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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.TODAY IS TUESDAY, JULY 17TH, 2003.
I'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6 45.
[2. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM]
AVAILABLE TODAY, UH, AND WE HAVE A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO, UH, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FLAG, UH, BY MR. HERMAN RODRIGUEZ, OUR DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.[3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FLAG]
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES IN AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
[(a) Recognition of the Kidpreneur Business Camp Winners: Garion Grandberry...]
OF THE KIDPRENEURS BUSINESS CAMP WINNERS, GARY AND, UH, GRANBERRY.STEPHEN MATTHEW AND LAUREN KELLY.
AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY, UH, LYNN KLAUSER, COUNCIL MEMBER.
UH, MY NAME IS LYNN KLAUSER AND I AM HONORED TODAY TO PRESENT CERTIFICATES TO THREE SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS.
UH, LAST MONTH MISSOURI CITY HELD.
ITS VERY FIRST THE INAUGURAL SMALL BUSINESS CAMP FOR YOUTH.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS THAT WE OPENED UP AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR STUDENTS RISING SEVENTH GRADERS THROUGH 10TH GRADERS TO COME AND BE MENTORED ABOUT THEIR CURRENT BUSINESS OR A FUTURE BUSINESS.
WE RECEIVED, UH, 20 APPLICATIONS, UM, AND IN THE END WE HAD 10 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN COMPLETE THE PROGRAM.
WE PARTNERED WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO PUT TOGETHER A STELLAR PROGRAM.
UM, THESE KIDS LEARNED HOW TO MAKE A BUSINESS PLAN, THEIR ELEVATOR PITCH.
THEY LEARNED, UH, HOW TO ASK FOR MONEY TO PITCH, UH, TO JUDGES AND TO BANKS ON, UH, GETTING MONEY FOR THEIR PROJECT.
THEY EVEN CAME UP WITH, UM, THEIR BUSINESS NAMES.
AND, UH, IT WAS A THREE DAY CAMP THAT CONCLUDED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.
AND SO WE HAD THREE WINNERS, AND I WANTED TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THEM HERE IN MISSOURI CITY CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEY ARE HERE TODAY.
SO, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, WOULD YOU COME UP? ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA GONNA BRING ALL OF THEM UP.
STEVEN, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT BEING SHY.
SO IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'M GONNA LET THEM TELL THE NAME OF THEIR BUSINESS AND BRIEFLY WHAT IT WAS AND, UH, ONE THING THAT YOU LEARNED FROM THE KPR CAMP.
UH, MY NAME IS GARY AND GRANBURY, AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL, AND MY BUSINESS IS CALLED STEM ON WHEELS.
AND BASICALLY I PROVIDE AN ENRICHMENT FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN APARTMENTS.
SO I GO TO THEM ON A BUS AND I PROVIDE STEM AND CHESS TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.
AND ONE THING I LEARNED FROM, UH, THE KPR CAMP IS THAT, UM, THE ELEVATOR PITCH, YOU START ON LEVEL 10 AND YOU GO TO LEVEL ONE, AND THEN 30 SECONDS YOU HAVE TO DO A PITCH TO BILL GATES OR SOMEONE ELSE.
GARY, GARY WAS OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER, SO CONGRATULATIONS, GARY, AND THERE'S YOUR CERTIFICATE.
MY BUSINESS WAS CALLED COOL LIFE, AND IT WAS ABOUT GROWING PLANTS ON THE SIDE OF BUILDINGS TO HELP PREVENT HEAT ISLANDS, WHICH, OKAY.
SO IT JUST HELPS PREVENT HEAT ISLANDS.
AND THEN, AND ONE THING I LEARNED IS, AS GARY SAID, THE ELEVATOR PITCH
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AND YEAH.ALL HE WAS TALKATIVE DURING THE SESSION.
THAT IS YOUR CERTIFICATE, AND THESE CERTIFICATES ARE BEING PRESENTED TO YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY BEHIND YOU AND THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY.
HI, MY NAME IS LAUREN AND I AM THE OWNER OF LAUREN'S LEMONADE.
I MAKE AND SELL LEMONADE, AND ONE THING THAT I LEARNED WAS HOW TO PRESENT AND PITCH TO JUDGES.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GET A PICTURE, BUT THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS, UH, WE ARE EXPECTING BIG THINGS OUT OF Y'ALL.
WE WANNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESSES.
ALSO, WE'RE EXPECTING YOU ALL TO COME BACK TO OUR NEXT, UH, ENTREPRENEUR CAMP NEXT YEAR, SO THAT YOU ALL CAN PRESENT YOUR BUSINESS AND HELP MENTOR THE STUDENTS.
COUNSEL, Y'ALL WANNA COME? SURE.
WHERE YOU'RE FACE, SMILE, THANK ON YOUR PRESENTATIONS IN RIGHT AND RECOGNITIONS.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, SON BROWN MARSHALL, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PROVIDING RECOGNITION OF, UH, MANESH SETH,
[(b) Recognition of Manish Seth on behalf of Seth & Alexander, Carole S...]
ON BEHALF OF SETH AND ALEXANDER CAROL SMITH, ON BEHALF OF PALMER HOUSE MINISTRIES AND DOUBLE DAYS PIZZA, MISSOURI CITY FOR SUPPORTING THE SHOP WITH POP EVENT.THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PRO TEAM.
SO ON JUNE 11TH, UM, THE CITY WAS ABLE TO HOST A SHOP WITH POP EVENT, AND THAT EVENT WAS ACTUALLY MADE POSSIBLE BY MR. MANISH, SETH.
MR. SETH, IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, PLEASE.
I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID.
JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND, MR. S MR. SETH IS THE PERFECT IDEAL PARTNER FOR DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
HE ACTUALLY REPRESENTS SEVERAL COMPANIES, AND HOWEVER, HE HAD ONE COMPANY WHOM WAS, UM, WHO OWNED A BUSINESS WHERE THERE WERE MEN'S CLOTHING IN THE SHOP.
AND THAT SHOP SUBSEQUENTLY DECIDED TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
AND HE SUGGESTED THAT THE GENTLEMAN DONATE ALL OF THE BRAND NEW CLOTHES, AND HE DID, AND THEY DONATE, DONATED THEM TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
AND ON THAT, WITH THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE AWAY 1700 PIECES OF CLOTHING FOR FREE IF I HAD TO.
THE CLOTHING WAS HIGH QUALITY, IT WAS EXTREMELY NICE.
THE EVERYONE ENJOYED SHOPPING AND GOING THROUGH IT.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE PRICE TAG WAS ON ANY OF THE CLOTHING ITEMS, BUT IF I HAD TO JUST SAY EACH ITEM WAS $25, IF I MULTIPLY THAT BY 1700, THAT'S $42,500 WORTH OF CLOTHING.
WE ARE TREMENDOUSLY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR THAT.
WE ALSO HAD SOME HELP ON THAT DAY.
CAROL SMITH WITH PALMER HOUSE, WILL YOU COME FORWARD PLEASE? CAROL'S GROUP WITH PALMER HOUSE, UM, WE NEEDED VOLUNTEERS.
WE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THIS THING WAS GOING TO GO OR HOW WE WOULD FIGURE OUT FOR PEOPLE TO JUST GET FREE CLOTHES, BUT HER TEAM STEPPED IN QUICKLY AND THEY PROVIDED THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER
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FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE AN ENJOYABLE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.AND WHAT WAS SO NICE ABOUT THE EVENT ON THAT DAY IS THAT THOSE CLOTHING AND THE THINGS THAT WERE DONATED AND THE TIME FROM THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS, IT HAD NO NAME.
IT HAD NO COLOR, IT HAD NO RACE, IT HAD NO RELIGION OR CREED OR ANYTHING.
AND I WAS GLAD THAT WE HAD A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT CAME IN AND THEY GOT TO SHOP FOR THEIR DADS, AND THAT MADE IT A LOT OF FUN FOR THEM.
SO DADS WERE LOOKED OUT FOR, FOR FATHER'S DAY.
I NEED TO BRING FORWARD DOUBLE DAVE'S PIZZA.
WHERE ARE YOU DOUBLE? DAVE'S STEPPED IN GRACIOUSLY ON THAT DAY, AND THEY PROVIDED PIZZA, A LOT OF PIZZA
BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT THE WHOLE IDEA OF HAVING A SHOPPING DAY THAT WAS GEARED FOR FATHER'S DAY WAS PRICELESS.
THE IDEA THAT THE CITY GOT TOGETHER AND CITY STAFF AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, THEY GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED OTHER IDEAS, AND THEY WORKED OUT ALL OF THE LITTLE DETAILS WHERE WE HAD THE VETERANS AND THE RETIREES TO COME IN FIRST SO THAT THEY COULD GO SHOPPING.
I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AGAIN ON A DIFFERENT PRODUCT PROJECT.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, WE THANK EACH OF YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DID, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ACCEPT THESE TOKENS OF OUR TRUE APPRECIATION.
YOU CAN YOU LET HER PUT THE THANK YOU, MANISH.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
COMMENTS.MADAM SECRETARY, DID YOU RECEIVE, UH, REQUEST TO SPEAK? YES, SIR.
MR. MAYOR
UM, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ARE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS DUE TO, UM, THE TEXAS PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.
UM, SO GOOD EVENING, KASU REMO.
I AM A, A PROUD PARENT OF TWO HIGH TOWER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I LIVE IN THE ESTATES OF TILL RUN AT 1227 NORTH TILL ESTATE CIRCLE, FRESNO, TEXAS 77 545.
I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME AND TOLD ME, MOM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A PART OF THE PTECH PROGRAM, THEY HAVE NOW TAKEN MY COUNSELOR AWAY.
THEY'VE TAKEN MY DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AWAY.
THE PTECH PROGRAM IS THE PATHWAYS OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS MY TWO STUDENTS TO ATTEND HIGH TOWER HIGH SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, WHILE ALSO TAKING CLASSES AT, UM, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR FREE, ALLOWING THEM TO GET THEIR, THEIR, UM, ASSOCIATES DEGREE.
BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED NOW IS THEY NOW HAVE ONE COUNSELOR AT HIGH TOWER HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN HIGH TOWER AND WILLOW RIDGE.
WE HAVE ONE DEAN OF INSTRUCTION THAT WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN HIGH TOWER HIGH SCHOOL AND WILLOW RIDGE TO SERVE 400 STUDENTS, ONE COUNSELOR, ONE DEAN OF INSTRUCTION, 400 STUDENTS.
THEY MAY SERVE THEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT SERVE THEM EFFECTIVELY.
ONE COUNSELOR, ONE DEAN OF INSTRUCTION, 400 STUDENTS.
THEY MAY SERVE THEM, BUT THEY MAY, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE THEM EFFECTIVELY.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TODAY IS TO ADDRESS THE FORT BEND I S D BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WE'VE BEEN THERE, WE'VE TALKED TO THEM, WE'VE TALKED TO OUR PRINCIPAL,
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WE'VE TALKED TO SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND WE'RE ASKING, WE KNOW THAT THE BOND FAILED.WE UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE'RE SAYING, HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY EXPECT ONE COUNSELOR AND ONE DEAN OF INSTRUCTION TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY SERVE 400 STUDENTS? MANY OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PART OF THIS PROGRAM ARE FIRST TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS.
MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS, SPEAKING OF MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON SOPHIA.
AND JONATHAN, I AM A WIDOW OF, I AM A MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN.
HOWEVER, SINCE THE TIME THAT MY HUSBAND PASSED, I HAVE ACQUIRED MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE, MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH HONORS AND TWO MASTER'S DEGREES.
IT WAS NOT EASY, BUT I HAVE TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR MY STUDENTS.
SO IN DOING SO, I AM PUSHING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE, UM, PATHWAYS OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE THIS, THAT ANYTHING THEY PUT THEIR MINDS TO, THEY CAN DO IT.
WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS TO PARTNER WITH ME AND TO HELP ME HELP MY STUDENTS AND OTHER STUDENTS AS WELL TO DO BETTER.
THE SECOND THING I WANNA ASK YOU TO HELP US TO DO IS ALSO REACH OUT TO FORT BEND I S D BECAUSE LAST YEAR AT LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAD 38 LONG-TERM SUBS AFTER TEACHERS LEFT THEIR POSITIONS.
NOW OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T MAKE EVERYTHING COME TRUE, BUT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP THE DISTRICT TO HELP US AS PARENTS HAVE QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME RECORD.
WE CAN'T HEAR WHEN YOU ANNOUNCE THE NAMES BACK HERE.
I ATTEND HIGH TOWER HIGH SCHOOL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COUNSELORS IN MY SCHOOL PER STUDENT RATIO.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COUNSELORS IN MY SCHOOL BECAUSE IT WILL PREVENT FIGHTS FROM HAPPENING AT SCHOOL.
IT WILL KEEP KIDS FROM BEING DEPRESSED.
IT WILL HELP KIDS TO LEARN TO OPEN UP.
THE COUNSELORS BEING THERE WILL ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO WANT TO GET TO KNOW WHO THEIR COUNSELORS ARE.
IT WILL SHOW THAT SOMEONE DOES CARE ABOUT THEM, HOW THEY FEEL, AND WHY IT MADE THEM FEEL THAT WAY.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS A KID AT MY SCHOOL BEING BULLIED.
HE POSTED ON INSTAGRAM, HE WAS TIRED OF BEING BULLIED, AND HE WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL DURING A PEP RALLY, THE OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO THE STUDENT WAS.
I FEEL LIKE IF HE HAD A COUNSELOR TO CHECK ON HIM, HE WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE.
BRUCE ROSKI 79,015 CHANCE WILL DRIVE HOUSTON, TEXAS.
WELL, MISSOURI CITY, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN.
I'VE ADVOCATED FOR YOU TO GET RID OF THESE MUD DISTRICTS.
SO YOU DECIDE TO TAKE ONE OVER AND IMPOSE CITY PROPERTY TAXES ON THESE PEOPLE.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE CARE OF THE MUD DISTRICTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN MISSOURI CITY, WHO PEOPLE ARE ALL ALREADY PAYING MISSOURI CITY TAXES EVERY TIME COMES SETTING TAX RATE FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
YOU BRAG HOW MUCH COMPARABLE WE ARE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.
OTHER COMMUNITIES PROVIDE A VITAL WATER AND SEWER SERVICE.
ALL AS YOU DO IS LET THESE LITTLE ENTITIES GOUGE.
FOND MEADOW OWING HAS 540 WATER CUSTOMERS.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OVER OUR DEBT? WE'RE ALREADY PAYING MISSOURI CITY TAXES AND WE HAVE FOR 42 YEARS.
TIM, THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MAYOR PRO TIM, I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND MOVE EIGHT B FIVE UP IN THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES? YOU MADE IT I MOTION.
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER, WHICH, UH, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? YES, MA'AM.
THAT WOULD BE TO MOVE, UM, EIGHT B FIVE, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR AGAINST ANNEXATION OF C MON MUNICIPAL DISTRICT TWO.
I WAS GONNA, I WAS GONNA ASK, UH, SINCE
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YOU'RE MAKING THAT MOTION, COULD YOU ALSO, UH, MOVE ITEM 10 A, UH, BEFORE ITEM EIGHT B FOUR? I MEAN, UM, EIGHT B FOUR.YEAH, I ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR PROAM, IF IT IS OKAY WITH YOU, MAY WE DO A ROLL CALL? VOTE FOR THIS ITEM.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
SO WHAT ITEM ARE ARE WE AT NOW? SO, SO THERE WAS A MOTION TO MOVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNEXATION OF SIENNA MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
UH, TO THIS POINT IN THE AGENDA, UH, THEREFORE, IF THERE'S NOT, IF THERE'S A PRESENTATION, THE PRESENTATION CAN BE MADE.
IF NOT, YOU CAN OPEN UP THAT, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A PR PRESENTATION BY ELENA PORTIS, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.
WE'LL GIVE HIM A MOMENT TO GOOD EVENING MAYOR PROTI AND CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I WILL BE PROVIDING, UH, THE SAME PRESENTATION, UH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
OKAY, SO TONIGHT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE SIENNA MUD NUMBER TWO, UH, DISSOLUTION AND ANNEXATION.
I'LL BEGIN WITH THE LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUD.
UH, SIENNA MUD NUMBER TWO WAS CREATED IN 1997.
UH, WE DO HAVE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2001.
THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THE AREA IS 6,000, AND IT IS WITHIN THE CITY'S E T J.
UH, THE DISTRICT'S PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE WATER, SEWER, AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES.
UM, AND THERE'S VARIOUS CONTRACTS THAT THEY HAVE IN ORDER TO OPERATE AND ADMINISTER THE AFFAIRS.
THE DISTRICT HAS NO EMPLOYEES.
UH, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE SIENNA REGIONAL MUD, KNOWN AS THE MASTER MUD, UH, THAT PROVIDES FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND STORM SEWER.
FACILITIES OF THE SERVICE PROVIDED INCLUDE MOSQUITO SPRAIN AND SUPPLEMENTAL PATROL.
AND THIS IS A MAP OF THE, UH, MUD SIENNA, MUD TWO AND BLUE.
UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT, UH, BORDERS THE CITY.
AND SO WHAT IS ANNEXATION? UH, ANNEXATION IS EXPANDING THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TERRITORY.
UM, IT'S A TRANSFER OF THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE ANNEXED AREA FROM ONE GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO ANOTHER, AND IT'S GOVERNED BY STATE LAW AND CONTRACT.
UM, AND AS MENTIONED, SIENNA MUD TWO ANNEXATION IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
THERE'S A QUESTION OF WHY ANNEX NOW.
UH, THE CITY HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNEXATION IN THE AGREEMENT WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO ANNEX WHEN AT LEAST 90% OF THE DEVELOPABLE DEVELOPABLE ACREAGE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH WATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES.
AND WHEN THE DEVELOPER IS PAID OFF OR THE CITY ASSUMES REIMBURSEMENT AND THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN PAID OFF, UH, THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ALSO SUPPORTS DOING SO AT THIS TIME AND DOING IT AT THIS TIME.
UH, THE MUD WILL BE DISSOLVED BEFORE CALENDAR YEAR 2024, AND BEFORE THEIR FISCAL YEAR, END OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024.
THIS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN SERVICES THAT WILL BE PROVI PROVIDED UPON ANNEX ANNEXATION AND THESE CHARTS, UH, PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
IT SHOWS WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEING RECEIVED AND WHO'S PROVIDING IT, UM, EITHER BY THE SIENNA ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH HOA DUES, UH, THE SIENNA MUD THROUGH USER FEES OR THE COUNTY.
AND THEN UPON ANNEXATION, WHAT WILL BE, UH, PROVIDED THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION, UH, THROUGH HOA DUES OR THROUGH THE CITY.
AND SO I'M GONNA GO THROUGH ALL OF THE ITEMS ON THESE CHARTS.
SO FIRST, UH, THE MOWING OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, UH, WILL NOT CHANGE THE SAME FOR THE MOWING OF MEDIANS.
THOSE ARE PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION.
STREET LIGHTS, UH, AND STREET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ARE ALSO PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION.
UH, IN THE FUTURE WILL BE THE CITY IF, UH, ANNEXED CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
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WITH THE HOA WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO, UH, ENFORCE THOSE UPON ANNEXATION.UM, SUPPLEMENTAL PATROL HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE HOA AND BY THE USER FEES.
AND THOSE WILL, THAT WILL CONTINUE, UH, THROUGH THE HOA DUES AND THROUGH THE CITY.
THEN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE AREA IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY THE FORT BEND COUNTY, UH, SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
AND, UH, THAT WILL BE THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE ASSOCIATIONS PROVIDE THE PARKS THAT ARE WITHIN THE AREA, UH, BUT THE CITY WILL ALSO PROVIDE PARKS AND RECREATION, AND WE DO HAVE SOME UNDEVELOPED LAND WITHIN THE AREA.
MOSQUITO SPRAY CURRENTLY IS BEING, UH, UH, PROVIDED BY THE MUD THROUGH THE USER FEES, AND IT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY IN THE FUTURE.
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE, PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
ANIMAL SERVICES AND BUILDING PERMITS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY, WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
UH, FIRE, WHICH IS BEING PROVIDED NOW, UH, BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, IS UNDER CONTRACT.
UH, IT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS WILL NO LONGER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE FIRE FEE.
UH, DITCH MAINTENANCE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY AND GARBAGE COLLECTION WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT, UH, GARBAGE COLLECTION PROVIDER, BEST TRASH THROUGH THE CITY.
AND THEN STREET SWEEPING, UH, IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY.
THIS QUESTION ABOUT WHAT, UH, THE ACTUAL IMPACT IS ON THE RESIDENTS, AND WE DO HAVE THE PRELIMINARY CERTIFIED ROLE.
PRELIMINARY TAX ROLES FOR, UM, THE AREA AND THE HOMESTEAD.
AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE IS 432,452.
AND AT THE CURRENT TAX RATES, UM, THE MUD TAX IS APPROXIMATELY ONE THOU OR IS $1,859 PER YEAR ON THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD, THE CITY TAX AT THE CURRENT CITY'S TAX RATE, UH, WOULD BE $2,481 PER YEAR.
AND THIS IS A DIFFERENCE OF $622 ON THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD.
OF COURSE, THIS WILL BE OFFSET BY THE REDUCTION IN THE FIRE FEE AND ALSO THE CITY'S RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD, UM, EXEMPTION, WHICH THE MUD DOES NOT PROVIDE.
SO THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THERE'D BE ADDITIONAL TAX OF $301 ON THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD.
I MENTIONED PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.
UH, THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION IS THE SAME FOR THE CITY IN MUD AT 25,000.
THE DISABLED PERSON'S EXEMPTION, UH, IS 25,000 FOR THE MUD AND 20,000 FOR THE CITY.
AND THE CITY, UH, HAS A RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD OF 2.5% OF THE VALUATION ON THE AVERAGE HOME THAT IT AMOUNTS TO $10,811.
AND SO THERE'S NEW LEGISLATION, UM, THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST.
THE FIRST ONE, UM, IS ONE THAT, UM, HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT VARIOUS MEETINGS REGARDING THE RELEASE OF AREA BY PETITION OF LANDOWNER OR RESIDENT FROM AN E T J.
UM, THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT APPLY TO THE CITY IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
UM, THERE ARE OTHER, UH, PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE, UM, NOW IN PLACE, UH, REGARDING MUDS, UH, AND THEY ARE IN THE WATER CODE, ONE OF WHICH IS THE WATER DISTRICT DIRECTORS BEING ENTITLED TO A FEE OF OFFICE FOR EACH DAY OF ACTIVE SERVICE AND ACTUAL EXPENSES.
UM, THIS TIES THE WATER DISTRICT DIRECTOR FEE, UH, TO THE AMOUNT THAT IS PROVIDED BY, UH, LEGI FOR LEGISLATIVE, UH, PER GM.
THAT'S DETERMINED BY THE TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION, UH, WHICH IS $221 PER DAY.
WHEREAS CURRENTLY THE BOARD MEMBERS MAKE $150 PER DAY.
UM, THE DIRECTOR FEES ARE ON THE SIENNA MUD.
NUMBER TWO AGENDA FOR JULY 20TH.
OKAY, NOW GOING INTO MUD DISSOLUTION.
SO MUD DISSOLUTION IS SOMEWHAT OF A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.
SO THE PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE INCOME STATEMENT, UH, MUDS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES WILL BECOME THE CITY'S ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
SO THAT MEANS THAT THEIR CASH RECEIVABLES, INVESTMENTS, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BELONG TO THE CITY.
ALSO, THE LIABILITIES OUTSTANDING DEBT AND OBLIGATIONS.
UH, THE UPON ANNEXATION, IF WE, IF IT IS ANNEXED BY, UM, THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE, AUGUST 21ST, THE MUD WOULD STILL BE IN EXISTENCE FOR 120 DAYS, WHICH MEANS THEY WOULD BE OFFICIALLY DISSOLVED DECEMBER 19TH.
OKAY, SO THIS IS, UH, SNIPPET OF THE MUDS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED FOR THEIR FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023.
WHEN LOOKING AT WHETHER TO, UH, ANNEX AN AREA OR DISSOLVE A MUD, UH, YOU LOOK AT THEIR CURRENT AND OTHER ASSETS VERSUS THEIR TOTAL LIABILITIES TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S ENOUGH ASSETS TO COVER THE LIABILITIES THAT ARE BEING TAKEN OVER.
AND AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023, THEIR CURRENT ASSETS WITH ALL FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDES THEIR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS, WHICH ARE RESTRICTED, AND THEIR GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS.
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APPROXIMATELY 8.2 MILLION WITH TOTAL LIABILITIES BEING CLOSE TO 6.7 MILLION FOR A NET, UM, EXCESS OF 1.5 MILLION.UM, WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT, UH, AS FAR AS THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE, WHICH AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023 WAS, UH, $4,729,956, THE MUD DOES PLAN TO SPEND THOSE FUNDS, UM, IN LIEU OF THEM BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY.
UM, AND THAT IS, UH, REPRESENTED HERE ON THEIR JULY 20TH AGENDA WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING, UH, PRO PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS WITH SIENNA RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION AND ALSO PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENTS AND OTHER ACTIONS FOR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE SIENNA PARKS AND LEVY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE SIENNA ORIGINAL MUD, THE INTERNAL SIENNA MUD, THE SIENNA RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, AND OTHER PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH THE SIENNA COMMUNITY.
THEY'LL ALSO BE DISCUSSING DIRECTOR PER DIEMS AND DISCUSSING TRAVEL BY THE DIRECTORS TO SUMMER CONFERENCES AND WINTER CONFERENCES.
AND, UH, APPROVAL OF ELIGIBLE EXPENSES AS ALLOWED BY THE NEW LEGISLATION.
UH, DEBT ANALYSIS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION, AGAIN, THE DEBT AND OBLIGATIONS ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY.
WE HAVE BEEN, UH, IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND OUR BOND COUNCIL.
UM, AND THIS HERE IS A, A CASHFLOW ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH THE CITY WOULD BE, UM, RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF FUND BALANCE THAT THE MUD CURRENTLY HAS IN THEIR DEBT SERVICE FUND, WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO PAY FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON OUTSTANDING DEBT SERVICE ONLY.
AND SO, UM, THEIR CURRENT FUND BALANCE IS, WELL, AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH WAS ALMOST 3 MILLION.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING DEBT, UH, WAS OVER 6 MILLION.
UM, BUT UTILIZING THEIR, UH, FUND BALANCE, THE AMOUNT THAT THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN THIS SCENARIO, WHICH IS PAYING ALL OF THE DEBT ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE, WOULD BE $3.7 MILLION.
AND THAT'S, UM, WOULD BE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2026.
UH, THIS SCENARIO PROVIDES THE SAME INFORMATION, BUT THERE'S, UH, TWO DIFFERENT OUTSTANDING DEBT ISSUANCES THAT THE MUD HAS.
AND 2014 IS CALLABLE WHERE WE COULD PAY OFF THE DEBT EARLY.
AND SO IF WE WERE TO PAY OFF THE DEBT EARLY, THE TOTAL AMOUNT THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2026 WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 3.6 MILLION, WHICH IS A SAVINGS OF INTEREST TO THE BOND HOLDERS.
SO AS FAR AS OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE VARIOUS OPTIONS.
UH, OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE AS OF, UH, JUNE 30TH IS OVER 6 MILLION.
OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE IS ALSO RESTRICTED TO PAY FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON DEBT THAT BELONGS TO THE CITY.
AND UPON ANNEXATION AND DEBT DISSOLUTION, THE, THE MUDS DEBT WOULD BECOME THE CITY'S DEBT AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE OUR DEBT, UH, SERVICE FUND BALANCE TO BE ABLE TO PAY A DEBT OR USE IT TO BUY DOWN THE I N S, UH, PORTION OF OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE TO MAKE SURE THAT ASSUMING THEIR DEBT DOES NOT IMPACT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
AND SO I HAVE THE TRUTH AND TAXATION CALCULATION, WHICH IS A VERY COMPLICATED, UH, CALCULATION, BUT AS YOU'LL SEE, WE'LL HAVE TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE DEBT OF THE CITY.
BUT WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO SUBTRACT OUT THE AMOUNT THAT'LL BE PAID FROM OTHER RESOURCES AND NOT THAT CURRENT YEAR'S TAX RATE.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE BALANCE SHEET.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INCOME STATEMENT.
UM, AGAIN, THE MUD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, UH, UTILITIES AND SO THE SERVICE FEES AND OPERATIONAL COSTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY.
THIS MEANS THE WATER FEES, THE SEWER FEES WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE CITY.
WE WILL NO LONGER COLLECT THE FIRE FEES.
UH, THE PROPERTY TAX FROM THE MUD WILL NO LONGER EXIST, BUT THERE WILL BE THE PROPERTY TAX FOR THE CITY EXPENDITURES.
UH, AS FAR AS PROVIDING FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES, THE CITY WILL ASSUME ALL, UH, CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THE OPERATORS AND THE, UH, MASTER DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
WHAT WE WON'T, UH, INCUR ARE COST FOR THE CONSULTANTS, INCLUDING BOOKKEEPING ENGINEERS AND DIRECTORS.
HERE WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 JUST TO SHOW, UH, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE UTILIZING ACTUAL FIGURES FROM, UM, THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR FOR THE MUD.
SO FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES, THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO COLLECT THOSE REVENUES.
OF COURSE, THE CITY WOULD NOT COLLECT FIRE SERVICE FEE REVENUES BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED, UH, THROUGH GENERAL OPERATIONS.
WE ALSO DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY, UH, TO COLLECT THOSE PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE USED FOR THE UTILITY.
OUR PROPERTY TAXES WILL BE IN OUR GENERAL FUND.
UM, WE'LL STILL HAVE THE TAP CONNECTION, INSPECTION FEES, AND THE SURFACE WATER FEES.
UH, THE MUD, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023, THEIR TOTAL REVENUE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3.15 MILLION, BUT UNDER THE CITY IT WOULD'VE BEEN 2 MILLION, ALMOST $2,020,000.
EXPENDITURES THAT THE CITY WOULD
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NOT INCUR WOULD BE LEGAL FEES, AUDIT, ENGINEERING, BOOKKEEPING, UH, THE DIRECTOR FEES, SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.UM, BUT WE WILL HAVE, UH, COST FOR OUR TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE CURRENT TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, UH, THAT THE MUD CONTRACTS WITH.
UH, WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES, THE UTILITIES TAP CONNECTION INSPECTION, THE OPERATOR, WHICH IS C ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, WE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE MASTER DISTRICT REPLACEMENT FUND, UH, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, GARBAGE COLLECTION, MONTHLY CONNECTION FEES, THE SURFACE WATER, AND OF COURSE OUR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES WILL BE UNDER OUR GENERAL FUND AND WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE UTILITY OPERATIONS.
THE MUDS TOTAL EXPENSES WERE $2,600,000, A LITTLE OVER THAT, AND THEIR REVENUE EXCEEDED THEIR EXPENDITURES BY ALMOST $500,000, WHEREAS IT WOULD BE, UH, PRETTY MUCH BREAK EVEN FOR THE CITY.
AND SO IF WE CONSIDER THE AMOUNT, UH, PROVIDED FOR UTILITY OPERATIONS AND THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL FUNDS THAT THE CITY WOULD COLLECT AT APPROXIMATELY 3.7 MILLION, AND THAT IS UTILIZING THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR CURRENT PROPERTY TAX RATE.
UM, AND THEN REDUCING THE REVENUE BY THE FIRE FEE THAT WE WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE THE NET REVENUES TO THE CITY.
ALL FUNDS WOULD BE 3.4 MILLION.
UM, AS FAR AS THE TAXES WE HAVE DISCUSSED, THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT IS APPROXIMATELY 14 CENTS CURRENTLY WHEN YOU COMPARE THE TAX RATES.
BUT FOR THE CITY, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LEVY A TAX UNTIL, UM, FISCAL YEAR 2025.
SO THE TAXES THAT WOULD BE DUE FOR THE RESIDENTS IN JANUARY OF 2024, NEXT YEAR, IT WOULD NOT BE CITY TAXES, IT WOULD BE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
AND THE CITY DOES HAVE SUFFICIENT ONE-TIME RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO FUND THOSE NON-UTILITY EXPENDITURES.
AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION.
UH, I, I OPEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT B FIVE.
UM, BEFORE I CALL YOUR NAME, UM, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
ALSO, PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
AGAIN, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SIENNA RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, SANDY DENTON.
OUR ADDRESS IS 9,600 SCANLON TRACE, MISSOURI CITY.
I'M NOT GONNA REITERATE EVERYTHING I SAID AT THE FIVE 30 HEARING, BUT I DO WANNA POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS.
ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATION, WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU DELAY THIS PROCESS.
A COUPLE OF THE PRE ITEMS IN THE PRESENTATION, UM, ARE NOT ACCURATE.
MOST SPECIFICALLY, THE COMPARISON CHART, THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN CITY STREETS OR COUNTY STREETS, UM, AND WE ALSO DON'T DO STREET SWEEPING.
THE OTHER ISSUE WITH SOME OF THOSE COMPARISONS, UM, THAT NEED TIME TO BE WORKED OUT IS TRULY COMPARING THE SERVICES.
AS AN EXAMPLE, HOW FREQUENTLY DITCHES ARE MOWED BY MUD, MUD TWO VERSUS WILL BE BY THE CITY, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
SO ANOTHER REASON TO CONSIDER DELAYING ALSO WILL GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RESIDENTS.
UM, VERSUS STARTING OUT WITH THIS, AND I DON'T WANNA SAY NECESSARILY ANTAGONISTIC, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS INTENTIONALLY DONE, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS A CONCERN WHEN YOU'VE HEARD FROM ALL THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR QUESTIONING WHY THIS IS HAPPENING NOW, WHY THERE WASN'T ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THAT, ET CETERA.
FROM THE ASSOCIATION'S PERSPECTIVE, WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AS PARTNERS JUST LIKE WE DO WITH THE MUD, THE MUDS THAT WE HAVE IN SIENNA AND OTHER ENTITIES AROUND.
BUT WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS AND THE LACK OF COMMUNICATIONS.
UM, CINDY HERNANDEZ, 94 15 NORTH FITZGERALD WAY, SIENNA.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANNA MENTION SANDY TOUCHED ON, BUT RELATED TO THE COMPARISON SLIDE, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD GET THAT YOU ALL ACTUALLY NOT WE, IF YOU GUYS COULD GET IT ON YOUR WEBSITE RELATED TO THE ANNEXATION, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT A, THE MUD CURRENTLY OFFERS, WHAT THE ASSOCIATION DOES, AND THEN WHAT THE CITY WILL BE DOING.
AND IF POSSIBLE, DOLLAR AMOUNTS ASSIGNED TO THOSE
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SO THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXACT EXPENSE IS.I THINK THERE WAS A REQUEST AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL FOR THAT COMPARISON BECAUSE WHILE SOME OF US MAY VERY WELL KNOW WHAT IT IS, A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS I DON'T BELIEVE DO.
SO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE HOW THAT WILL IMPACT.
ONE OTHER THING, AND SANDY KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT BRIEFLY, IS THAT, UM, SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN MS. PORTER'S, UH, REPORT RELATED TO FINANCIAL OUR OFFICE HAD, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WILL IMPACT TAXPAYERS EVEN ADDITIONALLY IS THAT THE MUD 65 AND OVER EXEMPTION IS 30,000, NOT 25,000.
SO NOT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT JUST DEFINITELY SOME DIFFERENCES THERE THAT IF WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME, WE COULD WORK OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE REALIZE THAT AND ALSO HELP YOU GUYS, UM, KNOW WHAT OTHER DIFFERENCES THERE MIGHT BE.
AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING, UM, I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN MENTION OF, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A FACT, IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL USER FEES THAT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY WOULD IMPOSE ON MUD TO RESIDENTS TO COVER ANY DEBT THAT MIGHT NOT BE PAID OFF.
SO AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL FEES THAT THESE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WOULD NOW HAVE TO PAY IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING.
SO THOSE ARE ONLY SOME THOUGHTS I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
HELLO, HONORABLE COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN.
I LIVE AT 91 11 SOUTH MISS WAY, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
UM, YOUR PRESENTATION DIDN'T ANSWER A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT I HAVE A FEW OTHER ONES THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING UP.
ALL THE ROADS IN MUD TWO ARE COUNTY ROADS.
WILL THEY BECOME CITY AND CITY MAINTENANCE ROADS.
AND THEN, UM, WHEN, WHEN CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SANTA PARKWAY, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA GO A SIX LANE HIGHWAY AND, UH, ALL THE SANTA PARKWAY IN MUD TWO WILL BE SIX LANE HIGHWAY, HAD TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF POTHOLES.
CRACKS UP EVILS AND THE LIKE FOR REPAIR.
CAUSE I HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE FOR THE COUNTY.
AND THINGS LIKE HOW SPEED LIMIT REPORT BE REINFORCED AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO DO, THERE'S ALSO A PETROLEUM PIPELINE IN OUR AREA, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES WITH THAT, HOW THAT WILL BE HANDLED.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS THERE AND IT'S, IT HAS TO BE HANDLED IN SOME WAY.
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF INTERFACE AS YOU MENTIONED, IN TERMS OF SIENNA, PARKS, LID, MUD, TWO OA, ALL THOSE INTERFACES NEED TO BE IN, YOU KNOW, SORTED OUT.
MAKE SURE THAT WE, THE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.
ONE WAY THAT YOU CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING WITH US IS WE ALL PAY WATER BILLS EVERY MONTH.
SEND US A NOTICE IN, IN THE, IN THE BILL EVERY MONTH THAT HERE'S THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS ARE GOING ON.
UM, LASTLY, I JUST WANNA SAY YOU HAVE ABOUT EIGHT MORE OF THESE MUDS TO COME.
WE WANT YOU TO BE THE BEST AT DOING THIS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY, IN ANY COUNTY IN TEXAS, OR ANY COUNTY IN THE, IN THE COUNTRY, LIKE YOU DID FOR YOUR AUTISM CHALLENGE.
WE WANNA WORK WITH YOU, BUT YOU, YOU NEED TO HELP US OUT AND GIVE US INFORMATION OF HOW ALL THIS HAPPENS IN A TIMELY WAY.
DAVID ATWOOD, 1 0 0 1 CALEB WAY IN STATE BANK, EAST IN, UH, SIENNA.
UM, LIKE I SAID IN MY EARLIER COMMENTS, I HAD A FEW MORE THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TRY TO SPLIT IT UP.
SO THE OTHER THING, UM, COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO BRING UP IS I'VE HEARD TALK IN THE, THE TOWN HALL THAT WE DID AT, UH, THE SAWMILL LAKE CLUB ABOUT STREAMLINING GOVERNMENT AND HOW THIS WAS GONNA STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT.
I DON'T SEE, I DON'T SEE IT, I DON'T SEE WHAT THIS, UM, 14.38 CENT INCREASE IN OUR TAX RATE FROM WHAT WE'RE PAYING NOW, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR IT AND HOW THAT'S GONNA STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S JUST ADDING MORE LAYERS AND LAYERS ON TOP OF STUFF.
UM, SUGAR LAND HAS A TAX RATE OF 3, 4, 6, 5 PER HUNDRED.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER I WOULD'VE EXPECTED TO COME IN WHEN WE'RE BEING ANNEXED, I WOULD EXPECTED TO SEE A TAX RATE LOWER THAN WHAT WE'RE PAYING TO OUR, UM, MUD DISTRICT NOW, NOT 14 AND SINCE CHANGE HIGHER.
UM, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THAT THE POLICE PROTECTION, AGAIN, UM, I DID A LITTLE BIT OF MATH HERE, ASSUMING, UH, 74,000 PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY AND YOU'RE COVERING IT WITH A HUNDRED OFFICERS.
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THREE SHIFTS, EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS, 24 7 REQUIRES LIKE FOUR SEPARATE CREWS.UH, IF, IF, UH, MY DAYS OF BEING IN THE OIL FIELD AND WORKING SHIFT WORK AND ALL THAT WORKED OUT, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE MAYBE 25 OFFICERS ON DUTY IN ANY ONE SHIFT FOR 74,000 RESIDENTS.
THAT WORKS OUT TO LIKE ALMOST 3000 RESIDENTS PER OFFICER.
WE HAVE 6,000 PLUS PEOPLE IN, UM, MUD DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
THAT MEANS, IN MY EYES, YOU SHOULD BE ADDING TWO POLICE OFFICERS, NOT ONE.
AND THOSE TWO POLICE OFFICERS OUGHT TO JUST BE COVERING US, NOT SERVICING ALL ALONG HIGHWAY SIX AND PROBABLY ALSO SERVICING SILVER RIDGE AND WATERBROOK AND WATERBROOK WEST AND ALL THE STUFF IN BETWEEN WHERE MUD NUMBER TWO IS OUT TO HIGHWAY SIX.
SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE, UM, WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, THINGS AREN'T, THINGS ARE HAPPENING TOO FAST, AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS A REAL TRUE PLAN.
AGAIN, I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THIS AND COME UP WITH THE PROPER APPROACH, WITH THE PROPER PLANS IN PLACE BEFORE YOU PULL THE TRIGGER ON ANNEXATION.
I, I KNOW THAT, BUT LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN, RIGHT? NOT JUST RAM IT DOWN OUR THROATS.
PARIC, GOOD EVENING, SUMITA PAR 20 WATERS, LAKE BOULEVARD, SIENNA METU, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME TIME TO SPEAK WITH ALL OF YOU.
UM, UH, I, I'LL BE VERY TRANSPARENT.
I ALSO WORK FOR THE ASSOCIATION.
I'M IN THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
I HANDLE A LOT OF THE CONTRACTS, THE LANDSCAPING CONTRACTS, MOSQUITO CONTRACTS.
I, I KNOW WHAT THE SCHEDULING IS ON ALL OF THIS.
MY CONCERN IS THINGS LIKE FREQUENCY AND THE SERVICE LEVEL OF MISSOURI CITY STANDARDS.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN TO TEXAS PARKWAY AND I'M LOOKING AT THE MEDIANS AND THERE'S WEEDS GROWING EVERYWHERE.
THAT IS NOT TO SNAS STANDARDS.
I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GONNA GET PUSHED BACK.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA HELP YOURSELF BECAUSE THEN YOUR PHONES ARE GONNA BE BLOWING UP.
THE POINT IS, I THINK YOU NEED TO JUST SLOW IT DOWN AGAIN, LIKE EVERYBODY BEFORE ME, THE 50 PEOPLE BEFORE ME SAID WE'RE ALL FOR ANNEXATION.
HEY, THE MORE THE MERRIER, THE MORE PEOPLE WE CAN GET IN.
MAYBE I CAN GET SOME HELP OVER AT THE HOA.
YOU KNOW, CUZ I'M, I'M TEARING MY HAIR OUT TRYING TO HELP MAINTAIN THE COMMUNITY.
I WELCOME IT, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA HELP ME IF ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S THREE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT SAY, THIS PERSON'S DOING THIS, THAT PERSON'S DOING THIS, THIS PERSON'S DOING THIS, AND THEN NOTHING GETS DONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT CLEAR WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING WHAT.
SO AGAIN, I'M APPEALING TO YOU, LET'S DO THIS, RIGHT? I'VE NEVER GOTTEN A PHONE CALL FROM ANYBODY FROM THE MISSOURI CITY OPERATION SAYING, HEY, WHAT CONTRACTS DO YOU HAVE? HOW, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY? YOU KNOW, WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, YOUR EXPECTATION.
CAN WE MEET THAT? DO WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO MEET THAT? WHAT'S IN YOUR CONTRACTS? LET'S LOOK AT IT LINE BY LINE.
I KNOW METU HASN'T HEARD FROM YOU.
SO AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO MAKE MY JOB HARDER FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT.
IT'S GONNA MAKE YOUR JOB HARDER.
AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, YOU DON'T KNOW.
WELL, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION.
I'LL SHARE WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE CONTRACTS I HAVE WHAT THE MOSQUITO SPRAYING CONTRACTS ARE.
I HELPED FACILITATE THAT FOR THE MUD.
SO AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT IT BECAUSE NOBODY IN OUR OFFICE GOT A PHONE CALL.
NOBODY AT THE MUD GOT A PHONE CALL.
SO LET'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE EVERYONE, THE OLD SONG SAYS REACH ACROSS PARTY LINES HERE AND LET'S SET THE PRECEDENCE FOR THE FUTURE MUDS THAT I KNOW YOU GUYS WANT TO COME TOGETHER AND, AND ANNEX AS WELL, SO THAT IT'S A SMOOTH PROCESS.
LET THIS BE A LEARNING PROCESS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
SO WHEN YOU GET TO THE FUTURE MUDS, THERE'S IS A PLAN ALREADY IN PLACE.
FIVE POLE PAR ACTUALLY POL NO RELATION.
UH, PEOPLE PER 20 WATERS, LAKE BOULEVARD AND ALSO MUD TWO RESIDENT.
UH, I'M GONNA COME AT, I'M GONNA COME TO YOU GUYS AT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ANGLES.
SO I THINK I HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF PROBABLY THE LONGEST TIME BETWEEN SPEAKING TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO I'D SAY PROBABLY NOBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM HAS SPENT 45 YEARS BETWEEN BEING
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AT THE PODIUM.SO 45 YEARS AGO, UH, I GREW UP IN QUA VALLEY.
WE, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF OUR CIVICS LESSON, WE CAME TO CITY COUNCIL.
AND BACK THEN THEY HAD A SITUATION WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WANTED TO TEACH, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS, WHAT CITY COUNCIL DID.
AND I DO REMEMBER, EVEN THOUGH IT'S 45 YEARS LATER, I DO REMEMBER ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS SORT OF EMPHASIZED, AND I, I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, MEMBERS' NAMES FROM BACK THEN, BUT I, BUT ONE THING I DO REMEMBER IS, IS SOMETHING THAT THEY SAID WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE TRANSPARENCY THAT YOU PROVIDE.
AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT REHASHING ALL THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ARGUMENTS, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HEARD, I THINK REALLY ALL WE'RE ASKING SIMPLY IS GIVE US, IF IT'S A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, LET'S COME UP WITH THE STRATEGY.
I HEAR A LOT ABOUT STRATEGIC, STRATEGIC, YOU KNOW, THE PARTNERSHIP PART THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLY STEP ONE IN A MULTI-PHASE ANNEXATION IN THE FUTURE.
YOU KNOW, I, I DO KNOW THE OTHER THING THAT I KNOW WE HAVEN'T REALLY TOUCHED ON, BUT I'M ASSUMING I'M GONNA MAKE AN ASSUMPTION.
I KNOW YOU GUYS AREN'T ABLE TO DIRECTLY ANSWER, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN NOD YOUR HEADS AT THIS CUZ THIS IS SOMETHING I I LEARNED IN CIVICS CLASS ALSO TOO, IS THAT ONCE WE GET ANNEX, THAT MEANS WE'RE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE MISSOURI CITY ELECTIONS.
IS THAT CORRECT? JUST A SIMPLE NOLE.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I DID LEARN SOMETHING THERE FROM, FROM BEFORE.
SO, UM, BUT ALL WE'RE ASKING IS, YOU KNOW, PUT A LITTLE SLOW DOWN THE, THE CADENCE.
UM, I THINK RUSHING TO THINGS IS JUST GOING TO MAKE FOR A LOT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY ANIMOSITY.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE YOUNG, UH, STUDENTS THAT YOU GUYS HONORED EARLIER MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT HEAT ISLAND.
RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE A HEAT ISLAND IN HERE, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T THINK WE NECESSARILY NEED TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP.
SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
UH, I WILL, UH, SEC SUCCEED THE REST OF MY TIME.
UH, MARTY SCHOENBERGER, 38 10 BELLIE.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF, UH, MONTH NUMBER TWO GOING ON 22 YEARS.
THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS SHOWN BEFORE AND THAT WE SAW LAST WEEK, ESPECIALLY THE SERVICES WERE REALLY SPECIFIC AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SERVICES THAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA GIVE US.
THE PROBLEM IS WE ALREADY HAVE IT AND IT'S COST US LESS.
SO THE QUESTION WE HAVE IS, OKAY, IF WE'RE GETTING THE SAME SERVICES, WHY ARE WE PAYING MORE? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO THE MUD TWO RESIDENTS? NOW THE WORD ANNEXATION, YES, WE'VE ALL KNOWN, I'VE KNOWN IT FOR 20 SOME ODD YEARS IS GONNA HAPPEN.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN IN SIX WEEKS, BUT WE ALL KNEW EVENTUALLY.
BUT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A PROCESS, A PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR MUD AND YOURSELVES, WHICH IS REALLY THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT LITTLE $25, WHICH WAS MENTIONED.
ON THE OTHER HAND, IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITH THE INFLATION, YOU ALL SAY TO YOURSELF, OKAY, DO I REALLY WANNA SPEND $25 A MONTH FOR SERVICES I'M ALREADY GETTING AND I HAVE GOTTEN AND I KNOW THE QUALITY THAT I HAVE NOW.
WE DON'T KNOW THE QUALITY WE'RE GOING TO GET.
WE CERTAINLY KNOW THE POLICE IS NOT GONNA BE THE SAME QUALITY.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE, WHETHER IT'S YOUR BUDGET OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU REDUCE YOUR POLICE FORCE.
WE WANT THE SERVICES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND WHY SHOULD WE PAY MORE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
DANA IPOL, 38 0 3 NORTH FITZGERALD COURT.
HOW WONDERFUL WOULD IT BE IF THE CITY MUD TWO AND THE SIENNA MUD TWO RESIDENCE COULD WORK TOGETHER LIKE THOSE WHO BANDED TOGETHER TO CREATE THE SHOP WITH POP EXPERIENCE? WE'LL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.
MR. MAYOR PROAM, THAT CONCLUDES THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS.
YOU HAVE NO FURTHER, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
UH, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON EIGHT B FIVE.
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THE NEXT ITEM IS STAFF[6. STAFF REPORTS]
REPORTS.UH, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 24, PROPOSED BUDGET.
UH, MAYOR PRO TIM AND COUNSEL.
I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR BUDGETS.
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED F Y 2024, I'M SORRY, PRELIMINARY F Y 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET.
SO THIS YEAR'S PRESENTATION IS DIFFERENT THAN THOSE IN THE PAST AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
AND I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED.
SO WE'VE NOT YET RECEIVED THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLES.
HOWEVER, WITH THIS BUDGET, WE DO HAVE A BALANCE GENERAL FUND BUDGET USING A PROJECTED TAX RATE AND PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLLS ON JULY 25TH.
AT THAT TIME, WE WILL HAVE FOLLOW UP MEETINGS AND WE WILL MAKE WHATEVER ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY PRIOR TO FILING THE LINE ITEM DETAILED BUDGET WITH THE CITY SECRETARY ON JULY 31ST.
SO LET'S BEGIN THE PRESENTATION.
MY NAME IS ANGEL JONES AND I AM YOUR CITY MANAGER.
I AM PROUD TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE, GROWING AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ONE OF MY MOST SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT A BALANCED AND EFFECTIVE BUDGET TO CITY COUNCIL.
THE TOTAL PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS IS 213.4 MILLION.
THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS OUR PRIMARY OPERATING BUDGET, IS 78.9 MILLION.
THE CAPITAL PROJECTS PORTION OF THE BUDGET IS 29 MILLION.
THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN A TEST OF RESILIENCY, NOT JUST FOR MISSOURI CITY, BUT FOR MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE NATION.
THE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS AND INCREASE IN COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES AND WORKFORCE SHORTAGES ARE EXAMPLES OF A FEW OF THOSE CHALLENGES.
THESE CHALLENGES HAVE TRANSFORMED INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITY LEADERS TO RETHINK HOW WE USE AND DISTRIBUTE OUR RESOURCES.
I AM GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF A TENACIOUS TEAM CONSISTING OF A PASSIONATE MAYOR, ENERGETIC COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING OUR CITY.
PROSPEROUS MUNICIPALITIES ACT AND REFLECT WITH THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET.
WE ARE NOT ONLY REFLECTING AND ADAPTING TO CHANGING NEEDS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, BUT WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET, OUR EMPLOYEES.
THE THIS BUDGET WILL BE THE BASIS FOR FUNDING CORE INITIATIVES THAT WILL ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY, MAINTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES, AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS THAT BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE START AND END EACH DAY OPERATING UNDER THE MANTRA THAT WE ARE HERE TO SERVE.
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HELLO, MY NAME IS JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, A MUNICIPALITY OF MORE THAN 74,000 RESIDENTS.MISSOURI CITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1894 AND INCORPORATED IN 1956.
THE CITY IS COMPRISED OF 30 SQUARE MILES IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTOR OF THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA.
IT STRADDLES FORT BEND AND HARRIS COUNTIES WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR AREA LYING IN FORT BEND WITH EASY ACCESS TO MOST MAJOR HIGHWAYS.
MISSOURI CITY IS LESS THAN AN HOUR AWAY FROM BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AND HOBBY AIRPORTS.
AS THE SECOND LARGEST MUNICIPALITY IN FORT BEND COUNTY, WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
THE MEDIAN AGE OF OUR RESIDENTS IS 40 YEARS OLD, AND OUR MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $81,451.
IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO HAVE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, OUR OFFICE HAS MADE SPECIFIC REQUEST TO DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES.
THAT INCLUDES STREAMLINING THE APPLICATION PROCESS, IMPROVING RESPONSE TIMES, AND ENHANCING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE PROCESS TO ALLOW OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY INPUT FROM ALL RELEVANT CITY DEPARTMENTS.
NOW LET'S LEARN ABOUT OUR MISSOURI CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HELLO, I AM BRANDON HARRIS, HAM CHIEF OF THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE 110 SWORN POLICE OFFICERS AND 35 FULL-TIME CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN FOUR DIVISIONS, PATROL, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON CRIME PREVENTION, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, TRAFFIC MITIGATION, AND REDUCING THE FEAR OF CRIME.
OUR DEPARTMENT UTILIZES STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS UNMANNED DRONES, EQUIPPED WITH THERMAL CAPABILITIES, FLOCK CAMERA, LICENSE PLATE READERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND LIVE 9 1 1.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET WILL PERMIT US TO MAINTAIN OUR STATUS AS A TEXAS COMMISSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROVIDER.
WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING, TEACHING OUR OFFICERS THE BEST METHODS OF DEESCALATION.
OFFERING IN-HOUSE TRAINING, INCREASES OUR OFFICERS OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND DEVELOP LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS.
THESE APPROACHES GIVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AN ADVANTAGE IN KEEPING THE COMMUNITY SAFE AND MAINTAINING MISSOURI CITY AS ONE OF THE BEST COMMUNITIES IN WHICH TO VISIT LIVE OR OWN A BUSINESS.
BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE A SAFE COMMUNITY WITHOUT A STELLAR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
HERE'S HOW THE UPCOMING BUDGET WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS.
HELLO, I AM MARIO PARTITA, FIRE CHIEF OF MISSOURI CITY.
I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET WILL EMPOWER OUR DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING TOP OF THE LINE SERVICE TO OUR CITY'S MORE THAN 74,000 RESIDENTS.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ROUND THE CLOCK OPERATION IN WHICH OUR 98 STAFF MEMBERS BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE DO IS SACRED AND ESSENTIAL.
IN THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL PRIORITIES THAT WILL HELP US MAINTAIN OUR SERVICE AS A LEVEL ONE ISO RATED DEPARTMENT.
ISO IS THE INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE, A COMPANY THAT EVALUATES FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE NATION.
LEVEL ONE IS THE HIGHEST GRADED DEPARTMENT CAN ACHIEVE AND IT DIRECTLY CORRELATES TO INSURANCE RATES FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED FY 2024 BUDGET WILL ENABLE OUR DEPARTMENT TO KEEP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE WHILE DELIVERING A HIGH LEVEL OF SAFETY AND SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY.
HELLO, I AM CEDRIC COLE, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER OF MISSOURI CITY.
AS A MUNICIPALITY, WE PROVIDE OURSELVES IN PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS.
AS CITY LEADERS, OUR DECISIONS TOUCH EVERYTHING, EVERYONE AND EVERYWHERE.
FOR THAT REASON, WE HOST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY.
WHEN WE LISTEN, WE CAN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS.
NOW LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE F Y 2024 OPPOSE BUDGET.
HI, MY NAME IS ALEENA PORTIS AND I AM ONE OF THE CITY'S ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AS A FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING A BUDGET AND A WORLD FILLED WITH LIMITED RESOURCES AND COUNTLESS DEMANDS.
IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE ALLOCATE OUR FUNDS WISELY TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS EFFECTIVELY.
BY ALIGNING OUR BUDGET WITH OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, WE CAN FOSTER SUCCESS, MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY, AND DRIVE PROGRESS IN OUR ENDEAVORS.
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OUR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR THE CITY, OUR CREATE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, MAINTAIN A FINANCIALLY SOUND CITY, GROW BUSINESS INVESTMENTS IN MISSOURI CITY, HAVE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT, BUILD OUT AND DEVELOP A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM.USING OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND BUDGET DEVELOPMENT HELPS US DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL EXPENDITURES, ENABLING US TO PRIORITIZE THOSE INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR DESIRED OUTCOMES.
AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE ARE UPDATING OUR FUND BALANCE POLICY TO ADDRESS PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR REPLACEMENT FUNDS AND OUR STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS P M M P.
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024, BUDGET PROCESS DEPARTMENT SUBMITTED CLOSE TO $15 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS, OF WHICH 13.9 MILLION.
BEFORE THE GENERAL FUND OF THIS AMOUNT, 6.7 MILLION WAS FOR ONE TIME REQUESTS AND 7.2 MILLION WAS FOR RECURRING EXPENDITURES.
6.8 MILLION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, $125,000 OR FOR CLASSIFIED AS HEALTH AND SAFETY, 3.5 MILLION OR FOR ENHANCED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY $900,000 FROM OUR IT REPLACEMENT RESERVES AND 3.1 MILLION OF OUR ONGOING COMMITMENTS.
IN ADDITION TO ONGOING SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES INCREASES IN PERSONNEL COSTS, INCLUDING ANNUALIZED INCREASES OF SALARY ADJUSTMENTS RECEIVED BY EMPLOYEES IN MAY OF 2023.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE AND F L S A BUILT-IN OVERTIME FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO INCLUDED OUR INCREASED COSTS FOR EXISTING SERVICES AND COST FOR THE INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE IO RATING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE TOTAL FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET IS APPROXIMATELY 213 MILLION.
THIS INCLUDES ALL FUNDS, WHICH CONSISTS OF VARIOUS FUND TYPES.
THE MAJOR FUNDS ARE THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS OUR GENERAL OPERATING FUND, THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR UTILITIES FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDES THE OPERATION AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE REGIONAL SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, STEEPBANK FLAT BANK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND THE MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA.
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS UNIQUE AS A SCHEDULE HAS BEEN ACCELERATED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN GENERATED USING THE PRELIMINARY TAX INFORMATION TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TRANSPARENT AND HAVE STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO ACCELERATE THE SCHEDULE, RECOGNIZING THAT IF WE WAITED FOR THE CERTIFIED ROLES ON JULY 25TH, THERE WILL BE LIMITED TIME FOR CITY COUNCIL'S REVIEW PRIOR TO BUDGET ADOPTION.
THE TOTAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR THESE TWO ITEMS IS APPROXIMATELY $3.2 MILLION, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO AN ADDITIONAL THREE AND ONE HALF CENTS ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
ONCE WE RECEIVE THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLES, WE WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO DETERMINE IF AN INCREASE IS NECESSARY.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE NUMBERS.
HI, I'M BERT ALEXANDER, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
I'M EXCITED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET.
LET'S START WITH THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS GRAPH REFLECTS THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND REVENUE BY SOURCE PROPERTY TAXES.
OUR LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE ACCOUNTING FOR 59.5% OF THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE SALES TAX IS THE SECOND LARGEST SOURCE AT 17.8%.
THIS SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET COMPARED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 REVISED BUDGET.
OVERALL REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND INCREASED BY 15.4% COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.
PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASED BY 15.9% AS A RESULT OF INCREASED TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUES.
NEW PROPERTIES ADDED TO THE TAX RULE AND USING AN ESTIMATED ADJUSTED VOTERS APPROVAL RATE.
THE ADJUSTED VOTER'S APPROVAL RATE IS THE MAXIMUM PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT CAN BE ASSESSED BY LAW WITHOUT VOTERS APPROVAL.
SALES AND OTHER TAXES INCREASED BY 10.8% DUE TO STRONG CONSUMER SPENDING AND A DIVERSE MIX OF BUSINESSES.
WE'RE PROJECTING A 21% DECREASE IN LICENSES AND PERMITS REVENUE DUE TO RESIDENTIAL BUILD OUT TRANSFERS FROM OTHER FUNDS, DECREASED BY 12% DUE
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TO THE REMOVAL OF ONE-TIME TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND IN F Y 2023.LIKE MOST ORGANIZATIONS, PERSONNEL COST IS OUR LARGEST OPERATING EXPENSE ACCOUNTING FOR 65.3% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGETED EXPENDITURES, FOLLOWED BY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AT 11.6%.
OVERALL EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND INCREASED BY 2.7%.
PERSONNEL COSTS INCREASED BY 15.1% DUE TO A TWO AND A HALF PERCENT STEP INCREASE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
A TWO AND A HALF PERCENT SALARY INCREASE FOR NON-CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE COMPARABILITY AND F S L A BUILT IN OVERTIME FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE NET DECREASE IN NON PERSONNEL COSTS COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR IS DUE TO THE REMOVAL OF ONE-TIME ALLOCATIONS IN F Y 2023.
THE DECREASE IN TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS OF 26.9% IS DUE TO REPROGRAMMING ONGOING RESOURCES TO OTHER PRIORITIES.
THIS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR 442 FULL-TIME PHYSICIANS, AN INCREASE OF 13 FULL-TIME PHYSICIANS AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.
IT ALSO REFLECTS THE REORGANIZATION, WHICH CREATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO BETTER ALIGN SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ARE USED TO ACCOUNT FOR SPECIFIC REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES THAT ARE EITHER LEGALLY RESTRICTED TO EXPENDITURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR SEPARATELY.
EXAMPLES ARE SEIZURE FUNDS, TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT FUNDS, ALSO KNOWN ASTS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FUNDS KNOWN AS PETS, AND THE PEG FUND F Y 2024.
PROPOSED REVENUE BUDGET TOTALS 18.4 MILLION, AND THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES TOTAL 15.5 MILLION.
THE CITY ISSUES DEBT AS NEEDED TO MEET GROWTH DEMANDS.
THE F Y 2024 BUDGETED REVENUE FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND TOTALS 14.4 MILLION, AND THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES TOTAL 14.8 MILLION.
THE CITY HAS A ROBUST CAPITAL PROJECT PLAN.
THE F Y 2024 BUDGET FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TOTALS $27.1 MILLION IN REVENUE, MOSTLY FROM METRO REVENUE AND BOND PROCEEDS.
AND THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES TOTALED 29.1 MILLION AND INCLUDE DRAINAGE, FACILITIES, PARKS, AND RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
THE FLEET EQUIPMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE MAIN SOURCE OF FUNDING IS A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND F Y 2024.
BUDGETED REVENUE TOTALS 1.6 MILLION AND BUDGETED EXPENDITURES TOTALS 3.4 MILLION.
OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS CONSISTS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, WHICH IS L G C AND SOLID WASTE F Y 2024.
PROPOSED REVENUE BUDGET TOTALS 9.3 MILLION, AND BUDGETED EXPENDITURES TOTALS $9.3 MILLION.
UTILITY FUNDS ARE BUSINESS-LIKE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SELF-FUNDED, AND THE OPERATIONS ARE FUNDED BY USER FEES.
HOWEVER, WITHIN THE UTILITY FUNDS ARE ALSO BOND PROCEEDS AND RELATED EXPENDITURES FOR CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS.
THE F Y 2024 BUDGETED REVENUE TOTALS 64.9 MILLION AND BUDGETED EXPENDITURES TOTAL 62.4 MILLION AND INCLUDE PROJECTS IN THE MUSTANG BAYOU AND STEEP BANK FLAT BANK SERVICE AREAS AND THE REGIONAL SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLAN.
ON JULY 31ST, THE CITY MANAGER WILL FILE THE F Y 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET.
ON AUGUST 7TH, CERTIFIED TAX RULES WILL BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS AND SET THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM TAX RATE ON AUGUST 21ST.
THERE WILL BE A BUDGET HEARING AND ADOPTION AND A TAX RATE HEARING AND ADOPTION.
NOW THAT YOU'VE HEARD THE NUMBERS, LET'S FIND OUT HOW THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN IMPACTS YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN MISSOURI CITY.
HI, I'M DANIELLE STEWART, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN MISSOURI CITY.
WE HAVE 21 PUBLIC PARKS, A STATE-OF-THE-ART, RECREATION, AND TENNIS CENTER,
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A RECENTLY RENOVATED COMMUNITY CENTER AND MORE THAN 14 MILES OF WALKING TRAILS.THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PARKS, PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THE MISSOURI CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A DISTINCTION THAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
WE ARE NOW A CERTIFIED AUTISM CENTER, WHICH WILL BE THE FOUNDATION TO IMPROVE AND ADD EVEN MORE PROGRAMS FOR ADAPTED COMMUNITIES AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSITY OF MISSOURI CITY THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURE.
OUR TEAM WILL INCORPORATE MONTHLY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR DIVERSITY, SUCH AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
NOW LET'S HEAR ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MISSOURI CITY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS HERMAN RODRIGUEZ AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM MISSOURI CITY.
OUR DEPARTMENT IS IN CHARGE OF ATTRACTING BUSINESSES TO THE CITY.
THE GOODS AND SERVICES CONSUMED BY OUR MORE THAN 74,000 RESIDENTS.
OUR DEPARTMENT HELPS TO GROW THE CITY'S TAX BASE, WHICH ALLEVIATES SOME OF THE FINANCIAL LOAD ON OUR TAXPAYERS.
OUR MUNICIPALITY HAS EXPERIENCED UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC GROWTH.
ONLY RECENTLY U-HAUL, THE MOVING AND RENTAL COMPANY NAMED MISSOURI CITY, THE TOP DESTINATION IN THE GREATER HOUSTON METRO AREA.
AS PLANNERS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OUR ACTIONS ARE CENTERED ON THE FUTURE OF MISSOURI CITY AND OUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO OFFER VARIOUS INCENTIVES TO BUSINESSES SUCH AS THE RESTAURANT INCENTIVE.
THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SOON WILL INCLUDE THE PATIO EXPANSION PROGRAM AMONG OTHERS.
NOW, NONE OF THIS AMAZING ECONOMIC GROWTH WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT IT.
LET'S HEAR FROM OUR COLLEAGUES FROM PUBLIC WORKS.
HELLO, THIS IS SHASHI KUMAR, YOUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024.
BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR PUBLIC WORKS ARE BUILT AROUND THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY.
IN THE MOST RECENT CITIZEN SURVEY, OUR RESIDENTS EXPRESSED THEIR TOP PRIORITY WAS THE MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS, STREETS, AND OTHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
LET'S REMEMBER THAT MISSOURI CITY NOW HAS AREAS OLDER THAN 60 YEARS MANAGING OLDER INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ALSO NEWER, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO GROW RAPIDLY HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY.
THERE ARE FOCUS AREAS IN THE 2020 FOURTH PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET.
THE FIRST IS A NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FORT BEND TOWN CENTER AREA.
BY INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE REFERRING TO ROADWAY, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY PROJECTS.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE REHABILITATION OF EXISTING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
THIS INCLUDES REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND SIDEWALK.
IN THE OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY, WE'RE ALSO ENHANCING TRAFFIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT, IMPROVING MOBILITY AND REDUCING CONGESTION.
PROJECTS INCLUDE, INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES TO MOVE TRAFFIC EFFICIENTLY USING THE STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE THE PUBLIC WORKS.
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
WE ARE MISSOURI CITY PUBLIC WORKS, THE FIRST TO RESPOND AND THE LAST TO LEAVE.
THIS CONCLUDES THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR MISSOURI CITY.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND LEARNING ABOUT HOW WE ARE MAXIMIZING OUR RESOURCES AND IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO GET THINGS DONE TOGETHER WE EXCEL.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, THAT PRESENTATION.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO FINALIZING THE BUDGET SO WE CAN, UH, REALLY GET TO, UH, TO WORK ON A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US.
UH, OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE, UH, IS THE CONSENT
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AGENDA.DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE THE ITEMS? ANY ITEMS FROM THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS, LOOKS LIKE? UH, COUNCILMAN BONNEY, UH, MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL LADY KLAUSER MADE THE, UH, THE SECOND.
SO WITH THAT, LET'S, UH, LET'S
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VOTE.THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
THE, UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS.
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IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A REQUEST BY FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITIES UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 26 FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ON AN APPROXIMATE 0.24 ACRE TRACT OF LAND TO ALLOW FOR THE LOCATION OF A LIFT STATION.I'LL OPEN THE, UM, PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM
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EIGHT A ONE.AND, UH, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? YES.
OKAY, BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST FROM FORT BEND MUD 26 TO, UH, ZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.24 ACRES OF LAND AS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A LIFT STATION AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
CURRENTLY THE UNDERLYING ZONING IS LC TWO ZONING DISTRICT.
THE USE WILL HAVE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS THAT WILL APPLY ON MAY 10TH.
THE REQUEST WAS, UH, PRESENTED TO P N Z P N Z, UM, PROVIDED A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION.
THERE WERE CONCERNS, UM, REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE USE TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS, UH, A QUESTION OF IF THERE WERE ADDITIONAL SITE LOCATIONS ON JUNE 14TH.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECONSIDERED THE REQUEST AND PROVIDED A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.
SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED TO, UH, RESIDENTS ON THE FLICKER DRIVE, UM, STREET, AS WELL AS THE LOCATION WILL REMAIN ON THE FIRST OPTION, UM, ON TEXAS PARKWAY.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE LIST STATION.
THE PROPOSAL DOES COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF 2017.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'LL OPEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ITEM EIGHT A ONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A, ANY, UH, SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR PROAM? WE HAVE RECEIVED NO, UM, REGISTRATIONS TO SPEAK, UH, HAVING, UH, HEARD NONE.
UH, AND THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
UH, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND, UH, IS THERE A VOTE ON THIS? NOPE.
SO YOUR NEXT ITEM IS, IS THE ORDINANCE.
IF YOU ALL ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT
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B OR 8 82, I CAN READ THE CAPTION FINE.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 0.24 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE ABOVE GROUND SEWER FACILITY PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE, AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
UH, MR. BONY COUNCILMAN BONY MADE THE MOTION.
COUNCILMAN MORALES MADES MORALES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE, UH, COUNCILMAN BONY, UH, IS IN THE QUEUE.
UH, QUESTION, UH, FOR YOU, JIMMA, UH, THE CURRENT OWNER, IS MUD 26TH THE CURRENT OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY ALREADY, OR? YES.
AND SO, UM, THE KEY ISSUE YOU SAID THAT PROMPTED THE INITIAL NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING AND ZONING WAS WHAT? AND HOW DID, I MEAN, I GUESS WHAT FIXED THE, WHAT DID THEY DO TO FIX THE ISSUE OF THE PROBLEM? YES, THERE WAS A CONCERN, UM, THAT THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY DO, ARE NOT PROVIDED SERVICE, WEREN'T PROVIDED SERVICE.
UM, AND THE COUNT, FORT BEND MUD 26 MET AND THEY DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS ON FLICKER DRIVE.
SO THE CONCERN WAS THE IMPACT OF THAT USE.
THEN, UH, THE, THE ADDITIONAL CONCERN WAS THE SITE
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LOCATION, UM, WHICH THEY CAME BACK AND THEY PROVIDED TWO ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, UM, WHICH YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, UM, TO THAT QUESTION.I SEE NO OTHER, UH, PERSON OR INDIVIDUAL, UH, WANTING TO, UH, MAKE COMMENTS.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, UH, LET'S SELECT YOUR VOTE.
CAN YOU VOTE THE MOTION CA MR. MAYOR PROAM, CAN WE PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
I, LET'S START WITH A THANK YOU BOYS ROLL CALL.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
NEXT ITEM IN PUBLIC HEARINGS IS, UH, RECEIVE COMMENTS
[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against the submission of ...]
FOR OR AGAINST SUBMISSION, TEXAS PARK AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, LOCAL PARKS GRAND APPLICATION THROUGH THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 FOR THE STAY SPORTS PARK.UH, AND I THINK DANIELLE STEWART, DOES SHE HAVE COMMENTS? SURPRISE, LATE ACTION THE SECOND HEARING.
UM, SO THIS IS A, A RESOLUTION FOR A GRANT APPLICATION, UM, THROUGH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS THE LOCAL PARKS GRANT.
UM, YOU MAY REMEMBER IT FROM THE FREEDOM TREE PARK, UM, PROJECT THAT WE RECENTLY WERE AWARDED.
UM, THIS IS A MATCHING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000.
UM, THE CITY WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDS FROM THE 2021 BOND AS THE STA PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WAS LISTED IN THAT BOND.
UM, SO THAT WILL BE THE CITY'S MATCH AND IF, IF AWARDED.
UH, I'LL OPEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ITEM, UH, EIGHT B ONE.
MR. MAYOR HAND, WE HAVE RE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT REGISTRATION FORMS. IF NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I'LL CLOSE THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ON EIGHT B ONE.
AND ARE THERE ANY ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE? YES, SIR.
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A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THAT PUBLIC HEARING.A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE LOCAL PARK GRANT FOR THE NON-URBAN OUTDOOR GRANT PROGRAM TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STA MO PARK, A PUBLIC PARK FOR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL USES AGREEING TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
I SEE THAT WE HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, TONY BROWN MARSHALL, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MARIUS
IS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, AND NONE POSTED.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT WE'VE, UH, SO EIGHT B THREE OH, UH, GO AHEAD.
UH, EIGHT B THREE IS ACTUALLY THE PUBLIC HEARING
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FOR THE NEXT ITEM.UH, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST RENAMING BEDFORD FOREST COURT, A PUBLIC STREET TO LIBERTY WAY COURT.
DID, DID WE HAVE A MOTION TO, THERE WAS A MOTION TO MOVE, UH, THE ORDINANCE ITEM 10 A ABOVE 10, UH, ABOVE, UH, EIGHT B FOUR.
SO AFTER THIS PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL,
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WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN EIGHT.AND THIS IS, NO, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO YOU JUST NEED TO, IF, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S HERE FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, BUT YOU WOULD JUST NEED TO NO, UH, OKAY.
SO THE NEXT STEP THAT WE HAVE ON THIS ITEM IS, DO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION? NO.
OH, JENNIFER, I BELIEVE IS GOING TO MAKE A, UH, PRESENTATION.
UH, SO THIS IS, UH, FOR, UH, UH, THE STREET THAT'S CURRENTLY NAMED BEDFORD FOREST COURT.
UM, AND, UH, THE PROPOSAL, THE PETITION THAT'S BEEN MADE, UH, IS TO RENAME IT LIBERTY WAY COURT.
AND THERE ARE, UH, RESIDENTS FROM VICKSBURG, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE, UM, HEARING HERE TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT.
WITH THAT, IS THERE, UH, DO WE NEED A MOTION? YES.
JUST OPEN AND OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC.
I THINK THE CITY SECRETARY SAID THAT THERE AREN'T ANY.
WE HAVE RECEIVED, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS.
SO, CLOSE MEETING THE DEADLINE.
SO CLOSE THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOPE.
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MOVE ON TO ITEM 10 A, WHICH IS THAT ORDINANCE THAT WAS MOVED UP PRIOR TO, UH, TAKING UP THE OTHER ITEMS. OKAY.AN ORDINANCE OF 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.
AND THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THE ITEM THAT YOU ALL CONSIDERED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING THAT WOULD DECREASE THE THRESHOLD FOR CHANGING A STREET NAME FROM 70% TO 60%.
AND WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, MADE BY, UH, COUNCILMAN BONY, SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL LADY RILEY.
UM, ANY DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE COUNCIL LADY KLAUSER.
UM, UH, JENNIFER, YOU SAID THAT THERE WERE SOME RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.
IF THEY CAN STAND UP, THE RESIDENTS OF THE FUTURE LIBERTY COURT WAY.
WOULD YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? HI, MISS GIBO.
MISS GIBO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PIONEERING THE EFFORTS.
UM, CAN YOU, UH, JUST TELL COUNSEL, UM, HOW LONG MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN ON THE STREET AND WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN TO YOU TO HAVE THIS NAME CHANGED? MY NAME IS RODNEY PEARSON.
UH, I LIVE AT 33 35 BEDFORD FORESTS DRIVE.
SO THE STREET SHOULD, LIKE, RIGHT HERE, MY HOUSE IS ON THE CORNER.
COURT TURNS IN THE COURT RIGHT WHERE MY HOUSE, UH, AND THE STREET ENDS.
UM, BACK IN THE FALL, I WALKED DOWN BOTH STREETS.
IT TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS KNOCKING ON DOORS, COMING BACK THE NEXT NIGHT.
SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T OPEN DOORS.
AND MY, I BROUGHT MY WIFE WITH ME AND THEY OPENED THE DOOR FOR HER AND WE SAID, HEY, WE WANT TO GET THIS PETITION SIGNED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF OUR STREET.
CHANGE IT TO WHAT? IT'S A LIBERTY WAY.
UH, EVERY DAY I WALK OUT, I SAY A TRIBUTE TO A CIVIL WAR HERO.
UH, HE WAS A CALVARY BAND, AND HE WAS SUCCESSFUL FOR DOING WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.
BUT THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS EMBRACED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND AFTER THE WAR ENDED, HE WAS BROKE BECAUSE HE WAS A SLAVE TRADER, PROPERTY OWNER.
SO IN 1867, HE SIGNED UP FOR THE KU KLUX KLAN.
THEY ELECTED HIM PRESIDENT BECAUSE HE WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL LEADER.
AND UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP FROM THE 18 67, 18 69, THE LOOSELY ORGANIZED KU KLUX KLAN BECAME VERY ORGANIZED.
AND THEY WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL AT SUPPRESSING BLACK VOTES, COMMITTING OTHER ATROCIOUS CRIMES HANGINGS.
AND, UM, HE WAS HER, HE WAS KNOWN AS A WIZARD OF THE SADDLE, AS A CATTLEMAN, AS THE FIRST PRESIDENT.
HE WAS CALLED THE GRAND WIZARD.
AND, UM, THE FACT THAT I RAISED MY KIDS THERE, AND I LOVE MY STREET.
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TO PALM ELEMENTARY, LAKE OLYMPIA.MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED HIGH TOWER, SHE GRAD IN 2019.
SHE GRADUATED FROM GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY THIS FALL.
I'M A PROUD ALUMNI, SO IS MY WIFE.
MY SON JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH TOWER.
I WOULDN'T RAISE THEM ANYWHERE ELSE.
I LOVE MY NEIGHBORS, EXCEPT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THAT HOUSE.
AND I FOUND OUT WHAT THAT STREET NAME WAS, AND IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD.
AND ONE DAY I LOOKED AT IT AND I SAID, IT'S BEDFORD FORESTS WITH TWO RS.
WELL, I TRANSFERRED HERE FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, WHERE THERE WERE ACTUALLY STATUES IN THE PARK BECAUSE HE'S, HE'S BURIED IN TENNESSEE.
AND I SAID, THAT'S THE SAME GUY.
SO I LOOKED HIM UP AND I TALKED TO ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS.
THEY SAID, YEAH, THAT'S THE CONFEDERATE GENERAL.
I SAID, I KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY.
BUT THERE'VE BEEN MANY THINGS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OF TRYING TO MAKE A CHANGE.
AND THAT THRESHOLD WAS ONE OF 'EM.
SO WE SUCCESSFULLY GOT BEDFORD FOR WAS DRIVE, UH, SIGNED UP OVER 70%.
ALL BUT TWO PEOPLE SIGNED IT ON BEDFORD FOREST COURT.
EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T LIVE ON THAT END, WE KNOCKED ON DOORS AND WE WERE, WE WERE SHORT A FEW, I THINK A COUPLE SIGNATURES.
AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANNA CHANGE.
SO WHAT IT MEANS TO ME, UH, AND I'LL ECHO ECHO THE SENTIMENT INTO SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS.
IT'S EMBARRASSING WHEN PEOPLE REALIZE, WHEN YOU SAY, HEY, HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR STREET? F O DOUBLE R, THEY SAY, DOUBLE R.
HEY, ISN'T THAT, YEAH, THAT'S THAT GUY.
THIS IS ANYBODY A BILL COLLECTOR? AND SO IT TAKES THE STAIN OFF OF THE STREET.
IT'S A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, A GREAT STREET.
WE HAVE STAINS AND AMERICA IS STRANGE, YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS A, THIS ISN'T NEW, BUT WE'RE WORKING HARD TO GET TO WIPE OFF THE STAINS.
AND THIS IS ONE STAIN WE CAN WIPE OFF, UH, BY AN ACTION YOU GUYS TAKE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR YOU GUYS TO DO IT.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, BUT I APPRECIATE A WHOLE LOT MORE OF YOUR EFFORTS, UH, TO MAKE THAT STREET NAME GO AWAY.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIBERTY WAY.
IT JUST DOESN'T WANT, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE
SO ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE FROM THE OTHER END OF THE STREET, THEY COULDN'T SHOW UP TONIGHT.
UH, THEY GOT THE SAME PASSION, THE SAME CONVICTION.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU CUZ SINCE 2006, 17 YEARS, I'VE WAITED FOR THIS NAME TO BE CHANGED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT HERE, BUT THEY WANT IT.
I EVEN HAVE CAUCASIAN NEIGHBORS SAY IT'S EMBARRASSING FOR US.
I KNOW THE REST OF THE AUDIENCE WAS HERE EARLY, WAS SAYING, LET'S HOLD DOWN.
CAN WE DO IT TOMORROW?
HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR PRO TIM.
UM, I DON'T LIVE ON BEDFORD FOREST, BUT I'M NOW ON PROSPERITY DRIVE.
WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS WITH CONFEDERATE DRIVE, AND I REALLY, UM, STOOD BEHIND MY NEIGHBORS TO CHAMPION THEM TO DO THE SAME THING BECAUSE THEY HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FEELING, LIKE THEY SAID, BEING EMBARRASSED AND HAVING A STREET NAME THAT WAS NOT INCLUSIVE.
SO I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF MY NEIGHBORS IN VICKSBURG, LIVING ON BEDFORD FOREST COURT, AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE, UM, THE NAME, STREET NAME CHANGED AS WELL.
UH, I THINK, UH, COUNCILMAN BONNEY? YES.
UM, AND I THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN MCLEOD FOR ALLOWING THE RESIDENTS TO, TO SPEAK.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD ABOUT THIS GOING BACK TO 2019.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, NOVEMBER OF 2019, UH, WHERE, UM, I PROPOSED THIS, UH, REDUCTION OF, UH, OF THE, UH, THE THRESHOLD AT THAT TIME BEING 90%.
UH, OF COURSE THERE WAS NO DATA TO, UH, INDICATE WHAT IT SHOULD BE LOWERED TO.
UH, AND SO WE, UH, TOOK A STAB AT 70% BELIEVING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS TO, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
UH, HOWEVER, UM, WHEN YOU HAVE RESIDENTS, AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS, UH, GOING AROUND KNOCKING ON DOORS AND, AND SEEKING TO GET, UH, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR PEERS, UH, THAT LIVE ON THE SAME STREET AS YOU, THAT PAY THE SAME TAXES MOSTLY, UH, AS YOU, UH, TO, TO SUPPORT, UH, THIS TYPE OF CHANGE CONSIDERING THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE, THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND HOW THESE STREETS WERE NAMED, UH, TO FALL SHORT BY ONE STREET, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, ONE HOUSE, UH, WHICH IS WHAT THIS ONE, UH, THIS PARTICULAR STREET, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, IT'S 14, I WANNA SAY, UH, HOUSES, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR, UH, STREET.
AND, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY,
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UH, GET NINE, UH, I MEAN, UH, YEAH, NINE, BUT THAT'S STILL DROPS IT BELOW, UH, 70% THRESHOLD, WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK SO HARD, UH, TO SEE THIS CHANGE COME ABOUT.AND SO, I DON'T SEE THIS LEADING TO THIS MASSIVE INFLUX OF FOLKS TRYING TO CHANGE STREETS, AND WE STILL HAVE THE PURVIEW TO, TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, AS A COUNSEL, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU DO A PETITION, UH, THAT WE AUTOMATICALLY HAVE TO, UH, APPROVE THAT.
SO I, I JUST STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ON THIS ITEM 10 A, UH, LURING THE THRESHOLD FROM 70 TO 60%, UH, THAT I GIVE MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT, UH, PREFERABLY UNANIMOUS.
UH, SENATOR BROWN MARSHALL, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PROAM, UM, E CHOICE.
THE QUESTION IS REALLY FOR YOU, HOW SOON WOULD THIS TAKE EFFECT? SO THAT ACTUALLY, UM, MAY NOT BE A QUESTION FOR ME ONCE THE, THIS ORDINANCES WILL BE PASSED TONIGHT ON SECOND READING, WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE ABLE TO CONSIDER THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE CHANGE IN THE STREET NAME.
UH, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS BY WHICH STAFF HAS TO NOTIFY A UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS.
THEY'LL ACTUALLY PREPARE THE STREET, AND THAT I KNOW TAKES, UM, SOME TIME.
SO EVEN THOUGH, UH, YOU'LL CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE TODAY, AND THAT THE NAME CHANGE WILL ACTUALLY BECOME EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 7TH, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE READING OF THE, THE ACTUAL CHANGE, THERE IS SOME TIMEFRAME, UH, THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN OPERATIONALLY TO ACTUALLY CHANGE THE SIGN.
SO I WILL DEFER TO PUBLIC WORKS, UH, ACTUALLY SAYING TWO, TWO DAYS OR TWO WEEKS, OH, NO, TWO, NOT TWO DAYS.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL SPEED IT UP.
MAKE IT SOON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE LOGISTICALLY.
BUT MY TIMEFRAME IS PROBABLY BETWEEN TWO TO THREE MONTHS WITH THE NOTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY CHANGE.
UM, I THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
UM, I JUST WANNA ALSO REITERATE THAT, UH, EARLIER TO, WELL, JUST A MINUTE AGO IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM SEVEN G, WE, UH, APPROVED THE SECOND READING OF THE LIBERTY WAY DRIVE.
BEDFORD FORD'S DRIVE INITIALLY.
AND SO IN CONCERT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES IF, IF APPROVED, UH, AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH WOULD, I GUESS, MAKE IT EASIER ON STAFF AS WELL, RESOURCE WISE.
ASSUMING THAT IT PASSES, DO WE HAVE A, UH, TAKE A VOTE ON THE, UH, ITEM? YOU, YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN A VOTE ON 10 A YET, SO YOU'VE BEEN DISCUSSING 10 A PLEASE.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A PICTURE.
WE GOT, LET'S VOTE ON THIS NEXT ITEM,
SO THE NEXT, THE NEXT ITEM EIGHT B FOUR IS AT THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE THAT CHANGES THE NAME.
UM, ON FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, CHANGING THE NAME OF BEDFORD FOREST COURT, A PUBLIC STREET LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, TO LIBERTY WAY COURT.
IT SAYS THE PROPOSED PRESENTER, NO PRESENTATION.
I THINK EVERYTHING'S BEEN SAID.
UH, I SEE THAT WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN BONY OFFICER, OR EXCUSE ME, SECOND BY, UH, COUNCIL LADIES, SONYA BROWN MARSHALL, AND NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
SHOULD WE TAKE A PICTURE? I THINK SO.
LET'S, UH, LET'S BREAK THE RULES AND, UH, TAKE A PICTURE.
BREAK THE, LET BREAK THE RULES.
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OKAY.EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY GET TOGETHER.
YEAH, WE DO, IF I COULD, LET ME MAKE A, UH, A CORRECTION.
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorizing a payment in the amoun...]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING A PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 TO MHL USA HOLDINGS, LLC FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR FACADE AGREEMENTS.UM, GOOD EVENING, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND COUNCIL.
SO I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU, UM, THE FIRST FACADE IMPROVEMENT APPLICATION THAT IS COMING TO THE FINAL END, I HOPE
UM, ACTUALLY, I PROBABLY NEED THE REMOTE CONTROL STUFF.
AND WE'RE, UH, TALKING ABOUT QUELL VALLEY, UH, PLAZA FACADE, WHICH IS ON CARTWRIGHT.
UH, MOST OF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT AS, UM, UM, CARRIES FROZEN DELIGHT AND ALEX'S KITCHEN RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE REC CENTER.
UH, THEY COMPLETED A PARKING LOT, REPAVING RE STRIPING COATING, UH, PERIMETER ROOF REPAIRS, L E D LIGHT, UM, UH, IN THE PARKING LOT, NEW SIGNAGE FOR THE BUSINESSES, AND PAINTED THE REALTOR WORK.
WE SUBMITTED ALL THE INFORMATION TO MCCONNELL JONES, WHICH, AND WE VERIFIED THAT THE RECEIPTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO MCCONNELL JONES WERE PART OF THE AGREEMENT.
UH, TOTAL NUMBER, UH, TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR AUDITING WAS 407,000 8 63, AND THEY CONCURRED WITH A PAYOUT OF 200,002.
INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT WAS AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS.
SEE THAT? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY, UH, COUNCIL LADY RILEY, SECOND BY COUNCIL LADY SONYA MARSHALL.
AND I, EXCUSE ME, I WANNA MAKE A COMMENT IF I COULD.
UH, YOU MENTIONED THREE OF THE, UH, ESTABLISHMENTS IN THERE.
YEAH,
AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, THE, UH, OWNER OF THAT DEVELOPMENT HERITAGE CHIN.
UH, HE HAS, UH, TAKEN, UH, THAT, UH, COMPLEX AND HAS, UH, REALLY, UH, PUT A, A LOT OF DOLLARS AND HARD WORK IN IT.
AND, UH, I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE, UH, SHINING EXAMPLES OF HOW WE CAN DO THINGS ON TEXAS PARKWAY AND CARTWRIGHT.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
AND WITH THAT, I, IS THAT THE, WE DIDN'T
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MOVE ANYTHING ELSE AROUND THAT WE HAVE? NO, SIR.ONLY THING YOU ALL HAVE LEFT IS ANNOUNCEMENT.
LET'S GO WITH THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
[11. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]
AND START OFF WITH, UH, UH, HOW ABOUT WE, LET'S DO ROUND THE TABLE IF WE COULD.RIGHT? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, RILEY, PLEASE.
UH, MAYOR PRO, TIM FLOYD, EMORY, AND GREAT JOB, BY THE WAY.
YOU JUST GROWING UP OVER HERE.
UH, I WANNA SAY, UH, WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARKS DIRECTOR, UH, DONNIE HAYES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FROM ALASKA TO TEXAS.
THAT DESERVE A HONOR OF APPLAUSE.
I WANNA JUST SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, ANDRE HUMPHREYS FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING AND VERY IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION.
UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU, UM, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT THE INTERACTION AND ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AND OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, UM, AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND ALL OF THE STAFF, UH, YOU GUYS, Y'ALL PRESENTED AN A PLUS PRESENTATION, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND BEING SO INNOVATIVE.
UM, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND, UM, OUR, UM, C D A C MEETING, WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT, UM, BECAUSE WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER BONI, TO, UH, WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABOUT, UH, SELECTING, UM, HOW WE'RE GONNA DO OUR FUNDING FOR THIS, THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS AND SELECT SOME NEW, UH, PARTNERS, UH, ONE OF THEM BEING PALMER HOUSE.
UH, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT COME BEFORE, UM, THE REST OF THE BODY.
WE ALSO, UH, PARTICIPATED, BONNIE AND I, WE SEEM TO BE DOING A LOT OF STUFF TOGETHER.
I THINK I SAW YOU FOUR TIMES EVERY DAY LAST WEEK.
SO I COULD TELL YOU WHAT YOU WERE WEARING, YOUR OUTFIT, IF YOU HAD SHAVED OR NOT, OR WHAT, BUT, UM, IT WAS REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR TEXAS PARKWAY CART CORRIDOR AND SOME OF THE MORE, UM, UPCOMING AND PRESSING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE, UH, COMING FORWARD.
AND SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO HERMAN.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, GET YOUR FIRST FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDED AND REIMBURSED.
UH, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS WELL, AND TO THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE.
UM, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE BLOOMING FOR CHANGE, UH, CLOSE THE PARISH, UM, ISSUE THAT'S GOING ON THERE WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL.
SO I ENCOURAGE OUR COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO, UH, WORKING MORE WITH OUR, UM, OUR LOCAL PARISHES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
ATTENDED THE SANTA, UH, MUD NUMBER TWO MEETING, WHICH WAS, UM, FULL OF EXCITEMENT AND LOTS OF VERBIAGE GOING FORWARD.
SO WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF THAT TONIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO INGS, UH, CHINESE, UH, BISTRO WHO HOSTED THEIR FIRST HOMELESS PET PLACEMENT.
UM, UH, IT WAS CALLED FOR THE LOVE OF PAUL, AND IT WAS TRULY AMAZING.
THEY ASKED ME WHY I DIDN'T BRING ROCCO, AND I SAID, WELL, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO ENJOY THE ACTUAL EVENT, SO I CHOSE NOT TO BRING MY PUPPY.
SO THAT CONCLUDES, UH, SOME OF MY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND, UM, I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM, COUNCIL LADY.
MAYOR PROAM, UM, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT AT THE INDEPENDENT DAY FESTIVAL.
THE FIREWORKS WERE OUTSTANDING THIS YEAR.
SO REALLY DO APPRECIATE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING ALL OF THAT TOGETHER, ALL OF THE EFFORTS THAT GO ON FROM STAFF.
I, TOO WAS AT THE C D A C MEETING, AND I WAS VERY, VERY PLEASED TO, UM, MEET SOME NEW PARTNERS AS WELL, UM, INCLUDING PALMER HOUSE.
AND AGAIN, TO HEAR FROM, UM, MILLS ON WHEELS, UH, VERY, VERY INTERESTING THINGS THAT THEY DO AND PROVIDE FOR OUR CITIZENS.
SO, LOOKING FORWARD, ABSOLUTELY TO THAT COMING BEFORE THE BODY SO THAT IT CAN, UH, BE TOTALLY APPROVED.
DID QUITE A BIT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS WITH A COUPLE OF HOAS.
I PERSONALLY WANNA CONGRATULATE BRADFORD VILLAGE, H O A.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR THEM, BUT THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN RECEIVING THE FUNDING THAT THEY NEEDED IN ORDER TO GET A NEW PERIMETER FENCE.
SO I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR THAT COMMUNITY AND IT'S LOOKING REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING WITH LEXINGTON SETTLEMENT ON TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE WALMART RE GRAND OPENING AT THE 9,900 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY SIX ON LAST WEEK WAS AMAZING.
I LIKE HOW, UM, WALMART HAS INCORPORATED, UM, CERTAIN MISSOURI CITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WITHIN THE STORE.
UM, SOME OF THE WRITINGS THAT THEY HAVE ACROSS THE WALL, THEY, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE MISSOURI CITY, AND I THINK THAT'S AMAZING.
AND THEY ALSO PRESENTED MISSOURI CITY WITH A $5,000, UH, CHECK
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AT LAST, UH, WEEK'S RE GRAND OPENING.EATS AND BEATS THE SUMMER CONCERTS.
I ENCOURAGE THE CITIZENS TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE.
UM, AS I UNDERSTAND THEY'VE BEEN GOING ON AND THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL FROM WHAT I CAN SEE ON JULY THE 28TH.
IT WILL BE R AND B AND SOUL NIGHT.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO GET OUT THERE TO THAT ONE.
UM, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE OUR NEW PARKS DIRECTOR HERE, CUZ I'M ALWAYS THE ONE ASKING FOR OUR NEW AMPHITHEATER.
SO, EATS AND BEATS LEADING INTO THAT NEW AMPHITHEATER.
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE COMMENT ABOUT THE SIENNA MUD, UH, TOO, THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
UM, WE HEAR YOU GUYS, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE DON'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE WE DO.
UM, AND WE'RE GONNA WORK THROUGH THIS.
WE WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OVER EVERYBODY THAT'S FUNDS AND EVERYBODY THAT'S CONCERNED WITH THIS.
UM, GREAT VIDEO, GREAT BUDGET VIDEO, GREAT CONTEXT.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT THROUGH THAT.
UH, ALSO THANK YOU STAFF FOR NOT ONLY TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION FOR MUD, BUT LAST WEEK'S PRESENTATION FOR MUD.
WE'RE STARTING TO INCLUDE A LOT MORE AND RESPOND.
AND TO SO BROWN MARSHALL'S POINT.
WE WANNA DO THIS RIGHT? WE WANNA BE PARTNERS.
THANK YOU SASHI, FOR PULLING ALL THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER FOR THAT CARTWRIGHT MEETING.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF ENGINEERS FELT AT HOME THERE.
UH, A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE THERE TO, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE PUBLIC MAY HAVE.
UM, GREAT JOB MAYOR PRO TEM TONIGHT FOR MOVING US ALONG.
AND LASTLY, A NEW BUSINESS OPENED UP, UH, TY HALAL BISTRO AT CARTWRIGHT AND DULLES.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO NEXT? YEAH.
WHY, WHY DON'T YOU PLEASE? YES.
UH, GREAT JOB, MAYOR PRO TIM, IT WAS AN HONOR TO SIT NEXT TO YOU WHILE YOU LED THE MEETING.
UM, I WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, GREAT JOB PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ON OUR, UH, INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
UH, THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL AND WE ALL ENJOYED OURSELVES.
SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND WE'RE LOOKING.
I MEAN, Y'ALL JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.
UM, SECOND, UH, HATS OFF TO NAMITA, UH, FROM OFF THE VINE BISTRO COUNCIL MEMBER MARLIS AND I HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND HER FIRST, UH, WINE TASTING.
AND IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GET OVER THERE, WHICH YOU SHOULD.
UH, SHE'S RELOCATED AND SHE'S GOT A GREAT CONCEPT.
UM, AND GOT DIFFERENT ROOMS. BUT WE ATTENDED.
AND, UH, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE SUPPORTING NAMITA, UM, AND, UH, THE WINE FLIGHTS.
AND SO IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA HAS HAD A GREAT IDEA, AS YOU ALWAYS DO, UM, THAT WE HAVE COMING FORWARD, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ROLLING OUT THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MADE UP OF MYSELF, SONYA BROWN MARSHALL, AND ANTHONY MARLIS.
AND SO COUNSEL, JUST BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND STAFF FOR WHAT'S COMING FORWARD TO YOU.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
UM, ANDRE, YOU JUST CONTINUE TO JUST RAISE THE BAR, YOU AND YOUR TEAM WITH THE, UH, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE VIDEOS.
UM, YOU'VE MADE ALL THE DIRECTORS, IF THEY'RE CAMERA SHOT, THEY, THEY CAN'T WORK HERE.
CUZ NOW
SO EACH ONE OF YOU HAD A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
I WAS SO, I WAS MOST CITY PROUD WATCHING THAT EACH ONE OF YOU.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE EFFORT THAT YOU PUT INTO THAT.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINAL BUDGET.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO, UM, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, E JOYCE, E JOYCE.
YOU SIT THERE SO QUIET AND IF I MAY,
UM, I, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF COUNSEL FOR ALL OF THE DILIGENCE THAT YOU PUT INTO EVERYTHING.
YOU HAVE TO GO OVER EVERYTHING WITH THE FINE TOOTH COMB.
AND SO I JUST WANNA PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY RECORDING.
MY NEXT SIR, COUNCIL MEMBER BON.
UH, REAL QUICKLY, UH, I ATTENDED THE 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL, HAD A GREAT TIME.
ALWAYS GOOD, UH, CUTTING THE RUG WITH COUNCILWOMAN KLAUSER.
UH, SHE ALWAYS IS GONNA MAKE SURE SHE'S CUPID SHUFFLING OR SOMETHING.
UH, BUT AT ANY RATE, GREAT JOB, UH, PARKS AND, UH, EVERYONE, UH, OH, I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED SPEAKING OF COMMUNICATIONS, ANDRE AND YOUR TEAM OUT THERE HANDING OUT THE CARS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CHECK OUT THEIR PHOTOS.
UH, ALSO, LIKE IT WAS STATED, THE C D A C MEETING AND THE TEXAS PARKWAY CARTWRIGHT COMMITTEE
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MEETING, UH, WERE HELD AND, UH, DEFINITELY, UH, GOT A LOT OF THINGS ACCOMPLISHED WITH BOTH OF THOSE.I GOT THE, UH, PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK TO SOME SUMMER INTERNS WHO ARE, UH, INTERNING AT SHERIFF ERIC FORT BEND COUNTY SHERIFF, UH, FAGAN'S, UM, OFFICE FOR THE, FOR THE SUMMER.
UH, THEY HAVE, UH, WHAT'S CALLED A LUNCH AND LEARN EVENT.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO GO AND SPEAK TO THEM, UH, ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
AND SO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REPEAT WHAT I, WHAT I ACTUALLY SAID, UH, AND REGURGITATED, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I THINK I DID A GOOD JOB.
UH, ALSO, UH, WAS ABLE TO, UH, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND, UH, AND MY, AND ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES, UM, AT THE WALMART RE GRAND OPENING.
I JUST THOROUGHLY LOVE THE GUY WHO RAPS.
I MEAN, I HOPE THEY PAYING HIM BECAUSE HE, HE DOES A GREAT JOB OF, OF PROMOTING, UH, WALMART.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME, UH, FOR THAT.
I HOPE, UH, Y'ALL AIN'T SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON STAFF WHILE Y'ALL WAS THERE.
ALL RIGHT,
UH, ALSO, UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU SHAHI AND PUBLIC WORKS, UH, FOR FINALLY GETTING THOSE POLES UP.
I SEE THE PROGRESSION AT LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY AND, UH, AND FORT BENTO WAY FOR THE STREETLIGHTS THAT ARE THERE.
I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING WE VOTED ON SOME TIME AGO, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THOSE, UH, THOSE POLES UP.
SO I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NEIGHBORS ARE, ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE AS WELL.
LASTLY, UM, I WAS SO FORTUNATE TO, TO, TO BE A PRESIDENT, CELEBRATE ONE OF OUR VERY OWN MISSOURI CITY RESIDENCE, UH, DISTRICT B RESIDENCE, BUT ALSO, UH, THE LADY WHO RECRUITED ME AND SAVED, HELPED SAVE MY LIFE, TO BE HONEST.
SO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, MISS SIDNEY JONES CELEBRATED HER 80TH BIRTHDAY, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY.
AND, UH, WELL, ACTUALLY IT WAS FRIDAY, BUT THE PARTY WAS SATURDAY.
AND, UH, SHE, UH, INTRODUCED ME, UH, OUTTA ALL OF HER STUDENTS THAT CAME, FLEW DOWN FROM ALL OVER THE, THE COUNTRY.
AND, AND SHE INTRODUCED ME, UH, AS, OF COURSE, I WAS A PROBLEM CHILD COMING THERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, I TURNED MY LIFE AROUND, THANKFULLY.
AND, UH, AND SHE WAS MOST PROUD OF THE FACT THAT, UH, SHE HELPED, YOU KNOW, UH, MOLD ME AS TO, I GUESS YOU KNOW, WHO I AM TODAY.
SO, UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
CAREFUL, TIM, CAN I GET 30 SECONDS? START THE CLOCK, 30 SECONDS.
WELL, I FAILED TO MENTION, UH, WE HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT IN OUR CITY, THE PASSPORT E UH, FAIR, THAT TOOK PLACE THIS PAST SATURDAY, HOSTED BY THE FORT BEND COUNTY, UH, DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, BEVERLY WALKER.
UH, WE HAD OUR VERY OWN, UH, UH, ANGEL JONES, THE CITY MANAGER.
SHE WAS THERE TO OVERSEE, BUT ALSO TO GET HER OWN PASSPORT.
UM, AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO STOP IN, SO I DEFINITELY WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, BEVERLY WALKER, OUR DISTRICT CLERK FOR FORT BEND COUNTY, FOR HOSTING THAT IN OUR CITY.
I THINK WE HAD OVER 140 APPOINTMENTS.
UM, YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS PACKED AND IT WAS WELL ORGANIZED.
IT WAS VERY SMOOTH, AND PEOPLE WERE SO HAPPY, UH, THAT WE HAD THAT.
SO I DEFINITELY WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF, UM, MAYOR ELCAT WHO HELPED TO PARTNER UP WITH HER.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THOSE 30 SECONDS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, BUT THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTON FOR THE EXTRA TIME.
I'LL ASK THE MAYOR TO, UH, SUBTRACT THAT FROM YOUR THREE MINUTES.
I HAVE A LOT TO SAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN, UH, FOR SAKE OF TIME, UH, I REALLY WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR CITY MANAGER, UH, AND ALL OF HER STAFF AND TO, UH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE, UH, YEOMAN'S JOB THAT THEY DID OF PULLING TOGETHER THE, UH, SIENNA MUD TO PRESENTATIONS.
UH, YOU KNOW, TH THIS IS A, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, AN ACTIVITY.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT.
SO, UH, AND AS SOME PEOPLE SAID, LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.
SO IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER, UH, TYPE OF, UH, OF ACTIVITY, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A TEMPLATE TO WORK FROM.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK NOW IT'S UP TO COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO, UH, TAKE ALL THE INFORMATION IN THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM STAFF AND FROM THE, UH, THE PUBLIC.
AND, UH, IT'S, UH, AND, AND MAKE OUR DECISION.
UH, IT'LL BE ONE THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKE SOME PEOPLE HAPPY MAYBE AND SOME NOT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE GET THE BIG BUCKS UP HERE.
OKAY? SO WITH THAT, I, UH, ADJOURN THE MEETING.