Nov 15, 2021 BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

ALL RIGHT, SO ITEM

[a. Canvass the returns of the City of Baytown’s November 2, 2021, General and Special Elections.]

ONE A.

WE'LL HAVE, UM, CANVAS OF THE RETURNS OF THE CITY OF BAY TOWNS, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021, GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION, MS. JACKSON, MS. NOPE.

UH, WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE CANVAS OF THE CITY OF BAY TOWNS GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021 THROUGH THE CITY CLERK.

I'M DELIVERING THE SEALED PRECINCT RETURNS TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL AS THE CANVASSING AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 67.004 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE.

WE SHALL PREPARE A TABULATION FOR THE ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021.

WILL BE ABSENTEE EARLY VOTE ELECTION DAY PROVISIONAL TOTAL, AND THEN PERCENT.

SO, I WILL NOW READ A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS BASED UPON THE TABULATION, WHICH IS BEFORE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER.

AS WE PROCEED THROUGH THE CANVAS OF THE ELECTIONS.

YOU WILL SEE AT YOUR PLACE THE ONE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED IN EACH PRECINCT FOR EACH CANDIDATE AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED.

FOUR AND AGAINST EACH MEASURE AS APPLICABLE.

TWO, THE SUM OF THE PRECINCT TOTALS, AND THREE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO CAST A BALLOT FOR A CANDIDATE OR FOR OR AGAINST A MEASURE.

SO, UH, WE HAVE CITY OF BAYTOWN, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021, GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS CANVAS GENERAL ELECTION.

UH, FOR MAYOR, UH, WE HAVE CANDIDATES.

WE HAVE THREE CANDIDATES.

FIRST ONE, BRANDON CAPRIO, SECOND DAVID ISAAC, AND NUMBER THREE IS JOHN BRYANT.

THAT'LL BE THE ORDER FIRST FOR BRANDON CAPRIO.

ABSENTEE VOTING WAS 523.

EARLY VOTE WAS 737.

ELECTION DAY VOTES WAS 888.

THERE WAS NINE PROVISIONAL VOTES CAST FOR TOTAL OF 2,157.

UH, TOTAL VOTES CAST, UH, FOR A PERCENTAGE OF 80.04% FOR MR. ISAAC.

WE HAVE, UH, 63 FOR ABSENT, UH, T VOTING, UH, 98 FOR EARLY VOTING.

1 65 FOR ELECTION DAY AND ZERO PROVISIONALS CAST FOR A TOTAL OF 326 TOTAL VOTES CAST, UH, ALSO, WHICH RELATES TO 12.1%.

FOR JOHN BRYANT.

WE HAVE, UH, ABSENTEE VOTING OF 37 VOTES.

EARLY VOTING WAS 70.

ELECTION DAY WAS 105.

NO PROVISIONAL VOTES.

CAST.

TOTAL VOTE FOR MR. BRYANT WAS 212 FOR TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF 7.87%.

AND SO TOTALS, UH, FOR ABSENTEE VOTING WAS 6 23.

EARLY VOTE WAS 9 0 5.

ELECTION DAY WAS 1000 158 9 PROVISIONALS, UH, VOTES WERE CAST.

UH, TOTAL VOTE COUNT IN THE MAYORAL ELECTION WAS 2,695 FOR A TOTAL OF 100%.

UH, VOTES ACCOUNTED FOR, UH, UH, THROUGH THOSE, UH, DIFFERENT MEANS.

NEXT, WE HAVE SPECIAL ELECTION STREET MAINTENANCE PROPOSITION A FOUR.

UH, AND THIS WILL BE THE ORDER THAT I'LL BE SPEAKING

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SO IT'S 5 85, 7 59 0 6 7.

TOTAL VOTES 2,248 FOR 82.31% AGAINST WAS 52 1 52 79 2.

PROVISIONAL TOTAL WAS 483 FOR 17.69%.

SO TOTAL VOTES FOR PROPOSITION A, UH, WAS 6 37 900 1000 ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE NINE FOR A TOTAL OF 2,731 TOTAL VOTES.

NEXT WE HAVE SECTION 12 FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE, FULL THREE YEAR TERMS FOR, UH, BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL FOR MAYOR AND COUNSEL, WHICH WAS PROP B UH, FOR FOUR, UH, IT WAS FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FOUR, NINE HUNDRED NINETY TWO AND SIX, UH, FOR PROVISIONAL FOR A TOTAL OF 2,213 FOR 81.39% AGAINST WAS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO ONE NINETY ONE NINETY ONE THREE PROVISIONAL FOR A TOTAL OF 506 AND 18.61%.

SO TOTAL VOTES FOR PROP PROP B IS 6 33 8 9 4 1000 183 9 PROVISIONALS FOR 2,719.

UH, TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR PROP B, SECTION 22 CONSOLIDATE DEPARTMENTS.

PROP C FOUR IS FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE.

796 PROVISIONAL FOR A TOTAL OF 1,999 AND 75.92%.

FOUR AGAINST IS NINETY FIVE TWO OH FIVE THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE THREE PROVISIONALS FOR A TOTAL, UH, VOTE CAST OF 634 AT 24.08%.

TOTAL VOTES CAST 625 8 78 1000 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE NINE PROVISIONAL FOR TOTAL VOTES.

CAST, UH, FOR PROP C WAS 2,633.

SECTION 29 READING FOR ANNEXATION OR TWO READINGS FOR ANNEXATION.

PROP D FOUR IS 672.

743.

909 NINE PROVISIONALS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,233.

VOTES CAST, UH, WHICH RELATES TO 86.35% AGAINST, WE HAVE FORTY SEVEN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, UH, 191 0 AND 353 FOR THE TOTAL, WHICH IS 13.65%.

SO TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR PROP D WAS 6 19 8 58 1000 111 9 PROVISIONALS.

TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR PROPERTY IS 2,586.

SO THAT IS THE SUMMARY.

B TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021.

DO, DO I HAVE TO READ SOMETHING UP RIGHT HERE BESIDES THIS? ALRIGHT, I'M NOW DELIVERING THE TABULATION PRECINCT RETURNS TALLY LIST AND EARLY VOTING PRECINCT REPORT USED IN OUR CANVAS TO THE CITY CLERK, THE GENERAL CUSTODIAN OF ELECTION RECORDS, WHO SHALL PRESERVE THEM FOR THE PERIOD OF PRESERVING ELECTION RECORDS.

IT IS NOW 6 6 40 6:00 PM AND THIS CONCLUDES THE CANVAS OF THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021 OR NO, 2021.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM ONE

[b. Consider an ordinance declaring the results of the City of Baytown General and Special Elections held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.]

NEED THIS BACK? NEED THIS BACK? ALL THIS BACK? YES.

SO WE HAVE ITEM ONE B CONSIDERING ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF CITY OF BAYTOWN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, UH, 2021.

THE OFFICIAL CANVAS REPORT BY PRECINCTS IS AVAILABLE BY, UH, IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.

OH, THAT'S AFTER THE VOTE? CORRECT.

SO I GUESS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM ONE B.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE B.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEING THAT, UH, UNLESS THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ITEM ONE B IS PRESENTED.

UH, PLEASE SAY AYE.

TWO A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, REGULAR MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2021.

THE POST.

ALRIGHT, MOVE ON TO ITEM, OH, EXCUSE ME.

THE OFFICIAL CANNABIS REPORT BY PRECINCT IS AVAILABLE BY, IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IN CITY HALL, AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE, UH, THROUGH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST PROCESS.

MOVE ON TO ITEM

[a. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting held on October 14, 2021.]

MS. JACKSON, ANYTHING IT HAS YOUR NAME.

IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND.

MOTION.

SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

I THIS OPPOSED, OH, DO WE GET A, WE GOT A MOTION, RIGHT? YEAH.

OF SERVICE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE

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

RECOGNIZE CITY OF BAYTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE.

MS. FLINT

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DAVID GALVEZ, CREW LEADER WITH PARKS AND RECREATION.

MELVIN WEED CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR, ONE WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

SONYA BENAVIDEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

JEREMY THARP, PATROL OFFICER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

JAMES MOSS, LIEUTENANT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

JAMES MOSS BEGAN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN NOVEMBER OF 1986.

PREVIOUS TO THAT, HE WORKED AS AN ELECTRICIAN AND A MEMBER OF THE NORTH CHANNEL EMS ELECTRICIAN WORK WASN'T A DOWNTURN IN HOUSTON IN THE LATE EIGHTIES.

SO WHEN JIM GOT A CALL ASKING IF HE WANTED TO HELP START AN EMS SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, HE ANSWERED, I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING, SO I'LL STAY A LITTLE WHILE TILL Y'ALL GET IT GOING.

AND 35 YEARS LATER, HE'S STILL HERE.

AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF BAY TOWN'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, JIM RESPONDED TO THE VERY FIRST CALL FOR SERVICE, A VISIONARY TRAINING CAPTAIN SAW POTENTIAL IN JIM RECRUITING HIM TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE, 1990, AND HE GRADUATED FROM LAMAR UNIVERSITY FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY THAT SAME YEAR.

JIM CURRENTLY HOLDS ARANCO LIEUTENANT AS A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM.

JIM HAS ALSO BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BAYTOWN EDUCATIONAL ACTION TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS BEAT ALLEY.

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THIS AWARD-WINNING TEAM PRESENTS FIRE SAFETY MESSAGES ANNUALLY TO THOUSANDS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, ADULTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS.

DURING HIS TENURE WITH BAYTOWN, JIM HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS DEPARTMENTAL CITATIONS FOR SERVICE AND HAS TWICE BEEN NAMED FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR BY THE BAYTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

JIM IS HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH A NUMBER OF YOUTH GROUPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INCLUDING SERVING AS THE LOCAL COORDINATOR FOR THE SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS FOOD DRIVE WITH CHANNEL 13, WHICH IS JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE BAYTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OUTSIDE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

JIM IS A MEMBER OF THE OLD RIVER MASONIC LODGE, BAYTOWN SHRINE CLUB, AND ROB OF SHRINERS.

IN HIS SPARE TIME, JIM ENJOYS CAMPING, TRAIL RIDING AND BARBECUE COOK-OFFS.

HE HAS THREE ADULT CHILDREN AND IS BLESSED WITH SEVEN GRANDKIDS, WHICH HE SAYS IS THE BEST JOB SO FAR.

IN MARCH, 1990, RUSSELL WAS HIRED BY THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER AND ASSIGNED TO THE PATROL DIVISION.

LIEUTENANT MOSS FOR 35 YEARS OF EXCELLENT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

VICTOR MADANO, ASSISTANT CHIEF WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

VICTOR MADANO BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH BAYTOWN IN NOVEMBER, 1986 AS A PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER AT THE OLD FIRE STATION THREE ON SOUTH MAINE.

HE PROMOTED TO EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN MARCH OF 1995, THEN TO FIRE LIEUTENANT ASSIGNED AS A COMPANY OFFICER.

IN 2004, VICTOR PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BATTALION CHIEF AND WAS ASSIGNED AS DEPARTMENT TRAINING OFFICER, COMPLIANCE OFFICER, HAZMAT OFFICER AND SAFETY OFFICER AND FIRE ADMINISTRATION.

FINALLY, IN FEBRUARY, 2005, CHIEF MADANO WAS APPOINTED AS THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.

VICTOR HOLDS MANY CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION, INCLUDING A MASTER FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION AND A MASTER FIRE INSTRUCTOR THREE CERTIFICATION.

HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BAYTOWN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1173, TEXAS STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, TEXAS FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS.

VICTOR HAS AN ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND FIRE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT WHERE HE WAS AWARDED THE DEAN'S SCHOLARS LIST.

HE IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE TEXAS FIRE CHIEFS ACADEMY AND A CERTIFIED AS A FIRE OFFICER FOUR.

ALSO EARNING THE DESIGNATION OF CHIEF FIRE EXECUTIVE THROUGH TEXAS FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION.

CHIEF MADANO ATTENDED A LEADERSHIP COURSE AT THE MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL THROUGH TEXAS A AND M AND HAS EARNED THE DESIGNATION OF FIRE SERVICE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

HE ALSO GRADUATED FROM THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY'S EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER PROGRAM AND HAS EARNED THE DESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER VICTOR HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HIS LOVELY WIFE, CANDACE FOR OVER 32 YEARS.

AND THEY HAVE ONE SON, VICTOR JUNIOR, WHO IS A GRADUATE OF TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY.

VICTOR AND HIS FAMILY ARE MEMBERS OF THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH IN BAYTOWN, WHERE HE VOLUNTEERS HIS TIME AS AN AUDIO TECHNICIAN FOR THEIR SUNDAY SERVICES AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS.

HE ENJOYS SPORTS AND SPENDS A LOT OF TIME IN COLLEGE STATION FOLLOWING THE TEXAS A AND M FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL TEAMS WHERE HE MASTERS HIS CRAFT AND COOKING FOR THE WEEKLY TAILGATES.

THANK YOU CHIEF MEDRANO FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH SUCH DEDICATION.

RUSSELL WHITE VI PATROL OFFICER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RUSSELL WHITE, BETTER KNOWN AS WOO RUSSELL, BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN NOVEMBER, 1986 AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY'S NEWLY FORMED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, HAVING DESIRE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HE EARNED HIS BASIC PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION AT THE LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF'S ACADEMY AND UPON A GRADUATION, SERVED AS A LIBERTY COUNTY RESERVE DEPUTY.

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IN 1992, RUSSELL BECAME A MEMBER OF THE SWAT UNIT AND WENT ON TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATIONS AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.

IN ADVANCED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR FROM 1997 TO 1999, RUSSELL WAS APPOINTED TO THE HARRIS COUNTY ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE ILLEGAL NARCOTICS CRIMES.

AND FROM 1999 TO 2002, HE SERVED ON BAYTOWN PDS NEWLY FORMED PROBLEM RESOLUTION TEAM, WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE UNIQUE AND HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL CASES.

DURING THAT TIME, RUSSELL WAS ALSO SELECTED TO BECOME A RESCUE SPECIALIST IN THE STATE'S NEWLY FORMED URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM.

TEXAS TASK FORCE ONE, A POSITION HE CONTINUES TO HOLD.

IN 2002, RUSSELL WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CRIME SCENE UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ARRAY OF DUTIES CONCERNING EVIDENCE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION.

FINALLY, IN 2005, RUSSELL WAS TRANSFERRED TO HIS CURRENT POSITION IN THE BAYTOWN PD SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT.

HIS EXPERTISE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND CRIME SCENE KNOWLEDGE PROVIDES A VALUABLE SUPPORT ROLE TO THE SQUAD.

RUSSELL CURRENTLY HOLDS HIS MASTER PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS PARAMEDIC LICENSE.

HE'S ALSO A CERTIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY DIVER AND SERVES AS A COORDINATOR OF THE CITY'S UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RECOVERY TEAM, A JOINT ENDEAVOR BETWEEN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

DURING HIS CAREER, RUSSELL HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS OF MERIT AND APPRECIATION, BOTH HIS SUPERVISORS AND CITIZENS.

HE HAS TWICE RECEIVED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER OF THE YEAR AND OFFICER OF THE QUARTER AWARDS, ALONG WITH TWO EMERGENCY SERVICE RIBBONS, THE CHIEF'S UNIT CITATION, THE COMMANDER'S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, AND SIX, HONORABLE CONDUCT MEDALS.

SINCE 1984, RUSSELL HAS SERVED WITH HIS CROSBY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HE HAS BEEN THE FIRST ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FOR THE PAST 32 YEARS.

HE AND HIS WIFE KIM, HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 28 YEARS, AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE A DAUGHTER, A SON, AND TWO WONDERFUL GRANDCHILDREN.

THANK YOU OFFICER RUSSELL WHITE FOR 35 YEARS OF EXCELLENT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, FOR EMPLOYEES, CERTAINLY, UH, LONGEVITY IS GREAT TO SEE THAT WE CAN RETAIN GREAT EMPLOYEES FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[b. Mr. Steve Knight and Ms. Yvonne Thomas Chapa with the ACE District, have requested to appear before the City Council, to speak on two upcoming events, Christmas on Texas Avenue and the Baytown Sculpture Trail.]

UH, THREE B.

UM, MR. STEVE KNIGHT AND MS. UM, THOMAS CHAPO, UH, WITH THE ACE DISTRICT, I BELIEVE.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL, CITY MANAGERS.

UM, I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE ACE DISTRICT AND I WANNA UPDATE YOU ON THE CHRISTMAS ON TEXAS AVENUE FESTIVAL.

WE HAVE BEEN, UH, RUNNING THE FESTIVAL FOR FIVE YEARS AS THE EIGHTH DISTRICT.

IT IT'S THE 24TH YEAR FOR THE EVENT, WHICH MEANS NEXT YEAR IS THE 25TH, WHICH IS GREAT.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A BIG CELEBRATION, BUT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING IT FOR FIVE YEARS AND WE'VE TAKEN IT FROM A ONE DAY EVENT THAT HAD ABOUT 30 ISH VENDORS AND ABOUT 1500 IN, IN ATTENDANCE TO A TWO DAY EVENT.

AND THIS YEAR WE ARE HAVING JUST AROUND A HUNDRED VENDORS AND IT'S GONNA BE, UM, WE HOPE WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE DECIDED WE'RE GOING TO HIRE, UM, ENTERTAINERS THAT MAY BRING A CROWD.

SO WE HAVE CORY MORROW COMING ON SATURDAY AND, UM, ON SUNDAY WE HAVE THIS SKYLINE BAND, SO THEY'LL BE PERFORMING.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE ARE HAPPY THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE FULL EVENTS WITH LOTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES AND LOTS OF SHOPPING TO DO FOR, FOR THOSE THAT COME IN TO BUY THEIR CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

UM, WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE HELP THAT WE GET FROM THE CITY, APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE HELP THAT WE GET FROM PARKS AND RECREATION.

'CAUSE THEY HELP US OUT WITH OUR EVENTS.

NOT JUST CHRISTMAS ON TEXAS AVENUE, ON TEXAS AVENUE, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER EVENTS.

UM, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE RECIPIENTS OF THE HOT GRANT.

SO WE ARE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL COME OUT.

THE BROCHURES ARE THERE FOR YOU, IF ANYBODY NEEDS SOME, I HAVE A FEW EXTRAS, UM, AND WE ARE HOPING TO GET SOME INCOME FROM IT 'CAUSE THIS IS OUR ONLY REAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE YEAR.

AND IT'S GONNA HELP US WITH OUR SCULPTURE TRAIL, WHICH STEVE IS GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT.

GOOD EVENING ALL.

AND, UH, THANKS TO COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A, A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE SCULPTURE TRAIL'S GONNA BE ABOUT.

UH, THIS IS THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF AN ANNUAL YEAR LONG EXHIBITION OF PUBLIC ART, WHICH IS COMPRISED SOLELY OF SCULPTURE, WHICH IS GONNA BE DOWN THROUGH THE, UH, DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT ALL ALONG TEXAS AVENUE, STARTING IN MARCH OF 2022, AND THEN RUN INTO 2023.

AND THEN IT'LL BE RENEWED ALL OVER AGAIN WITH A, UH, UH, A JURY COMPETITION LIKE THE ONE WE JUST HAD.

UH, THIS YEAR WE HAD ARTISTS, UH, IN ENTER COMPETITION.

COMPETITION FROM 12 STATES PLUS CANADA.

UH, THE JURY SELECTED, UH, 20 WORKS FROM 17

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ARTISTS, UH, AT COAST TO COAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA.

AND IN A SENSE, IT'S TRULY AN INTERNATIONAL SHOW 'CAUSE WE HAVE ONE ARTIST FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA AND WITH US TOO.

UH, THE JURORS OBLIGATION WAS TO SELECT THE BEST WORKS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, BUT ALSO TO GET A GOOD MIX OF, UH, LEC UH, ECLECTIC MIX OF, OF CUL OF, UH, FIGURATIVE AND ABSTRACT WORKS.

UM, AND I THINK THEY, THEY DID THAT.

WE, WE PRETTY MUCH WIND UP WITH A MIX OF ABOUT 50 50 OF EACH.

AS I SAID, WHOOPS, PARDON ME, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, ALONG TEXAS AVENUE.

WE'RE GONNA COVER PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS, UH, RANGING FROM JONES STREET TO, UH, TO ASHEVILLE.

AND THANKS TO THE WORK, THE EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS IN, IN, IN REDOING ALL THE SIDEWALKS DOWN HERE, IT GIVES US SOME EXCELLENT SIDING POINTS FOR, FOR THIS WORK.

UH, AND, AND THREE OF 'EM ARE GOING TO HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE FOOTPRINT.

SO, UH, WE HAVE SOME GREAT, GREAT POINTS TO PUT 'EM.

THE RED DOTS ON THERE ARE TENTATIVELY THE POINTS THAT WE, UH, WE OUTLINED.

THAT MIGHT BE THE, THE, ACTUALLY THE BEST PLACES TO PUT SOME OF THE SCULPTURE.

I PICKED EIGHT OF THESE TO RUN THROUGH AND KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE WORKS, UH, THAT, UH, THE JURY SELECTED.

THIS IS CALLED SILENCE.

THIS IS, UH, AN ALUMINUM SCULPTURE, UH, RATHER LARGE, BUT THE THING ONLY WEIGHS 30 POUNDS.

'CAUSE IT'S HOLLOW.

HE'S GONNA SHIP IT DOWN HERE, ACTUALLY, HE MAY BRING IT, I TALKED TO HIM A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND HE SAYS HE'S GOT SOME FRIENDS IN FREDERICKSBURG AND WANTS TO COME DOWN AND SEE HIM.

SO HE MAY ACTUALLY DELIVER THE THING FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.

MAYFLOWER.

SUSAN GEISLER IS A NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTIST WHO DOES, UH, UH, HAS WORK SPREAD OUT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HER SUBMIT, UH, WORK TO THIS.

SHE'S GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS IN THE SHOW, UH, CUMULUS.

THIS IS FROM LIZ, AKA MATSU OF NDOS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT HAS A FAIRLY LARGE FOOTPRINT.

THIS THING'S ABOUT EIGHT FEET LONG.

MM.

UH, AND IT WEIGHS 650 POUNDS .

UH, ELIZABETH IS, UH, UH, SHE TEACHES SCULPTURE AT, UH, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN UNIVERSITY IN MACCHAS.

THE LAST WHISTLE, UH, HAVEN'T TALKED TO KENNETH, BUT I THINK HE'S PLANNING ON DELIVERING THIS, THIS, THIS, TO ME, THIS WAS PERFECT FOR BAYTOWN.

UH, THIS REMINDS ME OF, UH, WHEN I WAS A KID WATCHING MY, MY GRANDDAD COME HOME FROM WORK WHEN HE WORKED AT HUMBLE REFINERY, AND HE ALWAYS HAD HIS THERMOS IN HIS LUNCH PAIL IN HIS HAND WHEN HE, WHEN HE CAME IN THE, IN THE DOOR.

SO I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN IDEAL CHOICE FOR, UH, FOR THIS CITY.

THEN WE HAVE A SMALL CELEBRATION.

THIS ONE'S, WE'VE ALREADY HAD A SPONSOR FOR THIS, AND, AND THEY'RE GONNA DEDICATE IT TO, UH, A, A FAMILY MEMBER OF THEIRS WHO WAS, UH, SUCCUMBED TO COVID LAST YEAR.

SO IT'S A, A SPECIAL MEMORIAL FOR THEM.

UH, I SORRY FOR THE, THE, THE, THE TEXT HERE.

SATURDAY'S DISTRACTION.

THIS WAS, I THOUGHT THIS WAS PRETTY COOL.

UH, THIS IS ANOTHER COUPLE, BUT IT'S, UH, SHERRY REBE AND LEE LUNING, WHOSE NAME'S YOU'RE HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING.

BUT, UH, UH, THEY'RE ANOTHER COUPLE THAT, UH, ARE NATIONALLY KNOWN AND THEY HAVE COMMISSIONS ALL OVER THE US SO WE'RE, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THEM SUBMIT HERE TOO.

TWISTED SISTER, I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS WHY IT HAS THAT NAME.

AND THEN, UH, AVIATOR, UH, FROM AN ARTIST, BOBBY CARLISLE IN, IN COLORADO.

UH, PLEASE CONTINUE.

CAN I HAVE ANOTHER 30 SECONDS? YES, SIR.

THIS EFFORT SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS, UH, FROM FOLKS AROUND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

UH, YOU CAN GO TO THE, THE WEBSITE, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE AT THE, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, AND ANYONE CAN DONATE ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THEY WANT TO SUPPORT THIS PUBLIC ART EFFORT.

UH, BUT WE ALSO HAVE, AND, AND THEIR TAX DEDUCTIBLE BY THE WAY, SINCE, UH, THE, A DISTRICT IS A 5 0 1 C3, WE HAVE THREE LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PERSONALLY SPONSOR A PIECE OF WORK, A PIECE OF SCULPTURE, UH, IT'S A, THEIR LEVELS AT $1,500, $2,500 AND, AND $5,000.

AND, AND YOU GET A LITTLE DIFFERENT BONUS WITH, WITH HOWEVER YOU, WHATEVER YOU, YOU SUBMIT, UH, IF YOU GO TO $2,500, YOU CAN ACTUALLY PICK THE SCULPTURE THAT YOU WANNA SPONSOR.

AND, UH, IF SOMEONE GOES TO $5,000 LEVEL, THEY CAN NOT ONLY PICK THE SCULPTURE THEY WANNA SPONSOR, BUT CHOOSE A LOCATION THEY WANT IT DISPLAYED.

ALL OF THE WORK IS FOR SALE AS WELL.

UM, AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IF A BUSINESS WANTS TO LEASE A PIECE AND DISPLAY IT IN FRONT OF THEIR, THEIR PLACE OF BUSINESS, WELL THAT'S AN OPTION THAT, THAT THEY HAVE AS WELL.

SO THAT SUMS

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IT UP.

ANY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING OR, UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KNIGHT OR MS. THOMAS? NO, JUST A COMMENT.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A VERY NEAT IDEA AND, YOU KNOW, JUST KUDOS TO THE ACE DISTRICT AND THE PARKS, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR COMING UP WITH IT.

AND IT IS JUST, IT'S JUST A BE A WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE DOWN THERE.

YEAH.

I HAVE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO A PARKS DEPARTMENT TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE INVALUABLE IN THIS.

THEY'RE THE, A DISTRICT WE'RE DOING THE, THE, THE SPONSORSHIP, GETTING OUT AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GET, GET FOLKS TO SUBMIT.

BUT THESE GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THE GRUNT WORK OF, OF GETTING THIS STUFF, GETTING THE PEDESTALS MADE FOR IT, GETTING THIS THING CITED, GETTING 'EM INSTALLED.

SO WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT, UH, WITHOUT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

SURE.

THANKS TO THEM AND THANKS TO THE CITY FOR THEIR, UH, THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS AS WELL.

WE, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT Y'ALL.

THANKS.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK, UM, BRETT GARDE.

I KNOW HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH US TALKING ABOUT THIS.

HE'S, HE'S THE ONE, ONE THAT ACTUALLY PLANTED THE SEED IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT WE LOOKED AT IT AND WE REALLY WANTED TO DO IT.

SO I HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF CREDIT TOO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

MM-HMM .

MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE C, RECOGNITION, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR SCOTT JOHNSON.

WE'LL

[c. Recognition of Parks and Recreation Director Scott Johnson. ]

OH, THERE HE IS.

I WAS WONDER WHERE IS THAT? HE SAID, COME ON MAN.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT TIME TONIGHT, AS WE'VE TALKED YEARS OF SERVICE TONIGHT AND SAW A FEW OF OUR, UM, CITY EMPLOYEES WITH 35 YEARS AND WE'RE GONNA UP IT A LITTLE BIT HERE.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE END OF OCTOBER TO HONOR SCOTT JOHNSON, WHO SERVED WITH US FOR 40 YEARS AND CULMINATED HIS CAREER AS THE PARKS AND RECS DIRECTOR AND WE'RE THRILLED THAT HIS WIFE LISA, IS ALSO WITH US 'CAUSE IT'S A PARKS COUPLE FOR SURE.

AT THE END OF OCTOBER, WE HAD A GREAT TIME CELEBRATING WITH SCOTT AT EVERGREEN.

COUNCILMAN PRESLEY, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP.

I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU HAVING TIME ON YOUR SCHEDULE.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF US THAT WORK FOR THE CITY, WE DO SO SELFLESSLY, WE TRY AND MAKE A MARK, WE TRY AND FOR THE TIME THAT WE'RE HERE, WHETHER THAT'S A SEASON OR LONGER, TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AROUND AND CONTRIBUTE AND HAVE PLACES AROUND THE CITY THAT WE CAN LOOK AT WITH PRIDE AND SAY WE HAD A PART OF THAT.

IT'S NOT EGOTISTICAL, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN.

AND IT'S BEEN A JOY WORKING WITH SCOTT IN PARKS AND REC.

AND I'LL TELL YOU, FOR HIS 40 YEARS, IF HE DROVE AROUND THIS CITY AND LOOKED AT ALL THE PARKS AND THE SPLASH PADS AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE GROWN AND THE TIME THAT HE IS BEEN HERE, IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE WHAT HIS TIME AND TENURE HAS DONE.

I'LL TELL YOU ALSO, I DON'T KNOW OF A PERSON WHO TOOK IT MORE SERIOUSLY TO BRING JOY TO PEOPLE AS THEY RAN EVENTS.

YES, SCOTT HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TERMS OF CLIFF AND KYLE AND JENNA AND TRACY AND ALL THE GREAT PROFESSIONALS IN PARKS AND REC, BUT THEY CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT GREAT LEADERSHIP.

AND I SO ADMIRED THE JOY THAT SCOTT GETS FROM LEADING HUGE EVENTS JULY THREE AND FOUR, G***O FEST, ALL THE OTHER EVENTS THAT THEY PUT ON.

TOWN SQUARE HAS COME ON, AND WE PUT ON SO MANY EVENTS AT TOWN SQUARE AND THE JOY THAT SCOTT GETS BRINGING JOY TO PEOPLE IS SECOND TO NONE.

SO I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONAL ENDING, A SOLID 40 YEAR CAREER, AND I'VE ASKED RICK TO COME UP AND PRESENT THIS TO HIM.

SCOTT AND LISA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, WE JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS BRIEF MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE CAREER.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.

YOU'VE BLESSED A LASTING IMPRESSION ON BAYTOWN.

THANK YOU, SCOTT.

I'LL BE HAPPY AND, UH, PRIVILEGE AND HONORED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU AS LONG AS YOU MAKE ONE PROMISE.

DO NOT LEAVE THIS ON A CHAIR ANYWHERE, OKAY? BUT KEEP IT UP ON THE SHELF.

IT SAYS, IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING, DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN AND, UH, VERY WELL DESERVE.

SCOTT, I WANNA MENTION THAT YOUR FIRST YEAR WAS THE YEAR OF MY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING, I'M JUST, I I YOU DID IT, YOU DID IT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT CONGRATULATIONS.

BEEN A, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR WORKING HERE.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET A, UH, A, UH, CABINET TO PUT ALL OUR STUFF IN AWARDS, AWARDS PROGRAM.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

IT'S

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I'VE HAD A GREAT TIME.

UH, WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF.

UM, CLIFF WILL WILL DRIVE THE SHIP AND, AND, UH, LEAD US TO THE NEXT GROUP TO THE NEXT 40 YEARS.

SO, UH, MAYBE 40 .

YEAH, 20 OR SO.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING HERE.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NOPE.

THANK YOU, SCOTT.

I'LL OPEN UP THE COMMENTS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.

NO, JUST REAL QUICK, SCOTT.

SO, UH, SHE MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT PARKS DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING, THE GRUNT WORK, ET CETERA.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE'VE ALL KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WE, WE'VE APPRECIATED ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING OVER THE YEARS.

AND, AND I'LL, I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT MEETING THAT, THAT YOU AND I AND FORMER CITY MANAGER BOB LEPER AND A FORMER COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL COLLEAGUE HAD WHEN WE FIRST, UM, DISCUSSED THE TOWN SQUARE.

SO I'M, UH, FOREVER GRATEFUL AND, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT AND THE WORK OVER THE YEARS.

THANKS SCOTT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

UM, I COULDN'T BE AT YOUR CELEBRATION, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN IN A NOTE FROM ME, UM, THAT KEVIN, UH, GAVE TO YOU.

AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON C YOUR WORK, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND, UM, I KNOW I'VE, I'VE SAT ON COMMITTEES WITH YOU AS WELL.

IT'S ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT DOES IS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND OUR PARK SYSTEM.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I, I JUST WISH YOU WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

ANYBODY, MIKE SCOTT, AND I PROMISE WE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT EACH OTHER.

NO, I WILL.

MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I WILL.

SCOTT BECAME DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT NOT LONG AFTER I CAME HERE IN 99 AND, UH, FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS HE AND I WORKED VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER.

AND YOU TALK ABOUT LIFT THE HEAVY LOADS, THOSE GUYS WERE JUST TREMENDOUS.

AND SO, UH, I TALKED TO HIM RECENTLY AND HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FIRST RETIRED, HE GOES, WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY LONG? I SAID, I RELAXED .

SO WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

UM, ONLY ADDITIONAL COMMENT I'LL MAKE IS, UH, IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN FUN, SCOTT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT ON COUNCIL A LONG TIME AGO, UH, JUST THE PARK SYSTEMS CONTINUED TO, TO GROW AND, AND YOU CERTAINLY WERE, WERE VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

AND, AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE FROM, YOU KNOW, HAVING, UH, EDDIE MONEY AND OTHER OTHER ARTISTS HERE IN BAYTOWN ON, WE HAD A LITTLE RIVER BAND HERE IN FOOT PARK.

I MEAN, SO A LOT OF MEMORIES, A LOT OF GOOD ENTERTAINMENT IN BAYTOWN AND, AND CERTAINLY YOU'RE, YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF IT, OF PROVIDING GREAT, UH, ENTERTAINMENT, UH, FOR, FOR FOLKS, BUT CERTAINLY OUR PARK SYSTEM.

IT'S JUST, IT'S CERTAINLY OUR PRIDE AND JOY, UH, BAYTOWN AND, AND HAVING, UM, HAVING FAMILIES THAT COME OUTSIDE OF BAYTOWN TO OUR PARKS IS, IS JUST A TESTAMENT OF, OF THE PROGRAM THAT YOU HELPED, THAT YOU HELPED BUILD.

SO I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE AND I, AND I CERTAINLY WISH YOU VERY WELL IN RETIREMENT, SO ENJOY IT.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE A.

UM, AND I THINK I DID HAVE A SCRIPT HERE, FOUR A OH

[a. Receive and discuss a presentation from the Baytown Police Strategic Planning Advisory Committee on the Baytown Police Strategic Plan.]

FOUR A NOPE, BE OH FOUR A, EXCUSE ME, RECEIVING DISCLOSURE PRESENTATION FOR THE BAYTOWN POLICE STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, ON THE BAYTOWN POLICE STRATEGIC PLAN AND MR. DAVIS.

YEAH, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT, UH, MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND ACTUALLY IT'S CLOSER TO ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I PROVIDED YOU WITH A FOUR POINT PLAN THAT, UM, I FELT WAS VERY NECESSARY TO FOLLOW AND TO, TO IMPLEMENT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY AND REALLY WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE TRUST BETWEEN OUR CITIZENS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR, OUR ALREADY WONDERFUL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE, THE CITIZEN, UH, SURVEY SCORES THAT I RECENTLY SENT TO YOU, YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN MOVEMENT IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION.

AND I THINK THIS IS A RESULT OF THIS BODY'S DETERMINATION TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THOSE FOUR POINTS.

AND OF COURSE, KEY TO THAT WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE FORMALIZATION OF THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

BUT ALSO EQUALLY IMPORTANT WAS THE EXECUTION OF A DEEP, AN EXERCISE OF DEEP COMMUNITY LISTENING THAT, UH, HAS CULMINATED IN THE CREATION OF A STRATEGIC PLAN.

UH, THIS PLAN HAS ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED TO OUR CHIEF WHO HAS BEGUN TO FORM TEAMS TO ADDRESS EACH OF THE TENANTS OF THAT, THAT PLAN.

WE HAVE ONE FOR YOU, UH, TODAY IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY RECEIVED ONE, BUT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS

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EXERCISE AND ALSO INTRODUCE, UH, ACE JOSE.

I'LL GET IT RIGHT EVENTUALLY, I JUST KNOW ITS , BUT I, UM, SHE IS GONNA ACTUALLY, UH, SPEARHEAD THE PRESENTATION HERE TONIGHT TO YOU.

THEY WERE ASSISTED IN THIS ENDEAVOR, OF COURSE, BY, UH, MY ASSISTANT BRIAN MORAN, AS WELL AS THE HELP OF MACKEY SMITH, AND OF COURSE, THE ABSOLUTE WONDERFUL FACILITATION AND HELP OF, UH, KIM MILLSTADT FROM THE DOJ.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO ELLI AND, UH, HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND FEEDBACK YOU HAVE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, UH, PROCESS.

THE PLAN FROM CONCEPTUALIZATION TO COMPLETION HAS TAKEN APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR.

THE COMMITTEE WAS ASKED TO BEGIN THIS UNDERTAKING IN AUGUST OF 2020 FOR ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, IT'S BEEN A CONTINUAL LEARNING PROCESS FROM UNDERSTANDING THE FOUR DISTRICT PHASES, THE DELIVERY OF THE FINAL PRODUCT.

THE LAUNCH PROCESS TOOK APPROXIMATELY ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

DATA GATHERING PHASE WAS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.

ANALYSIS PHASE WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS, AND THE COMPOSITION PHASE WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS.

OUR COMMITTEE DEVELOPED THE MISSION STATEMENT, EMPHASIZING INCREASING BUILDING TRUST AND MUTUAL RESPECT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY BRIDGING GAPS ESTABLISHING DURING THE LAUNCH PHASE.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT WAS, THE MISSION OF THE BAYTOWN POLICE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE IS TO PARTNER AND ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE A PLAN TO ADDRESS LOCAL CHALLENGES IN ORDER TO BUILD TRUST AND MUTUAL RESPECT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE WILL ACCOMPLISH, ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH A SERIES OF DATA GATHERING EXERCISES AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

OUR COMMITTEE INITIATED AND COMPLETED A ROBUST COMMUNITY OUTREACH CAMPAIGN DURING THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL.

MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE CONTACTED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND SET UP FOCUS GROUPS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

12 FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED IN THREE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, TWO IN PERSON AND ONE VIRTUAL FOCUS GROUPS.

MEETINGS WERE WITH COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS BAYTOWN.

WE ALSO CANVASED A SCIENTIFIC SURVEY THROUGH A THIRD PARTY FOR AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE ALSO UTILIZED BAYTOWN ENGAGED AS A RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SHARE WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONTINUOUSLY INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEADERS IN PASTOR MONTGOMERY, WHO CHAIRS THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

OUR COMMITTEE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE A MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE WE REACHED AS MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE.

INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.

SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR FOCUS GROUPS INCLUDE THE WEST BAYTOWN CIVIC ASSOCIATION, THE ACE DISTRICT, GOOSE CREEK CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT, GLEN MEADOWS, HOA, LINWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION COMMITTEE.

TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION, LOCAL PASTORS AND LEADERS, LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE KAWANIS CLUB, AND THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE KEY FINDINGS DISCOVERED ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO PERCEIVED STRENGTHS AND PERCEIVED AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.

PERCEIVED STRENGTHS, OFTEN AS AS WHAT IS GOING WELL.

THE FEEDBACK REFLECTS THE AREAS THAT CITIZENS FEEL ARE STRENGTHS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.

PERCEIVED AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT OFTEN ASKED AS IF YOU WERE KING OR QUEEN FOR A DAY, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT POLICING IN BAYTOWN? THIS FEEDBACK CAPTURES AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AND WHERE CITIZENS WOULD LIKE THE POLICE TO INVEST IN MOVING FORWARD.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, RESIDENTS VOICE SUPPORT OF THE INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE.

THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE THAT THE POLICE ATTEMPTED TO CREATE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT AND APPROACHES THAT RECEIVED WIDESPREAD PRAISE INCLUDE COFFEE WITH A COP DARE, BLUE SANTA POP-UP PARK, AND OTHER NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT POLICE OFFICERS ATTEND.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BODY CAMERAS.

THE COMMUNITY CALLED ATTENTION TO THE PERFORMANCE OF BODY CAMERAS FOR PATROL OFFICERS.

IN ADDITION TO THE STEPS TOWARDS DOCUMENTATION AND TRANSPARENCY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS RANDOM AUDITS OF BODY CAM FOOTAGE TO REVIEW OFFICER BEHAVIOR AND ASSURE QUALITY SERVICES FROM ITS OFFICERS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT.

IN LINE WITH THE FEEDBACK FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, RESIDENTS DESIRE MORE TARGETED OUTREACH TO THE YOUTH OF BAYTOWN.

A SPECIFIC REPEATED PIECE OF FEEDBACK INCLUDED THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS

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WITH POLICE THROUGH THE DARE PROGRAM, BUT HAVE LITTLE TO NO INTERACTION WITH POLICE IN JUNIOR HIGH.

UPON ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS NOW FEEL THAT POLICE ARE SUSPICIOUS OF THEM, AND IT FEELS LIKE 180 DEGREE SHIFT FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE POLICE.

JUST FOUR YEARS PRIOR EXPANDED TRAININGS, WHILE THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES EXTENSIVE TRAINING, RESIDENTS FELT THAT ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS NEEDED IN SPECIFIC AREAS, INCLUDING DEESCALATION MENTAL HEALTH AND RACIAL BIASES.

THESE TRAININGS WERE VIEWED AS ESSENTIAL ASPECTS IN ADDRESSING AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.

FOUR, UH, DIRECTIVES BECAME INCREASING VIS INCREASINGLY VISIBLE AS THE COMMITTEE INTERPRETED THE DATA AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY FOSTER COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS.

THE TOP TREND THAT EMERGED FROM RESIDENTS WAS THE DESIRE FOR MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE POLICE.

WHILE RESIDENTS PRAISED THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS IN BEING INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY, THEY SHARED SEVERAL WAYS IN WHICH ENGAGEMENT COULD BE EXPANDED OR ENLARGED TO COVER MORE INDIVIDUALS AND CREATE EVEN MORE TRUST.

CERTAIN GROUPS SHARED THAT THE POLICE CHIEF AND OTHER LEADERS SHOULD REGULARLY MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN CLOSE RELATIONS AND HELP DISTILL INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS.

SUCH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS INCLUDE LOCAL NONPROFITS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS TO THE BLACK AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES.

MENTAL HEALTH RESIDENTS AND OFFICERS ALLOWED TO VOICE SEVERAL IDEAS OF BETTER EQUIPPING OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS AND ENSURE THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT RESOURCES IN PLACE.

THESE IDEAS INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR ALL OFFICERS ON BEST PRACTICES IN HIRING MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS OR SOCIAL WORKERS WHO CAN BE ON CALL TO ASSIST OFFICERS IN THEIR ASSESSMENTS OR EVEN TRAINING THE CITY'S PARAMEDICS TO RESPOND TO MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH CALLS.

COMMUNITY POLICING HAS A SPECIFIC DIRECTIVE IN RECOMMENDATION.

RESIDENTS FAVOR INCREASED COMMUNITY POLICING.

THIS DIRECTIVE FOCUSES ON A PHILOSOPHY OF FULL SERVICE POLICING THAT IS HIGHLY PERSONAL.

AN OFFICER PATROLS THE SAME AREA FOR SOME TIME AND DEVELOPS A PARTNERSHIP WITH CITIZENS TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. THIS INCLUDES OFFICERS OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES AND POPULATED AREAS, WALKING AND INTERACTING WITH CITIZENS.

IT ALSO CONTAINS CONTINUED RECRUITMENT OF BAYTOWN RESIDENTS TO SERVE ON THE POLICE FORCE AND A POLICE FORCE THAT REFLECTS THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY OF BAYTOWN, PARTICULARLY IN HISPANIC AND BLACK REP.

REPRESENTATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

TRANSPARENCY INCLUDES MORE PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE WHO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS OR ARE WITNESSES TO AN INCIDENT INFORMING THEM ON WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE TAKEN IN THE DISCIPLINARY REVIEW PROCESS.

BUT COULD INCLUDE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON ADOPTION OF NEW POLICIES.

TRAININGS OUR OFFICERS GO THROUGH IN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS HIGHLIGHTED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND OFFICERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDE CONTINUING TO UTILIZE THE CITIZEN ACADEMY DARE AND OTHER PROGRAM CENTERED IN CREATING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AMONG RESIDENTS.

ENHANCING COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN G-C-C-I-S-D POLICE AND THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

EXPLORE INITIATIVES, INCENTIVES FOR OFFICERS, ATTENDANCE TO COMMUNITY EVENTS.

REVIEW SCHEDULING OF ON-DUTY ASSIGNMENTS TO EVENTS TO GIVE MORE OFFICERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH RESIDENTS, PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFICE CITIZEN WORK SAFETY WORKSHOPS AND OTHER TRAININGS.

CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO CONNECT RESIDENTS SENTIMENTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENLIST COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS TO HELP DISTILL INFORMATION, CONDUCT REGULAR MEETINGS BETWEEN POLICE, LEADERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.

CONTINUE TO WORK WITH SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED INTAKE FOR UNIQUE RESPONSES SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOMELESSNESS, AND OTHER SENSITIVE TOPICS, MENTAL HEALTH.

SOME OF THE KEY INITIATIVES.

EXPLORE ADJUSTING BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.

PURSUE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE HEALTH OF OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

TRAIN AND ENLIST MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST OFFICERS IN RELATED CALLS.

LAUNCH AND IMPLEMENT CORE, A PROGRAM THAT USES TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT OFFICERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

CLINICIANS.

CONTINUE AND EXPAND TRAININGS TO PATROLLING OFFICERS ON RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH RELATED CALLS.

IMPLEMENTING FLAGGING SYSTEMS FOR OFFICERS TO BE MADE AWARE OF MENTAL HEALTH CASES, REFINE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURE FOR IDENTIFYING RESIDENTS WHO DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND EXPLORE AND COORDINATED INTAKE OPTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND POSSIBLY DESIGNATED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICE FORCE.

SO THE KEEN ISSUES WITH THIS ARE EXPLORING ADDITIONAL POLICIES AND INCENTIVES FOR OUR POLICE FORCE TO LIVE IN BAYTOWN, INVEST IN MESSAGING AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS OF LOCAL CITIZENS TO THE POLICE FORCE, INCLUDING THE EDUCATION OF JOB REQUIREMENTS.

CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT AND RECRUIT APPLICANTS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF BAYTOWN.

IMPLEMENT POLICIES

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AND PLANS FOR OFFICERS TO BE OUT OF PATROL CARS IN APPROPRIATE SITUATIONS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH BIKING AND FOUR-WHEELERS.

COORDINATE WITH G-C-C-I-S-D ON EFFECTIVE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TACTICS, PARTICULARLY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

EVALUATE POSSIBLE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS.

INCREASE OUTREACH INITIATIVES WITH COMMUNITIES OF ALL DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS.

TARGET SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES WITH BILINGUAL TRAININGS.

CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE COFFEE WITH A COP PROGRAM INTO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND FORMATS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY POLICING, PR, UH, PRINCIPLES AND BPD CULTURE AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY POLICING PRINCIPLES INTO THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.

ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

CONDUCT INTERNAL POLICY REVIEWS TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION.

PUBLISH ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT POLICIES ONLINE TO MAKE THEM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.

CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, BIAS, DEESCALATION AND OTHER SPECIALTY TRAININGS TO OFFICERS.

COMMUNICATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON SPECIALTY TRAINING THAT OFFICERS DO RECEIVE IN COORDINATION WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AND LEGAL BEST PRACTICES.

ADOPT PROACTIVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION POLICIES FOR OFFICER RELATED INCIDENTS.

CONDUCT PERIODIC CHECK-INS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK AND ADDITIONAL AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO OFFICERS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE ON HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS OF POLICING WITH THE INTENT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN TO CONTINUE TO GIVE REGULAR REPORTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY ON SAFETY UPDATES IN BAYTOWN.

GOOD EVENING.

OUR NEXT STEPS, I'LL GIVE YOU STATUS OF OUR NEXT STEPS, UH, THE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO PRESENTATIONS TO OTHERS.

UH, THE COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY MADE PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, AND THERE'S A SCHEDULED PRESENTATION FOR THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UM, THE NEXT STEP IS THE CREATION OF A SCORECARD AND WEBSITE.

UM, CURRENTLY CITY STAFF ARE DEVELOPING A DASHBOARD THAT WILL ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO TRACK THE PROGRESS OF THE PLANS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE.

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS THEY INCLUDE ANNUALLY ESTABLISH AND REVIEW OUTCOME MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN DIRECTIVES, MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE OUTCOME MEASURES AND THE PLAN DIRECTIVES.

UTILIZE THE PLAN AS A BASIS FOR THE ANNUAL PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE PLAN SHOULD SERVE AS A BASIS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS OF FUNDING, AND AS A FOCUS OF DISCUSSION OF PRIORITIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ACTION PLANS AND LIST OTHER ENTITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT SHOULD BE INVOLVED.

THE STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL MEETING TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, CONDUCT AN ANNUAL MEETING WITH CITY STAFF, THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE POLICE LEADERSHIP ON THE PROGRESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION.

FINALLY, SCORECARD TO BE UPDATED AT A MINIMUM ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

A AND WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU, MS. MILSTEAD.

I COMPLETE THE PRESENTATION.

YES, THANK YOU.

SO I'LL, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS I GUESS REGARDING THE, UH, THE BAYTOWN POLICE, UH, STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY, UH, SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR THEM? NO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT I DID GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT PRIOR AND I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT AND APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO IT.

I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL THAT PARTICIPATED AND THE CITIZENS THAT PARTICIPATED IN IN THIS.

I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF THE BIGGER PICTURE WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, BUT CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND, UM, I THINK IT WILL CERTAINLY BE, UM, VERY FRUITFUL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE

[a. Conduct a first public hearing regarding the proposed annexation of approximately 34.45 acres, consisting of 3 parcels located generally near the northwest intersection of John Martin Road and Interstate 10.]

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

EVERYONE DESIRING 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 HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THE HEARING, UH, UH, UH, WHERE MATT PROVIDE PROPER RECORD OF THE HEARING.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.

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

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POSSIBLE.

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

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT 'EM TO ME.

UH, WE HAVE ITEM FIVE A.

IT IS NOW SEVEN TWENTY SEVEN AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION APPROXIMATELY 34.45 ACRES CONSISTING OF THREE PARCELS LOCATED GENERALLY NEAR THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF JOHN MARTIN ROAD AT INTERSTATE 10.

I WILL, UH, NOW LIKE TO REQUEST THAT STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

YES, MA'AM.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

FRANCESCA LINDER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

SO BOTH ITEMS FIVE A AND FIVE B ARE CONCERNING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 34.5 ACRES.

UM, IN THE AREA YOU'LL SEE ON THE MAP, UH, THE APPLICANT ALSO OWNS THE EASTERN PARCEL, WHICH IS ALREADY INSIDE CITY LIMITS.

UM, THE TOTAL IS 96.2 ACRES AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE REZONING PROCESS TO ZONE THE ADDITIONAL LAND.

AND THIS ANNEX LAND, UM, FROM OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

UM, THEY DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC USE AT THIS TIME, BUT DOING SO WOULD ALLOW THEM TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LAND, UM, FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES.

UM, FIVE A IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ANNEXATION AND IT WILL COME BEFORE YOU SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL BE APPROVED IN 2022.

UM, AND THE SECOND ITEM IS THE STANDARD SERVICES AGREEMENT, WHICH IS, UH, AGAIN, PART OF THE ANNEXATION PROCESS.

SO WE HAVE ONE, UM, CITIZEN THAT DID, UH, SIGN UP TO SPEAK.

MR. ISAAC, I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR EARLIER.

I, UM, YOU SIGNED UP FOR ME.

IT SAYS FIVE A.

OH, DOES IT? YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.

ITEM FIVE B CONSIDERING ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES H. COX CONCERNING APPROXIMATELY 34.45 ACRES OF PRIVATELY OWNED LAND CONSISTING OF THREE PARCEL LOCATED GENERALLY NEAR THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF JOHN MARTIN ROAD AND INTERSTATE 10 AS MS. LINDER, I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE NOTHING NEW TO SAY, NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.

ALRIGHT.

SO, UM, I GUESS NO ONE ELSE HAS DESIRED OR SIGNED UP DESIRE TO SPEAK, SO I'LL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING, UH, REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION APPROXIMATELY 34.45 ACRES CONSISTING OF THREE PARCELS LOCATED GENERALLY NEAR THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF JOHN MARTIN ROAD AND INTERSTATE 10.

THAT WAS ITEM FIVE A.

WE NOW WE HAVE, UH,

[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Service Agreement with Charles H. Cox, concerning approximately 34.45 acres of privately-owned land consisting of 3 parcels, located generally near the northwest intersection of John Martin Road and Interstate 10.]

DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS, UM, ANNEXATION OR AT LEASE A SERVICE AGREEMENT? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FIVE B.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE B.

SIR, WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING IT? MAYOR, I WANT TO CLARIFY, YOU SAID THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS ANNEXATION THIS, BUT WE'RE ALSO MOVING FORWARD WITH ZONING CHANGES FOR THE PROPERTY THAT'S JUST TO THE EAST AS WELL AS THIS.

YES, SIR.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL IN THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW? YES SIR.

THEY'LL COME TO YOU AT THE SAME TIME FOR A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION.

AND DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE? UH, WE ANTICIPATE IT TO BE JANUARY, 2022.

ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FIVE MINUTES PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

A, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SECOND REGION OF THE PROPOSED LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION APPROXIMATELY, UH, 514.39 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF EAST VILLE ROAD AND WEST OF GARTH ROAD.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

ITEM SIX

[a. Consider an ordinance for the second reading of the proposed Limited Purpose Annexation of approximately 514.39 acres, located generally North of East Wallisville Road and West of Garth Road.]

[b. Consider an ordinance adding the newly Limited Purpose Annexed properties generally described as approximately 514.39 acres, located generally North of East Wallisville Road and West of Garth Road to Council District No. 3.]

YES, MA'AM.

UH, SO THIS ITEM AND THE FOLLOWING ONE ARE BOTH TOGETHER ABOUT THE SAME PROPERTY AS WELL.

UM, THESE ARE THE FINAL STEPS IN COMPLETING THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF BAYTOWN CROSSINGS AS PART OF THE FRIENDSWOOD AGREEMENT.

UM, YOU'VE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FOR MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS AS WELL AS THE HEARING, EXCUSE ME, AS WELL AS A READING.

UH, THIS FIRST ITEM IS JUST THE, THE FINAL, UH, SECOND AND FINAL READING.

AND THE SECOND ITEM SIX B IS FOR PLACEMENT INTO COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.

ALRIGHT, SO I GUESS WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX A AND B, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX A AND B.

SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF NOT ALL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM SIX A AND B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE WAS OPPOSED.

[a. Consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance of the City of Baytown, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2021A, and setting certain parameters for the Bonds.]

WE HAVE ITEM SEVEN, A CONCERNING ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED AN ISSUANCE OF CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS JOURNAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2021 A AND SETTING CERTAIN PARAMETERS FOR THE BONDS.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU MR. RAMIR.

WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, REFINANCE ABOUT $21 MILLION WORTH OF EXISTING DEBT AND SAVE OURSELVES ABOUT 2 MILLION OR SO OVER THE REMAINING TERM OFF, UH, OFF THAT DEBT.

UM, NOW FOR YOU TO DECIDE TONIGHT, SIR, I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO YOU.

EIGHT A RECEIVE THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND, UM, FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING

I WOULD, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM SEVEN, A MOVE, MOVE TO APPROVE SEVEN A SECOND.

MOTION SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE ALWAYS LIKE SAVING MONEY.

UH, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM SEVEN A IS PRESENTED.

PLEASE SAY AYE.

A AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? YOU HAVE ITEM, UH,

[a. Receive the City of Baytown's Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2021.]

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SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021.

YES, SIR.

UH, THANK YOU MR. MUR.

I'LL GO THROUGH THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY.

UM, WE HAVE ENDED THE YEAR LARGELY IN LINE, UH, WITH THE EXPECTATIONS THAT, UH, WE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT WHEN YOU SET THE BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT YEAR ON THE GENERAL FUND.

WE'RE ABOUT $10 MILLION UP.

UH, SO A $10 MILLION SURPLUS GOING INTO THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AT YEAR END.

UH, IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU SET, UH, THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, UH, YOU HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT THAT $10 MILLION SURPLUS WOULD GO INTO, UH, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, WHICH IS WHY YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BORROW ANY MONEY TO FUND YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

UM, NOTHING MUCH ELSE TO REPORT, SIR.

UH, LARGELY IN LINE, AS I SAY, WITH THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU WHEN YOU SET THE BUDGET.

BUT OVERALL, AN EXTREMELY GOOD YEAR IN TERMS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES KEPT, UH, WELL WITHIN BUDGET.

THE AQUATICS FUND, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, WE HAD A, A FAIRLY DIRE YEAR BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT OF THE PANDEMIC THIS YEAR.

THE WEATHER WAS SLIGHTLY AGAINST US, BUT NEVERTHELESS, UH, THE FUND IS IN SURPLUS, UH, AND, UH, HAS, UH, CON HAS BEGUN TO CONTRIBUTE, UH, BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE LOAN THAT IT RECEIVED LAST YEAR.

SO AGAIN, THE, TO THE AQUATICS CREW, WELL DONE AT VERY, VERY GOOD YEAR FOR YOU.

ALSO, THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, UM, THE REVENUES IN THIS FUND HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY ROBUST.

UH, AND WE ENDED THE YEAR AGAIN IN A HEALTHY POSITION.

I, I WOULD, AND I'LL GIVE YOU THIS WARNING LAST TIME AROUND, I'LL JUST GIVE IT AGAIN.

UH, WE WILL NEED TO ADJUST THE BALANCE AND THE FUND TO RECOGNIZE THE $4 MILLION, UH, THAT WAS USED, UH, BY THE HOTEL, UH, FUND TO HELP PAY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER, TAKEN THE UTILITY FUNDS TOGETHER.

ALL OF THOSE HAVE ENDED THE YEAR, UH, MORE OR LESS WHERE WE HAD ANTICIPATED THEY WOULD, WHICH IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO FREEZE UTILITY RATES FOR YET ANOTHER YEAR ON THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND.

OBVIOUSLY OUR SALES TAX HAS BEEN, UH, I WOULD SAY ALMOST LUDICROUSLY ROBUST, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

UH, AND WE HAVE INCREDIBLY HEALTHY BALANCES THERE, SIR, WHICH WE WILL, UH, INTEND TO SPEND OVER THE COMING YEARS.

MOVING ON TO THE INVESTMENTS, UM, AS WE SPEND MONEY, OBVIOUSLY WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DIP INTO OUR CASH, AND THAT IS WHY, UH, THE BALANCE IS LESS NOW THAN IT WAS.

UH, ONE OF THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS, UH, OUT OF THAT CASH BALANCE, OBVIOUSLY WAS TO THE HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD NOTE, UH, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF QUARTERS, UH, WE HAVE BEEN MORE LIQUID, SO MORE FUNDS HAVE BEEN KEPT IN THE POOL, UH, OVER THE NEXT COMING QUARTERS.

THE BALANCE WILL START SHIFTING BACK, UH, AS WE BECOME SLIGHTLY LESS LIQUID AND MOVE MORE, UH, FOR INVESTMENT INTO THE COMMERCIAL PAPER AS THE RATES HAVE BECOME MORE ADVANTAGEOUS THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE, UH, THE FIRST PART OF, UH, THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR.

OR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, UH, NINE.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, AGAIN, I THINK, UH, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND OBVIOUSLY FINANCE COMMITTEE, UM, ALL A LOT OF GOOD NEWS.

SO THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR.

UH, WE CONSIDER ITEM EIGHT A RECEIVED FOR BOTH REPORTS.

WE MOVE ON TO ITEM

[9. 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.]

UH, WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH Y.

SO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDAS A THROUGH Y, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING NEED TO BE PULLED.

MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS NINE A THROUGH Y.

SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, WE MOVE ON TO

[10. 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 MANAGE REPORT.

I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE SOME FIREFIGHTERS, UH, TONIGHT, UH, LIEUTENANT TRACY LINDSEY, AARON MCNEIL, ANTHONY ROBO, AND CHRIS TAYLOR WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN RESCUING FOUR KITTENS FROM AN ATTIC WHERE A MAMA CAT HAD LEFT THE KITTENS.

THEY GOT TO WHERE THEY COULD BE.

THEY WERE, THEY HAD THE KITTENS IN THE ATTIC, THEY GOT MOBILE AND GOT LOST IN THE RAFTERS AND CONTINUED TO MEOW AND MAKE NOISE AS THE, UH, CITIZEN DIDN'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CALL.

SO THEY CALLED 9 1 1.

AND THIS IS 86-YEAR-OLD, UH, WHO WAS LIVING IN THE HOUSE.

FIRES, FIREFIGHTERS CAME OUT, RESCUED THE KITTENS, STOPPED THE MEOWING, AND WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, SAVE FOUR LIVES AND, AND, UH, MAKE 180 6-YEAR-OLD CITIZEN VERY, VERY HAPPY.

SO THE, UH, THE DAUGHTER, I THINK, UH, THAT, THAT GENTLEMAN CALLED IN AND ACTUALLY THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN THE BAYTOWN SUN COMPLIMENTING THE FIREFIGHTERS.

SO WANTED TO

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RECOGNIZE THEM PUBLICLY.

UH, HOLD ON.

I WAS GONNA TELL YOU THOUGH, YOU CANNOT SCRIPT A BETTER FIREFIGHTER STORY THAN THAT FOR SCREEN KITTEN SENT OUT OF A ATTIC, BUT STORY BOOK, NO.

YES, YOU CAN, YOU, YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP.

UH, BUT, UH, I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, UH, ONE OF OUR OWN, UH, THIS PICTURE HERE IS OF, UH, MR. LLOYD LIVELY, WHO, UH, CAME AWAY WITH A LOT OF BLING FROM THE RECENT TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ADVISORS, UH, MEETING THAT'S, UH, PETA, IF YOU'RE WONDERING.

AND THE, UH, BAYTOWN WON FIRST PLACE IN THE SHOEBOX PARADE.

VIDEO WON SECOND PLACE IN THE 2020 BACK TO THE FUTURE STATE OF THE CITY, UH, VIDEO AND EARNED HONORABLE MENTIONS FOR STRANGER DANGER IN A DIGITAL WORLD.

IS THAT THAT FOR YOU, ED? WAS THAT YOUR VIDEO? UH, MEMORIAL DAY TAX AND USE TAX AND SHOEBOX PARADE.

SO WE'RE PROUD OF, UH, LLOYD'S HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND ESPECIALLY HIS TALENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THAT HARDWARE ANYWHERE THERE.

UH, OH.

HE'S, HE'S RETRIEVING IT RIGHT NOW.

YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THIS.

UH, THESE ARE REALLY NICE AWARDS.

LET'S SEE IF HE HAS IT.

HE'LL BRING IT UP HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

HURRY LLOYD.

HURRY.

THERE HE GOES.

AND HERE COMES THOMAS WITH THEM.

UH, ANYWAY, UH, THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.