May 14, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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AN CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY OF BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT JOINT MEETING ON THURSDAY, MAY 14TH AT 6:30 PM AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM AT 6:56 PM WE'LL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE AND VOCATION BY THE HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBER, MRS. SARAH GRAHAM, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER IN WITH LIBERTY, HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG ALLEGIANCE DUTY, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

EXCUSE ME, FATHER GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GRACE AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND THE ME BLESSINGS YOU'VE GIVEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT REMINDS ME JAMES ONE, FIVE STATES, IF ANYONE LACKS ANY WISDOM, YOU ASK GOD WHO GIVES GENEROUSLY TO ASSAULT IN A WORLD FILLED WITH CHALLENGES, UNCERTAINTY.

HELP US REMAIN GROUNDED, FAITH UNITED IN PURPOSE, AND COMMIT TO SERVING OTHERS.

WE GODLY WISDOM AND COMPASSION GUIDE THIS COUNCIL AND STAFF TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT BRING OPPORTUNITY TO OUR CITY.

MAY YOUR MERCY TO GUIDE OUR HEARTS AND OUR DECISIONS AS WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THIS TOWN.

LOVE YOU.

AND I GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY AND PRAISE FOR EACH MOMENT IN THE DAY AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY, AND THE LEADERS THAT ARE AROUND OUR GREAT NATION.

KEEP A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND THEM THAT ONLY YOU CAN PROVIDE.

IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

CITIZEN COMMENT,

[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.]

THE PURPOSE OF THE CITIZEN COMMENT IS TO GET INVOLVED IN ARREST THE CITIZENS, THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK SHOULD BE EITHER SIGNED FOR THE APPROPRIATE LISTEN OF FOYER OR EMAIL THE CITY PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

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

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.

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

HOWEVER, NO CITIZENS REMARKS SHALL EXCEED THE LIMIT OF THREE MINUTES IN TOTAL.

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

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF TO THE POINT IN COUNCIL.

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

UM, WE'RE GONNA START WITH MR. TROY WHITE.

PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS.

TROY WHITE NECK, 9 9 4 6 BY DRIVE BAYTOWN.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, CITY COUNCIL CAME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE $500,000 FOR THE HYATT REGENCY SLASH FIVE MORE RECENTLY CAME UP WITH $560,000 FOR THE HOMELESS, AND THERE'S A RUMOR THAT YOU'RE GONNA BUY OUT THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT, WHICH WILL COST TAXPAYERS OVER $200,000, BUT YOU COULDN'T COME UP WITH $150,000 TO SAVE A BUS ROUTE.

YOU'VE ALL BEEN WITH TAXPAYER MONEY FOR MUCH TOO LONG.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE MR. AZEALIA RICHER AND SHE HAS TIME GIVEN TO HER.

FOR MR. DAVID ISAAC, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS.

GOOD EVENING RECHER 9 0 1 SOUTH MAIN, BAYTOWN, TEXAS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO START A CONVERSATION THAT IS LONG OVERTOWN ROAD SAFETY.

I'M CONCERNED AND SADDENED TO SEE SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL BEING HIT BY A VEHICLE ON MICHIGAN STREET JUST YESTERDAY.

HOWEVER, THERE'S BEEN NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT RELEASED REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THIS INCIDENT, OR I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.

THIS REMINDS ME OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED TWO BLOCKS FROM MY HOME IN PELLEY WHEN MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR'S 14-YEAR-OLD SON WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC STREET AND THROWN OFF HIS BIKE.

THE DRIVER LEFT THE SCENE AND LEFT THE CHILD TERRIFIED AND BRUISED.

THAT WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE.

JUST THIS WEEK, I MYSELF WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD TWICE BY TWO RECKLESS DRIVERS TOWARD TO MY LANE, AND ONE OF THEM WAS SCHOOL BUS.

EVERY DAY I SEE MULTIPLE CARS IN BIG RIGS, SPEED DOWN SOUTH MAIN PAST PELLEY PARK WITH NO CONCERN TO THE POSTED SPEED

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SOME EVEN DRAG RACING.

IT'S TIME TO HOLD BAYTOWN DRIVERS TO A HIGHER STANDARD.

THIS HAS TO BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT INCLUDES THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND BAYTOWN RESIDENTS ALIKE.

LET'S EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN ABOUT PEDESTRIAN AND ROADWAY SAFETY.

LET'S PATROL OUR STREETS AND CONDUCT TRAFFIC STUDIES WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED, BUT WE MUST DEMAND THAT DRIVERS IN BAYTOWN FOLLOW THE LAW, RESPECT, SPEED LIMITS AND YIELDS OF PEDESTRIANS.

WE NEED TO DRIVE LIKE OUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

THIS NOW CLOSES ASSISTANT COMMENT, PART OF THIS AGENDA.

WE NOW ON TO TWO

[a. Consider approving the minutes of the Municipal Development District and City Council Meetings held on February 26, 2026, and March 12, 2026.]

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES TO BE CONSIDER

[b. Consider a resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the Baytown Municipal Development District (MDD) and the City of Baytown regarding the administration and funding of economic development incentives through a unified Chapter 380 program.]

MR. BRIAN MORAN.

HEY, GOOD EVENING MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AND MDE DIRECTORS.

UH, THIS AGREEMENT CREATES A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS BY ALLOWING THE CITY TO NEGOTIATE, APPROVE, AND ADMINISTER INCENTIVES THAT THE MDD UM, SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES COULD BE USED FOR THROUGH A SINGLE, UM, UNIFIED CHAPTER THREE 80 PROGRAM.

EVEN THOUGH ALL OF YOU SERVE ON BOTH BOARDS, THE CITY AND MDD ARE TO, UM, LEGAL SEPARATE ENTITIES, THE ILA ALLOWS US TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, UM, IN OUR OPERATIONS.

UH, SPECIFICALLY, UM, REMOVING THE REDUNDANCY TO HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, RESOLUTIONS, YOU KNOW, FOR IT TO BE APPROVED BY THE MDD ORDINANCES FOR CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS FOR THE MDD AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL.

WITH THAT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM CD.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU MR. MORAN.

ON TWO

[c. Receive the Baytown Hyatt Regency Quarterly update.]

ALRIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE JUST DID AN ACTUAL QUARTER REPORT ON THE HYATT.

IT WAS ALL VERY POSITIVE NEWS.

UH, THE HYATT HAS BEEN DOING VERY WELL.

WE'VE BEEN SEEING, UH, A LOT OF ACTIVITY, UH, BUT I DID RECEIVE AN UPDATE.

WE HA WE HAVE OUR, UH, UPDATES FROM THE HYATT AND IT WAS IT EVEN MORE POSITIVE THAN THE LAST MEETING.

BUT THE BIGGEST THING THAT I WANT TO BRING TO, TO THE BOARD AND TO THE CITIZENS IS THAT, UH, DURING OUR MEETING, WE, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE HYATT HAS ALREADY MET THE REV THE BUDGET REVENUE GOALS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, UM, AT, YOU KNOW, HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR AT THIS POINT.

AND THAT'S FANTASTIC.

SO IF Y'ALL GO BACK TO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHEN THE COUNCIL OR THE MDD AND THE CITY COUNCIL CHOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HYATT, UH, THERE WAS GONNA BE A RAMP UP PERIOD.

AND SO THAT RAMP UP PERIOD TOOK, TOOK OFF A LITTLE SLOWER THAN THAN ALL PARTIES WANTED IT TO, BUT IT IS REALLY STARTING TO GAIN GROUND, UH, GAIN TRACTION AT THIS POINT.

AND, UH, MEETING OUR REVENUE GOALS HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR IS A, A VERY BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT AND IT WILL TAPER OFF A LITTLE BIT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE, IT'S, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S ACTUALLY SLOWER MONTHS IN THE SUMMER FOR THE HOTELS.

UM, AND SO IT WILL TAPER OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE PROJECTED TO EXCEL OR EXCEED OUR REVENUE, UH, BUDGET, UH, FOR THE HYATT THIS YEAR.

AND IT'S LOOKING VERY WELL.

JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE, SPREAD THE POSITIVE NEWS THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE HYATT.

GOOD DEAL.

YOU SAID THAT IT, SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE DOING GREAT.

YES, SIR.

GOOD TO HEAR.

WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THAT REPORT RECEIVED AND NOW MOVE ON TO THESE

[a. Consider approving minutes of the City Council Work Sessions held on March 23, 2026, and April 9, 2026.]

[b. Consider approving minutes of the City Council Meetings held on March 23, 2026, and April 9, 2026.]

CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION HELD ON MARCH 23RD, 2026, AND APRIL 20.

APRIL 9TH, 2026.

AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 23RD, 2026 AND APRIL 9TH, 2026.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE A AND B.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

I'M GONNA TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE

[a. Consider a resolution authorizing the retirement and transfer of Police Service Dog K-9 Hero to his handler, Sergeant Barry Calvert, pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 614, Subchapter L.]

AND, UM,

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WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RETIREMENT AND TRANSFER OF POLICE SERVICE DOG CANINE HERO TO HIS HANDLER, SERGEANT BARRY CALVERT, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 6 1 4 SUB CHAPTER L MR. CHIEF STRINGER.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU.

AS WITH ALL CANINES THAT, UH, REACHED THE END OF THEIR CAREER, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT COUNSEL RETIRE CANINE HERO TO HIS HANDLER, UH, RECENTLY PROMOTED SERGEANT BARRY CALVERT.

HE'S HAD, UH, AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL CAREER AND HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN KEEPING OUR CITIZENS SAFE, BUT ALSO OUR OFFICERS SAFE IN APPREHENDING CRIMINALS, UH, SEARCHING FOR NARCOTICS AND REMOVING BAD GUYS FROM OUR STREETS.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR FROM COUNSEL RIGHT NOW? I HAVE A, A QUICK COMMENT, AND I KNOW I WAS GONNA RESERVE THIS, UM, TO THE END WITH COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORT, BUT I THINK THE SERVICE THAT OUR CANINES DUE TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, I THINK IT, IT'S A HUGE TESTAMENT AND I I JUST APPRECIATE THE SERVICE OF BOTH OFFICERS AND, AND EACH ONE OF OUR CANINE UNITS AND, UH, WISH OUR NEW CANINE WELL IN HIS RETIREMENT.

GOOD DEAL.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX.

A SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

WELL, GOOD LUCK IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FISH, BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WELL AND BE HAPPY, .

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NOW WE WILL MOVE

[a. Present a proclamation designating the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. ]

WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL YOU GOT IT.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

WHO AM I PRESENTING THIS TO? WE DON'T KNOW.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT I'LL READ IT FROM HERE.

PROCLAMATION CITY OF BAYTOWN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING AFFECTING HOW INDIVIDUALS THINK, FEEL, ACT, AND INTERACT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WORKPLACES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS EACH YEAR, YET STIGMA, MISUNDERSTANDING, AND BARRIERS TO CARE OFTEN PREVENT INDIVIDUALS FROM SEEKING THE SUPPORT AND TREATMENT THEY NEED.

AND WHEREAS PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, ENCOURAGING OPEN CONVERSATIONS, AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO RESOURCES CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS THRIVE EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, AND SOCIALLY, WHILE FOSTERING A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES, EARLY INTERVENTION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT ARE VITAL TO ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, AND SOCIALLY, THEREBY IMPROVING ALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MAY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH SINCE 1949 AND PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS, COMBAT STIGMA, AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.

NOW THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY OF 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUPPORT THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND HELP FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTANCE AND HOPE.

NOW WE WILL MOVE

[b. Present a proclamation designating the month of May as Building Safety Month.]

MR. MARTIN SCRIBNER.

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IT'S YOUR PROCLAMATION.

WELL, I YOU DIDN'T WANT TO EXPLAIN IT WELL WITHOUT YOU GUYS, I WOULD IMAGINE WE PROBABLY HAVE BUILDINGS FALLING DOWN ON IT.

THAT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

UH, THIS IS REALLY TO, UM, BRING AWARENESS TO NOT ONLY BUILDING SAFETY, BUT THE PROFESSIONALS WHO, UH, ENSURE THAT, UH, WE AS A CITY ARE, ARE MAKING SURE THAT THAT THINGS ARE SAFE AND THAT THINGS ARE BEING BUILT AT, UH, SAFE STANDARDS.

MM-HMM .

PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION, CITY OF BAYTOWN NATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.

WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY AFFECTS EVERY ASPECT OF DAILY LIFE, INCLUDING THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, AND GATHER, AND IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS MODERN BUILDING CODES AND SAFETY STANDARDS HELP SAFEGUARD RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS FIRE, SEVERE WEATHER, STRUCTURAL FAILURE, AND OTHER EMERGENCIES, WHILE PROMOTING RESILIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.

AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH AS AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN CELEBRATED EACH MAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE AND SUBSTANTIAL CONSTRUCTION, THE ADOPTION OF MODERN BUILDING CODES AND THE CRITICAL ROLE OF COAL OFFICIALS, INSPECTORS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, AND TRADE PROFESSIONALS IN ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN RECOGNIZES THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF BUILDING SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK YEAR ROUND TO ENSURE THAT HOMES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS.

AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, SAFE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES, AND THE VALUE OF MAINTAINING STRONG BUILDING SAFETY PROGRAMS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A RESILIENT AND THRIVING COMMUNITY.

NOW THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON MAYOR OF BAYTOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY, 2026 AS NATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY MONTH AND BAYTOWN, AND ENCOURAGE ALL INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING SAFETY AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS THAT PROTECT LIVES, STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PROMOTE A SAFER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY.

IT SAYS WE HAVE PROGRAMS AND WE DID SOME THINGS.

WHAT THINGS DID WE DO TO INFORM THE PUBLIC? I, I THINK WE INFORMED THE PUBLIC EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY.

NOTHING SPECIAL.

GOOD DEAL.

IT WOULD COME DOWN AND JOIN US FOR THIS PICTURE EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY.

EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY.

I'M GONNA HAVE RJ STAND NEXT.

YEAH.

MAKE ME LOOK EVEN SHORTER.

I COULD, I COULD.

NO.

YOU SURE? NO, I'M POSITIVE.

DO WE NEED TO SWAP SHOES TODAY? I DON'T THINK YOU'RE BIG ENOUGH FOR THAT.

.

ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.

1, 3, 3.

GET ONE MORE.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU ENJOY.

THANK Y'ALL PROCLAMATION

[c. Present a proclamation designating May 4 - 8, 2026, as Economic Development Week.]

I WILL SAY THIS ABOUT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY.

UM, HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THIS DEPARTMENT HERE IN THE CITY? JASON? UM, A LITTLE BIT BEFORE MY TIME.

SO I WOULD, I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT YEARS AT THIS POINT, MA'AM.

SIX TO EIGHT YEARS.

I WAS GONNA THINK SEVEN.

AND I CAN TELL YOU WHAT, SINCE THEY'VE BEEN ON THE JOB, THEY'VE DONE A LOT FOR OUR CITY WHEN IT COMES TO BUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE HERE, THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE BEING PUT ON THE GROUND, AND NOT ONLY WITH BIG BOX STORES, BUT I SEE THEM AT RIBBON CUTTINGS ENCOURAGING, GIVING A CARD OUT AND ASKING FOR COMMUNICATION TO START BETWEEN THEM AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT MS. UH, COUNCILMAN ALVARADO WAS REALLY ADVOCATING FOR, AND YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THIS.

UM, I'M ALSO GOING TO SAY THAT PART OF THIS TEAM, SOMEONE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE 40 MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS UNDER 40 HERE BY THE BAYTOWN

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WHO WAS THAT? .

YEAH.

SO LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THAT'S, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

SO WE HAVE INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE WORKING HERE IN THE CITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO.

PROCLAMATION CITY OF BAYTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK, WHEREAS MORE THAN 100,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING, RETAINING, AND EXPANDING HIGH QUALITY OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT LONG-TERM AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY GROWTH.

AND WHEREAS THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRENGTHENS NEIGHBORHOODS, ENCOURAGES SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, ADVANCES PROSPERITY AND IMPROVES THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.

THE PROFESSIONALS SERVE IN A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS ACT AS CONNECTORS AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING RESIDENTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS TO ADVANCE COLLABORATION, TO PROMOTE JOB CREATION, INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT, AND A STRONG FUTURE FOR ALL.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF BAYTOWN BY SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL PROSPERITY.

SINCE 1926, THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS SERVED AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN ADVANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AND COMMUNITIES OF EVERY SIZE.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON MAYOR BAYTOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAYOR FOUR THROUGH EIGHTH 2026 AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CREATING OPPORTUNITY, ENHANCE EQUALITY OF LIFE, AND SUPPORTING A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW I'M GONNA ASK YOU, WHAT DO WE HAVE COMING TO BAYTOWN? WELL, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.

I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO TUNE IN AND, UM, HAVE THEIR EARS PERKED UP.

BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON THE BOOKS COMING IN HERE, BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

HERE WE GO.

THREE WE GO.

1, 2, 3, AND ONE MORE.

OKAY.

JASON, GET SOMETHING BEHIND.

SORRY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS, BRIAN, THE MAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PROCLAMATION

[d. Present a proclamation designating May 10 - 16, 2026, as National Police Week.]

WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PROUDLY RECOGNIZES NATIONAL POLICE WEEK OBSERVED MID 10TH THROUGH 16TH AS A TIME TO HONOR THE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN OF LAW ENFORCE ENFORCEMENT WHO SERVE AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY EACH DAY.

THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING LIVES AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC ORDER IS ESSENTIAL TO, TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS.

AND WHEREAS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN BAYTOWN DEMONSTRATE COURAGE, INTEGRITY, AND PROFESSIONALISM IN THE FACE OF DAILY CHALLENGES, THEY WORK TIRELESSLY TO BUILD TRUST, FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS, AND ENSURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REMAIN SAFE AND SECURE PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ALSO RECOGNIZES THE INVALUABLE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY FAMILIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THEIR STRENGTH, SACRIFICE, AND UNWAVERING ENCOURAGEMENT, MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OTHER, FOR OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES WITH DEDICATION AND HONOR.

AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND REAFFIRM OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I CHARLES JOHNSON, MAYOR OF BAYTOWN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 10TH THROUGH 16TH 2026 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, AND ENCOURAGE ALL INDIVIDUALS TO JOIN ME IN HONORING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND SACRIFICE.

THANK YOU.

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ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

COME ON.

YEAH.

THAT, OH, ALMOST JUST HOLD YOUR HAND UP.

YEAH.

HOLD MY HAND UP HERE.

NOPE.

.

TRY IT.

TRY IT.

I'M GETTING THERE.

I'M GETTING AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

DO ONE MORE.

WELL THAT I LOVE THAT.

OH, YOU DID TOO.

HE'S LIKE, I'M RETIRED.

THANK YOU.

THE RESPONSIBILITY.

I HAVE DOGS AT HOME FOR YOURS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU SMELL THANK NOW WE'RE GONNA PRESENT

[e. Present a proclamation designating May 17 - 23, 2026, as National Public Works Week.]

WHEREAS PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS OF BAYTOWN THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF STREETS, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, WATER AND WASTEWATER, UTILITIES, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WORK DILIGENTLY EACH DAY TO ENSURE RELIABLE PUBLIC SERVICES RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ARE VITAL TO THE ECONOMIC VOLATILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND OVERALL WELLBEING OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND ITS RESIDENCE.

AND WHEREAS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES, AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BAYTOWN JOINS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND HONORS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH DEDICATION AND PRIDE.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON MAYOR OF BAYTOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, AND ENCOURAGE ALL INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE VALUE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS IN MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY.

TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL ARE ALL, HERE WE GO.

ONE GREAT.

DO ONE MORE.

PERFECT.

THAT'S MY HUSBAND PHOTOGRAPHER.

DON'T WE ALL HAVE ONE IN THE I HAVE.

YES SIR.

THANK, THANK YOU, SIR.

EASY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NO, OUR

[f. Present a proclamation designating May 17 - 23, 2026, as National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week.]

AND WHEREAS EMS PROFESSIONALS ARE OFTEN THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT IN TIMES OF CRISIS, OFFERING COMPASSIONATE LIFESAVING CARE IN HOMES, WORKPLACES, AND ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE SCOPE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EXTENDS BEYOND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO INCLUDE PUBLIC EDUCATION, INJURY PREVENTION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND COORDINATION WITH HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. AND WHEREAS EMS PROVIDERS DEDICATE COUNTLESS HOURS TO ADVANCED TRAINING, CER CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PATIENT CARE.

AND WHEREAS NATIONAL EMS WEEK OFFERS A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE DEDICATION AND ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMS PROFESSIONALS AND TO RECOGNIZE THEIR IMPACT ON THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, CHARLES JOHNSON, MAYOR OF BAYTOWN DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 2020 THIRD, 2026 AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL

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NEED BACK UP UNDERNEATH THE MIC.

THE MICROPHONES THE SECRET SPOT.

THERE YOU GO.

PERFECT.

I WOULD, HERE WE GO.

OKAY.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

FIVE A

[a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement between the City of Baytown and Walgreen Co. for a business retention incentive at 1515 N. Alexander Drive.]

MR. BRIAN MORAN.

YES, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UM, TONIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION IS, UH, THE FIRST OF TWO CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENTS.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS WITH WALGREENS REGARDING THEIR BUSINESS LOCATED AT 1515 NORTH ALEXANDER.

THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY IS PERTAINING TO A BUSINESS RETENTION INITIATIVE IN AUGUST OF 2025, UH, SYCAMORE PARTNERS, WHICH IS A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM, UM, PURCHASED WALGREENS.

FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION, UM, OF WALGREENS, THE COMPANY BEGAN AGGRESSIVELY GOING THROUGH A RESTRUCTURING OF ALL THEIR STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TARGETING MANY OF THESE FOR A POSSIBLE CLOSURE.

THE LOCATION ON ALEXANDER WAS, WAS A CANDIDATE FOR A FUTURE ROUND OF, OF CLOSURES, UM, WHICH WE WERE MADE AWARE OF, UM, TO PREVENT, UM, THAT POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE RETAIL ANCHOR AT THAT LOCATION, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING, UH, WHICH IS A FIVE YEAR SALES TAX REBATE, WHERE A PORTION OF THE REVENUE GENERATED AT THAT LOCATION, UM, WILL BE RETURNED BACK TO WALGREENS.

THE CITY WOULD REBATE A PORTION OF THE CITY'S 1% LOCAL SALES TAX CAPPED AT $12,000 ANNUALLY.

THE MDD WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE IN THIS INITIATIVE WITH A PORTION OF ITS HALF PERCENT, UH, CAPPED AT $6,000 ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL COMBINED CAP NOT TO EXCEED, UH, $90,000 DURING THE FIVE YEARS TERM.

THESE REBATES ARE ONLY ISSUED IF THE, IF WALGREENS CONTINUES TO OPERATE AS A PHARMACY IN RETAIL STORE, THEY HAVE TO ALSO MAINTAIN THEIR EXISTING FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT HEADCOUNT, WHICH IS 10 PEOPLE.

THEY ALSO HAVE TO REMAIN CURRENT ON ALL TAXES, AND THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR ANNUAL, UH, COMPLIANCE REPORT.

IF AT ANY POINT DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, UM, WALGREENS EITHER CEASES OPERATIONS OR THEIR EMPLOYMENT COUNT DIPS BELOW THE, UH, 10 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, UM, THEY MUST PAY BACK ANY REBATES RECEIVED TO THE CITY.

UM, WITH THAT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANYTHING? YES, MA'AM.

UM, JUST TO COMMENT, AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL, UM, UH, DOING THIS.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN LOOKING AT IS RETENTION.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULDN'T SAVE THE ONE AT PARK AND GARTH.

UM, BUT, UM, THANKS TO ALL OF Y'ALL WHO WORKED, UM, QUICKLY TO ENSURE THAT WE LOOKED AT THE OTHER WALGREENS, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER EMPTY STOREFRONT.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE NEVER REFILLED AFTER CVS ACROSS THE STREET ON PARK.

THAT USED TO BE AN ECKERD, ECKERD'S .

UM, AND SO I, I JUST WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR, FOR JUMPING ON THAT AND LOOKING AT A RETENTION MODEL FOR, UM, OTHER BUSINESSES AS WELL.

SO, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? GOOD DEAL.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE.

A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

FIVE B, CONSIDER

[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement between the City of Baytown and  Fish Camp Properties Baytown Inc.]

MR. MORAN? YES, MR. MAYOR.

UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS THE, THE SECOND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

UM, THIS IS WITH FISH CAMP PROPERTIES FOR THEIR NEW TI JUANITAS, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT 87 0 1 CHAMBERS COMMON DRIVE.

OVER THE LAST YEAR, PROBABLY YEAR AND A HALF, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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UH, THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A $10 MILLION INVESTMENT AND A NEW 13,500 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT.

TO GIVE YOU AN AN IDEA AS TO THE, UH, THE SCALE OF THE RESTAURANT, A TYPICAL CHEESECAKE FACTORY IS 10 TO 12,000, UH, SQUARE FEET.

UM, THIS RESTAURANT WILL INCLUDE 5,000, UH, SQUARE FOOT KITCHEN, 1000 SQUARE FOOT OPEN CONCEPT BAR AND OYSTER GRILL.

UH, THEY'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE, UM, ABOUT 430 GUESTS, UM, IN THE SPACE.

THERE ALSO WOULD BE 50, UH, EXCUSE ME.

THERE ALSO WILL BE, UM, A PRIVATE DINING AREA THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE, ACCOMMODATE 50 GUESTS AS WELL AS AN ELEVATED STAGE, UH, FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

IN ADDITION TO THE INVESTMENT, THE COMPANY IS ALSO, UM, WILLING TO COMMIT TO RETAIN, TO CREATE AND RETAIN 70, UH, FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES BEFORE THE COMPANY CAN BEGIN RECEIVING ANY OF THESE INCENTIVES.

UM, THEY DO HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.

UM, THIS INCLUDES COMPLETING AND DOCUMENTING THEIR $10 MILLION INVESTMENT, MAINTAINING AT LEAST A $6 MILLION TAXABLE VALUE ON THEIR PROPERTY, CREATING AND RETAINING THE 70 FTES, UH, DURING THE FIVE YEAR TERM.

AND THEY ALSO, UM, HAVE TO BEGIN OPERATIONS, UH, BY AUGUST OF 2027.

FROM THE CITY SIDE, WE HAVE STRUCTURED THIS, UH, AS A PERFORMANCE BASED AGREEMENT.

SO ANY REBATES THAT ARE PROVIDED, UM, HAVE TO BE OR WILL BE, UM, PROVIDED AFTER STAFF HAVE, UH, REVIEWED AND VERIFIED, UM, THEIR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WITHIN THEIR ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT.

SO THE PROPOSED INCENTIVES INCLUDE A PROPERTY TAX REBATE, WHICH IS CAPPED AT $43,000 ANNUALLY, WHICH ONLY APPLIES TO THE NEW ADDED VALUE CREATED.

THE CITY WILL CONTINUE RECEIVING THE PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS, UH, BASED ON THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION VALUE.

THEY'RE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE 50% OF THE CITY'S 1% SALES TAX, WHICH IS CAPPED AT $35,000 ANNUALLY.

AND THEY'RE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A ONE-TIME REBATE ON SALES TAX FOR ANY ELIGIBLE ITEMS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION AND, AND BUILDING MATERIALS, AS WELL AS ANY EQUIPMENT, UM, THAT'S PURCHASED EITHER IN BAYTOWN OR THROUGH A DIRECT PAY PERMIT THROUGH THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.

SO THE TOTAL PROPOSED REBATES FOR THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT ARE CAPPED AT $430,000 OVER THEIR FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WHICH MEANS THAT FOR EVERY $1 THAT THE CITY REBATES, UM, THE COMPANY IS GOING TO INVEST LITTLE OVER $23 IN PRIVATE CAPITAL.

WE ALSO HAVE, UH, MS. SINCLAIR LAMP, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT, AND CEO OF TI JUANITAS.

AND SHE'S HERE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT SPECIFICALLY HAVE ABOUT THE RESTAURANT, ITS OPERATIONS OR ITS HISTORY.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE AGREEMENT ITSELF, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

AND HERE'S ALSO A, A VISUAL, UH, RENDERING.

HMM.

THAT WAS A BIG FISH COUNT.

MM-HMM .

ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? NO.

NONE.

OKAY.

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

I MEAN, YEAH.

YEAH.

EXCITING.

GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB, MAN.

WHERE'S THIS GOING AGAIN? THIS IS OFF OF CHAMBERS COMMON DRIVE OFF OF 1 46 AND 10 BAYTOWN.

MM-HMM .

JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO HEAR THAT.

YEAH.

WELCOME MARIA.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD, FORWARD TO IT BEING COMPLETED.

SO UP AND RUNNING.

OKAY.

GOOD.

MAKE A MOTION.

WE APPROVE ITEM FIVE B.

SECOND, SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

NOW WE ARE ON TO SIX

[b. Consider a resolution determining the alternative delivery method for the construction of the ExxonMobil Baytown Events Center and associated facility and site improvements and authorizing the issuance of a request for construction manager at risk proposals.]

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN EVENT CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FACILITY AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROPOSALS.

MR. SCOTT LAMAN.

I THINK, UH, JUAN'S GONNA HANDLE IT FOR YOU, COUNSEL.

YEP.

? WELL, I'M JUST SAYING I GOT SCOTT HERE AS MY

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UH, GOOD EVENING.

UH, COUNSEL AND MAYOR, UH, JUAN MA, PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING.

UM, SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION IS TO ALLOW THE ALL ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD FOR, UH, THE EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN EVENT CENTER OF, FOR THE CMAR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.

THERE ARE SOME, UH, BENEFITS WITH LARGER PROJECTS TO USE A CMAR.

IT ALLOWS THEM TO, IT ALLOWS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER TO PROVIDE INPUT DURING THE DESIGN PHASE, UM, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS BETTER CONTROL OF THE SCHEDULE AND THE PRICING FOR THE PROJECT.

AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO SCOTT IN CASE HE WANTS TO ADD ANY OTHER ITEMS. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU CAN.

ANYTHING? NOTHING.

GOOD DEAL.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX B.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NO.

MOTION CARRIES.

WE ARE ON TO CONSENT.

[7. 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.]

ANY OTHERS? GOOD DEAL.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A THROUGH P, EXCLUDING B.

SECOND.

ALL IN ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE

[b. Consider an ordinance authorizing an Elevation Project Agreement with Homeowners to issue payment to pre-approved elevation contractors through the FY22 Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant issued by FEMA and administered by the Texas Water Development Board.]

MAYOR, THANKS FOR LETTING ME PULL THIS.

THIS IS, UH, A COUPLE OF HOMES IN MY DISTRICT ACTUALLY ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS FEMA GRANT.

UH, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY OUR CITY MANAGER IN 2223.

UM, IT WAS OPEN CITYWIDE, BUT, UM, MY TWO NEIGHBORS BASICALLY STUCK IT OUT.

I MEAN, IT WAS A LOT OF PAPERWORK, A LOT OF EFFORT IN GOING THROUGH IT.

AND THESE ARE SLAB FOUNDATION HOMES.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO GO MY LOOK AT IT.

YEAH.

UM, BUT THE ONE THAT'S IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW IS, UM, ABOUT NINE FOOT UP IN THE AIR.

AND I WAS TEASING THEM THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY NOW HAVE A TREE HOUSE MM-HMM .

BECAUSE THEIR HOUSE IS TALLER THAN THEIR TREES OUT FRONT NOW.

WOW.

IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY'VE DONE THIS.

AND THEY DID IT IN TWO STAGES.

THE FIRST LIFT WAS ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF TO FIVE FOOT.

THEY CAME IN AND DID SOME FOUNDATION WORK, AND THEN THEY RAISED IT UP RECENTLY TO THE FULL NINE AND A HALF FEET BASE ELEVATION.

THIS IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THIS YEAR, IF THE GRANT BECOMES AVAILABLE AGAIN, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF HOMES IN BAYTOWN THAT COULD QUALIFY.

UH, AND IT'S, IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS, BUT IT IS SHOWING THAT IT'S GETTING DONE.

AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LIGHT HURRICANE SEASON.

UH, BUT, UH, MY NEIGHBORS WILL BE ABLE TO FISH OFF THEIR PORCH IF WE HAVE A FLOOD .

UH, IT, 'CAUSE WE CAN NOW SEE I'M ACROSS THE STREET AND WE LOOK UNDER THEIR HOUSE.

IT'S AMAZING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO IT.

GOOD EFFORT ON STAFF TO, TO GET THROUGH THIS.

THIS IS KIND OF JUST THE, THE LOGISTICS AS WE'RE MOVING THROUGH TO GET THIS DONE.

UH, AND, UH, AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A, ANOTHER GOOD STORY FOR THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN AND FOR THE CITY.

AND THEN LOOK FORWARD TO ASSISTING OTHER HOMEOWNERS IN THE FUTURE TO, TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS GRANT.

GOOD.

SO, SO I, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE SEVEN B.

I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION.

UH, YES.

IS THERE A PLAN FOR THE CITY TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE TO PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT TO? YES, SIR.

WE'VE, UH, TO MR. LESTER'S POINT, WHEN THIS STARTED BACK IN 2022, I BELIEVE WE STARTED IN 22.

UM, WE PUT IT OUT, WE HAD INTEREST FROM LAKEWOOD AND WE HAD INTEREST FROM KILGORE AND A FEW OTHERS CLOSE TO THE ROSALYN PARK AREA.

AND PEOPLE DID APPLY.

THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FUNDING FOR THIS.

THERE'S A 75% AND 90% AND A HUNDRED PERCENT.

MR. LESTER'S NEIGHBORS RECEIVED THE A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT.

UH, THE, SOME OF THE HOMES IN LAKEWOOD THAT WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD, THEY ONLY WERE QUALIFYING FOR THE 75% GRANT.

UM, AND SO THIS PROJECT COSTS ROUGHLY 300 TO $400,000 TO LIFT THE HOME OUT OF THE AIR.

AND SO THE HOMEOWNER HAS TO, UH, HAVE ROUGHLY A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO, TO DO THAT PROJECT.

UM, BUT IT DOES NEGATE ANY KIND OF FLOOD INSURANCE OR, AND IT LOWERS YOUR HOME INSURANCE PREMIUMS, UH, DRASTICALLY.

MM-HMM .

AND TYPICALLY THEY QUALIFY FOR GRANTS TO HELP OFFSET THAT, THAT, THAT LOAN AMOUNT, UH, TO OFFSET THE, THE HOME INSURANCE COSTS.

BUT YES, WE CONTINUE, WE INTEND TO

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IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE, IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT SOME QUIRKY THING.

UM, AND SO WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH MR. LE LESTER'S NEIGHBORS, I HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE 75 HOMES BEFORE, AND SO I WAS ABLE TO GIVE THEM EXAMPLES.

THEY WENT AND TOURED THOSE HOMES AND SAW THAT IT WAS NOT ANYTHING, UM, CRAZY.

I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY TO SEE 'CAUSE YOU'RE JUST LIFTING A HOUSE OUT OF THE GROUND.

YEAH.

BUT THEY, THEY SAW THAT IT WAS A, A, A STRUCTURAL, STRUCTURAL PROCESS, AND THEY FELT FORWARD.

THEY WERE THE ONLY TWO THAT WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD IN THAT PROCESS AT THE TIME.

BUT WE HOPE NOW THAT THEY SEE IT IN BAYTOWN, THAT THEY APPLY AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

RIGHT.

AND I WANNA THANK MR. LESSER FOR PULLING THIS UP AND KIND OF BRINGING ATTENTION TO THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST THING I HEARD, YOU KNOW, BEFORE LAKEWOOD WAS EVEN MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF HOUSES THERE THAT, THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM, FROM THIS.

SO, UM, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, ABOUT, UH, THIS COMING.

AND I WROTE THANKS, THANKS TO STAFF TO, TO MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY SAVING THOSE HOUSES IN THE FUTURE.

I KNOW I'VE LOST A LOT OF MY FRIENDS AND, AND IKE MOVED BECAUSE THEIR HOUSE WASN'T ELEVATED AND THEY LOST EVERYTHING.

AND QUALITY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, NO LONGER LIVE IN OUR CITY BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTS OF OUR, OUR HURRICANE.

SO, UH, KUDOS TO, TO STAFF AND, AND THANK YOU MR. LESTER FOR BRINGING THIS OUT TO WHAT YOU SPEAK ABOUT.

YES, MA'AM.

MR. LESTER, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.

UM, I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A TEDIOUS, UM, PROCESS.

UH, I KNOW ONE OF MY RESIDENTS, UM, QUALIFIED AS WELL, BUT THEY FELT IT WAS GONNA BE TOO MUCH OF A LONG SHOT.

UH, AND, UM, THEY JUST DIDN'T WANNA GO THROUGH THAT.

BUT I, I THINK THIS IS A, A, A LESSON TO BE HAD AS WELL.

AND WHAT I WOULD LOOK FOR IS KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE, UM, I DON'T KNOW, Q AND AS OR FAQS, WHATEVER MAY HAVE COME OUT OF THIS PROCESS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THOSE RESIDENTS THAT HAD QUALIFIED IN THE PAST.

UM, BECAUSE I, I MENTION IT TO 'EM ALL THE TIME AND IT'S LIKE, UM, DEFINITELY A MISSED OPPORTUNITY.

BUT, UM, IT, IT CAN STILL HAPPEN, UM, IF THEY ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO THE, THE PAPERWORK IS DAUNTING.

YEAH.

BOTH MY NEIGHBORS AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE PROCESS THOUGHT I'M, I'M JUST GONNA GIVE UP.

MM-HMM .

AND, AND BETWEEN JASON AND MYSELF ISN'T WITH THEM MS. CLA? NO, NO.

JUST BEAR WITH IT.

AND, UH, SO IT, IT, IT WAS REWARDING TO SEE THE HOUSE AGAIN.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD LIFT THE H HOUSE WITH SLAB FOUNDATION.

AND, AND THE PEOPLE THAT DID IT SAID IT'S NO PROBLEM.

AND, AND IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

IT WAS, IT WAS INTERESTING TO WATCH.

BUT THE PAPERWORK IS DAUNTING, BUT THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

AND HOPEFULLY AGAIN, WE CAN USE THESE TWO HOUSES AS EXAMPLES TO ENCOURAGE THOSE IN THE FUTURE TO, TO, AND, AND AGAIN, THE REQUIREMENTS, FEMA REQUIREMENTS ARE EXTENSIVE.

UM, BUT, UH, TO, TO GET SOME MORE FOLKS ELEVATED UP AND, AND REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAM.

RIGHT.

AND THERE'S ALSO FUNDING THROUGH THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

MM-HMM .

THE GLO, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF HOMES RECONSTRUCTED THROUGH THAT THROUGHOUT MY DISTRICT.

AND MY NEIGHBOR, I ALWAYS JOKE WITH HIM ALL THE TIME, AND I'M LIKE, WHEN IT'S WENDY, I HEAR HOUSE WHISTLING.

AND SO, UM, BUT I THINK IT WAS VERY MUCH NEEDED.

THEY COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED HIS HOME, UH, EVEN ADDED A RAMP.

UM, AND SO I THINK THOSE, THOSE TWO PROGRAMS, AS MUCH AS WE CAN SHARE THAT OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL.

THANK YOU.

I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

MM-HMM .

ALL IN FAVOR.

A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

NOW WE ARE ON

[a. Consider the confirmation of the City Manager's appointment of the Director of Public Works & Engineering.]

CONSIDER THE CONFIRMATION OF THE CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

SO MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, MS. MS. CAROL HADDOCK, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

ENTERTAIN THIS FOR ME.

UM, CAROL, UH, IT, IT'S A BLESSING TO HAVE HER AND I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT SHE ENDURED THIS, THIS VERY LONG PROCESS, THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND MEETING WITH STAFF, MEETING WITH THE TEAM, UM, HAVING PEOPLE THAT SHE WORKED WITH BEFORE, UH, ALREADY HERE IN BAYTOWN AND, AND KNOWING HER AND SPEAKING HIGHLY OF HER.

AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, HAVING YOU HERE AND BRINGING YOUR WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO BAYTOWN AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN HELP US GROW, GET THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, PLANNED OUT TO WORK WITH US ON THE SSO.

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT BEFORE AS WELL.

AND,

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AND WITH THAT, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY YOUR, YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU.

I'VE BEEN TO A FEW EVENTS BETWEEN BAYTOWN AND HOUSTON, AND WHENEVER YOUR NAME WAS BROUGHT UP, IT WAS NOTHING BUT AMAZING.

UM, WONDERFUL THINGS BEING SAID.

AND JASON, I'M GONNA ECHO EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID.

I THINK IT'S, UM, WE, WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE YOU IN THIS POSITION WITH OUR CITY.

YES MA'AM.

ANYTHING ELSE? WELCOME TO BAYTOWN.

YEAH.

GET TO WORK.

GET TO WORK.

.

HE'S GETTING TO SEE BAYTOWN AS WELL.

WILL GOOD DEAL.

WELL, I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

AYE.

Y'ALL GONNA SMILE BACK HERE.

I KNOW.