* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] TIME IS TODAY'S MONDAY, JULY 1ST. WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:50 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO, OUR ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A COURT OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE. IT'S GONNA BE LED BY MARCUS S NOW OUR CITY ENGINEER. AYE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, SIR. MAYOR, UM, IF I COULD, I'D [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to exec...] LIKE TO, UH, MOVE ITEM NINE B, UH, BEFORE, UH, ITEM THREE. OKAY. I DO, UH, KNOW THAT WE HAVE A GUEST IN THE AUDIENCE, SO I'M HERE FOR THAT ITEM. UM, ITEM NUMBER B ARE AUTHORIZATIONS, UM, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMEN TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT 22 SLASH 3 24 WITH THE CONSULTANT LLC AND THE AMOUNT OF 1,658,500 FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES. TO REDEVELOP STABLE PARK, WE HAVE DANIEL STEWART, IS SHE HERE? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. EVENING. EVENING. UM, LET'S SEE IF I CAN, SORRY, DANIELLE. NO, THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. UM, SO THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE STAMOS SPORTS PARK REDEVELOPMENT. UM, I AM HAPPY TO SHARE THAT, UM, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON SCHEDULE WITH THIS PROJECT. UM, WE HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING THROUGH THE, UM, SCHEMATIC DESIGN. NOW DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. THE INITIAL PROJECT SCOPE INCLUDED, UM, OUR SPORTS DIAMONDS, UH, RECTANGLE, MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS, OPEN SPACE PAVILIONS, UM, AND REDOING THE BATTING CAGES, RESTROOMS, UM, AND A NEW PLAYGROUND AT THE PARK. THE INITIAL DESIGN FEE WAS, UM, JUST OVER $1.2 MILLION. UM, AND THIS WAS THE SCOPE AND THE DESIGN FEE FOR THE INITIAL, UM, $10 MILLION PROJECT THAT WAS FUNDED SOLELY THROUGH THE MISSOURI CITY 2021 BOND. UM, THIS DESIGN, UH, DESIGN CONTRACT AMENDMENT WILL ACTUALLY ADD IN, UM, THE REMAINING ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE HAD INCLUDED IN OUR MASTER PLAN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF STA MO PARK. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO OUR FUNDING, WE COULD NOT INCLUDE IN THE, IN THE PROJECT. UM, SO THIS IS OUR CURRENT, UH, SCHEMATIC DESIGN THAT WE ARE WORKING ON WITH OUR DESIGN CONSULTANTS BIRD. IT, UM, THIS AMENDMENT WILL BRING THE DESIGN FEE TO, UM, $1,658,000. SO THIS WAS ABOUT 520,000 OR $520,000 INCREASE FROM THE INITIAL AND THE FUNDING FOR THIS. UM, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD $10 MILLION THROUGH THE MISSOURI CITY BOND RECENTLY, LAST WEEK AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT. THE FORT BEND COUNTY, UH, APPROVED $4 MILLION TOWARDS THE PROJECT, AND THEN WE HAD $750,000 FROM THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE'S LOCAL PARKS GRANT. UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A, SOME OTHERS IF, IF YOU WANNA INVITE THEM UP? NO, SURE. UH, I SEE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. OKAY. YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU? YES. REAL QUICK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU, DANIELLE. WHAT WAS THE, UH, REASON, JUST FOR PUBLIC REASONS, WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE INCREASE THE ADDITIONAL 500,000? THIS WAS, WE ARE ADDING THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, SO IT'S PICKLEBALL COURTS, AS WELL AS SOME SHADE. UH, SOME OF THE COURTS WILL BE SHADED STRUCTURALLY, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT WE WILL HAVE SHADE OVER THEM. AND THEN I CAN ACTUALLY SHOW YOU RIGHT HERE. UM, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN THE PUMP TRACK, THE SOCCER FIELDS, WHICH WERE LEFT OFF INITIALLY. UM, THE LIGHTS FOR THAT. UM, THE BASKETBALL COURT IS BEING BROUGHT IN, UH, AS WELL AS THE SPLASH PAD AND CRICKET. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, FIRST OF ALL ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONER ANDY MYERS, IF YOU CAN COME FORTH. UH, COMMISSIONER MYERS. GIVE HIM A ROUND APPLAUSE. EVERYONE. UH, ONE, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, UH, WITH THE COMMISSIONER, HIS SON, HE USED TO COACH HIS SON. UH, LITTLE LEAGUE AT STATE PARK ABSOLUTELY BRINGS BACK FOND MEMORIES, , AND WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, [00:05:01] UH, REQUESTING FUNDING FOR, UH, ENHANCEMENT OF STAY MO PARK. WE WERE SHORTED. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, FORT BEND COUNTY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND, UH, THROUGH THEIR 2023 PARKS BOND, UH, HELPED US GET $4 MILLION. AND SO WE WANNA PUBLICLY THANK YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER MYERS AND GIVE YOU THE FLOOR. AND I KNOW THE MAYOR HAD SOME WORDS AS WELL. THANK YOU. UH, WELL, I'M EXCITED FOR OUR RESIDENTS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY ON, UH, IT'S A FAMOUS PARK. UH, I COACHED THERE FOR THREE YEARS. , I'M PRETTY SURE I HAD A WINNING RECORD . BUT, UH, I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORKING WITH, UH, THE CITY AND, AND PROVIDING, UH, COUNTY SERVICES. UH, LAST WEEK WE ALSO, UH, UH, BASICALLY, UH, APPOINTED THE VARIOUS ENGINEERING FIRMS. SO I'LL BE WORKING WITH YOUR IN CITY MUDS, UH, ON, ON TRYING TO DO SOME INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, REHABILITATION. UH, UH, THE STATUTE THAT I'VE PLAYED A VERY MINOR ROLE IN MANY YEARS AGO, UH, THAT ALLOWS, UH, MUD THAT IS AT LEAST 10 YEARS OLD TO ISSUE DEBT, UH, TO, UH, IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING ROADS. SO, UH, I GOT $40 MILLION AND LOOKING FOR ANOTHER $40 MILLION FOR MY MUDS. UH, SO WE'VE GOT, UH, UH, AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT, UH, AS OUR, UH, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AGES, UH, WE NEED A PROGRAM TO, UH, CONTINUE TO UPGRADE 'EM AND, AND, AND, UH, I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT. UH, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. UH, I ONLY HAVE A PART OF IT. I DON'T HAVE ALL OF IT, UH, BUT I'VE GOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. SO, , UH, ANYWAY, I I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO WORK WITH YOU. UH, I'M, I'M EXCITED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO SO. AND, UH, I KNOW THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT, UM, ARE, ARE JEALOUS. UH, BUT THAT'S OKAY. . UH, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M GONNA ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO COME UP HERE. COME, COME ON UP HERE. COMMISSIONER. I JUST WANT TO SAY, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY A FEW THINGS OF WHAT TRANSPIRED, UH, AS TO COUNCIL MEMBER BONY WAS TALKING ABOUT STA MILL PARK WAS THE, THE CONDITION THE WAY IT IS HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. AND WE, AS A CITY, WERE LOOKING TO GET SOME UPGRADE TO IT. AND AS YOU SAW ON THE, ON THE, ON THE MAP RIGHT HERE, THAT WE HAD 10,000, I MEAN, UH, 10 MILLION THAT WAS PUT INTO THE BOND AND THINKING THAT THAT WAS WHAT'S GONNA TAKE TO LOOK LIKE THAT. BUT SOON WE REALIZED WORKING WITH THEN PARKS DIRECTOR, JASON MANGUM, NOW, WHO'S THE A CM, REALIZED THAT ALMOST 5 MILLION, IF NOT LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT, WAS GONNA GO DRAINAGE. UM, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE ANYTHING OUT THERE THE WAY YOU SEE IT. IT WAS ALWAYS GONNA BE UNDERGROUND. AND, AND IT, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I THINK MY BIGGEST THING WAS, WELL, PEOPLE ARE NOT GONNA SEE ANYTHING. I MEAN, WHERE DID THIS MONEY GO? UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BONY HAD SUGGESTED WAS, LET'S TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SEE IF FORT BEND COUNTY COULD DO SOMETHING. AND AROUND THE SAME TIME IS WHEN FORT BEND COUNTY CHANGED THE LINES. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMISSIONER FROM FORT BEND COUNTY, ALWAYS FROM MISSOURI CITY, HAS BEEN GRADY PRESTIGE. AND I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MANY MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S COME INTO MISSOURI CITY BECAUSE OF HIM, BUT IN THIS ASPECT WHERE STABLE IS UNDER THE LINE WHERE HE'S AT, AND WE PARTNER WITH HIM, AND I KNOW IT TOOK SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, MYSELF, THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA, UM, AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT THIS AND SEE WHAT CAN WE DO? BECAUSE THE WAY JASON HAD PROJECTED WAS FIVE AND A HALF TO 6 MILLION WAS GONNA GO, AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE ANYTHING. WE PROBABLY GONNA TAKE THIS AS TWO FACES, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE ABOUT 4 MILLION LEFT, PROBABLY GET SOMETHING UP HERE, AND THEN IT WOULD TAKE EITHER ANOTHER BOND OR AS WE HAVE MONEY THAT COME UP, IS WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SOMETHING. AND IT WAS SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT TO SPEND THIS KIND OF MONEY AND, AND NOT HAVE THE PUBLIC BE ABLE TO USE THIS PARK IN THIS TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE, THE WAY THAT YOU SEE IT. SO, CONVERSATIONS TOOK PLACE, WENT INTO WITH, UM, COMMISSIONER MEYERS, AND FOR SURE IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND ALLOCATE THAT 4 MILLION OF THAT MONEY TO MAKING THIS PARK. SO THAT MEANS ONCE WE START THIS PARK, WHEN IT'S FINISHED, [00:10:01] YOU'LL SEE IT JUST LIKE THAT, RIGHT? SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS TO BE KNOWN TO THE CITIZENS, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES US, OUR CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, DO EVERYTHING FOR THE CITY, AND WE GET PARTNERSHIP WITH FORT BEND COUNTY. AND JUST AS IN THE SHORT TIME THAT HE'S BEEN IN WITH CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, HE'S BEEN ABLE TO ALLOCATE 4 MILLION OF IT. GOING RIGHT INTO THIS PARK MEANS A LOT TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT, THAT THIS COMMUNITY APPRECIATES IT. COUNCILMAN BRE, I KNOW IT'S IN HER DISTRICT, BUT MORE THAN THAT, IT, THIS WAS AT ONE POINT IN TIME, UH, STABLE SPORTS PARK WAS A BIG PARK IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER NOW WITH MULTI PICKLEBALL COURTS. AND YOU HAVE SOCCER FIELDS, YOU HAVE A BASKETBALL COURTS TO CRICKETS AND TO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE COMING IN HERE. AND IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT FOR THE CITIZENS TO ENJOY. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT CO AND THAT COMMISSIONER ANDY MYERS, THE IN PRECINCT THREE, GETS THE CREDIT FOR THIS. AND NOT JUST FROM ME, BUT FROM OUR, OUR STAFF HERE, OUR PARKS, UH, JASON, DANIELLE, DONNIE, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM OF CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WENT IN THERE AND YOU ALLOCATED THIS FUND, WHICH YOU COULD HAVE SPENT ANYWHERE, UH, BUT YOU SPENT IT TO, UH, FOR US AND SIMPLY TO SAY THANK YOU. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLAQUE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT , BUT WHEN THAT PARK'S OPEN, I'M SURE COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND COUNCIL MEMBER MAR AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING NICE TO HAVE IN THERE FOR YOU. BUT, UH, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM OUR, FROM OUR CITY AND, AND ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS. ALRIGHT. I WANNA ASSURE YOU, UH, THE CHECKS IN THE MAIL , AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T PASS , UH, IT WAS A PLEASURE. I CAN TELL YOU IT WAS TRULY A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE, AND, UH, YOUR CITY MANAGER ON THIS PROJECT. IT WAS A VERY, UH, OPEN AND COOPERATIVE, UH, EFFORT, UH, A A A PURE PLEASURE IN WORKING WITH THEM. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORKING WITH YOU. SO YOU'LL SEE ME AROUND HERE SOME MORE. UH, AND, UH, UH, UH, I JUST, UH, AS I SAID, UH, PART OF MISSOURI CITY IS IN MY PRECINCT. THEY'RE MY CONSTITUENTS ALSO. SO I, I'M, I'M TRYING TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT I, I, UH, I DO RIGHT BY, UH, MY CONSTITUENTS. UH, AND, UH, WE JUST, UH, AS I SAID, THIS TRULY BRINGS BACK SOME FOND MEMORIES, UH, COACHING ALL THOSE BOYS FOR THREE YEARS, UH, GREAT TIME. AND, UH, NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER FATHERS AND MOTHERS TO DO THE SAME THING. UH, SO THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK, COME ON. WHERE'S, UH, PARKED MASON? UH, DON DANIELLE, TWO THREE. SO ITEM NINE B, IS THERE A MOTION? I DON'T SEE THE MOTION ON IT, IS THAT, SAY SECONDED BY RILEY? YOU MADE THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SONYA BROWN MARSHALL. OH. AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS. UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE [00:15:02] MARSHALL. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DANIELLE. [(a) Proclamation - National Parks and Recreation Month] ITEM NUMBER FOUR ARE, UH, WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. YES, SIR. PUBLIC COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. PROCLAMATION. OH, THERE'S ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OUR PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION FOUR A, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. IT'LL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLOYD EMERY. STAY ON HERE. DO YOU WANT MY TEAM UP HERE? YES. YEAH, LET'S, IF I COULD HAVE ALL OF THE PARKS AND THE PARKS TEAM UP HERE, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS A, UH, AN AWARD. THERE YOU GO. UH, SHARP PEOPLE GET IN FRONT. OKAY. . WELL, THANKS AGAIN. AND, UH, IT'S ALL YOUR HARD WORK IS WHAT BROUGHT, UH, THIS AWARD ABOUT. AND, UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, WE'VE GOT OUR, UH, UH, HEAD PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE, UH, GOING TO, I THINK ECHO THE, UH, THE SENTIMENTS OF, UH, WHAT EFFORTS YOU FOLKS PUT IN AND MAKE, UH, MISSOURI CITY. UH, NOT ONLY A PARK FRIENDLY, BUT, UH, A, UH, A, UH, AN AREA THAT, UH, IS, UH, NOT ONLY SURROUNDED BY PARKS, BUT INCLUDES NUMEROUS PARKS WITHIN OUR, UH, OUR CITY LIMITS. HAVING SAID THAT, WHERE'S DANIELLE? OKAY. UM, WHEREAS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. AND WHEREAS THESE SPACES AND PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PROMOTING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS THROUGH OUTDOOR RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES, AND WHEREAS THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF PARKS AND NATURAL SPACES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING BIODIVERSITY, PROTECTING WILDLIFE HABITATS, AND ENSURING SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF THE PARK AGENCIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PROMOTION OF PARKS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I ROBIN ETTE ON BEHALF OF FLOYD EMERY, THE CITY MANAGER, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JULY AS NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. THANK YOU. AND HERE'S YOUR PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. UM, ALL I'LL SAY IS IF, IF THERE'S A PARK IN MISSOURI CITY THAT YOU GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN TO, OR IF YOU HAVEN'T COME TO EITHER OUR COMMUNITY CENTER OR OUR REC CENTER, I, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IT THIS MONTH. UM, IT IS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. I KNOW IT'S HOT. UM, BUT WE HAVE SOME VERY DIVERSE, VERY ENGAGING FACILITIES AND PARKS IN MISSOURI CITY. UM, SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE OPEN SPACES IN THIS, IN THIS AREA. AND I JUST ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO GET OUT AND EXPLORE IT, UM, FOR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL HEALTH. UM, IT REALLY IS A LIFE CHANGER FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. A PICTURE RIGHT HERE ON 3, 4, 2, 3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOLKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. APPRECIATE IT. [00:20:03] AND WELCOME, WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM. DANIELLE, IS HER NAME NICOLE, YOUR NEW MEMBER OF THE TEAM? NICOLE, IS SHE HERE? YES. WELCOME TO THE, WELCOME TO THE CITY, NICOLE. YOU'RE WELCOME. ITEM NUMBER, [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS] ITEM NUMBER FIVE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST? YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR? WE DO. OKAY. MS. ROSALYN HARRELL, HAR HARRELL, I'M SORRY. AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LYN HARRELL. UH, I RESIDE AT 4 5 1 1 PINE LANDING DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 7 7 4 5 9. I'M HERE TODAY TO AGAIN STATE MY OPPOSITION TO THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO CHANGE THE ALLOCATED TIME FOR NON-GENDER RELATED PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THREE MINUTES TO 90 SECONDS. WHILE I DO NOT BELIEVE MY COMMENTS TODAY WILL CHANGE YOUR MINDS, I KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT THAT MY COMMENTS BECOME PART OF THE PERMANENT RECORD ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THIS CHANGE SILENCES THE COMMUNITY. I BECAME MORE CIVICALLY ENGAGED WHEN I RECENTLY HAD TO OPPOSE A BUILDING OF A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TOO CLOSE TO MY HOME. I INITIALLY REACHED OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER SONYA BROWN MARSHALL, WHO WITHOUT HESITATION AGREED TO MEET WITH ME IN PERSON AND ANOTHER NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU. ALTHOUGH I CANNOT REPORT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE HER MIND TO OPPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT, I CAN REPORT THAT SHE LISTENED AND SHE COMMENTED THAT SHE HAD ENCOURAGED HER FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE MORE OPEN AND FORTHCOMING WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND CHANGES. ISN'T IT IRONIC THAT JUST THE OPPOSITE IS HAPPENING WITHIN ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF OUR INITIAL MEETING? THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO REDUCE THE SPEAKING TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO 90 SECONDS FOR NON AGENDA TOPICS WILL NOT MAKE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO GASLIGHT US. YOUR DECISION APPEARS TO BE REACTIONARY AND A POWER PLAY AT A TIME WHEN COUNCIL SHOULD BE SEEKING TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND ACCESSIBLE, YOU ARE DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE. JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, I KNOW IT AND SO DO YOU. IT IS EASY TO SEE. THE COUNCIL CONTROLS THE AGENDA. SO WHEN YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR OBJECTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH A PREFERRED PROJECT OR PLAN, WHICH MAY NOT ALIGN WITH A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY'S INTEREST, YOU SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE TO ACCL TO INCLUDE THE PROJECT OR PLAN AS AN AGENDA ITEM. YOUR DECISION TO REDUCE THE SPEAKING TIME FOR NON AGENDA RELATED TOPICS TO 90 SECONDS IS SIMPLY WRONG, AND IT DOES NOT ENGENDER TRUST WITH THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SONIYA KAR KOR SANAYA KOR, PLEASE, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. MY NAME IS, UM, J COKER. I LIVE AT SIXTY SIX SIX. BIG SIR. WE CALL FOR SONIYA FIRST. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. UM, HI. MY NAME IS SONYA COKER AND I LIVE ON 66 BIG TRAIL MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 7 7 4 5 9. I COME BEFORE YOU GUYS TODAY REPRESENTING MANY YOUNG MINDS IN OUR DIVERSITY. AT THIS POINT, OVER 42,000 PEOPLE IN GAZA HAVE BEEN BRUTALLY MURDERED BY THE ISRAELI MILITARY. THESE ARE ONLY DEATHS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE EVER SINCE OCTOBER 7TH, 2023. I, AND AS MUCH AS THE YOUTH OF THE MISSOURI CITY ARE WONDERING WHY WE'RE NOT USING OUR VOICE TO SPEAK FOR THE VOICELESS IN GAZA, I HAVE BEEN THOUGHT THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE BLESSING FROM GOD TO SPEAK OUR MIND AND TO SPEAK FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. BUT IT'S CERTAINLY CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT EVEN DOING THE BARE MINIMUM. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN IMAGES OF CHILDREN WITH THEIR HEADS BLOWN OFF LEGS, BLOWN OFF, BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. WE HAVE SEEN THE STRUGGLING ORPHANS, AND WE HAVE SEEN THE MOTHERS BEING RAPED AND FATHERS LOSING THEIR CHILDREN. WE HAVE LITERALLY SEEN BEHEADED BABIES. YET WE ARE LARGELY SILENT. WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK. THE QUESTION TO ME IS IF YOU ARE WILLING TO [00:25:01] USE YOUR GIFT FROM GOD TO SPEAK UP FOR THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN GAZA, A LITTLE GIRL WAS LOCKED IN A CAR WITH HER DEAD FAMILY MEMBERS FOR DAYS ENDING UP IN HER GETTING KILLED. ALMOST 80,000 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES HAVE BEEN DROPPED ON GAZA. TODAY. WE LEARNED THAT THE LAST STANDING HOSPITAL, THE EUROPEAN HOSPITAL IN GAZA, IS BEING EVACUATED FOR AN ANTICIPATED DESTRUCTION. THE ULTIMATE TRAGEDY, MARTIN LUTHER KING ONCE SAID, IS NOT THE OPPRESSION AND QUALITY BY THE BAD PEOPLE, BUT THE SILENCE OVER THAT BY THE GOOD PEOPLE. HE WAS RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND LISTENING FOR MY CONCERNS. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. . GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE AGAIN REPRESENTING THE OVER 1000 SIGNERS OF OUR RESOLUTION. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. 66, BIG TRAIL, MISSOURI CITY. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND, UH, OUR RESOLUTION THAT CALLS FOR DENOUNCING ANTISEMITISM. ISLAMOPHOBIA CALLS FOR RETURN OF HOSTAGES AND A CEASEFIRE. LAST WEEK YOU GUYS MET MY ONE-YEAR-OLD BABY GIRL SUMMER. UH, SHE IS LARGELY THE REASON I'M HERE EVERY WEEK. HER BEING OUR FOURTH CHILD BORN AFTER A LONG BREAK, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OLDER, AND WE'RE REALLY ABLE TO APPRECIATE THOSE PRECIOUS MOMENTS. I SEE HER TAKE THOSE FIRST WOBBLY STEPS. CAN YOU REMEMBER YOUR CHILDREN DOING THE SAME? AND WHEN SHE DOES, I QUESTION, WHY WILL OTHER BABY GIRLS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE HER NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK DUE TO DEATH OR DISMEMBERMENT? I SEE HER MAKE A MESS OF HERSELF LEARNING TO EAT. REMEMBER YOUR BABY'S FACE ALL COVERED WITH FOOD, MAKING A HUGE MESS THAT YOU'D HAVE TO CLEAN UP LATER. WHEN SUMMER DOES THIS, I QUESTION, WHY ARE BABY GIRLS NEEDLESSLY STARVING AND DYING WITHOUT FOOD, WATER, AND MILK? REMEMBER, FEVERS THE RELIEF YOU'D GET WHEN THEY FINALLY KEEP THEIR MEDICINE DOWN AND THEIR FEVER BREAKS? I FEEL THAT WITH SUMMER TOO. AND WHEN I DO, I QUESTION WHY OTHER BABY GIRLS CAN'T GET ANTIBIOTICS AND WHY THEIR LIVES WILL BE CUT SHORT BECAUSE OF IT. SUMMER HAS STARTED CALLING FOR ME. SHE SAYS IN THE CUTEST WAY, PAPA, YOU GUYS REMEMBER THAT, I'M SURE. AND WHEN SHE DOES THAT, I FEEL HEARTBROKEN. FOR THE OTHER ONE YEAR OLDS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO CALL FOR SUMMER IS WORTH EVERYTHING TO ME. YOUR CHILDREN ARE WORTH EVERYTHING TO YOU. EVERY CHILD IS WORTH EVERYTHING TO THEIR PARENTS. NO ONE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE HAS THE RIGHT TO HURT MY INNOCENT SUMMER OR YOUR INNOCENT CHILDREN, OR ANYONE'S INNOCENT CHILDREN. THIS IS A NEVER, I'M NOT GONNA SAY MY USUAL, DESPITE RACE AND RELIGION, THIS IS JUST A NEVER COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND MAYOR, I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LISTENING TO ME, AND I WISH YOU GUYS A GOOD EVENING. MR. RODRIGO CARRYON. AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND RESPECT THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. UM, GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RIO CARRYON. I LIVE 1122 AVENUE C FRESNO, TEXAS. UH, I COME TO SPEAK IN CONCERN. I BELIEVE THE CITY IS LACKING, UH, POLICE OFFICERS AND PATROL CARS, UH, WHICH ARE REALLY, I DON'T SEE LIKE A HIGHWAY SIX WHERE I DRIVE ALONG TO COME SHOPPING MISSOURI CITY. IT LOOKS, UH, LIKE MISSOURI CITY NEEDS TO INCREASE THE, UH, UH, POLICE STAFFING AND PATROL CARS TO MAKE THE CITY A, A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE AND, AND PROHIBIT ANY DANGEROUS, LIKE WHAT JUST HAPPENED HERE. CART RIDE, LOSING TWO LI LIVES BECAUSE A HIGH PATROL POLICE CAR NOT BEING RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. AND, AND THAT THAT'S WHAT'S, UH, AFFECTING. AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE CITY NEEDS TO MAKE A POLICY ALSO TO PROHIBIT ANY, UH, RESIDENTS FROM USING THESE, UH, HOOVER BOARDS OR ONE WHEEL PINCH ON, ON PUBLIC ROADS. I SAW THAT HAPPENING OVER HERE, UH, ON HIGHWAY SIX. HOW CAN I SEE A PERSON, UH, [00:30:01] CLOWNING AROUND OR RIDING ON A PUBLIC ROAD DANGEROUS ROAD LIKE HIGHWAY 6, 3, 3 LANE AND COMING OUT OF A UNIVERSITY, UH, ROAD. UH, BUT IF, IF THERE WERE BE A A PATROL CAR, I'M SURE THEY WERE EXPECT MORE. IF, IF THERE IS NOT, DON'T SEE THAT. I GUESS THEY'RE TAKEN ADVANTAGE AND CLOWN AROUND ON OUR POLITICAL ROADS, WHICH IS NOT GOOD. THE CITY NEEDS TO MAKE A POLICY TO PROHIBIT A, A, ANY PUBLIC RIDING, UH, SCOOTERS OR THIS ONE, ONE WHEEL PIN OR, UH, ON THESE, UH, ROADS, AND THEN THEY NEED TO, UH, GET FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. WELL, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SIDEWALKS TO WALK SAFELY. IF NOT, THAT'S WHY WE GOT METRO CITY, GOT METRO, THEN NEED TO USE IT. AND, UH, IF NOT, WE GOT, UM, FOR FORBID, UH, PUBLIC TRANSFER, NEED TO USE IT. $1. YOU CAN RIDE ANYWHERE YOU WANT AROUND THE COUNTY, BUT NOT, NOT, NOT NOT BE USING THIS ONE WHEELS FENCE ON PUBLIC ROADS, WHICH VERY DANGEROUS. THAT'S WHY I LIKE, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE STAFFING, UH, UH, UH, UH, ROADS HIGHWAY 6 10 92 ON OUR BIG ROADS, AT LEAST 2 0 4, UH, CARS ON EACH SIZE. AND THAT WAY, UH, KEEP AN EYE AND PROHIBIT, UH, UH, THIS, UH, DANGEROUS, UH, DRIVING OR, OR PEOPLE MISUSING OUR ROADS, UH, UH, PERSONALLY LIKE THAT. OKAY. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND TO TRY TO SAVE LIVES AND PROHIBIT ANYBODY FROM GETTING HURT IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. SURE. I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, WE HAVE TROOP 9, 9, 9. IF YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE STAND UP. SEAN VU. ALL RIGHT. UH, SO THEY'RE HERE TO OBSERVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND TO FINISH HIS REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST CLASS RANK AND, UH, MERIT, UH, BADGE AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. SO, UH, AND ALSO YOUR MOM'S HERE, UH, TRICIA TRAN. TRICIA, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND, UH, AND YOU CAN COME IN AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. I HAVE NUMBER [(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...] SIX, OUR STAFF REPORT, SIX A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, TONIGHT I HAVE SEVEN ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIRST ITEM BEING ITEM B. UM, THIS ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR THE EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL BY BOARD COOPERATIVE CONTRACT WITH TRAFFIC PARTS. AND FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT, OR ARE NOT AWARE OF WHAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL BY BOARD COOPERATIVE DOES, IT ENABLES US TO BE ABLE TO USE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH A PRE BIG COMPETITIVE PROCESS. SO IT HELPS US TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING COMPETITIVE PRICING. UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW CONTRACTS OF TRAFFIC RELATED CONTRACTS THAT ALLOWS FOR SPECIFIC PRODUCTS. UH, PRODUCTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, UH, INCLUDES PUSH BUTTONS, VISORS, SIGNAL HEADS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR NEED REPLACEMENT. ITEM C. UM, THIS, UM, THIS ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS. TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE CITY'S EXECUTIVE LEVEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, THE AMOUNT IS NOT TO EXCEED $150,000. THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM D, UH, THIS ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR THE EXECUTION OF ANOTHER BY BOARD CONTRACT WITH TEXAS HIGHWAY PRODUCTS, LTD FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL PRODUCTS, NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 ITEM E. UM, THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT THE PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AT THE APPRAISAL VALUE OF $15,554. THIS EASEMENT IS NECESSARY TO EXTEND SANITARY SEWER SERVICE AND CAPACITY IN THE AREA OF STATE HIGHWAY SIX AND OAKWOOD OAK WICK FOREST DRIVE STAFF WAS SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE DEAL AND NEGATED THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO USE IMMINENT DOMAIN. ITEM F UH, THIS ACTION AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LICENSE AGREEMENT TO PERMIT THE QUILL GREEN SOUTH HOA, TO MAINTAIN EX ESPLANADES LOCATED WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION. THANKS TO THE HOA AND THE CITY FOR NEGOTIATION OF THIS ITEM, AS THIS IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, THAT IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE CITY. THE NEXT ITEM, UM, IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE NORTH ORDINANCE THAT IS IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS. THE FIRST READING PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. [00:35:02] ITEM H IS, UH, THE LAST ITEM ON THE CONSENT. AND THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR THE FARMER'S MARKET PARTNERS TO HOST A WEEKLY FARMER'S MARKET AT 58 5 5 SNA SPRINGS WAY FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS MARKET HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2018. OKAY. THANK YOU. REC, IT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING [7. CONSENT AGENDA] MAYOR PROAM KLAUSER. YES. THANK YOU. UH, CITY MANAGER JONES. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM H AND APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH G. UM, YEP. THAT'S YOUR MOTION? YES, IT'S, IT'S READY. SHE CAN PLACE THE MOTION OUTSIDE. OKAY. I DON'T, OKAY. AND, UH, SECONDED. OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION BY MAY I APPROACH TIM KLAUSER SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. UM, YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO. OKAY. YES. CAN WE CLEAR THE, OKAY. WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION APPROVES TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH G, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM H. ALRIGHT, [(h) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize a Special Event Permit f...] SEVEN H. OKAY. YES. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE ITEM H WITH AN AMENDMENT ON PAGE TWO OF THREE WITH THE, OF THE APPLICATION. UM, AND I DO KNOW THAT THE, UH, THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE FARMER'S MARKET PARTNERS THAT ARE HERE. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU AND YOUR WORK, THOMASINE AND GEORGE JOHNSON, ALONG WITH THEIR, THEIR BOARD? SO, I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THIS WITH THE AMENDMENT TO THE APPLICATION. UM, I, I, I, I, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES, UH, ATTEND THE MARKET. AND, UM, THERE WAS, UH, IF WE CAN AMEND THE APPLICATION TO INCLUDE OUTDOOR SOUND AMPLIFICATION, THAT WAY THAT SINCE THIS IS A FIVE YEAR APPLICATION, UM, AS YOU PLAY YOUR MUSIC, THAT IS INCLUDED. UM, THERE ARE NO HOMES NEARBY. HOWEVER, IF, UM, THIS IS ADDRESSED, UM, IT'S ON THE APPLICATION WITH THE SOUND. SO I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION WITH THE AMENDMENT AP APPROVE THE APPLICATION WITH THE AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE OUTDOOR AMPLIFICATION, UM, ON PAGE TWO OF THREE. AND THAT IS MY MOTION. ALRIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSNER, SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [(1) Public Hearing - Receive comments for or against proposed amendments t...] ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS EIGHT A ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS, UH, RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER. DO WE HAVE, UH, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT A ONE, UH, DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. EIGHT A 1 8, 8 2, [(2) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize staff to prepare an ordi...] CONSIDER, GO AHEAD. SURE. AND 8, 8 2 IS, UH, TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECT SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS. I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT CAN BE PROVIDED, BUT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN, UH, THIS PRESENTATION ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. UM, THIS IS JUST YOUR OPPORTUNITY, UH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THE BALLOT. OKAY? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. SO, SO THE MOTIONS THAT WE HAVE, UH, IF THERE ARE, IT WOULD BE INDIVIDUALLY DONE. YES, SIR. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN CERTAINLY, UM, PULL UP THE PRESENTATION. YEAH. AND MAYBE WE CAN GO ITEM BY ITEM. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST PROPOSED [00:40:01] AMENDMENT ACTUALLY RELATES TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ONE AND FOUR, AND IT SIMPLY PROVIDES FOR A QUALIFICATION AS TO CITY COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO QUALIFY, UH, POTENTIAL APPLICANT'S FOR OFFICE. AS YOU ALL KNOW, STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT DISTRICT COURTS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER APPLICANTS ARE QUALIFIED TO, UH, RUN FOR OFFICE. SO, UH, PROPOSE AMENDMENTS ONE IN FOUR, SIMPLY ADD THE CLAUSE SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW. OKAY. I'M GONNA SEEK A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM. MAYOR, IF I MAY, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE, UM, CITY ATTORNEY WAS TO DO A VERBAL MOTION. OKAY. AND SECOND, AND RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM, AND THEN I'LL GO FROM A'S OR NAYS AND GO FROM THERE. SOMEONE DO HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION, RIGHT? VERBALLY? YES, SIR. OKAY. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. UH, WELL, MAYOR, I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, BUT, UM, IT WAS IN RELATION TO, UH, MAKING SURE WHEN IT CAME TO DETERMINATION, THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE MM-HMM. THAT, UH, SPECIFIED, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN THINGS THAT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE WOULD NEED TO, TO VERIFY. OKAY. UM, CITY ATTORNEY, I, I THINK THAT ADDING THINGS SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, UH, UTILITY BILLS. SURE. AND IF I MAY, THAT'S A, A DIFFERENT PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT'S ACTUALLY HANDLED IN PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 16, 14. 14. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. THIS ITEM, UH, AND ACTUALLY IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. ONE AND FOUR PROVIDE THAT, UH, STATE PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, UH, THE JU THE JUDICIAL COURT, THE DIS, THE DISTRICT COURTS IN TEXAS ARE ACTUALLY THE, THE FINAL JUDGE OF QUALIFICATIONS AS IT RELATES TO APPLICANT'S FOR OFFICE. AND SO THESE ARE, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ONE AND FOUR. SO THAT'S YOUR MOTION? YES. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND. BY MAYOR PROTO KLAUSER. GO AHEAD, GERALD. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION APPROVE. SIX TO ZERO. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THAT TAKES CARE OF ONE AND FOUR. THE NEXT PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. UH, THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT DELETES THE SIX MONTH WAITING PERIOD, AS WELL AS THE ELECTION REQUIREMENT FOR COUNCIL COMPENSATION CHANGES. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER? IS THERE A SECOND? WILL I, I MEAN, STATE MY MOTION. OKAY, GO AHEAD. UM, MAYOR, UM, IN RELATION TO THIS ONE, UM, I, I BASICALLY WANNA SEE THAT THE LANGUAGE IS DELETED, REQUIRED AN ELECTION AND SIX MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING. UM, THE COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE BY ORDINANCE FOR COMPENSATION TO ITS MEMBERS, UM, AND INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE, UH, THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES UPON APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL UP TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. UH, AND SUCH AND SUCH CONSIDERATION SHALL BE ONCE A YEAR AND SHALL BE BUDGETED. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. AND A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION APPROVE. SIX ZERO. THE NEXT PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT SIMPLY, UH, PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR COUNCIL IN ITS ELECTION OF A MAYOR PRO TEM. INSTEAD OF RESTRICTING THE COUNCIL TO ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER, THIS PROVIDES A TIMEFRAME FROM ABOUT NOVEMBER 15TH THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, IN WHICH THE COUNCIL MAY ELECT ITS MAYOR. PROTO. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION A MOTION BY MAYOR PROTO KLAUSER. IS THERE A SEC? SECOND BY, BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY SIX TO ZERO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE ADDS LANGUAGE. CLARIFYING THAT APPOINTMENT WHEN THERE IS A VACANCY, UH, CAN ONLY OCCUR IF THERE ARE 12 MONTHS OR LESS ON AN UNEXPIRED TERM. AND THIS IS, UH, CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY. I'LL SECOND. IT'S [00:45:01] BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY SIX TO ZERO. PROPOSE AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX PROVIDES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO MEETINGS IN 10 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND. A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY SIX TO ZERO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN DECREASES THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR A QUORUM IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. AND THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE DOES LIMIT THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES TO INSTANCES IN WHICH STATE LAW ALLOWS LESS THAN FOUR PEOPLE, LESS THAN THE PRESCRIBED AMOUNT FOR A QUORUM. MAYOR, I, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION, BUT, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN, UH, FOR AUDIENCE'S PURPOSES SPECIFICALLY, UM, WHAT THOSE LIMITED PURPOSES ARE PER STATE LAW? CURRENTLY? YES, SIR. PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED WHEN IT CANVASES ELECTIONS TO HAVE TWO MEMBERS, UH, AS A QUORUM. THE CHARTER, AS IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN, REQUIRES FOUR MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT AT ALL MEETINGS FOR ACTIONS TO OCCUR. BUT OF COURSE, STATE LAW, UH, TRUMPS THAT. AND THIS SIMPLY CLARIFIES THAT AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW, THE CITY COUNCIL CAN HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS PRESENT IN ORDER TO CANVAS AN ELECTION. SECOND, THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT MOTION WAS APPROVED. SIX TO ZERO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUIRED TO REQUEST AN ORDINANCE FROM ONE TO TWO. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT THIS AMENDMENT. SECOND. IF THERE'S, IF I MAY, IF THERE'S NO POSITIVE ACTION, THEN YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION. WE CAN JUST GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. IF THERE'S NOT A MOTION TO ADOPT, OKAY. OR TO MOVE IT FORWARD. CALLING FOR A MOTION. SEEING NONE. ONE MOVE. OKAY. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE PROVIDES THAT, UH, REIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED EVERY 10 YEARS DUE TO TECHNOLOGY. UH, WE ARE ABLE TO SEE CHANGES TO OUR CODE, UH, QUARTERLY, BECAUSE THE CODE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. PROPOSED. AMENDMENT NUMBER 10, UH, REQUIRES THAT THE CITY MANAGER OBTAIN A COUNCIL CONSULTATION BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT, SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. AND AGAIN, THAT CONSULTATION IS IN LIEU OF COUNCIL. ACTION. THANK. MOTION. SECOND. IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. PROPOSE AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 DECREASES THE AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER TO WAIT, UH, TO SERVE AS CITY MANAGER AFTER BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. AND TO JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS, THERE IS CURRENTLY LANGUAGE IN THE CITY'S CHARTER THAT AUTHORIZES ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SERVE AS EMPLOYEES AFTER ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE IN WHICH THEY SERVED. UH, THERE IS SOMEWHAT OF AN INCONSISTENCY WITH THIS PROVISION, UH, AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MAKE THIS ONE YEAR INSTEAD OF, UH, THAT RECOMMENDATION OR, UH, THAT, UH, PROVISION TWO YEARS, BECAUSE THIS ONE YEAR TIMEFRAME IS ACTUALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE WAITING PERIOD FOR STATE LAW, AS WELL AS, UH, SEVERAL OTHER CITIES. CALLING FOR A MOTION. UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MAYOR PROTON. ER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. SIX ZERO PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 12, AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE PERSONNEL RULES IN CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL INSTEAD OF REQUIRING COUNCIL ADOPTION. MOTION. [00:50:02] UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 13, UH, TAKES LANGUAGE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE CHARTER AND CREATES A SEPARATE SUBSECTION FOR IT. IT SIMPLY PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL WILL STILL CONTINUE TO AUTHORIZE PAY AND A PAY PLAN PURSUANT TO AN ORDINANCE THAT'S ADOPTED BY COUNCIL CALLING FOR A MOTION. SO MOVED. MAYOR. A MOTION BY COUNCIL BROWN MARSHALL. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. PROPOSED AMENDMENT 14 REQUIRES THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO VERIFY RESIDENCY OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE BY VIEWING A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR A TEXAS IDENTIFICATION CARD, AS WELL AS UTILITY BILLS. MOTION. MOTION MOTION. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY WITH THE MOTION, OR SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT MOTION, THIS IS THE ITEM THAT YOU WERE DISCUSSING INITIALLY? OH, YEAH. YES. OR, OR WHICH SHE WOULD LIKE TO ADD. I WAS SAYING THAT I WANTED TO, WELL, YOU SAID UTILITY BILLS, BUT I WAS SAYING THAT WE NEEDED TO ALSO ADD THINGS SUCH AS, IN MY OPINION, UH, COLLEAGUES, UH, RENTAL AGREEMENTS OR DEEDS OR HOMESTEAD, HOMESTEAD INFORMATION, UM, AND, AND POSSIBLY AN AFFIDAVIT SORTS THAT WOULD BE SIGNED, UH, WITH, WITH, WITH THAT STATED INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE TO VERIFY. OKAY. UM, AND SO I CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK BEFORE THE, WE FINALIZE THE LANGUAGE FOR THE PROPOSED BALLOT, UH, WITH SOME LANGUAGE FOR YOU, INCLUDING THOSE ITEMS. UH, IF THAT'S YOUR MOTION, I MEAN, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO THE CHECKLIST. YEAH. YEAH. I WOULD, UH, ASK THAT YOU, UH, IN CONSIDERATION TO INCLUDE, UH, THE, UH, UH, UH, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO, WHO MAY BE, UH, APPLYING FOR A POSITION, UH, THAT'S, UH, CONTROLLED BY THE DISTRICT, THAT, THAT ALSO, THAT INDIVIDUAL ALSO RESIDES IN THE DISTRICT THAT THEY WANT TO REPRESENT IN THEIR ELECTION. OKAY. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND, AND I THINK IT, UM, ANOTHER THING KIND OF PIGGYBACKING ON THAT IS ENSURING THAT, UM, IN OUR UNINCORPORATED AREAS, ETJ, THAT ANYONE THAT MAY BE RUNNING FOR DISTRICT OR AT LARGE, TRULY A, A RESIDENT CITY OF MISSOURI. OKAY. MAY I APPROACH? AND SECOND IT, INITIAL MOTION IS BY COUNCIL MEMBER. YES, SIR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION TO PROVE UNANIMOUSLY SIX TO ZERO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 15 REQUIRES THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAYOR'S, UH, SIGNATURE ON CHECKS TO, OR PROVIDES THAT THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE ON CHECKS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE SIGNATURE OF THE CITY MANAGER. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MOTION BY MAYOR PROTON CALLING FOR A SECOND. OKAY. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I DIDN'T GET ALL THOSE HANDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION APPROVE FOR ALL THOSE AGAINST, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I'M SORRY. MOTION APPROVE FOUR TO TWO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 16. UH, REALLY DEFERS TO STATE LAW FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, UH, BUT DOES REQUIRE THAT WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND COMMISSIONERS MUST DISCLOSE THAT CONFLICT TO THE BOARD. I MAKE A MOTION THERE. OKAY. CON FOR A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN RILEY. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION ON THIS MATTER. AT, UH, OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY, UH, WE WILL HAVE FOR YOU PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR THE BALLOT. THE CITY WILL, UH, THEN PRES OR STAFF WILL PRESENT [00:55:01] AN ORDINANCE TO CALL THE SPECIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 5TH. UM, THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ELECTION DATE, OF COURSE, IS THE UNIFORM ELECTION DATE OF NOVEMBER 5TH. THANK YOU. SO, E JOYCE? YES, SIR. I JUST HAVE ONE, ONE COMMENT, OR YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN, IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER IT. SO, EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TODAY IS TO PLACE THESE 16 ITEMS OR ON THE BALLOT THAT'S CORRECT. FOR THIS NOVEMBER. THAT'S CORRECT. WHICH ALLOWS THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY TO VOTE YES. UP OR DOWN. THAT IS CORRECT. AND ONCE, IF IT PASSES, THEN IT COMES BACK AS IT'S THE FINAL. AND IF, AND THOSE THAT FAILS, GO AWAY. THAT IS CORRECT. RIGHT? YES, SIR. SO THE CITIZENS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY, WELL, BASICALLY THE CITIZEN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS. ABSOLUTELY. AS A HOME RULE CITY, THE CITIZENS GET TO DETERMINE WHAT IS PLACED IN THEIR CHARTERS, RIGHT? YES. SO ALL THESE 16 ITEMS THAT THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT VOTED TODAY WA THE VOTE WAS TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. BLESS. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOYCE. ITEM NUMBER [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to exec...] NINE A IS AUTHORIZATION, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION, WHICH IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT WITH BASS CONSTRUCTION FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT RIDGEVIEW PARK HUNDREDTH TRAIL PARK, QU GREEN WEST PARK, AND TREL PARK IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 582,299 AND 53 CENTS. UH, DANIELLE STEWART? YES, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. EVENING. UM, SO THIS IS A JOB ORDER CONTRACT ALLOWING US TO ACCOMPLISH MULTIPLE OF OUR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THIS YEAR. UM, I HAVE OUTLINED THEM HERE FOR YOU. IT WILL INCLUDE OUR TROXEL PARK ENTRANCE SIGN, AS WELL AS THE HUNTER'S TRAIL PARK ENTRANCE SIGN. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE STYLE AND DESIGN THAT THAT IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING OUR SECOND PHASE, THIRD PHASE NOW OF RENOVATIONS AT QUAIL GREEN WEST PARK, WHICH WILL BE A BASKETBALL COURT ROOF REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS SOME STRUCTURAL AND AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BASKETBALL COURT THERE. UM, AS, AND THEN INTERNALLY WE'LL BE DOING SOME LANDSCAPING TO REALLY MAKE THAT PARK POP. UM, THIS WILL ALSO BE THE RIDGEVIEW PARK PAVILION IN REPLACEMENTS THAT IS PART OF THE 2021 BOND. UM, WE'LL BE REPLACING ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE STRUCTURES AGAIN TO MATCH, UM, THE OTHERS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM FOR MORE OF A CONSISTENT RECOGNIZABLE LOOK THROUGHOUT OUR PARK SYSTEM. UM, AND THEN WITH WHAT WE HAVE LEFT, WE WILL BE ADDRESSING SOME OF OUR PARK'S NEEDS ASSESSMENT ITEMS. OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN 2017, AND WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE MINOR REPAIRS THAT REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE TECHNICAL SKILL THAN WE CAN DO IN-HOUSE. SO WE'LL BE COMPLETING SOME OF THOSE WITH OUR OPERATING FUNDS. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RECOGNIZING. COUNCIL MEMBER BON. UH, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR. UH, DANIEL, WHEN, UH, IS TR PARK SLATED TO OPEN AGAIN? WE ARE IN OUR FINAL GRADING AND TURF ESTABLISHMENT. UM, AND THEN WE'LL NEED, BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GONNA NEED TO LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT MID TO LATE AUGUST PENDING ANY WEATHER DELAYS, UM, WITH WHAT THEY'RE ANTICIPATING. WE COULD BE PUSHED BACK A WEEK OR TWO, UM, BUT WE ARE LIKELY GONNA BE SCHEDULING AS SOON AS THEY'RE COMPLETE. I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU GUYS TO CONFIRM EVERYTHING, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT LATE AUGUST FOR A RIBBON CUTTING. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . SEE NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, DANIELLE. [(c) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to nego...] ITEM NUMBER NINE C, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH TRAFFIC TECHS INCORPORATED FOR THE LAKE COLUMBIA SIGNAL IN INSULATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1,328,793 AND 87 CENTS. WE HAVE A, A PRESENTATION OR COMMENTS BY MARCUS SNELL, OUR CITY ENGINEER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. AND COUNCIL EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THAT PROJECT, ON THIS PROJECT AS WE'RE READY TO MOVE INTO CONTRACTING ON IT. SO, AS YOU REMEMBER, UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT BRINGING IN THREE SIGNALS ON LAKE OLYMPIA AT CROW VALLEY PENINSULA, SWAN ISLAND, AND MISTY HOLLOW DRIVE. WE HAD ORIGINALLY PAUSED THE PROJECT, WE'LL PAUSE MOVING FORWARD, UH, TO REEVALUATE ROUNDABOUTS AS AN OPTION THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY THE CITIZENS. WE EVALUATED THOSE AND DUE TO COST CONCERNS AND RIGHT AWAY CONSTRAINTS, [01:00:01] WE DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT OPTION. ULTIMATELY, STICKING WITH THE BASE PROJECT OF THREE SIGNALS TO SHOW HOW THE COST HAD PROGRESSED OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT. ORIGINALLY, WE HAD ESTIMATED THAT WAS GONNA BE AROUND $1.5 MILLION AFTER THE ENGINEER GETTING INTO THE PROJECT, DOING SOME DESIGN. THIS BASE PROJECT WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND $1.4 MILLION. WHEN WE CAME IN FOR BID, GOSH, WE WERE NOT THE LOWEST BID. SOMETIMES THE CITY'S THE LOWEST BIDDER. THIS TIME WE WEREN'T, WOULD SOMEBODY BEAT US? AND THAT'S TRAFFIC TECHS. THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THE PROJECT CHEAPER THAN WE THOUGHT WE COULD DO IT OURSELVES. AND THAT'S FANTASTIC. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID REEVALUATE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, ORIGINALLY WE WERE LOOKING AT ADDING SOME RIGHT TURN LANES IN AT MISTY HOLLOW. SO A WHAT SOUTH TO WESTBOUND, RIGHT TURN LANE, AND THEN AN EAST TO NORTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE. AS WE DUG INTO THE DESIGN ON THAT, WE NOTICED THERE WERE SOME GRADE ISSUES. IT WAS JUST A LITTLE TOO STEEP THERE ON LAKE OLYMPIA THAT IF WE WERE TO PUT IN THAT RIGHT TURN LANE, WE WERE GONNA BE RIGHT UP AGAINST, UH, THOSE, THAT BACK WALL. AND IN ORDER TO GET THE SLOPE TO WORK, WE'D HAVE TO BUILD A RETAINING WALL. I'D BLOW THE COST OUT, AND WE'D NEVER HAVE A PROJECT OFF ON MISTY HOLLOW. THERE WAS SOME RIGHT OF WAY CONSIDERATIONS AND SOME UTILITY CONFLICTS THAT WERE ALSO MAKING THE PROJECT COST PROHIBITIVE. SO IN ORDER TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD AND NOT LET A GOOD PROJECT BE BOGGED DOWN BY AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT PROJECT, WE DELAYED THOSE ELEMENTS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS OR WE'RE RECOMMENDING WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. UM, AND THEN REEVALUATE THAT AS THOSE TRAFFIC SIGNALS COME ONLINE, AS WE CAN TEST OUT THE TIMINGS AND SEE WHAT BENEFITS WE CAN GET, THEN REEVALUATE IF WE NEED THOSE RIGHT TURN LANES OR NOT. AND WE CAN ALWAYS DO THOSE AT A LATER DAY BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE COST SAVINGS, WE REALIZE WITH TRAFFIC TECHS. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S 190 DAY CONSTRUCTION TIME PER THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WE GET GOING TODAY. THAT PUTS US AROUND APRIL MAY COMPLETION DATE. WE'RE HOPING WE CAN BE FAR MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THAT. OUR BIGGEST LEAD ITEM IS GOING TO BE THE PROCUREMENT OF THE TRAFFIC POLLS. THAT'S ABOUT SIX MONTHS, GIVE OR TAKE. IF WE CAN GET THOSE IN FASTER, WE CAN GET COMPLETED FASTER. SO WE'RE GONNA WORK, UH, TRAFFIC TAX IF WE DECIDE TO GO WITH TRAFFIC TAX, UH, IS GONNA WORK WITH THEIR SUPPLIERS AND TRY TO, TO GET THOSE ITEMS IN. ALSO, TO HELP WORKING WITH TIMING, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON ALL INTERSECTIONS CONCURRENTLY, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST DROPPING THOSE POLES. WE'RE NOT DOING, UH, THOSE ADDITIONAL TURN LANES AT MISTY HOLLOW. IT'LL HELP US GO A LITTLE BIT QUICKER ON THAT. IT'S GONNA HAVE LIMITED LANE CLOSURES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT, UH, TEARING OUT, UH, FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL LANES. SO WE'RE HOPING TO GO A LITTLE BIT QUICKER AND GET DONE FASTER. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. AND THAT'S MY NAME IN CASE YOU FORGOT WHO I AM. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF . WE DO HAVE COUPLE OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT SIGNED UP, AND MINE WAS FIRST. I I DO RECALL, UM, JUST SO FOR THE RESIDENTS OR FOR THE CITIZENS ESPECIALLY THAT LIVES IN LAKE OLYMPIA TO UNDERSTAND, I I DO RECALL THERE WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND ROUNDABOUT AND YES, WHY WE HAVE NOT GONE THAT ROUTE. SO THE, THERE ARE TWO REASONS WHY WE DIDN'T GO WITH THE ROUNDABOUT OPTION. RIGHT NOW, THE SIGNALS, UH, PER INTERSECTION AT A SIGNAL, WE WERE LOOKING AT AROUND HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR A ROUNDABOUT PER INTERSECTION. WE WERE LOOKING AT, I THINK $1,000,001.2 MILLION. SO DRAMATICALLY HIGHER COST. BUT ADDITIONALLY, ROUNDABOUTS JUST TAKE MORE SPACE IN ORDER TO APPROACH AND HAVE A SAFE TRAVERSE ANGLE. YOU, YOU REALLY GOTTA WIDEN IT OUT. AND IN A FEW OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS, IT WOULD PUT THE EDGE OF THE ROUNDABOUT RIGHT. AT SOME PEOPLE'S FRONT DOORS. WE WOULDN'T WANNA DO THAT TO ANYONE. GOT IT. YOU KNOW, UM, ONE MY LAST QUESTION IS THAT LAKE COLUMBIA PARKWAY AND MUSTANG, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT ROAD RIGHT THERE IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS, I THINK IN LAKE COLUMBIA PARKWAY. PERIOD. UM, AS YOU, WHEN YOUR REPORT, UM, AS YOU MENTIONED THAT THE DEDICATED RIGHT LANE, UH, FROM LAKE OLYMPIA, UM, OR FROM THE OTHER ROAD MUSTANG, UH, TRAILS TO BACK TO LAKE COLUMBIA, UH, YOU SAID THAT THE SPACING WAS AN ISSUE. I KNOW THERE ARE SIDEWALKS THAT'S GOING THROUGH THERE AT SOME POINT IN TIME. AF EVEN AFTER WE PUT THIS LIGHT INTO SECTION LIGHT, IF THAT TENDS TO CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM, HOW WILL WE, HOW, HOW WILL YOU RECTIFY THIS ISSUE? IT GETS TRICKY, MAYOR. UM, WE WOULD RECTIFY THAT ISSUE BY, IF WE WERE TO ADD THAT RIGHT TURN LANE, WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD THE RETAINING WALL UP ON THAT NORTH SIDE. AND THAT WOULD BE A LARGER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, A SIGNIFICANT COST INCREASE. UH, WE CAN REEVALUATE THAT. THE, THAT WOULD BE THE MOST, THAT [01:05:01] WOULD BE THE SAFEST OPTION FROM A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT, BUT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE TRICKIER FROM, UH, AN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT. OKAY. WE COULD, WE CAN DO IT. IT'S, IT JUST WILL NOT BE FREE, SIR. OKAY. BUT THERE ARE OPTIONS. RIGHT? THERE ARE ALWAYS OPTIONS. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING BECAUSE TODAY IT'S A STOP AND GO STOP AND GO, WHICH MEANS IS THERE'S CONSTANT MOVEMENT, RIGHT? AND THEN WHEN YOU PUT A LIGHT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A FULL STOP. AND THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO'S TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO MISTY HOLLOW, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA BLOCK THAT RIGHT LANE TO SOMEWHAT. AND, AND, AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'VE ASKED THAT QUESTION. I MEAN, I DON'T THINK MISTY HOLLOW WILL HAVE THAT ISSUE. I THINK LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY COMING FROM THE TOLL ROAD INTO LAKE OLYMPIA IS WHERE I SEE THIS MORE OF THIS, ESPECIALLY DURING TRAFFIC TIMES. UH, IN THE EVENING, UH, IF YOU WILL, IS PROBABLY WHERE THE, WHERE THE, WHERE THE ISSUE IS. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A COMMON, I MEAN, I THINK I'M SURE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. BUT WITH THAT, I YIELD BACK. THERE ARE, UH, OTHERS WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, MARCUS. WILL THE POLLS BE THE DECORATIVE POLLS? THE BLACK THEY WILL COUNCIL MEMBER AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE DELAY. FOR THE WHAT? THE, FOR THE, THE SIX MONTH, UM, TIME HORIZON ON GETTING THE POLLS IN. OKAY. AND HAVE WE EVER WORKED WITH TRAFFIC TECH BEFORE? TRAFFIC TECHS? WE HAVE NOT WORKED WITH TRAFFIC TECHS BEFORE. UH, THEY'RE A FIRST TIME THEY'VE BEEN AROUND, BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME WORKING WITH THEM. UM, WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THIS PROJECT. WE HAVE GOOD FAITH IN THE PROJECT TEAM ON THE CITY SIDE AND THEY'VE BEEN RESPONSIVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN MEMBER. UH, SHE HAS OKAY. . ALRIGHT. RECOGNIZING CO. ALRIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BON, UH, JUST FOR HIS HISTORY'S SAKE, UM, CAN YOU KIND OF JUST BRIEFLY BRING US, UH, UP TO SPEED ON WHY THIS WAS EVEN CONSIDERED? UH, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THAT ARE NOT MAYBE LAKE OLYMPIA RESIDENTS OR IN THAT AREA LIVING, BUT THEY TRAVEL, UH, AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO GET ON TO FORT BENTO, THAT'S KIND OF THEIR BACK WAY, UH, TO EITHER GO TO, TO HIGHWAY SIX OR TRY TO GET TO 10 92 OR, UH, TURTLE CREEK DRIVE. SO, UH, WHAT WAS THE, THE REASON THAT WE, UH, ARE DOING THIS COUNCIL MEMBER, I BELIEVE YOU SUMMED THAT UP NICELY AS A REASON WE WERE DOING THIS, BUT, UH, THIS IS PART OF THE 21 BOND PROGRAM. AND THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS IS, UH, FIRST OFF FOR SAFETY, UH, SECOND OFF FOR TRAFFIC FLOW AND THIRD FOR, UH, A DEGREE OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. I WOULDN'T SAY TRAFFIC CALMING. WE DON'T USE SIGNALS FOR TRAFFIC CALMING. HOWEVER, UH, AS WE MANAGE THE TRAFFIC FLOW VIA THE SIGNALS AND APPROPRIATE TIMINGS, IT DOES HELP MOVE THINGS IN A MORE ORDERLY MANNER, UH, WHICH SHOULD BRING SPEEDS BACK INTO LINE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. SO IT'S THREE THINGS TO JUST HELP MANAGE TRAFFIC, TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND NOT TO TRAFFIC HOME, BUT ALMOST TWO. OKAY. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAY APPROACH HIM. KLAUSER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. SEEN NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ITEM [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Second and Final Reading - An ordi...] NUMBER 10 ARE ORDINANCES. UH, 10 A, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. AMENDING CHAPTER TWO, ADMINISTRATION OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE AMENDING REGULATIONS REGARDING THE PRO PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE ORDER OF BUSINESS, AND THE READING OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. OKAY. UH, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. UH, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT IS ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE YOUR EFFICIENCY IN YOUR MEETINGS. THIS ORDINANCE PRIMARILY MAKES TWO CHANGES. UM, AFTER THE FIRST READING, THE ORDINANCE REDUCES THE TIME IN WHICH THE PUBLIC, UH, MAY MAKE COMMENTS FROM THREE MINUTES TO ONE AND A HALF MINUTES FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE, UH, ORDINANCE PROVIDES THAT ORDINANCES MAY BE ADOPTED AT SPECIAL MEETINGS. UH, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE. OKAY, THANK YOU. I SEE THERE'S A MOTION BY CONSTABLE BROWN. MARSHALL, WHAT'S YOUR MOTION, [01:10:02] MAYOR? MY MOTION IS TO ACTUALLY MOVE TOWARDS GOING WITH STATE LAW. THAT WOULD REMOVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF TIME UNLESS IT'S IN REGARDS TO SOMETHING THAT IS ON THE AGENDA. OKAY, THANK YOU. THERE'S A SECOND BY MAYOR PROAM KLAUSER. MINE IS NOT WORKING. THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING BACKWARDS. UM, IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLAUSER, UH, SEEN ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MOTION APPROVE. FOUR TO TWO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11, [11. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS] OUR COUNCIL COMMENTS. UH, WE'LL START WITH A LARGE POSITION ONE. SONIA BROWN MARSHALL MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COMMENT, UM, OPPORTUNITY. UM, IT'S REAL. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO MAKE SUCH A MOTION, BUT, UM, WE JUST DON'T HAVE A WAY TO DEFEND OURSELVES AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT ARE, THAT END UP COMING BEFORE US, OFTENTIMES IT'S NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE INFORMATION AND WE DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK BEFORE THE CITIZENS TO SAY ANYTHING. AND THAT MAKES IT REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT. AND SOMETIMES MORE OFTENTIMES VERY DISHEARTENING. EVEN FOR ME, ON TONIGHT'S COMMENTS WERE MADE IN WHICH ALLEGEDLY I SAID SOME THINGS AND I DIDN'T FIND THAT ALL THOSE COMMENTS WERE EXACTLY TRUE. SO IT IS HARD. BUT I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS. I AM APPROACHABLE. I AM REACHABLE. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME IF THERE'S INFORMATION THAT I CANNOT GET BACK WITH YOU ON, 'CAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ACCURATE INFORMATION. WE HAVE A STAFF TEAM HERE THAT IS INCREDIBLE AND I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU AND GET IT BACK TO YOU. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT RIGHT INFORMATION IS PLACED OUT INTO THE PUBLIC AND IN A SETTING SO THAT IT IS CORRECT AND ACCURATE. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR ME THAT CITIZENS ARE HEARD, AND THAT'S WHY I WAS TRULY IN FAVOR OF MAKING SURE THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS COULD BE HEARD DURING AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA. THAT IS I IMPORTANT TO US. SO PLEASE DON'T STOP COMING, BUT WE WANT TO GET IT. WE WANT TO BE EFFICIENT, OR I WANT TO BE EFFICIENT. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA, UM, OR AS MY FIRST MAN CALLS IT, YOGI. I HAD A GREAT TIME. IT WAS MY FIRST YOGA PRACTICE. IT WAS HELD OVER IN SUGAR LAND. I'M HOPEFUL ONE YEAR THAT WE'LL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD IT HERE IN OUR VERY OWN CITY, RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A, UM, PROCLAMATION, UM, TO THE HINDU COMMUNITY FOR PUTTING ON SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENT. UM, I DID GET A OPPORTUNITY ALSO THE OTHER DAY TO CRASH THE MISSOURI CITY WOMEN'S CLUB, A LUNCHEON WHERE THEY CELEBRATED THE BIRTHDAYS OF MS. JEAN SHEY. SHE TURNED 94 YEARS OLD AND SHE LOOKS REALLY GOOD FOR HER AGE, GETS AROUND GREAT. AND SO IT WAS JUST AN AWESOME TIME TO SEE HER. SHE'S LIVED IN OUR COMMUNITY WELL OVER 70 PLUS YEARS, AND SHE STILL GETS AROUND REALLY WELL. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN, JEAN. UM, THIS COMING THURSDAY IS THE 4TH OF JULY. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, PLEASE STAY HYDRATED. PLEASE VISIT OUR CITY OPPORTUNITY ON THURSDAY. AND, UM, ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS WILL BE PERFORMING ON THAT NIGHT AS WELL, THE CITY. WE'LL SEE YOU THERE, . ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEMER. YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL FOR, UM, YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE, UM, UH, TIME. AND I DO WANT TO ECHO THAT WE ARE NOT AS THE NARRATIVE IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SILENCE. WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT DOING THAT. UM, I BELIEVE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, ALL OF US, ARE ACCESSIBLE. UM, AND WHEN YOU EMAIL US, WHEN YOU CALL US, WE REPLY. AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT. AND, UH, EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID WAS SPOT ON AND WE WILL CONTINUE. IN FACT, OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS OUR, OUR INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE. UM, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL, UM, HAVE ACCESS TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES TO KEEP, UM, SENDING US INFORMATION THAT IS OF CONCERN TO YOU IN YOUR, UH, IN YOUR COMMUNITIES. UM, I, UH, I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN MISSOURI CITY. UM, I SEE DANITA'S FROZEN, UH, DANITA CARRIES FROZEN ICE. I ALSO WANNA ALSO THANK AGAIN, GEORGE AND THOMASINE JOHNSON, WHO RUN OUR FARMER'S [01:15:01] MARKET RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. IT'S OUR WEEKLY FARMER'S MARKET EVERY SATURDAY FROM NINE TO TWO O'CLOCK. A UH, 2:00 PM SOMETIMES NINE TO ONE. OKAY. UM, SOMETIMES IT GETS SO HOT OUT THERE, BUT Y'ALL ARE THERE. YOU'RE WORKING. I, I COME AND GET MY FRESH VEGETABLES. I COME AND GET SOME PAWLING FROM MR. OTIS. UM, JUST, WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THESE ARE TWO RIGHT THERE. I ALSO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DOUBLE DAVE'S PIZZA IN MISSOURI CITY. UM, THEY, UH, THEY HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENTLY ABLED. MY SON STARTED WORKING THERE LAST WEEK, AND HE WENT HOME TODAY AFTER HIS MORNING SHIFT AND TOOK A NAP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO HIM AT WORK, BUT I WAS NOT COMPLAINING. SO, JUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I'M CHEATING ON MISSOURI CITY WHEN I TAKE MY, MY, MY SALES TAX DOLLARS OUT OF THE CITY. BUT, UH, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. AND, UM, TO THAT I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING DISTRICT A COUNCIL MEMBER, MONICA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T HAVE AS BUSY OF, UH, A COUPLE OF WEEKS DUE TO MY RECOVERY, BUT I DO WANNA SAY, FIRST OFF, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, UH, ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS OF COUNCIL, UH, BROWN MARSHALL, THAT PLEASE COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US ON THE 4TH OF JULY. WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT OVER THERE ACROSS THE STREET AT THE HCC BEHIND IN THE BIG GIANT FIELD. WE HAVE LOTS OF FA FESTIVITIES FROM 5:00 PM AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BEST FIREWORK SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF ANY COUNTY, UH, RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, 9:00 PM PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT AND JOIN US. UM, I DID WANNA SAY, UH, THANK YOU TO ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO SHARED THEIR COMMENTS AND THEIR THOUGHTS, YOU KNOW, OVER THESE LAST FEW WEEKS. UH, JUST KNOW THAT WE AS COUNCIL, I'M ECHOING AGAIN, THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COMMENTS FROM, UH, MAYOR PRO, TIM KLAUSER AND COUNCILWOMAN, UH, BROWN MARSHALL. WE ARE VERY ACCESSIBLE. WE ARE VERY VISIBLE, WE'RE TANGIBLE, AND WE'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO TALK WITH YOU, MEET WITH YOU, CONTACT US, WHATEVER YOU MAY NEED. AND OF COURSE, OUR STAFF IS HERE TO DO THE SAME. AND SO I REALLY, TRULY ENCOURAGE, UM, OUR RESIDENTS TO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU REACH OUT TO US. WHAT YOU DO HERE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS IS ONLY A PORTION OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE CAN HAVE OFFLINE AS WELL. UM, AND I DID WANT TO, UH, ALSO SAY, UM, THANK YOU TO FIRE STATION THREE AGAIN FOR RECEIVING ME. I HAD A GREAT TIME SPENDING THE AFTERNOON WITH THEM TALKING, UM, AND SHARING SOME, SOME WONDERFUL, UH, JOKES ABOUT, UH, MY RECOVERY WITH THEM. AND THEN LASTLY, WANTED TO SAY, UH, PLEASE, UH, OUR POLICE OFFICERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO OUT THERE. UM, SOMETIMES IT'S A THANKLESS JOB, BUT PLEASE KEEP YOUR MORALE UP, YOU KNOW, KNOW THAT WE AS COUNCIL, CITIZENS, RESIDENTS, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK, THE DEDICATION THAT YOU, YOU DO FOR US TO KEEP US SAFE. UM, EVEN WHEN THINGS, YOU KNOW, MAY NOT BE PERFECT. JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, ARE DOING WELL. SO KEEP YOUR MORALE UP, UM, AS WELL. AND SO, I JUST WANNA LEAVE YOU GUYS WITH THOSE THOUGHTS, UM, AND TO OUR ENTIRE STAFF, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THIS CITY. I TRULY, TRULY, AND WE ALL APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT Y'ALL DO AND ALL OF THE EFFORTS AND YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR PASSION, UH, FOR THIS CITY AND FOR THE RESIDENTS. SO, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING DISTRICT B COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY L BONNE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY. I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN OFFICIAL MEETING. UH, WE ARE ELECTED BY YOU, THE CITIZENS, AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU HAVE ACCESS BY WAY OF EMAIL OR PHONE CALL, UM, YOU SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO US EVEN AT THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND SO WITH THAT, UH, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP COMING AND KEEP LETTING YOUR VOICES BE HEARD. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING DISTRICT D COUNCIL MEMBER LORD EMERY. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I ALSO WANT TO ECHO, UH, THE, UH, THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY, UH, SONIA MARSH BROWN AND, UH, OUR, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, LYNN KLAUSER. UH, AS FAR AS ACCESSIBILITY TO, UH, UH, TO EACH OF US, UH, WE, UH, TAKE PRIDE IN BEING ABLE TO SAY THAT. UH, WE TRY TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT COME TO US, UH, EITHER THROUGH PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS OR TEXTS. UM, AND, UH, MYSELF PERSONALLY, UH, I, I FEEL LIKE, UH, THAT'S, UH, A PRIME, UH, PRIORITY FOR ME IS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO RESPOND TO, UH, [01:20:01] ALL OF MY CONSTITUENTS OR THE, UH, OTHER, UH, UH, CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, UH, WHEN NECESSARY. SO, UM, WHAT WE DID THIS EVENING FOR ME IS NOT, UH, A, UH, AN ELIMINATION OF ACCESSIBILITY TO, UH, TO MYSELF AND, UH, UH, THE COUNCIL. SO PLEASE, UH, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, UH, THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE AS FAR AS MAKING CONTACT WITH US, UH, WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND, AND YOUR CONCERNS, BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO HEAR THOSE AND, UH, THEY'RE OF, UH, PRIME IMPORTANCE TOS. SO, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, I DO ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, FARMER'S MARKET, THE ONLY ONE IN MISSOURI CITY, RIGHT? UM, AND I MEAN, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT BE KNOWN. UM, I'VE BEEN OUT THERE SEVERAL TIMES WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THOMASINE, YOU DO SUCH A GREAT JOB OF HOLDING EVERYONE TOGETHER AND CONTINUATION OF, AND ELEVATING EVEN IN THE WHEELCHAIR WHILE YOU WERE HURT. SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. UH, DANITA CARRIES DELIGHTS. UH, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE. UH, YOU EVEN HAVE A, UH, UH, I GUESS A DELIGHT NAMED AFTER, UH, COUNCILMAN RAMONI, UH, ROOT BEER. UH, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD PICK, UH, AT LEAST ONE OF US EVERY YEAR, OTHER ONCE TO GET FROM BEER AFTER US. I GUESS. I GUESS HE'S YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, I'D ASSUME. AND, AND HE'S SPECIAL. SO, JEFF, CONGRATULATIONS. DOESN'T GET , UM, JULY 4TH CELEBRATION. UH, THIS IS, UH, OUR NATION'S, UH, CELEBRATION. SO WE, MISSOURI CITY HAS ALWAYS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND I CAN'T THANK, UH, ENOUGH, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER STAFF THAT WORK SO CLOSELY, UH, WITH IT. UH, WE'RE CALLING IT A FOURTH FEST, UH, THIS YEAR. UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL. AND I'M TOLD BY OUR PARKS, UM, THAT THE FIREWORKS WILL GO ON AT 9:00 PM SHARP. SO, AND IT, THE EVENT STARTS AT 5:00 PM THERE'S ACTIVITIES FOR ALL KIDS, ALL AGES, ALL TYPE OF EVENTS. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US AND HAVE ONE OF THOSE MISSOURI CITY PRIDE, UH, AND OUR NATION'S PRIDE. UH, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE. UM, I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF. I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD WITH THE, OUR BUDGET PROCESS. AND I WANNA THANK CITY ATTORNEY FOR TAKING YOUR TIME WITH THE, UH, CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND GOING THROUGH THIS IN DETAIL. AND I WANNA THANK OUR CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MEMBERS, UH, WHO PARTICIPATED IT, IT WAS FIVE, RIGHT? THERE WAS FIVE MEMBERS, THAT WAS MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS THAT WORKED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR ABOUT, I WANNA SAY ABOUT SIX MEETINGS. SEVEN MEETINGS, ABOUT 4, 4, 4 MEETINGS. SO IT'S ABOUT ONE, ONE MEETING A MONTH. YES. SO IT'S ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OF THEIR TIME AND GOING THROUGH IT AND GIVING, AND THIS IS TRULY THEIR SUGGESTIONS THAT THEY PUSHED FORWARD TO US. AND WE VOTED ON, ON AL, I THINK OUTTA 1615 ITEMS. YES, SIR. UH, TO COME BEFORE YOU AS CITIZENS, AND THEN YOU CAN VOTE ON IT TO DECIDE WHICH WAY YOU WANT IT TO GO. SO WITH THAT, I, UH, THAT, THAT'S IN NOVEMBER, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND THIS YEAR, THAT ELECTION, RIGHT? UH, ONCE AGAIN, SEE YOU AT THE JULY 4TH CELEBRATION. AND THANK YOU ALL. UH, THERE'S NO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS ITEM. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND END THIS MEETING AT 8:13 PM. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.