Jan 14, 2021 BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL MEETING

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO A.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED ALL.

IF I COULD TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE REAL QUICK, COUNSEL, UM, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME, UH, MAYOR OF SUGARLAND, UH, MAYOR ZIMMERMAN.

WE DO WELCOME YOU HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UH, A LITTLE BIT EAST OF YOU, BUT WELCOME TONIGHT AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALRIGHT.

I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED IT.

ALRIGHT, SO

[a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to amend the City of Baytown's official zoning map to rezone approximately 0.78 acres located at 5600 Connally Road #B, legally described as being a portion of Tract 3, Block 3, Northside Highland Farms, Harris County, Texas, from a Low Density Single-Family Residential (SF1) zoning district to a General Commercial (GC) zoning district.]

UH, WE PROPOSE REZONING APPROXIMATELY, UH, 0.78 ACRES OF LAND AT 5,600 CONLEY ROAD.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS HELD, IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

EVERYONE DESIRED TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO, TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.

HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS, UH, THE COUNSEL ON THE, ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.

AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.

SO, AND I'LL CALL THIS ORDER OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL AN CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.78 ACRES, UH, LOCATED AT 5,600, UM, CONY ROAD NUMBER B, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING A PORTION OF TRACK THREE, BLOCK THREE, NORTH SIDE HIGHLANDS FARM, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FROM A LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SF ONE ZONING DISTRICT TO A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

SO I'LL NOW LIKE TO REQUEST THAT STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

ABSOLUTELY.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME'S MARTIN SCRIBNER.

I'M DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE CITY.

UM, YOU'LL PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT THIS WAS PART OF AN ANNEXATION, UH, THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 2017.

A LARGE ANNEXATION, UH, THAT HAD A THREE PHASE FOLLOW UP TO IT.

UH, THE FIRST BEING A REZONE ALONG WEST CEDAR BAYOU LYNCHBURG IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

AND, UH, AND THEN ALSO THIS WAS, UH, SO YOU'LL SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE, UH, ON CONLEY ROAD.

MM-HMM .

UM, AND THEN THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT WAS A REZONING OF A LARGER, UH, A HUNDRED ACRES IN THE SHEPHERD CONNELLEY.

I'LL READ THAT AREA, UH, FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO SINGLE FAMILY ONE.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO THE ANNEXATION, UH, WE START OUT WITH THAT OPEN SPACE RECREATION BECAUSE IT'S A VERY RESTRICTIVE, UH, AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT GOES.

AND SO, UH, THIS LARGER AREA, WHICH YOU'LL SEE, UH, IN THE, YOU'LL SEE MOSTLY IN THE YELLOW HERE, UH, IS THAT AREA THAT A HUNDRED ACRE OR PART OF THE A HUNDRED ACRE AREA THAT WAS REZONED TO SINGLE, UH, SINGLE FAMILY ONE.

UM, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE, UH, THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

UH, AND THIS IS BEING REQUESTED BY AUSTIN FIRE SYSTEMS, WHICH THEY OWN THE PROPERTY THAT

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IS NEXT DOOR.

UH, AND SO THEY WANT TO EXPAND AND BUILD A NEW OFFICE BUILDING.

UM, THIS HAS GONE THROUGH PUBLIC HEARING AT, UH, PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, AND HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR REZONING? WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO .

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

SO THERE BEING NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK, I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 0.7 ACRES LOCATED AT 5,600, UH, CONNOLLY, ROAD NUMBER B FROM SF ONE TWO GC.

SO PER COUNCIL RULES, UH, PROCEDURE PROVIDE THAT WE PROVIDE THAT AN ITEM MAY NOT BE RECONSIDERED, UH, BY COUNSEL IF THE ITEM HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONSIDERED AND VOTED ON IN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS.

UNLESS COUNSEL WAIVES THIS RESTRICTION BECAUSE 5,600 CON CONLEY ROAD WAS REZONED FROM OR TO SF ONE ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2020.

AS PART OF THE REZONING OF THIS INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AREA, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE REZONING OF 5,600 CONLEY ROAD MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE ZONING OF 5,600 CONLEY ROAD.

MOTION TO SECOND ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND UNDERSTAND THE REASONING FOR THIS.

SO WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS RECONSIDERATION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY, WE MOVE, I MOVE ON, ON TO

[b. Consider an ordinance to amend the City of Baytown's official zoning map to rezone approximately 0.78 acres located at 5600 Connally Road #B, legally described as being a portion of Tract 3, Block 3, Northside Highland Farms, Harris County, Texas, from a Low Density Single-Family Residential (SF1) Zoning District to a General Commercial (GC) Zoning District.]

ITEM, UH, TWO B.

SO IT'LL BE CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.7 ACRES OF 5,600 CONLEY ROAD, LIKE I JUST DESCRIBED, UH, FROM LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE BACK UP.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF REGARDING THIS? IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM TWO B.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO B.

SECOND, A MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM AS, UH, OF THE ITEM TWO B AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE

[a. Consider an ordinance for the second and final reading of the proposed limited purpose annexation of approximately 223.2868 acres of land situated in the Chambers County School Land Survey, Abstract 321, Chambers County, Texas.]

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE PROPOSED LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 223.2 8 6 8 2 8 6 8 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN CHAMBERS COUNTY SCHOOL LAND SURVEY ABSTRACT.

3, 2, 1.

CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, AGAIN, MARTIN SCRIBNER FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

UH, THIS IS SECOND READING ON THIS ONE, ALSO KNOWN AS, UH, C-C-M-U-D NUMBER THREE.

UM, THIS IS, UH, ALSO HAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND AMERICAS LLC.

UM, YOU MAY REMEMBER, UH, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BACK IN MARCH.

UM, AND JUST, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A, A COUPLE OF NEW, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS TONIGHT, UH, I WANNA TAKE JUST A SECOND TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE LIMITED, UM, THE, THE LIMITED PROPOSED, OR EXCUSE ME, LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION, UH, UH, DOES FOR US.

BASICALLY WE'RE EXTENDING THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WHERE IT PERTAINS TO LAND DEVELOPMENT.

UM, SOMETIMES IT COULD INCLUDE, UM, HEALTH AND SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENT.

UM, WHAT HAPPENS IS WE DO NOT COLLECT PROPERTY TAXES, UH, FROM THAT.

BUT THEN WE ALSO DO NOT PROVIDE, UH, CERTAIN CITY SERVICES LIKE FIRE AND POLICE.

SO, UH, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT.

THIS IS THE SECOND READING.

UH, AND, UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? OKAY, SO I GUESS I WOULD, UM, WE CONSIDER THIS, UM, RED OR BECAUSE THIS IS CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE, SO IS THIS ITEM THREE A IN PARTICULAR ORDINANCE ITSELF DIFFERENT FROM ITEM THREE B? UH, THREE B IS, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THAT'S THE ONE THAT PLACES IT IN DISTRICT FIVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SECOND.

SO I WOULD ENTER A MOTION FOR ITEM THREE A FOR THIS TO BE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE.

A SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND.

ALRIGHT,

[b. Consider an ordinance for the newly limited purpose annexed properties generally described as being approximately 223.2868 acres of land situated in the Chambers County School Land Survey, Abstract 321, Chambers County, Texas, to be placed into Council District No. 5.]

IF ITEM THREE B, IT'S GONNA BE TO CONSIDER THIS, UH, NEWLY LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXED PROPERTY, UH, INTO, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.

SO TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM OUR NEW COUNCIL, WE NEED TO VOTE ON, OH, SORRY.

ALL THOSE A FAVOR.

ITEM TWO A, I MEAN, YEAH, THREE A, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY, ITEM CARRIES.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE B.

THANK YOU.

SO NOW WE'LL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NEWLY PER NEWLY ANNEXED, UH, PROPERTY, UH, INTO DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.

SO I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM, UH, COUNCILMAN POWELL FOR ITEM THREE B.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE B.

SECOND A MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM THREE B.

'CAUSE WE'LL VOTE ON THIS ONE.

ITEM FOUR A, CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPRO, THE 2021 CITY OF BAY TOWN STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, MR. WOOLERY OR MR. DAVIS? YES.

ALL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM THREE B, PLEASE SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

ALRIGHT, ITEM CARRIES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[4. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS]

UH, MAYOR COUNSEL, UH, AS NEEDED BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE CERTAINLY WILLING TO ENTERTAIN, UH, PUTTING THIS ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

THE, THE NEXT ONE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO REVIEW

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AND, AND HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH MYSELF OR, OR STAFF, UH, OR IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE TONIGHT, THAT OPTION IS, UH, UH, STILL AVAILABLE TO YOU, BUT, UH, RECOMMEND THAT IT'S, UH, IMPORTANT TO, TO, UH, GET THESE TO OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AS THEY BEGIN THEIR IMPORTANT WORK OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

ALRIGHT.

I MEAN, I, I GUESS FIRST I WOULD SAY, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY RESERVATIONS IF WITH, WITH, UH, THIS, AS THIS, I GUESS NEW AND IMPROVED PRIORITIES LIST? ANYBODY HAVE ANY RESERVATIONS? WOULD THEY THINK THEY NEED MORE TIME TO, TO RECONSIDER? IF NOT, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO A MOTION AT THIS POINT.

MAYOR.

I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE MORE, I LIKE THE VERBIAGE.

I LIKE THE, THE, THE INTENT THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THERE.

I'D LIKE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO, TO READ IT AND COMPARE IT TO THE ORIGINAL.

I JUST GOT IT.

JUST AS WE SAT DOWN AND OKAY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

STAFF HAS INDICATED THAT THEY, THEY DON'T MIND A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY.

I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER COMMENTS.

SO I WOULD LIKE, THAT'S FINE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THAT'S FINE.

I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S COMFORTABLE.

YEAH.

WITH THAT.

SO THEN I GUESS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE SUSPEND IT, SUSPEND THIS ITEM TILL THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS THE 2020 28TH.

28TH.

SO THE 28TH.

IT'LL BE PLACED ON THE 28TH AGENDA.

YES.

UH, MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE 28TH.

A MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE, THE MOTION PLEASE SAY AYE.

AGENDA ITEM FIVE A THROUGH J.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT.

[5. CONSENT All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.]

AND SO IS THERE ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO PULL ANY ITEMS OUT SPECIFICALLY? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR PRESENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH J.

MOTION.

ARE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE EXTENDED AGENDA AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY.

SIX A, RECEIVE THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO THE NEW OF THE NEW COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE A AND E COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[6. APPOINTMENTS]

SO, UM, WELL, WELL FIRST OFF ON, UM, COUNCILMAN HOSKINS DEPARTURE.

I DIDN'T NAME, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BENCO AS THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

UH, COUNCILMAN PRESLEY IS STILL THE CHAIR OF THE, UH, ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING COMMITTEE.

AND THEN, UH, NOW WITH NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, POWELL AND COUNCIL MEMBER LESTER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LESTER WILL SERVE ON THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING COMMITTEE.

AND COUNCILMAN POWELL WILL SERVE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

SO I GUESS YOU RECEIVE THEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CONFIRM.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY CONFIRMATION.

SO I GUESS WE CONSIDER THEM RECEIVED.

WE'RE OFFICIAL NOW, I GUESS, SO.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE OFFICIAL.

ALRIGHT, MOVE ON

[7. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.]

TO THE MANAGER'S REPORT.

WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR CLERK'S OFFICE, UH, FOR BEING THE 2025 STAR AWARD WINNER, RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN THE VITAL STATISTICS REGISTRATION PROCESS.

THIS IS ANOTHER FEATHER IN THEIR CAP.

THEY'RE SUCH AN EXCELLENT OFFICE AND, AND, UH, REALLY AN EXAMPLE TO OUR WHOLE ORGANIZATIONAL PROFESSIONALISM.

AND SO WE SALUTE THEM.

UH, FOR THIS.

JUST TO, HATS OFF ALSO TO OFFICER JESSICA DURANTE, UH, A CITIZEN CHRISTINA BROWN RAN OUTTA GAS ON PETER I 10 NEAR SLANDER.

SHE TRIED HER ONSTAR, UH, PROGRAM THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT VERY WELL FOR HER.

SO, UH, ALONG COMES OFFICER DURANTE AND, AND STAYED WITH, UH, MS. BROWN UNTIL SHE, UH, RECEIVED THE ASSISTANCE THAT SHE NEEDED.

AND, UH, MS. BROWN SAID THAT HOW CALMING THE DEMEANOR WAS OF OFFICER DURANTE AND, AND, UH, UH, MADE HER FEEL A LOT SAFER AND AT EASE.

SO APPRECIATE HER, UH, TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW OFF OUR CORE VALUE OF CARING.

WE SALUTE THE 9 1 1 TEAM OF BRETT MENZEL, SUPERVISOR LAURA NICHOLAS, AS WELL AS ALEXANDRA CONWAY AND FI NUNAN, WHO WERE ABLE TO SPEND 30 MINUTES ON THE PHONE WITH A SUICIDAL CALLER.

HMM, UH, NOT TOO LONG AGO.

AND LOCATE THE CALLER DURING THAT CALL ALL THE WHILE HANDLING ALL THE OTHER CALLS COMING IN.

UH, SO WE'RE PROUD OF THEIR PATIENCE, EMPATHY, AND PROFESSIONALISM.

UH, HATS OFF TO OUR PARKS.

UH, OWN TONY OLA FOR BEING NAMED THE PARKS PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR BY THE TRAPS EAST REGION.

UH, BAYTOWN PARKS AND RECREATION ALSO RECEIVED THE ATHLETICS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, THE OUTDOOR RECREATION PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, AND THE LEISURE AND CULTURAL ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD ENTITLED UMBRELLA ALLEY.

UH, I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS JC THOMAS, ALSO FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.

APPARENTLY HE RECEIVED A MONEY ORDER IN THE MAIL THAT WAS INTENDED TO PAY SOMEBODY'S TAX LIABILITY.

AND, UH, HE NOT ONLY RETURNED THE MONEY ORDER, UH, TO THE SENDER, BUT ALSO INCLUDED A NOTE, UH, DETAILING THE ADDRESSES OF PHONE NUMBERS OF

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THE VARIOUS TAX AGENCIES WHERE, UH, THIS PERSON MIGHT REDIRECT THEIR, UH, THEIR TAX PAYMENTS.

SO I APPRECIATE, OF COURSE, HIS INTEGRITY, HIS HONESTY IN HIS, AND GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO TO HELP OUT THE CITIZEN.

PROBABLY COULD HAVE JUST SAID RETURN TO SENDER AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

BUT HE WROTE A PERSONAL NOTE TO THEM.

SO THAT'S, THAT JUST SHOWS OFF, UH, REALLY THE KIND OF PERSON THAT JC IS.

HE'S AN EXCELLENT INDIVIDUAL AND WE APPRECIATE HIM.

ALSO, UH, JOIN WITH ME AND CONGRATULATING OUR NEWEST, UH, UH, POLICE CERTIFICATE, UH, UH, RECIPIENTS.

OFFICER CALVIN CHIVER IS A NEW MASTER POLICE OFFICER.

BARRY CALVERT IS ALSO A MASTER POLICE OFFICER AND NOT TO BE OUTDONE, UH, ROAMING B, RIGHT? IS THAT HOW YOU SPELL HIS NAME? ROAMING.

ROAMING.

THIS DOESN'T MEAN HE IS WALKING ALL OVER TOWN.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE NAME ROAMING B UH, RECEIVED HIS ADVANCED PEACE OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE.

OF COURSE, UH, WE KNOW OFFICER B, WE'VE HAD A ENOUGH EXCHANGE, VERY POLITE, UH, YOUNG GUY.

HE'S, UH, ACTUALLY NATIVE OF CHINA I BELIEVE.

SO, UH, CONGRATULATE HIM ALSO OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

JUST PROUD OF ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR, OUR STAFF IS DOING AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU.

SO NOW

[8. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT A.

WE WILL NOW RECESS AND, AND TWO AND CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR COMP CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

SO I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN A MEETING WITH THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I THINK COUNCILWOMAN, UH, RADO HAD SHE WANTED TO, UH, MAKE A COMMENT.

YES.

UM, A COMMENT AND WELL FOR THOSE OF US STILL WITH US HERE TONIGHT, AND THE BAYTOWN TV LAND .

UM, SO WE HAVE THE IT'S TIME TEXAS CHALLENGE THAT IT'S COME UP AGAIN THIS YEAR.

UM, I TOOK THE PLEDGE LAST NIGHT, UM, TO SIGN ON FOR ITS TIME TEXAS, WHICH IS, UM, A PLEDGE AND A CHALLENGE TO BRING A HEALTHIER YOU A HEALTHIER COM, UH, COMMUNITY, UM, ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SIGN ON.

AND SO I'M HERE TO CHALLENGE MY, UM, FELLOW COUNSEL MEMBERS TO TAKE ON THIS PLEDGE WITH ME AND SIGN ON TO ITS TIME TEXAS IS THERE AND ANYONE ELSE THAT IS HERE AND HAS NOT DONE IT MAY ALSO SIGN UP.