Feb 17, 2025 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 17TH, 2025 IS HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER AT EXACTLY 6:31 P.M. I CERTIFY THAT A QUORUM OF COUNCIL IS PRESENT HERE ON TONIGHT. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ. PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. THE

[(a) Administer Oath of Office - Judge Chad Vier]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, JOHN. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

JERICHO'S KITE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DENISHA ABEYRATHNA. I LIVE AT 4427 PINE LANDING DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL GUYS. HAPPY 2025. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THEN. SO CONGRATULATIONS, JOANNA. BUT JUST FOLLOWING UP ON AN EMAIL I SENT YOU GUYS. I WILL BE HONEST, TENA WAS FULL OF QUITE THE LEGALESE, SO I A LOT OF IT IS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING AND REALLY FOLLOWING. WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE CHANGES. AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE FOCUS GROUPS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO INPUT AND REALLY GIVE OUR FEEDBACK ABOUT SPECIFIC AREAS AND OUR VISION FOR THEM. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO TEN A, I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND AND THEN EXPRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS WITH MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT, WHICH AGAIN, MAY NOT BE WHAT ACTUALLY IT MEANS, BUT I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO READINGS. SO I FIGURE BETWEEN NOW AND THE SECOND READING, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET SOME CLARITY ON THESE QUESTIONS. BUT, YOU KNOW, FIRST THOUGHT IS, CAN WE PUBLISH THE NOTICE OF THESE HEARINGS AND MORE AREAS BESIDES THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT? YOU KNOW, NOT SURE ABOUT ITS DISTRIBUTION, BUT I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IMPACT IS WIDELY READ. I KNOW POST TO FACEBOOK'S LIKE YOUR MISSOURI CITY FACEBOOK GROUP, THE SHOW-ME CITY.COM AND LIKE THE SIENNA, YOU KNOW, FACEBOOK GROUPS. I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH FLURRY OF ACTIVITY IS THERE. SO JUST LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO COME. THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO COME. THERE'S BOY SCOUTS MEETING AND GIRL SCOUTS. THERE'S A MILLION THINGS, BUT GIVING THEM ADEQUATE, YOU KNOW, TWO WEEKS, ONE WEEK, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, AND POSTING IT IN MORE PLACES VERSUS LESS IS ALWAYS A GOOD, GOOD START. THE OTHER THING IS I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT

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

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a proposed amendme...]

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

I'M SORRY, I HAVE SOMEONE IN THE QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, JUST FOR CLARITY'S SAKE AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BECOME AWARE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE VOTING AND POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE CHANGE IS FROM TO? SURE, YES. AND SO THIS IS A CLARIFICATION. AND SO THE CITY'S SIGN ORDINANCE BASICALLY CODIFIES STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR SIGNS THAT ARE ADVERTISING FOR POLITICAL ELECTIONS OR POLITICAL CANDIDATES CAN BE CAN BE PLACED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION AND PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE. OUR ORDINANCE JUST SAID ELECTION. AND THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT EARLY VOTING WAS FACTORED INTO THAT. SO THIS CHANGE JUST CLARIFIES IT THAT IT'S STILL A 30 DAY PERIOD, AND THAT 30 DAY PERIOD STARTS PRIOR TO EARLY VOTING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEEING NO OTHERS, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE NOW. MOTION CARRIES

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

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THE LAKE OR THE POND BELONGS TO MUD 46. THIS FENCE OR WALL HAS DILAPIDATED OVER THE YEARS, AND IT'S DEEMED SUBSTANDARD BY OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL AND HAS BEEN DECLARED AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE.

AND ACCORDING TO THAT, IT FALLS UNDER THE CHAPTER 14 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES. THE MUD BOARD, THE RESIDENTS AND HOA HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE CITY TO ADDRESS THIS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SUMMER OF LAST YEAR. THE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THERE ARE TWO OWNERS, BUT IT'S THEY HAVE BEEN SO FAR NON-RESPONSIVE. NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE HATCHED AREA IS WHERE THE WALL IS 2200 LINEAR FEET LONG. IT'S JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN STREET IS GLEN LAKES, AND IT'S JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY SIX. THE LAKE AREA WITHIN THAT HATCHED AREA BELONGS TO MUD 46. THERE IS A WALKING TRAIL, AND THIS FENCE OR CONCRETE WALL IS LOCATED NEXT TO THAT. AND PARTS OF THE PANELS ARE FALLING, AND IT'S POSING A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. THIS IS LOOKING FROM THE MUD 46 POND. YOU CAN SEE SOME PANELS THAT HAVE FALLEN DOWN. THAT WAS TAKEN BACK LAST SUMMER. THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE TOOK JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE FREEZE IS KILLED ALL THE VEGETATION. YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME OF THE PANELS THAT ARE FALLING APART. THAT'S THE PICTURE. LOOKING FROM HIGHWAY SIX SIDE. SO STAFF TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS BACK IN LATE AUGUST. THE BOARD ORDERED REPAIR OR DEMOLITION OF THE FENCE. AGAIN THE OWNERS HAVE NOT COMPLIED, SO THE CITY IS MOVING IN TO DEMOLISH AND REMOVE THE FENCE AND ASSESS ANY EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS. AS A LEAN AGAINST THE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A IMMEDIATE NEED BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN. WE HAVE AN EXISTING CONTRACT. SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO AMEND THIS CONTRACT WITH BASQUE CONSTRUCTION TO ADDRESS THIS. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS THERE. THIS VENDOR IS ON OUR BOARD. AND ONE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS THE ORDER SAYS THE CITY CAN REMOVE THE FENCE, BUT WE CANNOT BUILD IT BACK. THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO BUILD IT BACK. IT'S ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE HAVE RELAYED THIS TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE HOA WITH COUNCIL'S AUTHORIZATION, WILL MOVE FORWARD AND TRY TO TAKE IT DOWN AT THE EARLIEST. AND ALL THIS WAY THAT WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, WE HAVE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHOM ARE IN THE QUEUE WITH QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE ONE MOTION SO FAR. SO WE'LL HOLD THE MOTION AND WE'LL TAKE THE QUESTIONS FIRST.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I'M KIND OF SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS A PRECEDENT. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU SAID THAT THIS WILL BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. WE'RE IMMEDIATELY CONTRIBUTING FUNDS FROM, I GUESS, OUR GENERAL FUND TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER. AND SO WITH A LIEN BEING ON THE PROPERTY, WE WON'T COLLECT ON THAT UNTIL THE HOUSE IS SOLD. AND SO I GUESS MY CONCERN IS US GIVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TOWARDS THIS EFFORT, AS OPPOSED TO, I GUESS, FINDING OR FIGURING OUT A WAY TO GET THE MONEY DIRECTLY FROM THE RESIDENTS OTHER THAN PLACING A LIEN. I DO CONSIDER IT TO BE A, I GUESS, A DECISION THAT WE CAN MAKE, BUT WHO'S TO SAY WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE DOLLARS BACK? THE OTHER THE OTHER THING THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS JUST, AGAIN, FROM A PRECEDENT STANDPOINT. I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY THE HOA NEAR QUAIL VALLEY EAST ACROSS FROM LANTERN LANE ELEMENTARY. YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS WALL THAT THEY HAVE ON THE STREET THAT WAS JUST RECONSTRUCTED IN THAT AREA. AND THEY HAD HAD SEVERAL HOMEOWNERS THAT WERE

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AFTER THAT INSPECTION, A CASE IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. THEY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A STRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY SUBSTANDARD. IF IT IS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANDARD, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS GIVEN A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME TO CORRECT AND REPAIR THAT SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE. IF THEY DO NOT THE ORDER AN ORDER IS PROVIDED THAT REQUIRES THE CITY TO GO OUT AND ABATE WHATEVER THAT SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS, AND IT'S PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 14 OF OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. SO IN FOLLOW UP TO THAT, WOULD IT JUST BE A STANDARD CODE ENFORCEMENT TYPE OF, OF A RESPONSE WHERE A RESIDENT WOULD JUST SAY THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT, OR IS IT 311 NOW OR 311? AND THAT'S USUALLY THE FIRST STEP. THAT'S THAT'S USUALLY THE FIRST STEP. AND IF THEY SEE THAT IT'S A STRUCTURAL OR STRUCTURAL ISSUE, THEN THEY USUALLY BRING IN THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THE CONSTITUENTS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THIS. IT'S NOT ONLY AN EYESORE, BUT THIS IS A PUBLIC PARK OR COMMUNITY PARK LIKE PROPERTY. SO, YES, IF A KIDS WERE OUT THERE PLAYING, THIS IS

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THERE'S NO OTHER MEANS TO COLLECT ON THIS BESIDES PUTTING THE LIEN AND HAVING THEM SELL. I MEAN, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FORECLOSE AT SOME POINT, OR THIS IS THE STATUTORY MECHANISM THAT'S PROVIDED FOR BY STATE LAW. THE CITY HAS UTILIZED IT IN THE PAST. I DON'T KNOW, SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE CITY KNOCKED DOWN A HOUSE AT ONE POINT. THE CITY HAS DONE SEVERAL SWIMMING POOLS THAT WERE FOUND TO BE SUBSTANDARD AS WELL. BUT WHEN THE PROPERTIES ARE SOLD, THE CITY HAS GOTTEN THE FUNDING BACK. IT'S JUST THAT THE TIMELINE WE JUST DON'T KNOW IS IT DOES INTEREST ACCRUE ON THIS? YES IT DOES. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE PLACED MYSELF IN THE QUEUE. SO I'LL TAKE MY QUESTION. IT IF YOU COULD PLEASE PLACE IT BACK ON THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE. PERFECT, PERFECT. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE ABATEMENT PROCESS IN CHAPTER 14, BUT WHAT'S MOST CONCERNING TO ME IS IF WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE RESIDENTS, IS THAT ONCE THIS WALL COMES DOWN, THEY WILL BE EXPOSED. AND THE FIRST THING THAT I SEE IN THE PICTURE IS A SWIMMING POOL. SO ARE THEY HAVE THEY BEEN MADE AWARE? AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I'M AT THE PODIUM BECAUSE PUBLIC WORKS IS FACILITATING THIS EFFORT. OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF AND CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. YES, THEY HAVE NOTIFIED THE MUD, THE HOA, THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE PUTTING BACK THE WALL. I THINK IT'S BEEN MADE CLEAR TO MY UNDERSTANDING. I THINK THE MUD IS TRYING TO SEE IF THEY CAN BUILD THE WALL. THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO YET, BUT THEY ARE EXPLORING OPTIONS TO BUILD THE WALL. SO BECAUSE IT'S LOCATED ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY, IT'S NOT ON THEIR PROPERTY. SO THEY'RE EXPLORING OPTIONS. BUT I THINK STAFF HAS CLEARLY COMMUNICATED TO THE HOA THAT WE WILL NOT BE BUILDING THE WALLS. AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE OPEN TO HIGHWAY SIX POTENTIALLY ONCE WE KNOCK DOWN THE WALL AND WE ARE TRYING TO LEAVE THE VEGETATION TO THE EXTENT WE CAN, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO CLEAR SOME TO TAKE OUT THE WALL. THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO CLEAR SOME, BUT WE'LL TRY TO SALVAGE ANY VEGETARIAN VEGETATION THAT'S LEFT THERE TO KEEP THE SCREENING. WHAT'S WHAT'S EXTREMELY ODD TO ME ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS THAT IT'S ON ONE PERSON'S PROPERTY. THIS ONE OWNER OWNS THIS PARTICULAR TRACT OF LAND. HOME IS NOT MAINTAINING IT. I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT SO MANY HOMES THAT ARE ALONG THERE. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE COMMUNICATED AS BEST WE CAN TO THOSE HOMEOWNERS. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REACHING OUT TO THE HOA, BUT PUT YOURSELF BACK IN THE QUEUE.

OKAY. SO THAT'S MAINLY MY CONCERN. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. YEAH. COUNCIL LADY O'DEKIRK ASKED THE QUESTIONS THAT I WAS CONSIDERING ABOUT SOME MEANS OF TRYING TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENT, OTHER THAN THROUGH A LEAN PROCESS. AND THEN THE SECOND WAS, OKAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S LEAN GOING TO ACCRUE INTEREST ALSO. SO I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION SHE DIDN'T ASK THOUGH.

WHAT'S THE INTEREST RATE. HOW IS THAT CALCULATED. IS THAT INTEREST RATE IS I BELIEVE IT'S 10% PER YEAR. BUT IF YOU GIVE ME JUST A SECOND, I CAN DOUBLE CHECK IT IS IT IS OKAY. 10% PER YEAR. 10%? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO COUNCILWOMAN CLAUSER. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, PIGGYBACKING OFF OF YOUR QUESTION, SHASHI. HOW MANY HOMES IN TOTAL WILL THIS WILL THIS REMOVAL EXPOSE? DO YOU KNOW? I DO NOT HAVE. GO AHEAD. JASON. THE THERE THERE ARE NO HOMES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL. IT'S A VACANT PROPERTY THAT THAT FACES HIGHWAY SIX. AND THEN THERE'S A MUD PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH IS DETENTION. SO NOBODY'S BACKYARDS ARE GOING TO BE EXPOSED FROM THE REMOVAL OF THIS WALL. IT'S JUST THE MUD DRAINAGE AREA WILL BE NOW. AND THERE'S A PATHWAY PARK LIKE AREA AND PATHWAY. SO THERE ARE NO HOMES THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO HIGHWAY SIX BY THE REMOVAL OF THE WALL. IT'S JUST BETWEEN THE MUD PROPERTY AND THEN THAT COMMERCIAL FRONTAGE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND SO MY QUESTION IS I'VE BEEN IN THE HOA PRESIDENT HAD CONTACTED ME SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS, AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER MARULAZ HAD BEEN MEETING WITH THEM. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT HAS BEEN THE COMMUNICATION TIMELINE

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN RILEY AND A SECOND MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE PERSON IN THE QUEUE. I THOUGHT I HAD. SORRY, I THOUGHT I HAD PUT MY NAME IN. PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER BOWEN. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. SO MY QUESTION IS RELATIVE TO THIS NOTIFICATION. I KNOW OVER THE PAST YEAR WE'VE BEEN NOTIFYING THEM, BUT THIS IS NOT A ONE YEAR ISSUE. THIS IS BEEN A LONG TIME ISSUE CLEARLY BECAUSE OF THE DETERIORATION. SO PRIOR TO THAT WERE THEY FIND WERE THEY YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE PROCESS PRIOR TO THAT ONE YEAR? I MEAN, HAVE THEY BEEN FINED AND, YOU KNOW, CITED AND HAD TO APPEAR BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THE JUDGE? I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THINGS PRIOR TO THAT AS TO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS WELL BEFORE THAT AND BEING PENALIZED FOR IT. AND I DON'T HAVE THAT HISTORY.

SO ALL I CAN SPEAK ON IS THIS, THIS PAST YEAR AND NOTIFICATION, I WILL SAY PART OF THE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN TO IDENTIFY WHOSE PROPERTY THE FENCE ACTUALLY FELL ON. SO AT ONE POINT THERE WAS AND THOUGHT THAT IT FELL ON THE MUD'S PROPERTY. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE MUD IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL LOCATION, AND SO THE MUD VERIFIED THAT IT WAS NO LONGER IT WAS NOT ON THEIR PROPERTY. SO ONCE THAT IDENTIFICATION WAS MADE, THEN EFFORTS WERE MADE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. SO IT SOUNDS TO ME, AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS RELATIVE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS, TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPING ISSUES OR OVERGROWN WEEDS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF IT'S THE HOA OR CENTERPOINT OR, YOU KNOW, THE MUD. AND I THINK THAT WE'VE KIND OF GOTTEN AN IDEA OF SOME OF THEM. BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE FULLY DONE SO. SO IF WE FULLY DONE IT, THEN THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT I JUST I'M JUST CONCERNED. I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO THIS ONE YEAR. IF WE WERE CITING THESE PEOPLE, FINDING THEM AND DOING THINGS PROACTIVELY TO TRY TO GET THEM TO ADDRESS IT AND THEN HITTING THEM IN THE POCKET, YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE BEING HIT IN THE POCKET BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOTTEN GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. BUT THIS IS A LONG TIME ISSUE THAT THAT DIDN'T JUST START ONE YEAR AGO.

SO THANK YOU. YES, PLEASE. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'VE DONE FROM A CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE, IS GONE CITYWIDE AND IDENTIFIED ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE ISSUES. WE'VE CREATED A FREQUENT FLIER LIST WHERE WE'RE CITING THEM.

WE'RE CONSISTENTLY EVALUATING THE FEES THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE REVIEWING THE COURT PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THOSE ITEMS AND ADDRESSING THEM AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. SO ALL I CAN SPEAK TO IS FROM 2022 FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE AND WE ARE MONITORING THEM AND SITING THEM APPROPRIATELY. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REPORT ON WEEKLY IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS WE'VE ISSUED. THE FOLLOW UP AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK EVERYONE FOR THE DISCUSSION. AGAIN, WE DO HAVE OUR MOTIONS ALREADY IN PLACE. WE SHOULD VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK

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

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WHY ESTABLISH THESE REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINT HEARINGS? THE FIRST REASON WOULD BE EFFICIENCY. THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE STREAMLINES THE AMENDMENT PROCESS BY ALLOWING CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO HEAR THE SAME INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME. ADDITIONALLY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A MAJOR FACTOR. HOLDING JOINT HEARINGS ENSURES THAT RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL, ARE ALL RECEIVING INFORMATION SIMULTANEOUSLY AND ARE MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS BY HEARING THE SAME INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROVIDES FOR IMPLEMENTATION READINESS AS THE CITY ANTICIPATES MULTIPLE ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGES AND UPDATES. THIS JOINT ZONING HEARING PROCESS WILL ALLOW FOR EFFICIENT REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE ZONING TEXT CHANGES. SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL. THIS DOES NOT IMPACT THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT OR THE CITY'S NEED TO PROVIDE THE 200 FOOT NOTICE FOR ZONING MAP CHANGES. THIS SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO NOTICE NOTICE FOR ZONING TEXT CHANGES. SO THAT MEANS TEXT CHANGES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE MAKE A CHANGE RELATED TO GAS STATIONS IN TWOS OR THREES, THIS TYPE OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT, THIS TYPE OF JOINT HEARING PROCESS WOULD APPLY TO THAT CHANGE. IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO SOMEONE COMING IN AND APPLYING FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ADJACENT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS. NOTICE WOULD STILL BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE 200 FOOT MAILED NOTICE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROPOSED NOTICE DOES FOLLOW STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLISHING NOTICE. RIGHT NOW, THE FIFTH, THERE IS A 15 DAY REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY TO PUBLISH NOTICES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT WOULDN'T CHANGE. WE'VE ONLY SPECIFIED THE WHERE THAT NOTICE WILL BE PUBLISHED, WHICH IS THE CITY'S OFFICIAL PAPER, WHICH IS THE INDEPENDENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEN DAY REQUIREMENT ACTUALLY APPLIES TO BUSINESS OWNERS OF PROPERTIES THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY CHANGES. THAT IS ALSO A CURRENT STATE LAW REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY IS FOLLOWING, AND THAT THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IF THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE PASSES. AGAIN, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT REALLY THIS IS FOR JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR BOTH COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AND FOR CLARIFICATION, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THEIR FINAL RECOMMENDATION AFTER THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING. SO IT COULD BE AT THE SAME MEETING UNDER THE CURRENT RULES NOW. AND SO THAT WOULD ALSO BE UNCHANGED.

AND THIS THE ABILITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION REPORT AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD REMAIN THE SAME UNDER THIS PROCESS. AND LASTLY, THE JOINT HEARING PROCESS AND FORMAT REALLY DOESN'T LIMIT THE COMMISSION'S ABILITY TO CONSIDER COMMUNITY INPUT REQUESTS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR DELIBERATE BEFORE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION.

BECAUSE LIKE THEY DO NOW, THEY WOULD HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY COULD MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION REPORT AFTER THAT PUBLIC HEARING OR NOT, THEY COULD STILL MAKE THAT DECISION AT ANOTHER HEARING OR AT ANOTHER MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOYCE. RIGHT NOW, LIKE KNOWLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT

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THAT'S USUALLY NOT AT THE SAME MEETING AS A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON THAT AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS CLEAR ON THAT. ALSO, IF WE APPROVE THIS. WELL, YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS APPLICABLE TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE IMPACTED. BUT YOU SAY THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE IMPACTED THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THE TEN DAY PER STATE LAW. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO IF THEY HAVE A USE THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE GAS STATIONS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ALL OF THE GAS STATIONS IN THE CITY WITH TEN DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT ITEM, THEY RECEIVED MAILED NOTICE. WE HAD A LOT OF REPRESENTATION FROM GAS STATIONS AT THAT HEARING, AND CONTINUED TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM GAS STATIONS RELATED TO THAT PROPOSED CHANGE, AND I THINK THAT SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY THE RESIDENT WHO SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, I THINK IS WORTH NOTING IN THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED MORE COMMUNICATION TO OUR RESIDENTS. THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT, WHILE IT MAY BE A GREAT PAPER FOR, YOU KNOW, FORT BEND COUNTY, OUR RESIDENTS IN MISSOURI CITY. I KNOW, I DON'T GET IT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HERE ON THE DAIS GETS IT, BUT I DON'T GET IT. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT IN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S BEING DISTRIBUTED, HOW IT'S BEING DISTRIBUTED. I GET IT ONLINE ONLY BECAUSE I SIGNED UP FOR TO, YOU KNOW, TO RECEIVE IT. BUT EVERYBODY'S NOT ONLINE OR ON THE INTERNET. A LOT OF OUR SENIORS OR PEOPLE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THIS MAY NOT BE ON THE INTERNET OR CHECKING THEIR, YOU KNOW, EMAILS. IF, YOU KNOW, I GET THESE VIA EMAIL. SO I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT AND NOT JUST RELEGATE IT TO THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT, JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE PAPER OF RECORD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, I APPRECIATE IT. I ALSO PLACE MYSELF IN THE QUEUE. AND MY FIRST QUESTION WAS ALSO ABOUT THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT. BUT IN READING THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE, I NOTICED THAT WE LISTED THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. SO IN A VAST MAJORITY OF OUR OTHER ORDINANCES, DOES IT SPECIFICALLY STATE ALSO THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT? IT DOES NOT. WE ACTUALLY JUST FOLLOW STATE LAW UNDER OUR CODE AS IT AS IT IS WRITTEN, WHICH PROVIDES FOR PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION. OKAY. I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. I'M NOT REALLY SURE. IT'S MAYBE THE BEST FORM OF COMMUNICATION AS FAR AS TRYING TO PUT IT OUT TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. SO ANY KIND OF WAY THAT WE CAN LOOK FOR, YOU KNOW, A PAPER THAT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FREQUENTLY, I KNOW AT MY OWN HOME I RECEIVE COMMUNITY IMPACT. I DO NOT ALSO RECEIVE THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT. I DO BY VIRTUE OF BECAUSE I SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE IT. SO I THINK THAT SHOULD BE DULY NOTED. WITH REGARDS TO THE RESIDENTS OTHER CONCERNS. I WAS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THE 15 DAY VERSUS THE TEN DAY. I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY, VERY THAT'S VERY CRITICAL. I WANTED TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE PREAMBLE, IF WE COULD, WITH REGARDS TO MORE SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE STATES IS THAT WE FIND THAT AT THIS TIME, IN REVIEWING AND CONSIDERING REGULATIONS SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO FUEL AND ENERGY FACILITIES OR GAS STATIONS, RETAIL ALCOHOL, VAPING AND SMOKING ESTABLISHMENTS,

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WE'LL COME BACK WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND INDEPENDENT. SO IT'S THROWING IN MY FRONT YARD ALL THE TIME. SO BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE, THE SCOPE AND THE MAGNITUDE OF ALL THE HOMES IN MISSOURI CITY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT NEWSPAPER THROWN, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR YARD.

THE OTHER IS CAN WE USE ANYTHING? AND I THINK THE YOUNG LADY THAT THAT SPOKE EARLIER WAS TALKING ABOUT MAYBE SOME WAY OF USING THE. GOSH IN USING THE SOCIAL MEDIA, THE FACEBOOK PAGE OR SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, MEANS OF COMMUNICATING TO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT HAS A BROADER RANGE OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, HAVING ACCESS TO THAT AND MAYBE LOOKING AT IT. SURE. IF WE WILL COME BACK WITH THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING OR PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION BEFORE THE SECOND READING. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. EMERY. COUNCIL MEMBER.

YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO. HE STOLE MY THUNDER THERE. AND YOU'RE SPECIAL. THAT'S WHY YOU GET THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT. RELATIVE TO WHEN THE CONTRACT FOR THAT IS CONSIDERED. IS IT AN ANNUAL? BI ANNUAL? ALSO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT NOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN BRINGING THAT INFORMATION BACK AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO DO IT IN A PRINT PUBLICATION BY A STATE LAW. SO GETTING OTHER OPTIONS, THERE'S THE FORT BEND STAR, I THINK WE HAD AT ONE POINT IN TIME AS WELL. AND THE COMMUNITY IMPACT, ETCETERA. SO IT'D BE GOOD TO FIND OUT WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE TO CONSIDER. BUT ALSO THOSE OTHER OPTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I KEEP BRINGING UP THIS TEXT MESSAGE STUFF. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN UTILIZE THAT TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR TO OUR CITIZENS, TO LET THEM KNOW SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT HAS A LINK TO IT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, I'M I'M NOT A TECH GUY, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO OUR CITIZENS. EVERYBODY HAS A SMARTPHONE MOSTLY. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL THAT THEY GET AN ALERT OR TEXT MESSAGE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS, PAY ATTENTION OR, YOU KNOW, HERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO IMPACT YOU. WE WILL EXPLORE ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS FROM

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IT WAS AN RFP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST PICKED AND CHOOSE BASED OFF OF. I THINK IT WAS AN RFP, BUT WE CAN BRING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION BACK. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, ARE YOU SURE YOU READ? YOU READ. I'M JUST TEASING Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY IS NOW IN THE QUEUE, AS I RECALL. I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WHOEVER YOU CHOOSE HAS A WIDE COVERAGE OF A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN MISSOURI CITY. SO IT'S NOT THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY GOOD IN QUAIL VALLEY OR THEY'RE REALLY GOOD IN HUNTER'S GLEN, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE ACROSS THE BOARD. AND I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME PERCENTAGE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE START, YOU KNOW, GOING OFF AND SAYING, WELL, LET'S USE SOMEBODY ELSE. WELL, IF WE DO AN RFP, I'M SURE WE CAN PUT THAT INFORMATION IN THERE, A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY COVER, YOU KNOW, A SPECIFIC AREA OR AREAS WITHIN MISSOURI CITY. BUT I THINK FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE, ANYTHING ELSE WE DO WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THAT NEWSPAPER OF RECORD. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M FINISHED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. OH, I JUST THOUGHT THIS WHOLE SIDE WAS GOING BACK AGAIN. OH, OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE, PLEASE. NO, SIR. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON TONIGHT. WE HAVE NO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS OR HEARINGS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:21 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.