[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WE'LL NOW CALL THE MISSOURI CITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER, AND THE TIME IS 6:00 PM ITEM NUMBER TWO ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MADAM CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, MR. MAYOR.
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the Development Agreemen...]
A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION THREE A IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR CROSSOVER ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.UH, WE HAVE HERMAN RODRIGUEZ, OR, AND I WILL, UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND DIRECTORS.
I WILL ACTUALLY, UH, KICK THIS ITEM OFF.
THIS IS AN APPLICATION, UH, BY CROSSOVER ATHLETICS FOR A COMMUNITY SPORTS AND FITNESS FACILITY OFF OF TEXAS PARKWAY.
THE APPLICATION INCLUDES COSTS THAT ARE REIMBURSABLE UNDER THE TURS ONE PLAN, INCLUDING WATER WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A T POLICY BACK IN 2022.
THAT PLAN, UH, OR POLICY PROVIDES THAT, UH, REIMBURSEMENT IS GENERALLY AUTHORIZED FOR NO MORE THAN 50% OF THE NET PRESENT VALUE OF THE TAX INCREMENT GENERATED BY PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
THE CITY'S, UH, OUTSIDE CONSULTANT THAT ADMINISTERS THE TOUR DID AN EVALUATION, UH, AND FOUND THAT BASED ON THE PROJECTS PROPOSED, UH, NET PRESENT VALUE OF INCOME THAT WILL BE GENERATED BY THIS PROJECT, THE, UH, MAXIMUM, UH, THAT, UH, THE CONSULTANT RECOMMENDED BASED ON THE POLICY, UH, AS WELL AS THE TS BOARD WAS $384,000, $384,723.
THE TS BOARD DID AUTHORIZE THAT AMOUNT, UH, AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT AMOUNT AS WELL.
UH, AND THAT, UH, PROPOSED AMOUNT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S POLICY AS IT RELATES TO, UH, REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THET BOARD.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL KNOW THAT THERE WERE TWO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO, CRYSTAL, IF WE CAN LET THAT COME THROUGH.
TANISHA BARFIELD, FAIRFIELD BAREFIELD.
MS. BAREFIELD, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
HEY GUYS, I'M TANISHA BAREFIELD.
UH, IT'S AT CROSSROAD ATHLETICS EIGHT 15 SUMMER PARK DRIVE, STAFFORD, TEXAS 7 7 4.
SEVEN SEVEN IS THE BUSINESS ADDRESS.
YOU NEED THAT AS WELL FOR, THAT'S GOOD.
UH, SO BASICALLY I'M THE OWNER OF CROSSROAD ATHLETICS, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR TIME.
UM, WE TRY TO QUICKLY GIVE YOU GUYS A PRESENTATION THAT COULD EXPLAIN MORE OF OUR FACILITY.
WE'VE BEEN A STAFFER FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS, UH, AS FAR AS RECREATIONAL SPORTS SINCE I WAS MAYBE 15 YEARS OLD.
UH, WE'VE JUST BEEN IN STAFFORD.
A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, NOEL PENNOCK BROUGHT ME OVER TO MISSOURI CITY.
UH, HE'S BEEN MY MENTOR FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY RIGHT THERE ON TEXAS PARKWAY.
UH, THIS, THIS PROPERTY ALONE HAS BEEN AROUND HOUSTON, UM, ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE BAHAMAS IN CALIFORNIA.
LIKE WE'VE BEEN AROUND A LOT OF PLACES.
AS FAR AS SPORTS RECREATION, OUR GOAL IS TO, UH, REALLY VITALIZE TEXAS PARKWAY, REVITALIZE TEXAS PARKWAY TO BE A HUB FOR SPORTS, RECREATION AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, UH, BRINGING JOBS TO THE CITY AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, HAVE A COMMUNITY EFFORT.
A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DO WITH OUR COMMUNITY IS MA MAINLY WITH THE YOUTH.
UH, WE DO A LOT OF SPORTS RECREATION AS FAR AS BASKETBALL, WE'RE ADDING VOLLEYBALL, CHEERLEADING.
UM, WE DO EVENTS 52 WEEKS IN A YEAR, SO WE PROBABLY DO ABOUT 45.
WE DO SOMETHING ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND.
WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE ROCK KIDS.
UH, HERE, UH, THIS YEAR WE HAVE EVENTS, UH, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH SPORT RE RECREATION IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN RESEARCH ON, WHICH IS CALLED FIELD HOUSE HOOPS.
THEY BRING IN OVER AT LEAST $10 MILLION.
UH, THIS PROJECT ALONE WILL BRING IN SALES FROM HOTELS.
THEY'LL BRING IN HELP, UH, OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES AS FAR AS RESTAURANTS, UH, RETAIL, BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN A GYM, YOU ARE THERE WITH YOUR KIDS FOR ANY BIT OF TWO TO FIVE TO SIX HOURS.
UM, AND THEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE IN THE EVENINGS WAITING FOR YOUR KIDS AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT DRAWS THROUGH OUR FACILITY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE A DOCTOR, LAWYER, TEACHER, DENTIST, YOU'RE GONNA BE IN THE GYM WITH YOUR KID FOR ANY SPORT.
SO THIS PROJECT BRINGS A LOT OF, UM, REVENUE, UH, AND TO THIS AREA.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING AND BEING A STOP IN A HUB FOR THE MISSOURI CITY AREA SINCE IT'S RIGHT OFF THE, UH, 90, THE BELTWAY, IT'S EASY ACCESS.
UM, UM, AND OUR CURRENT FACILITY IS LITERALLY ONLY FIVE MINUTES DOWN THE STREET.
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WITH THAT, OUR LAST PAGE SHOWED THAT WITHIN 2 20 17 TO 2021, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT, BUT GOOGLE SAID WE HAD A MILLION PEOPLE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS THAT ACTUALLY CHECKED IN.SO JUST IMAGINING PEOPLE THAT DID NOT CHECK INTO OUR FACILITY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY.
SO THAT ALONE SHOWS THAT WE BROUGHT THE TRAFFIC IN JUST THAT AREA.
MS. PENNOCK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
I AM TIFFANY PINNA, AND I RESIDE AT 29 0 3 ROBINSON ROAD, RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT IN MISSOURI CITY FOR, OH, WOW, PROBABLY OVER 20 YEARS NOW.
I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU, MAJORITY OF YOU KNOW, THAT I'M FULL IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS, UM, CROSSOVER ATHLETICS.
IT'S, UM, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT MY HUSBAND, UH, NOAH PENNOCK, IT'S SOMETHING THAT HE FELT WOULD BE VERY GOOD FOR MISSOURI CITY.
HE FOUGHT HARD FOR A LOT OF THINGS COMING STRAIGHT TO MISSOURI CITY.
SO MY VOICE IS A LITTLE SHAKY 'CAUSE IT MAY BE AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR ME FOR JUST A MOMENT.
BUT, UM, CROSSOVER ATHLETICS WILL BRING, UM, NEEDED ENHANCEMENTS TO 2234 AREA.
AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'LL BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE INTO OUR CITY, BUT IT'LL BRING A LOT OF REVENUE INTO OUR CITY.
I'M SORRY FOR THE LITTLE SHAKINESS, BUT THE SUBJECT ALONE.
UH, I AM SURE THAT NOAH IN HEAVEN IS HAPPY AND EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE AND FOR FUTURE THINGS IN MISSOURI CITY, BUT I THINK THAT THIS WILL BE A GREAT ONE FOR US ALL.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UM, EJO WAS YOUR, I'M SORRY, WAS YOUR PRESENTATION WAS DONE? YES, THAT WAS IT.
WE'RE GONNA, UH, GO INTO, UH, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.
IS THERE A MOTION? LOOKING FOR A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, UH, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COACH T AND, UM, MRS. PENNOCK, UH, WE APPRECIATE, I KNOW SHE HAD TO LEVI, IT GOT EMOTIONAL, UM, BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT, UM, COUNCIL AND STAFF WERE ABLE TO KIND OF GET THIS ON THE AGENDA AND KIND OF LOOK AT IT.
UM, STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS TEXTED ME EARLIER AND SAID HE COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE WANTED HIS EXPRESSIONS OF FULL SUPPORT AND, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THIS PROJECT TO DO SOME REVITALIZATION IN MISSOURI CITY, ESPECIALLY IN THAT FIFTH STREET, UM, TEXAS PARKWAY AREA.
SO, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COACH T FOR CONSIDERING MISSOURI CITY, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU, AND OBVIOUSLY I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF IT AS IT KIND OF GOES ALONG WITH THE, UH, COMPONENT OF IMPROVING OUR AREAS AND MAKING THINGS BETTER FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
RECOGNIZING, MAY I APPROACH JIM KLAUSER? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, CAN YOU STATE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, TO APPROVE THE, UM, $384,723, UH, UH, RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND THE TIER BOARD.
UM, I PLACED MYSELF ON THE QUEUE JUST TO SPEAK.
ALSO, UH, COACH D AND TIFFANY, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO THAT AREA.
UM, AND, AND ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT A, UM, AND, UH, I HAVE A KID WHO'S, WHO'S INTO SPORTS, SO NOT PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, BUT IS A DIFFERENT TYPE, BUT I HOPE, UH, THIS WILL OPEN UP A AVENUE, UH, FOR, UM, KIDS IN MISSOURI CITY, UM, AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO COME OUT.
AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL TURN AROUND AND AT SOME POINT IN TIME WE'LL BE ABLE TO FILL OUR HOTELS AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SHOP AT OUR SHOPPING CENTERS AND, AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND YOU NEVER KNOW, THIS MIGHT ALSO BRING SOME OTHER, OTHER BUSINESSES TO COME IN THE NEAR, UH, IN THAT FACILITY, UH, WITHIN THAT FACILITY, BUT ALSO ALONG 90, UH, CORRIDOR.
AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE, UH, PLAN AND LOOKING AT THAT ENTIRE AREA, I THINK THIS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONNEY.
UH, COACH T FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN MISSOURI CITY, PARTICULARLY OFF OF, UH, TEXAS PARKWAY.
UH, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE SOME SORT OF REDEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT IN THAT AREA.
AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF THING THAT, UH, WOULD REALLY ENHANCE IT.
I KNOW THIS CAME BEFORE US SOME TIME AGO, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND THINGS, AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR GOING BACK AND KIND OF, UH, DOTTING ALL THE I'S AND
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CROSSING THE T'S TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT, UH, WOULD BE SOLID FOR, UH, OUR CITY.UH, I DON'T KNOCK YOU FOR GOING TO PV, I WENT TO TSU, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL H-B-C-U-H, HBCU LOVE.
ALSO MY KIDS, UH, LIKE, UH, UH, MAYOR AKA SAID MY KIDS SPENT A BUNCH OF MONEY, UH, WELL, NOT THEM, WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AS SPIKE SPORTS, BUT IT WASN'T IN MISSOURI CITY ALSO NEXT LEVEL ELITE, BUT IT WAS, UH, IN STAFFORD.
HUH? COACH JULIE? YES, COACH JULIE.
WELL, YEAH, WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE BOTH OF YOU ALL, UH, COMING OVER HERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY, VERY NEEDED.
A LOT OF KIDS, A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAVE THEIR KIDS PARTICIPATE.
UH, YOU, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GRADUATE FROM THE Y UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, YOU, YOU NEED SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO.
AND SO, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
UH, AT LEAST I BELIEVE I'M SUPPORTING, SO.
RECOGNIZING COUNCILOR
UM, IF THERE'S EVER AN EMERGENCY, UH, TYPE SITUATION, UM, COACH T HAS TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING HER FACILITY AVAILABLE, UM, FOR DIFFERENT THINGS OF THAT NATION, EMERGENCY REASONS, UM, YOU KNOW, A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT IT'S GONNA BRING, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO OFFER THE COMMUNITY SOMETHING IN RETURN.
UM, AND TO BE A HUB FOR DIFFERENT OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE EDIT THAT.
'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR LIKE THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN TOSSED UP IN, YOU KNOW, BACK AND FORTH AND ALL OF IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT PART OF IT TOO.
I'M CLOSE COACH TI JUST WANNA KNOW IF, IF, IF WE APPROVE THIS, CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO HOOP? THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW.
I'M ALWAYS DOING THIS, SO, BUT I HAVE SOMEBODY ALL, CYNTHIA COOPER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF MY PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS, BUT IT WAS LIKE LAST MINUTE.
BUT SHE LOVES STAYING IN THE GYM.
SHE'S IN THE GYM RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
AND, UM, I THINK TO, I PLACE MYSELF ON BACK AGAIN BECAUSE I SEE THIS, UH, IT IS VERY, UH, NICE TO SEE THAT, THAT YOU HAVE A PART IN WITH, UH, NO OCK.
IT SAYS IN LOVING MEMORY OF NO OCK.
SO, UH, HE WAS A, HE WAS A SHAKER AND A MOVER IN MISSOURI CITY.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND, UH, WE WILL COME TO THE SO THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:13 PM AND WE'LL HAVE OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING STARTS AT 6:30 PM TODAY.