* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. IT IS 6:32 PM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. UH, WE ARE IN BAYTOWN, UH, BAYTOWN CITY HALL, AND WE ARE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE'LL BE LED IN OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION THIS EVENING BY COUNCIL MEMBER KENNETH GRIFFITH OF DISTRICT NUMBER THREE. PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. NOW THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE BOW YOUR HEADS AND PRAYER. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER WEEK THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT US THROUGH ALL YOUR TRIALS AND, AND, AND OBSTACLES. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING THOSE WHO ARE WORKING OUT THERE TO KEEP OUR CITY RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND SAFELY FROM OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE FORCE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR PARKS AND REC RECORDS. FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THEM SAFE AS THEY DO THEIR JOB DILIGENTLY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, I PRAY AS WE SIT DOWN TODAY, FATHER, THAT YOU JUST GIVE US THE WISDOM AND THE DIRECTION AND THAT WE HAVE THE COURAGE AND STRENGTH AND HONOR TO FOLLOW THOSE, FOLLOW YOUR, YOUR VOICE. FATHER, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THESE THINGS. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. OKAY. FIRST WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS. UM, WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO [2. MINUTES] OUR MINUTES. SO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW MINUTES. WE HAVE ITEMS TWO A THROUGH E, UH, AND SO I'LL READ THOSE REAL QUICK. UH, SO IT'S GONNA BE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MARCH 14TH OF THIS YEAR, MARCH 28TH, APRIL 11TH, AN EMERGENCY MEETING HELD ON APRIL 25TH AND A COUNCIL WORK SESSION HELD ON ON APRIL FROM APRIL 25TH ALSO. SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS TWO A THROUGH E, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS TWO A THROUGH E, SECOND MOTION SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES AS AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ITEM CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS THREE A THROUGH. IT LOOKS LIKE H I'M, BECAUSE THERE IS MANY PROCLAMATIONS. I'M GONNA GO DOWN, UH, DOWN THERE AND READ THESE AND THEN, UH, FOLLOWING, FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATIONS OF ME READING EACH OF THOSE, UH, THEN I'LL ASK COUNSEL AND EACH OF THE GROUPS WILL CALL YOU BACK UP FOR, FOR PHOTOS EACH GROUP ONE AT A TIME. OKAY? SO, UH, AS I, AS I CALL YOUR PROCLAMATION, I WOULD ASK YOU TO STAND UP AT OBVIOUSLY AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, UM, OR I'LL ASK YOU TO STAND UP. UM, UM, I GUESS WHEN I CONCLUDE THE, THE PROCLAMATION READING, WHAT I WILL SAY FIRST IS, UH, I'M NOT SURE YOU REMEMBER, UH, DONNA MAMAN, SHE CAME, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST MEETING OR ONE OF OUR LAST REGULAR MEETINGS. UH, SHE DID, UH, MADE, MADE US AWARE OF, UH, MAY'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. UH, I DID, UH, WE DID, UH, PROVIDE HER WITH A PROCLAMATION AND, UH, I AM WEARING THE GREEN RIBBON, UH, ON ALL LAPEL THIS EVENING. UH, AND RECOGNITION, OBVIOUSLY OF HER PROCLAMATION AND JUST EVERYBODY, UM, WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE OR MAY BE SUBJECT TO JUST MENTAL HEALTH, RIGHT? AND SO I WAS JUST ENCOURAGING TO, TO TRY TO MAINTAIN BOTH YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND OBVIOUSLY YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. WE ALL NEED IT, I'M SURE AFTER THIS WEEK MANY OF US NEED IT. SO I WILL MOVE ON TO, UH, [a. Present a proclamation designating May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Baytown.] THE FIRST PROCLAMATION IS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH. SO AS THE AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION REMINDS ALL ROAD USERS THAT MARK, THAT MAY MARKS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH MOTORISTS WILL REMIND YOU OF THE SEASONAL RETURN OF MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS TO OUR TEXAS ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. MOTORCYCLISTS SHOULD ALWAYS OPERATE THEIR MOTORCYCLES IN A DEFENSIVE MANNER AND WIN THE RULES OF THE ROAD WITHIN THE RULES OF THE ROAD, WHEREAS MOTORCYCLISTS ASK THAT MOTORISTS GET IN THE HABIT OF LOOKING FOR MO MOTORCYCLES AS THEY DRIVE BOTH DURING MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE RIDING SEASON. SO NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRANDON AND CAMPILLO IS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY, 2024 IS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH IN BAYTOWN AND URGE ALL OUR RESIDENTS TO DO THEIR PART TO INCREASE SAFETY AND AWARENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE, [00:05:01] IF YOU ARE PART OF THIS GROUP FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, I'LL ASK YOU TO STAND AT THIS POINT, AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU. AND WE WILL DO A, A PHOTO HERE AT THE END, BUT WE DO THANK YOU. AND, AND CERTAINLY, UH, IT'S ALWAYS BEING MINDFUL. UH, THERE'S, NOW THERE'S BLIND SPOTS AND ALL THOSE, THERE'S LOTS OF DEVICES ON OUR VEHICLES TO TRY TO TELL US WHEN THERE'S AN OBJECT THERE. THINGS MOVE VERY QUICKLY, RIGHT? AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE JUST DOING OTHER THINGS AND, AND DRIVING. SO WE ALWAYS WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OBVIOUSLY THE MOTORCYCLISTS THAT ARE ON OUR ROADWAYS ACROSS OUR STATE, CERTAINLY IN OUR CITY, THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THEM AND WE WANNA KEEP THEM SAFE AND, AND CERTAINLY GET THEM HOME SAFELY ALSO. SO WE DO THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. SO [c. Present a proclamation designating May 5th - 11th, 2024 as Hurricane Preparedness Week.] NEXT WE HAVE HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK, AND SO I WILL KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED ONCE AGAIN THIS SEASON. BUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK, HURRICANES ARE MOST POWERFUL, ARE THE MOST POWERFUL NATURAL WEATHER PHENOMENON ON EARTH. HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH GREATER FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY CAUSING ADVERSE IMPACTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE HIGH WINDS STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS STRENGTHENS THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES WILL HELP TO REDUCE DAMAGES AND LOSSES OF BAYTON. THE BAYTOWN OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS DEDICATED TO MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS BY INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WILL HOST THE ANNUAL BAYTOWN HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP ON THURSDAY, MAY 23RD, 2024, AT THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS FROM THREE O'CLOCK TO 4:00 PM NOW. THEREFORE, OUR BRANDON CAP PATILLO IS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 5TH, MAY 5TH THROUGH 11TH OF 2024 AS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN BAYTOWN, AND URGE ALL OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO BEGIN THEIR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES TODAY, TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A DISASTER RESILIENT BAYTOWN. AND SO, IF YOU'RE PART OF THIS, UM, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S OUR OEM FOLKS AT THE EOC, BUT IF YOU'RE PART OF THIS, CERTAINLY A LOT OF FIRE POLICE AND EMS FOLKS. UM, BUT I COULD TELL YOU BAYTOWN IS WELL PREPARED. UH, WE GO THROUGH MULTIPLE DRILLS, COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES SO THAT, UH, WE, WE ARE GONNA HAVE STORMS THAT THREATEN US AND WE'LL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE NEVER HAVE TO GO AND EXPERIENCE OBVIOUSLY, THINGS THAT WE EXPERIENCED THROUGH OUR LIFETIMES. UH, SOME OF YOU'RE PROBABLY OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER HURRICANE CARLA, AND I'M SURE THE MANY GENERATIONS THAT ARE HERE, THERE'S PROBABLY A HURRICANE SOMEWHERE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU REMEMBER AND EXPERIENCE IF YOU CERTAINLY LIVED IN THE BAYTOWN AREA. SO, UH, WE WILL, UH, PRESENT THIS, UH, LATER, BUT WE DO THINK, UH, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE THAT HELP PREPARE OUR CITY FOR THIS TYPE OF DISASTER. SO NEXT WE HAVE NATIONAL TRAVEL [g. Present a proclamation recognizing May 19th - 25th, 2024 as National Travel and Tourism Week, and the City of Baytown as a great place to visit and play.] AND TOURISM WEEK, NATIONAL TRAVEL, TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK CELEBRATES THE INDUSTRY'S CRITICAL ROLE IN EMPOWERING OUR NATION'S ECONOMY, COMMUNITIES, AND CONNECTIONS. TRAVELS TRAVEL IS AMONG THE LARGEST PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES, SUPPORTING 15.8 MILLION JOBS, INCLUDING 9 MILLION DIRECTLY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY, AND 6.8 MILLION IN OTHER INDUSTRIES. CORPORATE MEETINGS, EVENTS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL ARE CORE BUSINESS FUNCTIONS THAT HELP COMPANIES STRAIN, STRENGTHEN BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, ALIGNED AND EDUCATE EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS AND REWARD BUSINESSES, UH, FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. LEISURE TRAVEL, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 80% OF ALL TRIPS TAKEN IN THE UNITED STATES, BENEFITS EVERY INDIVIDUAL BY SUBSTANTIALLY ENHANCING PER PERSONAL GROWTH AND EDUCATION, WHILE PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND AN APPRECIATION OF HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND CULTURE. IN ADDITION, LEISURE TRAVEL BONDS FAMILIES TOGETHER BY CREATING MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME, WHEREAS LEISURE AND CORPORATE TRAVEL BENEFITS LOCAL AREAS BY PROVIDING IMPORTANT TAX REVENUES THAT HELP TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS THE GOAL OF THE TOURISM PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IS JUST TO SIGNIFICANTLY DEVELOP AND EXPAND TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN BAYTOWN, THUS SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING ITS ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SO NOW THEREFORE, OUR BRANDON CAP AS MAYOR OF CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH OF 2024 AS NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK IN BAYTOWN, AND WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO USE THEIR VOICE TO PROMOTE TRAVEL TRAVEL'S ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT BAYTOWN WHAT MAKES BAYTOWN UNIQUE. AND CERTAINLY, UH, IF YOU'RE FROM BAYTOWN, UH, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A, A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CITY. BUT AS YOU TRAVEL OTHER PLACES, UH, I KNOW MYSELF, I TRAVEL FOR, FOR WORK AND, AND LEISURE. UH, IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES, BUT I'M ALWAYS READY TO COME BACK TO BAYTOWN FOR WHATEVER REASON IT MAY BE. SO THIS IS STILL HOME, UH, CERTAINLY MY BIRTHPLACE. AND, UH, I THINK WHAT I'M TOLD BUCKY'S IT ITSELF ON I 10, I BELIEVE IT'S 3 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR, IS WHO IS WHAT BASICALLY ENTERS AND EXITS THE BUCKY'S PROPERTY. UH, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF GALVESTON'S TOURISM VISITOR NUMBER. SO BUCKY'S IS CERTAINLY A, A GREAT TOURIST, I GUESS, ATTRACTION, UH, FOR JUST ANYWHERE THEY PLACE THEM. SO WE CERTAINLY WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, UH, TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK, UH, [d. Present a proclamation designating May 19th - 25th, 2024 as National Public Works Week.] NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. I'M TAKE A DRINK OF WATER. UH, IF I CAN HAVE OUR PUBLIC WORKS INDIVIDUALS, [00:10:01] PLEASE STAND FOR THIS. UM, I WOULD, I WOULD CONSIDER THEM CERTAINLY WHEN IT COMES TO CORE, CORE SERVICES OF THE CITY, UM, THE DAY TO DAY, RIGHT? THERE'S WATER MAIN BREAKS, THERE'S SEWER BREAKS, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN, BUT PUBLIC WORKS AND, AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, THEY, THEY REALLY, REALLY BUSTED OUT THERE, UH, ENSURING THAT WE, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS INTACT TO PROVIDE YOU OBVIOUSLY, UH, HIGH QUALITY WATER, FRESH WATER, SEWERS, TOILET FLUSHING, REALLY JUST CORE THINGS THAT TAKE PLACE IN ANY CITY. UH, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. THEY'RE VERY DEDICATED, THEY'RE VERY LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES. UH, IT'S THE LARGEST DEPARTMENT, BUT, UM, THEY, THEY REALLY, REALLY DO A FINE JOB. AND IT CERTAINLY STARTS WITH MR. SEMINO, HIS ENTIRE STAFF. BUT EVERYBODY, UH, DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, AND WE DO RECOGNIZE YOU THIS WEEK. UH, THEY HAVE A LOT. WE GIVE 'EM ALL THE BEST TOOLS. UM, IN FACT, THEY'RE AWARD-WINNING ON HOW TO USE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND OTHER THINGS. UH, BUT THEY ARE, THEY ARE CERTAINLY THE BACKBONE OF, OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR CITY. SO, WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE OF BAYTOWN, THESE INFRASTRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE FAIRLY MANDATED FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS. SO WHEREAS IT IS THE PUBLIC, IT IS IN THE, IN, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN BAYTOWN TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND MAINTAIN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. WHEREAS THE YEAR 2024 MARKS THE 64TH, UH, ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, UH, AND THE CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRANDON, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, IN RECOGNITION OF THIS EVENT DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH OF 2024 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN BAYTOWN AND URGE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND CEREMONIES DESIGNATED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC, ALL OUR PUBLIC WORKS INDIVIDUALS, UM, AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WILL DO A, A PHOTO A LITTLE BIT, UH, WHEN WE CONCLUDE ALL THIS NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL [e. Present proclamation designating May 19th - 25th, 2024 as Emergency Medical Services Week. ] SERVICES WEEK. UH, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY FIRE EMS INDIVIDUALS HERE THIS EVENING. UH, AND CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT. AND RECENTLY SOME OF OUR, SOME OF OUR COUNCIL, UH, WE, WE WERE, UM, I GUESS, UM, ABLE AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO GO AND EXPERIENCE BOTH KIND OF A FIRE SIDE OF SOME THINGS AND SOME EMS SIDE OF SOME THINGS. AND I CAN TELL YOU I LEARNED A LOT, UH, I'VE DONE THE FIRE THING, BUT I LEARNED A LOT IN THE EMS AMBULANCE THAT THEY HAD THE ABILITY THAT WE HAVE IN AN AMBULANCE, UM, TO DO, I BELIEVE IT'S A 12 LEAD EKG, AND THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON THAT, THAT WILL REALLY SAVE LIVES. IT WILL SAVE TIME. UM, IT WILL, IT WILL SAVE LIVES IF WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE, IF AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT IS IN NEED OF BLOOD, WE ARE WORKING TOWARD TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT BLOOD IN THAT, IN THAT PATIENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UH, THOSE ARE EVERY SECOND'S IMPORTANT. THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT I'M SO PROUD OF WHEN WE COME TO OUR FIRE AND EMS AND THE ABILITY TO, TO BASICALLY BE A, A MOBILE HOSPITAL, ALMOST ALMOST A, A MOBILE ER. AND SO I WAS AMAZED WITH THE THINGS THAT, THAT THEY REALLY HAVE WITHIN PRETTY MUCH A SMALL, SMALL, SMALL AREA, AND CERTAINLY THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE EXPERTISE THAT'S NEEDED TO, TO OBVIOUSLY, UM, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT, UH, TREAT OUR, OUR CITIZENS. AND SO WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALS AS OUR EMS, UH, SERVICES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN BAYTOWN. SO WHEREAS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE BAYTOWN IS A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAM ARE READY TO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING CARE TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ACCESS TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES THE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY RATE OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ILLNESSES OR INJURIES. THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES HAVE GROWN TO FILL A GAP BY PROVIDING IMPORTANT OUT OF HOSPITAL CARE, INCLUDING PREVENTATIVE MED MEDICINE, FOLLOW UP CARE AND ACCESS TO TELE TELEMEDICINE. WHEREAS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM CONSISTS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, PRE-HOSPITAL NURSES, EMERGENCY NURSES, EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, TRAINED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER OUT OF HOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS. AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAMS, [00:15:01] WHETHER CAREER OR VOLUNTEER, ENGAGE IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR LIFE SAVING SKILLS AND WHEREAS IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS BY DESIGNATING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRANDON CILLO AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH OF 2024 AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK IN BAYTOWN. AND WITH THE THEME, EMS STRONG ALWAYS IN SERVICE, I ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE THIS WEEK WITH APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS, CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES. SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. UH, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. [f. Present a proclamation designating May 13th - 17th, 2024 as National Police Week.] AND SO THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE. UM, I'VE ATTENDED MANY OF THE MEMORIAL CEREMONIES, UM, HERE LOCALLY. USUALLY IT IS HAPPENED AT A LOCAL, UH, CHURCH OR PARISH AND OR A PLACE OF WORSHIP. AND, UM, IT IS AN EVENT THAT I'M SURE MYSELF AND COUNCIL AND STAFF AND, AND CERTAINLY, UH, ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, BOTH POLICE, FIRE AND EMS, YOU ATTEND THAT AND YOU LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE STATE THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. UM, OBVIOUSLY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT IS A VERY TROUBLING CEREMONY. IT'S, I'M GLAD I DO ATTEND, BUT I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL AND BLESSED THAT I'M ABLE TO NOT SEE ANY OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON, ON THE SCREEN AND MEMORIALIZED. AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO GO AND, AND CERTAINLY HONOR THOSE THAT HAVE GIVEN THEIR, UH, LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY FOR OUR CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE. AND SO THIS WEEK, IF YOU CAN ATTEND, UM, I BELIEVE WE CAN, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION OUT. UM, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A, A, A CEREMONY AND SERVICE THAT, UH, I BELIEVE, UM, WE'LL BE ENLIGHTENING TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. SO WHEREAS THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS DESIGNATED THE WEEK OF MAY 13TH THROUGH THE 17TH OF 2024 TO BE DEDICATED AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, MAY 15TH, 2024 IS DESIGNATED AS POLICE MEMORIAL DAY IN BAYTOWN. AND WHEREAS OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE GUARDIANS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DEFENDERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO BE FREE, AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE WARRIORS IN THE BATTLES AGAINST CRIME AND TERRORISM AND ARE DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. WHEREAS OUR POLICE OFFICERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO LEAVE OUR HOMES AND FAMILY AND SAFE IN SAFETY EACH DAY AND TO RETURN TO OUR HOMES KNOWING WE ARE PROTECTED WHEN NEEDED. SO WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN DESIRES TO HONOR THE VALOR, SERVICE AND DEDICATION OF ITS OWN POLICE OFFICERS NOW, THEREFORE IRAN CAP'S MAYOR OF CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 13TH THROUGH THE 17TH OF 2024 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN BAYTOWN, AND CALL UPON OUR RESIDENCE TO ESPECIALLY HONOR AND SHOW OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS OF THE CITY BY DEED, REMARK AND ATTITUDE. I CALL UPON OUR CITIZENS TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO EXPRESS THEIR THANKS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE WILLING TO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES, IF NECESSARY, TO GUARD OUR LOVED ONES PROPERTY AND GOVERNMENT AGAINST ALL WHO WOULD INVI WHO WOULD VIOLATE THE LAW. SO ONCE AGAIN, UM, WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR NATIONAL POLICE SUITE. AND I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S OFFICERS HERE USUALLY BESIDES YOU. YES. ALRIGHT, WELL THEY'RE ALL PROTECTING US, SO IT'S GREAT. ALRIGHT, LAST [b. Present a proclamation designating May 5th - 11th, 2024 as National Public Service Recognition Week.] ONE IS NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK. WHEREAS BAY TOWNIANS ARE SERVED EACH SINGLE DAY BY PUBLIC SERVANTS AT THE CITY AS WE'RE AS WELL AS THE COUNTRY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. THESE EMPLOYEES DO THE WORK THAT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY WORKING IN GOOD TIMES AND IN CRITICAL NEEDS SITUATIONS. WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN HAS VARIOUS PERSONNEL FROM OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTH CITY CLERKS, OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND COUNTLESS OTHER OCCUPATIONS THAT PROVIDE DIVERSE SERVICES WITH EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY. AND WHEREAS WITHOUT THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS CON CONTINUITY WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IN A DEMOCRACY THAT REGULARLY CHANGES LOCAL LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRANDON CAPRIO'S, MAYOR CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH THE 11TH OF 2024 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS ENCOURAGE ITS CITIZENS, OUR CITIZENS, TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS, FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY. SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR ALL, ALL THOSE THAT SERVE THE PUBLIC IN WHATEVER CAPACITY IT MAY BE. SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA JUST START AT THE TOP AGAIN. I THINK IF WE CAN GET COUNSEL DOWN AND WE WILL START PHOTOS, I GUESS, RIGHT? SO, SO FIRST WE'LL HAVE THE, THE MOTOR, UH, THE MOTORCYCLIST SO WE CAN GET Y'ALL UP HERE, HOW WELCOME THIS IS BE FOR YOU AND WE'LL KIND OF GET HERE AND THEN EVERYBODY WILL JUST KIND OF JUST FILL IN. YOU MAY BE A LITTLE UP TO THE FRONT. I THINK THEY USUALLY LIKE THIS. THEY LIKE THIS. RIGHT HERE. RIGHT [00:20:01] THERE, HERE. GET RIGHT IN HERE. HERE. GET BACK. THEY LIKE THIS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? ALRIGHT, THIS IS OUR MARK. ALRIGHT, SO WE NEED TO FILL IN A LITTLE MORE BACK THIS WAY SO I CAN GET YOU ALL IN THE, I'M INTO PEOPLE RIGHT HERE. OKAY. MAKE SURE THEY CAN SEE YOUR FACE IF SOMETIMES NO, NO, NO, YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST STEP IN THE, OKAY, HERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3, AND ONE MORE. YEP. HANG ON ONE SECOND. OKAY. BIG SMILE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YES SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR MOTORCYCLES. YEAH, JUST RIGHT. THAT'S AS FAST AS THEY DRIVE THERE. WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL, ALL THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN FOR HAVING US UP HERE TODAY. YES. AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL, ESPECIALLY FIRST RESPONDERS. YOU KNOW THE FIRST ONES TO PICK US UP OFF THE ROAD IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN. ALRIGHT, MOTORCYCLE. ALRIGHT. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. DAVID. DAVID H HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. HERE YOU GO MAN. HOW ARE YOU? WELL, HERE, I'VE GOT ALL THIS. DON'T MATTER. YOU GUYS GET HERE SOMEWHERE. COME ON CHIEF. YOU'RE GOOD THERE. YOU GOOD? OKAY, WE'LL FILL IN THE GAP. YEAH. OKAY, HERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3, AND ONE MORNING PREPARED. I'M THROUGH. THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS TRAVEL AND TOURISM. THOMAS, YOU AND WHO ELSE? ART TOURISM FOLKS. ANNA, ANNA SHERE VICTORIA. HELLO. HI. YOU RECEIVED? OH, SHE'S . GET IN CLOSE. YES, WE DON'T BITE TOO HARD. I CAN'T SEE JAMES. THERE WE GO. OKAY, WE GOOD? SORRY. YEAH, WE GO. ONE, TWO, YES. THREE. OKAY, ONE MORE. OKAY. THANK YOU FRANK. FRANK, UH, WHO ELSE? GOOD EVENING. NICE TO SEE YOU. I GUESS IT'S FOR YOU ON THIS. DON'T HAVE TWO BAD SIDES. , YOU GO. THERE WE GO. WORK TRIED. I TRY LOAD YOU IN HERE. YOU GOTTA GET UP HERE IN FRONT NOW YOU DON'T NEED US. THIS IS YOU. NO, YOU'RE RIGHT HERE. RIGHT? THEY WOULDN'T HIDE. HERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3, AND ONE MORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL. YOU BUSY. GOT TO DO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. MAKE ROOM. WHO HAS THE MOST STRIPES HERE? YES. BESIDES THE TWO. GO. YOU DONE IT, YOU'LL BE OVER HERE. I'M JUST STICK WITH THE SAME SIGN. I'M TAKE THE LITTLE. OKAY, HERE WE GO. [00:25:02] 1, 2, 3. THANK YOU GUYS. I LEARNED A LOT. I LEARNED A LOT OF GUYS. THANK Y'ALL. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. THE SAME PERSON. ALRIGHT, Y'ALL CAN COME CLOSER NOW. ALRIGHT. YOU HAVE TO TOUCH IT. ALRIGHT. OKAY, HERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3. OKAY, THANK YOU SIR. OKAY, SO THIS IS EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE, SO PUBLIC SERVICE, STATE MANAGER. I'M, I DON'T, THIS IS EVERYBODY. GUESS WHOEVER WANTS COME UP WITH NOT ALL WORKS OR EMS OR POLICE COME ON OR WHATEVER. HOWEVER YOU WANT. AS MANY WANTS COME. YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE THE GUYS. AT LEAST ONE FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT. ONE. YOU GOTTA GET UP. YEAH. CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. COME ON CHIEF. THERE ONE WANTS TO BE ON THIS SIDE. THERE WE GO. BRIAN. THERE WE GO. MARK. MARK. GOT COME OVER HERE PLEASE. TWO, THREE. OKAY. I CAN'T DO IT. AN OPPORTUNITY. I LIKE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE GET TO WORK WITH AND THEN THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT WE CAN MAKE ON OUR COMMUNITY AND CITIZENS AND THE HEART OF OUR CITY BEATS THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF OUR INCREDIBLE EMPLOYEES. I LIKE WORKING HERE BECAUSE IT GIVES ME A POSITION WHERE I CAN MENTOR MY TEAM AND BUILD A BETTER BAYTOWN. I LOVE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, ESPECIALLY PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. I'M A RAISE BAYTON AND SO I ENJOY WHAT I DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF ALL MY FRIENDS AROUND BAYTOWN. WE ARE CARING. I LOVE WORKING FOR BAYTOWN BECAUSE I GREW UP HERE AND I GET TO SEE HOW AMAZING OUR COMMUNITY IS AND HOW MUCH OUR WORK AFFECTS THAT COMMUNITY AND, AND SUCH A POSITIVE LIFE. WE ARE INNOVATIVE. I LIKE WORKING FOR BAYTOWN BECAUSE I GET TO BE CREATIVE ON A DAILY BASIS. AND, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH, YOU CAN TELL THEY TRULY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND THE COMMUNITY. WE COLLABORATE AND LEAD OTHERS IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS. I LIKE WORKING FOR BAYTOWN BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE AND ALSO ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAVE TO LEARN SO MANY NEW THINGS EVERY DAY. I LOVE WORKING FOR BAYTOWN BECAUSE I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE RESPONSIBLY MANAGE RESOURCES. I LIKE BEING IN BAYTOWN BECAUSE IN THIS ROLE I AM ABLE TO LINK TOGETHER ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS FLOWING, UH, CORRECTLY AS A WELL-OILED MACHINE. FROM ORGANIZING THE BEST EVENTS IN THE STATE TO KEEPING OUR STREETS SAFE AND PUTTING OUT FIRES. BIG OR SMALL, OUR EMPLOYEES GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. I LOVE THE SENSE OF FAMILY THAT I'VE, UH, BEEN ABLE TO SEE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, FOR ANY DEPARTMENT, WHETHER IT BE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE WATER DEPARTMENT. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN VERY NICE, VERY HELPFUL. UH, AND JUST SHOWING THAT THAT REGULAR BAYTOWN WAY WE DO MORE IN BAYTOWN. I LOVE MY COWORKERS. UM, IT HAS GIVEN YOU A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GROW, NOT JUST AS A PERSON, BUT UH, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP. UM, BAYTOWN CITY, BAYTOWN IS WHERE I GREW UP AND I LOVE GETTING BACK TO MY COMMUNITY. I LOVE WORKING FOR BAYTOWN BECAUSE THE WORK THAT WE HAVE HERE [00:30:01] IS CHALLENGING AND, UH, REWARDING TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO THE WORK FAMILY. THEY'RE AMAZING. EACH ONE OF US, WHETHER IT'S THE CITY CLERK'S, OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS, FINANCE OR ENGINEERING, I LIKE WORKING FOR BAYTOWN BECAUSE IT'S JUST A BIG FAMILY. WE, UM, ALSO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND WE LOVE WHAT WE DO. WELL. I'VE BEEN HERE 33 YEARS, IT'S LIKE A SECOND FAMILY. EVERYBODY I WORK WITH AND I LOVE TO BE AROUND. AND, UM, JUST GOING A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AT COMMUNICATIONS LIBRARY FIRE OR HELP. I LIKE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BECAUSE ADMINISTRATION GENUINELY CARES ABOUT US AND THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FIRE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS WE'RE TAKEN CARE OF AND WE'RE TREATED VERY WELL. ITS HR LEGAL POLICE OR PLANNING. I LOVE WORKING HERE. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SO KIND. THEY TAKE CARE OF ME. THEY'RE JUST A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE. MUNICIPAL COURT PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OR THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WE GET TO EDUCATE, UH, THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN IN REGARDS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY. UH, WE ALSO CAN IMPACT LIVES, UH, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND I JUST ENJOY BEING PART OF THAT. WE CHOSE TO WORK FOR THIS CITY. I LIKE IT BECAUSE THIS IS MY GREATER PASSION FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT AND THIS ONE IS THE BETTER OPTION AND THEY'VE GIVEN ME A LOT OF GREAT OPTIONS TO WORK HERE AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SO I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AND CONTINUE TO STAY. WE COULD HAVE PICKED ANY OTHER CITY TO WORK FOR. IT IS A FAMILY OF BAY. NOT ONLY DID MY DADDY GET TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND RETIRE, MY BROTHER WORKS FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. I WORK FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. SO THAT IS A TOTAL OF 45 YEARS HERE IN THE CITY. WHETHER YOU LIVE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OR NOT, THIS IS YOUR CITY CONTRIBUTING TO PEOPLE IN GENERAL AND COMMUNITY. I'M NOT FROM THE AREA, BUT LIKE SERVING CITIZENS THE PART OF SOMETHING. THIS IS OUR CITY. I LOVE WORKING FOR BAYTOWN BECAUSE WE GET TO MAKE AN IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COWORKERS ARE AWESOME. DEFINITELY THE PEOPLE. IT'S MY FAMILY AWAY FROM MY FAMILY. IT'S MY WORK FAMILY. AND, UH, THERE'S THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HERE THAT WORK AT BAYTOWN. TOGETHER WE ARE BAYTOWN AND TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AWESOME, AWESOME MAN. WE, WE ARE CERTAINLY FORTUNATE OF, OF ALL OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WHATEVER ROLE THEY MAY BE WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU JUST STARTED YESTERDAY OR IF YOU'RE HERE 40 YEARS, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CERTAINLY WHAT, WHAT PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THEY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY VERY WELL. SO WE, WE ONCE AGAIN WANNA THANK THEM. SO, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. I BELIEVE IT IS TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION FROM THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTER GOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL FOR THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR ROAD. ROAD READY PROGRAM. MR. LOPEZ. THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. SO THIS ITEM IS GONNA BE PRESENTED BY T-M-L-I-R-P, TEXAS MUNICIPAL INTERGOVERNMENT RISK POOL. THEY ARE ACTUALLY THE ONCE THE CITY IS PARTNERED WITH AS FAR AS OUR LIABILITY COVERAGES HERE AT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND OUTSIDE OF JUST LIABILITY COVERAGES WITH HELP PROTECT EMPLOYEES SAFETY AND OUR PROPERTIES AND ASSETS, THEY ALSO ARE PROACTIVE IN WHAT THEY DO AS FAR AS PROVIDING TRAININGS AND PROGRAMS THAT KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE AND HELP MITIGATE RISK AND DAMAGE TO OUR PROPERTIES AND ASSETS. SO THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT ON A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PARTNERED WITH THEM WITH TO HELP DO ALL THOSE THINGS FOR US. AND I HAVE MANNY TREJO AND DARREL OLIVER FROM T-M-L-I-R-P THAT WILL BE PRESENTING. THANK Y'ALL. UM, I'M DARREL AND THIS IS MANNY. AND I DID NOTE THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS PROCLAMATION AND IT REALLY TIES IN WITH A, A LETTER THAT I BROUGHT IN THE CERTIFICATE AND THE ROAD READY PROGRAM WITH YOUR, UM, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE RANGED FROM CONSULTATIONS TO TRAINING, TO SAFETY RODEOS TO HAZARD SURVEYS, AND, UM, UH, A LOT HAS TAKEN PLACE TO PROTECT THOSE EMPLOYEES AND CREATE AWARENESS FOR ROADWAY AND HIGHWAY EXPOSURES BECAUSE IT IS SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES FOR ALL MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES TO BE, IS OUTSIDE OF THEIR VEHICLE JUST DOING DAY TO DAY WORK THAT THEY NORMALLY DO. SO I'M GONNA READ A LETTER AND THEN WE HAVE THE PLAQUE. WE ARE THRILLED TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING ALL FIVE DIGITAL BADGES OF THE ROAD READY PROGRAM. THIS NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND DEDICATION OF YOUR TEAM. WORKING IN OR NEAR ROADWAYS CREATES THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC ENCOUNTERS WITH OTHER VEHICLES WHERE THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR INJURY IS NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO FAULT. THE ROAD READY INITIATIVE WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE ALL STAFF ARE AWARE OF THESE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND EXPOSURES. THE BAYTOWN PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS EXEMPLIFIED A PROACTIVE APPROACH, SUCCESSFULLY [00:35:01] COMPLETING MAJOR ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROAD READY PROCESS. THE ENCLOSED CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLETION OF ALL FIVE ROAD READY BADGES AND THE DEDICATION OF ALL STAFF TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKPLACE. THIS EFFORT IS PARAMOUNT TO THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL AND SEEKS TO CREATE WITH ITS MEMBERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND LOSS PREVENTION AND RISK MANAGEMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT. AND THEN IF YOU WANNA GO, OKAY. YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT Y'ALL WERE THE FIRST, WE WERE THE FIRST CITY IN TEXAS TO DO THIS PROGRAM. JUST POINT THAT AND, AND RECEIVING THE AWARD. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THESE, THESE PEOPLE UP HERE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS PROGRAM BEING LAUNCHED AND HAPPENING. SO KEVIN HARVILLE FROM PUBLIC WORKS. DAVID KIRKPATRICK, AN ALVAREZ ALLOY DAVIS AND PHILIP DAVIS FROM THE HR DEPARTMENT. YEP. THERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3, 3 OPTIONS. AND ONE MORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. [a. Present Baytown's 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration concert line-up that will be held on Saturday, June 15th, 2024 at Bicentennial Park.] WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR A IS TO PRESENT, UH, BAY TOWN'S FOURTH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION CONCERT LINEUP THAT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY JUNE 15TH, 2024 AT BICENTENNIAL PARK. MR. HATCH. GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL CLIFFORD HATCH PARKS AND REC. UH, WE ARE HERE, LIKE YOU SAID, TO ANNOUNCE THE FOURTH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH, UH, CELEBRATION LINEUP THAT'LL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, UH, JUNE 15TH BICENTENNIAL PARK. UH, WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SOME OF OUR JUNETEENTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE, INCLUDING, UH, VINCENT NORMAN, WHO WILL, UH, SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER THE VIDEO THAT WAS PREPARED BY OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. HOPE YOU ENJOY. THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PROUDLY PRESENTS OUR JUNETEENTH 2024 CELEBRATION FEATURING B NICOLE, DJ G GT MAINE, CAM FRANKLIN AND RB SUPERSTAR MAYA ALL CAPPED OFF WITH A BOOMING FIREWORK SHOW. JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THIS HISTORIC TEXAS HOLIDAY. FREE TO EVERYONE. JUNE 15TH AT BICENTENNIAL PARK IN BAYTOWN. HELLO EVERYBODY. UH, MY NAME IS VINCENT NORMAN. I'M HERE REPRESENTING TOP SHELF ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL AS THE JUNETEENTH UH, COMMITTEE. UH, JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALLOWING US TO, UH, PRESENT TO YOU GUYS TODAY. UH, I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. UM, TO START WITH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL, UH, FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND INVESTMENT INTO THIS EVENT. UM, IT'S REALLY, UM, IMPORTANT THAT, UH, THAT YOU GUYS, UH, HONOR THE HISTORICAL, UH, SIGNIFICANCE AND, UH, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NOW FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT COME TOGETHER TO, UH, PLACE THESE TYPE OF EVENTS ON THIS SCALE. LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE HAD ESTIMATED 25,000 PEOPLE AT, AT OUR EVENT. UH, SO, UH, ALL OF THE, THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY THAT COME TOGETHER, JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE GUYS, UH, ESPECIALLY MR. CLIFFORD, CLIFFORD HATCH AND KYLE FRY, UH, AND IN THE, THE ENTIRE PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT, UH, MRS. AMY SHIPLEY, SHE'S IN THE MARKING DEPARTMENT, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, UH, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, BAYTOWN POLICE FIRE AND EMS AS WELL AS THE HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. UH, EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE. UM, SO WE'LL BEGIN THIS YEAR'S EVENT, UH, KIND OF, UM, WITH THE CHILDREN IN MIND AND ALSO WITH SOME GREAT LOCAL INDIVIDUALS. UH, WE HAVE DJ MAYA PAPAYA AND DJ PEACHES, AS WELL AS, UM, TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT, THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS FOR OUR YOUTH. UH, YOUNG MEN SUCCESSFULLY STEPPING, STEPPING AND PIANO VIBES KIDS, THEY'RE GONNA START OUT THE EVENT. UH, WE'LL HAVE, UH, SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE'RE GONNA DO A, UM, VIDEO TRIBUTE TO, UH, THE LATE BIG POKEY. HE WAS A, UH, ARTIST LAST YEAR AT OUR EVENT WHO UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY AFTER THE EVENT IN BEAUMONT. WE'RE GONNA DO A, UH, VIDEO TRIBUTE TO HIM AS WELL AS, UH, URBAN ONE, UH, PERSONALITIES. WE'LL DO A TRIBUTE TO HIM AS WELL. UH, AFTER THAT WE'LL HAVE A COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT FEATURING THE, UH, THE MEN'S, UH, LEE COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR. UM, THEN GOING INTO OUR HEADLINERS, UH, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER BAYTOWN NATIVE AS WELL AS A [00:40:01] STERLING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE BEAT NICOLE, UH, FOLLOWED BY CAM FRANKLIN, WHO IS A HOUSTON NATIVE. UH, AND ALSO THE LEAD SINGER OF THE SUFFERERS, UH, AS WELL AS A WELL-RESPECTED LIVE MUSICIAN LOCALLY. UH, AND THEN, UM, OF COURSE A GRAMMY AWARD WINNER AND INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST MAYA TO FOLLOW THAT. SO WE DO HAVE A FULL, UH, LINEUP SCHEDULED THIS YEAR. UM, I JUST WANNA MENTION THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INVESTMENT THE CITY MAKES, NOT ONLY INTO THE JUNETEENTH EVENT, BUT INTO THE G***O FEST AND ALSO THE 4TH OF JULY. UH, IT'S A VERY BIG INVESTMENT THAT THE, THE CITY DOES FOR THESE TYPE OF EVENTS AND IT SHOWS WHAT THE CITY DOES FOR THE BATIAN TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS. AND, UM, JUST A FEW NOTES, UH, ABOUT THIS YEAR'S EVENT. UM, CAM FRANKLIN ACTUALLY, UH, TURNED DOWN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THEIR FESTIVAL TO COME TO BAYTOWN TO DO OUR EVENT. SO, UH, THAT JUST SHOWS SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN BAYTOWN. UH, ALSO MAYA WAS PICKED UP BY A NATIONAL TOUR. UH, LIVE NATION HAD TO GIVE HER CLEARANCE TO COME AND DO THE BAYTOWN EVENT. THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN BAYTOWN AND UH, THEY ARE VERY HAPPY TO, UM, BE A PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN, IN THAT WAY. SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AND, UM, HOPE EVERYBODY COMES OUT FOR THIS FAMILY, UH, FRIENDLY EVENT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. HOW'S EVERYONE FEELING TONIGHT? GOOD. NO RESPONSE. JUST ONE REALLY. COME ON, MAN. UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL. WE STARTED THIS FOUR YEARS AGO. THIS IS OUR FOURTH EVENT. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, IT WAS MADE A FEDERAL HOLIDAY FOUR YEARS AGO AND WE WERE THE ONLY CITY CELEBRATING IT ON THIS SCALE. AND THAT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE FORESIGHT OR FORWARD THINKING OF COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF TO ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO BE PUT ON, ON A GRAND SCALE. UM, THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE SHOUTING FROM THE MOUNTAINTOPS. THAT BAYTOWN WAS THE FIRST TO DO SOMETHING FOR JUNETEENTH ON THIS TYPE OF, THIS TYPE OF STAGE. THE YEAR BEFORE WE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED IT AS A HOLIDAY HERE IN BAYTOWN OVER AT MOUNT ROSE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH IS ALSO A HISTORICAL CHURCH RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT SAYS A LOT. SO I DO, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ENCOURAGE COUNSEL TO CONTINUE STEPPING UP, BE FORWARD THINKING AND SUPPORTING THINGS OF THIS NATURE. 'CAUSE IT, IT NOT ONLY BRINGS RECOGNITION TO OUR CITY, BUT IT, IT SHINES OUR, IT PUTS OUR CITY IN A WONDERFUL SPOTLIGHT. THANK YOU TO VINCE. HE'S BEEN WORKING ON OUR ENTERTAINMENT EVERY YEAR AND IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER. IT WOULDN'T BE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ENTERTAINERS THAT WE HAVE COMING HERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM AND HIS ORGANIZATION. ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU COUNCIL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. CERTAINLY THANK YOU TO PARKS AND, AND CERTAINLY THE PARKS BOARD AND, AND CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR THE LINEUP. LOOKS LIKE IT'S A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. I LIKE THE, THE, THE LOCAL ENTERTAINER ASPECT OF, OF THIS AND, AND SO WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CELEBRATION. UH, SO, UM, [a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 7.19 acres located on the west side of Crosby Cedar Bayou Road and approximately 0.17 miles north of Massey Tompkins Road from Single-Family Estate (SFE) to a Mixed Residential at Low to Medium Densities (SF2) Zoning District. ] WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO FIRST WE HAVE ITEM FIVE A. UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE A PARTY, A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAIL THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING. EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING. THE RULES FOLLOW EACH PERS ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT 'EM TO ME. ALRIGHT, GOT SIGNED. OKAY, SO WHICH ONE? IT SAYS EMAIL. OH, OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I NOW, IT IS NOW 7:17 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIALS ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 7.19 ACRES LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CROSBY CEDAR BAYOU ROAD, AND APPROXIMATELY 0.17 MILES NORTH OF MASSEY TOMPKINS ROAD. FROM SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE TO A MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIUM, MEDIUM DENSITIES, SF TWO ZONING [00:45:01] DISTRICT. I WILL NOW LIKE STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD. MARTIN SCRIBNER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UH, AS MENTIONED, THIS IS, UH, SEVEN ACRES, JUST OVER SEVEN ACRES ON CROSBY, CEDAR BAY ROAD, JUST NORTH OF MASSEY TOMPKINS. UM, REMEMBER THAT, UH, JUST RECENTLY DID REZONE, UH, ABOUT THREE ACRES JUST NORTH OF THIS PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CROSBY, CEDAR BAYOU, UH, FROM OR TO SF TWO. AND ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, UH, THE 29 29 ACRES THAT'S ADJACENT JUST TO THE WEST, THERE WAS REZONED, UH, THE, THE BACK, UH, THREE QUARTERS OF IT WAS REZONED FROM OR TO SF TWO, AND THE FRONT WAS ZONED TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. UH, THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE THAT'S AT SFE, WHICH MEANS IT'S A ONE ACRE MINIMUM. UH, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES ONLY. UH, THE SURROUNDING AREAS, OURS ZONED BOTH SFE, THAT'S THE, THE TAN COLOR N SF TWO, WHICH IS THE YELLOW. AND THAT IS WHAT, UH, THE REQUEST IS TODAY, IS TO REZONE THAT TO SF TWO, UH, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DOES SHOW THE ENTIRE AREA AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. UM, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A ZONING OF SF TWO TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 32 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. UM, THERE WILL BE TWO ACCESSES TO CROSBY, CEDAR BAYOU, AND A STUB STREET TO THAT PROPERTY TO THE WEST IN CASE IT, UH, UH, DOES IN FACT DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE. SO THIS ITEM WAS HEARD BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN MARCH, UH, AND THAT HEARING WAS CONTINUED TO THE APRIL MEETING TO ALLOW FOR SOME ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE CITY TO REVIEW THE TRA TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY. UH, STAFF DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA, UH, THAT IS LAID OUT IN OUR CODE, UH, FOR A REZONE DECISION. SO AT THE APRIL MEETING, UH, FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THEY VOTED SIX TO ZERO TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS REZONE REQUEST, UH, DUE TO THEIR TRAFFIC CONCERNS. SO, UM, SO AGAIN, I'M, I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S, UM, RECOMMENDATION. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS CLEAR ON WHAT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY SAYS. SO IT DOES INDICATE THAT THE CURRENT TRAFFIC, UH, LEVELS OF SERVICE ARE AT LEVEL D ON THAT STRETCH OF ROAD RIGHT THERE IN CROSBY, CEDAR BAYOU. UM, THAT'S NOT GREAT. IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE ADDITION OF 32 HOMES AT THIS LOCATION ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE. IT IS GOING TO STAY A D IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE IT ANY BETTER, BUT IT'S ALSO NOT GONNA MAKE, UH, A, UM, A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE, UH, IN THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE. UM, SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. UM, I WILL ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE APPLICANT, UH, MR. LELAND SMITH IS HERE TONIGHT AND DOES HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION FOR YOU. OKAY. UM, THAT COULD HAPPEN, THAT WILL HAPPEN DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING OR IN THE NEXT, AND I'M ASSUMING ANOTHER ITEM. IS THERE? ANOTHER ITEM? OKAY. YEAH. SO FOR SIX A, SO THE PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN SIX A I'M ASSUMING THAT'S UP TO YOU. HE DID SIGN UP FOR THE, UH, UH, TO SPEAK ON THE, ON THE LIST. SO IF YOU WANTED TO DO THAT NEXT, IT MIGHT HELP TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT COME UP. I, I'LL MEAN, I'LL, I'LL CALL 'EM UP FOR SIX A, JUST SO LET FIRST WE CAN HEAR THE PUBLIC ON THIS. SO, UM, I WILL FIRST, UH, START AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. WE HAVE, UH, LOOKS LIKE DAVID AND YOU HAVE PRETTY DECENT HANDWRITING, BUT, UH, I GUESS DAVID, YOU'RE ON HARDIN ROAD, YOUR FIRST TO SIGN UP. GO. YOU GO. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M A RESIDENT OF BAYTOWN FOR 52 YEARS, 28 OF THOSE YEARS ON HARDIN ROAD, 26 11 HARDIN ROAD. UM, I'D LIKE TO CALL ATTENTION TO A PETITION TO OPPOSE REZONING. THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER BY MYSELF AND EDDIE CAPS. THAT'S, UH, UH, UH, A RESIDENT THERE ON CROSBY CEDAR BALL ROAD. THE ORIGINAL COPY, THE ORIGINAL PETITION WAS HANDED TO PLANNING AND ZONING. I HAVE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL. MR. MAYOR, COULD I BRING THIS TO YOU? SURE, YEP. FINE. I'LL PASS IT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, BUT A COPY. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. THE, UH, THE PETITION WAS SIGNED BY 89 PEOPLE. WE VISITED 58 HOMES. UM, [00:50:02] AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, EVERYONE THAT WE TALKED TO, EVERYONE THAT SIGNED THIS PETITION OPPOSED REZONING 7.1 ACRES. THE THING THAT I HEAR MOST OF WAS DUE TO TRAFFIC. THE, I WANNA CALL ATTENTION TO THE NUMBERS OF TRAFFIC. UH, THE, THE LJA PAGE 15 INDICATES THAT THERE WERE 7,209 VEHICLE TRIPS AND I WAS SHOCKED YOU COULD CUT THIS NUMBER IN HALF AND REALIZE THAT'S A MASSIVE NUMBER OF, OF, OF TRAFFIC EVENT. UH, UH, VEHICLE VE UH, VEHICLE TRIPS A MAJOR CONCERN. ARE WE CREATING, ARE WE HELPING CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF ROAD RAGE? THAT BOTHERS ME A LOT BECAUSE THAT ROAD IS SO BUSY. MAYOR, I ASK YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REJECT THIS APPLICATION. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANKS SIR. ALRIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO, LOOKS LIKE, IS IT, UM, IS MR. HARRINGTON LOOKS LIKE OR DONNIE DONNIE HARRINGTON? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. HAVE YOU MY TIME TO, UH, SOMEONE NEED MORE TIME TO SPEAK. OKAY. UM, CAN YOU, DO YOU KNOW ANY, I MEAN I CAN READ SOME NAMES TO YOU. ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM, WOULD THEY THINK THAT THEY MAY EXCEED THREE MINUTES? WHAT I'LL DO, UH, MR. HARRINGTON, IF SOMEBODY NEEDS THREE MINUTES, I WILL, I WILL YIELD THAT WHEN THAT TIME COMES. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, MR. CAPS, EDDIE CAPS. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE, THE SITUATION THERE. I LIVE AT 39 15 CROSS BONITA BALL ROAD, 400 YARDS FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. I LIVE THERE FOR, FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN THE TRAFFIC EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY WE HAVE SCHOOL BUS TRAFFIC, AT LEAST 20 TO 25 BUSES FOUR TIMES A DAY. GOING, COMING BACK, GOING, COMING BACK. WE HAVE THAT TRAFFIC. I AM NOT ABLE TO BACK OUTTA MY DRIVEWAY SAFELY. SO I TURN AROUND AND I HAVE MY FAMILY TURN AROUND IN THE, IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DRIVE OUT. AND MOST OF THE TIME IN THE EVENING, TRAFFIC IS ALREADY IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE BACK TO THIS PROPERTY WAITING FOR THE RED LIGHT TO CHANGE. IT USUALLY TAKES FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO THE RED LIGHT. USUALLY TAKES THREE TIMES FOR IT TO, TO UH, CYCLE BEFORE YOU GET THROUGH IT. SO I'M JUST SAYING SAFETY WISE, SOMETIMES, UH, WHEN I DRIVE OUT, PEOPLE ARE NICE ENOUGH TO LET ME IN AND I ONLY GO SOUTH BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE THE TRAFFIC COMING NORTHBOUND THERE. IT'S TOO, TOO, UH, DANGEROUS TO TRY TO DO THAT. SO I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO, TO REALLY CONSIDER THIS, TO, TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE, THE TRAFFIC ON UH, CROSS THE CEDAR BALL. MAYBE WE COULD, WHATEVER IT IT NEEDS, BUT IT NEEDS SOMETHING, UH, SAFETY WISE. THANK YOU. THANKS SIR. ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE DARRELL, IS IT GLAND? MARVIN? MARVIN BOOZER. RIGHT. BUT, UM, DARRYL IS, HE HAS AN ARROW HERE THAT HE'S FORFEITING OR HE'S YIELDING HIS TIME TO MARVIN BOOZER. YES. YES. SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT. SO, ALRIGHT SIR, YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M MARVIN BOOZER. I HAVE, UH, LIVED ON HARDIN ROAD SINCE 2006. UH, APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S TIME. UH, I TALKED TO MR. POWELL PRETTY REGULAR ABOUT STUFF GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS NOT A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT BEFORE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL SUPPORT IT. UH, EVERYBODY'S TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC IS ATROCIOUS ON CROSBY CEDAR BOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. I HAVE SEEN IT BACKED UP FROM [00:55:01] MASSEY TOMPKINS TO THE RAILROAD TRACK. THAT IS A LONG WAY. I'VE SEEN IT BACKED UP BY UNION PACIFIC FROM THE RAILROAD TRACK ALMOST TO MASSEY TOMPKINS TOO. SO IT GOES BOTH WAYS. THAT IS, UH, 30 HOUSES, 32 HOUSES. THEY'RE ALL THREE FOUR BEDROOM. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A HUSBAND AND WIFE WITH TWO CARS. HOW MANY KIDS WITH CARS? I DON'T KNOW. I CAN SPECULATE, BUT THEY'RE GONNA ADD A WHOLE BUNCH OF CARS TO THE ALREADY TRAFFIC CONGESTION THAT HAPPENS ON CROSBY, CEDAR BIO AND MASSEY TOMPKINS. THE ACREAGE NEXT TO THAT HAS NO RELEVANCE IN THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BUTT UP TO CROSBY CEDAR BOW, IT ABUTS A FOUR LANE ROAD. IF Y'ALL WANNA MAKE CROSBY CEDAR BOW A FOUR LANE ROAD ALLEVIATE OUR TRAFFIC ISSUES, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT. SO I'M NOT JUST SITTING HERE TRYING TO REIGN ON THE PARADE. THERE IS LEGITIMATE ISSUES THAT I DON'T THINK WERE ADEQUATELY, ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY BECAUSE I HEAP KEEP HEARING IT'S NOT A SCORING SYSTEM. WHAT IS IT AN A THROUGH F SYSTEM TO SCORE TRAFFIC. WE'RE AT A, A VERY HIGH D IN WHAT IS THERE ALREADY. YOU'VE GOT EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT DOES NOT LIKE TO COME DOWN THAT ROAD. THEY'LL GO MAIN IF THEY POSSIBLY CAN. UH, YOU DON'T HEAR 'EM VERY OFTEN AND WHEN YOU DO, IT'S NOT AT RUSH HOUR, IT'S IN ONE OF THE NON RUSH PERIODS OF THE DAY IS WHEN YOU HEAR THE SIRENS GOING UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD THAT WE LIVE THERE. THE DEVELOPER DOESN'T LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. HE WANTS TO COME IN HERE AND DUMP THIS ON US, GET HIS MONEY AND LEAVE. WE'RE STUCK WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT. LIKE WE WERE THE TRAFFIC ON HARDEN ROAD WHEN THEY REDID CROSBY CEDAR BIO, I HAD TO PUT UP THREE MAILBOXES AND I FINALLY PUT UP ONE THAT THEY LEAVE CAR PARTS. NOW THEY WON'T KNOCK THAT MAILBOX DOWN, BUT THEY HAVE FINALLY ADDRESSED THE TRAFFIC ON HARDEN AND IT'S REASONABLE TO ADD THIS MUCH MORE TRAFFIC, WHICH IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THAT DIVISION, TURN LEFT AND GO DOWN HARDEN TO AVOID ALL THAT TRAFFIC IS GOING TO ADD THE TRAFFIC BACK TO HARDEN ROAD THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED. THERE'S A TALK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A SIDEWALK GOING NOWHERE. THAT'S NOT A SAFETY FEATURE. THAT'S FOR THOSE 32 HOUSES. IT ADDS NO VALUE TO THE REST OF THAT STREET. IF THEY WANNA BUY THE PRO EASEMENT AND PUT IT ALL THE WAY TO JENKINS PARK, THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER NOTHER ISSUE TO TALK ABOUT. THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY CO YOU KNOW, HELP ALLEVIATE SOME THE WAY THAT ROAD IS LAID OUT AND Y'ALL CAN'T SEE IT ON THERE, BUT IT'S TWO ROADS COMING INTO ONE ROAD RUNNING ALONG WITH HOUSES IN THE BACK OF IT. SCHOOL BUSES ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GO IN THERE 'CAUSE THERE WON'T BE ROOM TO TURN AROUND. IF YOU LOOK AT THE STREETS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HARDIN GOING EAST ON MASSEY TOMPKINS, THEY DON'T GO DOWN THOSE STREETS BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION, THE PARKING IN THE STREET, LEAVING THE CARS OUT AT NIGHT. THEY CAN'T GO DOWN THERE AND TURN AROUND. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THE SAME SITUATION THERE WHERE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO DO THAT. WE TRIED WITH THE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM. THEY DID VOTE TO DENY THIS. UH, I AM NOT SAYING PERMANENTLY DENY, I'M SAYING FIX THE STREETS FIRST AND THEN WE CAN PROBABLY LIVE WITH IT. THEN THAT ALLEVIATES TRAFFIC AT THAT INTERSECTION THAT ALLEVIATES TRAFFIC ON OUR STREET. PLUS IT MAKES IT A WHOLE LOT SAFER PLACE TO DRIVE FOR EVERYBODY. 'CAUSE IN THAT, THAT PARK IS THE MOST USED ONE UP THERE AT JENKINS PARK AND ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IT'S ALMOST LIKE WORK GETTING OUT RIGHT AT DARK. THERE'S PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THAT PARK BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO GO HOME AND THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT [01:00:01] YOU DON'T SEE BECAUSE IT'S IN THE OFF HOURS AND, AND IT IS ADDING TO THE TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD. HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO SOMETHING WHERE WE GET THE STREET FIXED THEN THEY CAN HAVE THEIR SUBDIVISION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT, UH, LET'S SEE. WE WILL MOVE. UM, LOOKS LIKE RUDY VARGAS. I, I BELIEVE YOU RUDY VARGAS. OKAY, GOOD EVENING AND UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. RUDY VARGAS. I LIVE ON UH, 25 18 HARDIN ROAD AND I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND I WOULD ALSO, UH, LIKE TO SEE THE REQUEST TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP DENIED IN MY OPINION THE ISSUES WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC IMPACT MY COMMUNITY ON HARDIN ROAD IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. MY ACCESS TO CROSBY CEDAR BIO IS DANGEROUS AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. WITH THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT TRAFFIC ON THIS TWO LANE ROAD. IT'S ALREADY IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT HARDEN ROAD WITHOUT HAVING TO DART INTO TRAFFIC BETWEEN VEHICLES, UPSETTING DRIVERS, UH, AND UH, JUST UH, RAISING THE INCIDENTS OF ROAD RAGE. UH, IT HAS BECOME NORMAL TO HEAR PEOPLE HONKING AT PEOPLE. WHEN YOU PULL OUT PEOPLE START TAILGATING YOU, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, THEY TURN ON THEIR HIGH BEAMS, UH, USING UH, OTHER WAYS TO INTIMIDATE YOU, ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE DRIVING THE MONSTER TRUCKS. BUT ANYWAY, UH, THEY EVEN PEOPLE EVEN HAVE PASSED ME ON THE ROAD WHEN I PULL OUT, THEY JUST GET MAD BECAUSE, UH, I'M IMPEDING THEIR FLOW. OKAY, BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY CARS ON THAT ROAD, SO THEY PASS YOU ON A TWO-LANE ROAD RIGHT THERE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. AND THIS IS NOT ONLY DURING THE RUSH HOURS, IT'S ALMOST ALL DAY LONG AND INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS AREA WITH THE ONLY ACCESS BEING CROSBY SEA BIO WITHOUT EXPANDING THE ROAD SOMEHOW IS JUST UNREASONABLE. TO ADD TO THIS, WITH OUR PROXIMITY TO WHAT MAY BE THE MOST POPULAR PARK IN BAYIT TOWN, UH, AND SOON TO HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE CORNER STORES AT THAT INTERSECTION, WE HAVE ADDED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST WALKING ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. UH, THIS IS ON THE ROAD THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY SIDEWALKS, PROPER LIGHTING AT NIGHT OR EVEN SHOULDERS TO WALK ON. WE SEE NOT JUST PEOPLE WALKING, BUT WE SEE A LOT OF BICYCLE TRAFFIC SKATEBOARDS, PEOPLE ON SKATEBOARDS DARTING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD THROUGH THE TO THE OTHER AS TRAFFIC ALLOWS. I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF NEAR MISSES MYSELF ALREADY. PEOPLE WILL TAKE A LOT OF CHANCES WHEN THEY DON'T SEE OTHER OPTIONS. THERE IS NO ROOM FOR PEDESTRIANS AND I'M REALLY SURPRISED WE HAVE NOT SEEN MORE INCIDENTS HERE. ASIDE FROM THE ROAD ITSELF, JUST ALLOWING ANYONE TO BUILD MORE HOMES INTO AN AREA THAT HAS ALREADY FLOODED EXISTING HOMES. THERE'S ONLY ASKING FOR MORE FLOODING. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FLOODING ALREADY ON HARDIN ROAD. THIS WHOLE AREA HAS INSUFFICIENT STORM WA STORM WATER DRAINAGE CAPACITY AND THIS HAS CAUSED MORE AND MORE FLOODING INTO HOMES IN THIS SITE OF BAYTOWN. ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION JUST ADDS TO THE DRAINAGE CAPACITY NEEDED AND I SEE NOTHING BEING DOWN DONE DOWNSTREAM OF CEDAR BAYOU TO RELIEVE THE DAM THAT BECOMES EVIDENT AT HIGHWAY 1 46 AT THE CROSSING THERE. THIS AREA ZONED AS IT IS FOR VERY GOOD REASONS CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO VOTE NO AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ZONING AND PLANNING GROUP. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE RENEE RODRIGUEZ. UM, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RENEE RODRIGUEZ WITH LJA ENGINEERING. UM, THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION OF VISIT ETTES IS LOCATED ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF CROSBY, CEDAR BAYOU ROAD NORTH OF MACY TOMPKINS ROAD. CROSBY, CEDAR BAYOU ROAD AND MACY TOMPKINS ROAD ARE BOTH ARTERIAL ROADS BEING 60 FEET WIDE. A PRELIMINARY PLOT WAS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY PLANNING AND ZONING ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2024, CONTINGENT ON THE APPROVAL OF THE REZONING. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE AND THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST. AS WE HAVE MET AND SATISFIED ALL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS APPROVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER. THE TRAFFIC IMPACT [01:05:01] ANALYSIS HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ONLY INCREASED TRAFFIC BY THREE POINT A HALF TO 4%, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 12 CARS PER HOUR. THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION WILL HAVE TWO CONNECTIONS TO CROSBY CEDAR BODY ROAD, ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUOUS ALTERNATIVE ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND BUSES IMPROVING SAFETY. THE INCREASE IN, UH, TRAFFIC IS NOT INTEREST TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY STAFF IS IN RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC INCREASE AND THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, THE BAYTOWN CITY PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION IF THEY FELT THIS PROPOSED SUBDIVISION WOULD CAUSE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND OR SAFETY ISSUES. MAYOR, IF IT PLEASES THE COUNCIL, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THE REQUEST TO REZONING CHANGE PER THE SUPPORT OF OUR CITY STAFF AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF HAS DONE THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT CREATING SUCH, UM, SUCH A HARDSHIP. UM, I GREAT APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANKS. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RODRIGUEZ? IF NOT, AND, AND ON THE NEXT ITEM WE MAY ASK YOU SOME OTHER QUESTIONS JUST SO YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT WE HAVE, IS IT MICHAEL? IS IT FARRA? GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. I SEND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, UH, SUBDIVISION ON, UH, CROSBY CEDAR BAY ROAD. IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FACTS AND THE INSIGHTS SURROUNDING THIS PROJECT, ENSURING THAT OUR DECISIONS ARE GROUNDED IN ACCURATE INFORMATION AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN ABOUT THE INTERSECTION DELAY. CONTRARY TO SOME PERCEPTIONS, THE TOTAL DELAY AT THAT INTERSECTION IS WITHIN REASONABLE LIMITS FOR A MAJOR ROADWAY INTERSECTION TO BE PRECISE, THE DELAY FALLS WELL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS ACCORDING TO OUR ASSESSMENTS. SECONDLY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ALONG CROSBY, CEDAR BAY ROAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY IS RELATIVELY LOW WITH CONGESTION PRIMARILY OCCURRING DURING PEAK HOURS. THIS MEANS THAT THE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC FLOW IS LIMITED TO SPECIFIC TIMES RATHER THAN BEING A CONTINUOUS ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE FIRST GENTLEMAN WHO TALKED, HE MENTIONED THAT THERE'S 7,209 VEHICLES VEHICLE TRIPS PER DAY THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO FIVE VEHICLES VEHICLE TRIPS PER MINUTE. FURTHERMORE, A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION WILL FEATURE TWO SEPARATE CONNECTIONS TO CROSBY, CEDAR BAY ROAD, ENHANCING SAFETY BY PROVIDING CONTINUOUS ALTERNATIVE ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND BUSES. THIS IMPROVEMENT SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES THE SAFETY SITUATION IN THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, AS HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN THE ADJACENT TRACT OF LAND TO THE WEST, WHICH COULD PROVIDE A BYPASS FOR ACCESSING MASSEY TOMPKINS DIRECTLY. THIS NOT ONLY OFFERS ALTERNATIVE ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, BUT ALSO ALLEVIATES, UH, CONGESTION ON CROSBY. CEDAR BAY ROAD. RESIDENTS ALONG HARDEN ROAD WILL LIKELY NOT GREATLY RELY ON CROSBY CEDAR BAY ROAD DURING PEAK HOURS DUE TO THE DIRECT UNSIGNED CONNECTION TO MASSEY TOMPKINS ROAD. MOREOVER, THOSE RETURNING NORTHBOUND TO THEIR HOMES IN THE EVENING PEAK HOUR HAVE THE OPTION OF USING CROSBY CEDAR BY ROAD OR UTILIZING THE CENTER LEFT TURN LANE ON MASSEY TOMPKINS AND HARDEN ROAD, PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY AND EASE AND CONGESTION CONCERNS. I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION THAT THE DATA USED TO ANALYZE THE GENERATED VEHICLE TRIPS WAS BASED ON THE LATEST TRIP GENERATION MANUAL, WHICH IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD USE NATIONWIDE. THIS ENSURES ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY IN OUR ASSESSMENTS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BOTH THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FULLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. FURTHERMORE, THE CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS RIGOROUSLY REVIEWED THE TRAFFIC STUDY CONDUCTING THEIR OWN TRAFFIC COUNTS WITH AND AND VALIDATING THE DATA'S ACCURACY. THE THOROUGH ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY THE PLANNING TEAM INDICATES THAT THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S LONG-TERM VISION AND OBJECTIVES. WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OF OUR EXPERTS, PROFESSIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, AND CITY STAFF WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED PROJECT. SIR, I WANTED TO ASK YOU MAKE YOUR CLOSING STATEMENT. SURE. IN CONCLUSION, I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS THESE POINTS CAREFULLY AND MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. [01:10:01] ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED HOUSING FOR THIS CITY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. YEP. ALRIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO, IT LOOKS LIKE, IS IT BAJA? RE I'M GONNA TRY, I'M TRYING. DO MY BEST HERE. I'M NOT GONNA ATTEMPT THE LAST NAME, BUT YOU TI IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME. SURE. UM, WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BAHAR BTI. I'M THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER WHO SIGNED AND STILL THE TIA. WHEN I WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL FOR THIS TIA, THE FIRST QUESTION I ASKED WAS, ARE WE SURE THE CITY REQUIRES THIS? TIA BECAUSE MOST AGENCIES DON'T EVEN ASK FOR A TIA, UH, IF THEY ARE PROPOSING 32, UH, UNITS OF SINGLE FAMILY. THE THRESHOLD FOR MOST AGENCIES, UH, UH, IS A HUNDRED VEHICLES PER HOUR, WHICH ROUGHLY TRANSLATES TO A HUNDRED UNITS OF SINGLE FAMILY. WE HAD A SCOPING, TIA TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, A SCOPING MEETING WITH THE CITY, UH, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. WE WENT OVER ALL THE CRITERIA THEY ASKED US TO DO WITH COLLECTED TRAFFIC COUNTS. WE, WE USE, AS MICHAEL MENTIONED, WE USE TRIP GENERATION MANUAL TO CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF TRIPS GENERATED BY 32 UNITS OF SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH WOULD BE 30 VEHICLES PER HOUR DURING THE HIGHEST PEAK, WHICH WOULD BE THE PM PICK. SO THE CEDAR BIO, UM, EVERYONE TALKED ABOUT THE DAILY TRAFFIC OF CEDAR BIO, WHICH IS 7,200, UM, TRIPS PER DAY. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE SAME PAGE, YOU WOULD SEE DURING THE PM MP, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST PEAK, OBVIOUSLY, UH, THEY'RE GENERATING 1500 VEHICLES PER HOUR DURING THE HIGHEST PEAK. OUR DEVELOPMENT IS ONLY ADDING 30 VEHICLES PER PER HOUR TO THAT, UH, 1500. AND EVERYONE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF THE SIGNALED INTERSECTION. THEY TALKED ABOUT IT BEING LEVEL OF SERVICE. DI WANNA BE MORE DETAILED ABOUT IT. LEVEL OF SERVICE D WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE OVERALL INTERSECTION, HAVING SE 47.4, UM, SECONDS OF DELAY FOR THE OVERALL INTERSECTION. AND OUR DEVELOPMENT WILL, WILL ADD 0.6 SECOND TO THAT DELAY. THAT'S WHY WE ARE STAYING AT LEVEL OF SERVICE D UM, THE FAILING LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR ALL AGENCIES, LEVEL OF SERVICE E WHICH IS THE NEXT LEVEL OF SERVICE, BUT WE ARE STILL AT LEVEL OF SERVICE D UM, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE ABOUT THE TIA, MY TEAM PERFORMED IT AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE RESULTS WE ARE SHOWING IN THE TIA SHOWS THAT OUR DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ADDING A LOT OF TRAFFIC TO THIS DEVELOPMENT TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. SO, UH, YOUR TIA WERE YOU A, A SUB TO LJA? NO, I, I'M, I'M WITH LJA. OH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. OKAY. YOU'RE OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M, YES, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. JUST ASKING. YEAH. I'M A TRAFFIC GROUP IN LJA. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SURE. AND I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE IS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S, IS THAT LELAND SMITH? YES. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR. COUNSEL? YES. UM, I'M THE, I'M THE OWNER OF, OF THE DEVELOP OF THE PROPOSED, UH, REZONING. AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH A FEW CLARIFICATIONS. EVERYBODY'S PRETTY MUCH, UH, COVERED WHAT I WOULD WANNA SAY, BUT I, I'D JUST LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY SEE WHAT, WHAT IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE. IT'S, UH, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA HAVE TWO ROAD ACCESSES, TWO ROADWAYS. UH, IT'S GONNA RESULT IN A FOUR AND A HALF, UH, HOMES PER ACRE DENSITY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY HALF, YOU KNOW, WITH THE DETENTION AND ROADS AND SO ON. IT'S ACTUALLY HALF OF THE, THE ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM OF NINE. UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO ROADWAYS, SO THERE WOULDN'T, THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES. THE ROADS ARE SUFFICIENTLY WIDE, EVEN WITH CARS PARKED, YOU KNOW, ON, ON THE ROADWAY, UH, FOR LARGE VEHICLES TO GET IN AND OUT OUT OF THERE. OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE A CUL-DE-SAC IN CASE VEHICLES DO ACTUALLY WANT TO TURN AROUND, UH, SCHOOL BUSES, LARGE VEHICLES, ET CETERA. EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN TURN AROUND AND IF THEY NEEDED TO, WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE THREE FIRE HYDRANTS IN THERE PROPOSED IN THERE, WHICH IS GONNA HELP, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, THIS CAN PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE DOCKING FOR, FOR REFILLING THE FIRE, THE FIRE TRUCKS, AND SO ON. UM, NOT ONLY FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BASICALLY. UH, WE HAVE ONE STUB, WHICH WE'RE SAYING IT CAN BE USED FOR AN ALTERNATIVE ACCESS SHOULD THAT PROPERTY TO THE WEST BE, IT'S ALREADY BEEN REZONED TO SF TWO. SO THAT MEANS THE OWNER IS PROBABLY ALREADY LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT. I HOPE IT'S ME, BUT IT COULD BE SOMEBODY ELSE AND THAT WOULD CONNECT TO MASSEY TOMPKIN AND, AND NOT ONLY PROVIDE, UH, ADDITIONAL ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND ANOTHER OPTION, BUT ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE SOME RELIEF TO THAT INTERSECTION, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE, THE ISSUE, THE LEVEL D. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE AN ENGINEER DETENTION POND, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S GOING TO HELP POSSIBLY SAVE SOME OF THE, THE, THE HOMES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL BY, BY BEING MORE CONTROLLABLE IN ITS MANAGEMENT OF [01:15:01] STORMWATER. SO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP IN THE LAST, UH, MEETING THAT SORT OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, UH, WAS, WAS POORLY UH, RECEIVED WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE STUDY WAS NOT, WAS DONE AROUND THANKSGIVING, BUT IT ACTUALLY WAS DONE WELL INTO THE, THE FOLLOWING WEEK OF THANKSGIVING. SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE DATA IS, IS VALID AS, AS VALIDATED BY MR. MACIAS. UM, IF WE LOOK AT THE DISTRIBUTION, THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC IS, UH, THE, THE, THE CHART ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE HOURLY COUNTS, BASICALLY, WHICH ARE VERY REPRESENTATIVE. IT, IT IS WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT WHEN WE DRIVE DOWN THAT ROAD WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT THIS STUFF. YOU WOULD SEE ABOUT SIX CARS A MINUTE. UH, IF YOU, SO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, YOU SEE SIX CARS A MINUTE DURING RUSH HOUR GOING, GOING NORTHBOUND AND, AND SOUTHBOUND AND, AND MOST REST, MOST OF THE REST OF THE DAY, IT'LL BE ABOUT THREE CARS A MINUTE. SO THE TRAFFIC, ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A DEAD ROAD, I WOULD SAY, BUT IT'S NOT EXTREMELY CONGESTED. THEY'RE NOT ALL SHOWING UP AT THE SAME TIME. SO THE SOFTWARE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SOFTWARE THAT THEY USE, IT'S AN INDUSTRY STANDARD AS MENTIONED BY BARRY. AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A STANDARD. EVERYBODY USES IT. IF THERE'S ANY LITIGATION OR, OR, UM, ALRIGHT, SO I'M ABOUT TO ASK YOU TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR CLOSING COMMENT. YOU MAY BE ASKED MR. MAYOR QUESTION IF PLEASE IS THE COUNSEL. I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS, UH, REZONING APPLICATION TO THE SF TWO. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY STAFF HAS, HAS VETTED IT AND, UH, DONE ALL DUE DILIGENCE AND FOUND THAT IT WILL NOT HARM THE COMMUNITY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, SO MR. HARRINGTON, NO ONE, NO ONE WANTED YOUR THREE MINUTES. IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST YIELD IT TO, TO NO ONE, THEN WE'RE FINE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT, SO BEING THAT NO ONE ELSE IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM FIVE A, I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING, UH, CONCERNING THE REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 7.19 ACRES LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY I DESCRIBED EARLIER, UH, FROM SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE TO A MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITY SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS [a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 7.19 acres located on the west side of Crosby Cedar Bayou Road and approximately 0.17 miles north of Massey Tompkins Road from Single-Family Estate (SFE) to a Mixed Residential at Low to Medium Densities (SF2) Zoning District.] ITEM UH, SIX A. UM, WE'LL SEE. THIS WOULD BE TO CONSIDER THE ZONING CHANGE. SO WITH THIS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION OF ITEM SIX, A MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX A, OR I'M SORRY, MOVE TO DISCUSS ITEM SIX, A SECOND. MOTION, MULTIPLE SECONDS. ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL. UM, I'M ASSUMING I WOULD HEAR FROM THE DISTRICT COUNCIL PERSON FIRST AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON AROUND, ALONG TO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT, THAT CAME OUT TO SPOKE, SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME. I KNOW, UM, SOME OF YOU PUT IN A LOT, A LOT OF HOURS OUTSIDE OF JUST SPEAKING HERE, UM, COLLECTING SIGNATURES AND DOING THAT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK. UM, I THINK, UM, FOR ME IT IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT, UM, AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE, UM, WITH THIS, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED LEVEL D OF, OF TRAFFIC AT THE, AT THAT LIGHT THERE. UM, BUT I, I'LL JUST TELL YOU, FOR ME, I, I, I'VE HAD TO SEPARATE THAT FROM THE REZONE ITSELF. UM, AND, UH, AND I'VE HAD TO DO THAT BECAUSE, UM, I BELIEVE IN, UM, THE RIGHTS OF A PROPERTY OWNER. UM, AND, AND I THINK THAT ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE REZONE TO BE APPROVED, I THINK MOST OF YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME THAT YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO WITH YOUR PROPERTY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO, IT'S YOURS, YOU OWN IT. SOME OF YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR 20 PLUS YEARS AS YOU, AS YOU'VE STATED. UM, AND SO I INTEND TO APPROVE THIS REZONE, UM, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT, THAT IF YOU OWN THE PROPERTY, YOU SHOULD HAVE, UM, THE RIGHTS TO, TO DO WITH IT AS YOU PLEASE. HOWEVER, I, I, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD. UM, I WENT BACK AND WATCHED BOTH OF THE, THE P AND Z MEETINGS. UM, THE FIRST, THE FIRST MEETING WHEN IT WAS DISCUSSED AND TABLED AND ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION. I WATCHED THE SECOND ONE WHEN THE, WHEN THE TRAFFIC STUDY WAS DISCUSSED. AND THE, AND THE ISSUES YOU'VE SEEN. UM, I DO BELIEVE IT, AND MAYBE FRANK CAN CONFIRM THIS FOR ME, I DON'T WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT, UM, I REMEMBER IT BEING STATED IN THE SECOND MEETING THAT BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, UM, KIND OF BROUGHT TO LIGHT THIS, THIS, UM, LEVEL D ISSUE THERE AT THE LIGHT THAT THIS ITEM, A CIP ITEM WAS CREATED. UM, FRANK, IF YOU COULD CONFIRM THAT FOR US OR SPEAK TO THAT. UH, YES, SIR. I ASKED STAFF TO, UH, EXAM, DO TRAFFIC COUNTS AND, UM, LOOK AT WHETHER THE TRAFFIC WOULD, UM, DICTATE THAT, UM, IT, THE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE WIDE, UH, THE ROAD NEEDS TO BE WIDENED. SO THEY'RE EVALUATING THAT AND WE, UH, PLAN ON HAVING THAT ANSWER BEFORE THE NEXT CIP COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE STREETS. OKAY. SO, UH, [01:20:01] IF IT DOES WARRANT IT, IT WOULD BE PROPOSED AS A PROJECT, BUT IT, IT WILL BE AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT, AND SO IT WILL NOT BE, YOU KNOW, IN THE VERY NEAR TERM, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PLANNED OUT, UH, RIGHT. SO IT COULD BE FINANCE. YEAH. RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND SO I, I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO HEAR THAT, THAT, THAT, UM, CITY STAFF HAS HEARD YOU AND WE'RE STUDYING THAT, UM, INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE REZONE. UM, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I INTEND TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AREA. WE'VE HAD COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH THOSE OF YOU ON HARDEN ROAD, UM, AND WE GOT, UM, SPEED HUMPS ADDED IN THERE. UM, I HOPE THOSE HAVE HELPED SOMEWHAT. I KNOW WE, WE ALL AGREED THAT WASN'T GONNA BE THE END ALL, BE ALL. WE CONTINUE HAVING TO LOOK AT, ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS FOR MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA? UM, AND I KNOW THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE ADDING TO IT. UM, AND I MEAN, THERE WILL BE NEW CARS. I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY AROUND THAT. UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, FOR ME, UM, I JUST BELIEVE IN LETTING, LETTING A PROPERTY OWNER, UM, UM, DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY AS THEY SEE FIT. UM, AND I, AND I BELIEVE THE SAME THING ABOUT EVERY ONE OF YOU. IF YOU HAD SOME, SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO PUT ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY, UM, I WOULD WANT COUNSEL TO RESPECT THAT AND NOT BE OPPOSED TO THAT. UM, AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS REZONE, BUT WE'RE WATCHING THAT AREA. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT STAFF, UM, CONTINUES TO, TO, TO STUDY THAT AREA AND HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT BROUGHT BACK TO US IN THE NEAR FUTURE. OKAY. YES, SIR. UM, LIKE I SAID, MR. JIGO, I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION WE HAD. WE HAD A REALLY LONG CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSED THIS ABOUT A MONTH, A LITTLE, ALMOST A MONTH AGO. AND IT'S SOMETHING I DID LOOK INTO AND, AND ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS I DID HERE WAS, WAS THE STORM AND, AND THE DRAINAGE ISSUES. AND THE DEVELOPER HAS AN ATTENTION POND THAT IS, THAT IS ACTUALLY GONNA HELP WITH HIS DRAINAGE. THAT WON'T, THAT SHOULD NOT ACTUALLY BE IMPACTING YOURS AS MUCH. AND THAT'S THE DESIGN OF THE DETENTION SYSTEM. UH, THAT'S WHERE HARRIS COUNTY HAS CHANGED A LOT OF THOSE LAWS AND THOSE RULES OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. 'CAUSE BEFORE A LOT OF OUR FLOODING THAT WE SEE IN THE CITY IN HARRIS COUNTY 20 YEARS AGO, WITH ALL THE CONCRETE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING PUT DOWN, THOSE RULES HAVE REALLY CHANGED SINCE ABOUT 2006. AND, AND THAT'S BEEN IN EVERY CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED IN HARRIS COUNTY SINCE THEN. AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THESE DETENTION PONDS BEING PUT IN THESE SUBDIVISIONS, AND HE'S ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE. AND, AND I'D LIKE TO SECOND KIND OF WHAT MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER SAYS, MY VALUES ARE THAT IT, IT IS YOUR LAND AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT. BUT WE ARE LISTENING TO YOUR CONCERNS. AND WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ALSO OUR STRAIN ON OUR, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, A STRAIN ON OUR DETENTION S ON OUR STORM SYSTEM. AND HE HAS ADDRESSED SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. UM, MAY NOT BE THE ISSUES THAT WHAT, WHAT WE ALL WANT AND, AND WHAT WE ALL WANT, BUT WE DO WANNA SEE A GROWTH. AND WE DO LIKE THAT. WE SEE A DEVELOPER INTERESTED IN OUR CITY IN PUTTING THINGS IN AREAS, UH, THE AREA IN GROWTH. WE WANT GROWTH. WE, WE WANT NICE GROWTH. AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT HIS PLAN IS FROM WHAT I SEE. I THINK WE ALL, Y'ALL CAN ALL AGREE IT'S, Y'ALL WOULD AGREE WITH IT, IT'S AN, IT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF THE SUBDIVISION OUTSIDE OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY. BUT IT'S, IT'S A MINIMAL 2% IN HIS TRAFFIC STUDY DOES REALLY, AND I, I GET OUR PERSONAL, WHAT WE FEEL THIS TRAFFIC STUDY IS VERSUS WHAT THE DATA IS, BUT SOMETIMES THE DATA'S IN FRONT OF US. AND, BUT IT GOES BACK TO ME, IT IS HIS PROPERTY. HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WITH IT AS HE WISHES, JUST LIKE I, Y'ALL WOULD TOO. BUT WE ARE GONNA LISTEN TO YOUR CONCERNS. WE ARE GONNA LOOK AT THAT TRAFFIC STUDY. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL, WE WILL MONITOR AND KEEP AN EYE ON. BUT, UH, I WILL MOST LIKELY BE GOING ALSO WITH MY COUNCIL MEMBER AND VOTING TO APPROVE THIS. I'M GONNA DO THIS SIDE, DO THIS SIDE, LADIES FIRST. MAYOR. UM, I, I THINK FOR ME, WHAT, WHAT'S DRIVING SOME OF MY DECISIONS, OF COURSE, IS THE DATA, THE DATA THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED, THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE. UM, OBVIOUSLY I'M NO LONGER ON CIP. SO THE FIRST THING THAT I WROTE DOWN ON MY, ON MY, UH, NOTES IS WHAT ARE THE PLANS TO EXPAND? SO, UM, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT, FRANK. AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY AS IT PASSES ON THROUGH OUR, OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE CAN, UH, DEFINITELY, UM, DISCUSS THAT FURTHER BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS. I TRAVELED DOWN THAT ROAD ALL THE TIME. UM, I DO SEE THE CONGESTION, UH, AND, UH, I I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS, YOU ARE BEING HEARD, YOU REALLY ARE. UM, BUT FOR ME IT'S THE DATA, UM, THAT'S DRIVING THIS. I DO WANNA TWEAK A LITTLE BIT, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND, AND BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT. THAT IS CORRECT. UH, UNFORTUNATELY, [01:25:01] IT IS TO THE CONSTRAINTS OF OUR ORDINANCES AND OUR CODES. UM, BUT AS POLICY MAKERS AND, AND FEEDBACK THAT WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS, WE DO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY GO IN AND MAKE AMENDMENTS RIGHT. UM, BUT IN, IN THIS INSTANCE, UM, I WILL, UM, CONCEDE TO THE DATA THAT'S BEFORE ME AND, UH, WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT APPROVING THIS PARTICULAR ONE, BUT REALLY DO, UM, HOPE THAT WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT, UM, THE WIDENING OF THE ROAD AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH SAFETY FOR OUR PEDESTRIANS AND OUR CYCLISTS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THERE. AND OF COURSE, THOSE ARE BACKING OUT OF THEIR HOMES. WE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE SAME SITUATION THAT HAPPENED OUT IN, IN MEADOW LAKE, AND THAT'S NOT IN OUR, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT OR IT'S NOT WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD INDIVIDUALS THAT COULDN'T BACK OUT. I HAVE MISSOURI STREET, YOU KNOW, HOW MISSOURI STREET GETS AND RESIDENTS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF THEIR, THEIR HOMES WHEN IT'S PEAK HOURS. AND SO IT CERTAINLY FELT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, YOU ARE NOT ALONE, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THAT TYPE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT. UM, BUT WE CERTAINLY LOOK TO OUR CITY STAFF AND, UM, OUR, OUR, UM, ENGINEERS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING, NOT JUST BY, UM, OUR ORDINANCES, BUT BY OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL. SO NORMALLY I'LL BE, UH, SKEPTICAL OF THE DATA. IF THE DATA CAME FROM THE DEVELOPER WHO WANTED TO PICK UP SOMETHING, SURE, THEY'RE GONNA SAY, YEAH, THIS IS THE BEST THING. AND, AND THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE, THEY'RE GONNA SKEW, UH, UH, TRAFFIC STUDIES TO, TO, UH, SELL THEIR, SELL THEIR, UH, WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. BUT I'M GOING TO TRUST THE DATA FROM OUR CITY STAFF, UM, THAT REALLY, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS AS WELL. UM, ALSO, UH, TO THE DEVELOPER, IT SOUNDS LIKE HE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE ISSUES, UH, WITH WHERE HE IS SETTING UP AS FAR AS BUSES COMING IN AND OUT. HE'S ADDING AN EXTRA IN INGRESS AND EGRESS, UM, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH SHOULD EASE THE, UH, CONGESTION AS WELL AS THE, THE RETENTION POND MENTIONED BY MY COLLEAGUE. UM, I EMPATHIZE WITH TRAFFIC . I GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC, UH, ISSUES ON, ON MY SIDE OF TOWN, ON BAKER ROAD. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE AT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE THAT WE DO LOOK AT, UH, WIDENING THAT ROAD. UH, I'VE DRIVEN DOWN MASSA TO, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TIMES, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS LINED UP, BUT, UM, AS WE SEE WHAT THE, WHERE THIS GOES, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, I'LL BE IN SUPPORTIVE OF, OF WIDENING THAT ROAD IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANKS SIR. DISTRICT SIX, I ALWAYS LAUGH. NO, UM, I GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS AND, AND, AND I'LL SPEAK TO IT. I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS UP HERE, BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, UH, MR. POWELL AS, AS CHAIRPERSON FOR THE CIP COMMITTEE. UM, THAT WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT. 'CAUSE WHAT I HEARD MOST OF ALL IS THERE'S REALLY NOBODY OPPOSED TO THE SUBDIVISION PER SE. IT'S THE TRAFFIC ISSUES. AND EVEN IF THE SUBDIVISION DOESN'T GO FORWARD, THERE'S STILL THE TRAFFIC ISSUES. SO AS CHAIRPERSON, CIPO WAS GLAD TO HEAR FRANK GET UP AND SAY THAT HE'S ALREADY GOT STAFF WORKING AT LOOKING AT SOME SOLUTIONS OR ALTERNATIVES, BECAUSE WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. I, I, I'M DOTTED DOWN REAL QUICKLY. YOU KNOW, I PUT AS CHAIR, I NEED TO HAVE THIS REVIEWED. THE OTHER PART IS WE HAVE A, AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING CHANGE THAT MEETS ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS. OUR STAFF HAS SAID THEY'VE MET ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, AND AS STAFF, THEY WOULD'VE APPROVED THE CHANGE. SO AGAIN, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT, THAT, UH, NORMALLY WE HEAR, WELL, THEY'VE MET FIVE OUTTA SIX, OR THEY MET, YOU KNOW, SIX OUTTA SEVEN, OR THEY'RE TRYING TO MEET HERE. THEY'RE TRYING TO MEET THERE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO EDGE AND, AND, AND FLOW WITH, WITH REQUESTS. BUT THIS IS ONE THAT'S COME TO US THAT'S MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. UM, LONG RANGE PLANNING IS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA TO BE SF TWO. THIS IS FF THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR SOMETHING ABNORMAL. SO AGAIN, TH THAT'S KIND OF PUSHING ME TOWARDS THE PROPERTY RIGHTS. HERE'S A POTENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER DEVELOPER THAT'S MET ALL REQUIREMENTS, CAME IN AND SAID, OKAY, WHAT DO Y'ALL NEED ME TO DO? I'LL DO IT. AND HE'S DONE THAT. UH, STORM WATER ISSUES. I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THE RESERVE WAS SET BACK. 'CAUSE AGAIN, MY DISTRICT IS ON THE LOW END OF THE CITY AND, [01:30:01] AND WE GET A LOT OF THE WATER FROM THE DEVELOPMENTS FROM UP NORTH. I MEAN, WATER FLOWS SOUTH. SO I, I CAN APPRECIATE THE CONCERN FOR FLOODING, BUT IF THEY'RE ADDING IN SUFFICIENT AND THE STORM WATER RULES ARE VERY STRINGENT. NOW, IF THEY'RE ADDING IN SUFFICIENT STORMWATER, UH, DETENTION AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT'LL PROBABLY EVEN HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE FLOODING IN THE HARDIN AREA BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA ABSORB SOME OF THAT. SO AGAIN, I THINK ALONG WITH MY, MY COLLEAGUES HERE, UH, I THINK I'M GONNA VOTE FOR THE ZONING CHANGE. UM, AGAIN, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN NEXT YEAR, MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC ISSUES ON CEDAR BIKE. UH, I MEAN, I, I HEARD THAT LOUD AND CLEAR. REGARDLESS OF THE SUBDIVISION, THERE'S A TRAFFIC PROBLEM AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT ADDRESSING THAT. SO AGAIN, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAS SAID, WE HEAR YOU GONNA PROBABLY MAKE A DECISION YOU DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH, BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE, WE HEAR YOU. AND, AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO OUR BEST WITH THAT. SO MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COUNSEL. AND SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF IF I MAY. SO, IF I'M, IF I'M, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I GUESS, SO, SFE UH, IS, I BELIEVE FOUR HOMES PER ACRE. IS THAT IT? NO, THAT WOULD BE A ONE. ONE PER ACRE IS SFE. IT'S SFE. YEAH. SF ONE IS FOUR, THEN, UH, I THINK IT'S SIX, FIVE OR SIX. YEAH. AND THEN, AND THAT'S, IS THAT THE MAX? THAT'S THE MAX, CORRECT, CORRECT. AND THEN SF TWO IS NINE, CORRECT? IS NINE, YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, UM, AND WITH THAT, THE REASON WHY I, I SEEN WHERE BASICALLY THIS CALCULATED IS FOUR AND 4.5 HOMES PER ACRE, ROUGHLY. RIGHT? SO IT'S, IT'S ON THE LOW END IN A SENSE. IT, I GUESS FOR ME, AS YOU HEARD FROM COUNSEL, UH, DEFINITELY THERE'S AN ISSUE REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER'S DEVELOPED IN THE AREA. MASSEY TOMPKINS AND ARDEN AND CEDAR BAYOU, OR CEDAR BAYOU CROSBY, CEDAR BAYOU, THERE'S GONNA BE DEVELOPMENTS THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE. THERE'S NO DOUBT. AND WE'RE A GROWING CITY AND WE DO OUR BEST TO MANAGE IT, UH, AS IT WAS EXPRESSED DEVELOPERS. 'CAUSE WE'VE HEARD FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, YOU KNOW, BAY TOWN'S HARD TO, TO BAYTOWN IS HARD TO DEVELOP IN BAY TOWN'S HARD TO GO AND BUILD ANYTHING IN. UH, AND SO HERE'S A DEVELOPER, WE PRO WE PROVIDE THEM FIRST WITH WHAT THEY CALL THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, WHICH TELLS DEVELOPERS BASICALLY THIS IS, YOU KNOW, GENERAL COMMERCIAL, SINGLE FAMILY, MULTI-FAMILY, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. UM, AND SO THEY LOOK AT THAT. UH, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL ZONING. UH, AND ONCE AGAIN, IT'S BASICALLY SINGLE FAMILY TO SINGLE FAMILY. THE DENSITY IS WHAT'S IN QUESTION. AND SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD TO DENY, UH, A DEVELOPER, UH, WHEN THEY HAVE MET ALL THE CRITERIA THAT CITIZEN COMMITTEES AND SO ON, STAFF ENGINEERS, THEY DEVELOP THESE, THESE, THESE CODES AND THEY MEET ALL. UM, AND SO IT PUTS US, UH, IN A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE CERTAINLY HEARING YOU AND THE TRAFFIC CONCERN. UM, I DO WANNA ADDRESS THAT, UH, BUT I DON'T SEE HOW ANY COUNCIL MEMBER COULD VOTE TO DENY IT BECAUSE THIS IS A DEVELOPER THAT HAS MET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT THAT'S NEEDED. NOW, WHAT I'LL ASK STAFF TO DO IS THIS, UM, WELL FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE CIPI GUESS REVIEW FOR THIS, I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST, UM, HAVE US CONSIDER DESIGN OF AN APPROPRIATE ROADWAY RIDING ROADWAY, UH, FROM MASSEY TOMPKINS TO I GUESS JUST PAST, I GUESS THIS IS NORTH, BUT JUST PAST BLUE HERON. OKAY. UH, AT LEAST WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE FOR DESIGN, UH, FOR, FOR, FOR THAT, UH, PARTICULAR STRETCH. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE WE HAVE DONE AT GARTH IN CROSBY, CROSBY HERE BY LYNCHBURG, UH, OTHER PLACES WHERE WE'VE ADDED A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT COST MAY BE, BUT, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S PRETTY MINIMAL. UM, I COULD PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, MR. SIMINO, BUT IF YOU CAN GIMME A ROUNDABOUT NUMBER BIGGER, AND I KNOW EACH, EACH INTERSECTION'S DIFFERENT AND IT DEPENDS. IIII WOULD NOT WANT TO VENTURE, UH, UH, PUT OUT A NUMBER OUT THERE. I GET IT, I GET IT. BUT, BUT THE POINT IS THIS, UH, CAN WE PLEASE LOOK AND SEE IF THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING A A, AN ADEQUATE, OBVIOUSLY TRANSPORTATION CODE, CODE WARRANTED RIGHT HAND TURN LANE, WHICH WOULD BE, I GUESS, UM, IT WOULD BE ENTERING INTO TO MASSEY TOMPKINS FROM, UH, CRAWL CEDAR BAYOU. SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT. OKAY. YES. SO JUST WHAT THAT WOULD BE HEADED. YES. SO THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S WHERE, I MEAN, I'M VERY FAMILIAR. I I, I'M ON HARDEN ROAD LOTS AND UM, I KNOW THE SPEEDING THAT WAS TAKING PLACE AND ALL THE RESIDENTS MM-HMM . THERE'S FOUR SPEED CUSHIONS ALREADY INSTALLED. I BELIEVE THAT'S HELPED SOME, I [01:35:01] BELIEVE THAT'S HELPED SOME. UH, AND BASICALLY WHAT, WHAT YOU'VE, WHAT YOU'VE SPOKEN ABOUT IS JUST THE TRAFFIC AND, AND THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT TAKES, WHAT WHAT COMES, UM, THERE'S OTHER LAND, IT COULD BE LARGER SCALE THAN THAT WHERE, WHERE SOMEBODY CAN OPEN UP A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT THAT HAS A HUNDRED EMPLOYEES WITH MANY, MANY CARS. AND SO, UM, I THINK WITH THAT I'D, I WOULD LIKE US TO ENTERTAIN, UH, AS A FIRST ATTEMPT TO ALLEVIATE THE NEED OR THE TRAFFIC NEED THAT'S CURRENT CURRENTLY ALREADY THAT WE ALREADY SUFFERING FROM IS THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. AND THEN, UH, I'M NOT SURE, BUT, UH, THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE THAT IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO BACK OUT OF YOUR, YOUR DRIVEWAY. I'M, I'M ASSUMING, UH, JUST THAT WE COULD LOOK AT, I GUESS WHERE HARDEN MEETS, UH, CARBY CEDAR BAYOU. DOES IT WARRANT A, A FOR NOW AT LEAST A, UH, TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGN IN ANY WAY JUST TO SEE, RIGHT. IF THAT HELPS WITH, UM, THE ABILITY TO HAVE TRAFFIC AT A SLOWER PACE SO THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN ENTER AND EXIT SAFELY IF THEY LIVE ALONG THE ROADWAY. UM, STREET LIGHTS, I WOULD LIKE ALSO, UH, US TO GO AND, AND, UH, MAKE A REQUEST TO CENTER POINT TO ADD APPROPRIATE STREETLIGHTS, AT LEAST FROM, UH, MY CT TO HARDIN ROAD. OKAY. AND THEN FOR THE DEVELOPER? FOR THE DEVELOPER, UH, IF YOU COME HERE, I'M GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION. SO I, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY CAN'T ANSWER WHERE IF THERE IS SCHOOL, UH, OR GOOSE CREEK SCHOOL STUDENTS, IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED, UM, WOULD YOU BE WILLING FOR THE, FOR THE STUDENT'S SAKE, AND, AND I OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY ELSE'S SAKE, TO PUT IN SOME TYPE OF, UH, BUS SHELTER WHERE THE STUDENTS OR THEIR, OR THEIR PARENTS COULD, COULD HAVE A SAFE SURE. SHELTER, I GUESS, UM, I'M NOT SURE WHERE GOOSE CREEK, IF THEY ENTER THE, IF THEY WILL EVEN ENTER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT IF YOU WOULD AT LEAST WORK WITH GOOSE CREEK IF YOU WERE APPROVED YES. TO PUT SOME TYPE OF, UH, SMALL SHELTER FOR, UH, THE STUDENTS AND OBVIOUSLY MAYBE THE PARENTS SO THEY CAN, I DON'T WANT THEM REALLY RIGHT ON, YOU KNOW, THE ROADWAY, BUT CERTAINLY WHERE THE BUS CAN GO SURE. AND THEY HAVE A, A SAFE PLACE TO STAY SURE. OR WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN, UH, GET ON THE BUS. SURE. WE CAN DEFINITELY DISCUSS THAT WITH THE SCHOOL AND, AND WITH THE, THE BUS SYSTEM AND SO ON. AND FIGURE OUT WHERE IN THE SUBDIVISION WOULD BE BEST TO, TO PLACE A SORT OF LIKE A SHELTERED RIGHT. UH, BENCHED BUS, BUS STATION OR SOMETHING LIKE DROP OFF POINT. OKAY. OR WAITING POINT. WE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. ALRIGHT. I DO APPRECIATE YOU ON THAT. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT. YES. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? YES, I HAVE ONE MORE, UH, TO ADD AND I APOLOGIZE, MAYOR, BUT, UM, MR. CITY MANAGER, IF WE CAN WORK WITH OUR ILLUSTRIOUS, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE ROAD RAGE THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AND CARS FLASHING. UM, IT IS A NARROW ROAD AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, INCREASE PATROL OR, UH, MAYBE, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A, A TRAFFIC DIVISION, UM, THAT CAN BE OUT THERE MONITORING, OR PERHAPS WE HAVE SOME SORT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, SLOW DOWN SIGNS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, WITHIN THE AREA. UM, SO I'D, I'D LIKE TO KIND OF REVIEW THAT AS WELL. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, AND MY LAST COMMENT IS JUST, UH, I THINK A LITTLE BIT, UH, AS WHAT COUNCILMAN MENTIONED, UH, I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN LJA AS AN ENGINEERING FIRM. UH, THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HIGH, HIGHLY RESPECTED AND, AND CREDENTIALED, UM, FIRM IN, IN SERVING IN THE, IN THE AREA. AND SO, UM, IT PROVIDES ME EVEN MORE ASSURANCE THAT THE NUMBERS WE'RE SEEING THAT WE CAN'T CONFIDENCE IN. UM, AND SO WITH THAT, I THINK EVERYBODY HAS SPOKEN. SO AT THIS POINT, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS, UM, THEN I GUESS I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX A. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A SECOND. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SIX A AS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL? UH, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, ITEM CARRIES. AND ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE IF THE APPLICANT, UH, PROVIDE, UM, COUNSEL AT LEAST SOME OF THE REQUESTS THAT BOTH, ANY, ANY REQUESTS THAT WERE MADE HERE, UH, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO OUR CITIZENS. I THINK THE MAIN THING IS THEY WANT SOME RELIEF NEAR THEIR HOMES AND MAINLY TRAFFIC. SO THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, [b. Consider an ordinance temporarily amending the Utility Rate Structure.] WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX B ET ORDINANCE TEMPORARY AMENDING THE UTILITY RATE STRUCTURE. MS. MCKENZIE. UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UM, YOU MAY RECALL THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ON APRIL 11TH REGARDING TEMPORARY RELIEF IN THE RELATION TO THE SEWER USAGE. UM, THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE UTILITY RATE STRUCTURE TEMPORARILY APPLYING THE SEWER CAP BACK ON FOR THE MONTHS OF JUNE THROUGH AUGUST OF 2024. THE CAP WILL BE AT THE PREVIOUS USAGE AMOUNT OF 12,000 GALLONS AND THE CUSTOMERS WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THE IMPACT UNTIL THE JULY BILLING. UM, THIS DISCUSSION RELATED, [01:40:01] THE DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE WATER SEW RATES WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. , I GUESS REAL QUICK QUESTION. SO WHEN YOU SAY THE JULY BILLING, IS THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE WATER USAGE THAT TAKES PLACE TODAY? BOTH WELL, WATER AND SEWER. IT TAKES TIME FOR US TO GO READ YOUR METER AND THEN IT, IT'S ALMOST A 30 TO 60 DAY LAG, WHICH IS USUALLY THE JULY BILLING IS WHAT YOU'RE MENTIONING? YES. IS THAT WHY? SO WHAT I FAILED TO MENTION, AND I APOLOGIZE, IS IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT IN JUNE, THE 1ST OF JUNE. OKAY. SO THE BILLING FOR JUNE WOULD NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL JULY, SO THEY WOULDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL THE NEXT BILLING. SO IT BE FROM JUNE TO AUGUST AND THE BILLINGS WOULD BE JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER. OKAY. AND I JUST WANTED JUST CLARIFICATION WHY MM-HMM . PEOPLE MAY ASK, THAT'S WHY. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. MCKENZIE? SO WITH THAT, UM, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX B, WHICH WILL BE TO AMEND THE UTILITY RATE STRUCTURE AND IT IS PUTTING A 12,000 GALLON SEWER CAP. UH, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX B. SECOND. MOTION SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIX B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THANK YOU COUNSEL. UH, WE [c. Consider an ordinance to approve the resolution of the Baytown Area Water Authority authorizing the issuance of the Baytown Water Authority Water Supply Contract Revenue Bonds, Series 2024.] WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX C. CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITIES AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BAYTOWN WATER AUTHORITY WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT REVENUE BOND SERIES 2024. MS. MCKENZIE, UH, THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE, UM, ISSUANCE OF THE BAWA CONTRACT REVENUE BONDS OF 2024 SERIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $23.5 MILLION. THE BOND PROCEEDS WILL FUND THE BWA RAW WATER, UH, REHABILITATION AND BWA EAST SURFACE WATER PLANT PHASE TWO EXPANSION. THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS WILL BE AROUND 1.97 MILLION PER YEAR WITH THE FIRST PAYMENT DUE IN NOVEMBER OF 24, UH, FOR $433,000. UM, WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THE FUNDS ON JUNE 6TH, 2024. AND WE HAVE, UM, JOE MORROW FROM HILLTOP AND JONATHAN FRILLS FROM, UH, BRACEWELL HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. OKAY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED, I GUESS REGARDING THIS? ALRIGHT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS OR I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX C. MOVE TO APPROVE SIX C. SECOND. NO MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM SIX C AS PRESENTED PLEASE? AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THANK YOU. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX D. [d. Consider an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 budget to authorize transfers from the General Fund to General Fund Debt Service and the Aquatics Fund.] CONSIDER ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET TO AUTHORIZE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE AND AQUATICS FUND. MS. MCKENZIE. UM, THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS TO ASSIST WITH COVERING OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, WHICH ARE PAID OFF OUT OF OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND. UM, IN ADDITION, THERE'S A TRANSFER TO COVER, UM, COSTS FOR A, UH, CONSULTANTS FOR OUR PIRATES BAY WATERPARK. UM, AND THAT WILL BE FOR THE REMAINDER OF FY 24. UM, AND THAT IS THE NEXT ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA. OKAY. THE CONSULTING CONTRACT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE ITEM SIX D, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM SIX DI WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX D I'LL, I'LL ASK, UH, MY THIRD AND LAST TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX D. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE DISCUSS SIX D. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION OF SIX D. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. YES, SIR. UH, I MEAN MY, MY, I GUESS WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO DISCUSS SO I CAN DISCUSS THE MOTION TO DISCUSS. UM, I MEAN MY QUESTION ON THIS IS, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, THE ITEM HERE IS TO TRANSFER THIS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WHERE IN THE GENERAL FUND IS THIS COMING FROM? JUST OUR, UH, THAT IS COMING FROM WHICH, WHICH, UH, TRANSFER ARE WE REFERRING TO THE, UH, CONSULTING OR THE, THE CONSULTING FEES ARE TRANSFERRED OUT OF CONTINGENCY. THE DEBT SERVICE WOULD BE FROM THE RESERVES. OKAY. YEAH, I MEAN I, I STATED IN A MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL WITH CONTINUING TO, TO USE OUR RESERVES. UM, WE'VE ALREADY TIPPED INTO THAT QUITE A BIT AND SO, UH, I THINK, I THINK WE NEED TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND AND, AND FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO FIND THESE ITEMS FROM. QUESTION. YES MA'AM. UM, SO CAN YOU GO OVER AGAIN WHY WE'RE TRANSFERRING? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? WELL, IT'S THE NEXT ITEM, BUT, OKAY. WELL, PART OF YOU WERE JUST REFERRING TO THE CONSULTANT OR THE DEAD SERVICE. THE DEBT SERVICE IS TO PUT OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND BACK WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE TO COVER OUR DEBT AT THE END OF FY 23. OUR BALANCE WAS $0. UM, SO WE SHOULD HAVE A, UM, COVERAGE AMOUNT THAT'S LEFT IN OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND. SO THIS WILL FIX THAT ISSUE. [01:45:01] UM, AS FAR AS THE CONSULTANT SERVICES, THAT IS THE, UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AND, BUT THAT'S ALSO FROM A FOLLOW UP FROM THE AUDIT THAT WE JUST FINISHED UP, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. YES SIR. THEREFORE, IF COUNSEL, UM, THE DEBT TRANCHE FOR THE DEBT SERVICE PIECE FROM THE AUDIT THAT WE JUST, THAT COUNSEL JUST PASSED OR, UH, RECEIVED, UH, A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS IS FIXING THAT AT THAT POINT. UM, THAT IS A NECESSARY PIECE THAT HAS TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS. IT HAS TO HAPPEN. UM, IF COUNSEL WERE TO MOTION THAT THE DEBT SERVICE PIECE IS THE ONE COVERED AND THEN ANOTHER REQUEST TO HAVE A FUTURE AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS THE 65,000 FOR THE AQUATIC FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, THAT CAN BE A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION. BUT THAT WE DO HAVE TO MOVE THE RESERVE OR FROM THE RESERVES TO COVER THE DEBT TRANCHE. YES. AND UNTIL YOU, TO YOUR POINT, WE CAN LOOK FOR, UM, OTHER WAYS TO FUND IT IF WE CAN, IF WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT OUTTA RESERVES. UM, THAT'S JUST RIGHT NOW WE NEED THIS TO BE DONE BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING DEBT RIGHT NOW AND BASED ON OUR POS WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT OUR BALANCE WILL NOT BE NEGATIVE IN THE WHOLE. AND SO WE NEED THIS TRANSFER TO PROCEED WITH THAT DEBT ISSUANCE. AND MR. POWELL, UH, KIND OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THIS WEEK AS WELL, THE INTENT IS THAT WE ALSO FIND IT WITHIN THE CURRENT OPERATING FUND SO THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING THE DAYS OF RESERVE BELOW THE 60, UH, 60 DAYS, WHICH IS WHAT COUNSEL HAS DISCUSSED IN THE PAST. I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT AND WE CAN BRING THAT BACK WITH THE OTHER ONE THAT WE ARE SCHEDULED TO BRING BACK WITH COUNSEL AS WELL. YEAH, I MEAN, I, I UNDERSTAND AS AN AUDIT FOLLOW UP IF WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, UM, TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICES OR DEBT SERVICE, BUT, UM, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THE AQUATICS FUND IS, IS, WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT AS A PART OF ANY AUDIT FOLLOW UP. AND I THINK WE CAN, CAN FIND SOME, I MEAN, BRING US SOME OPTIONS FOR WHERE THAT CAN COME FROM OTHER THAN OUR RESERVES OR THE CONTINGENCY, EITHER ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. SO I GUESS THERE WAS, UM, WE HAD A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION. SO NOW I GUESS I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF SIX D WELL, I, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO DO AN AMENDMENT RIGHT IF WE'RE WANTING TO TABLE THE, UH, AQUATICS FUND PIECE. UM, IS THAT CORRECT MR. ON THE TABLE? WELL, WE WOULD, WE COULD CITY MAN, I MEAN CITY ATTORNEY. JUST MAKE A MOTION JUST TO AMEND TO ONLY APPROVE THE CORRECT THE DEBT SERVICE AND I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY. OKAY. THAT THE MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET TO AUTHORIZE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE ONLY. OKAY, I SEE. SAYING, YEAH. SO THAT'S THE 1.2 FOR THE DEBT SERVICES AND AT THIS TIME NOT THE AQUATICS FUND. CORRECT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND. IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WAS THE, THE INTENT INTENT, THE INTENT OF COUNSEL OF ALL COUNSEL FOR, FOR STAFF TO BRING BACK WITH THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER THIS WEEK TO USE CURRENTLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO PAY BACK THE RESERVE? IS THAT THE INTENT OF COUNSEL? I, I THINK THAT IS, YES. OKAY. I, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT I THINK THAT IS THE GENERAL CONSENSUS OF COUNSEL IS TO, I UNDERSTAND FOR NOW IT'S THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT FROM THIS POT TO THAT POT, BUT WE WANT LOOK AT PAY THAT BACK. IF THERE'S WAYS TO NOT GO INTO THE RESERVES AND FIND OTHER WAYS, IF THERE'S COST SAVINGS IN OTHER AREAS, THEN THAT'S WHERE THE FUNDS WOULD COME, THAT THAT'S WHERE FUNDS WOULD COME FOR, COME FROM FOR THESE TRANSFERS FIRST. IS THAT FAIR? I UNDERSTAND. TO DESCRIBE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO THERE IS A MOTION, AND I'LL MAKE IT CLEAR. SO IT'S THE ORDINANCE AND IS IT, IS TRANSFERRING FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE ONLY NOT TO INCLUDE THE AQUA FUND? CORRECT. THAT THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE, THERE IS A MOTION. SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL, I'LL JUST MAKE A, AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT 'CAUSE I SEE THE, THE PARKS AND RECS, PARKS AND REC FOLKS HERE IN THE ROOM. AND, UM, I'M SORRY THAT YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE THAT HAD AN ITEM ON THE CONTINGENCY AFTER THE MEETING WE HAD EARLIER THIS WEEK. UM, I DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA, UH, COME ACROSS AS PICKING ON PARKS AND REC. UM, BUT I JUST THINK AS A COUNCIL WE NEED TO, UH, BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME, SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AND FIND OTHER WAYS TO FIND SOME OF THESE CONTINGENCY ITEMS. I I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT HERE YET WE HAVE, UH, THE CONSULTANT HERE TO DO A PRESENTATIONAL FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION IF THERE IS POSSIBILITY TO BE FUNDED FROM ANOTHER ITEM LATER ON. HE'S, HE'S FROM OUT OF TOWN. COULD HE STILL DO HIS PRESENTATION? FIVE, 10 MINUTES? THAT'S FINE. AND THEN, UH, YOU GOT, WE COULD BRING IT BACK WITHOUT HAVING HIM TRAVEL BACK IN TOWN. IS [01:50:01] THAT ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT. THE SECOND RIGHT? THEY'RE THE THIRD LARGEST BUDGET THE CITY WE, SO, OKAY, WELL WE, WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS ITEM AND THEN I WILL CALL YOU UP FIRST, BUT, UH, SO WE HAVE A, A MOTION ALL THE COMMENTS BEEN MADE. SO ALL THEM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE TABLE. ITEM SIX D PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. UM, CARRIES, MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX C. CONSIDER [e. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Consultant Services Agreement with Philippians 2:3 Consulting ("P2:3") to perform aquatics consulting services for the operation and enhancement of Pirates Bay Waterpark.] ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CONSULTING SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH, UH, PHILIPPIANS TWO, THREE, UH, CONSULTING, UH, P TWO THREE TO PERFORM AQUATICS CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE OPERATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF PIRATES BAY WATERPARK. MR. HATCH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TEE THIS UP AND THEN WE WILL, WE WILL THEN CONSIDER THIS. ALRIGHT. AGAIN, CLIFFORD HATCH PORTION, RIGHT? UM, THE, UH, WE WERE TASKED TO, UH, TO LOOK INTO A CONSULTING AGENCY TO BOTH IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND THE BOTTOM LINE OF PIRATES BAY. UM, SO THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, UH, SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS BACK IN MARCH FOR THOSE SERVICES. UH, IN THAT WE WERE, UH, EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH P TWO THREE. UH, AND THEIR, UH, OWNER JOHNNY BLEVINS IS ACTUALLY HERE, UH, TONIGHT TO DO A, A BRIEF PRESENTATION. UM, WE, UH, THROUGH THE PROCESS, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT, UM, HAVE OUR, OUR, OUR STAFF AT POWERS BAND AND PARKS AND RECORD GENERAL EXTREMELY EXCITED, UH, ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES TO IMPROVE THAT BOTTOM LINE OF OUR, OUR FUND. SO, UH, I'D ASK YOU, UH, JUST TO, TO HEAR HIS, HEAR HIM OUT AND THEN, UH, WE CAN RECONVENE TO FIGURE OUT ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE LATER OR WHATEVER THAT CASE MAY BE. YEAH, I'LL SPEAK TO THAT WHEN THE PRESENTATION'S DONE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNT. UH, COUNCIL, THANKS FOR, UH, HEARING ME THIS EVENING. MY NAME'S JOHNNY BLEVINS, UH, AND I'M P TWO THREE CONSULTING, BUT ALSO, UH, STARTED SPLASH KINGDOM WATERPARKS. ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, UH, MY WIFE AND I STARTED SPLASH KINGDOM REALLY TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I GREW UP IN CANTON, TEXAS AND CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT THERE WHERE WE COULD CREATE JOBS AND, AND TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO WORK AND, UH, TEACH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR, AND OUR CITIZENS THERE HOW TO DO A GREAT JOB. AND, AND PART OF THAT IS JUST KIND OF TEACHING THEM HOW TO WEAR THEIR PANTS FIT AND WHERE THEIR HAT GOES FORWARD AND, AND ALL THE THINGS IT TAKES TO, TO HAVE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. UM, OUR CONSULTING COMPANY NOW WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES, CITIES, UH, PRIVATE AND, UH, COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF WATER PARKS AND, AND HELPS THAT BOTTOM LINE. AND WHEN I WAS, UH, APPROACHED TO, UH, SEE ABOUT THIS WATER PARK, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF A PARK THIS SIZE AND THE ATTENDANCE THAT YOU GUYS ARE HAVING, YOU SHOULD HAVE A WATERPARK THAT IS FUNDING ITSELF AND I THINK OUR, OUR COMPANY CAN HELP US DO THAT. SO, UH, I'LL GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICKLY. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OUR GOALS FROM THIS PROJECT WOULD BE TO EVALUATE THE OPERATION AS A WHOLE, UH, WORK WITH THE TEAM THAT YOU HAVE AND SEE HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THAT, UH, STRATEGIZE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN COME TO YOU GUYS WITH CHANGES OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE SEE THAT WOULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE WATER PARKING FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, AND HAVE THAT FUTURE PLANNING. WE WOULD CONDUCT AUDITS ON WHAT IS WORKING WELL AND WHAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. UM, GATHER FEEDBACK NOT ONLY FROM YOU GUYS BUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF, UH, AND THEN IDENTIFY THOSE PLACES WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE. WE WANNA PRIORITIZE AREAS THAT, UM, CREATE GREAT IMPACT FOR THE VISITORS. AND WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES OUR VISITORS AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE CITY NEEDS, UH, MESH AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED LIKE YOU GUYS DID THIS EVENING WITH, UH, WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE ON THE, THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. UM, WE DEVELOP ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND WE OWN OUR OWN WATER PARKS AND WE DO THIS WITH OUR OWN MONEY DAY AFTER DAY WITH FIVE WATER PARKS ACROSS THE STATE IS FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT EFFICIENTLY, HOW TO DO THAT WITH THE PROPER STAFF, UH, NOT OVERSTAFF. AND THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE EXPENSE, UH, FOR ANY WATERPARK STAFFING AND HOW YOU DO THAT AND THEN HOW YOU DO YOUR IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE VERY GOOD AT THAT. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT WITH OUR OWN MONEY FOR MANY YEARS AND WE DO THAT, UH, TO HELP OTHER FOLKS, UH, AT THIS POINT NOW. SO, UM, WE APPLY THOSE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS IN THE WATERPARK INDUSTRY AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND THE COMMUNITY. UH, AS YOU GUYS MENTIONED, THIS BEING A, UH, TOURISM, UH, WEEK, UH, I'M ON THE BOARD OF TOURISM FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT I CHAIR THE AMUSEMENT COMMUNITY, UH, FOR THAT, UH, BOARD. AND SO I WORK WITH ALL THE WATER PARKS, ALL THE AMUSEMENT PARKS, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS SO WE CAN IMPROVE AND DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR OUR VISITORS. UH, TOURISM IS A BILLION DOLLAR A WEEK BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WE NEED TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH IT WHEREVER WE ARE. WE WANNA MEASURE WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR, HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THAT, MAKE THOSE CHANGES AS AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD FOR THIS YEAR AND LOOK AT LONG-TERM CHANGES, UH, GOING INTO THE NEXT SEASON. AND THIS WOULD JUST KINDA SHOW SOME OF THE THINGS OF BOOSTING THE PROFITABILITY. AND AGAIN, WITH A PARK THIS SIZE, WITH THE ATTENDANCE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. IT SHOULD BE BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITS OWN SELF WITHOUT COMING OUT OF ANY BUDGET. SO I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE. UH, I KNOW THERE'S SOME, SOME QUESTIONS, SOME CONCERN OR, OR [01:55:01] WHATEVER ABOUT THE FUNDING OF THAT. UM, I DO FEEL LIKE OUR OUR SERVICES WOULD ACTUALLY BENEFIT AND, AND BE A MONEY MAKER. NOT, NOT A COST, UH, BUT LOVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, FOR THE GENTLEMAN, IF YOU DON'T MIND MAYOR. SO MAYOR COUNCIL, UM, THIS WAS A, UH, TASK FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO LOOK AT POWER SPAY BASED ON PRIORITY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL OVER THE PAST FEW, UH, COUNCIL RETREATS, UM, UH, MR. HATCH HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO FIND WAYS AND, UH, P TWO THREE WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. WITH ALL THAT SAID. UM, AND WITH THE CURRENT DISCUSSION AT HAND ON USING CURRENT APPROPRIATED MONEY, I AM, UM, SUGGESTING TO THE COUNCIL THAT ALLOW ME TO PAY THIS OUTTA CITY MANAGER CONTINGENCY. IT'S ALREADY APPROPRIATED FUND. I CAN COVER THE CURRENT EXPENSE UNTIL THE, UH, END OF THE YEAR. I THINK IT IS THAT IMPORTANT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TO HELP FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS PARK A SUSTAINABLE PARK WHERE IT'S PAYING FOR ITSELF AND IT COME OUT OF CURRENT APPROPRIATED FUNDS INSTEAD OF DRAWING DOWN FROM THE RESERVES. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? JUST YES MA'AM. JUST A COMMENT. OKAY. AND, UM, I LIKE WHAT WAS SAID IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF QUA AND THE QUALITY OF A WATERPARK THAT WE HAVE, THAT IT SHOULD FUND ITSELF. SO I APPRECIATE THAT INSIGHT. YES, MA'AM. AND I, I KNOW OUR AQUATICS TEAM DOES AN AMAZING JOB AND THEY'RE ALWAYS FULL. THAT PARK IS ALWAYS FULL. AND SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM, I APPRECIATE IT. AND THERE ARE, IF I MAY, THERE ARE A LOT OF CITIES WHO HAVE AQUATIC FACILITIES THAT DON'T FUND THEMSELVES. YOU GUYS HAVE ONE THAT SHOULD, UH, WITH THE SIZE, THE, THE WAY THAT IT'S OPERATED, UH, THERE ARE JUST SOME QUICK TWEAKS THAT I THINK THAT WE COULD REALLY ASSIST WITH THAT YOU'D SEE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF NOT, I WOULD SAY, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO, TO SEEING, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF REPORT YOU, YOU BRING TO US AND WHAT KIND OF CHANGES WE CAN MAKE. I, I THINK I HAVE MORE OF A QUESTION OF MR. REYNOLDS' PROPOSAL. UM, 'CAUSE I KNOW WE DIDN'T, I MEAN WE DIDN'T MAKE THE, THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ON THE, ON THE LAST ITEM. SO EVEN IF WE WERE GONNA TAKE THAT, YOU KNOW, TAKE THAT FROM YOUR CONTINGENCY. I GUESS MAYBE A QUESTION FOR YOU, DO WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT ITEM TO, TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT? 'CAUSE THIS ITEM IS JUST FOR THE, UH, NO SIR. FROM THE, OR THE, FOR ME, I CAN PAY OUTTA THE CITY MANAGER CONTINGENCY FOR AN EXPENSE. OKAY. UM, TO KEEP IT CLEAN. WE BRING THOSE TRANSFERS FROM, FROM ANY FUND TO ANOTHER FUND TO COUNCIL. 'CAUSE COUNCIL'S THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN AUTHORIZE THAT WITHIN THE BUCKETS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY, BY THE COUNCIL IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS. I HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEND AND MOVE IN, TURN INTERNALLY WITH INSIDE THAT FUND. UH, BUT I CAN'T MOVE FROM ONE FUND TO ANOTHER. WE JUST DO THAT TO TRY TO KEEP IT CLEAN. UH, AND COUNSEL IS AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AS AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, WITH THAT, UM, UH, I GUESS MY ONLY, MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE WHEN SHOULD WE EXPECT, I GUESS A REPORT? I KNOW IT SAYS 18 MONTH PROJECT GOES, BUT AS FAR AS FROM YOU, UM, WHEN SHOULD COUNCIL KIND OF GENERALLY, UM, IT'S NEXT MONTH, RIGHT? Y'ALL ARE DELIVERING RESULTS NEXT MONTH? ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE, UH, I'LL ACTUALLY BE THERE TOMORROW IF, IF THIS IS APPROVED, I'LL ACTUALLY BE THERE TOMORROW. UH, JENNA AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SOME TIME AT THE PARK. WE'RE BEGINNING TO WORK ON OUR, OUR PLANS. UM, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THAT FOR THIS SEASON, BUT WE ARE ALREADY MAKING SOME THINGS. I'D LOVE TO COME BACK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND GIVE YOU SOME, SOME CONCRETE PLANS. I APPRECIATE IT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN WEATHER, I GUESS WEATHER RESTRICTIONS AND SO ON, THAT HA THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN, RIGHT? I MEAN THE PARK IS FULL AND WE GET, WE HAVE THE LINES, WE HAVE ALL THAT. SO WE'RE CERTAINLY VERY INTERESTED IN, IN, I GUESS, UM, THE REPORT THAT YOU'LL BE PROVIDING SOON. ABSOLUTELY. LOOK FORWARD TO IT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. SO WITH THAT I ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM SIX E MOVE TO PROVE ITEM SIX E, STIPULATION THAT IT BE FUNDED VIA THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTINGENCY FUND TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SECOND MOTION AND MULTIPLE SECONDS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SIX C AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? WE'LL MOVE ON [a. Consider a resolution amending City Council Resolution No. 2674 to remove the City Manager as an appointor to the Baytown Police Advisory Committee, adding the appointment of an individual who is a licensed peace officer and mental health professional, such appointment to be made by the Chief of Police, and amending the provision requiring that meetings of the Committee be subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act to provide that all meetings of the Committee shall continue to be open to the public.] TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. UH, SO ITEM SEVEN A, UH, I'LL READ IT, UH, AS A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 26 74 TO REMOVE THE CITY MANAGER AS AN APPOINTER TO THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ADDING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LICENSED PEACE OFFICER AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. SUCH A APPOINTMENT, UH, TO BE MADE BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND AMENDING THE PROVISION REQUIRING THAT MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE BE SUBJECT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO, UM, I GUESS IT HAS, UM, I'M ASSUMING, UH, COUNCILWOMAN [02:00:01] ALVARADO? YES, SIR. IT SAYS CHRISTIAN HOME, UH, CHRISTIAN HOMES. BUT YOU'RE HERE, SCOTT. SO IS IT, ARE YOU GO? OKAY. YEAH. SO MS. MS. HOLMES AND MS. ALVARADO? YES. THE FLOOR IS Y'S. THANK YOU. ARE YOU GONNA GO FIRST? UH, YOU CAN GO FIRST. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. MY NAME IS KRISTEN HOLMES. UM, I AM HERE TO DISCUSS THE AMENDMENT. WELL, IT'S AN AMENDMENT OF A RESOLUTION 2 6 7 4 FOR THE BAYTOWN POLICE, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AS THIS, UH, BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CURRENTLY STANDS. IT IS, UH, CREATED BY RESOLUTION 2 6 7 4. THIS ITEM WOULD JUST AMEND THAT, UH, RESOLUTION TO, UH, ADD THE CITY TO REMOVE THE CITY MANAGER AS AN APPOINTER TO THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND THEN WE WOULD CHANGE THAT APPOINTMENT. IT WOULD GO OVER TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE WOULD THEN HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE, UH, BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ONE OF WHICH WOULD BE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LICENSED PEACE OFFICER AND A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. UM, AND THEN ALSO THE LAST PROVISION WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REQUIREMENT FROM THE BAYTOWN POLICE, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THAT MEETING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. UM, NOTHING ABOUT THE FORMAT OF THE MEETING OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT WOULD CHANGE. IT WOULD JUST NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. I BELIEVE WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS, UH, ON COUNCIL, UM, PREVIOUSLY WITH REGARD TO THE, UH, BOARDS BEING CITIZEN BOARDS, CITIZEN VOLUNTEER BOARDS, THOSE ADVISORY BOARDS THAT ARE NOT STATUTORY. THERE IS NO, UM, LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT APPLY IN THOSE SITUATIONS. AND SO IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AT THESE, UM, ADVISORY MEETINGS, OUR VOLUNTEERS WHERE, UH, STAFF IS NOT ALWAYS PRESENT AT THOSE MEETINGS. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO REMOVE THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, IT WOULD STILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. UM, THERE'S DISCUSSION OF MAKING SURE THAT THE MEETINGS ARE, UH, NOTICED ON THE CITYWIDE WEBSITE SO THAT CITIZENS WOULD KNOW WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK, THANK YOU. UM, MS. ALVARADO, UM, YES, UH, MAYOR, THERE IS A, A SLIGHT CORRECTION IN TERMS OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT BE, THAT WILL BE APPOINTED, UM, BY OUR CHIEF. SO IT IS CORRECT. ONE OF THEM WILL BE, UM, UH, AN APPOINTMENT BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR HIS DESIGNEE, BUT THE SECOND ONE ACTUALLY, WE'RE TWEAKING JUST THE TERMINOLOGY OF THEIR SECOND APPOINTMENT. AND THAT INDIVIDUAL SHOULD, UH, BE A CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM OR A MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. OKAY. UM, SO, UH, WE JUST TOOK OUT THE WORD PROFESSIONAL. IT COULD BE SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED OR, OR HAS TRAINING AROUND THAT ARENA. OKAY. AND, UM, I, I DO ONCE AGAIN, UM, APPLAUD THE CITY MANAGER AND, AND HIS FORESIGHT AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UH, SOMETIMES A VERY POLITICAL POSITION. AND SO, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT AND HE REMOVES HIMSELF. AND, AND WE DID HEAR, UM, YOUR COMMENTS, MAYOR BEFORE, AND, AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD THERE AT SOME POINT BE A NEW CITY MANAGER WANTS THAT, WANTS HIS, UM, APPOINTMENTS BACK. IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE AMENDMENT, UH, BACK TO REVERT, UH, THAT TO HIM. SO, UM, I HAVE NO OTHER, OTHER COMMENTS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO APPRECIATE THE TIME TO CONTINUE, UH, TO REVIEW, UH, THESE COMMITTEES. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. SO, I GUESS, UM, WITH THAT, EITHER YOURSELF OR COUNSEL COULD MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM ITEM SEVEN A WITH, UM, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE WILL, UH, OUR DESIGNEE WILL BE, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OF A LICENSED PEACE OFFICER. MM-HMM . AND I WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR. SO, UM, THE SECOND APPOINTMENT, I, I'M ASSUMING ALSO FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. WILL BE A MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER AND OR CRISIS IS, YOU SAID INTER INTERVENTION CRISIS INTERVENTION. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR SEVEN A AS I JUST, UM, GUESS SAID YES. UM, SO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A AS, UM, AMENDED BY YOU I JUST DESCRIBED, BUT OKAY. DESCRIBED . YES. ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SEVEN A AS AS MOTION PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. ALVARADO AND, AND POLICE CHIEF AND OTHERS. UM, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD ADDITION TO THIS COMMITTEE. WE'LL MOVE [b. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 2 "Administration," Article IV "Boards and Commissions," of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown Texas, to add a new division to be numbered and entitled, Division 15 "Baytown Police Advisory Committee".] ON TO ITEM SEVEN B. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE FOUR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS OF THE COURT OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS TO ADD A NEW DIVISION TO BE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED, DIVISION 15, BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YES, SIR. YES. MR. MAYOR, BEFORE WE GET TO THIS ITEM, UH, MS. HOLMES, OH, UH, SENT ME A, A MESSAGE, [02:05:01] UH, THAT SHE HAD NOTICED A TYPO IN THE ITEM ITSELF. SO I WOULD SUGGEST AN AMENDMENT, UH, WHEN YOU MAKE A MOTION, UH, FOR THIS ITEM, THAT INSTEAD OF GOING INTO DIVISION 15, THIS PROVISION GO INTO DIVISION SIX. OKAY, FINE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO, UM, SO I GUESS WITH THAT, UH, IS THERE ANY, BESIDES THE, I GUESS YOU'D SAY THE NUMERAL CORRECTION, MS. HOLMES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING DO YOU WANNA EXPRESS ON THIS? NO, MA'AM. THIS IS JUST AN, UM, ADDING THIS TO THE CODE OF, OR ORDINANCES, THE REVISION THAT WE JUST DID IN SEVEN A, IT WOULD THEN CODIFY THAT LANGUAGE IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ORDINANCES AS THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. THEY'RE DOING GOOD WORK. JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT MORE OF A PERMANENT BOARD AND ADD IT TO OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. NO, I DO APPRECIATE THAT. I SEE THIS AS PRETTY MUCH ADMINISTRATIVE. UH, SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SEVEN B, UH, WITH THE, WITH THE NOTED DIVISION CORRECTION OF SIX AND NOT 15 AS POSTED. MOVE TO APPROVE SEVEN B WITH THE ADJUSTMENT OR CORRECTION OF DIVISION SIX INSTEAD OF 15. ALRIGHT. SECOND. MOTION, MULTIPLE SECONDS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SEVEN B AS AS, UH, MOTION PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AS OPPOSED. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM SEVEN [c. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 2 "Administration"; Article IV "Boards and Commissions"; Division 2 "Parks and Recreation Board"; Section 2-281(b) "Created; membership" to authorize City Council to appoint the members of the board. ] C. UH, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE FOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DIVISION TWO. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, . ALRIGHT. MARKS OF RECREATION BOARD SECTION TWO DASH, UH, 2 81 B CREATED MEMBERSHIP. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I GUESS I CAN EITHER GO TO YOU, MS. ALVARADO OR MS. HOLMES ON THIS. YES, I JUST, UH, I DO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST YES, GO AHEAD. AND JUST TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS. I KNOW MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBER IS NOT HERE. WE DID DISCUSS THIS AT LENGTH AND, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, I, I THINK WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DOES SUCH AN AMAZING JOB. WE'VE GROWN TO, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN 50 PARKS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE EXPANDING EVERY DAY. AND THE NEEDS, UH, OF EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE DIFFERENT IN REGARDS TO THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR AREA, WHETHER IT'S POCKET PARKS OR THE AQUATICS OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. UM, I, I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO OUR RESIDENTS AND BE ABLE TO, TO PICK THOSE THAT WE WOULD WANT, UM, TO BE ON, ON THIS BOARD. AND WHAT WE RECOMMENDED IS, UM, THAT THIS BE A DISTRICT SPECIFIC APPOINTMENT, UH, BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT NEEDS, UM, WITHIN EACH OF THE DISTRICT REGARDING PARKS. AND SO, UM, THERE ARE, I BELIEVE SEVEN, SO YOU WOULD STILL HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, UM, AND THEN EACH OF THE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN AS WELL. SO THAT WAS OUR RECOMMENDATION. UM, YOU KNOW, I I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONCUR WITH THAT AND, UM, HOPE THAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD SEE THE VALUE OF, UH, HAVE BEING ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT THEMSELVES FOR THIS PARTICULAR BOARD. SO, SURE, I WOULD, I MEAN, I I WOULD SAY I COULD EASILY GO AND SAY, WELL, YOU JUST DON'T WANT, YOU JUST DON'T WANT THE MAYOR PICKING, YOU KNOW, THE INDIVIDUALS ON PARKS AND REC BOARD. BUT I REALLY CAN'T. UM, I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY HISTORY, AT LEAST IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, UH, WHEN THE PARKS BOARD WAS CREATED, I'M ASSUMING IN THE SIXTIES, IF I'M NOT MAYBE MISTAKEN. BUT, UH, I THINK MR. WAYNE GRAY, WHO WAS THE CHAIR SINCE THE SIXTIES, UH, IT WAS THE SIXTIES , AND SO HE WAS THE, THE ONLY CHAIR. AND SO FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF IT WAS STAFF ADMINISTRATION OR THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL THAT FELT THAT THE MAYOR SHOULD MAKE ALL SEVEN APPOINTMENTS, IT, IT, I'M SURE THERE WAS A GOOD REASON AT THE TIME MM-HMM . BUT I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, I THINK NOW THAT WE HAVE 66 OR 56 PLUS PARKS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CITY WAS VERY SMALL IN THE SIXTIES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY ISSUES WITH GROWTH AND TRAFFIC AND OTHERS. AND SO, UH, I CONCUR, I THINK, UM, WITH ALL, ALL OF US HAVE PARKS IN OUR DISTRICTS FROM THE SIZE OF JENKINS TO THE SIZE OF, UM, DELL STREET. I THINK DELL STREET IS ONE, IT'S THE SIZE OF A, OF A RESIDENTIAL LOT. UH, BUT IT'S USED, IT'S UTILIZED AND IT DOES PROVIDE AN AMENITY, UH, FOR, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, UH, I CONCUR. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA FOR ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, TO, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT BOARD. MM-HMM . UH, YOU KNOW, WE, PARKS AND REC IS A MAJOR, MAJOR DEPARTMENT IN OUR CITY WHEN IT COMES TO OBVIOUSLY QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY DESERVE TO, [02:10:01] TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT REPRESENTS THEM. WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THIS, I, I'LL, MY ONLY COMPROMISE IS THIS, THAT THAT WILL BE A DIS DISTRICT SPECIFIC. SO I THINK Y'ALL CALL IT DISTRICT, DISTRICT SPECIFIC APPOINTMENT. MM-HMM . IF YOU CAN'T FIND ONE PERSON THAT WANTS TO BE ON PARK SPORT IN YOUR DISTRICT, THEN YOU NEED TO KEEP LOOKING. IS THAT FAIR? YES. AND, AND I GUESS, UH, FOR MYSELF AS MAYOR, I WOULD ASK THAT THE MAYOR, WHOEVER SITS IN THIS CHAIR, UH, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO, TO, UH, APPOINT THEIR APPOINTMENT AND THEY CAN ALSO APPOINT THE CHAIR, WHICH MAY NOT BE THEIR APPOINTMENT, BUT AT LEAST APPOINT THE CHAIR. IS THAT FAIR? OKAY. YES. SO IF YOU WOULD MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION FOR SEVEN C, UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT. WELL, I WANNA SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT KRISTEN WOULD LIKE TO ADD. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL FOR THIS ONE. OKAY. . ALL RIGHT. AND, AND MAYOR CAN COMMENT. YES, SIR. AND, AND I, I AGREE THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE SIZE OF THE CITY AND THE NUMBER OF PARKS THAT WE HAVE TO, YES, AS WITH A LOT OF THE COMMITTEES WE'RE, UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ABLE TO PUT SOMEBODY ON THERE, BEING DISTRICT SPECIFIC MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE. BUT I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY THAT WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ON THE PARKS BOARD. AND I AGREE WITH YOU THAT YOU SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEN AS MAYOR APPOINT THE CHAIR, AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD HATE TO SEE IS FOR THE PARKS BOARD TO BECOME DISTRICT SPECIFIC MINDED, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL, MY DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE THIS, SO I'M NOT GONNA VOTE. YOU KNOW, PARKS IS REALLY A CITYWIDE YES. ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION. I'M SURE MR. HATCH WOULD, WOULD AGREE WITH THAT, THAT THEY HAVE TO, TO KIND OF KEEP THAT TOTAL IN MIND. SO THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MY CONCERN IS OKAY, I WAS AFRAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD GET FRACTURED BASED ON DISTRICTS. BUT IF THE CHAIR IS YOUR APPOINTMENT, THEN HOPEFULLY THEY'LL KEEP A MORE HOLISTIC CONCEPT OR APPROACH TO THE, TO THE COMMISSION AND BOARD. SO, YEAH, I MEAN, I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENTS AND THAT MAY BE THE REASON WHY THEY DID IT THAT WAY. I MEAN, IT WAS SMALLER, BUT THAT MAY BE THE REASON. SO I WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO FIGURE OUT MAYBE, MAYBE KIND OF THEIR INTENT. AND I THINK YOU WERE PRETTY CLOSE ON PROBABLY WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO OVERSEE. YEAH, YEAH. BECAUSE THE CITY WAS GROWING, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS GROWING, SO THEY WANTED TO KEEP IT MORE HOLISTIC SO THAT I CAN SEE WHERE THEY, THEY'RE AT LARGE ALLOW THE MAYOR TO MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS AT OUR SIZE, A NUMBER OF PARKS. I ALSO AGREE THAT IT'S TIME TO SHARE THE WEALTH. SURE. BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH HAVING THE MAYOR MAKE THE CHAIR APPOINTMENT SO THAT IT CAN BE GUIDED FROM A HOLISTIC STANDPOINT. SO I THINK IT'S, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND WOULD SUPPORT THOSE MODIFICATIONS. OKAY. SO I GUESS, DO WE YES. A MOTION FOR THAT? UM, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR ITEMS SEVEN C, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE FOUR, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, DIVISION TWO, PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION 2 2 81 B. UM, WHICH HAS CREATED A MEMBERSHIP TO AUTHORIZE CITY COUNCIL TO APPOINT DISTRICTS SPECIFIC MEMBERS. UM, OF THE BOARD. THE MAYOR, UM, STILL WILL HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, WHICH WILL BE AT LARGE. UM, AND SO THE, THAT WILL BE THE ONLY AMENDMENT, WHICH IS TO ADD THE AT LARGE POSITION OR CONTINUE THAT AT LARGE POSITION, BUT ALSO ALLOW THE MAYOR TO MAKE THE CHAIR APPOINTMENT. OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. UH, I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION IF Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL THOUGHT, THOUGHT THIS THROUGH. SO RIGHT NOW, ALL THE APPOINTMENTS IN A SENSE ARE, OR PREVIOUS MAYORS, MYSELF MM-HMM . UM, I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT, UH, UH, PARKS BOARD. UM, SO THERE HAS TO BE A TRANSITION OF SOME SORT MM-HMM . AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME. I KNOW THERE WAS TWO VACANCIES, OR THERE WAS TWO FOR REAPPOINTMENTS MM-HMM . UM, I WOULD ASK TO CONSIDER SOME THINGS, ESPECIALLY A PARKS BOARD, JUST OVER TIME TO GET NEW FRESH IDEAS. THERE'S SOME, UH, THERE WAS TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT BOTH SERVED A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THEY, I'M SURE THEY DID A GREAT JOB. IT'S NOT ABOUT, NOTHING ABOUT THAT AS, AS OTHER, UM, REAPPOINTMENTS WE MADE IN THE PAST. SO HOW DO WE HANDLE THE TWO, IN A SENSE, OPEN VACANCIES TO GET IT BACK TO A FULL BOARD? BECAUSE THERE'S, THERE'LL BE TWO VACANCIES, THERE'S SEVEN OF US. SO I, I'M OPEN TO HOW WE ARE GONNA TRANSITION 'CAUSE STAFF IS GONNA WANT DIRECTION, UH, ON THAT. YEAH. I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE PROBABLY NEED TO EXPLORE OPTIONS, BUT I WOULD START BY LOOKING AT THE REMAINING MEMBERS IN WHICH DISTRICT THEY RESIDE IN. AND THEN IF THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO RETAIN THEM, UH, IF WE HAVE A, IF THE, I MEAN, YEAH, WE'LL PROBABLY END UP WITH A, A COUPLE DISTRICTS NOT REPRESENTED AND YEAH. MEAN IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME. WE'LL, WE'LL LET THEM GET, WE'LL LET THAT, THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MAKE THE, MAKE THEIR, UH, NOMINATION. YEAH. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A TRANSITION. 'CAUSE IT WILL, YEAH. I THINK WE JUST, LET'S [02:15:01] START WITH WHICH DISTRICT THEY RESIDE IN AND WE'LL SEE WHAT GAPS WE TO FILL. I THINK DISTRICT ONE AND FIVE IF I'M, BUT YEAH. AND I, BUT THERE COULD BE OTHER ONES AND FIVES ON THERE. RIGHT. AND WHO? . OH, OKAY. I THOUGHT, UM, THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON, BUT ANYWAY. OKAY. BUT WHOEVER, I MEAN, SO IT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. YES. UM, WE ALSO HAD, UM, THERE WAS TWO MEMBERS THAT, TWO MEMBERS THAT WERE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT, WHICH WERE MR. LAREDO AND, UM, DR. CHAPPA. SO, UM, THOSE ARE THE ONES, THOMAS CHAPPA. SO THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WERE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT. AGAIN, WE'LL GO BACK AND, UM, I, I, I THINK DEFINITELY DESERVES TO, TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT WE THOUGHT OF THIS IS LOOKING TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE IN TERMS OF DISTRICT. AND AS THEY COME UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT, THAT'S WHEN WE START LOOKING AT ENSURING THAT WE HAVE, UM, EACH OF THE DISTRICTS REPRESENTED. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED THIS. IT'S KIND OF JUST GETTING, UM, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY IN OUR POLICIES THAT THESE BOARDS AFTER SAY, I THINK IT WAS AFTER LIKE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS, BUT WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. 'CAUSE SOME BOARDS SERVE LONGER THAN OTHERS. THAT WHATEVER THE CASE IS ON, ON THE TWO APPOINTMENTS, THAT WE ARE BRINGING NEW, NEW FRESH IDEAS TO PARK REPORT MM-HMM . SO, SO WITH THAT, ANYWAY, UM, DO WE, HAVE WE VOTED? NOPE. MOTION SECOND? NO. MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS PRESENTED IS SEVEN ON SEVEN C PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, MAYOR, YOUR QUESTION. YES, MAYOR, UH, BECAUSE WE'VE AMENDED, UH, THIS MOTION, UH, WOULD THE COUNCIL, LIKE FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, UH, AND OR THE COMMITTEE TO MEET, TO DISCUSS AN ALTERNATIVE IF A DISTRICT SPECIFIC APPOINTMENT CANNOT BE MADE FOR SOME REASON? OH, SO YOU'RE SAYING LIKE, LET'S JUST SAY DISTRICT SIX, SINCE IT'S BEEN KIND OF THE HISTORY HERE LATELY JUST CANNOT FIND ANYBODY. YES, SIR. THEN I WOULDN'T, I GUESS KIND OF LIKE A REVERSION THEN IT JUST GOES TO FULL COUNSEL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, I GUESS. BUT YOU'RE SAYING PUT SOME KIND, SOME KIND OF CLAUSE IN THAT YES, SIR. WITH THE IDEA BEING IF, UH, WE'RE MAKING EFFORTS AND JUST AREN'T SUCCESSFUL, RATHER THAN, UH, MAINTAINING AN OPEN POSITION OR, OR A VACANCY. MM-HMM. UH, FIND SOME ALTERNATIVE WAY TO SELECT A MEMBER. OKAY. FAIR. AND DISTRICT SIX IS GETTING MORE APPLICATIONS BECAUSE ALL THE NOTORIETY, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. THIS IS ONE OF THE BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS I THINK PEOPLE WOULD REALLY WANT TO BE ON . I MEAN, WHO DOESN'T WANNA BE ON THE PARKS BOARD? I MEAN, RIGHT. SO, SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT LIKE ONE OF THE MORE CONTROVERSIAL, DIFFICULT COMMISSIONS WE HAVE. SO IT'S A GOOD, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GREAT BOARD. DON'T HAVE MUCH TROUBLE. IT'S A GREAT BOARD. THEY LIKE WORKING WITH CLIFF. YEAH. THEY LIKE WORKING WITH CLIFF. I LIKE WORKING WITH CLIFF, BUT, AND, AND I APPRECIATE THAT MR. UM, CITY ATTORNEY AND, UM, DEFINITELY I CAN GO BACK AND, AND WORK WITH SARAH AND YOUR TEAM TO LOOK AT THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. I'M NOT SURE, I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S SAYING YOU, ARE YOU SAYING THIS COMMITTEE OR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE? FOR BOARD AND COMMISSIONS. OKAY. AND WE STILL BRING THAT BACK TO FULL COUNSEL. SO YEAH, JUST KIND OF A YEAH, WHAT HAPPENS IF, OKAY. RIGHT. THAT'S FAIR. AND I, I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR YOU AND SARAH, UM, FOR BASICALLY REVIEWING ALL THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND PROVIDING, WE'RE ALMOST THERE. I KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. IT'S TAKING A WHILE, BUT YES. ALRIGHT, YOU, WE MOVE ON. MY UNDERSTANDING. [d. Consider a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Baytown City Council Rules of Procedure regarding Section 4.5 "Notice of Meetings" and Section 8.4 "Rules of Procedure" to clarify notice requirements and rules of procedure as they apply to boards and commissions within the City.] SEVEN D, WE ARE GOING TO, DID WE GO, UH, TAKE NO ACTION ON SEVEN D? SO I'LL MOVE TO CONSENT, [8. 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.] WHICH IS ITEMS, UH, CONSENT AGENDA A THROUGH O, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE INDIVIDUALLY PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AS POSTED. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AS POSTED. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR CONSENT AS ARE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO, [a. Consider a resolution authorizing three (3) appointments to the Baytown Municipal Development District.] UM, SOME OTHER APPOINTMENTS. UH, SO FIRST IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THREE APPOINTMENTS, THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. UM, IT HAS MY NAME ON IT. SO WHAT I WILL SAY, IT IS THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES FRANCO. UH, LOOKS LIKE THESE ARE ALL CONCURRENT. JAMES, UH, IT'S COUNCILMAN FRANCO, COUNCILMAN POWELL, AND COUNCILMAN LESTER. UH, THE APPOINTED TERM THAT, THAT THEY WILL BE CONSIDERING, UM, THE CURRENT TERM ENDS MAY 31ST. SO THEIR APPOINTED TERM WOULD BE FROM JUNE 1ST OF 24 TO MAY 31ST OF 26. SO WITHOUT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THESE THREE APPOINTMENTS OF THESE THREE MEMBERS TO THE MDD MOTION TO APPROVE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE M DD. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OPPOSED? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OF THE THREE APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED, [02:20:01] PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? WE MOVE ON TO, UM, [b. Consider a resolution authorizing three (3) appointments to the Baytown Hospitality Public Facilities Corporation. ] NINE BS. CONSIDER RE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN HOSPITALITY PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION. UH, ONCE AGAIN, IT IS THESE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, AND THE APPOINTED TERM FOR THIS CONSIDERATION IS JUNE 1ST, 24 TO MAY 31ST OF 26. SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR MR FOR COUNCILMAN FRANCO POWELL AND LESTER NEED TO APPROVE, UH, COUNCILMAN FRANCO POWELL AND LESTER TO THE BAYTOWN HOSPITALITY PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ARE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THESE THREE MEMBERS TO THIS, UM, CORPORATION, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NEXT WE HAVE, [c. Consider a resolution authorizing three (3) appointments to the Baytown Housing Authority.] UH, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY. UH, SO THESE THREE APPOINTMENTS, UM, WE HAVE GRACE CORONADO, UH, THAT CURRENTLY SERVES TAMMY GIRE, THAT CURRENTLY SERVES AND GRANDPARENT THAT CURRENTLY SERVES. THEY ALL DO SEEK REAPPOINTMENT AND AS FAR AS I KNOW WITH, UM, OVER THE PAST YEAR OR TWO, UM, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. I BELIEVE THEIR ATTENDANCE, UNLESS THERE'S AN ATTENDANCE ISSUE ON ANYBODY, UM, I THINK THESE, THESE THREE CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THEIR CAPACITY VERY WELL. AND SO THEIR APPOINTED TERM WILL BE FROM APRIL 1ST OF, OF THIS YEAR TO MARCH 31ST OF 26. SO, UM, THESE ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF, UH, MS. UH, CORONADO, GUIDRY AND PARENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ONLY COMMENTS? COMMENTS I'LL MAKE, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S FOUR CITIZENS THAT ALSO, UM, DID APPLY. I'M ASSUMING THAT WAS FOR THIS, THIS HOUSING AUTHORITY. UM, I THINK THERE'S ONLY FIVE MEMBERS ON IT, SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF VACANCIES A LOT OF TIMES. UM, AND I DO BELIEVE, I DO BELIEVE IT'S MY, MY BELIEF THAT THERE'S A REALLY GOOD MIX, UH, AND THAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE WORKING VERY WELL TOGETHER, UH, ON THIS, ON THIS AUTHORITY ITSELF. SO I DO APPRECIATE THE FOUR THAT DID SIGN UP. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE DO, UM, FIND YOU, UH, COULD BE A PARKS DISTRICT SIX PARKS APPOINTMENT, WHO KNOWS. BUT, UM, UH, CERTAINLY WE'LL HOPE AND FIND YOU SOMEWHERE THAT YOU CAN SERVE, UH, IN THE CAPACITY ON A BOARD OF COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE. SO WITH THAT, UM, MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND [d. Consider a resolution authorizing seven (7) appointments to the Economic Development Advisory Committee.] WE WILL NOW, UM, IT SAYS CONSIDER, IT SAYS THAT WE'RE GONNA PUSH ITEM NINE D, WHICH IS APPOINTMENTS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR COMMITTEE. I WILL HAVE TO ASK WHY, UM, MR. MAYOR, UH, I WILL MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT. AND I KNOW WE STARTED WITH ZERO APPLICANTS . UM, THEN WE WENT TO A FEW, AND NOW I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS. UM, MY COLLEAGUE WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY, AND Y'ALL KNOW THAT SHE HAD, YOU KNOW, FAMILY OBLIGATIONS REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE FOR THIS APPOINTMENT AND, UM, DISCUSS, UH, THE CANDIDATE THAT SHE WANTED TO PUT ON HERE, UM, OUT OF RESPECT FOR HER AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THE TIME THAT SHE TOOK AS WELL ON THIS COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT WE GET IT JUST RIGHT. UM, I WOULD LIKE, UM, TO TABLE THIS. I KNOW THAT WE'VE PUSHED THIS AND WE'VE PUSHED THIS AND WE WANTED TO DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS SOON AS WE GOT CANDIDATES. AND NOW I'M ASKING TO PUSH IT AGAIN. BUT, UM, I KNOW MR. FRANCO IS NOT GONNA BE HERE, UM, ON THE 23RD. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? UH, YEAH, I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S ROSS STERLING'S GRADUATION NIGHT. YES. AND, UH, MY SENIOR WILL BE GRADUATING THE NIGHT, SO THE NEXT AVAILABLE WELL LONG YOUR PRIORITIES LIE, SO NO, WE, WE CERTAINLY WANNA RESPECT THAT TOO. UM, I MEAN, I GUESS IT, IT'S, IT'S LEAST COUNCIL'S IT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE, IT'S A MAJORITY DECISION, BUT I, I DO WANNA RESPECT BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS MAKING APPOINTMENTS HERE. I, I'M READY. I HAVE, I THINK, UH, THIS IS A GOOD LIST. I THINK WE COULD MM-HMM . I BELIEVE WE COULD FILL MOST OF THIS. UM, BUT IF COUNCIL'S PREROGATIVE TO, I'M GONNA ASK THAT FOR A TABLE OF THIS, UH, OF THIS, IF THAT'S WHAT WE WANT DO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SUSPEND UNTIL FULL COUNSEL IS AVAILABLE TO, TO DECIDE ON THAT. THIS IS A NEW COMMITTEE MM-HMM . AND IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT COMMITTEE. YEP. AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE ISSUES THAT I, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE. I, I THINK ALL OF US, ALL SEVEN OF US NEED TO BE HERE THAT NIGHT SO THAT WE CAN ALL VERBALIZE OUR COMMITMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND SO FORTH. SO I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO PUT A SPECIFIC DATE ON IT. I'M PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE THAT MY MOTION WOULD BE TO MOVE TO SUSPEND UNTIL THE FULL COUNCIL IS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS AND APPOINT. OKAY. OKAY. AND I'M, AND I'M FINE WITH THAT. UM, WHAT I WILL ASK IS THIS, UH, SINCE WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE MORE INDIVIDUALS, I WOULD ASSUME MORE INDIVIDUALS THAN, THAN THE VACANCIES THAT WE LOCK THIS POOL. IS [02:25:01] THAT FAIR THAT WE LOCKED THIS POOL MM-HMM . RIGHT? BECAUSE WE WOULD'VE CONSIDERED THIS TONIGHT. YES. SO WE LOCKED THIS POOL OF APPLICANTS. UM, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, JUST I WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S, THERE IS AN ENTRANCE TO CITIZEN ETJ APPOINTMENT MM-HMM . AND SO, UM, WHEN WE DO REVISIT THIS MISS CITY CLERK, IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THAT IN THAT PERSON OF, WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY OR WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLICANT AT ALL. SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE, SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO OPEN UP. AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING I WANNA OPEN UP. YES. WELL, THE, WE DO HAVE THE, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A LARGE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY WHO HAS LARGE BUSINESS. SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE I WOULD ASK YOU STAY THE O STAY OPEN. OKAY. SO CAN HATCH THERE, THERE IS NO LARGE BUSINESS. OKAY. THERE'S ONLY SIX BUSINESSES IN, AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO MENTION THAT. SO OTHER THAN AN ETJ APPLICANT AND A LARGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT APPLI APPLICANT, THOSE TWO IS THERE, THERE'S TWO EJ OKAY. I, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. SO YOU SAID THAT THERE IS OR NOT THERE IS TWO ETJ QUALIFY THE LARGE YEAH, GABBY TOO. SHE INDICATED TWO. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THERE IS TWO. OKAY, SO THEN I GUESS IT'S JUST THE LARGE GROUP OR LARGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP. YES. SO OTHER, OTHER THAN THAT, I GUESS, UM, AND IS THAT FAIR? YEAH. YEAH. COULD WE ALSO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO REACH OUT TO THESE FOLKS TO TELL 'EM THAT WE'RE LOCKING IT DOWN AND THAT AS SOON AS WE HAVE A FULL COUNSEL, THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT JUST IN LIMBO. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU MISS CITY, CITY CLERK. ANGELA GAVE ME THAT EYE, LIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, , . I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD GROUP HERE AND I DON'T WANNA MAKE IT ANY HARDER THAN IT'S GONNA BE. WELL, AND, BUT THAT'S WHY I, I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I GET IT. OKAY. SO LET THAT, UH, YOU DID MAKE A MOTION. WAS THERE A SECOND? I BELIEVE MOTION TO SUSPEND UNTIL COUNSEL. FULL COUNSEL'S AVAILABLE. YES. SECOND. OKAY. AND SO ALL THOSE, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SUSPENSION OF NINE D AS AS MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NEXT WE [10. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.] HAVE OUR MANAGER REPORT. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO GO OVER. UH, PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE TANG LAMB ON OBTAINING HIS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSE. THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF YEARS OF WORK THAT INCLUDED A HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE, YEARS OF ON THE JOB EXPERIENCE, REFERENCE STATEMENTS FROM REGISTERED ENGINEERS PASSING THE FE AND PE EXAM AND MANY OTHER THINGS. CONGRATULATIONS TANG. FOUR LEADERS. UH, FOUR FOUR LADIES FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ALEJANDRA MAOZ, UH, BLANCA, UH, BLANCA RUBIO, NICOLE SWEARINGEN, UH, AND SONYA BENAVIDEZ. UH, WERE FEATURED IN THE NATIONAL AND DISTRIBUTED PUBLIC WORKS REPORTER MAGAZINE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE 52ND ANNUAL PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND EQUIPMENT RODEO. UH, WAY TO GO TO THESE FOUR LADIES FOR BEING OUR FIRST WOMEN'S TEAM AT THIS COMPETITION. AFTER AN 18 MONTH PROCESS, THE CITY IS NEARLY READY TO UNVEIL THE FIRST DRAFT OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT CODE, UH, UH, NEW DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH WILL STREAMLINE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE NEW UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE WILL MODERNIZE THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CODE WITH UPDATED USES AND MORE GRAPHICS, MAKING IT EASIER TO USE AND PROVIDING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHILE ENCOURAGING HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. THE OPEN HOUSE WILL BE MAY 16TH, FIVE 30 TO 7:30 PM AT THE ROSELAND PARK PAVILION. THANK YOU JOHN. AND TO EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED UP AT DISTRICT FIVE, UH, LISTENING SESSION ON PUBLIC SAFETY LAST NIGHT. UH, THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON JUNE 5TH AT 5:30 PM AT THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PLAZA FOR DISTRICT FOUR. WE ALSO HAVE THE MOTHER SON OLYMPICS. COMING UP THIS SATURDAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE WILL HAVE AN AX, UH, AX THROWING VIDEO GAMES MINI GOLF, AND MORE AND MORE FOR MOTHERS AND SONS TO SQUARE OFF AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. FIND OUT MORE AT BAYTOWN.ORG/EVENTS. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, MAY 18TH, WE HAVE BAYTOWN MARKET AT TOWN SQUARE FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM WE HOPE YOU ALL WILL COME OUT TO SHOP AND GRAB A BITE TO EAT FROM SOME OF OUR LOCAL VENDORS AND RESTAURANTS. AND FINALLY, Y'ALL KNOW THAT I LIKE WHEN WE GET HANDWRITTEN REPORTS OR PEOPLE WRITING IN THIS ONE. I'M, I'M GONNA THOROUGHLY ENJOY READING THIS ONE IN JUST A SECOND. WE RECEIVED A KIND WRITE IN, UH, TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, FROM A CITIZEN. I WILL NOT SAY HER NAME. UM, UH, SHE MAY WANT IT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT JUST, UH, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA SAY HER NAME, UM, BUT I'M JUST GONNA READ WHAT SHE WROTE. THANK YOU FOR LIFTING ME SO EASILY WITHOUT HURTING ME AND BEING SO KIND. I'M 83 YEARS OLD AND MY DAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE IN AWE OVER YOUR GOOD LOOKS AND MUSCLES. . I HAVE TO AGREE. SO LOVE ALL THE RIDE INS. SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE MAKE ME SMILE. AND THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR MADE ME SMILE. UM, SO , IT WAS FANTASTIC. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ALRIGHT, ALWAYS INTERESTED. [02:30:01] ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT WE MOVE ON [a. Receive a report from Council Member Kenrick Griffith regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 3. ] TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT. WE WILL HAVE A REPORT FROM DISTRICT THREE. COUNCILMAN, UH, UH, KENDRICK GRIFFIN. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UM, I'LL BE REAL BRIEF. UH, START WITH, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION. BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER IS INSTALLING A NEW KAYAK LAUNCH INTO CRYSTAL BAY. THIS WILL GIVE EASY ACCESS TO ALL KAYAKERS WITHOUT THEM HAVING TO, UH, WEIGH IT OUT INTO THE BAY WATER. UH, BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER HAS, HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CALLED BIRD BUDDIES VOLUNTEER WILL BE VOLUNTEERS WILL FILL FEEDERS IN THE MORNING AND RECORD BIRD SIGHTINGS FOR AUDUBON REPORTS. BAYTOWN USE SOCCER LEAGUE WILL START, UH, WILL START HIS THIRD SEASON OUT IN BAYTOWN SOCCER PARK IN DISTRICT THREE THIS FALL, THERE ARE THREE AGE DIVISIONS, SIX U AT U AND 10 U. SO YOU GOT YOUR LITTLE ONES, GOT THEM SIGNED UP. UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING BAKER ROAD LIFT STATION. THE PROJECT IS ABOUT 75% COMPLETE. THE NEXT MAJOR MILESTONE WILL BE DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF THE GENERATOR AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. GARTH ROAD. UH, THE CITY'S UTILITY RELOCATION CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS OF LATE AND IS PRESENTLY WORKING ON NEW WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HOPE, WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE UTILITY WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2024. SO THE ROAD WORK, UH, CAN BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, VILLAGE LANE, THEY ARE UPDATING APARTMENTS, UH, UNITS AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE UNITS. I 10. UH, THE NEW BUCKY'S CAR WASH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE KITCHEN MODEL JUST BEGAN. UH, STARBUCKS IS UNDER MAJOR RE REMODEL AND IT'S UNDER INSPECTION, UH, ON THE NEW BUSINESS PARK, UH, WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 BUILDING IT'S IN REVIEW. SO THAT'S ALL WE HAD. THE, UH, THE, UH, THE CIN DE MAYO FESTIVAL COUNCIL THAT, UH, THE NATURE CENTER. THE NATURE CENTER, BUT I HEARD EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD TIME ON, ON TEXAS AVENUE. UH, I'M SORRY I COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THAT ONE, BUT I'M SURE THAT IT WAS ANYTHING LIKE LAST YEAR WAS A LOT OF FUN. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY, MY, UH, REPORT. I WOULD LIKE A A LITTLE TIME TO MAKE A COMMENT. UH, I DIDN'T WANNA DO IT FOR, UH, KENDRICK SPOKE. IT IS ABOUT HIS DISTRICT. UM, SO AS Y'ALL KNOW, I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND AT THE AIRPORT, UM, THERE WAS A LADY THERE THAT WE STARTED TALKING AND I TOLD HER THAT I WAS FROM BAYTOWN AND SHE GOES, I LOVE BAYTOWN. I'VE BEEN THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. I LOVE THE BIRDS. I LOVE TO GO WATCH THE BIRDS. YOU GUYS NEED TO GIVE MORE MONEY TO THE STAFF THAT RUNS THE NATURE CENTER BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. SO I JUST WANTED, UM, TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. AND I WAS, I, I WAS ABLE, I KNOW, UM, COUNCILWOMAN GRAHAM, UM, I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CINCO DE MAYO TACO NIGHT AND I THINK IT WAS GREAT THE WEATHER WAS TOUCH AND GO, BUT IT CLEARED UP ENOUGH WHERE THERE WAS, UH, TWO BANDS THAT PLAYED. THERE WAS MULTIPLE, UH, FOOD TRUCKS. UH, A LOT OF FAMILIES CAME DOWN TO TOWN SQUARE. UM, I THINK THEY'RE READY PROBABLY WITH ALL THE RAINY WEATHER, THEY'RE READY TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF BLUE SKIES AND THEY CAME OUT AND IT WAS GREAT. SO PARKS AND REC, UM, CLIFF AND EVERYBODY, KYLE, UH, WAS ANOTHER GREAT JOB, BUT EVERYBODY HAD A REALLY, REALLY GOOD TIME. UM, SO REALLY ENJOYED IT. THANK YOU, UH, FOR THAT. ONCE AGAIN, PARKS AND REC KIND OF NIGHT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, SO, UH, WE WILL NOW, WHERE'S MY SCRIPT? WE'LL NOW RECESS [12. EXECUTIVE SESSION] AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXT GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND OR 55 5 1 0.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. THE TIME IS NOW 9 0 6. I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN COORDINATE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAN GOVERNMENT CODE. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, BEING THAT THAT BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS ADDRESSED ALL POSTED AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING. THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. 30. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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