[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2025. WILL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:35 P.M. WE HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE. IT'LL BE LED BY COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK. WHAT DO 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. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITION [(a) Presentation - Recognized Police Organization Designation by the Texas...] FOR A. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, RECOGNITION OF THE POLICE ORGANIZATION DESIGNATION BY THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE KEVIN BURLESON, INTERIM POLICE CHIEF. YOU MAY BE. HOLD THAT. HOLD THAT IN. I MAY NEED THAT. I'M TELLING YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT. KEVIN. COME ON. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. Y'ALL KNOW ANYBODY DEAL WITH THIS TRAFFIC Y'ALL GOT OUT HERE? THIS IS THIS IS A LITTLE SPECIAL. FACING THIS WAY. I'M SORRY. SEE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU BRING ME FROM THE COUNTRY. HEY. SO, MOUNTAIN MAYOR COUNCIL, CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY. MY NAME IS KENNY SEYMOUR. I'M THE CHIEF OF POLICE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND TONIGHT, I HAVE THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING TPCA IN THE TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION IS COMPRISED OF HUNDREDS OF POLICE CHIEFS AND COMMAND STAFF ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE LEADERS, COMMITTED TO ADVANCING PROFESSIONALISM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH A CERTIFICATE OF REACCREDITATION FROM THE TPCA. YEARS AGO, THIS ASSOCIATION CREATED ACCREDITATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS FROM SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES, EACH REPORTING PROOF OF ADHERENCE TO RIGOROUS STANDARDS. OUR OUR PROGRAM IS NO DIFFERENT. THE TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IS ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY, YET IT DEMANDS A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY. AGENCIES MUST DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE IN 173 STANDARDS ROOTED IN TEXAS LAW, COURT RULINGS AND BEST PRACTICES. TEXAS STANDARDS COVER THE FULL SCOPE OF POLICE OPERATIONS, INCLUDING USE OF FORCE, PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, VEHICLE PURSUITS, PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT, PATROL AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES, AND PROPERTY TRAINING, AMONG MANY OTHERS. I NEED MY PODIUM. THE PROGRAM HAS BECOME THE GOLD STANDARD FOR PROFESSIONAL POLICING IN TEXAS. AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY TO MEET AND MAINTAIN THESE STANDARDS. THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRST ACHIEVED ITS ACCREDITATION IN 2009, WHICH IS AWESOME. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 16 AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO DO SO. TONIGHT, WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS ONCE AGAIN ACHIEVED REACCREDITATION ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT IS FAR FROM EASY. TO EARN THIS DISTINCTION, MISSOURI CITY DEDICATED MORE THAN A YEAR TO AUDITING, REVISING THEIR POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS. EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT UNDERGOES A RIGOROUS ON SITE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSESSORS. OUTSIDE THIS AGENCY, THESE ASSESSORS INSPECT FACILITIES, REVIEW PROCEDURES, RIDE ALONGS WITH OFFICERS, AND CONDUCT STAFF INTERVIEWS, ALL TO VERIFY THOSE COMPLIANCES. THE ASSESSMENT FINDINGS THEN ARE REVIEWED BY TPC ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE, A PANEL OF NINE CHIEFS AND SHERIFFS FROM ACROSS TEXAS. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE VOTE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ACCREDIT THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. TO PUT THIS ACHIEVEMENT IN PERSPECTIVE, OF THE APPROXIMATELY 2800 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, ONLY 227 ARE ACCREDITED. THESE AGENCIES RANGE FROM DEPARTMENTS WITH JUST FIVE TO MAJOR METROPOLITAN DEPARTMENTS WITH OVER 1900. REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE, PROFESSIONALISM IS ESSENTIAL. OUR COMMUNITIES EXPECT IT AND ARE DESERVING OF IT. THIS EVENING WE ARE PROUDLY. WE ARE PROUDLY RECOGNIZING CHIEF BURLESON AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE [00:05:02] DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL POLICING. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR MISSOURI CITY? IT MEANS YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT ONLY MEETING, BUT EXCEEDING THE CURRENT BEST PRACTICES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT ASSURES CITY LEADERSHIP AND EVERY RESIDENT THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT OPERATES WITH TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND EXCELLENCE. IT CONFIRMS THAT THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS AMONG THE VERY BEST IN TEXAS. THE CERTIFICATE I PRESENT TONIGHT IS SYMBOLIC, WHILE IT REPRESENTS PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, ITS TRUE VALUES LIES IN THE PROCESS THE DEDICATION, THE DISCIPLINE, AND THE COMMITMENT WE'RE ALL REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE IT. AND THE WORK DOES NOT STOP THERE. THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS, AND FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, AND FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, AND UNDERGO A COMPREHENSIVE ON SITE EVALUATION TO MAINTAIN THE DISTINGUISHED STATUS. THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A TRULY A LEADER IN TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND YOUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY PROUD. AND AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A PEER CITY, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A CONTINUED JOB WELL DONE. CHIEF OLSEN, CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I NEED TO GET OUT OF Y'ALL PICTURE. Y'ALL COME ON HERE. I'M SORRY. Y'ALL GOT. I'M A ROOKIE AT THIS. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. SEE THE SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY ANYONE RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DID NOT. ALL RIGHT, [(a) Staff Report - Provide a report on pending METRO projects, including t...] ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR STAFF REPORT SIX A STAFF REPORT TO PROVIDE REPORT ON PENDING METRO PROJECTS, INCLUDING NIGHT ROAD ROUNDABOUT PROJECTS AND THE TRAIL PROJECT. SHASHI KUMAR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WILL BE MULTITASKING AND PRESENTING THIS ONE FOR YOU TONIGHT. JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE METRO PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE NITRO TRAIL PROJECT, AS WELL AS ANY ASSOCIATED PROJECTS AROUND. JUST TO ORIENT YOU ON THIS MAP, YOU SEE SIENNA PARKWAY ON THE WEST. THERE IS TWO SEGMENTS OF WHAT'S PLANTATION ROAD FORMERLY CALLED NOW HENRY. WHAT'S THE SEGMENT TO THE WEST? WHAT WE CALL IS CURRENTLY A TWO LANE ASPHALT ROADWAY. THE COUNTY HAS PLANS TO WIDEN IT WITH A MIDDLE TURN LANE AT SELECT LOCATIONS INTO A CONCRETE ROADWAY THAT'S IN THE FINAL DESIGN, PENDING SOME EASEMENT ACQUISITION. AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL GET INTO CONSTRUCTION THE EASTERN SEGMENT, WHAT WE CALL THE HENRY WHAT'S EAST IS EAST OF NITRO. THAT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED INTO A TWO LANE EAST DIRECTION, A FOUR LANE BOULEVARD ROADWAY, WHICH WILL TIE INTO THE CURRENT TERMINUS OF WATTS ROAD ON SHIPMENTS. NOW, WHEN ALL THIS IS DONE, THE INTERSECTION OF NITRO AND HENRY WATTS CURRENTLY IS A FOUR WAY, STOP CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. SO THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE IS IT HAS TO BE A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. BUT WE'RE PLANNING WE HAVE ENVISIONED A ROUNDABOUT THERE WHICH NOT ONLY PROVIDES A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, BUT ALSO HELPS IN TRAFFIC CALMING. WITH THAT, WE WERE VERY PROACTIVE IN APPROACHING METRO AND HAVING METRO. HELP US FUND THAT PROJECT. ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT, AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. THIS IS THE SECTION OF THE WHAT'S THE WEST HENRY WATTS ROAD. WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS AT SOME LOCATIONS IT WILL BE A THREE LANE SECTION WHERE THERE IS A MIDDLE TURN LANE, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT WILL BE ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, WHAT THE CITIZENS WANTED AND WHAT'S BEING ACCOMMODATED AS PART OF THIS ROADWAY PROJECT IS A SIDEWALK TO THE NORTH, WHICH YOU SEE ON THAT CROSS SECTION. THIS IS A TYPICAL SECTION OF THE HENRY WHAT'S ON THE EAST TWO LANE EACH DIRECTION BOULEVARD SECTION, JUST LIKE [00:10:01] THE ONES YOU SEE IN SHIPMENTS COUNT. NOW THIS IS THE CONCEPT OF THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HENRY WATSON NIGHT THAT THAT WAS PROPOSED TO METRO WAS FUNDED. WHEN IT WAS APPROVED, THE METRO AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED IN NOVEMBER, WERE IN THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PHASE WITH THE DESIGN CONSULTANT TO DESIGN IT. WE ARE HAVING TO COORDINATE WITH THE TWO CONSULTANTS, THE COUNTY CONSULTANTS WORKING ON THE HENRY, WHAT'S WEST AND THE EAST. WE HOPE TO BRING THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR AUTHORIZATION TO COUNCIL. THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH. THE DESIGN AND POTENTIALLY WE MAY NEED SOME RIGHT OF WAY. SOME SMALL PARCELS WILL TAKE 2026. WE'RE ANTICIPATING CONSTRUCTION IN 2027. THAT'S KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE ON THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. WHAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE IS TO PROVIDE SOME KIND OF TRAIL CONNECTIVITY CONNECTING HIGHTOWER HIGH SCHOOL, TOWN CENTER THREE, THE METRO PARKING GARAGE, AND A TRAIL RUNNING SOUTH OF NITRO TO MAKE THIS MORE WALKABLE COMMUNITY A TRAIL ON THE EAST SIDE. WE ENVISION THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT FIVE PLUS MILLION DOLLARS. WE ARE REACHING OUT TO DIFFERENT ENTITIES. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO METRO. WE HAVE SUBMITTED SOME GRANT APPLICATION WITH AJC, AND WE ARE HOPEFUL BETWEEN THE TWO OF THESE. METRO IS NOT AGREED TO IT YET, BUT I THINK THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE MAY GET SOME FUNDING FROM HCC, AND METRO MAY BE WILLING TO PITCH IN FOR THE REMAINING PIECE OF THE COST SHARING EFFORT. THIS IS A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH METRO, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN SIGNED YET. THIS IS A LONG TERM VISION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE NITRO TRAIL PROJECT. THAT WAS A QUICK UPDATE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SURE. THANK YOU. HOW MUCH WAS THE METRO? TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THIS ROUNDABOUT? THEY HAVE COMMITTED FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $2 MILLION. $2 MILLION. RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK METRO AND TOM, JASON AND THAT WHOLE TEAM FOR HELPING US WITH THIS. BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING, ALSO OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ALL WORKING THROUGH QUICKLY AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS PROJECT GETS IN FRONT OF THE METRO BOARD AND THEN HAVE THAT APPROVAL COME THROUGH. I WOULD ONLY SAY, SHASHI, AS YOU SAID, 2026. WE JUST BEGAN. DO YOU SAID YOU NEED A WHOLE 2026 FOR DESIGN? WELL, YES. IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF COORDINATION WITH THE TWO ACTIVE PROJECTS GOING ON, POTENTIALLY SOME RIGHT OF WAY PARCEL THAT WE NEED. OF COURSE, WE'RE PUSHING VERY DILIGENTLY, BUT REALISTICALLY IT LOOKS LIKE 26 WILL BE DESIGNED ANY RIGHT OF WAY. ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE IN 2027. I DO KNOW THAT WHEN WE THE NIGHT ROAD WHERE THIS IS, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS PARCELS OF LAND THAT NEEDED TO BE ACQUIRED OR OR EMINENT DOMAIN, IF YOU WILL, TO FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THAT ROADWAY. SO IF WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THIS IS BEING APPROVED AND MOVING FORWARD, HAVE WE START THAT PROCESS OF IF WE NEED SPACING AND IF WE DO OR DO YOU NEED TO WAIT FOR SOME TYPE OF APPROVAL TO START THAT PROCESS? WE GENERALLY DO NOT START THAT PROCESS UNTIL WE HAVE SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARCELS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, THEN WE DO PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LANDOWNERS. WHO DO YOU GET THAT INFORMATION FROM BECAUSE YOU SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS A GHOST. WHO'S IT COMING FROM? OUR PUBLIC WORKS. PUBLIC WORKS. OH, SO THAT'S BACK TO SHASHI. WELL, IF I MAY ADDRESS THAT QUESTION QUICKLY, MAYOR, I THINK ONE OF THE SCOPES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE CONSULTANT CONTRACT IS IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT TO IDENTIFY ANY NEEDED PARCELS SO WE CAN START THE PROCESS WHILE THEY WORK ON THE DESIGN. SO WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO KEEP IT MOVING. PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHY THANK METRO IS THIS IS ZERO TAX DOLLARS TO ANYONE THAT'S IN MISSOURI CITY THAT'S PAYING TAX FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION. SO THIS WAS A TOTAL IN ADDITION TO WHAT METRO GIVES US A HALF A PENNY BACK. AND WHAT WE DO. THESE ARE SOME OTHER PROJECTS, SOME OTHER THINGS THAT THE WAY THAT EVEN THE TRAIL AND EVEN THE ROUNDABOUT, ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT METRO GIVES BACK TO THE CITY. SO THIS IS A NO TAX DOLLARS TO OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM SIX B IS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT [(b) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of announcements of communit...] TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CITY MANAGER JONES IS UNDER THE WEATHER TODAY. I'M TAKING OUR SEAT HERE, SO I'LL PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE. I WANT [00:15:04] TO START FIRST WITH THE WINTER STORM PREPAREDNESS. I THINK HE TOOK A IT REALLY TOOK A VILLAGE CITY STAFF AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS, THE MUD. IN PREPARING FOR THIS EVENT, YOU NOTICED THAT WE HAD LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE. ALL THAT GOES TO THE IMMENSE PREPARATION AND COORDINATION THAT WENT IN. I WANT TO THANK TAMIKA FROM OUR OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, SPECIFICALLY OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM THAT PUSHED OUT THE MESSAGE AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM THAT WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK IN THIS WINTER WEATHER TO KEEP OUR CITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE. SO A BIG KUDOS TO THEM. TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS. AGAIN, WE HAVE A MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS RODEO EVENT HAPPENING IN FORT WORTH. ONE OF OUR PROJECTS, THE WATER CAPACITY PROJECT IN THE MUSTANG WATER PLANT TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA, HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE PROJECT OF THE AWARD UNDER THE LESS THAN 5 MILLION CATEGORY. THAT IS A BIG THING, AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE TEAM THAT WORKED ON IT, AND I THINK IT WAS SPEARHEADED BY OUR INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, NICHOLAS COOK. SO BIG KUDOS TO HIM. IT IS FEBRUARY. WE PROUDLY CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. WE CELEBRATE A FULL MONTH OF REFLECTION, INSPIRATION AND PRIDE IN OUR SHARED HISTORY. HERE, MISSOURI CITY PARKS AND RECREATION, ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, HAVE PUT A NUMBER OF EVENTS FOR THE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATIONS. AND BY THE WAY, THIS IS A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORY. COMMEMORATIONS HERE IN MISSOURI CITY AND ACROSS THE NATION. WE WILL KICK OFF THIS EVENT THIS FEBRUARY 7TH. OUR SIGNATURE EVENT IS THE IS ON THE 28TH, WHICH IS THE EVANS FREEDOM WALK AND FAMILY REUNION CELEBRATIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF MESSAGING THAT'S BEING PUSHED OUT BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE. I ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO STAY TUNED AND ENCOURAGE AND ATTEND THESE EVENTS, AND TO CELEBRATE AND CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY, TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THIS LEGACY AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR, BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR MENTIONING ALL OF OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY DURING THE METRO. I MEAN, NOT THE METRO, THE EVENT OF THE WEATHER, BUT ONE THING THAT OUR ACM FORGOT TO MENTION IS THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO THANK OURSELVES FOR WORKING HARD DURING THIS WEATHER UPDATE. ALRIGHT. AND MY APOLOGIES, MAYOR, FOR NOT RECOGNIZING THAT YOU ARE OUR INSPIRATION AND YOU SET OUR POLICY AND WE FOLLOW YOUR DIRECTION, SO THANK YOU. I NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY. [7. CONSENT AGENDA] THERE YOU GO. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN OUR CONSENT AGENDA SEVEN. SHASHI, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON SEVEN? MAYOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL SEVEN C THERE IS A MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE. SO OTHER THAN THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ALL THE OTHER CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. SO I NEED A MOTION. IS THIS THE COOL. YES. OKAY. SO THIS WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE OTHER ITEMS AND APPROVE POLICY AND POLICY. YES. RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, THERE'S ONE CORRECTION I NEED NOTED CITY SECRETARY ON THE JANUARY 2026 MEETING MINUTES FOR SEVEN A, THERE WAS A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS NAME TO THE LEFT ON THE MEETING MINUTES. SO JUST MAKE A NOTATION TO CORRECT THAT WHEN WE GO TO APPROVE. OKAY. SO MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON, WHICH IS TO APPROVE EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEM C AND WITH THE CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES NOTATED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY FOR THE JANUARY 20TH MEETING. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN RE. YES, THAT'S THAT'S MY MOTION. I WAS JUST STATING MY MOTION OUT LOUD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON, YOU STILL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS. 8A1 IS ITEM SEVEN C WHICH WAS PULLED HAS TO BE [(c) Consideration and Possible Action - Second and Final Reading - An ordi...] SEPARATELY. YES I'M TOO QUICK TO GET OUT OF HERE. ALRIGHT. ITEM SEVEN C. SO MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS QUICK. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT DESTINATION PICKLEBALL. THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. PART OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES A LANDSCAPING BUFFER ON TEXAS PARKWAY, WHICH IS WHERE WHERE IT FACES MAINLY, AND ON THE SIDE STREET, WHICH IS CALLED THE TEXAS AVENUE. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE READS 15 FOOT LANDSCAPING BUFFER, BOTH ON THE [00:20:03] MAJOR CORRIDOR TEXAS PARKWAY AND ALONG THE SIDE STREET, WHICH IS TEXAS AVENUE, DOESN'T EXIST THERE, BUT THERE IS A RIGHT OF WAY CURRENTLY FOR A FUTURE STREET. THE APPLICANT IS ASKING THE BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS ON TEXAS AVENUE BE REDUCED TO TEN FEET. STAFF IS OKAY WITH THAT. IT'S A MINOR STREET, AND THAT'S THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I SEE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR ITEM SEVEN C. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT. ITEM EIGHT IS PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS. 8A1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 82 SUBDIVISIONS OF MISSOURI CITY CODE. AMENDING REGULATIONS RELATING TO PARKLAND DEDICATIONS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. WELL BEFORE WE GET TO THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT, A ONE CITY SACKED. DO WE HAVE ANYONE REQUESTED TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER [(2) Consideration and Possible Action - Second and Final Reading - An ordi...] COMMENTS, WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 8A1. ITEM 8A2. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 82 SUBDIVISIONS OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE, AMENDING CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF PARKLAND DEDICATION PROPOSALS. AMENDING THE FEE FOR A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION. ESTABLISHING A CREDIT. ESTABLISHING EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED FUNDS. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. OKAY, DONNIE HAYES, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE WITH YOU ON THE SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE. I DO HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU. OF COURSE, THIS ORDINANCE IS ALL ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. PREVIOUSLY, WE SPOKE ABOUT THE THREE KEYS TO THIS ORDINANCE AND THE CHANGES THAT WE WANTED UPDATED, THE FIRST BEING ADDING A TRAILS CREDIT FOR DEVELOPERS, THE SECOND ONE ALLOWING FOR APPROVAL OF CASH IN LIEU OF DEDICATION UNDER 10,000 TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS UPDATING THE FEE CALCULATIONS FOR CASH IN LIEU OF DEDICATIONS. THE SUGGESTED CHANGE TO THE IN LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION CASH WOULD BE GOING FROM 1400 TO 3100. AND OF COURSE, WE LOOKED AT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BENCHMARK CITIES TO SEE WHERE WE WERE AT ON THIS, ON OUR PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES AND AND RECOGNIZE THAT WE WERE WITHIN THE THE MEDIAN OF THOSE. SO AT THIS TIME, WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. AT THE PRIOR MEETING, I ASKED IF THERE WAS A WAY TO ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF ESCALATION CLAUSE SO THAT WE'RE NOT CONSTANTLY PLAYING CATCH UP, BECAUSE EVEN 3 TO 5 YEARS FROM NOW, WE COULD BE IN A DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT POSITION AND ACTUALLY LOSING MONEY ON THIS. SO DID WE GET ANY SORT OF ANSWER ON THAT, OR IS THERE A LEGAL WAY TO DO THAT? SO IF IF THE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION TO RECEIVE ADVICE ON THAT LEGAL ADVICE, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. PURSUANT TO SECTION 551 .071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. IF NOT, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOTED FOR A FUTURE AMENDMENT. I'M AMICABLE TO VOTING NOW AND DISCUSSING THAT LATER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LOOKING FOR A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION [(a) Consideration and Possible Action – First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM 9R9 IS ORDINANCES NINE A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. IT'S THE FIRST OF TWO READINGS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A REVISED CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN MANUAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY. PROVIDING FOR PENALTY. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER. YES, SIR. GREAT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VINCENZO CAROZZA, YOUR CITY ENGINEER. TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING AN UPDATE TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN MANUAL OR IDM FOR YOUR REVIEW AND ACTION. [00:25:02] THE IDM IS A DESIGN GUIDEBOOK TO ENFORCE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR BOTH DEVELOPERS AND ENGINEERS WHO WORK ON OUR PROJECTS. IT'S A STANDARD ON HOW WE WANT OUR STREETS, SIDEWALKS, WATER SYSTEMS, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES TO BE DESIGNED. THE IDM WAS INITIALLY ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN 1995 AND LAST UPDATED IN 2019. IT GIVES THE CITY ENGINEER THE ENGINEER AUTHORITY, TO MAKE TECHNICAL DECISIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY. AFTER HIRING A CONSULTANT TO EVALUATE OUR 2019 IDM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE SOLICITED FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH THE ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. WE INCORPORATED OUR INPUT AND PRESENTED IT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025. FOR TECHNICAL REVIEW. PNC IS FORWARDING A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL. THE IDM HAS THESE MAJOR CHANGES IN CHAPTER FIVE REGARDING WATER SYSTEMS, CHAPTER SEVEN FOR STORMWATER, CHAPTER TEN FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, AND CHAPTER 11 FOR ROADS AND STREETS. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, WE'RE SWITCHING AWAY FROM SPAN WIRE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT DANGLE ON CABLES AND ACROSS THE STREETS. AND WE'RE MOVING DUE TO THEIR VULNERABILITY FROM HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. SPEAKING OF INTENSE RAINFALL, ANOTHER EXAMPLES WERE ALSO UPDATING OUR DETENTION PONDS REQUIREMENTS TO MITIGATE FLOOD RISK. SO AGAIN THIS IS A LIST OF MAJOR CHANGES. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW QUESTIONS FOR THE MOTION. THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLOUSER SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE B, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE FIVE. ARTICLE FOUR PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, CANVASSERS AND INTERNET VENDORS OR ITINERANT I APOLOGIZE, VENDORS OF CHAPTER 18 BUSINESSES OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE AMENDING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, FEES, HOURS OF OPERATION AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THIS ITEM, AMENDING THE SECTION OF THE ITINERANT VENDORS AND SOLICITORS AND BUSINESSES, MEETS THE STRATEGIC GOAL OF CREATING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. WE AS STAFF HAVE WORKED AND REVIEWED OTHER ORDINANCES FROM OTHER CITIES. THE CITIES OF FRIENDSWOOD, HOUSTON, PEARLAND, SUGAR LAND AND THE CITY OF WEBSTER TO IMPROVE OUR ORDINANCE GOVERNING SOLICITORS, YOU WILL FIND THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN THIS ORDINANCE WILL REDUCE THE HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR DOOR TO DOOR SALES FROM 9 A.M. TO 9 P.M. TO 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M. IN THE AMENDMENT, WE ALSO WOULD REDUCE THE REGISTRATION FROM 180 DAYS TO 90 DAYS BEFORE THE SOLICITOR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO COME IN AND REAPPLY FOR A NEW LICENSE. THIS AMENDMENT ALSO INTRODUCES A $1,000 SURETY BOND THAT WILL PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY FOR PER SOLICITOR. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT ALLOWS FOR A DENIAL OR REVOCATION BASED ON CRIMINAL HISTORY, DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES OR DETERMINATIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD PROVIDE A NONREFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE TO ACCOMPANY EVERY REGISTRATION STATEMENT. CURRENTLY, WHEN A SOLICITOR COMES IN, THEY MAY NEED US TO DO BACKGROUND CHECKS ON MAYBE 20 SOLICITORS. WE DO BACKGROUND CHECKS AT $4 PER REGISTRANT, AND THEN THE SOLICITOR MAY DECIDE THEY DON'T WANT TO GO DOOR TO DOOR AND THEY DON'T COME IN. AND SO THE CITY IS OUT OF THAT MONEY. SO WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS REQUIRE A BOND, I'M SORRY, A DEPOSIT UPFRONT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT SETS ESCALATING MINIMUM FINES FOR VIOLATIONS TO SUPPORT CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT. SO IF WE DO HAVE SOMEONE THAT IS GOING DOOR TO DOOR THAT DOES NOT COME IN AND REGISTER WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, THERE IS ESCALATION OF FINES THAT THEY WOULD BE CHARGED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR NOT REGISTERING THEIR BUSINESSES. AND THEN IN ADDITION, THIS CHANGE WOULD ALSO ELIMINATE THE APPEAL PROCESS FOR AN ITINERANT [00:30:04] VENDOR THAT IS DENIED, WHETHER IT BE BASED ON CRIMINAL HISTORY OR DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES OR WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZE AND COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. CRYSTAL, CAN YOU FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE KIND OF GO OVER WHO WOULD BE APPLYING FOR THESE PARTICULAR SOLICITATION PERMITS? SO BASICALLY, ANY BUSINESS THAT WANTS TO GO DOOR TO DOOR, WHETHER THEY'RE SELLING SERVICES OR PRODUCTS, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO COME IN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIKE MAYBE ALARM COMPANIES, WHICH STATE LAW DOES PROTECT AND SAY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME IN TO RECEIVE A SOLICITOR'S LICENSE. BUT ANYONE THAT GOES DOOR TO DOOR FOR DOOR TO DOOR SALES ARE REQUIRED TO COME IN OUTSIDE OF THAT PERIMETER TO TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT. SO DOES THIS APPLY TO BECAUSE IT STATES CANVASSERS, PEDDLERS SOLICITORS, DOES THIS APPLY TO POLITICAL MATERIAL. THEY'RE NOT SELLING ANYTHING BUT THEY'RE PUTTING INFORMATION KNOCKING ON DOORS. IT'S NON SALES. SO THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE APPLIES TO FOLKS WHO WERE CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. SO THEY WOULD BE SELLING GOODS AND SERVICES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFICATION RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER KIRK. THANK YOU. AS A SCOUT LEADER I HAVE TO ASK ABOUT OUR KIDS GOING DOOR TO DOOR SELLING THINGS FOR SCHOOL AND FOR SCOUTS, YOU KNOW, GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO TURN AWAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE YOUTH OR THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY. IT DOES NOT. THERE'S A CAVEAT IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. SO WHAT CONSTITUTES AWAY FROM PEOPLE DOOR KNOCKING NOT CONSIDERED AS A SOLICITATION. SO THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY IS ADDRESSED AT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. SO FOR EXAMPLE IF SOMEONE IS GOING DOOR TO DOOR SELLING TUPPERWARE I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SELLING TUPPERWARE. I'M TALKING ABOUT BLOCK WALKING. SO GOING AND KNOCKING ON PEOPLE'S DOOR AS WE DO POLITICIANS DO. SO WHAT IS PROTECTED? THAT'S A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE. WE CAN CERTAINLY GO INTO THE. IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON IT, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT AS WELL. SO THIS IS ONLY FOR COMMERCIAL. STRICTLY FOR COMMERCIAL, STRICTLY FOR COMMERCIAL WHAT WHAT FALLS UNDER THE COMMERCIAL. SO WHAT FALLS UNDER THE COMMERCIAL IS THE SOMEONE WHO IS GOING DOOR TO DOOR SELLING GOODS AND SERVICES. SO IF THERE'S AN EXCHANGE OR A REQUEST FOR AN EXCHANGE OF MONEY OR FUNDING FOR GOODS AND SERVICES BUSINESS, THEN THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. SO. SO WHEN YOU SAY EXCHANGE, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO EXCHANGE SOMETHING RIGHT NOW OR THEY'RE REQUESTING, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY SOMEONE IF IT'S A SALES, COMMERCIAL SALES, COMMERCIAL SALES. YES. SO IF SOMEONE COMES TO MY OR TO A DOOR IN MISSOURI CITY AND ASKS TO SELL, I'M JUST GOING TO USE TUPPERWARE. A PERSON COULD COULD SIGN UP AND PROMISE TO PAY FOR THAT TUPPERWARE AT A LATER DATE. BUT BECAUSE THE INTERACTION IS FOR A GOOD OR SERVICE, IT'S FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSE. THEREFORE IT WOULD FALL WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSEN. YES. SO LET'S SAY I'M SITTING AT MY HOUSE AND DOORBELL RINGS. 730 IT'S MY TUPPERWARE LADY COMING TO SELL ME SOME TUPPERWARE. IT'S PAST IT'S PAST THE TIME OF HOURS OF OPERATIONS. WHAT DO I DO AS A RESIDENT? SO RESIDENTS AND I DO SEE THE CHIEF HERE. RESIDENTS DO CALL OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS OVER THE YEARS ISSUED CITATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO VIOLATE THIS ORDINANCE SO AN OFFICER COULD COME OUT, TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND ISSUE A CITATION IF THEY IDENTIFY THE PERSON. IF NOT, IF THE IF YOU, SITTING IN YOUR HOME ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSON WHO'S COME TO YOUR DOOR, THAT CAN CERTAINLY BE PROVIDED TO THE TEAM AS WELL FOR ENFORCEMENT. NOW, CHIEF, DO WE? WE DON'T WANT THEM USING 911. RIGHT. OKAY. SO THE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER. RIGHT. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS ONCE THEY ARE A REGISTERED VENDOR WITH THE CITY FOR PURPOSES OF DOOR TO DOOR SOLICITATION, WILL THEY RECEIVE A BADGE AN IDENTIFIABLE BADGE. SO THEY DO. SO WE DO ISSUE BADGES FOR THOSE THAT PASS THE BACKGROUND CHECKS. WE DO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK. A BADGE IS ISSUED FOR EACH ONE OF THE SOLICITORS. AND THEN WE ALSO [00:35:05] COLLECT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLES THAT THEY'RE DRIVING AS WELL. AND THEN WE PROVIDE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF THERE'S AT ANY TIME SOMEONE THAT IS OUT THERE THAT IS SOLICITING, THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE BADGE FROM THE CITY, THAT IS WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALLOWED TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT. OKAY. AND THEN HOW LONG DOES THIS REGISTRATION OR THIS PERMIT LAST FOR EACH BUSINESS THAT IS APPLYING FOR IT? SO CURRENTLY IT'S 180 DAYS, 180 DAYS. WITH THIS AMENDMENT IT WOULD REDUCE IT TO 90 DAYS. OKAY OKAY. GOT IT. THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MOTION. THANK YOU. CRYSTAL I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE SURETY BOND, THE $1,000 SURETY BOND. WHAT WAS THE THINKING BEHIND THAT? BECAUSE I THOUGHT SURETY BOND REALLY DEALT MORE SO IN TERMS OF DOLLARS BEING EXCHANGED. SO IS THAT TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORS? IT IS TO PROTECT THE RESIDENT. IF A VENDOR COMES OUT AND SAY THEY COLLECT MONEY FROM A RESIDENT AND ATTORNEY, CORRECT ME IF I'M I'M WRONG. IF A RESIDENT PAYS MONEY TO A SOLICITOR AND THAT SOLICITOR DOES NOT PROVIDE THE GOOD, THEN WE DO HAVE THAT SURETY BOND ON FILE WHERE THAT PERSON COULD THEN TRY TO SEEK THEIR MONEY BACK. OKAY, THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW. I JUST RECENTLY SAW SOME A SITUATION HERE IN THE CITY WHERE WHAT IS IT? THE CURB PAINTING FOR THE ADDRESSES. AND THE PERSON DIDN'T COME BACK? YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM [(a) Consider and Possible Action - A resolution approving the submission o...] NUMBER TEN. OUR RESOLUTIONS, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING SUBMISSIONS OF FISCAL YEAR 2027 GRANT APPLICATIONS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRAFFIC LIGHT EQUIPMENT, ACTIVE ATTACK RESPONSE EQUIPMENT, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FORENSIC GENETIC GENEALOGY. GENEALOGICAL DNA ANALYSIS, THE GENERAL CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE PEACE OFFICER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND RIFLE RESISTANT BODY ARMOR PROGRAM, DESIGNATING THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL AND FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE GRANT APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE RACHEL MORAN. I'M SO GLAD YOU JOINED. YOU READY TO NOT MAKE ME READ ALL THAT, RACHEL? GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. SO I AM PRESENTING SEVEN SEPARATE GRANTS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY FOR, SEEKING APPROVAL FROM YOU ALL. SO THE FIRST IS THE ACTIVE ATTACK RESPONSE EQUIPMENT GRANT. WE'RE APPLYING FOR BREACHING TOOLS FOR SUPERVISORS AND FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS, AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF $44,386.07. THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIREMENT. AND THIS IS A NEW GRANT. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM IS THROUGH HRDC. WE'RE APPLYING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT HOURS FOR ALL OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION. TOTAL AMOUNT IS 67,800. ALSO NO MATCH REQUIRED. AND THIS IS ALSO A NEW GRANT, THE SECONDARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM. ALSO THROUGH HJC. WE'RE APPLYING TO BRING RIGHT DE-ESCALATION TRAINING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS WOULD CERTIFY WE WOULD PICK TEN PEOPLE TO DO TRAIN THE TRAINER ON A TWO DAY COURSE. AND THEN WE WOULD DO THREE ONE DAY CLASSES FOR THE RIGHT DE-ESCALATION TRAINING AS WELL. AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $63,675. THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIRED. AND THIS IS A NEW GRANT, FORENSIC DNA TESTING GRANT, APPLYING TO SEND CASE EVIDENCE TO PRIVATE LABS FOR GENETIC GENEALOGICAL DNA ANALYSIS. AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT ON THIS IS ABOUT $100,000. I BELIEVE WE'RE JUST UNDER THIS THRESHOLD. THERE'S NO MATCH REQUIRED. AND THIS IS ALSO A NEW GRANT THE RIFLE RESISTANT BODY ARMOR GRANT PROGRAM. THIS WOULD BE OUR THIRD YEAR APPLYING FOR IT, APPLYING TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL ANGEL ARMOR VESTS FOR OUR OFFICERS, AND THE AMOUNT OF $54,445.95. NO MATCH REQUIRED. AND THIS IS A CONTINUATION GRANT OUR PEACE OFFICER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM GRANT APPLYING TO PURCHASE PEER CONNECT APP FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS WOULD GO FOR ALL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. TOTAL AMOUNT IS $13,080. THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIRED. AND THIS IS A GRANT. AND THEN OUR GENERAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. THIS FUNDS OUR CRIME VICTIM LIAISON PERSON FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A CONTINUATION GRANT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 76,850 AND $0.01 THERE IS A 20% MATCH WHICH COMES FROM FRINGE BENEFITS. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, [00:40:04] THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE ALL OF THESE GRANTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE APPLYING FOR? DO THEY ALL RUN AT THE SAME TIME? IS THE SAME CLOSING PERIOD OR ARE THEY JUST MOST OF THEM ARE. THERE'S A FEW THAT HAVE A91 START DATE, BUT MOST OF THEM START TEN ONE. WE WOULD START ALL OF THEM WITH THE NEW FISCAL YEAR OF TEN ONE. I GOTCHA. YOU JUST DIDN'T WANT TO COME SEE US ANYMORE. THIS YOU KNOW, YOU'LL SEE ME AGAIN. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU. RACHEL, HOW ARE THESE GRANTS ANNUAL OR ARE THEY QUARTERLY, OR ARE THEY COME UP EVERY TWO YEARS, FIVE YEARS OR WHAT? SO THESE ARE SPECIFIC THROUGH OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. THESE GRANTS ALL OPENED ON THE SAME DAY. AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME CLOSING PERIOD, WHICH IS WHY I'M PRESENTING SO MANY AT ONE TIME. SOME OF THEM ARE CONTINUATION GRANTS. THINGS LIKE OUR TRAFFIC LEADERS AND OUR RIGHT. DE-ESCALATION TRAINING IS GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS. SO WE APPLY YEAR TO YEAR FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. UNDER THAT PROGRAM, OUR CRIME VICTIM LIAISON POSITION, WE APPLY YEAR TO YEAR FOR A CONTINUATION OF THAT ONE AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS THE SECOND ONE, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT. WHAT IS THE WHAT IS LIGHTERS AND WHAT IS THIS GRANT GO TOWARDS. SO THAT'S TRAFFIC LEADERS AND THEIR SPEED LIGHTERS. SO THEY'RE FOR OUR TRAFFIC UNIT SPECIFICALLY. AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO TRACK BETTER SPEED ON VEHICLES. INTERESTING OKAY. IT'S NEW. IT'S THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY THAT'S OUT ON THE MARKET RIGHT NOW OKAY. AND THEY'RE UPGRADING IT WITH NIGHT VISION AS WELL. AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY MY QUESTION IS THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE I HADN'T HEARD OF IT. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. BECAUSE YOU ARE VERY DILIGENT AND YOU'RE ALWAYS EFFICIENT TO BE ON TOP OF THESE GRANTS AND PRESENT THEM TO COUNCIL. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OUT THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, RACHEL, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COUNCIL. WHY YOU COME ALL THE WAY AT THE END. IT HAS TO DO WITH JOYCE AND CRYSTAL. JUST SO YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS. YOU SIT OUT THERE FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS, RIGHT? BUT BLAME THEM. DON'T BLAME US. ALRIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. WE HAVE WE WE HAVE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. I'M LOOKING FOR SECOND. OKAY. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSER SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. FOR THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND HEARING. NO OBJECTIONS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:17 P.M. JASON MANGUM DID. DID HE BEAT YOUR RECORD? * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.