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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2026. WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. WE HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE. IT'LL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. 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. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER. WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM. WE HAVE A RECOGNITION FOR
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
WOMEN'S VETERANS DAY. IT'LL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. WELL, I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I WANT ALL THE WOMEN VETERANS THAT ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY. COME UP AND STAND WITH ME, PLEASE. YAY! THANK YOU LADIES, SO MUCH FOR SHOWING UP. AND YOU GUYS SEE WE HAVE OUR OWN POLICE OFFICER THAT'S A VETERAN. AND I WAS BEGGING. I WAS LIKE, WHERE ARE YOU GUYS? I KNOW THE WEATHER KEPT A LOT OF PEOPLE AWAY, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU LADIES FOR SHOWING UP BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MOMENT. TEXAS WAS THE FIRST STATE TO RECOGNIZE WOMEN VETERANS AND DEVELOP A DAY FOR WOMEN VETERANS TO BE CELEBRATED. ITS ACTUAL DATE IS JUNE 12TH. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN MISSOURI CITY. I HAD TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ONE TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE ALL THE WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE AND HOW WE WANT TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND WANT TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE. SO I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I STUMBLE. I HAVE AN EYE ISSUE RIGHT NOW. WHEREAS WOMEN VETERANS DAY IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON JUNE 12TH TO COMMEMORATE THE SIGNING OF WOMEN'S ARMED SERVICES INTEGRATION ACT OF 1948, WHICH GRANTED WOMEN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. AND WHEREAS WOMEN VETERANS DAY IS OBSERVED NATIONWIDE AND INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED BY STATES, COUNTRIES, I MEAN COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE SERVICES, SACRIFICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. AND WHEREAS, WOMEN VETERANS HAVE MADE INVALUABLE SACRIFICES IN DEFENSE OF OUR FREEDOMS, HAVE CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICES, LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERISM, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS, WOMEN VETERANS DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE EXPERIENCES ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THE COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER SHERITA L THOMPSON, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR JAY, ALLOCATE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 12TH, 2026 AS WOMEN VETERANS DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN, RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE SERVICE, SACRIFICE, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN VETERANS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY ACROSS THE NATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M TELLING YOU, I WAS STRUGGLING WITH MY EYE VISION. NOW, I SERVED IN THE MILITARY, IN THE ARMY. SO ANY WE GOT ARMY VETERANS UP HERE. OH YEAH, THERE WE GO. ONLY AIR FORCE. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD AND DO IT. AND I SERVED YEARS AGO AND I WAS HONORED. I CHOSE TO DO IT, WENT TO COLLEGE AND I WANTED TO SERVE BECAUSE I WANTED TO SERVE THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO. AND I WANT TO ASK THESE LADIES IF THEY WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND SEE WHY THEY SERVED AND HOW SHE STILL SERVING AS WELL, WHY THEY SERVED AND WHAT WHAT LED THEM TO DO THAT? YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? YES, I DO. HELLO, I'M OFFICER HUTSON. I WENT TO THE MILITARY STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. I WENT THERE BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO BE MORE OF A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. MY DAD, HE ALWAYS PUSHED ME TO ALWAYS DO RIGHT BY PEOPLE. AND SO WHEN I GOT OUT IN 2021, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, I'M GONNA STAY AT HOME FOR LIKE A YEAR OR SO, WENT TO THE JOB FAIR AND FOUND MISSOURI CITY AND LITERALLY DOING THE SAME THING BEING A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SHEILA
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CHAPMAN. I RETIRED ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO AND MOVED OUT HERE, BUT I JOINED THE ARMY AS A SINGLE MOM AND I NEEDED STABILITY AND IT TURNED INTO A CAREER AND I LOVED IT. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. AND I'M NOW THE POST COMMANDER FOR AN AMERICAN LEGION POST OF ALL FEMALES POST 316 AND WE'RE ALL AROUND HOUSTON. AND SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO JOIN US, PLEASE SEE ME LATER. BUT WE WANT TO JUST CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR VETERANS AND OUR COMMUNITY.MY NAME IS MICHELLE BRYANT. I SERVED IN THE ARMY. I JOINED BECAUSE I WAS INSPIRED BY MY AUNT, WHO WAS A RETIRED MAJOR IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. SO AFTER WATCHING HER TRAVEL THE GLOBE AND DOING WHAT SHE DID AND INSPIRING SO MANY, I DECIDED TO JOIN. SINCE AFTER LEAVING THE ARMY, I BECAME A POLICE OFFICER, DID THAT FOR 25 YEARS AND RETIRED, AND NOW I'M ACTIVELY DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE IN MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS NOW. HI, MY NAME IS NAGAJA MURPHY. I'M A RETIRED AIR FORCE AND I TOO WAS IN BASIC TRAINING TWO WEEKS AFTER I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. I'M FROM A VERY SMALL TOWN, SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AND ENDED UP BEING STATIONED RIGHT BACK IN TEXAS. BUT AND THEN CAME BACK HOME AFTER I RETIRED. BUT JUST SERVICE IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I REALIZE IS IN MY HEART. I LOVE SERVING PEOPLE BECAUSE I HAVE A HEART FOR PEOPLE. WOW. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU LADIES SO MUCH. WE START SERVING YOUNG AND WE NEVER STOP SERVING. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU LADIES, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING SOMETHING BIGGER NEXT YEAR. CRYSTAL. AND I ACTUALLY OUR CITY MANAGER RIGHT NOW, SHE'S ALSO A VETERAN. SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE'S ALSO A VETERAN. SHE UNDERSTANDS OUR SERVICES. SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH, LADIES, FOR COMING UP.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAN AN EVENT FOR NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT THIS, YOU GOT THIS.
ALL RIGHT. YES. SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND I KNOW YOU SAW COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON LOOKED AT CRYSTAL RON, OUR CITY SECRETARY, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOKED ON THE AGENDA, IT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON FORCED ME TO ADD THIS LAST MINUTE. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY GREAT JOB. BUT BUT SHE MADE SURE THAT IT WAS BEING REPRESENTED TODAY DURING THIS MEETING RATHER THAN AT A NEXT MEETING, BECAUSE IT WAS JUNE 12TH AND TODAY IS JUNE 15TH. ALRIGHT, SO ITEM NUMBER, I WOULD SAY AT THIS TIME STILL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, CITY SECRETARY, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR ANY ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA? YES. MR. MAYOR, WE RECEIVED TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR AGENDA ITEM SEVEN.
A OKAY. NATASHA WADSWORTH. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS DOCTOR NATASHA WADSWORTH. I LIVE AT 1518 WEST APRIL RAIN COURT, MISSOURI CITY. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF QUAIL GREEN SOUTH SUBDIVISION. AN ELECTED DIRECTOR OF FORT BEND MUD 26, A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND A FORMER MEMBER OF THE TEXAS PARKWAY CORRIDOR COMMITTEE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE SPOKEN IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED SUNRISE GAS STATION AT TEXAS PARKWAY. EXCUSE ME. AND SORRY. AND TURTLE CREEK DRIVE TONIGHT, I ASKED CITY COUNCIL TO UPHOLD THE NEGATIVE. THE NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION ALREADY ISSUED
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BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND VOTE NO ON THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THE PROJECT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING THAT MATTERS. THE COMMISSION REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND DID NOT RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I AM ASKING COUNCIL NOT TO OVERRIDE THAT RECOMMENDATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN MORE THAN 50 PROTEST FORMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BY CONCERNED RESIDENTS. I WANT TO FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE LONG TERM DIRECTION OF TEXAS PARKWAY. THE APPLICANT ALREADY OWNS AND OPERATES A GAS STATION DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. RESIDENTS CAN SEE THAT PROPERTY FOR THEMSELVES AND DECIDE WHETHER IT REFLECTS THE STANDARD OF MAINTENANCE, APPEARANCE AND INVESTMENT THAT MISSOURI CITY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING ON TEXAS PARKWAY BEFORE APPROVING ANOTHER GAS STATION WITHIN TWO MILES. THERE ARE ALREADY FOUR. I BELIEVE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD ASK WHETHER THE EXISTING OPERATION DEMONSTRATES THE QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT WE WANT TO DUPLICATE IN. AT THE ENTRANCE OF AN ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PROPOSED GAS STATION WOULD SIT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF QUAIL GREEN SOUTH. THIS IS NOT JUST A COMMERCIAL CORNER TO US. THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT AFFECTS OUR RESIDENTS, OUR PROPERTY VALUES, OUR SAFETY, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THE CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY.THESE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS ARE NOT IN LINE WITH MISSOURI CITY'S 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR LONG TERM VISION. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SUPPORT THE TEXAS PARKWAY. WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT REVITALIZATION, REDEVELOPMENT, IMPROVED ESTHETICS, QUALITY AND CREATING A STRONGER IDENTITY FOR THIS CORRIDOR. ANOTHER GAS STATION DOES NOT ADVANCE THAT VISION.
THERE'S PLENTY OF GAS STATIONS. THIS SPECIAL. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. IT IS NOT AUTOMATIC. COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SAY NO WHEN THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT FOR APPROPRIATE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LOCATION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE. NO, NO, NO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, JESSICA HILL. MISS HILL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JESSICA HILL AND I'M A 23 YEAR RESIDENT OF QUAIL GREEN SOUTH, AND I'M ALSO VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED GAS STATION AND STRIP CENTER DEVELOPMENT AT THE NORTH END OF TEXAS PARKWAY AND CARTWRIGHT ROAD AT THE ENTRANCE OF QUAIL GREEN SOUTH. THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE VISION OUTLINED IN MISSOURI CITY'S CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE REPORT. THE REPORT CLEARLY EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC AND EFFICIENT LAND USE PLANNING. DUE TO THE CITY'S LIMITED, REMAINING UNDEVELOPED LAND. ON PAGE THREE OF THE REPORT, THE CITY IDENTIFIED ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES THAT INCLUDE RETAINING EXISTING PROPERTY VALUES, INCREASING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CREATING VALUE ADDED SERVICES. THE PLANS BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THESE PRIORITIES.
ANOTHER GAS STATION AT THE ENTRANCE OF AN ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT REPRESENT THE TYPE OF INTENTIONAL, VALUE ADDED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTS AND CITY LEADERSHIP ENVISION FOR THIS CORRIDOR. PAGE 20 SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSES THE TEXAS PARKWAY FOCUS AREA AND RECOMMENDS DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS A WALKABLE, VIBRANT COMMUNITY THROUGH MIXED USE RETAIL, COMMERCIAL HOUSING, ENTERTAINMENT ZONES, AND CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS. THAT VISION IS THOUGHTFUL, FUTURE FOCUSED, AND COMMUNITY CENTERED. A GAS STATION AND DENSE STRIP RETAIL CENTER AT THIS LOCATION DOES NOT MOVE US TOWARDS THAT VISION.
IT MOVES US FURTHER AWAY FROM IT. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THAT PUBLIC FEEDBACK SUPPORTED AMENITIES SUCH AS SPECIALTY GROCERY STORES, FINE DINING, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS. RESIDENTS DID NOT ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL STATIONS AT NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAYS. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL THAT DURING THE TEXAS PARKWAY AND CARTWRIGHT ROAD FOCUS GROUP MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2024, RESIDENTS EXPRESSED THE SAME CONCERNS AND SENTIMENTS THE COMMUNITY HAD. THE COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY SPOKEN CLEARLY ABOUT THE DESIRE FOR INTENTIONAL REDEVELOPMENT THAT IMPROVES ESTHETICS, PROTECTS NEIGHBORHOODS INTEGRITY, ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE. AS A COMMUNITY, WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT. WE WOULD WELCOME DEVELOPMENT THAT IS TRULY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WITH THE VISION. OUR ELECTED LEADERSHIP HAS ASKED RESIDENTS TO HELP SHAPE AND SUPPORT. WE WANT THOUGHTFUL COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT THAT STRENGTHENS OUR PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCES MISSOURI CITY CORRIDORS, AND REFLECTS THE VOICES OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE EVERY DAY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK COUNCIL TO DENY THIS REQUEST AND
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INSTEAD PURSUE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT TRULY ALIGN WITH MISSOURI CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE FUTURE VISION OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.[(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of announcements of communit...]
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS STAFF REPORT. WE HAVE SHASHI KUMAR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.ANY ITEM FOR STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. THE FIRST THING IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE THIS PAST WEEKEND ON JUNE 13TH SATURDAY IN QUAIL VALLEY. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CIVILIAN INJURIES, BUT. HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY, TWO OF THE FIREFIGHTERS SUSTAINED INJURIES RELATED TO HEAT EXHAUSTION AND THE CEILING COLLAPSE. THOSE FIREFIGHTERS WERE COLTON BROWN AND BENJAMIN LANCASTER. I HEARD FROM THE CHIEF THAT THEY'VE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR BRAVERY AND CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THEIR FULL RECOVERY. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OKAY, THE SECOND ONE THAT I HAVE IS WHICH IS VERY UNIQUE AND HISTORIC TO MISSOURI CITY IS THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS. IT IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY AS WELL AS A MISSOURI CITY HOLIDAY ON JUNE 19TH. IT SYMBOLIZES THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM, RESISTANCE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, WHICH IS VERY UNIQUE TO MISSOURI CITY, WHICH IS THE SIGNIFICANCE HERE AT MISSOURI CITY IS THE FREEDOM TREE, WHERE ENSLAVED PEOPLE GATHERED TO HEAR THAT THEY WERE FREE. A NUMBER OF EVENTS ARE PLANNED ACROSS THE CITY TO CELEBRATE THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GALA ON JUNE 18TH, THE FAMILY NIGHT IN THE PARK ON JUNE 19TH, THE ONE MILES OF SMILES PARADE ON JUNE 20TH ON TEXAS PARKWAY AND THE CONCERT IN THE PARK ON HUNTER'S GLEN PARK. DONNIE HAS TOLD ME THAT HE'S GOING TO HOLD THE RAIN. IF IT DOES NOT, Y'ALL PLEASE CALL DONNIE NOW. I THINK WE'RE MONITORING THE WEATHER AND WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE RESIDENTS. SINCE THIS IS A HISTORIC EVENT OF MUCH SIGNIFICANCE TO THE CITY, I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. BUT I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PULL ITEM SIX J. AND THEN WE APPROVE ITEMS SIX A THROUGH I. OKAY. IS THAT YOUR MOTION? YES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS THING IS WORKING OR NOT, BUT JUST GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL. CRYSTAL. OKAY. MAYOR ALLEYCAT. YES. MEMBER. BROWN. MARSHALL. YES. MEMBER.CLOUSER. YES. MEMBER. RILEY. YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. YES. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL
[(j) Consideration and Possible Action - Accept the Quarterly Investment Re...]
RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM SIX J. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE REASON I PULLED THE ITEM UNDER SIX J IT'S OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31ST, 2026. AND THIS WAY WE COULD HAVE THIS DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.YEAH. THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE PLEASED TO WELCOME OUR INVESTMENT CONSULTANT, JAMIE HOBBS WITH VALLEY VIEW CONSULTING, WHO WILL BE WALKING US THROUGH OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT. BEFORE JAMIE TAKES THE FLOOR, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE QUARTER TO FRAME THE CONVERSATION.
MISSOURI CITY'S PORTFOLIO REMAINS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT AND OUR INVESTMENT POLICY, A STANDARD WE TAKE SERIOUSLY AS STEWARDS OF PUBLIC FUNDS. A FEW NUMBERS WORTH NOTING OUR TOTAL PORTFOLIO GREW FROM ABOUT 251 MILLION LAST QUARTER TO ABOUT 300 MILLION AS OF MARCH 31ST. OUR YIELD IS ABOUT 3.89%, OUTPACING OUR BENCHMARKS. THIS MEANS THAT WE ARE ACTIVE. THIS MEANS THAT OUR. WE GENERATE VALUE BY BEING ACTIVE AND BEYOND THE PASSIVE APPROACH, AND. WE GENERATED ABOUT 2.9 MILLION IN INTEREST INCOME. SO THE PORTFOLIO REMAINS A WELL DIVERSED POLICY COMPLIANT ACROSS ALL INVESTMENT CATEGORIES. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE IT OVER AND LET JAMIE TAKE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. I'LL JUST GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO FOR YOU.
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AS MISS SMITH SAID, MARCH VALUE WAS $300,093,000. THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF 48.9 MILLION DUE TO TAX REVENUES RECEIVED DURING THIS QUARTER. YIELD 3.89 QUARTERLY INTEREST 2.9 MILLION FOR THE YEAR TO DATE, TWO QUARTERS BEING $5.58 MILLION. THE PORTFOLIO IS MADE UP, COMPOSITION WISE, OF ABOUT $214,000 OF DEMAND AND POOL ACCOUNTS. SO THOSE ARE YOUR LIQUID ACCOUNTS MAKING 70%. SECURITIES AND CDS ARE 85 MILLION, MAKING UP ABOUT 30% OF THE PORTFOLIO. SO THOSE ARE LADDERED OUT. THE SECURITIES AND CDS ARE LADDERED OUT OVER 12 MONTHS, WHERE THE DEMAND ACCOUNTS AND POOLS ARE LIQUID ACCOUNTS. AND LOOKING AT THE NEXT PAGE, THE PORTFOLIO SIZE, YOU CAN SEE THE PORTFOLIO BACK TO SEPTEMBER 2017. YOU CAN SEE THE GRADUAL INCREASE OVER THOSE NINE YEARS. WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A NORMAL HIGHEST POINT FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR IN THE MARCH QUARTER WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR TAX REVENUES AND THEN THE SPEND DOWN DURING THE REMAINING QUARTERS. AGAIN, THE DISTRIBUTION, YOUR LARGEST PORTION IS OVERNIGHT LIQUID FUNDS AND THEN LADDERED OUT FROM 31 TO 12 MONTHS, 31 DAYS TO 12 MONTHS. EXCUSE ME. THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS YOUR TOTAL PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE IN COMPARISON TO YOUR BENCHMARKS THIS QUARTER, YOU DID EXCEED ALL OF YOUR BENCHMARKS. AND THEN WE SHOW THE MATURITY, CASH VALUE, CASH FLOWS THAT WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.AND WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE IN BOTH RETURNS FACE VALUE AS WELL AS INTEREST DURING EACH MONTH FOR THOSE 12 MONTHS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. CAN YOU LET THE AUDIENCE KNOW WHEN YOU SAY 251 MILLION TO 300, AND WHAT CAPACITY IS THAT GROWTH? WHAT CAPACITY THAT WHAT? YES. WHAT CAPACITY ARE WE GROWING AT THAT RATE? YOU KNOW, SO THIS WAY THE CITIZENS AT HOME THAT CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. YES. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE IS THE MAKE UP OF THE INTEREST EARNINGS THAT YOU RECEIVED, AS WELL AS YOUR TAX REVENUES THAT WERE RECEIVED FOR THE QUARTER. SO IT WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $48.9 MILLION, INTEREST OF 2.9 MILLION, AND THEN MOSTLY TAX TAX REVENUES FOR THE REMAINDER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY IS THERE A MOTION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY.
RIGHT. IS THAT OR WHAT. IS THAT. SECONDED. YES IT IS. YES. RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. SO I'M NOT SEEING IT ON HERE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. CAN WE VOTE ON THIS THING? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THANK YOU. YEAH. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. JUST HAD THAT FOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. MISS IT. THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT.
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ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS ORDINANCES 7A7A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 1.46 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE GASOLINE SERVICE STATION, PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE. DESCRIBING SUCH 1.46 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. 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. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AGAIN, JUST TO HELP YOU ENABLE MAKE YOUR DECISION ON THIS ONE, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND.THE SUBJECT SUNRISE GAS STATION IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TEXAS PARKWAY AND TURTLE CREEK DRIVE. IT IS ABOUT A 1.46 ACRE TRACT. IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED LC THREE RETAIL DISTRICT. IT REQUIRES AN SUP BECAUSE IT IS A PROPOSED GAS STATION, AND IT'S LOCATED ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL ZONING AREA. A RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED GAS STATION. IT'S A ONE STORY BUILDING WITH 33FT, ABOUT 33FT HEIGHT 7200FT■!S. FACILITY WITH PROPOSED TEN FUEL PUMPS. ESAPI REQUIREMENTS. PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CURRENT SETUP, IT HAS. A GAS STATION
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HAS TO BE LOCATED WITHIN 200FT OF TWO INTERSECTING STREETS. MAXIMUM TWO CORNERS.INTERSECTION OF TWO ARTERIAL STREETS. MAXIMUM ONE CORNER INTERSECTION WITH A LOCAL STREET. THE AIR PUMPS HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 150FT FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE.
BASED ON OUR STAFF'S REVIEW OF THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN, THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN MEETS THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT MEET THE SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS, NOR DOES IT MEET LANDSCAPING BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENTS. THE AIR PUMPS HAVE TO BE WITHIN 100FT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE. WE DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS ON THAT YET. DRIVEWAY LOCATION OFF OF TURTLE CREEK, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN, IS NOT YET APPROVED, BUT THAT'S THE RENDERING FROM THE APPLICANT AS PRESENTED. THE PROPOSED PLAN DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. LOOKING AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE TEXAS PARKWAY CORRIDOR, THE CURRENT ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CALLS FOR COMMERCIAL TYPE DEVELOPMENT. THE FUTURE PLANNED ACCORDING TO THE FUTURE PLAN. THIS PROPOSED CONCEPT OF THE GAS STATION DOES NOT SUPPORT TRANSITION TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT. REFLECTIVE AMENITIES DESIRED BY THE RESIDENTS. IT IS DOES NOT PRESERVE MY INTEGRITY. NEITHER SUPPORTS A SAFE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. THE PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THIS MEETING WAS POSTED ON MARCH 27TH. SORRY. THE NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON MARCH 27TH, 2026. THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON APRIL 16TH. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THERE WAS A JOINT PUBLIC MEETING BETWEEN PLANNING AND ZONING WHERE THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED. AT THE DATE OF THE RECEIPT, WE HAD 61 WRITTEN PROTESTS AGAINST THIS SUP FOR A PROPOSED GAS STATION STAFF, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE SUP MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING AND ZONING TO DISAPPROVE THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT PLANNING AND ZONING MET AND HAS PROVIDED A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. OUR RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO STAY CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDATION AND DISAPPROVE THIS REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON, AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTION? MY MOTION IS TO. THANK YOU. SORRY. MY MOTION IS NOT NOT TO TO NOT TO APPROVE THE SUP. OKAY. SO IS THAT YOUR SECOND COUNCILMEMBER RAMOS? YES. OKAY. SO SEEING NO ONE ELSE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION TO DENY PASSES
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UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT RESOLUTIONS 8AA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, IDENTIFYING CERTAIN CITY OFFICIALS WITH AUTHORITY TO OPEN AND MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS WITH WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. OKAY. WE HAVE RHONDA SMITH, OUR CFO. YES. GOOD EVENING. SO WE HAVE A FEW RESOLUTIONS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ONE IS IDENTIFYING CERTAIN IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR GENERAL FUND. OUR GENERAL DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT WAS WELLS FARGO. AND IT ACTUALLY DOES SOME CLARIFICATION. IT REMOVES THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION, REPLACES IT WITH THE DEPUTY, ALSO INCLUDES THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER POSITION AND ESTABLISHES THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ALEXANDER, AS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ON THE ACCOUNT. THAT'S THROUGH JULY 11TH. AND SO EXHIBIT B IS THROUGH JULY STARTS JULY 11TH, AND IT INCLUDES ADDING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER. OKAY. GOT IT. SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR 6AI SEE MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSER SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY SEEING NO ONE ELSE FOR ITEMS EIGHT A WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE[(b) Consideration and Possible Action- A resolution identifying certain of...]
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MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, SO I. EIGHT EIGHT B RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, IDENTIFYING CERTAIN CITY OFFICIALS WITH AUTHORITY TO OPEN AND MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS WITH WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. OKAY, SO RHONDA HAD ALREADY EXPLAINED THIS. SO I'M SEEING A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLOUSER, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES[(c) Consideration and Possible Action - An amendment to the resolution for...]
UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT C RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 2613 TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AS THE FINANCIAL OFFICIAL, GIVEN POWER TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL AND OR PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS OR ALTER THE TESTING FORENSIC EVIDENCE GRANT PROGRAM. REPEALING ANY AND ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO. ALL RIGHT, RACHEL MARIE, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE YOU WAIT THIS LONG. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION. IT DESIGNATES THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER POSITION. COMPLETE AUTHORITY IN GRANTS TO MAKE ALL FINANCIAL DECISIONS WITHIN THAT SYSTEM. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M SEEING A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER. RILEY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM 8E8DA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI
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CITY, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. INCIDENT TO ESTABLISHING BANK AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE INVESTMENT OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FUNDS AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE RHONDA SMITH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THIS IS THE SAME PROCESS, EXCEPT IT DOES TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND THAT IS THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. AND IT REPLACES THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A 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 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.[(e) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution of the City Council o...]
OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT E RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A FISCAL YEAR 2025 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. OKAY, WE HAVE EMILIO REYES, DIVISION FIRE CHIEF. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL HERE FOR A RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR THE 2025 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT. THE PURPOSE FOR THIS ONE WOULD BE TO FUND 12 EMTS TO GO TO PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AT ONE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES. IT WILL PROVIDE A TUITION TRAINING CERTIFICATION, THE BACKFILL FOR THE OVERTIME TO SEND THOSE 12 MEMBERS THROUGH THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM WE'VE WRITTEN FOR 2023 AND 2024, TWO TRAINING GRANTS, WHICH WE'VE RECEIVED A LITTLE OVER 800 000 THOSE PAST TWO YEARS, ARE REQUESTED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION FOR 2025 AND ACCEPTANCE IF THAT GRANT IS AWARDED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN. MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 8FA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY[(f) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution of the City Council o...]
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A FISCAL YEAR 2025 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. OKAY, WE HAVE EMILIO REYES AGAIN, DIVISION FIRE CHIEF, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS ALSO FOR THE SECOND FOR THE SAME GRANT. BUT THE THIS ONE WILL BE TO REPLACE 12 SCBA UNITS OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND 137 SCBA CYLINDERS. SO THE GRANT. YOU CAN DO A TRAINING SIDE AND YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT FOR EQUIPMENT. SO THIS WILL BE THE EQUIPMENT SIDE OF IT. SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION FOR THE 2025AFG[00:35:04]
APPLICATION FOR THESE ITEMS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THAT AWARD IF IT'S GRANTED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND HEARING NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:06 P.M. JASON, JUST TO BE ON THE RECORD, HE BEAT YOUR TIME.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.