Mar 03, 2025 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2025.

WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M..

NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.

AND NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE. IT'LL BE LED BY OUR ASSISTANT UTILITIES DIRECTOR, NICHOLAS COOK.

JOIN ME IN 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.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

FOR A IS BEING SCRATCHED OFF BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT HERE.

SO IT IS BEING MOVED ON. THE AGENDA FOR B IS RECOGNITION OF TOM NICHOLS, FORMER PARKS FOUNDATION MEMBER.

[(b) Recognition - Tom Nichols, Former Parks Foundation Member]

BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I'M GOING TO HAVE JASON SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU. IT'S IT'S MY PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

AND AS WE RECOGNIZE TOM NICHOLS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

OF COURSE, WHILE WE'RE WRECKING TOM FOR HIS WORK ON THE PARKS FOUNDATION EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS TOM KNOWS THAT TOM AND REGGIE ARE A TEAM AND THAT THIS IS THIS IS A RECOGNITION FOR FOR THE NICHOLS FAMILY. AND WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

THE MAYOR WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY.

BUT I CAN THINK OF THREE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE SO PASSIONATE AND SO GIVING.

THAT'S WITH THE ARTS, WITH OUR YOUTH, AND WITH OUR OUTDOOR SPACES.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE MAYOR SAY A FEW WORDS.

ALL RIGHT. SO, TOM AND TO THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, WE TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO TOM NICHOLS FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE ON THE PARKS FOUNDATION AND HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO MISSOURI CITY.

TOM'S GENEROSITY HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.

HE HAS DONATED OVER $20,000 TO THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION SCHOLARSHIP FUND OVER THE YEARS, HELPING TO SUPPORT AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS.

HIS COMMITMENT TO BEAUTIFYING OUR CITY IS EVIDENT THROUGH HIS DONATION TO THE PURSUE YOUR PASSION SCULPTURE ON INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD.

BEYOND HIS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, TOM HAS GIVEN HIS TIME AND ENERGY BY VOLUNTEERING AT NUMEROUS CITY EVENTS, INCLUDING TRICKS AND TREATS AND EDIBLE EARTH FEST, BRINGING JOY AND AND ENGAGEMENT TO OUR RESIDENTS WHILE HE'S STEPPING AWAY FROM THE PARKS FOUNDATION. HIS IMPACT WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS TO COME.

TOM, ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY, OUR CITY COUNCIL, AND OUR CITIZENS AND OUR COMMUNITY, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION, AND WE'RE GOING TO WISH YOU WELL IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER.

BUT BEFORE I CLOSE, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE NUMBER OF TREES THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THROUGHOUT MISSOURI CITY.

EVEN FOR ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I STILL REMEMBER YOUR DONATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND WHEN I WAS WHEN WE HAD THIS ON THE AGENDA, THERE WAS A PERSON HAD ASKED ME TO ASK YOU, AS YOU SAY A FEW WORDS, HOW TALL ARE YOU? WELL, I SOMETIMES SAY FIVE FOOT 22.5, BUT PEOPLE SAY, I KNOW YOU'RE MORE THAN FIVE FOOT SOMETHING. THAT'S RIGHT.

SIX. TEN AND A HALF. AND ON THE PARKS FOUNDATION, PARTICULARLY IF ANTHONY WOULD COME FORWARD.

WE'RE JUST BLOCKING BACKS FOR ANTHONY. HE'S OUR SUPERSTAR ON THE PARKS FOUNDATION.

HE MAKES EVERYTHING HAPPEN. AND REGGIE, I'M THE BLOCKING BACK FOR HER.

COME ON UP, REGGIE. MY WIFE REGGIE. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP AND GIVE BACK AS WE CAN AND EVERYTHING.

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SO IF Y'ALL WANT TO PLANT A TREE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO THAT ALSO.

ALSO, WE JUST WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH OUR CHECK FOR THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL THIS YEAR TO KEEP THE CITY'S.

THANK YOU FOR. MY TIME. SO, ANYWAY, OUR PLEASURE. THANK YOU. TOM. I'M GOING TO MISS THOSE CHECKS.

LAST TIME, I WOULD TRY TO KEEP THE MONEY. WELL, LET'S LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE.

WE ALL KNOW THAT ANTHONY SNIPES WILL COME AFTER YOU AND GET ALL KEEP COMING, RIGHT? SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AND BOTH OF YOU, I THINK WE'VE SEEN YOU THROUGHOUT MANY YEARS.

AND YEAH, NOT JUST THE CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT I THINK THE LOVE THAT YOU HAD FOR THIS CITY, REGARDLESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND WHATEVER YOU'VE DONE WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE I'VE NOT SEEN ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEERED THIS MANY HOURS, THIS MANY TIME. AND BEING AT EVERY SINGLE EVENT NOT JUST FOR FIVE YEARS.

FOR SO MANY YEARS, EVEN WITH THE EDIBLE TREE AND THAT AREA.

SO I'VE SEEN YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, AND I KNOW NEXT WEEK WE'RE HAVING THE EDIBLE EARTH FEST AND MARCH 14TH AND AND ARE YOU GOING TO BE THERE? YES. WE'RE NOT LOST. WE'LL BE BACK.

ALRIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS.

OKAY. THANKS A LOT. YOU'RE WELCOME. ROBIN. ROBIN, CAN WE GET A PICTURE? YES. HERE'S MY $5,000. APPRECIATION.

OH. MY GOODNESS.

SO WE HAVE A BUNCH OF GIFTS, AND I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY IT.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANKS A LOT. THANKS. THANK YOU.

MAKE SURE WE ARE ALONE. YEAH. ROBIN. ROBIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, ROBIN.

I GUESS WE CAN'T HEAR HERE. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER.

TED. OH, NO. I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF.

NOT ONLY DOES HE DO A LOT OF THE SOCIAL EVENTS, BUT HE ALSO IS A GREAT SPONSOR OF A LOT OF OUR GOLF TOURNAMENTS THAT WE HAVE.

THE EXCHANGE CLUB IS BEING ONE. THE MGA TOURNAMENTS.

HE'S ALWAYS THERE AND YOU'LL FIND HIS NAME OF HIS COMPANY, EITHER ON A SHIRT OR ON A TOWEL OR ON A HAT OR BOTH.

HE HE'S A REAL GREAT SUPPORTER OF THE THE GOLFING ATMOSPHERE THERE IN, IN QUAIL VALLEY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TOM. YOU KNOW, HE WAS JUST HITTING YOU UP FOR MONEY, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR C IS RECOGNITION OF JARRELL TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK CERTIFICATION.

[(c) Recognition - Jerrell Horace, Texas Municipal Clerks Certification]

GOOD MORNING. COME ON UP. COME ON UP. YES, PLEASE.

HI. THIS IS GOING TO BE. I'M NOT GOING TO ROAST YOU, I PROMISE.

TRUST ME. I PROMISE I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD IT.

SO THE REASON I HAD HIM COME UP HERE IS GERALD IS OUR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY.

AND AS YOU KNOW THAT HE WORKS WITH ALL OF US, RIGHT? AND SO HE'S THERE TO HELP. AND HE'S GOT SEVERAL ROLES THAT HE PLAYS.

I CAN TELL YOU HE PLAYS IT PRETTY WELL. SO, GERALD, I KNOW YOU WROTE THIS SPEECH FOR ME TO READ IT TO YOU.

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IT IS A UNIVERSITY LEVEL PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS OF DEDICATION, INCLUDING 200 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL STUDY, ONLINE COURSEWORK FOR EXAMINATIONS, AND ATTENDANCE AT EIGHT SEMINARS THAT PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO AREAS SUCH AS PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. GERALD, WE COMMEND YOUR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH YOU TONIGHT.

AND IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR ME WITHOUT HAVING YOUR BOSS, WHO YOU WORK FOR, KRYSTAL ROANE, OUR CITY SECRETARY, TO COME OUT HERE AND JOIN US AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE A DID YOU PRINT THIS OUT? NO, NO. OKAY.

WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.

AND AND THIS IS AWARDED THIS CERTIFICATION TO GERAL.

AND I'M GOING TO JUST PRESENT IT SO THIS WAY THAT EVERYBODY ELSE CAN SEE IT.

CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT.

HE HAD HIS NEW SALARY OUT THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT.

BUT I FIRST WANT TO THANK MY BOSS, CRYSTAL ROAN, FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND FOR THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR INPUT IN PROVIDING US OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHERING OUR EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE SWEATING. SWEATING? THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

WELL. CONGRATULATIONS, GERALD. WE WISH YOU LUCK IN THE FUTURE.

I KNOW YOU'RE GROWING. YOU'RE YOUNG. AND I HAD A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GERALD A LONG TIME AGO, AND I'VE ASKED HIM AT HIS AGE. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY HIS AGE, BUT HE'S VERY YOUNG.

BUT I'VE ASKED HIM, WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO GO INTO MUNICIPALITY CITY GOVERNMENT? AND HE SAID THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE WANTED TO DO.

HE WANTED TO GET THE RESPECT OF THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER I'VE HEARD FROM SOMEONE WHO'S AS YOUNG AS HE IS AND BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS TYPE OF BOTH CERTIFICATIONS.

THAT AND HE'S MOVING ON TO THE DIFFERENT LEVEL.

BUT I'VE TOLD HIM THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE MISSOURI CITY.

BUT AND HE SAID HE WON'T. LET'S SEE HOW THAT WORKS.

BUT THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

AWESOME, MAN. CONGRATULATIONS.

SIR. NUMBER ONE.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

OKAY. MR. CARREIRO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RODRIGO CARRION.

I'M FRESNO RESIDENT. COME TO SPEAK. RELATING ITEM SEVEN D TO OPPOSE THAT WHICH IS A SLOWDOWN DEVELOPING AROUND THE SIENNA FROZEN AREAS AND PROHIBIT FUTURE TRAFFIC ON FM 521 TWO LANE ROAD.

MAKE SURE OUR FY 21 IS EXPANDED AND COMPLETELY RENEWED FOR TO HANDLE MORE TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW, BUMPER TO BUMPER AND DANGEROUS. SO WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN ALL THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE AROUND THE AREA ROSELAND AREAS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANTHONY SNIPES HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM FOUR B.

MR. SNIPES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

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I JUST WANTED TO I HAD A NUMBER OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO CALLED TODAY AND WANTED TO WISH TOM WELL.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR WORK SCHEDULE CONFLICTED.

TOM. SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT HERE. BUT THEY WANTED ME TO GIVE YOU LOVE.

AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW CAN I EXPLAIN THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT THAT TOM HAS RENDERED TO OUR PARKS FOUNDATION? AND I THOUGHT ABOUT A QUOTE BY MAHATMA MAHATMA GANDHI THAT SAYS, THE BEST WAY TO FIND YOURSELF IS TO LOSE YOURSELF IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS.

AND IF ANYONE KNOWS TOM, HE'S ALWAYS KEEN ON SERVICE TO OUR YOUTH.

SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TO MISSOURI CITY.

AND HE'S GOING TO BE DEARLY, DEARLY MISSED BECAUSE HE GAVE HIS ALL OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS FOR THIS PARKS FOUNDATION.

HE'S ONE OF THE THE STARTUP STARTUPS. AND AS I WAS TALKING TO A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS TODAY.

TOM, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WE ARE PREPARING ANOTHER SENDOFF FOR DINNER FOR YOU AND REGGIE BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE OFF THE CHAIN AND WE OFF THE CHAIN, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT THEY LOVE YOU.

THEY'RE NOT HERE, BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT IN SPIRIT.

THEY'RE HERE, AND THEY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT JUST AS IMPORTANT TO THE PARKS FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR STAFF REPORT SIX, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

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

TONIGHT THERE ARE NINE CONSENT ITEMS FOR WHICH I WILL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF EIGHT OF THEM, STARTING WITH ITEM B. THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR AN ACTION THAT CLARIFIES THE TIMING FOR THE PLACEMENT OF POLITICAL SIGNS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD.

ITEM C THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR AN ACTION TO ESTABLISH NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. ITEM D THIS ITEM SEEKS AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SIENA REGIONAL MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, THE SIENA MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT FIVE, AND WITH THE CITY REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF A NEW WATER WELL IN SIENA AREA TO PROVIDE FOR REDUNDANCY IN WATER SUPPLY.

THE AGREEMENT. OUTLINES THE FUNDING, OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WELL.

AND IS CONTINGENT ON ALL PARTIES AUTHORIZATION.

ITEM E. THIS ITEM SEEKS AUTHORIZATION FROM CITY COUNCIL FOR A CHANGE ORDER.

IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT $746,910 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SEVEN.

FEET WIDE CART PATH DURING THE GOLF COURSE RENOVATION.

STAFF IS ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE QUAIL VALLEY UTILITY.

DISTRICT TO FUND A PORTION OF THE COST TO ENABLE ACCESS TO.

THEIR FACILITY. ITEM F PROVIDES FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO TERMINATE THE DEXTERITY.

DEXTERITY SERVICES CONTRACT, WHICH IS OUR CUSTODIAL SERVICES.

DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO ADHERE TO CONTRACT TERMS. FOLLOWING THAT, WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING THE AUTHORIZATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH METRO CLEAN COMMERCIAL BUILDING SERVICES FOR CITYWIDE JANITORIAL CLEANING SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED A THREE YEAR AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $1,000,294 $9,983, AT AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF ABOUT $400,000 A YEAR.

ITEM H. THIS ACTION AUTHORIZED THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH BLACKMAN MORING, BMA C.A.T., FOR MOLD REMEDIATION AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 330,000.

THE LAST ITEM. ITEM A THIS CONTRACT AUTHORIZES THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH ZIEGLER COOPER ARCHITECTS.

FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

CONFERENCE ROOM ADDITION TO THE CITY MAINTENANCE FACILITY CURRENTLY PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

I'M GOING TO. THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. YES, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT ITEM.

SEVEN F AND SEVEN G BE PULLED FOR CONVERSATION.

AS WELL AS WELL, I GUESS I CAN JUST ASK YOU DIRECTLY ABOUT ITEMS H AND I RELATIVE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS.

MOLD REMEDIATION. I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS IS AFTER BOROUGH.

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JUST BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE FACILITY AND THE LACK OF HAVING THE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION IN THE CEILING.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST IS JUST TO GO IN WITH A REALLY HEAVY CLEANING WITH LYSOL AND ALL OF THAT, AND IT WILL LAST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THEN IT WILL COME BACK.

SO INSTEAD OF DOING THAT REPEATEDLY, WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS TIME IS TAKEN EVERYTHING OUT, AND WE'RE DOING AN EXTENSIVE MEDIATION SO THAT THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN, SHOULD NOT OR WILL NOT. WILL NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I RELATIVE TO THE ZIEGLER COOPER ARCHITECTS.

YES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE ADDITION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER? YOU KNOW, I GUESS CONFERENCE ROOM, WHERE EXACTLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT BEING AND THE NEED FOR IT.

YES. GIVEN THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD, THIS WAS EARLY ON WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT MAXIMIZING ALL THE SPACE IN ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. AND SO HOLD ON. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

I'M SORRY. THERE WAS A MOTION TO PULL ITEM. THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, F AND G, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO WAS IT F AND G OR ARE WE ON ITEM? I WAS I WAS ASKING THAT F AND G BE PULLED, BUT BEFORE MAKING THAT MOTION.

SEEING THAT WE'RE STILL ON STAFF REPORTS. OKAY, SO SO DO WE HAVE DO I.

I KNOW THAT EMORY HAS A SECOND. SO DO I HAVE TO TAKE THAT FIRST BEFORE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION? SO MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOTION IS THAT WE ARE ON WE'RE NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE'RE ON ITEM SIX. RIGHT. SO ITEM SIX OKAY. SO YOU MIGHT WANT CLARIFICATION THOUGH FROM COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS HIS.

SO YOUR SECOND IS TO PULL ITEM F AND G TO DISCUSS ON SIX SEVEN.

RIGHT. OR NO. LET ME, LET ME LET ME BE CLEAR.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'M ASKING YOU JUST GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ITEMS F AND G BE PULLED.

BUT SINCE WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

OKAY, I'M, I'M, I'M NOW TALKING TO HER ABOUT THE ITEMS THAT SHE DISCUSSED.

ONCE WE GET TO SEVEN, THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

OKAY, SO BUT MY MOTION RIGHT NOW IS TO APPROVE THE, WELL, THE CONSENT AGENDA WHEN WE GET TO IT.

I JUST I SHOULDN'T HAVE I SHOULDN'T HAVE HIT MAKE A MOTION.

RIGHT. I REALLY GOT IN THE QUEUE FIRST TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

BUT OKAY. THAT'S WHY I GOT CONFUSED. BECAUSE.

OKAY. YES. SO YES. SO GOING BACK TO I'M SORRY.

DOES THAT CLEAR IT UP FOR YOU? YEAH. I'M SORRY I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU COMING BACK AND TELLING ME I DID SOMETHING WRONG, SO. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO, NO RELATIVE TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

OKAY. SO GOING BACK TO EARLIER DISCUSSIONS UPON ARRIVING AND MAXIMIZING THE USE OF ANY FACILITY THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BENEFIT FROM THE FACILITY. THIS CONFERENCE ROOM ADDITION WAS CONSIDERED AN ADD ON IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD AFFORD IT IN THE PROJECT. AND SO BECAUSE THE BIDS CAME IN FAVORABLE, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THIS AS A PART OF THE PROJECT.

AND SO WHAT? HOW? WHAT PROBLEM IS IT GOING TO SOLVE? AND WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE ACTUAL NEED FOR? WE HAVE MORE MEETING SPACE.

YES, WE HAVE FOR HOA'S. OKAY. FOR HOA'S, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF REQUESTS.

WE WENT AWAY FROM HAVING MEETINGS HERE, AND THEN WE WE SAID THAT CERTAIN FACILITIES WERE OFF LIMITS.

SO TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE MEETING SPACE.

THIS WAS WE MOVED FORWARD WITH OKAY. THAT THAT HELPS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

FOR ME, YOU'RE ON FOR SIX. MINE WAS REALLY FOR.

I THOUGHT WE WERE ON SEVEN. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHY I GOT CONFUSED, TOO.

SO CAN WE CLEAR EMERY AND WE'LL GO TO RILEY. OKAY.

MY QUESTION WAS ON SEVEN E THE DIFFERENCE IN THE.

THE CHANGE? YES. CHANGE ORDER. THIS IS STRICTLY FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE CART PATHS.

AND WE WANTED WE DIDN'T PUT PUT IT TOGETHER WITH THE ENTIRE UP FRONT, BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH OTHER PARTIES TO COVER SOME OF THE COSTS.

OKAY. SO THIS THE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE, THE COST IS TO ADD IN THE CART PATHS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT A PART OF THE INITIAL PROJECT COST THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO YOU.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR CLARIFICATION ON.

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

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE, PLEASE STATE YOUR MOTION.

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IS THAT YOUR SECOND, SIR? COUNCIL MEMBER. I WANT TO PULL B ALSO.

SO I'LL AMEND MY MOTION TO PULL ITEMS SEVEN B, F, AND G FOR CONVERSATION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO START AT B AND THEN F AND THEN G.

[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - Second and Final Reading - An ordi...]

SO DOES THIS ADDRESS THAT? NO. THIS DOES NOT.

THIS ONLY ADDRESSES THE TIME FRAME IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS MAY PLACE SIGNS RELATED TO ELECTIONS.

OKAY, SO THIS THE CITY'S ORDINANCE PROHIBITS SIGNS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

OR DO WE HAVE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA AT SOME POINT IN TIME WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT ITEM? SO THAT CAN CERTAINLY BE ADDED TO A FUTURE AGENDA.

WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS ORDINANCES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM F, COUNCIL MEMBER F AND G.

ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT ONE? FIRST? YOU WANT TO VOTE ON IT INDIVIDUALLY.

ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. LET'S VOTE. WHAT'S THE MOTION? WE NEED A MOTION. WE NEED A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER.

AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN F COUNCIL MEMBER.

[(f) Consider and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to terminate...]

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT LED TO THIS DECISION.

AND THEN WE'RE BUYING A NEW OR WE'RE PROCURING A NEW VENDOR THROUGH THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BOARD.

AND I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE, YOU KNOW, LEANED ON THEM AND WHAT THEIR BACK TRACK RECORD IS AND BACKGROUND.

AND, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAME TO THAT DECISION AND HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT THEY'RE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR MISSOURI CITY? WELL, I'LL SPEAK TO THE GENERAL AND THEN I'LL LET BRITTANY FILL IN ANY SPECIFICS THAT YOU NEED.

BUT WITH ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS NOW, WE HAVE METRICS THAT WE REVIEW ON A REGULAR BASIS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE SERVICE THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.

AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, WE HAVE A SERIES OF THINGS THAT WE LOOK FOR AND THAT THEY AGREE TO IN THE CONTRACT TERMS FOR EACH OF OUR FACILITIES.

AND WHAT WE WERE FINDING WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT ADHERING TO THOSE, WHETHER IT'S REFILLING PAPER PRODUCTS OR SERVICING ROOMS, VACUUMING, MOP, WHATEVER YOU NAME IT SUPPLIES THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BUILD AS A PART OF THE CONTRACT WAS NOT HAPPENING.

SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE MET WITH THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO POINT OUT THESE DEFICIENCIES, GAVE THEM TIME TO CORRECT THOSE DEFICIENCIES.

AND WHEN THEY DIDN'T, IT LEFT US NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT.

HOW WE ENDED UP GOING WITH THE OTHER CONTRACT.

WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THEM. THEY'RE CURRENTLY SERVICING SOME OF OUR FACILITIES ALREADY.

AND SO IT JUST FOR EASE OF CONSOLIDATING ALL OF THAT AND ENSURING THAT THOSE SAME METRICS ARE IN PLACE.

WE OPTED TO GO WITH THE OTHER CONTRACT. AND BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE NATIONAL PURCHASING CO-OP, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET THREE BIDS. CORRECT. I WOULD YES.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND SO THEY HAVE DONE THEY ARE CURRENTLY OR THEY HAVE DONE BOTH.

THEY HAVE AND ARE CURRENTLY TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY'RE WORKING IN THE RECREATION.

I'M TRUSTING MY MEMORY. SO RECREATION, RESTROOMS. OKAY. AND THEY PREVIOUSLY WERE OUR CONTRACTOR PRIOR TO THIS SWITCH WITH DEXTERA.

YEAH. SO REAL QUICK, BACK ON DEXTERA IN THE METRICS, WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME ESTABLISHED?

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BUT AFTER A CONVERSATION, IF WE DON'T SEE IMPROVEMENT, THERE'S NO REASON TO HOLD ON TO THE CONTRACT.

SO IN THIS CASE, IT WAS LIKE A YEAR. SO IS THAT ROUGHLY THE TIME FRAME THAT WE CAN GAUGE? SO GOING BACK TO MY PREDECESSOR DAYS, THERE WERE COMMUNICATIONS OF DEFICIENCIES BACK THEN.

AND SINCE I'VE BECAME INVOLVED IN IT THERE ARE STILL COMMUNICATIONS, THE SAME DEFICIENCIES I GET REPORTS FROM EMPLOYEES ALL OVER THE CITY AND ALL THE FACILITIES THAT WERE HAVING ISSUES. AND I COMMUNICATE THEM EVERY TIME WE'VE HAD IN PERSON MEETINGS AND JUST THERE'S NO COURSE CORRECTION WITH THEM.

SO THEY HAVE DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY SEMIANNUAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT MEETING.

OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE CAN VOTE ON ITEM SEVEN F SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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

I'LL HAVE TO. QUICK. COUNCIL MEMBER. IS THAT ON THE SEVEN G.

RIGHT. YEAH, I MADE THE MOTION. OKAY. OKAY. SO THERE'S NO QUESTION.

OKAY, SO THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE. OH, YEAH.

NO NO NO NO NO. SORRY. YEAH. MEMBER. BONEY. ITEM SEVEN G IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

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

EIGHT A IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS 8A1 IS PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF AN UPDATED DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN OUTLINING THE CITY'S PLAN FOR DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE EVENT OF A DROUGHT OR OTHER CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN, INCLUDING TRIGGERS, CONSERVATION METHODS AND PENALTIES.

WE HAVE NICHOLAS COOK, ASSISTANT UTILITIES DIRECTOR.

YES, SIR. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. RIGHT. SO LET ME OPEN THIS ITEM FOR EIGHT, A ONE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE RECEIVED ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NO COMMENTS. OKAY, NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 8A1 AND 8A2.

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

YES, SIR NICHOLAS COOK. ALL RIGHT. SO TODAY I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN AND ASK FOR YOU YOUR ACCEPTANCE AND ADOPTING THE PLAN. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO READINGS CURRENTLY, THE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN OR THE LAST DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN WAS ADOPTED MAY 6TH, 2019. IT INCORPORATED THE CRITERIA SET FORTH BY THE GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY, AND IT SPECIFICALLY APPLIED TO THE WHOLESALE AREA WHICH RECEIVES SURFACE WATER AND THEN THE CITY'S RETAIL AREA IT WAS ADOPTED BY BY COUNCIL THROUGH ORDINANCE ON MAY 20TH OF 2019.

THE PLAN ALSO REQUIRED EACH OF THE MUDS TO HAVE THEIR OWN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN.

THE MAP THAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE THE CITY SPLIT INTO THE SOURCE OF WATER.

THE YELLOW SOURCE COMES FROM SURFACE WATER. SO THAT'S THE BRAZOS RIVER THROUGH THE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S OWNED BY THE THE CITY.

THE GREEN AREA IS ALL SUPPLIED BY THE GROUNDWATER WELLS.

EACH OF THE BLUE DOTS ARE THE WELLS THAT ARE LOCATED IN EACH OF THE DISTRICTS.

THE PLAN OVERALL FOCUSES ON CONSERVATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.

TO BE SURE THAT IT'S PROTECTED FOR DOMESTIC WATER USE, SANITATION AND FIRE PROTECTION.

NOBODY EVER WANTS TO ENACT A DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN, BUT IT'S DESIGNED SO THAT WHEN WATER STARTS TO RUN SHORT, WE'RE ABLE TO PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY.

SO AS WE BEGAN LOOKING AT OUR PLAN FROM LAST YEAR OR FROM THE PREVIOUS PLAN IN AUGUST OF IN 2023, WHEN THE CITY EXPERIENCED ITS LAST DROUGHT, IT WAS REALIZED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE PLAN.

SO IN APRIL OF 2024, WE REACHED OUT TO THE MUD OPERATORS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS, AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE UPDATE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE EXISTING PLAN.

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IT WAS ALSO SENT TO ALL OF THE MUD OPERATORS AND ATTORNEYS.

AND AGAIN, WE ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ANY CONCERNS, AND WE GOT NO FEEDBACK FROM THE DECEMBER 2024 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AND THEN AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS.

THE CRITERIA FOR INITIATION, TERMINATION, AND NOTIFICATION OF THE DROUGHT RESPONSE STAGES IS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN.

THE TRIGGERS ARE NOW BASED ON WATER SOURCE. SO PREVIOUSLY IT WAS BASED ON BECAUSE IT FOLLOWED THE GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY.

IT WAS PRIMARY SOURCE. IT WAS PRIMARILY FOLLOWING SOURCE WATER TRIGGERS.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT ALSO AFFECTED GROUNDWATER USERS WHEN THE SOURCE WHEN SURFACE WATER USERS BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, GROUNDWATER USERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN, BUT THEY WERE STILL SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. IT ALSO INCLUDES DROUGHT STAGE DECLARATIONS BY THE GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY BECAUSE WE RECEIVE WATER FROM THEM, WE HAD TO INCLUDE THEIR TRIGGERS AS PART OF THE SURFACE WATER PLAN.

AND IT'S THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WHO INITIATES, TERMINATES OR MAKES NOTIFICATIONS OF THE PLAN.

SO SOME OF THE KEY UPDATES IN THE OLD PLAN, THE TRIGGERS WERE VERY INCONSISTENT.

EACH OF THE DISTRICTS HAD THEIR OWN PLAN AND THE RESTRICTIONS VARIED BY DISTRICT.

ALL OF THESE THINGS COMBINED TO TO CREATE A LOT OF CONFUSION BETWEEN WHEN AM I ALLOWED TO WATER? WHEN AM I NOT? HOW IS IT ENFORCED? THE NEW PLAN SETS TRIGGERS BASED ON THE SOURCE WATER.

SO WHETHER IT'S GROUND OR SURFACE, ALL OF THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN OUR GRP AND OR WHOLESALE ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE PLAN, AND THE WATERING IRRIGATION IS RESTRICTED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5 A.M.

AND 9 P.M. THIS IS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OF OUR GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND AGAIN THROUGH THAT WHOLESALE GROUP. SO THE NEXT STEPS TONIGHT WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.

WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 17TH.

IT DOES REQUIRE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE. TONIGHT IS THE FIRST READING, AND THE SECOND READING WILL BE AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.

THE PLAN HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY THAT HAS REQUESTED IT.

AND WE HAVE COPIES HERE TONIGHT. SO NOW WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I DO HAVE DENNIS PITINO, WHO IS WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT HELPED US WRITE IT IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NICHOLAS. I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S BEEN A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER.

WE'LL HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON THE QUEUE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU. NICHOLAS. YOU ANSWERED SOME OF MY QUESTIONS.

BUT THE ONE THAT I DID WANT TO ASK THE MUDS ARE THEY REQUIRE WHEN THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR OWN PLAN.

TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, ARE THEIR PLANS UPDATED TO DATE? AND DO THEY ARE THEY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE? SO PREVIOUSLY ALL OF THE MUDS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR OWN, THEIR OWN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN, AND THEY CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR OWN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. IT JUST HAS TO BE IT HAS TO MEET THE SAME STANDARD AS OURS OR BE MORE STRINGENT.

SO THE THE MUDS THAT I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THEIR MEETINGS, THEY'VE ALL BEEN THEY'RE AWARE OF OUR PLAN.

THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING AT HOW THEIR PLANS NEED TO CHANGE BASED ON OURS.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT THEY WILL BE UPDATING THEIRS BASED ON ON WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

OKAY. AND IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIRS SUBMITTED TO YOU IN AN UPDATED FASHION? NO. WE DO. THE REGULATORY AGENCY REQUIRES THAT DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS BE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS.

I EXPECT THAT THEY WOULD ALL BE UPDATING BASED ON ON OURS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A SET TIMELINE FOR THAT.

THE REASON THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE PRESENTING NOW IS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BAD TO CHANGE A DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN WHEN IT'S ALREADY IN DROUGHT SEASON.

SO WE WERE TRYING TO GET OURS ENACTED SO THAT THEY COULD THEN MAKE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR WHAT THEY NEED TO DO WITH THEIRS BEFORE DROUGHT HITS. OKAY.

AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE THE TIME RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION, TRYING TO GET BACK THEIR WATER IRRIGATION RESTRICTED BEFORE 5 A.M.

AND 9 P.M.. JUST SO, SO SO LET ME MAKE A CLARIFICATION.

OKAY. SO SO THERE'S THERE WOULD BE NO WATERING BETWEEN 5 A.M.

AND 9 P.M.. SO YOU'RE TALKING THE HEAT PART OF THE DAY? ALL OF THE WATERING SCHEDULES WOULD BE BETWEEN 9 P.M.

AND 5 A.M.. THAT'S WHEN THE ESPECIALLY YOUR YOUR YARDS.

THAT'S WHEN THE GROUND WOULD SOAK UP THE MOST WATER TRYING TO WATER, ESPECIALLY TEN IN THE MORNING TO TWO IN THE AFTERNOON.

YOU'RE GETTING MORE EVAPORATION AND YOU'RE NOT USING THE BEST OR THE BEST USE OF OF YOUR WATER.

AND HAVE WE ARE WE GOING TO BE COMMUNICATING THIS TO THE TO THE RESIDENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS.

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AND THIS IS ONE OF THE UPDATES. AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WATERING THEIR GRASS DURING THE DAYTIME BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS.

THEY CAN'T BE OUT THERE AT NIGHT TIME AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO OUR RESIDENTS.

I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO THE HOA'S SO THEY CAN BE AWARE OF THAT, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR WATERING SCHEDULES BASED ON THEIR THEIR OWN PERSONAL, BUSY SCHEDULES. YES, MA'AM. WE'LL END UP DOING A LOT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AS A RESULT OF THIS PLAN.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. I RECOGNIZE AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, CAN YOU BRING UP THE DISPLAY OF ALL OF THE WELLS THAT WE HAVE? THE BLUE DOTS. I THINK IT WAS DESIGNATED, BY THE WAY.

THERE WE GO TO THE, PLANS THAT THE MUD PUTS TOGETHER.

DO THEY DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR WELLS TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF CAPACITY THEY HAVE, OR THE LENGTH OF LIFE THAT MIGHT BE DETERMINED.

YOU KNOW, WE WE'VE HAD ONE SITUATION WHERE WE LOST A WELL, AND FORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A, I GUESS, A BACKUP OR SOMETHING THAT WAS ABLE TO TO FILL THAT GAP.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, WITH THE NUMBER OF WELLS THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE EITHER DO OR NEED TO CONSIDER? SO FOR THEM TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR WELLS, I'M SURE THAT EACH OF THE MUDS DOES AN ASSESSMENT, BUT IT'S NOT AN ASSESSMENT THAT IS SHARED WITH ME OR WITH THE CITY.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CURRENTLY THREE OF THE WATER WELLS THAT ARE THAT ARE LISTED, AS WELL AS THE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. WE DO ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FLOWING THE WAY THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN REACH OUT TO THE MODS IF IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE THINK MIGHT BE HAVE SOME VALUE TO YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY HEAD OFF YOU KNOW THE LOSS OF A WELL AND THE LOSS OF WATER SOURCE TO THOSE LOCATIONS.

SO I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO CITY STAFF WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

IT JUST IT JUST BROUGHT UP WHEN I SAW HOW MANY AND HOW WE'VE LOST ONE ALREADY.

YEAH. WE'RE IN SOMEWHAT OF A PRECARIOUS SITUATION IF WE LOSE.

WELL, WELL. AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF OUR OVERALL REDUNDANCY PLAN THAT WE LOOK AT IN TERMS OF WHERE DO WE GET WATER FROM, WHAT HAPPENS IN VARIOUS SCENARIOS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT OPERATIONALLY ALL THE TIME.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONIN SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER.

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

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ITEM. B, JOYCE, I HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT I NEED TO STEP OUT.

I KNOW THAT MAYOR PRO TEM IS NOT HERE, SO HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO THE REMAINING MEMBERS WILL ELECT A PRESIDING.

I NEED TO TAKE THIS CALL. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THE REMAINING MEMBERS WILL ELECT A PRESIDING INDIVIDUAL WHILE THE MAYOR STEPS OUT.

YES. I MOTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN TAKE OVER.

SECOND. OKAY. WE CAN SET UP FOR VOTING, PLEASE.

MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN I DO A ROLL CALL? VOTE? MEMBER. CLOUSER. YES. MEMBER. RILEY. MEMBER. BONEY.

YES. MEMBER. O'DEKIRK. YES. MEMBER. EMERY. YES.

THE MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO WE'LL MOVE NOW TO NINE A.

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorizing the City Manager to ne...]

GOOD EVENING. YES. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EV INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BRINGING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE LEVERAGING, THAT WE LEVERAGE WITH THE GUIDANCE OF PROCUREMENT AND LEGAL.

WE UTILIZE OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TO FORM A PARALLEL AGREEMENT WITH ARGENT ASSOCIATES AND ON POINT EV SOLUTIONS FOR THIS PILOT PROGRAM.

THE PILOT PROGRAM COMES AT ZERO COST TO THE CITY.

THE CITY WILL RECEIVE 250 $215 A MONTH PER SPACE.

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ARE MISSOURI CITY HALL AND STATE PARK. THEY ARE LOOKING AT EIGHT SPOTS IN MISSOURI CITY HALL OF LEVEL TWO CHARGING STATIONS, LEVEL TWO BEING MEDIUM CHARGERS AND 1 TO 2 LEVEL THREE CHARGERS.

LEVEL THREE ARE THE FAST CHARGERS, SO THERE WILL BE 1 OR 2 DEPENDING ON USAGE.

THAT NUMBER COULD INCREASE WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE OUT THE LEVEL TWOS WITH MORE LEVEL THREES.

AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL SIX SPOTS AT STATE PARKS STARTING WITH 1 OR 2 OF THE LEVEL THREE, THE REST WILL BE LEVEL TWO.

IF YOU SEE THE DIAGRAM, THE GREEN SPOTS ARE THE EV CHARGERS THAT ARE AROUND OUR AREA.

AND THEN WE HAVE LIKE AN ISLAND ON TEXAS PARKWAY AND FIFTH STREET.

AND THAT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF CREATE WHERE THE VOID IS.

IT'S A TEN YEAR CONTRACT. 100% OF CAPITAL COSTS ARE COVERED INCLUDING THE CHARGEPOINT OPERATOR AND THE PROGRAM.

HARDWARE. SOFTWARE IS ALL COVERED BY THE ARGENT AND THE EV ON POINT.

OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. YES, WE HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE.

I'LL GO FIRST. SO YOU ANSWERED PART OF MY QUESTION WITH THE WITH THE COST.

BUT MY QUESTION IS THE TWO INITIAL CHARGING STATIONS THAT WILL BE OF NO CHARGE TO THE CITY ON A SHARED REVENUE MODEL. WHAT? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE VERSUS THE 250 PER MONTH? 215 PER MONTH? YES. NO. WE WILL BE RECEIVING FOR OUR EVERY FOR EVERY CHARGING STATION, $215 A MONTH.

15. $215 A MONTH. AND THAT WILL INCREASE EVERY YEAR BY 3.5% AS PART OF THE CONTRACT.

SO THAT'S JUST A DELIVERABLE. OKAY. WHAT IS THIS? INTRODUCTORY. THIS THERE'S A PILOT PROGRAM. SO IS THIS THIS THIS IS THE PILOT.

OKAY. THE PILOT PROGRAM IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START WITH TWO SITES. THEY ALSO WANT TO GO TO THE THE REC CENTER.

THAT'S THE THE NEXT SITE. IF THESE TWO SITES DO WELL DEPENDING ON HOW THEY GO, THEY WANT TO GO TO THE REC CENTER.

THEY'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY CREATING PRIVATE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FORT BEND TOWN CENTER, TOO. AND THERE WAS ANOTHER LOCATION THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT, POSSIBLY ON TEXAS AND HIGHWAY 90.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION.

I NOTICED THAT THEY DISCUSSED ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE SCREENS.

AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COMPANY WILL SHARE WITH THE ECHO DEV DEPARTMENT THE ADVERTISEMENT BEFORE IT'S DISPLAYED.

BUT IS IT POSSIBLE? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF MISSOURI CITY BUSINESSES.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU COULD SHARE WITH THE COMPANY TO SHARE THESE ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE MISSOURI CITY BUSINESSES? WELL, WE WILL DO IS WE'LL LOOK INTO THE AGREEMENT AND VERIFY THAT IT'S IN THEIR THEIR PROFIT MODEL, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOLICITING TO MISSOURI CITY BUSINESSES JUST TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T CONTRADICT THEIR MODEL. OKAY. AND THAT'S THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

YEAH, I DID NOTICE OR I DID NOTICE THAT THE THE CITY CENTER WAS MISSING FROM ONE OF THE CHARGING STATIONS. IS THERE SOME REASON WHY, WITH THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY AND THAT WE HAVE THERE, THAT THAT WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN. THEY FELT THAT THESE TWO LOCATIONS ARE IN THE MORE HIGHER TRAFFIC AREAS.

AND I THINK THAT THEY TOOK A LOT OF THAT FROM HIGHWAY 90 AND THE BELTWAY, BECAUSE WE'RE BECAUSE THESE LOCATIONS, LIKE FIFTH STREET STATE PARK IS OFF OF 1092 AND THEN CONNECTS TO TEXAS PARKWAY.

SO THE TRAFFIC, THE BEING ABLE TO DRAW TRAFFIC FROM THOSE AREAS IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER IN THESE TWO LOCATIONS WHOSE THEY ON POINT SOLUTIONS AND ARGENT ASSOCIATES. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY OPEN TO THE FUTURE PUBLIC SITES THAT WE WOULD RECOUP MONEY FROM.

I'M ASSUMING THESE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, THESE ARE THE PRIVATE ENTITY WOULD BENEFIT AND NOT THE CITY.

I BELIEVE WE HAD ASKED PREVIOUSLY. THERE WAS A MEETING.

OH, SORRY. I ANY SORT OF REVENUE STREAM ON THE ACTUAL USAGE.

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RIGHT. BUT NO, ON THE ACTUAL USAGE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO THE GAS PUMP AND YOU'RE TALKING LIKE A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THEY'RE TAKING. YES. THE ONLY THING THEY INCLUDED WAS THAT IF THEY IF THEY HIT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, THAT THEY WOULD GET A 10% BONUS DEPENDING ON THAT MARGIN.

OKAY. SO DOES THIS LOCK US INTO THIS VENDOR ONLY OR ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER EV STATION COMPANIES FOR THIS? YEAH. FOR THIS THIS LOCKS US IN FOR THESE TWO LOCATIONS WITH THIS VENDOR.

YES. OKAY. BUT WE CAN NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS FOR OTHER LOCATIONS WITH OTHER VENDORS.

CORRECT? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

THANK YOU. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IF THERE ARE ISSUES RELATIVE TO THE STATIONS FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, IS THERE A RESPONSE TIME OR HOW IS THAT HANDLED? IF WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SAY ALL OF THEM OR OUT OR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THEM ARE HAVING PROBLEMS IN THE AGREEMENT? WHAT IS THEIR RESPONSE TIME OR HOW DO THEY ADDRESS THOSE MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES? BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS THEM TO INSTALL THEM AND AND NOT BE RESPONSIVE.

AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NOT BE ABLE TO USE THEM.

WE DID ASK FOR LIKE A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ONES THAT THEY'VE HAD, AND THEY DID TALK TO US ABOUT THEIR OVERALL MAINTENANCE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT THESE CHARGING STATIONS AREN'T LIKE YOUR REGULAR CHARGING STATIONS.

A LOT OF CHARGING STATIONS CONNECT DIRECTLY TO A TRANSFORMER AND OUR.

AND THAT CREATES A LITTLE BIT OF A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE HIGH CHARGE.

THESE ARE A COMBINATION OF BATTERY RECHARGEABLE AND SOLAR.

SO THEY WILL BE VISITING THE SITES QUITE OFTEN THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S MAINTAINED.

BUT I DON'T REMEMBER IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC TURNAROUND TIME IN THE AGREEMENT FOR THAT.

I DON'T REMEMBER WE SPECIFIED, BUT WE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING THIS AGREEMENT, COULD WE ADD SOME SORT OF LANGUAGE FOR THAT? SO THIS MASTER AGREEMENT IS FINAL. THERE IS A SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SITE.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING POTENTIALLY THAT WE COULD ADD TO THAT SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT.

I DO RECALL IN SOME CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY DID STATE THAT THEY, OF COURSE, HAVE AN INTEREST IN PROMPTLY CORRECTING AND REPAIRING ANY STATION THAT IS DOWN, BUT THEY DID NOT COMMIT TO A SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC TIME FRAME.

YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN PLACE AND IT COULD JUST SIT THERE UNATTENDED AND, YOU KNOW, OUT OF SERVICE FOR FOR MONTHS, YOU KNOW.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT ALSO IN LINE WITH WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER RELATIVE TO THE ADVERTISING SPACES.

I THINK THAT IT IF IT'S POSSIBLE A CERTAIN NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF THOSE SPACES SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO MISSOURI CITY BUSINESSES.

I KNOW THAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO ADVERTISE ON THEM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COSTS ARE, BUT IF IF THEY A LOT SO MANY SPACES JUST FOR MISSOURI CITY BUSINESSES, I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT IF THEY'RE AMENABLE TO THAT. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ABOUT THAT, BUT I JUST IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT.

AND ALSO RELATIVE TO THE AND I'M SURE YOU YOU KNOW, JOYCE, YOU'VE PROBABLY LOOKED INTO THIS, BUT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE'S VEHICLE, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T HAVE A EV CAR LIKE MY COLLEAGUE HERE.

BUT I'M LOOKING AT IT BUT BUT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN BE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF A STATION.

IS THERE IS THERE THE RESPONSIBILITY? THE LIABILITY? DOES THAT FALL ON THEM OR THE CITY? OR IF THEY'RE LOCATED IN OUR CITY, DO THEY? I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THOSE DETAILS ARE.

THERE IS AN INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE, AND WE REQUIRE THAT FOR MOST OF THE CITY'S CONTRACT CONTRACTS, THAT'S ON PAGE 23 OF 59 OF THE AGREEMENT. OKAY, GREAT.

THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS YOU KEEP MENTIONING ARGENT ASSOCIATES.

I DON'T SEE THEM ANYWHERE IN THE DOCUMENTS, THE LICENSE AGREEMENT OR ANYTHING.

THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT, WHO ARE THEY AND WHY ARE THEY KEEP GETTING MENTIONED? ARGENT ASSOCIATES. SO WHEN WE USE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE COULD HAVE GONE FOR AN RFQ RFP AND THEN HAD THEM PEOPLE RESPOND AND THEN GRAB FROM PEOPLE IN RESPONSE. ARGENT ASSOCIATES WAS THE PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED TO ANOTHER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO USE THAT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO HAVE THEM KIND OF BROKER THE DEAL WITH EV ON POINT SOLUTIONS.

SO WHAT ROLE DO THEY PLAY? I MEAN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WAS IT LIKE A REFERRAL? I MEAN, YOU KEEP MENTIONING ARGENT. SO WHAT DO WE DO FOR THEM WITH THEM WITH THIS.

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SO IS IS THERE MONEY INVOLVED? DO THEY GET PAID OR THEY'RE AFFILIATED SOMEHOW? I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE AFFILIATION. I'VE ASKED THEM SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THEY KIND OF TOLD US IS THAT THEY'RE KIND OF A BROKER, AND THEY HAVE A SHARED OWNERSHIP OF SOMEHOW WITH THE END USER.

THEY HAVE SEVERAL COMPANIES. WHEN I ASK THIS QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEVERAL COMPANIES, AND I WANT TO SAY THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES. BUT ARGENT WAS A RESPONDER AND THAT'S THE PERSON WE WENT THROUGH.

AND THIS AGREEMENT, THEY ARE AN OWNER BECAUSE IF NOT, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS AGREEMENT WITH THEM BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THAT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU KEEP MENTIONING THEM, SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHO I DIDN'T SEE THEM ANYWHERE ON HERE.

SO I'M LIKE, WHO ARE THEY? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED THERE ARE GOING TO BE SIX STATIONS AT CITY HALL.

EXCUSE ME? EIGHT AT CITY HALL AND SIX AT STANMORE.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A QUESTION FOR CITY MANAGER.

THE ONES AT CITY HALL. IS THERE A PROSPECTIVE LOCATION OR IS THAT STILL BEING IDENTIFIED? BECAUSE THERE'S LIMITED PARKING AT CITY HALL FOR EMPLOYEES AS IT IS.

SO WHEN YOU'RE TAKING UP THESE EIGHT PARKING SPACES, WHERE ARE YOU CONSIDERING? WELL, WE WERE GOING TO DO IS VERIFY ONE WITH OUR MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO INTERRUPT THAT AND SUGGEST IN THE FINAL AGREEMENT THOSE SPACES THAT WE FELT WOULD BE NOT HEAVILY UTILIZED BY EMPLOYEES OR FOLK.

WHAT WE'RE THINKING IS POSSIBLY IN FRONT OF CITY HALL THAT FACES TEXAS PARKWAY.

SO THAT THAT PARKING THE AREA WITH COUNCIL PARKS OR THE.

NO, NOT WHERE COUNCIL PARKS. THE AREA FACES THE TREES.

THE EMPLOYEE PARKING. OKAY. SO YOU GUYS ARE STILL TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION? ALRIGHTY. THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS THE LOCATION OF PARKING.

HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND ALL THAT WHEN THEY GET READY TO START REDEVELOPING THAT PARK? ARE THEY AWARE THAT IS THIS? IS THIS PART OF THE DRAWINGS THAT WERE CREATED AND PRESENTED? ARE THESE EV STATIONS A PART OF THAT DRAWING OR HOW ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE INCORPORATED, BECAUSE I THINK WHEN THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS ARE MADE FOR STEAMBOAT PARK, THIS AGREEMENT DIDN'T EXIST AND WAS NOT, YOU KNOW, ONGOING. BUT NOW THAT IT IS GOING TO BE ONGOING, THEY HAVE A SUGGESTED LOCATION THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO FINALIZE WITH PARKS AND REC, MAKE SURE THAT IT IT'S AN IDENTIFIED SPOT THAT COULD BE UTILIZED IN THE AGREEMENT.

SO HERE'S ANOTHER CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS WHEN THIS CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.

IF THESE ARE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED, THESE STATIONS, IF THERE'S DAMAGE THAT'S CAUSED DURING CONSTRUCTION, WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS THAT? OR ARE THEY AWARE THAT THERE'S A LIABILITY THAT THESE COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR? WHEN WE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION AT MOE, THEY SAID THEY WOULD PROBABLY THEY WOULD PROBABLY INTEGRATE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. SO I'M MORE THAN SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A LAYERED CONSTRUCTION. BUT I CAN VERIFY THAT WITH THEM.

BUT THEY DIDN'T. I DON'T THINK THEY WANTED TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THEN NOT BE UTILIZED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I WOULD THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE TAIL END OF THE CONSTRUCTION, IF YOU COULD VERIFY THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S MY CONCERN, IS ONE WE HAVE IN THESE STATIONS WHERE THERE IS GOING TO BE A PAUSE AND BREAK IF THEY BUILD THEM BEFORE WE ACTUALLY BEGIN CONSTRUCTION.

AND THEN THE OTHER CONCERN IS THE LIABILITY THAT THEY WE POSE IN DOING CONSTRUCTION.

AND IF THEY GET DAMAGED OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE CAN DEFINITELY ENSURE THAT IT'S COORDINATED.

IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO PUT SOMETHING IN THAT'S GOING TO BE TORN UP.

SO THAT DEFINITELY WOULD BE PART OF STAFF'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE THE TIMING OF THAT IS APPROPRIATE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY HAS MADE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER? RILEY HAS SECONDED THE MOTION.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO MOVE TO NINE B.

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

SHASHI KUMAR, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, TONIGHT IS AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE MUCH AWAITED FREEDOM TREE PARK.

LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND. AGAIN, THIS IS MAJOR ENHANCEMENTS PLANS TO TRANSFORM THIS HISTORIC FREEDOM TREE LANDMARK TO A COMMUNITY PARK.

THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE 2021 BOND PROGRAM.

OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A 750,000 GRANT IN ADDITION TO THAT.

BUT THIS GRANT IS ON A REIMBURSABLE BASIS. THAT MEANS YOU BUILD IT AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO REIMBURSE.

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AND THAT DID TAKE SOME TIME TO GET IT TO THE STAGE WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

THE AMENITIES INCLUDE OPEN LAWN FOR SMALL EVENTS, PUBLIC ART, PLAYGROUND, PICNIC PAVILIONS AND CONNECTIVITY TO THE COMMUNITY PARK.

I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW WHERE THE FREEDOM TREE PARK IS.

IT'S ON MISSION VALLEY, SANDWICHED BETWEEN LAKE OLYMPIA AND GLENN LAKES, WITH A RED DOT THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

AND THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE PARK. OF COURSE, THE FREEDOM TREE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF MISTY HOLLOW.

THERE WILL BE A CONNECTIVITY WITH THIS PARK, AND ALSO A CONNECTIVITY OR A TRAIL IS PROPOSED TO THE COMMUNITY PARK.

THIS PROJECT WAS BID. SIX BIDS WERE RECEIVED.

THE QUALIFIED OR SELECTED CONTRACTOR IS MILLIS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THIS CONTRACT TO MILLIS CONSTRUCTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.9 MILLION.

CONSTRUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO START THE FIRST QUARTER OF 25.

IN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IS OCTOBER OF 2025.

WITH THAT, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YES, I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY IN THE QUEUE FIRST.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT ASSUMING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S APPROVED.

MILLIS DEVELOPMENT. ARE THEY AWARE? BECAUSE I HAVEN'T IN THE RENDERING, I DIDN'T SEE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SOME EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS ON THE TRAIL LEADING UP TO THE FREEDOM TREE PARK, AND I DIDN'T SEE THOSE THERE AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS CONSTRUCTION AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE.

BECAUSE THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED.

YES, ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING. THE EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE IS GOING TO BE SURROUNDING THE MAIN PLAZA ON THE SOUTH PORTION, AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME ALONG THE TRAIL.

SO THERE IS 12 IN THE PLANS, AND THEY ARE IN THE PLAN SET FOR MRS CONSTRUCTION.

AND IT WAS PART OF WHAT THEY BID ON. OKAY. THANK YOU.

I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY OR DANIELLE, CAN YOU KIND OF POINT OUT WHERE THE PARK CONNECTS TO COMMUNITY PARK? YES. SO FROM THE FREEDOM TREE PARK, THE RED DOT RIGHT THERE, PRETTY MUCH IN THE CENTER, IT WILL GO NORTH AT A SLIGHTLY EAST ANGLE.

AND THEN THAT UNDEVELOPED PARCEL RIGHT WHERE THE WORD TROXELL STARTS, IT WILL GO EAST AND THEN NORTH ALONG THE BAYOU RIGHT THERE.

OKAY, MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE CART PATH THAT SHOWS THE.

YES. SO AND IT IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY PARK SIDE, WHEN YOU ENTER INTO THE PARK, THE PLAZA AND THE TREE OR THE FIRST THING THAT YOU SEE.

SO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE PLAZA HAD HAD A MEANING WHERE IT WAS GOING, BUT IT ALSO IS GOING TO BE A VISUAL REPRESENTATION FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK AS WELL AS FROM THE STREET. OKAY. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS WANTING TO KNOW.

I JUST WANT TO JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO YOU GUYS AND COUNCIL MEMBER FLOYD AND COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. AND SO WITH THE FREEDOM TREE KICKOFF AND THE GROUNDBREAKING, I THINK THIS IS JUST A EXCITEMENT THAT'S BEEN BUILDING UP IN THE MOMENTUM.

AND SO I'M EXCITED. THE RESIDENTS ARE EXCITED.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE ON THIS PARK, BECAUSE I KNOW IT TOOK MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS TO PULL THIS OUT.

SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY, VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR YOUR WORK.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER. EMERY. YES. ARE WE GOING TO SEE CONSTRUCTION IN PHASES OR.

WHAT'S THE THE PROCESS? I THINK WE WERE WAITING WAY TOO LONG.

COUNCIL MEMBER WE'RE GOING TO GO FULL BLOWN, AND WE SHOULD START CONSTRUCTION AND WRAP THIS UP IN OCTOBER.

SO WE'RE ALL EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD. AND WE BELIEVE THIS IS A CAPABLE CONTRACTOR, AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE IT IN OCTOBER.

GETTING PROVIDED THAT WE HAVE SOME GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S THAT. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.

THANK YOU. I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK. SASSY. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, I'M ASSUMING THAT IF YOU GO BACK WHERE A IS, THAT'S THE ACTUAL FREEDOM TREE THAT IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF MISTY HOLLOW.

NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT LEGEND. THE LEGEND IS THAT I THINK YOU'RE GIVING ME A VISION TEST.

COUNCIL MEMBER. AND MY VISION TEST IS NOT ALL THAT GOOD.

WELL, THIS THIS IS WHAT I'M ASKING. THIS IS MY MAIN QUESTION.

AS AS EVERYBODY EXPERIENCED. OR IF YOU WERE OUT THERE, THE GONDOLA THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, AND EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE IS DAMAGED.

SO I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS A PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY BAD.

YES. THAT IS INCLUDED IN A IS THE THE FREEDOM TREE.

WE CALL IT THE FREEDOM TREE PLAZA. IT WILL OVERLOOK THE THE ACTUAL FREEDOM TREE ITSELF AND WILL TIE INTO THE SIDEWALKS.

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I SAID, GARNER, I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

I HAD ONE LAST QUESTION. ARE Y'ALL GOING TO BE PUTTING ANY OF THOSE SAFETY LIGHTS AND CROSSING LIGHTS OVER THERE.

I KNOW THERE'S A SPEED TABLE TO TO BE INCLUDED BETWEEN THE TWO, AND I WILL LET SASHA ADDRESS THE REST.

I THINK WE'LL BUILD IT. COUNCIL MEMBER. AND IF WE SEE A NEED, YOU KNOW, THE CROSSWALKS BETWEEN MISTY, MISTY HOLLOW. I THINK WE'LL EVALUATE IT WELL BEFORE WE OPEN IT.

AND IF WE SEE A NEED AND A TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERN WILL ACT ON IT, BECAUSE THAT'S A REALLY BUSY AREA OVER THERE.

AND THIS IS GOING TO ATTRACT MORE PEDESTRIAN AND MORE WALKABLE SPACE.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS FORWARD THINKING BUT I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF ASK THAT QUESTION TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND.

WELL, CERTAINLY MAKE A NOTE OF IT. AND WE WILL THINK THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS THE CONSTRUCTION GOES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY.

YEAH. KIND OF IN LINE WITH YOUR YOUR QUESTION.

THE PARKING IS ALL OFF OF THE STREET. THERE WILL BE NO STREET PARKING ON MISTY HOLLOW.

IS THAT. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE MAY NEED SOME TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM SPEEDING DOWN MISTY HOLLOW.

BUT AS FAR AS PARKING GO, AS YOU SEE, THERE'S A A PARKING AREA THERE.

AND THEN I THINK EVEN OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE, THERE'S PARKING AREA.

CORRECT. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL WE WON'T BE CREATING A TRAFFIC JAM WITH PARKING ON THE STREET. SO I THINK THAT'S JUST AS I MENTIONED TO NOTICE THAT.

SO. YES, SIR. IT ADDRESSES THE THE PARKING. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS ITEM TEN. WE NEED TO VOTE.

OH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

LET'S TAKE OUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution suspending the April ...]

MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST TO SUSPEND A RATE INCREASE THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY.

THEY ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO PAY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS PROPOSED INCREASE WILL RAISE RESIDENTIAL RATES BY ABOUT $2.88 PER MONTH.

AS YOU ALL MAY RECALL, ONE OF THE ONLY ACTIONS THE CITY CAN TAKE WITH REGARD TO THIS TYPE OF REQUEST IS TO SUSPEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INCREASE. SO THE SUSPENSION OF THE INCREASE WILL IF YOU ALL DECIDE TO SUSPEND THE INCREASE, IT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN JUNE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER EMERY. YEAH. WOULD YOU SAY WE CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING? SO IF WE'VE GOT AN AREA WITH CENTER POINT WHERE WE'VE GOT LIGHTING ISSUES, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TIE TO.

YOU GUYS WANT A RATE INCREASE? SO, YOU KNOW, HOW ABOUT HELPING US OUT IN THOSE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE YOU KNOW, LIGHTING ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY THAT WOULDN'T BE RELATED TO THE RATE INCREASE.

BUT IF THERE IS THAT TYPE OF ISSUE, WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE THAT BACK TO TRY TO WORK THAT OUT WITH THE CENTER POINT INDIVIDUALS.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD THINK THAT WE WE COULD PROBABLY LOOK BACK THROUGH OUR EMAILS AND FIND A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS WHERE WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AROUND SCHOOLS AND SOME, YOU KNOW, AREAS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING AS TO WHERE OUR DEFICIENCIES ARE AS FAR AS LIGHTING, SO THAT WE'RE NOT WE JUST DON'T MAKE A BLANK STATEMENT, TAKE CARE OF, YOU KNOW, THE AREAS THAT ARE YOU KNOW, SHORT OF MEETINGS, THE LIGHTING STANDARDS, BUT ACTUALLY MAYBE PUT SOME LOCATIONS.

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ONE IS THE ONES THAT MEET THE CENTER POINT REQUIREMENT AND THEN THE OTHERS THAT DON'T WE WOULD BE GETTING WITH CENTER POINT ON THOSE THAT MEET THEIR REQUIREMENT TO REQUEST THAT THEY UPGRADE OR PUT IN THOSE LIGHTS, AND THEN THE ONES THAT DON'T MEET THEIR REQUIREMENT, WE WOULD BE USING THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IN THIS BUDGET TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY? THEY DON'T MEET THE STANDARDS BECAUSE OF THE SPACING AND THE LIGHTING? THAT'S ALREADY. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. BASED ON OUR STANDARDS, THERE'S CERTAIN SPACING BETWEEN THE LIGHTS THAT WHAT DRIVES CENTER POINT'S REQUIREMENT FOR US TO INSTALL LIGHTS. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY DON'T MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS, THEN WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT OTHER FUNDS TO PROVIDE THOSE LIGHTS.

IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO WITH OUR STANDARDS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING BACK, BECAUSE THAT'S A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL TO DETERMINE IF WE WANT TO ADJUST THOSE STANDARDS GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SETS THE PATH FORWARD FOR CENTER POINT.

OKAY. YEAH. IF WE CAN GET THEM TO PAY FOR IT, I MEAN, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT REGARDLESS, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHO PROVIDES THE UPFRONT COST.

AND IT COMES BACK TO THE CITY. BUT AGAIN, IT'S LOOKING AT THOSE STANDARDS AND DETERMINING IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLAUSER.

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

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

[11. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE DO HAVE AN ITEM. SO THE TIME IS 7:42 P.M..

AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551 .074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

NO. THE TIME IS 7:50 P.M.. THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING.

[12. RECONVENE]

YES, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT OUR CURRENT TWO JUDGES, JUDGE DEBORAH SINCLAIR AND JUDGE CHUCK SILVERMAN. SECOND. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

AT THE SAME TERMS AS THEIR EXISTING CONTRACTS.

AT THE SAME TERMS AS THEIR EXISTING CONTRACTS.

THANK YOU. WHEN YOU SEE IT THAT WAY. IS THAT YOUR SECOND? THAT'S MY SECOND. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU ARE WE VOTING ON HERE? YES, WE ARE VOTING. WE'RE VOTING HERE. YOU READY? ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS, TIME IS 751.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.