* 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] [00:00:05] OKAY, TODAY'S MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024. WE'LL NOT CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:40 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A CORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE. IT'LL BE LED BY JOEY JOHNSON, ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. 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. [(a) Recognition: Tina Chenier, Risk Manager for being recognized for coord...] ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITION. UH, FOUR A IS A RECOGNITION. UM, TINA, THE RISK MANAGER OF BEING, UH, RECOGNIZED, UH, FOR COORDINATING THE ROAD, WHICH IS READY PROGRAM BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, TML, UM, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOLS. SO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY A GUEST SPEAKER, GO, DEAR. THANK YOU. I'M GETTING A LITTLE OLD AT MY AGE, I'M SORRY. GOOD EVENING, . GOOD EVENING. GLAD, HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US FROM THE RISK POOL. UM, WE ARE THRILLED TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING ALL FIVE DIGITAL BADGES OF THE ROAD READY PROGRAM. THIS NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND DEDICATION OF YOUR TEAM. WORKING ON OR NEAR ROADWAYS CREATES THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC ENCOUNTERS WITH OTHER VEHICLES WHERE THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR INJURY IS NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO FAULT. THE ROAD READY INITIATIVE WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE ALL STAFF ARE AWARE OF THESE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND EXPOSURES. THE MISSOURI CITY OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS, HAVE EXEMPLIFIED A PROACTIVE APPROACH BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING MAJOR ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROAD READY PROCESS. THIS ENCLOSED CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLETION OF THE FIVE ROAD READY BADGES AND THE DEDICATION OF ALL STAFF TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKPLACE. THIS EFFORT IS PARAMOUNT TO THE PARTNERSHIP, THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND OUR GOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL SEEKS TO CREATE WITH ITS MEMBERS. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS IN LOSS PREVENTION AND RISK MANAGEMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT. GOOD. THANK YOU. WE STARTED THIS PROCESS ABOUT ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO, UM, WORKING WITH YOUR DEPARTMENTS, UH, JUST A WONDERFUL GROUP ACROSS THE BOARD. UH, EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER ON THIS FROM POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION. AS WE ENTERTAINED MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS, WE SPARKED THIS AS A RESULT OF, UH, OUR AUTO LIABILITY INCREASES AND UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FATALITY EVENTS THAT WE'VE SUFFERED. THEY'VE KIND OF, UH, DOUBLED TO THAT EFFECT. AND, UH, WE'RE THANKFUL TO HAVE MISSOURI CITY ON BOARD ON THE LEADERBOARD AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 CITIES, UH, TO BE HELPING US LEAD THIS INITIATIVE FORWARD. SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU TO TINA FOR ALL OF OUR HELP WITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TINA. TINA, YOU WANNA ADD SOME COMMENTS? UM, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE. WE CAME A LONG WAY. I'M NOT HAVING RISK MANAGEMENT AT ALL, AND I, THIS BECAME OUR BABY. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GET THE CITY SAFER AND BETTER STANDING, AND I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEP. UM, JOY, YOU WANNA STAND FOR US? TINA? TINA, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE HIS NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? MY NAME, HIS NAME FOR THE RECORD. OH, MY NAME IS MANUEL TREJO. MANUEL REJO. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. YOU TOO. SAFETY AND LOSS CONTROL CONSULTANT WITH . MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU. CAN Y'ALL BACK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR ME? JUST BACK UP A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. [00:05:02] THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FIVE [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS] ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO THE AGENDA ITEMS? YES, MR. MAYOR, WE DO. UM, SHAD GANY. MR. GANY HAS ASKED TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM EIGHT C. MR. GANY, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMITS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU. MY NAME IS SHAD BARGAINY. I LIVE AT 27 27 CREEK TERRACE LANE IN MISSOURI CITY. I'M A CANDIDATE IN THE DECEMBER 20, 24TH RUNOFF, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT C I'M REQUESTING A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LIST OF ALL THE ADDRESSES WITH THE PRECINCTS IN DISTRICT C IN MISSOURI CITY, SPECIFICALLY INNA, I'VE BEEN, I'VE TALKED TO THE CITY SECRETARY, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS. SHE'S BEEN VERY DILIGENT, REALLY BEEN TRYING TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE. THE CURRENT MAPS THAT ARE ON THE, ON THE, UH, WEBSITE ARE NOT ACCURATE. AND NOW THAT WE'RE IN THIS RUNOFF, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET AN ACCURATE MAP OF MISSOURI CITY CIANA, WHERE I KNOW DISTRICT D, WHERE DISTRICT C IS. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT, WHERE, WHERE THE, THE, UH, STREETS ARE OR THE BOUNDARIES. LOOKING AT THE MAP, YOU CAN BLOW IT UP. YOU STILL DON'T KNOW. MY DAUGHTER LIVES. UH, I GOT A LIST OF THE STREETS IN DISTRICT C, MISSOURI CITY. MY DAUGHTER VOTED IN THE ELECTION. SHE LIVES IN THE BACK ON 1503 RUING CREEK. AND SHE TOLD ME, DAD, YOU WERE NOT ON MY BALLOT. BUT WHEN I WENT AND LOOKED AND TALKED TO THE CITY SECRETARY, SHE'S IN MUD SIX. MUD SIX IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN DISTRICT C. IT WAS NOT. SO, MY FEELING IS THAT I WOULD, WITH A MONTH OF LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY FOR THE ELECTION, I THINK OUR CITY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US THE ACCURATE MAPS AND BOUNDARIES AND OF DISTRICT C. SO I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE WHEN I'M CANVASSING BETWEEN DISTRICT D AND DISTRICT C, AND IT JUST BLOWS ME AWAY THAT I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ACCURATE MAPS AND THE CITY SECRETARY'S BEEN WORKING ON IT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT I'VE YET TO GET IT. I HAVE CALLED MY CITY COUNCIL PERSON A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THIS IS HIS DISTRICT. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE YOUR MAPS ARE AND YOUR BOUNDARIES ARE. I HAVE YET TO GET A RETURN PHONE CALL, AND THAT IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY. JUST LETTING EVERYONE KNOW WE'RE GOING INTO THE ELECTION, THE RUNOFF. I WANT TO KNOW WHO I WILL BE REPRESENTING. ANY, ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. CRYSTAL. HAS THE COUNTY BEEN INVOLVED WITH PROVIDING THAT LIST? YOU CAN ASK CHRIS TON. AM I ABLE TO ANSWER? UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION. THERE IS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, EIGHT. WHEN DO WE GET TO THAT? YES. EIGHT C. YES, SIR. THANK YOU BRUCE ROSKI. MR. ROSKI HAS, UH, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM SEVEN B. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. BRUCE ROSKI, 7 9 1 5 CHANCE HOUSTON, TEXAS. WELL, HERE YOU GO AGAIN WITH MCDONALD'S, GUYS, ON THE AGENDA FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION IS IT ISSUED $200,000 OF PUBLIC MONEY TO I QUOTE KEVIN MOORE OF GOLDEN DREAMS ON BEHALF OF MCDONALD'S REAL ESTATE. UNQUOTE, THIS IS THE SAME MCDONALD'S, OVER 40 BILLION IN REAL ESTATE ASSETS, WHICH INCLUDES THE BUILDING AT 1605 CARTWRIGHT ROAD. AFTER SH SHUFFLING THIS MATTER AMONG YOURSELVES ON SELF-APPOINTED COMMITTEES FOR OVER A YEAR. YOU'RE READY TO DAZZLE THE BUNCH WITH A PUB. BUNCH OF REHEARSE QUESTIONS. WHY ARE WE GIVING MONEY TO MCDONALD'S? THIS IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE AND HAVE APPROVED WILL CONSTITUTE NOTHING LESS THAN A BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, UNLIKE THE CITY'S AGENDA, THE AUDIT FIRM WAS CAREFUL NOT TO MENTION ISSUING A CHECK TO KEVIN MOORE. THE AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED IN 2 0 2 3 BETWEEN THE CITY AND MCDONALD'S, NOT THE FRANCHISEE MCDONALD'S REAL ESTATE COMPANY DID THE AUDIT, OH, I'M SORRY. HERE DID THE AUDIT FIRM COMMITTEES REVIEW THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND VALIDATE HOW THE MONEY FLOWS? DOES MCDONALD'S NEW BUILDING TRULY CONSTITUTE A FSCO IMPROVEMENT? WHY SHOULD PUBLIC FUNDS BE USED TO ENHANCE THE VALUE OF MCDONALD'S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS? AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE CINDY'S DEBACLE, WHICH WASTED TAXPAYER'S DOLLARS, THE COUNCIL AND OR AUDITOR FAILED TO SUFFICIENT DUE DILIGENCE AS SUCH, IT WOULD ONLY BE FISCALLY PRUDENT FOR THE COUNCIL TO DENY MCDONALD'S REAL ESTATE COMPANY OR ITS FRANCHISEES REQUEST FOR $200,000 [00:10:01] REIMBURSEMENT AND USE THE MONEY TO IMPROVE OUR ROADS. SADLY, WE LOST A YOUNG, BRIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPER BECAUSE OF THIS NONSENSE. AND TONIGHT YOU WILL CALL ON ANOTHER NEW HIRE TO PROPOSE A LOSING PROPOSITION. IT'S BECOMING ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS LITTLE INTEREST IN RESPONSIBILITY IN MANAGING THE OUTLAY OF PUBLIC FUNDS. AND I'D LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT PROPOSITION END. WHO'S GONNA PROFIT FROM THAT PROPOSITION N ON COUNCIL THERE AGAIN, THIS IS BECOMING AN AUTOCRATIC REGIME. THANK YOU. NEXT, MR. MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS. YEAH, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX, MAYOR. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, UH, THAT WE MOVE ITEM NINE D UH, BEFORE THE CITY. UH, THE STAFF REPORTS, UH, ITEM SIX, UH, IN THAT WE HAVE A, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM, UM, THAT'S REPRESENTING THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND, AND, UM, THEY'RE BEING PAID TO BE HERE. SO, I, I DON'T HAVE NINE, NINE D THIS IS ALL WRONG. THE NUMBERS ARE RESOLUTION. GIMME THAT NINE D THERE'S HIS RIGHT, THE SCRIPT. THAT'S IT. IT'S IN REGARD, MAYOR TO THE, UH, RESOLUTION GRANTING CONSENT TO SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO ANNEX. SHE'S GOT . YEAH. OKAY. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY IS THERE SEC SECOND. CAN WE HOLD ON? I SEE ON THE QUEUE. BROWN MARSHALL RILEY. AND THEN IT SAYS RECOGNIZE BONY. CAN WE CLEAR THAT? CAN WE GET COUNCIL MEMBER BONY HAD A MOTION. SO CAN WE PUT THAT MOTION UP THERE? MEMBER BONY, CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THE MOTION? THANK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR, MAYOR, AS I'M LOOKING AT THIS, THAT THIS MOTION TO APPROVE, IT SAYS MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM. UM, THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE THE MOTION TO MOVE ITEM NINE D TO BEFORE ITEM SIX. I UNDERSTAND. I JUST WAS LOOKING AT THE SCREEN, WHICH SAYS, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. YES, SIR, WE ARE. THANKS. OKAY. SO WHY DO I HAVE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO? RILEY AND BROWN MARSHALL ON THE SCREEN. IT WASN'T MY, CAN YOU CLEAR THAT? OKAY. SO NOW IT SHOULD ONLY HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER BONY MADE THE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER MORE'S SECONDED, RIGHT? YES, SIR. WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON IT. YES, SIR. OKAY, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM [(d) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution granting consent to S...] NINE D, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. CONSENTING TO THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 4.47 ACRES OF LAND TO SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. OKAY. WE HAVE NICHOLAS COOK. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE ANNEXATION OF 4.467 ACRES. UM, ANGIE LUTZ WITH ALAN BOONE, HUMPHREYS AND ROBINSON, UM, IS HERE IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. UH, SHE IS THE, UH, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THIS, UH, CNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. OKAY. SO THE ANNEXATION, UM, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND THE CNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PETITIONED THE CITY TO ALLOW THIS, UH, ANNEXATION. UH, CURRENTLY THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY UTILITY SERVICE THAT PROVIDES THIS AREA, AND IT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF ANY OF THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS AND THE CNA MUD MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. AND THE CLOSEST UTILITY PROVIDER IS THE CNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. UM, AND IT, THIS PROVIDES THE MOST FEASIBLE METHOD FOR PROVIDING UTILITIES FOR THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME, THE TWO CLOSEST MUDS, MUD 46, WOULD HAVE TO CROSS THE FLAT BANK BY YOU, WHICH WOULD, WOULD LIKELY BE COST PROHIBITIVE. AND MUD 49 WOULD HAVE TO CROSS HIGHWAY SIX, UM, TO, TO PROVIDE SERVICE. AS STAFF WAS CONSIDERING THIS, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE SATELLITE AREA. UM, SO IT'S LOCATED WHERE [00:15:01] THE STAR IS ACROSS HIGHWAY SIX FROM SWAMP, UH, SWAMP CHICKEN MO CITY. AND THIS IS THE, THE BLOWN UP, UM, VISION OF THE, THE, UH, PLAT WHERE THE, UH, I'M SORRY, WHERE THE MEDICAL CENTER IS GOING TO BE, BE LOCATED. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THIS RECOGNIZATION? RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BON, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, CITY MANAGER. UH, IN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UH, MUDS AS WELL AS, UM, POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF THOSE MUDS. SO, UM, DO WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MUD AND WHAT HAPPENS, UM, WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY AND ANY OF OUR TAX BASE OR REVENUE OR FUTURE RESPONSIBILITIES? OKAY. I'M GONNA LET, I'M GONNA LET, UM, CITY ATTORNEY SPEAK TO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND THEN I'LL COME BACK IN IF SHE DOESN'T ADDRESS IT. OKAY. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A MANAGEMENT DISTRICT THAT'S IN CITY. SO THESE ARE ALREADY CITY TAXPAYERS, THIS AREA. NICHOLAS, IF YOU COULD PUT THE MAP BACK UP AND, UH, KIND OF HELP ORIENT THE COUNCIL. THIS IS ACTUALLY ALREADY IN CITY. SO THIS IS THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT THAT THE CITY HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH VIA TOURS THREE. SO ALL OF THE SALES TAX COLLECTED GOES TO THIS MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA OF UHT THREE. SO THIS IS ALREADY WITHIN THE CITY LIMIT, ALREADY WITHIN CITY LIMITS. AND THERE'S ALREADY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THIS MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. SO ALL SAX SALES TAX REVENUE GOES TO THE MUD. IT IT GOES TO THE MUD, OR NOT THE MUD. I APOLOGIZE. YOU MEAN THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT? DISTRICT, YES. SORRY. THANK YOU. BUT THAT'S THE RED TOURS AGREEMENT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MONROE. UM, IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. THERE'S BEEN A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE, THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, WE'RE [(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...] BACK TO ITEM SIX, STAFF REPORT CITY MANAGER. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THERE ARE SIX ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. I'LL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF FIVE OF THEM. UH, ITEM B. UM, THIS ITEM WOULD PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION FOR A REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 TO KEVIN MOORE OF GOLDEN DREAMS MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF MCDONALD'S REAL ESTATE COMPANY FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENTS. ITEM C IS AN ACTION THAT WILL PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH AEA FILTRE FOR ONGOING TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AT THE CITY'S REGIONAL SERVICE WATER SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000 OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. ITEM D WOULD PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HR GREEN FOR DESIGN OF A NEW MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA, GROUNDWATER WELL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000. THE DESIGN IS FOR A SECOND. GROUNDWATER WELL AT PLANT NUMBER TWO, DESIGNED TO INCREASE TOTAL CAPACITY AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY REDUNDANCY ITEM E. UM, THIS ACTION WOULD PROVIDE THE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH IISI CONTRACTING, UH, TO PREPARE GUARDRAILS FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000. AND ITEM F WOULD AUTHORIZE THE REIMBURSEMENT OF 429,000 TO MISSOURI CITY B-T-R-L-L-C FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PER A CITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THIS IS THE ITEM THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED DURING THE MCDA DISCUSSION. THAT CONCLUDES MY OVERVIEW. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, [7. CONSENT AGENDA] UH, AND THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, UH, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LES, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MEMBER BONY DID THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] EIGHT ARE ORDINANCES. AN ORDINANCE OF PA, SORRY, GO AHEAD. I APOLOGIZE, SIR. THAT'S OKAY. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER TWO, ADMINISTRATION OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE AMENDING RULES REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. GOOD EVENING, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND MAYOR. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE ORDINANCE THAT EFFECTUATES CHARTER PROPOSITION, UH, E THAT RELATES TO AUTHORIZING THIS COUNCIL TO [00:20:01] HAVE A ONE MEETING PER MONTH, UH, FOR TWO MONTHS DURING A YEAR. THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGES, UH, THE LANGUAGE TO ALL AUTHORIZE THE COUNCIL TO BY MOTION, UM, DECIDE WHEN THOSE TWO MEETINGS ARE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM EIGHT [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] B EIGHT B, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, RATIFYING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE STRENGTH OF FORCE FOR CERTAIN CLASSIFIED RANKS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR ASSIGNMENT PAY FOR A CERTAIN ASSIGNMENT WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO. OKAY, CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. UH, THIS IS, UH, FIRST OF TWO READINGS. UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED THE FEMA SAFER GRANT FOR 13 ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS. AND SO THIS ORDINANCE BRINGS, UH, UPDATES TO THOSE PERSONNEL COUNTS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. UM, IT ALSO INCLUDES RECLASSIFYING TWO POSITIONS, FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS TO THE SPECIALISTS, WHICH ARE THE DRIVER RANKS JUST FOR DEPLOYMENT PURPOSES OF, OF PUTTING THESE PEOPLE OUT IN THE FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE BRINGING A REQUEST IN THIS ORDINANCE TO UPDATE OUR CERTIFICATION PAYS, ADDING A STIPEND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENT PAY. THESE ASSIGNMENT, THIS ASSIGNMENT PAY IS, UH, $300 A MONTH, UH, FOR PERSONNEL THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO SPECIALIZED POSITIONS IN KEY ROLES IN ADMINISTRATION. THAT INCLUDES OUR TRAINING DIVISION, OUR PREVENTION, LIKE INSPECTORS AND INVESTIGATORS, UH, WHICH REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS. UH, ALL THESE, ALL THE FUNDING FOR, FOR BOTH THESE ITEMS ARE, HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN THE FY 25 BUDGET. UH, WITH THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MERU, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RILEY, RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN MERU, CHIEF WITH ALL THESE NICE PERKS AND INCENTIVES. WHERE DOES THAT PLACE US WITH COMPETITION? DOES THAT MAKE A STAND OUT OR ARE WE KIND OF FALLING IN PLACE? IT DOES. UH, I'LL SPEAK TO THE, UH, ESPECIALLY THE ASSIGNMENT PAY THAT MAKES US MORE COMPETITIVE, UH, SIMILAR TO ONE OF OUR BENCHMARK CITIES AND OUR COMPENSATION STUDY WAS THE CITY OF CONROE, AND SO THEY'RE ONE OF THE FIRST THAT IS ALSO OFF OFFERING THIS SAME PAY AT THE SAME AMOUNT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. UH, MOTION BY CONSER MORALE. SECOND BY CONSTABLE O'REILLY. SEEING NO ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. A C [(c) Consideration and Possible Action - First and Final Reading - An ordin...] AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2024 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT C PROVIDING FOR A JOINT ELECTION ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2024, WITH OTHER ENTITIES CONTRACTING WITH FORT BEND COUNTY FOR SUCH JOINT ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU, UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN RILEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM CAME UP, UH, DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, AND THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT COUNCILMAN MURLI WAS ASKING. SO COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THERE OR DOES E JOYCE, UM, I'M SORRY, MA'AM. MURLI, COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT THE QUESTION? UM, HAS THE COUNTY BEEN INVOLVED OR, OR WOULD THAT BE A GOOD RESOURCE AS WELL? UM, SO AS FAR AS THE STREET LISTS ARE CONCERNED WITH MR. UH, GANY BROUGHT UP, UM, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN INVOLVED. WE HAVE PROVIDED THE STREET LIST TO THE COUNTY, UM, AGAIN, FOR THEIR GI IS DEPARTMENT. AS YOU RECALL, EARLY ON THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH THE MAPPING, UM, THAT THE COUNTY HAD HAD IN PLACE. WE HAVE SINCE PROVIDED, UM, ACCURATE STREET LISTS FOR THEM, UM, AND MAPPING. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAVE PROVIDED STREET LISTS, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT C UM, TO, UM, MR. BOGANI AS WELL AS, UH, SIENNA MATU AT HIS REQUEST. UM, HE HAS SINCE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL STREET LIST, UH, THAT WE HAVE NOT PUT TOGETHER YET, BUT HE DOES HAVE THE ENTIRE STREET LIST FOR DISTRICT C, INCLUDING C, THE SNA MUZZ AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, RECOGNIZING COUNCILOR MUR. YEAH, UH, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION. I WAS GONNA ALSO COMPLIMENT, I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD A LOT GOING ON DURING THE SELECTION. I KNOW YOUR OFFICE IS VERY EFFICIENT, SO I APPRECIATE MR. BNI BRINGING THAT FORWARD AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING THAT INFORMATION. UM, I'D LIKE TO FACT CHECK, UM, MR. BNI, I DID NOT RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM YOU OR TWO, MAYBE YOU CALLED SOMEONE ELSE, BUT YOU [00:25:01] DIDN'T RECEIVE. I DIDN'T GET A DIRECT CALL. I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO YOU, SIR. I RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER ABBO. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO JUST FOLLOW UP AND, YOU KNOW, WE SENT A LETTER TO FORT BEND COUNTY AS, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD THIS ELECTION CYCLE, NOT JUST IN DISTRICT C, BUT ACROSS THE BOARD DISTRICT A AND VARIOUS OTHER, UM, BUT MA MAINLY IN DISTRICT C WITH, WITH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THAT, THAT WE FACE. SO, UH, I REALLY BELIEVE THIS IS A TIME TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT LE ON THAT LETTER AND, AND SEE WHERE WE ARE ON THIS. 'CAUSE IT KIND OF WENT RADIO SILENT TO A DEGREE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THAT, BUT I'M, I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN, IN, IN LIGHT OF WHAT WAS JUST BROUGHT FORTH IN PUBLIC COMMENTS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT, UM, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS BELIEVE WHETHER YOU'RE A CANDIDATE OR NOT, UH, THAT YOU'RE A REGISTERED VOTER, A TAXPAYER IN THE CITY, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION, WE ARE FULL OF TRANS FOCUSED ON TRANSPARENCY AND ENSURING THAT WE PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN THAT IS ACCURATE AND TIMELY. SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, GET THIS RESOLVED SO THAT ESPECIALLY WELL BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF, UH, EARLY VOTING. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. YEAH, I GUESS WHAT I'D, UH, LIKE TO, UH, GET A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON IS THAT, UH, THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED WITH, UH, WITHIN THE, UH, UH, THE VOTING PROCESS THIS YEAR, UH, WHERE ARE THE, UH, UH, THE, UH, UH, PROBLEMS WITH DEFINING WHERE THE VARIOUS DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ARE? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE AS A CITY ARE NOT PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCURATE DATA? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE, UH, THE COUNTY IS, UH, I'LL USE THE WORD LAX IN MAKING SURE THAT, UH, UH, OUR, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, YOU KNOW, KNOW WHAT, UH, DISTRICT THEY, UH, THEY ARE IN AND, UH, SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A, AN ELECTION, UH, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO THE POLL, THEY, UH, CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE, UH, SHOWN AS EITHER BEING AVAILABLE TO VOTE IN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT OR NOT. SO IT'S, AND AGAIN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE WHAT, UH, KASMAN BONY SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN ISSUE EARLIER, UH, AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE'VE GOT ANY RESOLUTION ON THAT OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IS KIND OF LAYING THERE WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT, UH, WE GET SOME RESPONSE FROM, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY IF IT IS IN FACT A PROBLEM WITH FORT BEND COUNTY. AND IF IT'S NOT, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO STRENGTHEN OUR, UH, DEFINITION OF WHERE OUR BOUNDARIES ARE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT STRAIGHT. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UH, UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE FIND IT AT THESE PARTICULAR TIMES WHERE YOU'VE GOT, LIKE IN DISTRICT A WHERE YOU HAD A, UH, AN ELECTION GOING ON, AND I GUESS MAYBE THE SAME WITH, UH, DISTRICT C, WHERE, UH, THE BOUNDARIES WERE REALLY NOT, UH, UH, NOT ACCURATE IN, UH, UH, DEPICTING WHO'S IN EITHER, UH, UH, C OR D, SO, RIGHT. UM, AND I WILL JUST LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT, UM, AFTER THE ISSUES WERE BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE DISTRICT A ISSUES AND THEN THE SIMA TWO ISSUE ISSUES THAT WE HAD EARLY ON, UM, THE CITY GIS DEPARTMENT AND MYSELF DID PROVIDE STREET LISTS AND MAPPING TO FORT BEND COUNTY FOR THEM TO CORRECT THEIR INFORMATION. UM, I, AS RECENTLY AS, AGAIN, LAST WEEK, PROVIDED THE STREET LIST TO THEM AGAIN. UM, AND THEN I PROVIDED IT AGAIN TODAY JUST TO MAKE SURE. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME MAPPING INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT OUR VOTERS ARE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE PROPER ELECTIONS THAT THEY'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN. YEAH. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A RECIPROCAL. ARE THEY, ARE THEY WORKING WITH US ON LETTING US KNOW WHERE THE, UH, THE ISSUES ARE IF, UH, UH, IT'S NOT WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION OR OPERATION? MM-HMM. , UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT, UH, UH, THE OTHER, UH, AREAS, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S CREATING THIS ISSUE. SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE'VE GOT ANY KIND OF A GAME PLAN OF TRYING TO GET INFORMATION, UH, OR FOR THE, FOR THE COUNTY TO RESPOND TO THE, THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE RAISED. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK GOING THIS LONG IS IT'S REALLY, UH, NOT ACCEPTABLE. SO THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN RILEY CRYSTAL, WHO DOES [00:30:01] OUR MAPPING FOR THE CITY, LIKE OUR GIS MAPPING. WE DO HAVE A GIS DEPARTMENT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY'S MAPPING. AND THEN FORT BEND COUNTY HAS THEIR OWN MAPPING DIVISION AS WELL THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MAPPING. SO WE DO ANY ANNEXATION, ANY REDISTRICTING. MM-HMM. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR KIND OF ORGANIZING THAT, THAT EFFORT AND THEN SEND IT OVER TO FORT BEND COUNTY. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WAS THAT ACTUALLY DONE IN OUR LAST REDISTRICTING, IN OUR ANNEXATION OF SIENNA MUD TWO? YES, IT WAS. OKAY. SO WE HAVE RECORDS WHERE WE'VE SENT ALL THOSE UPDATED WAY BEFORE ANY ELECTION TOOK PLACE. YES, MA'AM. UM, AND THEN THE, UM, WAS ALL THAT UPDATED ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL? YES. OUR MAPPING ON OUR WEBSITE IS ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE. UM, I DID, UH, VERIFY I HAVE RECEIVED SOME CALLS IN, UM, MR. GANY, AS HE MENTIONED, ABOUT ONE ADDRESS THAT HE HAD. UM, HE, HE FACT CHECKED. AND ON OUR MAPPING, WE DO HAVE THE, THAT ADDRESS THAT IS IN SIENNA MUD, UM, I THINK IT'S FIVE OR I THINK IT'S SIX, BUT IT IS WITHIN, UM, THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES. AND SO WE HAVE CONFIRMED, SO WAS THAT PRIOR? WAS THAT PRIOR TO HIS, HIS CONCERN, OR WAS THAT ALREADY LISTED IN THE BOUNDARIES ON OUR WEBSITE PRIOR TO HIS CONCERN? IT WAS OKAY. IT WAS, OUR MAPPING IS, IS UP TO DATE AND IT IS ACCURATE. OKAY. DO WE MAKE THAT READILY AVAILABLE TO, TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THAT WAY THEY GET AN UPDATED RECORDS? YES, MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY. SO ON THE GIS WEBSITE, UM, ANYONE CAN GO OUT THERE AND DO AN ADDRESS LOOKUP AND IT WILL TELL YOU A PLETHORA OF INFORMATION. THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WHERE IT SHOWS YOU THE DISTRICT THAT YOU'RE IN, THE, UM, HOA THAT YOU'RE IN, UM, THE MUD, WHO'S YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL OF THAT GREAT INFORMATION IS OUT THERE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AND IT IS UP TO DATE. IS IT OUR, OUR OUR SYSTEM, IT'S OUR THAT THEY'RE LOOKING IN? OR IS IT WHEN THEY CLICK ON IT, IT GOES TO THE FORT BEND COUNTY? 'CAUSE I KNOW FORT BEND COUNTY HAS ONE AS WELL. THIS IS OUR MAPPING. OKAY. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN, THAT'S SEPARATE. BUT THIS IS, I'M, I'M SPEAKING OF OUR MAPPING. SO WE ARE, WE'RE STILL EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH FORT BEND COUNTY WITH THEIR GIS, THEIR MAPPING AND HOW THEY'VE LAID OUT THE BOUNDARIES FOR THESE D THESE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. UM, I THINK THAT, UM, THE ADDRESS THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, UM, FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, I DID SEND THAT ADDRESS TO FORT BEND COUNTY BECAUSE I, I NEED TO GET A RESPONSE BACK FROM THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR. BUT AS FAR AS ON THE CITY SIDE, THE ADDRESS INFORMATION IS ACCURATE AND CURRENT. OKAY. BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE BACK FROM THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR FROM FORT BEND COUNTY YET. OKAY. ON THAT ADDRESS. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR Y'ALL'S DUE DILIGENCE, BECAUSE THAT IS TRULY A, A HORRIBLE ISSUE TO HAVE IN THE MIDDLEVILLE. I KNOW I EXPERIENCED IT ON THE DAY OF EARLY VOTING. UM, AND IT ALSO, IT IS, IT DOESN'T ALLOW OUR VOTERS TO ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THEY CHOOSE TO SELECT FOR, AND THAT'S NOT FAIR TO THEM AS WELL. SO I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON IT. I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, BUT I DID WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN MAPPING SYSTEM THAT IS UP TO DATE AND THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO, UM, TO THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED OF IT OR REQUEST FOR IT. YES. OKAY. YES, WE ARE. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN . YES. UM, I, I JUST WANT TO JUST REALLY TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR FOR FORT BEND COUNTY HAS DROPPED THE BALL SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT RELATES TO MISSOURI CITY AND SOME ASPECTS OF FORT BEND COUNTY EARLY IN MARCH. UH, NEWS REPORTS TALKED ABOUT THERE BEING ELECTION ISSUES, UH, AND IT WAS TIED TO THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR JOHN ODOM. AND THEN THE SAME THING JUST WITH DISTRICT A SITUATION, DISTRICT C SITUATION WITH THE LACK OF, UH, OF ADDRESSES BEING ADDED PRIOR TO EARLY VOTING, OR I GUESS IT WAS NOTED, THEY, THEY WERE NOTICED BASED OFF THE PROVISIONAL, I MEAN, OF THE MAIL BALLOTS THAT PEOPLE RECEIVED NOT HAVING SIENNA MUD, TWO PEOPLE A PART OF THAT, UH, THE BALLOT. MM-HMM. . AND SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT BASED OFF OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROVIDED WITH US, THAT WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO PROVIDE WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE ELECTION, UH, ANY INFORMATION TO THEM. SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY LEAVING HERE LISTENING TO THIS TO THINK THAT MISSOURI CITY SOMEHOW HAS, UH, WITHHELD INFORMATION PURPOSE PURPOSEFULLY OR NEFARIOUSLY THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PROVIDE, UH, CORRECT. AND, AND AC ACCURATE DATA. UH, WE HAVE A, A FORT BEND COUNTY ELECTION ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE. UH, I'VE REACHED OUT TO AND SPOKEN WITH ALL OF THE KEY, UH, COUNTY OFFICIALS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMITTEE THAT MAKES UP OVERSIGHT, UM, FOR THAT ELECTION ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION. UM, BUT THAT PERSON REPORTS TO, UH, THE COUNTY CLERK AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS. I TALKED TO THE PARTY CHAIRS. I TALKED TO, UH, THE FORT BEND, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY. I TALKED TO THE FIR FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. I TALKED TO CAPE, UH, THE FORT BEND COUNTY JUDGE. UH, AND, AND ALL OF THEM BASICALLY ARE SAYING, WELL, YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN THERE FOR SO MANY YEARS. AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE WAY IT IS. AND I JUST THINK THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. I DON'T THINK THAT AS A MUNICIPALITY, MISSOURI CITY SHOULD SUFFER. UH, OUR RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT [00:35:01] SUFFER. OUR VOTERS SHOULD NOT SUFFER BECAUSE OF THE INEPTNESS OF, OF THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR. AND I JUST WANT THAT TO BE ON THE RECORD SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE TAKE THIS SERIOUS. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US, BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND I REALLY WANNA SEE WHERE WE ARE. WE SAID A STERN LETTER TO THEM, UH, AND I JUST HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND I THINK WE DESERVE AN ANSWER RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER OZ. YEAH. TO JEFF'S POINT, WE PAY MONEY . YEAH. WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR ELECTIONS. SO WE EXPECT, UH, RESULTS FROM THAT. UM, I ALSO WANNA SAY, ANGEL, IF YOU JUST GOOGLE PRECINCT MAPS MISSOURI CITY OR DISTRICT MAPS IN MISSOURI CITY, SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE US TO OLDER MAPS. THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS HUNTING, I STILL FOUND MYSELF IN PRECINCT FOUR. WE SWITCH. SO WE MAY WANNA SCRUB SOME OF THE OLDER MAPS. OKAY. BUT I'M LOOKING AT THE REAL DEAL TODAY. DISTRICT C IS VERY, VERY CLEAN, CLEAR. UM, I KNOW OUR MAP TEAMS DO A GREAT JOB. MM-HMM. . AND AGAIN, TO FALSIFY INFORMATION ABOUT ME NOT CALLING BACK, THAT'S JUST WRONG. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, MY COMMENTS PRIMARILY SURROUND MAKING IT, UM, ACCESSIBLE FOR THE CITIZENS TO FILE COMPLAINTS, BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD TR A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ERRORS THAT HAVE OCCURRED. UM, SOME EXTREME EGREGIOUS ONES WHERE CERTAIN, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WENT IN TO VOTE AND THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER'S NAME WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT. AND IN SOME INSTANCES, ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER FROM A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DISTRICT THAT THEY LIVED IN WAS ON THE BALLOT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A CITY ALSO PUT FORWARD INFORMATION SO THAT CITIZENS CAN REGISTER THEIR COMPLAINTS WITH THE, UM, ALSO WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. I KNOW THAT WE ARE TAKING MEASURES TO DO THAT, BUT PLEASE, IF I, I ASK YOU PLEASE MAKE THAT READILY AVAILABLE FOR THE CITIZENS. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, CRYSTAL, THE ITEM BEFORE US TODAY IS REALLY CANVASSING AND CALLING FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION, CORRECT? MM-HMM. . YES, SIR. THAT'S TO, TO CALL THE RUN. SO ALL OF THIS DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING BASED OFF OF A PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. YES, SIR. RIGHT. WHAT I HEARD FROM THAT PUBLIC COMMENT, THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS THAT YOUR OFFICE HAS NOT PROVIDED THE MAPS, THE MOST CURRENT MAPS MM-HMM. AND WHATEVER THE INFORMATION THAT'S NEEDED TO PROVIDE IT TO THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL. YES. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS NOT CORRECT. OKAY. UM, WE DID RECEIVE A REQUEST, A WRITTEN REQUEST VIA EMAIL, WHICH WOULD FALL UNDER THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUESTING INFORMATION. AND WE DID PROVIDE THE INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE REQUESTER. OKAY. SO HAS THERE BEEN OTHER CANDIDATES IN THIS ELECTION CYCLE OF FOUR DISTRICTS REQUESTED SIMILAR INFORMATION TO YOU WITH YOUR OFFICE? I HAVE HAD OTHER CANDIDATES THAT HAVE REQUESTED MAPPING, YES. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOWS THAT YOU RESPONDED TO ANYONE, ANY OF THE CANDIDATES, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT DISTRICT IT IS YES. THAT ASKED YOU FOR WHATEVER THINGS THAT THEY NEEDED IT. DO YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATIONS TO PROVE THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY, I DO. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO NOW, THERE WAS ALSO UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION, THERE WAS A POINT THAT WAS NOTED WAS REGARDING THE MAPS. MM-HMM. . SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, I HEARD YOU REFER TO THE WEBSITE. YES. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE? YES. SO IF YOU LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE MM-HMM. OF CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. MM-HMM. WHAT MAP THAT'S POSTED ON THOSE ON THAT WEBSITE? MM-HMM. , WHICH IS CITY OF MISSOURI CITY'S WEBSITE. IS THAT ACCURATE? YES, IT IS ACCURATE. YES, IT IS. OKAY. HAVE YOU SHARED OR DID ANY CANDIDATE, ANY, ANYBODY, A, B, CD? MM-HMM. , ANYONE ASKED FOR THOSE MAPS TO YOUR OFFICE? YES. HAVE YOU SHARED THE MAP THAT'S ON THE, UH, WEBSITE? YES. THAT IS THE MAP THAT I PROVIDED. YOU HAVE RECORDS OF ALL THIS? ALL OF THIS THAT ANYONE, YES. ANY CANDIDATE THAT'S ASKING YOU, YOUR OFFICE AS A CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR ANY OF THIS INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED? YES. YOU HAVE? YES. OKAY. AND THE, THESE, WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC RECORD, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. THAT WOULD FALL INTO THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORT. SO IF ANY CITIZEN IN MISSOURI CITY MM-HMM. OR ELECTED OFFICIALS OR ANYONE MM-HMM. THAT WANTED TO ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT I'M ASKING. MM-HMM. TO SEE IF THEY'RE ACCURATE. YOU HAVE INFORMATION MM-HMM. THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE BACK TO THAT PERSON, WHOEVER'S PULLING THE PUBLIC RECORDS. MM-HMM. TO SHOW WHAT, BASICALLY WHAT I'VE ASKED YOU. ABSOLUTELY. I CAN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I YIELD BACK. WE HAVE A, UH, [00:40:01] MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MAYOR PROAM KLAUSER. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ITEM [(d) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] AD, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN MANUAL, PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY FOR TRAFFIC, CALMING DEVICES, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALRIGHT, WE'RE RECOGNIZING CITY ENGINEER MARCUS SNELL. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU TO DISCUSS OUR TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY. UH, SO BRIEFLY GOING OVER, UH, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY AROUND A YEAR AGO, AND WE HAD RECEIVED Y'ALL'S, UH, FEEDBACK ON OUR TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY. WE WENT OUT, WE TALKED TO THE HOAS AT THE, UH, HOA MEETINGS, GOT SOME FEEDBACK IN FROM THEM, INCORPORATED IT, DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH, DID A LITTLE MORE HOMEWORK, CLEANED UP SOME MISSING ITEMS, AND NOW I'M BACK IN FRONT OF YOU TO PRESENT THIS GOING OVER. IN GENERAL, THE REASON THIS POLICY HAS COME UP IS WE ARE A TRANSITIONING CITY AND NOT JUST A TRANSITIONING CITY, BUT A TRANSITIONING REGION THAT'S CHANGED THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE MORE CARS COMING AND GOING, AND UNFORTUNATELY, CITY ENGINEERING DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SIT AT EVERY SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CORNER JUST QUITE YET. WE'RE WORKING ON IT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY YET. SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH THE HOAS, THE COMMUNITIES, THE RESIDENTS, TO LET US KNOW WHAT ARE SOME OF THEIR PROBLEM AREAS. THEN WE CAN DO OUR ENGINEERING HOMEWORK AND COME BACK TO THEM WITH SOLUTIONS. SO WE HAVE A FOUR STEP, UH, WE HAVE FOUR STEPS TO THIS POLICY. THE FIRST ONE IS WE'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, HOAS OR IF THERE'S NO HOA COMMUNITY GROUPS TO REACH OUT TO US AND SAY, HEY, THERE'S A PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE'S A PROBLEM IN OUR AREA WITH TRAFFIC. WE'VE CREATED A SHEET THAT WE HOPE CAN DELINEATE THAT PROBLEM DOWN FROM A, YOU KNOW, HEY, I'M NOTICING SOMETHING LEVEL TO SOMETHING THAT THE CITY'S ENGINEERING DIVISION CAN TAKE ACTION ON. WE'RE THEN GONNA TAKE THAT, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE STUDY ON IT. WE'RE GONNA RANK IT. WE'RE GONNA KIND OF SEE, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT AREA FROM THE METRICS THAT WE CAN, UH, GLEAN. THEN BASED ON THAT, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO SOME PROJECT SELECTION FINALIZATION, LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS WE UNDERSTAND IT. UH, WE'RE ALSO GONNA WORK WITH POLICE AND FIRE IN THIS AS WE CREATE TRAFFIC CALMING. IT'S, IT'S A FANCY WAY TO SAY WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLES IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. AND WHEN WE DO THAT, WE DON'T WANT TO HINDER OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES. SO WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH POLICE AND FIRE IN THAT, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA WORK ON THOSE RANKINGS. SO ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS, OR ONE OF THE BIGGER THINGS THAT WE RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON IS, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, HOW EXACTLY DO THESE THINGS WORK? HOW DOES TRAFFIC CALMING WORK? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS? AND SO WE SAT DOWN AND WE CAME UP WITH 12 GENERALIZED OPTIONS ON SOME TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS. WE ADDED THOSE INTO THIS POLICY AND SOME OF THE THINGS THEY COVER, AND, AND WE TRIED TO PUT IT IN PLAIN SPEAK, BUT WE'RE ENGINEERS. WE DID THE BEST WE COULD. SO, UM, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUNDABOUTS, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A FULL LANE CLOSURE ON STREET PARKING, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES IT WORK? HOW DOES THIS WORK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS WE SEE IT? THEN WHAT'S THE TARGETED SPEED, EITHER THE ABSOLUTE TARGETED SPEED THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO, OR A REDUCTION IN SPEED THAT WE CAN SEE BY IMPLEMENTING THIS CALMING MEASURE? AND THEN HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO HAPPEN? RIGHT? GOING IN AND RES STRIPING FOR SOME ON STREET PARKING, IT'LL GET US A LITTLE BIT OF SPEED SAVINGS. I DO THAT PRETTY QUICKLY. ROUNDABOUTS ARE GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE. I GOTTA GO, I GOTTA GET ACQUIRE RIGHT AWAY. I GET TO BUILD SOME BEAUTIFUL CONCRETE. AND THEN ALSO COST AND MAINTENANCE, BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THIS. WE WANT THE HOAS AND THE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND, HEY, WHEN I'M ASKING FOR A KIND OF IMPROVEMENT, HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE? AND WHAT'S IT GONNA COST? RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S ALL OF OUR TAX DOLLARS AND THAT MATTERS TO EVERYONE IN THIS CITY. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ALSO WANT HOAS TO HAVE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP WITHIN THESE PROJECTS AND TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE WITH THEM. SO WE HAD PROPOSED A FOUR FISTS, ONE FISTS COST SHARE ON THE PROJECTS BETWEEN THE HOAS AND RESIDENT COMMUNITIES, AND THEN THE CITY. AND THESE ARE FOR THE HOA INITIATED PROJECTS. THE CITY IS INITIATING A TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT ITSELF. WE'RE GONNA PAY THE FULL COST, BUT IF IT'S AN HOA, IF IT'S A RESIDENT INITIATED PROJECT, WE, WE PROPOSE THIS COST SHARING MECHANISM. HOWEVER, WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE THIS STILL MIGHT PROVE A BURDEN OR A DISADVANTAGE. AND SO WE HAVE ALLOWED THAT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER. THIS ONE FIFTH COST CAN BE WAIVED. UM, ONCE WE FINALLY GO THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS OF, YOU KNOW, [00:45:01] IDENTIFYING THE ISSUES, UH, LOOKING AT A PROPOSED SOLUTION, COORDINATING WITH EVERYBODY, WE'RE GONNA CREATE A PACKET. UM, AND IT'S GONNA TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED CALMING PROJECT, THE MAPPING OF THE STUDY AREA, OTHER SUPPORTING DATA. SO WE CAN PROVIDE THIS TO THE HOA AND THE RESIDENTS SO PEOPLE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO. THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN ON AN ANNUAL CYCLE. UH, IT'S GONNA GO FROM, YOU KNOW, JANUARY TO DECEMBER, UH, LOOKING AT TAKING SUBMISSION REQUESTS PRETTY MUCH YEAR ROUND. BUT AT THE END OF JANUARY IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO, UH, TAKE THOSE REQUESTS, START DOING OUR DATA COLLECTION REVIEW BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL. JUNE, JULY, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON PROJECTS BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDING AND NEED. AND THEN OCTOBER, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION. AGAIN, JUST BECAUSE WE GO INTO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION DOESN'T MEAN THE PROJECT GETS DONE RIGHT AWAY. REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, ROAD STRIPING IS A LOT QUICKER THAN GOING OUT AND BUILDING THAT CUL-DE-SAC OR ROUNDABOUT. THAT'S THE, THE OVERALL, UH, POLICY. WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF STEPS TO GET HERE TODAY, UM, FROM STAFF DEVELOPMENT TO Y'ALL'S REVIEW, AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY AT HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY, ASSUMING IT'S ACCEPTABLE BY, UH, COUNSEL. SO THAT WAS MY VERY BRIEF IN INTRODUCTION. I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEMP CLAUSE. YES. THANK YOU MARCUS, AND WELCOME BACK. UM, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. ONE, WHAT WOULD BE, AND THIS IS PROBABLY MORE SO FOR YOU, CITY MANAGER JONES, WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THE DISCRETIONARY REASONS FOR YOU TO WAIVE THAT ONE FIFTH COST. UM, IT WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE HOA IN PARTICULAR TO SEE WHEN THE LAST TIME THEY RAISED FEES TO POTENTIALLY COVER COSTS LIKE THIS. UM, WHAT OTHER PRIORITIES THE HOA MAY HAVE THAT TAKES PRIORITY OVER A TRAFFIC COMBINING INITIATIVE. AND THEN PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE THAT WE WOULD WANNA GET DONE IMMEDIATELY, WHETHER IT WAS DRIVEN BY THE HOA OR BY THE CITY. OKAY. AND THEN FOR THAT ONE FIFTH COST CONTRIBUTION FROM THE HOA, WHAT WOULD THAT FEE, UH, SCHEDULE OR FEE PAYMENT LOOK LIKE? WOULD THEY HAVE TO MAKE THAT CONTRIBUTION ON THE FRONT END, THE BACK END? WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO ENSURE THAT, UM, WE ENSURE THAT FUNDING, WE WOULD WANT IT ON THE FRONT END OF THE PROJECT AND WE WOULD ALSO KNOW AT THAT TIME WHEN THEY MADE IT ON THE FRONT END THAT WE HAD THE BALANCE TO DO THAT PARTICULAR IMPROVEMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, MARCUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT AND RESIDENTS HAVE TOO. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION AS IT RELATES TO THE FORM, UM, AND ALL OF THAT. IF, IF THE REQUEST IS NOT FROM US, SAY A SPECIFIC HOA 'CAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE SOME STREETS THAT, UM, CONNECT, YOU KNOW, TO OTHER HOAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, HOW WOULD THAT WORK IF SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC SEES THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE THERE, THEY WANNA HAVE IT ADDRESSED? DOES THE HOA HAVE TO BE, HAVE TO HAVE, BUY-IN OR HAVE TO BE A PART OF THAT? SO IF IT'S ON, LET'S SAY THE, A EDGE OF AN HOA OR IN A NON HOA COMMUNITY, UM, WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH THAT RESIDENT TO DETERMINE WHAT'S AN APPROPRIATE GROUP TO GET BUY-IN FOR THIS PROJECT. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE, WE DON'T WANT TO DO, UM, YOU KNOW, AS, AS THE ENGINEERING GROUP WITHIN THE CITY IS WE DON'T WANT TO COMMIT A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECT BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS A PROBLEM AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY IS MAYBE OKAY OR, OR DOESN'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT. SO WE WANNA UNDERSTAND REALLY THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM AND THE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, SO WE CAN APPLY AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION AND, UH, A SCALED SOLUTION TO THAT. SO WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, THEY HAVE A REASONABLE GROUP THAT THEY CAN WORK WITH. OKAY. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, UM, INFORMATION. UM, IF COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THE POLICY AND WE CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD, WE KNOW THERE ARE STEPS THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN IN BETWEEN THAT. DOES YOUR DEPARTMENT, OR HOW WILL Y'ALL WORK TO KIND OF COMMUNICATE THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE, UH, TRAFFIC CALMING, UH, POLICY AND THE PROCESS IS? THERE'S GONNA BE TWO WAYS WE'RE GONNA WORK. FIRST, WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH THE CITY'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT TO PUSH THAT OUT, UH, THROUGH OUR VARIOUS MEDIA PLATFORMS. BUT SECONDLY, I HAVE A LOT OF VERY ENGAGED RESIDENTS, UH, WHO ENJOY EMAILING AND CALLING ME, AND I ENJOY TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THESE ISSUES. SO I, I WILL DIRECT THEM TO THIS INFORMATION SO THEY CAN BEGIN WORKING WITH THEIR HOAS. WE ALSO MEET WITH THEIR HOAS, UH, AT REQUESTS AND SOMETIMES INITIATED BY THE CITY. AND IN THOSE TIMES, I'M GONNA ALSO TALK ABOUT THIS AND REMIND THEM ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, HEY, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU'RE SEEING A PROBLEM, LET US KNOW. OKAY. AND THEY JUST NEED TO ONCE, ONCE, IF WE, WE CHOOSE TO APPROVE OR NOT. YOU WOULD POST ALL THAT ON THE [00:50:01] WEBSITE SO THEY CAN DOWNLOAD THE FORM AND COMPLETE ALL OF THAT? OR IS THE FORM GONNA BE FILLABLE? UM, THE FORM IS A PDF FORM RIGHT NOW. WE CAN WORK ON MAKING IT FILLABLE. WE WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE THE, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME FOR IT. IF IT DOESN'T GO FORWARD, WE DIDN'T WANNA OVERINVEST TIME, BUT IF, UH, THIS DOES GO FORWARD, THEN WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH IT AND COMMUNICATIONS TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS EASILY EASY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. I SEE JOBY OVER THERE SHAKING HIS HEAD. YES. SO JOBY ISS EXCITED FOR FULL PERFORMANCE . OKAY. THANK YOU, MARCUS. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMAN BROWN MARSH. THANK YOU MAYOR MARCUS, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. UM, JUST BASED ON OUR CURRENT HISTORY, WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF REQUESTS THAT YOU COULD SEE US HAVING JUST SAY IN THE FIRST YEAR? WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, I WOULD ANTICIPATE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIVE AND 10 REQUESTS. I MEAN, IF I WAS DEALING WITH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS, I'D BE AROUND LIKE 50 TO A HUNDRED. OKAY. UM, BUT, BUT ACTUALLY ONES THAT, THAT MAKE IT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF LIKE COLLECTIVE DISCUSSION PROCESS, I COULD SEE FIVE OR 10 THAT REALLY GAIN TRACTION, UH, GAIN SOME COMMUNITY SUPPORT. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO BE WRONG IF I GET 50 REQUESTS IN, WE'RE GONNA START DOING WORK. UH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. AND WE'RE ALREADY DOING WORK. WE WE'LL KEEP WORK. CITY MANAGER. YEAH. I'M GONNA WHEEL THEM BACK IN . UH, OH, , HERE WE GO. IF I MAY, MAYOR, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT TO THAT? SURE. ABSOLUTELY. I, I JUST WANT TO, FOR THE RECORD, STATE THAT THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS WHERE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT TRAFFIC CALMING IS NECESSARY. IT IS NOT AUTOMATIC THAT JUST BECAUSE WE GET A REQUEST, IT WILL TURN INTO A TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT. MM-HMM. , UH, WE ARE A CITY THAT IS TRANSITIONING AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC. THE KEY TO THAT WILL BE SAFETY. OKAY. IT IS NOT UPON REQUEST JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN A CERTAIN AREA. SO I DON'T WANT IT TO ANYONE TO WALK AWAY OR HEAR THIS DISCUSSION AND THINK THAT ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS FILL OUT A FORM AND GET THE APPROVAL OF THE HOA. THAT'S MORE THAN FAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS. SURE. I'M SO SORRY. UM, MARCUS, AS IT RELATES TO BUDGETING, YOU STATED EARLIER THAT THE START OF THE APPLICATIONS WOULD RUN FROM JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER. SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY ONE YEAR. BUT AT WHAT POINT IN TIME, ONCE YOU GUYS FUNNEL THROUGH WHAT'S GONNA BE A VIABLE PROJECT, WHEN DOES THAT EVENTUALLY HIT THE BUDGET? SO WE ARE, THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY OF THE CITY'S BUDGET. UM, SO WE WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY ACCEPTING THESE AS THEY'RE PRESENTED BY THE HOA. THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH THE VETTING PROCESS, WHICH IS VERY HEAVILY, UH, INVOLVED AROUND SAFETY. CITY MANAGER IS CORRECT TO POINT THAT OUT. MM-HMM. , SORRY, I GET EXCITED WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING THINGS. THAT'S OKAY. ME TOO. . BUT, UH, SO, SO WE WILL BE ACCEPTING THESE ALL YEAR ROUND, BUT IT'S THAT END OF JANUARY, WHICH IS GONNA KICK OFF THAT KIND OF RANKING AND REVIEW PROCESS. AND THEN, UH, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE SCHEDULE. I DON'T NEED TO TALK IN ABSTRACTS. UH, AND THEN IN JUNE, JULY IS WE, WHEN WE'RE GONNA COME TO THAT DECISION, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT FUNDING ON THE PROJECT. THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GONNA COLLECT THE COMMUNITY'S, UH, PORTION OF THAT FUNDING. AND THEN IN OCTOBER WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING INTO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION. SO THAT'S WHEN MONEY WILL START METAPHORICALLY MOVING OUT THE DOOR. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR ME. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT WHILE WE'RE OUT THERE BECAUSE PEOPLE, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE LEVELS OF PROCESSES THAT THIS GOES THROUGH. SO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THIS REQUEST WOULD SEEM SIMPLE TO THEM, AND THEN WE DON'T GET TO 'EM FOR ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER 18 MONTHS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT EFFECTIVELY. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION, THERE ARE STILL SOME STREETS WITHIN THE CITY WHERE THERE ARE DEAD END BARRICADES UP. YOU KNOW, THE ONES WHERE IT'S MARKED WITH RED AND WHITE. SO I KNOW EVENTUALLY THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL THAT THOSE STREETS WOULD EVENTUALLY CUT THROUGH. ARE WE GONNA BE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION THAT A GROUP VERY WELL COULD COME AND REQUEST THAT WE PUT IN TRAFFIC CALMING MAYBE TO KEEP THAT CLOSED OR TO DO SOMETHING WEIRD? AND WOULD WE DO THAT? WOULD WE MAKE THEM GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WOULD WE GIVE THEM CONSIDERATION BEFORE OR AFTER? IF WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE RANKING WITHIN WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT FOR TRAFFIC CALMING, TRAFFIC CALMING IS REALLY WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC. UM, WHERE THERE'S MAYBE LARGE VEHICLES THAT ARE MOVING THROUGH AND CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD OR THERE'S, UH, LOTS OF SPEEDING WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I'M, I'M LOOKING AT VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH SENSITIVE AREAS WHERE THERE IS BARRICADES AND A DEAD END STREET. THEORETICALLY THERE SHOULDN'T BE VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH THAT. THERE, THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING MOVING THROUGH THAT EXCEPT AIR AND MAYBE RABBITS. UM, BUT IT HOAS ARE, ARE MORE THAN WELCOME [00:55:01] TO SUBMIT REQUESTS THROUGH THAT. WE WILL LOOK AND EVALUATE AND DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC ISSUE, THERE MIGHT BE OTHER ALTERNATIVES OR AVENUES THAT CAN BE PURSUED WITH THOSE STREETS. TRAFFIC CALMING MAY NOT BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AVENUE FOR THOSE. WELL, WHAT I'M REFERRING TO MORE SO IS I, I GET IT THAT YOU'RE SAYING TRAFFIC SHOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH, BUT I'M SPEAKING OF THE ONES THAT HAVE THEM UP NOW, BUT POTENTIALLY CAN COME DOWN TO OPEN IT. MM-HMM. OR THROUGH TRAFFIC. THIS IS VERY FUTURISTIC. UNDERSTOOD. SUCH AS HUNTERS GLEN ONE AND TWO, THEY HAVE SEVERAL WITHIN THEIR SUBDIVISION WHERE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, BLOCKED OFF AND IT'S NOTHING BUT LAND BACK BEHIND THEM. AND I KNOW THE FURTHER YOU GO ON THROUGH HUNTERS GLEN ONE AND TWO, WHERE THOSE BARRICADES ARE, THAT'S ALL INDUSTRIAL. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT QUESTION. UNDERSTOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER. SO IN THOSE INSTANCES, WE'RE GONNA REALLY BE LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING IN THERE. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT BURDEN ON IS DEVELOPERS WHO COME IN, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN? WHAT KIND OF TRAFFIC ARE YOU GONNA BE PUTTING THROUGH THOSE STREETS? AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MITIGATE THOSE SPEEDS AND BRING THEM DOWN TO A SAFE LEVEL. OKAY. THAT'S FAIR. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. UH, TWO QUESTIONS. UH, FIRST OF ALL, UH, UH, CITY MANAGER JONES, UH, WHAT KIND OF A BUDGET DO WE HAVE SET UP TO PAY FOR TRAFFIC COUNTING A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS? A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. MM-HMM. . AND WHAT'S THE TYPICAL COST OF A TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICE THAT WE SHOWED THAT IS, UH, I I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FIRST OR SECOND DEMONSTRATION THAT YOU HAD THERE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, THOSE PRICES RANGE. I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT 1.2 MILLION. IF WE'RE DOING A ROUNDABOUT, UH, IF WE ARE LOOKING AT, I THINK YOU'VE ONLY GOT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. OKAY. DON'T, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S STILL AN OPTION. UM, BUT, BUT THAT WOULD, THOSE WOULD, A ROUNDABOUT WOULD BE A PROJECT THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A, A CITY LED PROJECT AS OPPOSED TO ONE THAT WOULD, UH, COME UP THROUGH THIS PROCESS. BUT, BUT WE DO PUT IT ON THERE JUST SO RESIDENTS WHEN THEY COME IN AND THEY SAY, HEY, I WANT A ROUNDABOUT. WE CAN SAY, I GOT, I CAN SAY I HAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT 1.2 MILLION. LET'S LOOK AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS, SOME OTHER OPTIONS. WE DO HAVE SPEED CUSHIONS ARE AROUND $10,000 TO INSTALL PER SET. WHEN I'M LOOKING AT, UH, LANE STRIPING, WHICH WE CAN DO FOR THINGS LIKE ROAD DIETS OR CREATING ON-STREET PARKING, WHICH DO REDUCE, UH, OVERALL SPEED. YOU HUMANS ARE INTERESTING ANIMALS. YOU, YOU KIND OF NARROW THAT LANE A LITTLE BIT AND WE, WE GET SCARED AND WE SLOW DOWN. THAT IS 25 TO 30 CENTS PER LINEAR FOOT. SO DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH STREET WE'RE WORKING ON, THAT GIVES US SOMETHING TO WORK WITH. UM, WHAT'S ANOTHER OPTION? RAISE QUA CROSSWALKS, WHICH KIND OF CREATE A SPEED TABLE THAT ALLOW FOR PEDESTRIANS TO MOVE ACROSS SAFELY AND RESIDENTS AND VEHICLES KNOW, HEY, I ALWAYS HAVE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I GET TO THIS. THAT CAN BRING SPEEDS DOWN. THAT'S AROUND, UH, FOUR TO 8,000. I I GUESS THE REASON I, I QUESTION THAT IS THAT WE'VE GOT, WE DON'T HAVE AN UNLIMITED BUDGET. WE HAVE A FINITE BUDGET. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE SAID WE HAD FIVE OR 10 IN OR REQUESTS FOR, UH, FOR, UH, TRAFFIC COMING. BUT I THINK ONCE THE WORD GETS OUT THAT IT'S THERE, YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT MORE REQUESTS. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE REALLY, I DON'T THINK CAN ACCOMMODATE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TRYING TO, UH, PROMOTE SAFETY THROUGH THE USE OF, UH, THE CUSHIONS OR STRIPING OR WHATEVER THE OTHER ITEMS ARE. SO IT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE, UH, UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT SAY, WELL, I WANT IT. AND, UH, WELL, AND, AND MAYBE IT IS IN FACT JUSTIFIED, BUT THE COST MAY BE PROHIBITIVE. CORRECT. AND IF THEY'RE GONNA PAY ONE FIFTH OF WHATEVER THE COST IS, I COULD ALSO, YOU KNOW, BE A, A, A REAL OBSTACLE, UH, FOR, UH, SOME OF THE HOAS THAT WE HAVE. MM-HMM. . OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RIDING. YEAH. MARCUS, I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE, UM, THE BICYCLE LANES. UM, DOES THIS POLICY COVER WHAT AREAS THAT YOU WOULD ALSO CONSIDER FOR BICYCLE STRIPING, UM, OR REMOVING BICYCLE STRIPING? THIS POLICY DOESN'T, UH, SPECIFICALLY SPEAK TO THAT. WE COULD REVIEW IT AS JUST PART OF WHAT ENGINEERING DOES. UH, WE WOULD ALSO COORDINATE WITH PARKS WHEN DOING THAT. UH, THEY DO HAVE A KIND OF, UM, MASTER BIKING PLAN, UH, AND WE CAN COORDINATE WITH THEM AND REVIEW THOSE. [01:00:01] ONLY REASON I ASK, BECAUSE LEXINGTON BOULEVARD, UM, I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THAT THERE'S A BICYCLE LANE THERE AND NO ONE USES IT. AND IT USED TO BE TWO LANES FOREVER. IT'S BEEN TWO LANES. UM, AND SO IT LIMITS, AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS PEOPLE NOW PARK ON THE STREET, UH, WHICH AT NIGHTTIME DOESN'T GIVE ANY VISIBILITY, UM, BECAUSE THAT, THAT STREET IS ALSO VERY DARK. SO I KNOW, UH, ONE OF THE BIG, I WAS LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR HOW YOU DO THE STUDY RANKING, UM, BUT IF THAT'S PART OF YOUR POLICY, UM, I'D LIKE TO, UM, TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT REMOVING THAT BIKE LANE, UM, ON LEXINGTON BOULEVARD. WHERE IS THAT? BETWEEN INDEPENDENTS THAT LEADS UP TO, UH, TEXAS PARKWAY. CERTAINLY COUNCIL MEMBER. WE CAN REVIEW THAT. I I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THERE IS A, A TRADE OFF. UM, WHEN WE MOVE INTO TRAFFIC CALMING, WE'RE LOWERING SPEEDS AND LOWERING TRAFFIC FLOWS. SO ANYWHERE THAT WE IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC CALMING, WE'RE INHERENTLY GONNA MAKE IT SLOWER. SO BY REMOVING MEASURES THAT DO CAUSE TRAFFIC CALMING, UM, BIKE LANES AND ON STREET PARKING, SLOW US DOWN. 'CAUSE AS I APPROACH THOSE, I GET NERVOUS AND I SLOW DOWN. UH, BY REMOVING THOSE MEASURES, IT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT OF INCREASING SPEEDS. AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE'RE GONNA WANNA LOOK AT AND THINK ABOUT AS WE IMPLEMENT AND REMOVE, UH, IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC CALMING, BUT THEN REEVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES IN AREAS. YEAH, I STILL, I LIKE TO US DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS OF THAT. CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONY. THANK YOU MAYOR TIM. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS. UM, MY, MY SUGGESTION, UH, IS THAT I KNOW HOW WE HAVE A SYSTEM, I THINK, I THINK WE USE A THIRD PARTY VENDOR THAT RANKS OUR STREETS AND OUR SIDEWALKS AS FAR AS, UH, REPAIR NEED, UH, WORST TO, TO, TO ABSOLUTE WORST, UM, . SO WITH THAT, I THINK THE SAME THING SHOULD BE DEVELOPED HERE. I GUESS MAYBE MORE INTERNALLY WHERE, 'CAUSE AS, AS COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY JUST POINTED OUT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, THAT MONEY CAN BE EATEN UP, YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY DEPENDING ON WHAT IS CHOSEN. AND SO WITH THAT, IF WE HAVE THIS INCREASED, UM, NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT COME IN, WE HAVE TO HAVE A PRIORITIZATION, SOME SORT OF A RANKING ORDER. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT CRITERIA, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU STRONGLY NEED TO CONSIDER SO AS TO KIND OF HAVE THEM IN RANKED ORDER SO THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE JUST PICKING WINNER AND LOSERS. RIGHT, EXACTLY. SO, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE IN, UH, PLAN TO HAVE IN PLACE WITH. THIS IS A CRITERIA THAT WILL PROVIDE A NUMERICAL SCORE TO EACH OF THEM TO KIND OF RANK THEM. UH, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE. UH, THERE WAS A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN NATIONAL AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY CALL FOR THE VOTE. NOPE. WRONG ABSTAIN. I'M PAYING ATTENTION, MAN. , THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MARCUS. UH, NINE [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution appointing members to...] A RESOLUTIONS, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE FOR THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR 2025, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROAM AND COUNCIL. UH, THESE ARE TWO NOMINATIONS THAT WE MAKE ANNUALLY TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL. THE FIRST ONE, NINE A IS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE KEY ROLE IN THIS, UH, POSITION IS TO CREATE PROJECTS FOR THE REGION. UH, THE, UH, THE NOMINATION, OUR MARCUS SNELL WILL BE THE PRIMARY AND JOY JOHNSON ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WILL BE THE SECONDARY OR THE ALTERNATIVE ON THIS, UH, COMMITTEE. UH, THIS IS THE SAME, UH, NOMINATIONS WE HAVE FOR 2024. WE ARE ASKING THAT IT CONTINUE FOR 2025. OKAY. UM, I SEE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL MADE THE MOTIONS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARLES. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NINE BA [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution appointing members to...] RESOLUTION. YES, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL FOR 2025. [01:05:01] PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY . GOOD EVENING. UH, MAYOR COUNCIL. UH, THIS IS THE ANNUAL NOMINATION TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL THAT SETS THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY FOR THIS HEAC REGION. UH, FOR THAT, UM, I'M, I WILL BE SERVING AS THE PRIMARY VOTING PERSON ON THE COMMITTEE WITH MARCUS SNELL SE, SERVING AS THE ALTERNATE. THAT IS THE CURRENT SETUP FOR 2024. THIS IS THE NOMINATIONS FOR 2025. THANK YOU. THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RILEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NINE C, [(c) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution consenting to the sal...] A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. GRANTING CONSENT TO MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE TO ISSUE UNLIMITED TAX BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,130,000. RECOGNIZING, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, JASON MEN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNSEL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE REQUEST FROM MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE TO SELL $10.13 MILLION IN BONDS FOR CERTAIN WATER, WASTE WATER, AND, UM, DRAINAGE, UH, PROJECTS WITHIN THAT MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. UH, WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DISTRICT, BROOKE AUER IS HERE TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. UM, PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, UH, THIS REQUEST DOES REQUIRE, UM, CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SECONDED BY, UH, MAYOR PROTON KLAUSER. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, ITEM NUMBER 10, OUR CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE'S NO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS ITEM. AND WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE DID EARN A DEAL ALREADY. OH, THAT'S RIGHT, WE DIDN'T. UM, SO WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, UH, THE ITEM 7:47 PM ADJOURNED. * 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.