Jun 24, 2021 BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL MEETING

ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ITEM TWO A, RECOGNIZE CITY OF BAYTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.

ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES.

[a. Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service.]

GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.

UM, I WILL POINT OUT THAT ONE OF OUR LAST, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT IS RECOGNIZED TONIGHT, CALVIN RUDO, UM, IS ACTUALLY RETIRING.

HIS LAST DAY IS TOMORROW, SO BE B.

LAURIE ADAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST WITH HUMAN RESOURCES.

ALYSSA LEVEL CLERK WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

ERIC INGRAM, UTILITY MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

EILEEN ETT, COLLECTION SUPERVISOR WITH UTILITY BILLING.

BRANDON HAAS, UTILITY MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

LEE EDMONDSON, CORPORAL WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AUSTIN LITTLE CREW LEADER WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

AARON CROW, SERGEANT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CA RID CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR TWO WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEER.

CAL RETO BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON JUNE 17TH, 1991, WORKING AS A UTILITY MAINTENANCE WORKER IN UTILITY TRANSMISSION DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS, WHERE HE MAINTAINED THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM, ENSURING THE DELIVERY OF SUPERIOR WATER TO OUR RESIDENTS.

AFTER A YEAR, CALVIN TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE STREETS DIVISION AND BECAME A STREET SWEEPER OPERATOR, MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS OF OUR ROADWAYS.

DURING HIS NINE YEARS IN THE STREETS DIVISION, HE ALSO RECEIVED CROSS TRAINING AS A CONCRETE FINISHER.

AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF, HE MOVED OVER TO THAT POSITION AND SERVED THERE FOR 10 YEARS AS A CONCRETE FINISHER, CALVIN CONSTRUCTED MILES OF SIDEWALKS, INCLUDING THOSE AROUND GARTH ROAD AND IN GINGER CREEK.

AS A RESULT OF HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, CALVIN PROMOTED TO CREW CHIEF IN THE STREETS DIVISION, WHERE HE SUPERVISED 12 EMPLOYEES FOR FIVE YEARS.

IN DECEMBER OF 2015, CALVIN PROMOTED AGAIN TO THE POSITION OF QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR FOR THE STREETS DIVISION, WHERE HE INSPECTS CITY PROJECTS PERFORMED BY CONTRACTORS AS AN INSPECTOR, HE ENSURES QUALITY CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS, CURBS, GUTTERS, STREET PANELS, DRIVEWAYS, AND STORM DRAINAGE STRUCTURES.

HE INSPECTS OVER $1 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS EVERY YEAR.

CALVIN'S LOYALTY, DEDICATION, AND WORK ETHIC HAVE MADE HIM AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF OUTSIDE OF WORK.

CALVIN IS INVOLVED WITH HIS CHURCH ABIDING FAITH WHERE HE SERVES AS A DEACON AND HE LEADS THE GROUNDS TO CALVIN ENJOYS COOKING WITH HIS WIFE CYNTHIA,

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WHO SAYS HE IS A GRILL MASTER.

PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE CALVIN RIDDLE FOR 30 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR CITY STAFF FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.

WE DO APPRECIATE IT.

[a. Receive a presentation concerning the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee.]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE A, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION CONCERNING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UH, MR. DAVIS, I ALSO SEE THAT OUR SPAC CHAIRPERSON, MS. KELLY WILLIAMS DID SIGN UP TO SPEAK.

YES, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE LAUNCHING INTO OUR SECOND STRATEGIC COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, UH, AND THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE A GREAT SPEC, UH, THIS YEAR.

UH, AND I THINK, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SERVE ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING.

I DO, UH, COMMITTEE AND, AND, UH, WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE, UH, MS. KELLY WILLIAMS, UH, WHO WILL HAVE A LOT MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM HERE.

SO TAKE IT AWAY, KELLY.

THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS.

UM, HI EVERYBODY.

UH, AS MENTIONED, I'M KELLY WILLIAMS AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE, UH, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BAYTOWN STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, OR SPAC, AND, UH, GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS SO FAR.

UM, THERE ARE 10 VOLUNTEERS IN OUR GROUP, UH, WHO MAKE UP THE SPAC COMMITTEE.

UM, AND WE COME FROM ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND AREAS OF THE CITY, AND WE HAVE ALL, UH, DIFFERENT INTERESTS.

UM, I'M THE CHAIR, SO I'LL, UH, INTRODUCE MYSELF FIRST.

UM, I'VE LIVED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF BAYTOWN IN DISTRICT ONE, UH, FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.

UM, I APPLIED FOR THIS SPAC COMMITTEE BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE, UH, AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SHAPING THE DEVELOPMENT, UM, OF OUR CITY.

I HAVE THREE KIDS THAT RANGE FROM 19 TO SEVEN YEARS OLD, SO, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, BOTH NOW FOR ALL AGE GROUPS, UH, AND FOR, UH, THE FUTURE SO THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN A LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY.

UM, THAT'S ENOUGH ABOUT ME.

UH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT.

UH, SO IF YOU GUYS WANNA COME UP AND MAYBE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHY YOU JOINED.

I THINK WE HAVE A FEW MINUTES IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME UP, ANYBODY, AND THEN I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M DR.

TOMMY SMITH.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR COUNCILWOMAN BETTEN COURTS DISTRICT.

I WAS BORN AND EDUCATED HERE IN BAYTOWN, WENT AWAY TO THE EAST COAST FOR SCHOOL AND CAME BACK ABOUT 16 YEARS AGO.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BEING AT HOME.

UM, ON THE COMMITTEE, I TRY TO PROMOTE INCLUSION AND A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR EVERYONE HERE IN BAYTOWN.

ANYBODY ELSE WANNA COME UP? HELLO? UM, MY NAME IS ANGEL SINGH, AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN BAYTOWN FROM LAST 23 YEARS, AND I LIVE IN NORTHEAST PART OF THE TOWN, AND I WANT OF A TOWN TO LOOK MORE GREEN, AND WE WANT TO PLANT AND BREATHE IN A GOOD AIR.

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

UM, I'M NICHOLAS RICE.

I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF BAYTOWN.

I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 21 YEARS, AND ONE OF THE REASONS I APPLIED TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

I SUB A NATIVE OF BAYTOWN.

I DO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, CONNECTIONS WITH, UM, STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEE COLLEGE, UM, CIVIC GROUPS.

SO ENGAGING THOSE STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PROCESS, AND I BELIEVE THAT I CAN HELP WITH THAT.

SPAC COMMITTEE KICKED OFF, UH, ON MARCH 31ST WITH AN ORIENTATION MEETING, AND SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO ESTABLISH THE TIMELINE THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE.

OKAY, THANKS EVERYBODY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE A DIVERSE GROUP.

UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF THE SAME GOALS, UH, AND INTERESTS, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, AND TO THAT REGARD, WE'VE DEVELOPED A MISSION STATEMENT, UM, TO GUIDE OUR PROCESS.

THIS SAYS, WE WILL LISTEN TO THE ASPIRATIONS AND CONCERNS OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY ON A REFRESHED IMAGINE BAYTOWN COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIC PLAN THAT BUILDS ON RECENT PROGRESS, CONSIDERS THE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY, AND CLEARLY COMMUNICATES OUR ACTION PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MEASURING SUCCESS AND HAVING ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE'LL DO THIS BY FOLLOWING FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

UH, WE WILL FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE PROCESS REACHING OUT TO ALL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND CITIZEN GROUPS.

WE'LL STRIVE TO BOOST PARTICIPATION UTILIZING THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS.

WE'LL DEVELOP A DATA-DRIVEN PLAN USING THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A WIDE RANGING NOTHING OFF THE TABLE APPROACH SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE WANTS AND NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE

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UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE NEARING THE END OF OUR TWO MONTH LAUNCH PHASE, AND DURING THIS TIME, WE'VE BEEN FORMULATING OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN AND DEVELOPING A STRATEGY AND A TIMELINE.

WE'VE PRIORITIZED OUR DATA GATHERING MEANS AND METHODS AND IDENTIFIED CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR POTENTIAL OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES.

A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR STRATEGY INVOLVES INCREASING PARTICIPATION THROUGH OUR UPDATED COMMUNITY SURVEY.

AS OUR LAUNCH PHASE WRAPS UP, WE'LL HEAD INTO THE LONGEST PORTION OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, WHICH IS THE DATA GATHERING PHASE.

THIS IS REALLY THE HEART OF OUR PROGRAM AND IS WHERE WE ACTIVELY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, UM, IN BOTH A COMBINATION OF IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL OUTREACH.

ALTHOUGH I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT DATA GATHERING IN A FEW MINUTES.

UH, WE DID INTENTIONALLY PLAN FOR THIS PHASE TO RUN THROUGH AUGUST SO THAT WE CAPTURE THE BACK TO SCHOOL AUDIENCE.

THE NEXT STEP WILL BE ANALYSIS, WHICH WILL RUN FROM AUGUST THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

UH, AND THIS PHASE, THIS SPAC COMMITTEE WILL GET TO WORK, UH, COMPILING, REVIEWING, AND ANALYZING ALL THE INFORMATION COLLECTED DURING THE DATA GATHERING, AND WILL START TO INTERPRET THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND WANTS, UH, BASED ON THE DATA WE'VE RECEIVED AND START PRIORITIZING DIRECTIVES.

AS WE MOVE INTO OCTOBER, OUR COMMITTEE WILL BEGIN THE COMPOSITION PHASE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE ACTIVELY DRAFTING OR REFINING THE ACTUAL STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, AND WE'LL CLEARLY CREATE OUR LIST OF DIRECTIVES, INITIATIVES, AND MILESTONES.

ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL IS TO PREPARE A FINAL REPORT, WHICH WE'VE TARGETED FOR COMPLETION IN NOVEMBER.

AT THAT TIME, THE PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN WILL HAVE BEEN FINALIZED, AND WE'LL RETURN TO PRESENT IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND ADOPTION.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE'LL HAND IT ALL BACK TO Y'ALL FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND WE'LL CONCLUDE OUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.

SO THAT'S OUR OVERALL TIMELINE, AND AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE CURRENTLY COMPLETING THE LAUNCH PHASE, WHICH MEANS THINGS ARE GETTING REALLY EXCITING FOR OUR TEAM.

UH, AS WE ENTER DATA GATHERING, WE'RE ACTIVELY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGING COMPLETION OF THE SURVEY.

UH, THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, FOCUS GROUPS, UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP HAS BEEN, UH, ASSISTING US AND ARE CREATING PR AND MEDIA KIT MATERIALS, UH, SUCH AS BANNERS, FLYERS, RACK CARDS, UH, THAT WE CAN DISTRIBUTE IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, IN PARTICULAR, UH, FOR OUR 4TH OF JULY EVENT COMING UP, WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE PREPARING ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION IN THE BAYTOWN SUN.

WE'LL PARTNER WITH LOCAL INDUSTRIES, UH, TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT, AND WE'LL PARTNER WITH GOOSE CREEK, CISD, UH, FOR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS, UH, TO REACH STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.

OUR INTENT FOR ALL OF THESE EVENTS IS TO REACH AS MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE OUR SURVEY AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

UH, WE'RE ALSO PLANNING TO PRODUCE A SHORT VIDEO FOR SOCIAL MEDIA TO BOTH INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND OUR PURPOSE.

SO WE HOPE YOU'LL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT AS WELL.

AS PART OF OUR PLANNING, THE SPAC COMMITTEE HAS IDENTIFIED KEY GROUPS AND POTENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP US ENGAGE, FIRST AND FOREMOST OUR GOALS TO REACH AS MANY RESIDENTS AND POTENTIAL RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EVENTS, ACROSS THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE CITY AND VARIOUS CIVIC AND SOCIAL GROUPS.

WE'RE ALSO ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AT ALL AGE GROUPS AND HAVE TARGETED SOME YOUTH SPECIFIC OUTREACH LIKE THE TEEN ROUNDTABLE, SO THAT WE CAPTURE THEIR VISION FOR OUR FUTURE IN BAYTOWN AS WELL.

UH, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, UH, AS MENTIONED WILL INCLUDE THE CHAMBER, LEE COLLEGE INDUSTRY PARTNERS, MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS FACILITIES.

UM, HAVING A LARGE AND DIVERSE RESPONSE TO OUR SURVEY WILL ALLOW OUR COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES THAT TRULY REPRESENT THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY THEMSELVES.

AND AS I'VE MENTIONED, THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IS, UH, THE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY.

UM, SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE.

WE'VE TAKEN THE PREVIOUS 2016, UH, IMAGINE BAYTOWN SURVEY FOR COMPARISON DATA AND MADE A FEW UPDATES TO REFLECT CURRENT GOALS.

IT'S DESIGNED TO BE EASY AND TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO COMPLETE AND INCLUDES QUESTIONS, UH, SUCH AS WHAT YOU LIKE AND DON'T LIKE ABOUT BAYTOWN, AND ASK FOR FEEDBACK ON FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS AND WHAT CITIZENS MIGHT CHANGE IF THEY WERE IN CHARGE.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET INPUT FROM NON-RESIDENTS AS WELL, SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING DISTRIBUTION TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE CITY SO THAT WE CAN CAPTURE THEIR INSIGHT ON WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE OR HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR REPUTATION TO ENSURE LONG-TERM GROWTH.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ON SCHEDULE, UM, AND OUR OFFICIAL SURVEY LAUNCH DATE IS, UH, JULY 4TH.

UM, I THINK IF YOU'RE FEELING REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT, I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S ACTUALLY UP AND RUNNING ON THE BAYTOWN ENGAGE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW.

UM, ON BEHALF OF THE SPAC COMMITTEE, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRODUCING A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT REPRESENTS ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.

UH, MYSELF AND MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WOULD BE

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HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND WE PLEASE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COMPLETE AND SHARE THE SURVEY.

THANK YOU, MRS. WILLIAMS. MR. DAVIS, ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? I'M JUST OVER HERE KIND OF GLOWING BECAUSE I JUST, AS YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIC PLANNING IS, UH, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT A, THAT A CITY OR TOWN CAN ENGAGE IN ACTUALLY ASKING OUR, OUR RESIDENTS WHAT THEY BELIEVE WILL MOST LIKELY ELEVATE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, ENRICH THEIR LIVES.

UH, AND YOU ALL ACT LIKE YOU'VE DONE THIS THREE OR FOUR TIMES, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AND, AND, UH, UH, EXPECT REALLY GREAT THINGS.

DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE A COMMENT? YES, MA'AM.

UM, I, I DO WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR TIME.

I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE.

YOU ARE ALL A MODEL, JUST LIKE WE HAD THE FIRST SPAC, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WENT TO TML, WE HAD A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR MODEL FOUR, UM, INVOLVING OUR CITIZENS WITHIN THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND SO I KNOW OTHER CITIES ARE LOOKING TOWARDS US AND WHAT WE DO, AND, UM, I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

I, I THINK ONCE WE INVOLVE CITIZENS, IT INVOLVES 'EM AS PART OF OUR PROCESS, UM, IN CREATING THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THAT.

SO, UM, I'M ALSO HAPPY TO SEE SUCH A DIVERSE COMMITTEE AND A LOT OF NEW FRESH FACES THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN, UM, VOLUNTEER ON ONE OF OUR COMMITTEES BEFORE.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME IN DOING THIS.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SITTING WHERE YOU'RE SITTING FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN I SERVED ON THE FIRST SPAC, AND IT WAS A REALLY FUN AND FULFILLING EXPERIENCE FOR ME, AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GOING TO ENJOY IT.

AND REALLY, IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOTIVATED ME TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL ONCE WE WERE COMPLETE, BECAUSE I HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME ON THAT COMMITTEE AND BELIEVE SO MUCH IN THE PLAN THAT WE CAME UP WITH, I WANTED TO SEE IT THROUGH.

SO I HOPE, UH, YOU ENJOY THE PROCESS AS MUCH AS I DID, AND, AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE, I HOPE TO SEE YOU ON MORE COMMITTEES AND MAYBE RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL ONE DAY.

THAT'S INSPIRING .

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE B.

ALRIGHT,

[b. Receive and discuss an update of the Comprehensive Plan 2040.]

RECEIVE AND DISCUSS AN UPDATE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040.

AND I DO HAVE A CITIZEN THAT DID SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM AS WELL.

, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

I'M FRANKIE LINDER.

I'M WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

UM, SO WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040, UM, WHICH EXPLORES THE EXISTING CITY CONDITIONS AND STATISTICS.

UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A POP-UP EXHIBIT AT THE LIBRARY WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN GO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DRAFT REPORT AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE A SURVEY THERE THAT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE, UM, AND ANYBODY WHO COMPLETES THE SURVEY GETS ENTERED INTO A, UH, A RAFFLE TO WIN SOME TICKETS TO PIRATES BAY WATERPARK.

IT'S A FAMILY OF FOUR PACK, SO WE'RE PRETTY, WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE COMMUNITY SO FAR WITH THAT.

UM, BUT, UH, TONIGHT, UM, MEREDITH DANG, ONE OF OUR CONSULTANTS, UM, WILL BE PRESENTING A SUMMARY, UH, OF SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXISTING REPORT AND ALSO START TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS AS WE TRANSITION TO THE NEXT PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL INVITE MEREDITH TO COME UP HERE AND BEGIN AND I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

AND, UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, MRS. DAY IS THE ONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE JOINING YOU AGAIN THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON PLAN 2040, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UH, MY NAME IS MEREDITH D I'M WITH KENDA K COLLABORATIVE.

I'M THE PRACTICE LEADER FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING.

I'M ALSO JOINED TONIGHT BY MCC COLLEAGUE GARY MITCHELL, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF KKC, AND TOGETHER WITH OUR SUB-CONSULTANT PARTNERS, UH, CDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND GUNA CORPORATION, WE'RE ASSISTING THE CITY IN UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO TONIGHT I WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO SINCE THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT THE PROJECT BACK IN THE END OF JANUARY.

AND THEN PROVIDE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXISTING CITY DRAFT REPORT, AND THEN GET SOME, UH, REACTIONS AND FEEDBACK ON OUR DRAFT POPULATION PROJECTIONS, AND THEN ALSO GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSED GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND POTENTIAL PRIORITIES FOR THE PLAN AS WE MOVE FORWARD

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SO WE HAVE BEEN, UH, WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THE EXISTING CITY PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH AGAIN, LOOKS AT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TODAY, UH, SINCE WE LAST MET WITH YOU IN JANUARY.

SO DURING THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD FIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND RESIDENTS, UM, MET WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND INPUT ON THE PLAN AND PROCESS.

I HAD TWO MEETINGS WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR CPAC UTILIZE THE BAYTOWN ENGAGE WEBSITE THROUGH INTERACTIVE MAPPING AND SURVEYS.

AND AS FRANKIE MENTIONED, WE HAVE A, UM, TWO WEEK OPEN HOUSE POP-UP EVENT OCCURRING, UM, NOW THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY AT THE LIBRARY.

SO AFTER, UH, THE EXISTING CITY WRAPS UP OR KIND OF TRANSITIONING, LOOKING FORWARD TOWARDS THE FUTURE CITY PHASE, WHICH WILL BE, UH, KIND OF LAUNCHING AFTER WE WRAP UP THE PLAN DIRECTION HERE TONIGHT WITH YOU ALL.

AND THE FUTURE CITY PHASE IS WHERE WE REALLY START TO DIG INTO SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE CITY TO PURSUE AS IT LOOKS TOWARD THE YEAR 2040.

WE'LL THEN PROCEED INTO IMPLEMENTATION LATER THIS FALL AND WINTER.

AND THEN FINALLY WRAP UP THE PLAN COMING BEFORE YOU NEXT WINTER, UH, THIS WINTER AND EARLY NEXT SPRING, UM, WITH A DRAFT TARGETED DATE FOR PLAN ADOPTION NEXT MARCH, 2022.

SO THE EXISTING CITY REPORT, AS I MENTIONED, DIGS DOWN INTO SOME OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE MAJOR TOPIC AREAS COVERED BY THE PLAN.

AND THE DRAFT REPORT IS AVAILABLE NOW ON THE BAYTOWN ENGAGE WEBSITE, AND WE'RE GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND RESIDENTS ON THAT DRAFT REPORT.

BUT I PULLED JUST A FEW OF THE DATA ITEMS FROM THAT PLAN THAT HAVE HELPED FRAME OUR THINKING AS WE HEAD INTO, UH, THE FUTURE CITY PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

AND I'LL RUN THROUGH THOSE NOW.

ONE, IN LOOKING AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS, ONE ITEM THAT STRUCK US WAS THE, THE RELATIVE YOUTH OF THE CITY.

SO THE MEDIAN AGE IS LOWER IN BAYTOWN THAN ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION AND STATE, AND ALMOST A THIRD OF ALL RESIDENTS IN THE CITY ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

AND ALMOST 40% OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY ARE HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE CHILDREN.

SO KNOWING THAT BAYTOWN IS ATTRACTIVE TO FAMILIES, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE FAMILIES NEED AND DESIRE IN THE CITY.

IN LOOKING AT, AT HOUSING, WE REALIZE THAT HOUSING IS NOT ATTAINABLE FOR MANY IN TERMS OF AFFORDABILITY.

SO THIS WAS PARTICULARLY STARK WHEN WE LOOKED AT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR RENTERS.

WE FOUND THAT OVER 40% OF RENTERS IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ARE PAYING MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME TOWARDS HOUSING COSTS, WHICH IS A COMMON BAROMETER WHEN LOOKING AT, UM, AFFORDABILITY.

AND JUST TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE, 43% OF ALL RESIDENTS IN, UH, BAYTOWN ARE, ARE RENTERS, OR RATHER, ALL 43% OF ALL HOUSING UNITS ARE RENTER OCCUPIED AND 56% OF HOUSING UNITS ARE OWNER OCCUPIED.

WOW.

TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND MOBILITY IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP, UH, QUITE A BIT ALREADY.

AND I KNOW CAME UP, UM, IN OUR LAST MEETING WITH YOU ALL IN JANUARY AS WELL.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND PLANNED AND ONGOING ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS THE GARTH ROAD PHASED PROJECT.

SO PERHAPS UNSURPRISINGLY, THE, THE ROAD IN IN BAYTOWN THAT GETS THE MOST DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUME IS I 10 JUST DUE TO ITS SIZE, AND THERE'S OVER 97,000 CARS A DAY ON AVERAGE THAT TRAVEL ON I 10 THROUGH BAYTOWN.

SO JUST TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT, IN THE YEAR 2000, SO 20 YEARS AGO, THAT SAME SEGMENT OF ROADWAY HAD 55,000 VEHICLES A DAY.

SO JUST IN, IN 20 YEARS.

UH, AND OF COURSE NOW THIS PLAN IS LOOKING 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, SO WE NEED TO START TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE IN 2040.

AND THEN, UM, THE, ONE OF THE OTHER HIGHEST VOLUME ROADWAYS IS NEAR THE STATE HIGHWAY 1 46 SPUR, THREE 30 INTERCHANGE THERE THAT, UM, INTERCHANGE GETS OVER 82,000 VEHICLES A DAY.

AND AGAIN, FOR CONTEXT AND COMPARISON, 20 YEARS AGO IN THE YEAR 2000, THAT ROADWAY HAD 45,000 VEHICLES A DAY.

SO I THINK THAT'S, UH, A TESTAMENT NOT ONLY TO THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENED IN BAYTOWN, BUT ALSO TO THE EMPLOYMENT THAT IS HERE AND, AND THOSE THAT ARE COMING IN TO WORK IN BAYTOWN, NOT JUST THOSE THAT LIVE IN BAYTOWN.

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ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THAT STRUCK US IN OUR EXISTING CITY WORK WAS THE REALLY VIBRANT HERITAGE THAT THAT IS HERE IN BAYTOWN AND WHAT AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAY TOWN'S IDENTITY THAT THAT HERITAGE AND HISTORY IS, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURAL RESOURCES THERE, THERE ARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND ONE THING WE NOTICED WAS THAT THERE'S NOT ALWAYS AN, AN AWARENESS OF ALL OF THOSE RESOURCES IN TERMS OF THINGS LIKE VISITORS KNOWING, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE ALL THE DIFFERENT HISTORICAL MARKERS ARE.

UM, AND FOR NEW RESIDENTS MAYBE NOT KNOWING THE HISTORY OF HOW BAYTOWN WAS FORMED AND CAME TOGETHER FROM THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

AND IN LOOKING AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ONE ITEM THAT STRUCK US WAS JUST THE, THE REALLY STRONG TOURISM THAT THERE IS NOT ONLY FROM UM, OUT OF STATE, BUT JUST REGIONALLY AS WELL, AMENITIES THAT HELP PROVIDE QUALITY OF LIFE TO RESIDENTS LIKE PIRATES BAY WATERPARK, OR ALSO A REGIONAL TOURISM DRAW.

UM, 2020 WAS OBVIOUSLY A, A A WEIRD YEAR FOR THE WATERPARK AND REALLY FOR ALL THINGS.

UM, BUT IN 2019, WHICH WAS THE LAST, UH, FULL SEASON AT THE WATERPARK, UM, THERE WERE 156,000, UH, VISITORS TO PIRATES BAY.

AND THOSE WEREN'T, THOSE WEREN'T ALL FROM BAYTOWN RESIDENTS.

SO, UH, THAT'S DEFINITELY A TOURISM DRAW THAT HELPS TO BRING IN DOLLARS TO THE CITY AS WELL.

MAYBE YOU COME WITH YOUR FAMILY, MAYBE YOU, UM, YOU KNOW, A RESTAURANT, ET CETERA.

SO SPENDING DOLLARS IN BAYTOWN, UM, A STUDY THAT THE CITY CONDUCTED IN 2017 FOUND THAT VISITORS IN BAYTOWN SPENT OVER $208 MILLION IN 2017.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IS HOW CAN BAYTOWN BETTER, UH, CAPITALIZE AND BUILD ON THIS TOURISM BASE? THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IS AS THE CITY HAS BEEN GROWING, THE CITY HAS BEEN MAKING THE NEEDED INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES THAT ACCOMPANY THAT GROWTH.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS THE, AN NEW ANIMAL SERVICES AND ADOPTION CENTER AND NEW PARKS BUILDING.

SO ALL OF THESE INVESTMENTS THAT, THAT ARE OCCURRING IN PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE REALLY GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE GROWTH THAT'S BEEN OCCURRING.

THIS IS MY LAST ONE HERE.

UM, THERE IS JUST A LOT OF GREAT STUFF GOING ON IN BAYTOWN, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT JUST ONE OF THOSE POSITIVE STORIES THAT'S, THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR, AND THAT'S IN 2020.

THERE WERE ONLY TWO CITIES IN TEXAS THAT RECEIVED, UH, A NEW SCENIC CITY CERTIFICATION.

ONE WAS BAYTOWN AND THE OTHER WAS THE CITY OF SALINA.

AND THERE'S ONLY 85 CITIES IN TEXAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED THIS CERTIFICATION, WHICH RECOGNIZES CITIES THAT HAVE SHOWN THEIR COMMITMENT TO HIGH QUALITY SCENIC STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SPACES, INCLUDING FOR SIGNAGE AND LANDSCAPING.

AND THIS SCREENSHOT HERE IS ACTUALLY THE, THE HOMEPAGE OF THE SCENIC CITY TEXAS WEBSITE.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE, UH, THE CI THE YOU'LL, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE, UH, THAT PHOTOGRAPH OF, OF THE BRIDGE.

AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE WORDS GETTING OUT, GREAT THINGS ARE, ARE HAPPENING IN, IN BAYTOWN, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THOSE POSITIVE STORIES COME THROUGH WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT.

BEFORE I TRANSITION TO THE POPULATION PROJECTION, I WANTED TO PAUSE AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DRAFT EXISTING CITY REPORT OR DATA? NO.

SO POPULATION PROJECTIONS.

WE PERFORM THESE DURING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE THEY ARE USED FOR THINGS LIKE LOOKING AT, LIKE I MENTIONED WITH THE TRAFFIC.

UH, WHAT WILL THE POPULATION BE LIKE IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT WILL THE IMPACTS OF THAT GROWTH BE ON THINGS LIKE THE ROAD NETWORK, ON INFRASTRUCTURE, ON THE NEED FOR CITY FACILITIES AND LAND USE.

SO HOW WILL LAND USES CHANGE AS THE POPULATION GROWS? SO AS WE ALL KNOW, IT IS HURRICANE SEASON.

UH, WELCOME TO, UH, WELCOME TO JUNE.

AND SO I, I LIKE TO USE THIS SLIDE TO REITERATE THE POINT THAT, UM, POPULATION PROJECTIONS ARE JUST THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROJECTIONS.

SO I LIKE TO THINK OF THEM AS HAVING THAT, THAT CONE OF UNCERTAINTY LIKE WE SEE WITH THE HURRICANES, UM, WHEN THEY DO THEIR MODELING.

SO, UM, I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THIS IS A MAGIC NUMBER, THAT THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE YEAR 2040, BUT MORE AS A, AS A RANGE OF, UM, POSSIBILITIES THAT BAYTOWN MAY SEE IN THE FUTURE WITH ITS POPULATION.

SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS ON, ON THIS CHART, SO I'M GONNA, UM, UNPACK IT, UH, ONE BY ONE HERE.

UM, BUT THE, THE, THE REALLY HIGH LEVEL TAKEAWAY IS BAYTOWN IS GROWING AND WE EXPECT IT TO KEEP GROWING.

SO WHAT WE, UH, DID WAS WE'VE LOOKED AT, UM, HOW BAYTOWN HAS BEEN GROWING OVER TIME AND WHAT THOSE TRENDS MAY

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INDICATE FOR POPULATION GROWTH IN THE FUTURE.

SO WE STARTED WITH A BASE YEAR ESTIMATE FOR 2020.

THIS IS NOT THE CENSUS ESTIMATE, UM, WHICH HAVEN'T COME OUT YET FOR, FOR 2020, BUT THIS IS FROM THE TEXAS DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER, WHICH HAS THE 2020 ESTIMATED POPULATION FOR THE CITY AT JUST OVER 82,000.

AND THEN WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTIONS HERE.

ONE LOOKS AT WHAT, UM, IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF GROWTH AT, IN HARRIS COUNTY AND CHAMBERS COUNTY.

'CAUSE OF COURSE THERE'S A SMALL PORTION OF THE POPULATION OF BAYTOWN THAT IS WITHIN CHAMBERS COUNTY.

AND THE TEXAS DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER ACTUALLY DOES COUNTY LEVEL POPULATION PROJECTIONS, UM, WAY OUT INTO THE FUTURE.

SO WE LOOKED AT, UM, HOW THEY THINK HARRIS COUNTY WILL GROW AND HOW THEY THINK CHAMBERS COUNTY WILL GROW IN THE FUTURE.

AND THEN WE LOOKED AT WHAT PERCENT OF THAT OVERALL COUNTY POPULATION BAYTOWN MAKES UP.

AND WE RAN THE NUMBERS OF, OKAY, IF BAYTOWN KEEPS THAT SHARE OF ITS POPULATION IN HARRIS COUNTY AND CHAMBERS COUNTY, WHAT WOULD BAY TOWN'S POPULATION BE IN THE YEAR 2040? SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST PROJECTION THAT HAS, UM, BAYTOWN SITTING AT OVER 114,000 IN THE YEAR 2040.

UM, PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE HARRIS COUNTY IS PRO PROJECTED TO JUST KEEP ON GROWING VERY, VERY RAPIDLY AS IT HAS, UM, IN THE PAST, UM, DECADES.

THE NEXT NUMBER HERE, UM, WHAT'S LABELED AS STEADY NUMERIC GROWTH LOOKS AT HOW BAYTOWN HAS, UH, GROWN OVER THE DECADES.

AND WE USED THE, THE GROWTH THAT OCCURRED SET BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020.

WE SAID, OKAY, WHAT IF BAYTOWN KEPT GROWING AT THAT PACE IN THE FUTURE, WHAT WOULD ITS POPULATION BE? SO IT ADDS THAT SAME NUMBER OF JUST OVER 10,000 NEW RESIDENTS PER DECADE, WHICH WOULD PUT THE 2040 POPULATION AT JUST OVER 102,000.

AND THEN WE HAVE ONE HERE CALLED THE STEADY GROWTH RATE, WHICH LOOKS AT, OKAY, NOT THE ABSOLUTE NUMBER, BUT THE RATE OF GROWTH.

SO BAY TOWN'S GROWN AT A 1.3%, UM, AND OVER THE PAST, UM, THAT'S EACH YEAR.

SO WHEN WE APPLIED THAT, IT KIND OF ACTS LIKE THAT EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN YOUR, IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

SO YOU'RE BUILDING ON, UM, ON YOUR, ON YOUR BASE WITH THAT SAME RATE.

SO IT RESULTS IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER POPULATION THAN YOU SEE WITH THE STEADY NUMERIC GROWTH.

SO THAT PUT, WOULD PUT THE POPULATION AT JUST OVER 107,000.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT CONE OF, OF UNCERTAINTY.

UM, AND THEN THE, THE KIND OF NAISH NUMBER THERE IS, UH, THE MIDPOINT, WHICH IS JUST THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN THE HIGHER AND THE LOWER OF THE PROJECTIONS, WHICH WOULD PUT THE GROWTH, UM, AT THE POPULATION AT JUST OVER 108,000 IN THE YEAR 2040.

SO OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES THAT THAT COULD CHANGE THESE PROJECTIONS.

UM, NEW EMPLOYMENT CENTER, UM, MAJOR GLOBAL DISASTER PANDEMIC, WHO, WHO KNOWS WHAT, WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HOLD, BUT, UM, THESE NUMBERS ARE BASED ON LOOKING AT HOW BAYTOWN HAS, HAS GROWN, UM, IN THE PAST.

AND SO, UM, WITH THAT MIDPOINT NUMBER OF 108,000, IT CAN BE, IT CAN BE HARD TO CONCEPTUALIZE WHAT THIS ALL MEANS, UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, BAYTOWN.

SO I LIKE TO THINK OF IT IN TERMS OF WHAT WOULD THIS MEAN FOR THE CITY.

SO THIS IS, UM, WOULD BE OVER 26,000 NEW RESIDENTS FROM, UM, THE POPULATION TODAY.

AND IF YOU TAKE THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE IN BAYTOWN TODAY, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THOSE RESIDENTS ALL NEED SOME PLACE TO LIVE.

UH, THERE WOULD NEED TO BE OVER 9,200 NEW DWELLING UNITS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT POPULATION GROWTH.

SO, UM, AGAIN, THIS WOULD FEED INTO THINGS LIKE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE OF LAND USE WHEN WE DO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IS THERE ROOM FOR 9,000 NEW HOUSING UNITS? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WHERE COULD THEY GO? UM, SO WE'LL START TO UNTANGLE ALL OF THESE, UM, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT GROWTH PATTERNS AS AS WE START ON THE FUTURE CITY.

BUT I WANNA, I WANNA PAUSE HERE.

I'M GONNA TOGGLE BACK TO THIS SLIDE AND, UM, I'D LOVE TO GET Y'ALL'S REACTIONS.

DOES THAT GROWTH SEEM, UM, ABOUT RIGHT? DOES IT SEEM TOO LOW? DOES IT SEEM TOO HIGH? DOES IT JUST SEEM CRAZY? I, I, I GUESS TO ME, I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT WE'RE GROWING, BUT I THINK JUST TO SEE THESE NUMBERS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND, UM, IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE ASTONISHING .

UM, SO IT'S EXCITING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S LIKE, OH, , I HAD A QUESTION, QUESTION AND COMMENT.

THESE NUMBERS ARE BASED ON

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CITY LIMIT POPULATIONS, CORRECT? YES.

SO THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ETJ, ANY OF THE SURROUNDING MUDS AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.

AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IS THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE CITY.

RIGHT? BUT WE STILL HAVE TO PROVIDE THE TYPE OF SERVICES THAT THOSE RESIDENTS ARE GONNA DEMAND, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT CITY RESIDENTS.

MM-HMM .

SO IF WE'RE LOOKING IN, UH, 2040 TO BE A HUNDRED POTENTIALLY MAXIMUM, OR, OR SOMEWHERE AROUND 114,000 CITY POPULATION, CAN YOU ADD, DO THE QUICK MATH AND ADD ANOTHER 20, 40, 50,000 IN THE IMMEDIATE ETJ MUD DISTRICTS? THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG POPULATION TO HAVE TO START DEALING WITH.

YEAH, THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD POINT.

'CAUSE I LOOKED AT THIS DATA AND I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT WE WERE ALREADY AT A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE CENSUS DATA TO COME BACK TO, TO PROVE IT, BUT IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE, THE ETJ POPULATION GROWTH.

SO YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I HEAR A LOT IS, WELL, YOU KNOW, BAYTOWN IS, YOU KNOW, HUGE AND THIS AND THAT.

WELL, THE CITY IS PROBABLY AROUND THE 82, 84 5,000, BUT YOU ADD IN ALL THE, THE GROWING MUD DISTRICTS AND MORE COMING.

YEAH.

AND, AND THAT'S LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL 35 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN ON AN AVERAGE DAY, AND THAT'S TREMENDOUS.

UH, SO WE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH COMING OUR WAY, WHICH IS A GOOD AND BAD THING, , MR. DAVIS.

AND A SECOND CONSIDERATION IS THAT WE'RE AN EMPLOYMENT HUB.

MM-HMM .

AND, UH, NOT ONLY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ETG FOLKS, BUT THERE'S 20, 25,000 PEOPLE THAT COME INTO TOWN EVERY DAY, 24 7 INSIDE OUR CITY, UH, WORKING.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER DIMENSION, ALSO A POPULATION, EXCUSE ME.

AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, UM, THAT WHAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY DOING RIGHT NOW, WHEN A NEW DEVELOPMENT'S COMING IN, INSTEAD OF, UH, UH, ALLOWING A MUD, Y'ALL HAVE ACTUALLY TRANSITIONED TO A PI MM-HMM .

UM, AND WITH THAT PI WE'RE REQUIRING ANNEXATION, SO THEY WILL BE INSIDE CITY LIMITS FOR, FOR NEW ONES THAT WOULDN'T AFFECT THE EXIST.

YEAH.

NOW, UM, YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS ALREADY.

SO THIS ALSO INCLUDES LIKE OUR CHAMBERS COUNTY SIDE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAVE A, A BAYTOWN THAT'S IN CHAMBERS COUNTY.

YES.

DOES THAT INCLUDE THE, WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS? OKAY.

SO WHEN I DID THE CALCULATIONS, IT WAS LIKE 5% OF BAY TOWN'S POPULATION RIGHT NOW IS WITHIN THE CHAMBER COUNTY LIMITS.

MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE ORDER WRONG ON THAT.

SO OBVIOUSLY WHEN, UM, WHEN AND IF THE DECENNIAL CENSUS NUMBERS FOR 2020, UM, ARE OUR RELEASE, HOPEFULLY LATER THIS YEAR, UM, WE WILL LOOK AT, UM, THE 2020 ESTIMATE AND SEE, UM, IF THE PROJECTIONS ARE, ARE ON TRACK SO FAR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, UH, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE KIND OF PIVOTING NOW FROM THE EXISTING CONDITIONS TO LOOKING TOWARD IDENTIFYING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BAY TOWN'S FUTURE.

AND SO WE HAVE, UM, BASED ON, UM, THE CPAC MEETINGS, THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT SO FAR, UH, WE HAVE COME UP WITH TOP SEVEN PRIORITIES, THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING CONSISTENTLY IN THE ENGAGEMENT.

AND I'M GONNA, THESE ARE NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER, BY THE WAY, SO, SO IT'S NOT LIKE NUMBER ONE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, UM, BUT JUST SEVEN THINGS THAT, UM, ARE ON OUR RADAR THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE ARE TOUCHED UPON IN THE PLAN.

SO FOR EACH OF THESE, UM, IN YOUR BRIEFING PAPER, THERE ARE SOME, UM, SUB BULLETS THAT FURTHER EXPLAIN, UM, WHAT WE MEAN BY THESE.

UM, BUT I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH THEM QUICKLY.

UM, SO THE FIRST ONE HERE IS PROACTIVELY PREPARING FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

UM, WE, WE BELIEVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IS COMING, OR WE KNOW IT'S ALREADY BEEN COMING.

SO CONTINUING TO, UM, PREPARE FOR THAT GROWTH, UM, THROUGH THINGS LIKE IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE THAT GROWTH WOULD BE PREFERRED AND AREAS FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION.

AND THEN CONSIDERING THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT NEW GROWTH FOR THE CITY, INCLUDING IMPACTS TO, TO INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEN ENHANCING MOBILITY AND ACCESS.

AS I MENTIONED, MOBILITY, UM, HAS COME UP AS ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES, UM, OF RESIDENTS.

AND SO THINGS LIKE PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE ROADWAY, IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING TO, TO HELP ADDRESS CONGESTION SUCH AS THE GARTH ROAD PROJECT.

AND THEN, UM, LINKING BETTER, LINKING THE DIFFERENT ASSETS, UM, AND, AND DESTINATIONS WITHIN THE CITY, UM, FOR PEDESTRIANS AND, AND BICYCLISTS.

AND WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE PARKS, RECREATION TRAILS, OPEN SPACE.

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UM, BUT THE, THE MASTER PLAN THAT, THAT IS WRAPPING UP NOW, UM, SO WE'VE BEEN, UH, COORDINATING WITH THAT PLAN AS WELL.

AND THEN, UM, OF COURSE LOOKING AT PUBLIC TRANSIT THROUGH HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT AND METRO AS WELL, UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE SERVICES ARE SERVING RESIDENTS, UM, IN NEED OF ENHANCED MOBILITY AND, AND LINKING MORE PEOPLE WANT AND NEED TO GO.

UM, THE THIRD ONE HERE IS DIVERSIFYING BAY TOWN'S ECONOMIC BASE.

UM, PART OF THIS IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE CHANGING NATURE OF OFFICE AND RETAIL LANDSCAPES.

SO KIND OF THAT, THAT SHIFT THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING OVER THE PAST, UM, SEVERAL YEARS, YOU KNOW, MORE PEOPLE BUYING STUFF ONLINE, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO, TO THE RETAIL LANDSCAPE? UM, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WE KNOW THERE'S A, A STRONG DESIRE FROM RESIDENTS TO HAVE MORE, UM, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES WITHIN THE CITY.

UM, AND THEN ENSURING THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE WORKFORCE STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS NEED, UM, IS, IS THERE, UM, AS TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO CHANGE.

SO ONE THING THAT, THAT WE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS WAS THE NEED FOR REALLY RELIABLE INTERNET, ESPECIALLY IN, IN CERTAIN PARTS, UM, OF THE CITY.

AND THEN FINALLY, UM, AS WAS MENTIONED, THERE IS, UM, A, A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF, OF THOSE THAT, THAT WORK IN BAYTOWN DON'T LIVE IN BAYTOWN, UM, WHICH AGAIN, HAS IMPACTS ON THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND, AND OTHER, UM, FACETS OF THE CITY.

SO FINDING WAYS TO HELP RETAIN MORE, UM, WORKERS AND TALENTS, UM, IN BAYTOWN FOR THOSE THAT, UM, MAY BE COMING HERE TO WORK, BUT CHOOSE NOT, NOT TO LIVE IN BAYTOWN.

AND THEN, UH, THE FOURTH ONE HERE, PUTTING THE BAY BACK IN BAYTOWN, I WOULD SAY, UH, THIS IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE COMMENT THAT, UM, HAS COME UP AFTER CONGESTION, UM, FROM, FROM RESIDENTS, UM, RESIDENTS WANTING TO FIND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO UTILIZE AND INTEGRATE THE WATERFRONT, UM, INTO THE CITY.

UM, SO BOTH THROUGH PUBLIC PROJECTS AND IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, SO, AND ALSO, UM, IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT.

SO EVEN SOMETHING, UM, LIKE PARKING AREAS SO YOU COULD, UM, YOU KNOW, FISH WITHOUT HAVING YOUR CAR ON, ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

UM, BUT ALSO ACCESS FOR, UM, PEDESTRIANS OF BICYCLISTS AS WELL.

UM, THEN BOLSTERING BAY TOWN'S IMAGE AND APPEARANCE.

SO PART OF THIS IS ABOUT, UM, DERELICT PROPERTIES, UPKEEP OF HOUSING STOCK, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP, UM, A FAIR BIT.

UM, SO JUST GENERAL APPEARANCE AND IMAGE ITEMS, BUT ALSO ABOUT SHARING THOSE SUCCESS STORIES LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, UM, WITH THE SCENIC SCENIC TEXAS DESIGNATION.

SO AS I MENTIONED, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF, OF GREAT STUFF HAPPENING IN BAYTOWN, NOT ONLY, UM, THROUGH THE CITY'S ROLE, BUT THROUGH, UM, OTHERS IN THE CITY AS WELL, SUCH AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THOSE SUCCESSES AND POSITIVES ARE PART OF BAY TOWN'S IMAGE AS WELL.

AND FOCUSING ON RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE.

THIS IS A, A PRETTY BROAD ONE, AND SO IT ENCOMPASSES, UH, A FAIR BIT.

UM, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, UM, THE LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT, UM, FOR FAMILIES THAT, UH, IS A BIG ONE THAT'S COME UP FROM THE PUBLIC THUS FAR.

UM, AND THEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S COME UP A FAIR BIT.

UM, AND I'LL JUST MENTION, WE'RE ALSO, UM, ASSISTING WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF HAVE TWO EARS OUT THERE AND, UM, USING, UH, THE, THE DATA AND FEEDBACK FROM, FROM BOTH PROCESSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE WELL COORDINATED AND COMMUNICATION HAS COME UP, UM, THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN EFFORT AS WELL.

AND THEN, UM, JUST ENHANCING AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO THE CITY'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING, UH, THE NATURE CENTER AND HISTORIC SITES.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE HERE IS ADVANCING PLAN PRIORITIES THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS.

SO STARTING TO THINK ABOUT, UM, AFTER THE PLANET IS, IS DONE, UH, THINGS LIKE UPDATING AND SINKING THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS BASED ON, UM, ANYTHING THAT MAY COME OUT OF THIS PLAN.

UH, FOCUSED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, WHICH WE'LL BE, UM, WRAPPING UP SHORTLY BEFORE THIS, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, PARTNERSHIPS.

UM, I, I WAS SITTING ON THE, THE SPECIAL COUNCIL SESSION AND, UM, THINGS LIKE THE HARRIS COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS, THOSE ARE REALLY INVALUABLE, UM, TO THE CITY.

AND SO NOT EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUTTA THE PLAN WILL NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE IMPLEMENTED, UM, BY THE CITY, BUT, UM, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL.

PRIORITIES, WHICH ARE REALLY, UM, THE, THE, THE HEART OF THE PLAN.

I'LL, I'LL PAUSE THERE.

WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ABOUT THOSE PROPOSED PRIORITIES? I THINK PUTTING THE BAY BACK INTO BAYTOWN IS

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VERY IMPORTANT.

I I WAS JUST MEETING WITH SOMEONE LAST WEEK THAT WAS ASKING WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO IS TO START ENHANCING OR BRINGING MORE ATTENTION TO OUR WATERFRONT PROPERTY.

AND I BELIEVE MOBILITY AND ACCESS, WE'RE DOING A LOT RIGHT NOW, BUT WHEN PREPARING FOR GROWTH, PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA WANNA MOVE HERE IF THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC.

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST DRIVE IN PEOPLE WANTING TO COME, BECAUSE WE CAN PUT ALL THE RESTAURANTS AND NICE SHINY THINGS THAT THEY, THAT THEY WANT, BUT IF THEY GOTTA SPEND 30 MINUTES GOING FROM GARTH ROAD TO BAKER, THEY'RE NOT GONNA WANNA COME HERE.

SO I THINK YOU ALL ARE RIGHT ON POINT WITH THIS COUNCILWOMAN ALVARADO.

UM, I HAVE TO AGREE.

AND, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT, UM, WE ACTUALLY, THROUGH MY ORGANIZATION JUST COMPLETED A, A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND IT HAD A LOT OF THE SAME DATA THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE'S STILL SOME SORT OF ALIGNMENT IN TERMS OF THE GOALS AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND I KNOW I SEE DR.

T, WHO'S PART OF THE SPAC, SHE'S ALSO PART OF OUR COLLABORATIVE AS WELL.

SO SHE GETS TO SEE THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND THEN BRING THAT TO THE SPAC.

AND SO I, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WORK, AND SO THANK YOU.

GREAT.

THEN ARE, ARE OUR LAST ITEM HERE.

WE'VE COME UP WITH A SERIES OF, UH, FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

UM, SO THESE ARE KIND OF HIGH LEVEL, UM, THEMES AND STATEMENTS THAT WE WOULD CARRY THROUGHOUT, UH, THE PLAN.

SO I'LL JUST, UH, RUN THROUGH THESE AND THEN, UM, WE'LL ASK FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.

SO THE FIRST PROPOSED GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS THAT BAYTOWN WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE AND QUALITY FOCUSED PLACE TO LIVE, VISIT AND WORK, PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF AMENITIES AND RECREATIONAL OPTIONS, WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMERCIAL AREAS.

THE SECOND PROPOSED GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS THAT BAYTOWN WILL BE PROACTIVE IN ADDRESSING RESIDENTS CONCERNS, PROVIDING A VOICE TO RESIDENTS AND WORKING TO ENSURE CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ABOUT CITY RESOURCES, PLANS, AND PROJECTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE.

THE THIRD PROPOSED GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS BAYTOWN WILL BE AUTHENTIC AND UNIQUE BY FOCUSING ON ELEMENTS THAT DIFFERENTIATE BAYTOWN, INCLUDING THE WATERFRONT, NATURAL RESOURCES, OLD BAYTOWN, AND HISTORIC AND CULTURAL ASSETS.

THE FINAL ONE HERE, A BAYTOWN WILL BE RESILIENT AND ADAPTABLE AS IT PREPARES FOR THE FUTURE.

ENSURING GROWTH IS MANAGED IN A WAY THAT ADDS VALUE TO THE CITY WHILE CONSERVING NATURAL AREAS.

ANY THOUGHTS ON, UH, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES? DO THOSE RESONATE WITH YOU? ANYTHING THAT MAY BE MISSING FROM THOSE STATEMENTS? THEY MUST BE PERFECT.

YEAH, NO, I, I THINK THEY'RE GOOD.

I KNOW, UM, ON GUIDING PRINCIPLE THREE, THIS IS JUST ME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITHIN, UM, THE WEST BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT, AND SO OLD BAYTOWN REALLY IS ALSO NOW CONSIDERED THE HISTORIC WEST END, SO GREAT.

JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT THROWING THERE.

, WORDSMITH THAT A LITTLE, WORDSMITH THAT A LITTLE BIT.

ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND THEN, SO AS WE, AS WE TURN TO THE FUTURE CITY, JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU A, A FRAMEWORK FOR WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT, UM, IN THE PLAN.

UH, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UH, THE FOCUS AREAS OF THE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT, MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND RECREATION AND AMENITIES.

AND THERE ARE OF COURSE, OTHER TOPICS THAT WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT WILL FIT WITHIN THESE BROADER CATEGORIES.

SO THINGS LIKE TOURISM WILL BE ADDRESSED AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, HAZARDS AND VULNERABILITY WILL ALSO COME THROUGH IN THE PLAN IN, IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS.

UM, AND OF COURSE, QUALITY OF LIFE, WHICH IS, UM, REALLY, UM, TOUCHES ON EACH OF THESE, UM, FOCUS AREAS.

AND THEN, UH, WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN TERMS OF, UH, THE PLAN SECTIONS.

UM, OF COURSE THERE'LL BE, UM, AN INTRODUCTION EXPLAINING WHAT, UH, THE TOPIC IS.

UM, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO FOCUS ON BUILDING ON THE PAST PLANS THAT BAYTOWN HAS UNDERTAKEN.

SO THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF, UM, COMPLETED AND ONGOING, UH, PLANS AND STUDIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, BUILD UPON.

SO WE'RE NOT RECREATING, UH, THE WHEEL, UM, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

SO THINGS THAT, UM, WITHIN EACH OF THESE TOPIC AREAS, WE CAN, UH, SHINE, SHINE A LIGHT ON, AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY ONGOING ISSUES, UM, THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND THEN THE, THE FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION, UM, WE WILL BUILD ON THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT, THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH.

AND THEN THERE'LL BE GOALS ESTABLISHED FOR EACH OF THOSE PLANNED TOPIC AREAS.

AND THEN, UM, PERHAPS THE MOST INTEREST WILL BE THE STRATEGIC

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SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

UM, AND THOSE WILL BE CATEGORIZED BY FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRIORITIES.

SO ONE IS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, WHICH I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH AND, AND IN YOUR, IN YOUR WORK.

UM, SO THOSE ARE KIND OF YOUR SHOVEL ON THE GROUND PROJECTS, WHETHER THAT'S, UM, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OR, UM, A ROAD PROJECT.

UM, AND THEN PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES.

SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT THE CITY OR OTHER PARTNERS, UM, CAN UN, CAN UNDERTAKE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS.

THOSE ARE MORE OF YOUR, YOUR POLICIES.

SO CITY CODES, WHETHER THAT'S, UM, ZONING OR OR OTHER STANDARDS.

AND THEN PARTNERSHIPS AND COORDINATION.

SO AS MENTIONED, THIS IS, UM, ALWAYS, UM, AN IMPORTANT ONE PARTICULARLY FOR A CITY LIKE, UH, BAYTOWN THAT SITS WITHIN, UM, A BROADER REGION.

IT IS IN TWO COUNTIES, MULTIPLE, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, DISTRICTS AND, AND, AND PARTNERS.

AND THEN LASTLY THOUGH, THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS THAT, THAT WARRANT FURTHER OR MORE IN DEPTH, UM, PLANNING OR, OR STUDIES.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IS, UH, WRAPS UP THE PRESENTATION, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE, UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON, UM, ON ANY ITEM YOU MAY HAVE? YES, SIR.

GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION WHERE YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE 46% OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE RENTERS.

WAS THERE A FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF HOW MANY OF THOSE RENTERS ACTUALLY RENT FROM APARTMENT COMPLEXES? SO THERE IS, UM, SO IT'S 43% OF, UM, HOUSING UNITS ARE, ARE RENTER OCCUPIED.

SO THAT, THAT IS, THAT DOES INCLUDE RENTING WITHIN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AND THEN THERE'S OBVIOUSLY RENTING AND UM, MULTIFAMILY COMPLEXES.

SO I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS HERE, BUT THE REPORT DOES HAVE A BREAKDOWN BY HOUSING TYPE MM-HMM .

AND SO, UM, THE WAY THAT THE CENSUS CATEGORIZES IT, IT'S FIVE OR MORE, UM, UNITS.

SO, SO YOUR LARGER MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEXES AND THEN TWO AND THREE UNIT COMPLEXES.

AND THEN, UM, YOU CAN ALSO BREAK DOWN, UM, THOSE THAT ARE RENTING IN IN SINGLE FAMILY, UM, HOMES.

IS THERE A WAY WE COULD GET SOME THAT INFORMATION SO WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT? ABSOLUTELY.

SO THE, THE HOUSING TYPE BREAKDOWN IS IN THE DRAFT EXISTING CITY REPORT AND I CAN PROVIDE, UM, FURTHER BREAKDOWN AS NEEDED.

[a. Consider an ordinance for the second and final reading of the proposed annexation of approximately 71.66 acres consisting of approximately 69.50 acres of land, legally described as Tract 37A-5, Abstract 21, G. Ellis Survey, Baytown, Harris County, Texas, along with approximately 2.16 acres being the entire width of N. Main Street right-of-way extending northwards approximately 1335.01 feet from the current city limits.]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR A, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 71.66 ACRES CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 69 POINT 50 ACRES OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK THREE SEVEN A DASH FIVE ABSTRACT 21 GS SURVEY, BAYTOWN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO POINT 16 ACRES BEING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF NORTH MAIN STREET RIGHT OF WAY EXTENDING NORTHWARDS APPROXIMATELY 1335.01 FEET FROM THE CURRENT CITY LIMITS.

YES, SIR.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MARTIN SCRIBNER, UH, WITH, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

UM, SO THAT WAS QUITE A MOUTHFUL TO SAY.

THIS IS THE, UM, ANNEXATION OF THE, UM, ALMOST 70 ACRES OR A LITTLE OVER 70 ACRES, UM, FOR BAY CREEK DEVELOPMENT.

SO YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS ONE BEFORE.

SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO, UM, MORE THAN TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL, UM, THE, THE DETAILS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT REMIND YOU KIND OF WHERE THE PROCESS IS AT BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS TO THIS ONE BECAUSE WE ARE DOING A PLANNED, UH, WE'RE DOING A PID FOR THIS ONE.

THERE IS A REZONE, THERE IS AN ANNEXATION.

UM, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT KIND OF, UM, FRAMES EVERYTHING.

SO WHERE WE'RE AT TONIGHT IS WE'RE FINISHING UP THE ANNEXATION.

AND SO THESE THREE ITEMS ARE FINISHING UP THE ANNEXATION.

UM, AND THEN OF COURSE PLACING THIS IN THE, UH, APPROPRIATE, UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT AND THEN ALSO FINISHING UP THE REZONE PORTION SO ALL THE UM, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND EVERYTHING HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF FOR THOSE ITEMS ALREADY.

UM, THEN, UM, THE NEXT MEETING OR, OR NEXT, UH, IN JULY WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE, UH, THE PID ITSELF AND THE, UM, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THEN THOSE WILL BE FINALIZED.

SO AT THAT POINT THEN, THEN FINALLY THE WHOLE PROCESS WILL, WILL BE, UM, COMPLETE FOR THIS, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE STAFF PRESENTATION.

CAN I GET A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR, A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM FOUR A SAY AYE.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADDING THE NEWLY ANNEXED PROPERTIES GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY 71.66 ACRES CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 69 POINT 50 ACRES OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK THREE SEVEN A DASH FIVE ABSTRACT 21 G ELLIS SURVEY, BAYTOWN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 2.16 ACRES BEING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF NORTH MAIN STREET RIGHT OF WAY EXTENDING NORTHWARDS APPROXIMATELY 1335.01 FEET FROM THE CURRENT CITY LIMITS INTO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM

[b. Consider an ordinance adding the newly annexed properties generally described as approximately 71.66 acres consisting of approximately 69.50 acres of land, legally described as Tract 37A-5, Abstract 21, G. Ellis Survey, Baytown, Harris County, Texas, along with approximately 2.16 acres being the entire width of N. Main Street right-of-way extending northwards approximately 1335.01 feet from the current city limits into Council District No. 4.]

FOUR B,

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ANY FURTHER, UH, SUMMARY OR PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM? STAFF HAS NOTHING TO ADD.

CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR B? MOTION TO APPROVE FOUR B.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ITEM FOUR B PASSES.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL

[c. Consider an ordinance to amend the City of Baytown's official zoning map to rezone approximately 69.50 acres, located approximately 2,000 feet north of Wallisville Road and east of North Main Street, from an Open Space/Recreation (OR) Zoning District to a Mixed Residential at Low to Medium Densities (SF2) Zoning District.]

MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR C.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 69 POINT 50 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET NORTH OF WALLACE ROAD AND EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET FROM AN OPEN SPACE RECREATION ZONING DISTRICT TO A MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITY ZONING DISTRICT, UM, STAFF IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION.

UM, AND THEN I ALSO HAVE A CITIZEN WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

UH, THANK YOU.

SO AGAIN, UH, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN COMING THROUGH THE PROCESS, UH, MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS.

AND, UH, THIS WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, TWO MONTHS AGO.

AND THIS, UH, RECEIVED, UH, VERY LITTLE COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVED A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION, UH, FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

UH, IS IS FOR 266 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS.

UM, AND, UM, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS ONE, UH, AT THIS STAGE.

UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MR. ANDY ZAPETA.

THAT WAS A MISTAKE.

OKAY, NO PROBLEM.

CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR C? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR C.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH M.

ANY OPPOSED? UH, ITEM PASSES.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL

[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.]

DOES ANYONE WANNA PULL? OKAY.

CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH M MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH M.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

SIX A, CONSIDER ONE CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

ANY OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA PASSES.

ITEM

[a. Consider one (1) City Manager's appointment to the Civil Service Commission.]

MR. DAVIS? YES, I'M, I'M PROUD TO BRING FORWARD THE NAME OF AUBREY SARTORE, UH, TO REPLACE THE, UH, TERM OF JULIE TORE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

UH, MS. SARTORE BRINGS A RICH BACKGROUND IN CIVIL SERVICE AND, UH, EMERGENCY, UH, SERVICES.

AND SO I'M PROUD TO BRING THAT NAME AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ELECTION OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM.

ANY OPPOSED? ITEM SIX A PASSES SIX B.

CONDUCT THE

[b. Conduct the election of the Baytown City Council Mayor Pro Tem.]

I UNDERSTAND WE WILL SKIP DISTRICT FIVE AND SIX SINCE THEY HAVE NOT SERVED ON COUNCIL FOR ONE YEAR AS OF TODAY.

AND IT WILL BE COUNCILWOMAN LAURA ALVARADO FROM DISTRICT ONE.

CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, SIX.

ALL DISCUSSION IN DISCUSSION? YES.

YEAH, PLEASE DO.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IS TYPICAL THAT, THAT IF A NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER IS, IS IN THE, THE QUEUE THAT I'LL HAVE THE YEAR IN SERVICE, THEN IT WOULD SKIP TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE COUNCIL MEMBER.

THE QUESTION I HAD AND, AND MAY BE LEGAL CAN TO DEFEND THAT OR EXPLAIN THAT.

SO SIX MONTHS FROM NOW WHEN IT COMES UP, COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT FIVE AS WELL AS DISTRICT SIX WILL HAVE THE YEAR.

DOES IT ROTATE BACK IN LINE OR DOES IT KEEP GOING IN WHAT ORDER? IT GOES, IT GOES CONSECUTIVE.

IT GOES CONSECUTIVE.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

BUT WE'RE SKIPPING THESE TWO AND GOING TO THAT.

SO IT KEEPS GOING.

IT GOING, IT KEEPS IS THAT THE RULES? I'M JUST ASKING A QUESTION.

YEAH, THE RULES SAY THAT THAT'S THE CASE UNLESS VOTED OTHERWISE BY COUNCIL.

PARDON? YOU WANT THIS JOB? ? I WAS JUST ASKING THE QUESTION.

NO, IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

IT'S A PAY RAISE, RIGHT? NO.

WHAT? THERE'S NOT PAY.

I BELIEVE I HAVE A MOTION FOR COUNCILWOMAN ALVARADO TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TIMM.

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AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? YOU NOW PASS THE TORCH TO YOU.

ITEM SEVEN A, WHICH IS THE MANAGER'S REPORT.

UM, ON TO

[a. Present the 3rd and 4th of July Celebration schedule and entertainment lineup for 2021.]

THE ITEM IS PRESENT THE THIRD AND 4TH OF JULY, CELEBRATION, SCHEDULE, AND ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP FOR 2021.

UH, IF STAFF HAS A PRESENTATION, I HAVE A CITIZEN WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AFTERWARDS.

I DO NOT HAVE A VIDEO THIS TIME, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WATCH IT TWICE.

WELL, AT LEAST IF WE WANT THAT ONE LAST TIME, WE, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

ON SATURDAY, NO, THE THIRD, UH, SIX O'CLOCK WE'LL HAVE THE PETERSON BROTHERS, UH, AT A BASTROP AND, UH, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK WE'LL HAVE, UH, WAR CLASSIC ROCK BAND AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING.

AND ON SUNDAY AT FOUR O'CLOCK WE'LL OPEN OUR BOOTH AND JAY PEREZ WILL TAKE THE STAGE AT FOUR.

UH, I BELIEVE HE'S GONNA BE ON THE SIDE STAGE.

UH, AT FIVE 30 WE'LL HAVE OUR, UH, 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS NEXT WEEK ON, UH, ON ALL THAT FOR Y'ALL.

UH, AT SIX O'CLOCK WE'LL HAVE ECLIPSE, WHICH IS A, UH, TRIBUTE VAN FOR JOURNEY.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE 4TH OF JULY CEREMONIES AT FOUR AT UH, 7 45.

AND THEN AT EIGHT WE WILL HAVE THE ROOTS AND BOOTS TOUR, WHICH IS SAMMY KERSHAW, COLIN RAY, AND AARON TIPPEN WITH ONE BAND.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FIREWORKS AT NINE 30 AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

MM-HMM .

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON.

I HAVE A MR. DAVID ISAACS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MR. ISAACS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH OUR PROCEDURES, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, YOU DO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS.

AND IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STICK TO THE AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE THIRD AND 4TH OF JULY, CELEBRATION, SCHEDULE, AND ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP.

ABSOLUTELY.

MADAM MAYOR, PRO TEM.

UM, I CAN BEGIN NOW.

CITY CLERK? YES.

YES, SIR.

SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, WHAT'S TAKING PLACE HERE? I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT AND THAT IT'S IN FULL SWING.

UM, I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS WHAT WE JUST SAW LAST WEEKEND AND TO CELEBRATE THAT AS IT PERTAINS TO JULY 4TH, WE HAD A JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL.

MR. ISAACS, WOULD YOU MIND STICKING TO THE THIRD AND 4TH OF JULY, SIR? UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTEND TO THE MAYOR PRO TEM THAT, UH, THIS WILL TIE IN, IN FACT, TO THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT, UH, POINT OF ORDER.

I, I, I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE, I THINK WE SHOULD KIND OF STICK TO THE RULES.

IT WOULD BE TO, TO, IN MY OPINION, IT WOULD HAVE TO TIE IN VERY, VERY CLOSELY.

SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND, PLEASE.

I AGREE.

AND THE REASON BEING JUNETEENTH, THERE MAY BE A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT, UM, ITS SUCCESSES, UM, OR MAYBE, UM, SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE, AND I WOULD WANT ALL OF THE PUBLIC TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS ON A POSTED AGENDA ITEM.

AND SO IF WE COULD FOR TONIGHT, STICK TO THE THIRD AND 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD CONSIDER FOR A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING IF WE WANTED TO OPEN UP TO CITIZEN DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PORTER.

UM, AS A MATTER OF, UH, AS IT RELATES TO 4TH OF JULY, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT, UH, STARTING WITH, UH, SOME OF THE MOMENTUM FROM, UH, JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL AND HOW THE PUBLIC DID CONTRIBUTE TO THAT AND HOW THEY CAN CONTINUE TO, UH, CONTRIBUTE TO JULY THE FOURTH.

UH, IF I'M SCARING YOU WITH STARTING IT OFF ON THAT PREMISE, THEN I CAN, UH, SAVE MY COMMENT FOR A LATER TIME AND ELABORATE LATER IF, UH, THE COUNCIL SEES IT.

WELL, I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT JULY, JULY 4TH, MR. ISAACS.

SO, I MEAN, I MEAN, I BELIEVE THAT, I THINK WE'RE ALL GOOD WITH THAT.

IF, IF THAT'S THE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT JUST, IT, IT CAUSES SOME COMPLICATIONS WITH LEGAL AND THE CITY CLERK WHEN, WHEN WE DON'T STICK TO THE AGENDA.

SO IF THAT'S JUST WHY WE KIND OF THROW THAT OUT THERE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE KEEP GOING.

MR. COUNCILMAN, IS THERE ANY, UH, OBJECTIONS FROM THE CITY CLERK OR, UH, UH, LEGAL DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO MY POTENTIAL SPEECH? I, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT EXACTLY WHAT THE COUNCILMAN MAYOR WERE PRO TEM SAID IS CORRECT.

SO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE JULY 4TH CELEBRATION, SO IF YOU STICK WITH THAT, YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

OH, I, I WILL PROCLAIM THAT MY THESIS IS SURROUNDING THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT.

YOU GOT IT.

AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FUTURE FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SOUNDS GOOD.

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MAY I BEGIN? YES.

SO, UH, STARTING WITH THE JUNETEENTH FEST, UH, PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC, UH, THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME FRAME IT CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.

AND I WANTED TO THANK THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY, THE COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY, UH, FOR ALLOWING THAT TO TAKE PLACE.

5,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP, AND BY ALLOWING ACCESS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A INNOVATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

I KEEP REPEATING THAT WITH SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT ADEQUATELY REFLECTS OUR TASTE IN MUSIC AND CULTURE.

I LIVED IN JAPAN FOR FIVE YEARS.

I RAN A MUSIC COMPANY.

I BOOKED GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS AND, UM, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ARTISTS.

AND TO SEE WHAT TOOK PLACE, UH, HAVING A RAPPER OR HEADLINE, A FESTIVAL, UH, WAS ONLY, UH, MATCHED, UH, WHEN I WAS IN JAPAN AT THE LARGEST MUSIC FESTIVAL AND A RAPPER HAD HEADLINED KID RU LAMAR.

AND NOW ON THE, SO I WANNA THANK THE, THE CITY FOR DOING THIS.

YEAH.

AND CONSIDER AND CONSIDER HAVING A RAPPER, PERHAPS, UH, FOR 4TH OF JULY TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUALITY.

LIBERTY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF US DON'T LISTEN TO HIP HOP, BUT WE DO HAVE A LARGE, UH, POPULATION.

AND, UH, MANY OF THE MESSAGES, UH, INCORPORATED, MANY OF THE, UH, ARTISTS THAT ARE INVOLVED ARE, ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF, UH, THE COMMUNITY.

, SHOULD I JUST STOP OR NO, YOU'RE GOOD.

I DIDN'T WANNA 4TH OF JULY.

THEY KEEP GOING.

4TH OF JULY, .

I SUPPOSE THAT'S IT.

AND IF THE CITY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEN HAPPY TO ANSWER.

THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK, MR. ISAACS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M WILLING TO HELP OUT IF NEED BE.

MR. DAVIS, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO YOUR MANAGER'S REPORT? YES, I DO.

ONE THING, I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

UH, JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING LAIA, UH, HUTAN, UH, ON HER AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF GRADUATING FROM THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.

UH, SHE IS WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

THE COURSE REQUIRED 14 MONTHS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO COMPLETE, AND LATIA IS JUST THE FOURTH UTILITY SUPERVISOR TO RECEIVE THIS DISTINCTION.

UH, SHE IS ONE OF 62 GRADUATES STATEWIDE FROM FOUR DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES.

BEING ABLE TO CALL YOURSELF A CPM IS QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT, SO LET HER KNOW HOW PROUD YOU ARE IF YOU, IF YOU RUN INTO HER AND, UH, HOW PROUD WE ARE TO HAVE HER JOIN THE RINKS OF THOSE WHO HAVE THE HONOR OF CALLING THEMSELVES A CPM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

PROTO, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO, I HAVE A COMMENT ON THE MANAGER REPORT BEFORE WE GET OFF.

SO JUST TO, TO PUT IT OUT THERE, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I, I WOULD, WOULD LIKE, AND MR. ISAAC WOULD WANNA KNOW THIS AS WELL, THAT AT ONE POINT IN TIME WE WERE JUST PRESENTED THE LIST OF ENTERTAINERS FOR THE JULY 4TH EVENTS.

AND I GUESS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, STAFF AND I GIVE STAFF A LOT OF CREDIT, THEY STARTED, UH, PROPOSING A, A A LIST OF, OF CANDIDATE BANDS OR PERFORMERS AND COUNCILS ACTUALLY HAD MORE INPUT IN THE LAST, WHAT, TWO OR THREE YEARS MM-HMM .

THAN, THAN EVER BEFORE SINCE I'VE BEEN UP, UP HERE.

SO THAT, THAT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF HEADED THE RIGHT DIRECTION, SO TO SPEAK, ABOUT GETTING, GETTING SOME INPUT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, TO, TO STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD.

AND MAYOR PROAM, I'LL ADD, ADD TO THAT.

WORKING WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OVER THE YEARS, THEY'VE ALWAYS, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, UM, SOLICITED INPUT FROM CITIZENS AND GROUPS AS TO THE GENERAL GENRE OF THE, THE ENTERTAINERS AT 4TH OF JULY, AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PRETTY GOOD MIX.

AND AGAIN, I THINK COUNCILMAN PRESLEY INDICATED COUNCILORS HAD A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE ROLE IN THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WHICH IS GOOD.

SO, AGAIN, I, I SEE SCOTT'S BACK THERE.

I CAN, I CAN ALMOST ASSURE YOU THAT IN THE FUTURE THEY'RE GONNA BE THINKING, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

LET'S THINK ABOUT IT, LOOK AT IT AND, AND SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE.

BUT THAT, BUT YOU GO BACK OVER THE YEARS, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A MIX AND, AND A A MM-HMM .

CHANGE EVERY YEAR OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF GENRES THAT ARE PRESENTED.

SO IT'S NOT A CLOSED SHOP.

THEY DO LISTEN TO CITIZEN INPUT COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WHAT WAS SUCCESSFUL THIS PAST YEAR, WHAT'S SUCCESSFUL POTENTIALLY NEXT YEAR? SO, A AGAIN, AS COUNCILMAN PRESSLEY SAID, I, I GOTTA GIVE KUDOS TO STAFF.

THEY REALLY WORK IT HARD TO BRING THE BEST SHOW THEY CAN TO THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN.

AND, UH, I'VE, I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY EXCEPT THE YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T DO IT .

SO, UH, BUT, UH, EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS ENJOYED IT.

IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TURNOUT AND, AND I RECOMMEND PEOPLE TO COME NO MATTER WHAT THE GENRE IS.

IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.