[00:00:02] TO ORDER AT 6:32 P.M.. ITEM TWO IS QUORUM OF COUNCIL. [1. CALL TO ORDER] WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE TO BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHERITA THOMPSON. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECTOR. DO WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE ARE STAFF REPORTS. [(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of announcements of communit...] FY CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, WE HAVE ANGEL JONES, OUR CITY MANAGER. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE US, WELCOME OUR NEW POLICE CHIEF, TROY FINNER, TO OUR MISSOURI CITY TEAM. THEN YOU MISSED AN EVENT, BUT IT WAS LIVE STREAMED, SO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY NEWS I HAVE. HE IS THE NEWEST MEMBER TO THE TEAM. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. A REQUEST TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE. CONTINUING ARTICLE. ARTICLE. WHAT IS THAT? SEVEN OF CHAPTER 74 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE, CONTINUING THE RULES OF REGULATIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE STANDARDS OR CARE FOR CERTAIN ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS OPERATED [(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a request to adopt...] BY THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. WE'LL CALL NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM SEVEN A ONE CITY SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE RECEIVE REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS? WITH NO COMMENTS. WE WILL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SEVEN A ONE. WE WILL GO TO ITEM SEVEN, A TWO SEVEN, A TWO, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. CONTINUING ARTICLE SEVEN OF CHAPTER 74 OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE, CONTINUING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE STANDARDS OF CARE FOR CERTAIN ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATION PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WE HAVE DONNIE HAYES, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. [(2) Consideration and Possible Action - First Reading - An ordinance of th...] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO CONSIDER OUR STANDARDS OF CARE, WHICH IS ANNUALLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE. THESE ARE OUR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE SAFETY AND CARE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, AND REALLY ARE ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY PROGRAMING, QUALITY PROGRAMING AND QUALITY ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM EIGHT ARE ORDINANCES 8A8A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT RELATED TO BASE PAY FOR CLASSIFIED RANKS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE CYNTHIA FORD, INTERIM CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTOR. YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...] GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. THE CITY IS SEEKING TO REVISE THE STEP PAY MATRIX FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SWORN PERSONNEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE REVISED STEP PAY MATRIX AND REVISE BASE SALARIES TO REFLECT THE 3% OVERALL INCREASE AND A 2.5% STEP INCREASE. THIS WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE EMPLOYEE SALARY INCREASES ON MAY 17TH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I HAVE RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU MAYOR. CITY MANAGER JONES THIS WAS ALLOCATED FOR CORRECT OUR WITHIN OUR CORRECTLY. THIS IS JUST A NORMAL PROCESS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T INCORPORATE IT AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH WE WILL DO GOING FORWARD. SO WE HAD TO DO IT AS A SEPARATE ITEM. NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WHEN YOU SAY, I JUST SIGNED UP, WHEN YOU SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH IT, WHAT IS IT? EXPLAIN IT. IT'S JUST CHANGING THE MATRIX BASED ON WHAT THE BUDGET SAYS. AND WHAT WE COULD HAVE DONE AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME WAS PUT A MATRIX THAT REFLECTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MAY 17TH IN THE BUDGET ORDINANCE. [00:05:10] AND THAT WAY WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO HAVE A SEPARATE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PAY MATRIX, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING COUNCIL DOES AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER NINE. RESOLUTION NINE A, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ETJ RELEASE PETITIONS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM TONIGHT. THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT SETS A FEE TO PROCESS ETJ RELEASES. [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution adopting a schedule o...] AS YOU ALL KNOW, CHAPTER 42 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ALLOWS PROPERTY OWNERS WITH PROPERTIES IN THE ETJ TO EXCLUDE THEIR PROPERTIES FROM THE CITY'S ETJ. STAFF IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THOSE PETITIONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY COMPLY WITH STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS. OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE PETITIONS FOR SUCH RELEASES, AND THOSE REVIEWS TAKE A LOT OF TIME, NOT JUST FROM LEGAL, BUT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS. SO IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY PROCESS THOSE PETITIONS, WERE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY ADOPT A FEE TO COVER THE COST OF PROCESSING THE PETITIONS. THE PROPOSED FEE IS $2,000. OKAY, SO RECOGNIZE THE MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS, DOES THIS DOES THE STATE LAW APPLY TO SIENA RESIDENTS AS WELL? SO THERE IS AN EXCLUSION IN THE LAW FOR AREAS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. AND MOST OF THAT AREA IN THE CITY'S ETJ IS SUBJECT TO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. SO IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO THOSE FOLKS. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING, COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MY QUESTION IS IT $2,000 PER APPLICATION PER PARCEL? O PER PARCEL? YES. OKAY. SO. ARE THE APPLICATIONS TIED BY PARCEL? SO THE APPLICATIONS IT'S A PROPERTY OWNER. SO PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO SUBMIT A PETITION. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION OR LOT AND BLOCK DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY. BUT WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS, STAFF IS GOING BACK. WE'RE REVIEWING PROPERTY OWNERS, IDENTIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS, IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF THE PARCELS, RUNNING THOSE THROUGH GIS TO PULL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CONDUCTING KIND OF A LEGAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO OTHER EXCLUSIONS. AND SO ALL OF THAT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 17 HOURS PER PARCEL. SO THIS PROPOSAL IS INTENDED TO JUST COVER THOSE EXPENSES FOR THE CITY. OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. GREAT QUESTION. MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER IN SPEAKING ABOUT THE SIENA AREA, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS THERE. SO THAT KIND OF STOPS THAT. BUT WOULD YOU SAY A VAST MAJORITY OF THE AREA THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT, WHERE THIS WOULD BE CONCERNED IS THAT PRIMARILY OVER NEAR THE RIVERSTONE AREA OR SO THERE? AND IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, A LEGAL INFORMATION, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT. BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT PARCELS. YES. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK. SEEING NONE US ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MEMBER BROWN MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. SO THE TIME IS 6:42 P.M., AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE. MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSEN. YES. CITY SECRETARY, IS IT TOO LATE FOR US TO. I KNOW WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT TO PLACE THIS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION SINCE IT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA, CAN WE PLACE THIS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION? ALTHOUGH WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON IT, YOU'VE ALREADY VOTED ON THIS ITEM. [10. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION] OKAY. OKAY. WHAT WHAT WHAT TIME DID I SAY IT WAS? [00:10:05] 642? 640 STILL 642. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.074 AND FIVE FIVE, 1.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 7:40 P.M.. CITY COUNCIL IS BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING. SEEING NO ACTIONS, NO NOTHING ON THE QUEUE. THE TIME IS 740. THE MEETING IS NOW OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.