Aug 05, 2024 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL.

WE'LL NOW GO TO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GOOD EVENING.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE.

I 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.

THANK YOU.

[(a) Recognition - Golden Tree Award]

COME UP TO THE FRONT PLEASE.

LET'S GIVE OUR MISSOURI CITY GREEN TEAM A HAND.

THANK YOU.

SO ARE WE ON? IS THIS ON? YES.

HELLO.

IS IT ON? DO YOU HEAR ME? YOU GOOD? HI, GOOD.

A GOOD EVENING.

UM, MISSOURI CITY GREEN PRESENTS THE GOLDEN TREE AWARD TO LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE OUTSTANDING IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL CITY STAFF, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE PUBLIC TO NOMINATE, UH, BUSINESSES.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE NOMINATIONS FOR THAT.

UM, JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, UH, SUGGESTED A LIFETIME, UH, TO BE OUR, UM, TO BE OUR, OUR RECIPIENT.

SO PAM AND I DID A TOUR.

WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH FOUR EFFORTS THAT THEY HAVE.

ONE IS REDUCING, UM, GREENHOUSE GASES, CONSERVE WATER, MINIMIZE WASTE, AND INSPIRE ACTION.

SO SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE, UH, BIG A, A TRIM WINDOWS THAT PROVIDE LOTS OF LIGHT THAT ARE NATURAL ALL OVER THE, THE, UH, CLUB THEY HAVE.

UM, LET'S SEE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? OH, IN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIGHTING.

IT'S LET.

UM, THEY ARE RECYCLING PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES.

UH, THEY'RE NOT, NO, THEY'RE REDUCING PLASTIC AND REPLACING IT WITH, UM, ALUMINUM, UM, WHAT IS IT? ALUMINUM RECYCLABLE ALUMINUM.

I'M SORRY.

THEY ARE, THEY'RE REPLACING PLASTIC, UH, UM, UH, MOUTHWASH, UH, LITTLE CUPS WITH, UH, PAPER CUPS.

THEY'RE USING COMPOSTABLE, UH, DINNER PLATES AND UTENSILS THAT CAN GO RIGHT INTO, UH, COMPOST.

THEY'VE GOT NATIVE PLANTS FOR THEIR LANDSCAPE.

THEY HAVE, UM, UH, ADVANCED IRRIGATION FOR THEIR, FOR ALL THEIR LANDSCAPE.

THEY DO NO, DO NOT LONGER, NO LONGER HAVE PLASTIC, UH, UM, MEMBERSHIP CARDS.

THEY ARE, UH, THEY HAVE WATER, UH, FIX STATIONS THAT ARE THE, THE, WHAT IS IT? THE BOTTLED WATER STATIONS FOR THE PRIVATE, UM, BOTTLES.

THEY ARE RECYCLING THEIR TENNIS FALLS.

AND THEY'RE ALSO INSPIRING ACTION BY PARTNERING WITH LIKE SUPPLIERS THAT, THAT, THAT ALSO AGREE WITH THESE SORT OF, UH, UM, VALUES.

AND FOR ALL OF THESE AND PROBABLY A LOT MORE, WE ARE HONORING THE LIFETIME, LIFETIME BUSINESS WITH THE GOLDEN TREE AWARD.

AND THIS IS, WE'D LIKE TO SAY IT IS IN DISTRICT E, WHICH IS COUNCIL PERSON FLOYD EMERY'S DISTRICT.

AND THIS IS .

AND THIS IS I, JOE MEDINA, WHO IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF LIFETIME.

VERY NICE.

OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE ADVERTISE WHAT WE ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT,

[(b) Recognition - Sylvia Cobia as a Certified Municipal Court Clerk]

IS SHE? HERE WE ARE.

COME ON, COME ON UP.

SYLVIA.

WE ARE RECOGNIZING SYLVIA COIA FOR BECOMING ONE OF THE 146 CERTIFIED

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AND HERE TO PRESENT, HERE TO PRESENT HER WITH THE CERTIFICATION IS JENNIFER PERKINS.

ON BEHALF OF THE TEXAS COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION.

HI, MY NAME IS JENNIFER PERKINS WITH THE CITY OF DAYTON.

I'M A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE TEXAS COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF THE TCCA EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT YOUR BEAUTIFUL CITY ON SUCH A IMPORTANT DAY FOR SYLVIA COIA.

WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ANNOUNCE OUT OF, OUT OF APPROXIMATELY 3000 COURT CLERKS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, YOU HAVE ONE OF ONLY 146 CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL COURT CLERKS WORKING FOR YOU AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY.

WOW.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE TITLE OF CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK, A CLERK MUST COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVEL ONE, LEVEL TWO, AND LEVEL THREE.

THESE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE COMPLETING 40 HOURS OF EDUCATION, PASSING A FOUR HOUR EXAM ON EACH LEVEL.

ADDITIONALLY, A CLERK MUST ATTEND A 24 HOUR ASSESSMENT CLINIC, COMPLETE 40 HOURS OF COURT OBSERVATION IN OTHER COURTS, SUBMIT A JOURNAL OF THOSE OBSERVATIONS AND ATTEND A 12 HOUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR SEMINAR.

SYLVIA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS RIGOROUS COURSE OF STUDY CONFIRMS HER DEDICATION TO THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

ON BEHALF OF THE TEXAS COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER AND THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCUS, I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT SYLVIA COIA WITH HER CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK CERTIFICATION AND PLAQUE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I THINK SYLVIA, SYLVIA, SYLVIA, I THINK THIS CALLS FOR CITY COUNCIL TO COME DOWN THERE AND JOIN YOU.

SO COUNSEL, LET'S GO DOWN THERE AND JOIN.

AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU, SYLVIA ROOM BY MYSELF WHILE SHE'S STUDYING GREEN.

I AGREE.

I JUST SAID YES, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AS THEY RELATE TO AGENDA ITEMS. MADAME SECRETARY, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC ITEM, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS? UH, NO.

MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM.

I DID NOT.

[(a) Presentation - 2024 Fire Department ISO 1 Classification Announcement]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO STAFF REPORTS, UH, A, A PRESENTATION, UH, BY CHIEF MARIO PURITA, THE 2024 FIRE DEPARTMENT ISO ONE CLASSIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

COMING TO YOU.

GOOD NEWS THIS EVENING.

UH, AFTER A TWO YEAR PROCESS, WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE A COMMISS TO RECEIVE NOTICE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AN IS O ONE RATING FOR BOTH CITY LIMITS AND THE OP AREAS.

UH, IN MAY OF 2024, WE BEGAN A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION.

UH, THE COMMUNITY IS EVALUATED IN THREE MAJOR AREAS.

ONE IS EMERGENCY DISPATCH.

SO WE WANT TO THANK, UH, DISPATCH, OUR DISPATCH, CENTER MANAGEMENT BY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS SHANNON BROOKFIELD WHO LEADS THAT DEPARTMENT.

UH, THAT'S A BIG CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GRADING SYSTEM.

UH, THE SECOND IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THE BULK OF IT IS OUR FIRE OPERATIONS PROCEDURES TRAINING, UH, FIRE STATION AND LAYOUTS.

THANK YOU.

UH, THE STATION LOCATIONS, APPARATUS, INVESTMENTS, STAFFING MODELS AND RESPONSE MODELS, AS WELL AS THE FIRE CODE INSPECTIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

UH, AND FINALLY, OUR, WE

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UH, THE WATER SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE GRADING SYSTEM.

AND SO JULY OF 2024, WE, UH, I'M SORRY, LEMME BACK UP.

IN MAY, WE WENT UNDER EVALUATION AND JUST THIS PAST MONTH WE WERE ADVISED BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, AND WE HAVE OFFICIALLY RECEIVED AN IS O ONE THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MAYOR FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT AND THEIR INVESTMENT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE APPRECIATE CITY MANAGER JONES AND, AND ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO, UH, UH, RATING, RECEIVING THIS RATING.

AND THANK YOU.

AWESOME.

I SEE.

AND I SEE, UH, YES.

I WANNA SHARE A COUPLE OF GRAPHS WITH YOU REAL QUICK.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA MAIL A BANNER THAT WE'RE GONNA DISPLAY.

UH, THERE'S TWO GRAPHS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE, THE ISO PUBLISHES, UM, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE ONE OF, UH, 96 OF 200, 2,865 IN THE STATE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ISO ONES IN THE NATION, WE ARE 498 OUT OF 38,000 PLUS FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE NATION.

AND SO THAT'S A VERY SMALL, UH, GROUP OF POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND SO I DO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE AND BRING UP, UM, OF COURSE, THE FIRE COMMAND STAFF, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PEOPLE THAT PUT IN THE WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT ON THESE FIRE TRUCKS PROVIDING THE EMS CARE AND THE FIRE SERVICE, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

SO TODAY WE'D LIKE TO UNVEIL A BANNER, UH, A BANNER THAT WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY DISPLAY AT EACH OF THE FIRE STATIONS, UH, A FEW WEEKS AT A TIME.

AND SO THEY'RE GONNA DISPLAY THAT OR SHOW THAT TO YOU.

AND THEN WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE GROUP.

OH, VERY NICE.

OH, THAT'S AWESOME.

WOO.

YEAH.

GET YOU TO JOIN US FOR A PICTURE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU.

AWESOME.

LET'S GO MS. JONES.

RIGHT? OKAY.

IMPRESS, WHERE'S THE FIRST BANNER GOING? STATION ONE.

STATION ONE.

STATION ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH, Y'ALL.

LET'S GIVE IT UP AGAIN FOR OUR FIREFIGHTER.

ALRIGHT,

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

SIX C CITY MANAGER REPORT.

UH, YES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO, TIM.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, COUNCIL, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OVER THE CONSENT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, UM, FOR YOU TONIGHT, STARTING WITH FIRST ITEM B.

UH, THIS ITEM WOULD ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER THAT ENDED ON JUNE 30TH, ITEM C.

UM, THIS NEXT ITEM PERTAINS TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S ANNUAL REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES.

ITEM D UM, STAFF SEEKS AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH JOHNSON CONTROL FIRE PROTECTION LP FOR FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLING FOR FIRE SPRINKLER MONITORING, INSPECTION, AND REPAIR FOR VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 60,000 PER YEAR.

ITEM E UM, THIS ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH DH PACE COMPANY, INCORPORATED FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR CITY'S OVERHEAD GARAGE AND FACILITY DOORS AND GATE MAINTENANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 75,000.

ITEM F.

THIS ITEM WOULD AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CITY OF SUGAR

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NOW, IN, IN KEEPING WITH WHAT WE JUST RECOGNIZED ABOUT OUR OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES, WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S COMMITTED TO STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE, AND WE BELIEVE IN RECOGNIZING THOSE THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THEIR DEDICATION TO SERVICE AND EDUCATION.

IN ADDITION TO CRYSTAL, I AM PROUD TO ACKNOWLEDGE SEVERAL OF OUR OTHER OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES WHOSE ACTIONS EXEMPLIFY OUR VALUES.

FIRST, I WANNA CONGRATULATE EMERGENCY MANOR MANAGER, IKA EWT FOR HER REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT IN GRADUATING FROM THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVANCED ACADEMY AS ONE OF ONLY 1400 GRADUATES NATIONWIDE.

IKA NOT ONLY COMPLETED THIS RIGOROUS PROGRAM, BUT SHE DID SO WHILE FULFILLING HER DUTIES AS HER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DUTIES, UH, WITH DISTINCTION, HER COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE IS COMMENDABLE.

NEXT.

IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BUILDING INSPECTOR THREE, JOHN HARRIS, WHOSE QUICK THINKING AND SWIFT ACTION PREVENTED MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE TO A RESIDENT'S HOME WHO WAS UNAWARE THAT A FIRE WAS EVEN UNDERWAY.

HIS DEDICATION TO PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY AS A TESTAMENT TO THE HIGH STANDARDS WE UPHOLD.

NEXT OFFICER COREY HILLIARD, ALSO EXEM EXEMPLIFIED HEROISM WHEN HE RESCUED A DRIVER FROM A COMPLETELY SUBMERGED, UH, VEHICLE WHERE HIS LIFE SAVING ACTIONS, OFFICER HILLIARD WILL BE AWARDED THE DEPARTMENT'S LIFESAVING AWARD.

THESE ARE JUST A GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT OUR EMPLOYEES DO ON A DAILY BASIS WITHIN THE CITY.

SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEIR EFFORTS AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

I DON'T SEE A SECOND.

I SEE.

UH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES.

UM, WE'LL GO TO THE Q.

YES.

UH, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I, I'D LIKE TO, UH, APPROVE ITEMS A, UH, B, D, E, AND F AND PULL ITEM C.

UH, ITEM C SHOULD HAVE IS A RESOLUTION.

IT SHOULD BE READ AS SUCH BY THIS CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT.

OKAY.

IS THAT YOUR, THAT'S YOUR SECOND.

MY SECOND.

OKAY.

SO, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, UH, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BONY TO APPROVE ITEMS A, B, D, E, AND F.

IS THAT YOUR MOTION? YES.

OKAY.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MARLI, YOU HAVE A, UH, MY, UM, THE REASON I WAS IN ACCUSED TO MAKE COMMENTS.

FIRST, THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING OUR EMPLOYEES VERY WELL DESERVED, UM, VALLEYVIEW CONSULTANT AND OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.

WE CONTINUE TO INVEST WELL, AND IN THIS QUARTER WE ACTUALLY YIELDED ABOUT 5.3% IN, UM, INTEREST MAKING OVER $3 MILLION IN JUST INTEREST ALONE.

SO I WANT TO JUST SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

'CAUSE WE'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS WITH OUR MONEY.

UM, THE SECOND COMMENT WAS ON E DOES THAT INCLUDE THE FIRE AND PD GATES, LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GATES AND, OR THE GARAGES AND STUFF? YES, SIR, IT DOES.

OKAY.

AND THEN THE GATE AT THE FIRE AT THE STATION ONE FOR THE POLICE? YES.

IT, IT COVERS ALL OF THE FACILITIES.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

UM, IF THERE, OH, COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

YES.

YEAH.

UH, ON ITEM F, UH, WHAT IS THE, UH, USE OF GENERATORS? WHERE ARE THOSE USED AND WHERE WE HAVE THE LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH, UH, SUGAR LAND? YES, SIR.

SO, IN, UM, DURING THE HURRICANE, WE HAD OUR GEN, OUR EXISTING GENERATOR, UH, STARTED HAVING ISSUES.

SO, UM, WE, UM, MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, SUGARLAND FOR, FOR THEM TO LOAN US ONE OF THEIR GENERATORS THAT THEY HAD.

AND SO THIS AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW THAT TO GO THROUGH.

AND SO WE, UH, WE USE THEIR GENERATOR FOR ONE WEEK.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, I HAVE A QUESTION.

IF YOU WANNA STEP BACK TO THE MICS WITH THAT AGREEMENT.

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE ON THAT GENERATOR? UH, FACILITIES IS FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

YES.

OKAY.

YES.

AND DO YOU KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO

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WE, UM, WE, WE RENTED IT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, OUR FACILITY WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT POWER, SHOULD WE NEED IT.

UH, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH THAT OUR, THE GENERATOR, OUR EXISTING GENERATOR, UH, WAS IN, WAS IN A REPAIRABLE ISSUE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT.

WE TESTED IT HEAVILY TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, IT'S IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, SHOULD WE NEED IT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE TO APPROVE ITEMS A, B, D, E, AND F.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[(c) Consideration and Possible Action - Adopt the Investment Policy as of ...]

NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM SEVEN C.

SEVEN C IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, ADOPTING RULES GOVERNING THE INVESTMENT OF FUNDS OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

DESIGNATING THE DEPUTY OR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTMENT OF CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FUNDS AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.

UM, I MEAN, SORRY.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TE AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, THIS ITEM IS A REQUIREMENT BY, UH, TEXAS, UH, GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT REQUIRES THE ADOPTION OF A WRITTEN INVESTMENT POLICY, UH, AND FOR US TO REVIEW IT ANNUALLY, IT HAS TO BE ADOPTED BY OUR GOVERNING BODY.

UM, THIS OUTLINES THE ALLOWABLE INVESTMENTS IN THE CURRENT STRATEGIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY, UM, THE INVESTMENT OFFICERS OF THE CITY.

UM, THIS YEAR, UM, IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S ONLY ONE CHANGE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS YEAR FROM, UH, LAST YEAR'S, UM, INVESTMENT POLICY.

AND THAT IS, UM, PART OF THE SECTION WHERE THERE'S REQUIRED, UH, MANDATORY TRAINING, UH, FOR INVESTMENT OFFICERS.

WE ARE ADDING, UH, ANOTHER TRAINING SOURCE, WHICH IS THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, UM, AS AN OPTION FOR, UH, FOR THOSE REQUIRED TRAININGS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE, SO WE WILL, UM, I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.

IS THIS, DID WE CLEAR THE QUEUE? YES.

YES.

OKAY.

UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA.

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT, UM, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM C.

OKAY.

MOVING

[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against the Community Deve...]

UM, ITEM A ONE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRIORITIZATION OF GOALS IN THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR PROGRAM YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2028.

AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YEAR ONE, PROGRAM YEAR 2024.

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

UH, JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROAM.

AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

BEFORE YOU HOLD YOUR PUBLIC HEARING, I WANTED TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT, UM, AND THEN ALSO AS PART OF THE CITIZENS PARTICIPATION PLAN, UM, FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM, UH, TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT THE CITY BG, UH, UH, PROGRAM IS.

UM, AND SO I'M GONNA COVER VERY BRIEFLY WHAT IS CDBG? UM, A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UM, THE CITY IS AN ENTITLEMENT, UM, OF FUNDING THROUGH THAT DEPARTMENT.

UM, AND THAT FUNDING, UH, IS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES.

WITH THE GOALS OF DECENT HOUSING, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, AND EXPANDED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, THE CITY ALLOCATES UP TO 15% OF ITS ANNUAL ALLOCATION ON PUBLIC SERVICES.

UH, THESE ARE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS MILLS ON WHEELS, UH, DIFFERENT SO, UH, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE, UH, SERVICES TO RESIDENTS, UH, WITHIN THE CITY.

UP TO 20% OF THE CITY'S FUNDING GOES TO ADMINISTRATIVE COST.

AN ACTIVITY QUALIFIES FOR CDBG FUNDING, UM, IF IT MEETS HUD'S NATIONAL OBJECTIVES, AND I HAVE A SLIDE LATER, UH, THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT THOSE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE.

IT MUST MEET WHAT THE CITY ADOPTS AS ITS FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

UM, AND THEN PUBLIC SERVICES, UM, ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER

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THESE ARE THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES DESIGNED BY HUD THAT EVERY, UH, PROJECT AND ACTIVITY THAT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE CDBG PROGRAM MUST MEET, IT MUST BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS.

IT MUST HAVE THE AIM OF PREVENTING OR ELIMINATING SLUMS AND BLIGHT, AND IT MUST MEET, OR IT MUST MEET AN URGENT COMMUNITY NEED BASED ON OUR 2020 CENSUS, UH, UH, POPULATION.

UH, THE TARGET AREAS DESIGNATED FOR MISSOURI CITY ARE BASED ON INCOMES, AVERAGE INCOMES, UM, BY CENSUS TRACKS WITHIN THE AREA.

UM, SO MISSOURI CITY HAS AN ADJUSTED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME LEVEL, UH, THAT OUR AVERAGE INCOME MEETS.

AND THESE ARE THE TARGET AREAS, THE AREAS, UH, OUTLINED IN COLOR, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR COUNCIL.

THIS MAP IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, UM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING, UH, THIS MAP CLOSER.

UM, BUT THESE ARE AREAS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS TARGET AREAS.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS CDBG FUNDING CAN BE USED WITHIN, UH, THOSE AREAS.

THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH IS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION, IS A FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT THE CITY ESTABLISHES THAT DESIGNATES HOW THAT FUNDING WILL BE ADMINISTERED FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

UM, SO IT IDENTIFIES COMMUNITY NEEDS BASED ON PUBLIC INPUT, UM, AND, UH, INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY, UH, COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES PRIORITIES, AND THEN ESTABLISHES PROPOSED ACTIVITIES, UH, TO BE UNDERTAKEN.

THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS WHAT YOU SEE EVERY YEAR THAT COMES BEFORE YOU, AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR, THAT IDENTIFIES FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM YEAR.

UH, THE, HOW THE FUNDS FOR THAT PROGRAM YEAR WILL BE ADMINISTERED.

YOUR NEXT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, UH, BEGINS THIS YEAR, 2024 THROUGH 2028, UM, AS YOUR NEXT CONSOLIDATED PLAN PERIOD.

UM, AS PART OF THE PROCESS TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY INPUT OR PUBLIC INPUT, A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS DONE, UM, TO DATE, UH, INTERVIEWS WITH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, UM, HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY CITY STAFF THAT PROVIDE SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY.

UM, OVER 600 SURVEYS WERE MAILED OUT TO ABOUT 10%, UM, OF, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, WITHIN THE TARGET AREAS, THE CITY G TARGET AREAS.

UM, THE SURVEY IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT, UM, AS WELL.

UM, TO DATE, WE'VE RECEIVED ABOUT 50 PLUS ELECTRONIC RESPONSES, UH, TO THE SURVEY.

UM, 89%, UM, IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS HOMEOWNERS, 2% AS RENTERS, AND 7% AS GENERAL STAKEHOLDERS.

UM, THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT'S CURRENTLY OPEN.

UM, AND WE ARE RECEIVING COMMENTS IN ANY FORM.

UH, YOU CAN COME BY THE OFFICE, YOU CAN EMAIL, YOU CAN, UH, MAIL IT IN, UH, ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN GET, UH, ANY INPUT, UH, THAT YOU HAVE REGARDING THE CDBG PROGRAM, UH, TO US, UH, UH, THROUGH AUGUST 14TH, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 17TH, UM, AND CONSIDERED, UH, SOME OF THE RESPONSES FROM THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, UM, AND, UM, PRIORITIZED THOSE RESPONSES, UH, BASED ON, UH, THE NEEDS THAT THEY'VE HEARD.

THEY ALSO, UH, RECEIVED, UH, INPUT FROM TWO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AT THAT MEETING.

UM, BASED ON THE, UH, CD'S, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, PRIORITY NEEDS, UH, FOR CDBG FUNDING, UM, UH, CATEGORIZED AS HIGH INCLUDE THE LISTS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU.

UH, SOME OF THE FAMILIAR ONES INCLUDE CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND, UH, THE MILLS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE G HOUSING, UH, REHAB PROGRAM.

MEDIUM, UH, PRIORITY NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LISTED, UM, ON THE SCREEN.

UH, PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PARKS IMPROVEMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, TEMPORARY FOOD AS ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE.

AND THEN FINALLY, LOW PRIORITY AREAS, UM, ARE LISTED, UM, ON THE SCREEN FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2024.

THE CITY EXPECTS TO RECEIVE $325,070, UM, TO ADMINISTER THROUGH THE CDBG PROGRAM.

AGAIN, THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES IS CAPPED AT 15% OF THAT AMOUNT.

UH, THE CDAC AT THEIR MEETING ON JULY 17TH, UM, UH, IDENTIFIED THESE AREAS, UH, THAT HAD REACHED OUT, UM, ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES, UH, FOR FUNDING.

UM, AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, UH, TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT'S MANAGED IN-HOUSE BY CITY STAFF.

UH, THIS WOULD BE TO, FOR POST-SECONDARY, UH, STUDENTS, MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING A POST-SECONDARY OR, UH, TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

UM, UP TO $10,000 TO FUND BETWEEN FIVE TO 10, UH, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.

ON AVERAGE OVER

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SO WE HAVE TO GET USED TO, UH, CALLING THEM BY A NEW NAME SOON.

UM, BUT THEY STILL PROVIDE, UM, A SOLID SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

UH, THEIR FUNDING IS RECOMMENDED AT 25,000.

UH, THEY PROVIDE THREE MEALS A DAY, UH, TO ELIGIBLE SENIORS, UH, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE FUNDING THAT THE CITY PROVIDES IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET TO THE SERVICES THAT THEY, UH, PROVIDE, UH, TO THE CITY.

UM, SO THEY'VE BEEN A CONSISTENT, UH, RECIPIENT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, UH, THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

LITERACY COUNCIL OF FORT BEND.

UH, THEY WERE A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT OF THE PROGRAM.

THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED FUNDING, UM, FOR, UH, A FEW YEARS.

UM, BUT THEY ARE BACK, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH LITERACY COUNCIL.

UH, THEY PROVIDE, UM, UH, GED, UM, AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR ADULTS, UM, WHICH, UH, A LOT OF TIMES, UH, PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE SHY, UM, ABOUT RECEIVING, UH, THAT KIND OF SUPPORT.

UM, BUT WE NEED THAT, UH, TO HELP, UM, ADVANCE OUR ECONOMIC, UM, YOU KNOW, STABILITY WITHIN OUR AREA.

AND SO, UH, WHAT THEY PROVIDE, UM, IS A RESOURCE, UH, THAT, UM, HELPS TO ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THEY DID MAKE AN APPLICATION, AND THE CDAC IS RECOMMENDING $10,000, UH, TOWARDS ADULT EDUCATION.

UM, AND THEN FINALLY, THE HOUSE IS, UH, THE LOGO FOR PALMER HOUSE.

UH, THEY CAME BEFORE YOU LAST YEAR.

UH, THEY, UH, PROVIDE, UH, SERVICES TO, UH, HOMELESS, UM, AND TO, UM, HOUSING, UM, UM, PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, UM, WITH HOUSING IN THE CITY.

AND SO, UM, EVEN THOUGH, UM, HOMELESSNESS MAY NOT LOOK THE SAME IN FORT BEND COUNTY, UM, THEY'VE EXPRESSED, AND THEY HAVE DATA AND THEY WORK WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES.

UM, AND WE KNOW, UH, THAT THERE IS, UM, A NEED, UH, IN THIS AREA.

THE HOUSING REHAB, UH, PROGRAM, UH, THE CDAC RECOMMENDS FUNDING AT $141,295 AND 50 CENTS.

UM, AND THE HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM, I THINK I STATED BEFORE, UH, THE TARGET AREAS AND CDBG FUNDS AND THE TARGET AREAS, HOUSING REHAB IS, UM, INDIVIDUAL BASED, HOUSEHOLD BASED.

UM, SO THAT CAN BE CITYWIDE.

UM, SO AS LONG AS THE HOUSEHOLD, THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY, UM, THAT CAN BE OUTSIDE OF THE TARGET AREAS OR INSIDE OF THE TARGET AREAS.

UM, THAT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROGRAM, UM, AS OUR, UH, HOUSING STOCK CONTINUES TO AGE, UM, AS OUR, UM, POPULATION AGES, UM, OF SENIORS AND OTHERS THAT ARE UTILIZING, UH, THE FUNDING FROM THAT PROGRAM.

AND THEN FINALLY, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.

UM, THE CITY'S, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, IS FUNDED, UM, A PORTION OF IT, UH, THROUGH, UH, THE CDBG FUNDS.

THE CDAC, UM, IS RECOMMENDING 70,000, WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENT, UH, FOR THE LAST SEVERAL, UH, PROGRAM YEARS.

AND THEN THE CAP FOR PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AT 20%, UH, WOULD BE 65,000, UH, $14.

AND SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR PRESENTATION.

THE NEXT ITEM, UM, WILL BE TO ASK FOR YOUR, UM, UH, SUPPORT YOUR, UH, UH, APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, JENNIFER, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I JUST WANTED TO, TO KIND OF, UH, TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK, UH, ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHO, UH, WORKED TIRELESSLY TO, UH, DO THIS WORK.

UH, THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, NOT EVERYONE IS, IS AS WELL OFF, UH, AS, AS MANY OF US.

AND, AND SO SOME PEOPLE NEED A LITTLE, UH, HELP, UH, ESPECIALLY MANY OF OUR SENIORS.

AND SO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, OUTSIDE OF, UH, JUST KIND OF THE PROCESS OF HOW THIS, THIS, THIS GOES ABOUT, UH, IN THAT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, RESIDENTS THAT ARE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL AS, UH, MY TWO COLLEAGUES, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, BROWN MARSHALL, AND COUNCILWOMAN RILEY.

UH, AND, UM, AS CHAIR OF, OF, OF THE CDAC, WE KIND OF HAVE WORKED THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF, OF TRYING TO ALLOT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GIVEN, WHICH IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS IS REALLY SMALL, 300 PLUS THOUSAND.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO SO MUCH WITH THAT 300,000 AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

ONE OF THE THINGS THIS YEAR WE WANTED TO DO BECAUSE OF HURRICANE BURROW, IS DEVOTE A LOT OF, UH, THE DOLLARS TO HOUSING REHABILITATION.

REASON BEING IS BECAUSE I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA SEE A UPTICK OF, OF REQUESTS, UH, MANY OF OUR SENIORS AND THOSE THAT, UH, NEED THIS ASSISTANCE ARE GOING TO PUT IN A LOT MORE APPLICATION.

MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE A BACKLOG, CORRECT, UH, OF, OF,

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WHERE, WHERE ARE WE? HOW MANY, UH, IF YOU DON'T, WE ARE 29.

29, 29 ON THE WAIT LIST.

ON THE WAIT LIST.

SO AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE'S STILL, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS NEED, AND WE DON'T HAVE, UH, UH, ALL OF THE RESOURCES TO DO IT.

SO AS MUCH AS WE CAN DEVOTE, AT LEAST OUR, OUR THOUGHT IS AS MUCH AS WE COULD DEVOTE TO HOUSING REHABILITATION TO TRY TO CATCH UP AND MEET THOSE NEEDS.

AND THEN THE UPTICK, UH, POTENTIALLY WITH THE, THE BOROUGH, UM, SITUATION IS GOING TO, UH, COME BENEFICIAL TO MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT I'M SURE ARE GONNA APPLY.

BUT AS IT RELATED TO OUR PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH, MEDIUM, AND LOW, UH, ALL OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE GIVEN, UH, A SURVEY, IF YOU WILL, AND COMPLETED THE SURVEY.

AND THOSE SCORES WERE TABULATED BY, UH, STAFF.

AND THAT'S HOW THOSE RANKINGS WERE DETERMINED.

UH, AND SO ALL OF THESE ARE, ARE VERY IMPORTANT, UH, BUT WE HAD TO, TO PRIORITIZE THEM HIGHEST TO, TO MEDIUM, TO LOW.

UH, AND SO THAT'S HOW THOSE CAME ABOUT.

SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT SERVE, UH, ON THAT COMMITTEE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

UH, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR TIM.

UM, AGAIN, I WANNA ECHO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, UH, SENTIMENTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE, THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU DO WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE AND THE WORK THAT WE ALL DO.

UM, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

UH, THE TWO ALLOCATIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR LITERACY COUNCIL AND PALMER'S HOUSE, DID WE GET AN APPLICATION ON FILE FOR THEM? LITERACY COUNCIL? YES.

OKAY.

UM, PALMER HOUSE, DID WE RECEIVE, OKAY.

WE'RE IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEM? CORRECT.

OKAY.

BECAUSE I KNOW THEY DID A LOT OF WORK LAST YEAR, SO, UH, THEY WERE GREAT PARTNERS.

UM, MY OTHER QUESTION IS, UM, THE PUBLIC SURVEY.

HOW CAN PEOPLE, UM, GET A COPY OF THE PUBLIC SURVEY TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT TO YOU GUYS? I KNOW YOU SAID EMAIL, BUT WHERE'S THE ACTUAL SURVEY? IS IT ON THE, THE SITE FOR THE CDBG? HAVE WE POSTED IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA? SO IT, UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS, AND WE CAN WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO RESEND THAT OUT.

MM-HMM.

, UM, SINCE WE'RE STILL WITHIN THAT PERIOD.

UM, SO THEY CAN DO THAT.

AND THEN THEY CAN ALWAYS CONTACT US AS WELL IF THEY NEED TO PRINT A COPY OF IT TO TAKE.

OKAY.

SO IF THEY NEED A PRINT COPY, THEY CAN COME TO YOUR OFFICE.

RIGHT.

OR AT THE CITY HALL ENTRANCE OR SOMETHING.

MM-HMM.

.

YEAH.

I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE DID DO ANOTHER PUSH FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA, BECAUSE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, UM, WE HAD A LOT OF RESIDENTS WITHOUT POWER, WITHOUT INTERNET.

UH, SO THEY MAY HAVE KIND OF GOTTEN LOST IN THE SHUFFLE WITH THAT.

SO IF WE COULD FOLLOW BACK UP WITH THAT.

SO, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DO, UM, HAVE A QUESTION.

THE, THE SIX, THE SEVEN STREETS THAT ARE LISTED, ARE THESE ALL STREETS? ARE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS? THOSE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, BECAUSE SOME OF THE, THE CITY BG TARGET AREAS, WELL, ON THE LIST ONE THROUGH SEVEN, SOME OF THESE ARE STREETS, AND SOME OF THESE LOOK LIKE, UH, SUBDIVISION NAMES.

SO, UM, THE ONE THROUGH SEVEN, IT JUST KIND OF CATEGORIZES THE AREA.

SO, UM, WHERE IT SAYS LIKE, COURT ROAD OR FIFTH STREET, IT'S AN E AREA SURROUNDING IT.

SO REALLY THE TARGET AREA IS EVERYTHING THAT'S WITHIN THAT COLOR.

MM-HMM.

, UM, THAT SURROUNDS THAT STREET.

AND IS QUELL GREEN, IS THAT A STREET, OR ARE YOU REFERENCING QUE GREEN WEST, THE SUBDIVISION? SO THAT WOULD BE QUELL GREEN WEST.

YEAH.

UM, OR REFERENCING THE STREET.

SO I BELIEVE ON QUELL GREEN SIDE, THAT'S ON THE EAST SIDE.

OKAY.

SO I THINK THEY'RE, THAT THAT BLUISH KIND OF, MARK, GO AHEAD.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SEE ON HERE.

YEAH, JUST DON'T, AND I KNOW IT.

YEAH.

AND THIS ISN'T, YEAH, I THINK, I THINK THEY'RE ON THE EAST SIDE, ON THE WEST SIDE.

UM, THERE'S MEADOW CREEK AND QUE UH, QUE VALLEY EAST.

OKAY.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS MOSTLY ON THE, THE EAST SIDE OF TEXAS PARKWAY IS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

YES, I KNOW.

I'M CATCHING MOST OF THAT.

OH, AND THEN ONE LITTLE, LITTLE TIDBIT.

THERE'S NO APOSTROPHE.

IF YOU CAN LET THEM KNOW THERE'S NO APOSTROPHE IN HUNTERS.

YES.

JUST HUNTERS .

I SAID ENGLISH T ME COMING OUT .

YES.

YES.

UH, THAT ENDS MY COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, JENNIFER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I TOO WANT TO, UM, THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE CDBG.

I SAT ON THAT COMMITTEE BEFORE AND I KNOW HOW MUCH, UM, VALUE ALL PRO PROVIDE AND, UM, JUST THE WORK YOU PUT IN.

SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

BONY, YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, WHICH WAS HOW YOU ALL, UH, TABULATED THE, IT GOT TO THE HIGH, MEDIUM, AND LOW.

UM, BUT MY QUESTION, AND I, I COME BACK TO THIS ALL THE TIME, IS ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIPS.

YOU ALL AWARD OR ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR UP TO 10, 10 SCHOLARSHIPS.

10 STUDENTS.

10 STUDENTS.

AND SOMEHOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM GIVING THIS MONEY AWAY EVERY YEAR.

AND SO I WOULD JUST CHALLENGE YOU, YOU SAID WE NORMALLY HAVE FOUR TO SIX STUDENTS EACH YEAR THAT ACTUALLY GET THE FUNDING.

YEAH.

I WOULD CHALLENGE, UM, THE COMMITTEE

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I KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE.

UM, THEY MAY HAVE A COMMUNICATION GAP.

THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO, I DON'T KNOW.

UM, THE WAYS THAT WE ARE DISSEMINATING THIS INFORMATION MAY NOT BE ENOUGH.

MM-HMM.

.

SO I WOULD JUST CHALLENGE THE COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT IF WE HAVE 10 STUDENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN 10 APPLICATIONS, UM, THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A STUDENT TO BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO, UM, TO PROGRESS ON.

SO, UM, I JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE.

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING I, I THINK ABOUT EVERY YEAR.

IS THAT MONEY? ALL RIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

UM, THANK YOU, UH, JENNIFER, I'LL NOW OPEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT A ONE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY IS IN THE QUEUE.

OH, AGAIN, NO, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S .

OKAY.

SORRY.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, DID WE HAVE ANY, UH, REQUESTS TO SPEAK? UH, NO.

MADAM MEMBER, WE DID NOT.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING EIGHT A ONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[(2) Consideration and Possible Action - Approve the Community Development ...]

APPROVE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, C-C-D-B-G RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRIORITIZATION OF GOALS IN THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR PROGRAM YEARS 2024 THROUGH 28, AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YEAR ONE, UH, PROGRAM YEAR 2024.

ACTION PLAN.

IS THERE A MOTION? I SEE ONE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.

I SEE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

UH, I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK, SO LET'S VOTE.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

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

AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

AND A DA FACILITIES REPAIR SERVICES SUFFERED IN HURRICANE BARREL STORM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2 MILLION 180 1 AND, UH, $181,089 AND 71 CENTS.

CEDRIC COLE, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

JULY 8TH THIS YEAR.

HURRICANE BARREL OF MAYLAND FALL AND, UM, REALLY DAMAGED A FEW OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY.

WE HAVE 20 BUILDINGS IN THE, IN THE CITY.

15 OF THOSE BUILDINGS, UH, RECEIVE WIND, ROOF, AND WATER DAMAGE.

UM, FIRE SECTIONS THREE WAS VERY IMPACTED BY THE STORM.

UM, WE HAD SIDING, UM, WAS TAKEN OFF THE BUILDING, GLASS BREAKAGE AND ROOF DAMAGE.

AND ALSO WE HAD TO PUT A PORTABLE, A C OVER THERE BECAUSE THE AC WAS OUT.

UM, BUT WAS TRULY IMPACTED WAS THE CITY CENTER.

UH, WE FEEL THAT A LIGHTNING STORM HIT IT, OR IT HAD A VERY LARGE POWER SURGE.

UM, IT TOOK OUT THE ALARM SYSTEM, UM, THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE BUILDING.

THE LO UM, THE ELEVATOR IN THE LOBBY, UM, THE MOTHERBOARD IN THAT UNIT, UH, IT WAS TAKEN OUT BY THE POWER SURGE.

WE LOST THREE HVAC UNITS THAT WAS ON GENERATOR.

UM, ALSO WE LOST A LOT OF APPLIANCES IN THE KITCHEN AND ALSO THE AUDIO VISUAL FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE BUILDING.

UM, THE BUILDING WAS OUT FOR MORE THAN 10 DAYS.

UH, WE NEEDED TO DO MOLD REMEDIATION TO THAT BUILDING DUE TO THE FACT OF THE LEAKAGE, UM, FROM THE ROOF AND ALSO THE HUMIDITY.

UM, MADE IT A, A HOUSING FOR MOLD AND MILDEW FOR THAT WHOLE ENTIRE BUILDING.

UM, ALSO ON THE GOLF COURSE, WE HAVE A LOT OF TREE DEBRIS, UM, THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, UM, DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS IN THE AREA.

UM, ALSO, UM, THE FIELD TO GET ALL THE FACILITIES BACK UP FULLY FUNCTIONAL, IT'S GONNA BE, UM, 2 MILLION, UM, 2.18 MILLION TO GET THAT BUILDING UP TO GET ALL FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING.

ALSO, WITH THAT, WE HAVE, UM, INSURANCE.

SO WE ALREADY FILED CLAIM WITH THE INSURANCE TO START GETTING, UM, THE ADJUSTERS OUT HERE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE.

AND ALSO WE ARE COMMITTING, UH, WE HAVE COMMITTED CLAIMS TO FEMA.

UM, GOING FORWARD, WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING AGREEMENTS IN PLACE TO GET GENERATORS, COMMERCIAL GENERATORS THAT HOUSE 'EM HERE AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND ALSO HAVE COMMERCIAL AC UNITS.

SO WE'D BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, ADJUST SOME OF THESE ISSUES WHERE WE CAN CUT DOWN THE HUMIDITY IN SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS.

WE CAN STOP THE MOLD FROM GROWING,

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UM, ANY QUESTIONS? RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTE.

UM, THANK YOU CEDRIC FOR THIS REPORT.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

WITH REGARDS TO THE INSURANCE, IS IT THAT YOU'RE THINKING THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD NOW IN ORDER TO GET OUR FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING WHILE WE WAIT ON INSURANCE? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.

THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO.

TIM, UH, TO ELABORATE ON THAT SAME QUESTION, UM, ARE THEY GONNA REIMBURSE IF YOU, IF THE CLAIM GOES THROUGH WITH THE INSURANCE, ARE THEY GONNA REIMBURSE THE CITY WITH THAT CLAIM? YES, MA'AM.

WE HAVE A MULTIPLE OF $3 MILLION CLAIM WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THEY JUST HAD TO COME BACK OUT AND INVESTIGATE AND SEE, MAKE SURE THAT THE, IT WAS WEATHER EVENT STORM, AND AS WELL AS HOW DOES IT RELATE TO FEMA IF WE'RE FILING AN INSURANCE CLAIM.

AND THIS WAS, UH, CONSIDERED A NATURAL DISASTER.

HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO FEMA? SO I TALKED TO OUR EOC OPERATOR, UM, IKA, AND SHE SAID THEY WERE ALSO COVER FOR DISASTER CLAIMS. SO IF, UM, THE INSURANCE DO NOT FORESEE, GIVE US THE INFORMATION, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET FREMONT TO COVER IT.

THEY'LL, SO THEY'LL, THEY'LL CUT A CHECK FOR WHATEVER THE DIFFERENCE IS.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, UH, BECAUSE THE, UH, QUA VALLEY CITY CENTER IS SUCH IN RUINS, UM, WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT NORMALLY WOULD WORK DURING THE DAYTIME IN THE EVENING, UM, IN THE RESTAURANT AREA? UH, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT ONE.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, AT THIS TIME, UM, WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO, OF COURSE, AT THIS POINT, MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT, UH, WE HAVE ACTUALLY WORKING OUT THERE.

WE HAVE CREATED A SMALL PATIO BAR TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME HOURS TO SOME OF OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE STAFF.

WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN SOME OF THOSE STAFF AND, UH, HAD THEM WORKING IN THE CART BARN, UH, PROVIDING CARTS TO OUR GOLFERS.

UM, WE'VE ALSO CREATED A DEBRIS CREW AS WELL, UM, TO BE WORKING SPECIFICALLY ON OUR LA QUINTA COURSE, UM, ADDRESSING THAT BECAUSE WE ALSO KNOW THAT THAT IS A PROCESS THAT, UH, INSURANCE WILL PAY FOR THOSE STAFFING HOURS TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP FOR, FOR THAT DEBRIS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, THE REASON I ASK, BECAUSE I KNOW DURING THIS TIME A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, HAD TO MISS WORK AND THEY'RE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE, THE STORM AS WELL.

SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR STAFF IS STILL HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

JUST TO, TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, UM, WE HAVE AN ITEM SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AS A PART OF THE LGC TO TALK ABOUT THE, UH, WHERE WE ARE WITH THE STAFFING.

UM, AS, AS, UM, WAS STATED, WE TRY TO REPURPOSE AS MANY EMPLOYEES AS WE CAN, BUT OF COURSE, UM, GIVEN THE IMPACT AND GIVEN THE LENGTH OF TIME THE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE OUT, WE DO NOT FORESEE BEING ABLE, UM, TO KEEP ALL OF THEM EMPLOYED.

SO THAT WILL BE ON AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, UH, CEDRIC, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE STAFF AND WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING TO HELP US GET THROUGH THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME.

SO THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

YES.

UH, DO WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT, UH, OUR INSURANCE COVERS, UH, LOSS OF BUSINESS? THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WE ARE LOOKING INTO.

UM, IT IS, HAS BEEN STATED THAT FEMA WILL COVER THAT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT TO THE, WE CAN JUSTIFY THAT, BUT FROM AN INSURANCE PER PERSPECTIVE, UH, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT THAT.

AND, AND I'LL GIVE THAT CONFIRMATION WHEN WE HAVE THE LGC MEETING, UM, NEXT WEEK.

OKAY.

I MEAN, NOT NEXT WEEK, BUT THE NEXT MEETING.

YEAH.

THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, UH, THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE, UH, WELL, LET ME BACK UP.

DO, DO WE HAVE ADEQUATE GENERATOR CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO, UH, KEEP THE, UH, FACILITY UP AND RUNNING FOR THE CITY CENTER? THE GOLF COURSE? I'M SORRY? FOR THE CITY CENTER, YOU SAID FOR THE CITY CENTER.

THE CITY CENTER, YEAH.

YES, SIR.

WE DO, WE HAVE FOUR AC UNITS THAT'S POWERD UP FROM THE GENERATOR, BUT THREE OF THOSE UNITS DUE TO THE SURGE WENT OUT.

OH, I KNOW.

AT ONE TIME WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK, GO AHEAD.