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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
OCTOBER 16TH, 2023.WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:33 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.
WE HAVE OUR PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY BRANDON HARRIS, INTERIM POLICE CHIEF ALLEGIANCE TO 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.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Part 1 of 2)]
FOUR ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK? YES, MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MR. ATTAWAY, AS YOU APPROACH THE STATE, THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
MY NAME IS CHARLIE ATTAWAY, 36 23 WEST CREEK CLUB DRIVE.
I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU BEFORE AND I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE I'M COMING FROM.
Y'ALL SET POLICY FOR THE CITY AND, UH, YOU SET TIMES GOOD POLICY AND MANY TIMES BAD POLICY.
WELL, THE RESULTS SHOW THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF POLICY HAVE BEEN BAD.
THIS IS A RECENT IMPACT NEWSLETTER, AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE GROWTH IN THE STATE.
THE GROWTH IN THE COUNTY IS 18%, AND THE GROWTH IN MISSOURI CITY IS BARELY 2%.
HOUSTON IS THE SECOND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE NATION, AND WE'RE AT 2% GROWTH.
IT HAS TO DO WITH TAX POLICY AND OTHER POLICIES THAT YOU SET.
THE, THE TURNOVER OF OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR A D C MANAGER, PEOPLE DON'T WANNA MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF THE, THE CONFLICT BY COUNCIL AND THE POLICIES YOU SET.
MONEY MANAGEMENT FISCAL I RECENTLY FILED, AND THAT'S ETHICS COMPLAINT.
GUESS WHO HAS NOT SEEN IT? THE ETHICS COMMITTEE.
WHEN YOU THINK AN ETHICS COMPLAINT WOULD GO TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE, IT'S HIDDEN FROM 'EM.
I FILED TWO MORE TONIGHT AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.
THE SEPTEMBER MEETING AND THE LEISURE GROUP MEETING WERE A NON-CITY EMPLOYEE, PRESENTED TO THE LEISURE BOARD TO MOVE MONEY OUT OF THE BUDGET TO A PRIVATE CHARITY.
IT NEVER WAS IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IT NEVER WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
SO YOU JUST KIND OF DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND SET BAD POLICY.
NOW YOU MOVE 50,000 A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS.
THAT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE A SALARY TO AN INDIVIDUAL.
THE MINUTES OF THAT MEETING WAS HIDDEN UNTIL I FILED THE FIRST ETHICS COMPLAINT AND THEN THE LINK BETWEEN THE LEISURE GROUP AND THOSE MINUTES WAS ESTABLISHED.
THAT'S BAD POLICY AND WE CAN'T RUN THE CITY LIKE THAT.
DID ANYBODY LOOK AT THE BUDGET? Y'ALL PUT THE BUDGET UP SEPTEMBER THE FIFTH AND YOU APPROVED IT.
MR. ATTAWAY, THAT IS THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
CHARLIE, YOU HAD THE TAX RATE WRONG.
CHARLIE, YOU HAD THE TAX RATE.
CHARLIE, YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ME BECAUSE I'M, IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
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MS. EUGENE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.MY NAME IS BERTHA EUGENE, 2134 MUSTANG SPRINGS DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ELLICOTT, MAYOR PROTE, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
WITH PERMISSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL LIEUTENANT KEVIN TULLIS TO COME FORTH Y LIEUTENANT TELLAS FOR WORKING SO DILIGENT WITH THE QUAIL VALLEY EAST BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SO WE THOUGHT IT'D BE FITTING TO LET YOU KNOW WE CARE.
WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND IT READS THUSLY.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT KEVIN LL IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE QUEER VALLEY EAST H O A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE NOT GONE A NOTICE.
WE SINCERELY THANK YOU, PRESENTED ON THIS DAY OCTOBER THE 16TH, 2023.
KEVIN COLBERT DIRECTED LARGE SAM VICO, JR.
TREASURER MARYELLE SECRETARY BRENDA CAROLYN, VICE PRESIDENT BERTHA EUGENE, PRESIDENT, AND ON, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF QUAIL VALLEY EAST, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE AND IT READS, PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT KEVIN TOLAS, IN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND THE QUAIL VALLEY EAST COMMUNITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE GIVEN ON THIS DAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2023.
LAMIA MCGUIRE OR MCGINN, I'M SORRY.
PLEASE STATE YOUR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
MY NAME IS LOMIA MCGWEN AND I LIVE AT 4 1 4 OYSTER CREEK VILLAGE DRIVE IN LAKE OLYMPIA.
THE REASON WHY I'M HERE, I'M ACTUALLY, I WANNA INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON, ISAIAH, CAN YOU STAND UP? SAY HI.
HE'S ULTIMATELY THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE.
SO AS MOST OR SOME OF YOU KNOW, UH, WE HAVE BEEN, UM, COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISE THAT'S COMING BEHIND OUR HOUSE.
UH, THERE IS A BUSINESS THAT'S A RESTAURANT SLASH BAR.
UM, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM THERE.
WE WELCOME ALL THE OFFICERS TO COME INTO OUR HOME TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE HEARING.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE SAY, HOW MANY TIMES WE CALL THE OFFICERS, NOTHING, NOTHING GIVES, UH, SOME I THINK ONCE THEY ISSUE A CITATION, BUT AFTER THAT, I THINK IT'S MORE OF A FEAR.
BUT IF WE GO BY WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN THE, UM, IN THE CITY, UH, THE ORDINANCE SAYS EXCESSIVE NOISE.
WE HEAR THE WORD EXCESSIVE ALL THE TIME.
BUT THE REALITY IS, IS THAT I THINK IT SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT IS SUBJECTIVE.
IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS DONE BECAUSE IT SAYS HERE THAT, UM, ANYTHING THAT'S UNNECESSARY, UNUSUAL NOISE FOR ANY NOISE THAT ANNOYS DISTURBS INJURIES OR ENDANGERS THE COMFORT, UH, HEALTH, PEACE, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF OTHERS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY.
NOW, I'VE SENT, UM, A BUNCH OF EMAILS AND MR. FLOYD, YOU KNOW, UH, MR. ROBIN, YOU KNOW, UM, I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE, ANGEL, SHE'S BEEN ON THERE.
A LOT OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN ON THE EMAILS.
WE'RE, AND WE DECIDED TO COME HERE TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE EMAILS ARE ENOUGH.
YOU GUYS NEEDED TO SEE THE FACE OF MY KID.
IF YOU SEE BEHIND THE BUILDING, YOU GUYS SEE HIS, HIS PLAYGROUND.
MY SON IS A PART OF A BASEBALL TEAM.
NOW, HE PRACTICED FOR EIGHT MONTHS BEFORE HE ACTUALLY GOT ON THE TEAM.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S AFFECTED OUR LIVES BECAUSE MY SON CAN'T GO IN THE BACKYARD ANYMORE.
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HAVE AN AUDIENCE.I DIDN'T KNOW WE'RE ON A TV SHOW, BUT APPARENTLY WE HAVE AN AUDIENCE.
OUR ENTIRE LIVES HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THIS.
IT'S NOT JUST ME, BUT I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE THERE, THEY'RE OLDER.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA CALL, THEY'RE, THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR 30 SOMETHING YEARS.
WHY WOULD THEY CONTINUE CALLING? OR THEIR HEARING AIDS ARE NOT ON.
I'M JUST SAYING THE THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WE'RE HERE TO REPRESENT THEM AS WELL, AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND UP AND SAY SOMETHING.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
WE, I, WE PICKED THIS COMMUNITY FOR A REASON.
WE ACTUALLY USED TO LIVE IN THE BACK OF HUNTERS GLEN.
THAT'S HOW WE KNEW WE WERE GONNA BRING MY FAMILY HERE, MY SON HERE, AND RAISE HIM IN A BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.
SO I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR THE BOY IN THE BACK, BECAUSE HIS ROOM IS THE ROOM THAT FACES THE BUILDING.
HE DOESN'T EVEN SLEEP IN THERE ANYMORE BECAUSE OF WHAT IT'S BROUGHT.
SO ANYWAYS, YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS HAVE MY EMAILS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
DO YOU WISH FOR ME TO PROCEED CALLING THOSE PEOPLE OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT FOR THE AGENDA ITEM? UH, WE CAN CALL THAT.
UM, IS IT OKAY IF WE, UH, TAKE UP THIS ITEM, UH, NOW AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE, UM, ITEM SEVEN A, I MEAN, UH, EXCUSE ME.
UH, ITEM SEVEN B, UM, FOR THE CONSENT AGENT.
UM, WELL, MAY I ASK CRYSTAL? IS CRYSTAL THE MOTION THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY MADE FOR SEVEN B ARE THE COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO SEVEN B? YES, MA'AM.
SO THERE, PUT MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION TO GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
SO PRIOR TO MAKING THAT MOTION, IF WE COULD HAVE A VOTE ON THE MOTION THAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE FLOOR TO MOVE THE ITEM SEVEN B UP.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL? YES.
MA, MAYOR, MIGHT I ALSO ADD, SINCE WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THAT WE TAKE UP THESE OTHER, UH, ITEMS AS WELL THAT ARE, UH, ON CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW MIGHT TICKET? HMM.
WE MIGHT BE IN THERE FOR A WHILE.
THIS WILL BE A REAL QUICK, SO WE CAN GET THE PEOPLE IN THE OUT.
[10. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
TO GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE? I MAKE THAT MOTION.THE TIME IS 7:09 PM CITY COUNCIL IS BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Part 2 of 2)]
UH, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.MISSED ONE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE REGULAR TIME.
SO PLEASE CALL THAT NICHOLAS SEER.
MR. SEER, 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
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QUAIL VALLEY.I'M HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 2ND.
I DISCUSSED THE QUESTION, WHY IS LIFE HARDER FOR SOME PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY? AMONG THE OTHER TOPICS, I ENCOURAGE THE CITY, MISSOURI CITY GOVERNMENT TO NOT LOSE FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PEOPLE IN THESE TRYING TIMES.
I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO UNDERSCORE THAT, IS THAT IF THERE IS LESS AFTER TAX INCOME TO THE PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY, THIS WILL SYSTEMICALLY AFFECT THE PEOPLE'S WILLINGNESS AND OR ABILITY TO PATRONIZE THOSE BUSINESSES IN MISSOURI CITY.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF BUSINESSES TO FAIL IN MISSOURI CITY.
FURTHERMORE, THIS RUNS A RISK OF CREATING A MULTITUDE OF CRIES FOR HELP FROM THE PEOPLE.
I'M SURE SOME PEOPLE IN THE ROOM ARE ALREADY AWARE, BUT I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT POLITICAL POWERS CONTINUE TO WANT TO REDUCE THE AFTER-TAX INCOME TO THE PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY AND CONCENTRATE THAT POWER OUTSIDE OF MISSOURI CITY, OUTSIDE OF MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL'S JURISDICTION.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT, A LOCAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEVERAL POINTS LAST WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH.
THE COUNTY'S CURRENT DEBT IS APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY 1.2 BILLION AND HAS INCREASED APPROXIMATELY 32% FROM FISCAL YEAR 2020.
THE COUNTY IS HOLDING A BONDS ELECTION FOR APPROXIMATELY $866 MILLION MORE OF DEBT ON NOVEMBER 7TH.
AND FURTHERMORE, DESPITE RECEIVING $157 MILLION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO THE COUNTY, THERE'S BEEN NO COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION OF HOW THESE FUNDS WERE UTILIZED TO HELP THE PEOPLE.
I ENCOURAGE YOU FOLKS, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL, TO BE VIGILANT AND VOCAL ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY, THE 80,000 PLUS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THIS BEDROOM COMMUNITY.
ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC, LET'S TALK ABOUT TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN MISSOURI CITY, MERIDIUM WEBSTER DEFINES TOWN HALL EVENTS AS AN EVENT IN WHICH THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL POLITICAL CANDIDATE ADDRESSES AN AUDIENCE BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS POSED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.
I REALIZED THERE WAS RECENTLY A TOWN HALL MEETING THAT WAS, UM, CLASSIFIED AS A TOWN HALL MEETING, BUT I HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS, UM, OPEN TO TRUE DIVERSE VOICES IN MISSOURI CITY.
I HOPE FOR THE SAKE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE CAN DO BETTER AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinance to zone an approximate 28.37 acres of land to SUP, Specific Use Permit, to allow for the location of a place of assembly, allowing for development of educational facilities; and to the extent such zoning deviates from the Future Land Use and Character map of the Comprehensive Plan, to provide for an amendment therefrom. The subject site is located east of the Creekmont residential subdivision, north of the Newpoint Estates residential subdivision, and south of Highway 6.]
ITEM SEVEN B, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 28.37 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY, PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE.AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
OKAY, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY GMA EDWARDS OR
I'M GONNA PRESENT ON BEHALF OF A GMA.
SHE WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, SO I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
EVENING BEFORE YOU IS AN ORDINANCE, UH, TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UM, FOR, UH, THE LOCATION OF A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY, UH, WHICH WOULD BE AN EDUCATIONAL PLACE OF ASSEMBLY.
THE ACREAGE IN QUESTION IS SHOWN ON THE AERIAL MAP ON THE SCREEN.
IT'S, UH, APPROXIMATELY 28 ACRES.
UM, IT'S LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE CREEK, MONT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION NORTH OF NEW POINT ESTATES, UH, NEAR, UH, THE CITY'S, UH, CITY LIMITS, UH, AT DARBY LANE.
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY IS THE APPLICANT REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UH, TO ALLOW FOR THE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY.
A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS LIKE A, UH, LAYER ON TOP OF EXISTING ZONING.
THE UNDERLINING ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS SSD SUBURBAN DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE, UH, CLASSIFICATION, UH, UH, ASSIGNED TO IT, UH, WHEN IT WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
UM, AND SO THIS WOULD NOT REZONE FROM SD.
UM, THIS WOULD ADD THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AS A LAYER ON TOP OF IT, ALLOWING FOR A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY USE.
THE SITE PLAN THAT'S ON THE SCREEN, UH, SHOWS, UH, THE HARMONY SCHOOL'S OVERALL BUILDOUT, UH, THAT'S PROPOSED.
UH, WHAT THEY ARE PRESENTING IS AN EDUCATIONAL, UH, CAMPUS THAT WOULD, UH, BE FULL SERVICE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, HAVING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING IN A PHASE ONE, UM, WITH STUDENT POPULATION UP TO, UH, ABOUT 650 STUDENTS.
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WOULD BE DEVELOPED, UM, FIVE PLUS YEARS AFTER THAT, UH, IS CONSTRUCTED, UH, THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, UM, UP TO 750 STUDENTS WOULD BE PART OF THAT PHASE.THE CAMPUS WOULD INCLUDE, UH, THE LOADING AREA.
LET ME, UH, GO BACK TO THE AERIAL REALLY QUICKLY.
UH, YOU CAN SEE HIGHWAY SIX, UH, IN THE IMAGE, UM, THERE.
AND SO THIS DOES HAVE FRONTAGE ALONG HIGHWAY SIX.
UH, THE SCHOOL CAMPUS SHOWS TWO DRIVEWAYS COMING OFF OF HIGHWAY SIX, UM, WITH, UH, LOADING DRIVEWAYS SURROUNDING, UH, THE CAMPUS, UH, TO ALLOW FOR QUEUING, UM, ON SITE.
UH, THE CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES BALL FIELDS, PLAY FIELDS, AND THE WATER THAT YOU SEE, UH, IS THE, UH, DRAINAGE DETENTION CONCEPTUALIZED, UH, GOING TOWARDS, UH, LONG POINT CREEK.
THIS PLAN SHOWS THE PHASING, UH, THE DARKER BUILDING IN GRAY IS PHASE ONE, UH, WITH THE AREAS, UH, LIGHTER.
UM, PHASE ONE AGAIN WOULD BE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS.
UM, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY MIDDLE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL TO BUILD OUT THE CAMPUS.
FOLLOWING THAT, A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS, UH, SUBMITTED AND WAS REVIEWED.
UH, THIS IMAGE IS FROM, UH, THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS, UH, THE DRIVEWAY LOCATION, UM, IN, UH, UM, IN A VIEW OF THE OTHER DRIVEWAYS AND ACCESS ALONG HIGHWAY SIX.
THIS IS ALSO FROM THE TRAFFIC IMPACT AND ANALYSIS, SHOWING SIGNAL, UM, POSSIBLE SIGNAL LOCATIONS, UM, FOR THE, UH, THE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
S THE PLANNING STAFF DID, UH, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
WHEN THIS, UH, WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DISCUSSED, UM, THIS AREA DISCUSSED, UH, THE CITY'S, UH, POSITION OF MOVING TOWARDS BUILD OUT DISCUSSED THE IMPACT, UM, OF A, UH, PLACE OF ASSEMBLY AT THIS LOCATION.
UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, DID VOTE TO FORWARD A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION, UM, FOR APPROVAL OF THE, THE, UH, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE, UH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, UH, THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION ON, UH, THIS BEING, UH, A FRESNO UH, CAMPUS.
THERE WAS SOME, UH, CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FRESNO CAMPUS.
UM, THE REFERENCE TO FRESNO HAS TO DO WITH THE MAILING, THE ZONING, THE, UH, MAILING ZONES.
UH, SO JUST LIKE CREEK MONT, NEW POINT ESTATES AND A LOT OF, UM, PROPERTIES IN THAT AREA.
THEY HAVE A FRESNO MAILING ADDRESS, BUT THEY'RE FULLY WITHIN THE INCORPORATED LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
UM, SO IF THIS CAMPUS WERE APPROVED AT THIS PLACE OF ASSEMBLY, WERE APPROVED, IT WOULD BE FULLY WITHIN THE LIMITS, UM, OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI.
NOTICES, UH, WENT OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS, MAILED NOTICES WITHIN 250 FEET, UM, OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, A NOTICE SIGN WAS PLACED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY NOTICE WAS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
UM, AND THEN THOSE ARE THE DATES OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CASE.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE, UM, TO PRESENT.
THE APPLICANT, UH, DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION IF COUNSEL, UH, WANTS TO HEAR THAT.
UM, AND SO THERE IS, UM, THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION THAT MIGHT EXPAND ON SOME OTHER ITEMS. OKAY.
WE HAVE A QUESTION IS, YEAH, DO WE, ANY QUESTIONS TO JENNIFER NOW? CAN WE, UH, CAN WE TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS RIGHT NOW? THAT'S FINE.
THEN WE WILL, AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO.
CHRISTOPHER ARCHIE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER ARCHIE, I REPRESENT IN HARMONY CONSTRUCTION AND CONSULTING.
BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WOULD BEG THAT THE COUNSEL WOULD HONOR, UH, THE PLEAD OF CHARLIE WAS HERE, THE FIRST SPEAKER.
UH, MY REQUEST TONIGHT IS IN REGARDS TO, UM, TRAFFIC CONTROL.
AS A CITIZEN, I APPRECIATE MY CITY COUNCILWOMAN MONICA RALLY, ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE THAT I KNOW ON COUNCIL.
THE WORK, NOT THE POSITION, BUT DO THE WORK.
THANK YOU, THE LIEUTENANT THAT WAS HONORED.
WE LOVE OUR MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH US, WITH THE DEPARTMENT THIS SIZE IN THIS, THIS COUNTRY.
WITHOUT THE ISSUES THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE SHOULD APPLAUD.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE DONE TO SUPPORT OUR
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MISSOURI CITY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT PARTICULARLY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, I DON'T THINK THEY GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE.BUT IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC CONTROL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
AS OUR CITY GROWS, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN THE MORNING AT 5:00 AM WHO'S, WHO'S WHY? YOU, WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A FLASHING LIGHT? WHY DO YOU HAVE A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT HOLDS UP TRAFFIC IN A 90% FLOW? YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T WE HAVE SMART INTELLIGENCE WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC CONTROL? IT HAPPENS.
AND, AND PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF IT.
I'M TELLING YOU, BECAUSE THEY TELLING ME.
MY CONSTITUENTS ARE SAYING, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH, WITH THE TRAFFIC? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE FLASHING LIGHTS? AND NOW THAT WE'RE BUILDING ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT WITH ANOTHER TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE'RE GONNA CREATE PROBLEMS ON 2234 PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN FOR OUR CITIZENS AND PROBLEMS FOR YOU.
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
LET'S GET TRAFFIC CONTROL INVOLVED AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL ON 2234.
THERE ARE BROKEN WATER LINES THROUGHOUT THIS CITY, AND IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR THOSE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.
WHY? WHY IS THAT? I MEAN, IF AS A PROJECT MANAGER, IF SOMEBODY CALLS ME, I HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO RESPOND.
I'M ASKING THE CITY TO DO THE WORK.
WHEN A COMP, WHEN A ISSUE'S CALLED IN, PLEASE DO THE WORK.
AND WE HAVE PROBLEMS ON COUNTY COURT.
WE HAVE PROBLEMS ON, UH, THE STREET OVER IT.
I THINK GRAND PARK WHERE WATER LINES ARE BROKEN.
MS. MARSHALL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ALSO HERE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, RENA MARSHALL, 45 10 SOUTH CREEK, MOUNT FRESNO, TEXAS 7 7 5 4 5.
I REPRESENT, UM, OUR COMMUNITY CREEK MOUNT.
UM, NOT TO THE THREE THINGS THAT WE, SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT CREEK BEING SHOWED UP.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT EVER BEEN DONE AND WE JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN VOTED FOR, BUT IT ALL WENT TO NEW POINTED STATES FOR THE BRIDGE.
BUT A PART OF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, UH, SUPPORT THAT CREEK.
IT WAS PROMISED IT WASN'T DONE.
UM, SO FOR THE DRAINAGE AREA ALSO, UM, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT NOISE BARRIER.
UM, AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HARMONY PLANS TO USE.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S ENOUGH AND IF WE WOULD PLEASE PUT IT IN WRITING.
BUT WE NEED LIKE A CONCRETE WALL UP THAT COULD BE AN ACOUSTICS BARRIER IN FRONT OF THAT.
BUT THAT NOISE IS GONNA COME OVER INTO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF ELDERS THERE THAT, THAT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
SO SOME OTHER BARRIER NEEDS TO OCCUR.
IT WOULD ALSO HELP WITH SECURITY BECAUSE THOSE KIDS, YOU KNOW, KIDS WILL BE KIDS, THEY WILL BE ENDED UP IN OUR COMMUNITY.
HIGH TOWER ENDS UP IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO THEY DON'T WRITE NEXT TO US.
THEY WILL END UP IN THE COMMUNITY ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT.
SO, UM, THAT BARRIER WALL WOULD ALSO HELP TO KEEP THE KIDS OUT.
UM, NOT THAT WE NEED TO KEEP 'EM OUT, BUT THEY NEED TO STAY OUT.
UM, I'VE ALSO TALKED TO SOME TEACHERS THAT RECEIVED STUDENTS FROM HARMONY JUST TO DO A LITTLE EXTRA RESEARCH.
I TALKED TO SOME PARENTS WHOSE KIDS WENT TO HARMONY.
UM, STILL NOT GETTING A LOT OF NEGATIVE.
OF COURSE, THEY WANT ALL THE STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS TO BE CERTIFIED.
UM, I THINK THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.
I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT'S A HARMONY ISSUE, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE PARENTS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT.
FOR THOSE PARENTS WHOSE STUDENTS WENT THERE, THEY LIKED IT.
UM, I DIDN'T HEAR A LOT OF NEGATIVE ABOUT IT.
AND REALLY, THAT CREEK NEEDS TO BE SHOWED UP WITH A WALL.
THEY HAVE ALLIGATORS BACK THERE.
THERE'S A MAJOR DROP OFF BACK THERE.
AND SO I THINK A BRICK WALL OR SOME TYPE OF BARRIER WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURE AND BUFFER FOR THE SOUND THAT'S GONNA COME OVER.
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MS. BROWN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.I'M A BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, AND I AM HERE TO OPPOSE THE HARMONY SCHOOL.
AND THE REASON THAT I'M OPPOSING IT IS BECAUSE HARMONY IS A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WILL NOT BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S RIGHT.
I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF COMMITMENT IN WRITING THAT SAYS THAT THEY WILL BE, UM, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PRACTICES THAT IS EQUITABLE TO THE SAME AS OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
'CAUSE IT WILL MAKE IT UNFAIR FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE HELD TO A CERTAIN STANDARD THAT THEY WON'T BE HELD AT.
ALSO, IT WILL POSSIBLY TAKE FUNDING FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH IS ALREADY, UM, UNDERFUNDED SEVERE.
SO THAT'S THE REASON THAT I'M ASKING.
THERE'S ALSO, I'VE GOTTEN PHONE CALLS FROM CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE ISSUES WITH RACISM AS IT RELATES TO HARMONY.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE ME ANY RECEIPTS OR EVIDENCE, BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO HAVE ME CONCERNED.
AND THERE WERE ALSO CONCERNS BROUGHT TO ME ABOUT THEIR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOT UP TO PAR.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M OPPOSING AND ASK YOU, ASKING YOU ALL TO DO FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE SCHOOL.
SIR GWEN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
MY NAME IS BRIAN GWEN, AND I'M THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 16,431 LEXINGTON.
I'M HERE TO REITERATE THE DISTRICT'S OPPOSITION TO THE HARMONY S U P FOR WHICH THERE IS A FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE THIS EVENING AND MAY OF THIS YEAR, 67% OF VOTERS IN FORT N I S D APPROVED PROPOSITION A THAT INCLUDES $82 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED THE BOND WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT A HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL WOULD BE BUILT FOUR MINUTES AWAY FROM THE SITE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
AND HOW WOULD THEY HAVE KNOWN THE STATEMENT OF IMPACT THAT FORTMAN I S D RECEIVED FROM HARMONY IN FEBRUARY OF 21? ONLY INDICATED THAT THE CAMPUSES WOULD BE IN THE HOUSTON SUGARLAND AREA.
NO MENTION WAS MADE OF MISSOURI CITY OR THIS SITE, SPECIFICALLY THE MISSOURI CITY PLANNING AND ZONING HEARING FOR THIS SITE HELD ON MAY 10TH WAS FOUR DAYS AFTER FORT BEND, I S C VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION A AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SCHOOL.
THE BOND ELECTION HELD IN MAY RE REPRESENTED YEARS OF PLANNING AND THE REQUIRED, AND REQUIRED THE ELECTED FORT BEND I S D BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO VOTE TO HOLD AN ELECTION.
THE REQUIRED, IT REQUIRED THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS IN FORT BEND, I S D TO APPROVE THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS.
HARMONY HAS NOT GONE THROUGH A SIMILAR PROCESS, AND AS A RESULT, THEY'RE ABLE TO DISRUPT YEARS OF CAREFUL DISTRICT PLANNING THAT BY LAW WE MUST FOLLOW.
AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ORDINANCE, I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT HARMONY DOES NOT HAVE AN ELECTED BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE ONLY ELECTED BOARD ABLE TO CONSIDER THIS IS YOU.
IT'S BEEN MENTIONED THAT THIS IS SCHOOL IS ABOUT CHOICE AND WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF CHOICE.
THE MAJORITY OF FORT BEND SCHOOLS THAT ARE NEAR THIS SITE ARE A OR B RATED, AND WE OFFER STUDENTS CHOICE THROUGH OUR ACADEMIES, A NUMBER OF WHICH ARE IN MISSOURI CITY.
THIS INCLUDES THE MEDICAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA ACADEMY AT HIGHTOWER, AN ENGINEERING ACADEMY AT ELKINS, AN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT MARSHALL, AND A GT ACADEMY AT QUAIL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THESE PROGRAMS OF CHOICE ARE IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ACADEMIES OFFERED AT TRAVIS AND DOLES HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THAT ARE OPEN TO ALL FORT BEND, I S D STUDENTS AND TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED.
FORT BEND, I S D ENCOURAGES YOU TO LISTEN TO MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM I BELIEVE HAVE PROVIDED COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THIS S U P AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE NEGATIVE IMPACT THESE NEW SCHOOLS WILL HAVE ON FORT BEND, I S D.
MS. CASTILLO, PLEASE, UM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I'M HERE BEFORE YOU ADVOCATING FOR HARMONY TO BE BUILT IN MISSOURI CITY.
MY CHILD WAS IN FORT BEND DISTRICT.
MY CHILD WAS REMOVED FROM FOR BEND DISTRICT BECAUSE MY CHILD HAD BEEN BULLIED FROM PRE-K TO FIFTH GRADE.
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WHEN MY CHILD HAD TO BE DRAGGED INTO CLASS TO BE PRESENT IN CLASS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GETTING FIXED BY FORT BEND.ONE OF MS FOR MS. RILEY'S PARENTS, BECAUSE SHE WAS HANDLING OUR PARENT ENGAGEMENT, TOLD ME ABOUT HARMONY.
IT HAPPENED THAT THE DAY WAS OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR THE CAMPUS.
I DECIDED TO ENROLL MY CHILD, ENROLL MY CHILD WAS IN HONOR SOCIETY.
MY CHILD SCORED A HUNDRED IN A STAR TEST, AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY CHILD COULD NO LONGER BE IN THAT CAMPUS, CAN NO LONGER GO TO FORT BEND BECAUSE I WAS A STUDENT FOR, FOR BEND.
I GRADUATED FROM FORT BEND AND IT DIDN'T HELP ME.
BUT NOW THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE OPENED FOR MY KIDS, BECAUSE I HAVE FIVE KIDS, AND FOR THE TWO OLDER ONES, THEY HAVE OPENED SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'VE BEEN TO COLLEGES TO COMPETE FOR STEM, WHICH IS BASED ON SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY.
THEY'VE COMPETED MY CHILD OUT OF ALL THE CAMPUSES, MADE IT FOURTH PLACE SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPRESSING TO ME FOR THE EXPERIENCE THAT I RECEIVED.
MY KIDS ARE OVER EXCEEDING IN HARMONY.
I NO LONGER HAVE TO CRY TEARS FOR THEM.
MY MOM IS VERY SICK AT THIS MOMENT, AND I FELT LIKE I HAD TO LEAVE HER WITH SOMEONE ELSE AND COME AND ADVOCATE FOR MY KIDS BECAUSE IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS CAMPUS OPENS BECAUSE I AM PART OF MISSOURI CITY.
I RECITE IN MISSOURI CITY AT 72 0 6 TOWER, BUT LANE 7, 7 4, 8 9.
AND I CANNOT SAY MY CHILD GOES IN A CAMPUS IN MISSOURI CITY.
I HAVE TO SAY, MY CHILD GOES, WE DRIVE MY CHILD TO HOUSTON.
MANY OTHER PARENTS THAT LIVE AND RESIDE IN MISS CITY THAT I'VE DROPPED OFF HAVE TO DRIVE TO HOUSTON AREA, KATIE SUGARLAND, BECAUSE WE'VE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO BUILD AROUND OUR AREA.
SO I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LET US BUILD SO THAT WE CAN SEE OUR KIDS GO TO OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN BE BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND SO THAT WE CAN SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL THEY WILL BE AND SO THAT WE CAN HEAR THIS CHILD CAME OUT OF MYSTERY CITY AND SO THAT WE CAN HEAR THE GREAT STORIES.
I RESIDE AT, UH, 1822 ARROWHEAD COURT, UH, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 7 7 4 5 9.
UH, I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, CAMPUS BEING BUILT.
UH, NOT ONLY IS, UH, A HARMONY ALUMNI, BUT I HAVE SEVERAL POINTS, UH, TO BRING UP WHY THIS SHOULD BE BUILT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, MY PARENTS SPECIFICALLY TOOK ME OUT OF H I S D.
UH, I WAS GOING TO BETA'S ELEMENTARY UNTIL I WENT TO, UH, UNTIL I WENT TO, UH, HARMONY'S, UH, SCHOOL OF INNOVATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS.
MY FORMATIVE YEARS, AND I'LL BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, HAD I GONE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS ZONED TO WISDOM HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, CONS, ONE OF THE WORST, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENTLY PERFORMING WELL, CONSISTENTLY IS VERY BAD IN TERMS OF GRADUATION RATES, TERMS OF STANDARDIZED TESTING.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, HAD I GONE THERE, I WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON ON A FULL RIDE.
I'M STUDYING, I'M A SENIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON STUDYING COMMUTER COMPUTER ENGINEERING WITH THE CONCENTRATION IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
I'VE HAD TWO INTERNSHIPS, AND I'LL BE, I'M JUST GONNA BE FRANK.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT HARMONY IS DOING THE RIGHT THING.
WE'VE HAD AN AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION.
WE'VE HAD AN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
WE ARE NOW IN THE MIDST OF A RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION, AND YOU NEED TO GET READY FOR THESE ECONOMIC SHIFTS THAT ARE GONNA HAPPEN.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FULLY EXPOSE, I KNOW WE HAVE THE ACADEMIES AND WHATNOT, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REALLY FULLY EXPOSE STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, TO THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION THAT HARMONY CAN PROVIDE, THEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE REALLY DOING THESE STUDENTS A MASSIVE, MASSIVE DISSERVICE.
AND I JUST WANNA BRING UP ANOTHER POINT, UH, IN TERMS OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, I HAD, I GRADUATED WITH A CLASS OF 145 STUDENTS, 144 STUDENTS, I'M SORRY, WITH, YOU KNOW, A COUNSELOR TO STUDENT RATIO OF ABOUT 24 TO 1, 24 TO ONE
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WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE, YOU KNOW, A GRADUATING CLASS OF EIGHT, 900 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WITH MAYBE ONE COUNSELOR, MAYBE TWO IF YOU'RE LUCKY.I WAS ABLE TO SEE MY COLLEGE COUNSELOR EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I GOT ACCEPTED TO 35 PLUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, I DECIDED TO GO TO, UH, BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO HOME, I GOT A FULL RIDE.
PLUS IT WAS, HAD ONE OF THE BEST ENGINEERING PROGRAMS IN TEXAS.
HAD I NOT GONE TO HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, I, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MY REALITY.
I I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU THAT NOW.
I WOULD NOT BE AS ARTICULATE AS I AM TALKING TO YOU HERE RIGHT NOW.
UH, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
I LIVE ON 2227 HEATHERWOOD DRIVE, HUNTERS GLEN FIVE.
I'M A PROUD GRADUATE OF THE CLASS OF 2017 AT HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY, HOUSTON HIGH.
MY JOURNEY WITH HARMONY BEGAN IN THE THIRD GRADE, AND IT HAS TRULY BEEN REMARKABLE.
HOWEVER, IT WAS A JOURNEY THAT HAD ITS FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES, INCLUDING LOSING MY ELDER SISTER AS A CHILD.
IT WAS A CONFUSING AND LONELY EXPERIENCE, LEAVING ME UNCERTAIN HOW TO FACE SCHOOL AND MY PEERS.
TO MY SURPRISE, I FOUND MYSELF EMBRACED WITH OPEN, COMFORTING ARMS BY THE ENTIRE HARMONY FAMILY, NOT A SINGLE DAY PASSED BY WITHOUT SOMEONE CHECKING IN ON ME, ENSURING MY WELLBEING.
THIS IS JUST A SMALL ILLUSTRATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY LENS TO WHICH HARMONY FACULTY GOES TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES.
I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT MY PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY ENRICHED BY MY TIME AT HARMONY.
I ACQUIRED A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR STEM AND ITS REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS.
BOTH ALUMNI AND FACULTY WERE CONSISTENTLY AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS I HAD THROUGH HARMONY.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING MENTORED BY AMAZING AND HIGHLY RESPECTED INDIVIDUALS.
ALLOW ME TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE FOR THE INVALUABLE TUTORING AND MENTORSHIP I RECEIVED FROM DR.
DOMAN, MRS. SHALE, SHAKA, AND MR. KAYA, THEIR GUIDANCE IN CONQUERING STEM COURSES.
PREPARING FOR COLLEGE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EQUIPPED ME WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGING UNIVERSITY COURSES.
HARMONY GOES BEYOND THE ORDINARY TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS NOT JUST A PLACE OF LEARNING, BUT ALSO A SAFE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FLOURISH, EXPLORE, AND CELEBRATE THEIR INDIVIDUALITY EVERY DAY.
I WITNESSED INDIVIDUALS WHO NOT ONLY RESEMBLED ME AMONG THE FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY, BUT ALSO REPRESENTED A VIBRANT TAPESTRY OF DIVERSE CULTURES.
HARMONY'S EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE PERSON I AM TODAY.
I'M IMMENSELY THANKFUL FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITY HARMONY HAS OFFERED ME.
I AM, MY, MY ADDRESS IS 5 5 4 7 HELOCK LANE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT, UM, HARMONY.
MY DAUGHTER, SHE GOES TO HARMONY SCHOOL AND WE REALLY LIKE THE STEM FOCUSED EDUCATION.
THERE SHE IS IN FOURTH GRADE NOW.
SHE HAVE HARMONY, HAVE EXCELLENT PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE A STEM PROJECT, SO WHICH EXPOSE, WHICH GIVES HER EXPOSURE WITH A LOT OF THE, UH, SCIENCE PROJECTS AT, AT THIS AGE.
AND BECAUSE OF THE RATIO OF THE STUDENT AND TEACHER, MY, UH, KID GET MORE FOCUSED.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE MATH TRICK.
WE HAVE LIKE, LIKE DIFFERENT TRICKS.
SO HERE WE NEED, UH, SOMETIMES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT DUE TO A NUMBER OF STUDENTS, WE ARE, TEACHERS ARE NOT ABLE TO FOCUS.
BUT IN HARMONY, I'M GLAD THAT TEACHERS ARE FOCUSED WITH PARTICULAR STUDENTS.
AND SO THAT NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HER STUDY.
AND IT'S, UH, LIKE, THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL FOR US.
THE, WE ARE LIVING HERE AND SHE'S GOING INTO SUGAR LAND.
SO FOR US, IT'S LIKE ALMOST 40 MINUTES DRIVE MORNING.
SHE HAVE TO WAKE UP AT FIVE 30, GET READY, AND I FEEL LIKE PITY ABOUT HER BECAUSE SHE HAVE TO, UH, WAKE UP AT FIVE 30,
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GET READY, GO TO SCHOOL.AND FOR US ALSO, IT'S AFFECTING OUR JOBS.
WE ARE LIVING, UH, ME, I'M LIVING WITH MY HUSBAND.
WE ARE FOREIGNER FAMILY, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILIES OVER HERE.
SO WE CAN'T ASK ANYONE TO PICK UP AND DROP.
AS A MISSOURI RESIDENT, I WILL, UH, REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE ALLOW THIS, UH, MISSOURI CITY, UH, CAMPUS.
AND I, UM, I AM VERY MUCH, I CAN ASSURE THAT THIS WILL REALLY HELP US, A MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT, UH, TO GROW THE STUDENTS OVER HERE.
UM, AND MY ADDRESS IS 26 18 WIND BE TRAIL FRESNO, TEXAS.
UM, I'M A PRINCIPAL AT HARMONY.
UM, I'VE BEEN WITH HARMONY FOR 13 YEARS, UM, AND I'VE NOT ALWAYS LIVED OUT HERE, UM, IN THIS AREA.
UM, PRIMARILY, YOU KNOW, THE LAST SEVEN YEARS I'VE BEEN DRIVING FROM HERE, UM, TO BELTWAY EIGHT BENU OR, UM, SUGAR LAND.
UM, I WAS GOING TO EXCHANGE, YOU KNOW, BANTERS AS FAR AS WITH THE, UM, THE PRESS, I MEAN THE FORT BEND, REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORT BEND, I S D.
BUT I'M GOING TO INFORM YOU ON WHY WE SHOULD COME OUT HERE TO MISSOURI CITY.
HARMONY IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO WORK.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY IF YOU GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND YOU HAPPY, IT IS LIKE, LIKE YOU, YOU WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
I CAN TELL YOU, AS A PRINCIPAL, AS A CAMPUS PRINCIPAL, THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IS CONTINUALLY RANKING NUMBER ONE IN HARMONY.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINUALLY RANKED AS NUMBER ONE.
OUR CLASSES ARE SMALL, 25, 26 STUDENTS IN THE CLASS.
WE HAVE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION, LET ME UNDERLINE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE HIGH TEACHER RETENTION RATE ON MOST OF OUR CAMPUSES.
THE ACADEMIC RESULTS ARE SECOND TO NONE.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, PLEASE GOOGLE.
THE ACADEMIC RESULTS ARE SECOND TO NONE.
THE PROVISION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE ARE TAILORED TO THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT ON THE CAMPUS.
MOST OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE AN EXTENSIVE WAITING LIST.
I KNOW FROM MY CAMPUS IN SUGAR LAND, I HAVE, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 200 STUDENTS WAITING TO COME ONTO THE CAMPUS.
AND I GUARANTEE YOU, IF WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT HERE INTO MISSOURI CITY, WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE WAITING LIST.
STEM IS THE BLUEPRINT, OR FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE HEAVILY FOCUSED ON STEM.
AND SO IF YOU COME TO ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES, YOU WILL SEE A STRONG FOCUS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FOR ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
I AM A RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY.
MY ADDRESS IS 25 0 7 SHADOW OAKS DRIVE, FRESNO, TEXAS LIVE IN MISSOURI CITY.
I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DESIGN AND THE, UH, AND THE, THE WELL, THE DESIGN OF THE, UH, DRAINAGE, THE LOCATION OF THE ATHLETIC, AND THE LOCATION OF THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AS IT IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED.
IT IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AND THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES ARE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE CREEK FROM ABOUT TWO TO THREE BLOCKS OF CREEK MONT HOMES, THE BACKS OF THREE, TWO TO THREE BLOCKS OF CREEK MONT HOMES.
THIS PUT THOSE HOMES IN THE DIRECT LINE OF NOISE POLLUTION AND LIGHT POLLUTION FROM ACTIVITIES ON THE ATHLETIC ON, ON IN THE ATHLETIC, UH, FACILITIES.
AND THAT MAY VIOLATE TITLE IX, UH, TITLE IX, TEXAS TITLE IX OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER IN DECENCY CHAPTER 42.
THE, BUT THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL IS POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF CREEK MONT RESIDENTS JUST ACROSS THE CREEK AND THE DETENTION POND.
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AND THE, OUR PERRY HOMES ARE DESIGNED SO THAT THE MASTER BEDROOMS AND THE FAMILY ROOMS ARE IN THE BACK OF THE HOMES.WITH THAT TYPE OF NOISE COMING IN ALL THE TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN THE LIFE OF, OF MANY MISSOURI CITY HOMES TO TWO TO THREE BLOCKS OF MISSOURI CITY HOMES.
UM, THIS, THIS AREA OF LONG POINT CREEK, THE, THE SIDES ARE NOT IMPROVED AND APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED CLOSER TO HOMES, MANY OF THE CREEK MOUNT HOMES THAT BACK TO IT, TO THAT PART OF THE CREEK, THE ORIGINAL LAND PLAN THAT WAS SENT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE DRAINAGE PLAN EXHIBIT THAT ACCOMPANIES THE PACKAGE SHOWS THE DETENTION POND OUTFALL MUCH FURTHER NORTH AND DRAINING TO THE SOUTH ACROSS CREEK MOUNT, UH, IN, IN, IN A HEAVY RAIN EVENT, IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE GOT.
WE GOT WHAT WE GOT SHOWED THAT THE DETENTION PA, THE DETENTION POND, UH, OUTFALL IS TO THE SOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IT HAS ALREADY PASSED OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT LOADING INTO THAT IS TIME.
HOW MANY MORE MR. MAYOR? THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DO WE, JENNIFER, DO WE SAY WE HAVE, UH, PRESENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT? APPLICANT? YES.
CAN YOU STEP UP, GIVE THEM TO THE CITY SECRETARY.
WHERE IS GOOD EVENING? MY NAME IS JACK DURAN.
I'M WITH, UH, BLUE LINE ARCHITECTS.
WE'RE THE ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY, UH, SINCE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY, UM, FOR, UH, FOR HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MISSOURI CITY, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH JENNIFER AND HER TEAM, AS WELL AS TXDOT, UH, FOR THE LAST, UH, SIX MONTHS TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC DRAINAGE AND BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS.
UTILITY, UH, PUBLIC UTILITIES WE UNDERSTAND ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PROPERTY OR ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH HARMONY SCHOOLS IS COMMITTED TO THIS PROJECT, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO PROVIDE AND PAY FOR THE EXTENSION OF THESE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
WITH RESPECT TO THE, UH, THE DISTANCE TO THE ADJACENT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE OVERALL SITE, UH, THERE'S OVER A, UH, A FOOTBALL AND A HALF FIELD DIFFERENCE, UH, DISTANCE FROM, UH, FROM THOSE, UH, RESIDENCES TO, UH, THE PERIMETER DRIVE THAT YOU SEE THERE, UH, ON THE, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE ADDITIONAL BUFFER OF THE BALL FIELD.
SO, UH, THERE, AND THEN THERE'S A TREE RESERVE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST, UH, THROUGHOUT THE, UH, UH, THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.
UH, AND, UH, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO SPENCER RIVER AND, AND TONY VO TO TALK ABOUT DRAINAGE, UH, UH, UTILITIES AND, AND TRAFFIC.
LOU, MY NAME IS SPENCER RIVERS WITH L J A ENGINEERING.
UH, WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO IS REGARDING ANY DRAINAGE CONCERNS.
WE'VE DONE A, A DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS OF THE SITE, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE, WE WILL BE CAPTURING THE SITE DRAINAGE AND RELEASING IT AT A RATE APPROXIMATELY 27% LOWER THAN THE EXISTING FLOW RATE TO THE, TO THE CREEK BEHIND US.
SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, THE OTHER ITEM IS WE ARE DESIGNING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT, AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY SIX.
AND, AND AS JACK MENTIONED, WE DO PLAN TO IMPROVE UTILITIES TO THE SITE THAT WILL SERVE, UM, ADJACENT SITES FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, UM, SOONER EVENING.
TONY VO VO ASSOCIATES, I CONDUCTED THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND, AND I WON'T READ ALL THE BULLETS FOR THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION PLAN, BUT WE DID COORDINATE WITH YOUR STAFF WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
UH, A KEY ON TRAFFIC, OR A TRAFFIC, UH, ISSUE WITH ALL SCHOOLS IS STACKING, THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL HAS MORE THAN 8,000 LINEAR FEET OF STACKING SPACE ON CAMPUS.
AND THAT'S MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF TIMES WHAT IS USUALLY PROVIDED FOR A CHARTER
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SCHOOL.SO AGAIN, ONLY ACCESS TO HIGHWAY SIX.
WE WANT TO KEEP THE CONGESTION ON THE SITE.
THAT 8,000 LINEAR FEET OF STACKING DOES THAT.
AND I'M, UM, AND GILMORE, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
I SHARE SOME FACT SHEETS UP THERE, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A WAITING LIST OF OVER 1300 APPLICANTS THAT ARE READY TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS MISSOURI CITY, UM, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY.
AND I JUST WANNA REITERATE THAT WE DO HAVE A HUNDRED COLLEGE PERCENT, UM, COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE, AND OUR TEACHERS ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED.
ACTUALLY, 30% OF THEM ARE RECEIVING, UM, A TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
THEY'RE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, AND THEY'RE NOT ONLY RECEIVING THIS DISTINCTION, DISTINCTION, BUT THEY'RE RECEIVING EXTRA STIPENDS FROM THE EDUCATION AGENCY.
UM, AND THEN ALSO TO ADDRESS, UM, ADDRESS THE, UH, SPED DEPARTMENT, IF YOU CAN WRAP UP ON THE PRESENTATION.
LAST, LAST THING, WE DO HAVE A SPED DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE ARE OPEN ENROLLMENT, SO WE ACCEPT STUDENTS OF, UM, ALL INDIVIDUALITIES ALL NEEDS.
UM, BUT WE DO ARE, WE ARE APPROVED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, AND WE DO HAVE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS.
IS THAT YOUR, IS THAT YOUR END OF YOUR PRESENTATION? YES, SIR.
SO YOU ALL CAN TAKE A SEAT FOR A SECOND.
YOU HAVE ONE MORE? ANYBODY ELSE SPEAKING? NO, WE'RE THREE MINUTES.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION FROM COUNSEL FROM, I SEE A SECOND, BUT I DON'T SEE A MOTION CLEANSER'S IN THERE.
SO, MEMBER KLAUSER MADE THE MOTION MEMBER.
SO LET'S JUST SAY MEMBER KLAUSER MADE THE MOTION.
I'M SEEING ONLY THE SECONDED BY BROWN MARSHALL.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO, UM, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE, UH, QUESTIONS FROM THE QUEUE THAT WE HAVE.
SO I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BOLT.
UH, I JUST HAD A, I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE ENGINEER, UH, REPRESENTING HARMONY.
UH, HE MENTIONED, UH, A DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS DONE.
UH, AND SO I JUST HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THAT.
UM, SO YOU SAID A DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS DONE AND THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS ALSO DONE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
NOW IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS SHASHI WAS PROVIDED TO STAFF, BUT WAS THE DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS ALSO PROVIDED TO STAFF? UH, IF ONE WAS DONE, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UH, SHASHI, CAN YOU SPEAK, COME TO THE MIC.
UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS OF FRIDAY LAST WEEK, WE HAD NOT RECEIVED THE DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS.
IT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE STAFF.
SO YOU, BUT YOU DID GET A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS PROVIDED? YES, SIR.
SO, UM, WITH THE DRAFT, SO THE QUESTION I ASKED, I'M ASKING IS WITH THE DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT YOU ALL HAD DONE, IS THERE A REASON THAT YOU DIDN'T PROVIDE THAT TO STAFF VERSUS THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS SO THAT THEY COULD REVIEW THAT TO KIND OF COINCIDE WITH WHAT YOUR FINDINGS WERE WITH IT? UM, I'M SORRY.
UH, I WAS INCORRECT ABOUT THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON WE DIDN'T SUBMIT IT.
UM, WE JUST, WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, WE TYPICALLY SUBMIT THESE FOR PERMIT, UM, WITH OUR PLANS AND WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT EVEN READY TO ROLL, BUT WE WOULD'VE BEEN HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT, UM, DURING THIS PROCESS.
AND WE DID DISCUSS IT WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE CREEK IN A, IN A SEPARATE MEETING FOR, TO ANSWER ANY OF THEIR QUESTIONS ON THAT.
RECOGNIZE, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, JENNIFER, IN REGARDS TO THE, WHAT IS THE SPEED ZONE RIGHT THERE ON HIGHWAY SIX, WHERE THE ENTRANCE GONNA BE? THE SPEED ZONE, AND WHAT IS THE SPEED ZONE? UM, I BELIEVE IT'S 50 MILES PER HOUR ALONG THAT SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY SIX.
AND FROM THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHERE THE, THE ONE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE, THE SITE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE DISTANCE IS FROM THAT? DO Y'ALL HAVE THAT? THE QUESTION IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL? I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE QUESTION WAS, MA'AM.
SO CAN YOU GO TO SLIDE NUMBER 24 ON YOUR PRESENTATION? THIS ONE HERE? YES.
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THERE'S A TRAFFIC LIGHT HERE UP THERE, AND THEN THERE'S HIGHWAY SIX, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND THEN THERE'S THE ENTRANCE.SO WHAT IS THAT DISTANCE AT 50 MILES AN HOUR? WHAT IS THAT DISTANCE FROM THAT TRAFFIC LIGHT TO THAT TRAFFIC LIGHT WHERE THE ENTRANCE ARE? I DO NOT KNOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER ON TOP OF MY HEAD, I'LL SEE IF THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEER CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
UM, IF I WERE TO TAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS BASED ON THE SCALE THAT'S OUT THERE, IT'S PROBABLY AT LEAST HALF A MILE APART.
I JUST HAD A CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY, THAT AREA.
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, I THINK MY QUESTIONS WERE MORE SO FOR THE APPLICANT, UM, AS WELL.
SO WE HAD THE, WELL, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF.
I, I RECEIVED A PLETHORA OF EMAILS, UM, IN SUPPORT OF THE HARMONY SCHOOLS, OF WHICH A VAST MAJORITY OF THEM ALL SAID THE SAME THING.
SO I WANTED TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF, BECAUSE THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE EMAILS, THEY ALL ALLUDED TO, UM, YOU DEMONSTRATE INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES AND LOCAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA OR STATISTICS THAT SUPPORTS THAT? WELL, I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO LIVE IN CERTAIN AREAS, THEY LOOK AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ALL OF OUR, UH, ESPECIALLY THIS NEW SCHOOL THAT WOULD BE THE HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY OF MISSOURI CITY, IT WOULD BE PART OF OUR HOUSTON WEST DISTRICT.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL RATED A FROM OUR CAMPUSES TO OUR DISTRICTS.
UM, SO I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST BY HAVING THE QUALITY OF SCHOOLS, PEOPLE WILL WANNA MOVE TO THE AREA.
UM, I KNOW WE ALSO WORK A LOT WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
UM, THEY MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE LISTED ON WITH THE REALTORS AND, UM, JUST WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DO THAT.
OF THE 1300 STUDENTS IN WHICH YOU SAID YOU ALREADY HAVE ON A WAITING LIST, WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM WILL BE FEEDING IN FROM OTHER, OTHER HARMONY CAMPUSES, OR ARE THEY PRIMARILY CITY OF MISSOURI CITY STUDENTS? THESE, THESE ARE NEW ONES.
WE ALSO HAVE A LIST OF CURRENT MISSOURI CITY, UH, STUDENTS.
NEW THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THAT LOCATION? YES.
UM, WHAT IS GONNA BE THE FULL NAME OF THE SCHOOL? HARMONY, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY, MISSOURI CITY, IT'S HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY, MISSOURI CITY.
USUALLY THE FIRST SCHOOL THAT WE OPEN UP, THAT'S A ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT'S NAMED HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY, AND THEN WITH THE CITY'S NAME.
BUT IT WILL, IT WILL BE MISSOURI CITY.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THIS, UM, THIS SHEET RIGHT HERE AT A GLANCE, THIS IS WHAT HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY, MISSOURI, MISSOURI CITY WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND WHAT ARE, AND WHAT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS HAVE YOU FORMED THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? RIGHT NOW, HARMONY CURRENTLY HAS AT LEAST 500 PLUS PARTNERS.
UM, FOR THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA.
WE HAVE 200 PARTNERSHIPS AT LEAST ESTABLISHED, GOING FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, OFFICES, UM, NONPROFITS, UH, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, BUSINESSES, STEM INDUSTRIES.
SO WE WE'RE, WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 23 YEARS.
WE, WE KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC.
WE KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND JUST THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.
UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING TO, UH, MR. BONY ABOUT THE DRAINAGE STUDY.
YOU KNOW, DURING OUR FEASIBILITY PHASE, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DRAINAGE STUDY WILL BE NEEDED FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, BUT THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF IT AND THE REQUIREMENTS WERE COLLECTED DURING DUE DILIGENCE.
AND OUR ENGINEERS WERE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO GET THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ADDRESS THE ISSUES OR THE IMPACT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT ON, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE RESIDENTS.
SO IF PROBABLY THE, OUR ENGINEER DID NOT SHARE THE, THE DRAINAGE STUDIES, PROBABLY BECAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS PREMATURE TO DO THAT.
AND IT'S GONNA BE REVIEWED DURING PERMITTING, UH, PERMITTING PHASE.
IS THAT IT, COUNCILMAN? I'M DONE.
SO RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MARLIS.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS GOES TO FOR HARMONY, BUT, UM, FORT BEND, I, SS D PASSED THE BONDS AND THEY'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON STUDENT SECURITY, STUDENT SAFETY, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HARMONY'S DOING TO MAKE SURE THEIR CAMPUSES ARE SAFE.
SO CURRENTLY ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE A DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS OUR DISTRICT.
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ONE, UM, BEING HELD TOMORROW AFTERNOON.BUT WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE HAVE A, A STUDENT SAFETY, UM, DEPARTMENT AT OUR CENTRAL OFFICES AS WELL.
SO WE TAKE, UH, SAFETY AND SECURITY AS OUR TOP PRIORITY AS WELL.
DO YOU HAVE OFFICERS ON SITE? DO YOU HAVE ELECTRONIC DOORS? WE DO.
BECAUSE OF THE NEW SENATE BILL, ALL OF THE SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO WE HAVE TO OBLIGE BY THOSE RULES AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, IF, IF WE HAVE EITHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OR LOCAL PD OR, UM, CONTRACTED SECURITY AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
AND MY NEXT QUESTION IS STACKING, SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S, YEAH.
SORRY,
SO WHILE YOU COME UP, THE STACKING, UM, THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS FOR ALL THREE CAMPUSES, CORRECT? NOT JUST ONE PHASE? WELL, THERE'S, THERE'S TWO SCHOOLS, THE ELEMENTARY AND THEN THE MIDDLE SLASH HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THE ELEMENTARY WILL BE FIRST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CAMPUS.
THE DESIGN OF THE SITE, UM, WAS CREATED SO THAT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS COULD HOLD THE STACKING AND UTILIZE THE STACKING ON A TRIPLE WIDE LOOP AROUND THE CAMPUS AND THEN CUTTING DOWN THE CORE OF THE CAMPUS, UH, FOR THEIR DISMISSAL TIME.
UM, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE FUTURE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE STAGGERED BELL SCHEDULES.
AND SO THE OPERATIONAL CONCEPT IS THAT ONCE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARS, THEN THAT STAGGERED TIME WOULD ALLOW, UM, UH, AFTER THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARS FOR THE CUES FOR THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TO BEGIN TO FORM.
UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE WORKED PRETTY CLOSE WITH, UM, MR. KUMAR AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER OF MEPE, UH, ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IN MY EXPERIENCE DOING SCHOOL TRAFFIC STUDIES, THE 8,000 FEET IS, UM, IS, IS QUITE CONSERVATIVE AS FAR AS ONSITE STACKING.
THE SCHOOL ONLY HAS, HAS ACCESS TO HIGHWAY SIX AND EVERY, IT'S IN EVERYONE'S INTEREST TO KEEP ANY KIND OF CONGESTION OR QUEUES OFF OF HIGHWAY SIX.
AND THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD PROBABILITY THAT WE WILL NEVER SEE A QUEUE ON HIGHWAY SIX.
THE OTHER POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT THE ELEMENTARY IS FIRST AND WHAT STAFF REQUIRED OF, UH, OF US IS TO COME BACK IN AS PART OF PERMITTING FOR THE FUTURE SCHOOL, UM, TO LOOK AT THE OPERATIONS OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TWEAK THAT, AND THEN MAKE ANY CHANGES AS FAR AS MITIGATION GOES FOR THE FUTURE OF HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.
YEAH, AND THAT'S MY QUESTION TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BUILDING IT FOR BOTH.
UM, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE PLUS STAGGERING SCHEDULES.
NOW WILL THE SENIORS WILL BE ABLE, WILL THE STUDENTS BE ABLE TO DRIVE? 'CAUSE THERE'S NO BUSING HERE, RIGHT? NO BUSING.
UM, CAN STUDENTS DRIVE? CAN STUDENTS DRIVE? YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S, YES.
WE DO HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT DRIVE, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF COURSE.
UM, AND THERE ARE NO BUSING FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
RECOGNIZING MAYOR PROTON MEMORY.
WHAT ARE THE, UH, DAYS OF, UH, SCHOOL? IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR SATURDAY? UH, WHAT'S THE, UH, THE SCHEDULE? IT'S, UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND OUR STUDENTS ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL STARTS AT EIGHT AND THEY'RE DISMISSED AT THREE 15 OR THREE 30.
UH, THIS IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
WE HAVE A EARLY DISMISSAL RIGHT NOW THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SO STUDENTS ARE DISMISSED AT, UH, 1:00 PM I BELIEVE.
AND WHAT ARE THE SCHOOL HOURS? 8:00 AM TO 3:30 PM OR 3:15 PM THREE 30.
RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN LES, ONE MORE QUESTION ON STACKING.
WHAT HARMONY CAMPUS CAN I GO SEE WHERE I CAN SEE EFFECTIVE STACKING? OH, YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES.
UM, THE NEW ONES I WOULD SAY, BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE A PROTOTYPE DESIGN, SO SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLES THIS ONE WOULD BE THE HARMONY, UH, UH, SCHOOL OF INNOVATION.
RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN BROWN MARSHALL.
I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THE STACKING AS WELL.
I HEARD YOU SAY 8,000 LINEAR FEET.
AND YOU HAVE, IN THE END IT'LL BE HOW MANY STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL? 600.
SO PHASE ONE WOULD BE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 650 STUDENTS.
AND, UH, THE MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL 750.
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SO 350 CARS CAN GET ON, BUT WE GOT ABOUT 700 STUDENTS.UH, ALSO ONE OF OUR PRACTICES, ONCE THOSE PHASE, BOTH PHASES ARE, UM, UH, ARE, ARE OPERATIONAL.
WE DO HAVE INSTANCES WHERE OUR DISMISSALS ARE STAGGERED.
THEY'RE NOT OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME.
AND, UH, THEY CAN BE STAGGERED BY 30 TO 40 MINUTES, ALLOWING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO BE OUT OF THE CAMPUS BEFORE THAT.
BUT NOT WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL AT 8:00 AM EVERYONE WILL GO TO SCHOOL AT EIGHT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, PARENTS WOULD SHOW UP, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL, THEY DON'T ALL SHOW UP AT THE SAME TIME.
SO, YOU KNOW, PARENTS SHOW UP EARLY AND THIS IS OUR EXPERIENCE.
SO THERE'S TYPICALLY ABOUT AN HOUR PERIOD WHERE, WHERE PARENTS DROP OFF DEPENDING ON THEIR SCHEDULES AND, AND ALSO, UH, ACTIVITIES THAT THE KIDS HAVE BEFORE SCHOOL.
A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE MULTIPLE KIDS AND SO IT'S NOT A ONE CAR PER STUDENT.
THERE WERE SOME STUDIES DONE UP IN THE D F W AREA OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND WHAT THOSE STUDIES FOUND IS ON AVERAGE YOU NEED ABOUT 4.4 TO FIVE FEET OF STACKING SPACE PER STUDENT.
AND THIS CAMPUS IS, IS, UH, WAY ABOVE THAT, THAT ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD THE, UM, STACKING
SO THE ENTIRE, UH, SECOND CAPACITY WILL BE BUILT ON PHASE ONE.
IN, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE MITIGATION, THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE EXTENDED TURN LANES, ALL THAT WOULD TAKE, ALL THAT MITIGATION COMES WITH THE FIRST SCHOOL.
UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR SHASHI.
UM,
WILL YOU HAVE THAT HIGHWAY SIX HAS THAT RIGHT LANE? UH, I WOULD SAY SHOULDER.
WILL THERE BE ANY PLAN TO HAVE CARS, UH, HANG ON, ON THE SHOULDERS AT THIS POINT? YES.
UH, MAYOR, AS PART OF THE T I A, THERE ARE THREE KEY THINGS.
ONE IS WHAT WE CALL THE RIGHT TURN, RIGHT TURN LANE OR, UH, DECELERATION LANE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE PROPOSING.
THE SECOND THING THEY'RE PROPOSING IS A SIGNALED INTERSECTION TO MAKE SAFE TURNS.
AND THIRD ONE IS THE ADEQUATE STACKING THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, THERE WILL BE A RIGHT TURN OR A DECELERATION LANE.
SO IF I CAN HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FROM THE TRAFFIC PERSON FROM THE SCO THAT BE YOU, SIR.
UH, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS I'VE SEEN, I HAVE A KID IN PRIVATE SCHOOL, SO I'VE SEEN WHERE THEY HOLD UP THE LIGHT, THEY BLOCK THE LIGHT, AND THEN THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD HOLD UP THE TRAFFIC ON THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE AND THEY WOULD ALLOW, UH, THE CARS TO GET OUT.
SO THIS WAY THE PARKING LOT WILL, UM, I, I WOULD SAY, SO MORE PEOPLE CAN GET IN AND GET OUT.
SO THAT, DEPENDING ON THE TIMING.
MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANY PLAN THAT Y'ALL HAVE TO HAVE PRIVATE SECURITY OR PRIVATE OFFICERS, UM, BE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE HIGHWAY SIX OR HOLDING HIGHWAY SIX TRAFFIC AT ANY POINT IN TIME WITH THIS CAMPUS? I DON'T BELIEVE, BASED ON MY ANALYSIS, THAT THAT WILL BE NECESSARY ON HIGHWAY SIX.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS, UM, WE BUILT IN EXTRA CAPACITY.
UH, WE HAVE THREE LANES LEAVING THE SCHOOL SITE, TWO LEFT TURN, ONE RIGHT TURN AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
AND WITH THAT LEVEL OF CAPACITY, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAR OUT THE VEHICLES THAT ARE READY TO LEAVE THE CAMPUS BETWEEN THE SIGNAL AND WHERE THE SCHOOL, UM, PICKUP ZONE IS AND, AND CLEAR THAT QUEUE BY CYCLE.
SO IF, IF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NEEDED, IT'S A, IT'S, I THINK IT'S A VERY LOW PROBABILITY BASED ON THE ANALYSIS THAT IT WOULD BE NEEDED.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT STOPPING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY SIX.
UM, AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE BUILT THAT CAPACITY INTO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
SO GIVEN THE FACT SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT YOU HAD, I THINK, UH, MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST SCHOOL THAT YOU HAVE 300 SOME RIGHT.
UH, AROUND ATTENDEES 6, 6 56, 6 50.
AND THEN WHEN THE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL IS BILLED OUT, HOW MANY, WHAT'S THE TOTAL YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? THAT'D BE SEVEN 50? CORRECT.
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SO TOTAL SEVEN 50 OR OR SIX 50 PLUS 7 56.SO AGAIN, MY QUESTION IS, WITHOUT HOLDING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY SIX, BECAUSE HIGHWAY SIX IS A, YOU KNOW, STATE, I MEAN TECH STOP, RIGHT.
AND A HOLDING PATTERN THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO ON BOTH SIDES OF THE, THE, THE HIGHWAY SIX.
SO YOU'RE SAYING WHEN BOTH OF THESE ARE BUILT, THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE OF HOLDING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY SIX? I'M SAYING, BASED ON MY ANALYSIS, IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THAT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE OF 'EM WILL HAVE A SIGNAL, ONE OF 'EM WILL BE RIGHT TURN ONLY, AND FOLKS FROM BOTH SCHOOLS CAN LEAVE VIA RIGHT TURN ONLY AND GO SOUTH ON HIGHWAY SIX WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
AT THE SIGNAL WE HAVE THE TWO LEFT TURN LANES AND THEN CAPACITY ONSITE TO HANDLE THAT QUEUE SO THAT AS, AS PARENTS PICK UP AND THEY COME TO THE SIGNAL, THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED BY THAT SIGNAL CYCLE TO BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTROL.
REMEMBER TOO, THOUGH, EVEN WITH TWO SCHOOLS, THE BELL SCHEDULES WILL BE STAGGERED.
AND SO IT WON'T BE LIKE A TYPICAL SCHOOL WHERE A VERY HEAVY 20 TO 30, 35 MINUTE PERIOD TAKES PLACE.
WE'LL HAVE A RUSH WITH THE FIRST SCHOOL, THEN THERE'LL BE A PERIOD OF TIME THAT'S TRAFFIC SUBSIDES, AND THEN THE SECOND SCHOOL WILL CLICK.
AND ON TOP OF THE STAGGERED TRAFFIC PLAN AND THE STAGGERED DISMISSAL TIMES, WE ALSO HIRE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HELP CONDUCT THE TRAFFIC AND MAKE IT SMOKE, UH, FLOW A LITTLE BIT MORE EASY.
MY LAST QUESTION IS REGARDING NOISE IN THE BACK OR TOWARDS THE BACK WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT SOME OF NOT ISSUES, SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT I'VE HEARD IS BUILDING A BIGGER WALL OR, OR, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HAVE Y'ALL THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AS, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS? OR HAVE YOU HEARD THIS FROM THE COMMUNITY OR WHOEVER YOU SPOKE TO? YES, WE DID HEAR THIS.
WE SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.
AND UH, OUR RESPONSE WAS THIS, FIRST OF ALL, ALL HARMONY DOES NOT HAVE A MARCHING BAND OR ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, TYPICAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE THAT WOULD GENERATE NOISE.
AND ADDITIONALLY WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS, UH, A VAST BUFFER, BUFFER ZONE.
THERE ARE SOME TREES THAT WILL BE PRESERVED.
UH, THERE IS A THREE ACRES, UH, DETENTION POND.
THEN YOU HAVE A FOOTBALL FIELD.
SO THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BUFFER ZONE BEFORE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL BUILDINGS AND THE RESIDENCE.
SO WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT WE GENERATE ANY NOISE THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, BOTHERING THE RESIDENCE.
MY QUESTION WAS WHAT TYPE OF BUILT OR WALL THAT YOU WILL PUT UP? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA TODAY? NO.
I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE A FENCE ON THAT SIDE WITH THE CREEK MOUNT.
WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, WALLS ON, ON OUR DESIGN, SO.
UH, ANYBODY FROM ARCHITECT HERE THAT, THAT HAS A DESIGN CONCEPT THAT CAN JUST LET ME KNOW? I MEAN, YEAH, PART OF THE REQUIREMENT ON THE, ON, ON THE SOUTH SIDE IS THAT THERE BE A, A MASONRY BA UH, BARRIER THERE.
AND WE DO HAVE A, A MASONRY WALL ON THE SOUTH SIDE THERE.
AS, AS AMIN POINTED OUT, BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE ON, ON THE EAST SIDE, IT'S, IT'S WITH ALL THE TREES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE BETWEEN ON, ON THE, UH, ON THE EAST, UH, ON, ON THE WEST SIDE OF, OF THE CREEK ARE ALL GONNA REMAIN.
AND THERE'S, THERE'S THAT, SO THAT WHOLE RESERVE RESERVE IS GONNA STAY AND IS POINTED OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BALL FIELD.
UH, THEY DON'T HAVE BANDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UH, THAT, UH, AS PART OF, UH, HARMONY.
SO IN THE BACK IT'D BE MASONRY.
I YELLED BACK, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUS.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, MOST OF MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE, THE, THE SOUND WALL.
UM, AND WE HAVE THE, UH, H O A PRESIDENT FOR CREEK MONT, WHO IS HERE, WHO IS EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS, UH, COLLECTIVELY FROM THE RESIDENTS.
UM, ONE WAS THE, UH, DETENTION POND WITH POSSIBLE ALLIGATORS, UM, THAT ARE, THAT ARE IN IT OR COULD BE IN IT.
UH, WE ALREADY HAVE ALLIGATORS IN.
UM, AND BESIDES, UH, THE, LIKE THE FOOTBALL GAMES, UM, AND THE NOISE POLLUTION, HAVE YOU ALL, I MEAN, WILL THAT NOISE MITIGATE THE, UH, THE NOISE FROM THE GAMES SO THAT THE RESIDENTS WHO, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO LIVE BEHIND THERE, THEY WON'T FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THAT? YEAH, WELL, SO THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A TYPICAL FOOTBALL TEAM OR, YOU KNOW, ENGAGE IN TYPICAL, YOU KNOW, LATE NIGHT GAMES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE DIDN'T MITIGATE A PROBLEM 'CAUSE WE KNEW THAT PROBLEM WOULDN'T BE THERE.
SO I THOUGHT YOU SAID Y'ALL HAD A FOOTBALL FIELD? YES.
IT'S FOR DURING THE, YOU KNOW, AS PART
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OF RP.AND AS FAR AS THE DETENTION POND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE MET WITH, UH, RESIDENTS, SOME MEMBERS, SOME RESIDENTS OF THE CREEK MINE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
UH, FIRST TIME I HEAR ABOUT THE ALLIGATOR ALLIGATORS ISSUE, BUT, UM, AS FAR AS THE DETENTION POND, WE KNOW THAT IT WOULD DEFINITELY, UH, IMPROVE, YOU KNOW, THE CONDITIONS, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE AREA BECAUSE IT'S A SIGNIFICANT DETENTION POND.
AND AGAIN, OUR, UH, OUR DRAINAGE STUDY WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY DURING PERMITTING PHASE.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE GET ANY FEEDBACK, IT NEEDS TO BE FURTHER IMPROVEMENT.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM ON THIS SITE TO DO THAT.
UH, NEXT UP, UH, THE MAYOR HAS, UH, STEPPED OUT.
UM, WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE UTILITIES OUT IN THIS PART OF MISSOURI CITY? UM, I, I BELIEVE DURING OUR MEETING WITH THE CITY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS SITE WOULD REQUIRE, UH, SOME UTILITIES TO, YOU KNOW, TO PROVIDE UTIL TO THE SITE WHICH HARMONY WOULD AGREE TO, YOU KNOW, TO BRING TO THE SITE AT HARMONY'S COST.
UM, AND LIKE OUR ENGINEER MENTIONED EARLIER, THE, THE SIZE OF THE, OF THE IMPROVEMENT WILL ALSO BE BENEFICIAL TO THE PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO US.
UM, THEN I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
SO YOU'RE INCLUDING IT IN YOUR PROPOSAL? YES, SIR.
UH, THAT SHOULD BE IN OUR MOTION THAT MYSELF.
UH, LET ME ADD ON TO, UM, UH, WHAT CONSTABLE
UH, AS FAR AS, UM, WHO WAS THE, THE DETAIL UTILITIES? 3.2? YEAH.
ARE YOU PLANNING TO HAVE THE UTILITIES FOR BOTH THE, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE, UM, MID SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL? YES, SIR.
UH, THE UTILITIES, UH, THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR THE FULL CAPACITY OF, UH, YOU KNOW, BOTH CAMPUSES.
SO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE OCCUPANCY OF BOTH PHASES.
SO YES, THE IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE SECOND QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, AND MAYBE THE, UH, SACHI, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, THE LIGHTS.
WHO'S GONNA BE CONTROLLING THE, THE INTERVALS AND THE TIMING OF, UH, THOSE LIGHTS? UH, NOW THAT WE ADD A THIRD LIGHT, WE WOULD ADD A THIRD LIGHT IN THAT PROXIMITY, SIR, AS THOUGH, ALTHOUGH IT'S A TECHSTAR ROADWAY, UH, THE CRITERIA WITH TECHSTAR IS IF A CITY POPULATION EXCEEDS 50,000, THE JURISDICTION, WHICH IS MISSOURI CITY, WILL BE OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE LIGHTS AFTER THE DEVELOPER IS BUILT IT.
AND HOW, HOW WOULD YOU CONTROL THAT? WOULD IT BE ON TIMERS? WOULD IT BE THROUGH OUR, UH, UH, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SIGNAL WE WOULD PROGRAM AND, UH, MAKE IT OPTIMIZED TO MOVE THE TRAFFIC OUT OF THE SCHOOL AND HIGHWAY SIX AS WELL.
SO THREE LIKES IN THAT PROXIMITY, IN THAT DISTANCE SHOULDN'T CREATE ANY ISSUES FAR? WE WILL, WE WILL TIME THE SIGNALS IN SUCH A WAY TO WHAT WE CALL TO FACILITATE THE PLATOON MOVEMENT.
RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, THE MASONRY WALL.
WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE, THE MASONRY WALL? IT'S GONNA BE THE BARRIER BETWEEN THOSE RESIDENTS.
IT'S ACTUALLY A CITY REQUIREMENT.
UM, AND, UH, AND IT, IT RUNS ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE.
UH, THAT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEET.
EVERY, WE'RE ADJACENT TO NEW POINT ESTATES.
SO ALONG THE, THE BOTTOM, SO FROM LIKE THE BOTTOM OF WHERE THE WATER IS SHOWN MM-HMM.
AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, UM, WITH YOUR FOOTBALL FIELD OR YOUR ACTIVITIES IN THE BACK AND YOUR, THE LIGHTING AT NIGHTTIME, WHAT TYPE OF LIGHTING IS BACK THERE AND HOW WILL IT IMPACT THE, THE RESIDENTS? YEAH.
WE, WE, WE DON'T USE THE, YOU KNOW, THE VERY EVASIVE LIGHTS, LIKE THE BEAM LIGHTS ON STADIUMS. SO THIS WOULD BE, UH, YOU KNOW, LIGHTS THAT ARE NOT AS EVASIVE.
WE, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE THEY WILL BE CAUSING ANY, ANY ISSUES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO ALL THE LIGHTINGS, UH, THAT YOU DO HAVE IS, ARE THEY AFFIXED TO THE ACTUAL BUILDING OR ARE THEY THE TALL NO, THEY ARE POLES.
AND, BUT I THINK THAT THEY ARE FACING THE STADIUM AND, UH, WE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THIS, UH, THESE CONCERNS BEFORE.
SO, UM, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT WE KNOW THAT THE LIGHTS ARE NOT THE TYPICAL LIGHTS THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, BE VISIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION WOULD BE PROBABLY TO SHASHI.
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WOULD A SCHOOL ZONE BE REQUIRED TO BE PLACED ON HIGHWAY SIX WITH THEIR ENTRANCE COMING OFF OF THERE? WOULD THE SPEED ZONE BEING 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS IMPACT AND SAFETY WITH HAVING THE CHANGE OF SCHOOL CHANGE IT INTO A SCHOOL ZONE? YES.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, MORE THAN LIKELY WE WILL HAVE A SCHOOL ZONE DESIGNATION AND A FLASHER.
BUT TYPICALLY WITH
UH, PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL, THEY WANT THE SCHOOL TO BE BUILT ON THE TRAFFIC TO COME AND THAT'S THE TIME THEY WOULD'VE TYPICALLY APPROVE A SCHOOL ZONE FLASHER.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, THERE WILL BE A SCHOOL ZONE LIKELY AFTER THE SCHOOL IS BUILT.
I JUST HAVE ONE STATEMENT TO FOLLOW.
STAI, TO YOUR POINT, TEXDOT, THERE IS A HARMONY SCHOOL ON OFF OF BELTWAY ON THE SIDE ROAD, AND THEN I DON'T HAVE ANY FLASHERS OR, OR ANY SIGNAGE DROPPED DOWN FROM THAT.
UM, I GUESS PART OF IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TECH PART, I MEAN TECH STOCK REGULATIONS MAYBE WILL THAT IMPLY TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY IS ASKING? WILL THAT BE THE SAME? I'M GONNA ASK THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO SPEAK UP.
BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, WE CAN APPROACH TECHSTAR AND REQUIRE FOR A REQUEST FOR A SCHOOL ZONE FLASH.
AND I'LL LET YOU SPEAK ON THAT.
TECHNICALLY, A SCHOOL ZONE IS NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THERE'S A, A PEDESTRIAN PRESENCE.
A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF SCHOOL ZONES ARE SET TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN, REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS WHEN, WHEN CHILDREN AND PARENTS ARE ARE COMING TO AND LEAVING THE SITE.
UM, BUT SHASHI'S RIGHT, IT WOULD BE, UH, ULTIMATELY UP TO TDOT IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO THREE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, THERE'S NO CLAPPING.
WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING GOING ON, PLEASE.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
WHERE CONSENT AGENDAS.IS THAT YOUR MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL? YES.
TO ACCEPT COUNCILOR MERLES WITH THE SECOND, UH, ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE EMERY.
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract to purchase (15) Harris XL-185 public safety radios from Dailey-Wells Communications, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $57,392.55.]
AUTHORIZATIONS SIX.A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE, UH, HARRIS XL 180 5 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIOS FOR DAILY WELLS COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 57 THOU 57 3 92 55.
DO WE HAVE, UH, BRANDON HARRIS? YES, SIR.
I DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION.
THIS IS SIMPLY TO PURCHASE 15, UH, POLICE RADIOS FOR USE.
AND WE ARE GONNA USE SEIZURE FUNDS TO PURCHASE THESE RADIOS.
I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinance authorizing the crediting of updated service credits in the Texas Municipal Retirement System for certain City of Missouri City employees who have membership is such system; providing for increased annuities for certain City of Missouri City employees.]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS REGARDING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY'S CITY, TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS, ADOPTING UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND TRANSFER UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND AN ANNUITY INCREASE, ALSO REFERRED TO AS COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT COLA FOR RETIREES AND THEIR BENEFICIARIES PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE ARE REQUESTING TO ADOPT THE AD HOC CONTRIBUTION RATES.
UH, THE REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION RATE ONCE ADOPTED WOULD BE 11.87%, AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED USING A 12% RATE, WHICH WILL FUND THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT AT 100% IN CO AT 70% WHEN USING THE AD HOC CONTRIBUTION RATE, T M SS REQUIRES THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ANNUALLY.
OKAY, THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION.
UH, I SEE A MOTION BY CONSTABLE KLAUSER.
IS THERE A SECOND? THERE IS A SECOND BY, UH, MEMBER RILEY.
WE CAN'T SEE, UH, MEMBER RILEY.
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SO COUNCILOR KLAUSER AND SECOND BY MEMBER RILEY.SO CAN WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE? SO NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE? THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action – A resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Missouri City and Morris Terzi for facade improvements at 2192 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX, 77489.]
A RESOLUTIONS EIGHT A, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ON THE CITY SECRETARY TO ATTEST AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND MORRIS TUR PERTAINING TO CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO AN APPROXIMATELY 7.6134 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS PARKWAY CARTWRIGHT ROAD FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY HERMAN RODRIGUEZ.
UH, UM, THE REQUEST IS FOR $200,000 FOR FACADE PROGRAM FOR QUAIL CORNER.
THEY HAVE, UM, IF YOU GIMME JUST A MOMENT, THE REQUEST IS FOR, UH, IMPROVEMENTS FOR SIGNAGE, UH, FOR FACADE, FOR PARKING LOT SIDEWALKS, AND, UM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND HVAC ENCLOSURE THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE AESTHETICS POLICIES BY SET, BY THE, THE CITY CODE.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES THAT THEY ESTIMATE ARE 381,000 132 68.
AND, UM, SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT OF NO MORE THAN $200,000.
THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY AND SECOND BY CONST MEMBER MELES.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
[(b) Consideration and Possible Action – A resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Missouri City and Sunshine's Health & Wellness LLC for the Restaurant Incentive Program at 2304 Texas Parkway.]
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 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND SUNSHINE'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS.L L C PERTAINING TO CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO AN APPROXIMATELY 7.96 ACRES TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
YEAH, THIS IS FOR ARGA BOURGEOIS FOR SUNSHINE VEGAN AT 2304 TEXAS PARKWAY, WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE OLD MOVIE THEATER.
IT'S THE LAST, UH, END CAP, UH, TO THAT THEATER.
AND IT'S FOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE TO COMPLETE GENERAL DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, BUILD OUT CODE COMPLIANCE, ELECTRICAL UPGRADE, AND PLUMBING ADJUSTMENTS.
UH, TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT IS FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE EXPENSE IS THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN, A HUNDRED SIXTY $7 TOTAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[(c) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution amending the schedule of rates and fees for City residential and commercial solid waste and recycling collection services.]
C, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND FEES FOR CITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.OKAY, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY WALTER GAN, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.
THIS IS, UH, IN REGARDS TO THE, UH, BEST CONTRACT THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY.
THIS IS SETTING, UM, I BELIEVE, WELL THIS WILL ALSO SET THE RATES.
WHAT ARE WE, WHAT, WHAT IS THIS? I'M GONNA CALL, UM, CITY MANAGER.
THIS, UH, SETS THE RATES FOR THE BEST TRASH CONTRACT, WHICH IS THE, UH, NEW CONTRACT FOR, UH, SOLID WASTE SERVICES IN THE FORMER SIENNA MUD TWO.
UH, WE NEED TO ADOPT THOSE, UH, RATES AND, AND SO THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES.
IS THERE A MOTION AND DETAINING A MOTION? SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY CONST KLAUSER, SECOND BY COUNCIL REILLY.
UH, THERE'S, UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MARLIS, UH, JUST TO COMMENT, I THINK WE SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND DISPLAY THOSE RATES IN THE FUTURE SO THAT
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OUR NEW RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO.WE WERE, WE WERE TOLD THAT, UM, BY BEST THAT THOSE RATES DID GO OUT TO THE RESIDENTS.
PEOPLE ARE WATCHING TV RIGHT NOW.
AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT WE JUST VOTED ON.
RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TO EMERY.
MY QUESTION IS, UH, HOW DID THE NEW RATES COMPARE TO THE RATES THAT, UH, THEY WERE EXPERIENCING? IS THERE AN INCREASE BY 5%? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY CONST KLAUSER.
SECOND BY CONST RILEY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE.
[9. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]
NINE, OUR CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.UH, WE'LL START WITH, UM, A LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER, SONYA BRAMOS.
WE'VE HAD A PRETTY BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE.
SO I'LL START OFF WITH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
I WANNA THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR, UM, REALLY PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
SO ORGANIZED AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO BE ABLE TO COME OVER AND MEET UP WITH YOU GUYS FIRST, AND THEN TAKE OFF TO OUR PROSPECTIVE PLACES.
UM, IT, IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING TIME.
I DID MY BEST TO GET AROUND TO ANY NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT IN EACH OF THE DISTRICTS.
UM, OF COURSE, NIGHTFALL CAUGHT ME, BUT, UM,
AND ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT I DID ATTEND, THEY WERE GREAT.
UM, WE DID ATTEND, OR I DID ATTEND THE T M L ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DALLAS, WHICH WAS WELL ATTENDED, UM, BY TONS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY SMALL LITTLE CITIES AND TOWNS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THERE ARE OUT THERE AND PEOPLE DOING THE SAME TYPE OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
AND THE CLASSES WERE ALSO PRETTY GOOD.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AN ALL IN PINK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS BREAKFAST.
AND SO I JUST WANNA SAY TO ALL OF OUR WARRIORS AND OUR SURVIVORS, YOU ARE INDEED SUPERHEROES AND, UM, JUST, JUST KEEP FIGHTING THAT FIGHT.
ATTENDED CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN'S MISSOURI CITY TOWN HALL MEETING, VERY INFORMATIVE.
UM, IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE HIM SHINE SOME MORE LIGHT ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOM HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH GETTING THEIR STREET NAMES CHANGED.
UH, THE SOCIETY OF ROYALS, UM, HELD DAY, AN ANTI-BULLYING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT AT HIGHTOWER HIGH SCHOOL ON FRIDAY.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO BE THERE.
UM, SO MANY STUDENTS, UH, DID ATTEND AS WELL.
IT BROUGHT BACK A COUPLE OF MY OWN PERSONAL MEMORIES OF EXPERIENCING BULLYING.
AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF HANG OUT HERE WITH, UM, COUNCILWOMAN RILEY AT THAT EVENT.
THE KIDS EVEN RECEIVED A MAJOR TREAT ON THAT DAY.
UM, THEY HAD A SURPRISE GUEST, WHICH IS ACTOR, SINGER, AND PERFORMER ISAAC RYAN BROWN.
AND HE GAVE THEM A SUPER MINI CONCERT ON HIS LATEST MUSIC.
AND SO THAT WAS SUPER COOL AND IT WAS REALLY NEAT WATCHING ALL THE KIDS WANNA BE IN SELFIES WITH HIM.
RECOGNIZING, UH, A LARGE POSITION TOO.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LYNN KLAUSER.
I ATTENDED THE FOURTH ANNUAL SUCCESS IN BUSINESS, UH, EVENT HERE HOSTED BY, BY, UH, GOODWILL PIERRE AND HIS STAFF.
I ENJOYED ALSO WATCHING THE MAYOR AND GOODWILL ON, UH, CHANNEL 11 NEWS.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING AND PROMOTING THE EVENT.
AND IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE SO MANY BUSINESSES THAT TOOK THE TIME TO INVEST IN THEMSELVES TO UNCOVER WHAT DOING BUSINESS WITH MISSOURI CITY, UM, IS LIKE.
SO I WANNA ALSO SEND A SPECIAL KUDOS TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, WHO HELPED IN HOSTING AND TWO OF OUR, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS EVEN, UH, PRESENTED WORKSHOPS.
SO, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ONE NEXT YEAR THAT WE'LL BE HAVING, UM, MYSELF, ALONG WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, ANGEL JONES, ATTENDED THE 100 BLACK MEN ANNUAL GALA ON SATURDAY EVENING, WHERE OUR VERY OWN STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS WAS HONORED AS WELL AS OUR FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRIDGET SMITH LAWSON.
EVERYONE WAS DRESSED UP IN BLACK TIE AND GOWNS, AND WE REALLY ENJOYED MINGLING WITH CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE THROUGHOUT FORT BEND COUNTY.
I ALSO ATTENDED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, UM, WHEN RESIDENTS WERE, UM, I GUESS CLOSING, UH, SOME OF THEM JUST CANCELED.
UH, WE WERE OUT THERE IN THE RAIN, UH, MEETING UP WITH, WITH, UM, WITH RESIDENTS.
WE WENT AND WENT OUT TO, UH, SIENNA, UH, MUD TOO, MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, AND
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A BOATLOAD OF OFFICERS TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE WELCOME THEM OFFICIALLY TO OUR CITY.I ALSO ATTENDED MY FIRST T M L IN DALLAS.
UM, THE WORKSHOPS WERE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, ENGAGING, AND I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM, UM, DIFFERENT CITIES, DIFFERENT MAYORS AND DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE MISSOURI CITY WELLNESS FAIR, UM, LAST WEEK.
AND THAT WAS, UM, THAT WAS VERY, VERY, UH, IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND WE HAVE A LOT OF VENDORS AND SO I WANNA, I THINK THE HR PUT HOSTED THAT ONE.
UM, I THINK THEY HAD THE TABLE SET UP.
UM, SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY GOOD EVENT.
AND LASTLY, I ATTENDED THE TOWN HALL MEETING LAST SATURDAY, HOSTED BY COUNCIL, UH, I'M SORRY, CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN.
AND, UH, HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, BONY, UM, HAS DONE.
AND ALSO, UH, MAYOR ELLA KATT HAS DONE RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU AND MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
RECOGNIZING DISTRICT A COUNCIL MEMBER MONICA RILEY.
I TOO, UH, HAD A JOY ATTENDING T M L IN DALLAS.
IT WAS SOME GREAT TEAM BUILDING GOING ON IN THE WORKSHOPS.
UM, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WAS PHENOMENAL.
UH, SHOUT OUT TO LIEUTENANT YORK WHO GOT ME TO EIGHT LOCATIONS.
UM, DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, BUT A LOT OF IT WAS IN DISTRICT A UM, ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF SPEAKING AT THE, UH, NEWEST AVIATION TRAINING HERE IN MISSOURI CITY FOR, UH, BOY SCOUT TROOPS THAT'LL BE HELD AT LANDMARK COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE, UH, MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL WAS REALLY WONDERFUL, UH, TO KICK OFF HERE WITH MAYOR AND, UH, CITY MANAGER ANGEL.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE FORT BEND SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NEAR AND DEAR AND CLOSE TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
AND SOME DIFFERENT TRAFFIC HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE SUCCESS IN BUSINESS WITH, UM, OUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES AND MAYOR AND SHARING WORDS.
PIERRE ALSO ATTENDED THE CONSTABLE DARRELL SMITH SENIOR LUNCHEON WITH ABOUT 40 SENIORS, A LOT OF THEM COMING OUT OF DISTRICT A.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO SUPPORT THAT.
THE ANTI-BULLYING, BULLYING, UH, SUMMIT AT HIGHTOWER WAS PHENOMENAL, UH, WITH ALL THOSE KIDS.
AND, UH, KIND OF CO-HOSTING, UM, FROM THE PODIUM WITH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN.
SO SONYA BROWN MARSHALL, THE, UM, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUDGE THE SECOND ANNUAL 2023 FULL FIGURE U SS A TEXAS PAGEANT, UH, THAT WAS HELD IN MISSOURI CITY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
SEEING THESE WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, DIVERSE WOMEN SHOWCASE THEIR BODIES, THEIR FIGURES, AND EMBRACE, UM, THEIR BEAUTY WAS AMAZING.
UH, THANK YOU TO, UH, THE WALL OF HONOR WHO DID THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT TODAY TO HELP FUND SCHOLARSHIPS, UH, AS WELL AS I SPOKE WITH ABOUT 40 ISLAMIC, UH, CUB SCOUTS OVER THE WEEKEND TO TALK ABOUT LEADERSHIP.
AND I'VE INVITED THEM TO COME AND MEET THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF COUNCIL, UM, AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THEM OUT HERE.
DORSEY FOR HOSTING AND INVITING ME TO BE A PANELIST FOR THE JUDGE FREE, THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITY SUMMIT FOR STUDENTS AT BETHEL FAMILY.
AND THEN ALSO SHOUT OUT TO ANGIE WEST.
BECKY, THE PRESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY GREEN FOR HER EFFORTS WITH THE STORM DRAIN, UM, SHOPPING, UH, THAT WE DID THROUGHOUT DISTRICT A AND FOND FONDANT PARK.
AND THEN JOHN MITCHELL HOSTS A FAT FEST THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH ALL THESE WORKOUT CHAMPIONS.
AND SO I FELT LIKE I WAS SKINNY, BUT EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T, I KIND OF FELT THAT WAY JUST WATCHING EVERYBODY ELSE WORK OUT.
AND SO I JUST WANNA CLOSE BY SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND EVERYBODY HELPING, MAKING SURE OUR NATIONAL NINE EYE WAS A REALLY BIG SUCCESS.
AND THEN I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY THAT PRAYED FOR ME, UH, DURING MY TRANSITION OF MY INJURY, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN.
THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, BROWN MARSHALL FOR TOUCHING AND PRAYING OVER MY HAND AND FOR THE LITTLE GIRL THAT PRAYED OVER MY HAND AT HIGH TOWER AS WELL.
I JUST THANK EVERYBODY SO MUCH FOR THEIR LOVE AND THEIR CARE AND THEY'RE THE STAFF MEMBERS AND THE, THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FOR JUST BEING SO SUPPORTIVE.
UH, RECOGNIZING DISTRICT B COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY ALBONY.
UM, I TOO, UH, ENJOYED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, CHIEF HARRIS FOR BEING A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT AND, AND ROLLING WITH ME, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
UH, WE DID HIT QUITE A FEW, UH, WOULD'VE HIT MORE IF THEY WOULDN'T HAVE SHUT DOWN A LITTLE EARLY, BUT, UH, 'CAUSE OF THE DARKNESS, ET CETERA.
WALKED AWAY WITH SOME, UH, JAMES CONEY ISLAND BOXES AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YEAH, YEAH.
DON'T HATE, UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU ALL, UH, THE HOAS FOR HOSTING AND, UH, IN SPITE OF THE RAIN, UH, YOU KNOW, QUITE A FEW PEOPLE STILL CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE.
UH, I ALSO ATTENDED CONGRESSMAN GREEN'S TOWN HALL WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES.
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AND IT WAS GREAT TO, UH, HEAR, UH, OR JUST TO, TO ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT IN MISSOURI CITY OR NOT PAYING ATTENTION FOR THOSE THAT WERE THERE TO HEAR A LOT OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.I, UH, ALSO WAS WITH SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES AT, UM, DALLAS FOR THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE CONFERENCE.
UM, YOU KNOW, LOSING YOUR PHONE MAN IS JUST LIKE, MAN, YOU JUST, I LOST MY PHONE IN UBER.
AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, HAD TO GET ANOTHER PHONE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST A CHALLENGE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORDS AND REMEMBER KEY IMPORTANT NUMBERS.
'CAUSE I'M TELLING YOU TO COME IN HANDY.
UH, I ALSO ATTENDED A H G A C WATER RESOURCES, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING.
UH, WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIAL, UM, FUTURE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS, UH, SHASHI THAT WE HOPEFULLY COULD, UH, GET FUNDING FOR, UH, AND IDENTIFY.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE FOURTH ANNUAL MISSOURI CITY SUCCESS AND BUSINESS GOVERNMENT BUSINESS PROCUREMENT FORUM FORUM, UH, THAT WAS PUT ON BY GOODWILL PIERRE.
ALWAYS A GOOD EVENT, GOOD VENDORS.
AND, UH, UH, WAS ABLE TO CONNECT A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAD TRIED FIGURE OUT HOW THEY COULD DO BUSINESS WITH MISSOURI CITY, WITH, UH, UH, VARIOUS PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE FROM MISSOURI CITY PARTICULARLY, UH, THAT WERE HELPFUL IN GETTING HER WHAT SHE NEEDED AND AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE.
UM, I ALSO SPOKE AND ATTENDED THE 2024 GOVERNING BODY, EXCUSE ME, GOVERNING BOARD INSTALLATION CEREMONY OF THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS, UM, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CLOUDS.
WE WENT LAST YEAR WHERE, UH, RHONDA, DR.
RHONDA GIBO, UH, SHE WAS ABOUT TO BE DOCTOR AT THAT TIME, BUT NOW SHE'S DOCTOR WAS THE, UH, IN INSTALL AS THE PRESIDENT.
AND WE HAVE A NEW 2024 PRESIDENT DANA AT WU.
AND, UH, SHE IS NOW, UH, TAKING ON THE HELM.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER AS WELL AS DR.
GIBO ON HER SUCCESSFUL TENURE.
UH, I WAS IN THE MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE.
ALWAYS A BUNCH OF FUN, UH, RIDING ON THE FORT BEND COUNTY SHERIFF'S, UH, TRUCK.
AND LASTLY, UH, ON SATURDAY, UM, WOULD'VE BEEN, UH, MY FORMER CLASSMATE, GEORGE FLOYD'S 50TH BIRTHDAY.
UH, ON YESTERDAY WE HAD AN EVENT IN HIS HONOR AND MEMORY, UH, WHERE I WAS MODERATING A PANEL ON WHERE WE ARE NOW AND WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.
AND, UH, SO DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP THE THOUGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM TOP OF MIND, SO THAT WE NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPENED AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE EXTENDED TIME.
RECOGNIZING DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ANTHONY.
OUR INVESTMENTS BACK IN THE COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES CONTINUE TONIGHT, AND THE RESOLUTION TO REALLY COOL REIMBURSEMENTS ON TEXAS PARKWAY.
I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE BUSINESSES.
I KNOW YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK THERE AS WELL.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY SECONDLY, PRAY FOR PEACE.
PRAY FOR PEACE IN GAZA FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE.
IT HITS HOME REALLY CLOSE, AND I JUST PRAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE, UH, AND FOR PEACE.
ALL RIGHT,
ANYWAY, THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I WANTED TO GIVE 'EM A COUPLE OF EXTRA RUNS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY NEEDED MORE THAN THAT.
SO, ANYWAY, UH, I SPOKE TO, UH, QUAIL VALLEY WOMEN'S CLUB AND BROUGHT THEM UP TO DATE ON SOME OF THE, UH, MAJOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON IN MISSOURI CITY AND ALSO IN QUAIL VALLEY.
UH, AND GOT A FREE DINNER OUT OF IT.
SO, I MEAN, IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT.
UH, I ATTENDED, UH, COFFEE WITH A COP, UH, AT TARGET.
UH, WE, UH, WE HAD, UH, A WIDE ARRAY OF, UH, OF POLICE OFFICERS THERE.
AND, UH, TOWARDS THE END, UH, WE STARTED GETTING, UH, SOME FOLKS THAT COME IN.
UH, TARGET NEEDS SOME, UH, SOME SHOPPERS, SO WE MAY NEED TO HELP 'EM OUT A LITTLE BIT SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN, UH, CAN SURVIVE.
I ALSO WENT TO, UH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
UH, I, UH, ATTENDED, UH, TWO AT, UH, QUAIL VALLEY AS, UH, COUNCIL LADY KLAUSER INDICATED.
WE WENT OVER TO, UH, SIENNA MUD TWO AND, UH, MADE A PRESENCE OVER THERE.
AND THEN I ALSO WENT TO LAKE OLYMPIA.
UH, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE, UH, DISTRICT, UH, IN YOUR DISTRICT, IF YOU HAVE, IT'S FAIRLY WIDE, UH, IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAKE IT, UH, BEFORE IT GETS DARK.
BUT, UH, JAY MCCLELLAN IS, I WON'T SAY HE'S A LEADFOOT, BUT HE'S, UH,
AND, UH, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE GOT OVER TO, UH, UH, TO, UH, QUAIL VALLEY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HE GETS HIS SPECIAL HOT DOGS.
AND, UH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE MEETING, UH, UH, TOWN HALL MEETING THAT,
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UH, UH, CONGRESSMAN, UH, AL GREEN, UH, HELD.AND, UH, UH, HE BROUGHT A LOT OF, UH, OF INTERESTING, UH, INFORMATION AND COMMENTS TO THE, UH, TO THE, UH, THE, THE MEETING.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, I ALSO PRAY FOR PEACE.
WE, UH, WE REALLY NEED TO, UH, TO HAVE THOSE, UH, UH, DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, UH, YOU KNOW, IN OUR PRAYERS, UH, SO THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN COME OUT OF THIS, UH, WITH UM, OR WITH AS LEAST NUMBER OF, OF CASUALTIES THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE'LL BE EXPERIENCING.
UM, THE FOURTH ANNUAL, UH, SUCCESS IN SMALL BUSINESS, UM, CON CONDUCTED THROUGH, UH, GOODWILL.
PIERRE ENDED UP BEING A GREAT PROGRAM.
UM, I KNOW THAT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT BY THE COMMUNITY, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, WE, I WANT, I WANNA PUBLICLY THANK HIM FOR HIS HELP.
UM, THE OTHER THING IS THE TOWN HALL.
UM, WANNA THANK, UH, OUR CONGRESSMAN, UH, GREEN FOR A LOT, FOR ACTUALLY HAVING HIS TOWN HALL HELD IN NEW JERSEY CITY.
UM, AND I, AND I GET IT THAT HE'S GOT THREE COUNTIES.
HE'S GOT ALL THIS OTHER CITIES THAT HE WORKS THROUGH, BUT, UH, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, TO HAVE THAT BE DONE IN MISSOURI CITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE, UM, ARPA MONEY AND WITH THE METRO MONEY, WITH, UH, WITH ALL HIS HELP, ESPECIALLY THROUGH, UH, STREET NAMING CHANGES.
SO, COULDN'T THANK HIM, AND I THINK IT WAS PERFECTLY DONE, UH, BY HIM.
UH, YESTERDAY, ON SUNDAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH TWO, UH, DEDICATION CEREMONIES FOR, FOR BEND I S D UH, WHICH TWO SCHOOLS.
UM, IT'S NAMED AFTER ONE IS NAMED AFTER THE FORMER BOARD OF TRUSTEE, WHOM I KNEW, UH, SONAL BUTCHER.
UH, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY, UM, AND DEDICATION OF THAT SCHOOL, UH, FOR HER.
AND THE OTHER IS A STUDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME, UH, FOR I S D.
GOT TO NAME ALYSSA FERGUSON, UH, WHO WAS A SIENNA RESIDENT.
UM, AND SHE PASSED AWAY ALSO AT THE, AT THE YOUNG, AT A YOUNG AGE FROM CANCER.
UH, AND SO THE, UM, IT WAS A WONDERFUL CEREMONY WITH HER PARENTS, HER SISTER, AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
BEING OUT THERE WAS JUST, UM, DELIGHTED TO SEE, AND AS HER MOTHER PUT IT, IT'S A BITTERSWEET.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED, I REPRESENTED ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE AND OUR COMMUNITY, UH, GIVING THEM A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
AND SHE DID THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, UH, IN HER, UM, SPEECH, UH, BECAUSE SHE SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HER GETTING ANYTHING FROM CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
SO WITH THAT, I END MY COMMENTS.
[10. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
10, OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.WE DO HAVE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE TIME IS 8:47 PM CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5, 1 0.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
NOW I'M BACK IN, UH, REGULAR MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL IF THERE'S A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, PROVIDE CONCURRENCE FOR THE HIRING, UH, AN APPOINTMENT OF MONIQUE DIDIER AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN MISSOURI CITY.
I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BODEY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 12 IS TO ADJOURN.
THERE'S NO OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS.