Mar 23, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2026 AT 6:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM AT 6:59 PM WE WILL NOW HAVE PLEDGE AND INVOCATION GIVEN BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB POWELL, DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, IE.

ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE JOIN ME A PRAYER.

DEAR LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AND WE JUST, UM, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY THAT WE HAVE TO, UM, JUST ENJOY, UM, THIS, THIS EARTH, THIS LIFE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, LORD.

AND, UH, GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU JUST GIVE US, UM, WISDOM.

GIVE US DISCERNMENT AS WE DISCUSS THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA BEFORE US THIS EVENING.

GOD, I LIFT UP, UH, EVERY ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN GOD, UM, ACROSS ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, THOSE THAT SHOW UP EACH AND EVERY DAY, AND JUST GIVE IT THEIR ALL FOR THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN.

LORD.

UM, GOD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL, UM, OF OUR MANY, MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

GOD, WE JUST CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH, AND WE THANK YOU, MOST OF ALL FOR YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.

AND IT'S IN HIS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE'RE

[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.]

UH, BEFORE WE GET THERE, JUST A BRIEF REMINDER, WHENEVER YOU ARE ADDRESSING COUNCIL, WE DO NOT ADDRESS COUNCIL MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY.

WE, WE ADDRESS COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.

AND, UM, I'M GONNA ASK THAT EVERYONE, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL WHEN ADDRESSING COUNCIL THE PURPOSE OF CITIZEN COMMUNIST TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LISTING FOR YOU OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

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

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.

FIRST PERSON WE HAVE UP WOULD BE MR. BRANDON TERRY, AND MR. TERRY, YOU HAVE TIME GIVEN TO YOU FROM MR. JOSEPH FALLON.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE A TOTAL OF TWO MINUTES, IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

UH, BRANDON TERRY, 80 11 SUGAR CANE DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 7 7 5 2 3.

GOOD TO GO.

I APPRECIATE BEING GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE, UH, CITY'S TOWING CONTRACT.

UM, WE USED TO HAVE A ROTATION OF LIKE 10 DIFFERENT TRUCKS, AND THE CITY CREATED A TOWING MONOPOLY AND THE CITY BASICALLY RIGGED IT TO GET THEIR CHOSEN SHENANIGAN COMPANY PICKED.

AND THE OTHER COMPANIES WERE TOLD, IF THIS COMPANY SLIPS UP OR FALTERS, WE'LL OPEN IT BACK UP.

THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

DID NOT HAPPEN AT ALL.

IN FACT, UNDER THE GUIDELINES, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIVE 24 7, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO RESPOND WITHIN 25 MINUTES, AND IN MOST CASES, UPWARDS OF 45 MINUTES.

THEN THIS COMPANY WAS ALSO FINED AND REPRIMANDED BY THE STATE, AND THE CITY DID NOT OPEN IT BACK UP.

THEY RENEWED THE CONTRACT.

I DON'T KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE OF REVIEWING THE CONTRACTS, BUT THAT'S BIG TIME THAT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

AND THE COMPANIES THAT GOT PUT OUT, THEY WENT UNDER, YOU PUT THESE PEOPLE OUTTA BUSINESS, AND LIKE I SAID, THINGS WERE WORKING.

THERE WAS NO REASON TO CREATE

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NO REASON AT ALL.

SO IF YOU'RE WILLING TO CUT CORNERS ON A TOWING CONTRACT, WHAT ELSE ARE WE DOING? JUST TO GIVE YOU CONTRAST, YOU HOLD AN ILLEGAL MEETING TO BAIL OUT THE GOLF COURSE DEVELOPER.

SO ANYONE DE DEALING OR DEALT WITH THE GOLF COURSE DEVELOPER, THOSE VENDORS ALL GOT PAID OFF.

THEY ALL GOT MADE WHOLE, THEY GOT BAILED OUT THE TOWING COMPANIES, THEY GOT STOMPED OUT.

WHY THE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT? WHY IS THERE A MONOPOLY? MR. OKAY, MR. TERRY, THIS YOUR TWO MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE MR. DAVID ISAAC AND MR. DAVID ISAAC, YOU HAVE TIME GIVEN TO YOU FROM JUNE STANSKI AND AZALEA SPREADER.

SO YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES.

IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING YOUR NAME AND STATING YOUR ADDRESS FOR THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

DAVID ISAAC, 28 12 LANDMARK DRIVE.

MY FAVORITE COLOR IS ORANGE.

MR. MAYOR, I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE, UH, CAR, UH, THE, THE DUALLY ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION THAT WE, WE DID LAST WEEK THAT WE EXECUTED TWO WEEKS AGO.

TWO WEEKS AGO.

THIS BODY, THIS CHAMBER WITNESSED US ELECT A NEW MAYOR PRO TEM.

SO MY QUESTION IS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THIS QUESTION.

WHY IS IT THAT OUR OLD MAYOR, PRO TEM IS ON THE FLIGHT TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC THIS WEEK TO ADVOCATE FOR, TO PRESENT, FOR, TO LOBBY FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE BAYTON? I THINK TWO WEEKS AGO, WE MADE IT LOUD AND CLEAR THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC LOST THAT PERSON, LOST THEIR POSITION TO BE OVER, UH, ONE OF THE COMMITTEES, CIP.

OKAY? AND THAT PERSON ALSO LOST THEIR MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION.

AND THAT'S FOR A REASON.

THAT'S BECAUSE THAT PERSON RIGHT NOW DOES NOT REFLECT THE INTEREST, THE NEEDS AND THE WANTS AND THE CONCERNS OF THE BAYTON.

THE PERSON VOTED DOWN CHILDCARE.

OUR DISTRICT FIVE REPRESENTATIVE IS WHO OF, OF WHICH I'M REFERRING TO.

THAT PERSON VOTED IN FAVOR OF A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY, VERY DANGEROUS BATTERY, UH, FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO HAVE, UH, UH, UH, FIREFIGHTERS WORK AND HAZMAT UNITS HAVE TO PAY AND, AND WORK EXTRA HOURS AND USE EXTRA FUNDS.

BUT THAT PERSON ALSO VOTED DOWN.

CHILDCARE.

WE DON'T NEED ANY 12, 14 YEAR RECENT CARPETBAGGERS COME TO BAYTOWN RULING ON THESE ISSUES THAT AFFECT EVERYDAY PEOPLE IN THE NEGATIVE AND THEN WANTING TO GO TO WASHINGTON, DC AFTER WE VOTED THEM OUT AND THEY LOST ALREADY.

MR. MAYOR, WE ALSO DON'T NEED ANYBODY TO GO AND REPRESENT US.

THAT DOESN'T ANSWER THEIR PHONES.

I HAVE BEEN OVER THIS.

MR. MAYOR MADE A PHONE CALL RECENTLY.

I'LL ELABORATE ON THIS IN A LATER SPEECH, BUT WE NEED OUR INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT OUR COUNSEL, WHO REPRESENT THESE PEOPLE TO ANSWER THEIR PHONES.

THERE ARE NO EXCUSES AND NO EXCEPTIONS IN MY BOOK, MR. MAYER.

AND FINALLY, OUR INDIVIDUAL HAS REFUSED INTERVIEWS IN THE PAST.

IF YOU CANNOT ANSWER PHONE CALLS, IF YOU CANNOT INTERVIEW WITH REGULAR EVERYDAY INDIVIDUALS, THEN WHAT ARE YOU TO DO AS A PUBLIC SERVANT? WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR JOB? AS I WANT TO ASK THAT REPRESENTATIVE, MR. MAYOR, WE NEED GOOD, CLEAN, ETHICAL GOVERNMENT FROM THIS GOVERNING BODY.

WE DON'T NEED TO SEND INDIVIDUALS THAT WE DID NOT ELECT TO REPRESENT US.

AND SO I'M ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT WE GET WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THE FLIGHTS ON THE HOTEL, CHANGE THE FLIGHTS ON THE FLIGHTS, CHANGE THE NAME ON THE FLIGHTS, BUT GET IT DONE.

SEND OUR REPRESENTATIVES, SEND THE PERSON THAT WE ELECTED DUALLY AS A CITY COUNCIL TO REPRESENT US IN WASHINGTON, DC NOT SOMEBODY THAT WE THREW OUT TWO WEEKS AGO ALREADY.

THAT'S WHAT I GOTTA SAY TODAY, MR. MAYOR.

AND LET'S HAVE MORE ETHICAL, TRANSPARENT INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING US ON THIS CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR CITIZENS' COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA ON

[a. Consider approving the City Council minutes of the Municipal Development District and City Council Joint Meeting held on February 26, 2026.]

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO.

A SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THREE.

A RECOGNITIONS

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

MR. JOEY LOPEZ? YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

AND COUNSEL, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AN EMPLOYEE FOR MARCH THIS, THIS MONTH.

LEVI MASTERSON IT 25 YEARS.

LEVI WAS BORN IN BAYTOWN IN 1981 TO A FAMILY WITH ROOTS DATING BACK TO THE DAYS OF HUMBLE OIL LONG BEFORE BAYTOWN CONSOLIDATED.

HE GRADUATED FROM STERLING HIGH SCHOOL IN 1999 AND LATER FROM LEE COLLEGE,

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WHILE STILL IN SCHOOL, HE WAS RECRUITED TO WORK FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT'S IT DEPARTMENT.

AFTER TWO YEARS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HE WAS HIRED TO FILL A PC TECHNICIAN ROLE AT THE BAIT HOUND POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE HARRIS COUNTY ORGANIZED CRIME AND NARCOTICS TASK FORCE.

WHEN THE TASK FORCE SPUN DOWN, HE WAS OFFERED A POSITION WITH THE CITY'S IT DEPARTMENT WHERE HIS CAREER HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT AT TODAY, AS THE TEAM LEAD FOR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SPECIALIST, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE CITY.

WHEN NOT AT WORK, LEVI ENJOYS SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS, WHETHER CAMPING, CYCLING, OR GARDENING.

HE LOVES SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY OR WORKING ON ANYTHING ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL THAT REQUIRES TINKERING.

THANK YOU, LEVI, FOR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.

NOW WE

[b. Present a proclamation recognizing Sisters Savoring the Spectrum.]

IF I FORGET TO ASK AGAIN, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE YOU, IT'S BECAUSE I'M GETTING OLDER AND I JUST FORGOT.

SO PLEASE ACCEPT THIS INVITATION WHENEVER THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF.

SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR IN THE, UM, AN EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BRING AWARENESS FOR AUTISM.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE PRESENT THIS, SIR? GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS BRITTANY DOLE.

I HOLD A BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, AND I HAVE A DEEP PASSION FOR ADVOCATING FOR AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

SISTER SAVING THE SPECTRUM IS ABOUT CELEBRATING, UNDERSTANDING AND HONORING OUR DIFFERENCES WHILE BUILDING A COMMUNITY ROOTED IN COMPASSION, LOVE, AND ACCEPTANCE.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I GIVE ALL HONOR AND THANKS TO GOD.

WITHOUT HIM, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

AUTISM IS A SPECTRUM, BEAUTIFUL, DIVERSE, AND FILLED WITH INCREDIBLE, UNIQUE GIFTS.

OUR ROLE IS NOT TO CHANGE ANYONE, BUT TO LISTEN, TO LEARN AND TO LOVE PEOPLE EXACTLY AS THEY ARE.

AWARENESS LEADS TO ACCEPTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE LEADS TO MEANINGFUL ACTION.

THE PROCLAMATION WE ARE RECEIVING TODAY REPRESENTS BOTH AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE.

FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM WHO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY, IT SHOWS THAT YOU CARE THAT YOU SEE THEM, AND THAT YOU BELIEVE IN CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD FOR ALL.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND ON MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT.

THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN JOVI'S, TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION, THE FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER, AND G-C-C-G-C-C-I-S-D FOR STANDING WITH ME AND SUPPORTING THE VISION.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY PASTOR, DR. STEVEN RICHARDS, SENIOR FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AN EXTREMELY WARM AND HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO MY AWESOME PARENTS FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY WEEK TO BRING YOUR AMAZING KIDDOS OUT THIS EVENING.

YOUR SUPPORT TRULY MEANS SO MUCH AND HELPS MAKE THIS THIS CAUSE SO SPECIAL.

AND THANK YOU TO MAYOR CHARLES JOHNSON FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK YOU HAVE DONE TO HELP BRING THIS VISION TO LIFE.

YOUR SUPPORT AND DEDICATION TRULY MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT, IT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH AT 11:00 AM AT FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH HERE IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

SO, PROCLAMATION, CITY OF BAYTOWN SISTER SAVORING THE SPECTRUM, WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IMPACTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS ALL COMMUNITIES, AND EACH WITH UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND EXPERIENCES.

AND WHEREAS SISTER S IN THE SPECTRUM PROMOTES AUTISM AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE, AND INCLUSION THROUGH EDUCATION, CONNECTION, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND WHEREAS FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF NEURODIVERSITY STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS TO THRIVE.

AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY GATHERINGS PROVIDE MEANINGFUL SPACES FOR ADVOCACY, SHARED LEARNING, AND THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSE ABILITIES AND VOICES, AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING AND AMPLIFYING AUTISTIC VOICES IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE

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NOW, THEREFORE, I CHARLES JOHNSON, MAYOR BAYTOWN DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE ON THIS 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026, SISTERS SAVORING THE SPECTRUM AND COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO HONORING NEURODIVERSITY UPLIFTING AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES THROUGH UNITY, UNDERSTANDING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

IT'S TIME FOR A PICTURE.

PASTOR RICHARDS, THAT'S U US C IN THE AUDIENCE BACK THERE.

I I HOLD THAT A HAVE A 10-YEAR-OLD SAME ENERGY.

CAN WE BACK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE SWEATER? THAT WAS A GOOD CHEESE.

ISN'T THAT GOOD? I THINK Y'ALL SQUEEZE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.

YOU READY? HERE WE GO.

1, 2, 3.

NOW YOU CAN SAY CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE.

CHEESE.

THERE WE GO.

GOOD JOB.

SAY CHEESE.

ONE MORE.

CHEESE.

YEAH.

CHEESE.

GOOD JOB.

UH, THANK YOU.

SO, PUBLIC HEARINGS

[a. Conduct a public hearing to amend Section 2.25 (g) of the Unified Land Development Code to incorporate language from Ordinance No. 15,756 reaffirming that Planned Unit Developments (“PUDs”) shall not automatically expire, but shall remain in effect until the PUD is amended or the property in question is reclassified to another zoning district.]

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

EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOUR YEAR, OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THESE HEARINGS.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.

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

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

AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME FOR A CONDUCT, A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND SECTION 2.2 5G OF THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE FROM ORDINANCE NUMBER 15,756.

REAFFIRMING THAT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS PUDS SHALL NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE, BUT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE PUD IS AMENDED OR THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS RECLASSIFIED TO ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT.

IT IS NOW 7:17 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING, CONDUCTING A REQUEST TO AMEND SECTION 2.2 5G OF THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE FROM ORDINANCE NUMBER 15,756.

REAFFIRMING THAT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS OR PUDS SHALL NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE, BUT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE PUD IS AMENDED OR THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS RECLASSIFIED TO ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT.

I WILL LIKE NOW, UH, REQUEST STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

MR. MARTIN SCRIBNER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD.

MARTIN SCRIBNER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

UM, THIS IS, UH, MORE OR LESS A, UH, A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.

SO, UH, BACK IN 2014, UH, THE ULDC, OR EXCUSE ME, THE 2014 ULDC, UM, HAD A REGULATION IN IT THAT SAID THAT ANY OF OUR PUDS WOULD EXPIRE AFTER TWO YEARS, UH, IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED, UH, ON THE, ON THE GROUND.

SO IN, UH, MARCH OF 2024, WE GOT RID OF THAT TWO YEAR EXPIRATION, UH, AND THAT WE ALSO MADE SURE TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE ANY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PUDS.

SO IN JANUARY OF 2025, WHEN THE NEW ULDC UH, CAME ONLINE, IT DID INCORPORATE THE CHANGE, UH, FOR, FOR NEW PUDS, UH, BUT IT DID NOT SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PUDS.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING TONIGHT IS TO BASICALLY

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SO, UH, SPECIFICALLY THIS WOULD ADD A, A, UH, UH, A PIECE TO SECTION 2.25 OF THE OLD DC THAT THAT'S, UH, ADDS THE LANGUAGE, UH, INCLUDING.

SO ALL PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENTS DISTRICTS, UH, INCLUDING THOSE APPROVED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, 2024, WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL, UM, EITHER SOMEONE COMES IN AND REQUESTS A CHANGE OR, UH, THAT'S RECLASSIFIED TO A DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICT.

UM, WITH THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YES, SIR.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK? YES, SIR.

GOOD DEAL.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK? I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:19 PM CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND SECTION 2.2 5G OF THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE FROM ORDINANCE NUMBER 15,756 REAFFIRMING THAT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT SHALL NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE, BUT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE PUD IS AMENDED OR THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS RECLASSIFIED TO ANOTHER ZONING.

DISTRICT FIVE NOTE FOUR

[b. Consider an ordinance to add Section 2.25 (g) to the Unified Land Development Code to incorporate language from Ordinance No. 15,756, reaffirming that Planned Unit Developments (“PUDs”) shall not automatically expire, but shall remain in effect until the PUD is amended or the property in question is reclassified to another zoning district.]

MR. SCRIBNER, UM, THANK YOU MAYOR.

I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.

GOOD DEAL.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU MR. SCRIBNER.

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE HANGING OUT, HUH? IT HAPPENS FOR C CONDUCT

[c. Conduct a public hearing for a proposed text amendment to Chapter 111, Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) of the Baytown Code of Ordinances to revise Divisions 2.32, 2.33, 2.35, 2.36, and 10.2 of the ULDC, regarding shipping containers, and the definition of container or shipping container as it applies to the 2025 code.]

MR. SCRIBNER, UM, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UM, I'M ACTUALLY GONNA LET, UH, MR. ABRAM DO MOST OF THE TALKING TONIGHT.

UM, I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF POINT OUT TO YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA REMEMBER WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BACK IN JANUARY AT A, UM, AT A, UH, WORK SESSION.

WE TOOK KIND OF WHAT WE HEARD FROM THIS BODY AND FROM OTHERS TO, TO FIGURE OUT KIND OF WHERE WE WERE HEADED WITH THIS.

SO AGAIN, UM, MR. ABRAMS GONNA KIND OF GIVE YOU MORE OF THAT INFORMATION.

I WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU TONIGHT THAT YOU ARE SEEING ONLY THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AND YOU'RE NOT SEEING THE ORDINANCE.

UM, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMING ISSUE, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO SKIP HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ONLY DOING ONE NOW, AND WE'LL DO THE OTHER ONE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

SO, UM, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO, UH, MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CALVIN ABRAM.

WELL, HOLD ON A SECOND.

LET ME OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS NOW SEVEN TWENTY TWO AND I CAN CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING, CONDUCTING A PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 1 1, 1 OF THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE ULDC, OF THE BAYTOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REVISE DIVISIONS 2.32, 2.33, 2.35, AND 2.36, AND 10.2 OF THE ULDC REGARDING SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND THE DEFINITION OF CONTAINER OR SHIPPING CONTAINER AS IT APPLIES TO THE 2025 CODE STAFF.

TO SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING, MR. UH, CALVIN ABRAM , MR. ABRAM, UH, CALVIN ABRAM, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, MEMBERS AS WELL.

UM, I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY TO IDENTIFY A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

AS, UH, MARTIN HAS IDENTIFIED IN DECEMBER OF 2025, UM, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CAME BEFORE YOU WITH A SHIPPING CONTAINER TEXT AMENDMENT.

AT THAT TIME, WHAT WE RECEIVED WAS YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DO A LITTLE MORE, UM, RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY HOW WE CAN HOLISTICALLY IMPROVE THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS IT PERTAINED TO STORAGE CONTAINERS.

WITH THAT, IN JANUARY OF 2026, WE CAME BEFORE, UH, THIS BODY IN A WORK SESSION AND DISCUSSED SEVERAL IDEAS OF THE STORE, I MEAN, OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

WE ASKED, WHAT DID YOU LIKE, WHAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? AND FROM THAT, WE EXPANDED OUR RESEARCH REACHING OUT TO SEVERAL OTHER CITIES THAT ARE IN PROXIMITY TO, UH, BAYTOWN

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AND WHAT WE'VE PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY IS ESSENTIALLY THE CULMINATION OF ALL THE RESEARCH THAT WE GATHERED, INCLUDING THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM YOU PLANNING COMMISSION, AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS IN BOTH, UH, STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL.

UH, WHAT THIS PROPOSAL WOULD DO IS WOULD ALLOW SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO BE USED IN PARTICULAR ZONING DISTRICTS.

AGAIN, IT'S THE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AS EITHER A PRIMARY, UH, STRUCTURE OR AS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

UM, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE, UM, IDENTIFIED AT, UH, THIS WILL IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO BE, UH, PROACTIVE AS WE SEE CONVENTIONAL AND INFIELD DEVELOPMENT COMING TO OUR CITY.

AND IT'LL ALLOW US TO ALIGN WITH, YOU KNOW, THE CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE NATION TO INCLUDE THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

UM, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UH, WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU IS A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE IS TO REFINE THE DEFINITION OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

UH, THE PAST DEFINITION DIDN'T NECESSARILY IDENTIFY THAT THEY ARE MATERIALS OR STRUCTURES THAT COULD BE USED WITHIN PARTICULAR ZONING DISTRICTS, AND THAT THERE ARE MATERIAL.

SO WE UPDATED THE, UH, DEFINITION OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO MAKE, TO GIVE IT THAT CLARITY THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE AND THE INTENTS OF THEM.

UH, AND ADDITIONAL THAT THEY CAN BE USED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

IF THEY ARE USED IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, THEY CAN BE USED AS THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE OR AS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

IF THEY'RE USED AS A PRIMARY STRUCTURE, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE STACKED, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A MORE ROBUST, LARGER FOOTPRINT AND MORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

IF THEY'RE USED AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR ANOTHER TYPE OF STORAGE UNIT, THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE STACKED.

UH, WE WOULD LOOK AT THOSE AS ANY OTHER TYPE OF STORAGE, UH, ITEM THAT WOULD BE WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU NOW ARE THREE, UM, PHOTOS, UH, RANGING FROM, UH, ST.

LOUIS, MISSOURI.

THAT'S THE UPPER LEFT HAND PICTURE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A SHIPPING CONTAINERS STACKED AS A PRIMARY STRUCTURE.

YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY'RE HAVING SETBACKS TO ADD DEPTH AND CHARACTER TO DEVELOPMENT.

YOU CAN SEE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE HORIZONTAL VINYL CLAD, UH, WINDOWS, AS WELL AS THE HVAC, UH, SYSTEM OUTSIDE.

THESE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS WILL STILL MEET ALL REGULATIONS, SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, AND NEED ALL APPLICABLE CODES FOR THE CITY AND ET CETERA.

UH, AS YOU SEE THE MICHIGAN CONTAINER HOME, THIS IS A SIMILAR PRODUCT THAT YOU CAN SEE.

THEY HAVE SETBACKS.

UM, THEY HAVE A GARAGE.

UH, YOU SEE SHIPPING CONTAINERS INCORPORATED INTO A LARGER STRUCTURE, UM, ALLOWING ARTICULATION WHERE YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE, UH, OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER, AS YOU SEE THE RANCH HOMES, A SINGLE STORY SHIPPING CONTAINER USED IN A WAY THAT IT ALLOWS BOTH THE SHIPPING CONTAINER WITH, UH, GLASS AND GLAZING IN THE FRONT.

AND IT'S A ONE LEVEL WITH ITS OUTSIDE PATIO AS WELL.

UH, IN ADDITION TO ALLOWING SHIPPING CONTAINERS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO ALLOW THEM IN COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AS WELL.

THE SAME DIFFERENCE A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, IF IT'S USED AS THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE, IT WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE STACKED.

UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY MUST FOLLOW ALL OTHER CITY CODES.

UH, THEY WILL BE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER STRUCTURES, AND IF USED AS STORAGE, THEY WILL HAVE TO BE SCREENED.

AND ALSO WE WOULD TAKE AND CONSIDER AS THEY TRANSITION, OR IF A SHIPPING CONTAINER IS USED IN A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, IF IT GOES FROM A HIGHER INTENSITY USE TO A LOWER INTENSITY USE, UH, BUFFERS AND SCREENINGS WILL BE REQUIRED AS WELL.

IN ADDITION TO ALLOWING THEM AS A PRIMARY AND OR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, UH, THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE TEMPORARY USES AS WELL.

AND THOSE TEMPORARY USES WOULD LOOK, UH, SUCH AS, UH, SEASONAL, UM, SEASONAL SHOPPING, AS IF YOU SEE A WALMART OR A LOWE'S.

THEY SELL PRODUCTS SEASONALLY DOING WHATEVER, UM, SEASON , AND THEY WOULD USE THOSE SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO GO IN WITH THOSE AS THEY HAVE THEIR

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UH, WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE HERE, THIS IS ACTUALLY PART OF AN OVERALL SHIPPING CONTAINMENT, UH, SHIPPING CONTAINER, UH, DEVELOPMENT, UM, THE ENTIRE, UH, AREA.

THIS IS WITHIN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS A SHIPPING CONTAINER, A MULTITUDE OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS STACKED AND COMBINED.

UH, THIS IS OF COURSE COMMERCIAL.

YOU CAN SEE THE AWNINGS PROJECTING FROM THE, UH, FRONT OF THE SECOND, UH, STORY OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

UH, YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY LABELED IT AGAIN, YOU SEE THE SYMMETRICAL LINES AND WINDOWS ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE REAR END OF THE UPPER LEVEL OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

AND ON THE LOWER LEVEL, YOU SEE A PIERCE, THE, UH, BARBERSHOP WHERE THEY'RE USING THE LINING OF THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO PROVIDE A VERTICAL ELEMENT TO THE DESIGN, ADDING CHARACTER ADDITIONAL COLOR.

AND ON THE FAR RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE STAIRWELL PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE SECOND STORY OF THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

AND AS WE LOOK HERE, THIS IS, UH, OUR NEIGHBORING, UH, CITY, UH, LAPORTE.

THIS IS LA PORTE HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE A, UM, CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT IS GOING ON.

AND THIS WOULD BE A TEMPORARY USE.

AND IN THIS USE, YOU SEE THEY HAVE IT FENCED, UM, ALLOWING SOME SEPARATION AND SECURITY FROM THE, UH, PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

IN ADDITION, THEY'RE USING SHIPPING CONTAINERS AS STAGING TO SECURE THEIR, UM, THEIR PRODUCT AS WELL.

IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE, UM, OF THE PICTURE, YOU ALSO SEE WHERE THEY'RE USING A SHIPPING CONTAINER AS AN OFFICE OR A CONSTRUCTION OFFICE AS WELL.

AND THESE WOULD BE ALLOWED UNDER, UH, IF THE TEXT AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, THESE WOULD BE ALLOWED IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAVE AS OF THIS DATE.

UM, AND LASTLY, WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, ALLOWING SHIPPING CONTAINERS IS AN EXPECTED USE WITHIN THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS.

BUT AS OF THIS MOMENT, OUR UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS SILENT ON ALLOWING SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO BE USED, UH, IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

BUT GENTLEMANLY, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S AN EXPECTATION AND A REQUIREMENT FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, UH, USES, WE ALLOW THOSE BECAUSE THAT IS THE EXPECTATION.

SO THIS LAST, UH, THIS LAST ITEM IS MORE OF A CLEANUP ITEM SO THAT WE CAN ALLOW LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES TO FURTHER MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RIGHTS AND THE, UM, THE RE THE NEEDS OF WHAT THEY WOULD DO, WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

IN ADDITION, WE ALSO IDENTIFY A HEIGHT REQUIREMENT OF STACKING FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

FOR INSTANCE, IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, YOU SEE THAT A 30, THAT SHIPPING CONTAINERS CAN BE STACKED UP TO 30 FEET IN HEIGHT AND IN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IS UP TO 50 FEET IN HEIGHT.

THESE WERE, UM, ITEMS THAT WERE ALLOWED, UH, PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE 2014 UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH WAS, UM, THE REGULATING FEATURE FOR THE ELECT REGULATING DOCUMENT FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BEFORE THE 2025 ULDC WAS APPROVED.

AND, UH, CAME INTO ACTION AS JANUARY, 2000, UH, 25.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, AS THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN FEBRUARY OF 17, THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE, UH, PLANNING, UH, COMMISSION, AND NOW IT'S MOVING FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, SO WITH THAT, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM.

NEIL, ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK? NOPE.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

NOW, UM, CITY ATTORNEY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO FIVE A, BUT I WANT TO KNOW CAN, UM, CLOSE, OH, I DO NEED TO CLOSE IT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, SIR.

YES, SIR.

THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:33 PM CONCERNING THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 1 1 1, UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ULDC OF THE BAYTOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REVISED DIVISIONS 2.32, 2.33, 2.35, 2.36, AND 10.2 OF THE ULDC REGARDING SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND THE DEFINITION OF CONTAINER OR SHIPPING CONTAINER AS IT APPLIES TO THE 2025 CODE.

NOW WE ARE ON

[a. Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Baytown extending the Civil Service Line of Duty Injury Leave of Absence of Firefighter Vanessa Chavez.]

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UH, YES, SIR.

OKAY.

NOW, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AS A PRIVILEGE, IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND ALSO DO 12 A TO 12 B AND 12 BD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ALSO, OR DO WE HAVE TO DO TWO SEPARATE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FOR ALL OF THAT? NO, SIR.

WE CAN TAKE THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO.

YOU WANNA DO IT RIGHT NOW, MAYOR? YES.

NO, I, IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT TWO HOURS.

OH, LORD.

YEAH, LET'S DO EVERYTHING.

BUT LET'S DO THE REST OF IT AND THEN DO, WE CAN COME BACK TO FIVE A AFTER IF WE WANNA FINISH .

LET'S DO THAT.

LET'S DO THAT.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND WE WILL, UM, TAKE 12 A, B, AND D NOW, AND WE, WE'LL COME BACK TO, NO, LET'S FINISH THE MEETING.

FINISH THE MEETING.

OKAY.

OKAY.

FIVE A ADD FIVE A TO THE EXECUTIVE A B NEED EXECUTIVE SESSION.

YES.

YES.

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP EVERYONE ELSE HERE.

EXCELLENT.

SO LET'S MOVE ON, ON TO SIX A, FIVE B, NO, FIVE B, FIVE B.

WE DON'T HAVE TO DO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR IT.

LET'S GO TO FIVE

[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing the declaration of surplus property, setting of fair market value, and approving the donation for public use to Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) of eleven (11) vehicles.]

CHIEF STRINGER, AS WE CONTINUE OUR COOPERATION IN SUPPORT OF THE, UH, ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, WE CAME ACROSS A NEED, UH, FOR VEHICLES.

UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL VEHICLES ON OUR DEADLINE THAT HAVE REACHED END OF LIFE WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR EFFORTS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR POLICE OPERATIONS WITH THE ISD UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE REQUEST PERMISSION TO DONATE THESE TO THE DEPARTMENT.

GOOD DEAL.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, SIR.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? UM, TYPICALLY VEHICLES OWNED BY THE CITY WOULD GO TO AUCTION, IF I, IF THAT'S CORRECT.

AFTER THEY SERVE THEIR VALUE TO US.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THESE WERE ACTUALLY ON, UH, ON, UH, UH, SCHEDULE TO BE AUCTIONED OFF AND WE IDENTIFIED THESE VEHICLES COULD PROBABLY LAST THEM A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND HELP THEM MEET THEIR NEEDS.

AND, AND WE HAVE ESTIMATED VALUES OF TOTAL OF $189,000.

THAT'S A PRETTY SWEET GIFT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE GET POUNDED ALL THE TIME OF TRYING TO FIND FUNDS AND MONIES TO SUPPORT CITY OPERATIONS AND CITY PROJECTS, AND WE RUN UNDER A TIGHT BUDGET AND WE HAVE TO DELIBERATELY CUT THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME THAT IS PAINFUL FOR ALL OF US UP HERE.

UH, AND, AND BASICALLY, I KNOW WE PROBABLY GET PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR GOING TO AUCTION, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

AND I, I'M NOT IN DISAGREEMENT WITH DOING THIS 'CAUSE IT'LL HELP THEM OUT AS WELL.

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL GET FEEDBACK ON, I'M SURE, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF AROUND $189,000.

NOT, AGAIN, WE WOULDN'T GET NEAR THAT AT AUCTION.

NO, SIR.

NO, NOT NEAR.

BUT IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE GOTTA BE CONSCIOUS WHEN WE DO THIS AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT WHEN THEY SAY $189,000 OUT THERE, WE PROBABLY GET 50,000 TOTAL MAYBE AT AUCTION IF WE GOT THAT MUCH AT THAT.

CORRECT.

SO IT, IT'S JUST DECEPTIVE, BUT WE GOTTA BE CLEAR WITH THAT.

UM, AND THAT WE'RE HELPING OUT ANOTHER LOCAL ENTITY THAT WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH MM-HMM .

SO, AGAIN, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT, I JUST WANT TO BE REAL CLEAR.

'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'LL BE SOME PUSHBACK FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU JUST GAVE AWAY MONEY AND YOU COULD HAVE USED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE.

'CAUSE YOU GO TO AUCTION AND WHEN I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE D HERE, WE WOULD TAKE STUFF TO AUCTION AND WE WOULD GET PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR FOR ESTIMATED VALUE.

SO IT'S JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT DON'T GET HUNG UP ON THAT BIG NUMBER 'CAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE THAT MUCH.

THAT'S CORRECT.

BUT WE ALSO NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN WE DO THAT, THAT'S FUNDS, THAT'S NOT COMING BACK TO THE CITY THAT WE COULD USE FOR OTHER PROJECTS.

WE, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN AUCTIONED OFF, AND WE HAVE MORE THAT ARE, THAT ARE SLATED TO BE AUCTIONED AS WELL.

UH, SO THIS ISN'T THE, THE, UH, TOTAL OF INVENTORY THAT IS SLATED FOR AUCTION.

OKAY.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN LESTER FOR MAKING THAT CLEAR.

UM, I, I AGREE WITH THAT.

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I, I'VE SEEN YOU, UH, REACH OUT TO THE OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY NUMEROUS TIMES.

AND, UH, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY, UM, INNOVATIVE WAY TO, TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM AND CREATE MORE BRIDGES SO THAT, UM, IT'LL BE BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

MM-HMM .

SO I JUST ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, SIR.

YEAH.

THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

AND, UH, THANK YOU CHIEF STRINGER FOR BEING CREATIVE ABOUT THIS.

I THINK ONE THING WE NEED TO POINT OUT IS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TAXING ENTITY TOO.

SO INSTEAD OF THEM HAVING TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE BRAND NEW CRUISERS MM-HMM .

IT'S BEING USED WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, AND THE CITIZENS WHO ARE PAYING INTO IT.

SO IT'S GETTING A MAX USE OUT OF IT.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY CREATIVE.

INSTEAD OF GONNA AUCTION AGAIN, GETTING PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR.

SO I THINK THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE BIG PICTURE.

IT'S PRETTY INNOVATIVE MOVE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

IS THIS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE THIS? UH, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, IT IS.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

AND AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS, TAKE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN.

UM, AND THEN ULTIMATELY, I MEAN, WE COULD EVEN BE LOOKING AT, UH, MAYBE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE, OR INSTANCES WHERE THEY DON'T NECESSARILY NEED ON-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO ASSIST THEM BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE VEHICLES WHERE THEY CAN GET FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL.

AWESOME.

AWESOME.

GOOD DEAL.

NOT THAT WE WANT AS SYSTEM, IF THEY CALL FOR ASSISTANCE, WE'RE ABSOLUTELY GONNA BE THERE.

YEAH.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE B.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ON TO SIX

[a. Consider a resolution authorizing the publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue Certificates of Obligation; approving the preparation of one or more preliminary official statements; and providing for the effective date thereof.]

MS. THERESA MCKENZIE, CAN YOU PUT THAT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS? MY SLIDE NOT IN .

UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

I THOUGHT I HAD A SLIDE IN HERE FOR THE DEBT.

SO, UM, THIS NOTICE OF INTENT, THIS, UH, RESOLUTION IS GONNA AUTHORIZE US TO PUBLISH THE NOTICE OF INTENT FOR THE WATER AND SEWER CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 59,000, UH, $59.4 MILLION FOR WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS.

UM, AS FAR AS THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENTS, IT'S GONNA ALLOW US TO PREPARE THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENTS FOR BOTH THE GEO BONDS THAT WERE APPROVED, UH, BY THE VOTERS, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $34.7 MILLION.

AND THAT WAS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND FIRE STATION FOUR.

AND THEN, UM, ONCE WE, UH, PUBLISHED THE, THE NOTICE OF INTENT, I'M SORRY, MY SLIDE THREW ME OFF.

NOTICE OF INTENT, THE FIRST PUBLICATION WILL BE APRIL 6TH AND THE NEXT ONE APRIL 9TH, AND THEN THE SECOND PUBLICATION WILL BE APRIL 16TH.

AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT FINALIZED WITH THE NOTICE OF SALE ON MAY 28TH, ON MAY 20TH, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO BRING BACK TO YOU THE APPROVAL OF BOTH THE CEO AND THE GEO BOND ISSUANCE FOR BOTH THE GEO AND THE COS.

AND REMEMBER, AGAIN, THE COS IS FOR THE WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS ONLY.

WE DO NOT NEED TO DO A NOTICE OF INTENT FOR THE GEOS BECAUSE THOSE WERE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOTHING.

GOOD DEAL.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

MS. MCKENZIE.

[a. Receive the City of Baytown Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.]

MS. MCKENZIE.

OKAY, SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE PRESENTED YOU THE, WE ARE PRESENTING YOU THE AUDIT, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT BY THE MAY 31ST DEADLINE.

UM, THE STAFF AND THE AUDITORS WORK REALLY HARD TO GET US TO THIS PLACE.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF, UH, FRUSTRATION, LONG HOURS AND HARD CONVERSATIONS, BUT WE ARE HERE.

UM, WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER, THOUGH, IS THAT AS YOU NOTICE, YOU DON'T SEE WHERE THE SINGLE AUDIT IS MENTIONED, WHICH IS OUR COMPLIANCE WITH OUR GRANTS.

THAT SINGLE AUDIT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED LATER,

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WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THAT THIS YEAR IN HOPES THAT NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE THEM BOTH TOGETHER AS NORMAL.

UM, SO WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK THE SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS AGAIN, OUR GRANTS COMPLIANCE THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

UM, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK, UH, BY THE JUNE DEADLINE.

AND SO, UM, STEVEN SMITH WITH WEAVER AND TWELL IS HERE TO PRESENT, UM, THE AUDIT FINDINGS.

OKAY.

SORRY.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, AS THEREA HAD MENTIONED, I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED, UH, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.

UH, AS THERESA MENTIONED, UH, WE, WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT THE FINANCE TEAM HAS PUT FORWARD TO BEING, UH, UH, TOWARDS THE AUDIT AND WORKING WITH OUR REQUESTS.

UH, SO AS FAR AS FOR THE AUDIT PROCESS, UH, SO THE AUDIT STANDARDS THAT WERE, UH, WE HAD PERFORMED THE AUDIT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS.

AND THE AUDIT, WE TAKE A RISK BASED APPROACH, AND WE FOCUS ON INTERNAL CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL PERFORM, UH, SUSTAIN PROCEDURES, UH, AND TESTING, UH, ANALYTICALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, AND INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE TWO AUDITOR REPORTS, INCLUDING OUR OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, A REPORT ON COMPLIANCE.

AND MS. SLY.

WE GO OVER THE, UH, RESULTS, UH, FOR THE DRAFT REPORT HERE, WE HAVE A UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN AUDIT OPINION THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED HERE ARE FREE OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT AND ARE FAIRLY PRESENTED.

UH, AS FAR AS FOR THE INTERNAL CONTROLS OF A FINANCIAL REPORTING AND THE PRIOR YEAR AUDIT, UH, THIS IS A, A RECURRING FINDING THAT WE HAD IS AS FAR AS AFTER WE HAD STARTED AUDIT, UH, OUR AUDITING PROCEDURES, UH, WE HAD IDENTIFIED, UH, ACCOUNTS THAT, UH, NEEDED TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY ADJUSTED.

UH, IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HERE, ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE IDENTIFIED WITH MANAGEMENT, UM, THEY HAD ALREADY, UH, THEY HAVE RECORDED THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED.

UH, AND THEY'VE BEEN INCLUDED IN HERE ALREADY.

UH, AS FAR AS THAT THIRD POINT, UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INSTANCES OF, UH, NON-COMPLIANCE MATERIALS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

UH, AND THEN HERE IS, IS JUST AS FAR AS, UH, MANAGEMENT'S, UH, CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, UH, TO, TO REMEDY THE, THE RE RECURRING FINDING, UH, IN HOPES OF, UH, NEXT YEAR OF, OF, UH, HAVING IT ADDRESSED.

UH, AND THEN WITH THAT, I'LL, I HAVE A FEW, UH, SLIDES FOR, UH, TO GO OVER SOME OF THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS HERE.

WE HAVE, UH, AS FAR AS THIS IS A, FROM THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION INCLUDED INSIDE THE REPORT, UH, JUST GONNA GO OVER SOME OF THE, THE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED, UH, IN THAT TOTAL COLUMN THAT YOU SEE IN 20 24, 20 25 ON THE FAR RIGHT, UH, YOU'LL SEE FOR CURRENT AND OTHER ASSETS THAT YOU'LL SEE ABOUT $103 MILLION INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.