[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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ALL RIGHT. TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 2025. WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. AND NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL THAT'S HERE.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE TO BE LED BY OUR CHIEF BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE OFFICER, BERTHA ALEXANDER. 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. THANKS. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR ARE RECOGNITION. AND
[(a) Proclamation: National Public Works Week]
WE HAVE A RECOGNITION FOR PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. AND SO IF I'M GOING TO HAVE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS TO COME UP HERE, PLEASE. COME ON UP. GOOD JOB. BECAUSE YOU TOOK YOUR SHIRT OFF. COME ON. SO THE STAFF DID A GREAT VIDEO. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PLAY THAT VIDEO REAL QUICK. SO. THE CITY THIS YEAR, NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IS OBSERVED FROM MAY 18TH THROUGH THE 24TH. THIS WEEK AIMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS IN THEIR DAILY LIFE AS UNSUNG HEROES. PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WORK BEHIND THE SCENES EACH AND EVERY DAY TO DELIVER VITALLY IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT ADVANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL HERE AT MISSOURI CITY. THESE INCLUDE PROVIDING CLEAN AND SAFE POTABLE WATER, ENHANCING MOBILITY TO KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING IN OUR FAST GROWING CITY, BUILDING STREETS AND SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE. THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT EDUCATIVE VIDEOS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF PUBLIC WORKS. THIS YEAR'S THEME, PEOPLE, PURPOSE, PRESENCE HIGHLIGHTS THE THREE CORNERSTONE IDEALS THAT MOTIVATE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY. MEETING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IS WHAT GIVES PUBLIC WORKS ITS SENSE OF PURPOSE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SHORT AUDIO CLIP FROM ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS. HI JOY, THIS IS TINA DINER I CAUGHT YESTERDAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY IN A WORLD OF LOTS OF THINGS WE CAN BE NEGATIVE ABOUT, I JUST WANTED TO THROW OUT A POSITIVE REVIEW. I JUST WANTED TO SAY. SEAN FIELDS CAME OUT TO DEAL WITH MY SIDEWALK ORIGINALLY, AND HE WAS JUST SO EFFICIENT, CAME OUT SO PROMPTLY. I WASN'T ABLE TO DO THE SIDEWALK. BUT THEN I CALLED HIM THE OTHER DAY AND BRODERICK GLENN CAME OUT WITH HIS CREW AND WAS SO KIND, SO NICE, SO EFFICIENT. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY THE SIDEWALK CUT DONE BY ME MAKING ONE PHONE CALL. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. WHAT A GREAT CREW. WHAT A GREAT HUMAN BEING. SO ACCOMMODATING. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED EVERYTHING. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. ASST. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD TO HAVE LED THIS PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED TEAM OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS THIS PAST EIGHT YEARS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU TO ON FROM EVERYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESS[00:05:06]
OWNERS. AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE LOOKING AT THIS, THE WORK THAT YOU DO. DON'T THINK THAT WE DON'T SEE IT. AND I LOVE THE PHRASE THAT YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND JOEY JOHNSON AND, AND NICHOLAS COOK, AND THEY ALL SAY THAT PUBLIC WORKS IS THE FIRST TO RESPOND AND LAST TO LEAVE. THAT'S NOT WHAT THE FIRE CHIEF SAID. HE'S A HE'S A LAST ONE. WELL, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD. WHEREAS THE THEME FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK 2025, PEOPLE PURPOSE, PRESENCE, HIGHLIGHTS THE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONAL FOCUSES ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE THE VITAL IMPORTANCE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR MARKS THE 65TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, THAT URGES CITIZENS TO MAINTAIN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR ROBIN ELLICOTT, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 18TH THROUGH THE MAY 24TH, 2025 AS PUBLIC WORKS RECOGNITION WEEK AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN HONORING AND THANKING OUR DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR IF I. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. WE HAVE SIX OTHERS. I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME UP HERE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. AND WHILE I GIVE YOU GUYS THIS PROCLAMATION. I. MEAN, I'M SORRY. YOU GOTTA COME IN. COME IN A MINUTE. COME IN THE MIDDLE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ENJOY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NICHOLAS. GO AHEAD. GOOD. GREAT.THANK YOU. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS A SELFLESS JOB. WE ARE THE FIRST TO RESPOND WITH FIRE AND P.D. AND JUST JUST AN HONOR TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AND MY TEAM OF THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY, 24 OVER SEVEN. THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS. SO THANK YOU. AND SHASHI SAID IT ALL DURING HIS VIDEO. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO BELABOR THE POINT. WE'RE OUT THERE. WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO. THIS IS A JOB THAT EVERYBODY EXPECTS. LIKE, ESPECIALLY FROM MY SIDE, THEY EXPECT THEIR WATER TO BE CLEAN. THEY EXPECT THEIR WASTEWATER TO GO AWAY. SO HOW CAN YOU EXCEED EXPECTATION. SO WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY MANAGER WOULD AGREE WITH ME. I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE HER COME OUT BECAUSE SHE SAID HER ANKLE IS HURTING. BUT THE DURING HURRICANE BERYL AND ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD HERE, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL YOUR HELP AND BEING OUT THERE. AND YOU WERE DEFINITELY THE FIRST ONE OUT THERE AND THEN DEFINITELY THE LAST ONE TO LEAVE. SO WE CAN'T THANK YOU. AND THIS IS REALLY ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR COMMUNITIES, WANTS TO SAY WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND DON'T THINK THAT WE DON'T NOTICE IT. AND WE DO. AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR STAFF
[(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...]
REPORT CITY MANAGER ANGEL JONES. YES. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE A VERY SHORT CONSENT AGENDA. TONIGHT. I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM,[00:10:03]
B, SEEKS COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING ON MARCH 31ST, 2025. ITEM C THIS ITEM REQUESTS THE AUTHORIZATION TO REIMBURSE AERO SHORE OF INTERNATIONAL SKILLS INCORPORATED FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENSES RELATED TO FACADE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $147,538 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER
[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
BONI AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER, SEEING NO ONE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. OH, THIS IS FOR ITEM SEVEN SEVEN FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. I KNOW I SAW THAT IT'S FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. RIGHT. OKAY. SO FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY HAS A MOTION AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER. I SEE NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE, RIGHT? YES. WE DID, DIDN'T WE? OH I DIDN'T VOTE. RIGHT. OKAY. THE MOTION[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]
CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT OUR ORDINANCES EIGHT A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION. CHAPTER 22 CIVIL EMERGENCIES. CHAPTER 50 LAW ENFORCEMENT. CHAPTER 58 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC. CHAPTER 74 PARKS AND RECREATION. AND CHAPTER 78 SOLID WASTE OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE. REPEALING CERTAIN REDUNDANT, SUPERFLUOUS, OR UNNECESSARY REGULATIONS. PROVIDING A PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THIS IS JUST AN ORDINANCE THAT ESSENTIALLY REPEALS CERTAIN SUPERFLUOUS OR REDUNDANT PROVISIONS IN THE MISSOURI CITY CODE. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WAS ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORDINANCES FOR THIS PURPOSE. AND THIS IS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL. THE FIRST PROPOSED CHANGE IS TO REPEAL SECTION 2-2 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE, WHICH PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE'S A 2023 ORDINANCE THAT SUPERSEDES THIS.THIS CODIFICATION. SECTION TWO, DASH 77 IS THE ORDINANCE. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY SUBSECTION C THAT WOULD BE REPEALED. AND THIS PROVIDES FOR TAGGING. THE NEXT SECTIONS TO BE REPEALED ARE SECTIONS 2231 TO 2238, WHICH PROVIDE REGULATIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN CIVIL EMERGENCIES. THE NEXT SECTION OR ARTICLE TO BE REPEALED IS ARTICLE FIVE OF CHAPTER 50, WHICH CREATES A POLICE RESERVE PROGRAM. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN UTILIZED SINCE THE LATE 1990S AND THEREFORE IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. THE NEXT SECTION IS TO BE REPEALED IS SECTION 58 138, WHICH PROVIDES REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE USE OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT ITEM IS ARTICLE FIVE OF CHAPTER 74, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A PARKS TRUST PROGRAM. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE DO HAVE A PARKS FOUNDATION, WHICH IS ENTRUSTED WITH RAISING A FUND RAISING FOR THE CITY PARKS AND THE LAST SECTIONS TO BE REPEALED ARE PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 78 THAT PROVIDE FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE LEVELS. THESE LEVELS ARE PROVIDED FOR BY CONTRACT, DEPENDING ON THE CONTRACT THAT THE CITY HAS AT THE TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT B AN
[(b) Consideration and Possible Action - First and Final Reading - An ordin...]
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, TRANSFERRING VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS AMONG ACCOUNTS, APPROPRIATING SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE TO VARIOUS FUND ACCOUNTS. ADDING CERTAIN ONE, CERTAIN ONE, OR MORE FULL TIME POSITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH TRANSFERS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE BERTHA ALEXANDER, CHIEF BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE OFFICER. HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THIS PRESENTATION IS A SUMMARY OF EXHIBIT A, WHICH CONTAINS LINE ITEM DETAILS FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET, AND EXHIBIT B, WHICH INCLUDES CHANGES TO THE POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND. WE ARE REQUESTING TO INCREASE
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INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT REVENUE BY $1,533,970 TO ACCOUNT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM HTML FOR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE BERYL. THE INCREASES IN DONATIONS REVENUE INCLUDES $5,000 FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR SNOW FEST AND $15,000 FROM NIAGARA BOTTLING COMPANY FOR SOLAR LIGHTS AT COMMUNITY PARK FOR EXPENSES. WE'RE INCREASING SALARIES AND BENEFITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $126,804, WHICH IS THE PRO-RATA SHARE NEEDED TO FUND THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL SERVICES. WE'RE INCREASING PARKS, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES EXPENSE BY $34,781 FOR REPLACEMENT OF SHADE SAILS AT HUNTER'S GLEN PARK AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER PLAZA. THE EXPENSES ARE OFFSET BY A REIMBURSEMENT FROM PML. THE INCREASE IN SPECIAL EVENTS FOR SNOW FEST AND INCREASE TO CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TO INSTALL SOLAR LIGHTS ARE OFFSET BY THE DONATIONS MENTIONED EARLIER. WE'RE INCREASING THE CAD APPRAISAL SERVICES EXPENSE BY 315,000 TO ACCOUNT FOR INCREASED COSTS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN OUR ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUES. WE'RE INCREASING BUILDING AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS EXPENSES BY 6.1 MILLION FOR MOLD REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION, REMODELING AND EXPANSION OF THE CITY CENTER. THE NET IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND WITH ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENTS IS THE DECREASE OF 5.1 MILLION, LEAVING A BUDGETED FUND BALANCE OF 27.2 MILLION, WHICH IS STILL WITHIN POLICY. FOR THE DONATION FUND. ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDE 17,500 TO REVENUE AND EXPENSE FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS AND EVENTS SUCH AS EDIBLE EARTH FEST AND THE MEMORIAL TREE AND BENCH PROGRAM. NET IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE IS ZERO, LEAVING A BUDGETED FUND BALANCE OF $306,184. THE FUND. WE'RE INCREASING CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER GOVERNMENT REVENUE BY $149,382 TO ACCOUNT FOR A CONTRIBUTION FROM QUAIL VALLEY TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF CART PATHS AND INCREASE IN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS BY 905,000. TO FUND THE CART PATHS AT THE GOLF COURSE. NET IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE IS A DECREASE OF 756,000, LEAVING A BUDGETED FUND BALANCE OF 2.3 MILLION. THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT FUND WE'RE INCREASING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS BY $143,563 TO FUND THE IRRIGATION VALVE AND BUILDING DEMOLITION AT THE GOLF COURSE. NET IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE IS A DECREASE OF $143,563, LEAVING A BUDGETED FUND BALANCE OF 4.1 MILLION. UTILITY FUNDS. STATE BANK FLAT BANK, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. WE'RE INCREASING INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT REVENUE AND LIFT STATION EXPENSE BY $35,506 TO ACCOUNT FOR DAMAGES FROM HURRICANE BERYL. WE'RE ALSO CREATING AN OPERATIONAL RESERVE OF 150,000 FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS. NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE IS A DECREASE OF 150,000, LEAVING A BUDGETED FUND BALANCE OF 10.7 MILLION, WHICH OF COURSE IS NOT ALL CASH IS RETAINED. EARNINGS. MUSTAINE BAYOU SHARED WATER. WE'RE TRANSFERRING $475,629 TO MUSTANG BAYOU. SHARED WASTEWATER TO CORRECTLY ALIGN THE FUND, BALANCE. THE NET IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE IS A DECREASE OF $475,629, LEAVING A BUDGETED FUND BALANCE OF $675,855.MUSTANG BAYOU SHARED WASTEWATER. WE'RE INCREASING TRANSFER IN REVENUE OF $475,629 TO CORRECT THE FUND BALANCE, AND AN INCREASE OF 200,000 TO CREATE AN OPERATIONAL RESERVE FOR
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EMERGENCY REPAIRS. THE IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE IS AN INCREASE OF $275,629, LEAVING A BUDGETED FUND BALANCE OF $94,798. FINALLY, TO SUMMARIZE THE CHANGES TO EXHIBIT B, WHICH IS THE AUTHORIZED FULL TIME POSITIONS, THIS AMENDMENT, IF APPROVED, WILL INCREASE POSITION COUNT IN THE BUDGET FROM 456 TO 458, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF TWO POSITIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL SERVICES AND THE ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. AND WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, THIS APPEARED BEFORE THE FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE TODAY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN DISCOVERY IS THAT WE OWE COUNCILMEMBER EMERY SOME KUDOS FOR HIS ADVOCACY WORK IN HELPING GET THE $149,382 FROM THE QUAIL VALLEY UTILITY DISTRICT FOR THE PART OF CART PASS AT LA QUINTA. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER EMERY.ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BONEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN STRONG. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. LET'S VOTE. LET'S REMEMBER EMERY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL
[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution to modify appointed a...]
RIGHT. THANK YOU. BERTHA. ITEM NUMBER NINE OUR RESOLUTION 9AA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, SELECTING A NEW ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL. TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL FOR 2025, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR. THIS IS TO REPLACE OUR VACANT ALTERNATE MEMBER OF. DUE TO THE VACANCY OF THE CITY ENGINEER WHO WAS THE ALTERNATE MEMBER. SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO PUT THAT POSITION WITH OUR NEW. I'M SORRY HE'S NOT NEW. OUR UTILITIES DIRECTOR, NICHOLAS. OKAY, SO I SEE THAT THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. OKAY. ANYBODY[10. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]
VOTED? AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN ARE CLOSED.EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TIME IS 6:52 P.M. AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551 NOW BACK INTO THE REGULAR CITY
[11. RECONVENE]
COUNCIL MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION? YES, MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE RATIFY THE ENGAGEMENT OF OLSON AND OLSON TO DEFEND THE CITY IN THE LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE CITY BY ASPEN DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED AND THE AMOUNT OF, OH, UP TO 20,000, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,000.SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I DON'T SEE IT ON THE QUEUE. MINE'S NOT WORKING. WE NEED A SECOND. OKAY. SOMEONE SAID, OH, SO, EMERY, COUNCILMEMBER EMERY SECONDED.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS, THE TIME IS 7:19 P.M. AND TH
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