* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] I GOT THIS, I GIVE IT BACK TO YOU. I'VE BEEN CALLED TO ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2025 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS. CALLED TO ORDER AN AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE QUORUM AT 6:37 PM AND WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE AND INVOCATION LED BY MYSELF. IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGES AND RECITE WITH ME THE PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. FLAG OUR PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. IF YOU DON'T MIND BOWING YOUR HEADS FOR A MOMENT OF PRAYER. DEAR LORD, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH BOW HEADS AND HUMBLE HEARTS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANKING YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE SAFELY. I PRAY THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US WOULD RETURN TO OUR HOMES SAFELY. I ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING SO THAT WE COULD MAKE THE DECISIONS BASED OFF OF WHAT IS NEEDED AND WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CITY. I LIFT UP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. I PRAY, PRAY THAT YOU WILL BLESS, KEEP THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, BODIES AND SOULS, AND THOSE WHO ARE NEAREST TO THEM. I ASK ALL OF THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS, THE CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. WE [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.] ARE GOING TO START WITH CITIZEN COMMENT AND DID ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. THE PURPOSE OF CITIZEN 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 THE MEETING. EACH CITIZEN SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD FOR THESE COMMENTS. THE RULE ALLOWS EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. A CITIZEN MAY PASS HIS OR HER TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS 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 EX EXTENDED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNSEL. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, COUNSEL CANNOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ON ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THIS AGENDA. AND WE WILL START WITH JOHN ISAACS. PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS. UH, JOHN ISAACS 54 10 B BOULEVARD. UM, LAST WEEK WHEN Y'ALL WERE DOING THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, Y'ALL, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE, NEGLECTED TO HAVE ME SPEAK PRIOR TO THE AGENDA'S DISCUSSION. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A VIOLATION OF OPEN MEETINGS ACT, BUT ACTUALLY AFTER RESEARCHING IT, IT IS REQUIRED TO BE PRIOR TO DISCUSSION ACCORDING TO WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WROTE. OKAY. I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. I, WELL, I AM COMPLAINING. I I THINK IT WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE. I JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL ON RECORD. THAT'S SO THAT Y'ALL ARE AWARE THAT IT'S GONNA BE DONE. PRIOR TO THAT, UM, I, I'M NOT PLANNING ON FILING A DEAL WITH THE STATE. ALSO, I WANNA THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR EXTRA HELP DOWN ON TEXAS AVENUE WITH PATROLS AND STUFF. WE, THEY DID ONE INCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT ALSO WE'RE STILL GOT LOUD MUSIC DOWN THERE AND THE PARKING LOT ON PIERCE IS STILL CLOSING FOR PARKING. THANK YOU. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU MR. ISAACS. NOW WE HAVE MS. JUNE STANSKI. HI, DR. JEAN STANSKI, 46 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 7 7 5 2 1. I'M SORRY, THIS IS A REPEAT FROM THE, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE ORIGINAL MEETING. UM, I AM HERE TO SAY THAT I APPLIED TO BE ON THE BOND COMMITTEE, UM, UNDER DISTRICT THREE AND WAS NOT GIVEN THE POSITION. INSTEAD, PATRICIA SMITH, WHO APPLIED AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS WAS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE. SECONDLY, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY REPRESENTATIVE OF MR. GRIFFITH, UM, FOR STATING THAT CHRISTINA POWELL WAS ANTI-AMERICAN AND ANTI TEXAN. I THINK HE SHOULD BE CENSURED FOR MAKING SUCH STATEMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK [00:05:01] YOU, MS. WELL, DR. STANSKI, NEXT WE HAVE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I MESS THIS NAME UP. SALLY, RAP RUSKI. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. IT'S SALLY RUSKI RUSKI. I'M SORRY. I LIVE AT TWO 15 GRANTHAM IN BAYTOWN. 15. OKAY. IS THIS, THANK YOU. UM, I'M ASKING Y'ALL TO CONSIDER A MORE EQUITABLE WAY OF BILLING FOR TRASH PICKUP. AS A SENIOR, MY WATER CONSUMPTION HAS GONE UP FROM $62 A MONTH TO NOW OVER 80. AND, UH, IT'S MOSTLY DUE TO THE TRASH AND RECYCLING IS INCREASED OVER $12. UM, AND MY CONSUMPTION IS AT 2000 A MONTH THAT IT'S MORE THAN A $14 INCREASE. AND, UM, ON SENIOR CITIZENS, UH, I JUST, UH, WOULD APPRECIATE, UH, SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR THAT. MY MINIMUM WATER BILL INDICATES IT'S PROBABLE MINIMUM GARBAGE, WHICH IS VERY TRUE. I PUT OUT MAYBE MY GARBAGE CAN MAYBE TWICE A MONTH. WHEREAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, THEY PUT OUT FOUR GARBAGE CANS TWICE A MONTH, TWICE A WEEK, TWO TIMES A MONTH, FOUR TI FOUR, TWICE A WEEK. 'CAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVING THERE. AND, UM, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT BEING RAISED FOR RECYCLING BECAUSE, UM, IT, AS IT'S GATHERED, IT SHOULD BE PROCESSED AND RESOLD. SO THEREFORE THERE I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT BEING CHARGED FOR RECYCLING. OKAY. WELL, MS. RU KOWSKI, YOUR TIME IS UP, BUT WE CAN EXTEND YOUR TIME IF WE GET A MAJORITY VOTE ON COUNCIL. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXTEND HER TIME MOTION TO EXTEND HER TIME SO SHE CAN FINISH HER STATEMENT? SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE JUST A FEW MORE. UH, I HAVE CHECKED OTHER COMMUNITIES CLOSE BY AND THEY USUALLY HAVE ONLY GONE UP ABOUT 3%. AND I THINK 65 TO $80 IS CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN 3% INCREASE. UM, MOST OF THE OTHER AREAS OR RANGE FROM $15 TO NO MORE THAN 30 WAS THE HIGHEST, UH, THAT'S IN HOUSTON. UM, AND WHERE IN HOUSTON THEY ONLY ALLOW ONE GARBAGE CAN AND YOU HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR EXTRA GARBAGE CANS. UM, AND IN THE, AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY LOCALLY CHARGES ONLY $20 A MONTH, AND I'M PAYING CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN THAT THROUGH MY WATER BILL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING ME AND EXTENDING MY TIME. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE MR. DON AKEY. WOULD YOU MIND STATING YOUR ADDRESS, SIR? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME'S DON IKE. I LIVE ROLLING WOOD ROAD IN BAYTOWN. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT, UH, THE TIRE NUGGETS AND THE PLAYGROUNDS. I WANT TO SAY THEY DID A NICE JOB OF CLEANING UP THE ONE ON BUSH ROAD. UH, THEY DID THAT ON A SATURDAY. SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING IS THE WORKERS THAT CLEANED IT UP WERE ALL WEARING RESPIRATION PROTECTION, EVERY ONE OF THEM. BUT WE CAN TAKE OUR ONE YEAR OLDS AND PUT 'EM OUT IN THOSE PLAYGROUNDS. I, I'M A COMMON SENSE ENVIRONMENTALIST AND THAT'S PRETTY EASY TO FIGURE OUT IN MY BOOK. WHY DID HEALTHY PEOPLE WEAR IT? AND KIDS DON'T HAVE TO. UH, THE OTHER THING IS ONE LEFT. THAT'S THE ONE AT THE NATURE CENTER. MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE THAT DONE BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. I HOPE I WON'T HAVE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. AKEY. NOW MOVING ON TO [2. MINUTES] TWO A. WELL, THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK, CITIZEN COMMENT PORTION OF THIS AGENDA IS CONCLUDED. TWO, A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND LEE COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENT SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 16TH, 2025. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO. A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES TO BE CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MEETING HELD [00:10:01] ON JANUARY 23RD, 2025. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES SINCE THE JOINT MEETING. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR A. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE'RE [a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 5.56 acres at 4300 and 4350 East Interstate Highway 10, from San Jacinto-3 (SJ-3) to a Freeway Commercial (FC) Zoning District.] GOING ON TO THREE A AND AT THIS MOMENT I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF AND ALLOW MAYOR PRO TIM POWELL TO CONDUCT THE NEXT TWO AGENDA ITEMS ON THIS MEETING. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM THREE A. WE'LL CONDUCT, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 5.56 ACRES AT FORTY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE FIFTY EAST INTERSTATE, HIGHWAY 10 FROM SAN JACINTO, THREE OR SJ THREE TO A FREEWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. SO WE WILL NOW GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE BEING HELD 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 ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. SO IT IS NOW 6:49 PM AND OUR CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AT FORTY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE FIFTY EAST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10. AND I WOULD NOW LIKE TO REQUEST THAT STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MR. SCRIBNER? THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A REZONE OF ROUGHLY FIVE AND A HALF ACRES ALONG I 10, UM, FROM SAN JACINTO THREE DISTRICT TO FREEWAY COMMERCIAL. UM, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF I 10, UH, JUST ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD AND JOHN MARTIN ROAD. UM, THE PROPERTY ITSELF, UH, CONSISTS OF TWO PARCELS, ONE OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY, UH, MAMBO SEAFOOD RESTAURANT. AND THE OTHER, UH, BEHIND THAT IS VACANT. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS. UH, THIS IS LOCATED ALONG THAT BUSY FEEDER ROAD TO I 10 WHERE THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT IS PREDOMINANTLY COMMERCIAL IN NATURE. UM, MOSTLY RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS. I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT STRETCH OF ROAD. UH, THIS REZONE IS BEING INITIATED BY THE CITY AS, UM, REALLY KIND OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEM. UM, I I'LL EXPLAIN THAT, BUT ALSO THERE'S A RESTAURANT THAT IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED FOR THE VACANT PARCEL. UH, YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS IS THE 2014 ZONING MAP. SO THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE JUST CHANGED FROM. UM, THIS MAP DESIGNATED THE PROPERTY AS GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND THEN THE CROSSHATCH AREA IS, UM, THE SAN JACINTO OVERLAY DISTRICT. AND THAT OVERLAY WAS REALLY MEANT TO KIND OF FOCUS DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS SAN JACINTO B BOULEVARD, UH, ALSO TOWARDS LONE STAR AND TOWARDS HUNT ROAD. THE, IT REALLY WAS NEVER FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENT THAT'S FACING, UH, THE INTERSTATE OR THE, THE, UM, THE FEEDER ROAD. SO WHEN THE ZONING MAP WAS UPDATED WITH THE ODC IN JANUARY, WE DID INCLUDE BOTH OF THESE PARCELS IN THE SAN JACIN OH THREE DISTRICT. UH, WHICH ONES, AGAIN, IS NOT FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENT THAT FACES THE INTERSTATE. SO, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SUPPORTS SOME OF EACH COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE. SO WE DO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY, UM, FROM THAT MAP. SO KEEP IN MIND THAT EITHER DISTRICT DOES ALLOW FOR THE RESTAURANT USE, SO IT DOESN'T PRESENT ANY DIFFICULTIES FOR MAMBO. UM, IT ALSO, WHILE THE NEW SJ THREE DISTRICT DOES ALLOW THAT USE, THE REGULATIONS IN THAT ZONE ARE NOT REALLY REASONABLE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY. UM, FOR INSTANCE, IT REQUIRES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ROAD FRONTAGE. WELL, THEY JUST HAVE THAT LITTLE STRETCH OF, OF, UM, DRIVEWAY AREA THAT, THAT GOES ALONGSIDE MAMBO TO STRETCH TO COME BACK TO THIS PROPERTY. THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO MEET SOME OF THOSE REGULATIONS BECAUSE OF WHERE THAT PROPERTY IS LOCATED. SO, UM, AS WE LOOKED THROUGH THAT STAFF KIND OF DISCOVERED THIS, WE AGREED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ZONED FREEWAY COMMERCIAL AT THE TIME OF THE UPDATE, NOT SJ THREE. UH, SO THIS WAS, OF COURSE, IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT. UM, BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY FOR THAT RESTAURANT. UM, WE FELT THAT THIS WAS REALLY KIND OF AN ERROR IN TRANSLATION FROM THE OLD, UH, ZONING MAP TO THE NEW ZONING MAP. UM, AND THIS IS REALLY AN EFFORT TO FIX THAT. IT JUST KIND OF MADE SENSE TO US. SO, UH, THE [00:15:01] PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS REASON WAS HELD AT, UH, PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION IN FEBRUARY. UH, THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION HEARD AT THE MEETING AND PNZ VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION. SO BOTH STAFF AND P AND Z ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TONIGHT. SO THAT DOES CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? OKAY. THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK. I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:53 PM CONCERNING OUR REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. FORTY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE FIFTY EAST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10. MOVING TO THREE B, [b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 5.56 acres at 4300 and 4350 East Interstate Highway 10, from San Jacinto-3 (SJ-3) to a Freeway Commercial (FC) Zoning District.] WE'LL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 5.56 ACRES AT FORTY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE FIFTY EAST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 FROM THE SJ THREE TO A FREEWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. I NEED A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN POWELL. WE ARE NOW [c. Conduct a public hearing regarding the submission of an application to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for a Texas Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Reallocation Program (DRRP).] ON TO THREE C CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS GENERAL GENERAL LAND OFFICE FOR A TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, DISASTER RE REALLOCATION PROGRAM. IT IS NOW 6:54 PM AND I NOW CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. YES, SIR. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UH, THIS ITEM IS RELATED TO A PROPOSED GRANT APPLICATION UNDER THE DISASTER REALLOCATION PROGRAM FOR TWO PROJECTS. UH, THE FIRST ONE IS MARKET STREET, UH, WHICH IS PROPOSED AT $15 MILLION AND WEST BAYTOWN PHASE ONE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH PROPOSED FOR $5 MILLION. THIS IS A GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT'S REALLOCATING FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WENT UNUSED. AND, UM, SO, UH, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT IS THAT THE PROJECT BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS. SO, UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO, UH, AND, AND THIS RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY, UH, MITIGATION FUNDS. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THESE UNUSED FUNDS USED UP, AND SO THEY ASK FOR PROJECTS THAT COULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS. UM, STAFF CONSIDER PROJECTS AND, UM, THESE TWO ROWS TO THE TOP, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY DESIGNED AND READY FOR CONSTRUCTION. MARKET STREET WAS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY AND OTHER EVENTS. UM, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT THE, THE ROADWAY BECOMES SUBMERGED IN HEAVY RAIN EVENTS, UM, AT REALLY CLOSE TO, UH, BICENTENNIAL PARK. AND THE, THE, UH, REDESIGNED ROADWAY WOULD, UH, ELEVATE THAT SECTION OF ROADWAY SO IT WOULD, UH, BE PASSABLE AND WOULD BE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, BETTER FOR OUR SAFETY AND, UM, TRAVEL OF OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. UM, THE WEST BAYTOWN DRAINAGE PROJECT ALSO MITIGATES FLOOD FLOOD RISK. UH, THAT'S TO THE WEST BAYTOWN AREA DURING EXTREME, UH, WEATHER EVENTS. UM, THE DRAINAGE PROJECT IS ALSO READY TO BID, UM, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS A FUNDING SHORTFALL, WHICH, UH, THE GRANT WOULD HELP OVERCOME THAT. THE TOTAL AVAILABLE TO ALLOCATE TO AN INDIVIDUAL ENTITY IS $20 MILLION FOR THIS GRANT STAFF LEADS. THE BEST ALLOCATION IS $5 MILLION TO THE DRAINAGE PROJECT AND $15 MILLION TO MARKET STREET. BOTH PROJECTS, UH, WE BELIEVE ARE LOCATED IN LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS. AND TIE BACK TO HURRICANE HARVEY, WE WILL BE DOING, UM, THE, UH, SURVEY TO CONFIRM THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME STATUS, UH, NEXT WEEK. SO, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. WELL, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. SO THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAD. GOOD DEAL. HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. SINCE NO ONE IS DESIRING TO SPEAK, I CAN CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND THE TIME IS NOW 6:57 PM [00:20:06] THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL GO [a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with I-10 Group Property Holding LLC.] ON TO FOUR A CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CHAPTER THREE 80 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH I 10 GROUP PROPERTY HOLDINGS. LLCI NEED A MOTION. GONNA, OH, I'M SORRY. . HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, BRIAN MORAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. UM, TONIGHT ITEM FOR A, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS, UM, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UM, WITH I 10, UH, GROUP PROPERTY, UH, DOING BUSINESS AS THE BAYTOWN ANIMAL HOSPITAL. UM, THIS AGREEMENT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW, UH, STATE-OF-THE-ART VETERINARY CLINIC, UM, IN BAYTOWN. UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, DR. ALVAREZ, UM, WHO IS THE APPLICANT WHO'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY FACILITY, UM, SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. BUT, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF, OF THE PROJECT, UM, UH, HE'S LOOKING TO BUILD A 10,000, UH, SQUARE FOOT, UM, STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINIC. THE INVESTMENT HE'S LOOKING TO MAKE IS ADDING, UH, 3.5 MILLION IN TAXABLE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, ALSO WITH AN ACCOMMODATION OF 25, UH, FULL-TIME POSITIONS, WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE RETAINED OVER THE, UM, FIVE YEAR TERM OF THE AGREEMENT. AS WELL AS, UM, OPERATIONS, UH, MUST BE, MUST BEGIN BY JAN JUNE OF 2026. AND THE CITY SUPPORT, UM, IN THIS INVESTMENT. UM, WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED ARE TWO PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVES. UM, THE FIRST IS A TAX REIMBURSEMENT GRANT OF 3% OF THE ADDED TAXABLE VALUE TO BE REIMBURSED ANNUALLY FOR EACH OF THE FIVE YEARS. CAPPED AT 21,000 PER YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED $105,000 DURING THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT. AND THEN THE SECOND, UM, INCENTIVE IS A PORTION OF THE SALES TAX, UM, THAT IS COLLECTED COULD BE REBATED, UM, NOT TO EXCEED 30,000, UM, OVER THE, OVER THE AGREEMENTS TERM. UH, DURING THIS TIME, UM, UH, WE DO ANTICIPATE, UH, STILL RECEIVING, UM, AROUND 14,000 IN, UH, PROPERTY TAXES, UH, EACH YEAR. UM, EVEN WITH THE INCENTIVES, UM, CURRENTLY AS THE PROPERTY'S UNDEVELOPED, UM, UH, WE DO COLLECT AROUND, UH, A LITTLE OVER 10,000. SO WE WOULD RECEIVE, UM, MORE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, UM, THAN WE CURRENTLY DO. UM, ALL THE INCENTIVES ARE PERFORMANCE BASED, MEANING THERE'S NO UPFRONT CASH PAYMENT. UM, DR. ALVAREZ, UM, MUST MEET THE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE THREE 80 AGREEMENT, UM, INCLUDING, UM, STARTING OPERATIONS OF JUNE OF 2026, INCREASING THE, UH, TAXABLE VALUE BY A MINIMUM OF 3.5 MILLION, MAINTAINING THAT THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE, UH, TERMS. AND THEN, UH, THE BUSINESS MUST ALSO REMAIN CURRENT ON, UM, ALL TAXES AND FEES OWED TO THE CITY, UM, MUST, UH, MAINTAIN THE 25, UH, FULL-TIME JOBS. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO STRICT, UM, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE REQUESTING ARE THE PROPERTY TAX RECORDS, PROOF OF PAYMENT, UH, PAYROLL RECORDS, VERIFYING EMPLOYMENT, UM, PROOF OF SALES TAX PAYMENTS, UM, IF, IF HE DOES REQUEST, UM, TO RECEIVE THOSE SALES TAX REBATES. AND THEN ALSO ANY PERMITS, INVOICES, AND RECEIPTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, UM, MUST BE INCLUDED. AND THEN WE'LL VERIFY THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UM, AND THEN EXHIBIT B, UM, IN YOUR PACKET, UM, DOES INDICATE, UM, THE, THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED, UM, FOR, FOR THIS THREE 80 AGREEMENT, AND THEN HERE TO SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE, UM, UH, ANIMAL HOSPITAL WILL LOOK LIKE. AND I, I FAILED TO MENTION THAT, UH, DR. IRAS IS ALSO GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE, UH, MINIMUM, UH, BUILDING AND DESIGN STANDARDS, UH, FOR THIS FACILITY. EXCELLENT QUESTION. YES, SIR. IS DR. IS HERE, BUT IS THIS GONNA OPERATE AS AN EMERGENCY CLINIC AS WELL, OR STRICTLY JUST A VETERINARY CLINIC? SO, UH, YEAH. THE GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY EXTEND HOURS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, UM, FOR, FOR VETERINARY PATIENTS. THAT WILL BE TREMENDOUS FOR THIS OUT OF TOWN AND, AND CITIZENS. 'CAUSE THE CLOSEST EMERGENCY VET CLINIC IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR AWAY. AND YES, WE ALL LOVE OUR PETS. AND WHEN THEY'RE IN DIRE NEED, THAT'S A LONG HAUL. YES, SIR. SO, UH, [00:25:01] I'M WHOLEHEARTEDLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT AND SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. 100%. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. THAT, THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO, TO BE HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR SURE. EXCELLENT. MR. MAYOR, UM, UH, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANK YOU TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND, AND, UH, MR. UH, REYNOLDS. UH, WE HAD A TALK YESTERDAY, AND IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD FROM YESTERDAY HAS BEEN ANSWERED, UH, IS IN REGARDS TO HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT, UH, THEIR SIDE OF THE CONTRACT IS BEING HELD UP? AND I, I, I, I REALLY THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT ANNUAL REPORTING FROM THEM IS, I MEAN, IT, IT TOOK THE WORST OUTTA MY MOUTH. AND THAT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HOLDING, UM, OUR THREE 80 AGREEMENT PARTNERS, YOU KNOW, ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR SIDE OF THE BARGAIN. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD, A REALLY GOOD, UM, IDEA. AND I, I APPRECIATE, I, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN HURT ON THAT AND, AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THAT. IF, I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD, UM, IT'S A REALLY GOOD AGREEMENT, AND I THINK EVERYBODY, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. GOOD JOB. ANYONE ELSE? DR. ALVARAZ? UH, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BAYTOWN? WELL, I, I GREW UP HERE AND I, UH, I, I WORKED AT BAYTOWN ANIMAL HOSPITAL AS A KID. I, UH, GRADUATED FROM BAYTOWN STERLING AND I, WHEN I WORKED FOR DR. CHRISTENSEN, WHO'S A PREVIOUS VET HERE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, I HAVE STRONG TIES TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SO I, I, UH, THE BUILDING WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW IS BUILT IN 19, UM, 60 MM-HMM . AND SO, UH, AS THE, YOU KNOW, AS A NEED FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE IN THE AREA HAS GROWN, WHICH OUR, OUR FACILITIES NEED TO GROW. SO, AND I ASKED THE QUESTION, NOT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHING ON CHANNEL 16 AND WHO ARE GONNA WATCH THIS IN THE FUTURE, I WANTED THEM TO KNOW THAT YOUR RESIDENT OF BAYTOWN, WHO'S MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN BAYTOWN, AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. UM, JUST TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION, HOW MANY FULL-TIME JOBS, 25, 25 FULL-TIME JOBS FROM SOMEONE WHO'S REINVESTED IN BAYTOWN IS AWESOME. SO THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO STAY IN BAYTOWN. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I COULD, I COULD, YES, SIR. I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK THIS. WHERE'D YOU GET YOUR VETERINARY DEGREE? OH, , TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY . I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A MOTION. . OKAY. WELL, UM, THANK YOU. THANKS. AND GIGGLING. UM, SO NOW I NEED A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. NOW WE ARE GOING [b. Consider an ordinance authorizing payment to Baker Wotring, L.L.P., for legal services in connection with the United States of America and State of Texas v. City of Baytown; Civil Action No. 4:22-cv-01279, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division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a. Consider a resolution adopting the mission statement, and establishing the powers and duties, of the Baytown Economic Advisory Committee.] A PROPOSED RESOLUTION, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE MISSION STATEMENT AND ESTABLISHING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BAYTOWN ECONOMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MANY HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, THE AMENDMENT TO THIS, UH, TO THE, UH, CREATION RESOLUTION FOR THE EDAC, UM, IS, IS REALLY JUST TO DEFINE WHAT THE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF, OF WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS GONNA BE, UM, RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING. UM, WITH THAT, WITH US, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDING, UM, UH, UNDER THE REVIEW, THE BAYTOWN CATALYST FUND FOR $750,000 TO SUPPORT HIGH IMPACT, UH, ECONOMIC AND TOURISM PROJECTS. UM, THE EDAC, THEY'LL BE ASSISTING AND REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING, UM, ANY POLICIES RELATED TO THE CA CATALYST FUND. THEY'LL BE WORKING ON DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTING, UH, THAT STRATEGY, UM, FOR THE FUND. AND THEN ALSO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT, UM, TO COUNCIL, AS WELL AS, UH, PROGRESS ON, ON THE, UH, FUNDED, THE FUNDED, RECOMMENDED FUNDED PROJECTS, UM, TO YOU. AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SUPPORT, UM, RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, THAT WOULD BE DELEGATED BY YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? NONE. I NEED A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE. A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ON [b. Consider a resolution authorizing the submission of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the West Baytown Drainage Improvements Project Phase II, in the amount of $24,000,000.00.] THE FIVE B, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR FEMA FOR THE WEST BAYTOWN DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PHASE TWO AND THE AMOUNT OF $24 MILLION. MR. SEMINO? YES, SIR. UH, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES CITY OF BAYTOWN TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE WEST BAYTOWN DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT. UH, PROJECT PHASE TWO, UM, I DESCRIBED [00:35:01] IN THE PREVIOUS PUBLIC HEARING THE, UH, PHASE ONE OF THE SAME PROJECT. UH, PHASE ONE IS THE INSTALLATION OF THE STORM DRAINAGE, UH, TRUNK LINE THAT RUNS DOWN OKLAHOMA STREET. UH, PHASE TWO WOULD BE THE SMALLER LINES THAT, AND INLETS THAT FEED INTO THAT MAJOR TRUNK LINE. SO WE'VE GOT THE PROJECT DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THE PROJECTS. UH, SO FIRST PHASE IS ALREADY DESIGNED, UH, IS READY FOR CONSTRUCTION. UM, THIS PHASE, UH, HAS NOT STARTED DESIGN. SO, UM, THIS GRANT WOULD, UM, HELP US WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. UH, AS, AS AS STATED, THE TOTAL PROJECT'S ES ESTIMATED AT $24 MILLION. UH, THE GRANT REQUIRES A 20% LOCAL MATCH TOTALING $4.8 MILLION, UH, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE FUNDED. AND A FUTURE, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. UH, FISCAL YEAR GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 14TH, 2025. AND, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. SIMO. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION [c. Consider a resolution authorizing the submission of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Texas Avenue Lift Station Improvements Project, in the amount of $16,500,000.00.] AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A HATERS MITIGATION PROGRAM APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FEMA FOR THE TEXAS AVENUE LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 16,500,000. MR. SEMINO? YES, SIR. UM, THIS IS A, ANOTHER GRANT APPLICATION UNDER THE SAME PROGRAM. IT'S FOR OUR, UH, TEXAS AVENUE LIFT STATION PROJECT. UH, THAT PROJECT IS IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW, UM, AND IT IS, UM, ALSO, UH, A PROJECT THAT WILL HELP MITIGATE, UH, SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS AND, UM, IT WILL MITIGATE, UH, DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT BY RAISING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OVER, UH, THE FLOOD LEVELS. PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST $16.5 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION. UH, THE GRANT REQUIRES A 20% LOCAL MATCH TOTALING $3.2 MILLION, WHICH WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE CIP FUND. THE LOCAL MATCH IS ALREADY BUDGETED IN FISCAL YEAR 25, SO NO ADDITIONAL FISCAL IMPACT IS, UH, ANTICIPATED RIGHT NOW. AND AGAIN, THIS GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 14TH, 2025. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL? YES, SIR. GRANT, APPLICATION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW. TOMORROW, YES. OH, WELL, LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES. CUT. CUTTING IT CLOSE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION. MOTION. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. YOU SHOOK ME UP WHEN YOU SAID IT IS DUE TOMORROW. MOTION TO A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MR. SEMINO. NOW WE WILL [a. Receive the City of Baytown's Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2024.] RECEIVE A REPORT. RECEIVE THE CITY OF BAYTOWN QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE FOURTH QUARTER UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT. UM, THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR PACKET, SO I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. THE GENERAL FUND, UM, THE REVENUE CAME IN 5% OVER BUDGET, AND THE EXPENDITURES WERE 3% UNDER BUDGET, WHICH IS EVIDENT IN OUR, UM, FUND BALANCE OF 30 MILLION. WE ESTIMATED 20 THAT WE WOULD COME IN AT 27.2 IN THE BUDGET. SO WE EXCEEDED WHAT WE ESTIMATED. THE OTHER FUNDS ARE STABLE EXCEPT FOR AQUATICS, BUT WE ALSO ADDRESSED THAT IN THE 25 BUDGET AS WELL. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THE, THAT WE EARNED 4.3 MILLION IN INVESTMENT EARNINGS WITH A BOOK VALUE OF 312 MILLION. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD JOB. WELL, WE, WE WILL CONSIDER THAT REPORT RECEIVED. THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE ON [7. 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.] TO CON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. UH, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WISH TO PULL? I'D LIKE TO PULL K AND L JUST FOR DISCUSSION. MM-HMM . ALL RIGHT. WELL, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS A THROUGH J WITH THE EXCEPTION OF K AND L. SECOND. [00:40:01] ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? K THROUGH L. [k. Consider an ordinance authorizing Amendment No. 2 for the Wayne Gray Sports Complex, Turf and Parking Improvements Project with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for modification of the scope of work.] [l. Consider an ordinance authorizing Amendment No. 3 for the Wayne Gray Sports Complex, Turf and Parking Improvements Project with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for modification of scope of work.] SO K IS CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO FOR THE WAYNE GRAY SPORTS COMPLEX TURF AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WITH KIMBERLY HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR MODIFICATION OF THE SCOPE OF WORK. MR. SEMINO, UM, HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, SIR, I THINK WE GO AHEAD. YOU PULLING UP HERE? I THINK WE, WE JUST, SORRY. SORRY, FRANK. YOU KNOW, WE JUST, WE JUST CAME OUTTA THE CIP MEETING, SO PEOPLE WATCH THAT ONE. SO I THINK OUR, I THINK OUR CONCERN WAS THAT WE KIND OF PUSHED THAT, THAT OUT OF THAT FARTHER DOWN THE LIST OF WHAT WE WOULD WANNA PUT ON THAT BOND. UH, AND I KNOW IT HASN'T GONE IN FINANCE, SO I APOLOGIZE TO BRING THAT UP. SO, AND THEY HAD SAID THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING DOWN THE ROAD, KIND OF THE, MAYBE NOT INTO THAT FIVE YEAR. SO WE WERE LIKE, WHY DO WE WANT TO GO AND START FUNDING ON IT IF WE STILL DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD? SO THIS, THIS AMENDMENT, AND IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PROCEED. YEAH. BUT THIS AMENDMENT WAS, UM, THE IDEA WAS TO TRY TO REDUCE THE SCOPE TO SOMETHING THAT, UH, MIGHT FIT WITHIN THE EXISTING BUDGET. UH, THE EXISTING BUDGET IS, UH, I THINK LESS THAN A MILLION DOLLARS. UM, SO, UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO THE FULL PROJECT, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, TURF ALL THE FIELDS, DO THE DETENTION AND THE PARKING AT WAYNE GRAY. SO THIS AMENDMENT IS TO CHANGE THAT DESIGN TO JUST, UM, TURFING TO THE FIELDS. UH, I DON'T KNOW. I KIND OF GOT CONFUSED ON THE, THE SCENARIO WE'RE LOOKING AT. IS IT FULL? I THINK IT'S FULL DETENTION. AND, AND FRANK, YOUR CONFUSION IS WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE I READ THROUGH THIS AND I'M LOST. YEAH, I, I HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM KIMBERLY HORNE HERE WHO CAN ANSWER MORE OF THE DESIGN QUESTION. HI, GOOD EVENING. YES. SO THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS. SO BASE BID WOULD BASICALLY BE TWO FIELDS WITH SYNTHETIC TURF AND DETENTION APPROPRIATE FOR THAT. BUT THEN TWO OPTIONS TO EXPAND IF BIDS COME IN UNDER BUDGET SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL FIELDS AND DETENTION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO UP TO FOUR FIELDS. SO IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY THE TURFING OF THE FIELDS AND THE DRAINAGE IS CONNECTED TO, TO DO THE, AND REGRADE AND EVERYTHING. IT, IT'S THE MINIMUM. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE PROJECT AS SMALL AS WE CAN AND, UM, STILL HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BID OUT, UH, THAT WILL PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, UH, ALL WEATHER SURFACE FOR THE FIELD. MM-HMM . AND THIS IS WITHIN AN EXISTING BUDGET? THIS IS NOT A NEW ALLOCATION? NO, AND, AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE WERE CONCERNED WAS LIKE, WAS IT, WAS IT ASSOCIATED WITH, WE JUST KIND OF CAME OUT OF GOING, HEY, HOLD UP. OR IS IT IT IS APPROVED IN 24, I BELIEVE, AND CARRIED OVER TO 25 OR MAYBE SORT IN 23? IT'S, IT'S BEEN A MINUTE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. IT'S BEEN, YEAH, IT'S, AND IF IT'S WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FUNDS, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AT ALL. IF THIS IS BEING DONE WITH THE CONCEPT OF THE BOND. NO, SIR. I DO HAVE AN ISSUE. WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT INTO THE EXISTING FUND. I'M GOOD TO GO. I, I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU THAT ONCE WE GET THE SCOPE DOWN AND WE BID IT, THE BIDS COME IN ON BUDGET, YOU KNOW, WELL WITHIN THE BUDGET WE HAVE. SO, BUT THIS ISN'T PREDICATED ON THE BOND. NO, SIR. IT'S TRYING, IT'S AN EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE MONEY WE HAVE. OKAY. AND, AND THE OTHER ITEM, THERE'S ONE ITEM TO AMEND THE, THE, THE PLANS. THE OTHER ITEM IS TO, UH, RESUBMIT A REPORT TO HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL FOR, UH, A DIFFERENT DETENTION SCENARIO BASED ON CURRENT FUNDING. YES, I'M GOOD. MAYOR. I'M GOOD TO GO. ALRIGHT. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. UH, MR. MAYOR, JUST SO THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR RECORD, COULD WE GET THE KIMLEY HORN REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME AS WELL? YES, MA'AM. YES, SIR. CHRISTINA MALLICK WITH KIMLEY HORN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE WITH THAT? MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS K AND L. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES NOW. [a. Baytown Parks and Recreation and Public Affairs announce the 2025 Spring and Summer Concert Series.] PARKS AND RECREATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ANNOUNCED THE 2025 SPRING AND SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, MR. OH, COME ON. CHARLES . BUT YOU HAD IT BUDDY. LOST HIS GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND GOOD MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CHARLES JOHNSON. AND COUNCIL, I, UH, WE, WE ARE HERE TO, UH, FORMALLY BRING TO YOU THE, UH, LINEUPS FOR OUR SPRING AND SUMMER, UH, [00:45:01] CONCERT SERIES. UH, TYPICALLY WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST, UH, PER EVENT. UH, THIS YEAR WE WANTED TO GET A JUMP ON MARKETING AND ANNOUNCE ALL OF THE HEADLINERS AT ONE TIME. WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK, UM, MORE OF, UH, FOR A PIECE OF AWARENESS LIKE THE JUNETEENTH COMMITTEE BEFORE THE EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, WE JUST WANTED TO GET IT OUT THERE SO THAT WE CAN START MARKETING IT EARLIER. AND, AND THANK YOU TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND, AND RYAN RAWLINGS FOR, UH, HELPING MAKING THE VIDEO. THANK YOU. BAYTOWN. ARE YOU READY TO PARTY? WE'VE GOT YOUR WEEKENDS LINED UP FOR A GOOD TIME. FROM SPRINGTIME THROUGH SUMMERTIME WITH FREE CONCERTS ALL YEAR LONG. THREE INCREDIBLE VENUES, SIX HEADLINER GENRES. ONE GREAT CITY PARTY ON THE PENINSULA KICKS OFF AT THE BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND. COUNTRY FANS. THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. HUG JOHNSON FRESH FROM THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC FESTIVAL BRINGS HIS ONE OF A KIND COUNTRY SOUND. HE'S HIT THE ROAD WITH LEGENDS LIKE CLINT BLACK AND MIDLAND, AND NOW HE'S BRINGING THE PARTY TO BAYTOWN DOLLAR TACO NIGHT AT TOWN SQUARE FRIDAY, MAY 3RD. GET READY FOR AN ELECTRIC NIGHT WITH TWO SISTERS TURN BAND MATES DELIVERING AN EPIC TEJANO ROCK FUSION THAT'S LIT UP STAGES AT SO BY SOUTHWEST AND ACL FEST. MAY TOWN'S AWARD-WINNING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION JUNE 14TH AT BICENTENNIAL PARK. THE ONE AND ONLY CUPID THE LINE DANCE KING IS BRINGING THE DANCE FLOOR TO LIFE WITH HIS LEGENDARY HIT THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. NOW AS I OPEN UP MY STORY AND HEADLINING THE NIGHT HIP HOP ROYALTY HIMSELF, SCARFACE LOVE IN MY LIFE, A RAP ICON COLLABORATOR WITH TUPAC, JAY-Z ICE CUBAN NAS, AND MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY GROUP GHETTO BOYS. THIS IS A SHOW YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS EVERYBODY. ANOTHER AWARD-WINNING CELEBRATION JULY 4TH AT BICENTENNIAL PARK, BACKED BY POPULAR DEMAND, THE ULTIMATE EIGHTIES COVER MAN, THE SPAZMATICS RETURN TO DELIVER A HIGH ENERGY NIGHT OF NOSTALGIA WITH THE BIGGEST CHART TOPPERS FROM THE DECADE. AND COMING TO HEADLINE THE JULY 4TH STAGE OF THIS YEAR, THE ALTERNATIVE ROCK SUPERMAN, THREE POWERHOUSE HEADLINERS FROM THE NINETIES AND EARLY TWO THOUSANDS TOGETHER, THE BEST OF BETTER THAN EZRA, THE BEST OF SUGAR RAY, THE BEST OF TONIC ON STAGE TOGETHER PERFORMING THE HITS YOU GREW UP WITH. MARK YOUR CALENDARS, BAYTOWN BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE UNFORGETTABLE YEAR OF LIVE MUSIC. VISIT BAYTOWN.ORG/EVENTS FOR ALL THE DETAILS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I WANT TO TAKE A, UM, OPPORTUNITY, A POINT OF PRIVILEGE, AND I SEE TOP SHELF ENTERTAINMENT, UM, OWNER AND CEO. HE HELPS FIND THE ENTERTAINMENT FOR JUNETEENTH. HE'S HERE TONIGHT, SO I WANT TO GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNSEL. UH, GOOD EVENING. UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP FOR THE CITY'S AWARD-WINNING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, UH, AT TOP SHELF ENTERTAINMENT. WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CURATING EVENTS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ALSO SHOWCASE THE INCREDIBLE SPIRIT OF BAYTOWN. THIS EVENT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION AND THE COLLABORATION OF THE MANY DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY THAT WORK TIRELESSLY TO BEHIND THE SCENES. I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, UH, MR. CLIFF HATCH, UM, WHOSE ONGOING EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY EVENTS SETS THE BAR HIGH AND MAKES BAYTOWN A HUB FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT. THEIR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION IS TRULY INSPIRING. UH, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PARKS BOARD, UH, THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, BAYTOWN FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, THE HARRIS, HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. AND ENSURING THAT THESE EVENTS RUN SMOOTH, RUN SMOOTHLY AND SAFELY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. IT TAKES A TEAM TO BRING EVENTS LIKE THIS, UH, OF SCALE TO LIFE. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WORKING ALONGSIDE SUCH DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS, UH, THE ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP WE PUT TOGETHER IS DESIGNED TO CREATE LASTING MEMORIES, SUPPORT LOCAL [00:50:01] BUSINESSES, AND ENHANCE BAY TOWN'S REPUTATION AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO DELIVERING UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES AND APPRECIATE THE CITY'S CONTINUED TRUST AND SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU. REAL QUICK, UM, THE HEADLINER, DOES HE STILL PERFORM FOR JUNE? UM, THE HEADLINER FOR JUNETEENTH, IS HE STILL OUT PERFORMING? HE DOES. UM, SCARFACE IS, IS KIND OF A, HE'S KIND OF A LEGEND . HE DOES WHAT HE WANTS TO PRETTY MUCH. SO, UH, HE DID GO ON TOUR LAST YEAR. HE DOES HAVE A LIVE BAND THAT HE PERFORMS WITH THIS YEAR. UM, HE HASN'T DONE ANY EVENTS THIS YEAR, SO THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT, GETTING AN ARTIST OF, OF HIS CALIBER TO COME TO BAYTOWN. UM, I REALLY WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THE GREAT JOB THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DOES IN PUTTING THESE EVENTS TOGETHER FOR THE CITY. UH, THEY KIND OF STAND OUT. YOU KNOW, I, I HEAR A LOT ABOUT WHAT OTHER CITIES DO AND I ALSO WORK WITH SOME OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT, THAT, UM, DO EVENTS IN, IN MAJOR, UH, MINI MUNICIPALITIES. AND THE ONE THING THAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT BAYTOWN PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT DEFINITELY DOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, NOT FOR THEIR LARGE MAJOR EVENTS, BUT ALSO FOR THE SMALLER COMMUNITY EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY. AND I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. NO DEAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON [a. Consider a resolution authorizing six (6) appointments to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One and Baytown Redevelopment Authority.] TO APPOINTMENTS. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE TAX INCREMENT, RE AND REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE AND BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. UM, FOUR, WE TAKE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MENTION WE ARE NOT GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER, WE'RE GONNA PULL MS. BRENDA SMITH, HARRIS COUNTY, UM, WANTS TO MAKE AN, AN APPOINTMENT, WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR APPOINTMENT. SO WE'LL BRING THAT ONE BACK AT A LATER DATE. AND, AND WE WILL ALSO PULL LAURA, SINCE SHE IS NOT HERE. YOU JUST WANNA BRING THE WHOLE THING BACK. MAYOR, WE'RE GONNA DO THE WORK SESSION IN APRIL ON THE TURS. WE CAN DO IT THEN IF YOU JUST WANNA DO THE WHOLE THING AFTER WE DO THE WORK SESSION. YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YEAH. YEAH. SO, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE WILL, UH, PULL THIS AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER NINE, EIGHT. WELL, THAT LEAVES US WITH THE MANAGER'S [10. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.] REPORT. ALRIGHT, MAYOR, COUNCIL, I WANT TO, AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, AMY SHIPLEY, UH, OUR MARKETING, UH, COORDINATOR FOR PARKS AND REC. UH, SHE RECENTLY PASSED HER, UH, CERTIFIED PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL EXAM. THIS PRESTIGIOUS CERTIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS HER EXPERTISE IN PARKS AND RECREATION AND HER DEDICATION TO ENHANCING COMMUNITY RECREATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. SO, BIG CONGRATS TO AMY ON ACHIEVING THIS CERTIFICATION, AND PLEASE PASS THAT ON TRACY AND CLIFF. UM, I KNOW HOW VALUED SHE IS OVER IN, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE CITY. UH, ALSO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE HR TEAM MEMBERS ATTENDED, UH, AN EVENT AT GOOSE CREEK MEMORIAL AS PART OF THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO BECOME MORE PROACTIVE WITH OUR BRAND. UH, WE CALL IT BAYTOWN LIFE. UH, THE DISPLAYS AT THE EVENT WERE CREATED IN-HOUSE BY OUR RECRUITMENT, UH, AND TALENT TEAM. THE COLLABORATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO PRESENT A UNIFIED FRONT WAS REMARKABLE AND MARKS THE FIRST STEPS IN ESTABLISHING OUR BRAND AS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE. SO THIS IS, UH, ONE OF THE STEPS, UH, REACHING OUT AND, UH, UM, PRETTY FANTASTIC. A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THIS EVENT. AND I'M, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT THE TEAM WAS GETTING OUT THERE. AND THIS ALSO STEMS FROM THE, UH, BRAND, UH, UM, STUDY THAT WE DID ON CREATING THE BAYTOWN LIFE AND BAYTOWN FORWARD AND JUST MAKING A, UH, A DIFFERENT IMAGE AND POSITIVE, UH, PRESENCE ABOUT BEONE AND ESPECIALLY WORKING HERE. UM, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BRIAN KNA, UH, FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR SUCCESSFULLY PASSING THE CERTIFIED FLOOD, UH, FLOODPLAIN MANAGER EXAM. BRIAN HAS NOW EARNED THE TITLE OF CERTIFIED FLOOD, UH, FLOODPLAIN MANAGER, A TESTAMENT TO HIS HARD WORK DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE IN FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT. SO GREAT JOB, BRIAN, UH, AND KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK. SO FRANK AND, UH, MIKE, PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO, UH, TO HIM. AND THEN, UM, WHEW. SOMETHING I, UM, IT'S NOT EASY TO SHARE. SO OVER THE WEEKEND, I, UH, STEFAN SILLS, UM, ONE OF OUR VALUED, UH, TRAIL CREW LEADERS WITHIN THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, UH, TRAGICALLY, TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY AFTER BEING THE VICTIM, UH, IN A HIT AND RUN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. UM, STEFAN HAS FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ALSO WORK FOR THE CITY AND, UH, WE DO WANT TO RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY, BUT WE ALSO, UM, JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT, UH, UH, WE ARE HERE FOR THEM AND THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THEM. THEY'RE IN OUR THOUGHTS. AND SO PLEASE KEEP STEFAN'S FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. AND, UM, UM, THAT'S REALLY ALL TO SAY, BUT I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S ALL I HAVE. HEARING COUNSEL. YES MA'AM. [00:55:02] I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZING STEFAN. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY, MY HUSBAND PERSONALLY WORKED WITH HIM AND HE WAS A LOVELY INDIVIDUAL AND HE WILL BE MISSED AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. OKAY. NOW WE WILL [a. Receive a report from Council Member Laura Alvarado regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 1. ] HAVE THE DISTRICT ONE REPORT AND, AND MS. ALVARADO'S ABSENCE. I WILL, I'LL READ IT. COULD WE MOVE IT FORWARD? WE PUSH IT TO THE NEXT ONE. I, I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO LET HER DO HER REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT. IF THERE'S A MOTION. YOU NEED A MOTION. SECOND. A SECOND. A SECOND. THAT'S FINE. I, I MEAN IF, IF SARAH IS WILLING TO SHARE HER TIME NEXT, NEXT TIME, I THINK THAT'S, I MEAN, I, FANTASTIC. YEAH. OKAY, WELL WE'LL DO THAT NEXT. WE'LL DO THAT. UH, I JUST DON'T SECOND, I SECOND JUST ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL NOW [12. EXECUTIVE SESSION] RECESS INTO AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND OR FIVE 5.155 1.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THAT BEING SAID, SINCE WE HAVE COVERED EVERYTHING ON THIS AGENDA, I NOW ADJOURN THIS MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.