[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2025. WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:31 P.M. TODAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO, ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS. OUR PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY WALTER GANT, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. GOOD AFTERNOON. EVERYBODY. PLEASE STAND. 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. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. AS WE GET TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR I'M GOING TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST IN THE AUDIENCE, SO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE HONOR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST HERE VISITING US FROM THE DALLAS AREA. HE IS OUR HONORABLE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, CARL SHERMAN WHO WAS REPRESENTING IN AUSTIN IN THE DALLAS DESOTO AREA. HE'S ALSO A FORMER MAYOR OF THAT AREA AND A FORMER CITY MANAGER, AND WENT ON TO THE STATE HOUSE TO REPRESENT US IN LEGISLATION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU'VE GOT SOME, GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HIS SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE CARL SHERMAN, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND, SIR, I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER RILEY TOLD YOU TO WEAR THAT ORANGE TIE. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. [(a) Presentation - Missouri City Green Golden Tree Award] OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITION FOR A IS PRESENTATION MISSOURI CITY GREEN GOLDEN TREE AWARD. WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTING. COME ON UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW SPECIAL I AM. I DON'T THINK I NEED THIS. I WAS TAUGHT BY DELTA AIRLINES. I FORGET, SO, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR CENTER POINT, AND I DON'T KNOW. OH. THEY'RE HERE. THERE THEY ARE. YEAH. I TOLD YOU TO LOOK FOR THE LOUD GREEN SHIRTS. HELLO, I'M PAM. HOW YOU DOING? HI. WELL, THE REASON WE'RE RECOGNIZING CENTERPOINT. AND TO TELL YOU, FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL THAT ARE NOT AWARE WHAT THE GOLDEN TREE AWARD, WE LOOK AT COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT US, THAT BEAUTIFY MISSOURI CITY. AND CENTERPOINT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL PARTNER WITH MISSOURI CITY GREEN. JUST LAST YEAR IN 2024, I'M GOING TO READ YOU JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THEY'VE DONE. THEY CONTRIBUTED $6,525 TOWARD THE RIVERVIEW PARK. RIGHT TREE, RIGHT PLACE. AND WHAT THAT MEANS DO YOU PLANT YOUR TREE IN THE RIGHT PLACE SO IT DOESN'T HIT WIRES? IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. I'M SO GLAD I KNEW THIS, MA'AM. THEY ALSO HELPED US. WE PARTNERED WITH THE GEORGE FOUNDATION WITH YIP YOUTH AND PHILANTHROPY. AND LAST YEAR THEY CONTRIBUTED $500 TOWARD THAT INITIATIVE AND WE PLANTED OVER 80 TREES. THIS YEAR WE PLANTED OVER 150 TREES. BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY HAVE BEEN A WONDERFUL PARTNER TO US AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU. AND BY DOING SO, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT YOU THIS PLAQUE. OH, NICE. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO. IF NOT, THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL. WE'LL SAY THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION. YEAH. CENTER POINT IS A BIG BELIEVER IN GETTING OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITIES AND MAKING HOUSTON URBAN FOREST A MORE LIVABLE SPACE. AND WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY FORESTER HERE, PAUL. HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY. GOOD MAN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS TREES IN THE ENVIRONMENT. EVERYBODY'S A WINNER. EXACTLY. EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANKS. ITEM FOUR B IS THE RECOGNITION OF CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS [(b) Recognition - Child Abuse Awareness Month.] MONTH. WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY ALBONI TO GIVE THAT PRESENTATION. [00:05:01] I KNOW WE HAVE MIKE WRIGHT IN THE ROOM. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. FOR HOW MANY YEARS NOW, MIKE? SINCE 2011. THERE YOU GO. IF YOU COULD COME ON UP. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING THIS EVENING? NOW, I MUST SAY THAT I DON'T BRING ANY JOY TO YOU IN READING THIS TYPE OF PROCLAMATION AND HAVING TO ACTUALLY HAVE A MONTH LIKE THIS, BUT IT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE, SADLY THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MANY OF OUR YOUTH, OUR CHILDREN, HAVE TO ENDURE, AND WE MUST BRING AWARENESS TO THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION, OUR ELDERS AND OUR CHILDREN. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN MISSOURI CITY. AND SO I'LL ALLOW OUR SPECIAL GUEST TO SHARE A FEW WORDS BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION. I NEED A FEW EXTRA HANDS, BUT I'LL GET THERE. NO. I'M GOOD. WE'LL MAKE IT WORK. ALRIGHT. SO, YEAH, WE STARTED THIS PROJECT IN 2011. AS I SAID, MY NAME IS MIKE RYCHIK AND THE FORT BEND EXCHANGE CLUB STARTED THIS PROJECT IN 2011 WHEN I WAS THE CLUB PRESIDENT, AND I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME CLUB MEMBER, AND I'M CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE 2024 NATIONAL PRESIDENT. BUT THIS IS A PROJECT. THIS LOCAL PROJECT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE INTERSECTION OF PLEASANT STREET AND SOUTH MAIN OR HIGHWAY 90, WHICHEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE CALL AN AWARENESS FIELD OF 2075 WHITE STEAKS WITH BLUE RIBBONS, EACH ONE SIGNIFYING A CHILD WHO WAS SEEN FOR SERVICES LAST YEAR BY CHILD ADVOCATES OF FORT BEND. SO THOSE ARE THE CHILDREN THAT WE KNOW ABOUT. MOST NEVER TELL OF THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT. ACTUALLY, WE KNOW OF AS FEW AS 1 IN 3 AND POSSIBLY AS FEW AS 1 IN 10 CHILDREN STILL SUFFERING IN SILENCE. SO WE TRY TO BRING AWARENESS. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HANDLE ALL THIS, BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST. NOW WE DO. SO THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE CLUB HAS WON NATIONAL PROJECT PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE. SIMPLY STATED, IT'S THE TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR OVER 650 CLUBS AROUND THE COUNTRY. I RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED AN ARTICLE SAYING THAT 90% OF A CHILD'S INTELLECT, PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED BY AGE FIVE, SO WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT THAT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT HAS ON THIS DEVELOPMENT AND NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, AND THIS IS JUST A PART OF WHAT MAKES PREVENTION SO CRITICAL. BUT IN FORT BEND COUNTY, WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE SO MANY LOCAL PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER. WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE THAT FIGHTS CHILD ABUSE. WE HAVE OVER 22 AGENCIES THAT JOIN FORCES TO GET PERPETRATORS OFF THE STREETS. AND ALTHOUGH THIS SOUNDS SIMPLE, IT'S NOT. THESE POLICE OFFICERS CAN TELL YOU EVERY DAY STORIES THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR. BUT ANYWAY, JUST THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OF CHILD ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN ARE SAD AND SOBERING. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S EXCELLENT WORK BEING DONE IN FORT BEND COUNTY. SO I AM HAPPY TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU GO TO ESSER. YOU TOO CAN HAVE A SIGN AND A STAKE IN YOUR FRONT YARD HELPING US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD ABUSE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE, FOR YOUR WORK. AND NOW I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES AND WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MISSOURI CITY. AND WHEREAS CHILDHOOD TRAUMA CAN HAVE LONG TERM PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS THROUGHOUT AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFETIME AND IMPACT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THEIR FAMILY. AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITIES MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CREATE STRONG AND THRIVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, BY DOING SO, WE EXEMPLIFY EXEMPLIFY OUR CITY'S CREDO OF TOGETHER WE EXCEL. NOW THEREFORE, I, GEOFFREY OBO-NAI COUNCIL MEMBER, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ROBIN J. ELLICOTT AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2025 AS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN MISSOURI CITY AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH BY DEDICATING OURSELVES TO THE TASK OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. [00:10:20] THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MICHAEL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR C IS A PRESENTATION OF [(c) Presentation - Clean Restaurant Awards] CLEAN RESTAURANT AWARDS. WE HAVE WALTER GANT, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES? YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN RIGHT NOW. THE 2024 SHOW ME CITY CLEAN RESTAURANT AWARDS. I HAVE THE GUYS BRING THE PLAQUES UP HERE. THESE ARE RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE HAD TWO INSPECTIONS. WE HAVE THEM BIANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF A PERFECT SCORE OF 100. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S WORTH BEING RECOGNIZED. AND WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL CALL THEM OUT. WE HAVE THEM IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVE A PLAQUE AND ALSO A CERTIFICATE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER, WHO'S OVER OUR SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO COME DOWN AND JOIN US DOWN HERE AND ALSO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO US TO BE HERE BECAUSE YOU SAID THEY SCORED 100. PERFECT 100. COME ON, WE GOT IT ALL. WE ALL EAT AND SHOP AT THIS PLACE, SO WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WORK. AND WE GO TO THESE RESTAURANTS AS WELL. SO WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY. AND IT TAKES ALL OF US TO HELP AND TO RUN THIS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU. OUR FIRST ONE RESTAURANT WILL BE BEING HERE. COFFEE. BEING HERE. COFFEE. I LIKE I WANT TO SEE THIS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA TOMORROW. CAN YOU SAY YOUR NAME? OKAY. AND L ALL RIGHT. HERE YOU GO. I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA MAKE YOU YOUTUBE STARS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK. YOU. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ONE IS DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN. YES. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ONE IS FAJITA PETE'S. THE PIZZA'S NOT HERE AT THIS TIME. FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES. OKAY. NOT HERE. NO. NOT HERE. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE IS FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES. NO. I WANT TO TAKE THE PICTURE WITH THE FIVE GUYS. COUNCIL MEMBER IS GOING TO FIVE GUYS BURGER RIGHT AFTER THIS. YEAH. OF COURSE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. YEAH. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? I KNOW, WE HAVE GONGCHA COCO 70. TWO AND THEN WHY HAVE YOU COME UP HERE TOO? YOU CAN COME HERE FOR THE PICTURE, RIGHT? COME ON, COME ON. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. [00:15:06] YEAH. WE HAVE INDIAN BISTRO, MAHIMA INDIAN BISTRO. OH. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. MAHIMA INDIAN BISTRO. THAT'S OUR NEXT. YES. LET'S KEEP IT LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. I GOTTA TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IF YOU GO TO THIS RESTAURANT YOU'VE SEEN. YOU LOOK AT JEFF ON THE WALL. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE ONES THAT YOU SEE. OH, WOW. HE'S SO BRIGHT. AND HE HAS PICTURES WITH HIM. SO I TOLD HIM, NEXT TIME WHEN YOU COME UP, YOU GET A PERFECT SCORE. YOU WILL HAVE ALL OF US ON YOUR WALL. CONGRATULATIONS. YES. YOU KNOW. HE'S TRYING. TO GET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ONE IS MOD PIZZA, WHICH IS AT TEN 407 HIGHWAY SIX. AND THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT EITHER. OUR NEXT ONE IS OLIVER'S GOURMET. WHOLE FAMILY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SHARON. OH, NO. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH, YEAH. YOU HAVE TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT RIGHT THERE. PERFECT. OKAY. JUST TAKE THE LINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT ONE IS RAISING CANE'S CHICKEN FINGERS. RAISING CANE'S. AND THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT EITHER. AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT'S SORBET HOUSTON. AND THE NEXT ONE WILL BE SORBET. HOUSTON. SORBET. HOUSTON. CONGRATULATIONS. VERY NICE. PERFECT. OKAY. GOOD. COME ON. YEAH. GOOD. YEAH. GOOD. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. AND THE. THE LAST ONE WAS WHATABURGER. THE LAST ONE WAS WHATABURGER. AND THEY'RE NOT HERE EITHER. THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT. SO I'LL TAKE A PICTURE. OKAY. YEAH. NEXT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACE, BUT JOE'S BAR AND GRILL. NO, I SHOULDN'T BE EATING, BUT IT'S WHATEVER, SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT FOR THE NIGHT. DID YOU HAVE FIVE GUYS? [00:20:08] YEAH. WE DID. THAT WAS THE CASE. IF YOU WANT TO DO A GROUP PICTURE. SO THIS WAY, THE CITY HAS IT JUST FOR ALL THE RESTAURANT THAT YOU GUYS, PLEASE. NO, NO, YOU CAN'T. GO ON, GO ON. YES. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO. OH. YES. YES. THAT'S ALL GUYS, IN FACT. WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY GET TO IT. OKAY. CAN WE SHIFT SOME OF YOU GUYS IN THE BACK OVER HERE? I CAN'T SEE YOU. OKAY. WHOOPS. SORRY. WE JUST GOT. ONE MORE RIGHT HERE. AND? WELL, HE ASKED ME TO TELL YOU FIRST. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PERFECT HOROSCOPE. YEAH. I ALSO. JEFF. JEFF. WHAT ARE WE DOING? OH. HEY, WHAT ARE WE. DOING? WE HAVE A LOT. OF RESTAURANTS. DON'T LEAVE YET. QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. AS CHAIR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ONE OF OUR GOALS FOR ACTUALLY THE PAST TWO YEARS. AND WE'RE MAKING IT HAPPEN THIS YEAR IS OUR INAUGURAL TASTE OF MISSOURI CITY. THAT IS HAPPENING JUNE THE 14TH FROM 4 TO 8 P.M., RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU'VE HEARD OF THE TASTE OF CHICAGO. YOU'VE HEARD OF DIFFERENT FESTIVALS DOWNTOWN. WELL, THE TASTE OF MISSOURI CITY GIVES MISSOURI CITY RESTAURANTS, RESIDENTS AND BEYOND. SO THIS WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER TO EXPERIENCE WHAT THE TRUE TASTE OF MISSOURI CITY IS LIKE. SO THAT MEANS WE NEED OUR RESTAURANTS. WE NEED THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SERVING SMOOTHIES, WE NEED OLIVER'S GOURMET. WE NEED EVERYBODY WHO WAS HERE AND GOT AN A PLUS. WE NEED TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY WHY YOU GOT AN A PLUS. GO ON OUR WEBSITE AND FILL OUT THE APPLICATION. THEY'RE DUE BY APRIL 25TH. YOU HAVE TO BE EITHER A MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT OR YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MISSOURI CITY BUSINESS TO QUALIFY. AND WE'RE WE'RE NOT CHARGING ANYTHING TO OUR COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THIS OR TO OUR RESTAURANTS. WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU PROVIDE $225 GIFT CARDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO RAFFLE OFF AND GET YOUR YOUR PERMIT FOR THE DAY, AND THAT'S IT. YOU'RE GOING TO SAMPLE AND SELL YOUR YOUR YOUR FOOD. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS INAUGURAL EVENT. AND LASTLY, THE TASTE OF MISSOURI CITY IS GOING TO KICK OFF OUR INAUGURAL RESTAURANT WEEK HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? YOU'VE SEEN RESTAURANT WEEK IN HOUSTON. WELL, WE WANT TO HAVE ONE IN MISSOURI CITY. SO THE TASTE OF MISSOURI CITY THE FOLLOWING FOLLOWING THE TASTE OF MISSOURI CITY JUNE 15TH. FOR A WHOLE WEEK, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A MENU AND ADVERTISE THAT MENU FOR THE RESIDENTS TO COME AND SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS. IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY THAT MISSOURI CITY IS TRYING TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE KNOW IT'S HARD. WE SEE BUSINESSES CLOSING EVERY DAY, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS AND MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE. SO WE WANT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU EVERYONE. OKAY. WE'LL [00:25:04] GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR STAFF REPORT SIX A IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. [(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...] ANGEL JONES, OUR CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. HAVE A HOST OF CONSENT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. SO I'LL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF EACH OF THE ONES BEFORE YOU FOR ACTION. FIRST ITEM STARTING WITH B. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF $64,400 IN LIEU OF PARKLAND FOR THE PLATTING OF 46 DWELLING UNITS IN THE DEVOE AT LAKE OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT. THE REQUIRED DEDICATION IS LESS THAN ONE HALF ACRES, WHICH IS DISCOURAGED UNDER THE CITY'S ORDINANCE. ITEM C AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A TEMPORARY ACCESS EASEMENT FROM SIENA PARKS AND LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NEEDED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CITY PARKLAND. ITEM D THIS ACTION AUTHORIZES A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY-HORN IN THE AMOUNT OF $86,000 FOR DESIGN AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE EXPANSION PROJECT ALONG TEXAS PARKWAY AND CARTWRIGHT ROAD, TO BE FUNDED THROUGH TEXAS DOT'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT. FOR ITEM E, STAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION FOR AN INTERLOCAL PURCHASING AGREEMENT, ALLOWING THE CITY AND PARTNERING ENTITIES TO SHARE COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. THIS COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT PROMOTES COST SAVINGS AND PROCUREMENT EFFICIENCY. THE AGREEMENT WILL TAKE EFFECT UPON EXECUTION BY BOTH PARTIES AND AUTOMATICALLY RENEW EACH YEAR. THE CITIES INCLUDE PEARLAND, DENTON, AND ROSENBERG. ITEM F. THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING TO AMEND THE CIVIL SERVICE ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED ASSISTANT CHIEF POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM 1 TO 2. THIS ADDITION IS PERMITTED UNDER STATE LAW AND WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH VACANCY SAVINGS. ITEM G. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH METRO CITY, LLC, THE LOWEST QUALIFIED BIDDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRAMMEL FRESNO SEWER MAIN PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $471,632. ITEM H. THIS ACTION SEEKS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH ARANDA BROTHERS. CONSTRUCTION FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS WEST OF MCLEAN BOULEVARD, INCLUDING WEST HAMPTON AND WEST HUTCHINSON CIRCLES, PALM BAY, OCEAN VIEW, POOL VIEW, PARK VIEW AND FLAGLER STREETS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,045,366, THE STREETS HAVE REACHED THEIR END OF USEFUL LIFE. BASED ON THE PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX AND WERE IDENTIFIED FOR FULL RECONSTRUCTION. ITEM I. THE. THIS ITEM REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH SIDDONS MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP, LLC FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR THREE EXISTING HEAVY FIRE APPARATUS FOR THREE YEAR PERIOD, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $89,423. ITEM J STAFF REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION FOR A CONTRACT WITH WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE POWER PRODUCTS FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A GENERATOR FOR THE MUSTANG BAYOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $450. THIS GENERATOR PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT RENTAL UNIT AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH T-C-EQ REGULATIONS BY PREVENTING DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER DURING POWER OUTAGES. THE SCOPE INCLUDES THE GENERATOR, ELECTRICAL MODIFICATIONS, CONCRETE CONCRETE WORK MAINTENANCE, PLATFORM INSTALLATION, AND START UP. THE LAST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THE AUTHORIZATION WILL OFFER WOULD AUTHORIZE. IF APPROVED, THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT WITH THE PLAY WELL GROUP IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 59,523 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BASKETBALL SHADE STRUCTURE AT HUNTERS GLEN PARK. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [00:30:02] IT'S NOT WORKING. WE'RE WAITING FOR THE MOTION. THE WAITING FOR THE MOTION. UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. CORRECT. WELL, NOW WE CAN. YES. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER [7. CONSENT AGENDA] EMERY. COUNCIL MEMBER, ONE OF YOUR MOTION WAS TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ON THE QUESTION. SO WE HAVE GOING TO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO PULL SEVEN H AND SEVEN AND SEVEN K. FOR DISCUSSION. DO YOU WANT ONE MORE? OKAY. WAIT. SAY THAT AGAIN. SEVEN H. YEP. AND SEVEN K. OKAY. YEAH. I'LL MODIFY THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MINUS SEVEN H AND SEVEN K. OKAY, H AND SEVEN K. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT ONE. OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL COME BACK TO ITEM SEVEN H. [(h) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to nego...] THANK YOU. SHASHI, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS IN REGARDS. COULD YOU KIND OF GO OVER THE LAYOUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? WHAT ALL IS THE CONSTRUCTION ENTAILED AND WHEN IS WHEN IS IT SCHEDULED TO START? COMPLETE THE DETAILS. VERY GOOD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IDENTIFIED AND FUNDED IN THE BOND PROGRAM. AS YOU SEE THERE, THOSE COLORS. RED MEANS THOSE ARE THE WORST OF THE WORST STREETS THAT HAVE REACHED THEIR USEFUL LIFE. AND THEY'RE IN NEED OF CONSTRUCTIONS. SO IF YOU SEE THE SCHEMATIC THERE, THE THE MAIN STREET ON THE EAST SIDE IS MCLEAN. AND YOU SEE ALL THE CROSS STREETS THAT ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NEED TO BE CONSTRUCTED. AGAIN, THIS WAS DESIGNED IN BID. WE GOT SOME VERY GOOD BIDS. THE IDEA IS TO SHOULD COUNCIL AUTHORIZE TODAY. WE'RE GETTING INTO CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH, AND HOPEFULLY IN NINE MONTHS TIME, WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. NOW, THERE WAS SOME FLOODING ON THAT STREET. ON MCLEAN, IS THERE ANY TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERNEATH OR ANY TYPE OF DRAINAGE THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE DOING TO ADDRESS THAT? YEAH. TWO THINGS. COUNCIL MEMBER ONE, ANY STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE GO AHEAD AND ADD OR REPLACE INLETS, DRAINAGE INLETS. SO THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE. THE SECOND THING, I THINK YOU HAVE AN ITEM THERE ON THE BOND SALE. WE ARE DOING A DRAINAGE PROJECT THERE IN THE VICINITY, AND THAT IS ALSO GOING TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF IN THE GENERAL AREA AS WELL. GREAT. AND SO MY ONE X AS I ALWAYS DO IS LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE THAT IS KIND OF A ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT. MCLEAN TO THE BELTWAY, WHICH IS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF PEOPLE EXITING THE COMMUNITY, GET TO COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH TO THEIR DESTINATIONS. IF WE CAN JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT UP SOME SIGNAGE AND NOTIFY OUR RESIDENTS IN TIME SO THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO TRANSFER THEIR, YOU KNOW, DETOUR OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO BE, THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'LL ALWAYS DO THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER MY OTHER QUESTION IS CONCERN IS WILL BE THERE ANY ISSUES IF WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY OR IF THAT PARTICULAR FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE CALLED OUT? HOW WILL THAT WORK IF THERE'S CONSTRUCTION ON THAT STREET FOR THEM PULLING OUT? AND THEN ENTERING BACK IN. GOOD QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER. WE ALWAYS COMMUNICATE, AND WE'LL WORK WITH COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO GET THAT OUT. ALWAYS. INGRESS AND EGRESS WILL BE MAINTAINED TO THE RESIDENTS TO GET IN AND GET OUT, INCLUDING FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. WE COORDINATE WITH THEM AS WELL AND GIVE THEM A HEADS UP THAT THIS CONSTRUCTION IS COMING. BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WILL FACTOR AS WE BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION. OKAY, SO YOU DON'T EXPECT ANY TYPE OF LIMITATIONS WITH THAT LARGE VEHICLE BEING ABLE TO. NO, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL LADY. RILEY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, IS THAT YOUR MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS? YES. ITEM H. OKAY. AND YOUR SECOND. COUNCIL LADY HAUSER? YES. SEEING NO OTHERS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM K. I SEE DANIELLE COMING UP. [(k) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to nego...] COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. DANIELLE JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT IF THIS IS APPROVED. [00:35:03] IS THIS GOING TO BE THE SAME MATERIAL THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THERE? AND ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES WITH THIS PARTICULAR REPLACEMENT ON HERE? AND THEN THIRD IS THIS COVERED BY OUR INSURANCE FROM THE HURRICANE? AND THEN WHAT? START AND FINISH. REMEMBER ALL THOSE? I THINK I GOT IT. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS CONSIDERED THE SAME MATERIAL. HOWEVER, IT IS A HIGHER QUALITY ON THE INITIAL WAS INSTALLED IN 2015. AND SO SINCE THEN, THEY'VE COME OUT WITH A LITTLE BIT HIGHER QUALITY FABRIC THAT'S OVERALL THE SAME, SAME MATERIAL. IT DOES HAVE A 25 MILE PER HOUR HIGHER WIND LOAD THOUGH. THEY ACTUALLY DO NOT EVEN MAKE THE ONE THAT WE HAD ANYMORE. SO IT'S THE SAME MANUFACTURER, HIGHER QUALITY, BUT SAME MATERIAL, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. NUMBER TWO, I BELIEVE, WAS WARRANTY. THERE IS AA2 YEAR WARRANTY FOR MANUFACTURERS. DEFECTS. THERE IS NOT A WARRANTY OR A REPLACEMENT FOR ACTS OF GOD. SO IF WE HAVE ANOTHER HURRICANE THAT DAMAGES IT, THEY DO NOT DEEM THAT TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S REPLACEMENT. IT'S IT'S EXCERPT IN THE WARRANTY. OKAY. WHAT WAS THE THIRD ONE? I'M SORRY. IS THIS COVERED BY OUR INSURANCE? YES. OKAY. YES. SO WE WILL BE RECEIVING A WE HAVE RECEIVED WORD FROM OUR INSURANCE THAT WE WILL BE RECEIVING A CHECK FOR IT, AND WE WILL BE PAYING FOR IT INITIALLY AND THEN HAVING A REFUND OR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE INSURANCE AND TIMELINE WISE. FROM WHEN WE GET THEM THE, THE CONTRACT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT SIX WEEKS. SO THAT IS FOR DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION AND THEY ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 10 TO 14 DAYS FOR INSTALLATION. SO WE ARE STILL WITHIN THE TIMELINE TO BE SHADED BEFORE THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER. SO ESTIMATE WHAT ABOUT ABOUT MAYBE LIKE END OF MAY, EARLY JUNE. END OF MAY IS OUR TARGET. SO YES. FOR COMPLETION OR FOR COMPLETION? OKAY. FOR COMPLETION. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL LADY RILEY. IF WE COULD VOTE, PLEASE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ITEM EIGHT APPOINTMENTS. WE'LL CONSIDER A POSSIBLE ACTION NOMINATING A CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE AS [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Nominating a City representative t...] ALTERNATE ON THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY SHASHI. COME ON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. THIS IS JUST A A NOMINATION TO THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A CONSORTIUM OF MUDS IN THE CITY MEETING A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT FROM FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT TO REDUCE THE USAGE OF GROUNDWATER. AND I'M THE PRIMARY NOMINEE ON THIS COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE CITY, WITH NICHOLAS COOK COMING ON BOARD. HE'S BEING NOMINATED AS THE ALTERNATE. THAT'S THE ACTION FOR YOU. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CLOUSER, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN. MARSHALL. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE ARE ORDINANCES NINE A, NINE A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS RELATED TO BASE PAY FOR CLASSIFIED RANKS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE STRENGTH OF FORCE OF CERTAIN CLASSIFIED RANKS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. THANK YOU. WE HAVE SHAWNA SHEPHERD, CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTOR. YES. GOOD EVENING. I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU TODAY. HOWEVER, THIS IS REGARDING THE FIRE PAY PLAN METRICS, AND THE 6% INCREASE WAS BUILT IN THE CITY'S BUDGET. AND THIS IS SIMPLY TO ENSURE THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE ORDINANCE ALIGNS WITH THIS INCREASE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE B AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF AN APPROXIMATE 0.8948 ACRE [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] WATERLINE AND SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR THE ABANDONED ABANDONMENT THEREOF TO AS 155 FB PARKWAY HIGHWAY SIX PG LP AS 155 SEC. HIGHWAY SIX FORT BEND TOLLWAY LP AND SUBA DEVELOPMENT [00:40:06] 211 LP PROVIDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ABANDONMENT, RELEASE AND RELINQUISHMENT AND PROVIDING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. SHASHIKUMAR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ANY TIME THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT, THERE ARE SANITARY EASEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REROUTED, WHICH ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACT. SO THIS IS RELATED TO THE FORT BEND TOWN CENTER THREE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NEXT TO THE METRO GARAGE. THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING ABANDONING ABOUT 0.9.8948 ACRES OF EASEMENTS, WHICH ARE NOT NEEDED. AND THE ACTION ITEM FOR YOU IS TO ABANDON THOSE DRAINAGE EASEMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. AND WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE ABANDONMENT OF THE EASEMENTS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR FUTURE? I MEAN, ARE WE ABANDONING THEM OR ARE WE TURNING THEM OVER TO THE UTILITY FEE OWNERS, OR HOW DOES THIS WORK? OKAY, LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT USING MY HANDS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER IF YOU HAVE A TRACT OF LAND, IF A SANITARY EASEMENT OR A WATER LINE EASEMENT GOES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK, THAT KIND OF INTERFERES WITH YOUR DEVELOPMENT. SO WHAT THE DEVELOPER DOES IS AS PART OF ANY DEVELOPMENT, THEY REROUTE THE EASEMENTS, WHICH IS TO TAKE IT ON THE PERIPHERY SO THAT DEVELOPMENT CAN CAN HAPPEN IN AN ORDERLY TRACT. SO THEY ARE STILL KEEPING SOME EASEMENTS, BUT THOSE THAT ARE NOT NEEDED ARE BEING ABANDONED. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS ESSENTIALLY ABANDONING THOSE EASEMENTS SO THEY CAN BUILD SOMETHING ON TOP OF IT. WELL, I GUESS WHAT MY QUESTION IS, IS CAN THEY BE BROUGHT BACK ONLINE OR FOR FUTURE USE? I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE DOING FREEDOM TREE PARK THERE WAS AN ABANDONED EASEMENT, BUT IT WAS STILL OWNED BY PHILLIPS 66. SO THEY STILL HAD THE ABILITY, IF THEY WANTED TO, TO RUN THE RUN, I GUESS OIL OR WHATNOT THROUGH THAT LINE OR I'M GOING TO LET LEGAL CHIME IN. BUT MY TAKE IS THESE EASEMENTS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED TO MEET THE FUNCTION OF WATER LINE AND SEWER. SO WE DO NOT NEED THEM. SO WE'RE ABANDONING THAT. SO CAN IT BE BROUGHT BACK? I'M GOING TO LET THE LEGAL CHIME IN ON THAT. NO, THE CITY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REVIVE THE OR THE EASEMENT AFTER IT'S ABANDONED. OF COURSE, IF THERE'S A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS OR DIFFERENT EASEMENTS, THAT'S A DIFFERENT THERE IS A DIFFERENT PROCESS TO ACQUIRE THOSE ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS. BUT ONCE WE'VE ABANDONED THEM, AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WE DO IT VIA ORDINANCE THAT BASICALLY THE PUBLIC IS NOTIFIED THAT IT'S NO LONGER NEEDED, AND WE'VE ABANDONED IT AND GIVEN UP OUR RIGHTS TO THAT. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM BY MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BONIN. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN ARE RESOLUTIONS. [(a) Consider and Possible Action - A resolution to apply for and accept gr...] TEN A. TEN A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING SUBMISSIONS OF TWO FISCAL YEAR 2025 GRANT APPLICATIONS AND TWO FISCAL YEAR 2026 GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO INCREASE SAFETY BELT USE, REDUCE INCIDENTS OF CERTAIN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, INCREASED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS, AND REDUCE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE CAPTAIN BURLESON. CAPTAIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE'RE REQUESTING TO APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING FOUR STEP GRANTS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE FUNDED THROUGH TEXDOT. THEY'RE THE FIRST TWO WILL BE BASICALLY THE SAME TWO GRANTS THAT WE DO YEARLY THAT ARE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT RELATED, ONE BEING JUST ALL VEHICLES IN GENERAL AND THE SECOND ONE BEING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT. THE OTHER TWO GRANTS AND THE FIRST TWO GRANTS ARE FISCAL YEAR 26. THE OTHER TWO GRANTS ARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25. AND THEY'RE WHAT WE CALL MINI GRANTS. AND THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE CLICK IT OR TICKET PROGRAM. AND THE SECOND ONE IS FOR THE SLOW DOWN OR BASICALLY TO GO AFTER SPEEDING VEHICLES OR SPEEDING IN GENERAL. OKAY. AND ALL THESE ARE BASED ON OVERTIME OR FOR OVERTIME. FOR OFFICER OVERTIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. WE DO HAVE A QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN. I THINK IT'S YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION, ISN'T IT? YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE MATCH ON EACH ONE OF THESE. YES. ARE WE MATCHING THIS PARTICULAR AMOUNT? AND IF SO, IS IT IS IT WITHIN OUR OUR CURRENT BUDGET FOR THE ONE THAT'S FOR 2025. [00:45:04] YES IT IS. OKAY. SO THE ONE IF IT'S IF IT'S APPROVED, THE ONE FOR YOU SAID THERE'S ONE FOR 2026. THERE'S TWO FOR 2026. OKAY. AND THOSE ARE PROPOSED TO BE BUDGETED FOR THE THE THE UPCOMING YEAR. YES. OKAY. BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE SINCE WE'RE WE'RE DOING A GRANT FOR RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'D HAVE TO MATCH IT IN 2026. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CHIEF. I LIKE THIS. YES, YES. NO. YES. THIS IS NICE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN B A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution authorizing the publi...] AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE. CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $12 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ANY ITEMS RELATED THERETO, AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT RELATING TO SUCH SUCH CERTIFICATES AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MARK KAYE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING US TO PUBLISH AN INTENT TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. THEY ARE SIMPLY AN INSTRUMENT THAT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME WORK ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND PARKING, WHATEVER PROJECTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO PAY OURSELVES BACK AFTER WE GET DONE. THE AUTHORIZATION IS TO PUBLISH AN INTENT TO TO ISSUE. IT'S ALSO TO SAY WHAT IS GOING TO BE USED FOR YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT IT. THE NOTICE OF INTENT IS THERE. WE HAVE TO SHOW HOW MUCH DEBT WE HAVE OUTSTANDING RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THERE ARE PROJECTED COSTS IN THAT RESOLUTION AS ATTACHMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE I'LL BE GLAD TO STAND FOR THEM. AND IF I CAN'T ANSWER THEM, I HAVE TWO GENTLEMEN BEHIND ME WHO CAN IN OUR UTILITIES GROUP WHO WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU SPECIFICS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST PLACE MYSELF IN THE QUEUE FOR CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE. WHO LEADS THAT? THIS GONE THROUGH THE THE COMMITTEE? YES. ALREADY. AND WE IDENTIFIED. OKAY. PERFECT, I YIELD BACK. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM BROWNE-MARSHALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. K, YOU WERE RIGHT. IT IS INSIDE OF THE PACKAGE, BUT DO WE. COULD YOU KIND OF GO OVER SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING. TO BE USING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE SLIDE SHOW? NO NOT REALLY. YOU COULD JUST GIVE ME HIGH LEVEL. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEFER TO THE GUYS THAT KNOW THE PROJECTS THEN. OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WHO WANTS TO DO IT, GUYS? ONE GENTLEMAN IS GOING TO ADDRESS VOLUNTEERED BONDS. THE OTHER ONE IS GOING TO DO THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. THAT'D BE FANTASTIC. SO THE THREE PROJECTS FOR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION INCLUDE THE THE TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO PLANTS ONE AND TWO IN THE MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA. IT INCLUDES YEAH. THE NEW WATER WELL AT WATER PLANT NUMBER TWO IN MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA. AND THEN REMIND ME OF THE THIRD PROJECT. YEAH. I'LL JUST TAG TEAM. THANK YOU. STORAGE TANK UPGRADES AT PLANTS ONE AND TWO. THAT'S WHY WE MAKE THE PRESENTATIONS. OKAY, SO THAT'S THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I YIELD, THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY AND AND MARK. THAT WAS A TWISTER. JUST TO SEE IF YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION. RIGHT. BUT MAYOR PRO TEM. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN C A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR UTILITY SERVICES, [(c) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution providing the utility...] PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NICHOLAS COOK, ASSISTANT UTILITIES DIRECTOR. YES, SIR. OKAY, SO AS YOU SAID, THIS IS TO AMEND THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN. SO THERE ARE STATE AND REGIONAL MANDATES THAT REQUIRE A REDUCTION IN THE USE OF GROUNDWATER. ALL UTILITIES MUST HAVE A PLAN TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN PLACE. AND THOSE PLANS ARE TO BE FILED WITH THE FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. CURRENTLY, THE TARGET REDUCTIONS WERE 30% REDUCTION BY 2013, WHICH WE MET, AND THEN A 60% REDUCTION BY 2027, WHICH WE'RE ON TARGET FOR MEETING THE MISSOURI CITIES GRP PROGRAM. THE THE GRP PROGRAM IS SET UP AS A CONGLOMERATE OF WATER UTILITIES. SO MISSOURI CITY ACTS AS THE GRP ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE REGION. THE PLAN SUPPORTS THE MISSOURI CITY RETAIL AREAS, THE IN CITY MUDS, THE MUDS IN OUR ETJ, AS WELL AS MUDS 23 AND 24 TO OUR EAST. [00:50:07] THERE'S SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IN PLACE TO MEET ALL OF OUR TARGET GOALS. SO THIS IS A MAP OF THE JUST OF THE OF THE CITY, YELLOW BEING THE CONVERTED AREAS WHICH ALL FEED SURFACE WATER. SO THEY GET WATER OFF OF THE BRAZOS RIVER. THE GREEN AREAS ARE THE NON CONVERTING DISTRICTS THAT THEY GET THEIR THEIR WATER FROM. THE WATER WELLS. SO WHY IS A ADJUSTMENT NEEDED? SO THE LAST FEE WAS ADJUSTED IN 2023. COSTS ARE RISING DUE TO OPERATIONAL NEEDS, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND COMPLIANCE WITH FUTURE WATER MANDATES. SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FUTURE WATER PROJECTS TO HELP CONVERT AREAS TO PROVIDE THAT 60% REDUCTION IN THE MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA. SO THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MET MARCH 5TH AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED A FEE INCREASE OF $0.40 PER 1000 GALLONS FOR ALL DRP CUSTOMERS. CURRENTLY, THE SURFACE WATER USERS, THE PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN THAT YELLOW ZONE, WERE PAYING 258. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO INCREASE THAT TO $2.98 PER 1000 GALLONS. THE GROUNDWATER, WHICH WERE THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE GREEN AREA, WOULD BE MOVING FROM A $1.99 TO $2.39. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE GROUNDWATER. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVED BY GROUNDWATER WELLS ALSO INCUR THE COSTS OF THE GROUNDWATER WELLS. SO THERE'S A REDUCTION IN THE COSTS TO HELP THOSE DISTRICTS. THIS EQUATES TO A $4 INCREASE PER MONTH FOR A FOR A HOMEOWNER THAT USES 10,000 GALLONS A MONTH. SO HOW DO WE PAIR? EVEN WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASE, MISSOURI CITY RATES REMAIN EXTREMELY LOW. WE'RE COMPETITIVE IN THE REGION BELOW. MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR PROGRAM IS A MODEL OF EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND STEWARDSHIP. SO YOU CAN SEE EVEN WITH THE INCREASE, WE'RE ACTUALLY CHEAPER THAN EVERY OTHER FORT BEND GROUP. AND THIS IS BASED ON THEIR CURRENT PRICES. SO IF ANY OF THEM ARE CONSIDERING A PRICE INCREASE, IT'S NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS CHART. SO OUR OUR REQUEST IS THAT IS TO ACCEPT THE WATER RATE AS PRESENTED AND WITH A WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1ST. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW IS SO THAT THE MUD DISTRICTS CAN PLAN AS PART OF THEIR BUDGETING PROCESS, BECAUSE MOST OF THE MUDS HAVE A HAVE A BUDGET THAT THAT BEGINS JUNE 1ST. SO THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO OUR BUDGETING THAN WE ARE AT THIS TIME. OKAY. QUESTIONS. WELL THANK YOU. SO I GUESS I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. WHO DID YOU SAID THAT RECOMMENDED THIS? I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. SO THAT COMMITTEE, WHO'S WHO'S PART OF THAT COMMITTEE? SO THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THREE PEOPLE. THEY'RE THEY'RE ASSIGNED BY COUNCIL. ONE MEMBER IS THE REPRESENTS THE CONVERTING DISTRICT. SO THAT'S CARL BOWLES. THE NON CONVERTING DISTRICT PERSON IS IS MORRIS MITCHELL. AND THEN THE THIRD PERSON IS COMES FROM THE CITY STAFF. AND THAT WAS SHASHI KUMAR. OKAY. SO I GET IT. CITY MANAGER WE'VE DONE THIS IN 2023. SO I GUESS WHAT WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS WITHIN LESS THAN ALMOST TWO YEARS, WHY IS THIS CHANGE? I MEAN, I GET THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S A SMALL CHANGE, BUT WHY IS IT NEEDED? SO IN THE PRO FORMA THAT WAS PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO, WHENEVER THE 2023 CONSIDERATION WAS MADE, IT WAS ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE HIGHER. AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT, THAT THEY HOLD IT FOR TWO YEARS AND MAKE A AND MAKE ANOTHER CHANGE. SO IN FOLLOWING WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, THEN WE PERFORM THE PROFORMA INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR COMPLETING THAT THAT TRANSMISSION LINE. LOOKING AT THE OVERALL GROWTH OF THE SIENNA AREA, WHICH IS PART OF THE GRP, AND LOOKING AT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SURFACE WATER PLANT. SO IT WAS JUST INCLUSION OF MORE PROJECTS. SURE. SO CITY MANAGER, I GET THE PRO YOU KNOW, YOU GET THE PRO FORMAS AND YOU GOT COMMITTEES SITTING OUT THERE RECOMMENDING AND ALL OF THAT. BUT I JUST THINK THAT TO GO BACK INTO THE WHOLE AREA TO TO INCREASE IT. AND RIGHT NOW TIMES ARE TOUGH. I'M NOT I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU HAS TO HAVE IT. AND SO AND I CAN SEE IF THIS WAS WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD AND I AND I GET IT, WE'RE CHEAPER THAN CITY OF ROSENBERG AND SUGARLAND AND ALL THESE OTHER AREAS. BUT MY I GUESS I DIDN'T GET THE WORKSHOP AROUND IT TO SEE TO UNDERSTAND IT. WHY? BECAUSE THAT TAKES THE WHOLE SIENNA. AND, YOU KNOW, AND I GET IT AS THE MUD AND WE, WE TALK ABOUT EVEN WHEN WE RAISE TAXES, WE TALK ABOUT IS IT'S REALLY $70 TO A HOMEOWNER, BUT IT KEEPS IT KEEPS ADDING IT UP. AND, AND BASED ON A THREE PEOPLE COMMITTEE, I LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING BEFORE WE SAY WE GO AHEAD AND RAISE. BECAUSE ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD WAS WHEN WE WHEN WE RAISED THE UTILITIES FEES BACK IN 2023, WE HAD DEVELOPERS THAT WAS COMING OUT HERE AND SAYING THAT THEY CAN'T MAKE THEIR NUMBERS WORK BECAUSE THE UTILITY FEES ARE WAY TOO HIGH. SO I LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IS, IS THIS 100% NECESSARY RIGHT NOW? [00:55:05] AND IF IT IS, THEN CONVINCE ME OR EXPLAIN TO ME HOW SO I CAN VOTE THE APPROPRIATE WAY. BUT IF NOT, THEN WHY ARE WE DOING THIS EVERY TWO YEARS OR SO, ACTUALLY? MAYOR, I WOULD BE RECOMMENDING LOOKING AT OUR RATES EVERY YEAR VERSUS EVERY TWO YEARS WITH THE WAY THE COSTS ARE INCREASING. WE'RE WHERE WE RISKED HAVING TO RAISE RATES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IF WE DO NOT MAKE THOSE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS WHEN WE SEE COST INCREASES. SO THIS IS ONE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF EVERY SECTION OF THE CITY. AND THIS IS THE COMMITTEE THAT'S COMING BACK DUE TO COST, DUE TO INCREASED PROJECTS SAYING THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE THE RATES. AND SO WE WILL ALWAYS BRING FORTH THOSE RATES GOING FORWARD MORE FREQUENTLY TO AVOID HAVING THOSE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE FUTURE. SURE. AND I'LL JUST SAY YOU TALKED ABOUT THE COMMITTEE. THAT'S THREE PEOPLE. NOBODY IN SIENA KNOWS THESE THREE PEOPLE. NOBODY. THEY HAVEN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY IN THESE. I WILL SAY THAT THE MEMBER FROM THE CONVERTING DISTRICT, HE'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SIENA REGIONAL. SURE. YOU GOT MUD? MUD BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOUR AVERAGE CITIZEN DOESN'T EVEN KNOW. SO MY MY WHOLE POINT WITH THIS IS THAT IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT AND LOOK AT IT EVERY YEAR. THEN THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE TALK IN OUR QUARTERLY HOA MEETINGS TO LET THE PEOPLE KNOW. OR ARE WE CONSTANTLY HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH EVERY OTHER MUDS THAT WE HAVE? SO, YOU KNOW, DO THEY UNDERSTAND THIS ADDITIONAL COST THAT'S INCREASING? RIGHT. SO WE CAN'T JUST KEEP HITTING IT BECAUSE NOBODY'S CALLING THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ONCE THIS IS INCREASED, THEY'RE CALLING THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO THAT'S MY PROBLEM WITH IT IS SO WE CAN KEEP SAYING THAT IT'S ONLY $4 OR IT'S ONLY $20 TO YOU, BUT EVERYBODY AND WE'RE PROJECTING. WE'RE PROJECTING THE PRICE INCREASE. EVERYBODY'S IS IS AN EXPERT NOW OF PROJECTION RIGHT. SO I NEEDED TO SEE IN CONCRETE HOW DOES THIS UNLESS YOU CAN TELL ME THAT THIS IS A MUST HAVE AND MY VOTE IS NO. SO I'M JUST MAKING IT SO RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YOU ACTUALLY MADE A LOT OF MY MY SAME SENTIMENTS. MY CONCERN WAS THIS STATEMENT WHERE IT SAYS PROPOSED INCREASE IN HOW WE COMPARE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS, I DON'T THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS LIKE YOU'RE COMPARING TO AS IF IT WAS MARKET VALUE. SELLING THE HOUSE OR BUYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE. AND SO MY CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE COMPARE TO OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES. AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE SHOULD BE A COMPARISON TYPE SITUATION VERSUS LOOKING AT ARE WE PROVIDING THE SERVICE EQUIVALENT TO THE COST. ARE WE, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE NOT HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET AS IT RELATES TO THESE FEES? SO THAT'S WHERE MY CONCERN IS. ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER COMMENTS THAT MAYOR MADE, AND IF THIS IS THE CASE, HOW HAVE WE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH OUR RESIDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS LAST YEAR TO DISCUSS WITH THEM THAT HIM THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY. EVERY YEAR OR EVERY TWO YEARS, YOU COULD BE LOOKING AT A A PRICE INCREASE BECAUSE FOR DOLLARS TO YOU OR TO OUR, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS HERE OR THE WORKING CLASS, MAYBE $4 IS A LOAF OF BREAD FOR THEIR FAMILY OR THEIR CHILDREN. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THIS AND WE'RE HAVING TO INCREASE AND PUT THAT COST ON OUR CONSTITUENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE STAFF TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE NOT COMPARE IT TO OTHER CITIES, PER SE, BUT LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING. AND HOW DOES THIS IMPACT THOSE RESIDENTS THAT ARE ON A VERY STRICT BUDGET THAT STILL NEED THE SERVICES AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE THAT. SO AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T PUT US IN A NEGATIVE, A NEGATIVE SITUATION FINANCIALLY. BUT KEEP IN MIND WE'RE PROVIDING SOMETHING FOR OUR RESIDENTS, OUR OUR HUMAN CAPITAL HERE. AND EVERY $4 TO TO ME MAY NOT BE NOTHING BUT $4 TO, YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER MAY BE A DIFFERENT STORY BECAUSE SHE'S ON A FIXED INCOME. AND SO FOR ME, I'M HAVING A KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR YOU KNOW, PROJECTION AS WELL AS WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. BUT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE A NO UNLESS YOU CAN ADD SOME MORE VALUE AND INFORMATION. FOR THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. BEFORE I GO, SHASHI KUMAR, YOU STEPPED TO THE PODIUM TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS. YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF YOU CAN GIVE ME THREE MINUTES, I WANT TO CLARIFY SOME THINGS ON THIS ONE. THIS IS THE GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PROGRAM IS MANDATED BY THE FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. [01:00:01] IF WE WITHDRAW MORE WATER, IT CAUSES SUBSIDENCE AND CAUSES NEGATIVE IMPACTS. SO THERE IS A RESTRICTION OR MANDATE BY FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. SO THIS GRB WAS FORMED AS A CONSORTIUM OF THE MAYORS AND THE CITY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. SO IT IS CHEAPER TO PRODUCE GROUNDWATER. IT'S ALMOST ONE FOURTH CHEAPER THAN THE SURFACE WATER. BUT WE CANNOT FEED PEOPLE, JUST GROUNDWATER. WE HAVE TO USE SURFACE WATER. IT'S A MANDATE. NOW THE COST INCREASE IS NECESSARY FOR THREE REASONS ONE, THE COST OF CHEMICALS AND THE COST OF RAW WATER IS INCREASING. THE SECOND PIECE OF IT IS THE CURRENT MANDATE IS 30%. WE HAVE TO USE SURFACE WATER. THAT MANDATE IS INCREASING TO 20 TO 60% IN 2027. FOR THAT, WE HAVE TO BUILD CAPITAL PROJECTS TO THE TUNE OF 15 TO $20 MILLION TO CONVERT MUSTANG BIO SERVICE AREA TO RECEIVE SURFACE WATER. IF WE DO NOT MEET THAT MANDATE, AND I'M GOING TO REPEAT IT HERE, THE WHATEVER THE CURRENT COST IS ABOUT $2.90 PER THOUSAND GALLONS. THE FINE OR THE MANDATE FOR SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT WILL IMPOSE ON THE CITY, AND ALL THE GRB AREA IS $6.50 APPROXIMATELY. SO WE HAVE TO WEIGH IN THIS COST. IF WE DO NOT MEET THIS MANDATE BY 2027, THE SAME RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE HIT WITH A WATER RATE OF $6.50 PER 1000 GALLONS. AND THAT IS NOT WHAT WE WANT. WE VALUE ALL YOUR INPUT. WE WILL DO THE OUTREACH. WE ARE COMING TO YOU EARLY ON BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET YOUR BUY IN, AND WE WILL USE THIS TIME BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 1ST, WHEN IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE TO DO THE OUTREACH WITH THE RESIDENTS. AND THE GRP COMMITTEE IS VERY, VERY COGNIZANT OF THE FACT OF INCREASING WATER RATES. THEY ARE VERY DETERMINED NOT TO UNLESS IT'S NEEDED. AND I CAN VOUCH THAT WE HAVE DONE OUR MATH. I'VE DONE OUR CALCULATIONS, AND THIS IS THE BARE MINIMUM THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE TO MEET THE MANDATE OF THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. IF WE DO NOT, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN DEEPER PROBLEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I HAD A FEELING YOU WERE GOING TO TOUCH ON THAT, BECAUSE A COUPLE OF MY QUESTIONS WERE TOTALLY SURROUNDED AROUND THE EXPENSES AND THE COST OF US IN ORDER FOR US TO PROVIDE THESE PARTICULAR SERVICES. SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. MY LAST COMMENT AROUND THAT IS IN THE EVENT THAT WE DON'T REACH THIS GOAL BY 2027, AND THIS DISTRICT AUTOMATICALLY MANDATES A $6 AND 50 CENT IMPOSE, YOU KNOW, IMPOSITION ONTO THE RESIDENTS, DO YOU THINK THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET IT BY 2027, AND WOULD DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD FALL BELOW THE $6.50 WE ARE CURRENTLY ON TARGET TO MEET IT BY 27? WE HAVE BANKED SOME CREDITS PLUS THESE PROJECTS SO WE CAN MEET IT. YOU KNOW, WE WILL HAVE TO GUESS THAT THE MANDATE MAY BE REVISED OR SOMETHING. IF WE DO NOT MAKE THIS, THEN WE CANNOT GET THE REVENUES TO BUILD THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MEET THE MANDATE. SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING, COUNCIL MEMBER, BECAUSE THE RATE IS INCREASED, PART OF THE RATE INCREASE OR MOST OF THE RATE INCREASE IS DRIVEN BY THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO BUILD TO MEET THE MANDATE. SO WE DO NOT RAISE THESE RATES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE RECOUPING THOSE COSTS TO BUILD THOSE PROJECTS, AND THEN WE'LL BE MANDATED TO PAY THOSE FINES, HEFTY FINES. OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST COMMENT, MAYOR, THANK YOU. IN THE EVENT THAT WHILE WE ARE MAKING THESE INCREASES, HOW IS THIS COMMUNICATED OUT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT THIS WILL AFFECT IS THIS DOES THIS GO INTO THEIR WATER BILL? DOES HOW DO YOU DO THAT? YEAH. AND GREAT QUESTION, MAYOR PRO TEM. WE DID THIS LAST TIME AROUND. TWO WE HAVE A TEMPLATE OF HOW TO DO THAT. THE CITY WILL DO IT. OUR PARTNER WILL ALSO DO IT. THE CNA REGIONAL MUD WILL DO IT FOR THE WHAT WE CALL THE SURFACE WATER USERS, WHICH IS THE YELLOW AREA IN THE MAP THAT YOU SAW THAT NICHOLAS PRESENTED. OF COURSE, WE HAVE A LOT OF THE MUDS THAT ARE GROUNDWATER USERS, SO WE'LL PARTNER WITH THEM IN COMMUNICATING THESE. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY COMMUNICATING IT BECAUSE AS YOU UNDERSTAND UTILITIES HERE IS A COALITION OF THE MUDS. SO WE WILL WORK WITH THEM IN COMMUNICATING THIS TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. LIKE WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON, EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATIC INCREASE. YOU WILL SEE IT EVERY YEAR. AND IT IT IS AN AUTOMATIC 6%. THEY DON'T GET THEY DON'T GET THE CHOICE. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS TALKED ABOUT IS THAT WE LOOK AT IT EVERY YEAR. SO THAT WAY IT'S A MORE MODEST INCREASE VERSUS DOING IT EVERY 2 OR 3 YEARS. AGAIN, I SAW SOME INPUT COME FROM THE COUNCIL AS WELL. WE'LL TAKE THAT AS A FEEDBACK AND WE WILL INCORPORATE THAT MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME UP AND ACTUALLY SHARE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, [01:05:01] BEING ON THAT COMMITTEE WHAT THIS TRULY MEANS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I THINK YOU SPOKE TO IT. YOU SPOKE TO THE MUDS ABOUT THIS, AND ALL THE MUDS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. ALL THE THREE PARTIES WHICH IS REPRESENTING THE SURFACE WATER USERS, THE GROUNDWATER USERS AND THE CITY WERE ALL ON BOARD AND COMMITTED TO THIS. YES. CORRECT. THE OTHER THING I HAD A QUESTION ON IS THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, A COUPLE OF YEARS ABOUT SUBSIDENCE AND WHETHER WE COULD MAKE HAVE SOME CHANGES MADE. I KNOW THAT MOST OF FORT BEND COUNTY CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING THE PRIMARY PERSON THAT WAS LEADING THE CHARGE, WAS FORMER MAYOR JESSE MEADOWS PLACE. BUT I'M TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE LANDED ON THAT. AND IS THERE ANY MOVEMENT ON WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO BE CHANGED OR YOU KNOW, WE COULD AVOID THESE TYPES OF ISSUES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. GOOD QUESTION, SIR. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE NOMINATING REPRESENTING MISSOURI CITY ON THE FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. AND I THINK ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THIS COUNCIL APPOINTED NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND HE WAS HERE IN FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE THE COUNCIL WANTED TO TALK TO HIM. I BELIEVE THE OTHER GENTLEMAN, OTHER GENTLEMAN IS FORMER MAYOR ALLEN OWEN, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY. NOW, SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT IS NOTHING BUT LAND SETTLING. AND WHAT KIND OF ACTIONS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. SO THE CURRENT MANDATE IS, OF COURSE, 30% IN 2027 IS 60%. BUT THEY'RE MEASURING THE SUBSIDENCE AS WE SPEAK. SO THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING CURRENTLY IN. THE RATE INCREASE IS ALL TIED TO THAT 60% MANDATE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. BUT MOVING FORWARD, ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE THOSE MANDATES MORE STRINGENT? THAT IS THE DISCUSSION THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT, WHICH WE HAVE TO STAFF HAS BEEN IN REGULAR CONTACT AND CONVERSATION WITH THEM. AND BUT WHAT WE DO TODAY IS WHAT IS REQUIRED. WHAT HAPPENS? FUTURES. WE DON'T KNOW. BUT TO THE EXTENT WE KNOW, WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED. SO THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE HAVE I DON'T KNOW WHO'S PROVIDING THEM TALKING POINTS AS IT RELATES TO OUR POSITION AS A CITY AS TO HOW THIS SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD. SO IS THAT CITY MANAGER? IS THAT YOU? SHASHI? I JUST WANT TO KNOW MYSELF AND NICHOLAS COOK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. WE MEET WITH HIM. I THINK WE MET WITH HIM NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WE ARE IN CONVERSATION WITH HIM. ALSO. OUR STAFFS MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO ATTEND THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT MEETINGS. SO WE ARE IN CONVERSATION WITH THEM. WE'RE ALSO IN CONVERSATION WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO IN THE SAME PIPELINE. AND WE WE REGULARLY GET INFORMED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. AND ALSO, MR. MAURICE MITCHELL, WHO REPRESENTS THE GROUNDWATER DISTRICT, IS ALSO ON THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. SO HE'S A MEMBER ON OUR GRP COMMITTEE. HE KEEPS US APPRAISED ALSO AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH CONSIDERING THAT THESE DECISIONS WILL ALL FALL BACK ON COUNCIL, JUST LIKE THIS ONE. I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO PROBABLY CONVENE A MEETING OF SOME SORT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HEAR FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE SERVING ON THE FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE, AS WELL AS WHOEVER THE OTHER KEY DECISION MAKERS OR STAKEHOLDERS ARE AS IT RELATES TO THIS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US NEED TO BE FULLY AND MADE PRIVY TO ALL OF THE INFORMATION SO WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTIONS. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF YOU SAID THERE WAS A COST OF FINES THAT WE COULD BE ASSESSED IF WE DIDN'T MEET A DEADLINE. WAS IT YOU, NICHOLAS, OR. OKAY. I THINK IT WAS. WHAT ARE THOSE? WHEN WOULD THOSE FINES BE ASSESSED IF WE WEREN'T IN COMPLIANCE. AND WHAT IS THE COST OF THOSE? SO THE THE FINE OR THE PENALTY IS NOW THE MANDATE IS YOU'RE GOING TO ONLY WITHDRAW SO MANY GALLONS OF WATER FROM GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES. THE REST HAS TO COME FROM SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES, WHICH IS THE BRAZOS RIVER. IF YOU WERE TO EXCEED THAT MANDATE FOR EVERY 1000 GALLONS THAT YOU USE, THE EXTRA WATER FROM THE GROUNDWATER, THE FINE, THE CURRENTLY, THE FINE THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY IS $6.50 PER 1000 GALLONS. THAT IS THE FINE. THAT IS THE MANDATE BY THE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. NOW, YOU SAW THE COST OF OUR WATER. IT'S LESS THAN $3 PER 1000 GALLONS. SO IF YOU DO NOT MEET THAT MANDATE, YOUR FINES WILL ALMOST DOUBLE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID. OKAY. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS OR JUST REALLY JUST KIND OF A SUGGESTION. ARE THERE ANY GRANTS OR ANYTHING OUT THERE THAT ARE YOUR DEPARTMENTS CAN APPLY FOR TO KIND OF HELP WITH THE COST OF THESE PARTICULAR FEES. WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR GRANTS. COUNCIL MEMBER I KNOW WE SUBMITTED A GRANT TO OUR CONGRESSMEN WHEN THEY CALL FOR SOME GRANTS. [01:10:10] I DON'T THINK THAT HAS MOVED ANYWHERE, BUT WE ARE COGNIZANT AND LOOKING FOR GRANTS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I SIT ON THE BOARD. THOSE ARE GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER LATELY. SO BUT WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR GRANTS. AND I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE SITS ON THAT BOARD IS, IS ASKED TO SUBMIT ALL THESE PROJECTS. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE FUNDING, BUT IN THE FUTURE THERE MAY BE SOME FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU. MY LAST QUESTION IS IN 2027 BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO GIVE YOU THE APPROVAL TO RAISE THE FEES. NOW, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS ANNUALLY AND AT THE END RESULT, IT COULD POSSIBLY BE RAISED UP TO $6 PLUS BASED ON WHAT MR. NICKLAUS SAID IN 2027. SO IF THIS DOES NOT APPROVE TONIGHT, WHAT IS THE RECOURSE THAT OR WHAT IS WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES THAT THE CITY WILL FACE FOR THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR UNTIL WE HIT 2027? SO BASED ON OUR MODEL AND PROJECTION, THIS IS NEEDED TO RAISE THE CAPITAL TO BUILD THOSE TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECTS. AND THOSE PROJECTS DON'T GET BUILT OVERNIGHT. IT TAKES A YEAR OF DESIGN, ABOUT TWO YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE TALKING TAKING A TRANSMISSION WATER TRANSMISSION LINE FROM OUR SURFACE WATER PLANT TO MUSTANG BAYOU, WHICH IS BY THE TOLL ROAD. SO THOSE ARE 2 TO 3 YEAR PROJECTS BEING BUILT. YOU KNOW, YOU START THE DESIGN AND WHICH IS A CONTRACT THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORTH IN FRONT OF COUNCIL IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO DO THE CONSTRUCT. SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS WE'LL BE CONSTRAINED TO DO THAT PROJECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. I RECOGNIZE AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. YEAH. SHASHI. THE MANDATE BY THE SCIENCE DISTRICT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE 30% COMING FROM US. THE CURRENT IS 30% FROM SURFACE WATER, FROM SURFACE WATER IN 2027. THAT MANDATE IS CHANGING TO 60% FROM SURFACE WATER. OKAY. IS WHO SETS THOSE THOSE THOSE MANDATES, THOSE PERCENTAGES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE MEETING THE SUBSIDENCE GOAL THAT THAT THEY'VE SET UP THAT THAT WE'RE REALLY NOT USING AS MUCH OUT OF OUR AQUIFERS. SO THERE'S NOT AS MUCH SUBSIDENCE AS THERE NORMALLY OR HAS BEEN PROJECTED. SO IS THERE ANY KIND OF THAT INVESTIGATION THAT LOOKS AT THAT? YES, SIR. THAT IS THE ROLE OF FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT, AND THAT IS THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT SITS ON THE BOARD, AND IT'S THE FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT THAT MEETS THAT DIVISION. THAT DECISION AS TO WHAT THE MANDATE IS AND TO MOVE THE TARGET LINES, THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OPEN SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. IS THERE ANY, ANY, ANY FIELD AT THIS POINT, WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANY MOVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MAYBE REDUCING THE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT? THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT IT. AND NICHOLAS CHIME IN IF I'M BUT THEY HAVE NOT MADE ANY DECISION TO MOVE THE TARGET AT THIS POINT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING IN THE COMPARISON CHART WHERE WHERE IT SHOWED THAT WE WERE THE LOWEST IN COST. WE'RE ALSO ONE OF THE MOST PREPARED. THE OTHER THE OTHER CITIES AND THE OTHER GROUPS HAVEN'T MADE AS MUCH PROGRESS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE BEING THE NORTH FORT BEND WATER AUTHORITY, WHO HAS ACTUALLY MADE ENOUGH PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE STARTED SELLING SOME OF THEIR GROUNDWATER CREDITS, AND THEY'RE SELLING THOSE GROUNDWATER CREDITS TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM AT A RATE THAT'S JUST BELOW THAT DISINCENTIVE FEE. SO THEY WERE SAYING IT WAS BETWEEN 450 AND $5 PER 1000 GALLONS, THAT THEY WERE SELLING THOSE CREDITS AT ONE TIME. WERE WE BUILDING UP SOME CREDITS THAT THAT WE HAD HAVE WE EXHAUSTED THOSE OR HAVE. NO. SO WE'RE STILL WE'RE STILL BUILDING THOSE CREDITS. AND THE, THE PLAN IS THAT IF ANY OF OUR PROJECTS GET GET DELAYED, WE'RE ABLE TO USE THOSE, THOSE CREDITS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GET THIS INCENTIVE FEE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE NOT. NO. ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST PUT IT UP MYSELF FOR COMMENTS. CITY MANAGER, YOU EVER HEARD ON NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE THE COUNTRY WHERE THE BUS FARE GOES UP EVERY YEAR AND IT NEVER GOES DOWN, RIGHT. SO SO, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT IS JUST KEEPS GOING TO THE PART OF WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY TALKED ABOUT, WHETHER THE GALLON YOU USE IT OR NOT, IT JUST KEEPS GOING UP. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS WHOLE THING IS YOU GOT THREE MEMBERS THAT SITTING ON THAT BOARD THAT NEEDS TO BE TALKING. COUNCIL MEMBER JUST TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE IN ORDER TO DO THAT, [01:15:03] AND IF IT DOESN'T GET PASSED TONIGHT, YOU'LL BRING IT UP. NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL GET PASSED. NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE. WITH THAT, MY ANSWER IS STILL NO. SO SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER, SECONDED BY BROWN. MARSHALL. MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL. AND LET'S GO TO VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 2. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN D. TEN [(d) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution declaring the City...] D A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO REIMBURSE ITSELF THE COST OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND GENERAL. OBLIGATIONS TO BE ISSUED BY THE CITY FOR CERTAIN ORIGINAL EXPENDITURES PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S FINANCING OF CERTAIN STREETS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, PARK IMPROVEMENTS, FACILITIES, WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS, AND ITEMS RELATED THERETO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OR CONVERSATION BY OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MARK KAYE. YES, SIR. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION THAT GIVES US THE AUTHORITY NOW TO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND TAKING THE TIME. I WOULD DIRECT YOU TO PAGE FIVE OF THAT PACKET. IT SHOWS YOU ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. AND PAGE SIX SHOWS YOU THE THREE ITEMS THAT WILL BE COVERED BY THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. SIR, SURE THERE IS A SLIDE PACKET IN YOUR PACKET THAT SHOWS YOU EXACTLY WHERE THE PROJECTS ARE, WHAT THEIR PRICES ARE, AND WHICH DISTRICTS ARE AFFECTED BY THOSE PRICES AND PROJECTS. SURE. BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PAGE FIVE AND PAGE SIX, OUR RESIDENTS NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. OKAY, WELL, YOU'RE GETTING IT ON. OKAY. JUST SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND IT. BUT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING. WHOOPS. WRONG WAY. OKAY. THIS WAY. THERE WE GO. OKAY. THESE ARE THE UNISSUED DEBT THAT WE HAVE FROM PRIOR YEARS THAT NOW IN 2003, WE FINALLY WILL ISSUE ALL THE REMAINING DEBT THAT WAS AUTHORIZED IN THAT YEAR. STREETS, PARKS AND FACILITIES WILL TAKE ISSUES FROM 2021 AND WE WILL ISSUE ALL THE REMAINING, I'M SORRY, 3,000,950 OF THE ORIGINAL 2014 ISSUE THAT'S LEFT OVER. SO THESE ARE PRIOR ISSUES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, AND IT SHOWS YOU THE STATUS OF WHERE WE HAVE LEFT REMAINING AUTHORIZATIONS. TO THE DETAILS OF THESE PROJECTS, I WILL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUES IN UTILITIES. WE'RE WORKING IN PRIME MEADOW AND GREGORY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2 MILLION TO ADDRESS LOCALIZED FLOODING. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ANY OK STANDS FOR. YEAH. LET ME IF I MAY, CERTAINLY QUICKLY. SURE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I MAY PROVIDE SOME LITTLE CLARITY. 2020 1ST NOVEMBER, WE ISSUED $86 MILLION WORTH OF BONDS. ABOUT 52 OF THAT WAS FOR STREETS, PARKS AND FACILITIES. OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO ISSUE THIS IN FIVE INCREMENTS FOR THE CURRENT ISSUANCE 2025. WE'RE LOOKING AT $20.3 MILLION IN GEO BONDS, AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE. THIS IS $2 MILLION FOR PINE MEADOW AND GREGORY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT. WE HAVE A GLO FUNDING ON IT, BUT WE GOT TO UPFRONT THE COST AND THEN WE GET REIMBURSED. NORTHEAST OYSTER CREEK, THIS IS THE ONE BY INDEPENDENCE AND 1092, WE GOT TO EXPAND THE REGIONAL DETENTION TO ADDRESS SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES. SO THE TOTAL DRAINAGE ISSUES IS 2.5 MILLION. NOW THIS WAS AUTHORIZED IN A PREVIOUS ISSUANCE. NOW THIS IS AGAIN COMING FROM THE 2021 ISSUANCE. WE HAVE MOBILITY BOND PROJECTS. WE ARE MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE NEED TO. THIS IS 2.5 MILLION GOING TOWARDS THAT. WE'LL START THIS PROJECT AFTER THE LEXINGTON PROJECT. WE HAVE OTHER LOCAL STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. AND AGAIN, ALL THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS LOOKED AT IT. THEY ASKED US TO ADDRESS A FEW THINGS, SUCH AS WHERE THESE PROJECTS ARE TAKING PLACE. WE ARE CURRENTLY DESIGNING KING'S PROCLAIM IT'S GOING TO GO INTO CONSTRUCTION AFTER THIS ISSUANCE. WE'RE DESIGNING ROBINSON STREET. IT'LL GO INTO CONSTRUCTION. THIS WILL FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT. THIS IS ANOTHER STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN DISTRICT B. WE'RE DESIGNING IT. IT'LL GO INTO CONSTRUCTION. WE ALSO ASK FOR SOME RESERVE FUNDS TO COVER FOR ANY COST ESCALATIONS. [01:20:01] I'LL KEEP GOING UNTIL YOU STOP ME. AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE OTHER ONE IS WHAT WE CALL A STREET MOBILITY PROJECT, WHICH IS CALLED THE ADAPTIVE SIGNALS, MAKING OUR SIGNAL SMARTER USING AI TECHNOLOGY. AGAIN, THESE ARE FUNDED IN THE BOND PROJECT AND ADOPTED IN THE CIP. ANOTHER DISTRICT IS LOCAL STREET DESIGN PROJECT LA QUINTA, WHICH IS A DISTRICT D STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. ANOTHER PROJECT PEACHWOOD RYE IN DISTRICT A, ANOTHER PROJECT IN DISTRICT A, WHICH IS EVELYN CIRCLE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THESE THINGS. WE'RE ISSUING 10.7 MILLION INCHES THIS ISSUANCE FOR STREETS, PRIMARILY STREETS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS. NOW, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASKED, WHY DON'T WE MAKE A LIST AND SHOW THE RESIDENTS AND THE COUNCIL AS TO WHERE WE ARE ON ALL THE STREET PROJECTS? SO WE CREATED THIS IN DISTRICT WAY. IF YOU LOOK AT IT, VALLEY MANOR, WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED ONE PROJECT, EAST HAMPTON ROAD CLOSURE AND RECONSTRUCTION, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S UNDERWAY. STREETS WEST OF MCLEAN. YOU ALL AWARDED THE CONTRACT. THE REST ARE ALL IN THE PIPELINE. AND THAT TELLS YOU THE TIMELINE OF WHEN WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS. COMING TO DISTRICT B THOSE PROJECTS ARE IN DESIGN. COMING TO DISTRICT THREE IS DONE. LEXINGTON. WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION LAST WEEK. CARTWRIGHT. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT. AND LAKE ESTATE IS PLANNED IN 2627. NOW COMING TO DISTRICT D, KINGSBROOK LANE IS IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START THIS YEAR. WHAT'S PLANTATION IN DESIGN. IT'S A MOBILITY PROJECT, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDING. CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR. ROBINSON IN DESIGN. CONSTRUCTION IN 26. AND THE REST OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED IN THE MOBILITY BOND PROGRAM. AND THEN AGAIN ON THE PARKS, WE AGAIN, WE ISSUE THESE FUNDS AS NEEDED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO ISSUE ALL AT ONCE AND INCUR ARBITRAGE OR PAY FOR INTEREST. SO WE'RE ASKING SOME MORE MONEY FOR THE FREEDOM TREE PARK, SOME MORE FOR THE MEMO PARK, SOME MORE FOR THE RIDGEVIEW PARK TRAIL AND FOR THE HUNTERS GRANT HUNTERS UNDER GLENN TRAIL. SO TOTAL 6.55 FOR PARKS. THEN COMING TO FACILITIES WE HAVE TO DO ADA UPGRADES. THERE IS SOME BOND FUNDS IN THE IN THE 2010 BOND PROGRAM, WHICH WE SOLD FOR FACILITIES. THAT IS HALF A MILLION. IF YOU ADD ALL THESE, THAT'S THE 20.31 ISSUANCE THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU FOR AUTHORIZATION TODAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I WAS THE FIRST ONE SIGNED UP. OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SIR. AND NO COMMENTS. I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OUR RESIDENTS NEEDS TO SEE. I THINK IN OUR NEXT MAYBE, PERHAPS NEWSLETTER OR OUR QUARTERLY HOA MEETINGS, IF WE CAN PRESENT THESE. I LIKE THE WAY HOW YOU GUYS BROKE IT DOWN BY DISTRICT, BY DISTRICT, BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A QUESTION BY OUR RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR MONEY? AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY OF SHOWING OUR RESIDENTS. AND WE SHOULD BE I THINK WE SHOULD BE PROUD TO SHOW THIS TO OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE IT SHOWS WHERE THEIR MONEY IS GOING TO. RIGHT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO YOU, SHASHI AND MARK AND THE ENTIRE STAFF TEAM FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND DOING IT. AND I EVEN LOVED HOW YOU THROW IN THAT FINANCE COMMITTEE. BLESSED IT. THANK YOU. WELL, LET ME ADD THIS, MAYOR, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS THE ONE THAT ASKED US TO SHOWCASE ALL THESE PROJECTS. SO I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. BUT I MUST ALSO ADD THAT WE'RE ON TARGET TO COMPLETE ALL OUR BOND PROJECTS WITH THIS ISSUANCE IN 25 AND AN ISSUE IN 26, WE SHOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY DONE WITH ALL OUR BOND PROJECTS, WHAT OUR VOTERS VOTED FOR, AND WE ARE VERY DILIGENTLY SPENDING THIS MONEY AND COMPLETING THESE PROJECTS. AND IT IS A TEAM EFFORT FROM THE ENTIRE CITY TEAM THAT'S MAKING IT HAPPEN. AWESOME. OUTSTANDING. OUTSTANDING. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER. KLAUS. SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE LEADER. GIVEN THE CREDIT TO THE TEAM I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DILIGENCE AND THE HARD WORK AS I DRIVE AROUND THE CITY. YOU KNOW, I SEE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION. I GET CALLS ABOUT IT, AND I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. HEY, YOU KNOW THE RESIDENTS, Y'ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE STREETS AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FIXING THEM. WE'RE ON IT. AND SO TO KNOW THAT WE ARE GIVING THE RESIDENTS WHAT THEY WANT IS WONDERFUL. MY QUESTION, AND YOU, AS I WAS THINKING OF IT, YOU YOU TALKED ABOUT COST ESCALATION. HOW ARE WE ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION? AND THEN THE RECENT TARIFFS FOR THE SUPPLIES AND THE MATERIALS THAT ARE NEEDED. GREAT QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER. THIS IS KIND OF AN EVOLVING QUESTION AS WE SPEAK. WE FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE BUILT SOME CONTINGENCY IN THE BOND PROGRAM, AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. THE SECOND THING IS, YES, THERE IS SOME COST ESCALATION THAT I'VE SEEN IN STEEL AND KIND OF FACILITIES PROJECT. BUT ON THE STREETS PROJECTS PARTICULARLY, WE'RE LANDED AT A VERY I WOULD CALL A SOFT SPOT. [01:25:05] TEX-DOT, WHICH IS THE MAJOR CONTRACT GIVER OF WORK HERE IN THIS REGION, HAS SLOWED DOWN. SO THAT MEANS THERE'S A LOT OF CONTRACTORS WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR WORK, AND WE'RE GETTING SOME GOOD PRICES ON STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. AND THE MAJORITY OF OUR STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE BIDDING THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE GETTING THE MAX OUT OF THIS BUCK. AND OUR TIMING HAS BEEN PERFECT, SO TO SPEAK. OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BONI. THANK YOU. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU FOR ADDING THE DISTRICT INFORMATION IF YOU GO BACK A FEW SLIDES. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAD REQUESTED OR HAD REQUESTED WAS KEEP GOING. I'M SORRY. GO BACK. GO. KEEP KEEP GOING TO THE CHART OF. YEAH. RIGHT HERE. INITIALLY IT HAD THE REMAINING AUTHORIZATION. YOU KNOW, WITH A BALANCE. AND YOU DIDN'T SEE WHAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO 2022. AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE WHAT MONIES FROM THE BONDS THAT WE SPENT PRIOR TO 2022 FROM PREVIOUS BONDS. SO YOU STARTED 2003, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. SO I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS DOES TWO THINGS. ONE, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR OFTEN, YOU KNOW FROM MANY PEOPLE, RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BOND DOLLARS THAT WE VOTED ON. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T REALLY FULLY KNOW. SO I THINK THAT THIS HELPS WITH THAT. PAST AND PRESENT. BUT ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU KNOW, YOU ALSO HEAR OR HAVE HEARD PEOPLE SAY, MY SIDE OF TOWN OR MY DISTRICT DOESN'T GET, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THESE RESOURCES. AND THIS IS EVIDENT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN OF DISTRICT A, B, C, AND D WHAT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN SPENT AND WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT'S COMING IN THE FUTURE. FOR THOSE VARIOUS ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS A, B, C, AND D. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, FOR ALL OF ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO TO TO DELIVER TO MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. I JUST AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR DISTRICT C RESIDENTS ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE THE NETTING AND BARRELS AND EVERYTHING GOING UP ON LEXINGTON. I JUST WANT TO MENTION IN COMMITTEE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE ON TARGET WITH THESE BUDGETS. WE HEAR FORT BEND ISD HAVING ALL THEIR FINANCIAL TROUBLES WITH THEIR BONDS, AND WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT. WE HAVE SOUGHT FEDERAL FUNDS. OUR CONGRESSMAN, AL GREEN, A REPRESENTATIVE OF AL GREEN, HAS HELPED US WITH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR OUR PARKS. FORT BEND COUNTY ANDY MYERS AND GRADY PRESTAGE HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY SIDE BY SIDE WITH US, HELPING US FUND OUR PROJECTS. AND WE'VE BEEN SEEKING GRANTS INDEPENDENTLY FOR OUR PROJECTS, AND THIS HAS HELPED US OFFSET THESE ESCALATING COSTS. SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ASK ABOUT INFLATION AND ALL THESE THINGS GOING ON, WE HAVE HEDGED. WE HAVE WORKED HARD. YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY TO KEEP THIS FUNDED. AND WE ARE ON BUDGET AND ON TARGET, WHICH IS AMAZING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. YEAH. AGAIN, GREAT PRESENTATION. I THINK IT GIVES US THE DETAIL THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AND THE CITIZENS ARE LOOKING FOR. MY QUESTION IS, IS ANY OF THIS INFORMATION PROPRIETARY? IF I HAVE A A NEWSLETTER THAT I PUT OUT AND I WANTED TO USE DISTRICT D ACTIVITY, WOULD WOULD THAT BE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS PUBLIC INFORMATION. OKAY. ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER TO ADD IN THE UPCOMING NEWSLETTER, WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS FEATURED AS WELL. WE CAN MAKE THIS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. AND DEFINITELY THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND CAN BE USED AS WELL. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN GREAT JOB GUYS. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL THANK YOU SO MUCH. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. AND I TOO AM SUPER HAPPY TO SEE THE WORK COMING ALONG DOWN LEXINGTON. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. THOSE RESIDENTS OVER THERE. YOU KNOW THE STORY ALREADY. I MEAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND VISITING WITH ME AND THOSE RESIDENTS ON A MULTITUDE OF OCCASIONS TO HELP THEM ALONG WITH THEIR FLOODING SITUATION. MY QUESTION KIND OF SURROUNDS GOING BACK TO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN CLAUSER SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER AT THE TIME THAT THESE THIS BOND CAME OUT, WE REALLY WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT TARIFFS. AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. COUNCILWOMAN ODENKIRK, IN THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE OTHER THINGS IN ORDER TO HELP US WITH BUDGET OVERRUNS. MY CHALLENGE WOULD GO OUT TO CITY MANAGER JONES THAT IF IN THE EVENT THAT WE DO START TO SEE TARIFFS TREMENDOUSLY, START TAKING OVER PROJECTS, THAT WE ARE A LONG WAY AWAY STILL FROM COMPLETING IS THAT WE START NOW LOOKING FOR CONTINGENCY PLANS NOT ONLY ALONG WITH TERRORISTS ALSO WILL HAPPEN. MORE THAN LIKELY IS THAT WE'LL START SEEING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GRANTS, PULL BACK AND START TO FREEZE. [01:30:08] SO THEN WE'LL BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO GET CREATIVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. SO THAT'S MY CHALLENGE. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. OH I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. ONE ONE THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT TO COUNCIL AS WELL AS TO RESIDENTS. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BOND ISSUANCE WAS $86 MILLION, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE BASICALLY ISSUED ABOUT $20 MILLION A YEAR. THAT WAS INTENTIONAL, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SPENDING MATCHED THE FUNDS THAT WE HAD TO AVOID ARBITRAGE ISSUES, WHICH WOULD BE EXPENSES THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO INCUR THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM THE PROJECT. SO IT IS A STRATEGY TO PLAN THOSE BOND ISSUANCES. AND YES, IT DOES POTENTIALLY INCREASE COSTS THAT WE HAVE TO TRY TO ESTIMATE WHEN WE DO THE THE BOND ISSUES TO ALLOW FOR CONTINGENCIES. AND THAT'S PART OF THE WHOLE MANAGEMENT OF THE BOND PROGRAM IS ENSURING THAT WHAT WE COMMIT TO THE VOTERS, WE CAN DELIVER. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO POINT THAT OUT, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG PART OF THE STRATEGY THAT WE SPEND WHAT WE ISSUE TO AVOID ARBITRAGE. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER. RILEY. THANK YOU. SASHA, YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR DISCUSSION. SO I REALLY JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THE FACT WHAT AN OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION THAT YOU AND MARK DID TONIGHT. ALONG WITH WHEN NICHOLAS PRESENTED SOME THINGS AS WELL. AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE DOING THAT. CROSS-COLLABORATION IN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND HOW YOU ALL PRESENTED TONIGHT. AND TO THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE WATCHING, BECAUSE THIS IS TRUE TRANSPARENCY RIGHT HERE. AND THIS IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS WANT ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE THEIR DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT AND HOW THEY'RE BEING SPENT, AND EVEN BREAKING DOWN TO SOME PEOPLE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, THIS DISTRICT AND THAT DISTRICT MAY NOT BE IMPORTANT, BUT TO OTHER PEOPLE IT IS BECAUSE I THINK OVERALL IF YOU LIVE IN THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT OR THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT, YOU WANT TO SEE OUR, OUR FUNDS BEING SPENT EQUALLY OR JUST KIND OF FAIRLY ACROSS THE CITY. AND SO I JUST REALLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I LOVE THIS PRESENTATION. I LOVED HOW Y'ALL LAID IT OUT. THE DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING SPENT ON THOSE PARTICULAR STREETS. IT IT AVOIDED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS. I DID HAVE TO ASK BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS IN OUR PACKET. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE YOU CREDIT, YOU KNOW, CITY MANAGER, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'VE GONE OVER THIS WITH YOU. AND YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD VALUE WITH SOME OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD TONIGHT. AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S DUE DILIGENCE IN A PROJECT THIS SENSITIVE AND THIS IMPORTANT TO OUR RESIDENTS, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, PEOPLE WANT GREAT STREETS, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALKS. THEY WANT THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR DOLLARS AT WORK. AND YOU GUYS JUST DID THAT. Y'ALL SHOWED THEM. SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT. YES, SIR. A LOT OF THE CHANGES OF THIS PROGRAM THAT WE PRESENTED TONIGHT WERE AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEY MADE IT MORE MEANINGFUL. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THE CREDIT. I'D LOVE TO TAKE THE CREDIT FOR THE GUYS BEHIND ME. BUT THE TRUTH IS, WE GAVE THEM A SKELETON AND THEY PUT EVERYTHING ON IT THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT. AND I LIKE WORKING IN THAT KIND OF FASHION WITH THESE GUYS AND WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE HAD A MUCH BETTER PROJECT, A MUCH BETTER PRODUCT AND A MUCH BETTER PRESENTATION. SURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO SHASHI WOW, LOOK AT THAT. I GAVE YOU ALL THESE KUDOS YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A BAG HOME RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. WE, I THINK MAYOR PRO TEM TALKED ABOUT A KEY ELEMENT WHICH WAS TARIFF AND THE COST. BUT DON'T WE WORK SOMETIMES? DON'T WE BUILD INTO THAT BIDS WHERE IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THEY HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THAT LIMIT. I MEAN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY? CERTAINLY. AND IT DEPENDS ON THE CONTRACT. BUT MOST OF OUR CONTRACTS DO PROVIDE KIND OF FORCE MAJEURE. AND GENERALLY TARIFFS AND COST INCREASES ARE NOT PART OF THE CONTRACT. SO WE HAVE HAD INSTANCES IN WHICH COSTS HAVE INCREASED. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING COVID, DURING THAT PERIOD WHERE WE DID NOT ALLOW COST INCREASES, EVEN THOUGH THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE MAY HAVE INCREASED, BUT THAT WAS BASED ON THE TERMS OF OUR CONTRACT. SURE. NO. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GO OUT THERE AND WE SAY THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES CHANGE ORDER IS WHAT [01:35:01] CAUSES THE ISSUE. RIGHT. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT EVERYTHING CAN JUST BECAUSE THE TARIFF WENT OR BECAUSE THAT THE LUMBER WENT UP. EVERYBODY'S COMING IN HERE AND CHANGING IT UP WITH IT. WHEN YOU ESPECIALLY WORK WITH THE CITY, A CITY GOVERNMENT STUFF IS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCES IN BIDDING THAT PROCESS OUT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. WELL THANK YOU. 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. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM 11 IS A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. 11 A OH, WAIT. OH, I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY TAKE THIS UP AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON A SUBSEQUENT DATE SO THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT ADDITIONAL PROPOSED ORDINANCES. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEM ON THE NO, SIR. OKAY. SO SINCE THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, NO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE THE TIME IS 8:07 P.M.. SO WE'RE ADJOURNED. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.