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IS NOW SEVEN 18.AND I STATE 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 STAY HERE.
PRESENT MAYOR PAUL, TIM PRESTON PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS, COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BONNY PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MORALIST PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
I WILL NOW DO A ROLL CALL, A CITY STAFF AND MEETING PRESENTERS AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAY HERE.
PRESENT CITY MANAGER, OLDEST JONES, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BILL ATKINSON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GLEN MARTEL.
CAN YOU ATTORNEY JOYCE EMO PRESENT CITY SECRETARY MARIA JACKSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, STACY WALKER PRESENT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
TAMIKA JEWITT PRESENT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
SASHA KUMAR PURCHASING RISK MANAGER, SHANNON PLEASANT.
SHANNON, ARE YOU THERE PLANNING MANAGER? JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER, JEREMY DAVIS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICE SERVICES, ALL THE SPRIGS DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JELLYFISH, JOE POLICE, CAPTAIN PAUL POLTON FLEET SUPERINTENDENT, MIKE TUBS, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JOSEPH QUINTON FIRE, CHIEF EUGENE CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, ELENA PORTIS, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MARTIN RUSSELL, UM, DR.
GREG KAUFMAN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UH, DEPARTMENT OF THE FOAM, THE FOAM MIA DIVISION OF CANCER MEDICINE.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER.
UM, DAWSON ENGINEERS, AUSTIN LUTHER PRESENT FOR BEING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIGNING CONSTRUCTION, TERRENCE O'BRIEN DAWSON ENGINEERS, BRIAN NAWARA, BRIAN NAWARA HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS, TIMOTHY BARNES, SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR, JERRY BATES
PRESENT COATS ROSE DANIEL ROSE.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT I DID NOT CALL YOUR NAME? THIS IS SHANNON PLEASANT PURCHASING AND RISK MANAGER.
ANYONE ELSE? UTILITIES MANAGER.
ANYONE ELSE? AND MIKE BEARS AND CHIEF OF POLICE.
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OKAY, THANK YOU.WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BILL ATKINSON.
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.
[3. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.A MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
THERE ARE A FEW MOMENTS IN MY LIFE THAT HAVE HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON ME AND CHANGED ME FUNDAMENTALLY TO MY CORE BEING ELECTED, TO SERVE AS YOUR COUNCILMEN.
THE MOMENT I ASKED MY WIFE FOR HER HAND IN MARRIAGE, AND LASTLY, THE MOMENT I RECEIVED MY CANCER DIAGNOSIS AS A RECENT SURVIVOR STAGE TWO LYMPHOMA, A RARE BLOOD CANCER.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS PERSONAL FOR ME BECAUSE OF MY JOURNEY.
I FEEL COMPELLED TO USE MY PLATFORM AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND IMMUNITY LEADER TO BRING AWARENESS TO AMERICA'S SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A REGION WHERE WE HAVE ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FACILITIES AND MD ANDERSON.
IF YOU YOURSELF, BATTLED CANCER CARED FOR A LOVED ONE OR A NEW, A FRIENDS, FAMILY, CHURCH MEMBER, OR COLLEAGUE WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY CANCER.
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE TOLL IT TAKES.
WHEN EVERYONE IS TOUCHES, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ERADICATE THIS DISEASE WITHOUT A COLLECTIVE EFFORT.
WE CAN DONATE BLOOD VOLUNTEER OR BE A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON IN TIMES OF NEED.
I ALSO WANT TO KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONALLY THANK OUR MISSOURI CITY, FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
YOU ARE SELFLESS AND TIRELESS DEDICATION TO MEET THE CRITICAL CARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
DAILY ARE NOTHING SHORT OF HEROISM.
YOUR SACRIFICE MEANS SO MUCH TO THE CARE FOR OTHERS.
THIS PANDEMIC FURTHER SIMPLIFIES THE IMPACT OF YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IF IT PLEASES THE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS DURING CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE REC WE COMMEND THE UNWAVERING COURAGE OF THOSE IN OUR CITY WHO ARE BATTLING CANCER.
AND REMEMBER ALL WHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM US BY THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE.
WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE DEVOTED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEIR LIVES TO DISCOVERING A CURE FOR CANCER.
AND WHEREAS TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER, AND THERE IS STILL MUCH WORK TO BE DONE.
CANCER REMAINS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES.
THANKS TO EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AND MEDICAL INNOVATION, SURVIVAL RATES FOR THE MOST COMMON CANCER TYPES, CHILDHOOD CANCER LEUKEMIA, UTERINE OVARIAN, BREAST, PROSTATE, AND THYROID HAVE VASTLY IMPROVED GOD AND MUCH NEEDED HOPE TO MILLIONS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
NATIONWIDE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A LARGE PROPORTION OF CANCER AND BE PREVENTED PAVING THE WAY FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICA TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR LIVES BY AVOIDING UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND HABITS, AS WELL AS COMMONLY KNOWN CARCINOGENS.
THAT CAN CAUSE CANCER, PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS CONSULTING YOUR PHYSICIAN WHEN DETECTING ABNORMALITIES AND IN AWARENESS OF FAMILY HISTORY CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
THAT IS WHY IT IS CRITICAL FOR OUR CITIZENS TO SEE THEIR DOCTORS OR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND STICK TO A DIET AND ROUTINE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
AND WHEREAS WE OBSERVE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE HONOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO CANCER BY RENEWING OUR COMMITMENT TO RAISING AWARENESS, EMPHASIZING PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION, SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS.
AND WE PRIORITIZE AND OUR HEALTH NOW, THEREFORE THAT I, CHRIS PRESTON MAYOR PRO TEM ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO BY HERE PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2020 AS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
I ENCOURAGE CITIZENS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE MEDIA, AND OTHER INTERESTED GROUPS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ON HOW AMERICANS CAN FIGHT CANCER.
KAUFMAN FROM MD ANDERSON, WHO WILL MAKE A COUPLE OF BRIEF REMARKS.
GREG COFFIN, I'M A MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST AND RESEARCHER AT MD ANDERSON IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA.
FIRST OFF, I WANTED TO THANK THE
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COUNCIL FOR THEIR PROCLAMATION AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CANCERS DURING THIS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, BLOOD CANCERS IN PARTICULAR, INCLUDING ACUTE AND CHRONIC LEUKEMIAS, INDOLENT AND AGGRESSIVE LYMPHOMAS, MULTIPLE MYELOMA AMONG OTHERS, IMPACT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FROM CHILDREN TO ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS.THROUGH OUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS, COLLECTIVELY BLOOD CANCERS COMPRISES AROUND 10% OF ALL DIAGNOSES NATIONALLY WITH OVER A MILLION PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR IN REMISSION FROM BLOOD CANCER.
UH, OUR PATIENTS ARE NOT HOMOGENOUS AND HOW THE DISEASES IMPACT THEM, BUT THEY DO FACE COLLECTIVE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FOR WHICH THE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST TO THE GRACIOUSNESS AND GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AS I WITNESSED THE SUPPORT THAT OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE WHEN FACED WITH THE NEW DIAGNOSIS CHALLENGES AND FACING THEIR SYMPTOMS OR THEIR SIDE EFFECTS AND COORDINATING THEIR TIME AND LOGISTICS, UH, FOR THEIR CARE ALL WHILE STRIVING TO MAINTAIN SOME ELEMENT OF NORMALCY IN THEIR LIVES.
SO MANY LIVES ARE IMPROVED JUST FROM THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE WHO DONATE THEIR TIME, UH, DONATE TO THE LOCAL BLOOD SUPPLY OR VOLUNTEER AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
LIKEWISE, I THINK WE'RE ALSO SEEING REAL GREAT IMPROVEMENTS AND STRIVES, UH, AND ADVANCEMENT IN THERAPIES, INCLUDING TARGETED THERAPIES AND IMMUNE THERAPIES, INCLUDING CAR T CELLS.
AND NOW, UH, AS OPPOSED TO JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER TREATMENTS THAT OFFER POTENTIAL LONGTERM REMISSIONS, UH, THAT DID NOT EXIST, UH, JUST JUST A FEW YEARS AGO FOR OUR PATIENTS.
AND SO DURING THIS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE CHALLENGES OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACE.
AND LIKEWISE, REMEMBER THOSE PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIED FROM BLOOD CANCERS, BUT, UH, WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO A DAY WHEN THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED CURABLE OR PREVENTABLE DISEASES.
AND WE THANK EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS, UH, OF THE IMPACT THAT THESE DISEASES HAVE ON PEOPLE'S LIVES.
UH, SO WITH THAT, I, I WOULD SAY THANK YOU AND THEN TURN IT BACK OVER.
THIS IS COUNCILMAN FLOYD, EMORY.
UH, I WANT TO ECHO, UH, UH, PRO TIM'S, UH, COMMENTS AS FAR AS, UH, THE, UH, UH, CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, UH, AS A CANCER SURVIVOR MYSELF, AND ONE WHO HAS AN OLDER SON WHO IS, UH, UH, BATTLING CANCER.
HE'S HAD THREE BOUTS OF IT, AND OF COURSE WITH THE HELP OF GOD AND THE HELP OF THE, UH, THE DOCTORS AND THE, UH, UH, THE, UH, PHYSICIANS, UH, AND THE HOSPITALS, UH, ESPECIALLY IN MD ANDERSON, UH, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE ALL OUGHT TO HAVE ON OUR MIND AND ENSURE THAT WE FOLLOW THE PROTOCOLS THAT WILL HELP US.
UH, I RAN A KATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THIS DREADED DISEASE BECAUSE OF EFFECTS, UH, MANY OF US AND MOST OF IT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, I, I THINK, UH, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, FOR, UH, FOR HIS, UH, WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY STATEMENT.
THREE, BE PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS
NOW THEREFOR ISLAND TO FORD ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AND URGE ALL CITIZENS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY, AND THIS COMMUNITY TO USE THIS MONEY, TO CREATE EMERGENCY KITS, DEVELOP EMERGENCY PLANS AND TALK WITH YOUR FAMILIES, COWORKERS, AND FRIENDS OF WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES, TAMIKA,
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.UM, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION RIGHT? THERE WE GO.
THIS IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.
EVERY SEPTEMBER, FEMA COMES UP WITH A THEME FOR NATIONAL PREPARED THIS MONTH.
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS DISASTERS.
DON'T WAIT, MAKE YOUR PLAN TODAY.
SO WE HAVE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SUCH AS HURRICANES AND OTHER STORMS THAT WE SEE COMING IN.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DISASTERS WHERE WE HAVE NO NOTICE FOR.
THEY WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE CITIZENS AND THE CITIES AND BUSINESSES MAKE YOUR PLANS TODAY.
YOU START PLANNING TO DETERMINE WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED OR YOU HAD AN EMERGENCY HAPPENING.
YOU HAD NO TIME TO PLAN BECAUSE DISASTERS DON'T WAIT, MAKE YOUR PLAN TODAY.
SO THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS US TO FOCUS ON, THE SHARON REMINDS YOU GUYS ABOUT IS ONE MICAH PLAN.
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING A PLAN, YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE THAT WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON WHAT YOUR PLAN IS.
SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT'S THE PLAN IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS, OR IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE SAME LOCATION, WHEN A DISASTER HAPPENS, YOU ALSO WANT TO BUILD A KIT, UM, WITH US BEING IN HURRICANE SEASON, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE HEAT OF HURRICANE SEASON.
SO WE SHOULD ALREADY HAVE A HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS KIT CREATED FOR SOMETHINGS IN CASE WE DO HAVE AN IMPACT OF OUR REGION, BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO REMEMBER WHAT YOUR KIDS, THERE ARE CERTAIN ITEMS, DEPENDING ON YOUR FAMILY NEED THAT YOU WANT TO ENSURE THAT'S IN THAT KIT AND ITEMS PREPARE FOR DISASTERS.
MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY KNOWS WHAT YOUR RISKS ARE IN THIS AREA.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HAZARDS THAT CAN IMPACT US IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PROPER INSURANCE.
IF YOU'RE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE AND PROPER COVERAGE TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN WITHSTAND THE DISASTER AND SURVIVE AND COME OUT THAT DISASTER.
OKAY, NEXT YOU WANT TO TEACH OUR YOUTH ABOUT PREPAREDNESS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IN A DISASTER.
A LOT OF DISASTERS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT AT HOME AROUND YOU.
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW YOUR PLAN ALSO, AND THEY'LL HOW TO RESPOND TO DISASTER PROPERLY.
NEXT SLIDE, JUST A QUICK REMINDER, BECAUSE WE ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THE KOBE RESPONSE.
THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS YOU WANT TO HAVE IN YOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE KIT.
IN ADDITION TO THE COMMON ITEMS, THAT'S ALWAYS TOLD TO YOU GUYS, TO HAVING YOUR KIDS, YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT ALSO HAVING SPACE COVERINGS, A CLOTH SPACE COVERING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE TO HAVE SOAP AND DISINFECTANT ENHANCED SANITIZING WIPES ALSO IN YOUR, UM, IN YOUR KIT.
AND JUST A REMINDER, THE MAYOR ALREADY MENTIONED OUR MISSOURI CITY READY WEBSITE.
UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO BUSINESSES ON THAT SITE, WE HAVE TIPS ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
WE HAVE OUR MISSOURI CITY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP AND GET EMERGENCY ALERTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR PHONE.
WE HAVE THE AMA 1690 STATIONS.
WE ALSO HAVE FOUR BAND ENABLED.
THIS IS ONE SERVICE WHERE SOME OF OUR CITIZENS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS CAN SIGN UP AND THAT NOTIFIES US WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED AND WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE AT THAT TIME.
WE ALSO HAVE, UM, WE ALSO CAN PROVIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PRESENTATIONS AND A NON COVID, UM, ENVIRONMENT.
WE WOULD COME OUT THERE AND DO THE PRESENTATIONS, BUT WE DO HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO DO VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS FOR CITIZENS IN GROUPS IF REQUESTED.
SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, JUST MAKE SURE THAT, UM, TO VIEW OUR MISSOURI CITY READY WEBSITE, AND IT HAS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PREPAREDNESS TIPS AND TEMPLATES ON MAKING A PLAN.
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YOU YOURSELF, PLEASE.WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE MIRROR.
SHE'S TRYING TO UNMUTE HERSELF.
WE'RE ALL KIND OF STUMBLING IN THE DARK.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
PERSON WE HAVE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS IS BRUCE.YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
BRUCE SAB, BROSKI SEVEN NINE ONE FIVE CHANCEL DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TWO NEW PEOPLE TO MISSOURI CITY, OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, OTIS JONES AND TODD UBER.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD FOR TOO MANY YEARS.
WE'VE HAD ALL THESE MUD DISTRICTS THAT JUST HAVE THEIR HANDS IN THEIR POCKETS DEEPER THAN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
AND NOBODY SEEMED TO CARE WHAT WAS GOING ON WHILE I THINK I SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL ON THIS.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT THESE NEW EMPLOYEES HAVE DONE FOR ME.
SECOND OF ALL, I STILL WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BRIDGE IN FOND MEADOW.
WE APPARENTLY PRETTY MUCH HAVE A PRETTY GOOD MAJORITY IN COUNCIL.
SO I THINK THAT SHOULD MAYBE BECOME AN AGENDA ITEM.
YOU CAN DUMP 38 MILLION PLUS INTO A GOLF COURSE.
AND WHAT I HEARD EARLIER PROBABLY IS EVEN COSTING MORE THAN THE CITY.
THEN YOU WANT TO REALIZE THE CHILDREN UP ON MEADOW DESERVE SOMETHING BETTER THAN TO HAVE TO WAIT THROUGH A HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL BITCH TO GET TO A PLAYGROUND.
SO THERE AGAIN, I THINK I SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TWO NEW EMPLOYEES AND LADIES, DO YOU HAVE A BIG JOB AHEAD OF YOU? KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
MICHELLE, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? ARE YOU THERE? GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THE COMMUNITY IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE 3.7, IF THAT NUMBER'S CHANGED, THEN THAT'S OKAY.
BUT THE COMMUNITY IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE IS IT? 3.7 AND THEY'RE TAKING A POSITION.
WE ARE TAKING A POSITION OF WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON.
ARE WE PROCRASTINATING? OR WE NOT SURE IS THE OUTSIDE COMPANIES, CONSULTATION COMPANIES, CONSULTING COMPANIES, OR ARE THEY NOT ON BOARD YET? 100%.
UM, WHERE IS THE FOCUS? BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE THREE POINTS OF WHAT WE NEED.
WE DON'T NEED TO MEET ON IT, AND WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO DO A SURVEY IT'S MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FOOD ASSISTANCE, MINIMUM 500 OR CARDS, $500 CARDS VERSUS DRIVING AROUND WITH OUR TRUNKS OPEN.
UM, WE WANT TO MAKE IT SIMPLE.
SO WE'RE NOT INDIGENT WE'RE TAXPAYERS.
WE'RE NOT RICH, BUT WE DESERVE TO BE HELPED.
AND SO WE'RE WONDERING WHAT CAN WE DO? WE'RE OFFERING OUR SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE TO HELP MISSOURI CITY, UH, TAKE A RELENTLESS POSITION ON GETTING THIS MONEY ALLOCATED AND SENT OUT.
EVERYBODY'S DOING ONLINE BANKING SO WE COULD HELP TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE SIMPLER VERSUS TAKING THIS, THE RISK OF IT.
GOING BACK AFTER DECEMBER 30TH, I BELIEVE THE POSITION IS THAT THE TRAJECTORY HAS NOT CHANGED.
EVEN THE LAST TWO MEETINGS I WAS ON.
BUT PRIOR TO THAT WERE SITTING IDLE.
THIS IS HOW WE FEEL AS RESIDENTS, NOT POLITICALLY, BUT AS RESIDENTS THAT WERE SITTING IDLE AND AS RESIDENTS WE'RE WILLING TO HELP, WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO SAY, HEY, YOU GOT TO DO THIS AND WE'RE NOT PUTTING ALL THE BLAME.
WE PROBABLY CAN SIMPLIFY THIS WAY BEFORE ANY CONSULTATION OR CONSULTING COMPANY CAN.
IF THEY'RE COMING FROM OUTSIDE, THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY.
MAYBE THIS ISN'T A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THEM, BUT THIS IS A PANDEMIC AND IT IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY WE'RE IN THE SIX MONTH.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? IF SOMEBODY OFFERS ME $63 MILLION AND TELLS ME TO REVERSE IT, EVEN WITH ONE SUBDIVISION, I MAY NOT HANDLE EVERYTHING, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU, I CAN GET AT LEAST 70% OF THE DONE, JUST WHAT MY OWN MENTAL POWER LET ALONE.
IF I INVITE IN A FEW PEOPLE TO BRAINSTORM ON IT.
SO ALL I'M SAYING IS, PLEASE LET US HELP YOU.
WE REALIZE IT'S A LOT FOR HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DO THIS.
WE WANT TO BRING THIS TOGETHER SO THAT WE'RE NOT EMBARRASSED BY ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT GOING BACK BECAUSE IT WASN'T UTILIZED OR SENT OUT.
AND NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY THINKS THESE MONTHS ARE FLYING.
WE'RE IN SEPTEMBER LET TO BE GONE BEFORE WE BLINK AN EYE.
SO PLEASE WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
WE WANT THIS MONEY TO BE DISBURSED.
WE WANT MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND BUDDHIST ASSISTANCE.
AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE, BUT AT LEAST LET US DO THAT.
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THANK YOU.YES, I'M TRACY GARNER AND I'M AT ONE, TWO EIGHT ONE ONE LULU LANE AND HOUSTON, TEXAS SEVEN SEVEN OH SEVEN ONE.
UM, I'M A RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF FON MEADOW.
AND AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, JUST BRIEFLY THE ISSUES OF CANCER.
AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE, UM, YOUR COMMENTS THERE, UM, ON THAT, AND ALSO ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MAKE A PLAN AS IT RELATES TO CANCER.
IT'S IMPORTANT, UM, THAT WE KEEP UP WITH OUR MEDICAL CARE AND OUR ANNUAL PHYSICALS AND TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES.
WE WANT TO REMIND EACH OTHER OF THAT.
AND SO WE'VE LOST A LOT THIS YEAR IN 2020, WITH THOSE THAT HAVE HAD UNDERLYING CONDITIONS, PERHAPS THAT HAVE GONE ON CARED FOR OR UNDERTAKEN, YOU KNOW, THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
AND REGRETTABLY, REGRETTABLY, I'VE LOST A BROTHER MYSELF TO LEUKEMIA.
UM, FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO SUPPORTED ME AND MD ANDERSON'S WELL, BECAUSE THEY ARE A VERY FINE FACILITY AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE IT.
UM, AS IT RELATES TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, THEY CONNECT BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING PROACTIVE, BEING PROACTIVE, AS IT RELATES TO OUR HEALTH AND BEING PROACTIVE AS IT RELATES TO AS POSSIBLE STORMS AND OTHER THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN AND CATCH US OFF GUARD 2020 CAUGHT US OFF GUARD COMPLETELY.
WE WERE NOT EXPECTING THE YEAR TO TURN OUT THIS WAY, BUT ON A SMALLER SCALE, HOWEVER, STILL VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE STREET THAT I LIVE ON IS A THROUGH STREET AND MANY PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH THIS STREET OF LADY, LOU, PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 50 OR 60.
THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT LEW ON THE STREET.
AND MY REQUEST IS THAT WE CONSIDER VERY STRONGLY PUTTING STREET, UM, UH, SPEED BUMPS.
WE HAVE ONE STREET LIGHT ON THIS STREET AND WE NEED CHILD SAFETY SIGNS LIKE CHILDREN AND PLAYING BECAUSE WHAT WOULD BE THE TRAGEDY? WE WOULD NOT BE BEING PROACTIVE BECAUSE THE TRAGEDY IS IF WE LOST ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS, ONE OF THE CHILDREN COMING BEHIND A CAR, RUNNING ON THE DRIVEWAY TO GET A BALL BECAUSE SOMEONE'S FLYING AND WE CAN'T STOP THEM.
UM, IT'S BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE AND THE COMMENT WAS WELL, WHEN EMERGENCY VEHICLES COME THROUGH, THEY HAVE TO GO OVER THE SPEED BUMPS.
WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S DIFFERENT.
IT HAPPENS VERY RARELY, BUT CHILDREN DO PLAY AND THEY PLAY OFTEN.
AND SO IT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY BECAUSE IT WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN SOMEWHERE VERY NEAR MY HOME.
SO THAT IS BY REQUEST AND THAT'S, UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS EVENING.
AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO STAFF REPORTS.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTON MOVED TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF I'LL NOW DO LIKE A ROLL CALL, VOTE.
MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON MADE THE MOTION.
COUNCILMAN EDWARDS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS]
81, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS GRANTING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER TWO OH EIGHT FOR THE USE OF A 20 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.AS A SPECIFIC YOUTH, PLACES OF ASSEMBLY DESCRIBING SET 20 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC YOUTH AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
JENNIFER, ARE YOU THERE? MARY COUNSEL? CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.
UM, I'M GONNA JUST KEEP IT AN OVERVIEW, THIS PROPOSED FORM.
THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS FROM THE DESIGN TEAM THAT ARE ON THE CALL.
UM, AND SO, UH, THEY CAN, THEY'RE AVAILABLE AS WELL THAT YOU'RE DOING A SPECIFIC QUESTION AT THE SITE HERE IS SHOWN ON THE MAP.
UM, IT'S OUTLINED IN RED ADJUST TO BE WEST OF THE ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL, UM, CAMPUS.
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WOULD BE AT THE INTERSECTION OF NIGHT COURT AND, UM, THOMPSON'S FERRY ROAD.THIS MAP IS, UH, THE SAME AREA MAP THAT YOU JUST SAW, UM, WITH THE SCHOOL CAMPUS OVERLAID ON THERE.
UM, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT, UH, THE WHITE AREAS THAT ARE SHOWN, UM, ARE NOT MANNED TO REFLECT WHAT THE ACTUAL BUILD OUT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE.
UM, THIS IS JUST AN OVERLAY FROM A PAPER SITE PLAN, UM, ON TO THE AREA, BUT IT SHOULD GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF HOW THE, THE SCHOOL CAMPUS WOULD BE LAID OUT.
UM, THE SCHOOL SITE IS 20 ACRES OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY JUST SHOWN TO YOU IN GRID.
UM, AND SO THIS IS THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF HOW THAT CAMPUS WOULD LOOK, UH, NEXT TO THE ELTON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE ACCESS OFF OF, UH, THOMPSON'S FERRY, AS WELL AS THE LOADING AREAS, UM, AS WELL AS THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT AND THE ACTIVITY AREAS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THIS WHOLE CAMPUS IS PART OF THE 2018 BOND PACKAGE.
SO FORT BENIGN, THE, UM, RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR, UM, THE SCHOOL CAMPUS HAS BEEN DESIGNED SIMILAR TO AN EXISTING SCHOOL SITE IN THE HARVEST SCREEN SUBDIVISION.
AND IT ALSO BE SIMILAR TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
THAT'LL BE IN MISSOURI CITY, UM, IN THE PARK SAGE SUBDIVISION.
IT'S A TWO STORY BUILDING, APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
I'M A LITTLE OVER 127,000 SQUARE FEET.
AND IT'S DESIGNED FOR OUR STUDENTS CAPACITY OF A THOUSAND STUDENTS.
UM, THIS IS TO OFFSET THE, UH, CONTINUED GROWTH, UH, BEING EXPERIENCED IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY.
UM, AS WELL AS THE, THE CITY IN THE RIVERSTONE, UM, MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY, UM, PRIMARILY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED THAT THEY, UH, ESTIMATE THAT THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THIS CAMPUS WOULD BE AHEAD OF THE 2023, UH, SCHOOL YEAR START.
SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE, UH, THAT YOU CONSIDERING TONIGHT, UM, IS TO APPROVE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS OR A SCHOOL CAMPUS, UH, TO BE LOCATED IN THIS AREA, UH, TO REVISE THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN OR THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT'S CONTAINED IN, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, TO REFLECT THE SITE FOR A COMMUNITY FACILITY.
UM, AND THEN ALSO JUST TO APPLY THE STANDARD DEVELOPMENT, UH, REGULATIONS THAT ARE APPLIED TO OTHER SCHOOL SITES, OTHER PLACES OF ASSEMBLY, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THIS IS JUST AN EXPERT FROM THE CITY FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
UM, AND SO JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A VISUAL WHERE THAT CHANGE WOULD BE, UH, THE AREA THAT'S SHOWN IN BLUE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THAT MAP IS THE ELK AND HIGH SCHOOL, UM, LOCATION.
AND SO THE AREA JUST TO THE WEST OF BAT WITH, UM, IN YELLOW WITH THE LITTLE BLUE LAKE AREA IN IT IS, UH, THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THIS PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE.
UM, SO IT WOULD JUST BE A CHANGE TO THAT AREA, UH, TO TURN IT BLUE, UM, AS A COMMUNITY FACILITIES, UH, SITE.
AND, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU JUST A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF AS A FUTURE LAND USE, UM, THIS IS POLICY GUIDANCE, UM, IN TERMS OF HOW, UH, LAND WOULD BE DEVELOPED, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND SO THIS WOULD JUST CHANGE FROM WHEN THIS LAND USE PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2017.
UH, THE ANTICIPATION WAS THAT IT WOULD GO, UM, TOWARDS SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, SUBURBAN, UM, KIND OF GROWTH.
AND SO THIS WOULD CHANGE, UH, THAT POLICY RECOMMENDATION, UM, AND APPLY AT COMMUNITY FACILITIES, UM, USE CHARACTERISTIC TO IT NEXT BY PLACE.
SO THE ONLY REAL DEVIATION THAT'S PRESENTED IN THIS RECOMMENDED ORDINANCE WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER SCHOOL SITES.
AND THAT'S IF, UM, NO PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE FORBIDDEN ISB, UH, PRE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE LOCATION, AFFORDABLE BUILDING OR TRAILERS ON THEIR SCHOOL CAMPUS.
AND THEY HAVE WORKED FOR ACTIVELY AND, UM, WITH MUNICIPALITY, UM, ON, UH, THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR THOSE PORTABLE BUILDINGS.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE CLOUD AT RED AREA WHERE THEY'RE PRE-PLANNING, UM, FOR PORTABLE BUILDINGS IN THE EVENT THAT THEIR PROGRAMMING, UH, NEEDS A CHANGE AND, UH, WOULD NEED, THAT'S A PLACE PORTABLE BUILDINGS ON THIS CAMPUS.
IT'S NOT ANTICIPATED, UH, WHEN THE CAMPUS IS CONSTRUCTED, UM, FOR THE 20, 23 SCHOOL YEAR THAT THESE PORTABLE BUILDINGS WOULD BE LOCATED.
UM, SO THIS IS JUST, UH, FOR FUTURE PLANNING PURPOSES.
SO THEY WOULD BE TO THE REAR, UM, MORE THAN
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LIKELY NOT VISIBLE FROM ANY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, AND VERY SIMILAR TO HOW THE PORTABLE PORTABLE BUILDINGS ARE LAID OUT AT THE ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL, UM, CAMPUS NEXT DOOR.SO PNC DID CONSIDER THIS, UM, APPLICATION AND THEY DO FORWARD A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING.
UM, THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF TMZ DIVORCE, UH, COUNSEL TO, UM, UH, RECEIVE, UH, THEIR CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC AND, UH, PRIMARILY, UH, THE TRAFFIC THAT THIS SCHOOL SITE, MY ADD TO, UM, FOR THAT AREA OF THOMPSON'S VERY WRONG, UM, AS WELL AS A NIGHT COURT.
UM, SO PNC, UH, RAISED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE MITIGATION, UM, FOR, UH, ADDRESSING THAT TRAFFIC ISSUES.
UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PERFORMED WITH TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, UH, THAT THE ENGINEERING DIVISION HAS HAD A CHANCE TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW.
UM, THEY'VE PROVIDED SOME PRELIMINARY COMMENTS BACK ON THAT.
UM, BUT, UH, THAT REVIEW AS WELL AS, UH, CONTINUED, UH, MITIGATION, UH, FOR THAT AREA IS STILL, UM, IN DISCUSSION AT THE STAFF LEVEL.
UM, IN ADDITION WITH THE FORT BEND ISD DESIGN TEAM.
SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THE PRESENTATION.
UM, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I'M OPEN FOR THOSE MAYOR, THIS IS ANTHONY MARULA, ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
OKAY, JENNIFER, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL TRAFFIC.
I'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE SAFETY MATTERS THAT WE'VE HAD ON NIGHT'S ROAD.
IN FACT, LAST SUMMER, WE WORKED WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO PUT SOME ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE.
NITRO DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS, KID WALK, KIDS WALK ON STREETS.
UM, I HOPE THAT FORT BEND ISD CONSIDERS PLACING SIDEWALKS, UH, FOR THIS, THIS FACILITY BOTH ON, ON NIGHTS ROAD AND ON, ON THE OTHER STREET HERE.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT ALSO, ADDITIONALLY, THE, THE TRAFFIC IS A CONCERN FOR, AND I HOPE THAT FORT BEND ISD TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A MONTESSORI SCHOOL JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM ELKINS.
AND IF YOU RECALL IN THAT PLAN, THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HAD TO COME UP WITH SOME VERY CREATIVE WAYS TO STACK THE TRAFFIC IN THEIR PARKING LOT.
SO CLEARLY THEY'VE IDENTIFIED AN AREA ALREADY OF CONCERN THAT THERE'S ALREADY ENOUGH TRAFFIC ON NIGHT'S ROAD.
SO THEY'RE SUPPLEMENTING THAT BY DOING THE STACKING.
AND I HOPE THAT FORT BEND ISD INCLUDES THAT IMPACT ANALYSIS ON TOP OF WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY DOING.
AND THEN FINALLY, I'M LOOKING AT THE LABEL THAT WE MAILED TO THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, THE THERE'S TWO MUDS, THERE'S TWO FBI ADDRESSES AND ONE REAL ESTATE GROUP.
WE'RE REALLY NOT REACHING OUT TO THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE RIGHT THERE ON.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD, UH, LOOK TO EXPAND THE MAILING LABELS SO THAT WE CAN GET TRUE COMMUNITY INPUT.
DID I CUT OUT? WE CAN STILL HEAR YOU GO AHEAD.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE HEARD ABOUT THE MAILING LABELS, BUT IF WE LOOK AT THE MAILING LABELS THAT WE SENT OUT, TWO OF THOSE ARE FORT BEND ISD, UH, RELATED TWO OF THOSE ARE MUD UTILITY RELATED, AND ONE IS A REAL ESTATE.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD WANT TO EXTEND OUR PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTS WHO ACTUALLY LIVE RIGHT BEHIND THAT STREET.
UM, AND NOT TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SCHOOL BOARDS OR OTHER TWO FPS D ADDRESSES IN TWO MONTHS.
AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, CATHERINE ENROLLEES.
CAN WE GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS ANTHONY RUELAS MAKING A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER? GO AHEAD, MAYOR PROTON.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, ANY MORE COMMENTS COUNCIL MEMBER IS NO, MA'AM, THAT'S IT.
UM, LET ME DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
UM, THEY ARE TO PROTEST PRESTON.
UM, YOU MADE THE SECOND CAST MEMBER EDWARDS TO OPEN IT.
THIS IS TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MURAL HAS MADE THE MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE? YES, THIS IS A COUNCILMAN
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AND EMORY.UH, MAYBE, MAYBE I'M DUPLICATING, UH, SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS THAT, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MERLE WAS BROUGHT UP, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE HE, UH, THE IDEA OF WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT STACKING, UH, IF ONE LOOKS AT, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, THE PARKING SITUATIONS, WHEN PEOPLE ARE DROPPING OFF THEIR KIDS OR PICKING THEM UP, IT'S JUST TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND IN SOME AREAS.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THEIR, UH, INGRESS AND EGRESS, UH, OUT OF THE, UH, UH, THIS FACILITY WHEN THEY'RE DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP KIDS, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE, UH, UH, THE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND, UH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE DON'T STACK UP, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, ON A NIGHT'S ROAD OR WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE THOMPSON FERRY.
UH, SO THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION THAT I HAVE.
ALRIGHTY, JENNIFER, YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.
THE ENGINEERS ARE STILL LOOKING AT IT, CORRECT.
UM, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF JEREMY OR SASSY WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT.
AND THEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ENGINEERS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE ON THE COLLEGE COUNCIL.
THIS IS SHASHI KUMAR ENGINEER, ALSO JEREMY DAVIS, THE ASSISTANT CITY.
IF I MAY ADD A PARTIER, A MIRROR, ANY ASPECT, MAN, AND COUNCIL, AS WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY AT THIS SCALE, WE HAVE, THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN SCHOOL, TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION IS INVOLVED.
UH, WE ASKED FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND STAFF IS REVIEWING DEBT.
UH, WE ARE AWARE OF, UH, SOME CONCERNS ALONG NIGHT ROAD, AND WE WILL LOOK INTO IT.
WE WILL ALSO LOOK INTO A POTENTIAL FUTURE GROWTH IN THIS AREA.
UH, TELEPHONE NUMBER DID MENTION ABOUT A MONTESSORI SCHOOL THAT MAY BE COMING HERE.
SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE PROJECTED TRAFFIC AS WELL AS INGRESS AND EGRESS ISSUES.
AND I THINK THERE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT SIDEWALK OR LACK OF SIDEWALK.
UH, WE WILL SEE IF THERE IS ANY PROVISIONS TO ADD THOSE AS PART OF THE MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WILL, WE'LL BE LOOKING AS PART OF THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
AND, UH, CURRENTLY THAT'S UNDER REVIEW AND WE'LL INCORPORATE THESE COMMENTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE FEEDBACK FROM CITY COUNCIL.
UM, CAN WE ALSO LOOK AND I'M NOT SURE WHO IT WHO'S THE DECISION MAKER ON THIS, BUT CAN WE ALSO LOOK TO OPENING UP, UM, THE NOTIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS? AGAIN, I KNOW WE HAVE ONE OR 250 FOOT DISTANCE, UH, THAT WE ARE TO NOTIFY.
COULD WE EXPAND THAT A LITTLE FURTHER TO WHERE WE CAN CAPTURE SOME RESIDENTS? I PICKED THAT ONE.
WHAT THE SITUATION THAT YOU HAVE HERE IS GENERALLY, UM, THE CITY, DOES IT PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMIT? RIGHT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE.
UM, WHAT WE CAN LOOK AT IS, UM, WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR ANY REASON IN CASE, NOT JUST LIKE THIS ONE, UM, BUT ANY RESIGNING FACES ON THOSE BOUNDARIES, UM, PROVIDING NOTICE, NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES.
SO THAT, THAT'S WHY THE RESIDENCY CREEKSTONE VILLAGE IN SONGBIRD DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICE ON, ON THIS CASE.
AND I UNDERSTAND, AND, UM, HAD THIS LIST THAT W THAT DID QUALIFY INCLUDES RESIDENTS.
I WOULD PROBABLY BE OKAY, BUT THERE ARE NO RESIDENTS ON ITS LIST.
IT'S TWO SCHOOL, BORST TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TWO MUDS, AND A REAL ESTATE OR REALTOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BEYOND OUR MEANS.
WELL, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE HOW THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.
AGAIN, I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SOME, UH, ARCHITECTURAL, UH, SAMPLES AS FAR AS I GUESS, WHAT WOULD BE USED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE, UH, OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
UH, ARE THESE GOING TO BE SOME THAT ARE, UH, I GUESS, UH, WILL BLEND IN WELL WITH, UH, ANY OF THE, THE HOMES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THAT, OR EVEN, UH, THE, UH, UH, THE HIGH SCHOOL OR WE, UH, DO WE, HOW MUCH CONTROL DO WE HAVE OVER, UH, ANY OF THOSE ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS AND STANDARDS? SO I'LL START WITH THE
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LAST QUESTION.UM, NOT MUCH IN TERMS OF MATERIALS, ENFORCEMENT OR MATERIALS.
UM, BUT I, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, SO THE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER PUBLIC ENTITY, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, EXPRESSING, YOU KNOW, WHAT SOME OF THOSE GOALS ARE.
UM, THE ARCHITECTURE TEAM IS ON THE CALL AND I'LL LET THEM SPEAK TO, UH, DESIGN IN PARTICULAR WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, UM, UM, IN VIEW.
BUT I WOULD SAY GENERALLY FROM WHAT THEY'VE PRESENTED, IT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE CITY PREVIOUSLY, UM, REQUIRED ON ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS.
UM, IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, PRIMARILY MASON RESTRUCTURE, UM, WITH, UH, THE USE OF ARC TONES, UH, THROUGHOUT IT.
UM, SO I WOULD, I WOULD SAY BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED, IT SHOULD BE COMPARABLE, UM, TO THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE.
IT'LL BE SLIGHTLY MORE UPDATED THAN THE ELKINS SCHOOL BUILDING ITSELF.
UM, BUT IT, IT WILL BE A CON FROM WHAT THEY PRESENTED, IT WILL BE CONSISTENT, UM, IN MATERIAL AND CHARACTER TO THAT AREA.
BEFORE THE ARCHITECTURAL TEAM ADDRESSES THAT QUESTION, WE HAVE A CITIZEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK KALEY.
SHEILA, ARE YOU STILL ON THE CALL? YES, I'M STILL HERE.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
UM, HI, MY NAME IS KALI SCHILLER AND MY ADDRESS IS 46 OH SEVEN RED HAWK COURT IN SHIRLEY.
AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING AS THE PARENT OF A STUDENT OPENS HIGH SCHOOL REGARDING THIS AGENDA ITEM.
AND ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSAL, I DID WANT TO ADD TO THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS BROUGHT UP BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY AND OTHERS AT THE AUGUST 12TH PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.
AND AGAIN, JUST NOW I HAD HOPED THAT THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC TO ELKINS, BUT I'VE HEARD ONLY MINIMAL PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS TO THOMPSON FAIRY RELATED TO THE NEW SCHOOL.
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAD NOT WITNESSED THE ARRIVAL TRAFFIC TO ELKINS ON A REGULAR NON PANDEMIC SCHOOL MORNING, IT IS IMPRESSIVE DOORS OPEN AT SIX 15 WITH OVER 2,500 STUDENTS AND STAFF ARRIVING BEFORE CLASSES AT SEVEN 30.
IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC TO BACKUP AS FAR AS HIGHWAY SIX ON NIGHTS COURTS AND TO NEAR OIL FIELDS ALONG THOMPSON FERRY.
AND KEEP IN MIND THAT FROM MUCH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THIS IS BEFORE SUNRISE AND THE THOMPSON FAIRY IS A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS, NO SIDEWALKS, NO STREET LIGHTS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES ALONG BOTH SIDES.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND, THOMPSON FAIRY IS ACTUALLY MAINTAINED BY FORT BEND COUNTY RATHER THAN MISSOURI CITY.
SO IF THIS IS THE CASE, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT COORDINATION WITH THEM REGARDING IMPACTS FROM THIS PLANNING AND ZONING CHANGE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH JURISDICTION EXCEPT THE SCHOOLS ZONE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL, ASSUMING THAT IT FOLLOWS THE TYPICAL SCHEDULE, IT WOULD LIKELY START AT SEVEN 15, WHICH WOULD FURTHER SLOW DOWN ELKINS PEAK TRAFFIC ALONG THOMPSON FERRY, ADDING IN A CROSSWALK WOULD LIKELY HAVE A SIMILAR IMPACT.
SO ASSUMING THAT THIS AGENDA ITEM PASSES, I HOPE THAT MISSOURI CITY FORT BEND ISD AND FOR BEN COUNTY USE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH ADJACENT SCHOOL PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA RATHER THAN CREATING A LARGER PROBLEM.
DID THE DESIGN DESIGN TEAM WANT TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE CONCERNS? ARE YOU STILL ON THE CALL? I AM.
UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ON CALL AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER ON CALL, SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, YEAH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS, UH, TIMOTHY BARNES WITH, UH, HOOK THE ARCHITECT.
I MIGHT DO A ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS IF IT'S OKAY.
UH, I'LL START WITH THE, THE, UH, TRAFFIC IMPACT ALONG THOMPSON FERRY, UH, PART OF THE DISCUSSION, AND OBVIOUSLY AS A REVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC, UH, ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE, WE, WE RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES OF ACCESS THE SITE OFF OF, UH, THOMPSON FAIRY.
SO WHAT THIS PROPOSED DESIGN WOULD DO, IF YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, THE WINDING ROAD, OBVIOUSLY THE ACCESS TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS OFF OF THOMPSON FERRY.
THE WINDING ROAD THAT YOU SEE AS YOU COME IN, UH, JUST NORTH OF KNIGHT'S COURT
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IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE.AND THE WAY THIS IS GOING TO BE SCHEDULED IS THAT THEY BE TRAPPED.
PEOPLE HAVE COME IN OFF OF, UH, THOMPSON FERRY AND WRAP TO THE REAL SCHOOL WHERE YOU SEE THE CIRCULAR DRIVE OVER NEAR THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS THAT ALLOWS MORE STACKING TO TAKE PLACE ONSITE AND GET THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC OFF OF THOMPSON FAIRS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO THEY WILL COME AROUND WHERE YOU SEE THE, THE PROPOSED, UH, POTENTIAL FUTURE LOCATIONS OF PORTABLE BUILDINGS COME AROUND THAT DRIVE, AND THEN BACK UP TO THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, WHICH WOULD FACE, UH, THOMPSON FAIRY.
SO THAT WAS PART OF THE DESIGN THAT CAN, IS TO GET THE TRAFFIC OFF OF THOMPSON FAIRY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BY ALLOWING FOR A DOUBLE STACKING LANES, UH, AND THAT CIRCULAR OR THE WINDING DRIVE THAT YOU SEE, UH, IN TERMS OF THE CONTEXT, UH, PART OF THE DESIGN INTENT AND WORKING WITH FORT BEND ISD WAS TO ENSURE THAT THIS NEW FACILITY FIT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE, BOTH THE NEWER NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS ELKINS.
SO THE MATERIAL SELECTION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED WOULD ALLOW FOR IT TO FIT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SURROUNDING THAT THE PROPOSED NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BOTH OF THOSE THINGS WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, BOTH THE CONTEXT OF THE NEW SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE CONCERNS REGARDING TRAFFIC ALONG THOMPSON FERRY AND GETTING THEM OFF OF THOMPSON FAIRY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UH, PART OF THE DESIGN IS ALSO, IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE A NEW TURNING LANE OFF OF THOMPSON WITH ACCESS FOR THE BUSES COMING OFF OF ALL FIELDS, COMING FROM ALL FIELDS.
AND AS YOU SEE THE LARGE PARKING LOT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, THAT'S WHERE THE ANTRAL ONTO THE SITE, KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM A NICE CORE AND DROPPING OFF ON THAT NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. BARNES A QUESTION, GO AHEAD, ANTHONY.
SO MR. BARNES, UM, AT LEXINGTON CREEK ELEMENTARY AND SOME OTHER ELEMENTERIES PARENTS GO EARLY TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS, AND THEY'RE OFTEN STACKED ON BELLIS AND OR THE RESPECTIVE STREET OF THAT SCHOOL.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY STACKING IN THE STREET, UM, FOR KIDS PICK UP ON AT THIS ELEMENTARY OR WHERE YOU'RE STACKING DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT? YEAH, THAT'S OUR DESIGN RIGHT NOW WILL ACCOMMODATE DOUBLE, DOUBLE STACKING ALONG THE CIRCULAR DRIVE.
SO THE INTENT IS TO GET THEM OFF OF THOMPSON FAIRY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE INTERSECTION, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SCREEN, THE INTERSECTION OF WHERE THE DRIVE CONTINUES TO THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL, AND THERE'S ALSO SOME OPTION TO GO LEFT TOWARDS THE FIRST SCHOOL THAT DRIVE TO GO LEFT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL WOULD BE CLOSED DOWN AND WOULD BE BLOCKED OFF DURING A DROP OFF AND PICK UP TIME SO THAT IT FORCES THE CARS TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT HER WALL AROUND THE CIRCULAR DRIVE.
SO IT GIVES YOU EVEN MORE STACKING DISTANCE.
AND, UH, ACCORDING TO THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE, THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE THAN ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR THE, UH, OUR STUDENTS, UH, FACILITY, UH, WITHOUT HAVING TO BACK UP ON THOMPSON FERRY ROAD.
I'M THE, UH, UH, UH, ENGINEER FOR TRAFFIC, UH, JUST TO ADD TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
UH, THE STACKING LENGTH REQUIRED, UH, IS NINE 16 FEET, BUT THE DOUBLE STACKING WE HAVE IT'S, WE ARE ACCOMMODATING ALMOST DOUBLE THE DOUBLE, THE LENGTH IT'S CLOSE TO 1700, SO THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN YOU NOTICE THAT WE HAVE A, UH, AN EXCLUSIVE LEFT TURN LANE, UH, ON THOMPSON FAIRY, JUST IN CASE OF A SEVERE WEATHER, A PICKUP.
I MEAN, THERE COULD BE SOME, UH, HEAVIER TRAFFIC DURING SEVERE WEATHER PICKUP.
SO MAHESH THE NUMBERS, YOU MENTIONED 900 AND 1700.
WHAT WAS THAT MEASURE OR IS IT NUMBER OF CARS OR WAS IT THE, WHAT WAS THE MEASUREMENT OF THAT? DO YOU THINK? THE LENGTH OF THE ROADWAY.
SO HOW MANY CARS ARE YOU ABLE TO DOUBLE STACK IN THE WINDING DRIVEWAY? OH, I LOVE TO COME BACK ON THAT.
HEY, THIS IS KAREN RILEY WITH THE MONEY I WORK WITH MIKE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
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ANSWER THAT.UH, SO, UH, WE, UH, WHAT WE DO IS WE COUNT OUT THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT WE ANTICIPATE FOR, UH, UH, FOR A PQ LENGTH.
AND THEN WE MULTIPLY IT BY 15 FEET OR 20 FEET BASED ON A STANDARD, UH, CAR LENGTH, THE STORAGE LINK FOR THAT.
AND THEREBY WE COME UP WITH THESE NUMBERS OF, UH, 960 FEET.
BUT YOU, YOU DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD ON AVERAGE IN THAT DRIVEWAY.
THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED BY THE COUNCIL OF NUMBER OF WAY CODES THAT CAN BE STACKED, A STAFF WILL RESEARCH THAT INFORMATION AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU IN AN EMAIL THIS WEEK.
SO SHEEHAN AND I LIKE WHAT THE, UM, RESIDENTS SAY THIS, THAT LET'S TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK, TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THIS CORRIDOR.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF USE AND A LOT OF KIDS, A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
SO LET'S, LET'S LOOK AT THIS HOLISTICALLY, UH, TO DO SOME REALLY GOOD SAFE THINGS THERE.
I HAVE THE NUMBER FOR THE VACANTS CAUSE WE CAN ACCOMMODATE.
SO DOUBLE STACK IN THAT DRIVEWAY, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD 80 CARS.
ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHTY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? COUNSELOR HOURS? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY ANTHONY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER MARULA IS MADE THE SECOND CASTLEMAN EMORY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE? JENNIFER? IS THIS A TWO READING OR ONE? TWO READING.
SO WILL THEY BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION TO US ON A SECOND READING? YES.
WE CAN WORK WITH THE APPLICANT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO GET THE INFORMATION BACK TO YOU ALL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE, THIS COUNCIL MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.
IS THERE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER ADD WORDS ON A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MAY I APPROACH AND PRESTON? YES.
I WAS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION.
A 71 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS EXTENDING THE TERM OF FREE INVESTMENT ZONE.
NUMBER TWO, DID HE HAVE MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS CONTAINING FINDING SOME PROVISIONS RELATED, RELATED TO THE FOREGOING SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY? ALRIGHTY, GO AHEAD.
MAY REMEMBER HIS COUNSEL STILL ATKINSON.
AND, UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH AND IT'S BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AS A STAFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS THAT HAS THE NEW PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT, UH, WHICH IS CALLED THE FORT BEN TOWN CENTER.
ONE OR TWO, EXCUSE ME, IS AS YOU KNOW, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FORT BEND TOLLWAY AND HIGHWAY SIX.
AND, UH, THIS IS, UH, A REQUEST FOR, UH, THE TARS AND DEVELOPER, UH, WHICH WE HAVE ENTERED AN AGREEMENT INTO A NUMBER OF RELATED INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS, UH, TO GET THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
AND AS PART OF THE EFFORT BY THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER, UH, IN MODIFYING THE EXISTING TERRACE PROJECT PLAN AND PLAN A FINANCE AS WELL AS EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE TARS, UH, FOR 30 YEARS OUT TO 2049 AND, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY AND THE
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BOARD OF THE, UH, TERSE TO HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROJECT PLAN AND THE FINANCING AS WE EXTEND THIS, UH, UH, FOR THE LIFE OF THE TERM TO 30 YEARS, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS PART OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MENDING OF THE PROJECT PLAN AND A PLAN OF FINANCE AS WELL AS EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE TERRORS.AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO HOLD THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING, RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF THE LIFE OF THE TERMS YOU CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A ADDITIONAL, AN ADDITIONAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA WITH REGRET WITH, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN ITSELF.
THIS AGAIN IS JUST TO EXTEND THE TERM AND THEN WE'LL, UH, UH, DO THAT WITH THE PLAN THAT, UH, HAS BEEN ADOPTED PREVIOUSLY.
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND YOU DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MAY I APPROACH AND PRESTON, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS? YES.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER BONY MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER RULE.
IT'S MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I'M NOT HEARING ANY, IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? ANTHONY.
WE HAVE EMOTIONS THAT YOU COUNCILMEMBER REMEMBER EDWARDS.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MEMBER ED WAS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
WILL THIS MAKE THE MOTION CAST MEMBER EMORY? YES.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE? SO MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MARILLA WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MAY I APPROACH AND PRESTON COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
COUNCIL MEMBER BONY AND CAST MEMBER.
MARULA HAS MADE THE MOTION OF THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
72, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY TAX OF THE PROGRAM.
THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PROJECT PLAN AND REINVEST ITS OWN FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE.
NUMBER TWO CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO DISTRIBUTE TAX PLAN CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
THIS IS THE SAME PROJECT AS THIS IS JUST EXTENSION OF THE PROJECT PLAN AND MENDING THAT ACCORDINGLY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNSEL ON BEVERAGE? MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER EVEREST MADE THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNSELOR GRADUATES FOR A SECOND.
SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER PRESSMAN.
AND A SECOND COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM PRESIDENT MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER EVER WAS MADE THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE? DON'T MOVE COUNCIL MEMBER.
CASTLE MEMBER BONY MADE THE MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND.
[9. AUTHORIZATIONS]
NINE EIGHT CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FOUR NEW POLICE VEHICLES.[01:05:01]
POLTON WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO PURCHASE FOUR BRAND NEW FULLY EQUIPPED PATROL VEHICLES FROM THE CURRENT SEIZURE FUND THAT WE HAVE.
I'VE MOVED THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER RULE A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT'S THE CURRENT LIFESPAN ON, UM, PARTICULAR VEHICLE UTILIZE.
I'M ACTUALLY GOING, GONNA DEFER TO MR. TUBBS ON THAT ONE.
HE'D BETTER ANSWER THAT THAN I CAN YOU THERE MIKE? DOUG IS MR. TUBBS ON THE LINE.
UM, CAPTAIN POLTON OR CHIEF IN EITHER ONE OF Y'ALL KNOW, I CAN TELL YOU THEY ROUTINELY LAST APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE WEAR AND TEAR AND HOW MANY HOURS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DAILY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY.
SHE MADE THE SECOND, CORRECT? YES.
MA'AM AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO TOTALED PATROL VEHICLES.
THIS IS SHASHI KUMAR NOT HEARD FROM MIKE
AND THEN YOUR MAIL ALSO WANT TO ANSWER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ABOUT HOW LONG THE TYPICAL POLICE WACO.
THE LAST, I THINK THAT WAS THE QUESTION FROM THE COUNCIL BACK TO YOU.
THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW HARD IS DRIVEN, BUT PRIMARILY BETWEEN FIVE TO SIX YEARS.
ARE YOU GONNA YOU'RE PRESENTING THE NEXT ITEM? YES, I AM.
UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE POLICE PATROL A DIVISION HAD DAMAGE TO PATROL VEHICLES, UH, BEYOND REPAIR, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH NO, IF THESE VEHICLES OR THESE ACCIDENTS WERE NOT OUR FAULT AND HE WERE REIMBURSED THROUGH A TML, UM, AT THIS POINT THOUGH, UH, YOU NEED THESE UNITS BACK IN THE FLEET.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THESE TO, UH, TOTAL LOSS VEHICLES.
IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY.
I HEAR MY ROLE IS FIRST ONE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TUBBS? OKAY.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER RULE IS MADE.
THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH FOUR BEING COUNTY, FOUR CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS REINVESTMENT ZONE.
NUMBER TWO IS SOMEONE PRESENTING.
HELLO? I CAN ASSIST WITH THIS ITEM.
MY APOLOGIES, UH, UH, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
UM, SO THIS RELATES TO THE PROJECT.
WE WERE MENTIONING EARLIER WITH RESPECT TO A TOWN CENTER TOO, AT THE INTERSECTION FOR AND TOLLWAY AND HIGHWAY SIX, WORKING WITH NEW QUEST DEVELOPMENT
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FOR BEN COUNTY AUTHORIZED FOR BEN KENNEDY'S PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THIS AGAIN, THROUGH, UH, ON, UH, IN JULY.AND, UH, THIS WOULD HAVE THEIR PARTICIPATION EVALUATION THROUGH 2024 OR EXCUSE ME, 2049.
AND THIS BOARD, THE TARGET'S BOARD IS PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT.
AND, UH, THE LAST STEP FOR THE PROCESS IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AND AUTHORIZE CITY PARTICIPATION.
AND IT'S HERS AGAIN UNTIL 2049.
AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER TWO ITEMS YOU PREVIOUSLY HAD.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO WE'LL KIND OF, I REMEMBER, OKAY.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BALDY AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
YOU MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A D CONVEYING CERTAIN LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF FIRE STATION.
NUMBER SIX FROM PAL PALMER, PALMETTO, W H A F B ONE OH SEVEN LP, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PURSUANT TO THE GRAND TOURS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, UH, THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, UH, JOSEPH WE'LL START THE PRESENTATION AND I'LL CHIME IN AT THE END.
JOSEPH, ARE YOU THERE SHARING NO WISE, UH, COUNSEL? UH, I CAN GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS.
UH, THIS IS RELATED TO THE, UH, FIRE STATION, NUMBER SIX, THAT'S PLANT AT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF, UH, PARK CITY BOULEVARD AND LAKE OLYMPIA, UH, RIGHT AROUND THE, UH, UH, THE FOUR PENN TOLL WAY, UH, FOR THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UH, THE DEVELOPER SHALL DEDICATE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRE OF LAND TO THE CITY AT NO COST.
UH, WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UH, THE CITY'S LEGAL TEAM LED BY JOE QUINTO, UH, ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
AND FINALLY, UH, THIS IS THE DEED CONVEYING THE LAND TO THE CITY.
AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN A MUCH DEBATED THING AFTER THIS.
THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE FOR BID AND BEGIN THE PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE STATION.
NUMBER SIX, UH, WITH THAT, UH, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS DEED EXCEPT THE LAND FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION.
NUMBER SIX, I HEAR THAT, UH, UH, THE CITY ASSISTANT CITY, A TOTALLY JOSEPH QUINTON IS NOT SURE, BUT, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF HE JUST WANT TO CHIME IN.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE MUTED, BUT LEGAL HAS WORKED WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE THE LAND PURSUANT TO AN EXISTING AGREEMENT.
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE FINALLY HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION AND A PLACE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL FOR ACCEPTANCE.
EMERY AND BONY MADE THE MOTION IN THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE, VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE BONY MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER RULE IS YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE MOTION.
THIS IS MAYOR FORD CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CARES ACT INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS JEAN COUNTY, YOUR FIRE CHIEF TONIGHT.
UH, WE'RE MAKING A REQUEST FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CARE OF THAT IN A LOCAL WITH HARRIS COUNTY.
UM, AS YOU REMEMBER, MAY REMEMBER BACK IN MARCH, UH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, APPROPRIATELY I DIDN'T $50 BILLION FOR THIS FUND OF THAT 426,000,426 MILLION CAME TO HARRIS COUNTY, UH, GIVEN AN ALLOCATION, WHICH IS $345,015.
UH, THE CARES ACT PROVIDES FOR PAYMENTS TO RECOVER COSTS AS NECESSARY EXPENSES
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INCURRED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO COVID-19, WHICH WERE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE BUDGET MOSTLY RECENTLY APPROVED IN MARCH 27 WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS ENACTED AND IS INCURED DURING THE PERIOD OF MARCH 1ST, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 30TH, 2020.IS THERE A MOTION COUNCILMEMBER MEMBER? IS THERE A SECOND COUNCIL WILL NECESSARILY SECOND YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF CAMPBELL, CHIEF COUNCILMAN EMORY? HOW MUCH IS THE, UH, UH, THE ALLOTMENT OF MISSOURI CITY FROM HARRIS COUNTY? $345,015.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MAY I APPROACH AND PRESTON? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER AIR WAS MADE THE MOTION.
SOME MEMBERS STERLING MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER, BALI ONI.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T TAKE MY THING OFF ME BEFORE YOU, UH, STARTED TO ROLL CALL.
I JUST HAD A REAL QUICK QUESTION.
IS, ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THOSE FUNDS, A CHIEF COUNSEL AT ALL, OR THEY HAVE TO BE USED FOR CERTAIN THINGS OR YES, SIR.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS PRESCRIBED FOR IN THE POLICY.
WE CAN USE THEM FOR OUR, UH, MORTGAGE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
UH, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK OVER LATER IN THE SPECIAL MEETING, BUT, UH, YES, THERE ARE CERTAIN GUIDELINES AND, UH, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THINGS THAT THEY'RE ALLOWABLE FOR, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BEFORE.
AND WE'LL COVER THOSE ITEMS AND ASK YOU QUESTIONS EITHER AT THIS TIME OR WE'LL COVER IT WHEN WE REVIEW THE SURVEY.
UH, WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY HAD ANY SPECIFICS AS TO HOW THEY GAVE US THOSE FUNDS.
CAUSE I KNOW WHAT WE ARE WE'RE PLANNING TO DO WITH OURS.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIFIC IF IT WAS RESTRICTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROULIS YES, YES.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR GRANT PROGRAM SERVICES DEAL IN ELENA MARIN COUNTY, MAN COUNCIL, THIS BILL ATKINSON.
AND, UH, THIS IS, UH, JUST GOING OFF OF WHAT THE CHIEF WAS MENTIONING.
UH, WE ARE, UH, PROPOSING TO WORK WITH, UH, IMPACT CONSULTING GROUP WHO IS, AS YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR THE PAST A YEAR, UH, WITH RESPECT THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT IS WITH RESPECT TO HURRICANE HARVEY RECOVERY, AS WELL AS THEM WORKING WITH US ON THE COVERT RESPONSE AND THROUGH THE, UH, STATE COMPETITIVE BIDDING LAWS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN CHAPTER TWO 52, UH, THIS A PROCUREMENT THAT IS NECESSARY FOR PRESERVE OR PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
AND THEREFORE ALLOWS US TO, UH, ASSIGN THAT OR, UH, NEGOTIATE WITH A FARM WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC BID PROCESS, UH, BECAUSE OF THE, UH, THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE.
AND SO WE, UH, FEEL COMFORTABLE IN UTILIZING IMPACT CONSULTING GROUP THAT WOULD, THEY WOULD HELP US WITH IS, UH, AS YOU WERE JUST ASKING ABOUT RENTAL MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE SMALL BUSINESS SYSTEMS PROGRAM CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE, AND THAT'S A BETTER KNOWN AS OUR COOP PLAN AND THEN ALSO A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THOSE UP TO THIS TIME WITH RESPECT TO, UH, NOT ONLY, UH, TEARS ACT MONEY, BUT FEMA DOLLARS AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING THAT COME THROUGH AS A RESULT OF DISASTER RECOVERY, AS PART OF THEIR TASK, THEY WILL PROVIDE A PROGRAM SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CALL CENTER OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING MINISTRATION, UH, FOR THE RENTAL MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. UH, THESE ARE SERVICES THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO DO WORK PASTY TO DO PROGRAM SERVICES THAT, UH, WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE, UH, AGAIN, THE CALL CENTER AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH YOU HAVE APPROVED FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS.
AND THEN A PLANE SERVICES FROM MISSOURI CITY CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN THAT I MENTIONED, AND THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION, ALL THESE THINGS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THESE THINGS AND PROGRAMS, UH, DECEMBER 31ST, UH, EXCUSE ME, 30TH OF 2020.
AND SO THEREFORE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST US IN GETTING THOSE THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.
AND, UH, AS THE FIRE CHIEF HAD MENTIONED, UH, WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION, UH,
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IN THE SPECIAL MEAN WHEN WE GO BACK TO THAT WILL OUTLINE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP TO HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE AND FUNDING WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAMS IT CAN BE USED FOR.AND ALSO, UH, GIVE THAT THOSE ANSWERS TO YOU IN CONTEXT TO THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH, UH, CITIZEN INPUT IN THE, UH, THE SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT.
AND I DO WANT ONE LAST THING IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY, UH, TO GET THESE FUNDS OUT THERE.
PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE FUNDING THAT, UH, IS OUT THERE FOR, UH, CARERS AND OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS, BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE OUR FUNDING FROM, UH, FORBIDDEN COUNTY UNTIL LATE JULY, AS YOU WILL RECALL WHEN WE RECEIVED IT.
AND THEN THE, UH, THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY HAD TO APPROVE THAT AS WELL, JUST AS TONIGHT, WHAT YOU JUST DID WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND RECEIVING THEIR FUNDING.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS.
AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS, IS THAT, UH, FOR BEING COUNTY HAS HAD FUNDING FOR THESE PROGRAMS, UH, IN PLACE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
AND SO WE'RE PICKING UP WHERE THEY'RE, UH, STOPPING AND MOVE FORWARD WITH RESPECT TO OUR CITIZENS AND THOSE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAMS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAMS WILL ALSO BE COVERED BY, UH, CHIEF CAMPBELL AND, UH, AND THE, UH, SPECIAL MEANING WHEN WE GO BACK TO THAT.
SO WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? THIS IS ANTHONY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON, YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS MADE THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
COUNCIL MEMBER RULE IS MADE THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
[10. ORDINANCES]
10 ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE PERSONNEL POLICY OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, AMENDING DRUG TESTING POLICIES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON THIS AMENDMENT AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT ACTUALLY WILL ENHANCE WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS OUR, UH, RANDOM DRUG TESTING OF EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE IN SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITIONS, UM, BEFORE AND POST ACCIDENT DRUG TESTING UNDER OUR CURRENT MISSOURI CITY POLICY, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2017 IN A MINUTE THEREAFTER, RANDOM DRUG TESTS WERE ONLY ADMINISTERED TO DIVISIONS THAT WERE SUBJECT TO THE AM-NESS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1991 FOR THE PRESENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, SUCH RANDOM TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE TRANSPORTATION ACT.
HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO AFFECT THE CITY'S ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS POLICY, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF DIRECT CONFLICT, IN WHICH CASE THE TRANSPORTATION ACT AND ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING THERE TO SHALL PREVAIL.
AND THEN ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT, THE CITY WILL REQUIRE IN THIS AMENDMENT 100% OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND SAFETY IMPACT PHYSICIANS TO BE RANDOMLY TESTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
AN EMPLOYEE IN A SAFETY IMPACT POSITION SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING THAT THE EMPLOYEE IN SUCH A POSITION IS SUBJECT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING.
THE EMPLOYEES SHOW ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH NOTIFICATION.
THE SELECTION OF EMPLOYEES FOR DRUG TESTING SHALL BE MADE ON A BY RANDOM COMPUTER SELECTION PROCESS PERFORMED BY AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR EACH MONTH.
THE POOL SHALL CONSIST OF A HUNDRED PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR RANDOM TESTING.
THAT'S AN EMPLOYEE MAY BE RANDOMLY SELECTED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE GIVEN TESTING PERIOD, A EMPLOYEE SELECTED FOR THE RANDOM TESTING SHALL BE NOTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENT, DIRECTOR, OR DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT TO A DRUG OR ALCOHOL TIPS AS ELECTED EMPLOYEE MUST UNDERGO THE SITTINGS, UH, RANDOM TESTING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUCH A NOTIFICATION.
UM, AND FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A SAFETY IMPACT POSITION MEANS AN EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYEE
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POSITION INVOLVING A SAFETY SENSITIVE JOB DUTIES, WHICH IT PERFORMED WITHIN A TENDONOUS ERRORS IN JUDGMENT, OR DOES, DOES MANAGE COORDINATION DEXTERITY OR COMPOSURE MAY RESULT IN CONDUCT THAT COULD PRESENT A THREAT TO THE PERSONAL HEALTH OR SAFETY OF AN EMPLOYEE, OTHER EMPLOYEES, OR THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, UH, THE POSITIONS OF ALL POLICE OFFICERS IN THE AT LEAST DEPARTMENT THAT ARE ISSUED ONE OR MORE FIREARMS. UH, THOSE POSITIONS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ASSISTANT FIRE, CHIEF BATTALION, CHIEF DIVISION, CHIEF, OUR CHIEF FIRE INSPECTOR, FIRE, LIEUTENANT FIRE, MARSHALL FIRE APPARATUS OPERATOR, OR DRIVER OR FIREFIGHTER, ALL EMPLOYEES WHO OPERATE CITY VEHICLES, ALL EMPLOYEES WHO OPERATE MOTOR DRIVE EQUIPMENT.UH, AND IN ADDITION TO THIS, AN EMPLOYEE WHO VOLUNTARY IDENTIFIES HIMSELF OR HERSELF TO THE CITY AS HAVING A DRUG OR ALCOHOL OR ABUSE PROBLEM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RANDOM FOLLOWUP, ALCOHOL DRUG, AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING FOR A MINIMUM OF 24 MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM OF 60 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE EMPLOYEE IS A RELEASE BY AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR AN EAP PROFESSIONAL OVERSEEING THE EMPLOYEE'S REHABILITATION TO RETURN TO WORK THE ACTUAL TIME AND FREQUENCY FREQUENCY WILL BE DETERMINED BY AN EAP PROFESSIONAL AND MONITORED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS AMENDED ORDINANCE? CAN WE GET A MOTION? IT'S ANTHONY'S MARULA LIKE AN EMOTION.
COUNSEL STERLING, MAKE A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS, MARTIN? THIS IS ANTHONY.
SO WHAT, UH, WHAT BROUGHT THIS UP? WHY ARE WE DOING THIS NOW? WAS THIS JUST A VOID IN OUR POLICY? WAS THERE AN INCIDENT THAT I DON'T WANT YOU TO? WHAT, WHAT BROUGHT THIS FORWARD? I THINK AS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CURRENT POLICY, I THINK IT'S KIND OF OUTDATED, UM, MEANING THAT THIS SHOULD BE, SHOULD IT HAVE BEEN IN OUR POLICY LONG AGO, BUT NOW I THINK WE REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND THE RISKS THAT IT WOULD POSE TO THE CITY.
IF WE DID NOT HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT ACTUALLY TESTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THOSE THAT ARE ARE IN THOSE SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITIONS.
I'LL DO A ROLL ROLL CALL VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, EVERETT, CALCIUM.
MR. LEE MADE THE SECOND CASTLEMONT AND THE BONEY.
COUNCILMEN MEROLA'S MADE THE MOTION CALCIUM AND THE EMORY.
B 10 B AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CREDITING OF UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OR CERTAIN CITY OF MISSOURI CITY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE MEMBERSHIP IN SUCH SYSTEM PROVIDING FOR INCREASED ANNUITIES FOR CERTAIN CITY OF MISSOURI CITY RETIREES AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE SEATS, RETIREES PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
UM, I ASKED YOU STATED TONIGHT WE'RE PRESENTING AN ORDINANCE THAT MAINTAINS OUR RETIREMENT BENEFITS AT THE SAME LEVELS AS LAST YEAR.
UM, SINCE 2012, THE CITY HAD ELECTED BE AD HOC TMR STRUCTURE, UH, FOR UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT BENEFITS.
UH, THE, THIS ELECTION PLAYS A PART IN CALCULATING THE BENEFITS EMPLOYEES RECEIVE AFTER RETIREMENT.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AGAIN, WE'RE REQUESTING TO ADOPT THE AD HOC CONTRIBUTION RIGHTS.
UH, THE CURRENT CURRENT CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR 2021 IS 9.07%.
AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED USING A 10% RATE, WHICH WOULD FIND THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT AT 100% AND COLETTE 70% WHEN USING AD HOC CONTRIBUTION RATES GMRS REQUIRES THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ANNUALLY, UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS, A BASE TEAM HOURS.
THE BENEFITS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN EMPLOYEE SALARY AND HELPS RETAIN VALUE OF THEIR PLAN OVER THEIR CAREER.
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UH, WHEN CALCULATING UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS, THE HYPOTHETICAL CALCULATION COMPARES THE MINUTES THE MEMBERS RESERVES TO THE HYPOTHETICAL RESERVES.AND IF THE HYPOTHETICAL RESERVES A HIGHER AND UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT IS GIVEN, WE ARE REQUESTING TO CONTINUE WITH UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS THAT 100% COLDS OUR GRANT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
AS THERE ARE CHANGES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, A CITY MAY CHOOSE 30%, 50% OR 70% OF COLA.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, IN PRIOR YEARS ABOUT THE 70% NUMBER AGAIN, REQUESTING 70% IS THE NORM FOR BENCHMARK CITIES.
I THINK THERE'S ONLY TWO CITIES.
UM, PASADENA AND FRIENDS WITH THAT ARE NOT AT 70%.
PASADENA IS AT 40% AND FRIENDS WOULD, IS THAT 50% AGAIN, WE RECEIVED THE, UH, 2021 CONTRIBUTION RATE LETTER, WHICH HAS THE MINIMUM MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION AT 9.07%.
AND IT INCLUDES THREE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, THE NORMAL COST, WHICH IS, UH, THE CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR BENEFITS THAT WILL BE EARNED IN 2021 THAT'S FIVE POINT 26% OF PAYROLL PRIOR SERVICE, UH, WHICH REPRESENTS THE CONTRIBUTION RATE REQUIRED FOR BENEFITS EARNED IN PRIOR YEARS, THAT THAT 3.6, 6% AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT RATE IS THAT ZERO POINT 15% THE PAYROLL AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT, UM, WILL GIVE A BENEFICIARY OR RETIREES $7,500 AND FOR AN ACTIVE EMPLOYEE, A ONE TIMES THE SALARY.
WELL, AGAIN, UM, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE AD HOC STRUCTURE UPDATING, UH, USING THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AT 100% AND COLA AT 70%.
AGAIN, THE MINIMUM CONTROVERSIAL CONTRIBUTION RATE IS 9.07%.
AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 USED IN THE 2021 BUDGET.
AND THAT IS THE CURRENT RATE THAT WE ARE USING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 ALSO.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? CAN I GET A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ELENA? ALRIGHTY, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ERRORS AND STERLING MADE THE MOTION TO SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER BONEY.
[11. RESOLUTIONS]
EIGHT, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS BRAZORIA, FORT BEND COUNTY, MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS.NUMBER THREE TO ANNEX APPROXIMATELY 96.1, ONE ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN PART WITHIN THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM RELATES TO A PETITION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM DR.
HORTON AND HANOVER ESTATES TO ANNEX A PORTION OF A 96.1, ONE ACRE TRACT OF LAND INTO BRAZORIA, FORT BEND, COUNTY'S MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT.
NUMBER THREE, THE PROPOSED AREA IS AGAIN, LOCATED IN PART WITHIN THE CITY'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
THE DISTRICT IS MAKING THIS REQUEST, BUT HAS ALSO INFORMED THE CITY THAT PURSUANT TO STATE LAW ONCE CONSENT IS GRANTED, THE DISTRICT WILL ELECT TO BE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF ALVIN'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF CONSENT INCLUDES LANGUAGE THAT PROVIDES THAT IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN SITUATION, MEANING IF THE CITY OF ALVIN RELEASES OR DOES NOT ACCEPT OR PROVIDE A JURISDICTION FOR THE UTILITY DISTRICT, THAT THEY WILL, UM, SEEK ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, THE DEVELOPER'S ATTORNEY, MISS LINCOLN JENKINS AND ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE AVAILABLE.
IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND,
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SECOND COUNCIL ROOM? OKAY.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER AIR WAS MADE THE MOTION CAST MEMBER STERLING.
11 B ALICIA, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL POLICY FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS BY ADOPTING AND INTERFERONS ALONE POLICIES GOVERNING THE TRANSFER OF CITY OF MISSOURI CITY FROM FUNDS FROM ONE MISSOURI CITY FUND TO ANOTHER I'M PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
ELENA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? I DO NOT.
BUT I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION SO THAT WE HAVE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALAINA? I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE I HEARD THE PRESENTATION YOU GAVE ELENA, AND I JUST HEARD IE JOYCE READ THE RESOLUTION.
UM, AND IT STATED AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS FROM ONE FUND TO ANOTHER.
CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR ME BEFORE I VOTE ON THIS? YES.
UM, IN AN INTERFUND LOAN, UM, THERE ARE THERE'S CASH THAT'S TRANSFERRED BETWEEN THE SONS AND THAT IS, UH, AN, AN ACCOUNTING TRANSACTION WHERE WE, UM, UH, TRANSFER CASH, UH, AND, UH, INCREASE THE LIABILITY IN ONE FUND AND THEN INCREASE THE RECEIVABLE AND DECREASE CASH IN THE LENDING FUND UNTIL THE TRANSFER IS, UH, THE TRANSFER OF CASH, WHICH IS THE ACCOUNTING TRANSACTION FOR THE INTERFUND LOAN.
AND THIS IS COMMONPLACE, CORRECT? I SAID, THIS IS COMMONPLACE AND WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THIS POLICY.
UM, THE CITIES THAT I SHOW THAT HAVE THE POLICY THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND FROM A GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SUGAR LAND, UH, THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, UM, THE, OF TEXAS IN ITS UNIVERSITIES.
AND IT'S VERY COMMON AND AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR OTHER CITIES AND OTHER STATES.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER ED WAS MADE THE MOTION.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY MADE THE SECOND MAYOR.
OH, THAT'S A LOOSEN UP THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS AND VALLEY VIEW CONSULTING, LLC FOR INVESTMENT SERVICES, ELENA.
VALLEY VIEW HAS BEEN OUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR SINCE 2016.
THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT REQUIRES THAT COUNCIL APPROVE WELL, YOU CAN'T APPROVE A CONTRACT THAT EXCEEDS TWO YEARS.
SO EVERY TWO YEARS WE COME BACK TO YOU WITH THIS CONTRACT.
UM, AS LONG AS WE'RE USING VALLEY VIEW, UH, THE RATES HAVE NOT CHANGED.
THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED IS THE DATE, UH, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
SO FOR COUNCIL, IS THERE A SECOND COUNSEL, MR. AND SECOND, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM AN EMORY IS JUST THE NORMAL PROCEDURE THAT WE GO THROUGH.
WHEN I GUESS THIS IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH VALLEY VIEW MISSES A TWO YEAR CONTRACT.
AND THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS
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SINCE 2016.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.
MR. LEE MADE THE MOTION AND THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
EMERALLIS COUNCIL MEMBER ROULIS YES.
[12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS]
CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, A MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EVENING TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
ALSO THANK YOU TO MD ANDERSON IN DR.
KAUFFMAN FOR PARTICIPATING AND TO OUR CITY'S FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS, YOUR TIRELESS, DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR YOUR COURAGEOUS EFFORT FOR, UM, USING OUR PLATFORM IN A POSITIVE MANNER AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO CANCER.
I SALUTE YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COURAGEOUS, UM, BY THAT YOU WERE ACTUALLY TRIUMEQ CANCER.
UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL AND SAFE, HAPPY MOTHER'S I'M SORRY.
AND I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE, UM, SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR PART POINT UP AT HUNTER'S GLAND PARK 1340 INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD.
IT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD.
I HAVE MY DATES MIXED UP, BUT THAT WILL BE FROM EIGHT 30 TO 10:00 AM THIS SATURDAY.
SO IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER OR NEED SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO COME UP THIS LITTLE BEE CO'S HOST WITH ME AND I'M MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS ALRIGHTY, CASTLE MEMBERS STERLING.
AND THANK YOU MA'AM FOR, UM, AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO TAKE NEAR PROTEIN AND I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN SAY TOUCH BASIS.
I MEAN, IT TOUCHES ALL OF OUR FAMILIES IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, BUT YOU'VE NEVER MISSED A BEAT.
YOU'VE BEEN PRESENT AT ALL OF OUR MEETINGS AND YOU'VE CONTINUED TO STRIVE.
SO CERTAINLY ONE TO THE SENSITIVE THINGS TO YOU MAY MANAFORT ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU.
UH, THE CITY MANAGER, METRO 10, AND ALSO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS HARVEST A MARKET FOR PARTNERING WITH US, WITH THE MARKET MOBILE, UH, FOOD FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND DISTRICT AIDS.
SO THANK YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN, A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT WITH THE TROLLEY AND FOOD.
SO KUDOS TO SEND THINGS FROM ALL OF US FROM DISTRICT EIGHT.
SO VERY MUCH CASTLE MEMBER BONEY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IN TIMES LIKE THESE AND CHALLENGING TIMES LIKE THESE WITH ALL THAT WE'RE FACED WITH AND GOING THROUGH, UH, I BELIEVE THAT PRAYER IS ESSENTIAL AND I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN A PRAYER WALK FOR PEACE, UH, THIS PAST SUNDAY, UH, WITH SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE A JACKSON LEE, HOUSTON MAYOR, SYLVESTER TURNER, AND HOUSTON COUNCIL, WOMAN, CAROLYN EVANS, RABBIS, AND, UH, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, RODNEY OTHERS, WHERE WE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRAYING FOR THE SCHOOLS, PRAYING FOR OUR STUDENTS, PRAYING FOR OUR CITIES AND OUR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES.
AND SO, UH, IN TIMES LIKE THESE, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US ALL TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING BIGGER THAN OURSELVES.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PARTICIPATE.
SO FRIDAY IS NINE 11 AND JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW TO JUST TAKE A TIME TO REMEMBER EVERY RESCUER WHO DIED AND HONOR EVERY FAMILY THAT WAS IMPACTED AND, UM, THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE STILL IN GRIEF.
SO, UH, TAKE A MOMENT ON NINE 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND PRAY FOR THOSE FAMILIES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, EMILY.
UH, YEAH, UH, ECHO, UH, WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN MERLE WAS SAID, AND AS FAR AS NINE 11, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING WITH, UH, SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF, UH, THAT, UH, CATASTROPHIC EVENT AND, UH, OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM.
AND, UH, LET'S HOPE THAT, UH, WE CAN, UH, GET TO A POINT WHERE, UH, WE CAN, UH, SAY THAT, UH, IT WAS A JOB WELL DONE IN SUPPORTING THESE FOLKS, THE PEOPLE LAND, UH, ALSO, UM, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, THEY'RE FINANCIALLY ABLE TO, UH, TO CONTINUE ON.
UM, I DO WANT TO SEND A THANK YOU OUT TO
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HARVEST MARKET FOR RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC AND ISSUES OF AVAILABILITY OF FOOD TO CERTAIN RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY.UM, THEY CREATED THE, UM, GROCERY SHUTTLE PER SE, DURING THE PANDEMIC AND, UM, WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE IT INTO THE ENTIRE CITY.
UH, WE WILL, I'VE ASKED SEVERAL RESIDENTS AS WHEN ARE WE COMING BACK OR WHEN ARE WE COMING? UH, WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE ENTIRE CITY, UH, BUT DUE TO A RESOLUTION THAT'S IN PLACE, UH, WE WILL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN ALL ACTIVITIES AS OF THE 13TH.
SO WE WILL RESUME THOSE ACTIVITIES.
AFTER NOVEMBER 3RD TO FINISH COVERING THE CITY.
WE STARTED IN DISTRICT A BECAUSE THERE IS A FOOD DESERT OUT THERE.
UH, THERE'S NO GROCERY STORES, UH, WITHIN MISSOURI CITY CITY LIMITS AND THAT AREA, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, WE WON'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE REST OF THE CITY, UM, UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY WITH THE, A MOBILE GROCERY STORE.
BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM FROM STEPPING UP.
UH, IT IS A AWESOME CONCEPT AND THE RESIDENTS WERE VERY RECEPTIVE, UH, TO THAT CONCEPT.
UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I WILL NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING.