* 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. [00:00:01] SO I'LL CALL THIS MEETING THE [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM PLEDGE AND INVOCATION Council Member Jacob Powell, District No. Five ] BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL ORDER. IT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH. IT IS 6 34. WE ARE IN BAYTOWN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE'LL BE LED IN OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION THIS EVENING BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB POWELL, OF DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHERE WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG, I HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR GOD, I THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING, AND I THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO GATHER TOGETHER AND JUST DISCUSS HOW WE CAN BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN. GOD, WE DO PRAY FOR EVERY FAMILY HERE IN THE CITY. LORD, WHATEVER THEY, UH, MAYBE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, GOD, WE JUST PRAY FOR, FOR HEALING WHERE THAT IS NEEDED AND, AND COMFORT WHERE THAT IS NEEDED. LORD AND GOD, I PRAY THAT, UH, YOU JUST GIVE US WISDOM AS WE DISCUSS THESE AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT. UM, AND GOD, I PRAY THAT EVERYTHING WE SAY AND DO IS GLORIFYING TO YOU. WE PRAY ALL THIS IN YOUR SON JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. [1. MINUTES] ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ITEM ONE A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION HELD ON OCTOBER 8TH, EXCUSE ME, AUGUST 18TH I TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, A. MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR IS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM ONE B, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL RECORD MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23RD. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, SECOND. MOTION. MULTIPLE SECONDS. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? APPROVING THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. [a. Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service.] ITEM TWO, A RECOGNIZED CITY OF BAYTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE. MS. CLIN. UM, DO WE HAVE MICHAEL MASSEY, CREW LEADER WITH PARKS AND RECREATION? JOSE FLORES, BUILDING SERVICES INSPECTOR THREE WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JOSHUA WILSON, CREW LEADER WITH PARKS AND RECREATION. WILLIAM PALMER, CITY MARSHALL WITH THE CITY MUNICIPAL COURT. RAFAEL GARCIA COMMUNITY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ARICK OTIS, UTILITY MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING. GLEN BERGER'S, BUILDING SERVICES INSPECTOR FOUR WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. BE ALONZO CUSTODIAL TECHNICIAN WITH THE LIBRARY. KEVIN HILLIARD, SUPERINTENDENT WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING. [b. Mr. John Manlove with the San Jacinto Museum of History has requested to appear before the City Council to extend an invitation for the Mayor and City Council to attend an event, Texas Memorial Illumination, on Saturday, November 13, 2021.] NEXT WE HAVE ITEM, UH, TWO B. MR. MANLOVE WITH THE SAN JACINTO MUSEUM OF HISTORY HAS REQUESTED TO APPEAR BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TO EXTEND AN INVITATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO ATTEND AN EVENT, UH, THE TEXAS MEMORIAL ILLUMINATION, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021. MAYOR MADOFF. UH, I THINK THEY HAD THE PRESENTATION UP HERE, BUT I DON'T SEE IT. OH, GOTTA SWITCH THE SWITCH. NOPE. NO, THAT'S OKAY. I DON'T NEED IT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS JOHN, MAN LOVE. I'M THE FORMER MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PASADENA. UH, YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH MY WIFE GINA, MAN, LOVE. AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS OUR AREA HAS SEEN IN A VERY, VERY, VERY LONG TIME. IF EVER WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR TWO YEARS. IT'S CALLED THE TEXAS MEMORIAL ILLUMINATION AT SAN JACINTO. AND WHAT THIS EVENT IS ABOUT, IT'S ABOUT MAKING A VISIBLE IMAGE OF WHAT FREEDOM REALLY COST. AND WE ARE GOING TO LIGHT 21,500 LUMINARIES, WHICH ARE ACTUAL CANDLES, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM AROUND. THE SAN JACINTO BATTLEGROUND IS 21,500 [00:05:03] TEXANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE ON THE BATTLEFIELD SINCE THE TEXAS REVOLUTION ALL THE WAY TO AFGHANISTAN. UH, WELL, HERE IT COMES UP. OUR MIC, THE KEYBOARD. WOW, LET ME BACK THAT UP. UH, THE MISSION IS, IS TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE A VISUALLY INSPIRING REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE TEXANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE ARMED CONFLICT. AND WE'RE GONNA PLACE 21,501 LUMINARIES. WE LOST ONE MORE TEXAN JUST RECENTLY. UH, LET ME GO THROUGH AND SHOW YOU WHAT THIS IS. IT'S GONNA BE AT THE SAN JA CENTER MONUMENT, WHICH YOU ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF, AND WE FIGURE THAT IS A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE THIS. THERE'S 1200 ACRES OUT THERE, AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF IT. WHEN, WHEN YOU SEE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, LET ME GET THIS TO GO. THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND THAT, THAT VISUALLY IT, IT GIVES A VISUAL UNDERSTANDING OF JUST HOW MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SACRIFICED. FOLKS, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. IT NEVER WILL BE. AND WE HAVE PAID A DEAR PRICE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PAY A DEAR PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOM. NOW, THIS EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE. IT, IT HAS A DRIVE THROUGH. YOU'LL DRIVE THROUGH THE PARK, IT OPENS AT SIX O'CLOCK ON NOVEMBER 13TH, AND THAT'S JUST AS THE SUN GOES DOWN. AND IT'LL BE OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT. AND THESE CANDLES WILL BURN FOR 12 TO 13 HOURS. SO WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE ALL NIGHT. UH, IN ADDITION, WE'RE HAVING A CEREMONY FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AT FIVE O'CLOCK. UH, AND ALSO ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE ARE WELCOME TO BE A PART OF THAT CEREMONY. WE HAVE SEVERAL NOTABLE, UH, POLITICIANS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, I GUESS ELECTED OFFICIALS IS A BETTER WORD, ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT'S THAT IS GOING TO BE THERE. UH, PLEASE COME AND BE A PART OF THAT. THAT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A SHORT CEREMONY. UH, WE HAVE SOME MAJOR GENERALS THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE. UH, AND, UH, IT WILL BE A SHORT CEREMONY. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE THE FIRST ONES TO DRIVE THROUGH THE EVENT. SATURDAY, WE'RE HAVING OUR BUILD A BAG DAY OUT AT THE MONUMENT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME OUT TO THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE. YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS, UH, SAN UH, I'LL BACK UP TO THE, COME ON, IT'S MOVING, WHICH IS TEXAS MEMORIAL ILLUMINATION@SANJACINTO.COM. YOU CAN FIND ALL, EVERYTHING THERE. YOU CAN FIND A FARM TO VOLUNTEER AND ALL OF THAT. AND I HAVE SOME, UH, I DO HAVE SOME I CAN LEAVE HERE WITH YOU, UH, SOME OF THE FORMS IF YOU NEED THEM, AND, UH, WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU PARTICIPATE. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. UH, WE ALSO HAVE MR. SANE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, YOU SAID NO, BUT YOU'RE STAYING, YOU'RE GOING TO THE PODIUM, SO YOU'RE CONFUSING ME. WELL, YOU KNOW, MAN. NO, I JUST, I HAD SIGNED UP JUST TO, UH, JUST TO GIVE, UH, MAYOR MAN, LOVE ADDITIONAL TIME IF NECESSARY. OKAY. BUT, UH, JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO REALLY SAY HOW IMPORTANT THIS EVENT IS AS, UH, YOU KNOW, AT, UH, AND TIM, THERE IS, I THINK 23,000, 3000, UH, THAT THEY DO EVERY YEAR. SO WE WANNA MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL EVENT AS WELL HERE TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THE TEXANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES. SO IF ANYONE'S ABLE TO COME OUT THIS AS MAYOR MENLOW HAVE COME OUT THIS SATURDAY AND BE ABLE TO HELP FILL THE BAGS AND THEN COME OUT ON NOVEMBER THE 13TH TO OBSERVE THE LUMINARIES AS THEY REPRESENT THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. SAND. COUNCILMAN. OKAY, UH, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM [a. Receive and discuss a presentation regarding the relocation of the Battleship Texas to Baytown.] THREE A. RECEIVE AND DISCUSS A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE RELOCATION OF THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS TO BAYTOWN, MR. ESBA OR MR. WILSON. IT MAY NOT REACH. I'M, I'M JUST A DRIVER. OKAY. UH, MY NAME IS JAY OCK. UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS ON AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BBB, BETTER KNOWN AS, UH, BRING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN. TWO DAYS AGO, I WENT THROUGH MY PRESENTATION AT THE BAYTOWN SUN AND THEY SAID IT WAS 27 MINUTES THIS MORNING. I TALKED TO RICK AND HE SAYS, I GOT FIVE MINUTES . SO I REDUCED MY 27 MINUTE PRESENTATION DOWN TO FIVE MINUTES AND 13 SECONDS, RICK. SO I HOPE THIS MAKES IT ALL RIGHT. UM, I'VE COLLECTED OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS ABOUT 4,500 DOCUMENTS. I REDUCED THOSE A HUNDRED DOC 405 [00:10:01] 4,000, 500 DOCUMENTS DOWN TO A THOUSAND, AND I REDUCED A THOUSAND DOWN TO A HUNDRED. SO THE PASS OUTS OVER HERE ARE 15 DIFFERENT TABS OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF EVERYTHING THE BATTLESHIP BRING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN HAS DONE OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. UM, I THINK I GOT EVERYTHING COVERED PRETTY GOOD. MAINLY THIS PACK OUT, PASS OUT IS TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION SO YOU CAN MAKE, UH, A DECISION ABOUT BRINGING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN. GOING THROUGH THE TABS, THE FIRST TAB IS 21 OF 107 ENDORSEMENT LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVE TO BRING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN. UH, THE SECOND TAB IS A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND BACKGROUND ABOUT THE BATTLESHIP. THE THIRD TAB IS THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE BATTLESHIP. AND THEN THE DRED DRAWINGS SHOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DRAW DR. DIG DREDGE, GET THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGY HERE. A 2,900 FOOT CHANNEL FROM THE HOUSTON CHAN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL TO BAYLON. THAT CHANNEL HAS TO BE 180 FOOT WIDE BECAUSE THE SHIP HAS TO HAVE TWO TUGBOATS ON EITHER SIDE OF IT, AND IT HAS TO BE 35 FOOT DEEP THAT MR. EXTRAPOLATES TO ABOUT 13,000 ZERO, 50 YARDS OF DR. BALL. SAID ANOTHER WAY. THAT'S ABOUT 1,373 DUMP TRUCK LOADS OF SPAR THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE MOVED. AND I DON'T GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE PIPELINES THAT GO ACROSS. THERE ARE THE OLD OFFSHORE DRILLING RIGS THAT HAD BEEN CAPPED. UM, DRE SPAR IS NORMALLY A MIXTURE OF SEDIMENT, ROCKS, SOIL SHELL, SAND, AND WHATEVER ELSE IS ACCUMULATED OVER YEARS. IT'S A CRITICAL FACTOR IN ALL THE WETLANDS AREAS. THE NUMBER FOUR PACKAGE IN THERE IS SHOWING THE MOORINGS FOR THE SHIP WHERE WE WANNA PARK. THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS FOUNDATION HAS COME BACK AND ASKED FOR THREE RAMPS. THE PICTURES I GAVE TO YOU HAVE ONE RAMP THEY WANNA RAMP FOR EVERYBODY TO ENTER. THEY WANT A RAMP FOR EVERYBODY TO LEAVE, AND THEY WANT A RAMP FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE WORKERS TO ENTER THE SHIP. SO THAT'S AN OLD DRAWING OF THE RAMPS. UM, THEN ALSO I'VE GIVEN YOU THE STATISTICS OF THE SIZE OF THE BATTLESHIP, UH, WEIGHT AND EVERYTHING. UM, AND THEN WE'VE GOT PROJECTED ATTENDANCE. WE TALKED TO SEVEN OTHER BATTLESHIPS AROUND THE UNITED STATES, AND THERE'S SEVERAL STUDIES. I WAS PROJECTING 225,000 ATTENDEES A YEAR. UH, SOME OF THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD FROM LIKE DELOITTE IS 300,000 ATTENDEES A YEAR. UM, I DON'T THINK WE HIT 300,000 THE FIRST YEAR, BUT I TOTALLY EXPECT THAT WE'LL HIT 300,000 ATTENDEES THE SECOND YEAR. NUMBER SEVEN IS SOME PROJECTIONS AND STATS TO JUST CONFUSE YOU MORE. UM, OUR HIGHLY RATED HOTEL PLUS THE CONVENTION CENTER PLUS THE BATTLESHIP WILL BE REFERRED TO IN TRAVEL AGENCY JARGON AS A SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE. UH, A SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE IS A ONE OF A KIND, DISTINCTIVE, EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS AND VISITORS THAT FEW OR NO OTHER CAN OFFER. THERE ARE VERY FEW THAT CAN USE THE TERM SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE IN THEIR MARKETING CAMPAIGN. SIX EXAMPLES OF WHO CAN USE SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE ARE THE VATICAN CAESARS IN VEGAS OUTRIGGERS RESORTS, MICROSOFT WINDOWS 11, AN EIGHT DAY PRIVATE SAFARI DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE MIGRATION SEASON IN THE SERENGETI, WHICH I'VE DONE AND RECOMMEND WHOLE FOODS AND THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS DOCK AT BAYLOR ISLAND. YOU MIGHT ASK HOW WHOLE FOODS GOT INTO THE EXCEPTIONAL LIST. AND THE REASON IS THEY USE A TEAM BASED HIRING PRACTICE. EACH NEW EMPLOYEE IS HIRED FOR A FOUR WEEK TRIAL PERIOD. AND AFTER THE FOUR WEEKS, THEIR FELLOW EMPLOYEES VOTE TO SEE IF THE NEW HIRE STAYS OR GOES. I FOUND THAT VERY INTERESTING. [00:15:01] ANOTHER WAY OF REFERRING TO A CENTURY, UH, EXPERIENCE IS, IT'S NOT A FIVE STAR, BUT A SIX STAR EXPERIENCE. AND THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS AND THE HOTEL AND THE MARINA WILL BE A SIX SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE. ATTENDEES TO THE BATTLESHIP USING STATISTICS FROM OTHER BATTLESHIPS INDICATE THAT 40 TO 80% OF ATTENDEES WILL BE OUTSIDE THE BAYTOWN AREA. SO WE DID A HUNDRED MILE RADIUS OF PEOPLE THAT COULD BUY DRIVE TO THE BASE BATTLESHIP AND STAY FOR THE DAY AND THEN GO BACK HOME. OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE'RE EXPECTING ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 80% OF ATTENDEES TO BE FROM THE REST OF TEXAS, THE OTHER 49 STATES. AND IN TALKING TO OTHER BATTLESHIPS AROUND THE UNITED STATES, THEY'RE EXPECTING THAT 165,000 VISITORS WILL BE FROM OUTSIDE. OUR, OUR AREA PROJECTED, UM, 26 TO 75 FOREIGN COUNTRIES WILL BE VISITING THE SHIP BASED ON OTHER, UH, SHIP'S ATTENDANCE. UH, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE DOLLAR EFFECT OF THAT WILL BE. COMING TO BAYTOWN. UH, A LIST OF LOCAL DISCUSSIONS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THERE'S OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS IN TOWN THAT HAVE TOLD ME THEY WANT TO USE THE BATTLESHIP. I'VE LISTED ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT I'VE TALKED TO THAT ARE INTERESTED IN, UH, VISITING OR VISITING, UH, USING THE BATTLESHIP CHURCHES, UH, SCHOOLS, UH, POLITICIANS, ET CETERA. UM, AND DID I MENTION, I DIDN'T MENTION, I TALKED TO EIGHT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WE EXPECT THAT THE BATTLESHIP COMES TO BAYTOWN. WE'LL HAVE OVER 20,000 STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS VISITING THE BATTLESHIP EVERY YEAR. OKAY. SO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT I TALKED TO WAS VERY EXCITED. UM, THE TOTAL AVAILABLE TOURIST IN THE HOUSTON AREA IS 17 MILLION TOURISTS A YEAR ARE COMING TO THIS AREA CURRENTLY BASED ON STUDIES THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN YOUR REPORTS. UH, ECONOMIC, UH, IMPACT STUDY BY DELOITTE IS IN YOUR PACKAGE. UM, AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING. IT WAS CONDUCTED FOR FELLOWSHIP, TEXAS FOUNDATION FOR GALVESTON FIVE YEARS AGO. I PUT IT IN THERE 'CAUSE I THINK THE STATISTICS ARE VERY GOOD AND VERY COMPATIBLE TO WHAT BAYTOWN CAN EXPECT FROM THE BATTLESHIP. OKAY. UM, NEXT WE HAVE IN THERE THAT WE WANT TO DO A NATIONAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. WE'VE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL COMPANIES HAVE DECIDED ON WHICH COMPANY WE THINK IS THE BEST. WE'VE GOT A QUOTE FOR THEM IN THERE OF WHAT THE NATIONAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN WILL COST. AND THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS FOUNDATION HAS COME FORWARD IN THIS. THEY SAID THEY WILL PAY FOR HALF THE COST FOR OUR NATIONAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. OKAY. UM, ALSO NEXT IN THERE ARE COST ESTIMATES FROM RICK, WHICH IS VERY HARD TO READ. I THINK HE DID THAT ON PURPOSE FROM TWO YEARS AGO OF WHAT IT'S GONNA COST TO BRING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN TO DO THE DREDGING AND THE DOCKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. UM, STAN LLOYD IS THE SECOND IN QUOTE IN THERE, AND I'VE TALKED TO STAN THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND HE SAYS THOSE NUMBERS THAT HE PUT IN TWO YEARS AGO WE'RE STILL CLOSE. OKAY. UM, ORGANIZERS AND OTHER INFORMATION IS IN YOUR NEXT TO LAST TAB, COMPARING THE BATTLESHIP TO THE ALAMO. THERE WAS A TEST, UM, TUESDAY IN THE BAYTOWN SUN SAID, WHAT'S THE TOP FIVE HISTORICAL, UH, VISITS IN TEXAS? THE ALAMO IS NUMBER ONE AND THE BATTLESHIP IS NUMBER TWO. UH, THE LAST TAB IS A REQUEST FROM THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN. UM, WE RECENTLY PUT A ENDORSEMENT SURVEY CAMPAIGN OUT AS OF YESTERDAY. I'M UP TO OVER 880 RESPONSES AND YOU'LL SEE FROM THE RESULTS I GAVE YOU IN THERE, 95% PLUS OF THE CITIZENS SAID THAT WE URGED THE CITY COUNCIL TO FINANCIALLY UNDERWRITE BRINGING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN. WE HAD THE OTHER FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT SAID NO. UH, INTERESTING FACT, NONE OF THE NO RESPONSES PUT THEIR NAME OR ADDRESS OR THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IN RESPONSE. . I FOUND THAT INTERESTING. ANYWAY, MR. ESBA, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR LAST FEW COMMENTS, I'M SORRY, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR LAST FEW COMMENTS. YES. UM, THAT'S, UM, MY [00:20:01] LAST COMMENT IS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL TO BRING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN. AND ONE PS I'LL SNEAK IN HERE. I CONFIRMED YESTERDAY WITH TERRY AT THE MUSEUM AT BRUCE BRAMLET AT THE FOUNDATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THEY'RE GOING TO SET UP A PERMANENT MUSEUM DISPLAY IN THE BAYTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE TEXAS. AND IF THE TEXAS COMES HERE, THEY WILL GREATLY ENLARGE IT. 'CAUSE THEY HAVE 36,000 PIECES OF ARTIFACTS THEY'VE GOT STORED. THAT'S ALL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP FIRST, UH, WE HAVE MR. DAVID ISAAC THAT DID SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR ITEM THREE A. SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THE PICTURE IS, UH, KEN GIN PAINTED FROM THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS AND THERE AND SORRY. OH, OKAY. AND THE DISPLAY OVER HERE IS A HANDCAR SHIP OF THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS, UH, WITH ALL THE GUNS AND TAR AND ALL THAT ON IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. AND MY COMMENT IS, I, WE SUPPORT THIS. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ONE, TWO, NO MIC CHECK ONE, TWO. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT. UH, YOU MAY START THE TIMER IF YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS HERE TO GET OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO GET THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS HERE IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS. WE HEARD HIM MAKE A PITCH FOR THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE ALSO BEEN A PART OF EFFORTS THAT HAVE DIED OUT, LIKE, UH, OWNING, UH, THE HOUSTON, UH, WNBA HOLDINGS IN ORDER TO TRY TO GET THE HOUSTON COMETS AND, UH, ALSO HAVE A PARTICULAR AFFINITY FOR SLIME IN THE ICE MACHINE, HOPING IT COMES BACK ONE DAY. THE BATTLESHIP, HOWEVER, IS, UH, A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THAT I THINK VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH, WHICH WASN'T MENTIONED IN THIS, UH, PERFORMANCE HERE, UH, THAT WOULD SUPPORT, UH, AROUND THE STATE AND THE NATION. UH, THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS, AS YOU KNOW, PERHAPS WAS SERVED IN TWO WARS BA UH, WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II. THERE'S VERY FEW SHIPS THAT HAVE DONE THAT OR ACHIEVED THAT HISTORY IS, UH, TIED STRONGLY TO SAN JACINTO BAY. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE CONVENTION CENTER THAT THE MAYOR AND THIS COUNCIL HAD WORKED SO HARD ON, UH, OFFERS US ANOTHER CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT EXPERIENCE. NOW, I WILL SAY THIS BEFORE I GET INTO THE FINANCE PART. UH, LEE COLLEGE SHOULD BE APPROACHED, UH, WITH THIS AT SOME POINT. I, I FEEL LIKE SINCE IT IS A WALKING TALKING MUSEUM, THAT THE CITY SHOULD MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT SINCE IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH EDUCATION. SINCE LEE COLLEGE HAS DONE A LOT WITH HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PAST, INCLUDING THE WALTER PRESCOTT WEB SOCIETY, I THINK THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE IN A DIFFICULT POSITION WITH, UH, USING TAXPAYER FUNDS WITHOUT A VOTE ON, UH, THE COMMUNITY. AND, UH, FORTUNATELY HOWEVER, DURING THE WORK SESSION, WE LEARNED, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT MATRIX DIFFERENT WAYS ON HOW FINANCE AND WORKS IN PUBLIC SERVICE. AND THAT'S EXCELLENT. UH, I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR IT, BUT, UH, NOW HEATHER TOOK US TO SCHOOL, IT SEEMS, WITH THE BATTLESHIP, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAXPAYER FUNDS NOT BE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DIRECTLY WITHOUT THEIR VOTE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY MAKE EFFORTS TO WORK WITH ENTREPRENEURS ALL OVER THE NATION AND THESE OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES THAT I LISTED, INCLUDING OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. NO ONE ELSE HAS DECIDED, HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM. SO IS, UH, COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WE HAVE? UM, PLEASE, REGARDING THE PRESENTATION ITSELF? NO, JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I I, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS AND, AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT AND ALL THE WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO IT AND, AND FOR PROVIDING THIS TO US TONIGHT. ALRIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, I JUST WOULD ECHO THAT. UH, I KNOW A LOT OF EFFORT FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, MR. ESH BOCK AND, AND OTHERS, AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO BRING THE BATTLESHIP TO BAYTOWN. THERE'S NO DOUBT THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST. UH, THE FINANCING IS GONNA BE DIFFICULT. UH, SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WAYS. UH, IF THE FOUNDATION DECIDES THAT BAYTOWN WILL BE A FUTURE HOME FOR THAT, THEN WE'LL HAVE A, A DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME. SO AT THAT, APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE PICTURE. WE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO REMOVE THAT PICTURE DOWN, I THINK AFTER THIS ITEM. BUT, UM, UH, GREAT PICTURE AGAIN FROM KEN BRIDGE. SO WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THIS EVENING. [a. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 14 "Animals," Article V "Dangerous Dogs" of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, to establish regulations that distinguish between nuisance dogs and dangerous dogs and refine the processes associated with each.] SO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR A, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 ANIMALS ARTICLE FIVE, DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS DOGS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS THAT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NUISANCE DOGS AND DANGEROUS DOGS AND REFINE THE [00:25:01] PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MR. GRAY. I, EXCUSE ME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN. UM, JUST TO, UM, JUST TO SUMMARIZE QUICKLY, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE WORK SESSION. UM, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UH, WITH THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS THAT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A NUISANCE DOG AND A DANGEROUS DOG. UH, AND THEN THE PROCESSES THAT, UH, THAT WE LOOKED AT AND TALKED ABOUT, WERE REFINED TO, UH, TO IMPROVE, TO IMPROVE OUR, UM, IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO, UH, OUR PROCESSES AS FAR AS OPERATIONS GO. THE LEGAL PROCESSES, UH, IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COURT AND, UH, PROVIDE BETTER DUE PROCESS FOR THE DOG OWNER. UM, I I, NOTHING ELSE TO ADD. ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? UH, NO SIR. UH, THE ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY, UH, COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES THIS, UM, THE REVISIONS AND, UH, THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND, UH, STAFF DOES AS WELL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I GUESS WE'LL START. MR. POWELL OR ANYONE ON THIS SIDE HAVE ANY, ANY COMMENTS? I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. IT'S A GOOD CHANGE. I'LL HAVE TO SEE THAT THE, UM, COMMITTEE HAS WORKED THIS OUT. COME TO A UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT. I READ THROUGH IT AND I DO LIKE WHAT HAS BEEN, UM, PROPOSED. HERE I AM. GOOD. THINK WE NEED A MOTION. OKAY. TO DISCUSS, ENTER, UH, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. A. MOTION SECOND. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ITEM FOUR IS PRESENTED. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? WE. ITEM FOUR B, [b. Consider an ordinance awarding a construction contract to Forde Construction Company, Inc., for the Annual Mill & Overlay Project.] CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE, AWARD AND A CONTRACT, EXCUSE ME, A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO FORD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR THE, THE ANNUAL MILL AND OVERLAY PROJECT. MR. SIMINO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM FOUR B AWARDS, A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TWO FORWARD A CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ANNUAL, UH, ASPHALT MILL AND OVERLAY CONTRACT. UH, PROJECT, UH, THE WORK INCLUDES REMOVAL OF, UH, OLD ASPHALT PAVEMENT, INSTALLATION OF BASE MATERIAL AND A SURFACE COURSE. UH, THE PLAN PROJECTS FOR THIS, UH, THIS YEAR INCLUDES, UH, MCKINNEY WARD AND, UH, WEST ROADS. UH, TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED. 40 CONSTRUCTION WAS A LOW BID AT, UH, $3,094,062. WE CHECKED REFERENCES FOR 40 CONSTRUCTION AND WE ARE SATISFIED THAT THEY ARE A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA UNDERSTAND A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR B. MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR B, SECOND MOTION SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM FOUR B IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? WE HAVE ITEM FOUR C. CONSIDER [c. Consider an ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 1, which amends the Construction Manager-at-Risk contract for the Public Safety Facility Project, with Durotech, Inc. to approve the Phase 1A Guaranteed Maximum Price.] ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, WHICH AMENDS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY PROJECT WITH DURA TECH INC. TO APPROVE THE PHASE ONE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. MR. SIMINO? YES, SIR. AS YOU SAID, UH, ADAM FOUR C AMENDS THE CMAR CONTRACT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY. UH, THE CHANGE ORDER AUTHORIZES A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, UH, FOR PHASE ONE A, WHICH INCLUDES EARTH WORK, UH, CONCRETE WORK, UTILITIES, AND THE PURCHASE OF A METAL BUILDING TO BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE. THE AMOUNT OF PHASE ONE A IS NOT TO EXCEED $4,905,614. UH, WE'LL PROCEED WITH, UH, PHASE ONE B, PHASE TWO AND THREE BY JANUARY OF 2022, UH, WHICH WILL INCLUDE COMPLETION OF THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND PHASE ONE B, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, UH, IN PHASE TWO, AND THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING POLICE, UH, DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLAZA IN PHASE THREE. UH, I'LL JUST BRIEFLY GO THROUGH SOME OF THE SLIDES YOU SAW. THESE WERE AT, UM, THE CIP PRESENTATION, RIGHT? LAST COUNCIL. UH, SO YOU SEE HERE THE, UH, UM, DEPICTION OF THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS, UH, AND, AND ALONG WITH A PHASING SCHEDULE THAT I JUST DESCRIBED. THIS IS, UH, THE MAINTENANCE AREA, UH, THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN PHASE ONE. AND AGAIN, JUST A DESCRIPTION OF EACH PHASE. OKAY? SO, UH, STEPH RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. OW. ALRIGHT, I UNDER HAND A MOTION FOR ITEM, UH, FOUR C AS WRITTEN. MOVE [00:30:01] TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR C, SECOND MOTION SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING, I GUESS, UH, THIS CHANGE ORDER FOR ITEM FOR PHASE ONE A? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ITEM FIVE A CONSIDER RESOLUTION A DEBT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN CONCERNING THE FINANCING OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S IN, IN THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. RAM. MAYOR, UH, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE TIME AND THE EFFORT. THEY EXPANDED AND FORMULATING THIS POLICY AS THE CHAIR, UH, SAID THAT THE WORK SESSION, THIS IS DESIGNED TO BE YOUR TOOL, IT'S YOUR GUIDE. UH, IT WILL HELP I HOPE, AND FUTURE DELIBERATIONS ON THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT TO FUND INVESTMENT, THE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. UH, DRAW YOUR ATTENTION, PARTICULARLY SIR, TO THE APPENDIX, THE VERY USEFUL MATRIX, UH, WHICH I DO HOPE YOU'LL FIND WILL HELP YOU WHEN YOU, UH, WHEN YOU COME TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. LY RECOMMEND IT TO YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS WAS COVERED IN, IN WORK SESSION, BUT IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, IT SEEMS A LOT OF GOOD WORK FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. AND I'LL SPEAK FOR ALL THE NON-FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TONIGHT. THANK YOU, . THANK YOU. A AND E TERRY. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? THE REST IS A FINANCE COMMITTEE PRETTY MUCH. SO, UH, MY ONLY COMMENTS I DO, I DO THINK, UH, AS I SAID IN WORK SESSION THAT UH, HAVING THESE POLICIES IN PLACE IS AS A GUIDELINE, AS A TOOL OF WHEN WE WOULD GO AND ISSUE DEBT. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE FOR IT AND HOW IT WOULD BE FUNDED? I THINK IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE VERY HELPFUL IN FUTURE YEARS IN A GROWING CITY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO WATCH, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT AND WHEN, WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS, HOW THEY'LL BE FUNDED. SO THE MATRIX, I LOVE IT MAKES IT EASY FOR, FOR A LAYMAN COUNCIL MEMBER IN A SENSE THAT YOU COME IN HERE AND YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE FINANCE MECHANISM. AND SO THIS IS GONNA BE VERY HELPFUL, I BELIEVE. SO THANK YOU FOR MS. BEN COURT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS. SO, UH, MS. BEN COURT, [a. Consider a resolution approving a Debt Policy for the City of Baytown concerning the financing of capital investment in the City's infrastructure.] I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR FIVE A, UH, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE A SECOND. HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FIVE A IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM [b. Consider a resolution determining the alternative delivery method for the reconstruction of the Citizen's Bank Building for the Utility Services Offices Project and authorizing the issuance of a request for competitive sealed proposals.] FIVE D, CONSIDER RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CITIZENS BANK BUILDING FOR THE UTILITY SERVICES OFFICES PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF RE OF A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS. MR. SEMINO? YES, SIR. MS. MR. MAYOR, UH, ITEM FIVE B ALLOWS FOR A COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL TO BE ACCEPTED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CITIZENS BANK BUILDING. UH, CSP IS AN ALTERNATE DELIVERY METHOD, WHICH ALLOWS, UH, PRICE AND OTHER FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED, UH, IN AWARDING THE CONTRACT. UH, STAFF BELIEVES THAT WILL PROVIDE THE BEST VALUE FOR THE CITY. UH, THE CRITERIA INCLUDES THE COST, UH, THE ABILITY TO MEET, SCHEDULE, UH, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE KEY PERSONNEL. UM, THE, UM, ALSO THE CONTRACTOR'S EXPERIENCE SPECIFICALLY WITH A FOCUS ON WORKING WITH HISTORIC MASONRY. MM-HMM UH, PAST REPUTATION AND EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY, UH, ABILITY DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO ACHIEVE A PROJECT SCHEDULE AND A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM AND SAFETY RECORD. UH, STEPH RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AND UPON APPROVAL WE WILL START ADVERTISING FOR THE PROPOSALS. OKAY, WELL THEN LET'S GET TO IT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, MR. PRESLEY FOR ITEM FIVE B, MOVE TO APPROVE FIVE B. SECOND, A MOTION TO SECOND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE, UH, IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AS OPPOSED. ALRIGHT, MOVE ON TO ITEM, UH, [6. 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.] TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WE HAVE A THROUGH W IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED? IF NOT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH W. MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH W. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED A THROUGH W PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE IS POST. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. WE'LL MOVE ON TO [7. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.] OUR UM, MANAGER REPORT. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JUST, UH, ONE KUDOS. ACTUALLY I'M GONNA DO TWO KUDOS TODAY, BUT ONE THAT I HAVE HERE. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO AUSTIN LEVEL FOR, UH, ACHIEVING HIS ADVANCED PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION. THESE THINGS ARE NOT EASY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIS DEDICATION IN ACHIEVING THIS. AND SPEAKING OF ACHIEVING OUR OWN CHIEF HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH A QUITE A PROCESS, UH, PASSING THE, OR GETTING CERTIFIED THROUGH TO AND I THINK HE WOULD AGREE IF I, THE WAY HE DESCRIBES IT TO ME, IF I DESCRIBED IT BACK TO THEM THAT THIS HAS BEEN TRULY A WHOLESALE HEADACHE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS. BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIM BEING [00:35:01] ABLE TO PERSEVERE AND I THINK HE'S JUST ONE TEST AWAY FROM ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO WEAR A BADGE, UH, WHICH WOULD BE AWESOME. UH, SO WITH THAT MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO WE WILL NOW [8. EXECUTIVE SESSION] RECESS AND CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5 51 0.071 AND 5 51 0.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE, UH, THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT AND TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY ATTORNEYS ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THERE TOO. AND ALSO TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR COMPLICATED, UH, LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. EVERYBODY HERE AND I'LL RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102, THE TEXAN GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I HAVE A COMMENT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION. I DUNNO WHY. OKAY. THE CITY MANAGER WILL FILL THE TWO MISSING COUNCIL MEMBERS IN AS WELL THAT YOU WILL FILL THE TWO MISSING COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. BEING THAT BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS UH, ADDRESSED ALL POSTED AGENDA ITEMS, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * 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.