[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:09] IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025. WILL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. NUMBER THREE IS GOING TO BE OUR PLEASURE TO BE LED BY OUR FIRE CHIEF, MARIO PARTIDA. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. CHIEF. ITEM NUMBER FOR OUR PRESENTATION, FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES IN HOUSTON. SO [(a) Presentation - Families Helping Families in Houston] LET ME COME OUT HERE. QUINCY, HOW ARE YOU? EXCUSE. WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION. OKAY. THIS IS ALSO. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2013 TO PROVIDE FOOD AND HOPE TO FAMILIES IN NEED DURING THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. AND WHEREAS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES HAS DELIVERED GROCERIES TO MORE THAN 6800 FAMILIES, ENSURING THAT THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY CAN SHARE IN THE JOY AND GRATITUDE OF A HOLIDAY MEAL. AND WHEREAS THE SPIRIT OF FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES REMIND US THAT THROUGH KINDNESS, SERVICE AND MUTUAL SUPPORT, WE CAN LIFT UP THOSE FACING HARDSHIP AND STRENGTHEN THE BONDS THAT UNITE US ALL. WHEREAS THROUGH ITS DEDICATION, DEDICATED EFFORTS, FAMILIES, HELPING FAMILIES IN THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY THAT STRENGTHENS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND REMIND US ALL OF THE POWER OF GIVING. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR ROBIN ELLICOTT, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY HONOR FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES FOR ITS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025. SIGNED BY MYSELF. CONGRATULATIONS. I WANT YOU TO SAY SOMETHING AWESOME. SO FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK MAYOR ALLEY CAT AND HIS AMAZING TEAM FOR THIS HONOR. YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS TO ME AND MY FAMILY. 510 YEARS AGO. EXCUSE ME, 12 YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES, IT WAS BASED. IT WAS BIRTHED AFTER HAVING ONE OF THE FAMILIES IN MY CHURCH LOSING THEIR HOME. WHEN THEY LOST THEIR HOME, THEY WANTED SOMEBODY TO HELP THEM FIND FOOD. AND, YOU KNOW, WE AND A FEW OF MY FRIENDS, WE GATHERED SOME FUNDS AND, YOU KNOW, WENT TO THE LOCAL SAM'S CLUB AND BROUGHT THEM FOOD. AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE PROVIDED 21 FAMILIES WITH GROCERIES FOR A WEEK. AND SO NOW, THIS YEAR, 12 YEARS LATER, WE'RE NOW PROVIDING 1700 FAMILIES WITH GROCERIES FOR A WEEK, WHICH IS ROUGHLY AROUND 80 TONS OF FOOD THAT WE'RE GIVING TO THE FAMILIES. AND SO IT'S HOMECOMING FOR MY FAMILY AND I BECAUSE BOTH OF MY KIDS AND MY WIFE, WE BUILT EXCUSE ME, WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. BOTH OF MY KIDS WERE BORN IN MISSOURI CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WE ORDERED FOOD FROM THE LOCAL HEB. THAT'S HOW WE GOT STARTED. AND SO THIS IS HOMECOMING TO US, AND WE'RE JUST SO THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILIES THAT, YOU KNOW, REMIND US OF WHERE WE ONCE WERE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YES. SO OUR EVENT THIS YEAR WILL BE AT WE HAVE EIGHT LOCATIONS. OUR MAIN LOCATION WILL BE RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF MISSOURI CITY AT STANGMORE PARK, WHERE WE WILL BE PROVIDING 600 FAMILIES RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA WITH GROCERIES FOR A WEEK. I KNOW I SAY GROCERIES FOR A WEEK SEVERAL TIMES, SO LET ME HELP YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. EACH FAMILY IS GOING TO RECEIVE 30 GROCERY ITEMS. THAT INCLUDES 5 POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF, 10 POUND BAG OF CHICKEN, [00:05:04] LEG QUARTERS, TURKEY BREAST, JUST JUST ON THE COLD SIDE. THE REST ARE DRY GOODS. SO WHEN WE SAY THAT WE ARE FEEDING FAMILIES FOR A WEEK, WE ARE LITERALLY PROVIDING THEM GROCERIES FOR A WEEK. SO LOVE TO TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE. YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WW HOUSTON, SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AND IF YOU'D LIKE, WE'D ALSO LOVE FOR YOU TO MAKE A DONATION AND SPONSOR A FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. CITY SECRETARY, WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. OKAY. [(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of Consent Agenda items and ...] ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR STAFF REPORTS SIX AYES. THE CITY MANAGER REPORT PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY'S INTEREST. WE HAVE CITY MANAGER ANGEL JONES. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE FOUR CONSENT ITEMS TONIGHT FOR WHICH I WILL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THREE OF THEM, STARTING WITH ITEM B, THIS ITEM IS THE THIRD OF THREE READINGS OF AN ORDINANCE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT A FRANCHISE TO GFL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIAL COLLECTION SERVICES. ITEM C THIS ITEM REQUESTS COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CHANGE ORDER AND INCREASE THE CONTRACT WITH E CONTRACTORS, LLC BY $238,000 TO ADDRESS UNFORESEEN SITE CONDITIONS AT THE FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER LOCATED ON TEXAS PARKWAY, INCLUDING SUBGRADE, STABILITY, STABILIZATION, SEWER AND STORM LINE CORRECTIONS, AND INSTALLATION OF THE ELEVATOR, EMERGENCY BACKUP BATTERY. ITEM D THIS ITEM REQUESTS COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT WITH GREEN SCAPES SIX, LLC BY $285,000 FOR SIDING AND IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLOW EARLIER PLAY ON THE COURSE. ADDITIONAL APPROVAL IS REQUESTED FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH GREEN SCAPE SIX LLC FOR $351,000, APPROXIMATELY FOR RESTROOM RENOVATIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL BID. THE TOTAL INCREASE OF $636,446.28 WILL FUND THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND COMPLETE THE LA QUINTA GOLF COURSE RENOVATION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITHIN THE APPROVED SCOPE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, CITY [7. CONSENT AGENDA] MANAGER. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN. MARSHALL SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. [(1) Public Hearing - To receive public comments for or against a request b...] THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS. EIGHT A THE ZONING, PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE 8A1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST ONE ONE SECOND. FOR AGAINST THE AGAINST A REQUEST BY JOSEPH ALONSO BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF SUNLAKE LIMITED AND SKYMARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY INCORPORATED TO AMEND THE REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. DISTRICT NUMBER 81, PD NUMBER 81. ORDINANCE NUMBERS 0-2019 PERTAINING TO MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES TO AMEND THE SITE PLAN AND PROVIDE FOR A LIFT STATION USE, AND TO THE EXTENT SUCH ZONING DEVIATES FROM THE FUTURE LAND USE AND CHARACTER CHARACTER MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT, THEREFORE, PD NUMBER NUMBER 81 IS LOCATED ALONG FM 1092 NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF FIFTH STREET AND FM 1092, SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD AND TEN FM 1092, AND WEST OF FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, DIRECTOR OF [00:10:04] DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. BEFORE WE DO THAT, WELL, LET ME OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 81. CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE REQUESTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING [(2) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - A request ...] FOR 81 882. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING USES AND REGULATIONS IN PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 81, DESCRIBING SAID 38.51 ACRE TRACT OF LAND REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF PROPERTY WITHIN SUCH PD. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE JENNIFER GOMEZ GOMEZ, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ZONING AMENDMENT. THIS IS PD 81. AS MENTIONED. THIS IS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FM 1092 AND INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD. THIS CONTAINS THE LEXINGTON VILLAGE TOWNHOMES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT ALSO CONTAINS THE STARBUCKS AND A TAKE FIVE OIL. THIS PD AMENDMENT IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS. MULTIFAMILY USE IS ALREADY A PERMITTED USE, SO THE AMENDMENT IS NOT A PROPOSAL FOR NEW MULTIFAMILY USE. A PROPOSAL ON THE DESIGN STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIFAMILY. THE PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE IN THE AREA SHOWN IN PURPLE, SO IT WOULD BE SOUTH AND WRAPPING AROUND THE LEXINGTON VILLAGE TOWNHOMES. IT WOULD HAVE FRONTAGE ALONG FM 1092. THE DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED TO CONTAIN 262 DWELLING UNITS IN A GARDEN STYLE MARKET RATE APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS WOULD INCLUDE INCREASING THE UNIT COUNTS IN TWO OF THE 12 BUILDINGS, REPLACING MASONRY SCREENING FOR GROUND LEVEL AC UNITS WITH LANDSCAPING, AND TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED GARAGES. THE APPLICANT IS STILL WORKING THROUGH DETENTION. FEASIBILITY. THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THIS AREA IS AT CAPACITY OR IS LIMITED, AND CLARIFICATIONS ARE STILL NEEDED ON HOW THE PROJECT WOULD TIE INTO A REGIONAL SYSTEM. UTILITY CAPACITY HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED. PUBLIC NOTICE WAS MAILED AND PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. AS OF TODAY, WE'VE RECEIVED THREE WRITTEN PROTESTS AGAINST THE AMENDMENT. STAFF RECOMMENDED DISAPPROVAL. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FORWARDS THAT DISAPPROVAL. THAT DISAPPROVAL IS BASED ON 1092 BEING ONE OF THE GATEWAYS INTO THE CITY. SO IT'S ONE OF THE AREAS THAT IS FIRST IMPRESSION INTO MISSOURI CITY. AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS BELIEVE THAT THIS DESIGN STANDARDS DEVIATING FROM THE DESIGN STANDARDS AS PROPOSED, DO NOT SUPPORT THE VISION THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE UPDATE RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT IS MY PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER CLOUSER. YES. THANK YOU. JENNIFER IS THE IS THE DEVELOPER HERE? I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE HERE. NO. OKAY. GREAT. BECAUSE I HAD QUESTIONS AND THEY ARE NOT HERE TO ANSWER THEM. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. BUT WHILE I HAVE THE FLOOR. MAYOR, WHEN THIS CAME BEFORE MYSELF, MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL AND COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK, OUR REQUEST, GIVEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW THAT THE RESIDENTS WANT OUR REQUEST, WE SAT WITH HIM FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WE MADE SOME REQUESTS, AND I SEE THAT THOSE REQUESTS WERE NOT IMPLEMENTED IN THIS THIS RENDERING I DID SEE IN OUR PACKET, IF YOU GO, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE. YES. DID THEY PROVIDE YOU ANY OTHER RENDERINGS OTHER THAN THIS? NO. OKAY. BECAUSE WE DID CLEARLY ASK FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE INNOVATIVE. RIGHT. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK THANK YOU. AND I CONCUR. I WOULD HAVE HAD QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO ASK THAT IF FOR SOME REASON THIS IS APPROVED THIS EVENING, WOULD A FUTURE DEVELOPER BE ABLE TO USE THE NEW APPROVAL FOR ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS [00:15:02] IF WE IF THIS WAS APPROVED? SO IF IF THE AMENDMENTS ARE APPROVED, IT RUNS WITH THE LAND. OKAY. SO WHETHER IT'S THE APPLICANT OR WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER, THAT WOULD BE THE PERMISSIONS AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP. SO EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NO DETENTION PLAN, IT'S VERY BEEN MADE VERY CLEAR TO US THAT THIS IS A DIFFICULT DETENTION SITUATION. IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT. AND THEY DECLINED DUE TO DETENTION OR OTHER FACTORS, THEN THE NEW PERSON WHO COMES ALONG COULD JUST RUN WITH THIS PLAN AS LONG AS THEY FIGURE THE DETENTION, ETC. OUT. THANK YOU. OKAY, RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR JENNIFER, MY QUESTIONS ARE PRIMARILY TO YOU WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE CURRENT ZONING IN PD 81. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH HOW IN THE WORLD WE GOT SO MANY DIFFERENT USES INSIDE OF THIS PD 81, AND IT'S SUCH A SMALL TRACK. THAT'S THAT'S PROBLEM NUMBER ONE FOR ME. SO WALK US THROUGH THAT. SO THEY WENT THROUGH A ZONING PROCESS SIMILAR TO I WILL SAY IT WAS THE THE MAIN PRIMARY DEVELOPER PRIOR TO STARBUCKS BEING CONSTRUCTED. TAKE FIVE OIL THAT PROPOSED A SERIES OF USES. AT ONE POINT THEY WERE LOOKING AT ASSISTED LIVING IN THERE AS WELL, IF YOU RECALL THAT. SO THEY HAD A SERIES OF USES THAT THEY WERE SEEKING TO DEVELOP THERE. I GET IT, BECAUSE PD 81 IS ALSO INCLUDES THE STARBUCKS AND THE OIL CHANGE PLACE AND DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S ABOUT 40 ACRES. SO IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE GOING RIGHT NOW INSIDE OF THE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHAT DID WE DECIDE THIS AREA IS GOING TO BE? IS THIS ONE OF OUR GATEWAY CORRIDOR? THIS IS SO THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE THE FIRST IMPRESSION AREAS OF THE CITY. OKAY. AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT GATEWAY KIND OF VISION FOR FOR THIS CORRIDOR OKAY. THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH OKAY. GO AHEAD. WHAT WHAT WHAT'S YOUR MOTION. MAYOR. MY MOTION IS TO DISAPPROVE THIS CHANGE AS REQUESTED. OKAY. IS THAT YOUR SECOND. YES, I SEE JUST QUICKLY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU DON'T NEED TO DISAPPROVE IF YOU'RE NOT APPROVING THE ITEM. SO YOU ALL DO NOT NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THIS LOT IS ALREADY ACTUALLY ALREADY ZONED, SO YOU WOULDN'T EVEN NEED TO TO TAKE AN ACTION IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE CURRENT ZONING. OKAY? YEAH. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, COULD THEY BRING THIS BACK? IF THEY MAKE CHANGES, IF WE DON'T MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT? YES. AS MOST APPLICANTS CAN MAKE CHANGES. BUT ANY CHANGES THAT ARE MADE THAT ARE SUBSTANTIAL WOULD THEN HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BECAUSE WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU ALL IS BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SO IF THERE IS A CHANGE TO THAT, THEN IT WOULD NEED TO GO BACK TO THE TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO YOU. WELL OUR MOTION A SECOND. YES. SO. SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE NOT VOTING DOWN ON THIS ONE. BUT IN THE PAST WE HAVE ON ALMOST EVERYTHING. I CAN'T RECALL ONE SCENARIO WHERE WE SAID THERE'S NO ACTION NEEDED AND WE WALKED AWAY FROM IT. I DON'T RECALL INSTANCES IN WHICH THERE'S NOT A VOTE. THERE'S USUALLY SOMEONE WHO'S VOTING FOR AN ITEM. WELL, I THINK THE MOTION WAS, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING, WAS AGAINST, BUT IT WAS A NEGATIVE MOTION. SO USUALLY, USUALLY UNDER ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, THE PREFERENCE IS TO VOTE IN THE POSITIVE. SO IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO VOTE FOR SOMETHING, IT'S IN THE POSITIVE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. SO IN THIS SITUATION, IN THIS SITUATION, IF WE WANTED TO VOTE AGAINST IT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? YOU JUST NOT VOTE AT ALL? NO. THE VOTE COULD BE TO RETAIN THE CURRENT ZONING AS IT IS TODAY. WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD. WELL, LET ME, LET ME LET ME GIVE YOU THAT MOTION THEN. RIGHT. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE TWO OTHER PEOPLE. COUNCILMEMBER CLAUSEN, YOU WANTED TO SPEAK. YOU'RE ON, YOU'RE ON. JENNIFER, SHOULD THIS MOTION. SHOULD THIS MOTION CARRY. AND. NO. SHOULD THIS MOTION FAIL AND THE DEVELOPER WANT TO BRING THIS BACK WITH ANY CHANGES, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN INVITED TO THE MEETING? WERE THEY INVITED TO THIS MEETING TONIGHT? DID THEY CONFIRM THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED? OKAY, OKAY. WELL, IF IT IF IT DOES APPEAR ON OUR AGENDA AGAIN, [00:20:06] CAN YOU ALL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HERE EVEN IF THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED? PLEASE GO AHEAD. WE ALWAYS CONTACT THE DEVELOPER TO ASK THEM TO COME TO THE MEETINGS. WE MAKE SURE THAT WE REACH OUT TO THEM TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY SHOW, THEY SHOW. IF THEY DON'T, WE DON'T PRESS THEM. WE WE LEAVE IT UP TO THEM. THAT'S FAIR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN INVITING THEM. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER AND COUNCILMEMBER EMERY. YEAH. FIRST OF ALL, THE PROPOSALS THAT THEY'RE COMING UP WITH FROM 33 UNITS AND IT WAS 24, DO WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE 33 UNITS? CAPACITY IN WHAT FORM? I'M SORRY, CAPACITY IN WHAT FORM? WATER AND WASTEWATER. SO THEIR UTILITY CONFIRMATION THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED CONFIRMATION YET. SO FOR ANY NUMBER OF UNITS THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED CONFIRMATION, NO CONFIRMATION. SO THE GOING FROM 24 TO 33 AT THIS POINT, HAS IT BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT WE'RE SAYING. THE OTHER IS I SEE THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO SCREEN LANDSCAPING INSTEAD OF MASONRY WALLS. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE WORKED HARD TO GET SOME, YOU KNOW, REAL QUALITY SCREENING, YOU KNOW, AROUND SOME OF THE THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M DISTURBED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO START PUTTING BACK CHAIN LINK FENCES AGAIN OR WOODEN FENCES, YOU KNOW. SO I HOPE THAT'S NOT A STANDARD THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, TO PUT IN PLACE. BECAUSE LIKE I SAY, WE WORK PRETTY HARD TO TO GET THE MASONRY STANDARDS SET UP. AND THEY WENT FROM TEN REQUIRED PARKING GARAGES. YEAH. TO WELL, THEY WENT FROM 25% TO 10%. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE WE'VE FOUND IS THAT THEY HAVE MINIMUM PARKING AREAS. PEOPLE START USING THOSE PARKING GARAGES, THEIR PARKING AREAS AS STORAGE UNITS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE MORE CARS OUT ON THE PARKING LOT AS OPPOSED TO BEING USED IN THE, THE, THE PRESCRIBED PARKING GARAGES. SO AGAIN, IT BOTHERS ME THAT, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE TAKING ABOUT THREE STEPS BACK INSTEAD OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THINGS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON BEFORE AND HAVE HELD A HIGHER STANDARD TO SOME OF THE DEVELOPERS. SO I JUST WANTED TO TO GET A CLARIFICATION ON DID THEY GIVE ANY KIND OF FEEDBACK TO US? THEY DID. THEY DID. PART OF IT WAS AS THEY NEEDED TO USE MORE OF THE SITE FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MAXIMIZE THE AREA THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY BUILD. THE OTHER PART IS THE PRODUCT TYPE THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO LOCATE AT THIS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE THE JUSTIFICATION BEHIND THEIR REQUEST. WELL, I JUST HAVE DIFFICULTY TAKING THREE STEPS BACK FROM WHAT STANDARDS WE'VE, WE'VE WORKED HARD TO, TO ESTABLISH TO GO TO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING HERE. SO WE'RE NOT VOTING TONIGHT. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. NO, THE MOTION WILL JUST BE REVISED TO BE IN THE POSITIVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. SO IF YOU SAY THE UTILITIES ARE NOT READY. WHY IS THIS EVEN COMING BEFORE US? MADAM MAYOR? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I CAN TRY TO ADDRESS THAT ONE. TYPICALLY, THE UTILITIES IS PLANNED FOR THE LAND USE THAT'S BEEN PLANNED FOR. WHAT THEY'RE ASKING IS FOR A HIGH DENSITY PRODUCT. SO WE DO NOT KNOW WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE THIS ONE. IT INCLUDES BOTH ON THE WATER WASTEWATER SIDE AS WELL AS THE DRAINAGE SIDE. WHAT THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU IS TO AMEND THE PD AFTER THAT PROCESS IS GONE. THEN WE DO. THE CIVIL PART OF IT IS TO CHECK WHAT CAPACITY IS NEEDED AND IT GOES TO THE NEXT STEP. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE THIS DENSER PRODUCT AT THIS LOCATION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THERE'S A MOTION. MAYOR PRO TEM RON MARSHALL, WHAT IS YOUR MOTION? MY MOTION TONIGHT IS TO RETAIN THE CURRENT ZONING THAT IS ALREADY OUTLINED FOR PD 81. OKAY. IT'S YOUR SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. SEEING NO ONE ELSE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MEMBER RILEY. YEAH. OH, [00:25:05] IT'S. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT A-3 IS A PUBLIC [(3) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a request by Emman...] HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A REQUEST BY EMANUEL. NINA NINA DORSEY, COMMA DESIGN GROUP FOR A SUP SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ON A 0.45 ACRE LAND TRACT OF LAND TO ALLOW FOR A LOCATION OF RESIDENTIAL GROUP, HOME AND TO THE EXTENT SUCH AS ZONING, DEVIATES FROM THE FUTURE LAND USE AND CHARACTER MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT. THEREFORE, THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED NORTH OF FIFTH STREET AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 98 AT 407 PRESENT STREET, AND WILL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT. A-3 CITY SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. 883. ITEM EIGHT A FOR [(4) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 4.45 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN, PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE. AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. OKAY, SO THIS PROPOSED REQUEST FOR SUP IS LOCATED OFF OF PLEASANT STREET. IT IS ADJACENT TO THE ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AS WELL AS CITY RISE CHURCH SURROUNDS THE PROPERTY. THE REQUEST IS FOR THE SUP AND THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO LOCATE A GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATION WHICH IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT WOULD BE TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL OR PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL NEEDS. THE EXISTING ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL LC, LC ONE, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR VERY LIMITED RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. PUBLIC NOTICE WAS MAILED AND PUBLISHED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. AS OF THAT DATE AND AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PROTEST OR SUPPORT FOR THIS APPLICATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN THE SETBACK OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT'S ALREADY LOCATED ON THE BUILDING. THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO ADD AN ADDITION THAT WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS TO THE FACILITY. AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN, PRESENT STREET IS TO THE LEFT. THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS THE WHITE AREA. AND THE ADDITION THAT THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO ADD IS THE DARK GRAY THAT IS TO THE REAR OF THAT EXISTING FACILITY. THE SITE WOULD BE SIMILAR OR THE PROPOSED USES WOULD BE LICENSED. THE SITE, ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION, IS SIMILAR TO THE CHURCH USES THAT ARE SURROUNDING THE CIVIC USES. IN ADDITION TO EXISTING BUSINESSES ALONG PLEASANT STREET IN RESIDENTIAL STYLE BUILDINGS, THE USE FITS THE CHARACTER OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA, AS WELL AS BEING REGULATED BY THE STATE. P AND Z FORWARDS A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS SUP, WITH THE REQUEST THAT ADEQUATE PARKING FOR STAFF AND PERSONNEL IS PROVIDED, AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KLAUS. THANK YOU. JENNIFER, ARE THE OWNERS HERE? YES, YES. CAN YOU COME FORWARD TO THE MIC, PLEASE? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, EMMANUEL NARDUZZI OKAY. YEAH. MY NAME IS NANCY OZONO. OKAY. SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE. LET ME JUST SAY THIS. THAT ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. OKAY. GROUP HOMES, THEY ARE NECESSARY. OKAY. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS PREVIOUSLY ABOUT GROUP HOMES. AND I PERSONALLY THINK GROUP HOMES GET A BAD RAP. SO I AM SOMEONE WHO IS A PARENT OF A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. AN ADULT CHILD. FOR MY FULL TIME ROLE, WE DEAL WITH GROUP HOMES, AND SO I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO RUN GROUP HOMES IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RUN THEM. HOWEVER, MY [00:30:04] QUESTIONS TO YOU, I WANT TO MAKE SURE SO THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC KNOW KIND OF WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS. HOW ARE YOU PLANNING ON RUNNING THIS GROUP HOME? ONE OF THE CONCERNS IN THE PAST ABOUT GROUP HOMES IS THAT INDIVIDUALS TEND TO WANDER THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I SEE THAT THIS PARTICULAR HOME IS GOING TO CATER TO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU PLAN TO ENSURE THAT THAT YOUR GROUP HOMES MEETS THE STANDARDS AND CONTINUES TO MEET THE STANDARDS. AND WE, THE RESIDENTS AROUND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT FROM WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US, OKAY. YES. LET ME SAY THAT MY NAME AGAIN, MY NAME IS NUNYA OZONA. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE. OUR INTENTION IS TO HAVE THE KIDS THAT THAT SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS. THESE KIDS ARE CHILDREN THAT ARE 17 YEARS AND BELOW. THE FACILITY WILL BE LICENSED BY THE BY TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE STAYS IN PLACE, THE STAYS IN THE HOMES, THEY WILL BE RECEIVING TREATMENT AND THEN THE PARKING SPACE THERE IS SUFFICIENT FOR US TO PARK THE CARS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE CARE FOR THE KIDS. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY NEED TO HAVE VEHICLE THAT WILL BLOCK THE ROAD, SO THE KIDS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF, WHO HIRE QUALIFIED STAFF TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE KIDS, AND THEN THE KIDS WILL BE GETTING TREATMENT FROM PROFESSIONALS. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY, THERE WON'T BE ANY ROOM FOR THE KIDS TO TO MOVE AROUND IN THE STREET OR, YOU KNOW, COME OUT FROM THE FACILITY SO THEY WON'T BE UNATTENDED AT ALL AT ANY POINT. THEY WILL BE ATTENDED AT ALL POINTS. OKAY. THESE ARE THESE ARE KEYS FROM FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES. YES. THEY WILL BE GOING TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING, THE REGULAR SCHOOLS. OKAY. AND THEN COME BACK IN THE EVENING AND THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. OKAY. AND I'M JUST ADDRESSING CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE PAST THAT DO HAVE GROUP HOMES. AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THEM, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEIGHBORS AROUND YOU, THAT THAT, THAT BEFORE THOSE QUESTIONS COME TO US, THAT YOU ALL HAVE ASSURANCES IN PLACE THAT THAT THESE THINGS. YES, WE DO. OKAY. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVEN PUTTING FORTH AN EFFORT TO MAKE AN APPLICATION. MOST OFTENTIMES GROUP HOMES DO NOT. AND SO I'M THANKING YOU FOR FOR MAKING THIS AN ATTEMPT. THANK YOU. IS THIS FACILITY CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A GROUP HOME? NO IT IS NOT. NO IT'S NOT. OKAY. AND DO YOU GUYS HAVE OTHER GROUP HOMES IN OTHER AREAS OF MISSOURI CITY OR ANYWHERE IN HOUSTON? NO. OKAY. SO THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST ONE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF CARE YOU WERE EXPLAINING A MOMENT AGO THAT THE CHILDREN WILL BE, THEY'RE RECEIVING CARE. WILL THESE PROVIDERS COME IN TO PROVIDE CARE OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? YES, THE PROVIDER, THE PSYCHOLOGIST, THEY WILL COME THERE AND PROVIDE TREATMENT TO THE KIDS. OKAY. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN THEY COME BACK FROM SCHOOL. IT'S GOING TO BE 24 HOURS. SERVICES TO THEM, AND THEN THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THEY WILL BE GETTING CARE. UNLESS IT'S A SERIOUS MEDICAL NEED THAT THEY WILL GO TO HOSPITAL. OKAY. AND LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT IT BEING 24 HOURS. IS THERE REALLY A I DON'T I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NEED. SO MAYBE YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT TO ME. OKAY. 24 HOURS MEANS THAT THE THE KIDS. THAT'S THE RESIDENT. FOR THE KIDS. THAT'S JUST WHAT THE 24 HOURS MEANS. THE KIDS WILL LIVE THERE. THEY WILL GO TO SCHOOL FROM THERE AND THEN THEY COME BACK. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND THE, LIKE, DAYCARE, WHERE THE KIDS WILL JUST GO TO DAYCARE AND GO TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PLACES. OKAY. AND IT IS TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THAT IS REQUESTING FOR KIDS TO BE HOUSED SOMEWHERE, PROVIDE HOME FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. SO THEY'LL THEY'LL ESSENTIALLY LIVE THERE. YES. AND THEN THEY'LL LEAVE AND GO TO SCHOOL OR COME BACK AND COME BACK. YES. UNDER UNDER YOUR CARE. SO WILL YOU HAVE LIKE TRANSPORTATION? WILL THERE BE BUS SERVICES? WILL WE EXPECT TO SEE. YEAH. THE THE THERE WILL BE TRANSPORTATION, BUT THE KIDS [00:35:03] WILL BE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO JOIN THE SCHOOL BUS. OKAY. AND GO TO THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL. OKAY. HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS, LIKE THE NEIGHBOR, THE HOME RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOU, THE OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR IS THE CHURCH. AND THEN THE OPPOSITE IS STAFFORD, CITY OF STAFFORD, BECAUSE THAT'S THE DEMARCATION BETWEEN MISSOURI CITY AND STAFFORD. WE ONLY HAVE ONE NEIGHBOR TODAY, RIGHT? THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR. YEAH, THAT'S A HOUSE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE THERE. OH, I STARTED GOING THERE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE THERE. OKAY. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SO YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO SCHOOL. SO THEY'LL BE ZONED TO THE LOCAL SCHOOLS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. CORRECT. CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION, PLEASE? SO THE CHILDREN THAT YOU'LL BE CARING FOR, ARE THEY GOING TO BE ZONED TO THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE ZONED IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, OR DO THEY HAVE TO GO TO A SPECIAL SCHOOL? NO. SPECIAL SCHOOL. OKAY. THE SCHOOL IN THE AREA. SO HAVE THE SCHOOLS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL OF THIS COMING TO THE COMMUNITY? WE CANNOT NOTIFY THE SCHOOL UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE APPROVAL FROM THE CITY AND THEN THE APPROVAL FROM TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE STUDENTS ALREADY LINED UP? AND NORMALLY THE SCHOOL, THE STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN EVERY DISTRICT THAT HAVE 24 HOURS CHILDCARE, THE CHILDCARE IN MISSOURI CITY, WE ONLY HAVE ONE IN OTHER SURROUNDING CITY WE HAVE MULTIPLE 24 HOURS. HOMES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO KIDS. SO THERE'S ONLY ONE SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES THIS. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IF YOU COULD GO TO THE MIKE. THANK YOU. WE ALREADY HAVE 24 HOUR SERVICE PROVIDER IN MISSOURI CITY. WE HAVE ONE IN A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD IN MISSOURI CITY. YEAH. SO IF THIS ONE IS APPROVED, IT'S GOING TO BE THE SECOND ONE IN MISSOURI CITY. AND THE KIDS GOES TO THE NORMAL SCHOOL. OKAY. AND SO WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE CHILDREN THAT YOU'LL BE CATERING TO, BECAUSE IT WAS STATED IN THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO HAVE EMOTIONAL DISORDERS, AS WELL AS SOME OF THEM HAVE SOME OTHER DISABILITIES. YES, YES, THEY'RE KIND OF SPECIAL NEED KIDS AND THEY GO TO REGULAR SCHOOLS. YEAH. SO THAT THAT'S THAT'S WHO THE KIDS WILL BE. SO DO THE SPECIAL NEEDS ARE CATERING CATERED TO STUDENTS OUT OF THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER? ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT OR. THESE ARE JUST FAMILIES WHO APPLY TO BE IN YOUR CENTER. CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION, PLEASE? SO AS FAR AS THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR FACILITY. YEAH. ARE THEY APPLYING TO BE THERE TO BE THERE FROM THE PARENTS OR ARE THEY COMING FROM LIKE A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER? THEY COMING FROM FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES FAMILY OKAY. YEAH. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT SEND THE KIDS. OKAY. AND THEN MY QUESTION IS TO YOU, JENNIFER. HOW IS IT THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS ZONED COMMERCIAL, BUT RIGHT NEXT DOOR, THAT HOME, BECAUSE SOMEONE DOES LIVE THERE. SO I'M NOT SURE. THE PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A, AS A AS A HOME, AS A RESIDENT. IT'S THREE BEDROOM. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE PROPERTY CONFIGURATION. IT REMAINS THERE THE WAY IT WAS BUILT IN THE 60S. AND WE LEARNED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT WAS CONVERTED. THE THE PREVIOUS OWNER CHANGED IT TO COMMERCIAL IN 1981, BUT WE BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. AND BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF KIDS WE WANT TO HAVE THERE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING TO EXPAND IT. AND THE DEVELOPMENTAL COMMITTEE SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, PENDING THE NUMBER OF KIDS WE HAVE, THE THREE THAT THEY WE'RE GOING TO NEED SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO EXPAND IT TO WHAT WE HAVE AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE OR HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE YOU PLANNING ON CATERING TO? PROBABLY AROUND 20. HOW MANY 2020 KIDS? 20 KIDS ARE GOING TO LIVE ON THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION. YOU SAID THAT'S THREE. THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO EXPAND IT TO HAVE MORE ROOMS. WE WANTED TO EXPAND IT TO HAVE MORE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY THREE ROOMS. YEAH. AND ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A STAFF, LICENSED NURSES, COUNSELORS THAT ACTUALLY LIVE THERE IN THE FACILITY? THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE 24 HOURS. THIS THE TEXAS HEALTH [00:40:02] AND HUMAN SERVICES DOESN'T ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE WITH THE KIDS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A STAFF, 24 HOUR STAFF THAT JUST KEEP CHANGING. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE INSIDE THERE, OKAY. BECAUSE BECAUSE THE CONCERN IS FROM THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE THERE ON ON THE STAFFORD SIDE AND THE THE FEW THAT ARE IN THAT MISSOURI CITY AREA, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT OBVIOUSLY SAFETY, CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, RUNAWAYS AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THOSE ARE THE CONCERNS THAT THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA ARE HAVING. WELL, THE, THE THE RESIDENTS RIGHT NOW, THE AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, THERE'S NO RESIDENT. THERE IS CHURCH. WE HAVE CHURCH BOTH WAYS. IT'S IT'S ONLY ONE RESIDENT THAT WE HAVE THAT THE HOUSE LOOKS ABANDONED AND NOBODY IS THERE. SO I'M I'M NOT ENVISAGING ANY COMPLAINT FROM THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THE KIDS WILL BE HOUSED AND WILL HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO CARE FOR THEM. THE THE KIDS, THEY DON'T DRIVE. THEY DON'T COME OUTSIDE. WE HAVE THE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THEY WANT US TO HAVE. THAT'S THE RULE, TO HAVE FIVE KIDS TO ONE ONE PROVIDER. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO CARE FOR THEM. OKAY. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS FOR YOU, JENNIFER, BACK TO MY QUESTION. HOW IS THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED COMMERCIAL AND THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR IS RESIDENTIAL. THAT WHOLE LITTLE AREA RIGHT THERE ON PLEASANT STREET ON OUR SIDE IS IS GOT MULTIPLE ZONING. AND HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING? CORRECT. AND SO THE HOUSE, THE STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE TODAY WAS BUILT IN ABOUT THE EARLY 60S. ZONING WAS ADOPTED EARLY 1981. SO AT THE TIME THE ZONING WAS ADOPTED, IT WAS LIKELY THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS USING IT FOR NONRESIDENTIAL PURPOSE. AND SO THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND I BELIEVE EVERYTHING GOING TOWARDS HIGHWAY 90 HAS A COMMERCIAL ZONING, THE CHURCHES AND EVERYTHING GOING TOWARDS FIFTH STREET HAD A RESIDENTIAL ZONING APPLIED TO IT. IS THERE ANY WAY POSSIBLE, IF THIS PASSES TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS? AND THEN HOW HOW DO WE REGULATE THIS AS FAR AS THE CITY WITH THE CP? SO IF IT'S ALLOWABLE, SAY, YOU KNOW, TEN KIDS, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT 15 OR 20 IN THERE? SO THE ORDINANCE COULD INCLUDE A CAP ON NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OR NUMBER OF STUDENTS OR RESIDENTS THAT ARE LIVING THERE. IN TERMS OF HOW WE WOULD APPLY THAT, THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY THAT'S ISSUED TO THEM WOULD IDENTIFY WHAT THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS. SO IF IT'S BEING USED FOR THAT COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, THEN THEY WILL BE ISSUED THAT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY DETAILING WHAT THAT OCCUPANT LOAD IS. OKAY. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW, MAYOR. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. YOU MENTIONED THAT I THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL ASKED IF YOU HAD ANOTHER FACILITY IN MISSOURI CITY. YEAH. AND YOUR ANSWER WAS NO. YES, MA'AM. BUT THEN YOU SAID YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN MISSOURI CITY IN THE SCHOOLS ARE BEING USED. YES. PLEASE. KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING IS IN MISSOURI CITY, THERE IS ANOTHER 24 HOURS CHILDCARE, OKAY. THAT IF THIS ONE IS APPROVED, IT'S GOING TO BE THE SECOND ONE IN MISSOURI CITY. I SEE, NOT YOURS. THAT'S NOT NOT MY OWN. YEAH. IN SURROUNDING CITIES LIKE IN HOUSTON. OKAY. IS IT'S OKAY I UNDERSTAND I TWO QUESTION THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE FOUR TO A ROOM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE SIZE OF THESE ROOMS ARE THAT YOU ARE BUILDING ON HERE? DO WE KNOW WHAT THE SIZE OF THESE ROOMS ARE? IN TEXAS? THAT'S A CODE THAT WE HAVE TO MEET. OKAY. SQUARE FOOTAGE. THAT'S THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE HAVE TO MEET PER CHILD, PER STATE LICENSING. YEAH. YES. OKAY, SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE MEETING STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY OTHER QUESTION THIS IS FOR THE CITY. THE DRIVEWAY OF THIS PROPERTY IN THE PHOTO THAT YOU [00:45:01] PUT UP INITIALLY IS IN DISREPAIR. IT LOOKS CRACKED AND UGLY. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN AND BEAUTIFY PROPERTIES AS THEY'RE MOVING IN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME BEAUTIFICATION OF THIS PROPERTY AS PART OF THIS IF IT WERE TO PASS. CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? YES, SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. YEAH. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WHAT KIND OF RATIO DO YOU HAVE AS FAR AS STAFF TO THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE IS 5 TO 1, 5 TO 1, FIVE, FIVE KIDS TO ONE STAFF, ONE STAFF. THAT'S WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES. AND WHAT ARE THE DISCIPLINES OF THAT STAFF? I MEAN, ARE ANY OF THEM MEDICAL OR, YOU KNOW? MENTAL? YEAH, THEY'RE SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE MEDICAL. SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE, AND THERE WILL BE THERE AS A NURSE TO. SO IT'S A 5 TO 1. 5 TO 1. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND THAT ONE ISN'T COULDN'T BE A BOOKKEEPER. IT COULD BE. IT SHOULD BE SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO HAVE FOR THE TREATMENT AND THE CARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE THE HOME. IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEONE THAT HAVE DIRECT CARE TO THE, TO TO THE PATIENT, WHICH IS TO THE KIDS AND THEN THE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE PSYCHOLOGISTS COMING TO PROVIDE TREATMENT? THOSE ONES COME AND GO. THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE STAFF, SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME. WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS COMING. WE HAVE. WE ALSO WE ALSO WE HAVE THE THE COUNSELORS COMING TO TALK TO THEM TO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO THEM. OKAY. THAT'S THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS, OKAY. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. YES. IS THIS GOING TO BE A TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY? NO. MOM SAID YOU GUYS THE CHURCH, ARE Y'ALL PART OF THE CHURCH NEXT DOOR? NO, NO. OKAY, SO THIS IS THIS IS A BUSINESS. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO NOT TAX EXEMPT MONEY. I'M STILL KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH. THE DYNAMICS OF HOW MANY STUDENTS YOU GUYS HAVE OR HOW MANY CHILDREN YOU HAVE. THE RATIO IS REALLY HIGH FOR THAT VERY SMALL PROPERTY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION THAT YOU MENTIONED, YOU SAID A CERTIFIED NURSE'S AIDE, KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THE PEOPLE THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT CARE TO THE TO THE TO THE KIDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CNA CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE WILL BE PART OF THE PEOPLE PROVIDING DIRECT CARE, LIKE HELPING THEM WITH BATHING OR WHATEVER THEY NEED. THEN IN TERMS OF THE THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY IS ALMOST HALF ACRE PROPERTY. SO WE'LL HAVE SUFFICIENT PARKING AND ACCOMMODATION FOR, FOR CARS. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, PARKING IS NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T DRIVE. SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS, JENNIFER, HOW IS THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT OF THEIRS? HOW DOES THAT LINE UP WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA? WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FIFTH STREET AREA, AND THE ZONING IS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, FLUCTUATING IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. AND SO THAT'S MY CONCERN IS HOW DOES THIS BRING VALUE TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA? HOW DOES IT, YOU KNOW, GO IN LINE WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL. AND IT'S NOTHING I KNOW GROUP HOMES, IN SOME CASES THEY HAVE TO TAKE PLACE, YOU KNOW, FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. THIS IS A VERY NEW CONCEPT. AND, YOU KNOW, MY CONCERN IS THE WELL-BEING OF THE CHILDREN, BUT ALSO WHERE IT'S LOCATED. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION FOR YOU. SO I THINK THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WOULD SPEAK TO THE BEAUTIFICATION. I THINK THAT WAS THE THEME THROUGHOUT IS THE DESIRE FOR MISSOURI CITY PROPERTIES TO HAVE THAT ENHANCED, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CURB APPEAL. SO THE BEAUTIFICATION DEFINITELY SPEAKS TO THAT. THIS ENTIRE BLOCK BETWEEN FIFTH STREET AND HIGHWAY 90 HAS THE CIVIC USES. IT HAS OTHER KIND OF COMMERCIAL USES OF VARYING INTENSITY. AND SO THE IDEA THAT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IN THIS AREA IS PROBABLY NOT THE APPROPRIATE FIT. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THE COMP PLAN DOESN'T GIVE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION IN TERMS OF THE THE UPDATE, BECAUSE WE DID NOT ANALYZE THE PRESENT STREET CORRIDOR ITSELF. BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT USES THAT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THOSE CIVIC USES. THERE'S A NON-CONFORMING [00:50:01] FUNERAL HOME USE THAT'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF FIFTH STREET AND PLEASANT STREET, THAT THIS PROPERTY IS KIND OF SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN. THERE WAS A TREATMENT FACILITY THAT WAS FURTHER NORTH OF THIS PROPERTY THAT WAS IN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. SO IT IS IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES AND USES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. OKAY. AND SO MY BIGGEST, MY BIGGEST ISSUE AND CONCERN WITH THIS IS, IS SMACK DAB. YOU HAVE A YOU HAVE SOMEONE'S HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THERE. SO WE HAVE TO DETERMINE HOW WE WOULD HANDLE THAT RESIDENTIAL PIECE RIGHT THERE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL. AND THEN YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAJOR CHURCHES SITTING AROUND THAT. AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE RESIDENT THAT CONTACTED ME LIVES THERE AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PROPERTY VALUE, SAFETY, ALL THE NORMAL THINGS. AND SO THIS ONE IS KIND OF COMPLICATED FOR, FOR, FOR ME PERSONALLY, BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE THE STAFFORD SIDE, WHICH IS OUR SISTER CITY. THAT OR THAT WHOLE AREA IS PACKED FULL OF RESIDENTIAL OVER THERE. AND SO YEAH, THIS ONE'S TOUGH. YEAH. MOM, WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THESE KIDS, THEY NEED A PLACE TO CALL HOME. YEAH, THEY THEY STILL THEY ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY NEED TO LIVE SOMEWHERE. SO IT'S RESIDENT. IT'S RESIDENT THOUGH. THAT IS IS UNDER COMMERCIAL BUT IT'S STILL RESIDENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE LOOKING FOR WHERE TO KEEP THESE KIDS. AND THEY ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM SOMEHOW AND ALLOW THEM TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CAN'T JUST PUSH THEM OUT TO A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY THEY ARE PART OF US. SO THEY'RE MISSOURI RESIDENTS? YES, CHILDREN. MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE PART OF IT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I ASKED, ARE THESE CHILDREN MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS? WE DON'T HAVE THE KIDS YET. YEAH, BUT THE THE STATE, THE STATE IS LOOKING FOR WHERE TO KEEP THE KIDS. AND THE MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE PART OF IT, BECAUSE WHEN WE OPEN UP, PARENTS CAN BRING THEIR KIDS. THE KIDS MUST NOT COME ONLY FROM THE FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES. SO WHAT I'M HEARING NOW IS YOU GUYS HAVE THIS BUSINESS AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STATE TO PLACE THEM IN Y'ALL'S CARE. AND YOU'VE IDENTIFIED THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AS THE LOCATION TO BEGIN YOUR BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE, CORRECT? CORRECT. YEAH. WE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY LOCATION BEFORE. YES. THAT IS 24 HOURS. YES. WE DON'T. SO THIS THIS ESSENTIALLY IS GOING TO BE YOUR FIRST TIME HOSTING THIS, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS CONDUCTING THIS BUSINESS. THE STUDENTS THE CHILDREN HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING FROM. AND THERE'LL BE A LOT OF TRANSITION FOR THEM AS WELL, AND A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL. AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS WHERE YOU GUYS ARE PLACING THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES THAT THIS COULD BE, AND THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, IS WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO UTILIZE AS A BUSINESS FOR CHILDREN. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF YOU'VE IF YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE IN OTHER PLACES, THERE'S TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY FOR ME. AND MY CONCERN IS ALL OF THE THE OTHER WHAT IFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT 20 KIDS FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA THAT'S, YOU KNOW, FIVE KIDS THAT LIVE, EXCUSE ME, THAT'S 20 KIDS THAT LIVE THERE. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY EXPANSION, HOW MANY, HOW MANY ROOMS YOU'RE PLANNING ON, EXPANDED ON. AND THEN ONE PERSON HAS TO BE ON SITE PER FIVE KIDS, CORRECT. AT ALL TIMES. AT ALL TIMES, 25 PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES. THE 20 KIDS THAT I'M MENTIONING IS THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY. SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY KIDS WE WILL HAVE. I'M TELLING YOU THAT AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY IT WILL BE UP TO UP TO THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON HOW MANY KIDS THE FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES REFER TO US. HOW MANY KIDS THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REFERRED TO US, OR THE ONES THAT WORK IN THROUGH THEIR FAMILY? OKAY, THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. THAT'S YOUR MOTION. MY MOTION IS TO DENY THE CP, OKAY. IS THAT YOUR SECOND? OKAY. IS THERE ANY SECOND. SO THERE'S A MOTION TO DENY THIS. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID CORRECT OKAY. SO THERE'S BEEN A SECOND. IS THAT YOUR SECOND. YES. OKAY. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY [00:55:01] AND SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN. MARSHALL SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. SO AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE IS VOTING FOR IT BECAUSE THE MOTION WAS FOR YOU TO DENY IT. CORRECT. SO IF I VOTE YES, IF I MAKE A IF I MAY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, JUST LIKE WE DID AT THE LAST MOTION, IF YOU COULD REVISE YOUR MOTION TO BE A MOTION TO RETAIN THE CURRENT ZONING, THAT WOULD BE A MOTION IN THE POSITIVE TO DENY THE REQUEST. THANK YOU. SO MY MOTION IS TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT ZONING, CORRECT. THAT WAY A VOTE OF YES IS A DENIAL. OKAY. SO IS THAT YOUR SECOND. YES. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. DID YOU GET THAT? I VOTED YES AS A DENIAL. NO. WHAT WAS IT? THE DENIAL. DID YOU GET IT? WE ALL VOTED. WHERE DID IT GO? YEAH. YOU DONE? NOT QUITE YET. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE VOTING. DO YOU CAN YOU CAN GO. YEAH. YOU CAN. OKAY. DO WE HAVE IT? MAYOR? IF WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE, PLEASE. MAYOR. YES. MEMBER. BROWN. MARSHALL. YES. MEMBER. CLOUSER. NO. MEMBER. RILEY. YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. YES. MEMBER. ODENKIRK. NO. MEMBER. EMERY. YES. THE MOTION TO APPROVE FAILS. 5 TO 2. OKAY. [(5) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a request by Houst...] THANK YOU. ITEM 8A5 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A REQUEST FOR HOUSTON CATHOLIC SOCIETY TO AMEND SCP SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 147 TO ADD AN ADD AN APPROXIMATE 0.5956 ACRES OF LAND TO DEVELOP AS A PARKING LOT ACCESSORY TO THE EXISTING ASSEMBLY USE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 885. CITY SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. I'LL GO AHEAD [(6) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - A request ...] AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 885886 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 6.57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, ADDING A 0.6 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF SAID 7.17 ACRES IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE. PLACES OF ASSEMBLY, PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE. DESCRIBING SUCH 7.17 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 0811, ADOPTED ON JANUARY 19TH, 1981, AS AMENDED. REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 0909 27, ADOPTED ON AUGUST 17TH, 2009, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ. YES, THANK YOU. THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE SUB TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE IS BEHIND THE VFW ON STAFFORDSHIRE ROAD. THE ZONING FOR THE EXISTING. THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE IS LRRK2 AND THE PURPOSE OF ADDING IT INTO SP 147 IS TO ALLOW FOR EXPANDED PARKING FOR THE PROPERTY. OKAY, NOTICE WAS MAILED AND PUBLISHED AHEAD OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. NO WRITTEN PROTEST OR SUPPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THERE ARE EXISTING BUFFERS BETWEEN THE LIBERTY RIDGE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THIS PROPOSED ADDITIONAL PARKING TO ADEQUATELY SCREEN AND BUFFER NEW PARKING ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, STAFF RECOMMENDS CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SP TO ENSURE THAT THAT SCREENING IS PROTECTED. AS THE PARKING LOT IS CONSTRUCTED, STAFF OR STAFF RECOMMENDED TO APPROVE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, WHAT'S YOUR MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THAT YOUR SECOND COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE. OUR ORDINANCE IS NINE A AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS, ADOPTING UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND TRANSFER UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND AN ANNUITY INCREASE. ALSO REFERRED TO AS A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES AND OTHER BENEFICIARIES. OKAY. JASON MANGUM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. NO FORMAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR OUR UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES UNDER THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM. SINCE 2012, MISSOURI CITY HAS USED WHAT'S CALLED AN AD HOC PLAN STRUCTURE FOR THESE BENEFITS. THIS APPROACH GIVES US FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE OUR CONTRIBUTION RATES AND [01:00:04] FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS. THIS PROPOSAL MAINTAINS THE SAME AD HOC STRUCTURE THAT WE'VE DONE THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, INCLUDING UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES. THESE CHANGES WOULD TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CLAUS. WHAT'S YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THAT YOUR SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NINE B AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF WATTS PLANTATION ROAD, AVALON POINT SOUTH OF FORT BEND PARKWAY. EAST AND WEST OF SIENNA PARKWAY, EAST OF AVALON RUN, AND WEST OF THE LAUREL GROVE AT SIENNA PLANTATION. RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, ANNEXING TO MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN SUCH TERRITORY PURSUANT TO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND THE SIENNA JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. APPROVING A SERVICE PLAN FOR THE AREA WITHIN SUCH TERRITORY. ADDING THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAID AREA TO CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT C PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ALL INITIALLY AT THE OCTOBER 20TH MEETING AT WHICH WE PROPOSED THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 57 ACRES OF LAND TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. THIS WOULD ADD APPROXIMATELY 1759 PEOPLE TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI. CITY STATE LAW, AS WELL AS CONTRACTS PROVIDE FOR THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION. THE REAL TAKEAWAYS HERE ARE THAT BUYERS WHO PURCHASED LAND IN THE SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ARE NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ANNEXATION. THIS POTENTIAL ANNEXATION WOULD APPLY CITY RULES TO THE AREA THAT IS ANNEXED. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ONLY THAT THE PORTION THAT'S IN THE MAP BEFORE YOU. RESIDENTS OF THE AREA MAY SEE CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE CITY OF MISSOURI, CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, TAXES WOULD INCLUDE THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AS A POTENTIAL TAXING ENTITY, AND THERE WOULD NOT BE THE ASSUMPTION OF DEBT OR ASSETS. BECAUSE THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE DOES NOT DISSOLVE THE SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN. MARSHALL, WHAT'S YOUR MOTION? THANK YOU. MAYOR, MY MOTION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ANNEXATION AS PRESENTED. OKAY. IS THAT YOUR SECOND COUNCILMEMBER? YES, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 9B9C I'M SORRY. [(c) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE. CHAPTER 17, ARTS AND PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM. AND CHAPTER 74 PARKS AND RECREATION. TRANSFERRING THE DUTIES OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION TO THE PARKS BOARD. AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE PARKS BOARD MEMBERSHIP, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS IN THE NAME REALLY OF OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. IT TRANSFERS THE DUTIES FROM THE ARTS IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION TO THE PARKS BOARD. THE PARKS BOARD CHAIR AS WELL AS PARKS STAFF ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS TRANSFERRING OF DUTIES. IT ALSO REDUCES THE NUMBER OF PARKS BOARD MEMBERS FROM 13 TO 11. HOWEVER, IT REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE 11 MEMBERS MUST BE ART PROFESSIONALS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUSER. WHAT'S YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSFERRING OF THE DUTIES OF ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION TO THE PARKS BOARD. IS THAT YOUR SECOND COUNCILMAN? YES. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MEMBER. BROWN. MARSHALL. OH, I'M SO SORRY. THE MOTION TO [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution adopting rates for re...] APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM TEN, OUR RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF RATES AND FEES FOR CITY, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025, A NEW CONTRACT WAS AUTHORIZED WITH GFL ENVIRONMENTAL FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST. CHAPTER 78 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES REQUIRES THESE FEES TO BE APPROVED BY BY RESOLUTION. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE GOING TO BE COMBINING THE FORMERLY MUD FORMER MUD TWO AREA, AND THE REST OF THE CITY'S WILL BE ONE SOLID WASTE CONTRACTOR WITH RESIDENTIAL SERVICE COLLECTION TWICE A WEEK, RECYCLING, BULK TRASH AND YARD WASTE WEEKLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. WHAT IS YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE? OKAY. IS THAT YOUR SECOND [01:05:03] COUNCILMEMBER? O'DEKIRK? YES. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN B RESOLUTION OF THE [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution approving the submiss...] CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION FOR FUNDING UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. BULLET RESISTANT COMPONENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES PROGRAM, DESIGNATING THE APPLICATION SUBMITTER AND THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. THANK YOU. RACHEL MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. REQUESTING TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE BALLISTIC COMPONENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE GRANT. THIS GRANT WOULD ALLOW US TO PUT BALLISTIC WINDSHIELDS INTO 28. ALL 28 OF OUR PATROL TAHOES IN THE PATROL FLEET. AT THIS MOMENT, THE GRANT IS COVERED AT 100% WITH NO MATCH FOR THE CITY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER EMERY, IS THAT YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THAT YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE? I'M SORRY. NO, NO. I SEE YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS. IS THAT TO APPROVE? YES, THAT'S MY MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. SECOND. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN C IS GO [(c) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution appointing a represen...] AHEAD. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2026 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. OKAY CRYSTAL. THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL'S BYLAWS AUTHORIZES FOR OUR CITY DUE TO POPULATION OF GREATER THAN 25,000 AND NOT IN EXCESS OF 99,999, TO SELECT ONE MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS ITS REPRESENTATIVE AND ONE MEMBER AS AN ALTERNATE. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, YES, I AM REQUESTING THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD APPOINT ME EITHER AS THE APPOINTED PERSON TO SERVE ON THE HJC OR THE ALTERNATE. I'VE SERVED ON THE GULF COAST WORKFORCE COMMISSIONS BOARD FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW. I AM FAMILIAR WITH HE PRACTICES AS WELL AS THEIR FUNDING MECHANISM, AS BECAUSE THE GULF COAST WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS BOARD, WE ARE THE LARGEST BOARD IN THE REGION THAT HANDLES THE WORKFORCE. AND SO WE WORK WITH HJC. I WORK WITH THEIR STAFF AS WELL AS THEIR MEMBERS. AND SO I AM ASKING THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD SELECT ME AS THE APPOINTED PERSON OR THE ALTERNATE, SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CITY WELL, FIGHT FOR FUNDING FOR US, AND AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ENDEAVORS THAT COME UP THAT OUR CITY NEEDS. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION. YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM. BRAVO. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I COUNCIL MEMBER. RILEY, I, I WAS HAVING I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING THE CORRELATION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? EXPLAIN IT TO ME AGAIN. ARE THE THE GULF COAST? THE GULF COAST WORKFORCE COMMISSION'S BOARD GETS THEIR FUNDING FROM HGFAC. OKAY. AND SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THEIR PRACTICES ON THAT SIDE BECAUSE WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS PROJECTS ON OUR FUNDING SIDE. I KNOW MANY OF THE MEMBERS THERE AS WELL AS THE STAFF. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THEM. I MEAN, THEY'RE BUILDING EVERY MONTH CONCERNING THE GULF COAST WORKFORCE COMMISSION'S. I DID CHECK WITH THEM TO SEE IF I COULD SERVE SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THOSE BOARDS, BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS IN REGARDS TO FUNDING ON OUR BOARD. WE'RE MAKING OUR BUDGET IS AROUND $478 MILLION A YEAR THAT WE ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM PROCUREMENT TO OUR EMPLOYERS, THAT WE WORK WITH, CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, EDUCATION AND A HOST OF OTHER THINGS. OKAY. GOT IT NOW. AND I HAVE THE AVAILABILITY, THE ACCESSIBILITY OF TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND ADVOCATE FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS, FUNDING FOR MISSOURI CITY. OKAY, I GOT IT NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A MOTION? MY THING IS NOT WORKING. OKAY. MAYOR. I MEAN, MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN. MARSHALL, WHAT IS YOUR MOTION? IT'S WORKING NOW, OKAY? IT KEPT GETTING STUCK. AT THIS TIME, MY MOTION IS GOING TO BE TO PUT FORTH COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. [01:10:03] OKAY. AS THE REPRESENTATIVE. IF COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY IS NOT INTERESTED AS BEING THE ALTERNATE, THEN IT WOULD DEFER TO. ARE YOU INTERESTED, SIR? INTERESTED IN WHAT? BEING THE ALTERNATE OR. I MEAN, I'M INTERESTED IN BEING THE THE ALTERNATE CONTINUING WITH THAT. BUT BUT NOT THE THE PRIMARY CONTACT. OKAY. MY MOTION IS GOING TO BE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON, IS THAT YOUR SECOND? YES, IT IS YOUR SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. JESUS CHRIST MOTION TO APPROVE THE UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THE TIME WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THE TIME IS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.