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ORDER AT SEVEN 15 AND STATE[Items 1 & 2 ]
THAT THE NOTICE FOR 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 YOUR PRESENCE.
MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON COUNCIL MEMBER, EVELYN CASTLE MEMBER EDWARDS, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BONNY PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIS PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY PRESENT.
THERE WILL NOW BE A ROLL CALL OF CITY STAFF, IMMEDIATE PRESENTERS AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAY HERE.
PRESENT INTERIM CITY MANAGER, BILL ATKINSON, PRESENT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GLENN MARTEL CITY ATTORNEY E-JUICE EMO CITY, SECRETARY MARIA JACKSON, MARIA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION.
STACY WALKER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHASHA KUMAR ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER, JEREMY DAVIS, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JAMES ST.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR TEMA.
I PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT FOR TEMA.
YOU DID DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CEDRIC COAL FIRE, CHIEF EUGENE CAMPBELL, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, MARIO PARTITA.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT I DID NOT CALL THEIR NAME? I WOULDN'T SAY JUST MISSED YOU BOTH TIMES.
MARIA, DID ANYONE SIGN UP FOR, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE REGULAR AGENDA? YES MA'AM.
WE HAVE MR. LEE AND HE'S GOING TO SPEAK UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS, ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
UH, THE PLEDGE THAT WE WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
IF YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OR RECOGNITIONS.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM ONE RESIDENT.UH, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UM, MR. ED LEE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I LIVE AT 41 OH TWO TOWNSVILLE CIRCLE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77, FOUR FIVE NINE IN THE COLLEEN LAKES SUBDIVISION.
I HAVE LIVING IN THIS HOUSE FOR 24 YEARS IN THE SAME HOUSE.
I VOLUNTEER ON THE COLONY LAKE SUBDIVISION, HOA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
I HAD, UM, PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT AND WAS TRYING TO BUILD A WORKSHOP IN THE BACK BEHIND MY GARAGE FOR REFINISHING PURPOSES, REFINISHING FURNITURE, WHICH INVOLVES A LOT OF SANDING.
I AM SIX FEET, ONE INCHES, AND I'M WHEN I SUBMITTED THE PERMIT APPLICATION TO BUILD THIS WORKSHOP SHED, TO KEEP ALL THE DUST AND THE SMELLS OF REFINISHING IN THAT WORKSHOP SHED.
UH, I WAS DENIED AND DISAPPROVED AND I SEE THAT THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS REGARDING GAZEBO, CHILDREN, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, BASKETBALL GOALS, EVEN, UH, NON-COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSES AND THE SWIMMING POOL HOUSES.
BUT THERE IS A LIMITATION ON THE SIZE OF A WORKSHOP SLASH SHED.
AND, UH, I, MY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION EVEN APPROVES A ONE THAT'S 10 FEET HIGH, OR THEY'RE IN DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, BUT IN THE, IN THE BUILDING CODE AND IMMUNITY CODE NINE, SECTION 9.2, IT RESTRICTS ANY ACCESSORY BUILDING TO A MINIMUM OF SIX FEET.
OTHER WITH EXCEPTIONS OF THOSE THAT I JUST MENTIONED,
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I'M REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE REVISIT THIS RULE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS RULE, IT TARGETS, IT GIVES A LOT OF FREEDOM TO OTHER THINGS, BUT IT LIMITS IT LIMITS MY WORKSHOP TO ONLY SIX FEET AND NOT SIX FEET, ONE INCH.AND SO I JUST REALLY WOULD APPEAL TO THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THAT, THAT, UH, SECTION 9.2 NUMBER FIVE, COMMUNITY CODE.
WE AREN'T ABLE TO COMMENT BECAUSE THIS ISN'T AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE WILL HAVE STAFF REACH OUT TO YOU, UH, AND KEEP US INVOLVED IN, IN YOUR REQUESTS.
AND I'M ALSO GOING ON GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF APPEALING WITH A VARIANCE, UH, APPLICATION THROUGH OTIS.
[5. STAFF REPORTS]
STAFF REPORTS UPDATE REGARDING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY MASTER JANE PLAN.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME WELL? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
UH, MAYOR, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL.
IF YOU MAY RECALL ON, UH, IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A CONTRACT TO PERFORM A DRAINAGE WATERSHED MASTER PLAN UPDATE.
UH, PRIOR TO THE AUTHORIZATION, WE HAD DONE A WORKSHOP WITH COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTING THESE KEY SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
UH, THIS UPDATE IS MORE FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PLANNING AND RESPONSE.
UH, ALSO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND RAINEY'S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
UH, MISERY CITY IS UNIQUE IN THE SENSE THAT, UH, WE ENCOMPASS TWO COUNTIES.
THERE ARE NUMBER OF ENTITIES, MONTHS AND LEVY OF IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BRANCH ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
UH, WE ARE ALSO DOING WHAT WE CALL A STAKEHOLDER INPUT, UH, AND THE, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING VERY CRITICAL TO ADDRESSING THOSE TWO TASKS IN TERMS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, IN THIS COVID ENVIRONMENT WHERE A LOT OF THINGS ARE DONE VIRTUALLY, WE DO HAVE A PROCESS WHERE WE WANT TO SEEK STAKEHOLDERS INPUT.
UH, I WILL TURN IT OVER NOW TO JEREMY DAVIS, THE ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER, WHO'S MANAGING THE PROJECT.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO ROLL OUT A PROCESS FOR STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND THEY WILL BRIEFLY PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE.
YES, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS JEREMY DAVIS, YOUR ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER.
SO TO ADD ON WHAT SHAWSHEE HAS EXPLAINED, UH, ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF THIS STUDY IS ON RECEIVING STAKEHOLDER INPUT FROM THE VARIOUS MONTHS AND LIDS OR LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND ALSO FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
UH, SO THE FIRST STAKEHOLDERS WE INTEND TO REACH OUT TO ARE THE VARIOUS MONTHS AND LIDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, WE PLAN ON STARTING THIS PROCESS, UH, NEXT WEEK AND WE WANT TO, UH, SPEND THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK WORKING ON A COVER LETTER AND A SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE THAT THEY NEED TO FILL OUT FOR US.
UH, SO SINCE THE KEY PART OF THIS UPDATE IS FOCUSING ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE, UH, WE'LL BE ASKING QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THEIR OWN EMERGENCY PLANS AND ANY ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE INFORMATION THAT THEY MAY HAVE.
UM, AND WE WILL ALSO BE OBTAINING THEIR ROLES OR RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS, SINCE NOT ALL THE MUDS AND THE CITY MAINTAINED AROUND DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
WE WON'T BE REACHING OUT TO ALL OF THEM.
SO AFTER RECEIVING ALL OF THIS INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICTS, WE'LL BE HOSTING A VIRTUAL MEETING, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MUDS LIDS, AS I EXPLAINED, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT BOOKMARKED FOR THE END OF AUGUST.
SO THE SECOND PART OF THAT, OF THE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH IS GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE MISSOURI CITY AND THE ETJ, UH, THE PROCESS TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE DID FOR THE DISTRICTS OF THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT WE'LL BE EXPECTING FROM THE CITIZENS.
UH, IT'S GOING TO BE LESS ABOUT THE SMALLER ISSUES THAT YOU MIGHT SEE SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, WATER PONDING AND A DRIVEWAY AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR A MORE BROAD SCALE IS MORE BROAD SCALE INPUT ON DRAINAGE CONCERNS THAT AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
SO, UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT TO DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS TO ASK FOR OUR INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS.
SO, UH, TO GO ALONG WITH THAT, WE RECENTLY MET WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES WITHIN OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOW US TO GET THIS INFORMATION FROM THE CITIZENS, UH, AFTER MEETING, UH, WE INTEND TO, UH, HAVE A DEDICATED
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WEBPAGE, UH, THAT HAS A CUSTOMIZED SURVEY THAT RESIDENTS CAN USE TO INPUT THEIR RESPONSES, TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WE DETERMINED.AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE, UH, WITHIN THIS WEBPAGE FAQ SECTION, UH, TO INFORM THE RESIDENTS OF THE INTENT OF THE SURVEY AND, UH, WHAT A DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN IS ESSENTIALLY, AND GIVE THEM JUST A BACKGROUND OF THAT.
UH, THE GOAL, THE GOAL IS TO GATHER ALL THESE RESPONSES BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, AROUND THAT TIME, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND ONCE ALL THIS DATA IS OBTAINED, UM, WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT INTO OUR DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN, AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER WITH THE INTENT TO IMPLEMENT ALL THESE FINDINGS FROM THE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN INTO OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS, UH, DURING A FLOOD RISK SCENARIO.
UH, AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, MYSELF, UH, AND TRASHY CAMORRA CITY ENGINEER HERE, THANK YOU.
WHEN WAS OUR LAST MASTER PLAN DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN COMPLETED, UH, MAN, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE LAST MAJOR WAS A PLAN MASTER PLAN UPDATE WAS DONE ABOUT TWO DECADES AGO, INDIVIDUALLY.
WE HAVE UPDATED INDIVIDUAL WATERSHED MASTER PLANS.
WE HAVE NUMBER OF WATERSHEDS, BUT OVERALL MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN UPDATE WAS DONE PROBABLY ABOUT TWO DECADES AGO, 20 YEARS AGO.
THE ONE WE DID A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WAS THAT JUST A WATERSHED ONE? CAUSE I REMEMBER WE DID ONE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
WELL, WHAT WE PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NUMBER OF WATERSHEDS, FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL THROW NAME, UH, WILLOW WATERHOLE WATER SHED.
WE JUST UPDATED THE MASTER PLAN THERE RECENTLY.
SO WE'VE GOTTEN DONE INDIVIDUALLY, BUT HOLISTICALLY WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
CAN YOU, UM, HAVE MARIA, UM, I GUESS PUT THE LAST ONE IN, UH, THE DROPBOX FOR US.
UM, AND THEN I GUESS, WHATEVER WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, UM, I KNOW SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, WHATEVER WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, LIKE FIVE YEARS, CAN YOU HAVE HER PUT THAT IN THE DROPBOX ALSO? SO COUNCIL CAN TAKE A LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE.
UH, BUT YEAH, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS.
THAT'S A WHILE AND A MIRROR WE'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
WE'LL WORK WITH MARIA TO GET THAT ALL INTO YOUR, UH, COUNCIL'S FOLDERS.
UH, BUT AGAIN, UH, UH, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, UH, INDIVIDUAL WATERSHEDS HOLISTICALLY, UH, IT'S BEEN LONG TIME AGO OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DONE AS AN ENTIRE WATERSHED.
SO WE WILL TRY TO PUT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THOSE OF COUNCIL MAY BE AWARE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SHASHI? ALRIGHTY.
I'M NOT HEARING ANY, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? WE HAVE A MOTION.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING.
COUNCIL MEMBER RULE HAS MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND.
MOTION PASSES SEVEN A THERE ARE NO ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON THIS AGENDA.
SEVEN B THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS ON THIS AGENDA.
EIGHT, THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS, NINE
[9. AUTHORIZATIONS]
A CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A COPIER.THIS IS SORT OF SAY WHY COP YOU'RE NOT JUST ONE COPIER AGENDA.
WELL, THE CITY LEASE COMING UP UNTIL EITHER END.
UM, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO ENGAGE INTO A ANOTHER 48 MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT, UM, AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH A NEW COMPANY CALLED FUNCTION FOR DISAGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES MAINTENANCE FOR ALL COPIERS FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE CITY.
UM, INCLUDING A POOL OF PRINTS, UM, THAT WE NEGOTIATED AND WORKED WITH FOR BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS AND COLOR AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE FOR ALL OF THE UNITS THAT WE WILL LEAVE.
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ALSO PROFILED A SINGLE ANNUAL POOL OF PRINT JOBS A LITTLE BIT OVER 200, 2 MILLION PRINTS FOR BLACK-AND-WHITE AND 1 MILLION, A LITTLE BIT OVER 1 MILLION PRINTS FOR COLOR.UM, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OVERAGES, WHICH IS COSTING US MONEY AT THE END OF OUR LEASE, UM, BY UTILIZING THIS, UM, AND LEVERAGING THE POOL OF PRINTS, UM, WE CAN POTENTIALLY SAVE ABOUT $15,000 A YEAR, UM, WITH THIS ROUTE, ANY QUESTIONS AND I ARE IN COUNCIL, I WILL ADD THAT THIS IS ON THE DIR, SO IT HAS GONE THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.
IS THERE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CEDRIC? OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER MEMO LIST.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND.
BE CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF A SOFTWARE CONTRACT FOR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS, CEDRIC.
UM, THIS WAS THE CITY-WIDE MICROSOFT LICENSE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, UM, IS COMING UP FOR RENEWAL.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO RENEW AND EXTEND THE, UM, CURRENT RENEWAL CONTRACT WITH MICROSOFT, UM, MICROSOFT SOFTWARE ASSURANCE FOR BARRING RIGHTS, BETWEEN THE INCLUDES A RANGE OF BENEFITS THAT SPANS FROM SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, THIS SUBSCRIPTION, AND ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CURRENT LICENSES FOR ALL USERS, END USER COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS AND OUR DATA CENTER, UM, SERVERS, UM, WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
UM, THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE EMPLOYEE HOME USE PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
UM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO RENEW THIS.
UM, SO BECAUSE THEY CURRENT AND LEGAL.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR CEDRIC? OKAY.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION PRO TEM MAKE THE SECOND.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR A MONITOR CYBERSECURITY SOLUTION.
UM, CYBER SECURITY IS THE BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT THAT MIT WORLD HACKERS HAVE INVOLVED IN IS GETTING HARD TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF THEIR ACTIONS.
UM, HACKERS SOMETIMES GET INTO YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL THAT.
THEY WILL MAKE DORMANT, UM, TO A POINT WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW THEY THERE.
AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND LISTEN TO EACH INDIVIDUAL TO UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE SO THEY CAN START ATTACKING.
UM, THAT'S WHERE IT'S HARD FOR THE IT PERSON TO JUST SIT THERE AND MONITOR EVERY LAW BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW, UM, IF IT'S A REAL ACTION OR NOT.
SO WITH THE SOLUTION WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'LL ALSO LOOK AT ALL THE LOGS SYSTEM SYSTEM-BASED PLUS ALSO IT'LL BE A TEAM OF INFRASTRUCTURE, PEOPLE BEHIND, UM, THE SOX PROGRAM TO LOOK AT THE PROTECTION OF THE CITY.
UM, THIS WILL ALLOW MISSOURI CITY TO FOCUS ON THE DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS FROM OUR AP STANDPOINT AND ALL TOLD, AND ALSO LOOK AT DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAYERS OF PROTECTION WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION.
IS THERE A MOTION MEMBER? PRESTON SOBEL.
IS THERE A SECOND KIND OF, OH, SORRY.
WHICH ONE? GABO SPOKE AT THE SAME TIME.
MAYOR PRO TEM PRESIDENT MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE SECOND, UH, COUNCILMEN OUT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CEDRIC? ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN TAKING THESE, UH, THESE, UH, UH, TESTS AND, AND, UM, VARIOUS TRAININGS, UH, REGARDING CYBERSECURITY.
HAVE YOU FOUND THAT, UH, HERE IN MISSOURI CITY THAT WE FALL IN VICTIM TO ANY CYBERSECURITY ISSUES
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OVER THE LAST, UH, YEAR OR SO? ACTUALLY, YES, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE THEM HOSTAGE OF OUR DATA.UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE INCIDENTS WHERE, UM, IN DO THIS ACTION CALLS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WHEN THEY RESPONDED BACK TO THE, TO THE HACKER.
UM, BUT WE WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THAT AND ISOLATE THAT INCIDENT, UM, WITH SOME OF THE TOOLS WE DO HAVE IN PLACE.
UM, AND WITH THIS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WOULD AVOID THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE FOUND THAT PERSON LISTENING IN.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THIS PARTICULAR SOLUTION IS GOING TO ALLEVIATE WHAT OCCURRED OVER THE PAST YEAR.
IT WILL HELP BECAUSE, BECAUSE THEY EVOLVE SO MUCH AND WE ARE PLAYING CATCH UP IN THIS WORLD OF CYBER SECURITY BECAUSE THE HACKERS ARE WAY AHEAD OF US AND WE'RE LEARNING THEIR HABITS AND THEIR WAYS, BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU BECAUSE IT IS EVOLVING, BUT THE TRAINING IS HELPING.
UM, I HAD USED THIS CALL ME, UM, OVER THE WEEKEND.
I HAD AN ISSUE WHERE YOU TO CALL ME AND WE LOOKED AT TOGETHER, UM, IS WORKING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA.
UM, I ACTUALLY GOT A REALLY FISHY EMAIL THE OTHER DAY AND REPORTED IT UP TO CEDRIC.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB PUSHING BACK AND FINDING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT IT'S OUT THERE.
MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON MADE THE MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
COUNCIL MEMBER OF MORALISTS YES.
D CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER OF APPROVAL FOR ANGEL E M S INC, TO OPERATE A NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
UH, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MARY FORD AND COUNCIL, UH, CHIEF PERJETA WILL BE WORKING WITH ME ON THIS, BUT BASICALLY WE RECEIVED A, ANOTHER REQUEST, UH, FROM ANGEL EMS, UH, OF EIGHT 11 BUCK, UH, BUCKEYE PLACE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS TO OPERATE AND NON EMERGENCY EMS UNIT.
AND WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MERGER AND THEN THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER APPROVING THIS LETTER.
UM, CHIEF PARTITA AGAIN, HAS DONE SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, UH, AND FINDS THAT THEY COMPLY WITH ALL THE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE.
UM, FOR THIS, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE NIGHT, UH, APPLICATION THAT WE ARE BRINGING IN FOR YOU.
NOW THAT WOULD BE THE NINTH BUSINESS, UH, IN MISSOURI CITY, UM, TO OPERATE.
AND WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS OR ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE THAT WOULD NOT, UH, HAVE US TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT THIS CURRENT TIME.
MARIN COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? THIS IS MAYOR FORD.
UH, DO WE HAVE THE AMOUNT, I GUESS, HOW MANY OF THESE AMBULANCE SERVICES THAT WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW? IS THERE ANY TYPE OF LAW? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE CAUSE IT, WE SEEM TO HAVE APPROVED QUITE A FEW OF THESE AT THIS POINT, CHIEF PARTITA.
CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT ISSUE? YES, MA'AM UH, YES.
WE, UH, DO NOT HAVE A LIMIT RIGHT NOW.
UH, BUT JUST AS A COMPARISON WE HAVE, THIS IS THE NINTH REQUEST THAT HAS COME BEFORE US APPARENTLY AND HAS APPROVED 175.
UH, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST WE'RE WE'RE AT NINE.
IS THERE A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? ALRIGHTY, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.
MAYOR PRO TEM PRESIDENT MADE THE MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS, COUNCIL MEMBER EREWARDS.
ARE YOU THERE? OKAY, WE'LL GO BACK.
COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIS.
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THIS IS ANTHONY.IF YOU WANT TO WAIT JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES.
UH, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO UNMUTE FOR COMMENTS.
SHOULD WE SET A LIMIT AND WE'LL LET RASHONDA MAYBE LOG BACK IN.
SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT, SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT PUTTING A LIMIT OR ARE WE GOING TO BE OKAY.
UM, CHIEF YOU ON OUR MARTINA Y'ALL WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
SHOULD WE MAKE A LIMIT OR THERE'S NOTHING THAT WOULD MAYOR, EXCUSE ME AT THIS TIME.
UM, WE'RE ASKING THEM WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.
UM, WE COULD QUERY SOME OF THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND ASK THEM AND SEE IF THEY'RE HAVING ANY ISSUES, BUT COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES THAT EITHER HAVE NO LIMIT OR CAN TELL US, CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW.
SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES, UM, OPERATE, UH, THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE ENDING TO SEE THAT THEY SERVE.
AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO SERVE A GEOGRAPHIC AREA LIKE THE 19 COWS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE USE OF METROPLEX.
SO RIGHT NOW, UH, THERE IS NOTHING THAT I THINK WE WOULD LEAD US TO, TO, TO DO THAT.
AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS STILL ATKINSON.
UH, WE, WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS WHEN, UH, ON STAFF LEVEL THAT IS THAT, UH, WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANT BY THE STATUTE TO DO IT.
AND, UH, PEOPLE LIKE W WE HAVE HUNDREDS PROBABLY THAT ARE PASSING THROUGH OUR CITY.
UM, OUR, NO CHIEF, YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER, BUT, UH, THERE ARE MULTIPLE NUMBERS OF THEM, BUT THOSE THAT ARE, UH, HOUSED OR OPERATING OUT OF OUR CITY, DOMICILED IN OUR CITY IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON.
AND SO WE'VE ALSO BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT'S HOW OTHERS ARE VIEWING THOSE LICENSE, OR IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR INSTANCE, WHEN IT'S PEAR LAND IN, WE MAYBE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY DOMICILED IN THEIR CITY, BUT THEY HAVE THAT MANY GOING THROUGH THEIR CITIES THAT THEY'RE LICENSING.
SO THERE IS SOME AMBIGUITY WITH REGARD TO THAT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THAT AS WELL.
AND MARY, IF YOU WANT IT TO CHIEF BAR TEAM HAS DONE THE RESEARCH OF OUR, UM, OTHER COMPARISON CITIES RIGHT NOW.
AND, AND IF YOU WANTED TO SEEK IT, PROBABLY GIVE YOU A MINUTE FEEDBACK ON EXACTLY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING IN, UH, IN OUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
MAYOR COUNCIL, THE CURRENTLY IN PARALLEL, AND LIKE I SAID, THEY HAVE 175 THAT THEY'VE APPROVED IN THEIR CITY.
UH, SUGARLAND HAS NO ACCURATE NUMBER.
THEY DO NOT KEEP TRACK OF THEM.
UH, BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT APPROVING ANY NEW REQUESTS.
STAFFORD IS ALSO UNKNOWN AND THEY ARE NOT APPROVING IT.
AND NEW REQUESTS AND ROSENBERG AND RICHMOND ARE UNKNOWN.
HOW MANY ARE OPERATING IN THEIR CITY? AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY REQUESTS OR ANY THAT THEY'VE PROCESSED.
DID COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD COME BACK ON THE LINE? NOT YET.
WELL I, THIS MAYOR FORD, I SAID, YES.
UH, YOU CAN JUST, MARIA, I GUESS COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS IS A WAY FROM, I GUESS SHE LOST HER CONNECTION.
SO SHE'S AWAY FROM THE DIOCESE.
I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM E CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR CLEANING THE CAMP DECONTAMINATION AND REPAIR OF FIREFIGHTER BUNKER GEAR, MARIN COUNCIL.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AROUND EMPLOYEES, UH, IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND THE DECONTAMINATION AND SAFETY OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS GEAR IS VERY IMPORTANT.
UH, TONIGHT WE ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE FIRE, UH, CONTRACT WITH FIRE CENTER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, CLEANINGS, DECONTAMINATION REPAIRS FOR FIREFIGHTER BUNKER GEAR.
UM, THIS IS ON SOMEONE CREWS, THE HELMET, THE HOOD, THE COAT, THE PANTS, AND THE BOOTS, UH, THAT WE USE FOR OPERATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, STRUCTURE, FIRES, FLOODS, AND OTHER, OTHER HAZARDOUS, UH, CLIMATES.
CURRENTLY THE CITY OWNS THE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, 140 SETS OF FRONTLINE GEAR AND RESERVE FIREFIGHTER GEAR.
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT RE RESERVE GEAR TOO, WHICH PROVIDES A PROTECTION AND NEEDS A ROUTINE CLEANING AND DECONTAMINATION REPAIR.
VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS, THIS IS, UM, UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION AND THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION, 1851 AND THE 2020 EDITION.
UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE A REPLACEMENT FAN FOR THIS GEAR, UH, AND THE BID WAS POSTED ON SEVERAL SITES, UH, AND WAS ALSO PUT OUT ALONG IN THE NEWSPAPER.
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WE HOPE TO, UH, KEEP THIS CONTRACT IN EFFECT FOR TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE, WITH AN OPTION FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF THREE, UH, ON AVERAGE, UH, IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED $20,000 PER YEAR.OFTENTIMES WHEN FIREFIGHTERS GO TO HER A CALL OR WHATEVER GEAR IS TORN IS NOT REPAIRABLE, UM, AND WE'LL HAVE TO REPLACE IT, BUT ALSO IT HAS TO GO THROUGH ANNUAL INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION.
WE KEEP A LOG ON EVERYBODY'S GEAR, UH, AND THAT'S PART OF THE FIRE PROTECTION GUIDELINES.
UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR ME? UM, NO.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION, A MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND COUNSEL? ONE WAS SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF CAMPBELL? OKAY.
ERROR'S MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL.
MR. STERLING'S MAY STERLING MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER DONI.
[10. ORDINANCES]
ORDINANCES, A 10, EIGHT, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 16, NAMING OF CITY, PROPERTY, AND CITY PROGRAMS OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE.REDUCING THE SIGNATURE THRESHOLD FOR REQUESTING EXISTING STREET.
NAME CHANGES, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE LOWERS THE THRESHOLD FOR STREET NAME CHANGES FROM 90% TO 70%.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND? OH, SORRY.
MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THAT SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, JOYCE? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS MAYOR, BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I JUST BELIEVE THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT DURING THIS CLIMATE FOR, TO, UH, GIVE THE POWER TO THE RESIDENTS, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION SUCH AS THIS, THAT WOULD IMPACT THEM.
UH, THERE'VE BEEN MANY CALLS REQUESTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE ME BY MANY, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS ACROSS THE CITY ABOUT THE NAME.
DID Y'ALL HEAR THAT TOO? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS JUST ME.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALLOW THE RESIDENTS TO, UH, HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, PRESENT A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY FOR CONSIDERATION, IF THEY SO CHOSE TO, UH, MAKE A DETERMINATION.
THERE ARE SEVERAL STREETS, UH, IN CERTAIN AREAS OF TOWN, ONE NAMED AFTER NATHAN BED, BEFORE HIS, UH, WHO WAS NOT ONLY, UH, UH, CIVIL, UH, CIVIL WAR, UH, GENERAL, BUT HE ALSO WAS THE FIRST GRAND WIZARD OF THE KU KLUX KLAN.
UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF, UH, UH, SORE SPOTS HERE, UH, YOU KNOW, RELATIVE TO THE HISTORY.
YOU LOOK AT SIENNA PLANTATION, THEY, UH, DROPPED THE PLANTATION FROM THEIR NAMES AND THERE'VE BEEN OTHER CHANGES, UH, IN NEIGHBORING CITIES AND EVEN COUNTIES, UH, WHERE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
AND SO, UH, I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING, UH, TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO MAKE UP, UH, IN THEIR MINDS, WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO DO ANYONE ELSE.
UM, I WILL NOW DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
UH, MAY I APPROACH HIM QUESTION? OUR DEAR COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MAKE THAT SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER, BONNIE MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON SAID YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
CAN BE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 62 MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE MISSOURI CITY
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CODE, ELIMINATING CERTAIN PANELS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT, AMENDING REGULATIONS, PROVIDING THE CONDUCT AND OPERATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT, PROVIDING DUTIES FOR THE PRESIDING JUDGE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.IS THERE A, MOSTLY ANTHONY, IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND THAT COMES TO MIND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUST TO KIND OF BRING US UP TO SPEED.
I KIND OF VAGUELY REMEMBER THIS, BUT WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH THE ORDINANCE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO COLLAPSE THE THREE PANELS, AND NOW THERE WILL JUST BE THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
SO, AND IT HAS BEEN A WHILE, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, I BELIEVE LAST YEAR IN, UH, MARCH.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT AT THE MARCH, APRIL, UM, AND, UH, A LITTLE BIT LAST MONTH AS, OR I APOLOGIZE EARLIER THIS MONTH.
UM, AND SO, UM, I FOR, I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER THIS CONVERSATION, BUT JUST TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE IT FOR YOU AND FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, THE WAY THE STATUTE IS WRITTEN, IF THE CITY HAS MULTIPLE PANELS OF COURTS, EACH JUDGE FOR EACH PANEL HAS THE SAME AUTHORITY.
SO THIS AMENDMENT COLLAPSES OR ELIMINATES TWO OF THESE THREE PANELS SO THAT THERE IS ONLY A SINGLE PANEL.
AND IN DOING THAT EMPOWERS THE PRESIDING JUDGE TO, UH, HAVE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY THAT THE PRESIDING JUDGE DID NOT PREVIOUSLY HAVE UNDER THE CITY'S ORDINANCE.
SO WE COULD NOT HAVE A PRESIDING JUDGE WITH THE PANELS.
IS THAT CORRECT? NO, YOU COULD, THE CITY COULD HAVE A PRESIDING JUDGE UNDER THE PANELS, BUT THE STATUTE PROVIDES THAT EACH PANEL, THE JUDGE FOR EACH PANEL HAS THE SAME AUTHORITY.
AND DID WE GET ANY COMMENTS BACK FROM THE JUDGES? I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE PACKET.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T CAUSE ANY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, DISSENSION BETWEEN THE JUDGES OVER THERE.
AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THERE ABOUT ANY COMMENTS THEY MADE ABOUT THEM.
UM, THIS IS A MATTER OF POLICY.
YOU ALL ARE THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
SO I DID NOT, UM, ENGAGE THE JUDICIAL BRANCH AT ALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEPARATE POWERS THAT THEY ARE, UH, OVER.
AND THIS IS YOU ALL, UH, THIS IS KIND OF IN YOUR BALL, UH, YOUR BALLPARK, IF THAT'S THE RIGHT REFERENCE.
UM, SO I DID NOT ENGAGE THEM, BUT I DID PROVIDE AMENDING LANGUAGE IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT PROVIDES THAT THE APPOINTMENTS YOU ALL MADE IN MARCH OF 2019 AS TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND ASKED TO THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE WOULD CONTINUE UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, EVEN THOUGH THE PANELS ARE COLLAPSED, IT W IT WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL WHEN, UNTIL THERE ARE TERMS. AND SO THEY, UM, THE CHARTER PROVIDES TWO YEAR TERMS, SO, OH, THAT'S MY NEXT QUESTION.
UM, I JUST WOULD HAVE LIKED TO JUST GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE JUDGES.
UM, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE OVERSEE THEM, UM, BUT I DON'T WANT THEM KIND OF GETTING, YOU KNOW, A RIFF BETWEEN THEM BECAUSE OF THIS.
AND I KNOW IF YOU'RE COLLAPSING THESE PANELS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF PUTS ONE PERSON IN CHARGE.
NOW, THE ONE PERSON THAT WOULD BE THE PRESIDING JUDGE, I MEAN, IS THERE, ARE THERE MORE RESPONSIBILITIES NOW THAT THEY WOULD ASSUME? I MEAN, HOW IS THAT GONNA WORK? SURE.
SO UNDER THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE, IT CLARIFIES THAT THE PERSON WHO'S APPOINTED PRESIDING JUDGE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE ENTERED ORDERS.
I KNOW INITIALLY THERE HAD BEEN SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER THAT WAS, UH, SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE.
SO THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFIES THAT THE PRESIDING JUDGE HAS THAT AUTHORITY.
IT ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE PRESIDING JUDGE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DELINEATE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ASSOCIATE JUDGES MAY SIT AS THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE.
FOR EXAMPLE, I BELIEVE THAT NOW, UM, CERTAIN JUDGES HAVE CERTAIN DAYS OR, OR PRESIDE OVER MISSOURI CITY'S MUNICIPAL COURT ON CERTAIN DAYS, THE PRESIDING JUDGE CAN CERTAINLY UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, CONTINUE THAT PROCESS UNDER THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
THE ORDINANCE, UH, PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE MUNICIPAL, UH, THE PRESIDING JUDGE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER
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CASES AND EXCHANGE, UH, BENCHES OR DOCKETS WITH OTHER JUDGES.FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE PRESIDING JUDGE IS SCHEDULED FOR A WEDNESDAY DOCKET AND IS UNABLE TO, FOR WHATEVER REASON ATTEMPT TO THAT DOCKET, THE PRESIDING JUDGE THEN HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CONTACT THE UN OR ANOTHER ASSOCIATE JUDGE TO FILL IN ON THAT DAY.
THE ORDINANCE ALSO AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDING JUDGE TO WORK WITH THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL COURT.
IF FOR SOME REASON, THE PRESIDING JUDGE CANNOT EXCHANGE THOSE BENCHES OR ASSIST WITH THOSE OR ASSIST WITH SCHEDULING THOSE BENCHES.
IT ALLOWS THE, UH, THE PRESIDING JUDGE TO ALSO WORK WITH THE DIRECTOR TO DO THAT AS WELL.
SO IT JUST ADDS SOME ADDITIONAL, SOME SPECIFIC AUTHORITY REALLY TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND MAYOR COUNCIL.
I APOLOGIZE THIS SPILL ATKINSON AND JUST FOR THE, UH, UH, FOR CLARIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND, UH, POSSIBLY YOURSELVES, UH, JOYCE, COULD YOU, UH, DEFINE FOR THEM WHAT THE STANDING ORDERS ARE? OH, AND I APOLOGIZE, THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, REQUESTS.
SO PRESIDING ORDERS ARE SIMPLY LIKE RULES OF PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE COURT OPERATES.
SO IN THE PAST, UNDER THE, OR IN THE PAST, UNDER THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, THERE'VE BEEN QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER OR WHICH RULES THE COURT SHOULD FOLLOW.
AND AS MENTIONED IN A PRESENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU ALL BY A MUNICIPAL COURT DIRECTOR WYCLIFFE LAST YEAR, SOMETIMES THAT DOES CAUSE RESIDENTS AND ATTORNEYS WHO COME TO THE CITY'S COURT WITH SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT PROCEDURES THEY NEED TO FOLLOW.
UM, SO AS PROPOSED THIS ORDINANCE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDING JUDGE TO SIMPLY ESTABLISH THOSE STANDARD KIND OF RULES OF PROCEDURE BY WHICH THE COURT WOULD OPERATE WITHIN OR WITHIN THE COURT.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? JOYCE IS, UH, JOYCE.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION AND I HAVE A REQUEST.
COULD YOU PLEASE WALK ME BACK THROUGH, OR WALK US BACK THROUGH, UM, THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO IMPLEMENT THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE NOW? UH, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME, A REASON AS TO WHY, UH, THE COURT SET UP, UH, WITH THE JUDGES, WHAT WAS, WAS CHANGED TO ITS CURRENT, UH, SITUATION.
UM, SO IN 1974, THE CHARTER OF THE CITY WAS ADOPTED AND IT PROVIDED FOR THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL COURT BEFORE 1986.
THE CHARTER PROVIDED FOR A SINGLE JUDGE AND A SINGLE COURT, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS ORDINANCE.
UH, AGAIN, UM, THE CHARTER WAS AMENDED IN 1986 TO ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIVIDE THE COURT INTO TWO OR MORE PANELS OR DIVISIONS BY PURSUANT TO THAT CHARTER REVISION, THE CITY COUNCIL DIVIDED THE CITY'S COURT IN 1988 TO FIVE, THE THREE PANELS OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL COURT.
IN ADDITION TO DOING THAT, THE, UH, ORDINANCE AT THAT TIME ESTABLISHED CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE IS I'VE MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION, THESE, THE STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT IF A COURT OF CITY CIVIL COURT IS DIVIDED INTO MULTIPLE PANELS, EACH JUDGE ESSENTIALLY PRESIDES OVER A PANEL AND HAS EQUAL AUTHORITY OVER THOSE PANELS.
UM, SO IN 2010, THE CITY COUNCIL REMOVED THE SPECIFIC AUTHORITY THAT WAS GRANTED TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE.
AND THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHERE THE CITY'S ORDINANCES ARE AT THIS POINT.
UM, AS MENTIONED THOUGH, UH, BACK IN 20, UH, QUESTIONS CAME UP ABOUT THE CITY'S PRESIDING JUDGE IN 2017, 2019.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THIS YEAR AS WELL, AND THE, THIS PROPOSED DRAFT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ALL ON JULY SIX, 2020, HEY, JOYCE, THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO, AND I'M JUST ONE PERSON OF COURSE, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HOLD OFF ON THIS ONE.
SO WE AT LEAST GET SOME TYPE OF INPUT FROM THE JUDGES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING THE BEST DECISION OR JUST GET THEIR INPUT, UM, GENERALLY, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FULL SCOPE OF THE DECISION WE'RE GONNA MAKE, IS THAT POSSIBLE? THAT IS UP TO THE BODY.
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WILL CONCUR AS WELL.UH, THE ONLY THING IS IT'S, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND IT'S THE FIRST OF TWO READINGS MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
UM, I MEAN, BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
I MEAN, IF IT PASSES THEN FINE, IF NOT, UM, THEN HOLD OFF TO THE NEXT, I MEAN, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE, SO WE NEED TO VOTE.
UM, IF IT PASSES GEORGE, CAN I, THIS IS ANTHONY.
CAN I WITHDRAW MY MOTION? OKAY.
UM, AND I THINK SOMEONE MENTIONED IT AS WELL.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE ITEM MOVING, YOU COULD CERTAINLY VOTE TO APPROVE ON READING.
WE COULD BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH COMMENTS FROM THE JUDGES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE BEFORE THE FINAL OPTION, I WAS DRAWING MY MOTION MIRROR.
SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AT THIS POINT, UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER MOTION, IT DIES AND JUST COMES BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING.
I DID HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THOUGH.
UH, JOYCE, JOYCE, DOES THIS, DOES THIS SET UP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ANY OF THE JUDGES, UH, BY GIVING THE PRESIDING EIGHT PRESIDING JUDGE OF THAT AUTHORITY? UH, LIKE IN ORDER TO, I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD PUT ANY OF THOSE.
THERE WAS A RINGING AND I WAS UNABLE TO HEAR YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE REPEAT IT.
I SAID, IS THIS, DOES THIS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ANY HARM TO ANY OF THE OTHER JUDGES BY GIVING A PRESIDING JUDGE, THAT LEVEL OF AUTHORITY AND OR POWER, UM, YOU KNOW, IT DOES IT, DOES IT, DOES IT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO, I GUESS MY QUESTION THAT IS A QUESTION I AM NOT ABLE TO ANSWER.
UM, THERE, I MEAN WITH EVERY RELATIONSHIP PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE POSITIVE AND SOME THAT ARE NEGATIVE.
SO I'M NOT ABLE TO SPEAK TO WHETHER THIS WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT OR A POSITIVE ONE ON, ON THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT COURT BETWEEN THE JUDGES, HEY, JOYCE, HOW DO YOU PLAN TO CALL THEIR INPUT AND, UM, BRING THEIR INPUT BACK TO US? HOW DO YOU PLAN TO OR SEE THAT INFORMATION? I CAN CERTAINLY EMAIL THE JUDGES SO THAT I CAN OBTAIN WRITTEN COMMENTS AT YOUR REQUEST AND THEN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU ALL, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE PACKET, UH, JUDGE, UH, THE PRESIDING JUDGE HAS PROVIDED SOME COMMENTS ON THIS MATTER, BUT I CAN, UH, WHAT MY PLAN WOULD BE TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO ALL THREE OF THE JUDGES THAT ARE CURRENTLY SITTING AND REQUESTS THERE, THEIR WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL.
AND SPECIFICALLY, CAN WE GET COMMENTS ON THE CHANGES OF THE ORDINANCE? UH, JUST, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT WE, WE, AS THE BODY MAKE THE DECISION, BUT I JUST KINDA TO GET THEIR INSIGHT AND INPUT WILL BE HELPFUL.
I DO NOT WANT THOSE JUDGES OVER THERE KNOW, KINDA UPSET WITH EACH OTHER, UH, AND NOT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S GOING TO CREATE FRICTION IN THE COURTS.
SO, UM, IF WE CAN JUST GET SOME OF THEIR INPUT AND THEIR COUNCIL CAN MAKE A DECISION FROM, FROM THE INFORMATION WE HAVE AT THAT POINT.
I WILL SUBMIT THAT REQUEST FIRST THING TOMORROW.
IT'LL COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING OR WHENEVER IT ENJOYS, PUTS IT BACK ON THE AGENDA, UM, AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
THERE ARE NO RESOLUTIONS, UH, ON THIS AGENDA AND WE WILL DO CITY COUNCIL
[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ANNOUNCEMENTS, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND ASK THAT WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE LATE GREAT CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS AT THIS TIME.
CONGRESSMAN LEWIS WAS A TRUE AMERICAN HERO, THE CONSCIOUS OF CONGRESS, A MAN OF PURPOSE AND CONVICTION AND A GIANT WHOSE SHOULDERS WE ALL STAND ON.
HE'LL BE MISSED, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN REST IN POWER.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
AND I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MAYOR PROSE REGARDING CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS.
UM, ALSO I DO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF THAT
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WERE ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH OUR PARK CLEANUP.THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER MORALISTS WE ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON THE 11TH, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THE PARK LOOKS WONDERFUL.
I WOULD GET SO MANY EMAILS AND CALLS.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, THE CITY STAFF AND EVERYONE THAT HELPED MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT WAS A COMPLETE SIR.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING IS, UH, I LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO JASON MANGUM.
UH, WE HAD AN EXTREMELY ROBUST MEETING WITH H AG ON CONSERVATION FOR MISSOURI CITY AND ALSO IN DEVELOPING THE FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL, UH, GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE ACCOUNTS.
SO THANK YOU, JASON, FOR THAT.
UH, ON AUGUST 11TH, UH, I HAVE A VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR FOR MISSOURI CITY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATE OUT BY NEXT WEEK.
SO THAT'S A CONVERTIBLE JOB FAIR FOR, UH, MISSOURI CITY, AUGUST 11.
AND ON JULY 30TH, I PLAN TO HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH DISTRICT AID, ALL OF THE AGE BOOKS IN DISTRICT EIGHT, WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM TO JUST KIND OF BAKE THEM ON THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN MY DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE.
UM, I TOO WANT TO, UH, UH, EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES ON, UH, MR. JOHN CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS HAS PASSED AND, UH, ALSO WANT TO, UH, UH, GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS, MISS SYDNEY JONES, WHO, UH, JUST CELEBRATED HER 77TH BIRTHDAY.
UH, MS. JONES, UH, ACTUALLY WAS MY COLLEGE RECRUITER, UH, TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, UH, WHO WAS OVER THE MINORITY ENGINEERING PROGRAM AND I'M FOREVER INDEBTED TO HER FOR HELPING SHAPE AND MOLD MY LIFE AND TO HAVE HER BE ONE OF MY, UH, UH, MY CONSTITUENTS, UH, IS EVEN GREATER.
UH, AND LASTLY, I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME.
I WANT TO THANK BILL ATKINSON, FOURS, GLENN MARTEL, SHAJI KUMAR, UH, TYSON, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, SEVERAL OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES, UH, LIKE MARIA AND TAMARA, WHO ARE ALWAYS IN, IN EJS, WHO ARE ALWAYS, UH, READILY AVAILABLE TO HELP.
UH, THERE WAS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT WAS GOING ON WITH ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS.
AND, UM, AND THERE'VE BEEN SEVERAL THINGS THAT, THAT HAVE POPPED UP, BUT EVERY TIME I'VE EMAILED AND REACHED OUT TO STAFF, THEY'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE.
AND FOR THAT I'M GREATLY APPRECIATIVE AND JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A PUBLIC.
I WOULD ECHO, UH, I WOULD ECHO, UH, COUNCILMAN BONIS, UH, SHOUT OUT TO, UH, TO STAFF.
UH, THEY'RE DOING YEOMAN'S WORK IN A REAL TOUGH ENVIRONMENT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, TO ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WHO GO THE EXTRA MILE FAR AS YOUR SHITTY AND FAR LESS SHITTY CONSOLE, I SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO SEND, UH, PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS AND CONDOLENCES TO CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS, HIS FAMILY, AND, UH, TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAY SAFE OUT THERE COVID-19 IS REAL.
UH, AND IT IS STILL OUT THERE AND IT IS STILL VERY AGGRESSIVE.
IF THAT IS ALL WE HAVE FOR THIS EVENING, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN AND EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD EVENING.