Dec 02, 2021 Municipal Development Committee

[ BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2021 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]

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DISTRICT TWO ORDER.

IT IS 4:30 PM WE ARE IN CA, CITY HALL.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

UH,

[a. Consider a resolution authorizing the Economic Development Contract with Baytown Area/West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation.]

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.

THERE SHALL, COULD I COMPLIMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, BETTEN COURT AND JOHNSON ON ATTIRE AND SAY HOW DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED I AM, SIR, THAT YOU'RE NOT WEARING YOURSELF THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU.

YES, .

MOVING ON TO THE, UH, THE FIRST ITEM IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTRACT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.

AT YOUR LAST MEETING, YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM BJ, UH, ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OVER, UH, THE LAST YEAR.

THIS WILL FUND ACTIVITIES GOING THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR.

350,000 IS 50,000 LESS THAN THE OVERALL BUDGET.

IT COMPRISES 250,000 FOR THE CORE ACTIVITIES AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND TOWARDS SPECIAL PROJECTS, WHICH LEAVES THE MDD WITH THE FURTHER 50,000 AT ITS DISPOSAL OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THAT WE RECOMMEND IT TO YOU, SIR.

ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE THIS ITEM.

I DO BELIEVE WE DISCUSSED IT IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING, BUT UH, CERTAINLY WANNA OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO JUST E EXPLAIN THIS ONE MORE TIME.

COULD THE THREE 50 IS A NEW NUMBER? CORRECT.

TYPICALLY IT'S BEEN TWO 50 IN YEARS PAST THE, SO I WANNA BE CLEAR THE TOTAL, YEAH, THE TOTAL IS 400,000.

YOU HAVE 250,000 FOR THE CORE COSTS, UH, TO FUND EDF AND THEN YOU HAD, UH, A FURTHER 150,000 FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS.

UH, THIS CURRENT CONTRACT INCLUDES A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH FOR THE SPECIAL PROJECTS WHICH ARE ONGOING AND AS I SAY, LEAVES YOU 50,000 IN YOUR BUDGET UNALLOCATED.

AT THIS STAGE WE'VE COMBINED TWO LINES INTO ONE.

SO WHAT YOU USED TO SEE PREVIOUSLY IN TWO LINES IS NOW IN ONE.

OKAY.

I JUST THOUGHT THE TOTAL PREVIOUSLY WAS ONE 50 FOR A CORN AND 100 FOR SPECIAL FOR A TOTAL OF TWO 50.

MM-HMM.

NO, NO, NO.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT VJ.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

NO PROBLEM.

I'M WRONG EVERY ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS.

NO PROBLEM.

ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I GUESS I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM ONE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE A SECOND.

SECOND A MOTION A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM ONE A IS PRESENTED.

PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ITEM ONE

[b. Consider a resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Baytown for funding the construction of the Citizen's Bank Building Renovation Project.]

YES, SIR.

MR. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS, THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION COMMITS $1.4 MILLION FROM MDD FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITIZENS BANK BUILDING.

UH, THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY MDD IN MAY OF 2020.

THE PROJECT WAS BID VIA COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL METHOD.

UH, THE PROPOSALS ARE DUE TODAY, SO STAFF WILL EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS AND INTERVIEW THE FIRMS. THE ACTION IS BEING DONE TODAY, SO THERE'S NO DELAY IN AWARDING, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT WE'LL BRING THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO COUNCIL IN JANUARY.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, UH, ON THIS? NO.

NO.

OH, WOW.

CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN I'LL GUESS ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM ONE B.

MOVE TO APPROVE ONE B.

SECOND.

SECOND, MOTION.

SECOND.

BE IN THE NOTE.

QUESTIONS OF COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ITEM ONE B IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT,

[2. MANAGER'S REPORT]

I WISH ALL OF YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE HERE.

WE'VE GOT JUST A GREAT LINEUP OF ACTIVITIES STARTING WITH THE CHRISTMAS PARADE TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT AN ART SHOW TOMORROW.

WE'VE GOT A MOVIE NIGHT, WE'VE GOT CHRISTMAS ON TEXAS AVENUE.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE AND STAFF HAS WORKED SO HARD.

THEY REALLY LOVE SEEING Y'ALL WHEN YOUR CALENDAR'S ALLOWED TO COME OUT THERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE FESTIVITIES THAT START IN EARNEST TONIGHT.

THANKS TO PARKS AND REC AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND FOR THE NEXT MDD MEETING, IT'S SCHEDULED THURSDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2022, 4:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

WELL BEING THAT, THAT, UH, BAYTOWN, MDD HAS ADDRESSED ALL POST AGENDA ITEMS, THIS MEETING'S NOW ADJOURNED.

ALRIGHT.