Sep 11, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

WE'RE GONNA EXTEND IT BY ONE MINUTE.

YEAH, BUT I WANT TO THE MOTION OH, TO MOTION TO EXTEND IT BY ONE MINUTE.

YES SIR.

MOTION EXTEND IT BY ONE MINUTE.

GOING TO TAKE TWO A AND D TOGETHER.

ANY OPPOSED? I APPRECIATE IT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY IN BAYTOWN THAT WANTS TO, WANTS ANOTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX OR ANOTHER WAREHOUSE IN TOWN YET.

LAST AUGUST ON THE 14TH OF LAST AUGUST, YOU VOTED TO SPEND TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF A 25 ACRE TRACK TO A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN BETWEEN TWO NEIGHBORHOODS.

I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND I, MY ONLY QUESTION IS, UH, WILL SOMEBODY ON THIS COUNCIL TELL ME WHY I SHOULD SUPPORT THIS NEW BOND PROPOSAL OR ANY BOND PROPOSAL? FOLKS, YOU GOT A JOB TO DO.

IT'S TOUGH.

IT'S HARD.

I KNOW.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING IT.

ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL I GOT, SIR.

THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON.

THANK YOU THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

THIS CONCLUDES THE CITIZEN COMMENT PORTION OF OF THE AGENDA.

WE'RE

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CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HELD ON JULY 24TH AND THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AND JOINT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HELD ON AUGUST 14TH.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS TWO A.

TWO B SECOND.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMENTS.

[a. Present a proclamation recognizing the City of Baytown Police Department and Fire Department for their continued outstanding service.]

[b. Present a proclamation recognizing Acadian Ambulance’s 50+ years of service.]

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS THREE A AND THREE B TOGETHER.

YES.

SOMEONE SIGN UP ON THREE A.

GOT YOU.

WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMENT ON THREE A.

WELL, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THREE A AND THREE B TOGETHER.

UM, MS. JUDY DUBOSE, AND SHE'S HAD TIME GIVEN TO HER FROM MS. BETH AND MS. AZALEA, SO YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE MINUTES.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

GOOD EVENING AS WE GET READY TO THANK OUR FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE AND ALL FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THIS.

MOST SOLEMN OF DAYS, 24 YEARS AGO, I WAS AT THE PENTAGON 24 YEARS AGO, I ESCAPED THE PENTAGON BY WAY OF A TWO HOUR WAIT ON THE METRO STATION AFTER I BRIEFED THE GENERAL THAT GOT BLOWN UP.

AND IF ANY OF YOU WERE ROTARY THIS WEEK, YOU HEARD THE GENTLEMAN, COLONEL KEVIN TROLLER, SPEAK OF HIS EXPERIENCE AT THE PENTAGON.

SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER THAT, I SUPPORTED OUR UNITED STATES ARMY AND THE OVERALL MILITARY BY DOING TWO WEEKS OF GRAVES REGISTRATION AND BODY REGISTRATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW SOME STATISTICS WITH YOU AT THIS TIME.

EXPOSURE TO TOXIC DEBRIS FROM NINE 11 ATTACKS HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS.

AS OF 20 15, 25, NEARLY FIVE 50,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS AND CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCERS LINKED TO NINE 11 EXPOSURES.

143% INCREASE OVER FIVE YEARS.

RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, SINUSITIS ARE PREVALENT AMONG RESPONDERS WITH STUDIES SHOWING 8.8 DIAGNOSED WITH ASTHMA

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AND 9.7 WITH SINUSITIS.

ADDITIONALLY, 7% OF RESPONDERS HAVE P PROBABLE PT PTS D 19.4 HAVE PROBABLE DEPRESSION.

WHILE BAYTOWN, TEXAS IS NOT THE SIZE OF THE PENTAGON, WE HAVE TOXIC MOLD CAUSING ISSUES AND WE HAVE FIRST RESPONDERS SUFFERING.

THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT THE CCPD AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND POLICE.

AND I PRAY THAT ALL OF YOU WHILE YOU ARE IN OFFICE, DO THE SAME THING.

OUR POLICE NEED NEW UPDATED EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THEM FIGHTING CRIME.

THEY NEED NEW VEHICLES, THEY NEED FLOCK CAMERAS, AND THEY NEED PAY RAISES.

QUALITY OF LIFE IS MORE THAN WHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE LETTING IT LOOK LIKE.

IT IS DRAINAGE AND ALL ASPECTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYONE SHOULD, THAT SHOULD SUPPORT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE BAYTOWN BETTER AND HELP MOVE US FORWARD AND NOT BACKWARDS.

THE CCPD IS NOT A NEW TAX.

IT IS A RENEWAL TAX WHICH HAS TO BE REAUTHORIZED EVERY FIVE YEARS AND IS NOT ONCE AGAIN, A NEW TAX.

AND IT DOES NOT INCREASE THE CURRENT TAX SALES TAX IN KEEPING WITH THE VEIN OF NINE 11, THE PICTURES THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU ARE FROM THE DAY AFTER AT THE PENTAGON BOMBING.

THE ONE IS THE ENTRANCE OF THE PENTAGON THAT I WAS GOING IN AND OUT OF.

SOMEONE HAD MADE A HOMEMADE SIGN, A HOMEMADE BANNER, AND THE OTHER IS THE CAPITOL STREET METRO STATION AND THE REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS WITH FLAGS FLYING FULLY OUT OF EVERY WINDOW.

THE OTHER IS A PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR FIRE STATIONS AND THE BLACK MOLD IN THE FIRE STATION.

THE BLACK MOLD IS ONE OF OUR OWN BAYTOWN FIRE STATIONS THAT HAS BEEN REP AND THAT IS REPLICATED IN OTHER FIRE STATIONS.

THIS IS JUST ONE.

HAVE WE EVER ASKED HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS HAVE LUNG ISSUES OR HAVE NASAL ISSUES? I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WE OR POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE IN FEAR OF THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING PROPER EQUIPMENT MOVING FAST ENOUGH FAR ENOUGH AND BEING ABLE TO GET THE RIGHT KIND OF EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO RESPOND TO A CALL.

AS THE WIDOW OF AN ARMY MILITARY POLICE OFFICER THAT DIED ON ACTIVE DUTY.

I SHUDDER TO THINK THAT WE HAVEN'T ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS.

DISEASE SUCH AS BLACK MOLD CAUSES INSURANCE RATES TO GO UP AND WE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER ISSUES REGARDING THIS.

SO IT IS MY HOPE THAT EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN SUPPORTS THE CCPD FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANY OTHER THINGS, BUT THAT WE SUPPORT FIRMLY AND STRONGLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND IN CLOSING, I'D LIKE TO PASS AROUND SOMETHING.

MR. MAYOR, IF I CAN COME FORWARD FOR JUST ONE MINUTE, I'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE CITY CLERK.

THIS IS THE COIN THAT I WAS PRESENTED AT THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ALL THOSE THAT SURVIVED THE PENTAGON BOMBING.

THERE IS NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THANK GOD FOR OUR FIRE AND OUR POLICE.

THERE IS NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THANK GOD THAT MY HUSBAND DIDN'T SUFFER.

AND THERE IS NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK THAT I LIVE IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

BUT I AM TIRED OF PEOPLE MOVING AWAY FROM BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

AND I WANT US TO THINK OF WAYS WE CAN CREATIVELY MOVE FORWARD.

WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE NEED TO GET BETTER.

WE NEED TO NOT LIVE IN THE PAST.

MOVING FORWARD IS THE ONLY WAY WE WILL SURVIVE.

I URGE EVERYONE TO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT FIRE AND SAFETY GO HAND IN HAND WITH INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND WHEN YOU SWEAR TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT IS FOR ALL WE THE PEOPLE, NOT JUST A FEW.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

GOD BLESS BAYTOWN, GOD BLESS TEXAS, AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AMBULANCE, BUT MORE SO HERE ON NINE 11.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

SO I'M GONNA PRESENT THREE PROCLAMATIONS.

I'M GONNA ALLOW MS. COUNCILWOMAN, MS. GRAHAM TO HAVE A FEW WORDS, UM, WHILE WE, WHILE I MAKE MY WAY DOWN THERE.

AND IF YOU ALL DON'T REMEMBER WHENEVER WE'RE DONE, PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A PICTURE.

UM, THANK YOU MAYOR.

THE MAYOR, UH, CALLED ME EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND WE, HE WAS TELLING ME THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE THESE TWO PROCLAMATIONS, UM, TO HONOR THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND, UM, THE ACADIAN

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I I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND, AND MENTIONED THAT THERE'S PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN HISTORY, RIGHT? SOME OF US, DEPENDING ON OUR AGE, YOU KNOW, MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THOSE.

BUT I KNOW EVERYONE THAT'S IN THE ROOM TODAY.

WE WERE HERE FOR NINE 11 AND, UM, THERE'S BEFORE NINE 11 IN AMERICA AND THEN THERE'S AFTER NINE 11, UM, SOME OF US IN THIS COUNTRY EXPERIENCED WHAT NINE 11 FELT LIKE.

UM, YOU KNOW, MR. BOSE JUST SAID AT THE PENTAGON OR MAYBE IN NEW YORK CITY.

UM, FOR ME, AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM, I WAS JUST HERE IN BAYTOWN, BUT, UH, IT STRUCK SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT WITH ME.

AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO, UH, I ASKED THE MAYOR IF I COULD TIE THIS INTO, TO WHAT HE WAS DOING.

I GREW UP IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH, UH, A FIRST RESPONDER.

MY MOM WAS AN RN, BUT SHE CHOSE TO DO, UM, MOSTLY CRITICAL CARE.

RN, SHE DID AMBULANCE, SHE DID LIFE FLIGHT FOR A SHORT TIME WITH DR.

RED DUKE WHEN HE, IF YOU KNOW HIM WHEN HE FIRST STARTED IT.

UM, BUT FIRST RESPONDERS, NOT ONLY ARE THEY PUT UNDER PRESSURE AND CALLED TO DUTIES THAT MOST OF US CAN'T IMAGINE, BUT THEIR FAMILIES HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF THINGS THAT OTHER, OTHER PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.

AND, UH, JUST TO MENTION, I MEAN, THIS IS GONNA SOUND SILLY 'CAUSE IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TODAY, BUT MY MOM WAS A SINGLE MOM.

AND WHEN SHE GOT CALLED INTO A SHIFT, THERE WERE MANY TIMES THAT I SLEPT IN THE, UH, WAITING ROOM AT HUMANA THAT USED TO BE ON ALEXANDER OR GULF COAST HOSPITAL ER THAT USED TO BE ON GAR ROAD.

AND IF SOMEONE CAME IN, UM, DYING WHEN IT WAS SHIFT CHANGE, UH, CAROLINE, MY MOM, SHE DIDN'T GET TO SAY, IT'S TIME TO GO, GOTTA GO.

I GOTTA GO CLOCK OUT.

SHE HAD TO STAY.

AND IT DIDN'T MATTER IF SHE HAD ME WAITING ON HER OR HER OWN MOTHER WAITING ON HER.

AND JUST TODAY, AS WE REMEMBER, NINE 11, AND WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WENT THAT DAY, LET'S ALSO REMEMBER THEIR FAMILIES THAT WERE IMPACTED NOT ONLY FROM THE TRAGEDY, BUT EACH AND EVERY DAY, THAT THEY ALSO GAVE A LITTLE OF THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS COULD GIVE THE ULTIMATE TO OTHERS.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS HONORING PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.

WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND WELLBEING OF ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THESE COURAGEOUS PROFESSIONALS RESPOND SELFLESSLY TO EMERGENCIES, OFTEN PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO PROTECT LIVES, PROPERTY, AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR CITY.

AND WHEREAS OUR POLICE OFFICERS UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW, BUILD TRUST THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WORK TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT AND VISITOR FEELS SAFE.

AND WHEREAS OUR FIREFIGHTERS BRAVELY RESPOND TO FIRE AND MEDICAL CRISIS AND PROVIDE VITAL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND WHEREAS BOTH POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL AND BY EMBODY VALUES OF INTEGRITY, HONOR, AND SERVICE, SETTING AN EXAMPLE OF TRUE DEDICATION TO DUTY.

AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE EVERYDAY HEROES WHO SERVE WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION.

NOW THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON MAYOR OF BAYTOWN DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE ON THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.

AND I URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING, CELEBRATING, AND EXPRESSING OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.

NOW, INSTEAD OF CLAPPING WHEN THESE INDIVIDUALS COME UP, LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE WHO DID LOSE THEIR LIVES FROM ING LEVIN AND HONORING THEM AND HONORING THOSE WHO ARE STILL HERE SERVING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE MAY NOT BE HAVING OUR BEST DAY, THEY STILL SHOW UP TO DOING MOST EXCELLENT JOB.

COULD I HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM POLICE AND FIRE? PLEASE COME.

COUNSEL, YOU SEE THE GREEN DOT? COME ON, KENNY,

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WE CAN MOVE BACK.

I GET IT.

PUT ME IN THE BACK.

PUT IN THE BACK HERE.

CAN YOU SEE ME? ARE WE CENTER CLOSE? RIGHT THERE.

GET MY LEVEL? YEAH.

HERE WE GO.

READY? ONE, GET ONE MORE.

EXCELLENT.

THANK DOWN HERE.

YEAH, YOU MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT EASY UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET YOUR STEPS IN.

PROCLAMATION CITY OF BAYTOWN ARCADIAN AMBULANCE DAY.

WHEREAS FOUNDED IN 1971, ARCADIAN COMPANIES IS AN EMPLOYEE OWNED MULTIFACETED COMPANY WITH SIX DIVISIONS, A GLOBAL REACH AND MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PATIENTS, CUSTOMERS, AND EMPLOYEES THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE SPIRIT AND DEDICATED TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS.

AND WHEREAS ARCADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYEE OWNED AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE NATION AND HAS EARNED A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MO NATION'S MOST RESPECTED AND ACCOMPLISHED MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES.

AND WHEREAS ARCADIAN AMBULANCE IS ONE OF THE ONLY COMPANIES IN THE NATION TO BE ACCREDITED BY BOTH THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF AMBULANCE SERVICE AND THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF MEDICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. AND WHEREAS ARCADIAN AMBULANCE HAS DEMONSTRATED A DEEP COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING BEST IN CLASS PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE TO THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN.

AND WHEREAS ARCADIAN AMBULANCE IS ALSO COMMITTED TO LOCAL EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BAYTOWN OF A BAYTOWN CAMPUS FOR ITS NATIONAL EMS ACADEMY.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON MAYOR OF BAYTOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 11TH AS ARCADIAN AMBULANCE DAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE 54TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPANY'S FOUNDING.

WOULD YOU ALL COME, JUST STAND RIGHT FULL.

THIS MICROPHONE.

NOT FOR THE MICROPHONE, REALLY? FOR THE LIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE NOW TO HAVE REQUEST STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE REASON FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S OKAY.

HERE WE GO.

ONE, ONE AND ONE MORE.

WE'LL JUST CALL HIM

[a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map by rezoning approximately 8.71 acres of land located on the south side of S. Alexander Drive and east of ML Wismer Drive, from the Mixed Residential (MR) to the General Commercial (GC) zoning district. ]

FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY, THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTING 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 LISTING TO FOYER OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PRO 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 OF THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION.

AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.

WE WILL NOW CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 8.71 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH ALEXANDER DRIVE AND EAST OF ML WIER DRIVE FROM THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL MR. TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

IT IS NOW 6:57 PM AND I CALLED TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF APPROXIMATELY 8.7 ACRES OF LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH ALEXANDER DRIVE AND EAST OF ML WISNER DRIVE.

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MR. SCRIBNER, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.

MARTIN SCRIBNER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

UH, AS, UH, MAYOR READ OFF, THIS IS, UH, JUST UNDER NINE ACRES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WIMER AND SOUTH ALEXANDER.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, THIS IS CLOSE TO, UH, ANOTHER REQUEST.

REZONE REQUEST THAT YOU GUYS SAW ALMOST A YEAR AGO NOW, UH, TO THE EAST OF THIS THAT WAS DENIED.

UM, YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT THIS AREA IS, UM, HISTORICALLY RIFE WITH, UM, OLD OIL AND GAS WELLS.

SO THERE, THERE, THAT AREA OF TOWN, UH, TENDS TO BE DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP.

UH, IN THIS CASE, THE, UM, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE ORANGE ON THE SCREEN THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED FREEWAY COMMERCIAL.

AND THE, THE YELLOW, WHICH IS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, IS CURRENTLY ZONED MIXED RESIDENTIAL.

UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS HAS REQUESTED A REZONE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, UH, BECAUSE HE CANNOT SELL IT THE WAY IT IS, HE'S TRYING TO SELL THAT PROPERTY.

IT'S, IT'S PRETTY MUCH UNDEVELOPABLE AS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, UM, BECAUSE OF THE COST THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO, UH, DEVELOP THAT, THAT THAT PARTICULAR SITE.

SO THE REZONE TO YOU COMING TO YOU TODAY DOES NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC PLANS FOR ANYTHING, UM, FOR ANY SPECIFIC BUSINESSES OR, OR SITE DEVELOPMENT.

UH, HE'S MERELY LOOKING TO GET THIS MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT'S NEARBY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO SELL A PROPERTY TO SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO, UH, DEVELOP IT AND MAKE PROFIT.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DOES SHOW IT AS GENERAL COMMERCIAL IN THE FUTURE.

AS THE ALSO THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY.

THERE IS ALSO SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, WHICH IS THAT KIND OF GRAYISH LIGHT BLUE, UH, TO THE WEST.

AND THEN THIS SHOWS THE PROPOSED ZONING, UH, IN LINE WITH, WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THERE.

UH, THIS DID GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN, UH, AUGUST, AND, UH, RECEIVED A FIVE TO ZERO VOTE FROM PLANNING COMMISSION IN FAVOR.

UH, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDED, UH, APPROVAL.

THERE WAS NO, UM, THERE WERE NO TESTIMONY, UH, FOR OR AGAINST FROM THE PUBLIC AT THAT HEARING.

UM, SO STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BOTH RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS MAP AMENDMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YES, MA'AM.

UM, WILL YOU JUST GIMME A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF THE DIFFERENT, UH, TYPES OF THINGS THAT CAN BE BUILT IN MIXED RESIDENTIAL VERSUS GENERAL, UH, COMMERCIAL? UH, SURE.

UH, MIXED RESIDENTIAL OF COURSE IS PRETTY MUCH STANDARD.

UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

UM, ALSO, UH, MI A A MIX OF SOME LIKE DUPLEXES AND TOWN HOMES, VERY LIMITED.

UH, GENERAL COMMERCIAL IS PRETTY MUCH THE MOST WIDE OPEN COMMERCIAL ZONE THAT WE HAVE.

SO YOU COULD HAVE A GAS STATION, UH, YOU COULD HAVE A SHOPPING CENTER, YOU COULD HAVE A HOSPITAL, UM, ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF LARGE COMMERCIAL USES OR ALSO SMALL, YOU COULD HAVE A STRIP MALL IN THERE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND, AND THEN MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS, UM, IF THEY WERE TO BUILD ONE OF THE THINGS LIKE A, UM, IF SOMEONE BOUGHT IT AND THEY WERE GONNA PUT A GAS STATION UNDER OUR ZONING AND OUR RULES, UM, OUR ORDINANCES, WOULD THEY BE REQUIRED TO HAVE RETENTION PONDS OR A, A PLAN TO MITIGATE FLOODING? SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.

UM, IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH OF THE PROPERTY THEY ARE DISTURBING, HOW MUCH OF THE, THE DIRT THEY'RE DISTURBING, WHETHER THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF A DETENTION POND OR SOMETHING.

BUT WE WOULD DEAL WITH THAT AS IT COMES UP.

THE ONLY REASON THAT'S A CONCERN IS JUST WITH ALL THE, I AGREE THAT WITH PLANNING AND ZONING, THAT THAT FITS THE PLAN FOR THAT AREA TO MOVE INTO GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

EXCUSE ME.

UM, I'M JUST WORRIED WITH, WITH 99 GOING IN BACK THERE AND ALL THAT CONCRETE AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE IN THE WAY THE WATER FLOWS IN THAT AREA.

AND SO THE MORE AND MORE CONCRETE WE ADD, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UM, ALSO MAKING PLANS ON WHERE THE WATER'S GONNA DRAIN.

SO, AND THAT IS ALWAYS PART OF THE REVIEW.

JUST TO SEE KIND OF WHAT, WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE.

UH, I DO KNOW THAT THE MINIMUM, SO YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT DRAINAGE WHETHER THEY WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUT IN RETENTION POND OR NOT.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS BASED ON, THEY HAVE TO DISTURB OVER AN ACRES WORTH OF THE LAND, UM, INCLUDING JUST PUTTING PAVEMENT DOWN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO, UM, FOR A GAS STATION, MAYBE NOT.

BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE AND KIND OF SEE WHAT, WHAT THE EFFECT IS.

THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT HAD TO BE AN ACRE OR SO OF LAND DISTURBED SPECIFICALLY FOR DETENTION POND.

OR OTHER, OR UNDERGROUND DETENTION, STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S, IT'S JUST THAT WHOLE AREA.

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IT'S CHANGING SO MUCH AND, AND WHERE THE WATER FLOWS, EVEN THE 25 YEARS I'VE LIVED, THERE WE'RE, IT'S JUST, IT'S AMAZING HOW DIFFERENT IT IS.

SO IT'S ALL THE ROADWAYS.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

UM, I, AND I KNOW RECENTLY, UH, THE BUSINESS OVER TO, IS IT THE EAST? I'M HORRIBLE.

YES.

THERE WEST, EAST .

UM, SO THEY RECENTLY JUST UPGRADED THE DRAINAGE ALONG WEST WEST TO THE WEST, UH, TO THE WEST ACE.

YES.

EAST TO THE WEST, YES.

YEAH, A INDUSTRIALS.

AND SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT, UH, THAT DRAINAGE DITCH.

UM, SO I, I FEEL THAT COULD POSSIBLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT.

AND THEN OF COURSE THEY HAVE THE HUGE, UH, DETENTION POND AS WELL, UH, ON THE, ON THE ACE PROPERTY.

AND SO, UH, I I THINK HAVING THAT, AND THEN IF THEY HAVE TO BUILD MORE THAN AN ACRE, AND THAT'LL JUST BE ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

SO PROBLEM WITH THAT, UH, UH, OF COURSE WE WILL GET INTO THAT WHEN THEY, 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEVELOPMENT PLANS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ONCE THOSE ARE SUBMITTED, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE TRAFFIC IMPROVE OR TRAFFIC, UM, ANALYSIS.

UM, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT ANY KIND OF DRAINAGE ANALYSIS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

WE, WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT WHEN THERE'S SOME PLANS IN FRONT OF US FOR NOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE USE.

SO I I I THINK THAT LONG RUN BE OKAY.

HOLD ON.

GO AHEAD.

LAST, UH, THANK YOU MR. SCRIBNER.

UM, IN THE CASE, SOMEBODY DOES WANT TO PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE, UM, UNDER GENERAL COMMERCIAL, WOULD THEY, WOULD ANYTHING THAT COME BACK TO US FOR ANY TYPE OF APPROVAL OR, UM, IT, IT WOULD, SO THE, THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO WITH A CAVEAT THAT BASICALLY IF ANYTHING REQUIRES A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

SO WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH LIKE THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE, THINGS LIKE THAT, RIGHT.

THEN YES, THAT WOULD, BUT IF IT'S, AGAIN, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST A, A APPROVED PERMITTED USE IN THAT ZONE, GAS STATION, HOSPITAL SHOPPING CENTER, THOSE ARE, THOSE DON'T NEED ANY OTHER KINDS OF APPROVALS FROM CITY COUNCIL OR FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OTHER THAN, UM, PLATING WOULD GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BUT AGAIN, WOULDN'T COME TO YOU.

SO, YEAH.

AND I, AND I LIKE THAT WE CLEANED UP THAT WORDING AND TAKING LIKE OUR WAREHOUSES AND STUFF OUTTA GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND THAT KIND OF LEAVES THINGS.

UM, IT MAKES THIS DECISION A LOT EASIER NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A WAREHOUSE COMING BACK TO US WITHOUT THAT SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

SO I I NOT DISAGREEMENTS IN WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HERE.

SO DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES SIR.

ANYBODY ELSE? I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL, I MEAN, 'CAUSE WE GO FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL, BUT YOU, SO FUTURE LAND USE WOULD BE LARGE COMMERCIAL.

SO IN LARGE COMMERCIALS, WAREHOUSES, RV PARKS ARE ALLOWED? NO, NO.

WELL I READ IT.

COMMERCIAL YOU ARE COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LAND USE MAP.

THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND IT DOESN'T ALLOW ANYTHING NECESSARILY.

THE ZONING IS WHAT EITHER ALLOWS OR DOES NOT ALLOW.

SO THOSE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

AND THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE ZONED AS.

THE RV PARK NEEDS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

SO THAT WOULD COME BACK TO YOU.

WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE YOU MENTIONED? WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL AT ALL.

IT'S LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, RIGHT? OH.

'CAUSE I WAS READING IN, IN, IT'S NOT ALLOWED IN LARGE COMMERCIAL.

WHEN WE UPDATED THE ODC ON JANUARY 1ST, UM, THIS BODY SAID WE DON'T WANT TO SEE WAREHOUSES IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL OR FREEWAY COMMERCIAL.

SO THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ALL.

BIG.

ALL, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO US AS FAR AS IT BEING DEVELOPED IS, IS AS A RETAIL COMMERCIAL SITE.

WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT.

I MEAN THAT, THAT'S GREAT.

BUT MY CONCERN IS I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT IN, PARDON MY TERM, BACKDOORING SOME TYPE OF MINI WAREHOUSE OR RV PARK.

'CAUSE THAT WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE TO THIS COUNCIL PERSON AT THAT LOCATION.

UNDERSTOOD.

UH, A, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL RETAIL, SMALL STRIP CENTER, UM, SERVICE CENTER, FUEL STATION HOSPITAL.

I LIKE THAT.

ELECTRICIAN SHOP OR A PLUMBING SHOP THAT HAS SOME OF THEIR MATERIALS THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR JOB STORED OUTSIDE, BUT IT WOULD BE SCREENED.

WELL, YEAH, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA GO THERE BIG ENOUGH.

SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE, WOULD BE RIGHT IN LINE WITH THAT.

I THINK THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AREA WOULD LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO YOU, YOU COULD POSSIBLY SEE UNDER GENERAL COMMERCIAL, UH, CONTRACTOR'S YARD, THAT SORT OF THING.

BUT THAT WOULD ALL HAVE TO BE SCREENED AS WELL.

THERE ARE, UM, SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF IT.

CONTRACTOR'S YARD, EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.

UH, SO YOU WOULD HAVE SAY AN

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SO YOU MIGHT SEE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, HAVE A ROLL UP DOOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, YOU'RE TALKING 10,000 SQUARE FEET, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT, THAT IS POSSIBLE.

BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS SITE AT THIS TIME.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 8.71 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH ALEXANDER DRIVE AND EAST OF ML WIER DRIVE FROM THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

AGAIN, CONVENIENCE STORE, STRIP CENTER, FOOD MART, FUEL STATION I THINK WOULD BE IDEAL FOR THAT AREA.

BUT WAREHOUSE RV PARK, NOT SO MUCH.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:08 PM CONCERNING THE REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN 8.71 ACRES OF LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH ALEXANDER DRIVE AND EAST OF ML WIMER DRIVE FOUR B.

[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 8.71 acres of land, located on the south side of S. Alexander Drive and east of ML Wismer Drive, from the Mixed Residential (MR) Zoning District to the General Commercial (GC) Zoning District.]

MR. SCRIBNER, UH, I HAVE NOTHING TO ASK.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR B SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU MR. SCRIBNER.

A RE RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF UNOPPOSED STATUS FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

FIVE

[a. Receive the Certificate of Unopposed Status for the Office of Council Member, District No. Two.]

SO, SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY'S NOT GETTING AN OPPONENT, HUH? .

THEREFORE, CONSIDER THIS RECEIVED.

MS. GRAHAM WAS UNOPPOSED AT THE END OF THE FILING PERIOD FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT.

THE CERTIFICATE OF UN UNOPPOSED STATUS IS IN YOUR PACKET.

PACKET.

CONGRATULATIONS MS. BROWN.

WE HAVEN'T PASSED OUR ORDINANCE YET.

CONGRATULATIONS.

MAY PREMATURE FIVE

[b. Consider an ordinance declaring the unopposed candidate, Sarah Graham, elected to the Office of Council Member District No. Two of the City of Baytown.]

B .

OH MAN.

THERE'S LOVE AT THE DIE.

Y'ALL GOTTA GIMME A MINUTE.

, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE UNDER OPPOSED CANDIDATE.

SARAH GRAHAM ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

I THINK WE HAD AGREEMENT.

I THOUGHT WE HAD AN AGREEMENT.

THERE'S NO HOLD DOWN.

I SAW Y'ALL PLOTTING SOMETHING BACK THERE.

SO WHAT WAS GOING ON? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CHAPTER THREE 80 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH RG FURNITURE OF TEXAS LP TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 45,000 SQUARE FOOT ROOMS TO GO FACILITY.

[a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with RTG Furniture of Texas, L.P. to facilitate the construction of a new 45,000-square-foot Rooms To Go facility.]

MR. MORAN.

HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRIAN MORAN, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

UH, TONIGHT I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT, UH, ITEM SIX A, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED THREE 80, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH, UH, ROOMS TO GO.

SO THIS IS A PERFORMANCE BASED AGREEMENT, UH, MEANING THAT THE COMPANY MUST, UH, MEET SPECIFIC, UH, PERFORMANCE AND OBLIGATIONS BEFORE RECEIVING ANY TYPE OF INCENTIVE, UM, FROM THE CITY.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE PROJECT IS, UH, 45,000 NEW SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, A RETAIL FACILITY TO BAYTOWN, UH, WHICH IS PICTURED, UH, ON YOUR SCREEN BEFORE YOU.

WHAT MAKES THIS, UM, I'D SAY EXCITING IS THAT IT WILL, UH, NOT ONLY BRING A NEW, UH, BUILDING TO BAYTOWN, BUT REDEVELOP AND IMPROVE AN EXISTING PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN VACANT, UH, FOR OVER A YEAR.

UM, WHICH IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE DO RECEIVE A NEW RETAIL BUSINESS, UH, THAT STRENGTHENS OUR TAX BASE, UH, BUT ALSO INCREASES PROPERTY VALUES AND STIMULATES COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY.

UNDER THE, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, UM, ROOMS TO GO, WE'LL BE INVESTING, UM, UP TO 13 MILLION FOR REDEVELOPMENT

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AND CONSTRUCTION.

UM, THEY'LL BE CREATING AND MAINTAINING 17, UH, FULL-TIME JOBS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE TERM AND BEYOND.

AND THEN IN EXCHANGE, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE A, UH, GRANT IN THE FORM OF SALES AND USE TAX REBATE.

UH, THE REBATE EQUALS 75% OF THE 1% OF THE CITY'S PORTION AND THE SALES TAX THAT'LL BE GENERATED, UH, SOLELY AT, UH, THEIR, THEIR BUSINESS, UH, WHICH SHOULD BE CAPPED AT A MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE 10 YEAR TERM.

UM, IMPORTANTLY THE INCENTIVE DOES NOT, UH, INCLUDE SALES TAX COLLECTED, UH, AT OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE M-D-D-C-C-P-D AND THE, UH, FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT.

THOSE WILL REMAIN INTACT AND BE COLLECTED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

UH, THEN TO ALSO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT, UH, CITY STAFF WILL CONDUCT, UM, AND PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT COMPLIANCE REPORT, UM, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

UH, ROOMS TO GO MUST SUBMIT, UH, VARIOUS FORMS OF DOCUMENTATION, UM, VERIFYING THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT, JOB CREATION, UH, AS WELL AS THE SALES TAX IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBATE, UM, IN ORDER, UH, FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE THAT.

UM, ALSO THIS EVENING WE DO HAVE, UH, MR. NICHOLAS ROTH, WHO'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL ESTATE WITH ROOMS TO GO, UH, WHO'S HERE.

UM, HE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT, UH, THE COMPANY ITSELF.

AND THEN I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UH, REGARDING THE AGREEMENT.

YOU SAID WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE FOR ROOMS TO GO? YES, SIR.

NICK, IF YOU WANNA RAISE YOUR HAND, .

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, MA'AM.

JUST A COMMENT.

UM, ALTHOUGH I HATED TO SEE BIG LOTS GO, UM, I'M VERY EXCITED THAT IT WILL BE REFILLED THE SPACE, JUST AS YOU MENTIONED.

I KNOW I SAW SOME, SOME RUMORS ONLINE THAT IT WAS GONNA BE A KMART .

IT'S NOT GONNA BE A KMART, SO ROOMS TO GO.

BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU, UM, UH, JUST PRAISE, UH, BRIAN, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WORKED REALLY HARD, UM, ON THIS ITEM ALONG WITH STAFF TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE.

UM, AND, UM, WELCOME TO BAYTOWN ROOMS TO GO, UH, VERY EXCITED AND, AND HOPE THAT SOME OF THESE FULL-TIME JOBS WILL BE FILLED LOCALLY.

UM, SO YOU CAN WORK WITH BRIAN ON ANY PLACEMENTS FOR THAT.

BUT, UM, JUST WALK AND AND WE HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL HERE FOR, FOR THE LONG RUN.

COMPANY LIKE ROOMS TO GO.

YEAH, I WANT TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE SENTIMENTS.

UM, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE SOMETHING GOING OVER THERE WHERE THERE WAS NOTHING FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND AND DEVELOPMENT GOING ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN.

AND I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT, UM, THAT YOU HEARD COUNSEL, WHEN WE'RE HOLDING OUR, HOLDING OUR THREE 80 PARTNERS ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR SIDE OF THE BARGAIN, THAT THEY HAD TO COME TO US TO SHOW, UH, PROOF OF THEY'RE KEEPING THEIR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE, UM, WE'RE ASSURING THAT, THAT, THAT ENTER THE BARGAIN.

SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD DEAL.

I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR BAYTOWN.

UM, AND I THINK IT, IT HELPS MOVE US FORWARD.

SO KUDOS, GOOD JOB TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ROOMS, ROOMS TO GO HERE IN BAYTOWN.

WELCOME.

I'M GONNA SAY THAT, UM, WHEN WE WENT TO ICSC, WE HAD THIS, WE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS.

UM, WITH THIS BEING A NATIONAL BRAND, COMING TO BAYTOWN IS, IS IS WONDERFUL TO HEAR THAT.

UM, THE DEAL IS A GOOD DEAL FOR US AS WELL AS FOR ROOMS TO GO IS EXCELLENT.

ALSO, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE DOWN HERE AND COME TO THE COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES.

SO, SO, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND BRIAN, UM, AND WHOEVER ELSE HELPED YOU WITH THIS, MAN, Y'ALL ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

TO SAY THAT WE'VE HAD A BUILDING THAT WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF US.

THE BUILDING ITSELF WAS ONE ACRE OF LAND RIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY BEING FILLED WITHIN THE YEAR OF, UM, ANOTHER OF ANOTHER BUSINESS.

CLOSING IS AMAZING.

AND TO SEE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO VISIT NEAR AND FAR, THEY'RE GONNA COME TO BAYTOWN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IS AMAZING.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE JOB THAT YOU ARE DOING.

YOU ALL ARE DOING THANK YOU ROOMS TO GO FOR WANTING TO BE IN OUR GREAT CITY.

AND, UM, THAT'S GONNA BE IT.

OH, UM, A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S UM, NEGATIVITY ABOUT NO GROWTH OR THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HERE HAS, UM, DONE SOME THINGS THAT ARE AMAZING AND, AND, AND EVERYONE HAS HAS SAID SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.

BUT JUST LISTENING TO COUNCIL, WORKING WITH, UM, THE, THE BOUNDARIES THAT WE'VE SET UP AND STILL DRAWING IN SUCH A GREAT

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AND NOW, UM, OFF, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, A CHANCE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND HOPEFULLY OTHER PEOPLE TO GO FURNITURE SHOPPING, WHICH IS SO FUN.

SO I'M EXCITED, BUT BRIAN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

'CAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK AND YOU, UM, YOU PUT EVERYTHING INTO YOUR JOB AND, AND IT SHOWS AND IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED.

WHEN CAN WE, UM, EXPECT TO SEE THIS DEVELOPMENT START MOVING? I WOULD SAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UM, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO, UH, GET PERMITS ISSUED.

SO THAT MEANS WHEN I'M DRIVING HOME TONIGHT AND I PASS BY THERE AFTER WE VOTE THIS IN, HOPEFULLY I'LL SEE SOMEBODY OUT THERE WITH A SHOVEL.

, I'D GET OUT THERE THE SHOVEL IF YOU WANNA SEE SOMEBODY THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN.

A PICTURE LATER.

GET SHOW THING GOING.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DECLARATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY AND APPROVING THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 3.18 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1 6 8 NORTH BURNETT DRIVE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS FOUR AND LOT FIVE IN BLOCK 54 OF LAKEWOOD SUBDIVISION.

SHOVEL.

OH, THAT'S EXCELLENT.

WELL, UM, THAT'S, THANK YOU MR. MORAN.

ANY OPPOSED? EXCELLENT JOB SIX B,

[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing the declaration of surplus property and approving the sale of approximately 3.18 acres of land located at 168 N. Burnett Drive, legally described as (Lots Four (4) and Five (5) in Block Fifty-four (54) of Lakewood Subdivision, Section "F", an addition in Harris County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 41, Page 69 of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas.]

SECTION F IN ADDITION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 41, PAGE 69 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

MR. MORANS? YES, MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

SO THIS ITEM, UH, PROPOSED BEFORE YOU IS AUTHORIZING AND I APPROV THE SALE, UM, OF 3.1 ACRES LOCATED AT 1 68, UH, NORTH BURNETT IN, UH, LAKEWOOD SUBDIVISION.

UH, THE PROPERTY WAS LISTED, UM, ON THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE FOR 30 DAYS, UH, WITH A REAL ESTATE BROKER IN COMPLIANCE, UM, WITH STATE LAW.

UM, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, UM, THE CITY, UH, RECEIVED MULTIPLE OFFERS WITH THE HIGHEST CASH OFFER BEING $200,000, UM, SUBMITTED, UH, BY MR. ADAM MARTINEZ, WHO I BELIEVE IS, UH, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER.

UM, IF APPROVED.

THE THIS ORDINANCE DOES AUTHORIZE THE SALE AND THEN TRANSFERS OWNERSHIP, UH, TO MR. MARTINEZ ONCE CLOSING HAPPENS.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I NEED A MOTION.

CONSIDERING ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH GRAHAM ASSOCIATES INC.

THANK YOU MR. MORAN.

SIX C

[c. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Graham Associates, Inc. ]

JUST YOU, WE JUST NO, NO, NO.

, I'M JUST MISSING.

SO WE JUST APPROVED HER HER.

NO OPPOSED NO.

LET'S BE CLEAR.

THERE THERE IS, THERE IS NO PAYMENTS.

GOING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS OF THE CORRECT.

NO RELATION.

YOU RUNNING ON THE SPOT, MR. MORAN? YES.

UH, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, THIS EVENING, UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, MR. JEFF WILLIAMS, WHO IS PRINCIPAL AT GRAHAM ASSOCIATES, AND HE IS, UH, GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT, UM, HIS FIRM'S QUALIFICATIONS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UH, RELATED TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR BEING THE OWNER'S REP.

UM, FOR THE EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN ON THE BEN CENTER PROJECT, UH, HE'S GONNA WALK THROUGH KIND OF, UM, WHAT THEIR SCOPE INCLUDES AND ALL THE WAY FROM DESIGN OVERSIGHT, CONSTRUCTION MONITORING, UM, TO TURNOVER TO WHEN THE FACILITY OPENS.

UM, HE'LL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING AND MANAGING, UH, THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION BUDGETS, REVIEWING DESIGN DOCUMENTS, AND THEN, UH, TRACKING, UH, COSTS, UH, THAT ARE ASSOCIATED IN ORDER TO HELP US, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT DOES HAPPEN AND IS COMPLETED WITHIN BUDGET.

IT, WHICH WOULD, SO A LOT OF SIMILARITIES TO THE FACILITY THAT, THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE BUILDING, UH, HERE IN, IN BAYTOWN.

AS BRIAN MENTIONED, UH, MY NAME'S JEFF WILLIAMS, MAYOR COUNCIL.

WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE EXXON MOBIL BAYTOWN EVENT, EVENT CENTER.

UH, REALLY THINK IT'S GONNA BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION HERE TO BAYTOWN.

AND LET ME SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GRAHAM ASSOCIATES.

UH, WE ARE LOCATED IN ARLINGTON,

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TEXAS IN OUR VISION.

AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN OUR 50 YEARS OF EXISTENCE IS BUILD COMMUNITIES.

UH, THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE TO DO AND, AND LOVE TO BE AN INTEGRAL PARTNER IN DOING THAT.

WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1972 AND OUR AVERAGE TENURE IS ALMOST 20 YEARS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE THERE.

AND, UH, OUR PEOPLE STAY AND, AND ARE COMMITTED AND DEDICATED.

BUT LET ME, UH, TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROJECT EXPERIENCE, UH, AND ESPECIALLY WITH SPORTS FACILITIES.

UH, WE ARE THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR AT AND T STADIUM AND WE HAVE DONE ALL OF THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AROUND IT AND, AND WORKED ON IT.

UH, WE ALSO, UH, HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL.

WE'VE DESIGNED 95% OF THE ARLINGTON ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AND THE 5% THAT WE DIDN'T DESIGN, I WAS SERVING AS MAYOR, SO WE COULDN'T DO IT.

, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO TO BOW OUT OF THE THINGS THAT WE, UH, WERE BUILT DURING THE TIME THAT I WAS MAYOR OF ARLINGTON.

BUT, UH, IT IS AMAZING WHAT SPORTS TOURISM CAN DO FOR A CITY.

UH, YOU TALK ABOUT BRINGING IN OPM, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, IT'S AN AWESOME THING WHEN YOU CAN DO THAT AND THEN SPEND OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY TO HELP STRENGTHEN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

IT'S A KEY TOOL, UH, HERE IN, IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND THEN WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THE FACILITY THAT YOU'RE GONNA BUILD, IT ADDS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUR CITIZENS, BUT THEN ALSO IT DOES BRING IN MONEY FROM OTHERS OUTSIDE.

AND ESPECIALLY YOUTH SPORTS IS RECESSION PROOF.

IT CONTINUES ON THROUGHOUT.

IT'S, UH, IT IS A WAVE THAT IS TAKING THE COUNTRY BY STORM RIGHT NOW.

IT IS, UH, REALLY VERY, VERY POPULAR TO BE BUILDING SPORTS, UH, FACILITIES, UH, AND, AND ESPECIALLY AROUND WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR RESTAURANTS AND SO FORTH THERE TO BRING PEOPLE IN TO THAT.

SO WE HAVE, UH, SPENT OUR CAREERS DOING THAT.

ANOTHER INTERESTING THING IS, UH, ESPORTS STADIUM, UH, ESPORTS, UH, THERE USED TO BE SOMETHING WE TOLD OUR KIDS NOT TO PLAY.

THERE WAS NO MONEY IN IT.

AND NOW INSTEAD, IT IS ONE OF THE GROWING INDUSTRIES, UH, THERE IN, IN THE WORLD AND FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRY.

AND YOU ASK YOURSELF, WELL, WHY IS IT? IT'S BECAUSE COMPANIES HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY ADVERTISE THERE AND GET TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR PRODUCTS.

AND SO IT'S CREATED INCREDIBLE PRIZE MONEY AND THEN IT CONTINUES TO GROW.

AND THE THING I'LL SAY TOO ABOUT ESPORTS, IT HELPS TO, TO REALLY IMPROVE THE IMAGE OF A CITY WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND HELPS TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT YOUNG TALENT.

AND THEN THIS GIVES YOU A FEEL OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

UH, THERE ARE WITH FULL OF ELECTRONICS AND SO FORTH THERE DURING THESE TOURNAMENTS, AND WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE WATCHING, BUT THEN YOU WILL HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND ON A COMPUTER ON LIVESTREAM WATCHING THE, UH, THE TOURNAMENTS ITSELF.

AND THEN, UM, I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE TOURED, UH, FRISCO AND ARLINGTON AND, UH, WE ALSO DID THE DESIGN FOR THE FRISCO RUFF RIDERS MINOR LEAGUE BALLPARK THERE IN SCO.

AND THIS WAS AN INTERESTING PROJECT, AND I PUT IT DOWN HERE BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF, OF LOCAL, UH, TOWN, UM, UH, FIELDS THAT ARE HERE.

THIS IS ONE THAT WE TOOK TWO OLD FIELDS, UH, THERE IN ARLINGTON AND THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CAME IN FOR THE ALL-STAR GAME.

AND WE WENT IN AND REWORKED THAT AND DESIGNED ARTIFICIAL TURF AND SO FORTH, NEW LIGHTING AND EVERYTHING FOR IT AS, AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAVE THIS AS A GIFT FOR HAVING THE ALL-STAR GAME THERE IN OUR CITY AND VERY PROUD OF THAT.

UH, THERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

TURNED OUT EXTREMELY WELL.

AND OF COURSE, AS YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY VERY MUCH AWARE, ARTIFICIAL TURF NOW HAS IMPROVED INCREDIBLY, AND IT'S MUCH MORE DURABLE, LAST LONGER, AND YOU'RE ABLE TO GET ON THE FIELDS AND OFF THE FIELDS MUCH QUICKER, UH, THERE AFTER A RAIN.

AND SO IT, UH, IT ELIMINATES A LOT OF RAIN OUTS AND, AND DAYS THAT YOU COULDN'T PLAY.

PLUS THEY ALSO HAVE IMPROVED IT TO WHERE IT IS ACTUALLY BETTER FOR THE PLAYERS THAN IT USED TO BE.

AND THEN THE STAR CENTER IN FRISCO, UH, THERE TOO, WHICH IS ANOTHER FACILITY, I THINK YOU GUYS TOURED, UH, THERE, AND WE'VE DONE SEVERAL STAR CENTERS, UH, THERE THROUGHOUT, UH, THE METROPLEX AND THEN LIBRARIES, YOU KNOW, UH, PEOPLE STILL READ, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL LEARNING.

AND, UH, AND WE ARE REALLY DOING, UH, INCREDIBLE LEARNING CENTERS NOW WITH OUR, WITH OUR LIBRARIES.

THIS IS ONE THAT WE DID IN ARLINGTON AND WE REALLY DECIDED TO COMBINE THE LIBRARY AND SPORTS FACILITY.

IT'S WORKED OUT EXTREMELY WELL, UH, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BOTH ACTIVITIES GOING.

WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE PARKING AND SO FORTH.

ACTUALLY HAVE A PARK NEXT DOOR TO

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AND THEN, UH, I'LL TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT CITY OF WESTLAKE LATER.

BUT, UH, THIS IS A SPRAWLING PIECE OF LAND IN WHICH, UH, MY FIRM STARTED IN 1996 WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING BUT ONE SUBDIVISION OUT HERE IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.

AND THEY HAVE BUILT AN ACADEMY.

THEY'VE BUILT RECREATION FACILITIES.

THEY HAVE, UH, ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED MAJOR MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENTS AND, UH, AND A LOT OF OTHER, UH, SCHWAB, FIDELITY AND SO FORTH ARE THERE AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT FACILITIES.

UH, THERE WE SERVED AS THE OWNER OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAT TOWN AND THEN SOME OTHER LANDMARK PROJECTS.

UH, THERE, UH, NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART WAS THE ANCHOR HERE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS THE LARGEST RETAIL CENTER IN THE WORLD, AND THERE IS A HUGE ROOMS TO GO THERE.

HE'S LEFT NOW.

THERE'S A HUGE ROOMS TO GO RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

THEY'RE ALL RIGHT THERE TOGETHER FOR FURNITURE.

BUT THE THINGS I WILL SAY THERE, THAT WAS AN ANCHOR IN SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS HAVE COME IN AROUND IT.

THIS IS A WARREN BUFFET PROJECT, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

UH, THEY'RE IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY IN SOUTH LAKE TOWN SQUARE.

UH, WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TOWN CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT, UH, AN ARCHITECT LISTENED TO AN ENGINEER ABOUT WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAD BEEN TRAVELING ALL OVER THE WORLD TO TRY TO FIND AN OLD DOWNTOWN THAT, UH, WE COULD PATTERN THIS DESIGN AFTER.

AND WE HAD HAD NO LUCK.

MY WIFE AND I WENT TO NASHVILLE, AND WE'RE GONNA DRIVE DOWN THE NATCHEZ TRACE AND SEE THE, THE LEAVES CHANGE.

WE STOPPED IN FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE, AND WE GO, OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS IT.

SO WHEN YOU SEE SOUTH LAKE TOWN SQUARE, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO FRANKLIN, IT IS VERY MUCH PATTERNED AFTER IT.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A PLACE, IT'S A SENSE OF PLACE.

TURNED OUT EXTREMELY WELL AND, AND CONTINUES TO GROW.

AND THEN WE DO A LOT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE THREE BRIDGES PROJECT INTERSTATE 30.

AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE BACKGROUND AT AND T STADIUM, THIS WAS A COMPLETE REWORK OF THE INTERSTATE, UH, THERE TO ACTUALLY CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE GOING IN AND OUT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

THIS IS ANOTHER SHOT OF THE BRIDGES.

WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO IT ENHANCEMENTS, UH, AND WE GOT TXDOT TO PAY FOR 'EM.

BUT IT'S AMAZING.

PEOPLE NOTICE BRIDGES, IT HELPS SET THE CHARACTER HERE OF A COMMUNITY.

AND, UM, THEN I'LL MENTION THE MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM.

UH, WE HAVE A, HAD AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.

ALMOST ALL NATIONAL MUSEUMS ARE BUILT IN WASHINGTON DC BUT IT WAS GONNA TAKE 20 YEARS TO GET IT BUILT THERE.

AND SO THEY ENDED UP COMING TO TEXAS WHERE WE GET THINGS BUILT BIG AND QUICKER.

AND, UH, WE ACTUALLY GOT IT DONE IN THREE YEARS AND SOME OF Y'ALL, UH, CAME UP AND SAW IT UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND I HOPE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND SEE IT.

IT'S OPEN NOW AND, AND AN INCREDIBLE PLACE.

UH, THEY'RE HONORING OUR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.

AND THEN I WANTED TO PUT THIS IN BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PARK THERE BESIDE OUR, UH, BESIDE OUR, OUR FACILITY.

AND I LOVE PARKS AND IT'S AMAZING HOW THEY COMPLIMENT AN ACTIVE SPORTS FACILITY.

THIS IS RIVER LEGACY LIVING SCIENCE CENTER.

UH, UH, AND THERE IT IS CONNECTED TO A 1300 ACRE PARK.

UM, IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PLACE.

UH, PROBABLY THE MOST AWARDED BUILDING IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX, UH, THERE.

AND ALSO IT DOES LIVING SCIENCE EDUCATION.

YOU GUYS HAVE A NATURE CENTER TOO, AND IT'S AMAZING WHEN YOU'RE IN A METROPOLITAN AREA, THE NEED FOR FACILITIES LIKE THIS.

AFTER I FINISHED THIS FACILITY, I WAS ASKED TO JOIN THE BOARD AND THEN SPENT SEVERAL YEARS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THIS, THIS PLACE.

AND IT, UH, IS AMAZING THE OUTPOURING OF, OF, UH, BASICALLY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS THAT GAVE MONEY TO CONTINUE THESE PROGRAMS ALONG.

AND, UM, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY IS, IS YOU, I'M SURE YOU'RE WELL AWARE.

AND THEN I WANNA GO INTO, UH, WHY US? YOU KNOW, UH, WHY DO, WHY DO WE NEED YOU? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE WORKED FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT CITIES AND SO MANY DIFFERENT DEAL.

AND, AND WE HAVE AN EXPERIENCED TEAM.

BUT HOWEVER, OUR EXPERIENCE IS ALSO ON THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR.

AND THEN I THINK ALSO, I KNOW I'VE BEEN IN YOUR SEAT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH THERE.

WE, UH, WE WANT TO BE VERY, UH, SENSITIVE TO WHAT YOU GUYS WANT.

WE WANT TO BE LISTENING AND CARRYING

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THROUGH WITH WHAT YOU WANT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE WORKED WITH A LOT OF MULTI-DISCIPLINE TEAMS AND BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE THEM IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY.

GET BRINGING PROJECTS IN UNDER BUDGET AND ON SCHEDULE.

AND THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING IN TODAY'S WORLD.

AND IT'S GOTTEN HARDER BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

BUT NOW THE FURTHER WE GET AWAY FROM THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS TO STABILIZE MORE.

BUT IT'S STILL A CHALLENGE.

SO COMMUNICATING WITH THE TEAM AND, AND WATCHING AS YOU GO IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART.

AND WE HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE TO DO IT.

AND THEN I MENTIONED COMMUNICATION.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WHEN YOU'VE GOT A PUBLIC PROJECT, YOU KNOW, INTERNALLY WITH THE STAFF, THE COUNCIL, AND THEN EXTERNALLY WITH THE CITIZENS.

WELL, INTERNALLY, UH, WITH THE, WITH THE STAFF AND ON THE, UH, AND WITH THE DESIGN TEAM, WHEN THEY'RE BROUGHT ON BOARD, STRUCTURING A COMMUNICATION PLAN THAT CREATES ACCOUNTABILITY.

REGULAR MEETINGS THAT TAKE PLACE SO THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THOSE MEETINGS, YOU'RE WORKING ON WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE? WHAT ARE THE ACTION ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN AND WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET THEM DONE? AND THAT IS, UH, THE WAY THAT COMMUNICATION IS.

'CAUSE THEN IT'S VERY CLEAR TO BE ABLE TO PASS THAT ON TO COUNCIL AND TO CITIZENS.

WE HAVE THE INFORMATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND, AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO OVER THE NEXT WEEK TO TWO WEEKS TO MOVE THE PROJECT ALONG? WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GATHER? BUT ALSO, UH, WE ARE VERY WELL VERSED IN, IN WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC AND IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BUT THEY ALSO CAN SEE, UH, WHAT EACH TEAM MEMBER IS DOING IN CREATING THAT ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND THEN I MENTIONED WESTLAKE.

UM, IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO START A CITY FROM SCRATCH.

IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.

WE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY HERE AND UH, WE ENDED UP HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN ACADEMY.

THEY'RE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES IN AMERICA THAT, THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY RUNS A INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, A A SCHOOL, UH, HERE ON IT.

BUT ALSO IT HAS THE LIBRARY.

WE HAVE A RECREATION CENTER IN IT.

AND, UH, CITY OFFICES A SPRAWLING CAMPUS.

BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CITY IS THAT WE WERE ENDED, ENDED UP ABLE TO ATTRACT CHARLES SCHWAB, FIDELITY AND DELOITTE ALL TO COME TO THE CITY AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER.

AND, UH, YET IT WAS DONE IN A WAY THAT, UH, IT HELPED THE TAX BASE AND DID NOT, UH, HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS BECAUSE LOOK AT THE PICTURE HERE.

THIS IS WHAT MOST OF WESTLAKE LOOKS LIKE WITH ROLLING HILLS AND, AND RURAL TYPE AREA.

BUT THEN, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THAT IN AND ALL, ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ADDED TO IT, AND WE WERE EITHER IN CHARGE OR A PART OF EVERY ONE OF THESE.

NOW WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO SPECIFICALLY? ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS TO HELP THE, THE CITY TO PICK THE DESIGN TEAM.

I'M SURE THIS WILL ATTRACT A LOT OF INTEREST, UH, THERE.

AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT THE RIGHT DESIGN TEAM TO COME IN AND DO THE PROJECT.

'CAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BUILD THE RIGHT FACILITY THAT CAN CO THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE PROFITABLE, BUT SERVE YOUR CITIZENS AND STILL BE ABLE TO ALSO BRING IN DOLLARS HERE TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S RIGHT ON THE TOP OF THE TOP OF THE LIST.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL WORK WITH H-S-H-C-S-C-C, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT ALREADY ON SOME PRELIMINARY WORK THAT WE HAVE AND WE KNOW THEM WELL.

AND WE'LL, UH, WORK ON ALSO IMPLEMENTING THAT COMMUNICATION PLAN AND OUTREACH PLAN WITH THE CITY AND THEM.

THERE WILL BE INPUT, I NEED TO SAY THIS RIGHT UP, WHEN WE ASK YOU QUESTIONS, WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO SPEAK.

WE LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND AND WE WILL TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR STAFF WANTS, WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOUR CITIZENS WANT, AND THEN TRY TO COMBINE THAT INTO THAT COMMON VISION TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

AND THAT'S SO CRITICAL, UH, THERE AS YOU, AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.

AND THEN, UH, WE'LL ALSO DOCUMENT THIS PROJECT.

AND THEN AS CHALLENGES COME UP AND THEY WILL, THERE WILL BE CHALLENGES, NO DOUBT.

WE WILL BE THERE TO FACILITATE AND WORK OUT THOSE CHALLENGES.

BECAUSE IDENTIFYING A PROBLEM IS ONLY 10% OF IT.

FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM IS THE OTHER 90%.

AND THAT'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR FIRM.

WE JUMP ON THEM QUICK AND WE FIND SOLUTIONS AND WE, WE MAKE IT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE ARE ALWAYS WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. AND THEN OF COURSE, MONITOR THE DESIGN

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PROGRAMS AND TRACK DELIVERABLES.

UH, AND THEN THIS IS A BIG ONE, COORDINATE AND REVIEW COST ESTIMATES PREPARED BY THE DESIGN FIRM.

THEY WILL BE DOING THAT THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, UH, THERE TOO.

AND THEN, AND THEN ALSO WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING HERE WITH THE CITY AND, AND, UH, H-C-S-C-C TO SELECT THE, WHICH USUALLY IS A CONSTRUCTION FIRM TO DO A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROJECT.

IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN A-C-M-A-R IS THAT YOU ACTUALLY LOOK FOR THE FIRMS WITH THE RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS, ONES THAT HAVE THAT PERFORMANCE TRACK RECORD.

THEY COME IN, THEY'RE CONTRACTED TO COME IN DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS, AND THEY HELP THE DESIGN, WHETHER IT BE THE MATERIALS, THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET A COST EFFECTIVE DESIGN.

AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BUILD IT.

SO IT HELPS TREMENDOUSLY.

AND, UH, AND THIS IS A VERY POPULAR METHOD FOR A LOT OF CITIES RIGHT NOW TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS BECAUSE THEN AFTER THEY HAVE HELPED US TO REDUCE COST AND STILL GET THE TYPE OF BUILDING WE WANT, THEN THEY FURNISH A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, A GMP, AND THEY HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THAT.

AND THAT IS WHERE WE'VE GOT TO REALLY WORK THE CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE THEY DO.

BUT THEN THIS IS THE IMPORTANT THING IN SELECTING THE RIGHT CONTRACTOR WHO HAS A TRACK RECORD OF STANDING BEHIND THEIR GMP.

THAT'S A KEY POINT IN WORKING THROUGH THAT.

AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE, THE PROJECT, WE'LL CONTINUE STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION, COMMUNICATION AND UH, AND THEN OF COURSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.

UM, WE BELIEVE HERE THAT THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE US THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS AND GET US INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE SEA MAR.

AND THE REASON YOU SAY, WELL, WHY ARE YOU NOT DEFINITIVE? WELL, THE REASON WE'RE NOT DEFINITIVE IS BECAUSE OF THE TIMEFRAME THAT WE HAVE.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS DEPENDENT UPON THE DESIGN TEAM THAT WE PICK.

WE WILL SIT DOWN AND, UH, WITH THE DESIGN TEAM WHEN THEY ARE SELECTED AND WORK ON THAT SCHEDULE, AND WE WILL KNOW WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DESIGN.

SO WE'LL KNOW THAT.

AND THEN THE SAME WAY WHEN THE CMAR IS SELECTED, THEN WE CAN REALLY GET DOWN TO, TO A REAL SCHEDULE FOR CONSTRUCTION ALSO.

AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CITY STAFF IS GONNA BE TRYING TO WORK AND, AND KEEP THAT AND GET THAT DONE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

AND OF COURSE, TIME IS MONEY.

UH, THEY'RE ON IT.

AND THEN MYSELF, UH, WELL, I'VE BEEN, UH, HERE IN BAYTOWN NOW, I GUESS FOR TWO YEARS NOW.

I HAVE, I'VE BEEN FASCINATED WITH REALLY LOOKING AT YOUR CITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY HERE, UH, FOR LOTS OF THINGS TO HAPPEN HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND, AND YOU GUYS ARE MOVING FORWARD AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO REDEVELOP AND TO CREATE NEW SPACES, UH, HERE.

AND IT'S, UH, IT'S VERY EXCITING.

YOUR LOCATION IS AMAZING HERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND SO CLOSE, SO CLOSE TO HOBBY.

AND THEN EVEN, UH, WITH THIS SPORTS FACILITY COMING IN, IT'S EASY TO GET TO BAYTOWN.

AND, AND SO I THINK YOU'RE IN A GREAT LOCATION AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO I HAVE BEEN HERE AND I WILL BE THE MANAGING PRINCIPAL MYSELF.

UH, AND THEN I HAVE GARY KRAUS, WHO WILL BE OUR PROJECT MANAGER OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, UH, HERE IN WORKING THERE.

AND THEN BLAINE CHAMPLIN, WHO IS GONNA BE OUR ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER, AND HE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH, UH, WITH THE CITY AND H-C-S-C-C AND A LOT OF THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION HERE OF THE SITE AND PRELIMINARY WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE HERE, SO FORTH.

THANK YOU'ALL.

APPRECIATE THAT.

NOW, BEFORE I ASK FOR QUESTIONS, I DO NEED A CLARIFICATION BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S VERY CLEAR.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRAHAM HAS NEVER OWNED ANY PART OF OUR COMPANY, .

UH, I, I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO MEET HER YET.

UH, THERE, SO, SO TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

SO YOU'RE NOT MY UNCLE.

NO.

YEAH, THERE'S NO RELATION, UH, NO RELATION, UH, THERE AT ALL.

SO, UH, AND THEN THE, UH, THE OTHER THING I'D SAY TOO IS THAT, UH, UM, BAYTOWN, UH, HAS SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY HERE, UH, AND, AND VERY EXCITED, BUT LOVE TO LOVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

WHAT QUESTIONS WOULD Y'ALL GO AHEAD AND SIR.

ALRIGHT, I'LL JUMP INTO IT.

THIS BE ME.

THAT'S DID.

SO FIRST OF ALL, I, SORRY, FORGOT ABOUT THAT.

I LOVE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE.

WE FINALLY ARCHITECT, FINALLY LISTENED TO AN ENGINEER, BEING IN CONSTRUCTION, UH, I WAS TAUGHT EARLY AS WHEN I WAS ASSISTANT PM THAT AN ARCHITECT HAS NO SENSE OF REALITY AND AN ENGINEER HAS NO COMMON SENSE.

SO IT'S KINDA HARD FOR YOU GET THEM TOGETHER IN A ROOM.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A, YOU'RE NOT OFFENDED 'CAUSE YOU'RE, THEY'RE AN ELECTRICAL, IT'S CIVIL

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AND STRUCTURAL GUYS.

BUT, SO MY BIG QUESTION IS, IS THE GMP SCORING AND YOU'RE CMAR SCORING, HOW ARE WE SCORING TO DETERMINE WHO'S GONNA GET THOSE CONTRACTS FOR YOU? WELL, IT WILL BE A VERY DETAILED SCORING SHEET, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, HERE'S ONE OF THE BIG ONES.

YOU HAVE TO CHECK THE REFERENCES IN THE PAST HISTORY BECAUSE THAT PAST HISTORY, YOU CAN'T OVERCOME.

UH, YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF COMING THROUGH ON THE GMP.

UH, THAT'S A MUST.

AND THEN THE OTHER PART IS WE WANNA LOOK FOR CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF FACILITY BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT WE CAN, WE CAN RUN COST EFFECTIVELY AND THEN ALSO PEOPLE WILL WANT TO BE AT.

SO WE WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT.

AND THEN, UM, UH, AS FAR AS THE GMP, THAT, UH, A GOOD SET OF PLANS IS CRITICAL FOR THAT GMP AND UH, THAT'S ALSO A, AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESIGN TEAM IS GETTING A GOOD CLEAR SET OF PLANS.

AND THEN, UM, I GREW UP IN CONSTRUCTION AND I BROKE THE LINE.

UH, THERE I WAS FOURTH GENERATION CONSTRUCTION AND I STARTED OUT THERE, BUT, UH, I GOT TIRED OF THE BAD WEATHER AND EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWNS AND WENT OVER TO THE ENGINEERING SIDE.

SO WE WORK HARD TO GET ALONG WITH ENGINEERS OR, AND I'M SORRY FOR ENGINEERS TO GET ALONG WITH CONTRACTORS.

AND IN FACT, YOUR CONTRACTOR IS YOUR BEST FRIEND.

IF YOU, UH, IF YOU MAKE IT THAT WAY, IT'S, UH, IT'S SO CRITICAL BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW TO BUILD IT AND THEY KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE THINGS.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH THESE, WITH THE FINALISTS FOR THE, FOR THIS CM CMAR.

NO DOUBT.

TO REALLY GET, GET TO KNOW THEM, BUT ALSO A LOT OF TIME WITH THEIR REFERENCES ALSO.

YEAH, IT, IT, IT'S, 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT THE, THE EMPHASIS ON SCORING ON PRICE AND THAT IS NOT THE, THEY, THEY'LL CHANGE ORDER YOU TO DEATH IF YOU, IF YOU PUT THE SCORING SYSTEM MAINLY BASED ON PRICE, I WANT IT BASED.

THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.

I WANT IT BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AND THAT THEY'RE COMING UNDER BUDGET AND THAT, THAT THEY'RE NOT, AND HOW THEY'RE CHANGING THEIR JOBS.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT YOU WERE A PART OF THE AT T UH, THAT WAS WITH MANHATTAN.

UH, YES SIR.

I ENDED UP DOING DENTON UNT DENTON STADIUM WITH MANHATTAN.

THEY, THOSE SAME GUYS CAME OFF THAT PROJECT THAT WENT TO DO THAT ONE.

SO MANHATTAN WAS A, IF ANYBODY'S IN KNOW MANHATTAN, IT'S PRETTY DONE ALMOST EVERY STADIUM IN, IN THE UNITED STATES, THEY HAVE, UH, IF YOU NA YOU NAME A STADIUM, THEY'VE DONE IT.

UH, SO THAT, THAT'S KIND OF A GOOD TRACK RECORD WITH SOME OF THE GCS YOU'VE DEALT WITH ON THAT PART.

SO THAT, THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERN, IS NOT TO FOCUS ON THE PRICE, TO FOCUS ON WHERE THEY'VE BEEN COMING AS FAR AS THE BUDGET.

AND IF THEY ARE NOT, 'CAUSE YOU CAN GET THE CHEAPEST GUY, BUT THEY'RE GONNA KEEP, THEY'RE GONNA CHANGE ORDERS TO DEATH AND THEY'RE GONNA BE THE HIGHEST GUY.

SO, UH, IT, IT'S THEIR TRACK RECORD AND IF THEY'RE COMING IN UNDER BUDGET ON THEIR GMPS, APPRECIATE THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

MM-HMM .

ANYONE ELSE? NOTHING.

WELL, I JUST APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND PRESENTING.

UM, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE REFERENCES OF, OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD.

AND, UM, WE, UH, WE GRINNED OVER HERE WHEN YOU MENTIONED GMP BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH, UH, THAT NOT BEING HONORED.

AND SO I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU MAKE THAT A POINT TO REALLY DIG INTO THAT.

SO, WELL, THERE ARE SOME CONTRACTORS THAT DON'T HONOR A LEGAL CONTRACT AND WE'VE GOTTA FIND THAT OUT.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT WILL HONOR THE CONTRACT.

RIGHT.

I'LL JUST MAKE A SIDEBAR COMMENT WITH MY COLLEAGUE.

WE HAD A GREAT GNP SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FACILITY WAS FINISHED.

WHOA.

SO THERE YOU GO.

SO GNPI CHUCKLE EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT.

IT'S KIND.

OKAY, SURE.

I BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT AND I UNDERSTAND.

HOPEFULLY YOU'RE GONNA DELIVER IT.

GOOD.

BEFORE ANYONE ELSE? NO ONE.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THE TIME.

YES SIR.

SO NOW I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE SIX C.

D CONSIDERING ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND PSI PRESSURE SYSTEMS FOR THE RENT OF A CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION.

SIX

[d. Consider an ordinance authorizing a lease agreement between the City of Baytown and PSI Pressure Systems for the rent of a City-owned property, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents in connection.]

MR. MORAN? UH, YES, MR. MAYOR.

UM, THIS ITEM DEALS WITH, UM, UH, RECENTLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY AT 10 10 MARKET STREET, UM, WHERE CURRENTLY, UM, PSI, UH, PRESSURE SYSTEMS IS

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ALREADY OPERATING.

THE, UH, LEASE AGREEMENT DOES FORMALIZE, UH, THEIR CONTINUED OCCUPANCY.

UM, AT THIS NOW CITY OWNED, UH, PIECE OF PROPERTY UNDER UPDATED, UH, TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

UH, THE LEASE COVERS APPROXIMATELY 12,000 SQUARE FEET OF WHERE THE BUILDING IS LOCATED, AND IT HAS AN INITIAL, UH, SIX MONTH TERM, UM, BEGINNING UPON EXECUTION, UM, OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT, UM, IN THE SIX MONTH DURATION, UH, GOES UP UNTIL FEBRUARY 28TH, 2020.

UH, SIX.

UH, THE KEY TERMS ARE THE RENT THAT'LL BE PAID TO THE CITY IS 5,000 PER MONTH.

UH, FOR THE DURATION, THE TENANT WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE UTILITIES, WHICH IS WATER, SEWER, ELECTRIC, AND TRASH.

I'LL CONTINUE OPERATING THEIR, UH, OFFICE, UH, SOME WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE.

AND THEN AFTER, UH, FEBRUARY OF 2026, UM, THE TENANT SO CHOOSES AND IF THE CITY CHOOSES, UM, THE LEASE WILL THEN JUST AUTOMATICALLY TRANSITION TO A MONTH TO MONTH, UM, ARRANGEMENT WHERE, UH, THE RENT STILL REMAINS AT 5,000 A MONTH.

THEY'LL STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UTILITIES, UM, WITH, WITH EITHER PARTY, UM, PROVIDING A 30 DAY, UH, WRITTEN NOTICE.

UM, IF WE WANT TO, UH, END THE LEASE.

BILL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANY MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SIX SECOND.

SIX

[e. Consider an ordinance to adopt or postpone the City of Baytown Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Municipal Budget. (See page 4 Agenda Addendum for Taxpayer Impact Statement)]

PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET.

MR. MORAN.

SIX E CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT OR POSTPONE THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.

UM, THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE HEARING THAT WE HAD, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

UM, MR. TROY WHITE NECK AND HE HAS BEEN GIVEN TIME.

WELL, NO HE HASN'T.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD.

TROY WHITE NECK 9 9 4 6 BAYOU WOODS DRIVE.

BAYTOWN, TEXAS BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF NOT BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE CITIZENS DO TAX DOLLARS.

THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF ANY CITY GOVERNMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS.

THE YEARLY INSURANCE FOR THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL WAS SAID TO BE $130,000.

IT TURNED OUT TO BE $1.3 MILLION.

THAT MISTAKE IS A HUNDRED IS $1.17 MILLION.

MISTAKE.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF $142 MILLION PLUS THE PROPOSED BOND OF $151.3 MILLION EQUALS $293.3 MILLION.

CUTTING A $150,000 FOR BUS SERVICE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN IS JUST POCKET CHANGE COMPARED TO THE $293.3 MILLION AND THE $1.17 MILLION INSURANCE MISTAKE.

CITY COUNCIL WANTS US TO BELIEVE THEY NEED THE CUT TO CUT $150,000 FOR THE BUDGET TO WORK.

WHAT IS THE REAL REASON FOR THE CUT? THE BUS SERVICE IS THE ONLY MEANS FOR BAY TOWN'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS TO GET TO.

DOCTORS, GROCERY STORES WORK AND LEE COLLEGE, THEY HAD CHILDREN.

YOU'RE YOU'RE FORCING THEM TO TAKE MONEY.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUY TO GET ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION OR DO WITHOUT.

YOU MAY BE TAKING FOOD AND HEALTHCARE AWAY FROM CHILDREN.

RUMORS TO DO AWAY WITH JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND G***O FEST WOULD BE JUST PLAIN MEAN.

BUT CUTTING $150,000 TO THE BUS SERVICE IS JUST PLAIN CRUELTY.

BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS NO INTEGRITY AND NO SENSE OF DECENCY.

YOU ACT LIKE YOU OWN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

THE CITY CITIZENS OWN THE CITY AND YOU ARE EMPLOYED BY THEM.

YOU NEED TO GET THAT STRAIGHT IN YOUR HEADS.

YOU NEED TO POSTPONE THE BUDGET TILL YOU HAD ANOTHER LOOK AT IT.

IF I HAVE ANY TIME LEFT, I LEAVE IT TO JUNE SPANKY.

THANK YOU MR. WHITE NECK.

WE HAVE MS. JUNE STANSKI AND WE HAVE MR. CARLOS CHAVEZ GIVING HIS TIME.

TOM TO MS. STANSKI.

JUNE STANSKI 46 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

DO YOU NEED THE PHONE NUMBER? NO, NO, JUST THE ADDRESS.

COOL.

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UM, YOU GUYS SEE A LOT OF ME.

UM, I WILL TALK FIRST ABOUT THE BUSES.

LIKE MR. WHITEHEAD MENTIONED.

UM, THEY ARE, THE BUDGET FOR THE BUSES ARE BURIED LINE 54 0 0 7 ON THE CITY BUDGET UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, ALSO UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

OUR VARIOUS MYSTERY ITEMS, NO COMPANIES ARE LISTED WITH THESE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

UM, THE BUS SERVICE IS 2,500 ON THE BUDGET.

25,000, EXCUSE ME.

UH, PROPERTY APPRAISAL AND VALUATION SERVICES.

WHO'S DOING THOSE? NO NUMBER $110,000 A CONSULTING SERVICE FOR PROJECT VECTOR.

WELL, MAYBE WE JUST HEARD WHO'S GONNA BE DOING THE CONSULTING, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S $200,000.

THEN THERE'S MISCELLANEOUS CONSULTING SERVICES.

WHY CAN'T THAT BE BUS MONEY? THAT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

MISCELLANEOUS, WHO'S MISCELLANEOUS DEBT CONSULTATION? CIP CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE LEAVING THEM 500, A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS THAT COULD BE USED TOWARDS THE BUSES.

YOU'RE CUTTING OUT FOUR ON THE BUS PROGRAM THAT'S CURRENTLY RUNNING, WHICH, UM, IS CALLED THE DECKER LOOP.

THE DECKER LOOP INCLUDES ST.

JAMES HOUSE.

THERE ARE MANY EMPLOYEES AT ST.

JAMES HOUSE THAT DEPEND ON THE BUS SERVICE TO GET TO WORK.

THERE ARE SOME SENIORS THAT CAN ALSO ALSO RIDE THE BUSES, BUT YOU'RE CUTTING OUT THAT PORTION OF ROUTE FOUR.

TOTALLY.

THAT'S WRONG.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE CUTTING OUT PEOPLE'S EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, UM, YOU CUT OUT ALL THE 6:00 AM BUS ROUTES, YOU CUT OUT THE SATURDAY MORNING BUS ROUTES OR THE SATURDAY DAY BUS ROUTES.

SO ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE CAN'T DO IT.

THEY NEED TO GET TO A, A JOB AND GET TO CONNECT A PARK AND RIDE.

THEY CAN'T CATCH THE SIX O'CLOCK BUS BECAUSE IT'S CUT.

THIS REALLY NEEDS TO STOP.

YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND FULLY FUND THE BUS ROUTES FOR 400,000.

AND I'D LOVE TO SEE 'EM EXPANDED TO 500,000 TO TACKLE SOME OF THESE OTHER NEWER AREAS OF BAYTOWN THAT AREN'T IN THE, UH, CURRENT BUS SYSTEM.

THEN, OH, ALSO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS IN THE BUDGET, BUT BACK IN DECEMBER YOU GUYS PUT A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TEXAS AVENUE IN THE 500 BLOCK.

IT'S STILL A HOLE.

TEXAS AVENUE IS CLOSED BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT FIXING THE HOLE YOU PUT IN NINE MONTHS AGO.

YOU NEED TO FIX THAT HOLE.

I THINK THAT'S ALMOST ALL OF IT.

UM, I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE LOCATION OF THE SPORTS COMPLEX THAT'S GOING IN.

UM, I DON'T THINK THE STREETS ON DECKER AND TEXAS AVENUE CAN SUPPORT THAT PROJECT AND IT AFFECTS MY BUSINESS ALSO.

BUT I REALLY THINK DO NOT APPROVE THE BUDGET THE WAY IT IS NOW.

IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.

THANK YOU MS. DANSKY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON 16TH? NONE.

I GOT A QUESTION.

DO WE NEED A DELAY BASED ON THE DIRECTION YOU GOT EARLIER ON THE TAX RATE ISSUES OR ARE Y'ALL GOOD WITH MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS? WE'RE OKAY WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS.

THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.

ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD LIKE MORE OF A BREAKOUT ON SOME OF THE ITEMS MS. STANSKI MENTIONED AS FAR AS THE MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

MAYBE GET SOME MORE CLARITY ON THAT.

I'M OKAY WITH THE BUDGET AS IT STANDS.

MM-HMM .

BUT I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.

SO UNDERSTOOD.

IT COULD BE CLARITY ON THAT FOR OUR CITIZENS.

KIND ON THAT, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE, WHEN WE, WHEN WE DO OUR ORDINANCES, I MEAN THEY'RE, THEY, THEY GIVE YOU A FLAT LINE BUDGET OF 200,000 OR 500,000 ONCE THEY GET THE RF, ALL THE RQS IN IT COULD COME IN AT FOUR 20, BUT THEY GOTTA PUT IN A LINE ITEM SO THAT WE, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT IS.

IT'S, THEY KNOW LAST YEAR THEY SPENT $500,000 ON IT OR THEY SPENT 400,000.

THEY KIND OF GO, HEY, FOUR 20 THIS YEAR.

THE BUDGET COMES IN AT THREE 80.

WE SAVE MONEY ON THE BUDGET, WE'RE UNDER BUDGET ON IT.

SO THAT KIND OF HAVE THOSE, THOSE DOLLAR LINE ITEMS THAT DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR DESIGN TO IT.

'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T PROPOSED, WE HAVEN'T VOTED ON THE ORDINANCE YET THAT WE HAVE ON

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HERE.

SO WE'LL SEE THOSE AS THEY COME INTO OUR BUDGET AND WE CAN EITHER TURN IT DOWN OR NOT IF WE DON'T LIKE THE PRICE ON IT, THAT'S KIND OF HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK ON THOSE BUDGETS.

I WISH, I WISH YOU COULD GO INTO 2025 WITH EVERYTHING ALREADY APPROVED AND READY TO GO.

THAT'S JUST NOT HOW IT'S GONNA WORK.

IT'S IT'S GONNA BE OVER THE PERIOD THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO GET ALL THOSE ORDINANCES APPROVED.

I MEAN, I WISH YOU COULD DO, BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA HAVE IT.

YOU COULD GIVE US LAST YEAR'S.

I, THAT'S WHAT I WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE FOR A MAJORITY OF WILL BE WHAT WE'VE SPENT THIS YEAR.

VERY GOOD.

IT'S ROUGHLY AROUND 12 MILLION.

AND JUST SO CLARIFY, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR IN A LONG TIME WHERE THE CITY'S PRESENTING A, A BALANCED BUDGET, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

SO OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE, WE HAVE REDUCED THE BUDGET, UH, WITH ALL THE NUMBERS COMBINED.

BUT WHEN IT LOOKS AT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS, WE'VE REDUCED THE BUDGET, UH, JUST NORTH OF 8 MILLION.

AND, UH, SO PART OF, UH, WITH THE EARLIER CONVERSATION WITH THE TAX RATE, THE TAX RATE HAS REDUCED FROM 83 DOWN TO 70 CENTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

AND, AND TO DO THAT, WE'VE HAD TO LOOK AT HOW WE OPERATE.

AND SO THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON EFFICIENT OPERATION.

THAT IS THE CHARGE GIVEN TO ME IS MAKE, UH, THE OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENT HERE.

AND WHEN WE DO THAT, WE HAVE TO ADJUST AND, AND AS THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING FOR SOME TIME, KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE BUDGET MEETINGS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, UH, GOING THROUGH ALL THESE LINE ITEMS AND LOOKING AT WHAT SERVICES, UH, ARE BEING HEAVILY USED, WHAT SERVICES ARE NOT, AND MAKING SOMETIMES HARD DECISIONS ON WHERE WE GO JUST TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

AND TO MR. GRIFFITH, YOUR POINT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE A BALANCE BUDGET WHERE THE REVENUES ARE OVER EXPENSES.

THAT'S A WIN.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND, AND SHOW THAT THE WORK OF THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE IS IS LED TO A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.

AND AND KUDOS TO, TO JASON AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT, THAT WORK TIRELESSLY TO, TO MAKE THOSE DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO, TO FLY THAT PLANE.

RIGHT.

UM, UH, YEAH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I STAND.

AND, AND UM, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE WORK SESSION, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A UNIQUE CITY WHERE OUR TAX RATE, YOU KNOW, AND IDAS, THEY, THEY, THEY'RE AFFECTED.

SO, UM, WE GET OUR MONEY THROUGH, WE'VE, WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE OUR IDA PARTNERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR TAX RATE.

THEY CONTRIBUTE 60% TO OUR TAX RATE, BUT YOU LOWER THAT TAX RATE, YOU LOWER THOSE IDA DOLLARS AND YOU LOWER IT $5 HERE.

THE RESULT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IS WE COULD LOSE, YOU KNOW, FOUR, 4 MILLION ON THE, ON THE BACK END AND THOSE THAT MONEY COULD GO TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, OUR ENTERPRISE FUND, OUR WATER AND THOSE DAILY SERVICES, CORE SERVICES THAT WE NEED.

SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT CRITICALLY AND UM, FIGURING OUT A WAY TO REBATE THAT MONEY TO OUR CITIZENS SO THEY COULD SEE THE FULL VALUE OF, OF THAT, OF THOSE, THOSE TAX.

SO DON'T JUST SEE THE TAX INCREASE, BUT THEY CAN SEE HOW THAT MONEY COMES BACK TO THEM AND THEIR DAILY LIVES.

SO, UM, GOOD JOB.

I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE AND I'M READY, READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS BUDGET BILL.

ANYONE ELSE? MAYOR? JUST MR. LET'S ASKED EACH TIME.

UH, JUST I, THE COUNCIL'S ASKED TOO, BUT THIS DOES INCLUDE SIX NEW FIREFIGHTERS, UM, IN THE BUDGET.

FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS.

SORRY.

CHIEF.

CHIEF FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS.

UM, WE'RE BRINGING ANOTHER AMBULANCE ON BOARD.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND BEING A MORE SENIOR ON THE COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE HAVING LOTS OF AMBULANCE ON BOARD.

, ARE YOU SERIOUS? MIGHT NEED A RIDE.

I MIGHT NEED A RIDE ONE DAY ON TO RIDE.

COULD YOU MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL GOOD LOOKING? I MEAN, NICE.

I HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE IN THEM.

I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO RIDE IN THEM BECAUSE THEY USE THOSE SQUARE NEEDLES.

LET ME SHARPEN THAT UP FOR YOU.

YES MA'AM.

SO I JUST WANNA ADDRESS THIS BECAUSE I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A, A PRETTY BIG TURNOUT AT ONE OF THE WORK SESSIONS REGARDING THE BUS SERVICE AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE, UH, A PRESENCE, UH, AT COUNCIL REGARDING OUR BEST SERVICE.

SO IT'S NOT THAT WE WENT OUT TO JUST CANCEL THE ENTIRE SERVICE, WE'RE CURRENTLY STILL WORKING WITH HARRIS COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN EFFICIENT SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, AND IF IT'S THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO EXPAND IT, THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW.

UM, BUT WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNLESS WE HAVE A STARTING POINT AND WE COULDN'T FUND THE ENTIRE THING.

EVEN THEMSELVES HAVE SAID THAT AS THEY STARTED TO LOOK AT THEIR PRELIMINARY REPORTS, SOME OF THE AREAS THAT YOU KNOW, WERE REMOVED HARDLY HAD ANY RIDERSHIP

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AND THAT WAS THEIR DATA.

UM, SO IT'S NOT LIKE THAT WE TOOK IT AND SAID, NO, WE DON'T WANT THESE FOLKS TO, TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION.

HARRIS COUNTY CAME BACK AND SAID THIS IS A LOW RIDERSHIP AREAS.

UM, SO THIS IS NOT THE END FOR TRANSPORTATION.

WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE.

UM, AND IF THEY COME BACK TO US AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE FOUND OTHER AREAS WHERE WE CAN EXPAND AND WE CAN LOOK AT THE MONETARY, UH, VALUE OF THIS EXPANSION VERSUS ALSO WHAT THE AMENITIES ARE BRINGING TO THE SIDEWALKS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S INCLUDED, THEN WE'RE TAKING ALL OF THAT INTO ACCOUNT.

BUT I, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS ADDRESSED, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD PUBLIC INTEREST IN REGARDS TO OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

SO WE ARE NOT LEAVING IT ALONE.

UM, WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH HARRIS COUNTY.

UM, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND SO WE HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING BACK TO Y'ALL.

I CAN'T GIVE A TIMELINE, UH, BECAUSE THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL HAPPENING.

BUT, UM, WE, WE HOPE TO BRING IT BACK WITH SOME HOPEFULLY, UH, BIGGER NEWS, UH, IN TERMS OF THE INVESTMENT THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN.

BILL, ANYONE ELSE? ALL I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX E.

SEVEN A READ A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT FOR CENTER POINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECT ELECTRIC STORM RESTORATION COST CASE DOCKET 5 8 0 2 8 PENDING BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS.

[a. Consider a resolution approving the proposed settlement for CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric's Storm Restoration Cost case, Docket 58028, pending before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.]

MR. LAMONT? YES, COUNSEL.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT, UH, STEMS FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT.

THE ACT PROVIDES THAT UTILITIES MAY RECOVER SYSTEM RESTORATION COSTS AND USE SECURITIZATION FINANCING IN THE RECOVERY OF SUCH COSTS.

UH, IN MAY OF 2025 CENTER POINT FILED AN APPLICATION WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, UH, AND SOUGHT APPROXIMATELY $1.295 BILLION IN STORM RESTORATION COSTS STEMMING FROM HURRICANE BARREL, FRANCINE AND WINTER STORM ENZO.

UH, UNDER THE ACT, UH, SYSTEM RESTORATION COST CASES ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES THAT WE'VE SEEN HERE AT COUNCIL BEFORE.

THEY'RE DIFFERENT BECAUSE, UH, THE ACT ALLOWS THE UTILITIES, WELL THE ACT COMES INTO PLAY AFTER THE UTILITIES HAVE ALREADY SPENT THAT MONEY AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO RECOVER THE COSTS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT AND PAID FOR.

FOR THAT REASON, THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN, UH, MORE HESITANT THAN IN OTHER CASES TO DISALLOW THOSE EXPENSES.

AND AND THAT INCLUDES CASES WHERE THEY'VE FOUND, UH, THE UTILITIES COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING IN A MORE COST EFFECTIVE OR, OR MORE PRUDENT MANNER.

AND, UH, FOR THAT REASONS, THE LAWYERS THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN HIRED BY THE TEXAS COAST UTILITIES COALITION OF CITIES, UH, OF WHICH WE ARE A MEMBER, UM, HAVE ENGAGED EXPERT CONSULTANTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE CASES.

THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE COMMISSION'S, UH, UH, ANALYSIS ALL ANALYSTS ALSO AND HAVE RECOMMENDED A SETTLEMENT OF THIS PARTICULAR MATTER UNDER THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT CENTER POINT WILL REDUCE ITS RECOVERABLE STORM RESTORATION COSTS, UH, TO 1.273 BILLION.

THAT IS A $22 MILLION REDUCTION IN WHICH THEY, UH, ORIGINALLY ASKED.

UH, ADDITIONALLY, THEY AGREED TO DEFER SEEKING ANY RECOVERY COSTS OF $78 MILLION.

UH, AND THEY WILL, UH, PERHAPS PROVIDE THAT AT A FUTURE RULEMAKING PROCEEDING, BUT THEY WON'T DO IT IMMEDIATELY.

UH, CENTER IN TOTAL THIS, UH, AGREEMENT IS A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS LESS THAN WHAT THEY'VE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED.

AND, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS LESS THAN WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY REQUESTED, BUT THEY CAN COME BACK AT A LATER DATE AND ASK FOR THE 78 MILLION? THAT'S CORRECT, BUT THE 22 MILLION'S OFF THE TABLE FOREVER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? QUESTION? UM, SO WILL WE STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, 'CAUSE THEY COULD REQUEST IT, BUT WE STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND ENGAGE WITH THEM TO YE YES, WE WILL.

WE WOULD, WE WOULD DO IT THE SAME

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AS, UH, THE OTHER CASES WE WOULD HAVE, UH, THE COALITION'S LAWYERS WORK WITH THE PUC AND CENTERPOINT TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A, A, A MORE REASONABLE NUMBER.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A SECOND.

LET'S DO THAT BY HAND.

I KNOW.

ALL IN FAVOR? IT'S A RELUCTANT HAND.

IT'S A VERY, VERY MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

JUST FEEL COMFORTABLE AND FOR THE CITIZENS THAT DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN DENY THIS, BUT ULTIMATELY THE UTILITY COMMISSION HAS THE AUTHORITY OVER DECIDING IT.

SO DENYING IT IS JUST GONNA BE YEAH.

RIGHT? YEP.

THOSE TREES WASN'T FREE.

RIGHT.

AND, AND AGAIN, UH, I DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OUTSIDE LAWYERS AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE BECAUSE, UH, THE COMMISSION TYPICALLY, UM, IS, IS HESITANT TO DISALLOW COSTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR BY THE UTILITY COMPANIES.

COMMENT.

SO, SO WHEN WE SEE THE ADVERTISEMENT OF ALL THIS WORK CENTER POINT'S DOING BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH GOOD PEOPLE, IT'S ACTUALLY COSTING US $1.2 BILLION.

THAT'S CORRECT.

RECEIVE THE 2025 APPRAISAL ROLLS CERTIFIED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY, HARRIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE CHAMBERS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, MS. MCKENZIE, UH, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UNTIL THE NEXT STORM? I DIDN'T THINK, I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE JUST GOOD GUYS.

BUT YOU KNOW, SOUNDS LIKE BILL SAID.

MOTION CARRIES EIGHT A.

UM,

[a. Receive the 2025 Appraisal Rolls certified by the Harris Central Appraisal District and the Chambers County Appraisal District.]

THIS IS A HOUSE HOUSEKEEPING ITEM WHERE WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE YOU RECEIVE THE APPRAISAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT.

SO THE HARRIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, UH, TAXABLE VALUE IS $5.8 BILLION.

I MEAN 5.8 BILLION IN VALUE.

AND THE CHAMBERS COUNTY, UM, APPRAISAL DISTRICT VALUE IS OVER 500 MILLION.

AND THESE ARE THE VALUES THAT WE USE TO DO OUR, UH, PROPERTY TAX CALCULATION THAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION EARLIER.

AND MAYOR, JUST FOR CLARITY, MS. MCKENZIE, THIS MRS. MCKENZIE, THIS IS, UM, PART OF THE QUESTION THAT WAS WHERE THE FUNDING GOES FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY PAY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THEIR WORK.

SO THIS IS PART OF THE, THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE, IN THE BEFORE ITEM.

EIGHT B RECEIVE THE NO NEW REVENUE, NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND VOTER VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

AND

[b. Receive the no-new revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate.]

MR. MCKENZIE.

SO THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER, UM, HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.

WE HAD THE DISCUSSION AT THE WORK SESSION.

THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE IS 0.69803 AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS 0.7727.

AND WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION TO KEEP THE TAX RATE AT 0.70042.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE.

THANK YOU MS. MCKENZIE.

NOW WE ARE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE SOMEONE WANTING TO SPEAK ON NINE F BUT I THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT HERE.

IS MS. DESTINY MORALES HERE? GOOD DEAL.

I'D LIKE TO PULL THAT ONE TOO.

SHE'S NOT HERE TO SPEAK.

YOU STILL WANNA PULL IT? YEAH.

'CAUSE I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

WE'RE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PULL TO DISCUSS.

[9. 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.]

NINE F OKAY, SO I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A THROUGH E WITH THE EXCEPTION OF F.

ALL IN FAVOR? I.

COURT BOARD.

NEED A SECOND? SECOND.

I THOUGHT I GOT IT SO ANXIOUS TODAY.

NOW I NEED A MOTION.

NO, NO.

WE GOT, WE GOT IT.

ALL IN FAVOR? WE JUST NEED A VOTE.

F CONSIDERING ORDINANCE AMENDING.

NINE

[f. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 94 “Traffic and Vehicles” Article IV “Specific Street Regulations,” Section 94-121 “Schedules enumerated” of the Code of Ordinances, to authorize the installation of stop control modifications on Harvard Street at Scott Avenue, Harvey Avenue, Live Oak Avenue, and Forrest Avenue.]

WHAT? YEAH, THAT'S IT.

CONSIDERING ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE ADMITTING CHAPTER 94, TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES.

ARTICLE FOUR SPECIFIC STREET REGULATIONS SECTION 94 DASH 1 21 SCHEDULES ENUMERATED OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO AUTHORIZE THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP CONTROL MODIFICATIONS ON HARVARD STREET AT SCOTT AVENUE, HARVARD AVENUE LIVE OAK AVENUE AND FOREST AVENUE.

WHY COULDN'T WE JUST PUT DOWN, WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT SOME STOP SIGNS IN .

WE HAVE TO STAY SPECIFIC.

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WOW.

LAWYERS SPEAK.

MR. SEMINO? YES SIR.

I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

I I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS.

I WISH MS. DESTINY MORALES WOULD'VE STAYED.

UM, SHE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE ABOUT, UH, SHOWING US HOW ONE VOICE CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, MS. MORALES ADVOCATED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE IN COUNCIL, EVEN REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR, UM, GOT AHOLD OF ME.

IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING, SHE HAS A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

SHE IS AWARE OF OTHER PEOPLE IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ALSO, UM, COULD BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE VULNERABLE POPULATION.

AND SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OF, OF THE STREETS LISTED ON ITEM F.

AND, UM, SHE WAS LOUD AND, AND HAD LOTS OF EVIDENCE AND CAME TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND WE GOT STAFF INVOLVED AND I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE ARE ABLE TO, UM, GET THIS ITEM F PASSED TONIGHT IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, AND SO BECAUSE OF HER GOOD WORK, UM, AND HER ADVOCATING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SHE WILL NOW HAVE, UM, A LOT MORE SAFETY IN PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANYTHING, ANYONE ELSE? TITO, SHE'S IN, SHE'S IN DISTRICT TWO, SO I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE GET INVOLVED IN THE DISTRICT.

MM-HMM .

DO I NEED A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE.

F SECOND AND SECOND.

SEAT.

WE GOT AN ABUNDANCE OF SECONDS THIS TIME.

YEAH, WE DID.

MANAGER'S REPORT.

MR. JASON REYNOLDS.

[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.]

I'M HERE AND COUNCIL.

UH, THE TOURISM DIVISION IS MARKETING A G***O FEST WEEKEND IN BAYTOWN, BRINGING TOGETHER THREE SEPARATE EXPERIENCES INTO ONE WEEKEND OF CULTURAL CELEBRATION.

THE WEEKEND FEST WILL CONSIST OF A PRE-DO PART, A PRE-DO PARTY AT TOWN SQUARE, A SELF-GUIDED RIA TOUR, G***O FEST AT BICENTENNIAL PARK WITH FAMILY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FOOD CONTEST AND LIVE MUSIC.

LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT AND PARKS AND REC TEAM HAVE BEEN DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.

UM, THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE ANNUAL CITY COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION WITH FIVE AWARDS.

UH, THE CITY OR THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM COMPETED AGAINST SEVERAL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO, SALINA, TEXAS, AND MARANA ARIZONA.

UH, WE PROUDLY RECEIVED SECOND PLACE FOR THE MOVING THE CHAINS BUDGET VIDEO, ALONG WITH THIRD PLACE HONORS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

BAYTOWN BREAKDOWN ECONOMIC BOOM AND BAYTOWN BAYTOWN VOICE MAGAZINE AND THE BAYTOWN LIFE TALENT ATTRACTION IN INITIATIVE.

SO THANK YOU, UH, TO THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM AND THE WORK THAT Y'ALL DO, UH, AND EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH, UH, MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

UH, THE BAYTOWN HR TEAM RECENTLY HOSTED A REGIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES NETWORKING AND DEVELOPMENT EVENT, WELCOMING 10 HR PROFESSIONALS FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES.

THE EVENT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, DISCUSS EMERGING, EMERGING WORKFORCE CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG REGIONAL HR LEADERS.

IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED OUR CITY'S ROLE AS A LEADER IN FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

SO, JOEY, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, FOR, UH, SPEARHEADING THIS AND, AND BRINGING MORE PEOPLE TO BAYTOWN.

AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ON, UH, ADRIANA CERVANTES FROM PUBLIC WORKS FOR RUNNING HER AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE CERTIFICATION.

SO AWESOME JOB AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

AND BRENT, PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO HER MAYOR COUNCIL, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TODAY, BILL.