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[1. CALL TO ORDER ]
TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2024.WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:15 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.
[3. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.UH, CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS? YES, SIR.
DEI A, DHARMA A AND SIMON A, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND, AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
UM, I THINK, UH, GOOD EVENING, I GUESS.
UM, I, UH, SENT YOU ALL A EMAIL TODAY, AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO FOLLOW UP.
UM, I KNOW DURING OUR CONVERSATIONS, WE'VE BEEN CHATTING ABOUT THIS WITH VARIOUS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THINK SINCE, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS, UH, APRIL TIMEFRAME.
UH, AND MANY FOLKS HAVE SAID, UH, BASICALLY THAT SOME OF THE REZONING THAT WILL HAPPEN, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE PALACE EVENT CENTER.
EVERYTHING ON NIGHT ROAD WILL BE FULFILLING THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW WE HAVE FOUND THAT TO BE UNTRUE.
IN FACT, WE HAVE STARTED A PETITION AND HAS BEEN ORGANICALLY, RAPIDLY GAINING, UH, PASSION AND SPREAD AMONGST YOUR CONDITION CONSTITUENTS DUE TO THEIR PASSION AGAINST THIS PROJECT.
WE HAVE CURRENTLY REACHED 550 SIGNATURES IN UNDER A WEEK.
THE COMMUNITY IS CLEARLY AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL, AND IF IT WAS UNCLEAR BEFORE ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS PROJECT WOULD BRING BENEFIT OR HARM TO MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS, IT SHOULD BE CLEAR NOW THAT THIS PROJECT GOES AGAINST YOUR CONSTITUENTS DESIRES.
AND MOREOVER, IS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH LISTS KNIGHT ROAD AS A MINOR ARTERIO IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS.
THE BELOW THEMES HAVE CAME UP IN TERMS OF WANTS AND NEEDS.
AND I, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS SOMETHING I THINK, UH, COUNCILMAN SONYA HAS POSED IN ONE OF THE LAST SPECIAL MEETINGS IS HOW DO WE START WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS TO BRING AS HIGH ROI OPPORTUNITIES THAT ACTUALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS? SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE HEARD IN MY CONVERSATIONS, UH, THE FACEBOOK DISCUSSIONS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, IS THE NEED FOR BETTER DINING OPTIONS AND RESTAURANTS, THE NEED TO PRESERVE GREEN SPACES AND COEXIST WITH WILDLIFE, THE NEED FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS LIKE THE CINEMA MARK, UH, AND OF COURSE, THE NEED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CON CONGESTION.
I THINK IT'S TIME THE MISSOURI CITY UPDATES ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND FORMS A CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO BE INVOLVED IN FORMING THE PLAN, JUST LIKE WE DID LAST TIME, THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY ARE SEEKING A FORUM TO COLLABORATIVELY BUILD OUR VISION FOR MISSOURI CITY VERSUS OPERATING IN SILOS, WHICH ULTIMATELY LEADS TO ESCALATING SITUATIONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ULTIMATELY AVOIDED.
UM, I, AGAIN, UH, IF Y'ALL HAVEN'T CHECKED YOUR EMAIL YET, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL.
WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT.
A LOT OF, UH, FOLKS HAVE, MOMS HAVE, UH, SPENT A LOT OF TIMES JUST CHATTING AND WORKING WITH, UM, THE OTHER MOMS, REALLY TO SPREAD THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE WE CARE.
AND THE REASON THAT WE ARE COMING SO STRONG, WE'RE COMING SO UNITED IS BECAUSE WE CARE AND WE WANT TO TAKE A PART IN SHAPING MISSOURI CITY.
WE LOVE OUR CITY, AND WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, OPEN THIS FORUM AND OPEN THIS DIALOGUE.
SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE CHECK YOUR MAIL.
UH, READ THROUGH SOME OF THE COMMENTS ON THAT PETITION, YOU KNOW, HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
I KNOW OF YOU HAVE DONE SURVEYS, BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, FRESH OFF THE PRESS EXACTLY, UH, DIRECTLY FROM THE MOUTH, SO THE PEOPLE, WHAT THEY THINK.
SO THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
MY ADDRESS IS 4 4 2 7 PINELAND IN DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY.
AND, UH, WHEN I WAS HERE LAST TIME, I KIND OF TOLD YOU ABOUT MY BACKGROUND AND, UH, HERE AGAIN, I'M HERE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS REGARDING THIS, UH, REZONING AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, UH, LITERALLY IN MY BACKYARD.
AND, UH, THIS PROJECT WILL, UH, TRULY JEOPARDIZE OUR SAFETY, SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND VALUE OF OUR HOMES.
AND I HOPE THE CITY ENGINEERS HAVE COMPLETED, UH, THEY HAVE DONE THE IMPACT STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND DRAINAGE.
AND IF THEY HAVE DONE THE STUDIES, PLEASE SHARE WITH US BECAUSE WE HAVE REAL CONCERNS ON THAT.
AND THEN, UH, BASICALLY READING YOUR, UH, PROFILES.
I, I FIND IT, YOU WANT TO WORK WITH RESIDENTS.
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BEST FOR PEOPLE.YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO OUR, UH, CONCERNS, MAINTAIN SAFETY, AND THEN, UH, MAKE SURE, UH, MISSOURI CITY REMAINS THE BEST COMMUNITIES IN THE NATION.
SO HERE, AGAIN, BUILDING A EVENT CENTER AND A MOTEL IN MY BACKYARD, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE IN LINE WITH YOUR COMMITMENT AND, UH, YOU HAVE POWER YOU CAN MAKE OR BREAK US.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR, YOU KNOW, BE VERY RESPONSIBLE AND PLEASE TAKE CARE OF US.
UH, I LIVE IN THE STATE OF RIDGE.
UH, MY ADDRESS IS 4 4 2 7 PINELAND IN DRIVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT MY OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT NEXT TO OUR SUBDIVISION.
WE PRESENTED OUR OB OBJECTION AT THE PLANNING AND SO ZONING COMMISSION, THEY ALL AGREED WITH US AND OVERWHELMING VOTED AGAINST IT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE LEGAL RIGHT TO GO AGAINST THEIR OPINION, BUT, UH, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THE MORAL RIGHT TO GO AGAINST YOUR VOTERS FOR SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT.
IN RECENT DAYS, I ATTENDED SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
IN EVERY MEETING THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSION NON-NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND APPROVALS.
I'M NOT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN LIFE, EVERYTHING THAT DEVELOPMENT HAVE TO BE BALANCED AND SHOULD BE BASED ON THE PUBLIC NEEDS AND THE QUALITY OF BUSINESSES AND NOT ON THE QUANTITY.
I HAVE SEEN REASONABLE NUMBER OF EMPTY BUILDINGS IN SEVERAL PLACES IN THE CITY.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE SEVERAL EMPTY BUILDINGS BEHIND THE HAMPTON MILL.
IF THE CITY CONTINUE TO BUILD AT THIS RATE, I'M UNSURE.
AFTER SOME POINT, THE CITY IS GOING TO BE SATURATED WITH LOT OF EMPTY BUILDINGS, EVENTUALLY PUBLIC, AND THE CITY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE SO MANY EMPTY BUILDINGS AT THE END.
CITY ECONOMY EVEN MAY COLLAPSE.
LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COUNTRY IN 2,008,000 CRISIS.
YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 2008.
LOT OF BUSINESS WENT BANKRUPT.
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO ABANDON THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
THE WORLD LARGEST BANK LIKE JP P MORGAN, GOLDMAN SACHS, AND MANY BUSINESSES HAVE TO BE RESCUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ALL THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE POLITICIAN.
WERE NOT WISE ENOUGH TO SEE THE PENDING DANGER.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT ANY OF ANY FORM OF THIS CRISIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO OUR CITY, BUT IT KEPT CAN HAPPEN AT SOME POINT DUE TO OUR DEVELOPMENT.
REMEMBER, IF SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED TO CITY LIKE OURS, NO ONE WILL BE THERE TO RESCUE US.
PROBABLY WE WILL END UP SUFFERING FROM IT.
CONSIDERING ALL THIS FACT, I URGE YOU NOT TO DESTROY BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF LAND, OF FULL OF TREES, ANIMALS, MANY TYPES OF BIRDS BY BUILDING A MOTEL AND SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS.
DID YOU CALL SOMEONE BEFORE I DID.
HI, LINDSEY WRIGHT, 46 11 CREEK POINT LANE.
THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED REZONING CHANGES AT NIGHT ROAD AND WATTS PLANTATION, AS WELL AS THE OTHER ZONED PROPERTIES AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
PREVIOUSLY, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS PLAIN AND SIMPLY ASKED FOR TRANSPARENCY FROM THE CITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE THAT HAS NOT PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL, ONLY CAUSING MORE FRUSTRATION REGARDING THE ISSUE AS RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IMPACTED BY THE DECISION OF YOUR VOTE.
I'M HERE TO RAISE A FEW QUESTIONS AND BRING, BRING UP A FEW POINTS SO YOU ALL CAN SEE THE STRUGGLE WE'RE DEALING WITH US CITIZENS.
PREVIOUSLY, MY HUSBAND SUBMITTED A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATTS PLANTATION AND KNIGHT ROAD, AND ANY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DEVELOPERS BE JOE MATTHEW AND SYRIAC SHANDY AND ANY CITY OFFICIALS.
IT'S DISHEARTENING THAT THIS RE REQUEST WAS TURNED OVER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY YOUR LEGAL TEAM FOR REASONS THAT ARE, IN OUR OPINION, A LITTLE RIDICULOUS SAYING THAT THE INFORMATION OF THESE RECORDS CONTAIN INFORMATION SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, SCHOOL RECORDS, BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS, ET CETERA.
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WEBSITE, IT ACTUALLY STATES THAT THE BASIC FUNCTION OF A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IS TO ENSURE INFORMED, ENSURE INFORMED CITIZENS, WHICH IS VITAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW PRIOR TO SUBMITTING, WE ACTUALLY SAID THAT WE DID NOT CARE ABOUT ANY RELEVANT PERSONAL INFORMATION AND THAT THAT BE BLOCKED OUT COMPLETELY.
MY ASK TO YOU ALL IS WHAT, WHAT IS THERE TO HIDE? THIS IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS OUR LARGEST INVESTMENTS WHERE WE RAISE OUR FAMILIES.
WHY CAN'T YOU SHARE THESE INFORMATION IN THESE RECORDS WITH US? DO WE NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD? TRANSPARENCY REMAINS ELUSIVE AND IT ACTUALLY ERODES OUR TRUST IN YOU ALL AS OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND IT EXASPERATES FRUSTRATION AMONG THE REST OF OUR RESIDENTS.
IN A PREVIOUS MEETING ON APRIL 8TH, THERE WAS MUCH TALK ABOUT REFERENCING THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS THE TRUE NORTH FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.
SINCE YOU ALL PUT SO MANY EFFORTS IN CLARIFYING THAT THIS IS A GUIDE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE PROBABLY SPENT MORE HOURS IN THIS PLAN THAN MANY CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF MEMBERS THEMSELVES.
HOW DO WE KNOW THIS? BECAUSE WE SUBMITTED ANOTHER FOIA REQUEST IN WHICH NO RECORDS WERE FOUND ALONG THE LINES OF TRAINING AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY.
ON PAGE 144 OF THE PLAN, IT CLEARLY STATES THAT CITY OFFICIALS AND ELECTED LEADERS MUST DO A FIVE STEP, FIVE STEP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRAINING.
LAST, UH, IN THE APRIL 15TH MEETING, YOU ACTUALLY SAID THAT YOU AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAVE PROBABLY READ THE PLAN, BUT AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAVE DEDICATED CONSIDERABLE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE PLAN AND WE ARE REQUESTING THAT ALL CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS UNDERGO THOROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRAINING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OBJECTIVES AND ENSURE RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT AFTER YOUR TEAM DOES THIS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ALLOWED PER SEVERAL GOALS MENTIONED IN GOAL TWO AND 5.1, WHICH I WILL NOT GO INTO NOW.
THIS NOW BEGS THE QUESTION, HOW CAN WE AS CITIZENS TRUST OUR CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS IF THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE PROPER TRAINING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T DO WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT? LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, ON YOUR 2024 REELECTION CAMP.
UH, MY NAME IS BOB DAVID, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER,
UM, APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UH, ALLOWING US TO SPEAK.
I KNOW THIS IS, UH, TAKING UP SOME TIME, BUT, UH, THIS IS OUR PASSION, OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT? UM, WE ARE ASKING, OBVIOUSLY FOR YOU GUYS TO VOTE NO ON MAY 6TH TOWARDS THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AND MOREOVER, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT A GREEN SPACE THERE, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
UM, WHICH IS ALREADY, UH, DESIGNATED AS A WETLANDS.
UM, I'M REALLY HERE TO ASK FOR CONCESSION ON THE APPROVED WATTS PLANTATION ROAD.
SO WATTS PLANTATION ROAD IS SOON TO BE DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE SAID, AND I'M ASKING FOR SOME CONCESSION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE GONNA BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN THERE.
AND WITH THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S ALREADY STARTED ON THE CORNER OF, UH, THE HIGHWAY SIX AND UH, KNIGHT ROAD, I BELIEVE THAT THE TRAFFIC IS GONNA BE EXCESSIVE.
UM, I WAS SPEAKING BRIEFLY WITH UH, E JOYCE YESTERDAY AND SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT THE TRAFFIC IS GONNA BE SO GREAT THERE FOR US ON WATTS PLANTATION BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING THERE ON UH, ON, ON, ON SIX AND NIGHT.
I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE EXCESSIVE.
OF COURSE, EVERYBODY'S GOT FROM SIENNA'S GONNA WANNA GO INTO THAT ROUTE.
EVERYONE FROM THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT IS GONNA WANT TO USE WATTS PLANTATION.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS IN YOUR CONSTRUCTION, I'M ASKING THAT THE CITY WILL CONSTRUCT A, A WALL FOR US, UM, A PROPER WALL.
RIGHT NOW IT'S A WOOD FENCE FROM THE HOA OR WHATEVER, BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR A PROPER WALL TO SECURE US THERE.
NOW I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, UM, STIPULATIONS ABOUT THE ROAD AND THE LIGHTS WHEN THERE'S A GATE, WHICH MAKES IT PRIVATE, BUT FOR THIS SCENARIO, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER GRANTING US THAT CONCESSION AND STILL TAKING CARE OF OUR ROADWAYS AND LIGHTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT.
UM, THE COMMITTEE, I THINK THAT WAS MENTIONED.
IF YOU GUYS ARE GONNA FORMULATE THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF THAT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'VE PUT IN MY, UH, RESUME AND APPLICATION FOR THE P AND Z COMMITTEE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE, UH, ON THE P AND Z COMMITTEE.
I'M A REALTOR, I'M A BUSINESSMAN, I'M A PROPERTY MANAGER.
UM, AND WE ARE VESTED IN MISSOURI CITY AND I WANT TO SEE THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE ON THAT, UH, ONE OF THOSE TEAMS. OKAY.
UM, FLOYD EMERY, I KNOW YOU'RE OVER THAT DISTRICT, SO IF YOU WOULD PUSH BOB DAVID THROUGH FOR YOUR P AND Z COMMITTEE,
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THAT'LL BE AWESOME.AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ONE DAY WHEN YOU DECIDE TO MOVE ON FROM COUNCIL, BOB DAVID CAN REPRESENT YOUR SEAT.
UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MISS LAWYER AND STAFF CITY TEAM MEMBERS I'LL CALL IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE EYE CONTACT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I'M GIVING YOU THE RIGHT INFORMATION THAT WE RESEARCH THAT.
UM, I BELIEVE A APRIL, APRIL EIGHT MAYOR MENTIONED THAT THIS IS NOT A DECISION, MOTIONAL DECISION.
AND SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN REALLY DILIGENTLY WORKING AND FINDING THE FACTS AND THE RIGHT NUMBERS TO CLARIFY EVERYBODY.
MARKS, I'VE BEEN SENDING SOME EMAILS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RESPONDING.
SEVERAL OF YOU GUYS RESPONDED TO ME RIGHT AWAY.
UH, AND IT'S GONNA CONTINUE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY FACTS TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
AND THAT'S POINT, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT EMOTIONAL DECISION.
UH, I WANNA, I WANNA ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE MAIN ARGUMENTS, WHICH IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, RIGHT? ABOUT THIS PROJECT ON THE NITRO.
AND, UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS IN SAYING THAT, UH, TAX BASE SUBSTANTIALLY 35% INCREASE IN SALES TAX AND 70% INCREASE IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX ACCORDING TO CITY'S CURRENT FINANCIAL, 35% INCREASE WOULD MEAN $5 MILLION.
AND I BELIEVE MY FELLOW NEIGHBOR, UH, TOMMY BROUGHT IT UP TO YOU A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND I WANNA DIVE INTO MORE.
SO HE KIND OF GIVE YOU A EXAMPLE ABOUT IT, AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP WITH THE EMAIL SO YOU CAN SEE ALL THE STUFF THAT WE PULLED FOR YOU.
UH, A GREAT NUMBER, IF THIS IS A TRUE FIVE A MILLION DOLLAR AND UM, FOR THE COMP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH SHOPPING AND RETAIL OPTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, THIS IS GREAT NUMBER.
IF IT'S TRUE, THIS CITY PROJECT IS 2017 ONE, THOSE AREAS WERE COMPLETELY BUILT OUT ALTOGETHER.
THEY COULD HAVE TWO, THEY COULD HAVE SALES TAX IMPACT 1.5 MILLION TO 1.9 MILLION WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $168 MILLION TO TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT TWO, TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY $3 MILLION ANNUALLY.
IF THAT WAS THE TRUTH, THE, THE CITY ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MR. RODRIGUEZ, IS SUPPLYING NUMBERS TO GET THIS APPROVED AND SAYING THIS ONE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NEARLY FOUR TIMES, AGAIN, FOUR TIMES THE REST OF THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS COMBINE TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE AND MORE HIT 5 MILLION SALES REVENUE.
THE CITY WILL NEED TO SEE 500 MILLION IN DINING AND RETAIL SALES FROM THIS REVENUE.
THAT IS QUITE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT AS A BUSINESS, A QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS LEADER.
I WANNA TELL YOU GUYS, THIS IS NOT A REALISTIC NUMBER.
YOU GUYS HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT.
LISA CAKE, LIL CAKE, PALM CAKE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I LIVE AT 47 10 CREEK POINT LANE.
I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO MAKE EYE CONTACT, BUT I GET THREE MINUTES.
SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO RESPOND TO MY EMAILS MY NEIGHBORS AND I HAVE SENT OUT.
WHILE WE APPRECIATE THIS, WE SEE MANY OF YOU REFERENCING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS ISSUE.
DOES THAT DUE DILIGENCE LOOK LIKE DECIDING AMONG YOURSELVES AND DEVELOPERS WHAT LOOKS MOST LUCRATIVE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS? OR DOES IT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF DUE DILIGENCE IN REGARD TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS? THOSE OF US WHO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO YOU, WHO VOTED FOR YOU, AND IN SOME CASES FUNDRAISED FOR YOU, THREE MINUTES IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TACKLE ANY ISSUE WITH THE THOUGHTFULNESS THAT IT REQUIRES.
SO UNLESS YOU INITIATE THE NECESSARY CONVERSATIONS THAT MUST BE HAD BETWEEN YOURSELVES IN THE STATES OF SILVER RIDGE, HOW WILL EMAIL RESPONSES SAYING YOU ARE TAKING THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION ACTUALLY HAPPEN? IT MUST BE SAID THAT WE ARE NOT AGAINST YOU IN ANY WAY WHEN IT COMES TO THE WELL THOUGHT OUT DESIGN POTENTIAL THAT SNA HAS A GREAT FORT BEND TOWN CENTER, CAN ABSOLUTELY BE A JEWEL TO SIENNA, BUT DONE POORLY.
THIS WILL NOT BE A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT GUYS.
IT WILL BE THE PUBLIC WORKS THAT DROVE OUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CREATED THIS COMMUNITY.
SO I MUST ASK YOU, ARE YOU PROTECTING US? ARE YOU CONSIDERING THE
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CORRECT TRANSITIONAL ZONING FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT? COMMERCIAL ZONING THAT BORDERS 75% OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SAYS YOU'RE NOT NEW HOMEOWNERS MOVING INTO A NEWLY BUILT HOME WOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO MAKE THE DECISION IF THEY WANT TO BUY A HOME WITH A HOTEL OR MOTEL LOOKING INTO THEIR YARDS.OUR HOMES WITH 20 PLUS YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN THEM, WE DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT.
ARE YOU CONSIDERING THE LOAD THESE NEW HOMES IN 2000 APARTMENT UNITS WE'LL HAVE ON OUR SCHOOLS? I'M NOT AGAINST NEW HOMES, APARTMENTS OR DEVELOPMENT, BUT I AM AGAINST THE DEGRADATION OF SCHOOLS THAT WE MOVED HERE FOR TO SEND OUR DAUGHTER TO.
WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE SCHOOLS? WHERE ARE THE NEW ONES GOING? HOW WILL THE HANDLE, HOW WILL YOU HANDLE THE SCHOOL STUDENT INFLUX? SO WE MOVED HERE AFTER FLOODING ON THE WEST SIDE OF HOUSTON.
WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT HOUSTON.
WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING WE LOOKED INTO PRIOR TO PURCHASING LOOKED PRETTY CONSERVATIVE AND WE LIKED THAT.
HOW DOES ONE INVEST A BOATLOAD OF MONEY INTO THEIR HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD IF THEY CAN'T COUNT ON THE LOCAL ZONING LAWS TO PROTECT THESE INVESTMENTS? I HAVE SO LITTLE TIME I HAVE YOU TELLING ME THAT THIS DECISION IS UPCOMING.
SO CAN YOU HEAR MY CONCERN? 'CAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE SOMEWHERE WHERE I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SOME CREEPY WEIRDO LOOKING AT MY LITTLE DAUGHTER WHILE SHE'S SWIMMING IN MY POOL IN THE BACKYARD.
I CANNOT, UM, DEAL WITH THE IDEA THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SOMEBODY CANVASSING MY EVERY MOVE COMING AND GOING FROM MY HOME.
I CANNOT PUT A BABY TO BED WHEN THERE IS AN AMPHITHEATER BLARING MUSIC NOT FOR THEIR NAP TIME AND NOT FOR SEVEN 30 BEDTIME.
THE CITY PROGRESS HINGES ON OUR ABILITY TO COLLABORATE, PRIORITIZE, AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT ALL RESIDENTS.
I TRUST YOU'LL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR ALL OF US.
WILL THAT MESS IT UP? PLEASE DON'T.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? MY NAME'S LILY.
NOT PLEASE DO NOT CUT DOWN OUR TREES.
THE TREES ARE HOME TO MANY CREATURES AND IT'S, AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO THE ANIMALS.
I LIVE AT 47 10 CREEK POINT LANE.
THAT'S MY DAUGHTER, THAT'S MY WIFE.
UH, I'M HERE OBVIOUSLY TO OPPOSE THE REZONING ON KNIGHT ROAD.
YOU KNOW, I CHOSE MISSOURI CITY, UH, BECAUSE IT WASN'T LIKE WHERE WE CAME FROM.
SO WE LIVED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HOUSTON.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE CHOSE IT BECAUSE THERE'S TREES IN THE BACKYARD, NOT A BRICK WALL.
UH, WE CHOSE IT BECAUSE THE ONLY SOUND TO HEAR IS THE, THE BIRDS, THE BEES, AND THE ICE CREAM TRUCK.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE CHOSE IT, UH, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A SOUND PLACE TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO NOT ONLY OUR HOME, BUT INTO OUR SCHOOLS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TAXES THAT WE PAY.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS, I THOUGHT IT WAS A SOUND CHOICE.
TO BE HONEST THOUGH, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.
UM, IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY SHOULD LEAVE BEFORE THINGS GET WORSE.
IF THIS IS THE, IF THIS IS THE TRACT FOR MISSOURI CITY, I, I'M NOT SURE I'M ON BOARD.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY I'M THE FACT THAT WE'RE HERE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A HOTEL A HUNDRED FEET IN AN OUTDOOR PLANNING OR OUTDOOR PARTY CENTER, A HUNDRED FEET FROM PEOPLE'S BACK DOOR.
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW FAR A HUNDRED FEET IS? WE'RE TALKING SIX CAR LENGTHS.
COULD YOU IMAGINE IF THAT WAS LOOKING INTO YOUR POOL? IF YOU HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT AT THE, UP TO THE CUTOFF TIME AT 10:00 PM EVERY NIGHT? I MEAN, COME ON.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? YOU KNOW, HONESTLY IT IS EMOTIONAL FOR ME BECAUSE I DO HAVE THAT LITTLE ONE THERE, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS WHY WE CHOSE TO MOVE OUT HERE.
WE BELIEVE IN THE SCHOOLS, WE BELIEVE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS, UH, FRANKLY NOT WHAT WE'RE GONNA CALL HOME.
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UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOUR A.THIS ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL BE TAKEN UH, AT A SPECIAL MEETING.
THEREFORE, A MOTION IS REQUIRED TO TAKE UP BOTH ITEM FOUR A AND FOUR B AT A SPECIAL MEETING.
SO I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
THERE ARE NO, NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.
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CITY OF MISSOURI CITY ADOPTING A NEW PAY PLAN FOR FULL-TIME.NON-EXEMPT PERSONNEL AND EXEMPT PERSONNEL EXCLUDING CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL AND POLICE PERSONNEL AND APPOINTED EMPLOYEES PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
UM, UH, PRESENTATION BY ATLANTA PORTERS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION.
UM, I WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY FOR THIS ITEM.
THIS IS THE PAY PLAN FOR NON-CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
THE OVERALL CHANGE IN THE PAY PLAN IS 2.7 TO 2.8%.
UH, THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST IS $792,947 WITH A PRORATED COST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 OF APPROXIMATELY $335,000.
UM, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY MAYOR PROAM KLAUSER, SEEING NOMAN ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
OH, MEMBER, YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATION ON THERE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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FOUR B, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS RELATED TO BASE PAY AND SENIORITY PAY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO.OKAY, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL JUST PROVIDE A SUMMARY AGAIN FOR, UH, THIS ITEM.
THIS IS FOR CIVIL SERVICE POLICE AND FIRE.
THE OVERALL CHANGE IN THE PAY PLAN FOR POLICE OFFICERS IS 4.4%.
THE OVERALL CHANGE IN THE PAY PLAN FOR FIRE IS 2.4%.
THE AVERAGE PAY INCREASE FOR POLICE OFFICERS IS 5.5% WITH THE AVERAGE PAY INCREASE FOR FIRE AT 4.57%.
THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST IS APPROXIMATELY $996,000 WITH A PRORATED COST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 OF $421,000.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
THE, THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AT THE MOMENT.
UM, AND WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 5:42 PM THANK YOU ALL.