* 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. [00:00:01] I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AND THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MEETING, JOINT MEETING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2025 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A QUORUM AT 6:31 PM WE WILL NOW HAVE PLEDGE AND INVOCATION WITH BY COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA ALVARADO, DISTRICT ONE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN OUR, UH, ALLE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. UH, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY OF JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND NOW OUR TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE HERE, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED BLESSINGS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE IN YOUR GRACE. THANK YOU FOR OUR STAFF WHO WILL WORK DILIGENTLY ON THE ITEMS BEFORE US THIS EVENING. WE PRAY THAT YOU PROVIDE US THE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING THAT'S NEEDED AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. FATHER, WE ASK YOU THAT YOU ALSO CONTINUE, UH, TO PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY WORK EACH DAY TO KEEP US SAFE. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. I'M GONNA TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE A FEW INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT. UM, FORMER MAYOR OF SUGARLAND, MAYOR ZIMMERMAN. ZIMMERMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND WAVE TO THE CROWD? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND LAST, BUT MOST CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WHERE'S MR. PRESLEY? THERE HE IS. FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS PRESLEY, DISTRICT TWO. YOU WANNA HAVE A FEW WORDS? I DO NOT. OH, GOOD DEAL. RIGHT. RED PEN. I BROUGHT THAT DOWN. . UM, WE'RE GONNA START WITH CITIZEN [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.] COMMENT. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT. SO, UM, WE HAVE THAT PASS OUR TIME TO HARRY, MR. PONDER. OKAY. LEMME SEE. JUST BRING THAT ONE BACK. YEAH. OKAY. 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 A 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 TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL. HOWEVER, NO REMARKS SHALL EXCEED MORE THAN THREE MINUTES IN TOTAL. EITHER ONE MINUTE OR THREE MINUTE LIMIT MAY BE EXTENDED BY A 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 DE OH LORD DELIBERATE ON ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THIS AGENDA. NOW WE HAVE PASSING TIME TO WHOM MR. PONDER HAS PASSED TIME TO MR. JEFF WALTERS. NO, JEFF WALTERS. YOU PASSED YOUR, YOUR TIME TO MR. NOT TONIGHT. I'M PASSING MR. TO MR. PONDERS AND MS. DENISE GRAVES, YOU'VE PASSED YOUR TIME TO MR. PONDERS ALSO, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET HIM HIS MINUTES. SO YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD? YES, SIR. HARVEY PONDER ADDRESS AT 64 0 3 CROSBY CEDAR BIO ROAD IN BAYTOWN, MR. MAYOR, I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. EVERYONE SHOULD LEARN WHAT JUNETEENTH AND EMANCIPATION MEANS. THEY SHOULD LEARN THAT AT ONE TIME WE AS A COUNTRY COUNTED SOME MEN AS THREE FIFTHS OF A MAN AND HOW SOME PEOPLE WERE BOUGHT AND SOLD BASED SOLELY ON THE NUMBER OF TEETH THEY HAD IN THEIR MOUTH. WE SHOULD ALL LEARN ABOUT THE STRUGGLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, GEORGE CARVER, JACKIE ROBINSON, AND ROSA PARKS, AND THAT A MAN SHOULD BE JUDGED BY THE CONTENT OF HIS CHARACTER, NOT [00:05:01] BY THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN. BUT WHAT WE SHOULD ALSO LEARN IS THAT WHILE OUR COUNTRY HAS HAD AND STILL HAS MANY OTHER FAULTS AND PROBLEMS, IT HAS BROUGHT THIS WORLD SOME IDEAS AND CONCEPTS NEVER BEFORE REALIZED. LIKE HOW WE THE PEOPLE CHOOSE OUR LEADERS AND THOSE OFFICIALS SHOULD LEAD WITH THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE SIMPLE FACT THAT I'M HERE RIGHT NOW AND COME FILE GRIEVANCES WITH THOSE OFFICIALS WITHOUT FEAR OF PERSECUTION ARE PRINCIPLES THAT MOST PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF. THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE 4TH OF JULY. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A FRIEND OF MINE, A SPECIAL FORCES GREEN BERET AIRBORNE RANGER WITH A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE AND TOO MANY METALS TO COUNT. THESE ARE THE LAST STRIKES HE WORE AS A BUCK SERGEANT IN THE ARMY. AND THE FIRST ONES THAT I WORE, I HELD HIM IN MY ARMS AS HE CRIED ABOUT MEN WHO DIED IN HIS ARMS AND HOW HE HAD TO PICK UP FRIENDS OF HIS THROUGH TWO TOURS OF VIETNAM AND NEVER ASK ABOUT THEIR SKIN TONE. . YOU GOTTA KNOW HIM. UH, HE OFTEN JOKES THAT MADE HIM WHAT SUCH GOOD, WHAT HE OFTEN JOKES THAT WHAT MADE HIM SUCH A GOOD SOLDIER WAS IT YOU CAN'T SEE HIM UNLESS HE SMILED AND NOBODY SMILES WHEN YOU'RE GETTING SHOT AT. HE WAS A DARK SKINNED BLACK MAN WHO LOVED THIS COUNTRY AND WOULD PARTY WITH ANYBODY, EVEN A SKINNY WHITE KID FROM BACKWATER MISSISSIPPI. I WILL BE AT BICENTENNIAL PARK NEXT WEEK CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, LOOKING FOR MORE LOUD BOOMS, MORE STAR CLUSTERS ACROSS THE SKY, AND THINKING ABOUT HOW BLESSED I AM TO BE AN AMERICAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL HAVE MS. JUNE STANSKI. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR UM ADDRESS? YES MA'AM. . HELLO. I'M JUNE STANSKI, 46 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE HERE IN BAYTOWN. UM, I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND CLIFF AND HIS CREW AT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT PUT ON A FANTASTIC JULY FOUR, I MEAN JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL AND HE'LL DO SO ALSO FOR, OF COURSE, JULY THE FOURTH. UM, I WOULD, THE MUSIC WAS WONDERFUL. THERE WAS A PROGRAM ON THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH, WHICH WASN'T MUSIC. IT WERE, THAT WAS ACTUALLY GUEST SPEAKERS, WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE 'CAUSE I WAS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THE PROGRAM SAYING SOMEBODY MENTIONING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE HISTORY LESSON. IT WAS THERE. I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE WAS NOT A STRONGER POLICE PRESENCE ON THE VENDORS STREET BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME ROWDY TEENAGERS AND THEY WERE NOT HANDLED TILL THE END OF THE EVENING, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A MORE VISIBLE, UM, PRESENCE THERE. OKAY. ON THE VENDOR STREET. THANK YOU, MS. NASKI. MM-HMM . NEXT WE WILL HAVE MS. SUSAN CUMMINGS. HI, I AM SUSAN CUMMINGS 2102 SHERIDAN DRIVE IN BAYTOWN. UH, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE BECAUSE I COME TONIGHT TO ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. RECENTLY, THE BAYTOWN WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION TOUTED THE MILESTONE OF 1 MILLION RIDES COMPLETED ON BAYTOWN HARRIS COUNTY CIRCULATOR ROUTES THAT BEGAN IN 2008. WE SHOULD ALL CELEBRATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ADD TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RIDER BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LOCAL JOBS, AMENITIES, AND RETAIL STORES. OUR WHOLE CITY BENEFITS BENEFITS FROM THE CIRCULATOR ROUTES BECAUSE THEY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE VEHICLES CLOGGING OUR ROADS AND ADDING TO OUR POOR AIR QUALITY. IN ADDITION, WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT WE, WHAT, WHO AND WHAT WE ARE A BLUE COLLAR TOWN WITH NEARLY 18% OF OUR POP POPULATION LIVING IN POVERTY [00:10:01] ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS. AND A WALKABILITY SCORE OF 33 ON A SCALE OF 100. OKAY. SO I HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. MANY PEOPLE DEPEND ON IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RODOLFO RUDOLFO? YEAH. RUDOLFO. RODOLFO LOU, LOOK AT TERRO. OKAY. RUDOLFO. PETER. OH, DO YOU WANT, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? NO, I KNOW, SIR. SOMEONE SAY HERE. NO. OKAY. UH, MAYOR, IF I MAY? YES, MA'AM. SO, MR. RO, UM, YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? I CAN'T SEE. I HEARD A HERE HE'S NOT IN THE ROOM. OH, OKAY. I THOUGHT I HEARD HERE. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, WHEN HE COMES BACK, I'LL COME BACK TO HIM. MIA. CONNIE, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD. UH, MY NAME IS MIA CONNIE WILLIAMS, AND MY ADDRESS IS 8 0 0 6 BERKELEY COURT. UM, AND I WAS CALLING, I MEAN, I WAS COMING, UM, TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE HAVE, UM, NEAR MY, UM, HOME. I USE IT FOR RECREATIONAL USE. I WALK, I WALK MY DOGS, UM, HOWEVER OTHER PEOPLE TRANSFER THAT AREA BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR, THEIR PEDESTRIANS, THAT'S THEIR TRANSPORTATION. UM, WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS AN INCREASE OF LITTER. UM, AND THEN WHEN IT'S TIME TO MOW THE LAWN, THE LITTER IS NOT PICKED UP PRIOR. SO THE LITTER MULTIPLIES. AND I WAS GOING TO ASK OR MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PUT, UM, TRASH BINS. UM, THEY'RE NOT THERE NOW, SO THEY'RE NOT USING IT. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT WHEN IT COMES, BUT THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT OPTION RIGHT NOW. UM, AND WHEN YOU'RE WALKING THE AREA, IT, IT'S NOT FEASIBLE TO THE EYES TO SEE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU WANT TO KEEP IT UP. SO THAT WAS JUST A RECOMMENDATION TO BABY PUT, I ENJOYED AND IF, LIKE SHE MENTIONED, THE BUS ROUTES, THEY'RE THERE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO THESE PLACES, BUT THE TRASH IS NOT GOING WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, BUT THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THEM TO PUT IT. SO, THANK YOU. TROY WHITE NECK. SHE'S IN EAST POINT. SHE STAYS IN EAST POINT. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD? TROY WHITE NECK. 9 9 4 6 BAYWOOD DRIVE. BAYTOWN. THERE'S RUMORS THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO CANCEL JUNETEENTH. ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS IS IT ATTRACTS UNDESIRABLES. UNDESIRABLES LIKE JAYLEN MOLINA FROM GALVESTON WHO CAME, THIS IS HER SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. DR. REGINA SIMS FROM LAPORTE, WHO WROTE A CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT JUNETEENTH AND NICHOLAS AND PATRICIA THOMPSON FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM. AND THEY WANNA COME BACK NEXT YEAR. THEY USED THE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BLACK HISTORY. THEY HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. THEY'RE TAKING SOME OF THE MUSIC THEY HEARD BACK WITH THEM. THEY DID CRITICIZE A NEED FOR MORE SIDEWALKS AND A LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN GENERAL. JASON CALDER, THE BAYTOWN SPOKESPERSON, SAID THE POLICE OFFICERS. UH, OKAY. MR. WHITE NECK WE'RE PROFESSIONAL. MR. WHITE NECK. THAT, THAT WAS YOUR ONE MINUTE. OKAY. HE FORGOT TO MENTION THAT. A GROUP OF POLICE OFFICERS MOCKED A GROUP OF LAW ABIDING CITIZENS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MR. DICK OLIN. I'M HERE REP. I'M 36, 27 CLOVER VALLEY DRIVE, KINGWOOD, TEXAS. I LIVED IN BAYTOWN FOR 17 YEARS BEFORE I MOVED. I'M HERE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR THE BAYOU BOWL. THE BAYOU BOWL WAS A GAME THAT STARTED IN BAYTOWN IN 2003. IT WAS HERE TO 2013. AND THEN AS RECOMMENDED, RECOMMENDED BY, AT THAT TIME, MAYOR AND CARLOS, THAT WE START ALTERNATING CITIES. AND SO WE, WE DID THAT. THE GAME'S BEEN PLAYED IN SUGAR LAND. IT'S BEEN PLAYED IN KATY, IT'S BEEN PLAYED IN, KINGWOOD HAS BEEN PLAYED IN LEAGUE CITY. IT'S BEEN PLAYED IN FIVE OTHER COMMUNITIES PLUS BAYTOWN. IT IS PRESENTLY IN MONT BELLEVUE. WHAT I'M HERE FOR IS TO ASK THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE CITY [00:15:01] FOR $15,000 FOR THE PRODUCTION COST OF THE GAME. THE GAME IS TELEVISED LIVE ON SPORTS CITY HOME NETWORK, WHICH IS A NETWORK THAT BROADCAST ASTROS AND THE NBA GAMES, THE ROCKETS AND OTHER THINGS AS FAR AS SOCCER AND WORLD SOCCER. SO THE GAME WOULD BE TELEVIS THERE AS WELL AS DAVE CAMPBELL TEXAN LIVE. UM, OKAY. MR. MAYOR, HOLD ON. UM, WE CAN EXTEND THIS TIME BY TAKING THE VOTE. WOULD THAT'S, WOULD WE GET A WAS GONNA MAKE RIGHT? HE WAS, HE WAS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT THE WORK SESSION AND HE WAS GIVEN THE WRONG ARRIVAL TIME. SO I WANT TO YIELD SOME TIME FOR MR. OLAND, COACH OLAND TO NEED A MOTION. I MOTION TO YIELD, UH, TWO MINUTES. IS THAT GOOD? PLENTY TO COACH OLAND TO FINISH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? YOU HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL MINUTES MR. O. YOU COACH OLAND. THANK YOU. THE, UH, THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE AN AD, UH, WHICH IS WHAT THEY USED TO GET A 32ND AD ON TV. THEY ALSO RECEIVE, GRIFF AND SARAH HAVE THE, UH, THE, UH, PROGRAMS. YOU GET AN AD IN THE PROGRAM AND THEN THERE'S THE AWARDS BANQUET THAT'S HERE. ALL THE MONEY THAT'S GENERATED FROM OUR GAME GOES TO SCHOLARSHIP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. AND UH, THIS YEAR WE GAVE OUT 16, $1,500 SCHOLARSHIPS. WE ALSO CONTRIBUTED 9,000 TO A BENEVOLENCE FUND. WE ARE A TOTAL 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATION. EVERYBODY IS A VOLUNTEER. AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU FURTHER ABOUT THE GAME AND THE PRODUCTION OF THE GAME AT A CONVENIENT TIME FOR YOU. I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T ASK QUESTIONS HERE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF 'EM AT A LATER DATE, BUT THE GAME WAS A BAYTOWN GAME FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND WE ALWAYS HAVE HAD A GAME HERE OR HAD AFFILIATION. WE DO STAY IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS AT THE HOLIDAY INN IN HAMPTON INN AND THE PEOPLE NOW WE'RE PLAYING EAST TEXAS. AND SO THOSE PEOPLE DO COME DOWN AND THEY DO STAY HERE. SO THOSE PEOPLE DO EAT IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND SO ON. AND IT'S NOT YOURS, IT'S MY COMMUNITY AS WELL. 'CAUSE I MEAN, I WAS HERE A HECK OF A LONG TIME AND INVESTED A LOT. AND GANDER WERE PRETTY GOOD THEN, WEREN'T WE? GRIFFIN? YES, WE DID. SO THEY WERE OKAY. I DON'T WANNA MENTION THAT THOUGH. I APOLOGIZE. ANY OF YOU BAYTOWN STERLING PEOPLE. ONE EIGHT QUARTERBACKS. BIG DEAL. I KNOW, MARY, YOU WENT TO THE WRONG SCHOOL, BUT THAT'S OKAY . BUT ANYTIME I WOULD COME BACK, I'D BE VERY HAPPY TO, UH, VISIT WITH ANYONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THE EXTENSION. YES, HE DID. THANK YOU COACH. THANK YOU COACH. NEXT WE WILL HAVE MS. DONNA MORMAN. PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD. 22 0 1 TUSCAN LANE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PROMOTING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CELEBRATION BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS JUNETEENTH JULY 4TH, THE RETO FEST AND THE NURTURE NATURE FESTIVAL. THESE OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSE HERITAGE, BUT ALSO WEAVE EACH SOCIAL THREAD TO CREATE A BELOVED COMMUNITY. I ATTENDED THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IN BICENTENNIAL PARK, RECONNECTING WITH FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND CHURCH MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM. THE MUSIC WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO ENJOY WITHOUT OVERPOWERING CONVERSATIONS. THE ONLY NEGATIVE THING FOR ME WAS THE NUMBER OF UNSUPERVISED TEENAGERS RUNNING THROUGH THE CROWDS, CHASING EACH OTHER WITH VIDEOS WHILE THEY WERE VIDEOING WITH THEIR PHONES. BUT THIS CAN BE FOUND WITH ANY VENUE THAT HAS UNSUPERVISED TEAMS. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN SOME RESIDENTS WANT TO DISCONTINUE THE CELEBRATION DUE TO THE COST AND NOT THEIR TASTE IN MUSIC. I WOULD HOPE ALL BAYTON COULD SUPPORT A CELEBRATION OF THE END OF CHATTEL SLAVERY. MS. MOEN, WE HAVE ONE SECOND. DO, CAN WE EXTEND HER TIME? HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE A LOT LEFT? NO, JUST A LITTLE BIT. A PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH. HMM. CAN WE WRAP IT UP? WRAP IT UP. CAN WE GIVE A ONE MORE MINUTE, ? YEAH, I NEED A MOTION. JUST TO BE FAIR, MAYOR, IF I MAY, UM, WE EXTENDED THE COACH'S TIME BECAUSE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, UH, EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WE EXTENDED IT. SO IF THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE THAT'S GOING TO YIELD TIME, THEN SHE CAN HAVE MY [00:20:01] TIME. OH, THANK YOU. IS HE ON THE LIST TO SPEAK? WE HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO DO TO END ECONOMIC SLAVERY AND SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE. I BELIEVE IF YOU THINK YOU LOVE FREEDOM, BUT YOU DON'T CARE IF IT APPLIES TO EVERYONE, WHAT YOU ACTUALLY LOVE IS PRIVILEGE. FINALLY, I CHOOSE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN BAYTOWN BECAUSE OUR CITY PROVIDES CLEAN WATERS, PARKS, TRAILS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND THE BEST MUNICIPAL LIBRARY IN THE COUNTRY RESULTING IN HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. QUALITY OF LIFE IS NOT NECESSARILY PROFITABLE, NOR SHOULD IT BE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. RHONDA LOPEZ. PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR REC RECORD. 7 0 4 LITTLEWOOD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. I'M HERE AS A RESIDENT AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. I URGE YOU TO WALK BACK ANY THOUGHTS OF ENDING OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BECOME A VITAL SERVICE FOR THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS, INCLUDING SENIORS, STUDENTS, LOW INCOME FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. CUTTING THIS SERVICE WOULD HAVE REAL AND IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO RELY ON IT EVERY DAY. THIS ISN'T SIMPLY A MATTER OF TRANSPORTATION, IT'S ABOUT ACCESS, EQUITY, AND ECONOMIC SURVIVAL. FOR MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE BUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO WORK, TO SCHOOL, TO THE GROCERY STORE, OR TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. NOT EVERYONE CAN DRIVE, NOR CAN EVERYONE AFFORD A CAR. THE BUS IS HOW PEOPLE LIVE THEIR LIVES. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY FACES BUDGET CHALLENGES, BUT CUTTING THIS BUS PROGRAM IS NOT THE SOLUTION. IT'S A SHORT-TERM DECISION WITH LONG-TERM HARM. PLEASE PRESERVE THIS ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ROMERO. LAST NAME ROMERO. I CANNOT READ WHAT THIS FIRST NAME IS. MILA. MILA MAYA. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. NOW WE ARE ON TO JANICE. JANICE. OH, JANICE CARROLL. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD DEAL. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR, YOUR, UM, ADDRESS FOR RECORD? UH, I CAN, WE HAVE THOSE ACROSS. UH, MY NAME IS JANICE CARROLL. I'M AT 32 10 INDIAN TRAIL, BAYTOWN, TEXAS. UH, TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BAYONE AUTO STORAGE SITUATION. I, UNFORTUNATELY WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TO 24TH OF MAY, WHICH REQUIRED MY CAR TO BE TOWED WHILE IT WAS TOWED THERE FOR 24 HOURS. UM, WE TRIED TO GET ACCESS TO IT. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS, THAT WAS A FRIDAY EVENING. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TILL MONDAY. MY HUSBAND WENT BY AND BY CHANCE SOMEBODY WAS THERE. SO HE WALKED IN THERE AND THEY LET HIM GO BACK THERE TO GET OUR STUFF. NOW I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR, SO THE CAR WAS QUITE OPEN. UM, THEY DID NOT SECURE THE VEHICLE. RACCOONS, IF YOU'LL FLIP THROUGH THE, UM, PACKET, RACCOONS WENT THROUGH MY CAR. UM, THEY OVERCHARGED AND IT WAS, ARE THEY OVERCHARGING EVERYBODY? UM, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM IS NOT DOING THE CITY ANY GOOD. AND, UM, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MONOPOLIES OCCUR. THANK YOU. VICKY SMITH. MS. VICKY SMITH. VICKY SMITH. OKAY, THAT IS EVERYONE THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK. THIS CONCLUDES THE CITIZENS COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO [a. Consider approving the minutes of the Municipal Development District and City Council Regular Joint Meeting held on May 8, 2025.] A. CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR JOINT MEETING HELD ON MAY 8TH, 2025. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MINUTES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. TWO B, [b. Consider a resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with RubinBrown, LLC to perform audit services for the Hyatt Regency Baytown-Houston Project.] CONSIDER [00:25:01] A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH REUBEN BROWN, LLC TO PERFORM AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE HYATT REGENCY BAYTOWN HOUSTON PROJECT. MS. MCKENZIE. UH, GOOD EVENING. UM, THIS IS PER THE INDENTURE. WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE AUDITED, UH, FINANCIALS AUDITED BY A AUDITING FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN HOSPITALITY. SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT PER THE AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I NEED A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES TO SEE [c. Receive the Baytown Municipal Development District's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget.] RECEIVE THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT'S PHYSICAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26. PROPOSED BUDGET. OH, SORRY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. I WAS WAITING FOR HER TO PASS THOSE. THAT'S FINE. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. UH, THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR PACKET. UM, BRIEFLY, UM, THE BEGINNING WORKING CAPITAL IS $2.3 MILLION. UM, OUR PROPOSED REVENUE IS 9.2. WE HAVE, UM, OUR EXPENDITURES ARE GONNA BE 9.3 MILLION, LEAVING US WITH A WORKING CAPITAL OF 2.2 MILLION. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DETAILS, QUESTIONS, OR COMMENTS. IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY, WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THIS RECEIVED. THANK YOU. ON THE 2D, [d. Consider a resolution setting a public hearing regarding the Baytown Municipal Development District's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SET IN A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT'S PHYSICAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26. PROPOSED BUDGET. THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 24TH, 2025. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW MOVE [3. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS - MINUTES] INTO THE CITY COUNCIL ITEMS. WE WILL TAKE ITEMS THREE A THROUGH C TOGETHER, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS AND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETINGS HELD ON APRIL 10TH, 2025. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 15TH, 2025 AND CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION HELD ON APRIL 24TH, 2025. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE A THROUGH C. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE ARE ON TO [a. Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service.] CITIZEN REC, WELL RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS. RECOGNIZE CITY OF BAYTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE. MR. LOPEZ GIVE THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA RECOGNIZE WE HAVE NO EMPLOYEES FOR JUNE TO RECOGNIZE THAT HAVE YEARS OF SERVICE, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO MAY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SECOND MEETING IN MAY. WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE RECOGNIZED AS WELL. CHAD BO. 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER CHAD BEO BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN MAY, 2000. OVER THE YEARS, HE HAS BUILT A WELL-ROUNDED AND DISTINGUISHED RECORD OF SERVICE. HE SPENT EIGHT YEARS IN THE PATROL DIVISION WHERE HE ALSO SERVED AS A FIELD TRAINING INSTRUCTOR, MENTORING NEW OFFICERS, AND SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS. IN 2003, OFFICER BEO JOINED THE DEPARTMENT'S SWAT TEAM, ENHANCING HIS TACTICAL SKILLSET AND PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN NUMEROUS HIGH RISK OPERATIONS. HIS CAREER PATH LED HIM TO THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT IN 2008, WHERE HE FOCUSED ON AUTO THEFT INVESTIGATIONS AND VICE OPERATIONS. IN 2023, HE RETURNED TO THE PATROL DIVISION AND ONCE AGAIN, TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FIELD TRAINING INSTRUCTOR. CONTINUING HIS COMMITMENT TO OFFICER DEVELOPMENT. HE REMAINS AN ACTIVE AND EXPERIENCED MEMBER OF THE SWAT TEAM AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REASSIGNMENT TO THE PERSONNEL AND RECRUITING DIVISION. OUTSIDE OF HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE. OFFICER BEO ENJOYS SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HIS WIFE OF 22 YEARS. DONNA AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN, RILEY 20 AND BROCK 18. THANK YOU CHAD FOR YOUR DEDICATION. OVER THESE PAST 25 YEARS, RONALD MULLEN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. ON MAY 1ST, 1995, RONALD MULLEN JOINED THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT, ARMED WITH A CLASS B WASTEWATER LICENSE. IN OVER A DECADE OF HANDS-ON INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE, RONALD DIDN'T JUST JOIN THE TEAM, HE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, RONALD HAS BEEN A STEADY CURRENT ACROSS ALL FOUR OF THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. HIS JOURNEY BEGAN AT THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, FLOWED THROUGH LAB WORK AT BOTH THE WEST AND NORTHEAST PLANTS, AND HAS SETTLED MOST RECENTLY AT THE EAST [00:30:01] DISTRICT WHERE HE SERVED FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. ONE OF THE DEFINING CHAPTERS OF RONALD'S CAREER WAS HIS ROLE AS A SUPERVISOR DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTHEAST PLANT. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY HELPED TO BUILD A TREATMENT PLANT FACILITY FROM THE GROUND UP. RONALD CAN. HE WAS THERE DURING THE FLUSH OF EXCITEMENT, TURNING BLUEPRINTS INTO INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR DECADES OF FUTURE SERVICE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, RONALD RECEIVED THE CITY'S QUARTERLY STEWARDSHIP AWARD FOR QUICK THINKING THAT KEPT A POTENTIAL FIRE FROM BECOMING A FULL BLOWN EMERGENCY. HIS FAST ACTION PROTECTED CITY EQUIPMENT FROM MASSIVE POTENTIAL DAMAGE. RONALD'S DEDICATION IS MORE THAN JUST PART OF THE JOB. IT'S A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE THAT STILL RUNS DEEP. THANK YOU FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY. CAN WE TABLE [b. Receive and discuss a presentation by Fidelis Realty Partners regarding their commercial development, San Jacinto Marketplace.] B? WE CAN JUST MOVE ON PAST IT. WE CAN JUST, WELL, WHAT, WHAT I'M GONNA DO, I'M GONNA TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE. UH, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE, OKAY. SO DAVID FRANZ FOR FOUR B. DAVID ISAAC. OH, DAVID ISAAC. I'M SO SORRY, MAN. YOU RIGHT. SMALL. UM, CAN I SPEAK AFTER THE PRESENTATION? WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERE. BUT SINCE IT'S ON HERE AND YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, WE'RE GONNA ALLOW YOU YOUR THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. UH, I WANNA COMMENT ON THE PRESENTATION. I'M FINE. YOU'RE GOOD. GOOD DEAL. WELL, POINT OF PRIVILEGE. [a. Receive an update regarding the progress of the Baytown Citizen Bond Advisory Committee.] I WANT TO, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE NINE A AND MOVE IT UP. SO THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA BE A LONG MEETING AND WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME OUT OF THEIR, UM, WEEKS FOR THIS BOND COMMITTEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR REPORTS. SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO NINE A RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE PROGRESS OF THE BAYTOWN CITIZENS BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MR. JASON REYNOLDS AND GILBERT SANTANA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER. MR. REYNOLDS. I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING REPRESENTING A GROUP OF CITIZENS WHO TOOK THE INITIATIVE OR HAD THEIR ARM TWISTED TO SIGN UP TO BE PART OF A CITIZENS BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN 2025. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE, IF YOU PLEASE STAND FOLKS ON THE COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. I'LL START OFF BY SAYING IT'S BEEN 18 YEARS SINCE THE LAST GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION IN BAYTOWN. I WAS HONORED TO SERVE AS CO-CHAIR IN 2007 WITH FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER RONNIE ANDERSON AND 23 OTHER CITIZENS WHO MADE BAYTOWN THEIR HOME. ALTHOUGH 2025 COMMITTEE IS SMALLER IN NUMBER AND ORGANIZED A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN 2007, WE HAVE 15 COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING THIS CITY AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. FIRST, I WILL SAY WE DO NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU TONIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STARTED, WHAT WE HAVE DONE, AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. OUR FIRST OF FOUR SCHEDULED MEETINGS WAS APRIL 22ND. IT WAS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOND REFERENDUM AND TIMELINE AND OUR ROLE IN THE PROCESS. THE 28 PROJECTS THAT WERE BEING CONSIDERED WERE PRESENTED AND SUMMARIZED. OUR SECOND MEETING WAS APRIL 29TH. I MISSED THIS MEETING DUE TO A COMMITMENT I MADE TO THE PILOT CLUB, AND THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GONNA UPSET ALL THOSE LADIES WHILE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. I WAS ELECTED COMMITTEE CHAIR. DURING THE MEETING, THE COMMITTEE CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON COMMITTEE FEEDBACK AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PRIORITIZING PROJECTS AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR INCLUSION IN THE BOND, WHEN WE MET ON MAY 6TH, THE THIRD MEETING, THE MEETING WAS PACKED WITH GREAT INFORMATION ON BOND PROGRAM ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. WE DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF CITY STAFF AND THE CBAC. AFTER THE ELECTION BOND FINANCING CONSIDERATION WAS DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE GEO BOND PROCESS. A LIMITATION OF DEBT AND TAX RATE IMPLICATIONS WERE ALSO PRESENTED. THE END OF THE MEETING WAS MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE COMMITTEE KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ONLY ONE MEETING LEFT, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE MEETINGS IT WOULD TAKE. AT THE NEXT MEETING ON MAY 13TH, WE BROKE INTO TWO GROUPS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF GETTING INTO THE DETAILS OF EACH PROJECT. THE GOAL WAS TO LEARN EVERY POSSIBLE DETAIL ABOUT EACH PROJECT TO THE POINT WE COULD EXPLAIN IT TO ANYONE WHO ASKED. THE PARKS AND FACILITIES GROUP COMPLETED AROUND EIGHT PROJECTS. THE SECOND GROUP REVIEWED FOUR OUT [00:35:01] OF 20 STREET AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS. WE MADE A GREAT START ON GETTING INTO THE WEEDS. WE ALSO DECIDED TO GROUP PROJECTS INTO FIVE CATEGORIES. FIRST CATEGORY ARE THOROUGHFARE, SECOND CATEGORY, NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND TRAFFIC PROJECTS. THE THIRD WOULD BE DRAINAGE. THE FOURTH WOULD BE FACILITIES AND THE FIFTH PARKS. SO WE TOOK A BREAK UNTIL MAY 27TH WHEN WE DECIDED THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE WOULD REVIEW THE REMAINING 20 PROJECTS IN DETAIL. THE SHORT BREAK ALLOWED US TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THE SCOPE AND BUDGET FOR EACH PROJECT. BREAKING POD PROJECTS INTO THE GROUPS ALSO HELPED US TO VISUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS WE WERE CONSIDERING FOR A GEO BOND. WE MADE IT THROUGH ALL 20 PROJECTS AT THIS MEETING WITH SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. OUR NEXT MEETING WAS ON JUNE 3RD, AND WE REVISITED THE EIGHT BUILDING AND PARKS PROJECTS THAT MOST OF THE COMMITTEE HAD NOT SEEN WITH NEW INFORMATION AND CLEARER SCOPES OF WORK. WE SPENT THE ENTIRE MEETING ON THE DETAILS OF EACH OF THOSE PROJECTS. WE WERE PROVIDED MORE INFORMATION, FOR INSTANCE, ON THE GENE AND LORETTA RUSSELL PARK PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES A PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND THE RUSSELL FAMILY ESTATE. THE LIBRARY PROJECT AS DISCUSSED, PROVIDED US WITH A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FROM A BRAND NEW LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO RENOVATION OPTIONS AS WELL AS NO INCLUSION IN THE GEO BOND. ON JUNE 10TH, WE BEGAN TO DISCUSS PROJECTS. WE FELT WE HAD EARLY CONSENSUS AROUND. THIS EXERCISE ALLOWED US TO BEGIN THE THOUGHT PROCESS AROUND HOW PROJECTS WOULD COMPETE. WE HAD A FEW PROJECTS WE ALL SAW NEED AND VALUE. WE HAD A FEW PROJECTS WHERE MAYBE ONE OR TWO MEMBERS DIDN'T AGREE IT WAS A START. WE TOOK ANOTHER TWO WEEKS BREAK FOR REFLECTION ON WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. OUR LAST MEETING WAS JUNE 24TH, AND WE HAVE NARROWED THE LIST OF PROJECTS WE WILL ASSEMBLE INTO A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. WE HAVE STRUGGLED WITH PROJECTS COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. WE STRUGGLED WITH THE DEFINITION OF NEEDS VERSUS WANTS, MOBILITY AND SAFETY VERSUS FLOOD MITIGATION. THE NEED FOR CONTINUED WORK ON OUR AGING EXISTING STREETS, NEW FACILITIES FOR PARKS, EDUCATION AND NATURE CENTER VERSUS WIDENING MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. THE DEFINITION OF NEEDS VERSUS WANTS HAS BROADENED. AS WE HAVE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE IMPACT OF EACH OF THESE PROJECTS HAS ON OUR CITY. THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO COMPILE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. THIS WILL INCLUDE PROJECTS GROUPED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES, AS I MENTIONED, ONE THOROUGHFARE, TWO NEIGHBORHOOD STREET SIDEWALKS AND TRAFFIC, THREE DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION, FOUR FACILITIES AND FIVE PARKS. WE WILL RECOMMEND A GEO, UH, BOND DOLLAR AMOUNT WITH OPTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE WILL ALSO PRESENT POTENTIAL TAX IMPACT FROM NO TAX RATE INCREASE TO INCREMENTS UP TO 1 CENT IMPACT TO THE INTEREST IN SINKING TAX RATE. SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE WHAT WE, WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE BEEN EDUCATED AND INFORMED ON THE OVERALL PROCESS OF A GEO BOND ELECTIONS, WHICH WE HAVEN'T SEEN, AS I SAID, IN 18 YEARS. WE QUICKLY GOT INTO THE EXECUTION OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART FOR OUR COMMITTEE. IN ORDER TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, WE NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND EACH OF THESE PROJECTS. 28 PROJECTS WERE REVIEWED IN DETAIL TO THE POINT WHERE SCOPES OF THE PROJECTS WERE TWEAKED COSTS OF THESE PROJECTS WERE ADJUSTED. COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD EXCELLENT QUESTIONS THAT CHALLENGED STAFF AND THE CONSULTANTS TO GIVE US ANSWERS. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND EACH OF THESE PROJECTS. YOU CAN IMAGINE WE'VE HAD 15 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND 15 DIFFERENT THOUGHTS ON 28 PROJECTS. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT CONSENSUS VERSUS VOTING. NORMALLY YOU WOULD VOTE MAJORITY RULE WINS. IN THIS CASE, CONSENSUS IS THE OPTION THAT WAS CHOSEN. THE REASON IS WHEN YOU VOTE, MAJORITY WINS. THE FOLKS WHO VOTE VOTED IN THE MINORITY, THEIR VOICE DIDN'T COUNT BECAUSE THE MAJORITY WON BY CONSENSUS. WE WILL PROVIDE YOU A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT THE GROUP AGREED TO FOR THE MOST PART, BUT WE WILL ALSO IDENTIFY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND WHICH ONE OR TWO OR THREE PROJECTS THEY MAY NOT HAVE AGREED WITH. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROJECTS WHERE CLOSE TO HALF THE COMMITTEE, IT'S BEEN ONE OR TWO HERE AND THERE ON ON A FEW PROJECTS. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE VALUE AND THE COST AND NOT JUST THE COST OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, BUT THE [00:40:01] COST. IF WE DON'T MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, THAT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. I WANNA CLARIFY THE LIBRARY PROJECT CONVERSATION BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ON THAT. WE SPENT TWO MEETINGS, NOT TWO WHOLE MEETINGS, BUT TWO DIFFERENT MEETINGS TALKING ABOUT THE LIBRARY PROJECT AND CITY MANAGER REYNOLDS GAVE US TWO GREAT EXPLANATIONS ON THAT PROJECT. BUT FROM DAY ONE, THIS COMMITTEE HAS HAD A ONE PAGE DOCUMENT WITH ONE PARAGRAPH FOR THE LIBRARY PROJECT, NO SCOPE OF WORK, NO BREAKDOWN ON THE COST. AND SO IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR COMMITTEE TO TAKE THAT ONE PROJECT AND DISCUSS IT THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS. THE OTHER PROJECTS WERE GARTH ROAD SCOPE OF WORK, X DOLLARS. WE WEREN'T DECIDING TO DO HALF OF GARTH ROAD OR SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT. SO THE LIBRARY PROJECT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, HAD OPTIONS INCLUDING THE LIBRARY AND THE EXXONMOBIL EVENT CENTER SCOPE OF WORK, RENOVATING THE EX EXISTING LIBRARY STRUCTURE FROM OTHER SOURCES ALL THE WAY TO BUILDING A BRAND NEW LIBRARY. AND SO THE COMMITTEE, I WANT TO, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, NO ONE ON THE COMMITTEE IS AGAINST THE LIBRARY. WE SIMPLY COULDN'T FIND A WAY TO FIT IT IN TO WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS. AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE'VE GIVEN CITY MANAGER JASON REYNOLDS, THE INFORMATION HE NEEDED FROM OUR CONVERSATION TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION REGARDING THE LIBRARY WITH FUTURE GROUPS, THE LIBRARY FOLKS SHOULD BE INVOLVED. THERE SHOULD BE SOME CITIZENS, UH, UH, UH, TOWN HALLS CALLED. AND THAT PROJECT ITSELF CAN BECOME ITS OWN BOND ELECTION REFERENDUM. SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR, EVERYONE DID NOT VOTE THE LIBRARY DOWN. WE JUST COULDN'T FIND A WAY TO PLUG IT INTO WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WITH THIS BOND REFERENDUM. NOW, I JUST WANT TO END WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE KNOW, IF YOU CALL CITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION IN NOVEMBER FOR WHATEVER DOLLAR VALUE THAT, THAT YOU AGREE TO THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME CHALLENGES. THE FIRST CHALLENGE IS NO ONE'S SEEN A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION IN 18 YEARS. THAT'S 18 YEARS OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE. THAT'S 18 YEARS OF CITIZENS MOVING INTO BAYTOWN THAT HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE ON THE NEEDS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. THERE'S SOME TRUST WE HAVE TO BUILD. I'M GONNA TELL YOU, I THINK THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO BUILD TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY THAN TO OFFER A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION TO THE CITIZENS WHO ARE INFORMED AND EDUCATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ON WHAT THE NEEDS OF THIS CITY ARE. GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SAY SO IN IT, VOTE ON IT. AND IF FAVORABLE FOLLOW FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE CITY DOING WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVE TO BE DONE FOR THE DOLLARS THE VOTERS APPROVED. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO DO IT. IT'S VERY SIMPLE, VERY TANGIBLE. SO WE KNOW WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES IF YOU CALL FOR THIS ELECTION, THOSE OF US ON THE COMMITTEE AREN'T GOING AWAY. WE COMMIT TO FOLLOWING THIS THROUGH TO THE ELECTION. WE ALSO COMMIT TO FOLLOWING SOME OF US FOLLOWING THROUGH ON A CITIZENS BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND HELPING THE CITY AND ALL THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS DO WHAT THE VOTERS WANTED DONE. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES MA'AM. NOPE, . UM, SO REALLY I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GILBERT, UH, FOR STEPPING INTO THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE THAT YOU WERE VOLUNTOLD . SO, UH, YOU, YOU BRING A LOT OF, UM, KNOWLEDGE TO THE COMMITTEE. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND, UM, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOLKS ON THE COMMITTEE THAT COME THROUGH DIFFERENT PARTS OF, UH, OUR DISTRICTS. AND SO I I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TESTAMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A LENS FROM EVERY PART OF THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS. SO I THANK ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR TIME RIGHT. SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE. I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO MY APPOINTEES, UH, SEVERAL TIMES AND I APPRECIATE THEM REACHING OUT, ASKING QUESTIONS AND, AND WALKING ME THROUGH, UH, SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT. AND SO, UM, WISH ALL LUCK THROUGH THE REST OF THE PROCESS AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, UH, THE FINISH LIST. WE'RE VERY CLOSE. MM-HMM . MR. YES, SIR. DONE. MM-HMM . I WANNA ECHO, UH, [00:45:01] MY, MY, UH, COLLEAGUES' GRATITUDE, UH, FOR YOU TAKING, UH, STEPPING UP AND LENDING YOUR EXPERIENCE, UH, TO A PROCESS THAT'S ALMOST A GENERATION, YOU KNOW, HASN'T BEEN DONE. AND, UH, REALLY THEIR THOUGHT, UH, INTO, UM, MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMEWHAT, QUOTE UNQUOTE A MINORITY REPORT. UH, SO COUNCIL WILL GET THE FULL PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT AND WHY IN THE DIRECTIONS, UM, THINGS GO AND, AND TO HEAR THAT MINORITY, UM, PERSPECTIVE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, WEIGH OUR DECISION. SO REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND, AND, AND LEADING AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT, UH, COUNCIL YOUR COMMITTEE BRINGS FORTH TO US. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES, SIR. GILBERT, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AS WELL, UH, UH, WATCHING YOU WORK WITH THE, UH, YOU AND BREE AS THE, THE CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR, REALLY WORKING WITH THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE. IT'S BEEN NICE, UH, WATCHING Y'ALL WORK TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE AS WELL. IT'S, UH, IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY GO FROM VERY QUIET AT THE BEGINNING TO LIKE A VERY ENGAGED AND LIKE, UH, TALKATIVE GROUP AND REALLY, REALLY WORKING TOGETHER ON BOTH, UH, UH, INPUTS THAT YOU AGREE ON AND INPUTS THAT YOU DON'T, DON'T AGREE ON NECESSARILY, BUT REALLY HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. IT WAS NICE, UH, WATCHING YOUR WORK. I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK, SOME OF THE COACHING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WELL. IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. UM, UM, AND IF THIS HAPPENS OVER AT LEE COLLEGE AS WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO LEE COLLEGE FOR HAVING YOU ON THAT BOARD. UH, IT'S BEEN NICE WORKING WITH YOU. AND UH, I ALSO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND WHILE THIS IS GOING ON, TO SAY THANK YOU TO FRANK AND HIS TEAM AND HALF ENGINEERING THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THIS AS WELL. AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S NICE SEEING EVERYBODY KIND OF WORK TOGETHER AND JUST, UH, APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED. 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S BEEN A LONG, MUCH LONGER PROCESS THAN ANTICIPATED, BUT IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY WORTH IT. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE BACK TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE WILL NOW [a. Conduct a second public hearing regarding the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Chambers County MUD No. 1] 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 HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOUR YEAR 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 COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT THE SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. WE ARE GOING TO CONDUCT A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY MUD. NUMBER ONE. IT IS NOW 7:19 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY MUD. NUMBER ONE, I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD LIKE NOW TO REQUEST THAT STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MR. LAMONT. ALL RIGHT, IN THIS TIME, I WILL NOT DEFER TO MARTIN SCRIBNER ON THIS MATTER. THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SOUTH WINDS LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE, UH, SPLIT OF SALES AND USE TAX BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT. IT WOULD ALSO, UH, ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THAT, UH, SMALL RED SQUARE ON THE SITE MAP, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT SITE MAP. UH, IT WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE, UH, GENERAL COMMERCIAL WHEN IT IS LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXED. GOOD DEAL. DO WE HAVE ANYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK? THERE BEING NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK. I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:20 PM REGARDING THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY MUD, NUMBER ONE. NOW WE WILL GO TO FIVE [b. Conduct the first public hearing regarding the proposed voluntary annexation of approximately 19.86 acres at 5401 Interstate Highway 10 (IH 10).] B CONDUCT OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 19.86 ACRES AT 5 4 0 1 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I 10. IT IS NOW 7:21 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AT 54 0 1 I 10. I WOULD LIKE NOW TO REQUEST STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MR. SCRIBNER, UH, FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD'VE TAKEN IT, BUT SCOTT SAID HE HAD IT. SO, UM, [00:50:01] YEAH, MARTIN SCRIBNER, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UM, SO LAST MEETING, UM, YOU ACCEPTED THE APPLICATION FOR A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, UH, OF THIS PROPERTY. UM, THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. UM, WE'RE HOLDING THEM BOTH TONIGHT. THE REASON FOR THAT, IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, IS BECAUSE THERE ARE STATUTORY, UM, TIME LIMITS ON HOW FAR APART YOU CAN HAVE THOSE. AND, UH, RATHER THAN CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT, UM, THIS IS KIND OF HOW WE'VE ADDRESSED THAT IN THE PAST, IS TO HAVE BOTH, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS. IT DOES FULFILL THE LEGAL, UM, NECESSARY, UH, PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ANNEXATION ITSELF. SO, UM, AS MENTIONED LAST TIME, UM, THIS IS JUST UNDER 20 ACRES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF I 10, UM, BETWEEN GARTH AND NORTH MAINE. AND THIS IS, UM, BEING ANNEXED, UH, TO BE PART OF THIS LARGER, UH, PIECE THAT'S IN THE, IN THE OUTLINE IN BLUE. UM, THIS IS A 60 ACRE PARCEL. SO FOR A TOTAL OF AROUND 80 ACRES, UH, THE APPLICANT IS, UM, PULTE HOMES AND THEY ARE LOOKING, LET'S SEE, THIS IS OUR ZONING MAP. UM, CURRENTLY THE OTHER, UH, CHUNK, THE OTHER 60 ACRES IS ZONED FREEWAY COMMERCIAL. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING THROUGH, UH, SOON WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION. SO WE'RE GONNA REZONE, WE WILL HAVE THE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE USES THEMSELVES WHEN WE GET TO THAT PLACE. TONIGHT IS, AGAIN, JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING, FIRST AND SECOND PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THIS ANNEXATION. UM, AGAIN, THIS IS ROUGHLY 300, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IS WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING FOR THIS SITE PLAN WILL LIKELY CHANGE, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. AND, UM, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT'S SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? GOOD DEAL. THERE BEING NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK. I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:23 PM REGARDING THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 54 0 1 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TEN FIVE C. CONDUCT [c. Conduct the second public hearing regarding the proposed voluntary annexation of approximately 19.86 acres at 5401 Interstate Highway 10 (IH 10).] A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 19.86 ACRES AT 54 0 1 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10. IT IS NOW 7:24 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AT 54 1 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10. I WOULD LIKE NOW TO REQUEST STAFF SUMMARIZE THE REASON FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MR. SCRIBNER, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD, UH, FROM ITEM FIVE B. GOOD DEAL. UH, OTHER, UNLESS YOU WANNA KNOW THE NEXT STEPS, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE WILL WE BRINGING THIS BACK FOR, UM, FIRST AND SECOND READINGS, WHICH WILL HAPPEN IN JULY AND AUGUST. ALONG WITH, UM, WE WILL HAVE THE, UH, SERVICE PLAN, UH, THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT PAPERWORK. UM, AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT PROBABLY IN AUGUST, UH, ALONG WITH, AGAIN, THAT REZONE, THE APPLICANT HAS NOT APPLIED FOR THE REZONE YET, SO I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THE REZONE UNTIL PROBABLY, UM, PROBABLY 1ST OF SEPTEMBER. ADELE? YES, SIR. UH, I JUST REAL QUICK, JUST WANNA ACTUALLY THANK THE DEVELOPER FOR, FOR THEIR INTEREST IN THE CITY IN BRINGING IN, BRINGING MORE QUALITY HOMES TO OUR, TO OUR COMMUNITIES. JUST WANT TO WANT, THANK YOU FOR THAT. DID YOU WANNA HAVE SOME WORDS? NO, I, I, UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE SOMETHING SPECIFIC. WE'RE, WE'RE IN BAYTOWN NOW. WE'D LOVE TO EXPAND OUR PRESENCE IN THE TOWN AND, UH, ENJOY, ENJOY VERY MUCH BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK. I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:25 PM REGARDING THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AT 54 0 1 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10. WE ARE NOW MOVING [a. Consider an ordinance calling the City of Baytown General Election to be held on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of electing Council Members from District 1, 2, and 3. ] ON TO SIX A CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, AND THREE, I NEED A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SIX B. CONSIDER AN [b. Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a Joint Election Agreement with Harris County, Texas, for the General Election to be held on November 4, 2025.] ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. I NEED A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVED [00:55:01] SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SIX C. CONSIDER [c. Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a Joint Election Agreement with Chambers County, Texas, for the General Election to be held on November 4, 2025.] AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. I NEED A MOTION MOVED TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, A. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SEVEN A. CONSIDER [a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Chapter 212 Agreement between the City of Baytown and NRG Texas Power LLC, including provisions for payments to the City and capital expenditure-based incentives.] AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CHAPTER TWO 12 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND NRG TEXAS POWER LLC, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENTS TO THE CITY AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BASED INCENTIVES. MR. BRIAN MORAN. HELLO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UH, BRIAN MORAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, TONIGHT, UM, I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF 45 YEAR, UH, CHAPTER TWO 12 AGREEMENT, UH, BETWEEN THE CITY AND NRG TEXAS POWER FOR A MAJOR, UH, LONG-TERM INVESTMENT, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, THIS PARTNERSHIP, UM, REALLY IS A RESULT OF A TWO YEAR, TWO TO THREE YEAR PERIOD, UM, COLLABORATION AMONG THE KEY TAXING ENTITIES, UH, CHAMBERS COUNTY, UH, GOOSE CREEK, LEE COLLEGE IN THE CITY. UM, SOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE A $2.3 MILLION, UM, PAYMENT TO THE CITY FOR TAX YEAR 2025. FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 26, THERE IS A 10 YEAR A HUNDRED PERCENT ABATEMENT, UM, WHICH WAS AGREED, AGREED UPON BY THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT A REALITY. UM, THERE ALSO BE A MINIMUM TAXABLE VALUE, UM, ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLES OF APPROXIMATELY 516 UH, MILLION THAT'LL BE GENERATED, UH, BY THIS PROJECT. THERE'LL BE NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND APPROXIMATELY 20, UM, FULL-TIME JOBS CREATED, UM, THROUGH THIS PROJECT. UM, THIS PARTNERSHIP NOT ONLY, UH, STRENGTHENS, UM, N G'S LONG-TERM PRESENCE HERE, UM, IN BAYTOWN, BUT THEN ALSO HELPS, UM, INCREASE AND PROVIDE RELIABLE POWER, UM, TO OUR REGION ACROSS THE STATE. UM, TONIGHT WE DO HAVE, UM, REPRESENTATIVES FROM KROLL AS WELL AS NG, WHO ARE HERE TO, UM, PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF. THANKS, UH, MAYOR'S MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS TONY SHUM. I'M A MANAGING DIRECTOR IN OUR SITE SELECTION AND INCENTIVES PRACTICE. UH, KROLLEY SITE SELECTION FIRM OF RECORD, AN INCENTIVES MANAGEMENT FIRM OF RECORD FOR NRG, UH, IN CONSIDERATION OF PROJECT MOONSHOT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THREE PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH WOULD ADD POWER CAPACITY TO THE ERCOT GRID. UH, THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR WOULD ADD 721 MEGAWATTS APPROXIMATELY OF, UH, COMBINED CYCLE GENERATION POWER AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF AN $126 MILLION. SO, UH, IT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL OUTLAY AND IT WOULD CREATE APPROXIMATELY 500 CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN THE PROCESS OF OF BUILDING THIS PLANT. UM, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO SECURE LONG LEAD TIME EQUIPMENT AND AS WE ALL KNOW, TURBINES, TRANSFORMERS, UM, A LOT OF THE COPPER AND THE THINGS THAT GO INTO BUILDING POWER PLANTS ARE IN VERY SHORT DEMAND, UH, VERY HIGH DEMAND AND, AND VERY SHORT SUPPLY RIGHT NOW. SO AS WE SEEK TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO BUILD THESE PLANTS AND TRY TO FINANCE THEM AND MAKE THEM AFFORDABLE FOR RATE PAYERS, UM, INCENTIVES ARE A VERY CRITICAL PART OF THIS. AND THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS SAW FIT, SAW SEEN FIT TO CREATE CERTAIN CHAPTERS UNDER THE TEXAS TAX CODE THAT FACILITATE, UH, THE INCENTIVIZATION OF THESE PROJECTS. UM, THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT TONIGHT WOULD BE WITH THE CITY, UM, AND FACILITATE A PAYMENT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS PERIOD. UM, A SHORT ABATEMENT PERIOD OF 10 YEARS, AND THEN OVER THE 40 TO 50 YEAR LIFE OF THE PLANT WOULD REQUIRE PAYMENTS TO THE CITY, UH, IN LIEU OF TAX OVER, UH, 2036 TO 2070. UM, SO IT WOULD PRIVATE PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY $82 MILLION TO THE CITY OVER THE LIFETIME OF THAT PLANT. UM, WE HAVE A, AN APPROXIMATE, UM, PERCENTAGE OF SAY 33% OF THE TOTAL OVERALL TAX, UM, BURDEN OF THE PROJECT DEDICATED TO THE CITY. SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEE COLLEGE, SOME OF THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT WERE MENTIONED HAVE ALSO COMBINED THEIR, UH, COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO INCENTIVIZE THIS PROJECT. AND THE CITY, UM, IS NOT LEASE, BUT CERTAINLY LAST IN THE PROCESS, UH, WOULD CLOSE THE CHAPTER ON INCENTIVIZATION FOR THIS PROJECT. SO, UH, LEE COLLEGE HAS PROVIDED A TAX STATEMENT AGREEMENT TO THIS PROJECT. UM, GOOSE CREEK, CISD HAS PROVIDED A CHAPTER 4 0 3 AGREEMENT TO THIS PROJECT. UH, CHAMBERS COUNTY AND JUDGE SYLVIA HAVE PROVIDED, UM, A TAX ABATEMENT TO THE PROJECT AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BJ SIMON AND MR. MORAN FOR, UH, THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE THIS. UM, SO IF WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO, UH, UH, EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, UM, IT WOULD GO FURTHER IN PERMITTING, UH, FINANCING AND DECIDING WHERE [01:00:01] AND WHEN THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE BUILT. UM, SO HAPPY TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, UM, AND, AND FIELD ANY INQUIRIES THAT ARE RELATED TO THE PROJECT OR FINANCE OR OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PICTURE. DI ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO, MR. MORAN, IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, INITIAL PAYMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. IT'LL BE, UH, 2.3 MILLION, UH, THIS UPCOMING YEAR. AND THEN, UM, WE DO HAVE THAT 10 YEAR ABATEMENT, UM, FOLLOWING GOOD DEAL. UM, STEPPING OUT, MAYOR, STEPPING OUT AND LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT FOR WHERE IT'S AT AND WHAT IT'S PLANNED TO DO, THIS IS A CATALYST FOR ADDITIONAL EXPANSION FOR THE REST OF CHAMBERS COUNTY, JUST FOR THE COUNCIL. AND, UH, THE CITIZENS NOT ONLY JUST IS THIS PIECE, BUT YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT'S TRYING TO BE DEVELOPED ON THE EAST SIDE ALONG WITH SOME ALONG, UH, THE, UH, 1 46 CORRIDOR AS WELL. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU JASON AND, AND BRIAN, UM, FOR BRINGING THIS. AND I THINK WHAT I MOST LIKE OUT OF THIS IS THE, UM, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WHEN IT COMES TO INCENTIVES. A A LOT OF TIMES LIKE THIS, UH, PROJECTS LIKE THIS, UM, CITY OF BAYTOWN TAKES THE BURDEN AND, AND HAS TO DO THE BULK OF THE INITIAL INVESTMENT. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL WORKING TO ENSURE, UM, OUR OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE ALSO INVOLVED. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GOOD. JUST THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN. A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ON TO SEVEN [b. Consider an ordinance authorizing the First Amendment to extend or renew the Industrial District Agreement between the City of Baytown and Chambers County Logistics Terminal, LP.] B. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE. WELL, THANK YOU. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXTEND OR RENEW THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND CHAMBERS COUNTY LOGISTICS TERMINAL LP. MR. MORAN? UH, YES, MR. MAYOR. UH, ITEM SEVEN V FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS EXTENDING THE TERM OF AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT, UM, WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY LOGISTICS TERMINAL, UM, FOR APPROXIMATELY, UH, 15 YEARS. UM, IN ADDITION TO THE VALUE OF, OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS AROUND 28.1, UH, MILLION, THE, UH, INVENTORY AND PERSONAL, UM, PROPERTY THAT'S STORED ON THE SITE WILL ALSO BE BE ASSESSED, UM, AS A PART OF THIS. IDA QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN C [c. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 2 "Administration," Article V “Finance,” Division 4 "City Contracts; Indebtedness to City," Section 2-661 "Policy" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, to amend regulations regarding the City's refusal to enter into a contract or other transaction with any contracting entity indebted to the City.] CONSIDERING ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE FIVE, FINANCE DIVISION FOUR, CITY CONTRACTS INEPTNESS TO CITY SECTION TWO DASH 6 6 1. POLICY OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS TO AMEND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE CITY'S REFUSAL TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION WITH ANY CONTRACTED ENTITY. ENTITY INDEBTED TO THE CITY. MR. LAMONT? YES, COUNSEL, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAVE IDENTIFIED WHAT WE BELIEVE IS A GAP IN OUR ORDINANCES CURRENTLY. UM, THE INDEBTEDNESS PROVISIONS, UH, ARE TIED TO THE STATE PROCUREMENT LAWS, WHICH MEANS THAT A PERSON, AN ENTITY, UH, CAN CONTRACT WITH THE CITY EVEN IF THAT PERSON OWES MONEY TO THE CITY. SO LONG AS THAT CONTRACT DOES NOT EXCEED $50,000, THIS WILL BE FURTHER EXACERBATED BECAUSE IN THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT THRESHOLD WAS INCREASED TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH WOULD MEAN COME SEPTEMBER 1ST A PERSON OR AN ENTITY COULD OWE THE CITY $99,999 AND 99 CENTS AND YET STILL BE AWARDED A CONTRACT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND OR A MILLION DOLLARS OR $10 MILLION. UH, SO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE MIGHT WANNA CLOSE. GOOD DEAL. HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS HAPPENED WITH US? DO WE HAVE RECORD OF THAT? WE DO, BUT ONLY FOR, UH, CASES IN WHICH THE CONTRACT THAT WAS PROPOSED HAS EXCEEDED $50,000. MM-HMM . BECAUSE FOR CONTRACTS UNDER $50,000, WE, WE HAVE NO WAY OF TRACKING. YEAH. SO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS, UH, CAUGHT SEVEN INSTANCES. I ASKED THEM TO GO BACK TWO YEARS. SO WE'VE CAUGHT SEVEN INSTANCES [01:05:01] OF POTENTIAL VENDORS BEING AWARDED CONTRACTS OF $50,000 OR MORE WHEN THE VENDOR WAS OWED, WHEN THE VENDOR OWED MONEY TO THE CITY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SEVEN D [d. Consider an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the development agreement for Heights at Baytown, also known as Chambers County MUD #3.] CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR HEIGHTS. HEIGHTS. SAID I SEE BAYTOWN HERE, BUT I HEAR THAT IT'S BARBARA'S HILL, RIGHT? NO, THAT'S BAYTOWN. IT WAS ORIGINALLY HEIGHTS OF BAYTOWN, BUT WHAT IS AND WHAT IS THEY'RE CALLING IT HEIGHTS OF BARBARA HILL NOW? YES. GOT YOU. ALSO KNOWN AS CHAMBERS COUNTY MUD NUMBER FIVE. MR. SCRIBNER. THANK YOU. UM, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT ALSO TO, UH, TO PRESENT. UM, THEY DO HAVE A, A SMALL SLIDESHOW FOR YOU. UM, THIS IS THE AREA AT, UH, NINE, NINE AND I 10. UM, AGAIN WAS KNOWN AS HEIGHTS OF BAY. BAYTOWN IS NOW KNOWN AS HEIGHTS OF, UH, BARBARA HILL, UM, AS PART OF CHAMBERS COUNTY MUD NUMBER THREE. UM, THE ORIGINAL, UH, THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS DONE, UH, A A FEW YEARS BACK AND THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST, AT LEAST ONE AMENDMENT TO THAT SINCE THEN. WHAT THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR NOW IS SOME OF IT'S CLEANUP TO THE, UM, TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ITSELF, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF PIECES TO THAT THAT SHOULD BE, UM, TALKED ABOUT. UH, THE FIRST ONE IS THEY REMOVED ONE OF THE PROHIBITED USES, UM, WHICH WAS, UH, KENNELS. AND SO THAT THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED BY THIS, UH, AMENDMENT IN JUST IN THIS YELLOW AREA ALSO, THIS IS THE BIGGER ONE. UH, THEY ARE PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS ALLOWED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE ORIGINAL SAYS 500 UNITS THEY WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE TO 700. SO, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. UH, AND SO THE MULTIFAMILY AREA IS THAT SORT OF LIGHT BROWN AREA IN THE MIDDLE TO THE RIGHT. UM, LIKE I SAID, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW CAPS THE NUMBER OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS AT 500. THEY WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THAT TO 700 AND I'LL LET THE APPLICANT KIND OF EXPLAIN THEIR REASONING FOR THAT. SO YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT KENNELS? YEAH. YEP. UM, SO THERE'S A LIST OF PROHIBITED USES. LET ME LEMME BACK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BASICALLY ADOPTS THE ULDC UM, ZONING AS PART OF WHAT, WHAT IS ALLOWED HERE EXCEPT FOR THEY'VE ADDED SOME THINGS AS PART OF THAT. UH, THERE IS A LIST OF PROHIBITED USES THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE ALLOWED BY THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING. ONE OF THOSE WAS KENNELS. THEY'RE, UH, PROPOSING TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE PROHIBITED LIST. USE USE LIST. EXCUSE ME. OKAY. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO HEAR HOW ARE THEY GONNA EXPAND THE, THE BROWN AREAS TO GO FROM 500 TO 700, OR ARE THEY JUST GOING TO GO UP OR 200 UNITS? IS A LOT OF UNITS IN THE ISSUE WITH KENNELS? ARE THEY EXPECTING TO PUT SOME TYPE OF KENNEL OPERATION IN THE COMMERCIAL AREA, OR, SO I, I'LL DEFER THE KENNEL. I, I'LL DEFER THE KENNEL, UM, CONVERSATION TO THE APPLICANT. UM, THE, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS IS THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE MAP. SO MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE THAT THEY WOULD GO UP. SO THERE ARE THREE STORIES. IS THERE A MAXIMUM OF HOW MANY STORIES THAT THEY CAN GO UP? UH, JUST A QUESTION. I DOESN'T MATTER REALLY. I JUST WOULDN'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GONNA DO IT. THERE IS A MAXIMUM HEIGHT, UH, LIMIT, AND I, UH, THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I WANNA SAY IT'S 65 FEET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I, AGAIN, I, THAT I MIGHT BE WRONG. IT'S FOUR STORIES AT AT LEAST. YEAH. OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THIS IS ALSO, I KNOW JUST, UH, I LIKE PROVIDING A BIG VIEW OF THINGS GOING ON AS WELL. UM, YEAH. THANKS MARTIN. UH, THE MR. EWAN IS ALSO DOING SOME THINGS JUST TO THE EAST OF THIS AT THIS POINT. AND SO THERE'S A BIG COLLECTIVE EFFORT, UH, WITH THE CITY AND MONT BELLEVUE AND CHAMBERS COUNTY ON LOOKING AT BUILDING OUT THIS INTERSECTION. UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN, GOD HAS IT BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF MARTIN, TWO YEARS AT THIS POINT. UH, BIT OF TRYING TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT, UH, YOU WILL START TO SEE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HAS, UH, REALLY STARTED TO, UH, BUILD OUT AT THIS POINT. AND THEN YOU WILL START TO SEE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF NINE NINE AT THIS POINT. AND THEN YOU WILL START TO SEE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS JUST NORTH OF THAT INTO MONT BELLEVUE, UH, ALONG WITH EXPANSION OF SOME OF THE CHAMBERS COUNTY, UH, UH, PARK SYSTEM THAT THEY ARE DOING IN AND AROUND THIS AREA. SO THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING IN THIS AREA. UH, [01:10:01] AND WE FORESEE SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL PIECES COMING BACK TO Y'ALL, UH, FOR FURTHER BUILD OUT AS WELL, THAT YOU SEE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THIS, OF THIS MAP. CAN WE GET AN EXPLANATION ON THE KENNELS? DO YOU WANNA JUST PULL UP THE, UM, SURE. PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. PLEASE DON'T. IT'S ALL YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME'S NATHAN WATKINS. UH, I'VE BEEN WITH AMERICA'S HOLDINGS FOR ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS NOW. UH, I'M A RESIDENT OF WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY, UH, SOUTH OF I 10. AND PRIOR TO JOINING AMERICA'S HOLDINGS, I SERVED AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF MONT BELLEVUE FOR THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF. UH, WORKED IN CITY HALL THERE FOR 12 YEARS, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, UH, TONIGHT. AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND Y'ALL HAVE GOT A LONG MEETING, SO I'LL GET IN IT AND I'LL TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE HEARD, UH, PART AS PART OF MARTIN'S PRESENTATION. SO, UH, THIS DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS YOU KNOW, IS, IS NOW KNOWN AS THE HEIGHTS OF BARBERS HILL, FORMERLY THE HEIGHTS OF BAYTOWN. UM, THE PROPOSAL IS, UM, TO, OR THE ASK IS TO INCREASE THE DENSITY FROM 500 TO 700 UNITS. THAT STILL IS UNDER THE CURRENT ADOPTED 2025 ULDC, WHICH IS 30 UNITS PER ACRE. UH, THIS WILL BRING THE, UH, DENSITY UP TO ABOUT 28 AND A HALF, UH, UNITS PER ACRE. SO WE'LL STILL BE UNDER THE CURRENT CODE, BUT IT IS A MODIFICATION, UM, TO WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS ADOPTED BACK, UH, AROUND 2020, I THINK THAT WAS WHEN THAT WAS FIRST BROUGHT IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME. UM, THERE WAS, UH, A VERY STRONG, UM, OR A LOT OF INPUT TO RESTRICT, UM, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY. SINCE THEN, UM, THAT HAS RELAXED SOMEWHAT. UH, WE ARE, UM, CURRENTLY DEVELOPING 350 UNITS INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF MONT BELLEVUE. I THINK THE QUALITY OF THAT DEVELOPMENT HAS SOFTENED, UH, THE COMMUNITY'S, UH, VIEW. UM, AND, UM, TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL DENSITY, WE, WE WILL BE ADDING A FOURTH STORY TO THE UNIT. SO 500 ACCOM, UH, THREE STORIES ACCOMMODATES 500 UNITS, FOUR STORIES WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE 700 UNITS. UM, I, I THINK Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE. YOU SAW WHERE THE MAP WAS THERE. UH, WE HAVE TWO TRACKS OF LAND, A 12 AND A HALF ACRE TRACK TO THE NORTH, 11 AND A HALF ACRE TRACK TO THE SOUTH. UM, AS I'D MENTIONED, UH, THE CURRENT ULDC ALLOWS FOR 30 UNITS PER ACRE. WE ARE REQUESTING TO GO UP TO 28 AND A HALF, UH, SO WE'LL STILL BE UNDER YOUR CURRENT REQUIREMENTS. UM, AND THEN JUST THE RATIONALE, I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM'S FAMILIAR. UM, AS JASON INDICATED AS WELL, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH IN THIS CORRIDOR. I THINK ONE THING THAT, UH, SHOULD BE NOTED IS, UH, THE BARBERS SEAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION ORIGINALLY OWNED THESE PARCELS OF LAND, UM, AND THEY, UM, SOLD THEM TO US. AND AS PART OF THAT LAND SALE, WE ALSO SOLD THE HARD CORNER AT 99 AND AND I 10 TO THE BARBERS SEAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION. SO THEY OWN THE 21 ACRES, THE FRONTS I 10 AND 99, AND THEN THEY JUST ACQUIRED, UH, THE 20 ACRES TO THE REAR OR TO THE, UH, WEST OF THAT PROPERTY. SO NOW, BARBERS SEAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION OWNS, UH, PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE NORTHERN, NORTHERN TRACT OF THIS LAND. UH, THERE'S SOME COMMERCIAL ON THE FRONT, AND THEN THESE TWO MULTI-FAMILY PIECES, UM, THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT. UM, THIS SLIDE JUST TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, THE HOUSING MARKETING DEMAND, UH, WHICH WE'VE COVERED, UM, WITH THE, THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT'S IN THE AREA. UM, I THINK THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING, THE CITY OF MONT BELLEVUE, AS I'VE MENTIONED, IT'S 350 UNITS. WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING IT ONLINE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF, UH, THIS YEAR. WE'VE ALREADY STARTED OUR PRE LIGHT PRE-LEASING, AND WE'RE, UM, AT NEARLY 30%, UM, LEASED. UM, AND, AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT, UM, IS WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE AREA, WHICH IS BARBERS HILL. UM, A LOT OF FIRST TIME TEACHERS THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME IN THE COMMUNITY IS, IS WHO'S LEASING THAT UNIT. WE FORESEE A LOT OF, UM, A SIMILAR TENANT MIX HERE. UM, WITH FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS LOOKING TO MOVE INTO THE AREA, THEY'RE GONNA LAND IN THESE APARTMENTS, AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA TRANSITION INTO HOMES AND ULTIMATELY, UH, LONG TERM, UH, BE LONG TERM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. UH, I THINK SOMETHING TO NOTE, UM, HERE IS JUST, AND THAT, AND IT WAS REALLY INDICATIVE OF BARBER SEALS, UM, UM, WILLINGNESS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO US AS A DEVELOPER OF RECORD IS THE QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT. THESE ARE TRULY CLASS A APARTMENTS. UM, WE EXCEED ALL FACADE REQUIREMENTS. UM, IT'S A, IT'S, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONNA BE A FOUR STORY, UH, UH, UNIT, IT IS STILL A LOWER DENSITY, UH, UNIT THAN YOU WOULD SEE IN A MORE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. AND THAT'S JUST OUR, OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM. UM, I, AND ALSO, I JUST WANNA SAY OUR, UH, CHRIS SURFACE IS WITH US TONIGHT WITH AMERICA'S HOLDING, WHO LEADS OUR ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, WHO'S CURRENTLY, UM, DEVELOP [01:15:01] OR OVER THE, UH, BRICKYARD DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, UH, FOR YOU TONIGHT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. STILL WANT TO GET 'EM CONNECT. OH, SORRY, THE KENNELS. I DID NOT GET INTO KENNELS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MAYOR. UH, THE KENNELS WAS A CARRYOVER FROM WHEN WE OWNED THE 21 ACRES. UH, THERE WE THOUGHT THAT, UH, VETERINARY CLINICS, UH, WOULD BE, UM, UH, A TARGET FOR THE COMMERCIAL TRACK. BARBERS HILL HAS SINCE ACQUIRED THAT. UM, THEY, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF THE COUNCIL SO CHOSE TO ALLOW KENNELS, UM, THEY WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT SO THAT A POTENTIAL VETERINARY CLINIC OR A PETCO COULD GO IN THERE. UH, WHO HOUSE KENNELS? UM, IF NOT, UM, IT, IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A, A MAJOR PRIORITY FOR THEM. UM, BUT WE NO LONGER HAVE IT. UM, THE, THE EMPHASIS TONIGHT IS, IS REALLY, UM, REGARDING THE INCREASE IN DENSITY. OKAY. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO, I JUST WANTED TO HEAR SURE. THE EXPLANATION. KENNELS RELATE TOS, VETERINARY TYPE FACILITIES. GOOD DEAL. GOOD DEAL. YES, MA'AM. HI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UM, ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO HAVE ANY ELEVATORS ON THAT SITE OR IS IT ALL STAIRS? IT'LL HAVE ELEVATORS. IT WILL HAVE ELEVATORS. MM-HMM . OKAY. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UM, WHAT FIRE AND SAFETY, WHAT ENTITY WILL OVERSEE THAT IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY? WOULD THAT BE BAYTOWN? WOULD THAT BE MONT BELLEVUE? IS IT, IT'S NOT IN THE BAYTOWN CITY LIMITS. UM, IT'S A, IT WAS A SPECIAL PURPOSE ANNEXATION, AND I BELIEVE, UM, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SERVICE. I, IT'S NOT BAYTOWN, IT'S CHAMBERS COUNTY. IT'S THROUGH CHAMBERS COUNTY. UM, ONE OF THEIR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S BEACH COUNTY. WELL, ALSO, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT POLICE AS WELL. I'M, I'M JUST WONDERING TO KNOW ALL FIRE SAFETY, EVERYTHING BETWEEN PUBLIC, PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE PROVIDED BY CHAMBERS COUNTY BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S A VERY LARGE DEVELOPMENT IN AN AREA THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF COVERAGE FOR THAT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF, IF THERE WERE PLANS, TENTATIVE PLANS FOR HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT FOR ALL THOSE RESIDENTS. YEAH, RIGHT NOW THE PLAN IS AS IT STANDS WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY PROVIDING THE SERVICES. UM, AND THEN, UM, ANY, IF THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE, IT'LL, IT'LL, I'M SURE RING TO MOUNT BELLEVUE AS THEY'RE THE CLOSEST ENTITY TO THE NORTH MAYOR. COUNSEL, JUST REAL QUICK ON THIS, NATHAN, YOU MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE. UH, WE DID, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW BAYTOWN CAN FACILITATE BETTER EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE EAST. UH, THAT IS AN ONGOING DISCUSSION WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY AT THIS POINT, UH, ON WHAT CAN BE COVERED AND WHAT'S NOT BEING COVERED, SO THAT THERE ARE PROPER, UH, EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE, UH, ALL THE WAY UP TO 99 AND POSSIBLY 31 80. UH, THAT IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION, UH, THAT HAPPENED. THE LATEST CONVERSATION WAS TODAY. UM, AND I FEEL THAT THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE INCLUDED AT SOME POINT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. OKAY. NO, I MEAN, I DEFINITELY, THE HOUSING'S NEEDED, AND I'M EXCITED THAT Y'ALL, THAT THIS IS BEING REPOSED, BUT I JUST THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE DON'T LOOK AT THE WHAT IFS WHEN WE'RE PUTTING, I MEAN, 700 UNITS IS A LOT. AND, UH, IT, IT REQUIRES, YOU KNOW, THE, TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY. SURE. I JUST WONDERING AND MAYOR YES, SIR. I'M GOING TO ADD ON TO MY COLLEAGUE. I, I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS. UH, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. PRIMARILY CHAMBERS COUNTY SECONDARY WOULD BE MOUNT BELLEVUE, I PROMISE YOU. THEY'RE GONNA BE THE FIRST ONES THERE. MM-HMM . AND UNDERSTANDABLY SO. WE HAVE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS AND ALL THIS OTHER FUN STUFF. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE TYPICALLY, OR WE TEND TO OVERTAX OUR RESOURCES COVERING LESSER RESOURCES. MM-HMM . AND I KNOW IT'S ALL PART OF THE BIG PICTURE AND GAME, AND, AND THAT'S PART OF IT. BUT WE HAVE TO, TO HAVE THOSE CONCERNS BECAUSE IT, IT'S JUST MISSION CREEP. AND SO THAT, THAT'S JUST A CONCERN WE HAVE THAT OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA RELY PRIMARILY ON X AND X, BUT Y SHOWS UP FIRST AND, AND Y IT TAKES WHEN THEY'RE OUT OF TOWN DEALING WITH SOMETHING IN THAT AREA, THERE'S NOBODY IN SERVING OUR CITIZENS AND, AND OUR CITIZENS PAY THE, THE, THE FREIGHT, IF YOU WILL. SO IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST A THOUGHT TO CONCERN. I THINK THE PROJECT IS VERY VIABLE. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE GREAT. UM, BUT I'M GLAD IT WAS BROUGHT UP 'CAUSE THAT'S A CONCERN. UM, YOU KNOW, THE MISSION CREEP HAS, PUTS A DAMPER ON OUR RESOURCES AND IT'S TIGHT, SO APPRECIATE IT. YEP. CAN I JUST SAY, SAY ONE MORE TIME? YES, MA'AM. DO YOU MIND, I WANTED TO EXPLAIN THE REASON I BROUGHT UP THE ELEVATOR THING, THEY'VE HEARD THIS, BUT WE'VE HAD A FEW, UM, MULTI-FAMILY FACILITIES THAT HAVE ELEVATORS AND THEY ONLY PUT ONE PER BUILDING. AND WHEN THAT GOES OUT, THAT ACTUALLY BECOMES A BURDEN ON OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND SO THEY'RE HAVING TO GO AND HELP PEOPLE UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN. AND SO IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE SOMEONE THERE THAT CAN'T, YOU KNOW, NAVIGATE THE FOUR STORIES, AND I KNOW Y'ALL ARE THE DEVELOPERS AND THAT'S NOT AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING YOU THINK ABOUT, BUT LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID DOWN THERE, THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PHONE CALLS THAT WE'RE GETTING, UH, WHEN WE'RE VOTING ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS. AND, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW. I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT. SO APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. I KNOW PUBLIC SAFETY'S, UH, AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYBODY'S MIND. I'M SURE YOU ARE, UH, IN THE MIDST OF BEGINNING YOUR BUDGET. AND THAT IS [01:20:01] A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF YOUR BUDGET EVERY YEAR. UH, VERY AWARE OF THAT. AND I DO APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. COMMENTS, JUST YES, SIR. UM, AND JUST KINDA SAY, SO BEING, THIS IS A CLASS A THAT'S KIND OF YOUR, YOUR, YOUR TOP OF THE LINE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF EASE THE CONCERNS OF, OF, OF MY COLLEAGUE, THEY, THESE ARE HIGH DOLLAR APARTMENTS. IF THEY'RE GONNA BE RENTING OUT, IF THEIR ELEVATORS GO DOWN, PEOPLE ARE GONNA MOVE OUT. 'CAUSE THEY'LL MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO THEY HAVE TO CATER TO THEIR CLIENTS. AND THAT'S THE, I I GET, IF IT'S ONE OF THE LOWER CLASSES, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE, SOME OF THE LOWER CLASS APARTMENT COMPLEXES. BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT. I LIKE TO SEE THAT THIS IS COMING AND, AND THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY OR EAST, YOU KNOW, WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY, YOU KNOW, EAST HARRIS COUNTY, WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY AREA, THAT'S REALLY AFFECTING THIS COUNCIL MEMBER RIGHT HERE, . BUT I APPRECIATE Y'ALL BRINGING A GOOD DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS TO US. THANK YOU EVERYONE ELSE. UM, I WILL SAY, I'M GONNA BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THOSE TALKS GO WITH THE, UM, EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AND I WAS JUST LOOKING AT A HOUSING MARKET STUDY TODAY THAT REFERENCED CITY OF BAYTOWN NEEDING MORE CLASS A. I KNOW THIS IS NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS, BUT IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH, UM, THAT I WISH IT WAS CALLED THE HEIGHTS OF BAYTOWN, BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. UM, WE CAN PLAY THAT PART OF THE SPRING, WE COULD DO THAT. UM, BUT THAT BEING SAID, TO SEE THAT YOU ALL ARE WANTING TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF INVESTMENT NEAR HERE, WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO WORK HERE AND POTENTIALLY PLAY HERE IN BAYTOWN, WE'LL HAVE, UM, A CLASS, A COMPLEX TO LIVE IN. IS, IS GOOD. UM, THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN FOR YOUR QUESTION AND COMMENTS ABOUT THE ELEVATORS AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND ALSO TO MR. LESTER DOWN THERE FOR, UH, YOUR COMMENTS. BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, I THINK WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS. SO I NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MAYOR. COUNCIL. HUH? SO NOW WE ARE AT EIGHT [a. Consider a resolution authorizing the adoption of the City of Baytown City Council Rules of Procedure as revised June 2025.] A CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE AS REVISED IN JUNE OF 2025. MR. LAMONT? UH, YES, COUNSEL, THIS IS, UH, THE RULES OF PROCEDURE THAT WE DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING, UH, MS. HOLMES PRESENTED LAST TIME, SO I'LL DEFER TO HER IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. COMMENT, YES. YES, MA'AM. UM, UH, I THINK YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB. I, I'M WORKING ON THIS AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN OVERNIGHT PROJECT. YES, MA'AM. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT. UM, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND, UM, I'M READY TO APPROVE THIS. THANK YOU. DO ANYONE ELSE? I NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? EIGHT B, [b. Consider a resolution repealing Resolution No. 2389, adopting revisions to the City of Baytown’s Industrial District Policy to reflect updated terms, definitions, and procedures.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION, REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 3 8 9, ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS, RESERVATIONS TO THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT POLICY TO REFLECT UPDATED TERMS, DEFINITIONS, AND PROCEDURES. MR. MORAN? HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, UH, MAR MORAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, TONIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, ARE THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES, UH, TO THE CITY'S IDA, UH, POLICY. AND REALLY, THESE, THESE UPDATES, UM, THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED ARE, UM, REALLY TO, UM, ALIGN WITH HOW WE ARE CURRENTLY, UM, PRACTICING AND THEN RESPONDING TO THE REALLY THE CHANGING, UM, ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE. UM, PARTICULARLY I'M THINKING ABOUT THE, UH, RECENT CHANGES, UM, AT THE STATE LEVEL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. UM, ALSO THIS, UH, POLICY HASN'T BEEN REVISED, UH, SINCE 2015. SO, UM, IT IS LONG OVERDUE. UM, I SAW FROM THE REST OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED AND, UH, DEVELOPED, UM, THESE UPDATES, UH, REALLY TO ENSURE THAT THE, THIS POLICY, UH, UM, REALLY SERVES AS THE CITY'S, UH, BEST LONG-TERM INTEREST, WHILE ALSO STILL REMAINING, UM, COMPETITIVE, UM, AS WE'RE RECRUITING BUSINESS. AND SO SOME OF THE KEY UPDATES, UH, TO THE POLICY, UM, INCREASE THE STANDARD TERM FROM TO 15 YEARS, UM, WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY IS SEVEN YEARS. UM, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT THE, UH, MAXIMUM ALLOWED TIME IS UNDER TEXAS LAW. UM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING, UM, ELIMINATING THE AUTOMATIC, UM, ADDED VALUE DISCOUNTS. AND, UM, PREVIOUSLY THE COMPANIES WOULD, [01:25:01] UH, RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC DISCOUNT, UM, OVER THE FIRST, UH, SIX YEARS THAT WHEN WE WOULD ENTER INTO AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT. AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? IT WAS THE INTENT WAS TO, UM, ENCOURAGE EXPANSION AND NEW INVESTMENT. BUT, UM, REALLY OVER TIME AS PROPERTY VALUES RISE, UM, THEY RECEIVE THAT DISCOUNT WITHOUT EV NECESSARILY PROVIDING A NEW INVESTMENT, UM, TO TAKE CONSIDERATION FOR THAT. UM, THERE'S AN, WE HAVE INCLUDED, UH, TIERED EXPANSION DISCOUNTS. UM, SO PROJECTS RANGING FROM 10 TO 10 TO 50 MILLION, UH, WOULD RECEIVE A 15%, UM, DISCOUNT PROJECTS RANGING FROM 50 TO A HUNDRED PER A HUNDRED MILLION WOULD RECEIVE A 20%, UH, DISCOUNT. AND THEN ANYTHING OVER, UM, 100 MILLION, UM, WOULD BE DETERMINED BY COUNCIL. THERE'S ALSO A PROVISION THAT'S BEEN ADDED, UM, BY LOCAL, UM, SO COMPANIES, UM, ARE NOW, YOU KNOW, WE ARE REQUESTING TO, TO MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO SOURCE GOODS, UM, AND EMPLOYMENT LOCALLY. UM, JUST REINFORCEMENT OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THEIR COMMITMENT, UH, TO OUR LOCAL, UH, ECONOMY. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO PROVISIONS, UM, RELATED TO, UH, ANNEXATION AND ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN REGARDING, AT THE STATE, UH, THE WAY, UH, CITIES, UH, MAINTAIN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. UM, THERE NOW INCLUDES A PROVISION THAT, UH, DOES, DOES REQUIRE THE COMPANY, UM, TO VOLUNTARY PETITION FOR ANNEXATION IF THERE EVER IS SUCH A CHANGE. UM, IT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES AN INCLUSIVE PROVISION WHERE COMPANIES, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN OUR UTILITY SERVICE AREA. UM, AND THEN REALLY THE FINAL TWO, UH, SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WHERE THERE'S ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, UM, THAT DOES ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR COUNCIL TO DEVIATE FROM THE POLICY WHEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, UNIQUE OR EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, UM, ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. AND THEN THERE'S JUST VARIOUS, UH, ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS FOR CLARITY FOR, UM, INCLUDING LIMITED PURPOSE, ANNEXATION, LOCAL OPT SALES, TAX, UM, MANUFACTURING, HEAVY IN LINE INDUSTRIES, UM, PAYMENT LIEU OF ATTACKS, AND THEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, INDUSTRIES. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. UH, YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. YES, SIR. I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK BRIAN, THANKS FOR DOING, GOING THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF. AND I, I LOVE THAT YOU ADDED THE LOCAL BI PART OF IT. UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW EVERYTHING'S BEEN CHANGING AND GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS, THIS SESSION AND WHAT'S, WHAT'S, WHAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT. I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE, YOU PUT THIS, THIS WORK INTO IT. MR. LABON? YES, MR. MAYOR, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE RECORD, UM, CAN WE GET AN EFFECTIVE DATE, UH, IN THE CAPTION OF THE ORDINANCE? I BELIEVE BASED ON PAGE THREE, THAT SHOULD BE, UH, JUNE 26TH, 2025. BUT, UH, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE ORDINANCE IN THE RECORD ARE CLEAR. I GOT YOU. YES, MA'AM. AND, AND IS IT REGARDS AS IT REGARDS TO LOCAL BUY, UM, THE VENDORS OR, OR THE LOCAL BIDDERS WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE PART OF A BUYBOARD, RIGHT? SO, OR IS IT GONNA BE JUST OPEN AND WHOEVER APPLIES FOR, FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS? CAN, AND, AND I'M SURE I MAY BE A LITTLE OFF ON THAT, BUT I, I AGREE. ADDING LOCAL BUYS IS GREAT, BUT HOW WILL THAT PROCESS BE DONE? IS IT THROUGH A BY BOARD? IS IT WHOEVER THE MAIN CONTRACTOR SELECTS? RIGHT. THAT THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE, THE INDIVIDUAL, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS. OKAY. UM, BUT WE WOULD CHECK FOLLOW BACK WITH THEM ON HOW THEY, HOW THEY MADE THAT DETERMINATION. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I HEAR IS THAT, UM, THE E EITHER WE OR THOSE THAT WE DO BUSINESS NEVER, NEVER DOES BUSINESS WITH BAYTOWN, UM, UH, CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS AND STUFF. AND SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW THAT WAS GONNA WORK. BUT THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR FINE TUNING THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND THE FIRST TIME THIS WAS MENTIONED, UM, I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BRINGS US, UH, TO 2025 AND MAKES THE DEALS BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU AS WELL. UH, I HAD A QUESTION. HOW, HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO, IS THERE ANY CHANGES TO LIKE THE THREE 80 AGREEMENTS AS WELL, OR? NO, THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM, UH, THREE 80 AGREEMENTS. OKAY. SO, OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR [01:30:01] COMMENTS? OKAY, MAYOR. MAYOR, IF THERE'S A MOTION WE WILL HAVE TO AMEND WITH THE DATE. YEP, THAT'S RIGHT. SO I NEED A MOTION AND PLEASE AMEND IT WITH THE, UH, JUNE 26TH, 2025 DATE. SIR. MR. MAYOR, BEFORE WE VOTE THOUGH, UH, WE'LL JUST ASK FOR CONFIRMATION FOR MR. MORAN ON THAT. OKAY. DATE? YES. . THERE WE GO. JUNE 26. YES. JUNE 26. 2025. MOTION TO APPROVE. ITEM EIGHT B. UH, ADDING JUNE 26TH, 2025 AS EFFECTIVE DATE. EFFECTI DATE? YES. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE NOW ON TO [10. 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.] CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL MOVE AND TAKE ITEMS A THROUGH J. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING, ANY ITEM THEY WISH TO PULL? OKAY, I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ITEMS 10 A THROUGH J. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NOW WE ARE ON TO APPOINTMENTS. [a. Consider a resolution authorizing five (5) appointments to the Ethics Board.] UM, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ETHICS BOARD. UM, IF ANYONE HAS A NOMINATION FOR AN AT LARGE POSITION, LET'S, UH, GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND ASK FOR THE MOTION. AND I WANT TO MAKE MY NOMINATION FOR, I WANT TO DO A NOMINATION. UM, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. LANCE FRAZIER. YES, SIR. OH, YOU'RE HERE? YES, SIR. GOOD DEAL. WELL, THAT'S WHO I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE. ARE WE SEPARATELY? NO, WE SHOULD, THEY'RE ALL TOGETHER BECAUSE ALL OF THEM AT LARGE THEM, SO WE TAKE THEM, WE DONT HAVE SEVEN, THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK FIVE. RIGHT. SO I THINK OPEN THE FLOOR AND SEE IF WE GET YEAH, WE CAN TAKE 'EM ONE AT A TIME. WE END UP WITH THREE THEN, BUT, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO, SO TO MAKE THEIR OWN. YEAH. SO I HAVE, HAVE A NOMINATION. YEAH. WELL, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE, IF WE GET OVER FIVE LEFT OF THE OTHER MAYOR. YEAH. UM, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE, UM, OUT OF DISTRICT TWO, RHODA BROWN. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION, UM, OUT OF DISTRICT FIVE, RICKY WILLER. GOT IT. I'M GONNA NOMINATE, UH, DAVID BOER. PASTOR BOER NOMINATE ROBERT ROLLETT. HE'S A, UH, A ARMY VETERAN AND A REAL GOOD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. WHERE, WHERE IS IT? ROBERT ETT AT A D FOUR. OH, OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, MS. DESIREE KLAUS. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THEN, SINCE WE HAVE MIKE LISTER HAD ONE. YEAH. OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I WANT TO NOMINATE, UH, MS. BONITA. . MITCHELL. LETTY. MITCHELL LETTY. GOT YOU. SO, I, I SPOKE WITH MS. MS. TY, SHE'S ACTUALLY A PARALEGAL. YEAH. I SPOKE WITH HER ALSO. MM-HMM . UM, SO LET'S GO AHEAD, SINCE WE HAVE MORE THAN FIVE, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE THESE ONE BY ONE. MAYOR, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCILMAN SAID. SHE'S A WHAT? PARALEGAL? PARALEGAL. PARALEGAL. PARALEGAL. THANK YOU. SHE HAS LEGAL SO THAT, THAT SHE HAS LEGAL EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T HERE. OH, AND ACTUALLY, MR. UM, SO, UH, UH, DAVID BLOCHER IS A PASTOR, RIGHT? THIS DAVID? YEAH. BOX IS A PA IS A PASTOR. MM-HMM . UM, LET'S LOOK AT MR. FRAZIER. UM, I NEED A MOTION FOR MR. FRAZIER. WELL, YOU NOMINATED HIM. YEAH, I DID. YOU JUST NEED A SECOND? OH, I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. WAIT. IF WE'RE GONNA ONE SECOND. IF WE'RE JUST GONNA START TAKING MOTIONS, WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH FIVE OF THESE AND THE OTHER TWO AREN'T GONNA, SO WE NEED TO IN SOME WAY VOTE ON EACH ONE OF THESE ONE BY ONE. ONE BY ONE. I MEAN, OR WE PUT 'EM IN A BOTTLE. PULL IT OUT TO YOU WANT FIVE? ALL OF US WRITE DOWN OUR TOP FIVE OR SOMETHING. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO JUST TAKE A MOTION ONE AT A TIME OR WE'RE GONNA YEAH, WE'LL RUN OUTTA RUN, RUN OUTTA SPOTS. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO ALL OF US WRITE OUR TOP FIVE OPENLY. I MEAN, HOW DO Y'ALL FEEL ABOUT THAT? THEN GABBY? CONTINUE. HE'S GOT THE MOST VOTES. YEAH. OKAY. SO THANKS. OUTTA THE LIST. OUTTA THE LIST. YEAH. WE COULD HAVE MS. GABBY PUT THEM ALL AND WE DRAW THE, THE FIVE. THAT WOULD BE EASY. I RECOMMEND WE DO THAT. JUST PUT 'EM IN A HAT AND DRAW THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ELIGIBLE. UM, WE'VE ALL NOMINATED SOMEONE. IT, IT'D BE FAIR TO JUST DRAW THE NAMES OUT OF THE HAT. I DON'T KNOW THAT I LIKE THE LOTTERY SYSTEM FOR THE ETHICS COMMITTEE. I AGREE. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. EXPECTATIONS ON THAT. WELL, HOW MANY OF US TALKED TO [01:35:01] THESE INDIVIDUALS? I TALKED TO 10 TO THE 15 I TALKED TO, AND THE THING THAT, I'M GONNA BE HONEST, WHAT UPSET ME IS THAT EIGHT OF THEM SAID THAT NOBODY HAD TALKED TO THEM. WHEN I TALKED TO THEM. I HEARD THAT YOU HAD SPOKE WITH THEM ALSO. AND, UM, YEAH, THAT, THAT DID SURPRISE ME. I'M SORRY. I DON'T, I, I I TALK TO PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH US VOTING? WELL, LET ME, 'CAUSE WE'RE VOTING ON WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA AND NOMINATE, BUT WE MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT SOME OF THESE QUALIFICATIONS, WHAT THEY, WHAT THE REASON, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE HONEST, THERE'S A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE WHO APPLIED WHO TO OTHER BOARDS ALSO. AND THERE'S A COUPLE THAT JUST APPLIED ONLY TO ETHICS THAT ONLY WANTED TO BE ON ETHICS. A LOT OF 'EM WERE LIKE, WELL, I JUST WANNA BE INVOLVED. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S THAT'S TRUE. THIS IS MY FIRST THING. THEY'RE NOT REALLY, WERE JUST FOCUSED ON ETHICS. THEY JUST WANTED BE ON THE C WELL, MY, MY DRAWBACK TO THAT IS I, I READ ALL, I DID CALL SOME OF THEM, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT I MEAN, I DID READ THEIR APPLICATIONS AND THEY HAD TO LIST THEIR REASONS. BUT IF I MAY ADD, MAYOR, UM, EACH ONE OF THESE HAVE SELECTED ETHICS AS PART OF THE BOARD. MM-HMM . SO, UH, OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WENT THROUGH AND WEEDED OUT THOSE THAT EITHER DID NOT QUALIFY, UH, BECAUSE THEY WERE ETJ OR BECAUSE THEY ALREADY SERVE ON OTHER BOARDS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE MENTIONED, THEY COULD NOT SERVE ON ANOTHER BOARD. AND, UM, AND SO THEY'VE DONE THAT PART. SO EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON HERE WOULD QUALIFY PER THE PARAMETERS THAT WE HAVE SET TO BE PART OF THE BOARD. AND, AND SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THEN, THEN YES, WE CAN TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND YOU GO THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS AND IT'S, THAT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE TO DECIDE, OKAY, HOW MUCH FURTHER DO I WANT TO GO IN TERMS OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THAT PERSON? SO, YEAH. SO WHEN, BUT THE THINGS, LIKE WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM, LIKE WHEN I ACTUALLY SPOKE, WHEN I SPOKE TO MS. PHILLIPS, SHE WAS LIKE, WELL, I JUST WANT HER TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY. MM-HMM . SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT SHE COULDN'T ALSO BE ON ANOTHER BOARD THAT IF SHE WANTED TO GET ON ANOTHER COMMITTEE, 'CAUSE SHE WANTS TO GET MORE INVOLVED MM-HMM . SHE WOULD THEN HAVE TO STEP DOWN. THE SAME THING WITH MS. MS. BROWN, SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT. ALSO THE SAME THING WITH MS. UH, MI, MRS. TI DIDN'T KNOW THAT I EVEN SPOKE WITH MR. UH, AT A D FIVE. UM, MONICA RE SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT EITHER. MM-HMM . SO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT, OH, I CAN ONLY BE ON THIS. MM-HMM . THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED, BUT SOME PEOPLE KNEW THAT THEY COULD ONLY BE ON THIS ONLY, AND THAT'S ALL THEY WANTED TO DO. UM, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY ONE, THE PERSON THAT I NOMINATED, UM, I DID SPEAK WITH MS. BROWN AND SHE DID READ THE APPLICATION THOROUGHLY AND SHE WAS AWARE THAT SHE COULDN'T BE ON ANOTHER BOARD. SHE DOES WANT TO BE INVOLVED, WHICH SHE PUT ON HER APPLICATION MM-HMM . AND SHE WOULD PREFER THIS ONE. HOWEVER, IF SHE WASN'T, UM, CHOSEN IN CONSENSUS THEN, THEN SHE WAS WILLING TO GO TO ANOTHER ONE. SO, NO, I, I, I ACTUALLY HAVE, THERE'S THE FI HERE'S MY FILE AND SHE'S ONE OF 'EM ON THERE. SO I MEAN, I GET IT. YEAH. SHE'S, SHE'S ON THERE. I I LIKE WHAT I TALKED TO HER. SO DO WE WANT TO PULL NAMES OUT OF THE HAT OR DO WE WANT TO DO OUR TOP FIVE? I, I WOULD SAY TOP FIVE AND SEE WHO'S GOT THE MUSCLES TOP. AND THEN IF, IF, IF WHOEVER'S AT THE TIES, THEN WE GO TO THE TIE BREAKER. OKAY. THAT'S REASONABLE. MAYOR, IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN HAND OUT THE NAMES AND THEN EVERYONE JUST CIRCLE THEIRS AND I CAN THEM, THAT'LL WORK. YOU'VE ALREADY WRITTEN. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. YEAH, I'M ALREADY WRITTEN ON THAT. DO, DO WE NEED TO? YES, SIR. COUNSEL, UH, SINCE WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS, UH, PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE HAD A SIMILAR TYPE VOTE, I WOULD JUST ASK EACH OF YOU TO PUT YOUR NAMES ON YOUR BALLOTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE OFFICIALLY TALLIED. YES. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. JUST CIRCLE THE NAME. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST CIRCLE YOUR TOP FIVE AND WHOEVER GOT, OH, I RANKED FIVE. I THINK SEVERAL OF US DID THAT. NO, JUST CIRCLE. IT'S THE SAME THING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. [01:40:16] WE NEED SOME MUSIC AS THEY TALLY IT UP. I KEEP FIDGETING. OKAY. MR. MAYOR. YES, SIR. CAN I ASK A QUESTION TO LEGAL, UM, AFTER WE DO THIS? OKAY. DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH THE ETHICS FORMS? OKAY. WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT OH, SYSTEMATIC WAY. WELL, WHILE SHE'S TELLING IT UP, I LIKE TO SAY, UM, ONCE IT'S DONE, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FOR THE ETHICS BOARD. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVED FOR A BOARD IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE RECEIVED THIS MANY APPLICATIONS IN A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS, ROUGHLY. AND, UM, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT PEOPLE WERE EAGER TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. AND WHEN SPEAKING TO PEOPLE, THEY WERE HAPPY THAT WE DECIDED TO GO THIS ROUTE. AND THEY'RE, THEY, THEY, THE CONSENSUS FROM THOSE I TALKED TO, WE WANT TO SERVE, BUT WE HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO BE CALLED TO A MEETING. AND I, AND I CAN AGREE WITH THAT MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, AS, AS THE TALLY IS GOING. UM, SO AND YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT, SORRY, I WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING. THERE IS NO TERM LIMIT FOR THIS ONE, AND SO IT'S JUST AS THEY ARE CALLED, HOWEVER, WE ALL, AS PER ALL BOARDS, THEY ALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL. UM, AND SO WE DEFINITELY ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE AND, AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS. AND SO WE HOPE THAT THEY ALSO DO THEIR PART IN BEING PART OF THE BOARD. AND SO I, I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO HAVING THEM ALL WORK TOGETHER WHEN THE NEED ARISES. MM-HMM . HUH? GOD FORBID. YEAH. . OKAY. WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION FOR LEGAL. UH, IN REGARDS TO THE REQUIREMENTS, UM, I KNOW I SENT YOU AN EMAIL BACK, BUT, UM, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO WORD IT, BUT AS FAR AS NOBODY COULD DONATE TO A CAMPAIGN, RIGHT? UM, IS THAT IF ANYBODY DONATED IN THE PAST, LIKE SAY HERE'S THE SCENARIO SOMEBODY DONATED TO, UM, CAPITAL MANAGER'S CAMPAIGN, YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2016 OR WHATEVER, ARE, DOES THAT DISQUALIFY THEM? UM, AND DOES THAT INCLUDE IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS IF SOMEBODY MADE AN IN KIND CONTRIBUTION? DOES SOMETHING THAT, GIMME ONE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. LET ME PULL IT UP SO I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY WHILE HE'S LOOKING. CAN I TALK FUTURE? YEAH, ACTUALLY THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I KNOW WE ALL VOTED ON THOSE, UM, THOSE PARAMETERS, BUT THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 'CAUSE MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE, SHOULD HAVE TO DO WITH WHO'S CURRENTLY SITTING, NOT IF YOU DONATED TO A FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL. AND THAT'S HOW I UNDERSTOOD IT, THAT IT WAS YEAH, IT SAYS, ARE YOU THE DONOR OF, TO THE CAMPAIGN OF ANY CITY OFFICIAL? NO. AND I WOULD SAY ONCE YOU'VE LEFT YOUR OFFICE, YOU'RE NO LONGER IN A CITY OFFICIAL. YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE SOMEONE CURRENTLY IN OFFICE. RIGHT. ALSO YOU WOULD ASSUME. I I JUST AS I WOULD READ, I WOULD LIKE THAT WORDING. I WOULD LIKE THAT GOING OFF OF LAURA'S COMMENT, AS FAR AS NO TERM LIMITS, ACTUALLY THE FIRST THREE DO HAVE TWO YEAR TERMS AND SECOND TWO HAVE THREE YEAR TERMS. SO ONCE, ONCE WE SELECT THE FIVE, WE PROBABLY NEED TO DROP THE NAMES IN THE HAT AND PULL WHO GETS A TWO YEAR, WHO GETS A THREE YEAR? AND THAT'D BE THE EASIEST ONE WITH THAT. SO, AND SHE'S LAUGHING, SO THERE'S PROBABLY SOME TIES UP THERE. OH NO, SHE'S LAUGHING. SHE'S LIKE, WHY AM I FEELING IN TONIGHT? YEAH. ANGELA, ANGELA KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN. SHE'S LIKE, WHAT? THAT'S WHY MISS ANGIE DIDN'T WANNA BE HERE. NO. AND THAT'S NOT TRUE. THAT'S NOT TRUE. ONE, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE TWO ALTERNATES AS WELL. THAT'S NO, NO, NO. I THINK WE DID AWAY WITH THAT. AM I DREAMING? THAT WAS ABOUT DISCUSS NOT DREAMING BAD DREAMS. BAD DREAMS. [01:45:01] NO, WE DID DISCUSS IT. YOU NEED SOME NEW GLASSES? I'M, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. OH YEAH, YEAH. NO PROBLEM. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD ELEVATOR MUSIC PLAYING RIGHT NOW. JEOPARDY. WE HAVE A TEACHER THAT PLAYED THAT EVERY TIME WE WERE DOING OUR WARMUP AND DON'T HAVE IT WOULD MAKE YOU NERVOUS. WRECK SHE'D WALK AROUND WHILE YOU'RE, AND YOU KNEW WHEN IT WAS OVER YOU BETTER BE DONE. AND SHE WAS GRADING IT. OH MY GOD. THAT WAS AT BARBARA HILL. REALLY? SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH WE'RE GOOD. WE DIDN'T DRINK. DID WE HAVE WHITE SMOKE? NO, WE STILL HAVE WHITE SMOKE TERMS TOO. OKAY. SO AFTER WE DO, YEAH. OKAY. SO, UH, DO YOU JUST WANT ME TO READ THE TOP BOX? YES, MA'AM. MM-HMM . OKAY. SPEAK UP WITH THE TOTAL. SORRY. YES. OKAY, SO WE HAVE MR. BOEN BACHER WITH SEVEN MS. TTI WITH FIVE MR. FRAZIER WITH FIVE MS. BROWN WITH FIVE, AND MS. KLAUS WITH FOUR. SO WE HAVE RHODA BROWN, DESIREE KLAUS, DAVID BOER, BONITA, TTI, AND LANCE FRAZIER. GOOD DEAL. SO NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT THEIR NAMES IN THE HAT TO SEE WHO GETS THE THREE YEAR TERM. OKAY. YES. LET ME DO THAT NOW. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO, UM, EVERYONE SHE JUST READ. UM, HOPEFULLY IF ALL GOES WELL, YOU WILL NOT BE BEING CALLED INTO A MEETING. PERFECT. PICKED PICKED WERE, UH, SOME D FOUR ROBERT ROULETTE AND I DON'T KNOW, I ACTUALLY WANT HIM TO READ CLOSE TO 20 YEARS AGO. 15 YEARS. YEAH, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. YEAH. I THOUGHT IT WAS SEVEN EIGHT. IT WAS 2007. NO, THANK YOU, . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NO, NEVERMIND. MS. GABBY? YES MA'AM. CAN YOU REPEAT THE NAMES ONE MORE TIME? I HAVE MS. RHODA BROWN, MS. DESIREE KLAUS, MR. DAVID BOER, MS. BONITA TI AND MR. LANCE FRAZIER. OKAY. THAT'S AMAZING. THE FIRST TIME DISTRICT FOUR DOESN'T HAVE SOMEBODY ON, BUT DISTRICT SIX HAS SOMEONE . I'M SO SORRY. WOW. I'M SO, MY APOLOGIES. NO, THAT'S, I'LL LET, I'LL LET YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ALL. YEAH. WOW. . I NEED HELP. OKAY, WE HAVE THE NAMES. OKAY, I'LL PULL. THERE YOU GO. WE'LL LET YOU MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING UP. THIS. YEAH. ARE YOU PULLING CHECK THIS. JUST DO THIS REAL QUICK. CHECK THEM DOWN. YEAH. FIRST THREE OR TWO YEAR TERMS. OKAY. WHAT MS. RDA BROWN, MR. BOLEN, BARKER AND MR. LANCE FRAZIER. THOSE ARE THE TWO YEAR, THOSE ARE THE TWO YEAR TERMS. GOOD DEAL. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO, OH, THAT'S, THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. YES, SIR. I DO HAVE AN ANSWER TO COUNCILMAN GRIFF'S, UH, QUESTION. OKAY. SO THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PASSED, UH, IN THE RECENT ORDINANCE IS BEING A DONOR TO THE CAMPAIGN OF ANY CITY OFFICIAL, WHICH WOULD, UH, IN JUST PLAIN ENGLISH TERMS WOULD MEAN A CITY OFFICIAL THAT WOULD BE INTERPRETED AS BEING SOMEONE WHO IS CURRENTLY [01:50:01] A CITY OFFICIAL DONOR. UH, THE COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THAT TERM WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO CONTRIBUTES MONEY. I ALSO, UH, ADVISED COUNCILMAN GRIFFITH EARLIER THAT THERE IS A, UM, TERM OF ART, UH, THAT'S USED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELECTION CODE AND DONOR, WHEN IT'S REFERENCED IN THE ELECTION CODE, UH, REFERENCES A PERSON WHO'S CONTRIBUTED MONEY TO A CAMPAIGN. SO I WOULD NOT INCLUDE SOMEONE WHO HAS, UM, UH, AS YOU SAID, DONATED IN KIND. UM, BUT THERE ARE OTHER PROHIBITIONS ON BEING OFFICERS OF, UH, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES OR, UH, OFFICERS IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF SOMEONE. SO, UH, THERE WOULD BE SOME, UH, ASPECT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO VOLUNTEER, IF THAT'S THE QUESTION. THANK YOU. TO CLARIFY. SO IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THAT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THAT, IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? THE WAY I WOULD INTERPRET THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE, UH, A MONEY DONATION OR IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THE ENUMERATED VOLUNTEER CATEGORIES OF SUBSECTIONS FIVE AND SIX, WHICH WOULD BE TREASURERS, MANAGERS, CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS, POLICY OR DECISION MAKERS FOR CAMPAIGNS OR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A DONATION IN KIND, IT WOULD BE PROHIBITED. OKAY. SO MR. LESTER, MOVE TO APPROVE THE NAMES THAT WERE LISTED AND THE, THE TERMS AS DRAWN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS. EIGHT B, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE 11 [b. Consider a resolution authorizing one (1) appointment to the Baytown Housing Authority.] B. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE BAYTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. UM, THIS WAS A SELECTION, UM, MADE BY THE MAYOR AND I ACTUALLY CHOSE MR. RICHARDS IF MR. MR. RICHARDS, ARE YOU HERE TODAY? AND, UM, I NEED A MO. HE ACTUALLY SERVED ON THE BOARD MANY YEARS AGO. COME TO FIND OUT, UH, WHEN IT WAS OVER, OFF OF NS R, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND HE'S ANXIOUS TO SERVE AGAIN. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPLICATION. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 11 B SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. TO CLARIFY THE RECORD, CAN WE ALSO GET A FIRST NAME PLEASE? STEVE RICHARDS. THANK YOU. 11 C [c. Consider a resolution authorizing two (2) appointments to the Baytown Police Advisory Committee.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. UM, THAT WOULD BE LAURA AND KEN, DO YOU ALL HAVE NOMINATIONS? UH, YES I DO. UH, SO THE GENTLEMAN THAT I WILL BE APPOINTING WAS ACTUALLY SERVING ON A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE AND NEVER MISSED ANY MEETINGS. UM, AND HE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO PUT HIS WORK NO LONGER ALLOWED THAT SPECIFIC TIMEFRAME. AND SO THIS IS ONE THAT HE, UH, SHOWED INTEREST IN AND IT DOES MEET HIS WORK SCHEDULE. AND SO, UM, I WILL BE APPOINTING MR. JOSE ORTEGA. UM, AND THIS COMMITTEE, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER, AS A REMINDER, UM, OTHER THAN THE ETHICS COMMITTEE, UM, THEY CANNOT SERVE IN MORE THAN TWO BOARDS, SO GOOD DEAL. MR. CAN, UM, I ALSO REACHED OUT TO A MEMBER SHE'S SERVING ON THE, UM, ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD. AND, UH, I THINK SHE WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THIS. AND, UH, I DECIDE TO GO WITH MARGO MATTHEWS. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH. YES. MAY I HAVE A QUESTION? UM, I, I THOUGHT WE HAD APPOINTED HER TO OTHER COMMITTEES. SO IS IT JUST ANIMAL CONTROL? SHE, SHE SERVES ON ANIMAL CONTROL, BUT SHE IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE BOND COMMITTEE, WHICH IS TEMPORARY. TEMPORARY? YES. OKAY. I DON'T, I THOUGHT IT WAS A, A, A, [01:55:01] A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE THAT SHE SERVED ON. OKAY. SO BOND COMMITTEE DOESN'T COUNT TOWARDS THAT NUMBER. IT'S TEMPORARY. IT'S A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE. OKAY. MM-HMM . SO I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MADE THE MOTION. MARGARET MATTHEWS. AND WHO IS YOURS? MINE WAS MR. ORTEGA. MR. ORTEGA TO THE BAYTOWN POLICE ASSOCIATION. DO YOU WANNA DO 'EM SEPARATELY OR BOTH? TAKE THEM TOGETHER. BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, RATHER. OKAY. ARE WE TAKING 'EM SEPARATELY OR, OR TOGETHER? YEAH. OKAY. SO A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH, UH, NOMINEES TO THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? 11 D. [d. Consider a resolution authorizing one (1) appointment to the Fire Control, Prevention & Emergency Medical Services District.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE FIRE CONTROL PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS. UM, MR. LESTER'S? THAT'S MY APPOINTMENT. YOU WANT LATE NOW, ? WELL, HE TOOK YOUR ONE PERSON I KNOW WELL. THIS IS ALSO A DISTRICT SIX, UH, INDIVIDUAL. UH, SHE HAD ACTUALLY SIGNED UP FOR A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE AND I CALLED AND VISITED WITH HER ABOUT THAT AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE INSTEAD. SO I'M GONNA NOMINATE CAROL HEACOCK, UH, TO SERVE AS THE DISTRICT SIX REPRESENTATIVE ON THE, UH, FIRE CONTROL PREVENTION AND EMS DISTRICT BOARD. AND THAT'S MY MOTION AND NOMINATION. GOOD. DO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NOW WE ARE ON TO MANAGER'S REPORT. [12. 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.] MR. REYNOLDS? YES. MAYOR COUNCIL. JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS. FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HECTOR ALVAREZ, UH, WITH PUBLIC WORKS FOR OBTAINING HIS TCEQ GROUNDWATER CLASS C LICENSE. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL EVENTS AT THE T UH, TPWA EQUIPMENT RODEO AND TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE BACKHOE EVENT. SO GREAT JOB, HECTOR AND FRANK. PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO HIM AS WELL. UH, ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE BAYONE RITO FEST. IT WAS RECENTLY NAMED 2025 TEXAS TRAVEL AWARD WINNER FOR SMALL TO MID-MARKET COMMUNITY EVENT. UH, WITH THIS RECOGNITION, ALL THREE OF BAY TOWN'S CONCERTS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY AWARD-WINNING. UH, SPECIAL THANKS TO JASON CALDER IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION AND TOURISM TEAM, UH, FOR, UH, UH, PREPARING THIS AWARD SUBMISSION AND, UH, FOR HOSTING THE EVENT. UM, UH, ALSO, AVA, UH, HUDL FROM HUMAN RESOURCES RECENTLY PASSED HER SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EXAM. UH, THIS IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION AND THE HR INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST STANDARD CREDENTIAL. UH, KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK, AVA AND, UH, JOEY, PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO HER AS WELL. UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEND A THANK YOU TO, UM, PARKS RECREATION AND TOURISM POLICE FIRE, UH, HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLES AND, UH, THE COMMITTEE AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED PUT ON THE JUNETEENTH EVENT. UH, IT, IT IS A VERY LARGE UNDERTAKING. IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE A LOT OF TIME, AND IT WENT OFF, UH, VERY WELL. AND TRACY POLICE PASSED THAT ON TO THE TEAM AND, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENTS, PUBLIC WORKS IS OUT THERE HELPING AS WELL. UH, THANK Y'ALL FOR, FOR BEING INVOLVED AND THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER, UH, CLASS A EVENT. SO THANK YOU. AND THEN FINALLY I GOT, THIS WAS NOT PREPARED. I GOT A RANDOM TEXT, UM, TO THANK A LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM. AND SO, UH, DISTRICT 14 CHAMPS, THE BAYTOWN LITTLE LEAGUE, UH, YOUR BAYTOWN JUNIOR, ALL STARS ARE OFFICIALLY THE DISTRICT 14 CHAMPIONS. THE BOYS SHOWED UP, SHOWED OUT AND BROUGHT THAT TITLE HOME. SO, UM, UH, BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEXAS EAST JUNIOR LEAGUE DISTRICT 14 CHAMPIONS, UH, BAYTOWN LITTLE LEAGUE. SO MAYOR COUNCIL, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. GOOD DEAL. OH, OH, OH, SORRY, JULY 4TH. UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER EVENT. UH, WE, UH, PLEASE SHOW UP TO THAT, THAT WILL BE A FANTASTIC EVENT AS WELL. UH, THAT IS JUST NEXT WEEK, SO BE BE PREPARED. WELL, LET ME LET LAURA DO HARRISON THEN. WE'LL, WELL GO AHEAD. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION EASTON, UH, RELATIVE OF MINE WAS ON THAT BASEBALL AND I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA MENTION 'EM, SO GOOD JOB, EASTON. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. YAY. SHE DID SEND ME THE TEXT. I DID SEND HIM THE TEXT. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA MENTION IT. THAT'S ALL. ALRIGHTY. UM, COUNCIL [a. Receive a report from Council Member Laura Alvarado regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 1. ] MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, BEAR WITH ME. I HAVE, UM, A FEW ITEMS TO DISCUSS IN ONE VERY EXCITING AND IMPORTANT ITEM FOR US. UH, FIRST OF ALL, UM, SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA. WE ARE GETTING A NEW HEAVY HITTERS BATTING CAGE FACILITY, UH, THAT WILL BE AT 1 0 8 SHILLING AVENUE. UM, AND THE SKY ZONE INDOOR TRAMPOLINE PARK, UM, IS HALFWAY COMPLETE. AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE AT [02:00:01] 35 0 1 GARTH ROAD, WHICH IS THE OLD, UH, 24 HOUR FITNESS. UM, SO THAT'S ADDING ANOTHER ELEMENT OF, UH, ENTERTAINMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM, AS OF JUNE THE 24TH CALYPSO COVE, UM, WHICH AGAIN IS IN MY DISTRICT, HAS WELCOMED 5,662 PATRONS AND GENERATED $58,985 IN REVENUE. UM, AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, $2,800 FROM FOOD SALES. SO CALYPSO COVE HAS ALWAYS DONE AMAZING. UM, THE ONLY THING I'LL PROBABLY ASK FOR THAT, JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT AT, UM, PIRATES, UM, PIRATE BAY, UM, AND I KNOW IT'S FOR OUR NEW OUR OUR NEW MANAGERS, IS MAYBE TO HAVE SOME, SOME COVERED WALKWAYS BECAUSE THE LINE, THERE'S ALWAYS A LINE TO GET IN. AND SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY ADDITION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THERE. UM, IN, IN JUNE, PARKS AND RECS HOSTED A VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT AT, UH, BERGERON PARK USING AN AUGMENTED REALITY APP CALLED AGENTS OF DISCOVERY. UH, I SAW IT ALL THROUGHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND I ENJOYED, UM, EVERYONE'S PARTICIPATION IN THAT. UH, THE PLAYERS USED THEIR PHONES TO EXPLORE THE PARK, INTERACT WITH THE FEATURES AND COMPLETE FUN MISSIONS AND ALL OF IT TO OF COURSE ENCOURAGE BEING OUTDOORS, UM, AND STAYING ACTIVE. UH, THIS MONTH, 96 GAMES WERE REPORTED AT BERGON. AND SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN MARCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BE WELL BAYTOWN, THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 774 GAMES. UM, THE, UH, WEST BAYTOWN CIVIC ASSOCIATION HAS REVISED, REVIVED THEIR YARD OF THE MONTH TO ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE. UH, THEIR MAY, UH, RECOGNITIONS WAS MR. MOTT. HE DID NOT WANNA LET GO OF HIS SIGN AS WE, UH, IDENTIFIED THE, THE JUNE YARD OF THE MONTH. AND, UM, HE APPRECIATED THE FACT THAT SO MANY OF HIS NEIGHBORS AND, AND BECAUSE IT CAME OUT IN THE PAPER, A LOT OF FOLKS THAT MOVED AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE CALLING HIM. AND SO HE WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AND SO HE ASKED US MAYBE WE NEED TO MAKE MULTIPLE SIGNS . SO, UM, THE JUNE YARD OF THE MONTH WAS MR. AND MRS. ALMARAZ. UM, SO WE APPRECIATE THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN INSTILLING NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE. UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UH, EXXON IMPLODED THEIR WHITE HOUSE. UM, AND, UH, IT WAS NOT JUST A STAPLE WITHIN DISTRICT ONE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND SO I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK, UM, TO EXXON AFTER THE IMPLOSION, JUST TO MAKE SURE, UH, FROM THEIR STANDPOINT EVERYTHING WENT WELL. AND, AND THEY SAID THEY DID, THAT IT DID. AND, UM, THE CONTRACTORS THAT THEY USED FOR THE IMPLOSION ALSO FELT THAT THIS HAD BEEN THE BEST IMPLOSION, UH, THAT THEY HAD THROUGHOUT. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THEM. AND, UM, UH, ACCORDING TO EXXON, RIGHT NOW, DESPITE WHAT THE MEDIA HAS SAID, HA THEY HAVE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE PROPERTY. SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS THEY'RE JUST GOING TO INFILL, UH, THE PROPERTY AND, UM, HAVE IT AS A, JUST AN OPEN SPACE FOR RIGHT NOW. AND SO, UM, THEY JUST WANTED ME TO REITERATE THAT, THAT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE PROPERTY AT THIS TIME. UM, I, UH, LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE EAST HARRIS COUNTY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AND, UM, WHAT CAUGHT MY EYES THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE, UH, FUTURE PROJECTS OF 2 25, WHICH IS NEIGHBORING, UM, WITHIN MY DISTRICT, BUT OBVIOUSLY ALL OF US TRAVEL EVERY DAY. THOSE THAT LIVE HERE, THOSE THAT DON'T, THOSE THAT COME INTO WORK. UM, AND SO THAT PROJECT, UM, IS THROUGH HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROAD, UH, TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY. UM, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS ENSURE THAT THERE'S CONNECTIVITY TO THE BELTWAY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET OFF. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE'S A BOTTLENECK OVER IN THAT AREA, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO DO SOME MILL AND OVERLAY. UH, A LOT OF US GO THROUGH THERE. THERE'S LOTS OF, UM, POCKETS AND, AND, UM, SO THEY'LL BE DOING A, A MILL IN OVERLAY FROM BELTWAY EIGHT TO THE MILLER CUTOFF, UM, STARTING IN JANUARY OF 2026. UM, I KNOW THIS ONE IS NOT MY DISTRICT, BUT AGAIN, IT IS CITYWIDE IS THE SAN SINO BRIDGE, UM, REPLACEMENT. AND THE PROJECT LENGTH IS APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES. UM, THE ESTIMATED COST IS 1 BILLION. UM, [02:05:01] THEY DIDN'T GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS IN TERMS OF TIMELINES, BUT WE DID. THOSE OF US THAT PARTICIPATED DID REITERATE, UH, THE, THE FACT THAT WE WANT IT DONE YESTERDAY. UM, AND SO, BUT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PROJECTS AND KIND OF FOLLOW ALONG, JUST GO TO, UH, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, AND, UM, TRANSPORTATION, I'M SORRY, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SAN JACINTO RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER IF YOU'D LIKE TO KIND OF TRACK THAT ONE. AND IT'S 0 5 0 8 DASH ZERO ONE DASH 3 7 9. AND THAT ONE IS JUST FOR THE SANTO RIVER, UH, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. AND THEY ALSO JUST TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF, UH, THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE OFF OF I 10. UM, AND SO THERE'LL BE MORE ON THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND, AND, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER FOR BEING PART OF TPC, WHICH THEY GET A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION AND THEY STAY MORE ON TOP OF IT, UH, 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN THE WEEDS OF IT. I JUST HAPPENED TO CATCH THIS ON MY EMAIL AND, AND SO I WAS HAPPY TO TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT SESSION. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SARAH GRAHAM AND I HAVE, HAVE BEEN HAVING FUN , BUT ALSO VERY EYE-OPENING. WE'VE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE, UM, UH, CT TRAINING, WHICH IS COMMUNITY EMERGENCY, WHAT IS IT? CT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. AND SO WE HAVE ONE SIMILAR HERE IN BAYTOWN THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. UM, WE'VE TRIED TO GO SO MANY TIMES, AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE HELD ON THURSDAYS AND YOU CAN ONLY MISS TWO MEETINGS. AND SO WE FOUND WHAT IN ANGELENA PARK, AND WE'VE BEEN GOING TO THAT, AND THE ONLY THING WE CAN SAY IS PLEASE PREPARE FOR ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY. UM, ONCE THE SESSIONS COME UP AGAIN IN BAYTOWN, WE REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU, UM, TO SIGN UP. THEY'RE VERY INFORMATIVE. UM, OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS MONTH, BUT IT GOES THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EMERGENCY RESPONSES THAT COULD HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY AN INDUSTRY CITY LIKE OURSELVES. SO, UH, WE REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE A PART OF THAT. UM, AND THE LAST THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, WHICH I HAVE BUGGED JASON AND FRANK FOR THE LONGEST TIME ON THIS ONE. UM, IT'S, UH, I'M IN MY NINTH YEAR AND THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST ITEM, UM, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON COUNCIL AND IT'S THE MARKET STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. UM, WE, WE PUT A PAUSE ON THAT BECAUSE THE CITY WANTED TO APPLY FOR A GRANT THAT WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CITY FUNDING PORTION OF IT, AND THAT WOULD'VE BEEN $15 MILLION, UM, JUST YESTERDAY, RIGHT? WE, UH, WAS THAT JUST YESTERDAY? TODAY THIS MORNING, TODAY MORNING AND GOT PHONE CALL THIS MORNING. I'M, I'M IN A HAZE RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST THIS MORNING WE RECEIVED APPROVAL, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT. SO WE ARE MOVING ALONG VERY QUICKLY AND, UM, WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH HARRIS COUNTY BECAUSE HARRIS COUNTY STILL HAS TO PUT IN THEIR PARK, WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER $5 MILLION. UM, BUT UH, THIS WOULD ACTUALLY IMPACT BOTH DISTRICT ONE AND TWO. SO, UM, I LET SARAH KNOW ABOUT IT. I KNOW SHE'S JUST AS EQUALLY EXCITED, UH, UH, AS I AM. AND SO, UH, WHEN THE PROJECT COMES TO FRUITION AS A REMINDER, IT WILL START AT, UM, THE, UH, MARKET STREET AND, UM, DECKER, I MEAN, UH, BAYWAY LITTLE TRIANGLE THAT'S OVER THERE, OVER BY THE OLD POST OFFICE. UM, AND SO WE'LL DEFINITELY, UH, KEEP ABREAST OF THIS PROJECT. UM, ASIDE FROM THE MIN MIN $15 MILLION, UM, WE ALSO RECEIVED 5 MILLION, UH, FOR THE WEST BAYTOWN DRAINAGE PROJECT. NOW THESE ARE GRANTS THAT ARE COMING TO US. UM, WE HAD EARMARKED MONEY ALREADY FOR THESE GRANTS, BUT NOW, UH, FOR THESE PROJECTS, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE THESE GRANTS, THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVINGS, UH, TO THE CITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THAT MONEY FOR THESE PROJECTS. UM, SO KUDOS TO, TO STAFF EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN SUBMITTING THIS, THIS APPLICATION. UM, IT WAS A LONG WAIT, UH, A LOT OF ME GOING, HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING? HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING? UM, I LET THE WEST BAYTOWN, UM, UH, RESIDENTS KNOW AS SOON AS I WAS TOLD AND THEY ARE ECSTATIC. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORTS, SO THANK YOU. GOOD DEAL. NOW WE WILL, [02:10:04] I'M GOING TO EXECUTIVE [14. EXECUTIVE SESSION] SESSION. IT IS NOW 8:41 PM WE WILL RECESS INTO AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LI LITIGATION AND OR 5 5 1 0.087 TO DISCUSS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND 5 5 1 0.074 TO DELIBERATE THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER. I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPENING MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AT 10:47 PM AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. HAVING EXHAUSTED 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.