[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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TODAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023.
WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL OF QUORUM.
WE HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.
WE WILL HAVE OUR PLEDGE LED BY OUR ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, JONATHAN ULA.
I PLEDGE DILIGENCE TO APPLY FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS, MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS TO SPEAK? YES, MR. MAYOR.SER MASON, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME.
UH, I, UH, AM SO BLESSED TO BE HERE AND I CAME TO, UH, LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT A WONDERFUL PROGRAM IT IS THAT WE HAVE AS A SENIOR CITIZEN, UH, REPAIR PROGRAM.
AND I WAS ONE OF THE LADIES THAT WAS SELECTED AND I WAS SO BLESSED AND THANKFUL THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
AND, UH, I JUST KEEP ON PRAYING THAT THIS PROGRAM CONTINUE ON.
THEY HELP PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND MANY MORE TO MARISSA AND GRACE.
THE CONTRACTORS DID A WONDERFUL JOB, CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES, AND THAT WAS A BLESSING.
SO I THANK YOU ALL AND I PRAYED THAT THE PROGRAM COULD GET GOING.
I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, I THINK THAT HER SON, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER IN HOUSTON, DWIGHT BOY.
MS. KIMBLE, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
UM, I'M DOROTHY KIMBLE AND I'M VERY NERVOUS.
AND I, I'M GONNA HAVE TO READ WHAT I WROTE, BUT IT'S COMING FROM MY HEART AND IT'S, I'M WANNA GIVE MS. MARISSA MORGAN PRAISE FOR ALL OF THE WORK, HARD WORK SHE DONE.
I'VE LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY FOR 16 YEARS, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR MS. MARISSA MORGAN AND MISSOURI CITY FOR HELPING ME GET THE REPAIRS NEEDED AT MY HOME IS TRULY REASSURING TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE COMPASSIONATE AND CARING PEOPLE LIKE MRS. MORGAN WORKING TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT FOR H THE HOME IMPROVEMENTS IN MY HOME AND IN OTHER HOMES THAT WOULD HAVE LIKELY GONE UNDONE.
WITHOUT HELP, I SIMPLY COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MAKING MY HOME SAFE.
IT TRULY IS A GOOD FEELING KNOWING THAT THERE ARE CARING, CAPABLE PEOPLE LIKE MRS. MORGAN, STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MRS. MORGAN IS TRULY AN ASSET TO THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF HER EFFORTS AND COMMITMENTS.
I CANNOT FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE EXCEPT TO SAY THANK YOU, MRS. MORGAN
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE TODAY I'M FORMALLY ANNOUNCING I'M RUNNING FOR DISTRICT B
I MOVE YESTERDAY IN THE DISTRICT.
I THINK I CAN DO A BETTER JOB.
I JUST WANTED TO BREAK THE ICE.
LEMME APOLOGIZE FOR MY ATTIRE BEING IN YOUR CHAMBER.
I WAS ON YOUR GOLF COURSE TODAY, MARY.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSE.
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GUYS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AT THAT CLUBHOUSE.UH, SO I LEFT THE GOLF COURSE AND DECIDED TO COME AND HANG OUT WITH MY MOTHER.
UM, JUST WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.
UH, WELL, WHILE I SERVED ON HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL, WE USED, YOU KNOW, C D B G MONEY TO DO SOME OF THESE THINGS.
A LOT OF TIMES THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT REDIRECTED MONEY IN AREAS.
I THINK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN KIND OF TAKEN IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BUT YOU GUYS DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SENIORS, INCLUDING MY MOTHER, WHO WILL BENEFIT.
I STARTED A SENIOR MINOR HOME PROGRAM WHILE I SERVED ON CITY COUNCIL USING PRIVATE RESOURCES, AND WE WERE JUST FIXING HOUSES FROM $500 ON DOWN.
BUT I REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT BECAUSE OF THE WAY HOUSING.
I'M NOT CRITICIZING HOUSING, I'M SAYING THEY HAVE THE BIG PICTURE, UH, YOU KNOW, RE RECONSTRUCTING THE ENTIRE HOME.
BUT WHAT I WANNA DO IS TAP INTO THE SMALL PROJECTS.
THIS CREW THAT CAME AND HELPED MY MOTHER, LET ME TELL YOU, THEY, THEY GET IT.
AND THEY WERE ON TIME TO CONTRACTORS.
THEY DID WHAT THEY HAD TO DO, THEY CLEANED UP.
BUT IF YOU KNOW MY MOTHER, SHE GONNA MAKE CERTAIN YOU CLEAN UP BEHIND YOURSELF.
BUT THEY CLEANED UP AND THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL MAYOR.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH MONEY Y'ALL ALLOCATED TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF SENIORS LAND THAT NEED THAT MONEY AND IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THANK ALL OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PLEASE GET BEHIND ME WHEN I RUN FOR DISTRICT B
OH, ONE OTHER THING I DO WANNA SAY TO COUNCILMAN BONY, WHO IS MY MOTHER'S COUNCIL MEMBER.
EVERY TIME SHE NEEDS SOMETHING, SHE CALL HIM AND HE RESPONDS.
I MEAN, HE COME TO THE HOUSE, RESPONDENT AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH, JEFF.
IT MEANS A LOT WHEN SENIORS REALIZE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THEM.
MR. MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES, UM, THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
OKAY, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE ITEM EIGHT B EIGHT D A D BEFORE CONSENT.
CAN YOU PUT YOUR, YEAH, CAN YOU PUT YOUR MOTION? IS THERE, ARE THESE WORKING AGAIN? YEAH.
UH, THERE'S ITEMS IN THE, OKAY, SO WE'LL GO DO, SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES.
BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY? MM-HMM.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.
UH, SO THE BIRTHDAY CAN PRESENT.
[(d) Consideration and Possible Action - First and Final Reading - An ordin...]
TO, UH, SO THAT WAS TO SUSPEND THE RULES, RIGHT? THAT ITEM WAS ACTUALLY TO MOVE, UM, THE ITEM UP IN THE AGENDA.SO NEXT WILL BE ITEM EIGHT, D I.
ITEM EIGHT D IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE GENERAL BUDGET OR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2022, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
TRANSFERRING VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS AMONG ACCOUNTS, APPROPRIATING SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE TO VARIOUS FUND ACCOUNTS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH TRANSFERS MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
UH, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE BUDGET.
UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT INCLUDES SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS WERE REQUESTED IN THE F Y 2024 BUDGET PROCESS.
HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES IN THE CURRENT YEAR TO FUND THEM.
IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL FUND, WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE OF 1.9 MILLION, AND THAT'S BASED ON ACTUAL COLLECTIONS EXPENSE.
THE FIRST ITEM IN THE F Y 2023 BUDGET, WE INCLUDED FUNDING IN NON-DEPARTMENTAL FOR SALARY INCREASES.
THOSE SALARY INCREASES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
SO WE ARE NOW MOVING FUNDING FROM NON-DEPARTMENTAL OUT TO THE DEPARTMENTS.
THE NET IMPACT IS ZERO, SO I WILL NOT GO THROUGH EVERY ITEM, JUST LARGE TICKET ITEMS. THE NEXT ITEM, WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF 113,000 IN FLEET REPAIR
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TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR SEVERAL FIRE APPARATUSES, WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF 189,000 IN WEAR AND APPAREL, AND THAT'S FOR BUNKER GEAR REPLACEMENT AND BALLISTIC VESTS.FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF $50,000 IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND THAT'S FOR THE PURCHASE OF TINKER EQUIPMENT.
AN INCREASE OF 285,000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF PORTABLE RADIOS DUE TO THE END OF LIFECYCLE.
AN INCREASE OF 220,000 IN TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE FOR RENEWAL OF SOFTWARE THAT HELPS WITH TRAFFIC FLOW, ESPECIALLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF 375,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF VIDEO IMAGING.
VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM CAMERAS, WHICH DETECT VEHICLES AND ADJUST SIGNAL TIMING.
TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW, WE ARE REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN LAND IMPROVEMENT OF 156,250 FOR QUAIL GREEN WEST BASKETBALL COURT REPAIRS AN INCREASE IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF 90,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF A FLOAT OR TROLLEY.
AN INCREASE OF 45,000 FOR VETERINARIAN SERVICES.
IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE INCREASE OF 1.9 MILLION, EXPENDITURE INCREASE OF 1.9 MILLION WITH AN ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 31.2 MILLION.
OUR NEXT FUND WOULD BE SPECIAL REVENUE, WHICH IS THE COURT BUILDING SECURITY FUND.
WE ARE REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES OF $10,000, WHICH IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF COURT RELATED EQUIPMENT, BUT ALSO FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT.
NET IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE IS A REDUCTION OF 10,000.
OUR ESTIMATED BUDGETED ENDING FUND BALANCES 74,000.
THE GRANT FUND WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF $10,000 IN REVENUE AND $10,000 IN EXPENSE FOR THE WALMART GRANT AWARD.
THE ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS 281,000.
THE METRO FUND AN INCREASE OF 155,000 FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECT AT LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY, THE NET IMPACT IS INCREASING REVENUE OF 155,000.
AND WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES OF 155,000.
THE ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THE METRO FUND IS 258,000.
AND FINALLY, WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN REVENUE OF $170,000 FOR THE SOLID WASTE FUND.
WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES OF 170,000 IN ORDER TO PAY THE SEPTEMBER INVOICE.
OUR BUDGETED ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS 416,000.
THIS CONCLUDES THE BUDGET AMENDMENT PRESENTATION.
IS THERE A MOTION? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, SO LET'S, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
FIVE, WHICH IS CONSENT AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
SEEING NO ONE ALSO IN THE QUEUE.
[(1) Public Hearing - A public hearing on the approval and adoption of the ...]
ARE PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTION.SIX A SIX A ONE PUBLIC HEARING,
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UH, TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM SIX A ONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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A TWO.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR AS REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET, ADOPTING A PROJECTION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SPENDING BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028.
ADOPTING AMENDED PAY INCENTIVES FOR CERTAIN NON-EXEMPT AND EXEMPT PERSONNEL, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
UH, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT PRIOR TO THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COMMENT BY OUR CITY MANAGER, ANGEL JONES.
AS THIS IS MY FIRST BUDGET CYCLE WITH MISSOURI CITY, IT, AS IT COMES TO AN END, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF BITTERSWEET
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP REGARDING THE BUDGET STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOWING US TO CHANGE THE BUDGET PROCESS IN ITS TOTALITY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, ESPECIALLY THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR WORKING TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION AND LOOKING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND FINDING SOLUTIONS IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
THIS BUDGET CONTINUES TO BUILD ON OUR INVESTMENTS IN COMPENSATION.
IT ALSO BUILDS ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN ADDRESSING THOSE THINGS IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER.
AND WE'RE DOING SO IN A MANNER THAT HAS THE LEAST IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, OH, AND LET ME JUST MENTION THIS BUDGET.
THE TAX RATE IN THIS BUDGET IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE CURRENT ONE THAT WE HAVE.
SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE, OF COURSE, CONTINUING TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH OUR WAGES.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE BUILT INTO THIS BUDGET OF RETENTION PAY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE INCREASES TO OUR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES SUCH AS MOWING, UM, VEGETATE, UM, MOSQUITO SPRAYING AND TREE TRIMMING.
WE HAVE BUILT INTO THIS BUDGET ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE, UH, OVERTIME COSTS WE HAVE BUILT INTO THIS BUDGET, UH, AGAINST INCREASED, UM, FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR FACILITIES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, FOR PRIOR TO TURNING THIS OVER, UM, TO BERTHA, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A MAJOR APPRECIATION TO OUR FINANCE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BERTHA ALEXANDRA, BECAUSE SHE HAS LED THE CHARGE ON DEVELOPING THIS BUDGET, PUTTING TOGETHER THE DOCUMENT HOLDING ALL OF US ACCOUNTABLE.
SO WITHOUT HER, IT'S NO BUDGET.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WORK ON THE BUDGET, ALONG WITH MY BUDGET ANALYST.
WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD TO THE BUDGET ADOPTION FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW.
SO I JUST WANNA GIVE A BRIEF RECAP OF SOME OF THE STOPS THAT WE'VE MADE.
ON MAY 15TH, WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON SALES TAX AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FROM JOHN HNO.
ON JUNE 10TH, WE HAD OUR VERY FIRST CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP ON JULY 17TH, WE PRESENTED THE PROPOSED BUDGET VIA VIDEO, WHICH WAS THE FIRST.
WE HAD A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 21ST.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS FILED AND POSTED TO THE WEBSITE ON AUGUST 31ST.
TONIGHT WE'RE AT OUR FINAL DESTINATIONS.
THE BUDGET HEARING AND YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, SORRY,
OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS FOR THE BUDGET
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REMAINED CREATE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, MAINTAIN A FINANCIALLY SOUND CITY GOVERNMENT, GROW BUSINESS INVESTMENTS, DEVELOP A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM, AND HAVE HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT.THE BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR 435 FULL-TIME POSITIONS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF SIX.
WE'VE TRANSFERRED POSITIONS AMONG DEPARTMENTS TO BETTER ALIGN SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS FROM AN ALL SOURCES PERSPECTIVE.
REVENUE PLUS TRANSFER IN TOTAL 216.6 MILLION EXPENDITURES AND TRANSFER OUT TOTALS 214.7 MILLION, LEAVING A BUDGETED ENDING FUND BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 210.7 MILLION, WHICH IS NOT ALL CASH.
IT DOES INCLUDE RETAINED EARNINGS FOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDE UTILITIES IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND TRANSFER IN TOTAL 77 MILLION EXPENDITURES AND TRANSFER OUT TOTAL 82.8 MILLION REVENUE EXCEEDS EXPENDITURES BY 5.8 MILLION.
ACCORDING TO OUR FUND BALANCE POLICY.
WE ARE ABLE TO USE FUND BALANCE FOR ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES.
WE ANTICIPATE AN F Y 2024 ENDING FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND OF 34.4 MILLION FUND BALANCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
THE F Y 23 ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 40.3 MILLION.
OUR RECURRING BASED BUDGET IS 74.6 MILLION.
AND OF COURSE, IN OUR FUND BALANCE POLICY, WE INDICATE THAT WE WILL MAINTAIN A FUND BALANCE REQUIREMENT OF 20 TO 30% OF RECURRING EXPENDITURES.
OUR FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENT OF RECURRING EXPENDITURES IS 54%.
OUR ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE OVER THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE USED FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING THE NEW REPLACEMENT FUND.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 18 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS RECEIVED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT 21.2 MILLION.
WE WERE ABLE TO FUND APPROXIMATELY 14.1 MILLION, LEAVING UNFUNDED NEEDS OF 7 MILLION WITHIN THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE A APPROXIMATELY 2.1 MILLION IN SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR VARIOUS ITEMS, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS ON EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, PACKAGES AND HARDWARE.
THIS INFORMATION IS ATTACHED TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AND SO WE'RE ASKING COUNSEL TO APPROVE THESE AGREEMENTS.
THE NEXT THREE SLIDES INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENTS.
I WOULD NOT READ THEM, JUST SCROLL THROUGH THEM.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE PAY CHART IN THE BUDGET ORDINANCE, WHICH CLARIFIES PARTICULARLY BILINGUAL PAY FOR EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN POLICE OFFICERS, AND WHICH BILINGUAL PAY FOR POLICE OFFICERS WE'RE COVERED IN THE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION.
BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
WE GO IN THE ORDER THAT WAS RECEIVED.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, BROWN MARSHALL.
MS. BERTHA, I JUST HAD A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO SLIDE.
I THINK IT'S NINE IN THE PRESENTATION WITH REGARDS TO THE 54% IN FUND BALANCE.
IF OUR THRESHOLD IS TO BE 30%, AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY, THAT WE ARE 24% OVER? YES.
IS THERE EVER AN OPPORTUNITY OR A TIME THAT WE WOULD EVER GO DOWN TO THE 30% BY EX BY SPENDING THE ADDITIONAL 24%
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THAT WE'RE OVER? YES.WE'VE, UH, WE'VE USED SOME OF IT TO COVER ONE TIME ITEMS IN THE F Y 2024 BUDGET.
AND THEN WE'VE ALSO, UM, INDICATED IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS THAT OUR INTENTION IS TO BUILD A REPLACEMENT FUND.
SO THE AMOUNT OVER AND ABOVE AT 30% WILL BE USED FOR THAT, FOR THE REPLACEMENT.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, BERTHA, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
AND CONGRATULATIONS, CITY MANAGER ON YOUR FIRST BUDGET.
UM, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION, UM, ABOUT THE CCL FIX, UH, SERVICE AGREEMENT, THE 23.5 UH THOUSAND.
WHAT IS THAT FOR? BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING WE WERE GONNA BE PHASING INTO SOMETHING ELSE, INTO OUR 3 1 1 ON SLIDE NUMBER 14.
SO THAT'S GONNA COVER THE OVERFLOW TILL WE TRANSITION TO THE NEW SOLUTION.
SO THE MAINTENANCE STARTS, UM, SO THE MAINTENANCE TERMS IS FOR A YEAR, SO THAT'S WHY THE COST IS THERE.
BUT COMING INTO 25, YOU WON'T HAVE THAT ITEM IN THERE.
SO THIS IS JUST TO COVER THE REMAINDER BALANCE OF YES.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER ABNEY.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.
UM, I'VE, I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THIS BUDGET.
I THINK IT'S A, A SOLID BUDGET.
UH, AND TO KNOW THAT WE'RE COMING IN WITH A LESSER TAX RATE, UH, POTENTIALLY, UH, CONSIDERING THE VOTE IS, IS EXTREMELY ENCOURAGING.
UH, BERTHA AND IS ANGELA CORRECT? YES.
UH, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STANDS OUT TO ME THE MOST IS, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO SALARIES, HOW, UH, THE LOWEST PAID POSITIONS ARE NOW GOING TO GET NO LESS THAN $18 AN HOUR, WHICH IS, UH, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SEEN HERE IN THIS CITY, UH, YOU KNOW, EVER BEFORE.
SO, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDRESSING NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERY, YOU KNOW, JUST THE HIGHER END, UH, POSITIONS, BUT ALSO OUR, OUR LOWER END OR LOWER PAID, UH, POSITIONS AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
BUT, UH, I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT SHE ASKED ABOUT, UH, THE FUND BALANCE IS, UH, WAS A GOOD, GREAT QUESTION.
BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A TARGET NUMBER THAT WE'RE GOING TOWARDS? 'CAUSE I KNOW EVERY YEAR IT'S SEEMINGLY, UH, YOU KNOW, FLUCTUATED.
I THINK WITH LIKE 8 MILLION, 22 AND 5 MILLION, UH, WHAT WAS IT? UH, I'M SORRY.
SO IS THERE A TARGET NUMBER THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO? 'CAUSE WE'RE GOING LOWER AND LOWER AND DIPPING INTO THE FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS, I THINK IT'S THE PEOPLE'S MONEY, RIGHT? BUT I GUESS IS THERE A TARGET NUMBER THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, TO GET TO STAY AT? THE TARGET NUMBER WOULD BE THE 30% AS WHAT THE GOLD STATES.
UM, BUT GIVEN THAT THERE ARE SO MANY EBBS AND FLOWS IN TERMS OF VACANCIES OR SALES TAX INCREASES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO PUT IN A POLICY THAT STATES TO THE EXTENT THAT WE EXCEED THAT GOAL, THEN WE WOULD USE THAT CONSTRUCTIVELY TOWARDS THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOT ADDRESSED.
THOSE DEFICIENCIES THAT WE KNOW EXIST SPECIFICALLY IN OUR FACILITIES, THE BACKLOG THAT WE HAVE IN OUR STREET MAINTENANCE, IN OUR SIDEWALK REPAIRS, THAT WOULD ALLOW US THE FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THOSE A LOT FASTER.
PERSONALLY, I, I MEAN, I, I THINK THAT'S A, I MEAN THAT'S WHAT OUR, WHAT OUR EXPECTATION IS.
I'D LIKE FOR US TO AT LEAST TRY TO TARGET A 35%, UH, THRESHOLD OH.
UH, JUST SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE CUSHION MM-HMM.
UH, THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT ON IT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT US TO KEEP ERODING, ERODING THE FUND BALANCE UNTIL WE GET TO 30% AND AND WHATNOT.
SO I THINK IF WE COULD LOOK AT 35% AS A TARGET, UH, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ANGEL.
UM, I MADE SOME NOTES, BUT WHEN WE FIRST MET ON THE BUDGET 1 0 1, YOU TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE REDUNDANCY.
YOU LOOKED THROUGH THE REPORT, YOU FOCUSED ON SALARY INCREASES, HEALTH INSURANCE, RETENTION, SIX FTES, CIVIL SERVICE COMPENSATION, AND THAT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT IN THE TEAM AND THE PEOPLE.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU PUBLICLY.
I DO HAVE, UM, ECHO THE SAME COMMENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S HERE, BUT I DO WANTED TO ADD, MAKE ONE POINT, UH, NOTE AND, AND TO YOU AND THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP TEAM, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, AN EXTENSIVE THIS YEAR WAS DIFFERENT.
WE, I'M NOT, I KNOW I'VE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS, BUT I'VE NOT SEEN THIS.
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SO THIS WAS A, A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SIT DOWN ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE, WITH THE TEAM, AND THEN GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.BUT ADDING THOSE SIX POSITIONS, UH, THAT YOU CALL, UH, FOUR AND LOOKING INTO MOVING INTO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OR A DEPARTMENT GIVING ONE THAT WENT TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, WHICH I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY STRATEGIC MOVE.
UM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT OFTEN, BUT THAT WAS GOOD.
BUT ALSO REDUCING THE TAX RATE THAN WHAT WE'RE AT AND BE ABLE TO HAVE A FUND BALANCE OF, YOU KNOW, AT 54%.
UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE REQUIRED, UH, 20, BETWEEN 20 AND 30%.
AND I WOULD ALSO, AS SOMEONE HAD ASKED EARLIER, TALKED ABOUT THE, THE REST OF THE 24%, RIGHT.
UH, AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER BON'S POINT BEFORE WE GO ON A A SPENDING FREE, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT THOSE AND MAYBE PERHAPS HAVE A WORKSHOP MM-HMM.
I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE, UH, THAT'S COMING IN HERE.
BUT GREAT JOB ON THIS AND KUDOS TO, UH, TO YOU, TO ELENA, TO BERTHA, AND TO THE, UH, DIRECTORS AND THE LEADERS IN THIS ROOM, UH, FOR PUTTING A A A A, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A VERY THOROUGH BUDGET, UH, TO COME THROUGH.
AND I THINK GIVING US A ONE-ON-ONE OPPORTUNITY PROBABLY WAS THE BEST AND IS UNIQUE FOR ME.
UM, BUT, AND I KNOW THAT I DIDN'T GET TO ASK THE, ALL THE QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THEY WOULD JUMP ON IT, BUT NO, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS WELL SAID.
AND I THINK THAT OPENED UP, UH, A LOT MORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ADDRESS CONCERNS, WHETHER IT'S DISTRICT BASE OR A LARGE BASE.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MAYOR PROTO EMERY.
UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO, UH, GIVE KUDOS TO, UH, THE STAFF AND CITY MANAGER.
UH, BUT I ALSO LIKE TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE MESSAGE CAME THROUGH THAT WE'VE LOWERED THE TAX RATE, NOT BY MUCH, BUT WE LOWERED IT, WHICH MEANS THAT WE REALLY LOOKED HARD AT OUR EXPENDITURES SO THAT WE, UH, WERE ABLE TO USE THEM EFFECTIVELY.
SO I THINK THAT'S, UH, THAT'S, UH, TO ME IS A BIG POINT.
UH, THE OTHER THING IS, UH, AND IT'S JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION.
UH, IF WE GO TO A 35% FUND BALANCE, UH, WOULD WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE IS DON'T WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS 30 30, THERE'S, THERE IS A RESOLUTION.
AND YOU ALL WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THAT RESOLUTION TO ADOPT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNEW THAT, UH, THERE WAS, UH, AN ORDINANCE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO, UH, ADDRESS IF WE GO THAT WAY.
UH, RECOGNIZING CUSTOMER MORNING.
I JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT COUNCIL MEMBER, I WAS NOT SAYING CHANGE THE CHARTER TO IT.
I JUST, I MEAN, 54% IS WHERE WE ARE NOW, BUT IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT 30% IS THE CAP, THE CEILING.
BUT I'M SAYING THAT IF WE COULD TARGET, UH, 35% IN HOUSE AS TO HOW WE APPROACH THE FUND BALANCE VERSUS JUST STICKING WITH 30%, JUST BECAUSE WE CAN, UH, IT'S JUST A CONSIDERATION.
IT'S JUST, JUST MY, MY COMMENT ON THAT.
UH, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
MR. MAYOR, WE WILL NEED A ROLL CALL.
MEMBER SONYA BROWN MARSHALL? YES.
THE MOTION, UH, CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A ADOPTION RIGHT? FOR THE SECOND, THE RATIFICATION.
SO WE HAVE THE, UM, ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET THAT WILL REQUIRE RAISING MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN IN PREVIOUS YEAR.
UH, A SEPARATE RECORDED VOTE TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET.
SO, IS THERE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I DON'T SEE ANYONE.
IS THERE ANOTHER ROLL CALL? YES.
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YES.I WANNA CONFUSE MAYOR PRO TOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO THANK YOU, BERTHA.
[(3) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against adopting an ad val...]
WHEN ITEM SIX A THREE.IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST ADOPTING AN AN A TAX RATE, VALOREM TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, AND DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THERE THEREOF.
SO WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS INCIDENT? NO.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[(4) Consideration and Possible Action - First and Final Reading - An ordin...]
ITEM SIX A FOUR.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AVALOR TAXES FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, OR THE TAX YEAR 2023, AND FOR EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED, PROVIDING THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH TAXES SHALL BE DUE AND TIMELY PAID, AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT AVALOR TAXES IN LIEU OF RECOVERING ATTORNEY'S FEES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ELENA PORTERS.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SO ANNUALLY WE'RE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TRUTH AND TAXATION CALCULATION TO, UH, ADOPT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
UM, WITHIN THIS CALCULATION, WE HAVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.
UH, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS A LITTLE OVER 54 CENTS, WHILE THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE IS 0.5 7 0 8 2 5, WHICH IS THE PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT, UH, COUNSEL, UM, AUTHORIZED AS THE MAXIMUM AND IS THE, UH, PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT WAS USED TO DEVELOP THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET.
UM, 1 CENT OF, UH, THIS, UH, AT THIS PROPERTY TAX RATE IS EQUIVALENT TO $921,621.
UM, AND AT THE PROPOSED RATE, WHICH EXCEEDS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, A RECORD VOTE IS REQUIRED.
AND SO, AGAIN, THE RATE IS, UH, 0.5 7 0 8 2 5, WHICH HAS TWO COMPONENTS.
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COMPONENT, WHICH IS USED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS 0.4 4 1 2 8 0, AND THE DEBT SERVICE RATE, WHICH PAYS OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST, UH, WHICH IS 0.1 2 9 5 4 5.
UM, THESE RATES WILL GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $61 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE, OF WHICH 40.6 WILL BE IN THE GENERAL FUND.
8.4 WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE TSS FUNDS, AND THE REMAINING 11.9 WILL BE IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
APPROXIMATELY 59 MILLION IS GENERATED FROM EXISTING PROPERTIES WHILE ALMOST 2 MILLION WILL BE GENERATED FROM NEW PROPERTIES.
AND NOT ONLY IS THIS RATE, UH, LOWER THAN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, IT IS LOWER THAN THE 10 YEAR AVERAGE.
AND THIS JUST SHOWS, UM, THE HISTORY OF OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE.
AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION.
SO THIS ITEM, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IT'S GONNA REQUIRE THREE VOTES, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
SO ONE WOULD BE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, UH, COMPONENT FOR THE TAX RATE, THE OTHER ONE WILL BE DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT.
AND THEN THE THIRD ONE WILL BE ADOPTING THE ACTUAL TAX RATE? YES, SIR.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE FIRST WOULD BE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, THE RATE OF POINT, I MEAN 0.4 4 1 2 8 0 4, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE, UH, QUEUE.
WILL THIS BE A ROLL CALL? YES, SIR.
THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
SECOND IS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RATE OF 0.1 2 9 5 4 5 FOR THE DEBT COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF? SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE ROLL CALL.
THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
SO THE THIRD ITEM ON THIS IS, IS THERE A MOTION ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE, PROVIDING A TOTAL
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TAX RATE AT 0.5 7.00? WAIT, 0.5 7 0 8 2 5 PER A HUNDRED DOLLARS VALUATION AS PRESENTED BY CITY STAFF.IS THERE A MO IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH.
YOU GOT A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY? MM-HMM.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO ONE ELSE? SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
[(5) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a resolution adopt...]
SIX A FIVE IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES PERTAINING TO ANIMAL ANIMAL SERVICES AND PARKS AND RECREATION PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.WE'LL NOW CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM SIX A FIVE.
DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO, TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER FURTHER COMMENTS, UH, WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[(6) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution adopting a schedule o...]
ITEM SIX A SIX, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES PERTAINING TO THE USE OF THE MISSOURI CITY RECREATION TENNIS CENTER, THE MISSOURI CITY COMMUNITY CENTER, PARKS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS IN PROVIDING FOR REPEALS, WE HAVE A, UH, PRESENTATION BY ELENA ORTIS.UM, I'LL BEGIN WITH THE GENERAL INFORMATION THAT APPLIES TO, UH, BOTH SIX A SIX AND SIX A SEVEN.
UM, BEFORE WE GO INTO THE PARKS AND RECREATION FEE UPDATE, UH, G F O A, WHICH IS A GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION, ISSUES WHITE PAPERS ON, UH, BEST PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCES.
AND THEY DO HAVE ONE THAT DEALS WITH USER FEES AND CHARGES.
UM, THEY SUGGEST THAT THE CITY ADOPT FORMAL POLICIES REGARDING CHARGES AND FEES THAT WE CALCULATE THE FULL COST OF PROVIDING SERVICE, WHICH PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR THOSE FEES.
AND THEN THAT WE REVIEW AND UPDATE THESE CHARGES AND FEES PERIODICALLY WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL POLICY THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNSEL.
WE DO HAVE A MENTION OF OUR COST RECOVERY POLICY.
UM, AND BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE IS THREE DIFFERENT BUCKETS THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT FEES.
AND THIS IS BASED ON THE BENEFIT TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO COST RECOVERY AT A, AT A LEVEL OF ZERO TO 30% MEANS THAT THE, UM, SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY, WHEREAS 30 TO 65, IT'S A BALANCE BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY, WHERE 65 TO 100% MEANS THAT, UM, IT IS FOR THE, UH, INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY BENEFIT, UM, FOR THAT ITEM.
SO WITHIN OUR POLICY, WE ALSO HAVE THE PROVISION FOR ONGOING REVIEW WHERE WE CAN ADJUST FEES ANNUALLY ON OCTOBER 1ST.
UM, WE DO HAVE THE PROVISION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PERIODICALLY.
UM, AND IN THOSE YEARS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY, WE INCREASE THE FEES BY C P I.
AND WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR WAS THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY DONE IN 2019 AND WE ENGAGED, UM, WILL DAN TO COME BACK TO UPDATE THE, THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDED BEFORE.
AND SO THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH WAS AN UPDATE OF THE COST ALLOCATION PLAN.
THE COST ALLOCATION PLAN TAKES ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LIKE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND SPREADS THOSE COSTS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC DRIVERS.
UM, WE UPDATED THE HOURLY RATES AND TIME STUDIES.
UH, SO WE, WHENEVER WE'RE CALCULATING THE FEES, WE HAVE ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES JUST TO GENERATE HOW MUCH IT ACTUALLY COSTS.
AND WITH THE, UH, COST FROM THE COST ALLOCATION PLAN, THAT IS HOW WE DETERMINE THE FULLY BURDENED COST.
AND SO LOOKING AT THE COST RECOVERY LEVELS, WE REVIEW WHAT THE, UH, SUGGESTED FEES WILL BE.
WE ALSO LOOK AT THE MARKET, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, AND DEPARTMENTS REVIEW THOSE FEES.
AND THEN WE COME UP WITH THE FEE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WE HAVE.
UM, HERE TODAY, UH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF FEES THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK THAT AREN'T INCLUDED, UM, IN THE RESOLUTIONS TONIGHT.
AND THAT IS FOR THE RENTAL HOME.
AND FOR ALARM PERMITS, WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH, UH, THE ORDINANCES, UM, IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO TO GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME BECAUSE THERE WERE, UH, MANY FEES THAT WERE REVIEWED IN THIS PROCESS.
ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, THERE WAS A PACKET THAT WAS SENT TO COUNCIL THAT HAD, UM, INFORMATION FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING'S PRESENTATION THAT ALSO HAD THE CURRENT FEES, THE NEW FEES, UM, SUBSIDY LEVELS, UM, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND SO I'LL BEGIN WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.
AND THAT'S PARKS AND RECREATION.
THERE ARE 238 FEES REVIEWED FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.
THE SUGGESTED FEES BRING THE DEPARTMENT CLOSER TO, UH, FULL COST RECOVERY.
UH, THERE ARE 18 FEES THAT WILL INCREASE, ONE FEE WILL DECREASE.
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FEES THAT WILL REMAIN AS CURRENTLY SET.26 NEW FEES THAT ARE ADDED AND 13 FEES HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
AND ON THE NEXT SLIDES, I HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE FEES, BUT I WON'T GO OVER EVERY SINGLE, UH, SLIDE.
JUST THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
SO FOR THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER, UH, THE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP FEES AND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES DID NOT HAVE A DISCOUNT FOR VETERANS.
SO WE'RE AT A 10% DISCOUNT FOR VETERANS, FOR RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENTS.
FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER, WE DID NOT HAVE A NON-RESIDENT FEE SCHEDULE.
AND SO WE ARE ADDING NEW FEES FOR NON-RESIDENTS.
ALSO, UM, FOR THE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURT USAGE, THERE WAS A, A NON-RESIDENT FEE OF A DOLLAR 50, BUT NOW WE HAVE A $5 DAY PASS AND WE ARE INCREASING THE COST FOR MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING AND FIELD AND FACILITY PREPARATION.
THESE ARE ALSO INCREASES FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELD USAGE, UM, WHERE WE DID NOT HAVE NON-RESIDENT FEES.
WE HAVE, UH, NON-RESIDENT FEES FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELD RENTAL FOR LIGHTED AND, AND UNLIGHTED FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
PRIVATE USE FEES, UM, WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL BLOCK FOR RENTAL OF THE AUDITORIUM OF SIX HOURS.
UH, WE HAVE THE RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT FEES, UH, FOR THE PLAZA.
WE DID NOT HAVE A SCHEDULE OF FEES.
SO WE HAVE, UH, ADDED THOSE, UH, FEES FOR RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT.
AND THE SAME FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION? I SEE A MO, I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LES ON THE QUEUE WE HAVE, UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, THANK YOU ELENA, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, UM, ADDED FEE FOR THE PLAZA.
WHY ARE, ARE WE ADDING SERVICES TO THE, THE PLAZA? AND IS THAT THE REASON WHY WE'RE ADDING A FEE TO, FOR THEM TO USE THE OUTSIDE OF THE, PER THE PLAZA? 'CAUSE IT'S JUST THE OUTSIDE HAVE.
THIS TIME I'LL, UM, YOU GONNA, ARE WE ADDING TABLES AND SECURITY? LIKE WHY IS THERE A FEE FOR THIS NOW? GOOD EVENING.
UH, I WOULD HAPPILY ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT WEEKS AND DANIELLE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB
SHE'S ONE THAT HAS, UH, WORKED WITH OUR, OUR FOLKS.
AND SO I'M GONNA LET DANIELLE ANSWER THAT FOR US IF WE'RE ALL OKAY WITH THAT.
UM, SO THIS IS, UH, AN ITEM THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT, UM, REQUESTS FOR, UM, WHERE THEY ARE RENTING THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THE PLAZA EXCLUSIVE FOR THEIR GROUP.
HOWEVER, WITHOUT A FEE AFFILIATED WITH IT, UM, IT IS A PUBLIC SPACE.
UM, THERE'S NO WAY THAT THEY CAN RE UM, EVEN ASK PEOPLE TO LEAVE OR SAY THEY HAVE IT RESERVED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, SO THIS IS A COMMON REQUEST FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS WHERE THEY JUST WANT TO GO OUTSIDE AND HANG OUT WITH THEIR GROUP OR TO SET UP SOME OF THEIR OWN TABLES OUT THERE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OUTDOOR SPACE WITH THEIR INDOOR RENTAL.
SO WITH THAT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, WILL THE COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO STILL, IF THEY'RE NOT RENTING THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WOULD THEY STILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS AT NO COST FOR THE PLAZA? YES.
IT WOULD OPERATE THE SAME WAY AS OUR PARK PAVILIONS, WHERE AS LONG AS IT IS NOT RES RESERVED, UM, BY AN INDIVIDUAL, IT WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS THE VETERANS, UM, I SEE WHERE WE'RE, UM, ASSESSING A 10% DISCOUNT BEFORE THERE WAS NO FEES FOR OUR VETERANS.
UM, SO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
I'M NOT REALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS PARTICULAR ASSESSMENT TO OUR VETERANS.
A LOT OF THEM ARE SENIOR CITIZENS.
UM, SO I KIND OF GOT A DUAL QUESTION HERE.
WHY ARE WE NOW ASSESSING A COST TO OUR VETERANS TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR, UH, RECREATION AND TENNIS FACILITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS? UM, AND THEN MY SECOND PART OF MY QUESTION IS WHY DID WE GO UP ON, AND I KNOW THE, THE CONSULTANT, YOU KNOW, ASSESSED THIS, AND IT'S NOT ON SPECIFICALLY YOU GUYS, BUT ALSO THE SECOND PART OF MY QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE ASSESSING AN ADDITIONAL, UH, INCREASE? IS THERE AN INCREASE TO THE, TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS, THE 15? NO, THAT'S NOT AN INCREASE, BUT WHY ARE WE ASSESSING THE VETERANS? UM, SO PREVIOUSLY VETERANS ACTUALLY DID NOT GET A DISCOUNT.
UM, THEY WERE CHARGED THE SAME MEMBERSHIP RATE, UM, BASED ON THEIR AGE GROUP.
UM, SO THIS WOULD BE A NEW DISCOUNT.
UM, WE'VE, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK.
UM, MANY OF THEM SENIORS, UM, BUT A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE VETERANS.
UM, AND SO PART OF THIS ANALYSIS, WE LOOKED UP WHAT SOME OTHER AGENCIES DID AND HOW THEY ADDRESSED IT.
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MOST WERE DOING A 5%, FIVE TO 10% DISCOUNT.UM, WE DID GO WITH THE 10% DISCOUNT, UM, FOR VETERANS.
AND THAT WOULD BE TO WHICHEVER OF THE MEMBERSHIPS THEY, THEY QUALIFY FOR.
SO IF, IF THEY WANT TO DO A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, IT WOULD BE 10% OFF.
WHEREAS IF IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR, IT WOULD BE 10% OFF.
UM, SO INSTEAD OF A WHOLE SEPARATE SET OF FEES FOR VETERANS, IT'S JUST 10% OFF OF WHICHEVER MEMBERSHIP THEY ARE, ARE REQUESTING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
'CAUSE I, THAT PUTS ME AT EASE 'CAUSE I WAS READY TO PUSH NAY
NO, IT'S A, IT IS A DISCOUNT FOR THEM.
'CAUSE WHAT'S ON PAPER MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ALL THE INTERNAL DETAILS.
AND SO THAT REALLY HELPS, UM, ME AND HOW I'M GOING TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE FEES AND STUFF.
AND I THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, UM, ON THIS PARTICULAR ASSESSMENT OF THE FEES.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER, ER YES.
UM, I HAVE, UH, TWO QUESTIONS.
ONE, IS THERE A FEE, UH, A SPECIAL OR A DISCOUNTED RATE FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS? UM, SO THAT IS ADDRESSED THROUGH, UM, THE CITY HAS TWO POLICIES, UM, THAT ADDRESS THAT SEPARATELY FROM OUR FEE STRUCTURES.
UM, THE 2017 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION APPLICA POLICY AND APPLICATION.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A 2012 MEETING ROOM USE POLICY, UM, THAT I KNOW OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING.
UM, BOTH OF THOSE WHICH ADDRESS THE NEEDS BASED ON THE NONPROFIT STATUS OR COMMUNITY GROUP STATUS.
UM, SO THERE ARE TWO POLICIES IN EFFECT.
UM, CURRENTLY THOSE JUST ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, REDUCED RATE OR FREE USE OR IF QUALIFIED REDUCED RATE BA UH, AT, AT THE CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE.
UM, SO IT WOULD COME OFF OF WHATEVER THE FEE IS SET AS, UM, NOT ADDRESSED IN THE FEE STRUCTURE.
SO, SO IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO HAVE SEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, SPELLED OUT.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF EVENTS WOULD YOU SAY ARE OR ARE, UM, UM, FACILITIES ARE RENTED OUT TO NONPROFITS CURRENTLY? UM, IT'S PRETTY, IT'S ONLY THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER.
UM, AND THEN FOR MY DEPARTMENT, UM, I KNOW THAT THE, UH, QUAIL VALLEY CITY CENTER, UM, HAS SOME USAGE AS WELL, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH HOAS OR NONPROFITS.
UM, I COULDN'T SPEAK DIRECTLY ON, UM, BUT OUR, THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER DOES HAVE, UM, NONPROFIT GROUPS THAT UTILIZE IT.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNER GROUPS THAT APPLY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY EVENT PARTICIPATION TO UTILIZE THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL.
WERE ANY OF THE, WERE THE NONPROFIT FEES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN, WHEN ADJUSTING ANY OF THESE RATES? THEY WERE NOT, NO.
CAN, CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT SENT TO US AND DO YOU FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S NECESSARY? 'CAUSE I THINK I HEARD YOU MENTION 2012, DID YOU SAY 2012? YES.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST KEEP US UPDATED ON THAT.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO, TO ABSOLUTELY TO SEE THAT, BECAUSE I'M OFTEN ASKED BY NONPROFITS AND I DON'T HAVE THAT FEE SCHEDULE, BUT IT JUST WOULD BE NICE FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO KNOW ABSOLUTELY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND IF IT IS, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE, MAYBE WE CAN RIGHT.
UM, AND, AND JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, UM, IT'S NOT, NOT FINAL YET NOT APPROVED, UH, BY THE CITY MANAGER OR ANYTHING, BUT, UM, THE UPDATED VERSION THAT, UM, I HELPED WORK ON IT, IT ACTUALLY OPENS THE DOOR FOR MORE NONPROFITS OKAY.
AS OPPOSED TO A SELECT GROUP, WHICH WAS LISTED IN THE 2012 MEETING ROOM USE POLICY.
AND THEN MY SECOND, UM, QUESTION IS, WHEN WOULD THESE, IF, IF THIS IS APPROVED, WHEN WOULD THESE FEES GO INTO EFFECT? OCTOBER 1ST.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE SORT OF A PREPARATION? WHAT IS THE PREPARATION PLAN TO START WARMING UP PEOPLE TO THIS? BECAUSE I WOULD HATE FOR THEM OCTOBER 1ST AND THEN Y'ALL ARE SPENDING YOUR TIME, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.
SO IT WOULD BE ANY RESERVATION OR MEMBERSHIP FROM OCTOBER 1ST FORWARD, WE'RE NOT GOING BACK AND CHANGING ANY RENTAL RATES OR ANYTHING THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE.
UM, AND THEN IN PREPARATION, WHEN WE STARTED WORKING WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, UM, WE, IN OUR EXPLORER GUIDE THAT HAS EVERYTHING PRINTED.
WE STARTED, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO, PUTTING, YOU KNOW, RATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
WE PUT IT ON OUR FEES, UH, ON OUR RENTAL APPLICATION FORMS, UM, CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED, SUBJECT TO CHANGE KIND OF THING.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE.
UM, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE THAT THIS IS, THIS IS CHANGING.
SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT IF THIS IS APPROVED, THAT YOU ALL START PRINTING SOMETHING, MAYBE PUTTING SIGNS
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UP IN MAYBE A PACKET SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LOOK THROUGH TO SEE WHAT'S APPLICABLE.BECAUSE I KNOW IF I WAS USED TO A CERTAIN FEE, I WOULD HATE TO SHOW UP AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S A SH YOU KNOW, THE SHOCK OF IT.
AND, AND I WILL SAY THAT, UH, I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT, UH, ZANE MM-HMM.
AND THEN ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THOSE THAT ARE MEMBERS, UM, OF OUR FACILITIES THAT ALREADY HAVE, UM, WE HAVE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION, WE CAN SEND OUT EMAILS TO THEM DIRECTLY.
WE CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE USING OUR FACILITIES ON A DAILY BASIS.
SO THAT WAY WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
I HAVE ONE, ONE QUESTION, UM, ONE CLARIFICATION, ONE QUESTION.
SO THE CONTRACTS THAT YOU ALREADY ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE AFTER OCTOBER 1ST, THOSE FEES WILL STILL BE THE CURRENT FEES THAT WE HAVE? CORRECT.
UM, SO SINCE AT THE, WE HAVE RENTAL AGREEMENTS WITH THEM WHENEVER THEY MADE THE RESERVATION, THAT WA THOSE WERE THE FEES.
UM, SO WE WILL HONOR THOSE FEES.
UM, THEY WILL NOT, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR THE RENTALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'RE NOT GONNA COME BACK AND ADD EXTRA FEES TO THEM.
UM, WE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM AND WE'LL STICK WITH THAT.
AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS, AS IT RELATES TO HOAS, UH, THIS MAY BE APPLICABLE OR NOT, UM, DO THESE FEES APPLY TO OUR HOAS THAT WANT TO UTILIZE OUR FACILITIES, OUR CITY FACILITIES FOR THEIR H O A MEETINGS? NO, THE, UH, THE HOAS FALL UNDER THE 2012 MEETING ROOM USE POLICY FOR FREE USE, UM, FOR THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS, UM, FOR THE H O A BOARDS OR ORGANIZATIONS.
SO WHEN YOU ARE, IS THAT ONE OF THE POLICIES THAT'S UNDER REVIEW? YES.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE FOR THAT TO REMAIN THE SAME.
UM, IF YOU GUYS ARE CONSIDERING MAKING ANY CHANGES, UM, OUR HOAS ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT.
SO I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THAT FOR OUR H O A MEETINGS.
I, I JUST HAD A FOLLOW UP TO, TO THE COMMENT ABOUT REMAINING FREE.
UM, WHILE THAT DEFINITELY WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S COME TO LIGHT AS IT RELATES TO OUR MEETING ROOM POLICY IS STAFFING FOR THOSE EVENTS.
UM, UP UNTIL THIS POINT, UM, WE HAVE BEEN PROPPING DOORS OPEN AND ALLOWING, UM, HOAS TO, UM, CONDUCT THE MEETINGS, UM, FOOD EVENTS, WHATEVER.
AND WHAT WE FIND, FIND IS THAT THAT CREATES SAFETY ISSUES, UM, NOT ONLY FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING, BUT ALSO CITY STAFF THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHO'S COMING AND GOING, UM, OUTSIDE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT IS HOW DO WE, UH, PROVIDE, OR HOW DO WE PROVIDE THIS WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH CONDUCTING THESE MEETINGS.
SO WE, WHILE WE DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE THAT HOAS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD, UM, WE HAVE TO FIND THAT BALANCE BETWEEN HOW DO WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND THEN HOW DO WE ENSURE WE DO IT IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER.
SO, WE'LL, WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION.
WE HAVE A, A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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THANK YOU.A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION REGISTRATION, IMPOUNDMENT AND HANDLING OF ANIMALS BY THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
SO FOR ANIMAL SERVICES, 38 FEES WERE REVIEWED FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE SUGGESTED FEES ARE TO ENCOURAGE MORE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND TO DISCOURAGE OFFENSES OR NEGLECT OF ANIMALS.
UH, THERE'LL BE 21 FEES THAT WILL INCREASE, NINE FEES WILL DECREASE, EIGHT FEES REMAIN AS CURRENTLY SET AND THERE'S ONE NEW FEE ADDED.
AND SO WE HAVE TWO FONTS HERE.
GREEN IS, UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF FEE REDUCTIONS WHILE THE RED FONT INCREASE IS INCREASES TO EXISTING FEES.
AND SO FOR IMPOUNDMENT FEES, WE HAVE INCREASES FOR DOGS AND CATS, UM, ALSO FOR SMALL LIVESTOCK.
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THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FIFTH THERE ARE REDUCTIONS FOR SMALL LIVESTOCK.UM, ALSO FOR LARGE LIVESTOCK YOU'LL SEE REDUCTIONS.
UM, WHILE THERE'S AN INCREASE, A SLIGHT INCREASE ON THIRD AND FOURTH.
AND FOR WILD ANIMALS THERE ARE ALSO REDUCTIONS.
I'M MUST STATE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO LARGE LIVESTOCK, UM, WE DON'T GET MANY OF THEM.
I BELIEVE WE PROBABLY HAD TWO IN THE PAST YEAR.
SO AS FAR AS ANY CHANGES, IT'S MINUSCULE, UM, TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES THAT WE RECEIVE.
ALSO FOR WILD ANIMALS, AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING UP.
UM, AND THE DAILY BOARDING FEES, UM, SOME OF THEM ARE REMAINING THE SAME WHILE THE SMALL LIVESTOCK AND LARGE LIVESTOCK ARE INCREASING.
THE REGISTRATION FEES, WHICH ARE THE ANNUAL, UH, CITY REGISTRATION FEES ARE ALSO INCREASING.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS BASED ON, UH, THE INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED WITH THE OTHER PRESENTATION.
AS FAR AS THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES, THE ADOPTION FEES, MOST OF THEM ARE REMAINING THE SAME.
UH, THE CATS ARE INCREASING BY 50 CENTS.
UH, AND I'LL SAY THIS IS FOR THE EASE OF PAYMENT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU LENA.
WE'RE GOING TO, UM, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.
IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S IN THERE.
MEMBER MARLES IS THE SECOND YOU DID MEMBER MORE? I DON'T SEE IT HONOR.
ALRIGHT, SO MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
MORNING SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES, WE'LL GO.
WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE, SO WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SONIA BROWN MARSH.
DID WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY TYPE OF DISCOUNTS FOR VETERANS OR NO, NOT IN, NOT IN THE ANIMAL SERVICES SCHEDULE.
NOT IN THE ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MA'AM.
OR EVEN THE ELDERLY BY CHANCE.
WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION MAAM.
I I PLACED MYSELF ON THE QUEUE.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER.
I KNOW THAT, UM, WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH CITY OF STAFFORD MM-HMM.
SO HOW, HOW IS THIS CHANGES, UH, BEING IMPLEMENTED TO STATE OF STAFF? I MEAN CITY OF UH, STAFF OR DO, DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THESE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING OR, OR YEAH.
HAVE WE ALREADY PRESENTED TO THEM? UM, IT WOULD APPLY SEPARATE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT.
SO THESE REALLY WOULDN'T PERTAIN TO THEM.
THIS WOULDN'T REFLECT THEM? NO, WOULD NOT, MOST OF THIS IS JUST, UM, FROM, FOR MISSOURI CITY AND PEOPLE THAT ARE BRINGING, UM, ANIMALS IN, WE HAVE A WHOLE SEPARATE CONTRACT, UM, THAT WE HAVE WITH CITY OF OR PROPOSING WITH THE CITY OF STAFFORD.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LES SEEING NO ONE ELSE.
UH, MEMBER EMERY WAS IN THE QUEUE AND IT WAS OH YEAH, IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY, UM, TAKEN.
HOW DO WE DEFINE WILD ANIMALS? I MEAN, IS IT A DOG THAT'S STRAY AND IS, YOU KNOW, RUNNING LOOSE OR YOU KNOW, IS IT A RACCOON OR WHATEVER? NO.
UM, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THERE ARE CERTAIN ANIMALS THAT YOU CAN GET PERMITS AND LICENSES TO ACCOMMODATE.
THEY'RE STILL CLASSIFIED AS WILDLIFE, BUT IF YOU HAVE THE SPECIAL PERMITS AND OPERATIONS TO KEEP THEM, THEN YOU ARE ALLOWED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS TO KEEP THEM.
SO THAT IS WHAT THAT WOULD PERTAIN TO.
LIKE OCELOTS OR ONE FOR EXAMPLE.
AND IF I MAY ADD, WE DO HAVE A DEFINITION IN THE CITY'S CODE THAT PROVIDES FOR WILD ANIMALS AND THEY INCLUDE TIGERS, LIONS, COUGARS AND PANTHERS.
SO NO RACCOONS? NO RACCOONS ACTUALLY, YEAH.
COUNCIL MEMBER, BONY AND UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORE.
YOU KNOW, THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ARE AUTHORIZATION.SEVEN A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING OF TWO FIRE TRUCKS.
SO LATER IN THE AGENDA, RIGHT AFTER THIS ONE IS A, A REQUEST FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRETRUCKS, BUT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THAT APPROVAL.
UM, SO THIS LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS FOR TWO FIRE APPARATUS THAT'LL BE PURCHASED, UH, THROUGH
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H G A C FROM SITS MARTIN.UH, WE COMPLETED A FORMAL SOLICITATION FOR THE FINANCING AND WE RECEIVED FIVE PROPOSALS.
THERE WAS A COMMITTEE THAT EVALUATED THE PROPOSALS BASED ON EXPERTISE, UH, SERVICE APPROACH, AND THEIR FEE SCHEDULE.
THE SELECTED, UH, BANK IS JP MORGAN CHASE.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE FINANCED IS APPROXIMATELY 4.3 MILLION.
THE INTEREST RATE IS 4.279% FOR 10 YEARS.
THE ANNUAL PAYMENT WILL BE $536,000, BUT THE PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE BEGIN UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 2025.
UM, WE WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS IN ESCROW WHERE THE CITY WILL RECEIVE INTEREST ON THOSE FUNDS UNTIL IT'S PAID.
I BELIEVE THE TRUCKS HAVE A 30 TO 36 MONTH, UH, DELIVERY PERIOD.
UM, BUT THE CITY WILL HOLD TITLE AND AT THE END OF THE LEASE TERM, THE CITY WILL OWN THE, UH, APPARATUS FOR $1.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES.
WE DO HAVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE, SO WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL AS THE NEXT, UH, AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'LL BE VOTING ON AS WELL.
UH, IN THAT, UH, WE WERE IN OUR FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
AND, UH, IT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER RULE IS WHO KIND OF CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF US THINKING OF OUTSIDE THE BOX AND HOW WE COULD USE SOME OF OUR FUN BALANCE TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE CITY.
AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT, UH, WE PUT IT OUT TO ELENA AND SHE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND EVERYBODY CAME WITH THEIR WISHLIST, IF YOU WILL, BUT, UH, NOT KNOWING THAT THESE, UH, ITEMS WERE TRULY NEEDED BY, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO THEY CAME IN AND THEY, THEY LAID OUT WHAT THEY, THEIR NEEDS WERE.
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAD YOU ALL LOOK AT VARIOUS, UH, OPTIONS OF WHETHER TO PURCHASE IT DIRECTLY, AND I THINK YOU WERE IN AT THIS TIME, UH, CITY MANAGER.
BUT, UH, NONETHELESS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS.
I, I THINK THE LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR US TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
UH, AND, YOU KNOW, AS A PO IT ALLOWS US TO USE OUR OTHER MONIES, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, FOR OTHER THINGS, UH, SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE VOTED ON TODAY, UH, AND, UH, ALLOWS US TO KIND OF SPREAD THIS OUT OVER A 10 YEAR TERM.
SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AS WELL AS THE NEXT ITEM.
RECOGNIZING MAYOR PROM EMERY, UH, COUNCIL, UH, COUNCILMAN BONY, UH, QUESTION ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, SO, ALRIGHT.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN BROWN MARSHALL.
I, I WAS JUST, THIS IS JUST MORE SO OF A CURIOSITY, UH, QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF THESE APPARATUSES? I BELIEVE, RECALL? OKAY, WE'LL LET I ACTUALLY SPEAK TO THAT ONE.
SO WE RUN 'EM 12 YEARS FRONTLINE, FIVE YEARS RESERVE, AND THEN THEY GO TO AUCTION WITH, UH, FUNDS COMING BACK TO THE GENERAL FUNDS.
AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS, CONSIDERING WE WON'T TAKE DELIVERY FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS OF THIS THING, RIGHT? WHEN DOES THE, WHEN DOES THE CLOCK START IN THREE YEARS OR WHEN WE SIGN THIS FINANCE AGREEMENT IS, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE CLOCK ON THE LIFE, ON THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN WE RECEIVE THE VEHICLE? OH, WE PLACE 'EM IN SERVICE.
WELL, WE PLACE 'EM IN SERVICE SO THE, THE CLOCK DOESN'T START TILL WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE 'EM AND PUT 'EM IN SERVICE.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
SECOND BY CONST MEMBER MARLES.
UH, MAYOR, DO DO YOU MIND IF I JUST DO A ROLL CALL VOTE REAL QUICK? YES, PLEASE.
OH, MEMBER RILEY, CAN YOU PLEASE? HERS IS OKAY.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WHO VOTED FOR ME? YOU VOTED FOR ME.
NO, I MEAN, IS THAT WHAT WAS YES FOR ME? YES, SIR.
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ITEM SEVEN B, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT FIRE PUMPER APPARATUS, UH, FIRE AERIAL APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED, UH, MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT THROUGH SITS MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP L L C IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000,287 AND 589.[01:10:01]
AGAIN, UH, CAPTAIN TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE, UH, THE REPLACEMENT OF A FIRE PUMPER APPARATUS AND A FIRE AERIAL APPARATUS WITH TWO FIRE AERIAL APPARATUS.UM, THESE ARE TWO TRUCKS THAT ARE REACHING THEIR END OF SERVICE LIFE.
AND SO BETWEEN, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FLEET AND FIRE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE TWO TRUCKS, UH, THAT ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT.
UM, AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES A, UH, EXTENDED FIVE YEAR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS, UH, FOR, FOR THE TWO NEW TRUCKS.
UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBER BONY MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, THIS REQUEST ALSO WENT BEFORE THE FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE, UH, AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR, UH, LATE LAST YEAR.
UH, AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
SO MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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ITEM EIGHT ARE ORDINANCES EIGHT A, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS APPROVING THE FIFTH UPDATED AND RESTATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY ATLANTA.
UM, THIS IS THE ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE, UH, FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
IT INCLUDES THE ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR P TWO, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 3 72 AUTHORIZES THE CREATION OF PIS, UM, AND THEY'RE CREATED TO FUND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THOSE BENEFITED PROPERTIES.
UH, THOSE ASSESSMENTS ARE USED TO PAY THE DEBT AND THE PIT EXPIRES ONCE THE DEBT IS PAID OFF.
PIT TWO WAS CREATED IN 2001, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LAKESHORE HARBOR SUBDIVISION FOR STORM SEWER, WATERLINE, SANITARY SEWER PAVING AND PUBLIC LANDSCAPING.
AND THIS HERE IS A, UH, PICTURE OF LAKE SHORE HARBOR AND THE PIT, AGAIN, IT WAS CREATED IN 2001.
THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN PAID $10.9 MILLION WITH THE REMAINING BALANCE OF 112,434, WHICH WILL BE PAID IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.
UH, WE HAVE ISSUED $8.3 MILLION IN DEBT TO PAY OFF THE DEVELOPER.
OF COURSE, THESE, UM, THE ASSESSMENTS ARE USED TO PAY THE DEBT PAYMENTS AND THE ASSESSMENTS ARE EQUALLY PER LOT ANNUALLY WE'RE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE ASSESSMENT PLAN, UM, AND ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS.
AND SO THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THE PI TWO ASSESSMENT.
UM, PREVIOUSLY THERE WERE 621 UNITS.
NOW THERE ARE 615 UNITS FOR SECTIONS ONE THROUGH FIVE.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES IN THE ASSESSMENT, BUT FOR SECTION SIX, THE ASSESSMENT IS BEING ELIMINATED.
IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SET AT $781 AND 24 CENTS, BUT IN SPEAKING WITH THE DEVELOPER, THEY WERE REIMBURSED, UH, FROM FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 47 FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND SO WE WILL BE REFUNDING THOSE THAT PAID, UH, THEIR ASSESSMENTS IN SECTION SIX.
UH, THOSE ASSESSMENTS BEGAN IN, UH, 2017 AND 2018.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND $4,000 PER, UH, PROPERTY AND IT WILL BE, UH, REIMBURSED TO WHOEVER OWNED AND MADE THE PAYMENT JUST IN CASE THE HOME SWITCHED, UH, HANDS DURING THAT, UH, PERIOD OF TIME.
ALSO SECTION EIGHT, WHICH, UH, WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED.
AND WE, UM, HAVE PAID THE DEVELOPER MOST OF THE COSTS WHEN WE DID THE AGREED UPON PROCEDURES, UH, REPORT, WHICH IS THE AUDIT OF EXPENSES.
THOSE, UH, COSTS WERE LOWER THAN WHAT THE ASSESSMENTS WERE BASED ON.
THEY WERE BASED ON AN ESTIMATE OF ALMOST 1.5 MILLION WHEN THE COSTS WERE APPROXIMATELY 900,000, INCLUDING INTEREST.
AND SO BASED ON WHEN, UH, THOSE OWNERS TOOK POSSESSION OF THEIR HOMES, UH, THEIR, THEIR ASSESSMENTS ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAD TO RECALCULATE IT BASED ON HOW MUCH THEY PAID SO FAR AND HOW MUCH THEY WOULD OWE.
AND SO THEIR 28 UNITS WILL, THAT WILL HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF $2,018, WHICH IS A DECREASE FROM 28 84.
UH, THERE ARE EIGHT UNITS THAT WILL HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF 2124 AND TWO UNITS THAT WILL HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF 1911.
AS FAR AS THE UPDATES TO THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLANNED, UM, WE HAVE UPDATED THE SOURCES AND USES, WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES ACCOUNTING FOR THOSE, UH, CHANGES TO SECTION SIX AND SECTION EIGHT.
UH, WE HAVE UPDATED THE FIVE YEAR, UH, ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS AND THE BUDGET BY SECTION.
AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION FOR PI TWO.
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLIS.
AND WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER RAM BONY IN THE QUEUE.
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YES.UH, ELENA, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
UM, CAN YOU GO BACK TO, I THINK IT WAS THE LAST SLIDE.
SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE SLIDE, THE 621 TO 615 UNITS.
SO WE'RE TAKING SECTION ONE, SECTION 2, 3, 4, AND FIVE.
AND THEN THE LAST THREE SECTIONS EIGHT.
AND THAT COMES UP WITH TO 615 UNITS.
IT'S, IT SHOULD COME UP TO SIX 15.
DID YOU DO MATH? THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO, UH, TO CALCULATE HERE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS, I WAS CLEAR.
YOU MOVED AWAY FROM IT BEFORE I COULD, UH, HOLD ON.
91 PLUS 80 PLUS 28 PLUS EIGHT PLUS TWO.
YEAH, WE GOOD TO GO? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
YOU SURE IT WASN'T SIX 16? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE GOOD.
WE HAVE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MARLES.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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ITEM A B AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS APPROVING THE THIRD OF UPDATED AND RESTATING RESTATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.ALRIGHT, WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION BY LATER.
AND SO, UH, PI FOUR WAS CREATED IN 2005 AND THIS WAS FOR THE CREEK MONT SUBDIVISION.
AND IT INCLUDES STREET PAVING, WATER WASTEWATER, STORM SEWER FACILITIES, DETENTION FACILITIES, AND LANDSCAPING.
AND THIS IS THE MAP FOR CREEK MOUNT.
THE DEVELOPER WAS PAID $5.4 MILLION.
UM, AND THERE'S ALSO INTEREST THAT'S PAID TO THE DEVELOPER.
UM, WE ALSO ISSUE DEBT FOR PI FOUR IN THE AMOUNT OF 5.8 MILLION IN 2009 LATER.
WE REFUNDED IT IN 2016 AND THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS END IN 2038.
AND FOR THIS PI THE ASSESSMENT IS EQUALLY PER SQUARE FEET.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE ANNUAL UPDATE AND, UH, ESTABLISHES THE ASSESSMENT.
UH, THE ASSESSMENT ROLE DOES NOT CHANGE.
THERE ARE 299 UNITS AND THE ASSESSMENTS ARE BASED ON $2 AND 35 CENTS PER SQUARE FEET.
DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED A LITTLE TIME TO
I NOTICED THAT HE WAS ADDING, I'M WAITING.
UM, SO WHAT WAS AT, WHAT WAS UPDATED IN THE SERVICE PLAN WAS THE FIVE-YEAR ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS, THE ANNUAL BUDGET BY SESSION.
AND AGAIN, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR, UH, PID FOUR.
I DO WANNA THANK, UH, UNICAP, WHO IS OUR PIT ADMINISTRATOR, WHO HAS ASSISTED US WITH THIS UPDATE.
WE HAVE MARK FURMAN IN THE AUDIENCE, UM, WITH UNICAP.
I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES YOU SEE ABDI ENE WHO COMES, BUT MARK FURMAN ALSO ASSISTS US WITH OUR PI AND OUR TURS ADMINISTRATION.
AND THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY CONST MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
SECOND BY CONST MEMBER KLAUSER.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE MR. BROWN.
OH, THERE, IT'S, THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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ITEM EIGHT C, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY HERMAN RODRIGUEZ, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE MUCH AWAITED PATIO PROGRAM PROGRAM, PURPOSE AND GOALS ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND OTHER INDUSTRIES CREATED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY SUPPLY.
NEW OUTDOOR SPACES FOR COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS.
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY BY INCREASING CUSTOMER SEATING AREA FOR RESTAURANTS.
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE OUTDOOR SPACES DURING CHANGE OF SEASONS AND ENCOURAGE WALKING AND BIKING.
$400,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE PROGRAM THROUGH ARPA FUNDS.
THE CITY WILL REIMBURSE APPROVED PROJECTS FOR UP TO 75% OF PROJECT, UH, PROJECTS NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.
APPLICATIONS MUST CLEARLY OUTLINED PATIO IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED COST PROGRAM.
SIMILAR TO THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT STRUCTURE.
THE CITY WILL REIMBURSE ACCEPTED PROJECTS FIVE UP TO 75% OF THE COST ACCEPTED PROJECTS WERE RECEIVED.
WAIVE PERMITTING ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT ACCEPTED PROJECTS SHALL NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT, UH, ANY CURRENT OR OPEN CODE VIOLATIONS.
APPLICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL.
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APPROVED APPLICATIONS WILL HAVE NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENTS.APPLICANTS MUST RETAIN OWNERSHIP FOR TWO YEARS, OR THE AGREEMENT WILL TRANSFER TO A NEW OWNERSHIP IF SOLD WITHIN THAT TIMELINE.
ELIGIBILITY IS LOCATION WITHIN ALL CITY LIMITS.
THIS DIFFERS FROM THE OTHER PROGRAMS BECAUSE THIS IS ARPA FUNDS.
THE FUNDS ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE USED TO REIMBURSE APPLICANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PATIO PROGRAMS. PATIO IMPROVEMENTS, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CITY REGULATIONS, INCLUDING ZONE ZONING REGULATIONS, NEW CONSTRUCTION OF RESTAURANT PATIOS, REHABILITATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT PATIOS CONSTRUCTED AND IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO CALENDAR YEAR OF 2000.
AND THEN ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENT COST INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, BARRIERS, EXTERIOR SEATING, SEATING TENTS, CANOPIES, ELECTRICAL, LANDSCAPING, HEATING AND COOLING.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, UH, AGAIN, THAT THE PROPERTY BE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS PATIO PROGRAM MUST BE AD MUST ADHERE TO THE CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL TO DESIGN STANDARDS.
APPLICANTS WILL HAVE THE AMPLIFIED SOUND OF ANY KIND, UH, SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED ON A PATIO THAT IS LOCATED ON PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE LAND, UH, ZONE RESIDENTIAL USE.
WE HAVE A 200 FEET BUFFER ZONE THAT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE, IN THE, UH, ORDINANCE.
REIMBURSEMENT RE REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL PROJECTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY A THIRD PARTY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT WHO WILL VERIFY THE AMOUNT DUE PRIOR TO REIMBURSEMENT.
WE WILL GO TO, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY CONST MEMBER RAMONI AND SECOND BY CONST MEMBER REILLY.
UH, WE ARE RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN RAMON IN THE QUEUE.
UM, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
ONE OF 'EM, UH, THANK YOU FOR FINALLY GETTING THIS TO US.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HARD WITH LEGAL AND, UH,
BUT NONETHELESS, UH, MY, MY QUESTIONS IS RELATIVE TO THE THE YEAR 2000.
UH, IS THAT, UH, THE SAME AS OUR FACADE, THE PROGRAM? OR WHY, WHERE DID WE LAND? WHY DID WE LAND AT 2000 PRIOR? WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE REDEVELOPMENT.
'CAUSE I'VE BEEN PUSHING REDEVELOPMENT SO MUCH.
SO WE LANDED WITH 2000 'CAUSE IT WAS ALREADY IN THE OTHER PROGRAM AND IT WOULD MIMIC THAT.
AND, AND IT'S JUST A GOOD NOMINAL YEAR.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, RELATIVE TO THE NINE MONTHS FOR, UM, COMPLETION, THINGS HAPPEN, UH, CIRCUMSTANCES, I MEAN, AS WE KNOW, COSTS ESCALATED AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, DO WE THINK NINE MONTHS IS AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR IT TO BE APPROVED AFTER, OR EXCUSE ME, COMPLETED AFTER APPROVED BY COUNCIL? OR SHOULD WE MAKE THAT 12 MONTHS? I, I THINK THE REASON I, I DIDN'T EVEN, UH, ADHERE TO EVEN CHANGING THE NINE MONTHS IS BECAUSE THESE ARE ARPA FUNDS.
SO THEY HAVE TO BE ENCUMBERED BY THE END OF 2024.
AND SO IN DOING THAT, I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE TAIL END OF 2025.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF WE CAN ENCUMBER THEM BY 2024 AND START THE PRO, UH, PROGRAM THAT THEY CAN BE USED IN IN OTHER INSTANCES.
UM, AND IT IS A PATIO, SO IT'S NOT A FULL COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE.
I KNOW THINGS HAPPEN, BUT WE DIDN'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE, UH, MUDS.
UH, BUT THERE'S NOT LIKE A LOT OF, UH, UTILITY OR, OR THAT KIND OF STUFF INVOLVED.
SO, I MEAN, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO IT, BUT MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO STICK TO THE NINE MONTHS.
TWO, TWO, UH, OTHER QUESTIONS.
SO, BECAUSE THIS IS PRIOR TO 2000 THINGS BUILT PRIOR TO 2000, AS WE AGE AND THINGS GET OLDER, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES ON PAST THE ARPA DOLLARS.
AND IF SO, WE, WE WOULD NEED TO PROBABLY CONSIDER MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT TO FACILITIES OR, UH, PATIOS BUILT PRIOR TO WHATEVER THE DATE WE DE WE DETERMINED.
SO DO WE NEED TO ADD SOMETHING IN THERE TO SAY AT A CERTAIN YEAR OR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS FROM 2000 THAT AT THAT, I MEAN, I MAY START 2023.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE, WHAT WE WANT TO SAY, BUT I JUST THINK THAT IF WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM, WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOMETHING IN THERE.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE ADJUSTMENTS, EDITS, AND MODIFICATIONS AND NEEDS, UH, BEYOND, YOU KNOW, 2000.
I THINK ONCE WE START SEEING THE INS AND OUTS OF THE PROGRAM, AS WE, YOU KNOW, THOSE LEARNING PAINS, GROWING PAINS THROUGH IT, WHEN WE COME BACK AND DO A REVISION, MAYBE WE CAN DO A, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING OLDER THAN 20 YEARS VERSUS AN ACTUAL DROP DATE.
SO THAT WAY, LIKE YOU SAID, IT CARRIES OVER FOR THE FUTURE.
WELL, I KIND OF ASKED AND ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION, UH, IN MY LAST QUESTION IS, I HOPE THAT THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES PAST ARPA DOLLARS.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN I HEARD THAT
I, WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.
AND I HAVE HAVE TAKEN THAT AS ADVISEMENT.
UM, HERMAN, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
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IT, WHEN YOU SAY PATIO PROGRAM FOR OUR AUDIENCE, RIGHT? UM, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT DOLLARS.SO CAN YOU PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER? I KNOW YOU READ THE WHOLE THING MM-HMM.
SO WHAT ARPA REALLY PUSHES IS TO CREATE OUTDOOR FUNCTIONALITY.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THIS TIES IN WITH THE ARPA DOLLARS BECAUSE IT CREATES ONE, UH, IF A BUSINESS WERE TO PIVOT, IF WE HAD ANOTHER VIRUS HIT, THEY WOULD HAVE AN OUTDOOR SPACE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, FOR, FOR CUSTOMER USAGE.
AND WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT'S COMMITTED TO FOR MISSOURI CITY FOR THIS, UH, PROGRAM RIGHT NOW? WE'VE COMMITTED $400,000 FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SO IS IT BASED ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE OR IS THERE THEY GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND WE APPROVE THEM.
THEM IT'S, UH, FIRST APPROVED.
SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, BUT FIRST ONE THAT GETS THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND GETS APPROVED.
SO ONCE THE $400,000 RUNS OUT, THEN, THEN WHAT HAPPENS? THEN WE COME BACK TO YOU AND ASK YOU FOR MORE MONEY.
WHAT COMES BONNEY WAS TALKING AND, AND SPEARHEADED BY COUNCILMAN BONY.
SO WHEN WE, WHEN IF, IF THERE ARE APPLICATIONS OUT THERE THAT DO THESE, UM, PROGRAMS, I MEAN PATIO PROGRAMS, UM, HOW, HOW DOES THIS GET MANAGED THROUGH, I WOULD SAY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OR ANY OF THAT THROUGH BUILD OUTS IF SOMEONE IS GONNA PUT A BUILD OUT NEXT TO IT OR WHAT HAVE YOU? HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT OR YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW, I MEAN, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ONES IN FRONT OF IT THAT HAS A PATIO ALREADY, BUT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO ADD IT TO IT, LIKE, HAVE YOU, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS DURING THE CONTRACT PHASE IS MAKE A DETERMINATION ON, ON WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TO ADD LANGUAGE, UH, FOR THIS CONSIDERATION.
BUT FOR ME IT'S ONCE THEY GET TO CONTRACT PHASE.
BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE DELAYS THAT I HAVE ON MY END WITH THE OTHER APPLICATION PROCESSES IS GATHERING INFORMATION.
A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL APPLY AND THEN WE KEEP CALLING AND CALLING AND CALLING AND TRYING TO, AND SO I DON'T WANNA HOLD ANYBODY UP BECAUSE SOMEBODY'S NOT.
UH, SO THE, WHAT I'M GONNA CONVEY TO THEM IS FIRST COME THAT COMES AND GETS CONTRACT CONTRACTS APPROVED AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME TO HAVE A PRE DEVELOPMENTAL MEETING WITH PERMITS SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ANIMAL THAT WE'RE GONNA COVER, UH, GOING FORWARD.
AND WE KEEP THAT IN MIND WITH THE TIMELINE.
AND, AND JUST A, UH, FOR CITY MANAGER, JUST A COMMENT.
SO IT IS GOING THROUGH OUR ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO, RATHER THAN JUST PUTTING SOME, UH, TABLES AND SOME CHAIRS OUTSIDE IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A COVERED PATIO.
I YIELD BACK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WRIGHT.
THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU HERMAN FOR FINALLY GIVING THIS TO US.
UM, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND MYSELF, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS.
I WANNA SAY KUDOS TO OUR TEXAS PARKWAY, PARKWAY CORRIDOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHO ALSO WEIGHED IN AND WAS PUSHING THIS IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY.
AND SO A LOT OF HARD WORK AND INPUT HAS GONE INTO THIS PATIO PROGRAM.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD, UH, RESTAURANTS INQUIRING LIKE, WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GONNA DO IT? WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GONNA DO IT? AND SO IT'S GREAT THAT IT'S FINALLY BEFORE, UH, COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION IF WE'RE GONNA APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE, APPROVE
'CAUSE I THINK IT'S MUCH NEEDED.
AND BECAUSE WE, WE DO HAVE THESE DOLLARS, UM, IT'S GREAT THAT WE CAN USE THEM FOR THE ADVANTAGE OF OUR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO, IN THOSE BUSINESSES, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
IN THE EVENT WE DO HIT, UM, ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE COVID, UH, GOD WILLING, WE DON'T, BUT IN THE EVENT WE DO, OUR BUSINESSES CAN STILL STAY OPEN AND OUR RESTAURANTS CAN STILL FUNCTION AND OUR RESIDENTS CAN STILL HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GATHER SAFELY AND SOCIABLY.
AND NOT TO MENTION JUST HAVING SOME OUTDOOR, UH, BREATHABLE SPACE TO WHINE AND DINE.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HEART WORK AND COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND ALL THE TEXAS PARKWAY PARKWAY CORRIDOR, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
UM, IN THE EVENT, IF THE NINE MONTHS, UH, IS NOT LONG ENOUGH, THIS CAN COME BACK BEFORE COUNSEL IN THE EVENT AN APPLICATION AN APPLICANT, THEIR PROGRESS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION IS NOT GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN, THEY CAN COME BACK BEFORE A COUNCIL AND ASK FOR AN EXTENSION.
THAT WOULD BE IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE CONTRACT.
AND I WOULD MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THAT WOULD BE IN THERE JUST LIKE WE DO IN THE OTHER, UH, PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
UM, AND I THINK THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS EQUALLY AS EXCITED
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ABOUT THIS.'CAUSE I THINK WE WERE THE FIRST ONES TO
SO, UM, UM, SO THANK YOU, UH, HERMAN, AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
UM, MY QUESTION, I WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE QUEUE BECAUSE I WAS GONNA ASK WHEN THE, WHEN THE DEADLINE WAS FOR US TO, UH, HAVE COMPLETION OF THE ARPA FUNDS.
UM, CAN YOU TELL ME, IS IT DECEMBER, 2026 TO BE ENCUMBERED? YES.
SO DECEMBER, 2026 TO BE ENCUMBERED DECEMBER, 2024 TO BE SPENT COMPLETELY DECEMBER, 2026.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY APPLICATIONS THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, ANY APPLICATIONS THAT COME BEFORE US, THE TIMELINE, UM, PROVIDED THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE NINE MONTHS, BUT IF ANYBODY NEEDS AN EXTENSION, I JUST DON'T WANT US TO RUN INTO ANY SITUATIONS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THEY'RE OVER A MONTH OVER AND THEY HAVEN'T USED THEIR FUNDS.
SO JUST, JUST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, JUST CONSIDER ALL THOSE.
I THINK I MAY BE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THAT TIMELINE.
'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE MOST OF IT ENCUMBERED, UM, WAY EARLY.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, MY QUESTION MAY BE MORE SO FOR JENNIFER, I'M NOT REALLY SURE, BUT, UM, IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE REALLY WANTS TO HAVE A PATIO, UM, EXTENDED, BUT THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE THE PATIO SPACE, UM, WOULD WE POSSIBLY CONSIDER LETTING THEM USE PARKING SPACES TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? GOOD EVENING.
UM, SO YEAH, SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE SITE PLAN REVIEW.
UM, AND SO ADDING A PATIO TO A PRE-EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER, YOU KNOW, THEY STILL HAVE, UH, MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS, UH, FIRE LANE LOADING, UM, UNLOADING ALL OF THOSE KIND OF REQUIREMENTS.
UM, SO THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, EXCESSIVE PARKING, UH, TO BE ABLE TO REEVALUATE THAT FOR THE PATIO PURPOSES.
YEAH, I, UH, WHEN DOES THIS GO LIVE? UH, AND AND WILL IT BE MARKETED AND IF SO, HOW WILL IT BE PUSHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY? UH, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW, I THINK YOU MAY HAVE SAID IT EARLIER, THAT THIS IS A CITYWIDE, UH, PROGRAM THAT IS, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR AREA, BUT IT'S ALL OVER, UH, MISSOURI CITY.
SO ANY, ANY FACILITIES THAT NEEDS THE IMPROVEMENTS PRIOR TO THAT ARE EXISTING PRIOR TO 2000 WOULD COULD BE ELIGIBLE.
AND THOSE THAT ARE NEW, UH, WHEREVER THEY ARE IN THE CITY.
SO IT'S, I IMPORTANT THAT THEY KIND OF GET THOSE APPLICATIONS IN PRETTY SWIFTLY BECAUSE THAT 400,000 GO PRETTY QUICK.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LIST, UH, I THINK WE HAVE FIVE PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE, UH, LIST THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED.
THE INFORMATION, ONCE IT GOES LIVE, IT SHOULD GO LIVE AFTER THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS COMING UP AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE MARKETING ALREADY DONE, SO WE HAVE THE FLYER ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF AND WE'RE READY TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON OUR SOCIALS AND THEN GO AFTER, OF COURSE THE LIST OF FIVE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A LIST OF FIVE MORE THAT WE HAVE, WE FEEL WE WANT TO GO AFTER, BUT WE DIDN'T WANNA GO AFTER THEM TILL WE HAD IT IN PLACE.
UH, I SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN RAMONI, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TY.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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YOU.ITEM NUMBER AD WE ALREADY DID.
SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, UH, CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS.
UH, FOR THAT WE'LL START WITH A LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER, SONIA BROWN MARSHALL.
UM, IF YOU GUYS WILL RECALL AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAD QUITE A FEW MEMBERS HERE FROM LEXINGTON SQUARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
UM, LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE IT WAS, THEY DID SUCCESSFULLY ELECT A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UM, SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS COME FROM THAT COMMUNITY.
UM, MYSELF AND MARULA WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING AND, UM, ONE THING THAT THEY DID SAY THAT, UH, STAFF MEMBERS WERE IMMEDIATELY LOCATED WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT AFTER THAT NEXT MEETING.
THEY, THEY SAW THINGS HAPPENING UP PRETTY, PRETTY QUICKLY.
SO PRETTY GRATEFUL ABOUT THAT.
UM, I WANTED TO SAY, UH, AGAIN, WELCOME MR. WALTER GANTT.
I HAVE BEEN KEEPING YOU VERY BUSY, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, YOU GUYS ARE OFF TO A REALLY BIG START AND IT'S A GREAT START.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING AND RESPONDING TO MY MULTIPLE REQUESTS ON LAST WEEK.
AND I WANNA THANK CHIEF HARRIS AS WELL.
UM, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS.
I'VE ALSO ENJOYED WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND PREPARATION FOR
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THE STATE OF THE CITY, WHICH IS THIS COMING THURSDAY.IT'S BEEN A HUSTLE AND A BUSTLE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UM, FOR DOING THAT.
ISN'T IT? THIS THING? YES, THIS, THIS THURSDAY, UM, OLIVER'S GOURMET, THE RIBBON CUTTING WAS, WAS REALLY GOOD AS WELL.
AND LASTLY, I HAD THE HONOR TO STAND IN ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, UM, AND SERVE AS THE JUDGE AT THE GREAT GROWNUP SPELLING BEE.
WHO'D HEARD OF ANY OF THESE WORDS? I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
LYNN WAS AN AWESOME MC AND, UM, IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME HELD OUT THERE.
AND LASTLY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION TOO.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, LYNN KLAUSER.
UM, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ATTEND THE AD HOC BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE, UM, WE HAD A GREAT MEETING AND I, I THINK YOU ALL WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE SLATE THAT WE HAVE, UM, FOR YOU TO REVIEW FOR APPROVAL FOR OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
UM, I MC THE GROWNUP SPELLING BE HOSTED BY THE FORT BEND LITERACY COUNCIL.
UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB AND YOU KNOW, THE ORGANIZATION, UM, UH, RAISED OVER $40,000 FOR ADULT LITERACY.
AND, UM, SO I WANNA THANK ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER BONY FOR ATTENDING.
IT WAS, IT WAS LOADS OF FUN AND THEY HAVE A GOOD GROUP, SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND THAT NEXT YEAR.
UM, I ALSO WANNA COMMEND THE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM.
UH, ON SATURDAY THEY HELD THEIR FIRST, UH, ADAPTIVE YOGA FOR, UH, FAMILIES WITH AUTISM.
AND, UM, ALTHOUGH MY SON WASN'T HERE, MY DAUGHTER AND I WENT TO SUPPORT AND IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD, UH, SESSION.
UH, MS. DEBORAH, UM, UH, LED THE SESSION AND SHE, UM, WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING AND VERY INCLUSIVE TO THE FAMILIES THAT WERE THERE.
SO I'M HOPING THAT WE SEE MORE, UH, MORE OF THOSE IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN, UH, I ATTENDED THE WHEELER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, UH, GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS MORNING ALONGSIDE, UH, MAYOR ELLA KAT, WHO DELIVERED SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
AND SO WE JUST REPRESENTED THE CITY AND WELCOMED EVERYBODY.
UM, WHO WAS THERE ALONG WITH KELLY.
I'M SEEING A LOT OF KELLY
AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I AM GETTING SO MANY CALLS FROM SIENNA, FROM SIENNA RESIDENTS, WHETHER THEY'RE THERE IN MUD TWO OR NOT, AND THEY ARE ASKING, WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THESE SIGNS? ALL I KNOW IS ALL I SEE IS MISSOURI CITY POLICE EVERYWHERE.
AND SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE, UH, ACCEPTED THE CALL AND, AND HAVE INCREASED PRESENCE AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
UM, SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
RECOGNIZING CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MONICA RILEY, DISTRICT A THANK YOU AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN ZANE KLAUSER, LOOKING 25 STILL
UM, I WANNA DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE, UH, MR. VAL LEWIS, UM, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE, HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE, UH, START OF TIME.
HE'S THE, UH, FOUNDER AND C E O ORGANIZA ORGANIZATION FOR F TWO F MUSIC FOUNDATION.
HAS A LOT IN FORT BEND COUNTY, FORT BEND I S D SCHOOLS AND HELPS A LOT OF OUR CHILDREN.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU DO FOR MISSOURI CITY AS WELL.
UM, I TOO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO ATTEND THE, UH, OLIVER GOURMET RIBBON CUTTING.
UM, I'VE SEEN KELLY A LOT THIS WEEK AS WELL.
UM, TWO GOLF TOURNAMENTS AND LET IT BE KNOWN.
UM, IF Y'ALL PUT ME OUT THERE, YOU'RE GONNA BE EMBARRASSED.
UM, SO DON'T PUT ME ON YOUR TEAMS, BUT THE POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, UM, THEY HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, A GREAT TIME.
AND THEN I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ONE OF THE JUDGES ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER AT THE LINKS, UM, OR FORT BEND ORGANIZATION CHAPTER, UH, FOR THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT, UM, ON LAST WEEK.
I'M NOT SURE WHY PEOPLE GET UP BEFORE 12 NOON, BUT OKAY, IT SUITS SOMEBODY
UM, HAD TO GET UP AT 7:00 AM ANOTHER TIME TO, UH, REPRESENT AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL ROLLING PEER LAND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.
THEY ASKED SOME, UM, MISSOURI CITY OFFICIALS TO COME OUT BECAUSE SOME OF THE MEMBERS ARE FROM MISSOURI CITY.
AND SO I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, UM, HELPED MC IT ONE YEAR BEFORE MR. KEITH CALDWELL, YOUR, YOUR COUSIN.
AND SO IT WAS GREAT TO GO OUT THERE AND SUPPORT MY EAGLE ALUMNI.
UM, WANNA SAY, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LITERACY FOUNDATION, UM, THAT WAS ABLE TO RAISE QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AT THE GREAT BEE, THE GREAT GROWNUP, UH, SPELLING BEE.
WHO THUNK OF THIS WAS, AND I MEANT TO SAY THUNK.
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UM, COVENANT GLEN THAT WAS FOUNDED IN MISSOURI CITY IN DISTRICT A, UH, WE ARE NOT OUT THERE IN R SHARON.UH, THEY CELEBRATED THEIR 36TH, UH, ANNUAL CHURCH ANNIVERSARY WITH PASTOR DR.
UM, AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME OUT THERE.
THEY ALSO FOUNDED THE GLEN PARK, UH, SUBDIVISION RIGHT OVER HERE IN DISTRICT A AS WELL.
UM, UM, ATTENDING THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UM, I TOO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, THE NUM THE NAMES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE SUBMITTING BEFORE COUNCIL AS WELL AS, UH, THE TEXAS PARKWAY CARD CORRIDOR MEETING WAS GREAT.
THE QUELL GREEN WEST MEETING WAS GREAT.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, MR. GANTT, UM, I'M SORRY THAT YOU TOOK YOUR WHOLE DAY TOURING DISTRICT A BUT I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU TOOK UP THE CHARGE TO, TO RECTIFY ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
AND THEN, UM, UM, LASTLY, I WANNA SAY, UM, UH, MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS, PLEASE STILL BE WITH, UH, DR.
CHERYL STERLING AS SHE LAID HER FATHER, HER, EXCUSE ME, HER SON, HER ONLY CHILD TO REST.
UM, UM, ON LAST FRIDAY, UM, ON MY FATHER'S BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY 80TH, UH, DADDY, THANK YOU.
UH, RECOGNIZING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT B JEFFREY EL BON.
UM, WE, UH, I ATTENDED THE TEXAS PARKWAY CARTRIGHT, UH, DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, ALWAYS PRODUCTIVE, UH, A LOT OF GREAT OUTCOMES.
UH, THANK YOU HERMAN AND TEAM FOR, UH, HELPING US GET THROUGH THAT.
AND THANK YOU, UH, JASON AND WALTER FOR ATTENDING, UH, AND GIVING US UPDATES.
UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD.
SO, UH, UH, AS MENTIONED, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING TOOK PLACE.
UH, SLATE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION.
BUT ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON HOW WE CAN, UH, UPDATE THIS AND MODIFIED TO MAKE IT MORE ROBUST AND, AND, AND INTERACTIVE AND, AND EASY BEFORE.
SO THANK YOU CITY SECRETARY, UH, AS WELL AS OUR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, UH, FOR HELPING US GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
I, TOO ATTENDED THE OLIVER'S GOURMET RIBBON CUTTING, UH, WHO WAS GREAT MEETING.
UH, MARLIS COUNCIL MEMBER MAR IS, UH, TWO BROTHERS AND HER MOM, HIS MOM, UH, WHO WAS JUST UPPING AT
UH, ALSO ATTENDED THE GREAT GROWNUP SPELLING BEE.
UH, THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND FUN, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO SOME OF THOSE WORDS.
UH, I WAS SITTING AT THE TABLE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO SPELL SOME OF 'EM.
I WAS LIKE, I'M GLAD I'M NOT UP THERE.
UH, BUT NONETHELESS, I FELT LIKE I WAS TAKING A SS A T TEST ALL OVER AGAIN.
UH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE AMERICAN CH UH, CARIBBEAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXCELLENCE GALA.
UH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS, AS WELL AS, UH, HAZEL LUNDY, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS.
ALSO, KUDOS TO FORT BEND COUNTY ATTORNEY BRIDGET, UH, SMITH LAWSON ON HER OUTSTANDING KEYNOTE SPEECH AT THE EVENT.
UH, LASTLY, UH, WELL I DO, I ALSO WANT TO, AND I SPOKE TO DR.
CHERYL STERLING, OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE, UM, ON THE LOSS OF HER SON.
UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SHE DEFINITELY, UH, YOU KNOW, IS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS AS ANYONE WOULD ON THE LOSS OF HER SON.
BUT, UH, DEFINITELY KEEP HER IN, IN YOUR PRAYERS.
UH, ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK ALL OF MISSOURI CITY, UH, TO ALSO HELP THIS GRIEVING FAMILY.
I WAS ABLE TO STAND WITH, UH, THE FAMILY OF, UH, JULIAN CHAVEZ, AS WELL AS, UH, MAYOR ALLCAT AND, UH, STAFFORD MAYOR KEN MATTHEW, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, UH, CRIME STOPPERS AND OTHERS AS THEY LAUNCHED A NEW DIGITAL, UH, BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN TO HELP FIND TIPS IN THE MURDER OF JULIAN.
IF YOU REMEMBER BACK ON, UH, APRIL THE EIGHTH OF THIS YEAR, HE WAS MURDERED IN FRONT OF A STAR CINEMA GRILL, UH, WALKING, UH, HIS DATE TO THE CAR.
AND, UH, WAS, WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED.
BUT ANYWAY, FORT BEND COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS IS OFFERING A $10,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING UP TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE MURDERER.
UH, CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOORS, PROVIDING DONATED PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES ON DI DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY AND EASTERN HARRIS COUNTY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CASE, PLEASE CALL 7 1 3 2 2 2 8 4 7 7, UH, OR MORE FAMILIAR, UH, 7 1 3 2 2 2 TIPS.
AND PLEASE, LET'S KEEP THIS FAMILY AS WELL AS DR.
CHERYL STERLING IN OUR PRAYERS AND, UH, HOPE THAT THIS FAMILY GET, UH, JUSTICE FOR THEIR LOVED ONE.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT C ANTHONY MURS, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF DUPLICATES HERE, BUT I, UH, START OFF WITH SENATOR BRAND MARSHALL'S COMMENTS, UH, CONGRATS TO LEXINGTON SQUARE H O A FOR ELECTING A NEW BOARD.
IT WAS PRE COVID BEFORE THEY HAD AN ENTIRE BOARD.
UH, THEY STRUGGLED TO GET THE ELECTION OFF, BUT THEY GOT IT DONE.
THANK YOU, ANGEL, FOR SENDING REINFORCEMENT.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA STILL NEED HELP.
THERE WAS A VAN BROKEN INTO AND ALL THAT STUFF THE OTHER DAY, SO LET'S KEEP SUPPORTING THEM.
UH, CONGRATS TO OUR MUNICIPAL COURT TEAM.
THEY WON SECOND PLACE AT THE NATIONAL COURT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE.
SO I DON'T SEE ANYONE HERE FROM THERE, BUT PROPS ON THAT.
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AND THEN THANK YOU AGAIN, CITY MANAGER AND FINANCE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT BUDGET FOCUSED AROUND PEOPLE, OUR EMPLOYEES.UH, WE'RE INVESTING IN YOU AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO IN THE BUDGET STATE.
UH, RECOGNIZING DISTRICT D AND MAYOR PROTON, FLORIDA EMERY.
WELL, UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UH, COUNCIL LADY KLAUSER, NO ONE'S ASKING HOW MANY
UH, IT'S, UH, I'LL ECHO WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN MARULA SAID IT, UH, REALLY, UH, HONES IN ON PERSONNEL AND, UH, AND SERVICES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO SEE A SLIGHT IN DECREASE IN OUR TAX RATE, WHICH IS ALSO A PLUS.
UH, THE MISSOURI CITY POLICEMAN'S ASSOCIATION GOLF TOURNAMENT, UH, WAS HELD, UH, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
UH, THE, UH, ONLY QUESTION I HAVE TO, UH, THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF IS STILL THERE.
OKAY,
AND, UH, I KNOW THEY APPRECIATE, UH, YOU PROVIDING THE, UH, THE LADDER TRUCK SO THEY CAN, UH, CAN DO THAT.
UH, AND FINALLY, UM, UH, I WENT TO OLIVER'S, UH, FORMET, UM, RIBBON CUTTING ALSO, AND, UH, MET THE BETTER HALF A BETTER PART, RATHER OF THE FAMILY OF, UH,
AND, UH, HIS, UH, I MEAN, HIS, HIS MOTHER, UH, HAS GOTTA BE A SAINT.
SO SHE FOUGHT, SHE, AND SHE'S ACTIVE, AND I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO, UH, UH, TO, UH, UH, SHARE WORDS WITH HER.
SO IT WAS, UH, SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE, UH, UH, ALL I ENJOYED AND THANK YOU.
AND I'M HOPING THAT, UH, YOUR BROTHERS AND MOTHER ALSO YEAH, THE GREEK MAFIAA SHOWED UP.
SO WITH THAT, I'VE GOT 55 SECONDS THAT I'M GONNA GIVE BACK TO SOMEBODY.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO COURTS, UM, ON THE BUDGET PRESENTATION AGAIN AND THE BUDGET.
CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ANGEL JONES.
UH, ELENA PORT IS OUR, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER NOW, AND BERTHA IN THE ROOM, AND EVERYONE THAT TOUCHED, UH, THAT BUDGET.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE LEADERSHIP IN THE ROOM AS WELL.
IT IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THIS CITY.
I DID, UM, NOT GONNA GO INTO THE SAME THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SALTGRASS CHAPTER FOR, WITH, UH, CRYSTAL R OUR CITY SECRETARY.
AND THEN, UM, AND OUR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, WHO WAS ALSO THERE, GERALD, UH, THANK YOU.
THAT WAS A GREAT, UH, TO SEE ALMOST A HUNDRED PLUS PEOPLE IN THE, IN THE QUA VALLEY.
AND I, I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE 22ND, UM, EVENT THAT, UH, YEAR THAT THEY'RE CELEBRATING THIS, UM, FORT BEND CRIME STOPPERS CLEAR CHANNEL AND, AND OUR POLICE, UM, NOT JUST MISSOURI CITY, BUT ALL AROUND THE COUNTY, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
UM, AND, AND, AND THE REWARD THAT, UH, MAYOR, I MEAN, AND, UH, COUNCILMAN RAMONE TALKED ABOUT WAS FOR JULIAN CHAVEZ.
UM, AND IT'S A $10,000 RESPONSE.
SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, UH, PLEASE COME UP, COME FORWARD.
UM, AND THE OTHER LASTLY, OR ALMOST LASTLY IS CHERYL STERLING, UH, OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WHOM I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH, UM, HAD LOST OUR SON.
HER SON'S NAME IS GREGORY HALL WALTON.
UM, I ATTENDED THE FUNERAL, UH, MASS ON FRIDAY, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY IMO, UH, A VERY TOUCHING SERVICE.
WE'RE PRAYING FOR CHERYL STERLING AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
UM, LASTLY, THE STATE OF THE CITY WILL BE THIS THURSDAY, UM, UH, SEPTEMBER 21ST AT 6:30 PM AT THE COY VALLEY, UH, BLUE BONNET ROOM UPSTAIRS.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF STAFF THAT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND, UH, TO PUT THE VIDEO RECORDING, PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
UH, I HOPE YOU CAN COME OUT AND I, I'M TOLD THAT IT'LL BE RECORDED, SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT
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OUT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH IT TALKS HIGHLY ABOUT OUR CITY.UM, TALKS A LOT ABOUT OUR STAFF, WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE CAME FROM, AND OF COURSE, TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT AND WHERE THE FUTURE IS GONNA BE.
SO I WOULD HOPE EACH OF YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST COME OUT AND, AND TAKE PART IN THIS STATE OF THE CITY.
UH, IF NOT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH IT.
I WAS TOLD A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.
BUT NO, NO DOUBT TO ALL THE, UM, STAFF.
I MEAN, I CAN JUST START FROM ALMOST EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THIS ROOM THAT OUR STAFF LEVEL HAS BEEN WORKING, UM, HARD FOR THIS.
AND THIS IS NOT JUST THE MAYOR STATE OF THE CITY.
THIS IS OUR STATE OF THE CITY, WHICH INCLUDES ALL SEVEN OF US, WHICH INCLUDES OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES, IS A PRO, UH, LIKE A PROGRESSIVE CARD THAT YOU CAN GET TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING IN FORWARD.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
ITEM NUMBER 10, OUR CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
ITEM NUMBER 12 IS TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THE TIME IS 8:21 PM THIS IS ACTUALLY MY TRAUMA SAYING.