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THIS MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL
[ BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ORDERED IS, UM, LEMME SEE.IT'S 4:42 PM WE ARE, UH, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL.
[a. Consider approving the minutes of the Municipal Development District Special Meeting held on October 13, 2022. ]
ONE A.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF, OF THE MDD SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2022.
LETTER, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
[a. Consider the election of officers for President, Vice President, and Secretary; and the appointment of an Assistant Secretary.]
ELECTION OF OFFICERS, UH, OF MDD.SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE, UM, MYSELF AS MAYOR, UH, SERVING AS PRESIDENT.
UH, OUR VICE PRESIDENT IS VACANT UPON, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PRESLEY'S DEPARTURE.
AND THEN, UH, MS. ALVARADO IS OUR SECRETARY, AND MS. JACKSON IS OUR GUESS.
SO WE DO NEED TO FILL THE VACANCY.
UM, I'LL BE OPEN TO NOMINATIONS FOR RE VICE PRESIDENT, AND THEN AT THAT POINT WE'LL TAKE ON THE SECRETARY.
I WOULD NOMINATE MAY, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD.
OH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT, UM, IN LIEU OF, UH, MR. PRESLEY'S DEPARTURE, I DON'T MIND BUMPING UP TO VICE PRESIDENT AND THEN OPENING UP MY SEAT FOR, UM, SOMEONE ELSE.
ALRIGHT, SO I GUESS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR A NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
WE NOMINATE MS. ALVARADO FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
I SECOND, I'LL SECOND A MOTION A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOT, WELL, I GUESS LET'S GO IN ORDER.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS, MS. JACKSON, DO WE NEED TO REAPPOINT PRESIDENT? ARE WE FINE? YES, YOU DO.
SO LET ME, I GUESS I'LL COME BACK AFTER.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION RIGHT NOW.
UH, FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR MS. RADO TO BECOME VICE PRESIDENT OF MDD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MS. ALVARADO AS VP, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK TO PRESIDENT.
I GUESS I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR PRESIDENT.
MOTION TO KEEP PRECEDENT AS SAYS A MOTION.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT ALL THOSE, UH, IN FAVOR OF KEEPING, UH, THE MAYOR'S PRESIDENT, UH, OF MDD PLEASE SAY AYE.
WE HAVE OPEN SEAT OF SECRETARY, SO I WOULD OPEN UP NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO BE SECRETARY.
WE APPOINT MR. GERALDS AS SECRETARY.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND FOR MR. GERALDS TO SERVE IN THE CAPACITY OF SECRETARY OF MDD, ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? IF NOT, THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION FOR MR. GERALDS AS SECRETARY, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? AND I GUESS WE WILL JUST REAPPOINT THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, MS. JACKSON.
SO I GUESS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT FOR MS. JACKSON TO SERVE IN A CURRENT CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MS. JACKSON SERVING HER CURRENT CAPACITY, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[a. Receive and discuss a presentation regarding the new framework for the City's economic development program.]
DISCUSSIONS, RECEIVE AND DISCUSS A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE NEW FRAMEWORK FOR THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.I PROMISE WE'LL KEEP THIS PRETTY BRIEF.
UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME'S MARTIN SCRIBNER.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE CITY.
UM, AND IN THE PAST, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY HAS BEEN KIND OF A STANDALONE EFFORT, UM, REALLY REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE CITY MANAGER.
UH, AS A RESULT OF THIS SILOED CONFIGURATION, COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAS, UH, HAS SUFFERED, PARTICULARLY WITH PLANNING.
UM, IT WAS SPORADIC, KINDA LACK THE INTEGRATION NEEDED TO BRING ALL THE PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRING ALL THE PROMISES MADE TO POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS TO FRUITION.
SO IN ADDITION, A LACK OF CLEAR SHARED VISION MEANT THAT WE WERE ALWAYS CHASING PROJECTS THAT WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US WITH POTENTIAL SHORT TERM PAYOFF RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE.
SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, CITY MANAGEMENT MADE A STRATEGIC DECISION TO INTEGRATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER SUPPORT THAT ROLE, UM, BUT ALSO TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY AS A WHOLE TO FOCUS ON THE LONG TERM VISION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A REAL STRATEGY ON HOW TO GET THERE.SO THIS, THE, UH, THE SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, REALLY IS PRETTY NATURAL.
WE BELIEVE THIS MOVE WILL NOT ONLY IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WILL ULTIMATELY TRANSLATE TO, UH, TO MORE LONG RANGE WINDS FOR THE CITY, UM, AS THERE WILL BE A SEAT AT THE TABLE THAT UNDERSTANDS MULTIPLE FACETS OF THE WHOLE PROCESS.
SO SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER EMILIO VARRIO, WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CITY AS PLANNER.
UM, EMILIO IS NOW BACK WITH US AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO EMILIO TO, UH, KINDA GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
UM, MR. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY.
UM, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BACK WORKING FOR THE, THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW DIRECTION FOR US.
YOU KNOW, AS MARTIN MENTIONED, THAT, YOU KNOW, OPERATING KIND OF WITH THE NEW FRAMEWORK.
SO WE WANTED TO PROVIDE, UH, AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT, UH, THE SERVICES UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UMBRELLA LOOK LIKE.
UH, STARTING WITH BEING AN OMBUDSMAN AND LIAISON TO THE, NOT ONLY THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS.
UM, THIS IS WHERE WE PROVIDE A LOT OF CARE AND FEEDING, UH, TO THOSE WHO ARE EITHER UNFAMILIAR OR HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, PER OUR PERMITTING OR DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T WORKED IN BAYTOWN.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE FOCUS A LOT OF ENERGY ON, ON HELPING THEM SUCCEED AND, AND MAKING SURE THE PROJECTS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DAY-TO-DAY MOVEMENT IN THIS REGARD IN THIS WORK.
UM, WE ALSO, SOMETHING WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS HANDLING, UM, THE CITY'S REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO MORE IN REGARDS TO, UM, KIND OF DISPOSITION OF SOME PROPERTY, MOSTLY OFF MARKET KIND OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, FACILITATING AND FIGURING OUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN TO LEVERAGE PROPERTIES AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AND TO REALLY, UM, CATALYZE DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS AND CORRIDORS OF THIS CITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I IMAGINE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WORK WILL SHIFT INTO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, DOING SOME ACQUISITIONS OF STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS OF PROPERTIES, AGAIN, TO OFFER, AS, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.
UH, BUT THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME ON THAT.
UM, SPECIAL DISTRICTS IS ANOTHER AREA WHERE WE, UM, WHERE WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK AND PLAN TO REFINE SOME STRATEGIES, UH, AND STREAMLINE SOME PROCESSES RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE, UM, EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENT AND APPLY THOSE SPECIAL DISTRICT TOOLS, UM, WHEN, WHEN WE'RE ASKED TO DO SO.
AND HOW DO WE BE MORE CONSISTENT WHEN WE ARE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO, TO POLICY MAKERS AND TO DEVELOPERS ON WHEN OR WHEN NOT TO USE THOSE TOOLS.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO INCENTIVE AGREEMENT, UH, ANALYSIS, THERE'S A LOT OF A MYRIAD OF TOOLS, UM, KIND OF IN THE TOOLBOX.
AND SO KNOWING WHEN TO APPLY THOSE, UM, TOOLS OVER AND, AND OTHERS INFORMS A LOT OF THE WORK WE DO AND NAVIGATING THE NUANCES AND COMPLEXITIES OF THAT AND WORKING WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS, LEGAL ADMINISTRATION, YOU KNOW, ENGINEERING ALL OF THOSE PIECES AND REALLY COORDINATING THAT, UH, IS, IS A BIG EFFORT.
AND THAT'S AN AREA WHERE WE LEAD, UH, IN, IN THAT PROCESS.
UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS BOARD, UM, IS OVERSIGHT OVER THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GRANT.
AND, UM, THAT PROGRAM IS PAUSED TEMPORARILY UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR, UM, ON Y'ALL'S CONSENT.
BUT WE'RE HOPE TO COME BACK AND PRESENT A, UH, THAT IN A NEW LIGHT AND MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE THAT MORE SUCCESSFUL AND IMPACTFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO ARE UTILIZING THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.
UM, WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIPS IS A VERY IMPORTANT AND INTEGRAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
UH, SO WE HOPE TO SUSTAIN AND NURTURE THOSE, UH, PARTNERSHIPS AND THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
A KEY ONE OF THOSE IS THE, UM, BAYTOWN WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.
AND SO WE HOPE, HOPE TO DO SOME WORK AND BEGIN COLLABORATING MORE AND, AND REALLY, UM, BEING MORE INTEGRATED INTO THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO.
UM, AND, AND, AND BRINGING A LOT OF THAT, UM, SHOWCASING THOSE SUCCESSES, UH, TO THIS, TO THIS BOARD, AND TO OTHERS.
UM, AS FAR AS IMPLEMENTING THE, UH, ECONOMIC VISION OF THE CITY THAT CAN BE CHALLENGING, UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S ISN'T A COLLECTIVE FRAMEWORK REALLY TO OPERATE OFF OF.
A LOT OF IT IS KIND OF ANECDOTAL AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HEAR THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS ARE.
AND SO THAT KIND OF LEADS US INTO OUR NEXT, UH, AREA OF FOCUS FOR TODAY
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IS, UM, HOW DO WE BEGIN TO EMBARK ON A STRATEGIC PLANNING AND, AND, AND WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT THAT? UM, SO WE HOPE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.UM, BACKING UP, SO THE CITY'S DONE A LOT OF PLANNING EFFORTS, UH, RECENTLY, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, POLICE STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND SO THESE, THE STRATEGIC PLAN PROVIDED SOME GENERAL, YOU KNOW, INPUT ON ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
WE HOPE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE MORE ON THAT, PROVIDE, UH, MORE DETAIL AND DELVE DEEPER INTO THOSE PRINCIPLES BY EMBARKING ON AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT EXERCISE, WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO ESTABLISHING A, A SHARED VISION, UM, FOR ALL OF THE, UH, STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THAT.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT BE, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY, THE RESIDENTS, THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, DEVELOPERS, UM, CONTRACTORS, THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS AND VISITORS AND, YOU KNOW, ET CETERA.
UM, WE WOULD ASSESS THE VARIOUS NEEDS AND WANTS OF THOSE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.
AND THEN WE WOULD IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, WHETHER THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PROCESSES, WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER, HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE CITY'S REPUTATION FOR BUSINESS AND, UM, PROSPERITY.
UH, THIS WOULD ALSO, THIS EXERCISE WOULD PROVIDE A, A ROADMAP OF STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.
YOU KNOW, WE WOULD IDENTIFY COMMON GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AMONG THOSE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.
WE WOULD UNDERSTAND THE GAPS IN OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION AND ATTRACTION EFFORTS.
YOU KNOW, IS THAT MARKETING? IS THAT, YOU KNOW, REPUTATION, IS IT, YOU KNOW, IS IT HARD TO DEAL WITH THE CITY? THOSE KIND OF THINGS, BUT ALSO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND SEE WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING TO ACHIEVE THE RESULTS THEY WANNA SEE.
UM, AND SO IN KNOWING, YOU KNOW, WHAT THOSE TOOLS COULD BE FOR BAYTOWN, AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, FORECASTING THE MARKET, ANALYZING, UH, DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY TRENDS, REALLY TO BETTER POSITION OURSELVES AND WHETHER ANY STORMS, UH, CAN REALLY SPEAK TO THAT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY PIECE.
AND THEN KIND OF JUMPING AHEAD, MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS OF, OF WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD, UM, RESULT IN.
BUT IT WOULD BE GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDATIONS ON OVERHAULING PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVES, UH, REFINING AND IMPROVING OUR PROCESSES.
UM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC RECRUITMENT, UM, TARGET INDUSTRIES, ENHANCED MARKETING EFFORTS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND EVALUATING OUR IMAGE AND OUR REPUTATION.
SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE HOPE TO BRING FORWARD IN MORE DETAIL IN THE FUTURE.
UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
THIS IS MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
MARTIN'S ALSO AVAILABLE, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITIES, UH, REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND THEM OUR WAY, BUT IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WORKING WITH Y'ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR A IS
[a. Receive the Monthly Construction Status Report for the Baytown Hotel and Convention Center Project.]
GONNA RECEIVE THE MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT FOR THE BAYTOWN HOTEL CONVICTION CENTER PROJECT.THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL NOT DETAIN YOU ON THIS ONE.
YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED A REPORT, UH, AS OF THE END OF OCTOBER.
WE ARE 60% THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.
UH, YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, MOMENTARILY TO DISCUSS SOME OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE, UH, HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ASK QUESTIONS THEN, SIR.
UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S GONNA BE COMPLETION OF THAT REPORT OF ITEM FOUR A.
[a. Consider a resolution amending the Baytown Municipal Development District's Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget by reprogramming funds from Contingencies to Recreation Equipment to fund the installation of the National Fitness Campaign’s Fitness Court at Jenkins Park.]
A CONSIDER RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BAYTOWN MDD DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR 2223 BUDGET BY REPROGRAMMING FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCIES TO RECREATION EQUIPMENT TO FUND THE INSTALLATION OF THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN FITNESS COURT AT JENKINS PARK.SO I GUESS, UNLESS, IS THERE A PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING? UH, YEAH, REAL QUICKLY.
UM, JUST BEFORE, UM, WE WE GET INTO, UH, THIS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, I WANTED TO SHOW A QUICK VIDEO.
IT'S ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MINUTES.
UM, I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS AT COUNCIL, BUT MANY OF YOU HAVEN'T.
SO JUST REAL QUICK, UM, I THINK THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THIS NATIONAL FITNESS COURT? WE'RE CHANGING THE WAY AMERICA THINKS ABOUT FITNESS WITH 200 FITNESS COURTS OPEN.
OUR CAMPAIGN IS GROWING FROM COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO CITY PARKS AND TRAILS.
WE'RE BRINGING FREE FITNESS EVERYWHERE, AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
HI, I'M MITCH T, FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN.
NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN WAS FOUNDED IN 1979 WHEN WE OPENED THE FIRST FITNESS COURT, REDESIGNED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
THE FITNESS COURT IS THE WORLD'S BEST OUTDOOR GYM.
OUR SEVEN MOVEMENT SEVEN MINUTE SYSTEM ALLOWS YOU TO USE YOUR OWN BODY WEIGHT TO GET THE PERFECT WORKOUT.
EASY OR HARD, IT WILL WORK FOR YOU.
OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY MAKING OUTDOOR FITNESS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF PEOPLE'S LIVES, SO THAT EACH DAY IS BETTER THAN THE LAST.
NOW, MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, IT IS VITAL THAT WE MOVE FITNESS OUTDOORS TO REMAIN SAFE, HEALTHY, AND STRONG.
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MICHIGANDERS UH, WE, AS SOON AS WE CAN, WE GO OUTSIDE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE FITNESS CORPS WAS SUCH AN ATTRACTION TO US.WHAT IMPRESSED US MOST WAS THEIR BASIC PHILOSOPHY THAT THEY WANNA PROVIDE WORLD CLASS FITNESS FOR FREE.
TRULY ANYONE CAN USE NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE IS, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PHYSICAL FITNESS LEVEL IS, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SKILLS ARE, IT IS VERY ADAPTABLE.
THOUSANDS OF CERTIFIED AMBASSADORS WILL BE TRAINED TO DELIVER CLASSES AND CHALLENGES AND CLINICS.
AS PART OF OUR NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN, NEW PROGRAMS ARE BRINGING STUDENTS OUTDOORS ACROSS AMERICA.
THE FITNESS CORD MOBILE APP IS YOUR GATEWAY TO ENROLL IN THESE PROGRAMS. SIMPLY SCAN THE NEW DIGITAL WALL WITH YOUR PHONE TO ACCESS A LIBRARY OF FREE WORKOUTS DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE FITNESS COURT, LEARN THE MOVES AND TAKE CHALLENGES AS WE DIG DEEP TO CREATE IMPACT FOR OUR PARTNERS ACROSS AMERICA.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE THRILLED TO INTRODUCE FITNESS COURT.
PUBLIC ART CITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT A LOCAL ARTIST TO DESIGN THEIR FITNESS COURT USING THE POWER OF THE ARTS AND FITNESS OUTDOORS.
IN ICONIC PUBLIC SPACES, WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE HELPED CITIES OF ALL SIZES RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM RESPECTED SPONSORS TO SUPPORT FREE FITNESS.
WHEREVER FITNESS IS A PRIORITY, YOU CAN FIND A FITNESS COURT BUILDING BEYOND 200 CITIES AND COLLEGES.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH LARGE CITIES USING URBAN MOVEMENT DATA TO MAP THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR HEALTHY INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE'RE BRINGING FITNESS COURTS TO WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF POPULATION CENTERS EVERYWHERE THEY PROVIDE THESE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT FROM A CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT IN A PARTNER LIKE THIS, YOU WANT IT TO COME PRESENTED TO YOU ON A SILVER PLATTER WITH A BOW TIED AROUND IT.
THEY'RE ONE OF THE BEST PARTNERS I THINK, THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.
WE SERVE, UH, ALMOST 1.2 MILLION MEMBERS ACROSS MICHIGAN.
AND THIS PARTNERSHIP REALLY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING SCALABLE FREE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I WOULD ACTUALLY INVITE CITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS BIG AND SMALL TO EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN FITNESS COURTS.
TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, THE FEEDBACK FROM DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO RAISE $150 MILLION TO BRING THE CAMPAIGN TO 1000 CITIES AND SCHOOLS BUILDING THE LARGEST FITNESS MOVEMENT IN THE WORLD.
JOIN US, LET'S MAKE WORLD-CLASS FITNESS FREE.
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT WAS JUST A REAL BRIEF, UM, BACKGROUND ONTO THE, UH, ON WHAT A FITNESS COURT IS.
UH, THE TOTAL COST FOR OUR FITNESS COURTS IS GONNA GONNA BE $208,409.
UM, AND THAT IS INCLUDING THE, UH, 93,000, UH, $350, UH, REIMBURSEMENT THAT WE GOT WITH, UH, BEWELL BAYTOWN.
AND THAT INCLUDES THE $50,000 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD GRANT.
BOTH OF THOSE ALREADY BEEN AWARDED.
UM, WE WERE PLANNING ON PUTTING IT ON THE EXISTING COURT AT, UM, AT JENKINS PARK.
UH, NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN CAME OUT AND SURVEYED, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY WANTED IT.
UH, WE FOUND OUT THAT THE SLAB THERE ISN'T UP TO STANDARDS.
AND SO AFTER THE GRANT, WE REALIZED THAT IT'S GONNA BE $41,059 TO NOT ONLY POUR NEW SLAB, BUT THEN TO RIP OUT THE OLD SLAB.
UM, THAT WAS THE UNFORESEEN WORK.
AND THEN THE, THE, THE LAST BIT IS THE $25,000 AND THAT'S TO GET A, UH, NATIONAL, UH, FITNESS COURT CERTIFIED INSTALLER TO COME OUT.
THE BENEFIT OF DOING THAT IS THAT IT TAKES IT OFF OF OUR PARKS, UH, STAFF TO DO IT.
UH, SO IT'S NOT COMPETING AGAINST OTHER PROJECTS SO THAT IT CAN GO ON ITS OWN LIST AND BE THE TOP OF THAT LIST.
AND, UM, WE FEEL THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING APPROVED TODAY, THAT WE CAN MOVE ON THIS AND HAVE IT READY, UH, EARLY SPRING OF THIS, OF NEXT YEAR.
SO, UM, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD.
UM, HERE'S A, UH, LIKE A LITTLE OF A, A MOCKUP OF WHAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE.
THESE, THEY'RE ALL KIND OF THE SAME.
SO, UH, I HAVE, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.
CLIP WHERE, WHERE, WHERE ABOUT IN, IN JENKINS? IS THAT GONNA BE SO IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE, UH, TEENAGE BASEBALL FIELDS WHERE THE CURRENT, UH, FITNESS EQUIPMENT IS.
THE THE KIND OF STANDALONE YEAH.
UNDERNEATH THE SHADE STRUCTURE.
AND SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS MOVE THOSE FITNESS, EQUIP THAT FITNESS EQUIPMENT THERE TO OTHER PARKS, AND THEN BRING IN THE FIT THIS FITNESS COURT THERE.
UH, THE LOWER PART, ALL THE BLOCKS AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE WOULD BE UNDER THE COVER AND THE LARGER WALL WOULD, WOULD EXTEND OUT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? WOULD THIS BE THE ONLY PLACE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE THIS IN THE CITY OR THIS, THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE FOR SURE.
UM, IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL, I MEAN, WE, WE ARE, UH, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN, UH, STAFF
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AND UH, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO, TO GROWING IT IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL AT ALL.CLIFF, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? UH, IF, IF WE CAN GET THE, THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN TO INSTALL IT, WE HOPE TO HAVE IT OPEN EARLY SPRING OF 2023.
I MEAN, THEY CAN, THEY CAN MOVE ON IT LIKE AS SOON AS FUNDING'S AVAILABLE.
HAD WE KNOWN WE WERE GETTING THE GRANTS AND EVERYTHING, WE WOULD'VE, UH, DONE THIS, THIS REQUEST IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
IT WAS JUST THE TIMING OF THE GRANT DIDN'T ALIGN WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO THAT'S WHY THIS BIT OF AN OVERAGE, IT WOULD'VE BEEN IN THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE BEGINNING.
ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOT MAYOR? YES SIR.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $66,000 IMPACT TO THE, THE BUDGET CONTINGENCY OUTTA CONTINGENCIES.
IT'S THE, UH, THE 66,000, UH, $59 ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN THERE.
AND WHAT IS OUR CON LEVEL OF CONTINGENCY? IT'S ABOUT $740,000 CURRENTLY.
SO WE NEED A RESOLUTION IF, IF YOU WISH TO DO THIS FROM YOU SAYING THAT YOU'RE DIRECTING US TO MAKE THAT BUDGET AMENDMENT AND MOVE THE MONIES FROM THE CONTINGENCY TO THIS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOT UH, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FIVE A AS PRESENTED.
SO I'LL SECOND MOVE MOTION TO SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF NOT ALL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FIVE A AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[6. CONSENT]
WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH D.UM, WANNA MAKE SURE NOTHING NEEDS TO BE PULLED.
UH, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A THROUGH D.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX A THROUGH D.
I SECOND THAT A MOTION SECOND.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.
A ALL THOSE OPPOSED? I'M CURIOUS.
[a. Recess into and conduct an executive session pursuant to Sections 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to seek the advice of the District's attorneys on legal matters related to the Baytown Hotel and Convention Center Project.]
I'LL ASK, UM, I GUESS OUR NEW B VP, UM, TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.SO IF YOU DO THAT, I'M GONNA BE DEPARTING.
UM, AND THEN AT THAT POINT OUR MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE SERVING IN THE CAPACITY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING.
IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR SCRIPT OR JUST YEP, RIGHT HERE.
YOU'LL READ THIS AND, AND THEN THE REST, LET ME LEAVE THE ROOM BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
SO WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO AND CONVENE THE EXECUTIVE, UH, SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE BAYTOWN HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER.
SO TIME I'M, OH, THAT'S NOT UNTIL WE GET IN THERE.
UM, SO I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETINGS OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION, UH, 5 5 1 0.102, THE TEXAS MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE MDD MEETING TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE'VE COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OKAY, WELL I WAS JUST READING OFF OF THE SCRIPT, SO EITHER THE SCRIPT IS WRONG OR SO COUNCIL MEETING.
SO, UM, I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETINGS OF THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND, AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION, UH, 5 5 1 0.071 IN THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE BAYTOWN HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER PROJECT.
UM, SO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MEETING.
[a. The next Baytown Municipal Development District meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 4:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas, 77520. ]
ITEM EIGHT A, UM, LET'S GO WITH THE MANAGER'S REPORT.THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, OTHER THAN TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEST WISHES FOR A PROSPEROUS 2023.
UM, YOUR NEXT MEETING IS ON JANUARY 5TH.
SEEING THAT ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN POSTED, WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING.