* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPED MEETING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2026 AT 6:30 PM AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF CORUM AT 6:56 PM WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE AND IMPLICATION GIVEN BY YOURS TRULY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME. START OFF WITH THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. DEAR LORD. HEAVENLY FOLLOW. WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH BOW HEADS AND HUMBLE HEARTS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE AND FOR YOUR SON. I LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU ALLOW US TO DO A PRODUCTIVE JOB HERE TODAY AND HEARING FROM OUR CITIZENS DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND MAKING DECISIONS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT LEAD, GUIDE THOSE WHO STAND IN THE GAP FOR US, FIRE POLICE, OUR ARMED FORCES. I ASK THAT YOU WOULD ALSO GIVE A MOMENT OF COMFORT AND PEACE TO THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY'RE OUTSTANDING IN THE GAP ON OUR BEHALF. I ASK ALL OF THESE THINGS. AND YOUR SON, I WILL LORD AND SAVIOR, YOU JESUS, THE CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. [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.] CITIZEN COMMENT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP. SO THE PURPOSE OF CITIZEN COMMENT IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS. EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LISTING OF FOUR YEAR 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. THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. A CITIZEN MAY PASS HIS OR HER TIME TO THE 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. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH MS. JUNE STANSKI. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR PROPER RECORD. GOOD EVENING. UH, 4 6 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 7 7 5 2 1. UH, STANSKI FIRST. UM, WE'VE ALL BEEN SEEING ALL THESE SURVEYS FOR THE, UM, A AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY ARE THEY GOING TO BE, THE TALLY'S GONNA BE TOTALED? ARE THEY GONNA BE PUBLISHED? WHEN IS THIS GONNA HAPPEN? ARE THEY GONNA ACTUALLY IMPACT, UM, THE DESIGN OF THE NEW FACILITIES? CONSIDERING WE'RE GETTING THINGS THAT LOOK ALMOST COMPLETE NOW? AND I THINK THAT IF YOU REALLY WANT CITIZEN INPUT, YOU NEED TO TALLY 'EM AND NOT PUBLISH THINGS THAT DON'T HAVE BATHROOMS NEAR THE DOORS. UM, NOT A GOOD THING. UM, SECONDLY, UM, THE SEARCH FOR THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UH, WAS NOT BROAD. IT WAS JUST A PROMOTION FROM WITHIN AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK POSITIONS LIKE THAT SHOULD GO BEFORE. UH, YOU SHOULD HAVE A SEARCH FOR AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S MY TIME. I'LL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER SUBJECT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL MR. WE WILL HAVE MR. TROY WHITE NECK. PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD. 9 9 4 6 BAYOU WOODS DRIVE, BAYTOWN $560,000 FOR THE HOMELESS. JUMPED TO 580,000 TO COMBAT THE HOMELESS. ALL THAT MONEY GOES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. NOT A NICKEL OF IT WAS EARMARKED TO HELP THE HOMELESS. BAYTOWN HAS LIMITED RESOURCES TO HOUSE AND FEED THE HOMELESS. TUESDAY, I HAPPEN TO DRIVE BY BAY TOWN'S ANIMAL SHELTER. YOU HAVE A REALLY NICE FACILITY TO HOUSE AND FEED HOMELESS ANIMALS. THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD PERCEPTION THAT YOU TREAT ANIMALS BETTER THAN YOU TREAT HOMELESS HUMANS. YOU REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT. AND 580,000 FOR THIS. [00:05:01] AND YOU COULDN'T COME UP WITH 150,000 TO SAVE A BUS ROUTE AND NOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO KICK IN, I THINK 62,000 AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA SAVE ANY BUS, BUS ROUTES WITH THAT MONEY. SHAME ON YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, MS. DESIREE CLAUSE, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS. UH, YES. MY ADDRESS IS 9 0 2 6 BLUE STAR LANE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 7 7 5 2 1. UH, I WANTED TO COME AND TALK TODAY ABOUT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LISTENING TOURS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AS A CITIZEN AND A CONSTITUENT BECAUSE I'M LEARNING SO MUCH, ESPECIALLY AT THE LAST ONE REGARDING THE HOMELESSNESS AND ALSO THE, I GUESS THE AWARENESS OF THE HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, BASED ON ALSO THE POLICE CHIEF HAD THAT WAS THERE, HE MENTIONED THAT OUR CRIME HAS GONE DOWN, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS AMAZING. AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING OUT THERE VERSUS WHAT IS BEING SAID ON THE INTERNET. UM, I JUST WANT TO REMIND Y'ALL THAT THIS IS A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND IT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. AND NOT ONLY IS IT CONSTANTLY EVOLVING, BUT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY, UM, DO SOMETHING GREAT HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY BY HELPING THE HOMELESS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL, NOT WE, EXCUSE ME, SOME OF US ARE JUST A EMERGENCY OR TRAGIC, UH, LIFE EVENT AWAY FROM BECOMING A HOMELESS PERSON. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAVE THAT POSSIBILITY. SO I JUST ENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO JUST LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING HEARD. IS THAT, IS THAT MY TIME? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK TO. THIS CONCLUDES THE CITIZEN'S COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. [a. Consider approving the minutes of the Municipal Development District and City Council Regular Joint Meeting held on April 23, 2026, and May 14, 2026.] WE ARE NOW ON TO TWO, A MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. ITEMS CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING HELD ON APRIL 23RD, 2026 AND MAY 14TH, 2026. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ON TO THREE A. THREE TWO B. [b. Recess into and conduct an executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to seek the advice of the Municipal Development Districts (MDD) Attorney(s).] TWO B. TWO B. WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE. IT'S AN MDD ITEM, MAYOR, SO WE NEED TO DO IT 'CAUSE IT ALSO PERTAINS TO SOMETHING LATER ON IN THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AS WELL. THAT'S WHY IT'S DONE LIKE THIS. OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL IT IS NOW 7:04 PM WE WILL RECESS INTO AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT GENERAL COUNSEL. I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AT 7:47 PM AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.102. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON [a. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Public Forum for ExxonMobil Baytown Event Center Design held on April 16, 2026.] [b. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Work Sessions and City Council Regular Joint Municipal Development District meetings held on April 23, 2026, and May 14, 2026.] TO CITY COUNCIL ITEMS. UM, WE'LL BE TAKING ITEMS THREE A AND THREE B TOGETHER. CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINISTER OF THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC FORUM FOR EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN EVENT CENTER DESIGN HELD ON APRIL 16TH, 2026. AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR JOINT MEETING, REGULAR JOINT MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MEETING HELD ON APRIL 23RD, 2026 AND MAY 14TH, 2026. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE A AND B. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR A. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE'RE ON TO FOUR A [a. Present a proclamation recognizing the Friends of the Library's 75th Anniversary.] RECOGNITIONS. PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY. NOW THEY HAVE ME DOWN TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND I SHOULD TAKE THIS TIME TO READ EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE ON AT THE LIBRARY FOR THE PAST YEAR. BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA, I AM NOT GONNA DO THAT. I I JUST WANTED TO, MAYOR, DO THEY ALL ALL HAVE LIBRARY CARDS? THAT IS A VALID QUESTION BECAUSE WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE MINE, THEY, EVERYONE HAS AN UPDATED LIBRARY CARD. NOT ONE THAT'S EXPIRED. OKAY. ARE Y'ALL GONNA BRING THEM UP HERE AND SHOW US? UM, IS DIGITAL NOW ASHA? SHE'S VOUCHING FOR 'EM. ASHA, THE LAST PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER WERE TO GET A LIBRARY CARD. GUESS WHO THAT WAS? [00:10:02] THE MOST GOOD LOOKING BEAUTY BEFORE AGE. POOR LIBRARY. YEAH. SO PROCLAMATION, DO Y'ALL WANNA COME ON UP? PROCLAMATION CITY OF BAYTOWN, RECOGNIZING THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, 75 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT I'VE HAD A FRIEND FOR 75 YEARS, NOT 75 YEARS OLD. I'M NOT 75 YEARS OLD. . YEAH. THE ONLY FRIEND I'VE HAD IN MY 48 YEARS IS PROBABLY GONNA BE MY MOM AND MY DAD. WHEREAS THE FIRST FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WAS ESTABLISHED IN BAYTOWN IN 1951 TO SUPPORT THE GOOSE CREEK BRANCH OF THE HARRIS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY INSTRUMENTAL IN CHAMPIONING, CHAMPIONING CHAMPION SUPPORTING , THE NEED FOR AN EXPANDED LIBRARY IN 1957 FORMALLY ORGANIZED THE FRIENDS OF THE STERLING MUNICIPAL LIBRARY IN 1962 TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S LIBRARY. AND WHEREAS THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HAVE RAISED FOR THE LAST 75 YEARS AND CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY THAT ENABLES OUR LIBRARY TO EVOLVE, TO MEET THE CHALLENGING NEED, CHANGING NEEDS OF THE BAYTOWN RESIDENTS, PROVIDING THE RESOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING, SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT SUPPORT FOR SUMMER READING PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AND WHEREAS THE WORK OF THE FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS AND ONGOING BASIS, THE FACT THAT OUR LIBRARY IS IN, IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO ENGAGE IN THE JOY OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONNECT WITH THE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS OF OTHERS FROM AGES PAST TO THE PRESENT. AND WHEREAS A FRIEND'S GIFT OF THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO THE LIBRARY SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL IN HOW VOLUNTEERISM LEADS A POSITIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE, OUR CHARLES JOHNSON MAYOR BAYTOWN DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY AND EXTEND A SINCERE APPRECIATION TO ITS MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT FOR THE DEDICATED SERVICE ADVOCACY AND GENEROSITY IN ENRICHING THE LIVES OF BAYTOWN RESIDENTS AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE NOW. ANYONE FROM COUNT? OH, OKAY. THERE YOU GO. LET'S GO. I WAS JUST, IF YOU HAVE A LIBRARY CARD AND YOU SERVE ON COUNCIL, COULD YOU PLEASE COME ON DOWN AND Y'ALL CAN ACTUALLY, Y'ALL CAN ACTUALLY STAND UP HERE. OKAY. THE MICROPHONE IS ALWAYS THE, THE SPOT. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE LIGHT, WHEN DID THE LIBRARY CARDS GO? DIGITAL. WE HAD DIGITAL CARDS FOR A WHILE NOW. YES. I DIDN'T GET A DIGITAL CARD. Y'ALL HATED ME MORE. 1985. WOW. YOU WERE, I WAS. OH NO, I DON'T THINK GOOD. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. BIG SMILES SAY BOOKS ON ONE BOOKS. YES. ONE MORE. HANG ON. OKAY. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH, I DID, I LEARNED THAT IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 75 YEARS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THAN ME. WE FOR OUR AGE. AWESOME. WE WILL. NOW GOING [a. Conduct the first public hearing regarding the proposed limited purpose annexation through a strategic partnership agreement for approximately 356.99 acres of land in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction, generally located east of Garth Road and west of North Main Street and north of East Wallisville Road.] INTO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL IN ARRESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. EVERYONE DESIRING THE RIGHT, THE EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LISTING BEFORE YOU 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 THE 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 A SPOKESPERSON TO [00:15:01] PRESENT THE INFORMATION. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. WE ARE NOW ON FIVE A CONDUCT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR APPRO APPROXIMATELY 356.99 ACRES OF LAND IN THE CITY'S EXTRA EXTRATERRITORIAL JU JURISDICTION, GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF GARTH AND WEST OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND NORTH OF EAST VILLE ROAD. IT IS NOW 7:54 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF FOR APPROXIMATELY 356.99 ACRES OF LAND IN THE CITY'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. MARTIN SCRIBNER, WE COULD HAVE JUST PUT ETJ THERE, COULDN'T WE? THAT'S A LAWYER MAYOR TO . MR. MAYOR, WE TRY NOT TO USE TOO MANY ACRONYMS. UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. I TRIED MAYOR, HE TOLD ME NO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU . UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD. MARTIN SCRIBNER PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UH, I WILL USE THE TERM ETJ TO TRY AND KEEP THIS SHORTER, BUT, UM, SO, UM, AS, UH, MAYOR READ OFF, UM, THIS IS ROUGHLY 357 ACRES, UH, ON THE, UM, EAST SIDE OF GARTH ROAD, UH, JUST NORTH OF VILLE ROAD. YOU MAY REMEMBER, UH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF GARTH ROAD. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS A, LET ME LEMME STEP BACK FOR A SECOND. REMEMBER, THIS IS A LIMITED PER PURPOSE ANNEXATION. THIS IS NOT A FULL ANNEXATION. SO THIS AREA, OF COURSE, WILL NOT GET THE FULL SERVICES THAT A FULL ANNEXATION WOULD GET. SO IF YOU'LL REMEMBER A FEW YEARS BACK, I THINK THIS IS IN 2018, UM, ABOUT 500 HUNDRED ACRES ON THE WEST SIDE OF GARTH ROAD WAS ANNEXED AS PART OF A FRIENDSWOOD DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND, OR EXCUSE ME, UH, LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION AGAIN. UM, THAT CONTAINED AROUND 2000 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, UM, THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BUILT OUT. AND THEN, UH, WE DID A SPA, UH, EXCUSE ME, A UH, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDSWOOD. WE ADDED TO THAT IN 2222, UM, WHICH ADDED THIS 357 ACRES, UM, WHICH WHEN BUILT OUT WILL INCLUDE AROUND 1200 UNITS, NOT QUITE 1200 UNITS RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE AT ABOUT HALF OF THAT, A LITTLE OVER HALF. UM, AND THIS IS SCOTT'S BEND AND PLY PLACE. SO IF YOU DRIVE UP THROUGH THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT, THAT QUITE A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE, UM, FOR THIS. SO, UM, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS NOW? UH, WE HAVE, BASICALLY, THIS IS A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM. THERE IS SOME PAPERWORK THAT NEEDS TO BE TIDIED UP, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS MOVES FORWARD THE WAY THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT. SO, UM, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THAT PROCESS. AGAIN. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. WE'RE GONNA DO THOSE BACK TO BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME TIMING LIMITATIONS. UM, SO I, I WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE AREA JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THAT, UH, OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS THAT'S THAT YELLOW THAT IS IN THE CITY. UM, EVERYTHING IN WHITE IS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE THE CITY. UH, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DOES SHOW IT AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S A LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION. THE USES IN THE ZONING ARE REALLY DETERMINED BY THE, THE, UM, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO WE'RE NOT REALLY, WE'RE NOT TALKING TOO MUCH ABOUT THE USE. UM, SO TONIGHT WE'RE DOING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON JULY 9TH, WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, UH, AS WELL AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, WHICH HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE MUD, UM, SITUATION. AND THEN ON AUGUST 13TH, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE SECOND READING, UH, AND THEN A VOTE ON THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE ITSELF. AND THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT, UM, WHICH DISTRICT TO PUT THE, UH, THIS DEVELOPMENT INTO, UH, FOR VOTING PURPOSES. UH, AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY, UH, PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, I'M GOING TO SAY MY APOLOGIES TO THE CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE WHEN HE SAID SPA, I THOUGHT SPA INSTEAD OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY WE DON'T USE ACRONYMS. UM, HAS THERE, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. GOOD DEAL. WELL, MOVING ON. THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK, WE NOW CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:58 PM WE [b. Conduct the second public hearing regarding the proposed limited purpose annexation through a strategic partnership agreement for approximately 356.99 acres of land in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction, generally located east of Garth Road and west of North Main Street and north of East Wallisville Road.] ARE ON TO FIVE B CONDUCT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION THROUGH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, AKA SPA FOR APPROXIMATELY 356.99 ACRES OF LAND IN THE CITY'S EXTRA [00:20:01] TER TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. ETJ GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF GARTH ROAD AND WEST OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND NORTH OF EAST VILLE ROAD. IT IS NOW 7:58 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 356.99 ACRES OF LAND IN THE CITY'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. MR. SCRIBNER, UH, THIS IS THE SAME AS THE FIRST ONE. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD. GOOD DEAL. ANYONE ELSE SIGN UP TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE'S DESIRE AND TO SPEAK. I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:59 PM CONCERNING THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 356.99 ACRES OF LAND IN THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. THANK YOU, MR. SCRIBNER. NOW WE [a. Consider a resolution granting the petition for the proposed annexation of approximately 0.998 acres of land at 8220 North State Highway 146.] ARE ON TO SIX A CONSIDER A RESOLUTION GRANTING THE PETITION FOR THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.998 ACRES OF LAND AT 8 2 0 8 2 2 0 NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 1 46. MR. SCRIBNER. THANK YOU. UH, THIS ONE IS A FULL ANNEXATION. THIS IS NOT THE LPA, THIS IS THE, THE FULL DEAL. UM, THIS IS ABOUT AN ACRE AGAIN OFF OF, UM, ONE 40. IT'S ON 1 46 SOUTH OF OLD NEEDLEPOINT ROAD, UM, JUST NORTH OF REDWOOD DRIVE. UH, THIS IS ALSO GOING THROUGH A, UH, A REZONE PROCESS. UH, AS PART OF THIS PROCESS WE'LL DO, WE'RE DOING THAT CONCURRENTLY, SO WE'LL HAVE THAT BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AS WELL. SO WE WON'T TALK MUCH ABOUT, UH, THE ZONING TONIGHT. THIS, OF COURSE, IS THE FIRST STEP. SO THIS IS BASICALLY THE CITY ACCEPTING THE APPLICATION OF THE OWNER, UH, TO, TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, EVERYTHING AROUND IT IS KIND OF WHAT'S IN LIGHT BLUE IS INSIDE THE CITY. SO IT'S KINDA A LITTLE NOTCH OUT OF THAT STRIP ALONG 1 46, EVERYTHING THAT IS IN WHITE. SO EVERYTHING TO THE EAST IS ALL, UH, IN THE ETJ IS NOT INSIDE THE CITY. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CURRENT ZONING, UH, ALL THE RED IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL ALL ALONG 1 46. WHEN WE COME BACK WITH THE ZONING, THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR SIMILAR ZONING, UM, FOR USE THAT FITS IN THAT ZONING. UM, FUTURE LAND USE MAP DOES SHOW IT AS, UH, KIND OF SMALL SCALE COMMERCIAL. EXCELLENT. AND SO THE TIMELINE THERE AGAIN, UM, SORRY, UH, , UH, TONIGHT IS THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING. UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE FIRST READING ON JULY 9TH. UM, I, I APOLOGIZE THESE DATES DON'T LOOK RIGHT TO ME. SO I'M GOING TO STEP BACK AWAY FROM THAT SLIDE. I'M GONNA PRETEND WE DIDN'T SEE THAT SLIDE 'CAUSE I'M NOT SURE THOSE DATES ARE CORRECT. SO, UM, UH, AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE THIS BACK IN FRONT OF YOU. WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE REZONE IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE SAME TIME AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH ALL OF THAT. SOUNDS GOOD. SOUNDS GOOD. WELL, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YOUR NO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU MR. SCRIBNER. THANK YOU. SEVEN A REPORTS [a. Receive the City of Baytown Single Audit for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.] RECEIVED THE CITY OF BAYTOWN SINGLE AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UM, IF YOU RECALL WHEN WE PRESENTED THE ANNUAL AUDIT, UM, WE MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD BRING THE SINGLE AUDIT BACK TO YOU, UM, AT A LATER DATE. UM, THIS AUDIT IS RELATED TO THE CITY'S ADHERENCE TO THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR GRANTS. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE CITY IS COMPLIANT. UM, THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR PACKET AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GOOD DEAL. I NEED A MOTION. SHOULD TO APPROVE. I THINK WE'RE JUST RECEIVING. OH, WE'RE JUST RECEIVING. WE'RE JUST RECEIVING. CONSIDER IT RECEIVED. OH, CONSIDER IT RECEIVED. I'M SO SORRY. I WAS ON A ROLL TONIGHT. YEAH, WE ARE. WE RECEIVE IT. YEAH. WE'RE ON [8. CONSENT All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.] CONSENT AGENDA. WE'RE GONNA PULL, WE'RE GONNA PULL ITEM EIGHT A 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO I NEED A MOTION. MAY, YES. E, E FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSE? YES SIR. YOU SURE CAN ANYONE ELSE? WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE YOU SAID? A, A AND E. AND E. MOTIONS TO APPROVE. UM, ITEMS EIGHT A I'M SORRY. EIGHT [00:25:01] B THROUGH J. EXCLUDING A AND E. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. EIGHT [a. Consider an ordinance approving Amendment No. 19 to the Interlocal Agreement with Harris County for Public Transportation Services in the City of Baytown.] A CONSIDERING ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER 19 TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC. HARRIS COUNTY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. MR. GARY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, THIS ORDINANCE, UH, WOULD ALLOW FOR THE, UH, AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. UH, THIS IS DESIGNED TO ALIGN THE AGREEMENT TERM WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR. SO, UH, WHAT THIS IS DOING IS SIMPLY TAKING IN, UM, THE MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AND TREATING IT AS A SEPARATE EXTENSION THAT WAY GOING FORWARD. WE DON'T HAVE AN OUTSTANDING INVOICE FOR, YOU KNOW, FOUR OR SO MONTHS, UM, UNTIL WE GET INTO OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR AND FUNDING CYCLE. SO IT'S, UH, STRICTLY A MOVE TO ALIGN THE AGREEMENT TERMS WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR. GOOD DEAL. MS. JUNE STANSKI, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS. I HAVEN'T MOVED SINCE LAST TIME. IT'S STILL 46 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 7 7 5 2 1. UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, THE BUS SITUATION IN BAYTOWN HAS BEEN ONE OF MY ISSUES FOR THE PAST YEAR. AND, UM, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO FUND THE TRANSPORTATION, I GUESS FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO ENCOURAGE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR PLANNERS, ALL OF PEOPLE HERE, THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK TO FULLY FUNDING THE BUS SYSTEM. NOT CUTTING IT. $400,000 IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET WHEN YOU'RE PAYING FIVE MILLIONS FOR PEOPLE TO PUT PLANS UP FOR ANYWAY. WHAT, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE PAYING OR WHAT I'M PAYING FOR, THE PLANNING OF TERRIBLE COMPLEXES, UM, WHEN YOUR BUS SYSTEM COULD BE RUN FOR $400,000 IS, IS JUST AN ATROCITY. UM, I ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO CUT THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR TO GO BACK TO FULL BUSES, INCREASE THE ROUTES, INCREASE THE TIMES, AND MAKE SURE YOU CAN GO TO THE MORNING ROUTES SO PEOPLE CAN GET TO WORK. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND IF THEY CAN'T CATCH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE MORNINGS TO GET TO THEIR JOBS, TO GET TO PARK AND RIDES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. DO NOT CUT THE BUS BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR PAYING IT FOR THREE MORE MONTHS. BUT THIS CITY NEEDS TO DO BETTER. THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY THE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE NOW ON [e. Consider a resolution authorizing an application for a scoping study through the Fiscal Year 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance Program administered by the Texas Water Development Board on behalf of Fire/Office of Emergency Management.] TO ITEM EIGHT E CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR A SCOPING STUDY THROUGH THE PHYSICAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2024 FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. ON BEHALF OF FIRE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CHIEF DOBSON, MAYOR, COUNSEL, I'LL TAKE THIS. UH, I ACTUALLY WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. LESTER TO GIVE A, IF YOU WANNA MAKE A COMMENT, I CAN ACTUALLY GIVE A PRESENTATION IF YOU WANT ME TO FIRST NO, AND, AND I WOULD, SORRY, SIR. THANKS JASON. I, AND I WAS GONNA JUMP IN. WE, THIS AGAIN, IS JUST ONE OF THOSE GOOD THINGS THAT THE CITY STAFF AND WORKS HARD TO DO. UH, AGAIN, WE HAVE A FEMA PROGRAM THAT WE'VE UTILIZED. I'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE PAST. THIS IS KIND OF A, MY UNDERSTANDING IS A STUDY TO HELP IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL HOMES AND, AND LOCATIONS IN THIS CITY THAT COULD QUALIFY FOR THOSE FEMA GRANTS. MM-HMM . SO AGAIN, WE HEAR ALL THE TIME THAT WE NEVER LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AND, AND I HAVE TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE THAT THEIR DISTRICTS HAVE FLOODING ISSUES JUST LIKE MINE DOES MM-HMM . AND HERE'S THE CITY STAFF WORKING HARD TO FIND ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND MARKERS AND MEANS TO HELP OUR CITIZENS REDUCE FLOODING IMPACTS ON, ON THEM PERSONALLY. SO IT, IT, I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT. JASON'S GOING, WELL, IT'S KIND OF JUST A, A SURVEY AND IT'S LIKE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT. NO, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT IS JUST WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY. SO TO THEM IT'S NO BIG DEAL. BUT TO OUR CITIZENS, IT IS A BIG DEAL. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT THAT THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WHERE STAFF IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AS A WHOLE, UH, TO FIND GRANTS AND [00:30:01] PROGRAMS TO HELP GET THEM LIFTED OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAN AREAS. SO, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE STAFF'S EFFORT AND I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT E SECOND, UH, I JUST WANT TO PITY BACK ON YOUR, YOUR EXTENSIVE GRATITUDE AS WELL. 'CAUSE I LIVE IN A DISTRICT WHERE A LOT OF HOUSES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY HURRICANES OVER THE LAST, YOU KNOW, QUARTER OF A CENTURY. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE MOVED AROUND IN LAKEWOOD AND A LOT OF PEOPLE, GOOD PEOPLE HAVE LEFT BECAUSE THEIR HOUSE SITTING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLOODPLAIN AND THEIR HOUSE IS TAKEN OUT. SO THIS IS, THIS IS PROBABLY BIGGER THAN, UH, IT SHOULD GET THROUGH THE RECOGNITION THAN A, THAN A CONSENT AGENDA. SO REALLY THANK YOU TO, UH, TO JASON REYNOLDS AND HIS STAFF FOR I'LL PASS IT ON. THANK YOU. YEAH. PRESS THAT. UH, SO WE GOT THE SECOND. WE GOT HIM FIRST AND SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. YES. ALL IN FAVOR A. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE'RE ON [a. Confirmation of the City Manager's appointment of an Assistant City Manager.] TO APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION OF THE CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. MR. JASON REYNOLDS, MAYOR COUNSEL, THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME. UM, BEFORE I CALL JAMIE UP HERE, I, I DO NEED TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE COUNCIL, TO THE CITIZENS, AND TO MY EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OVER THE LAST THREE AND A HALF, FOUR YEARS, UH, IN MY TIME HERE. UM, WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES AND PART OF THOSE CHANGES LED TO, UM, JAMIE TRANSITIONING FROM THE LIBRARY TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IN A STRATEGIC SERVICE ROLE AND TAKING ON A VERY BIG PICTURE FOCUS ON TRYING TO HELP CHANGE OR LOOK AT SERVICE DELIVERY OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY. AND SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT. AND WE ALSO MADE A LOT OF CHANGES TO THE DEPARTMENTS. AND IT, THE OPTICS RIGHT NOW LOOK LIKE, HEY, WE'VE CUT 13 TO $15 MILLION OUTTA THE BUDGET OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THE CITY MANAGER GETS TO ADD A NEW EMPLOYEE TO HIS HIS OFFICE. THAT'S WHAT THE OPTICS LOOK LIKE. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO LET YOU KNOW, TO LET THE CITIZENS KNOW, TO LET MY EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT IT, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT. THAT'S NOT HOW IT IS. OKAY. JAMIE'S POSITION, UM, WAS MOVED OUT OF THE LIBRARY, THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED OVER, UH, TO ADMINISTRATION. SO IT IS TECHNICALLY A, IT IS A POSITION TITLE AND RESPONSIBILITY SHIFT. IT IS. AND THERE IS A THIRD ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADDED TO THIS ROLE. UH, IT IS NOT MORE MONEY ADDED TO THE BUDGET. IT IS NOT TAKING AWAY FROM ONE DEPARTMENT AND ADDING TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. I NEED TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. IN ADDITION TO THAT, OVER THIS TIME OF CHANGE IN BAYTOWN, IT WAS COUNCIL'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY TO LOOK AT REVENUE GROWTH FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. AND IT WAS A PRIORITY TO SAY, HOW CAN WE BE MORE SUSTAINABLE WHILE CONTINUING TO LOWER OUR TAX RATE AND BRING IN REVENUE THAT IS NOT IMPACTED AS MUCH BY OUR TAX RATE, WHICH MEANS THE IDAS AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN GROW REVENUE ON THE OUTSIDE. SO PART OF, PART OF THIS TRANSITION IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ALSO INCLUDES MR. BRENT, GARY TAKING A DIFFERENT POSITION TO FOCUS ENTIRELY ON REVENUE. OKAY? AND RIGHT NOW, AS WE'VE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL IN THE PAST, WE'VE FOUND DIFFERENT AVENUES THAT WE CAN EXPLORE REVENUE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING 10 MILLION EXTRA DOLLARS IN REVENUE THROUGH IDA AGREEMENTS OVER THE NEXT UNNAMED YEARS AT THIS POINT. AND AS SOON AS I NAME SOMETHING, I'M GONNA HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE TO IT. SO I'M NOT GONNA PUT A TIMELINE ON THAT, BUT THAT WILL BE MR. GARY'S PRIMARY FOCUS ON COLLECTING ADDITIONAL REVENUE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOWER OUR TAX RATES IN THIS ORGANIZATION. AS IT, AS IT LOOKS ON HIS FACE, THERE'S ALREADY, UH, ABOUT 1.2 MILLION THAT WE LOOK TO ADD TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET ON THE WORK THAT HE'S ALREADY BEEN DOING TO THIS POINT. SO IT ALREADY APPEARS TO BE PAYING OFF WITH THAT TRANSITION. NOW WITH ALL THAT SAID, THAT LARGE CAVEAT OUT OF THE WAY, JAMIE, PLEASE COME UP HERE. YOU, UM, SHE IS AN AMAZING HUMAN. SHE IS SO IF I HAVE TO BE VERY SHORT WITH THAT. 'CAUSE ONCE I START, SHE WON'T WANT ME TO STOP. SO I HAVE TO SAY ONE NICE THING AND THAT'LL BE IT TOO. BUT, UM, SHE IS AN AMAZING HUMAN. SHE FACILITATES OUR DISCUSSIONS. SHE LEADS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST AMONGST OUR TEAM, BUT THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. SHE IS HIRED BY ORGANIZATIONS IN BAYTOWN TO FACILITATE LEADERSHIP ENDEAVORS, TO HELP GROW TEAMS THROUGHOUT [00:35:01] THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SHE HAS BEEN DOING THIS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AT THIS POINT. AND SHE HAS MADE DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATION. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT SHE BRINGS IN THIS NEW ROLE AND THE LEAD THAT SHE'S GONNA TAKE IN GROWING OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION. AND WITH THAT, I ASK COUNSEL TO WELCOME JAMIE WITH OPEN ARMS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ELSE SHE CAN DO. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, I HAVE TO COMPLETELY AGREE WITH SOME CITY MANAGER'S WORDS. UM, AND BRETT, YOU'VE, YOU'VE DONE AMAZING, UM, AS OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND YOU'VE ALREADY PROVEN YOURSELF IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO SEEING WHAT COMES NEXT FROM YOU. UM, UM, AND THEN, UM, JAMIE, YOU AND I GO WAY BACK. AND SO JUST TO SEE YOUR TRAJECTORY AS WELL, UM, HAS BEEN VERY, VERY, UM, UPLIFTING AND, UM, TO SEE YOU AT THIS ROLE IN THE TRANSITION. AND SO I DID GET A CALL FROM ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS WHO WANTED TO RELAY HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, UH, MR. AUGUSTINE LAREDO. UM, SHE HAS HELPED, UH, THE BAYTOWN PROMISE CENTER, UH, TREMENDOUSLY WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING AND GETTING OUR, UH, OUR FOCUS TOGETHER. UM, AND SO WHEN HE SAW IT ON THE AGENDA, 'CAUSE HE'S OUTTA TOWN RIGHT NOW ON VACATION MM-HMM . FOR THE SUMMER. SO HE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I RELAY HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. HE IS PRESIDENT OF THE, UM, FRED AGUILAR PROMISE CENTER. SO I JUST WANTED TO, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AND THAT YOU ARE IN HIGH REGARDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU BILL. ANYONE ELSE WELL DESERVED, YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB, VERY EXCITED FOR YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY. I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU, JAMIE. UM, IT'S UP TO THIS POINT. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU. SO LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THAT. UM, ALSO GOT A CALL FROM A CONSTITUENT, UH, A MR. KEVIN TROLLER THAT, THAT YOU MAY KNOW HE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU AS WELL. SO TOLD HIM I WOULD PASS THAT ALONG. YES, SIR. I'LL, I'LL JUMP IN THERE. UH, I'VE KNOWN JAMIE A LONG TIME AS WELL. YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK THROUGH SOME OF THE NOTES? ? NO. WELL, WELL DESERVED, UH, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. I HAD THE DISCUSSION WITH, WITH JASON AT OUR MEETING THE OTHER DAY AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CONCEPT IS, WOW, THREE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, YOU KNOW, THIS CLAIM, WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE TOP HEAVY AT THE TOP. AND, AND I WOULD COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THOSE COMMENTS. UH, WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION OF APPROACHING 1500 EMPLOYEES OR SO. UH, AND, AND WITH THE DIVERSITY AND THE BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE AND ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU LOOK IN LEADERSHIP ISSUES, THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE SCOPE OF THREE, UH, AS FAR AS DIRECT SUBORDINATES, YOU KNOW, HE'S RIGHT IN LINE WITH THAT. UM, AGAIN, BRENT'S DOING A GREAT JOB. UH, CAROL'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AS A CM WHEN HE APPOINTED HER. I WAS GOING, THAT WAS ANOTHER VERY GOOD MOVE. I THINK MOVING JAMIE UP IS ANOTHER VERY GOOD MOVE, UH, AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HER AND SEE WHAT ELSE SHE'S GOT TO DO. ABSOLUTELY. EXCELLENT. GUESS I'LL JUMP IN HERE. I HAD A QUESTION. IS THAT YOUR BODYGUARD NEXT TO YOU? ? I'M A LITTLE INTIMIDATED. DON'T, DON'T TEST IT. I WON'T TEST THEM. I, I, I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK THE FIRST TIME I MET YOU, YOU DON'T EVEN REMEMBER. PROBABLY I WASN'T EVEN ON COUNCIL AND, UH, WE WERE KIND OF IN THE INITIAL TALKS FOR THE LANTERN PARK PROJECT MM-HMM . AND YOU WERE THERE AND YOU WERE VERY KIND AND, UM, VERY DOWN TO EARTH. AND, UH, I, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT FOR THE CITY. AND CONGRATULATIONS. SO YEAH, I RECEIVED A, UH, COUPLE OF TEXT MESSAGES TODAY ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM. AND I CALLED LAURA BECAUSE, UM, AUGUSTINE TEXT ME AND, AND WHEN HE HEARD IT WAS YOU, NOTHING BUT GREAT, GREAT THINGS TO SAY. AND THE OTHER PERSON THAT TEXT ME HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY. AND I'M GOING TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS SAID UP HERE AND HAVE NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY. I'M NOT JUST GOING TO, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME. YES, I CAN. IN THE FIRST TIME I REMEMBER ACTUALLY HAVING INTERACTION WITH YOU. WE WERE NEXT DOOR AND WE WERE LOOKING AT THE MURAL THAT WE WERE GOING TO PUT ON THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? YES, SIR. YEAH. , THAT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT WAS A BIG DISCU. BIGGER THAN WHAT I, IT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT LAURA, YOU REMEMBER THAT? YES, I DO. YEAH. BUT, UH, IT JUST BLEW MY MIND AWAY AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME, SEEING YOU PRESENT THAT. AND, UM, JUST WATCHING YOU GROW [00:40:01] HERE IN OUR CITY. AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED AND ENCOURAGED PROMOTION FROM WITHIN IS SOMETHING THAT LAURA AND I REALLY TALKED ABOUT AT EXTENT WHENEVER WE WERE ON COUNCIL ABOUT PROMOTING FROM WITHIN. SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS HAPPENING TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. I NEED A JUST ONE MORE CLARIFICATION THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, OUR, OUR HIRE IS OUR CITY MANAGER. AND SO HOW HE MOVES HIS EMPLOYEES MM-HMM . UM, AND THAT THAT IS COMPLETELY AT HIS DIRECTION. AND SO WE DO THE APPROVALS, BUT, UM, I I DO AGREE IT, IT IS COMPLETELY, UH, GREAT WHEN WE CAN SEE A MOVEMENT WITHIN, BUT JUST A CLARIFICATION IN TERMS OF HOW THAT WORKS AND THAT WE, WE DON'T GET A SAY AS MUCH IN TERMS OF LIKE, WE WANT THIS PERSON, THAT PERSON THAT IS COMPLETELY UP TO THE CITY MANAGER. AND I AM COMPLETELY OKAY THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL. SO I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE NOW ON TO THE MANAGER'S [10. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.] REPORT. AND SINCE YOU'VE ALREADY HAD TWO MINUTES, YOU ONLY GET LIKE 30 SECONDS. I'LL BE VERY QUICK. MAYOR AND COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL TEAM MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING ACHIEVEMENTS. HEALTH HAYDEN THOMASON WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION DIVISION EARNED HIS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER LICENSE WITH TDLR. CARL GAINES WITH THE MOSQUITO CONTROL DIVISION EARNED HIS NON-COMMERCIAL POLITICAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AG AGRICULTURE. SO, POLITICAL PESTICIDE, I GUESS THEY'RE SPRAYING THE DICE HERE IN A MINUTE, SO BE CAREFUL. . ALRIGHT. HEY, HOLD ON. CONGRATS TO HAYDEN AND, AND CARL. UM, SORRY. UH, ALL RIGHT. IN PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DAVID SALAMA EARNED HIS CLASS A WATER, UH, WATER OPERATOR LICENSE THROUGH TCEQ. MANNY, UH, CUO, UH, WAS SELECTED BY HIS PEERS AS BAO EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER, LAE DUNCAN RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLIMENTS FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING HIS OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RESPONSIVENESS. JOSEPH HOLMES, WHERE DID KRISTEN GO? OH, THERE SHE IS. I, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. I'LL START OVER. . ALL RIGHT. JOSEPH HOLMES GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER CPM PROGRAM. I GUESS HE WANTS TO BE A CITY MANAGER. IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT HE'S WORKING TOWARDS? . ALRIGHT. CONGRATS JOSEPH AND ERIC FONTANO RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLIMENTS FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING HIS PROFESSIONALISM AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND JOSEPH CHAIR NUMBER TWO IS THE BEST CHAIR. JUST STOP AT CHAIR NUMBER TWO, . ALL RIGHT. UH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IS RECOGNIZED AS A STATEWIDE LEADER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS LAST WEEK AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS CONFERENCE. THE CITY RECEIVED, AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL THOSE ON THE TABLE. THIRD PLACE IN THE STATE FOR REYNOLDS ON THE RECORD. UH, TUNE IN TOMORROW TO HEAR ME GET CHEWED OUT. UM, AND ALSO GOOD COMMENTS COME FROM THAT TOO. THEN A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS COME FROM THAT. UH, THIRD PLACE FROM THE FOR THE FATHER FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE. THIRD PLACE FOR THE BAYTOWN VOICE MAGAZINE. SECOND PLACE FOR THE RECENT BUDGET VIDEO. FIRST PLACE FOR THE BAYTOWN BREAKDOWN VIDEO SERIES, AND FIRST PLACE FOR THE BAYTOWN LIFE TALENT ATTRACTION CAMPAIGN. AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M GONNA BRING Y'ALL INTO THIS CONVERSATION. SO HERE IS ONE OF THE AWARDS, AND IF, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER AT THE LAST PIECE, THEY ALSO, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT NATIONAL AWARDS THAT THEY, THEY WON. UM, THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE COUNCIL WANTED A STUDY DONE ON THE BRAND OF BAYTOWN, THE IMAGE STUDY, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT FROM LIKE 2022, I BELIEVE IT WAS, OR 23. AND Y'ALL WANTED TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF BAYTOWN AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO CHANGE THE, UH, THE IMAGE OF BAYTOWN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE. AND KUDOS TO NOT JUST THOMAS AND JASON AND RYAN AND SICE AND, AND AND CHERIE AND ALL THEIR TEAM THAT'S IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, BUT IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, THEY HAVE A GROUP THAT SPREADS OUT ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO SEE HOW WE CAN BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH ALL OF OUR, NOT WITH JUST OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT THE, THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY TOOK THAT AND SAID, HEY, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO TO MAKE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO WORK? AND HOW CAN WE CREATE THIS ENVIRONMENT HERE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN? BAYTOWN? AND, UM, KUDOS TO THOMAS, JOEY AND EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS CREATING THE BAYTOWN LIFE. AND SO IT WAS PART, IT WAS, IT CAME OUT OF THE IMAGE STUDY AND THE TEAM TOOK THAT AND CREATED SOMETHING THAT WENT FIRST PLACE FOR A PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PUTTING ON TO REIMAGINE WHAT BAYTOWN IS AND GET PEOPLE TO COME HERE. AND I WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY, IT'S PRETTY FABULOUS. AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT. UM, AND I DO NEED [00:45:01] TO SAY THAT, UM, THEY HAVE A BIG, UH, CHESS BEATING PIECE HERE. UM, THEY, THEY BEAT ARLINGTON. AND SO, UM, THOMAS IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT. UM, THEY BEAT MONT BELLEVUE. JASON CALDER IS EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THAT. NEW BAYTOWN, NEW BAYTOWN, I'M SORRY, THEY BEAT NEW BAYTOWN AND UH, THEY BEAT LEAGUE CITY, SAN ANTONIO AND OTHERS. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE BECAUSE THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IS RECOGNIZED. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON. UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUILDING INSPECTORS. ALEX, UH, GILES AND DALLAS EDWARDS EACH EARNED THEIR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PLUMBING INSPECTOR CERTIFICATIONS. UH, THAT'S HUGE. FOR ANYBODY THAT TRIED TO GET A PLUMBING CERTIFICATION, THAT'S A, A VERY BIG DEAL. SO CONGRATS TO THEM. MARTIN. LET'S MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE THEM 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S THE, UH, CATALYST TO SO GOOD STUFF TO THEM. CONGRATULATIONS. UM, UM, JUAN MANCHA, UH, RECENTLY TOOK THE STATE OF TEXAS PLUMBING INSPECTOR LICENSE EXAM AND PASSED ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT, UH, ATTEMPT. HE HAS NOW, UH, HE NOW HAS HIS LICENSE IN HAND AND IS ALREADY PUT TO WORK. SO CONGRATS ON THAT AS WELL. UH, THE DEPARTMENT'S BUILDING INSPECTORS, PERMIT OFFICE STAFF AND PLAN REVIEWERS RECENTLY RECEIVED A SURPRISE VISIT, UH, FROM COLLEENA HOLMES WHO STOPPED BY TO THANK THEM FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE THEY PROVIDE EVERY DAY. IT'S ALWAYS REWARDING TO RECEIVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR CUSTOMERS, AND THIS RECOGNITION REFLECTS THE PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION THE TEAM BRINGS TO THEIR WORK. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT AND WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD DEAL. NOW WE ARE ON TO [a. Receive a report from Council Member James Franco regarding projects, programs and events in District No. 4. ] COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT FROM JAMES FRANCO'S, TWIN IN DISTRICT FOUR. I'LL FILL IN FOR HIM. THAT'S FINE. YOU GO . NOT SURE I'M HIS TWIN, BUT, OKAY. REAL QUICK, I'M NOT GONNA READ THIS WHOLE REPORT AND WHY NOT? 'CAUSE HE IS NOT HERE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE. BUT I'LL COVER THE HIGHLIGHTS. SO, UH, DISTRICT FOUR CONTINUES TO SEE SOME NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THEY'VE GOT THE, UH, GROVES BUSINESS PARK HAS A, UH, SEVERAL BUILDINGS UNDER INSPECTION, COTTAGE GREEN, MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENCE, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, A SWIMMING POOL AND A PICKLEBALL COURT ARE NEARLY COMPLETE, UH, WITH PHASE TWO ESTIMATED TO BEGIN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. UH, BAYTOWN VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL, IT'S UNDER INSPECTION, UH, MAPLEWOOD INDUSTRIAL, THAT'S A CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE WAREHOUSE, IS NEAR IN COMPLETION. BAYTOWN BOAT, RV AND SELF STORAGE, UH, IS GONNA BE ADDING ONTO THEIR FACILITY. AND THEN THE TEXAS HEART CENTER, UH, HAS A REMODEL PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CT SCAN ROOM, CONTROL ROOM, AND A HOT LAB. UH, THE I 10 AND SHO LANDER IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF D FOUR AND D FIVE. UH, TEXAS MATERIALS IS AWAITING CITY CONFIRMATION TO REMOBILIZE AND CONTINUE THE REMAINING WORK THERE. UH, UPGRADES TO MONITORING AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT LIFT STATIONS. JUST IMPROVING SYSTEM RELIABILITY, OPERATIONAL VISIBILITY. UH, CITY CREWS COMPLETED ELECTRICAL PANEL REPLACEMENTS ON ARROWHEAD AND FRIARS AND PERFORM SIDEWALK REPAIRS. UH, ON UH, IRONWOOD DRIVE. UH, VISIT BAYTOWN HOSTED A SOUTHEAST TEXAS AREA REGIONAL TOURISM MEETING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BAYTOWN HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION AND PIRATES BAY WATER PARK. UH, THAT EVENT SHOWCASED BAY TOWN'S ATTRACTIONS TO REGIONAL TRAVEL CUSTOMERS. AND THEN THE DEMAND FOR SOFTBALL AT WAYNE GRAY, UH, SPORTS COMPLEX REMAINS STRONG. UH, STAFF HAS SUCCESSFULLY SCHEDULED LEAGUE AND TOURNAMENT PLAY DESPITE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHALLENGES. UM, THE NEW SUNDAY SOFTBALL LEAGUE HAS EXTENDED ITS SEASON THROUGH LATE JULY TO MAKE UP FOR SOME OF THE WEATHER RELATED CANCELLATIONS, AND THEY'RE ALREADY IN DISCUSSIONS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL TOURNAMENT BEGINNING IN 2027. SO A LOT OF GREAT STUFF HAPPENING IN D FOUR THAT SOUND LIKE IT WAS EVERYTHING I LEFT OUT. A FEW WORDS. OKAY, GO AHEAD. YES, MA'AM. ALRIGHT, WELL LAST NIGHT AT JENKINS PARK, UM, WE HAVE A COLLEGIATE WOOD BAT BASEBALL TEAM, THE BAYTOWN BULKHEADS, AND THEY HAD THEIR SEASON OPENER AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS DUE TO LOTS OF RAIN. UM, IT WAS PHENOMENAL. HAD A GOOD TIME. THEY WHOOPED THE, UH, COBBLERS 17 TO ZERO. I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'VE PLAYED FOUR GAMES. ONE, TWO, LOST TWO. SO, UM, IF YOU GET A CHANCE JENKINS PARK, THERE'LL BE, I THINK TWO HOME GAMES A WEEK OR MAYBE ONE HOME GAME A WEEK, UH, THROUGH THE SUMMER. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET OUT THERE. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME. THEY HAD MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS AND A MASCOT AND MUSIC AND LOTS OF AWESOME BAYTOWN FOLK. THANK YOU. WELL NOW FOR WHAT ALL YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. I KNOW PEOPLE ONLY SHOW UP TO THE COUNCIL MEETING SO THEY CAN HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON [00:50:01] AT OUR LIBRARY. RIGHT? WRONG, WRONG. I DID NOT SAY THAT. THAT WAS NOT THE MAYOR. THAT WAS. OF COURSE. OF COURSE, OF COURSE. WHAT? OF COURSE, PEOPLE SHOW UP TO THE YEAH, THEY DO. SO WE'RE GONNA, I'M ONLY GONNA DO WHAT'S GOING ON THE NEXT WEEK. I MADE A DEAL WITH THIS YOUNG MAN HERE AND, UM, HE ABBREVIATED HIS SO I'M GOING TO ABBREVIATE MINE. OKAY, SO YOU WHAT WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UM, FRIDAY, JUNE THE 12TH, 10:00 AM FRIDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB 11:30 AM ADULT COLORING AND 10:00 AM THE CLASSICS CLUB. ON SATURDAY ON THE 15TH, WE HAVE 10:30 AM BABY TIME. 2:00 PM TWEEN HOT WHEELS PLAY THE 16TH, 10:30 AM PRE-K STORY TIME, 6:00 PM TEEN ART NIGHT DINOSAURS SKELETON MODELS. THE 17TH, 10 30 AND 11:30 AM BILINGUAL STORY TIME AND 2:00 PM BUBBLES AND CHALK ON THE 18TH, 10 30 AND 11:30 AM IS TODDLER TIME ON THE 19TH, 10:30 AM TECH MORNING 3D PRINTING, VIRTUAL REALITY AND ROBOTICS FOR BEGINNERS. THE 22ND. 10:30 AM BABY TIME, 2:00 PM TWEEN STEM AIRPLANE LAUNCH THE 23RD, 10:30 AM PRE-K STORY TIME. 6:00 PM TEEN DINOSAUR TRIVIA ON THE 24TH, 10 30 AND 11:30 AM BILINGUAL STORY TIME 2:00 PM PUBLIC WORKS. FUN DAY 5:00 PM TECH NIGHT. 3D PRINTING AND VIRTUAL REALITY. AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO START OFF YOUR MORNING ON THE 25TH, 10 30 AND 1130 TODDLER TIME, 5:30 PM DIAMOND ENTERINGS. AND THEN TUNE IN TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AT SIX 30. BE SURE YOU GET HERE BEFORE WE END SO YOU CAN HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON THE REST OF THE MONTH AT OUR LIBRARY. SOUNDS GOOD. SOUNDS GREAT. AND IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LIBRARY CARD, AS I LEARNED TODAY, THEY ARE DIGITAL. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CARRY IT IN YOUR POCKET, YOU CAN HAVE IT ON YOUR PHONE. UM, SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LIBRARY CARD, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. OBJECT. HUH? I, I WAS GONNA DO THAT. I GOTTA SAY THE BEST FOR LAST. UM, PLEASE GET YOUR LIBRARY CARD. READING IS FUNDAMENTAL. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS SATURDAY WE ARE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH IN BAYTOWN. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE HEADLINE ACT, MS. LELA JAMES TODAY AT THE RADIO STATION AND SHE IS SUPER EXCITED. THE RADIO STATION IS SUPER EXCITED TO BE JOINING US AGAIN. THAT WAS 97 9 THE BOX AND MAGIC 1 0 2. I REMEMBER MAGIC 1 0 2 FROM THE QUIET STORM. Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT? MM-HMM . THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. UM, THEY ARE EXCITED TO BE JOINING US. IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY AT 4:00 PM THE VENDORS ARE GONNA START SELLING WHATEVER THEY'RE GONNA SELL. THE PERFORMANCES ARE GONNA START AT FIVE. UH, PIANO VIBES IS GONNA BE GREAT. THOSE KIDS ARE VERY TALENTED. PLEASE COME OUT, SUPPORT, HAVE A GOOD TIME. FOOD, FAMILY, AND FUN. THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ONE MORE TIME. IT IS 8:32 PM WE WILL RECESS [12. EXECUTIVE SESSION] INTO AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071. TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEYS, I NOW RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AT 8:55 PM AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.102 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA AND KNOWLEDGE DURING THE MEETING AT 8:56 PM. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.