Feb 03, 2025 City Council

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RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025.

WILL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.

THE TIME IS 6:31 P.M.. ITEM NUMBER TWO A ROLL CALL.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.

IT WILL BE LED BY OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, SHASHI KUMAR.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN 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. SHASHI. YOU'RE ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

CITY SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO THE AGENDA? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FIVE ARE STAFF REPORTS.

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

THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. BEFORE I BEGIN MY OVERVIEW, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBER TO THE TEAM, OUR CFO, MR. MARK COSIC. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME.

THANK YOU. MARK. SO THERE ARE NINE CONSENT ITEMS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AND I WILL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF EIGHT OF THEM, STARTING WITH ITEM B. THIS ITEM WOULD ESTABLISH THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL SERVICES.

STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE REQUEST FOR THE ADDITIONAL POSITION DURING THE MAY BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

ITEM C, THIS ACTION SEEKS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL HOUSING AGREEMENT WITH FORT BEND COUNTY.

THIS WOULD ENABLE A MEDIC UNIT TO BE HOUSED AT STATION SIX.

ITEM D THIS ACTION SEEKS AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT APPROXIMATELY 1.3 ACRES OF LAND AND APPROVED PAYMENT OF 44,770 360 CENTS TO THE FORT BEND TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY.

THIS ACQUISITION WILL FACILITATE THE EXPANSION OF MUSTANG BAYOU WATER PLANT NUMBER TWO, SUPPORTING THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GROWTH.

ITEM E THIS ACTION AUTHORIZES THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH CONSORT ENGINEERING FOR AN ON CALL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. ITEM F PROVIDES FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A DESIGN CONTRACT WITH CONSORT ENGINEERS, LLC FOR BRADFORD FAIR, GREEN AND PARTS OF ROBINSON ROAD.

STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,165,450.

EACH OF THESE STREETS HAVE REACHED ITS USEFUL LIFE, AS EVIDENCED BY DATA COLLECTED FROM OUR STREET ASSESSMENTS.

ITEM G. THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH CLIFFORD POWER THROUGH BY BOARD FOR REPAIRS TO THE CITY'S WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITY GENERATORS, WITH A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 150,000 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.

THIS CONTRACT ENSURES THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES DURING POWER OUTAGES.

ITEM H. THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH HIBS AND TODD FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ON THE REGIONAL SURFACE.

WATER TREATMENT PLANT. GROUND STORAGE WATER TANK.

PROJECT NOT TO EXCEED $144,000. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES DESIGNING A THIRD 1.5 MILLION GALLON TANK TO ENHANCE WATER STORAGE CAPACITY AND SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH.

ITEM I THIS CONTRACT AUTHORIZES THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH KALUZA, INC.

FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING SERVICES TOWARDS INSTALLING A FIBER OPTIC LINE FOR THE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $55,750. THE CURRENT FIBER OPTIC LINE HAS SUFFERED MULTIPLE BREAKS, DISRUPTING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OF FLOW RATES. PRIOR TO CONCLUDING MY REPORT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD COMMENTS AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THE UPDATE ON OUR COLLECTION AND FEES CONTRACT THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO ANNUALLY.

JUST A REPORT. THIS IS FOR LINEBARGER. THEY COLLECTED $727,000 DURING THE FISCAL

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LINEBARGER. REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

OTHERWISE, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWNE-MARSHALL SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM F. FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY, SO, COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM BROWNE-MARSHALL.

OH, THAT'LL BE FINE. WE'LL ADOPT ANYBODY ELSE'S.

SO THERE. YOU HAVE IT. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I JUST.

OKAY. SO LET'S. OKAY. SO LET'S. SURE. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND PULL ITEM FOUR F.

RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER. EMERY, YOU SAID FOUR F.

YES FOUR F. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER CLOUSER.

SO YOU NEED A VOTE ON THAT? YES. SO CAN WE VOTE ON THAT FIRST? YES. ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET'S VOTE. THEN WE'LL COME TO COUNCIL MEMBER BORN.

IS THAT RIGHT? I MEAN, SIX F. SIX F.

OKAY. MEMBER. CLOUSER. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A THROUGH I WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEM F OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER OH 20 OH OH. EMERY. EMERY. EMERY.

YEAH. GO AHEAD. WELL, IF YOU COULD COULD HELP ME.

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

STREET. I GUESS MY QUESTION, AND I BELIEVE WE SAID IT WAS PARTS OF.

YES. WINSTON ROAD. DO WE HAVE SOME DEFINITION OF WHAT PARTS? YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WILL PROVIDE SOME CLARITY.

CLARIFICATION. IN FACT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE SLIDE HERE.

SO THAT'S THE SECTION OF THE OTHER STREET. AND THIS IS ROBINSON ROAD.

WHAT YOU SEE THERE IN YELLOW IS THE HIGHLIGHTED SECTION OF THE ENTIRE ROBINSON ROAD.

NOW, JUST FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, WE ARE DESIGNING THE DESIGNING THE ENTIRE SEGMENT.

IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE'LL HAVE TO BUILD THE ENTIRE ROAD.

HOWEVER, THE MOST CRITICAL PIECE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE RED AND THE MAGENTA KIND OF COLOR IS THAT'S WHAT WE CALL THE FAILED OR THE MOST CRITICAL SECTION.

SO OUR INITIAL TARGET WILL BE TO RECONSTRUCT THAT SECTION MAYBE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH.

BUT TO CLARIFY WE WILL DESIGN THE ENTIRE STREET, BUT WE WILL CONSTRUCT THE SECTION THAT IS REALLY BAD.

AND THEN WE'LL PUT THAT THE REMAINING SECTIONS IN THE CIP.

AND AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE'LL CONSTRUCT THE REMAINING SECTIONS.

SECOND QUESTION DO WE HAVE SOME DATE OF WHEN WE MIGHT ANTICIPATE THE KICKOFF OF CONSTRUCTION? WELL, WE'VE TALKED THROUGH WELL COUNCIL MEMBER INCLUDING SOME LESSONS LEARNED.

WE PROBABLY COULD GO INTO CONSTRUCTION END OF THE YEAR, BUT WE PROBABLY DON'T.

WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID THAT AND GET THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS AND START IT FRESH AT THE START OF THE NEXT YEAR, JUST SO THAT WE DON'T INCONVENIENCE PEOPLE DURING THE DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

IT WILL TAKE US NINE MONTHS TO DESIGN, SO THAT'S KIND OF A VERY GOOD SCHEDULE.

WE WILL START THE LEGWORK OF ADVERTISING AND BIDDING AT THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT CONSTRUCTION WILL START AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

AND FINALLY, THE DOLLARS. ARE THEY A PART OF THE BOND? YES. SO THE FUNDING IS THERE? CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM MARSHALL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY. I DID JUST WANT TO CAN I TALK ABOUT MY LIFE OR DO I HAVE TO OR YOU WOULD HAVE TO. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FINE.

HOLD ON. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM SEVEN A YEAH, MAN, I WAS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS.

OH YEAH. I WANTED TO GET THAT. ITEM DEALT WITH FIRST.

I WAS JUST SAYING IN LISTENING. TO FIRST OF ALL, EXCITING NEWS, 28% AND YOU KNOW, PROVES WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

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I'M A PARTNER WITH THE LAW FIRM OF LINEBARGER, GOGGAN, BLAIR AND SAMPSON.

I'M VERY HAPPY AND PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

ASKED TO MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING THE NEW WORK AND CONTRACT THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE CITY.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE CITY.

WE FOUND THAT THE CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THE AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT WERE PUT TOGETHER VERY SMOOTHLY WITH THE STAFF, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER SEAMLESSLY, AND IT HAS PROVED TO BE VERY FRUITFUL, BOTH FOR THE FIRM AND FOR THE CITY. AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED AND HAPPY AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT WORK.

WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THE 3% INCREASE ABOVE THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS TO? QUITE FRANKLY, I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO THE STAFF AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT WAS PUT FORTH WITH REGARDS TO PUTTING THE BLUEPRINT TOGETHER TO GO FORWARD WITH THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. THE PROGRAMING THAT STAFF ASSISTED US IN DOING ON OUR SIDE HELPED US TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK WAS BEING DONE SEAMLESSLY AND THE REPORTS ARE BEING GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.

AND THE LAST QUESTION I HAD WAS JUST SIMPLY AROUND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE WEREN'T TAKING ADVANTAGE OF INITIALLY AND WERE RECOGNIZED.

HAVE WE FOUND SUCCESS WITH WITH SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU ALL WERE OFFERING, BUT WE WEREN'T INITIALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF? I WOULD SAY YES, SIR. THERE'S A WARRANT ROUNDUP PROGRAM COMING UP SHORTLY THAT WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR THE CITY.

SO YES, I BELIEVE IT IS WORKING AND THE PROGRAMS ARE BEING USED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER. DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN ANTICIPATE 30%? I'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH STAFF TO SEE IF WE CAN, SIR.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]

PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR CHIEF, BRANDON HARRIS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PROPOSE AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION ORDINANCE.

CURRENTLY WITHIN THE POLICE COMMAND STAFF, WE WILL HAVE ONE ASSISTANT CHIEF POSITION, AND I AM ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT CHIEF POSITION.

AS OUR POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS CONTINUE TO GROW WITH THAT, AND THIS POSITION WILL GO A LONG WAY IN STRENGTHENING OUR DEPARTMENT'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND PROVIDING ENHANCED LEADERSHIP SUPPORT.

IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND STRATEGIC STRATEGIC GUIDANCE IN OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE ALSO. IT ALSO STRENGTHENED OUR DEPARTMENT'S REGULATORY COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHANGING STATUTES.

OUR MANDATES, OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS INVESTIGATIONS AND MAINTAIN OUR ACCREDITATIONS AND DEVELOPING OUR PERSONNEL.

AND TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, WITH SOME OF THE AGENCIES AROUND US SUGARLAND HAS THREE ASSISTANT CHIEF POSITIONS.

PEARLAND HAS TWO. LEAGUE CITY HAS TWO, AND BAYTOWN HAS THREE AS WELL.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

CHIEF, I SIGNED UP TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION. TO CITY MANAGER.

I KNOW THAT WE HAD AT ONE POINT IN TIME, WE HAD TWO CHIEFS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, TWO ASSISTANT CHIEFS HERE BEFORE IN THIS ORGANIZATION. AND WHAT LED TO REMOVING THAT? AND WHAT'S LEADING TO COMING BACK? AS I UNDERSTAND IT THERE WAS A DECISION MADE BY THE CHIEF AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS NOT A NEED FOR TWO POSITIONS, AND THAT POSITION WAS SURRENDERED TO ESTABLISH THE ANIMAL CONTROL MANAGER POSITION.

AND SO GIVEN THE EFFORT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IN TERMS OF CREATING THAT STRUCTURE ALSO BUILDING A CAPABILITY TO TRAIN A LOT OF THE STAFF, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY NEW OFFICERS.

IT'S THE LEADERSHIP. WE REALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT AT THAT LEVEL TO ENSURE WE'RE ADHERING TO OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

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SURE. SO YOU ARE BRINGING IT. SO IT IS A NEW POSITION TODAY.

TODAY IS A NEW POSITION. TODAY IS A NEW POSITION. SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SAYING WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK BUT IT BUT IT'S CONSIDERED TO BE INCREASE OUR HEAD COUNT.

YES. BY ONE SO WHEN YOU'RE SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S OTHER THAN THE BUDGET RIGHT AT THE ANNUAL.

THAT'S CORRECT. GONE THROUGH. AND WHAT'S YOUR POSITIONING ON WHY YOU FEEL THAT THIS THIS EXTRA HAVING THIS EXTRA ADDITIONAL POSITION IS GOING TO DO.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP THE CHIEF HAVE TWO ASSISTANTS.

SO THEREFORE YOU WOULD HAVE MORE OVERSIGHT, MORE ABILITY TO TRAIN THE YOUNGER OFFICERS AND ENSURE BASICALLY ACCOUNTABILITY.

FOR THE MOST PART. OKAY. SO, CHIEF, I JUST HAVE THE SAME QUESTION AS THE CHIEF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

YOU'RE REQUIRING AN ADDITIONAL SECOND POSITION TO ADD IT TO YOU.

SO THAT WOULD PUT US, YOU AND TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.

SO HOW WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THAT THIS IS GOING TO DO BESIDES WHAT YOU JUST READ? JUST. RIGHT. SO AS THE CITY MANAGER STATED, IT WILL PROVIDE MUCH MORE OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT.

EVERY TWO YEARS, THE LEGISLATURE GOES AND COMES BACK WITH MANY CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH REGARDING TRAINING MANDATES PENAL CODE CHANGES PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE CHANGES MENTAL ILLNESS. THERE'S SO MANY MANDATES THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERY TWO YEARS, AND THIS WILL JUST PROVIDE ANOTHER LAYER OF OVERSIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS THAT THE STATE HAS SET FOR US.

SO WILL THE TWO CHIEFS WILL BE IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS, IF YOU WILL, OR IT WOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON THE SAME TYPE OF THE JOB.

OR WOULD IT BE WHAT'S YOUR PLAN ON DIVIDING IT THE WAY I FORESEE IT RIGHT NOW? THE DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP OF FOUR DIVISIONS, AND I SEE EACH CHIEF CHIEF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO DIVISIONS PATROL AND CID, WHICH IS OUR OPERATIONS SIDE OF THE HOUSE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE. SO ONE CHIEF WOULD FALL UNDER BOTH THE OR BE OVER EACH OF THOSE 2 OR 4 DIVISIONS OR DIVISIONS.

OKAY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD JUST MAKE A COMMENT IS THAT WHAT WE HEAR RESIDENTS OUT THERE IS THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. MEANING PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING RED LIGHTS AND ARE NOT FULLY STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT WITH THIS ADDITIONAL POSITION, THAT YOU WOULD LOOK INTO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE RESIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SAYING. AND HOPEFULLY THIS POSITION WILL WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THAT.

AND I CAN FULLY SUPPORT THAT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM SUPPORTING IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR CITIZENS ARE TELLING US IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LOOK AT.

UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

WELL, THE THE MAYOR KIND OF STOLE MY QUESTION.

SO JUST TO JUST TO REITERATE, I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S A GREAT LAYER THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE CREATING BECAUSE WITH YOUR CHIEF POSITION BEING EXTENDED.

CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DO HAVE EXTRA HANDS ON DECK AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE TWO DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, SECTORS ARE BEING CATERED TO. BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, WITH ALL THE NEW OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR LANDSCAPE IS EXPANDING. AND YOU'RE WANTING TO DO MORE THINGS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.

SO I FULLY SUPPORT YOU BRINGING THIS. POSITION BACK.

AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE DOING IT NOW. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER OUDERKIRK.

THANK YOU. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH.

RETENTION AND BACKFILLING OR FILLING POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT AS OF LATE.

AND PAY HAS BEEN A BIG. ISSUE, BUT ALSO, OF COURSE, BENEFITS AND MORALE.

SO I'M ASSUMING THIS WILL HELP WITH MORALE TO HAVE.

ADDED SUPPORT IN THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR PERCHANCE GIVING SOMEONE THE BENEFIT OF YOU KNOW.

A POSITION COMING UP. BUT WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM? HOW ARE WE PAYING FOR THIS? I MAY DEFER THAT TO THE FINANCE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

THAT'S THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE QUESTION. AND WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THAT DURING THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS WHEN WE BRING IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE IMPACTING OUR CURRENT.

THIS IS A POSITION WE'RE GOING TO BE FILLING OVER TIME.

AND IT'LL IT'LL COME IN LATER. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BOWEN. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU CHIEF. I JUST WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, I CAN SEE SOME UPSIDE IN THIS TREMENDOUSLY IN THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVING YOU ANOTHER LAYER, YOU KNOW, TO, TO DEAL WITH THE DOWN TO THE STAFF.

BUT I GUESS MY CONCERN IS RELATIVE TO FINANCE AS WELL, BECAUSE WHILE THE UPSIDE IS THAT YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE,

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SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HOW ARE WE PREPARING FOR A POTENTIAL YOU KNOW, PROMOTIONS AND HAVING THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN LOWER POSITIONS ELEVATED TO THESE HIGHER POSITIONS AND THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THOSE AS WELL.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU SAID WE'LL DISCUSS THAT IN THE THE BUDGET CONVERSATION, BUT WE'RE MAKING A DECISION TODAY ABOUT, ABOUT THAT. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE TO A DEGREE. WELL, TECHNICALLY NOT.

BECAUSE IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

AND SO ALL YOU'RE DOING IS PROVIDING THE AUTHORITY FOR THE POSITION.

WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD ON FILLING THE POSITION UNTIL WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE APPROPRIATE FUNDS.

AND WE WILL NOT DO THAT UNTIL WE COME UP WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

SO THIS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT EFFECTIVE. I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE MAKING THE DECISION TODAY, BUT WHEN WOULD YOU WHEN WE HAD THE BUDGET AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU, WHICH COMES BEFORE YOU IN APRIL.

I MEAN MAY. SO THIS WOULDN'T THIS WOULD INCLUDE THIS POSITION AS WELL AS THE POSITION I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WHICH IS THE DIRECTOR FOR INTERNAL SERVICES. SO PRIOR TO THAT, MAY WHEN YOU BRING THAT BEFORE US, YOU SAY YOU'LL BE BRINGING AN AMENDMENT BEFORE US. YES. IT'D BE HELPFUL FOR US TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT MONEY FROM. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO. AND IT WELL, IN ADVANCE OF THAT DECISION. ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM MARSHALL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ARE RESOLUTIONS 8AA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY,

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution authorizing a partner...]

FOR AN EXCHANGE OF IN-KIND SERVICES REGARDING CERTAIN MISSOURI CITY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FACILITIES.

PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATING THERETO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DANIELLE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. SO THIS RESOLUTION WOULD SOLIDIFY A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP THAT MISSOURI CITY HAS HAD WITH THE QUAIL VALLEY GARDEN CLUB.

AND I DO HAVE AN OUTLINE HERE. SO THIS PARTNERSHIP WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL INITIAL TERM OF ONE YEAR, AND IT WOULD HAVE THREE OPTIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWALS.

SO THIS IS BOTH PARTY OPTIONS FOR THIS. AND AS I MENTIONED IT JUST KIND OF FORMALIZES A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP.

WE WORK TOGETHER A LOT. IT REALLY PUTS IT PUTS IT ON PAPER.

THE EXPECTATIONS FOR EACH PARTY. SO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AND OUR OBLIGATIONS FROM EACH PARTY.

FOR MISSOURI CITY, WE WOULD BE WAIVING THE MEETING ROOM USE SPACE, THE FEES FOR THE MEETING ROOM SPACE AT THE REC CENTER ONCE PER MONTH FOR THE QUAIL VALLEY GARDEN CLUB'S MEETINGS. THEY USE OUR SITE FOR THEIR FOR THEIR BOARD MEETINGS.

AND THEN WE WOULD SUPPORT THEIR ANNUAL GARDEN CLUB SALE.

WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST. I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU GUYS HAVE COME OUT TO THE EVENT.

IT'S A GREAT TIME. THEY HAVE A HUGE TURNOUT. ON THE QUAIL VALLEY GARDEN CLUB SIDE.

THEY WOULD HAVE CARE AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THREE OF OUR ADOPT A SPOT LOCATIONS.

SO THAT THAT CARE AND MAINTENANCE DOES INCLUDE THE PLANT SALES, THE THE PRUNING, THE GARDENING, THE MAKING SURE IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. THAT HELPS RELIEVE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE ON OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS COST FOR THOSE FOR THOSE EXPENSES.

AND THEN THEY WOULD ALSO SUPPORT OUR MISSOURI CITY COMMUNITY EVENTS. SO THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE EDIBLE EARTH FEST BEFORE.

THEY PARTICIPATE IN TRASH OFF AND JUST KIND OF A NUMBER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER.

YES. I SEE THE SOME MEMBERS OF THE GARDEN CLUB IN THE BACK.

IF WE CAN GET ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES, MAYBE YOU SHARE TO COME UP AND JUST SAY A FEW WORDS AND I WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. YOU DEFINITELY MAKE MISSOURI CITY A MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE IN.

AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IS TRULY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 50 YEARS HERE IN QUAIL VALLEY.

SO IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO PROVIDE OUR ADOPT A SPOT BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMS. AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE CITY DOES FOR US.

SO SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND MAKE IT FORMAL.

AS DANIELLE SAID, WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING ON ON MANY THINGS FOR MANY YEARS.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART.

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SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY. THANK YOU. SHARE FOR SHARING THOSE WORDS, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.

AND WE'RE JUST GLAD THAT NOW IT IS OFFICIAL. SO THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT YEAR TO YEAR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU RICK. GOOD NIGHT.

ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE TO KEEP THE SAME.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ITEM 8BA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING SUBMISSIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2026 GRANT

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution to apply for and acce...]

RACHEL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.

SO I HAVE FOUR SEPARATE GRANTS TO PRESENT TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO DO THEM ALL TOGETHER, AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT EACH OF THEM SEPARATELY.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS A CONTINUATION GRANT FOR THE CRIME VICTIM LIAISON POSITION.

THERE IS A 20% CITY MATCH WHICH GETS FILLED GENERALLY BY FRINGE BENEFITS.

THE AMOUNTS THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE GRANT IS 85,515 AND $0.12.

THE SECOND APPLICATION IS FOR 41 CITY USE CELL PHONES IN THE DEPARTMENT, AND SO THESE WILL BE USED BY OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION, OUR ID DIVISION, OUR PATROL SUPERVISORS AND OUR ENTIRE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM.

THERE IS NO MATCH FOR THIS GRANT AND THE TOTAL IS $19,680.

THE THIRD GRANT IS TO IS TO PURCHASE TWO SIDE BY SIDE ALL TERRAIN UTILITY VEHICLES, WHICH WILL BE MULTI-PURPOSE.

AGAIN, THERE IS NO MATCH FOR THIS GRANT AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $69,091.34.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS. THIS IS ALSO A CONTINUATION OF GRANT.

SO WE GOT THIS OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE 19 BULLETPROOF RIFLE RESISTANT VESTS.

AND SO NOW WE'RE REQUESTING INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR 20 OF THOSE VESTS FOR OUR PATROL OFFICERS.

SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANY OF YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE.

YES, MAYOR. I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU, CITY MANAGER JONES.

OF COURSE, WE ALL WERE AWARE OF THE WHITE HOUSE MAKING EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT WERE EITHER PAUSING OR ELIMINATING CERTAIN GRANTS.

GRANTS LIKE THIS. DID WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OR ANY OF THESE GRANTS GOING TO BE AFFECTED IF, IN FACT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT WERE TO GO THROUGH? WHEN HOW ARE WE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THEM? YOU KNOW, IF THAT COMES DOWN.

THAT'S THAT'S DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY. AND THAT'S ONE THAT STAFF IS CURRENTLY LOOKING AT.

WE'RE ASSESSING ALL OF OUR FEDERAL GRANTS AS AS WELL AS ANY REIMBURSEMENTS TO INCLUDE THE MOST RECENT STORM, HURRICANE BURROW, WHERE WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THAT, WE'VE RECEIVED PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S ONE THAT WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT, AND WE'RE COMPILING A LIST.

AND BY THE TIME WE HAVE OUR RETREAT, WE SHOULD HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THAT MEANS AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THE WORST CASE HAPPENS.

YEAH. I JUST THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DEFINITELY GET OUT IN FRONT OF, ESPECIALLY LIKE THERE ARE CERTAIN GRANTS THAT WE EVEN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

YES, WE HIRE CERTAIN POSITIONS AND PAY THEM UP TO A CERTAIN POINT.

AND SO I JUST WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT. CDBG WOULD BE CDBG.

YES. THOSE FUNDS, ALL THE DRAINAGE GRANTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING.

THE 13 FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS WOULD FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY POTENTIALLY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT. AND AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION DURING THE UPCOMING RETREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LOMBARDI. I THINK POLICE CHIEF SAID THAT WITH THE NEW ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT CHIEF AND EVEN THE GRANTS, THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT. THEY SAID, ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE 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. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE, OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[9. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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[10. RECONVENE]

WOULD YOU STATE YOUR MOTION? YES. I MOVE TO APPOINT AND AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH CHAD BEYER TO FILL THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE VACANCY AND TO SERVE THE TERM FOR THE POSITION BEGINNING ON JUNE 1ST, 2025.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER FOR YOUR MOTION.

COUNCILWOMAN RILEY HAS MADE THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

THE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM NINE B. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55 1.071, WHERE WE DID RECEIVE CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY TO SEEK OR RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE CITY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

ITEM ONE. STEWARD VERSUS CITY OF MISSOURI. CITY.

FORT BEND COUNTY. CAUSE NUMBER 24-31772. IN THE 458TH DISTRICT COURT.

IS THERE A MOTION? THE MOTION. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCILWOMAN O'DEKIRK, I MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN THE STEWART LAWSUIT.

IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $600,000, NOT INCLUDING INTEREST AND COURT COSTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY THE CITY'S LIABILITY COVERAGE PROVIDER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTION. COUNCILWOMAN CLOUSER HAS MADE THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MAY WE PLEASE VOTE? THANK YOU. MOVING NOW TO. I'M SORRY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING NOW TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY VERSUS MAVERICK COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

IS THERE A MOTION? YES. MAYOR PRO TEM, I MOVE THAT WE RATIFY THE FILING OF A LAWSUIT BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL OLSON AND OLSON AGAINST THE MAVERICK COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION REGARDING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S ATTEMPT TO OPERATE A HOUSING PROJECT IN MISSOURI CITY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY COUNCILWOMAN KIRK, THAT WOULD BE YOUR SECOND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. COULD WE ALL PLEASE VOTE? THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION. AND ACTUALLY, THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS IN HEARING.

NO OBJECTIONS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:46 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.