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[ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021 5:30 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. For video conferencing, use the following website www.zoom.com, click on "join a meeting" on the top right-hand corner, and input the following Meeting ID: 828 5080 3094. For telephone conferencing please use the following toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID: 828 5080 3094. Any person, who is participating through video/teleconferencing and is interested in speaking on any item on the agenda, must submit his/her request via email to the City Clerk at cityclerk@baytown.org. The request must include the speaker's name, address, and phone number that will be used if teleconferencing as well as the agenda item number. The request must be received prior to the posted time of the meeting. The agenda packet is accessible to the public in both HTML and PDF formats at the following link: https://www.baytown.org/183/Public-Meetings-Agenda-Packets. 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 ]
ME THIS ORDER.I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 5TH, 2021 AT 5:33 PM AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
[a. Consider a resolution granting the consent for the inclusion of an additional 0.3867 acres within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Baytown into Spring Meadows Municipal Utility District.]
ONE A.SO IT'S TO CONSIDER A GRANTING THE CONSENT FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.3867 ACRES WITHIN THE EXTRA, EXTRA TER TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN INTO SPRING MEADOWS MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT.
MR. SCRIBNER, ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA TAKE IT IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS AN ITEM WHERE WE RECEIVED A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, UM, INTO THE SPRING MEADOWS MUD, AND IT'S A PART OF PROPERTY THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED ADJACENT TO IT AS A A HOTEL.
AND SO THIS IS JUST A PORTION OF THAT.
SO, UM, THIS GRANTS THEIR CONSENT TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE MED AND RECEIVE UTILITIES FROM THE MUD.
AS AN ASIDE, WE ARE WORKING ON A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THIS MUD AND THAT IS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THIS ANNEXATION OR CONSENT TO ANNEXATION.
SO, MAY I HAVE A MOTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR ITEM ONE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND.
MAY I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY, CHRIS? YES.
AND I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[a. Consider a resolution setting two budget work sessions to discuss the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Municipal Budget.]
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.UM, AND IT'S TO DISCUSS THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FISCAL YEAR OF 20 21, 20 22.
SO WE'LL CONSIDER RESOLUTION SETTING TWO BUDGET WORK SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE FISCAL YEAR 20 21, 20 22 MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM.
IF YOU REMEMBER AT AN EARLIER MEETING YOU HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHEN YOU WANTED TO HAVE THE WORK SESSIONS, AND I THINK YOU ALL AGREED THAT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO HOLD THOSE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 12TH OF AUGUST.
SO THE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU ARE, UH, TO HOLD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ONE ON THE 18TH OF THIS MONTH AT 5:30 PM HERE, AND THE SECOND, IF YOU WISH TO HAVE A SECOND ONE, UH, THE FOLLOWING DAY AT 4:00 PM THAT'S ON THE 19TH OF AUGUST.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR ITEM TWO A TO SET TWO BUDGET WORK SESSIONS FOR THE PROPOSED DATES OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE 18TH AT 5:30 PM AND THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH AT 4:00 PM MOVE TO APPROVE THE DATES AUGUST 18TH AND 19TH SECOND.
OKAY, I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
[a. Recess into and conduct an executive session pursuant to Sections 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to seek the advice of the City's attorneys on legal matters related to the Baytown Hotel and Convention Center Project.]
SO FOR THE THIRD ITEM, UM, WE HAD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE AGENDA, UM, AND SINCE WE JUST HAD ONE FOR MDD, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUTURE LEGAL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? UM, OTHER, IF WE DO WE'LL NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.IF WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER LEGAL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS, THEN WE CAN REMOVE THIS FROM THE AGENDA.
DO WE NEED A MOTION TO REMOVE? WE DO NOT NEED A MOTION TO REMOVE.
OKAY, SO NO, NO FURTHER LEGAL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON THIS MATTER? NO.
THEN THIS AGENDA ITEM IS REMOVED AND, UM, SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS THAT WE ARE ON THE AGENDA, UM, THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MAY I HAVE FOUR A ONE OTHER ORDINANCE TO PASS OR TO CONSIDER? OKAY.
DON'T GIVE RICK A HEART ATTACK.
[a. Consider an ordinance approving documents related to the issuance of bonds and the Baytown Hotel and Convention Center Project, including a Ground Lease Agreement, a City Facilities Unit Lease Agreement, a Booking Agreement, a Marina Site Parking Agreement, a Interlocal Agreement, a Condominium Declaration, and Deed Restrictions.]
PASS FOUR A.SO WE HAVE A, WHICH CHANGED HER MIND.
SO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE APPROVING DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE ISSUE OF BONDS AND THE BAYTOWN HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER PROJECT, INCLUDING A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT, A CITY FACILITIES UNIT LEASE AGREEMENT, A BOOKING AGREEMENT, A MARINA SITE PARKING AGREEMENT, AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT, AND A CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE REMOVING THE DEED RESTRICTIONS FROM THE AGENDA ITEM.
SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION APPROVING THE ORDINANCE FOR AGENDA ITEMS FOUR.
OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
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AYE.ANY OPPOSED? SO THE MOTION PASSES AND BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR THE SECOND TIME,
UM, I MENTIONED THAT I WAS SAD THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT IS WITHIN MY DISTRICT, BUT I DO SHARE A LOT OF HIS COMMENTS AND THE HARD WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO THIS PROJECT.
ALL THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE, ESPECIALLY MY COLLEAGUES IN PUSHING THIS FORWARD AND THE IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE ENTIRE CITY, AND AS WELL AS BRINGING IN, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, FOLKS FROM OUTSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE BAYTOWN AREA.
I THANK THOSE THAT WERE IN AGREEMENT OF THIS PROJECT FOR THEIR PATIENTS.
UM, IT IS 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DID NOT RUSH THIS 20 PLUS YEARS.
WE THOUGHT OF DIFFERENT AVENUES BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS NOT ONLY VIABLE FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, BUT THAT WE GAINED THAT CITIZEN APPROVAL THAT WE REALLY NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO WITH THAT, UM, BEING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADDRESSED ALL POSTED AGENDA ITEMS, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURN? SO MOVED.
OKAY, NOW THAT I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.