* 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. [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS WILL HOLD A JOINT MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ] [00:00:21] SO I'LL CALL THIS, UH, JOINT MEETING THE BAYTOWN MDD, UH, DISTRICT AND THE BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. WE'LL HOLD A JOINT MEETING. UH, IT IS JUNE 2ND. IT IS 5:30 PM WE ARE IN BAYTOWN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF OUR MDD BOARD, HOWEVER, WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM OF OUR TURS BOARD. UH, SO UNFORTUNATELY THE TS BOARD CAN LISTEN. THIS IS MAINLY GONNA BE INFORMATIONAL, UM, IN A SENSE, UH, ANYWAY, BUT YOU CAN, UH, UNFORTUNATELY YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION. UM, SO ANYWAY, UH, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY GLAD TO GO AND, AND, AND HAVE THIS MEETING. AND AT THIS POINT, UH, WILL FIRST, UH, ITEM ONE A, RECEIVE [a. Receive a presentation on projects/activities funded by the Baytown Municipal Development District: Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Projects; Utility-Related Projects; and Economic Development Activities. ] A PRESENTATION ON PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THE BAYTOWN MDD DISTRICT. AND MAYOR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND IF I JUST KIND OF TEE THIS ALL UP BECAUSE NOT AT ALL. THIS WAS AN IDEA THAT, UM, THAT I KIND OF THREW OUT THERE, UH, SOME TIME AGO. AND, UM, OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY PRESENT, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE THINK MIGHT BE HELPFUL, UH, IN TERMS OF PROJECTS MOVING THE MDD OBJECTIVES FORWARD. UH, AND BEFORE WE PRESENT THE BUDGET, WE JUST SIMPLY GIVE YOU THE BUDGET. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE THINKING, AND YOU GUYS SUPPORT THAT OR, OR DON'T. BUT WE THOUGHT GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, AT LEAST A MONTH, TO THINK THROUGH, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE THINKING OF THIS YEAR FOR THE MDD IS, UH, IMPORTANT TO DO BEFORE YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON A BUDGET. UH, WE DO THAT, AT LEAST THAT WITH THE COUNCIL, AND WE THINK WE OUGHT TO DO THAT WITH THE MDD AS WELL. NUMBER TWO, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE TOURS AND THE MDD TO KIND OF HEAR FROM, FROM, UH, ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPACTING BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. 'CAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY HAD, THEY SHARE VERY, UH, SIMILAR TYPES OF GOALS, TERMS OBVIOUSLY UTILIZE TO, UH, BOLSTER, UH, OR BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND BOLSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OF COURSE, MDD, UH, THE SAME WAY. SO WE THOUGHT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. NUMBER THREE, WE WANT TO FIND OUT FROM YOU, UH, AND GET A SENSE FROM YOU WHETHER WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MDD AND THE PROJECTS IN THE WAY THAT YOU DESIRE. UH, WE HAVE NOT, SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY, WE HAVEN'T QUESTIONED THAT. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, HEY, THERE'S THREE THINGS. WE SPEND IT ON PARKS, UH, WE SPIN IT ON, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE SPIN IT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, SPECIFIC PROJECTS. RECENTLY, UH, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND VISIT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE FROM THAT CITY. AS YOU KNOW, OKLAHOMA CITY IN THE NINETIES WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF TRIALS THAT REALLY SET THAT, THAT CITY BACK, AND, UH, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH, OF COURSE WAS THE MURROW BUILDING, UH, BOMBING. BUT EVEN BEFORE THAT, IT WAS THE BUST OF THE OIL BOOM AND, AND KIND OF COLLAPSE OF THAT, THAT INDUSTRY. AND SO, OKLAHOMA CITY FOUND ITSELF, UH, HAVING TO REINVENT ITSELF REALLY. AND IT HAS IN THIS, UH, DECADE AND DECADE PRIOR, EMERGED AS A, AS REALLY A WORLD CLASS CITY. UH, HOW THEY DID THAT, AT LEAST PART OF HOW THEY DID THAT, AS THEY EXPLAINED IT TO US, IS THEY BEGAN TO FOCUS RESOURCES ON WHAT WERE CALLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NODES. AND THESE ARE AREAS WHERE THEY WOULD ANTICIPATE OR HOPE TO REALIZE MORE INTENSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. SO FOR US, FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD, WE COULD LOOK AT THE MALL REDEVELOPMENT AREA AS A NODE. WE COULD LOOK AT 99 AND I 10, OR 1 46 AND I 10, OR THE EVERGREEN AREA OR WHAT HAVE YOU, OR SOME POINT ALONG THE GROUND PARKWAY AS A NODE. AND THEN ALL OF THE PLANNING AND THE INVESTMENT IS ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON, ON THOSE NODES. NOW, THAT'S HOW THEY SPEND THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL OUR MDD AND AND TS MONEY. SO JUST KIND OF CONSIDER THAT. IS, IS THAT MORE OF THE APPROACH IN THE FUTURE YOU WANT, OR ARE YOU HAPPY WITH WHAT WE DO RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF PRIORITIZING, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND, AND, UH, PARKS, UH, PROJECTS AS WE HERE BEFORE DONE? ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT? YOU DON'T NEED TO ANSWER. JUST KIND OF, WE WE'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR FEEDBACK ON THESE PROJECTS, THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING, AND WE JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS WE PRESENT SOME OF THESE THINGS. AND THE ORDER THAT WE'LL GO IN, OBVIOUSLY IS, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM PARKS AND REC, [00:05:01] AND THEN WE'LL HEAR SOMEWHAT ABOUT THE UTILITY PROJECTS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING THIS YEAR, AND THEN GO INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM THERE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE BRETT, UH, DISCUSS FOR US, UH, THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING WITH THE TOURS, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPACTING THE TOURS RIGHT NOW. AND, UH, THEN, UH, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, FINISH UP WITH A, UH, REPORT ON THE HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER, UH, WHICH IS GOING ALONG VERY NICELY. SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND AT ANY POINT DURING THIS, PLEASE INTERJECT, ASK QUESTIONS, INTERACT WITH US. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING. WITH THAT. I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO CLIFF, WHO WILL TALK ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION AS IT APPLIES TO MDD. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. UH, LIKE HE SAID, I'M CLIFFORD AS I'M THE PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR. UM, I'M HERE TO PRESENT, UH, THE PROPOSED PARKS AND REC CIP PROJECTS FUNDED FROM THE MBD. UH, ALL ITEMS WE WILL COVER, OR I WILL COVER TODAY. UH, WE'RE IN THE CIP DOCUMENT THAT FRANK GAVE TO CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 26TH. UM, JUST A QUICK RUNDOWN OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA GO OVER, UH, TODAY IS THE FIRST, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT JUST A REALLY BRIEF FUNDING LOCATION OVERVIEW OF WHERE, UH, FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED LAST YEAR, AND THEN WHERE THE PROPOSED TO BE THIS YEAR. SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHERE THROUGHOUT THE CITY THOSE FUNDS ARE, ARE BEING SPENT. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT FIVE PROJECTS, UH, REALLY BRIEFLY. UH, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU WANNA GET INTO ANY FURTHER. AND THEN LAST IS A COUPLE OTHER AMENITIES OR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, BUT STILL ARE REQUEST TO BE FUNDED FROM, UH, THE MDD. UH, THE FIRST ONE, LIKE I SAID, IS THE, UH, THE FUNDING LOCATIONS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, THE, UH, THE BLUE, UH, MARKERS ARE ONES THAT WERE FUNDED IN 21, 22. THE GREEN ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU, SHOW YOU ALL, UH, WHERE THOSE FUNDS ARE BEING ALLOCATED AND, AND HOW WE'RE SPENDING 'EM THROUGHOUT TOWN. AND THAT'S JUST NECESSARILY ONE AREA. UH, THE FIRST, UH, PROJECT IS THE, UM, LIQUID DOG PARK, UH, PROJECT. UM, I SAY DOG AND PARENTHESES BECAUSE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE THAT. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES ON THE SLIDE, THOSE ARE ALL OF GINGER CREEK. AND THE REASON BEHIND THAT IS THAT WE HOPE TO KIND OF REPLICATE THE SAME PROJECTS THAT WE DID AT GINGER CREEK, WHERE WE WERE, UM, ALLOCATED A PLACE OF A SPOT, UH, TO PUT THE PARK. WE ENGAGED WITH THE CITIZENS OUT THERE. THAT'S THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT. AND THEN WE CAME UP WITH A RENDERING. IT WENT BACK TO THE, TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE AREA. UH, REALLY GOT A FEEL OF WHAT THEY WANTED OR NEEDED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. AND THEN WE DEVELOPED THE PLAN AND IMPLEMENTED IT TO PRODUCE THE, UH, THE PARK YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT. UM, THAT'S NOT A PHOTOSHOP EITHER. THAT'S PART OF THE ART INSTALLATION THAT MDD ALSO FUNDS, UH, ON THE, ON THE, UH, BASKETBALL COURT. UM, BUT THE, UH, THE REASON, AGAIN, THAT WE PUT THE PICTURES AT GINGER CREEK IS WE HOPE TO REPLICATE THAT SAME, UH, CONCEPT IN OUR PARK PLANNING FOR LAKEWOOD. UH, THE NEXT IS THE THOMPKIN AREA, UM, PARK WITH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT. UH, THIS MOVED UP OUR PRIORITY LIST, UH, CONSIDERABLY AFTER THE, UH, IT WAS AWARDED THE TEXAS PARK AND WILDLIFE GRANT ON MARCH 24TH, 2022. UH, THE GRANT'S A 50% MATCHING GRANT OF $750,000, UH, FOR A TOTAL OF, UH, 1.5 MILLION. UH, UPON COMPLETION, IT WILL HAVE A FULLY INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT STRESS, THAT IT'S FULLY INCLUSIVE. IT'S NOT JUST, UH, ELEMENTS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PARK. IT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNED TO WHERE ANYBODY CAN FULLY UTILIZE THE ENTIRE PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE, NOT JUST PROVIDE ACCESS. THE MINIMUM YOU HAVE TO DO TO BE CONSIDERED INCLUSIVE AS TO PROVIDE ACCESS. WE WANNA TAKE IT A A STEP FURTHER AND, AND REALLY, UM, LET EVERYBODY, UH, USE THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND ALSO HAVE FISHING AREAS, PICNIC AREAS, PARKING LOTS, UH, WALKING AND FITNESS TRAILS AROUND THE PERIMETER. UH, BUT AS, UH, SO THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE, THE FIRST YEAR OF THAT, UH, IS REALLY THE ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDY, THE YELLOW BOOK APPRAISAL, AND THE ENGINEERING FOR THE, UH, KAYAK LAUNCHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE DONE OVERNIGHT OR NEXT YEAR, BUT THE, THE BEGINNING STEPS OF THAT WILL TAKE PLACE SO THAT WE CAN, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS IN THE FUTURE. UH, NEXT IS THE, UH, SHADE STRUCTURES. THESE HAVE BEEN IN MDD FOR A WHILE NOW. UH, EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO PUT AT LEAST TWO, UM, THIS YEAR, UH, WE'RE PROPOSING FOR BERGON AND ALLEN BROOK. UM, THIS IS, IT'S BEEN HUGELY SUCCESSFUL. UH, IT EXTENDS THE, UH, USABILITY OF THE COURSE, BOTH IN THE DAYTIME WHEN THE HEAT'S SO BAD, AND IT PROVIDES SHADE. AND AT NIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS, UH, PROVIDED THERE. IT REALLY TAKES AN EXISTING PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND REALLY MAKES IT USABLE, UH, FOR A LOT LONGER TIME. UH, THE LAST PLAYGROUND THAT WE COVERED WAS AT ROSELAND. THAT'S THE PICTURE ON YOUR FAR LEFT. UM, THAT'S A AFTER. SO WE WENT BACK AND COVERED THE PLAYGROUND AFTER THE FACT. SO THAT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. SO THAT WAS, IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO AT CENTRAL HEIGHTS. UM, NEXT OFF IS THE, UH, 40 ACRE, UM, IS THE 40 ACRE DISC GOLF COURSE. UH, THIS [00:10:01] IS A REALLY, UH, NEAT PROJECT. UH, WE REALLY WANTED, OUR GOAL OF IT IS TO RESTORE BAYTOWN TO A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR DISC GOLFING. UM, WE'VE HOSTED STATE LEVEL TOURNAMENTS, MULTIPLE STATE LEVEL TOURNAMENTS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND WE WERE IN THE ROTATION TO BE ANOTHER HOST SITE IN THE COMING YEARS BEFORE THE EVERGREEN. UM, THE EVERGREEN DISC GOLF TO THE REGULAR TRADITIONAL GOLF DECISION WAS MADE. SO, UH, WHEN THAT WAS, WE REACHED OUT TO THE COURSE DESIGNER OF EVERGREEN AND, UH, IT SHOWED 'EM THIS 40 ACRE PROPERTY THAT WE OWN. UH, IF YOU LOOK, THAT'S AT THE CORNER OF 1 46. AND, UH, MARKET AND JV LAFE. THIS, UH, THIS RIGHT HERE IS JV LAFE. UM, THIS IS, UH, IT WOULD BE A FULLY WOODED COURSE. IT'D BE THE FIRST ONE LIKE THAT IN THE AREA. UM, IT WOULD BE BUILT TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL. IT WOULD, UM, UH, IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF AMENITIES OUTSIDE OF DISC GOLF FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENTS ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN. UH, IT'LL BE A WOODED TRAIL SIMILAR TO THOSE AT, UH, HOLLOWAY AND JENKINS PARKS. UH, AND IT WOULD, UH, PROVIDE PARKING, UH, AND A, AND A SPOT TO ACCESS THE, UM, GOOSE CREEK TRAIL THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE. IN FACT, THE, THIS, THIS PORTION OF THE TRAIL IS ALREADY HERE. AND THE DESIGNER, UH, HAS ALREADY, UH, WANTED TO PUT THE 18TH HOLE AROUND THIS LOCATION AND CLEAR UP THE UNDERBRUSH OF THE TREES. NOT CUT DOWN ANY TREES, BUT JUST CLEAR UP THE UNDERBRUSH TO HAVE A SIGHT LINE FROM GOOSE CREEK TRAIL OUT TO THE WATERWAY, WHICH WILL, UH, GIVE US A BETTER SENSE OF SECURITY ON THE TRAIL. WITH OPEN VISIBILITY. IT WILL UTILIZE OUR WATERWAY MORE BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN SIT AND KAYAKS AND WATCH THE 18TH HOLE IF I'VE HAD A SIGNATURE HOLE, AND, UH, PROVIDE VISIBILITY OF THE NEW AMENITY ALONG MARKET STREET. SO IT REALLY ACCOMPLISHES A LOT OF, UH, GOALS THAT WE HAVE THAT ALL ALIGN WITH OUR, UM, MASTER PLAN. UH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I GUESS SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST IS OUR ARBORETUM AND WETLAND CENTER STUDY. UM, THIS IS TO, UM, COMBINE THE, UH, WETLAND CENTER AND THE NATURE CENTER TO ONE LOCATION. BASICALLY MOVING THE WETLAND CENTER TO THE, UM, NATURE CENTER. THE ARTWORK YOU SEE THERE ON THE, ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS A, FROM OUR MASTER PLAN. IT WAS A CONCEPTUAL, UM, PORTION OF OUR, OF OUR MASTER PLAN THAT SHOWS WHAT THE ARBORETUM COULD BE, WHICH IS INCLUDING THE WETLAND CENTER AND THE, UM, AND THE ARBORETUM. UM, IT WOULD ALLOW OUR, OUR STAFF, OR OUR STAFF, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, OUR WETLAND CENTER AND NATURE CENTER STAFF IS, IS STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR A LOT OF THE INNOVATION AND A LOT OF THE PROFESSIONALISM THEY, THEY HAVE. AND THIS WOULD PROVIDE THEM JUST A, A, A FACILITY EQUAL TO THEM SO THAT THEY COULD GO AND, AND FURTHER EDUCATE PEOPLE ON OUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. AND, UM, AND IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO DO EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE. SO CURRENTLY, LOADS OF CHILDREN COME TO THE WETLAND CENTER. THEY GO THROUGH THEIR FIELD TRIP AT THE WETLAND CENTER. THEY LEARN THINGS, THEY LOOK AT MICROSCOPES, THEY GET BACK ON THE BUS, GO ACROSS, WELL, NOT ACROSS THEM, BUT GO OVER THE NATURE CENTER, UNLOAD TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, AND THIS WOULD'VE PROVIDE A ONE STOP SHOP. AND IT WOULD, UM, ALLOW US TO HAVE A, A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL STAFF AT THE NATURE CENTER FULL TIME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM GENERAL PARK USERS, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE. UM, AND, UM, AND, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT WILL, IT WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER UTILIZE, UM, THE, UH, THE WATERWAY AT BOTH THE NATURE CENTER AND THE WETLAND CENTER. 'CAUSE WE COULD CONTINUE TO USE THE WETLAND CENTER LOCATION TO RENT, UH, PADDLEBOARD, KAYAKS, WHATEVER ON THIS SIDE, AS WELL AS OVER THE NATURE CENTER. UM, WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF THE ARBORETUM OUT THERE WITH OUR HOUSTON PORT AUTHORITY, UH, GRANT, UH, LAST YEAR. SO THIS WILL BE KIND OF THE SECOND STEP IN THAT PROCESS OF MAKING IT A REALITY. AND THEN, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, MY, UH, THE LAST SLIDE. THESE ARE THE, THE OTHER, UH, AMENITIES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT I SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE. UH, THINGS LIKE, UH, THE, THE PARK, UH, ART PROJECTS, THE USE, UH, SPORTS, UH, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN, SQUARE ICE CHILLER. ALL THE PICTURES YOU SEE WERE MADE POSSIBLE FOR, FROM THOSE ITEMS. UM, WE RECENTLY RE REDID THE SCOREBOARDS AT, UH, GIRLS FAST PITCH AND AT, UM, UH, LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL WITH THOSE FUNDS. OBVIOUSLY, THE ICE RINK CHILLER WAS THE ICE RINK. AND ART PROJECTS ALLOW US TO EITHER BACK, UH, BAYTOWN ENGAGE, UH, PROJECTS LIKE THE ONE YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE STORM DRAIN ART, OR DO OUR OWN WITH THE BASKETBALL COURT AT GINGER CREEK ON THE TOP LEFT. UM, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ANDREA. READY? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CLIFF? OKAY, IF NOT, ANDREA. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. SO THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS, UM, KIND OF A LARGE BLACK OUTLINE AREA. THIS IS OUR SERVICE AREA FOR THIS LIFT STATION. SO I, I WANNA POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A LARGE SERVICE AREA. IT'S ALSO AN EXTREMELY FAST GROWING PART OF TOWN. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS UTILITY PROJECT WILL PROVIDE IS SOME [00:15:01] OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED FOR ALL THE SANITARY SEWER THAT'S GONNA BE COMING OUR WAY. SO I WANNA POINT THAT OUT. IT'S, IT'S EXTENSIVE, THE SERVICE AREA, BUT WE KNOW THAT THAT GROWTH IS COMING. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF THAT SERVICE AREA IS ALREADY INFILLED WITH DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING THAT WILL ALSO KIND OF CLOSE UP ANY OF THOSE OPEN SPACES. IT COVERS A PORTION OF SAN JAS BOULEVARD AND SOUTH OF I 10. SO THESE ARE CRITICAL AREAS TO THE CITY. SO FOCUSING ON THE GREEN, THAT'S, THAT.IS ACTUALLY THE LIFT STATION LOCATION. AND WE ARE UPSIZING THAT LIFT STATION. IT'S VERY TIGHT RIGHT NOW, AND IT NEEDS TO BE BIGGER. SO THAT IS PART OF THE PLAN HERE. AND THEN A VERY LONG GREEN LINE, THAT'S THE FORCE MAIN ROUTE. SO THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT, UH, PROJECT IN TERMS OF, IT'S A LONG I 10, IT HAS TO CROSS I 10 CROSS THE RAILROAD. LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS THERE. BUT IT EVENTUALLY REACHES OUR, UH, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. SO THE COST OF THE PROJECT IN TOTAL IS ABOUT 20 THROUGH 25 MILLION. AND THE PORTION THAT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE MDD IS ABOUT SEVEN. SO IT'S A SMALL PORTION, BUT IT'S AN ESSENTIAL PORTION OF THAT PROJECT. BUT WE WANTED TO JUST BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE IT DOES SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH. AND SO OUR DESIGN IS ALREADY UNDERWAY, AND THAT DESIGN WILL BE CONCLUDED EARLY NEXT YEAR. AND THEN CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THAT'S EXPECTED TO BE GOING THROUGH THE END OF 2024. AND THAT KIND OF CONCLUDES MY LITTLE PIECE THERE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE THAT. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. MS. CORD. OH, OKAY. OH, SAY AGAIN. I SAID YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE KNEE ON THIS FIRST PART, ROGER. UH, SO THIS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, ITEM TWO, A BULLET. ARE WE MOVING TO TWO A? UH, THE TURS UPDATE? I HAVE THREE BULLETS FOR ITEM ONE A, I, WE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OH THREE ONE A IS YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UM, I DO NOT, UH, I THINK WE COULD TRY TO FIND MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU WALK UP THERE, COME OUT, WE'LL TRY TO FIND HIM. LLOYD, I THINK WE CAN FIND IT RIGHT HERE. IS THIS, IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? AH, THIS IS PERFECT. ALRIGHT, LET, OKAY, GO AHEAD. SO I DON'T GET TO DO THIS VERY OFTEN. IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS A TREAT TO DO THIS AND, UH, AND TO, UH, PRESENT SOME THINGS TO YOU. SORRY FOR THE CUMBER CUMBERSOMENESS OF, OF THIS. BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS WITH YOU IS, UH, THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BAYTOWN, PARTICULARLY OUR STRATEGY AND OUR, OUR STAFFING, OUR RESOURCES THAT WE DEDICATE TO THIS. AS YOU MIGHT RECALL, ESPECIALLY THE COUNCIL, UH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIRECTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN ARTICULATED BY THE COUNCIL THAT HAVE BEEN ARTICULATED THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING THE CITY'S INTERNAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES. UH, THERE ARE ACTUALLY SIX NEW INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON, ON EXPANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'VE TAKEN THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AND, UH, UH, TRIED TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT I THINK IS INCREMENTAL AND ITS APPROACH, UH, BUT IS ALSO BASED ON WHAT OTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. NOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THERE OVERNIGHT, 'CAUSE I CAN TELL YOU SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES IN, UH, OTHER CITIES ARE SOMETIMES SEVEN, EIGHT PEOPLE MORE, UH, DEEP. SO, UH, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GOING THERE RIGHT NOW. UH, POINTING TO BRETT, WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, HE'S CALLED UPON TO DO. UH, AND, UH, HE SPREAD PRETTY, PRETTY THIN. UH, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO ALMOST AT ALL WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AT HAND. UH, COUNCIL HAS BROUGHT UP NEEDS SUCH AS, UH, HELPING BUS NEW BUSINESSES DEVELOP EDUCATION, UH, PROGRAMS, RETENTION, INFILL AND VACANT BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE JUST REALLY DON'T HAVE THE, THE BANDWIDTH TO, TO HANDLE AT THIS TIME. SO WE STARTED BY LOOKING AT OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE STATE AND WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? AND, UH, JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU SOME VISUALS OF THIS. THIS IS THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND. I WON'T GO OVER EVERY ONE OF THE POSITIONS, BUT YOU SEE KIND OF WHAT THAT STRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE. UH, FRISCO HAS A [00:20:01] VERY, UH, DEVELOPED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, UH, EVOLVED PROGRAM. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE. UH, GEORGETOWN IS CLOSER TO WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THEY ALSO HAVE A, A FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. UH, AND YOU HAVE BROWNSVILLE BIGGER THAN WE ARE. AND ABILENE, UH, ABILENE BY THE WAY, IS, UH, HAS BEEN RECENTLY NAMED AS THE EIGHTH BEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NATIONALLY FOR CITIES UNDER 200,000. SO WE REALLY DID TRY TO LOOK AT SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND SAY, WELL, HOW SHOULD WE GO ABOUT DEVELOPING OUR INTERNAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES? AND SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY PROPOSING. UH, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS, UH, STEP BY STEP INCREMENTALLY. AND, UH, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IN THE COMING BUDGET, UTILIZING 25% OUT OF THE GENERAL THUMB, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, UH, CHAMBERS COUNTY'S NOT WITHIN THE MDD. SO WE WANT TO UTILIZE SOME FUNDING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. AND 75% OUT OF MDD, WE WOULD LIKE TO FUND SOME ADDITIONAL COORDINATORS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT WOULD HELP US MARKET ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH BUSINESSES, LANDLORDS, AND LEASING AGENTS TO MAXIMIZE BUSINESS RETENTION. UH, PERFORM A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL DUTIES FOR RESEARCH, DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ASSISTING, UH, IN MONITORING AND REPORTING PROJECT PROGRESS THAT CONTINUED TO ACT AS A LIAISON WITH MERCHANT ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND ASSIST SYSTEM MANAGER WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT. UH, ON THE OTHER SIDE, THIS WOULD REALLY BE OUR REAL ESTATE SIDE, AND THIS IS THE PERSON WHO WOULD HELP US IN MARKETING, UH, VACANT PROPERTIES, WORKING WITH LANDLORDS TO FILL VACANT BUILDING SPACE ASSIST SYSTEM MONITORING PROJECTS. AS WE SAID BEFORE, UH, ASSISTING US WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION CREATION OF PIDS, UM, MARKETING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. UH, WE HAVE A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GRANT. I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO GET A LOT OF MOMENTUM THERE AND STARTING TO ACTUALLY SEE MORE OUTFLOW AND ASSISTANCE COMING OUT OF THAT PROGRAM THIS YEAR. IT'S, IT IS ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE, I THINK, UH, IN THE END IT'S GONNA BE VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR. UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH AT LEAST THREE BUSINESSES THAT I KNOW RIGHT NOW TO GET THOSE GRANTS INTO THEIR HANDS SO THAT WE CAN ES GET THOSE BUILDING THOSE BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED. WE WOULD LIKE TO CREATE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING. AND OF COURSE, WHAT'S REQUIRED IS YOU HAVE TO MARKET THESE PROGRAMS. PEOPLE JUST DON'T AUTOMATICALLY KNOW ABOUT 'EM. UM, SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE THE RANGE OF, UH, OF, UH, TASKS, UH, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASSIGNED TO THESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS. UH, IT'S, IT IS CLEAR REALLY THAT, UH, THIS IS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY. WE'VE, WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR CITIZENS THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, WE'VE HEARD FROM COUNCIL THROUGH GOAL SETTING AND ENVISIONING WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED IT OR PLACED IT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AND, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS COMING BUDGET YEAR TO BRING MORE RESOURCES TO BEAR SO THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY BUILD OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. UH, I THINK THAT A COMPARISON WITH OTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS, WHICH IS ONE THING THE COUNCIL, FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT ON THE COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY ASKED US TO DO, IS TAKE A LOOK AT, HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER PROGRAMS. DON'T JUST GO OUT THERE AND, UH, THROW SOMETHING TOGETHER, BUT LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE. WELL, WE CAN'T GET THERE IN ONE YEAR, AND NOR DO I THINK WE OUGHT TO GO FROM ZERO TO 60 IN ONE SECOND. I THINK WE OUGHT TO TAKE THE TIME TO GAUGE OUR NEEDS, MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS BEING FRUITFUL, IT'S BEING EFFECTIVE, AND THEN BUILD ON THOSE CAPACITIES YEAR AFTER YEAR. RIGHT NOW, WE BROUGHT ON ONE PERSON AND WE'RE PROPOSING THAT WE BRING SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ONLINE TO HELP OUT. AGAIN, INCREMENTALLY, I THINK IT'LL BE SUCCESSFUL. SO WITH THAT, I'M WILLING TO ASK, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ALRIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR, UM, MR. DAVIS? I HAVE A COUPLE HERE. YES, MA'AM. UM, SO DURING THE RETREAT, I KNOW THAT WE BROUGHT UP THIS PARTICULAR, UM, POSITION. AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAYBE OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS IN TERMS OF WHAT EDF IS DOING AND HOW WE CAN PARTNER MORE WITH THE CHAMBER. UM, AND SO ARE, ARE THERE, UM, MAYBE PLANS TO, TO EITHER SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THIS COST FROM WHAT WE'RE GIVING TO THE OTHERS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'VE ACTUALLY DISCUSSED WITH, WITH BJ THIS VERY [00:25:01] ISSUE YESTERDAY. I THINK IT WAS, UH, THAT WE, WE DISCUSSED THE, THE REALLY, UH, NOT AS GREAT A NEED FOR SPECIAL SERVICES AS PART OF OUR CONTRACT WITH EDF AS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. AND THOSE FUNDS, I THINK IT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS RIGHT NOW, UH, COULD PROBABLY BE REDIRECTED TO HELP, HELP SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THIS INTERNAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH CAPABILITIES OR, UM, POSITIONS FUNDING OF THIS. SO THAT'S ONE POSSIBLE, UH, SOURCE WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED WITH THE CHAMBER ANY, ANY PARTNERSHIPS, UH, ON THAT. BUT CERTAINLY WE WOULD, THIS OBVIOUSLY BUILDING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES OPENS UP THE POSSIBILITIES OF DOING MORE SYNERGISTIC THINGS WITH THE CHAMBER THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO, SPECIFICALLY BUSINESS EDUCATION AND RETENTION MM-HMM . AND SO WE WOULD SEEK TO TRY TO SYNERGIZE WITH THEM AND, UH, MAGNIFY OUR CAPABILITIES THAT WAY. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. SO ON THE SPECIAL SERVICES, 100,000, THAT'S ON A STRICTLY REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, CORRECT? RIGHT. BUT IT'S, IT'S FUNDING THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED ANNUALLY FOR THE WELL I UNDERSTAND, BUT WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THE SPECIAL SERVICES CONTRACT. I MEAN, WE FEEL GOOD ENOUGH THAT IT'S NEEDED TO WHERE WE FUND THAT. SO TO, TO NOT, YOU KNOW, EMPLOY THEM TO DO THAT. I WOULD SPECULATE THAT, THAT WE WOULD DO THOSE THINGS STILL. SO I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD BE A SAVINGS. IT SEEMS MORE LIKE A WASH IT, IT IS A WASH. I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BUDGET THAT MONEY ANYWAY, EXCEPT THAT THINGS HAVE EVOLVED SINCE, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE KIND OF GOTTEN OVER THE HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER PART. THEY WERE A BIG PART OF THAT. WE'VE DONE OTHER TWO 12 TYPE OF, UH, UH, WORK. UM, BJ CAN SPEAK MORE AUTHORITATIVELY TO THESE SPECIAL SERVICES, UH, THAT HE'S PROVIDED. I THINK THAT, UH, WE BOTH AGREE THAT THAT NEEDS NOT NO LONGER AS GREAT AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT IN COMING YEARS AS IT HAS BEEN IN YEARS PAST. AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT, THAT BRETT HAS BEEN ABLE TO PICK UP THAT, UH, SO IN TERMS OF, WE WOULD BUDGET THAT MONEY ANYWAY, PERHAPS NOT, UH, SINCE THOSE NEEDS ARE EVAPORATING TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S NOT A COST SAVINGS, IT'S A REDIRECTION OF FUNDING FROM THERE OVER TO HERE. BUT YOU'RE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, CHRIS. YES. THE QUESTION, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO, TO GROW THIS INCREMENTALLY, BUT YOU'VE GOT TWO POSITIONS LISTED. DO YOU INTENDED TO BRING BOTH OF THOSE ON AT THE SAME TIME? SO, AND, AND IF YOU'RE BRINGING THOSE TWO ON AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT INCREMENTAL GROWTH AFTER THAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? WELL, YOU'RE, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. I HAVE THE TWO POSITIONS. AND AS FAR AS OUR, IN TERMS OF ENVISIONING THIS, THIS NEW, UH, OFFICE, UH, THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AS FAR AS WE'VE, WE'VE GONE SO FAR, THESE ARE TWO POSITIONS WHERE WE THINK WE COULD ABSOLUTELY FILL IN WITH TASKS OR OBJECTIVES, THINGS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE DONE. UH, YOU CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE TRIED TO PARALLEL OR MIMIC, AND THEY HAVE PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, COMPLETELY DEDICATED TO PROGRAM MARKETING, YOU KNOW, AND THAT THAT'S ALL THEY DO. THEY HAVE SOME PEOPLE DEDICATED COMPLETELY TO PI MANAGEMENT. WELL, WE'RE NOT THERE YET. I, I DON'T SUGGEST THAT WE GO THAT FAR. WELL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WE WOULD BE HAPPY. WE'D BE HAPPY TO, IF YOU WANNA GO EVEN MORE INCREMENTALLY, WE'D BE HAPPY WITH AN ADDITIONAL POSITION. UM, WE CAN KEEP TO COMPLETELY OCCUPIED, I THINK, UH, WITH THE THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING RIGHT NOW OR THAT WE NEED TO DO BETTER. BUT, SO IF YOU'RE ASKING CAN WE MAKE DO WITH ONE INSTEAD OF TWO, WE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH ANY AUGMENTATION OF OUR CAPABILITIES. WELL, I WAS JUST FOLLOWING UP ON YOUR COMMENT THAT YOU WANTED TO GROW THIS PROGRAM AND DEPARTMENT INCREMENTALLY, BUT PUT TWO FOLKS IN. THERE ARE, SO TWO FOLKS, THE FIRST YEAR, ARE WE LOOKING AT MORE THE SECOND YEAR AND THE THIRD YEAR OR 14 YEAR? I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED AT CERTAINLY DURING THE YEAR. SO WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE'RE NOT GONNA LOOK AT ABILENE, FOR EXAMPLE, OR EVEN A CITY OUR SIZE AND SAY, WE'RE GONNA BRING ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON. WE'RE GONNA TRY TO SEE WHAT CAN WE ACCOMPLISH WITH THESE TWO POSITIONS. AND IF THE RESULTS ARE POSITIVE, YOU AND I WILL HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. THAT, AND I WANT TO GET AN EVALUATION FROM YOU. ARE ARE, DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING? WELL, I JUST, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN LESTER, DIRECTOR LESTER, THAT TO, TO MEASURE INCREMENTAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SUCCESS. IT, IT JUST, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE DISCUSSED ONE PREVIOUSLY, SO I MEAN, I DO AGREE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE HEARD [00:30:01] OF TWO. OKAY. AND, AND THE WORD INCREMENTALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, I'D JUST LIKE TO, I KNOW YOU PRESENTED A LONG LAUNDRY LIST OF, OF TASKS, BUT , YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S ENOUGH TO WORK TO GO AROUND, IN MY OPINION, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE STILL GONNA CONTINUE TO PAY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION $250,000. WELL, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. AND I AGREE WITH BOTH OF YOU. AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WE CAN GET THERE BECAUSE OUR SOLE DESIRE IS TO DELIVER ON YOUR OBJECTIVES, TO CONTINUE TO GROW OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES. AND I RECALL SEVEN YEARS OF CONVER YEARS AGO, A CONVERSATION, UH, WITH, UH, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. UM, ONE OF THEM WAS MY FRIEND, COUNCIL MEMBER PRESLEY, WHERE, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT INEVITABLY OUR, OUR NEED TO GROW AN INTERNAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. NOW THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE DISCUSSION OF EDF, BUT TALKING ABOUT INFILL FILLING BUILDINGS, UH, MAKING SURE THINGS GET BUILT ON SOME OF THESE VACANT LOTS, MARKETING OUR PROGRAMS, KEEPING BUSINESSES THAT COME TO BAYTOWN, NOT JUST LETTING THEM GO. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, I'M, I'M, I'M AFRAID THAT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO SEE EMPTY BUILDINGS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND IT'D BE REALLY GREAT TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO JUMP RIGHT ON THAT WORK WITH THE LEASING AGENT. UH, BRETT HAS, UH, BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN INTRODUCING NEW PROGRAMS TO ASSIST BUSINESSES THROUGH, UH, REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAMS. WE'RE, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT, BUT THE, THE BIG, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GRANT IS GETTING REALLY BIG NOW, AND IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE. BUSINESSES ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS, AND WE'RE SEEING SOME SUCCESSES UNDER OUR BELT. AND, UH, THAT'S EXCITING. I WANT TO KEEP MARKETING THAT PROGRAM. I WANNA KEEP GROWING IT. IT'S THE ONE LINE ITEM I PROBABLY DON'T MIND EXCEEDING, REALLY. AND I THINK THIS COUNCIL WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME. THEY WANT TO KEEP GROWING, GROWING OUR BUSINESSES. BUT IT, IT REQUIRES ATTENTION TO SOME OF THESE THINGS. AND, AND I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT THAT YOU, WE ALWAYS ASK AND, AND PUSH THAT WE COMPARE GROWTH AND YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER THE CITIES ARE DOING. I WOULD CAUTION THIS TO BE VERY, TO SCRUTINIZE THE LIST OF CITIES THAT WE'RE COMPARING TO. YOU MENTIONED FRISCO AND I HAD TO CHUCKLE. UM, AND I'VE BEEN MAKING SEVERAL TRIPS IN NORTH TEXAS LATELY, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT AREA IS ON FIRE AND WILL NEVER DAMPEN. SO COMPARING US TO FRISCO IS NOT A COMPARISON. NO, I THINK, I THINK BAYTOWN QUITE A BIT LARGER AND THE GROWTH RATE UP THERE IS PHENOMENAL. I MEAN THAT'S, SO I WOULD BE CAUTIOUS AS TO WHO WE COMPARE TO. THAT'S WHAT I LOVE. I LOVE ABOUT THE STATE AND I LOVE ABOUT THIS AREA IS THAT THE CITIES ARE JUST SO ENTIRELY UNIQUE FROM EACH OTHER AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT STRENGTHS AND CAPABILITIES. AND SOMEBODY, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER GET X, Y, OR Z THAT THIS OTHER CITY IS REALIZING. AND I SAID, YEAH, BUT THEY'LL NEVER GET THE, THE, UH, THEY'LL NEVER BECOME THE PETROCHEMICAL GLOBAL HUB THAT WE ARE, THE LOGISTICS HUB THAT WE ARE. THEY'LL NEVER ACHIEVE THAT. SO WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY THAT OTHER CITIES AREN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO MIMIC EITHER. AND WHAT, WHAT I THINK THE COUNCIL WANTED ME TO DO IS AT LEAST LOOK AT WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE OTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS DO, AND THEN CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUELY BAYTOWN. AND WHAT I DECIDED TO DO, INSTEAD OF JUST MIMICKING FRISCO OR MIMICKING THIS CITY OR THAT CITY, IS TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT'S INCREMENTAL AND THAT'S IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, RIGHT? SO ONE PERSON, TWO PEOPLE, WHATEVER. IT REALLY, THE PEOPLE IS NOT WHAT DRIVE THIS, WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH, SHOULD DR SHOULD DRIVE THAT. AND I'VE TRIED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS IT WE'RE NOT DOING RIGHT NOW SUFFICIENTLY, OR WE WANT TO DO THAT WE'RE NOT DOING AT ALL, AND LET THAT DRIVE HOW MANY POSITIONS I'M REALLY ASKING FOR, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, HIRING TWO PEOPLE AND THEN HOPE I KEEP THEM BUSY. THAT IS, THAT WAS NOT THE STRATEGY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT MIKE. AND I, I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. WE ARE NOT GONNA TRY TO MIMIC ANY OTHER CITY BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW OF ANOTHER CITY THAT'S REALLY LIKE US ENTIRELY. WE'RE PRETTY UNIQUE, SO WE'VE GOTTA BE US. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA HOPE YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT, UH, I CAN WORK WITH YOU TO EVOLVE THE PROGRAM IN A BAYTOWN WAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? WELL, I GUESS A FINAL QUESTION. IF, IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANOTHER ONE. ALRIGHT. OKAY. IT'S ALL YOURS. SO JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT THE BIG IS GETTING BIG, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM, BUT YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER IT WAS, UH, WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND, AND UH, YOU [00:35:01] KNOW, A LIMITATION OF THAT WAS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING AND WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON HOW MUCH FUNDING WOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THOSE PROGRAMS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. AND THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT IT WAS WHY I MADE ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT I DID ON THE, THE, THE TWO, THE NUMBER OF, OF TWO, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERY, YOU KNOW, NEW BODY WE HIRE, IT'S JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST AND IT'S THAT, THAT MUCH LESS RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO, TO DEPLOY TO IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAMS AND, AND AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YEAH, YOU KNOW, I JUST, I WOULD HATE FOR US TO GET, YOU KNOW, TOP HEAVY. YEAH, ME TOO. AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST AND, AND ESSENTIALLY OVERHEAD, RIGHT? AND HAVE LESS OF A BUDGET TO WORK WITH. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT. IS THERE'S AN EQUILIBRIUM. THERE'S A BALANCE. AND THAT'S WHY I SUGGESTED AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH. 'CAUSE I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT, JUST MOVE ON TO ITEM [a. Receive a presentation regarding the projects that will be funded by the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One. ] TWO A. HEY, UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, MR. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS, UM, FRANK SIMINO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING FOR THE CITY. UH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, UPDATES I WAS GONNA GIVE TO YOU, UH, REGARDING TOUR NUMBER ONE AND SOME OF THE PROJECTS INVOLVED IN THAT AREA. UH, THE FIRST IS THE, UH, NORTHERN SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD, UH, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STUDY, WHICH INCLUDED A COUPLE OF ITEMS. UH, ONE IS THE, UH, EXTENSION OF, UH, LONE STAR AVENUE AND RELOCATION OF A, UH, PARKING RIDE LOT. SO, UH, HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT APPROACHED US WITH, UM, WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE MALL, THEY'LL BE LOSING THE PARK AND RIDE LOT AND, UH, SO THEY NEED TO RELOCATE THAT. AND, UM, SO A SITE WAS SELECTED, UH, SOUTH OF BUCKY'S, UH, FOR THAT LOT. AND, UM, SO IT WILL NECESSITATE THE EXTENSION OF LONE STAR AVENUE TO, UH, SERVICE THAT LOT. SO THE IDEA IS TO, UH, EXTEND LONE STAR ALONG, UM, KIND OF PARALLEL TO I 10 AND THEN, UH, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BUCKY'S, UH, UH, CURVE NORTH AND INTERSECT WITH I 10. UM, SO THAT, THAT IS, UH, ONE ITEM THAT, UH, IS PART OF THAT STUDY AND IS, LIKE I SAY, IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE OTHER IS, UH, REGIONAL DETENTION FOR THE AREA. SO THE SAN JACINTO, UM, BOULEVARD DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO HAVE REGIONAL DETENTION SO THAT WE CAN AVOID HAVING ALL THE DETENTION PONDS ON EACH TRACT. AND, UM, SO THERE'S SOME DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THE, UH, NORTHERN PART OF THE SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD DISTRICT, AND WE NEED TO GET STARTED WITH, UH, PLANS FOR REGIONAL DETENTION. AND SO THIS STUDY, UH, STARTS THE PROCESS OF SELECTING SITES AND, UH, SIZES AND SCOPING OUT COSTS. AND, UH, AS I SAID, THE UH, STUDY IS NEARING COMPLETION. WE WILL PROBABLY BE HERE, UH, NEXT MONTH WITH A PRESENTATION OF THAT, UH, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT. UH, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON, UH, WHAT WAS BEING DONE, WHY IT WAS BEING DONE. UH, AS, AS I SAID, THE REGIONAL DETENTION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE AREA. UM, AND THE IDEA IS THAT, UH, DEVELOPERS WILL PAY INTO, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, IT RE REPAY THE TURS THE COST OF THE DETENTION. AND, UM, THE TURS WILL INITIATE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THAT REGIONAL DETENTION. UM, SO IT, IT WILL BE, LIKE I SAY, READY FOR PRESENTATION MOST LIKELY NEXT MONTH. UM, BUT IN ORDER TO, UH, AND AS I SAID, HARRIS COUNTY IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE, UM, PARKING RIDE LOT AND LONE STAR EXTENSION. SO, UM, THEY HAVE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT NEED TO BE COMMITTED. SO WE'RE GONNA START THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS TO GET A DESIGN ENGINEER ON BOARD TO DO FINAL DESIGN FOR BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS. AND SO THAT PROCESS WILL START WHILE WE FINALIZE THE REPORT AND PRESENT IT TO YOU NEXT MONTH. UM, SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. THE OTHER PROJECT I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON IS WEST CEDAR BY LYNCHBURG WIDENING. UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS, IS BEING LED BY HARRIS COUNTY AND, UH, THE TS IS CONTRIBUTING TO IT. UM, SO THE PROJECT, THE OVERALL PROJECT, UH, WIDENS CEDAR BY LYNCHBURG FROM GARTH ROAD TO [00:40:01] WADE ROAD. UM, AND THEY SAID HARRIS COUNTY'S LEADING IT. THEY HAVE, UH, WE'RE STARTING WITH PHASE ONE OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS INDICATED ON THE MAP HERE. IT GOES FROM GARTH ROAD TO, UH, JUST PAST JOHN MARTIN. YOU COULD SEE, UH, JOHN MARTIN'S RIGHT HERE. AND THIS WILL END, UH, BASICALLY THIS IS PHASE ONE OF THIS PROJECT. UM, AND THE COUNTY HAS BROKEN THAT UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. UM, NOW THERE WILL BE, UH, TWO DIFFERENT, UH, CROSS SECTIONS OF THE STREET WITHIN THIS PROJECT. SO FROM GARTH ROAD TO SAN JACINTO, UH, IT MAY BE A LITTLE HARD TO TO SEE THE, UM, CROSS SECTION THERE, BUT UH, THAT WILL HAVE FEATURE TWO TRAVEL LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. IT'LL HAVE A, A MEDIAN IN THE CENTER AND A 10 FOOT TRAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE. NOW ONCE YOU GET, UM, WEST OF JOHN MARTIN, THEN IT GOES TO A SECTION THAT HAS TWO TRAVEL LANES ON EACH SIDE AND A CENTER TURN LANE WITH THE SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE. UM, SO THE COUNTY IS LEADING IT. THEY HAVE JUST STARTED, UH, FINAL DESIGN ON THE PHASE ONE. UH, THE CITY RECENTLY EXECUTED, UH, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY FOR ALL THESE THREE SEGMENTS. AND UH, WE JUST HAD A KICKOFF MEETING, UH, ABOUT A WEEK AGO FOR EACH OF THESE SEGMENTS. SO, UH, I EXPECT THE DESIGN TO LAST PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR. AND, UH, THERE WILL BE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WILL BE, UH, REQUIRED AS PART OF THIS. SO, UH, DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY WE CAN GET THE RIGHT, RIGHT OF WAY ACQUIRED IS WHEN, UH, UH, CONSTRUCTION WILL START. UH, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THIS PROJECT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON IT? OKAY, WELL THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. UM, WE'LL GO ONTO THE NEXT ITEM. ALRIGHT, [a. Discuss the possible creation of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Two for common area improvements.] WE HAVE ITEM THREE A, DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE CREATION OF A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO FOR COMMON AREA IMPROVEMENTS. MR. ELL. THANK YOU SIR. UH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO FOR THE TURS BOARD, UH, WHAT FRANK HAD JUST MENTIONED IS THAT THE, UH, SINCE THE TS COMMITTEE IS PAYING FOR THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND WILL CONTRIBUTE QUITE MIGHTILY TO THE FINAL ENGINEERING OF THE PHASE ONE, UH, TURS ONE PROJECT THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU NEXT MONTH AT THE TOURS MEETING, AS SOON AS WE GET THE REPORT BACK IN FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE THAT TONIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY, UM, WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION TO IT. SO THAT WILL BE BECOMING IN FRONT OF YOU. AND AS FRANK MENTIONED, THERE IS AN URGENCY BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE PROJECTS THAT ARE BASICALLY WAITING FOR US TO START ON OUR LEVEL OF, UM, DRAINAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE CREATED UP THERE. SO THESE PROJECTS CAN THEN GO VERTICAL. REASON BEING IS JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WE HAVE AN OVERLAY OVER THAT AREA THAT DOES NOT PERMIT ONLINE STORAGE OF WATER, UM, FOR ANYBODY WHO'S BUILDING UP THERE. SO WE HAVE TO CREATE THE DRAINAGE IN THAT AREA ALONG SAN JATO BOULEVARD. SO JUST THAT, UH, I WANTED TO ALSO INTRODUCE, UM, TO COUNCIL AS WELL AS TO THE TURS BOARD. WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS ABOUT CREATING A SECOND TOURS THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP RIGHT HERE, THIS WOULD BE THE BOUNDARY OF WHAT WE WOULD PRESENT, UH, AND REQUEST TO CREATE A SECOND TOURS OUT OF. THE REASON BEING IS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS COMING UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS MISSING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY. SO TO DEVELOP PROPERLY DOWN THERE, WE ARE GOING TO NEED WATER, SEWER, PROBABLY SOME WIDER ROADS AND SOME TYPE OF DRAINAGE. UH, EVEN THOUGH THE DRAINAGE WILL BE DIFFERENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BAY, BUT WITH THE ONSET OF THE GOLF COURSE AND A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE GOLF COURSE, THAT WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE, THAT IS LOOKING TO BRING IN THE LEVEL OF, UM, HOUSING STOCK THAT WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTING. YOU KNOW, THE 3 50, 400, UH, PRODUCT. UH, WE DO NEED TO STEP UP SOME OF OUR EFFORTS IN CREATING SOME CONNECTIVITY. UH, SPECIFICALLY WIMER ROAD WOULD BE CONNECTED FROM 99 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EVERGREEN. AND WE HAVE TO GET SOME CONNECTION POINTS WITH THE WATER AND SEWER THAT THE CITY HAS DOWN THERE, BEING THAT MOST OF THIS PROPERTY, IF NOT ALL OF IT, WELL I WOULD SAY ABOUT 90, 95% OF IT IS ALREADY IN THE CITY LIMITS. UM, THE COUNCILMAN FOR THAT DISTRICT HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND HAS BROUGHT IT UP TO COUNCIL BEFORE THAT WE DO HAVE RESIDENTS DOWN THERE THAT ARE IN OUR CITY, HAVE BEEN IN OUR CITY FOR DECADES AND DO NOT HAVE SERVICE A SECOND TOURS WILL ALLOW US THAT ABILITY TO, UH, CREATE THAT INCREMENT AND [00:45:01] BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THAT WORK. SO THIS IS THE BOUNDARY THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, UM, AT A FAIRLY RECENT UPCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE CREATION OF A SECOND TOURS. THE SECOND TOURS IS NOT A VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS TO WALK THROUGH. I DO HAVE, UH, ABBY HAS SEEN WITH UNICAP, WHO IS OUR PIT CONSULTANT, WHO IS ALSO NOW COMING ON TO THE CITY AS OUR TOURS CONSULTANT. AND HE CAN TALK THROUGH ANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT OR ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE OR TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS. IT'S ONLY ABOUT A FIVE TO SIX WEEK PROCESS TO CREATE A TOURS. UH, AFTER THAT, OF COURSE THEN IT'S ABOUT WHAT INCREMENT IS GONNA BE CREATED DOWN THERE. AND HE AND HIS STAFF WILL BE THE ONES WHO WILL BE PREPARING THAT REPORT, WORKING WITH HA, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, ON WHAT THE INCREMENT WILL BE, HOW WE WOULD GET IT COLLECTED, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY. IT DOES GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL WORK ON BAYLAND ISLAND IF PROJECTS COME UP ON THAT DIRECTION AS WELL. UM, AND THAT'S MY SIMPLE PRESENTATION. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM EITHER THE COUNCIL SIDE, AND I KNOW THIS IS THE MDD BOARD, BUT WE DO HAVE A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, UH, AND CERTAINLY OR THE S COMMITTEE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS IS DISCUSSION ONLY FOR YOU, THAT THIS WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU, UM, AFTER COUNSEL'S, UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DO THAT. REAL QUICK, YOU JUST MENTIONED BAYLEN ISLAND, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE FOOTPRINT HERE, I DON'T SEE IT. THEY, THEY DIDN'T GET IT INCLUDED IN THE DRAWING, BUT IT WAS PART OF, IT'S BEEN PART OF OUR DISCUSSION THE ENTIRE TIME IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GO FROM BASICALLY WEST MAIN 1 46 DOWN, INCORPORATE THE ISLAND AND THEN OVER TO THE BAYOU. OKAY. I MEAN, IT MAKES SENSE. THAT IS, YEAH, THAT'S THE ILLUSTRATION IN FRONT OF US, SO, OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING, I GOT THE, I KNOW YOU CAN'T ASK THE QUESTION, BUT, UM, PLEASE TAKE NOTES AND THEN WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET YOU CONNECTED WITH THOSE. OKAY. I GUESS A QUESTION. YES SIR. SO YOU MENTIONED EXTENDING WIER WIER ROAD, SO I, I GUESS MAYBE THE DEVELOPER THAT WOULD IS CONSIDERING BRINGING IN THE 300, THE $4,400,000 HOMES, HE'S INTERESTED IN EXTENDING WIER ROAD AND, AND HE WOULD PAY FOR THAT AND WANNA GET REIMBURSED FROM THE TURS. IS THAT HOW THAT WOULD WORK? WELL, WE CAN STILL FIGURE OUT THE FUNDING MECHANISM. EITHER HE CAN PAY FOR IT, GET REIMBURSED OR WE CAN BOND. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT THE STRENGTH OF COUNCIL'S GONNA BE AND UH, AFTER THE INCREMENT IS DEVELOPED OR THE LEVEL OF INCREMENT IS DEVELOPED, WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE FINANCING OF THAT. BUT THE DEVELOPER IS INTERESTED, HE KNOWS THAT A COLLECTOR HAS TO BE CREATED, UH, IT MAKES MOST SENSE TO CREATE THAT USING WIMER. UM, WHAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT WITH HIM IS TO SPLIT THE WESTERN SIDE OF HIS PROPERTY WITH THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE TRACK THAT IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO HIM. AND, UH, THAT WAY BOTH, BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS THROUGH THAT AREA WILL SHARE EQUALLY IN THE LOSS OF POTENTIAL DEVELOPABLE PROPERTY. OKAY. I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAD, UH, I GUESS WAS IT THE, THE TOURIST CONSULTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES ON IN A LOT LARGER AREA AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, OLD INFRASTRUCTURE AND, AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE IMPROVED AS FAR AS WATER AND SEWER AND DRAINAGE GOES. I MEAN IT CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, THE SIZE OF, OF THE OLDER PART OF TOWN AND, AND THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES, I, I GUESS WAS JUST CURIOUS AS THE RATIONALE TO WHY WE WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT A LARGER AREA POSSIBLY. UH, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD STARTED WITH MANAGEMENT ON ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS AGO AND WE JUST DETERMINED ON THE NORTH END TO HAVE IT, UH, RUN ALONG WEST MAIN. IT CAN BE INCREASED IF NECESSARY. THE CHALLENGE THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU INCREASE INTO EXISTING AREAS THOUGH, IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE INCREMENT BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE PROPERTIES THAT ARE BUILT OUT. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. MM-HMM ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM FOUR A, RECEIVE THE MONTHLY [a. Receive the Monthly Construction Status Report for the Baytown Hotel and Convention Center Project.] CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT FOR THE BAYTOWN HOTEL IMPROVEMENT CENTER PROJECT. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE HUGH CRONIN WHO REPRESENTS BROADUS, WHO ARE CONSTRUCTION MONITOR, AND HUGH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTUALLY PRODUCING THE REPORT THAT'S BEFORE YOU. HE CAN GIVE YOU A BRIEF SUMMARY AND GIVE YOU A VERY QUICK UPDATE ON PROGRESS AS OF TODAY. HUGH HAND OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. GOOD EVENING. I'M HUGH CRONIN AND UH, WE SEE OUR GOAL OR OUR SERVICES AS CONSTRUCTION MONITOR TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE UPDATES, UH, MONTHLY TO THE BOND HOLDERS, BUT ALSO TO AUGMENT, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT THE DEVELOPERS PROVIDING [00:50:01] FOR YOU ON THIS PROJECT. THREE KEY AREAS WE LIKE TO COVER. SCOPE, UH, BUDGET AND DURATION CURRENTLY, UH, WHAT'S PUT IN PLACE ON THE PROJECT CONFORMS TO THE PROJECT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS THEY WERE ORIGINALLY DRAWN UP. UH, THEY HAD A CONCRETE POUR JUST YESTERDAY MORNING EARLY THAT COMPLETED, UH, ONE HALF OF THE SECOND LEVEL OF PODIUM OUT THERE. UM, AS FAR AS BUDGET'S CONCERNED, THE CURRENT CONTRACT VALUE IS 58 MILLION 400 9921 AND THAT HASN'T CHANGED SINCE THE IGMP WAS UH, EXECUTED BACK IN FEBRUARY. THEY'RE CURRENTLY ON PATH, UH, AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES CONCERNED. THEY'RE MEETING THEIR, UH, CRITICAL PATH ACTIVITY TIMELINES AND DURATIONS. WE HAD AN UPDATE, UH, OUR BIMONTHLY UPDATE YESTERDAY. UH, VERY HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE SCHEDULE OR THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT. OKAY. ANY, ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPORT? OKAY, NOT, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO ITEM, [b. Consider a technical budget adjustment to the Initial Guaranteed Minimum Price regarding the Baytown Hotel and Convention Center. ] UM, FOUR B, CONSIDER TECHNICAL BUD BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE INITIAL GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRICE REGARDING THE BAYTOWN HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER. YES, SIR. UH, INDEED, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, UH, THE DETAILED DOCUMENTS OUTLINING THE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT. UH, AND JUST TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, THIS DOES NOT INCREASE THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET. WHAT THIS IS INTENDED TO DO IS TO MOVE THE EXPENDITURES RELATING TO KITCHEN EQUIPMENT FOR THE HOTEL FROM ONE PART OF THE BUDGET TO ANOTHER, WHICH NECESSITATES ITS INCLUSION IN THE INITIAL GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRICE. SO IF YOU TURN TO THE VERY LAST, WHICH WOULD BE THE VERY LAST PAGE, I THINK YOU HAVE THE LARGE PAGES ON YOUR COPY, WHICH SHOWS THE DEVELOPMENT BUDGET, YOU WILL SEE THAT THAT 1,685,316 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND FURTHER DOWN UNDER FFF AND E FURNITURE FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, YOU WILL SEE A CORRESPONDING CREDIT OF 1,408,099. AND ON THE VERY LAST PAGE, UNDER OWNER'S CONTINGENCY, WHICH IS THE VERY LAST LINE OF DETAIL, DETAILED BUDGET, YOU WILL SEE A CREDIT OF 277,000. THOSE TWO TOGETHER ARE THE OVERALL INCREASE TO THE IGMP, NOT AN INCREASE TO THE BUDGET. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, UM, LIKE I, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR B. MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION. LEMME GET A SECOND. SECOND, THANK YOU. A MOTION TO SECOND TO CONSIDER THIS TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT. UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING IT? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FOUR B IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ARE THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. ITEM PASSES. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE A [a. Consider a resolution setting a public hearing regarding the Baytown Municipal Development District's Fiscal Year 2022-23 Proposed Budget.] CONSIDER RESOLUTION, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR 2223 PROPOSED BUDGET. SO, MR. PRESIDENT, IT'S OUR INTENTION TO BRING YOU, UH, A DRAFT OF THE BUDGET AS THE CITY MANAGER, UH, EXPLAINED EARLIER AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE THE 7TH OF JULY, UH, BECAUSE OF THE CONDENSED TIMESCALE, UH, FOR THE BUDGET, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF AUGUST, WE WANTED TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING, OR WE'RE SUGGESTING WE HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON THE 14TH OF JULY. SO WE NEEDED YOU THIS EVENING IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT, TO AGREE TO DO THAT SO THAT WE CAN POST IT WITHIN THE REQUIRED STATUTORY TIME LIMIT. SO THE PROPOSAL IS TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 14TH OF JULY AS I UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING. ALRIGHT, SO IT LOOKS LIKE STAFF IS ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF JULY 14TH TO BE THE POSTED PUBLIC HEARING. SO CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO REFLECT THAT? DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE ITEM SINCE THE ORIGINAL ONE SAID JULY 7TH? DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE ITEM SINCE THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR WAS FOR JULY 7TH ON THE AGENDA? SO THE PROPOSAL IS THAT THE BUDGET BE BROUGHT TO THE MDD AT ITS REGULAR MEETING ON THE 7TH OF JULY, AND THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON THE 14TH OF JULY. THAT'S WHAT THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SAY. I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR LEGAL WOULD BE THAT THE ITEM, AT LEAST THAT'S IN MY AGENDA HERE, IT DOESN'T HAVE A DATE SET [00:55:01] IT, IT SAYS TO SET THE DATE. SO I WOULD ASSUME IT'S IT'S OPEN BASED OFF THE MOTION MADE. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY, SO JULY 14TH WOULD BE IS THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE, YOU HAVE A MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? I SECOND I A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF JULY 14TH? UH, FOR ITEM FIVE A PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NEXT WE'LL [a. Receive the Baytown Municipal Development District’s Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2022.] HAVE OUR REPORT FOR THE MBDS QUARTERLY DISTRICT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT REPORT, UH, QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST OF 22. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'LL NOTE TO 10 ALONG WITH THIS, THIS, UH, OTHER THAN TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE SALES TAX, UH, FIGURES, UH, WE WILL BE, UH, I WOULD ANTICIPATE HITTING $8 MILLION THIS YEAR IN SALES TAX TO THE MDD AGAINST THE BUDGET OF, UH, 6.6 MILLION. UM, AND LOOKING INTO NEXT YEAR, I AM ASSUMING THAT, UH, THE MDD WILL BRING IN OVER, OVER 8 MILLION EASILY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. UM, I'LL NOT DWELL ON, UH, THE PROJECTS WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH IN SOME DETAIL. MANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE WITHIN, UH, THE CURRENT MDD AND PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR, UH, SUFFICE TO SAY WE ARE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. HOWEVER, I DO NEED TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE MADE A MAJOR COMMITMENT, AS YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST YEAR AND INTO THE CURRENT YEAR, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A FIRST CLASS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER. UH, THAT MEANS THAT THERE IS NOT AS MUCH MONEY LEFT AND FUND BALANCE AS YOU HAVE BECOME USED TO OVER THE YEARS. SO WHEN WE LOOK NEXT MONTH AT THE, THE BUDGET, UH, FOR NEXT YEAR, WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER VERY, VERY CAREFULLY AT THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE CAN COMMIT FULLY TO ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FUNDED THROUGH THE CIP. I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE AS A WORD OF CAUTION. UH, IT, THE CIP THAT IS, IS A VERY DELIVERABLE AND ACTIONABLE PLAN. HOWEVER, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE MDD, WE MAY NEED TO JUST, UH, RETHINK THE TIMING OF SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS. BUT OVERALL, THIS IS A VERY GOOD, UH, HALF TERM REPORT, SO PRESENT. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, CO UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS REPORT? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CLOSING COMMENTS. [7. CLOSING COMMENTS] I'M ASSUMING IS THAT FOR YOU MR. DAVIS? WELL, WE, WE REALLY DO HOPE THAT THIS HAS BEEN HELPFUL. WE KNOW IT'S BRIEF, IT'S VERY QUICK, BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE COMPLAIN ABOUT VERY BRIEF AND QUICK MEETINGS. SO, UH, I SEE YOU SMILING SO THAT, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL NOT, UH, DRAW THIS OUT ANY LONGER THAN WE HAVE TO, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT TURS HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN MDD AND VICE VERSA. THERE ARE ALSO SOME VERY CRITICAL ISSUES THAT WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, INCLUDING THE TURS TOO. I THINK THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT. UH, TALK ABOUT, UM, YOU CAN EXPECT THAT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THESE, THESE INSTRUMENTS, UH, WE, UH, TO, UH, FUND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. UM, YOU CAN EXPECT THAT WE WILL ALSO BE RECOMMENDING AN EXPANSION OF THE FIRST TOURS TO PROBABLY TAKE IN THE MALL REDEVELOPMENT AREA, UH, PRIOR TO THAT PROJECT GOING VERTICAL SO THAT WE COULD REAP THE INCREMENT FROM THAT. THAT WILL HELP US FUND SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE, THE MALL REDEVELOPMENT AREA, INCLUDING GARTH ROAD. SO AS YOU SAW LAST, UH, MEETING, WE HAVE $1.8 BILLION WORTH OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, THAT ARE SLATED FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS. AND THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE AN EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVITY, UH, ON ALL OF OUR PART TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND, AND AGAIN, WE'RE AVAILABLE TO EVEN OFF THE DICE IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK ANY, ANY QUESTIONS AND PROBE. BUT I THINK THE PRIMARY QUESTION IS, DO YOU LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING WITH REGARD TO THE MDD AND THE TURS? IS THERE SOME CHANGE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE? WHAT ARE YOUR OVERALL IMPRESSIONS? IT'S KIND OF ENDING THE MEETING WHERE WE STARTED IT. WELL, THE WAY YOU STARTED IT WAS THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA ASK US TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT NOW YOU'RE ASKING US THAT QUESTION. SO IF THE ANSWER, IF YOU'RE ASKING THE QUESTION, YOU KNOW, I, I, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO MAYBE JUST HAVE SOME ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE OR TWO THAT I'VE ALREADY HAD IN REGARDS TO THE, THE INTERNAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EDF BOTH. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME SYNERGIES THERE THAT COULD BE BETTER UTILIZED IN, IN VARIOUS WAYS. AND, AND THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT. ALRIGHT. YES, MA'AM. I AGREE. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION TODAY. I NEED MORE TIME TO PROCESS ALL THIS INFORMATION TO DIGEST IT. THINK ABOUT IT, ASK QUESTIONS. SO I [01:00:01] FEEL LIKE IN THE FUTURE IF WE WANNA HAVE THESE MEETINGS WHERE YOU DO ACTUALLY WANT FEEDBACK, WE SHOULD RECEIVE THESE PRESENTATIONS AHEAD OF TIME INSTEAD OF AT THE MEETING. WE'RE, WE'RE FINE WAITING, UH, FOR THAT. UH, BUT I DID WANT TO GET THE QUESTION OUT THERE. CONCEPTUALLY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA CITY, UH, A KIND OF EXAMPLE, JUST, UH, I THINK THE QUESTION JUST NEEDED TO BE ASKED AFTER THIS AMOUNT OF TIME ARE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, ARE, ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE, THE WAY WE UTILIZE MDD AND YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER TODAY, BUT THE QUESTIONS OUT THERE, THINK ABOUT IT AND, AND SIT DOWN WITH ME AND LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. ABSOLUTELY. AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE IS THAT YOU'RE ASKING MBD BOARD IN, IN A SENSE EVEN TS, BECAUSE TS ONE WILL PROBABLY TURN INTO TS TWO AND IT'S A COMPONENT OF, OF DEVELOPMENT AND, AND GROWTH, UH, OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. AND SO YOU'RE ASKING US FOR A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH. DO WE APPROVE OR DO WE WANT TO ADD INPUT? DO WE NEED TO CHANGE DIRECTION? MM-HMM . AND SO IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US, UH, EACH, EACH, EACH MEMBER THAT'S UP HERE, RIGHT? TO GO TO BE ABLE TO, TO ABSORB THAT AND, AND, AND REALLY PROVIDE YOU A PROPER RESPONSE. YEP. YEAH. AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP, MAYOR, SO I, I CLICKED ON THE AGENDA AND LIKE ON THE TS TWO IT JUST REFERENCED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION TO FUND COMMONARY IMPROVEMENTS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS IN, IN RELATION TO MS. BETANCOURT'S COMMENTS, IF, IF WE WOULD'VE HAD THE MAP ATTACHED AND MAYBE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION THAT COULD HAVE HELPED. SO JUST A SUGGESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WHICH I'M NOT SEEING ANY, THEN UH, THE MDD BOARD HAS, UH, WE'VE ADDRESSED ALL THE POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. SO 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.