Oct 05, 2026 City Council

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2026.

WILL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:31 P.M..

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE TO BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

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 FOUR. OUR PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION 4A.

[(a) Proclamation - Fire Prevention Week 2026]

I'M GOING TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER OUDERKIRK TO DO THE PRESENTATION.

WE NEED TO MOVE THE PODIUM TO THE PODIUM. COME ON.

COME ON. THANK YOU. I THINK THEY BROUGHT A WHOLE STATION OR MORE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.

SO WHEREAS OCTOBER IS RECOGNIZED AS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH, WITH FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OBSERVED OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2026 TO PROMOTE FIRE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS.

AND WHEREAS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES RESPOND TO APPROXIMATELY 320,000 TO 360,000 HOME STRUCTURE FIRES EACH YEAR, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 2600 TO 3000 CIVILIAN DEATHS ANNUALLY.

AND WHEREAS THE 2026 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME CHANGE INTO FIRE SAFETY, SAFE OR SORRY, EXCUSE ME, CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY. SAFE CHARGING IS A SUPERPOWER EMPHASIZES SAFE CHARGING PRACTICES AND AWARENESS OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY RISKS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FIRST RESPONDERS ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING RESIDENTS THROUGH FIRE PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND PREPAREDNESS. NOW, THEREFORE, I JOANNA OUDERKIRK ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ROBIN J.

ELACKATT AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2026 AS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH AND OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2026 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PRACTICE SAFE CHARGING HABITS AND MAKE FIRE SAFETY A PRIORITY. THANK YOU GUYS.

SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE. MY NAME IS MARIO PARTIDA, FIRE CHIEF.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE BATTALION CHIEF MARVIN PERATA, WHO'S OUR ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL.

TO RECOGNIZE FIRE PREVENTION MONTH. TAKE A GOOD PICTURE YEAH.

YEAH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND FOR ALLOWING THE MISSOURI CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME, AS SHE SAID, IS CHARGED INTO FIRE SAFETY.

SAFE CHARGING IS A SUPERPOWER. AGAIN, FIRE PREVENTION WEEKS FROM OCTOBER 4TH TO THE 10TH.

AND OUR FOCUS IS MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP A COMMUNITY SAFE.

OUR 2026 INITIATIVE IS BEING PROACTIVE, IDENTIFYING HAZARDS BEFORE THEY BECOME EMERGENCIES AND IMPROVING COMPLIANCE, STRENGTHENING, STRENGTHENING FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND INCREASING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH THE CITY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

CITY SECRETARY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA? NO, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE NOT. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX.

OUR STAFF REPORTS SIX A WAS CROSSED OUT 6B. 6B IS THE CITY MANAGER'S

[(b) City Manager Report - Provide an overview of announcements of communit...]

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MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD ASK JOHN HASKINS IF HE'D PLEASE STAND.

GO AHEAD AND STAND. COME UP HERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU.

TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOHN HASKINS, WHO GOES BY TREY.

AND I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO TALK NOW, SO WE DON'T HAVE TIME.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOHN HASKINS, WHO GOES BY THE NAME OF TREY AS OUR NEW ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WHO WILL BE OVERSEEING STREETS AND TRAFFIC DIVISIONS.

TREY WAS BORN IN PASADENA, LIVED IN PEARLAND FOR 14 YEARS, BEGAN HIS CAREER AS ASSISTANT COUNTY ENGINEER IN BRAZORIA COUNTY, MANAGING CAPITAL PROJECT MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THROUGH ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S WORKED AS A CONSULTANT, MOST RECENTLY SUPPORTING CITIES AND COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

HE BRINGS A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, AND I'D LIKE YOU TO JOIN ME IN WELCOMING TREY TO OUR TEAM.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TREY. I'D LIKE TO ASK CHIEF FINNER IF HE WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON.

WHAT? TOMORROW NIGHT? TOMORROW NIGHT. GOTCHA.

ALL RIGHT. SO TOMORROW IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT HERE IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, ALSO AROUND THE NATION, I THINK SINCE 1984. SO WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST 45 BLOCK EVENTS IN THE CITY.

THAT WAS THE LAST COUNT I GOT, AND IT CUT OFF AT 5:00.

SO WE PROBABLY HAVE A FEW MORE. BUT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO COME OUT.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS AND BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE TOGETHER WE'RE SAFER AND WE'RE STRONGER. AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT ALL ABOUT AND ALSO GOOD FOOD.

THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR HERE IN MISSOURI CITY THAT IS DOING THIS.

BUT SO I GUESS AFTER TOMORROW, CITY MANAGER, I'LL KNOW WHO HAS THE BEST FOOD.

SO BUT WE ALL NEED TO COME OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS ALIKE.

AND I TOLD THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE EVERY BLOCK PARTY, EVERY EVENT.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO PLEASE COME OUT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU CHIEF. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK CHIEF FINNER.

OH, EXCUSE ME, CHIEF PARTIDA. IF HE WOULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW HE'S GOING TO HANDLE HALLOWEEN.

OH, YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PLANNING FOR THE VISIT.

VISITORS AT COME TO THE ROBINSON ROAD. HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND FESTIVITIES.

AND SO WE'VE HAD EMERGENCY PLANNING IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW COORDINATED THROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

FIRE, POLICE, EMS, AND PUBLIC WORKS HAVE BEEN MEETING AND KEEPING OUR COMMUNICATION TEAMS ENGAGED AS WELL.

SO THERE'S, SO OUR PLAN IS PRE HALLOWEEN PREPARATION STARTING FEBRUARY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH. WE WILL BE STAGING SOME PERSONNEL, ESPECIALLY EMS PERSONNEL, IN THE BACK OF ROBINSON ROAD, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE EMS AND FIRE RESPONDERS TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

IT'S HEAVILY TRAVELED, HEAVY TRAFFIC, HEAVY WALKERS, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE RESOURCES THAT THAT CAN ACCESS OUR CITIZENS.

DURING THAT TIME PERIOD STAFF HAS COME UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE TRAFFIC IN A ONE WAY FASHION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

AND SO ALL TRAFFIC FLOW WILL BE ONE DIRECTION.

PREVIOUSLY, WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WHERE, WHERE TRAFFIC IS GOING IN TWO DIRECTIONS. WE'VE GOT THE HEAVY PEDESTRIAN WALKERS.

AND SO WE'VE HAD ACCESS PROBLEMS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

SO THE ONE WAY MOBILITY WILL HELP US. AND IT'S KIND OF FROM LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PAST.

ON OCTOBER 30TH, ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT AS WE'VE DONE THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS ROBINSON ROAD WILL BE COMPLETELY CLOSED DOWN AND JUST LEFT FOR PEDESTRIAN WALKERS.

AND SO HALLOWEEN WILL WALK THROUGH ROBINSON ROAD.

AND SO WITH THE SUPPORT OF FIRE, EMS AND POLICE, THERE'LL BE BARRICADES AND THERE'LL BE ONLY TRAFFIC ON THE OUTSIDE STREETS GOING ACROSS ROBINSON ROAD. THEY'LL BE RESTRICTED PARKING AND SOME STREETS LEADING UP TO THE AREA SO THAT WE CAN KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWING.

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AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LOST CHILDREN UNIFICATION AREA.

SO FIRE MANAGES THAT AREA WITH EMS. SO ANY LOST CHILDREN, WE TAKE THEM TO ONE LOCATION AND PARENTS CAN FIND THEM THERE.

AND SO WE'VE HAD SUCCESS WITH THAT IN THE PAST TO HELP COMMUNICATE THIS ENTIRE PLAN FOR PRE HALLOWEEN AND HALLOWEEN NIGHT.

ON OCTOBER 7TH WEDNESDAY, WE'RE HAVING A COMMUNITY MEETING WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN COME IN HERE, THE PLAN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE IN OUR PREPARATIONS FOR OUR PREPARATIONS.

THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS WILL ALSO BE POSTING AND SHARING INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON OUR ENTIRE PLAN.

AND THEN FINALLY, THAT NIGHT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL HAVE AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM, AND OUR EOC STAFF WILL BE MONITORING THE ENTIRE EVENT REMOTELY.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR TURN IT OVER TO MR. BOGART. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. YEAH, I HAVE A FEW PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO ASK QUESTIONS.

RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM CLOUSER. I THOUGHT I WAS HEARING THINGS, AND THEN OFFICER ELIAS BEHIND YOU.

WE BOTH HEARD FEBRUARY, SO. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

I MEANT TO SAY FRIDAY INSTEAD OF FEBRUARY. SO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH OCTOBER 30TH.

IT'LL BE ONE WAY. SO THAT'S A WEEK LEADING UP TO HALLOWEEN AND THEN OCTOBER 30TH, 31ST SATURDAY.

THAT'S WHEN IT'LL BE CLOSED DOWN TO JUST WALKERS. OKAY.

AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS WHAT ARE, WHAT'S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE OF HOW THINGS WILL OPERATE THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR? THE ONE WAY TRAFFIC, THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT, WHERE WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING PUBLIC SAFETY IN THOSE BACK ROADS.

WE BELIEVE POLICE, FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS, ESPECIALLY POLICE AND FIRE, FEEL LIKE THE ONE WAY TRAFFIC WILL KEEP THE FLOW MOVING.

AND SO WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE JUST RUNNING ACROSS EACH OTHER BACK AND FORTH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN-MARSHALL.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS FOR US.

IN BUDGET WISE IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE, THAT WE PLACE INSIDE OF OUR BUDGET AND WE, THE CITY TAKES ON THE BURDEN OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ON TONIGHT. YES. WE TAKE ON SOME COSTS FROM STAFFING.

POLICE, I BELIEVE HAS STAFFING. AND SO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFFING THAT WE USE ON SITE.

OKAY. AND THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT THAT UP, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MENTION THAT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A CITY EVENT.

THIS IS AN EVENT THAT HAS GROWN EXTREMELY POPULAR JUST BASED ON THE SUBDIVISIONS INVOLVEMENT FOR THEMSELVES.

THE LAST TIME I TOOK A LOOK ON TIKTOK AT THE SERIOUSLY AT THE VIDEOS THAT ARE POSTED ABOUT THIS EVENT, IT IS ALMOST OVER 2 MILLION VIEWS. SO IT DOES NOT JUST DRAW PEOPLE JUST FROM OUR CITY.

IT DRAWS PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN. I MEAN, UP AS FAR NORTH IN CITY OF FORT, NORTH OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

SO I'M APPRECIATIVE THAT WE AS A CITY HAVE TAKEN A STANCE TO GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE PUT FORTH THESE INITIATIVES SO THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN.

YES, MA'AM. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU.

SURE. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ALSO. ALONG THE LINES THAT YOU WERE JUST ASKED.

SO AT WHAT POINT IN TIME MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO START CHARGING THE HOA OR STARTING CHARGING SOMEONE TO ENCUMBER THESE COSTS, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT THAT JUST HAPPENED, OR THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY THAT JUST TOOK PLACE, WHICH IS GOING TO CAUSE OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERTIME AND INCUR COST.

AND NOT ONLY THEM TO THERE'S PUBLIC WORKS, THERE'S ALL THESE OTHER PLAYERS THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE TO, TO GO THROUGH THIS WHILE, WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING, IT IS A COMPLETE SOCIAL MEDIA FRANTIC ABOUT PEOPLE UPSET HOW THEY LEFT THEIR HOME AT 7:00. AND THEY'RE A MILE AWAY.

THEY CAN'T GET INTO THEIR HOUSE. SIR. IT'S QUITE A CONUNDRUM.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS NOT AN HOA SPONSORED EVENT.

OKAY. THEREFORE, THE HOA IS NOT GOING TO BE LIKELY TO PAY FOR IT.

YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INDIVIDUALLY CREATING THIS SITUATION, AND IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO STUDY WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY TO PUSH THIS COST TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ACTUALLY CAUSING IT. I DO NOT KNOW A WAY TO STOP PEOPLE FROM PUTTING DECORATIONS IN THEIR YARD,

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I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY RIGHT TO DO THAT.

NO, I GET THE RIGHT PART. BUT IT'S ALSO PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE TRYING TO GET IN THEIR HOUSE.

YES. OR YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK OR SOMEONE THAT NEEDS TO BE IN A HOSPITAL.

SO WHETHER WE WANT IT ACCEPTED OR NOT, IT DOES BECOME OUR ISSUE.

IT IS A CITY ISSUE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE MANAGING IT AS BEST WE CAN.

RIGHT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE CONSTRUCTION ASPECT OF THAT ROADWAY.

THAT'S NOT HAPPENING BECAUSE I THINK, AGAIN, THIS IS MY ASSUMPTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THIS, THIS, THIS HALLOWEEN THING IS OVER TO DO THAT.

THERE'S BEEN REQUESTS BY SOME MEMBERS THAT'S IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHY CAN'T THIS BE DONE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD? WHEREAS YOU HAVE THANKSGIVING, YOU HAVE CHRISTMAS, YOU HAVE EVERY OTHER HOLIDAY THAT'S COMING UP AT SOME POINT IN TIME.

WE HAVE TO GET THIS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AND GET IT DONE.

THAT'S TO ME, I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN A TIMELINE OR SEEN ANYTHING FROM ANYONE THAT'S STATING TO THE PUBLIC.

I HOPE THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THIS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY ABOUT THE START OF THE CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE THERE ARE RIGHTFULLY SO, THERE'S 2 OR 3 PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THAT BLOCK DOESN'T PARTICIPATE, ARE ASKING ME DIRECTLY WHEN IS CONSTRUCTION STARTING? AND I HAVE NO ANSWER TO SAY WHEN IT STARTS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE A WRONG DATE, AND THAT'S NOT TRUTHFUL.

SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WHEN YOU ALL HAVE THIS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY THE SEVENTH, WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FESTIVITIES, AND I'M NOT AGAINST ANY FESTIVITIES, BUT IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

YES, SIR. MAYBE MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE TREY AND HE WANTED TO SPEAK.

MAYBE HE'LL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO ANSWER. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT. OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS.

[(1) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a proposed amendme...]

EIGHT. AYE ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT TO REMOVE PLACES OF ASSEMBLY USES AND TO THE EXTENT SUCH ZONING DEVIATES FROM THE FUTURE LAND USE AND CHARACTER MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT THEREFROM.

SO I'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.

CITY SECRETARY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANYONE TO ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE NOT. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A ONE, AND WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD.

[(2) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a proposed amendme...]

OKAY. IS SHE HERE? MR. MAYOR, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS ALSO. YES, SIR. OKAY. WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE ITEM.

OH, SO I SEE IT IS ALL THREE TOGETHER. ALRIGHT.

ITEM FOR NUMBER TWO. CITY SECRETARY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS TO REQUEST ON THIS ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE NOT. OKAY. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NUMBER TWO, ITEM NUMBER 883 IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PLAN TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 99

[(3) Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a proposed amendme...]

EIGHT. THREE. CITY SECRETARY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY REQUEST FOR ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE NOT. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ITEM EIGHT. EIGHT. THREE. ITEM EIGHT A FOR THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SORRY.

[(4) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]

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PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

OKAY, WE HAVE STORY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, THIS EVENING IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THREE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, INCLUDING PD EIGHT, PD 66 AND PD 99 TO REMOVE VARIOUS PLACE OF ASSEMBLY USES.

PD EIGHT IS LOCATED ALONG SIENNA PARKWAY, SOUTH OF HIGHWAY SIX AND NORTH OF FORT BEND PARKWAY.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY 247 ACRES. THE USES IN PD EIGHT CURRENTLY INCLUDE MULTIFAMILY R-6, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, AE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE HALL, MOVIE THEATERS, OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATERS, AND THE LC THREE RETAIL DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO PD EIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING IS TO SPECIFICALLY REMOVE THE AE LOCAL COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE HALL AND MOVIE THEATER.

AN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER USES THE PD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS PD 60, WHICH IS LOCATED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY SIX, JUST WEST OF DERBY LANE. THE PD CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR LC THREE RETAIL DISTRICT USES, AS WELL AS BALLROOM AND BANQUET HALL FACILITIES.

IN. THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING IS TO REMOVE THE BALLROOM, BANQUET HALL FACILITIES AND THE THIRD PD.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING IS PD 99, WHICH IS LOCATED ON KNIGHTS COURT JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY SIX.

IT CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR RECREATIONAL PLACES OF ASSEMBLY USES AS WELL AS LC THREE, AND THE PROPOSED CHANGES BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS TO REMOVE THE RECREATIONAL PLACES OF ASSEMBLY USES. THE PD AMENDMENTS WERE NOTICED WITHIN THE STATE AND LOCAL ORDINANCE GUIDELINES.

WE DID RECEIVE FOUR WRITTEN PROTEST LETTERS, AS WELL AS TWO WRITTEN SUPPORT LETTERS SPECIFICALLY FOR PD EIGHT, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PROTEST OR SUPPORT LETTERS FOR PD 60 OR PD 99 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS PD AMENDMENT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER.

OUDERKIRK. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE ARE NOT APPROVING OR DISAPPROVING ANY PROJECT TONIGHT ON THIS ON THESE SUBJECTS, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS JUST TO REMOVE THE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SINCE NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE I'M CALLING FOR A MOTION.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN-MARSHALL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ITEM NINE IS ORDINANCES NINE A AN ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS,

[(a) Consideration and Possible Action - First of Two Readings - An ordinan...]

OKAY. WE HAVE CYNTHIA RUSHING, DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. EVERY YEAR, THE STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS THE ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN FOR PUBLIC AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

AND SO TODAY WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT THE SERVICE PLAN.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH UNICAP TO ASSIST US WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERVICE PLANS.

AND WE HAVE MARK FIREMAN WITH US TODAY AND HE WILL PRESENT THE SERVICE PLAN.

I DO APOLOGIZE THAT THE SLIDE DECK WAS NOT IN YOUR PRESENTATION PACK.

HOWEVER IT IS GOING TO PRESENT IT ON THE SCREEN HERE.

SO IT'S MY MISTAKE. SORRY. THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARK FUHRMAN.

I'M A VICE PRESIDENT WITH UNICAP. UNICAP IS THE CITY'S PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.

HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATES FOR MISSOURI CITY TWO AND FOUR.

THAT'S LAKESHORE HARBOR AND CRAIGMONT SOUTH. THESE ARE ROUTINE ANNUAL UPDATES REQUIRED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 372.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE REPORTS IS TO UPDATE THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT BUDGETS FOR EACH PYD.

SO THAT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE BEING FINANCED BY THE PYD. PROVIDE A BUDGET FOR THE PYD FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

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THE IMPROVEMENTS FINANCED BY THE PYD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, SO THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT BUDGETS.

AND THERE'S NO CHANGES TO HOW THOSE BUDGETS ARE ALLOCATED TO EACH PROPERTY.

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.

SO THE NUMBER OF ASSESSED PARCELS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR IS THE EXACT SAME AS WE'VE HAD NO PREPAID PARCELS.

THE OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENTS, THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT IS REDUCED FROM LAST YEAR AS A RESULT OF THE PRINCIPAL PAID AS PART OF EACH PROPERTY OWNER'S ANNUAL INSTALLMENT, AND THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS DUE ARE THE EXACT SAME AS LAST YEAR, AS EACH PROPERTY OWNER PAYS A FLAT ANNUAL INSTALLMENT FEE.

SINCE THERE ARE SEPARATE ITEMS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR PIN NUMBER TWO.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. SURE.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK IT'S MORE SO MORE FOR STAFF.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT LAKESHORE HARBOR IS IN THAT MUNICH CAP.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S IN PIT TWO. THEY'RE ALWAYS ASKING ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE ON WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR DEBT.

DO Y'ALL KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? YES.

SO EACH ASSESSMENT CARRIES A 30 YEAR TERM. SO FOR PIN NUMBER TWO, THOSE ASSESSMENTS WERE LEVIED IN SIX PHASES SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, AND EIGHT, WITH SECTION SEVEN BEING OUTSIDE THE PIG COMPLETELY IN SECTION SIX, THE IMPROVEMENTS NOT FINANCED BY THE PIG. SO SECTION ONE BEING THE FIRST ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE LEVIED.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF PROPERTIES HAD BETWEEN 9 AND 11 YEARS LEFT.

SECTION TWO BETWEEN 10 AND 13. SECTION THREE, 11 TO 14.

SECTION FOUR, 17 TO 21 YEARS, SECTION FIVE, 20 TO 24 YEARS AND SECTION EIGHT.

THEY ALL HAVE 17 YEARS REMAINING. OKAY, SO I WOULD ASK THE CITY MANAGER IF YOU CAN.

GET YOUR LIAISON PERSON TO ADDRESS THIS. THERE'S BEEN A NEW CHANGE TO THE LAKE SHORE HARBOR COMMUNITY THE BOARD IF YOU CAN KIND OF WHAT HE JUST BASICALLY SAID, IF YOU CAN LET THEM KNOW WHERE WE ARE, BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS TO BE A HUGE MASS OF CONFUSION BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING READY TO SOME PEOPLE ARE THINKING THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEIR TAX BILLS AND SEEING THIS PIT COME UP. AND AS NEW PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN, THEY'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT IS.

EVEN TO A POINT. SOME PERSON TOLD ME THAT SINCE WITH NO DEBT THAT'S ISSUED, THEY KEEP FOR SOME REASON, THEIR AMOUNT ON THE TAX WENT BACK UP. SO I'M NOT CLEAR PRECISELY WHAT TO TELL THEM, BUT I WOULD THINK THAT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, AND IT'S REALLY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS LAKESHORE HARBOR.

AND I'LL SORRY, I'LL PROVIDE TWO POINTS ON THAT.

THE FIRST IS I'D LOVE FOR THAT BOARD TO REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE.

WE DO PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO BOTH HOA BOARDS.

WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY FEEDBACK FROM THEM, BUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE REACHED OUT AT LEAST ANNUALLY JUST TO REINTRODUCE OURSELVES.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LETTING THEM KNOW. AND THIS GETS TO MY SECOND POINT, THAT AFTER THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATES ARE APPROVED, WE UPDATE THE PIT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO WE HAVE A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE DISCLOSURE PROGRAM WHERE WE DEVELOP DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT DISCLOSURE MATERIALS THAT'S BENEFICIAL FOR ANYBODY PURCHASING A PROPERTY OR EVEN CURRENT HOMEOWNERS. SO WE HAVE A GENERAL LANDING PAGE THAT HAS KIND OF WHAT'S LEGALLY REQUIRED, WHICH IS VERY GENERAL INFORMATION. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PROPERTY SEARCH FEATURE. SO PROPERTY OWNERS CAN PUT IN THEIR ADDRESS OR THEIR PARCEL ID.

IT BRINGS UP A SNAPSHOT OF THEIR PROPERTY, SHOWING THEIR ASSESSMENT BALANCE, A BREAKDOWN OF THEIR ANNUAL INSTALLMENT, AND THEN THEY CAN LOOK AT A HISTORICAL RECORD OF THAT.

AND I CAN SAY THAT NOBODY'S ANNUAL INSTALLMENT IS INCREASING THIS YEAR OR HAS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE ONLY CONDITION IN WHICH I COULD SEE THAT OCCURRING IS IF IT WENT FROM A UNDIVIDED INTEREST PARCEL, WHERE THE TAXES ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO OWNERS, AND THEN WAS KIND OF RECONSOLIDATED INTO A SINGLE PARCEL.

EVERYBODY ELSE'S ANNUAL INSTALLMENT SHOULD NOT BE INCREASING FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A MEETING WITH THEIR HOA BOARD? WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM THROUGH JUST THEIR MESSENGER AND OR PHONE CALL.

SO TO YOU BETWEEN MUDS, LIDS CITY HOA, I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE ALREADY CONFUSED.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHO'S WHO. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMMUNICATED AS FAR AS I KNOW, BECAUSE EVERY YEAR THEY MAKE IT A POINT TO COME BEHIND THIS ROOM AND WILL COMPLAIN.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, THEY'RE UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT JUST LIKE MUD OR HOA ISSUES DEBT,

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SO I WOULD I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON THOMPSON'S DISTRICT.

AND MAYBE IF YOU ALL CAN HAVE A OUTSIDE MEETING WITH THAT GROUP AND THEN LET THEM ADDRESS THAT.

WELL THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT ARE WE. WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR TODAY, CYNTHIA? THIS IS THE FIRST I'M SORRY. THIS WAS THE FIRST READING.

DON'T HAVE THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THIS IS IT'S TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE.

YOU HAVE TO IT'S REQUIRED BY STATUTE THAT IT BE APPROVED EVERY YEAR.

OKAY. NOT NOT INCREASES. RIGHT. JUST THE PLAN.

YOU'RE JUST APPROVING THE PLAN. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AFTER I SAID ALL OF THIS AND NOT NOT VOTING FOR AN INCREASE.

I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. WE HAVE A MOTION, BUT WE'LL HOLD IT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN-MARSHALL.

THANK YOU. WERE YOU DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION? NUMBER TWO. OKAY. ONE MORE QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THE PLAN.

CAN YOU PUT IT BACK ON THE PLAN? OH. ONE SECOND.

THANK YOU. OH, OKAY. I THINK I SAW IT. NO CHANGE.

NO CHANGES. NO CHANGES. PREPARED TO. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER OUDERKIRK.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE B AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, APPROVING UPDATED AND RESTATED SERVICE

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OKAY. CYNTHIA RUSHING, DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

YES. SO THIS IS FOR PIT NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS CRAIGMONT.

MARK FUHRMAN WILL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THAT PRESENTATION.

YES, THE SAME PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR PIT NUMBER FOUR.

THIS IS THE CRAIGMONT DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICULAR CRAIGMONT SOUTH CRAIGMONT NORTH IS NOT PART OF THIS PIT.

SO SIMILAR TO PIT TWO, THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS BEING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS FINANCED BY THE PIT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR SOME TIME.

SO THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT BUDGETS. AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO PIT TWO IN STRUCTURE HERE IN THAT THE NUMBER OF ASSESSED PARCELS HAS NOT CHANGED. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PREPAYMENT REQUESTS.

AND JUST SOME MORE DETAIL. I DIDN'T MENTION THIS IN PIT TWO. BUT WHAT A PREPAYMENT IS, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, IS THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY THEIR PRINCIPAL BALANCE IN FULL AT ANY TIME, AND THEREAFTER WOULD NOT BE BILLED ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PREPAYMENTS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

THE OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENT BALANCES HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY THE 2020 526 PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS, AND THEN THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS DUE ARE FLAT AMOUNTS AGAIN, SO THOSE ARE UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR. NO INCREASES.

I TRUST YOU. YEAH. BUT CITY MANAGER I WOULD SAY AGAIN TWO AND FOR THE RESIDENTS NEEDS AND BECAUSE THE CHANGES SO FREQUENTLY THAT THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF IT, AND SOMETIMES WHEN THEY DO SEE THE INCREASE, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY THINKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID SOMETHING TO THIS.

SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN GET WITH THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER OVER THAT AREA AND STAFF TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM.

ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL JUST CONTINUE FOR BOTH TWO AND FOUR.

SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE PIT FOUR AS WELL? THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO SEND THE ASSESSMENT ROLLS OVER TO THE COUNTY TAX OFFICE FOR BILLING.

THEREAFTER, MINICAB BILL TRACKS ANNUAL INSTALLMENT COLLECTIONS UNTIL WE REACH 100% COLLECTIONS.

THE SAP UPDATE AND THE ORDINANCE WOULD ALSO BE RECORDED IN COUNTY RECORDS, AND THE REPORTS WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ON MUNI WEBSITE.

MUNI WEBSITE. RIGHT. OKAY. SO MAYBE AT SOME POINT IN TIME WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEHOW THE TWO AND FOR THE PEOPLE IN IT, MAYBE WE NEEDED TO HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE SO PEOPLE COULD PERIODICALLY LOOK AT IT RATHER THAN NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS IS, AND THEN TURN AROUND AND COMPLETELY BLAMING THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL FOR SOMETHING THAT WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH.

ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU DONE? YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, IS THERE A MOTION?

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SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CYNTHIA. ITEM NINE. SEE. AN ORDINANCE OF THE

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SETTING FORTH THE CRITERIA FOR THE MONETARY INCENTIVE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.

OKAY. WE HAVE WE HAVE TROY FINNER, OUR CHIEF.

WAS I BACK THERE ASLEEP? SORRY. SO. AND MY EYES WERE OPEN.

OKAY. CHIEF'S EYES ALWAYS OPEN. SO IN 2024, COUNCIL APPROVED INCENTIVE PAY FOR TO HELP US WITH RECRUITING. IT WAS A $10,000. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO INCREASE THE SENATE PAY TO 15,000 FOR WHAT WE CALL LATERAL. THOSE ARE CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICERS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE.

12 SHORT. AND TO HELP US QUICKLY AND GET THEM OUT ON THE STREETS.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM GOING INTO THE ACADEMY.

THEY JUST COME IN AND GET THE TRAINING HERE. CITY ORDINANCE AND A FEW OTHER THINGS AND WE CAN GET THEM ROLLING.

SO WE'RE ASKING THAT WE INCREASE 5000 TO $15,000.

AND THAT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP US WITH RECRUITING.

HOPEFULLY THIS LAST GROUP OF 12 INDIVIDUALS. SO.

AND I SAID, THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT SIR. WELL YOU GOT MORE PEOPLE SIGNED UP THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MAYOR PRO TEM. YES.

THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU. IN THIS QUESTION COULD BE DIRECTED AT YOU AND CITY MANAGER BOGART.

WHAT ARE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DOING AND WHAT BY WAY OF INCENTIVES.

SO THE THE HIGHEST THAT I'VE SEEN WAS PEARLAND.

THEY'RE 15,000. SO WE AT LEAST WANTED TO MATCH THAT.

BUT MOST OF THEM WHO ARE PARTICIPATING ARE 10,000.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ON THEIR RECRUITING.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CHECK THAT, BUT I AT LEAST WANTED TO MATCH THAT OF PEARLAND AND ANYBODY IN THE, IN THE REGION, BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO COMPETING AGAINST THE RAISES THAT'S BEEN ON THE NEWS IN HARRIS COUNTY AND HOUSTON PD.

SO WE GOT TO COMPETE WITH THAT. AND I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT, A GREAT TIME TO JUST INCREASE IT A LITTLE BIT AND SEE IF IT'LL HELP US.

OKAY. SO. IF WE, IF WE HAVE THESE VACANCIES AND WE'VE HAD PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AMOUNT OF VACANCIES AND WE HAVE THE $10,000 INCENTIVE.

NUMBER ONE, FOR TRANSPARENCY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT HOW MANY INCENTIVES HAVE BEEN PAID OUT, HOW THE RETENTION RATE OF THAT, THE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN PAID OUT, WHAT WE'VE PAID OUT.

BUT THEN THE SECOND THING IS, WHAT IS THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 5000 WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF VACANCIES? GIVE ME GIVE ME SOMETHING. LET ME JUST DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.

AND THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. COUNCILWOMAN.

WE HAVE TEN OFFICERS IN OUR FIELD FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN A LONG TIME. WE ALSO HAVE TWO IN THE ACADEMY, SO THAT'S 12 THAT.

SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VACANCIES. YOU STILL CONSIDER THE VACANCY UNTIL THEY BECOME A FULL FLEDGED POLICE OFFICER.

BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TEN ON OUR STREETS THAT JUST STARTED TODAY OR YESTERDAY IN THE FIELD TRAINING.

SO WHEN WE SAY THAT IT'S THE SAME, IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HADN'T HAD THAT IN A LONG TIME AND WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

HOWEVER, I THINK THIS IS JUST A GOOD TIME TO PUT THAT, THAT EXTRA INCENTIVE, BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ARE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE AND COMING IN, THEY ARE RECEIVING A HIGHER PAY AT THEIR AGENCY RIGHT NOW.

SO WE WANT TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THEM IN. WE NEED TO LIFT IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DO, WE CAN GET YOU SOME NUMBERS.

IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO DO JUST AN ASSESSMENT OF HOW LONG THEY'RE STAYING AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.

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OKAY. I HAD 24. YES. I'M SORRY. SO I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THIS HAS BEEN AT, YOU KNOW, ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HOW MANY HAVE GOTTEN GOTTEN THE INCENTIVE, HOW MANY ARE WE KEEPING? BUT I DO UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU FOR, FOR EXPLAINING THAT.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT NOW I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE OFFER THIS, THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS WE ARE SPENDING, YOU KNOW, THE DOLLARS IN A, IN A, IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY.

AND ALSO WE DIDN'T BRING THIS UP, BUT IT'S DIRECTLY TIED TO TRYING TO INCREASE THE STAFFING.

WE'RE GETTING READY AND TRYING TO MOVE TO TEN HOUR SHIFTS.

OUR OFFICERS AND THE DISCUSSION WAS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TODAY ON COST FOR SERVICE AND WHATNOT.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK, THANK ALL MEN AND WOMEN FOR BEING SO DEDICATED BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL DRIVING FORWARD AND WORKING THOSE 12 HOUR SHIFTS FOR THREE YEARS, 3 TO 4 YEARS NOW. AND AT SOME POINT WE GOT TO GET THEM SOME REST.

SO I REALLY THINK THAT ALL THAT IS GOING TO TIE IN A POTENTIAL ANNEXATION, THE TEN HOUR SHIFTS, WE NEED MORE PEOPLE AND WE NEED THEM QUICKLY.

SO THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF BROUGHT IT UP. IT'S JUST AN ADDED BOOST.

BUT I DO UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, TAXPAYERS AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD RECEIVE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.

SO YES, NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. AND AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

I MEAN, WE HAVE WE HAVE THE BEST POLICE FORCE REALLY DO LED BY THE VERY BEST RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE APPROVE THESE DOLLARS, THAT WE HAVE THE TRANSPARENCY THERE AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S MAKING SENSE. SO THANK YOU FOR GOING TO WORK ON YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON.

HI, CHIEF. YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED MY FIRST QUESTION ABOUT IF THIS GOES THROUGH, WILL IT HELP YOUR OFFICERS WORK LESS HOURS? BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WORK 12 HOUR SHIFTS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ALSO, THERE'S A HOW THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

I SAW THAT IT WAS A BREAKDOWN. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BREAKDOWN OF HOW THEY WILL BE PAID IF WE DO PASS THIS INCREASE? SO THE FIRST HALF OF IT IS RECEIVED. ONCE THEY GET OFF THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM AND THEN THE SECOND HALF, THE REMAINING HALF IS ONCE THEY GET TO THE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

SO SO THEY AT LEAST STAY A YEAR. I'M JUST PLAYING.

WELL IT'S AN AGREEMENT. IF YOU HAVE TO STAY FOR THREE YEARS, I THINK.

OKAY. COUNCIL. YEAH. OKAY, GOOD. SO IF I MAY.

YEAH. DON'T MIND ME INTERJECTING. SO IT IS KIND OF A PHASED REPAYMENT SO THAT IF YOU LEAVE THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY BACK A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

SO I THINK IT GOES DOWN BY 25% EACH TIME. OKAY.

NO THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER.

BROWN-MARSHALL. THANK YOU. CHIEF, IN YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR OPENING COMMENTS, YOU STATED THAT THIS WOULD PRIMARILY BE AFFECTED MORE SO FOR UNILATERAL TRANSFERS. YES. SO THE CURRENT $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS WOULD REMAIN FOR NEWER.

YES. SO NOW WE WE WOULD HAVE TWO LEVELS. YES.

OKAY. VERY WELL. THANK YOU. AND FOR THE EXTRA EXPERIENCE AND FOR THE EXTRA EXPERIENCE.

OKAY. VERY WELL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CHIEF.

I GUESS EVERYBODY SPEAKING ON THE SAME LINE HERE.

BACK IN 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED $10,000 AS A SIGN ON BONUS COMING IN, RIGHT? YES. NOW YOU'RE ASKING FOR 15, RIGHT. WHICH IS A 7500 AND A 7500, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. SO IS THAT IS THAT WHAT TYPICALLY WHAT OTHER AGENCIES ARE DOING NOW? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO STAND IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY ELSE AND AND TRY TO.

WELL, YOU'LL STAND IN FOR US THE REASON AND I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT'S PEARLAND.

I WANTED TO MATCH THE TOP SO WE CAN GET POSSIBLY GET PEOPLE IN AND GET THEM IN QUICKLY.

SO THAT'S THE REASONING BEHIND THAT REASON BEHIND IT.

OKAY. SO CITY MANAGER, I THINK IF THIS GETS APPROVED, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD SEE SOMEWHERE IN BIG IN, IN BLACK AND WHITE THAT YOUR MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO PUT $15,000 ON A SIGN ON BONUS FOR OFFICERS.

ABSOLUTELY. OFTEN WE ARE AT THE BOTTOM. AND WHEN WE DO THINGS LIKE THIS, THAT IS FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO ATTRACT NEW CADETS AND NEW OFFICERS.

WE OFTEN DON'T SEE THE BIG HEADLINES. I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, OTHER PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GIVE US THE HEADLINE, BUT I THINK WE CAN GIVE OURSELVES A HEADLINE.

YES. ALL RIGHT. CALLING FOR A MOTION. IF I MAY JUST CLARIFY.

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AND THEN IT GOES DOWN BY 33% EACH YEAR. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT US TO HAVE THAT IN THE MOTION? NO, NO, IT'S ALREADY IN THE ORDER. I'M JUST SAYING.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET UP. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OUDERKIRK. AGAIN, THE PEOPLE ON THAT SIDE IS FASTER TODAY.

WE DID. THAT'S ALRIGHT. YOU MISSED IT. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY, SO CRYSTAL AND CITY ATTORNEY, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND REOPEN THAT BACK.

YES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:17 P.M.

AND AT 7:17 P.M. WE'RE GOING TO GO.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.