Nov 13, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH CITIZEN COMMENT.

DID ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK? MAYOR CLARIFICATION.

I'LL CLARIFY WHEN WE GET TO IT.

JUST

[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.]

ONE SECOND.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CITIZEN COMMENT IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN A FOUR YEAR OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTER TIME OF THIS MEETING.

EACH CITIZEN SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORD OF THESE COMMENTS.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.

A CITIZEN MAY PASS HIS OR HER TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.

HOWEVER, NO CITIZEN REMARKS SHALL EXCEED THREE MINUTES IN TOTAL.

EITHER THE ONE MINUTE OR THE THREE MINUTE LIMIT MAY BE EXTENDED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNSEL.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND COUNSEL CANNOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ON ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THIS AGENDA.

ON THIS AGENDA, WE'RE GONNA START WITH MR. TROY WHITE NECK.

PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR POINT OF RECORD.

TROY WHITE NECK, 9 9 4 6 BAYOU WOODS DRIVE.

BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HARVESTED $350,000 FROM ITS PET PROJECT MONEY TREE TO PUT IN THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL S FUND, BUT YOU COULDN'T FIND A MONEY TREE FOR BAY TOWN'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS FOR $150,000 TO KEEP THE BUS ROUTES WHOLE.

ACCORDING TO THE BAYTOWN SUN SIDNEY COUNCIL MEMBER, JACOB POWELL WANTS TO WASH HIS HANDS OF THE BUS SERVICE AND LET HARRIS COUNTY RUN IT.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET PEOPLE TO MOVE TO BAYTOWN WHEN THEY FIND OUT THE CITY SHOWS CONTEMPT FOR ITS MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS? THANK

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YOU.

THIS SITUATION SITUATION IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

NOW WE'VE HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS FEED THEIR TIME TO MS. MARGA MATTHEWS, BARBARA HOLLAND, AND MARIE.

UM, SO MARK, MS. MARGA MATTHEWS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR POINT OF RECORD? MARGA MATTHEWS, 6 0 6 EAST REPUBLIC AVENUE.

DEAR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO UPDATE THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES CORRECTLY.

AS A RESULT, SEVERAL VOTERS WERE UNABLE TO VOTE IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS VOTER SUPPRESSION.

FURTHERMORE, A VOTER REPORTED THAT WHEN THEY SPOKE WITH THE CLERK AT THE BAYTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER POLLING LOCATION, THE CLERK DID NOT ESCALATE THIS ISSUE TO THE ELECTION.

JUDGES FOR REVIEW OR CORRECTION.

I AM AN ELECTION JUDGE FOR EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY, SO I'M AWARE OF THIS AND I JUST NEED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

THIS SAME ISSUES HAS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST THREE ELECTIONS AND IN EACH INSTANCE I HAD TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH HARRIS COUNTY TO CORRECT THE ERRORS.

HARRIS COUNTY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED WITH THE CITY'S FAILURE TO SUBMIT ACCURATE AND UPDATED DISTRICT BOUNDARY INFORMATION.

WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE ALL AFFECTED VOTERS ARE PROVIDED THE CORRECT BALLOT ACCESS TO PREVENT THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

ELECTIONS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, VERY CRUCIAL.

THIS IS VOTER SUPPRESSION.

WHEN VOTERS COME INTO VOTE, THEY EXPECT TO VOTE FOR THE DISTRICT AND THEIR CANDIDATE THEY CHOOSE TO VOTE FOR.

WHEN THIS IS NOT ON THE BALLOT, THIS IS SERIOUS.

I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE STATE AND UH, I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WHEN I WAS THE PRIMARY DIRECTOR FOR MY PARTY AND THIS HAPPENED.

TRUST ME, LEGISLATORS WERE AWARE OF IT AND THEY DID SOMETHING.

THEY GOT RID OF THE EA.

IS THIS WHAT NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING HERE? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHY THREE ELECTIONS? THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

Y'ALL NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, SOMEBODY'S HEAD NEEDS TO ROLL.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

I'M ALRIGHT.

I'M CONDUCTING THE MEETING.

LET ME HANDLE THIS.

I'M EXCUSE YOU.

I'M JUST GONNA ASK EVERYONE TO HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE FOR THE RULES OF DECORUM.

NEXT WE HAVE MR. WEST WYATT, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR POINT OF RECORD.

HELLO, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN.

MY NAME IS WES WATT.

I LIVE ON 1307 ROBERT STREET, AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BEST PROJECT THAT'S GOING, THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED TONIGHT BY THE COUNCIL.

UM, WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH A BALANCED ROCK AT A LOT.

UH, WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WE WERE VERY APPROV OF, OF IT.

UH, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE DOWN TO THE ONE IN LEAGUE CITY TO SEE BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE QUESTION, I MEAN ABOUT THE, THE, THE, THE NOISE.

AND, UH, I GOT AS CLOSE AS I COULD TO THE SITE AND, UH, I TOOK A VIDEO, BUT MOST OF IT YOU COULD HEAR WAS WIND.

EVERY SO OFTEN I COULD HEAR A, A FAINT HUM FROM THE, FROM THE STUFF, BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT, IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND HOPE WE CAN PASS WITH THAT.

UM, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

NEXT WE'RE GONNA HAVE MS. KIM KOSTIC.

PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR POINT OF RECORD.

UH, KIMBERLY KOSTIC, 51 0 3 ASHWOOD DRIVE, BAYTON, TEXAS.

UM, SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THE ELECTION'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ALONG A LOT GOING ON A LOT LONGER THAN THREE YEARS BECAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER, OUR FRIENDS THAT WERE ANNEXED BACK IN 2017 JUST VOTED IN THEIR FIRST ELECTION CITY ELECTION,

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SO AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND I, UM, THAT THEY HAD NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN THE CITY ELECTION OF WHICH THEY ARE TAXED NOW, WHAT I HAD ORIGINALLY CAME UP HERE TO SPEAK ON THOUGH IS UM, I'D LIKE Y'ALL TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

YOU KNOW, WE SAY A PRAYER AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW, UM, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR OUR CITIZENS YET TIME AFTER TIME, BIG AGENDA ITEMS GET RESCHEDULED AT THE LAST MINUTE FOR WHATEVER REASON AND IT'S INCREDIBLY INCONSIDERATE AND I'D LIKE THAT TO REALLY BE THOUGHT ABOUT.

IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN EVERYONE THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

THIS NOW CONCLUDES THE CITIZEN COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO A, UM, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ITEMS. WE WILL TAKE ITEM TWO

[a. Consider approving the minutes of the Municipal Development District and City Council Regular Joint Meeting held on September 25, 2025.]

[b. Consider approving the minutes of the Municipal Development District and City Council Joint Meeting held on October 23, 2025.]

A AND TWO B TOGETHER.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR JOINT MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25TH AND OCTO OCTOBER 23RD.

MOTIONS ARE APPROVED.

ITEMS TWO A AND B.

UM, IN OUR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

MOTION CARRIES THREE.

A CITY COUNCIL ITEMS CANVAS THE ELECTION CANVAS, THE RETURNS OF THE TWO C

[c. Consider a resolution authorizing an Economic Development Contract with the Baytown - West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation. ]

OH TWO C, I'M SORRY.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.

MR. BRIAN MORAN.

UH, YES, UH, MR. MAYOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

UH, TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE ANNUAL CONTRACT WITH, UH, THE BAYTOWN AREA, WEST CHAMBERS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.

UM, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ES ESSENTIAL SERVICES, UM, TO THE CITY TO SUPPORT, UM, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO EXPAND, UM, OUR TAX BASE AND JOB CREATION.

UM, THEIR CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, UH, MARKETING AND ASSISTANCE, UM, TOWARDS OUR TARGETED AND RECRUITED BUSINESSES.

THEY ALSO CONDUCT, UH, SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS AND FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS NEW, UH, TAX CREDITS AND OPPORTUNITIES ZONES.

UM, THEY ALSO HELP US FOR DETERMINING HOW TO BEST, UM, ACTIVATE AND UTILIZE UM, THOSE SPECIFIC TOOLS.

IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO, UM, ASSIST WITH RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT COME FROM THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, CORPORATION AS WELL AS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, UH, WHICH MANY TIMES THESE RFIS AND, UM, RFPS ARE HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG AND TAKES, UM, IT'S QUITE LENGTHY, UM, TO RESPOND TO THOSE INQUIRIES.

AND THEN THEY ALSO, UH, PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN HELPING SHAPE, UM, REGIONAL POLICY AND FRAMEWORKS, UM, WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, UH, PARTNERSHIP, UM, WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT A REGION.

UM, WE DO HAVE MR. BJ SIMON, PRESIDENT, CEO WHO'S HERE TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF AND HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF OUR WINS.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE THE MBD SLASH COUNSEL AGAIN, IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

JUST, UH, FOR SAKE OF BREVITY, JUST WANNA REITERATE, UH, WHAT THE MAYOR HAS SHARED DURING THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

UM, THE TIMEFRAME BETWEEN 2025 AND 2020, UH, EIGHT, ALMOST 2 BILLION OR OVER $2 BILLION ARE GONNA BE DEPLOYED WITHIN THE ETJ.

THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK LARGELY IS IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, UH, BETWEEN CHAMBERS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

UH, IF I EXPAND THAT TIMEFRAME FROM 2023 TO 2028, UH, THAT'S $4.2 BILLION AND APPROXIMATELY 1500 JOBS THEY'RE GONNA BE DEPLOYED WITHIN THAT AREA.

SO OUR LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IS IMPORTANT TO THE FOUNDATION AND WE'RE PLEASED TO BE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THE CONTINUATION OF OUR CONTRACT.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE.

COUNCIL ITEMS ELECTION CANVAS CANVAS, THE RETURNS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS TWO C.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU MR. MORAN.

NOW WE'RE ON TO

[a. Canvass the returns of the City of Baytown’s November 4, 2025, General and Special Elections.]

GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE CANVAS.

I GOT YOU.

WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO LET'S DO THAT.

MS. JUNE STANSKI, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR POINT OF RECORD.

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DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

I'M A MEMBER OF DISTRICT THREE AND I HAVE FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN MY SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WERE COMPLAINING THAT THE DISTRICT THREE RACE WAS NOT ON THEIR BALLOT AT ALL.

NO CANDIDATES, NO DISTRICT NOTHING WAS ON IT.

SO I'VE BEEN IN ACTION FOR THE PAST WEEK AND BEEN MAKING MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS, MULTIPLE EMAILS, MULTIPLE TEXTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF THE, UM, HARRIS COUNTY CLERK, TANISHA HUDSPETH, AND SHE ASKED IF I HAD NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT DID NOT HAVE DISTRICT THREE RACE ON THEIR BALLOTS.

SO I SENT IT TO HER.

I SENT HER THE NAMES AND THEIR ADDRESSES AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS EACH HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTERS.

SHE GOT BACK TO ME AND HE BASICALLY SAID, OH, THOSE PEOPLE VOTED.

AND I'M LIKE, NO, THEY VOTED FOR THE PROPOSITIONS BUT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL RACE.

I DON'T CARE IF THEY WHO THEY VOTED FOR, JUST THAT THEY DID NOT GET THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

SO SOMEWHERE IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS, UM, WE CAN'T ASK FOR A RECOUNT BECAUSE THE VOTES WEREN'T, WEREN'T CAST.

UM, THEY, UM, WE, WE'VE LOOKED AND SHE'S LOOKED UP THE ADDRESSES AND SHE THINKS ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER THAT THESE PEOPLE DID VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS IN THE, IN THE CITY COUNCIL RACE.

I'M READY TO HAVE MY FRIENDS AND, AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT FILL OUT AFFIDAVITS.

UM, SAYING THAT THAT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AND UM, OTHER THAN THE FIVE PEOPLE I SUBMITTED, UH, TO MS. HUT SMITH, UM, I FOUND THREE MORE SINCE THEN AND UM, THERE WAS ALSO SOMETHING CALLED AN UNDER VOTE OF 61 PEOPLE WHO DID NOT VOTE FOR THE CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, BUT DID VOTE FOR THE, FOR THE UH, UH, AMENDMENTS OR SO WHY WOULD THOSE PEOPLE NOT VOTE FOR A CITY COUNCIL RACE IS MY QUESTION.

UM, THERE NEEDS TO BE THERE.

AS I SAY, THERE CAN'T BE A RECOUNT.

UM, AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE THE 61 NAMES TO US TO GIVE THEM THEIR OWN BALLOTS SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THESE.

UH, FOR THE RACE, UH, I'M SUGGESTING WE NEED TO HAVE A, UH, A WHOLE NEW ELECTION FOR DISTRICT THREE BECAUSE 61 VOTERS IS SIGNIFICANT IN A RACE THAT THIS, THIS CLOSE.

SO I SAY DO NOT CERTIFY THE DISTRICT THREE ELECTION RESULTS.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE MR. TROY WHITE NECK, TROY WHITE NECK 9 9 4 6 BAYOU WOODS DRIVE, BAYTOWN ALL VOTES COUNT.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO COUNT THE VOTES? IN DISTRICTS WHERE THE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL WEREN'T ON THE BALLOT IN CERTAIN POLLING PLACES THE ELECTION JUDGES DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS, IS THERE GOING TO BE BETTER TRAINING FOR ELECTION JUDGES? WAS THIS GROSS INCOMPETENCE OR DELIBERATE? IS THERE GOING TO BE AN INVESTIGATION? THERE ARE FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS AND STATE ELECTION LAWS.

HOW MANY LAWS DID THIS FRAUDULENT ELECTION BREAK? THIS ELECTION REEKS OF INCOMPETENCE AND VOTER SUPPRESSION.

IF YOU ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THIS ELECTION, YOU'RE TELLING BAYTOWN CITIZENS THEIR VOTES DON'T COUNT.

YOU NEED TO GO TO YOUR PET PROJECT MONEY TREE AND GET WHATEVER YOU NEED TO HOLD THE NEW ELECTION FOR THOSE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL AND THE BOND PROPOSITIONS AND IF THAT FAILS, AT LEAST YOU COULD DO IS MAKE SURE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL NOW THAT YOU HAD A LONG HISTORY OF THIS.

ONE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

THAT IS EVERYONE THAT SIGNED UP ON THREE A.

WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE CANVAS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 THROUGH THE CITY CLERK.

I'M DELIVERING THE SEALED ELECTION RETURNS TO YOU.

THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OFFICIAL CANVAS.

RESULTS OF COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT

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THANK THIS FIRST OR THIS ONE.

DO THAT.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH ALL THESE, JUST THIS GOT YOU.

CITY OF BAYTOWN GENERAL ELECTION DISTRICT ONE, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

OFFICIAL RESULTS TOTAL OVERALL BALLOTS CAST 484 TOTAL PROVISIONALLY BALLOTS ZERO TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS 5,718 VOTER TURNOUT 8.46% CANDIDATES MERCEDES RENTERIA, LAURA ALVARO, ABSENTEE VOTING HARRIS COUNTY THREE FOR MERCEDES RENTERIA EARLY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 1 0 1 MERCEDES ELECTION DAY HARRIS COUNTY 97 FOR MERCEDES OF TOTAL OF 2 0 1 44 0.47%.

MS. ALVARADO ABSENTEE VOTING SEVEN EARLY VOTING 98 ELECTION DAY 1 46 PROVISIONAL ZERO FOR A TOTAL OF 2 51 AND A PERCENTAGE OF 55.53%.

THE TOTAL ABSENTEE VOTING IS 10 EARLY VOTING 1 99 ELECTION DAY 2 43 PROVISIONAL ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST IN THIS ELECTION WAS 452 TOTALING 100% OF VOTERS VOTES CAST CITY OF BAYTOWN ELECT GENERAL ELECTION DISTRICT ONE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RESULTS OF THE PRECINCTS HARRIS AND CHAMBERS.

TOTAL MERCEDES RENTER 2 0 1 LOWER ALVARO TWO LOWER A ALVARADO 2 51 TOTAL VOTES CAST 4 52 PRECINCT 12 MERCEDES RENTERIA 21 LAURA ALVARADO 41 TOTAL VOTES CAST 62 PRECINCT 13 MERCEDES RENTERIA THIRD 15 LAURA ALVARADO 15 TOTAL VOTES CAST 30 PRECINCT 99 MERCEDES RENTERIA 31 LAURA ALVARADO 43 TOTAL VOTES CAST 74 PRECINCT 100 MERCEDES RENTERIA 32 LAURA ALVARADO 31 TOTAL VOTES CAST 63 PRECINCT 1 0 2 MERCEDES RENTERIA 69 LAURA ALVARADO 1 0 6 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 75 PRECINCT 2 48 MERCEDES RENTERIA SIX LAURA ALVARADO SIX TOTAL VOTES CAST 12 PRECINCT 4 56 MERCEDES RENTERIA 26 LAURA ALVARADO NINE TOTAL VOTES CAST 35 PRECINCT 8 0 8 MERCEDES RIO ONE LAURA LAURA ALVARADO ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ONE OFFICIAL CANVAS RESULTS COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF BAYTOWN GENERAL ELECTION DISTRICT THREE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 OFFICIAL RESULTS TOTAL OVERALL BALLOTS CAST 1,275 TOTAL PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.

ZERO TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS 9,423 VOTER TURNOUT 13.53% RENITA PRICE ABSENTEE VOTING HARRIS COUNTY TWO EARLY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 2 0 8 EARLY VOTE EARLY ELECTION DAY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY TWO 60 PROVISIONAL HARRIS ZERO TOTAL FOR MS. RENITA PRICE 470 FOR

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38.72%.

KEN GRIFFITH ABSENTEE VOTING HARRIS COUNTY EIGHT EARLY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 3 0 1 ELECTION DAY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 3 0 8 PROVISIONAL HARRIS COUNTY ZERO TOTALING SIX 17 FOR 50.82%.

CANDIDATE JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DUBOSE ABSENTEE VOTING TWO EARLY VOTING 65 FOR HARRIS COUNTY ELECTION DAY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 60 PROVISIONAL HARRIS COUNTY ZERO FOR A TOTAL OF 127.

10.46% TOTALS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING HARRIS COUNTY WOULD BE 12.

EARLY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 5 74 ELECTION DAY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 6 28 PROVISIONALS HARRIS COUNTY ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST 1,214 100% CITY OF BAYTOWN GENERAL ELECTION DISTRICT THREE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS.

DISTRICT THREE HARRIS AND CHAMBERS COUNTY TOTALS RENITA PRICE FOUR 70 KEN GRIFFITH SIX 17 JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DEBO 1 27 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1,214 PRECINCT 13 RANITA PRICE 1 46 KEN GRIFFITH 3 0 5 JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DUBOSE 55 TOTAL VOTES CAST AND PRECINCT 13 IS 5 0 6 PRECINCT 28 RANITA PRICE ONE KEN GRIFFITH ONE JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DEBO ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST IN PRECINCT 28 2 PRECINCT 3 87 RENITA PRICE ZERO KEN GRIFFITH ZERO JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DEBO ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 4 56 RENITA PRICE 15 KEN GRIFFITH 13 JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DEBO SEVEN TOTAL VOTES CAST 35 PRECINCT 7 39 RENITA PRICE 92 KEN GRIFFITH 1 22 JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DE BOWES 20 TOTAL VOTES CAST 2 34 PRECINCT SEVEN 40 RENITA PRICE ZERO.

KEN GRIFFITH ZERO JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DE BOW ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT EIGHT 20 RENITA PRICE 77 KEN GRIFFITH 83 JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DEVOES 26 TOTAL VOTES CAST 180 6 PRECINCT 8 25 RENITA PRICE 1 25 KEN GRIFFITH 82 JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DEVO 17 TOTAL VOTES CAST 2 24 PRE PRECINCT 1 1 0 7 RENITA PRICE NINE KEN GRIFFITH 11 JUDITH ANN CUSHMAN DEVO ONE TOTAL VOTES CAST 21 PRECINCT 1 1 0 8 RENITA PRICE FIVE KEN GRIFFITH ZERO JUDITH ANN CUSH CUSHMAN DEVO ONE TOTAL VOTES CAST SIX.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PROPOSITIONS AND I'M GOING TO MAKE COMMENT WHILE THIS IS COMING.

UM, IN REFERENCE TO THE UM, VOTING THE JUDGES AT THE POLLS WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING THOSE JUDGES AT THE POLLS THAT IS STRICTLY HARRIS COUNTY, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE UNDER VOTES THAT WERE NOT CAST FOR THE COUNCIL DISTRICT ELECTIONS, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHO DECIDES TO VOTE FOR WHAT ELECTION THAT'S ON THEIR BALLOT.

WE CANNOT ASSUME THAT THOSE 61 INDIVIDUALS WHO DID NOT VOTE IN THOSE IN THOSE ELECTIONS, I CAN ASSUME THEIR INTENT WHETHER UH, WHETHER THEY INTENDED TO DO THAT OR NOT, THEY DID NOT VOTE.

AS FAR AS THE OTHER ISSUES THAT THAT HAPPENED, I ACTUALLY HAD MEETINGS SPOKE WITH THE COUNTY CLERK, MS. HUDSPETH.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH UH, MS. HUDSPETH, HER, SOME OF HER STAFF AND HARRIS VOTES.

AM I CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT AND WE ASKED THE TOUGH QUESTIONS, STARTED ASKING THESE TOUGH QUESTIONS THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION AND WHAT I CAN SAY FROM THIS DIET AND WHAT I WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME WAS THAT WHENEVER SOMEONE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION BEFORE THEY CAST A BALLOT, THAT PHONE CALL WAS MADE BY THE JUDGE AT THAT ELECTION POST TO THEM THEY CORRECTED THE BALLOT AND GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAST THAT VOTE.

HOW MANY TIMES? JUST THREE.

JUST THREE TIMES.

UM, THAT WAS IT, JUST THREE TIMES.

ONCE YOUR VOTE IS

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CAST, I'M SORRY YOU, YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE YOU CAST YOUR VOTE.

IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, AFTER HEARING FROM MS HUD SMITH AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND AFTER HAVING THAT VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH HER YESTERDAY, HER STAFF AND HARRIS VOTES, THEY SAID WHEN THEY RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE ELECTION JUDGE THEY HANDLED IT.

WE, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PEOPLE PUT ON THEIR BALLOT.

THE ONLY PEOPLE, THE ONLY PERSON THAT KNOWS THAT'S BETWEEN THEM, THE BALLOT BOX AND THE MAN ABOVE.

I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IMPROVING THE PROCESS HERE AND BELIEVE ME WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON THAT.

ARE ARE WE? YES SIR.

THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THAT'S ALL I'M UH, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA SAY ABOUT THAT.

IF YOU DO HAVE ISSUES WITH WHAT HAPPENED AT THE POLLING PLACE WITH THE JUDGES, IT'S NOT THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TRAIN THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

YOU NEED TO CALL THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.

IF YOU'VE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR ELECTION JUDGE OR IF YOU FEEL AS IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT OR THEY WERE NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH OR THEY COULDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, CALL THE COUNTY CLERK, MS HUD SMITH, CALL OUR OFFICE AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.

THAT'S UM, WHAT YOU CAN DO ON YOUR END.

WHAT WE CAN DO ON OUR END IS LOOK AT THE PROCESS AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE UPON THIS PROCESS.

OFFICIAL CANVAS RESULTS, BOND PROPOSITIONS.

A, B, CD, E AND F.

I HOPE Y'ALL BROUGHT SNACKS TONIGHT.

IT IS GONNA BE A LONG WIND.

THIS IS NOT GONNA BE EIGHT O'CLOCK.

WHEN YOU DONE WITH THIS LADY YOU'RE DONE.

CANVAS IF I CAN GET IT OUT, STOP.

SO, OKAY PROP A HARRIS AND CHAMBERS COUNTY TOTALS FOUR 2,326 AGAINST 2,372 TOTAL VOTES CAST 4,698 HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TOTALS PRECINCT 12 4 38 AGAINST 36 TOTAL VOTES CAST 74 PRECINCT 13 4 2 59 AGAINST TWO 80 TOTAL VOTES CAST 5 39 PRECINCT 28 4 3 24 AGAINST 2 47 TOTAL VOTES CAST 5 71 PRECINCT 99 4 87 AGAINST 1 0 4 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 91 PRECINCT 104 66 AGAINST 81 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 47 PRECINCT 1 0 2 4 82 AGAINST 89 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 71 PRECINCT 1 0 3 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 2 48 4 60 AGAINST 65 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 25 PRECINCT 2 49 4 2 13 AGAINST 2 0 9 TOTAL VOTES CAST 4 22 PRECINCT 3 86 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 3 87 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 4 14 4 2 66 AGAINST 2 59 TOTAL VOTES CAST 5 25 PRECINCT 4 56 4 2 34 AGAINST TWO 14 TOTAL VOTES CAST 4 48 PRECINCT 5 32 4 64 AGAINST 73 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 37 PRECINCT 5 33 4 47 AGAINST 59 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 0 6 PRECINCT 7 39 4 1 49 AGAINST 1 25 TOTAL VOTES CAST 2 74 PRECINCT 7 44 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 8 0 8 4 0 AGAINST ONE TOTAL VOTES CAST ONE

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST PROPOSITION F HARRIS AND CHAMBERS TOTALS FOUR 1,956 AGAINST 2,673 TOTAL VOTES CAST 4,629 HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TOTALS PRECINCT 12 4 33 AGAINST 40 TOTAL VOTES CAST 73 PRECINCT 13 FOUR TO 10 AGAINST 3 21 TOTAL VOTES CAST 5 31 PRECINCT 28 4 2 53 AGAINST THREE 11 TOTAL VOTES CAST 5 64 PRECINCT 99 4 76 AGAINST ONE 12 TOTAL VOTES CAST 180 8 PRECINCT 104 61 AGAINST 85 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 46 PRECINCT 1 0 2 4 82 AGAINST 84 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 66 PRECINCT 1 0 3 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 2 48 4 57 AGAINST 61 TOTAL VOTES CAST ONE 18 PRECINCT 2 49 4 180 7 AGAINST 2 31 TOTAL VOTES CAST FOUR 18 PRECINCT 3 86 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 3 87 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 4 14 4 2 19 AGAINST 3 0 3 TOTAL VOTES CAST 5 22 PRECINCT 4 56 4 1 92 AGAINST 2 44 TOTAL VOTES CAST 4 36 PRECINCT 5 32 4 49 AGAINST 87 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 36 PRECINCT 5 33 4 49 AGAINST 57 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 0 6 PRECINCT 7 39 4 1 14 AGAINST 1 55 TOTAL VOTES CAST 2 69 PRECINCT 7 44 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 8 0 8 4 0 AGAINST ONE TOTAL VOTES CAST ONE PRECINCT 8 24 74 AGAINST ONE 14 TOTAL VOTES CAST 180 8 PRECINCT 8 25 4 16 AGAINST 27 TOTAL VOTES CAST 43 PRECINCT 10 27 4 43 AGAINST 52 TOTAL VOTES CAST 95 PRECINCT 2 10 31 4 65 AGAINST ONE 30 TOTAL VOTES CAST 1 95 PRECINCT 11 0 7 4 11 AGAINST 13 TOTAL VOTES CAST 24 PRECINCT 11 0 8 4 3 AGAINST THREE TOTAL VOTES CAST SIX PRECINCT 11 55 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO CHAMBERS COUNTY PRECINCT TOTALS PRECINCT 5 4 0 AGAINST ZERO TOTAL VOTES CAST ZERO PRECINCT 11 4 1 33 AGAINST 2 0 2 TOTAL VOTES CAST 3 35 PRECINCT 15 4 29 AGAINST 40 TOTAL 69 CITY OF BAYTOWN NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

ELECTION CANVAS OFFICIAL RESULTS TOTAL OVERALL VOTES CAST FOUR 34,378 TOTAL PROVISIONALLY BALLOTS ZERO TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS 39,055 VOTER TURNOUT 11.21% PROP A ABSENTEE VOTING CHAMBERS COUNTY FOUR TWO AGAINST ZERO EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS COUNTY 94 AGAINST 80 TOTAL OF 1 74 ELECTION DAY CHAMBERS COUNTY 96 4 AGAINST 1 39 FOR A TOTAL OF 2 35 PROVISIONALS CHAMBERS COUNTY FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTAL.

ZERO TOTAL 4 1 92 AGAINST TOTAL TWO 19 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF BALANCE CAST AT 4 11 46 0.72%.

4 53 0.28% AGAINST FOR A TOTAL OF 100% OF THE BALLOTS COUNTED PROPOSITION

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A ABSENTEE VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 4 28 ABSENTEE VOTING HARRIS COUNTY AGAINST 28 TOTALS.

66 MAYOR I HEARD A MISS YOU SAID 28 4 IT'S 38.

4 38 4 MY APOLOGIES.

OH NO THAT'S A LOT OF YOU'RE DOING WELL NUMBERS, YOU'RE DOING WELL.

I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF.

WE'LL GIVE YOU THE 0.001% ERROR THERE.

TOTALS 2,335 VOTES FOR 49.97% TOTALING 4,673 VOTES A HUNDRED PERCENT COUNTED PROPS C CHAMBERS COUNTY ABSENTEE EARLY VOTING FOUR TWO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING TWO EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS COUNTY 4 91 AGAINST 83 TOTALING 1 74 ELECTION DAY CHAMBERS COUNTY 4 99 AGAINST 1 35 TOTALING 234 PROVISIONALS CHAMBERS COUNTY FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTALS FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY FOUR ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO AT 46.83% AGAINST TWO 18 AT 53.17% TOTAL VOTES CAST 410 AT A HUNDRED PERCENT COUNTED PROPOSITION T OH PROPOSITION C HARRIS COUNTY ABSENTEE VOTING FOR THE NUMBER 44 AGAINST 23 TOTALING 67 EARLY VOTING 4 9 21 AGAINST 9 21 TOTALING 1,842 ELECTION DAY FOUR 1039 AGAINST 1,274 TOTALING 2,313 PROVISIONALS FOR HARRIS COUNTY FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTAL ZERO HARRIS COUNTY TOTAL FOUR PROPOSITION C 2004 AT 47.47% AGAINST 2,218 AT 52 POINT 53% TOTALING 4,222 AT A HUNDRED PERCENT COUNTED COMBINED PROPOSITION C ABSENTEE VOTING CHAMBERS IN HARRIS COUNTY 4 46 AGAINST 23 FOR A TOTAL OF 69 EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY PROVIDE COMBINED FOUR 1012 AGAINST 1004 FOR A TOTAL OF 2016 ELECTION DATE CHAMBERS COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED FOUR 1,138 AGAINST 1,409 TOTALING 2,547 PROVISIONALS FOR CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY.

HARRIS EARLY VOTING 4 9 71 AGAINST 9 0 5 FOR A TOTAL OF 1,876 ELECTION DAY HARRIS FOUR 1,125 AGAINST 1,220 FOR A TOTAL OF 2,345 PROVISIONALS FOR HARRIS.

FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO FOR A TOTAL OF ZERO TOTAL.

FOUR 2,134 AGAINST 2,153 TOTALING 4,000 287 49 0.78% FOUR 50 POINT 22% AGAINST TOTALING 100% OF THOSE BALLOTS COUNTED PROP A COMBINED ABSENTEE VOTING CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY FOUR 40 AGAINST 28 TOTALING 68 EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY FOUR 1065 AGAINST 9 85 TOTALING 2050 ELECTION DAY CHAMBERS COUNTY FOUR CHAMBERS, CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY FOUR 1,221 AGAINST 1,359 TOTALING 2,580 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTALS FOR CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY FOUR 2,326 FOR 49.1% AGAINST 2,372 FOR 50.49% TOTALING 4,698 100% OF THOSE BALLOTS COUNTED PROP B ABSENTEE VOTING CHAMBERS COUNTY FOUR TWO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING TWO EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS COUNTY 4 89 AGAINST 86 TOTALING 1 75 ELECTION DAY CHAMBERS COUNTY 1 0 6 4 AGAINST ONE 30 TOTALING 2 36 PROVISIONALS FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY 0 4 0 AGAINST TOTALING ZERO TOTAL FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY 4 1 97 AGAINST TWO 16 TOTALING 4 13 47 0.7% 4 52 0.3% AGAINST TOTALING 100% OF THOSE BALLOTS COUNTED PROPOSITION B ABSENTEE VOTING FOR HARRIS COUNTY 4 39 AGAINST 28 TOTALING 67 EARLY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 9 84 AGAINST 8 83 TOTALING 1,863 ELECTION DAY HARRIS COUNTY FOUR 1,122 AGAINST 1,208 TOTALING 2,330 PROVISIONALS FOR HARRIS.

FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTALS FOR FOUR TOTALS FOUR.

HARRIS COUNTY 2,141 50.26% AGAINST 2,119 49.74% TOTALING 4,260 AT 100% PROP B COMBINED ABSENTEE VOTING CHAMBERS IN HARRIS COUNTY 4 41 AGAINST 28 TOTALING 69 EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED FOUR 1069 AGAINST 969 TOTALING 2038 ELECTION DATE CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY FOUR 1,228 AGAINST 1,338 TOTALING 2,566 PROVISIONALS FOR CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED ZERO FOUR AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTAL CHAMBERS COUNTY AND HARRIS FOUR 2,338 VOTES FOR 50.03% AGAINST

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FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTALS FOR HARRIS COUNTY AND CHAMBERS COUNTY COMBINED.

FOUR 2,196 AT 47.41% AGAINST 2,436 AT 52.59% TOTALING 4,632 BALLOTS CAST AT A HUNDRED PERCENT COUNTED PROPOSITION D CHAMBERS COUNTY ABSENTEE VOTING FOUR TWO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING TWO EARLY VOTING 4 99 AGAINST 74 TOTAL.

1 73 ELECTION DATE CHAMBERS COUNTY ONE 10 AGAINST 1 22 TOTALS 2 32 PROVISIONALS FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTAL ZERO TOTAL FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY ON PROP D 4 2 11 AGAINST 1 96 TOTALING 4 0 7 51 0.84%.

4 48 0.16% AGAINST TOTALING 100% OF THE VOTES COUNTED PROP D HARRIS COUNTY ABSENTEE VOTING 4 52 AGAINST 14 TOTALING 66 EARLY VOTING 1,104 AGAINST 747 TOTALING 1,847 ELECTION DAY FOUR 1,259 AGAINST 1062 TOTALING 2,321 PROVISIONALS FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTAL FOUR PROP D IN HARRIS COUNTY IS 2,411 AND 56.94% AGAINST WOULD BE 1,822 AT 43.06.

WHAT DID I SAY? TWO TWO OH LORD MY BAD.

AM I AT 2% NOW?

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NO, YOU'RE STILL 0.00 NOW TWO.

GOOD DEAL AGAINST 1,823 AT 43.06% TOTALING 4,000 THOUSAND 234 VOTES COUNTED AT 100% COMBINED ABSENTEE VOTING FOR PROP D FOR HARRIS AND CHAMBERS COUNTY.

4 54 AGAINST 14 TOTAL LIEN 68 EARLY VOTING FOR CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY.

FOUR 1,199 AGAINST 821 TOTALING 2020 ELECTION DAY FOUR 1,369 AGAINST 1,184 TOTALING 2,553 PROVISIONALS FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTAL CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED PROP D FOUR 2,622 AT 56.5% AGAINST 2019 43.5% TOTALING 4,641 VOTES COUNTED AT 100%.

ALMOST, ALMOST ONE MORE PAGE.

YES THEN YOU GOTTA DO THAT.

HMM.

PROPE CHAMBER COUNTY ABSENTEE VOTING FOUR TWO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING TWO EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS COUNTY 4 87 AGAINST 85 TOTALING 172 ELECTION DAY CHAMBERS COUNTY 4 78 AGAINST 1 53 TOTALING 2 31 PROVISIONALS FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY.

FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTALS FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY ON PROP E 1 67 AT 41.23% AGAINST 2 38 TOTALING 58.77% TOTALING 405 VOTES COUNTED AT 100%.

HMM HARRIS COUNTY PROP E ABSENTEE VOTING FOUR 30 AGAINST 36 TOTALING 66 EARLY VOTING HARRIS COUNTY 4 7 98 AGAINST 1049 TOTALING 1,847 ELECTION DAY HARRIS COUNTY 4 9 93 AGAINST 1,320 TOTALING 2,313 PROVISIONALS HARRIS.

FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTALS FOR HARRIS COUNTY FOR PROP E FOUR 1,821 AT 43.09% AGAINST 2,405 AT 56.91%.

TOTAL VOTES CAST 400 I MEAN 4,226 AT 100% COUNTED.

GOD DANG IT.

YOU ALMOST GOT IT.

WE CLOSE MAN.

FOUR MORE COMBINED PROPERTY COMBINED ABSENTEE VOTING FOR CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY.

4 32 AGAINST 36 TOTALING 68 EARLY VOTING COMBINED HARRIS COUNTY 8 85 4 AGAINST 1,134 TOTALING 2019 ELECTION DAY CHAMBERS IN HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED 1071 FOUR AGAINST 1,473 TOTALING 2,544 PROVISIONALS FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTAL CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED FOR PROP E FOUR 1,988 AGAINST 2,643 TOTALING 4,000 631 42 0.93%.

4 57 0.07% AGAINST 100% OF THOSE BALLOTS COUNTED HMM CHAMBERS COUNTY PROP F ABSENTEE VOTING FOUR TWO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING TWO EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS COUNTY FOR PROP F 4 75 AGAINST 97 TOTALING 1 72 ELECTION DATE CHAMBERS COUNTY FOR PROP F 85 4 1 45 AGAINST TOTALING TWO 30 PROVISIONAL 0 4 0 AGAINST TOTALING ZERO TOTAL FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY PROP F 4 1 62 AT 40 POINT

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10% AGAINST 2 42 AT 59.9% TOTALING 404 BALLOTS CAST COUNTED AT 100% HARRIS COUNTY ABSENTEE VOTING FOR PROP F 4 35 AGAINST 32 TOTALING 67 EARLY VOTING 7 77 4 AGAINST 1067 TOTALING 1,844 ELECTION DAY 4 9 82 AGAINST 1,332 TOTALING 2,314 PROVISIONALS FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO AND YOUR TOTALS FOR PROP F FOR HARRIS COUNTY FOR 1,794 AT 42.46% AGAINST 2,431 AND 57.54% TOTALING 4,200 2500% OF THOSE VOTES COUNTED COMBINED ABSENTEE VOTING FOR PROP F CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY.

4 37 AGAINST 32 FOR A TOTAL OF 69 EARLY VOTING CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED 4 8 52 AGAINST 1,164 TOTALING 2016 ELECTION DAY CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTY COMBINED FOUR 1067 AGAINST 1,477 TOTALING 2,544 PROVISIONALS CHAMBERS IN HARRIS COUNTY.

FOUR ZERO AGAINST ZERO TOTALING ZERO TOTAL CHAMBERS HARRIS COUNTY PROP F FOUR 1,956 AT 42.26% AGAINST 2,673 AT 57.74% TOTALING 4,629 VOLTS CAST AT 100%.

I AM NOW DELIVERING THE ELECTION RETURNS TALLY LIST AND EARLY VOTING PRECINCT REPORT USED IN OUR CANVAS TO THE CITY CLERK, THE GENERAL CUSTODIAN OF ELECTION RECORDS, WHO SHALL PRESERVE THEM FOR THE PERIOD OF PRESERVING ELECTION RECORDS.

THE OFFICIAL CANVAS REPORT BY PRECINCT IS AVAILABLE IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND CITY HALL AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST PROCESS.

IT IS NOW 7:46 PM WHAT TIME DID WE START THIS? SEVEN O'CLOCK.

LORD HAVE MERCY.

I TOLD YOU IT WAS ONLY BE EIGHT, SEVEN.

BE EIGHT.

I WILL NOT SAY ANYTHING TO MY DAUGHTER ABOUT READING AN HOUR.

THAT'S CRAZY.

AND THIS CONCLUDES THE CANVAS FOR THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM

[b. Consider an ordinance declaring the results of the City of Baytown General and Special Elections held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.]

THREE B TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

THREE B, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

I NEED A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM THREE B.

OOH, I GOTTA TAKE A DRINK.

YOU KNOW, WATER.

WATER.

AND I DIDN'T SPILL IT.

ALRIGHT, JUNCTURES WE GO.

WHAT? OH MAN.

WE WILL TAKE ITEMS FOUR

[4. MINUTES]

A AND B TOGETHER.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

REGULAR MEETING HELD OCTOBER 9TH, 2025 AND A JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND MDD MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 23RD, 2025.

WOULD YOU APPROVE? MINUTES? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

ON TO RECOGNITIONS AND CITY COMMUNICATIONS.

WE ARE NOW

[a. Recognize City of Baytown Employees for their Years of Service.]

FIVE.

A RECOGNIZED CITY OF BAYTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.

MR. JOY LOPEZ.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL AND THE SPIRIT OF NUMBERS WILL RECOGNIZE SOME 25 AND 35 YEAR EMPLOYEES FOR THIS FOR NOVEMBER.

MARIA PORSCHE, 25 YEARS PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

MARIA

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PORSCHE BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS A SECRETARY, ONE ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2000 WITH A DRIVE TO GROW AND EXPLORE NEW CHALLENGES.

SHE TRANSITIONED TO CITY HALL IN 2001, WHERE SHE TOOK ON THE ROLE OF PERMIT TECHNICIAN IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, EAGER TO EXPAND HER SKILLS FURTHER.

MARIA JOINED THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN 2009 AS PART OF THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TEAM.

DURING THIS TIME, SHE RETURNED TO SCHOOL AND EARNED HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING TO DEEPEN HER EXPERTISE.

HER JOURNEY CONTINUED AS SHE MOVED TO BAWA IN 2019, WHERE SHE GAINED INVALUABLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE WATER FILTRATION AND PURIFICATION PROCESS THAT SERVES THE BAYTOWN COMMUNITY.

FROM THERE, MARIA TOOK ON A NEW OPPORTUNITY WITH THE PWE FACILITIES TEAM IN 2023.

IN HER CURRENT ROLE, SHE EXPERTLY PERFORMS ALL ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES TO ENSURE THE DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING EFFICIENTLY.

THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, MARIA HAS DEMONSTRATED A DEEP PASSION FOR LEARNING AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

SHE'S TRULY ENJOYED HER TIME WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND VALUES, THE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES SHE HAS GAINED ALONG THE WAY.

MARIA HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND REGGIE FOR 24 YEARS, AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN, DENZEL AND ALIYAH.

HER ADVICE TO US AND TO ANYONE WHO ASKS IS SIMPLE YET POWERFUL.

BE CONSISTENT IN WORK, IN LIFE, AND IN HOW YOU SHOW UP EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU, MARIA.

FOR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE BAYTOWN COMMUNITY, YOUR COMMITMENT, HEART, AND HARD WORK HAVE MADE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE YOU SERVE.

SEAN SAUNDERS, 25 YEARS FIRE AND EMS AT THE AGE OF 19, SEAN BEGAN HIS CAREER IN PUBLIC SAFETY WITH EMS ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY.

BY 22, HE HAD EARNED HIS PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATION AND LATER ACHIEVED HIS PARAMEDIC LICENSURE, SOLIDIFYING HIS FOUNDATION IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

IN NOVEMBER, 2000, SEAN JOINED BAYTOWN EMS WHERE HIS PROFESSIONALISM, EXPERTISE, AND DEDICATION QUICKLY DISTINGUISHED HIM.

HE THEN EARNED A PROMOTION TO SENIOR PARAMEDIC WHERE HE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE AND MENTORSHIP TO OTHERS.

WHEN BAY TOWN'S EMS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT MERGED IN 2012, SEAN EMBRACED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND HIS SERVICE BY CROSS TRAINING AS A FIREFIGHTER, HE AGAIN PROMOTED TO ENGINEER IN AUGUST, 2017 AND MOST RECENTLY TO CAPTAIN IN JANUARY, 2025.

OUTSIDE OF HIS DUTIES WITH THE DEPARTMENT, SEAN CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE HIS COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE IN NUMEROUS WAYS.

HE REPRESENTS THE CITIZENS OF LEAGUE CITY AS A CITY COUNCILMAN SERVES AS SECRETARY OF THE DICKINSON MASONIC LODGE NUMBER 1324, AND VOLUNTEERS WITH THE DICKINSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AS FIRST RESPONDER ADMINISTRATOR.

IN ADDITION, HE CONTRIBUTES HIS TIME AND LEADERSHIP TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITY AND COUNTY BOARDS.

IN HIS PERSONAL TIME, SEAN ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, HUNTING AND RELAXING ON HIS FAMILY'S LAND IN JEW.

IT A PLACE HE DESCRIBES AS HIS SPACE TO RECHARGE AND REFLECT.

THANK YOU CAPTAIN SAUNDERS.

FOR 25 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

MATTHEW BAILEY, 35 YEARS PUBLIC WORKS IN ENGINEERING.

MATT BAILEY BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 1990.

AS A SURVEY TECHNICIAN IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, MATT FACED JUST ABOUT EVERY CHALLENGE IMAGINABLE IN THE FIELD, BAD WEATHER, INSECTS, WILD ANIMALS, AND EVEN THE OCCASIONAL OFFSHORE ASSIGNMENT.

ONE UNFORGETTABLE DAY.

WHILE COLLECTING SHOTS NEAR BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER, THE BOAT BROKE DOWN UNDER THE FRED HARTMAN BRIDGE, LEAVING EVERYONE ON THE BOAT STRANDED FOR HOURS.

THANKFULLY, THE POLICE RESCUED THEM AND THE BOAT WAS JOKINGLY RENAMED THE SS MINNOW.

IN 1995, MATT BECAME A CAD OPERATOR, CREATING CIVIL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, MAPS, AND PRESENTATION MATERIALS FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS, KNOWN FOR HIS RESOURCEFULNESS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PLOTTER MACHINE.

MATT WAS ALSO FAMOUS AROUND CITY HALL FOR NEVER TURNING DOWN LEFTOVER COUNCIL FOOD OR SNACKS.

EVERYONE KNEW.

GIVE IT TO MATT.

HE'LL EAT ANYTHING TODAY.

MATT SERVES AS A GIS CAD SPECIALIST MANAGING GIS DATA, UPDATING UTILITY LAYERS, AND MAINTAINING CITY MAPS ON THE WEBSITE.

WITH OVER 200 HOURS OF ARC GIS TRAINING, HE CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S MAPPING SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT PROJECTS ACROSS DEPARTMENTS OUTSIDE OF WORK.

MATT ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS THREE SONS, JOSH, CALEB, AND MICAH, PLAYING BOARD GAMES, CHESS AND CARDS.

A TRUE SCI-FI FAN.

HE LOVES ATTENDING COMIC-CON.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S NICE CAN BE FOUND ON THE TENNIS COURT OR PLAYING DISC GOLF.

OVER THE YEARS, HE'S BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER BY STARTING WALKING GROUPS, TENNIS MATCHES, LUNCHTIME GAME SESSIONS, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CAMPAIGNS, AND EVEN A BOOK CLUB.

WE'RE ALL THANKFUL TO KNOW AND WORK ALONGSIDE.

MATT, YOUR DEDICATION, HUMOR, AND CREATIVITY MAKE YOU AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AND A LASTING PART

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OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

STORY.

STEVEN DE BONTI, 35 YEARS PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DO BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 1990 AS A UTILITY MAINTENANCE WORKER IN THE SEWER DEPARTMENT, UN STOPPING MAIN LINES, CHECKING MANHOLES AND SMOKE TESTING LINES TO CHECK FOR INFLOW AND INFILTRATION IN THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.

IN MARCH OF 1993, HE TRANSFERRED TO THE GARAGE AS A MAINTENANCE HELPER WHERE HE CHANGED OIL, REPAIRED OR CHANGED TIRES, ASSISTED THE MECHANICS, AND KEPT THE SHOP CLEAN AND IN ORDER.

DEE'S NEXT MOVE WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 1996 WHEN HE WENT TO STREETS AND DRAINAGE AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WHERE HE WORKED ON THE CONCRETE CREW INSTALLING AND REPAIRING SIDEWALKS, CURBS, GUTTERS, AND STREETS.

HE'S PROUD OF HIS MANY YEARS ON THE CDBG CREW INSTALLING SIDEWALKS IN AREAS OF TOWN WHERE THERE WERE NONE, GIVING RESIDENTS A SAFE PLACE TO WALK.

BY MARCH OF 2014, DEW WAS PROMOTED TO HEAVY EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS TWO, AND WAS GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE CONCRETE TRUCK.

IN HIS CURRENT ROLE, HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING, DELIVERING AND POURING CONCRETE FOR THE CITY'S IN-HOUSE PROJECTS, HELPING SAVE COSTS BY REDUCING THE NEED FOR OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS, KNOWN FOR HIS PRIDE IN WORKMANSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

HE KEEPS THE CITY'S CONCRETE TRUCK IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, SO MUCH SO THAT IT LIKELY LOOKS EVEN BETTER TODAY THAN WHEN IT FIRST ARRIVED.

BRAND NEW, ASIDE FROM HIS DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES, DEW ALSO HAS NUMEROUS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

HE MAKES COFFEE, UNLOCKS THE DOORS, MAINTAINS AND LOWERS THE FLAGS AT PUBLIC WORKS, AND CARRIES ALL KEYS ASSOCIATED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDINGS.

DEIS ALSO HAZMAT CERTIFIED AND DRIVES THE DIESEL TANKER TRUCK REFILLING GENERATORS AND PUMPS AROUND TOWN AS NEEDED.

PERHAPS HIS MOST IMPACTFUL OTHER DUTY AS ASSIGNED IS TO WORK WITH ALL PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES TO OBTAIN THEIR CDL, NOT ONLY TEACHING THEM HOW TO OPERATE THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, BUT ALSO SCHEDULING THEIR APPOINTMENTS AT DPS AND ENSURING THEY HAVE ALL NEEDED DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE DRIVING TEST.

TO DATE, ALL EMPLOYEES DO HAS TRAINED, HAVE PASSED THEIR DRIVING TEST AND OBTAINED THEIR CDL.

HIS COMMITMENT TO TRAIN NEW EMPLOYEES HAS REDUCED THE EMPLOYEE TURNOVER RATE APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40%.

HE DOES ALL OF THESE EXTRA DUTIES WITH PRIDE AND IS TRULY MISSED WHEN HE TAKES TIME OFF IN HIS SPARE TIME.

DUE AS A BASEBALL COACH FOR TEAM TEXAS, THE TEXAS RANGERS AND TEXAS LONGHORNS, HE ALSO MOWS AND MAINTAINS HIGHLANDS PONY LEAGUE FIELDS AND SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE HIGHLANDS PONY LEAGUE.

HE LIKES TO HUNT, FISH AND SPEND TIME WITH HIS TWO SONS.

MORE IMPORTANT THAT Y'ALL DO THAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN, CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN, EXCUSE ME, HAVE COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAITH IN ELECTIONS.

DO FOR 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COUNTLESS WAYS YOU MAKE BAYTOWN BETTER EVERY DAY.

YOUR COMMITMENT AND CARE INSPIRE ALL OF US.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO FIVE B, TAKE A POINT OF ORDER.

I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH A LOT OF NUMBERS AND DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THREE B, SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND ALLOW MR. CHUCK CRUZ, IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING YOUR ADDRESS FOR POINT OF RECORD PARTY COUNCIL.

MY NAME'S CHUCK CRUZ.

C-R-E-W-S.

NOT LIKE TED, NOT LIKE TOM.

I LIVE AT 83 0 7 CARAWAY CIRCLE IN SPRINGFIELD IN UNINCORPORATED BAYTOWN.

BUT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE BY THIS COUNCIL AFFECT MY LIFE IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS.

SO I'M TAKING TIME OUT OF MY SCHEDULE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS Y'ALL.

RE TRUST IS EARNED NOT GIVEN.

THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF DISCREPANCIES ON THIS MOST RECENT CITY COUNCIL ELECTION WITH THE DISTRICT THREE BALLOTS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS, BUT I'M SAYING THAT THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF PROBLEMS AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNCIL TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO RUN THOSE PROBLEMS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND BETWEEN Y'ALL, BETWEEN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, BETWEEN THE COUNTY CLERK THAT RAN THE ELECTIONS OFFICE, AND THEN COME TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN RESIDENCE AND SAY, HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.

HERE'S WHAT WENT WRONG, AND HERE'S HOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THIS NEVER EVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

NEXT YEAR THERE'S GONNA BE THREE MORE CITY COUNCIL SEATS ON THE BALLOT.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THESE RACES AND THESE ELECTIONS ARE RUN FAIRLY CLEANLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TRANSPARENTLY.

THERE IS SO, SO MUCH DISCOURSE ABOUT ELECTION FRAUD.

IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

THERE IS NOTHING

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AND I THINK THE BIGGEST EXAMPLE OF THAT NOT BEING THE CASE TODAY IS THE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE TURNOUT IN THIS ELECTION.

HARRIS COUNTY, CHAMBERS COUNTY, BOTH, NOBODY BROKE 20% TURNOUT.

ONE IN FIVE VOTERS BOTHERED TO SHOW UP.

THAT'S HOW LITTLE FAITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE IN ELECTIONS.

IT IS ON Y'ALL EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU BUILD FAITH IN THE CITIZENRY, IN THE ELECTIONS THAT HAPPEN IN BAYTOWN AND THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

RECOGNIZE THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION AWARD.

WE HAVE MISS, HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THAT? ISHA? SHE'S NOT HERE.

ISHA.

SO DID I.

I'M STILL GONNA CALL HER NAME.

OKAY, GOOD DEAL.

OKAY, NOW WE WILL BE BACK

[b. Receive the Emergency Management Accreditation Award.]

TO FIVE B.

MR. CHIEF DOBSON.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

TODAY I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

MOST OF YOU MAY KNOW, BUT IF YOU DON'T, UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, DAVID AND MARK STARTED THE PROCESS OF ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM AND I'M EXCITED TO SAY THAT AFTER, UH, A LONG ARDUOUS PROCESS, THEY COMPLETED IT AND WERE SUCCESSFUL AND OBTAINED THE, UH, ACCREDITATION.

AND THAT MAKES ONE OF FIVE MUNICIPALITY, IS THAT CORRECT? MM-HMM .

UM, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

ONE OF FIVE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT HAS THIS.

AND SO BEFORE I OFFICIALLY PRESENT THIS AND WE GET A PICTURE, I'M GONNA LET DAVID, UH, COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU CHIEF AND UM, MAYOR AND, UH, COUNSEL.

APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR IN TERMS OF HURRICANE SEASON, UM, BUT A VERY ACTIVE, UH, YEAR FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS TO ACHIEVE THIS ACCREDITATION, UM, PROGRAM.

IT'S AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NC STANDARD THAT RECOGNIZES US AS A GOLD STANDARD, PROVIDING THE BEST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS, UM, HERE IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND THE AREAS THAT WE PROVIDE IN OUR ETJ AS WELL.

BUT I WANNA JUST TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE A SMALL DIVISION AND NONE OF THIS IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS.

UM, BECAUSE THIS WAS A CITYWIDE ACCREDITATION, NOT JUST FOR OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WE HAD TO INVOLVE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS TO COME TOGETHER TO REVIEW PLANS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ACROSS EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT IN BAYTOWN AND OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS.

WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SOME OF OUR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS THAT SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND THE GREATER, UM, BAYTOWN, LEPC, THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE.

AND WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS HERE TODAY.

UM, THAT'LL BE HERE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE WE CAN REGARDS TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

SO WE CAN HAVE OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BOTH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OUR ADVOCACY MEMBERS, UH, JOIN US.

NO HIDING IN THE BACK, RIGHT? I GOT ONE.

I WILL SAY SINCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISIONS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE TROPHY IS GONNA GO NEXT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY .

SO THE ONE YOU FINALLY GOT IT? YEAH.

, WE GOT YOU BACK THAT AS LONG AS I CAN.

WE NEED TO SPEED UP THIS PHOTO NOW.

ONE, TWO.

AND LEMME GET ONE MORE.

THANK YOU YOUNG MAN, MR. MAYOR, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, MR. APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU'ALL.

PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING BRICKY YARDS OR IN CEDAR BAYOU DAY, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF, UM, BEING PRESENT WHEN A HISTORICAL MARKER WAS BEING PRESENTED AT THE CEDAR BAYOU JUNIOR SCHOOL LEARNED A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CEDAR BAYOU JUNIOR SCHOOL IN THIS AREA, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRICKS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY USED WERE BRICKS THAT WERE FROM A BRICKYARD HERE IN BAYTOWN.

YOU DON'T DO NOTHING, COUNSEL.

THEY'RE GONNA DO A PROCLAMATION.

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OH, MAN.

I AM LOOKING FOR, I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.

OKAY, WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO THE PROCLAMATION ANYWAY.

UM, THIS IS A

[c. Present a proclamation designating November 8, 2025, as Brickyards on Cedar Bayou Day.]

NOW THAT BEING SAID, IT WASN'T JUST ONE BRICKYARD AND THAT BRICKYARD DID NOT SUPPLY BRICKS TO ONLY BAYTOWN, BUT ALL OVER THE NATION, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY PRODUCE THE BRICKS, GET 'EM IN THE BAY, FLOAT THEM UP.

AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UM, MIKE, BUT THEY WOULD GO DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, THEY WOULD SHIFT THEM ACROSS THE, THE GULF TO UP TO MISSISSIPPI OR DOWN INTO GALVESTON CORPUS CHRIST.

AND A LOT OF THE, UM, BRICK BUILDINGS THAT YOU WERE SEEING, THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN GALVESTON THAT HAS SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BRICKS WERE PRODUCED RIGHT HERE IN BAYTOWN.

SO, UM, THERE WERE NUMEROUS BRICKY YARDS, AND MIKE ACTUALLY HAS SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BRICKS THAT WERE PRODUCED THERE.

THEY HAVE TEXAS WITH A STORE ON EACH SIDE ON IT, AND THEN ONE OF THEM ALSO, UM, THE LAST COMPANY TO OWN IT ACTUALLY PRINTED CEDAR BAYOU ON THE BRICKS.

SO, PIECE OF HISTORY THAT I, THAT I WAS GLAD TO BE A PART OF AND EXPERIENCE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO DOWN TO ROSELAND PARK AND IF, UH, THE BACK END OF IT WHERE YOU FISH AND IF YOU WILL, LOOK TO YOUR LEFT NEAR WHERE THAT LITTLE DOCK IS, YOU WOULD SEE THE HISTORICAL MARKER WITH THE INFORMATION ON THERE.

WE HAD GREAT WEATHER SATURDAY, I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME DECENT WEATHER AGAIN.

IF NOT, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR WHEN WE ARE GONNA HAVE IT.

MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN AND READ UP ON IT AND DO A GOOGLE SEARCH.

WE SEARCH EVERYTHING ELSE ON GOOGLE.

WHY NOT SEARCH SOME MAGNIFICENT HISTORY ABOUT OUR CITY? RIGHT? SO THE PROCLAMATION, I GOT 'EM.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF GALVESTON WAS FOUNDED ON A BARRIER ISLAND IN THE TEXAS GULF COAST WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR BUILDING MATERIALS.

AND WHEREAS THE POPULATION OF GALVESTON BEGAN TO INCREASE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE 19TH CENTURY, NEEDING BOTH MATERIALS TO BUILD THEIR HOMES AND WOOD AND CHARCOAL TO HEAT THEIR HOMES AND COOK THEIR FOOD.

AND WHEREAS THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE UPPER BAY HAD THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE THOSE BUILDING MATERIALS IN THE FORM OF BRICKS AND FIREWOOD TO HEAT THEIR HOMES AND CHARCOAL TO COOK THEIR FOOD.

AND WHEREAS THE SYM SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPED IN THE 19TH CENTURY BETWEEN THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND THE COMMUNITY ALONG CEDAR BAYOU TO PROVIDE BRICKS TO THE CITY OF GALVESTON IN RETURN FOR IMPORTED GOODS PASSED THROUGH THE PORT OF GALVESTON.

AND WHEREAS DURING THE HEYDAY OF THE CEDAR BAYOU BRICK INDUSTRY FROM THE 1860S INTO THE 1910S, UP TO 12 MILLION BRICKS WERE SHIPPED FROM CEDAR BAYOU TO GALVESTON BY SCHOONER AND BARGE ANNUALLY.

AND WHEREAS THIS RELATIONSHIP CONTINUED FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF BOTH PARTNERS WELL INTO THE 20TH CENTURY NOW, THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON MAYOR OF BAYTOWN DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 8TH, 2025 AS BRICKY YARDS ON CEDAR BAYOU DAY IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CEDAR BAYOU BRICKYARD INDUSTRY TO OUR REGION'S HERITAGE, COMMERCE, AND COMMUNITY SPOT.

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BRICK.

NO.

WHY NOT? BRICK.

SO PEOPLE CAN SEE PLACE.

GENTLEMAN MIGHT HAVE LEFT.

SIX A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITHIN THE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

JUST US WITH OUR BRICK.

HOLD BRICK.

THROW A BRICK.

LET THE OLD LADY IN THE TIRE.

JUST THINK, THROW BACK.

M TWO.

CAN YOU COME ON THIS SIDE? SURE.

ONE AND LET GET ONE MORE AND LET REDO THAT, MAYOR.

SO, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS BEFORE WE GO INTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

SO, UM, WE'LL BE BACK IN AT EIGHT 20.

WE WILL NOW GO INTO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN A FOUR YEAR OR EMAIL 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 PROPER RECORD OF THESE HEARINGS.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, TO PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION.

HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT THE SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.

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

[a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to approve a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the establishment of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) within the Suburban Residential (SR) Zoning District, located at 1010 Bob Smith Road, Baytown, Texas 77521. ]

LOCATED AT 10 10 BOB SMITH ROAD, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 7 7 5 2 1.

IT IS NOW 8:25 PM AND I CALLED TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITHIN SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 10 10 BOB SMITH ROAD.

I WILL LIKE NOW TAG STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

MR. SCRIBNER.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN SCRIBNER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

UM, SO AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.

UH, THIS IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BOB SMITH ROAD AND WALKER ROAD.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, THIS IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, PUT TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS ONE, UH, THIS ONE PROJECT.

UH, THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS, UH, SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS A LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT YELLOW, UH, SURROUNDING IT, UH, TO THE NORTH AND WEST AND A LITTLE BIT TO THE EAST, UH, IS ALSO OF THAT SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL.

THE DARKER YELLOW IS, UH, A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

AND THEN THE RED IS, UH, COMMERCIAL, UH, ALL TO THE SOUTH AND, UH, SOMEWHAT TO THE EAST.

UH, THE FUTURE LAND JUST MAP.

AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALSO SHOWS THIS PROPERTY TO BE A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE YELLOW, UH, COLOR SURROUNDING IT, AS WELL AS A LITTLE BIT OF COMMERCIAL THERE.

THE RED TO THE SOUTH.

UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THE SURROUNDING AREA LOOKS LIKE.

THIS IS THE PROPERTY FROM BOB SMITH ROAD.

SO YOU CAN'T SEE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, OBVIOUSLY, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF IT FROM THERE.

UH, ACROSS THE STREET IS A, AN RV PARK, SO THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS, UH, THIS IS ACROSS THE STREET A LITTLE BIT TO THE WEST.

UM, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THIS IS BOB SMITH FACING EAST.

UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT, UH, TRUCK IS COMING OUTTA THAT ROAD.

THAT'S WALKER ROAD.

AND THIS IS ON WALKER ROAD FACING SOUTH TOWARD BOB SMITH.

THE PROJECT PROPERTY IS RIGHT TO, IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE WHERE THE TREES ARE.

UH, HERE'S THE SITE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT THAT IS PROPOSED.

UH, YOU CAN SEE

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THAT ON THE, UM, ON THE NINE ACRES OF LAND, THERE IS ROUGHLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 75 OF THE, THE BATTERY CONTAINERS.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE INTERNAL ROAD, WHICH IS THAT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE, UH, IT KINDA LOOPS AROUND THE, UM, THE CONTAINERS HERE, UH, AS WELL AS THIS GREEN AREA, WHICH IS DETENTION.

AND THE, THE RED AROUND THIS, AROUND THE ENTIRE SITE IS A MASON, SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL, UH, AS WELL AS THE, THE DARKER GREEN, WHICH IS A REQUIRED, UH, LANDSCAPING.

UH, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION HAD THE HELD THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS, UH, TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, SO TWO DAYS AGO.

AND WE HAD SEVERAL LETTERS OF OBJECTION AND SUPPORT AS WELL AS SEVERAL, UH, RESIDENTS THAT SHOWED UP AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SPEAK BOTH IN SUPPORT AND AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.

UH, THE MAIN CONCERNS WERE ABOUT SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, UH, POTENTIAL DEPRECIATION AND PROPERTY VALUES AS WELL AS NOISE.

UH, THOSE IN SUPPORT WERE REALLY, REALLY DISCUSSED.

THE SAFETY MEASURES THAT HAD BEEN PROPOSED AND, AND FEELING, UM, CONFIDENT IN THOSE SAFETY MEASURES, THE POTENTIAL LOWER ENERGY RATES AND THE ROBUST RESERVES TO REDUCE OUTAGES.

SO THE, THE, UM, THE, THE PUNCH TO THE, UH, THE GRID, UH, AS WELL AS THEY, WE DID HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE ALSO SAY THAT THEY FELT THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE APPLICANT THAT THEY FELT THEY WERE GETTING SOMEONE WHO WAS STRIVING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

SO WITH THAT, UH, STAFF AND PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION BOTH RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED SPECIAL USE PERMIT WITH SOME CONDITIONS.

SO IF YOU REMEMBER IN SEPTEMBER, UH, THE CITY ADOPTED THE, UH, THE NEW REGULATIONS, THESE ARE RIGHT IN, IN, UH, UM, CONGRUENCE WITH THOSE REGULATIONS.

SO IT'S THE DISTANCING FROM THE NEIGHBORING STRUCTURE.

SO THAT'S 200 FOOT FROM RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND A HUNDRED FOOT FROM ANY OTHER STRUCTURE.

UH, SCREENING, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL AND BUFFERY YARD B FROM THE ULDC, UH, NEXT TO ANY, UH, COMMERCIAL AND, UH, BUFFERY YARD C FROM THE UDC FOR ANY RESIDENTIAL.

UH, THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE, THE NFPA 8 55 STANDARDS, WHICH IS THE, THE, THE NATIONAL STANDARD AND A DECOMMISSIONING PLAN IS ALSO REQUIRED BEFORE WE CAN ISSUE ANY PERMITS.

UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, ALSO, OUR APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT AND HAS A PRESENTATION PREPARED.

SO IF, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN BRING UP, UH, NICK DIAZ TO PRESENT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND BRING, BRING UP THE, UM, OKAY, THAT'S ALL YOURS.

THANKS.

THANKS, MARTIN.

NICK DIAZ, 2 0 0 BAGBY STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

COUNSEL, MR. CITY MANAGER ALSO, MR. MAYOR.

UH, IT'S IMPRESSIVE YOU WENT THAT WHOLE TIME WITHOUT HAVING A SIP OF WATER AS, UH, YOU'RE READING THOSE VOTES, SO WELL DONE.

UM, THANK YOU.

THAT'S A GOOD, THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO TRY TO GET BROWNIE POINTS.

MENTIONED YOU THREE.

UM, YEAH, SO AGAIN, NICK DIAZ, I'M THE MANAGER OF DEVELOP, UH, SENIOR MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT FOR BALANCE, ROCK POWER HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU, UH, THEIR CLEAR BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM.

JUST A QUICK AGENDA.

I'M GONNA GO OVER, UH, ABOUT BALANCE, TRACK, POWER, WHO WE ARE, WHAT OUR BUSINESS MODEL IS, UH, THEN GONNA GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THESE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. THEN GO INTO SPECIFICS ON THE CLEAR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE, UM, AND ALSO TOUCH ON ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT MARTIN WAS TALKING ABOUT, UH, THAT ARE ON THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

UM, AND WE'LL FINISH WITH SOME, UH, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE, SAFETY.

SO ABOUT THE TEAM, AGAIN, I'M NICK DIAZ, THE SENIOR MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT LIVE HERE IN HOUSTON, LEADER OF OUR ERCOT DEVELOPMENT.

I HAVE SAM MATE WITH ME, MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING.

HE'S THE ONE THAT'S DONE MOST OF THE DESIGN.

I HAVE LIAM NORRIS, OUR VP OF OPERATIONS, UM, AND THEN CAROLINA OF VELAZQUEZ ACTUALLY DID A LOT OF THE WORK WITH ME OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ON THIS.

SHE COULD NOT MAKE IT TODAY AS SHE GAVE BIRTH TO BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL LAST THURSDAY.

SO, IF CELESTE, YOU'RE WATCHING, UH, WELCOME TO THE WORLD, UH, ABOUT BALANCE, ROCK POWER.

WE'RE A RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPER.

OUR CORE BUSINESS IS TO DEVELOP SOLAR UTILITIES CALLED SOLAR AND STO AND, UH, UTILITIES CALLED SOLAR AND STORAGE PROJECTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE PROJECTS ALL ACROSS THE US, ALL THE LITTLE DOTS YOU SEE DOWN THERE IN TEXAS.

THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT MY TEAM HAS DIRECTLY DEVELOPED.

UH, OUR EXPERTISE IS IN FINDING WHERE TO CITE THESE PROJECTS ALONG

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THE INTERCONNECT GRID, WHERE THERE'S VOLATILITY, WHERE THERE'S VALUE TO ADD, AND THEN START THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WHICH AS I'LL GET INTO, TAKES A LONG TIME.

AND, UH, I STARTED THIS PROCESS THREE YEARS AGO.

UH, OUR CORE FROM THERE, WE DO SELL IT TO A DIFFERENT, UM, IPP, WHAT WE CALL INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER.

SO THOSE ARE FOLKS WHO EXPERT, ARE EXPERTISE IS IN BUILDING OUT THESE PROJECTS AND THEN OPERATING THEM.

SO OUR EXPERTISE IS IN DEVELOPING THEM, GETTING TO THAT PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GO GET FINANCE AND GET 'EM BUILT.

UM, AND THEN WE SELL IT TO A DIFFERENT COMPANY, LIKE, UH, ONE OF OUR FIRST SUCCESSES AS A COMPANY, THE HIDDEN LAKES BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT, UM, OUT NEAR LAKE CITY, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF LAKE CITY, UH, WITHIN GALVESTON COUNTY.

THIS PROJECT IS 220 MEGAWATTS, UH, HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE SEPTEMBER 29TH.

UH, AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR A COMPANY.

WE SOLD THIS PROJECT TO GRID STORE.

GRID STORE IS A COMPANY BACKED BY GOLDMAN SACHS.

THEIR EXPERTISE IS TO BUILD THESE, UH, FACILITIES AND OPERATE THEM, UH, LONG TERM.

UH, YOU CAN SEE TWO PHOTOS THERE OF A PROUD DEVELOPER NEXT TO THE SITE, FIVE FOOT NINE, UH, ON A GOOD DAY FOR REFERENCE.

SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE HEIGHT OF, UH, OF THESE SYSTEMS. SO, UH, I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY SEEN TWO PROJECTS COME THROUGH WITH THE BATTERY SYSTEM, SO YOU'RE SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR, UH, BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A REFRESHER OF WHAT THESE THINGS ACTUALLY ARE.

SO ESSENTIALLY THESE BEST SYSTEMS ARE A COLLECTION OF SMALL BATTERIES, SIMILAR TO THE ONES YOU HAVE IN YOUR PHONE AND YOUR CARS, UH, BUT AT A MUCH LARGER SCALE AND COLLECTIVELY PLACE STRATEGICALLY PLACED NEXT TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THE SUBSTATION WE HAVE OUT THERE ON, UH, ON WALKER ROAD.

AND WHAT THEY'RE USED FOR ARE TO REALLY STORE ENERGY AND RELEASE ENERGY.

SO DURING THE DAY WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING, THE NATURAL GAS IS FLOWING, AND THERE'S EXCESS GRID, THERE'S EXCESS ENERGY ON THE GRID, THESE BATTERIES WILL CHARGE, STORE THE ENERGY, AND THEN LATER IN THE DAY, FIVE, 6:00 PM PEOPLE GET HOME.

THE LIGHTS, THE, THE SUN IS NO LONGER OUT AND PEOPLE START TURNING ON THE LIGHTS AND THE GRID GETS STRESSED, THEIR ENERGY GETS RELEASED.

THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE MAIN PURPOSE.

UH, BUT WHAT YOU ALSO MAY ASK, BUT WHY, WHY IS THIS NEEDED? SO IF YOU GUYS RECALL BACK IN 2021, WE HAD WINTER STORM URI, WE ALL, A LOT OF US LOST POWER, INCLUDING MYSELF FOR OVER A WEEK.

EROC CAME OUT AND PUBLICLY STATED, IF THERE WOULD'VE BEEN SIGNIFICANT, IF THERE WOULD'VE BEEN BATTERY PROJECTS ONLINE, WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO LIKE, AVOID A LOT OF THE, UH, BLACKOUTS THAT WE HAD.

AND OVER A LOT OF TRAGEDIES THAT, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE, UM, I, I HEARD YESTERDAY AT WEST BAYTOWN CIVIC UNION THAT A VETERAN ACTUALLY PASSED AWAY DURING THAT, UH, THAT FREEZE, UH, BACK IN 2021.

UM, LASTLY, I'VE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS ASK ME, DOES THIS ENERGY IMPACT BAYTOWN? AND SO THE WAY I LIKE TO DESCRIBE HOW ELECTRICITY FLOWS IS SIMILAR TO A WATER FAUCET, WHEN YOU TURN THAT WATER FAUCET ON, THAT WATER'S GONNA GO DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE WHERE IT'S GOING, IF IT'S THE SINK OR THE GROUND.

BUT THEN ONCE IT HITS THE GROUND, IT HITS THE SINK, IT CAN GO IN ANY DIRECTION.

AND THAT'S TYPICALLY DEMANDING WHERE, WHERE THE LOAD IS NEEDED, IT'S GONNA PULL IT BY GRAVITY.

SO WILL LIKE THE ELECTRICITY BENEFIT BAYTOWN, YES, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE THE CLOSEST LOAD TO IT, BUT THEN IT WOULD ALSO GO BEYOND THAT TO ANYWHERE ALONG THE, THE TEXAS GRID DECO GRID.

SO JUST TO TALK ABOUT FEW SPECIFICS ON, UH, THE CLAIRE BEST, UM, I WILL SAY CLAIRE BEST, UH, WAS NAMED AFTER, UH, IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED CLAIRE MCCAMEY, WHO IS, UH, SITTING HERE RIGHT THERE.

AND, UH, AT THE TIME, SHE WAS 90 YEARS OLD, SO NOW SHE'S 93, AND IT WAS ONLY FITTING, UM, I NAMED THE PROJECT AFTER HER.

SO THAT'S, UH, WHERE THE NAME COMES FROM.

UH, WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS JUST SOME HIGH LEVEL POINTS.

ONLY THING I WANNA MENTION HERE IS THAT, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE IS 69 MONTHS.

DURING IT, THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT JOBS, BUT ONCE IT'S OPERATIONAL, IT'S UNMANNED.

IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANYBODY ON SITE.

UH, AND IT'S FULLY OPERATED, UM, FROM, FROM A DISTANCE.

ALSO, IT'S 400 MEGAWATTS.

THE INTERCONNECT POSITION WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH CENTERPOINT, IT'S A TWO HOUR BATTERY, MEANING IT CAN STORE AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY UP TO 800 MEGAWATT HOURS.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR ON THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS.

UM, THESE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES, BUT THIS ASSUMES A CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $155 MILLION.

WITH THAT PROPERTY TAXES BE ESTIMATED PAID OUT 40 MILLION OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT WILL BE GOING TO GOOSE CREEK, ISD, UH, WHICH I HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU AT THE GALA TOMORROW.

UM, AND THEN THE CLOSE TO 11 MILLION WILL BE GOING TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ONE.

MY MAIN THING TO NOTE ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT THESE PROJECTS DON'T REQUIRE LITTLE TO NO SERVICES FROM THE CITY.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BUILD ANY SCHOOLS, YOU DON'T NEED TO BUILD ANY DRAINAGE,

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ANY PUBLIC UTILITIES.

SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S JUST REVENUE AND LITTLE TO NO COST, UH, TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

AGAIN, UH, THIS IS THE DESIGN, UH, THAT WE WERE SHOWING EARLIER.

UM, I WANT TO POINT OUT, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE LAMIA HERE, BUT, UM, I ACTUALLY CONTACTED LAMIA TWO YEARS AGO IS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROCESS.

SO AFTER A LOT OF KIND OF DELIBERATION GOING BACK AND FORTH, THIS IS WHAT, WHAT WE'VE LANDED ON.

THIS IS WHAT MARTIN WAS REFERENCING.

MAIN THING TO NOTE HERE IS THE SETBACKS.

ORIGINALLY WE STARTED WITH 40 FOOT SETBACKS, AND WE'VE INCREASED THAT TO 200 PLUS FOOT SETBACKS.

THIS IS AGAIN, FROM FEEDBACK GIVEN BACK FROM P AND Z AND, AND ALSO NEIGHBORS AROUND.

UM, ALSO MARTIN ALLUDED TO IT, BUT THE HORSESHOE DESIGN YOU SEE AROUND THE BATTERIES, THAT'S A RETENTION BASIN.

WE LIVE IN HARRIS COUNTY CHAMBERS.

WE'RE VERY PRONE TO FLOODING.

UM, SO THEREFORE THAT'S WHAT THAT, UH, RETENTION BASIN IS THERE FOR.

BUT IT ALSO KIND OF PROVIDES AS AN ADDITIONAL SCREENING.

UH, IT JUST MAKES IT, YOU KNOW, MAKES IT MORE TUCKED IN.

AND, UH, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS, THAT WAS PRETTY NEAT.

UM, LASTLY, THIS DOES INCLUDE AS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS ON THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, A SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL AND VEGETATION SCREENING, AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, THIS IS THE BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF WHAT THE SITE LOOKS LIKE.

NOW, ONLY THING I'LL MENTION HERE IS YOU CAN SEE THAT EXISTING SUBSTATION THERE ON WALKER ROAD, UH, THAT IS OWNED BY CENTER POINT.

THAT IS WHERE THE PROJECT WILL BE CONNECTING TO.

UH, THIS IS WHAT THE PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE.

UH, THAT IS A CORNER OF BOB SMITH ROAD AND WALKER, AND THESE ARE THE SIX FOOT MASONRY WALLS THAT, UH, I WAS REFERENCING.

THAT WOULD BE A CONDITION ON THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

UM, MY SECOND LAST SLIDE HERE IS ON PUBLIC OUTREACH, UM, BACK IN MAY, CAROLINA.

AND I SENT OUT LETTERS TO NEIGHBORS WITHIN 650 FEET, NOTIFYING THEM WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO.

IT WAS INFORMATIONAL AND ALSO OFFERING OUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS.

UH, DECENT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE REACH BACK OUT TO US, AND WE HAD A LOT OF GROUNDWORK BETWEEN BACK, BACK IN MAY UP UNTIL NOW ON JUST EDUCATING FOLKS OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO.

UH, MOST OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED WAS ORIGINALLY ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES.

WHEN I HEARD THAT FEEDBACK, WE CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT STUDY TO SHOW THAT THESE BATTERIES HAVE LITTLE TO NO IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUES.

THERE'S ENOUGH BATTERY PROJECTS ALREADY EXISTING WITHIN TEXAS, SO THERE'S ACTUAL REAL DATA TO POINT TO.

AND THAT REPORT WAS INCLUDED IN WHAT WE SUBMITTED, UH, IN OUR APPLICATION.

UH, THERE WERE ALSO A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE, WHICH SAM WOULD, SAM WILL PRESENT A SECOND, BUT WE ALSO INCLUDED THAT REPORT OF A NOISE STUDY, UM, THAT IT SHOWS, I BELIEVE 65 DBA, UH, IT DOES NOT GET LOUDER THAN THAT, WHICH IS THIS CONVERSATIONAL, AS YOU HEAR NOW, THAT IS EQUIVALENT OF 65 DBA AND UNDER, UH, BAYTOWN ORDINANCE.

UH, FROM THERE, UM, WE DID, UH, HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

I THINK WE HAD A DECENT TURNOUT.

OVER 50 PEOPLE SHOWED UP.

UH, THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF CONVERSATION.

ALSO GOOD SNACKS, I THINK THAT HELPED THE TURNOUT.

UM, AND, UM, AND THEN BACK LAST, WHEN WE HAD OUR ORIGINAL MEETINGS IN OCTOBER, WE DID SEND OUT 72 NOTICES ABOUT THE ORIGINAL DATES IN OCTOBER AND THEN SEND THEM AGAIN WHEN WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE, UH, FOR THESE NOVEMBER DATES.

MY LAST SLIDE HERE IS, UH, ABOUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLANS.

SO ASIDE FROM THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WILL BE GENERATED FROM THIS PROJECT, SOME FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED FOR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY PROJECTS WHEN THE PRI WHEN THE BATTERY PROJECT STARTS CONSTRUCTION.

SO THESE ARE KIND OF JUST FROM MY END BEING AROUND THE COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE NOW AND SEEING NEW CASTLE PARK IS THE CLOSEST PARK, UH, TO THE PROJECT.

I WAS OUT THERE ACTUALLY WHEN PARKS AND REC WAS OUT THERE, THEY WERE SAYING THEY COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY USED MORE SENSORY AMENITIES OR MORE PLAYGROUNDS.

THAT PICTURE YOU SEE UNDERNEATH THAT WITH THE TRAIN, THAT'S AN ACTUAL PICTURE I TOOK AS I WAS GOING OUT THERE AND GOT STUCK BEHIND THAT TRAIN.

I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WHAT IF THERE WAS AN ACTIVE TRAIN CROSSING ALERT, 500 FEET BACK CLOSER TO MAIN STREET AND BOB SMITH NOTIFYING ME THAT THAT TRAIN WAS GONNA BE THERE SO I COULD TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE.

UM, ALSO WITHIN JUST THE THEME OF OF A GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION, WE THINK OF A PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN OFFER FOLKS WITHIN 300 FEET, YOU KNOW, REIMBURSEMENT TO BUY BACKUP GENERATORS OR BACKUP BATTERIES.

UH, AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST IDEAS ME THROWN OUT THERE TO THE CITY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE FUNDS AVAILABLE WHEN THIS PROJECT STARTS CONSTRUCTION, UM, DIRECTLY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY FROM HERE.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SAM, TALK ABOUT FIVE 60.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS SAM MATE.

I'M COMING TO YOU FROM DENVER, COLORADO AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF BALANCED ROCK POWER.

AND I WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME

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JUST TO ADDRESS, UH, THE, THE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING WITH REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT.

AS A COMPANY THAT WORKS IN THE POWER SPACE, SAFETY IS REALLY IMPORTANT SUBJECT FOR US.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY AND PUT AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL OF OUR PROJECTS AND PROCESSES.

SO I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND JUST TO WALK THROUGH HOW THAT LOOKS WITH THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR.

SO I WANTED TO START OFF WITH THIS IMAGE HERE.

AND AS AN ENGINEER, I KNOW A GRAPH THAT IS SHOWING A LOT OF DATA IS REALLY EXCITING TO ME, AND PROBABLY NOT TO MOST PEOPLE, AND THAT IS VERY MUCH OKAY, BUT I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A SECOND TO TELL THE STORY THAT THIS GRAPH IS REALLY REPRESENTING HERE.

SO LET'S START WITH THE EXPONENTIAL LIGHT BLUE CURVE IN THE BACKGROUND.

WHAT THAT TELLS US IN 2018, ON A GLOBAL SCALE, THERE WERE 17 GIGAWATT HOURS WORTH OF BATTERIES THAT WERE DEPLOYED ON VARIOUS ELECTRICAL GRIDS.

FAST FORWARD SIX YEARS TO 2024, THAT NUMBER'S WELL OVER 300 GIGAWATT HOURS, WHICH IS A 1500% INCREASE.

A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THAT, BUT I LIKE ROUND NUMBERS.

SO WE'LL STICK WITH THAT.

BASICALLY MASSIVE EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN HOW THESE ARE BEING UTILIZED ON THE GLOBAL SCALE.

NOW, IF WE LOOK AT THE DARKER BLUE BAR GRAPH THAT'S REPRESENTING THE TOTAL FAILURE INCIDENTS ON THE GLOBAL SCALE FOR THESE UTILITY SCALE SYSTEMS, IN 2018, WE HAD 16 FAILURE INCIDENTS.

FAST FORWARD AGAIN TO 2024, THAT NUMBER HAS FALLEN TO EIGHT.

THAT'S A 50% DECREASE.

HOWEVER, THE MORE IMPORTANT NUMBER IS THE AMOUNT OF FAILURE INCIDENTS PER GIGAWATT HOUR PER CAPITA FAILURE, IF YOU WILL.

THAT NUMBER HAS FALLEN BY OVER 98%.

NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT ORANGE LINE REPRESENTING THAT DRAMATIC DROP, THERE'S CLEARLY SOMETHING HAPPENING IN 2020.

SO THE REASON FOR THAT DIFFERENCE IN THE DATA AND THAT CHANGE IN THE FAILURE INCIDENTS IN 2020 IS WHEN WE SAW A WIDESPREAD SHIFT IN THE INDUSTRY FROM, UH, THE NMC OR NICKEL, MANGANESE COBALT BATTERY CHEMISTRIES THAT WERE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD TO THE LFP OR LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE BATTERY CHEMISTRIES.

THE REASON THAT THAT MATTERS, WHILE THE NMC BATTERIES ARE MARGINALLY MORE ELECTRICALLY EFFICIENT, THE LFP BATTERIES ARE DRAMATICALLY MORE STABLE THERMALLY AND THEY'RE WAY SAFER FOR BOTH YOUR INVESTMENT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE PLACED.

SO YOU CAN SEE AS THE, UH, INDUSTRY HAS SHIFTED TOWARDS THAT DIFFERENT BATTERY CHEMISTRY, THE RATE OF INCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ENCLOSURES HAS FALLEN OFF DRAMATICALLY, AGAIN BY ABOUT 98% OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.

SO AGAIN, JUST TO KIND OF DIG IN, IF THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS, I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, WE'LL STICK TO THE HIGHER LEVEL PIECES HERE.

WHY THE SHIFT TO THE LFP OR LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE BATTERIES? THERMAL STABILITY IS THE FIRST PIECE.

LOWER TOXICITY IS THE SECOND AND HIGHER MATERIAL AVAILABILITY IS THE THIRD.

IT'S REALLY A WIN ON ALL THREE COUNTS AND MAKES IT A CLEAR CUT CHOICE FOR MOVING FORWARD IN THE INDUSTRY.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT SUCH A CONSISTENT SHIFT.

IT'S PRETTY HARD TO GET ANY INDUSTRY TO AGREE THIS CONSISTENTLY ON ANYTHING.

THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY ARGUMENT FOR ANY OTHER CHEMISTRIES GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.

ALL OF THE CELLS WITHIN THESE BATTERIES ARE HERMETICALLY SEALED.

THIS PREVENTS ANY SORT OF FAILURE PROPAGATION ON THE ELECTRICAL LEVEL.

AND IT ALSO MEANS THAT THERE'S NO GAS RELEASE FROM THESE DURING OPERATIONS.

THESE ARE THE SAME BATTERIES THAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND IN YOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, YOUR LAWN MOWERS, YOUR HOME BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

HOWEVER, THE BATTERIES IN YOUR CELL PHONE ARE MOST COMMONLY THE NMC BATTERIES.

SO THE BATTERIES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING IN THIS DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT ARE ACTUALLY SAFER THAN THE ONES THAT WE CARRY AROUND IN OUR POCKETS EVERY SINGLE DAY OF OUR LIFE.

SO IF I COULD DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THIS IMAGE HERE, I WANTED TO POINT OUT HOW THERE'S THE LARGER BATTERY ENCLOSURE WITHIN THAT ENCLOSURE.

THERE'S MULTIPLE BATTERY RACKS WITHIN THOSE RACKS.

THERE ARE BATTERY MODULES WITHIN THOSE MODULES, THERE ARE BATTERY CELLS.

I SAY ALL THIS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE COMPONENTS OF THESE SYSTEMS ARE AND TO OUTLINE THE FACT THAT THE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS MONITORING AT EACH ONE OF THOSE LEVELS 24 7 FOR THE VOLTAGE, THE CURRENT, THE TEMPERATURE, ALL OF THESE THINGS SO THAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING GOING WRONG, LOOKING SUSPICIOUS, OR STARTING TO ACT ABNORMALLY AT ANY LEVEL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY, THE ENTIRE ENCLOSURE IS SHUT DOWN REMOTELY SO THAT SOMEBODY CAN GO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY, AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROBLEM GETS FIXED.

ALL OF THESE CONTAINERS HAVE THAT FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS BUILT IN.

AND THE, UH, PROTECTION SYSTEMS ARE BUILT, OF COURSE TO THE UL 95 40 AND NFPA 55 CODES AS MENTIONED PRI PREVIOUSLY.

THESE ARE NATIONAL STANDARDS TO ENSURE

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THAT REGARDLESS OF THE MANUFACTURER, ALL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS SAFE TO OPERATE AND SAFE TO USE.

THESE ARE THEN MONITORED 24 7 AND, UH, REGULAR INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ARE OF COURSE A PART OF THE, UH, PROCEDURE FOR OPERATING THESE PLANTS.

EVEN IF YOU HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR, IT'S GOING TO NEED AN OIL CHANGE AT SOME POINT.

THEN WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING FOR SUCCESS, WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE BAYTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH A GROUP CALLED FIRE AND RISK ALLIANCE.

THEY'RE VERY MUCH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHEN IT COMES TO BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND HOW THOSE INTERFACE WITH FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR AREAS.

THIS GROUP HAS MET ON BEHALF OF US WITH, UH, FIRE MARSHAL JD BERT, AS WELL AS, UH, OR ON BEHALF OF CLAIRE BATTERY, AS WELL AS OTHER PROJECTS IN THIS AREA.

THE MAIN POINT THAT WE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM ON IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.

THAT'S A CRITICAL PIECE WHERE WE'RE OUTLINING ACCESS ROUTES, SHUTOFF SWITCHES, ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR SOMEBODY TO KNOW WHEN SHOWING UP ON SITE FOR ANY SORT OF INCIDENT.

AND MORE THAN JUST PROVIDING THIS PLAN, THEY WOULD ALSO FACILITATE ONSITE TRAINING PRIOR TO THE SYSTEM BEING ENERGIZED SO THAT THESE RESPONDERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN THEY GET THERE, SHOULD ANYTHING HAPPEN.

AND THEN THAT TRAINING, OF COURSE, IS ON A RECURRING BASIS FOR ANYBODY THAT JOINS THE FORCE OR SIMPLY WANTS A REFRESHER IN WHAT TO DO THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AGAIN, SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT WHEN IT COMES TO THESE PROJECTS AND HOW WE OPERATE IN THIS INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE.

WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LIVING THROUGH THAT.

HONESTLY, SOUND IMPACT IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO COVER AS WELL.

AS NICK MENTIONED, THE CODE REQUIRES NO MORE THAN 65 DECIBELS AT THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL BORDER.

FROM OUR THIRD PARTY SOUND INSPECTION, WE ARE MEETING THAT BY CLEAR MARGIN.

AGAIN, THE REPORT IS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION.

HAPPY TO GO IN DEEPER THERE IF THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THE LOCATION SELECTION.

THE QUESTION OF WHY THIS SUBSTATION COMES UP OFTEN, AND I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO ADDRESS THAT.

WHEN IT COMES TO SIDING THESE BATTERY PROJECTS, THERE ARE REALLY THREE MAIN FACTORS THAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER.

THE, THE MOST OBVIOUS ONE IS JUST ACCESS TO ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

YOU NEED A SUBSTATION TO ATTACH TO, BUT IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT IN THE END.

THE SECOND THING YOU NEED TO VERIFY IS INJECTION CAPACITY.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS CAN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE, THE EQUIPMENT AND THE TRANSMISSION LINES AND EVERYTHING THERE, CAN IT HANDLE MORE POWER BEING INJECTED ONTO THE GRID AT THIS LOCATION? 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE.

AND THEN LASTLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU NEED THAT ELECTRICAL VOLATILITY FOR THESE BATTERIES TO SERVE A PURPOSE.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS, DOES THE SUBSTATION HAVE ALL OF THE POWER THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE, OR THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE LOAD IN THAT AREA? IF IT DOESN'T, WHEN YOU START TO GET TO THE LIMITS OF WHAT THAT SUBSTATION IS ABLE TO PROVIDE, THEN ERCOT IS HAVING TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER PAY FOR MORE EXPENSIVE RESOURCES TO KEEP THAT POWER ON THE GRID AT THE LEVELS THAT IT NEEDS.

AND THAT IS WHAT LEADS TO THE MORE EXPENSIVE PRICES THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR BILLS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK HOURS OF THE DAY.

SO BY LOCATING AT SUBSTATIONS LIKE THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT MEET ALL THREE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRICAL STABILITY TO THE GRID WHILE ALSO PROVIDING SOME RELIEF FROM THOSE PEAK PRICES THAT THE LOCAL RESIDENTS MAY EXPERIENCE.

I'LL HAND IT OVER TO NICK TO FINISH THINGS OFF FOR US HERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

AND THIS IS JUST THE LAST SLIDE HERE.

I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, THE, AT THE STATE LEVEL THREE BILLS HAVE BEEN PASSED AND BECOME LOST SINCE SEPTEMBER 1ST, AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, ADDRESSING THESE BEST SYSTEMS. SO THESE PROJECTS ARE HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL.

THE STATE WANTS THEM, BUT THEY ALSO WANT THEM, THEM SAFELY.

AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, THAT, UH, NOT ONLY IS IT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEALING WITH THIS LOCALLY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO FIT BY STATE REGULATIONS.

AND, UM, WE'LL BE HERE, UH, IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, UM, AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE UP HERE? COMMENTS? OKAY.

I HAD A QUICK QUESTION.

UH, I HEARD THERE WAS SOME MENTION ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES.

HAVE YOU ANY GOT ANY FEEDBACK ON HOW, UH, YOUR FACILITIES HAVE AFFECTED INSURANCE RATES FOR HOUSES IN THAT AREA? UH, THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SO I BELIEVE THE REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION, IT DID NOT REFERENCE INSURANCE VALUES.

UH, SO IT JUST REFERENCED PROPERTY VALUES AS A WHOLE.

SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR NOW.

I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT'S KIND OF OUT THERE AND KIND OF, THERE'S A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE INDUSTRY.

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UH, YOU KNOW, LITHIUM BATTERIES ARE THE FUTURE.

UM, WE'RE SEEING PEOPLE PUT 'EM IN THEIR HOMES NOW.

UH, TESLA'S BATTERIES, I THINK WHEN I LOOKED IT UP WERE LIKE AT 1.3 BILLION IN 2024.

THEY'RE PROJECTED TO 63 BILLION BY 2032.

AND THOSE AREN'T LITHIUM, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE NNC BATTERIES THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN.

SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE MORE COST TOXIC ONES.

AND, AND LITHIUM IS THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, RIGHT.

WE HAVE ISSUES, WE KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S POWER GRID ISSUES.

SO IT'S CONCERN, IT'S, I'M GLAD THAT YOU KIND OF BROUGHT THAT UP.

'CAUSE THAT IS, THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF BATTERIES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE TWO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.

SO, UH, THAT I, I APPRECIATE YOU BROUGHT THAT INFORMATION UP.

OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING.

YES, MA'AM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD.

UM, WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, I IMAGINE Y'ALL HAD TO HAVE SOME SORT OF INSURANCE TO BUILD THE PROJECT.

CORRECT.

HOW WAS THAT BONDED AND WHAT WAS THE, UM, LEVEL OF SECURITY TO EVEN DO THIS TYPE OF PROJECT? YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED, THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT ORDERS IS SIGNIFICANT IN ORDER TO GET THESE PROJECTS FINANCED.

THEY GO THROUGH A VERY STRINGENT UNDERWRITING PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES BEING ABLE TO ENSURE THEM AND THEY ENSURES THAT THAT LEVEL WOULD VERY MUCH VERIFY, YOU KNOW, THE FIRE SAFETY ASPECTS.

UM, AND THEN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SECURITY, LIKE ACTUAL SECURITY AROUND THIS PROJECT, WELL, LIKE HOW CONFIDENT WERE THEY? OH, YEAH, VERY MUCH SO.

I MEAN, I WOULD ALSO STAY AND MAYBE TAKE A STEP BACK.

DEVELOPMENT TAKES A LONG TIME WITH THESE ASSETS.

AGAIN, I STARTED THIS PROCESS THREE YEARS AGO, AND THIS IS JUST THE NEXT STEP IN WORKING TOWARDS EVENTUALLY STARTING CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE HAVE HAD INITIAL QUOTES FROM INSURANCES, UH, THAT JUST CAME AT MARKET LEVEL, BUT THAT WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SIGNED UP ANY INSURANCES THAT WOULD HAPPEN LATER ON, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE SECURE THE PERMIT AND ONCE WE KEEP ADVANCING THIS PROJECT.

UH, BUT THEY, TO ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, THEY WEREN'T OUT OF MARKET AND THEY WERE STANDING WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE INDUSTRY.

UM, I ACTUALLY HAD A QUESTION.

YOU MENTIONED, UM, WHEN YOU WERE SHOWING THE GRAPH WITH ALL THE DATA, YOU MENTIONED FAILURES.

WILL YOU GIMME AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT ONE OF THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN THAT THEY'VE SEEN? THERE'VE BEEN OBVIOUSLY NEWS REPORTS OF, YOU KNOW, BATTERIES THAT HAVE THE FAILURE INCIDENTS WHERE, WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS THERMAL RUNAWAY, WHERE ONE OF THE CELLS GETS OVERUSED.

THERE'S, UH, YOU KNOW, THE THERMAL RUNAWAY CAUSES A FIRE THAT THEN BURNS THE, THE ENCLOSURE.

THAT IS, UH, THE, THE REASON FOR THAT DROP IS THE SHIFT AWAY FROM THE NMC BATTERIES BECAUSE THE LFP ONES, THEY OPERATE VERY DIFFERENTLY ON THAT REGARD.

THEY'RE MUCH MORE THERMALLY STABLE.

SO WHERE YOU HAVE THESE FAILURE INCIDENTS OF LIKE THERMAL REGULATION, UH, FAILING TO ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN THE PROBLEM IN THAT ISSUE, UH, THE LFP BATTERIES HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLY THE INDUSTRY'S RESPONSE TO THAT TO, TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

WELL, WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THIS, NO ONE'S REALLY MENTIONED THIS YET, BUT, UM, ONE OF MY CONCERNS ISN'T JUST WHEN IT'S UP AND GOING AND RUNNING SAFELY WITH ALL THE DATA.

AS YOU'RE BRINGING IN THESE MATERIALS, ARE Y'ALL AWARE OF ANY FAILURES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AS SOME OF THESE, UM, TOXIC MATERIALS ARE BROUGHT INTO THE SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION? GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE HERE.

I'M ASHAK.

I'M FROM THE CITY OF CAMPBELL IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING BALANCED ROCK POWER.

SO, UH, THE BATTERIES ACTUALLY COME, UM, IN CONTAINERS.

UM, BASICALLY THEY ARE AS, AS, AS SAM SAID, UH, THEY'RE HERMETICALLY SEALED IN FACTORIES RIGHT WHEN THEY'RE MANUFACTURED AND THEY'RE PUT IN CONTAINERS, AND THAT'S HOW THEY'RE SHIPPED TO THE PROJECT SITE.

AND AS OF NOW, ALL THE INCIDENTS, UH, THAT YOU SEE ON THE GRAPH HAVE BEEN DURING OPERATIONS.

AND THIS AS THE, AS THE COUNCILMAN SAID, UH, THIS HAS BEEN ON THE OLDER NMC TECHNOLOGIES IN THE LFP TECHNOLOGIES.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY THERMAL RUNAWAY EVENTS, UH, NOW.

UH, AND SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THEY'RE, THEY'RE COMING ALREADY PUT TOGETHER.

YES, YES, YES.

SO THE COOLANT AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE ALREADY IN THERE.

UM, SO EVERYTHING IS SET UP AND, UH, THEY'RE ALL MANUFACTURING THE FACTORIES.

UM, WITHOUT ACTUALLY HUMAN OUTTA CURIOSITY, WHERE ARE THE FACTORIES? OH, THERE'S ONE IN MESQUITE.

UM, FOR ONE OF THE TIER ONE VENDORS.

THERE'S ONE IN MESQUITE.

UM, THERE'S ONE IN KENTUCKY AND THERE ARE LIKE A LOT OF UPCOMING FACTORIES.

THERE'S ONE IN SMYRNA.

AND ALL AROUND THE US AS AND AROUND THE GLOBE AS WELL.

SEEING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY GETTING IMPLEMENTED OR THINGS THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE.

SURE.

UH, MY QUESTION 2020, YOU DO SEE A LARGE DECLINE.

WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SPIKE FROM 20 21, 20 22 AND 2023? UH, THE SHIFT FROM NMC TO LFP WAS NOT NECESSARILY OVERNIGHT.

THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT STILL HAD, YOU KNOW, SUPPLIES AND WAREHOUSES OR

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NMC PROJECTS THAT HAD BEEN OPERATIONAL RECENTLY, BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED WITH THE LFP COUNTERPART.

SO THAT WAS JUST A FACTOR OF THE INCREASED DEPLOYMENT OF BATTERIES THAT STARTED HAPPENING BEFORE THE SHIFT FROM NMC TO LFP.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UM, GET INTO CITIZEN COMMENT ON THIS.

UM, FIRST WE'RE GONNA START WITH STEVE BROWN.

PLEASE STATE YOUR, A STATE YOUR ADDRESS.

UH, STEVE BROWN.

UH, 43 17 COUNTRY CLUB VIEW, UH, BAYTOWN.

THAT'S, UH, IS THAT ALL YOU NEED? YES, SIR.

UM, MY ONLY COMMENT IS, UH, UH, I, I JUST REAL BRIEF, UH, I SPENT 50 YEARS IN IN ENERGY AND, UH, AND CONCENTRATED ENERGY FORMS AND THIS AND THAT AND, AND JUST TO SAY THAT WHAT, WHATEVER, THAT'S THE WORD.

UM, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH FIRES AND FAILURE ANALYSIS AND ALL THESE TYPE OF THINGS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

UH, WHAT I SEE HERE IS, UH, YOU KNOW, 800, HE SAID 1600 MEGAWATTS OF CONCENTRATED ENERGY ON SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THREE ACRES.

YOU GOT, YOU GOT, YOU GOT NINE ACRES, BUT IT'S ABOUT THREE ACRES SITTING THERE.

UM, I DON'T SEE ANY, UH, ANY WAY, UH, WHAT CAN HAPPEN HERE IS IN A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION, LIGHTNING, THIS AND THAT, WHATEVER.

UM, AND, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE A THERMAL RUNAWAY, THIS STUFF WILL CATCH ON FIRE LIKE, LIKE YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE.

AND, UH, UH, IT'S INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS.

IT'S INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AROUND A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

UM, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THEY WOULD EVEN HAVE PICKED THIS SITE, TO BE QUITE HONEST.

IT, IT, TO ME, AS AN ENGINEER FOR 50 YEARS, I THINK IT'S A RIDICULOUS LOCATION FOR SOMETHING OF THIS CONCENTRATED OF ENERGY FORM.

BUT, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S A ONE, ONE CELL, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT 70 CELLS OUT THERE, AND ONE OF THOSE CELLS IS EQUALED TO ABOUT 200 AND 200, UH, YOU MIGHT SAY 200 TESLA CAR BATTERIES, JUST ONE CELL.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST ON A FREEWAY, IT TOOK 600 GALLONS OF WATER ON, ON ONE OF THE FREEWAYS TO PUT OUT A CAR THAT HAD ONE TESLA CELL.

YOU KNOW, SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT A MILLION GALLONS OF WATER JUST TO PUT OUT ONE OF THOSE CONTAINERS.

IF YOU WANT TO JUST COOL DOWN THE THING, COOL DOWN.

ALSO, THE AIR'S GONNA HEAT UP ENORMOUSLY.

YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF RADIANT FLUX AND ALL THESE THINGS IF YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS THING ABOUT FAILURE INCIDENTS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, A, A FAILURE PER GIGAWATT HOUR IS THE KEY.

NO, IT'S NOT THE KEY.

A FAILURE IS A FAILURE, AND THESE ARE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES.

THE BAYTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, IN MY OPINION, WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO, TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

AND, AND THAT'S ALL I, I JUST THINK MAYBE THEY NEED A, A, A CONCRETE VAULT UNDERGROUND WITH, UH, FIRE HYDRANTS AND MONITORS TO BE ABLE TO PUT OUT THAT HEAT.

AND, AND, AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION THING IS, WHY COULDN'T THEY PUT IT ON A PIECE OF LAND IN BAYTOWN AND THEN PIGGYBACK THE LINE OVER TO THAT SUBSTATION THAT THEY WANT AND BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST BRING THAT THING OVER TO THERE.

BUT PUT THE BATTERIES OVER THERE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE AROUND THERE.

THAT'S IT.

I'M DONE.

SPRINGFIELD, UNINCORPORATED BAYTOWN.

NEXT WE HAVE MR. CHUCK CRUZ, HOW YELLOW CHUCK CRUZ, C-R-A-W-S, UH, 83 0 7 CAREWAY CIRCLE.

BUT AGAIN, THE DECISIONS THAT THIS COUNCIL MAKES AFFECT MY LIFE IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS.

SO I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.

I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE A HUGE, UH, POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE RICKETY ELECTRICAL GRID THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED IT TO BE STRENGTHENED.

THE DEMAND IS ONLY RISING, AND WE NEED IT TO BE STRONGER TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASED DEMANDS.

IT'LL BE A HUGE TAX BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

IT'S JUST GONNA SIT THERE LIKE A GOLDEN GOOSE AND LAY A MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE EVERY YEAR, MAYBE TWO.

AND THAT IS A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE CITY.

IT IS INCREDIBLY SAFE.

UH, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO ROSALYN PARK, THERE'S AN OLD STEAM ENGINE DOWN THERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANALOGY.

THIS IS NOT PERFECT, BUT I THINK IT HELPS FOR THE, UH, IMAGERY HERE.

A STEAM ENGINE COMPARED TO A INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IS THE ADVANCED IN TECHNOLOGY SIMILAR TO NICKEL, MANGANESE, COBALT TO A LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE BATTERY.

THEY ARE SUCH A HUGE STEP FORWARD.

THE SAME REASON NOBODY

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DRIVES A STEAM ENGINE TO WORK.

WE ALL DRIVE CAR ENGINES TO WORK BECAUSE THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IS SO MUCH SAFER THAN A STEAM ENGINE.

YEAH, YOU SURE COULD DO IT.

BUT NOBODY WANTS TO BECAUSE THEY'RE HUGE, LOUD, NOISY, DANGEROUS.

WE GOT AWAY FROM THAT TECHNOLOGY.

WE TOOK A HUGE STEP FORWARD.

AND PUTTING THIS IN BAYTOWN, PUTTING THIS ON THE GRID, WOULD BE A HUGE STEP FORWARD FOR BAYTOWN A HUGE TAX BENEFIT.

I'M STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THIS, AND I PLEASE ASK Y'ALL TO VOTE FOR APPROVING THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

THANKS.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MARK SALTY BUSS WHO HAS TIME GIVEN TO HIM FROM SHEILA SALTY BUSS AND DAVID ODOR.

SO I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A TOTAL OF 3, 6, 9 MINUTES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS, MARK, SALTY BUSS.

1414 MAC FIELD ROAD, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

ALSO HAVE SOME LITERATURE TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

YOU CAN START YOUR TIME.

IT'S PROPYLENE CARBONATE, DIMETHYL CARBONATE, ETHYLENE CARBONATE, LITHIUM HEXA, FLUORIDE, PHOSPHATE.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS, UH, MARK BU AT 1414 MAC FIELD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLANNING STAFF, TAX PAYING CITIZENS OF, OF THE COMMUNITY.

UM, I'M HERE AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN REGARDING THE PROPOSED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE, UH, SYSTEM AT BOB SMITH AND WALKER ROAD.

LET ME BE CLEAR, I'M NOT AGAINST RENEWAL ENERGY.

I'M AGAINST PLACING THIS FACILITY IN THE HEART OF A RESIDENTIAL DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, TUESDAY'S MEETING, I HEARD NICK DAZ SAID, BEST PROJECT, UH, HE'S PUT THEM ON THE OUTSIDE OF LAKE CITY.

THAT'S ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

THIS HERE IS GOING TO BE INSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, OVER AREAS.

THAT'S NOT, UH, A LIGHT OR MEDIUM IN INDUSTRY FOR THE AMOUNT OF BEST, UH, CONTAINERS.

ONE IN, IN THIS, UM, NINE ACRE SPOT.

EARLIER THIS WEEK AT THE COMMISSION, UH, I THINK MR. SCRIBNER WAS TALKING ABOUT CONTAINERS AGAIN.

I HEARD, UH, NICK DIAZ SAYING, CONTAINERS, YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT CONTAINERS IN A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN I THINK MR. SCRIBNER SAY THAT'S IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OR MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL SPACES.

SO THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE THERE.

THE CORE CONCERNS FOR ME IS THE, IN THIS BEST PROJECT RAISES SERIOUS ISSUES, HEALTH AND SAFETY.

UM, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, REDUCE PROPERTY VALUE, DEGRADATION OF COMMUNITY AND QUALITY LIFE.

THE REACTIVE, UH, CHEMICAL COMPOUND IS AN EVEN MORE CONCERN TO ME.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE FIRES START.

I HEAR PHOSPHATE, LITHIUM, THAT'S A CONDUCTIVE MEASURE, CONDUCTING ALLOY PART.

WHAT IS THE LIQUID? THE GEL THAT IS GOING TO BE REACTING THIS AGENT, IT HAS TO BE IN A, UH, BATTERY.

THAT'S A DRY ALKALINE DRY CELL BATTERY.

THERE'S TWO TYPES OF BATTERY WET CELL IN THIS COMMERCIAL TYPE.

THIS IS A WET CELL BATTERY.

WHAT CAUSES THE FIRE IS THE REACTIVE CHEMICALS IN THESE BATTERIES, WHETHER IT 20 FOOT OR 40 FOOT CONTAINERS, WE HAVE TO HAVE CONCERN ABOUT THAT.

EVEN THE CITY OWNED ZONING STAFF REPORTED DATED EX AUGUST 19TH, 2025 STATES THE BEST, UH, IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT ZONING OR FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

SO WHY ARE WE STILL CONSIDERING THIS? THE DEVELOPER BALANCED ROCK POWER IS REQUESTING NINE ACRES OF LAND HAS NOT ANSWERED THE KEY.

UM, SAFETY QUESTIONS.

WHAT IS THE REACTIVE AGENT? WHAT ARE THESE CHEMICALS THAT ARE STARTING TO FIRE IN THESE THINGS? AND THE PRESSURES THAT IT PUTS UP, THE GAS, IT PUTS OUT THE, THE OXYGEN, THE, UH, THE HYDROGEN THAT IT, IT VENTS OUT.

THIS IS WHAT TO DO WITH SOME OF THE FIRE.

THIS IS 400 MEGAWATTS OF STORED ENERGY, LOTS OF POWER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS NEEDS TO BE OUTSIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LARGE CONCENTRATION OF ENERGY IN, IN, IN THIS AREA.

I MET TWICE WITH MR. UH, WITH, WITH PROJECT ENGINEER MR. SAM.

MATE.

A SIMPLE QUESTION.

WHAT ANSWER THEN STILL HAVE AN ANSWER? WHAT CHEMICAL AGENT IS USING THESE BATTERIES? HE MENTIONED IT'S A SOLID ALLOY BAR, BUT NOT THE REACTIVE AGENT THAT

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CREATES THE REACTION.

THESE ARE THE LIQUID CHEMICALS THAT ARE IN THIS BATTERY THAT COMES IN ALREADY PACKED.

NOBODY SEES IT.

IT'S JUST SITTING THERE.

THAT'S AN ISSUE.

THE RISK OF THERMAL.

ONE AWAY FIRES.

THE INCOMPATIBILITY WITH WATER-BASED FIREFIGHTING SAW AN AIR CONTAMINATION AFTER INCIDENT VENTING TO THE ATMOSPHERE.

THIS VENT FROM THIS REACTION, IT'S GOING TO DRAW, UH, OXYGEN, HYDROGEN.

THESE ARE VERY FLAMMABLE GASES AND WHATEVER ELSE THE CHEMICALS MAY BE IN THIS BATTERY STORAGE.

THE FORMER MAYOR WHO HELPED PUSH THROUGH THIS NEW ZONING CODE IMMEDIATELY BEGINNING CONSULTING FROM BALANCE, ROCK POWER, THE COMPANY BEHIND THIS PROJECT.

HE'S ALSO IN ATTENDANCE THERE.

NORMALLY HE'S UP IN THE FRONT, BUT HE'S IN THE BACK.

TONIGHT IS THIS, UH, MAYOR THAT, UH, COST TAXPAYERS $12 MILLION ON THE GOLF COURSE, UNACCOUNTED AMOUNT OF, OF, FOR THE HOTEL.

THIS COMPANY IS GOING TO BUILD AND SELL LIKE THE GOLF COURSE AND THE HOTEL, AND WORK AND WALK AWAY WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE JUST RECENTLY HAD A BOND PROPOSAL ON, ON, ON THE, UH, ELECTION.

LOST EVERYTHING.

BUT TWO, THERE'S A REASON WHY THE CITIZENS IS NOT TRUSTING THE, THE, THE GOVERNING BODY.

AND THAT'S WHY WE LOST, Y'ALL LOST ALL OF THE PROPOSAL THAT MR. SANTANA TALKED ABOUT.

UH, MR. JOHNSON, THE MAYOR'S TALKING ABOUT HE NEEDED MONEY DOWN THERE FOR GARTH ROAD.

THOSE $12 MILLION AND WHAT'S BEING ACCOUNTED FOR FOR THE HOTEL COULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR THAT DRAINAGE THAT HE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAPER LAST WEEK.

UH, UH, THERE'S, I FEEL THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

SHOULD, SHOULD RAISE THE FLAG.

UH, ALL MONEY ISN'T GOOD.

MONEY LEFT OVER THE PEOPLE NOW HAS, HAS, UH, COMING FROM OUR SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL, THE PROFITS AND, AND PROFIT OVER PEOPLE NOW HAS COMING FROM OUR SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL.

I PROPOSE THE CITY ADOPT A TWO YEAR LOBBYING BAN FOR FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL TO PROPOSE THESE, UH, TO PREVENT THESE SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.

HISTORICAL AND, AND SOCIAL.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE MANY ACROSS AMERICA, IS A MAJORITY MINORITY AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED.

WE KNOW THAT ETHNICITY AND THE AMOUNT OF RENTAL ALONG THE BOB SMITH, WAIT, A LOT OF THEM ARE TENANTS.

YOU HAVE A TRAILER PARKED THERE.

WE KNOW WHY THEY'RE TARGETING THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.

IS BAYTOWN REPEATING THE SAME PAT PATTERN IN THE, UH, UH, ABOVE MENTIONED CHEMICALS THAT I JUST SPOKE? ARE WE PUTTING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CHEMICALS IN AN UNMANNED FACILITY NEXT TO HOME SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, JUST TO BOOST TAX REVENUE? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025 AMENDMENT? THE AMENDMENT WAS JUST, UH, MODIFIED ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, AND IT SAYS, THE TAX AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO PERMIT BEST FACILITY IN ALL ZONING DISTRICT WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT EXCEPT OPEN SPACE RECREATION.

WHERE WOULD IT, WHERE IT WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED? WHY IS THE AMENDMENT CHANGE? YOU COULD PUT A BEST, THIS BEST FACILITY ANYWHERE IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN EXCEPT FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION.

WHAT IS IN THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION WHERE OPEN SPACE, THIS THING NEEDS TO BE IN THE OPEN SPACE.

AND, UH, THE RECREATION.

WHO ARE YOU PROTECTING? THERE'S NOBODY SLEEPING PARKS AT NIGHT.

PEOPLE SLEEP IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO WE'RE PROTECTING THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION AREA, BUT WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING AND STAFFING DEPARTMENT.

FINAL REQUEST.

SO TODAY I RESPECTFULLY ASK, DO NOT APPROVE THIS BEST PROJECT IN THE RESIDENTIAL ZONE.

REJECT ANY SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR S-R-E-R-M-R AND UR ZONING REQUIRE FULL CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE BEFORE ANY VOTE IS TAKEN.

PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY, NOT THE BOTTOM LINE.

AND, UH, I RECOMMEND THE, THE, THE COUNCIL DO NOT OFFER, OR, OR, OR ISSUE A, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO PUT THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE AMOUNT OF MEGAWATTS THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE.

AND CONSIDER THE CHEMICALS THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING IN.

THIS CHEMICAL MAY BE SO DANGEROUS.

IT'S ALREADY COMING PACKED WHERE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.

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AND THIS IS A WET CELL REACTIVE, UH, BATTERY BECAUSE THE DRY CELLS ARE IN TELEPHONES AND YOUR LAPTOP, YOU CAN'T PUT LIQUID IN THERE.

SO THERE'S TWO TYPE OF BATTERY AND WE'RE DEALING WITH A LIQUID TYPE BATTERY.

AND WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THESE CHEMICALS, UH, ARE BEFORE Y'ALL TAKE A VOTE TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DO NOT PUT PROFIT OVER PEOPLE ON THIS PROJECT.

AND ANYONE THAT IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING TONIGHT, I HOPE THE COUNCIL, MR. SP THAT'S YOUR, UM, THAT'S YOUR TIME.

THAT'S HIS TIME, RIGHT? UM, WE CAN EXTEND, WE MINDFUL OF THE HOLD ON, CAN EXTEND IT.

THE CASE THAT MAY COME IN HERE ON THIS PROJECT.

WE CAN EXTEND IT BY MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL, SIR.

SO I'M GONNA ASK, I SAID THAT WAS YOUR TIME, BUT WE CAN EXTEND YOUR TIME IF A MAJORITY OF VOTE OF COUNCIL ALLOWS IT TO HAPPEN.

SO I'M GONNA ASK, IS THERE ANYONE TO GIVE A MOTION TO EXTEND HIS TIME BY ONE MINUTE? MOTION TO EXTEND HIS TIME BY ONE MINUTE.

I'VE SAID WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

I'M GONNA GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE SPEAKER, BUT I WON'T.

I'VE SENT ALSO SOME, UH, EMAILS OUT TO THE STAFF, THE BAYTOWN SUN AND THE COUNCIL.

I HOPE Y'ALL READ IT.

GO OVER THE MS DS SHEET BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT'S CALLED CAUSING THE FIRE, THE CHEMICALS IN THE MSDS.

THIS IS WHAT'S CAUSING THE FIRE WITH THE VENTILATION.

SO I HOPE Y'ALL CONSIDER THAT.

HOPE Y'ALL HAD READ THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE TIFFANY SALT BUS.

AM I PRONOUNCING THAT NAME CORRECTLY? GOOD DEAL.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW RESIDENCE.

MY NAME IS TIFFANY BU AND I LIVE AT 1101 ROBERT STREET.

RIGHT ACROSS FROM THIS THING, I'M ASKING YOU TO URGENTLY RECONSIDER THIS APPROVAL BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ENERGY, IT'S ABOUT LIABILITY SAFETY IN THE FUTURE OF OUR SMALL COMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS CONCERNS TO THIS DUE TO SAFETY ABOUT FIRES, EXPLOSIONS, AND CHEMICAL RELEASES.

BUT WHAT ABOUT INSURANCE ACROSS THE NATION? I, INSURERS, INSURERS ARE FLAGGING BEST FACILITIES AS HIGH RISK INDUSTRIAL SITES.

MANY OF THEM ARE NOW EXCLUDING LITHIUM ION BATTERY FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS FROM COVERAGE, CALLING THEM UNINSURABLE HAZARDS.

HOMEOWNERS IN AND AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAY LOSE COVERAGE OR FACE RATE HIKES.

MR. NICK AND MR. IC MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO THERMAL RUNAWAY RISK IN TUESDAY'S PUBLIC HEARING.

BUT HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE NFPA 8 55 IDENTIFIES THERMAL RUNAWAY AS THE PRIMARY FIRE RISK FOR ALL LITHIUM ION ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS? THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STATES THAT THERMAL RUNAWAY PROPAGATION REMAINS A KEY HAZARD IN LARGE SCALE BEST INSTALLATIONS.

IT IS NOT ACCURATE TO SAY THAT RISKS ARE COMPLETELY IMMUNE.

FAILURES CAN STILL OCCUR DUE TO EXTERNAL FIRE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR DAMAGE.

IS IT SAFE FROM LIGHTNING AND HURRICANES? WHAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF THESE FACILITIES BEFORE YOU HAVE TO START REPLACING PARTS? HOW DOES IT AFFECT OUR, HOW DOES OUR HOT CLIMATE AFFECT THIS BATTERY PLANT? ON ANOTHER NOTE, I'VE NOTICED THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE FOR THIS PROJECT ARE ALSO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING OR NEGOTIATING WITH THE DEVELOPER.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE THAT THEIR OPINIONS INVALID, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THEY HAVE A FINAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN SEEING THE PROJECT APPROVED.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR TRANSPARENCY THAT THIS DIFFERENCE BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PERSPECTIVES OF RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR THE SITE DON'T STAND TO PROFIT, ARE EQUALLY, IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER SINCE WE WILL BE THE ONES LIVING WITH THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THIS PROJECT.

SO ASK YOURSELF, IF A CATASTROPHE HAPPENS HERE, WHO PAYS THE CORPORATION, THE CITY, THE FAMILIES? IF INSURERS WON'T COVER THESE LOSSES, BAYTOWN, TAXPAYERS, WILL I URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST FINAL AUTHORIZATION OF THIS SUP OR AT LEAST SUSPENDED, PENDING A FULL RISK AND INSURANCE ASSESSMENT ONCE, ONE THAT PROTECTS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, NOT JUST THE DEVELOPERS' BALANCE SHEET.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO RESEARCH THE RECENT DISASTERS ON PROJECTS LIKE THESE IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA AND AUSTRALIA NOT TOO LONG AGO.

PLEASE DON'T LET BAYTOWN BECOME THE NEXT COMMUNITY IN THE NEWS FOR A DISASTER WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

LOUIS LOA.

DID I GET THAT RIGHT? YES.

OH YEAH.

MY ADDRESS IS 10 10 B SMITH LUIS LO.

PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS.

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AND I AGREE WITH THE PRIOR.

I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD PRICE.

DONNA WHITEHEAD.

HI, DONNA WHITEHEAD, 1201 WALKER ROAD.

YOU DON'T SEE IT IN THE MAPS, BUT OUR PRO PROPERTY IS RIGHT.

AND I'M SORRY, I'M JUST ABOUT OUTTA AIR.

I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GONNA BE THIS LONG.

OUR PROPERTY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE CENTER POINT, WHICH IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT.

OUR FAMILY HAS HAD THIS PROPERTY SINCE 1977, SO WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF CENTER POINT, BUT THIS PROJECT HAS GOT US WORRIED.

THERE'S THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY UPSET US, AS NICK POINTED OUT, OR NICK BROUGHT IT UP IN TUESDAY'S P AND Z MEETING.

AND LUCKILY SOMEBODY ON THE P AND Z TOLD US THIS IS A TURNAROUND PROJECT, A FLIP.

THEY AREN'T GONNA BE HERE FOR THE 20 YEARS THAT THEY SAY THIS IS GONNA BE IN EXISTENCE.

THEY BUILD IT, THEY SELL IT, AND THEN WHO'S GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT? WHAT'S THAT GONNA DO TO US? THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE LEFT AFTER THE FACT, WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S GONNA GET THE, THE PROPERTY OR THE PROJECT.

UH, THEY'VE SAID THE NOISE LEVEL AND THEY SHOWED A PICTURE OF IT.

BUT IS THERE ANY, ANY GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE LOW LEVEL NOISE IF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IS BENEFITING SO MUCH FROM THIS, WHY HAVE WE NOT HEARD FROM THE CITY TO PR TRY AND PROMOTE THIS? IS THE CITY REALLY THINK IT'S A GOOD PROJECT? HAZMAT RESPONSE.

UM, THEY SAID THEY'RE GONNA TRAIN WITH THE CITY, BUT WE HEARD IN THE MEETING TUESDAY THAT ALL OF THIS REQUIRES HAZMAT.

IS THE CITY GONNA BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT IN A TIMELY MANNER? THIS PROJECT IS BOB SMITH.

THEY SHOWED THE PICTURE OF THE TRAILER PARK AND JUST BEHIND THE TRAILER PARK IS 1 46.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD BE THE AREA SOMETHING LIKE THIS MIGHT INCORPORATE.

UM, THE RAILROAD TRACKS THAT ARE RIGHT BEHIND.

NICK BROUGHT A PICTURE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

WHAT IS THIS GONNA DO FOR THE RAILROAD TRACKS? WHAT IS THIS GONNA DO FOR RESPONSE? THAT'S, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD.

BOB SMITH IS A SMALL ROAD.

THE RAILROAD TRACKS, YES, WE GET BLOCKED BY IT ALL THE TIME.

ROBERTS, WHERE TIFFANY LIVES, THAT'S A ONE ROAD UP TO WALKER.

WE ONLY HAVE TWO ENTRANCES AND EXITS.

THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO INCORPORATE THAT WHOLE INTERSECTION AND WHAT IS THAT GONNA DO FOR TRAFFIC IN OUR AREA? LAST, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FINANCIALLY THE CITY IS GONNA BENEFIT FROM IT, AND I KNOW THAT PROJECTS HAVE TO BE IN SOMEBODY'S POCKET A LOT OF TIMES TO GET PUSHED THROUGH, BUT WHEN I PERSONALLY TUESDAY HEARD MR. CAPELLO CO COACHING NICK ON WHAT HE NEEDED TO BE SAYING, THAT KIND OF PUSHED MY BUTTONS ON WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE KIND OF THINGS.

DO YOU NEED MORE TIME? NO.

THANK YOU GILBERT.

JOHN, GOOD EVENING TO ALL.

MY NAME IS GILBERT AND I LIVE AT, UM, 1 0 0 4.

BOB SMITH AND I HAVE HEARD ALL THESE QUERIES AND CONCERNS AND ALL THAT, BUT WHEN WE THINK OF THE AREA WE LIVE IN, BAYTOWN, WE ARE SURROUNDED BY PLANTS.

DO WE TAKE A NOTE OF THIS AND THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE RELEASED AND ALL THAT? AND WE STILL LIVE IN AND WE SURVIVE IN AND WE THINK WE CAN SAY THANK GOD BECAUSE PROCEDURES ARE PLACE TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS, PROTECT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVING AROUND.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT, THEY HAVE STATED ENOUGH CONCERNING, UM, PROTECTION AND ALL OF THE OTHER STUFF.

AND I IN FAVOR WITH THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU

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THERESA BLACKWOOD.

THERESA BLACKWOOD, 1 1 3 CROW ROAD.

AND MY NEIGHBOR IS EXXONMOBIL.

AND SO THE DISRUPTIONS AND THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN FROM LIVING IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA ARE VERY INTIMATE TO ME.

AND I HAVE A NEIGHBOR WITH EXXON THAT IF I HAVE A PROBLEM, I CALL AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ADDRESSED.

I THINK THIS IS A COMPANY THAT'S VERY RESPONSIBLE.

I'M VERY CERTAIN THAT FOR THEM TO FLIP THIS, IT'S NOT JUST A REGULAR, UH, STOCK COMPANY THAT COMES AND BUYS THIS.

OKAY? IT HAS INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND THE SAFETY AND ALL THE PROCEDURES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES WITH IT, THAT'S WHAT'S PURCHASED WHEN THEY BUY A FACILITY LIKE THAT.

SO THOSE, THAT INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO BE THERE.

YOU CAN'T GET INSURANCE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE THINGS IN PLACE.

AND THE INSURANCE COMPANIES COME IN AND THEY WEIGH THE RISKS AND THEY KNOW WHAT THE CHEMICALS ARE AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH.

AND SO, UM, IN A DIFFERENT MEETING, I HEARD ABOUT TESTING OF LIKE MAKING IT FAIL.

THEY PAID QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO MAKE IT FAIL BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG TO MAKE IT FAIL.

AND WHEN IT FAILED AND IT WENT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS JUST SELF-CONTAINED INTO A BOX THAT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE, IT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE.

SO IF THAT'S THE SOLUTION, THAT IT BURNS ITSELF OUT.

I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT IS I'M COMFORTED THAT IT HAPPENS THAT WAY.

AND THAT THAT'S THE TESTING THEY DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OFFERING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THEIR EQUIPMENT.

SO THEY, EVERYONE THERE THAT DOES THIS HAS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MONEY AT STAKE.

THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE LOOKING FOR THIS TO BLOW UP OR ANYTHING ELSE.

THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MAINTAINS ITS SAFETY SO THAT IT DOESN'T COST THEM THE MONEY THAT THE INSURANCE WOULD HAVE TO PUT UP.

SO THE IDEA THAT THEY HAVE THIS RESEARCH, THE IDEA THAT THE TECHNOLOGY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES THAT HAVE EXPLODED BEFORE.

ALL OF THESE PREMISES THAT THEY COME TO US WITH, WITH THEM DOING THEIR LEGWORK AND THEIR HOMEWORK, AND THEN TO BRING IT TO US AND TO GET THE PIECE OF THE MONEY, THE MONEY DOES MEAN SOMETHING, OKAY? AND IT'S NOT SELLING OUR SOUL TO HAVE THIS.

BECAUSE IF YOU SOLD YOUR SOUL, YOU GAVE IT TO EXXON, I'M TELLING YOU NOW.

SO IN DOING THAT, AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS DIFFERENT KIND OF COMPANY THAT DOES HAVE SUCH A, MAYBE NOT THE STANDING ALREADY, BUT IT'S A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY THAT EXISTS THAT IS NOT DISRUPTIVE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES, AND THAT THEY DO PEACEFULLY COEXIST AND QUITE FRANKLY JUST HAS A NICE LOOKING BLUE, NICE LOOKING FOOTPRINT.

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT'S OBTRUSIVE.

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO PUT OUT INCREDIBLE ODORS INTO.

AND AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE TOXINS AND THE BAD EFFECTS THAT EVERYONE'S AFRAID OF.

I THINK THIS IS A REALLY SOLID, GOOD INVESTMENT FOR BAYTOWN AND FOR THE GROUP THAT THEY HAVE IN THE GROUP THAT THEY SELL IT TO.

JENNIFER TYNDALL.

HELLO, JENNIFER TYNDALL.

UM, 33 20 EAST CEDAR BY LYNCHBURG.

AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY MOM, CLAIRE MCCAMEY AT 3 2, 2 3 WALKER ROAD AND OUR FAMILY.

AND, UM, WE'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THIS PROJECT FOR THREE YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR FOR IT.

UM, YOU KNOW, I I I ABSOLUTELY SECOND EVERYTHING THAT THE, THE LAST LADY JUST SAID.

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH HER.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE STRENGTHENING THE, UH, RELIABILITY OF THE GRID HERE IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL.

WE DON'T WANNA SEE OUR FAMILIES, OUR FRIENDS, OUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THE SICK AND THE ELDERLY TO GO WITHOUT POWER FOR DAYS AND WEEKS ON END.

UM, YOU KNOW, I I THINK THAT, UM, THAT IN ADDITION TO THE, THE, UM, SIGNIFICANT TAX REVENUE THAT IS GONNA BENEFIT THE CITY AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THAT, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEE COLLEGE, THE COUNTY, UM, THAT, THAT MONEY COMING BACK IN CAN, CAN, WE CAN DO GOOD WITH THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE CITY'S BUDGET BECAUSE IT IS SO SELF-CONTAINED AND DOESN'T REQUIRE A LOT OF SERVICES.

SO WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GOOD FOR BAYTOWN, FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR THE SAKE OF, YOU KNOW, OUR POWER NEEDS MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE REALLY DO HOPE THAT YOU, UM, CONSIDER APPROVING THIS.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU KIM KOSTIC.

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KIM EK 51 50 51 0 3.

I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.

ASHWOOD DRIVE BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

UM, I'M SPEAKING TO Y'ALL TONIGHT AS A CITIZEN AND NOT ONE OF TWO COMMISSIONERS THAT VOTED AGAINST THIS PROJECT.

UM, WE RECENTLY, AS WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT A FEW TIMES TONIGHT, HAD AN ELECTION, RIGHT? AND IT SEEMS AS TOOK THE WORDS, I THOUGHT HE WAS READING THE NOTES IN MY PHONE, SAID THAT WE, THAT IT WAS VERY EVIDENT THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THE CITIZENS DIDN'T REALLY TRUST BAYTOWN WITH THE WAY THAT THE ELECTION WAS.

BUT WHAT IT ALSO SHOWED IS HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR FIRE, A DEPARTMENT THAT THE HIGHEST PASSING APPROVAL, UM, WAS, WAS WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT IS WHY I PERSONALLY WENT THROUGH AND DECIDED TO LOOK AT RISKS AND, AND TRAIN MYSELF THE UL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, WHICH IS THE LEADING INDEPENDENT SAFETY AND SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, UM, FOR, AND IT HAS GLOBAL REACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIRE SAFETY RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

I WENT, DID THEIR TRAININGS AND GOT CERTIFIED IN THE SCIENCE OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS, UM, FROM LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND THE, THE FIRE SERVICE CONSIDERATIONS ON LITHIUM ION BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS AND WHAT THE RISK IS.

AND, AND IT'S TRUE HAZMAT, HAZMAT REQUIRES, WELL, WE'RE GETTING, WE KNOW THAT OUR CITIZENS LOVE OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT WILL REQUIRE A HAZMAT RESPONSE WHEN THERE IS ANYTHING, UM, ANY TYPE OF INCIDENT.

IT'S SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE TYPES OF BATTERIES THAT WERE IN THERE, THAT THERE WERE NOT THERMAL RUNAWAY EVENTS THAT HAPPENED WITH THOSE.

WELL, I'D LIKE Y'ALL TO TAKE NOTE OF, UM, KEARNEY MESA, UH, CALIFORNIA, I BELIEVE, UH, APRIL 29TH, 1924 OR 9, 20 24.

I APOLOGIZE.

UM, THAT WAS THE SAME TYPE OF BATTERY.

THAT WAS AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED.

SO, UM, WE WANTED, YOU KNOW, THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE IN THAT THIS, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WENT ON THE AGENDA FOR PLANNING AND ZONING THREE TIMES AND IT KEPT GETTING RESCHEDULED AGAIN.

IT'S JUST NOT CONSIDERED.

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT IS SPEAKING OUT AND IT'S TIME TO REALLY START LISTENING.

IT'S NOT BEING AGAINST, THE TECHNOLOGY IS BEING AGAINST IT IN CITY LIMITS LIKE THIS.

THIS IS OVER SIX TIMES LARGER THAN WHAT THE LARGEST ONE THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED AND JUST FOR IT TO BE FLIPPED.

AND WE HAVE CHEMICAL PLANTS.

BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THEY WERE HERE BEFORE WE WERE.

SO, MS. ICK, THIS YOUR TIME, WE CAN TAKE A MOTION TO EXTEND YOUR TIME.

MOTION TO EXTEND YOUR TIME BY ONE MINUTE.

UM, ANOTHER ISSUE IS WITH THE NOISE, UM, WHERE IT'S MENTIONED THAT IT WOULD BE WITHIN, BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR NIGHTTIME NOISE REQUIREMENTS? WILL IT STILL FIT WITHIN THOSE? I BELIEVE IT'S 55 DECIBELS.

AND WITH THE REPORT THAT I READ OVER, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE CASE AT ALL.

SO, UM, THE THOUSAND DOLLARS REIMBURSEMENT, THAT'S REIMBURSEMENT REIMBURSEMENT TYPICALLY MEANS IT COMES OUT OF THEIR POCKET FIRST.

AND I DON'T REALLY SEE THAT HAPPENING.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT THEY BRING TO US AND, AND IT, IT LOOKS GREAT FROM THE OUTSIDE.

AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY, BUT THERE'S, I MEAN, BIG QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER PROJECTS WERE THEN CITY LIMITS.

THAT QUESTION WAS ASKED AND IT WAS SAID THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE, YET THROUGH ALL THE RESEARCH THAT WE CAN FIND, NOT A SINGLE ONE, THEY'RE IN COUNTY, NOT CITY.

THINK ABOUT THAT PLEASE AND LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT IS EVERYONE.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? NOTHING FROM COUNSEL, MR. NOT

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YET.

WE WILL NOW CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR APPROXIMATELY NINE ACRES OF LAND, CONSISTING OF FOUR PARCELS.

THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:33 PM CONCERNING A REQUEST TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW ESTABLISHMENT OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITHIN SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 10 10 BOBSMITH ROAD SIX B.

[b. Consider an ordinance to approve a Special Use Permit (SUP) for approximately 9 acres of land, consisting of four parcels, located at 1010 Bob Smith Road, Baytown, Texas 77521, to allow the construction and operation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the Suburban Residential (SR) Zoning District.]

LOCATED AT 10 10 BOB SMITH ROAD, BAYTOWN, TEXAS SEVEN SOUTH 7 5 2 1 TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN THE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYONE I GOT? YEAH, I I, GO AHEAD.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, I HEARD A LOT FROM EVERYONE HERE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHILE I AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE TO INDUSTRY, UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S A RESPONSIBLE WAY TO DO IT AND, UH, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THAT RESPONSIBLE WAY.

UM, THE LAST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT SETBACKS AND, UM, I REALLY HAD, UH, WANNA REMAIN CONSISTENT.

'CAUSE I HAD REALLY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS TECHNOLOGY BE RING RATHER NEW.

WE'RE NOT EVEN A DECADE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.

WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE PITFALLS THAT COULD COME WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY.

AND FROM THIS MAP, IT'S JUST REALLY TOO CLOSE TO COMFORT TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

AND, UM, AGAIN, TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE, YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE MOVED HERE, THIS FACILITY WASN'T HERE.

WHEN MY PARENTS MOVED TO BAYWAY DRIVE, EXXON WAS THERE, WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE GETTING.

THESE PEOPLE DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THESE 200 FEET WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE RIGHT NOW.

UH, I'M NOT, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE APPROV IT THE WAY IT IS.

I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, REALLY TAKE OUR TIME.

WE'RE KIND OF RUSHING IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE, WITH THESE FACILITIES.

AND WE'RE NOT KNOWING THE POTENTIAL DANGERS, UM, AND HOW THAT LOOKS ON OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO I, I, I'M JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT AND UNDERSTANDING WHY I WON'T BE GIVING MY, MY VOTE.

LAST, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT, WE HEARD SEVERAL TIMES PEOPLE ASKING US TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO, TO GO OVER WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID.

'CAUSE I TOOK A TALLY, UM, DURING, UH, OUR ONE MINUTE THAT WE ALLOW, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETINGS, WE DID HAVE ONE MAN THAT STOOD UP AND SAID THAT HE WAS FOR THE BEST PROJECT.

AND THEN WHEN WE GOT INTO THE SPECIFIC ITEM NUMBER, I STARTED TAKING A TALLY.

AND THIS IS THE DILEMMA FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY.

TONIGHT, WE HAD 10 PEOPLE WITH 10 BAYTOWN ADDRESSES.

FIVE OF THEM WERE FOR, FOR THIS PROJECT, AND FIVE OF THEM WERE AGAINST.

I ONLY COUNTED THE BAYTOWN ADDRESSES.

SO NO MATTER WHICH WAY THE VOTE GOES, WE'RE LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE FIVE WERE FOUR AND FIVE WERE AGAINST.

AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE THESE DECISIONS ARE VERY DIFFICULT.

THEY'RE BOTH LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY NO MATTER WHICH WAY IT GOES.

I, I BELIEVE THEY THEMSELVES, OUR FIRE MARSHAL WAS HERE AT THE LAST MEET THE LAST TIME THAT WE APPROVED A PROJECT.

SO JUST A, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

MAYOR AND I, I WAS DOING THE SAME THING.

AND, UH, THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD COMING IN WERE REALLY PRETTY MUCH ADDRESSED IN THE PRESENTATION.

UM, IN TERMS OF SAFETY, IN TERMS OF THE SETBACKS AND WHY THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I ACTUALLY HAD THAT WRITTEN DOWN ON, ON MY AGENDA, WHY THIS PROPERTY? WHAT MADE THIS ONE, UM, THE ONE TO GO.

AND, YOU KNOW, UM, I DID SPEAK TO BOTH MY APPOINTEES FROM PLANNING AND ZONING.

GOT TO HEAR BOTH PERSPECTIVES AND WHY THEY VOTED THE WAY THEY DID.

AND SO I, I TOOK THAT TO THAT LEVEL AS WELL, UH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE THEM.

THEREFORE, NOW THEY DID HAVE A, A DIFFERENCE IN VOTES FOR EACH OF THEM.

UM, AND SO I, I THINK FOR ME, IN THE PAST WE ALSO HAD, UM, THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF MENTION ABOUT, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE CARE ABOUT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

LET'S SHOW IT.

UM,

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AND THEY WERE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROJECT.

UM, AS THAT ONE WAS, WHICH IS, THIS IS SIMILAR TO THAT PROJECT.

WE HAVE A HAZMAT TEAM HERE AS WELL THAT, UM, WILL BE, IF NOT ALREADY TRAINED, UM, IN THE SCENARIOS.

AND WE ASK THAT SAME QUESTION WITH THE PREVIOUS PROJECT.

AND SO I I, I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT THE CONSTITUENTS FROM BOTH SIDES, AS YOU MENTIONED, 50 50, CAME IN AND SPOKE WHETHER IT WAS FOR OR AGAINST.

AND, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS REMINDED, UH, ABOUT ANOTHER PROJECT THAT, UM, WHEN I MOVED HERE WAS ALREADY HERE.

AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT INDUSTRY.

AND SOME OF MY RESIDENTS WERE LIKE, I, WE WISH THEY WEREN'T HERE.

BUT A MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY LIKES THAT IT'S THERE.

AND I'M NOT GONNA MENTION THE SPECIFIC PROJECT BECAUSE IT, IT'S, I KNOW, MIKE, YOU'RE SMILING 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT.

UM, AND SO MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT PROJECT GO, BUT ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WAS LIKE, NOBODY ELSE WOULD WANT IT.

AND HERE WE ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION.

UM, IT'S LIKE NOBODY WOULD ANYBODY ELSE WANT THIS PROJECT IN THEIR BACKGROUND, IN THEIR BACKYARD? WELL, IT COULD BE ANOTHER 50 50.

UM, AND SO FOR ME, THINKING ABOUT THE CONSTITUENTS THAT CAME AND SPOKE AND MY QUESTIONS BEING ANSWERED FROM THIS PRESENTATION TODAY, AND KNOWING THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT OUR CITY STAFF, UM, HAS GIVEN, UM, TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR CONCERNS.

WHO'S NEXT? I'LL GO.

UM, YEAH, I MEAN, I'LL ECHO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN SAID.

I, I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR CONCERNS.

I MEAN, THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD, THE, THE CHEMISTRY, UM, THE NOISE, THE HAZMAT RESPONSE.

I MEAN, WE, WE'VE GOTTEN ANSWERS TO THOSE THINGS TONIGHT AND IN THE PAST.

UM, AND REALLY, I, SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO ME, UM, IS JUST THAT WE REMAIN CONSISTENT, I THINK, UM, FOR BOTH CITIZENS AND DEVELOPERS.

WE AS A BODY NEED TO HAVE CONSISTENCY.

UM, PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, UM, UM, FROM BOTH SIDES.

UH, AND I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED TWO OF THESE.

UM, AND I DON'T SEE, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING REALLY MATERIALLY DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS ONE.

UM, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD CHANGE MY MIND, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO TO THIS ONE.

AND SO I THINK WE AS A BODY NEED TO REMAIN CONSISTENT, UM, FOR THIS, LIKE I SAID, FOR THE SAKE OF RESIDENTS AND DEVELOPERS, SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, UM, FROM THE CITY.

AND SO, UM, AGAIN, I, WE'VE HEARD ALL THESE ANSWERS BEFORE ON THE SAFETY.

UM, AND WE'VE APPROVED ONE OF THESE RIGHT UP, UH, RIGHT UP THE ROAD ON, ON MASSEY TOMPKINS.

AND, AND I JUST DON'T SEE REALLY ANY DIFFERENCE IN THIS ONE.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF IT, MIKE.

SO, KIND OF GONNA PIGGYBACK ON THE LADIES OVER THERE.

UH, UNFOR, LUCKILY I CAN SEE THE ADDRESSES.

SO THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DIDN'T THAT JUST WHO GAVE THEIR TIME.

SO ACTUALLY IT WAS SEVEN TO SEVEN, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY FIVE RESIDENTS AND FIVE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR THIS PLACE.

IT WAS ACTUALLY 50 50 OF JUST THE RESIDENTS IN THAT, THAT LIVE NEXT TO THIS.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO LISTEN.

WE'RE, WE'RE LISTENING TO WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING A LOT OF THESE CONCERNS.

AND I'VE DO DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH.

THAT'S WHY I HAD MENTIONED, I HAD LOOKED UP, YOU KNOW, WHAT TYPE OF BATTERIES ARE DIFFERENT ONES AND SEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, YES.

AND I, I UNDERSTOOD THIS ONE AND I LOOKED IT UP WHILE WE WERE HERE.

THIS ONE WAS ONE OF THE OLD BATTERIES THAT WAS IN ARIZONA.

AND YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE ONE THAT WAS IN CALIFORNIA WAS ONE OF THE NEWER ONES.

SO WE KINDA HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS IN THAT PART, RIGHT? SO I DID LOOK THOSE UP WHILE JUST TO MAKE SURE WHAT, WHAT WE'RE RESEARCHING, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT KINDA ALSO WITH MY COLLEAGUE HERE, WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED ONE OF THESE AND TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT AND LOOKING AT WHERE THE GRIDS, THIS ENERGY AND WATER ARE GONNA BE MORE VALUABLE THAN OIL IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS HERE IN TEXAS.

WE'RE HEADED THAT WAY.

SO, UH, UM, I'LL BE IN FAVOR OF IT ON THAT PART.

LIKE I SAID, WE, IT IS A 50 50.

IT'S A, IT'S A HARD LOOK AT IT, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED.

MIKE, UH, MAYOR, UM, IT IS MY DISTRICT AND I HAVE HAD A, A NUMBER OF CALLS AND JUST AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE INDICATED AS TONIGHT,

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UH, IT'S BEEN ABOUT 50 50, UH, YOU KNOW, OVER AND AGAINST, UH, SOME WOULD CALL AND SAY THEY WERE AGAINST IT, AND THEN THEY WENT TO A COUPLE OF THE MEETINGS OR A MEETING OR SOMETHING, THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAYS, NO, THEY, THEY HAD THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH IT.

SO AGAIN, THE TECHNOLOGY'S THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK AND A DANGER, UH, WITH ANYTHING THAT WE DO.

UM, YOU KNOW, WHY THAT LOCATION? IT, IT, IT BASICALLY BACKS UP TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

IT'S GOT A HIGH INTENSITY, UH, ELECTRIC UNITS ON THE, I GUESS NORTH SIDE, NORTH END.

THERE'S SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE, UH, BETWEEN THAT LOCATION AND THE RESIDENTIAL SITES.

UM, THE NOT IN MY BACKYARD MENTALITY.

WE SEE A LOT.

UH, WE, WE DEAL WITH THAT UP HERE A LOT.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT FROM A, A BROADER PERSPECTIVE.

UM, WE HEAR ALL THE TIME THAT WE NEED TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND REDUCE TAXES.

WELL, AS WE REDUCE TAXES, WE REDUCE REVENUE.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER REVENUE SOURCES.

AND AGAIN, I'M NOT GONNA SELL MY SOUL FOR REVENUE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT OUR CITIZENS, ALL 80 SOMETHING, 90,000 OF THEM DESERVE SERVICES.

THEY DESERVE EVERYTHING THAT WE GIVE THEM, BUT IT'S NOT FREE.

SO WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN A PERSPECTIVE AS FAR AS REVENUES AS WELL.

THIS IS ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN REVENUE FOR THE CITY OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD.

SO THAT, THAT'S NOT TRUMP CHANGE.

THAT'S A LOT.

SO IT, AND IT'S NOT THE DECIDING FACTOR, BUT IT IS PART OF THE ISSUES.

SO A AGAIN, WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED ONE.

I LIKE THE NEW SYSTEM WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ZONING.

AND, AND THAT WAS MY CONCERN BEFORE, IS WE CHANGE THE ZONING AND THEN LET'S SAY THE PROJECT DOESN'T GO THROUGH.

AND THEN THEY COULD PUT A MULTITUDE OF THINGS IN THERE THAT WE WOULD NOT WANT IN THAT LOCATION.

SO DOING AN SUP, WE, WE CAN SPELL IT OUT.

AND IF THEY GET THE PROCUREMENT AND THEN IT'S BUILT, WHOEVER BUYS THAT COMPANY HAS TO, TO ADHERE TO THE SUP, THEY GOTTA GO BY THE RULES.

AND, AND WE JUST NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE UPHOLDING THAT.

SO, AGAIN, I LIKE THE NEWER SYSTEM.

I THINK IT'S, IT'S MUCH BETTER FOR CITIZENS AS A WHOLE.

'CAUSE WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE OUT OF IT.

SO, AGAIN, AS I INDICATED BEFORE, I'M GONNA BE FOR THE PROJECT, UM, MY BALANCE SCALE IS, I'VE HAD MORE POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM MY CONSTITUENTS THAN I'VE HAD NEGATIVE.

AND THE NEGATIVES, SOME, SOME OF THOSE WERE JUST BASED ON THE UNKNOWN.

AND WE, WE JUST HAVE A HARD TIME ACCOUNTING FOR THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES' COMMENTS.

AND MAYOR, AND YOU CAN WIND THIS UP, .

UM, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF PHONE CALLS ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

AND WHEN I SAY A LOT, A LOT, AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE STOP BY THE OFFICE THAT WANT TO VISIT WITH ABOUT IT.

UM, LOOKING AT THIS, THIS WAS MY COPY.

I DON'T THINK EVERYONE GOT THIS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP ON THIS.

UM, SOME ARE ON HERE, SOME ARE NOT.

AND I, I WAS ACTUALLY IN THIS PREDICAMENT WITH ANOTHER PROJECT WHEN I GOT ON COUNCIL.

UM, THINK SOME OF Y'ALL REMEMBER IT.

AND THERE, THERE UNKNOWNS WITH EVERY DEVELOPMENT THERE IS MY, THE QUESTION I ASK MYSELF, HOW COMFORTABLE WOULD I BE IF THIS WAS NEXT DOOR TO ME? BOTTOM LINE, HOW WOULD I FEEL? WE DO NEED THE REVENUE THAT, THAT'S TRUE.

WE GOTTA FIND OTHER WAYS.

AND HEARING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THE OTHER PROJECTS, UM, I DO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVING TRAINING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY FINISHED WITH THE TRAINING OR IF THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE TRAINING.

UH, 50 50.

I'M A BIG PROPONENT OR WANTING PEOPLE TO CONTACT THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS, CONTACT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT HAPPENED TODAY.

WE HAVE A PAGE AND A HALF OF PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UM, PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR THE SITE.

IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING.

I, I'M HAPPY THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU CAME OUT TO SPEAK.

I, I I, I, I REALLY AM.

YOU NEED TO APPLAUD YOURSELVES AND PAT YOURSELVES ON THE BACK FOR BEING ENGAGED CITIZENS.

WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE NOT CARING ENOUGH FROM VOTING TO THIS.

WELL, I'M JUST GONNA SIT UP HERE AND SAY, I THINK THAT PEOPLE CARE

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ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO CARE ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

UM, MAN, THIS IS, THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE.

THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH ONE, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

Y'ALL READY? MM-HMM .

ALL IN FAVOR? A SHOW OF HANDS.

YOU WANNA DO A SHOW OF HANDS? MM-HMM .

LET'S DO A SHOW OF HANDS THEN.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

UH, WE SAID SIX AND D

[c. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to approve a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the short-term rental use within the Suburban Residential (SR) Zoning District, located at 5111 Ashwood Drive, Baytown, Texas 77521. ]

[d. Consider an ordinance to approve a Special Use Permit (SUP) on an approximately 0.28-acre parcel located at 5111 Ashwood Drive, Baytown, Texas 77521, to allow short-term rental use in the Suburban Residential (SR) Zoning District.]

WAS GOING TO BE PULLED.

IT HAS BEEN SIX AND D, WHICH BRINGS US TO

[a. Consider an ordinance to reject bids for the Regular Light Towing and Storage Services which were received on March 3, 2025, 2:00 P.M.]

SEVEN A.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REJECT BIDS FOR THE REGULAR LIGHT TOWING AND STORAGE SERVICES, WHICH WERE RECEIVED.

MARCH 3RD, 2025, 2:00 PM MS. MC, UH, GERALD PIERCE, CITY OF BAYTOWN.

THEY DID AN OKIE-DOKE ON ME, MAN.

YEAH, I DID.

I LOOKED UP, I WAS LIKE, THEN IS NOT MS. MCKENZIE .

WHAT, WHAT? SAY YOUR NAME ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE.

UH, GERALD PIERCE, CITY OF BAYTOWN PURCHASING FINANCE.

UH, GO AHEAD, MR. PIERCE.

UH, THIS PROPOSAL ORDINANCE FOR JACKS, ALL BIDS FOR REGULAR LIGHT TOW TOWING AND STORAGE SERVICES RECEIVED ON MARCH THE THIRD, 20 25, 2, 2:00 PM UH, THE BIDS RECEIVED WERE INCOMPLETE, UH, AND DID NOT MEET CITY NEEDS REQUIRING US A CHANGE IN SCOPE.

UH, THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE BEING REVIEWED AND WE ARE DEVELOPING A NEW RFP AND WE'RE GONNA BID THIS AT A LATER TIME.

ADJUST THAT, UH, ADJUST THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE SO THAT COUNCIL DOESN'T CONTINUALLY HAVE TO GO BACK TO IT.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NONE.

UH, JUST A COMMENT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR, FOR GIVING THIS, UH, THE RIGHT ATTENTION THAT I BELIEVE IT DESERVES.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN WORKING BACK AND FORTH WITH, WITH CHIEF ON SOME ITEMS, AND, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME Y'ALL TOOK GETTING, UH, ON GETTING THIS RIGHT, UM, UH, FOR OUR CITIZENS AND ALSO FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TOW TRUCK COMPANIES THAT ARE, THAT ARE FACILITATING OUR, YOU GUYS AT THE STOP.

SO THANK Y'ALL FOR, FOR, FOR TAKING TIME AND, AND, AND, AND GETTING THIS RIGHT.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, SIR.

AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THE WHOLE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THE PROCESS.

UM, UH, I, I JUST WANNA PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THE CURRENT ITEM, UH, AND, UH, SOME OF THE STEPS THAT WERE TAKEN AS, AS WE, UH, INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK, UH, GERALD PIERCE HERE.

UH, HE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

HE IS AN EXCELLENT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON PROCUREMENT BIDS, RFPS, AND, UH, WORKING WITH HIM HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

UM, SO THERESA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS, UH, COUNCIL, INCLUDING OUR CITIZENS THAT, UH, WE HEARD THE FEEDBACK FROM THE CITIZENS AND THE TOWING COMPANIES THAT WERE HERE, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, AS WE DISCUSSED SOME OF THE BID PROCESS FOR BOTH, UH, THE HEAVY TOES AND IT BLED OVER INTO THE LIGHT TOW AS WELL.

UH, AND, AND AFTER LISTENING TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS, UH, THE STAFF, POLICE AND UH, AND FINANCE, WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARDS.

AND, UM, AND WE REVIEWED AND, UH, WE, WE, WE JUST DID A DEEPER DIVE INTO SOME OF THE, UH, ITEMS ON THE PREVIOUS RFP AND THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NEED FOR THE FUTURE.

AND, AND WE AGREED THAT THOSE ADJUSTMENTS DID NEED TO BE MADE.

UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FEE STRUCTURE.

UH, WE AGREED THAT THOSE WERE NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY TO INCREASE THE COMPETITION AMONGST THE BIDDERS.

UH, I KNOW COUNCIL HAS EXPRESSED AN THAT, UH, UH, WE NEED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW THE PUBLIC THAT WE DO LISTEN BOTH AS A COUNCIL AND AS CITY DEPARTMENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

AND WHILE I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE THAT NOT EVERY CONCERN REQUIRES CHANGE, WHEN WE DO IDENTIFY CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE, UH, WE MAKE IT, AND I THINK THAT'S RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP TO OUR CITIZENS.

UH, SECOND, AS WE DEVELOP THIS NEW RFP, UH, PD STAFF AND FINANCE STAFF WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT LANGUAGE AROUND THE NOTIFICATION ALIGNS WITH THE STATE'S MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT AND, UH, AND INCLUDE SIMILAR VERBIAGE.

AND, AND THE REASON WE'RE GONNA DO THAT IS PRESENT THE NEED FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUALLY, UH, REVISIT THOSE FEES LATER SHOULD THE STATE ADJUST THEM DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE TDLR IS ACTUALLY READJUSTED EVERY TWO YEARS.

SO GIVEN THE DURATION OF THIS CONTRACT, UH, THAT WOULD BE READJUSTED AGAIN.

SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS, UH, UH, UH,

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AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST FROM BOTH, UH, THE TOW TRUCK COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FROM OUR CITIZENS AND FROM THE COUNCIL.

AND, UH, WE ALSO THINK THAT WE'RE IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE BOTH CONSISTENCY AND SOME PREDICTABILITY GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO GERALD, BUT, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE DEVELOPING THE RFP AS WE SPEAK, AND WE HOPE TO GET IT OUT, UH, SOMETIME IN DECEMBER.

SO WE'LL BE FORWARDING THAT SHORTLY.

YEAH, I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO I HAVE, GO AHEAD.

UM, THANK YOU CHIEF.

UM, FOR, UM, EVERYONE ELSE WHO WORKED ON, UM, THIS ORDINANCE.

AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE LAST MEETING WE HAD A LOT OF TO CHECK COMPANIES COME IN SAYING, WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A CHANGE.

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A CHANGE, AND THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T BID.

UM, SO I HOPE, AND I DID TELL THEM THAT NIGHT, THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE BID, WHETHER YOU THINK NOTHING HAS CHANGED OR NOT.

UM, AND SO I HOPE THAT THEY DO THIS, THIS TIME AND THAT I HOPE THAT THERE ARE BIDS THAT ARE PUT THROUGH.

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS ANOTHER ISSUE IN THE PAST.

AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU ONCE AGAIN WHO WORKED ON THIS AND, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE BIDS.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO REITERATE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CALLS FROM TOW TRUCK COMPANIES, GERALD, YOU MAY HAVE TO HELP ME WITH A VERBIAGE ON THIS, BUT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, THERE IS ACTUALLY A, UH, UH, A TAB, A SYSTEM THAT SENDS OUT ALERTS TO, UH, TO THOSE WHO ARE ON THE DISTRIBUTION LIST AND ADVISES UPDATES AND ADDENDUMS AS WELL.

WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE IN OUR, OUR ONLINE BID SYSTEM, IT'S CALLED PLUS CDN, UH, THERE'S ADDENDUMS THAT ARE SENT OUT WHEN THERE'S UPDATES.

SO, UH, ALL THE PARTICIPANTS GET UPDATED, BUT THEY HAVE TO REGISTER, THEY HAVE TO BE ACTIVE IN VIEWING.

SO THE ADDENDUMS ARE, THERE HAS TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO DO THAT.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT SYSTEM AGAIN? QUEST.

CDN, QUEST, CDN.

IT'S OUR BID SOLICITATION SYSTEM.

GOT YOU.

WHEN YOU GO ONLINE FOR, FOR BIDS, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

SO FOR THOSE THAT PERHAPS DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EITHER ACTIVE OR WATCHING FOR IT, IS THAT MAYBE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED? THAT'S CORRECT.

OR THE PERSON WHO WAS, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PARTICULAR ENTITY DIDN'T, WASN'T THERE? OH, JUST WASN'T AVAILABLE TO LOOK.

RATIFY COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN DELL SOLE AND CITY OF BAYTOWN.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO

[b. Consider an ordinance to ratify Compromise Settlement Agreement and Release between Del Sol and City of Baytown.]

OKAY, THIS IS, THIS IS TWO TIMES IN A ROW NOW.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CONTROL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LI LEON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

UM, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN BRIEFLY, UH, THIS AGREEMENT.

THE AGREEMENT OR THE ITEM IS RELATED WITH A CONTRACT THAT COVERS JANITORIAL SERVICES, UH, FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES.

UM, THE BUDGET WAS CORRECT, BUT THE, UM, CONTRACT VALUE WAS SHORT WHEN WE MIGRATED, OR THE VALUE THAT WAS MIGRATED FROM OUR OLD SYSTEM TO THE NEW ERP SYSTEM WAS SHORT.

UH, THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT WAS 168,000.

AND THE INVOICES INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, UH, TOTALS 76,000, WHICH IS EXCEEDS THIS 25% OF THE LIMITS THAT IS PROVIDED IN UNDER THE, UM, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 2 52.

SO WE WERE, WE COULD NOT PROCEED WITH A STANDARD CHANGE ORDER, UH, WITHOUT YOUR APPLICABLE.

SO LEGAL TEAM AND FINANCING WORK CLOSELY, UM, AND LEGAL, UH, TEAM EVALUATE THE SITUATION AND THEY INCLUDE THE LANGUAGES THAT WE NEED IN THIS AGREEMENT TO, UM, ALLOW THE CITY TO COMPLETE THE PROCUREMENT AND PAYMENT PROCESS.

UH, WE ACTUALLY VALUE AND APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS VENDOR.

THEY ALSO HAS BEEN PROVIDING, UH, SERVICES AS REQUESTED AND WITHIN THE SCOPE.

SO WE ARE HERE, UM, RECOMMENDING TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT.

YES, IF I MAY, I JUST WANT COUNSEL TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, WE BELIEVE THAT A SETTLEMENT IS FAR SUPERIOR TO PROTRACTED LITIGATION IN THIS CASE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? MR. MAYOR?

[03:10:01]

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN B SECOND.

CONSIDERING ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUTOMATIC YEARLY PRICE ADJUSTMENT TO THE BASE RATE FOR SERVICES OF 5.4% FOR THE FOURTH YEAR OF A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH BEST TRASH LLC EVENING, AGAIN, I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THIS EVENING AGAIN.

C THANK YOU.

[c. Consider an ordinance authorizing the automatic yearly price adjustment to the base rate for services of 5.4% for the fourth year of a five-year contract for the Annual Residential Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, and Recycling Services Contract with Best Trash, LLC.]

THIS ITEM, TO RENEW OUR ANNUAL SOLID WASTE CONTRACT WITH BEST TRASH, IT'S, UH, THE BEGINNING OF YEAR FOUR OF FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.

BEST TRASH COLLECTS, UH, TRASH TWICE PER WEEK AND RECYCLING ONCE PER WEEK COLLECTION IS BY A 65 GALLON CART OR BAGS OUTSIDE OF THE CART.

THEY ALSO COLLECT UP TO FOUR CUBIC YARDS OF BULK TRASH ON THE SECOND COLLECTION DAY.

UH, CONTRACT ALLOWS FOR A PRICE ESCALATION ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR GARBAGE AND TRASH, UH, UP TO 20% OF OVER THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT.

UM, THE CPI FOR THIS YEAR IS 5.4%.

SO THE TOTAL RENEWALS, INCLUDING THIS ONE IS, UH, 16.1% SO FAR.

SO THERE'S, UH, 3.9% ADJUSTMENT REMAINING OVER, OVER THE REMAINING, UM, TWO YEARS OF THE CONTRACT.

BEST TRASH HAS PROVIDED EXCELLENT SERVICE TO BAYTOWN.

THEY'VE COMPLETED ROUTES EVERY DAY OF THEIR CONTRACT.

UH, MISSED COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN MINIMAL WITH PEOPLE WHO PUT OUT THEIR TRASH AS BY 7:00 AM AS REQUIRED.

UH, THEY HAVE EVEN COLLECTED TRASH ON HOLIDAYS, WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE CONTRACT.

UH, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO BAYTOWN HAVE OPENED A FACILITY IN BAYTOWN TO MAINTAIN A LOCAL PRESENCE.

SO, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HAD GREAT SERVICE.

YOU DO? UM, ONE, WHEN CAN WE GO OUT AND START LOOKING FOR ANOTHER TRASH COMPANY? UM, WE COULD GO OUT, WE HAVE A A A I, I THINK THE ATTORNEY CAN TELL US ABOUT THE CONTRACT WE HAVE.

I, I THINK A 30 DAY, UH, OPTION TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT AT ANY POINT.

UH, HOWEVER IT DOES TAKE AN EXTENDED PERIOD TO, UM, TO PREPARE A BID.

AND, YOU KNOW, WELL I'M ASKING BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING EXCELLENT SERVICE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES OF EAST POINT WHERE TRASH IS ON THE ROAD.

YOU TRY TO FLAG THEM DOWN, THEY WILL NOT COME GET IT.

I HAVE PICTURES IN ANOTHER DISTRICT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN WHEN THEY LITERALLY HAD NEIGHBORS RUNNING OUT IN THE RAIN TRYING TO FLAG THEM DOWN AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP TO PICK UP TRASH IF THEY WERE LEAVING TRAILS LIKE IT WAS HANSEL AND GRETEL.

UM, THAT'S POOR SERVICE IN MY BOOK, HONESTLY.

UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS INCREASE, IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, WE CAN ALL, WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT MAYBE ANOTHER INCREASE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEAR PERIOD.

THE INCREASE ARE TIED TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO, UH, THEY ARE ALLOWED 20% MAXIMUM OVER FIVE YEARS MM-HMM .

AND THEY'VE, WITH THIS 5.4%, IT'S A TOTAL SO FAR 16.1% MM-HMM .

SO YOU HAVE TWO YEARS WHERE THEY COULD, IF A CONSUMER PRICE INDEX GOES UP MM-HMM .

THEY COULD TAKE, UH, A MAXIMUM 3.9%.

THEY COULD IF THEY CHOSE TO.

IT'S NOT, IT, IT IS DEPENDENT ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

ALRIGHT.

WELL, UM, IF WE CAN START PREPARING THAT, I'M NOT SAYING TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT, BUT IF IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE, DOESN'T HURT TO START EARLY, IT WOULD TAKE, UH, I WOULD SAY SIX TO NINE MONTHS TO YEAH.

TO FULLY PREPARE A, A BID.

BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH THAT.

I NEED A MOTION APPROVE ITEM SEVEN C.

IF WE MAKE THAT MOTION, CAN YOU INCLUDE THAT DIRECTION TO START THE BID PROCESS FOR A NEW CONTRACTOR AT THE SAME TIME?

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LIKE, I'D LIKE, I WOULDN'T WANT IT ALL IN ONE MOTION.

NO, I MEAN IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE RETREAT TOO.

OFFER, UH, I THINK I WOULD JUST NOT HAVE IT PART OF THE MOTION, BUT A CONSENSUS THAT THEY HAVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, THEY'LL PROBABLY SURVIVE THEIR FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, BUT WE NEED TO BE READY AT THE END OF THE FIFTH YEAR TO MOVE ON OR BEFORE THE I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR.

I'VE HAD, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH BEST TRASH OVER THE YEARS.

I HAVE A REAL ISSUE WITH ALLOWING UP TO 20% BECAUSE THEY UPLOADED THEIR CPI INCREASES IN THE, IN THE EARLY YEARS.

SO THEY WERE MAKING MORE MONEY MM-HMM .

AND, AND HAVE LOWER AT THE END.

SO IN THE NEXT CONTRACT, IF WE WANNA SAY IT'S A 20% MAX, BUT IT CANNOT EXCEED THE STANDARD CPI, UM, IT, IT WAS TIED TO THE CP IN THE EARLY YEARS THERE WAS HIGH INFLATION.

AND SO, SO WE JUST NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS OF THAT.

BUT, UM, I WASN'T GONNA SAY ANYTHING BUT THE MAYOR BROUGHT IT UP.

BUT YEAH.

UM, UM, I, THAT'S PROBABLY MY SECOND MOST CALLS IS TRASH.

AND I LOVE FRANK'S GUYS DO A GREAT JOB IS KIND OF CALL US AND TELL US OR CALL THEM.

THERE'S A NUMBER YOU CALL, YOU CALL THEM, YOU GET A VOICE MESSAGE.

AND THEN THEY MAY OR MAY NOT CALL YOU BACK.

UM, I MEAN I'VE CALLED 'EM A HALF A DOZEN TIMES AND THEY'VE ONLY CALLED ME BACK TWICE.

ME TOO.

I WAS GONNA SAY CALL PUBLIC WORKS IF THERE'S AN ISSUE AND YOU GUYS RESPOND WONDERFULLY.

YOU'RE PICTURES NO REFLECTION ON YOU, FRANK, YOU'RE JUST ADMINISTERING THE CONTRACT.

I GOT YOU.

BUT YEAH, IT'S UH, I HEARD ANYWAY, SO YEAH.

IT'S TERRIBLE.

BUT, AND WHEN I CALL 'EM, THEY DON'T CALL BACK.

DO WE HAVE A, WE HAD A MOTION.

WELL, NO, THERE'S A SECOND ON.

SO ANYTIME A A THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE IN DISTRICT TWO, WHETHER IT'S ME PERSONALLY OR WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

I'VE CALLED PUBLIC WORKS AND IT'S BEEN HANDLED VERY QUICKLY.

I'VE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CALL BEST TRASH.

I JUST CALL PUBLIC WORKS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE LIKE ONE WAY TICKET TO GET AHOLD OF HIM OR WHAT, BUT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS SEEMS TO TO BE THE WAY TO GO.

I'VE CALLED BEST TRASH MULTIPLE TIMES, MULTIPLE DAYS BACK, UM, BACK TO BACK AND WOULD GIVEN THEM AN OPPORTUNITY AND I WOULD HAVE TO CALL PUBLIC WORKS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RESPOND.

WELL, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA REVISIT AND I I AGREE WITH THE CONSENSUS, BUT JUST MOVING FORWARD DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, I DO THINK THAT YOU SHOULD JUST CALL PUBLIC WORKS.

'CAUSE THEY'VE HANDLED IT VERY QUICKLY.

LIKE IF THEY'VE NOT PICKED UP TRASH OR IF THERE'S BEEN TRASH, THEY'VE, THEY'VE COME OUT WITHIN THAT DAY AND FIXED IT IN DISTRICT TWO, THAT'S FINE.

BUT THE NUMBER FOR THEM IS THERE FOR A REASON.

THE NUMBER FOR BEST TRASH IS PUT OUT THERE AND THEY'VE SAID TO CALL THAT NUMBER, THEY SHOULD BE RESPONDING.

CORRECT.

I WOULD NOT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CALL PUBLIC WORKS.

I WASN'T, I WASN'T, I'M SORRY.

I UNDERSTAND YOU DO IT, BUT IT'S NOT YOUR JOB.

WE NEED TO TAKE CARE.

I'LL PASS ON THAT FEEDBACK.

WELL, JUST TO CLARIFY, I WASN'T MEETING CITIZENS, I WAS TALKING ABOUT UP HERE.

IF I RECEIVE A CALL, I CALL PUBLIC WORKS.

NOW.

IN THE MEANTIME I WILL SAY THAT I WASN'T SAYING TO END THE CONTRACT.

I WAS JUST SAYING IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD START LOOKING AT THAT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT WHEN OR BE RUSHING AT THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

YES MA'AM.

YES SIR.

THAT, THAT WAS THE PLAN.

TO START EARLY.

'CAUSE WE DO WANT TO GET, UH, PUBLIC, UH, INPUT.

UM, LAST TIME, YOU KNOW, WE PUT THIS OUT, UM, THERE WAS OPTIONS OF MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, AUTOMATED COLLECTION, WHICH WHEN YOU DO THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR TRASH WITHIN A CART, NO EXCEPTIONS.

UM, AND MOST OF THE PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO AUTOMATED ONLY COLLECTION.

UH, BEST TRASH IS ONE OF THE FEW WHO BID ON HAND COLLECTION, WHICH MEANS YOU COULD PUT BAGS OUT AND THEY'LL PICK UP BAGS.

UM, ALL OF THE COMPANIES ARE GOING AWAY FROM THAT MM-HMM .

SO, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

IT WOULD BE A CHANGE OF SERVICE.

MISS SOMETHING, THEY HAVE THE VIDEO, WE CAN ASK FOR THE VIDEO.

UM, BUT LIKE I SAY, WE WILL LOOK AT THAT AND GET THE PUBLIC'S INPUT AS WE GO THROUGH THAT, UH, PUTTING TOGETHER THAT RFP.

GOT YOU.

UM, FRANK, COULD WE ALSO, UM, GATHER INPUT NOW ABOUT TRASH SERVICE AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAVE MA HAD ANY ISSUES? AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE, OR BE CURIOUS TO SEE LIKE A SURVEY YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH BEST TRASH AS YOU GET A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND, AND WHAT HAVE THEY SAID? AND, UM, POSSIBLY MAYBE WE GET RESPONSE TIMES FROM THEM WHEN OTHER PEOPLE DO CALL.

IF THERE, IF THERE'S A, IF THEY CALL US WITHIN A, A FEW DAYS, THEY, THEY TAKE VIDEO OF THEIR WHOLE ROUTE, SO MM-HMM .

UM, IF THERE'S A COMPLAINT THAT THEY'VE DROPPED TRASH OR

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YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

EXCELLENT.

FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYOR, UM, WE WILL START, UH, THIS WILL TAKE TIME TO GET READY.

AS FRANK SAID, SIX TO NINE MONTHS AT A MINIMUM, BUT RENEWING THIS TODAY GOES UNTIL NEXT NOVEMBER, AND THEN THERE'S ONE MORE YEAR AFTER THAT.

SO IT'S TWO NOVEMBERS FROM NOW.

AND SO, OR IS THE CLARITY PREPARED TO GO OUT FOR BID BEFORE NEXT NOVEMBER IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE FIFTH YEAR STARTING POSSIBLY WITH A NEW COMPANY? I'M, I'M SEEKING CLARITY FOR WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW.

I, I WOULD SAY GO OUT BEFOREHAND.

UM, I'M NOT, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE GONNA START LOOKING AT THE PROCESS NOW, ORDINARILY WITHOUT ALTERNATE DIRECTION, WE WOULD LOOK TO START BEGINNING AFTER THE CONTRACT BASICALLY AT THE END OF YEAR FIVE.

OH, NO.

SO AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT, WE WOULD HAVE ALREADY BID AND HAVE A NEW COMPANY.

NEW PROJECT.

SO, SO, SO, SO, SO WHEN WE WOULD TAKE BEST TRASH THROUGH YEAR FIVE MM-HMM .

AND THEN BEFORE THAT EXPIRATION, WE WOULD'VE DONE THE BIDS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M, SO BASICALLY WE WOULD PROBABLY START THE PROCESS IN ABOUT A YEAR.

THAT, THAT, THAT I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

NO, THAT'S FINE.

MAYOR, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH ME PERSONALLY WITH Y'ALL.

AND THAT'S WHY I'VE SOUGHT CLARITY BECAUSE SOME OF THE DIRECTION WAS THAT THIS COULD COME UP AND IT'S OKAY IF THE COUNCIL GOES WITH, IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

WHEN IT'S OKAY, IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE.

IF YOU WANT TO START NOW TO REBID BEFORE YEAR FIVE, OR IF YOU WANNA WAIT TWO MORE YEARS BEFORE THAT PROCESS, IF, IF WE, IT'S Y'ALL'S PREROGATIVE ALL THE WAY AROUND, IF WE START TO REBID, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF REBIDDING BEFORE YEAR FIVE SOMEWHAT THAT THEY COULD, UH, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT THERE WOULD ACTUALLY BE A BENEFIT TO REBID BEFORE YEAR FIVE MM-HMM .

UH, BASED ON HOW IT'S SET UP RIGHT NOW WITH THE CPI, WITH ONLY 3.9%, YOU WILL HAVE THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR YEAR FIVE ALREADY SET IN STONE IF THIS APPROVED.

SO THAT WOULD ALREADY MATHEMATICALLY WOULD ALREADY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE GOING INTO THE LAST YEAR OF THE LOWEST INCREASE IN, IN FRONT OF YOU.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONVERSATIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZEN SURVEYS, I THINK IT'S A GOOD POINT ON HAVING CITIZEN SURVEYS IS THAT, UH, TO FRANK'S POINT, BEST TRASH, I BELIEVE WAS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT WOULD PICK UP ALLEYWAYS.

FRANK, UH, OF THE ONES THAT BID, OR IT WAS VERY, IT WAS NOMINAL ON THE RESPONSES.

IT'S DIFFICULT WITH ALLEYWAYS DIFFICULT TO GET THE, THE AUTOMATED TRUCKS DOWN SOME OF THE ALLEYS, SO, RIGHT.

UH, I, I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS OF THAT, BUT I, I DO KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO COLLECT.

SO BEST TRASH WAS WHEN THE, THE COUNCIL CHOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BEST TRASH.

THERE WAS A BIG CONSIDERATION FOR THE ALLEYWAYS BEING A PROBLEMATIC PIECE FOR BAYTOWN.

AND THEN IN ADDITION, THE OUTCRY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP HAND, UH, BAGS, I THINK WAS THE OTHER PIECE.

AND YES, UH, THOSE WILL BE BIG CONVERSATIONS, NOT ONLY ON CITIZEN SURVEYS, BUT ALSO WITH THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS.

AND, UM, THANK YOU MAYOR.

THE PREVIOUS COMPANY, WHEN THEY CAME UP TO SPEAK AND UM, THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WOULD STILL DO, UM, UH, MEN ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK OR EMPLOYEES ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK PICKING UP AROUND THE ALLEYS BECAUSE YES, THEY DID STATE OH AND THE ALLEY, IT WOULD BE TROUBLESOME TO GET THEIR AUTOMATED ARM 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE MOVING TOWARDS A HUNDRED PERCENT.

UM, AND I, I FEEL THAT GOING WITH EXTENDED CUSTOMER SERVICE, I EVEN REMEMBER, UM, WHEN WE HAD THE PREVIOUS COMPANY, THEY WERE ALWAYS HERE AT THE TIME OF RENEWAL.

THAT'S TRUE.

UM, OF THE CONTRACTS.

BUT IN LIGHT OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING, COULD WE INVITE, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT RENEWING AGAIN NEXT YEAR, COULD WE INVITE ABSOLUTELY BEST TRASH TO COME AND MAYBE SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO IMPROVE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE? RIGHT.

SO THANK YOU.

SO I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN C.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING BAYTOWN HOUSE BAYTOWN, THE BAYTOWN HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY

SEVEN D

[d. Consider an ordinance authorizing the Baytown Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day that is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the City of Baytown Storage Facility, located at 1200 Lee Drive, Baytown, Texas, from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.]

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THAT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 13TH, 2025, HERE AT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN STORAGE FACILITY LOCATED AT 1200 LEE DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM FRANK SEMINOLE? YES.

YES SIR.

ONE MORE TIME.

UM, SO THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT ON DECEMBER 13TH.

CLEAN EARTH ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS COLLECTS, UH, PAINT, ANTIFREEZE, GAS AND OIL CLEANERS, CHEMICALS AND BATTERIES.

AND, UH, ALSO DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN, UH, COLLECT ITEMS SUCH AS, UH, TIRES, BUILDING MATERIALS, SCRAP METAL FURNITURE AND BRUSH ITEMS NOT COLLECTED WOULD INCLUDE, UH, APPLIANCES, LARGE ELECTRONICS, UH, BIO WASTE, LAWN AND EQUIPMENT AND VACUUM CLEANERS.

AND AS YOU SAID, THE, UH, WELL, IT, THE EVENT IS FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

MIKE .

MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT STAFF PUT THIS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND NOT JUST KIND OF BURY IT ON THE CONSENT, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE TRIPLE DIGITS ON CONSENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT I PROMOTE EVERY YEAR.

THE CITIZENS LOVE IT.

UH, THERE'S NORMALLY LINES AROUND, LITERALLY LINES AROUND THE BLOCK.

FRANK'S CREW AND THE OTHER GROUP THAT, THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS, THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.

I HAVE PEOPLE CALL ME YEAR ROUND, SAYS, WHEN IS THIS GONNA BE? YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU HOLD IT TWICE A YEAR? AND FRANK JUST LOOKS AT ME LIKE, HUSH.

NO, .

WE DO HOLD IT TWICE A YEAR.

SO, BUT, UH, NO, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT EVENT AND IT IS REALLY BENEFITS OUR CITIZENS.

THEY REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

SO I APPRECIATE STAFF.

I MEAN, EVEN, EVEN OUR CITY MANAGER, HE WALKED IN, HE WAS LAUGHING.

HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE DISCUSSED THAT AT STAFF MEETING AND THAT'S THE LESTER AGENDA, UH, TO PUT IT ON THE, THE MAIN AGENDA VERSUS CONSENT.

SO, BUT AGAIN, WHEN WE DO THINGS REALLY WELL, WE, WE NEED TO BE LOUD AND PROUD ABOUT IT.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STAFF DOES VERY WELL.

SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT AND MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN.

D SECOND.

ITEM SEVEN E AND EIGHT A TOGETHER, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE INCENTIVE POLICY FOR THE BAYTOWN REED REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE ZONE TO EXERCISE CERTAIN MUNICIPAL POWERS IN NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RENEWING THE BAYTOWN REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE ZONE, A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE WITHIN A PORTION OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

THANK YOU MR. SEMINO.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE

[e. Consider an ordinance adopting the Incentive Policy for the Baytown Revitalization Incentive Zone to exercise certain municipal powers in a neighborhood empowerment zone.]

[a. Consider a resolution renewing the Baytown Revitalization Incentive Zone, a neighborhood empowerment zone within a portion of the City of Baytown.]

MR. SCRIBNER, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, WE'RE GONNA BE LOUD AND PROUD ABOUT THIS ONE TOO BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROGRAM IS ALSO A SUCCESS.

UH, AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHY HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

SO, UM, WE ARE, UH, ITEM SEVEN E AND EIGHT A ARE BOTH, UM, BASICALLY THE SAME ITEM.

ONE'S RESOLUTION, ONE IS AN ORDINANCE.

IT'S ALL KIND OF DOING THE SAME THING.

SO, UM, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT, WE REMIND YOU THE REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE ZONE WE JUST CALL THE RIZ, UM, IS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE, OF THE CITY, UH, TO ENCOURAGE SOME PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS, UH, UH, SOME AFFORDABLE HOUSE REHABILITATION AND REINVESTMENT IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, IF YOU REMEMBER, UH, THE TWO MAIN BENEFITS THAT PEOPLE GET FOR APPLYING FOR THE RIZ IS, UH, THE PERMIT COSTS ARE, ARE WAIVED FOR THE CITY, FROM THE CITY, AND ALSO THERE IS A FIVE YEAR TAX ABATEMENT THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT AS WELL.

UM, SO WE, LAST YEAR WE CAME IN AND ASKED FOR RENEWAL OF THIS PROGRAM, AND ORDINARILY WE ASKED FOR A TWO YEAR RENEWAL.

UH, IN SPEAKING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER LAST YEAR, WE SAID, WELL, WE KIND OF LIKE TO LOOK AT WHETHER THE PROGRAM IS DEEMED SUCCESSFUL OR NOT.

CITY ITSELF IS ALMOST $26,000.

SO WE, WE HAD, WE NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW WE WERE GOING TO SHOW THAT.

AND SO IN THAT YEAR WE HAVE, UM, DETERMINED THAT, SO OVER 70 PARTICIPATING PROPERTIES, UH, HAVE SHOWN WE HAVE AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 313% IN VALUE.

UM, AND THAT'S KINDA SHOWING US THAT THERE HAS BEEN THAT REINVESTMENT, THE HIGHER TAX REVENUES, AND SOME OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

UM, THIS IS A MAP, AS YOU CAN SEE OF THE, UH, THE REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE ZONE.

UH, THAT WOULD BE THAT YELLOW, UH, KIND OF YELLOWISH, UH, HIGHLIGHTED AREA.

AND IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, THE DOTS ARE.

THOSE ARE THE ACTUAL ADDRESSES OF THE, THE, UM, PROPERTIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT, UM, HAVE, HAVE TAKEN PART IN THAT PROGRAM.

SO THE OVERALL INCREASE IN THE SORT OF AVERAGE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE OVER THE, OVER THE

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THE AVERAGE FOR OUR RIZ PROPERTIES IS ALMOST $112,000.

SO AGAIN, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE SHOWING THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE WOULD ACTUALLY ASK THAT YOU RENEW THIS FOR THREE YEARS INSTEAD OF JUST THE TWO THAT WE NORMALLY ASK FOR.

MM-HMM.

JUST TO KIND OF SAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF, OF, UH, OF WORK.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN TWO YEARS, UM, THERE'S ANOTHER REQUEST THAT CAME WITH THIS.

UM, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN WHO ASKED TO, UM, ADD THREE MM-HMM .

UH, EXCUSE ME, TO ADD, UM, SOME PROPERTIES, UH, LET'S SEE, ON MIDDLETON STREET.

UM, THE BAYTOWN CORRIDOR WAS ADDED IN 2019 BECAUSE THERE WERE, AND, AND THIS IS TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, UH, BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME COMMERCIAL PROJECTS THERE THAT REALLY KIND OF BENEFITED THE COMMUNITY AND, AND WENT TOWARDS THE, THE OVERALL GOALS.

UM, THIS PROPOSED EXTENSION REALLY WOULD ONLY IMPACT THESE, I THINK IT'S THREE PARCELS.

UM, THERE'S REALLY LITTLE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, UH, THAT, THAT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING ANY ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AFTER THESE PARTICULAR PROJECTS WOULD FINISH.

UM, SO STAFF IS NOT RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THAT EXTENSION, UM, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD BE THAT MINIMUM, MINIMUM, UH, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL.

SO, UM, AND THIS MAP KINDA SHOWS WHERE THOSE PROPERTIES ARE.

I'M SORRY, THERE'S SIX PROPERTIES, UH, THAT ARE, UH, ON MIDDLETON STREET.

SO, UH, WITH THAT, UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE RIS PROGRAM BE RENEWED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, AND WE'LL BRING BACK IN THREE YEARS AND SHOW, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL INCREASES IN THE PROPERTY VALUES AT AT THAT TIME.

CAN WE GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THESE PROPERTIES IN YELLOW, YOU'RE ADVISING TO TAKE THOSE OUT? NO, THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE RIS CURRENTLY.

THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THOSE SIX PROPERTIES HAS ASKED TO ADD THEM, AND STAFF HAD PROMISED TO BRING THOSE FORWARD.

BUT, UH, WHILE WE'RE BRINGING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO NOT ADD THOSE DO NOT ADD, WE, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL HAVE ANY REAL IMPACT, UM, IN THE, THE, THE PROGRAM ITSELF IN TERMS OF THAT REVITALIZATION.

SO A QUESTION I HAVE, UM, WHAT IS IT COSTING US TO HAVE THOSE IN THE PROGRAM AS, AS OPPOSED TO NOT PUTTING THEM IN THE PROGRAM? IS IT GONNA COST US ANYTHING MONETARILY? N NO.

AND SAY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE MY PROPERTY ADDED.

I I WOULD JUST SUGGEST MAYOR, COUNSEL, IF YOU DO ADD 'EM, UH, YOU MAY CONSIDER ADDING THE ENTIRE STREET OF MIDDLETON AT THAT POINT TO KEEP A, JUST TO KEEP A GOOD BOUNDARY YEAH.

INSTEAD OF IN IT.

NO, I, I, I THINK THAT AS STAFF HAS LOOKED AT ADDING PROPERTIES OVER THE YEARS, THE, THE YEARS THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN, UM, AROUND, WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO LOOK AT IT.

WHERE, WHERE ARE WE MAXIMIZING THE BENEFITS? IS THIS SOMEBODY WHO IS SAYING, I HAVE TWO OR THREE PROPERTIES AND I WANT TO ADD IT BECAUSE I WANT THAT BENEFIT, BUT DOES THAT BENEFIT ANYBODY ELSE AROUND THEM? AND SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE DON'T FEEL THAT THERE IS AN ADDED BENEFIT.

IT REALLY ONLY BENEFITS THE PROPERTY OWNER, THAT ONE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO THAT, THAT'S KIND OF IN A, IN, THAT'S, WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY IN HOW WE MM-HMM .

UM, EVALUATE THE PROPERTIES THAT GET ADDED.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S HOW WE'VE LOOKED AT IT IN THE PAST.

SO, AGAIN, THAT, THAT IS YOUR PREROGATIVE.

UM, IT DOESN'T, AS YOU MENTIONED, IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING MONETARILY, UM, OTHER THAN THE TAX ABATEMENT THAT THAT HAP THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN, BUT THAT'S PART OF THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT, THAT IS UP TO YOU AS A, AS A BOARD.

YES, MA'AM.

UM, WILL YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP OF THE RIS RIGHT NOW? JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THIS COUNCIL.

I KNOW WE EXTENDED THE RIZ, IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS AGO, RIGHT DOWN ALEXANDER, UH, I THINK IT WENT OVER INTO DISTRICT SIX, A LITTLE, A LITTLE MORE.

UM, AS, AS CITIZENS CAN SEE, IT PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN, UM, IN DISTRICT TWO.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO SCREAM LOUD AND PROUD, SO I WANTED TO ECHO THAT WITH YOU.

UM, OF COURSE, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

I I DO WANNA ASK THEM TO KNOW, UM, PERTAINING TO WHAT THE MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT, OTHER THAN CONSISTENCY, UM, WITH THOSE SIX PARCELS, I MEAN, IS THERE REALLY ANY OTHER DRAWBACKS, EVEN IF IT BENEFITS ONE CITIZEN? I, I, I KNOW THAT THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE RIZ IN AREAS, BUT, UM, IF IT'S GONNA BENEFIT THE CITIZENS AND THERE'S NOT ANY REAL BIG DRAWBACKS TO US, I MEAN, I WOULD, I WOULD CONSIDER, UM, THINKING ABOUT THOSE SIX PARCELS, BUT I JUST WANNA KNOW FROM YOU IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER LARGE DRAWBACKS OTHER THAN CONSISTENCY.

I THINK THE PRECEDENT THAT IT SET SETS, OKAY.

THAT IS A, IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE ANYBODY WHO HAS A PROPERTY, THEY DON'T WANNA PAY TAXES FOR FIVE YEARS AND THEY'RE GONNA DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS, CAN COME TO THIS BOARD

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UM, AND I JUST THINK THAT THAT, THAT SETS A LITTLE BIT OF A PRECEDENT.

THAT'S HARD TO, THAT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH.

AND WE'VE TRIED TO FOCUS ON THESE LARGER AREAS THAT CITIZENS HAVE COME AND SAID, WE NEED SOMETHING GOING ON OVER HERE.

AS MIKE HAS SAID OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR A LONG TIME, BUT JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND, AND I THINK, UM, CITY MANAGER REYNOLDS SENT OUT THE, UH, THE, THE BREAKDOWN, THE COUNCIL DISTRICT BREAKDOWN TO EVERYBODY, UH, YESTERDAY THAT, I MEAN, IT REALLY DOES MAKE A, A HUGE IMPACT IN DISTRICT TWO, DISTRICT TWO.

UM, THERE WAS, UH, STILL A PRETTY DECENT IMPACT IN, IN DISTRICT ONE, UH, BUT THEN, UM, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT IN THREE AND A LITTLE BIT IN SIX.

BUT OTHERWISE THAT, THAT'S WHERE THOSE, THOSE REAL IMPACTS ARE BEING, UH, ARE BEING FELT.

SO, UM, WE DO FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE PROGRAM OVERALL.

UM, MARTIN, COULD WE, SO IF WE DON'T EXTEND IT OUT THAT WAY TO INCLUDE MIDDLETON, BECAUSE, UM, I KNOW BAYWAY AT SOME POINT MM-HMM .

WILL ALSO BE GOING THROUGH ITS OWN REVITALIZATION SINCE, UH, WE DID THAT WHOLE, UH, RE-IMAGINING PROJECT WITH THAT AREA.

COULD WE PUT A, A TICKER IN OUR POCKET TO ENSURE THAT MAYBE WE REVISIT THAT AT THE TIME THAT WE START LOOKING, UM, AT RE-IMAGINING BAYWAY? UM, SHOULD WE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH MARKET STREET, IF AT ONE POINT WE ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING WITH BAYWAY, YOU KNOW, COME BACK AND REVISIT THIS, UH, YOU, YOU AS A COUNSEL CAN REVISIT IT ANYTIME YOU WANT.

SO THANK YOU.

I I APPRECIATE THAT.

SEND 'EM ON BAYWAY, THE, THAT, THAT CORRIDOR PROJECT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS, SO YEAH, WE'D LIKE TO, TO LOOK AT THAT IF WE COULD.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN E, SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? IT WAS ACTUALLY SEVEN E AND EIGHT A.

WERE TAKING 'EM TOGETHER.

WE'LL JUST DO ANOTHER YEAH.

APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

B, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CONVENTIONAL LLC TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR DESIGNATION AS A QUALIFIED BUSINESS IN AN ENTERPRISE PROJECT UNDER THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM.

EIGHT

[b. Consider a resolution nominating Covestro LLC to the Governor's Office of Economic Development, for designation as a qualified business and an Enterprise Project under the Texas Enterprise Zone Program. ]

MR. MORAN? YES, MR. MAYOR.

UM, TONIGHT, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS RECOMMENDING, UM, COVESTRO, UM, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS A DESIGNATION FOR A QUALIFIED BUSINESS UNDER THEIR ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM.

UM, BASED ON THIS, UH, COVESTRO DOES PLAN ON MAKING A, A MINIMUM INVESTMENT TO THEIR SITE OF APPROXIMATELY A MINIMUM OF 250 MILLION, UM, AND UPGRADES AND RENOVATIONS, UM, TO THEIR EXISTING SITE, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MACHINE, NEW MACHINERY EQUIPMENT.

AND THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE AND WILL BE USED TO MODERNIZE, UM, VARIOUS OPERATIONS, UM, AT THEIR SITE AS PART OF THE ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM.

UM, THE COMPANY ALSO, UM, DOES HAVE A REQUIREMENT THAT ANY NEW HIRES, AT LEAST 35%, UM, OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, UH, WILL BE, UM, BAYTOWN BASED, UM, AS WELL AS MEETING ANY, UM, ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED, UH, RESIDENTS AND VETERANS, UM, PROVING THIS RESOLUTION, UM, DOESN'T TIE THE CITY TO ANY LOCAL, UM, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES OR COMMITMENT, BUT DOES ALLOW COVESTRO, UM, TO APPLY FOR, UM, STATE SALES TAX REBATE.

SO WITH THAT, UM, WE DO HAVE, UH, MR. CHRISTOPHER NUNAN HERE, UM, TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT, UM, THE FUTURE PLANS OR ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT'LL BE TAKING PLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AT THE, UH, BAYTOWN SITE.

BUT WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE NEED TO PULL NINE L, NINE V, NINE W NINE Z, NINE DOUBLE A AND NINE DOUBLE B.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR HIM? THANK YOU FOR STEPPING AROUND.

I NEED A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT B.

WE ARE NOW ON TO CONSENT,

[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.]

CAN YOU SAY THOSE? I JUST NINE L, NINE B AS IN VAN, W AS IN WOMAN, Z AS IN ZIPPER, DOUBLE A AS IN TWO APPLES.

AND DOUBLE B AS IN TWO BASKETBALL SCHOOLS, TWO.

BASKETBALL.

THERE YOU GO.

COME ON.

YOU SHOULD HAVE TALKED TO ME, COACH.

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DO YOU WANT ME TO, HUH? YOU WANT ME TO DO A MOTION FOR THE OTHER ONE? YES.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE? OH, NO, GO FOR IT.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS NINE A THROUGH DOUBLE I EXCLUDING L, V, WZA, A, B, B SECOND.

HOLD ON.

WAIT A SEC.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKER? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE WE'RE MAKING A MOTION.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

WE'LL, WE'LL GET TO IT.

THAT'S WHY WE PULLED THOSE ITEMS. WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THE ONES THAT ARE ON CONSENT AND THEN WE'RE GONNA COME BACK AND SPEAK ON THE, UM, ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED ONE BY ONE.

GOT IT? DID GOOD.

DID I SAY ALL THE RIGHT ONES THOUGH? UH, YES, YOU DID.

I, OKAY.

EXCLUDED.

L-V-W-Z-A-A AND B, B SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR A.

WHO IS SEATING TIME TO MARGA MATTHEWS FOR NINE L.

NOW WE HAVE BARBARA HOLLAND,

[l. Consider an ordinance authorizing the City of Baytown to enter into an agreement with Top Shelf Entertainment for musical and emcee performances for the City of Baytown's Juneteenth Celebration in FY2026 not to exceed $60,000.]

MS. MATTHEWS, IF YOU DON'T MIND APPROACHING AND GIVING YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD.

YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING.

MARGA MATTHEWS 6 0 6 EAST REPUBLIC AVENUE.

I WANT YOU TO SEE, UH, ABOUT THE RECENT AGENDA ITEM APPROVING MORE THAN 368,000 IN EVENT CONTRACTS, INCLUDING 167,000 FOR EVENT PRODUCTIONS OF TEXAS FOR AUDIO.

ONE THING, HOLD ON.

AND TEXAS SOUND AND ENTERTAINMENT.

HOLD ON.

60,000 FOR TOP SHELF ENTERTAINMENT.

HOLD ON A SECOND, MS. MATTHEWS.

UM, YOU SIGNED UP FOR L EXACTLY.

THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

THAT'S ONLY 60,000.

THERE'S ONLY 60,000 FOR NOW.

I KNOW.

CAN I FINISH PLEASE? IT HAS ALL THAT INCLUDED IN HERE, SO BE SURE THAT YOU STICK TO L PLEASE.

I AM.

CAN YOU LET ME FINISH? THANK YOU.

REQUIRING ALL PERFORMERS TO MAINTAIN FAMILY FRIENDLY STANDARDS.

THESE EVENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY.

THEY CELEBRATE CULTURE, UNITY, AND PRIDE.

BUT WHEN WE INVEST MORE THAN A THIRD OF MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS, THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN DESERVE FULL TRANSPARENCY, OVERSIGHT, AND ETHICAL INTEGRITY.

WHO SPECIFICALLY IS IN CHARGE OF MONITORING THESE EVENT CONTRACTS ONCE THEY'RE APPROVED? IS IT THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT? THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OR THE CITY MANAGER'S? OFFICER OFFICE TAXPAYERS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHICH DEPARTMENT AND WHICH INDIVIDUAL ENSURES THAT THESE VENDORS DELIVER WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR, ADHERE TO THE TERMS OF THEIR CONTRACTS AND KEEP SPINNING WITHIN THE APPROVAL LIMITS.

APPROVED LIMITS FOR EACH OF THESE CONTRACTS, WE ARE AT LEAST, WERE AT LEAST THREE QUALIFIED VENDORS SOLICITED OR ALLOWED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS AS STATED IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ORDINANCE AND PURCHASE POLICY.

COMPETITIVE BIDDING IS ONE OF THE MOST PRO THE BASIC PROTECTIONS AGAINST FAVORITISM AND MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.

IF FEWER THAN THE THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED, WAS THAT PUBLICLY DOCUMENTED? AND DID COUNSEL REVIEW THE JUSTIFICATION BEFORE APPROVING THESE CONTRACTS? WITHOUT A TRANSPARENT BIDDING PROCESS, THE PUBLIC CANNOT BE CONFIDENT THAT WE WERE RECEIVING THE BEST VALUE FOR OUR TAX DOLLARS.

WHAT FUNDS IS PAYING FOR THESE EVENTS? THE GENERAL FUND, HOTEL, OCCUPANCY TAX, OR SOME OTHER REVENUE SOURCE RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIG THROUGH HUNDREDS OF BUDGET PAGES TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM AND HOW IT'S BEING USED.

EACH ORDINANCE LIST A DOLLAR CAP, BUT HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THESE CAPS ARE BEING ENFORCED? ARE DETAILED INVOICES REVIEWED BY FINA FINANCES? STAFF CAN CHANGE ORDERS OR ADD-ONS, PUSH COSTS ABOVE THE CAP WITHOUT COUNCIL RE-APPROVAL.

AND IF THE FUNDS REMAIN UNSPENT, DOES THE MONEY STAY IN THE CITY'S BUDGET? OR DOES IT STILL GET PAID OUT TO THE VENDOR? CITIZENS NEED CLEAR ASSURANCES THAT NOT TO EXCEED REALLY MEANS NOT TO EXCEED.

AT LAST YEAR, JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, A PERFORMER ENCOURAGED THE CROWD TO SING EXPLICIT LYRICS LANGUAGE THAT IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE FOR A CITY SPONSORED FAMILY EVENT.

FUTURE CONTRACTS MAY EXCLUDE STRICT CONDUCT AND CONTENT CLAUSES

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AND THERE MUST BE CLEAR PENALTIES FOR THOSE STANDARDS ARE VIOLATED WHEN THEY'RE VIOLATED.

IF ANY EVENT IS ADVISED, ADVERTISE AS FAMILY FRIENDLY, THE CITY MUST GUARANTEE IT IS NO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD SERVE ON THE INFLUENCE ON ANY EVENT COMMITTEE THAT HELPS SELECT PERFORMERS, VENDORS, OR CONTRACTORS THAT CREATE AN OBVIOUS CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND UNDERMINES PUBLIC TRUST.

WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH OFFICIAL POSITIONS WERE INVOLVED IN COMMITTEES CONNECTED TO VENDOR SELECTIONS, AND THAT IS SIMPLY UNETHICAL.

CITY COMMITTEES FOR PUBLIC EVENTS SHOULD CONSIST ONLY OF STAFF AND INDEPENDENT CITIZENS, NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO COULD HAVE TIES TO THOSE RECEIVING CONTRACTS.

I RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED THE CITY PUBLISH AN ANNUAL SUMMARY OF ALL MAJOR EVENTS, SPENDING LISTING EACH EVENT'S BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL COST THE VENDORS PAID AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDED ATTENDANCE OR IMPACT, AND ANY COMPLAINTS OF CODE OF CONDUCT VIOLATIONS.

THAT KIND OF TRANSPARENCY BUILDS TRUST, NOT TENSION BETWEEN CITIZENS AND OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.

AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WHEN I RAISED THESE SAME CONCERNS, I WAS ESSENTIALLY SHUT DOWN AND TREATED AS OUR PRYING.

LET ME BE CLEAR.

A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY, OH, EXCUSE ME, LET ME CLEAR.

EVERY RESIDENT BAYTOWN HAS AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK HOW THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT, WHETHER CONTRACTS AND FAIRLY AWARDED WHETHER EVENTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED ETHICALLY.

A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY WELCOMES PUBLIC QUESTIONS.

IT DOES NOT DISCOURAGE THEM.

AND FOR THE RECORD, COUNSEL DOES NOT LECTURE PEOPLE THAT CONTINUALLY ATTEND AND SPEAK ALSO, TRY TO NOT TELL SPEAKERS ON HOW TO SPEAK ARE RIDICULE AFTER, BECAUSE THIS MAKES YOU LOOK VERY INSENSITIVE.

AND THAT'S WHY OTHERS DO NOT SPEAK BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING HEARD.

'CAUSE THIS IS UNPROFESSIONAL.

BE GLAD THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT LOVE BAYAN AND ARE WILLING TO SPEAK NO MATTER GOOD OR BAD.

I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR THE MANY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS THAT MAKE BAYTOWN SPECIAL.

BUT TRUE CIVIC PRIDE DEPENDS ON INTEGRITY AND OPENNESS.

LET'S ENSURE THAT EVERY TAXPAYER DOLLAR IS SPENT TRANSPARENTLY, EVERY EVENT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY, AND EVERY COMMITTEE OPERATES FREE OF BIAS OR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

LET'S ENSURE THAT EVERY TAXPAYER DOLLAR IS SPENT, NO COUNCIL BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD EVER DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN VENDOR PERFORMER SELECTIONS.

AND ALSO, UH, IS IT MISS, MS. MATTHEWS? YES.

THAT WAS YOUR TIME.

I KNOW, BUT YOU GAVE EVERYBODY ELSE A MINUTE.

YOU HAVE TO ALLOW ME TO DO THAT NOW SINCE YOU CALM.

CAN YOU CALM? THREW ME ALL OFF AT THE BEGINNING.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN YOU CALM DOWN A MINUTE AND LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION.

I'M CALM DOWN.

CAN YOU CALM DOWN A MINUTE? LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION I DOWN TO NOT TELL ME THAT.

THAT'S VERY, VERY RUDE.

I'M ASKING YOU A QUESTION.

YOU'RE VERY, I'M NOT BEING RUDE.

YOU'RE, THANK YOU.

CAN WE GET A MOTION FOR MS. MATTHEWS MOTION TO EXTEND HER TIME BY ONE MINUTE? SECOND.

SO SINCE Y'ALL KIND MAKE ME NERVOUS, I GOT A VOTE.

WE GOT A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? I THOUGHT YOU JUST VOTED.

THERE WAS A MOTION.

I HAVE TO CALL FOR THE VOTE.

OH, JESUS.

HONOR THIS.

ENSURE THAT EVERY TAXPAYER DOLLAR SPENT TRANSPARENTLY, EVERY EVENT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY AND EVERY COMMITTEE OPERATES FREE OF BIAS OR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

UH, NO COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER SHOULD EVER BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN VENDOR PERFORMER SELECTION.

AND EVERY CONTRACT SHOULD BE COMPETITIVELY AND ETHICALLY AWARDED.

ALSO, UH, I KNOW THIS IS OFF THE RECORD, BUT SINCE I GOT A MINUTE, IF DISTRICT BIES WERE TO CORRECT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES.

THIS IS NOT VOTERS PROBLEMS AND JUDGES CITY PROBLEM.

MS IS, THANK YOU.

OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE.

YES IT IS.

WELL, THAT'S IT.

NOW, UM, MR. CLIFFORD HATCH.

MUSIC WILL BE VETTED THROUGH THE BOARD PARKS BOARD PARKS BOARD? YES, SIR.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BASED OFF OF HER COMMENTS? NONE.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION AND I JUST WANT TO, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD WITH MY MEETING WITH MR. REYNOLDS, IS THAT MOVING FORWARD TOP SHELF WILL, THEIR

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UH, MOVING FORWARD, NOT ONLY TOP SHELF, BUT ALL ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE VETTED THROUGH THE PARKS BOARD.

WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT PROCESS THIS YEAR, UM, WITH, UM, SUGGESTED HEADLINERS FOR, UH, 4TH OF JULY, BUT WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS.

WE, UH, BROUGHT 'EM FORTH.

THE EXPECTATION IS THAT, UH, NOW TOP SHELF AND EVENT PRODUCTIONS OF TEXAS WILL BRING ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS THROUGH PARKS BOARD.

I I ALSO WANNA SAY REAL QUICK, UM, WE'VE NEVER BEEN OVER BUDGET IN THE 15 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN IN BAYTOWN AND IN ANY, ANY OF THESE, UH, EVENTS, WE'VE NEVER BEEN OVER BUDGET NOR HAVE WE EVER ISSUED A CHANGE ORDER AT ALL, JUST FOR POINT OF CLARITY.

AND IF WE DO GET A CHANGE ORDER, DOESN'T THAT COME BACK TO COUNSEL FOR APPROVAL? YES.

AND IF I CAN GO BACK A MINUTE, MR. MAYOR, JUST TO BE CLEAR MM-HMM .

PARKS BOARD IS ADVISORY ONLY ULTIMATE DECISIONS REST WITH COUNSEL.

SO, SO TO CLARIFY THAT AFTER PARK BOARD MAKESA ADVISING, IT WILL STILL COME TO COUNCIL FOR, FOR ANY CONTRACTS ABOVE $50,000 CONTRACTS BELOW $50,000, YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO DECIDE ON IS THAT THAT, IS THAT REGARDING RIGHT NOW, IS THAT REGARDING THE ENTERTAINMENT THAT'S REGARDING EVERY CONTRACT? EVERYTHING, YEAH.

STATEMENT.

MIKE, GO AHEAD.

, I WANT TO JUMP IN THERE.

THIS IS WHERE WE RAN INTO THE SHIPWRECK LAST YEAR, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE APPROVING THE CONTRACT.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE ENTERTAINERS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OUR EXPECTATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC MM-HMM .

IS THAT WE INDICATED AS A BOARD THAT WE WANT FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS.

AND I HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH CITY MANAGER.

THERE ARE SOME ENTERTAINERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE NON-FAMILY FRIENDLY SONGS.

THEY CAN'T SING THOSE AT OUR EVENTS.

AND IF THEY DO, MY COMMENT WAS UNPLUG IT.

I MEAN NO.

SO WE NEED TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

AND IF THEY DO JUST UNPLUG 'EM AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED AND HAVE SOME IMPACT THAT WE CAN GO BACK ON 'EM.

BUT WE'RE APPROVING THE BUDGETS NOW.

WE JUST DON'T APPROVE THE INDIVIDUAL ENTERTAINMENT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO GET THAT FAR INTO THE WEEDS, BUT I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE PARKS BOARD IS NOW GOING TO VET THAT OUT AND SELECT THE ENTERTAINERS.

I, I, I WANTED TO ALSO, TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, TO BE CLEAR, I KNOW WE'RE NOT THE MORALITY OF POLICE, BUT IF, IF, IF THE CONTENT OF THE MUSIC IS SOMETHING SOMEBODY WILL WIND UP IN JAIL BEHIND BARS FOR.

I, I, I VERY COMMON SENSE SAYS IT'S NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY.

SO THIS KIND OF KEEP THAT REMINDER, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT INITIATIVE.

IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, ASSAULT IS IS NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY, YOU KNOW, DRUG DEALING.

IT'S NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY.

SO IT'S, IT IS THE CONTENT ALSO WE HAD TO CONSIDER.

DRINKING'S LEGAL, DRINKING'S LEGAL.

WHAT ABOUT DRINKING? CAN SOMEBODY WIND UP BEHIND JAIL UNLESS THEY GET BEHIND THE WHEEL? SO DRINKING AND DRIVING, THERE'S A LOT OF COUNTRY SONGS.

I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS YEAH.

THERE'S A LOT OF COUNTRY SONGS.

WE CAN GO DOWN A LONG, LONG, DARK DEEP ROAD.

WE, WE WILL, WE WILL, WE WILL.

IT'S DRINKING AND DRIVING.

THAT'S NOT, WE WILL ALLOW PARK IF THERE'S MUSIC THAT THAT TALKS SENSE.

BUT DRINKING'S NOT ILLEGAL.

I SAY IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WIND UP BEHIND BARS GETTING THE PARKS BOARD IS GOING TO MAKE A MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, WE'LL APPROVE IT AND THAT'LL BE THE END OF IT.

MAYOR, WHEN IT COMES BACK TO, I'M SORRY MAYOR, LET ME CLARIFY MY, MY COMMENTS.

UH, COUNSEL IS THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER FOR CONTRACTS OVER $50,000 BUILT INTO ALL OF OUR PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS ARE CLAUSES THAT DEAL WITH, UM, PERFORMANCES THAT, THAT WOULD NOT MEET THESE STANDARDS.

IF THOSE ARE VIOLATED, WE HAVE CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AGAINST THE BOOKERS WHO HAVE THEIR OWN CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AGAINST THE PERFORMERS.

BILL.

YES, MA'AM.

HAVEN'T WE ALWAYS HAD THAT? WE'VE ALWAYS YES.

ALWAYS HAD THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

THAT'S, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS, ALWAYS BEEN HAPPENING.

SO NO, I I HOPE THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT MR. LAMONT IS SAYING, THAT WE ARE A GOVERNMENT BODY, WHICH MEANS THAT WE CANNOT REGULATE SPEECH.

CASE LAW ON THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

THE, THE REPERCUSSION TO ADDRESS THAT IS TO THE COURT NOT ON THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE.

WHY IT'S HAPPENING.

IF I'M MISSTATING THAT PLEASE CORRECT ME.

IT'S, THERE'S A, THERE'S A CERTAIN LIMIT THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH.

I, I, I THINK WHAT THE CITY MANAGER IS GETTING AT IS THAT THERE ARE, THERE'S A LOT OF

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WE ADHERE TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LAW.

WE EXPECT OUR BOOKERS TO ADHERE TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LAW AND WE EXPECT THE PERFORMERS TO ADHERE TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LAW.

AND, AND I'M, I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION IF YOU ALL FEEL THAT MORE DISCUSSION IS WARRANTED.

THANK YOU MR. CLIFFORD HATCH.

UM, WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS.

I NEED A MOTION MOVED OR APPROVE ITEM, WHAT IS IT? NINE L.

NINE L SECOND.

NOW WE ARE ON TO NINE

[v. Consider an ordinance purchase of emergency equipment and installation for fifteen (15) police units from Siddons Martin Emergency Group through BuyBoard.]

V MS. TERESA BLACKWOOD.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, MS. TERESA, AFTER YOU DO V JUST GO AHEAD AND HANG OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT.

'CAUSE YOU GOT TWO OTHER THINGS ON HERE.

UM, A ACTUALLY I HAVE OH, YOU HAVE FOUR OTHER THINGS? YEAH, I HAVE A GROUP OF THEM AND, AND SO I CAN, YES.

DO I I CAN MAKE THIS FAIRLY EASY.

UH, THERESA BLACKWOOD 1 1 3 CROW ROAD.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I FIRST DID THIS THAT THIS WAS A CONSENT AND HOW THIS WORKS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I CAN SPEAK TO IT.

UM, WHAT I'M QUESTIONING, OR, OR WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS IF THIS IS THE APPROVAL PROCESS, AND THIS IS WHERE YOU BRING IT TO THE, THE, UH, TO THE MEETING TO APPROVE THESE, NONE OF THESE HAVE MONIES TIED TO THEM.

AND SO ALL OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY, UH, COSTLY, YOU HAVE THIS GROUP OF ITEMS THAT HAVE MONIES TO 'EM, BUT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING HERE THAT SUGGESTS, UM, WHAT THIS WAS.

AND THE OTHER PIECE, AND I'M SURE IT WAS DISCUSSED IN COUNCIL AND I JUST WASN'T PART OF IT OR WHATEVER, TO KNOW THE PROCESS AND, AND I'LL LEARN THE PROCESS, BUT NO MATTER WHAT THAT PROCESS WAS TO GET IT TO THIS POINT, I JUST THINK IT SHOULD BE AT THIS POINT THAT IT'S GIVEN A CONSENT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE.

IT SHOULD HAVE A MONETARY VALUE.

AND THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.

SO THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT I'M QUESTIONING ABOUT ANY ONE OF THESE.

UM, AND, AND THE QUANTITIES AND WHATEVER I'M GUESSING HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

SO THE MONEY TO BE APPROVED FOR THIS TO SAY CONSENT, AND FOR IT NOT TO HAVE, NOT TO EXCEED OR SOME KIND OF MONETARY VALUE TO THEM IS, UM, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

AND I'M ASKING THAT IN THE FUTURE IF IT'S CONSIDERED.

I MEAN, I WAS, I WAS GONNA LET HER KNOW THAT, MA'AM, THE, SO THAT THE AMOUNTS, SIR, IN THE PACKET.

THE PACKET, THERE'S, THERE'S BACKUP INFORMATION.

UM, IT, IT'S NOT GONNA BE, YEAH, IT'S NOT GONNA BE IN JUST THE AGENDA YOU HAVE, BUT UM, LIKE IF YOU LOOK UP, IF YOU GO YEAH.

ONLINE MM-HMM .

I GO TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WEBSITE, UM, THERE ARE LINKS TO ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.

IT'S STILL BIG TO QUESTION WISE.

SOME OF 'EM HAVE MONIES AND SOME OF THEM I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S FAIR.

NINE V NINE W NINE Z, NINE DOUBLE A AND NINE DOUBLE B.

BECAUSE THE ONES, THESE OTHERS HAVE NUMBERS THAT ARE POSTED HERE.

SO I, I, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE

[w. Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of twenty (20) Chevrolet vehicles from Reliable Chevrolet, through the TIPS Cooperative Purchasing Program.]

[z. Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of one (1) Kenworth Truck from Cleveland Mack dba Performance Truck, through the Buy Board Cooperative Purchase Program, for Public Works and Engineering (PWE).]

[aa. Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of five (5) Chevrolet Trucks from Lake Country Chevrolet, through The Interlocal Purchasing System Cooperative ("TIPS"), for the Parks and Recreation Department and the Public Works and Engineering Department.]

[bb. Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of one (1) Ford Truck from Silsbee Ford, through The Interlocal Purchasing System ("TIPS") Cooperative Program, for Parks and Recreation.]

ALTOGETHER I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE NINE B NINE W NINE Z NINE DOUBLE A AND NINE DOUBLE B SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CASTING THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION OF REP OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHAMBERS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO APPOINTMENTS 10 A

[a. Consider a resolution casting the City of Baytown's ballot for the election of a representative to serve on the Board of Directors of the Chambers County Appraisal District. ]

MR. SCOTT FOR THE CITY OF BAY, BAYTOWN HAS 50 VOTES.

MR. SCOTT LAMONT? YES.

UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, IT IS TIME TO VOTE FOR OUR CCAD REPRESENTATIVES.

UH, YOU HAVE A BALLOT OF SIX NAMES IN FRONT OF YOU.

JOE CRUMPLER, JOHN ISLAS, LORI PAYTON, JOEY PRESNA, ALICIA TURNER, AND EVERETT TAN WILLIAMS. AND, UH, YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTES FOR ALL OR DIVIDE BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES.

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SAYING WE CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF THEM OR WE CAN, YOU CAN USE ALL 50 VOTES ON ONE.

YOU CAN DIVIDE THEM AS YOU SEE FIT AMONGST THE SIXTH.

GOT YOU.

SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? I'M GONNA BE HONEST, MAYOR, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS MM-HMM .

AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EVEN POSSIBLE TO GET LIKE, CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THEM.

UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE REGARDING WHETHER WE HAVE ANY.

WE CAN GET THAT FROM CHAMBERS COUNTY CAN GET IT.

I, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO GET.

IT SAYS WE HAVE TO VOTE BY DECEMBER 15.

DECEMBER 15TH.

SO WE SHOULD HAVE 13TH.

WE HAVE THE ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER PRIOR TO THAT DECEMBER.

COULD WE, COULD WE GET, SO LET'S GET CONTACT INFO FOR THEM.

HOLD OFF.

WE'LL, WE WILL, UH, PULL THAT OR TABLE IT UNTIL THE 15TH.

WELL, UNTIL WE THE 11TH.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO B.

UH, DO WHAT HARRIS COUNTY, THERE'S WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF HARRIS COUNTY? SAME DEAL.

DO I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE THAT? YOU CAN JUST TAKE NO ACTION ON IT, MS. MAC? NO.

ACTION.

OKAY, NOW

[b. Consider a resolution casting the City of Baytown's ballot for the election of a representative to serve on the Board of Directors of the Harris Central Appraisal District.]

UM, YEAH.

10 B IS A SIMILAR ITEM.

THIS IS FOR THE ELECTION FOR HARRIS CENTRAL APPRAIS DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES.

WE JUST HAVE ONE PERSON, RIGHT? MR. MIKE SULLIVAN? NO, IT'S ON, UH, WE HAVE RIGHT HERE.

ONLY ONE.

I'LL SAY YOU THE SAME THING WE HAVE TILL THE 15TH.

NO, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

DIG.

C CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ONE, APPOINT ONE APPOINTMENT TO HARRIS COUNTY HARRIS, GALVESTON, SUBSIDANCE SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT.

NOW I KNOW 10

[c. Consider a resolution authorizing one (1) appointment to the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.]

MR. PETE CO IS SEEKING THE REPORT APPOINTMENT COTE TO, UH, ANOTHER TERM, WHICH WILL EXPIRE ON JANUARY 31ST, 2027.

HE WAS ONE THAT WAS ON THE .

HE WAS, YES HE WAS.

AND WE DO NOT KNOW OF HIM.

SO IF WE CAN TABLE THIS ONE.

WELL, HE HAS BEEN SERVING APPARENTLY, SO HE'S ASKING FOR ANOTHER TERM.

YEAH, BUT IT'S, I BELIEVE IT IS YOUR APPOINTMENT.

ANY OPPOSED? MANAGER'S REPORT.

WELL, I'M GOING TO APPOINT HIM.

[11. 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.]

ALRIGHT, MAYOR COUNCIL.

ALRIGHT.

UM, I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK.

UM, SO FIRST, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE TRAPS, UH, EAST REGION ANNUAL MAINTENANCE RODEO TEAM THAT WENT OUT THERE.

OVERALL, BAYTOWN GOT THIRD PLACE AMONG THE COMPETING CITIES.

I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR PLAYERS.

LEWIS MENDOZA GOT FIRST PLACE IN THE BLOWER.

LEONARD GRAHAM GOT THIRD PLACE IN THE BLOWER.

ROBERT RENTERIA GOT THIRD PLACE IN THE BACKHOE.

UH, MEN, UH, COLT COLT GOT, UH, THIRD PLACE IN NAIL DRIVING.

TONY OLA GOT FIFTH PLACE IN NAIL DRIVING AND DANIEL MEDINA GOT FIFTH PLACE IN ZERO TURN.

SO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THEM ON CLIP.

WHERE'D YOU GO, TRACY? YEAH, OUTSIDE.

UH, THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING OUR HOME.

ALL RIGHT.

SO KEEP ON COMPETING.

KEEP IT, KEEP IT UP.

ALL RIGHT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, ALEJANDRO CILLO WITH PUBLIC WORKS UTILITY CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, WHO RECENTLY EARNED A CDL LICENSE, UH, WHICH THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT, UH, KEEP THAT UP.

CODY HARVILLE WITH PDS, WHO RECENTLY, WHO WAS RECENTLY SHOUTED OUT BY A RESIDENT FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE SUPPORT HE, UH, PROVIDED WHILE, UH, UH, WHILE THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS GOING THROUGH THE,

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THAT WAS A RIDE IN.

AND YOU KNOW THAT I DO LOVE THOSE WHEN THE CITIZENS, UH, REACH OUT AND GIVE THOSE KUDOS.

UH, ALSO FIRE STATION, UM, STATION ONE TEAM WHO ARE RECOGNIZED BY A RESIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND DURING AN EMERGENCY CALL.

NOT ONLY DID THEY PROVIDE EXCELLENT CARE, BUT THEY ALSO TOOK THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH THEIR CHILD ABOUT FIXING HIS BIKE AND LATER RETURNED TO HELP REPAIR IT JUST AS THEY PROMISED.

UH, I WILL, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON REAL QUICK, UM, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF DOBSON.

HE, HE WOULDN'T PUT THIS IN HERE, BUT, UM, HE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR OVER TWO HOURS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL, UH, WHILE THINGS WERE GETTING REPAIRED ON, ON THE, ON THE VEHICLE.

AND DURING THAT TIME, ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER CAME UP, UH, WAS HEADING TO AN EVENT, WHICH WAS AN ACTUAL FISH FRY.

WENT TO THE FISH FRY AND THEN ACTUALLY BROUGHT FISH BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND CHIEF DOBSON.

AND SO THEY ALL GOT TO EAT SOME FRIED FISH WHILE THEY WERE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

UH, AND SO JUST, THOSE ARE THE KIND OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE OUT HERE, UH, SERVING BAYTOWN AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THAT OUT THERE.

UH, MOVING ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, AS Y'ALL KNOW, UH, PDS UH, PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THEY DO A LOT OF OUTREACH AND THEY DO A VERY GOOD JOB WITH IT.

UH, RECENTLY WE TALKED ABOUT STEPHANIE AND SHARON DOING THE BACKPACK, UM, UH, BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED AND HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT HAS BEEN.

THEY ALSO, UH, ARE VERY INVOLVED WITH THE FOOD DRIVE AND THE ANGEL TREE.

AND, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE COLLECTION DATES ARE NOVEMBER 3RD THROUGH THE 24TH FOR THE FOOD DRIVE.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND, AND IT'S ALL THE STAFF, UM, THAT HELPS WITH THIS, ALONG WITH THE ANGEL TREE.

AND SO WE HAD 152 FAMILIES THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR THE ANGEL TREE, AND I BELIEVE OVER 75 OF OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES, JUST CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE SIGNED UP TO TAKE CARE OF OVER 75, I BELIEVE WE HAVE AROUND 70 OR SO THAT ARE STILL AVAILABLE, CHILDREN THAT ARE STILL AVAILABLE, UH, TO BE SIGNED UP.

YOU CAN HIT THE QR CODE IF YOU WANT TO NOW THAT'LL GO RIGHT TO A LIVE, UM, A LIVE GOOGLE SHEET TO SIGN UP.

AND, UM, JUST APPRECIATE THE EFFORT BY ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO DO GIVE BACK, UH, DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

AND IT'S, IT IS ONE DEPARTMENT THAT KIND OF SPEARHEADS THIS, BUT IT IS ALL OF US THAT CONTRIBUTE TO, UH, TO OUR FAMILIES IN NEED.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UM, THE EFFORTS THAT GO INTO THE LISTENING SESSION.

WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL LISTENING SESSION, UM, LAST, UH, I GUESS LAST WEEK NOW, UM, UH, AT JENKINS PARK AND FOR, FOR, UH, DISTRICT FIVE.

WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE, DISTRICT FOUR COMING UP, , UH, IN JUST A FEW WEEKS AT, UH, REPUBLIC PLAZA.

UH, AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

I DO APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS THAT SHOW UP.

THERE IS GOOD INPUT THAT THAT COMES OUT OF THE LISTENING SESSIONS.

UM, I, I FEEL THEY'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS HEAVILY ATTENDED, BUT IT DOES START A LOT OF CONVERSATION DURING THE MEETING AND WHICH CONTINUES AFTER THE MEETING.

UM, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY THAT WE ARE BUILDING BETTER CONNECTIONS WITH OUR CITIZENS.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THOMAS REEVE, CHIEF STRINGER AND CHIEF DOBSON AND, UH, EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED, UH, MAYOR THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH COLD ADSS.

UM, IT IS SOMETHING THAT KICKED OFF FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SHOWED UP AT THE KICKOFF PARTY.

I DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL SHOWING UP, UH, SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THAT.

UH, WE FEEL THAT THIS WILL BE A VERY BIG THING FOR BAYTOWN AND GETTING FATHERS INVOLVED, UM, AND JUST FAMILIES INVOLVED AND HOPEFULLY BUILDING A LOT MORE COMMUNITY AS WE RUN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

AND, UH, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO KEVIN FOR, FOR WHAT HE'S DOING WITH THIS.

AND I, I, I DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO TO MAKING THAT A SUCCESS.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE EXXON FOR THEIR DONATION, UH, TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UM, THE, I, I BELIEVE THE TRAFFIC SIGNS AND Y'ALL RECEIVED A CHECK OR A GRANT TODAY FROM THEM, UM, OR THE THREE, THE, THE, UM, THE RECOGNITION I SHOULD SAY TODAY.

UH, AS Y'ALL KNOW, WE RECEIVE CALLS DURING EARLY VOTING.

WE ACTUALLY UN BAILED THE, UH, THE FINISHED PRODUCT, SO, OKAY.

THEY'RE DEPLOYABLE NOW.

SO EXXON, UH, AND ALL OF OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD PARTNERS AND JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE, UH, WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

UM, I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE, UM, THE COMMUNITY JUST FOR RECOGNIZING VETERANS DAY.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT WITH, UH, UH, VETERANS DAY AND PEOPLE SHOWING UP.

UH, TO ME IT MEANS SOMETHING PERSONALLY TO ME, UH, BUT I KNOW IT MEANS A LOT TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE CITY, UM, AND TO OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE VETERANS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND TO OUR CITIZENS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL AS WE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL VETERAN STAY.

UM, AND THEN I WANT TO THANK THE, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED ON, UM, THE ELECTION MAYOR.

I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

UM, UM, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CONFIDENCE IN THE EMPLOYEES.

UH, MAN.

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WE RECEIVE CALLS ELECTION NIGHT.

WE RECEIVE CALLS EVERY SINGLE HOUR UP UNTIL THE CANVASSING, THE 50 MINUTES OF READING THE ELECTION RESULTS TODAY.

WE'VE RECEIVED COMMENTS AND, UM, OUR TEAM TAKES A LOT FROM THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE THE, THE CONFIDENCE THAT ALL OF Y'ALL SHOW AND OUR TEAM MEMBERS AND THE SUPPORT THAT'S THERE.

WE ARE A VERY LARGE ORGANIZATION.

THERE ARE A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES TAKING CARE OF 90,000 PEOPLE.

WE HAVE GLOW AND GROW MOMENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND, UM, WE STRIVE TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN WITH THESE ELECTIONS.

THEY ARE NOT EASY.

THEY ARE SCRUTINIZED, UH, WITH EVERY STEP THAT WE TAKE.

AND IT'S A LOT.

AND I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE ANGIE AND HER TEAM, UH, FOR THE EFFORT THAT THEY DO WITH THIS AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

I, I JUST APPRECIATE THAT PEOPLE CAME OUT TO VOTE AND, UM, I KNOW IT WAS OUR FIRST BOND ELECTION SINCE 2007.

YES, WE HAD TWO OF THE SIX PASS, BUT I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE TWO OF THE SIX PASS.

UM, I APPRECIATE THE BOND COMMITTEE AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT CCPD AND FIRE CONTROL DID.

UM, I BELIEVE ONE OF THE FIRE CONTROL GOT MORE VOTES THAN CCPD .

OH, HEY, BRETT DID EVERYTHING HE COULD.

HAD TO LIGHTEN IT UP.

JOHN, THANK YOU FOR, FOR TAKING THE PUNCHES, MAN.

I APPRECIATE IT.

UM, LOVES THE FIREFIGHTER, BUT, UM, IT, IT TAKES THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN.

AND THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT, UM, WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE WITH YOUR MONEY.

I, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T BELIEVE ME, YOU JUST AREN'T GONNA BELIEVE ME AND I ACCEPT THAT.

UH, BUT WE HAVE A BOND COMMITTEE THAT WILL OVER OVERWATCH OUR, OUR PROJECTS.

UM, THEY WILL REPORT TO COUNCIL, THEY WILL GIVE REGULAR UPDATES.

OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL IS SO MUCH OF A OVERWATCH WITH, WITH OUR BUDGET THAT PEOPLE REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

THEY REALLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH Y'ALL OVERSEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF IT.

AND, UM, BUT I GIVE YOU MY PROMISE THAT WE ARE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF YOUR MONEY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT FOUR JAMES FRANCO REGARDING PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS IN DISTRICT FOUR.

UM, WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

CONVENE , AN EXECUTIVE SESSION RIGHT AFTER .

I WAS SETTING THEM UP RIGHT AFTER WE RECEIVE A REPORT

[a. Receive a report from Council Member James Franco regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 4. ]

ARE YOU GONNA BE AS SHORT AS HE WAS? YEAH, PUBLIC WORKS DID GREAT.

DISTRICT FOUR PARKS DID GREAT.

DISTRICT FOUR, NO, I'M JUST JOKING.

SO, UH, WE'RE KIND OF GOING OVER A COUPLE OF REAL QUICK, COUPLE OF PROGRESS GOING OVER EIGHT.

DISTRICT FOUR.

UH, WE GOT THE DISTRICT OF NORTH MAIN OFFICE WAREHOUSE ON NORTH MAIN.

THAT'S, THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THE SUSHI HIA RESTAURANT ON GARTH ROAD, SUITE ONE 20, UH, THE BAYTOWN GROVE BUSINESS PARK ON 7 7 2 0 4 I 10.

UM, THE ROSALINA RESTAURANT ON 73 0 4 I 10.

UH, BAYTOWN VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL, WHICH WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THAT FINALLY GOING THE 53 60 I 10, UH, COTTAGE GREEN MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON HUNT ROAD.

THEY'RE MOVING ALONG.

THEY'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE TRANSFORMERS.

I WENT BY THERE AND TALKED TO THOSE GUYS.

THEY'RE, IT'S GONNA BE A NICE COMMUNITY FOR US.

UH, BAYTOWN BOAT, RV AND SELF STORAGE IS 4,500.

NORTH MAIN IS IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION, UH, THE WORKING GARTH ROAD.

YES, WE KNOW IT'S TERRIBLE.

EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.

TRUST ME.

I HAVE EMAILED JA UH, EMAILED.

I'VE GOTTEN CALLS AND I HAVE EMAILED JASON ABOUT IT.

AND I EVEN HAD AN INTERN WORK ON SOME STUFF FOR ME.

UH, UH, THE CONTRACTOR FINALIZES SUBMITTALS, UH, PREPARING FOR FIELD MOBILIZATION AND HE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WILL BE NO WORK AT PLACE DURING THE HOLIDAY, UH, PERIOD TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO DISRUPTION FROM TRAFFIC FLOW FROM ALL THE SHOPPERS.

NOT YET.

THAT'S NEXT YEAR, SORRY.

NEXT YEAR WHEN ALL THE SHOPPERS WILL BE THERE.

UH, WORK ON ITIN ISLANDER IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO SOME SEVERAL DESIGN RELATED ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED.

UH, MEETING WITH THE PROJECT ENGINEER HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS THE RESOLUTION.

SO THAT'LL FIX DISTRICT FOUR, DISTRICT FIVE, THAT, THAT'S SPLIT THERE.

UH, THE CITY HAS A PROJECT INSTALLED, UH, SCATTER AT ALL.

ITS LIFT STATIONS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO REMOTELY MONITOR, UH, AND IMPROVE AND TO IMPROVE, UH, SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE THE RISK OF OVERFLOWS.

UH, PROGRESS CONTINUES ON FLUSHING OUT THE STORM DRAINAGE IN BOXES AND DISTRICT FOUR, ABOUT 25% COMPLETE ON THAT.

SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH ON PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT.

UM, WAYNE GRAY SPORTS COMPLEX DISTRICT FOUR JUST HOSTED THE TOURNAMENTS IN OCTOBER.

UH, TWO YOUTH GIRL, TWO YOUTH GIRLS FAST PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS FEATURING 26 TO 35 TEAMS AND TWO ADULT SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS WITH 20 TO 16 TEAMS RESPECTIVELY.

WAS AT THE WAYNE GRAY.

UH, IN OCTOBER WE HAVE THE ADOPT THE SPOT VOLUNTEERS FOR SAN SAN CENTRAL CHURCH,

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UH, HELPED, UH, PICK UP TRASH ALONG THE INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD AND DISTRICT FOUR.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME OUT AND CLEANED UP THE CITY AND TAKE PRIDE IN IT.

WE ALSO GOT THE SISTERS PARADE THAT'S GONNA BE COMING UP, SO THAT'S GONNA BE BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THREE SCHOOLS.

THEY HAD A GREAT SEASON.

UH, ATS THE END OF FOOTBALL SEASONS, WHICH MEANS A LOT TO ME.

UH, BUT FOOTBALL AND DRILL SEASON'S OVER AND THE BAND JUST HAD THEIR UL CONTEST.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DID, BUT I HOPE THE GUYS DID.

THE KIDS DID WELL.

UH, PARENTS, IF YOU GOT A SENIOR, APPLY FOR YOUR FAFSA.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT.

UM, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE'S STILL HAPPENING NEAR JUSTICE.