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AND NUMBER TWO IS QUORUM. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.
[3. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
YES, YES, MR. MAYOR, I DO. YES. SANDY DENTON.THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SANDY DENTON. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SIENNA ASSOCIATIONS.
OUR ADDRESS IS 96. OH THAT WOULD HELP. 9600 SCANLAN TRACE BOULEVARD, MISSOURI CITY.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO BE BRIEF. THE DISCUSSION OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND ANNEXATION WITH SIENNA MUD 3 IS OF CONCERN IN TERMS OF THE TIMING. THE COMMUNITY KNOWS, THE ASSOCIATION KNOWS THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE.
SO JUST VOICING OUR CONCERN ABOUT IT BEING SO QUICK.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. JIM BROWN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JIM BROWN.
I RESIDE AT 89076 RIVERS LANE IN MISSOURI CITY.
CURRENTLY IN AS PART OF SIENNA MUD 3. I SERVE ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS WELL.
I PREVIOUSLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS AN INTERIM PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR FOR YOU FOLKS HERE IN MISSOURI CITY ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOU CREATE YOUR PARK.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO SANDY'S COMMENTS, AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT IN A FEW MINUTES THAT WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU CONSIDER DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ANNEXATION THAT WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY, OUR FIRST PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO ADHERE TO THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE. BUT IF THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE A POSSIBILITY FOR US, WE'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER ALLOWING AT LEAST A ONE YEAR PERIOD FOR US TO PROACTIVELY AND COLLABORATIVELY WORK TOGETHER TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES, TO PARTNER ON PROJECTS, TO LOOK AT COMMON BENEFITS BETWEEN THE CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS OF SIENNA MUD 3. I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO CITY MANAGER ALLEN BOGARD AND TO PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR DONNIE HAYES FOR REACHING OUT TO GIVE NOTICE AND INFORMATION, AND TO WORK TOWARDS IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER.
WE DO APPRECIATE THAT OUTREACH VERY MUCH. I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT THE RESIDENTS OF SIENNA MUD 3 WATCH VERY CAREFULLY THE ANNEXATION PROCESS WITH SIENNA MUD 2.
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THOSE LESSONS WILL BE APPLIED TO THIS ANNEXATION PROCEDURE.
COMING UP WITH SIENNA MUD 3. SO WE'RE BASICALLY JUST HERE TO APPEAL TO YOUR BETTER ANGELS TO TRY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND PROACTIVELY GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE RESOURCES THAT WE HOLD CURRENTLY AND HOW THOSE RESOURCES ARE APPLIED TO SIENNA MUD 3 AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND BE AS COLLABORATIVE AND PROACTIVE IN THIS ANNEXATION PROCESS AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TERRY CLAYTON. MISS CLAYTON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TERRY CLAYTON.
I LIVE AT 10935 REDSTONE COURT IN MISSOURI CITY 77459.
I'M ALSO A MUD 3 DIRECTOR AND I'M HERE TO ADDRESS YOU.
AND I DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MANY OF YOU WERE SOME OF YOU WERE NOT HERE DURING THE ANNEXATION OF MUD 2, WHICH REALLY SET A PRECEDENT THAT HAS UPSET THE RESIDENTS OF MUD 3 AND MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WE JUST SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ANNEXED.
WE WELCOME THE ANNEXATION. WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU.
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AND DURING THE ANNEXATION OF MUD 2 AS WELL AS AFTERWARDS, WE DID NOT FEEL THAT WE WERE RECEIVING ANY LEVEL OF RESPECT IN SIENNA.WE ACTUALLY FELT THAT WE BECAME ALMOST VICTIMS OF LACK OF PROMISES, OF SOME TARGETED SITUATIONS, AND JUST NOT REALLY WHERE THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN.
WE WANT TO BE WE WANT TO BE YOUR RESIDENTS. WE WANT TO BE YOUR CITIZENS.
BUT WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU ALL TO PLEASE SET THE RIGHT PRECEDENT SO THAT WE'RE SETTING THAT GOING FORWARD FOR ALL THE OTHER ANNEXATIONS THAT ARE TO FOLLOW, WHICH WE KNOW SOON WILL. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING AGAIN IF YOU WILL PLEASE CONSIDER A SMALL DELAY.
LET'S WORK THIS OUT NEXT YEAR. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A TIMELINE, A TIMELINE FOR US, A TIMELINE FOR YOU, AND A TIMELINE THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS ARE BEING BLINDSIDED.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO HAVE QUITE A FEW WHO ARE ON A VERY FIXED INCOME.
AS FAR AS OUR DEBT, AS FAR AS ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
JUST EVERYTHING INVOLVED. SO WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[(a) Receive a Presentation - Special district strategic partnership agreem...]
DISTRICT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT EXPECTATIONS AND TIMELINE FOR ONE OR MORE SPECIAL DISTRICTS.WE HAVE ALLEN BOGARD, INTERIM CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU MAYOR.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THIS PRESENTATION TODAY TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS POSED TO ME AT THE BEGINNING OF MY WORK WITH THE CITY IN JULY REGARDING THE CITY'S PREPAREDNESS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANNEXATION THIS YEAR, AND AFTER CONSIDERABLE WORK AND STUDY OF THE MATTER, I AM RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ANNEXATION THIS FALL OF SIENNA MUD 3.
I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH THE BOARD AND SHARED WITH THEM BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AT THE BOARD MEETING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE MY RECOMMENDATION AND THEY DID AT THAT TIME ASK ME TO PASS ALONG THEIR REQUEST THAT IT BE DELAYED.
THE ANNEXATION TIMELINE KIND OF GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPERS ENTERED INTO IN 2001. IT'S KIND OF THE BEGINNING OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT RESULTED IN THE BEAUTIFUL SIENNA DEVELOPMENT THAT EXISTS TODAY.
AT THAT TIME, THE CITY COMMITTED NOT TO ANNEX UNTIL CERTAIN CONDITIONS HAD BEEN MET, HAVING TO DO WITH REIMBURSEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS TO THE DEVELOPER FROM THE MUDS PERCENTAGE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT HAD OCCURRED ETCETERA. AND AT THAT TIME, THE CITY AGREED TO THOSE CONDITIONS AND HAVE MET THOSE CONDITIONS, AND THE CITY IS IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO ANNEX AND MUST ANNEX BEFORE MARCH OF 2031 IN ORDER TO FOLLOW THE PROVISIONS OF THE SPA THE TIMING OF THE ANNEXATION UNDER THE SPA EXPIRING IN FOUR YEARS LEAVES US IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S THE RISK OF LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT COULD FURTHER CURTAIL CITY'S ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO ANNEX AS YOU KNOW, CITY BEING ABLE TO UNILATERALLY ANNEX THOSE LAWS OR HAVE ALL BEEN RESCINDED.
AND SO THE ABILITY TO ANNEX UNDER THE SPA IS VERY IMPORTANT.
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THE CITY HAS EXPLORED AND STUDIED THE SERVICE IMPACT OF ANNEXATION TO ENSURE THAT WE WOULD BE READY TO MEET THE DEMANDS FOR SERVICE, AND THAT WE WOULD KNOW WHAT OPERATIONAL CAPACITY WE HAD AND NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES IMMEDIATELY UPON ANNEXATION.FOR EXAMPLE, THERE HAS BEEN A DETERMINATION THAT WE NEED TO ADD SIX NEW POLICE PERSONNEL.
AND THERE'S AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT TO FURTHER ACCELERATE HIRING.
BUT THAT WOULD INCLUDE SIX ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS.
THERE ARE OTHER POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE ADDED FOR ANIMAL CONTROL AND FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE ANNEXATION AREA.
WE HAVE ASSESSED WHAT THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THOSE ADDITIONS ARE AND THE REVENUES THAT WOULD BE GENERATED FROM THE NEW RESIDENTS AND DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO NEGATIVE FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANNEXATION AT THIS TIME.
THE MENTION OF MUD DEBT IS VERY IMPORTANT. THEIR DEBT IS NOT PAID OFF UNTIL 2032.
SO THE CITY'S TAX RATE WILL COVER THAT DEBT WITH NEW REVENUE FROM THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND IT IS SUFFICIENT TO BE ABLE TO COVER THAT DEBT UNTIL THE TIME OF 2032.
THE IMMEDIATE MUD RESIDENT WOULD BE IMPACTED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $9 A MONTH.
AS A RESULT OF THE ADDITION OF GARBAGE FEE AND CITY UTILITY RATES, THE SAME RATES THAT APPLY TO MUD 2 BUT THE REMOVAL OF THE CURRENT FIRE FEE THAT ALL THE RESIDENTS OF MUD 3 PAY TO THE CITY TO PROVIDE FIRE SERVICE IN MUD 3 BUT THE NET EFFECT OF ALL OF THAT IS ABOUT $9 A MONTH THAT WOULD BE IMMEDIATE.
THIS YEAR, PROPERTY TAX IS PAID WILL BE THE MUD TAX RATE, NOT THE CITY TAX RATE. BUT NEXT FALL, THE CITY TAX RATE WILL BE APPLIED TO THE RESIDENTS.
AND THAT, AGAIN, IS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO COVER THE CITY'S EXPENDITURES.
ONE OF THE FACTORS ON TIMING IS AFFECTED DIRECTLY TO THAT IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THAT IS THAT THE CITY HAS TO HAVE THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS BY THE END OF DECEMBER IN ORDER TO ADD THEM TO OUR TAX ROLL, OR WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS THAT ARE DUE IN 2028.
I WOULD ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN 2027 AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF A BOND ELECTION THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED WHERE THOSE RESIDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED.
WE HAVE OPENED UP THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MUD THAT WERE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN AND EXCUSE ME, BOARD MEMBER BROWN. JIM BROWN, THAT IS EXCUSE ME.
WE HAVE INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THEIR REVENUE, THEIR RESOURCES ARE DEDICATED TO MUD 3 RESIDENTS IN WHATEVER FORM THEY DETERMINED WAS NECESSARY FROM THEIR FUND BALANCES.
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A TIMELINE. IT IS PUSHED BACK FROM AN EARLIER TIMELINE THAT WAS DISCUSSED TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION OF RESIDENTS.
THE TIMELINE WOULD INCLUDE TWO REQUIRED NOTICES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT
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WOULD OCCUR IN THE THIRD MONTH. EXCUSE ME, THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER THERE WOULD BE A COMMUNITY TOWN HALL IN LATE OCTOBER. THE TWO REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS WOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2ND AND NOVEMBER 13TH.SO AT THAT TIME THERE WOULD BE THE FIRST AND SECOND READINGS OF THE ORDINANCES.
AND THEN WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT POINT WITH AND OR SEND A WELCOME POSTCARD AND PACKET TO THE NEW RESIDENTS. THERE IS A ROBUST COMMUNICATION PLAN THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED.
IT INCLUDES COMMUNICATIONS OF ALL TYPES. I THINK ONE OF THE PRIMARY MESSAGES THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD IS THAT THERE ARE MINIMAL, NOTICEABLE SERVICE IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS.
THE RESIDENTS ALREADY RECEIVE FIRE SERVICE FROM THE CITY.
WHEN THEY CALL 911 FOR A POLICE OFFICER OR FOR POLICE OR DEPUTY TO SHOW UP IT'LL BE A MISSOURI CITY POLICE OFFICER VERSUS A SHERIFF DEPUTY. AND I'M WILLING TO BET THAT THEY WILL SHOW UP FASTER.
THEY WILL BE STATIONED AT FIRE STATION NUMBER FIVE SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE A QUICKER RESPONSE.
MOSQUITO SPRAYING WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY AND THERE WILL BE SOME ADDED SERVICES, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS AND STREET REHABILITATION, AS WELL AS CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES THAT THE CITY PROVIDES THAT ARE NOT PROVIDED IN THE ETJ.
WE WOULD BE SENDING POSTCARDS, WE WOULD HAVE A WEB PAGE, THE PRESS RELEASE WOULD GO OUT TOMORROW ASSUMING COUNCIL SUPPORTS THE DIRECTION. AT TOMORROW STARTING TOMORROW, WE WOULD HAVE A WEBSITE UP, WHICH WOULD HAVE FAQS THAT WILL GROW AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND FIND WHAT THE AREAS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN ARE THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE. WE WILL HAVE A PHONE LINE ESTABLISHED AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS AGAIN, WE'D HAVE TOWN HALL MEETINGS. AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND A DIGITAL WEB WELCOME PACKET WITH A CODE ON A POSTCARD THAT WOULD BE SENT AFTER THE ANNEXATION IS COMPLETED.
SO I'M LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM YOU TONIGHT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVITE OUR MUD BOARD PARTNERS TO WORK WITH US TO FIND WAYS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF MUD 3 CAN BE BENEFITED WITH THEIR RESOURCES. WE WILL BE FINALIZING THE SERVICE PLAN.
THE TRANSITION DETAILS PROCEED WITH NOTICE AND MOVE FORWARD AIMING AT A TARGET ANNEXATION DATE ORDINANCE TO YOU ON DECEMBER 7TH.
AND WITH THAT, BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK. ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER OUDERKIRK.
THANK YOU. SO YOU OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WORKING WITH THE MUD AND RESIDENTS ON ANY FUNDS THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.
IS THERE A REASON THAT THIS WOULD BE STOPPED, AS YOU KNOW, IN DECEMBER WHEN THIS VOTE IS MADE, WOULD YOU CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AND WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THOSE FUNDS, OR DOES THE DECISION HAVE TO BE MADE BEFORE DECEMBER? WELL, AT THE POINT OF ANNEXATION, THE RESOURCES OF THE MUD TRANSFER TO THE CITY.
SO THERE WOULD BE AN INTEREST ON THE PART OF THE MUD BOARD TO EITHER TAKE
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ACTION TO DEVOTE THEIR RESOURCES WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE HARD TO DO IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT EXISTS. WHAT WE HAVE OFFERED IS THE ABILITY TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WOULD DIRECT THEIR RESOURCES TO PROJECTS THAT THEY WOULD FIND BENEFICIAL TO THEIR RESIDENTS.THAT IS A PROCESS THAT I'VE USED IN THE PAST IN OTHER ANNEXATIONS, AND IT'S WORKED QUITE WELL WHERE FOR EXAMPLE AT THE MEETING, THERE WAS AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEED FOR A TURN LANE AT A PARK PROJECT.
THE TURN LANE HAPPENS TO BE A PIECE OF WORK THAT THE MUD WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FUND THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ROAD POWERS YET. THE CITY DOES HAVE ROAD POWERS.
SO IF THEY WANTED TO DESIGNATE THAT, THAT MONEY SHOULD GO FROM THEIR FUND BALANCE TO THAT TURN LANE PROJECT, THEN WE COULD WORK THAT SORT OF THING OUT IN ADVANCE AND HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN, IS THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE TIME TO DISCUSS THESE OPTIONS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN-MARSHALL.
THANK YOU MAYOR. MR. BOGARD GOING BACK TO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN OUDERKIRK WAS SPEAKING ABOUT AND YOU ALLUDED TO, YOU CALLED IT A SOME WHAT? IT WASN'T A COMMITTEE.
YOU USED INTERLOCAL. AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN A SENSE, A CONTRACT. OKAY.
AND WITH THAT CONTRACT, BE WITH THE MUD? YES.
OKAY. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS ALREADY DRAFTED THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
AND WE SHARED THAT DRAFT WITH THE MUD BOARD'S ATTORNEY ON THURSDAY WHEN WE ATTENDED THEIR MEETING.
OKAY. AND WITH THE AGREEMENT, ALSO MAYBE PLACE SOMETHING IN SO THAT THEY COULD KIND OF SO THAT THE MUD BOARD COULD OFFER SOME ADVISEMENT TO THE CITY, IF YOU WOULD, IN REGARDS TO THOSE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COOPERATION THAT MAY BE NEEDED AFTER THE DECEMBER ANNEXATION. WE'RE OPEN TO CONTINUED COMMUNICATION.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE WAY THAT THE SPA DEFINES THE ANNEXATION PROCESS, IT ESTABLISHES THAT CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE MUD CONTINUE TO BE IN PLACE FOR 120 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ANNEXATION TO BASICALLY ALLOW THE WRAPPING UP OF THEIR VARIOUS BUSINESS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO AN AUDIT OF THEIR BOOKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE LEAVE THEIR ACCOUNTING ALL TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THEY LEAVE IT. SO THAT 120 DAYS, THERE'S A SERIES OF THINGS THAT WOULD BE DONE DURING THAT TIME, AND WE WOULD BE WELCOME TO WORK WITH THEM DURING THAT TIME.
OKAY. I THINK THAT WOULD KIND OF HELP AND MAYBE EASE SOME OF THE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD HERE ON TONIGHT WAS THAT THERE WERE A LACK OF PROMISES DURING THE MUD TO ANNEXATION AND THAT THEY FELT THAT THEY WERE VICTIMS. SO ANY COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THAT OF HOW WE CAN EASE THAT? WELL, ONE THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE GONE BACK AND STUDIED THE ACTIONS AND THE EFFECTS OF THE MUD TO ANNEXATION. LOOKED AT THE TYPES OF COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, THE FAQS.
ALL OF THAT OF MUD 2 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LEARNED ALL WE COULD TO MAKE THE PROCESS WORK MORE SMOOTHLY THIS TIME. OKAY. AND I HAVE TWO LAST QUESTIONS, MAYOR.
YOU SPOKE OF THE $9 PER MONTH, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT $108 PER YEAR.
IS DOES THAT ALSO ENCOMPASS THE WHAT ALL DOES THAT $108 ENCOMPASS? YES, MA'AM. IT INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF A GARBAGE FEE.
OKAY. IT INCLUDES THE RESETTING OF UTILITY RATES TO THE CITY'S RATES THAT ARE THE SAME RATES THAT ARE CHARGED TO MUD 2, AND IT INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF THE CITIES FIRE FEE, WHICH CURRENTLY IS PAID BY MUD. THREE RESIDENTS FOR FIRE SERVICE FROM THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
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SO IT ENDS UP BEING ABOUT $9 NET WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE CHANGES.AND SO YES, IT ADDS UP TO ABOUT $108 A YEAR. AND THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE WITHIN THE THE FIRST MONTH.
THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM LYNN CLOUSER.
WE THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS SO THAT WE CAN HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU.
AND I THINK YOU KNOW, WE LEARNED A LOT FROM THE PREVIOUS ANNEXATION OF MUD 2.
AND SHOULD WE DO THIS ANNEXATION? WE HAVE EVERY WE'RE TAKING JUST LIKE MR. BOGARD SAID, WE WENT BACK, WE LOOKED AT EVERYTHING, ALL THE CONCERNS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE THIS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY SHOULD THIS BE ANNEXED? THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT OVER THE WEEKEND ACTUALLY WAS THIS WEEK, I RAN INTO A MUD 3 RESIDENT AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS. AND WE WERE HAVING A CANDID CONVERSATION AND I ASKED HER, DO YOU LIVE IN MISSOURI CITY? SHE SAID, WELL, NO, NOT YET, BUT I HEAR THE CITY IS ABOUT TO ANNEX US.
AND SHE JUST GAVE. SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS.
SHE JUST GAVE IT ALL TO ME. AND I WANTED TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS, JUST BASED ON JUST A RESIDENT WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS, WHO ORGANICALLY ASKED ME QUESTIONS. SO I WANT TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS OF YOU, AND I MAY BRING UP POLICE CHIEF TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I MAY BRING UP.
AND THESE ARE DIRECTLY THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT I KNOW THAT ARE OUT THERE AND TRANSPARENCY.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. OKAY. A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AS FAR AS THE MONEY GOES, YOU JUST ANSWERED THAT SHE SAID THAT THEIR TAXES WERE GOING TO GO UP $1,000.
YOU JUST YOU JUST STATED THAT THAT IS NOT TRUE.
THE CITY'S TAX RATE IS NOT APPLIED UNTIL THE FALL OF 2027.
AT THAT TIME, THE CITY'S TAX RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE MUD TAX RATE.
OKAY. AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
OF COURSE, IT VARIES FROM PROPERTY VALUE, OKAY, FROM PROPERTY TO PROPERTY.
OKAY. BUT THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT IS THE $9. IS THE $9.
OKAY. AND ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN THE TOWN HALLS.
AND IN THE FAQS AND ANY OTHER WAY THAT WE CAN FIND TO GET INFORMATION OUT.
OKAY. SO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND IF I COULD PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, CHIEF FINNER I KNOW YOU WERE NOT HERE DURING WHEREVER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE. OKAY. I KNOW THAT YOU WERE NOT HERE DURING THE LAST ANNEXATION, BUT I AM SURE YOU HAVE BEEN BRIEFED. YOU'VE READ AND YOU ARE AWARE OF THE TRANSITION.
WERE YOU AWARE OF ANY PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE ANNEXATION? SO I VISITED WITH MY TEAM AND I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES.
AND I'VE ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT, WHAT I LOOK AT AS A CHIEF.
AND THE PRIMARY THING YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO ALL CALLS FOR SERVICE.
BUT WHAT I'M PRIMARILY CONCERNED ABOUT ARE OUR CALL, CODE ONE CALLS IN PROGRESS.
LIFE THREATENING CALLS OVER THE LAST YEAR 24, 25 AND INTO THIS YEAR.
ALL CALLS FOR SERVICE ALL OVER THE CITY, INCLUDING MUD 2 REMAIN CONSISTENT.
MY EXPERIENCE AND THEN NON-EMERGENCY CALLS ARE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OR SO.
AND THAT'S, NOT SO BAD. BUT IF YOU ASK THEM FOR CHALLENGES JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE, IT'S THE STAFFING AND WE GOT OTHER MEETINGS COMING UP, SOME OTHER ITEMS COMING UP I THINK TONIGHT THAT WILL ADDRESS THE STAFFING, BUT NO OVERALL CONCERNS. BUT YOU HEARD FROM THE CITIZENS AND EVERYBODY DID.
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AND CITY MANAGER EVEN SPOKE ABOUT IT FOR US TO BE TRANSPARENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MAYOR EVERYBODY HERE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME THINGS IN PLACE GOING FORWARD, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT BECAUSE ANYTHING.I DON'T LIVE IN SIENNA ANYMORE, I ONCE DID, IF I WAS STILL LIVING THERE.
I WANT PEOPLE TO TALK TO ME AND JUST GIVE ME THE INFORMATION, BUT THAT'S IT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION. THANK YOU CHIEF.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S EASY.
MY NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT TRASH. SO TRASH COLLECTION, BECAUSE ME AND THE RESIDENTS STAYED ON THIS TOPIC FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND I WAS TRYING TO UNCOVER WHAT THE THIS RESIDENT FELT AS THOUGH THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ADEQUATE TRASH SERVICES. SO IF YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHO OUR TRASH COMPANY IS, WHAT SERVICES WE CURRENTLY HAVE NOW, AND WHAT SERVICES OR AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE TO HELP SUPPORT RESIDENTS IN OUR SERVICES.
SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE GFL AS OUR CITYWIDE SOLID WASTE PROVIDER.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE SERVICES AS TWICE A WEEK SOLID WASTE COLLECTION.
WE OFFER A WEEKLY RECYCLING, WEEKLY YARD WASTE AND WEEKLY BULK PICKUP AS WELL.
THOSE SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE TRASH CAN ASSISTANCE FOR THE ELDERLY.
AND IT'S A HIGHER FREQUENCY OF PICKUP RATHER QUICKLY THAN IT USED TO BE.
SO OKAY. AND THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE OR THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS WITH TRASH SERVICES, THE RESOURCES.
OH YES MA'AM. I'M SORRY. SO GFL DOES OFFER AN APP THAT REMINDS YOU OF DAILY PICKUP SERVICES.
IF YOU MISSED A PICKUP, THE APP IS VERY HELPFUL WITH THAT.
ONE THING THAT IS A DIFFERENCE TO CURRENT SERVICES THAT MAY BE PROVIDED BY OTHER COMPANIES IS THAT GFL IS NOT A COLLECT ALL, SO THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY COMPANY THAT HAS DIFFERENT BUSSES, I GUESS PICKUP TRUCKS TO PICK UP YOUR TRASH, YOUR RECYCLING, YOUR YARD WASTE AND YOUR BULK TRASH.
SO IT'S NOT A COLLECT ALL, WHICH IS A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF SERVICES.
OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, LET'S SAY THAT THERE IS HURRICANE AND OTHER EVENTS.
HOW DOES THE CITY HOW DOES GFL AND HOW DOES IT HANDLE THOSE? AND HOW DOES THE CITY, WHAT RESOURCES DOES THE CITY HAVE TO SUPPORT COLLECTIONS? SO THERE MAY BE SOME DELAY DUE TO THE WEATHER THAT HAPPENS, BUT GFL IS REALLY GOOD THROUGH THE APP AS WELL OF NOTIFYING RESIDENTS OF DELAYED PICKUPS AS WELL. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CONTRACT DOES OFFER IS DEBRIS COLLECTION ASSISTANCE THAT THE CITY WOULD PARTNER WITH GFL FOR A MAJOR DISASTER THAT WOULD OCCUR FOR TREES OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. OKAY, OKAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. IF I COULD CLARIFY THAT.
UNDER STATE LAW GARBAGE SERVICE IN AN ANNEXED AREA CANNOT CHANGE FOR TWO YEARS.
RIGHT. SO IT WILL REMAIN EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES ACTION TO EXTEND OR MAKE ANY CHANGES. SURE. I WAS JUST. WE STAYED ON THAT TOPIC OF TRASH FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO I JUST.
YES, MA'AM. IF SHE HAD THE QUESTION, I'M SURE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE HAVE THAT QUESTION.
AND WHAT I WOULD HOPE IS THAT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE.
AND I ASKED HER TO. I FINALLY TOLD HER WHO I WAS, AND I DID INVITE HER TO COME TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS, SOME OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE ARE THINGS THAT SHE HEARD NOT EXPERIENCED.
AND SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRUE FROM MUD 2.
BUT WE WANT TO LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A TRANSPARENT PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN YOU KNOW, DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY IN A TRANSPARENT WAY AND ONE THAT WE ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS.
RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
MR. BOGARD I WANTED MY BIGGEST THING IS COMMUNICATION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS OVER THERE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH.
THEY DON'T CHECK THEIR EMAILS. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO MAIL OUT, BUT AT THE TOWN HALLS AND EVERY OTHER MEETING YOU HAVE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE COMMUNICATED WITH IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, SO THEY KNOW TO COME OUT AND ASK ALL THEIR QUESTIONS AND DO ALL THAT.
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IS THAT SET IN PLACE? YES, MA'AM. WE INTEND TO HAVE TABLES, KIOSKS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN THE STAFF AND THE RESIDENTS OF BY, YOU KNOW, SOLID WASTE STREETS, POLICE, FIRE, JUST HAVE HAVE THAT SET OUT AT THE TIME THAT WE DO.BOTH THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE WERE THINKING THAT WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS OCCUR, WE COULD SET THAT UP DOWNSTAIRS. WE WILL LOOK FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESIDENTS WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CITY MANAGER.
THE LAST ANNEXATION AND THIS ANNEXATION, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD LOUDLY AND CLEARLY THAT IF WE COULD WAIT. SO I'M STILL TRYING TO GATHER THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS THAT WEIGHT GOING TO DO? BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID IT IN YOUR OPENING STATEMENT THAT IN 2001, THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT AGREEMENT WAS THROUGH JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY SIGNING THAT, SAYING THAT AT ANY POINT IN TIME THAT THE CITY MISSOURI CITY COULD ANNEX THOSE MUD DISTRICTS. AND ALSO TO MAKE THAT POINT OF OF THE WAIT TIME IN MOVING FORWARD WITH YOUR TIMELINE.
SO CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT THAT WAIT TIME AND WHY IS THAT BEING PUSHED OUT AS A WAIT TIME? AS I SAID, I LOOKED AT THE DEADLINE OF MARCH OF 2031 UNDER WHICH WE CAN ANNEX WITH THE SPA VERSUS THE LAWS OF TEXAS, WHICH HAVE BEEN MUCH REDUCED IN TERMS OF THE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO ANNEX.
I ALSO LOOKED AT THE TIMING OF THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR DEBT, WHEN IT WILL BE PAID OFF, AND HOW THE CITY COULD FINANCIALLY AFFORD TO BE ABLE TO ANNEX AND DEVOTE THE TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THEIR DEBT AND STILL FUND THE SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE PROVIDED. I LOOKED AT ELECTION TIME PERIODS.
AS I SAID I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ABILITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER THAT REPRESENTS THEM AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF BOND ELECTION PROJECTS.
THAT COULD BE FUNDED BY THE THE END OF THEIR DEBT.
THAT COULD BE ADDED TO THE BOND ELECTION TO HELP SERVE THEIR NEEDS.
WE WE HAVE, WE KNOW SOME NEEDS FROM THE GENERAL CITY OF A POLICE AND COURTS FACILITY.
I THINK IT'S FAIR TO EXPECT EVERYONE THAT IS RECEIVING THOSE SERVICES TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON PROVISION THAT MIGHT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A POLICE AND COURTS BUILDING. THERE'S ALSO A NEED FOR WIDENING OF SIENNA PARKWAY.
THERE MAY VERY WELL BE PROJECT RELATED TO THAT.
SO IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A GOOD TIME. AND THAT LOOKING OUT TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE TIME WAS GETTING MUCH TOO CLOSE TO 2031. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO I GUESS, YOU KNOW, AS COLLEAGUES ASK QUESTIONS.
AND IF I THINK ANYONE AS SERVING ON THIS COUNCIL, I LIVE THE FURTHEST ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION.
I'M NOT IN SIENNA, BUT JUST LITERALLY OUTSIDE OF IT.
AS YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, THE TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THAT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.
NO DOUBT. AND I THINK MUD 5 RECENTLY, I THINK COUNCIL ADOPTED ABOUT $10 MILLION FROM THAT MUD GIVING IT TO THE CITY FOR EXPANSION AND FOR FOR WIDENING OF THAT PARKWAY. OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW THAT 10 MILLION IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO WIDEN THE ENTIRE SIENNA PARKWAY.
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WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH FORT BEND COUNTY. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH LIDS AND, ALL OTHERS IN TRYING TO EXPAND THAT AT AND I KNOW DURING MUD 2 ANNEXATION WHATEVER THE MONEY THAT WAS THERE THAT KIND OF WENT INTO BUILDING A SOUND WALL AND WHAT HAVE YOU.SO, IF THERE ARE, IF THERE IS CASH ON HAND, THE QUESTION I GUESS I WOULD ASK IS CAN THERE BE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND WITH MUD 3 IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO.
I'M TALKING ABOUT MUD 3 SO CHOOSE TO PROVIDING THAT CASH ON HAND FOR SOMETHING THAT'S DIRECTED TOWARDS THAT MUD 3 AND WILL CITY HONOR THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT DOES NOT GO INTO A GENERAL FUND AND THAT TURNS AROUND AND GOES WHO KNOWS WHERE OTHER DISTRICTS AND ALL OF THAT. BUT PERTAINING TO WHETHER IT'S, I'M JUST USING THAT AS AN EXPANSION AS JUST AN EXAMPLE, WHETHER IT'S EXPANSION OR SOMETHING ELSE, SO THAT THE RESIDENTS IN MUD 3 UNDERSTANDS CLEARLY THAT MONEY BELONGS TO THEM AND THAT MONEY IS GIVEN TO CITY TWO ONLY PROVIDE JUST LIKE THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE HAD WITH JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S GIVING MISSOURI CITY TO ANNEX ANY OF THE MUDS THAT'S IN SIENNA.
WELL CAN THERE BE AN AGREEMENT SUCH AS THAT? YES, SIR.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE MUD IN ITS FINANCES THAT I'VE STUDIED ONLINE THEY'RE VERY TRANSPARENT IDENTIFIES THAT THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FUND BALANCE.
AND WHEN I ATTENDED THE BOARD MEETING LAST THURSDAY, I WAS ASKED WHAT ASSUMPTIONS WE WERE MAKING ABOUT THE UTILIZATION OF THOSE FUND BALANCES. AND I ANSWERED THE QUESTION THAT WE ARE ASSUMING THAT THERE ISN'T A FUND BALANCE.
OKAY. YES, SIR. AND, AND WE WOULD NEGOTIATE WITH THEM THE INCLUSION OF WHATEVER THEY DEEM TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS OF MUD 3.
OKAY. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME DISCUSSIONS AROUND TRASH AND POLICE AND OBVIOUSLY FIRE STATIONS WERE ALREADY PROVIDING SERVICES THAT YOU STATED THAT.
OR AT LEAST THAT I RUN INTO THAT WOULD TYPICALLY ASK.
SO A QUESTION I THINK THAT WE NEED TO ALSO LET THEM KNOW THAT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING CITY HAVING, BEING A PART OF A CITY RESIDENT VERSUS A MUD RESIDENCE, THE ADVANTAGES OF THAT NEEDS TO BE SPELLED OUT. NOW, I THINK CLEARLY THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE THINGS THAT'S COMING FROM THE PUBLIC IN THOSE IN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN-MARSHALL ALLUDED TO AS A STATEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE BEING AS VICTIMS. AND I'VE ALSO SEEN PEOPLE WHO IS IN MUD 2 DISTRICT WHO CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE P&Z COMMISSION TODAY. AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO PART OF OUR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE.
SO IN SPEAKING WITH THEM, I DON'T QUITE HEAR THAT SENTIMENT OF WHERE IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST A CITY GOING IN THERE AND POSITIONING THEMSELVES TO TAKE THINGS OVER AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND I THINK THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT SERVICE. AND ALONG THE LINES WITH PUBLIC WORKS.
I HAVE HEARD COMMENTS OF PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND CREW GOING INTO MUD 2 AND FIXING THOSE SIDEWALK REPAIRS. THAT WAS NOT BEING REPAIRED BY THE MUD OR BY THE HOA.
IT WAS SOLO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH MEANS THE RESIDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY.
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AND TO SEE THAT SEVERAL SIDEWALKS IN THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY MUD 2 THAT WAS FIXED.SO A LOT OF THESE THINGS, OBVIOUSLY TO ME, YOU KNOW, ANYONE THAT'S COMING IN LOOKING INTO THIS AND KIND OF SAYING THAT CITIES TAKE OVER, BUT TWO POSITION SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES THAT YOU WOULD GET WITH THAT SERVICE.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THIS LAST COMMENT. I KNOW WE HAVE A REGULAR MEETING COMING UP WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE POLICE PRESENCE, ALL OF THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME DISSATISFACTION IN THAT SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY BETWEEN FORT BEND COUNTY AGENCY AS WELL AS MISSOURI CITY AGENCY.
IT'S ONE DON'T WANT TO TOUCH OVER THE OTHER, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MAJOR EMERGENCIES.
I'M TALKING ABOUT OTHERWISE, I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AS WELL AS GETTING OUR POLICE GETTING OUT THERE AND I KNOW WE HAVE AN ANNEX BUILDING THAT IS RIGHT THERE BY FORT BEND TOWN CENTER ONE.
IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. THERE WAS ALSO A QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU.
2021 BOND ELECTION THERE WERE 15 MILLION ROUGHLY OF THAT WAS GOING TO PORTIONS OF FIXING INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT HAVE YOU. SO A CONCERN FROM A RESIDENT WHO'S ALREADY IN THE CITY LIMIT IS NOW WILL THAT MONEY GO TO MUD 2 OR MUD 3 AS PART OF THE ANNEXATION AND SPENDING THE TAXPAYERS MONEY THAT WHO VOTED FOR WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS TO GET CERTAIN THINGS DONE.
AND WHAT CAN WHAT WOULD BE YOUR ANSWER TO THAT? WELL, MY ANSWER WOULD BE NO. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF THE REMAINDER OF THOSE BONDS. AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET TO BE FUNDED FROM THOSE BOND PROCEEDS.
SO NO, THEY WOULD NOT BE USED IN THE NEW ANNEXED AREA.
BUT THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY THE RESIDENTS GETTING INTO THE CITY LIMITS AND HAVING INPUT ON A FUTURE BOND ELECTION WOULD REALLY BE VALUABLE FOR THE RESIDENTS THERE. FOR THE RESIDENTS. OKAY.
AND AND I'LL END IT WITH THIS. JUST A PORTION.
WE DON'T HAVE A VOTE ON THIS ITEM. RIGHT. IT'S NOT IS THAT AN ACTION ITEM.
SO THAT I'M CLEAR THAT I'M MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SIENNA HOA SANDY IS HERE. SHE WAS HERE FOR PART OF THE MUD 2.
BUT ALSO WORKING WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND OTHERS WHO ARE HERE.
AND, I WASN'T SURE I WASN'T HERE WHEN JIM BROWN WAS THE INTERIM HERE, BUT I'M EXCITED THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE BUILDING A PARK AND HAVING HIS INPUT HIS SUGGESTIONS WOULD REALLY HELP THE CITY TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
SO I THINK THERE'S SEVERAL AVENUES WHERE CITY COULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, BUT MAKING IT, I THINK COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY ELEMENT INTO THIS.
SO WE GET HIT BACK HARDER WHEN PEOPLE ARE NOT RESPONDING.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT A CONSTANT RESPONSE, WHETHER IT'S A RIGHT OR WRONG, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
SO AND THEY ALL LIVE. WE ALL SHARE SIENNA PARKWAY, WHETHER YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING TO IT OR NOT.
SO, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I THINK IF YOU CAN GET THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO KIND OF FOCUS ON SOME OF THE INTERSECTIONS AND LIGHTS THAT WOULD HELP. I KNOW THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
YOU GOT TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE, IN THE PLAY. YOU GOT BUILDERS, YOU GOT DEVELOPERS, YOU GOT CITY, YOU GOT FORT BEND COUNTY. THEN YOU GOT MUDS, YOU GOT LIDS.
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RESIDENTS. AND THAT'S THAT'S THAT WOULD BE MY FEEDBACK [INAUDIBLE] BACK.OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[5. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE TIME IS 4:20 P.M. AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.551.071, 551.072 AND 551.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
MEETING. 7:17 P.M.. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE
[6. RECONVENE]
SPECIAL MEETING. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING BACK ON ON A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, 551.072 AND 551.074. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL.COME OUT HERE WITH THEM. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 08:44 P.M.. CITY COUNCIL IS NOW BACK INTO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:44 P.M.. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.