Feb 19, 2024 City Council

IT'S NOW

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AND, UH, TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2024.

I WILL NOW CALL THIS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.

UH, I DO CERTIFY THAT UH, WE HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.

UH, MAYOR ALLCAT IS OUT OF TOWN, AND I, AS YOUR MAYOR, PRO TEM, WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THE MEETING IN HIS ABSENCE, WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THAT WILL BE BY THE, UH, MISSOURI CITY SUGAR LAND, JACK AND JILL GROUP, UH, GUYS AND DOLLS.

SO IF WE CAN WELCOME THEM, I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Y'ALL.

LET'S GIVE THIS YOUNG GROUP A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

HOLD ON.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL.

SO IF YOU ALL WILL STAY RIGHT THERE, WE'RE GONNA COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL 3, 1, 2, 3.

RIGHT HERE.

DO YOU WANT, UH, WE

[(a) Recognition - Assistant Police Chief, Jazton Heard.]

YOU WANNA COME ON UP? WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME BE HERE AGAIN TODAY.

UM, ABSOLUTELY , UH, HERE TO FIRST PUBLICLY INTRODUCE ASSISTANT CHIEF HERD, UH, WHO WAS NEWLY APPOINTED POLICE CHIEF.

I THINK YOU CAN SEE BY THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT HERE THAT WE CLEARLY MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.

SO IF YOU ALLOWED ME TO READ SOMETHING REAL QUICK, GO PAUSE.

HE'S VERY SHY.

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SO, CHIEF DEN, I THINK WE MAKE A A FANTASTIC TEAM.

WE'RE GONNA DO GREAT THINGS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT.

UM, WE COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER IN SO MANY WAYS.

LIKE I SAID, HE'S SHY AND I'M NOT, HE'S NOT OUTSPOKEN.

I AM TOTALLY THE OPPOSITE.

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SO I WANNA READ SOMETHING REAL QUICK ABOUT ASSISTANT CHIEF HERD.

ASSISTANT CHIEF HERD IS A MISSOURI CITY NATIVE AND GRADUATE OF THURGOOD MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL.

WOO.

HE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

ASSISTANT CHIEF HERD HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND IT HAS ENHANCED HIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PRESTIGIOUS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TRAININGS, SUCH AS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP COMMAND COLLEGE, AND THE NATIONAL FORUM FOR BLACK PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.

HE HAS ASCENDED THROUGH THE RANKS AND HAS A WELL-ROUNDED EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED BY HIS TIME IN COMMUNITY

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PLEASE WELCOME ASSISTANT CHIEF HURD.

ONE MINUTE.

YES, MA'AM.

BOSS, LET SAY I GOT ONE MINUTE.

ONE MINUTE.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, GOD FOR ALL MY PAST SUCCESSES AND MY FUTURE SUCCESSES.

HE LEADS ME IN MY LIFE AT ALL TIMES.

THAT'S WHY I MUST RECOGNIZE THAT.

I DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY WIFE FOR BEING A GREAT SUPPORT.

I GOT MY PARENTS BACK THERE.

THEY'RE HERE TO SUPPORT.

UM, THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GREAT JOB.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS I KNOW WE WILL DO HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.

CHIEF HARRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

HE'S A GREAT LEADER.

LIKE YOU SAID, WE COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER VERY WELL, AND I'M EXCITED EVERY DAY TO COME TO WORK.

'CAUSE I LEARN A LOT FROM HIM JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY.

AND, HEY, I'M JUST READY TO SERVE.

LET'S GET TO IT.

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SO YOUR WIFE IS BA YOUR WIFE, KIDS, THEY WANT TO COME ON UP.

LET'S GET A A GROUP PICTURE.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT HIM EVERY DAY.

AND COUNCIL, WHY DON'T Y'ALL COME DOWN? LET'S GET A GROUP PICTURE.

DID HE SAY HIS PARENTS HERE? DID HE WHAT? HIS PARENTS.

HIS PARENTS.

OH, YOUR PARENTS HERE? YES.

OH, YEAH.

COME ON, MOM, DAD, COME ON BECAUSE OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE AT ME ON THREE.

1, 2, 3.

ALRIGHT, ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

ALRIGHT, AWESOME.

CAN I GET CONGRATULATIONS.

HEY, SHE SPEEDING.

LET HER GO.

YEAH, JUST, JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN.

STAY OUTTA NEWS STATE AND, UM, CHIEF GORDON, THE DA OFFICE, ALL THE .

I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE, UH, MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THEIR, THEIR BROTHER ALSO, UH, CHIEF GORDON FROM THE DA'S OFFICE AND STATE REP RON REYNOLDS IS ALSO HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON AND I NEED IT KIND OF QUIET FOR THE NEXT THING I'M GONNA DO.

SO GO HIT.

I'M LIKE, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO AS WE MOVE ON, I WOULD LIKE TO START OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UM, WE CAN CLOSE THOSE DOORS.

YEAH.

FEELS COMFORTABLE, HUH? OKAY.

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SO AS WE MOVE ON, UM, I DO WANNA START OUR MEETING WITH HAPPY OCCASION.

ALL RIGHT.

I DO WANNA START OUR MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

UM, RECENTLY ONE OF OUR FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF MISSOURI CITY ALSOT, NUMBER ONE BOARD AND ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION MEMBERS, UH, PASSED AWAY.

UM, ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, EVERY LAST ONE OF US ATTENDED HER MEMORIAL SERVICE.

AND SO I WANT TO, UH, START WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND HONOR OF MS. EUNICE RIDER WHO, UH, SERVED OUR CITY TIRELESSLY UNTIL, UH, THE VERY END.

SO IF WE'LL BOW OUR HEADS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU.

ALSO, IN THAT SAME VEIN, UM, I ALSO WANT TO OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MR. JOSEPH PONTI.

UM, HE WAS A FIRST RESPONDER IN THE FLEET DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF SUGARLAND.

UM, HE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, UH, DURING, UH, THE LINE OF DUTY.

AND WE ARE SADDENED FOR THE LOSS OF ANY LIFE, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE LOST DURING THE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

SO IF WE CAN BOW OUR HEADS, UM, TO HONOR THE LIFE OF JOSEPH PONTI.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MADAM SECRETARY, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO.

MADAM UH, MAYOR PRO TEM? I DID NOT.

WHAT? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON .

WE'RE

[(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...]

STAFF REPORTS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM.

COUNSEL, I AT

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

UM, THIS WOULD ENABLE THE PURCHASE OF A MOBILE COLUMN LIFT JACK EQUIPMENT AT COST NOT TO EXCEED 80,244.

THIS EQUIPMENT WILL ENABLE US TO BE ABLE TO LIFT FIRE TRUCKS, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THAT CAPACITY.

ITEM C AUTHORIZES THE NEGOTIATION OF A CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 425,000 WITH BLUE CONSTRUCTION TO DO THE SECOND PHASE OF REPAIR AT THE CITY HALL ENTRANCE PLAZA.

THE CITY OPTED TO USE BLUE OX FOR PHASE TWO OF THE CITY HALL ENTRANCE PLAZA BECAUSE THEY COMPLETED PHASE ONE, WHICH WAS AWARDED IN SEPTEMBER, 2022.

STAFF FELT IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE THE SAME CONTRACTOR COMPLETE BOTH PHASES TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL WARRANTY ISSUES BETWEEN PHASES AND OR CONTRACTORS.

AND ADDITIONALLY, BLUE OX CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED AS A CERTIFIED HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS AND AN SBE SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.

ITEM D ALLOWS FOR THE RECEIPT AND APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 23 ANNUAL REPORTS FOR THE TAX INCREMENT V REINVESTMENT ZONES ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

UH, THIS IS AN ANNUAL STATE REQUIREMENT THAT MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.

ITEM E IS SEEKING APPROVAL TO GRANT A LICENSE TO THE HOA REPRESENTING THE SIENNA RESIDENCE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

ITEM F.

THIS ACTION AUTHORIZES PARKLAND DEDICATION PROPOSAL FOR MEADOWVIEW ESTATE'S SUBDIVISION ITEM G.

UM, THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 85 TO REMOVE ABOUT SEVEN ACRES AND ADD THEM TO PLANNING DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 83 FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE COVERED MANUFACTURING AREA AND WAREHOUSE SPACE.

THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE MILLERS CONSTRUCTION GROUP EXPANDING THEIR SERVICE AREA.

ITEM H SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR, TO AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE RULES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

NUMBER 17, THE REGULATIONS TO BE AMENDED INCLUDE ADDRESS, HEIGHT AND HEIGHT AND AREA GARAGE LANDSCAPING AND FENCING.

THIS IS THE DEN PROPERTY, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO MOVE FORWARD THROUGH

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ITEM J.

SECOND AND FINAL READING TO AMEND CHAPTER 38, FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODES.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ALL OF THE SECOND AND FINAL READINGS IS MAY 1ST, ALL OF THE SECOND AND FINAL READINGS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY COUNSEL PREVIOUSLY.

NOW I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE.

UH, DPW WILL BE HOSTING THE SOUTHEAST CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION THIS WEDNESDAY FOR THEIR MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING AT OUR REGIONAL SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DPW TEAM FOR BRINGING THIS PRESTIGIOUS MEETING TO MISSOURI CITY.

THE NEXT ITEM I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE, HOPEFULLY THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO ANYONE IN THIS ROOM, , UH, BUT WE HAVE STARTED OUR WARRANT ROUNDUP PERIOD .

THIS PERIOD WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MARCH 14TH.

UH, ALL THE NOTICES HAVE BEEN POSTED ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR CASE RESOLUTION INCENTIVES TO GET THOSE WARRANTS ADDRESSED.

THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO NOTE IS BASED ON LIVABILITY MAGAZINE ARTICLE.

THEY NAMED MISSOURI CITY AS ONE OF THE TOP FOUR SUBURBS IN THE HOUSTON AREA.

SO, SO, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE? I DON'T SEE IT IN THE QUEUE.

NOPE.

UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, I'D LIKE TO, UH, UH, PRO PULL ITEM TWO, UH, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME.

ITEM, UH, SEVEN C FOR CONVERSATION.

OKAY.

WE NEED A AND, UM, AND I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL, UH, EXCEPT ITEM SEVEN C.

SO YOU HAD A MOTION FROM, I THOUGHT IT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY EMERY.

AND SO, IF COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY WOULD BE WILLING TO WITHDRAW THAT MOTION, THE MOTION, WILL YOU BE WILLING TO WITHDRAW THAT MOTION? COUNCIL EMERY? YES.

OKAY.

I WITHDRAW MY MOTION.

OKAY.

UM, SO I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER BONY IN THE QUEUE.

WHAT IS YOUR, UH, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY? UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, AND PULL ITEM SEVEN C SEVEN C.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT, UH, ITEM C.

UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL IN THE QUEUE.

UH, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO ACCEPT, UM, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH J, EXCEPT ITEM C.

OKAY.

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SO WE WILL NOW TAKE UP, UH, ITEM SEVEN C.

ALRIGHT.

I DO, MY SIMPLE QUESTION, UH, CITY MANAGER IS, UH, HOW MANY PHASES ARE, UH, THE CITY HALL ENTRANCE PLAZA? UH, IS IT, IS IT JUST TWO PHASES OR TWO? SO THIS WILL BE IT.

EVERYTHING THAT WE DO FROM THIS POINT, I MEAN, THIS WILL CONCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR OUR CITY HALL.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ALL RIGHT.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, CITY MANAGER, YOU MAY REFERENCE THAT WE CHOSE THIS VENDOR BECAUSE THEY DID PHASE ONE, AND THAT PORTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2022.

UM, HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY? ARE WE STILL WITHIN WARRANTY FROM PHASE ONE? WE ARE STILL IN WARRANTY FROM PHASE ONE.

OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

AND I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.

ARE Y'ALL GONNA REMOVE THOSE PAPERS THAT TEAR UP MY HIGH HEELS? THAT IS WHAT THIS PROJECT, THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THAT.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S AWESOME.

OKAY.

NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, ITEM EIGHT WITH IS, WHICH IS AUTHORIZATIONS.

UH, YOU'RE MISSING A MOTION TO ADOPT SEVEN C OH OR AUTHORIZE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT? WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT SEVEN C, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES, LET, UH, TAKE THE, OUR VOTE.

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[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to nego...]

MOVING ON TO AUTHORIZATIONS, CONSIDERATION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH FLOCK SAFETY SOLE SOURCE VENDOR TO RENEW AND ADD 25 ADDITIONAL CAMERAS FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM NOT TO EXCEED $802,300.

CHIEF BRANDON HARRIS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR .

GOOD EVENING.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE CASES, INCLUDING WE ARE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 25 ADDITIONAL VISTA ACCESS.

PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT.

I ENSURE NO EXCEPTIONS.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, YOUR QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER, BONY.

OH, YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROAM.

UM, MY QUESTION IS, YOU, SO YOU SAY YOU'RE USING THESE FROM THE, UH, DRUG SEIZURE DOLLARS, OR WE'RE GONNA PURCHASE 25 CAMERAS FROM DRUG SEIZURE HISTORY, AND, AND I JUST, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KIND OF KNOW, 'CAUSE I KNOW WE DON'T REALLY USE IT A LOT, BUT WHAT THE BALANCE OF THAT IS BECAUSE, UH, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, NO, I KNOW YOU DON'T.

NOW I'M JUST SAYING FOR THE FUTURE, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KIND OF KNOW WHAT WE HAVE IN THERE, UH, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT.

UH, ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU DON'T NEED MORE THAN 25? I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SEEING THAT, UH, RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.

OKAY.

BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION IS DO WE NEED MORE THAN 25 BLOCK CAMERAS RIGHT NOW? NOT RIGHT NOW.

WHERE WE NEED EACH OTHER.

OKAY.

WHERE, WHERE IS THE GAPS? UM, WE WANT TO ADD SOMETHING.

CAN'T SAY, WHERE AM I? I'M SORRY.

I STRIKE MY QUESTION.

I STRIKE INAPPROPRIATE.

TRYING TO CIRCLE AROUND YOU.

TRYING TO GET THE GAVEL .

ALL RIGHT.

IS THAT IT? COUNCIL MEMBER BON.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, UH, THERE'S RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

NO, I, I THINK IT WAS GREAT THAT YOU, YOU BROUGHT UP THE, UH, THE, THE FACT THAT, UH, THIS IS USED FOR, UH, POLICE USE ONLY AND, UH, WE PROTECT ALL OF THE, UH, THE RIGHTS THAT, UH, OUR CITIZENS HAVE, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, SO, UH, THEY CAN BE ASSURED THAT IT'S ONLY USED FOR POLICE USE AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER, UH, PURPOSE.

SO THEY CAN, UH, REST ASSURED THAT THESE AREN'T RED LIGHT RUNNER CAMERAS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT, UH, BE, UH, UH, SUBJECT TO, UH, UH, TO QUESTION.

SO, THANKS AGAIN.

NO, SIR.

THEY'RE NOT RECOGNIZING, UH, CITY MANAGER JONES.

YES.

I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE APPROXIMATE BALANCE IN THE CAESAR FUNDS.

IT'S ABOUT 1.2 MILLION.

THANK, GOT SOME MONEY SPENT, BRANDON, MORE.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, WE ARE READY FOR THE VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, CHIEF HARRIS.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL,

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ALL RIGHT.

I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA.

WE ARE READY FOR THE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL

[10. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

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I'M GONNA CHANGE THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT TODAY.

ALRIGHT.

UH, ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA START WITH YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY , COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT D.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

UH, I HAD THE, UH, THE GREAT, UH, PLEASURE AND DISTINCTION, MY WIFE AND I, OF ATTENDING THE, UH, UH, EVENT THAT WE HAD AT, UH, THE, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH GALA.

UH, IT WAS, UH, UH, FIRST OF ALL, IT WAS, UH, WELL, UH, ATTENDED AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE NINE YEAR, NINE, I THINK SHE WAS NINE YEARS OLD, THE, UH, LENGTH OF THE PRESENTATION THAT SHE MADE WITH NO PROMPTS, UH, AND SHE DIDN'T, UH, MISS A BEAT.

AND, UH, I, I THINK, UH, IT JUST SHOWS THAT WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT YOUNG PEOPLE COMING UP BEHIND US THAT, UH, IS GONNA MAKE OUR FUTURE IN MISSOURI CITY STRONG.

AND, UH, WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

SO I WAS REALLY BLOWN AWAY BY THAT PRESENTATION.

UH, AND THAT IS THE EXTENT OF MY COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA THROW IT OVER TO YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, KEYNOTE NOTES, SPEAKER.

OH, WOW.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL VALENTINE'S DAY .

UH, I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED TOO ATTENDING THE, UH, BLACK HISTORY, UH, YOU KNOW, GALA THAT WE HAD WHERE, UH, JERRY WHITE, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER IN MAYOR PRO TEM JERRY WYATT, WAS HONORED AS, UH, BEING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SINCE RECONSTRUCTION TO BE ELECTED IN MISSOURI CITY AND THE FIRST EVER AFRICAN AMERICAN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN MISSOURI CITY.

UH, GREAT TO SEE STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES, UH, THERE AS WELL.

WE ALSO HAD A, A WONDERFUL COFFEE WITH LEADERSHIP.

UH, GREAT TO SEE, UH, THOSE GETTING KICKED BACK OFF.

I ENJOYED, UH, BEING THERE AS, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER MENTIONED.

UH, WE ALL ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL SERVICES, UH, OF EUNICE WRITER, UH, WHO I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING WITH ON, UH, ON, UH, THE CDAC COMMITTEE.

AND, UH, ONE THING I WILL SHARE ABOUT HER IS, UH, SHE WAS A VERY, VERY DETAILED ORIENTED PERSON AND ENCOURAGED ME TO COME PREPARED TO THE MEETINGS, UH, BY DOING MY RESEARCH.

AND SHE KNEW HOW TO MOVE A MEETING FORWARD.

SHE KNEW ROBERT'S, UH, RULES OF ORDER LIKE THE BACK OF HER HAND.

AND SO, UH, SHE DEFINITELY, UH, IS AND WAS AN INSPIRATION, INCLUDING, UH, JUMPING OUT OF A PERFECTLY GOOD AIRPLANE, AT THE AGE OF 83, I WANNA SAY, UH, YEARS AGE OF AGE.

WHEN I SAW THAT COME ACROSS MY NEWSFEED, I WAS LIKE, WOW, SHE BEAT ME TOO.

SO I PLAN TO DO THAT AS WELL.

UH, ATTENDED THE, UH, DEDICATION CEREMONY OF FORT BEND PARKWAY, SIENNA RANCH EXTENSION.

WE HAD A, A WONDERFUL, UH, TWO DAY RETREAT, COUNCIL RETREAT, UH, WHERE WE, UH, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATIVELY WORKED TOGETHER TO TRY TO PUT FORTH SOME, UH, PATH FORWARD GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WE WANT TO SEE TO HELP MOVE MISSOURI CITY FORWARD.

AND I BELIEVE WE, WE DID JUST THAT.

UH, ALSO, UH, KUDOS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, UH, DEPARTMENT FOR BEING AWARDED A, A $1 MILLION GRANT FROM HGAC, UH, WHICH WILL HELP GO TOWARDS, UM, CONVERTING THE 3.2 MILE HUNTERS GLEN JOGGING TRAIL FROM DECOMPOSED GRANITE TO CONCRETE, UH, EVALUATE CURRENT BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND ADD OTHER AMENITIES LIKE BENCHES, IN OTHER WORDS.

SO, KUDOS, UH, TO ALL OF YOU ALL IN PARKS AND REC.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, GREAT JOB MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER ON FILLING IN THE GAP AND HELPING MOVE US FORWARD WITH THIS AGENDA.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THROWING IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT C, THE PLACE TO BE.

OH, NO, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD, .

WOW.

KEEP THAT THING AWAY.

UM, THANK YOU STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT RETREAT.

UH, I THINK THOSE, UH, THAT WITNESSED WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY LATE.

UH, WE GREW CLOSER AS A TEAM.

AND, UM, HOW EXCITING IS IT TO BE NUMBER FOUR? AND THAT SHOWS HOW HARD YOU GUYS ARE WORKING, HOW WELL WE WORK TOGETHER.

UH, BLACK HISTORY.

I HAVE TWO THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, I ENJOY THE GALA AS WELL.

AI VERSUS BI.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT THEME.

UH, JEFF, YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

UM, WELL DESERVED A COUNCIL MEMBER, WYATT, I SERVED WITH HIM, AND HE TOO WAS PREPARED.

HE WOULD NOT ACCEPT A LAPTOP.

HE CALLED HIS BINDER LAPTOP, WHICH HAD PAGES AND PAGES OF CONTENT HIGHLIGHTED EJO AS LAUGHING .

UM, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO JERRY.

UM, I TOO ATTENDED.

ALL OF US ATTENDED COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, RIDER'S MEMORIAL.

AND, UM, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HER FAMILY, BUT, UM, I, I JUST COMMENDED HER FOR HER HARD WORK, SO, OR MAY HER MEMORY BE ETERNAL.

UM, SO THE SECOND THING ABOUT BLACK HISTORY THOUGH, IS I ALWAYS SHARE THIS WITH MY TEAM.

SOMETHING

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SO, UH, GEORGE FRANKLIN GRANT WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN PROFESSOR AT HARVARD.

HE WAS ALSO A BOSTON DENTIST, AND HE INVENTED THE WOODEN GOLF TEE FLOYD .

SO I SHARED, UH, THIS WITH MY TEAM, THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

FINALLY, UH, GREAT JOB TONIGHT AND GO VOTE TOMORROW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PROTE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

UM, BIG CONGRATULATIONS.

GOES OUT TO ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, HEARD.

UM, IT'S, IT'S JUST REFRESHING TO SEE THAT, UM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DEFINITELY ON THE UPSWING.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING FULLY, FULLY STAFFED, REALLY, REALLY CLOSE.

AND SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE BOTH, UH, HEARD AND OF COURSE, CHIEF HARRIS WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

OUR CITY COUNCIL RETREAT WAS, IT WAS JUST EPIC.

IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

UM, THE RETREAT GAVE ME A NEW SENSE OF HOPE AND REJUVENATION AS WE DISCUSSED.

INNOVATIVE AND THOUGHT PROVOKING IDEAS AND CHALLENGES AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND GROWTH.

I WAS MOST PROUD OF HOW OUR MODERATOR, RANDY, WAS ABLE TO PIVOT AND CAPTIVATE OUR DESIRES.

HIS GRIP ON THE REALITY BY INTERTWINING BOTH CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF'S CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE CITY'S SUCCESS WAS MOST APPRECIATED BY ME AS WELL.

SO WHATEVER, JUJU, WE USE THAT WORD QUITE A BIT IN DURING THE, UH, RETREAT, WHATEVER MAGIC HE HAS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL US ALL TOGETHER, IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.

UM, BLACK HISTORY MONTH RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.

I MEAN, WE HAVE HAD SO MANY EVENTS.

UM, JUST A REMINDER, THE SHADES OF BRILLIANCE EVENT, UM, WHERE WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOUNG AUTHORS, IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY THE 23RD.

SO MAKE SURE YOU PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS.

THE THIRD ANNUAL FREEDOM WALK IS THIS COMING SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:00 AM IT IS A HUGE TREAT.

UM, JUST TO GET OUT THERE NEAR FREEDOM TREAT PARK, AND TO DO A WALK TOGETHER IS ONE, UH, ONE ACCORD, IF YOU WILL, AND IN UNISON.

SO MAKE SURE WE'RE THERE.

I WANNA THANK, UM, THE CITY, UM, FOR PUTTING ON THESE EVENTS ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE EDISON ARTS FOUNDATION, UH, HEB AND MANY OTHERS.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANNA THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND OF COURSE, COMMUNICATIONS.

YOU GUYS REALLY STEP UP AND, AND LEAD US DURING THIS TIME.

WE SAID IT LAST MONTH.

WE'RE ONE OF THE FEWER CITIES THAT RECOGNIZES THIS ALL MONTH LONG.

SO IT'S REALLY AND TRULY AN ALL HANDS ON DECK SITUATION.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, EUNICE RE MAN, SHE WILL BE TRULY, TRULY MISSED.

UM, BUT I REST ASSURED SHE LEFT A MENTORING LEGACY THAT WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN EVER.

MAYOR PRO TEM.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST.

I'M THE LAST , SO YOU'RE RIGHT.

CARRY ON.

WON'T LAST OF THE DISTRICTS.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB TONIGHT, AND THE, THE FACT THAT WE'RE GETTING OUTTA HERE BEFORE ROBBING ETTE TIME, , UM, YOU, YOU, YOU CAN STAND OVER THERE ANYTIME YOU WANT.

SO, GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO, TIM KLAUSER.

UM, I TOO HAD THE PLEASURE, UM, AND HUMBLING, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND EUNICE WRITER, UM, YOU KNOW, MEMORIAL SERVICE.

SHE, IT WAS VERY PERSONAL TO ME.

I NEVER SERVED WITH HER, BUT SHE WAS MY PERSONAL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, IN DISTRICT A I KNEW HER WHEN I WAS A YOUNG, YOUNG ADULT, UM, WHO HAD BOUGHT MY FIRST HOME IN DISTRICT A AFTER GROWING UP IN DISTRICT A.

SO SHE WAS MY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FOR 20 YEARS, UM, UNTIL, UH, SHE PASSED THE, UH, PASSED THE REINS.

AND SO JUST KNOWING HER PERSONALLY AND WATCHING HER AND SEEING HOW SHE SERVED, HELPED ME TO LEARN A LOT, UH, FOR THE ONE DAY THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE SITTING IN HER SEAT, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY BIG SHOES TO FILL.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN THERE.

UM, AND SO GRATEFUL THAT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WERE PRESENT TOGETHER.

UM, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PRESENCE.

UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE, UH, FORMER MAYOR, UM, UH, YOLANDA FORD'S, HER MOTHER'S, UH, PASSING HER, UH, MEMORIAL SERVICE AS WELL, WHICH THEY WERE JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS APART.

UM, THE COFFEE WITH LEADERSHIP, IT WAS SO REFRESHING, UH, TO BE BACK WITH EVERYBODY, THE, THE TEAM AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DRINKING FREE COFFEE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR.

UH, SO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT.

AND, UM, I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO, UM, ALL OF THE TEAM, ALL THE DISTRICT, DISTRICT, ALL THE, THE DIRECTORS AND THE ASSISTANT, CITY MANAGER, CITY MANAGER, SECRETARY AND

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UM, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME COMRADERY, HAVE SOME LAUGHS AND SOME JOKES.

UH, THAT WAS, THAT WAS REALLY FUN.

AND WE WALKED AWAY WITH SOME TANGIBLE OUTCOMES, UH, THAT WE WERE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO.

UM, I'M ALSO, UH, HAD THE ARMOR OF GOING TO QUAIL GREEN WEST, HOA AS WELL AS FOND MEADOW, UH, HOA AS WELL.

AND GRATEFUL TO, UM, WALTER, UH, GANZ OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FOR BEING ON THAT CALL.

AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UM, JASON HAM AND SHAHI FOR, UH, HELPING ME WORK THROUGH SOME THINGS WITH, UH, QUELL GREEN WEST.

UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, UH, BECAUSE I KNOW I DID.

UM, WE HAD A GREAT, UH, BLACK HISTORY GALA, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN, UH, TO CATCH THE TAIL END OF IT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO SNOW DREAMS. UM, ANOTHER WONDERFUL MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS THAT SELLS ALL CARNIVAL FOOD, FRITO PIES, AND NACHOS AND CHICKEN WINGS, AND GREAT SNOW CONES AND CANDY RIGHT THERE.

1731 TEXAS PARKWAY.

SO PLEASE GO OUT THERE AND SUPPORT, UM, OUR BUSINESSES RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY MESSAGE.

YES.

NOW TAKE IT AWAY.

WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY DECIDED HE WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

YOU GOT 20 SECONDS.

WELL, I HAD 45 STILL LEFT, YOU KNOW, BUT NO, I JUST WANTED TO, I JUST WAS IN HONOR.

Y'ALL DO ME WHEN THE MAYOR'S AWAY.

NO, IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, , I BE OUTTA HERE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS UPCOMING, UH, FRIDAY, UH, THE FIRST BLACK SHERIFF IN THE UNITED STATES IS RIGHT OUTTA HERE IN FORT BEND COUNTY, AND HIS NAME IS, UH, SHERIFF, WELL WAS SHERIFF WALTER MOSES BURTON.

HE ALSO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TAX ASSESSOR, FORT BEND COUNTY.

AND HE WAS ALSO, UH, FIRST BLACK, UH, STATE, UH, SENATOR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

UH, AND HE'S RIGHT OUT OF, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY.

SO HE'S BURIED AT MORTON CEMETERY IN, UH, RICH, UH, RICHMOND.

AND THEY'LL HAVE A WREATH LAND CEREMONY WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE HONORING HIM, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE BLACK SHERIFFS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

UH, THIS, UH, AT 9:00 AM UH, ON THIS FRIDAY, ALL RIGHT, WHERE, UH, MORTON CEMETERY IN RICHMOND, TEXAS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.

UM, SO I AS WELL ATTENDED, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, EUNICE WRITER'S FUNERAL.

UM, IT WAS ACTUALLY MEMORIAL SERVICE, AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT HER FAMILY, UH, WITH A CERTIFICATE AND JUST HUG ON THEM AND LOVE ON THEM AND SHARE OUR MEMORIES, UH, WITH THEIR, UM, WITH HER CHILDREN.

AND THEY WERE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

UM, ALSO THE COFFEE WITH LEADERSHIP, UH, AT OUR NEW CITY, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNEX.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE SO MANY PEOPLE COULD FIT IN THAT BUILDING, BUT, UH, IT WAS, THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT ENERGY.

AND SO I THINK, UH, WE, WE JUST REALLY FELT THE LOVE AND PEOPLE ARE HAPPY THAT IT'S, IT'S BACK BUT QUARTERLY, RIGHT? YES.

QUARTERLY.

YES.

QUARTERLY.

SO, UM, SO THANK YOU.

AND I'M SORRY, YOU JUST SAID QUARTERLY.

IT REALLY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BI-ANNUALLY.

OKAY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.

.

SO WE HAD A, WE HAD A GREAT ONE.

UM, I ATTENDED THE, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY C AND A TOLLWAY EXTENSION PROJECT.

SO THANK YOU TO, UM, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY JUDGE, UH, UH, GEORGE, UH, JUDGE GEORGE AND, UH, COMMISSIONER THE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAD TOOK PART IN THAT, UM, THE TWO DAY RETREAT.

WOW.

I THINK THOSE, THOSE TWO DAYS, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE LONG, THEY WERE EFFECT AN EFFECTIVE USE OF OUR TIME.

AND WE REALLY, REALLY CAME OUT OF THAT, UM, WITH A GREAT UNDERSTANDING.

AND SO I WANNA, UH, SAY THANK YOU TO OUR DIRECTORS.

IF YOU ARE A DIRECTOR AND YOU WERE WITH US FRIDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY SATURDAY, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND UP IF YOU WEATHERED THE STORM WITH US AT THE RETREAT.

STAND UP, PLEASE STAND UP.

OUR APPOINTEES DIDN'T STAND UP, BUT, UM, WE, WE WANNA SAY, WE WANNA SAY, WHAT DID YOU SAY? WE DIRECTOR, WELL, THE DIRECT WELL, YOU'RE OKAY.

.

WELL, EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE, EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE.

SO WE WANNA SINCERELY SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTIVENESS, FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY TO KEEP THIS CITY MOVING.

I DON'T THINK WE TELL YOU ALL ENOUGH HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU.

UM, AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR APPOINTEES FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

UM, IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER, BEHIND THE SCENES AND ALL THE REPORTS ARE DETAILED.

AND SO FOR YOU ALL TO PRESENT THOSE, WE APPRECIATE YOU.

I WANNA THROW A SPECIAL NOD TO JARRELL.

JARRELL HAS BEEN, HE, UH, WORK, HE'S OUR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY.

AND, AND I TELL YOU, I

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SOME DAYS I WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL AND I SAID, I NEED A STAPLER.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW JARRELL WAS IN EARSHOT, BUT HERE COMES DARRELL OUT, OUT OF THE, THE, THE DARK WITH A STAPLER.

AND THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW ATTENTIVE HE IS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID.

I ATTENDED A, UH, THE SNOW DREAMS, UH, RIBBON CUTTING ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER DANNY WYNN, WHO'S FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, DANNY WYNN.

HE BOUGHT EVERYBODY SNOW CONES.

AND SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, UM, I HAD THE PLEASURE AND HONOR OF PRESENTING A CERTIFICATE TO MS. JEAN, WHO WAS A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER AT THE FARMER'S MARKET THIS SATURDAY.

UM, SHE PUT IN OVER 400 HOURS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET, AND SHE IS MOVING TO OHIO WITH HER FAMILY.

AND SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK HER, TO THANK HER AND FOR HER YEARS OF, UH, SERVICE WITH THE MARKET AND THANK MS. THOMASINE JOHNSON FOR, UH, RUNNING THAT MARKET.

AND I SEE ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS, UH, OUT IN THE OFFICE, OUT IN THE, UM, UH, UM, OUT IN THE CHAMBER WHO VOLUNTEERS EACH WEEK.

SO, UM, SO YEAH, SO, AND THEN THE GALA.

THE GALA WAS A AMAZING, UM, WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

WE DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY, BUT JERRY WYATT IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

AND HIS SPEECH, HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN, IT WAS JUST OFF THE CUFF.

AND SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE JERRY WYATT'S YEARS OF SERVICE.

UM, SO THAT'S THE ONLY TIME I CAN GO OVER BECAUSE I HAVE CONTROL AND NOBODY'S GONNA STOP ME.

SO WITH THAT TOYS LIKE THIS, SO WITH THAT, IT'S THE ONLY TIME I'M EVER GONNA BE ABLE TO GO OVER.

BUT HOW, HOW MANY TIMES DO Y'ALL GET OUT AT SEVEN 19? SO THERE IS WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE AGENDA ITEM.

SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, SONYA BROWN MARSHALL HAS HER PURSE ON THE DESK.

THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE AGENDA.

I NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING AT SEVEN 19.