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REALLY, I NOW CALL TOWARD THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2025, BAYTOWN, TEXAS CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER, AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM AT 6 32 P.
WE, WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE AND INVOCATION BY MR. JACOB POWELL.
AND FOR OUR PLEDGES, WE HAVE MARKEL GUADALUPE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING FROM EF GREEN JUNIOR HIGH.
SO YOU DON'T MIND COMING AND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGES? I PLEASURE ALLE TO THE FLAG.
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR FLAG, IE.
ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, AN INDIVISIBLE.
AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.
DEAR GOD, WE JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE AND TO, UM, JUST DISCUSS ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO GROW BAYTOWN AND TO JUST MOVE HER FORWARD.
LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR, UH, WISDOM AS WE, UH, DISCUSS EACH OF THE ITEMS THAT'S ON THE AGENDA BEFORE US TONIGHT.
GOD, UM, LORD, I JUST DO LIFT UP, UM, THOSE IN THE, UH, MINNEAPOLIS AREA TO YOU AS THEY'RE JUST FACING A TRAGEDY, GOD.
AND, UM, AS WE'VE HAD TRAGEDY HERE IN TEXAS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, GOD, I KNOW, UM, FOLKS ARE JUST LEFT ASKING WHY.
AND SO, LORD, I PRAY THAT WE JUST LOOK TO YOU FOR PEACE, UM, FOR COMFORT, EVEN IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, UM, BAD THINGS HAPPEN.
LORD, UH, JUST HELP US TO, UM, LIFT EACH OTHER UP WHEN, WHEN, WHEN OTHERS ARE DOWN, GOD, WHATEVER THEY MAY HAVE GOING ON.
UM, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE IN BAYTOWN HERDING, UH, FOR, FOR VARIOUS REASONS, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
GOD, JUST HELP US TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, UM, AND TO POINT OTHERS TO YOU, LORD.
UM, GOD, AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE THIS EVENING, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SON.
[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.]
WE WILL NOW HAVE CITIZEN COMMENT.DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? GOOD DEAL.
THE PURPOSE OF CI CITIZEN COMMENT IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.
ANYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST OF THE FOYER OR EMAIL THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.
EACH SAYS, EACH CITIZEN SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME ADDRESS IN AN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THESE COMMENTS.
THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK AS CITIZEN MAY PASS HIS OR HER TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.
HOWEVER, NO CITIZEN REMARKS SHALL BE SHALL EXCEED.
EITHER THE ONE MINUTE OR THE 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 DOES NOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ON ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THIS AGENDA.
WE WILL START WITH JOHN ISAACS.
PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD.
JOHN ISAACS, 54 TED BALL BOULEVARD, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.
UH, WE'VE, I'M HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IN GENERAL, THE TRUST OF THE CITY IS BEING ABUSED BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE CITY, PR PAST AND PRESENT.
ANY PROJECT OVER A CERTAIN NUMBER SHOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE VOTERS BEFORE IT SHOULD BE DONE NEGOTIATING OUTSIDE IN SECRETORY TO AVOID CERTAIN TYPE OF STUFF.
TAXES SHOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE VOTERS BEFORE IT'S DONE.
I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU, MOST OF Y'ALL ACTUALLY HADN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THE STUFF, SO I THINK THAT Y'ALL NEED TO MAKE IT A CITY ORDINANCE WHERE Y'ALL HAVE TO VOTE, SAY ANYTHING OVER $20 MILLION, THAT'S A NEW PROJECT OTHER THAN SOMETHING LIKE A STREET UPGRADE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD.SUSAN CUMMINGS 2102 SHERIDAN DRIVE, BAYTOWN LIFELONG BAYTON.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY EXTREME CONCERN REGARDING SERVICES IN MY HOMETOWN.
CAN YOU HEAR, BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS OVER THE LAST EIGHT TO 10 YEARS, I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT CITY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT HAVE FORGOTTEN WHY ANY CITY EXISTS.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS TOWN EXISTS FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A VENDOR TO MAKE MONEY, SERVE THE PEOPLE.
SO IT IS VERY INTERESTING THAT WE ARE BEING ASKED TO GET RID OF A BUS SERVICE THAT SERVES THE LEAST AMONG US.
AND IT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT AS IF THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT WORTH PROVIDING SERVICES TO.
TOWNS EXIST TO PROVIDE SERVICES SO THAT WE CAN HAVE COMMERCE, GET TO HEALTHCARE, HAVE EDUCATION.
THERE ARE BASIC SERVICES, AND BUS SYSTEM IS INFRASTRUCTURE.
I URGE YOU TO FULLY SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.
THIS NOW CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
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GOING TO TAKE ITEMS TWO A AND B TOGETHER, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AND CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL JOINT MDD MEETING HELD ON JUNE 27TH, 2025, AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JULY 10TH, 2025.I NEED A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS TWO A AND B.
UM, THERE IS A ITEM ON FROM THIS MEETING REGARDING THE, UM, CO BOND.
I JUST WANT FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT I MEANT TO VOTE NAY ON THAT.
SO JUST WANNA MAKE A NOTE FOR THE RECORD.
WELL, YEAH, WE'RE JUST APPRO I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I'M JUST MAKING A NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT I, I MEANT TO PROVE, UH, I'M MEANT TO VOTE NO ON THAT.
WELL THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE VOTE.
NO, IT DOESN'T CHANGE IT AT ALL.
[a. Present a proclamation designating the month of September as Deaf Awareness Month.]
RECOGNITION AND COMMUNICATIONS.I'M GOING TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS DEATH AWARENESS MONTH.
HOW YOU DOING TODAY? HE WAS ASLEEP.
WHEREAS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH STARTED IN 1958 WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEAF INDIVID INDIVIDUALS EXPANDING THE INSTRUCTION OF NA, NATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGES, ASSESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS THE DEAF POPULATION INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS BORN PROFOUNDLY DEAF, WHO USE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, A SL AS A PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH A RANGE OF HEARING LOSS WHO USE HEARING AIDS, ASSISTIVE LIVING DEVICES, LISTENING DEVICES, OR OTHER FORMS OF AMPLIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION MODES.
AND WHEREAS RESEARCH INDICATES THAT ACROSS ALL AGES GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES APPRO APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HEARING LOSS, INCLUDING 1 MILLION WHO ARE PROFOUNDLY DEAF WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS BEING OVER THE AGE OF 65.
AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF HAVE EQUAL, HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE MANY BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS DEAF BELONG TO A CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMMUNITY WITH SHARED LANGUAGE, SOCIAL NORMS, RULES OF BEHAVIOR AND HISTORY, MAKING OUR DRIVING ZEAL FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY GROW.
NOW, THEREFORE, I CHARLES JOHNSON, MAYOR OF BAYTOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THIS MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 AS DEAF AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH.
AND I ENCOURAGE ALL TO OBSERVE THIS IN OUR GREAT
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CITY.YOU COME DOWN THE DOG'S IN THE PICTURE.
YOU AFTER THE FIRST THREE TIMES.
YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR WAY ON DOWN, MAN.
IT'S LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME YOU DID.
YOU COULD NOT GET A BETTER FOOTBALL COACH.
STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT FROM THIS ONE.
[a. Conduct a public hearing concerning the City of Baytown Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Municipal Budget.]
WE WILL NOW GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY, OR BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOIA 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 AND TO STAY ON THE SAME SUBJECT.
PLEASE, IF YOU ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNSEL OR THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.
AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.
UH, FOUR A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26, PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
IT IS NOW 6:44 PM AND I CALLED THE HEARING.
I CALLED TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26.
I WOULD LIKE NOW TO REQUEST STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UM, BEFORE WE DO THE HEARING, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, POINT OUT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS.
UM, THE GENERAL FUND IN THIS BUDGET IS 143 MILLION.
THE GENERAL FUND, UH, THAT'S THE REVENUE AND THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES IS 142.5.
OF COURSE, THAT'S, UM, APPROXIMATELY.
AND THEN WE HAVE 991 FTES IN THIS BUDGET.
UM, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR GL BOND THAT WE'RE REFLECTING IN.
OUR DEBT SERVICE IS THE A HUNDRED, AND IN TOTAL IS 151.3 MILLION.
AND THEN WE HAVE 5.5 MILLION OF CAPITAL REPLACEMENT ITEMS, WHICH IS OUR SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST.
AND IT ALSO INCLUDES 7.8% OF OUR, UM, WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASE.
UM, ALSO WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU THE PROPERTY TAX, UM, DISCUSSION NEXT, UH, COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, BUT THE PROPERTY TAX CALCULATION THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT SO FAR IS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED, BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, ALSO IN THIS BUDGET IS THE SIX FIREFIGHTERS, AND ALSO IT ENDS WITH GENERAL FUND ENDS WITH 78 DAYS OF OPERATING.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO AS FAR AS THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, WE'LL KNOW FOR SURE NEXT MEETING WHAT THAT IS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO.
THE SIX FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS ARE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS AND WE'RE BRINGING ANOTHER AMBULANCE ON BOARD.
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CHIEF? YES, SIR.AND I, I JUST KEEP WANTING TO CLARIFY THAT 'CAUSE I'M PROUD THAT THE CHIEFS TO BROUGHT THAT FORWARD.
'CAUSE THAT THAT'S JUST AN INCREASE IN SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS.
WE HAVE TWO PEOP, TWO PERSONS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
STANSKI 46 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE.
UM, MS. CUMMINGS ADDRESSED ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I'M WANTING TO TALK ABOUT.
UM, THE CITY BUDGET FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT DON'T KNOW IS 349 PAGES LONG.
ON PAGE 78, ON LINE 5 4 0 0 7, THERE'S A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LINE, WHICH CONSISTS OF $1,160,000.
AND IT'S UNDER THE GENERAL FUND OVERHEAD.
THE BUS SYSTEM IS LISTED UNDER THIS CATEGORY, BURIED IN SMALL PRINT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ITS OWN LINE ITEM.
STILL SHOWS $250,000, WHICH IS DOWN FROM $400,000 IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
WHAT I FIND STRANGE IS THE NEXT THINGS I'M ABOUT TO LIST, THERE'S NO COMPANY WHO THIS MONEY IS GOING TO.
I HAVE NO IDEA IF THERE WERE COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THESE SERVICES.
THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION SERVICES ARE GETTING $110,000.
THE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PROJECT VECTOR IS FOR $200,000.
AGAIN, HOW COME THESE NUMBERS ALL END IN 0, 0, 0 AND EVEN THOUSANDS? I MEAN, IF THESE WERE ACTUAL BIDS, SHOULDN'T THEY BE MORE ACCURATE DOWN TO THE DOLLAR OR THE PENNY? MAYBE THERE'S MISCELLANEOUS CONSULTING SERVICES.
MISCELLANEOUS, WHO KNOWS WHERE THAT GOES? AND THAT'S LISTED AT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
WHY COULDN'T THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS GO TO THE BUSES? THEN THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED DEBT CON CONSULTATIONS.
AND IT SAYS CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM.
THOSE FOLKS, AGAIN, IF THEY GAVE US A BID, IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE WITH THE EXACT AMOUNT, BUT THEY'RE GIVING, YOU GUYS ARE GIVING THEM A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND WE CAN'T GET A FULL 400,000 FOR A BUS SERVICE.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY.
ARE THERE THREE COMPANIES MAKING BIDS TO COLLECT ALL THIS MONEY FROM US? I WANT THE CITY TO KEEP A BETTER EYE ON EVERYTHING.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SUE THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT BUILT THE HYATT BECAUSE OUR PROPERTIES ARE OUR, UM, CITY INSPECTORS APPARENTLY DIDN'T INSPECT IT, INSPECT IT WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IT WASN'T BUILT PROPERLY.
WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON WHERE OUR MONEY IS GOING.
WE NEED EXACT BIDS, WE NEED COMPETITIVE BIDS, AND WE NEED TO FUND THE BUSES.
I WONDER WHERE MR. MAYOR, I THINK THERE'S A DECORUM ISSUE WITH PEOPLE CLAPPING.
UM, JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
MAYBE WE COULD KEEP THE APPLAUSE DOWN WHEN SOME AFTER SOMEBODY TALKS.
WELL, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD DISTURB ANYONE, SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE OKAY WITH THAT.
MR. AUGUSTINE LAREDO, GOOD EVENING.
AUGUSTINE LAREDO, 2016 CAROLINA BAYTOWN, TEXAS.
I JUST WANTED TO COME BY AND SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE STUFF WITH THE PARKS WAS, WAS UNDER BUDGET.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW Y HAVEN'T VOTED YET, BUT WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE AND I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I, I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE.
A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN, WHEN MY TWO FRIENDS AND I STARTED GRITO FEST, WE DID IT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE FOUND A WAY TO FUND IT.
AND IT WAS HARD, BUT WE DID IT.
AND WE ASKED THE CITY AT THAT TIME, SCOTT JOHNSON, IF HE WOULD HELP US OUT.
AND THEY WERE HAVING SOME, UM, FESTIVALS IN THE PARK AND THEY WEREN'T AS WELL ATTENDED.
AND HE SAID, OKAY, WELL YOU HAVE, CAN YOU GET US 500 PEOPLE? AND WE SAID, YES.
AND WE GOT MOVED TO BI CENTENNIAL.
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AND LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 7,000 PEOPLE.AND DEPENDS ON WHICH OF THE THREE YOU ASK US.
YOU KNOW, I'M 51, WE'RE ALL OVER 50.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YEAR WE'RE ON, BUT WE KNOW THAT EVERY YEAR WE'VE GROWN EXCEPT FOR WHEN YEAR WERE AT RAMALA, THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS LIKE BRINGING GEORGE STRAIT.
BUT, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, THEY'VE INCREASED STEADILY EVERY YEAR.
AND I SAW WHAT HAPPENED ON JUNETEENTH AND I WAS EXCITED.
I I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT PARKS ARE.
YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK I WENT AND PLAYED DISC GOLF WITH MY TWO BOYS.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A PARENT WHO'S A TEACHER WHO'S A COACH, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET OUT THERE AND WORK AND THEN COME HOME.
BUT I, I GET TIME TO GO PLAY DISC GOLF WITH MY SONS AND SPEND TIME AND I GO WALKING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN OUR PARKS.
AND IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH MY 22-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS A BUSY LIFE OF HER OWN.
AND I THINK THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THOSE THINGS WITH WHAT GOOD LIGHTS THAT I CAN WALK AT NIGHT WITH A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FAMILIES.
I GO OUT THERE AND SEE OUR FAMILIES.
I DO PARK RUN, I DO AS A VOLUNTEER AND SEE THE, I SAW A LITTLE KID THAT WAS PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, 10 YEARS OLD LITTLE GIRL RUNNING THE THREE MILES THIS WEEK PAST WEEKEND.
I INVITE YOU ALL, IT'S, THESE ARE FREE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH AWESOME PARK.
THERE'S ONLY TWO OTHER PLACES IN, IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
AND I THINK THE WOODLANDS AND KATY HAS ONE.
AND I INVITE YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN.
'CAUSE TRUST ME, I, I AIN'T RUNNING.
BUT I INVITE YOU TO COME OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND, AND DO IT WITH THE PEOPLE AND SEE IT WITH THE PEOPLE.
AND I WANT YOU TO INVITE YOU TO RITO FEST.
AND I WANT YOU TO SIT DOWN AND SEE THE PEOPLE HAVING THE JALAPENO EATING CONTEST.
AND I WANT YOU TO SEE THE, THE KIDS DANCING AND THE ACCORDIONS AND, AND PEOPLE HAVING A GREAT TIME AND DOING THE RITOS BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT COMMUNITY.
IT'S ABOUT GOING OUT THERE AND SEEING OFFERING, SHOWING OUR BEST WHAT WE HAVE AS IANS TO PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR TOWN AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE MORE THAN THE CLOUD FACTORY.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE INDUSTRY WE HAVE BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE, THEY PROVIDE JOBS, BUT WE'RE MORE THAN THAT.
OUR COMMUNITY HAS A GOOD SOUL.
AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU RITO FEST.
YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? NO.
THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON.
I'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:54 PM CONCERNING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26, PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
[a. Receive an update on the ExxonMobil Baytown Events Center, highlighting recent progress, current activities, and next steps.]
ON TO REPORT FIVE A, RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN EVENT CENTER, HIGHLIGHTING RECENT PROGRESS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND NEXT STEPS.MR. BRENT, GARY MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, BRAND WORE AN LSU SUIT TODAY IF Y'ALL NEED TO PAUSE.
WELL, HE HAS A, UH, BAYOU FORMAL ATTIRE IN HIS OFFICE AS WELL.
IF Y'ALL NEED HIM TO PAUSE AND GO CHANGE TO THAT HIDEOUS OUTFIT, UM, WE CAN DO THAT.
IS FORMAL FORMAL ATTIRE? FORMAL? YES.
HE'S GETTING PREPARED FOR THEM TO BE BURIED BY EVERYBODY BECAUSE THE RECORD, IT WAS A LONG SLEEVE SHIRT THAT WOULD HAD A SUIT SPRAYED ON IT, YOU KNOW, SO
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, SOCIAL CORN DOGS.
UH, GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE, I THINK.
UM, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER A FEW OF THE UPDATES, UM, ON THE EVENT CENTER PROJECT.
UH, TOUCH ON SOME KEY MILESTONES, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.
UM, WE'VE BEGUN TO DRAFT SOME OF THE GUIDING CONCEPTS, UH, KIND OF INTRODUCE, UH, DRAFT VISION, MISSION AND GOALS.
UH, TALK ABOUT THE BUILDABLE AREA FINDINGS AND LOOK AT HOW, UM, FACILITIES OF A CERTAIN SQUARE FOOTAGE MIGHT FIT, UH, IN THAT AREA.
AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT TEAM AND THE ROLES AS THAT PROGRESSES.
SO WE HAVE, UM, RECEIVED THE PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL AND OUR SITE ASSESSMENTS.
UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION ON THE BUILDABLE AREA.
UM, WE'VE RECENTLY ISSUED THE DESIGN SERVICES, RFQ.
UH, WE ARE PULLING TOGETHER OUR DEMOLITION ESTIMATES FOR SOME OF THE BUILDINGS.
UH, WE HAVE THE HYDROLOGIST COMING ON BOARD, UH, LOOKING AT, UH, TITLE SURVEY.
AND WE'RE, UH, IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING PRE-DESIGNED CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATES.
UH, WE DO EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE SELECTING THE DESIGN SERVICES FIRM, UH, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.
UH, THEN HOPEFULLY AS SOON AFTER KICKOFF THAT PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
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MAJOR EFFORT, UH, DURING THAT PHASE IS GOING TO BE THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.UM, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO AS PART OF THE VISIONING SESSIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH COUNCIL, DISCUSS THOSE DRAFT VISION, MISSION AND GOALS.
SO HERE YOU SEE THE DRAFT VISION AND MISSION AND, UM, YOU'RE VERY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE SAID, LOOKING TO FOCUS ON YOUTH SPORTS, SPORTS TOURISM, UH, LOOKING TO REALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS A DESTINATION THAT HAS, UM, BOTH THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL DRAW AND BENEFIT.
AND THEN BASED ON SOME OF THE PREVIOUS THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, KIND OF THE INDIVIDUAL GOALS, THE YOUTH, SPORTS, TOURISM, ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION, RECREATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, UM, DEVELOPING THAT COMMUNITY ASSET, UH, VERY IMPORTANT SELF-FUNDED OPERATIONS.
UM, I THINK WE'VE HEARD THAT LOUD AND CLEAR.
UH, AND A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, UM, ALLOWS US TO BE, UM, AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING, HOW WE'RE BUILDING IT, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THAT, UH, THAT IS LASTING AND WILL MEET OUR NEEDS.
AND ALSO GOING BACK TO THESE BIG PICTURE CONCEPTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A FEW TIMES, THESE ARE THE THREE MAIN THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OF EIGHT TO 12 INDOOR COURTS TO ATTRACT YOUTH TOURNAMENTS AND SPORTS TOURISM INCORPORATION OF THE LIBRARY INTO THE PROJECT.
UH, AND A MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL SPACE THAT WILL ALSO BE A PART OF THE FACILITY.
SO WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE, UH, BUILDABLE AREA, UM, HERE, A GRAPHIC SHOWS KIND OF THE RESULTS OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO FIND.
AND FOR BUILDING BUILDABLE AREA THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE FLOODPLAIN, UH, THERE'S ABOUT FOUR 76,000 SQUARE FEET THAT YOU SEE, UH, KIND OF IDENTIFIED THAT RED AREA THERE OF THAT, ABOUT 360,000 OF IT IS NORTH OF, UH, TEXAS AVENUE AND ABOUT 116 SOUTH.
UH, YOU ALSO HAVE ABOUT 419,000 OF PARKING GRASSLAND AREAS THAT ARE IN THE, UM, FLOODPLAIN, THE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME PARKING AREAS IN THE PURPLE, UH, ABOUT 110,000 SQUARE FEET THERE IN THE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THAT MIDDLE AREA THAT'S ABOUT 476,000 ACROSS, UM, BOTH SIDES OF TEXAS AVENUE THAT, UH, IN THE 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN THAT COULD BE USED FOR PARKING.
AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WENT THROUGH AND TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, BASED ON THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE THINK WERE PRETTY SAFE IN ASSUMING THAT WE WILL NEED.
AND THOSE PROPOSED AMENITIES YOU SEE THERE, THE DIFFERENT COURTS, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, LOCKER TRAINING ROOMS, SOME OF THE OTHER OFFICES STORAGE SPACES, AND THEN SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF EIGHT TO 12, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE'RE LOOKING TO GO UP A, A FEW, UH, COURTS, MEETING ROOMS, LARGER KITCHEN, SOME, SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ROOMS, INDOOR PLAYGROUND, UH, AREAS LIKE THAT.
AND REALLY TRIED TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE COULD FIT IN THAT AREA.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE VISITED, UH, QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT FACILITIES TO, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT OTHERS WERE DOING.
AND WE TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY, UH, LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAD, UH, SEEN WHEN WE WENT TO THOSE SITES, LAID OUT, UM, THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
AND, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM 185,000 SQUARE FEET WITH 12 QUARTS TO 120,000 SQUARE FEET WITH EIGHT QUARTS.
UM, NOT COUNTING THE 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF THE LIBRARY.
AND SO FOR THE MOST PART, WE CAN FIT SOME FORM OF THIS CONCEPT IN THAT BUILDABLE AREA NORTH OF TEXAS AVENUE.
NOW, THE EXACT DESIGN, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH OBVIOUSLY THE DESIGN PROCESS, BUT WE'RE FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, UH, DESIGN AND BUILD SOMETHING THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS.
SOMETHING THAT WILL PROVE TO, UH, PROVIDE THE NECESSARY AMENITIES TO HAVE A FACILITY LIKE THIS THAT WILL BE A DESTINATION FOR, UH, THESE SORTS OF TOURNAMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
AND, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS.
AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR COSTS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S OUR TARGET, UM, YOU REAL REALISTICALLY, WE DON'T WANT NECESSARILY 125,000 SQUARE FOOT.
UM, AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO PAY, UM, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH FOR THAT.
WE REALLY WANNA BE IN KIND OF THAT GREEN AREA WHERE WE'RE AT A LOWER
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COST THERE.AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THAT 150 TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 180 OR SO, UH, A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IS CLOSER TO THAT $300 AMOUNT RATHER THAN THE $400 AMOUNT.
AND SO, JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE PROJECT TEAM.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE CMAR PROCESS LAST TIME.
UM, I WANNA PROVIDE, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATES THERE.
UH, THE OWNERSHIP TEAM IS, UH, GONNA BE COMPRISED OF THREE ENTITIES.
UM, THE HARRIS COUNTY SPORTS CORP THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO, UH, BE KIND OF TRANSITIONING AS WE MOVE INTO THIS NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT INTO AN OWNER'S ADVISOR ROLE.
UM, WE'LL HAVE AN OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE THAT WILL BE, UH, MUCH MORE HANDS-ON IN THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT.
AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE THE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN SERVICES FIRM AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
AND SO OUR NEXT STEPS, UH, THE ILA AMENDMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY IS, UH, ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, UH, IS ACTUALLY THE NEXT ITEM.
UH, WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING THE OWNER'S REP CONTRACT, UH, TO YOU ALL.
UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE RECEIVING THE, UH, PRE-DESIGNED COST ESTIMATES, UH, IDENTIFY SOME OF THE, UH, DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SITE, UH, THE DESIGN SERVICES, UH, RFQ THAT, UH, WE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT DID GO OUT ON THE 21ST.
RESPONSES ARE DUE ON THE NINTH.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE A CONTRACT AWARD, UM, LATE OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.
UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT, AS PART OF THOSE DESIGN SERVICES, THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PIECE TO COME, UM, HOPEFULLY AT, UH, THE VERY BEGINNING OF THAT DESIGN SERVICES, UH, CONTRACT.
AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH AND REACH OUT TO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS.
UM, AND AFTER THAT, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE LOOKING TO GO OUT FOR RF QS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
AND SO, UH, WITH THAT, I'LL, UH, I'LL STOP TALKING AND, YOU KNOW, LET YOU GUYS TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE JACKET AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH A THOROUGH PRESENTATION.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, I KNOW THERE WAS A SLIDE THAT TALKED ABOUT, UM, DATES WITH WHEN THE STAKEHOLDERS WOULD BE INVOLVED.
UH, I KNOW AS A COUNCIL WE'VE REALLY PUSHED TOWARDS ALSO HAVING COMMUNITY, UM, SAY SO, OR INPUT, EXCUSE ME.
UM, WHEN, WHEN WOULD THAT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY, IS, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE LUMPING TOGETHER OR, YES, IT'S, UH, ALL STAKEHOLDERS, WHETHER THEY'RE INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, COMMUNITY, YEAH, THAT PROCESS WILL HOPEFULLY BE THE FIRST MAJOR INITIATIVE OF THE DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT.
THERE'LL BE, UM, OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL AS A BODY FOR SOME OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT AT HAVING AT LEAST TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
UH, SO YEAH, IT'LL BE A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, GO OUT, SPREAD THE MESSAGE, UH, GET THE FEEDBACK THAT WE NEED, UH, FOR THE ARCHITECT TO, UH, COMPLETE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY BECAUSE, UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT BAYTOWN STRATEGIC PLAN, WELL, THE LAST COUPLE OF STRATEGIC PLANS THAT WE'VE HAD, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOST THE YMCA AND, AND SOME OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN BAYTOWN, WE HAVE NOT ONLY, UM, LOST A PLACE FOR FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO, TO RECREATE, TO HANG OUT.
UM, OUR SENIORS DON'T HAVE A VERY GOOD FACILITY.
SO, UM, I KNOW THAT'S NOT PART OF THE, THE BASIC INITIAL PLAN THAT YOU PRESENTED TO US, BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHEN A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY GETS IN THE SAME ROOM AND, UH, SHARES THEIR CREATIVE IDEAS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES WILL COME OUT.
AND LET ME, UH, RUN BACK, UH, TO THIS SLIDE HERE.
OBVIOUSLY THE EIGHT TO 12 COURTS IS GONNA TAKE UP, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE SPACE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE THE TOURNAMENTS, THE SPORTS TOURISM, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE ARE TIMES THAT, YOU KNOW, NOTHING SCHEDULED.
UM, LIKE MAYBE DURING THE WEEK, OBVIOUSLY THOSE COURTS COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE.
UM, THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS.
AND THEN, UM, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT MAYBE OTHER, UM, OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS SENIORS, UH, PROGRAMMING, THAT SORT OF THING, YOU KNOW, THAT CAN BE, UH, CONSIDERED AS PART OF THAT, UM, MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL SPACE FOR THAT COMMUNITY PROGRAM ASPECT.
I'M JUST REAL INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THE COMMUNITY INPUT IS ON THAT.
'CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME.
CAN WE GO BACK TO WHERE THE DATES ARE? I'M SORRY? THE DATES WHERE THERE ARE DATES ON HERE? YES, RIGHT THERE.
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YEAH.CAN YOU GO BACK A COUPLE SLIDES ON THE, ON THE, THE, UH, SPACE ON THE, OF THE, OF THE FACILITIES? I'M SORRY.
YOU GET THE, UH, SQUARE FOOTAGES ON THEM OR WHATEVER? YEAH.
SO OUR IDEAL IS KIND OF THAT $300, THAT 45, 150,000, 175,200.
NO, I WAS LOOKING AT THE IDEAL FAVOR.
IS THAT 45 MILLION TO 50 MILLION? THAT'S ALL YOUR COMMENT.
CAN YOU GO BACK ONE MORE SLIDE? THIS ONE? YES.
I SEE ON THERE, THE NUMBER ONE THING IS, IS, UH, YOU GOT THE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, THEN YOU HAVE THE FACILITY EXAMPLES.
ALL THREE OF THE MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES HAS 50,500 SQUARE FEET.
THAT'S THE EXISTING BUILDING? THAT'S THE EXISTING BUILDING.
OKAY, BECAUSE I WAS GOING, WE HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE LIBRARY, SO OH NO.
WHERE DID Y'ALL COME UP WITH 50,000? MM-HMM
WE JUST WANTED, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF RUMORS, UM, THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THOSE RUMORS GET BACK TO OUR STAFF.
UM, WE, IT GETS OUT TO OTHER CITIZENS.
WE JUST WANT TO SHOW LIKE, AND I'M MR. LESTER, I'M HAPPY YOU JUST SAID IT.
WE HAVE NOT HAD DISCUSSIONS ON THE LIBRARY AND IT'S BEEN VERY HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSIONS OF WE WANT TO LOOK AT INCORPORATING IT, SEE WHAT'S NEXT.
AND THAT HAS BEEN THE EXTENT OF THE LIBRARY DISCUSSIONS AT THIS POINT.
AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU SAID IT.
UM, THAT'S WHY HE WANTED TO SHOW IT ON HERE, THAT BOTH OF THEM CAN FIT AS THAT WAS THE INTENT OF HAVING THIS ON HERE, IS THAT BOTH CAN FIT AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF, UH, DAMAGE OR DETRIMENT TO THE LIBRARY OVERALL.
WE HAVE SO MANY BUTTONS AND IT'S SCARY.
I I THINK ONE OF THE, THE THINGS THAT I REALLY ASKED, BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH CONVERSATION AND NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN AT ARENA, YOU KNOW, JUST A, A FACILITY AND, UM, AND, AND SO I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD SOME SORT OF DIAGRAMS TO, TO AT LEAST GET OUT.
THESE AREN'T THE FINAL, BUT THIS, THESE ARE JUST SCHEMATICS OF WHAT COULD BE.
UM, AND AS YOU SAID, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE START THE DESIGN PROCESS AND ALL OF THAT, WE'LL, WE'LL GET INTO THAT.
BUT, UM, ARE YOU ABLE TO TALK ANYTHING ABOUT, UM, THE NUMBERS JUST YET IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, FROM THE 75, WHAT ARE WE GONNA END UP WITH? WHAT, WHAT ARE WE SAVING OUR GOAL IS? UM, AND I THINK, UH, MAYBE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT COUNCILMAN FRANCO WAS LOOKING AT EARLIER.
UM, BUT OUR GOAL IS, UH, REAL REALLY, UM, CLOSER TO $300 A SQUARE FOOT IF WE HAVE TO GO TO THREE 50.
BUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING SOMEWHERE IN THAT ONE 50 TO 200, UH, THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT RANGE, EVEN IF WE'RE ONE 50 TO 180, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN GET, UH, THE COURTS WE NEED, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, AT THE HIGHER END OF THAT.
BUT THE GOAL WAS THAT WE, UM, WITH THE 75 MILLION, UH, I THINK WE, WITH THE, UM, WITH THE LAND PURCHASES AND SOME OF THE OTHER FEES TO DATE, I THINK WE'RE AT FOUR POINT SOMETHING MILLION.
SO OUR GOAL WAS TO, UM, TRY NOT TO EXCEED ABOUT 55 MILLION.
WE WANT TO KEEP SOME FOR, UH, POSSIBLE FUTURE PHASES OR, UM, OPERATIONAL, UH, UH, INTEREST INCOME.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SHOOT FOR THAT 50, THAT 50 ISH MARK.
SO YOU KIND OF GO BACK TO THAT MAP, KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF THE ORAL PROPERTY.
SO, I MEAN, I KNOW, I LIKE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ABOUT ELEVATING YOUTH SPORTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY RIGHT NOW, IF YOU KIND OF LOOK AT IT JUST MAP YEAH.
UM, WE'VE, WE'VE SEEN, LOOK AT STATISTICS KIND OF FROM 2019 TO 2024, THERE'S BEEN A 46% INCREASE IN FAMILIES SPENDING ON YOUTH SPORTS HAS GROWN 46% IN 2019 TO 24.
THAT'S FIVE YEAR IN FIVE YEARS.
IN 2023, IT WAS $27.8 BILLION THAT WAS SPENT IN THE US ON YOUTH SPORTS.
THIS LAST YEAR WAS 40 BILLION.
AND IT'S PROJECTED TO BE AT SALE
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ALMOST 70 BILLION BY 2030.I KNOW MYSELF AS BEING A PARENT WHO SPENT A LOT ON A KID WHO DID NOT MAKE IT TO COLLEGE SPORTS
AND THREE, TWO DANCERS AND TWO FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND ONE BASEBALL PLAYER.
UH, I REALIZED WHEN THEY WANTED TO START COLLEGE THAT, WOW, ACTUALLY I'M SAVING MONEY NOW THEN ACTUALLY PLAYING YOUTH SPORTS.
SO IT IS A BIG, IT IS A BIG, UH, UH, WHERE EVERYTHING'S GOING AWAY FROM THE, BASICALLY, AS WE USED TO CALL IT RECREATIONAL SPORTS.
THE LITTLE LEAGUES, THE YMCA STUFF IS MOVING TOWARDS THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT.
SO THIS BRINGS A LOT OF, A LOT OF TOURISM, UH, UH, THE, THE BIG AREA THERE, LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OF, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, BASEBALL FIELDS AND OTHER THINGS ARE GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE A PART OF THIS.
SO THIS IS A BIG, BIG THING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ON THE SIDE OF TOWN.
SO I'M GLAD TO SEE SOME OF THAT'S COMING.
THAT IS A LAR THAT IS A BIG DOLLAR VALUES THAT, THAT ARE OUT THERE, THAT ARE GONNA BE, THEY'RE NOT STOPPING.
PARENTS ARE GOING TO USE SPORT TO TRAVEL SPORTS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, BOTH THE LIBRARY TEAM, UH, AND, UM, PARKS REC AND PARKS REC AND TOURISM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD OUR, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS AND UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, TAKING THIS ON AS A CHALLENGE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, DOING WHAT WE CAN TO PROVIDE A GOOD QUALITY, GOOD QUALITY PRODUCT.
COUNCIL MEMBER GRAHAM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCO JUST REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING.
THANK YOU WITH ALL THOSE NUMBERS.
UH, NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA, I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE LOCATION.
'CAUSE I'VE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOCATION AND THE AREA TOWN.
AND WITH THOSE NUMBERS, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE MENTIONED WHERE THE SAN JACINTO MARKETPLACE SEEMED LIKE THE BEST LOCATION 'CAUSE IT'S RIGHT ON I 10.
AND I JUST WANTED TO, UM, TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY THOUGHT PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE WHEN IT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE LOCATION AND COUNCIL.
UM, I 10 IS, IS FIXING OUT THE MARKETPLACE OPEN, HOPEFULLY SOONER THAN LATER, AND THAT'S GONNA CREATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
GARTH ROAD IS ON A VERY LONG-TERM PLAN OF, UM, BEING, UM, A A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION, I'LL JUST SAY THAT.
UM, SO THAT'S GONNA CREATE SOME, SOME TRAFFIC SNARES.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, A LOT OF YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, TXDOT IS LOOKING AT DOING REPAIRS TO THE SAN JACINTO RIVER PORTION OF I 10.
AND THAT IS GONNA BE A MAJOR LONG-TERM UNDERTAKING THAT WILL PROBABLY MOST LIKELY HAVE HEAVY IMPACTS ON TRAFFIC.
SO ONE OF THE, THE FIRST THINGS FOR ME THAT SHINED A LIGHT ON THIS LOCATION WAS THAT IF YOU'RE ON SPUR THREE 30 COMING FROM, UH, I'M SORRY, LEMME START OVER.
WHEN YOU'RE COMING FROM THE FRED HARTMAN AND YOU'RE ON 1 46 OVERPASS, THERE'S A VERY EASY EXIT ONTO TEXAS AVENUE.
IF YOU'RE COMING IN FROM PASADENA, LAPORTE, GALVESTON, THAT DIRECTION, THEN IF YOU ARE COMING IN FROM I 10, ALTHOUGH YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SAN CENTER BRIDGE, YOU COULD COME DOWN THREE 30 AND EASILY, UH, COME INTO, UM, COME OFF INTO DECKER MARKET AND THEN AGAIN, BE AT THAT LOCATION.
SO, UM, IT, THERE ARE VERY EASY WAYS TO GET TO IT.
THE OTHER THING IS WE ALREADY OWN THE LAND.
SO THAT'S A COST SAVINGS TO THE CITIZENS THAT ARE, UM, SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT, IS THAT IF WE WOULD'VE GONE TO ANY OTHER AREA, THERE WASN'T LAND THIS LARGE THAT WAS AVAILABLE.
UM, SO THIS WAS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AREA TO CHOOSE.
UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ON A SIDE OF TOWN THAT, UM, THAT, THAT HAS SEEN A, A SLOWER RATE IN GROWTH, BUT, UM, THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A, A POSITIVE NOT ONLY TO THE REGION, NOT ONLY TO ALL OF BAYTOWN, BUT ABSOLUTELY TO, UM, THE, THIS SIDE OF TOWN AND THE, AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE TO CALL THIS SIDE OF TOWN HOME.
SO, UM, I DO SUPPORT THE LOCATION AND I HOPE THAT THAT CLEARED UP ANY, UM, ANY QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAD ABOUT IT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
WELL, WE GOT TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
MS. JUNE STANSKI, 46 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, BAYTOWN.
MY BUSINESS IS AT THE CORNER OF THIS MONSTROUS THING.
I DRIVE DECKER DRIVE, TEXAS AVENUE PROBABLY SIX DAYS A WEEK.
DECKER DRIVE IS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE.
IF YOU GET OFF 1 46 AT TEXAS AVENUE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO BAYTOWN IS GOING TO BE A ABANDONED HOUSING PROJECT.
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NOT ATTRACTIVE AT ALL.I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAYCARE CENTER THAT'S BEHIND THE LIBRARY.
IS THAT GONNA BE TAKEN DOWN? THE FISHING PA, THE FISHING DOCKS, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT BAYTON AND THE PARKS WITH THE, WITH THE, WITH THE PAVILION? ARE THOSE ALL GONNA BE TAKEN DOWN FOR THIS CREATURE PARKING? OH MY GOD.
ARE YOU GONNA PUT THAT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TEXAS AVENUE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO CROSS THE STREET TO GET TO THE NEW FACILITY? ARE THEY GONNA PARK AT MY BUSINESS? THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH THIS LOCATION AND A LOT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
I MEAN, IF YOU'RE ON TEXAS AVENUE COMING OFF OF 1 46, YOU HAVE ONE LANE GOING EACH DIRECTION.
THE BRIDGE OVER GOOSE CREEK IS ONLY ONE LANE GOING EACH DIRECTION.
THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THOSE HOUSES ON TEXAS AVENUE PARK ON THE STREETS, THIS IS NOT A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION.
IF YOU'RE WANTING PEOPLE TO COME AND SEE BAYTOWN, THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING OFF OF TEXAS AVENUE AND THE STREETS ON DECKER.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S EVER PULLED INTO THE LIBRARY FROM DECKER.
IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A RIVER TO GET INTO THE LIBRARY.
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE WORK THAN JUST BUILDING A BUILDING.
MS. CYNTHIA BLAKE, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS.
I AM A, THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR ONE OF THE HOTELS ON THAT SIDE OF I 10 GARTH ROAD, WHICH MY QUESTION IS, THE LOCATION OF THIS BUILDING IS SUPPOSED TO BRING IN 200,000 VISITORS TO BAYTOWN A YEAR.
AND THE HOTEL IS BEING, I MEAN, THE CONVENTION CENTER IS BEING BUILT WHERE THE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THAT CONVENTION CENTER IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
I DROVE GARTH ROAD TODAY TO GET HERE.
IT TOOK ME 25 MINUTES WHERE FIVE MILES FROM THE LOCATION, BUT IT TOOK ME 25 MINUTES IN THE PEAK OF TRAFFIC TIME, THE PEAK OF THE AFTERNOON OR MORNING TIME, GETTING BACK AND FORTH.
AS YOU HAVE VISITORS COMING IN TO STAY THAT ARE GONNA BE VISITING THAT CONVENTION CENTER, IT'S GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE TO GET THEM THERE.
SO THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT IS THE HYATT OR THE HOTELS IN LA PORTE.
SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY PUSHING TAX DOLLARS INTO ANOTHER TOWN.
WE'RE, IT'S NOT PUSHING TAX DOLLARS INTO BAYTOWN BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT STAYING WITH US BECAUSE IT'S NOT, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET TO US.
IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE VERSUS IT.
IT TAKES 10 MINUTES TO GET TO THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS IN LAPORTE AND 22 MINUTES TO GET TO US ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
SO THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY MATTERS FOR THE TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING PUT INTO OUR TOWN FOR THE TAX.
OUR HOT TAX IS GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE FACILITY, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA PUSH THE TAX DOLLARS INTO ANOTHER TOWN.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.
[a. Consider an ordinance approving Addendum No. 2 to the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City of Baytown and the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation. ]
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ADDENDUM NUMBER TWO TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ILA BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND THE HARRIS COUNTY SPORTS AND CONVENTION CORPORATION, MR. MORAN.UH, MR. MAYOR AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, AS, UH, MR. GARY MENTIONED EARLIER IN HIS PRESENTATION THAT, UM, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS AMENDING, UM, HARRIS COUNTY SPORTS AND CONVENTION CORPORATION'S ROLE, UM, IN THE EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN EVENT CENTER PROJECT.
UM, UNDER THE PROPOSED, UM, ADDENDUM, UM, THEIR ROLE WILL BE TRANSITIONED INTO THE OWNER'S ADVISOR.
THEY'RE STILL GONNA MAINTAIN A, A VITAL PART, UM, IN THE PROJECT AND, AND REALLY SERVE AT THAT HIGHER LEVEL, UM, AS NEEDED ON SOME OF THE KEY AND CRITICAL ISSUES THAT ARE GONNA BE UPCOMING IN THIS NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
UH, SUCH AS THE DESIGN, BUDGET, AND PROCUREMENT.
UH, THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL ALSO ALLOW US, UM, TO UTILIZE THE, THEIR SPECIAL EXPERTISE WITHOUT, UM, I'D SAY THE, THE BURDEN OF THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
AND AS YOU KNOW, UM, THEY'RE GETTING READY FOR, UH, FIFA, UM, IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THE TOTAL FEES, UM, FOR THE SERVICES GONNA BE REDUCED FROM THE $1 MILLION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED, UM, WHEN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WAS PASSED TO
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$500,000.UM, SO THIS ISN'T A NEW EXPENDITURE, IT'S ACTUALLY REDUCTION, UM, FROM EXISTING FUNDS.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? I HAVE TWO.
WHAT OWNER REPRESENTATIVE HAVE WE DECIDED WHO THE OWNER REPRESENTATIVE IS GOING TO BE? OWNER REP.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UH, A FIRM IN MIND.
WE'RE NEGOTIATING AND FINALIZING PAPERWORK.
UM, AND THE BALANCE OF THE, UH, $1 MILLION THAT'S, UH, THE 500,000 REMAINING, UH, WILL BE UTILIZED TO FUND THAT CONTRACT AND THAT WILL, UH, BE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL, UH, ON THE 11TH.
SO THE $500, 500,000 THAT WE'RE SAVING IS GONNA BE USED TO HIRE WHATEVER FORM WE CHOOSE TO REPRESENT THE OWNER.
THE DAY-TO-DAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
IN THAT OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE ROLE? YES, SIR.
DO WE THINK THAT IT MAY EXCEED THAT AMOUNT? UM, I DON'T KNOW.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYONE? ALRIGHT, I NEED A MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX A OH SIX EIGHT.
ANOTHER SPEAKER SAID YOU HAD TWO.
YEAH, THEY'RE BOTH, THEY WERE THEY? YEAH.
[b. Consider an ordinance to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget for the Baytown Area Water Authority (BAWA) by authorizing a transfer of $4,000,000 from Working Capital Reserve to the Untreated Water Supplies account (35007030-52031) to provide sufficient funding for current and anticipated untreated water costs.]
ON TO SIX B CONSIDERING ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.BUDGET FOR THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY BAWA BY AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF 4 MILLION FROM WORKING CAPITAL RESERVE TO THE UNTREATED WATER SUPPLIES ACCOUNT.
3 5 0 0 7 0 3 0 5 2 3 1 TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR THE CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED UNTREATED WATER COSTS.
GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM FIRST.
UM, SO, UH, BAWA PURCHASES RAW WATER FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR BOTH OF ITS, UH, WATER TREATMENT PLANTS.
BAA USES THIS RAW WATER TO PRODUCE DRINKING WATER THAT IS SOLD TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND TO OTHER WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS.
THIS AGENDA ITEM TRANSFERS FUNDS FROM BAA'S WORKING CAPITAL RESERVE TO THE UNTREATED, UH, WATER ACCOUNT SO THAT THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR BA TO PAY ITS, UH, INVOICES FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE, UH, JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
UM, THERE'S A LONG HISTORY OF, UH, BILLING DISCREPANCIES WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S, UM, AT, UH, BA'S MAIN PLAN ON THOMPSON ROAD.
UH, THE MOST RECENT ISSUE STARTED IN 2021 WHEN THE METER AT THE TAKE POINT STOPPED FUNCTIONING, UH, THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, THEN BILLED BOW ON AN ESTIMATED BASIS.
UH, SINCE THAT TIME, UH, IN GENERAL, THE THE BILLS CHARGED TO BOW SINCE 2021 WERE UNDERESTIMATED.
UM, BOW NOTIFIED THE CITY OF HOUSTON OF THE UNDER BILLING SEVERAL TIMES.
UM, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE BILLING DISCREPANCIES BECAME MORE INCONSISTENT.
AND, UH, DURING THAT TIME THERE WERE, UH, SOME INVOICES THAT WERE OVERSTATED AND SOME WERE UNDERSTATED.
UM, IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, BOW AND CITY OF HOUSTON STAFF AGREED UPON A MEANS OF ESTIMATING, UH, USAGE THAT WE BELIEVE IS MORE ACCURATE.
UH, THIS RESULTED IN BILLS CHANGING FROM AN AVERAGE OF $292,000 PER MONTH TO $575,000 PER MONTH.
UH, THE CHANGE WAS AGREED TO AFTER THE FY 25 BUDGET WAS SUBMITTED, UM, AND THAT, THAT FY 25 BUDGET WAS BASED ON OUR, UH, AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WHICH WAS UNDERSTATED, UH, WITH THE REVISED BILLS.
THE UNTREATED WATER COUNT IS UNDERFUNDED FOR FY 25.
UH, CITY OF HOUSTON DID NOT TRY TO COLLECT ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY UNDER BILLED, UH, AMOUNTS.
AND, UM, SO THE FY 26 BUDGET IS BASED ON THE REVISED ESTIMATES.
AND, UM, IN ORDER TO GET MORE ACCURATE, UH, READINGS, UM, BAWA HAS DECIDED TO
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INSTALL ITS OWN METER, UH, DOWNSTREAM OF, UH, CITY OF HOUSTON'S METER AS PART OF A CURRENT PROJECT THAT WE HAVE TO REHABIL REHABILITATE THE RAW WATER PUMPS.UM, IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED AT THE END OF 2026.
SO THAT AT THAT POINT, UM, REGARDLESS OF CITY HOUSTON'S METER BOW WILL HAVE AN ACCURATE, UH, WAY TO, UM, MEASURE OUR USAGE PROPERLY.
UM, SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER IN ORDER TO PAY OUR INVOICES FOR THE REMAIN REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
DO YOU ALL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANKS.
[c. Consider an ordinance authorizing the abandonment and sale of the City's interest in parts of Cedar Bayou Rd, situated in the Whitney Britton Survey, Abstract 118, Harris County, Texas, to Kelease Properties 8, LLC.]
C.CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT AND SALE OF THE CITY'S INTEREST IN PARTS OF CEDAR BAYOU ROAD, SITUATED IN THE WHITNEY BRENTON SURVEY, ABSTRACT ONE 18 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS TO KISE PROPERTIES EIGHT LLC.
UH, WE RECEIVED A PETITION FROM KISE PROPERTIES EIGHT LLC TO ABANDON A 50 FOOT UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY ALONG CEDAR BY ROAD.
UH, IT'S SURROUNDED BY LAND THAT IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE PETITIONER, UH, EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF TRACKS.
THE ADJOINING, THE OTHER ADJOINING LAND OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PETITION, UH, BUT HAVE NOT JOINED IT.
UH, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED NOTICE OF THIS, UH, PROCEDURE.
UH, THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS 0.1722 ACRES, UH, OR ABOUT 7,500 SQUARE FEET, IS $37,500.
ALL CITY UTILITIES, INCLUDING WATER WASTEWATER AND STORM WATER, ARE UNAFFECTED BY, UH, THE CONVEYANCE OF THIS PROPERTY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? EXCELLENT.
[d. Consider an ordinance authorizing the abandonment, release, and conveyance of an interest in a water mains and/or sanitary sewer lines easement.]
D.CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT RELEASE AND CONVENIENCE OF AN INTEREST IN A WATER MAINS AND OR SANATORY SEWER LINES EASEMENT.
UH, COUNSEL, THIS, UH, ITEM IS, UH, SIMILAR TO, UH, THE OTHER ABANDONMENT, UH, EXCEPT THE PROCEDURE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE.
THIS DOES INVOLVE THE SAN JACINTO MARKETPLACE AND, UH, THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAM'S CLUB IN THE MARKETPLACE.
UH, CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY DESIGNATED FOR THAT BUILDING IS ENCUMBERED BY A, UH, EASEMENT THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
UH, THE EASEMENT WAS PURPORTED TO HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO THE CITY, AND IT WAS FILED OF RECORD WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
ALTHOUGH THE CITY DID NOT HAVE NOTICE OF THIS EASEMENT, UH, WE'VE NEVER BROUGHT IT TO YOU FOR ACCEPTANCE.
WE'VE NEVER USED THE EASEMENT.
SO, UH, BUT FOR THE FACT THAT SAM'S HAS RAISED THE ISSUE THAT THERE'S ENCUMBRANCE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN KNOWN ABOUT IT.
SO WE ARE, UH, THE, THE OWNERS OF THE, THE PROPERTY ARE ASKING THAT, UH, WE BE ALLOWED TO ABANDON THAT EASEMENT.
AND BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN FILED OF RECORD WITH THE COUNTY CLERK, WE CAN'T JUST, UM, UH, SAY THAT IT'S NOT OURS.
WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOME FORMAL PROCESS.
SO, BASED ON OUR ORDINANCES, THEY HAVE FILED A PETITION.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, THE APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, BUT IN THIS CASE, STAFF THINKS THE PROPERTY'S VALUE VALUELESS BECAUSE WE NEVER OWNED IT OR USED IT.
UH, AND IN THAT CASE, UH, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS DRAFTED, WE'RE ASKING THAT COUNSEL DETERMINE THE VALUE, UH, AND SET IT AT THE ORDINANCE MINIMUM OF $100.
HOWEVER, THE, THE APPRAISAL IS THERE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT IF YOU CARE TO.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MY FAVORITE SUBJECT, UM, WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU.
UM, MY CONCERN IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE, THE PREFACE, IT SAYS THE CITY WILL NEED WATER MAIN SEWER LINES AND OR UTILITIES
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EASEMENTS IN THE FUTURE.AND THEREFORE THE PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO WORK TOWARDS A PERMANENT SOLUTION.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YES, SIR.
SO THE, UM, THE WE, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT KNOWN IN THE PAST, RIGHT? LIKE WE HAD ASKED THAT A TEMPORARY BE DONE, THEY FILED IT.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THAT TEMPORARY WOULD BE HELD UNTIL THE ENTIRE MARKETPLACE IS FINISHED OUT.
ONCE THE ENTIRE MARKETPLACE IS FINISHED OUT AND WE IDENTIFY WHERE THE UTILITIES ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PUT IN AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD THEN GET A PERMANENT EASEMENT DONE AT THE, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE, THE POINT OF THAT VERBIAGE IS, IS TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A PERMANENT EASEMENT AT THE END OF THIS FULLY BEING BUILT OUT.
AND SO WE'RE RELEASING THIS ONE NOW AND GETTING A PERMANENT ONE WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.
ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO PURCHASE THE PERMANENT ONE AT THE END OR WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TO DO BEFORE? GO AHEAD, SCOTT.
WELL, I THINK WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS AND I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MAKE US PURCHASE THE TEMPORARY, WE'LL HAVE SOME NEGOTIATING ROOM ON THAT, THAT, UH, POINT.
BUT PART OF THE VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY, I THINK WOULD BE THE FACT THAT WE'RE TRANSFERRING.
WE, WE WILL BE SUBSTITUTING THIS TEMPORARY EASEMENT THAT WE GOT FOR FREE FOR THAT PERMANENT EASEMENT.
I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE MAYBE'S.
I NEED A MOTION BEFORE THE MOTION IS MADE, IF AT ALL.
UM, SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF, UH, THIS CELL DOES NOT GO THROUGH? SO, UH, CAN I, ONE, SAM'S WOULD NOT GO UP, PERIOD.
UH, THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
UM, IF IT MAKES THE COUNCIL FEEL COMFORTABLE, YOU CAN GIVE ME THE DIRECTION TO NEGOTIATE THAT.
THE TEMPORARY EASEMENT WILL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR.
THE INTENT IS TO HAVE A, A NET ZERO SWAP AT THE END OF THE DAY.
UM, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE UP TO THE FULL VALUE OF THE APPRAISAL, UH, FOR BOTH SIDES.
IF THAT GIVES COUNSEL COMFORT THAT WAY WE DON'T FILL, THERE'S A, THERE'S A, A, A, A BACKSTOP FOR YOU MR. LESTER, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH TO NEGOTIATE, YOU KNOW, A NET ZERO SWAP.
I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE OTHER ENTITY AFTER WE DO THIS UPHOLDING THAT.
OR, OR IT COULD TAKE EIGHT YEARS.
I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE TURS TO PUT IN $15 MILLION FOR ROADWAY.
HOW MUCH MORE ARE WE GONNA CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THIS PROJECT OF TAXPAYER MONEY AND EFFORTS AND STILL NOT SEEING ANYTHING? SO I'M JUST POINT IS VALID.
BUT EVERY TIME, EVERY, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MEETING WE HAVE, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE ON THE TABLE FOR THE DEVELOPER.
SO, BUT ALL OF YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO, TO GO FORWARD WITH IT.
'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA HOLD UP THE DEVELOPMENT.
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT, OKAY, WE DO THIS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S GOING, YEAH, Y'ALL CAN HAVE AN EASEMENT.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS MM-HMM
THE, THE WHAT IFS ARE TROUBLING TO ME.
WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT? I, MY QUESTION IS, LET'S ASSUME WE, IF WE ABANDON THIS TEMPORARY EASEMENT AND THEN WE COME BACK ON THE BACK END OF THIS AND WE JUST CAN'T EVER GET TO AN AGREEMENT, I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS THEN? THEY DON'T CONNECT.
SO THERE WILL NEED TO BE AN EASEMENT AT SOME POINT.
WHAT WAS THE NUMBER FOR THE FULL VALUE OF THE APPRAISAL? UH, MR. LESSER CLOSE YOUR EARS PLEASE.
I'M TRYING TO FIND, IT'S NOT ONLY, IT'S 585,000 PER PER ONE.
SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR MOTION
SO THIS, THIS, THE, THE POINT, THE POINT OF IT BEING VALUELESS OKAY.
IS THE FACT THAT IT WAS NEVER THERE.
THE CITY NEVER OWNED ANYTHING.
AND SO WHEN THE BUILDING WAS SCRAPED
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AND EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED OFF THE, OFF THE, THERE WERE NO UTILITIES ANYMORE.AND THE CITY DID NOT HAVE A RECORDED, AM I SAYING THIS CORRECTLY? THE CITY DID NOT HAVE A RECORDED EASEMENT EVEN AT THAT TIME.
THE DEVELOPER RECORDED THE EASEMENT, BUT DID NOT TELL US, DID NOT WHEN, WHEN THEY SCRAPED THE BUILDING THAT THAT WAS DONE LATER.
WHEN THEY SCRAPED THE BUILDING, THERE WAS NO EASEMENT RECORDED.
THEY LATER RECORDED THIS TEMPORARY EASEMENT, UM, AND FILED IT WITH THE COURT WITHOUT TELLING US THAT THEY FILED IT WITH, UH, THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
I MEAN, AND SO THAT HAS CREATED THIS, AND THAT'S WHY WE THINK IT, IT IS, IT IS VALUELESS.
IT'S NOT SOME KIND OF, UH, IT'S NOT A SHELL GAME.
IT'S THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO RECORD A TEMPORARY EASEMENT IN AN EFFORT TO SAY WE HAVE TO DO A PERMANENT EASEMENT ON THE BACK END OF THE PROPERTY AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE UTILITIES.
AND THIS WAS JUST A WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE PERMANENT EASEMENT WAS DONE ON THE BACK END.
THEY JUST PUT IT WHERE THEY NEED TO BUILD SAM'S NOW.
IF THEY WOULD'VE PUT IT ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE PROPERTY, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IF THEY HAD PUT IT ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE PROPERTY OR IF THEY HAD NEVER RECORDED IT WITH THE COUNTY CLERK, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.
IT'S GONNA BE WEIRD, BUT I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX D THAT I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST IT SECOND.
UM, MR. LESTER, IF I COULD ASK YOU TO AMEND YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE THE A HUNDRED DOLLARS MINIMUM FEE THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX D AS STATED WITH THE MINIMUM AMOUNT AS REQUIRED OR ALLOWED BY ORDINANCE TO BE A HUNDRED SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED? NA A MOTION CARRIES
[a. Consider a resolution to approve the assignment of Private Activity Bond authority by Southeast Texas Housing Finance Corporation to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. ]
SEVEN A CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THIS ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND AUTHORITY BY SOUTHEAST TEXAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.MR. SCRIBNER, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MARTIN SCRIBNER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UH, THIS IS REALLY A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.
UM, THIS IS A REQUEST BY THE, UM, SOUTH SOUTHEAST TEXAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, WHICH IS A PUBLIC NONPROFIT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, UH, NOT A GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
IT DOES SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS A LOT OF OUR CITIES AND COUNTIES, INCLUDING BAYTOWN.
UH, THE, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THIS BOND, BASICALLY FOR THE CITY TO NOT OPPOSE THAT, THAT ACTIVITY.
UH, IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE ANY FUNDS FROM THE CITY IN ANY WAY.
UH, THE BOND MONEY ITSELF SUPPORTS AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGES, UH, AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. UH, AND THEN THOSE BONDS ARE ACTUALLY REPAID FROM SETH'S OWN REVENUES, NOT FROM GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
UM, WE HAD HOPED THAT, UH, SOMEONE FROM SETH WOULD BE HERE TONIGHT.
UM, SO, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM, BUT THEY WOULD BE THE BEST TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
WITH THAT, UH, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
YEAH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMENT.
MARY, YOU, WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
AND AGAIN, IT'S NO OBLIGATION ON OUR SIDE, IT'S JUST THAT WE WON'T OPPOSE IT TO THE, TO THE STATE.
SO I THINK IT, IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM.
[8. CONSENT All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.]
TO CONSENT AND GENERAL, UM, ITEMS A THROUGH N.ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANYTHING? OKAY.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH N.
[a. Consider a resolution authorizing four (4) appointments to the Baytown Area Water Authority.]
NINE A APPOINTMENTS, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY.SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE, EVERYONE SEEKS REAPPOINTMENT EXCEPT MR. SMITH, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS, SO THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO WITH THIS.
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CLERK IS MC ONE OF THE REAPPOINTMENTS.[b. Consider a resolution authorizing six (6) appointments to the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District.]
B, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT.UM, MR. COKER IS NOT SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT.
THAT'S, THAT'S MY APPOINTEE AND I DO NOT HAVE, I'M NOT READY TONIGHT TO MAKE A REAPPOINTMENT.
UM, I HAVE ONE THAT, UM, WE NEED TO, UH, SWAP OUT, BUT I HAD NO APPLICATION, SO I'M NOT READY TO MOVE FORWARD JUST YET.
WHO DO YOU FOR DISTRICT TWO AT LARGE? RICKY WHEELER.
AND MY AT LARGE APPOINTMENT, YOU'RE GONNA REAPPOINT? YEAH.
NO, HE'S IN YOUR DISTRICT STATE THAT, OH, SORRY.
UM, I'M GOING TO RE I'M GONNA REAPPOINT MR. HERTO, ARE YOU OKAY? YOU GOT, YOU'RE GONNA REAPPOINT? YEAH.
NICK, I GOT NOBODY IN FLORIDA THAT'S SUPPLIED, SO, GOT YOU.
SO CAN Y'ALL REPEAT WHAT'S GOING DOWN THERE? WE HAVE IN, IN A, THAT WAS HERRERA AND NICK, RICKY WHEELER.
I DIDN'T, WE ALREADY GOT CITY CLERK.
WE APPOINT THE CITY CLERK LLOYD HERRERA, UH, RICKY WHEELER AND NICK RICE.
[c. Consider a resolution authorizing four (4) appointments to the Fire Control, Prevention & Emergency Medical Services District.]
UH, SIX FEE.CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE FIRE CONTROL PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT.
UH, THAT'S ONE, THREE, AND FOUR AT LARGE.
KEN? UH, I AM GOING TO REAPPOINT MARTHA MORALES.
MS. UM, ALVARADO? I AM REAPPOINTING.
AND FOUR, I'M GONNA REAPPOINT CARILLO.
AND THE MISSED MEETINGS KIND OF IS, KIND OF, MISCON IS MISLEADING.
HE DID MISS THREE OF THE SEVEN MEETINGS, BUT HE WAS THERE AND A BUNCH OF 'EM THAT GOT CANCELED AT THE LAST MINUTE.
SO, UH, I'LL SAY THAT MS. MORALES, UH, THE MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN, AND MR. CARILLO, AND, AND I APOLOGIZE.
THE OTHER GENTLEMAN HAVE, UH, REALLY BEEN MAKING THESE MEETINGS AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME MAKING QUORUMS, SO, YEAH.
UM, I, I APOLOGIZE TO THEM FOR SOME OF THAT STUFF, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN VERY COMMITTED TO THIS.
OH, AND THE CITY CLERK, WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU.
[d. Consider a resolution authorizing three (3) appointments to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.]
TO SIX D.CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND THREE APARTMENTS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
BEFORE WE GO WITH THAT, WE HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD.
HELLO, COUNCIL CITY STAFF AND MAYOR.
I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW PARKS BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE DETERMINED STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PARKS PROGRAMS, SECURING THEM FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF BAYTON.
WHEN WE MEET TO COLLABORATE WITH PARKS STAFF, OUR MAIN FOCUS ARE THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN WE CALL HOME.
WHEN WE WALK INTO OUR BOARD MEETINGS, WE SHED OUR DIFFERENT AFFILIATIONS AND CREEDS TO FOCUS ON THE ONE IDENTITY, THE BAYTON IDENTITY.
WE'RE FOCUSED ON BAYTOWN 100%.
TONIGHT I ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REAPPOINT THE THREE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD WHO ARE AS FOLLOWS.
TERRY SANE, A FORMER COUNCILMAN AND CURRENT ROTARIAN, A FIVE DECADES BAYTOWN CITIZEN AND OUR CURRENT BOARD CHAIR, JAMARI GILBERT, ATHLETE AND COACH WHO STARTED BAY TOWN'S YOUTH SUMMER TRACK PROGRAM.
JUDITH DUBOSE, ARMY VETERAN HUMANITARIAN, AND A BAYTON SINCE 1969.
EACH ONE OF THESE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS IS A SERVANT LEADER AND THEY, THEIR REACH GOES FAR BEYOND A COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT.
AND THAT IMPACT IS WHAT MAKES THEM A WONDERFUL ASSET TO THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD AND TO BAYTOWN, FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE APRIL, MS. JUDITH DUBOSE, WHO REPRESENTS DISTRICT THREE ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, HAS SECURED MEETINGS WITH THE HOUSTON DYNAMO, USA
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JUDO AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF ODESSA UKRAINE.AND THAT'S JUST IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS SINCE SHE'S BEEN APPOINTED.
WHAT DO ALL THE OF THE THESE THINGS, THESE DETERMINED EFFORTS MEAN FOR BAYTOWN GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STRONG SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR OUR CHILDREN.
AS OF TODAY, USA JUDAH BELIEVES THAT BAYTOWN ALREADY HAS THE ABILITY TO HOST A TOURNAMENT THAT CAN BRING IN 200 ATHLETES FOR, FOR A WEEKEND OF COMPETITION AND OF SPENDING AS A BOARD.
IT'S OUR DUTY AND OUR CALLING TO PUT BAYTOWN FIRST AND TO THINK OF INNOVATIVE WAYS FOR PARKS AND RECREATION TO SERVE ITS CITIZENS.
WE'RE MAKING MOVES AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE SUCH A WELL-OILED MACHINE STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS DUE TO A NON REAPPOINTMENT OF ANY OF THESE MEMBERS.
NOW, A FAIR WARNING PARTY POLITICS DO NOT HAVE A PLACE ON OUR BOARD.
POLITICAL AGENDAS HAVE NO PLACE ON OUR BOARD ONLY COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS.
I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY COUNCILWOMAN GRAHAM, AND ALTHOUGH WE NOT, WE, WE MAY NOT AGREE ON EVERY SUBJECT REGARDING BAYTOWN, WE'RE IN LIKE MIND TO SERVE BAYTOWN WITH A WILLING AND HOPEFUL HEART.
THE PARKS BOARD CLASS OF 2025 IS JUST GETTING STARTED.
GIVE US A CHANCE TO PROVE HOW IMPORTANT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM IS TO BAYTOWN NOW AND HOW ESSENTIAL IT IS TO OUR FUTURE.
SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UM, D THREE.
UM, I DO APPRECIATE, UM, UH, MR. LIA SPREADER'S COMMENTS ON JUDY DUBOSE.
UM, AT THIS POINT, DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND THIS IS THINK SOMETHING THAT WAS, UM, THOUGHT OF LONG BEFORE THAT, BUT I WANT TO FILL, UM, REFILL HER POSITION DUE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ISSUES.
UM, WITH A NEW APPOINTMENT OF, UM, JOSEPH FALLON.
HE'S ALSO A LOCAL, UM, HE'S LOCAL TO LAKEWOOD.
HE HAS A WORKING KNOWLEDGE, HE HAS A GREAT ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AS WELL.
UM, I SPOKE WITH MR. BOOSE YESTERDAY.
SHE WAS FINE WITH THE MOVE, SHE UNDERSTOOD AND SHE TENDS TO KEEP WORKING WITH PARKS AND THERE'S NO REASON FOR HER, NO REASON SHE CAN'T BRING THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS, UM, TO THE CITY, UM, WHETHER SHE'S ON THE COMMITTEE OR NOT.
UH, SO I I THANK HER FOR HER COMMITMENT AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT SHE COULD BRING TO THE CITY WITH WHAT SHE HAS.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NOMINATION OF JOSEPH FALLON, UM, WHO IS HERE.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP JOSEPH TO THE PARKS BOARD.
UH, DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION? WE'RE GONNA DO 'EM ALL TOGETHER.
UH, ALSO, I, I APPRECIATE MS. CHER'S COMMENTS.
UM, AND BY ALL ACCOUNTS, I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, MR. JAMARI GILBERT.
UM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE UPDATED THE, THE RULES, UM, THE GUIDELINES OF HOW WE MAKE UP THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, UM, YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE, OF THE, UH, DISTRICT IN WHICH YOU REPRESENT.
YOU'VE GOTTA RESIDE THERE AND MR. GILBERT DOES NOT RESIDE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
AND SO I DEFINITELY THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.
UM, I SUSPECT HE'S STILL GONNA FIND A WAY TO SERVE IN BAYTOWN, UM, EVEN THOUGH HE, HE CAN ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD.
BUT I'M GOING TO APPOINT, UH, MR. KEVIN TROLLER DEAL AND MY AT LARGE PICK, I'M GOING TO STICK WITH MR. TERRY SAYING HE SEEKS REAPPOINTMENT, UH, MS. STRETCHER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ALSO.
UM, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND I GUESS Y'ALL COULD SAY, GIVING US A BRIEF UPDATE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, JOSEPH FALLON FOR DISTRICT THREE.
KEVIN TRIALER FOR DISTRICT FIVE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASS CARRIES.
[e. Consider a resolution authorizing five (5) appointments to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number One and Baytown Redevelopment Authority (BRA).]
ARE ON TO NINE E CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE AND BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.Y'ALL CAN DO ALL THREE OF THOSE TOGETHER.
THEY'RE ALL ESSENTIALLY THE SAME BOARD.
UH, THE, THE CHAIRPERSON IS SEPARATE, BUT A, E AND G ARE ROUGHLY THE, THE SAME BOARD.
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YEAH, IF YOU WANNA DO 'EM ONE AT A TIME, YOU CAN.WE'RE GONNA DO 'EM ONE AT A TIME.
THAT'S WHY WE GET THE BIG BUCKS.
COUNSELOR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, RELATED TO THE, UH, APPOINTMENTS FOR, UH, T NUMBER ONE AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY? I, NO.
WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? WHOEVER YOU WANNA CALL FIRST.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, REAPPOINT THE, AT LARGE.
UM, AND, UH, HE'S BEEN IN ATTENDANCE AND HE JUST GOT APPOINTED IN APRIL AND HE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING.
I WOULD LIKE TO REAPPOINT MR. HARLOW ALSO FOR THE, UH, SECOND AT LARGE POSITION.
UM, D TWO WELL, I'D LIKE TO KEEP TERRY SAYING, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, IS, IS HE ON MORE THAN TWO BOARDS? WE, WE ARE ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHAT MR. LAMONT WAS ACTUALLY GONNA TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT IT ON ITEMS G BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN IT'S THREE BOARDS.
RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY TWO BOARDS, BUT ONCE YOU GET TO ITEM G, IT'LL BE THREE BOARDS AND Y'ALL ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT YOUR RULES.
BUT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PAUSE AND ADDRESS THAT NOW.
SO COUNSEL, UNDER THE RULES, YOU HAVE, UM, EXPRESSED PREFERENCE THAT NO CITIZEN SERVE ON MORE THAN TWO CITY APPOINTED BOARDS.
UM, WITH RESPECT TO MR. SANE, IF YOU WERE TO PASS, UH, ITEM G, UH, AND YOU WANTED HIS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION, UH, ON TS TWO, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO SUSPEND THAT RULE.
OTHERWISE HE WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE.
BUT THE, THEY'RE ACTING AS ONE BOARD, SO YOU CAN SUSPEND THE RULES TEMPORARILY UNTIL WE BRING IT BACK TO SHOW THAT THE TS ONE, TURS TWO AND BRA ARE ESSENTIALLY OPERATING AS ONE BOARD.
THEY'RE JUST CLASSIFIED AS THREE SEPARATE BOARDS.
BUT THEY NEED AND OPERATE AS ONE.
AND THEN WHEN WILL YOU BRING BACK THAT POLICY CHANGE FOR THE NEXT, UH, AGENDA MEETING? SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR I'S DOTTED AND T'S CROSSED.
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO SINCE I BROUGHT UP NINE G AND ONCE WE MERGE BOTH OF 'EM, WE DO HAVE, UM, THAT POLICY, UM, WRITTEN POLICY THAT, UM, UH, THAT THEY WILL, THAT WE HAVE TO COUNT 'EM AS ONE.
SO THEY ARE NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE TWO MEMBER.
MY ADVICE IS THAT WHEN YOU GET TO ITEM G THAT THE MOVEMENT SPECIFICALLY ASK IF YOU WANT TO MR. SANG TO CONTINUE SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT THE RULE BE SUSPENDED FOR THIS APPOINTMENT.
WOULDN'T THAT BE FOR ALL OF THEM? NOT NECESSARILY.
IT'S YES, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL THEN EVERY MEMBER HERE IS GONNA BE A MEMBER OF TURNS ONE TURNS TWO DEVELOPMENT.
NO, I THINK THAT, I THINK WE ALREADY STATE THATT IS ONE AND BRA FUNCTION AS ONE AS I RECALL, THAT'S ALREADY STATED BECAUSE HE WOULD ALREADY BE ON THREE NOW IF THOSE WERE SEPARATE, RIGHT.
SO WE JUST NEED TO ADD TURS TWO TO, TO THAT SAME SAME.
IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DO ALL OF THEM, BUT YES, IT WOULD, BECAUSE MOST OF THESE MEMBERS ARE ON OTHER BOARDS AS WELL, SO RIGHT.
HE HE WOULD ALREADY BE, UH, OUTTA COMPLIANCE IF WE HADN'T LUMPED THOSE TWO TOGETHER PREVIOUSLY.
TERRY, FELICIA, ALL SO D DETAIL, TERRY'S SAYING UNDER ALL THE INFORMATION WE JUST SHARED.
UH, DISTRICT FOUR, UH, I'M GONNA KEEP POLICE.
MCKNIGHT AND I, I'M GONNA KEEP POLICE MCKNIGHT.
SHE JUST, LIKE I SAID, WE JUST APPOINTED HER IN 2024.
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. SIMMONS FOR APPLYING.
UM, I'M JUST GONNA LET MS. MCKNIGHT, OF COURSE FINISHED AT LEAST DO TWO, DO TWO, TWO TERMS THERE, UH, AT, AT MINIMUM.
UM, BUT PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP THE APPLICATION THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.
I, I DON'T, I WANT TO TRY TO KEEP ROTATING SOME OF, SOME OF THE DISTRICT FOUR, BUT I JUST APPOINTED A LOT OF THESE SO, UM, I'M GONNA KEEP ION MCKNIGHT FOR RIGHT NOW.
MICHAEL EMANUEL FREDERICK HARLOW.
TERRY SANE POLICE MCKNIGHT AND STEPHEN DON CARLOS SECOND.
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IN FAVOR? AYE.[f. Consider appointing a Chairperson to the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number One and the Baytown Redevelopment Authority (BRA) for the City of Baytown.]
F CONSIDER APPOINTING A CHAIRPERSON TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE S NUMBER ONE AND THE BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.MR. MORAN? YES, MR. MARION COUNSEL.
UM, AS REQUIRED IN THE BYLAWS, UH, FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND FOR THE TS, UM, THE CHAIRMAN HAS TO, OR CHAIRPERSON DOES HAVE TO BE APPOINTED, UH, BY COUNSEL.
CURRENT CHAIRPERSON IS TERRY SANE.
UM, I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A FEW PEOPLE THAT WE JUST REAPPOINTED AND, UM, THEY ALL SEEM TO BE SPECIFICALLY MICHAEL MANUEL AND TERRY SANE SAID THAT THEY WERE OKAY WITH TERRY SANE BEING THE CHAIRPERSON AGAIN, AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT WITH Y'ALL.
MOTION TO APPROVE TERRY STAYING AS THE CHAIR CHAIRPERSON.
[g. Consider a resolution appointing the members of the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number One and the Baytown Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to also serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Two. ]
WE NEED TO SUSPEND THE RULE WHEN WE GO TO ITEM G.AND TO CLARIFY MY EARLIER COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBER, WE WILL BRING ANOTHER ITEM BACK AT A FUTURE DATE TO, UH, DISCUSS THIS RULE SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TOTS ONE, TWO AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
CAN I PUT ALL THAT INTO ONE MOTION? WELL, I HAVE IT READY YET.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE TOURS NUMBER ONE AND DAYTIME REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BRA TO ALSO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO.
UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT.
IS IT, ARE WE APPOINTING ALL OF YES.
HOW MANY OF THESE? UH, NINE MAKE A MOTION? WE APPOINT ALL NINE OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS, OFTS ONE AND THE BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFTS TWO.
UM, AND IN DOING SO, WE WILL TEMPORARILY SUSPEND OUR RULES, ALLOWING THEM TO SERVE ON MORE THAN TWO BOARDS IF NEEDED.
[10. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.]
MANAGERS REPORT.MR. REYNOLDS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING UPDATES AND SHOUT OUTS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICER VEGA WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY A RESIDENT.
HE ASSISTED DURING TRAFFIC, UH, CAUSED BY A TRUCK INCIDENT AFTER BEING STUCK FOR OVER AN HOUR.
SHE NEEDED A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND TAKE CARE OF HER BABY.
OFFICER VEGA GUIDED HER TO A SECURE LOCATION AND OFFERED HIS VEHICLE FOR PRIVACY.
THANK YOU OFFICER VEGA, UH, FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ON JULY, UH, JULY 15TH, 2025, OFFICER THOMPSON, CORPORAL TOBIAS AND, UH, ACADIAN AMBULANCES MEDICS WORKED TOGETHER TO SAVE AN UN UNRESPONSIVE DRIVER ON GARTH ROAD.
FROM BREAKING INTO THE VEHICLE TO PERFORMING CPR, THEIR QUICK ACTIONS AND TEAMWORK BROUGHT THE PATIENT BACK TO LIFE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COURAGE AND DEDICATION TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU TO THEM.
UM, AT LAST WEEK'S, TEXAS POLICE GAMES AND CORPUS CHRISTI, UH, DETECTIVE FARY BATTLED OVER 120 GOLFERS FROM LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES EARNING TWO SILVER, UH, SILVER MEDALS IN BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND TWO MAIN TEAM EVENTS ALONGSIDE RETIRED BAYTOWN.
SO CHIEF, THANK YOU TO TO ALL 'EM AND PASS THAT ON.
UH, Y'ALL ALL KNOW WHEN I LIKE, UH, THAT I LIKE GETTING STUFF FROM CITIZENS, BUT THE, THIS ONE, THE PWE BRUSH TEAM, EXCUSE ME, THE PUBLIC WORKS BRUSH TEAM, UH, THEY WERE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY A RESIDENT FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB THEY DID WITH A HEAVY BRUSH PICKUP.
AND SO, FRANK, PLEASE PASS THAT ON AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
UH, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCELLENT WORK OF ENGINE ONE, MEDIC FIVE AND EMS ONE.
DURING A RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVING A PEDIATRIC INJURY, DESPITE UNFORESEEN CHALLENGES DURING THE CALL, THE TEAM MADE THE CRITICAL DECISION TO TRANSPORT THE PATIENT BY AMBULANCE TO TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, FIREFIGHTER TOMMY PHILLIPS, FIREFIGHTER TAYLOR BROWN, AND FIREFIGHTER BRIAN BA UH, BEBERG PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL, UH, PRE-HOSPITAL CARE THROUGHOUT THE TRANSPORT.
THEIR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POSITIVE PATIENT OUTCOME AND EARNED PRAISE FROM HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF.
THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB, UH, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION.
SO, CHIEF, PLEASE PASS THAT ON AND THANK YOU.
TONIGHT I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR BLACK BELT CERTIFICATION PROJECTS, DELIVERING MEANING MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BENEFIT
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BOTH OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR COMMUNITY.BOTH OF THEIR PROJECTS REFLECT A STRONG COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY, AND SERVICE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING, IN THANKING GABBY GONZALEZ AND OFFICER, UH, BILL HIBBS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO MAKING BAYTOWN BETTER.
UH, IT'S BEEN A BUSY AND IMPACTFUL MONTH FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
THANKS TO THE NEW SHOES FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM, OVER 300 PAIRS OF SHOES WERE GIVEN TO THE, UH, GOOSE CREEK CONSOLIDATED ISD STUDENTS.
UH, OUR BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, DISTRIBUTING OVER 1400 SUPPLY FILLED BACKPACKS AND OFFERING SERVICES LIKE CHILD IDS, FOOD BOXES, MILLS, EYE SCREENINGS, FAMILY RESOURCES, AND MORE.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS AND VENDORS WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A SUCCESS.
ALL THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY OVER 80 VOLUNTEERS AND MANY CITY STAFF WITH SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO SHARON, SHARON ROSE, MONICA, UH, FAVELA, AND STEPHANIE MEDINA FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR SETTING ALL OF THIS UP.
UH, THANK YOU FOR MAKING SUCH A MEANINGFUL IMPACT AND, UH, FOR THE CONTINUED YEARS OF SERVICE TO THAT MARTIN.
UH, Y'ALL KEEP GROWING THAT AND IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE KEEP SHOWING UP.
AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK RYAN, UH, WHO FAMILY JUST HAD A BABY.
UM, AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO RYAN AND HIS WIFE, UH, WHO PUT THIS VIDEO TOGETHER FOR US.
WHO'S THAT GUY? WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MIME THIS AS Y'ALL.
THAT WAS A GOOD LOOKING GUY OVER THERE.
[a. Receive a report from Council Member James Franco regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 4. ]
DISTRICT REPORTS.I'M GONNA BORROW THESE READERS 'CAUSE THEY HELP ME OUT NOW.
SO, UM, GOOD NEWS, THE SALAD TO GO IS FINALLY GONNA OPEN, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A DUTCH ROW.
SO THAT'S FINALLY OPENING ON THE CORNER OF I 10 AND GARTH, UH, COTTAGE GREEN MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AT, ON, UH, HUNT ROAD, UH, 6 0 500 ROAD IS VERTICAL AND CONSTRUCTION, AND IT'S STARTING TO MOVE.
THAT'S BEHIND THE RIGHT THERE ON, UH, BETWEEN NORTH MAINE AND GARTH.
BEHIND HEB UH, NORTH MAINE NOW HAS, UH, FOUR OFFICE COMPLEX, FOUR OFFICE FLEX BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
UH, THE BAYTOWN BOAT AND RV AND SELF STORAGE FACILITY IS EXPANDING.
UH, THE O'REILLY'S RIGHT THERE AT DECKER AND, UH, RIGHT BETWEEN DISTRICT THREE AND DISTRICT FOUR AND DECKER AND B UH, DECKER.
AND, UH, BAKER IS ABOUT 90% COMPLETE.
IT SHOULD BE OPENING UP PRETTY SOON.
'CAUSE I GO TO O'REILLY'S A LOT.
UH, THE LIFT STATION UPGRADES ON BAKER ROAD AT NORTH MAINE HAVE JUST BEEN COMPLETED, AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WILL HELP PROVIDE A MORE RELIABLE AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICE TO DISTRICT FOUR.
UM, THE CONCRETE PANEL REPLACEMENTS ON NORTH MAIN ARE WRAPPING UP, SO I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A, BEEN A, A HEADACHE AS FAR AS TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA.
UH, THE ASPHALT REHABILITATION ON NORTH ROAD IS UNDER RAY AND, UM, TRACK TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
I APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE, ALL THE CITIZENS THERE AND WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THAT, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE ROADS COMPLETED AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS CREWS WILL BE REPLACING A WATER LINE AT TAMARACK DRIVE.
WAYNE GRAY SPORTS COMPLEX HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF FIVE HOST SITES IN THE HOUSTON AREA FOR A MAJOR SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TAKING PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER 21ST THROUGH 27TH.
THE EVENT WILL BRING 50 TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE US AND CANADA TO COMPETE HERE IN BAYTOWN.
UH, FINALLY, THE PARKS CREW HAS REPAIRED THE REPLACE TRIM AT THE HISTORIC BARN AT THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PLAZA.
UH, THIS SITE SHOWCASES OF COURSE, EARLY BUR EARLY BA HI HISTORY, BAYTOWN HISTORICAL HOMES.
THEY, THEY NEED ALL THE HELP THERE.
IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS AND SEE THOSE.
AND ALSO IN ALLEN BROOK, THEY'VE INSTALLED A NEW, UH, WATER FOUNTAIN AND ONTO DISTRICT FIVE.
[b. Receive a report from Council Member Jacob Powell regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 5. ]
REPORT FROM DISTRICT FIVE.UH, GOOD BIT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING, GOING ON IN DISTRICT FIVE AS WELL.
THERE'S A NEW MCDONALD'S GOING IN ON, UH, HIGHWAY 1 46.
THERE'S ALSO A STARBUCKS GOING IN ON 1 46 UP NEAR I 10.
SO I KNOW THE RESIDENTS, UM, ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT HAVING ANOTHER COFFEE OPTION UP THAT WAY.
UM, THERE ARE NEW APARTMENTS ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE CEDAR CROSSING.
THAT'S ALL A PART OF THE, UH, THAT CHAMBERS COMMONS AREA THAT'S DEVELOPING ACROSS FROM WALMART.
UM, GENAL PIPE HAS A NEW BUILDING UNDER INSPECTION, STILL UNDER INSPECTION, ABOUT 40% COMPLETED.
THERE'S ALSO, UM, A NEW FUEL STATION
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GOING IN ON THE CORNER OF, UH, I 10 AND SHO LANDER.THAT'S ABOUT HALFWAY COMPLETED.
UM, RELATED TO THAT, UH, THE I 10 AND SHO LANDER INTERCHANGE THERE, UM, CONTRACTOR HAS BEGAN MOBILIZING FOR THE NEW RIGHT TURN LANE PROJECT, UM, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY OCTOBER.
AND SO I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING I GET ASKED ABOUT OFTEN BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE.
UM, ON THE CORNER OF, OF, UH, THEY'RE ON NEEDLEPOINT THERE AT SHO LAND AND I 10, SO BE VERY NICE TO HAVE SOME TURN LANES ADDED THERE.
HELP, HELP TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH THERE A BIT.
UM, OPERATIONS CREWS ARE CURRENTLY REFRESHING, UH, CROSSWALK STRIPING, AND WHILE DRAINAGE TEAMS ARE ACTIVELY FLUSHING PIPES, UH, AROUND DISTRICT FIVE, JUST SOME SOME NEEDED MAINTENANCE.
AND THEN, UH, SPEAKING OF THE CHAMBERS COMMONS AREA, UM, THAT LIFT STATION HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.
UH, THE GENERATORS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED TESTING THERE, AND SO THEY'VE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO BEGIN SENDING FLOW, UM, WHICH IS JUST GONNA SUPPORT THAT ENTIRE AREA, THE GROWTH IN THAT AREA.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT HAS HELD UP THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHAMBERS COMMONS A BIT, SO IT'D BE GOOD TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING.
SWITCHING OVER TO PARKS AND REC, UH, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE POA PALOOZA AT JENKINS PARK ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.
UH, THEY WILL HAVE A DOGGY DASH WHERE YOU CAN WALK, RUN, OR JOG THE DRINK THE JENKINS TRAIL WITH YOUR PUP SHOW OFF YOUR CREATIVITY IN THE MU STRUT COSTUME CONTEST.
OR THEY WILL HAVE THE POPULAR WEENIE DOG RACES, UM, FEATURE MINI VENDORS, PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY.
UM, SPECIAL THANKS TO LIGHT FIBER FOR PROVIDING AWARDS AND TO STEWART CAREER TECH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR VOLUNTEERING.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND YOUR, YOUR PETS.
UM, AND THEN, UH, MR. LAREDO ACTUALLY ALREADY MENTIONED THIS EARLIER, BUT JOIN THE WEEKLY JENKINS PARK, 5K COMMUNITY PARK RUN.
THAT'S EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT SEVEN 30.
UM, YOU DO HAVE TO REGISTER BEFORE YOUR FIRST VISIT, BUT THEN, UH, ONCE YOU REGISTER, ONCE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME.
AS HE SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN.
UH, BUT JUST A GOOD TIME TO GET OUT AND ENJOY OUR PARKS WITH NEIGHBORS.
BEFORE WE CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, I WANNA TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE AND SAY SOMETHING, UH, TODAY MYSELF AND MS. ALVARADO STOPPED BY SKY ZONE AND WHEN WE WENT IN THERE, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR WAS THERE AND THE FIRST QUESTION I ASKED HIM WAS, WHAT WAS HIS EXPERIENCE LIKE WITH OUR PLANNING AND PERMITTING APARTMENT? AND YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT HIS COMMENTS WERE? ANYONE? VERY GOOD.
HE SAID IT WAS BY FAR THE BEST EXPERIENCE HE'S EVER HAD.
THOSE WERE HIS WORDS, EVEN BETTER THAN A CITY IN A STATE THAT IS TO THE WEST OF US WITH OVER A MILLION PEOPLE.
HE SAID OUR PLANNING, ZONING AND PERMITTING DEPARTMENT WAS EXTRAORDINARY.
WHEN I WAS WALKING INTO THE CITY HALL THIS MORNING, I RAN INTO, UM, I FORGET HIS NAME, AND AN INSPECTOR FOR FIRE MARSHAL, AND TOLD THEM THAT AND THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED AND I TOLD 'EM I WOULD MAKE MENTION OF IT SO WE CAN HAVE IT ON RECORD AND PEOPLE WILL WATCH THIS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND BE ABLE TO HEAR SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT OUR, ABOUT OUR PLANNING AND PERMITTING APARTMENT.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL, TO YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND WE HEARD IT FIRSTHAND, DIDN'T WE MISS RADO? WE DID.
AND HE JUST KEPT REITERATING HOW AWESOME IT WAS AND WISHES HE CAN COME BACK AND BUILD OTHER STUFF HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT AS WELL AS THAT, UM, THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR WENT OVER AND BEYOND, HE DID, UM, WHAT WAS EXPECTED BY OUR FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND, AND ADDED FIRE RETARDANT PAINT AND OTHER THINGS THAT, UM, WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT, BUT THEY FELT THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO.
THEY HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE, UM, TOMORROW 9:00 AM 9:00 AM AND THEN THEY'LL DO A BIG GRAND OPENING IN SEPTEMBER.
AND SO IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME, TAKE THE KIDDOS, UH, OUT.
UM, I WAS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ANOTHER EMPTY BUILDING THAT WE HAD.
UH, 24 HOUR FITNESS, A BIG FOOTPRINT, AND, UM, THANKS TO OUR TEAM WHO I KNOW CONTINUE TO REACH OUT AND REACH OUT AND TRY TO FILL THOSE EMPTY SPACES.
AND SO, UM, IT, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
UH, YOU MAY SEE SOME FOOTAGE LATER OF OUR MAYOR GOING DOWN A SLIDE.
UM, BUT EITHER WAY, UM, IT HAS A LOT OF AMAZING, UM, SPACES IN THERE, TODDLER AMENITIES, EVERYTHING.
SO THANK Y'ALL FOR THE KIND WORDS, MAYOR.
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MARTIN AND HIS TEAM WILL PROBABLY CUT THIS VIDEO AS SOON AS POSTED AND IT'LL GO AROUND ALL THE EMAIL CHANNELS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.[12. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND 5 5 1 0.087 TO DISCUSS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, OH, AT 8:12 PM AND ANNOUNCED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.HAVE AN EXIST, HAVEN'T EXHAUSTED, UM, ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS. I NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 9 26.