* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2021 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures, the public may not be allowed to be physically present at this meeting, as there is a limited amount of space when maintaining the required 6-feet separation from others. For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications, unless the Open Meetings Act suspensions no longer apply. 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After the meeting, a video recording of this meeting will be made available to the public at https://www.baytown.org/183/Public-Meetings-Agenda-Packets. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM PLEDGE Council Member Jacob Powell, District No. Five INVOCATION Mr. Laban Njoroge, Retired Chaplain for Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital ] [00:00:06] SO, AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. IT IS THURSDAY, JULY 22ND. IT IS SIX 6:40 PM WE ARE IN BAYTOWN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE'LL BE LED, UH, BY, IN OUR PLEDGE TONIGHT, BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB POWELL OF DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. AND OUR INVOCATION WILL BE MR. LEBAN JO JORGE. IS THAT RIGHT? UH, RETIRED CHAPLAIN FOR HOUSTON METHODIST BAYTOWN HOSPITAL. YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, GOD INDI, INDIVISIBLE. WITH LIBERTY. WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE, JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND NOW TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE AN INDIVISIBLE. YES, SIR. LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, YOU WHO ESTABLISHED NATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND CITIES. WE THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR THIS MEETING. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE GATHERED HERE TONIGHT TO TRANSACT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. WE PRAY FOR YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THEM. GOD, AS THEY DISCUSS EVERY ITEM LISTED IN THE AGENDA TONIGHT, I PRAY GOD, THAT YOU MAY GIVE THEM, UH, CLARITY. I PRAY THAT YOU'LL GIVE THEM COURAGE TO SPEAK WHERE THEY NEED TO SPEAK AND TO REPRESENT FAITHFULLY, THOSE WHO HAVE ELECTED THEM TO THESE POSITIONS, PLUS THE PEOPLE OF BAYTOWN. MAY WE LEAVE IN PEACE AND MAY WE LEAVE IN PROSPERITY. WE ASK THIS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU CHAPLAIN. [1. MINUTES] OKAY, WE HAVE ITEM ONE A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE WORK SESSION OR REGULAR MEDIUM, JUNE 24TH, UH, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, WE HAVE NEXT RECOGNITION OF [a. Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service.] CITY BAYTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE. MR. WILLIAMS. ACTUALLY, I'M, UH, SUBSTITUTING FOR MR. WILLIAMS TONIGHT. OH, OKAY. , . GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE HAVE, UH, AN EXTREMELY LONG, UH, YEARS OF SERVICE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. SO, UH, SIT BACK AND ENJOY ALL 39 SECONDS. OH, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. OKAY. OKAY. UP . WHO SAID THAT? LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN. ALRIGHT, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. GERALD BRYCE, HEAVY EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST TWO WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING. KATHY GREEN, ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST WITH FIRE SHARON ROSE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GENERALIST WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. LUCAS, LIEUTENANT WITH FIRE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO WE [a. Receive the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District.] HAVE, UH, NEXT ITEM IS ITEM THREE A. RECEIVED THE FISCAL 20 21, 20 22 BUDGET OF THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT. MR. MAYOR, THE BOARD OF THE DISTRICT RECEIVED ITS BUDGET, UH, ON THE 13TH OF JULY. AND AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, IT WAS, UH, PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. [b. Receive the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget for the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District.] SO WE HAVE ITEM THREE B, RECEIVED THE FISCAL YEAR 21, 22 BUDGET FOR THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT. AND AGAIN, THE BOARD OF, UH, THIS SPECIAL DISTRICT MET ON THE 20TH OF JULY FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING. THE BUDGET WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, WE'LL [a. Receive the City Manager's proposed municipal budget and budget message for Fiscal Year 2021-22.] MOVE TO ITEM FOUR A, RECEIVE THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET AND BUDGET MESSAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 21, 22. MR. DAVIS, [00:05:06] MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE JUST A YEAR AGO THAT I GOT THE STAND BEFORE YOU AND TALK ABOUT, UM, OUR BUDGET FOR THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR. AND IT IS ONCE AGAIN, MY PRIVILEGE AND IMMENSE WITH IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM AND DEED OPTIMISM THAT I ACCEPT THE PRIVILEGE OF INTRODUCING YOU TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 21, 20 22 FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, A PLAN WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY BECOME YOUR CHIEF POLICY STATEMENT FOR THE COMING YEAR, AND A BLUEPRINT FOR ENRICHING LIVES AND BUILDING COMMUNITY AS TOGETHER WE SEIZE THE BAY AT SPECIAL EFFECT. BY THE WAY, I ASKED FOR SPECIFICALLY WOW, LIKE . WITH THAT, UH, I THINK WE HAVE, UH, FIRST OF ALL, MAYOR COUNCIL, WE HAVE, UH, NOT PRIOR TO MY PRESENTATION, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF REASONS TO SMILE AS A CITY. AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT HERE IN THIS PRESENTATION. WE'RE COMING OUT OF A VERY DIFFICULT PERIOD, ONE THAT'S BEEN TAXING, UH, PHYSICALLY, UH, EMOTIONALLY. AND I AM SO ENCOURAGED TO SEE ON THE PART OF OUR STAFF. AND YOU ALL, UH, WHAT I SEE IN YOUR EYES AND YOUR WORDS, UH, IS A NEW OPTIMISM FOR THE COMING YEAR. AND, UH, THIS BUDGET IS INTENDED TO REFLECT THAT. AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT, I THINK THAT OPTIMISM STARTED WITH OUR RETREATS, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, BEGINS THE BUDGET PROCESS EVERY YEAR. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM OUR, OUR FIRST RETREAT. AND THAT WILL KICK OFF THE 2223, UH, BUDGET SEASON. UH, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OPTIMISM THAT WE THINK IS THE YEAR 2021, THE YEAR 2022. SO WITH THAT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, UH, I REINTRODUCE YOU TO OUR GOOD FRIEND THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BETTENCOURT WORKED SO HARD ON. AND THAT IS THE COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIC PLAN. FIVE YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY, WE, UH, DEVELOPED THAT PLAN AND WE ARE NOW ENGAGED IN THE FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR OF THAT PLAN'S IMPLEMENTATION. AND, UH, WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED. ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE, A STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT'S ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CRAFTING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ITSELF ARE, AS YOU KNOW, THE STRATEGIC PLAN SERVES AS THE BASIS OR FOUNDATION FOR OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AS OUR ELECTED BODY GATHERS FOR THE FIRST RETREAT IN DECEMBER TO CONSIDER AND DEVELOP INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIES THAT THEY BELIEVE WILL ULTIMATELY SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AS AN ADMINISTRATION AND A STAFF, WE THEN CRAFT THESE INITIATIVES AND IDEAS INTO AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH THEN BECOMES THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT WE BRING TO YOU TONIGHT. SO IN ESSENCE, THIS IS THE FRUITION BRINGS TO FRUITION TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE ARTICULATED IN THE FIRST TWO RETREATS AND SUBSEQUENT, UH, SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS. AS A SUMMARY OF THIS YEAR'S PROPOSAL, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT A BUDGET THAT FULLY IMPLEMENTS THE INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIES OF THE YEAR FIVE OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIC PLAN. CONCURRENTLY IT CALLS FOR YET ANOTHER REDUCTION IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. THE FOURTH SUCH RATE DECLINE. INDEED, SINCE 2018, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED AND PROPOSED A REDUCTION OF NEARLY 4 CENTS OFF OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. THERE ARE NO RATE INCREASES PROPOSED FOR WATER OR SEWER, BUT WE ARE RECOMMENDING A SMALL INCREASE IN OUR STORM WATER UTILITY IN ORDER TO ALLOW US TO, UH, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH HARRIS COUNTY TO ADDRESS MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN STORM WATER AND DRAINAGE NEEDS. ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE NOT ADDING TO GENERAL FUND DEBT AND WE WILL BE PROPOSING A BUDGET THAT WILL ALLOW US 120 DAYS OF OPERATING RESERVES. THAT'S UNPRECEDENTED, UH, FOR OUR CITY IN THE WAKE OF A MORATORIUM ON NEW POSITIONS LAST YEAR. AND IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO THE CONDITION OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN PUBLIC SPACES, WE ARE PROPOSING THE ADDITION OF 39 POSITIONS. HALF OF THESE POSITIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY INTENDED TO BOLSTER OUR CAPABILITIES IN PARKS AND STREET MAINTENANCE. WE'RE RECOMMENDING A 3% INCREASE TO NON-CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES, AND WE INTEND TO HONOR OUR COMMITMENTS, OF COURSE TO [00:10:01] OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. WE ARE ALSO PLEASED TO OFFER OUR EMPLOYEES A HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM HOLIDAY MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR VERY POSITIVE HEALTH EXPERIENCE. OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, WE'RE ABLE TO RECOMMEND THESE MEASURES AND STILL PRESENT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN BAY TOWN'S HISTORY. WITH MORE THAN $460 MILLION OF PROJECTS IN DESIGN UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WE ARE UTILIZING MORE THAN $135 MILLION OF OUTSIDE FUNDING TO BUILD A BETTER BAYTOWN. THE COUNCIL HAS MEANWHILE TARGETED SEVERAL KEY INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY REPUTATION AND IMAGE IN THE COMING YEAR. AMONG THESE ARE ENHANCING THE APPEARANCE OF OUR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, CONTINUING TO MARKET BAYTOWN, CREATING AND SUSTAINING AN ENVIRONMENT OF INCLUSION AND SAFETY, AND PROMOTING QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THAT LIFTS THE IMAGE OF BAYTOWN. THIS BUDGET THEREFORE PROPOSES A HOST OF PROJECTS INTENDED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE INITIATIVES. THESE INCLUDE ADDRESSING THE APPEARANCE OF BRIDGES AND SIGNAL POLES, DEDICATING MORE ENERGY AND ATTENTION TO CONCRETE INFRASTRUCTURE, REACHING OUT TO OUR CITIZENS AND TELLING THE BAYTOWN STORY, CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR CELEBRATIONS SUCH AS JUNETEENTH, PARTNERING WITH TXDOT TO CLEAN UP OVERPASSES AND INTERSECTIONS, MASTER PLANNING THE EVERGREEN AREA, REPLACING VEGETATION IMPACTED BY THE FEBRUARY FREEZE AND ENHANCING PARKS MAINTENANCE. AS PART OF ADDRESSING INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY, THE COUNCIL HAS CONTINUED PRIORITIZING SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS, NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE AND GENERALLY IMPROVE SAFETY AND MOBILITY. THIS BUDGET PROPOSES THEREFORE A NEW JENKINS BLUE HERON PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY PROJECT, EXPANDED DITCH MAINTENANCE, AND A NEW CRACK SEAL CREW. AT THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE, WE BELIEVE IN THE VITAL NATURE OF FULLY STAFFING OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM. WE ALSO HAVE A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER, AS I SAID BEFORE, WITH HARRIS COUNTY TO ADDRESS CRITICAL DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS. THIS BUDGET PROPOSES ALSO THE CONTINUED MODERNIZATION OF OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION, DESIGNED FOR AN EXPANDED CEDAR BIO, UH, CEDAR BAYOU LYNCHBURG FROM GARTH TO JOHN MARTIN, AND OF COURSE, FULL FUNDING OF GARTH ROAD. IN PHASES A AND B. THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY AMENITIES AS AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO QUALITY OF LIFE YOU ALL IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES. THE PURSUIT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE VISITORS AND RESIDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION. CONTINUED EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF PARK EXPERIENCES, MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO INTERACT WITH BAY TOWN'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND THE ELEVATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE BY ENHANCING BAY TOWN'S BEAUTY, AMENITIES AND ACTIVITIES. THIS BUDGET THEREFORE PROPOSES FUNDING A RE-IMAGINING OF THE BAYTOWN MUSEUM, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR KEY PARK PROJECTS SUCH AS PHASE ONE OF BRUSSEL PARK AND THE AMERICAN LEAGUE AND WAYNE GRAY SPORTS COMPLEX ENHANCEMENTS. WE HAVE ALSO PROPOSED AN ARRAY OF PARKS PROJECT THROUGH THE MDD BUDGET AND PROPOSED FUNDING FOR BUSINESS AND RETAIL RECRUITMENT, AS WELL AS THE ALEXANDER DRIVE REVITALIZATION PROJECT. NATIVE QUALITY, I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE WITH ME, SITS AT THE VERY CORE OF COMMUNITY LIFE. THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO ELEVATE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY BY ENHANCING LIGHTING, EXPANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE, IMPLEMENTING TRAFFIC CALMING, IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY, AND ADDRESSING VAGRANCY. WE WANT TO EMPOWER OUR CITIZENS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONTINUE ADDRESSING BLIGHT. THE BUDGET PROPOSAL SUPPORTS ALL OF THESE AMBITIONS BY COMPLETING THE A DA EVALUATION PROJECT, AGGRESSIVELY ADDRESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SIDEWALK MASTER PLAN, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT GRANTS, EXPANDING OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, INCREASING OUR CAPABILITIES IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC ART. YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT THIS PROPOSALS MAKES A COMMITMENT TO TWO CRITICAL PROJECTS, THE BAYWAY AND MARKET STREET CORRIDORS. OUR RECENT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY INDICATES THAT OURS AS AN ORGANIZATION FULL OF HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS, THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO CONTINUE ELEVATING STAFF ENGAGEMENT AND [00:15:01] SATISFACTION. OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS WERE ALSO PRIORITIZED BY YOU, THE COUNCIL. THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL THEREFORE SUPPORTS PHASE ONE OF AN A DA FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN. FULLY STAFFS OUR NEW ANIMAL SERVICES AND ADOPTION CENTER AND SUPPORTS POSITIONS FOR SIX DEPARTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASING DEMANDS FOR SERVICES. WE WILL ALSO COMPLETELY BRING ROADWAY STRIPING IN-HOUSE AND CONTINUE OUR INVESTMENT IN EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND WELLNESS. IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE FOR THE BUDGET ADOPTION, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO BUDGET WORK SESSIONS AND FINALLY THE BUDGET ADOPTION. AS AN ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF, WE ARE EXCITED TO BRAVE THIS NEW YEAR TOGETHER AND SEIZE THE BAY. THE COMING YEAR WILL OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD IN A VERY, VERY BIG WAY, ALL WHILE REMAINING FISCALLY STRONG AND VIGILANT. WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUE OF STEWARDSHIP, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS PROPOSED BUDGET ILLUSTRATES THAT WE REGARD AS A SACRED TRUST, THE CONFIDENCE AND RESOURCES THAT OUR CITIZENS CONTINUE TO ENTRUST TO OUR CARE. I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOUR PARTNERSHIP, YOUR PATIENCE, YOUR CONTINUED TRUST AS UH, WE DO OUR VERY BEST, OUR LEVEL BEST TO RAISE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND BECAUSE WE BEGAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS THAT IS OF OUR CITIZENS. AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO THOSE REQUESTS FROM OUR CITIZENS, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU TODAY A BUDGET THAT HAS THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF IN FACT DELIVERING A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE NEXT YEAR THAN WE ENJOY THIS YEAR. THIS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY AND I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC IN THE COMING YEAR, WE WILL MAKE IT EVEN GREATER. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THANK YOU MR. DAVIS. SO FOR ITEM FOUR A, IT'S TO RECEIVE THE, THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH, UM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS, OR THAT'S THE MESSAGE I'M ASSUMING. HERE COMES THE BUDGET. SO WE RECEIVE IT. UM, NEXT [b. Consider an ordinance setting the date, time and place for a public hearing regarding the City of Baytown Fiscal Year 2021-22 Proposed Budget.] ITEM WILL BE FOR US TO CONSIDER THE, THE SETTING THE DATES AND TIME FOR PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. THANK YOU MA'AM. UM, REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 21, 22 PROPOSED BUDGET AND THANK YOU. I GUESS THOSE DATES THAT WE SEE 'EM IN FRONT OF US SOON. UM, SORRY. YEAH, I'LL ADDRESS THAT WHILE I'M UP HERE. OKAY. UM, IN THE AGENDA I HAD AUGUST 26TH FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. WE'RE RECOMMENDING, UM, TO ACTUALLY MOVE THAT UP TO AUGUST 12TH. SO YOU'LL GET THE, WE'LL HAVE THE BUDGET WORK SESSION ON THE, THE FIFTH, WHICH WILL GO INTO ALL THE DEPTH ON THE BUDGET. SO THE PUBLIC WILL NOT ONLY GET TO SEE WHAT THEY SAW TONIGHT, BUT ALSO GET TO, UH, LISTEN TO THAT WORK SESSION AND THAT FOLLOWING MEETING WOULD BE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THAT GIVES US ANOTHER MEETING UNTIL YOU ALL WOULD POTENTIALLY ADOPT THE BUDGET ON THE 26TH OR ANYTIME AFTER THAT. SO IT JUST PHASES IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SO WORKS THE FIRST WORK SESSIONS ON THE FIFTH. ON THE FIFTH. I WON'T BE HERE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT DAY? GO AHEAD. DO WE NEED TO LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT TIME? UM, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL DID A GREAT BUDGET THEN, BUT LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT TIME. YEAH, I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT. UM, MAYBE CAN WE MOVE BACK A WEEK OR A DAY? MAN, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH IF WE, WE'LL WORK WITH IF BACK A WEEK FOR ME, BUT, 'CAUSE THE FIFTH WILL BE MDD. I KNEW I WAS GONNA MISS MDD WHAT'S OUR TIMELINE? 'CAUSE WE MOVED IT FROM THE 26TH TO THE 12TH, BUT THERE'S A REASON JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO, UM, OKAY. THAT WAS, THAT WAS MAINLY JUST TO GET IT CLOSER TO WHEN YOU ALL HERE AT THE WORK SESSION ON THE FIFTH. SO IF YOU'RE THINKING THE WORK SESSIONS ARE GONNA BUMP BACK A LITTLE BIT THEN, SO THE FIRST WORK SESSION IS RIGHT NOW SCHEDULED FOR THE FIFTH THAT WE MOVE IT BACK TO LIKE THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. CAN YOU LOOK AT YOUR SCHEDULE? ARE YOU OUT OF TOWN? I MEAN, I'M, I'M, I'M GONNA HAVE A TOUGH TIME MAKING ANYTHING AFTER THE FIFTH OR SIXTH FOR, I MEAN, I, I'M, I WON'T BE HERE ON THE 12TH EITHER. SO WHAT, WHAT, WHAT TIMEFRAME DO YOU THINK YOU'RE BUILDING? I MEAN, I'M GOOD WITH ANY TIMEFRAME. ANY TIMEFRAME EXCEPT FROM AUGUST THE FIFTH AND THROUGH THE 12TH OR 13TH. SO LEMME ASK THIS. ARE THE OTHER SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS GOOD FOR AUGUST 5TH? I'M NOT, YOU'RE NOT REALLY? LAST WEEK. JULY. I GUESS I NEED TO LOOK LAST WEEK. I AM. DID WE GET AN EMAIL? I KNOW WE USUALLY GET AN EMAIL CANVASSING OUR AVAILABILITY. OKAY. YEP. SO I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A DATE. WE MAY HAVE TO DO IT HERE RIGHT NOW. UM, I KNOW I'M NOT AVAILABLE [00:20:01] THE FIFTH, THE SECOND I'M AVAILABLE IF THAT'S TOO EARLY. WHAT TIME? I CAN'T DO THE SECOND. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT FRIDAY THE SIXTH? I CAN DO THE SIXTH IF WE WANNA DO DAYTIME. DO FRIDAY THE SIXTH. ARE YOU AVAILABLE, CHRIS? YOU SAID YES, THE SIXTH. I'M NOT, BUT I MEAN IF WE CAN'T ALL FIND DATE. CAN CAN, CAN YOU, CAN YOU, MANY POSSIBLE. CAN YOU MAYBE WE SEND OUT AN EMAIL AND LOOK AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS? WELL, WE NEED TO SET A SET. DO WE HAVE TO SET A TIME? WELL ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, NOT FOR OUR WORK SESSION. WE ONLY TIME FOR THE PUBLIC. THE WORK SESSION WILL FIGURE OUT, WE NEED TO KIND OF CANVAS COUNSEL SEPARATELY SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT SCHEDULES. THAT'S FINE. IF, IF YOU WANT TO BE SAFE ON THE WORK, I MEAN ON THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JUST SET IT FOR THE 20, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS ALL THAT'S REALLY, REALLY POSTED ANYWAY, SO THAT'S FINE. UM, THE, THE OTHER REASON WE HAD MOVED IT UP TO THE 12TH, TYPICALLY COUNSEL DOES NOT WANT TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET THE SAME DAY THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING HAPPENS. RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. SO WE WANTED, WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID THAT. I GET IT. UM, I AND OPTION WOULD BE TO DO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 26TH AND THEN, UH, TAKE ACTION FOLLOWING THE MDD MEETING THE FOLLOWING WEEK. UM, OR IF WE HAVE A BUDGET WORK SESSION ON THE 19TH AS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED, YOU COULD DO THE, POTENTIALLY DO THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT NIGHT AS WELL SO WE CAN YEAH, WE COULD PROBABLY DO THAT. OKAY. WE, WE COULD, WE COULD PROBABLY DO THE 19TH. THAT SOUNDS FAIR. OKAY. AND THEN YOU COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE ACTION THEN ON THE 26TH. WE COULD. WE COULD, BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ACTION. THE NIGHT OF PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL BE THE 19TH. SO CAN EVERYBODY SEE IF THE 19TH WORKS? YES, IT DOES. 19TH. THAT'S OUR SCHEDULE MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE 12TH IS OUR REGULAR COUNCIL DAY. YEP. BUT WE'RE WANT WANTING TO HAVE A WORK SESSION BEFORE THAT AND A WORK SESSION AFTER THAT. SO THE WORK SESSION ON THE FIFTH IS WHAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH. RIGHT. SO WE CAN EITHER HOLD IT A WORK SESSION JUST FOR US NEXT WEEK IF THAT WORKS OR DELAY THAT A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 12TH AND THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAT IT, WE HEAR STUFF ON THE PUBLIC HEARING WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT TAKE ACTION. IT GIVES US ANOTHER WORK SESSION AND SOME TIME TO, TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT. I MEAN, I'M FINE IF Y'ALL ARE FINE. IF Y'ALL THINK YEAH, I THINK LIKE YOU SAID MARY, WE JUST NEED TO TO BE SURVEYED AS FAR AS THE FIRST WORK SESSION, WHAT'S GONNA WORK BETTER FOR ALL OF US? MM-HMM . WELL WE DON'T HAVE TO, WELL WE DO HAVE TO SET IT FOR ITEM C. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO SET IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING. MM-HMM . WELL IT SAYS CONSIDER RESOLUTION SETTING TWO BUDGET WORK SESSIONS. YES. OH, OKAY. FOR ITEM C. WE DO THAT AS A FORMAL PROCESS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LEGALLY REQUIRED THING. SO WE CAN THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES, THE PUBLIC HEARING. YEAH. BUT SETTING THE WORK SESSIONS, WE USUALLY JUST DO THAT AS PART OF OUR FORMAL PROCESS. THAT'S NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED THOUGH. SO YEAH, WE CAN CANVAS YOU ALL AND FIND THE RIGHT DAY. UM, AND WE CAN JUST FOREGO ITEM FOUR C FOUR B IS THE ONE WE DO NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON. SO THE 12TH, I THINK THE AUGUST 12TH. CHRIS WON'T BE HERE ON THE 12TH. YEAH, IT'S NO PROBLEM. JUST NEED A QUORUM. NO SWEAT. OKAY. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT WITH IT. ALRIGHT, SO WE DO THE 12TH FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING AND WORK SESSION? NO, JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING. JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING. NO, THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S FINE. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO THAT'S THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WORK SESSION. YEAH. WE WILL CANVAS EVERYBODY AS LONG AS WE POST AND IT'S ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS. YEP. SO I GUESS I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS IT JUST THAT ONE? AUGUST 12TH? AUGUST 12TH? IF YOU, IF YOU DO IT, IF YOU DO IT WITH THE VERSION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'LL BE FINE. 45. IT'S WRITTEN. OH YEAH, JUST DO IT. OH 6 45. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THE 12TH 6 45 ON THE 12TH. SO, AND IS THAT THE ONLY ONE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE? YES. OKAY. SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR B AUGUST 12TH AT 6:45 PM FOR THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE, THE PROPOSED BUDGET MOVE TO APPROVE PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR AUGUST 12TH, 2021. 6:45 PM OKAY. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. AND THEN FOR ITEM FOUR C, WE'LL FOREGO THAT, UM, BOTH, OH, SORRY. UM, ALL ALTHOUGH IN FAVOR OF ITEM FOUR B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. A A OPPOSED ITEM [c. Consider a resolution setting two budget work sessions to discuss the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Municipal Budget.] FOUR C, I GUESS, UH, WE'LL GET WITH COUNSEL TO ENSURE IF, IF WE CAN'T HAVE ALL SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE FOR A WORK SESSION. UM, LET'S TRY TO SEE WHAT WORKS ON, ON, UH, FOR SCHEDULES FOR THAT. OKAY. SO [a. Conduct a public hearing regarding the advisability of the proposed improvements associated with the Bay Creek Public Improvement District.] WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE. A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH BAY CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. UH, SAYS MR. ELLA, BUT I DIDN'T SEE HIM. MR. ELLA IS OUT, SO I WILL FILL IN FORM TONIGHT. OKAY. UH, HOLD ON, LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THIS. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. UH, HOLD [00:25:01] ON. ALRIGHT. UM, EVERYONE DESIRED TO BE, UH, TO DESIRE 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 THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING. EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL GIVE OF HER, GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS AN 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'RE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A, A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION. AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT 'EM TO ME. SO THIS IS, IT'S NOW 7:06 PM AND I'LL CALL THE ORDER OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BAY CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AND I WOULD ASK, UH, STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. I'LL JUST KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET. OKAY. Y'ALL HAVE HEARD QUITE A BIT ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, UM, JUST TO THE EAST OF NORTH MAINE FROM GOOSE CREEK MEMORIAL. UM, IT WILL BE, UM, LIKE I SAID, IT'LL BE A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AND SO THIS IS THE FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S REQUIRED. I BELIEVE THE THREE ACTION ITEMS AFTER THIS ARE GOING TO BE, UH, SUSPENDED TO A FUTURE MEETING. UM, AND, UH, CA I BELIEVE SOMEONE FROM CASTLE ROCK IS HERE IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PIT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? SO IF NOT, THEN I GUESS WE'LL HAVE, UH, CONSIDER OR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. SO THERE BEING NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK, I'M ASSUMING WE'RE NOT CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAY CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO I ITEM. UM, I'M ALSO, UM, WAS TOLD THAT ITEM FIVE B, C AND D, UM, UH, HAVE BEEN PULLED. [a. Receive the 2021 Certified Ad Valorem Anticipated Collection Rate and the Certified Excess Debt Collections from the City of Baytown Tax Assessor/Collector.] SO WE'LL MOVE, MOVE TO ITEM SIX A REPORTS RECEIVED THE 21 20 21 CERTIFIED VALOR ANTICIPATED COLLECTION RATE AND CERTIFIED STEP COLLECTIONS FROM THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. RAM. MAYOR, YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF TAXES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WE'LL CONSIDER THOSE RECEIVED. WE HAVE, UH, [7. 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.] CONSENT AGENDAS I THROUGH, UH, A THROUGH I. SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEMS A THROUGH I, THE CONSENT AGENDA, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH I ON THE CONSENTED PENDING TO BE PULLED. WELL, I, I WAS ACTUALLY, I I LOOKED THROUGH IT BRIEFLY. I, I I THINK IT'S ITEMS, UH, C AND D WHERE WE WERE, WE'RE CANCELING OR REBIDDING. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT, YES. SO I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THOSE. SO CAN WE PULL THE C AND D? SURE, SURE. SO FIRST I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEMS AB B AND THEN E THROUGH I MOVE TO APPROVE AB BE THROUGH I SECOND. A MOTION IS SECOND. UH, ALTHOUGH IN FAVOR OF THOSE, UH, THOSE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. NOW WE WILL HAVE [c. Consider an ordinance rejecting all bids for the Reconstruction of Allenbrook Drive from W. Baker Road to Dead End, and Edgebrook Drive from Birdsong Drive to Allenbrook Drive.] [d. Consider an ordinance rejecting all bids for the Reconstruction of Colby Drive from Dale street to Narcille Street and Narcille street from Ward Road to Sheridan Drive Project. ] DISCUSSION ON ITEM C AND D. YES, SIR. SO JUST A QUICK QUESTION. UM, I SAW WHEN WE, WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID, WHICH YES, SIR, SEEMED UNUSUAL. I MEAN, IS THERE A REASON WHY? AND, UH, I THINK THERE WAS SOME, UH, OTHER BIDS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. UH, SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, REJECT THIS BID. UH, IT WAS OVER BUDGET, UH, QUITE A BIT. UH, AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE BIDDER. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO MAKE SURE WE GET SOME INTEREST AND REBID THIS AND, YOU KNOW, HOPES OF GETTING BETTER BIDS. YEAH. AND, AND I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION WAS THE, THE TWO BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED, ONE AND ONE, IT, IT, IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE THE EXACT SAME BID AMOUNT DOWN TO THE DOLLAR FOR TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS, WHICH I FOUND I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT OUT, OUT LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY AS WELL. ALL THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A, THAT HAD TO BE A TYPO IN THE, THE LETTER. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. THAT I, I WASN'T TRACKING THAT. I, I THINK THERE MAY BE, UH, AN ERROR IN THE LETTER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE COUNCIL ITEM. OKAY, NO PROBLEM. SO, OKAY. THANKS FRANK. YEAH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE SEEING A DUPLICATE LETTER. THEY WERE THE SAME BID. OKAY. GOTCHA. BOTH WERE OVER BUDGET. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY, NO PROBLEM. THAT'S IT, MAYOR. OKAY. I DO APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD SAY, I MEAN, ALL THESE ROADS I KNOW ARE IN NEED OF OBVIOUSLY RECONSTRUCTION, AND SO HOPEFULLY THIS REBI PROCESS WILL, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS WILL TAKE BEFORE THIS COMES BACK? WE, UH, ACTUALLY STARTED THE ADVERTISING. OKAY. YOU KNOW, WE, WE WEREN'T DOWN TO ANYTHING TILL WE ACCEPT THE BID. SO IF, UH, YOU WERE REJECTED TONIGHT, WE'RE, UH, I DON'T HAVE THE ADVERTISING SCHEDULE, BUT WE'RE ON TRACK TO GET THAT DONE QUICKLY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO I THINK WE'LL BRING IT BACK IN HOPEFULLY IN AUGUST. OKAY. IF WE GET GOOD BIDS. SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION REJECTING, UH, OBVIOUSLY ALL THESE STREETS AND THESE, UM, THESE BIDS FOR ITEMS C AND D. MOTION TO [00:30:01] APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR IS WRITTEN. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS [a. Consider the appointment of two (2) staff members to the Youth Advisory Commission.] CONSIDERED APPOINTMENT OF TWO STAFF MEMBERS FOR THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION, MR. WOOLERY. OKAY. SO AS, AS Y'ALL KNOW, THE THE LAST YEAR WAS, UM, REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS TEEN ROUNDTABLE TO REALLY KICK BACK OFF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION. UM, THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE KIND OF THE RE RENEWED YAK WILL BE COMING HERE SHORTLY. UM, AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE, THOUGH, IT DOES CALL FOR TWO STAFF MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED, UM, AS THE YAK ADVISOR AND THE YAK COORDINATOR. SO THIS JUST, UH, TAKES FORMAL ACTION ON THAT. UM, IT WOULD APPOINT SABRINA MARTIN, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR AS THE YAK ADVISOR. AND, UH, KATIE BEVERLY AS THE, UM, YAK COORDINATOR. AND SHE IS OUR TEAM LIBRARIAN AT THE LIBRARY. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. OKAY. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM EIGHT A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT, A SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM EIGHT A, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? WE HAVE ITEM [b. Consider six (6) appointments to the Baytown Board of Adjustment. ] EIGHT B, CONSIDER SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. MS. JACKSON. SORRY. UH, MARTIN SCRIBNER FROM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. UH, JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, UM, CITY CLERK ASKED ME TO PRESENT THIS ONE BECAUSE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION, UH, IN THE PAPERWORK. SO, JUST TO BE, JUST TO BE CLEAR, UH, WE HAD TWO CURRENT MEMBERS THAT HAVE STEPPED DOWN. THAT IS, UH, DR. DAVID QUARTER AND MS. KATHY SMITH. THEY BOTH DECIDE TO STEP AWAY FROM THE BOA. UM, AND WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS, OR HAVE RECOMMENDED, IS THAT JESSE KANO, UM, WAS THE ALTERNATE. THAT PERSON WOULD BE MOVED UP TO A REGULAR MEMBER, UH, POSITION. AND THEN TWO MEMBER, UH, TWO NEW MEMBERS, WHICH WOULD BE, UH, BECKY ROBBINS, AND THEN A NEW ALTERNATE, UH, DIANE PULLARD. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WAS CLEAR AS MUD. OKAY. SO YOU HEARD THE NAME. SO I GUESS WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE, I GUESS MR. KENO, MR. MRS. ROBBINS. AND WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE LAST PERSON? POLLARD. BOTH. POLLARD, OKAY. MM-HMM . SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS, AS I GUESS AS, UM, PRESENTED MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. EIGHT B IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ITEM EIGHT [c. Receive the announcement of the Council's appointment to the Cedar Bayou Navigation District.] C. UH, RECEIVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COUNCIL'S APPOINTMENT TO THE CEDAR BAYOU NAVIGATION DISTRICT. SIR, ON THIS ONE, MR. JACK AT COX WOULD LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED FOR ANOTHER SIX YEARS AND HIS, UM, IT WILL SET TO EXPIRE ON MAY 1ST, 2025. AND THEN HOW ABOUT, UH, THE OTHER APPOINTMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE, DOES THAT ARE, WE'RE GOOD ON THAT ONE. SO WE'RE GOOD WITH HIM. OKAY. SO FIRST I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR, UH, REAPPOINTMENT AS PRESENTED. MOVE CHAIR, APPROVE. MOVE. MOTION. HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL MAKE ONE COMMENT. UM, WHAT I DID ASK IS FOR BOTH OUR REPRESENTATIVE, UH, MR. ADCOX AND, UM, ALSO, UH, MAYOR MINGER TO PRESENT TO US. IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE. UH, LUCKILY IT'S BEEN KIND OF QUITE A WHILE, UH, THAT WE WERE HEARING A LOT FROM, UH, OUR REPRESENTATIVES WHEN, WHEN WE HAD A BARGE TERMINAL AND, AND WAS IN A LOT OF LITIGATION. AND SO, UH, THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR INTEREST, UH, ON THIS NAVIGATION DISTRICT. BUT CERTAINLY A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR THEM TO KIND OF PRESENT, GIVE AN UPDATE OF STA AT LEAST A STATUS ON, ON WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE CURRENTLY ON THE NAB DISTRICT. SO WITHOUT ENTERTAINER, UH, APPROVAL OF ITEM EIGHT C. MOTION TO APPROVE OF ITEM EIGHT C. ANY MOTION? SECOND. SECOND, RIGHT? I ALREADY HAVE THAT RIGHT? WE NEED TO BOTH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? [9. 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.] MOVE ON TO MANAGE REPORT. WELL, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, OUR NEW PROSECUTOR, KRISTIN HOLMES, CONDUCTED HER FIRST JURY TRIAL IN OUR MUNICIPAL COURT THIS WEEK. AND ALL REPORTS ARE THAT IT WENT VERY SUCCESSFULLY. IN FACT, JUDGE ESCALANTE SAID THAT KRISTEN WAS QUOTE, PROFESSIONAL, WELL PREPARED, THOROUGH AND ENGAGED. SHE WENT ON TO SAY, REFERRING TO KRISTEN, QUOTE, HER ENGAGING PERSONALITY AND DEMEANOR ARE A GREAT FIT FOR OUR C COURTROOM. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO KRISTEN FOR, UH, HER FIRST, UH, FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF, UH, MUNICIPAL COURT. AND WE'RE PROUD OF HER AND WE'RE GLAD THAT SHE'S PART OF OUR TEAM. UH, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING CANINE OFFICER CODY DOTSON FOR BEING NAMED OPERATIONS BUREAU OFFICER OF THE MONTH, AND ALSO JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ERIC TODD AND EDGAR BOTH OBTAINED THEIR INTERMEDIATE PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS. AND I THINK THAT WAS EFFECTIVE THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. SO, [10. EXECUTIVE SESSION] WE'LL NOW RECESS AND, AND CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 4 [00:35:02] OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATE THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DUTIES OF CITY MANAGER. UH, IT IS SEVEN 15. SO I'LL RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 51 0.102 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. [a. Consider an ordinance authorizing the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Services and Employment as City Manager with Richard L. Davis.] UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 11 A, UH, SO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT AS CITY MANAGER WITH MR. RICK DAVIS. UH, I WANNA SAY EXPRESS A FEW THINGS BEFORE, UM, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. UM, LAST MEETING I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS HOW, HOW SATISFIED AND HOW SUPPORTIVE, UH, CITY COUNCIL AND MYSELF ARE OF, OF WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY, HOW YOU OPERATE OUR CITY, THE PROFESSIONAL MANNER THAT YOU OPERATE THIS IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT YOU DO, UH, ACROSS THE BOARD FOR OUR CITIZENS AND FOR THIS COUNCIL. UH, YOU'VE BEEN VERY, UM, ALWAYS WILLING TO LISTEN TO THINGS THAT WE WANT, UH, THINGS THAT WE SEE THAT ARE NEEDED IN OUR DISTRICT. AND YOU ALWAYS, UH, MAKE EVERY EFFORT, UH, WITHIN, WITHIN, UM, YOUR ABILITIES AND WITHIN YOUR STAFF TO, TO TRY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. UH, BOTH FOR, FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, AND CERTAINLY FOR OUR CITIZENS. SO, UH, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN, UM, VERY HIGHLY RESPECTIVE OF, OF WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND SO WITH THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S AGAIN, UH, LAST MEETING WE DID A ONE YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION, UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT AT THE 3%, UM, SALARY INCREASE, UH, FOR TONIGHT. UM, IT WAS, IT WAS MAINLY JUST, UH, AN, AN AMENDMENT TO KIND OF CAPTURE, UH, A FEW THINGS. UH, THERE WAS A VERSION B THAT WAS PRESENTED TO COUNSEL FROM LEGAL. SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR VERSION B AT THIS POINT. MOTION TO APPROVE VERSION B. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. SO BEING THAT, THAT BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS UH, ADDRESSED LAW POST AGENDA ITEMS, THIS MEDIA IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.