[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING.TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 15TH, 2024.
WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO, OUR ROLL CALL.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.
UH, WE HAVE JOBY MATTHEW, DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY WILL LEAD US IN.
I PLEDGE THE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR RICHES STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.
UH, CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS? NO.
[(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...]
NUMBER FIVE, STAFF REPORTS IN THE MANAGEMENT REPORT.UM, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONSENT ITEMS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH CIVIC PLUS FOR HOSTING SERVICES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND ARCHIVING DATA ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE IN AN ANNUAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 86,000.
THE NEXT ITEM, UM, ITEM B UH, STAFF SEEKS AUTHORIZATION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH METRO CITY LLC TO CONSTRUCT A LEFT TURN LANE ON NORTHBOUND KNIGHTS COURT AT STATE HIGHWAY SIX FOR AN AMOUNT OF $129,248.
UH, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP ENHANCE MOBILITY AND REDUCE INGESTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.
THIS IS PART OF THE MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED ON NIGHT COURT AS PART OF THE 2023 FORT BEND COUNTY MOBILITY BOND, UH, PROJECT.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE CITY IS ADVANCING THE FUNDING AND STAFF WILL SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE COUNTY.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER VO.YES, MAYOR, I WAS, UH, GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT, UH, POOL ITEM SIX A FOR DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECONDED BY MAYOR PROTON.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, I SEE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LES, AND I'D LIKE TO DO THE SAME FOR SIX FEET.
SECOND, THE, THE, THE, YOU ALL, UH, DID JUST VOTE ON ITEM SIX B.
SO THE ONLY ITEM SIX A HIS, HE WANTED FULL A.
SO YOU VOTED FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ONLY LEAVES SIX B.
SO THE ONLY ITEM REMAINING IS SIX A FOR DISCUSSION.
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to nego...]
TO SIX A.UH, CITY MANAGER, I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THE SPECIALTY FUNDING, UH, UH, FOR THIS COMMUNICATION? UM, THE, UH, PEG FUND, NO, WE CAN'T USE, UH, SERVICES UNDER THE PEG FUND AS TO BE A CAPITAL PURCHASE.
THE REASON I WAS, UH, SAYING IS WHEN IT SAYS, UH, UH, CIVIC OPTIMIZE ARCHIVE, SOCIAL AND CIVIC READY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
THESE ARE ALL SUB, IF THAT'S SOFTWARE THAT'S, THESE ARE ALL SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
SO THE FIRST PART, WHICH IS THE CIVIC, UM, IS OUR WEBSITE HOSTING.
SO THEY HOST OUR WEBSITE AND THAT'S THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR THAT.
THE ARCHIVE SOCIAL IS A SOLUTION THAT ARCHIVES ALL OF OUR POSTINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO IF YOU GET AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST OR IF ANYTHING IS DELETED BY ANYBODY, IT STILL CAPTURES IT SO THAT IF WE GET AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST, WE'RE STILL COMPLIANT AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
AND THEN CIVIC READY IS OUR, UM, IPAS AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, UH, THAT WE USE FOR MASS NOTIFICATIONS IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES.
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I, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS.YEAH, SO THESE ARE ALL SOFTWARE INCLUDED.
ANY HARDWARE? NO, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY HARDWARE.
THESE ARE ALL SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION ANNUALLY, ABOUT 86,000 BUCKS.
DOES THIS INCLUDE ANY TYPE OF, I GUESS, WEBSITE REDESIGN? YES, IT DOES.
AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THAT GOING.
WE ARCHIVE, HOW LONG IS IT? UM, OUR DATA FIVE YEARS.
FIVE YEARS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA DATA.
ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA DATA, YES.
ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS. YES MA'AM.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? DO WE HAVE THIS
SO IT JUST PURCHASE THE OLD DATA AND CONTINUES AS WE GO ON.
JUST LIKE WE KEEP OUR EMAIL, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR RECORD RETENTION PURPOSES AND, UM, RECORDS MANAGEMENT.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.