE FORT BEND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THERE ARE SEVEN DEPUTIES, ONE OF WHICH IS AN ONSITE SERGEANT DIVIDED UP TO PATROL WITHIN SIENNA ON THREE SHIFTS 24 7 IN RELATIONSHIP.
THAT TO SOMETHING THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECENT PRESENTATION.
I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT IT IS, IT HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THIS SERVICE WILL CONTINUE FOR MUD TWO RESIDENCE.
SO A COMPARISON OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE TO WHAT THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE IS NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON.
BASED UPON STATEMENTS MADE BY THE, THE INTERIM MISSOURI CITY POLICE CHIEF LAST WEDNESDAY AT OUR TOWN HALL MEETING.
AFTER ANNEXATION, THERE WOULD BE TWO TWO WITH THE GOAL OF THREE OFFICERS PATROLLING THE HIGHWAY SIX CORRIDOR NEAR SIENNA, NOT IN SIENNA.
THIS WOULD CLEARLY BE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN SERVICE LEVEL AND IS OF GRAVE CONCERN FOR SIENNA MUD TWO RESIDENTS.
IN OTHER WORDS, RESIDENTS WOULD PAY MORE TAXES FOR LESS SERVICE.
ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD GUESS THAT CURRENT MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL 16 TO 1700 HOUSEHOLDS BEING ADDED TO THE PATROL RESPONSIBILITY OF A POLICE FORCE THAT IS ALREADY STRETCHED THIN.
MY QUESTION IS THIS, CAN THE ANNEXATION BE DELAYED UNTIL THE POLICE FORCE IS FULLY OR CLOSE TO FULLY STAFFED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
CINDY HERNANDEZ, 94 15 NORTH FITZGERALD WAY.
UM, SIENNA, AGAIN, UM, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
NICE TO SEE SOME OF YOU AGAIN.
UM, AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE LISTED AND I HAD A LONG LIST OF THINGS, BUT I DON'T WANNA GO OVER EVERY SINGLE ONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE I DID FAMILIARIZE MYSELF PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE 2019 ANNEXATION REPORT THAT YOU GUYS HIRED YOUR CONSULTANT FOR.
AND AGAIN, TO HIT ON THE ONE THING THAT EVERYONE HAS TOUCHED ON, WHICH IS THAT YOUR CONSULTANT RECOMMENDED ONE ANNEXING WHEN THE DEBT HAS BEEN PAID.
TWO, MEETING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS, YOUR PARTNERS.
AND THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS, OF COURSE, OF WHICH I AM ONE, BUT ALSO THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS YOURSELVES AND OTHER PARTNERS IN THIS, INCLUDING MUD TWO BOARD MEMBERS.
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DETAILED.THE ANNUAL EXPENSES AND INCOME FOR THE MUD OF WHICH INCLUDED ON THAT WERE FEES RELATED TO THE MUD DIRECTORS.
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU, I KNOW MOST OF THESE MUD DIRECTORS, I'VE WORKED WITH THEM.
I ALSO HAPPENED TO BE NEIGHBORS WITH MANY OF THEM.
THEY WOULD DO THIS WITHOUT PAY.
SO WHILE I DO APPRECIATE THAT, THAT DOES, THOSE FEES DO GET ABSORBED AS WELL AS OTHERS INTO YOUR ALL'S BUDGET WHEN YOU WOULD ANNEX US, IT'S STILL, AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID, IS ANNEXATION AT A HIGHER TAX RATE.
AND SO ALL THESE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD BE BRINGING ON ARE ALREADY COVERED BY THAT 43 CENTS.
WE ALL REALIZE THAT ANNEXATION IS IMMINENT.
I THINK, AGAIN, EVERYONE'S TOUCHED ON THE SPEED OF THIS, IT SEEMS. SORRY, MY NECKLACE.
IT SEEMS THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN, UM, BEYOND MS. PORTIS AND I'M GONNA, THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND I APOLOGIZE, HER NAME ESCAPES ME AT THE MOMENT.
EJO, UM, NO ONE'S REALLY REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS ALL MEANS.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S COMMENTS THAT MANY OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES AT THE ASSOCIATION HANDLES WILL CONTINUE THAT AS DANA MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY TO SHERIFFS, THAT'S NOT BEEN DECIDED.
AND AGAIN, THE ASSOCIATION HASN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ITS RESIDENTS EVEN IN A MEETING TO DISCUSS WHAT THIS MIGHT MEAN TO THEM.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK, UM, FOR EVERYONE TO KIND OF TAKE A STEP BACK, LOOK AT IT REALLY IN TERMS OF WHAT IT MEANS FOR MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS AS WELL.
BECAUSE YOU WILL BE TAKING ON DEBT AS WELL AS CNA ASSOCIATION AND CNA, MUNICIPAL, TWO RESIDENTS AS WELL AS FUTURE RESIDENTS.
I THINK PEOPLE DID TOUCH ON THIS, THAT THIS IS A PICTURE FOR WHAT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
AND YOU, I'D LIKE IT ALL TO STOP.
SORRY TO STOP FOR A MOMENT AND THEN GET STARTED AND GO ON A BETTER FOOT CUZ IT SEEMS LIKE IT BABY GOT OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT.
SO THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT AGAIN.
BARRA, CAN YOU CALL ME BARRA? DID NOT ASK TO SPEAK TODAY.
I DUNNO WHY YOU'RE CALLING MY NAME.
I HAVE A FORM FOR YOU, SO IF YOU DON'T WISH TO SPEAK THEN WE WILL MOVE, WE WILL MOVE ON FORM.
SIENNA HAS A NEWSLETTER AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THAT'S A TOOL THAT YOU USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL SIENNA.
OF COURSE, NOBODY IN SIENNA GETS, SO WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S BEEN NO COMMUNICATION.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY.
I WAS TOLD THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO COMMUNICATE.
I'M OLD, I'M NOT A BIG SOCIAL MEDIA ENTHUSIAST, BUT I DID MY BEST TO EDUCATE MYSELF.
I WENT TO FACEBOOK AND THERE WAS MENTION OF THE SIX 20 MEETING.
THERE WAS NO, IT WAS AFTER THE MEETING, THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK.
THERE WAS A MEETING ON YOUTUBE.
I LISTENED TO THE WHOLE HOUR AND A HALF OF IT.
IT WAS PAINFUL BECAUSE I'M NOT INVOLVED, BUT THERE WAS NO MENTION OF IT.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE INFORMATION IS.
THERE WASN'T A FEASIBILITY STUDY.
UM, THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAY.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTS TO PUT MONEY BACK IN THEIR POCKET.
THE FACT THAT IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE FOR LESS SERVICES IS CERTAINLY, UM, A CAUSE FOR ALARM FOR US AS RESIDENTS.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER, UH, PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS.
IF NO FURTHER, UH, COMMENTS, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON FOUR B.
WE DON'T HAVE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'LL UH, ADJOURN THE, UH, SPECIAL MEETING AND, UH, GET PREPARED FOR THE, UH, REGULAR COUNSEL MEETING, WHICH WILL START VERY SHORTLY.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, MAY I, MAY I ASK THAT WE TAKE FIVE MINUTES, FIVE MINUTE RECESS BEFORE WE START THE MEETING? YES.