* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. . [Items 1 & 2 ] [00:00:06] I CALLED THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:39 PM IT STATE THAT THE NOTICE OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS DULY POSTED. THERE WILL NOW BE A ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL AS I CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE STATE HERE OR PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY RESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIST. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY PRESIDENT. I'LL NOW DO A ROLL CALL VOTE OF STAFF AS I CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE STAY HERE AT PRESENT. INTERIM CITY MANAGER, BILL ATKINSON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER GLEN MARTEL, CITY ATTORNEY. PRESENT CITY SECRETARY MARIA JACKSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. STACY WALKER. PRESENT DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. ELENA PORTIS. PRESENT PLANNING MANAGER, JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ. SCOTT. MARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. ERIC ANDAR, S TLA. ARCHITECTS. CYNTHIA RAMIREZ, PRESENT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. OLDEST SPRIGS. OKAY. OTIS SPRIGS RECREATION. SUPERINTENDENT KEVIN BROWN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS IN CITY ENGINEER, SHAWSHEE KUMAR. SHASHI KUMAR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. CLIFF BROOKHART, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. JASON MANGUM. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT I DID NOT CALL YOUR NAME? PLEASE ANNOUNCE YOURSELF BY STATING YOUR NAME. SYSTEM. CITY MANAGER. GLENMARK. ALRIGHTY. GOT YOU. DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOELLE. ALRIGHTY JOE. OKAY, SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, ELENA PORTIS WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. MAYBE ELENA, IS SHE STILL ON THUG OR DEVICES BUT NO AUDIO. OKAY. OKAY. UM, GLENN, CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? YES MA'AM. IF YOU PLEASE JOIN ME. 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. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO PRESENTATION PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. GIVE ME A MINUTE SO I CAN PULL UP THOSE PRESENTATIONS. [3. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS] AT FIRST. PRESENTATION IS PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF MAY 3RD THROUGH THE NINTH 2020 PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, AMERICANS ARE SERVED EVERY DAY BY THE PUBLIC SERVANTS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY LEVELS. THESE UNSUNG HEROES DO THE WORK THAT KEEPS OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION WORKING EFFECTIVELY. PUBLIC SERVANTS INCLUDE TEACHERS, DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS, BUILDING INSPECTORS, FOOD INSPECTORS, PARKS, RECREATION PROFESSIONALS, NURSES, SAFETY INSPECTORS, COMPUTER COMPUTER TECHNICIANS. AND COUNTLESS OTHER OCCUPATIONS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THEY PROVIDE THE DIVERSE SERVICES, OUR COMMUNITY DEMANDS OF THEIR GOVERNMENT WITH QUALITY, EFFICIENCY, RESPONSIVENESS, AND INTEGRITY WITHOUT PUBLIC SERVICE AT EVERY LEVEL. CONTINUING TO WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IN A DEMOCRACY THAT REGULARLY CHANGES IT'S LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. NOW THEREFORE, I, YOLANDA FORD MAYOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY ANNOUNCE AND PROCLAIM TO [00:05:01] ALL CITIZENS AND SET SEAL HERE TOO THAT THEY THIRD THROUGH THE NINE 2020 WAS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION RECOGNITION WEEK. THEREFORE, I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS, FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY. AND I BELIEVE INTERIM CITY MANAGER ATKINSON IS ACCEPTING THIS. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? BILL? UH, MAYOR, THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, WE WANT TO APPLAUD THOSE, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES WHERE THEY ARE BEING CALLED UPON ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY DO DAY TO DAY, UH, TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND, UH, PUT THEIR INTEREST, UH, PUT THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC ABOVE THEIR OWN. SO WE APPRECIATE THIS AND, UH, AGREEMENT. UH, WE WANT TO APPLAUD THOSE THAT SERVE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD 2020 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES PROVIDED IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE A INTEGRAL PART OF OUR CITIZENS EVERYDAY LIVES AND THE SUPPORT OF AN UNDERSTANDING AND INFORMED SENTENCES. THREE IS VITAL TO THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF PUBLIC WORK SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS WATER, SEWERS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN SOLID WASTE COLLECTION. THE EFFICIENCY OF QUALIFIED AND DEDICATED PERSONNEL AND STAFF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS IS MATERIALLY INFLUENCED BY THE PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THEY PERFORM NOW, THEREFORE THAT I YOLANDA FORD MAYOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD 2020 S NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. I CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS MAKE EVERYDAY TO OUR HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. I BELIEVE, UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER, SASHA KUMAR IS RECEIVING THIS. SASHI DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HOPEFULLY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. VERY GOOD MAYOR AND I WILL, UH, HA I HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY AND THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE DEDICATED TEAM OF 43 PUBLIC WORKS TEAM MEMBERS. I'M GLAD TO ACCEPT THIS. UH, JUST TO BREAK BACKGROUND WHY WE DO THIS. OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, UH, UH, EVERY YEAR DOES THIS IN THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY TO EDUCATE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS. UH, LIKE MOST OF YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS. AND WE SERVE BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, INTERNAL WELLBEING, THE FLEET SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR POLICE AND FIRE, BEAT STREETS, SIDEWALK, POTABLE WATER, OR JUST RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY FLOODING SITUATION OVER THIS WEEKEND. WE DO EVERYTHING THAT IMPACTS THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CITIZENS. AND IF YOU RECALL, NOT TOO LONG AGO, WE DID A CITIZEN SURVEY AND THE MOST EMPHASIS ON THE CITIZENS WERE THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS WHAT WE DO. UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS MOTTO FOR MISERY CITY HAS BEEN FIRST TO RESPOND AND LAST TO LEAVE. UH, WE FOCUS ON A CUSTOMER DRIVEN SERVICE. UH, I, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UH, IN, UH, HELPING US SERVE OUR CITIZENS. AND AGAIN, I'M GLAD TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF MY TEAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [4. PUBLIC COMMENTS] NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. UM, JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, UH, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND BEING THAT THIS IS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM COUNCIL ISN'T ABLE TO COMMENT BACK. AND WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. MR JIM FONTENEAU. THANK YOU MAYOR FORD AND CITY COUNCIL. UM, I COME BEFORE YOU REPRESENTING METTA CREEK ASSOCIATION. I HAVE BEEN THE PRESIDENT OR, UH, THIS WAS GOING ON MY SIXTH YEAR. SO I KIND OF TELL YOU I'M SORT OF A SLOW LEARNER. UM, OUR BOARD IS CHALLENGED WITH MANAGING THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, SINGLE FAMILY, PATIO AND TOWNHOMES. THE SUBDIVISION IS COMPRISED OF 750 LOTS, PLATTE, IT FROM SECTION ONE TO SIX. THE DISPUTE THAT I'M BRINGING TO YOU AND IT IS A DISPUTE. I DON'T LIKE TO DO THIS IN PUBLIC, BUT THE DISPUTE IS, IS CENTERED AROUND SECTION FOUR, WHICH IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE PATIO HOMES. UH, EXCEPT FOR THE RESIDENT LOTS. THERE IS A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT SECTION FOUR IS PRIVATE OF PUBLIC ACCESS PROPERTY. FOR EXAMPLE, [00:10:01] STREETS, ALLEYS AND PARKS. THE STANDARD VERBIAGE FOR DISCLOSURE. MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION BOARD INCLUDING ME AND A HOST OF SECTION FOUR HOMEOWNERS PRESENTED THIS DISPUTE AND QUESTION AND FORMAL MEETING WITH FORMER CITY MANAGER, MR SNIPES. HELLO? HELLO. WE'RE STILL HERE. I WAS CUT OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD ME, BUT YES, WE, WE HEARD YOU. FULL DISCLOSURE, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE DID MEET AND PRESENT THE DISPUTE AND QUESTIONED WITH IN A FORMAL MEETING WITH CITY MANAGER SNIPES AND COUNCILMAN . I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL SIR. UH, MR. ATKINSON ALONG WITH OTHER CITY STAFF MEMBERS WERE PRESENT DURING ONE OF OR BOTH OF OUR MEETINGS. WE MET WITH MR SNIPES ONCE, TWICE WITH UH, COUNSEL AND BONNIE. AND IN MY MOST RESPECTFUL OPINION, BOTH MEETINGS WERE RESPONDED 200 PROFESSIONALLY AND WITHOUT THE REASONABLE ADVOCACY EXPECTED. I WOULD ADD THAT WE ALSO REQUESTED INFORMATION BY WAY OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT NOW. SO HOW DID WE CONCLUDE AT LEAST FROM THE ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVE AND THE MEMBERS AND THE SECOND SECTION FOR HOW DID WE CONCLUDE AT MEADOWCREEK? SECTION FOUR EXCEPT FOR RESIDENTIAL LOTS IS NOT PRIVATE. WELL I INTRODUCED A ROSE AT THE CONCERN REGARDING THE CITY'S USE OF SECTION FOUR CREEK CIRCLE AS A MAIN ROADWAY PATH FOR RECENT NEWS STREET CONSTRUCTION AT ASHMONT. TRY AND SECTION ONE NEXT TO SECTION FOUR AND TO THIS DATE, USE OF THE STREETS AND DAMAGES DIRECTLY CAUSED IN PART BY WASTE MANAGEMENT VEHICLES IN SCHOOL BUSES. THIS LED THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH OUR VICE PRESIDENT WHO HAPPENS TO BE AN EXPERT AT SEARCHING LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO RESEARCH THE ORIGIN OF SECTION FOUR IS DEVELOPMENT. THE PROCESS RESULTED IN DISCOVERY OF A LEGAL DOCUMENT, DEDICATING SECTIONS ONE AND FOUR COMBINED TO THE CITY. I BELIEVE THE CITY SECRETARY PROVIDED COUNSEL A COPY OF THE DEDICATION DOCUMENT BY WAY OF YOUR EMAIL. I WISH TO PUT BEFORE THE COUNCIL TWO BASIC QUESTIONS. IN FACT, PERHAPS QUESTIONS IN LAW? IT DEPENDING ON HOW THE COUNCIL EXPECTS TO RESPOND. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED BASED ON UH, MY, UH, TALKS WITH PEOPLE AND, AND CITY COFFERS IF YOU WILL. AND A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR THAT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS HAVEN'T PASSED THIS INFORMATION THROUGH THE COUNCIL OR THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RAISED. HELLO? ALRIGHT, ARE YOU THERE? OKAY. MR , I KNOW YOU'VE MET YOUR THREE MINUTES. I DON'T KNOW YOU. YES YOU HAVE. MAY I, MAY I REQUEST ONE MINUTE TO SUM UP? OKAY. WELL COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO VOTE TO DO THAT. SO WOULD Y'ALL ALLOW MR PANO FOR ANOTHER MINUTE? IS THAT YOUR MOTION MR UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING? YES IT IS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MAY. THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING MADE THE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RUELAS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY. AND THIS IS MAY AFFORD. YES. SO MOTION PASSES. I KNOW YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. THE TWO QUESTIONS I LEAVE WITH CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION, WHETHER THE TAX PAYING CITIZENS IN SECTION FOUR ENTITLED THE CITY SERVICES TO DATE IS EXTREMELY CONFUSING AND THE CITY STAFF AT ALL LEVELS AND MORE SERIOUSLY, UH, RESIDENTS OF SECTION FOUR TO WHETHER IT'S LEGAL DEDICATION, DOCUMENT HAS MERIT FROM THE COUNCIL. FROM THE COUNCIL'S PERSPECTIVE. UH, WE RELIED SOLELY ON OUR ADVOCACY TO COME FROM COUNCILMAN BONEY. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. UH, WE WILL LEFT WITH ONE THING. THIS IS THE BONY ACTUALLY TOLD A DOZEN TAX PAYING CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY AND RESIDENTS OF METAL CREEK. UH, BUT FOR THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SERVICES FROM THE CITY. THESE ARE TAX PAYING INDIVIDUALS. SO THOSE TWO QUESTIONS I LEAVE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND I HOPE THAT WE COULD GET A RESPONSE BACK. WE HAVE ALSO THE WAY GOING WHEN WE REQUESTED INFORMATION FROM THE CITY THROUGH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION THAT SURE. OKAY. [00:15:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO MARY. I'D LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY SAY JUST A FEW THINGS IF I COULD, WELL THAT ITEM ISN'T ON THE AGENDA. I'M, I'M ASKING YOU AS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO'S GOVERNING THIS MEETING, IF IT'S OKAY TO RESPOND IF I MAY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA. YOU CANNOT, UH, UNDER STATE LAW RESPOND TO IT. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS A DESIRE TO PUT THIS ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA THAT CAN, UH, THAT UH, REQUEST CAN BE MADE AT THIS TIME, YES, I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO DO THAT. OKAY. YOU GUYS MAKE SURE THIS GETS ON THE NEXT MEETING AGENDA. ALRIGHTY. [5. STAFF REPORTS] THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO STAFF REPORTS. MIDYEAR BUDGET REVIEW. UM, IS THIS ELENA, YOU'RE GIVING THE STAFF REPORT? ELENA. DOUG, DID WE GET HER BACK ON THE LINE? YES, I HEARD THAT. OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN. GO AHEAD. I'M HERE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. YES, THIS IS THE MID YEAR, UH, BUDGET REVIEW. UH, LAST FISCAL YEAR WE PROVIDED FINANCIAL REPORTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND WE ALSO INCLUDED BUDGET AMENDMENTS. WE ARE NOW MOVING TOWARDS DOING A MIDYEAR BUDGET REVIEW, WHICH WILL NOT ONLY INCLUDE, UH, THE INFORMATION FOR EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE TO DATE, BUT A PROJECTION AS FAR AS YOUR IN TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE WITHIN BUDGET. AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THIS IS WHEN WE'LL UM, UH, INTRODUCE OR, UH, REQUEST BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. UM, THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE AT A HIGH LEVEL. I WILL BE COMBINING FUND TYPES SUCH AS THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS. YOU DO HAVE THE DETAIL FOR EACH FUND IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET FOR REFERENCE. IF THERE ARE ANY NOTABLE ITEMS THEY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED DURING THIS PRESENTATION. FOR THE GENERAL FUND, UH, WE ARE PROJECTING TO INCREASE FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2020. WE HAD OUR PRESENTATION BY JOHN HOCKEY KNEELS, UH, WHERE WE DISCUSSED SALES TAX INFORMATION AND YES, UH, MARCHES, SALES, TAX FIGURES WERE SURPRISING. UM, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THAT WE BUDGET, WE ARE CONSERVATIVE AND OURSELVES TAX BUDGET AND ALTHOUGH WE RECEIVED 10.2 LAST YEAR, WE BUDGETED 9.6 THIS YEAR. SO, ALTHOUGH THE PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT THERE WILL BE A DECREASE IN THE REST OF THIS FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE OF THE MANNER IN WHICH WE HAVE BUDGETED, UH, WE ONLY EXPECT THERE TO APPROXIMATELY $200,000 REDUCTION IN OUR SALES TAX REVENUES. ELENA? ELENA, THIS IS MERE FOR REAL QUICK. UM, IT'S, IT'S EVERYONE ELSE ABLE TO SEE YOUR, SEE THE PRESENTATION? YES, YES. OH WOW. OKAY. DOUG. OKAY, GO AHEAD. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE, I CAN'T, SO IF EVERYONE ELSE CAN, THAT'S FINE. KEEP GOING ALAINA. OKAY. SO AS FAR AS REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND, WE ARE PROJECTING TO BE TWO, APPROXIMATELY 2% UNDER, UH, THE BUDGETED AMOUNT. UM, WE ARE, UH, MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE WON'T RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT BASED ON, UM, POSSIBLE CHALLENGES DUE TO COBIT 19. UH, AND ALSO WE HAVE REDUCTIONS IN SOME OF OUR CHARGES FOR SERVICES SUCH AS PARKS AND RECREATION, UM, AND SOME OF OUR FINES AND FEES. UM, BUT OVERALL, UH, DUE TO THE CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING, UH, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE JUST SEEING A 2% REDUCTION. THAT IS OUR PROJECTION IN REVENUE WHEN IT COMES TO EXPENDITURES. UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SAVINGS THAT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE REVENUE REDUCTION DUE TO SAVINGS, PRIMARILY IN PERSONNEL AND OTHER AREAS WHERE WE WILL SEE REDUCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO COBIT 19 SUCH AS TRAVEL AND TRAINING. UH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING A SAVINGS, AGAIN, THAT EXCEEDS THE REDUCTION IN REVENUE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED FREEZES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OUR REVENUE SOURCES AND EXPENDITURES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN LINE WITH PROJECTIONS. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, UH, THIS COUNCIL APPROVED A RESERVE OF ONE POINT $5 MILLION TO ADDRESS EXPENDITURES RELATED TO DISASTERS. UM, AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE USING THESE FUNDS BASED ON THE SAVINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE AN EXPENDITURES. UH, NEXT SLIDE. SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. UH, THE MAJOR FUNDS IN THIS CATEGORY ARE THE TOURISM KIDS, OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX DONE AND PARKLAND DEDICATION FUNDS. UH, THE REDUCTION IN REVENUE IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE TERMINATION OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS PARTICIPATION IN TERM THREE AND A REDUCTION IN [00:20:01] THE REVENUE BUDGET FOR TERSE TO, UM, IF YOU RECALL, LAST MEETING THERE WAS, UH, AN AGENDA ITEM TO TERMINATE THE COLLEGE SYSTEMS PARTICIPATION IN THE TOURS. THE 2020 BUDGET INCLUDES PAYMENT OF PAST INCREMENTS, UM, FOR TAX YEARS THAT REMAINED UNPAID. UM, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDED THE EXPENSE, BASICALLY GIVING THE COLLEGE SYSTEM THE MONEY BACK. AND SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO RECEIVE THAT MONEY AND WE ALSO WON'T BE SPENDING THE MONEY, UH, BUTTERS TO WHEN THE, UH, THE COUNTY, THEY OVERPAID, UH, THEIR INCREMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. UH, THEY REALIZED THIS AFTER WE DEVELOP THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET. AND, UH, SO THE 2020 ESTIMATE WAS BASED ON MONEY THAT RETURNED. SO WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING RECEIVING, UM, THE AMOUNT THAT WAS BUDGETED AND UH, THAT WILL BE CORRECTED WITH THE CLEANUP BUDGET AMENDMENT AT YEAR END. THE REVENUE FOR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 30%. THAT IS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LOWER OCCUPANCY RATES DUE TO COVE AT 19. AND ALSO STATE. AS FAR AS THE EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS, UH, THE DECREASE OF 21% IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE TOURISM TURNS TWO IN PARIS THREE, UH, WE BUDGETED FUNDS AND ANTICIPATION OF REIMBURSING, UH, PERRY HOMES FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. BUT THEN, UH, ONE OF THE TERMS, UH, BUT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO BEGIN THE EXPENDITURE REVIEW PROCESS. SO WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL, UH, BUDGET FOR THAT REIMBURSEMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 AS WE DON'T BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT PROCESS AND REIMBURSE THEM THIS FISCAL YEAR. AGAIN, WE WERE ALSO, UH, BUDGETED TO REIMBURSE THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, UH, BUT SINCE WE WON'T RECEIVE THOSE SONS, UM, WE WON'T SPEND THAT MONEY SO THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE 21%. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, UH, WE'RE PROJECTING A REDUCTION IN PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS DUE TO CHALLENGES TO COPE AT 19. UH, THE DEBT SERVICE LINE HAS A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND WOULD BE ABLE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ABSORB THE ADDITIONAL $70,000 IF THE PROJECTION PROVES TO BE ACCURATE. NEXT SLIDE. UTILITY FUNDS. NOW THIS IS ALL OF OUR UTILITY FUNDS COMBINED. THAT INCLUDES WATER, WASTEWATER, STEEPBANK, FLAT BANK, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPACT FEES, THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS AND SOME OF THE DEBT FUNDS RELATED TO UTILITIES. UH, REVENUE. THERE'S A SLIGHT DECREASE, UH, 0.6%. AND EXPENDITURES. THERE'S AN INCREASE OF 213,003 64. WE HAVE UPDATED OUR INVESTMENT EARNING PROJECTIONS BASED ON THE CURRENT MARKET AND THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON THEIR PORTFOLIO. SO IF A FUND HAS CDS WITH HIGHER INTEREST RATES, THEIR PROJECTION FOR INTEREST INCOME MAY REMAIN WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET OR IT MAY ACTUALLY BE INCREASED, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT OF OTHERS THAT HAVE, UH, FUNDS IN LIQUID ACCOUNTS SUCH AS WELLS FARGO OR INVESTMENT POOLS WHERE THE INTEREST RATES ARE LESS THAN 50 BASIS POINTS. NOW. SO AS FAR AS THE REDUCTION IN REVENUE, IT'S DUE TO, UH, INVESTMENT EARNINGS AND SEE BANK FLAT BANK, WE'RE REQUESTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT, WHICH IS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. THE BUDGET AMENDMENT INCREASES THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS 212,000 AS THEY ARE EXPECTING TO EXCEED THE BUDGET IN THIS AREA BASED ON WHAT HAS OCCURRED SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR. NEXT SLIDE. CAPITAL PROJECTS. UH, WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THIS IS FOR THE 2019 DEBT ISSUE. UM, WE ARE INCREASING REVENUE FOR THE, UH, REFINANCING THAT WAS DONE AND WE HAVE TO INCREASE EXPENSES TO PAY OFF THE PREVIOUS DAY. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE, UH, UH, AN INCREASE IN FIVE OR 5 MILLION IN REVENUE AND AN INCREASE OF 5 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES, UM, THAT IS DUE TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE REFUNDING, WHICH OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. NEXT SLIDE. OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS. OKAY. THIS INCLUDES THE LGC AND SOLID WASTE FUND. UH, DUE TO COBIT 19, WE'RE PROJECTING A DECREASE IN REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR LGC. WE ARE PROJECTING THAT EXPENDITURES WILL EXCEED REVENUE BY APPROXIMATELY $267,000. UM, BUT THESE LOSSES WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO DETERMINE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, WITH LGC THE SOLID WASTE FUND IS PROJECTED TO BE WITHIN BUDGET FOR BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES. NEXT SLIDE. [00:25:01] THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND, WE'RE PROJECTING TO SPIN LESS THAN THE BUDGET IN ORDER TO REMAIN WITHIN THE FUNDS AVAILABLE. IS THERE ANOTHER SIDE? NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. UH, ALSO IN YOUR PACKET WE INCLUDED A MID YEAR FUND BALANCE SUMMARY, WHICH REFLECTS THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE FOR EACH FUND AS WELL AS THE ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE AND THE PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE. THERE ARE THREE FUNDS THAT SHOW NEGATIVE FUND BALANCE. AND I WANTED TO UH, GO OVER THAT BRIEFLY WITH YOU JUST IN CASE THERE WERE QUESTIONS. CDBG, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. IT'S ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS AND TYPICALLY AT YEAR END WE ACCRUE REVENUE SINCE IT'S ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. SO NORMALLY THERE IS A NEGATIVE, UH, FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WITH A DUE TO DUE FROM LIKE A LOAN OF CASH FROM THE GENERAL FUND UNTIL WE RECEIVE OUR REIMBURSEMENT FROM, UM, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UH, THE SURFACE WATER CONSTRUCTION, UH, FUND IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND THAT RECEIVED BOND PROCEEDS. UH, THESE BOND PROCEEDS ARE RECORDED AS A LIABILITY INSTEAD OF REVENUE, SO IT'LL SHOW THAT IT'S NEGATIVE, BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S FINE WHEN IT COMES TO CASH. UM, AND THEN LGC AGAIN WILL, UH, COME BACK WITH A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR LGC. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS REPORT? HI ELENA. COUNCILWOMAN STERLING. I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, LAST WEEK I THINK WHERE WE DISCUSS, UH, ACC, THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR UM, ATC THAT WE WILL IN TERM RECOUP THE COST ROUGHLY AROUND 190 200,000. DID YOU NOT SAY THE WOMEN ARE GOING TO RECEIVE THOSE PHONES? CORRECT. SO HCC IS BEING REIMBURSED WITH THE FUNDS THAT THEY CONTRIBUTED INTO THE INCREMENTS INTO THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS 350,000. WE PREVIOUSLY INVOICED THEM FOR, UM, I THINK IT WAS TAX YEAR 15 AND 16. THAT WAS A TOTAL OF ABOUT $196,000. UM, BUT ONCE THE TERMINATION AGREEMENT IS APPROVED, UH, WE WERE, WE ARE GOING TO BACK OUT THAT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BECAUSE WE WON'T BE PAYING THEM. LIKE THEY WON'T PAY US AND WE WON'T PAY THEM. IF THEY GIVE US THE $196,000, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND GIVE IT RIGHT BACK TO THEM. OKAY. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AGAIN, WE DO HAVE A BUDGET ORDINANCE, UH, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA ARE, I'LL BRIEFLY GO OVER THOSE ITEMS ONCE AGAIN. OKAY. ELENA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE YOU DONE? I'M SORRY. I HEARD YOU ASK THE QUESTION. OH, I AM DONE. I'M JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. IS [Consent Agenda] THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON. AND WHO DID I HEAR SOMEONE ELSE? EMORY. OKAY. AND A SECOND BY A COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY. I WILL NOW DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. A MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS COUNCIL MEMBER AT WORKS COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. YES. [7. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS] PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS. THERE ARE NINE PUBLIC HEARINGS, I'M SORRY, ZONING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NONE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THE AMENDMENT OF THE PROJECT AND FINANCING FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. AND CONSIDER A RELATED ORDINANCE ON THE FIRST TWO READINGS AND I WILL, THIS IS THE JOY AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT DONOR FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT, THOSE NUMBER THREE, CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO DISTRIBUTE SUCH PLAN CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. OKAY. JOYCE, YOU'RE PRESENTING? YES MA'AM. THEY ARE IN TOWN COUNCIL ITEM AS SIMPLY AMEND THE TOURISTS, THREE PROJECTS IN FINANCING PLAN TO FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM PROJECT, WHICH WOULD BE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN THE PLAN. IT ALSO PROVIDES A REVISION FOR A STREET NAME. DEANNA CURTIS WAS THE INITIAL STREET NAME OF THE STREET THAT'S [00:30:01] LOCATED WITHIN THE PLAN. THAT STREET NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE A CROSSING, UH, THE THIRD CHANGE THAT THE ORDINANCE OR THAT THE AMENDMENT MAKE IT, THAT IT REVISES A CERTAIN APPLICATION, UH, TO CERTAIN ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE PLAN. SO IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FINANCING PLAN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REMOVAL OF THE HCC PROJECT. UM, BUT IT MAKES OTHER CHANGES WITH THE PLAN TO START ROAD IMPROVEMENT. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE CHANGES THAT ARE PROPOSED IN THIS AMENDMENT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M NOT HEARING ANY. IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY WAS AT YOU? YES IT WAS. THANK YOU. OKAY, NO PROBLEM. UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, I'LL NOW DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON MADE THE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIS? YES. YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD? YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTON MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WHICH ONE? EDWARDS. OKAY. SO MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING. OH, I'M SORRY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RUELAS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY? YES. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD? YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE? THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTON. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A SECOND? THIS IS COUNCILMAN EMORY. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER, EDWARDS. COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIST. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. YES. THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON THIS. AGENDA. NINE [9. AUTHORIZATIONS] CONSIDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT OF WATERFALL DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS SHASHI. C'MON, UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME PLEASE? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. PRETTY GOOD. UH, MAYOR, THIS IS THE SECTION OF THE ROADWAY WHICH TIES AT THE NORTHERN END TO THE REALIGNED, UH, INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD. UH, THIS ROADWAY HAS REACHED ITS USEFUL LIFE AND UH, WE WERE WAITING FOR THE INTIMAL INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD TO BE COMPLETED AND THERE IS A STOP OUT IN THE INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD, UH, ALREADY TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW RECONSTRUCTED ROADWAY. THIS PROJECT WAS BID RECENTLY, UH, THAT WERE VERY FAIRLY WELL BALANCED BEDS FROM 2.246 TO $3 MILLION. THE LOWEST BIDDER IS CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH WHOM THE CITY HAS WORKED IN THE PAST. WE RECOMMEND THE AWARDING THE BID FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET PROJECT TO CONRAD CONSTRUCTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.24 $6 MILLION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. BEFORE WE START WITH QUESTIONS, CAN I GET A MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT THAT MOTION? IS, IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. UH, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY WITH THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER RULERS WITH THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. SASHA. UH, THIS IS ON OUR CLP LIST. THAT'S CORRECT. UH, MAYOR, WHAT YEAR? UH, THIS WAS A PRIOR YEAR PROJECT. UH, THIS WAS DELAYED OR PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE WE WERE WAITING FOR THE INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD TO BE CONSTRUCTED. I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT YEAR, BUT IT WAS ON RCIP PER LIST. OKAY. YOU CAN GET CERTAINLY A CROSSCHECK AND GET THAT TO YOU MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, UH, TOMORROW. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY. I WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. NOW. MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS [00:35:02] COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER. BONY MADE THE MOTION. COUNCILMAN RULE IS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. YES. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF MATERIALS TESTING CONTRACT FOR THE WATERFALL DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SASHI YES. MARIN? YES. MARIN COUNSEL'S ASSISTANT. THIS ITEM IS TIED TO THE ONE THAT THE COUNCIL JUST VOTED ON. UH, ANY ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WE HAVE MATERIAL TESTING SERVICES JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE ROADWAY IS BUILT TO THE, UH, THE CONSULTANT LIST IS PRE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED AND SELECTED BY COUNCIL, UH, PRIOR AND WE PICK ONE OF THE FIRMS FROM THAT CONSULTANT LIST SINCE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT IS EXCEEDING 50,000. THE STAFF LEVEL AUTHORIZATION, WE'RE COMING TO COUNCIL FOR AUTHORIZATION AT THIS POINT. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? THIS IS FLOYD EMORY. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? THIS IS, REMEMBER PRESTON SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS. I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS. COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE. YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ROULIS. YES. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY AND PRESTON MADE THE MOTION AND SECOND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE X'S EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR MOSQUITO SPRAYING SERVICES. OKAY. YEAH. ARE YOU THERE? YES MA'AM. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. AND UH, YEAH, TONIGHT WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH UM, BOKO PEST CONTROL FOR MOSQUITO SPRAYING SERVICES. BACK IN MARCH WE SOLICITED BIDS AND WE HAD TWO RESPONDENTS, CYPRESS CREEK WHO IS OUR, UM, OUR CURRENT CONTRACTOR AND UH, BUG CO PEST CONTROL. AND UH, WE'VE DECIDED TO GO WITH BUG PEST CONTROL BECAUSE OF THEIR, UM, THEIR LOWER BID PRICE. SO WE'RE ASKING JUST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER IN A CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR ONE YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN EMORY SECOND. SO THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CLIFF EDWARDS? I'M SORRY, HOW LONG WAS THE CONTRACT? HOW LONG WILL BE THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT? SO IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE YEARS. SO TOTAL LINK COULD BE FOUR YEARS UNLESS WE DECIDE TO END THE CONTRACT FOR WHATEVER FOR WHATEVER REASON DOWN THE ROAD OR NOT RENEW IT. I THINK THAT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES, I DID. UH, WELL GO AHEAD AND TELL ME WHAT THE FREQUENCY OF SPRAYING WILL BE AND IS IT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR OR ARE WE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, UH, UH, MAYBE A, UM, AN INCREASE IN MOSQUITO POPULATION? SO IT IS, IT IS BASED OFF OF THE ONE SPRAY PER WEEK CURRENTLY. UM, IF THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL, UM, SPRAYS, WE HAVE THAT KIND OF BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT, THE, THE UM, WE, WE ROUGHLY SPRAY ABOUT 36 TO 40 WEEKS DEPENDING ON WHEN WE FEEL LIKE MOSQUITO SEASON IS STARTING. IT'S USUALLY FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY SPRAYING RIGHT NOW, BUT UM, THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT 36 TO 40 WEEKS. UH, IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD TO GO TO MULTIPLE SPRAYS PER WEEK, BUT WE'VE GOT A LITTLE CUSHION BUILT INTO OUR, OUR FUNDING TO COVER THAT. SO, UM, AND ALSO THE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACT IS LISTED FOR UP TO 70 SPRAYS, SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE GOING OVER THE 30 DAYS 40, BUT THERE, THERE IS A CUSHION BUILT IN FOR UP TO SEVEN DAYS. THANK YOU. THIS IS COUNCILMAN EMORY AGAIN. UH, DO WE DO SPRAYING, UH, AND DOES THIS CONTRACT COVER GATED COMMUNITIES ARE PRIVATE STREETS. THEY WILL DO GATED COMMUNITIES IF THEY'RE GIVEN, IF THEY'RE GIVEN THE CODE FOR THE GATES. SO YES, THEY WILL DO PRIVATE STREETS AND UM, AND GATED COMMUNITIES THEY HAVE ACCESS. THANK YOU CLIFF. THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER ANTHONY. UM, USUALLY WHEN WE BEGIN TO SPRAY THEN CERTAIN CITIZENS BECOME REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE SPRAY MAY IMPACT BEES, ET CETERA. SO A QUESTION [00:40:01] TOO, I GUESS WE CAN ASK STACY WALKER, UH, WILL WE BE COMMUNICATING TO THE COMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO THE SCHEDULE AND THEN MAYBE SOME FAQ IS ABOUT, UM, HOW THIS DOESN'T IMPACT BEES. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT ALWAYS COMES UP. YEAH, WE HAVE IN THE PAST AND WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN. PERFECT. THANK YOU SIR. DID YOU STILL WANT ME TO RESPOND? COUNCIL MEMBER MEROLA'S IF THAT'S A NO, THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. SOUND LIKE CHRIS. GOT IT. APPRECIATE IT. I'M SORRY. HUH? JUMP LINE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER RULE. LISTEN, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION. AND THE SECOND AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. YES. D CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT SIGNAGE AT THREE CITY PARKS. JASON, ARE YOU THERE? YES. UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, LAST FISCAL YEAR WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSTALL THREE NEW PARK SIGNS THAT THREE OF OUR MOST VISITED PARKS, COMMUNITY PARK, AMERICAN LEGION PARK AND HUNTERS GLEN. UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THREE MORE THIS FISCAL YEAR. UH, THOSE NEW NEW MONUMENT SIGNS. THEY'VE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. UM, PEOPLE, PEOPLE LIKE THE WAY THAT THEY LOOK AND, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT PROJECT. WE ARE PROPOSING ADDING THE NEW PARK SIGNAGE AT ROAM PARK, MOSLEY PARK AND INDEPENDENCE PARK. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS, IS GET THE NEW PARK SIGNAGE, UM, UP AND REPLACE AT OUR, THE PARKS WITH OUR, UH, ON OUR BUSIEST STREETS ON OUR ARTERIAL ROAD, RIGHT ROADWAYS SO THAT WE GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK AND THEN WE CAN, UH, CONTINUE TO THIS PROJECT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. AND IN OUR OTHER PARKS. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND SO WE CAN OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE OR TO AUTHORIZE. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UM, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, UM, JASON, ARE YOU THERE? YEP. UM, IS THAT, IS THIS MONEY COMING OUT OF THE PARK SECTORS OR, YEAH, SO WE, UM, WE DID PART SECTORS HERE. I'M SORRY, THE MAJORITY OF THEM, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS COMING OUT OF OUR PARK'S OWN FUNDS. UH, WE DID, UM, HAVE, I THINK $20,000 BUDGETED TO US, UH, TO GO TOWARDS THIS PROJECT. UH, SO WE'LL BE USING THAT, THAT MONEY, UH, AND THEN THE REST WOULD BECOME OUT OF PARKS ZONES. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON. I'M GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL THOUGH. I'M SORRY. MAY I APPROACH. AND PRESTON COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS COUNCIL MEMBERS. STERLING? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER RULE IS AN EMORY MADE THE MOTION IN THE SECOND. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [10. ORDINANCES] TEN EIGHT AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. THE SANDBOXING AND APPROXIMATE 34.16 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF THE CNS D VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, SOUTH OF MCKEEVER ROAD, EAST OF SIENNA PARKWAY, AND WEST OF WEST POINT, THE STATE'S RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE? COUNCILMAN EMORY MO. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. AND I'M SORRY, JOYCE, DID YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? I KNOW WE'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE, SO I KINDA MOVED A LITTLE FAST. YOU HAVE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO JUST REFRESH. COUNSEL ON JUST A FEW FACTS RELATED TO THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION. THIS RELATES TO WHAT 34.16 ACRE TRACT OF THAT IS LOCATED IN THE SIENNA AREA. THE PROPOSAL WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED TO YOU ALL ON OR ABOUT MARCH 10TH, 2020, UH, AT A SPECIAL MEETING, THE DEVELOPERS REPRESENTATIVE WAS AT THAT MEETING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM WAS HELD ON APRIL 13TH, 2020. THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON APRIL 20TH, 2020. UM, NO ONE SPOKE FOR OR AGAINST, UH, THE PROPOSED THIS ANNEXATION [00:45:01] AT EITHER ONE OF THOSE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. OKAY. AND WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU JOYCE? OKAY. OKAY. I'M NOT HEARING ANY QUESTIONS. THE ONLY, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION PER SE. UM, I'VE JUST ASKED THAT IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING ANY TYPE OF DNX STATION, AND MANNY JOYCE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER, IF WE CAN PRO BE PROVIDED WITH THE FINANCIAL IMPACT, IT WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT, INSIGNIFICANT FOR THIS, THIS SITE. BUT JUST IN THE FUTURE, IF STAFF CAN PROVIDE US WITH THE ACTUAL, UM, COST PRESENT DAY COST OF ANY TAX THAT WE MAY BE LOSING, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. BEYOND THAT. IF THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MAY I APPROACH IF I MAY, IF I MAY, MAYOR, THIS IS EACH CHOICE AND THAT WAS THAT POINT WAS DULY NOTED AND JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THE APPROXIMATE A LOSS IN TAX BASED ON THE AGRICULTURAL VALUE OF THE LAND, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S CURRENTLY UNDER AT THIS MOMENT WAS ABOUT $2,000 THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILL LISTEN IN. REMAKE THE MOTION IN THE SECOND ITEM, 10 B, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO ATTEST RESPECTIVELY THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AND SIENNA, THREE TO FIVE LP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF THE CMSC BANK VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, SOUTH OF MCKEEVER ROAD, EAST OF SIENNA PARKWAY, AND WEST OF WEST POINT OF THE STATE'S RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION FOR RESIDENTIAL USES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. OKAY. OH, IT IS, ARE YOU THERE? YES, I AM. I'M JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ PLANNING MANAGERS ALSO ON THE LINE, BUT ESSENTIALLY THE FIRST READING OF TWO READINGS OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THE LAST ITEM OF THE IDEAS. THIS ANNEXATION OF THE 34.16 ACRES. AND THIS OF COURSE WOULD VALIDATE THE USE AS BEING PROPOSED AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UM, FROM USES. SO, UM, THEY WILL ALL BE SUBJECTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN STANDARDS WITHIN THE JOINT AGREEMENT ATTACHED. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION MOTION TO AUTHORIZE? I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SO MOVE THAT MARULA AND COUNCIL MEMBER RULE IS MADE THE SECOND, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OTIS OR JENNIFER AND IF WE MIGHT NOTE, NOTE THAT ON APRIL THE EIGHTH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID FORWARD A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MAYOR PORTEND PRESTON. YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBERS STERILELY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIST AND EMBRY MADE THE MOTION AND THE SECOND AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. YES. ITEM 10 C WAS REMOVED. WE WILL GO TO 10 DAYS. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. YES MA'AM. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2019 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2020 TRANSFERRING VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS AMONG THE COUNTS, APPROPRIATING SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE TO VARIOUS FUND ACCOUNT AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH TRANSFERS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. ELAINE, THAT'S GOING TO BE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT ARE ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE UH, ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. UH, THE FIRST ONE BEING, UH, THE BUDGET FOR BOND PROCEEDS FOR THE GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING DEBT, UM, THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT AS WELL AS A $212,000 INCREASE [00:50:01] TO THE STEEP BANK FLAT BANK, UM, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND BUDGET FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. WE ALSO HAVE A FEW OTHER CLEANUP ITEMS, UH, INCLUDING RECOGNIZING REVENUE IN OUR PARKLAND, UH, FUND PARKLAND ZONE 10, UH, RECOGNIZING 187,500 IN REVENUE AND IN OUR DRAINAGE IMPACT VISA AND RECOGNIZING $10,000 IN REVENUE. UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, JUST A, UH, AN ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN PROJECT MEMBERS WITHIN OUR 2018 GEO FUND, UM, DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND WE HAVE A SMALL ADJUSTMENT OF SURFACE WATER CONSTRUCTION FUND FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. I'M, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IN REGARDS TO THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT BEFORE WE STARTED DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? MOTION TO APPROVE. THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER BONY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND AND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING WITH THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ELENA? OKAY, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL THOUGH THERE. PUTIN, PRESTON, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS. YEAH, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING AND BONY. DID THE MOTION AND SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER ROULIS YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY? YES. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. YES. THERE ARE NO RESOLUTIONS. I'M SORRY. DID I HEAR SOMEBODY OR I JUST SAID THANK YOU. OKAY. THERE'S NO RESOLUTIONS ON THIS AGENDA. AGENDA [12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS] CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS. MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON. DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? THANK YOU MARY. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR TIRELESS WORK SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT OFFER A SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, UM, AND ALL OF THE RESIDENTS, UM, FOR COMING TOGETHER AS ONE MISSOURI CITY. UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MY WIFE TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND I WANT TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE SHE'S A PROUD LIFELONG MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT. UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY STATEMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS. THANK YOU. UM, I DO LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE, UM, ALL THE STAFF OR THEIR TIRELESS AND THEIR EFFORTLESS, UM, WORK ETHICS THAT THEY'VE BEEN DISPLAYING DURING HIS PANDEMIC. ALSO. UM, THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR THE WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY DRIVE THAT YOU GAVE TO APPRECIATE ALL THE MOTHERS IN MISSOURI CITY. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF WHO PUT UP SUCH A PHENOMENAL EVENT AND UM, CONTINUE TO DO SUCH A HARD WORK FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. THAT'S IT. COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING. YES. THANK YOU MA'AM. I'LL ALSO WOULD LIKE TO DITTO TO OUR STAFF ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB AND PARTICULARLY THE FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, FOR DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB, UH, IN MISSOURI CITY AND ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU MAYOR FOR PEST, NOT MASS IN ASSISTANCE. WE'RE ASSISTING YOU WITH PEERS FOR DISTRICT A, SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO FIRST START OFF BY CONGRATULATE MY COLLEAGUE ON ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. I JUST HIT 23 YEARS, MAN. SO KEEP IT UP. UH, AND, UH, I ALSO WANNA, UH, SAY, UH, HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE, UH, THAT ARE RESONANCE IN MISSOURI CITY, INCLUDING THOSE THAT I SERVE WITH HERE ON COUNCIL. UH, ALSO WANTED TO SAY, I JUST CELEBRATED MY 46TH BIRTHDAY ON MAY THE 14TH. SO I'M A YEAR WISER AND A LITTLE BIT OLDER. IT'S STILL GOT THIS GRAY COMING IN. UM, AND, AND THIS BIRTHDAY MEANT SO MUCH TO ME, ESPECIALLY, UH, WITH WHAT, YOU KNOW, I JUST RECENTLY ENDURED, UH, WITH THE CORONA VIRUS SCARE. UH, AND THEN ALSO A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS. LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, UH, FOR, UH, UM, POST SIGN AND, UH, WITH ME TO HAVE THAT ITEM, UH, ADDED TO THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK. I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO US HAVING A HEALTHY AND ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, UH, BECAUSE, UH, THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ENGAGED. AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK GOD FOR ALLOWING ME, UH, TALK ABOUT, UH, COBIT 19 IS SUCH A MAJOR, MAJOR ISSUE THAT IS IMPACTING OUR SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY HERE IN FORT BEN AND MISSOURI CITY. UH, AND SO, UH, I JUST RECENTLY WAS, UH, ELECTED THE CHAIR OF A ORGANIZATION CALLED CURE COLBY CONSORTIUM, WORKING IN CONCERT WITH A GROUP CALLED THE UNITED MEDICAL, UH, MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER WHO HAS BEEN PROVIDING, UH, FREE SCREENING AND TESTING, UM, NOT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY AND OTHER PLACES ACROSS FORT BEND AND ACROSS HARRIS COUNTY. AND, UH, WE WERE LOOKING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY AND OTHER, UH, AREAS IN [00:55:01] FORT BEND COUNTY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FREE TESTING, FREE, UH, TREATMENT AND OTHER THINGS TO TRY TO PREVENT THIS HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE VIRUS FROM SPREADING. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, THAT COMING INTO MISSOURI CITY AND HELPING MANY RESIDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED THAT SERVICE COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M A REALIST. CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT, JEFF. SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND JUST AGAIN, RECOGNIZE THE PUBLIC SERVICE TEAM AND THE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS. UH, WE CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE TEAMS. ALSO, CHRIS, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ONE YEAR AND MANY MORE FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE. THE OTHER THING IS THIS WEEK IS ACTUALLY ALSO NATIONAL HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY WEEK. AND THESE ARE THE GUYS ON THE FRONTLINE WHO FIXED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE HOSPITALS AND THEY'RE ESPECIALLY HIGHLIGHTED THIS YEAR FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SUPPORT AROUND KOBE. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, A NEIGHBORHOOD OR STREET PLANTATION HELD THE FOOD DRIVE THIS WEEKEND AND ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO SECOND MILE. UH, AND IT WAS A VERY GOOD TURNOUT. SO IT'S ALL THE RESIDENTS DIVORCE DECREE PLANTATION. NICE JOB AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK OUT THERE. GOTCHA. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY. YES. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CRUSH FOR HIS ONE YEAR, UH, AND UH, LET HIM KNOW THAT UH, UH, THE NEXT FIVE OR 10 WILL BE JUST AS EASY AS THE FIRST ONE. AND, UH, ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE JEFFERY AND UH, HOPE THAT HE CONTINUES ON WITH HIS, UH, ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD. I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY TWO COLLEAGUES. AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS TO PLEASE STAY SAFE OUT THERE. UH, JUST BECAUSE WE ARE OPENING UP STORES PER THE GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES, THE GOVERNOR'S GUIDELINES, UH, THIS VIRUS IS VERY REAL. AND STILL OUT THERE. SO I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU, PLEASE STAY SAFE. PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK. PLEASE WEAR YOUR GLOVES WHEN NEEDED, UM, BECAUSE WE WANT TO ALL SEE EACH OTHER AS WE MOVE INTO 20, 21. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, I WILL ALSO SAY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE MOTHERS WHO CAME TO OUR MOTHER'S DAY DRIVE THROUGH. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMUNICATION STAFF FOR PULLING IT OFF, UH, AND ALSO TO MY FIRST RESPONDERS FOR WORKING SO HARD AND TIRELESSLY DURING THIS PANDEMIC. UH, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.