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READY? OKAY.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
TODAY IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 2023.WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:31 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL, AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNSEL.
AND NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.
WE HAVE OUR, OUR PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY WALTER GAN, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ITEM NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER FOUR A
[4. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS]
IS TO, IS A RECOGNITION OF LAKE COLUMBIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPORTING THE FREEDOM TREE PARK PROJECT.WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MAYOR PROTO AND COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT D FLOYD EMERY.
IS, UH, JONATHAN WINFIELD HERE, OR IS WHO'S REPRESENTING THE, UH, LAKE COLUMBIA, H O A BOARD? ANYONE? OKAY.
WELL, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT HERE, THEY WERE REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE, UH, EASEMENTS FOR, UH, PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, TRAIL FROM, UH, THE, UH, FREEDOM TREE PARK OVER TO, UH, THE COMMUNITY, UH, PARK.
AND, UH, THEY, UH, WERE ALSO HEAVILY INVOLVED, I THINK WHEN WE WERE, UH, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, ANY, UH, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THAT WENT ON, UH, AROUND THE FREEDOM TREE MET CERTAIN STANDARDS.
SO THEY, UH, WERE, UH, UH, I THINK, INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT.
AND SO, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WANT TO, UH, TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND WE'LL, ONE PLACE UNTIL WHEN WE'LL MAKE WE'RE OH, OKAY.
WE'RE NOT AS PRETTY AS THEY'RE, BUT MAN, I THOUGHT I BLEW THE SCRIPT.
WELL, AGAIN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, ALL OF THE COMMITMENT THAT, UH, THE, UH, LAKE OLYMPIA, UH, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION PUT TOWARDS, UH, MOVING THE FREEDOM TREE PARK, UH, FORWARD.
SO, UH, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, A PROJECT THAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN, UH, WORKING ON FOR A NUMBER OF, WELL, ACTUALLY YEARS.
SO, UH, IT'S COMING TO FRUITION.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, LET ME, UM, GIVE THIS, UH, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION, UH, PROBABLY PRESENTED TO LAKE OLYMPIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTION OF OUR FREEDOM TREE PARK PROJECT.
YOUR SIGNIFICANT ADDITION WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO CONNECT FREEDOM TREE PARK TO COMMUNITY PARK, WHICH WILL EXPAND THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS.
THIS ASSOCIATION IS IN CONSTANT REMINDER THAT TOGETHER WE EXCEL MAKING ALL OF US IN MISSOURI CITY PROUD.
AND, UH, IF YOU WILL ACCEPT THIS, DO YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY,
FOR THOSE OF YOU GUYS THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I'M THE NEW PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, DONNIE HAYES, HERE WITH MISSOURI CITY.
UM, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, UH, A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS BY, NOT ONLY BY MY DEPARTMENT, BUT MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS HERE IN THE CITY.
UM, AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH LAKE OLYMPIA, UM, WILL REALLY TRULY HELP US CONNECT OUR PARKS AND OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AND SO WE'RE TRULY THANKFUL FOR, UM, THE EFFORT THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS PROCESS.
JASON, JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL FOR PARTNERS.
UH, THIS PROJECT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR PARTNERS AT LAKE OLYMPIA AND OUR PARTNERS AT PHILLIPS 66.
UH, WE NEEDED A BOTH OF 'EM TO, TO WORK WITH US TO GET THIS, UH, THIS EASEMENT DONE SO THAT WE CAN BUILD THE TRAIL CONNECTING THE PARK.
I'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE GET THE, UH, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OVER TO, UH, THEIR PRESIDENT, JONATHAN WINFIELD.
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NEXT ITEM FOUR B IS A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION ONE SONYA BROWN MARSH.
IF I COULD GET THE ENTIRE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO JOIN ME.
ANY MEMBERS OF PLANNING AND ZONING? HELLO, HOW ARE YOU,
SO THIS MONTH IS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.
AND WITHOUT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE UP HERE BEFORE US, UM, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PLANNING GOING ON
SO WE ARE MOST GRACIOUS TO HAVE YOU GUYS BEFORE US, SO I WON'T BELABOR EVERYONE.
I'LL JUST READ THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING HELPS MANAGE CONSTANT CHANGE THAT AFFECTS ALL CITIES, TOWNS, COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, TOWNSHIPS, AND RURAL AREAS IN A WAY TO PROVIDE BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE.
AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE FULL BENEFITS OF PLANNING REQUIRES PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS WHO UNDERSTAND SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS TERRITORY.
AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER SONYA BROWN MARSHALL, ON BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR, ROBERT J ALLCAT AND OUR ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
I'M GONNA PRESENT THIS TO JENNIFER, AND YOU GUYS CAN SHARE IT AMONGST YOURSELVES.
AND I JUST WANNA EXPRESS A COMMITMENT MISSOURI CITY HAS HAD TO PLANNING OVER THE YEARS.
UH, THIS STARTED MANY, MANY, MANY DECADES AGO, AND IT CONTINUES.
UH, TODAY, UM, MISSOURI CITY HAS BEEN INTENTIONAL, UM, ABOUT THE TOOLS THAT IT USES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, UM, AND THAT IS OF BENEFIT TO OUR OVERALL COMMUNITY.
UM, SO WE THANK, UH, THIS RECOGNITION OF URBAN PLANNING, UM, PLANNERS AND ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED FIELDS ARE, UM, APPOINTED OFFICIALS, UH, WHO SERVED TIRE TIRELESSLY ARE FORMER APPOINTED OFFICIAL, NOW COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WHO SERVED, UH, TIRE TIRELESSLY.
SO THANK YOU ALL, AND, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
ITEM FOUR C IS TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE 4 20 23.
MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION, M Y C.
BEFORE YOU GUYS COME UP HERE, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT YEAR THIS PROGRAM STARTED? ANYBODY
Y'ALL KNOW WHO STARTED IT? MAYOR.
SO YOU GET DOUBLE TREAT TODAY.
YOU GET TO MEET THE PERSON WHO STARTED THIS.
BUT, UH, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, UM, THAT OBVIOUSLY THIS PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 1996, AND IT'S DONE REMARKABLY WELL LAST YEAR TO ALL OF YOU THAT WE HAD 68, 68 APPLICANTS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
BELIEVE WE, WE HAVE SELECTED ALL 79.
SO, IF ANY OF YOU, HOW MANY OF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND, HOW MANY OF YOU WERE HERE LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE? OKAY.
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE NEW? RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO IF YOU EVER GO BACK TO OUR,
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OUR CITY OF, UH, CITY'S WEBSITE AND WATCH THE VIDEO, UH, WE, THE STATE OF THE CITY WE JUST HAD, IT WAS OPENED.ALL THE, UH, VIDEO PRESENTATION WAS OPENED BY MEMBERS OF M Y C COMMITTEE.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COLLABORATING AND PARTNERING WITH US.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A ELECTION COMING UP, RIGHT.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE COLLEAGUES BEHIND ME WHO ARE CITY COUNCIL.
AND I KNOW THEY'LL BE THERE TO, UM, COME IN AND OUT FROM YOUR MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE, UH, SEMESTER THAT YOU HAVE.
AND ALSO TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR ELECTION PROCESS.
'CAUSE WE LOVE TO HEAR THOSE CAMPAIGN SPEECHES THAT Y'ALL HAVE.
SO CAN I GET Y'ALL TO COME UP HERE? COME ON UP.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN OATH FROM THERE.
Y'ALL JUST MAKE A BIG GIANT U THERE WE GO.
ANDRE, I NEED SOME HELP TO SIZE THEM UP.
WE NEED A BIGGER COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
I BET OUR MEETINGS AREN'T LIKE THIS.
I TRY TO KEEP IT SO YOU GUYS KNOW THE, YOU'RE TALL.
WE WANT PUT SOME PEOPLE HERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET YOU.
SO FEEL FREE TO SIT ON THE, GO AHEAD.
OH, YOU CAN'T MAKE, THANK YOU.
SO BEFORE WE DO THE THANK YOU, BEFORE WE DO THE OATH OF OFFICE, I DO WANNA, UH, RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO RAN THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR.
DANIELLE FINNEY, COME ON UP HERE.
AND WE, NOT ONLY HER, BUT WE HAVE A WHOLE TEAM.
AND, UH, WE HAVE OUR PARKS BOARD CHAIRMAN LAWRENCE TURNER, RIGHT THERE HE IS RIGHT THERE.
SO, TO ALL THE PARENTS, YOU CAN COME INTO THE MIDDLE AND TAKE PICTURES.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE STANDING BEHIND THAT GUY.
IF I CAN HAVE MY COLLEAGUES TO STAND UP.
SO YOU CAN BE IN PICTURES TOO, PLEASE.
I THINK WE SHOULD JUST COME TO THE, YEAH.
CAN Y'ALL MOVE TO THE MIDDLE? CAN YOU MOVE TO THE MIDDLE? MOVE TO THE MIDDLE.
WE'RE GONNA STAND ON THE, YOU DON'T MIND.
SO I WANT EVERYONE TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT ARM, RIGHT HAND.
AND YOU'RE GONNA REPEAT AFTER ME.
SO WHEN I SAY STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR INDIVIDUAL NAMES, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.
EVERYONE HAS A PAPER IN THEIR HAND.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
EXECUTE THE DUTIES TO THE OFFICE OF, TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION, MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, WAIT, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND PROTECT.
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HOLD UP, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT, DEFEND.CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
I'M GONNA ASK, UH, MY COLLEAGUES TO COME DOWN HERE TO THE EDGE SO WE CAN COME ON.
SO LAST YEAR'S OUTGOING PRESIDENT.
WHERE IS SHE? THERESA, WHERE IS SHE? WANNA SAY SOMETHING? SAY YOUR GROUP.
I WAS THE PRESIDENT LAST YEAR OF MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION.
THIS IS MY SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION.
SO I KEEP COMING BACK, WHICH OBVIOUSLY MEANS IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I SEE A LOT OF NEW FACES AND I HOPE YOU GUYS STICK WITH IT.
YOU GET TO MEET A LOT OF LEADERS AND YOU GET TO BUILD A LOT OF LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND ALSO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST LIKE YOU AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
SO I HOPE YOU HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND MAKE A LOT OF MEMORIES.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU FIRST CAMERA RIGHT HERE.
THIS WILL BE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
YOU'RE NEED TWO BUSES TO AUSTIN.
I THINK WHAT ALAN MAY HAVE HAD SEVEN.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH,
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENTS.MADAM CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR.
MR. MAYOR, UH, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO CALL LAWRENCE TURNER.
DON'T STORM AT THREE MINUTES YET.
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ASSISTANT MANAGER TONIGHT.SOMEONE, 'EM FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IF YOU CAN COME DOWN.
Y'ALL NEED TO WALK FAST, THEN.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE, WELL, FIRST OFF, MY NAME IS LANCE TURNER.
I JUST DON'T WANNA GET MYSELF IN TROUBLE.
UH, MY NAME IS LAR TURNER, UH, RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY FOR, UH, PLUS 30 YEARS.
AND, UH, THIS YEAR I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE THE CITY FOR APPROVING THE BUDGET.
I KNOW IT'S A LONG AND ARDUOUS TASK, UH, THAT YOU ALL GO THROUGH.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT YOU ALL A GIFT, MAYOR AND STAFF FOR ALL THE, THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DID, UH, IN PASSING THE BUDGET.
AND SO THERE'S JUST A LITTLE GIFT FOR, FOR YOU AND, AND ALL OF THE STAFF FOR THE, FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE.
YOU GOTTA OPEN IT'S THREE MINUTES IS ALMOST UP.
QUICK WE GO IN 3, 1, 2, AND THREE.
SO WE ARE DEFINITELY, WE ALL, AND WE RECOGNIZ.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SEE THE TOWER.
SO SER, AS YOU APPROACHED THE STATE, THE PODIUM, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I LIVE IN THE GLEN LAKES DIVISION OF, UH, QUA VALLEY.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL.
AS I INTERACTED WITH THE COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST WEEK, I, I FOUND MYSELF ASKING THE QUESTION, WHY IS LIFE HARDER FOR SOME PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY? AND I REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE ONGOING INITIATIVES BY THE MISSOURI CITY GOVERNMENT IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THAT INITIATIVE BECAUSE FOCUSING ON THE PEOPLE I, I THINK IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT IN THE UPCOMING SHORT TERM.
WHETHER IT'S THREE TO FIVE YEARS, AS EVERYONE KNOWS IN THE ROOM, THE TAXES AND OTHER FEES IN OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO INCREASE OR CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S WITH FORT BEND COUNTY, FORT BEND COUNTY, DRAINAGE, FORT BEND COUNTY LEVY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS, THE G R P FEES, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, THE REC CENTER, CITY TAXES, ERCOT, YOUR PERSONAL FLOOD INSURANCE OR BUSINESS FLOOD INSURANCE, OR YOUR HOME INSURANCE.
AND I, I FORESEE THAT THOSE TOPICS ARE GONNA HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON OUR CITY, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE ELECTIONS, FIRE AND POLICE RESPONSE TIME, THE NATURE OF CRIME IMPACT ON FOSTER CARES, WOMEN SHELTERS, MEALS ON WHEELS, ANIMAL SHELTERS.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW THAT I SEE BEING IMPACTED FOR, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
MOST RECENTLY, AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, THE INTEREST ON THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM WILL START, UM, ACCRUING, UH, THEY'RE NO LONGER
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A WAIVE.THEY'VE BEEN WAIVED SINCE MARCH OF 2020.
AT THE ONSET OF THE C OVID 19 PANDEMIC.
UH, THE RESUMPTION OF THE STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS IS LIKELY TO BE A HEAVY BURDEN FOR SOME FAMILIES.
SO AGAIN, I I ASK CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NOT JUST WITH THE BUSINESSES, BUT WITH THE PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY, THE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO EAT, SLEEP, AND LIVE HERE.
I REALIZE THAT THERE'S A VARIETY OF FACTORS THAT ALSO IMPACT COMMUNITIES BESIDES TAXES, WHETHER IT'S GENETICS, UM, PEOPLE JUST BEING ANGST ABOUT THINGS IN GENERAL, WHETHER IT'S AN ENVIRONMENT WITH PARENTS AND FAMILY.
SOME FAMILIES ARE MORE LOVING THAN OTHERS OR COME FROM A STABLE ENVIRONMENT.
SOME PEOPLE MAKE GOOD CHOICES OR BAD CHOICES.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THE LUCK OF THE, THE DRAW OR LUCK OF THE UNIVERSE.
AND IF YOU BELIEVE IN KARMA OR DIVINE PUNISHMENT, YOU CAN THROW THAT IN TOO.
BUT OVERALL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
OUR CONSENT AGENDA.YOU HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MELES, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a request by Harmo...]
PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTION.SEVEN A SEVEN A IS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR OR AGAINST A REQUEST BY HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ZONE IN APPROXIMATE 28.37 ACRES OF LAND TO SS U P SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE LOCATION OF A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY.
I WILL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM SEVEN A ONE, UH, CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR.
ANTHONY BOYT, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I'M WITH VO ASSOCIATES OUT OF PEARLAND 26 31 LAKE CREST DRIVE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY PREPARED REMARKS THIS EVENING, BUT JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY, UM, I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED SCHOOL, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS OR ISSUES WITH TRAFFIC THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
SPENCER RIVERS, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
HELLO, MY NAME IS SPENCER RIVERS WITH L J A ENGINEERING.
I'M HERE, UM, TO HELP WITH ALL, UH, LIKEWISE HELP WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT HAVE FOR, UM, CIVIL ENGINEERING.
QUESTIONS FOR THE, UM, HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PLANNED, BUT IF ANYONE, UM, HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UM, JACK DURAN, I BELIEVE PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I'M, UH, WITH L D D BLUE LINE ARCHITECTS, 3 3 3 CYPRESS RUN.
UH, I ALSO DON'T HAVE PREPARED, UH, COMMENTS, BUT I'M THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD FOR THIS PROJECT, SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE THAT, UH, COULD BE CLARIFIED, UH, FOR THE RECORD, UM, I'M HERE FOR THAT PURPOSE.
MS. MARSHALL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CREEK MONTHS.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY OVERWHELMINGLY, WE ARE NOT AGAINST THIS.
WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS THAT ARE, EVERYBODY'S SPOKEN.
WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE LOUD MAJORITY, AND WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE SOLID MAJORITY.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S, IT'S NOT A OVERWHELMING AGAINST, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE ADDRESS.
UM, AND THAT'S THE DRAINAGE STUDY.
UH, THERE ARE WHERE THIS, UH, WE NEED SOME DRAINAGE SUPPORT THERE.
THAT CREEK, THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS COME UP WELL BEFORE HARMONY, UH, WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY.
AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.
IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN PUSHED OFF.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A HARMONY PROBLEM, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FOR FLOODING.
UM, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, AND AS I LOOKED
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AT THE GROUND WHERE THE, UH, FACILITY WOULD BE FOR, UH, SPORTS, THE NOISE THAT WOULD GO RIGHT OVER AND THE LIGHTING THAT WOULD GO DIRECTLY INTO THE HOMES, UH, WE HAD THAT ADDRESS WITH THE STORE THAT WAS THERE.LIGHTING WENT DIRECTLY INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES.
THEY WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT AND, AND ADJUST THOSE SO THAT, THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD ADDRESS THE NOISE FROM THE GANGS OR JUST THE PRACTICES IN THE BANDS OR HOWEVER, WHATEVER THEY'RE GONNA HAVE.
UM, SO THOSE ARE REALLY ABOUT THE ONLY THINGS THAT I HAVE TO SAY PERSONALLY.
I'VE HAD, UH, I'M NOT AGAINST IT MYSELF.
I'VE HAD STUDENTS IN THE PRIVATE SCHOOL HERE IN THE WAY, IN THE BACK SCANNING NOTES AND AT BURKES AND AT SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS.
SO, AND I'VE BEEN ACTIVE AT ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS.
SO THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I WELCOME SEEING HARMONY BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
MR. BASSETT, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
STEVE BASSETT, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BEND, I S D, UM, LEXINGTON BOULEVARD.
UM, SO WE'RE, UM, WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, THIS CAMPUS BECAUSE OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS AND ALL, WHAT WE'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE DISTRICT.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ALREADY LOSING ABOUT $49 MILLION PER PER YEAR TO, TO CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WE LOSE.
THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER 12 AND A HALF MILLION PER YEAR.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE KNOW THAT WHENEVER, YOU KNOW, SPENDING IS DONE, UM, YOU KNOW, HARMONY DOESN'T SPEND ANY MONEY ON TRANSPORTATION.
PARENTS GOT TO GOTTA DRIVE THEIR KIDS.
UH, THEY SPEND 50% LESS ON SCHOOL SAFETY THAN WE DO ON A PER STUDENT BASIS.
LAST TIME I SAW NUMBERS, WE SPENT $103, $123 ON HEALTH SERVICES.
THEY SPEND $5 PER STUDENT ON HEALTH SERVICES.
AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE THINK OUR, OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING BETTER SERVICES OVERALL.
THEY'RE, UH, UH, THEIR STUDENT TEACHER RATIO.
UH, THEY HAVE MORE STUDENTS PER CLASS THAN, THAN WE DO.
ALSO, WE HAVE, UH, MORE CERTIFIED TEACHERS, UM, MORE TEACHER EXPERIENCE, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
OUR TURNOVER RATIO FOR THE, FOR THE TEACHERS IS, IS FAR LESS.
AND, UM, WE'RE JUST VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT THIS IS GONNA HAVE.
THERE'S SO MANY, THERE'S SO MANY CAMPUSES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS.
WE HAVE, UH, AT LEAST 10 CAMPUSES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED.
AND SO WE DO THINK IT WOULD BE VERY NEGATIVE FOR THE DISTRICT.
CITY SECRETARY, CAN YOU FOLLOW UP WITH MR. BASSETT AND GET A COPY OF THAT DATA THAT HE JUST SHARED WITH US? SURE.
UM, I'M A PARTNER OF AT HUNTER HUNT ANDREWS KIRTH.
I REPRESENT HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I DO ALL THEIR BOND WORK AND FINANCE WORK AND HAVE WORKED WITH THEM SINCE, SINCE I HAD HAIR, UH, 2001 SOMETIME BACK THEN.
THE, UM, REALLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
AND, UM, WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE AGENDA ITEM AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THERE WEREN'T ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HARMONY WAS AND WHAT A CHARTER SCHOOL IS.
UH, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
UH, THEY'RE FUNDED BY THE STATE.
THEY'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE STATE.
THEY, UM, THEY ARE, IF THEY'RE OVER-ENROLLED, THEY HAVE A LOTTERY FOR CHILDREN TO GET INTO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
AND THERE'S OFTENTIMES A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT THIS IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THIS IS NOT A VOUCHER PROGRAM.
THIS IS NOT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.
UM, AND I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS, UH, IN SOME WAYS IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE STATE SCHOOL.
UM, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION RUNS IT, BUT THE STATE CREATES THE CHARTER SCHOOL.
THE STATE ALLOWS 'EM TO OPERATE THE STATE.
UH, THEY'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE STATE, THEY'RE AUDITED BY THE STATE.
UM, AND, UH, I HEAR THE COMMENTS FROM, UH, FORT BEND, I S D I, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, UM, CHARTER SCHOOLS, UM, ESPECIALLY A CHARTER SCHOOL, LIKE HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IS VERY ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A CHOICE OF WHERE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO PAY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL.
AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY FAMILIES THAT WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
AND NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY MAY JUST WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
THERE ARE DAYS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO EAT MEXICAN FOOD AND DAYS THAT I WANT A HAMBURGER.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT QUITE THAT LIGHT OF DECISION.
BUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE WANT DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS WHO OTHERWISE CAN'T AFFORD THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND THEM TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL, TO PRIVATE SCHOOL, TR MOVE, YOU KNOW, PHYSICALLY
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MOVE, UH, UH, THEIR RESIDENTS TO A ZONE WHERE THEY CAN GET INTO A SCHOOL THAT THEY WANT TO, TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.AND I'M A BIG FAN OF IT, I THINK, UH, AND HARMONY IN PARTICULAR, HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB FOR THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS.
THEY'RE ROUTINELY ONE OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, AND HAVE A LIST OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOLS IN US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.
I WANNA THINK TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, AND I APOLOGIZE, NOT HAVING THE EXACT YEAR, THEY WERE THE NUMBER ONE HIGH SCHOOL IN TEXAS.
UM, THIS IS A REALLY REMARKABLE ORGANIZATION THAT DOES WONDERFUL THINGS FOR CHILDREN, AND IT'S GONNA BE A REAL ASSET TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
I WORK WITH LOTS OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CITIES.
I DON'T REPRESENT Y'ALL UNFORTUNATELY, BUT THEY, UH, THEN I COULDN'T SPEAK.
BUT THE, UM, A LOT OF CITIES LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, ONE OF THE TOP THINGS PEOPLE LOOK AT IN THE COMMUNITY ARE THEIR SCHOOLS AND, UM, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS.
HARMONY FOCUSES ON STEM EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND MATH.
THEY WERE ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN IT, DEVELOPED IT AND ARE ONE OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THAT AND ONE OF THE BEST AT THAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
UM, WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE MY REMARKS, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, I LIVE AT 4 6 1 4 SUNRISE DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY.
AND I AM A REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SO BEFORE THIS PROJECT CAME TO LIGHT, IT WAS, UH, UH, A FEASIBILITY PROJECT FOR MY DEPARTMENT.
SO DURING THAT PHASE, WE MET WITH THE CITY STAFF TO LEARN ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED TO FULFILL BEFORE WE EVEN, YOU KNOW, BRING THIS DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY.
AND WE HAD OUR TEAM ON THOSE MEETINGS.
THEY WORKED IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR PLANS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHATEVER THE CITY REQUIRES AND WHATEVER, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY REQUIRES AS WELL.
AND, UH, AFTER OUR P AND Z MEETING PLAN ZONING MEETING, WE HEARD SOME CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS.
UH, I MET WITH THEM PERSONALLY A COUPLE OF TIMES WHO PRESENTED OUR PLANS.
WE PRESENTED AND WE HAD ACTUALLY OUR, UH, FEASIBILITY TEAM, OUR CIVIL ENGINEERS, OUR DESIGN TEAM, OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND, AND, YOU KNOW, CLARITY TO EVERYBODY, TO THE COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, HARMONY COMES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS AN ASSET, NOT AS A NUISANCE.
SO, UH, THAT WAS THE, THE MAIN GOAL.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDED ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS AND ON, ON ALL OF OUR, YOU KNOW, UH, STUDIES THAT THE REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVED WERE SHARED WITH, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, THE HOMEOWNERS COMMUNITY, UH, ASSOCIATION.
UM, ANOTHER THING, YOU KNOW, I WOULD NOT SPEAK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HARMONY FOR 10 YEARS NOW, BUT WE HAVE STUDENTS, WE HAVE ALUMNI THAT CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK ABOUT SAFETY OF THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT ENVIRONMENT.
BUT AS A, AS A RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR MY KID, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY FUTURE KIDS STILL YOUNG.
SO, UM, AND I'M HERE ALSO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT HOW WE CONDUCT OUR FEASIBILITY.
UH, ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU WANT US TO ADDRESS, I'LL, YOU KNOW, PUT MY NAME NEXT TO THE REST OF THE TEAM THAT'S HERE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
AND BY THE WAY, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS THAT PROBABLY SHOWED UP A LITTLE BIT LATE AND THEY DIDN'T, WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN IN THEIR, THEIR SHEET.
SO WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO SPEAK AND TURN IT, TURN IT IN? UH, NO, SIR.
MR. DOMAN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I REPRESENT HARMO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I USED TO DO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR OUR ALUMNI.
WE DO HAVE ONE OF THE BEST STEM EDUCATION IN THE NATIONWIDE, NOT ONLY IN TEXAS, BUT ALSO IN THE NATIONWIDE.
OUR COUNSELOR RATIO TO STUDENT ONE TO 151 IN THE NATIONWIDE IS 450 STUDENTS TO ONE, ONE COUNSELOR.
SO OUR INDIVIDUAL, OUR COUNSELORS, THEY'RE ABLE TO WRITE INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATION LETTERS TO EACH HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.
THEY CAN GO TO UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TO HOUSTON, TEXAS, RICE UNIVERSITY.
AND ALSO WE STARTED THE ALUMNI COACHING PROGRAM FOR OUR ALUMNI.
WE HAVE 17,000 ALUMNI AS OF NOW.
AND BY YEAR 2027, WE ARE GONNA HAVE 27,000 ALUMNI.
AND THEY'RE ALL PURSUING, YOU KNOW, DEGREES IN THE COLLEGES.
AND WE HIRED OUR EXPERIENCED ALUMNI IN THE COLLEGES FROM JUNIORS AND SENIOR LEVELS, AND THEY ARE HELPING OUR FRESHMEN IN COLLEGES.
SO EVERY SINGLE PARENT AFTER HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY CAN GET THE ALUMNI COACH FOR FREE.
AND THOSE ARE OUR OWN PRODUCT.
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WENT TO HARMONY SCHOOLS.THEY'RE AT THE JUNIOR LEVEL, THEY'RE AT THE SENIOR LEVEL, AND THEY'RE HELPING COLLEGE FRESHMEN IN COLLEGES.
AND WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM IN 15 TEXAS UNIVERSITIES.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
OUR PARENTS AND OUR ALUMNI, THEY'VE BEEN REALLY, UH, APPRECIATING THIS AND THEY CAN PROVIDE COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS HARMONY PERSPECTIVE.
SO, SO FAR IT HAS BEEN VERY, VERY POSITIVE.
MR. DUTCHMAN, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? 1 7 3 0 6 BARON WAY, RICHMOND.
DOCTOR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
MY NAME IS SHIRLEY ROSE GILLIAM.
I, UH, RESIDE AT 30 11 MONTE BRIAR DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 7 7 4 5 9 HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HOUSTON WEST IS SEEKING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY THAT WILL SERVE GRADES EIGHT THROUGH 12.
THIS REQUEST IS OPPOSED BY FORT BEND, I S D.
I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE, UH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE PROPOSED HARMONY SITE IS LOCATED OFF HIGHWAY SIX IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE DISTRICT, NEAR CREEK MONT SUBDIVISION.
THE SITE IS WITHIN FIVE MILE RADIUS OF 10 EXISTING FORT BEND, I S D, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
AND DRIVE TIMES FROM THE HARMONY SITE TO THESE CAMPUSES RANGE FROM FOUR TO 14 MINUTES.
CHARTER SCHOOLS DO NOT NOTIFY A DISTRICT WHEN THEY WHERE AND WHEN THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL, NOR DO THEY HAVE TO HOLD BOND ELECTIONS FOR TAXPAYERS TO DECIDE WHETHER NEW CAMPUSES SHOULD BE BUILT.
FORT BEND, I S D TAXPAYERS VOTED AND APPROVED $182.2 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH OPENED IN AUGUST AND IS CURRENTLY BUILDING MIDDLE SCHOOL 16 WITH CONSTRUCTION COST OF $82 MILLION.
BUILDING ANOTHER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS IN THE AREA WILL LEAD TO TAXPAYER INEFFICIENCIES, DISRUPT THE DISTRICT'S YEARS OF PLANNING AND DUPLICATE SERVICES ALREADY FUNDED BY FORT BEND, I S D TAXPAYERS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT TAX, TO PROTECT TAXPAYER INVESTMENTS AND ENSURE THAT RESOURCES ARE NOT WASTED ON DUPLICATE SERVICES BY OPPOSING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUESTED BY HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY.
I KNOW THIS IS A LOT THIS EVENING, BUT WHAT I'M ASKING IS, CAN WE WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING TO DECIDE THIS, THIS DESERVES MORE TIME FOR CONSIDERATION.
VICKI AND I LIVE AT 2 3 1 1 CREEK MEADOW DRIVE, ZIP CODE 7 7 4 5 9.
I AM A RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY.
I NOTICED THERE WEREN'T MANY OTHER RESIDENTS SPEAKING TONIGHT.
I BELIEVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS WHO KNOW ABOUT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE HERE AND BELIEVE IN OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM WOULD BE LIKE ME AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 13 YEARS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
I'VE LIVED HERE LONGER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE.
I HAVE TWO KIDS AT QUAIL VALLEY ELEMENTARY, PART OF FORT BEND, I S D.
THEY BOTH ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A D H D AND DYSLEXIA.
A CHARTER SCHOOL SUCH AS HARMONY DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE THEM.
THEY ARE NOT RUN LIKE A TRUE PUBLIC SCHOOL, LIKE A, A TRUE I S D.
THEY DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE KIDS WITH DISABILITIES.
STEVE BASSETT HAD MENTIONED, I'M NOT SURE IF DOCTOR'S THE RIGHT TERM, BUT THEY SERVE, ACTUALLY THE NUMBERS DO NOT LIE.
THERE ARE MORE STUDENTS PER TEACHER IN THE RATIO.
SO REALLY WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS IT'S NOT A BETTER OPTION THAN OUR FORT BEND I S D SCHOOLS.
PEOPLE MOVE TO MISSOURI CITY BECAUSE OF FORT BEND, I S D.
THEY DON'T MOVE HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A CHARTER SCHOOL.
AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE TOTALLY FINE.
IF PEOPLE WANNA SEND THEIR KIDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOL, THAT'S FINE.
BUT CHARTER SCHOOLS TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH IS INVESTING HERE, WHICH OUR TAXPAYERS INVEST.
GILLIAM MENTIONED, IT TAKES THE MONEY AWAY AND IT DOESN'T REPLACE.
SO THAT'S THAT SCHOOL BUS FOR ALL NEEDING SCHOOL BUS
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DRIVERS.MAYBE THERE WERE 20 KIDS ON IT NOW.
MAYBE THERE'S 10, BUT THAT SCHOOL BUS HAS TO RUN.
THOSE 10 KIDS WENT TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL.
THAT SCHOOL BUS STILL HAS TO RUN.
WE AS TAXPAYERS ARE STILL PAYING FOR THAT.
BUT THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAS TAKEN THAT MONEY.
AND SO ULTIMATELY IT WEAKENS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT WEAKENS THE 10 NEW SCHOOLS IN THAT AREA, OR THE 10 SCHOOLS IN THAT AREA.
IT WEAKENS THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
AND WHEN ARE PEOPLE GONNA, WHEN PEOPLE COME TO MISSOURI CITY, ARE THEY GONNA SAY, I WANNA MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF HARMONY? NO, THEY'RE GONNA WANNA MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF, FOR BEND I S D THE QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE THEY LOVE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY HERE, SUCH AS MY FAMILY.
AND BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THEIR TAX DOLLARS FURTHER, IT JUST PROVIDES A DISRUPTION TO THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT LAND THERE.
IT COULD EVEN PROVIDE SOME INCOME IN ANOTHER WAY THROUGH PROPERTY TAXES SOMEDAY.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CASE NOW, BUT IF THIS IS APPROVED AND AS YOU, AS OUR WATCH WATCHDOGS FOR TAXPAYERS, IF THIS IS APPROVED, THERE'S, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AT ALL.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN, ASK YOU TO PLEASE DO NOT VOTE TO ALLOW THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR OUR FAMILIES, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I THINK, UH, EJO IS, THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING ONLY.
CORRECT? THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNSEL IS NOT MAKING ANY DECISIONS OR ACTIONS.
NO ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN ON A PUBLIC HEARING.
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EIGHT A ITEM EIGHT A.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 18, BUSINESSES OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR FILMING IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS TO CREATE A FILM FRIENDLY DESTINATION PROVIDING FOR REPEALS, PROVIDING A PENALTY, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WE HAVE, UH, UH, HERMAN RODRIGUEZ, OUR DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I GET THE PRIVILEGE TO TALK ABOUT A GREAT PROGRAM CALLED FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS.
UH, FILM FRIENDLY, UH, TEXAS, UH, BEGINS WITH, UH, THE FILM FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEGINS WITH A FEW STEPS, BUT THE PURPOSE OF FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS PROGRAM CONNECTS MEDIA INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THE FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS PROGRAM CREATES A NETWORK FOR FOSTERING MEDIA PRODUCTIONS IN LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES.
THE CERTIFICATION WILL GENERATE INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND JOBS, AND THE CERTIFICATION WILL HELP MAKE MISSOURI CITY A DESTINATION CITY.
UM, CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATION STEPS INCLUDE ATTENDING A WORKSHOP, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY DONE IN APRIL.
UH, PASS ADMINISTRATIVE, ENFORCEABLE SYMBIOTIC FILMING GUIDELINES THAT PROMOTE MEDIA PRODUCTION, THAT BENEFIT RESIDENTS AND INDUSTRY.
THAT'S THE CURRENT STEP THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE SUBMIT PHOTOS OF FILMING LOCATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR INCLUSION IN THE TEXAS FILM COMMISSION LOCATION DATABASE, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY CREATED THE STEPS.
WE'VE ALREADY, UH, SELECTED THE PHOTOS UPON.
UM, YOU GUYS REVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE.
THE ORDINANCE SETS THE RULES FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO AUTHORIZE USE OF PUBLIC AREAS.
IT SETS THE PRICING AND TIMELINES REQUIRED FOR PERMITS.
IT SETS THE POSSIBILITY TO USE M C T X FACILITIES REAL ESTATE OR EQUIPMENT UPON AUTH AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY MANAGER.
AND IT SETS THE ALLOWABLE TIME FOR FILMING REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS TO NAME GREEN RESIDENCE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KLAUSER.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA.
UH, WE HAVE RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
UM, MR. RODRIGUEZ, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.
IN TERMS OF THE REAL ESTATE, WOULD THAT ALSO BE, UM, INCLUSIVE OF OUR CITY STREETS? UH, YES, BUT THE, THE MAIN REASON FOR THE PROGRAM IS NOT SO THAT THEY COULD PROCURE WITH THE CITY FOR FILMING DIRECTLY, UH, WITH LIKE OUR FACILITIES OR OUR STREETS AND SO FORTH.
IT'S SO THAT THEY COULD FILM IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
UH, SO IF THEY WANTED TO FILM IN STREETS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY.
YEAH, I WAS JUST ASKING, UH, WHAT PHOTOS WERE SUBMITTED, WHAT AREAS? UH, THAT WHAT WE WENT AHEAD AND LOOKED AT, UH, FOR THE MOST PART IS THE PARKS BECAUSE THE PARKS HAVE VERY, UH, SCENIC OUTDOORS.
AND THEN WE WENT IN AND LOOKED AT FOR SOMETHING THAT, THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
SO WE HAD A BOOKSTORE 'CAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR VINTAGE AREAS.
AND THEN THEY, WE, UH, LOOKED AT, UM, SOME COOL DIFFERENT STUFF THAT DIFFERENTIATE US.
SO WENT TO TOWNSHIP FRESH AS DUCK ASKED PERMISSION, ASKED PERMISSION FROM TOWNSHIP.
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WE ALSO TOOK PICTURES AT THE WEDDING VENUE BECAUSE WE FELT THE GROUNDS WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND BEHOOVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SETTINGS AND SO FORTH.AND THEN INDIVIDUALLY, ONCE WE, ONCE, IF WE BECOME CERTIFIED, RESIDENTS CAN SUBMIT FOR THEIR LOCATION.
UM, AND SO IF THEY HAVE A HOME, THEY HAVE A VENUE OR A BUSINESS WANTS TO SUBMIT FOR THEIR, THEIR VENUE, THEY CAN THEN SUBMIT UP TO FIVE PHOTOS FOR THEIR LOCATION WITHIN FILM FRIENDLY TO SAY THEY'RE OPEN FOR, UH, FOR BEING FILMED AT THEIR LOCATION.
RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER AM MAYOR PRO TO EMERY.
UH, WHEN YOU SAY THEY HAVE THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO USE OUR PARKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, HOW ABOUT OUR, OUR LOGO? UH, WILL A BE ALLOWED TO USE, UH, THE MISSOURI CITY LOGO IN ANY OF THEIR, UH, PRODUCTIONS OR WHATEVER? UH, YOU KNOW, FORM THEY MAY, UH, MAY PROVIDE, UH, IF WE'VE GIVEN PERMISSION TO, I MEAN, UH, AS FAR AS OUR LOGO, IT WILL BE USED WITH, WITH THE FILM FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, BUT NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL FILMERS THAT ARE COMING TO FILM.
THEY CAN'T USE OUR LOGO WITHOUT OUR TRADEMARK PERMISSION.
JUST A QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THOUGH.
THE ORDINANCE DOES AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOW A PRODUCTION, UH, COMPANY TO UTILIZE THE LOGO.
SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL DO NOT WANT THE MANAGER TO BE ABLE TO DO, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO TAKE THAT OUT OF THE ORDINANCE, RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN O'REILLY.
SO HOW WOULD THAT, DO WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT IN PLACE AND HOW PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO USE THE CITY LOGO? BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTROVERSIAL THINGS IS PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DO FILMING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEY DO CAPTURE, LIKE WITH THE DRONES, THEY CAPTURE THE LOGO IN THERE WITH OUR WATER TOWERS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
SO DO WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO, TO SET THIS, THIS ORDINANCE FORWARD? I THINK THAT, UM, NO.
UH, E JOYCE DID GO AHEAD AND, AND MENTION THAT THAT'S THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, BUT WE DID, WAS EMULATE WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION AND WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING.
UM, AND THE MAIN REASON THEY AUTHORIZE A CITY MANAGER IS BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S CASE BY CASE AND THEY WANT A RESPONSE RIGHT AWAY.
THEY PREFER TO HAVE A RESPONSE WITHIN A WEEK, UH, IN SOME INSTANCES IN A FEW DAYS.
UM, SO I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO EITHER ADVISE A CITY MANAGER OR CREATE A SYSTEMATIC, UM, INSERTION IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD HAVE LANGUAGE THAT EVERYBODY AGREES TO.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
SO IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, THESE FILMMAKERS WOULD NOT, NOT NECESSARILY COME IN AND WANT TO FILM, UM, MISSOURI CITY PER SE.
THEY WANT THOSE THAT HAVE COMMERCIALS OR CASTING COMPANIES OR MOVIES THEY WANT TO COME IN AND UTILIZE A PART OF MISSOURI CITY TO, UM, AS, AS THEIR SPACE.
AM I, AM I CORRECT? KIND OF LIKE AUSTIN AND, AND DALLAS? YEAH.
THERE, THERE, THERE'S A DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPROACHES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FILMING, IT'S NOT JUST COMMERCIALS, IT'S NOT JUST MOVIES, IT'S EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, IT'S, UM, UH, REALITY TV.
SO IN CERTAIN CASES, IF YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY GONNA BE FAMILIAR WITH A COUPLE OF THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE, LIKE, UM, FIXER UPPER MAGNOLIA NETWORK, THAT WAS A BIG GAME CHANGER FOR WACO.
WACO HAD A BIG ECONOMIC DIFFERENT, UH, CHANGE BECAUSE OF THAT.
UM, AND A LOT, A LOT OF THE CITIES THAT ARE, ARE, ARE JUMPING INTO THE FIXER UPPER REDEVELOPMENT HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY SEE THE REDEVELOPMENT IN THEIR CITIES ALSO.
AND THE BIGGEST THING THAT, THE BIGGEST CAVEAT THAT I DIDN'T MENTION WITH FILM INDUSTRY IS THAT IT ALLOWS THE FILMER TO GET, UM, INCENTIVE DOLLARS THAT THE TE THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS OUT THERE.
SO THEY CAN'T, LIKE, IF THEY GO ANYWHERE, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FILM, UH, FRIENDLY CERTIFIED CITIES TO FILM BECAUSE THEN THEY CAN GET UP TO A MILLION DOLLARS PER RESIDENT DEPENDING ON THE, THE PARAMETERS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE CERTIFICATION, YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INCENTIVE DOLLARS.
SO THE BIGGEST, THE BIGGEST PUSH FOR LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS, IN MY OPINION, IS GONNA BE THE CERT, IS THE CERTIFICATION FOR THE INCENTIVES.
AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK, BALLPARK, THAT THIS, UM, CERTIFICATION MIGHT BRING THE CITY AS FAR AS REVENUE FOR YOU? I MEAN, IT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO MILLION DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF SITUATION COMES IN.
IF WE WERE TO GET SOME SORT OF A FIXER UPPER SITUATION, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE AN AMAZING, BECAUSE IT'D HELP HOME VALUES, IT'LL HELP, UH, THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
SO IT'S LIKE IT HAS A MULTIPLE ARM, UH, UH, FACET.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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B EIGHT B, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY TEXAS AUTHORIZING[00:55:01]
THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND MISSOURI CITY.B T R L L C FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY SIX AND VICKSBURG BOULEVARD.
WE HAVE HERMAN RODRIGUEZ AGAIN, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC BUILD.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YET AGAIN
UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TWO READINGS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL PARTICIPATION ORDINANCE FOR THE LIGHT AT VICKSBURG AND HIGHWAY SIX.
THIS AGREEMENT IS, IS BETWEEN, UH, MISSOURI CITY, B T R L L C, A SUBSIDIARY OF STEIN WITH THE CITY FOR, UH, WITH THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FOR UP TO 195,000 REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, OR MAY I APPROACH HIM EMERY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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ITEM EIGHT C, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY GRANTING TO BEST TRASH L L C A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, THE RIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY TO CONDUCT A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING A TERM, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.JU UH, WE HAVE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY WALTER GAN, I, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
UH, WHAT I DO HAVE IN REGARDS TO PRESENTATION WAS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 43 0 5 6, UH, MAKES IT TO WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS, UH, FOR SNA MUD, UH, OUR RECENT ANNEXATION.
UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MAY I READ? I DON'T.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
WHEN THIS CONTRACT ENDS, WHEN DOES THIS CONTRACT END IN 2024.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT THE CONTRACT? NO, THIS IS THE FRANCHISE AUTHORIZING THEM TO UTILIZE CITY ROADS TO PROVIDE TRASH SERVICES.
THE CONTRACT WILL BE ASSIGNED BY THE MUD THAT CONTRACT ENDS IN 2024.
HOWEVER, THE CITY WILL REQUEST AN AMENDMENT, UH, TO EXTEND THAT TO 2025 SO THAT THAT AREA CAN BE INCLUDED, UH, WITH THE ENTIRE CITY WHEN THE CITY GOES BACK OUT FOR TRASH OR, UH, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES.
SO THIS WILL COME BACK BEFORE US IN 2024 FOR 25 OR SO.
THIS WILL COME BACK PROBABLY IN 2023, UH, FOR AN EXTENSION THROUGH 25.
BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY'S CURRENT CONTRACT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ENDS IN 25.
AND SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL BE SEEING A LOT OF SOLID WASTE, UM, UH, CONVERSATIONS BEFORE THAT TIME BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE END OF 25 SO THAT IN 26 YOU'LL HAVE A, A CONTRACT WITH A OR A NEW CONTRACT.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MEIS ELENA, WILL WE COLLECT ANY FRANCHISE FEES ON THIS? YES, SIR.
UH, THE FRANCHISE INCLUDES A 5% OF GROSS RECEIPTS.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES, UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.AMENDING CHAPTER 86, UTILITIES OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT UTILITY SERVICE AREA FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY JOSHUA KUMAR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, MY PRESENTATION IS VERBAL AS YOU ALL KNOW.
WE ANNEX THE AREA FORMERLY KNOWN AS MUD NUMBER TWO, THE CITY SETS UTILITY FEES TO RECOVER THE COST OF SERVICE PROVIDED.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, TO MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS OF THE SIENNA MASTER MUD IS PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES AND THE CITY IS REIMBURSING THOSE COSTS.
SO THIS AMENDMENT OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE UTILITY SCHEDULER FEES IS TO REFLECT THAT SO THAT WE CAN RECOVER COST OF PRODUCE, UH, PROVIDING THE SERVICES.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, EJO OR ME, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, SECOND BY CONST MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
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THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution appointing a represen...]
RESOLUTIONS NINE A, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2024 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AT AN ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.UM, CITY SECRETARY EACH HERE, R HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL.
ASK THAT CITY APPOINT, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THEIR GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
IN ADDITION, THEY ASK THAT WE APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE, UH, TO THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE CURRENT, UM, REPRESENTATIVE IS COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY ELONEY, AND OUR ALTERNATE IS COUNCIL MEMBER FLOYD EMERY.
UM, I, I WOULD SAY, AND THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.
SIR, WHAT IS YOUR MOTION? MY MOTION IS TO, UH, REPEAT, UH, OUR REPRESENTATIVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, BONY AS THE, UH, A REPRESENTATIVE, UH, FOR THE, UH, HOUSTON GALISON AREA COUNCIL.
AND SINCE I'M THE ALTERNATE, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT PIECE OF IT.
SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE ACTUAL POSITION.
UM, WE ALSO, UM, SHOULD APPOINT AN ALTERNATE AS WELL.
SO SHOULD IT BE, SHOULD IT BE UNDER THE ONE, UH, SAME MOTION OR SHOULD WE THERE SHOULD BE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S JUST A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE POSITION.
AFTER YOU ALL VOTE ON THIS POSITION, YOU'LL VOTE ON ANOTHER.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER BONY IF HE, UH, AGREES WITH, WITH THAT.
YES, I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE SERVING.
AND, UM, I DID REACH OUT TO, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM EMERY AND ASKED, UH, IF HE WANTED TO BE A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT AND DO IT AGAIN.
UH, BUT NO, UH, I'M, I'M HONORED TO SERVE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO BRING RESOURCES TO THE CITY.
IF IT'S THE WILL OF THE, MY, MY COLLEAGUES.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MEIS.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, I, I KNOW THAT YOU KEEP US UP TO DATE ON WHAT YOU DO FOR US, AND I JUST HIGHLIGHTED A COUPLE THINGS.
YOU'VE HELPED SECURE SOME MONEY FOR FLOOD MITIGATION, WHICH IS HUGE.
AND THEN MOST RECENTLY YOU GOT US, UH, KIND OF ON THE, ON THE CONVERSATION TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION, UH, FOR 90 IN CRAVENS POSSIBLY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA COST A LOT OF MONEY AND HAVING YOU AT THE TABLE IS GONNA GET US THERE.
I PLACED MYSELF, BUT HE SAID WHAT I NEED TO SAY.
DID YOU GET MY NOTES OR SOMETHING?
YOUR SCREEN DOESN'T EVEN WORK, MAN.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PROAM EMERY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, MEMBER MARULA.
SEEN NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO APPOINT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY L.
THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNSEL, GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UM, I, I'M ALSO ENTERTAINING A MOTION FROM ANYONE FOR THE ALTERNATE POSITION, RIGHT? FOR THE, YES.
UM, HOUSTON GALVESTON, UM, AREA COUNCIL FOR 2024.
OH, COUNCIL MEMBER REILLY, YOU HAVE A MOTION? GO AHEAD.
LET'S, TO A REPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR PRO TIP OF FLORIDA EMORY AS THE ALTERNATE IF HE SO DESIRES.
AND I GLADLY ACCEPT THAT, UH, NOMINATION.
SO HAVE A MO
IS THAT YOUR SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER WARNING? OKAY.
SO I SEE MOTION AND I THING, UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM NUMBER
[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution nominating candidates...]
NINE B, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
NOMINATING ONE OR MORE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO ONE OR MORE POSITIONS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT BEND CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE TWO YEAR TERM, COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1ST, 2024, AND PROVIDING REVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO.
UM, AS CITY ATTORNEY STATED, THESE ARE FOR TWO YEAR TERMS AND FORT BEND, UH, COUNTY APPRAISAL
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DISTRICT AS EACH, UM, ENTITY, TAXING ENTITY, UM, TO SELECT OR NOMINATE, UM, PEOPLE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.UM, THIS YEAR THEY HAVE SELECTED, UM, ALL OF THE INCUMBENTS WHO HAVE DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
SO AT THIS POINT, UM, OUR COUNCIL CAN ACCEPT THE SLATE THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED, UH, BY FORT BEND COUNTY AS THE INCUMBENTS, OR YOU ALL MAY DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO NOMINATE OTHERS TO SERVE ON THE FORT BEND APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
UM, WE DO HAVE UNTIL, UH, CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON OCTOBER THE 14TH TO SUBMIT OUR NOMINATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.
RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN O'REILLY, WHAT, WHAT NAMES HAVE BEEN, UM, SELECTED, PRESENTED AS THE SLATE.
AND ARE THERE ANY TWO, TWO PARTS? AND ARE THERE ANY NEW APPLICANTS? SO, UM, AS OF NOW, WHAT WE RECEIVED ARE THE LIST OF INCUMBENTS WE HAVE, UM, JIM Q, WHO IS THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN.
CAN WE GET THAT ON THE SCREEN? DO WE HAVE IT ONE MORE? NO, GO BACK.
SO HE IS THE CURRENT, UH, CHAIRMAN ON THE BOARD.
NOW, HE HAS SERVED SINCE, UH, JANUARY OF 2010.
UM, HE IS ACTUALLY A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND FACILITY SOLUTIONS SPECIALIST.
UM, HE'S THE CURRENT VICE CHAIRMAN WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY OF 2012.
HE HAS A BACKGROUND IN DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND MANAGING, UH, HEALTHCARE AND REAL ESTATE BUSINESSES.
NEXT IS MICHAEL D ZEL, WHO IS THE CURRENT BOARD SECRETARY.
HE HAS A BACKGROUND IN REAL ESTATE AND HE WAS A FORMER FORT BEND COUNTY JUDGE AND A DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR HARRIS COUNTY.
HE HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD SINCE JANUARY OF 2020.
I DIDN'T MEAN FOR YOU TO, TO READ ALL THERE.
OH, I WAS, HOW I DIDN'T KNOW Y'ALL ACTUALLY HAD THIS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO PROLONG THE MEETING.
UM, THE NOMINEES THAT WE HAVE, ARE THEY, UM, MISSOURI CITY, CITY OF MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS THAT ARE, UH, REQUESTING TO BE REAPPOINTED? UM, NO.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE ONE AND I THINK THAT'S PAMELA J GASKIN.
WHO IS A, WHO IS A MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT.
AND HOW MANY ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE APPOINTED SELECTING? UM, SO ONE PERSON FOR EACH POSITION, AND, UM, IF YOU WANT, YOU ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SELECT THE INCUMBENTS OR YOU ALL CAN, UH, NOMINATE OTHERS TO, UM, TO SERVE.
AND WE WILL RECEIVE AFTER, UM, AFTER OCTOBER THE 14TH, WE WILL RECEIVE A SLATE OF ALL THE NOMINATED, UM, PERSONS FOR YOU ALL TO THEN VOTE.
SO FOR CLARIFICATION, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, IS EITHER ACCEPTING THE SLATE OF NOMINATIONS, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE FROM THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
SO I PLACED MYSELF ON THE QUEUE.
SO, UH, CRYSTAL, THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD THIS WAS THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO US TO FOLLOW UP TO YOU.
ARE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INCUMBENT YES.
FOR THIS BODY OF COUNSEL TO VOTE ON.
NOW, IF WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT WE'D LIKE TO POINT YES TO THIS, WHICH WE COULD YES, RIGHTFULLY SO.
SO IT'S NOT JUST TO TAKE A SLATE OF WHO THEY HAVE CORRECT.
I SHOULDN'T SAY THEY HAVE WHO'S PRESENTED BEFORE US OR WE CAN POSITION, UH, TAKE IT LIKE CURRENT BOARD CHAIRPERSON, WHO WE AS A COUNCIL TOGETHER COME UP WITH OR AS A BODY TO COME UP WITH AND PUT THIS.
AND WHEN WAS THIS? CAN YOU LET THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL KNOW? WHEN WAS THIS SENT TO US? UM, WE RECEIVED THIS, UM, AFTER OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, SO OF COURSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TI A LOT OF TIME FOR YOU ALL TO PONDER AND GO OUT AND SEEK, UH, OTHER NOMINEES.
SO I'M JUST MAKING MY STATEMENT.
UM, WHILE I'M ALL IN, I'M OKAY WITH US APPOINTING THINGS.
I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR US AS A BODY TO LOOK AT THESE APPOINTMENTS AND LOOK AND TALK ABOUT THIS AND KIND OF SEE WHAT IT IS.
CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE? OKAY.
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE IN HERE THAT I THINK THAT ARE GREAT, BUT IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S SOMEWHERE I SEE THE SIMILAR PEOPLE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UH, AREAS YES.
OF, UH, ENTITIES, WHETHER IT'S FORT BEND TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY, OR WHETHER IT'S ANYWHERE ELSE.
SO FOR ME, I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS, UH, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT AND TALK TO COUNCIL AND PICK PEOPLE THAT I THINK WAS MY VOTE MATTERS TO ME.
SO I THINK I SHOULD HAVE, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
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LOOK AT THIS, AT LEAST HAVE THE DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL AND TO PRESENT IT TO THE COMMUNITY.SEE IF WHO IS INTERESTED IN DOING THIS OR, OR IF THERE ARE ANY, IF THERE ARE NONE, I MEAN, THEN YOU GO WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
BUT, SO FOR ME, I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THIS AND THE WAY THAT, HOW IT'S PRESENTED TO US AS, IT'S ALMOST AS WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE REALLY DON'T HAVE TIME LEFT AND YOU'RE CRUNCHED IN THE TIME.
SO YOU EITHER VOTE FOR ALL OR WHATEVER.
I I'M YIELDING BACK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN.
I PUT MYSELF BACK IN THE, THE QUEUE.
YOU SPOKE ON SOME OF THE, THE CONCERNS THAT I HAD.
UM, AND THIS IS MORE SO GIVING SOME DIRECTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY OF THESE TYPE OF APPOINTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, I CAN'T NAME OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT LIKE THIS ONE, THE, I THINK IT WAS THE AIRPORT, UM, ONE, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON, IF YOU COULD ADD THOSE TO OUR CURRENT LIST OF WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR BOARD SELECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, SO THAT WAY WE CAN PUT THIS OUT TO OUR CITY RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THOSE, OR AT LEAST PUT THEIR NAME IN THE HAT.
UM, BECAUSE THIS JUST FEELS LIKE THIS IS BEING KIND OF SHOVED AT US AND SAYING, WELL, UM, HERE, HERE'S WHO WE HAVE SELECTED THIS.
AND I'M SURE THEY'VE DONE AN ABSOLUTE FANTASTIC JOB AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE WOULD'VE LIKED TO BE A PART OF THIS PARTICULAR, UM, BOARD.
AND SO, UM, BUT I'M JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU SOME DIRECTION IF THAT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE WHEEL OF THE WHOLE BODY IS THAT WE ADD ALL THESE TYPE OF APPOINTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON A PART OF OUR DECISION MAKING EARLY ON.
IF WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO APPOINT IN THIS PARTICULAR MONTH, THIS SHOULD BE ADDED ON TO OUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO OVER THE SUMMER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND I HAVE MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, I HAVE EXPRESSED TO, UM, FORT BEND COUNTY, UM, THAT WE DO NEED MORE TIME IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE IT IS A CRUNCH.
EVERY ENTITY I'VE EVER WORKED FOR, IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU SAID, PUSHED DOWN YOUR THROAT.
AND SO I HAVE EXPRESSED THE NEED TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT OUR COUNCIL CAN, UH, NOMINATE OTHERS IF THEY SO DESIRE.
AND I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYOR.
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DO NOT VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS? SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO, UM, SELECT ANYONE TO NOMINATE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELECT THE INCUMBENTS, BUT WE WILL STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE ON THE SLATE, UM, THAT IS RECEIVED BY FORT BEND COUNTY.
YOU JUST WON'T HAVE A SAY SO IN THE NOMINATIONS.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
UM, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, I TOTALLY CONCUR WITH COUNCILWOMAN, UH, RILEY.
THAT'S PART ONE OF WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW, I KNOW WE GET STUFF ON HARRIS COUNT HARRIS COUNTY, NOT JUST FORT BEND.
I THINK IT'S SU SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT.
UH, UH, LIKE SHE MENTIONED, UH, WE GOT THIS THING ABOUT THE AIRPORT, WHICH WAS KIND OF A RARITY 'CAUSE IT NEVER, IT HADN'T COME UP FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT THIS, UH, I AGREE WITH ALSO THE MAYOR THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING MORE TIME TO KIND OF VET THESE, THESE NOMINEES.
UH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL, BUT ANYBODY WHO OWNS A HOUSE IN FORT BEND COUNTY KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT THIS PARTICULAR, UH,
UH, AND SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, UH, THESE TYPES OF BOARDS.
I MEAN, I KNOW THEY APPEAR IN OUR, OUR AGENDA.
UM, BUT LIKE MAYOR SAID, I MEAN, THESE VOTES ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THAT INFORMATION IN ADVANCE.
SO IT'S NOT ON YOU, BUT IT'S JUST REALLY, IF WE CAN GET A CON, UH, A WHOLE LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR, UH, MAKING NOMINATIONS FOR AND OR POTENTIALLY VOTING ON, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MELIS.
YEAH, A LOT, LOT OF WHAT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED, APPRAISALS ARE TOP OF MIND FOR ALL OF US.
UH, WE SHOULD KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE, BUT WE SHOULD ALSO KNOW WHAT THEIR OUTCOMES ARE IN THEIR MEETINGS OR WHATEVER THEY DO.
SO I'D LIKE TO, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR, YOU KNOW, FUNCTION AND ALSO ABOUT THEM.
ONE, ONE LAST, UH, SO WE'RE JUST ONE CITY VOTING.
ARE THERE OTHER CITIES VOTING AS WELL AND THEY COMPILE THE VOTE? YES.
EACH TAXING ENTITY IN FORT BEND COUNTY.
I PLACED MYSELF BACK ON THE QUEUE JUST TO REEMPHASIZE THE POINT THAT COUNCILMAN MARONI TALKED ABOUT WHEN YOU READ THIS ITEM NINE B, WHICH IS TO CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE FORT BEND COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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YEAR WHEN THE APPRAISAL WENT UP, WE HAD PEOPLE IN HERE TALKING ABOUT IT'S US THAT'S TAXING AND IN INCREASING THESE PROPERTY TAXES MM-HMM.AND WE'RE SITTING HERE SAYING, NOPE, IT'S NOT US.
IT'S REALLY COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, A, A DIFFERENT LEVEL, NOT MISSOURI CITY.
THE, THE, THE WHOLE POINT TO COUNCIL MEMBER BON'S POINT IS AT LEAST HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY FROM FORT BEND COUNTY FOR APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO HAVE THESE PEOPLE COME IN AND, AND THEY ARE THE INCUMBENTS.
WE DID IT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE HAD A COMMITTEE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER AND WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING AND LISTENED TO THESE CANDIDATES, AND THEN CAME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, WHICH AGAIN, THE WHOLE BODY OF COUNCIL SAT TOGETHER AND DISCUSSED AND CAME BEFORE US AND VOTED ON A PROCESSED THAT RIGHTFULLY SO, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.
AND THE REASON I SAID I'M NOT GONNA, I DON'T HAVE THE NOMINEES AND, AND UNDERSTANDING FROM YOU, OCTOBER 14TH IS THE DEADLINE.
SO THE NEXT MEETING THAT WE HAVE IS OCTOBER, UH, WHAT IS THAT? 16? RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GIVING US, AND THIS WEEK WE'RE AT T M L.
AND WHICH WE HAVE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
AND SO IT'S NOT GONNA GIVE US AMPLE TIME TO PICK THESE.
AND AS YOU LOOK AT THESE NOMINEES, UH, AND I DON'T SEE MAYBE ONE THAT WAS IN THERE THAT HAD A REAL ESTATE, H YOU KNOW, HR.COM WORKS CLOSELY WITH CITY LIKE MISSOURI CITY.
EACH OF US HAVE OUR TAXES GO UP, OUR PROPERTY APPRAISAL GOES UP.
SO AGAIN, I'M NOT TRYING TO REEMPHASIZE THE POINT.
AGAIN, I WILL NOT BE, BECAUSE OF TIME, I WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THIS ITEM AND THE WAY TO ABSTAIN FROM MYSELF TO DO SO, BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT CLEARLY NOT MY CHOICES BECAUSE I'VE NOT MET WITH THEM, HEARD FROM THEM AND THEM EXPLAINING TO ME AS TO WHAT THEY WILL DO ON THE FOR BEND APPRAISAL DISTRICT IF WE OR I VOTED FOR THEM.
SO WITH, BECAUSE OF THAT, I, I WILL EEL BACK RECOGNIZING MAYOR PROTO EMERY IS, DO WE KNOW, IS THERE ANY SET OF, UH, REQUIREMENTS, UH, EITHER EDUCATIONAL OR, UH, YOU KNOW, A BUSINESS BACKGROUND FOR THESE POSITIONS? NONE THAT I KNOW OF.
AND, UM, JUST TO KIND OF, UM, CLARIFY, UM, SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, UM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THEY DON'T APPRAISE PROPERTY.
THEY DON'T ADJUST THE APPRAISALS.
THEY DON'T GRATE GRANT OR DENY EXEMPTIONS, SET TAX RATES OR ANY OTHER ACTION TO DO WITH VALUING PROPERTY.
BUT THEY DO APPOINT THE CHIEF, UM, APPRAISER.
I JUST WANTED, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE APPOINT THE CITY MANAGER.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'D ASK IS, UH, IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE COULD GET A, YOU KNOW, SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE.
AND SECOND, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I ECHO, UH, UH, THE MAYOR, UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE THOSE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF US SO THAT WE CAN ASK THE QUESTIONS AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY REALLY HAVE MISSOURI CITY'S BEST INTEREST, YOU KNOW, IN MIND WHEN, UH, THEY APPOINT OR ELECT THE, UH, CHIEF APPRAISER.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKED TO MAKE A DECISION IN SEVEN DAYS.
YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THAT'S, UH, UNACCEPTABLE.
UH, ESPECIALLY, UH, WITH SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AS, UH, AS CRITICAL AS THIS IS, THAT AFFECTS EVERY RESIDENT IN MISSOURI CITY.
REC RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
UM, MS. ROWAN, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE FIVE POSITIONS, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
SO I, I I THINK I ONLY SAW FOUR.
THERE ARE, UM, SO IF YOU GO, CAN YOU GO BACK? CAN YOU, OKAY.
SO THERE, THERE ARE FIVE INDEED.
AND THEN BASED ON THE APPOINTMENT PERIODS LIKE THIS ONE JANUARY SINCE 2010 MM-HMM.
WHAT WAS THE PROCESS FOR THE APPOINTMENTS IN MAYBE 2020, IF YOU KNOW? SO IT'S THE SAME PROCESS, BUT JUST LIKE THIS TODAY.
I WAS SAY, EVERY ENTITY THAT I'VE WORKED IN, IT HAS BEEN THE SAME WITH EITHER IN HARRIS COUNTY, UM, NOW MOVING INTO FORT BEND COUNTY, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE A LAST MINUTE THING.
AND MAYBE IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND, IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY MAYBE OUTLINE US, SAY TEMPLATE SURE.
ON HOW WE CAN MAKE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS GOING FORWARD SO THAT EVEN IF THEY DO COME,
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COME TO US AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE NEXT TIME RIGHT.RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER VO JUST BRIEFLY, UH, CITY SECRETARY, I APPRECIATE YOU PROVIDING THAT, THAT CLARITY.
I WASN'T TRYING TO AT ALL BE DISRESPECTFUL.
I WAS JUST SIMPLY SAYING THAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, THE CHIEF APPRAISAL OFFICER CARRIES OUT THE DIRECTION AND VISION OF THAT BOARD.
SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE BOARD, UNLESS THEY WANNA BE FIRED.
UH, SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE ARE THE, THIS IS THE VISION AND THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS WHY I STILL SAY THESE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
AND ALSO MAYOR I, I, I WANNA SAY, AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN, UH, I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN MCCLOUDS AND I WERE SEEKING TO WITHDRAW OUR, UH, MOTIONS.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY IS WITHDRAWING HIS MOTION.
COUNCILMAN CLOUDER, YOU'RE WITHDRAWING IT TOO.
SO I'M GONNA ASK FOR MOTION AND DETAINING MOTION.
WHEN THE, I'M ASSUMING THAT THE MESSAGE WILL GO BACK TO THEM FROM CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE THAT MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T VOTE ON IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE TIMING AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SAID HERE.
SO WE NEED, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A VOICE.
WE WANT TO BE HEARD AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE HEARD AND ASKED TO DO SOMETHING IN SEVEN DAYS.
I WANT SEND AN EMAIL AND TALK WITH THE COUNCIL ON IT.
BUT I, BUT I WANNA GET CLARITY IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYOR.
IT IS, UH, THIS WAS JUST A MOTION AND A VOTE TO NOMINATE OR APPROVE THE NOMINEES.
WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE SLATE.
SO IT'S COMING BACK BEFORE US AS A VOTE ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
WHOEVER IS SELECTED, ASSUMING THAT IT'S THESE FIVE WILL SEE THIS AGAIN.
WE WILL STILL RECEIVE A BALLOT.
AND WE STILL HAVE TIME TO SUBMIT SOMEONE IF WE SO CHOOSE.
IS IT 14TH OR THE 16TH? IT'S THE 14TH.
PRIOR TO THE 14TH, IF WE HAD A SPECIAL CALL MEETING, WE HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL
I THINK THIS IS THE WHOLE HAS TO BE MADE BY RESOLUTION.
THIS IS THE WHOLE REASON WHY WE SAY WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME.
I MEAN, LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT AT LEAST ONE PERSON OR TWO PEOPLE OUT OF OURS THAT WE WOULD, WE WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT FIT THE CRITERIA.
SO, TO COUNCIL MEMBER BON'S POINT, HE'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
WE ARE NOT VOTING FOR ANY NOMINEES TONIGHT, BUT WHEN IT COMES BEFORE US WITH THE FINAL NOMINEE LIST MM-HMM.
YOU CAN VOTE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
IT'S YOUR CHOICE IF YOU CHOOSE TO NOT NOT VOTE.
[(d) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution of the City Council o...]
NINE D, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO ATTEST AN ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, MISSOURI CITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO, CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND RESERVE B PROPCO, L L C, PERTAINING TO AN INCENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, WE HAVE HERMAN RODRIGUEZ, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE FOUR PARTY AGREEMENT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE M C D A.
SO IT'S AN ASSIGNMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL ENTITY AND THE EXTENSION OF STEIN FOR, UM, RESERVE PROPCO, L L C ITEM NUMBER.
UH, THIS ITEM HAS MOTION BY CONST MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.
[10. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]
OUR CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.WE'LL START WITH OUR LARGE POSITION ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, SONYA BROWN MARSH.
UM, I WANTED TO START OFF BY THANKING THE ENTIRE STAFF AND MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER.
JUST EVERYONE FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY.
JUST AMAZING ACROSS THE BOARD.
UM, HAVING MISS TEXAS THERE WAS DEFINITELY A TREAT.
AND ALL OF THE VIDEOS JUST, JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
UM, AND TO GET
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COOL.UM, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
UM, WE WERE PROUD TO RECEIVE, UM, COMMENTS THAT IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WE HAD RECEIVED OVER 90 NEW DEVELOPMENT RELATED PERMITS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND THOSE EMAILS, UM, TO ME.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY AS BEST AS I CAN.
BUT THAT'S A PRETTY HEAVY LOAD FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 90 IS NOT LIKE WORK.
UM, I DID RECEIVE A COUPLE OF, UH, EMAILS IN REGARDS TO THE GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
I JUST ASK FOR THOSE WHO DID SEND OVER THOSE EMAILS IN REGARDS TO, IT WAS EVEN TITLED A BARN ON A COUPLE OF THEM.
GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THROUGH THAT AND GET SOME INFORMATION, UM, MAYBE SOME GOOD INFORMATION TO GET THAT BACK OUT TO THOSE OR CONCERNED RESIDENTS.
AND AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMAILS.
AND THE SAME WITH THE HARMONY.
UM, EMAILS RECEIVED A TON OF THEM.
I THANK YOU ALL AND I TRIED MY BEST TO ANSWER ALL OF THEM.
AND IF I DIDN'T GET TO YOU, I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO GET AROUND TO YOU.
OF COURSE, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SEVERAL RIBBON CUTTINGS, BUT WITH RIBBON CUTTINGS AFTER WE CUT THOSE RIBBONS, WE'VE GOTTA HELP KEEP THOSE BUSINESSES OPEN.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AS BEST YOU CAN.
ON FRIDAY, WE WENT TO AN AWESOME ONE CALLED THE, UM, FLAWLESS CLOSET.
IT IS THE CUTEST, CUTEST, UH, BOUTIQUE.
AND SO I ENCOURAGE WOMEN, MEN, EVERYBODY, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GET BY THERE.
UM, HAPPY TO HAVE, UH, THE ANIMAL SHELTERS BACK OPEN AND FUNCTIONING.
I KNOW THEY STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK THAT THEY NEED TO DO, BUT I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THEM BACK OPEN.
UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON TOMORROW NIGHT.
UM, DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THE EVENTS WE'RE GONNA GET AROUND TO, BUT I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO GET TO AS MANY AS I CAN.
SO I'M RIDING WITH MY OFFICER, MY ASSIGNED POLICE OFFICER ON TOMORROW NIGHT, AND I'M GONNA ASK HIM TO SPEED AND GET US THERE QUICKLY.
SHE SAID I CAN'T ASK HIM TO SPEED, SO I WON'T.
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANNA SEND, UM, PRAYERS OUT TO MS. DENITA CAREY AND HER FAMILY.
MS. CAREY OWNS CARRIE'S, UH, FROZEN DELIGHTS AND THEY LOST THEIR HOME TO A FIRE.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF KEEP THEM UP IN PRAYERS.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION TWO, LYNN KLAUSER.
UM, I ATTENDED THE MISSOURI CITY, UH, JOB FAIR LAST WEEK, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
YOU AND I ATTENDED THAT TOGETHER.
AND MAN, WE HAD A PACKED HOUSE.
SO KUDOS, HERMAN AND YOUR TEAM FOR CONTINUALLY PUTTING THOSE TOGETHER.
AND YOU'RE DRAWING A CROWD AND MAKING THE CONNECTIONS AND WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE FIND JOBS.
SO, UM, IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
UM, I WANNA SAY ABOUT THE STATE OF THE CITY.
ANDRE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UM, AND ALL THE STAFF.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, FROM OUR END, WE DON'T KNOW ALL WHO, YOU KNOW, TAKES PART.
BUT I WAS TIRED FOR Y'ALL THAT NIGHT, JARRELL AND, AND CRYSTAL AND JARRELL WAS YOUR ASSISTANT THAT NIGHT.
AND I WAS JUST LIKE, THIS IS AMAZING.
BUT MAYOR, I AM GOING TO, WE GOT A WHOLE YEAR.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU DANCE LESSONS,
SO, BUT, UM, GREAT JOB EVERYONE.
IT MADE ME REALLY, REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT I LIVE IN MISSOURI CITY.
UM, ATTENDED, UH, THE WICKS AND WINE AND ALSO FLAWLESS CLOSET RIBBON CUTTING.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE NEW TROXEL PARK IN DRY CREEK, UH, VILLAGE, UM, I'M SORRY, IN PARK'S EDGE.
UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING.
I GAVE WORDS, UM, I WAS ASKED TO GIVE WORDS, UH, ON BEHALF OF MISSOURI CITY TO THE LINKS CHAPTERS, UH, UH, WALK THIS PAST WEEKEND.
UH, ALL OF THEIR LINKS, CHAPTERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY CAME TOGETHER FOR A, UH, WALK-A-THON.
SO I GAVE GREETINGS, UM, ON BEHALF OF YOU MAYOR.
AND, UM, UH, OUR COUNCIL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS WAS THERE AS WELL.
AND LASTLY, UM, I ATTENDED THE HOPE FOR THREE GOLF TOURNAMENT TODAY IN MANY YEARS, I HAVE SERVED, UH, AS A VOLUNTEER TODAY.
I PLAYED 18 HOLES, WENT HOME, GOT DRESSED, SHOWERED FIRST, AND THEN GOT HERE TO SERVE
I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL DO 18 HOLES, BUT I'M LOVING THE GAME OF GOLF.
AND, UM, THAT ORGANIZATION BENEFITS MANY RESIDENTS IN MISSOURI CITY BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM.
SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AND BRAG ON MY GAME TODAY.
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THAT INCLUDES, CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.RECOGNIZING DISTRICT A COUNCIL MEMBER, MONICA RILEY.
UM, I ALSO, UH, ATTENDED QUITE A FEW RIBBON CUTTINGS.
THE INDIAN PALACE WAS, THE FOOD IS PHENOMENAL.
THIS, THERE'S A NEW LOCATION, WICKS AND WINES.
I BURN MINES EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND I SWEAR IT JUST KEEPS REPOPULATING ITSELF.
UM, THE TROXEL PARK GROUNDBREAKING WAS WONDERFUL.
CONGRATULATIONS, RANDY TROXEL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THE MAYORS STATE OF THE CITY WAS DEFINITELY ENTERTAINING.
UM, I DIDN'T KNOW MAYOR HAD A LITTLE BIT OF RHYTHM IN HIM.
GET ON HIM WITH THOSE DANCE LESSONS.
WE NEED HIM TO DO THE SHUFFLE STRIDE OR SOMETHING.
UM, I WANNA SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS.
HE CELEBRATED HIS FIFTH, CELEBRATED HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY.
UM, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYBODY COME OUT AND SUPPORT HIM.
UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE FORT BEND FORWARD, UH, MOBILITY PROJECT AND BOND ELECTION.
THAT'S COMING UP, UH, WITH, UH, JUDGE KP GEORGE AND COMMISSIONER GRADY.
PRE PRESTIGE REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THERE IS A NOVEMBER, 2023 ELECTION FOR ALL FORT BEND COUNTY RESIDENTS.
AND TECHNICALLY IT'S A STATE, UH, ELECTION BECAUSE THERE ARE STATE, UM, CONSTITUTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT YOU NEED TO VOTE ON.
SO PLEASE KNOW EVERYBODY, UH, NEEDS TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.
THIS NOVEMBER, 2023, FORT BEND COUNTY HAS TWO BOND ISSUES ON THEIR PROPOSITIONS, A AND B.
SO PLEASE GET OUT THERE AND EXERCISE YOUR VOICE.
I WAS BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE FORT BEND PASTOR ASSOCIATION.
I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP, UM, AND HOW WE CAN GET OUR PASTORS ACROSS THE COUNTY MORE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN OUR CITY.
AND IN OUR, UH, COUNTY ATTENDED THE OCTOBER FEST, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN.
THE, UH, C D A, THE, UM, MC DC UH, COMMITTEE MEETING, ALL THOSE ACRONYMS. OH MY GOSH.
UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO INSPIRATION CHURCH WITH PASTOR CARLOS JONES, WHO WAS ACTUALLY THE PRESIDENT OF FORT BEND.
PASTORS MAYOR AND COUNCILWOMAN LYNN KLAUS AND I, WE WERE ABLE TO GO AND, UH, ENJOY GREAT WORSHIP SERVICE AND CELEBRATE THEM.
UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY MAYOR, UM, UH, SYLVESTER TURNER, MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON, WENT TO THE STATE OF THE CITY.
WE NEED TO UP OUR BUDGET AND OUR GAME BECAUSE THEY HAD HULA DANCERS OUT IN THE FRONT.
THEY HAD STEP SHOWS AND SINGING.
AND I WANT, I WANNA GO BACK THERE.
SO, UM, NEXT YEAR WE GOTTA UP OUR, OUR GAME.
'CAUSE I WAS A LOT OF FUN TOO.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY, THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS TOMORROW.
SO PLEASE, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE OFFICERS AND THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE OUT THERE AT YOUR PARTIES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH IS SUCCESS IN BUSINESS WITH GOODWILL PIERRE TAKING PLACE RIGHT OVER THERE IN OUR CITY, UH, COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, MION CON FOR INVITING ME OUT TO SPEAK AT THEIR SISTERHOOD'S NETWORKING EVENT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, THE NAACP ON THEIR FREEDOM FUND AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING WELCOME ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT B JEFFREY ELBO.
UH, I'LL TRY TO RUN THROUGH THIS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, REAPPOINTING ME TO THE H G A C.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND HOPE TO SERVE AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
UH, WELL, LOOKING FORWARD TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT TOMORROW.
UH, LIKE, UH, YOU SAID COUNCILWOMAN.
UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY I'LL HIT.
I ALWAYS HAVE GREAT INTENTIONS, SO PLEASE CHARGE IT TO MY, UH, SITUATION, MY TIME.
NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT TO MY HEART.
UH, ALSO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
I TOO WENT TO, UH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
I WAS TASKED, UH, WITH MCING, THE THING THING.
SO, UH, WE GOT THROUGH, WE GOT THROUGH IT.
UH, ALSO ATTENDED, UH, YESTERDAY, UH, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, REGINALD PEARSON'S BIRTHDAY, UH, CELEBRATION.
UH, THE STATE OF THE CITY WAS PHENOMENAL.
UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AS WELL AS STAFF.
ANDRE, YOU AND YOUR VIDEO PRODUCTION WAS OFF THE CHAIN.
I REALLY ENJOYED ALL OF THOSE VIDEOS.
UH, BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THAT GOLF THING ENDED.
I REALLY WANNA SEE, I WANNA SEE ALL THE FOOTAGE
UH, BUT AT ANY RATE, UH, I, I ALSO ATTENDED THE TREL PARK GROUNDBREAKING.
WE HAD A C D A C, UH, MEETING.
SEEMED LIKE WE HAVING A LOT OF THOSE HERE LATELY.
UH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE SWEARING AD OF THREE OF, UH, MISSOURI NEW, UH, THREE OF MISSOURI CITY'S FINEST NEW POLICE OFFICERS.
UH, IT WAS GREAT, UH, SEEING THEIR FAMILIES PIN THEM.
UH, AND NOW I THINK THIS WEEK THEY'LL, THEY'RE GONNA HIT THE STREET, I BELIEVE.
UH, GOT TO ATTEND THE HOMECOMING
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OF MY ALMA MATER, TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.UH, I ALSO WENT TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, UH, ANNUAL LEADERSHIP, UH, CONFERENCE, UH, ATTENDED, YOU KNOW, A LOT, QUITE A FEW EVENTS.
AND, UH, DID A LOT OF NETWORKING.
ALSO, UH, SPOKE OF CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN'S, UH, UH, DINNER AND EVENT.
AND, UH, GOT TO SHARE A LOT OF, UH, THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HE HAS WITH US HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.
AND, UH, GIVE KUDOS TO HIM IN FRONT OF HIS PEERS.
UH, SPEAKING OF CONGRESSMAN GREEN, UH, THERE IS A FREE COMMUNITY, UH, TOWN HALL BREAKFAST THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM UH, AT THE QUAIL VALLEY CITY CENTER.
HE'S INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO REGISTER AND TO ATTEND.
UH, I ALSO WANNA PIGGYBACK ON, UH, REACHING OUT AND SENDING PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS TO ANITA CAREY.
UH, AND, UH, ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY.
I SPOKE WITH HER, UH, ABOUT, UH, WHAT SHE NEEDED.
AND SHE SAID, JUST TELL PEOPLE TO GO TO MY STORE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMAN O'REILLY FOR SETTING UP A, A DONATION PAGE.
UH, I, ME AND MY FAMILY CONTRIBUTED TO THAT AS WELL.
LASTLY, UH, SAW A COUNCILWOMAN, UM, DR.
CHERYL STERLING AT THE NAACP FREEDOM FUND BANQUET THIS WEEKEND.
AND SHE PROVIDED A THANK YOU CARD, UH, FOR US IN COUNCIL.
AND, UH, I'LL BE PROVIDING THAT TO THE CITY SECRETARY SO THAT, UH, SHE CAN SHARE IT WITH COUNCIL.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT C ANTHONY MELES.
UH, I WITNESSED A HORRIBLE GOLF SWING AT THE STATE OF THE CITY,
UM, BUT IT WAS REALLY AN AMAZING HOLY ONE
UH, GREAT, GREAT SHOW, GREAT PRESENTATION, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR STORY THAT WE GOT TO SHARE WITH THE ENTIRE CITY, COUNTY, AND BEYOND.
SO, THANK YOU ALL US COUNCIL STAFF, EVERYBODY.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE MADE A STATEMENT THAT NIGHT, AND I'M PROUD OF IT.
IN FACT, I'M A SERIOUS CITY, PROUD, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT,
AND I WANNA SEE THE BLOOPER REEL.
MAYOR, WHY WON'T YOU RELEASE THAT? MAN? YOU HAVE TO PUT A PUBLIC REQUEST.
UH, WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT OCTOBER FEST IS THE FACT THAT WE USE LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
TEXAS BEER GARDEN, TEXAS BEER, OUR LEAGUERS, BREWERY, ALL THAT REALLY JUST TIES THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
UM, THE ART SHOWCASE NEXT DOOR WENT REALLY, REALLY WELL.
ONE OUTTA SHORELINE, ONE IN MISSOURI CITY.
AND I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE, 'CAUSE IT HAD A TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER THING ON THERE, MAYOR.
SO, I, I'M GONNA SUBSTITUTE WITH U OF H, BUT DEFINITELY GO BY AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
UM, AND THEN WELCOME TO THE THREE OFFICERS TO THE BEST FAMILY, THE MISSOURI CITY FAMILY.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT D AND MAYOR PRO TO FLORIDA, EMORY.
WELL, I, UH, ALSO LIKE TO ECHO THE, UH, ACCOLADES AND, UH, GIVE THE, UH, KUDOS TO, UH, THE CITY, UH, UH, THE, UH, CITY.
UM, WHO WOULD BE THE BEST ONE? I, I, I GUESS THE FULL CITY STAFF THAT WAS INVOLVED IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE, UH, THE PRESENTATION.
UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING USE OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY.
I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY ELSE PROBABLY, UH, FOR A CITY, UH, UH, PRESENTATION USED DRONES LIKE, UH, OUR STAFF DID.
UH, AND I ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY, UH, OUTSTANDING THAT WE USED THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL IN A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS THAT WERE, THAT WERE MADE THERE AT THE, UM, UH, AT THE STATE OF THE CITY.
I THINK IT SHOWS THAT, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, UH, OF, UH, OUR YOUTH WHO ARE, UH, WILLING TO, UH, SPEND THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO, UH, BECOME BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH HOW THE CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS.
AND, UH, AGAIN, KUDOS TO, UH, TO THOSE FOR THAT.
UH, THE NEXT IS, UH, SOMEONE MENTIONED, UH, THE MAINTENANCE BARN LOCATION THAT WAS SELECTED, UH, BY THE, UH, L G C GENERAL MANAGER.
AND THE, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER COUNCIL HAD NO, UH, INPUT INTO WHERE THAT WAS GOING.
YOU KNOW, WE RELIED ON THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS TO PICK THE BEST SPOT FOR THE, UH, MAINTENANCE.
AND IT'S NOT A BARN, IT'S A MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
SO, UH, IT, IT HAS THAT, UH, I GUESS THAT STIGMA OF BEING CALLED A BARN.
AND PEOPLE CONSIDER IT A BARN, BUT IT'S NOT.
UH, SO ANYWAY, UH, THE OCTOBER FEST, AGAIN, WAS GREAT, ATTENDED THAT.
YEAH, I THINK THIS IS EITHER THE THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR.
SO I, I WOULD HOPE THAT, UH, WE CONTINUE TO, UH, HAVE, UH, THE ATTENDANCE THAT WILL ALLOW
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US TO, UH, CONTINUE THAT.UH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE, UH, APPOINTMENT OF THE THREE POLICE OFFICERS.
UH, AND I THINK WHAT THAT REFLECTS IS THAT OUR NEW SALARY STRUCTURE THAT WE DEVELOPED AND APPROVED IS WORKING.
SO, UH, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT MAYBE THREE OR FOUR ADDITIONAL, UH, OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE.
SO WE'RE, UH, I THINK WE'RE SEEING THE FRUITS OF THE, UH, OF THE, THE WORK THAT CITY, UH, STAFF DID AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND OUR APPROVAL OF THOSE DOLLARS.
SO WE NEED TO, UH, I, I THINK, UH, REALLY, UH, RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, THE WALL LONG CARTWRIGHT, UH, WHICH, UH, I'M GOING TO, UH, INVITE YOU TO THE DEMOLITION
AND, UH, WE'LL GIVE YOU, UH, A SLEDGEHAMMER SO YOU CAN, UH, CAN START THAT ACTIVITY.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA NAME IT, UH, MISSOURI CITY.
UH, AND THAT'S, UH, SUPPOSED TO, UH, START, UH, UH, IN NOVEMBER OF 23.
AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE COMPLETED, UH, BY, UH, FEBRUARY 24TH.
AND THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE, UH, A REPLACEMENT, UH, FOR THE, UH, THE WALL.
IT WON'T BE A WALL, BUT IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT'LL PROMOTE SAFETY AND BRING, UH, ATTENTION TO THE, UH, UH, HOLE.
NUMBER 15, WHICH IS OUR, OUR, UH, KEYNOTE, OH, I SHOULDN'T SAY KEYNOTE.
THAT BRINGS UP TO, UH, OUR, UM,
YOU GET SPECIAL ATTENTION TONIGHT? UH, YES.
LISTEN, I PLAYED GOLF FOR 27 HOLES ON TWO BAD KNEES OVER THE WEEKEND, SO I THINK I DESERVE SOME RECOGNITION.
AND ADDITIONAL TIME TO SAY THAT.
AND BY THE WAY, THE, THE FULL, UH, VIDEO OF MINE AND YOUR PRESENTATION, I GUESS IT WAS A PRESENTATION, HAS DISAPPEARED MIRACULOUSLY,
UH,
AND WE'VE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.
I MEAN, THE HEAT WAS OUT THERE, BUT, UH, I THINK EACH YEAR PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT.
GREAT JOB WITH THE COSTUMES AND, AND THE WHOLE NINE YARD.
UH, TWO CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, WHICH WAS NEW COVENANT CHURCH, UH, WITH PASTOR ELLIS FOR HIS 21ST ANNIVERSARY, AS WELL AS INSPIRATION CHURCH WITH, UH, PASTOR CARLOS JONES, MYSELF, AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER O'REILLY AND COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
UM, AND THAT WAS A, IT IS SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING.
UM, AND AGAIN, THREE NEW OFFICERS SWEARING IN, UH, MYSELF, MAYOR PROAM, AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY WERE THERE.
UH, AND SEEING THE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ACTUALLY GET TO PIN THEM IN AND BE ABLE TO JUST TALK TO THEM FOR A FEW MINUTES, UM, IT WAS VERY WELL REWARDING.
AND I ASKED THEM WHY MISSOURI CITY? AND THEY SAID, EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING, MISSOURI CITY IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACE TO BE.
SO THAT'S NOT MY COMMENT, THAT'S THEIR COMMENT.
UM, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AS YOU HEARD, IT IS TOMORROW EVENING, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MAKE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I KNOW LAST YEAR I ONLY GOT TO THREE.
UH, WE'RE, WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT OUT TO EVERYWHERE WE CAN.
UM, AND ONE LAST, UH, COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS STATE OF THE CITY.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK IN THE ROOM, UH, BUT IT TOOK ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, UM, THERE'S SOME KEY COMPONENTS THAT WENT BEHIND THE SCENES.
UH, JARRAL, UH, JOBY IT, CEDRIC, UH, CRYSTAL, WRONG ANGEL.
UH, NO, NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
SHE CAME UP WITH THE, BY THE WAY, SHE CAME UP WITH THE DANCE THING.
UM, BUT JUST TO LIGHTEN UP THE CROWD.
BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST MESSAGE FOR ME, AS I'VE SAID IT EARLIER TOO, STATE OF THE CITY FOR ME, IS NOT THE MAYOR STATE OF THE CITY.
IT IS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, STATE OF THE CITY, WHICH MEANS IT'S LEADERSHIP AT THE TOP, WHICH IS WITH THE C E O, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EVERY STAFF MEMBER.
SOME OF YOU SAW WE'RE VERY MISSOURI CITY PROUD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF STAFF THAT WAS IN THERE.
UH, TWO CO UH, MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY, UM, AS EVERYONE ON THE
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AUDIENCE, AS WELL AS AT HOME, UH, KNOW I ONLY HAVE ONE VOTE.UM, BUT IT TAKES ALL OF US TO GET THE JOB DONE.
SO KUDOS NOT, I'M NOT GONNA GIVE EVERYBODY A SPECIAL KUDOS BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE LONGER TIME, BUT THANK YOU TO NOT JUST THE THREE APPOINTED OFFICIALS, BUT DIRECTORS, BUT OTHER MANAGERS AND OTHER LEADERSHIP.
IT CAME TOGETHER AND WE ESTABLISHED THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER CITIES WHERE THOUGHT IT WAS COOL, IT WAS DIFFERENT.
THE PEOPLE IN THE VIDEOS, UH, STATED THE STORY.
IT WAS A LOT OF ACTORS, NOT ACTORS, BUT A LOT OF THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT YOU SAW FROM OUR OWN COMMUNITY THAT SERVES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PERSON THAT WAS IN THE VIDEO THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW.
SO IT, IT REALLY SHOWED THE CULTURE AND THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.
WITH THAT, I END MY, UH, COMMENT EVEN THOUGH I GOT JINXED.
[11. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]
UH, NUMBER 11, WE DO HAVE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.SO THE TIME IS 8:17 PM WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND THAT WAIT, UH, INTO A CLOSE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5, 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
AND 5, 5 1 0.0 7 2 0 7 2 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
IS THERE ANY MOTION FOR ANY? YES, MAYOR.
UM, I'D LIKE TO, TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION TO, TO DO TWO THINGS.
ONE, TO, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH ATTORNEY LLOYD GOSLIN, AS WELL AS TO, UH, AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY UHS OFFICE TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST FIRST COLONY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER NINE.
JEFF, I SECOND THE MOTION MAYOR.
SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUR, I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
UH,
MR. MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T NO WORRIES.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? VOTE FOR THIS.
DID WE SHUT THIS DOWN? ALRIGHT, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WITH NO OTHER ITEMS. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND AGENDA THIS MEETING AT 8:48 PM THANK YOU ALL.