[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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TODAY IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH.
WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.
WE HAVE, UH, A SPECIAL GIRL SCOUT TROOP.
UH, JUNIOR TROOP NUMBER 1 5 3 0 3 9 IS HERE.
OH, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDERGONE INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICES FOR ALL.
I WAS TOLD THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE, THE COUNCIL IS GONNA COME OUT AND TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH THEM.
ANY MORE PICTURES? IT'S THE SAME.
YOU CLEANED IT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SHINE, Y'ALL.
IT'S, I THINK, I THINK HE SAID THIS IS THE LAST
HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO? WELL, IT'S REALLY SHINY.
WE HAVE, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
[(a) Proclamation: National Municipal Court Week November 4 - 8, 2024.]
FOUR.WE HAVE PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION.
FOUR A IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK FROM NOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH THE EIGHTH OF 2024.
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANTHONY MARULA.
THE MAYOR ALWAYS HANDS OUT THE LONG ONES.
WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF MISSOURI CITY SERVES A VITAL ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
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HELLO.WHEREAS THE
AND WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE COME IN PERSONAL CONTACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED, AND PUBLIC IMPRESSION OF TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL JUDGES AND CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE THROUGHOUT PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SEMINAR WORKSHOPS, AND ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
AND WHEREAS CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THAT THE CONSTITUTION OF LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CONTAIN PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS AND CRIMINAL CASES FOR ALL DEPENDENTS AND SUPPORTS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY'S MUNICIPAL COURT IN COMPLYING WITH SUCH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER MARUS MAYOR ROBIN AKAT AND ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER FOUR THROUGH NOVEMBER 8TH AS NATIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT IN RECOGNITION OF FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUSTICE OFFERED TO OUR CITIZENS BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF MISSOURI CITY.
WOO LAW BRITTANY, I'M GIVING IT TO YOU.
WELL, WE CELEBRATE, UM, THIS WEEK, EACH YEAR ANNUALLY, UM, TO RECOGNIZE, UM, OUR TEAM AND THE PROFESSION THAT WE ALL THOROUGHLY ENJOY IN THE CITY THAT WE ENJOY.
AND SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE, UM, OUR CITIZENS, OUR COUNCIL, AND, UM, EVERYONE THAT, UM, SUPPORTS OUR COURT.
WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO THE AGENDA ITEMS? NO.
[(a) Receive a Presentation - Quarterly Investment Report for the Quarter E...]
NUMBER SIX.OUR STAFF REPORTS SIX A TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
WE HAVE A, A PRESENTATION, UH, BY JASON MANCOM, OUR, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UH, WE HAVE OUR, UH, CONSULTANT FROM VALLEY VIEW, UH, CO CONSULTING, WHO IS OUR INVESTMENT, UH, CONSULTANT, UH, HERE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT, UH, WHICH WILL BE ON, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
I'M WITH VALLEYVIEW CONSULTING.
UM, SO WE'RE THE INVESTMENT ADVISORS FOR THE CITY.
WE HELP, UH, INVEST ALL OF THE FUNDS THAT YOU HAVE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND HELP MANAGE CASH.
SO ON YOUR, IN YOUR PACKET, UH, YOU WOULD'VE HAD THE, UM, QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
AND ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR, WE LIKE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE DETAILS.
UM, SO FOR YOUR FIRST PAGE WAS THE ANNUAL COMPARISON.
IN GENERAL, YOUR PORTFOLIO INCREASED BY 39 MILLION THIS YEAR, AND YOUR INTEREST INCOME, UH, WENT FROM 6.7 MILLION ALL THE WAY UP TO 11.2 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO, UH, THE CITY HAS BEEN A VERY, UH, GOOD BENEFICIARY OF HIGH RATES.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END.
RATES ARE STARTING TO FALL, SO WE WILL HAVE TO ADJUST OUR EXPECTATIONS GOING FORWARD.
UM, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE RATES WHILE THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
SO STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB TO GET THOSE FUNDS INVESTED FOR YOU AND LADDER OUT YOUR INVESTMENTS FOR THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
SO THIS QUARTER, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT VERY QUICKLY, UH, YOUR PORTFOLIO DECREASED BY ABOUT 7 MILLION FROM QUARTER TO QUARTER.
UH, THIS IS A GENERAL SPENDING PERIOD BEFORE YOU BRING IN YOUR TAX REVENUE NEXT QUARTER.
UM, AND WE DISCUSSED AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING YOUR TOTAL PORTFOLIO YIELD.
THIS, UH, QUARTER WAS 5.1%, PRIOR QUARTER WAS 5.3.
SO WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE THAT RATES WOULD START COMING DOWN AND WE STARTED SEEING THOSE IMPACTS AFTER THE F OMCS DECISION IN SEPTEMBER TO LOWER THE FED FUNDS RATE.
SO THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON, UM, HOW THE CITY CAN INVEST.
UM, SO JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.
UH, BUDGET WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR INTEREST INCOME EARNINGS OVER TIME, UH, AS WE ANTICIPATE THOSE RATES WILL START COMING DOWN, BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, THE CITY IS IN A VERY GOOD POSITION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF FISCAL YEARS WITH YOUR INVESTMENTS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
SO, CITY MANAGER, THIS HAS GONE THROUGH THE FINANCE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
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NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.UH, I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OH, THERE'S NO MOTION ON A SECOND.
ITEM SIX B IS THE CITY MANAGER'S
[(b) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...]
REPORT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THERE ARE EIGHT ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, AND I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SEVEN OF THOSE ITEMS, STARTING WITH THE FIRST ITEM B.
UM, THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 3 72 REQUIRES A SERVICE PLAN COVERING AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
UM, MUST BE PREPARED, REVIEWED, AND UPDATED ANNUALLY.
THIS ACTION SATISFIES THAT REQUIREMENT.
THE NEXT ITEM, SIMILAR ITEM C, SIMILAR TO ITEM B, IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.
UPDATE FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR, ITEM D.
UH, THIS ITEM SEEKS CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT, UH, JUST PRESENTED, UH, TONIGHT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 20, 24.
UM, THIS ITEM, IF APPROVED, WOULD PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH FIVE CONTRACTORS, BIRDS AND SERVICES, UH, DSW HOMES, SANEX BUILDING COMPANY, THE RESTORATION TEAM, AND JC CANTERRA HOMES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 PER CONTRACT PER YEAR TO PERFORM HOUSING REPAIRS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CDBG.
OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
ITEM F UH, THIS ITEM REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH MANSFIELD OIL FOR THE PURCHASE OF UNLEADED GASOLINE, DIESEL, AND DEF FLUID FOR USE IN THE CITY'S, UH, FLEET OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
UM, THIS ACTION REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY TO SUBMIT AN OFFER LETTER TO THE FORT BENTO ROAD AUTHORITY FOR THE PURCHASE OF 1.297 ACRES OF LAND FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE MUSTANG BAYOU WATER PLANT.
NUMBER TWO, THROUGH STAFF NEGOTIATIONS.
THE FB UH, FORT BEND COUNTY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY HAS AGREED TO DEED THE PROPERTY TO THE CITY FOR $44,773 AND 60 CENTS.
AND THIS AMOUNT IS WELL BELOW THE MARKET VALUE ITEM H UM, THIS SEEKS AUTHORIZATION ON THE PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF $13,704 TO THE LANDOWNER FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF LAND NEEDED FOR THE LONG POINT CREEK DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THIS IS THE THIRD OF FOUR PROPERTIES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.
[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
WE HAVE, UH, MAYOR PROTON KLAUSER SEEN IN THE QUEUE.I WOULD LIKE TO PULL MAYOR, UM, SEVEN A AND SEVEN E AND APPROVE B, C, D, F, G AND H.
IS THAT YOUR, THAT'S MY MOTION.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER? YEAH, I JUST, UM, I'LL DO THAT.
I HAD A QUESTION, HOWEVER, UM, ON ITEM SEVEN H, UM, I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT HOW MANY ARE WE, UM, OR HAVE WE CONCLUDED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF ALL OF THE LANDOWNERS IN THAT AREA? AND YOU SAID THAT WAS THREE OR FOUR, RIGHT? WHERE ARE WE ON THE FOURTH? IT'S, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE SHOULD BE BRINGING THAT ITEM BEFORE COUNSEL ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER.
'CAUSE THERE'S AN UPCOMING, UH, NEW POINT OF STATE'S MEETING, UH, ANNUAL MEETING, AND I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M ABLE TO, TO GIVE THEM UPDATE OR US TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO HAVE THIS PROJECT MOVED.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SASHA'S IN, UH, THE ROOM IF, UM, THE DATE IS NOT FIRM.
UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, CITY MAD IS CORRECT.
AND WE BELIEVE WE CAN, UH, GET THAT ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA ON THE 18TH.
HOWEVER, THE COUNTY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH BIDDING THE PROJECT, SO THEY'VE INITIATED THE BID AND WE SHOULD BE SEEING SOME CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY HAPPEN THERE EARLY NEXT YEAR.
WELL, THAT HOA MEETING IS WEDNESDAY AND I HOPE SOMEONE FROM THE CITY WILL BE THERE.
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WE WILL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL MEMBER.OKAY, SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PROTO AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.
SO IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE B-C-D-F-G-H.
[(a) Consideration and Approval - Approve the special and regular City Coun...]
ITEM, UH, SEVEN A AND SEVEN E MAYOR PROTON.UM, JUST AN UPDATE ON THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING ON OCTOBER 21ST UNDER SEVEN F UM, THERE NEEDS TO, UH, BE A REFLECTION WHERE MAYOR, UH, ACTUALLY ENTERED THE MEETING, UH, UNDER F IT SHOWED, UH, WHERE HE WAS ABSENT, BUT THEN IT DOESN'T SAY WHERE HE CLEARLY ENTERED THE MEETING AND IT SHOWED A VOTE.
SO JUST NEEDS TO, TO REFLECT IN THE, IN THE MINUTES THAT MAYOR ECK HAD ENTERED THE MEETING BECAUSE IT SHOWS UNDER F THAT HE WAS ABSENT AND THEN THE NEXT SHOWS A VOTE.
SO HE JUST NEEDS TO, THERE NEEDS TO BE A CLARIFICATION THAT HE ENTERED THE MEETING.
BUT IT DOES, THE, THE VOTE IS PROPERLY REFLECTED THAT HE, WHEN HE DID NOT VOTE AND WHEN HE DID, BUT I WILL REFLECT THE MINUTES TO SHOW THAT HE RETURNED TO THE MEETING.
AND I, I DID CONFIRM WITH, WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, OKAY.
AND THEN FOR SEVEN E, SO WAS THAT A VOTE ON, OR IS THAT YOUR MOTION FOR A OH, YES, YES.
I, I WAS LOOKING AT THE MEETING.
WHERE, WHERE EXACTLY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT SEVEN A? NO, NO, I GOT, I GOT THAT.
I'M SAYING I'M LOOKING AT THE, THE MEETING MINUTES UNDER CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZATION TO CITY MANAGER.
I KNOW I'VE SEEN IN THE MINUTES WHERE WE DESIGNATE THAT, BUT JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT.
YEAH, AND THAT IS MY, SO EJO, WE HAVE TO TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THAT PLEASE.
SO HER, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, UH, MAYOR PRO TEMS MOTION WAS TO ADOPT THE MINUTES WITH THE AMENDMENT OF REFLECTING WHEN YOU CAME INTO THE MEETING.
SO THAT'S YOUR MOTION, RIGHT? THAT'S MY MOTION.
SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TOM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
ME SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
[(e) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to ente...]
YOU.I JUST HAD A, UH, I HAD A QUESTION.
I, I ACTUALLY A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
HOW MANY APPLICATIONS HAVE WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR? UM, FOR CDBG THREE, THREE APPLICATIONS.
AND WHERE ARE WE IN THE PROCESS FOR THOSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 28, UH, PENDING.
UH, AND THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE CONTRACTOR SO THAT WE CAN START WORKING THOSE APPLICATIONS AND THEN GO BACK TO YEAR 2020.
SO 28 TOTAL PENDING AND THEN THREE THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR? YES.
WERE ANY OF THOSE AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE BARRELL? NO.
UM, AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, HOW ARE WE GETTING THE WORD, BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY MUCH AT THE END OF THE YEAR, HOW ARE WE CONTINUING TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT, UM, CDBG FUNDING AND ARE THE HOAS PARTICIPATING? SO WHAT I NORMALLY DO IS GO TO, ESPECIALLY TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND IN THE COMMUNITIES, I'M ALSO WORKING WITH SOME OF THE HOAS TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE HOMEOWNERS.
YOU SAID SOME OF, IS, IS THERE A REASON NOT ALL OF THEM THAT ARE, I, I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO ALL THE HOAS I WISH I COULD.
IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, UM, GET THIS INFORMATION
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TO ALL THE HOAS? YES, THERE IS AND WE WILL DO SO.RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY.
UM, UM, GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING.
IN, IN THESE FOUR COMPANIES, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RECENT MISINFORMATION, UH, PUT OUT ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
UH, WE'VE, UH, HELPED A LOT OF, UH, NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THIS CITY AS A RESULT OF IT.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION BEING PUT OUT ABOUT THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE.
UH, THERE WAS A A UNIQUE SITUATION THAT IMPACTED ONE, A HOMEOWNER, BUT, UH, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE OVERALL PROGRAM ITSELF? AND I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAD, UM, CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE.
SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO THESE FIRMS AND HOW THEY WERE VETTED AND, AND HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD? ABSOLUTELY.
THE CDBE PROGRAM IS AN AWESOME PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UH, I ALWAYS SPEAK OF HOW MUCH I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH THE HOMEOWNERS IN MISSOURI CITY.
UM, THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNERS, SOME OF THE SENIORS.
AND YES, WE DID HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE, UM, CONTRACT THAT DID THAT DID NOT DO THE BEST WORK.
AND SO, UM, HIS CONTRACT EXPIRED AUGUST 5TH AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE RENEWED.
THE FIVE THAT I'M ASKING TO HAVE APPROVED GOT WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS THROUGH OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH DID AN AWESOME JOB, I MUST SAY.
UM, AND THEY ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE BID PROCESS.
UM, WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[8. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]
EIGHT IS A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.THE TIME IS 6:52 PM AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07.
ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DID THE COUNCIL WILL NOW IS BACK INTO
[9. RECONVENE]
A REGULAR MEETING, UM, ACCEPTING ANY, UH, THERE IS COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY? YES.UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION IN SETTLEMENT OF HAWKINS VERSUS MISSOURI CITY AND THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SUCH SETTLEMENT PAID FOR BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ENTER GOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL.
SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL.
I SEE NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
UM, MAYOR, DO YOU MIND IF WE DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE FOR THIS? SURE, PLEASE.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL? YES.
THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
AND WE DO HAVE A, A CITY MANAGER.
I'M GONNA TURN THAT PLATFORM TO YOU UNDER YOUR, UH, CITY MANAGER REPORT.
UM, I NEGLECTED TO MENTION UNDER MY REPORT, UH, THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, UM, MISSOURI CITY WILL BE HONORING VETERANS DAY.
AND AS SUCH, ALL NON-EMERGENCY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:02 PM THANK YOU ALL.