[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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ARE YOU READY? GOOD. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 18TH, 2026. WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:55 P.M. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE. IT'LL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. PLEASE FOLLOWING GIVE HONOR TO OUR FLAG AND OUR COUNTRY. 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, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT IS ITEM FOUR. A IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC
[(a) Proclamation - National Public Works Week - May 17-23, 2026]
WORKS WEEK, MAY 17TH THROUGH 23, 2026. ARE IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT. IF I CAN HAVE THE WHOLE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM COME UP HERE.ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. HOW ARE YOU? ARE YOU GUYS READY? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DEPARTMENT. I'M JUST KIDDING.
IT IS. THEY DO FIX ALL THE STREETS, AND THEY DO WORK EXTREMELY HARD. I THINK OUR FORMER, WHO'S NOW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, OUR SHASHIKUMAR USED TO HAVE SAYING THAT SAYS THEY'RE THE FIRST ONE TO ARRIVE AND LAST TO LEAVE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PD AND FIRE, BUT I GUESS I'M WRONG. BUT THEY ARE. I'VE SEEN THEM IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. BOTH ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEHIND US HAVE SEEN THEM THROUGH ALL THE HURRICANES, THE ICE STORMS, EVERYTHING.
THEY'RE OUT THERE AND HELPING THE CITIZENS AND HELPING OUR ROADWAYS TO IMPROVE. AND THEY GET A LOT OF CALLS. SO TODAY IS RIGHTFULLY SO, YOUR WEEK AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THAT. WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS. AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES OFTEN SERVE AS FIRST RESPONDERS DURING EMERGENCIES, WEATHER EVENTS, AND NATURAL DISASTERS, ENSURING THAT VITAL SERVICES REMAIN OPERATIONAL AND COMMUNITIES REMAIN CONNECTED AND SAFE. WHEREAS, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION HAS DESIGNATED MAY 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, WITH THE THEME ROOTED IN SERVICE POWERED BY COMMUNITY. RECOGNIZING A DEEP COMMITMENT, PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS HAVE TO TO SERVING THE COMMUNITIES THEY SUPPORT. WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND CONTRIBUTION OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES WHO WORK EACH DAY TO ENHANCE AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE, I, ROBIN, ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 17TH THROUGH MAY 23RD, 2026 AS PUBLIC WORKS RECOGNITION WEEK IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, AND ASK ALL THE RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONAL WHO KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. I DID NOT NO IDEA THIS WAS THIS LONG. I WOULD HAVE GAVE IT TO MAYOR PRO-TEM, BUT SHASHI, PLEASE COME ON UP. YOU GOT TO JOIN THIS TEAM. WHAT'S UP? I WANT YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS. SURE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MR. HERNANDEZ AS WELL. SHE IS NEVER COME ON THE STAGE HERE, PLEASE.
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THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYONE FOR SHOWING UP TONIGHT.RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IS AN HONOR, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE FOR THIS PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING THE ENGINEERING WEEK OF PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. I CALL ENGINEERING WEEK MY APOLOGY, BUT PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, IT'S REALLY A RECOGNITION FOR ALL THE HARD WORK OUR STAFF DO ON A DAILY BASIS. PUBLIC WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES. THEY DO. THEY RESPOND TO CLEAN THE STREETS, HELP OUT IN THE FLOODINGS TRAFFIC DIVISION, FIX ALL THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AFTER HOURS, AND ALL THE EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE SEEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
SO ALL THOSE IS BEHIND THE SCENES EFFORT THAT OUR TEAM RIGHT HERE. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE TEAM FOR WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS. AND WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT TEAM HERE AT CITY MISSOURI CITY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE RECOGNITION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY THEMSELVES FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE AMAZING PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND FOR THE CONTINUED YEARS THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE THIS. YOU ALL TRULY ARE FIRST RESPONDERS. AND WE COULDN'T LIVE IN THE CITY AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITHOUT YOU GUYS. I AM SO HONORED TO BE THE SOUTHEAST BRANCH PRESIDENT AND SUPPORT YOU GUYS IN ANYTHING YOU NEED. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
OKAY, SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS FOR ANY ITEMS ON THIS TODAY'S AGENDA? YES, MR. MAYOR, I DO. JAMES HUNT. MR. HUNT, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD. MR. HUNT IS SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM SEVEN G.PUSH THE BUTTON. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JAMES HUNT AND I LIVE AT 2027 WETHERBY LANE IN NEW POINTE ESTATES. THAT'S FRESNO, TEXAS. NOW, BEFORE PURCHASING OUR HOME, MY WIFE AND I MET WITH TXDOT, FORT BEND COUNTY AND MISSOURI CITY REPRESENTATIVES CHECKING FLOOD MAPS, THOROUGHFARE PLANS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. THOROUGHFARE LINES ON A MAP HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON BUYERS AND SELLERS. UNLIKE THE EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING THOROUGHFARE, WHICH ONE CAN FORESEE, THE PROPOSED ROUTES ONE AND TWO SIMPLY CONVERT A CLUSTER OF LOCAL STREETS TO CREATE A NEW NORTH SOUTH THOROUGHFARE. NOW, THIS IS SIGNIFICANT, AS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF A LOCAL STREET IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS CARRYING LOW TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEREAS THE FUNCTION OF A THOROUGHFARE IS TO MOVE TRAFFIC ACROSS LONG DISTANCES, CARRYING HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT HIGH SPEEDS, USUALLY WITH MULTIPLE LANES AND SIGNALS. NOW, WHEN A STREET IS CHANGED FROM A LOCAL TO A THOROUGHFARE, HOME VALUES DECREASE DUE TO INCREASED TRAFFIC VOLUMES, SPEED, NOISE AND THE DISSECTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU'VE BROKEN US UP. NOW, LAST WEEK, COUNCIL ASKED IF THE PROPOSED THOROUGHFARE LINES ON A MAP CAN BE CHANGED LATER. THE ANSWER IS YES. HOWEVER, THAT WON'T UNDO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THOSE ALONG THE PROPOSED ROUTES ONE AND TWO ALIGNMENTS BEING PRESENTED TODAY, IF APPROVED.
FOR THIS REASON, I AM ASKING THAT THE IMPACTS OF ROUTES ONE AND TWO BE EVALUATED FIRST BEFORE APPROVING, COUNCIL STATED BEFORE APPROVING. COUNCIL STATED LAST WEEK THAT FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THESE ROUTES ARE MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OUT. SO WHY ARE WE RUSHING FOR THE APPROVAL TODAY? LET'S DETERMINE THE FORECASTED TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON THESE ROUTES AND THE ROADWAYS, WHICH THEY WILL CONNECT. HOW MANY LANES WILL BE NEEDED ON THESE ROUTES AND THE CONNECTING ROADS? I RAISED MANY OTHER CONCERNS LAST WEEK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND THE IMPACTS TO NEIGHBORHOODS SOUTH OF MCKEEVER ROAD. LET'S DETERMINE THE IMPACTS OF THE FUTURE SIENNA DEVELOPMENTS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, AS DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE THE ONE FUNDING THE MITIGATION OF THEIR IMPACTS, NOT THE TAXPAYERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE THINK THIS THROUGH AND GET THIS RIGHT FOR THE LONG RANGE PLAN. GRANTED, ROUTES ONE AND TWO DO NOT CONNECT TO NEW POINTE ESTATES IN THE CURRENT PLAN, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CITY DOESN'T RECONSIDER THIS CONNECTION IF AND WHEN ROUTES ONE AND TWO NEED RELIEF IN THE YEARS TO COME, THE FASTER WE
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MOVE FORWARD. WITH SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, THE MORE COSTLY THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE WHEN WE HAVE TO CHANGE LATER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. WE DO HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN HOLD FOR UNTIL THAT TIME. YEAH. OKAY.
BUT OTHERWISE THAT'S THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, CORRECT. OKAY. AND THIS WOULD BE ON ITEM SEVEN G. THE OTHER ITEMS ARE FOR ITEM EIGHT A AND ITEM EIGHT B. OKAY. YOU LET ME KNOW WHEN THAT COME UP. OKAY. WHAT IS. IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SIX A STAFF REPORT SIX A IS THE
[(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of announcements of communit...]
CITY MANAGER REPORT TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COMMUNITY INTEREST, WE HAVE ANGEL L JONES, OUR CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE NEWEST MEMBER TO OUR TEAM, OUR NEW HR DIRECTOR, MR. ALVIN PIERCE. AND I SHARED WITH HIM. SINCE THIS IS HIS FIRST DAY, WE WILL LIMIT THE QUESTIONS UNTIL LATER. OKAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM SIX B IS TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION AND GIVE[(b) Receive a Presentation and Give Direction to Staff - Proposed Bond Pro...]
DIRECTION TO STAFF ON PROPOSED BOND PROJECTS. WE HAVE MUSTAFA AL-BASSAM, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS EVENING WE HAVE A QUICK POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. BASICALLY, STAFF IS REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING A POTENTIAL FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND PROGRAM. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO, THEN THIS NEW BOND PROGRAM WILL HAVE SIX DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT. THE FIRST ONE IS THE MOBILITY SLASH STREET RECONSTRUCTION, UTILITIES, PARKS, FACILITIES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. HERE IS THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BOND THAT CAN OR THREE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF BOND PACKAGES THAT WE COULD PRESENT OR STAFF CAN PRESENT AT A FUTURE COMMISSION COUNCIL MEETING. THE FIRST ONE, WHICH IS THE CORE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, AND THAT WILL BE BASICALLY A LOWER FINANCIAL IMPACT AND ADDRESS HIGHEST PRIORITY NEEDS FOR OUR CITY. THE SECOND ONE WILL BE A BALANCED, A BALANCED COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM, AND THAT WILL BE MORE A MODERATE FINANCIAL IMPACT, MORE COMPREHENSIVE LONG TERM STRATEGY. AND THE THIRD ONE WILL BE MORE OF POSITION FOR THE CITY IN THE FUTURE GROWTH. AND OBVIOUSLY THAT WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY. IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO ADAPT OR A NEW BOND PROGRAM, WHICH WE'LL CALL IT 2026 BOND PROGRAM, THE TIMELINE FOR THIS OR THE KEY MILESTONES THAT WE NEED TO ACHIEVE THE FIRST ONE AS MAY 18TH TODAY IS APPROVED, THE BOND PROGRAM, AND THEN SOMETIME BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE, WE NEED TO APPOINT OR THE COUNCIL WILL APPOINT CITIZEN BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND THEN JUNE, JULY, THE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW ALL THOSE PROJECTS.IN JULY 20TH, THE COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT THOSE PROJECTS TO COUNCIL AND ULTIMATELY AUGUST 17TH, WHERE THE COUNCIL CAN ELECT TO CALL A SPECIAL BOND ELECTION, AND THAT WILL ULTIMATELY MAKE IT TO THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026 BALLOT. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK, WHAT ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE? I'M TESTING IT. OKAY. NO. OKAY. SO RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE. PROPOSED BOND PROJECT AND TO EXPLORE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THE TIMELINE PRESENTED. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THAT YOUR SECOND, COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON? YES, THAT'S MY SECOND. OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MR. MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN I PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE FOR THIS ITEM? YES, MAYOR. YES. MAYOR. MEMBER. BROWN. MARSHALL.
YES. MAYOR. PRO TEM KLAUSER. YES. MEMBER. RILEY. YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. MEMBER. O'DEKIRK. YES.
MEMBER. EMERY. YES. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NUMBER
[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
SEVEN, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE WANT WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK YES, I'D[00:15:03]
LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM SEVEN G TO MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE SEVEN G. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND KEEPING IN MIND THAT ITEM SEVEN B IS BEING PULLED BY STAFF 7B7B, BUT THIS IS SEVEN G YOU WANT TO INCLUDE. OH, YOU JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE INCLUDED IN THAT MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. SO IT WAS MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. YES. SO CAN WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE YES.MAYOR. YES. MEMBER. BROWN. MARSHALL. YES. MAYOR. PRO TEM KLAUSER. YES. MEMBER. RILEY.
YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. O'DEKIRK. YES. MEMBER. EMERY. YES. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL
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RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SEVEN G. COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MOVE THAT WE ADD ANOTHER NORTH SOUTH CONNECTOR IN BETWEEN THE CURRENT PROPOSED NORTH SOUTH ROUTES, ROUTES ONE AND TWO, TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO ADDRESS ANY FEASIBILITY CONCERNS. AND THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO APPROVING ITEM G. OKAY. SO IS THAT YOUR SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLOUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE CAT. YES. MEMBER. BROWN. MARSHALL. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM CLOUSER. YES. MEMBER. RILEY.YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. MEMBER. O'DEKIRK. YES. MEMBER. EMERY. YES. THE MOTION CARRIES
[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a request by Kaluz...]
UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT ARE PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS.EIGHT A IS A ZONING HEARING AND ORDINANCES. EIGHT A ONE TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A REQUEST BY CALUSA TO AMEND SUP SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 169. ORDINANCE 0-05-47 TO ALLOW FOR A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY AND TO THE EXTENT SUCH ZONING DEVIATES FROM THE FUTURE LAND USE AND CHARACTER MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT AMENDMENT.
THEREFORE, WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW. NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT, A ONE CITY SECRETARY. HAVE YOU HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, MR. MAYOR, I DO AURA CARVE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ADEA. I'M WITH MAJESTIC DEVELOPERS. I'M SORRY. OKAY. WE ARE NOT ON THAT ITEM YET. ALL RIGHT, MISS CARVE, WE'RE NOT ON THAT ITEM YET AS OF YET. OKAY. I HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR ITEM EIGHT A, SO WE WILL CALL YOU MR. MAYOR, IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, NO, THAT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE FOR A DAY? ONE? NO. MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NOT. OKAY.
WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT A ONE. AND EIGHT, A TWO,
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. AMENDING AND RESTATING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 169, REDUCING THE TOTAL ACREAGE SUBJECT TO SUCH PERMIT. AUTHORIZING THE USE OF APPROXIMATELY 16.25 ACRES OF LAND IN MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY IN PART AND PUBLIC LIBRARY IN PART, PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USES. DESCRIBING SUCH 16.25 ACRE TRACT OF LAND 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. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE SHASHI KUMAR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TONIGHT IS A REQUEST TO AMEND A PD FOR AN SUP FOR A PROPOSED EVENT CENTER. JUST WANT TO LAY OUT THE COUNCIL'S VISION, COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND QUALITY OF PLACE, SMART GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND TAX BASE HOUSING AND LIVABILITY. THE SUBJECT LOCATION IS IN THE SIENNA CORRIDOR. THIS IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF SIENNA SPRINGS BOULEVARD AND SIENNA SPRINGS WAY. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A SPECIFIC. CURRENTLY IT'S A PD NUMBER 169, WHICH DOES ALLOW FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND A PUBLIC LIBRARY. JUST TO ORIENT YOU ALL. THIS IS THE FORT BEND COUNTY SIENNA CAMPUS, SO TO SPEAK. THEY ARE NOW PROPOSING AN EVENT CENTER WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE PD, AND THEY'RE COMING TO THIS BODY FOR AN SUP SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.[00:20:01]
THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE EVENT CENTER. IT IS CONSIDERED AS A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. AND THAT IS WHY AGAIN, THEY'RE COMING FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO THE IMAGE TO THE RIGHT, YOU SEE THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING FORT BEND COUNTY LIBRARY, FORT BEND COUNTY ANNEXES, AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER THERE IS AN EMPTY LOT, GIVE OR TAKE ABOUT 16 ACRES.THAT IS THE LOCATION WHERE THIS EVENT CENTER IS PROPOSED. AGAIN, THIS IS FUNDED BY FORT BEND COUNTY. AGAIN, A RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED EVENT CENTER. THIS WILL BE ABOUT 16,500 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. IT'LL HAVE AN ASSEMBLY HALL, AN OUTDOOR PAVILION, THE ONE THAT YOU SEE TO THE WEST OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT, A CONFERENCE ROOM, RESTROOM, FACILITIES DESIGNED TO SERVE BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. AND THIS IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 600 PEOPLE.
AND WE'RE TOLD THIS IS KIND OF A MULTI-USE FACILITY TO SERVE VARIOUS EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS FORT BEND COUNTY. ANOTHER RENDERING OF THE SITE. YOU DO SEE THE PROPOSED EVENT CENTER SITE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE VERY SENSITIVE STAFF HAS BEEN VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT THIS EVENT. CENTER IS GIVEN THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SIENNA CORRIDOR WHEN IT RELATES TO TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY. WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS MULTIPLE POINTS OF ACCESS AS WELL AS CONNECTIVITY, TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NOT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE TRAFFIC. IF YOU SEE ON THE NORTH TRAMMEL, FRESNO, IT'S A ROADWAY THAT THAT EXTENDS EAST WEST AND CURRENTLY TERMINATES AT A SORT OF CALL, A DEAD END. THE COUNTY IS PROPOSING TO EXTEND TRAMMEL FRESNO TO TIE INTO THE ROADWAY THAT CONNECTS INTO THE EVENT CENTER. SO YOU WILL NOT ONLY HAVE ACCESS FROM SIENNA PARKWAY, BUT THE TRAMMEL FRESNO WILL BE EXTENDED FURTHER WEST TO TIE INTO THE EVENT CENTER. ALSO, STAFF IS LOOKING AT FUTURE GROWTH IN THE CORRIDOR, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF SIENNA SPRINGS. WE HAVE ASKED THE COUNTY TO FUND THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE LOCATION THAT YOU'RE LOOKING THERE IS SIENNA SPRINGS WAY AND SIENNA SPRINGS BOULEVARD AND THERE WILL BE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AGAIN. IT WILL BE DEPLOYED AT A PLACE WHERE THIS EVENT CENTER COMES IN PLACE. THIS IS NOT ONLY GOING TO HELP MANAGE THE EVENT CENTER TRAFFIC, BUT ANY OTHER ANY AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO COME FURTHER SOUTH. AND BY THE WAY, THIS HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE ORDINANCE WHEREIN THE COUNTY WILL BUILD THE SIGNAL SHOULD THE EVENT CENTER MOVE FORWARD. ANOTHER RENDERING OF THE WHOLE CORRIDOR. YOU SEE THE SIENNA SPRINGS WAY, AND THE CIRCLE IS WHERE THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS PROPOSED. AND AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE AND THE AND OUR TRAFFIC TEAM HAS REVIEWED THE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC ANALYSIS. AND THEY'VE RECOMMENDED THIS NOT ONLY FOR THE EVENT CENTER FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE EXTENSION OF SIENNA SPRINGS, WAY FURTHER SOUTH, TO SERVE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE PLANNED DOWN THE WAY. IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE INITIAL NOTICES WERE MAILED IN JANUARY 2ND AND EIGHTH. THE PLANNING AND ZONING HEARD THIS CASE ON JANUARY THE 14TH AND FEBRUARY THE 11TH. IT'S NOW COMING TO CITY COUNCIL. THE PNC LOOKED AT THIS AND PROVIDED A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE EVENT CENTER. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE WE DO ALSO HAVE CALUSA INC, WHICH IS THE ENGINEER REPRESENTING FORT BEND COUNTY WHO'S HERE AS WELL. WITH THAT, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SURE, SHASHI, JUST TWO QUESTIONS. WHAT'S THE CAPACITY OF THE OF THE THIS PARTICULAR EVENT CENTER WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO HOW MANY PEOPLE IT WOULD FIT THE CAPACITY IF I HEARD CORRECTLY, MARRIED 600 PEOPLE. WELL, THAT'LL MAKE ME FEEL GOOD.
IF YOU HEARD IT CORRECTLY. WHAT IS IT? IS IT 600 OR 6? IS 550 OR WHAT? WHICH ONE? 600 IS THAT IN IN CONCRETE. IS THAT IN WRITTEN. YES. OKAY. AND WHAT. AND YOU AND I HEARD YOU SAY THAT WE'RE SEEING A SPRINGS AND THIS ROADWAY NOW WILL HAVE A SIGNAL WHERE IT SAYS PROPOSED SIGNAL. AND THAT IS THE LOCATION WHERE YOU SEE THE CIRCLE AT THAT SIGNAL. SURE.
NOW, AND HOW IS THIS NOW PUT INTO THE INTO THIS. YOU SAID THAT IT'S ALREADY IN THE CONTRACT OR THERE IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE STIPULATES THAT BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF SEAL FOR THIS FACILITY, THE COUNTY AGREES TO BUILD A SIGNAL, SO THERE IS TRIGGERS AND MECHANISM PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE SIGNAL IS FUNDED AND BUILT BY FORT BEND COUNTY. OKAY. DOES IT DOES IT ALSO SAY WHEN A IN ADJACENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION,
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MEANING THEY CAN PUT IT IN THERE AND SAY THEY'LL BUILD IT, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT WILL IT BE WHEN THIS BUILDING IS COMPLETED OR WILL IT BE IT WILL BE PUT IN. BUT WHENEVER, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ANOTHER TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, IT'S BEFORE A CO IS ISSUED, BEFORE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED FOR THE SEAL WITHOUT. OKAY. YOU I'M I, I FEEL WITHOUT FURTHER RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSEN YES. SHASHI SO YOU ANSWERED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS.MY LAST QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE THE OUTDOOR EVENTS. CAN YOU SPECIFICALLY STATE WHAT TYPES OF OUTDOOR EVENTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING. I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE ASKED MAYOR PRO TEM. I MAY HAVE TO BRING THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE HERE. THEY'VE CALLED IT AS FLEXIBLE SPACE. I WOULD ASK LAWRENCE TURNER FROM CALUSA INC TO KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. THAT OPEN SPACE OVER THERE IS JUST GOING TO BE AN OPEN SPACE WHERE THEY CAN SOMETIMES HAVE GATHERINGS. LET'S SAY THAT WE GOT AN EVENT, A STATE OF THE CITY OR A WEDDING OR WHATEVER. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO STAND INSIDE AND JUST BE HUDDLED UP. AND SO THIS PATIO AREA WILL BE USED FOR THAT TYPE OF USE RIGHT THERE.
OKAY. I THINK THAT THAT'S KEY BECAUSE WHEN WHEN WE SAY OUTDOOR TO THE PUBLIC, THEY MAY THINK THAT MAY MEAN CONCERTS, WHICH THE NOISE POLLUTION, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND AS A RESIDENT. SO NO CONCERTS ARE GOING ON OUT, OUT IN THIS OUTDOOR AREA. NO, THERE'S NO A V OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR OUTDOOR IN THAT PATIO AREA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT MAKES ME FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE. OKAY. AND THEN THERE WAS ONLY ONE PROTEST LETTER. THAT WAS IT.
THAT IS CORRECT. NO EMAILS. CITY SECRETARY RON. NO EMAILS, NO I'M SORRY, EMAILS THAT WERE SENT. THERE WAS ONE PROTEST LETTER FROM FROM THIS. THAT'S IT. JUST ONE. JUST ONE. I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. I KNOW YOU WERE IN CONVERSATION OVER THERE. OKAY, OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? YES, MA'AM. MY QUESTION IS THE THE RENDERING THAT WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN, THE PICTURE WE HAVE IT. THIS IS THE WAY IT'S GOING TO LOOK. YES, MA'AM. THE SAFETY PARTS OF IT. YOU CAN PULL THE OTHER ONE UP. I DON'T SEE A LOT OF EXITS ON THE PICTURE ITSELF. YEAH. NO, THERE'S NO THERE'S THERE'S MULTIPLE EXITS. OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE PICTURE ITSELF. I'M SORRY, MA'AM, I DIDN'T SEE IT WHEN WE GOT THE PICTURE ITSELF. I DIDN'T SEE IT. I JUST WANTED TO SEE THE EXITS BECAUSE I LIKE TO KNOW WHERE EXITS ARE. YES, MA'AM. SO THERE'S MULTIPLE EXITS ON THE SITE. AND ALSO THE PLANS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE FIRE MARSHAL TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN, IN TIME OF CRISIS, EVERYONE CAN EXIT THE BUILDING SAFELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED ABOUT THAT. AND THIS MAY BE A LITTLE PETTY, BUT IS THIS THE ACTUAL DESIGN, HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK ON THE INSIDE? BECAUSE WHAT THE STAGE IS SITTING AND WHAT THE TABLES ARE SITTING. IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT, I'LL HAVE TO CRANE MY NECK. IF I'M IN THE BACK TRYING TO SEE THE STAGE, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT TALL PEOPLE LIKE ME IN THE BACK.
OKAY, I WAS JUST THAT WAS JUST PERSONAL FOR MYSELF. BUT THE SAFETY WAS MY BIGGEST THING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN GET OUT SAFELY IN CASE SOME THINGS HAPPEN. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE YOU GET WITH THE CHIEFS AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT, YES, MA'AM. THAT'S ALL PART OF THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS AND NOT ONLY GOES THROUGH MISSOURI CITY, BUT IT ALSO GOES THROUGH THE SIENA ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER EMERY.
YES. ONE OF THE THINGS, IF I'M READING THIS PROPERLY, IS THAT THE PART OF THE THE COMPLEX IS GOING TO TAKE THE PARKING LOT, WHICH RIGHT NOW, I THINK ON A WEEKLY BASIS ON SATURDAY IS UTILIZED BY MISSOURI CITY'S FARMERS MARKET. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN THERE QUITE A WHILE. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT GOING TO CREATE AN ISSUE FOR THEM? ACTUALLY, IT'S GOING TO ENHANCE IT FOR THEM BECAUSE THE WAY THAT IT'S SET UP. AND IF I DON'T KNOW IF HE OH, THERE, HE'S GOT IT PULLED UP THERE AND I'M GOING TO SEE IF MY LITTLE IT WORKS ON THAT. THERE WE GO. SO HERE'S WHERE THE PROPOSED NEW BUILDING IS RIGHT THERE.
HERE'S THE EXISTING AND I'M RIGHT THERE. THAT'S WHERE THE EXISTING STOPS. SO WE'RE ADDING PARKING TO THE EXISTING PARKING THAT'S THERE. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE IT SET UP SUCH THAT THE FARMER'S MARKET, IF THERE IS OVER AT THE FARMER'S MARKET, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO
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AND USE THE RESTROOM FACILITIES OVER THERE AS WELL, BECAUSE THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE THE DOORS SET UP, IT CAN, ON WEEKENDS HAVE IT OPEN FOR THEM AS WELL. OKAY. SO THEY TRIED TO JUST BE MULTIPLE USE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. WELL, THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE LIKE I SAY, THEY'VE MOVED THE FARMER'S MARKET FROM OVER IN LAKE OLYMPIA, WHICH WASN'T LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE THE VENUES TO THIS AREA. AND IT'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THE. AT ONE TIME IT WAS THE ONLY FARMER'S MARKET IN MISSOURI CITY. I'M SURE THERE'S MORE OF THEM NOW, BUT IT'S. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT THAT WILL SURVIVE. AND IN FACT, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL. ITEMS ADDED TO THE TO THE EVENT. SO IT'LL MAKE IT, I THINK, MORE ATTRACTIVE AND HOPEFULLY MORE PARTICIPATION IN THE FARMER'S MARKET. YES. AND IF PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, I'M GOING TO THROW OUT A PLUG. YOU NEED TO GO BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT VENUE AND THEY HAVE ALL TYPES OF. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS AND YOU NAME IT, THEY'VE GOT IT. SO THAT'S MY $0.02 WORTH FOR FARMER'S MARKET. AND COUNCILMAN EMMER, I'M GOING TO DOVETAIL ON THE END. IT'S SO FAMOUS. IT'S ON THE MONOPOLY BOARD FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. AND SO I'M PRETTY SURE THAT I DON'T WANT TOMASSINI, YOU KNOW, MAKING ME LOOK OVER MY SHOULDERS IF I DO SOMETHING TO DAMAGE HER FARMER'S MARKET.WELL, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY. TWO OF US, YOU KNOW, HAVE HAVE REALLY TOUTED THE, THE VALUE OF THE OF THE FARMER'S MARKET THERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS MY FIRST POINT, WAS THAT I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE FARMER'S MARKET IS TAKEN CARE OF. I GET MY MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE T FROM MISS MEEKS OVER THERE. SO I NEED THAT TO KEEP GOING. SO THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT THAT THIS YOU KNOW, THIS IS KEEPING EVENTS CLOSE TO HOME. WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE FLEE THE CITY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE LARGE ENOUGH SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE GRAND WEDDINGS AND THINGS PEOPLE WANT TO HOLD. WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS WE CAN OFFER, AND THIS IS AT A LOCATION IN SIENA THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT PAIN POINT OF TRAFFIC. SO I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO ADD TO OUR TRAFFIC SITUATION TERRIBLY. AND IT'S A GREAT COMPLEX. SO I'M THRILLED THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE COUNTY WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OUR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, SCOUTS, THINGS THAT NEED THOSE SMALLER MEETING SPACES THAT THIS SHOULD ACCOMMODATE AND DO SO AFFORDABLY. BUT I AM PLEASED THAT THE COUNTY IS BRINGING THIS TO US. WE ALSO NEED A PLACE TO HOLD OUR SIENA TOWN HALLS. WE HAVEN'T HAD A PLACE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE A LARGE GROUP, SO THIS SHOULD BE AN ASSET TO THE CITY AS WELL AS THE COUNTY AND OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. TURNER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENTING THIS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACT OF LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT BEHIND, THE NEW EVENT CENTER, DOES THE COUNTY FORESEE ANY PLANS THERE AT THIS TIME? OH, YOU AND YOUR ATTENTION. OH, DETENTION. YOU DON'T BUILD WITHOUT DETENTION HERE IN THE GULF COAST. I UNDERSTAND, SO I APPRECIATE DETENTION, I REALLY DO. BUT MY SECOND ASK, WAS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT MAKING IT LARGER? SO THE EVENT CENTER, SO IT ORIGINALLY STARTED OUT AT AROUND 300. AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATIONS OF TRYING TO EXPAND IT. AND THAT'S HOW WE KIND OF GREW IT TO MAKE SURE WE COULD ACCOMMODATE LARGER EVENTS. AND SO IT GREW TO 600, 600 IS KIND OF WHERE IT TOPPED OUT BECAUSE FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT AND, AND JUST THE USAGE STANDPOINT, IT TOPPED OUT AT 600. SO WE STARTED AT THREE AND GREW TO SIX. OKAY. AND SO THAT'S THE GROWING NUMBER RIGHT THERE. I APPRECIATE THAT. PLUS YOU HAD TO ACCOMMODATE WITH PARKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE. GOTCHA. MR. KUMAR SHASHI, IN TERMS OF YOU MADE ME LOSE MY THOUGHT. I'M SORRY MA'AM, I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. I, I GOT IT FAST. OKAY, SO OUR NEW QUAIL VALLEY, WE'RE READY. WE'RE JUST ABOUT READY TO GO. WE DID SOME EXPANDING OVER IN THAT AREA AS WELL. WHAT'S GOING TO BE OUR MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR EVENTS THERE? I THINK I CAN FREELY SPEAK BECAUSE SERGIO IS THERE TO CORRECT ME IF I GO WRONG. I BELIEVE THE SPACE THERE IS 401,
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IS THAT CORRECT? SERGIO, YOUR ROOM CAPACITY 300 UPSTAIRS, 300 UPSTAIRS. I STAND CORRECTED 300 UPSTAIRS AND ON THE BOTTOM LEVEL IT'S ABOUT 145145 ON THE BOTTOM. SO SO 301. AND THEN YOU GUYS GOT UP TO 600. LAWRENCE, YOU'RE ONE OF THE SMARTEST GUYS THAT I KNOW. I KNOW YOU CAN GET US TO 1000. I FEEL YOU ANYWHERE NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN AFFORD IT, BUT I CAN GET YOU ANYWHERE. IT'S THE COUNTY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S ONLY MONEY. JUST MONEY. BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY.IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. BUT IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT WE CAN EXPAND IT TO GET A FEW MORE, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. AT LEAST GET IT UP TO 750. WE DO HAVE RESIDENTS HERE WITHIN OUR CITY AND THEY ARE LEAVING OUR CITY. THEY HAVE VERY LARGE WEDDINGS AND WEDDINGS IN LARGE CAPACITY, SO PLEASE GO BACK AND ASK FOR ANOTHER 150 TIMES TWO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU, MR. TURNER, FOR BEING HERE. I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS ABOUT THE THE FARMER'S MARKET, BUT I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION IN REGARDS TO ACCESS TO IT. WILL THERE BE A SEPARATE ACCESS INTO THAT AREA VERSUS THEM GOING THROUGH THE SIENNA ANNEX PARKING LOT? LIKE RIGHT NOW, IT'S KIND OF CLOSED OFF. ARE Y'ALL GOING TO EXPAND THIS? GO BACK? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OR YOU WANT ME TO, YOU CAN TAKE IT. LAWRENCE. YOU'VE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB, SO GO AHEAD. OKAY. WELL YOU DID A GOOD JOB SERVING IT UP. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS WHEN YOU COME OUT. THEY'RE GOING TO DO THIS FUTURE EXTENSION THAT TIES IN TO TRAMMEL FRESNO RIGHT THERE. AND SO THAT'S AN ACCESS. AND THEN AGAIN OVER HERE ON SIENNA SPRINGS THAT'LL BE ANOTHER ACCESS. TYPICALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THE EVENT CENTERS HERE, THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT ON THIS DRIVEWAY AND EITHER THEY'RE GOING NORTH OR THEY'RE GOING SOUTH, BUT THERE'S STILL MULTIPLE OTHER POINTS OF ACCESS BECAUSE THERE'S A BOULEVARD ENTRANCE RIGHT THERE AT THE VERY ENTRANCE THAT THEY COULD USE AS WELL TO GET ACCESS OVER THERE. AND THEN WE STILL GOT ANOTHER ACCESS RIGHT HERE BY THE SIENNA, BY THE LIBRARY OVER HERE OFF OF SIENNA SPRINGS. SO THERE'S MULTIPLE ACCESS. AND AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, FROM A FIRE SAFETY STANDPOINT, WE'RE MEETING EVERYBODY'S REQUIREMENTS, TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THOSE LIFE SAFETY ISSUES. YES.
AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE KIND OF PUT TOGETHER A HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THAT AREA AND THAT EMERGENCY EXITS AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC. AND SO NO ONE IS GOING TO BE RESTRICTED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT IS CORRECT, MA'AM. AND THEN MY LAST STATEMENT IS, SINCE Y'ALL ARE BRINGING THIS TO OUR CITY, WE TALK ABOUT SIENNA MEETINGS, BUT STATE OF THE CITY IS COMING. SO IF Y'ALL CAN KIND OF SPEED THIS UP. Y'ALL GET ME GOING. I MEAN, I, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO GET HER DONE. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YOUR ANSWERS. YES, MA'AM. YEAH. OKAY. THERE IS NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU. LAWRENCE. YES, SIR. HOLD ON. FLOYD. YOU. YEAH, I HAD BUT I CAME BACK WITH ANOTHER QUESTION. OKAY. I DON'T SEE YOU, BUT YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I'M SORRY. MY FINGERS DON'T HIT THE RIGHT BUTTON. THE QUESTION I HAVE AND IS WHY YOU HAVE IT UP THERE IN THE FUTURE ROADWAY, IS THAT GOING TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE OF THE CONSTRUCTION, OR IS THAT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S IT SAYS FUTURE, BUT HOW FAR IN THE FUTURE? BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD INGRESS AND EGRESS AREA TO THAT FACILITY. THE DESIGNS ARE PLANS ARE FINALIZED. WE'RE WORKING ON A RIGHT OF WAY OR THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON A RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION FOR THAT PARCEL THAT'S SHOWN THERE. SO I THINK THE TIMING WILL JIVE TOGETHER IN TERMS OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND THE ROADWAY EXTENSION COMPLETE. SO IT'LL BE DONE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. GREAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION ON THIS ITEM. CORRECT. WE DO.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, THE SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN O'DEKIRK. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TURNER. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM A TWO, A THREE. THANK YOU. 83 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
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MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 5.16 ACRES OF LAND FROM LC TWO LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 123 DESCRIBING SAID 5.16 ACRES 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. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY SHASHI KUMAR. ISN'T THIS THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES, MRS. MAYOR PRO TEM, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK. YES, I DO, ARA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SURE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ARIA KAVEH.I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MAJESTIC DEVELOPERS AND MY CEO SANTOSH SAVITRI. NOW SANTOSH AND HERMAN, WHO ARE USUALLY HERE, ARE AWAY ON BUSINESS. SO REGRETFULLY, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN US. BUT BECAUSE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR SO LONG, WE DID NOT WANT TO DELAY THE PROCESS ANY FURTHER. SO I'M HERE ON THEIR BEHALF TO SHARE WHY THIS PROJECT MATTERS SO MUCH TO THEM. NOW, SANTOSH SEES THIS AS WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS COMMUNITY. HE RECOGNIZES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE SAME QUALITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH SIDE THAT THE RESIDENTS ENJOY ON THE SOUTH. HE ALSO UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES THE SITE FACES. INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD HAS STRUGGLED TO TRACK COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DECADES. THE TOLL ROAD AND MURPHY ROAD SHIFTED TRAFFIC AWAY FROM INDEPENDENCE. WHAT REMAINS ARE DETENTION FACILITIES AND PARKS THAT SERVE THE AREA, BUT DO NOT GENERATE THE KIND OF TRAFFIC COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS. THE NUMBERS HAVE STAYED LOW FOR DECADES, EVEN THOUGH THE AREA IS BUILT OUT, YOUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ASKING FOR DENSITY IN THIS AREA FOR YEARS, AND THEY'VE EVALUATED THIS PROJECT AGAINST THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE DO RESPECT THEIR WORK, BUT THEN AGAIN, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS. BUT THAT WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THE TOLL ROAD CAME INTO EXISTENCE BACK IN FEBRUARY. MANY SCANLON ROAD RESIDENTS FILLED THIS VERY CHAMBER ASKING FOR QUALITY HOUSING. THEY WEREN'T ASKING YOU TO WAIT. THEY WERE ASKING WHAT MAJESTIC DEVELOPERS IS PROPOSING RIGHT NOW. THAT NIGHT, YOU HEARD THEM. THAT NIGHT, THERE WAS AN ALIGNMENT BETWEEN WHAT THE COMMUNITY WAS ASKING FOR AND WHAT WAS POSSIBLE. UPON HEARING THIS, WE BELIEVE MORE THAN EVER THAT WE ARE BRINGING SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY DESIRES. UNLIKE MOST DEVELOPERS WHO WOULD HAVE PUSHED BACK OR ASKED FOR VARIANCES, SANTOSH FEELS GOOD ABOUT MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SET BEFORE HIM, BE IT THE UNDERGROUND DETENTION SYSTEM, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, OR THE MASONRY WALL FENCE BECAUSE HE WANTS TO ENSURE HIS BRAND ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH MISSOURI CITY'S STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE.
NOW, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR SITUATION TO CHANGE, OR YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THAT THE QUALITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WORKS ON THIS SITE. THESE TOWNHOMES PROVIDE DENSITY THAT MIXED USE NEEDS. THEY COULD BE THE SPARK THAT THIS AREA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, CREATING THE ROOFTOPS AND ACTIVITY THAT EVENTUALLY SUPPORTS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY, SO SHASHI KUMAR, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TONIGHT IS ABOUT 5.16 ACRES OF LAND CURRENTLY ZONED LC TWO. THE APPLICANT IS ASKING THIS PROPERTY BE ZONED TO PD TO ALLOW FOR TOWNHOME OR RESIDENTIAL TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. I DID PRESENT TO YOU EARLIER ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL'S VISION.
THIS IS THE VICINITY MAP OF THE SITE. THE AREA IDENTIFIED IN RED. IT IS LOCATED NORTH OF INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD AND EAST OF FIFTH STREET. AGAIN, IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED LC TWO AND THE REQUEST IS FOR ZONING AS A PD TO ALLOW FOR TOWNHOME OR RESIDENTIAL TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL CALLS FOR A BILL TO RENT COMMUNITY WITH 45 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING LOTS WITH GREEN SPACE, SIGNAGE, PARKING. THIS WILL BE ALL PRIVATE STREETS BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPOSING DETENTION UNDERNEATH THE PRIVATE STREETS. SIX FOOT WOOD PERIMETER FENCE WITH BRICK
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COLUMNS, R5 TOWNHOME STANDARDS. YOU'RE SEEING SOME RENDERINGS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THE TOP TWO OR THE FRONT RENDERINGS, AND THE ONE IN THE BACK IS THE RAIL RENDERING. THE APPLICANT, AS AGREED TO IMPOSE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE THIS PART OF THEIR PROPOSED PD. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CURRENT ZONING, AS YOU SAID, THE CURRENT SITE, WHICH IS LABELED LC TWO, IS ADJACENT TO AN SUPA PROPOSED SUP. BUT BY AND LARGE, THIS CORRIDOR IS CURRENTLY ZONED LC TWO, WHICH IS FOR COMMERCIAL USE. THE ORIGINAL PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD LAST YEAR. AS MOST OF YOU HERE IN THE COUNCIL KNOW, THIS APPLICANT HAS BEEN. WITH THIS BODY AND PLANNING AND ZONING FOR A FEW TIMES. THE APPLICANT CAME TO US LAST YEAR IN SOMETIME IN JULY, PLANNING AND ZONING HELD THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IN AUGUST 13TH. IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO P AND Z IN THE MARCH 18TH MEETING, AND THEN A JOINT PUBLIC MEETING WAS HELD BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING AT THE APRIL 8TH. SO THE. BOTH THE PLANNING AND ZONING AND CITY COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THIS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL IN TERMS OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO BOTH P AND Z, AND HERE HAS BEEN NEGATIVE TO DISAPPROVE. AND LET ME SPELL A LITTLE BIT ON IT. AND THE REASON BEING THAT THE CURRENT SITE IS ZONED LC TWO COMMERCIAL. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. OUR LONG TERM VISION IS TO HAVE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THIS MAJOR EAST WEST CORRIDOR. NOW, WE DID PASS HERE WITH THE NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR COMING ON BOARD. HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT THIS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND SEE IF WE CAN BRING ANY COMMERCIAL MIX INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT. I THINK HE HAS MADE A DUE DILIGENCE TO SEE IF HE CAN WORK WITH IT, BUT I THINK FROM THE APPLICANT SIDE, THEY'VE BEEN INSISTING THAT BECAUSE OF THE LOW VOLUME OF TRAFFIC THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS, THEY ARE NOT PROPOSING ANY RETAIL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY WANT TO DO RESIDENTIAL AND TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT SINCE IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT ZONING OR THE FUTURE VISION THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, STAFF PROVIDED THE NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION TO THAT. P AND C CONCURRED WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND HAS FORWARDED THE NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. WITH THAT, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I MUST REMIND YOU THAT THE APPLICANT DID SEND A PACKET TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW, WHICH HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED. I THINK THEY ALSO REQUESTED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, I THINK THE PRESENTATION IS HERE IN CASE YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE. I THINK THE APPLICANT CAN COME AND MAKE THE PRESENTATION, WHICH IS WHAT THEY'VE REQUESTED. SO ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. SO YOU DID ANSWER ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, SHASHI, AND THAT WAS THAT THIS HAS BOTH A NEGATIVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS WELL AS THE PNC GAVE A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION. THAT IS CORRECT.OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW THIS. YES, THERE ARE TOWNHOMES, BUT THIS TENDS TO, YOU KNOW, EMBODY A LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT'S A RENTAL COMPLEX. WHAT IS THE LIKE THE PAYBACK LIFESPAN OF THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT? LIKE HOW MANY YEARS BEFORE THEY MAKE THEIR PROFIT MARGINS? DOES ANYBODY HAVE INFO? I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT OR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS. DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? WHAT'S THE PAYBACK PERIOD? I'M SORRY, I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. DAVID, DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER? OKAY. IF I MAY, IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE BACK, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT AS IT RELATES TO THE ZONING OF THE ITEM. I THINK IF YOU HAVE LEGAL QUESTIONS, I THINK I'M OKAY ON THAT. THEN I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU ALL. COUNCILMEMBER RYAN, I HAVE A MOTION. YES, I MAKE A MOTION TO BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THIS ITEM MULTIPLE TIMES. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT STAFF AND PNC MADE A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION IN ORDER SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A DECISION ON THIS, GIVE COUNCIL OPPORTUNITY TO SAY YES OR NO, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT. IS THERE A SECOND?
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MOTION? IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER? DO I NEED TO TAKE IT OUT? DO THEY CLEAR THE QUEUE? MOTION DIES. YEAH, THE MOTION DIED. THAT'S CORRECT. WHATEVER IS ON THE SCREEN. I MAKE A MOTION TO DISAPPROVE THIS PLAN AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARSHALL. SO THE MOTION IS TO DISCIPLINE. YES. DISAPPROVE. SEEING NO ONE ELSE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MEMBER. RILEY. I WAS STILL WORKING OUT IN MY HEAD. THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. ITEM NUMBER. EIGHT B ONE. AN ORDINANCE OF. OH, I APOLOGIZE. WHAT WE HAD.[(1) Consideration and Possible Action - Second and Final Reading - An ordi...]
IT'S AN ORDINANCE. THIS ORDINANCE ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. AND BECAUSE THE ITEM WAS POSTED, STAFF WILL CALL EACH PERSON YES TO THE SECRETARY. LET'S JUST GO AHEAD, SURE. ABSOLUTELY. SANDRA WILLIAMS. MISS WILLIAMS, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS SANDRA WILLIAMS AND I LIVE AT 16511 SAGEVILLE COURT, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. 77489. ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF COLONY CROSSING. BRINGING TO YOUR ATTENTION THE THOROUGHFARE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELING NORTH AND SOUTH OF CRAVENS AND NORTH AND SOUTH OF SOUTH GESSNER. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE COLONY CROSSING RESIDENTS HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT INSTALLING A MASONRY WALL TO BLOCK NOISE POLLUTANTS AND SAFETY RISKS POSED BY VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS IN THE AREA. WE ARE AWARE OF THE ORDINANCE REDIRECTING A PORTION OF CRAVENS ROAD BETWEEN 90 AND THE NEAREST PRIVATE DRIVEWAY.
HOWEVER, OUR CONCERN IS ABOUT THE FLOW OF THE REMAINDER OF CRAVENS AND THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS, AND WE DIDN'T GET TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE THEY MOVED IT. HOWEVER, AS THE YEARS PASSED, WE WATCHED MORE AND MORE DEVELOPERS, INCLUDING THE SOON TO BE AMAZON ADDITION, AND THERE'S BEEN A DISREGARD TO OUR NEEDS AND TAKE NO ACTION TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS. AS YOU WORK TO SAVE LIVES AND ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING. AT CRAVENS, I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF COLONY CROSSING AS WELL. AND THAT'S BASICALLY THE TRAFFIC THAT'S CONSTANTLY FLOWING IN AND OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF CRAVENS. IT'S DANGEROUS IF YOU'RE TRAVELING UP TO STAFFORD ROAD. THE ROAD IS CAVING IN ON ONE SIDE AND WE HAVE TO MOVE OVER. IF 18 WHEELERS ARE THERE, WE'LL COULD POSSIBLY GET RUN OVER. AND THEN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THE TRAFFIC IS VERY HEAVY. THEY COME THROUGH THERE SPEEDING UP AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE. WE DID FIND OUT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SOON PLACE US RED LIGHT DOWN AT THE STAFFORD LOCATION AND CRAVENS BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED OVER IN THAT AREA. IT'S JUST LIKE WE HAVEN'T BEEN HEARD, OUR CONCERNS HAVEN'T BEEN ADDRESSED, AND WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE. A LOT OF OUR FORMER RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE, IF THEY HAVEN'T PASSED AWAY, WE HAVE ELDERLY THAT ARE NOW GETTING SICK. A LOT OF THEM SUFFER FROM ASTHMA. WE HAVE TWO HERE NOW WITH MASKS ON THAT SUFFER FROM ASTHMA, AND THEY LIVE DIRECTLY NEXT TO CRAVENS ROAD IN THEIR HOUSES. I DON'T KNOW THE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER POSSIBLY INSTALLING A BARRIER, BUT THEIR HOUSES SIT DIRECTLY ON THAT ROAD. AND WE'VE ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR YOU ALL TO ADDRESS IT, TO HELP US OUT IN SOME KIND OF WAY, FORM OR FASHION. AND I KNOW THAT'S A CITY ROAD. HOWEVER, WE NEED HELP. WE NEED HELP. AND I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU DO THE REZONING, THINK ABOUT DOWN TOWARDS CRAVENS AND SOUTH GADSDEN. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT TRAFFIC? WHERE IS
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IT GOING? WILL IT CONTINUE TO COME THROUGH WHERE OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING CONTINUE TO BE COMPROMISED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS. THANK YOU, JACKIE TIMER. MISS TIMER, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. HI, MY NAME IS JACKIE TIMER AND I'M AT 16516510 SAGEWOOD COURT. AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE THEY'RE CONSIDERING ONE WAY TRAFFIC. MY CONCERN FROM A HEALTH CARE PERSPECTIVE IS WHERE I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MY LIFE, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING IS EGRESS AND INGRESS.SO THEREFORE MY CONCERN IS EMERGENCY VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND EVACUATION ROUTES. THERE'S ALWAYS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SOMEWHERE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFELY, IN ADDITION TO THINGS THAT COULD COULD HAPPEN AT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE. ONE WAY TRAFFIC IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF PEOPLE RUNNING THE LIGHT AT THE CROSSING. THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. IF YOU HOLD THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING THAT LIGHT ACCOUNTABLE AND GETTING STUCK UP ON THE TRACK, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PARK ON A TRACK. SO THAT TO MAKE IT A ONE WAY SITUATION IS NOT GOING TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BREAKING THE LAW. SO MY CONCERN IS EVACUATION ROUTES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES COMING AND GOING IN OUR AREA. WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF KEEPING IT TWO WAYS IS MY CONCERN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SHEILA BUTLER. MISS BUTLER, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SHEILA BUTLER. I LIVE AT 12734 ALDERWOOD DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. I'M MAINLY HERE TO SPEAK CONCERNING CRAVING ROAD AND GESSNER. THE 18 WHEELER HAS TAKEN OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE GOT TO HAVE SOME HELP, WHETHER IT'S THE POLICE, FORT BEND, THE COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL HERE. WE'VE GOT TO HAVE HELP. WE CANNOT GET OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BETWEEN 8 AND 9 IN THE MORNING, THREE AND SIX IN THE AFTERNOON. THE 18 WHEELERS HAVE TAKEN OVER NOT ONLY THE POLLUTION, IT'S THE TRAFFIC. THEY DRIVING 70MPH. HAVE YOU EVER DROVE BY 70MPH? 18 WHEELER ON A TWO WAY TWO LANE STREET? I HOPE AND PRAY THAT NOTHING HAS TO HAPPEN FOR YOU GUYS TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE NEED SOME HELP AND WE NEED IT NOW. THOSE 18 WHEELERS FROM ALL THOSE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS THAT'S SURROUNDING OUR LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TAKEN OVER. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE, MAKE SOME CHANGES AND HELP US. THE MINIMUM YOU CAN DO IS ADD SIGNAGE, ADD FINES, ADD A BUILD A WALL FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS. THE RESIDENTS ARE SUFFERING. YOU GUYS DON'T COME OUT THERE. COME BETWEEN 8 AND 9. YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU GOT 1018 WHEELERS ON ONE SIDE OF CRAVEN. YOU GOT ANOTHER TEN GOING OUT THE OTHER SIDE OF CRAVEN, WHICH IS ROAD IS TORE UP. YOU. IF YOU'RE IN A CAR, YOU MUST STOP AND PRAY THAT SOMEBODY DON'T RUN OVER YOU. SO I'M ASKING YOU, GOD, PLEASE DO WHAT WE PUT YOU IN HERE TO DO. HELP US OUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MICHAEL MITCHELL. MICHAEL MITCHELL. OKAY. MIKE PHILLIPS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MICHAEL PHILLIPS. I LIVE AT 12, SEVEN, THREE ONE WATER OAK DRIVE. MY HOUSE BACKS RIGHT UP TO CRAVEN AT THE CORNER. CRAVEN AND GESSNER. AND MY CONCERN AND MY HOPE AND PRAYER IS THAT WE CAN GET SOME HELP. I CAN ACTUALLY STAND IN MY MASTER SUITE AND I'VE SEEN REX. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE GET KILLED. THE 18 WHEELERS COME THROUGH THERE, FEDEX COME THROUGH THERE. THEY TAN UP THE ROAD. THEY DRIVE IN FAST, THEY DRAG RACE THROUGH THERE AT NIGHT. IT'S IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. I MEAN, IT IS A DRAG RACING STREET AT NIGHT, 3 OR 4:00 IN THE MORNING. THEY I
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MEAN, THEY COME THROUGH THERE, THEY START SHOOTING. IT'S JUST EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AT NIGHT TIME THROUGH THERE. I MEAN WE REALLY, REALLY NEED SOME HELP REALLY, REALLY BAD OVER THERE. TODAY I VIDEOED ABOUT 100 FEDEX TRUCKS COMING OUT AND THEY'RE GOING SO FAST UNTIL THE LIGHT WAS TURNING YELLOW. THEY JUST GOING, THEY JUST GOING. AND THEY GO STRAIGHT ON DOWN TO CRAVEN AND CARS COMING. AND SO IF YOU'RE COMING, GOING NORTH AND SOMEBODY'S GOING SOUTH, THE PEOPLE THAT'S GOING SOUTH, THAT ROAD IS FALLING OVER. SO YOU HAVE TO STOP. AND PEOPLE GOING AROUND IN THE TRUCKS, THEY DON'T CARE. THEY DON'T CARE.THEY JUST SPEED. AND IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY WRECKS SINCE MY TIME THAT I'VE LIVED THERE. I'VE LIVED THERE 28 YEARS. I ACTUALLY WAS IN MY BEDROOM ONE NIGHT AND SAW A LADY GET KILLED, KNOCKED 50FT UP IN THERE. AND I DON'T THINK THEY EVER CAUGHT WHO KILLED THE LADY, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S IT'S, IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOTTEN BAD OVER THERE. AND SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IF Y'ALL CAN RECONSIDER SOMEBODY COME OUT AND I MEAN, YOU JUST YOU, YOU COME OUT THERE BETWEEN 7 AND 8 IN THE MORNING TIME START WELL, REALLY FROM 6 TO 8. AND IN THE EVENING AT 5:00 TO 7:00. I MEAN, THE TRAFFIC IS CRAZY AND PEOPLE SPEED UP THERE. THEY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DRIVING SO FAST FOR, BUT THEY JUST DRIVING, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S JUST IT'S GOTTEN REALLY, REALLY BAD. SO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THAT
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CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. NUMBER NINE, ORDINANCES. NINE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, TRANSFERRING VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS AMONG ACCOUNTS, APPROPRIATING SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE TO VARIOUS FUND ACCOUNTS. AMENDING THE AUTHORIZED STAFFING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH TRANSFERS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER. ALEXANDER. YES, AND WE SEE THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BERTHA ALEXANDER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS PRESENTATION IS A SUMMARY OF PROPOSED FY 26 BUDGET LINE ITEM ADJUSTMENTS THAT REFLECT OPERATIONAL NEEDS, CHANGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, REIMBURSEMENTS AND TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS. WE'RE REQUESTING THE TRANSFER OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, FTE, FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT HOA ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. INCREASES IN REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND IS PRIMARILY FOR FIRE PROTECTION REIMBURSEMENTS AND INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS. INCREASES IN EXPENSE ARE MAINLY FOR EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE AND FACILITIES. AFTER ADJUSTMENTS, THE GENERAL FUND BUDGETED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 36.5 MILLION. SPECIAL REVENUE. THE AMENDMENT TO THE TRS TWO BUDGET IS TO SUPPORT WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA, AND TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLOSED PURCHASE ORDERS PRIOR TO THE CLOSEOUT OF PROJECTS. AFTER ADJUSTMENTS, THE BUDGETED ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR FIRST TWO SPECIAL REVENUE FUND IS 29.3 MILLION. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. INCREASES IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDS BUDGETS ARE TO COVER TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASE ORDERS AND TO COVER THEIR SHARE OF THE ARBITRAGE PAYMENT THAT WE MADE LAST MONTH.AFTER THESE ADJUSTMENTS, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGETED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS APPROXIMATELY $7.6 MILLION FOR OUR UTILITY FUNDS. INCREASES IN THE UTILITY FUND BUDGETS ARE TO COVER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR THE MUSTANG BAYOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION, INCREASES IN OPERATIONAL RESERVES, AND INCREASES TO COVER EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS. WE HAVE SOME TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASE ORDERS BEING CLOSED PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, AND
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ALSO AN INCREASE TO COVER UTILITIES SHARE OF THE ARBITRAGE PAYMENT THAT WE MADE LAST MONTH. AFTER ADJUSTMENTS, THE BUDGETED ENDING NET POSITION FOR THE UTILITY FUNDS IS 28.6 MILLION. MAYOR, COUNCIL. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE FY 26 BUDGET AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER, IF YOU WILL, THE 264,000 FOR THE STEEP BANK. FLAT BANK? THAT RIGHT THERE, INCREASED OPERATIONAL RESERVES. IS THERE A LEVEL OF RESERVES THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE TO IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT? SHASHI. BECAUSE THIS AMOUNT IS COMING, IT'S SAYING EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS FOR 540 FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS. RIGHT? RIGHT. AND SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE FUNDING INTO IT, OR IS THAT AN EMERGENCY REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE? SO MAY I OFFER ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. SO WE HAD AN EMERGENCY REPAIR WHERE WE HAD TO TAP INTO THE OPERATIONAL RESERVES. SO THIS IS REPLENISHING. OKAY. NO PROBLEM I GOT IT I GOT IT. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER. OH WAIT. OKAY. SORRY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE HAD UNIFORMS. THAT'S RIGHT. I DIDN'T REALIZE. YOU FOR MONEY.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NINE. NINE B NO, NO. ITEM 1010 RESOLUTIONS TEN A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AFFIRMING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO CIVIL RIGHTS, FAIR HOUSING AND NONDISCRIMINATION, AND ADOPTING CERTAIN COMMUNITY POLICIES. WE HAVE MUSTAFA AL-BASSAM, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, AGAIN, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO BASICALLY THIS ITEM IS IS A MUST COMPLIANCE THAT WE HAVE TO ADAPT TO RECEIVE THE GLOGL GRANTS FOR TWO DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. SO WE MUST ADAPT THE RESOLUTION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, BASICALLY FOR OUR CITY TO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AGE OR SEX OR RELIGION. SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR US TO CONTINUE IN ACHIEVING THE THE FUNDING FOR THOSE PARTICULAR DRAINAGE PROJECTS. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR KLAUSEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE ON THE QUEUE? LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. MAYOR. THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.