Mar 04, 2024 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2024.

WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:33 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO, OUR ROLL CALL.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY OUR FIRE CHIEF MARIO CORITA PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO 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.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

AND NUMBER

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

MR. ZA BROSKI, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

BRUCE BERKI 7 9 1 5 CHANCE DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS.

WELL, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN.

MISSOURI CITY.

YOU HAVE A TRASH PICKUP THAT WE DON'T GET PICKUP ON.

I REALIZE THAT MAYBE THERE WAS A FREEZE ON JANUARY 16TH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IF YOU CAN'T DELIVER THE SERVICE YOU NEED TO ADJUST THE RATE.

I THINK YOU OWED THE RESIDENTS OF FOND MEADOW, MAYBE ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR NOT TRASH PICKUP AND MISSING TRASH PICKUPS.

YOU HAVE AN ADVISOR ON THERE WHO USED TO BE ON THIS COUNCIL.

GET HIM TO GET ON THE BALL AND GET US A REFUND BACK HALF OF REAVER RIDGE DIDN'T EVEN GET TRASHED.

PICK UP THE NEXT FOLLOWING SCHEDULED PICKUP, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND GET US A REBATE BACK.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, I'M NUMBER FIVE.

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

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

I'M GONNA GO OVER THOSE CONSENT ITEMS ON A HIGH LEVEL ITEMS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND, UM, STARTING WITH ITEM C TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH LAKE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE SHADY GLEN EROSION REPAIR AND OUR AMOUNT OF $289,885.

THE NEXT ITEM IS GONNA BE ITEM D TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH BLACK AND BENCH CORPORATION FOR DESIGN SERVICES ENGINEERING FOR MUST AND BA BAYOU WATER PLANT NUMBER ONE AND TWO, UM, NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $408,298.

THE NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ITEM E TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH LIVING EARTH FOR SAND TOP SOIL MULCH, COMPOST, AND DECOMPRESSED GRANITE IN THE AMOUNT OF $108 980.

NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ITEM F IS A CONTRACT FOR CUNNINGHAM RECREATION FOR A NEW PLAYGROUND SURFACING AND INSTALLATION OF RIDGEVIEW PARK AND INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND AT BICENTENNIAL PARK.

AND THE AMOUNT I TAKE EXCEED $700,171.

THE NEXT ITEM I HAVE IS ITEM G IS A CONTRACT FOR DANA SAFETY SUPPLIES TO PROVIDE A TURNKEY OUTFITTING SOLUTION FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $600,700.

ALSO, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, COUNCIL RAMONE, WAS THAT EMORY, WAS THAT FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA OR WAS THAT FOR STAFF? UH, I AM SEEKING, UH, TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND PULL.

OKAY.

I SEE.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY FIRST.

GO AHEAD.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

MORNING .

OKAY, CAN YOU CLEAR IT? YES.

ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD, COUNCILOR.

MEMBER MORNING.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PULL, UH, BOTH ITEMS, UH, G AND H SIX G AND SIX H FOR CONVERSATION AND APPROVE ITEMS SIX A THROUGH SIX F.

OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SO CAN YOU PUT THAT MOTION IN COUNCILMAN BONNEY? ALRIGHT, IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

AND THE MOTION IS TO PULL ITEM SIX, G AND H AND APPROVE EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

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OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO WE'LL GO

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

UH, YES, I, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, HAVE THE PRESENTER, UH, SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE APPROVING, UH, FOR THIS AMOUNT, UH, FOR THE VEHICLES.

OUR FIRST RESPONDER, CITY VEHICLES, WE HAVE WILMA ADAMS. HELLO.

HI.

HI, I'M WILMA ADAMS, UH, FACILITY AND FLEET, UH, MANAGER.

AND THIS IS, UH, RANDY WEST.

HE'S ACTUALLY THE NEW FLEET SUPERINTENDENT.

UM, REGARDING WHAT IS BEING APPROVED HERE TODAY IS AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, DANA.

UH, SORRY.

OKAY.

DANA.

SAFETY SUPPLY.

THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING THE UPFITTING FOR, FOR THE FIRST YEAR FOR 22, UH, VEHICLES, POLICE VEHICLES.

SO IT IS THE SIRENS, THE HORNS, THE LIGHTS, THE ALL OF THE UPFITTING.

UH, WE HAVE TWO, UM, CANINE UNITS AND THE REST OF 'EM ARE PATROL UNITS THAT THEY'LL BE UPFITTING FOR US.

AND, UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE APPROVED RECENTLY, UH, WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL POLICY, UH, WHERE WE HAVE NOW A PORTION OR A PERCENTAGE GOING TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY, WILL THIS, UH, BE CONSIDERED? 'CAUSE I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE, WE DO ANNUALLY OR IS THIS, UH, HOW OFTEN DO WE DO THIS? SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN OUT OUTFITTER OUTFITTER TO DO THE JOB, BUT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE SIX TO 12 MONTHS.

SO WE SHIFTING TO GO WITH THIS NEW VENDOR, DANA, TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN A TIMELY MANNER.

OKAY.

SO AGAIN, ARE THESE DONE? ARE THESE, UM, ARE OUTFITTING OF VEHICLES, IS IT JUST FOR OUR POLICE CRUISERS OR OUR POLICE VEHICLES OR IS IT ALSO FOR FIRE OR? THERE'S ONE FIRE VEHICLE I BELIEVE.

OKAY.

AND HOW OFTEN DO WE DO THIS? IS IT ANNUAL? UH, THE REASON I'M ASKING, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE SHOULD BE ANTICIPATING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THAT AS WE REPLACE CARS, WE GOTTA GET 'EM.

OUTFIT IS, SO IT'S ANNUALLY WE HAVE A SCHEDULE.

WE REPLACE CARS AND SOME OF THE VEHICLES EVERY YEAR THEY DON'T COME OUTFITTED.

SO WE HAVE TO GET 'EM OUTFITTED EVERY YEAR THAT WE, UM, PURCHASE A CAR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

2021.

THANK YOU.

YEP, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO ITEM SIX H.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR.

OH, GO AHEAD.

OH, YOU, OH, I WAS GOING TO SAY, WAS THERE A VOTE? YOU GOTTA VOTE ON THIS 'CAUSE WE PULLED BOTH OF 'EM TOGETHER, RIGHT? SO YOU WOULD NEED TO VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR SIX G BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO.

TIM KLAUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY.

[(h) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to exec...]

ALRIGHT, MAYOR.

AND, AND THE REASON I WANTED TO PULL THIS ONE THERE IS, UH, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY CONFUSION, UM, WITH OUR CITIZENS, UH, THINKING THAT WE HAVE A NEW TRASH COMPANY.

UH, I KNOW IT'S STATED IN THE AGENDA ITEM THAT IS FOR A PORTION OF MISSOURI CITY, BUT FOR THE CLARITY SAKE OF, UH, THE CITIZENS, OVERALL CITIZENS, I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT SHIFTING FROM GFL AND JUST WANTED, YOU KNOW, TO EXPLAIN, UH, WHAT THIS ACTUAL ITEM IS FOR.

OKAY.

UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

UM, THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT, WE'RE FOLLOWING TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 43.056 IN, AND I'M GONNA READ THIS TO YOU BEFORE THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE.

AN AREA IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF A MUNICIPALITY BY ANNEXATION.

THE, THE MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE IN THE AREA BY A PRIVATELY OWNED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE.

AND NUMBER TWO, OFFER SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN A AREA UNLESS A PRIVATELY OWNED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE PROVIDER IS A AVAIL AVAILABLE.

SO THIS IS THE FIFTH AMENDMENT, UM, THAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE OF STATE LAW.

UM, THIS CONTRACT IS BY NO MEANS CHANGE ANY MONETARY AMOUNT.

UH, EVERYTHING WILL REMAIN THE SAME, UH, FOR SNA.

UM, ALSO, UH, THE CONTRACT IS UP IN DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.

SO WE'LL GET WITH PROCUREMENT AND ALSO WITH LEGAL TO LOOK AT WHAT WE SHOULD DO, UH, IN REGARDS TO EITHER A NEW PROPOSED CONTRACT, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO THEN.

AND SO THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION.

I KNOW IT'S DUE, UH, TO EXPIRE 2025.

WHEN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN? UH, WHEN YOU SAY TO DO I GUESS AN RFP, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION JUST FOR THAT AREA OR WOULD, 'CAUSE I MEAN WE ALREADY HAVE A TRASH COMPANY IN GFL, SO WOULD THAT YEAH, WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IF WE NEED TO DO ONE FOR THE WHOLE CITY.

SO, SO DO GO OUT FOR ANOTHER BID? YES, SIR.

BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY HAVE A,

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YEAH.

AND SO THIS, THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD ACTUALLY EXTEND THE BEST CONTRACT FOR THAT SIENNA SERVICE AREA SO THAT IT IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE EXPIRATION OF THE CITY'S CURRENT PROVIDER'S CONTRACT AT SOME POINT IN 20 24, 20 25, YES.

THE CITY WOULD GO OUT FOR AN RFP OR SOME SORT OF SOLICITATION IN ORDER TO PROCURE SOLID WASTE SERVICES FOR THE, THE COMING YEARS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

SO THE CONTRACT WE SIGNED WITH GFL, UH, IT WAS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.

IT WAS THREE AND ONE ONE, IS THAT WHAT IT WAS LIKE ONE YEAR EACH? UH, ADDITIONAL LIKE EXTENSION FOR ONE YEAR.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.

THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD HAS, OH, GO AHEAD.

NO, GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S ABOUT TO EXPIRE.

GO AHEAD.

WELL, THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD EXPIRED AND THE COUNCIL EXTENDED THE CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER, UH, THREE, TWO OR THREE YEARS.

TWO, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER.

OKAY.

BUT THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT JUST PUTS THE SIENNA AREA IN LINE WITH THAT CONTRACT SO THAT WHEN THE CITY DOES GO OUT, IT CAN GO OUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE, UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

YEAH, I THINK MY, UH, QUESTION WAS, UH, WAS ANSWERED.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, UH, IT'S, UH, THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE AREA THAT WE ANNEXED CENA MUD TO AND IT'S THE SAME CONTRACT THAT THEY, SAME CARRIER THAT THEY HAVE NOW.

SO THERE'S NO CHANGE.

BUT, UH, I, I THINK THAT WAS ANSWERED.

SO, OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU EJS.

I PLACED MYSELF IN THE QUEUE.

JUST TO CLARIFY.

SO WE ARE EXTENDING THAT BEST STRETCH FOR ONE MORE YEAR.

CORRECT.

SO WE, WE, WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO, BUT YOU'RE, YOU'RE EXTENDING IT, GIVING THEM ADDITIONAL YEARS SO THAT THEY COULD FALL IN LINE WITH THE, SO WE NEEDED TO ANYWAY, UH, WALTER MENTIONED THAT PROVISION IN THE STATUTE STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE SOLID WASTE SERVICES FOR TWO YEARS.

TWO YEARS.

SO THIS WOULD COME IN LINE, THIS WOULD COME IN LINE WITH THAT, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CITY'S CURRENT PROVIDER, UH, CONTRACT ALSO EXPIRES WITHIN THAT SAME TIMEFRAME.

SO IT PUTS ON MULTIPLE FRONT, IT PUTS THAT CONTRACT IN LINE WITH, UH, WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH.

OKAY.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY MAYOR PROTO KLAUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE ITEM SIX H.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ITEM

[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against the vacation, clos...]

SEVEN A ONE, SEVEN A ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR AGAINST A VACATION CLOSURE OR ABANDONMENT OF CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE AND KATHY AVENUE.

RIGHT OF WAY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM SEVEN A ONE.

CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, WE DO.

UM, WE DO HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND I WILL CALL YOU BOTH.

AND IF YOU CAN JUST STAND IN A, IN A LINE BEHIND EACH OTHER, UH, CHERYL ORLOFF AND JOY, UH, JOE FRI, CHERYL ORLOFF AND JOE FRI.

MS. ORLOFF, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

MY NAME IS CHERYL ORLOFF.

I LIVE ON SOUTH PERRY AVENUE, FONDER AND PARK.

A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WE MET WITH THE MAYOR AND SCI AT OUR CLUBHOUSE IN REGARDS TO CLOSING OFF EAST HAMPTON.

DUE TO THE 18 WHEELERS.

UH, IT'S GETTING WORSE WITH THESE 18 WHEELERS COMING THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION AND GOING DOWN EAST HAMPTON AND IT NEEDS TO BE CLOSED OFF AND SO DOES SOUTH KATHIE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PARK IS GONNA BE BUILT RIGHT THERE AT EAST HAMPTON AND SOUTH KATHIE.

AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE TO CLOSE IT OFF.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. RICH.

IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

JOE ICK.

15 2 10 EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE.

FRAN PARK.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I'M ALSO HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT ON THE TWO ROAD CLOSURES IN FRAN PARK.

IS GONNA GO SUCH A FAR AWAY INTO PROVIDING THE SECURITY AND SAFETY THAT WE SO NEED.

SO THINK OF US.

YOU'RE IN MY PRAYERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BYE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ALRIGHT, ITEM SEVEN A.

WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM SEVEN A ONE.

MOVING TO

[(2) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY,

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FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT PUBLIC SAFETY REQUIRES A CLOSURE OF THE SEGMENT OF EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE AND KATHY AVENUE, PROVIDING FOR THE CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE AND KATHY AVENUE.

TWO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CLOSURE AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY SHASHI KUMAR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CITY ENGINEER.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAD A DETAILED WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A SHORTER VERSION IF THE COUNCIL SO CHOOSES.

OTHERWISE, THIS IS THE FIRST RATING FOR YOUR ACTION.

I THINK YOU SHOULD FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT KNOW THIS.

SO LET'S PLEASE, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON YOUR MAPS, UH, THIS IS THE LOCATION OF EAST HAMPTON AND, UH, KATHY AVENUE.

UH, THE WAREHOUSE IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.

THE AREA WEST OF THE WAREHOUSE IS WHERE WE HAVE Y'ALL ABLE TO SEE THAT? NO, NO.

SORRY.

I MEAN, APPEAR NOT HERE.

WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, I'LL START OVER AGAIN.

UM, THIS IS THE VICINITY MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA.

YOU SEE THE WAREHOUSE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED ON THE MAP, EAST HAMPTON CIRCLE TO THE WEST IS THE LOCATION WHERE, UH, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS, UH, INCLUDING SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT CUT THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC.

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A DON'T TRUCK SIGN, WE HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT CUT THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC.

AND THE OTHER LOCATION IS KATHY AVENUE, JUST NORTH OF EAST HAMPTON THAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP AS WELL.

UH, WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE EIGHT ACRE PARKS PROPERTY, IT PROVIDED THE OPTION FOR US TO LOOK AT THE LONG-TERM PLANNING OF THE PARK, BUT ALSO ADDRESS ACCESS AND THE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC ISSUE.

UH, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING IS IF YOU SEE EAST HAMPTON TO THE LEFT WHERE IT SAYS THE AUTOMATED GATE ACCESS, UH, THAT WOULD BE IN, UH, GATE CLOSURE, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE ONLY ACCESS TO EMERGENCY VEHICLE, POLICE AND FIRE TO GO EAST OR WEST.

UH, ANY OTHER TRUCK TRAFFIC EXITING, THE WAREHOUSE WILL HAVE TO GO EAST INTO THE, UH, FONDANT, UH, FONDANT ROAD, UH, TO MAKE THE EXIT.

THEY CANNOT GO WEST OR MAKE A LEFT TURN.

SIMILARLY, ON SOUTH CATHY AVENUE, YOU SEE A CUL-DE-SAC BULB.

UH, THAT IS THE, UH, PROPOSED TERMINUS OF SOUTH CATHY AVENUE.

IT'S NOT GONNA TIE INTO EAST HAMPTON.

THE REMAINING PIECE OF THE PAYMENT WILL BE REMOVED AS PART OF THE WORK.

AND AS I SAID, UH, THIS HAS BEEN DONE CONSIDERING THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK WHERE IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE PARK, PARKING AND LIGHTING, AS WELL AS A WALKING TRAIL FOR THE PARK SYSTEM.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, UH, THERE WILL BE A PIECE OF, UH, EAST HAMPTON AND SOUTH CATHY AVENUE THAT WOULD BE RECONSTRUCTED.

UH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT.

UM, I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS WHY IT TOOK SO LONG.

UH, YES.

THIS PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY THE PARKS PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED.

WE HAD TO GO THROUGH A PUBLIC OUTREACH AND DESIGN SHARE PROCESS TO DESIGN THE PARK CONCEPT PLAN.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING JIVES TOGETHER AND WE DON'T TEAR UP SOMETHING THAT WE BUILD.

WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WELL, THANK YOU MR. JESSE.

UH, I PLACED MYSELF IN A HUGE GIST.

SO, YOU KNOW, UH, AS A RESIDENT THAT SPOKE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, UH, THEY DID BRING IT UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK YOU, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE, TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKING THROUGH ALL THESE DETAILS.

WE GOT ROLL CLOSURE GATES, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE WENT THE PARK.

WE HAD THAT, UM, WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THIS PROCESS SHOULD MAKE IT WORK.

AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT HOW CITIZENS ARE LAST HALF.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SECONDED BY MAYOR .

SEE NO ONE ELSE IN.

GO AHEAD VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - To appoint Llarance Turner to the ...]

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, OUR APPOINTMENTS EIGHTA CONSIDER CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPOINT LA TURNER TO THE PARKS BOARD.

POSITION NINE FOR THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2025.

CORRECT.

UM, YES.

UM, MR. LAWRENCE TURNER, UM, HAS SUBMITTED HIS APPLICATION, UM, TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE PARKS BOARD.

UM, THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS, UM, WITH MR. TURNER.

UM, AND ALSO HE HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BALDING, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

NO ONE WANTS ON LIST.

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THANK YOU.

I

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - To appoint a Chair to the Tax Incr...]

ONE CRYSTAL, UM, WITH THE PASSING OF EUNICE RIDER, WHO HAS BEEN THE CHAIR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, VICKY MCBRIDE, UM, HAS BEEN, UM, THE VICE CHAIR AND HAS BEEN ACTING AS THE CHAIR.

UM, AND I'M ASKING TONIGHT THAT WE, UM, CONSIDER, UM, MOVING VICKI MCBRIDE TO THE POSITION OF CHAIR FOR CHARGE NUMBER ONE.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MAYOR PROAM KLAUSER.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

WELL, MAYOR, I JUST WANNA STATE THAT I AM, UH, SUGGESTING MICKEY, UH, I'M MAKING A MOTION FOR VICKY MCBRIDE AS THE CHAIR.

OKAY.

SHE WAS MAKING A SUGGESTION.

I JUST WANTED FOR THE RECORD, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DEFINITIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S THE MOTION I READ YOUR MINE.

IS THAT STILL YOUR SECOND? YES.

OKAY.

WELL, WHO I SEE MAYOR PROTO LAUER ON THE QUEUE, RIGHT? YES.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

[(c) Consideration and Possible Action - To appoint a Chair to the Tax Incr...]

UM, FRANK HESTER, UM, HAS BEEN THE CHAIR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND, UM, HAS WISHES TO CONTINUE TO DO SO IF COUNSEL SO DESIRES.

OKAY.

I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND SECONDED BY MAY APPROACH HIM.

KLAUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION FOR FRANK HESTER AS THE JURORS BOARD NUMBER TWO, CHAIR ALL.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY.

[(d) Consideration and Possible Action - To appoint a Chair to the Tax Incr...]

JUROR BOARD NUMBER THREE, CRYSTAL.

UH, JOE WORKMAN HAS SERVED AS THE CHAIR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND, UM, DESIRES TO CONTINUE TO DO SO IF COUNCIL SO DESIRES.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY, I'D LIKE TO, UM, NOMINATE, UH, AND MAKE A MOTION FOR JOE WORKMAN TO CONTINUE AS TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE BOARD NUMBER THREE, CHAIR.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY, SECONDED BY MAYOR PROTO KLAUSER SEEN, KNOWN US ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

SO, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Grant a Sanitary Control Easement ...]

ITEM NUMBER NINE, OUR AUTHORIZATIONS NINE A CONSIDER CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO GRANT A SANCTUARY CONTROL EASEMENT TO THUNDERBIRD UTILITY DISTRICT FOR A NEW REPLACEMENT WATER.

WELL, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY SHASHI KUMAR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CITY ENGINEER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, YOU ARE AWARE THAT, UH, THUNDERBIRD UTILITY DISTRICT LOST ONE OF THEIR WELLS LAST SUMMER.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO WELLS, UH, THAT SUPPLIES, UH, WATER, UH, PORTABLE WATER TO THE DISTRICT.

THEY'RE FIXING TO, UH, DRILL A NEW, WELL, TCQ.

THE REGULATING AGENCY REQUIRES 150 FOOT RADIUS, WHAT'S CALLED THE SANITARY CONTROL EASEMENT.

THIS IS JUST FOR PROTECTING THE WATER SUPPLY.

SO YOU DON'T PUT A SEPTIC SYSTEM OR ANY SANITARY FEATURES WITHIN THAT EASEMENT.

THE CITY OWNS PROPERTY RIGHT OF WAY WITHIN THAT 150 FOOT EASEMENT.

SO THEY'RE COMING TO THE CITY TO ASK FOR A SANITARY CONTROL EASEMENT.

THAT'S FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, QUESTION SHASHI, UH, IN THE INTERIM, FROM THAT TIME YOU BROUGHT THAT TO OUR, OUR ATTENTION ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE WELL UP UNTIL, I MEAN, I GUESS THEM TRYING TO DO A REPLACEMENT.

UH, WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN DOING TO ENSURE THAT THIS ISSUE, UH, DOES NOT IMPACT THE RESIDENTS? OR WHAT HAS THE CITY DONE? WELL, UH, THEY HAVE TWO WELLS IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS WAS A SECOND BACKUP.

WELL, LUCKILY LAST SUMMER, THEY WERE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT THROUGH ONE WELL WITH SOME, UH, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY MEASURES.

UM, THEIR GOAL IS TO GO DRILL THIS WELL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HOPEFULLY THROUGH THE PEAK OF THE SUMMER.

AND ONCE THIS WELL IS INSTALLED, THEY BELIEVE THIS IS ADEQUATE TO SUPPLY THE MEET DISTRICT DEMANDS.

YEAH.

'CAUSE I, I KNOW WHEN YOU CAME AT, UH, AND BROUGHT IT TO US BEFORE, THEY WERE SEEKING FUNDS FROM THE CITY, I THINK IN THE FORM OF A LOAN OF SOME SORT.

UH, WHAT WERE THEY ABLE TO DO TO KIND OF, I GUESS, REMEDY THE SITUATION? I DO NOT KNOW THE DETAILS COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT THEY HAVE, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY HAVE FOUND THE FUNDING TO GO INSTALL THIS NEW WELL, ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER BROWN MARSH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

APPRECIATE IT.

UM, IN TERMS OF WHERE THE EASEMENT WILL GO, DID THEY ALREADY CURRENTLY HAVE AN EASEMENT FROM THE CITY FOR THIS? SO WHAT THAT IS, COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I CAN, IF THIS IS THE, WELL, THEY'RE REQUESTING 150 FOOT RADIUS.

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OKAY.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO RELEASE THAT, SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA ALLOW ANY SANITARY FEATURES TO GO WITHIN THAT.

OKAY.

AND JUST LIKE THE CITY, THERE ARE MANY OTHER AGENCIES THAT OWNS THE EASEMENT THAT ARE LITERALLY GOING TO EVERY AGENCY TO GET THE EASEMENTS.

OKAY.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

RECOGNIZING C COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, UH, SASHI, DO WE HAVE, UH, ANY KIND OF A, UH, IDEA OF HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE THEM TO BRING THIS, UH, NEW WELL ONTO, UM, JUST ON STREAM? THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE PEAK OF THE SUMMER, BUT MY GUESS IS IT'LL BE SOMETIME THIS YEAR.

UH, AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS, THROUGH THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT AND TCEQ.

THE CITY HAS OFFERED LETTER OF SUPPORT TO EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS.

UH, BUT MY GUESS IS SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT.

UH, IS THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THAT WELL, IS THAT ON GLEN LAKES? GLEN LAKES AND LAKEVIEW DRIVE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, THUS GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

ITEM

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action – First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE MONETARY INCENTIVE POLICY FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICERS SETTING FORTH THE CRITERIA FOR THE MONETARY INCENTIVE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY BRANDON HARRIS, OUR POLICE CHIEF.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR COUNSEL, UM, STAFF IS SEEKING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HIRING INCENTIVE PAYOUT.

UH, THE CHANGE WE WERE ASKING FOR IS THE WAY THE INCENTIVE WILL BE PAID OUT.

THE FIRST PAYOUT OF $5,000 WILL BE PAID OUT AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.

THE SECOND PAYOUT WOULD BE JUST THE CHECK PRIOR TO THE OFFICER'S ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

THIS CHANGE PUTS US IN LINE WITH OTHER CIVIL SERVICE AGENCIES IN THE AREA, AND IT ALSO ENSURES THAT THE OFFICERS WILL COMPLETE THE TRAINING PROGRAM BEFORE ANY BONUS MONEY IS PAID OUT.

THE SECOND, UH, CHANGE WE'RE REQUESTING IS THAT THE, UM, TO CURRENTLY BE CONSIDERED FOR THE TRACK ONE BONUS PROGRAM AND ELIGIBLE FOR THE HIRING INCENTIVE OF AN APPLICANT MUST BE TCO CERTIFIED WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE HIRING TEST DATE.

WE ARE ASKING TO CHANGE THAT TO 120 DAYS.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMPETING, WE'RE ALL COMPETING WITH OTHER AGENCIES FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF APPLICANT POOLS THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO FURTHER ENTICE THEM TO COME TO MISSOURI CITY IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

AND THIS ALSO, UM, HELPS US ATTRACT THESE CANDIDATES EARLIER IN THE POLICE ACADEMY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THANK YOU.

CHIEF ITEM 10

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action – First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR FIRE CHIEF MARIO TITA.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS, UH, SIMILAR TO THE, THE ITEM THAT, UH, POLICE JUST BROUGHT FORWARD.

UH, IT'S, WE'RE, WE'RE REQUESTING A CHANGE THE DATES OF PAYOUTS FOR OUR INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

UH, CURRENTLY THEY RECEIVE THE FIRST PAYMENT WALKING IN THE DOOR ON THEIR FIRST PAYCHECK, AND THEN THEY GET THE SECOND HALF, UH, AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR FIELD TRAINING ORIENTATION RIGHT AROUND 10 WEEKS.

SO WE WANT TO PUSH THAT BACK, UH, FOR THE SAME REASON WE WANT TO PAY OUT THE FIRST PAYMENT AT THE 10 WEEKS AND THEN THE SECOND AND FINAL PAYMENT JUST BEFORE THEIR END OF YEAR, WHICH IS THE END OF THEIR PROBATION.

AGAIN, THAT WILL ALSO, UH, KIND OF ENSURE THAT WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THE FIELD TRAINING BEFORE ANY INCENTIVES ARE PAID OUT.

OKAY.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 11,

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution of the City Council o...]

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY EMELIA RAYS DIVISION FIRE CHIEF.

GO AHEAD, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, NO PRESENTATION JUST HERE FOR THE RESOLUTION TO, UH, APPLY FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF FIREFIGHTERS GRANT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

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ALL.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER

[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WE'RE AT 7 0 3.

I WANNA BEAT THE RECORD.

SO , I'M JUST, I JUST LIKE TO COMPETE.

UH, WE'LL GO WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION ONE, SONYA BROWN.

MARSHALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, I WANNA SEND OUT A BIG CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME ABOARD TO THE NEW POLICE OFFICERS WHOM WERE JUST SWORN IN ON FEBRUARY THE 20TH.

SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT THOSE, UM, OFFICERS ARE STEADILY APPLYING AND GLAD ON TONIGHT.

TO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES TO EVEN HELP ATTRACT MORE, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE CITY OF SUGARLAND, STATE OF THE CITY.

IT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING.

UM, GLAD GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THERE.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE WRAPPED IT UP AND WE WRAPPED IT UP WITH GOODNESS.

SO THE FREEDOM WALK WAS AMAZING.

THE REUNION CELEBRATION DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK FOR THE BLACK HISTORY CONCERT, BUT I HEARD IT WAS GREAT.

UM, WE EVEN CELEBRATED LUNAR NEW YEAR THIS YEAR, UM, ON WHAT, LAST SATURDAY, SATURDAY BEFORE, UM, GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT TO, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY, JUDGE KP GEORGE'S MOVING FORT BEND FORWARD ON LAST, UH, THURSDAY NIGHT.

VERY GOOD INFORMATION, UM, DISSEMINATED THERE AS WELL.

THIS MONTH IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CELEBRATION MONTH.

SO HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

IT WILL BE CELEBRATED ON MARCH THE EIGHTH.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS TO INSPIRE INCLUSION.

UM, DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON TOMORROW.

MARCH 5TH IS VOTING DAY.

AND I WANNA, UM, EXTEND BEST WISHES AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICES, KELLY, UM, O'DONNELL AS YOU MOVE AWAY FROM US LEAVING BACK TO AUSTIN.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING MAYOR PROTON.

LYNN KLAUSER.

YES.

UM, I JUST WANNA GIVE A KUDOS, UH, GIVE KUDOS TO THE EDISON ARTS FOUNDATION AND, UM, ALL OF THE CITY STAFF AND ALSO MY COLLEAGUES, UM, FOR A ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

UM, SO, UH, THANK YOU TO TROY AND CHARITY CARTER AND TO ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF, UM, WHO HELPED PUT ON A MONTH LONG A WORTH OF, UM, WONDERFUL EVENTS HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

I ALSO WANNA SAY HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I TOO WANT TO SAY, UM, WE ENDED OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A BAIN WITH BLACK EXCELLENCE.

UH, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE ABLE TO COORDINATE WITH THE EDISON ARTS FOUNDATION, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A GREAT SUCCESSFUL MONTH.

MOVING INTO ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESSFUL MONTH WHERE WE CELEBRATE WOMEN IN HISTORY IS TRULY AN HONOR TO BE A WOMAN.

UH, CELEBRATING HISTORY, SERVING ON COUNCIL WITH MY OTHER TWO, UH, WOMEN IN HISTORY COUNCIL, BROWN MARSHALL, AS WELL AS MAYOR PRO TIM KLAUSER.

SO YOU HAVE THREE DYNAMIC WOMEN SERVING ON COUNCIL.

UM, I DO WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CITY OF SUGARLAND FOR INVITING US OUT TO THEIR STATE OF THE CITY.

IT WENT WELL.

WE HAD SOME GREAT EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE.

I WENT TO THE LUNA NEW YEAR, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES, UM, AS WELL.

WE HAD A VERY FULL DAY RIGHT AFTER WE DID THE FREEDOM WALK.

UM, SO WE GOT OUR STEPS IN THAT DAY.

UM, ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO NEW BUSINESSES THAT OPENED UP.

WE DID RIBBON CUTTINGS FOR, UH, MAYOR PRO.

TIM AND I WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE AMANA RECOVERY REHABILITATION, UH, CENTER THAT'S OUT THERE, AND DISTRICT C UM, AND THEN ALSO NCIS CATERING AND CHEF'S TABLE, UH, THAT WE ALSO ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY WITH MAYOR AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY ATTENDED A GREAT PLACE TO, UM, HOST YOUR EVENTS.

I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE SERVICE OF, UM, UH, OFFICER LIEUTENANT.

I THINK IT'S A LIEUTENANT JAY MCCLENDON, UM, WHO CELEBRATED HIS RETIREMENT ON LAST WEEK.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

UM, AND THEN ALSO, UH, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT PUT YOUR TRUST IN US AS COUNSEL, UH, TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, UH, FOR YOU ALL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYONE GOING OUT THERE AND VOTE ON TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY, 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM FIND YOUR NEAREST FORT BEND COUNTY ELECTION SITE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO AND MAKE YOUR VOICES, UH, BE HEARD.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE REST OF THIS MONTH AND AS WELL AS CELEBRATING WITH ALL OF YOU IN WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER AB BONNEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I ATTENDED, UH, EIGHT OUR ANNUAL MONTH.

I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, ANNUAL, MY MONTHLY, UH, HGAC BOARD MEETING, UH, AS WELL AS THE OTHER REQUISITE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

ALWAYS HAVE SOME VERY PRODUCTIVE THINGS HAPPENING THROUGH HGAC TO WHICH OUR CITY, UH, GREATLY

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UH, ATTENDED THE BLACK EXCELLENCE CELEBRATION, UH, EVENT FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS AT BE'S WINE BAR.

UH, THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME OUT, A LOT OF BLACK EXCELLENCE IN THE ROOM.

UH, ALSO ATTENDED THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, STATE OF THE CITY, UH, EVENT, AND THEN TURNED RIGHT AROUND, UH, RIGHT AFTER THAT.

AND, UH, WENT TO, UH, THE W REEF LAND CEREMONY FOR FORT BEND COUNTY.

SH IN HONOR OF FORT BEND COUNTY.

SHERIFF WALTER MOSES BURTON, THE FIRST, UH, AFRICAN AMERICAN SHERIFF IN THE UNITED STATES, RIGHT HERE IN, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY.

HE'S BURIED AT MORTON CEMETERY IN RICHMOND.

UH, THE MAYOR OF RICHMOND CAME OUT AS WELL AS THE CHIEF POLICE, UH, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, QUITE A FEW DIGNITARIES AND THE FAMILY OF, UH, SHERIFF BURTON CAME OUT TO ATTEND AS WELL.

UH, HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE FREEDOM WALK, UH, AND FAMILY REUNION.

GREAT JOB, UH, FOR THE EDISON ARTS FOUNDATION, PARKS DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND EVERYBODY THAT WAS AFFILIATED, UH, WITH THAT PARTICULAR EVENT ALSO ATTENDED THE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION, UH, WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

UM, AND, UH, THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT AS WELL.

UH, WENT ATTENDED THE WELCOME RECEPTION WITH OUR NEW FORT BEND, ISD SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MARK SMITH.

UM, GLAD THAT HE'S BACK HOME.

HE STARTED OUT HERE, UH, WENT TO TSU AND PRAIRIE VIEW AND, UH, U OF H AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S, HE'S GOT A LOT OF CONNECTIVITY TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, AND THE HOUSTON AREA.

SO HAPPY TO HAVE HIM AT FORT BEND.

ISD ALSO WAS A GUEST SPEAKER AT CAREER DAY AT THURGOOD MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL.

I ALWAYS HAVE FUN.

I LOVE TALKING TO THE, TO THE, THE YOUNG FOLKS.

UH, THEY ARE OUR FUTURE.

SO I HAD A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE FRESHMAN CLASS IN ONE OF THE CLASSES.

UM, SPEAKING OF MARSHALL, UM, SHOUT OUT TO THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM.

THEY FELL SHORT, UM, YOU KNOW, A FEW DAYS AGO, UH, IN THE QUARTERFINALS, UH, TRYING TO GO TO STATE.

UH, THEY WERE ONE GAME AWAY FROM GOING TO SAN ANTONIO, AND THEY DIDN'T QUITE, UH, MAKE IT THIS GO ROUND.

MATTER OF FACT, I WANNA SAY THEY LOST ON A BUZZER BEATER, UM, YOU KNOW, LAST SECOND.

AND, UH, SO THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE.

BUT, UH, KEEP YOUR HEADS UP YOUNG MAN.

YOU, YOU MADE US PROUD.

ALSO ATTENDED THE NUSSIES FINE CATERING RIBBON CUTTING.

UH, THAT WAS GREAT, UH, AS WELL.

AND, UH, I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT AND VOTE.

ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW.

UH, THIS IS, UH, EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, OUR CIVIC DUTY AND WHAT WE'RE, UH, GIVEN AS A GOD-GIVEN, RIGHT? I BELIEVE SO.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SO.

AND BY THE TIME WE COME BACK FOR OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, UH, I WOULD'VE HAD 27 YEARS OF MARRIAGE WITH, UH, CHAR WILLS BONY.

SO I WANNA GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT AND SAY HAPPY 27TH IN ADVANCE.

THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER .

YES.

I, UH, ATTENDED, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT PINNING OF, UH, SEVEN NEW OFFICERS THAT, UH, WE BROUGHT ON STREAM, UH, AT THE, UH, UH, QUAY VALLEY, UH, CITY CENTER.

SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE AN ADDITION, UH, OF THIS MAGNITUDE TO, UH, OUR FORCE.

SO I KNOW THE, UH, UH, POLICE CHIEF IS, UH, WORKING HARD TO, UH, HAVE, UH, A, UH, ANOTHER PINNING, MAYBE HOPEFULLY OF SEVEN OFFICERS, MAYBE NOT, BUT WE'LL TAKE EVERYTHING WE CAN GET.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

UH, I ALSO, UH, ATTENDED THE, UH, I READ LITTLE RETIREMENT, UH, GET TOGETHER FOR JAY MCCLELLAN.

UH, HE'S RETIRING, I THINK AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

MANY OF THOSE YEARS WERE, HE WAS THE, UH, UH, REALLY THE DRIVER FOR THE, UH, MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICER'S, UH, GOLF TOURNAMENT.

UH, AND, UH, HE, UH, REALLY, UH, TOOK, UH, OWNERSHIP OF THAT AND MADE IT A SUCCESSFUL, UH, EVENT AND A GREAT, UH, UH, WAY OF, UH, OF, UH, HAVING ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT COULD BE USED FOR THE, UH, USE OF, UH, UH, SOME OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

AND I THINK ALSO SOME OF THE, UM, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS ATTENDED BLACK HISTORY MONTH, UH, THE, UH, FREEDOM WALK, UH, EVEN WITH TWO BAD KNEES, I MADE IT THERE AND BACK WITH ANY HELP.

BUT, UH, UH, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT.

GREAT TO SEE, UH, THE NUMBER OF, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE.

AND, UH, IT'S, IT SHOWS I THINK THAT, UH, WE'RE MAKING, UH, INROADS MAKE THAT, UH, MISSOURI CITY NOT ONLY HAS THE, UH, BLACK HISTORY DAY, BUT WE HAVE THE FULL MONTH.

SO I THINK THAT'S AN ACCOMPLISHMENT WE CAN BE PROUD OF.

UH, I ATTENDED SUGAR LAND STATE OF THE CITY.

UH, UH, THEY TRY TO BLOW US

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SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AN AGENDA ITEM WHERE WE'VE GOT, UH, UH, DRONES THAT WILL, UH, YOU KNOW, MM-HMM, TRANSPORT.

YEAH.

THAT WILL, WILL TRANSPORT AND WE'LL, UH, UH, BE BETTER THAN WHAT SUGARLAND HAS.

.

UH, I ALSO WANT TO, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, KELLY O'DONNELL.

YOU KNOW, KELLY'S BEEN WITH US FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.

UH, HE, UH, CAME IN AND, UH, PICKED UP THE, UH, UH, THE RANGE FOR RUNNING THE, UH, MISSOURI CITY CITY CENTER AND THE TWO GOLF COURSES.

UH, HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE THINGS THAT, UH, HE'D BE ABLE TO DO.

BUT, UH, HE, UH, UH, FELT THAT, UH, FOR, UH, SOME REASONS THAT, UH, UH, OH, .

IT JUST HAPPENED BY ITSELF.

OH, IT JUST HAPPENED.

BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE GONNA MS. KELLY.

HE BROUGHT SOME GREAT THINGS TO US.

AND, UH, ARE YOU GONNA CUT ME OFF NOW? NO.

MAYOR PRO, ACTUALLY.

MAYOR PROTON HIT THAT.

OH, SHE DID THAT.

SHE DID THAT BECAUSE SHE WANNA TO KEEP THE RECORD? NO.

ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION, AND I, ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION AND I DIDN'T, WHEN WE DID THE, UH, UH, THE PARKS BOARD, UH, ELECTION OF, UH, UH, UH, LX LX, UH, TURNER, IS THAT I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO E JOYS BECAUSE SHE FOUND A WAY THAT WE COULD GET AROUND ON LEGALLY, UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT, UH, WAS, UH, UH, MAKING .

ALL RIGHT.

YOUR TIME IS OVER ANYWAY.

THANK YOU.

E JOYCE.

YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR EFFORTS, UH, NOW HAS, UH, UH, LAWRENCE BACK ON THE, UH, THE PARKS BOARD , SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, I, UH, HOLD ANY MORE REMARKS.

SEE, YOU WASTED ALL YOUR TIME TALKING ABOUT SUGARLAND , SENIOR SUGARLAND.

NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

UM, ALRIGHT.

SO, EXCEL ADVENTIST ACADEMY CAME IN WITH THE, SOME OF THE KIDS WHO WERE IN SOCIAL STUDIES TO WANNA LEARN ABOUT THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT WAS HERE TO KIND OF EDUCATE THEM ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE OUR FUTURE.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TEAM, EXECUTIVE TEAM THAT WAS HERE FOR THAT AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION HELD IT'S, UH, UH, ANNUAL OR ONE OF THE MEETINGS HERE AT OUR, OUR, AT OUR PLANT.

AND THANK YOU SHAHI MARCUS AND JOY AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR HOSTING THAT EVENT.

IT'S A GREAT, UM, CELEBRATION.