Mar 24, 2022 BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

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SO NOW CALL THIS MEETING THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL ORDER.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

UM, WE WILL BE LED IN OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION TONIGHT BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS PRESLEY.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE FACE THE FLAG AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF 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 AND JUSTICE.

FOR NOW, THE TEXAS PLEDGE, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG OF THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD.

DEAR LORD, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE AFFAIRS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE HELP GUIDE OUR MEETINGS SO THAT IT IS FULL OF PRODUCTIVITY, RICH IN WISDOM, RESPECTFUL TO ONE ANOTHER, AND GIVE US THE PASSION, UH, TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION WE CAN IN THE MOST GRACEFUL MANNER THAT WE CAN.

WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU BLESS ALL OF THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR NATION, THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

AMEN.

[a. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting held on February 24, 2022.]

ADJOURN HAND A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND A.

MOTION.

SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NEXT, WE HAVE

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

MS. FLINT.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

I'M HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT FOR TONIGHT WE HAVE A SHORT LIST OF EMPLOYEES, BUT NONETHELESS, VERY VALUABLE AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR SERVICE.

NO MUSIC.

CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

HE'S, THERE WAS NO SOUND, BUT, ALRIGHT.

[b. Recognition of a Special Citizen for service in the community.]

UH, NEXT WE HAVE ITEM TWO B, RECOGNITION OF A SPECIAL CITIZEN FOR SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE MR. DAVIS THAT WILL, UH, LEAD US OFF ON THIS.

NO, MAYOR, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT WOULD BE ME.

WELL, OKAY.

IT'LL BE ME.

THERE'S TWO, THERE'S TWO PARTS OF THIS.

YOU'LL TAKE THE FIRST PART.

TWO PARTS.

UH, YES.

SO, UM, THE FIRST PART I BEING HANDED OVER.

UM, SO I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, VOLUNTEER FOR THIS ONE ORGANIZATION AND, UH, THEY CALLED ME AND EXPRESSED, UH, INTEREST IN RECOGNIZING AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS, UM, COMMITTED A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT, UH, TO THE ORGANIZATION AND HERE TODAY, UM, TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE TO THIS INDIVIDUAL.

AND, UM, SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UM, MR. AND MRS. HAN FROM THE HELP OUR, HELP OUR, OUR MILITARY ENDURE.

UM, SO, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT DOES ALL OF THE, UM, CHRISTMAS CARDS, UM, THAT GET MAILED OUT TO OUR TROOPS AND OTHER THINGS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, KEVIN, WHERE ARE YOU? YOU'RE HIDING.

HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE GONNA DO THIS.

.

OH, OKAY.

WELL, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GUESTS, UH, KEVIN PENDING HIS RETIREMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, LET YOU KNOW HOW EXCITED HOME IS FOR HIM AND THAT HE'S GONNA BE FONDLY MISSED BY ALL Y'ALL.

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NOW, KEVIN CONTACTED ME WITHIN HOME ABOUT, UH, IN 2017 RETAIN PERTAINING TO THOUSANDS OF CARDS, CHRISTMAS CARDS THAT HE HAD IN BOXES.

I DON'T KNOW, KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL WAS.

AND HE ASKED IF WE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE THESE CARDS AND PUT 'EM IN THE CARE PACKAGES THAT WE SHIP TO THE MILITARY THAT ARE DEPLOYED FOR CHRISTMAS TIME.

AND OF COURSE, WE JUMPED ON IT RIGHT AWAY AND SAID, BRING IT ON.

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I DID NOT KNOW YOU HAD THAT MANY WHEN YOU BROUGHT 'EM, BUT WE WERE THRILLED TO TAKE 'EM ON.

AND EVERY YEAR WE'VE BEEN TAKING THEM AND SENDING THEM TO THE MILITARY.

AND THEY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE ON THE, UH, THE, THE, THE, UM, THE SHIPS, THEY SEND THEM OUT TO EVERYBODY.

IT'S, THEY'RE NOT JUST ONE OR TWO, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOME AND THE, AND CITY BAY OF A BAYTOWN HAS BEEN A GREAT ONE.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, MR. TROLLER ALSO HAS GENEROUSLY SPOKEN FOR A FEW TIMES, A FEW TIMES AT THE HOME PACKING PARTIES, WHICH WE APPRECIATED SO MUCH.

AND IT'S, I, I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU MUCH ABOUT OR ENOUGH ABOUT THIS, GENTLEMEN, BUT WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND TO YOUR CITY AND TO HOME.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE.

AND THANK YOU YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

THANK YOU.

I MADE YOU SOMETHING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT, FOR YOUR COFFEE WHILE YOU'RE SITTING AT HOME DOING NOTHING.

.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO TOO.

, OR TAKE IT FISHING WITH YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU FOR YOU.

OH, WE'RE SO, I'M SO GLAD YOU CALLED ME THAT DAY, .

WELL, I'LL STILL BE AROUND.

THANKS, SIR.

APPRECIATE YOU'LL STILL BE AROUND.

I'LL STILL BE AROUND.

I'M GLAD.

APPRECIATE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE.

SURE.

AND THE CERTIFICATE.

WELL, WE ALL CAN BE THERE TOGETHER.

WE'RE A TEAM.

YEAH.

AND YOU SIT UP HERE WITH ME, ONE, TWO.

YOU HAVE THAT SLIM FAST ONES ON THAT, RIGHT? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THIS ITEM ACTUALLY HAS A, A SECOND PART TO IT.

AND I GUESS IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A ROOM OF SURPRISES THIS EVENING, BUT, UM, WHEN I WAS APPROACHED ABOUT RECOGNIZING AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS SERVED A LIFETIME IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, VOLUNTEERING AND, AND, AND TRYING TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER, UM, I LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT MEANS OF HOW WE RECOGNIZE OUR CITIZENS FOR THINGS THAT THEY DO IN, IN, IN, IN THEIR EFFORTS.

UH, I CREATED KIND OF THE SUPER CITIZEN A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I DIDN'T FEEL THAT THIS WAS FITTING FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL.

UM, WE HAVE KEYS TO THE CITY.

WE HAVE PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR CERTAIN DAYS AND ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WHAT WE DID, UH, KIND OF, OR WHAT REALLY SURFACED WAS, UH, A COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

AND SO FOR THIS EVENING, UM, I'LL MENTION A FEW THINGS ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL BEFORE I ANNOUNCED HER NAME OF A COUNCILWOMAN.

LAURA ALVARADO, UM, DID APPROACH ME ON THIS.

UM, AND SO, UM, THAT'S KIND, WE, WE KIND OF WORKED TOGETHER ON, ON CREATING THIS, THIS TYPE OF RECOGNITION AND, UH, I BELIEVE OTHER, OTHER INDIVIDUAL COULD FALL IN, IN THIS TYPE OF CATEGORY IN THE FUTURE.

BUT ANYWAY, UH, THIS INDIVIDUAL, UM, WAS, UH, MOVED TO BAYTOWN IN 1979.

UH, ONE OF HIS, ONE OF HIS THINGS THAT HE HAS SAID WAS, WHILE HE WASN'T BORN HERE, HE DOES TELL PEOPLE HE CAME TO BAYTOWN AS QUICKLY AS HE COULD.

AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN HAS ALWAYS BEEN GRATEFUL FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL'S, UH, INVOLVEMENT AND INTEGRAL PART IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS SERVED ON THE BAYTOWN CIVIC ASSOCIATION SINCE ITS EXCEPTION IN 1987.

AND HE CURRENTLY STILL SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

HE HAS HELPED, UH, ANTI GRAFFITI PROGRAMS IN THE AREA HERE, UH, NEAR CITY HALL, AS WELL AS STARTING NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS TWICE A YEAR.

HE'S BEEN VERY WELL CONNECTED TO THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MANY OF THEIR ACTIVITIES AND REACHING OUT TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS IN DIFFERENT AND DIFFERENT INITIATIVES, UH, AND EVENTS, UM, TO THE DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS.

IT'S ALL ABOUT IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY FOR HIM, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH, AND PROMOTING A SENSE OF CIVIC PRIDE.

SO HE ALSO SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRED AGUILAR PROMISE CENTER, WHICH WILL WAS ONCE NAMED, UH, OUR PROMISE FOR WEST BAYTOWN.

AND LITTLE KNOWN TO HIM, UH, FOR TONIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, UH, TO THE CENTER AND TO THE HIS BOARD, UH, AND CERTAINLY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IF YOU EVER CATCH HIS INDIVIDUAL AFTER I ANNOUNCE THEIR NAME, WE CERTAINLY WISH HIM WELL AND CERTAINLY THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

FRED AGUILAR HAS SERVED IN THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AMONGST ALSO THE BAY AREA HOUSING AUTHORITY.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND I HAVE ALL OF COUNCIL, UH, JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING FRED AGUILAR FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BAYTOWN COMMUNITY.

UH, CERTAINLY HIS, UH, IMPRESSIONS OF, UH, THIS AREA, UH, NEAR CITY HALL AND THEN THROUGHOUT

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SO WITH THAT FRED AGUILAR AND YOUR FAMILY, WE'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES AND WE'LL GET SOME, UH, PICTURES WITH COUNCIL.

BUT WE CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS THROUGH THE MANY DECADES, UM, SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO YES, YOU'RE NOT HERE TO SPEAK, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK.

PLEASE PUT THIS IN YOUR HAND A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

PERFECT.

1, 2, 3.

OKAY.

DO I GET TO SAY ANYTHING? NO, ABSOLUTELY.

, YOU JUST HAVE TO COME TO THIS MIC.

CAN.

YES.

BUT THEY MAY NOT HAVE A CAMERA ON YOU.

I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT I WAS GOING COME UP HERE TO TALK ABOUT CIVIC ASSOCIATION, AND I AM, UH, ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO I BECAME PRESIDENT THAT THE THIRD OR FOURTH PRESIDENT DOWN THE LINE.

AND I REMEMBER WE HAD A POLICE OFFICER, UH, THAT USED TO DO A CRIME REPORT NAMED CLIFF JOHNSON.

AND HE SAID, AN ASSOCIATION RELIES ON HIS LEADERSHIP.

WITHOUT A STRONG LEADERSHIP, WE'LL NOT SURVIVE.

AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT FOR THE LONGEST TIME AND I TOLD MYSELF, NO, IT'S NOT THE LEADERSHIP, IT'S THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION THAT MAKE IT.

OUR GOAL SINCE WE STARTED THE ASSOCIATION WAS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CITY, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, FIRST OFF AND IN THE CITY.

AS A RESULT, WE HAD A LOT OF MEMBERS JOIN DIFFERENT BOARDS, SO THEY COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

WE GOT TOGETHER AND WE NOMINATED EVA BEEZ FOR CITY COUNCIL.

SHE BECAME THE FIRST HISPANIC WOMAN TO BECOME A CITY COUNCIL PERSON HERE.

AND, UH, THEN HER DAUGHTER, LENA YEZ ALSO, UH, WE GOT TOGETHER AND WE GOT, I WAS DEAN LORETO NOMINATED AGE OF 34 FOR SCHOOL BOARD.

AND SO WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED.

I'VE BEEN ON BAYTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

WE'VE HAD, UH, PEOPLE IN PARKS AND REC.

I MEAN, EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY WE'VE HAD MEMBERS AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.

AND IT'S A BIG THING BECAUSE IT HELPS US KEEP TRACK OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I THINK THE CITY HAS APPRECIATED OUR EFFORTS.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU ALL GIVING THE OKAY AND THE MONEY AND ALL THAT TIME AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, YOU KNOW, IT CANNOT HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO DO.

IT CAN DO IT.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, FRED.

BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TWO PROCLAMATIONS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FORMER COUNCILWOMAN, UH, EVA BEEZ, DISTRICT ONE, AND ALSO FORMER, UM, UH, CITY COUNCILMAN FROM DEER PARK, THAYNE HARRISON IS ALSO WITH US THIS EVENING, SO WE, WE DO WELCOME THEM, UH, IN OUR CHAMBER COUNCIL CHAMBERS THIS EVENING.

SO THERE'S TWO PROCLAMATIONS I'LL GO DOWN TO, TO READ.

UH, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE FOR THE FAIR HOUSING, UH, MONTH.

AND ALSO, UH, THE SECOND ONE WILL BE FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

AND I'M ASSUMING THESE ARE BOTH FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

DO YOU HAVE CASH? SO I BELIEVE THE FIRST ONE IS THE FAIR HOUSING.

SO I'LL READ THESE TWO.

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF PROCLAMATION

[c. Present a proclamation designating the month of April as Fair Housing Month in the City of Baytown.]

SO WHERE IS APRIL 22ND MARKS THE 54TH ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968, KNOWN AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS FAIR HOUSING ACT.

THIS ACT PROVIDES EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.

AS WELL AS TO ENSURE FAIR PRACTICES IN THE SELL RENTAL OR FINANCING OF PROPERTY.

THE FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1988 ADDED NEW RIGHTS, REMEDIES, MONETARY PENALTIES, AND STRENGTHEN ITS ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

THE FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT SEEKS TO PROVIDE

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SO WHEREAS IN WASHINGTON, DC FULLY SUPPORTS THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE FAIR FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING ACT, LOCAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS AND FOLLOWS POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I BRANDON CILLO AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 22ND AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH, UH, AND URGE, UH, ALL OUR CITIZENS IN BAYTOWN TO VOICE THEIR SUPPORT OF FAIR AND EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

PERFECT.

ONE, TWO.

OKAY, SIT RIGHT THERE.

[d. Present a proclamation designating April 11 - 15, 2022, as Community Development Week.]

CDBG FUNDS ARE USED BY THOUSANDS OF NEIGHBORHOODS, NEIGHBORHOOD BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO ADDRESS PRESSING NEIGHBORHOOD AND HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS.

THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE CDBG PROGRAM, DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS BY DELIVERING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY, AND HAS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED THE CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER AND CUSTOMIZE THE PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND RESOLVE PRESSING LOCAL ISSUES.

THE CDBG PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED A NETWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPACT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AMONGST OTHER, UH, SERVICES.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRANDON CAPTIO AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PRO CAME WEEK THE WEEK OF APRIL 11TH THROUGH THE 15TH OF 2022 AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN BAYTOWN AND URGE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE IT PLAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE,

[a. Conduct a public hearing concerning the rehabilitation of approximately 250 affordable rental housing units located at 6033 Garth Road, Baytown, Harris County, Texas. ]

MR. CHAVIS, GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

UH, THIS ITEM, ACTUALLY, YOU GET, YOU RECEIVED A BRIEF PRESENTATION DURING A WORK SESSION ABOUT A MONTH AGO FROM SETH.

THIS IS CONCERNING THE LOW INCOME TAX CREDITS, UH, THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OR THAT THE DEVELOPER IS SEEKING.

UH, THEY INTEND TO USE TO SPEND ABOUT $10 MILLION IN THIS DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THE 250 UNITS, THE EXTERIOR OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND, UH, OTHER AMENITIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

UH, WE DO HAVE A, UH, THE APPLICANT HERE, UM, TO SPEAK TO IT.

WHAT HE'S SEEKING TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR THE LOW INCOME TAX CREDIT, WHICH HE WOULD RECEIVE FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.

UM, AND AT THE TIME, IF YOU WOULD HAVE IT, UH, MR. SPICER, UH, SPICER.

OKAY.

SO IF, IF, UH, WHILE YOU DO THAT REAL QUICK AND GET SET UP.

SO THIS PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR TODAY ARE BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSES OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

EVERYONE DESIRED TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE BE SIGNED, THE APPROPRIATE LIST AND THE FOYER OR EMAIL 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 THESE HEARINGS.

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 HAVE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.

AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.

YES, SIR.

GREAT.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR, THIS IS JEFF SPICER.

UH, I AM THE VICE P SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROJECT PARTNER AT DOMINION.

UH, DOMINION HAS ACQUIRED THE ROSEMONT AT

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UH, WE ANTICIPATE DOING A 10 TO $12 MILLION REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY.

THAT WILL INCLUDE, UM, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, UH, ITEMS, UH, ALL NEW HVAC ROOFS, UH, PAINTING OF THE EXTERIOR, UH, ALL NEW LED LIGHTING THROUGHOUT GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, NEW APPLY ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, UM, AND SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONS TO THE AMENITIES AT THE PROPERTY.

UM, THESE ARE SOME SLIDES.

I BELIEVE YOU'VE SEEN MAJORITY OF THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE.

UH, THE CLUBHOUSE IS A, IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL 6,000 SQUARE FOOT CLUBHOUSE.

UH, WE'RE ENHANCING THAT WITH ADDITIONAL FITNESS FACILITIES, UH, ADDITIONAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICE AREAS, UH, IN A BUSINESS CENTER WITH FREE WIFI, UH, PRINTERS, COPIERS, UH, FOR THE, THE RESIDENTS THERE.

UM, THE, UH, 250 UNIT PROPERTY, AGAIN, WILL RECEIVE IT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION.

WE'RE STILL GETTING BIDS, UH, BIDS, YOU KNOW, ARE RUNNING A LITTLE HIGH SURPRISE SURPRISE.

AND TODAY'S THE ECONOMY.

UH, BUT SO BE OUR FINAL NUMBER WILL BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND $12 MILLION FOR THE TOTAL REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY.

UH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, US AS DOMINION.

DOMINION IS A, WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 50TH YEAR IN OPERATIONS.

UH, WE ARE LONG TERM OWNER OPERATORS OF REAL ESTATE.

WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL PROPERTIES THAT HAVE HIT 40 YEARS IN OUR PORTFOLIO THIS YEAR.

UH, WE'RE THE SECOND LARGEST OPERATOR OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN, IN THE UNITED STATES.

WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35,000 UNITS IN 21 DIFFERENT STATES, UH, WITH OVER OVER 8,000 UNITS IN HERE IN TEXAS.

UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE PROPERTY, NEW, NEW SIGNAGE, UH, NEW ENTRY MONUMENTS, UH, REAL PAINTING OF THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR, ALL NEW LIGHTING, UH, SPECIFICALLY A BUS SHELTER OUT FRONT FOR RIDE SHARE OPTIONS.

UM, AND FOR THE STOP FOR OUR, UH, STUDENTS THAT ARE PICKED UP BY A BUS.

SO, UM, WE THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT PLACE TO GIVE PEOPLE DIGNITY WHERE THEY LIVE.

UM, UH, TODAY WE'RE JUST SEEKING A RESOLUTION OF, OF NO OBJECTION FROM THE CITY HERE.

UH, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY DOLLARS, WE'RE JUST ASKING SIMPLY, UH, AS PART OF THE T-D-H-C-A PROCESS, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

THEY ASKED, WE DID A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FROM THE CITY.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEKING HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU.

AND I'LL APPEAR TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SO, UH, DO NEED TO READ ONE MORE PART HERE.

SO, UM, AND I'LL CALL THIS ORDER, THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE REHABILITATION OF APPROXIMATELY 250 AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING UNITS LOCATED AT 6,033 GAR ROAD, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

UM, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD FROM, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY THE PERSON'S GONNA RE REHABILITATE THESE UNITS.

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL STAFF COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS PUBLIC HEARING? NO.

IS THERE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS TO STAFF, UM, FROM COUNCIL? OKAY, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN ACTION ITEM AFTER THIS TOO.

SO IF YOU WANNA WAIT, YOU, UM, IF NOT, SO THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON HOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE REHABILITATION.

WELL, APPROXIMATELY 250 AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL, UH, UNITS LOCATED AT 6,033 GARTH ROAD, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, UM, IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE

[b. Consider a resolution registering no objection to Baytown Leased Housing Associates II, LP's rehabilitation of the Rosemont at Baytown Apartments and possible allocation of 4% low-income housing tax credit for the project. ]

TWO, LP REHABILITATION OF THE ROSEMONT AT BAYTOWN APARTMENTS, AND POSSIBLE ALLOCATION OF 4% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT FOR THE PROJECT.

MR. CHAVIS, UH, STAFF HAS NO MORE, UH, TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

UH, YOU'VE HEARD EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE.

OKAY.

AND, UH, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS JUST REHABILITATION OF CURRENT UNITS THAT EXIST.

THERE'S AN EXPANSION IN ANY WAY OF ANY ADDITIONAL UNITS.

THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.

OKAY.

JUST FOR THE RECORD.

ALRIGHT.

UH, YES, SIR.

MR. COUNCILMAN, I WANTED TO SAY, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE RENOVATIONS GOING IN THERE.

IN MY OPINION, LOOKING AT THIS PROPERTY, I ACTUALLY WORKED THERE AS A LEASING AGENT, ASSISTANT CITY, UM, MANAGER AT ONE POINT IN TIME.

AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A TAX CREDIT PROPERTY, THERE WERE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD STOP IN WANTING TO STAY IN THIS COMPLEX.

IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO DRIVE BY OR EVEN TALK TO THE, UM, APARTMENT MANAGER TO TOUR IT, IT IS VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE IF WE WOULD GET A COMMITMENT FROM OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEXES TO COME IN UP TO THIS STANDARD.

THIS IS, IN MY OPINION, A GRADE EIGHT APARTMENT COMPLEX, EVEN IF IT WERE NOT TAX CREDIT.

SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

I HEARD YOU, I BELIEVE I HEARD YOU SAY THAT DOMINION IS A LONG TERM OWNER BUYING IT.

HOPE THAT

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HEARING THAT YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS IN REGARDS TO A BUS STOP WITH THEM STANDING OUT THERE IS IMPRESSIVE.

AND UPGRADING THE INTERIOR LED LIGHTING, MAKING IT MORE EFFICIENT FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT STAYS THERE SAYS A LOT.

AND I, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE INVESTING IN RESIDENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM THREE B AS PRESENTED.

UH, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.

WE MOTION TO SECOND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM THREE B IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, ITEM CARRIES.

MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR A

[a. Conduct the public hearing concerning the proposed amendment to the official zoning map to rezone approximately two acres out of an approximately 18.64-acre tract at 2518 Massey Tompkins Rd, legally described as TR 12C, Abstract 69 C Smith from a Low Density Single-family Residential Dwellings (SF1) Zoning District to a General Commercial (GC) Zoning District.]

SO I'LL, I'LL NOW LIKE STAFF, UH, TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MARTIN SCRIBNER.

UM, THIS IS A REZONED FOR TWO ACRES AS STATED, UH, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MASSEY TOMPKINS AND CROSBY CEDAR BY YOUR ROAD.

UH, THIS WOULD BE A REZONED FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

UM, THIS IS PART OF A LARGER TRACT OF ALMOST 19 ACRES, UH, THE REST OF WHICH WILL REMAIN SINGLE FAMILY, UH, FOR NOW.

UM, THIS REQUEST WAS HEARD BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND HAD NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

UH, IN CONSIDERING THE SEVEN CRITERIA FOR REZONE STAFF AND P AND Z BOTH FOUND THAT THIS REQUEST DID SUBSTANTIALLY MEET THOSE CRITERIA.

UM, P AND Z VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED, UH, REZONE.

UH, WITH THAT, UH, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF REGARDING THIS ITEM? AND I DO HAVE ONE PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, I'M ASSUMING, IS THAT BY ZOOM, MS. JACKSON? SHE'S HERE.

OH, SHE'S HERE.

OH, SHE'S HIDING.

OKAY.

UM, WE HAVE MS. TIFFANY FOSTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND ALSO, UH, LIST YOUR, UH, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

OH, THAT WAS .

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS TIFFANY FOSTER AND MY ADDRESS IS 4 7 3 0 MOHEGAN COURT, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

UM, I AM JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY, ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, AS ALWAYS, THE PLANNING STAFF HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB TAKING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AND AS MR. MARTIN HAS DESCRIBED, WE ARE LOOKING FOR REZONING OF TWO ACRES OUT OF A LARGER TRACK.

THE LARGER TRACK IS SF ONE, SO THAT GIVES US THE, YOU KNOW, LARGER LOT HOUSING.

UM, AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT SOME RETAIL, POTENTIALLY SMALL RETAIL, OBVIOUSLY JUST TWO ACRES WITH A LOT OF THAT'LL BE SOME DETENTION.

SO SMALLER RETAIL AT THE CORNER TO, UM, MAKE A, A LARGER PROJECT VIABLE.

IT'S NEW CONSTRUCTION ALONG MASSEY TOMPKINS, AS YOU KNOW, UM, ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ALONG MASSEY TOMPKINS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS HAS ALL BEEN COMMERCIAL.

UH, IT'S, IT'S TURNING COMMERCIAL.

IT'S STILL A, UM, YOU KNOW, A CORRIDOR IN, IN TRANSITION.

UM, AND WE WANNA PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.

YEAH.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. FOSTER? MAYOR? THAT, THAT, THAT'S MY DISTRICT, TIFFANY, AND, AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.

DID WE, DID Y'ALL DO, OR DID YOU LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ALONG CROSBY? CEDAR BAYOU? UM, THAT'S A, THAT'S A PRETTY NARROW ROAD BOTH.

SO WE DID COME TO THE DRC AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE'D HAVE TO DO FOR TRAFFIC MITIGATION AT THE INTERSECTION.

AT A MINIMUM THERE'LL BE DEDICATION OF LAND, UH, ALONG CROSBY CEDAR BIO FOR TURNING LANES, UM, THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION AND PROBABLY NOT AT MASSEY TOMPKINS.

BUT AGAIN, ONCE WE GET USES AND A DESIGN, THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WE'LL KNOW.

BUT, UH, EVEN IN CUTTING OUT THE AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE WE LOOKED AT DEDICATION OF ABOUT 20 FEET, I THINK IS WHAT IT WAS.

DON'T HOLD ME TO THAT, BUT DEFINITELY DEDICATION ALONG THAT ROAD.

OKAY, GOOD.

OKAY.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? IF NOT, THEN I WILL, I WILL NOW, UM, GET MY SCRIPT THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE'S HONOR TO SPEAK.

I NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIALS ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES OF AN APPROXIMATELY 18.64 ACRE TRACK OF 20 AT 25 18 MASSEY TOMPKINS ROAD FROM A SF ONE ZONING DISTRICT TO A GC ZONING DISTRICT.

SO WE MOVE ON NEXT TO

[b. Consider an ordinance to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately two acres out of an approximately 18.64-acre tract at 2518 Massey Tompkins Rd, legally described as TR 12C, Abstract 69 C Smith from a Low Density Single-family Residential Dwellings (SF1) Zoning District to a General Commercial (GC) Zoning District.]

SO I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

UM, COUNCIL

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SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL, IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FOUR B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

A ALL THOSE OPPOSED, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE A,

[a. Conduct the first public hearing regarding the proposed annexation of approximately 18.95 acres generally located south of IH 10 and east of Thompson Road.]

UM, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF, UH, I 10 AND EAST OF THOMPSON ROAD.

IT IS NOW 6:13 PM SO I'LL NOW CALL ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED, UH, ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY I JUST DESCRIBED.

SO NOW STAFF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS HEARING.

UH, SURE.

THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF 19 ACRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF I 10, ABOUT A THIRD OF A MILE EAST OF THOMPSON ROAD.

UH, THIS PROPERTY IS BASICALLY KIND OF A DONUT HOLE IN THE MAP RIGHT NOW AND PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL IN THAT GAP.

UH, THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO UNDERGOING REZONE TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE A PLANNED LOGISTICS CENTER.

SO, UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, VERY SOON AS WELL.

I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT.

UM, BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? UM, WE DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT THAT WAS SIGNED TO SPEAK.

WE HAVE NICK PONTUS IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK.

IF NOT, YOU'RE GOOD.

GREAT.

UM, SO THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRE TO SPEAK, I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION APPROXIMATELY 18.95 ACRES AND LOCATED SOUTH OF I 10 AT EAST OF THOMPSON ROAD.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON NEXT TO

[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Service Agreement with Port 10 Logistics, LLC, concerning approximately 18.95 acres of privately-owned land located generally south of IH 10 and east of Thompson Road.]

CONSIDER ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED IN A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PORT 10 LOGISTICS LLC CONCERNING APPROXIMATELY 18.95 ACRES OF PRIVATELY OWNED LAND LOCATED, LOCATED GENERALLY SOUTH OF I 10 AND EAST OF THOMPSON ROAD.

UM, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF FIVE B.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED, MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX A CONSIDER ORDINANCE

[a. Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of additional Tyler Technologies, Inc., MUNIS applications using the Sourcewell Cooperative Contract Program.]

MUNI APPLICATIONS USING THE SOURCE WELL COOPERATIVE CONTRACT PROGRAM.

MR. TOM, JACK, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL, ED TOM JACK, 7,800 NORTH MAINE, AKA 9 1 1 CENTER, .

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO REPLACE OUR EXISTING CENTRAL SQUARE ERP SYSTEM WITH ONE FROM TYLER TECHNOLOGIES.

FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS SHOW YOU A SHORT PROMOTIONAL VIDEO ASSUMING WE HAVE AUDIO.

IF NOT, WE'LL BYPASS THAT.

JUMP RIGHT INTO THE APPLICATIONS WE INTEND TO BUY, AND, UM, KIND OF GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN OF WHAT WE INTEND TO DO WITH THE PRODUCT.

SO HERE WE GO.

BEST KIND OF, UH, PROMOTIONAL VIDEO, NO AUDIO.

SO WE'RE GONNA BOUNCE FORWARD UNLESS YOU GUYS JUST INTEND TO LOOK REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO LET'S MOVE ON.

UM, TECHNOLOGY.

FIRST THING WE TALK ABOUT IS THE UTILITY BILLING COMPONENT OF THAT.

IF YOU RECALL BACK IN 2020, YOU HAD ALREADY APPROVED US TO PURCHASE MUNE AND JUST THE UTILITY BILLING APPLICATION.

WE'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING OUR UTILITY BILLING SOFTWARE CURRENTLY.

HOPEFULLY SOMETIME BY OCTOBER WE SHOULD BE LIVE.

BUT YOU'LL HEAR A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT AND A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

BUT IT'S JUST KIND OF SET THE STAGE THAT WE ALREADY OWN THE PRODUCT.

WE'RE JUST GONNA ADD ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS TO IT.

UH, FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS IS STANDARD FINANCIAL APPLICATION.

IT DOES EVERYTHING OUR CURRENT DOES.

WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE, THE THE IMPROVEMENTS REALLY ARE THE FUNCTIONALITY AND ALL THE NORMAL ACTIVITIES.

BUT THE PROJECT IN GRANITE COUNTY IS KIND OF A NEWER ONE.

AND THE A CFR IS REALLY A REPLACEMENT TERMINOLOGIES FOR THE CAF R TYPE STATEMENT BUILDING.

BUT ALL THE BUDGETING CAPITAL ASSETS AND ALL THOSE ARE VERY SIMILAR.

THEY'RE JUST MUCH EASIER FOR OUR FINANCE FOLKS TO WORK WITH.

REVENUES AND ACCOUNTABLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, CASH SHARING PROPERTY, NOT A LOT OF CHANGE THERE OTHER THAN JUST THE NEWER FUNCTIONALITY REPORTING AND CAPABILITIES.

UH, HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IS REALLY THE HR PRODUCT WHERE WE TRACK, UH, EMPLOYEES THEIR PAY RATES AND, AND THE ADDITIONAL PAYROLL ACTIVITIES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE, THE REAL IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS PRODUCT, THERE ARE THE EMPLOYEE SELF-SERVICE.

SO THE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE A LOT MORE ACCESS TO THEIR RECORDS THAT THEY CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE, AS WELL AS THE TIME AND ATTENDANCE WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH OUR EXISTING, UM, TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM.

SO RIGHT NOW, EXECUTIVE CITY'S OWNED EXECUTIVE TIME FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, I ASSUME.

AND WE'RE, IT, IT WAS PURCHASED BY TYLER SOME YEARS BACK AND NOW THEY'VE INTEGRATED INTO THEIR ERP SYSTEM.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT OR ONE OF THAT I THINK MOST OF US WILL GAIN A LOT OF, UH, FUNCTIONALITY FROM IS THE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE.

IT HAS A LOT OF THE BUILT IN REPORTING CAPABILITIES, DASHBOARDS, HUBS, AND THE ABILITY TO PUBLISH A LOT OF OUR INFORMATION NOW WHERE IN THE PAST WE COULDN'T DO THAT.

IT WAS ALWAYS RUN VIA VARIOUS REPORTING TOOLS LIKE COGNOS EXPORTED, TRIED TO REFORMAT AND PUT IT OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OR FOR ANYBODY ELSE.

LAST ITEM WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS PROCUREMENT.

UM, THE BIG WINS HERE OR THE BID BID MANAGEMENT AND THE E-PROCUREMENT.

SO

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THIS YOU'LL GET THE FULLY INTEGRATED SUITE.

SO ALL OF THAT BID PROCESSING WILL GO BACK INTO THE FINANCIAL WHEN IT'S COMPLETED.

THAT'S THE APPLICATIONS WE INTEND TO BUY.

ANY QUESTIONS? THE REST OF THE TEAM IS HERE SOMEWHERE.

FINANCE, HR LEFT ME STANDING AND NO AUDIO.

SO WITH THAT, WHAT CAN I ANSWER? UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TOM? JACK? OKAY, IF NOT, THEN I GUESS, UM, I, UM, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM SIX A AS PRESENTED.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION SECOND, AND UH, THAT THERE'S PROBABLY NOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM SIX A PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED ITEM.

CARRIE, MOVE ON.

ITEM SIX B,

[b. Consider an ordinance approving an expenditure through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) with KYA Services LLC, for the installation of artificial turf and associated infrastructure improvements for the Town Square Green Space Improvements Project. ]

MR. GORDON.

ALRIGHT, GIMME ONE SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU.

JUST A MINOR THING.

ALRIGHT, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU A PROJECT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR TOWN SQUARE AREA.

UH, THIS IS THE FIRST LEG OF THE FIRST LEG OF SPRUCING UP WAS DONE BY OUR ACE DISTRICT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHO SELECTED SOME WONDERFUL SCULPTURES THAT WAS INSTALLED LAST WEEKEND.

AND, UM, IF YOU HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE ENHANCEMENTS, UH, THEY DID A GREAT JOB IN PICKING SOME, UH, WONDERFUL SCULPTURES OUT THAT YOU, UH, SHOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO VISIT.

UH, TONIGHT I HAVE WITH ME ALSO, UH, JEREMY GOCHE.

HE'S OUR CONSULTANT AND CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT FOR THE TOWN SQUARE PROJECT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, HE'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES ABOUT THE TURF THAT'LL BE GOING IN TONIGHT.

UM, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT IS JUST AN INTRODUCTION AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE DOING, UH, AT THE TOWN SQUARE AREA.

NUMBER ONE ON THAT LIST IS REPLACING THE GRASS, UH, WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF.

UH, WHILE CONSTRUCTION IS TAKING PLACE, WE WILL BE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF AT THE SITE.

UH, ALSO WE'LL BE INSTALLING SOME NEW, UH, URBAN OUTDOOR GAMES, UH, AND OUTDOOR TOYS, SO TO SPEAK, IN THE WAY OF GAMING TABLES AND ADDING SOME SHADE STRUCTURES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME PLAYGROUND FEATURES.

ONE OF WHICH WE'LL PLAY A VIDEO, UH, FOR YOU IN A SECOND, WHICH IS, UH, IN-GROUND TRAMPOLINE, UM, THAT WE HAVE.

AND I THINK THE KIDS WILL, UH, HAVE A LITTLE, UH, FUN WITH, WE WANTED TO ADD SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

'CAUSE WHILE YOU'RE OUT THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF ADULT GOING ACTIVITIES GOING ON, BUT THERE'S NOTHING REALLY FOR THE KIDS WHEN THEY'RE DOING OUT THERE.

THEY MAY BE THERE FOR THE EVENT WITH THE PARENTS OR ENJOYING THE MOVIE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY WANNA DO SOME OTHER THINGS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS, AS I SAID, I HAVE A VIDEO FOR, AND HOPEFULLY IT PLAYS, UH, IS AN INGROUND TRAMPOLINE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE INSTALLING, UH, ALONG WITH, UH, SOME PLAY MOUNDS THAT WILL BE INSTALLING AS PART OF THE TURF PROJECT.

SO THIS IS A EXAMPLE OF THAT, UH, TRAMPOLINE SYSTEM.

UH, YOU CAN CONFIGURE IT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

THIS IS JUST ONE WAY OF THE CONFIGURATION AND WE'RE WORKING TO FINALIZE THAT RIGHT NOW.

BUT THAT'S THE FUTURE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'LL BE DOING, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TURF PROJECT WHILE WE'RE, UH, DOING SOME OF THE RENOVATION WORK.

SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, UM, WE DO HAVE THIS ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT FOR ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL, UH, FOR THE CONTRACT WITH KAYA.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JEREMY, UH, GOER, HE'S HERE, UH, FOR ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TURF.

OKAY.

UH, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS I GUESS, REGARDING THE PRESENTATION? IF NOT, UH, COUNCILMAN PRESLEY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX B, MOVE TO APPROVE SIX B AND HAVE A QUICK COMMENT AFTER THE SECOND.

A SECOND THOUGH.

MOTION SECOND.

YES, SIR.

CAN'T CONTAIN MYSELF.

I BET.

SO I MET MR. GORDON DOWN THERE AND I JUST WANT TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS.

AND OF COURSE THE MANY TRAMPOLINES AND THE SHADE STRUCTURES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS ARE GREAT ADDITIONS.

AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE ARTIFICIAL TURF AND THE DRAINAGE IS KIND OF MANIFESTED WERE, WERE BY VIRTUE OF FOLKS NOT BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE IT WHEN THEY WANTED TO.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT PROJECT WAS FIRST BEGUN, THE QUESTION WAS, WILL PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE AND AND UTILIZE THE SPACE? AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED VERY EMPHATICALLY.

YES, THEY WILL.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GREAT THAT IT'S PROGRESSED TO THIS AND, AND, UH, HAT SOFT TO PARKS AND, AND MIDDLE COURT MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

I HAVE A COMMENT.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK PARKS, UH, FOR RUNNING WITH THE IDEA ON THE URBAN, UH, TOYS.

UM, I WOULD'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF THE THE TRAMPOLINE THING, BUT THAT IS AMAZING.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR, FOR JUST RUNNING WITH THAT.

THANK YOU.

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ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, I GUESS I'LL, I'LL JUST, UM, PIGGY BACK ON WHAT WAS EXPRESSED.

I THINK THE, THE CONTINUED FOCUS, UH, BY THE ACE DISTRICT AND A PARKS AND REC AT TOWN SQUARE AND THE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES, CERTAINLY THE ARTIFICIAL TURF I THINK WILL BE BE VERY HELPFUL WHEN THERE'S EVENTS THERE.

UM, IT DOESN'T, IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH REALLY FOR THE GRASS THAT GETS SOGGY, SO WE KIND OF HAD TO AVOID THAT AREA.

SO WE LOST A LOT OF, IN A SENSE, AREA THAT ACTIVITIES COULD BE BE DONE ON.

SO NOW I THINK WE WOULD ABLE TO REALLY UTILIZE THE ENTIRE SQUARE ITSELF.

SO I'M EXCITED THAT THE TURF IS FINALLY BEING INSTALLED.

DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE ON THAT? WE'D LIKE TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UM, I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE OF WEEKS, UM, GET TIME, UH, TO GET THE CONTRACT FINALIZED AND THEN, UH, WE'LL BE STARTING I WOULD SAY MID, UH, APRIL.

YES.

OKAY.

WE'LL BE SOUNDS GREAT.

MOVING DIRT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YOU WELCOME.

SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UH, ALTHOUGH UNLESS THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM, UH, SIX B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

GREAT JOB.

I MOVE, MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN

[a. Consider a resolution accepting a donation from Baytown Kennel Club to purchase new strobe lights for the Baytown Police Department's K9s.]

[b. Consider a resolution accepting donations from Baytown Kennel Club and American Kennel Club to purchase a K9 for the Baytown Police Department.]

AND YOU CAN TAKE A AND B TOGETHER.

OKAY.

WE'LL TAKE, UH, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SEVEN A AND B, UM, MOVE TO A PER SECOND.

OKAY.

MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON IT.

AND THEN, UM, THE DOG? YES.

INTRODUCE THE DOG.

YEAH, WE THE DOG.

I'M ASSUMING YOU BRING IN A CHECK.

HE'S A PHOTO OF THE SHOW.

IS THERE A PHOTO? UM, WE DO, WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO PRESENT SOME MORE GOOD NEWS COMING FROM THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, THE BAYTOWN KENNEL CLUB WITH THE PRESIDENT, MR. TIM ROBBINS? YES.

OKAY.

UM, PRE OR THEY ARE DONATING $2,500 AND THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB IS DONATING $7,500 FOR A TOTAL OF $10,000 TO PURCHASE A NEW CAN.

NINE.

UH, WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE TONIGHT IS OFFICER GRANT AND HAMILTON HAMILTON HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY ALMOST FIVE YEARS.

HE'S PRIMARILY A SEARCH DOG.

AND, UM, THE OTHER RESOLUTION WE ARE LOOKING AT IS THAT THE BAYTOWN KENNEL CLUB ALSO HAS DONATED SEVEN IR STROBE LIGHTS.

THESE LIGHTS ATTACH TO THE DOG'S VEST AND THEY ALLOW FOR VISUAL IDENTIFICATION FROM THE GROUND AND FROM THE AIR.

'CAUSE WE HAVE THE HELICOPTERS OUT THERE TRYING TO SEARCH.

SOMETIMES THIS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SAFETY FOR THE HANDLER AND THE DOG AND WHILE ALLOWING MORE EFFICIENT, UH, APPREHENSION OF DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AND FOR SEARCHING FOR INDIVIDUALS, UH, THAT ARE LOST OR IN NEED, UH, AND MISSING.

AND SO THAT IS THE JOB THAT HE IS DEFINITELY THE STAR OF THIS SHOW HERE.

AND, UM, HE IS, UH, THAT'S PART OF WHAT HE DOES.

HE DOES A LOT OF SEARCHING.

SO IF, UH, OFFICER GRANT WOULDN'T MIND DEMONSTRATING THE, THE LIGHT, DO WE, UH, FACING THAT WAY, I GUESS WOULD BE GREAT FOR RIGHT NOW.

MAYBE WE CAN DO A TWIRL.

THERE YOU GO.

SO, UH, FOR DAYTIME OPERATION, UH, IF WE'RE SEARCHING FOR CHILDREN, UH, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE CAN USE THIS, WHICH SHOWS GREEN.