[ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2023 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. For video conferencing, use the following website: www.zoom.com, click on "join a meeting" on the top right-hand corner, and input the following Meeting ID: 849 4791 3850. For telephone conferencing, please use the following toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID: 849 4791 3850. The meeting can also be viewed on the local Baytown Channel 16, which can be accessed at: https://baytown.org/1/home. Any person, who is participating through video/teleconferencing and is interested in speaking on any item on the agenda, must submit his/her request via email to the City Clerk at cityclerk@baytown.org. The request must include the speaker's name, address, and phone number that will be used if teleconferencing as well as the agenda item number. The request must be received prior to the posted time of the meeting. The agenda packet is accessible to the public in both HTML and PDF formats at the following link: Agenda Packet For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (281) 420-6504. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM PLEDGE AND INVOCATION Council Member Laura Alvarado, District No. 4 ]
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SO I NOW CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
UH, IT IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH.
IT IS 4:37 PM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
WE ARE IN BAYTOWN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
UH, WE WILL HAVE A PLEDGE IDENTIFICATION BY COUNCILWOMAN LAURA RADO OF DISTRICT NUMBER ONE 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 ALL AND ONTO OUR TEXAS FLAG.
I HONOR UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG, I CITY, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
GOD, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS AS WE COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP UNITED WITH PASSION AND PURPOSE.
HELP US MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISIONS TO EFFECTIVELY, UH, CARRY THEM OUT.
WE PRAY FOR OUR COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT THAT WE MAY BE BOUND IN OUR PASSION FOR OUR GREAT CITY.
IT IS NOT JUST THROUGH THE WILL OF ONE, BUT IT IS THROUGH HARDWORKING COLLABORATION THAT WE CAN ADVANCE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH CITY STAFF AND LEADERS WHO SHARE IN OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY AND PRAY FOR YOUR GUIDANCE IN THE NEW YEAR.
LASTLY, WE ASK THAT YOU SEND COMFORT AND WARMTH TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO CANNOT BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
[a. Canvass the returns of the City of Baytown’s December 9, 2023, Runoff Election.]
OKAY, WE WILL FIRST HAVE ITEM ONE A, WHICH IS THE CANVAS RETURNS OF THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S, DECEMBER 9TH, UH, 2023 RUNOFF ELECTION.UH, MS. JACKSON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO EXPRESS BEFORE I GO INTO THAT? ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE CANVAS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2020 23.
THE CITY CLERK IS DELIVERING THE SEALED PRECINCT RETURNS TO ME, THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE SHALL PREPARE A TABULATION OF THE TOTAL VOTES EACH CANDIDATE RECEIVED IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION HELD FOR COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
AND SO, MS. CITY CLERK, OH, THERE YOU GO.
I WILL NOW READ A SUMMARY OF THE TAB EIGHT RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS BASED UPON THE COMPLETE, COMPLETE TABULATION, WHICH IS BEFORE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER AS WE PROCEED TO THE CANVAS OF THE ELECTIONS.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED IN EACH PRECINCT FOR EACH CANDIDATE AS APPLICABLE.
AND SO WITH THAT, UM, FIRST IS THE TOTAL BALLOTS CAST IN THIS SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION WAS 504 TOTAL PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
UH, RE UM, REJECTED OR ACCEPTED WAS ONE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS.
UM, UM, REGARDING DISTRICT FOUR WAS 6,147.
SO VOTER TURNOUT PERCENTAGE IS 8.18.
WE HAVE, UM, THE TWO CANDIDATES, UH, MS. CAUSTIC AND, UH, MR. FRANCO.
AND SO FIRST, MS. ICK FOR BALLOT BY MAIL IN HARRIS COUNTY, UH, WAS NINE FOR MR. FRANCO WAS NINE.
UH, THAT WAS, UM, FOR BALLOT BY MAIL, UH, FOR EARLY VOTING WAS FOR MS. ICK WAS 137 FOR MR. FRANCO 165, UM, WHICH IS A TOTAL, EXCUSE ME, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 302 EARLY VOTING, UH, BALLOTS CAST, UH, ELECTION DAY VOTING, UH, FOR MS. CAUSTIC 87 FOR MR. FRANCO.
96 FOR TOTAL VOTES CAST ON ELECTION DAY OF 183.
AND SO, UH, OUR RESULTS FROM ALL THESE, UM, BALLOT BY MAIL, EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY VOTING WAS 234, UH, WHICH ALSO RELATES TO A 46.434 6.43% OF THE, UM, ELECTION TURNOUT.
AND FOR MR. FRANCO WAS 270 VOTES CAST FOR 53.57% OF THE VOTER TURNOUT.
UH, AND SO THIS IS, THIS, THIS DOES REFLECT THE 504 TOTAL VOTES CAST.
UM, SO WITH THAT, I WILL NOW GO AND READ THE INDIVIDUAL PRECINCTS.
ONCE AGAIN, CANVAS TOTALS WHEN THE PRECINCTS ARE ALL SUMMARIZED.
MR. FRANCO HAD 270 TOTAL VOTES.
CAST ONCE AGAIN IS 504 IN PRECINCT 28, MS. KOSSEK 162 MS. MR. FRANCO, 225 FOR 387.
TOTAL VOTES CAST IN PRECINCT 1 0 3.
UH, MS. KOSSEK HAD ZERO MR. FRANCO ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST AT ZERO PRECINCT.
MR. FRANCO HAD ZERO TOTAL VOTES, CAST ONE AND
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PRECINCT 4 56.MS. KOSSEK HAD 70, UH, MR. FRANCO HAD 45 TOTAL VOTES CAST 115 AND IN PRECINCT 7 39 0 VOTES, CAST AND PRECINCT, UH, 1 0 2 7 1 VOTE CAST FOR MS. CAUSTIC, ZERO FOR MR. FRANCO.
SO ONCE AGAIN, UH, 234 VOTES CAST, CAST FOR MS. CAUSTIC 270, UH, FOR MR. FRANCO, UH, TOTAL VOTES CAST WAS 504.
AND SO I GUESS AT THAT POINT, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE VOTE, THE, THE VOTING RESULTS, AND THEY ARE IN FRONT OF YOU.
SO WHAT WE, WHAT I JUST READ WAS THE TALLY LIST AND EARLY VOTING AND PRECINCT DATA, UM, USED IN OUR CANVAS, UH, AND ALSO FORWARDED TO THE CITY CLERK, WHO IS THE GENERAL CUSTODIAN OF THE ELECTION RECORDS, WHO ALSO SHALL PRESERVE THEM FOR THE PERIOD OF PRESERVING ELECTION RECORDS.
IT IS NOW 4:43 PM AND THIS CONCLUDES THE CANVASSING OF THE RONALD ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, HELD ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2023.
[b. Consider an ordinance declaring the results of the City of Baytown Runoff Election held on Saturday, December 9, 2023.]
ONE B TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF CLEARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2023.IT'S TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE, WHICH SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF YOU, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 9TH, 2023.
UM, OBVIOUSLY, MR. FRANCO DID, UH, RECEIVE MORE THAN 50% IN THE RUNOFF, AND THAT WOULD RESULT IN HIM IN BEING COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT, AND THEN UPON COUNCIL ACTION, UM, HE WILL THEN, UM, BE THE OFFICIAL, UM, I GUESS WINNER OF DISTRICT FOUR.
SO WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, UM, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM ONE B, WHICH IS ORDINANCE DECLARING MR. FRANCO AS THE WINNER OF THE RUNOFF, THE RUNOFF ELECTION, AND OF DISTRICT FOUR, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM ONE B.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM ONE B AS PRESENTED, DECLARING MR. FRANCO, UH, THE WINNER OF DISTRICT FOUR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, OH, WE ALREADY DID THAT, RIGHT? WE HAVE, OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM ONE B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AND SO MS. FRANCO, CONGRATULATIONS.
AND ALSO FOR, UH, MS. ICK, I'LL SAY BOTH CANDIDATES WORKED EXTREMELY HARD.
UH, CERTAINLY MS. ICK WAS EVERYWHERE TOO.
AND, AND SO, UH, WE REALLY, I, I WANNA SAY I PERSONALLY DO, UH, APPRECIATE AND APPLAUD HER EFFORTS, UH, IN THIS, UM, IN THIS, IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
IT, IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF COURAGE TO, TO GO AND, AND RUN FOR ANY ELECTED OFFICE AT ANY LEVEL.
AND SO, UM, I DO WANT TO, UM, WISH HER THE VERY BEST.
AND, AND CERTAINLY IF THERE'S ANY CAPACITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, I CERTAINLY, UH, HOPE THAT SHE WOULD, UM, CERTAINLY ENTERTAIN ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE.
I BELIEVE THAT IS, THAT IS DONE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, MS. CITY CLERK? SO IT'S OFFICIAL.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM
[a. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council and Baytown Municipal Development District Joint Special Meeting held on October 26, 2023.]
[b. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting held on October 26, 2023.]
TWO A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTS DISTRICT JOINT SPECIAL MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2023.I TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
I GUESS WE ALSO CAN TAKE, UH, ITEM TWO B IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND WORK SESSION, UH, AND REGULAR MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2023.
SO, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO A AND TWO B.
SECOND MOTION, MULTIPLE SECONDS.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF, OF THOSE OF ITEMS? TWO A AND TWO B.
UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, UH, PLEASE SAY YAY.
WE HAVE NEXT WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MA'AM.
SO WE HAVE NEXT IS A ITEM FOUR A.
SO WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO INCONVENIENT EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5, 1 0.071, AND OR 5 5 1 0.087 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY ATTORNEYS AND OR TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
SO IT IS NOW 4 46, WILL, WILL RECESS.
SO I'LL RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING IN THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[a. Consider an ordinance authorizing funding for the engagement of Husch Blackwell LLP to advise on economic development and general legal matters.]
NEXT WE HAVE ITEM FOUR A TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF, UH, HUSCH BLACKWELL, LOP, TO ADVISE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL LEGAL MATTERS.UH, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL, UM, COMMENTS TO BE MADE.
IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR A.
NO, SIR, NONE UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME.
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SECOND.ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM FOUR A IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
[5. CONSENT All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.]
HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS JUST ONE ITEM.UM, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA.
I OF ITEM, UH, A TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE, A SECOND, MOTION SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM FIVE A IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
[6. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.]
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN.JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR.
UH, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU AND, UH, ALWAYS TURN TO SERVE.
SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
UH, HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY KWANZA AND, UH, HAPPY NEW YEAR'S AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO 2024.
YEAH, SO I WOULD, UH, PIGGYBACK A FEW THINGS.
UM, FIRST I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S A LOT OF WORK, UM, BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON FOR BAYTOWN.
SO I REALLY SEE A LOT OF BRIGHTER DAYS FOR OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY BEEN A REALLY WHIRLWIND YEAR WITH A LOT OF, UM, THINGS THAT WERE PLANNED AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE UNPLANNED.
AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE THINGS AND THOSE CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE, UM, I GUESS FOR Y'ALL TO PROVIDE, UH, I GUESS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLUTIONS.
AND I THINK WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT IN JANUARY RETREAT.
UH, SO I DO FOR OUR CITIZENS AND, AND EVERYONE ELSE, UH, I HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE AND, AND, UH, HAPPY, UH, HOLIDAYS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
UM, WE'LL BE BACK AT IT IN JANUARY.
UM, BUT CERTAINLY IT'S A GOOD TIME IN BAYTOWN.
I WOULD DO WANT TO THANK PARKS AND REC AND OUR BAYTOWN PD.
LAST NIGHT WE HAD THE JINGLE RIDE, AND SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
SYSTEMS CAME OUT, UH, THE, UH, HOLIDAY HANGOUT, UH, AT TOWN SQUARE.
A LOT OF FAMILIES THERE ENJOYING STUFF.
SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN BAYTOWN.
UM, CERTAINLY VERY EXCITED, UH, FOR WHAT'S TO COME IN 2024.
SO WITH THAT, I DO WISH EVERYBODY A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON AND, AND, AND REALLY SAFE AS WE COME BACK.
SO WITH THAT, UM, GOD BLESS YOU AND UH, WE WILL NOW WE WILL ADJOURN UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS AND WE WILL TAKE OUR PICTURE.
THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN FOR MOTIVATING US TO, TO DRESS IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
AND SO WITH THAT, UM, WE'RE CERTAINLY EXCITED.
SO THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.