* 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. [00:00:02] I CALL [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 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] THIS MEETING THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL ORDER. IT IS 6 38. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE'LL BE LED IN OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION THIS EVENING BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB POLL OF DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. YOU WILL JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE, JUSTICE, LIBERTY. AND NOW THE TEXAS FLAG ON OVER THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE, AGAIN TO JUST GATHER HERE AND, UH, JUST DISCUSS THE MATTERS BEFORE US ON THIS AGENDA. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE US, UH, JUST WISDOM AS WE DISCUSS EACH OF THESE ITEMS. GOD AND I PRAY THAT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE, UM, IS PLEASING TO YOU, GOD, AND THAT WE JUST KEEP, UM, THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN IN OUR MINDS AND EVERYTHING WE DO, UM, UM, JUST, UH, GLORIFIES YOU. LORD. WE PRAY ALL THIS IN YOUR SON JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. CALLS ME. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ITEM [1. MINUTES] ONE, A AND B. UH, I WOULD CONSIDER A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, UH, FROM JANUARY 13TH AND FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL MEETING ON THE 25TH OF JANUARY. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. DO A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AS, AS THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN? UH, OKAY. WELL, HOLD ON ONE SEC. I GUESS I HAVE A CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FOR ITEM ONE A AND B. MR. ISAAC. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DAVID ISAAC HERE TO COMMENT ON THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. THE LAST MEETING, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COTTAGES. WE HAD AN OPEN HEARING RIGHT AFTER THAT. WE HAD ANOTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT SORT OF DEAL WE WOULD MAKE WITH THE COTTAGES. AS YOU LOOK AT THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE COTTAGES AS THEY WERE, AS THEY WERE PASSED. UNFORTUNATELY, JUST THE WEEK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY TRACY WHEELER VOTED THIS DOWN. NOW, THERE SHOULD BE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT SOVEREIGNTY, WHAT POWER OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WHAT OUR APPOINTED OFFICIALS HAVE. WE CLEARLY SAW THAT THIS COMMITTEE VOTED THIS DOWN FIVE TO FOUR. ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO VOTE THINGS IN PLACE WHEN COMMITTEES VOTED DOWN, OR ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE? THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE CITY IS CUTTING DEALS, CUTTING FAVORS, PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS WHEN WE SHOULD, UH, FULLY ASSESS MATTERS AND WHAT THE COMMITTEE HAS TO SAY. I HOPE THAT THE RULING THAT THE, THAT THE VOTE THAT WE MADE GOES BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE GETS TO HEAR THE SIDE OF THE CITY. IF NOT, THEN THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE CITY PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS NOT GOING THROUGH THE RIGHT MOTIONS TO GET THE RIGHT LAWS PASSED AND GOING OVER OUR HEADS AS CITIZENS IN THIS TOWN. WE STILL DON'T HAVE AN ETHICS COMMISSION. I IMAGINE IF WE DID HAVE ONE THAT WE WOULD JUST VOTE OVER IT LIKE WE DID. THIS CURRENT COMMITTEE, THERE ARE IMPORTANT MEMBERS ON THAT COMMITTEE, ELECTED OFFICIALS, HEROES OF OUR COMMUNITIES LIKE MR. LAREDO AND MS. BARROW, TIMS AND JEFF WALTERS. TWO OF WHICH VOTED THIS DOWN. NOW, ARE WE GOING TO LISTEN TO THEM OR ARE WE GOING TO IGNORE THEM? SOMETIMES OUR CITIZENS FEEL IGNORED. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND GENERALLY THE PUBLIC DOESN'T LIKE IT WHEN THE CITY GOES OVER THEIR HEAD AND VOTE THESE THINGS NOW. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO MOVE ON TO, UH, WE HAVE ITEM ONE A. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? WE HAVE ITEM TWO, A PRESENT [a. Present a proclamation designating February 20-26, 2022, as National Engineers Week in Baytown.] PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED FEBRUARY 20TH THROUGH THE 26TH OF 2022. AS NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK IN BAYTOWN, I'M, I'M ASSUMING MYSELF AND MR. SEMINO AND ANY STAFF YOU MAY HAVE. WELL, ONCE AGAIN, WE DO CER. WE CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE OUR ENGINEERS HERE IN THE CITY, UH, WITH THE MANY CIVIL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. IF IT'S ROADWAYS, DRAINAGE, UH, DEVELOPMENT, WE CERTAINLY WISH WE, WE CERTAINLY, UM, LEAVE IT UP TO THE EXPERTS TO GO AND, AND CERTAINLY PROVIDE COUNSEL AND ADMINISTRATION YOUR EXPERTISE SO THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY GROW OUR CITY AND TAKE CARE OF THE MATTERS AT HAND WHEN IT COMES TO ENGINEERS AND ENGINEERING. SO, [00:05:01] WITH THAT, I WILL READ OUR NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK PROCLAMATION ENGINEERS WORK AS STATE AS STATED IN 1951 BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ENGINEERS POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE. ENGINEER'S WEEK IS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY. AT THE TIME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, BECAUSE HE WAS AN ENGINEER AS WELL AS OUR NATION'S FIRST PRESIDENT. ENGINEERS MAKE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN DRIVING OUR ECONOMY, PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY. THE ENGINEERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ACTIVELY HELP TO MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR CIVIL, CIVILIZED, AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. SO, WHEREAS THE THEME OF ENGINEERS WEEK FOR 2022 IS RE-IMAGINING THE POSSIBLE ILLUSTRATES HOW ENGINEERS HELP AMERICA REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO COUNTLESS BREAKTHROUGHS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR PEOPLE. SO NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRANDON CAPRIO'S, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PRO SE, UH, FEBRUARY 20TH THROUGH THE 26TH OF, OF THIS YEAR AS NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK IN BAYTOWN, AND URGE OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENGINEERS IN OUR DAILY LIVES AND CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THIS IMPORTANT CAREER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SHOULD WE APPLAUD YOU, ? GET DOWN THERE, TAKE A, OKAY, WE MOVE ON TO [a. Conduct a public hearing regarding an amendment to the Redistricting Plan for the City of Baytown previously approved on December 9th, 2021, based on 2020 Census Data.] ITEM UH, THREE A. WE'RE GONNA CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. OH, THERE, IT'S, THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE 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 THIS HEARING. THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU'RE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT 'EM TO ME. SO NOW IT IS NOW 6 46, UH, PM AND I'LL CALL THE ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2021, BASED ON THE 2020 CENSUS DATA, UH, UM, BEFORE I HAVE STAFF SUMMARIZED THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THIS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING, MR. ISAAC, YOU DID SIGN UP FOR, I'M ASSUMING THIS ITEM. PLEASE COME AND MAKE YOUR COMMENTS AS A MATTER OF PROCEDURE. MR. MAYOR, I DID SIGN UP FOR TO SPEAK ON ONE B REGARDING SPECIAL SESSION MINUTES THAT YOU, YOU WELL, THEY'RE THE SAME, I'M ASSUMING. NO, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT A COMBO. THERE'S ONE A AND THERE'S ONE B. AM I ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A SEPARATE MATTER? I SAID YOU COME UP FOR ONE A AND ONE B. OKAY. SO WE'RE GONNA COMBO THINGS FROM NOW ON. WE'VE HAD A MOTION THAT WAS COMBOED FOR, FOR BOTH OF THEM. UM, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN, IN ONE THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER? ABSOLUTELY. SPECIAL SESSIONS AREN'T RECORDED, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REQUEST THAT SPECIAL SESSIONS ARE RECORDED FROM NOW ON. THAT'S ALL MY COMMENT. NOW, CAN I CONTINUE HERE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES, SIR. DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE THE TIME? ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAVE TODAY REGARDING REDISTRICTING, I'D LIKE TO SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT WHEN I WENT TO THE SESSION IN THE BACK THERE, THAT I LEARNED A THING OR TWO WHEN WE WERE GOING OVER THE KMC INSTITUTE OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED, OUTTA KANSAS. THEY, UH, DID A LITTLE REPORT FOR YOU 10 YEARS AGO. I SUPPOSE SOME OF YOU ARE STILL HERE ON THE BOARD. THANK GOD WE HAVE TERM LIMITS NOW SO THAT NONE OF YOU WILL BE AROUND 10 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN WE HIRE, HOPEFULLY ANOTHER REDISTRICTING, UH, INSTITUTE TO ASSESS THINGS. WHAT I DID SEE, HOWEVER, WAS RACE-BASED DISTRICTING. WE HEARD ONE COUNCIL, UH, WE HEARD, UH, THE KMC INSTITUTE REPORT TO US THAT, UH, THERE'S A MEXICAN DISTRICT LIKE YOU GUYS ASKED FOR, AND, UH, WE GOT A WHITE POPULATION HERE. AND THEN WHEN CHARLES JOHNSON ASKED ABOUT HIS DISTRICT AND THE BLACK POPULATION, THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THAT ON THE REPORT THAT WAS ON THE BOARD. YOU HAD TO GO DOWN AND LOOK. NOW, THANKFULLY, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND HOPEFULLY THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN ALSO DO THEIR OWN RESEARCH. BUT I'D LIKE TO VOTE DOWN TODAY'S REDISTRICTING PROCESS AND REDO THINGS THE WAY THAT RICK DAVIS WROTE ABOUT IN HIS BOOK, A COMMUNITY BASED STRATEGIC PLAN, A COMMUNITY BASED IDEA FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOVEREIGNTY AND TO BE ABLE TO VOTE. IF [00:10:01] YOU LOOK FOR DISTRICT THREE, WHERE CHARLES JOHNSON IS THE COUNCIL MEMBER AT MEADOW LAKE, OKAY, IS NOT PART OF BAYTOWN, ALRIGHT? RIGHT. EAST POINT IS, BUT SPRINGFIELD, PRESTON PLACE, THOSE MIDDLE CLASS HOMES, THOSE ONES THAT PAY SALES TAXES, THAT THE MDD, THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD HERE MAKES DECISIONS FOR, THEY'RE NOT INVOLVED. SO WE NEED TO THINK OF A WAY OF HOW TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN THE DISTRICTING PROCESS. IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN WITH BACKDOOR DEALS MADE WITH INSTITUTES FROM KANSAS TO GET PAID A DOLLAR AND A DIME TO COME OVER HERE AND LIE TO PEOPLE AND TELL 'EM THAT, UH, EVERYTHING'S GOING OKAY. THAT'S NOT THE SITUATION HERE. IF YOU'RE GONNA REDISTRICT THIS TOWN, IF YOU'RE GONNA GERRYMANDERING IT THE WAY THAT THE STATE HAS, THE WAY THAT THE FEDS HAVE, THE WAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE IN OTHER JURISDICTION, THEN PLEASE DO IT WITH COMMUNITY INPUT. THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON. UH, I'D ASK STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT MATTER TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MR. FANNING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AS YOU'LL RECALL, ON DECEMBER 9TH, WE DID OUR REDISTRICTING FOLLOWING THE CENSUS, AND WE PASSED, SORRY, THIS AS OUR NEW DISTRICTS. AFTER WE WERE PUTTING THIS IN OUR SYSTEM. IT WAS ACTUALLY TREVOR HARLOW IN PLANNING WHO NOTICED THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN SECTIONS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY DISTRICT. THOSE WERE MOSTLY RECENT ANNEXATIONS FROM WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. AND ALSO THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE, THE OVERLAY LINES THAT, UH, THAT THE CENSUS PROVIDED VERSUS WHAT WE HAD. AND SO PURSUANT TO THAT, I APPROACHED DR. STEIN AGAIN, AS YOU RECALL, DR. STEIN IS, HE'S DONE IT FOR US FOR 30 YEARS. HE DOES IT FOR MANY CITIES IN TEXAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WITHIN THE LEGAL PARAMETERS AND THE PARAMETERS THAT Y'ALL CHOSE WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING DISTRICTS. AND HE, HE LOOKED AT THESE AREAS HE CAME UP WITH, UH, WHICH DISTRICTS THOSE WOULD BE IN. AND IF YOU CAN SEE IN THIS, THIS IS ONE THAT TREVOR HARLOW CREATED. THE PINK AREAS ARE THE AREAS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED PREVIOUSLY. AND SO DR. STEIN WILL PRESENT TO Y'ALL AGAIN WHAT HIS NEW PLAN IS AND HOW IT KEEPS US WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS. AS TREVOR POINTED OUT, THESE PINK AREAS WERE NOT REPORTED TO THE CENSUS DURING THE PERIOD 2010 TO 2020. UH, MY COLLEAGUE, JOHN ALFRED AND I, UM, AND, AND I GIVE JOHN A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THIS, HE'LL EXPLAIN IN A MINUTE HOW WE, UM, ACCOMMODATED THESE CHANGES. UM, YOU, THE CENSUS AND YOU THE CITY, ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED UNDER PRE-CLEARANCE TO REPORT THESE TO THE CENSUS BUREAU AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN WE GOT THE DATA FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU FOR THE 2020 CENSUS, IT DIDN'T INCLUDE THESE AREAS THAT ARE OF COURSE NOW IN YOUR CITY. UM, AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH WE COULD DO ABOUT THAT. WE CAN'T OVERRIDE THAT PROGRAM. AND WE OF COURSE, CAN'T CHANGE THE CENSUS REPORTS. WE DO, HOWEVER, HAVE COUNTS. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR HERE. THIS WASN'T A PROBLEM OF KNOWING HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE THERE. AS JOHN CAN EXPLAIN IN A MOMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CENSUS BLOCKS THAT ARE IN THOSE NEWLY INCORPORATED AREAS. I USE THE WORD NEWLY SINCE 2010. WE COULD COUNT THE NUMBER OF PHYSICAL HOUSES, RESIDENTIAL. WE HAD THE CENSUS COUNT OF POPULATIONS IN THAT AREA. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN A PARTICULAR HOUSE JUST KNOWING THAT IN THAT BLOCK WE DID. HOWEVER, UH, JOHN WILL EXPLAIN HOW TO CUT SOME BLOCKS IN HALF TO ACCOMMODATE THE FACT THAT SOME BLOCKS ARE IN THE CITY IN THOSE PINK AREAS AND SOME ARE NOT. THE GOOD NEWS, I GUESS, IS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, SOME OF THESE ARE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATIONS, THE ONE ON THE FAR, UH, EAST SIDE. AND THERE WERE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THOSE JURISDICTION OR THOSE PARTS OF YOUR JURISDICTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, UM, IF YOU WILL SEE, I HOPE I GET A MAP. THIS IS THE NEW DISTRIBUTION OF CITIZENS IN EACH OF THE, UM, COUNCIL DISTRICTS. AND, UM, IF YOU REMEMBER THE OLD, UM, WELL, I SAY THE OLD, THE ONE THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE, THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVIATION. THE PERCENT DEVIATION IS WHAT IS WHAT, UH, IS CAN BE A PROBLEM. IT CANNOT EXCEED 10%. THE LARGEST AND SMALLEST COUNCIL DISTRICT CAN'T BE MORE THAN 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS DIFFERENT IN POPULATION IN THE PREVIOUS PLAN WITHOUT THE PINK AREAS, I'LL CALL THEM. WE WERE AT 6.5, AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE NEVER REALLY CHANGED MORE THAN ABOUT 94 PEOPLE AND SOME OF THE DISTRICTS, UM, IT WAS 22, 23, 15. SO WHAT YOU HAVE BASICALLY IS THE SAME PLAN YOU HAD BEFORE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE AREAS, THE PINK AREAS THAT HAD BEEN ANNEX ARE NOW IN THOSE COUNCIL DISTRICTS. UM, I'LL ASK JOHN IF HE WANTS TO EXPLAIN SOME ISSUES ABOUT SPLITTING BLOCKS, BUT, [00:15:02] UM, IF THERE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, WE WILL SUBMIT THIS ALONG. WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED IT TO, UH, CITY ATTORNEY. UM, AND THIS WAS WHAT WILL GO TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. THE ONLY THING THEY LOOK AT REALLY RIGHT NOW ARE, UM, ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE, AND YOU ARE WELL WITHIN THAT AND A TORTUROUS, UM, UH, WHAT I WILL CALL BOUNDARIES. UM, THE TRUTH IS, THESE ARE BOUNDARIES THAT ARE VERY, VERY MUCH SIMILAR. AND I, I REPEAT WHAT I PROBABLY TOLD YOU BACK IN DECEMBER, YOU GAVE US GUIDELINES AND THOSE GUIDELINES WERE, UH, ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE, NON TORTUROUS BOUNDARIES, MAINTAINING AS MUCH AS WE COULD, CURRENT BOUNDARIES, UM, RESPECTING INCUMBENTS. AND I THINK WE HAVE MET ALL OF THOSE GOALS. AND THESE CHANGES ARE, UM, HOW CAN I SAY, AND MORE MAKING THE MAP LOOK CLEANER. UM, I SHOULD NOTE HERE THAT IF YOU DO DO, IF YOU DO ANY FUTURE ANNEXATIONS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE, UH, THOSE WHO DO YOUR YOUR PLANNING ARE UP TO SPEED ON THOSE. SO THAT IF, I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE AROUND IN 10 YEARS, BUT SHOULD I BE, UM, UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT IN ADVANCE. UM, AND THIS WASN'T A BIG DEAL AND IT CAME AT NO COST, UH, DR. STEIN, AND IT MAY NOT, I HAVE A QUESTION. IT MAY NOT BE FOR YOU, BUT, UM, I GUESS FAR EAST THERE'S THIS ONE BLOCK OF PINK AND IT SAYS CITY LIMITS. I I UNDERSTAND THE OTHER BLOCKS OF PINK AND, AND, AND SO ON. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IT SAYS CITY LIMITS? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ON THE 99 CORRIDOR. UM, I, I, I HAD TO SAY WHEN, WHEN KAREN WAS STILL HERE, KAREN HORNER, UH, WHEN WE KIND OF, I, SHE SAID TO ME THERE WAS A LIMITED PURPOSE. I ACTUALLY ASKED HER, IS THERE ANY NEW ANNEXATIONS? AND SHE DIDN'T THINK SO. AND, BUT SHE DID MENTION THAT THIS IS A LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. AND SO IT PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE. WELL, IT DOESN'T, UM, IT WAS, THAT IS CORRECT FOR FOR COMMERCIAL REASONS. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T GROW. UM, OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE COULD LIVE THERE, BUT IT'S NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY. AND I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF OF, OF WHY. WELL, MY QUESTION WAS JUST SO THAT ALONG, AS ALONG AS THE SENSE THOSE CENSUS TRACKS COULD BE INCLUDED INTO OBVIOUSLY YOUR, YOUR, UM, YOUR FACTORING, THEN THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT CAUGHT MY EYE. YEAH, I I THINK YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE IN THE FUTURE. UM, BECAUSE THINGS LIKE PRE CLEAR, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME YOU ANNEX YOU ALWAYS HAD TO GO TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, UM, AND, AND, AND MAKE CHANGES. AND YOU'RE FREE TO, OF COURSE, REDISTRICT ANYTIME YOU WANT DURING THESE 10 YEARS. ONLY DURING THE 10, THE DECENNIAL DO YOU HAVE TO, BUT, BUT AGAIN, THEY WERE, THEY WERE, THEY DID NOT CHANGE YOUR POPULATIONS. UM, WITH THAT STATEMENT, WE CAN, WE CAN REDISTRICT ANY TIME WITHIN 10 YEARS, BUT WE MUST USE THE DATA FROM THE CENSUS ONLY. YES, CORRECT. JUST SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR. OKAY. UM, YOU KNOW, I, MY ONLY CLOSING COMMENT IS, IS, UH, BESIDES MAYBE THE, THE, UH, KINDA THE NEW PLAN THAT'S PRESENTED, I BELIEVE, UM, COUNSEL HAS SEEN THAT FOR THE MOST PART, WE'LL TRY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS. UM, WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UH, IN A SENSE, I BELIEVE. OH, YES. SO I BELIEVE COMMENTS WERE ALREADY MADE. AND SO, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH WE WILL HAVE, WE CAN HAVE MORE COUNCIL DISCUSSION, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU FOR NOW. BUT IF NOT, THEN, THAT THERE'S NO ONE ELSE BEEN, UH, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS. I'LL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED REDISTRICT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. WE'LL [b. Consider an ordinance amending the previously adopted redistricting plan for the City of Baytown to include certain areas within the city which were not included in the plan adopted on December 9th, 2021, based upon the 2020 census data.] MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE B. CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO INCLUDE CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY, WHICH WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PLAN ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2021 BASED UPON THE 20 20 20 CENSUS DATA. SO, MR. FANNING, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD? I DO NOT, SIR. OKAY. UH, THE ONLY COMMENT I'LL MAKE ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, UM, WOULD BE THAT, UH, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I SPEAK WITH OTHER MAYORS OF COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY, I'M VERY PARTICULARLY PROUD OF OUR DIVERSITY THAT WE HAVE IN BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL. I BELIEVE FOR THE MOST PART, IT REFLECTS AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE AS FAR AS, UH, WHAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SEE, UH, A PRETTY GOOD REFLECTION OF OUR COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, UH, AND WHAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, CAN IMPROVE MAYBE SO. BUT, UH, BUT I WOULD SAY I'VE SEEN OTHER COUNCILS AND, AND, UM, WE REFLECT AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE. I'VE SEEN IT WHEN IT HASN'T BEEN THIS CLOSE. UM, SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. I BELIEVE THE REDISTRICTING OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN SENSITIVE TO EVERYTHING, AND I CERTAINLY WOULD SAY THAT, UH, DR. STEIN, I'M GOING TO JUST LIKE ANY, ANY OF US UP HERE, WE ARE GONNA RELY ON THE DATA. 'CAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE MAKE, WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED OFF OF THE DATA AND, UH, WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN IT'LL GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUST THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. I'LL ASSUME THAT THERE'D BE NO ISSUES IF WE MET ALL THE TENANTS. THAT'S, THAT'S REQUIRED BY THEM. SO WITH THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM THREE B FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM THREE B THREE B. AS FAR AS THE NEW PLAN AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. [00:20:01] AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED WE HAVE. UH, NEXT WE HAVE ITEM [a. Consider an ordinance awarding a construction contract to Construction Masters of Houston, Inc., for the Citizen’s Bank Renovation Project.] FOUR, A CONSIDERED ORDINANCE AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CONSTRUCTION MASTERS OF HOUSTON, INC. FOR THE CITIZENS BANK RENOVATION PROJECT. MS. BRINKLEY, CAN WE TAKE A B TOGETHER? MAYOR, IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE CAN'T? UM, I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR, UH, FOUR A AND B FOR DISCUSSION SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. MOTION TO APPROVE. I, I WAS GONNA ASK MR. UH, PRESLEY TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE FOUR A AND B. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, UH, WE HAVE SOME, UH, SOME COMMENTS BY MS. BRINKLEY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL. SO THIS IS OUR CITIZENS BANK, UH, RENOVATION PROJECT THAT'S KIND OF BEEN IN THE BOOKS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE HERE. IT'S NOT BEEN AN EASY ROAD. UM, OUR ARCHITECT IS HERE, SCOTT DALEY WITH ELEMENT ARCHITECTS, AND ALSO THE CONTRACTOR IS PRESENT. UH, JUSTIN DAVIS IS THE OWNER FROM CONSTRUCTION MASTERS OF HOUSTON. JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE THEM. SO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS BID THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL METHOD. THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY. IT ALLOWS US TO CHOOSE NOT ONLY BETWEEN COST, BUT ALSO QUALIFICATIONS. SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN LOWEST BID. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS DIFFICULT PROJECT HAS THE BEST TEAM ON BOARD. AND SO I WANNA JUST OUTLINE THE, THOSE ITEMS. SO COST WAS CONSIDERED AS 55% OF THIS, UH, CONSIDERATION AND EVALUATION. AND THE EVALUATION TEAM INCLUDED BOTH, UH, DEPARTMENT, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM FINANCE AS WELL AS OUR PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING GROUP, PARDON ME, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING GROUP. SO THE OTHER COMPONENTS CONSIST OF THE KEY PROJECT PERSONNEL, THEIR EXPERIENCE, THIS CONTRACTOR'S ABILITY TO DELIVER THE PROJECT ON SCHEDULE, WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY, THEIR SAFETY RECORDS. SO THERE'S AN OUTLINE OF THOSE, UH, CONSIDERATIONS AND PERCENTAGE POINTS. JUST WANT TO CALL OUT ALSO THAT WE INTERVIEWED, UH, THE LOWEST COST PROPOSAL FIRM AND ALSO THE, UH, OTHER FIRMS THAT WERE BEST QUALIFIED OR IN THAT TOP, TOP TIER THAT WERE SHORTLISTED. AND WE EVALUATED THE TEAM THAT THEY PRESENTED BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT TEAM IS GONNA BE HELPING US DELIVER THE PROJECT. SO, JUST WANTED TO OUTLINE THE THINGS THAT ARE KEY TO THIS PROJECT IN OUR CONSIDERATION. THE PROJECT COST DID COME IN SLIGHTLY OVER OUR CONSTRUCTION BUDGET THAT WAS OUTLINED IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WE WENT THROUGH TWO COST SAVINGS EVALUATION AND, UH, BASICALLY TWO EFFORTS. WE HAD ALTERNATES IN THE PROJECT AND WE OPTED TO INCLUDE NEW MASONRY. SO, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S A HISTORIC LIMESTONE. THERE'S A LOT OF CRACKS, AND WE WERE VERY, VERY WORRIED ABOUT TAKING THAT FACADE OFF CAREFULLY PALLETIZING IT, HOPING IT WOULD BE GOOD A YEAR FROM NOW, AND THEN PUTTING IT BACK ON THE BUILDING. SO ONE OF OUR COST SAVINGS ITEMS IS A LARGE COST SAVINGS OF $375,000 FOR NEW MASONRY THAT WILL MATCH THAT GRANITE AND LIMESTONE. WE WENT THROUGH ANOTHER EXERCISE WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE ANY OUT OF THE BOX IDEAS OR OTHER COST SAVINGS ITEMS. WE WERE ABLE TO SEEK SOME ADDITIONAL COST SAVINGS WITH, UH, LOBBY LIGHTING, THE GENERAL FIELD LIGHTING PACKAGE, AND THEN A THINNER MASONRY, WHICH HELPS TO JUST, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE LOOK OF THE BUILDING, IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER TO CONSTRUCT. IT'S NOT ANY LESS DURABLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS WEIGHT TO HANG ON THAT FACADE. AND THEN LASTLY, THE ZO FLOOR. INSTEAD OF DOING TILES, THAT POOR TERRAZZO FLOOR GIVES IT A NICE COMPLETE FINISH. IT'S A LOT EASIER TO COME OFF THE STREET WITH A NICE TRANSITION. IT LOOKS VERY, VERY NICE. SO ALL IN ALL, WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ABOUT $420,000 IN SAVINGS. SO THAT TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE DROPPED FROM 3.8 TO 3.4, 3.3 MILLION 444, PARDON ME, 3,467,695, UH, DOLLARS. AND THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE CONTRACT IS 18 MONTHS. SO JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT, BUT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT THIS POINT. THIS IS THE BEST TEAM. THEY'RE ALSO ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT, AND THAT PROJECT IS GOING WELL, IN FACT. SO WE HAVE A GOOD, UH, TRACK RECORD OF WORKING WITH THEM. HMM. OKAY. THE SECOND ITEM, [b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Hill International, Inc. to perform construction management and inspection services for the Citizens Bank Renovation Project.] SHALL WE TAKE THAT ONE ALSO? YES. THE SECOND ITEM IS OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION CONTRACT WITH HILL INTERNATIONAL. THIS FIRM HAS PROVIDED THE SAME SERVICE ON OUR ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT. THEY PROVIDE THAT DAY-TO-DAY STAFF AUGMENTATIONS TO PROVIDE THE, ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION ON THE PROJECT, TROUBLESHOOTING ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO RELY ON THIS ADDITIONAL, UH, EXPERTISE FROM THIS TEAM. SO THIS CONTRACT, IF YOU SEE IT'S A BIT LONGER THAN THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD CONTRACT CLOSE OUT WITH ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTATION AND WE FILE THAT CORRECTLY. SO THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE HILL INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT IS 181,875, AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVED ON BOTH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. BRINKLEY? WHEN WILL THE, UM, FOUR A, THE CONSTRUCTION START ON IT? SO TYPICALLY WE LIKE TO START OUR CONSTRUCTION WITH A PRE-CON AND NOTICE TO PROCEED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THIS MEETING. SO THE CONTRACTS ARE HERE, ALL THE DOCUMENTS ARE IN PLACE, SO IT'S A MATTER OF [00:25:01] GETTING THAT NOTICE TO PROCEED, AND THE CONTRACTORS ASSURED US THAT HE WANTS TO START RIGHT AWAY. OKAY. OF COMMENT. SO I JUST, I WANT TO THANK ANDREA AND FRANK AND, AND RICK AND, AND EACH AND EVERY STAFF MEMBER THAT'S WORKED ON THIS PROJECT. IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE. UM, OF COURSE, THE, THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE LIVE IN, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AT AT MAINTAINING THE COST AS BEST WE CAN THROUGH SOME CREATIVITY AND A LITTLE BIT OF BUDGET ENGINEERING AS WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE CITY ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY IN 2013. SO NINE YEARS LATER WE'RE HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE'VE EVEN HAD A FEW DIFFERING OPINIONS. I I, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD ONE OR TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT UP A, A, UH, COMMISSARY CONCEPT. AND OF COURSE, I ACTUALLY FAVORED KIND OF A VANILLA BOX FOUR LEASE FACILITY. AND I THINK THROUGH A LOT OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION THAT WAS METHODICAL , WE, WE CAME, IN MY OPINION, TO THE BEST LONG TERM DECISION, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. AND IT, IT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WILL NOT FAIL. IT WILL, IT WILL ENDURE LONG BE LONG PAST ANY OF US UP HERE. SO I JUST WANNA PERSONALLY THANK EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S, THAT'S PLAYED A PART IN THIS PROCESS. COUNCILWOMAN BETTENCOURT AND MAYOR CAP PATILLO, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON AND, AND COUNCILWOMAN ALVARADO AND COUNCILMAN LESTER. AND POWELL KIND OF CAME IN LATE IN THE PROCESS, BUT, SO I'LL, I'LL THANK YOU FOR YOUR FORTHCOMING VOTE IN ADVANCE. BUT LIKE I SAY, THERE'S JUST, IT IS BEEN A LONG PROCESS AND, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GRATITUDE HERE AND, AND, UH, MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. I'M CERTAINLY APPRECIATIVE TO EVERY, EVERY PERSON THAT PLAYED A PART IN IT. ONE OTHER QUESTION. YES. LEMME MAKE SURE. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? YES, SIR. YEAH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHY DID WE, WHY IS THE PROCESS DIFFERENT WHERE WE DON'T GO WITH THE BEST BID FOR THIS PROJECT? SO THIS PROCESS, UM, IS KIND OF AFFORDED TO US THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. SO THIS IS ONE WHERE WE HAVE A CON CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLEXITY ON THE PROJECT. WE ALSO HAD A FEAR THAT IF WE ONLY CONSIDER COST AND NOT HOW WE ARE GOING TO MATCH THE EXPERTISE OF THE CONTRACTOR MM-HMM . THAT WE COULD WELL FIND OURSELVES WITH A KIND OF THE TIGHT SHOE ON THE FOOT, SO TO SPEAK. AND IT WOULD BE A LONG PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE QUALITY. AND SO THIS COMPETITIVE SIL PROPOSAL METHOD HAS BEEN USED ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS. IT COULD BE A WATER PLANT OR WASTEWATER PLANT OR A ROADWAY, BUT THIS ALLOWS US TO CONSIDER WHAT IS THE EVALUATION THAT WE SHOULD BE PLACING, NOT JUST ON COST, BUT ON THE EXPERTISE OF THAT, UH, COMPANY AND THE SAFETY RECORD AND ALSO THEIR TEAM. SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE A CONCERN THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHO WE'RE GETTING, AND THIS ALLOWS US TO EVALUATE THAT CONTRACTOR'S WRITTEN PROPOSAL. WE HAVE AN EIGHT PART PROPOSAL THAT THEY HAVE TO TURN IN, BUT ALSO INTERVIEW THEIR TEAM AND SEE HOW WILL THEY PERFORM ON THIS PROJECT. AND WE HAD A RIGOROUS INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT WE WANTED TO TALK TO THEM TO BE ABLE TO RATE THEM AND EVALUATE THEM, BUT ALSO EVALUATE THEIR COST SAVINGS. NOT ALL IDEAS ARE GREAT, RIGHT? MM-HMM . BUT WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM. AND SO WE'VE HAD THE PARTNERING AT THIS POINT THAT MAKES ME FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT WAS KNOWN AS A COMPETITIVE WHAT PROPOSAL? IT'S A COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL. SEALED. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. ANY ADDIT ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, I GUESS SOMEWHAT RAD GRAVE. I REMEMBER WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PRO, THE, THIS, THIS PROPERTY AT A VERY, VERY FAVORABLE PRICE AT THE TIME. UM, AND, AND I WILL SAY YES, AND TIME DOES PASS KIND OF QUICK, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD USE OF THE FACILITY. I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY GONNA BE GREAT FOR THE AREA TO GO AND INVEST IN, IN, IN THIS PART OF TOWN TO, TO GO AND, AND BRING OUR CITIZENS THERE, ACTUALLY MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THEM. I, I THINK IN SOME REGARD AND INVEST IN THAT AREA. I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND I THINK THE, UH, PROJECT ITSELF IS GONNA LOOK BEAUTIFUL. IT'S NOT GONNA BE JUST A VANILLA BOX. AND SO WITH THAT, I CERTAINLY, UM, UH, WISH YOU THE BEST ON CONSTRUCTION AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING STAYS, UH, ON TIME ON BUDGET. SO WITH THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY IF, BEING THAT THERE'S NO MORE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALTHOUGH IN FAVOR OF ITEM FOUR A AND B IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. FOR THOSE OPPOSED, ITEM CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE ITEM [c. Consider an ordinance authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Harris County for the acquisition of right-of-way, design, and reconstruction to serve the Market Street Revitalization Project.] FOUR C. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY DESIGN AND RECONSTRUCTION TO SERVE THE MARKET STREET REVITALIZATION PROJECT. MR. SIMINO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, THIS ITEM IS A, IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT, UH, WITH HARRIS COUNTY FOR THE FINAL DESIGN RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF MARKET STREET FROM BAYWAY TO STERLING. [00:30:01] MM-HMM . UH, THE PROJECT WAS SELECTED AS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH HARRIS COUNTY, UH, IN 2020. HARRIS COUNTY IS LEADING THE PROJECT AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UH, THE PROJECT WILL RECONSTRUCT AND RECONFIGURE PAVEMENT AT ROUNDABOUTS AND PEDESTRIAN, UH, CYCLIST, UH, ACCESSIBILITY. HARRIS COUNTY IS CONTRIBUTING, UH, $5,581,124, AND THE CITY IS CONTRIBUTING $7,006,124. THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COST OVERRUNS ON THIS PROJECT. UH, THE ITEM WILL GO TO HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT. UH, IF IT PASSES, UH, COUNCIL TONIGHT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. OKAY. I'D ENTERTAIN A, A MOTION FROM, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ALVARADO ON ITEM FOUR C. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PROJECT? I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS. MAYOR. YES, MA'AM. UM, SO THE WEST BAYTOWN CIVIC ASSOCIATION MET FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC YESTERDAY, AND THIS WAS ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA. AND SO TO, TO SAY THAT THEY'RE EXCITED IS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE LEAST. BUT, UM, AT THE SAME TIME AS WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS WORKING WITH HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO ON THE, THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF IT, AND I KNOW, UM, CITY MANAGER AND AND OUR CHIEF ARE AT THE MEETING AS WELL, THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS PROJECT GOING BEFORE THE SCHOOL EVEN OPENED. BUT, UM, JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE YEAR FOUR INTO THE PROJECT, THAT IT'S ALREADY STARTING WHEN THIS PROJECT REALLY COULD HAVE STARTED MAYBE 20 YEARS, 15, 20 YEARS LATER AS IT TOOK, UM, TEXAS AVENUE. BUT SINCE WE ARE STARTING AFTER, AND, AND THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S NOT BEING FOR YOU, THAT'S NOT A STAB FOR YOU, YOU JUST FASTER IT PRESLEY. IT'S, IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH PRECINCT TWO, WE HAVE BEEN MOVING A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS FORWARD. AND SO AGAIN, THAT THE MAIN CONCERN AS WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS THE DESIGN IS, AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING IN AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL, DURING THIS INTERIM PERIOD, WE'RE REALLY WANTING TO, TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR BAYTOWN PD, GOOSE CREEK PD TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE, THE, THE WALKING STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING FROM, YOU KNOW, CROSSING FROM GEORGIA OR WHATEVER PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OVER TO THE SCHOOL. AND SO IN THE DESIGN PHASE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT CLOSELY. UM, AND WHAT IT WOULD, WHAT WOULD IT WOULD TAKE, WHETHER IT'S A HAWK SYSTEM OR, OR WHATEVER IT IS, BECAUSE THE LIGHTS, IF WE DO LIGHTS OR IF WE DO THE ROUNDABOUTS, WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE, THE SAFETY OF, OF THOSE KIDS IN MIND. AND SO I KNOW THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS THROUGH THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AS WELL WITH THE COMMITTEE AT BE WELL BAYTOWN. SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF, OF MANY DIFFERENT, UH, ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A PROJECT, NOT JUST TO ILLUMINATE THE AREA, BUT TO, UM, AS WELL AS ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE WALKERS THROUGH THAT AREA. THANK YOU, MA'AM. SO, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. SO, AND MAYOR AS, AS PRESLEY MENTIONED, WE'RE JUST, UH, EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THE HANDS THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF, OF THIS PROJECT TO, TO GET IT TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S NOW. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YES, MISS? YES, SIR. WE, WE'VE BEEN ALSO ABLE TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA, UH, FOR HIS SUPPORT, THE COMMISSION SUPPORT ON, ON THIS PROJECT. UH, IT'S A LONG TIME COMING, ESPECIALLY TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IN THIS AREA AND, AND NOT SEEN, UH, A LOT OF RESOURCES SPENT ON THIS, UH, CORRIDOR. WE EXPLAINED TO 'EM THAT THIS, THIS ROAD PASSES BY TWO HIGH SCHOOLS AND IT PASSES BY CITY HALL. UH, WE HOPE TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIRE STATION ONE DAY ALONG, UH, ALONG HERE, UH, IT'S, IT IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE ENTRY TO TEXAS AVENUE. UH, SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF THE PROJECT, UH, IT'S GOING TO REMAKE THIS WHOLE, UH, SIDE OF THE TOWN. MEANWHILE, OUR ABILITY TO SHRINK THE VEHICULAR FOOTPRINT IN FAVOR OF EXPANDING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN USE IS SIMPLY, YOU KNOW, LACK OF BETTER WORD, A GARGANTUAN PART OF THIS ENTIRE INIT INITIATIVE. AND SO, UH, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE, UH, SOMETHING REALLY THAT WE HOPE, UH, ALSO TO, UH, REPLICATE AS WE CONTINUE DOWN THIS CORRIDOR , UH, TO BAYWAY. OKAY. YES, SIR. MS. LESTER. AND I UNDERSTAND QUESTION, YOU SAID THERE'RE GONNA BE TWO ROUNDABOUTS, ROUNDABOUT. I PROBABLY KNOW WHERE ONE OF 'EM ROUND GONNA BE ROUNDABOUT, BUT WHERE WOULD THE TWO BE? UH, SHOULD BE THREE ROUNDABOUTS, THREE ROUNDABOUTS. UH, IT WOULD BE AT [00:35:01] ERHART AT WEST MAINE AND AT, UM, TEXAS. UH, NOT TEXAS. UM, LEE. OKAY, GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, I GUESS THE COMMENTS I'LL JUST MAKE ON THIS IS, IS, UH, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF, UH, PUTTING MONEY INTO AREAS THAT, THAT, UH, COULD CERTAINLY USE SOME IMPROVEMENT. UM, I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH, UH, HARRIS COUNTY, THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE TO PARTNER. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE A FEW THINGS, UH, WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF HARRIS COUNTY. THAT IS WHY THIS WAS EXPEDITED IN A SENSE, UH, FROM A GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, KIND OF FROM A, A MASTER PLAN TO, TO ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION, UM, THAT HAS CERTAINLY, UH, HELPED THIS PROJECT. UH, I DO APPRECIATE STAFF. WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT PRESENTING PROJECTS TO, UH, HARRIS COUNTY WHEN THEY DO HAVE THESE CALL FOR PROJECTS. UM, I THINK PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF THE URBAN ACCESS, URBAN MOBILITY, UM, CONTENT WITH, WITH WHAT THIS, THIS PROJECT, UM, HAS, IS CERTAINLY HELPED SCORE US HIGHER. AND SO, UM, WITH THAT, I DO APPRECIATE EVERY, EVERYBODY'S HELP FROM PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING IN THEIR, UH, PROJECTS SUBMITTAL. UH, SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM FOUR C AS PRESENTED. AND SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, UH, PLEASE. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE POST. OKAY. ITEM CARRIES. MOVE ON TO [a. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a Partnership Project Application to Harris County Precinct 2 for Fiscal Year 2022.] ITEM FIVE A AND BEING THAT IT MAY CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT APPLICATION TO HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, MR. YOU'D LIKE TO SUMMARIZE, I GUESS AT LEAST THIS, UM, SUBMITTAL. YES, SIR. UH, SO AS WE GO INTO THE, UH, DESIGN PHASE, FINAL DESIGN PHASE OF ONE OF THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS, WE ARE LOOKING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, SUBMIT ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. UH, THIS ONE IS, UM, FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEE DRIVE FROM MARKET STREET TO, UH, BUSINESS 1 46 OR, UH, GRAND PARKWAY AS IT'S BEING RECONSTRUCTED. UM, STAFF PROPOSES TO SUBMIT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEE DRIVE FOR THIS SEGMENT, UH, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE, UH, RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PAVE, SIMILAR TO MARKET STREET, UH, RECONFIGURATION OF THE CROSS SECTION AND INCREASED, UH, PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST MOBILITY. UH, IT WOULD INCLUDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND STREET SCAPE ENHANCEMENTS. UH, THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE TO CREATE AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, UH, AND FUNCTIONAL CORRIDOR FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA AND A GATEWAY TO THE GRAND PARKWAY AND ANY DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE GRAND PARKWAY. THE INITIAL COST TESTAMENT IS $16.5 MILLION. UH, THE GRANT IS GENERALLY A 50 50 MATCH. SO IF THE PROJECT IS SELECTED AND INTER A LOCAL AGREEMENT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FIVE, A MOVE TO APPROVE FIVE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION. SECOND. UM, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR, FOR STAFF AT LEAST REGARDING THIS SUBMITTAL? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FIVE A'S PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, ITEM CARRIES. MOVE ON TO CONSENT [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.] AGENDA. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH G MOVE TO APPROVE SIX, CONSENT ITEM SIX A THROUGH G. SECOND A MOTION SECOND? YES, I HAD A QUESTION ON THE E. OKAY. SO I'M ASSUMING WE'RE GOING TO PULL E TO BE CONSIDERED FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES? YES. WELL, OKAY. IT'S SEPARATE. IT'S A CONSENT. SO, UH, I GUESS I, I WOULD, UM, WITH THAT WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO I GUESS, AMEND THE MOTION NOW FOR ITEMS AG G. SO DO I JUST STATE AN AMENDED MOTION MR. CITY ATTORNEY? YES. OKAY. SO I'LL AMEND THE MOTION THAT WE, UH, MOVE SIX A THROUGH G, SAVE AND ACCEPT E SECOND THE MOTION SECOND. OKAY. AND I GUESS, DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION MR. FANNIE, DO YOU KNOW? YES. HE WOULD'VE TO VOTE ON THAT FIRST BEFORE YOU GO? YES. SO, OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. THOSE POSTS. ALL RIGHT. UM, THERE'S SOLE MOTION ON THE TABLE, BUT WE CAN, UH, I [e. Consider a resolution approving the name change for two (2) City of Baytown parks.] BELIEVE WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW ABOUT E AND I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NAME CHANGES. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY VERY GOOD. MY QUESTION THAT I HAD FOR CITY MANAGER IS THAT THE CURRENT CHANDLER ARBORETUM, AND WHEN IT WAS DEDICATED TO THE CITY, IT WAS, THE CONCEPT WAS PEOPLE COULD GO THERE AND ENJOY AND WALK AROUND AND TREES OPEN AND FREE ACCESS, CONNECTING IT TO THE NATURE CENTER. NOW THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRYWAY AND THERE'S A FEE. AND, AND MY CONCERN IS [00:40:01] JUST THAT, THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE CONCEPT WAS AN OPEN PARK AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT IT TO THE NATURE CENTER AND CHARGE A FEE FOR IT. IF THE PARKS BOARD REVIEWED THAT AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT AND THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, THEN I DON'T EITHER. I JUST HAVE RAISED THE QUESTION. OKAY. VERY GOOD QUESTION. VERY FAIR QUESTION. LEMME ASK. YES, SIR. SO WITH THAT, UM, I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN HAS A, AS A POINT, UH, 'CAUSE NOT UNTIL RECENTLY WAS THAT EVEN FENCED OFF WESTWOOD PARK OR WHATEVER WE CALL IT WESTLAKE PARK MM-HMM . UM, WHAT'S, WHAT'S YOUR, WHAT'S THE STANDPOINT ON THAT FROM THE PARKS BOARD? AT LEAST THE, THE PARKS BOARD APPROVED IT. THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT THEY APPROVED A LONG TIME AGO. THEY APPROVED IT BEFORE THE GROUNDBREAKING, WHICH WAS ON, UH, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020. ACTUALLY, THERE WAS A GROUNDBREAKING OUT THERE FOR THE ARBORETUM SITE AT THE NATURE CENTER. UH, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT, UM, SOLUTIONS TO THE, TO THE ISSUE WE BRING UP. IT'S A GOOD ISSUE. UH, WE CAN DISCUSS IT MORE AT PARKS BOARD. UH, THERE'S ACCESS ON SHREK ROAD THAT WE CAN DO THAT. THE, THE LONG TERM GOAL IS TO HAVE THE WETLAND CENTER OUT THERE AS WELL, WHICH WOULD BE, UH, IN THE SAME BOAT, IF YOU WILL, IS, UH, WHAT YOU'RE, UM, NOT WORRIED ABOUT WITH THE, UH, ARBORETUM AND, AND YOU'RE RIGHT. AND SO WE CAN LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE ACCESSES DOWN SHREK AND, AND OTHER MEANS THAT GET THERE. SO, BUT IT, IT, IT IS, UM, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT. I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST NOW WORKING ON THE GREENHOUSE. THAT'S STARTS THE ARBORETUM PROCESS. SO IT'S GONNA BE, UM, THE ARBORETUM COMPLETION DATE IS FAR IN ADVANCE, SO WE HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT AND, AND DISCUSS THE ACCESS POINT THAT YOU BRING UP. BUT I WAS AT THE, UH, GROUNDBREAKING, I BELIEVE THE MAYOR WAS AS WELL. BUT, BUT THE, I MEAN THE CHANDLER FAMILY, I KNOW SOME OF THE CHANDLER FAMILY WAS THERE AND, AND DARREL, I MEAN, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION CORRECT. TO PAYING THE CHANDLER FAMILY'S ON BOARD WITH THIS. I'M SORRY, THE CHANDLER FAMILY IS, IS OKAY WITH EVERYTHING THAT, THAT'S TALKED ABOUT HERE. THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SCOTT WORKED WITH THE CHANDLER FAMILY AND, AND THEY SUPPORT IT. BUT MY QUESTION IS, WAS THERE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO NOW PAY A FEE TO GET INTO THAT? OR WAS THAT JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT CAUGHT? YEAH, I, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION HONESTLY, BUT I CAN GO BACK AND CHECK IT FOR SURE. I'LL TAKE FROM THE DISCUSSION IT WASN'T AND WE JUST NEED TO ADDRESS IT. ABSOLUTELY. I HEAR YOU. WE CAN TAKE IT BACK. SO LET, LET ME ASK, UM, MR. LUSO, WOULD YOU LIKE US TO, UM, CONSIDER THIS ITEM OR WOULD YOU LIKE MORE INFORMATION? THIS IS BASICALLY A NAME CHANGE ISSUE. 'CAUSE TONIGHT IS JUST A NAME CHANGE. YEAH. AND IT DOESN'T CHANGE. I DON'T OPPOSE THAT AT ALL. I JUST, IT JUST RAISED THE QUESTION WITH ME AND I'LL, I'LL TAKE THE PARTS DIRECTOR'S WORD THAT THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AT IT AND REVIEW IT AND I'M, I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP. NO, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. SO, UH, NOW I GUESS WE HAVE OUR, THE REST OF OUR MOTION FOR ITEMS A THROUGH G. CORRECT. MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM E. OH, EXCUSE ME. E. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM E, SECOND A MOTION SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON IT? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM E IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SO THAT IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ALL CONSIDERED. SO WE CAN MOVE ON [a. Consider one (1) appointment to the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District (FCPEMSD) board.] TO APPOINTMENTS. WE HAVE ITEM SEVEN A CONSIDER ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL PREVENTION EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT, MS. JACKSON. AND WE HAVE, IS IT JUST ONE? YES. OKAY. SO, UH, AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBER LESTER, UM, WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. MAURICE WATTS FOR REAPPOINTMENT FOR DISTRICT SIX APPOINTEE. OKAY. COUNCIL, WOULD YOU MAKE THAT MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION. SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WITH NONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. UH, MAURICE WATTS, UH, DISTRICT SIX REP, UH, REAPPOINTMENT PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AS OPPOSED, WE [b. Consider two (2) appointments to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. One, City of Baytown, Texas (TIRZ).] [c. Consider two (2) appointments to the Baytown Redevelopment Authority.] HAVE ITEM SEVEN BE CONSIDERED TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE, TO THE TOURS. NUMBER ONE, CITY OF BAYTOWN, UH, MS. JACKSON? SO CAN YOU TAKE, UM, ABSOLUTELY B AND C TOGETHER, PLEASE? YES. SINCE THESE ARE BOTH, UM, I GUESS CI UH, CITIZENS WHO SERVE ON THE TOURS, NUMBER ONE, ALSO SERVE, UH, ON THE BAYTOWN RE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. TERRY SANE DISTRICT TWO REAPPOINTMENT AND FREDERICK HARLOW AS THE NEW AT LARGE APPOINTMENT. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION. AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THESE TWO NAMES AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? WE [8. 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.] HAVE MANAGED REPORT. MR. DAVIS? YES. JUST A COUPLE OF SUCCESS STORIES I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, UH, TODAY. FIRST OF ALL, UH, KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF AN EXEMPLARY CASE. TELECOMMUNICATOR, GLENDA, I THINK, UH, HER DIANE, DIANE, DIANE ROSIER, UH, RECEIVED RECOGNITION, UH, FOR HER PERFORMANCE ON A CALL. A CALLER WAS REPORTING AN AGGRESSIVE PERSON THAT HAD JUST ARRIVED AT A GAS STATION, UH, WHERE HE WORKED. AND DIANE PROGRESSED THROUGH THE PROTOCOL WITH QUESTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS, AND IN ALL THE SECTIONS JUST DEMONSTRATED FLUIDITY AND, AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT REALLY CALMED THE SITUATION DOWN, WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY, UH, HELP THE, UH, PERSON IN THE GAS STATION, UH, CONTROL THE SITUATION UNTIL, UH, AUTHORITIES GOT THERE, UNTIL THE POLICE GOT THERE. AND SO, UH, JUST AN EXAMPLE [00:45:01] OF A, OF SOMEBODY KEEPING HER COOL UNDER FIRE AND ABLE TO HELP SOMEBODY TTA, UH, OTHERWISE, VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HERB. ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE FROM MEMORIAL VILLAGES. HE SAID THAT, UH, WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION OF THE ASSISTANCE OF OFFICER CHRIS OLAND, UH, THAT HE PROVIDED TO, UH, OUR DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH ON DECEMBER 23RD. OF COURSE, HE MUST HAVE SENT THIS IN. THIS IS DATED IN FEBRUARY, BUT HE SAID LAST MONTH, BUT A MALE SUSPECT. SO THIS IS RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. A MALE SUSPECT FOLLOWED TWO TEENAGE GIRLS' HOME FROM AN AREA GAS STATION AND ENTERED THEIR RESIDENCE WHILE ARMED WITH AN ASSAULT RIFLE. FORTUNATELY, THE SUSPECT LEFT THE HOME WHEN HE REALIZED THE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. OUR DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS REGISTERED TO A FEMALE AT, AT A BAYTOWN ADDRESS. OUR INVESTIGATOR REACHED OUT TO OFFICER OLAND, UH, OF YOUR AGENCY FOR ASSISTANCE. HE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO IDENTIFY AND IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF THE SUSPECT'S VEHICLE AND IDENTIFY THE MALE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE REGISTERED OWNER WHO REGULARLY DRIVES THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION. UH, THE MALE SUSPECT WAS ALSO FOUND TO A PREV HAD A PREVIOUS CONVICTION FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. SO OFFICER OLAND, ALONG WITH FELLOW BAYTOWN OFFICERS LOCATED THE SUSPECT, TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. AND THEY JUST WANTED TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, BUT MEMORIAL VILLAGES, UH, THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THEIR APPRECIATION AND THINK OFFICER OLAND AS FOR HIS HARDWORKING DETERMINATION AND TRACKING DOWN THE SUSPECT AND FOR TAKING HIM INTO CUSTODY, UH, HE SAID, YOU CAN BE PROUD OF THE MANNER IN WHICH OFFICER OLAND REPRESENTED THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS CASE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR STORIES OF HOW OUR OFFICERS HAVE COLLABORATED WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THAT COLLABORATION THAT'S CONTINUING TO GROW. AND SO VERY PROUD OF THAT. ANOTHER THING I'M PROUD OF I'M SHARING WITH YOU TODAY, UH, IS THAT BAYTOWN, UH, WAS ONCE AGAIN AWARDED, UH, THE CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION IN EXEMPLIFYING THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THEIR INTER INTERNATIONAL CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE APPLICATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING TRAINING VERIFICATION, PUBLIC REPORTING, PLANNING, AND DECISION MAKING, NETWORKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WITH THIS AWARD. UH, AND, UH, WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO EARN THAT DISTINCTION INTO THE FUTURE AS A DATA-DRIVEN PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION. AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE TONIGHT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT, [a. Receive a report from Council Member Jacob Powell as it relates to Council District No. Five.] ONE THING I WANT TO ADD ON THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS NINE A, JUST SO, JUST SO THAT WE ARE AWARE AND SOME OF THE PUBLIC IS AWARE, UH, ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD, UM, UH, AS A, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME IN, IN YOUR DISTRICTS. AND I, I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT THE CI THE CITIZENS CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR DISTRICT AT TIMES. UH, AND SO, UH, WE'VE, WE ARE GONNA HAVE KIND OF A STANDING, UH, ITEM AFTER THE, UH, MANAGER'S REPORT WHERE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THAT IS DOING THE PLEDGE AND INVOCATION, THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND JUST GIVE A VERY BRIEF, UH, DISTRICT REPORT, KIND OF JUST WHAT'S HAPPENING, UH, IN YOUR DISTRICT. AND THEN, UH, WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL CONTINUE THIS, GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF JUST, UM, CONVEY TO YOUR DISTRICT AND THE REST OF THE CITY THINGS THAT'S GOING ON. SO, UH, TONIGHT, UH, WE'LL BE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL FOR DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR. YEAH, I JUST WANNA GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON DISTRICT FIVE. UH, I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO JENKINS PARK RECENTLY TO CHECK THAT OUT. OUR PERFECT TRAIL PROJECT IS UNDERWAY. UH, WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE SOLAR LIGHTS UP ALONG THE TRAIL AND THERE'LL BE MORE IMPROVEMENTS COMING ALONG WITH THAT, SOME SIGNAGE AND, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO CHECK THAT OUT. UM, QUESTIONS I'VE GOTTEN A LOT LATELY ARE RELATED TO, HEY, WE SEE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY BEING CLEARED HERE, WHAT'S BEING BUILT? AND SO I JUST WANNA ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THOSE THAT I'VE HEARD MOST, UM, HAVE BEEN ASKED THE MOST ABOUT. UH, ON MASSEY TOMPKINS, THERE'S A, A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD COMING IN THERE, UM, UH, WITH SOME, WITH SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES. UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, NEAR RACCOON DRIVE A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD GOING IN THERE. AND THEN OUT ON 1 46, UH, THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT, A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, UM, GOING IN OUT THERE. THEY'RE STARTING ON A, THE APARTMENTS, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A, A CLASS, A HIGH-END APARTMENT, BUT THERE WILL BE MORE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL COMING ALONG WITH THAT. SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT DEVELOPMENT AS A WHOLE. UM, AND THEN, UH, JUST HAD A CHANCE TODAY TO VISIT WITH SOME HOMEOWNERS THAT HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, DRAINAGE ALONG THEIR PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE HEAR ABOUT A LOT IN, IN ALL THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. SO, BUT REALLY WANT TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING FOR SHOWING UP IN A [00:50:01] BIG WAY. I THINK THAT, UH, FIVE OF 'EM WERE OUT THERE, UM, AND WE WALKED THE ENTIRE AREA AND THEY WERE JUST REALLY RECEPTIVE TO WHAT THE HOMEOWNERS HAD TO SAY. AND SO I APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT WITH THAT. UM, AND SO THEN FINALLY, UH, JUST WANNA WISH ALL BAYTON AND, UH, UH, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, ESPECIALLY TO MY WIFE AND KIDS. AND WITH THOSE BROWNIE POINTS, I'M DONE. . THANK YOU. YOU DID VERY WELL. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN FOR, FOR THE UPDATE. JUST FELL AT THE RIGHT TIME. YES, I WILL STILL SUGGEST YOU BUY HER SOMETHING, BUT YES. ALRIGHT, UM, SO WE'LL NOW RECESS [10. EXECUTIVE SESSION] AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 AND 5 5 1 0.087 TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT AND TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEYS ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO MINUTES. I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEDIUM OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAN GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO BEING IT THAT BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS ADDRESSED ALL POSTED AGENDA ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING, 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.