Oct 18, 2023 Special City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 2023.

WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:31 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNSEL.

ITEM NUMBER THREE ARE

[3. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

UH, CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST? YES, MR. MAYOR? WE DO.

OKAY.

NICHOLAS SEER, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

NICHOLAS SIRE.

I LIVE AT THE GLEN LAKES DIVISION OF QUO VALLEY.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND AT THIS PODIUM.

TWO DAYS AGO DURING THE MISSOURI CITY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 16TH, I EMPHASIZED TO MISSOURI CITY GOVERNMENT THAT FOR THE SAKE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE MUST BE BETTER.

I'M CERTAIN CITY COUNCIL FELT A RANGE OF EMOTIONS DURING THAT MEETING TWO DAYS AGO, SINCE IT LASTED THREE AND A HALF HOURS, IT STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY SIX 30.

IT HAD TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS BY CITY COUNCIL.

THE FIRST EXECUTIVE SESSION LASTED ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHILE THE SECOND ONE LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR AND 10 MINUTES.

HAVING STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:49 PM AND ENDED AT 10 O'CLOCK, I REALIZE THAT MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO DISCUSS AND OUR VOTE ON THE ETH ETHICS COMMISSION REGULATIONS TONIGHT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE NO OR POSTPONE ANY CHANGES TO THOSE MATTERS TONIGHT RELATED TO ETHICS.

AT THAT THREE AND A HALF HOUR MEETING ON OCTOBER 16TH, THE HOMEOWNER OF MISSOURI CITY PUBLICLY SHARED DETAILS WITH CITY COUNCIL ABOUT HE, HOW HE FILED THREE ETHICS COMPLAINTS PER THE EXISTING ETHICS ORDINANCE.

AMONG OTHER TOPICS, HE SPOKE ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS THAT, IN MY MIND, RAISED VALID CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER THE, THE EXISTING ETHICS PROCESS IS BROKEN, WHETHER HIDDEN, LOST, MISPLACED OR OTHERWISE.

WE, THE 80,000 PEOPLE IN MISSOURI CITY DO NOT HAVE ANSWERS TO ANY OF THIS HOMEOWNERS FILINGS FOR MANY ETHICS COMMISSION NOR CITY COUNCIL.

FOR ME, IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S NOT HARD TO FATHOM THAT IF THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS FOR ETHICS COMPLAINTS IS ALREADY BROKEN, THEN WHY APPROVE CHANGES BEFORE THE ETHICS COMMISSION OR THE PUBLIC FINDS OUT WHY THE NATURE, TIMING AND EXTENT, EXTENT OF THOSE ETHICS COMPLAINTS ARE UNKNOWN ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC.

I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE TWO ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES BY CITY COUNCIL.

IN THE ETHICS COMMISSION REGULATIONS ONE CHANGE IS DESCRIBED AS QUOTE, DEFERS PROCESSING COMPLAINTS IF THEY'RE FILED 120 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION.

THIS IS BUSINESS DAYS, NOT CALENDAR DAYS.

SO THIS IS SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO ANY ELECTION.

I ASK THE QUESTION WHY, IF, IF THE ETHICS RULES STATE THAT CERTAIN THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS AND FIVE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER, THEN WHY IS THIS REQUIREMENT SO LONG? AND IN MY MIND IS UNACCEPTABLE.

ANOTHER CHANGE IS DESCRIBED AS QUOTE REQUIRES SENSOR PUBLICATION IN THE NEWSPAPER DETERMINED BY CITY COUNCIL.

I ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO ASK, WHAT DOES THIS CLAUSE, CLAUSE MEAN AND WHY SHOULD CITY COUNCIL, NOT THE ETHICS COMMISSION, DETERMINE THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION? IN MY MIND, CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY CITY'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICES SHOULD BE INVOLVED WITH ANY ETHICS COMPLAINTS.

THE LEAST.

THE ETHICS COMMISSION SHOULD MAKE THESE DECISIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION

[5. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]

THAT'S YOUR MOTION? YES.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? YES, SIR.

MAYOR ALI KAT? YES.

MEMBER RILEY.

YES.

MEMBER MARLI? YES.

MEMBER EMERY.

YES.

MEMBER KLAUSER.

YES.

MEMBER BONY.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

SIX TO ZERO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

IF YOU WOULD ANNOUNCE THE PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH WE'LL BE GOING INTO A CLOSED SESSION SESSION.

SURE.

CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE TIME IS 7:30 PM AND THAT CITY COUNCIL IS NOW AN OPEN

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SO, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, MA'AM.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ETHICS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR DISMISSAL OF THE TWO ALLEGATIONS, UH, THAT WERE, UH, LEVIED AGAINST THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR.

UH, THE FIRST BEING THAT THE COUNCIL SPENT THREE POINT ALLEGED, UH, UH, THAT THE COUNCIL SPENT $3.6 MILLION MORE ON PERSONNEL COST THAN WAS IN THE BUDGET.

CONTRARY TO SECTION 9.03 OF THE CITY CHARTER SECTION TWO DASH 6 0 4 4.

UH, REASON FOR SUBMISSION OF ALLEGATION, UH, ONE IS THE ALLEGED CONDUCT OCCURRED MORE THAN SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

OTHER TO WITT.

THE ALLEGED VIOLATION WAS COMMITTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE AND NOT THE RESPONDENT.

THE, THE COMPLAINT CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED.

UH, ALSO ALLEGATION TWO, UH, WAS DISMISSED THAT THE COUNCIL FAILED TO ABIDE BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND OTHER TO WITT.

THE ALLEGED CONDUCT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT UNDER MISSOURI CITY CODE SECTION TWO DASH 6 0 4, AND THEREFORE, THE ETHICS COMMISSION HAS NO JURISDICTION.

AND SO, THEREFORE, MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO DISMISS, UH, TO ACCEPT THE ETHICS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO DISMISS THE, UH, ALLEGATIONS POSED BY CHARLES ATTAWAY.

UH, ON TODAY.

I SECOND.

I SECOND.

I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

UM, SO COUNCILMAN RAMONE MADE THE MOTION.

COUNCILMAN KLAUSER MADE THE SECOND.

THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

YOU GOTTA DO A ROLL CALL.

CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? THE SAME WORKING.

UM, MAYOR ? YES.

MEMBER, UH, MARSHALL? YES.

MEMBER YES.

BOW? YES.

LEWIS? YES.

ON? YES.

MEMBER? YES.

THE MOTION.

CARRIE IS ALL THANK YOU.

AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE PRODUCTIVE TWO HOURS OF TIME THAT WE SPEND IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

WELL, MOVING BACK TO ITEM NUMBER

[4.(a) Receive a Presentation and Direct Staff - Proposed amendments to various City ordinances, including Ethics Commission regulations, animals, coin operated machines, gas station density requirements, fine enhancements, prayer at council meetings, noise, code enforcement abatement, street naming criteria, and group homes.]

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, IJO YOUNG.

GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I WILL TR DEFINITELY TRY TO MAKE THIS PAINLESS FOR YOU ALL SO THAT, UH, WE DON'T SPEND TOO MUCH MORE OF YOUR TIME.

UH, THIS PRESENTATION, UH, LENDS ITSELF TO YOUR GOALS OF CREATING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND DEVELOPING A HIGH PERFORMANCE CITY TEAM.

UH, THE FIRST SLIDE PROVIDES YOU WITH, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE MANAGEMENT TEAM.

UH, I'LL GO THROUGH EACH, UH, ORDINANCE, UM, AS THEY ARE PRESENTED ON THE SLIDE WITH A FEW AMENDMENTS.

THE FIRST ITEM IS THE, UH, SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES FOR THE CITY'S ETHICS REGULATIONS.

THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU AT, UH, SEVERAL MEETINGS THIS YEAR.

A MAJORITY OF THEM ARE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

I'LL BRIEFLY GO THROUGH EACH, UH, PROPOSAL.

THE FIRST ITEM IS TO DEFINE CITY OFFICIAL TO INCLUDE FORMER OFFICIALS.

THE SECOND ITEM IS TO REQUIRE NOTARIZED COMPLAINT FORMS. THE THIRD ITEM IS TO CHANGE THE TIMELINE FOR COMPLAINTS TO ADD ADDITIONAL TIME, UH, FOR INDIVIDUALS TO FILE COMPLAINTS.

THE FOURTH ITEM, UH, PROVIDES THAT THE CITY SECRETARY WILL DETERMINE IF A COMPLAINT IS ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT JUST MEANS THAT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT BLANKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, UM, AND THE FORM IS, IS COMPLETELY FILLED OUT.

THE FIFTH ITEM, UH, IS THAT THE, UH, THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DEFERRING PROCESSING COMPLAINTS IF THEY ARE FILED WITHIN 120 DAYS, UH, BEFORE AN ELECTION.

THE REASON THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT THE CITY'S ETHICS COMPLAINT PROCESS TO BE UTILIZED AS A TOOL FOR, FOR POLITICS AND IN ELECTIONS.

SO THE ETHICS COMMISSION MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION IN ITS REPORT TO THIS COUNCIL.

THE SIXTH ITEM PROVIDES ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

THE SEVENTH ITEM, UH, MAKES COMPLAINTS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL DISMISSED OR SCHEDULED FOR A DETERMINATION HEARING.

THE EIGHTH ITEM EXPRESSLY PROHIBITS RETALIATION FOR FILING COMPLAINTS.

THE NINTH ITEM REQUIRES A JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIVING

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UH, THE PROPOSAL ALSO REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF A PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE INVESTIGATING ATTORNEY WITHIN 15 BUSINESS DAYS OF DESIGNATION.

THE, UH, NEXT ITEM REQUIRES THE PRELIMINARY REPORT MEETING TO BE HELD WITHIN 15 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE REPORT IS SUBMITTED.

UH, THE, UH, 12TH ITEM, UH, I APOLOGIZE.

THE 13TH ITEM PROVIDES THAT IF AN INVESTIGATING ATTORNEY IS REQUIRED, THEN THE CITY IS A CITY ATTORNEY IS REQUIRED TO RECOMMEND THREE UH, ATTORNEYS TO THE COMMISSION FOR DESIGNATION.

THIS WOULD ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO DETERMINE WHO THEY WANT TO BE THE, UH, INVESTIGATING ATTORNEY ON EACH CASE.

THE NEXT ITEM REQUIRES FUNDING FOR THE COMMISSION.

THE NEXT ITEM ADDS SPECIFIC DEADLINES FOR VARIOUS SUBMISSIONS AND RELEASES.

UH, THE PROPOSED CHANGE, UH, CHANGES BY THE COMMISSION ALSO INVOLVE AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR TO GRANT EXTENSIONS, UH, WHEN REQUESTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS.

UH, THE CHANGES ALSO, UH, REQUIRE THE COMPLAINANT TO PROSECUTE, UH, THE COMPLAINT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE MOST IN MOST OF THESE INSTANCES IS A RESIDENT WHO IS FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST SOME OFFICIAL.

THIS CHANGE WOULD REQUIRE THAT COMPLAINANT TO ASK QUESTIONS, UH, BEFORE THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION, OF COURSE, ALSO GETS TO ASK QUESTIONS AS WELL.

THE NEXT ITEM, UH, PROVIDES THAT THE, UM, ETHICS COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE CERTAIN SANCTIONS WITHOUT COUNSEL ACTION.

AND THIS WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE ETHICS COMMISSION AS WELL.

UM, BASED ON YOUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS, THOSE ACTIONS ARE, UH, PROVIDING A LETTER OF ADMONITION AND REQUIRING ADDITIONAL TRAINING OF OFFICIALS.

THE NEXT ITEM ALLOWS PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER OR THE CITY'S WEBSITE OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE A CENSURE.

THIS WOULD BE AN ACTION THAT COULD BE RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION, BUT WOULD HAVE TO BE ACTUALLY FINALIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.

THE NEXT ITEM PROVIDES THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION, UH, MAY RECOMMEND THE SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL OF AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL.

AND THIS WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED BY THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

UH, THE ETHICS COMMISSION ALSO, UH, REQUIRED, UH, RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION ON ETHICS COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO THAT COULD BE EITHER ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPORT AS YOU DID TONIGHT, OR, UM, NOT GO, UM, AGREEING WITH THE REPORTER, TAKING SOME OTHER ACTION.

THE NEXT ITEM PROPOSED IS CLARIFYING THE STANDARD OF CONDUCT.

AND, UH, THIS WAS A COUNCIL, UH, INITIATED RECOMMENDATION, BUT CLARIFYING THE STANDARD OF CONDUCT THAT PROHIBITS DEFAMATION AND HARASSMENT BY INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, AS A FORM, UH, THAT PEOPLE MAY USE TO DO, UH, TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, ADDING A STANDARD OF CONDUCT THAT PROHIBITS THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT THAT IS NOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FROM A CLOSED MEETING.

UH, THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP REPEATEDLY.

UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS, UH, SUGGESTED AND RECOMMENDED.

ANOTHER COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION IS ITEM 24, WHICH IS TO ADD FOUR ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION AND LIKE THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH DOES HAVE ALTERNATE MEMBERS WHO ARE ABLE TO COME IN, IN THE ABSENCE OF OTHER MEMBERS TO CREATE A QUORUM SO THAT BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED.

THIS, UH, PROPOSAL WOULD DO THE SAME.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE? THANK YOU.

REJOICE, UM, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BOLEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO, UH, POINT OUT, UM, 'CAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN STATED, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THE, UH, ETHICS COMMISSION HAD HELD ITS FIRST MEETING ON AUGUST THE 29TH OF 2022 LAST YEAR.

AND SO, UM, THEY'VE ONLY HAD ABOUT, I WANNA SAY FOUR OR FIVE MEETINGS, UH, TOTAL.

SO THIS IS, UH, A NEW COUNT, UH, COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY, UH, AND PUTTING IN THE WORK TO, UM, TRY TO STREAMLINE THIS PROCESS, MAKE SURE THIS PROCESS IS TRANSPARENT, MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE DETAILS.

AND SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM PUTTING IN THE WORK TO MAKE THESE STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS TO US, TO WHICH WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS, UH, ON POSSIBLY MOVING FORWARD WITH AN ORDINANCE ON THIS.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, EMPHASIZE THAT, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS, UH, IN THIS, THIS POTENTIAL ORDINANCE WILL GIVE THE ETHICS COMMISSION THE POWER TO ACT AS THE THIRD PARTY, IN ESSENCE THAT IT IS TO, UH, TO MAKE SANCTIONS AND DO THE VARIOUS THINGS WITHOUT

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SO I THINK THAT THAT WAS THE INTENT AND PURPOSES OF WHY WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT ETHICS COMMISSION IN MISSOURI CITY.

I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE ONE IN PLACE.

THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER.

YES.

UM, AND I WANTED TO ECHO, UM, SOMETHING THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY SAID.

UM, A, AN ETHICS COMMISSION WAS PROPOSED IN, UH, PREVIOUS COUNCILS, AND IT WAS VOTED DOWN.

SO THIS COUNCIL FELT LIKE IT WAS, UH, IMPERATIVE FOR US TO HAVE AN ETHICS COMMISSION, UH, IN PLACE.

AND SO, UH, WE VOTED ON THAT AND, AND IT IS, UH, IN, IN PLACE.

SO, UH, I WANT YOU TO NUMBER FOR NUMBER 14 FOR ANYONE WHO IS LISTENING OR WATCHING.

UM, IF YOU CAN CLARIFY WHAT THE FUNDING WOULD BE FOR, CERTAINLY THE FUNDING WOULD BE ADDITIONAL, UH, FUNDS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR AN INVESTIGATING ATTORNEY.

IF THE INVESTIGATING ATTORNEY THAT IS SELECTED BY THE COMMISSION IS A THIRD PARTY OUTSIDE ATTORNEY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

YES, SIR.

IF THE RESIDENT WANTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ETHICS COMMISSION DO IN MISSOURI CITY, WHO DO THEY CALL? IF THEY WOULD, WHO, WHO CAN THEY CALL? UH, THEY CAN CONTACT EITHER, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

OKAY.

SO YOU CAN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION THAT THE COLLEAGUES JUST SHARED ABOUT WHEN IT STARTED AND HOW IT STARTED AND WHAT THEIR PROCESSES AND ALL THAT? YES, AND WE CAN, IF THERE'S A DESIRE, I KNOW THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION ACTUALLY HAD, UH, SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CITY'S WEBSITE, UH, FOR THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR THE ETHICS COMMISSION IF, IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S DESIRE.

SO ANYTIME AN ETHICS COMMI, UH, A COMPLAINT OR AN ISSUES FORM, WHAT DO YOU DO? SO UNDER THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, IF AN ETHICS COMPLAINT COMES IN, THEY GO TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

THE CITY'S SECRETARY'S OFFICE THEN FORWARDS IT TO THE LEGAL DIVISION.

THE LEGAL DIVISION THEN, UH, CONTACTS, UH, THE ETHICS COMMISSION IN ORDER TO GET A, UM, POLL TO GET A MEETING SCHEDULED.

DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT, AN INVESTIGATING ATTORNEY IS DESIGNATED.

IT COULD BE A THIRD PARTY, UM, OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

UH, IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD SOME THIRD PARTY COUNSELS RESEARCH, UH, IN THOSE, UH, INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE WHEN THE ETHICS COMMISSION MEETS, WE PRESENT THEM OR WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A PRELIMINARY REPORT.

AND SO ONCE THEY HAVE THAT PRELIMINARY REPORT, THE COMMISSION THEN DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT IT WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A DETERMINATION HEARING OR TAKE OTHER ACTIONS.

OKAY.

SO IT'D BE, SO GOING TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION AND, AND GETTING, YOU KNOW, PRESENTING THE CASE AND, AND GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO, AND THEN FINALLY GETTING THE REPORT OUT IS WHEN THAT COMES BEFORE CITY COUNCIL? YES.

ONCE THE REPORT COMES OUT, AND DEPENDING ON SCHEDULING, UH, THAT COULD TAKE SCHEDULING WITH STAFF.

THAT COULD TAKE SOME TIME TO GET IT OUT, BUT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION HAS TO SEE THAT REPORT WITHIN 15 DAYS.

WITHIN 15 DAYS FROM THE TIME A PERSON HAS MADE A COMPLAINT WITHIN 15 DAYS OF ASSIGNMENT TO AN INVESTIGATING ATTORNEY.

SO AT ANY POINT IN TIME, IS A CITY COUNCIL INVOLVED WITH THAT COMMISSION? UH, NO.

UNLESS THEY'RE, UH, A WITNESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY WOULD NOT BE, BUT IT, BUT IT IS RUN THROUGH YOUR OFFICE? IT WOULD RUN THROUGH MY OFFICE, AND ULTIMATELY IT WOULD GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A PRESENTATION TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION FOUND.

OKAY.

AND CAN THIS INFORMATION BE FOUND ANYWHERE? UM, THE INFORMATION IS IN, UH, IT'S ONLINE CURRENTLY IN THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES IS WHERE? CODE OF ORDINANCES.

OKAY.

AND WHERE IS THAT LOCATED? THAT IS LOCATED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

I BELIEVE IT IS ON THE CITY'S SECRETARY'S PAGE.

IT'S THE MISSOURI CITY CODE.

BUT IF YOU GOOGLE, UH, IF A RESIDENT GOOGLES MISSOURI CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND IT.

IT'S IN CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE.

SO AFTER THEY GO THROUGH AND THEY READ THIS, AND IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE IF THEY HAVE PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS.

MY OFFICE IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE EXTERNAL PARTIES WITH LEGAL ADVICE, BUT IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS, WE CAN CERTAINLY DIRECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE PROVISION.

SURE.

AND ANY OF THESE ETHICS COMPLAINTS, ARE THEY, UM, OPEN RECORDS TO PUBLIC DEPENDING ON THE CONTENT OF THE DOCUMENTS? THEY, THEY COULD BE.

THEY COULD BE.

OKAY.

SO OUR WEBSITE IS WWW.MISSOURICITYTX.GOV.

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, SO JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOOK IT THROUGH THERE.

AND IT'S UNDER CITY SECRETARY'S, UH, PAGE, UH, YES, SIR.

FOR THE, THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU.

I YIELD BACK COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

UM, HI JOYCE.

I JUST HAVE

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UM, ADDING SPECIFIC DEADLINES FOR VARIOUS SUBMISSIONS AND RELEASES.

AND THE SAME WITH 16 BEING ABLE TO GRANT EXTENSIONS.

MM-HMM.

, DOES THAT, UH, DEFER OR CHANGE ANY OF THE ABOVE DEADLINES SUCH AS THE 10 DAY OR THE 15 DAY? SO IT COULD, IF ONE OF THE PARTIES REQUEST AN EXTENSION, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME THAT'S PROVIDED BY THIS PROPOSAL THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION RECOMMENDED WAS A 10 DAY TIMELINE.

SO THIS NEXT SLIDE INCLUDES A, UH, PROPOSED TIMELINE BASED ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

SO IT WOULD ADD AN EXTRA 10 DAYS TO, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE DETERMINATION HEARING.

YOU MIGHT HAVE ONE PARTY, LET'S SAY, SAY THEY'RE TRAVELING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY MIGHT REQUEST A 10 DAY EXTENSION ON THE, THE DETERMINATION HEARING.

OKAY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER O'REILLY.

THANK YOU.

UH, E JOYS, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UM, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE ETHICS COMMISSIONS.

UM, I CONCUR.

I THINK THEY'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH, WITH WHAT THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN AND TASKED TO.

SO, UM, WITH NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER 24, THAT THEIR REQUEST OF HAVING FOUR ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSIONS, I JUST WANT TO BE, UH, STATED AND CLEAR.

THESE ADDITIONAL FOUR ALTERNATES, WILL THEY BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS TO BE ABREAST OF THINGS? UM, WILL THEY BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE SAME TRAINING, ETHICAL TRAINING PROCESSES? AND WILL THEY BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS, UH, ACTING MEMBERS? THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS ACTING MEMBERS.

BECAUSE IF, LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, THEN ONE OF THOSE FOUR PEOPLE WOULD BE ASKED TO STAND IN THE PLACE OF AN ACTING FULL-TIME MEMBER.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

ALRIGHT.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BOR, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK, UH, OTHER QUESTION, UH, RELATIVE TO ITEM NUMBER 20, JUST FOR CLARITY'S SAKE, UH, AUTHORIZING THE ETHICS COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND THE SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL OF AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL, UH, JUST FOR CLARITY, UH, IS THAT BASICALLY STATING THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION HAS THE P THE POWER TO RECOMMEND THE SUSPENSION OF AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL, WHICH INCLUDES THE MAYOR COUNCIL AS WELL AS ANY OF OUR APPOINTED OFFICIALS FROM THE, UM, FROM THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS? SO IT WOULD BE AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL.

SO IT WOULD BE A CITY SECRETARY, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER, OR ANY OTHER APPOINTED MEMBER OF A BORDER COMMISSION.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE A, UH, COMPLAINT AGAINST ONE OF THOSE FOLKS, A MEMBER OF ANOTHER BORDER COMMISSION, AND IT, IF IT'S EGREGIOUS, THE, UH, COMMISSION MIGHT FIND THAT THEY HAVE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THAT THEY REMOVE THAT PERSON FROM THE BORDER COMMISSION, OR IF IT'S AN APPOINTED EMPLOYEE, THE SAME TYPE OF THING THEY WOULD WANT.

UM, OR THEY WANTED THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PERSON SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THEY WOULD HAVE THAT INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY.

IT'S A RECOMMENDATION.

RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

IT'S A RECOMMENDATION.

YES.

BUT THEY WOULD HAVE THAT INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION YES, SIR.

NOT BE INFLUENCED BY COUNCIL, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

OH, YES, SIR.

BUT THEN THAT, OF COURSE, WOULD COME UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOU ALL TO EITHER ACT, UM, OR AGREE WITH IT OR, OR NOT.

SO, OKAY.

I HAVE ONE MORE.

I PLACE MYSELF IN THE QUEUE.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN NUMBER FIVE WITH THE 120 BUSINESS DAYS? YES.

AND SO NUMBER FIVE IS DEFERRING THE PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS, UH, THAT ARE FILED WITHIN 120 DAYS OF AN ELECTION.

AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE REASON, UH, THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THIS, UH, IS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT THE ETHICS COMMISSION, UH, TO BE UTILIZED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS, UH, UP FOR ELECTION AND, UM, MAYBE THERE'S A COMPETITOR WHO IS ATTEMPTING TO DISCREDIT THEM OR DISPARAGE THEIR CHARACTER.

THEY MIGHT FILE AN ETHICS COMPLAINT THAT'S UNWARRANTED.

UM, THE COMMISSION JUST DOESN'T WANT, AND, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.

THEY DON'T WANT THEIR TIME, THEY DON'T WANT THE CITY'S TIME AND RESOURCES TO BE SPENT ON, UM, KIND OF POLITICAL, UM, GAMES.

WHEN DOES THE, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WHEN DOES THE SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES COME BEFORE COUNCIL DEVO? UH, THIS, IT DEPENDS ON COUNCIL, IF YOU ALL ARE OKAY WITH THIS LIST, THERE'S A DRAFT ORDINANCE IN THE PACKET.

THIS CAN BE, UH, WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL, UH, BECAUSE IT'S, UM, LESS THAN 30 DAYS.

BUT IF YOU ALL ARE OKAY WITH IT, THEN THIS COULD BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER, UH, AND OKAY WITH HER, THIS CAN BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER 6TH, UH, AGENDA.

SO WHERE WOULD ONE FIND THE EXISTING, UM, SUMMARY THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE THERE.

SO THERE'S NOT AN EXISTING SUMMARY.

THERE'S JUST THE CODE WHERE A PERSON COULD LOOK AT THE CODE WITH THE RULES AND THE CODE.

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DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, WHAT'S OUR WEBSITE AGAIN? WWW ZERO CITY AND, AND UNDER THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE? YES, SIR.

IS WHERE ONE CAN FIND ALL THIS INFORMATION? YES, THE CODE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

ANY, NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

OKAY.

THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS DANGEROUS.

UH, IT RELATES TO DANGEROUS DOGS, UH, OR, AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS.

THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE CREATES A NEW DEFINITION OF DANGEROUS DOGS THAT WOULD INCLUDE, UH, A DOG THAT CAUSES BODILY INJURY TO A PERSON.

UM, THE REAL CHANGE AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HERE IS THAT IT ADDS INJURY OR DEATH OF ANOTHER ANIMAL.

RIGHT NOW, THE CITY'S ORDINANCE GENERALLY RELATES TO INJURY TO PERSONS AND NOT INJURY TO OTHER ANIMALS.

BUT AS WE'VE SEEN, UH, OR AS THE CITY HAS SEEN, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES WHERE, UH, DOGS HAVE ATTACKED AND BEEN AGGRESSIVE WITH OTHER DOGS.

UM, SO THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE MAKES AN UNPROVOKED ATTACK AGAINST ANOTHER, UH, DOMESTIC ANIMAL, A CONSIDERATION FOR, UH, A DANGEROUS DOG CLASSIFICATION.

THIS ALSO REQUIRES, UH, NON-COMMERCIAL BREEDERS TO OBTAIN A CITY PERMIT.

UM, AND IT ALSO, UH, CREATES A NUISANCE BASED ON ODOR, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THAT ODOR IS CAUSED BY AN ACCUMULATION OF WASTE OR ANYTHING ELSE.

AND IT INCREASES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DANGEROUS DOGS FROM $100,000 TO $500,000.

OKAY.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

YES.

UH, SO THIS DEFINES A DANGEROUS DOG IF ANY OF THESE PARTICULAR, UH, EVENTS OCCUR.

BUT IS THERE ANYWHERE WHERE THERE'S A LIST OF DANGEROUS DOGS BY BREED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? OR MUST THEY, UH, I DON'T THINK CREATE ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS BEFORE THEY'RE CALLED OR CONSIDERED.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO CREATE ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS IN ORDER TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A DANGEROUS DOG.

AND OUR, UH, ANIMAL SERVICES TEAM, UH, WOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH THE VETERINARIAN, WITH THE COMPLAINANTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A DOG QUALIFIES AS A DANGEROUS DOG.

AND JUST, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S NO LIST OF QUOTE CERTAIN BREEDS NO, SIR.

ARE THAT ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS DOG? THERE IS NOT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NO.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, DID I SAW TABORA TABORA DID YOU NEED TO ADD SOMETHING? UM, IN REGARDS TO, LIKE, I JUST SAW YOU GOING LIKE THIS.

OH, A BREED OF DOGS LIKE THAT.

WE SHOULDN'T, WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT.

WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO MY QUESTION IS FOR OUR NUMBER THREE, UH, CREATES A NUISANCE BASED ON ODOR.

WHAT'S THE DETERMINATION? WHAT'S THE SNIFF TEST? , THERE'S NOT A, UM, UH, SUBJECTIVE, IT, IT, IT WOULD BE SUBJECTIVE IT AGAIN, BASED ON A REASONABLE PERSON STANDARD IN TERMS OF AN ODOR.

I THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER MEETING.

UM, THE NEXT PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATES TO FINE ENHANCEMENTS.

THIS ADDS ANIMAL REGULATION VIOLATIONS TO THE ORDINANCE THAT PROVIDES FOR MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

UM, THE FIRST VIOLATION OF, UH, AN ANIMAL REGULATION AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE REGULATIONS, BUILDING CODE, REG REGULATIONS, AND SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS IS A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

FOR A SECOND CONVICTION, IT'S $250 FOR THREE OR MORE, IT IS $500.

THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALSO EXTENDS THE TIMEFRAME FOR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS FROM 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS.

UM, AT TIMES IT TAKES LONGER FOR CASES TO WORK THROUGH THE, UH, THE COURT SYSTEM.

AT TIMES YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO REPEATEDLY, UH, COMMIT, UM, VIOLATIONS THAT ARE NOT, UM, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD.

AND SO THIS BASICALLY INCLUDES MORE, OR GIVES THE CITY MORE TIME TO INCLUDE THOSE, UH, PERPETRATORS WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM? NOPE.

KEEP GOING.

OKAY.

THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER MEETING.

UH, THIS NEXT ITEM, UH, ESTABLISHES A NO SOLICITATION REGISTRY, UH, WHICH PROHIBITS PEOPLE WHO ARE

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THE CITY OF SUGARLAND HAS A SIMILAR, UH, REGISTRY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? I APOLOGIZE.

OKAY.

THE NEXT ITEM, UH, IS VERY SIMPLE.

IT CHANGES THE TIMEFRAME, UM, THAT THE CITY HAS TO ABATE CODE, UH, CERTAIN CODE VIOLATIONS FROM 10 DAYS TO SEVEN DAYS.

THEREFORE, THE CITY IS ABLE, OR WOULD BE ABLE TO GO IN MUCH FASTER TO ABATE VIOLATIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I, I PLACED MYSELF, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE ONE BEFORE, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WENT THROUGH THAT FAST.

THE, UH, SOLICIT WHERE, WHERE DID IT GO? THE NO SOLICITATION REGISTRY? YES.

WELL, AND RUN THAT BY AGAIN.

WHAT WAS THAT? SO, AND I APOLOGIZE.

UH, I'VE, THIS ONE, UH, THIS IS A NO SOLICITATION REGISTRY.

SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THE CITY, UH, IF THIS ORDINANCE PASSES THE CITY WOULD HAVE A REGISTRY, UM, OF RESIDENCE AND ADDRESSES WHERE PEOPLE CAN, THEY CAN REGISTER TO NOT HAVE SOLICITORS COME TO THEIR ADDRESSES.

UM, SO THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS A SOLICITATION PERMIT.

UM, INDIVIDUALS REGISTER TO GO DOOR TO DOOR AND TO SELL ITEMS. UH, IF A, A RESIDENT HAS REGISTERED ON THIS REGISTRY, THEN THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CITY PERMITS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, UM, GO TO THOSE HOUSES.

GOT IT.

THIS, OF COURSE, DOESN'T APPLY TO CERTAIN, UM, PROTECTED SPEECH, BUT FOR THOSE COMMERCIAL PEDDLERS AND, UH, COMMERCIAL VENDORS, THIS WOULD APPLY.

OKAY.

RECOGNIZING, MAY I APPROACH A MEMORY? YEP.

WHAT TYPE OF, UH, DISPLAY, UH, MUST A, UH, HOMEOWNER PLAYS ON HIS PROPERTY UNIT SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE SOLICITORS KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS ON NO SOLICITATION POST? PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS PLACE NO TRESPASSING SIGNS ON THEIR PROPERTY IN ORDER TO INFORM, UM, FOLKS THAT THEY ARE NOT TO BE SOLICITED AND THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE ON THEIR PROPERTY.

SO PART OF THE PROCESS, WHEN WE GIVE OUT THE, UH, THE BADGES, IF YOU WILL MM-HMM.

THE PERMIT TO SOLICIT, UH, THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS PASSED ON TO 'EM, THAT THERE IS EXCLUSIONS.

UH, WE, IF, IF THIS ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD INFORM THEM OF BECAUSE A VIOLATION WOULD RESULT IN A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR.

SO WE WOULD DEFINITELY WANNA LET THOSE SOLICITORS KNOW.

YEP.

ALRIGHT.

GO AHEAD EJ.

OKAY.

UM, THE NEXT ITEM AGAIN, WAS JUST REDUCING THE TIMEFRAME FOR ABATEMENT FROM 10 DAYS TO SEVEN DAYS.

UH, THE NEXT ITEM RELATES TO NOISE, UH, POTENTIAL NOISE ISSUES IN THE CITY.

IT ESTABLISHES A DAYTIME, UH, SOUND LIMITATION OF 65 DECIBELS AND ESTABLISHES A NIGHTTIME SOUND LIMITATION OF 55 DECIBELS.

THE NEXT ITEM PROVIDES FOR REGULATIONS FOR THE LOCATION OF GAS STATIONS.

IT CREATES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR RETAIL GAS STATIONS LOCATED NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

IT AUTHORIZES THE PLACEMENT OF, UH, GAS STATIONS AT A MAXIMUM OF TWO CORNERS AT AN INTERSECTION, AND ALSO REQUIRES THE PLACEMENT OF AIR PUMPS, UM, AT LEAST 150 FEET FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

AND THE NEXT ITEM GROUP HOMES WILL BE DISCUSSED FURTHER AT A LATER MEETING.

AT THIS POINT, I'M HAPPY TO RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD.

FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM YOU TONIGHT, IT SOUNDS LIKE, UM, THE OTHER ITEMS SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ETHICS COMMISSION ITEM, WHICH WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, UH, MAY BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER 6TH AGENDA.

JOY, I PLACE MYSELF IN THE QUEUE.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, SIR.

ARE WE, UH, SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BOARD THAT, FOR ANIMALS? FOR ANIMALS? WE, UH, WE DO HAVE AN ANIMAL, ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN APPOINTED FOR, UH, SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THERE IS AN ANIMAL ADVISORY BOARD.

YES.

SO THERE IS AN ADVISORY BOARD.

THERE IS.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS A BOARD, BUT THE MEMBERS HAVEN'T CHANGED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

YES.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, BECK, UH, RECOGNIZE AND MAY REPORT TO MEMORY.

YES.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE NOISE, UM, SUMMARY THAT WE HAD THERE? UH, JUST SO THAT, UH, WE, UH, HAVE A METHOD BY WHICH TO, UH, DETERMINE WHAT THE DBAS ARE OR, UH, THE DIFFERENT TIME ZONES.

UH, AND,

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THEY GO OUT THERE, THEY HAVE THE DEVICE THAT THEY CAN MEASURE AND EXACTLY WHAT THE NOISE LEVEL IS.

SO AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE, UH, THE, THE NOISE IS WITHIN THE LIMITS OR IT'S OUTSIDE, AND IF IT'S OUTSIDE, THEN YOU KNOW, A VIOLATION WOULD, UH, OCCUR AND A CITATION, I ASSUME WOULD BE, WOULD BE GIVEN? THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

AND AS SOON AS THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED, UM, THEN WE WILL PURCHASE THE ITEMS AND ENSURE WE HAVE THEM IN ALL OF OUR VEHICLES, BUT NOT ONLY, UM, POLICE, BUT ALSO CODE ENFORCEMENT IN ANY, UM, PUBLIC WORKS ALL OF OUR VEHICLES.

OKAY.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE NOT LEAVING IT UP AS A SUBJECTIVE, UH, ANALYSIS BY SOMEONE AS TO, HEY, THAT SOUNDS TOO LOUD OR IT'S, IT'S NOT LOUD, UH, TO VIOLATED THE, UH, THE CODE.

CORRECT.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A DEVICE THAT WILL MEASURE THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO, YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY? YES.

UM, AS IT RELATES TO THAT PARTICULAR NOISE, UH, IN THE EVENT THAT IT DOES, UH, THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED, COULD WE BE PROACTIVE AND NOTIFY OUR BUSINESSES, UH, THAT THIS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, TO JUST LET THEM KNOW WHAT OUR NEW ORDINANCE IS SO THAT THEY'RE NOT BLINDSIDED? UM, OR, UM, IF RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, CHOOSE TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THEIR PARTICULAR BUSINESSES? UM, BUT THAT WE KNOW WE DO HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE NOW THAT CAN ALSO, YOU KNOW, OUR BENEFIT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES.

I JUST DON'T WANNA SEE BUSINESSES BLINDSIDED WITH THIS ORDINANCE AND SAYING THAT THEY, THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT.

SO I'M SURE WE HAVE A REGISTRY OR SOMETHING.

UM, UM, IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR GRASP THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.

WE WILL ACTUALLY TRY TO, UM, PUT OUT INFORMATION ON ALL THE ORDINANCE CHANGES ON OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS, UM, ANY NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE CAN TO OUR RESPECTIVE STAKEHOLDERS.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO PLACE THE INFORMATION IN THE NEWSPAPER AS WELL.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN BUR CLAUS? YES.

E JOYCE.

AS IT RELATES, AS IT RELATES TO THE BUSINESSES, THE BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE OFFERING, UH, ENTERTAINMENT.

MM-HMM.

, CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THE REQUIREMENT OF THEM WILL BE? SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF DAY AS WRITTEN.

UH, THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPLIES TO REALLY SOUND COMING FROM ANY, UH, LOCATION, ANY ESTABLISHMENT.

UM, DAYTIME WOULD BE 65 DECIBELS AND AT NIGHTTIME IT WOULD BE 55 FROM THEIR PROPERTY LINE.

CAN YOU GO THROUGH, UM, TWO THINGS, THE TIMES THAT ARE DESIGNATED BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT AND THEN ALSO THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVICE? YES.

THERE.

YES.

AND SO, UM, ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DEVICE IN ORDER TO MEASURE THEIR TIME, UH, OR TO MEASURE THE DECIBELS OF THE SOUND THAT THEY ARE EMANATING.

UM, THE DAYTIME TIMES ARE, I BELIEVE IT'S 7:00 AM UH, TO SEVEN, UH, PM AND THEN FOR NIGHTTIME IT'S 7:00 PM TO 6 59.

UM, I BELIEVE 6:59 AM FOR THE NIGHTTIME, OR SEVEN SEVEN, I'M SURE I MESSED THAT UP.

BUT, UH, IT'S A, IT'S GENERALLY SEVEN, UH, PM TO 7:00 AM OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU E JOYCE, UM, FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK IN TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, POTENTIAL ORDINANCE CHANGES AND REQUESTS, UM, IN THAT, I KNOW YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH SO MUCH WITH REDISTRICTING AND, UH, THE ANNEXATION AND, UH, CIVIL SERVICE CHALLENGES AND, AND, YOU KNOW, LOSSES OF STAFF.

SO, UH, THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU.

IF I, IF I MAY THOUGH, I, I , I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY TEAM, SO I DO WANNA THANK THEM, UH, BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF THE LEGWORK SO THAT I CAN DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO AS WELL.

WELL, AND CITY STAFF AS WELL.

THANK YOU, JOYCE.

ON THAT NOTE, WE HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS TO DISCUSS.

THERE'S

[4.(b) Discuss the Charter review process.]

UH, THIS IS JUST THE PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE CHARTER REQUIRES THAT THE, UH, CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION BE APPOINTED IN JANUARY.

THIS JUST PROVIDES A PROPOSED TIMELINE UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS.

I CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATION STAFF TO HAVE, UH, AN INFORMATION SHEET POSTED, UH,

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UH, THAT TI PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS WILL BE UNTIL NOVEMBER 17TH, UH, FROM NOVEMBER 18TH THROUGH 24TH.

STAFF WILL REVIEW APPLICATIONS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INITIAL, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUITABILITY.

UM, DECEMBER 4TH, YOU HAVE A MEETING AND YOU WOULD DETERMINE AT THAT POINT WHICH CANDIDATES YOU WOULD WANT TO INVITE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPARK INTERVIEWS.

UM, AND ON DECEMBER 18TH, YOU CAN DISCUSS APPLICATIONS.

THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION WILL BE TO APPOINT THE COMMISSION ON AT YOUR JANUARY 2ND, 2024 MEETING SO THAT THOSE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MEETINGS CAN KICK OFF.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY HAVE A SET SIX MONTH TIMEFRAME FOR SERVICE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? RECOGNIZING COUNCIL RE THANK YOU, JOYCE.

THIS IS A NEW PROCESS TO ME.

I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, SO IS THERE A, A PROCESS SOMEWHERE THAT YOU COULD SHARE, UM, WITH ME SO THAT I CAN REVIEW HOW THIS ACTUALLY GOES? AND THEN MY SECOND, UH, QUESTION IS, AND MAYBE THIS IS TO THE MAYOR BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMISSION, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL BE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS THE PROCESSES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, I THINK, UM, SORRY, I WOULD ANSWER THAT.

I THINK THE, UM, IJS, HOW WAS THIS DONE BEFORE IN THE PAST? SO IN THE PAST, I ACTUALLY, THERE WEREN'T APPLICATIONS.

ACTUALLY IN THE PAST COUNCIL, UH, IN THE PAST COUNCIL WOULD APPOINT, UH, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, IN THE LAST CHARTER REVIEW, I BELIEVE THAT THE COUNCIL JUST APPOINTED KIND OF, UH, INDIVIDUALS FROM THE CITY.

SO, UH, AT, BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS KIND OF A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR COMMISSIONS, I MODELED WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE FOR YOUR PREVIOUS SELECTIONS AND I'M PROPO PROPOSING THIS PROCESS SO THAT IT IS IN LINE WITH THAT MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS THAT YOU ALL, UH, HAVE BEEN MOVING TOWARDS.

SO IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY? ARE WE GONNA POST THIS ON WEBSITE OR, OR, SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION IF YOU ALL ARE OKAY WITH IT.

UH, THERE'S A DRAFT, UM, INFORMATION SHEET IN YOUR PACKET THAT CAN BE POSTED TOMORROW.

UM, I'LL WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO MAYBE GET SOME SOCIAL MEDIA OUT, UM, SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY CAN APPLY.

BUT THE WINDOW WOULD BE THROUGH NOVEMBER 17TH IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU ALL TIME TO ACTUALLY REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS BEFORE JANUARY SO THAT ON JANUARY 2ND YOU CAN JUST MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENTS.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.

UH, THAT'S IT FOR ME.

ALRIGHT.

TIME IS WITH NOTHING ELSE TO DISCUSS.

THE TIME IS 8:08 PM THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING ENDED ALL.

THANK Y'ALL.

OH, ARE WE MEETING ADJOURN? I'M SORRY.

MEETING ADJOURNED? YES.