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WE ARE, UM, GONNA HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, STARTING AT 6:33 PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MARKET STREET.
UM, CALLING TO ORDER THE MEETING.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM THAT IS HERE, AND WE ARE GONNA START OFF TONIGHT WITH OUR PLEDGE AND INVOCATION WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE LESTER.
YOU WOULD ALL STAND, PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND REPEAT WITH ME.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
I PLEDGE HONOR TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL IF YOU'D JOIN ME FOR A BRIEF PRAYER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE.
AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, HELP US TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS, ALLOWING US THE, TO NURTURE THE BONDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON OUR CITY.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO REMIND US EVERY DAY THAT ALL THAT WE DO HERE TODAY IS FOR THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH AND FOR THE SERVICE OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY.
[1. CITIZEN COMMENTS Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, prohibits the City Council from discussing, deliberating, or considering, subjects for which public notice has not been given on the agenda. Issues that cannot be referred to the administration for action may be placed on the agenda of a future City Council Session.]
EVENING WITH OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS.DID WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGN UP? BEFORE WE GET STARTED, UM, WITH THE LIST OF CITIZEN COMMENTS, I'M GONNA READ OUT, UM, THE INSTRUCTIONS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE CITIZEN'S COMMENT IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.
EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.
EACH CITIZEN SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THESE COMMENTS.
THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.
A CITIZEN MAY PASS HIS OR HER HER TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.
HOWEVER, NO CITIZEN'S REMARKS SHALL EXCEED THREE MINUTES IN TOTAL.
EITHER THE ONE MINUTE OR THE THREE MINUTE LIMIT MAY BE EXTENDED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNSEL.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE, AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, COUNSEL CANNOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ON ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THIS AGENDA.
UM, AND OUR FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS MR. BYRON BECK.
MADAM CHAIR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.
YOU'RE GETTING A DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW THAT'S BEING PASSED AROUND.
UH, IF YOU RECALL BACK IN MAY, I SENT EVERY ONE OF YOU A COPY OF, AND I'M, I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA STOP.
I JUST WANT TO BE FAIR, SO, OKAY.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT BACK IN MAY, I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO DPS, UH, OVER THE FLOCK SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY WERE OPERATING WITHOUT THE REQUIRED STATE LICENSE, WHICH IS ILLEGAL TO DO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UH, AT THAT TIME, I REALLY DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY KIND OF RESPONSE FROM ANYONE IN ADMINISTRATION IN THE CITY, UH, EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I SUBMITTED THIS AND IT'S A VALID CONCERN.
WE'RE, THIS IS CONCERNING TO US.
THANKFULLY, THE ONES THAT REALLY MATTER ARE DPS.
THEY'RE THE REGULATORY AGENCY.
AND JUST THIS JULY, I, I FOUND OUT THAT DPS WAS ALREADY INVESTIGATING FLOCK FOR NOT HAVING A LICENSE.
THIS JULY, THEY ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST THE FLOCK TO STOP THEIR OPERATIONS, AT LEAST ON PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY'RE OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME, BUT DUE TO THIS, I'M ACTUALLY ANNOUNCING A NEW PROGRAM.
UH, AND CHIEF, I HOPE THIS ISN'T UP TO YOUR STANDARDS, TO, TO PARTNER WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S BREAKING THE LAW TO TRY AND ENFORCE THE LAW.
I, I KNOW YOU, I THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO PUT ONLINE THE LOCATIONS OF ALL THE LAW LOCATIONS.
UM, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, AND THERE'S SOME ARROWS DRAWN.
SO I HAVE HARVEY PONDER, WHO'S NEXT, FOLLOWED BY DENISE.
DENISE, ARE YOU, MS. GRAVES IS GIVING HER TIME TO MR. PONDER.
SO SET THE CLOCK FOR HARVEY POTTER, UH, 6 4 3 CROSBY CITY BIO ROAD.
UM, JUST TO FINISH WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY A WHILE AGO, THE CITY'S IN PRETTY FI DIRE FINANCIAL
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STRAITS RIGHT NOW.AND THE BEST WAY TO SAVE MONEY IS NOT SPEND IT.
UM, IT WOULD COST THE CITY AROUND $20 MILLION TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ALL FIVE OF THE, THE ANNEXATION AREAS.
BUT WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD GET THAT SEVEN YEARS AGO.
HADN'T GOT ANYTHING EXCEPT THE VOTE.
WHY NOT SAVE SOME MONEY AND LET US GO? NOW, SURELY THE CITY COULD SPEND THE MONEY ON OTHER NOBLE AND NECESSARY PROJECTS LIKE GOLF COURSES AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT.
I'M NOT SURE WHO, WHO TO ADDRESS THIS PART WITH THE CITY MANAGER, THE CLERK, THE ATTORNEY, PUBLIX WORKS OR COUNCIL MEMBER.
BUT WHY IS THE DE ANNEXATION PROCEDURES PETITIONED FORMALLY INTRODUCED TONIGHT, NOT MENTIONED SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT IT UP.
IF I WANT TO ANY OTHER PERMIT FOR THE CITY, I GO TO THE CLERK.
I FILL OUT A PAPER, I GIVE IT TO 'EM.
THEY GIVE, GIVE ME WHAT I NEED TO HAVE.
WHY CAN'T I HAVE THAT WITH THE PETITION? OR AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, A MONTH AGO, TWO MONTHS AGO, THREE MONTHS AGO WHEN WE HAD THE MEETING TOGETHER WITH EVERYBODY, NOBODY SAID A WORD TILL TONIGHT.
AND NOW WE'RE TOLD THAT'S A FIRST STEP.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? THAT'S ALL I GOT.
I HAVE JAMES MIX, UM, ALSO GIVING YOUR TIME TO LINDA MIX.
ALL RIGHT, MS. MIX, IF YOU'LL COME UP, LINDA MIX 64, 27 CROSBY, CEDAR BAYOU.
UH, WHEN WE FIRST ADDRESSED IN JANUARY ABOUT WANTING TO BE DNX FROM THE CITY, IT REALLY WAS NEVER MENTIONED ABOUT THE PETITION.
THE ONLY REASON WE DID NOT DO THAT ROUTE WAS BECAUSE WE WERE ACTUALLY HOPING YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND GO AHEAD AND DE ANNEX US.
BUT NOW WE KNOW THAT WE NEED THE PETITION.
ORIGINALLY, WHENEVER WE WERE GOING TO BE ANNEXED IN THE CITY, MR. KAMINSKI WENT THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND GOT APPROXIMATELY 75% SIGNATURE STATING WE DID NOT WANT TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.
THE, THE PROBLEM, Y'ALL MADE A COMMENT ABOUT OUR WATER WELL AND OUR SEWER SYSTEM WAS THAT WE COULD JUST NOT HOOK UP IF IT WENT DOWN.
WE HAD TO GET Y'ALL'S PERMISSION TO DO SOMETHING.
WE DON'T HAVE AN OPTION TO JUST HOOK UP TO CITY SERVICES, WHICH IN CHAPTER, I BELIEVE CHAPTER 43 OF THE STATE CODES STATES THAT WHEN, WHEN PROPERTY IS ANNEXED, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GIVING ALL SERVICES, NOT SOME.
AND THAT'S BEEN, THAT'S BEEN DISPUTED SEVERAL MONTHS.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF WATER.
I HAD TRASH PICKUP THAT I PAID THROUGH A PRIVATE SERVICE.
THESE ARE NOT SERVICES THAT Y'ALL PROVIDED.
THE SERVICES THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDED WAS WATER SERVICES AND SEWER SERVICES, WHICH WE ARE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE.
AND WE LIVE IN SUCH A REMOTE AREA.
Y'ALL SAW ON THE MAP, IT'S NOT FEASIBLE.
I CANNOT CROSS MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY TO RUN A WATERLINE TO NORTH MAINE.
I DON'T GET ALONG WITH MY NEIGHBOR.
SO I STILL REQUEST THE ANNEXATION.
AND NOW THAT I KNOW, WE HAVE A PETITION TO GET IN FURTHER.
WHEN I SPOKE EARLIER AND I LISTENED SOME OF THE COMMENTS I WANTED TO CORRECT, SOME OF THE THINGS WERE SAID, YES, THERE WAS A TIME LIMIT THAT THE CITY HAD TO PROVIDE, SAID SERVICES.
THE CITY COULD HAVE FILED FOR AN EXTENSION, WHICH I NEVER SAW AN EXTENSION.
THOSE SERVICES WERE POLICE, FIRE, SEWER, WATER, AND TRASH PICKUP.
WE HAD POLICE WITH HARRIS COUNTY.
WE HAD FIRE BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE TERRITORY OR DISTRICT.
WE PAID FOR IT THROUGH OUR TAXES.
SEWER, WATER, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THERE.
I MEAN, IT, IT WOULDN'T BE FEASIBLE.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT.
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AND THE RULE WAS TO HOOK.IF THERE WAS WATER AND SEWER IN FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY, IF WE WERE LESS THAN 50 FEET, WE HAD TO TIE INTO IT MANDATORY, WHETHER WE HAD A WELL OR SEPTIC.
THEY CHANGED THAT TO A HUNDRED FEET DURING THAT ANNEXATION TO GRAB IN MORE PEOPLE, WHICH I'M STILL 300 FEET OFF, SO I DON'T, IT'S NOT MANDATORY FOR ME TO TIE IN.
NOW, IF MY WA SEWER AND WATER WENT OUT, I WOULD NOT GET A PERMIT.
I WOULD BE FORCED TO TIE IN, WHICH IT'S NOT THERE.
MAYOR PROTON COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER.
UM, KIM KOSTEK, 51 0 3 ASHWOOD DRIVE.
I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS ONE MAJOR DISCREPANCY OF WHAT WAS PRESENTED THIS EVENING.
AND THE ONLY THING THAT WAS PRESENTED WAS THE PETITION OPTION.
AND THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PETITION OPTION THE WHOLE TIME.
UM, BUT THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER OPTION, AND THAT IS THAT COUNCIL WITHOUT A PETITION CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.
YOU CAN VOTE TO TAKE IT OFF ON YOUR OWN WITHOUT MAKING THEM GO THROUGH A PETITION.
BUT WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO THAT? IF Y'ALL VOTED AND TOOK THEM OUT OF THE CITY, THEN OTHER PEOPLE, IF THEY WANTED TO COME BACK INTO THE CITY, THEY COULD COME BACK IN.
IF THEY GO THE PETITION ROUTE, THEN YOU CANNOT ANNEX A SINGLE PROPERTY IN THAT PETITION FOR 10 YEARS, PERIOD.
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ITEM TWO A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION HELD ON AUGUST 22ND, 2024.CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM TWO A.
UM, ITEM TWO B, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 22ND, 2024.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM TWO B, AYE.
[a. Present a proclamation designating October 6th - 12th, 2024 as Fire Prevention Week. ]
AND CITIZENS COMMUNICATION.UM, IT LOOKS LIKE ON ITEM THREE A, WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGN DESIGNATING OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2024 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.
AND, UM, CHIEF DOBSON, I GUESS I'M GONNA MEET EVERYBODY DOWN THERE.
ARE WE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE OF COUNSEL? OKAY.
READ, MAKE A PROCLAMATION AND WE'LL COME DOWN.
WELL, COUNSEL, WALK,
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, THIS IS PLANNING, THIS IS NOT A FIRE ONE.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING OUR STATE.
AND WHEREAS HOME FIRES CAUSED 2,700 CIVILIAN DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2022, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES RESPONDED TO 360,000 HOME FIRES.
AND WHEREAS SMOKE ALARMS SINCE WHERE SMOKE ALARMS SINCE SMOKE WELL BEFORE YOU CAN ALERTING YOU TO DANGER IN THE EVENT OF FIRE IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AS LITTLE AS TWO MINUTES TO ESCAPE SAFELY.
AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS IN EVERY SLEEPING ROOM OUTSIDE EACH SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA, AND ON EVERY LEVEL OF A HOME.
AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PLANNED AND PRACTICED A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN ARE MORE PREPARED AND WILL THEREFORE BE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE A FIRE.
AND WHEREAS WORKING SMOKE ALARMS CUT THE RISK OF DYING AND REPORTED HOME FIRES ALMOST IN HALF.
AND WHEREAS FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF HOME FIRES AND HOME FIRE INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION AND PROTECTION EDUCATION.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S RESIDENTS ARE RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION MEASURES AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE PERSONAL STEPS TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY FROM FIRE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR HOMES.
AND WHEREAS THE 2024 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME, SMOKE ALARMS MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU, SERVES TO REMIND
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US THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING WORKING SMOKE ALARMS IN THE HOME.NOW, THEREFORE, I SARAH GRAHAM, MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH 2024 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.
AND I'LL JUST TAKE THIS TIME TO TELL YOU ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, FOR KEEPING BAYTON SAFE.
AND, UM, I'M VERY PROUD TO PREVENT PRESENT MY VERY FIRST PROCLAMATION AS MAYOR PRO TIM.
I'LL STAY RIGHT HERE WITH IT'S MY HOUSE.
[b. Present a proclamation designating October as National Community Planning Month in Baytown.]
ITEM THREE B, GONNA PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING OCTOBER AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.MARTIN AND YOUR CREW, SOME OF I'M A PRO NOW I'VE DONE ONE OF THESE, SO IT'S GREAT.
UM, NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH 2024.
WHEREAS CHANGE AND CONSTANT AND AFFECTS CITIES, TOWNS, SUBURBS, COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, TOWNSHIPS, RURAL AREAS AND OTHER PLACES.
AND WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY PLANNING CAN HELP MANAGE THIS CHANGE IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE.
AND WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE FULL BENEFITS OF PLANNING REQUIRES PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS WHO UNDERSTAND SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE AND PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IN ITS TERRITORIES.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH PROVIDES THE CITY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOUND PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, AND TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, AS WELL AS THE OTHER CITIZEN PLANNERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
NOW, THEREFORE, I SARAH GRAHAM MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER, 2024 AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
MAKE SURE WE SEE YOU CAN SEE ME RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S WHERE MIC ARE YOU BACK? OKAY, HERE WE GO.
[a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 0.32 acres located at the southwestern corner of the intersection of Bayway Drive and Weaver Avenue, at 6427 Bayway Drive from Urban Residential (UR) to Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MUN) Zoning District. ]
ENTER INTO A FEW PUBLIC HEARINGS.ITEM FOUR A, CONDUCT A, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.32 ACRES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BAYWAY DRIVE AND WEAVER AVENUE AT 64 27 BAYWAY DRIVE FROM URBAN RESIDENTIAL UR TO MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD MUN ZONING DISTRICT, MARTIN.
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OKAY.IT LOOKS LIKE, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
SO I'M GONNA READ THE SCRIPT FOR, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE HELD BEFORE FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARINGS SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAILED 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 ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.
HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU'RE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISH WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, UM, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.
AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.
ITEM FOUR A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY POINT 32 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BAYWAY DRIVE IN WEAVER AT 64 27 BAYWAY FROM URBAN RESIDENTIAL UR TO MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD MUN ZONING DISTRICT.
UM, DO I GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE? OKAY.
SO, UM, IT IS NOW 6:55 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE POINT 32 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BAYWAY DRIVE AND WEAVER AT 64 27 BAYWAY DRIVE FROM URBAN RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO REQUEST THE STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR PROTIME AND COUNSEL MARTIN SCRIBNER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE RECORD.
UM, AS, UH, AS YOU'VE HEARD ALREADY, UH, THIS IS ABOUT A THIRD OF AN ACRE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BAYWAY DRIVE IN WEAVER AVENUE.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP HERE, IT'S ON THAT SORT OF SOUTHWEST CORNER.
UM, THIS PROPERTY, UH, IS CURRENTLY ZONED, UM, URBAN RESIDENTIAL OR WHAT YOU WOULD KNOW AS, UM, MULTIFAMILY.
AND THE MF TWO, UM, HAS IN THE NEW ULDC HAS BECOME, UM, OUR URBAN RESIDENTIAL.
SO, UM, JUST FOR, IN TERMS OF, OF, UH, INTERPRETING FROM THE OLD CODE TO THE NEW AND THE MIX, THE, UH, REQUEST IS TO REZONE THIS TO MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, WHICH IS ALSO MIXED USE IN THE, UH, IN THE OLD CODE AS WELL.
SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS FUTURE LAND USE MAP, UH, DOES SHOW THIS AS A NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCIAL, WHICH EVERYTHING, UH, TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF IT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD IS ALSO, UH, SLATED FOR, UH, FUTURE, OR EXCUSE ME, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCIAL.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY MF TWO OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS YOU ARE.
AND EVERYTHING AROUND IT IS THAT MIXED USE.
UM, ALL THE PURPLE IS MIXED USE.
SO, UM, THE REQUEST, UH, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, IS TO REZONE TO ALLOW SOMEBODY TO PUT A GARAGE TO HOUSE THEIR, UM, THEIR VEHICLES ON THIS PROPERTY, WHICH IS AN ALLOWED USE.
AND SO THIS WENT TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, TO THEIR LAST MEETING.
AND THERE WAS, UM, NO OBJECTIONS AT THAT HEARING.
AND ALSO, UM, STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.
UH, WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
DOES ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, A QUESTION, UM, SO ON THE APPLICATION IT SAYS IT'S GOING TO DEVELOP AN OFFICE AND A GARAGE.
SO DO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF OFFICE OR, I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.
I KNOW WE ARE REDEVELOPING BAYWAY, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS.
I I DO NOT, UM, KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
UM, IS OUR APPLICANT, OUR APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT.
UM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK HIM THAT QUESTION.
UM, ALSO, UH, JUST A QUICK REMINDER, WE ZONE TO THE, TO THE DISTRICT, NOT NECESSARILY TO ANY PICTURES THAT WE LOOK AT.
SO WHATEVER IS, UM, WHATEVER IS ALLOWED IN THAT MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT WILL BE ALLOWED, UM, AFTER A REASON, SO.
WE DO HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UM, IF I CAN GET MR. TOM CILLO, JUST A REMINDER, YOU DO HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.
I'M JUST HERE JUST TO YOU GUYS, UH, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
AS FAR AS THIS OFFICE, UH, I'M GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT OF CONSULTING ON THE SIDE, THE CLASSIC CARS.
AND I WANT MY, UH, MY CUSTOMERS TO HAVE A PLACE TO SIT DOWN AND KIND OF REFRESH THEMSELVES.
UH, THIS IS NOT GONNA BE A POWER GARAGE WHERE IT'S GONNA BE TOOLS AND STUFF, IT'S JUST CLASSIC CARS HERE.
BACK IN, UH, NOVEMBER OF SOMETHING, UH, EXXON BOUGHT ME
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OUT AND, UH, I HAD SOME, SOME CARS PARKED IN MY GARAGE.I SOLD THEM ALL EXCEPT ONE OF 'EM.
SO ANYWAY, I NEED TO PLACE BUY SOME MORE AND STORE 'EM.
THIS LOT THAT I'M PURCHASED IS THERE, UH, WILL BE A REALLY NICE PROPERTY.
I'M, I'M DOING WORK ON IT NOW AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A, A MAJOR PLUS FOR BAYWAY DRIVE.
I JUST NEED YOU GUYS TO APPROVE IT AND HELP ME OUT.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU GUYS.
UM, WE HAVE A SECOND CITIZEN SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
UM, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.
I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING AS A REQUEST.
I'M IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.32 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BAYWAY DRIVE AND WEAVER AVENUE AT 64 27 BAYWAY DRIVE FROM URBAN RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT.
IT IS NOW 6:59 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M CLO YEAH, IT'S, I CALLED TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S THE WRONG THING THAT'S ON HERE.
I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:59 PM IT'S NOT THE RIGHT SCRIPT.
UM, ON ITEM FOUR A IF I CAN GET MOTION.
SO WE JUST PUT THE TIME OF OPENING AND CLOSING.
WELL, I'M GONNA MOVE OUT OF THE SEAT NOW.
ARE YOU? NO, I'M WAITING TO TAKE CARE.
YOU'RE GONNA DO FOR THE WHOLE THING.
[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 0.32 acres located at the southwestern corner of the intersection of Bayway Drive and Weaver Avenue, at 6427 Bayway Drive from Urban Residential (UR) to Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MUN) Zoning District. ]
FOUR B, ALSO UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHOR AUTHORIZING REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY POINT 32 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BAYWAY DRIVE AND WEAVER AVENUE AT THE OKAY.AT 64 27 BAYWAY DRIVE FROM URBAN RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING, DISTRICT CONDUCT A PUBLIC, WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS ONE IS THE ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M LEARNING ALL THE LITTLE, UM, NOTES WROTE TO THE SIDE HERE.
SO DO I HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? NO MOTION.
I, I, I WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM FOUR A OR FOUR B? FOUR BA AYE.
UH, I HAD TO DO A LITTLE FAMILY TIME, UH, FOR MY SON.
[c. Conduct a public hearing concerning the rehabilitation by Pillar Wyndham Park, LP, of Wyndham Park Apartments, a 184-unit affordable senior rental housing complex, located at 2700 Rollingbrook Drive, Baytown, Harris County, Texas.]
FOUR C'S.WE'RE GONNA CONDUCT, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE REHAB REHABILITATION OF PILAR WYNDHAM PARK, LOP, WYNDHAM PARK APARTMENTS 184 UNIT, AFFORDABLE SENIOR RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX, LOCATED AT 2,700 BROOK DRIVE IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS.
MR. SCRIBNER, OH, OR NOPE, GO AHEAD.
UH, MR. MAYOR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, RYAN VILO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UH, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UM, BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS, UH, WILL BE A RESOLUTION, UM, REGISTERING NO OBJECTION, UH, FOR, UH, UH, THE PLR WYNDHAM PARK LP TO APPLY FOR A 4% LOW INCOME, UM, HOUSING TAX CREDIT THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
AND REAL QUICK, UM, SO, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS TO ACTUALLY SEEK, UH, AGAIN, THE RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION.
A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION IS REQUIRED BY, UM, T-D-H-C-A, UM, IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION FOR HOUSING TAX CREDITS AND TAX EXEMPT BONDS.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS AGAIN, UH, TO KIND OF UPDATE AND, UM, REHAB THE APARTMENTS, UH, THAT ARE THERE.
UM, THIS IS THE WYNDHAM PARK APARTMENTS 184 UNIT SENIOR, UH, LIVING FACILITY, UM, IN BAYTOWN ON ROLLING BOOK DRIVE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS, IS A, UM, A, AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT IS IN, IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE ALREADY.
UM, AND AGAIN, IT IS ABOUT 15 YEARS OLD.
UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT ACTUALLY NOW.
AND THEY ARE AGAIN, WANTING TO DO SOME REHABILITATION.
UM, SO THEY'RE PROPOSING A 12 MONTH REHABILITATION, UM, THAT WOULD BEGIN IN THIRD QUARTER, 2025.
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UM, NEW ROOFS, FULL HVAC, UM, SOME OTHER ITEMS, UM, I DON'T WANNA STEAL, UM, THE APPLICANT'S THUNDER HERE.UM, SO, BUT, UH, AGAIN, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS THAT 4%, UH, TAX CREDIT, WHICH, UH, WOULD REQUIRE THE RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FROM THE CITY.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL PAUSE AND STEP ASIDE AND HAVE THE APPLICANT, UH, COME FORWARD.
WELL, I KNOW, SO THIS IS FOR, UM, C FOUR C? YES.
AND SO LET ME, LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THAT.
SO IT IS, IT IS NOW SIX OR 7:04 PM AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE REHABILITATION OF, UH, WYNDHAM PARK LP, UH, I GUESS, UM, ALSO KNOWN AS WYNDHAM PARK APARTMENTS, UH, FOR THE PROPERTY I DESCRIBED.
SO, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, I GUESS, BY STAFF TO SUMMARIZE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING? NONE FROM STAFF.
AND THEN I HAD, UH, WHO WAS SIGNED, WHO WAS SIGNED TO SPEAK, WAS ANYBODY ELSE? WAS THAT, WAS THAT OKAY? I, I, MR. BOBBY HUMPHREY.
I WAS GONNA SAY, I WANTED TO ASK MR. HUMPHREYS, WHAT ITEM DID YOU INTEND TO SIGN UP FOR? I WAS JUST, UH, TRYING TO DNA MY PROPERTY.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS YOU.
YEAH, JEREMY BARTHOLOMEW RESOLUTION COMPANIES.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, I, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE.
THIS IS, UH, UH, AS RYAN MENTIONED, THIS IS RELATING BACK TO TDHCA A'S REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION ANYTIME WE'RE APPLYING FOR AN ACQUISITION REHAB ON A PROPERTY.
THIS PROPERTY IS ALREADY EXISTING.
UM, SO THIS IS GETTING A FLAVOR OF, OF THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE THROUGH, UM, THIS TYPE OF PROCESS.
BUT I'M, I'M HERE AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY, ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS GENTLEMAN? QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, I BELIEVE SO I'LL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ON ITEM FOUR C AND WE MOVE
[d. Consider a resolution registering no objection to Pillar Wyndham Park, LP to apply for the 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to rehabilitate Wyndham Park Apartments.]
ON TO ITEM FOUR D, WHICH IS THE ACTION ITEM, UH, AS A RESOLUTION.UM, ONCE AGAIN, IT, IT HAS ALLOWED THEM, UH, UH, INCOME.
INCOME, IT'S, IT'S A 4% LOW INCOME HOUSE TAX CREDIT FOR THEM TO DO, UH, REHABILITATION ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR D.
SO MOTION SECOND A, MOTION SECOND.
ANY ADDITIONAL, ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM FOUR D IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
A THOSE OPPOSED? I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, I THINK THERE'S A FEW APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST INTEREST RATES ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT THIS IS, THESE ARE EXAMPLES.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE WE'RE GONNA VISIT HERE IN A SEC.
BUT THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF, UM, TAX CREDIT HOUSING THAT DOES EXIST IN BAYTOWN.
THEY'RE NOT ADDING ANY UNITS, BUT THEY ARE INVESTING IN THEM AND RE, YOU KNOW, REHABBING THEM, GETTING 'EM EITHER TO CURRENT CODE OR WHATEVER.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT BECAUSE THAT HAS PLAGUED OUR CITY, OBVIOUSLY WITH, WITH, UH, OLDER, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
AND SO WHEN THEY DO THIS, IT, IT'S, IT IS THE UPDATE THAT WE, THAT OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEXES, LET'S SAY, UM, HISTORICALLY HAVE NOT DONE THAT.
[e. Conduct a public hearing concerning the rehabilitation by Pillar Piedmont, LP, of Piedmont Apartments, an approximately 250-unit affordable rental housing complex, located at 7510 Decker Drive, Baytown, Harris County, Texas.]
UH, FOUR E, WHICH IS ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING, AND SO DOES NOW 7 0 7.AND I'LL, UH, I'LL CALL THIS THIS, I'LL CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CON CONCERNING THE REHAB REHABILITATION OF PILLAR PIEDMONT LP OF PIEDMONT APARTMENTS IN APPROXIMATELY 250 UNIT AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX, LOCATED AT 75 10 DECKER DRIVE IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS, HARRIS COUNTY.
I WOULD NOW HAVE STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
ONCE AGAIN, RYAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.
AGAIN, RYAN VELO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UH, THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 75 10 DECKER, UH, DRIVE.
THIS IS LOCATED, UM, IT WOULD BE JUST SOUTH, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SPUR THREE 30 AND INTERSTATE 10 INTERCHANGE.
UM, THERE AGAIN, A VERY SIMILAR, UH, TYPE OF PROJECT, UH, THAT YOU JUST SAW.
THEY'RE REQUESTING A, UH, RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION.
UM, THIS IS, UM, A GENERAL, UH, POPULATION, UM, APARTMENT, NOT A SENIOR.
UM, IT WAS BUILT IN 2005, 250 UNITS.
UM, AGAIN, UM, AFFORDABILITY, ALL THE UNITS ARE PRICED AT 60% A MI AND, UM, THEY ARE LOOKING TO INVEST ABOUT, UH, $39.8 MILLION, UM, INTO THIS PROJECT.
AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TYPE OF, UM, SCOPE OF WORK.
THIS ONE WOULD BEGIN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025.
NEW ROOFS, FULL HVAC UPDATE, AMENDING CENTER UPDATES, APPLIANCE TO UPGRADES, UM, SO, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO AGAIN, UM, THIS PROPERTY IS, UM, UH, COMING UP ON, UH, ALMOST 20 YEARS OLD.
AND SO, UM, THIS WILL HOPEFULLY, UH, EXTEND THE LIFE FOR ANOTHER 20 OR 25 YEARS, UM, AND
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PROVIDE, UH, NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR, UM, RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.ALRIGHT, UH, IS THERE ONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU THERE BEING NO ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON.
I CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE REHABILITATION OF THE PIEDMONT APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 75 10 DECKARD DRIVE.
[f. Consider a resolution registering no objection to Pillar Piedmont, LP to apply for the 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to rehabilitate Piedmont Apartments.]
THE ACTION ITEM FOR THIS, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION, UH, FOR THE, THE PROPERTY I DESCRIBED.ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS, UM, I GUESS REGISTERING A LETTER OF OR NO REGISTERING A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION.
SO IT WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR F.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR F SECOND, MOTION SECOND.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FOUR F AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE WAS OPPOSED, CARRIES AND JUST AS A, AS A FYI, THIS IS, UH, ACTUALLY THE ONLY, I BELIEVE IT'S THE ONLY PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF BAYTOWN THAT'S ALSO IN THE DEER PARK, ISD SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO BAYTOWN NOW IS IN GOOSE CREEK, ISD, DEER PARK, ISD, AND, UH, BARBERSVILLE, ISD.
SO, UM, BUT I BELIEVE THESE ARE THE, THESE STUDENTS ACTUALLY GO TO DEER PARK, I, SD, SO, ALRIGHT, MOVING ON, UH,
[a. Consider an ordinance amending the City of Baytown utility rates.]
[b. Consider an ordinance amending Sections 86-101, 86-104, and 86-166 of the Code of Ordinances Regarding Fees for Sanitation Services.]
[d. Consider an ordinance to adopt the City of Baytown Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Municipal Budget.]
TO, UH, OUR FAVORITE IS FIVE A.UH, WE HAVE A MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
UH, AND SO THESE WE WILL TAKE TOGETHER IF THERE IS A, IF THERE IS A MOTION, BUT IT'S ITEM FIVE A, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR THIS.
I WANNA MAKE SURE AND CITIZEN, OKAY, SO WE HAVE, WE CAN TAKE ITEMS FIVE, A, B, AND D TOGETHER.
UM, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF A, B AND D MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM A, B, AND D SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A COMMENT.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY I, I, I APPRECIATE THE, THE WORK THAT'S DONE BY STAFF THIS YEAR ON, UH, ON PUTTING THIS BUDGET TOGETHER.
UM, I THINK IT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO IT.
UM, DEFINITELY SOME TIGHTENING OF THE BELT IN SOME AREAS.
UM, AND UM, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANY, NO BUDGET'S EVER PERFECT.
THERE'S ALWAYS PROBABLY IF YOU, AS ALL SEVEN OF US, THERE'S PROBABLY A LITTLE THINGS HERE OR THERE WE WOULD TWEAK.
UM, BUT I DO THINK ON THE WHOLE THAT, UH, THAT IT'S A VERY GOOD BUDGET THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE, UM, THE WORK THEY PUT INTO IT.
MAYOR, I KIND OF GO WITH MY COLLEAGUE HERE.
I APPRECIATE THE, THE WORK OF STAFF.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, THE DEEP DIVE THAT STAFF DID AS FAR AS, AND, AND I'LL SAY IT'S AN EQUITY ISSUE ON SOME OF THE UTILITY RATES AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER RATES THAT WE'RE INCREASING, LIKE AT THE GREEN CENTER AND SO FORTH, THAT IT, THERE REALLY ARE, WE CHARGE USER FEES, BUT THOSE USER FEES WERE HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED.
AND, AND I APPRECIATE THAT THAT WAS BROUGHT OUT.
UM, AND I'VE HEARD COMMENTS ON BOTH SIDES THAT, OH, IT'S GOING UP, BUT THEN I'VE HEARD COMMENTS ON THIS SIDE, WELL, I NEVER USED IT, AND WHY AM I PAYING FOR IT? SO I, I APPRECIATE THAT'S A REAL FINE BALANCING ACT.
UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, WE PROVIDE, AS A CITY, WE PROVIDE A LOT OF SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS THAT OTHER CITIES DON'T, AND SOMETIMES THOSE SERVICES ARE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
AND, UH, SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE STAFF'S EFFORT TO, TO BRING THOSE ISSUES UP TO US AND LET US MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL JUST ADD TO THE COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF, A LOT OF THE BUDGET FOR COUNCIL FROM A POLICY, GUIDANCE BODY, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IT STARTED IN JANUARY FOR US PROVIDING SOME CONVERSATIONS FOR ONE, SOMETIMES SOME DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS TO STAFF, BUT WE KIND OF, AS THE CITY MANAGER SAYS, WE KIND OF SET THE LEFT AND RIGHT BOUNDARIES.
LOTS OF THINGS TRANSPIRED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS ALMOST TO THE, THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
AND SO, UM, BUT IT WAS SOME TOUGH DECISIONS.
I THINK THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT, UH, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS ON.
WE NEVER WANNA INCREASE ANYTHING, BUT AGAIN, WE CAN'T SUBSIDIZE EVERYTHING, UH, EVERY ADDITIONAL SERVICE WE PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, TO OUR CITIZENS.
AND SO I THINK THAT THIS BUDGET YEAR CERTAINLY WAS A LOT OF THAT.
SO I DO APPRECIATE STAFF DOWN TO EVERY LEVEL.
I KNOW THAT IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE DECISIONS, AND SO, UM, I THINK EVERYBODY SHARED, I GUESS IN THE, AS THEY SAY, THE POUND OF FLESH IN THIS BUDGET.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE, UM, THE, UH, THE WORK THE COUNCIL HAS DONE IN, UH, ALONG WITH ADMINISTRATION.
SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION, UH, ON THIS BUDGET OF 24 25.
UM, AGAIN, FIVE'S A, B, AND C TOGETHER, WE HAVE A MO, A, B, AND D, EXCUSE ME, TOGETHER.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THOSE THREE ITEMS, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A BUDGET.
I DO APPRECIATE COUNSEL, UH, ON THOSE ITEMS. NEXT WE HAVE
[c. Consider an ordinance approving the ad valorem tax rate for the City of Baytown, Texas, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Approval of the ordinance will set the property tax rate at $0.70042 per $100 valuation for the 2024 Tax Year. The General Fund maintenance and operations tax rate will be set at $.43689 per $100 valuation and debt service tax rate set at $.26353 per $100 valuation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.]
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UP TO SPEAK.MR. BECK, I, I BELIEVE, I WANNA MAKE SURE, I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, THREE MINUTES, SIR.
MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, BYRON REBECK, BLACKSTONE STREET, EAST POINT SUBDIVISION, UH, THIS IS THE GOOD PART OF THE EVENING.
UH, I, YOU, YOU, YOU ALL KNOW THAT I WATCHED THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE, AND YOU'VE ALL HEARD FROM ME ABOUT THAT OVER MANY YEARS.
AND, UH, WHEN YOU DO WHAT, WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO, IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.
THIS IS A, THIS IS A GOOD JOB.
I BELIEVE IT IS A SINCERE EFFORT TOWARDS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE BEEN SAYING PHYSICAL LATELY.
UH, SO, UH, CONGRATS TO MR. REYNOLDS AND HIS STAFF.
UH, I KNOW YOU MADE AT LEAST ABOUT A $5 MILLION CUT IN THE BUDGET.
UH, MR. POWELL, UH, THE HEAD OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UH, A LOT OF THAT CAME FROM YOU GUYS.
UH, EVERYBODY PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND, UH, I THINK IT SHOWS THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN A, A EXCELLENT LEVEL OF CITY SERVICES WHILE MAINTAINING, UH, RESPONSIBLE BUDGETING.
UH, LIKE SOMEONE SAID BEFORE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, I'LL GO ON THE RECORD.
THE, THERE'S SOME THINGS IN THERE I STILL KIND OF QUESTION, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA NITPICK IT.
AND I, I DO GENUINELY THINK IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD IDEA AND I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT MR. REYNOLDS SAID THAT A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD WERE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE IN THE PAST ON A LOT OF IT TO DO WITH SPENDING.
AND HIS ANALOGY WITH THE CUPCAKE, I USE THAT WITH PEOPLE NOW.
SO, UH, THE TOO MUCH FROSTING SOMETIMES I GET THE FEELING THAT WE MAY BE ON THE PATH TOWARDS A LITTLE BIT MORE FROSTING WITH SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING, SOME OF IT WHAT'S ON TONIGHT.
SO I HOPE WE KIND OF KEEP THAT IN MIND.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GUYS DO A GOOD JOB, YOU SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.
AND I THINK, UH, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S SOME THINGS I WOULD'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD JOB.
AND, AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING HARD ON IT AND I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY AND PEOPLE SHOULD RECOGNIZE YOUR EFFORTS.
ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE ITEM FIVE C, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AVALOR TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS TO, FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
APPROVAL ORDINANCE WILL SET THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 0.70042 PER $100 VALUATION FOR THE 24 TAX YEAR.
UH, THE GENERAL FUND, IS THAT CORRECT? THE 24 TAX YEAR.
UH, THE GENERAL FUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE WILL BE SET AT, UH, 0.43689 PER $100 VALUATION, AND THE DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE WILL BE SET AT 0.26353 PER $100 VALUATION FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
SO WITH THAT, UM, I WOULD EN ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
AND I BELIEVE, I GUESS YOU SAY LEGISLATIVELY, UH, THIS TAX RATE DOES REFLECT, UH, NOT JUST MEETING THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, BUT SINCE IT IS BELOW IT, IT IS A TAX DECREASE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE MESSAGE THAT, UH, MR. BECK JUST, UM, CONVEYED.
SO WITH THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF FIVE C.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
FIVE C IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM
[a. Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into a golf facility management agreement with Troon Golf, LLC.]
SIX.A CONSIDER ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED IN CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A GOLF FACILITY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH TRU GOLF LLC.
UH, FIRST WE HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY COUNSEL.
THIS ITEM IS, UH, TO ENTER INTO A LONGER TERM AGREEMENT WITH TRU FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GOLF COURSE.
AS YOU RECALL FROM A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE ENTERED INTO A SHORT TERM AGREEMENT TO GET US THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
UH, WE HAVE NOW NEGOTIATED, UH, WHAT WE THINK WILL BE A BETTER, UH, AGREEMENT WITH TROON FOR LONG TERM MANAGEMENT OF THE COURSE.
UH, AND IT WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS OTHER THAN WHAT YOU APPROVED BEFORE.
SO IT WOULD JUST TAKE WHATEVER WAS LEFT OVER FROM YOUR PREVIOUS ORDINANCE AND ROLL THAT INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT WHEN WE PUT THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE STILL HAD A FEW FINE POINTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH TROON, BUT THE AGREEMENT THAT'S BEEN PLACED IN YOUR PACKET IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAVE FINALIZED.
THE ONLY CHANGE BEING TO PARAGRAPH 17, WHICH WOULD, UH, ALLOW THE INCENTIVE MANAGEMENT FEE TO BEGIN AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2025,
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RATHER THAN AFTER THE INITIAL TERM AS DEFINED IN THE AGREEMENT.MAYOR, CAN WE IDENTIFY THAT THIS WAS AN RFQ PROCESS? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH, THERE WAS AN RFQ DONE FOR THIS, THIS WAS PART OF THE WHOLE DISCUSSION WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR THE SHORT TERM AGREEMENT, THAT COUNSEL'S DIRECTION WAS TO GET AN RFQ, UH, TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE GONNA RESPOND.
UH, THERE WERE, I BELIEVE FOUR RESPONSES TO FROM, UM, UH, GOOD MANAGEMENT COMPANIES OR, UH, COMPANIES THAT COULD ACTUALLY DO WHAT WE WERE REQUESTING.
UM, AND THIS IS THE ONE PUT FORWARD.
ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT WE HAVE ITEM SIX A.
SO TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR ITEM SIX, A MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX, A SECOND, A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR. MAYOR? DISCUSSION? YES, SIR.
UM, OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE A, I HAVE A, AN INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, BYRON BECK, UH, BLACKSTONE STREET, EAST POINT SUBDIVISION.
UH, I, I JUST WANNA DO A LITTLE REVIEW BEFORE THIS VOTE.
AND THE, THE FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT IF WE DO A LITTLE HISTORY, WE'LL GO BACK TO MAY 2ND.
THE COUNCIL ORIGINALLY VOTED NO TO CONTINUE AN AGREEMENT.
FIVE DAYS LATER, THE COUNCIL WAS, UH, EMERGENCY OR SPECIAL SESSION WAS CALLED TO, TO OVERTURN THAT VOTE.
ONE OF THE REASONS WE WERE GIVEN, THE PRIMARY REASON WE WERE GIVEN IS THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT VOTE AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE NOT HERE TO REPRESENT THEIR DISTRICT ON THIS.
UH, I'M NOTICING THAT WE DO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER JUST LIKE BEFORE THAT'S NOT HERE.
UH, ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE THE PRECEDENT THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SET, OR ARE WE GONNA SAY THAT THIS DISTRICT DOESN'T GET TO GET REPRESENTED IN THIS VOTE? IT'S A SIMILAR VOTE.
UH, SO I WOULD HOPE THAT SOMEBODY AT LEAST SAYS THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE DO.
IF IT WAS GOOD BEFORE, IT'S GOOD NOW, WE SHOULDN'T JUST DO IT WHEN IT, IT'S AN ADVANTAGE TO US.
UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GO BACK, I ACTUALLY WENT BACK AND WATCHED THE VIDEO OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ROUGHLY $1.9 MILLION THAT WAS APPROVED ON WHAT MR. REYNOLDS SAYS IT WAS GOING TO BE SPENT ON.
UH, A FEW THINGS, UH, THAT I RECALL WAS ABOUT 700,000 OF THE 1.9 MILLION WAS FOR EXISTING OR PREVIOUS OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING ABOUT $400,000 FOR LOCAL VENDORS.
THE, THERE WERE TWO ITEMS. ONE WAS FOR THE BUILDING AND ONE WAS FOR THE RESTAURANT.
BOTH OF THOSE ADDED UP TO ROUGHLY ABOUT $1 MILLION.
SO THAT'S 1.7 MILLION OUT OF $1.9 MILLION.
AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO ABOUT $300,000 THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER, UH, OPERATIONAL LOSSES OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
UH, SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WRAP MY HEAD AROUND HOW WE ALREADY FOUND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE COMMENTS WERE THAT SOME OF YOU WERE VOTING SPECIFICALLY SAYING, THIS IS ONLY TO FUND THIS THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN SEPTEMBER, AND NOW THE GOALPOSTS ARE GETTING PUSHED AGAIN.
MY CONCERN IS THAT ONE, WHERE DID THIS MONEY COME FROM? DID YOU CUT BACK ON THE PAYOUT TO PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS? DID YOU CUT THE EXPENSES FOR THE, THE, UH, THE CLUBHOUSE? UH, WHERE DID IT COME FROM? UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE OTHER, UH, PROPOSALS WERE FROM THE OTHER VENDORS.
UH, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC.
I REQUESTED THAT, AND SINCE YOU GUYS HADN'T TAKEN ACTION ON IT, THAT THE CITY WOULDN'T GIVE THOSE PROPOSALS TO ME.
UH, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IT'S PROPER, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED.
AND MY CONCERN IS THAT E EVEN IF THIS LOOKS GREAT, FOR RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE A TEMPORARY FIX AND A TEMPORARY BANDAID, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO AT THE END OF 2025 WHEN THIS MONEY RUNS OUT? YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ALLOCATE MORE MONEY FOR IT.
SO WE'RE JUST KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
WHAT IF WE USE THIS SUDDEN NEWFOUND MONEY THAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED TO TURN IT BACK INTO THE DISC GOLF COURSE THAT SOME OF YOU LIKE THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO EVENTUALLY ANYWAY? HOW ABOUT WE USE SOME OF THIS MONEY TO FIX THE IRRIGATION ON THERE? IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE WAS A, A BAYTOWN SUN ARTICLE.
THERE WAS THREE PEOPLE THAT THEIR HOUSES GOT FLOODED BECAUSE OF THE, THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE REFIGURING OF THE HOLE OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOUSE.
UH, I'M SURE YOU GO OUT THERE, THERE'S NO IRRIGATION FOR FOR THEIR HOUSE.
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THEY JUST FIXED IT.SO PLEASE ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE.
I GUESS, UH, FIRST I'LL ASK, UH, Y'ALL WANT TO EVEN CONSIDER THIS THEN AND NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR EVERY VOTE IN THE FUTURE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT Y'ALL WANNA DO, BUT I'LL REST IT AT Y'ALL'S PLEASURE.
Y'ALL TELL ME, Y'ALL GIMME THE GUIDANCE.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING CONSISTENT.
WE SHOULD TABLE IT UNTIL WE HAVE ALL COUNCILMAN PRESENT AND I FEEL LIKE THERE, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY MORE MONEY ON THIS.
AND IF WE ARE GONNA SET THAT PRECEDENT, THEN THAT MEANS FROM HERE ON OUT FOR EVERY ITEM, WHETHER MONEY'S INVOLVED OR NOT, THAT EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER WILL NEED TO BE PRESENT.
WELL, THE PRESIDENT'S ALREADY BEEN SET, IT WAS SET BACK IN MAY, BUT BEFORE WE WERE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL MONIES.
UM, SO I, I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION FROM STAFF, UM, IN, IN TERMS OF, UH, WHAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON.
UM, AND THEN, UM, THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH, UM, TRUE.
WELL, I, YEAH, I I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE A LOT MORE BECAUSE THAT WILL DETERMINE OUR PATH FORWARD, WHETHER OKAY, I, I GUESS, I GUESS IF YOU CAN ANSWER SOME OF THE GENERAL QUESTIONS, I'M GONNA TURN THAT OVER TO MR. GARY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WHAT WERE THE SPECIFICS THAT YOU ASKED? UM, JUST IN REGARDS TO, BECAUSE AS, AS MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT FOR, UH, EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER TO BE PRESENT, WHETHER THERE'S ADDITIONAL MONIES OR NOT PRESENT, UM, IS THAT WARRANTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR VOTE? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ALLOCATING ANY ADDITIONAL OTHER THAN WHAT HAVE WE ALREADY VOTED ON? THAT IS CORRECT.
THE BALANCE OF THE ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED 1.9 MILLION.
UM, ACTUALLY, MR. SBE BROUGHT UP SOME QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ALREADY WRITTEN DOWN.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, UM, SO WHEN I SAT DOWN EARLIER THIS WEEK TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, UM, I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS AND, AND THEY'RE REALLY IN LINE WITH WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
SO, UM, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S, THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER FROM THE INITIAL 1.8 PLUS THAT WE APPROVED.
SO WHAT IS THAT LEFTOVER FROM? HOW MUCH IS IT AND IS THAT PAYING THE MANAGEMENT FEES IF THIS ITEM WERE APPROVED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR? SO IN LOOKING AT THE 1.9 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED, UH, THAT WAS SPREAD OUT ACROSS EIGHT, UH, DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND EIGHT DIFFERENT PURCHASE ORDERS.
UM, FOUR, THOSE HAVING TO DO WITH PRIOR INVOICES, I'M SORRY, FIVE OF THOSE HAVING TO DO WITH PRIOR INVOICES.
AND THREE FOR NEW, UH, NEW ITEMS INCLUDING THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPERATIONS, THE COMPLETION OF THE CLUBHOUSE, UH, AND REMEDIATION OF SOME OF THE COURSE FEATURES, WHICH WE DISCUSSED.
UM, IN LOOKING AT, UH, THE INDIVIDUAL POS, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY, LET'S SEE, APPROXIMATELY $60,000, UH, REMAINING AFTER WE COVERED THE, UH, PRIOR INVOICES FOR CONSTRUCTION, FOR COURSE MANAGEMENT AND FOR OPERATING SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.
UM, WE HAVE ABOUT $50,000 LEFT OVER FROM OTHER, UM, LEASE ITEMS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT COME DUE.
AND THEN, UM, 60,000 FROM INVOICES, 50,000 FOR LEASE ITEMS. YES, MA'AM.
AND, UM, ACROSS THE, UH, IRRIGATION, UH, IRRIGATION, WELL USE A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
THERE'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND REMAINING FROM NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO FY 24.
UH, THERE IS ABOUT 460,000 REMAINING ON THE CLUBHOUSE.
UM, THE NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR CLUBHOUSE COSTS.
AND I KNOW THAT, UM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING THAT UP AND CONFIRMING THAT ORDER.
SO THAT NUMBER WILL GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ONCE, UH, THE BILLS FOR THE EQUIPMENT.
AND THEN, UM, WE DO HAVE, UH, WE HAVE 200,000 STILL REMAINING IN THAT REMEDIATION COURSE.
FEATURES WE'RE ANTICIPATING APPROXIMATELY, UH, 60 TO 70,000 THAT, UM, WOULD BE CHARGED TO THAT.
SO THERE WOULD BE PROBABLY ABOUT 120, 130, UH, LEFT OVER FROM THAT.
ALL IN ALL, WE HAVE, UM, REMAINING COSTS THAT WE ANTICIPATE OF ABOUT $513,000, WHICH LEAVES RIGHT ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY, FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY 1000 IN REMAINING FUNDS THAT, UM, WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR FY 25.
UH, HISTORICALLY WE HAVE SUPPLEMENTED OPERATIONS ONCE
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EVERY, I THINK ONCE EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS.UM, THAT IS WITHOUT REVENUE FROM THE RESTAURANT AND THE BAR.
UM, ONCE THOSE COME ONLINE, WE'RE ANTICIPATING REVENUE FROM THERE.
AND JUST LOOKING AT THE 460, THAT COMES TO BE ABOUT SIX, UH, UH, SIX, UH, SIX CONTRIBUTIONS OF 75,000, UH, WE THINK THAT SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GET US THROUGH FY 25 ONCE THE, UM, THE KITCHEN RESTAURANT BAR COMES ONLINE.
UM, AND THEN AS WAS MENTIONED, THIS IS AN ANNUAL RENEWING, UH, CON, ANNUALLY RENEWING CONTRACT.
AND SO WE WOULD GET, UH, AN ANNUAL PLAN OR A BUDGET, UM, TOWARDS THE END OF EVERY CALENDAR YEAR.
AND, UH, THAT BUDGET WOULD BE FOR THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
SO, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, ONE OF THE GOALS OF STAFF IN PREPARING THIS AGREEMENT WAS TO TRY TO ADDRESS AS MANY OF THE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES THAT WAS EXPRESSED THAT, UH, FROM COUNCIL TWO STAFF FOR THIS AGREEMENT.
UH, THIS AGREEMENT DOES PROVIDE FOR FOUR OPTIONS FOR TERMINATION.
UH, ONE, UH, TERMINATION WITH CAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT, UH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY CAN TELL YOU ABOUT, UM, BASICALLY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT.
UM, SECOND TERMINATION FOR CHANGE OF USE IF WE DECIDE TO CHANGE THAT, UM, THE USE OF THAT AREA, UM, THERE'S A TERMINATION OPTION FOR THAT THERE.
TERMINATION FOR SALE, IF WE DECIDE TO SALE TO SELL THE PROPERTY, GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THERE'S AN OPTION FOR THAT.
AND THEN TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE.
NOW ALL OF THOSE TERMINATION OPTIONS DO HAVE A 90 DAY REQUIREMENT.
THE ONLY, UH, CAVEAT TO THAT IS THE TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE GOLF COURSE BUT WANTED TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT OPERATOR.
THE TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY UNTIL JANUARY OF 27.
UM, BUT IT, AFTER THAT, IT WOULD, UM, NECESSITATE A 90 DAY NOTICE PERIOD AS WELL.
SO, UM, WITH ALL OF THAT IN MIND, UM, ALSO I'LL MENTION THE MANAGEMENT FEE HAS GONE DOWN FROM 10,000 A MONTH TO 8,500 A MONTH WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INCENTIVE FEE.
THAT INCENTIVE FEE, UH, WOULD BE PAID OUT OF REVENUES THAT EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AND EXCEED EXPENDITURES.
AND SO BASICALLY TRU GAVE UP $18,000 A YEAR, UM, AND HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO MAKE, I WANNA SAY ABOUT 25,000 A YEAR.
UM, SO WE BELIEVE WITH THE SAVINGS, WITH THE CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT FEE, UH, AND WITH THE KITCHEN, UH, BAR RESTAURANT COMING ONLINE, WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE OKAY THROUGH FY 25, UH, BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED.
UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE DO HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRU WITH US THIS EVENING.
UM, MS. UH, VANESSA PORTO, WHO'S OUR GENERAL MANAGER HERE AT, UH, OF COURSE HERE, AND MR. MITCH HARRELL, WHO'S VICE PRESIDENT WITH TROON.
AND, UM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND I KNOW THAT, UH, THEY COULD AS WELL.
UM, I NOTICED WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT THAT THERE WAS A, UM, INCENTIVE CLAUSE IN THERE.
AND FOR ME THAT IMPLIES AFTER LOOKING AT THE PROFORMA FROM TRU, THAT TROON IS EXPECTING, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME POSITIVE OUTLOOK IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY HAVE AN INCENTIVE CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT.
UM, SO COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST WANNA SAY.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU GO BACK TO MAY, UM, I SAID A LOT OF THINGS THAT NIGHT.
UM, I STILL STAND BY MY VOTE AT THAT TIME, BUT I DID NOT SET THAT SHIP TO SALE FOR, FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
AND I AM STILL A LITTLE SALTY SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SHIPS IN THE SEA, ABOUT THE DISC GOLF.
HOWEVER, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT TONIGHT WHEN WE WERE IN OUR CIP MEETING, WE RECENTLY JUST FOUND OUT THAT WHEN OUR DISC GOLF COURSE, UM, OUR AWARD-WINNING NATIONAL DISC GOLF COURSE WAS REMOVED FROM THE EVERGREEN PROPERTY, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RELOCATED OFF OF MARKET STREET, UM, KIND OF ACROSS FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THERE IS, UM, THE MONEY IS THERE, IT IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY FUNDED, AND IT IS NOW GOING TO BE PUT IN THE ACREAGE THAT IS IN THE FRONT OF THE EVERGREEN NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, IT'S ACTUALLY ALREADY IN THE PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY GONNA BE DONE VERY, VERY SOON.
SO FOR ME, THAT UM, ADDS TO THE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR THIS MANAGEMENT COMPANY CONTINUING TO MANAGE A GOLF COURSE BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE DISC GOLF BACK IN BAYTOWN.
UM, AND THAT AWARD-WINNING, UM, DESIGNER FOR THE DISC GOLF IS INVOLVED IN THIS.
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AND BECAUSE I DID NOT PUT THIS SHIP OUT TO SEA, MEANING, JUST SO I'M NOT TOO VAGUE ABOUT THIS, I WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR THE GOLF COURSE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.HOWEVER, IT WAS HERE, I VOTED FOR THE 1.8 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS AND I DO FEEL LIKE I WANT TO SAVE THE SHIP, KEEP IT GOING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT HAS WENT THROUGH THE PROPER RFQ PROCESS AND BECAUSE WE DO HAVE IT FUNDED FOR ONE MORE YEAR ACCORDING TO STAFF.
ANY ADDITIONAL STAFF? I MEAN, OH, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BASED OFF THE QUESTIONS THAT'S NOT AT THIS TIME.
NO, I, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, I MEAN I KNOW I'VE, I'VE BEEN OPPOSED TO THIS FROM, UM, FROM THE BEGINNING, UH, FROM THE, THE VARIOUS VOTES WE'VE HAD RELATED TO THE GOLF COURSE.
BUT, UM, I WANTED TO LOOK, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO TAKE THIS, UM, INDEPENDENT OF THOSE PREVIOUS VOTES AND LOOK AT THIS JUST, UH, ON ITS OWN MERIT.
UM, BUT MY VIEW HASN'T CHANGED.
UM, I DID READ THROUGH THE CONTRACT AND I, I, I DO THINK A LOT OF THE, THE CONCERNS WE'VE HAD, UM, YOU KNOW, ARE ADDRESSED IN HERE.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, I, YOU KNOW, I GO BACK TO WHAT I'VE SAID IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
LIKE, I JUST, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A, A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE.
I DON'T, I DON'T HEAR THAT FROM RESIDENTS.
UM, AND, UM, I MEAN, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STOP, STOP SPENDING THE MONEY.
I MEAN, I KNOW WE CAN, YOU CAN SAY THERE'S NO NEW, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT COSTING US ANYTHING IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT IT'S COSTING US MONEY.
I MEAN, WE'RE JUST BORROWING FROM THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
LET'S, LET'S BE HONEST AND CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STOP, UM, AND JUST GO A NEW DIRECTION WITH THIS.
UM, AND, AND SO I, YEAH, MY VIEW ON THIS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
JUST WANNA ECHO MY, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES' STATEMENTS THERE.
UM, COMMUNITY DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS GOLF COURSE.
UM, I CAME IN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, I JUST SEE A HISTORY OF, UM, YOU KNOW, CITIZENS NOT ACTUALLY GETTING LISTENED TO ON THE GOLF COURSE.
UM, YOU KNOW, I FEEL AT THIS POINT WE'RE JUST KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
SO, YOU KNOW, UH, MY, UH, MY POSITION ON IT, JUST THE SAME AS IT WAS IN BACK IN MAY.
UM, HOWEVER THEY DO VOTE FOR THE GOLF COURSE TO, TO, UM, IF WE DO VOTE FOR THE GOLF COURSE TO MY, UH, CONSTITUENTS POINT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE NEIGHBORS GET, GET THAT DITCH FIXED BY, BY THEIR, BY THEIR HOMES.
AND THOSE, SOME KIND OF CULVERTS PUT IN.
UM, I'VE READ ON, I READ THE, THE BAYTOWN SUN ARTICLE AND THEY'VE HAD A GO, UM, DUE TO, UH, SOME INCOMPLETION OF WORK ON THE GOLF COURSE.
SO THAT, THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST KICKING DOWN THE ROAD TO, TO A CERTAIN END AND, AND, UM, MY VOTE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MET.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO.
UM, GOLF COURSES IN MY DISTRICT AND, AND I'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE AND UNDERSTAND MY COLLEAGUES' OPPOSITIONS TO IT AND APPRECIATE THOSE, THE DISCUSSIONS WE'D HAD AS FAR AS GETTING US TO THE END OF THIS BUDGET YEAR.
UM, I WAS WILLING TO TAKE THAT GAMBLE.
AND THEN IN, IN THE CURRENT DISCUSSIONS, AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT SPENDING ANY MORE MONEY WITH THIS MONEY, WE'VE ALREADY APPROPRIATED, AND I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES' COMMENT, ALL WE'RE DOING IS SHIFTING MONIES, BUT IT'S NOT NEW MONEY.
SO THAT, THAT QUALMS OR COMMS MY CONCERNS A LITTLE.
UM, I WAS REALLY HOPING THAT THE R-F-P-R-F-Q WOULD BRING SOMEBODY OUT THAT WOULD LEASE THE, THE GOLF COURSE FROM US.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA BE THE LANDLORDS.
WE OWN THE PROPERTY, BUT LET SOMEBODY ELSE TAKE THE, THE GAMBLE AND THE RISK.
AND, AND WHAT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME, AND I APPRECIATE THE EX EXPLANATIONS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO LEASE SOMETHING THAT'S HALF FINISHED AND, AND NOT COMPLETE.
AND, AND IF WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS COMING YEAR, THE 20 TO THE 25, SEPTEMBER 20, UH, OF 25 AND NOT SPEND ANYTHING MORE THAN WE'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED, UH, BECAUSE WE START SPENDING MONEY AGAIN, NEW MONEY, THEN, THEN I'M GONNA UNDERSTAND I'M GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENT POSITION.
THEN THE COURSE WILL BE COMPLETED.
IT'LL BE OPERATIONAL, HOPEFULLY, AND I'M SURE TRU IS 'CAUSE THEY BUILT AN INCENTIVE CLAUSE
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INTO IT.THEY'RE MAKING MONEY AND, AND IT, AND IT'S DOING WELL.
THEN WHY, YOU KNOW, THEN I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT.
IF WE GET TO THE END OF THAT PROCESS AND TRUS TAKING A, A BEATING AND A LOSS AND WE'RE TAKING, HAVING TO EXPEND MORE MONEY THAN THEN I'M NOT, UM, I'VE HEARD THE COMMENTS THAT NOBODY WANTED THE GOLF COURSE.
EVEN THE FOLKS THAT WERE OPPOSED TO THE CURRENT COURSE WERE FOR A, A TOURNAMENT LEVEL, 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE.
SO IT'S NOT THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT A GOLF COURSE, THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT THE ONE THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR THE FUNDING THAT WE DID.
UM, THE, THE ROUNDS OF GOLF, THEIR PLAN IS GOING UP FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND CONTINUE TO GO UP.
UH, SO THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO THIS GOLF COURSE AND WHO ENJOY IT, AND I WOULD IMAGINE A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THOSE ARE CONSTITUENTS AND CITIZENS.
UM, AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE COMING ACROSS A BRIDGE THAT'S EVEN BETTER.
SO, SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.
UM, AND AGAIN, BASED ON THE FACT THAT, THAT THE PROJECTING IS THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO SPEND NEW MONEY ON IT.
IT'S MONEY WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED.
STAFF DID A GREAT JOB IN NEGOTIATING SOME OF THOSE COSTS DOWN AND KEEPING THE, KEEPING THAT TIGHT.
SO I'M GONNA SUPPORT THAT FOR THIS YEAR.
AND I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONES BYRON WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVE KIND OF CHANGED MY COMMENTS SINCE MAY.
I WAS HOPING FOR A BETTER TURNOUT, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S TOUGH TO SELL A PRODUCT THAT'S NOT FINISHED.
SO IT'LL BE FINISHED, HOPEFULLY THE RESTAURANT AND THE, AND THE BAR WILL, WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND, UH, WE'LL, WE WILL PROVIDE TRUE IN THEIR INCENTIVE PACKAGE AND, AND EVERYBODY WILL BE HAPPIER.
SO AGAIN, MAYOR, I'M, I'M GOING, AND AGAIN, WITH THE DISC GOLF COURSE COMING ON, I KNOW THE EVERGREEN COMMUNITY OUT THERE IS EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT KEEPING THAT STRIP OF PROPERTY A PARK AND, AND NOT HAVING THAT GO COMMERCIAL.
SO, UM, SO AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS AS WE GO ALONG, BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO BE WATCHING IT VERY CLOSELY, UM, 'CAUSE OF MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT I STAND BY.
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
SO SOME FINAL COMMENTS FOR ME, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UM, I, I'M NOT GONNA SPIN THE WHEELS BECAUSE, UM, I, I AGREE WITH BOTH OF MY COLLEAGUES, BUT, UM, I, AND THE BIGGEST PART WAS THE FACT THAT, UM, IT WAS MAKING REVENUE BEFORE THIS CHANGE.
UH, IT WAS ALREADY MAKING REVENUE DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A RESTAURANT.
UM, AND SO I, I STILL REMAIN, UM, IN THE POSITIVE THAT IT WILL CONTINUE AND EVEN EXCEED THE REVENUES THAT, UM, WE, YOU KNOW, WE ANTICIPATED.
UM, AND THE FACT THAT IT'S ON AN ANNUAL RENEWAL STILL GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH AND REVIEW, UM, HOW IT'S GOING, WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND IN THE FUTURE, WHO KNOWS, IT MAY BE TURNED OVER.
UM, WE, WE, WE JUST DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW.
AND SO GIVING US THIS EXTRA YEAR TO FINISH IT OUT, UM, START CONTINUING TO BRING ON THOSE REVENUES, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.
UM, THE DISC GOLF MOVE WAS NEWS TO ME.
UM, I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT.
UM, I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S GONNA BE DISC OFF.
I AM NOT HAPPY THAT IT'S BEING STREET.
I HAVE OTHER INFORMATION
BUT, UM, OTHER, OTHER THAN THAT, I AM, I'M OKAY WITH IT.
UM, I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING AND I DON'T KNOW
MAYBE IT'LL COME TO YOU WHILE I HAVE A COMMENT.
SO THE DRAINAGE, YES, THREE PEOPLE'S HOMES FLOODED.
I'M SORRY, THAT THREE PEOPLE'S HOMES FLOODED.
UM, THE ARTICLE IN THE SUN, UM, IT WAS AN EFFORT TO CALL IT OUT, IN MY OPINION, TO TRY TO GET THE COURT A PUBLIC OPINION TO, TO SWAY, UH, TO DO SOMETHING.
UM, THE CITY'S SYSTEM, THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO HOLD TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER ONE HOUR.
ANYTHING THAT GOES TO GET ANY KIND OF ENGINEERING STUFF LIKE THE GOLF COURSE HAS TO GET A GRADING PERMIT.
THE GOLF COURSE GOT A GRADING PERMIT.
THE GRADES WERE BUILT TO BE, TO HANDLE, UM, THE, THE, THE, THE SHEET FLOW OF THE RAIN.
THAT INSTANCE WHERE THOSE THREE HOMES FLOODED, WE RECEIVED RECORDED ON HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD, UH, UH, HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ON THEIR
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RAIN GAUGES.THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR.
THAT IS MORE THAN THE TWO INCHES THAT OUR SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO HANDLE.
THAT THREE INCHES LED TO MINOR FLOODING, AND I DON'T SAY MINOR FLOODING TO BE, UH, DISMISSIVE TO THE PEOPLE'S HOMES.
FLOODING, IT WAS MORE THAN WHAT OUR SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO HANDLE.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN NO DIFFERENT IF WE GOT SIX INCHES OF RAIN SOMEWHERE WITHIN AN HOUR.
IT FLOODED A STREET WHICH FLOODED INTO A HOME.
I'M SORRY THAT THE HOMES AT TRINITY OAKS FLOODED.
THE ACTS OF GOD ARE NOT, UM, INSURED AGAINST, OR WE'RE NOT HELD.
THE CITY'S NOT HELD LIABLE FOR STUFF LIKE THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A THRESHOLD THAT WE HAVE TO DESIGN TOWARDS.
THESE HOMEOWNERS DID MAKE A CLAIM.
AND BECAUSE THEY, UM, I'VE, I'VE SPOKEN TO THE HOMEOWNERS, I'VE EMAILED THEM, I'M ASKING WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE.
THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT THE CITY GOES AND PAYS FOR ALL THE REPAIRS IN THEIR HOME.
UM, AND THEN I, THERE'S ANOTHER EXPECTATION TO BUILD THE SWELL IN THERE.
IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WELL WE'VE ALREADY DESIGNED WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO ON FOR THE SHEET FLOODING ON THE GOLF COURSE.
ACCORDING TO THE GRADING, THE GRADING PERMIT.
WE CAN'T, ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO SPEND, UM, PUBLIC MONEY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO WE CAN'T JUST GO PAY FOR PEOPLE'S HOMES TO BE FIXED.
AND, UM, I'M VERY SORRY THAT THIS HAPPENED TO THESE PEOPLE.
AND I'M, I AM, WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
AND I, I HATE TO SAY THAT WE, WE DO TRY TO HAVE THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE CAN.
UM, THERE ARE LIMITS ON WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AT THIS POINT.
NOW, IF THE COUNCIL, I DON'T KNOW, I, ONCE IT CHANGED THE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT WE CAN HANDLE SIX INCHES OF RAIN PER ONE HOUR, THEN WE WILL DO THAT.
BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE CITY AND UPGRADE THE ENTIRE DRAINAGE SYSTEM BECAUSE YOU CAN'T, YOU DON'T JUST DO IT FOR THE ONE AREA.
UM, AND SO THOSE ARE THE COMMENTS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON THAT.
I, I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO AN I DON'T WANNA ASK ANY REALLY BIG QUESTIONS ON IT AND I DON'T WANNA TRY TO ENGINEER THIS ON THE SPOT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CON OBVIOUSLY FOR STAFF, I KNOW YOU HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN DO.
'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER TWO INCH OR MORE AN HOUR RAIN THAT'S GONNA OCCUR SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE REGARDLESS OF THERE'S A GOLF COURSE, EITHER THERE OR NOT.
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO TO, TO TRY TO AT LEAST MINIMIZE THE RISK OF THIS REOCCURRING? AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE AT LEAST FOR US TO, TO TRULY ADDRESS IT AND AT LEAST TRY TO CONVEY WHATEVER OUR FINDINGS MAY BE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING OF THAT, OR WORK WITH THE COUNCILMAN.
UM, YOU KNOW, YES, WHATEVER WE CAN DO.
I KNOW WE CAN'T DO IT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO, TO HELP ALLEVIATE THAT YES, SIR.
BUT, UM, ANYBODY ELSE, ANY ANY COMMENTS YOU REMEMBER? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE THE DATE OPENING A REAL DATE FOR THE OH TABS BAY? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR? FOR THE RESTAURANT? THE RESTAURANT AND THE, OH, MR. GARY.
UH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY.
WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE EQUIPMENT VENDORS AT THIS POINT.
UH, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN A WINDOW, UM, IF EVERYTHING COMES IN, IF WE CAN GET IT INSTALLED, UM, OCTOBER IS FEASIBLE.
UM, I THINK IF WE EXPERIENCED DELAYS, IT MIGHT MOVE INTO NOVEMBER.
WHAT EQUIPMENT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I FEEL LIKE I'VE HEARD THAT SEVERAL TIMES.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION ANYWAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND IDENTIFYING YOURSELF HERE.
THE PODIUM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MITCH HARRELL WITH, UH, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS WITH TROON.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE RESTAURANT VERY, VERY HARD.
UH, THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE KITCHEN, SO COOKING EQUIPMENT, UH, VENT HOOD, UH, REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT, UH, ANYTHING THAT WE'RE USING TO PREPARE FOOD, WE ARE TRYING TO GET, TRYING TO GET ALL THAT SQUARED AWAY.
AND WITH, AS, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW WITH CERTAIN THINGS THESE, THESE DAYS, IT'S TAKING LONGER TO GET THAT EQUIPMENT THAN ANYBODY WANTS IT TO.
SO WE'VE, WE HAD TO GO IN AND REDESIGN THE KITCHEN BASED ON, BASED ON WHAT WAS THERE VERSUS WHAT, WHAT IS THERE, WHAT IS GOING TO BE THERE.
AND IT JUST TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA TIME.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE VENDORS RIGHT NOW.
SHOULD HAVE, THEY'VE GIVEN US LIKE A SIX TO EIGHT WEEK WINDOW.
HOPEFULLY WE GET, WE CAN AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT WITH, WITH THE, UH, CITY, WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE BUILD AND THE BUILDING INSPECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE DO GET, CAN WE OPERATE WITH JUST THIS AND, AND GO FORWARD DEPENDING ON WHAT EQUIPMENT WE
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DON'T GET RIGHT AWAY.SO WE WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO GET OPEN IN OCTOBER.
SO TO CLARIFY, EVERYTHING IS DONE EXCEPT EQUIPMENT.
WE STILL HAVE FURNITURE COMING IN, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE ALL THAT HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
SO, SO FURNITURE FOR THE DINING AREA, HAVE YOU ALREADY HIRED STAFF? UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ALREADY HIRED AND, UH, SO LEADERS ALREADY HIRED AND WE'LL START HIRING STAFF WHEN WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHEN WE'RE GONNA OPEN.
AND YOU CAN SAY THIS OR DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I'M DONE.
I, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
I GUESS, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT TRU YOU KNOW, FROM I CAN TELL IS NUMBER ONE GOLF OPERATOR, UH, IN, IN THE COUNTRY.
AND, AND I KNOW YOU OPERATE LOCK AND TERRA AND, AND A LOT OF OTHER RESORT, OTHER TOP OF GOLF COURSES THAT, THAT CERTAINLY ARE A GREAT RESUME FOR YOU.
SO JUST IN, IN YOUR OPINION, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS IS A MUNICIPAL COURSE AND BELIEVE ME, MUNICIPAL COURSES, I UNDERSTAND THE HEADACHES THAT COME WITH 'EM, CERTAINLY FROM A COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE.
UH, BUT I HEAR FROM CITIZENS, THE FACT THE OTHER DAY AT THE DISTRICT THREE LISTENING SERIES WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND, AND COUNCILMAN, UH, GRIFFIN, YOU KNOW, I HAD A COUPLE COME UP TO ME.
THEY SAID THEY LOVE THE COURT, IT'S GREAT.
THEY SAID THEY PLAY IT ONCE A WEEK.
THEY WANT, PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN MEMBERSHIP.
SO I WILL TELL YOU, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT HERE SPEAKING 'CAUSE THEY SAY WE'RE NOT GONNA GO IN THAT CIRCUS AT CITY COUNCIL OVER THIS ISSUE.
BUT, BUT WE'RE RETIRED AND WE NEED THINGS TO DO FOR OUR SENIORS AND WE WANT TO GOLF.
AND THESE ARE AVID GOLFERS AND THEY'RE LIKE, GIVE US THIS.
DON'T CAVE TO A FEW POLITICAL PRESSURES.
WE HAD TWO COURSES AND THEN WE WENT TO ZERO AND NOW WE HAVE THIS COURSE THAT DOES OFFER AT T BOXES 18 HOLES.
AND SO THEY SAID, WE NEED GOLF IN BAYTOWN.
THEY SAID IT'S A GREAT COURSE.
THEY LIKE, THEY LIKE IT MORE THAN OTHER COURSES THAT I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED ABOUT PERSONALLY.
AND SO I, I WAS REALLY TAKING BACK, A LOT OF PEOPLE APPROACHED ME ON THIS, UH, THEY'RE NOT GONNA COME HERE TO COUNCIL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOW.
BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN MEMBERSHIP.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO ASK YOU, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S SOMETHING, UH, THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT.
I KNOW I WOULD SAY YOUR GOLF IS VERY AFFORDABLE FROM THE PRICING I'VE SEEN.
AND SO, UM, THE RESTAURANT, WHEN IT LOOKS GREAT, IT NEEDS TO BE FINISHED.
BUT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM, FROM Y'ALL'S IN A SENSE, PRO FORMA AND FROM STAFF THAT MOVING FORWARD, ONCE EVERYTHING IS BUILT OUT, THAT BASICALLY THE COURSE WILL SUSTAIN ITSELF WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE OR WHATEVER OTHER CREATIVITY OF REVENUE STREAMS YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT, THAT IT WILL SUPPORT ITSELF.
AND FOR ME, I KNOW WHEN I TALK TO MY OTHER MAYOR PEERS, THEY HAVE COURSES.
THEY SUBSIDIZE 'EM A MILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR 'CAUSE THEIR COMMUNITY DEMANDS THEM.
RIGHT? AND SO IF WE CAN GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE'RE, I DON'T CARE IF WE'RE OPINION THE BLACK, THEN I, I, FOR ME, THAT I BELIEVE THAT'S SUCCESS FINANCIALLY THAT'S SUCCESSFUL, UM, FROM WHAT I KNOW OF MUNICIPAL COURSES.
SO I'M GONNA WAIT YOU THE VERY BEST.
UM, I DO WANNA GO OUT THERE AND PLAY SOME MORE AS FEELS LIKE THE WEATHER'S GETTING BETTER.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU SEE ME AROUND AND I WOULD SUGGEST ALL OUR CITIZENS THEY WANT SOMETHING TO DO.
'CAUSE WE GET THAT ALL THE TIME.
GIMME SOMEWHERE TO SHOP AND GIMME SOMEWHERE TO, YOU KNOW, DO THINGS.
SO I'LL SAY IT, I SAID IT THE OTHER DAY.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
IF NOT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, I'LL DO A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS PRESENTED TO, UM, BASICALLY ENTER TO THIS AGREEMENT WITH TROON.
ALL THOSE, UH, NOT IN AGREEMENT ARE NAY VOTE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
SO WE HAVE A VOTE AFFORDED TWO.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I MAKE ONE COMMENT? SURE.
ON THAT, FOLLOWING THE VOTE? UM, I MEAN I HAD, I KIND OF COULD READ THE ROOM.
I HAD A FEELING I KNEW WHICH WAY THAT WAS GOING, BUT I DID WANNA MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT.
UM, THIS WASN'T REALLY ABOUT TRU.
I HOPE THEY KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ABOUT, UM, KIND KIND OF MORE PHILOSOPHICAL IN NATURE.
BUT, UM, I'VE BEEN ASKED BEFORE, LIKE, WHEN A VOTE DOESN'T GO MY WAY, DO I GET UPSET? AND THE ANSWER IS NO, I REALLY DON'T BECAUSE THIS IS GOVERNMENT.
I MEAN, YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME.
UM, AND SO I I JUST WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY, I DO THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TOWN THAT WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU FAIL FOR THE SAKE OF, AND I'VE TOLD YOU SO.
UM, LIKE I SAID, YOU WIN SOME VOTES, YOU LOSE SOME VOTES.
BUT I THINK, UM, IF YOU FAIL, I THINK, I MEAN ALL OF BAYTOWN FAILS, RIGHT? UM, BECAUSE THIS IS THE WILL OF COUNCIL.
SO I DO, I WANNA WISH YOU THE BEST AND I HOPE YOU, I HOPE YOU'RE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
DON'T WANT TO GO OVER THAT STATEMENT, BUT I DITTO.
YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T WANNA SEE ANYTHING IN BAYTOWN THAT HAS TO DO WITH BAYTOWN FAIL.
UM, JUST VOTE IN MY CONSCIENCE.
AND I THINK STAFF, I THINK, UM, YOU GUYS FOR STICKING WITH THIS, I, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE Y'ALL BEEN PIT IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND Y'ALL HAVE HANDLED IT WITH A LOT OF GRACE IT SEEMS LIKE.
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SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO WISH Y'ALL THE BEST AND, UH, DO US PROUD.ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, ALTHOUGH WE'RE, WE'RE DONE WITH ITEM SIX A.
WE HAVE PLENTY MORE, WE HAVE PLENTY MORE ON THE PLATE THIS EVENING, BUT I DO, UH, CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS AND, AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'VE ALREADY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET AND, AND JUST ENSURING THAT, THAT ANY, ANY AREA OF OUR CITY IS FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE.
AND, AND I STILL STAND BY THAT.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS IS AN AMENITY THAT OUR, OUR CITIZENS DO WANT.
AND IF IT CAN BE IN THE BLACK, THEN I WILL SUPPORT IT.
UM, NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER PARK AMENITY.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM SIX B, CONSIDER
[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing Amendment No. 17 to the Interlocal Agreement with Harris County Transit for Public Transportation Services in the City of Baytown.]
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED AMENDMENT NUMBER 17 TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY, UH, TRANSIT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.UH, I HAVE MR. MORAN'S NAME NEXT HERE, BUT, OKAY.
UM, COUNSEL, THIS IS AS IT STATE'S, UH, OUR 17TH AMENDMENT TO OUR TRANSIT AGREEMENT WITH, UH, HARRIS COUNTY.
UH, THE ONLY THING THAT IS CHANGED ARE THE DATES.
HERE'S MS. BROWN, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? NO, NO, HE'S JUST GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT ONE.
SO, I MEAN, I GET MY ONLY COMMENT ON THIS, I MEAN, UM, I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A CITIZEN TODAY ABOUT, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSIT, THE CIRCULATOR SERVICE.
YOU, I WAS HERE WHEN IT STARTED AND IT'S GROWN AND PEOPLE ARE USING IT.
AND PEOPLE, THEY'RE GOING TO THEIR, THEIR DOCTOR'S OFFICE, THEY'RE GOING TO THEIR GROCERY STORE, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
THIS IS THEIR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
AND, AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.
I THINK IT'S RIGHT FIT FOR BAYTOWN AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT.
I THINK IT, IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR OUR CITIZENS TO, TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, TO, TO HAVE THIS, I GUESS, TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY OPTION IN BAYTOWN.
UM, WELL I HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN I HAVE A COMMENT.
SO, UM, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS GOING UP $40,000.
SO I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE ABOUT THAT.
IS IT GOING UP $40,000? IT IT'S GOING UP, YES.
UM, FOR MANY YEARS I MAY ACTUALLY CALL HIM A SUB MORAN 'CAUSE HE HAS A LITTLE MORE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE ON THIS.
UM, IT, FOR MANY YEARS WE ACTUALLY HAD A LOWER RATE THAN A LOT OF COMMUNITIES, UH, HAD BECAUSE WE WERE, I GUESS THE, I DON'T WANNA SAY A PILOT PROGRAM, BUT WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO GET INTO.
WE REALLY WERE A, A NEW SERVICE WITH HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT.
AND SO WE HAD A MUCH LOWER COST OF SERVICE, UH, WHEN THIS PROGRAM STARTED.
AND, UM, I THINK TWO YEARS AGO IT STARTED TO GO UP.
AND, UH, THIS YEAR I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE PAST TWO INCREASES THAT WE'VE SEEN.
I WILL TELL YOU, UH, TO MISS TO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT HAVING DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SERVICES, UM, STAFF IS HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IF THERE'S A MORE AFFORDABLE WAY TO PROVIDE A VERY SIMILAR SERVICE.
UH, BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THE RESIDENTS ARE USING IT.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT HAPPEN AT THESE STATIONS THAT THE PD HAS TO TAKE CARE OF.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS TO MAINTAIN SOME OF THE SERVICES AT THE STATION OR AT THE BUS STATIONS THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS TO STORE SOME OF THE STATIONS AT THEIR FACILITY.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, THIS SERVICE ALSO PROVIDES US THE ABILITY TO GET GRANT MONEY, UH, TO DO MORE SIDEWALKS.
UM, SO EACH YEAR, I BELIEVE THEY PUT IN A SO MANY LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALKS THAT CONNECT THE BUS STATIONS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT GETS A, UH, WITH CDBG, THEY GET A, A GRANT THAT FUNDS SERVICE PIECES SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN USE IT, UH, AT A MUCH LOWER OR REDUCED COST.
IT IS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THEM PROVIDING THE, THE SIDEWALK FOOTAGE, BUT I WILL SAY I, I DO HAVE BIG CONCERNS SINCE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT, UM, SAVING MONEY.
UM, I ASKED HOW MANY BUS PASSES WE GIVE OUT WITH A GRANT, AND I WAS TOLD SOMEWHERE AROUND 128.
I KNOW THAT WHEN WE GOT THE METRO SYSTEM MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THE YEAR WELL, NO, IT IS JUST, BUT IT WAS JUST AN EXPRESS FROM BAYTOWN TO DOWNTOWN.
THE THE REASON THE YEAR IS IMPORTANT TO ME IS BECAUSE IN 2024, MOST OF THE PEOPLE, UM, THAT, THAT I KNOW THAT FOR EXAMPLE, SOME SENIOR CITIZENS THAT LIVE OFF OF GARTH ROAD, MOST OF THEM ARE MORE COMFORTABLE AND FEEL SAFER TAKING UBER OR LYFT.
MANY OF THEM ARE SUBSIDIZED BY THEIR MEDICARE, MEDICAID TO RIDE IN MEDICAL TRANSPORT AND OR UBER OR LYFT.
AND, UM, WHAT I SEE, AND OF COURSE IT IS QUALITATIVE, NOT QUANTITATIVE DATA, BUT WHAT I SEE BEING AND HAPPENING AT THE BUS STOPS IN AND AROUND TOWN IS A DRAIN
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ON OUR CITY AND ACTUALLY CAUSES A, A LOT MORE PROBLEMS THAN HELP.AND SO I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN GETTING REAL DATA ON WHO'S RIDING THE BUSES AND WHAT THEY'RE USING IT FOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM COULD, COULD, UM, PROVIDE THAT FOR US, THE METRO SYSTEM THAT, THAT OVERSEES AT HARRIS COUNTY.
I'M NOT TRYING TO OPEN UP A CAN OF WORMS HERE, BUT WE ARE DIVING INTO ALL THESE AREAS OF TRYING TO SAVE MONEY.
AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS GOING UP $40,000 AND WITHOUT OFFENDING ANYBODY MM-HMM
THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT GO ON THAT ARE TIED TO THE BUS STOPS.
ONE OF THEM RESULTED IN SOMEONE PASSING AWAY RECENTLY.
SO ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, I JUST, I, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO THIS.
I KNOW YOU SAID THE STAFF'S HAVING TALKS, BUT I WOULD LIKE COUNSEL TO BE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THOSE TALKS.
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CITIZENS.
I DO WANT PEOPLE TO GET AROUND OUR TOWN.
IF, UM, WE GROW OUR MEDICAL CENTER, IF WE GROW OTHER THINGS, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA NEED, UM, MASS TRANSIT.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE DON'T, BUT IF IT'S COSTING US MORE, UM, IN OTHER AREAS, I JUST THINK IT'S WORTH CONVERSATION.
UM, AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE ALSO, UM, THE CITIZEN, YOU DIDN'T MENTION THIS ABOUT PARKS, BUT PARKS ALSO BUILDS THE BUS STOPS.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW.
AND JUST TO, IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. MAYOR, THE SOMEONE TO, TO MRS. GRAHAM, UH, POINT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE HEARD THAT THEY DO LIKE THE, THE UBER OR THE LYFT MM-HMM
SO WHAT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE, UH, PFLUGERVILLE RUNS A SERVICE WHERE THEY GOT RID OF THEIR TRANSIT SYSTEM AND THEY PROVIDE NOTHING BUT AN UBER OR A LYFT.
AND THEY SUBSIDIZED THE COST OF THAT UBER OR LYFT, MUCH LIKE WHAT THEY WERE, WHAT THEY WERE PAYING TO THEIR TRANSIT SERVICE.
UM, THE SENIORS AND THE DISABLED INDIVIDUALS MUCH PREFER 'CAUSE THEY'D ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE TO WALK TO THE BUS STATION AND THEY DON'T, THEY CAN BE PICKED UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR DOOR.
AND IT IS PROBABLY $2 MORE PER RIDE, UH, TO OFFER THAT TYPE OF SERVICE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
UH, BUT WHAT THE, THE LIMITED DATA THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO US IS THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO WALK OR STAY MM-HMM.
THEY CAN JUST BE PICKED UP RIGHT WHEN IT'S TIME TO BE PICKED UP.
UM, NOW THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT BAYTOWN IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER, UM, UH, LAND MASS WISE THAN PFLUGERVILLE IS.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THIS ONE, ONE OF THE DRAWBACKS THAT WE SEE WITH HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT IS THAT IT DOES NOT GO INTO CHAMBERS COUNTY.
AND SO THIS SERVICE IS NOT OFFERED IN THE CHAMBERS COUNTY, AND WE WANNA FIND A WAY THAT IT'S OFFERED TO THE FULL CITY.
SO PLEASE KNOW, WE SAY THIS ALL TO THE COUNSEL.
YOU WILL BE INVOLVED IN THIS CONVERSATION.
THIS IS A VERY, VERY BIG CONVERSATION.
AND, UM, YOU WILL BE INVOLVED IN, IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT IN 2025.
AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT ANTI MASS TRANSPORTATION.
I KNOW IT'S NEEDED AND WE'RE GROWING IN ALL AREAS.
UM, AND SO I JUST, I THINK THINGS CHANGE, TRANSPORTATION CHANGES, AND I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO MOVE THE CONVERSATION ALONG TO OTHER THINGS TOO.
SO ONLY THING I, SO I HAVE A KIND OF A QUESTION.
SO THIS HERE, WHAT IS, WHAT IS OUR ANNUAL, I GUESS, PARTICIPATION? I WANNA SAY IT'S RIGHT NOW 440,000 WITH THIS NEW CONTRACT.
AND, AND, AND THE REASON WHY I MENTIONED THAT, OKAY.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE I DON'T, I DIDN'T KNOW THE AMOUNT.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THE, THE AMOUNT.
SO OBVIOUSLY IF WE DID IT OURSELVES, IT WOULD EXCEED THAT.
RIGHT? SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF THE BAYTOWN CIRCULATOR BY HARRIS COUNTY? 'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE PAYING OBVIOUSLY A SMALL PORTION.
WE USED TO HAVE SOME OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE, IN THE AREA WITH IT, BUT IT WASN'T A LOT.
BUT WE DID USE, BEFORE UBER, THIS WAS THIS, WE USED TO DO, I MEAN THE CAB, IT WAS, YEAH, I REMEMBER, I THINK IT WAS $6 VOUCHER, SIX OR $8.
THE REGISTER HAD THE VOUCHERS FOR, FOR FOLKS PRE UBER AND ALL THAT.
AND SO, UM, AND THEN THE TRANSIT CAME.
AND SO EITHER WAY THE IDEA IS, UM, IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION AWAY.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS, FROM SERVING ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY, POLICY COUNCIL, THERE IS NOT A MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, AT LEAST IN THE COUNTRY, IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WILL EVER BE IN BLACK.
IT WILL, IT, IT'S A, IT'S AT A, THAT'S A MOBILITY SERVICE THAT GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
FOR THOSE 'CAUSE YES, SIR, FOR SOME FOLKS, IT, IT, IT PROVIDES THEM A WAY TO WORK, RIGHT? I SEE PEOPLE ON GARTH ROAD, THEY BIKE TO WORK, THEY WALK TO WORK OR THEY RIDE THIS TRANSIT BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE.
SO THEY NEED EITHER A SIDEWALK OR THEY NEED THIS OR SOMETHING ELSE.
AND, AND YES, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL WITH DOLLARS, THERE'S NO DOUBT.
SO UNLESS THERE'S A REPLACEMENT OF SOME SORT, UM, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE OBVIOUSLY THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD STEWARDS WITH IT.
I, I STILL THINK THE HARRIS COUNTY PARTICIPATION IS PRETTY HEAVY.
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SO YES, MA'AM.UM, THANK YOU SARAH, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR, FOR BRINGING THIS CONVERSATION FORWARD.
AND UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CHANGED, BUT, UM, CDBG DID ALSO OFFER, UM, SOME VOUCHERS FOR SENIORS WHO NEEDED TO GET TO THE DOCTOR DOWNTOWN, ET CETERA.
UM, AND, AND THOSE WERE CDBG DOLLARS.
IS IT STILL AVAILABLE, CAROL? SO IT WAS ALWAYS FULL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ONE NOW SHE'S NODDING YES.
UM, BUT THAT IS A SEPARATE OPTION BECAUSE THAT'S FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT ARE COMING TO US AS A GRANT, UM, FOR OUR SENIORS TO GET AROUND.
UM, OBVIOUSLY OUR STUDENTS USE IT FOR FREE.
UM, THAT HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT, UM, TO GO TO LEE COLLEGE.
THEY DO HAVE FREE ACCESS UNLESS IT'S CHANGED BECAUSE I KNOW, UH, MY FAMILY, MY STUDENTS HAVE USED IT TO GET TO LEE COLLEGE, UM, BECAUSE IT STOPS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
UM, AND SO, UH, THERE'S DEFINITELY BENEFITS, BUT I, I, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE LIMITED DATA, UM, WHEN WE ARE THEIR CUSTOMER AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO, TO SEE THE RIDERSHIP AND, AND MUCH MORE.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATA LOOKS LIKE NOW IF IT'S EVEN BENEFICIAL FOR US.
UM, SO I, I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT EXPANSION.
AND THEN I'D LIKE TO MAYBE REVIEW, UM, THE, THE RIDERSHIP FROM THE CDBG DOLLARS AND, AND SEEING IF THERE'S A WAY THOSE CAN BE INCREASED BECAUSE I SERVED IN WHAT, 20 15, 20 16 ON CDBG AND IT WAS ALWAYS, UM, UH, A HUGE WAIT LIST.
AND IF WE'RE NOW AT 2024 AND THERE IS STILL A HUGE WAIT LIST, THEN WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GIVE THEM MORE DOLLARS TO INCREASE, UH, THOSE VOUCHERS? UM, AND SO, UM, THAT'S JUST KIND OF AN IDEA, SOMETHING TO PURSUE.
UM, BUT I, I, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE, THE CONVERSATION, SO THANK YOU.
SO IF, UH, DID WE HAVE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN A WHILE ON THIS.
I DON'T THINK WE EVEN HAD A MOTIONS.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A MOTION.
SO ANYWAY, FOR ITEM SIX B, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM SIX B.
SECOND HAS IT WE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I DO NOT, BUT ALRIGHT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIX B IS PRESENTED, BUT I DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT ON THIS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
AND SO I, I, I DO REALLY, REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, SO ITEM SIX, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[c. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Masterson Advisors LLC to provide consulting services for Project Vector.]
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH, OH, EXCUSE ME.PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH MASTER STUDENT ADVISORS LLC TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PROJECT VECTOR, MR. MORAN.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL BRIAN MORAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, UM, WITH MASTERSON ADVISORS, UH, FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO PROJECT VECTOR.
UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION FROM EXXONMOBIL WILL BE RECEIVED IN FOUR TRANCHES OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WITH THE FIRST PAYMENT BEING SCHEDULED IN JANUARY, 2025.
ONE OF THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, UM, THAT'S IDENTIFIED IN THIS CONTRACT FOR MASTERSON WILL BE IDENTIFYING AND HELPING SEEK ANY TYPE OF ALTERNATIVE OR GAP FINANCING IF IT'S NEEDED, UM, FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH WOULD BE CRITICAL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
UM, THEY'LL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING ASSIST AND ADDRESS IN PROVIDING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY SHORT TERM, UM, CAPITAL NEEDS, ANY POTENTIAL, UH, CASH FLOW DELAYS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT, UH, REMAINS ON SCHEDULE.
UH, MASTERSON'S HAS EX EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, UM, ADVISING CITIES SPECIAL DISTRICTS, UH, REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES ACROSS THE STATE, AND PARTICULARLY WITH PROJECTS INVOLVING PUBLIC FACILITIES.
THEY ALSO COME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, UH, BY EXISTING CLIENTS INCLUDING HARRIS COUNTY, UH, HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY, HOUSTON FIRST PORT OF HOUSTON, AND, UH, HEXA MEDICAL CENTER.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, MRS. TINA PETERMAN AS WELL AS MS. KRISTEN BLOMQUIST WHO'S HERE, UM, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE, UH, ABOUT THE FIRM.
UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I GUESS FOR THE CONSULTANT, THEY HAVE NOT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX C.
MOTION TO ITEM SIX C, SECOND MOTION TO SECOND QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, C IS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
I THINK, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION OBVIOUSLY TO THE,
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THE TEAM OF PROJECT VECTOR.I MEAN, IT ADDS BASICALLY THAT LAYER OF OVERSIGHT AND DIRECTION FOR OBVIOUSLY THE RESOURCES ON THIS.
SO I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S CERTAINLY GOOD FOR US.
[d. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Masterson Advisors LLC for financial advisory services. ]
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH MASTER GENERAL ADVISORS, LLC FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES.SO I'M ASSUMING WE'RE HERE ALMOST THE SAME THING.
UH, BUT I'LL, I'LL SUMMARIZE THE ITEM.
SO, UM, THE ITEM SIX D BEFORE YOU, UM, IS AGREEMENT PROVIDING SPECIFICALLY FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, UH, FOR THE BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS WELL AS, UH, TS DISTRICTS, NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO.
UM, BOTH TS AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THEY PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE, UM, IN DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THE TS WORKS ON ESTABLISHING THE FRAMEWORK, UM, WHEREAS THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECTS, UM, THAT IT ESTABLISHES.
UM, MASTERSON, THEY BRING A WEALTH OF ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH, UH, SPECIAL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THEY'LL BE FOCUSING ON, UH, DEBT INSTRUMENT EVALUATION, HOW WE STRUCTURE, UM, DEBT, UH, AS WELL AS RISK MANAGEMENT.
AND THEN MAKING, UM, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON ONGOING SUPPORT AND AMENDMENTS, UH, RELATED TO THE TOURS AS, AS PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN OVER TIME.
UM, LOOKING AT, UM, ANY MAKE, MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY, IF IT NEEDS TO MAKE ANY FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS, UM, AS NECESSARY.
UH, GONNA GET A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX D.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX D IS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THANK YOU SIR.
MOVE ON TO PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS.
[a. Consider a resolution nominating a representative to serve on the Board of Directors of the Harris Central Appraisal District.]
UH, SEVEN A CONSIDERED RESOLUTION NOMINATING A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HARRIS.IT SAYS HARRIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
I'M, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S HARRIS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I BELIEVE, UH, I TRY TO ASK ABOUT THIS.
THERE WAS KIND OF A RESHUFFLE OF THE PROCESS IS MY UNDERSTANDING ON, ON THE APPOINTMENTS, ON, UH, OF HOW THE APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE.
SO INSTEAD OF ONE NOMINEE, YOU CAN HAVE UP TO FIVE, UH, I BELIEVE ALL RESPONSE FROM BAYTOWN FOR A NOMINEE OR UP TO FIVE NOMINEES IS DUE BY OCTOBER 14TH.
UM, I BELIEVE THE NEXT ITEM IS GONNA BE SOMETHING WHERE WE WILL NOT MEET BEFORE OCTOBER 14TH.
SO WITH THAT, UM, I GUESS I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
WE EITHER MAKE ONE NOMINATION, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS ALREADY, UM, MIKE SULLIVAN WAS A NOMINATION.
IF THERE'S ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME, PLEASE MAKE IT NOW.
I DID NOT FIND ANY THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEW GUIDELINES.
SO, ALRIGHT, ARE THOSE MIKE? SO CAN I GET A NOMINATION FOR MIKE SULLIVAN THEN MOVE DENOMINATE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR FOR MIKE SULLIVAN AS OUR NOMINEE FORM DATE TOWN, UH, TO THE HARRIS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[b. Consider a resolution suspending Article 4, "Types of Meetings"; Section 4.1 "Regular Meetings" of the City of Baytown City Council Rules of Procedure for the purpose of canceling the October 10, 2024 City Council Meeting.]
CONSIDER RESOLUTION SUSPENDING ARTICLE FOUR TYPES OF MEETINGS SECTION 4.1, REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL.RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CANCELING THE OCTOBER 10TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, WHICH THE CANCELLATION OF THIS MEETING.
UH, WE STILL WILL HAVE OUR, UM, MEETING SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 24TH.
UM, SO IT'S JUST THE OCTOBER 10TH THAT WE ARE CANCELING.
AND SO, UM, ALL THOSE, OR CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ITEM SEVEN B AS PRESENTED? MOTION FOR ITEM SEVEN B, SECOND MOTION, SECOND QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SEVEN B AS PRESENTED OF CANCELING THE OCTOBER 10TH MEETING FOR BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[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.]
ITEMS A THROUGH Z.IS THERE ANYTHING, UH, ON THAT PARTICULAR ON THE CONSENT THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[9. 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.]
MANAGER REPORT.UH, FIRST I'LL START WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
UH, UM, DANIELLE KANE RECEIVED HER PROJECT MANAGEMENT, UH, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, UH, 2024.
DANIELLE, PLEASE PASS THAT ON.
THAT'S A PRETTY BIG, UM, CERTIFICATE TO GET.
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TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ONCE AGAIN AT THE BAYTOWN TOWN SQUARE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 FROM 5:30 PM TO 8:30 PM UH, PLEASE COME OUT.
ALRIGHT, UH, WE GOT A RIDE IN FROM SOMEBODY THAT GOT A TICKET, SO I WANNA READ THAT.
SO, UM, A CITIZEN WHO WAS STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE A COMPLIMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM EXHIBITED BY OFFICER HIGHTOWER.
THE CITIZEN'S NARRATIVE IS BRIEF, BUT IT SPEAKS VOLUMES.
EACH INTERACTION LIKE THIS IS A DEPOSIT OF LEADERSHIP CAPITAL WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO WITHDRAW THAT DEPOSIT, BUT IT'S THERE WHEN WE NEED IT.
AND THEN I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LENGTHY ONE, AND THEN IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, CAROL.
UM, AND THEN IT COMES TO THIS AND, UH, THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, POLICE ACADEMY STAFF PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR MYSELF AND SEVERAL, SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ON AUGUST 29TH AND 30TH, 2024, AND AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, DETECTIVE MELVIN LLOYD DEMONSTRATED THAT HE HAS EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE IN, UH, EXCEPTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THIS AREA.
FURTHERMORE, DETECTIVE LLOYD DEMONSTRATED ENTHUSIASM FOR THE SUBJECT MATTER AND HIS COMMITMENT TO TEACHING WAS APPARENT TO ALL AT WHO ATTENDED THIS TRAINING.
THE INDIVIDUAL, UH, WROTE, I GRADUATED FROM THE BAYTOWN POLICE ACADEMY ALONG WITH OFFICER BOBBY POLK ON JUNE THIR, UH, JUNE 3RD, 1977.
AND JUST A QUICK TANGENT, WE RECENTLY, UH, HAD AN HONOR CHAIR, UH, SERVICE, UH, FOR, FOR OFFICER POLK, UM, UH, WHO WAS KILLED WHILE SERVING THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UM, IT IS PRETTY FANTASTIC TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS POP UP IN, IN A LETTER.
AND, UH, THIS WAS, UM, MP JACKSON IN THE CLASS WITH OFFICER BO, UH, WITH OFFICER PO.
AND UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THIS INDIVIDUAL FOR SENDING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN WRITING IN AND SAYING THANK YOU, TELLING HOW GREAT OUR STAFF IS AND THEN JUST PROVIDING A LITTLE MEMENTO, UM, THAT, UH, IS PROBABLY JUST MEANS A LOT, ESPECIALLY COMING ON THE HILLS OF, OF THE HONOR CHAIR.
AND UM, JUST TO PASS THAT ON CHIEF THOUGH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE STUFF, ESPECIALLY HAIRSTYLES FROM UM, YOU KNOW, THE YEAR I WAS BORN.
SO, UM, AND THEN I HAVE ONE LAST COMMENT, UM, THAT HAS TO DO WITH DE ANNEXATION OR DIS ANNEXATION, WHICHEVER WORD THAT, UH, YOU'D LIKE TO USE HERE.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGH ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE THAT COUNSEL CANNOT JUST RELEASE PEOPLE.
YOU CAN'T JUST CHOOSE TO GO DE ANNEX PEOPLE.
UM, ONE, IT'S NOT IN OUR CHARTER, OKAY? IT'S NOT IN OUR CITY CHARTER.
THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SAYS THAT YOU HAVE A PROCESS TO FOLLOW, OR CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, SCOTT, THAT YOU FOLLOW THE, THE CITY'S CHARTER.
IT'S NOT IN OUR CHARTER TO THE SANEX, UM, THAT PIECE.
SO YOU CAN'T JUST VOLUNTARILY GO TO SANEX AND I'LL KIND OF STOP THERE 'CAUSE UM, BUT I DO WANNA ADDRESS THAT AND IF YOU NEED FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT ME OR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
[a. Receive a report from Council Member Mike Lester regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 6. ]
WE HAVE, UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE LESTER, DISTRICT NUMBER SIX, UH, MR. LESTER.
OKAY, WHERE'S YOURS? WE'LL BE BRIEF.
I MEAN IT'S TOUGH TO FOLLOW CITY MANAGER OF ALL THE GREAT STUFF HE HAS, BUT, UH, BUT PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING STAY BUSY ALL THE TIME.
UH, IT'S NICE TO SEE, TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER DISTRICTS WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT PUBLIC WORKS IS DOING.
AND THEN I GET A LIST IN MY DISTRICT AND, AND THEY'RE JUST AS BUSY IN DISTRICT SIX AS THEY ARE ANYWHERE ELSE.
THEY HAVE ASPHALT REHAB ON WALKER, MCPHAIL, KLEIN ANDERSON, SINGLETON, UH, HOPEFULLY BE DONE BY ABOUT MID-NOVEMBER DEPENDING ON WEATHER AS ALWAYS.
UM, REPLACEMENT OF, UH, UH, MANHOLES, UH, ARE GOING ON PLACE.
BALE HARBOR STREET DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ABOUT 80% COMPLETE.
I KNOW BAY OAK HARBOR HAS, HAS BEEN A WORKING AREA FOR A LONG TIME AND THOSE FOLKS DOWN THERE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
UH, THEY APPRECIATE THE CONCRETE STREETS MORE AND, AND I APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT AS WELL.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IS BUSY, UH, AS EVERYWHERE.
UH, 2,400 MASSEY TOMPKINS, THE NEW CONVENIENCE STORE IS APPROXIMATELY 37% COMPLETE.
I KNOW EVERYBODY THAT'S IN THAT AREA IS EXCITED TO GET THAT PLACE OPENED UP.
UM, THE CMEX OFFICE, UH, AREA OFF OF 1 46 IS, IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTIONS AND THEN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT EAST DISTRICT, WHICH WHAT TREATMENT PLANT, THEIR NEW, UH, OFFICE BUILDING, NEW ADMIN IS UH, UNDERWAY.
PARKS AND RECREATION, THEY STAY BUSY, WE ALL GET LONG LISTS.
THEY HOLD A YOUTH SAND VOLLEYBALL CLINIC AT DISTRICT SIX IS ROSALYN PARK, UM, WHICH WAS
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GREAT.THE CLUBHOUSE IS BEING RENTED ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH AN INCREASE THROUGH JULY, WHICH ALWAYS INCREASES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
SO WE APPRECIATE THEM STAYING BUSY AND IT IS A WONDERFUL VENUE FOR, YOU KNOW, THAT SIZE OF THE VENUE.
AND THEN AN EVENT THAT I MISSED, I WAS AT TOWN, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOSTED A COMMUNITY CLEANUP AT ROSELAND PARK.
THEY FILLED THREE 40 QIC CARD ROLL OFFS AND COLLECTED 29 TIRES.
THEY HAD A NUMBER OF VEHICLES GO THROUGH AND APPROXIMATELY 50 PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT EVENT.
I, I KNOW THOSE EVENTS ARE WELL RECEIVED IN THE, IN THE GENERAL COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET STUFF OUT OF THEIR YARDS AND, AND, UH, OUT OF THEIR GARAGES THAT THEY DON'T NORMALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO.
SO I KNOW IT'S WELL RECEIVED AND I APPRECIATE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S EFFORT ON DOING THAT.
AND WITH THAT MAYOR, I'LL, I'LL SHUT IT DOWN.
[11. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WILL NOW RECESS INTO AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY ATTORNEY ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND OR 5 5 1 0.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.SO WE WILL NOW RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSIONS EIGHT 20.
ALRIGHT EVERYBODY HERE, HERE WE GO.
SO I'LL NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OTHER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, BEING THAT MAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS ADDRESSED ALL POST AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.
THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.