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          GOOD EVENING THAT TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 20TH, 2026. WILL NOT CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:41 P.M. ITEM NUMBER TWO, ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE. IT'LL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON. PLEASE DON'T MOVE. 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, COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON. ITEM NUMBER FOUR ARE WE HAVE A 
          [(a) Proclamation - Parks and Recreation Month]
PRESENTATION OF RECOGNITION FOR A IS A PROCLAMATION TO PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. IT'LL BE PRESENTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM LYNN CLAWSON. 
          COME ON DOWN, MOE. I WANT YOU ALL TO MEET MY FRIEND MOE. COME ON OVER HERE, HANDSOME. AND Y'ALL, THIS IS OUR WONDERFUL PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. YOU STAY BY ME. I FEEL A LITTLE SAFER WITH YOU. BY ME. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WE ARE PRESENTING TODAY ON BEHALF OF PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. AND I KNOW Y'ALL LOVE A GOOD PROCLAMATION. AND WHEN WE READ THESE PROCLAMATIONS. BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT NOT EVERY MEETING DOES EVERYBODY GET TO GET RECOGNIZED. NOT EVERY DEPARTMENT GETS TO GET RECOGNIZED. THIS IS THE FUN STAFF. THEY ALSO ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT AND IN THE COLD ALL THE TIME, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE BURNING ALL THE CALORIES, AND THEY'RE THE ONES PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STAFF, I MEAN, THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO WE WANT TO SAY THAT WE HONOR YOU AND WE SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. AND I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. YOU READY, MOE? ALL RIGHT. HE'S A MAN OF FEW WORDS. DON'T WORRY. 
          I SPEAK FOR HIM. ALL RIGHT. THIS PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION, INCLUDING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING SPACES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES. AND WHEREAS PARKS, TRAILS, RECREATIONAL CENTERS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SUPPORT MENTAL WELL-BEING, FOSTER CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND ONE ANOTHER. WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. DID Y'ALL HEAR HOW MANY TIMES WE SAID ACTIVE LIFESTYLE? WHEREAS THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND THE 2026 THEME THE POWER OF CELEBRATES THE DEDICATED PARKS AND RECREATIONAL PROFESSIONALS. RIGHT HERE TODAY, OUR VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HELP BUILD STRONGER, HEALTHIER AND MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. AND I BET YOU NO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE A MO ON THEIR TEAM NOW. 
          THEREFORE, I, LYNN KLAUSER, YOUR MAYOR PRO TEM ALONG WITH MAYOR ROBIN ELLACOTT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 26TH AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THE PARKS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, GET OUT AND GET ACTIVE AND MOVE AROUND AND ENJOY OUR NATURAL SPACES AND ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH ONE OF YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, MO? ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER. I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF DONNIE HAZE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS THE POWER OF. AND I THINK EACH ONE OF US COULD TELL STORIES OF THE EFFECT THAT PARKS AND RECREATION HAS ON OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I'D LIKE TO SHARE ONE THAT CAME ACROSS OUR DESK TODAY. 
          RECENTLY, OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT SENT OUT A SURVEY TO ALL THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED IN 
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OUR PROGRAMS, AND WE ASKED THEM LIKE, HOW ARE WE DOING? GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK, YOU KNOW, AND MOST OF THE TIME WE GET REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK. I'D LIKE TO SHARE JUST ONE SMALL STORY ABOUT A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THE TRUTH IS, AT ONE POINT IN TIME, SHE WAS FEELING FAIRLY DEPRESSED AND DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO BE ACTIVE WITH, AND HER DOG HAD JUST PASSED AWAY. AND THIS FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE A COUNTRY SONG. AND HERE'S THE DEAL ONE OF HER FRIENDS FOUND OUT ABOUT HER DOG PASSING AWAY AND SAID, MAN, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO GET OUT. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION CALLED MISSOURI CITY PARKS AND RECREATION? AND SHE'S LIKE, NO, I HADN'T. AND SO SHE CHECKED OUT THEIR WEBSITE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, SHE'S ATTENDING SENIOR EVENTS AND SHE'S GOING OUT TO ACTIVITIES WITH OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. AND THE STATEMENT THAT SITS WITH ME IS THAT NOW SHE HAS FRIENDS AND THOSE FRIENDS ARE INVITING HER TO OTHER ACTIVITIES. SHE DID MENTION THE CITY OF STAFFORD. I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THAT, BUT SHE'S OUT. SHE'S VISITING. THAT IS THE POWER OF PARKS AND RECREATION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SPORT. 
          AND WE'RE ALL ABOUT REALLY TRYING TO MAKE CONNECTIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HOLD THIS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. RIGHT. THANK YOU. MO. VERY GOOD. GOOD JOB. 
          ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT. CITY SECRETARY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS FOR THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DID NOT. OKAY. 
          [(a) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of announcements of communit...]
ITEM NUMBER SIX, OUR STAFF REPORTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE ANY REPORT OR ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL UPON OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER, ALLEN BOGART. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH RECOGNITION OF OUR RETIRING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, WHO IS LEAVING THE CITY AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND WE WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. JENNIFER. SECONDLY, WE HAVE MOVED THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO LEVEL THREE MONITORING OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO, THAT IS MEANDERING ALONG THE COAST, HEADED IN OUR DIRECTION. WE SHOULD KNOW BY WEDNESDAY THE DIRECTION THAT IT IS GOING TO BE COMING IN RELATION TO US, AND WE WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON IT AND KEEPING YOU INFORMED ALONG THE WAY. ALSO REMIND YOU THAT THE FREEDOM TREE PARK RIBBON CUTTING IS SATURDAY, JULY 25TH AT TEN IN THE MORNING, AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY RECEIVED A AGENDA FOR THAT EVENT. AND THEN THE EVENT AND THE TROPICAL STORM COME TOGETHER WHERE THE DECISION ON THE IMPACT TO THE STORM SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE MADE ON WEDNESDAY, SO THAT IF WE DO NEED TO REGROUP, WE HAVE TIME TO DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 
          [7. CONSENT AGENDA]
SEVEN, WHICH IS A CONSENT AGENDA. SEEING. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO THIS MOTION. AND SECOND, SO IT'S ON THE LEFT SIDE. SO. IS THERE A MOTION. THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. I'M CALLING FOR VOTES. SORRY, I TOUCHED MY 
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SCREEN. NOW IT'S NOT WORKING. IT'S THE FIRST VOTE. WE GOTTA GET IT RIGHT. ONE SECOND. IT'S A YES. IF Y'ALL JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING. NO, I JUST PUT IT UP THERE ONE SECOND. DO YOU MIND IF WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE TO MOVE ON? LET'S DO IT. MAYOR ELLICOTT. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. 
          BROWN MARSHALL. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER. YES. MEMBER. RILEY. YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. MEMBER. 
          O'DEKIRK. YES. MEMBER. EMERY. YES. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM EIGHT, OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS. EIGHT A IS 
          [(1) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]
A ZONING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE. WE HAVE. EIGHT A ONE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 1.5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AS AS A SPECIFIC USE INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN. DESCRIBING SAID 1.5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC SUCH SPECIFIC USE. 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. THIS ITEM HAS COME BEFORE THE JOINT COUNCIL AND PNC MEETING NOT TOO LONG AGO, SO I'LL BE QUICK TO WALK THIS THROUGH. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MESA VERDE DRIVE AND ECHO CREEK DRIVE. 
          CURRENTLY, IT'S ZONED R-1 SINGLE FAMILY. THE REQUESTED ZONING IS FOR AN SU P. THE SCP IS REQUIRED BECAUSE IT'S AN INSTITUTIONAL USE LOCATED ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THE APPLICATION DETAILS ARE. THE PROPOSED USES A 24 HOUR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS TO HOUSE CHILDREN AGED 17 YEARS OR YOUNGER WITH A 17 BED FACILITY. IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN AN EXISTING HOME WITH FIVE BEDROOMS, AND NO IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROPOSED AT THIS TIME. THIS FACILITY IS REGULATED BY THE TEXAS HUMAN RESOURCE CODE, AND THE REASON THAT THERE IS AN SCP NEED IS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HAVE MORE THAN SIX RESIDENTS AND MORE THAN TWO CAREGIVERS. THAT IS THE REASON THAT IT'S DRIVING A REQUIREMENT FOR AN SCP FROM THE CITY. WHAT IS THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER? IT'S ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR AT RISK CHILDREN, COVERS ELIGIBLE ROOM AND BOARDING COSTS. FACILITIES MUST MEET GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS. REQUIRES 24 HOUR SUPERVISION. INCLUDES THERAPY, LIFE SKILLS AND MEDICAL CARE, AND STATE LICENSING IS ALSO REQUIRED WITH REGARDS TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THIS IS PRIMARILY ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL IN CHARACTER. WITH RESPECT TO THIS ZONING CASE, THERE WAS A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION SENT AS REQUIRED. AGAIN, AS I STATED EARLIER, THERE WAS A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING ON MAY 26TH. WE HAVE. STAFF HAS RECEIVED 29 WRITTEN PROTESTS AND THIS IS MAINLY PERTAINING TO THIS USE. LOCATED WITHIN THE MIDST OF A RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OR RESIDENTIAL USE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS TO DISAPPROVE THIS BECAUSE IT'S INCOMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER, WHICH KIND OF HAS THE ABILITY TO POTENTIALLY INCREASE TRAFFIC OCCUPANCY AND STAFFING, PLANNING AND ZONING. HEARD THIS CASE AND FORWARDS THIS WITH A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, IS THERE A MOTION? IS YOURS WORKING? YES. THERE'S A MOTION TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT ZONING AND TO SUPPORT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR DISAPPROVAL. 
          I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. YES. AND THE MOTION IS TO STAY WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. 
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OKAY, MAYOR. MINE IS TO STAY WITH THE STAFF. RECOMMENDATION. YES. MEMBER. BRIAN MARSHALL. 
          YES. MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER. YES. MEMBER. RILEY. YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. YES. MEMBER. O'DEKIRK. 
          YES. MEMBER. EMERY. YES. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING 
          [(1) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]
TO GO TO EIGHT. B IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING AND A RELATED ACTIONS. EIGHT B ONE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A PORTION OF CRAVEN ROAD BETWEEN U.S. HIGHWAY 90 A AND THE NEAREST PRIVATE DRIVEWAY LOCATED ON THE NORTH WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CRAVENS ROAD FROM A TWO WAY STREET TO A ONE WAY STREET IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION, ONLY PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, RECOGNIZING MUSTAFA AL-BASSAM, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS. YES, SIR. OKAY. GREAT. WELL THANK YOU MUSTAFA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME. LET ME ADVANCE THAT ONE. MY NAME IS VINCENZO CARRANZA, YOUR CITY ENGINEER. 
          I'LL BE PRESENTING THE ORDINANCE FROM ITEM REDESIGNATING PORTIONS OF CRAVENS ROAD AS A ONE WAY TRAFFIC FLOW. FOR ORIENTATION. CRAVENS ROAD IS IN THE MIDDLE IS IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY AND INTERSECTS WITH US 98 AS CIRCLED IN RED. WE'RE HERE TO PROPOSE AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CRAVENS ROAD BETWEEN US 90 AND THE FIRST DRIVEWAY NORTH, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FEDEX DRIVEWAY, TO BE ONE WAY NORTHBOUND OR INGRESS ONLY. 
          THE REASON FOR THE ORDINANCE ITEM IS SIMPLE TRAFFIC SAFETY. LET ME EXPLAIN THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND HISTORY. THE INTERSECTION OF CRAVENS ROAD AND US 90 IS AN AT GRADE RAILROAD CROSSING WITH UNION PACIFIC TRACKS, MEANING THEY DON'T GO OVER EACH OTHER BUT MEET AT THE SAME LEVEL. THERE'S HEAVY COMMERCIAL TRUCK ACTIVITY DUE TO THE NEARBY COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT IS IN THIS AREA. UNION PACIFIC OWNS THE RAILROAD, THE CITY OWNS CRAVENS ROAD AND TEX-DOT OWNS US 90 A. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US 98 HIGHWAY AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS IS 43FT. THERE ARE COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, YOU KNOW, 18 WHEELERS TYPICALLY AVERAGE BETWEEN 70 AND 80FT. THEY'RE OFTEN HIT BY TRAINS AT THIS LOCATION AS THEY'RE WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO US 90 A THE CITY TEX-DOT AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD HAVE COLLABORATED EXTENSIVELY TO TRY TO COME UP WITH SEVERAL OPTIONS. JUST TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS INTERSECTION BETWEEN 2021 AND 2025, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN CRASHES INVOLVING TRAINS AT THIS INTERSECTION. THESE STATS MAKE CRAVENS ROAD AND US 98 THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND SINCE THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION CRASHES, WE'VE HAD FOUR ADDITIONAL CRASHES. AS REPORTED BY MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          OKAY, A BRIEF HISTORY ON WHAT EFFORTS HAVE UNDERTAKEN. IN 2020, CITY PARK DRIVE WAS BUILT TO SPECIFICALLY ALLOW AN ALTERNATE ROUTE CONNECTING TO BELTWAY EIGHT. THAT'S THE RED LINE ON THE ON THE PICTURE THERE. THERE WERE OTHER STUDIES, BUT ULTIMATELY IN 2025, THE CITY AND TEX-DOT REACHED A MINIMUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHEREBY TXDOT WOULD DESIGN AND CONVERT CRAVENS ROAD TO ONE WAY. WHILE THE CITY AGREES TO MAINTAIN CRAVENS ROAD. SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WITH TXDOT AND UNION PACIFIC, INCLUDING A MEETING HELD LAST FRIDAY THE 17TH. DURING THAT MEETING, CITY MANAGER ALAN BOGARD, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER SHASHI KUMAR, CITY ATTORNEY JOYCE IYAMU AND I DISCUSSED SEVERAL POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, UNION PACIFIC HAS INDICATED THAT THE ONLY OPTION THEY'RE WILLING TO CONSIDER IS THE CLOSURE OF CRAVENS ROAD. UNION PACIFIC REMAINS OPEN TO PURSUING AN MOU TO EXPLORE LONGER, LONG TERM ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL UNDERPASS AT SOUTH GESSNER ROAD. SO THAT LEADS US TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM FOR ONE WAY DESIGNATION OF CRAVENS ROAD. OUR MUNICIPAL CODE CALLS OUT FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL. OKAY, BACK IN APRIL, WE SENT OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO THE BUSINESSES INFORMING THEM OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES, AND NO OBJECTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ARE IN THE AREA, HAVE ALREADY INSTRUCTED THEIR DRIVERS TO AVOID THIS INTERSECTION. 
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HOWEVER, WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEE UNFAMILIAR TRUCK DRIVERS FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA USING THIS LOCATION. SO AFTER TONIGHT'S ORDINANCE READING, THESE ARE THE FUTURE STEPS. WE HAVE A SECOND READING COMING UP, AND WE ALSO CONFIRM WITH TXDOT THAT THEIR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IS TO LET THE ONE WAY IN THE SPRING OF 2027. OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BACK TO YOU, MAYOR. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK JUST SO THAT WE KNOW THE. YES. THANK YOU. CLARIFICATION. PLEASE, PLEASE EXCUSE ME. MAKE A CLARIFICATION. IT IS A CHANGE TO ONE WAY, NOT A TOTAL CLOSURE. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S HERE, YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT'S ALL THE STUFF GOING ON. WE GOT A NEW SYSTEM, SO WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET USED TO IT AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. SO THEY'RE HELPING US. SO JUST BE PATIENT WITH US AS WE TRY TO LEARN THIS. AND REMEMBER, WE'RE NOT HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE HERE EVERY ONCE A FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY. SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO USE IT. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, GO AHEAD AND PUT YOURSELF IN THE QUEUE. SO I PLACE MYSELF IN THE QUEUE JUST TO SAY, I WANT TO THANK THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU MENTIONED. INTERIM CITY MANAGER ALLEN BOGART, SHASHI MUSTAFA, YOURSELF AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR GOING BACK AND WORKING WITH TXDOT, WORKING WITH THE RAILROAD AND ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE I MYSELF AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER RILEY AND MAYBE COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL AND OTHERS HAVE SAT IN MEETINGS WITH THEM. AND WE ALMOST HAD A FIST FIGHT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO BE PROTECTED. WE WANT OUR WE WANT ROADWAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CITY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THAT WOULD HELP ULTIMATELY, BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE THESE ISSUES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET OUT QUICKLY. SO JUST TO CLOSE SOMETHING AND JUST TO BE CLOSED IS ONE THING, BUT I THINK YOU GUYS CAME BACK WITH A SORT OF A SOLUTION TO A LONG TERM PROBLEM. WE HAVE TOLD OUR CITIZENS IN OUR CITY THAT AT SOME POINT IN TIME THERE WILL BE AN OVERPASS OR UNDERPASS. SO AT LEAST TO EXPLOIT THOSE, THOSE AVENUES TO SEE WHERE WE CAN GET THERE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, PROVIDING SOME SORT OF A SOLUTION. SO THIS WAY WE DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. AND I KNOW OUR POLICE CHIEF HAVE CONSTANTLY, SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE, MENTIONED THAT I THINK IT HAD HAPPENED THE FIRST, FIRST DAY OR SECOND DAY THAT HE'S BEEN HERE WITH THESE ISSUES. AND, AND THEY'RE NOT. SO THEY'RE NOT PRETTY THE WAY HOW WE HANDLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S IT'S A TRAIN THAT IS HAVING A PEOPLE, NOT JUST THE FREIGHTS. SO. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. WITH THAT, I YIELD BACK RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU MAYOR. I TOO, WANT TO THANK THE STAFF TREMENDOUSLY. I WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR POLICE CHIEF FINNER, ALONG WITH MUSTAFA. AND BIG KUDOS GOES OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. IN ONE OF THOSE PARTICULAR MEETINGS. SHE LAID DOWN HER GANTLET AND SHE DID EVERYTHING SHE COULD TO DO HER BEST TO KEEP THIS ROAD OPEN. BUT IN THE END, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK JOYCE IYAMU AND OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER, ALLEN BOGART, FOR BRINGING FORTH THAT MOU TO KEEP US IT ALIVE FOR SOME FURTHER AND FUTURE DISCUSSION FOR GESSNER, AND ALSO TO INCLUDE SOME PORTIONS OF THE SIENNA PARKWAY AREA. SO I'M TRULY, TRULY GRATEFUL. AND I CAN'T MAKE A MOTION ON THIS MACHINE. SO I KNOW WE GOT A FEW MORE PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE, BUT I'D LIKE TO OFFER A MOTION AT THIS TIME AS WELL TO ACCEPT THIS FIRST READING AS PRESENTED BY STAFF RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES. 
          THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, STAFF, FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO, YOU KNOW, DO WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF MEETING THE REQUEST OF THE RESIDENTS. ALL THE LETTERS AND EMAILS THAT WE'VE ALL RECEIVED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT THEIR HOME VALUES AND THEIR ROADWAY LOCATIONS AND ALTERNATE ROUTES ARE BEING PROTECTED AS WELL. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL. AND I DO JUST WANT IF YOU CAN JUST CLARIFY WITH US CONCERNING THE COST THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PARTICULAR ONE WAY CLOSURE. 
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AND, AND THEN JUST REITERATE WHAT THE MOU IS ABOUT. SURE. YES. COUNCILOR RILEY. SO THE COST IS FREE FOR THE CITY. TXDOT HAS ENGAGED THEIR CONSULTANT AND IT'S THROUGH THE, I THINK, SECTION 130 FUNDING. THEY ACQUIRED SOME SAFETY FUNDING IN ABOUT AROUND $500,000 THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. WE JUST HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT AFTER THEY'RE DONE WITH IT. OKAY. AND WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT'S GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ABOUT THE NOT JUST THE BUSINESSES, BUT THE RESIDENTS AS WELL, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER SIGNAGE COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS WHAT CONSTRUCTION THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, ANTICIPATE AS WELL. CORRECT? YES. AROUND SPRING OF 2027, THE CITY WILL PARTNER WITH TXDOT AND ROLL OUT A PUBLIC INFORMATION MESSAGE THAT TXDOT IS GOING TO CONSTRUCT AND ALL THAT STUFF. WE'LL LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW, ARE THEY GOING TO DO ANY TEMPORARY CLOSURES UNTIL THAT PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS? TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER ACCIDENTS? YOU SAID THAT IT'LL BE SPRING 2027, RIGHT? NO, THERE'S NO PLANS FOR TXDOT TO DO ANY ANY WORK ON OUR ROADS. OKAY. CITY SECRETARY, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR FOR THIS? NO, I DID NOT. OKAY. I SAW THE ORANGE FORMS FLOATING AROUND, SO I WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT THOSE WERE. WE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON OUT HERE. BUT I DO AGAIN WANT TO SAY THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL. WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE JUST WAY TOO MANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, POSSIBLY NOT BY OUR RESIDENTS, BUT BY BUSINESS TRUCKERS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. SO YOU HAVE WHAT ABOUT ABOUT MARCH OR SPRINGTIME 2027 TO DO YOUR TRAVELING BEFORE THE CHANGE COMES? SO BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MAY I, MAY I MAKE A QUICK RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL, BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING THE FUNDING IN MARCH OF 2027 OR SPRING. WE CAN MAKE THE ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE UPON TEX-DOT ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING THOSE CHANGES. SO IF THAT IF THAT'S IF YOU'RE WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. AND ONE THING I ALSO, BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM, LET ME CALL FOR THE MOTION BEFORE WE PUT THE MOTION. SO THIS WAY THAT WE DON'T END UP WITH MULTIPLE THINGS ON THE SCREEN. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A MOTION SINCE THERE'S NO ONES ON THE QUEUE. ARE WE USING THE MACHINE OR NO MACHINE? OKAY, SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL AND COUNCIL SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. SO I GUESS TO MAKE THE MOTION, JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, ONCE THAT HIGHLIGHTED, ONCE I CALL FOR THE MOTION AND THEN THAT SCREEN MAKE A MOTION WILL HIGHLIGHT. THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN PUSH THE MOTION TO MAKE THAT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE 
          [(a) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to nego...]
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ITEM NINE IS AUTHORIZATIONS. NINE A IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH SAFE, LLC. BBG CONSULTING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR BY ONE YEAR AND FOR THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 550,000 OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OR CONVERSATION BY SHASHI KUMAR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B ARE RELATED. I WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THE CITY CONTRACTS OUT OR SEEKS OUTSIDE HELP TO PERFORM BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES. AND THE REASON WE'VE BEEN DOING IT IS WE'VE HAD ISSUED ABOUT 20,000 PERMITS BETWEEN 2023 AND 2026. THAT'S THE PEAK PERIOD THAT WE HAVE SEEN. THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 60,000 INSPECTIONS COMPLETED DURING THIS PERIOD. 
          AND THE REASON WE CONTRACTED OUT THIS SERVICES IS THAT TO IMPROVE OUR TURNAROUND TIME, WE WERE EXPERIENCING MORE DAYS, NINE DAYS TO COMPLETE INSPECTIONS. SINCE WE HAVE OUTSOURCED THIS OR SOUGHT OUTSIDE HELP, IT HAS REDUCED OUR INSPECTION TIMES TO 24 
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HOURS, ROUGHLY 95 TO 97% OF THE INSPECTIONS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE IT. NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, THE BLUE GRAPH ON THE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE'VE AVERAGED ABOUT OVER 5000 PERMITS SINCE 2023, AND THE TREND CONTINUES TO BE IN THAT RANGE. SO WITH THAT, WE SEE A NEED FOR THESE SERVICES, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT YEAR. AND WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE KEEP THIS SERVICE AGAIN. CONTRACT INSPECTION SERVICES WILL EXPAND CAPACITY, PROVIDE DEDICATED INSPECTOR FOR MAJOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, IMPROVE SCHEDULING CONSISTENCY, REDUCES SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, ALLOW CITY INSPECTORS TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND OTHER CITY WIDE INSPECTIONS. WE. THROUGH THE RFQ PROCESS THAT WAS INITIATED IN 2023, WE HAVE SELECTED TWO FORMS AND THE AVERAGE ANNUAL UTILIZATION OR CONTRACT AMOUNT PER YEAR IS ABOUT $108,000. AND YOU MAY ASK, WHY TWO CONSULTANTS? BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH ACTIVITY ACTIVITY GOING ON. WE WANTED TO HAVE TWO CONSULTANTS TO HAVE THE REDUNDANCY, SO THERE IS NO DELAY IN COMPLETING THE INSPECTION SERVICES. AGAIN, THE REASON WE'RE DOING THAT IS FASTER PERMIT ISSUANCE. EARLIER CONSTRUCTION STARTS DEDICATED INSPECTION STAFF FOR MAJOR LARGE SCALE PROJECTS WHEN WE MAY WHEN WE MEAN MAJOR LARGE SCALE PROJECTS. THIS IS LIKE THE TERRITORY HAPPENING ON HIGHWAY SIX, THE SHUBA APARTMENTS THAT'S COMING BY TOWN CENTER THREE. AND OUR GOAL IS TO GET THIS WAVE THROUGH WHERE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS DUE TO MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS HAPPENING. THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY ADD ANOTHER YEAR TO THE CONTRACT EXTENSION. AFTER THAT, STAFF WILL REEVALUATE. AND IF THERE IS CONTINUED NEED FOR THESE OUTSIDE INSPECTION SERVICES, WE INTEND TO CONTINUE, AND THE TWO FORMS ARE SAFE BUILT. AND MIKAYLA ARCHITECTS. AGAIN, THIS PRESENTATION COVERS BOTH NINE A AND NINE B. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. SURE. THANK YOU. I SIGNED MYSELF UP. WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED UP. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER. I'VE NOTICED THAT YOU SAID NINE A AND NINE B, SO THAT'S NINE A IT'S ABOUT 550 000. BUT I SEE THAT IT'S BROKEN INTO A FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. SO I GUESS JUST TO UNDERSTAND COMBINING A AND B, THAT'S A LITTLE OVER A MILLION PLUS. SO AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IS IT IS IT BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN INSPECTION, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE WAY I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS MORE SO FOR MULTIFAMILY AND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE WHAT'S LEFT. REST OF THE 800 ACRES IS PERHAPS MAY NOT BE ALL MULTIFAMILY. SO WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THIS, WHICH THIS HELPS ME AT LEAST IT'S A FIVE YEAR BREAKOUT. BUT WHAT'S YOUR SUGGESTION TO THE LONG TERM? WELL, AS IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME, THIS SERVICE MEETS A PEAK DEMAND THAT WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE CONTINUING INTO THE FUTURE. AND IS APPROPRIATE. UTILIZE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A SITUATION. OKAY, I'M I APOLOGIZE. I'M GOING TO REMEMBER THIS EVENTUALLY. I'M OUT OF PRACTICE, MAYOR. WE'RE USING SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IS A PEAK PERIOD, AND IT WILL AVOID THE NECESSITY OF POTENTIALLY HAVING TO DO LAYOUT LAYOFFS IN THE FUTURE IF THE ACTIVITY DROPS OFF TO A MORE HISTORICALLY REGULAR. AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS POSITIONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR GOOD INSPECTORS. SO WE THINK THIS IS A GOOD APPROACH FOR NOW. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. MY JUST MY FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. THAT'S A GREAT POINT. MY SECOND POINT IS WHAT WE TEND TO TYPICALLY HEAR IS THE FROM THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUILDING THESE FACILITIES THAT ONCE IT GOES THROUGH, IT WILL TAKE A LONGER TIME BEFORE THE ACTUAL INSPECTION IS BEING PERFORMED, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH AN INTERNAL PERSON OR A SUBCONTRACTOR OR AN EXTERNAL PERSON, I WOULD IT'S NOT A QUESTION. IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION THAT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE NEED TO SEE THAT IF WE'RE PAYING THIS KIND OF MONEY OUT FOR THAT PARTICULAR SERVICE, WHICH IS HARD TO FIND, BUT AT LEAST THE FREQUENCY OF OF THEM REACHING THE INSPECTION MUCH QUICKER AND THEN GETTING OUT THERE QUICKER WOULD, I THINK, 
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WOULD SUSTAIN AND HELP THIS PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD. WITH THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. JUST TO CLARIFY A POINT, THESE DEVELOPERS ARE PAYING FOR THESE PERMITS, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. THE THE MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING SHOULD BE BEING COVERED BY THE PERMIT. WE ARE RECOVERING THE THE EXPENSE OF THESE EXPENSES THAT YOU'RE AUTHORIZING TODAY. IT'LL BE RECOVERED THROUGH OUR PERMIT FEES. YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, THANK YOU. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION WITH THE THE CONTRACT IS OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, BUT WE'RE ONLY DISPERSING FUNDS BASED ON WORK PERFORMED. CORRECT. COUNCILMEMBER, THIS CONTRACT HAS A TOTAL CONTRACT TERM OF FIVE YEARS. WE'RE FOUR YEARS INTO IT. THERE'S AN OPTIONAL PERIOD FOR A ONE YEAR EXTENSION, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE SEEKING YOUR AUTHORIZATION. NOW, WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL PASS THROUGH THIS PEAK BUILDING ACTIVITY WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. AFTER THAT, IF THERE IS A NEED, WE WILL REBUILD THIS PROJECT AGAIN AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL. BUT OUR ASK, OUR AUTHORIZATION FOR TONIGHT IS FOR ONE YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S MY QUESTION. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER EMERY. YEAH. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WITH THESE TWO FIRMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING A CONTRACT OR CONTRACTING WITH, DO THEY HAVE IT WITHIN THEIR BANDWIDTH TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A NUMBER OF REQUESTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PLACING WITH THEM? YES, SIR. 
          THEY HAVE DEDICATED STAFF ASSIGNED TO PROJECTS. YES, THEY DO HAVE THE BANDWIDTH. RIGHT. 
          AND DO WE HAVE ANY ANY FEELING AS FAR AS THE QUALITY OF THE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT. MAKING THE INSPECTIONS. WE HAVE GENERALLY RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK. I DO REMEMBER THAT WHEN I CAME, AS HAD WHEN I WHEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OVERSIGHT CAME OVER ME, ESPECIALLY ON THE PROJECT, INITIALLY AT THE START, WE HAD DELAYS WHEN WE OPTED TO THIS OPTION AND HAD DEDICATED INSPECTORS, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A QUICK TURNAROUND AND DECREASE THE TIME OF INSPECTION. 
          SO YES, IT HAS HAD A VERY POSITIVE EFFECT ON OUR TURNAROUND TIME AND THAT'S FOR BOTH OF THE FIRMS. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER KIRK AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION 
          [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - Authorize the City Manager to nego...]
CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE B IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH MICAELA ARCHITECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN, REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT BY ONE YEAR AND FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 550 000 OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. SO I WOULD ASSUME IT'S THE SAME PROTOCOL CONVERSATIONS. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR A MOTION. IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KIRK, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. 
          [(a) Consider and Possible Action - A resolution to apply for grant funding...]
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN. OUR RESOLUTIONS TEN. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. 
          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES FOR FUNDING UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACT PROGRAM DESIGNATING THE POLICE CHIEF AND MAYOR AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE RACHEL MURRAY, RECOGNITION AND COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR. RACHEL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE COPS OFFICE. LEMOYNE GRANT, WHICH IS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT, OR THE BIG KEY COMPONENT OF THIS GRANT, IS TO HAVE A COUNTY WIDE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PEER SUPPORT, MEANING THAT WE ARE NOT JUST FOCUSING ON OUR CITY, WE'RE FOCUSING ON WHERE ARE THE GAPS WITHIN THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND HOW CAN WE HELP MANAGE SOME OF THOSE GAPS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS 
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THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. RACHEL. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, I'M ASKING FOR MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. 
          [(b) Consideration and Possible Action - A resolution approving the submiss...]
RACHEL. ITEM NUMBER TEN. B A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR FUNDING UNDER THE WATER SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS WCG PROGRAM. DESIGNATING THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND ASSISTING FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NICHOLAS COOK, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. AND THIS IS THE WATER SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. SO THIS IS A GRANT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE MATCHING FUNDING. IT'S BASED ON A SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT IT AWARDS POINTS. RIGHT NOW WE GET EXTRA POINTS BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT IS READY. THAT PROJECT IS THE MUSTANG BAYOU SERVICE AREA, GROUND STORAGE TANK AND CHEMICAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THIS PROJECT SERVES, WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR A MAXIMUM OF A $10 MILLION GRANT. THE PROJECT IS GOING TO COST APPROXIMATELY $10.5 MILLION, SO THE ADDITIONAL HALF MILLION DOLLARS WOULD END UP COMING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION FUND BALANCE. IF IT GETS AWARDED. SO AGAIN, THIS RESOLUTION JUST ALLOWS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT, AND IT NAMES THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AS THE SIGNATORY. OKAY, NICHOLAS, I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT SO YOU CAN GET UP TO 10 MILLION ON A GRANT AND IT'S 10.5 IS WHAT THE COST IS. 
          RIGHT? RIGHT. YOU THINK WE CAN GET TEN? NO, I AM VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE GET $10 MILLION. 
          ALRIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE. THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALLING FOR THE MOTION. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ON THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT
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